New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-10-05
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.
GREAT CROWDS GREET GENERAL
MILES - LITTLEFIELD TO SIJDh
CALIFORNIA.

San Francisco. oct 3-Iieutenant General
| Miles received an ovation here at the great re-
view at the Preside and his sailing for Ma
Mia on the transport Thomas. lie has always
been popular in California because OF his record
Indian fighter but on this visit he received
a much warmer welcome than ever before. AZ
the Preside an enormous crowd turned out ID
see the general The feature of the parade
which excited the most enthusiasm was the ap-
pearance of four batteries of field artillery,
which went three times round the field at full
gallop. The general expressed much pleasure at
the fine appearance of the men and their excel
lent drilling. Thousands gathered at the wharf
when General Miles sailed for Manila and gave
him a farewell that he will long remember.
The flagship Bogota. of the Colombian Gov
eminent navy is nearly ready 20 sail for Fan
anna where her officers hope 10 have an en-
counter with the insurgent gunboat Padilla Inc
BOgOta has not yet received her full armament
bat repairs have converted the former pleasure
yacht into a formidable little gunboat. which
makes under forced draft fifteen knots an hour
Captain Marmaduke has reputation of being
a dashfng commander, always eager for scrap.
His officers and men are Americans most or
whom served in the United States navy during
the Spanish war. Several OF the sunners are
crack shots. so that should fight take place
with the PadiIla there VIII De some good gun
merry shown. Most OF the crew enlisted with the
hope of having some fighting. and are splendid
specimens of the American sailor Reports from
COrintO say that the Padllla Is at that port,
waiting for the BOgota. Men who have seen
both vessels say that the Padilla can easily de
feat the BogOta. as her guns are much heavier
Representative LIttleheld. OF Maine, will be
one OF the most active speakers in the Cali |
fornia campaign The Republican State Cen |
trail Committee has planned to have him heard !
in all the large cities and towns Of the State. |
and he will speak up to the eve OF the election. /
Mr.. Littlcfield proposes 70 make careful study |
Of the State while on this tour. He predicts
sweeping Republican victory in California.
At the settlement Of Mrs. Theresa Fairs
estate this week 1t was shown that in fifteen
years the value OF the estate had increased
$l.OO0OOO. The trustees were the late John W.
Mackay and Richard Dey BY the terms Of the
viii the estate was not TO be distributed until /
the twenty NTH birthday of Virginia Fair. now
Mrs W. X Vanderbilt. jr. The estate is now
worth S6.2O0.uOO. most OF which is to be divided Il
between the two daughters. Mrs. Oelrichs and |
Mrs Vanderbilt. Mr. Mackay waived his fees
and the whole went TO Dey, who received about
$4,000.
The general Offices Of the Southern Pacific
Railway Company will probably be in the new
Produce Exchange Building. in California-st.,
between Montgomery and Sansome-st. The |
will probably occupy nine floors At
present the Offices are scattered over four build
ings.
Thomas Magee. who died this week at Santa
Barbara, was the foremost real estate dealer OF
San Francisco for more than twenty years. He
made a fortune I'm the business. and as an ex-
pert in property values was regarded as among
the best. He active in securing rapid
transit TO Ocean Beach ard the Cliff House for
one fare.
The Rev. William Ingraham Kip. grandson Of
the first Episcopal Bishop OF California. died this
week near Los Galos. in the Santa Cruz Noun
tains. where he had been living in the hope OF
curing consumption from which he had suf-
tered for two years. Mr. Kip founded the Good
Mission. I'm the tenement house dis
Irict, in SeCOnd-st.. near Folsom. and we'll
Nichols has renamed IL the Cathedral Mission.
and makes 1t his official headquarters
The death Of Judge James n. Thornton re-
moved one of the most prominent Of CALIFORNIA;
aWyers for the last half century. He was a /
Nirginian. who came here in the early DAYS, and ,
had seen service on the federal and Supreme
benches
The fire which swept over fve blocks Of the .
residence district of Stockton. cutting a swath
rom the agricultural pavilion 10 the Mormon
'hannel. demonstrated that the city was with !
'ut an adequate fire department. 1t also proved J
he great value of shade trees as barriers
against the spread OF flames The agricultural
pavilion was fun Of exhibits for the county fair
nat was just over, and these were all destroyed
among them were two fine models of the cruis-
rs Charleston and San Francisco. belonging to
he Union Iron Works. .
HIGHER STANDARD AT BtRN4RD.