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16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 1, 1895. —_— ————— SOCIETY WELCOMES TRILBY AT THE BALDWIN Potter’s Dramatization of Du Maurier’s Clever Book. IT MADE QUITE A HIT. “Taffy,” “The Laird,” “Little Billee” and All the Famillar Characters. SVENGALI'S AWFUL DEATH. A Briillant Audience Comprising Many Theater Partles Crowd the House. It is difficult to say what success would have attended the play “Trilby” if the way had not been vaved for it by the novel. How much the glamour of Du Maurier’s work was over the brilliant au- dience that packed the Baldwin Theater last night was shown by the rapturous ap- plause with which ihe characters were greeted as they made their entrances. Taffy, the Laira, Little Billee, Trilby, Svengali—even Zou-Zou and Dodor, were greeted as old and cherished friends before they had time to accomplish anything from a histrionic standpoint, except look their parts. Dodor, transformed into society men. ex- plain the situation to Taffy, Little Billee and the Laird, who, in spite of the ira- presario’s indignation, are strolling about behind the scenes. Trilby is hypnotized by Svengali and is led off to the stage to sing. When she sings again, twenty min- utes later, after scenes in which Svengali’s powers have been taxed to the utmost, her master’s strength has given out and she rushes off the stage as he lies across a table livid and dying. The last act shows the death of Trilby. In the first act Potter has suggested the thread of hypnotism in a gradual cre- scendo, which is relieved by a comedy ele- ment. The horror of the play becomes almost appalling in the scene when Sven- gali battles with a fatal attack of heart disease, while Gecko fiercely denounces him and the three friends hurl abuse at the dying man, who te the Jast is putting his ebbing strength into controlling his pupil, that she may sing. Irving in “The Bells” is not more splendidly realistic than Lackaye in this scene; all through the play, however, bis acting is full of ar- tistic skill and subtle magnatism. Miss Crane Jooks beautiful as Trilby, and though she scarcely grasps the full Bohemianism of the heroine she is always sympathetic and charming. Martinetti was Zou-Zou to the life. Miss Tennie Reiffath acted the part of Madame Vinard excellently and all the other parts were in good hands. A fashionable audience filled every seat in the house. Among those in the boxes were: | Box 1, R.Welll, J. W. Mackay and party; | Mr. Greenwood and party; boxes 5 and | 7, Mr. Plater, Mr. Watt and party, Los Angeles; | box 6, Mrs. W. Deming Smith and party; box There is no doubt, however, that Paul | 8,J. D. Phelan and party. WILTON LACEKAYE IN HIS GREAT CREATION OF SVENGALI IN “TRILBY ”» AT THE BALDWIN., [Sketched from life at the theater last night by Nankivell.] — Potter’s play is a very skillful piece of workmanship. “Trilby” is not a novel that at first sight seems to lend itself at all to stage purposes. Its charm lies in such things as its atmosphere and the winsome- ness of most of its characters rather than its strong situations. Potter, however, has seized' upon the hypnotic thread of the story to supply the dramatic demand. He has transposed sitnations in order to make the events follow thick and fast upon one another, and has worked up his climaxes splendidly. In these changes the peculiar atmos- phere of the novel has to a great extent been Iost, and in spite of a conscientious attempt to preserve the full flavor of Dn Maurier’s characters some of them have suffered in being translated to the stage. Little Billie is a shadow of himself, and Taffy and the Laird have just escaved being heroes. On the other hand, Sven- gali has been elaborated into a character that do ates the play and Gecko and Madame Vinard are well to the fore. The first act opens in the studio, with Taffy working at the dumbbells and the Laird painting. Then enters Little Billee, prostrated with grief at having found Trilby posing for the altogether. Trilby soon follows and eats her lunch and smokes a cigarette, after which the Ben Bolt scene with Svengali and Gecko takes place, and the first suggestion of the hyp- notic element is given by Svengali passing his bands over Trilby’s head and curing her headache. Little Billee, who cannot get over the altogether, runs away, an oc- casion which gives Taffy an opportunity to propose and be refused by Trilby, and the curtain falls on the return of Billee, who has repented of his hasty departure and returns to marry Trilby. Attheopening of the second act theré is a sound of revelry by night in the studio, where Christmas is being celebrated with drinking of punch and dancing the can- can. Billee’s mother arrives when the feast in the adjoining room is at its height, and Svengali tells her the unpleasant facts about Trilby, which in the novel it was Taffy’s painful duty to communicate. The mother resolves to break off the mat- riage by the aid of the French law, but Zou-Zou suggests an elopement to Bei- gium, to which Billee with undutiful alacrity consents. Svengali, however, hypnotizes Trilby and compels her to write a farewell note to Billee and elope with him and Gecko. Five years are supposed to have elapsed before the third act, which shows the foyer of the Cirque des Bashibazouks, when La Bvengali is to sing before a large audience that has already assembled. Zou-Zou and Mrs, Carroll, party of sixteen. Hans. H. Kohler, William' Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kavanaugh, Mr. and Mrs. Kohl, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Koch, J. C. Kirpatrick. Mrs. R. C. Carroll and her daughter, Miss Lizzie Carroll had a large and brill- iant theater party last evening to witness “Trilb; at the Baldwin. The toilets of the ladies were of the most elegant de- scription. Hotel, where at a beautifully decorated table sat the following guests: Mrs. R. T. €Carroll, Miss Ella Morgan, Miss Julia Crocker, Miss Emma Butler, Miss lsabelle O’Conner, Miss Daisy Van Ness, Miss Alice Owen, Frank Owen, F. A. Wilcox, J. F. J. Archibald, Mr. Krumpel, E. M. Greenway, Miss Romie Wallace, Zarn McGrew, George de Long and R. McKee Duperu. Among others present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Adler, Miss Carrie Ains- worth, Miss Emma Ainsworth, Charles G. Ains- ‘worth, J. D. Ackerson. William E. Brown, Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Bibb, Jacques Blunn, Mr. and Mrs, Charles L. Ber. win, Miss Laura Bates, Mrs. Samuel M. Biair, Miss Jennie Biair, Mr. and Mrs. William 8, Barnes, Mr.and Mis. J. F. Bonestell, Dr. and Mrs. George J. Bucknall, Mrs. A. M. Burns, the Misses Buckiey, Mr. and Mrs. N.J. Burbank, Mr. and Mrs. Benson, Miss Emma Benson, J. R. Blanchard, D. H. Bowers, Miss Emma Bowers, ss Boyd, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Brooks, Alber} Brooks, Mr. and Mrs. J. K. Black, Mr. and Mrs. George A. Berton, Mr. and Mrs, William M, Bunker, Dr. Philip A, Brown, Mr. and'Mrs. Henry J. Crocker, Charles F. Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. Frank J. Carolan, E. Can- field, J. Coleman, Miss Maud Curtis, Mr. and Mrs.''R. 8. Clayton, Henry Campbell, Miss Campbell, Mr. and Mrs F.1, Crane, Mr.and Mrs. F. H. Clarke, Miss Alice Clatke, Miss L. G. Coburn, Thomas T. Coburn, Mr.and Mrs. Henry Cunningham, Misses Cunningham, Mr. and Mrs, Thomas Church. Mr. and Mrs. Henry L. Dodge, Mrs. Peter Donshue, Mr, and Mrs. M. Dugan, Miss Char- lotte Doré, Miss Nellie Dore, Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Dunn, Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Doyle, G. F. Duffy, Jobn G. Duffy, Mr. and Mrs. S. D. Davis, M1, and Mrs. J. N. Davis, Miss Mamie Davis, Cherles G, David, Mr. end Mrs. Edgar J. De- 4 Mrs, Peter Denegan, Walter L, nd Mrs. E. P. Danforth, Miss Fannie Danforth, iiss H. Dutard, Mr.and Mrs. Charles M. Doherty, Miss Doherty. Mr. and Mrs. C. Ellsworth, J. E 3.1 Eggers, Mr. and Mrs. Eisher, Mr. end Mrs! Joba F'. English, Mr. aud Mrs. Perry Eyre, Miss yre. Mr. and Mrs, J. Figel, M. Feintuch, William Foster, Mrs. A. W. Forbes, Miss Forbes, W. P. Fuller, J. L. Folsom, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Foley, Mr.and Mrs. 8. Friedlander, Mrs. Fleishman, Miss Fleishman, Mrs, and Mrs. L. G. Frank, Mr, and Mrs. R. Fitzgerald, Mr. and Mrs. Moses A. Gunst, Misses Green- bord, Edward M. Greenway, Miss Carrie Gwin, Mrs.' William M. Gwin, Miss Marv Bell Gwin, Mr. and Mrs. A. Gallis, Mr. and Mrs. A. Goid: smith, Mr. end Mrs. G. S. Graham, Miss Eleanor Graham, Miss Hattie Graham, Leo Goodkind, Mr. and Mrs. George Gray, Miss Ethel Goodyear, Miss Nellic Goodyear, N, J. Gould, Miss Gould, Mr. and Mrs. Adam Grant, My. and Mrs. Rudolph Herold Mr.and Mrs. uthard Hoffman, Miss pinger Jr., d Hoffman Jr., James , Mr, and Mrs. J. Downe: hnve A s. E. Hauer, Mr. and . Go Bupper followed at the Palace | Hess, Miss Hooker, Mr. and Mrs. T. Hackell, Dr. and Mrs. Haslett, Mr. and Mrs. R. Hirsch- felder, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Heyden, Mr. and . W. B, Holder, Henry R. Holder, Mr. and B. Hoffman, William G. Hoffman, Miss hfelder. Miss Ivers, Miss Kate Isancs, Mr. and Mrs. L. Jacoby, Mrs. E. Jacobs, Mr. and Mrs. R. Judd. Hans Y. Kohior, William. Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kavanaugh, Mr. and” Mrs. Kohl, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac Koch, J. C. Kirkpatrick. Mr. and Mrs. George H. Lent, Mr. and Mrs. Walter H.Levy, Licutenant and Mrs. W. N. Little, Mr, and’ Mrs. J. Lowenberg, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Littlefield, Mr.and Mrs. A. Lillien- thal, L. H. Long, Mr.'and Mrs. M. Leonard, Mr. and 'Mrs. Andrew Lyle, the Misses Lyle, Mr. and Mre. H. E. Ladd, Mr. and_Mrs. Lockwood, Mr. and Mrs, J. C. Levy, Miss Esther Levy, Miss M. Levy, Mr, and Mrs. Lyman, Mrs. Milton 8. Latham, M. S. Latham, G. W. Langford. Mr. and Mrs, A. McGrotky, the Misses Moody, Mr. and Mrs. L. Meyerstein, Mr, and Mrs. J. G. Miine, Mr_and Mrs. Samuel N. Murphy, Miss Murphy, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Mead, Mr. and Mrs. F. A, Martin, Mr. and Mrs. M. Meyer, the Misses Meyer, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. McKee. Mr. and Mrs, H. H. Nobie, Miss Neustadter, Mr. and Mrs. J. Nickerson, Mrs. Nolan, Miss Kittie Nolan, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Nolan. Mr. and Mrs, F. Ottinger, Miss Ottinger, Mr. and Mrs. Fremont Older. sir. and Mrs. Theodore F. Payne, James D. Phelan, Mr. and Mrs. George Pope, Mr. and Mrs. J. Platshek, John Parrott, Mr. &nd Mrs. R. J. Parsons, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Pennell, Mr, and Mrs. Praeger, James J. Perine. Mr. and Mrs. Cutler Paige. Russell, Dr. and Mrs. Rodgers, Mr. and G. Reynolds, Mr. and Mrs. C. T. Reid, nie Reid, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Robertson, nd Mrs. Richardson, Mr. and Mrs. Rosener, Misses Rosener, Mr. and Mr: Rafferty, Albert T. Romer, Mr. and Mrs, Joseph M. Rotschild, David Rich, Mr. and Mrs. J.T. Russell. Mr. and Mrs. Henry T, Scott, Miss Ada Sulli- van, Mr. ana Mrs. Lipman' Sachs, John D. Spreckels, Mr. and Mrs. Seigel, Mr. and Mrs. L. chwabecker, M. Schwabecker, Mrs. Mamie = Sherwood, Mrs. Starr, L. Shoenfeldt, Mr, and M: Charles L. Swan, Mr. and Mrs. Stone, A. . Small, Mr. and Mrs Snell, Mr. and Mrs, J. T. Sehimidt, Miss Schmidt, Mr. and Mrs. M. Solomon, Fred' H. Swain, James J. Stone, Charles R. Stead, Thomas Steadman, Mr. and Mrs. 8. Stephens, J. D. Stevenson, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Spencer, M. and Mrs. Summerfield, Dr. and Mrs. Suisinan, Mr. and Mrs. B. J. Samper, Dr. and Mrs, Siebe, Misses Sicbe, Herman Shainwald, Edward H. Sheidon, Mrs. Cherles M. Shortridge, Mr. Shortridge. Mrs, T. C. Van Ness, Miss Daisy Van Ness, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Vogel, Baron von Schroeder. Dr. and Mrs. George Whittell, Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Willard, Dr. and Mrs. JamesD. Whitney, Mr. and Mrs. C. P. Wilber, Mr. and Mrs. Ryland_B. Wallace, Wasserman, Mrs. M. Wade, Mr. and Mrs. Russell J. Wilson, Mr. and Mrs. George Willett, the Misses Willett, Mr. and Mrs. N. J. Woods, Mr. and Mrs.Werden, Joseoh R.Warden, Mr. end Mrs. Herman Win'ters, Mr. and Mrs. Wymans, George Thomas Wymans, Miss Clara Waters, Miss Emma Waters, Mr. and Mrs, Percy Williams, Mr. ana Mrs. R. T. Willets, Mr. and Mrs. York, Miss York WILL LEAVE TO-MORROW. Rev. Dr. Hirst Wil Take Charge of His New Church at Once. It Is One of the Leading Methodist Congregations In the City of Chicago. To-morrow evening Rev. Dr. A. C. Hirst will leave for Chicago to take charge of the new church to which he has just been called. The call came from the Centenary M. E. Church of Chicago, one of the leading Methodist churches of that city, The building, a large stone edifice, with a capacity for seating nearly 2500 people, stands on the west side of | Munroe avenue, near Morgan street, one of the best residence districts in the city. The structure has been standing since 1878, when 1t was dedicated. The Methodist society for which it was erected asa place of worship has been in existence since 1842. The membership of the church is about 1000, and in its Sunday-school there are 700 teachers and gupilm In the board of trustees are some of the ieading citizens of the_city, among them being George B. Swift, Mayor of Chicago, Edmund W, Burke, Justice of the Supreme Court of Illinois, who is also superintendent of the Sunday -school; A. G. Lam, City Superintendent of Schools, and L. L. Bond, one of Chicago’s lead- ing lawyers. Bishop C. H. Fowler, | formerly resident Bishop of this State, was at one time pastor of Centenary iinsoh Rav e RN Hatfield, promi- nent in Eastern church circles, has also been in charge. The retiring pastor, Rev. Dr. H. W. Bolton, has been placed in charge of the South Park Church. The call came to Dr. Hirst early last May. He had buta year more to serve in his present church, the Simpson Memorial, and this, with the fact that the Centenary is one of the largest churches in Chicago, and that the cul? came unexpectedly, im- pelled him to accept the new position. The California Conference has already transferred him to the Rock River con- ference, under which is the Centenary Church, and that conference met last even- ing and assigned him to his new place. e o oy (i REOEPTiON TO MISS SILVER. Recognition of Her Sterling Work in the Temperance Cause. The residence of Mrs. J. G. Clark, presi- dent of the Pacific Coast Young Woman’s Chnistian Association, was the scene of a very pleasant reception to Miss Emma Silver yesterday afternoon. Miss Silver has been for several years the efficient general secretary of the Y. W. C. A. of Detroit, numbering over 1100 members, and while in this capacity she became | deeply impressed with the idea of a simi- lar work among the girls in China. She was accepted as a missionary by the for- eign mission board of the Presbyterian cburcn and is now en route to her new field of labor, and will leave by the China steamer ' this afternoon. The par- lors bhad been beautifullv decorated by a sub-committee of the Pacific Coast com- mittee, consisting of Mrs. C. B. Perkins, Mrs. Dormer Walsh, Miss Laura Williams and Miss Della Delano. The guests began to arrive at 2 o'clock and in a short time the parlors were well filled. Mrs. Clark presided and the Rev. Dr. Moreland of- tered })rayen Addresses were made by Rev. J. Comming Smith, D.D., pastor Trinity Presbyterian Church; Miss Emma Reeder, traveling secretary Pacific Coast, and Miss Oliver, president of the Univer- sity Association of Berkeley. Miss Silver responded in a manner that won the hearts of all present. She gave a most interesting sketch of the history of this important movement for the benefit of the young women of this conntry and said she feit called of God for similar' work among the girls of China. Miss Reeder spoke of the work on the Pacific Coast, citing the two great associations—the one at Los An- geles and the other in Portland, Or.—as illustrating the character of the work done. The addresses were followed by a delight- ful social hour and refreshments, —————— A e of Burglary. The Supreme Court, in a decision rendered yesterday, sustained the judgment of the lower court in the case ainst John Maronoy, charged with burglarizing the barber-shop of Antonio Thomas. The appeal was taken on & question of fact or evidence, which the Su- preme Court declares the higher court has nothing to do with. ———— A Word With the Wise. Beautiful Decorated Breakfast Set, 24 pjeces.§1 86 Decorated Tea Set, 18 pieces - 100 Cuspidors, Majolica. Decorated, each. Gold Illuminated Lunch Set, 18 pieces You can’t duplicate for double the 3 GREAT AMERICAN IMPORTING TEA CO/S .BRANCH STORES EVERYW HERE. Headquarters 52-68 Market street, San Francisco. e The Rev. . Brown. The Rev. C. 0. Brown of the First Congrega- tional Church was to have left to-day for Syra- cuse, N. Y., as adelegate to the triennial ses- slon of Congregationalists, which will open in toat city on the 9th inst. The iliness of Ira P. Rankin, & deacon of the church, will cause him to delay his departure for few days. UsE BANK STOCK paper if you value your eyes. Mysell-Rollins Company, 22 Cl street, print and bind it any shape, . I\ BRONZE AND MARBLE How Two Men Connected With California Will Live to Posterity. SWETT MEDALLION PORTRAIT. Douglas Tilden’s Work on the Rob- ert Louls Stevenson Memorlal Fountain. Douglas Tilden, the California sculptor, is hard at work in his studio, modeling the memorials to Rovert Louis Stevenson and John Swett, and it is expected that Eddy street by Detective Whitaker, and who is wanted in Denver for grand larceny. Clark’s criminal career was as short as it was bold. He was a dealer_in diamonds in Colorado, and had the im- licit confidence of all who knew him. On uly 25 he went to Sam Myer, a diamond- dezler apd jeweler in Denver, and told him that he knew a man who would lend $3000 on about $2800 worth of diamonds. Clark said that he could thus make a $200 com- mission. The gems were handed over without hesitation. Clark went to H. Powel, another diamond-dealer, on the same day, told the same story and re- ceived diamonds to a similar value. An hour later he meta man named Lewis, who was wearing a $300 dismond stud. He told Lewis that he knew a man who would give $400 for the gem. Lewis handed over the stud and told Clark to sell it. A few hours later Clark with the diamonds was on a train bound for Kansas City. Since July he bas traveled all over the East and South, changing his name at every city, and in every city he pawned some of the stolen jewels. He has since acknowledged that “the majority of the sems are in pawnshops in Kansas City. hicago, Memphis, St. Louis and San THE JOHN SWETT MEMORIAL, they will both be compl eted 1n bronze and marble by the 1st of January next. The Swett tablet is to be placed in the rooms of the Board of Education in the new City Hall. A bronze scroll will bear a brief inscription stating that the work is raised in honor of one of San Francisco’s greatest educators by the school teachers of the City. The design consists of & mar- ble plaque, three feet by four, ornamented with devices in bronze. At present the tablet is only modeled in clay, but the por- trait bust of John Swett, wbich occupies the center of the device, is an excellent portrait, though it has been modeled from memory. When the monument 1s completed the portrait medallion, which is two feet in diameter, will be cast in bronze. Encir- cling it will be a large laurel wreath, and below it the scroll which will state that the school teachers subascribed to raise the memorial, Narrow decorative scrolls in bronze will be placed to the right and left of the laurel wreath. In a month Douglas Tilden expects that the modeling of tie tablet will be entirely completed and the casting and chiseling begun. California marble will be used for the plaque and the bronzes will be castin this City. The Robert Louis Stevenson memorial fountam, which is to be placed in the Alta plaza, opposite the old City Hall, has been slightly altered from the drawines furnished by Bruce Porter and Wilhs Polk. Instead of a Bui% in full sail, flanked by a couple of fish, being placed at the top of thejcolumn which overlooks the fountain basin, Douglas Tilden has sur- mounted the column by a female figure on & winged steed, and has put dolphins on either side of the base of the column. The figure is supposea to represent Romance. On the front of the column is a portrait bust of Stevenson, and the reverse side bears a medallion of the ship, as well as a list of the author’s works. The drawback to the modified design is that it will require more bronze casting, and will therefore be more costly. Bruce Porter stated yesterday that subscriptions were coming in satisfactorily, though more Francisco. Besides the Denver detectives the Pinkertons have been on his trail. On September 25 Detective Whitaker and Officer Philips tracked Clark to a sanita- rium at 404 Eddy street. The detectives recovered two diamond rings, two studs, two ladies’ breastYins and eleven pawn- tickets. The jewels recovered are worth about $2500. Lewis’ stud was pawned 1n this City for $185. Clark has a wife and child, who went to her parents’ home in Louisville as uoq?' as it became known that he was a thief. "It is evident that Clark expects his wife’sfather to make good the loss to the dupes 1n Den- ver. What caused Clark “to go wrong” is a mystery to the Denver polici ANEW FACTORY GOING UP, Mr. Freeman of Boston to Man- ufacture Rubber and Electric Goods. Much Capiltal Is Interested and Two Hundred People Will Be Employed. W. P. Freeman, an inventor of rubber and electrical appliances, who has been connected with the Arms Electric Com- pany of Boston for a long time as man- ager, is arranging for the establishment of a factory for the manufacture of his goods on this coast. San Francisco is prefer- able to all other places because of its de- sirable situation. “We will put from $100,000 to $150,000 into our plant,” said Mr. Freeman yester- day. “Altogether about 200 people will be given work the year round. In our Boston factory we employ 600 people. “We are looking for inducements to settle. We want a donation of land for a factory site, or else the proffer of alocation it will pay us to buy. In Los Angeles we ECBEAT LOUIS STEV:NSON MEMNMORIAL., liberality on the part of Stevenson’s ad- mirers would make the fountain hand- somer. Inany case, however, it isto be erected in the plaza in January. “The at- tention that the Stevenson memorial has aroused in the East and abroad is some- thing remarkable,” he said. ‘Foreign pa- pers as far away as South Africa have commented with admiration on the lit- erary spirit which S8an Francisco shows in recognizing Stevenson's connection with the Eity by erecting a memorial to his memory, and the Eastern press has de- voted columns to the same subject. Such literary papers as the Critic have paid spe- cial attention to the matter.” Asan instance of how widespread the interest felt in the memorial is, Bruce Porter stated that subscriptions to the fund had been received from Georze W. Uable, the Southern novelist, and Andrew Lang, the English critic and essayist. OLARK, THE DIAMOND THIEF. A Short but Bold Criminal Career of a Trusted Dealer. Detective Leonard de Lue of Denver, Colo., arrived in this City last evening. He will take back with him E. Edwin i Clark, who was arrested a few days ago on had very satisfactory offers of land, but the location of that city is not central enough. “We have been offered a tract of land here; but it is twenty miles from San San Francisco and is not near the water. At present we have not decided where to locate, but we will know in a few weeks. ‘‘There will be considerable local capital interested in the venture. Iam not at liberty to say who will furnish it. I have been to San Francisco several times before and I am well acquainted with the trade necessities. The factory will make money. I am so satistied of this that I am accom- panied by my brothers, who are engineers.”’ Mr. Freceman had not communicated directly with the Manufacturers’ Associa- tion. He had talked with individual members, though, and had been greatly encouraged by the outlook. —————— Must See the United States Attorney. ‘To prevent the time of the court being used unnecessarily Judge Morrow of the United States District Court has made an order that in future all applications for citizenship to be acted' on by him must first go through the hands of the United States Attorney. . Most European nations average for the adult male 5 feet 6 inches, but the Austri- apns, Spaniards and Portuguese just fall short of this standard. AFTER CAPTAIN JIM NOW. Charged With Converting Pa- cific Bank Claims to His Own Use. AN ATTEMPT TO REMOVE HIM. A. J. Clunlie Preclipitates a Splcy Discussion Upon the President’s and Director’s Methods. And now Captain Jim McDonald, as president of the Pacific Bank, takes the center of the stage in that dintressing com- plication. Andrew J. Clunie as counsel for P.F. Dundon, a creditor of the bank, yesterday brought suit against Captain Jim upon the allegation that he is using his position to deceive and intimidate creditors into sell- ing their claims for a fraction of their face value and thus releasing him from the fear of prosecution at their hands for his | individual liability. The other directors are made co-defendants, but the allegations upon which the suit is based are directed at the president. It is alleged that a letter has been sent out to all of the creditors, under a Pacific Bank letter-head and signed by S. E. Farnum as manager, stating that as a re- sult of the best efforts of manager and directors for the year ipast a dividend of but 15 per cent had been realized; that with the same efforts for still another year perhaps another 15 per cent dividend might be'declared, which would wind up the affairs of the bank; but that, further, if the creditors desired, this 15 per cent would be paid at once in consideration of a formal release of the claim. It is alleged that all replies consenting to this arrangement are turned over to Captain J. M. McDonald, who personally pays the money and secures the release. Captain McDonald owns one-sixth of the capital stock of the bank, and Mr. Clunie further alleges that the creditors have a good case against each and every stock- Bolder proportionate to their holding, and that Captain McDonald’s personal respon- sibility is very considerable—as much, if not more, than this 15 per cent which he pays for the release; that by securing these cluims he heads off the possibility of a suit upon them for their face value, and puts himself in position to, in twelve months or so, recover the money and pos- sibly more —indeed, the possibility of more is shown in this argument to be con- siderable. It was declared that Captain McDonald had purchased claims aggre- gating $150,000. Mr. Clunie went before Judge Hebbard yesterday morning with 8 motion for the removal of the board of directors. Bank Commissioner Kilbourn, who was Ppresent, was reqluired to answer some ques- tions put by Clunte. He stated that he had become aware that Captain McDonald was purchasing claims; = that he had spoken to him about it and Captain Mec- onald had assured him that he would not personally profit by the transactions, but that the purpose was simply to hurry along a settlement of the bank’s affairs. He was asked why suit had not been commenced against the old board of direc- tors and* he answered that the Commis- sioners had requested the new board to begin the suit, but that the time was not deerued ripe. Judge Sawyer was present, representing the board of directors, and between him and Clunie a rather warm tilt of words took place. Judge Sawyer declared that the new board bhad Iabored zealously toward bririging about a satisfactory settle- ment of the affairs of the wrecked bank and deserved to be complimented rather than charged with dereliction of duty. He said there wasno sense in bringing suit against the directors unless service could be secured upon them, and that this was impossible so far as the McDonalds were concerned while Frank remained in Asia and the doctor in Europe. Mr. Clunie answered rather hotly that there were other directors than the Mec- Donald’s upon which some exgeriments might be tried. There was Columbus ‘Waterhouse, for instance, a well-known citizen, who was still living in this City, and can be easily reached, yet no effort had been made do so. Judge Hebbard, he said, had charged a Grand Jury two years ago to the effect that the old board had wrecked and looted the bank, anda yet no steps had been taken against then. He declared that it was easily apparent that they are waiting until the claims become out{awed and then the creditors will get nothing. Judge Hebbard said he thonght the dut; of bringing suit devolved upon the Ban Commissionert, and that they should be given a little time. 1f they do not bring the suit then the creditors will begin the action. During the discussion Clunie raised the question of his right to examine the books of the bank, Attorney Sawyer baving de- nied it, declaring there was no law which required the bank to show the books to creditors. Clunie said he had a right to the proof that all the dividends being paid by the directors were upon genuine claims, and Judge Hebbard said he certainly had. Action was postponed until Clunie and the Bank Commissioners can confer and decide upon the action to be taken. THE SEE YUP BOVCOTTERS Chinese Minister Yang Yu’s Ten Days of Grace Expired Yesterday. Moderate Measures Will Soon Be Adopted and the Boycott De- clared Off. The ten days’ time which the Chinese Minister at Washington gave the See Yups to settle their difficulties with the Sam Yups expired yesterday and there is every indication that the proclamation of the high official will have a salutary effect upon the method of the former clan. The trouble arose from the arrest of Mok Tai, a See Yup man, for the murder of Cheung Wai, a member of the Sam Yups. The Wai Leeng, which is a sort of committee of safety in the Six Companies, refused to take any measures to defend the accused. The See Yups immediately began & boycott upon the merchants of the Sam Yup, whom they considered as hav- ing a large political pull on the Wai Leong. The boycott soon came to be a serious matter in _Chinatown. The customers of the Sam Yups were fined a sum equal to the value of their purchases and in ad- dition despoiled of the article bought. Consul-General Li- notified Minister Yang Yu at Washington and the See Yups were given ten gnystode(lhre the boycott off under severe penalties. The decree caused consternation to the boy- cotters. Some of them pretended to treat the threst with disdain, but {frequent meetings have been heldto find means to uirm out of the difficulty without :t‘;eying the Minister's commands. The uards were taken away from the Sam i’up stores and only the most timorous EROYAR. Baking Powder Absoluicly Pure buyers were approached with a demand for the tax. Yet there were many cus- tomers of the proscribed places that have been despoiled of their purchases and dare not complain. The See Yups held a meeting night which ended stormily. I desire of the president and grmcmsl mem- bers present to declare the boycott off and beg the Consul-General's favor, but the extreme element opposed it. They wo!lld not even listen to any measures being adopted toward temporizing with the con- sulate, and in the howling discussion which followed the chairman wasall but mobbed, and the meeting adjourned in disorder. However it was the spirit of the See Yups that the boycott must be declared off for the present, and an appeal be made to the Consul-General urging him to in- fiuence Wai Leong to defena Mok Tai in his coming trial for the murder of Cheung Wai. ASPHYXIATED HERSELF. Miss Jennie Morgan, a Young Girl, Puts an End to Her Exist- ence. A girl just out of her teens, Muu_Jen- nie E. Morgan, was found asphyxiated in her room at her grandmother’s home, 1001 Powell street, at 3 P. M., yesterday. She had puta tube froma gas_)fl into one of her nostrils, so that the intent to commit suicide was plainly apparent. For some time past she has been si_ck, and she was at the Fabicla Hospital in Oakland until a short time ago. This sickness and some love affair are supposed to have been the reasons for her self-de- struction. Among her letters were two notes in the same bandwritjng from somebody signing himself ‘“Chas.” One was a San Fran- cisco District Telegraph message, ad- dressed to J. 8.,” in which the writer asks the one Le calls “‘sweetheart’’ to write how she is doing in Oakland, and tells her to get well, adding, “We'll go to Japan together, maybe.” The other was addressed to “J. B. Mor- gan” at 1001 Powell street in an envelope that had passed through the mails. ) begins with the name “Edna,"” and at once informs her that he cannot see ber next night, as he has another engagement. He gives her some adviceas to what to do to chase away the blues, and concludes by telling her to “sleep well and think of the fellow she loves best.’* % Miss Morgan had & girl friend who was sick at the Fabiola Hospital, and the sup- position is that shediscovered that “Chas. was throwing her aside for this other girl. 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