New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-08-30
ON THE PACIFIC COAST.

San Francisco. Aug 2s-The story OF Dr.. ].
d. Hammond's mismanagement OF the funds Of
the Methodist Book Concern in San Francisco,
and Of his peculiar methods Of carrying on tbs
Chinese mission here have attracted much at
tention. and 1t is safe to say that DR.. Ham
mond win have much trouble next month in get
ting an election as delegate to the quadrennial
Methodist Conference to be held at Los Angeles
next May. Leading Methodist clergymen mere
are exasperated by DR.. HammOnd's way OF
ignoring all demands for accounting for tbs
Chinese mission funds. and they are determined
that he shall not get vindication by election as
a delegate. Or. Hammond was kept In Chicago
by the Methodist Book Concern here for several
years after he should have been discharged
The destruction of his account books by ham
mond when an investigation was ordered was
taken by laymen to mean that the books con-
tanned entries which would have convicted him.
The death here this week Of the Dutch noble
man. Count Van der Velde, recalled his con-
nection with the notorious Princess Chimay,
whose picture was found in his pocket 1t seems
he was her favored admirer in Paris. and on
her he squandered his fortune, only to see her
elope with the gypsy RigO. He gambled heavily.
and finally drifted TO San Francisco, where ne
worked as a nurse.
The Grand Army Encampment brought
larger crowd of visitors to California than any
previous convention. with the single exception
of the Christian Endeavor one. The total mum
Der OF visitors who came over the Southern Pa
ctfic and Atlantic Railroad on Grand Army
tickets was 25,O97. a large number OF veterans
and their families are still here. sightseeing IN
Southern California and other parts Of Tia
State
Exploration OF the limestone caves OF Shasta
County has given the University Of California
what is said 10 be the finest collection OF fossil
saurians in this country, and it's marine triasslo
saurians said TO be equaIed only by those
Dr. ]. c. Merriam and his assistant Will conpeI
revision OF the entire study OF fossil Sauriahs.
1t is believed that an entire skeleton has no"
been obtained OF the ShastaSaurus. new
saurian has been found which resembles tns
crocodile, but has some interesting pecularlues
mat VIII appeal 10 any paleontoioslsl- II
Merriam's theory for this great collection or
saurtans OF the triassic age in Shasta county
Is that the region was a protected arm OF tne
sea where marine monsters fOuTished. As lime
stone is not metamOrphOsed by volcanic acton
skeletons are preserved. and only care Is re-
Quired to separate the bones from the hmesOone-
DR.. Martin Kellogg. who died this week after
a long illness. viii be remembered as one Of tns
early workers for the University OF California
He became professor Of Latin when the tnstlIn-
ton was known as the College OF California. a11
he was active in obtaining friends and runas
for It when II transformed into UNIVERSITY.
In 1890 he was elected president. and Tor SIX
years he presided over the university. yieldins
the chair to DR.. Benjamin Ids Wheeler.
Much discussion has been caused by the ac-
ton OF the Mercantile Library directors In sell
ing to second hand dealers FOR song many
valuable old books and rare government reports
For years the Mercantile was the leading lorarS
in San Francisco. and IL thus got many interest,"
ing books gifts from all parts or the worm
Many OF these books, which had been stored Icf
years. were sold for less than their value a.
waste paper. Librarians complain because thss
had no opportunity TO bid on these books
Clifford Pinchot head OF the United States
Forestry Bureau. Is here personally superiu-
tending the work OF establishing proper for
estry policy for California. He viii remain IN ne
State until September Is. when he goes 70 Ogdsa
70 attend the National Irrigation Congress-