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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 26 1896. ‘THE NEW CHARTER A BE INVALID, {Only One Board of Super- visors Is Provided For. BRUARY 26. AMUSEMENTS. | BALDWIN THEATER.—“The Mountebank. CALIFORNTA THEAT The Bicycle Girl CorvmMpIa THEATER—"The Old Limekiin.' RO8CO'S OPkRa-Housk — ** Pulse of New York T1vorr OrERA-Hovsk.—“Del Freischutz.'" deville. of Killarney.” 1y and Jones streets— | , Feb. 28. 1k to ladies, ORPHEUM.—High-Class Vs L GPROVER'S AICAZAR ATUDITORIUM—C Sousa’s Peeries: VIAVI HALT this afternoon, at MACDONOUGH “11 Trovatore.” #E CruTEs—Dally at Halght street, ast of the Park. 4 Health Tal k. | THERE SHOULD BE TWO. (DAKLAND)—Opera— The Union for Practical Progress Will Take the Matter Up. AUCTION SALES. By SULIIVAN & DOYLE—This day (Wednesday), ) AL Sixth street, at 11 REEIN Co. — Thursday, e, 8t March 5, | Salesroom, 513 California street, CITY NEWS IN BRIEF, The Tavary Company opens at the Mac- donough Theater, Oakland, to-night. Professor Zanzic entertained an audience with sleight-othand performances last even- ing AGAINST THE CONSTITUTION. ‘John M. Reynolds Finds What He Considers Fatal Defects in the Instrument, Attorney: ative 1o s ieneral has rendered an opin- everal points in the county fee Haslett & Bailey, warehouse proprietors, | e vesterday attached for $10,545 for arrears A defect which is believed by those who | have studied the matter to be a fatal oue | has been discovered in the proposed | charter for the City and County of San | Francisco which the Board of Freeholders, | elected on November 6, 1894, drafted dur- P. Hooper has petitioned for letters of stration over the estate of John J. M- Kafer, & cattleman of Harlan, Towa, itied suicide yesterdsy through de- cy. Governor Budd has appointed Philip Lee -colonel. ipreme Court hes decided that the sary law is special and local, and, there- , unconstitutional. re will be an appeal in the Higgins case, ba u & novel point, viz., & plea of Sunday’s concert. M. Re olds claims to have discovered defects in the proposed new charter r it invalid. ith has been ousted from his rney for the San Francisco and osd Company. phy, Li jor Cook and Repeator were the win- Bay District yesterday. nee Luigi of the Cristoforo Colombo re- & slight contusion of the left shoulder e at Burlingame on last Sunday. Wilbeck, knocked down bya on Sunday afternoon last, s yesterday morning. Los Angelés, chairman of entral Committee, is in the E was made to rob George Knapper streets earl was possib inaries have been arranged, ne will file his bonds as rchitect of che new ferry depot w. or Budd o pital fficially inspected the Re- > patients should be kept in ttery against J. G. Bennett ephone and Telegraph Com- preferred by his wife, was dismissed by e Campbell yesterday. »perty-owners of Ninth avenue do not want & bituminous pavement at their own ex- pense and will visit the Board of Supervisors o express their opposition. The will of Mendel Esberg has been filed for te. Heleft the bulk of his estate to his There were some charitable bequests oned in hi> testament. and foggy to-night and Wednesday . becoming fair during Wednesday: '"has been predicted for to-day by Fore- 1 W. H. Hammon. has patented a clever device for utiliz- sunlight by means of a reflecting glass uses of & stereopticon. The new Viticultural College will have an office and make a display of the products of the vine at thé new State Board of Trade heedquarters at 16 Post street. The Union League Club held a meeting yesterday. It arranged for a rally for the re- ception of the Republican State Central Com- mittee next Saturday evening. The Harbor Commissioners are in favor of the establishing of a free produce market on the water front, and President Colnon has been deputed to arrange t inaries, M. E. Oliver, & grainer, has been separated his mother-in-law, -t, who refuses to clothes and tools. ara made the fast run of San Francisco to Mel- ving her fore, main arried away in a gale. ng. who was appointed ools and rejected, has n % ion of right of way agent San Francisco and San Joaquin Velley WRY d has decided that the 5000 neisco and North Pacific pany placed in pledge for the certain ngreements, must be turned he Donahue estate. Public Administrator has petitioned for s of administration over the estate of n Renton. Renton died July I8, 1891, 1g & will under which the late John J. non was appointed administrator. Mo. v's death causes a vacancy which the | Jlic Administrator wants to fill, | aid-de-camp on his staff with rank of | Cripple, Red Will, Belli- | e has given his views on the state of | erday, and expressed the | | ing January, 189 | Oneof the stanchest opponents of the charter is John M. Reynolds of the Union | for Practical Progress, who has been study- | ing the matter for months past. Recently Mr. Reynolds found, as he believes, that the document is in diréct conflict with | the constitution of the State, and, after a consultation with a number of prominent attorneys, he has laid the matter before the organization which he represents. “Iam free to state,” said Mr. Reyrolds vesterday, “that 1 am opposed to the charter, because it puts too much power in the hands of one man—the Mayor—and { have peen looking for some defect in it | | | Wil best serve the interests of this City. “I am satisfied that I have found it. The constitution of this State provides that in consolidated governments of cities and counties, where the popnlation exceeds 100,000, there shall be two Boards of Super- visors, or houses of legislation, of twelve | men each. ‘‘See whether sections 7 and 8 of article II of the constitution of California do not bear meout. Section 7 reads as follows: City and county governments may be con- solidated and merged into one municipal gov- ernment with one set of officers and may be incorporated under general laws providing for the incorporation and organization of corvor- ations for municipal purposes, The provisions of this constitution applicable to cities, and | also those applicable to counties, so far as not | inconsistent nor prohibited to cities, shall be | applicable to such municipal government. In consolidated city and county governments of more than 100.000 population there shall be two Boards of Supervisorsor houses of legisla- tlon, one of which, to consist of twelve per- sons, shall be elected by general ticket from the city and county at large and shall hold of- fice for the term of four vears, but shall be so classified that after the first election only s shall be elected every two vears; the other, to consist of twelve persons, shall be elected every two years and shall hold office for two years. Any vacancy occurring in the office of Super- visors, in either board, shall be filled by the Mayor or other executive officer. Sec. 8. Any city containing a population of more than 100,000 inhabitants may frame a charter for its’ own governmen 1consistent with and subject to the constitution and laws of this State by causing & board of fifteen free- holders, who snall have been at least five years qualified electors thereof, to be clected y the qualified voters of said city at any eneral or speciel election, whose duty it shail e, within ninety days after such election, to prepare and provose a charter for such city, which shail be signed in duplicate by the members of such boaid or a majority of them and returned, one copy to the Mayor thereof or other chief executive officer of such city, and the other to the Recorder of Deeds of the county. Such proposed charter shell then be published in two daily papers of general cir- culation in such city for at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the quali- fied electors of such city at a general or special election, and, if & majority of svch qualified electors’ voting thereat shall ratify the same, it shall thereaiter be submitted to the Legisla- ture for its approval or rejection as a whole, withou t power of alteration or amendment. “Thus, you see that two Boards of Super- visors are expressly provided for, and after the Board of Freeholders has filed its re- port there is no power given any one to change the result of their deliberations, even the Legislature being prohibited from so doing. “Now, witness how the Freeholders ignored the constitution and placed the power of legislation in the hands of a single Board of Supervisors. Here is what the charter says in its opening paragraphs regarding the Supervisors: ARTICLE IIL Legislative Department. CHAPTER L OF THE SUPERVISORS. Section 1. The legislatiive power of the City and County of San Francisco shall be vested NEW TO-DAY. eauty an Purity oundinCuticura CUTICURA realizes the greatest of human blessings, a skin without Blemish and a Body nourished with Pure Blood. SPEEDY CURE TREATTIENT for ev ery form of Skin, Scalp, and Blood Disease, with loss of Hair. — Warm baths with CUTICURA SOAP, gentle applications of CUTICURA (ointment), the great skin cure, and mild doses of CUTICURA RESOLVENT, the new blood purifier, Sold throughout the world. British depot: F. PorTER DEUG %D CHEMICAL COBPORATION, Newnzry & Soxs, 1, King Edward st., London. Bole Proprietors, Boston, U, 8. A. to prove that it is not the instrument that | in a legislative body which shall be designated the Borrd of Supervisors; such body is also designated in this charter the Supervisors. _Sec. 2. The Board of Supervisors shall con- sist of twelve members, wilo_shail be elected by general ticket from the City and County at Xar_ge and shall hold office for two years. Sec. 4. Seven members of the borrd shall adjourn from day to day and compel the ui- tendance of absent members in such manner and under such penalties as the board may prescribe, _“Only one Board of Supervisors pro- vided for. The charter is clearly in con- flict with the constitution and must fall. 1 have consulted Mr. Metson of the law firm of Reddy, Campbell & Metson, C. A. Reynolds and other prominent attorneys, and they all agree with me that the instru- ment is invalid. ‘It seems incredible that a Board of Frecholders composed ofintelligent, think- Ing men, some of them attorneys, should have made such a mistake. I would hardly like to accuse the corporations with hay- ing tools in the board, but perhaps they had, and this fatal oversight may be the result of their fine work.’ DECISION REVERSED. Important Ruling of the Court of Ap- peals Affecting Commission- = Houses. The United States Court of Appeals has reversed the ruling of Judge McKenna in the case of Dimend et al. against John C. Quinn, late Collector of Internal Revenue. It was one of a dozen suits brought by the Revenue Collector to collect a tax levied by him on commission-houses for being engaged in the wholesale liquor business. The firm of Williams, Dimond & Co. and others bought liquor in specific quantities for foreign agents and charged a commission of 214 to 5 per cent, plus the cost of the liguor. They refused to pay the tax and Judge McKenna heid they were not liquor- dealers, The Court of Appeals reversed his decision and held that the commission men might recover from tire Collector the tax illegally collected from them. Judge Gilbert rendered the opinion, Judge Haw- ley assenting; Judge Morrow dissented. This will have a bearing on the many cases of a similar character now pending in the lower court. e B PIGEOKS, Myriads of Pretty Birds Have Destroyed the Madrone Berries. Them in Large Numbers—Their Queer Departure. C. C. Martin, a pioneer of over forty four years in the Santa Cruz Mountains, and who owns an extensive grove of red- woods at Glenwood, on the narrow-gauge railroad, is at the Grand. The white-bearded Californian was the intimate friend of Mountain Charley, | whose head was torn open by a powerful | grizzly in the redwoods, and waited on him through his illness till he recovered. | It was a great surprise, for Mr. Martin had many a night watched the pulsations of his brain. Mr. Martin says there have for several s past been an enormous number of | wild pigeons in the Santa Cruz Mountains, | The number has fully equaled the swarms | that filled the mountains four vears ago, when hunters were almost surfeited with the number which they bagged. They were as fat, too, as en any former period when they made their visits. The pretty birds always seem to know the madrone and piona berries are 1l, otherwise they do not come. Their coming is mysterious and without any previous indication. They have come constitute a quorum, but & less number may | So Plentiful That Any One Could Get | PANAMA RATES 10 COME DOWN. A Crucial Test Between the Two Water-Route Carriers. PACIFIC MAIL TACTICS. Everything Done to Discourage Traffic by Way of the Isthmus. SCHWERIN CALLED TO TIME.] The Panama Railroad Company Has Made a Demand for a Greatly Reduced Tariff. Things are not as harmonious between the Pacific Mail Steamship Company and the Panama Railroad Company as tney might naturally be expected to be between corporations that bound themselves in a mutual compact only a few months ago. Kver since the famous Huntington-Sim- mons contract the developments have been of such a character as to permit the South- ern Pacific and other transcontinental companies to increase rates and to force freight over the Southern Pacific Railroad. The increase of rates by the transconti- nental lines was at once followed by an increase in the rates for eastbound busi- ness via Panama. These rates are made | by the Pacific Mail Company, while the westbound rates are in the hands of the Panama Railroad people. In a recent dispatch 1t was stated that one steamer of the Panama Railroad’sline on the Atlantic, the Allianca, had to make its last trip from Colon to New York en- tirely without ¢argo. According to the recently ratified agree- ment the Paciric Mail is pledged to run aline of steamers to Panama from San Francisco, and thus to furnish the steam- ersof the Panama people on the Atlantic with all the freight they require. The reason assigned by the Pacific Mail Company for its failure to deliver the | requisite amount of business to the Pan- ama roaa is that the Central American and west*coast traffic is so heavy that there was not room enough on the Pacific Mail steamers for through freight. It is also stated that for its violation of this provision of the contract the Pacific Mail Company will have to pay an indem. nity to the Panama Railroad Company, arbitration to determine the amount. | This arrangement appeared to many merchants here to be a new way of utiliz. ing the Panama Railroad Company as a catspaw for the Southern Pacific by vir- tually paying the Panama Railroaa a sub- sidy in the disguise of a penalty. When E. H. Hinton, the general agent f the Panama Railroad Company in this v, had his attention called to this situ- ation he emphaticaily denied that there was any such scheme with the knowledge or consent of the company. “Our people,’” | he added, “I am sure would not them- | selves be a party to any such arrange- ment. We are in the field for the business we propose to have. The trouble has sim- | ply arisen from the withdrawal of the Pa- | cific Mail steamers from the Atlantic side | and the Panama steamers from this side. [Sketched from life C. C. Martin, Who Has Lived for 44 Years in the Redwoods of the Santa Cruz Mountains. by a “Call” artist.] in such numbers as to almost shut out the light of the sun. They have also broken off limbs in plenty by their weight. The pigeons have, however, all about got ready to go, as the end of the berry season has come. “There have been a Erent many birds this year, indeed,” said Mr. Martin. ‘“I'he madrone berries were especially fine and plentiful. There were also a great many other berries. ““A great many of the pigeons have been killed. There is a good deal of other gzame there, too, as for instance, deer, rabbits and quail.” There are gray squirrels, too, but I'do not allow the latter to be shot immediately about me. I have eighty acres of redwoods in one place coveringa glade and some 1200 acres over which the trees grow more or less thickly. I should say there are some millions of trees there, but I am not cutting any of the redwoods, but am keeping them as an heirloom te my family. % “l have lived in the mountains forty- four years, having settled in them when there was but one house between me and Mission San Jose. Mountain Charley, who had his head torn open by the grizzly, had the closest call for his life I ever saw. The skull was either broken or raked clear for a space three by four inches. In the early times grizzlies liter- ally swarmed through my redwoods.” Mr. Martin came to California first forty- seven years ago as a sailor on board the | ship Jobn M. Mayo. *“At that time,” said he, ‘“where the Palace Hotel now stands was a high sandhill, and it was an actual fact that the water came well up toward the hill."” ‘We are both arranging to supplement our services, and then, I think, there will be -no more trouble.”” A different story is told, however, by others who have knowledge of what is transpiring between the hedas of the two companies. It is stated that the Pacific Mail is deliberately doing everything that it can to discourage through shipmentsvia Panama, with the view of diverting such traflic to the Southern Pacific Railroad. Manager Schwerin of the Pacific Mail is often applied to for westbound rates over | the Panama route, which the Panama peo- ple alone havethe right to make. Instead, | however, of referring applicants to Mr. | Hinton, the local general agent of the | company, he has been telling shippers | either that he does not know to whom they | snould apply or he has referred them fo | the New {’ork office of the Panama com- | pany. Yet he has no reason for this pe- | culiar conduet, for he with many of the local merchants have received the circular of that company stating that Mr. Hinton is again prepared to quote rates for west- bound business. But the best evidence that there is seri- ous friction between the two contracting companies is shown in the fact that on the 10th of this month the Panama Railroad gave notice to the Pacific Mail Company that it desired the eastbound rates reduced to a figure that would insure business for the Panama route. The rates fixed when the recent advance was made was 60 cents per 100 pounds for those commodities that were most largely shipped via the isthmus. This was an in- crease of about 25 cents per 100 pounds, and developments since then have demon- i | | strated that the advance was too great to attract business over the longer route. _Whileaccording to the contract the Pa- cific Mail has the rightto make eastbound rates, the Panama Company has still a voice in the matter. The latier compa- 1y's position in the matter was thus stated by Mr. Hinton in an interview published in THE CaLy of January 15, 1896: *“While the Panama Railroad may not actually ublish the tariff of rates on eastbound business, it retains a controlling influence in determining from time to time what such rates shall be.” The new tariff suggested by the Panama Railroad people makes a radical reduction. It provides that the existing 60 cent rate be reduced to 40 cents, a_reduction of 33%4 per cent. The Pacific Mail people are of course opposed to this, as their steamers have ample to do in carrying Central American freight, and they are conse- quently not desirous of acceding to any- thing that would stimulate the through business to the decrease of their more profitable local traffic, to say nothing of the effect such a reduction would have on shipments over the Southern Pacific Rail- road. The outcome of this effort on the vart of the Panama Railroad Company to make the Pacitic Mail Steamship Com- Eany live up to the spirit of its contract is eing watched with great interest in ship- ping circle BUDD AT THE HOSPITAL. He Makes an Official Investigation of the Premises. Governor Budd paid an official visit to the Recelving Hospital yesterday morn- ing. He was accompanied by Health Offi- cer Lovelace, Dr. Morse of the Board of Health and Sheriff Whelan. They were received by Police Surgeon Weil, who pointed out the need of better and more modern facilities in many branches of the hospital service. The Governor found no cause for complaint, except in régard to the insane ward. He declared it was the worst place he wasever in, and added, “I would not keep hogs in such a place, and it is an outrage that the City does not make better provision for the unfortunate insane.”” He promised to recommend to the Board of Health that the insane ward be transferred to some other building, as ‘he did not believe tne hospital should be cumbered with the care of insane patients. CRAB-FISHERS TRICKED, They Took a Tow-Line Which Pulled Them Into a Jus tice’s Court. Davis and His Pistol—Four Men Fined for Neglecting to Pay the State License. Deputy Fish Commissioners Al Wilson and Da crab-fishers last Monday. There is a State law making it compulsory for all | crab fishermen to pay a State license of §5 a year, the money going to the support of the commission and the hatcheries. Around the San Francisco Bay are dozens { of men who make a livimg by catching | | crabs outside of the heads. These men have persistently refused to pay the State license and have resorted to all sorts of tricks to avoid payment. On Monday the two deputies started across the bar for the return of the crab- fishing boats. in a bunch late in the afternoon the deru(ics in the launch called out to the fishermen to throw them a line. The four were only too glad to receive a ‘“lift,” as they supposed, because the wind had gone down and there was every prospect of a hard pull along the water front from Fort Point to the Vallejo-street wharf. ‘Within three minutes four boats were in tow of the launch, and their occupants were loud in their expression of thanks to the men in the launch for their kindness of heart. The crabbers’ faces beamed with joy as they settled back on their seats while their boats cut through the water. Wilson and Davis smiled grimly, and when well inside of the heads head’ed the launch for the Marin County shore. Then the men in the boats in tow began to look uneasy as the San Francisco shore began to recede. A little later they began to esture thal they wanted to go in that gireclion, and for the launchmen o cast off the tow-lines. The deputies laughed and pointed toward Sausalito. By this time the crab-fishers began to realize that there was something wrong,and one got out his knife to cut the tow-line. Davis arose in the stern of the launch and, drawing a revolver, yelled, “If you cut loose I'll blow your blamed head off!"” That was all the argument the fishermen wanted, and though they raved and swore like pirates no one tried to cut his tow- line. The four, whose names are F. Sla- vina, P. Sorantino, N. Slavina and F. Neroso, were taken to Sausalito under arrest. The reason for taking them across the bay was because there would be less trouble in securing convictions than there is in the San Francisco police courts. The men were taken at once’ before Jus- tice of the Peace Batrue, who compelled them to pay their licenses and fined them | §$18 for the costs. CENTRAL PACIFIC SUED, Patents to Mineral Land Northern Counties in Dispute. in The Government Commences Action to Remove the Claims of the Railroad. District Attorney Foote yesterday re- ceived instructions from Washington to bring suit at the instance of the United States Government against the Central Pa- cific Railroad Company to relinquish title to 9366 acres of land long since heid by that corporation. The suit will be brought against the Central Pacific as the successor of the California and Oregon Railroad Company. The claim is set forth by the Unitea States Government that this vast acreage was erroneously patented to the corpora- tion in question, and action isnow brought to set aside the same, as the time for such a proceed:ng would expire under the act of limitations of March 3, 1891, on next Monday. The land in dispute is located in the counties of Butte, Sutter, Tehama, Yuba and Shasta, in the State of California. It is valued at upward of $1,000,000. Much of this land was patented because of the fact that at the time the railroad company filed its maps of the survey under the act of July 25, 1866, and the withdrawals were allowed by the Secretary of the Treasury, the land was held to be of a mineral character and was exempt from the pateut afterward issued. Some of the land had also been pre-empted by home- steaders. E Suit is brought at this time to prevent the rights of the Government from being barre ————————— ‘Watson to Be Chosen. It has been decided that Ambrose Watson, late clerk of Judge Conlan’s Police Court, will | take the place leit by Harry Morris in the County Clerk’s office. Uounty Clerk Curry has decided not to put Morris back and so Watson has been selected for the place, s played a mean trick upon four | When the latter appeared | | working plans for the new ferry depot is ALONG THE WATER FRONT Architect Swayne Will Supervise the Erecting of the Ferry Depot. THE FREE PRODUCE ' MARKET. Fast Trip of the Oimara to Melbourne After Losing All Her Topmasts. The difficulty between Architect E. R. Swayne and the Brown estate over the almost a thing of the past. At the meet- ing of the Harbor Commissioners yester- day Mr. Swayne presented his contract, which he wished the board to sign. After a few modifications suggested by Presi- dent Colnon and which were agreed to by Swayne's attorney it was decided to sign the contract next Thursday, when the architect will furnish a $10,000 bond for the careful carrying out of the work. In this manner another step toward the beginning of the depot will have been accomplished, The request of the fruit-growers of Sutter County for a free market on the water front led to a long discussion. President Colnon championed the cause of the farmers and it was finally left to him to arrange thede- tails of the preliminary work looking toward the establishment of such a free market as the farmers seem to desire. Superintendent Wilder uf the Southern Pacific wrote in regard to the complaint of Wells, Fargo & Co. that the latter was compelled to pay rent at the ferry. Wilder denied that such was the case and said that the express company was simply charged tolls. The Commissioners decided to allow the two companies to fight out the toll question alone. NEW TO-DAY. Dame Nature alone ‘produced the delicious flavor in the “MAN- TELL” cigar. No drug has ever ‘been found to equal it. Are there any coun- try dealers not yet sup~ plled? It so we'll ship Mantells on approval carriage both ways free THE WERTH NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS, n“yl (AL NAYMAN Ano Co, N{Ncoi? ] ILHEATRE PROPS. Two Weeks' Engagement—The Favorite Actor, FREDERICK WARDE | And His Celebrated Company. | TO-NIGHT and Friday Night and Sa‘. Matinee, C“THE NOUNTEBANK.” Thursday........... “THE LION’S MOUTH"" | Saturday (only time) e MVIRGINIUS” A WEEK WITH SHAKESPEARE ! Chief Engineer Holmes drew, the atten- tion of the board to the fact that the steamer Hiawatha had charged $8 for sup- plying water to one of the State’s pile- drivers. This he considered about twelve times more than should have been charged acccording to the rates laid down by the Supervisors. No action was taken in the matter, as the members of the board will await the action of the Grand Jury. The sealing fleet has been heara from again. The schooner J. P. Eppinger was spoken off the Farailones last Saturday with 700 skius aboard. These have all been taken on the coast and is considered to be aremarkable catch for this time of the year. The captain reported having lost a boat and three men, but the schooner Mary C, which arrived from Drake’s Bay yesterday, reports leaving the boat and men safe and sound at that point. The Mary C also brought down the boat of the steamer Willamette, which the captain sent ashore to notify San Francisco that his vessel was in distress. The men came here overland and the boat was towed down. The reconstructed steamer AI-Ki will leave for Alaska on March 1 next. Splendid passenger accommodations have been built on her and she wiil be one of the finest vessels in the fleet that regu- larly run to Sitka. The Mexico and City of Topeka are already on the Sound and : | when the Queen joins them next June the down the bay in the launch and waited | Pacific Coast Steamship Company will have four vessels pl. Clark were all arrested yesterday on charges of petty larceny by the Harbor Police. Brown robbed L. Heinrich fishermen, not recognizing the deputies, | While the latter was asleep and Burns stole three razors from L. Acosta, 515 East street. Brown and Heinrich are contor- tionists who came here to get an engage- ment at the Orpheum. Clark is a sailor who stole a knife and a razor from his boarding-master. The British ship Oimara, which left here on December 25 last, made the smart run of 62 days 1o Melbourne, Australia. She was caught in a succession of gales and lost her fore, main and mizzen top- masts during the run. 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Splendid Electric Production of “DER FREISCHUTZ” R “THE SEVEN CHARMED BULLETS” The Most Wondrous Brocken Scene Ever Shown in This City. CASTS INCLUDE: Jda Valerga, Kate Marchi, Anna Schnabel, John J. Kaffael, Marcel Perron, West, Arthur Boyce. Grand Chorus {——Superb Orchestrat Next Week—‘‘RIP VAN WINKLE Popular Prices—25c and 50c. THE AUDITORIUM. Corner of Eddy and Jones sts. FRIEDLANDER, GOTTLOR & Co., LesseesdManagers FRIDAY, SATURDAY, SUN- DAY, Fet. 28, 29 and March 1. = NEES—2 SATURDAY and SUNDAY. Sousa’s PEERLESS BAND. Violinist. CH, Soprano, ARTHUR PRYOR,Trombone E ATS—25¢. 50c, 75¢ and $1. | sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. NA EVA FAY. AN APPROVED LENTEN DIVER- SION IS SHOOTING the CHUTES and TRIPPING THE TROLLEY ! Concerts Afternoon and Evening. ‘ADMISSION. 10 CENTS: Children (including Merry-Go-Round Ride), 10¢ ngin Alaskan waters, | Albert Brown, Jobn Burns and Thomas | MONDAY, MARCH 2.—— sday, | Mr. Warde's Latest Success, ivie | KING LEAR Latinee | Pronounced a Triumph by the Press. Tuesday (only time), DAMON and PYTHIAS |~ Mr. Warde ‘as Dam ir. Herman as Pythias. | Wednesday and Saturday Nights, | JULITUS CcCaEsAR, Mr. Warde as Brutus, Mr. Herman as Cassius, Charles Sutton as Antony. | Every Play Superbly Mounted! | Every Scene a Picture! The Foremast Company of America! EXTRA—Sunday Night, March 1, GRAND POPULAR CONCERT! | Monaa; Friday | saturday First appearance of the Parisian violinist, MAR- | SICK, in conjunction with PADE FSKT (fare, well appearance). £# Prices—$1 to $3. Seat ready 10-DAY. PREESE 1 Al HAYMAN ©Co. |MCORPD THEATRE | ~ors EVERY NIGH his W, Only! MATINEE SATURDAY The 1dol of the Fun JOLLY N MCE N IR And Her Excellent Farce-Comedy Company, pre- seuting “THE BICYCLE GIRL!" Bright Mus! ¥ Songs, Pretty Dan Beautiful Elaborate Costumes, Effective Scenery. Monday, March 18 and | ALCAZAR TO-NIGHT—NO MATINEE TO-DAY—THE THE CARLETON OPERA COMPANY! | In Sir Julius Benedict’s | “LILY OF KILLARNEY I 8@~ The Operatic Success of the Season. PRICES—15¢, 25¢, 35¢, 50¢ and 75e. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY, PRICES—15¢, 25¢, 35¢ and 50c. Monday—“FRA DIA LO.” Three nights only. calwe, TRIEDLATOLR.GOTTLOD & co- LeS5es AnbrrasERs - WE_ ARE TURNING STILL ] PEOPLE AWAY! ‘The Charming Comedienne, KATIE PUTNAM “THE OLD LIME KILN” And Delightfal Little GERTIE CARLISLE In New Songs and Dances. Next Monday—*‘A Railroad Ticket’ MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. The Handsomest Family Theater in America. WALTER MOROSCO, Sole Lessee and Manages THIS EVE G AT EIGHT, Howard Taylor's Masterpiece, PULSE OF NEW YORK! In Which Will Be Introduced New and Astounding Mechanical Effects. The vated Rall- ad! The Sensational Fire Scene! EVENTING PR 250 and 50c. Famlily Circle and Gallerv. 102. Usual Matinees Saturday anda Sunday. ORPHEUM. O'Farrell Street. Between Stockton and Powall. TO-NIGHT AND DURING THE WEEK NEW PEOPLE! 4 NEW ACTS! A Brilliant List of Celebrities! THE BROS. DIANTA. FOREMAN and FANNAN, THE ROSSLEYS, ELLA ELLIS, THE PANTZERS, THE WILTONS, And Last Week of the Favorites, CARROLL JOHNSON & BILLY CARTER Reserved seats, 26c: Balcony, 10c: Opera cnalry and Box seats. 50c. MACDONOUGH THEATER (OAKLAND). Marie Tavary Grand Opera Company. TO-NIGHT — “IL TROVATORE. To-Morrow (Popular _Prices), “Boh Thursday Evening (Farewell), “Carmen. Secure seats n ad vance. AN ILLUSTRATED HEALTH TALK —==WILL BE GIVEN— TO LADIES AT THE. VIAVI LECTURE HALL, 2804-6-8 Van Ness Avenue, near Vallejo Street, Wednesday, February 26th, At 2:30 o'clock P. M. Ladies are cordially invited to attend whether patients of the Viavi home treatment or not. RACING! RACING! RACING! CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB. WINTER MEETING Beginning Thursday, February 20, BAY DISTRICT TRACK. S Races start at 2:00 P. M. sharp. McAllister and Geary street cars pass the fae. THOS. H. WILLIAMSJR., President. * R. B. MILROY. Secretary.

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