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8 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THUBSDAY,. OCTOBER 8, 1896. SLEEPY DAYS FOR CHAIRMAN ALFORD. Tantalizing Visions Haunt| the Democratic Leader. In a Dream the Young Manager of the Campaign Sees Pieasant Things. IMAGINES BUDD ON THE STUMP '/ Fruitless Hopes for a Repetition of That Famous Buckboard Tour. Other Phantoms Fade. Hon. W. H. Alford, chairman of the Democratic State Committee, had another quiet day yesterday. In fact all days at | the Democratic State headquarters are marked by a lack of that stir and bustle nominee and his platform as un-American and un-Democratic, yet it seems that the laws of extravagance have some limt, for there was no sugrestion that Millionaire Jimmy Phelan, %emocrutic nominee for Mayor of San Francisco, has any sympa- thy with the head of his National ticket. Mr. Phelan has repeatedly accentuated his position in favor of the sound-moaey standard. sharing the counsels of such men as ex-Mayor E. B. Pond, Colonel John P. Irish and other leaders of like mental cali- ber and executive ability. All the way from the southern part of the State came trooping swarms of Demo- cratic phantoms, ostensibly bent on taking the stump for Bryan and free silver, but they ail appeared to balk before reaching the goal of their ambition, so it became necessary to import speakers from Utah, | Oregon and Missouri, in order to maintain a semblance of carrying on with anything like proper continuity the oft wanted, but hitherto abortive “campaign of educa- tion.”" Thus Mr. Alford’s vision ambled on, from delusion to delusion, holding out hopes jimpossible of fulfillment, until the janitor startled him with a noisy obtru- sion and an announcement that it was time to clean up the rooms. % Feeling like a modernized copy of Rip Van Winkle the boy manager of the boy orator’s campaign in California brushed from his arm the cobwebs with which the weaving spider sought to inciose him, and passed out upon thestreet, bitterly reflect- ing on the wise proverb of the ancients that ‘*dreams go by contraries.” In the outer office: of the Democratic State headquarters there was, however, an actual show of activity. A charming young person had been engaged to operate the typewriting machine, and she sat in her place, hour after hour, alert and ex- pectant, seemingly much disappointed be- cause she had nothing to do. But Mr. Alford could not be biamed, for if he had no letters to write there certainly was no The Boy Manager of the Boy Impossibilities. Orator’s Campaign Dreams of and life that usually characterize a place of that kind during the progress of a Pres- idential campaign. Mr. Alford is popularly known ‘‘as the boy manager of the boy orator’s cam- | paign in California,” but for all his popu- larity, his urbanity and his conceded ability to entertain visitors as ‘‘a single- | handed talker,” Mr. Alford does not ap- | pear to be able to draw together a satisfac- tory crowa of prominent or influential Democratic politicians. This is not the fault of Mr. Alford. Itis not because of the lack of personal magnetism on his| part, but results simply from the fact that the brainy men of the Democratic party, those upon whom dependence for victory has hitherto been placed, are no longer willing to put their shoulders to the wheel, when to do so would be to advance the cause of Bryanism, with which'they have little or no sympathy. Thereis an- other reason. They do not believe that Bryan can be elected and therefore have no personal interest in his canvass. In the still watches of the day, overcome by the soporificinfluences of the drowsy at- mosphere, Mr. Alford yesterday indulged himself in a siesta, during which his oft- ated wishes took the form of a vision. 'he alluring mirage of dreamland con- jured up a great many delightful scenes that, alas, are to exist merely as the phantasms of an overstrained imagina- tion. For instance, it seemed to ‘‘the boy meanager of the boy orator’s campaign in California” that Governor Jim Budda had started to make a tour of the State, intend- ing to duplicate his famous buckboard cam- paign, taking for his slogan, “Bryan and Free Silver,” with unrestricted coinage of sophomoric eloquence on the side. The vision pictured Senator Steve White act- ing as Governor Budd’s advance agent, building bonfires and putting up posters and pictures of Bryan. For the moment | dull care was dispellea by this beauteous | apocalypse, ana Mr. Alford forgot that Senator White has gone to the Colorado Canyon for a hunting and fishing trip, while Governor Budd can find very little time to devote to National politics. John H. Wise, the influential Collector | of Customs for_this port, Internal Reve- | nue Collector Welburn and Postmaster Frank McCoppin appeared to the en- raptured senses of Mr. Alvord as a trinity | of ministering angels, carrying the glad tidings of Bryanism to Democratic house- holds throughout the length and breadth | of the land; yet had he been aroused from his lethargy at that moment Mr, Alford would have recalled the fact that he had not been able to induce any of those gentlemen to fill appointments at the many important points throughout the Siate where public speakers were actu- ally needed to stem the current of public opinion that is setting so strongly for Me- » Kinley, and which threatens tv over- whelm the disorganized und faint-hearted Bryan forces, turning their certain defeat into a disastrous yout. Anon the elusive and mischief-loving elves of dreamland whispered to Mr. Al- ford that he might have the powerful in- fluence of the venerable warhorse, Bill English, enlisted on bebalf. of the boy or- | ator, at the same time obscuring the stern fact' that Mr. English, like the other brainy men of his party, is too.much oc- cupied with personal affairs to give even a moment’s consideration to the interests of | Mr. Bryan, the elcquent young man from the shallow Platte. Then from the dream, as from a bowl of poppy juice, arose the radiant apparition of Hon. J. J. Dwyer, and it scemed to the distempered imagination of Mr. Alford that this new-fledged member of the Democratic National Committee was ca- vorting wildly through the interior of the State, anxiously looking for an oppor- tunity to fill some of the aching voids that exist on the Democratic rostrums through- ont the land. But Mr. Dwyer has no such inclination. His law practice is growing to an alarming degree, and it appears more than probable that it will monopolize his valuable time from the preseat date to the 3d of next month. Although the venturesome genius of Mr. Alford’s dream even painted Colonel John P. Irish in the act of making a speech in favor of Bryan, even after the eloquent Naval Officer bad denounced the Chicago good reason for spoiling white paper with useless analine. The solitary clerk in the secretary’s de- partment was just as busy as he was the day before. He had nothing to do. In the annex of the headquarters, the room in which the Hon. Frank Gould as chairman of the old Democratic State Central Committee ruled in favor of Gavin McNab and the Junta as against Andy Clunie and the Buckley ‘push,” three efficient porters were engaged in packing campaign documents to be sent out by mail to different parts of the State. These documents consisted mainly of Bryan's Chicago speech, with the borrowed passage about ‘‘pressing down a crown of thorns on a cross of gold,” marked in blue pencil. The men were too attentive to duty, for they soon worked themselves out of a job by depleting the stock of documents at their disposal. The situation in the Democratic State Committee headquarters may be said to aptly typify the political sitnation through- out the State. Democratic politicians are not noted for exerting themselves except they see something in it for themselves. They evidently do not believe that Bryan will ever be elected to reward them for any exertions they may put forward in his behalf. This accounts for the apathy of the leading Democrats of California. With them it is simply a case of “no pay, no play.” STRIKE 1N THE MALOREY The Owners Now Sacking Ore and Putting Up a Plant of Machinery. Unusual Activity in the Mines of Calaveras — Arrival of Two Valuab'e Gold Bricks. W. H. Hooper, superintendent of the Folsom mine, north of -Angels, is at the Grand. He says a rich strike of quartz has been struck in the Maloney mine, ad-. joining the old mine belonging to the James G. Fair estate, over which there has been litigation for some time, and that it is apparently one of the most important discoveries made In Calaveras for some time. *‘The strike is so good,” he said, “that for some time the owners have been em- ploying about twenty men sacking the ore and sending it to_this City. The Qis- covery was made, as I understand, about forty or fifty feet from the surface. “The owners are now putting up a plant of machinery, consisting of hoisting works and other apparatus, preparatory to sinking in the vein, As yet the mine has no mill of its own. It is said the ore is very rich. “There'is a great deal of activity nmoni the mines in that part of Calaveras. Ol mines are being opened, and there is a good deal of prospecting work throughout the hills. A good many young men from ®an Francisco ard other places have gone there and have taken up mining as a busi- ness. They have become convinced that the mines offer them better inducements than the city. *“The owners of the Thorp mine are go- ing to sink again. They are down about 500 feet and have reached a large vein. The ore in some places runs from $5 to $7 aton. Ihave never seen the outlook for mining brighter than it is now in Cala- veras. There is general interest in it and energetic work. Ilook for a good many important discoveries. “W. Nevils, Mrs. Nevils and two guards came down to-day on the stage. Mr. Nevils brought $80,000 with him in two gold bricks. The guards were Mc- Connell and Hendricks. Mr. Hendricks is the guard who killed the stage-robber near Angels some three years ago. He isan old messenger of Wells, Fargo & Co."” Mr. Hooper has a five-stamp mill and a force of nine men on the Folsom mine. Just now he is doing development work and opening up the property. KELLY ON THIAL FOR HIS LIFE Charged With the Willful Murder of Soldier Quinn. Story of the Crime Committed at Fort Mason in July Last. A JURY HAS BEEN SECURED. What the Prosecuting Attorney Says He Can Prove Against the Prisoner. The trial of James Kelly, charged with the murder of Joseph E. Quinn, was yes- terday begun before Judge Hunt. Kelly and Quinn were both United States soldiers, and on the evening of July 10 last Quinn was killed. In the after- noon he had been engaged in a contro- versy with Kelly. The trouble occurred at Fort Mason, and is said to have origi- nated over a woman. The District Attorney, in his opening address to the jury, claimed he will prove that just before the murder Kelly ap- proached Quinn, as he stood on the parade rourd, and renewed the quarrel. Sud- 5enly Kelly advanced with uplifted arm and grasped his victim, who an instant later called ““He's killed me,” and fell to the ground in adying condition. Kelly then ran to his quarters and was found there in a bed soon after. ‘When -spoken to about the crime he claimed to know nothing of it-and to have been in bed all the while. Blood was found upon his hands, however, and he could give no explanation as to how it got there. A razor, which has been identified as similar to one used by Kelly, was sub- sequently found near where Quinn met his death. All of yesterday was consumed in ob- taining a jury and by the Prosecuting Attorney’s address. The taking of testi- mony will begin to-day. Following are the names of the jury- men obtained: Soren Jessen, J. W. Pence, H. Larsen, A. W. Martin, R. C. Blackmar, J. A. W. Harned, George Berbert, H. F. Williams, John Nagle, W. C. Nichols, George B. Chenowith and Edward J. Doyle. STRAWS OF GOUD HEWS, Republican Gains in the East to Be Duplicated Here. Butterworth of Ohio and Schoonmaker of New Jersey to Speak Next Saturday. The telegraphed reports from Connecti- cut and elsewhere showing unprecedented Republican gains 4nd unprecedented Demogratic losses in the local electiéns have hung the rooms of the Silver and Demecratic committees with spiritual crape, and have garlanded the headauar- quarters of the Republican State Central Committee with the flowers of rejoicing. Chairman McLaughlin, after his visit to the sun-kissea sands of Santa Oruz, needed only the election news to make him perfectly bappy, and Secretary Hig- gins ceased yawning and laid aside his worried expression as he traced the itiner- ary oi an eloquent speaker through the tortuous chapparal of Grub Gulch to the alkali-blistered dwellers on the edge of Death Valley. Jake Steppacher smiled and remarked that he had thought so all along. This remark broke the record for Jake, he being the most taciturn dpollticinn on the coast outside of a deaf and dumb asylum. Visitors to headquarters from the coun- try continue to arrive bearing gooa tidings. E. A. Hayes of Santa Clara reports the watchword of that county to be ‘‘prunes and protection.” Santa Clara will give a rousing majority for McKinley. F. Wickersham of Sonoma County re- ports Republicanism in that fertile land as being 1n good shnfe to march to victory behind the banner of protection. ® Tuere will be several very interesting meetings during the remainder of the week. There will be a big crowd on Satur- day night in the Pavilion to hear the speeches of Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio and F. X. Schoonmaker of New Jersey, poth of whom are reputed to be elogquent men. On Friday night the Ladies’ Annex of the National Republican League will meet in the League’s rooms in the Pioneer Building and will be addressed by Edgar Peixotto and Mrs. Nellie Holbrook Blinn. There will be singing and music also. On the same evening the, Continental League will meet in %arntogl Hall and will be entertained by prominent speakers. ‘The McKinley Invincibles will have a gala night this evening at the Auditor- ium. Hon. W. B. Hyburn of Idaho_and Mrs. Carrie Chapman-Catt of New York will speak. The Pheenix Club will present their usually excellent entertainment in Scottish Hall this evening. — e STANFORD CAMP. Rousing Meeting of the Army and Navy Republican League. A rousing meeting of Leland Stanford Camp No. 2of the Army and Navy Re- publican League was held last night at 26 O’ Farrell street. Adjutant Brooman read a communica- tion from Colonel J. R. McElroy, the com- mandant, notifying Stanford Camp that Colonel Blackburn had been honored with the appointment of membership in the executive committee. This information was hailed with loud applause. R R. T. Melvin offered a resolution, which was adopted, to the effect that Stgnford Camp indorse Comrades Soper and Tur- in, the Republican nominees for School irectors. E A communication from Oakland invited the comrades to visit that city to-night and capture the works of the Populists. Addresses were made by Colonel J. J. Lyons, Colonel Blackburn and Andy Branch, who came at the request of a Democrat to give his reasons for being a Republican, he having belon, to a Southern Democratic family. r. Branch did give his reasons in one of his flowery speeches, with the result of making some eon;s!n to the cause of McKinley and pro- tection. Son, recitations and refreshments clo-ecf:lm evening. s G COLORED REPUBLICANS. Solld for the Bearer From Ohio. The members of the Colored McKinley American Club with their friends filled Qalifornia Hall, on Bush street, last night Voters Ban ner- to prove their devotion to Major McKinley and the cause which he espouses. Short but forcible addresses were made by the Rev. G. H. W. Smith, T. B. O’Brien, nominee for Congress, Super- visor C. L. Taylor, Carroll Cook and Judge Campbell. Communications were read by Secretary Butler from Los Angeles, Marysville and Alameda giving an approximate count of the number of colored voters who will sup- port the Republican ticket. A resolution was adopted by which the nominees of the Legislature pledged their supoort for the enforcement of the ecivil rights bill which guarantees to the colored race the same rights as those accorded all other citizens, and announced their un- ualified opposition to the repeal of sec- tion 65 of the Civil Code of this State. —_———— Thirty-First Assembly District. At a meeting of the Thirty-first Assem- bly District Republican Club held last evening, Carroll Cook for Superior Judge and A. B. Treadwell for Police Judge, were keartily indorsed. The mention of the name of William A. Deane culled up the most enthusiastic applause, as did the speech of Tim Sullivan, the candidate for the Assembly in that district. e McKinley and Hobart Club. At a large meeting of the McKinley and Hobart Club of the Thirty-seventh As- sembly District Jast evening resolutions indorsing J. L. Halsted for School Di- rector, George W. Elder for Superinten- dent of Streets and D. W. Wessenberg for Supervisor _of the Second Ward were adopted. With three cheers for William A. Deane for Auditor the meeting ad- jour;:‘ed until Wednesday evening, Octo- ber 14. LS AT At Rolando’s Hall To-Night. A meeting of Republican’ Club No. 2, Thirty-sixth Assembly District, will be held to-night at Rolando’s Hall, corner of Twenty-eighth and Church streets. C. L. Taylor, Cord H. Wetjen, J. T. Dare, Charles M. Depew, Dr. Soper, G. W. Elder, William A. Deane and John H. Harney will address the meeting. The drill corps of the Thirty-fifth Assembly District will visit the hall during the meeting. % 2o ORI ALY F. L. Turpin Serenaded. Among the loyal Republican candidates serenaded on Tuesday evening by the Knights of the Thirty-fifth Assembly Dis- trict Drill Corps was F. L. Turpin, regular Republican nominee for School Director, than whom there is no more consistent Republican nor one more bent on giving the people of San Francisco an economical and progressive administration of the School Department. —_— The Fortieth District. At a meeting of the Third Precinct Re- publican Club of the Fortieth District held last_night, Joseph Brooks presiding, Sig. M. Bettman was indorsed for the Assem- bly and T. G. Walkington for Bupervisor for the Fifth Ward. Addresses were made by 8ig. M. Bettman, Martin Lichtenstadter and others, DEMOCRATS TALK SILVER Mass-Meeting in Metropolitan Hall With Budd in the Chair. Hig Excellency Is Received With Great Enthusiasm and Speaks in a Happy Vein. Metropolitan Hall was crowded last nignt on the occasion of a Democratic mass-meeting to whoop-up silver. ‘When Governor Budd appeared he was given a hearty reception. He said he ap- peared to testify his appreciation of the services of Judge Lawler,who did so much for him, and also for the committee over which he presides. The Governor said: “] was asked why I presided over a silver meeting. My answer was: I would pre- side at a Salvation Army meeting ifit was for silver.’ The band played a National air ana J. ‘W. Wright was introduced as a Bryan Re- publican, while the house gave three hearty cheers for Governor Budd. Mr. Wright read something from one of Bryan’s speeches, which hecalled ‘‘a mes- sage from our next President.’” A quartet sang a free-silver song at 16 to 1, and for an encore gave a little melody, which was warmly applauded. James H. Barry of the Star was intro- duced, and the audience went wild with enthusiasm in its ovation to him. He began by saying he was glad to see such an audience before him, an audience that showed itslove of liberty. “The last National Democratic Conven- tion,” he said, ‘‘was the greatest one ever held; it boldly declared for silver at 16 to 1; it criticis the Supreme Court of the United States; it declared for civil and re- higious liberty, and particularly it declared against the A, P. A., and what is of great- est interest to this coast it declared against the funding bill “Itis objected that the free coinage of silver will flood this courtry. The mints of this country can coin but $50,000,000 a year. Now, I would like to know what fear there is of inflation? I know we would be abie to carry a little more silver, and be glad to carry all we can get. 5 ‘““We say equal rights to all, special privileges to ncne; but there can no sucn thing as equal rights when men are refused the opportunity to earn a liveli- hood by their labor. With free silver we will take the stronghold in which special privileges are entrenched. William J. Bryan, if you do your duty, will be the next President of the United States. In the American Federation of Labor, which has a membership of 1,250,000 men, I do .not believe that one single member wiil vote for McKiniey. Of alithe pilgrimages to Canton I do not believe that there has been one union man among them, nor one labor union. 1 have this from Henry George, that the workingmen in the East nBre without exception almost solid for an.’’ . W..Foote began by stating that two years ago he stood on thé same platform speaking for a gallant young statesman, Governor Budd. “The time looked dark, but we elected our man,” he continued, ~and I am on the same identical mission to-night, to speak for another gallant young statesman, William J. Bryan, and we willelect him. Ihave been introduced as an anarchist. If supporting the Demo- cratic National platform makes me an anarchist then I'am an anarchist, and you can make what you like of me.”” The speaker turned his attention to the Southern Pacific Company and declared it has done more to debauch legislatures, courts, reputations than all the other evil influences of the State combined. The railroad should be made to pay its debts according to the letter of the law. -One of the ‘best speeches made -in Congress against the funding bill was one made by a young Congressman from Nebraska— William Jennings Bryan. The railroad knew that if a &ngnssmln who fought the funding bill were elected President the funding bill would be in still graver dan- ger. Commemoration Ball. Next Sunday the Garibaldi Guard Mutual Aid Bflcletg will give a grand ball at Garibaldi Hall, 423 Broadway, in commemoration of the discovery of America. e Municipal Ownership. The provisions in the new charter bearing ‘upon municipal ownership of public utilities have been 5o much discussed that Dr. Jerome A. Anderson has consented to lg'll to-night upon this subject at Academy of Sciences Hall, 819 Market street. Dr. Anderson was one o! the Freeholders who framed the charter, and was elected to the charter convention by the Populist party of San Francisco. All citizens, as well as their ladies, are cordially invited to atfend the meeting, - v JAIL-BREAKERS -~ FOILED BY A WIFE Three Burglars Were to Make Use of the Police Parade. Furnished With a False Key to Open the Door of the City Prison. HOW THE SCHEME WAS T0 WORK The Discovery Made by the Spouse of One of the Trio Belng Seen Passing Him a Package. A most ingenious, easily executed scheme concocted by three burglars now awaiting their preliminary examination in the City Prison to make their escape him any opium, as he knew that was a misdemeanor. The woman had, however, confessed she gave him the opium, but de- nied giving him the keys. “The scheme was this,” said Kelly. “We had arranged to make the attempt to-morrow, when Shaw was on the door. iknew Hickey and Corbett knows Par- rotte, so we did not want to injure them. friend was to call for me. While I would be talking to him on the bench, an- other friend was to call for Corbett. Then anoiher friend was to call for Colvin, and while Shaw was away opening the cell to let Colvin out I was to open the prison door with the false key and Corbett and I would get away. We were to leave the door open ana Colvin as soon as Shaw opened the cell door was to make a run for the open door and get away.” It would have been a simple matter for Kelly and Cortett to escape, as they would have had nobody to interfere with them, but Colvin had to take the chance of the “‘trusties’’ giving the alarm. Shaw and the other doorkeepers are unarmed for prudential reasons, as a desperate criminal might take the revolver from them and cause trouble while visiting the cells, so Colvin knew he had nothing to fear from him. B The time was well planned, as the police parade is to take place this afternoon, and there might have been a scarcity of offi- cers at the Central police station. No weapon was found upon either of the three prisoners or in their cell, but it is suspected that Josie Kelly, if the discovery of the key had not been made, would have tried to pass a revolver to Kelly to- day before the attempt was made. Kelly, besides the two charges of burg- lary, has charges of assault to murder and robbery to answer for. He robbed a stranger named Cashin in a house on Howard street, near Third, and fired a shot at him, wounding him in the leg a few days before he was arrested for bur- glary. He was first sentenced on June 1, 1885, to six months in the House of Cor- rection for petty larceny. On February 9, 1887, he got two years in San Quentin for burglary and after that he served several terms for petty larceny and burglary. Colvin was sent to San Quentin for three years on May 18, 1893, for grand larceny and on November 5, 1895, he got three months in the House of Correction for having burglars’ tools in his possession. Corbett, when 14 years of age, was sent to the Industrial School for three months. On May 15, 1880, he was sent to San Quen- tin for burglaiy. In 1888, while serving a term in the House of Correction ha made his escape. On November 14, 1889, he was sent to San Quentin for robbing a stage in Mendocino County. - = / Failed Yesterday, and the Keys and Files Which Played an Important Part in the Burglars’ Plot. was frustrated yesterday afternoon by the merest accident. The three burglars are Patrick Kelly, Ed Cohn, alias Frank Martin, and Wil- liam Corbett, alias William 'Gallagher, alias Edward Lynch, all ex-convicts. Kelly and Cohn were arrested on Aug- ust 22 and Corbett two days later, but they were not booked till September 4. They were the three men who com- mitted numerous burglaries on Nob Hill and the two charges on which they were booked were for robbing the residences of W. 8. Duval, 1012 Pine street, on the night of August 2, and the residence of A. 0. Holtrick, 1022 Washington street, on August 4. Cohn is believed to be the man who entered the residence of Captain- Lees, 1022 Pine street, in the early morn- ing of August 22, but being observed by Policeman Ingham he hastily made his escnpe by a rear window and by climbing the fences till he reached Taylor street. At the time Kelly and Cohn were ar- rested in a room on Grant avenue a woman with whom Kelly was living was also arrested. She claimed she was Kel- ly’s wife, and gavo the name of Josie elly. She was detained for a few days and was released. The cases were assigned to Judge Con- lan’s court, and have been dragging along since September 4. Yesterday the three men were in court for a few minutes till a witness was examined, and the woman Kelly was there also. She has been visit- ing Kelly almost every day, and when they left the court she followed them to the City Prison. She returned about 3 o’clock yesterday afternoon, and Kelly sat down beside her on a bench in the main corridor reserved for prisoners and their friends. Polive- man Shaw, who is the prison doorkeeper and has his desk in the main corridor, ob- seryed the woman slip two packages into his hands and another package into the waist on his trousers. He at once notifiea Captain Robinson, and the captzin on searching Kelly found two packages of opium in his pocket. He searched for the otber package and gave Kelly a shake, and a key with shoulders at both ends dropped on the floor from the leg of his trousers. - The captain saw at once that the key was an exact imitation of the key for opening the prison door, and it flashed into his mind that the woman was a party to a scheme for a break from the prison. Kelly denied that the woman gave the key to him and she was also loud in her denials, but she confessed thatshe gave him a package of opium. She was booked oun the charge of passing opium to a prisoner, but a more serious charge may be registered against her. Captain Robinson tried to open the prison door with the false key, but it did not work. It is too wide by about the thirtieth part of an inch; otherwise it is a perfect imitation. It is madeof a square piece of galvanized zinc and the space be- iween the two shoulders is soldered. How Kelly succeeded in getting such an exact imitation of the door-key without ’femng an 1mpression of it is a mystery. 'he key neverleaves the hands of the door- keepers day or night, the one passing it to the other when relieved from duty. Keil; has been in the prison for six weeks an as the woman called upon him very ire- quently he ‘had ample opportunity of smdyinfi the door-key. The probabilty is that he drew a sketch of it from the im- pression on his mind and gave it to the woman, who had the false key made by a locksmith. . The cell occupied by the three prisoners, which is known as the hole in the wall, was eXamined and two files made of gal- yanized iron were found in it. The files had been given to Kelly apparently to help him make a key if the woman had been unsuccessful in getting a locksmith to do the job. After the excitement had subsided Captain Robinson ordered Kelly placed 1n a cell by himself, and had a talk with him. Kelly confessed the whole scheme. He admiited that the woman gave him the key, thinking that she could not be punished for it, but denied that she gave Children Cry for Pitcher’ MIDWEEK THERTER NOTES Has The “Prisoner of Zenda” Quite Captured Baldwin Audiences. *“Trilby” at the Columbia—A Pleasing New Soubrette at the Tivoli. The Baldwin Theater could scarcely bave opeuned more auspiciously than 1t has done with “The Prisoner of Zenda.” It is a play that interests most classes of theater goers, its romantic side appeals to people who like a touch of poetry in their theatrical amusements, ‘and its stirring melodramatic situations are racy enough to keep the most blase attention engaged. As to the performance little can be added to the praise which was bestowed on it after the opening night. James Hackett 1s a young actor of remarkable talent, who makes careful character studies of each individual part in his triple role. Isabel Irving is a graceful, sympathetic Princess; Flavia and the rest of the cast are entirely satisfactorv. The large houses at thé Baldwin show that “‘The Prisoner of Zenda’’ has *‘caught on.” The audiences at the Alcazar are steadily in- creasing in size,as the performances merit that they should. 7his week an interesting double bill is presented and both the gll and the curtain-raiser are well acted and arustically sused. Buckstone’s farcical tomedy, “Mar- ried Life,” is- particularly well acted, all the couples throwing themselves into their parts with spirit and intellizence. “Trilby” is drawing good housesat the Co- lumbia Theater. The performance has not changed much since the play was first pre- sented here, in spite of the alterations in the cast. Augustin Daly’s adaptation trom the Ger- man, “The Big Bonanzs,” is providing plenty of amusement for audiences at the Grand this week. Stockwell isin hiselement as the guile- the less professor, who dabbles in stocks, an rest of the cast is iu good hands. “Satanella” is by nb mgang a novelty at the Tivoli—indeed, the lady who demonstrated the power of love is almost as good a standby at the local home of opera as Balfe’'s “Old Girl” of Bohemian notoriety herself. The cast this week is uneven. The people ‘Wwho are good are very good and the people who are bad are horrid. Fortunately, the good largely predominate. Abramoff, who is an artist to his finger-ti] makes & fine demon King, and John J. Raffael and hig })lnm band do themselves proud, particularly in the scene on the seashore. lvira Crox Seabrook, the new soubrette, acts with the 8] gh:lsh:'axu and vim of her calling, and her voice The o in “Satanella” are satisfactoril; t:lkl:;.‘:v.l?l: the exception of Leiia and Stella. The lady ‘who played the latter role h. 11 mnr_kl: of the amatonr. SErE e e, The Orpheum’s bill this week is drawing well, as most of the Orpheum’s bills do. Ger- tie Cochran, the memory child, is as greata wonder of self-possession asshe is of memory. Woe betide the unhappy spectator w! catch question for :g s infant «vhongl?n:x‘:n‘, for judging irom what she has already done this week she will surely humble him in the eyes of the audience.” The armless wonder coutinues to delude people into the belief that his feet sre hands, and the rest of the per- formance, though consis: e o h.u{n nsisting of hold-overs, is The first concert in the Hinrich-Beel series will open in the Bald '“k_l’fll win Theater to-morrow —————— An Insolvent Corporation. The Union Manufacturing Company. by its T Tsolveicy. Tt bucs B0TF 51 “wriiion o Wi asers valuod at §888 07, © S Castoria. 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