The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 11, 1896, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 1896. \ 9 MRS, CRAVEN TELLS OF HER MARRIAGE She Describes the Wedding Ceremony in Her Depo- sition, SOME OTHER TESTIMONY A Very Interesting Interview With Governor Budd. SAYS SHE WAS THREATENED. Other Proceedings in the Case Wait- ing for the End of Her Evidence. Mrs. Nettie R. Craven continued her deposition in the Fair will case at her res- idence on Guerrero street yesterday. There were present Messrs. Delmas and De Haven of counsel for Mrs, Craven, Messrs. Pierson and McEnerney, George R. Williams, Mrs. Haskins, Margaret Cra- ven and Dr. Clinton, and George W. Smith, stenographer. The proceedings occupied the entire day. The depositions of the attorneys, which were to have been taken in the office of Delmas & Shortridge, went over until Wednesday. The main proceedings yesterday were at Mrs, Cra- ven's home. When the direct examination of Mrs. Craven was resumed the first question propounded by Mr. Pierson was, *What were the contents of the second will?” Mrs. Craven was instracted by Mr. Del- mas not to answer. She was also advised not to answer these questions: “Do you recollect the execution of any other wills at your house or your rooms by Senator Fair than those you have spoken of 2" “How many wills in all did he ever exe- cute in your house or in your rooms?” *Did he ever tell you at any time that he had ever executed wills outside of your house or your rooms?” Did he ever tell you the contents of wills that he had ever executed at any lace? o Did he ever tell you that he had made any provision for you by will?” Mrs, Craven testified that she thought t she last saw James G. Fair on the on the 224 day of December, 1894 saw him subsequently, she presumed, her residence and perhaps downtown, she could not say where. During the year 1893 did he pay you from 1892 whenever I wanted it or when- was in the City from May 23, In regular sums or irregular sums?”’ regular sums.’”’ ot periodically 2 as I might need it.” hen you would apply to him for what money you would need and he would pay you?’ “Ldid not.” “Well, how did heknow that you needed it?” “‘He would always ask me.” “Can you give an idea of how much he ever paid you at one time?”’ *I cannot.” Mrs. Craven was then asked why she did not have the deeds recorded earlier. “Because I had hoped to see the chil- dren, and upon showing them what I pos- sessed and their father’'s letters—or, not letters, but showing them that which d show .their father’s wishes—that y would quietiy, without having any contract matter come up, which I very much disliked, do what was right by me. ili ve that some of them will if they are correctly represented.”’ Concerning another matter the testi- was as follows: at reason did Senator Fair give you for wanting to know if you knew of any discreet attorney in connection with the deeds of September 24, 1894?" oy ause it was our desire, on the part of us, that the matter be kept until he could publish to the worfd edge of it—did you say deeds?’ beg pardon. I did not understand vour question. Ask it again.”’ *“What reason did Senator Fair give you for desiring to know if you knew of a dis- creet notary who could take the acknowl- engement of the deeds of September 24, 1894 7" “‘Because he was a very sick man, and we both agreed that if he died first the contract should die with me, and the deeds would cause comment and notoriety that would call forth some reason for them.’” “When did you first know that those deeds had been acknowiedged ?” “The latter part of December.” “Can you £ix the date of that?"” “I cannot.”’ “From whom did you learn that they had been acknowledged ?"’ “I learned it from the papers them- selves.” “Then the first indication that you had that they had been ackinowledged was when you received the papers them- selves?”’ “No, sir; I met Senator Fair in the meantime, and he told me that he would attend to that matter, and I kew he must have done it before the papers were sent.’’ “On what day do you recollect that he told you that he would acknowledge or had acknowleaged these deeds?”’ «He told me the 24th day of September that he would have them acknowledged.” Attorney Pierson asked: “Did you ever write any letter to Senator Fair?’” I have written bim notes.”” «“Well, take the lust year of his life. Did you write him at all during the last year of his life?” «“Not much; after the first letters were stolen from the California I sent verbal messages, or pnnclpnlly."’ “You have no recollection now that you wrote to him during the year 18927"" +0f course I'must have written to him.” “Did he ever tell you he had destroyed your letters?” “f think he said as much as that to me once.” «“pd he ever pay over to you any of the rents ot the property described in those deeds?” ¢ “I don’t know whether you would call that the rents or not. He has paid me money.’’ 4 “During the year 1894 did he pay you money?” “He did.” “'Large or small sums?” “I don’t remember just ncw.” “During the year 1893 did he pay you any money?” “Yes, he paid me money all the time from 1892, whenever I wanted it or when- ever he was in the City,from May 23, 1892.” Mr. Pierson asked whether Mrs. Craven ever displayed the deeds or marriage con- tract to Senator Fair's children. BShe did not, she said. Then Mr. Pierson asked whether she had ever talked to Governor Budd about the lead-pencil will. “I didn’t talk about the lead-pencil will with Governor Buad, but I did talk about the ink will in January or February, 1895, ““Where did you converse with Governor Budd?” “In his office.” o2 “In the executive chamber at Bacra- mento?” “Yes, sir “Did you have the will at that time?" 'No, sir; I sent the will to my daughter. If it was in the latter part of January that 1 ;Inll:«d with Governor Budd i bad the will."! “Did you show the will to Governor Budd then?” “No, sir."” “Did vou talk to him about it?” ‘I think that I told him something of the contents,” “Did you give him the precise date of execution or tell him that it was later than the will that had been filed 2" ‘'Not until he told me that he had defi- nite information through Charles L. Fair that a will had been wrictten did I admit that I had a will.” _"*Bo Governor Budd had some informa- tion that you had a wili ?” ‘‘He must have had.” “‘And your impression was that he had heard of it from Charles L. Fair?” “I supposed so, because Governor Budd was Charles L. Fair's attorney.”” o Mrs. Craven also answered that she did not at that time give Governor Budd the date of the will or the names of the execu- tors. She admitted that she bad the will when Governor Budd rang up the bell to call Dr. Levingston, and told Governor Budd all about it. Governor Budd told her that Charles L. Fair had told him that Senator Fair had called him (Charles L. Fair)into the middle of the street in front of the Baldwin Hotel and said that he had made a will. Governor Budd at this interview told Mrs. Craven that if he did not get this will right away he would send her across the bay. “You say he said that he would send you across the bay. What did you think that he meant?”’ “] tola him I supposed that I had ten months in which to present the deed. He said, ‘Don’t you know that you ought to have produced it in thirty days?’ “Do you recollect who was present at conversation ?” do not. Iknow that Martin Kelly was there.” “Did he hear sll of the conversation?” *I do not know.” Mrs. Craven was asked whether she drew several clauses in the will, especially one making a bequest of $50,000 to the teachers’ fund. She refused to answer, acting under advice of counsel. “Did you draft the will from your own intelligence or did you bave a form fur- nished 2’ “I had no form furnished to me.” “You drew the will from what you knew of the forms required in such cases?” “Not from my knowledge of forms, be- cause it seems that one is illegal.” “Then you had no legal advice in draw- ing the will?”’ *‘No, sir.’ o advice from any one else?” “No, sir. I simply worded it.” “Did you and Senator Falr converse on September 24 about who should be execu- tors of the will?” “Yes BN *“What did he say?”’ “He said that he would put on his | nephew, Mr. Crothers, and Mr. Angus, and that he thought that he would put on two more. Iasked why he would put on two more when one more would make three and I told him that I did not think that two more would be necessary. ‘The money belongs to your children,’ I said, ‘and why shouid you go outside for an extra executor?’ e said that he had not thought of that. He asked me who to put on and I said that Dr. Levingston had been good, and why not let him go on. Then Senator Sair said, ‘I will let him go on.’” Mr. Pierson asked if {here was any con- versation between Senator Fair and Mrs. Craven while the lead pencil will was be- | ing written and Mrs. Craven said that she | thought that Senator Fair asked her to spell certain words. Senator Fair read the will over on that occasion. Mrs. Haskins saw both the lead pencil and theink wills, Senator Fair read the will to both Mrs. | Craven and Mrs. Haskins, “Was the marriage contract written in Senator Fair's presence by you?'’ “Yes, sir; he dictated it} “Was it postdated or antedated ?" “It was Cated on that day or evening, I cannot say which.” “Did he use the same pen ?” *‘I cannot say."’ *“What did Senator Fair say?” “He said, ‘Your mother is dead and you have no one to object to a marriage by contract. Jim is dead, and 1 feel that I have lost the one I cared about as much as any one of my family, and you have no one to grieve over the contract mar- riage.’ ”’ “And then?” “I asked him how he wanted to be mar- ried, and he said by contract, but he wanted to keep it quiet until he could get his affairs settled so that he could go away. He knew that tbe children would be very argry, but they could get overit.”’ “Is that all?” *‘Then he proposed that Ishould sitdown and he said that_he would write the ma; riage contract. He said, ‘You sit down and I will tell you as short a form of mar- riage contract as you will ever find on record.” "’ “What happened then?’’ “T sat down and wrote the contract." “You wrote to completion and then signed it?” ] think that he signed it first.” “You showed that contract to Judge Sullivan?” “Yes, sir.”’ “The original.” ““Yes, sir.” *‘He looked at it or you held it up.” “I think he looked at it. He may have had it in his hands or not.” “Who suggested that you should go to see Judge Sullivan?” I think that Senator Fair sald that I had better see him as he was my attor- ney.” “Was he your attorney then?”’ *He had been my attorney in other matters earlier. He had transacted busi- ness for me.”’ “When the marriage contract was written did Senator Fair say that he had made any provision for you?”’ “‘He said that he would provide.” “Did the matter of money come up again?” “Oh, yes, repeatedly, He said that he would provide, and hedid during his life.” The forenoon session closed with some discussion between the attorneys concern- ing the furnishing of copies of Mrs. Craven’s deeds. At the afternoon session Mr. McEnerney cross-examined Mrs. Craven . Comparatively little was elicited of pub- lic interest that has notalready been made public during the earlier proceedings. Mrs. Craven testified thas Governor Budd suggested that she should talk with Mr. Lloyd. This suggestion was made through Mr. Roberts, whom she had re- auened to go to Sacramento to see the overnor, a request that she should visit Sacramento having been telephoned to this City by Governor Budd. Messrs, Knight and Lloyd called at her home and also sought her at her schoolroom, She told Mr. Lloyd that Senator Fair had executed a will, but she did not describe it to him. She may have told Governor Budd that it was written on two sides of a single sheet of paper. She told Mr. Lloyd that she had two deeds, and she also showed him a copy of the will of Septem- ber 24. She intentionally gave him an evasive answer when he asked her if she had the deeds in nher possession. Before she went East she told the following- named persons that she had the deeds: Mrs. Johnson, Colonel Trumbo, Mr. Cos- grove, Mr. Cullen, who was secretary of the teachers’ pension fund, Mr. Bonner, Mr. Roberts and Mr, Williams, * Mr. Lloyd, Mrs. Craven continued, said that he had found that she was entitled under deeds, and offered her $250,000. The principal matter spoken of was that Mrs. Craven should not have any notori- ety. The marriare contract was to be kept secret. All the attorneys were at her house, and tbey all must have known about the deeds and the contract. One night a man came to her house and talkad one which looked like this visitor, and the picture was Mr. McEnerney’s. **Do you think that I am the man who called 7 “Well,” said Mrs. Craven, ‘‘there may be another man who looks like you, and I will give you the benefit of the doubt.” The taking of Mis. Craven’s deposition was not concluded, and the hearing will be resumed at her residence to-day. i gt FAIR CASE POSTPONED. Judge Slack Has Not Had Time to Settle a Knotty Question. Action in the Fair case has been delayed for one week. Yesterday Judge Slack was to have cleared away the last obstruction to its progress by deciding the question of the standing in court of Van R. Paterson as the legal representative of Herman Qelrichs Jr. and several other minor heirs of James G. Fair. The matter had come up on a demurrer interposed by the at- torneys for Miss Virginia Fair and Mrs. Theresa A, Oelrichs to Judge Paterson’s opflosition to the probate of the pencil will. Arguments were submitted on briefs to Judge Slack in regard to the affair ana his Honor was to have decided it yesterday. The briefs were delayed, however, and not submitted until Saturday evening, so the Judge had not enough time to con- sider them. Monday next at 10 A. M. the case will be resumed and the decision as to the demurrer announced. DADER TO MARCH ISSUED First U. S. Infantry to Camp Four Weeks at Santa Cruz. Fifth Artillery Details for Study at Fort Monroe and Light Battery Duty. General Forsyth, commanding the De- partment of California, in special orders No. 88, dated August 7, directs the First Infantry, U. 8. A., to march to Santa Cruz. The field, staff, band and companies of the regiment serving at Angel Island and Benicia Barracks will be concentrated at Angel Island Wednesday, August 12, whence they will proceed to the Presidio and thence march to Santa Cruz, arriving not later than August 21, The regiment will go intocamp at Santa Cruz and be instructed for four weeks in “‘gvolutions of the regiment” and in field exercises by methods similar to those illustrated at Monterey last year. Oncom- pleting this duty the regiment will return to Angel lsland, arriving not later than September 28. Captain Guy L. Edie, Assistant Surgeon. with a detachment of the Hospital Corps and an ambulance, will accompany the command. The Cewe's special dispatches from ‘Washington during the past week consti- tute the chief topic of comment in army circles. The cransfers and changes affect every battery of the Fifth Artillery. The extent of the ‘*‘shake-up’” was nos appre- ciated until the Carn’s dispatches gave derails, The law requires that there shall be one light battery in every regiment of artillery, and one additional light battery may be created at the pleasure of the President; hence, every artillery regiment in the ser- vice has two light batteries. Every three years the detail of lieuten- ants for light battery dnty is changed, therefore some of the changes announced were not unexpected. To account for other changes foreshad- owed it may be explained that General Schofield while commanding the army held it to be sufficient for only one first lieutenant to serve with alight battery, thus requiring three second lieutenants. General Miles, the present commander, CRUSHED BENEATH A BROKEN DERRICK James S. McGilvray, Contractor, Meets an Instant Death. a TIMBER SNAPPED IN TWO Deceased Was Struck in the Back and His Left Lung Was Ruptured. A PROMINENT POLITICIAN. He Served Two Terms as City Coun- cilman in Denver — Leaves a Widow and Two Children. James 8. McGilvray, a contractor, brother and partner of John D, McGilvray, was instantly killed yesterday afterncon at 5 o’clock in a building now under con- James S. McGilvray. struction on the lot once occupied by the old American Exchange Hotel, on Ban- some street, between Sacramento and Cal- ifornia. A derrick used for hoisting large blocks of stone suddenly collapsed and deceased was struck on the back by a fall- ing timber, which ruptured his left lung and crushed in five of his ribs. He fell a few feet to the scaffolding, where in a few moments he breathed his last. “To-day’s accident, which cost my brother his life, was a most peculiar and unaccountable one,” said John D. McGil- viay last evening, ‘“The derrick which broke was erected a few days ago, and we all regarded 1t as_perfectly safe, especially so as only skilled men are employed to handle it. A stone weighing about two tons, the cap for the north pier, was being hoisted into place. My brother was standing at the corner of the building directly under one of the timbers, known to derrick-users asa stiff leg. I was talking to Richard Morrisey, one of to her about the case. She asked him what his name was, and he refused to give hisname. She then declined to have any conversation with him. Subsequently, from a book of photographs she selected = bl = — — A v / L7, /. Y/ 7 ,// // Vi / 7= é//l : “al]) Scene of the Accident on Samsome Street Where Contractor McGilvray Was Killed. has decided to adhere strictly to the letter of the law, 30 each light battery will here- after have two first and two second lieu- tenants. ‘ Every two years a detail js made from each regiment for officers to attend the artillery school at Fort Monroe. ' An offi- cer of the grade of lieutenant may have completed twenty years’ active service with his battery, still he is required to go to Fort Monroe and take two years’ in- struction in the artillery school. It is reported that the second firing prac- tice of the light batteries of the Fifth Ar- tillery at Santa Cruz disclosed the fact that the shrapnel was defective. During the firing one-half of the force on the field was required to keep spectators and livestock out of range of exploding shells. Captain Henry J. Reilly, Battery K, Fifth Artillery, has returned from a trip to Northern California. Mission High School Evening Class. At the Horace Mann Grammar School a class has been organized for high school work. It will probably be composed mainly of gradu- ates from the °gflmmn grades, though none will be excluded who have the proper prepara- tion. These are, up to date, about the only applicants. LoAxs ‘on dlamonds. Interest low. At Uncle Harris', 15 Grant avenue. my workmen, when I heard something snag up above. I immediately sprang back to avoid being injured in case the derrick came down, but had gone but a few feet when the stiff leg crashed in two. ‘The boom and stome fell, the latter bending a large steel girder it struck on its downward course, and nar- rowly escaped crushing to death a man who was working in the basement. 1 glanced around and saw, as I thought, that all had escaped injury. “In a moment, however, I noticed my brother lying on the scaffold apparently unconscious. I hurried over to him and found that he had been badly injured. I ordered a man to send for an ambulance, but before it arrived my brother was dead. “I will never be able to understand just how the accident occurred. That derrick was used in the construction of the Parrott building and frequently lifted stones weighing eleven or twelve tons. The derrick was set wup with great care and after it had been pro- nounced secure by all the workmen I in- spected it personally to be doubly sure that there was no danger of a breakdown, put it is evident thatour judgment was at me. We were very careful, but I now wish ae had been more so.” James 8. McGilyrav was prominent in Denver (Colo.) politics, having served two terms as a member of the City Council ot that city, and held various other political positions. He leaves a widow and two minor children, a boy and a girl. MORE TYPHOID FEVER. Two Cases Taken From Buckman’s Grading Camp to the City and County Hospital. Two more cases of typhoid fever were taken from the grading camp of A. E. Buckman to the City and County Hospital yesterdaymorning, making nine cases in all. Buckman claims that while the men may have been taken from his camp suffering from the fever, the epidemic did not start there and the camp is in a good sanitary condition. There is prospect of a lively time be- tween Buckman and the health authori- ties over the matter, the contractor claim- ing that Health Officer Lovelace acted in an arrogant, arbitrary manner in refusing to visit the camp when written to and in- vited to do so. The Health Officer says that the camp must be cleansed and there the matter rests. The board will probably take a hand in the matter and either condemn the camp or give Buckman a clean bill as far as he is concerned. GARDEN CAMP MEN. Captain John Tuttle Says He Does Not Compel His Help to Sleep on the Premises. The sweeping charges made by C. L. Dam and C. M. Grim of the State Labor Bureau, severely reflecting on the sleeping apartments provided for the laborers em- ployed by Captain John Tuttle, are ex- plained by Captain Tattle, who says that be does not provide his men with sleeping accommodation. If they see fit to bunk in the ‘“ramshackle sheds” upon the roperty which is rented by him on aight street in preference to sleeping elsewhere that he says is their business not his. As regards the food furnished to his men he says it is good and wholesome, and in this he is fully supported by tue written statement of sixteen of his employes as sent to THE CALL for publication, in which they say they are well trea ted by their employer. 0T THE CITY THENTERS, Applause Liberally Followed Telling and Effective Scenes. And Well-Known Melodies Called Out the Approbation of the Lov- ers of Song. Henry Arthur Jones’ play, ‘‘The Mas- queraders,” was produced at the Baldwin last evening by the Frohman Company, and as this was the first representation in this City it was an event of considerable dramatic interest. The drama has been discussed with some vigor in the Eastern papers. It is eacyto see bow this could occur. Abounding in cynicisms, artificial of the artificial, filled with utterances of a Mephistophelean sort, inspired by a very questionable sort of morality, 1ts acts flicker on to a series of climaxes and in it has enough of the picturesque sence of virtueand truth to fitly foil all the rest. It has been said that the father of all sin is a polished gentleman. Reversing thisorder of thinking, it has come into the minds of certain dramatists that sin per se is, if not & polish. a sort of veneer, a rather attrac- tive lacquer with which to encase more, or less obtuse people, and at any rate that it is spicy, and the ally if not the source of stage vivacity. Therefore Mr. Jones has seen fit to endow most of his characters with satire instead of sincerity, with skill in scandal rather than with wholesome earnestness. But it takesa polished company to per- form such a drama aud such the Frohman combination is. Its bantering spirit is well brought out. It isamusingin places, but never provokes boisterous fun. Through it runs the real, earnest char- acter of one woman and the equally earnest character of one man. These two are naturally in love. The dramatist by introducing a gambling scene has bestowed the woman and her child on_the only real lover in the play, thereby taking her away from her husband, who parts with her on the turn of a card. This is the real climax of the play, and it is this incident which has pro- voked criticism. Not that there has never been a precedent, for men have gambled away wives, but the apparent improba- bility of such a happening in fash- ionable circles has been debated. The effect of the gambling scene on the audience at the Baldwin last evening seemed to be an ample justi- fication of the author’s dramatic handi- cap inasmuch as judgment could be reached at a first performance. The play was capitally cast and capitally done, and the stage settings and costumes realized fully all that bad been promised for them. The heroine was Viola Allen ss Dulcie Larande, and William Faversham was the hero, David Remon, the astronomer lover. Capital work was done by them, and also by Robert Edeson as Sir Brice 8kene and by T. E. Dodson as Montagu Lushington. The support was worthy of the manner in which the principal roles were assumed. Frankly speaking, the play is debatable from various points of view, bat it is inter- esting, and not dull in any place. At the Columbia. One of the cleverest comedies seen here for some time is “The Great Unknown,” given by the Frawleys last night at the Columbia. The piece is one adopted by the versatile Augustin Daly from a German play, and in its English dress is charming. It has a sort of a plot, more than some recently presented comedies can boast; but its great feature is the startling succession of strangel: tangled situations, all of whic] right themselves eventually. In the second act Miss Blanche Bates, as Etna, gives a won- derful exhibition of the most ardent and vigor- ous love-making. Her pariner in these amor- ous gymnastics —Frank Worthing, who as Cousin Ned made & great hit last night—is simply nowhere compared with her in the cyclonic love passage. He doesn’t seem to ob- ject to it, however. ‘Alice Pixley as Mademoiselle Agathe, Mrs, Thorndyke-Boucicault as Shirley Munkittrick and Phosa McAllister as Aunt Penelope are exceilent in their widely differing parts, while Messrs, Clarke, Lackaye, Leslie and Enos are each deserving of praise. The piece is weil staged, and goes with a dash and swing which evince first-class methods and management. The play will Tun for this week at least, and promises to be very popular. At the Tivoli, Meyerbeer’s tragic operatic masterpiece, «The Huguenots,” opened last nightand was cordiglly, though not effusively, received by the Tivoli’s large audience. Michelena seems still to be the favorite, the sterling timber of his magnificent voice setiting the most exacting crities wild with admiration. He uses none of the transparent artifi mployed by even famous singers to miaimize the difficulties of certain intricate and “‘scary” passages, but at- tacks them in all confidence and sings them ike an angel. . l;mn. Ngauu’- Valentine was charming. There is that about her voice which never tires, always pleases, and now and then makes one ‘wish fo cheer its sweet-faced owner. De Vries as the Comte de Nevers renders the ex- acting score asonly & true artist can, and his task is by no means an easy one. Among the bassos one who deserves especial mention is Signor Napoleoni. He happens to be an old- time San Francisco singer, and hence has been more or less ignored amid the adulation which fault. The accident has occurred and the death of my brother was a great shock to has eted celebrities from ‘“‘beyond sea,” but his work last hight in Maurevert showed Children Cry for Pitcher's Castoria. the power and cultivation of his rich, reso- nant voice to perfection. The other parts were well snstained, the men, as a rule, seeming to do_better than the women, though Irene Mull was exceedingly well received. A slight jerkiness in the chorus will probably disappear by the next presenta- tion, whick ‘will be to-morrow evening. To- night “The Bohemian Girl” will be given. At the California, Chauncey Oicott and his company opened their second week in the California last even- ing, bringing a new play, “The Irish Artist,” to notice. This is a pleasing production which ends up in the old-fashioned orthodox way, with three couples to be married, with the old- time invitation to ‘‘come out and dance upon the green where the fiddlers are ready,” and with a story of much loving and 8 wrong and reparation. The company which 80 well supported Mr. Olcott last week was 1n the castlast evening. Mr. Olcott was natur- ally the leading attraction, with his Irish songs, in which the brogue1s soft and pleas- ing, and the melodies are sentimentally and effectively rendered by him. The plot of the play has already been published. The an- nouncement that it is ‘‘an Irish idyl” very well describes it. In such a production Mr. Olcott is well fitted by nature to move. There is some pretty little byplay with_children, as there was in “Mavourneer.” Mr. Olcott presents the dramatic type of man who takes life humorously if earnestly. In the audience were observed many who were in the house last Monday evening to see and hear “Mavourneen,” which 1s a pleasing com- ment upon the popularity which Mr. Olcott has already gained here. “The Irish Artist” will run all the week. At the Orphenm.» At hali-past 8 o’clock last evening there was still & string of & hundred people waiting for an opportunity to secure tickets for admission into the Orpheum Music Hall. Herr Techow and his performing cats scored another suc- cess. Biondi appeared in another one-man Italian opera, but in this he did not have the same opportunities tpat he had in theone given the previous week. Black Patti was encored again and again, and the Vaidis twin sisters were the perfec- tion of grace in their acton the trapeze and the electric revolving wheel. The event of the evening was, perhaps, the appearance of T. A. Kennedy, the hypnotist and laugh- maker. With twenty people around him on the utage he put a number under his influence and caused them to perform all sorts of ridicu- lous things and obey hiswill asit they were automata. Whatever the secret of his per- formance may be—hypnotism, mesmerism or & aeception with confederates—it is an ex- ceedingly clever performance, one that keeps the audience in a constant roar of laughter for fifty minutes. People go to this place to laugh and Kennedy succeeds in giving them Wwhat they want. The Grand Opera-House. “The Two Orphans” was revived at the NEW TO-DAY. ANOTHERGUT SCHOOLBOOKS artial List: P - Revised First Reader... Eggleston's Primary Hi Smith’s Primer of Physiolog: Vertical Copy Books. . ‘Ward’s Business Forms, N ‘Ward’s Business Forms, N Bookkeeping Books—1 set Boyer's Klementary Blolo; Gayley’s Classic Myths. Outline Rhetoric. Richardson’s Chemis fry. Smith Stringham’s Fle. Syles’ Milton to Tennyson Tilden's Com. 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Thousands are cured at home by means of correspondence and medicines sent them. Letters are answered in English, German, French, Italian, Swedish, Norwegian and Danish. Correspondence strictly confidenti: Book, “Guide to Health,” sent fres on ap- plication, Address DR, F. L SWEANY, o oemncorce 20 MARKET ST.S.F. NOTARY PUBLIC. HARLES H. PHILLIPS, ATTORNEY-AT- Iaw and Notary Pabilc, st 638 e T Grand Overa-house, with a stage setting tnat has perhaps never been excelled in this City. The second act, representing the gar- dens of Belair, occupies the entire depth and width of the stage, the first time this has been done in ten years. The scene and the music were often and loudly applauded. In the character of Chevalier de Vaudrey James M. Brophy gave some good bits of acting, but in .lol.me of the business he was very much at au Kate Dalgleish represented Henriette, the abducted orphan, with a good deal of force, and Anita Fallon was well cast for the part of the countess. Julia Blanc was excellent as Mother Frochard. The other characters were with a few exceptions well sustained. The re- ception the piece received last night warrants lheduseruon that it will prove a drawing card. New Corporations. The Spalding-Robbins Disk Plow Company has been incorporated by T. C. Shankland, C. J. Armburster, F. C. Hart, E. F. Murdock and Maurice Deane. The capital stock is $50,000, of which $250 has been subscribed. Henry A. Root, J. W. Hussey, T. C. Gorris, W. E. Waters, J. K. Eveleth and V. H. M. Mac- Lymont have incorporated the Somers Gold Mining Company, with a capital stock of $1,000,000, of which $600 has been sub- scribed. The Berry Creek Gold Mining Company was incorporated by H. H. Lee, W. B. Lee, J. D. Drake, F. C. Gehricke and J. C. Diamond. The capital stock is $1,000,000, all of which is sub- scribed. The children of W. W. Stow have incorpor- ated the gold mine left to them by the will of their father. The capital stock, $1,000,000, all of which is subscribed, is held by Sherman P., Vanderlynn, William W. Jr., Nellie and Harry P. Stow. The new corporation is known as the Goid Bank Mining Company. NEW TO-DAY. TUESDAY, TUESDAY. AUGUST 18, 1896 At 12 o’clock noon, AT OUR SALESRO0M, 638 MARKET ST. Golden Gate Park Property. E. line (Nos. 616 and 616a) of Lott st., 100 feet 8. of Fulton: improvements consist of two French flats (bay-windowed) of 6 anc b rooms and bath: full rents $48; cable and electric roads: two blocks t0 Golden Gate Park: lot 25x106:3 feet; also ad- Joining 1ot on Lott st., 25x106:3 feet. Business Locstion. NW. line of Brannan st., 132 feet SW. of Second: improvements cousist ot house of 10 rooms and bath; this location is wanted for industrial ana mechanicai purposes. and must enhance in value rapidly within a yearor two: street in basaltrock; sidewalk cement stone: x107:6 and 0 feet. Pacific Heights Residence Lot. 8. line of Green st., 83:6 feet E. of Scott: this ele- gant residence lot is worthy the attention of any gentleman desiring to build & home for his family. The surroundings are exceedingly pleasant: bean- tiful architectural residences abound in this loca- tion; grand marine view; cable and electric roads: examine this; must be sold; lot 27x127:6 to passage-way. Tenement Bullding, Fiftcenth Street, near Noe. N. line (No. 2176) of 15th st.. 105 feet E. of Noe; a two-story bay-windowed building of 2 tenements: 8 rooms and laundry downs! rooms and bath upsiairs; Castro, Haight and Fillmorefst. cars; only & half block from Marxet st.: street and side- waik in bituminous rock; lot 25x114. Mission—Large Corner Lot. SE. corner of Church and 2lst sts. (N. 8587); cottage of 5 rooms; streets in good condition; ex- amine this; must be soid: good car accommoda-~ tion; large, elegant lot, 52x125. Castro Heights Residence Lots. N. side of Elizabeth st.. 105 feet F. of Castro; 3 handsome residence lots; command a fine view; good locatjon; street macadamized and sewered: Castro-st. cable and 24th-st. electric; lots 26x114. Tenement Property. NE. line (Nos. 357 and 359) of Dore st., 315 feet. SE. of Brysnt (bet. 9th and 10th): 8-story build- ing containing 6 tenements; central location; al- ways rented; street in fine condition; electric-cars on Bryant st.; lot 25x85. Outside Land Block 1092. S, side of Goiden Gate Park, fronting R st., 30th and 31st aves., comprising 42 city lots. Castro Heights Residence Corner. NW. cdr. of Ocean road and Silver alley, run- ning through to Faicon road: is on the extension of 23d si. and but 2 blocks W. of Doug- g.oun-lna Z4th-st. electric road; large corner lot; x111. Alabama and Twentieth Streets Lots. W. line of Alabama st., 182:1 S. of 20th; also lot 208:1 S. of 20th: 2 large bullding lots: street sewered and macadamized; electric roads; lots 25:11x100. Park-Laue Tract, Map No, 5. 4 bulding lots on lower terrace; these lots are a short distance N. of 17th st. and 'a short distance W. of Castro and 17th sts.; cable and electric roads; lots 25x124 and 26x74. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., 638 Market St., Auctioneers. A TIMELY TIP! See that the hat you wear has a STAUNTON TIP. We are the Manu- facturers’ Agents for STAUNTON HATS, 95¢ to $2.50, THE NAME GUARANTEES THE QUALITY = = = = = == PUT YOUR HEAD IN One of them, and see how com= fortable it feels, how dressed you look. And still you have Money to burn —FOR—— GLOVES, SHIRTS, SUSPENDERS, SOX, COLLARS, CUFFS and other necessities, which you can find in our FURNISHING GOODS DEPARTMENT.