New-York tribune., 1900-07-22
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San Francisco. July 21.-Anxiety over the fate
Of the Legations in Picking and of the mission
aries in the province south of Picking is still
acute here where are so many relatives and
friends Of those in peril Gable messages have
been received from many missionaries, but
others doubt sought refuge in Peking and
were forced TO take shelter with the Legations.
For the safety of those who lived remote from
the main lines of travel there is small hope be-
Of the rapid spread of the Boxer excite
ment Those who have just returned from the
Orient still cling to the belief that the Lega-
tions are safe. they argue that the Empress
Dowager and the Government could not afford
TO let these representatives of the great Powers
be slain.
San Francisco streets once more begin to show
many soldiers in the stirring times of the
first Philippine campaign. The local transport
servicesis likely to be strained TO the utmost to
provide accommodations for troops that have
been ordered TO China, but the Commissary De-
partment win be able to handle as many as
ten thousand men with ease and dispatch The
great camp at the Preside is in admirable
order and house all the troops as fast as
they reach here. while the local office has an
Immense stock Of clothing and other articles of
outfit The experience in the first year OF the
Philippine war valuable and no more
delays viii, occur
The transport Sumner which carried the 15+b
Infantry to Naga saki, from which point they will
proceed direct to China had a great sendoY this
week General Shafter present and the
men Of the 18th who served under him at San
uago two years ago cheered him heartily. The
crowd on the wharf was large and enthusiastic
and showed its patriotism in unmistakabl
fashion.
The burning Of Castle Craig Tavern has re-
moved one Of the most picturesque of the sum-
ner resorts of California 1t was built years ago
by the Pacific Improvement Company which is
an adjunct OF the Southern Pacific Company.
and il shared with the Hotel Del Monte and the
Hotel Del Coronado the favor of tourists and
Californians. The hotel had accommodations
for 25O guests and at the time of the fire sew
enty-seyen persons were staying there, but they
6H escaped and saved most of their belongings
Little Of the furniture of the hotel was saved
Whether the hotel Will be rebuilt has not vet
been settled.
The formation Of the California raisn pool
means much TO the raisin growers of Fresno and
other districts. FJr several months it has
looked though the Quarrels between the big
growers would defeat the plans for a combina-
ton but finally NJ Theodore Kearney was
forced cut. and then agreement was easy.
the State, and he devised the scheme for
mutual association. which would have driven
the raisin packers out of business He secured
only about half the raisin acreage Of the State
because the packers had large influence. Final
ly he was forced TO resign the presidency of the
association, and then the requisite 30 per cent
Of the acreage was secured quickly. This as
ISOLATION means good prices to growers and it
assures to the trade the fine quality of all the
Tatsins sent out.
To Surgeon-GeneraI Sternberg and his wife
were shown many courtesies in their short stay
ihere. Colonel Forwood, chief surgeon Of the
department OF California, gave a reception in
the maple room Of the Palace Hotel this week,
which was attended by about one hundred and
twenty members Of the military set.
Nothing novel was produced at the local the
atres this week. The Miller company revived
The Liars" which it gave last year. and with
the strong cast it has drawn good houses. At
the Grand Opera House Wilton Lackaye has
appeared In 1.-The Great Ruby" The Burton
Holmes illustrated lectures were begun this
week at the Columbia Theatre.
The contract was finally let this week for the
Oakland Free Library building to A. E. Bar
rett. San Francisco contractor, for SAT 900.
This is the building for which Mr.. Carnegie
gave $4,000 Work has been DELAYED because
of quarrels between the library directors over
the plans, but now everything has been ar
ranged and the city Of Oakland viii have
handsome building.
The steamer Australia from Hawaii this week
was passed by the customs officers without IN
spection, the first vessel to have this favor
under the new law. The Australian brought a
very large cargo, one peculiar feature being a
heavy consignment of three thousand gallons of
fine white honey to the Union Bank of Chicago.
The Pacific Steam Navigation Company. a
British corporation, which for several years has
been running q line of fine steamers along the
South American coast, will extend its line 10
this city. The first steamer Of the new line
WIlch VIII sail from Valparaiso is the Orton of
4HOO tons She is due here in September. There
are six other vessels The KosmOs steamship
line, which plies between Hamburg and San
Francisco, by way of Valparaiso has been sue
cessful One Of its vessels the Abydos sailed
from here this week with $500 tons Of general
merchandise. most Of It for way ports between
san Francisco and Valparaiso.
Returned prospectors from Nome this week
give extremely gloomy reports Of the outlook
Tor the new mining camp. The crowdlng in of
thousands OE men most Of whom have had no
practical experience in rOughing it, has already
produced much disease. and the hot weather of
the snort Arctic summer win increase the epi-
denies OF smallpox and typhoid. The beach is
50 limited that tents are arranged in rows and
as no provision has been made for sewera ge or
drainage the result may be imagined The
conservative men who returned this week saw
that the Army officers in charge should force
the men 10 go outside Of Nome beach or re-
turn TO this country before disease gets a firm
hold; otherwise q large percentage of the men
who have outfits and no money will leave
ftheir bones on the bleak shore where they ex-
fpected % find fortunes