New-York tribune., 1901-05-19
TOPICS IN CALIFORNIA.
ILLNESS OF MRS. MKINLEY ABSORBS
ATTENTION-CASE OF HAWAIIAN
GOVERNOR.
tB, TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIsUNE1

San Francisco, May 1S.-The dangerous i'll
ness OF Mrs. Mckinley. which upset all the elab
crate arrangements for entertaining the Presi-
dent In this city, has been the absorbing topic
during the week. The only public functions
which the President attended were the street
parade on Tuesday and the reception at the
ferry building the evening OF the same day.
On Wednesday there a change for the
worse IN Mrs. McKinley's condition. and since
then for most of the time she has lain between
life and death. so anxiously watched by her
husband that he would not venture more than
two three blocks from the house OF sickness.
OF course there deep disappointment over
his failure TO appear at the commencement
ercises OF the University Of California and at
the Ohio Society banquet. The latter function,
for which unusual preparations had been made.
called off at the last moment. The aban-
donment Of the most picturesque part OF the
tour. through Puget Sound and the Yellowstone
Park. proved inevitable but nevertheless IT has
been grievous disappointment TO the party.
The great hold which President Mckinley has
upon the public was shown most clearly in the
keen sympathy with him in his affiiction and the
eager desire to get news OF any improvement in
the condition OF the suffering woman. The
Presidents reception here in the street process
sion was more spontaneous and hearty than that
given any other public man who has visited the
city in twenty years The cordiality of his man
ner won the great crowd at and cheers
greeted him all along the line Since then his
desire for privacy has been rigidly sespected and
everything has been done 10 secure rest and
quiet for the President. who shows by his face
the great strain which he has undergone the last
few days
The launching Of the steamer Alaskan at the
the vessel is the largest freight ever built
in this city She is for the American Hawaiian
Line. of New-York and is to run between this
port New-York and Honolulu. Three sister
ships being built at Eastern yards for
the same company.
Much interest is taken here in reports of the
negotiations by the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Line to
secure vessels for a new freight line to the
Orient. to be run in connection with the Santa
Fe Railway. These lines are an index of
the growing commercial development of San
Francisco. which will soon demand a large in
crease In swift vessels for the trade with Ha-
wall. the Philippines and the Orient
An agent Of insurance spectators started
from here this week for London in order TO get
ruling by Iloyds on cases like that OF the
overdue German ship Otto Gildermeister on
which $4,000 of reinsurance was defaulted he
the ship put in here and not AT Portland
Ore. her port of destination. Instead Of being
repaired here ard then sent to Portland sba
was condemned and sold. The insurance man
here wish the rule adopted that the arrival of a
reinsured vessel at any port is equivalent 10 ar
rival at her port of destination.
The forecast official. Alexander G. McAdta :,
charge of the weather bureau at San Fran
cisco, has been made professor in the burasI,
an honor granted only to one other man ~ eTu, tb
service q Of E-OF
Adie is a we'll known kite flying expert and he
also has done much original work as a lightning
expert
Reuben H. Lloyd. Grand Master of Masons
OF the United States, this week installed the
officers OF Golden Gate Commandery before a
large company including many visiting knights
Templar.
President Mckinley will soon be called upon 10
decide between Governor Dole of Hawaii and
the native legislature. The native members OF
the legislature. who form big majority are
eager for the ousting of Dole. because they as
sert that he has pocketed important bills they
have adopted in the interest of himself and other
old ofiiceholders under the missionary regime
Vice-Speaker Beckley of the Hawaiian I,aeis-
lature is here and carries a strong petition from
the home rule party for the retirement of Presi-
dent Dole, Samuel Parker is also here with a
lorg petition that gives the white mans side i'm
the controversy.
The Neill company at the California Theatre
has made hit in Barbara Frietchie" and the
Tivoli Opera Company has also scored a sue
cess in Audrans 1.-The Toy Maker OF Nurem-
berg"
The Alaska Commercial Company Will not en-
ter the salmon combination which has been en-
gineered by T. H McCiovern, OF New-York and
Roland Onnfroy, of Fair Haven, Wash IL Ia
understood that the Alaska company demanded
more than the promoters of the combination
would give. that after frutless negotiations
for a fortnight the promoters abandoned the
attempt. They will still organize their COM
bination. and have hopes of turning out 200
600 cases. against 100000 cases packed by the
Alaska company. The stock of the Alaska
company. which ran up to $13S share under
tho reports that 1t would enter the combination
has now dropped to $125.