New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-08-05
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
WAR SCENES IN SAN FRANCISCO
STREETS-THE CHILEAN TRAINING
SHIP-SUCCEsS OF CHEAP OPERA
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San Francisco, Aug. 4-Once more the scenes
that marked the rush OF volunteers TO Manila
have been enacted here this week, as thousands
CT the troops OF the Regular Army have arrived
and over one thousand departed the big
transport Meade The vessel carried men of
the Sd Cavalry and 10Th Infantry. besides a
large number Of officers and surgeons. At the
wharf great crowd fingered all day to watch
the soldiers embark and to cheer each de-
tachment arrived The men in physical
trim, with none of the gauntness which marked
so many Of the volunteers two years ago. They
had the look Of veterans and they seemed to
regard this long voyage to China in the light of
a picnic.
Special Commissioner Rockhill sailed this
week for Shanghai, where he will begin his
work Of investigation OF the Boxer movement in
China He is bound down by no formal instruc-
tons. but is permitted to use his judgment in
gathering facts His four years residence in
Picking as Secretary of Legation gave him large
acquaintance among the leading Chinese and
his first work WIFI be a consultation with Sheng
and Ii Hung Chang.
The Gillian training ship General Raquedano
visited San Francisco Harbor this week The
vessel carries twenty mine midshipmen and 100
apprentices. The discipline is strict, and the
lads present fine appearance. The commander
is Captain Arturo Wilson. who was midship-
man on the Esmeralda when she was sunk by
the Peruvian monitor Huascar in Iquique Har-
Dor. Captain Wilson was captured by the
Peruvians. He afterward served on the Pensa-
cola, TO complete his naval education, and the
first thing he did on his arrival here was to call
on Captain Glass, Of the Pensacola.
J. Skilleman one of the oldest newspaper men
in California. died this week. He born in
Princeton n. J., in 1924. and arrived here in
January. 1850 He started The Pacific News
one Of the first newspapers Of San Francisco.
the plant of which was twice destroyed by fire
When the Comstock lode in Nevada was ex-
plotted he became the foreman of The Virginia
City Enterprise" He founded and carried on
for thirty years The Eureka Sentinel" In
Cleveland's first administration Mr. Skilleman
was Internal Revenue Collector for Nevada and
Utah.
The purchase by William Forsyth of the entire
crop Of the Butler vineyard near Fresno for
$4,000, has caused much comment in the raisin
trade. This is the product Of $50 acres, and it
s said it may be used against the raisin COM
Iivoh for 30 cents is proving a great popular
success. Perhaps it would be difficult to find
another city in this country which could furnish
such performance as is given here at the price
states in the production of cheap opera .n the
style so popular IN Italy And after several sea-
sons of comic opera il has returned for a season
20 its early successes Camille D'Arville an
nounces that after her marriage TO E. W. Crel-
IN, OF San Francisco. next month. she will make
This city her home, and after six months she
vii retire from the stage. Henry Miller at
he Columbia, revived Brother Officers" this
week, and il had success equal TO that Of last
'ear Mr.. Miller has done we'll this season, hav-
ng taken n as much in the six weeks OF the
present engagement as in ten weeks last year
He has stin 10 produce The Only Way which
las not Yet been seen In this city.
The Republican campaign in California viii
De- marked by the appearance the stump of
he female entertainer. Miss Ella Henderson
she viii recite humorous sketches and political
ITS. and II is believed that she will prove a
5Feat success as relief from heavy speeches.
The reports from Nome still continue to be
gloomy and the steamer which reached Seattle
his week from the Northern camp brought 1913
1isgusted prOSpectors. More than one thousand
nen from Nome Joined the stampede to Kouga-
ok the new district back Of Port Clarence
which is reported to be very rich