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., THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 24, 1896. > HOW LOGAN WAS. BEATEN, An 0dds-On Choice, He Was Crowded Against the Rail by Monita. A CLAIM OF FOUL DISALLOWED. Harry Griffin Rode a Sensational Fin- ish on Artist—Montallade at 20 to 1 Won Easily. There appears to be no difficulty what- ever in knocking over the hottest sort of a favorite at the Bay District. Only one day | last week Greyhurst, a “moral” in a two- year-old event and a 1 to 8 favorite in the and yesterday Logan, the iron horse, had his colors lowered by the cheap selling- plater Monita, in & seven and a half fur- long race, decided over the treacherous in- side course. Alex Shields’ old campaigner was held at 2 to 5 and 1 to 3 in the books, and whether or not he was defeated by fair means is questionable; at any rate the majority of those who witnessed the race think he was not. According to the condi- tion of the race Logan carried 135 pounds and was ridden by W. Shields. X The favorite was not prominent until the hill down the back stretch was reached, when he shot to the front, fol- lowed by Monita with Shaw up. The two horses then engaged ina very pretty strug- ie, fighting it out head and head.” A fur. ong from the wire Logan faltered, but Shields urged him with the whip and he responded. Abouta hundred yards from the finishing-post, Shaw, who at some period of his career must have worked in a lemonade manufactory, could not resist the temptation offered” and ‘lay too,” saueezing Logan against the fence. Shields momentarily stopped riding, and when Shaw took off the screws, again went to work on his mount and was making rapid strides to the front, when Shaw again bore in and Logan was beaten a head, with his betting ring, was ingloriously defeated, | rider sitting up straight in the saddle. —— “*THE CALL” RACING CHART. Fol’“elh day of the California Jockey Club’s Winter [lleeting, 1895-1896. Weather fine. Track, Monday, March 23, 1896, Bay District Track slow. 88 FIRST RACE—Five and a half furlongs; selling; maidens; three-year-olds and upward; « purse $300. P = Betting, Index. | Horse, age, weight. [se] % | s sur. | Fin. Jockeys. M 777 | 12 T 0 8 840 | & 315 | 2 3 115 . n 3 3 876 |Canvasback, 3. | 8 7 543 |swer: . 100 200 bad Yucatan IT, 3. | 22 8 62" |Peoples 40 60 824" Ruinart, 3 ‘ 7 5% [ 73 |Mclnty 50 20 764 |Guilla filly 9 63 | 814 [E. Jones g T 744 |Nebita (Ben! . ‘ 12 a2l 93" |Chevaller.. 500 830 |Fond Hope, 4.... 514 9 1013 | Piggott . 4 550 |La Flecha, 3 11 3 11 10 |Rouillier .. 7 869 |Addeladi, | 5 1235 |Fisgeraid 150 765 Nettie I 0 36 owan . 783 |*Tubero: 3 145 |Henness; 60 128 |Conchit 1 153 [Coady.. 40 788 |Manbattan, 5..... 116 |Wildermuth 500 gate used. Won easily. Wwinner, . *Formerly Agnes B mare. B. Schreiber’s b. £, by George Kinney-Flitaway. 89(), SECOND RACE—Four furlongs; two-year-olds; colis and geldings; penalties; allowances: JU. purse $400. T T > ] 1 teing. Index.| Homewenmnt. |se| % | % | % | & | ;o op 1%, (849) Rey del Tierrs... 112, 1 in | 1n 754 |Roselle. 108 3 310 | 2n 887 | Searboro 2 21 | 310 7:2 |Tortoise 1 110 | 410 5 5 5 ting-gate used. Won driving. Time, :513. Winner, Cambridge stable’s b. c., by Prince of Norfolk-Haidee. 89] . TEIRD RACE—Six furlongs; selling; thr ee-year-olds and upward; penalties; purse $400. - - memi Horse, age, welght. Sl.‘ 1% 15 % ; str. | Fin l Jockeys. 0’,’,_““"5]‘ lerciiz i EEEEDEE | 885 | Artist, 5.. m 1 | |53 |45 | | 135 78 |Catch Em 08| 7 | 215 |11 75 Morven, 108 2 | 115" | 20 | 72 Sweet Rose, 5.... 94) 6 |. 82 |62 2 108] 8 | |83 |32 8 108| 5 |68 |51 100 76 |Huntsman, 108 4 {4n |78 100 Repeater, 4 10| 8 d7n 8% it 00 872 |Jack Rich 11| 9 935 |9 C. Slanghte 40 ...... Fair Faith, 4......110/10 110 10 Cochran.. 5 Starting- Won driving. Winner, G. Gilman's b. b., by imp. Darebin - Hirondelle. Time, 1:15% 899, X YURTH RACE—One and an elghth miles 4. conditions; purse $400. : over four hurdles; selling: penalties; allowances: Jldex.i Jockers. | gpetting, 878 | Bellringer. a (781) | Three Forks, 766 Templemore. a 774 [70C, 4... 846 |Arrival, 5 771 |Rogation, 4. Horse, age, weight. | Sz.’ | | Won easily. Starting-gate uses 2:07. * Fell first jump. Winner, F. M. Taylor' b. g, by Troubadour-Boseselle. Time, 893 "FIFTH RACE—Seven and a half furlongs; Jo. inside course: allowances: purse $400 T T Index. | Horse,age, weight. | sl % | % % str. | Fin. Jockeys. Ogfl""lél | 3 3 71 |Monita5.........120/ 3 | 4% | & 24 | 25 | 1n 6 137/ 2| 8n | 3n | 13 { 1n | 215 |W. Shieid 12 28 {4122 | 2n | 4n" | 4n | 8Sn |T.Murphy..l|'8 1 1] 113411 | 8 3n 4h |C. Slaughter. 6 515 | 41 3h 5 5 Hennessey . 20 Winner, M. Schwart; 2's b. g, by St. Saviour-Nightha wk. Time, 1:4114. 894 SIXTH RACE—Seven furlongs; three-year-olds; conditions; allowances; purse $400. Index. i Eorse, age, welght. ‘ su| % | % % | str. | Fim. Jockeys. lO]l)k"m& 840 |Montallads 4| 41 41 4%, | 55 (880) | Decision siu1s Tasthan-diag 883 |Benham 5| 31g | 31 32 2h 883 | Rebellio; 2| 5T | 54 | 54 | 4n £83 | Dare Dolla 1{ 21 | 2h 2h 3n %60 |Senator Blan 6|7 |én (7 81 848 |Edgemount. 7| 6n | 7 62 | 7 % gate used. 214, “THE CALL” To-day’s Entries at RACING GUIDE. Bay District Track. In races where the horses have no record at the distance to be run the records st the next nearest @latance are given. Abbrevistions—F., fast; Fa., fair; H., heavy; m., , mile; £., furlong; *, about. FIRST RACE—Six furlongs; selling. 1. | Best | B Index. " Name. |Lbs record.| Dist. ‘Lbs;Th; Owner. Pedigroe. 863 | Pollock.... . 1614 %6 |106/H..Z. Abrahams. Imp. Rossington-Majorie 882 |Catalogue. 7/1:23 | 5141|108 H..|C. W. Tyron Gano-Jennie C 894 |Edgemoun 1:11%| 512 ¢ 102 H..|Lone stable Three Cheers-Etta W 889 | Ruinart. 103 no_rec.|. [ St. Carlo-Queen Alts 882 1:1615! 61 Flood-imp. Bridget 875 | 1:05;| 51¢ 3. P, Atkins. . Regent-Misadie 856 | 6 F. Brown & Cy Longfellow-Babee K5 C.J. Thacher. Sid-Sacramento Belle 873 Ben d’0r-Miss Muggins 800 St. Carlo-Mistake £ Imp. Mariner-Ci metar 269 Tmp. Midlothian-by Gr Tom 765 Cyclone-Nyanza L] : Rathbone-Miss Melbourne BECOXD RACE—One mile; seliing; inside course. 1 1 | Best Index.| Name. |Lbs|record.| Dist. aires 880 |Miss Ruth 839 May Day.. 850 | Ashiand Eclipse, .| 97/1:3014 | 46 29 647 |Sir Walter...... 106 872 |Tke L.... | |Hy Dy.. 871 |Dungarven. Sobrante-Ruth John A-Lowena R Logic-Blue Stocking han Coombs-Bessie ajor Ban-Miss Flush indoo-Srambalotta Imp. Mariner-Maranette Hyder Ali-Addie Warren Hindoo-imp. Calphurnia J. H. Shields.. .| L. Ezell "THIRD RACE—Haif a mile; the Racing stakes; two-year-old fillies; ten pounds below the scale. Index. Name. | Lba| Tk —l— Owner. Pedigree. 832 |Lovellght 2 3 2|105| :50 754 |JessieBrit Davis| 108 no rec. 729 | Whirlwind. 105 no rec. 507 DutchDancer £y |1 RMoonlight filly. 105 Del Monte stable. Alma Dale stab) Nevada stable Pueblo stable. Pueblo stable. Racine-imp. Flirt Bramble-Pottery -|Racine-imp. Berna | Racine-Beasie Hooker Fl Rio Rey-Blizzard - |Ip. Martenhurst-Cheertul | Vi e Imp. Maxim-Lulu Burns & Waterhouse|Take Notice-Plcnic |W. Earp.... - | Rathbone-Miss Melbourn, |1 Primero siabie. | Imp. Maxim-Floutecte " IT. Fox s | Flambeau-Precious Carlo-Dutch Dancer Greenback-Moonlight FOURTH RACE—One mile; purse. P B Owner. Pedigree. iz [ — e $i4 | Yhukee Doodle.| ... Cambridge stable .| Prince Roysl-Manzanita (860)|Sif Vassar. 1 |H. T. Gniffin Sir Dixon-Vassar . Alex Shield: Voltiguer-Pert. |G. B. Morris Hudson-Zulu | |3. H. Shields.. Imp. Eothen-Wyandotte FI¥TH RACE—Five and a half Shields entered a protest with the judges, and exhibited a torn boot as evidence that he had been fouled, but the claim was not gllowed. It is quite evident that the present rules governing fouls are entirely inadequate to cover the exigencies that arise, and should be s0 revised as to make it only possible to disqualify a horse when said horse’s rider deliberately and intentionally pulls his mount in, forcing the contending horse over the fence and breaking two or three of his rider’s 1ibs, thus putting an end to much grumbling and kicking. The day’s racing card was a very com- monplace one, and the attendance was correspondingly light. The favorite got to the wire first on but two occasions, and the pencilers fattened and looked happy. A five and a half furlong dash for maid- ens under selling conditions opened the day’s sport. Mirambo ruled an 1l to 5 favorite but could only finish second to the 10 to 1 chance, Hazel D, sporting Barney Schreiber’s colors. The Cambridge stable’s Rey dep Tierra was a pronounced 3 to 5 chance for the two-year-old half-mile spin, and had about all she could doto win. In a rat- tling finish the favorite, Roselle and Scar- borough finished head on the wire in_the order named. Harry Griffin, who is a “free lance” now, put up one of his $15,000 finishes astride the back of Artist, the second choice for the third event at six furlongs. Rosebud was backed down to a 2 to 1 choice, but was interfered with shortly after the barrier was raised and could not get to the front. Catch 'Em,a 70 to 1 shot came very near making a run- away race of it, but Griffin brought Artist up in the last few yards and through splendid riding beat the outsider a nose. Morven was a poor third. The mile and a furlong hurdle race went to the 7 to 5 favorite, Bellringer, with Willie Spence in the saddle. The second choice, Three Forks, seta hot clip to the stretch when the first choice began closing on him, and on the trip to the wire was beaten out easily. Rebellion was once more made a warm favorite, the books holding him a 6to 5 charce for the last race over seven fur- \WORDS OF HoPE FOR GOOD WOMEN, An Immense Meeting Pre- sided Over by Sarah B. Cooper. SHOULD WOMEN VOTE? Objections Are Answered With Good Logic by Talented Speakers, BALLOTS AS A PROTECTION. California Expected to Be the Fourth in the Galaxy of States Which Have Honored Women. The woman suffrage mass-meeting last night showed that the cause had emerged purified and strengthened from the fires of ridicule and misrepresentation, and that it is now vested with a force and were created as companions of men, and the men would be very lonesome if the women were perfect. Kyve was not the only woman that raised Cain. ~Takin everything into consideration, it seem to the speaker that if men were good enough 1o vote, women were good enough to vote also. Some men said that women were foolish and did silly things. In reply to that statement the speaker said that women never yet organized an expedition to hunt for the north pole. ‘When men turned a deaf ear to Colum- bus it was a womar:. who gave up her jewels to make possible the discovery and settle- ment of America. The women of the American Revolution proved that they were as loyal and as brave as the men. The sgenker told of Ella Carroll of Mary- land, who in the days of Lincoln brough t to Washington a cleverly conceived plan of the Tennessee campsign. It was her plan and her genius that made the vic- tories of Grant possible. But she received neither credit nor pension for it, and was allowed to die in poverty. Miss Yates told of Edward Everett Hale, weight 120 pounds, who informed Mrs. Livermore, weight 170 pounds, that he was opposed to woman voting because she was not strong enough to bear arms. Mrs. ‘| Livermore replied that she was strong enough -to take Mr. Hale in her arms to the polls. If physical strength was to be the qualification “for all the rights of citi- zeushig, she suggested that James J. Cor- bett should be elected President of the United states and John L. Sullivan Vice- President. Some laughter was caused by the an- nouncement that the King of Siam had a bodyguard of 400 women, two of whom recently saved his life in a tiger hunt. Another objection to woman suffrage was to the effect_that woman .should not dip her white wings in the dirty pool of politics. 2 . “Women -have no wings in the East,” added Miss Yates innocently. ‘‘Have the; in California? I think a woman witl them would look like a goose. But the women can take charge of politics and let the men retire to a cloister and wash from R I \ PROMINENT s Miss ™M G HAY [From photographs by Marceau.] 4y MRS E.B SWEET COUNTY CONVENTION ORGANIZERS. longs, with Dare Dollar next in demand, at 8 to 5. It looked any one’s race at the head of the stretch, where Decision was slightly in front, closely foliowed by Re- bellion, Dare Dollar and the 20 to 1 chance, Montallade. Approaching the wire De- cision, who was a 50 to 1 shot, hung on gamely, but at the end was easily out- footed by Montallade, who won by halfa length. Benham was a close third. Track and Paddock Items, The horses owned by Barney Schreiber and the estate of C. H. Durkee were sold at auction by Killip & Co. Jast evening and brought very low prices. Of the Schreiber lot Ingleside brought the top price, being knocked down to s:;msr Bachman for $400. Zoolein went for $205 and Yemen for $175. Trix, owned by the deceased Bookmaker Durkee, was sold for $310to Tod Sloan, and America, Beatrice and Juno brought very low figures. Horsemen will take notice that the Crocker stake will be run on the opening day at Ingleside and the Ormonde stake to be Tun at the same timeon April 8, DR, SHUEY IS INDORSED A San Francisco Mother Writes to Her Regarding Steels in Clothing. OAKLAND, CaL., March 23.—Dr. Sarah L. Shuey has received the following in- dorsement of her stand on dress from a San Francisco mother: Dr, Shuey—DEAR MADAM: Thave read, with much apvreciation, your opinion on corsets and dress. I am just an ordinary woman, working at home as mother and wife for my family, often under poor and adverse circum- stances. My children have grown up without the slightest trouble over teethingand with few and slight illnesses; none have died and all are robust and distressingly full of spirits. Though the oldest of them is & girl of nearly 13, neither she nor her two sisters have ever known the discomfort of corsets,and I look forward with dislike to the time when she must wear them or take a back seat In her life- chances. Not only this, but I look with longing to tne time to come when the rich (who can be idle if they like) will allow those who have to toil every day of every year .the great benefit and advantage from every point of view of & trouser-dress of some kind. This concession is undoubtedly due to the workers, whose ease, l‘s Llr as the work will allow, would benefit the rich. I know the skirts to the ground would cause an enormous 10ss to me—to my strength, time, health, temper and money- I envy, bit- terly envy, the meanest ani: , for it has not lost’ its birthrignt—the free and necessary active motion ot its limbs—but we unfortunate female human beings have lost our rights to the best and most valuable gift of nature, and all are, and must be, semi-cripples, while we retain skirts lower than the knee, and though we talk in church about being made in the image of God, we show plainly that we are ashamed of that shape and try all we can to slter and deform it. Look through the whole of creation and we have to admit that the female of man is the only cripple, and the belief is strong in me that we cannot approach anywhere near hap- piness and contentment whilst we fight a vain, stupid, fatal battle against the commonest When I watch ladies passing in the street, shuffle, shuffle, shuffle, with the awful volume of their skirt wagging to and fro, I feel miserable and disheartened, when I'know they ought to be as light and graceful as a deer; and when I read so much about the ’rm(ulneunt this or that beautiful woman, know it means only the useless gracefulness laws of nature. of finactivity, and ‘to see these ‘‘graceful creatures ” all doubled together trying to walk up their own stairs is truly painful and ludi- crous. I thought -g:uibly & community in the county could be found not restricting men as Dr. Mary Walker in her farm oolong for girls is reported doing, but only admitting such furlongs{ handicap. \ Best | TR Index. Fame. Lbs‘recorm; Dist. |Lbs|Tk. Owner. Pedigree. o 6%t | 80 F.. E. |Red Iron-Fannie J :st 1 113|Fa. D. A. Honig. Imp. St. Bl-lmu.:::i'l? 13515 ¢ |103 F../Wm. Thompson....|Ip. Chevio'-Bessie Shannon 6f |107 F.'|Cambridge stable ..|Prince Royal-Manzanita 61 |102/H..|G. B. Morris & Salvator-Widow Clicquot ; selling. Dise. |1s| T, Owner. Pedigree. 561 | Remus 81 104/ H..|Elmwood stck farm Imp. Brutus-Leds 561 |Bem m |108/H] mcfilmumlm' |61 osm 1mp. Til Used-Mtnnie Pavne .True Bri 71 101/H..| = itn- EmmaCollier Elias Lawrnce-Princess tIn 868 |Salisbury 878 (Mt. Al . G. Furg: P. Liebentnaler. A. G. Morrls D. J. Tobin. :|Lmp. Inverness-Dora John A-Early Rose Fitzjames-Charity ack Brady-Dolly Varden ot B ¥ oo 3 jus- Y oun; ule Joe Daniels Miss Hooxer men as are willing to allow women to live un- der the most favorable circumetances to health and economy. Economy and the presentdress for women s impossible in any way, whether health, money or time; and between dress and drink we waste our energies and can never prosper nor be happy. Very uapec‘t(tnlly, T g— The Council and Street Superintendent. OAKLAND, CaL., March 23.—The City Council met 'o-niim to hear the charges preferred against Street Superintendent Miller by the Mayor and son:e contractors, The testi moniyl was desultory and unsatis- lactory, and the whole matter was referred to the Street Comumittee, dignity that commend it to the respectful attention of the American people. As late as fifteen or twenty years ago woman suffrage meetings were nsually presided over and addregsed by stern-visaged old women of sour and uncertain tempers and the voices of shrews. They parted their hair on the side and cut it short, and in- jected free love into their platform asa part of thedoctrine of equal representation. Some of them chewed snuff and ejacu- lated “My Gawd!” at the most unex- pected crises, while others smoked cigar- ettes and rested their thick ankles on the backs of chairs while they spoke of the divine rights of women. Amid this heterogeneous mass of freaks and cranks there shone brightly here and there the luster of a true woman—of such as Susan B. Anthony, Juha Warde Howe and Harriet Beecher Stowe, to whom was reserved the martyrdom of battling against the prejudices which the eccentricities of the less noble of their sex provoked among the people. But the representation of the new era last night was most vivid. There were no vinegar-visaged misanthropes, nountamed, unsexed shrews, but an assemblage of bright, cheerful women, many of whom were yonng and pretty, and all of whom were fashionably attired. In other words there ware no symptoms of crankiness, the participants being earpest American women, maids, wives and mothers repre- senting all shades of religious belief and all varieties of political opinion. Not » seat was vacant in the commo- dious hallof the Native Sons of the Golden West. The audience was composed of rep- resentatives of the best families in the City, and their attractive costumes were enhanced by the background of the beauti- ful white hall. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper, who took so much of an active part in the trial of Dr. Brown, presided over the meeting, and her daughter Hattie was among her many willing assistants on the floor. Rev. Dr. Rader, & member of the councili which tried Dr. Brown, delivered the opening prayer and remained an interested listener until the close of the meeting. Dr. Brown was not present, or, if present, was not in sight of the reporters. aflets containing the words of half a dozen or more suffrage songs were dis- tributed among the audience, and these songs were sung with a will, between speeches. Colonel Taylor Rodgers, Mayor Sutro’s secretary, read the fo?lowing {e".er from the Mayor: MARCH 23, 1896. Miss Mary J. Hay and Miss Harriet Cooper, San Francisco, Cal.—DEAR LADIEs: During our short but very pleasant interview of to-day youkindly extended me an invitation to ad- dress the meeting to be held at Native Sons’ Hall to-night in advocacy of female suffrage. It will be inconvenient for me to attend, but please accept my appreciation of your request, and rest assured that your movement hus my earnest indorsement. 1 believe in even-handed justice for all— h;;n::e woman should have her share in civie airs. 1 believe that equality is the basic principle of our Government—hence woman should as- sume all the responsibilities that arise out of her morality and mental endowments as a citizen. 3 Ibelieve in the preservation of the sacred- ness of the home—hence woman should aid in the duty of formulating, executing and inter- preting all legislation that touches that home. Woman’s advent as a voter will be the means through which the Government may be per- petuated, as embodying justice, equality and H e hronsh théso_attributes rou; ese attributes our great corpora- tions will be forced to obey the 1aws that pro- vide “‘equal rights for all and special privileges for none.” In simple phrase let me conclude by saying, “God biess you in your noble efforts.”” {onn respectfully, ADOLPH SUTRO. Miss Elizabeth Upham Yates of Maine and for five years a missionary_in China was the first s nlgar. tMisa Yates is a Very pre] ssing brunette of a Southern n{ger tfim a Northern tyxe of beauty. She made an effective speech in a quiet, modest way. She began by saying that according to Blackstone goodness, wisdom and power were the three ¢lements of government. The best and the worst of men will ‘acknowledge that women hold the balance of power for -morality and that they form the at majority of the church membership. Women were not perfect, she continued, ' They 1 the}-n;wlves the pollution of the filthy pool.’ The speaker referred tothe non-partisan- ship of the movement and predicted tnat the wise and generous men of all parties would make the battle in this State for woman suffrage. Miss Harriet May Mills. a sweet girl grndu:te from Cornell University, N. Y., ollowed Miss Yates, and began with a graceful compliment to California. This State had the climate and the soil to make it great and beautiful, but it lacked only one thing and that was a constitution without the word ‘‘male” in it. Every constitution was improved when the word “male’’ was stricken out of it. $ She told about one man who had said to her that he was opposed to letting women vote because all the women would want to hold office, and it would be a very danger- ous thing to turn these professional politi- cians loose upon the community. W‘:’Oman did not want office, .she said, but they wanted to see that better men were put into office. Mrs. Cooper then introduced Miss Susan B. Anthony, whom she spoke of as the queen who had fought the battle for women for fifty years. Miss Anthony made & straightforward, businesslike talk, unembellished with any of the flowers of oratory. She was glad to have learned that two of the great political parties in the State had passed resolutions favoring the enfran- chisement of women. Rev. Dr. Anna Shaw followed with a talk which kept the audience in good bumor. “1 don’t know enough to be a Republi- can; I am not good enough to be a Demo- crat; 1 have not suffered enough to bea Populist, and I am not sober enough to be a Prohibitionist.” It was with such epigrammatic sentences that she kept her hearers on the laugh. At the close of the meeting Miss Mary G. Hay called for subscriptions in aid of the campaign. Mrs. A. A, Sargent headed the list with $100 and several other sub- scribed sums ranging from -$100 down to $5. There will be areception at Mrs. Sperry’s residence, at 2100 Pacific avenue, at 2 p. M. to-day. IT WAS OPENING DAY. Thousands Visited Hale Bros. and Were Delighted With What They Saw. It was not a question with the ladies of San Francisco yesterday what store to visit in their shopping expeditions, but it was a question whether it would be pos- sible to obtain entrance to the store of Hale Bros. The ' house is- a_deservedl popular one, and always ‘enjoys a fuil share of the patronage of the people of this City, but their announcement made inthe Sunday papers that they would opena new cloak and sunit department yesterday was sufficient’ to draw to the store the largest crowd that has ever as- sembled within its walls during its history. The place was begutifully decorated with Botted plants and palms, while festoons of owers throughout added to the hand- some appearance of the premises. All day long, particularly during the after- noon, the store was thronged with the fair sex, who were present not merely to in- spect, but to purchase. The silk and dress- oods counters especlally were lined with ashionably attired ladies who came to select from the new stock the latest con- ceits in spring goods. Carriages in great numbers drove up to the doors during the afternocn and the street presented the ap- pearance of a fashionable Nob Hill re- ce&fion. i 'he San Francisco house of Hale Broth- ers bas built up a trade on broad-gauge business principles. Their constantly in- creasing patronage has necessitated an in- crease of their quarters, and by the addi- tion of the new departments first opened to the &ubhc 'yesterday, they have in- creased their store capacity . fully one-half as much more than it was previous] ' They now have a frontage on ket street of 100 feet and the basement below is utilized to carry a large s from which regnislfionu are made daily to sup- ply the departments above. Yesterday’s opening was a most successful affair and served to impress more tirmly than everin the minds of the people of San Francisco the magnitude and enterprise of this firm. for sore throat, all pain and accidents, s ‘WONDERFUL cure Mitchell's Magic In“onhl AT THE CITY THEATERS, The American Extravaganza Company Opens at the Columbia. “CONFUSION” AT THE ALCAZAR. Carroll Johnson’s New Irish-American Comedy-Drama: at the Grand Opera-House, “Sinbad’’ was welcomed back to the Co- lumbia Theater last night by an audience that filled the house and which included many fashionable first-nighters. The extravaganza has come back with an almost entirely different cast. Miss Louise Eissing is still with the company as Sinbad, and Miss Frankie M. Raymond takes the part of Ninetta, but the other people are nearly all new to the American Extravaganca Company. Fresco, the idle apprentice, who blossoms into the can- nibal king, was amusingly played by Oscar Girard, several of his songs making de- cided hits. Henry Carter, as Count Male- detto, sang with a throaty tenor voice, but he acted in a bright and sprightly manner, which after all is the main thing in ex- travaganca. . Hugh Chilvers, one of the few people in the organization who really possesses a voice, sang and acted well as Snarleyow, the pirate captain. Miss Marta Rainsford was thoroughly amusing as Maraschina, the terrible old maid who wins the count in a lottery. Henry Clay Blaney as the Old Man of the Sea, was chiefly remarkable for the violent contortions he underwent in what was presumably a dance. It seemed impossible that he could writhe and fall in such a manner without doing himself a grievous bodily injury, but Blaney appeared none the worse for his falls and was rapturously applaunded for his originality. The ladies of the chorus had evidently beep chosen more for their - personal charms than for their voices, though their singing was by no means to be despised. For " extravaganza singing it was bright and light and spirited, though the quality of the voices leit some- thing to be desired. The girls looked handsome in their gay costumes, and they all entered with spirit into their stage business. “Sinbad’’ -is large for the Columbia stage, and when the full strength oi the company was all on it was rather a tight fit to get .them in. How- ever, beyond the mishaps of Ninetta tripping in one of the dances no incon- ience seemed to be experienced from the size of the stage. The scenery fitted in well enough. It was all new and effective, particularly the opening scene of the har- bor of Balsora and the Valley of Diamonds scene. Ballets are few and far between in San Francisco, and the public here is lenient in criticizing ballet-dancing. Judged from the local standard the balilet in **Sinbad’’ was very good indeed. The first four dancers—those who wore blue—were par- ticularly graceful and clever, and the prima ballerina, Mlle Ferrero, was a skilled performer of the kind that one sees in bal- ‘lets d’action. Signor Biancifiori, the bal- lerino, was also skilled, though he did lit- tle else but rotate. The Diamond Valley ballet was gorgeously staged. The jokes in ‘Sinbad” have been brought up to date. There are some good Jocal hits and the songs, both old and new, are bright and catchy. Baldwin Theater. “A Milk White Flag” opened its third week at the Baldwin Theater last night. There was a large audience and all the specialties were warmly applauded. At the California, “Captain Impudence’’ entered last night upon its second week. The house was well filled, and indications are that the ro- mantic comedy will conclude a very suc- cessful fortnight» Edwin Milton Boyle's plays are all marked by peculiar, dashing individuality, but ‘“Captain Impudence’’ is said by critics to be his best. Much of the success which has attended the piece during its presentation here is due to the skillful management of Arthur C. Alston, who sees to it that everything goes like clockwork. The comedy-drama ‘‘Friends’’ is announced for next week. The Grand Opera-House. A new departure in play writing is Car- roll Johnson’s Irish-American comedy drama ““The Irish Statesman.” The plot deals more with this country than with Ireland, though the play opens on the shores of Killarney’s classic lakes. Here a pretty love scene takes place between Osmonde O’Sullivan, the hero, and Lucy Lovelace, an American heiress. The usual villain intervenes, in the shape of Richard Talbot. a cousin of Lucy’s, who seeks her hand and her millions. Poor Lucy is entangled in a dreadful fashion, and but for the well-timed advent of O’Sullivan would lose her fortune. But the hero dawns upon the dark-hued scene just 1n time to save his lady-love and bear er off in triumph to America. After many strange ups and. downs the two are made one. Meanwhile Ireland gains her freedom. O'Sullivan enters the political arena, where he achieves great distinction and ends by being appointed as the first American Minister Plenipotentiary to the new-born Irish republic. Mr. Jobnson as O’Sullivan_gives a charming picture of the ideal Irishman, his fine acting being well supplemented by the grace and power which Essie Tit- tel gives to the role of Lucy. Fred Butler as the villainous cousin and Darrell Vin- ton as Rowland, his accomplice, are both as delightfully diabolical as could be de- sired. The other parts are well sustained and the stage settings faultless, the scene re presenting the Lakes of Killarney being exquisitely beautifyl. The orchestral music consisted of variations upon old Insh airs, while the singing of the Ne Plus Ultra quartet, composed of Messrs. Stantini, Lane, Gibbons and Fogarty, was an innovation evidently relished by the large and appreciative audience. Tivoli Opera-House. “Said Pasha” was well-performed at the Tivoli Opera-house last night, one of the best features of the production being the good work done by the chorus and orches- tra. Itis evident that Carl Martens, the new conductor, is doing good work, par- ticularly with the chorus. William H. West has scarcely voice enough for the title-role of ‘‘Said Pasha,” but he acted well, and El'e a creditable, though not a remarkable performance. John J. Raffael was the usual star of the g;oduclion, his singing and acting being th excellent in the role of Hassan Bey. Kate Marchi made a bright little Serena, her dancing of the hornpipe being espe- cially np% auded. Martin g”ache was at home as the Mexican and Fannie Liddiard and Carrie Roma were respectively clever as Alti and Balah Sojah. The Tivoli Opera-house to-morrow even- ing will give a special performance called “Yachtsmen’s Night,” under the auspices of the San Francisco Yacht Club, At the Orpheam. Gertie Carlisle, the child-actress and singer,isa drawing-card.The girl hasa won- derfully graceful and easy stage presence, while her voice gives evidence of careful training and displays a carryi ali frequengtly lbux? ;ny the efio{(’: 50 n:]lé:); professionals. Basco and Roberts in their g{musqna comedy sketches and the Kins- ers in their marvelous equilibristic feats r are very good in their way, as arealso the club-swingers and jugglers, Albertus and Bertram. Segommer, the ventriloquist, mimic and shadowgraphist, the Nawns in Irish <omedy scenes and a number of other clever geupla contribute to present a very enjoyable programme. Special mention is due to the amusing work of the travesty stars, Norma Wills and Montie Collins, whose quaint conceits kept last night’s bouse in continual con- vulsions of merriment. Frank La Mondue, the eccentric clown, while most droll, is far above the vulgar buffoonery which renders some of the would-be jesters so tiresome. The entire bill this week is of a higher order than has been presented at the Orpheum for some time, which is surely no faint praise. At the Alcazar, The “continuous show’’ seems to take with the amusement-loving public. The week-day matinees are not as well at- tended as they might be, but the evening performances are crowded. Last night the piece de resistance was the farce *“Con- fusion,” which will continue on the boards during this week. The piece is truly ‘‘confusion worse confounded,” hwydro- phobia, love’s young dream, a fatal tele- gram, a much mixed-up baby and a most reprehensible canine figuring in the fan- tastic plot. Between the acts Miss Agnes Rankin and Miss Josephine Gassman sang a couple of sentimental ballads, and *‘The O'Bryan,’” as he iscalled, danced, sang and thrummed away at his i)aujo to everybody’s entire satisfaction. Some graceful and difficult evolutions on the triple horizontal bars were given by Messrs. Starkey and Rath- bun, as well as numbers by several good singers and specialty artists. BARRISTERS EMBARRASSED. The Laugh Often Turned on Sarcastic Lawyers by Sharp Witnesses. On one occasion Sir Frank Lockwood was defending a man in Yorkshire who wasac- cused of stealing cattle, or ‘‘beasts,”’ to use the north country term. One witness for the prosecution declared he beheld the whole transaction from afar. “Now, my man,” quoth Mr. Lockwood, severely, ‘‘you must be extremely careful in your statements. You say you watched this affair for some time. Tell me, now, how far you can see a beast to really know its points?” “Just as far off as I am from you, mas- ter,” replied the yokel, earnestly. And the great Q. C. subsided. There was a civil action in tbe Law Courts some time ago, mainly concern- ing some money matters. 'he plaine tiff stated calmly in the witness-box that his financial pesition had always been sat- 1sfactory. Counsel for the other side rose with a truly portentous air and inquired if he had ever become bankrupt. Plaintiff said he had not. “Pray be careful, sir. Remember, you are on oath. Do you mean to tell the court you never stopped payment?”’ “Well,” was the re‘fly, ‘“‘now you come to call it to my mind, T believe I did on one occasior.” ‘““Ah, I thought we should arrive at it presently.”” And counsel took a long draught” of water, in an impressive and theatrical way. *‘Now, sir, when did that happen?”’ “After I bad paid all my debts,” was the crushing reply. The court fairly shrieked with laughter, and the Judge laughed, too, while the usher was so stricken with merriment that he was far from restoring order.—Tit-Bits. B Entertainment at Welsh Church. An entertainment will be held in aid of the Welsh Presbyterian Church at Cambrian Hall, 1133 Mission street, on Wednesday even- ing, March 25,1896. J.C. Hughes and other noted artists will take part. The tickets are 25 cents. 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