The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 11, 1896, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 11, 1896. AMUSEMENT Daughters of Eve.” oth.” FAIDWIN THEATER CALIFORNTA THEAT COLUMBIA THEAT Mokosco's OPERA Tiv the W hee ORPEEUM.—High-Class V: GROVER'S ALcAZAR.— My Pr « a OrERA-HO ~ions Baby.” Haight street £HCOT THI €1 € Liock cas! s to-day. FACTEIC COAST AUCTION S. NeR AL This day (Saturday), yax H. I fontgomery St., IN BRIEF. were discharged by the slayer of Dr. Plouf, forgery. vs. Charles 1. W ¥ $15 & month fo: te. Defendant support of chil- n Murphy was nocked down and robbed b pads on Clementina street yesterday morning g 1s suing the Piedmout Bath a pany for $59,000 due on three at Ingleside yesterday were 1, Bandidos, Ch: reuse thinks the f the ory spell is at hand, and that we Wi rain before Sunday is past. obab! thout ra tics of to-day’s weather accord- iie, forecast official ng the Market-str ¢ Company for$50,000 dams; received on one of the consolids ie B. Heinecke has ] omplaint 1o the vorce recently filed by Paul Hei band answe t for d her hus- the Brown- s and Obser- idicate his cident scores the wo Davidson case. The Jewis ver calls upon Dr. Brown baibing can Mechan- he birth of ry enter- nior Order U obserye the by & J fes wil w General Fitzgerald's closing argu- ase brought by the the Railrcad f Central California at the Mer ted its off ers for 1 ele Voolworth Bank is suing the rt ount of the raised Crocker Bank cashed last ctive Union yesterday placing & boycott on the wiere non-union mu- mployed. who is charged with absconding 000 fre Russ House, haa his re 8 20, Onkland, Stoc a call for the hich is to be ne week from ng bill conventi olitan Temp -stamp quartz mill, made in all t ary hoisting how the funa for led for political Att ing of the Union Leagne Club noon a letter was read »m Jimond. in which he he desires to withdraw as candidate for , who lately coast from ¥ has been eited > Coffey and show cause d not be compelled to r ance to the estate of & vlican Executive Council had an en- meeting last night. Many new rs were sworn in, and word was received support and approval of the County mittee. Cres: ell hasren- nion that Miss Campbellis retired on a pension under the Legislature, having com- ons of the measure. Judge Morrow decided the v Frederick A, Koons of Por La Fouciere Compagnie d’Assur- £n iving & question of marine inst npany yesterday. nd, nager of the theaters, and L. J. ested in some to lease one of the ngin tniswill build one. rard of Trade opens at 16 ary 1 iti z of the Pacific Islands and Madison Bab- of Education, Schools. Bab. ng's suit for out’ leave to Assoriation yes- s decided to 1 d and N. ( taking fre 18 ton to the inj htageinst from 1 San Fran- of the City against r the amount of a suj ounts, has been dec exonera O’Brien f in his acc brought upon him. The Junta, or * have the next De held far awa gular Democrats,” ¢ State Cons u Francisco s nt to ention t the Buckley delégates, who, it is cla the on_are neerly all too poc rail. ¥ must stay at home. In the controversy between the Sanford estate and the Savings and Loan Society over the title to the Los Meganos rancho of 13,000 acres in Contra Costa County, Master in Chan- cery Heacock reports that the estate owes the society about 000, and_recommends that the property go to Mre. Sanford on payment of the mortgages and interest. TWO BIG FORECLOSURES, The Estate of Louis Blank and Other Defendants Lose Valuable Land. Judgment in the case of the Hibernia Bank against Louis Blank and others has been rendered, and the mortzage for $72,000, with $0000 interest, has been fore- closed. Some years ago Blank and a number of friends bought up a lot of land facing on the east side of Castro street, between Twenticth and Twenty-first. There was encugh to make ninety 25-foot lots, and the idea was to cut the tract up and sell it in small subdivisions. The land belonged to Mrs. Moses Hopkins, and cost the syn- dicate which purchased it $120,000. Of this amount $72,000 was borrowed from the Hibernia Bank, and this money with what the syndicate had was paid to Mrs. Hopkins. The remainder, $15,000, was secured by a second mortgage, the 0 to the Hibernia Bank being secured a first mortgage. y The syndicate was swamped with the interest, for there wasno capital behind it, and the suit for foreclosure was finally brought by the Hibernia Bank. Mrs. Hopkins put in a cross-complaint, and the judgment of yesterday affects both. The Judgment forecloses the bank mortgags of $81,000 and aiso the sccond mortgage of Mrs. Hopkins for $15,000. ¢ Blark s the defaulting cashier of the B'nai B'rith lodge, who comumitted suicide a short time ago. be | ntile | Judge Low | AT LIBERTY ONCE MORE. The Ingleside Suspects charged From Custody by Judge Low. Dis- CHEERING IN THE COURTROOM. A Large Number of Witnesses Called by the Defense Clear the Prisoners. The three boys—for so they may be called—Gardner, Middlemiss and Welch, who were accused of the robbery at the Ingleside track on Christmas day f_)i l‘uq} year, are now free. From the beginning the case of the prosecution looked weak. The final proceed.ngs in the case took | place in Judge Conlan’s courtroom yester- day afternoon, Judge Low presiding. The room was densely crowded, and as the exammation proceeded the crowd grew Jarger and the interest more marked. Policeman Shadric Campbell was the first witness examined. He repeated in st ice the testimony given by the C er policemen relative to the appre- hension of the defendants at the Olympic | Salt Water Pumping Company’s pier on | the night of December 26. Hesaid Middle- miss did most of the talking when ques- tion, until told by Gardner to *‘dry up.” | Captain Lees testified that he had seen Garaner and Midalemiss at the pier ou hit of December 26, and had driven | back to town with Middlemiss in the same buggy, Gardner returning in the patrol wagon. Middlemiss stated to the cantain that Welch was waiting for him at the San | Francisco saloon. He also complained to | the witness that his arrest would be a se- | vere blow to his fami On reaching town the witness questioned Gardner as to his possible share in the robbery. Gardner said he could prove that he was in the theater at the time the affair took place. Policeman Crockett stated he had been ! detailed on the night of December 26 to look for Welch at the San Francisco loon. He found him there, and told him Captain Lees wanted him. Welch asked, ‘What does he want me for, the hold-up?"’ Mr. Gesford, in opening the case for the defense, stated, wi the fa s educed by the testimony, to connect the defendants with the rob- | ber ness liceman Stoddard was the first wit- for the defense. He stated the time and th | him into town. Mi officer’s star bore th | fact the o witness accompanied dlemiss had said the number 413. icer’s number is 415, but { Middlemiss saw it the figures were i inct. Since then, the witn said, the imbering had been “‘fixed.” “You haven’t been fixed yourself, dis- have are said to have returned to town Middlemiss was vi id drunk when he was The car rted for town at 5 o’ciock in the afternoon, and the witn last saw Mid- alemiss getting on an imbound Mission- street car. William Sy an employe at the racetrack, testit that he was on the same car with the officer and Middlemiss, both of whom he recognized when c | fronted by them in court. He rode on Mission-street car with Middlemiss as far as Third street. where he helped him out and lost sight of him, George Fischer said he was in the San Francisco saloon at 7 o’clock on Christmas evening, and remained there about two hours. About 7:15 Welch entered, and a | quarter of an hour Jater Middlemiss came in, being very much under the influence of liguor. John W. Getz said he had known Mid- dlezsiss for some months. He had kim on Christmas night at 7 o'cloc the San Francisco saloon. Some men in loon called his attention to Middle- miss by saying, *Look af that guy carry- ing his load on one side.” Midalemiss was staggering and scemed to lean very heavily toward the right side. The next to occupy the witness-stand | was Joseph Middlemiss, the youthful | member of the trio found with "Gardner on the Olympic pier. He said he was born in San Francisco twenty-three years ago helped aboard by the officer. s 50 good for him and when he and Welch en- tered a car to return to town the witness | was put off by the conductor. A police- | man helped him on another car and bLe re- turned to the San Francisco saloon, where he found Welch. At this stage a recess was taken until | 7:30 in the evening, when William H. | Wesling, proprietor of the San Francisco saloon, testited. He d he saw Middle- | miss in the saloon about 20 minutes aiter 7 o'clock on Christmas evemng. Charles Mnnson of Eureka said he was well acquainted with Middlemiss and had seen him at the junction of Fifth and Mar- ket streets about 7 o'clock on Christmas evening. Daniel Phillipot said he sat with Gard- ner at the Columbia Theater during the matinee on Christmas day. In the even- ing he and Gardner met again and passed the evening together, with Welch and a man named Mulvey, parting company about 11 o’clock. William Fowler, William Tighe, Joh Howard and several other witnesses tes fied to Garduer’s presence in the City on Christmas day. Gardner then took the stand and =aid he had come from Eureka about two months ago, and resided with his sister in Ala- meda. Fe was never arrested before on any charge. Welch then told his storv. He said he had never occupied a room with Gardaner at the Branch House. His remark to the officer who arrested him at the saloon was, he said, merely in jest, as every one was talking about the hold-up. The case was submitted without argu- ment. Judge Low then rose and said: *‘During this preliminary examination [ have endeavored to give the prosecution every chance to make out a case against these defendants. As for the defendants themselves, I have permitted them to re- maiu in custody, under a grave accusation of crime, until they might clear themselyes of all suspicion of guilt. It appears that they have cleared themselves, and I have no right to allow them to be detained any longer.” Cheer upon cheer resounded throughout the courtroom as the Judge took his seat. WAS GIVEN TOO MUCH. Mrs. Hoydenfeldt May Be Compelled to Return Some of Her In- heritance. Under an order to show cause Mrs, Eliza- beth A. Hevdenfeldt must appear before Judge Coffey on January 23 and show why she should mnot return something over $50,000 worth of property, which was dis- trituted to her from Solomon 0. Hevden- feldt’s estate. & The citation was petitioned for by Julius cobs and Charles Ashton, executors of the Heydenfeldt will. They distributed the property to her under the terms of the n ) considerable fullness, | ¢ : and | said the prosecution had altogether failed | that | hortly before 6 o’clock on the even of | Christmasday he saw Middlemiss near the racetrack. The defendant was drunk a | you?” queried Judge Low, rather in- | f Tiaive Claude Hirschler, conductor on the which Middlemiss and Stoddard property was demanded of her, but she showed a marked unwillingness to surren- der it, so the petition to the Probate Court | followed. Another suit was filed in the civil court, the object being to recover the amount of | an insurance.poliey erroneously distrib- | uted to Mrs. zzbeth Heydenfeldt. The | policy was for $10,000 and was made pay- | able to the surviving widow and minor | children. The executors of the will took | the $10,600 from the insurance company and putting it with the estate distributed | it under order of court to the widow, Mrs. Eiizabeth Heydenfeldt. The Supreme Court declared this an error, and further | that the $10,000 was due to the five chil-| dren of Mrs. Elizabeth Heydenfeldt, nne-'; ecizhth to each, the two children of Mrs. Katerina Heydenfeldt, one-eighth to each, and to'Mrs. Elizabeth Heydenfeldt | one-eighth. The civil suit is to compel Mrs. Heydenfeldt to refund the seven- eightbs of the insurance policy which the executors must distribute to the other claimants. The suit is brought by Lester Jacobs, who has charge of the litigation of the Heydenfeldt estate. —— Jordan in Poetry- President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University gave a reading from various poets 5 07 Faverley li ehi the British ship Dunstaffnage evidently last evening at the Girls' High School. A full | of the famous Waverley line, all of which | on S fsiusta Fope oI I nil house greeted the reader, principally students | are named after one ot the other of Scott’s | had & pretty hard time of it. ‘They accuse of the school. He read from the standard alike the rugged gemsol Walt Whitman, the weird thoughts of Poe end the tender senti- American poets, threading for his audience | came to ALONG THE WATER FRONT. The Voyage of the Rhoderick | She was docking and the captain ran her Dhu Marred by a Fatal Accident. HER MATE LOST OVERBOARD. | Captain Healy to Be Tried by Court- martial on the Revenue Cutter Bear. The best-known vessel and one of the most | popular masters in port is the British ship | Rhoderick Dhu, Captain Howe. Sheisone The first time the Rhoderick Dhu San Francisco was in 1875, when Captain Calvert was in command. In 18 heroes. | [ | ments of Lougiellow. The trumpet tones of | she came here again from Newecastle, | charge of mutiny. section 3 of the seawall yesterday. The barkentine Newsboy discharsed a quantity of sulphur there and a number of the Tele- graph Hill boys set it on fire. It took Wharfinger Sullivan and half a dozen men nearly two hours to put the smoldering | mass out. The steam schooner Protection lost her anchor at Little Main street vesterday. | too close in shore. There wasa flaw in the shank of the anchor and when it came | in contact with a mooring pile it snapped | short off. “Nick” Fitzgerald, a well- known character on the front, dived after the missing portion during the afterncon and finally succeeded in getting a rope around it, after which it was hauled on to the wharf. The Italian skip Casabona arrived from terday, after a long passage of From September 29 to October she was becalmed in the South Atlan- tic, and in rounding the Horn she encoun- | tered a number of icebergs. FEarly in No- | | vember a white bark with her foretopmast gone and part of her rigging damaged w en, but her name could not be made out. Fears were entertained fer the safety of the Casabon: one time, and 30 per cent reinsurance was paid. The men who sailed from San Francisco the captain of beating them with belaying- pins and . keeping them without food. sey refused to work, and when the ship ached Liverpool were arrested on a They were found guilty re; | THE WELL- OWN TWE BRITISH SHIP RHODERICK DilU, Y YEARS, T = THAT HAS BEEN [Drawn from a photograph.] AND HER POPULAR COMMANDER. RU TO SAN TFRANCISCO FOR and the patriotism of his hearers was shown in the loud epplause that followed his rendition of the lines to the warship Hartford in the | battle of Mobtle. | WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY, Will Be Celebrated by the Junior Order United American Mechanics. There Is to Be a Parade, Literary Enter tainment and Patriotic Addresses. | The Junior Order United American Mechanics are making arrangements to celebrate in a patriotic manner the an- miversary of the birth of George W ashing- | ton, which occurs this year with its usual | regularity on the 22d of February. and had never been arrested before. | Thisday is the one set apart for celebra- Shortly after noon on Christmas day he | tion by the Junior Order of American met Welch at the San Francisco saloon | Mechanics in all parts of the United and, after a while, went with him 1o the | gi5¢e. The various councils in this City races at the Ingleside track, where they | Nk S OALIaR ST i a remained until after the last race. The |8nd those in Oakland, Alameda and | witness had drunk much more than was | Berkeley will unite in outdoing even the | excellent programme of last year. There | will be a street parade of members of the | order. Odd Feliows’ Hall has been secured, and patriotic addresses will be delivered by speakers to be chosen in the near future. There will also be literary ever- cises by some of the best talent obtainable. | The Daughters of Liberty, an auxiliary of the order, will take part. Advices received at headquarters in this City are to the effect that arrangements for the celebration are being made in every Los Angeles, San Diego, Redlands and Newcastle will have independent celebra- tions, The following is a copy of a circular that has just been issued by the committee having charge of the approaching celebra- tion: To all Patriotic Citizens : This committee con- sists of delegates appointed by the above or- ganization for the purpose of celebrating Washington’s birthday in an eppropriate and & patriotic manner. The Junior Order of United American Mechanics was organized in Germentown, Pa.,in 1853, and now numbers about 300,000 members. It is & patriotic, fraternal and beneficiary or- ganization, whose objects are to hindle the spirit of patriotism and encourage fervent de- votion to the institutions of our glorious coun- try. It numbers among 1ts members some of (h-:lbnghlefl aud ablest men in American pub- lic lite. True Americanism should revere the mem- ory of the immorte1 heroes wio secured for our country _independence and liberty. Chief among those heroes we love the immortal Washington, and cannot ignore or forget the day that gave birth to him who led in the achievementof that independence. Imbued with these sentiments this organiza- tion, finding that the anniversary had been neglected, inaugurated, one year ego, and car. ried into effect, a patriotic ceiebration in honor of the Father of his Country. Encour- eged by the success then achieved, we again appeal to all patriotic citizens for their sym. pathy and supportin ceiebrating the day in s proper manner. This committec have decided to celebrate the anniversary of February 22, 1896, with a suit- able street parade, to be followed’ by literary and musical exercises. In this noble and pa- triotic effort we cordially invite you to partici- pate, and respectfully urge all patriotic citi- zens to assist us with contributions and their hearty co-operation, so that this may be an anniversary to be remembered in the annals of our Ci Auy communicatlons or contribulions may be sent 1o W. 8. Fenn, 206 Sansome street, San Francisco, Cal. Authorized collectors of con- tributions wiil be supplied by the committee with proper credentiais. By order of the com- mitree. MARK LANE, Chairman. CHARLEs . BAKER, Secretary. W. S. FENN, Treasurer. The above circular is hereby approved. H. C. SLl'lmu"\lzer, State Councilor of Ca{’ilm’nh, Jr. 0.U.A. > Attest: George E. Terry, State Council Secre- tary. Last year the members of the order cele- brated the day for the first time in this State. In the East it was observed in many will, but when it came to an appeal they found she had received more than the Su- preme Court decided was her share, The 1 of the large cities. In Pittsburg, Pa.,where there was a procession, there were 14,000 Juniors in line. | overboard. | everything aboard warlike verse claimed much of his attention, |N. 8. W., and in 1892 Captain Howe | | nd given the option of a fine or a month’s brought her out from Liverpool in 119 imprisonment. Asked what they would days. Since that time she has come regu- larly to San Francisco every year, and last | Thursday again put in an appearance aite a rather lengthy passage from Liverpool. During the voyage a fatal accident oc- curred, which cast a gloom over the entire ship and from which the men have not yet | recovered. It happened on October 30, when a furious gale was blowing and the decks were washed continually by tre- mendous seas. While helping the men, and by his presence and aid keeping up their conrage, Second Officer Gerald Scott Coney lost his footing and was washed Lines him sgainst the ship’s counter and he must have been instantly Kkilled, as he sank out of sight a few seconds later. Coney was a member of the Royal Naval Reserve and this was to have been his last trip_on a merchantman. His father and mother both died within a few months of | other and left a considerable fortune | each to their children. Lord Charles Beresford took a great interest in the young man and tried to persuade him to remain in Eng- land and join the navy. urged him to remain by made the ill-fated voyage. Coney was an apprentice on the Rhoder- ick Dhu and learned all his s from Captain Howe. friends and, in consequence, the captain is very much grieved over the fatality. Although well on in years the Rhoderick Dbu is still one of the smartest-looking clippers in the bay. Captain Howe has 1 and span as would be Ina vacht and his men look hale and hearty. Unlike other vesselsin port there has not been a single desertion from the Rhoderick Dhu and when the fact was pointed out to the mate he laughed and said: “Why, we couldn’t drive them away with a_club. They kuow when they are well off.” The ship will discharge at pear-sireet wharf, after which she will his ship, and he 5 > ; IY | Joad wheat for Europe. place in the State where there is a council. | The barkentine Jane L. Stanford has ar- ed at Melbourne, Australia, in the fast time of sixty days from Puget Sound., She loaded lumber at Port Blakeley and the captain told the manager of the sawmill that he would make the run in sixty davs or better. He just managea to keep his word. The revenue cutters Bear, Perry and Rush will dock at Main-street wharf next Monday for an overhauling. While there the inquiry into the charges against Cap- tain Healy will be held on the Rush. The general opinion is that Captain Healy will be exonerated and will take the Bear out again on her next cruise to the Arctic. Two of the principal witnesses against him, Lieutenants Danies and Schwartz, have been again in trouble in Sausalito. In cmuFuuy with Lieutenant Meyers of the Rush they started out to enjoy themselves, and as a result they were unable to climb down the ladder into the boat when the fun was all over. Two of them lost their hold and fell ona sailor named Burns. The latter was badly hurt and now says he is going to prefer charges against the offi- cers, The cruiser Philadelphia sails for San Diego at 10 a. . to-day. Target practice and all kinds of drilt will be gone through in the Santa Barbara channe"]’, and after a stay of six weeks in southern waters the cruiser will return to San Francisco. The steamer Alameda of the Oceanic line sailed for Australian ports yesterday with an unusually large cargo and the following passengers: For Honolulu—Mrs. Alvord, George C. Browne, Dr. E. Bragdon, W. W. Callingham, Daniel Conway, Alfred J. Crane, Miss Anna B, Clapperton, Hon. W. R. Castle and wife, R. H. Draper and wife, George de la Vergne and wife, Andrew Dempster, Mrs. J. Effinger, child and ‘maid, W. R. Farrington, Mrs. R. Mason, Harry Mason, George H. Newton and wife, A. 8. Orr, F. F. Prentiss, W. C. Parke, James Ran- in, George Russi, H. A. Strohmeyer and Mrs. Stowell. For Apia—W. H. For Auckland. Tripp, wite and tiree children. For Sydney—W. H. Banks, wife and son, Mme. Belvallie, A. J. Bondurant, Mrs. Audley Coote, James Duncsn, George Good!and, T. B. Hulme, W. Peter, Charles A. Peterson, Otto Trilling, M. C, Thompscn, Mrs. Webster. The Pacific Mail Company’s Afridi also sailed for Hongkong via Yokohama. She took mno passengers, but has aboard over 5000 tons of cargo. She did not venture to sea, as the bar was breaking, but came to un anchor inside of Fort Point. wift. v. C. M. Browne, McKay There was near being a conflagration atpyelaa Building, rooms 30, 32 an d 34. and lite-buoys were | Miss Campbell Complied With All the | thrown to him, but a return wave dashed | Captain Howe | The two were close | do the sailors exclaimed in a chorus, “We'll do the month.” ENTITLED T0 A PENSION, [ | Attorney Creswell’s Opinion on a School-Teacher’s Appli- | cation. Provisions of the Retire- ment Act. Tn response to a request from the Board | of Education that he give his opinion on the claims of Miss C. E. Campbell, a teacher, to be placed on the list of the teachers’ pension fund, City and County Attorney Creswell has rendered the fol- | lowing opinion: | The factsshow that the School Director to whom Miss Campbeil handed her resignation | er it to the board on or about April uniess in the meantime some act of hould be passed under which | she could.be retired on a pension. The act of March 26, 1895, was such an act. Therefore, when Miss Campbell, on April 12, 1895, in ac cordance with the terms of the pension law, notified the board that she agreed to be bound by ‘and desired to receive the benefits of its | provisions, the board had the power to re- | tire her on a pension either at her request oron its own motion, and should have done | so without taking action on her resignation | upou it appearing to the board that she was pacitated for further teaching and had served as a teacher in the public schools for over twenty-five s. On July 20, 1895, Miss | ser petiticn 10 be retired ‘on & | pension, and, in my sation has the powe scho migh her compliane pinion, the Board of Edu- 10 now retire her, so that iers’ retirement fund courmis- | ce her on the pension list upon | with all the provisions of the ension act. If a pension should be paid to Miss Campoell under the act of March 26, 1895, it would come from the teachers’ pen. sion fund and not from the funds of the School Department.” Miss Campbell entered the aepartment on February 5, 1867, and resigned_March 14, 1895, the resignation to take effect on April 15, 1895. At that time it was antici- | pated that the Legislature would pass a pension act, and Miss Campbell stipulated tha case such a course was pursued be- fore the resignation took effect she was to be allowed to retire under its provisions. The act was approved on March 26, 1895, | and on April 10 following the resignation | was presented at the meeting of the board | d accepied, to take efiect five days & later. Shortly afterward Miss Campbell | filed a notification with the board that she | would be bound by the provisions of the | act, and on July 20 following put in her | application to be retired under the act. Tt is expected that she will be granted | her pension in accordance with the opin- ion of the City and County Attorney. “CHIMMIE FADDEN. The Author of the Famous Sketches | Will Read This Afternoon. Edward W. Townsend, journalist, ana author of the famous “Chimmie Fadden™ sketches, will give a reading from his favorite creation this afternoon in Young Men’s Christian Association Hall. Quite an interesting programme has been arranged in connection with the event, and the author will be introduced to his audience by Samuel M. Shortridge. The musical partof the programme is in charge of Musical Director H. J. Stewart. Donald de Vere Graham and i J. E. Birmingham will assist in this part of the entertainment, the whole of which isto be given under the auspices of the Mercantile Library Auxiliary. The enter- tainment will commence at 3 o’clock. S o Will Investigate Davis. A conference of the members of the Board of | Health was held at Dr. Fitzgibbons' office last | night, when it was decided to investigate the | charges made against Chief Market Inspector Davis. He is accused of passing diseased meat | and 1alsifying his report. e Dr. Mokris, Dentist, has removed to the . |WILL BE A GREAT TEMPLE | Irwin for this season, and also the '9: | theater patrons of the North would have | | CALIFORNIATHEATER | would put up the money wouldn’t have | that. | better theater can be constructed now for | sometimes they make a losing. | and the people appreciative. | building of a theater. | will build the theater here. | John Murphy Knocked Down | tina street, was knocked down and robbed NEW TO-DAY. & BaA ¢ Pure and Sure.” velan ING POWDER. Biscuit, cake, pot pies and buns, Dumplings, puddings, Sally Luns, Muffins, waffles, griddle cakes, The very best it always maxes., WILL BUILD A THEATER. That Is What Manager Heilig Will Do if He Cannot Lease One. Must Protect Over $500,000 in Northern Theaters if He Has to Invest $150,000 Here. S. C. Heilig of Portland, manager of the Northwestern circuit of theaters, is at the | Palace. He has come to San Francisco | with the object of either getting control of one of the theaters or building oune. | T. W. Enos, one of the owners| of two of the theaters which Mr Heilig manages, is with the aforesaid gen- | tleman. He has been looking up the busi- | | ness end of the theater situation here, such as the costs of water and license ix build a theater here. All their investigations in this way have | been satisfact | For some time the people who have | devoted time and money to the theatrical business in the North have felt that they were getting the short end of things. They have a lot of theaters on their hands, and to protect themselves they feel that they must get a better show with | some of the talent that comes to San Fran- cisco but is not allowed to go North unless | a larger percentage is granted to Hayvman & Co. than they feel they can afford to e. Lately the Northwestern circuit lost May com- pany. Other attractions had been kept here for the same reason, when the | 1xes, insurance, light, case they decide to 50 been glad to have had them come there. Mr. Heilig manages five theaters, namely, those at Portland, Tacom: Seattle, Olym- | via and Astoria, and the Spokane theater | is desirous of coming under the same man- | agement, so it practically means the whole upper country. The Markham Grand a2t Portland is an elegant theater, as are those at Tacoma, Seattle and Spokane. They are as fine as the best theaters in San Francisco. The Tacoma and Seattle theaters are owned di- rectly by the capitalists whom Mr. Enos represents. Mr. banker in Tacoras “We've got Tully $330,000 invested in theaters in the North,” he said, “‘and we } feel that we must protect our interests there, even if we have to build a theater bere. In case we decide to do so we have the money in sight. “If we build a theater it will be finer tban anything in San Francisco now, and will be modern in every detail. It will be a theater alone, and nothing else. There will not even be abar. The people who “We can build a great deal cheaper now than we could three or four yearsago. The labor and material are both much cheaper. We would probably put up a building costing $125,000 or $150,000. A $125,000 than for $160,000 a few years ago.” | What the Northern theater-owners want | todoisto make a little money. Atone | time the Tacoma Theater paid 13 per cent. Now, owing to their inability to always | get talent that is booked through New York agencies, their profits have fallen | till there is nothing in the business, and | 1f they had a theater here they would be independent of Mr. Hayman or any other manager, and then could bill their people through the North and make money every where. Manager Heilig vs the best theatrical people, as well as the actors, like | to go North. The theaters are excellent | The trouble is the heavy percentage that is demanded. The idea now is to lease a theater here, if it can be got, and 1f not then serious thought will be given to the There appears to | be no doubt that nnless there is a theater leased the City will have another theater. Mr. Enos has looked over the City con- siderably. He believes another theater, especially of the kind contemplated, and with good talent, would pay. Anyway, he says, even if it losta little, he would make it back in the North. The theater would be erected in one of the best locations on the north side of Market street. The gentlemen have been here several days, and have made a careful study of the situation. They speak conservatively, but evidently with serious intent. Al Hayman, who leases the Baldwin and California theaters, and a string of others in the East,and who thus far has very largely controlled the situation here and in the North, is in the East. Mr. Bouvier has Jately gone there, also. Manager Heilig and Mr. Enos will re- port what they have been able to ascertain hereto the others interested as soon as | they return. To save what money they | have invested, or rather to make their big capital already in, pay a reasonable profit, it is not improbable they It is lease or build the way matters now stand. Mr. Friedlander seems to have no disposition to let go of his Columbia Theater, which he has brought to a condition of handsome pecuniary profit. The only other chance would be, therefore, for Mr. Hayman to give up the Baldwin or California to Mr, Heilig. This he might be loth to do, but friends of Heilig and Enos, who know the money they conld bring to bear in the situation, say it means that or the new theater. and Eobbed of Watch and Money. John Murphy, who lives at 407 Clemen- | near his home yesterday morning at about 2 o’clock by three men. 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