New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-05-17

Park. when ten thousand school children in chorus
sang patriotic greatly pleasing the sailors
Five sailors from the batteshlp LOUISIANA sur
I,rised the manager of the ST. Francis Hotel this
week fv leaving an order for a Sl0-a-plate dinner.
They appeared on Monday evening, and IN the
handsome blue OF the hotel enjoyed an artistic
menu. with good wines. They all come from MIS-
souri, and since they LETT Hampton Roads they
have made II custom TO eat a fine dinner IN each
Of the large cities visited by the feet
The Salvation Army has given much entertain
ment 10 the sailors in battleship Conqueror
on the waterfront This is social hall constructed
in the form OF a ship, with main deck that Will
accommodate eight hundred persons 1t has been
very popular with the sailors.
orders for enormous supplies Of provisions 1or
the cruise across the Pacific being filled here
san Francisco firms profting by the fact that the
feet will sail from this port for the long cruise
The largest items 10000 pounds Of frozen beer
$4,000 pounds Of smoked ham. 25 10000 pounds Of
-four, 100000 pounds Of potatoes and 1v'""o POUNDS
OF evaPorated apples
Ten men Of the West Point class OF IA met at
dinner here this week several not having seen each
other for thirty-four years. Those at the dinner
were Colonel John L. Glen, chief quartermaster
Department Of California; Colonel Marion P. Maus
commandment Of the Presidio Monterey; Colonel
Alfred Reynolds. commanding the I'd Infantry
Fort Mcdowell; Lieutenant Colonel George L. An
derson inspector general. Department Of California
I
Houston. Lieutenant Colonel George R. Smith, chief
r,ayroaster Department Of California; Major Frank
& Rice (retired). Bakersfield Cal; Major Frank
s oyster (retired) san Francisco, and Q. NJ Boyle
and John Wallace Wilson. Of this city
II was decided by large majority at city cleo
ton this week 10 issue bonds for sS,aNc0 for the
Improvement Of the Getty. The following are the
r,,rposes and amounts Of the bonds: For auxiliary
water system for fire protection. s5ap'@n' sewer
system g 90 900: schoolhouses and lands, 100000
HOSPITALS s. oyop0. Hall OF Justice and county JAIL
s. o.oco. and garbage disposal plant $1,000"
This < the first step toward the reha bilitaton of
the city and the practical unanimlty OF the voters
in favor Of the bond project has given great en-
courage1nent 10 the movement p ID Mccarthy
head Of the Building Trades Council. an ag1tator
who has been held responsible for most OF the LABOR
troubles in the city in the last ten years, opposed
,be bonds and eIdeayored 10 excite sentiment
among various labor unions against them His ef-
<or-s we're fruitess, however, as advocates or the
binds shsved clearly that money was urgently
needed If the city 10 be restored to proper con-
5irjon Insurance rates are now three times "hat
717ey, were before the fire, because there was no
auxiliary water supply; the sewers are IN Wretched
condition and many Of the Lighthouses are one
- ,,codsn ehacks. There IS question of
aoartng the bonds in the East, as San Francisco
rs tbe smallest debt OF the large cities IN the
country.
a,,e new, theatre is to be built at the southwest
o-rar Of f;earv and Mason streets, one block from
81 :, Francis Hotel, and nearly adjoining the
o- Hotel Stewart. The lot is full fifty varal31'z
s,,lare. and the building Will cover it except
FOR an alley on one side which the law requires.
-, Tseezs VIII erect the building and then sublet
- GortIob & Marx, OF the Van Ness Theatre who
-, ,,,al,. This new playhouse counterpart OF the
ola and popular Columbia Theatre. This new ioca-
- .. an Tho heart az the hotel district. and there
a.. NOW fifteen hotels within a radius OF three
blocks from tie theatre site
The full confession before the grand jury Of J.
-, rs,,o,,t manager Of the wrecked California
80 1,,-,.-jt and Trust Company. ended in the in
allotment for perjury Of James Iread"eh one 81 the
.,-o.-or. TreadweU swore lie Knew nothing
-, ,te h,,potllecation of Cotton estate securities
- .rA deposited with the bank. but Brown
r-o8,,oed cipher dispatches alleged to establish
r..,arelrs part ~ obtaining nancy on these &c
,,,itses. Brown also produced proof to fho" ~