New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1902-09-14

able to clear the sea of insurgent war vessels,
which have kept the revolution alive for months.
1t is understood that he will have several vessels
converted into gunboats. of which u the
steamer Jessie Banning. of Seattle
Revenue returns from the Philippine Islands
for the first five months of the operation OF the
tariff show that the receipts do not cover the
expenses of collection. 1t was thought that
. 100000 year would be realized from the tax
on Philippine products imported into this coun-
try. but the total receipts for five months were
only SILICA. and at San Francisco only SLIGO
were taken as custom dues Among princtpc:
articles on which duty pai6 were tobacco.
sugar. porcelain jewelry and manufactures Of
clothing and wood
The Pacific Commercial Gable Company began
this week digging subway for laying a cable
from its main offices in Market-st-. Mont
gomery-st, to the California House. The dis
lance is between six and seven miles The ca
bles will be laid in three and half inch heavy
iron piping. The cable Is now on its way
here and as soon as it arrives the cable steamer
will begin laying wire between here and Hon.
ouu and Guam.
The main iron electric light tower In San Jose
which is 22O feet high, and can be seen from
nearly all parts OF santa cara valley. VIII be
used as a point from which to flash weather
signals to farmers BY coIored lights at night
and flags by day fruit growers will be warned
of the approach of frost and may thus save
their fruit by smudgng.
Beginning October 1 all transcontlnentaI RAIL-
roads will sell interchangeable mileage books
west of Denver, which will be of special con-
venience to commercial travellers and others
VINO journey much by rail The Southern Pa
ciic and Santa Fe were largely responsible for
this new system OF mileage, which sirlplifes the
exchange of script books for tickets to any
point.
Monterey has been selected as the receiving
point for returned troops from the Philippines.
and on the reservation there will be arranged
model camp. The climate of Monterey is much
milder in the autumn and winter than that OF
San Francisco, and returned troops from the
Philippines will not be subjected to the cold
winds and fogs that sweep over the Preside In
this city, causing many cases of pneumonia.
DR.. Harold W. Fairbanks, geological expert.
has just finished five months trip along the
ridge of the Rocky Mountains from British Co
lumbia to Mexico. photographing all noticeable
portions. He rode on bicycle where 1t was
possible. and tramped the remainder Of the
way. In the Virgin Canyon. Colorado he near
ly lost his life. he wandered all day without
water a high mesa trying to find the trail
that led to the river. $500 feet below. He took
over thousand photographs of the great
canyons. and now has collection second only
to that of the United States Geological Bureau.
He took the first pictures Of the Virgin Can
yon. which. he says. is far more impressive
than the Grand Canyon Of the Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. ". H. Dening, Of San Francisco.
have established a record for automobiles
to the summit Of Mount Hamilton They
made the from San Jose to Lick Ooserva-
tory. a distance OF twenty-eight miles, in two
hours and five minutes The return, down hui
was made in hour and twenty MinutnA