The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 24, 1895, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1895 PALDWIN THEATEE CAYIFORNIA THEA I CoLvMRIA THEATER—*AL the French Ball. Morosco's OpEra-HovsE—"Around the World in #6 Days T3voLt OpEra-Housy.—Ixion: or, The Man of the Whe OnPHEUM.—Hig] ss Vandeville. GYOVER'S ATcazam.—*The Black Crook MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). Julius £¥COTTHE CruTes—Dally at Haight street «<re Llock east of the Park. FACIFIC CoAST JOCKEY CL Races to-day. AUCTION SALES. IANA AvCTION Ci se Art and Curios, at 2: To-day (Tues- Geary street. & Co.—Real Est o'clock noon at e, Saturday. esroom, 14 CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Compiications are now arising from the new Primary law. The estate of Ira P. Rankin has been ap- d at $40,197 70. e churches are making great preparations to celebrate Christm: The Grand Ju against Stre preparing an indictment ntendent Asnworth. pe on the “Historical Basis of Social- ivered at the Temple last night by Sergen liam Wilson of the Fourth Cav- alry ased Sunday at the Presidio of cancer ot ymach. hip rates to Portland were ordered sterday, but the order was re- ater. he crew of the Fast hip with He rican refused yester- an Sparf. They say he fixed upon as the date to protest against the < Goby has been admitted s to be appointed collateral heirs to the aes G. Fair, question, “Is 11y cooler issued last e ™ going wild over the Hall e on heir charge to-d: has schooner for are ised the rate of New 1 §1000 to stop the y local speculators ney that th ust Company is a resterday ref sale of bu raigned in Judge Low charge of robbing ationel Hotel of his 1 the more dis- Valley Company cured numerous sam- Congregational ken his position because he wanted to cover h The suit of the Briti estate f e Federal court yesterde ed in th 3 Judge Beatty found for the defendants and sustained the State Su lared & vaca- on looking offending b before thet time. Ladies’ day drew a large crowd to Ingleside the inclemency of the weather. ses were: Zoolein, Julia O, Iringer, Pat Murphy ; 1 Thompson, 60 vears of sg 0 House on Mission and Ni ts, was arrested yesterda; tervention of & Sunday has made it or Mrs. Charlotte Northey to colle her hueband’s insurance polic lay saved the policy from becoming d ent. Pacific Coast lumbermen are preparing to graduslly reise the price of lumber and also The wages of the employes. The present low rates are atfributed to the policy of the ad- tration. At the weekly meeting of the Women’s State n vesterdey afternoon, Mre. French at she had received 700 Christmas let- » delivered among the prisoners on The case against Eva Starr, the varlety ac- tress, cherged by N. Feldman with stealing $200 in coin and a gold watch from him ina Conlen yesterdey. W. Preston, treasurer of Victor, in Cripple ¢ st the Grand. He says 11,000 mining .s have been made in the distric Th uiation is clo 0 40,000 ard he bel be 100,000 in six months. The State Development Committee has & cided to ask the subscribers he Republi National Convention fund to give 10 per cent ©of the emonnt subscribed for advertising and for the development of the resources of Cali- fornia. Lieutenant Werlich pleaded guilty before the conrt-martial held on the Philadelphia yester- The sealed verdict of the court has been gent to Washington. Itis understood that the court strongly recommended the culprit to mercy. C ing to Rev. F. J. Masters of the Meth- i iclurdmt‘gw Mission “Little Pete,” otherwise Fong Ching, has been engaged in importing number of Chinese slave women as “actresse: for the Atlanta Fair, and afterward disposing of them in Chinatown. The Chamber of Commerce and the Manu- cturers’' and Producers’ Association will at collect facts and deta on the threatened {nyasion of cheap manufsctured goods fram Japan and will send the information to Con- st the request of California’s representa- H James B. Fleming,ex-Poundkeeper, appeared Conlan's court yesterday morning to :’;g:grzeio the charge of criminal libel pre- ferred by T. A. Osborne, Poundmaster. At the Yequest of the defendant's attorney the pre- liminary examination was continued till Jan- uery.3. e he resolution presented in the Board of s‘fi’mfimm -oxdenEg the Superintendent of Streets to tear down the fence built by the late Chrarles Crocker about the lot of the late Cap- tain Young on Sacramento street was re(crre’d back to the Judiciary Committee at yesterday’s meeting. . The local brewers are about to carry the cut- mte beer war into Alameda in order to discip- line a brewer who is accused of underseliing 1o # srloon-keeper on_ Pacific street in San Francisco. The general local break in prices is not 1ikely to take place until after the first of the new vear. Mrs, Nellie Cole, 227 Jackson street, while stepping off an electric-car at Third and Town- send streets -iast night slipped and fell to the ground. She wes taken to the Receiving Hos- pitel, where it was found that she had cer- ated wound on her forebead and she was suffer- ing from & contused hip. Mrs. Josephine Ott, 409)4 Octavia street, while under the inflaence of liquor, last night accidentally set fire 1o the bed clothes on one of the beds. The neighbors rushed in and extin- guished the flames before much damage was done. Mre. Ott was arrested and booked at the City Prison as & ““drunk.” 185 been appointed | led more learning on | his address to the | Institute of | Tues- | the flat roof for the | libeled | s to the Walkerley | street saloon, was dismissed by Judge | ALONG THE WATER FRONT 5| Arrival of the Oceanic Com- pany’s Australia From Hawaii. CHANGE ON THE PHILADELPHIA Big Improvements Are Now Being Made at the Arctic Oil Works. | The Oceanic Steamship Company’s | Australia arrived from Honolulu early | yesterday morning. It wasa fair-weather | passage all the way, and the run was | made in six days and twelve hours. There | was no sign of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company’s China when the Australia | sailed, so the chances are that it will be | some time to-night before she gets in. The China was scheduled to arrive last Sun- day, but head winds and heavy seas must have delayed her on the run between Yokohama and Honolulu. The Australia brought up the following passengers: Miss B. L. Arnold, Mrs, Edwin Booth, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Benja- min, H. Benner, Dr. Brown, J. F. Cramer, Mr. Campbell, Theo F. Dredge, M. Gross- man, Miss Greenwald, Mrs. E. C. Hen- shaw, Mrs. Higgins, Ed Hopkins, G. H. Horner, T. J. King, H. Louisson, A. Lucas, Miss McCully, B. E. McCullough, | W. H. Sopa! per. Miss B. L. Arnold is the niece of the Port Surveyor of Honolulu, whom she has | been visiting. Mrs, Edwin Booth is the | sister of the late Dr. Brody of Honolulu and wife of the telegraph editor of the Report. Ed Hepkins is one of the g sporting men of Honolulu. He is t to establish a magniticent cafe and | billiard-room and ison a visit to San Fran- | cisco to ase the fixtures. W. H. Soper is t on_of the commander-in- | chief of the Haw n forces. He is here to renew his studies at the Stanford Uni- versity. | The following noti been issued by the h ce to mariners has irograpbic board: en that on or about De- red lens-i e platio er of the structare re ater off the north po nd, east side of the mouth of Willamette River, at its junction with the | umbia River. he focal plane of the light will be about one feet shove mean (tidal) high water, Xteen feet above aversge summer high ¢ is 2 one and a helf story frame d white with lead-colored trim- red roof, supported on a platform te geographical position of en from chart 6145 of the | and geodeti 2 | seconds. | The Buite football team had a most en- joyable time of it on the bay yesterday. | The Olympic boys chartered Henry Peter- | son’s launch and took them out to the | cruiser Philadelphia. From there they | were taken for a spin around the bay and finally wound up at the Folsom-street steps about 1 P. M. The late Nicholas Bichard’s old boats seem to have fallen in evil days. The Don Carlosis to be sold in a few days at the Merchants' Exchange in order to raise enough money to pay the crew’s wages. The Don Adolfo was in'the same box when the Australia left Honolulu. Her crew had not been paid for along time and Captain Larsen was compelled to put her up at auction. Captain Nelson became her purchaser and the sailors got their money. The Harbor Commissioners bad another short discussion over the ferry building yesterday. 1t was pretty well decided to | et the coutract to-day, and two kinds of | stone will be designated. Contractor Mc- Carthy will be given his choice, and the | chances are that the cheapest and most | | durable article will be selected. Tue Pacific Mail Company’s steamer | San Jose arrived from Panama and way ports yesterday with the first of the new fee crop. Everything was quiet along | the coast, and at San Salvador the natives | | were thinking more of getting theijr coffee | in than of flocking to the standard of | Ezeta. Nothing of the Barclay Golden | had been heard vby any of the San Jose's | crew. | The Arctic Oil Works is being consider- ably improved, and storage room for an immense quantity of oil is being provided. A new wharf 200 feet long is to be built, and as this will give the works a frontage of over 400 feet, four or five vessels will be able to discharge at once. An immense | tank is to be erected, and as soon as it is completed there will be storage room for the oil catch of an entire season of every | vessel in the whaling fleet. It was ru- | mored vesterday that the oil works was going into opposition to the Standard Oil | Company, but Captain Knowles denies | this, and saysthe improvements are neces- | sitated by the increase in the company’s | business. | There will be a number of changes on the Philmlelshia the first of the year. | Captain Randoiph Dickens, late of the | Brooklyn Navy-yard, will relieve Captain | Cochrane as fleet marine efficer, and Lien- | tenant Stoney will relieve Lieutenant C. E. | Fox as flag lieutenant. Messrs. Cochrane | and Fox will both report for duty at the | New York headquarte i A QUESTION OF DAY iMrs. Northey May Collect Upon Her Husband’s Life Insurance. The Intervention of a Sunday Saved the Policy From Becoming Delinquent. Mrs. Charlotte Northey will get her money from the Bankers’ Life Association, but the circumstances which have con- | spired to assist her in getting it are strange and interesting, Mrs. Northey is the widow of Frank Northey, who was murdered by Harry Thorne some years ago. Northey was in- .sured in the Bankers’ Life Association for $2000, and upon his death the widow de- manded the money. It was refused, on the ground that Northey was delinquent in his premiums. Suit was brought, and he decision of the court went against Mrs. rthey. She appealed to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court has reversed the order denying a new trial, the reasons given being practically a decision in Mrs. Northey’s favor, The payments on Northey’s policy of in- surance were due on the first days of Jan- uary, April, July and October, and, each avment ran to the next month before be- ing delinquent, Northey was shoton Fri- day, April 28, and he died on May 1. He had not paid the premium for April at theé time he was shot, nor was it paid before his death on the first day of tke month, in which, under ordinary circumstances, the remium would have been delinquent. ghe lower court held that when Northey died his policy was delinquent, and under the terms of such policies the beneficiary could not collect. In the Supreme Court, however, the in- tervention of the Sanday upon which fell April 30 plays an important part in de- termining when the period of delinquency commenced and the time for payment ended. The Supreme Court holds that the same rule which allows of a fourth day of grace when the third falls on a legal holiday, or which extends the time for any ayment to the day after any legal holi- day which ends the original time, applied in Northey’s case to his unpaid premium. The last day of-April fell on Sunday. It therefore did not count against him, and its place was taken in the time for pay- ment by the Monday following, May L. Northey died on May 1, the last day, ac- cording to the ruling of the Supreme Court, upon which he could pay his pre- mium without being delinquent, although it was the first day of the month upon which the payment wasdelinquent. As he was not actually delinquent, therefore at the time of his death, his policy became payable immediately upon the happen- ing of that eveni, and so, it is practically ordered, Mrs. Northey may recover the $2000 due on her husband’s policy. THE PARK'S CHRISTMAS. Thursday Set Aside for the Pleasure of the Little Ones. The Park Commissioners have decided to set aside next Thursday as the time for a Christmas outing for the school children of this City. While the school children are especially mentioned still the invita- tion stands open to all little ones. The donkeys will give their services free of charge and all the thousand and one charming modes of entertainment that the park affords will be open for the Christmas fun of the boys and girls. A free lunch will be a part of the pro- eramme and during the entire day the park band will play its liveliest airs. Although this custom of opening the park to the children has been followed by the Commissioners for several years it is their intention to make this Christmas one ;"fi‘ soon to be forgotten by the younger olk. HERMAN SPARF ~ AGAIN The Crew of the Bark East African Refuse to Sail With Him. Captain Putt Accused of Extorting Blood-Money From the Men ' Under Him. Captain Putt of the British bark East African has found it well nigh impossible to get away from port. The sailors have found one excuse after another to delay the sailing of the vessel, and when it came to the final pinch they deserted ina body and a new lot of men will have to be shipped to-day. The chances are that the | new men will make it u part of their bar- | gain that they get Christmas day in port, so that it will be after the new year before the East African gets under way. The first trouble the meu had with the captain was over Herman Sparf. They refused point blank to go to sea with him, giving as a reason that they did not want., a murderer in the forecastie. In conjunc- | tion with Thomas St. Cleir and Hans Han- sen, Sparf was found guilty of the murder | of Mate Morris Fitzgerald of the American | bark Hesper, but he afterward secured a | new trial and was acquitted. Ever since | that time Sparf has been trying to get a | ship, but failed until he signed articles on | the East African. It did not take the men | long to find out who ne was and they went | in a body to the captain. They related the | Hesper story, and also told how Sparf, | two vears ago, stabbed the mate of the W. 8. Davis, for which he got three months in the County Jail. As soon as Captain Putt heard these | stories he reported the matter to t it- | ish Consul. “The latter at once took action | and had Sparf brought ashore and his | name removed from the ship’s articles. | When this difficulty was smoothed over | the men still refused to turn to. They | swore that they had been swindied by tne | boarding-masters and that not one of | them had a proper *'kit”’ to go to sea with. | Their blankets were no good and their oilskins were useless. They also asserted | that each one of them had been charged $12 50 *‘blood money’’ for the privilege of | shipping. The tug was alongside and | Captain Putt was in a quandary, but he finally dismissed the towboat ard went ashore for another consultation with Vice- Consul Moore. The result was that all the men were discharged and a new crew will be shipped | to-day. Itis claimed that Captain Putt has broken his contract with Thomas Chandler & Co., the shipping-masters, who were supplying the crew. If that is the case they will do all in their power to pre- vent him from getting men and they will | also libel the ship for damages. In that | event it will be several days and perhaps over a week before the East African gets away. BADGES FOR LADIES. Pledge Ribbons for Patriotic Oakland Women. To-day when the Oakland Exposition opened a mile or two of ribbons were pre- pared for badges for the ladies, each badge decorated with an oak tree and the words “Oakland Exposition.” They were pledge badges for those ladies who have promised to patronize only California in- dustries, and if the pledges be not forgot- ten the State’s industries should secure a big impetus in the near future. Much haying been said about the ad- visability of keeping_ the exposition open the two days preceding Christmas, as it might have a tendency to hurt local tradesmen, Vice-President Keller was ap- pointed a committee of one to secure the | views of the merchants. With one ac- cord they all declared in favor of keeping open. “The opinion of all the merchants I saw,”’ said Mr. Keller to-day, ‘1s that the exposition is helping local trade to a con- siderable extent. [t is bringing people here | from all the outside towns and many from across the bay. What is even of more importance is that the people are staying at home and are not passing Oakland | stores on their way to San Francisco. All the merchants are satisfied and prefer to have it kept open.” E There will be band concerts to-morrow night and a trio of Santa Clauses will give all children under 6 a gift on Christmas afternoon. .. Speddy Begins a Libel Suit. Ar action for $50,000 damages for libel was breught in tbe United States Circuit Court yes- terday by Samuel A. Speddy against Alisia B, Wenger and Nancy C. Bryan of Pennsylvania. Speddy bases his complaint upon a petition made by the defendants in which they secnred a revocation of letters of adminisiration to Speddy for the estate of James A. Campbell, decensed, aud in which petition they charged him with wronglunfi representing himself as the nephew of Campbell. An article was pub- lished in the Alameda Telegram on the 13th :{mh to which Speddy takes particular excep- on. —————— Shoplifter Arrested. Harriet Phillips, a middle-aged woman, mixed up with the crowd in Hale Bros.’ store, on Market street. last night, and quietly slipped twenty-four napkins from one ot the counters under her cape. She was observed and was de- tained till a policeman arrived and pleced her under arrest. She was ked at the City Prison on the charge of petty larceny. —————————— Succumbed to His Injuries. Ah Ling, the Chinese laundryman who cut his throat with a pair of shears at 540 Folsom street. last Saturday evening, succumbed to his injuries yesterday afternoon at the pest- house. The body was taken to the Morgue, — e HISTORY, fiction, art books; big consignmen t Closing out for account of our Eastern pub- lishers. Must get storage charges out of them. Open evenings, 747 Market street. . | of tue Union. | the generous welcome he received on reach- | the land of mi: | cans and to inculcate in the present generation THE BIG CHIEF IS HERE, Arrival of Andrew H. Paton, the Great Incohonee of the Red Man, VISITING THE RESERVATIONS. Entertained at Redwood City—The Visitor Is Charmed With California. Andrew F. Paton, the great incohonee of the Improved Order of Red Men, who left Boston three weeks ago to make a tour of the reservations, arrived in this City yesterday morning, and as soon as he reached the ferry was escorted to the San Jose train for Redwood City. He was met some distance up the road by Great Sachem A.Jackson, Great Chief of Records C.F.Burgman, Grand Repre- sentative Frederick Brandt and Past Grand Sachem W. M. Betts. On the trip to the Andrew H. Paton, the Great Incohonee. pretty town in San Mateo County he was accompanied by Messrs. Jackson, Burg- man and Betts. The great incohonee is a raan of medium | height, middle age, dark complexion and features that denote great intelligence and force of character. By profession he is a journalist, but since he was raised to the high office he now h he has retired | from active work and is not doing journal- | istic work except in the line of furnishing news of the order to a number of newspa- fraternal and other, in various parts He expressed himself well pleased with | ing this State, and said: This is indeed a delightful change, getting into & country where there is such balmy at- mosphere aftér having been for many days in , pouring rain and snow. If we had such weather as this in Danvers, Mass., my home, botween October and April, it would be delightful. Si 1 started on this tour I have visited the tribes and counciis in the reservations of the Northwest and everywhere I meta greet desl more enthusiasm in'the order than there had been for some time. This seems to be the time - among the Red Men, whose order ¢ patriotic, Lot a proseriptive one. Itis embodiment of true American patriotism, being founded on the principies of democracy on which our govérnment was established and in addition it has its beneficiary features. After crossing the County line on the trip southward the visitor, who is a very close observer, expressed his admiration of the appearance of the verdure-covered hills, the green fields, the trees in full foliage, and said: The numerical strength of the order at this time in the forty-five States in which tribes | haye been organized is 142,000, and before long there will be tribes in every State. The | putpose of the visit to the several reservations | s to arouse additional interest in our order and to ascertain how the various tribes and councils are conducted. We do not want it to be understood that we perpetuate the In- | dians, but the primitive red man, who history s were the most wondertul people ever | scovered in their native conditibn. We aim to preserve the memory of the original Ameri- and those to come the hospitality and unselfish- ness which characterized these people. This M. H. Thompson, Sachem of Metamoras 1 Tribe, Redwood City. we incorporate in our ritualistic work and at the same time teach a lesson of love for country. Further, we want to cstablish a cen- {ral point where may be gathered every scrap of American history, and we are in favor of appropriating a certain sum annually to be ex- ended in the purchase of books on American giltury for the instruction of those of the present time and of the future. On the subject of the Daughters of Poca- | hontas, the woman’s auxiliary, Mr. Paton said: There are now & great number of councils of Daughters and the membership aggregates 27,000. By the end of the next moon, four, ossibly five, supreme councils will be estab- ished—one in Kansas, another in Indiana, & third in Connecticut, the fourtn in New York and the fifth in New Jersey. The establish- ment of such a council in California will be determined next summer. At Redwood City, when the train ar- rived, the day was perfect. The visitor and those accompanying him were re- ceived by a committee of Metamora Tribe No. 24, consisting of Past Great Sachem George W. Lovie and T. Thompson, junior sagamore. The meeting was a cordial one, the past great sachem having pre- viously met the great incohonee in the Great Council. The party was escorted to Price’s Hotel, where lunch was served. In the afternoon the great incohonee, accompanied by a number of prominent Red Men, went to the council chamber in Fraternal Hall and paid a visit to Mineola Council No. 14, Daughters of Pocahontas. The eouncil chamber, one of the best ap- pointed in which fraternal organizations meet, bad been tastefully decorated by the ladies of the council with fresh flowers and everfreens, and a beautiful silken banner, emblematic of the order, was flung to the breeze from one of the windows. This council, which numbers sixty mem- bers, has for Pocahontas Mrs. Sarah Went- " NEW TO-DAY. X “Pure and Sure.” PAKING POSWDER. Only »wunded spgonfuls are required—mno# reaping spoonfuls. worth, who welcomed the visitors, and then with the team that two weeks since visited this city exemplified the work by conferring the degree of adoption upon one paleface who had been captured for the occasion. A collation followed and addresses were made by the great inco- honee, who dwelt upon the patriotic les- sons taught by the order; by Pocohontas Wentworth; Mrs. G. Frisbie, the prophet- ess; Past Great Sachem Lovie and the other visitors. & After adjournment of the council Mr. Paton stated that he was very much pleased with the work of the ladies. In the evening Metamora Tribe and visitors from Ch\p‘;yewa Tribe No. 80 of San Mateo received the great incohonee and those who were with him. Metamora Tribe, a fiourishing one, has 207 names on its roll, and its sachem is M. H. Thompson, the County Clerk. After the reception the work in amplified form was given in a manner that was very satis- factory. At 10 o'clock, after the ceremonies in the council chamber were over and the council fire had been quenched, those assembled there, the ladies of Mineola Council and a number of ladies, relatives of the Red Men, but not members of the council, went to the banquet-hall in Price’s Hotel, where they partook of a banguet got up in_honor of the dis- tinguished guests. Covers were laid for 200, and every seat was occupied, Among the invited guests was Alexander Gordon, Mayor of the city, who delivered an ad- dress of welcome. Then followed the regu- lar toasts. “Our Guest,” responded to by Judge G. H. Buck; “The Great Council of the United States,” Great Incohonee Paton; *The Great Council of California,” Great Sachem A. Jackson; ‘‘Metamora Tribe,” Prophet J. J. Bullock; *“‘Sister Fraternities,” W. M. Betts, G. G. S.; and “The Press,” ex-Judge Frederick A. Hornblower. To-day Mr. Paton will be the guest of the tribe and under the guidance of George H. Buck, Superior Judge of San Mateo County, a past great sachem and George W. Lovie, Assistant County Assessor, also a past great sachem, he will be taken over the various roads and shown the beauties and_attractive places in the county. To-night Mr. Paton will return to this City and to-morrow will go to Berkeley; on Thursday he will meet sev- eral councils in Ruby Hall at the wigwam in this City; on Friday he will engage in visiting, and on Saturday he will be ten- dered a reception at Golden Gate Hall, and on Sunday he will be taken to the biz trees at Felton. Subsequently he will visit tribes in Oakland, Sacramento, Stock- lum, Dutch Flat and possibly Grass Val- ey. ‘His stay in California will extend over two weeks, and then he will visit the res- ervations 1 Nevada, Utah, Colorado, New Mexico,. Texas, Arkansas and Ten- nessee before returning home. NTTHE CTY PLAVHOLSES Fanny Rice, in Her New Play, Enthusiastically Greeted at the Columbia. “Ixion” at the Tivoli—New Special- ties in the “Black Crook” at the Alcazar. Fanny Rice scored a grand success as Nancy in her new play, ‘At the French Ball.” The piece itself has & beauty all its own, it being quite out of the ordinary line both in plot arid treatment. It is the story, simply but graphically enacted, of a young pleasure-loving woman in humble life who aspires to the hollow joys of a so- ciety existence. 8he seeks the company of those whom she considers more for- tunate than herself, and, after seeing a goodly collection of family skeletons and a vast amount of hidden misery in high life, she at length makes up her mind to be | content with her lot. Such is the plot, if, indeed, plot it may be called; yet Miss Rice invests her part with so much winning grace and natural simplicity that she fairly carries her au- dience by storm. After the first act last night, in answer to a most cordial and pro- longed recall before the curtain, she made a charming little speech, expressing her heartielt gratitude at the warm welcome which she had received. “I have,” she | continued, ‘“‘the happy faculty of seeing every face in the andience from the top to | the orchestra, and when I notice in them all nothing but kindly interest it inspires me to do my best, even while it nearly overpowers me with happiness.’” It is to be regretted that the fi:fted actress has not a support more worthy of her. Miss Helene Russell as Mary Bar- ton, the young wife, did some good work, while W. H. Fitzgerald, in the triple role of the stock-broker, the impecunious duke in search of a fair purchaser for his coronet, and as Major Nightbird, an an- tiquated rake, was greeted with a gener- cus meed of well-merited applause. The other characters were, for the most part, little if any above the average, while a few were considerably below it. 7 The audience was large and fashionable, a number of theater parties being in at- tendance. At the Alcazar. Wild, weird methods marked the first night of “The Black Crook” at the Alcazar. This play has been so often presented on a magnifi- cent scale in this city that onlya first-class repetition of it cau be tolerated, and last night’s work was not first class. The third act is always considered the piece de resistance, but last night it was a strange medley of goo« end bad, besides beiug very long drawn out. The ballets were fair, and ‘8 number of spe- cialties were introduced which seemed to take far better than the piece itself. Miss Joseohine Gassman in her song, “The Tough Girl,” was very taking, but Frank Armstrong in po&uh\r Trish selections was rather husky. Le Noir, the contoriionist, and Charles Beach, who smoked, ate a banana, and seemed to sleep in a transperent tank of water, were very good. The transformation scene at the end was quite effective, but would have been better had a little judgment been employed in the use of the colored slides, the stage being at times lunged in Egy&)llnn darkness. ‘‘The Black 8roa will run’ during the week, and may im- prove with age. At the Oalifornia. Farce comedy always attracts, and when a first-class comedienne like May Irwin is itsin- terpreter it is sure of crowded houses. In “The Widow Jones” last night Miss Irwin was thor- oughly in touch with her audience, and her songs were warmly applauded, noum{ vy ‘Want Yer, Ma Honey,” which she was obliged to repeat. The company is painstaking, and excepting a marked tendency to stalk in stagy Sasion displayed some ability. The stoge sei- tings and orchestral effects are zood. At the Baldwin, The female form divine, with little done to veil its charms, continues to provide audiences for “1492.” The piece will con during the present week. ¢ Around the World,” Morosco's Grand Opera-house made a suc- cessful opening of “‘Around the World in Eighty Days” last evening. A seven-act spectacular drama gives one a birdseye view of places, eustoms, costumes and dances in England, Egypt, India’ and America as weli as a Cunarder in transit. The settings are admirable. H. Coulter Brinker is an eccen- tric Phineas Fogg, and John Archibald arouses gales of laughter by his oft-repeated ““In the name of Yankee Doodle.” The rainbow dance by Miss Florence Thropp was one of the pret- tiest terpsichorean feats of the evening. The Orpheum’s Vaudeville. The Orpheum’s vaudeville is calculated to please many holiday theater-goers. Clifford and Huth made a great hit in their dialect songs and grotesque dancing. Maud Huth is one of the cleverest singers of negro melodies. True, the mannerisms and gait are better than the voice, but her audience was charmed, and William S. Clifford’s creation of “A Broadway Chappie” can hardly be sur- passed. Clotilde Antonio’s dance on the hands and Mile. Marthe Marthy’s imitations of a_ French peasant song and dance were clever. The Man- hattan Comedy Four, vocalists and comedians, were laughter-provoking, and the Frank Mo- ran monologue comedian’s views of all polit- ical situations were as amusing as ever. ““Izion” at the Tivoli. Frequenters of the Tivoli will mount to Olympian heights this week in the pursuit of mimic pleasures. There was a revival last evening ot “Ixion,” or “The Man of the Wheel,” which has not been seen by a San Francisco audience since it ‘was brought here by the Worrell sisters and George Knight twelve years ago. It is & delicious absurdity in which there are flights to the cloud domain on the capacious back of a big American eagle, and modern opera in classic setting of ruined Thessalian temples and Jovian reception halls. The med- ley of Hellenic ages and nineteenth century times is typified in Wiilie Acropolis, & court i’eskler with an ancient name and up-to-date okes. The scenic_effects and transformations are excellent. Alice Carle sustains well her role of a rakish monareh of “ye olden times.” Her opening song, “The Same Story Over,” won for her repeated encores. John J. Raffael was a dignified and tuneful Jove, and Ferris Hart- man a prime favorite as the irrefrewflble funny man. The dance of the Greek maidens was fairly J)ermrmud. Bacehus’ dispensary mod- ernized wes a source of fun galore. The grand ballet of tiie butterfiies and the concluding iransformation, “Sea Shells,” were pleasing features. AGAINST HIS FRIEND. A Charge of Ingratitude and Broken Faith Developed in the Justices’ Court. What purported to be the old story of man’s ingratitude to man was told in Justice Barry’s court yesterday in the case of Crawford vs. Reed. On January 1893, the defendant, throngh BE. B. Haymond, an attorney, borrowed $100.from M. H. Crawford, giv ing his note for that amount payable in thirty days. When the note became due he claims he handed the money to Hay- mond, asking him to take up the paper. 2. ! Haymond failed tc use the money for that purpose and the suit is the result. The testimony of the defendant, which was to a large extent corroborated by Haymond, though & witness for the plaintiff, devel- })p_e;i. the story of ingratitude and broken aith. Mr. Reed stated that a few days after he had handed the money to Haymond the latter had been taken sick, and aftera long eriod of illness had been taken to St. uke’s Hospital. Here ne lingered between life and death for several months, until Mr. Reed took pity on him and had him removed to his home, where he was nursed back to health and strength by the detendant and his wife. During the period which Haymond spent in the hospital and in the Reed home he became indebted to his benefactor to the extent of $350 for money loaned. Haymond aamitted all that was stated except that the $100 that Mr. Keed state he had intended should pay the note was given him for that purpose. He insisted that the $100 was handed him partly in payment of rent that was due from Reed for the use of a portion of his office and parily as a loan, and that nothing was said about taking up the note, though it was due on the date the money changed hands. The matter was taken under advise- ment. REMENMBER THE LITTLE ONES. The Girls’ Auxiliary’s Efforts for the Nursery for Homelegs Children. Over in the southeast portion of the City, at 570 Harrison street, is an unpretentious building in which are over 60 little chil- dren for whom Christmas would have no charms were it not for the efforts of anum- ber of large-hearted ladies. It is the San Francisco Nursery for Homeless Children. Into this home are received little ones whose early experience with the world is anything but pleasant. The nursery re- ceives, shelters and maintains all aban- doned children regardless of sex, national- ity or religion. The efforts of the managers are already taxed, but for all that they cannot bear to have their little charges pass over these pleasant holidays with troubled hearts be- cause fate has failed to bless them as it does the other little ones. Laura Wells, the president of the Girls' Auxiliary who have undertaken this noble work, requests the friends of the institution to assist in making the children happy. Donations of money, bedding, clothing. food and gifts for the Christmas tree would be thapkfully received. Donors should send their gifts before noon to-day either to Miss Wells at 2118 Pacific avenue or to the nursery at 507 Harrison street ————————— Kate Johnson’s Bequests. Judge Coffey has ordered distributed to Arch- bishop Riordan and the Presentation Convent at Petaluma the legacies which were left them by the late Mrs. Kate Jonnson. The Archbish. D{)'l legacy was $100,000 and_to the Presenta- tion Convent there was left $5000. It was de- cided that these bequests could be paid with- out injuring the estate. e — Chnpfped lips, fever blisters and the like come often from bad digestion. Chronic sore mouth miy be rubbed with oil or rosewater and glycerine, or with camphor- ated ice. Citron ointment is reliable and very efficacious for this difficulty. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MRS, RENESTING KRELING LToprietor & Manage: A HOWLING SUCCESS! The Gorgeous Holiday Burlesque, TIXITON” or, TOE HAN OF THE WHEEL. GRAND BALLET! BEAUTIFUL SCENERY! OSCAR L. FEST'S ‘Wondrous Transformation Entitled ““SEA SHFLLS.”” TO-MORROW AFTERNOON, —SPECIAL HOLIDAY MATINEE— For the Ladies and Children. Popular Prices—25¢ and 50c. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, FRICILANDLR.GOTTLOD & o LESSES ATID MAAGERS -+ A OR 1000 MORE TURNED AWAY LAST NIGHT! AN INSTANTANEOUS HIT! Everybody’s Favorite, FANNY RICE America’s Queen of Mirth, And Her Excellent Company, Presenting ‘WANCY” AT THE FRENCH BALL! wholesome play, ¥ull of life and color. A novelty in coustruction. 8o serious, and yet fun: A Delightful, Refreshing Novelty. MATINEES —2 CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR'S. Friday Night—The Commercial Travel- ers’ Benefit. DVIN 5, HEATRE Y PROPS. ——ONLY_5 NIGHTS MORE!— ‘The Big Holiday Production, zzaar | RICE’S MATINEE ___BIG..._- CHRISTMAS At 25¢, 35¢, 50¢, 75¢, “1 492 ‘9! $1.00. 1 WA INER New Specia.ties for the SATURDAY. Closing Nights! Last Performance Sat. Night, Dec. 28. Sunday, Dec. 20—HERRMANN, the Great. Presenting His Great Bullet-Catching Feat and Other Novelties. 'I'HEATREl ——TWO WEEKS ONLY! —— EVERY EVEND INCLUDING SUNDAY, AR HAYMAN: ©Co. JNCORPD PROPS. MATINEE SATURDAY. And Special Matince Christmas Day! MAY IRWIN! Supported by JOHN C. RICE and Her Big Com- pany of Comedians, in the Tremendous F 2l Success—THE W JONES. 9 ALCAZAR This Week the Great Spectacle, BLACK CROOKI! STAR CAST, Parisian Dancers, Captain Beach, The Man Fish, Le Noir, Ravel Sisters, Lamonts, Delaney & Ch Amazon March. = Sappho Ballet. i The ‘‘Chimmie Fadden’’ Ballet. PRICES—10c, 15¢, 25¢, 35¢. and 50c. NoTE—Extra Matinees Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Christmas Presents rare and valuable at all the matinees. Matinee prices this week—10c, 15c, 26¢ and 35¢. Christ- mas Matinee, night prices. MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manager EVERY EVENING AT EIGHT And Special Christmas Day Matinee, Gorgeous Production of Jules Verne's Superb Spectacular Success, “AROUND THE WORLD IN 80-DAYS !” 100—People on the Stage !—100 Easily the Best Show in Town! EVENING PRICEI—25¢ and 57c. Family Circle and Gallery. 10c. Usual Maiimees Saturday and Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Gtrect, Botween Stock:on an1 Povall. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK A¥ OVERTOPPING HOLIDAY BILL! MANHATTAN COMEDY FOUR, CLIFFORD AND HUTH, BERNARD DYLLY 3 DE BOLIEN BROTHERS, NEWELL AND SHEVETTE. ALL NUW! ALL NEW! Reserved seats, 25c; Balcony, 10c: Opera chglrs and Box seats, 50c. &5 Special Matinee Christmas Day. _ MACDONOUGH THEATER OAKLAND), j$ D). TO-NIGHT AND TO-MORROW NIGHT, The Distinguished Tragedian, ROBERT DOWNIN To-night (Tuesday), “Julius Camsar”; Wednesday, “The Gladiator.” Prices 25¢ to $1. MERRY CHRISTMAS! SHOOT THE CHUTES! OPEN FROM 1 TO 11 DAILY (Weather Permitting). ROBERT EARLSTON, The Eminent Aeronaut, In the Afternoon Will Make a Won= derful Ealloon Ride and at Night an Illuminated Ascension. CONCERT AT 8 P. M. ADMISSION- ——10 CENTS Children (including & Mer o-Round Ride), 1 PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (Ingleside Track). S FIVE OR MORE RACES DAILY. (RAIN OR SHINE. FIRST RACE AT 2:00 P. Il ADMISSION $1.00. Take Southern Pacitic trains at Third and Town- send street Depot, leaving at 12:40 and 1:15 p. a. Fare for round trip, including admission to grand stand, $1. Take Mission-sireet electric line dircet 1o track. A. B. SPRECKELS, W.S. LEAKE, President. Secretary. <3