New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-09-09
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
sEAn-CENTENNIAL JUBILEE-MAYOR OF
MOST NORTHERN AMERICAN CITY
TO GUARD AGAINST PEST
OF HARES.
OF HAREs
GBr TELEGRAPH TO TIE rarsrSE.I

Ot hAhES.
tsr TELEGRAPH TO THE rRBrSEl
san Francisco. Sept. S-Ar the arrangements
Cor the jubilee celebration Of the admission OF
California into the Union are now completed
for the four days festivities. The city is finely
decorated and thousands Of visitors already
crowd the streets. The big ferry building and
City Hall dome viii be illuminated at night
with electric lights. and lines of lights are
stretched across Market-st. at frequent inter
walls from the ferry TO the City Hall The exer-
cises began to-day with the launching Of the
monitor Wyoming at the Union Iron Works
which was witnessed by thousands of spectators
Tonight the streets are illuminated, ana the
beautiful naval parade held on the Bay
with several hundred brilliantly lighted vessels
in line Tomorrow the fine new marble music
stand in Golden Gate Park, the gift or Claus
spreckels the sugar millionaire, will be dedi-
Gated with an orchestra of one hundred pieces
The music stand occupies the place Of the Ad-
ministration Building OF the Midwinter Fair,
and the seats are arranged in the old central
court of the fair. On Monday the great parade
of Native Sons will take place All the military
here will take part, and it is estimated that
thirty thousand will be in line. 1t will be
rendered picturesque by fancy costumes and
many historical floats The final day will be
devoted TO yacht races and receptions. concerts
and ball.
A half million dollars, in forty-two Govern
ment bonds. were transferred in court this week
TO oscar Luning as his share Of the estate of
his dead father. old Nicholas Luning, famous
money lender. Oscar was rendered incompetent
several years ago by drink. and his sister was
appointed his guardian. Now he has reformed
and has taken charge of his wealth Both he
and his sister. Mrs. Fife. have brought suits
against George WhitteH their brother-in-law,
10 recover large sums, which they allege that
be- as trustee of the estate, has withheld from
them. They accuse Whitten of Understanding
the value Of the estate and then absorbing por-
tions which should have gone TO them.
The infamous "bIackbirding' schooner Norma
was wrecked last month on Moltolui Rock,
Hawaii. and proved a total loss. This vessel
was used in the seventies in the kidnapping
and bringing over from the Gilbert and Mar
shall Islands natives to work on the Hawaiian
sugar plantations. Many Of these poor Great
ures died from inconsistencies and others com
naitted suicide Only a small percentage sur
vived 10 be returned after three or five years
10 their island home. labor contract, which
the natives didn't understand, gave the sem
blance Of law TO the transaction. but the trahc
was virtually slave trading, and was sane
toned by the Hawaiian Government because 1t
furnished cheap labor for the plantations
This week a demurrer to the divorce suit of
the Countess Festetics, born Miss Ella Haggln,
of NeW-YOrk. entered by attorneys Tor the
Count It is merely a formal proceeding to pro-
tect his rights as his counsel have heard nothing
from him since the suit was filed and don't know
in what part of the South Seas he is cruising.
Mayor Emile Quarre of Eagle City, Alaska,
who arrived here this week claims the distinc-
ton Of being in charge Of the most north city
on the American continent. He predicts that
Eagle will be the metropolis OF the American
Yukon He has the most interesting collection
OF Yukon gold ever brought here 1t includes
gold dust and nuggets from thirty-four creeks
rso4s Of from O0H m
Twenty-eight samples are from creeks in Ameri-
can territory. The most surprising feature OF
the collection is the diversity OF gold dust from
creeks only q few miles apart Thus Jack Wade
Creek dust is coarse and shaped like pumpkin
seed, while dust from creek only sixty miles
away is fine as gunpoWder
, Slight rains have fallen in several parts Of
the State this week. but they did small dam
age, as the grape growers and fruit raisers had
been warned by the Weather Bureau. except
around Fresno, where a sudden southeaster sur
prised the raisin men.
A Russian arrived here this week who broke
the record for slowness in reaching the Klon-
dixie. He started two years and three months
ago over the Edmonton trail and actually spent
two winters on the way, enduring fearful hard
ships He only reached Dawson last month, and
came out after a short stay in the Klondfke
metropolis The Edmonton trail is the one which
Hamlin Garland followed until he was forced
TO turn back. It proved fatal TO the hopes and
lives of hundreds Of poor prospectors. who were
inveged into taking il by false reports of trans
rortation companies.
Stanford football men expect Cunha, the Yale
centre, and Carroll Seely. of Williams. as under
graduates this year, who will greatly strengthen
the team, and give il some chance to even up
the score with the State University. Frank
Shaker, the Chicago fullback, has also arrived,
and will join the team.
San Diego IS the first county in California to
pass laws against Belgian hares, the ordinance
Of San Diego City, adopted this week making 1t
unlawful for any to liberate Belgian hares
in the county. 10 permit any which escape TO
remain at large. The losses Of the Australian
colonies through the rabbit pest have proved a
warning, as it is estimated that one pair of Bel
gian hares will produce in ten years over
million and a half Of their kind