The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1896, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1896. . 11 WO DAL " TOSSED BY GALES AEnginaer Wilson and City - . Attorney Peirsol Land _at Vallejo. Their Families Thought They Had Come to Grief in Sun- day's Storm. " After an Adventurous Cruise They " Send Word of Their Safe Arrival. " OAKLAND OFrIcE SAN FRANCISCO C.u.!a,} . 5 908 Broadway, Nov. 23, .. Up to a late hour to-night it was thought that City Attorney Peirsol and City Engineer Wilson had gone down with the latter’s yacht in last night’s gale. Their families were in a state of great ex- ement, as the two Commissioners of . Public Works should have returned home last night. The two officials were not missed from . their offices till this afternoon, at which {W\e & special meeting of the Board of W orks was callea. Mayor Davie was the v attendant, and then the fact became - known that the other Commissioners were not to be found. Messages were sentin all directions, and at the Wilson and Peir- <ol homes the statement was made thut _neither of the missing men had been home since Saturday. Telegraph and telephone were put to work, but nothing was learned, and the report was circulated that the two officials had surely succumbed to the storm. En- gineer Wilson is an enthusiastic yachts- man and has won several prizes, but yes- terday was not a day to exert either en- ‘thusiasm or rowing qualities, and there .were many who wondered whether Mr. Wilson bad not attempted too much. ‘The two men left Oakland last Saturday afternoon and stated that they would be back lsst evening. All day yesterday their relatives were anxious on account of the storm, and when night came and no word was received the anxiety increased. Al!l to-day their families were making in- quiry, but no one had seen the yacht or its occupants since sailing out of the creek. To-night Mrs. Wilson received a tele- phone message from Vallejo stating that the two voyagers had been at the mercy . of wind and tide, but had succeeded in reaching Vallejo. Mrs. Peirsol also received word that all was well and that Mr. Peirsol will be home to-morrow morning. It is not thought that he will return on the yacht, but on something that runs according to schedule, Neithet of the Commissioners sent word to the Mayor, and after waiting a reason- ;able time he adjourned himself and went home. " NO MATCH WITH BUTTE They Accepted the Terms 5 Reliance Club Too Late. “OAKLAND, CaL., Nov. 23.—There will be' no football match between the Butte | - and Reliance football teams this season. The letter from the Butte men accepting the terms offered by the local club was re- ceivéd to-day, but too late to be acted upon. Manazer Ewing would have to leave with .his team to-night to meet the northern men on time, and this wonld not permit of his even notifying them. - Much disappointment is expressed over the'result, as the games last year between the teams were the most exciting of the ‘season. At the beginning of this year the Butte captured the Reliance captain, G orge dMcMilian, and gave him a deputy clerkship in the county offices to hold him. Everybody looked forward to the -meeting of tve teams, but it will not take - place this year. ————— TO INSURE GOOD ROADS. Marked Improvement for the Liver- more Highway. OAKLAND, CaL, Nov. 23.—A pumping plant has just been completed at Oak Knoll, near Livermore, for the purpose of preserving the county road. It was putin operation Saturday for the first time, and works perfectly. Gasoline is the fuel used, and the cost is but 11 cents a day. The | pump has a capacity of 3000 gallons an bour. Six tanks, half a mile apart, are connected with the pumping plant by small mains, and by the force of gravity the water is piped to the smaller tanks | from the main station. Tne work was done by the Supervisors, in response to a petition trom the farmers. { —————— To Aid the Worthy. OAKLAND, CaL., Nov. 23.—The follow- ing notiée has been extensively circuiated in this city. It has been suggested that a service may be rendered many needy families by providing them with material for a Thanksgiving diuner and the undersigned have been requested to take measures to accomplish thatresult. We, therefore, solicit contributions of food suita- ble for such a purpose to be sent to the Asso- ciated Charities’ rooms in the Enquirer build- ing, where such supplies will be apportioned out and sent to families known to the officers i the Associated Charities to be in need and 1ofbe deserving of assistance, he distribution will probably be taken charge of by members of the Young People’s Eudeavor Union. As it is desired that this work be commenced Wednesday afternoon it is desired that supplies be sent in without loss of time. In case contributions of coal are made the donors will please send the orders and the same will be taken direct from the vards. 8. Chapmen, Charities; Anson of the resident of the Associated arstow, president Oakland : Mrs. Helen Keliy, secre- tary Associated Charities; George C. Pardee, M.J. Keiler, Mrs. M. 1. Waters Thorne, F. W. Spiary, H. O. Trowbridge,Craigle Sharp, John . Be! The Estuary Bridge, OAKLAND, Car., Nov. 23.—Supervisor Johnston stated at the meeting of the board to-day that the Southern Pacific Company had sent plans to Washington for & new bridge over the estuary, ana that the plans had been returned to Colonel Buter for approval. As nothing definite could be learned the District Attorney was requested to communicate with the railroad authorities and Colonel uter and ascertain what was being done % regard to the estuary bridge. ; To Instruct the Police. "QAKLAND, Can, Nov. 23.—Chief of Police Lioyd has made arrangements for the police force to receive the benefit of a course of lectures on subjects incidental to their work, Prosecuting Attorney H. D. Melvin will give the first, and his subject will be the law as it fovem' and re- lates to the duties of police officers. Dr. 0. D. Hamlin will follow with a lecture on emergency treatment. ‘Would Scrve the Rebels. OAKLAND, CaL., Nov. 23.—James Ho) Xirk, a local Populist, has written to the “aders of the insurgents in Cuba asking what terms are offered sharpshooters. He cleims that he held the championship for sharpshooting in Iowa for five years and . ;glnnxl; l();e wol}ldwb. f’ Il;unu in Dic‘k‘« eneral eyler. e says $5000 offered for the gan.;fl'l head. i ¥ield Is Too Fat. OAKLAND, Car., Nov. 23.—Joe Field, for long time the favorite bantam-weight | of the Acme Club, will, in all probability, never enter the ring in that class again. He has just returned from Alaska, and is so fleshy that to train down would be im- possible. His stature does not qualify him for heavy-weight fighting, so he will con- tend no more, except in ?xiendly bouts. BURRISS WANTS DAMAGES. Alleges That There Is a Conspiracy to Ruin Him. OAKLAND, Car, Nov. 23,—John F.| finrriss, who was once an attorney prac- ticing in Alameda, filed a suit this after- noon against John Gooby and one Siiva. Mr. Burriss sues for $20,000 damages for alleged defamation of character ll:ld false imprisonment. Several times during the past few months Burriss has been arrested on complaints of embezzlement sworn to by Gooby, but in each instance he has been discharged. The plaintiff asserts that there is a con- spiracy on foot to ruin him, and some of the allegations refer to the family rela- tions of some well-known people. PELONIOUSQ’:}MB_EZZLEMEN T P. G. Mulgren Arrested for Stealing Bicycles—The Carpenter-Marshall Libel Case. ALAMEDA, CaL., Nov. 23.—P. G. Mul- gren is in the City Prison charged with felonious embezzlement, and if all the police say is true of him he will not ride bicycles again for several years. Mulgren is about 22 years of age, and was arrested in San Francisco on the water front Satur- day evening charged with stealing bicy- cles. Already they have placed five stolen wheels at his door, and claim that the list will be greatly increased before the week is out. He is charged with taking two from Alameda, one from Santa Clara, one from San Jose and one from San Francisco. \ : Mulgren formerly lived in this City, and about fifteen months ago went into the navy, where he staid a year. He does not R.TALCOTT — = explain how he got out, but two months ago he married Miss Cruz of the West End. Tbe unfortunate girl is nearty heartbroken over her husband’s deception. Before the Trustees. ALAMEDA, CaAL., Nov. 23.—The Board of Trustees met to-night, and, on recom- megdation of City Attorney Taylor, passed the bill of $403 in favor of George H. Payne, being an assigned claim of Con- stable Esco in full upon the contract of the electric light plant. City Engineer Poy- zer's salary was increased from $50 to $75 per month, In order to make the salary funds meet this increase the allowance for horse feed { of the Superintendent of Streets was cut off, and the salary of the latter’s assistant, Miss Morse, was reduced from $75 to $70 | per month. The building committee’s report accept- ing the suggestion of the board of library trustees, in the matter of partitioning off and cutting a stairway through a portion of the Council chamber, was accepted. The majority protest against the im- provement of Taylor place was overruled, but a new one was submitted. The plans and specifications were adoptea and a notice of intention to improve the same passed. Carpenter-Marshall Libel S uit. | ALAMEDA, CaL., Nov. 22.—The exami- | nation of E. 'L. Marshall, editor of the | Telegram, charged with criminal libel by | | Dr. Thomas Carpenter, City Veterinarian, was begun this afternoon before Justice Lawrence of East Oakland sitting for Jus- tice Morriss. Assistant Disttict Attorney H. A. Melvin was assisted by Hugzh Aldrich, while the defense was represented by Judge E. M. Gibson and Joe Barber. After the publication of the article and the ownership of the paper was established the prosecution rested. e Judge Gibson asked for a nonsuit, as he contended that the allegations had not been proven. The motion was denied and the case continued until Wednesday, December 2, at 1:30 p. M. Brief Mentfonings. A number of the Board of Supervisors and City Councilmen of Oakland visited the new City Hall to-day. The Alameda Cricket Club will give an entertainment 1n Linderman’s Opera- house December 1L The Thanksgiving pound party will be held in Tucker's Hall to-night. Admis- sion, one pound of proyisions for the poor. Alameda Parlor No. 47, N. 8. G. W., will celebrate their twelfth anniversary with a masquerade ball at Armory Hall Thurs- day evening. e Distribution of Seeds. BERKELEY, CaL., Nov. 23.—Professor E.J. Wickson of the department of agri- culture at the State University is prepar- ing a bulletin on the aistribution of plants and seed by the United States Experi- ment station at Berkeley. The report will contain descriptions of new varieties of plants being experimented with at the university, together with explanations as to how horticulturists and farmers may obtain seeds and cuttings. This branch of the Agricultural Col- lege's work has grown remarkably in the last three years. In 1893 there were 410 applications for seeds; in 1894, 925 appii- cations, and 1n 1895, 1504 applications from 468 postoffices. ¥uneral of Simon Morrill. BERKELEY, OCaL, Nov. 23.— The funeral of Simon 8. Morrill, who died at his home on Ward street last Saturday evening of pneumonia, will take place to- morrow afternoon in Oakland under the auspices of the A. 0. U. W., of which he was a prominent member. The deceased was an ironmolder and had been fcreman of the Oakland Iron Works for many years. He was a native of New Hamp- shire and had lived in California for about thirty years. He leaves a wife and five children. The iron works of which he was fore man will be closed down to-morrow in respect to his memory. Berkeley Miscellaneous. BERKELEY, CiL, Noy. 28.—The fourth anniversary of Peralta Clmg, Woodmen of the World, will ba celebrated by a literary pro- gramme and sosial dance on Tgesday evening, Tumltd”o:)% tet, sisti] f C. D. ‘he y quari consisting of C. D. Lynn, . E Robiason, C."W. Meschsm and W, Hockham, gave a well-attended concert to- night at the Presbyterian church. rge Wagner '98, W.E. Sauer 1900 and James Ely’99 have been installed into the local chaptet of Sigma Alpha Epsilon, At the meeting ol the Board of Education to- night advertisements for contracts on the proposed new Dwight-way school building were ordered. R. Fryer, W. Gibbons, W. O. Blasingame, W. E. Cole and E. Hammer have entered as the nnivamltl crew in the Thanksgiving regatta, to_be held on the Oskland estuery. The Students’ Aid Soclety of the State Uni- versity 1s e d in collecting data on the number of students working the whole or part of their way through eoueio. It is estimuted that there are about 300 who come under this rule. The Ruskin Club will maeet on next Wednes- day evening at the residence of Mrs. Augus- tine on University avenue. Charles ‘will resume the leadership on that evening. EACH .HAS HIS CHOICE FOR MAYOR Secretary’ Powers Gives Away the Secret of a Struggle. Young Men Republicans Are Active in Municipal Politics. Interest Shown in the Presidency of the New Eoard of Super- visors. OAKLAND OrrIcE SAN FRANCISCO Cun} 908 Broadway, Nov. 23. Mayor Davie stated positively to-day that he had not decided upon anything in regard to the appointment of Police Juage next term. He declares that he has been considerably amused by the publicity which has been given to his intentions. “There surely must be great honorin being clerk of the Police Court,” said Mayor Davie to-day, “for there is evi- dently more interest in that appointment than in the Judge. Everybody is wonder- ing who will succeed Mr. Crawford, while nobody with any authority has yet hinted that there is to be a vacancy, Counciiman and Personal Experiences of the Recent Campaign.” He will dwell particularly on his lecturing work while following up Bryan on a special train, ————————— The burlesque, ‘“The Macbeths of Berkeley,” which the Stanford students will produce at the California Theater on Thanksgiving night, was written by young Fields, one of the bright- |* est of the senjor class. It is pronounced en exceedingly clever trayesty, and there are many original hits in the play. The entire programme for Thursday night is an excep- tionally good one, and a large crowd is an assured fact to judge from the advance sale of seats at Palo Alio. - TENDERED A shBCEPTION, Visiting Delegates to the Jewish Women’s Couneil Lntertained, PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 23.—The local section of the National Council of Jewish Women tendered a reception to the National Board and visiting delegates at the Mercantile Club, the fashionable Hebrew organization of Philadelphia, this afterngon. A dinner was first given to the guests in the handsome cafe of the clubhouse and a general reception was held later in the library. The members of the National Board present incinded: President Mrs. Hannah Solomon, Mi Badie American, Miss Henrietia G. Frank, Miss Bertha Mandell, Mrs. Witkowski, Miss Anna Einstein, all of Chicago; Miss Sophie Beer of New York, Mrs. ‘Sophie Maxnelen of Kansas City, Mrs. Carrie 8, Benjamin_of Denver, Miss Julia Felsen- thal'and Miss Nussbaum. The local sec- tion was represented by Miss Laura Mor- decai, president, and & number of other ladies. Brief addresses were made byl Mrs. Solomon, Miss American and several others. REDUCING 1HE The Southern Paoific Comes to an Agree- ment With Western Lines. CHIGAGO, Irn, Nov. 23. — Western railways have secured from the Southern Pacific an assurance that on December 1 it will join them in a reduction of com- missions on California immigrant busi- CUMMISSIONS. TSHH - Iircnece Bassett is said to be a candidate, but if so he has not mentioned it to nie. Nobody has yet said anything about the impor- tance of the change of Judges, but I have read a great deal of the change of clerks. I have only this to say: That the appoint- ment of Police Judge will not be condi- tional on the appointment of any particu- lar man as clerk. Whoever I appoint will be left at liberty to appoint his own clerk and bailiff.” Secretary Will Powers of the Young Men’s Republican Club says he was mis- represented in regard to the action taken at the meeting !ast Thursday at which an election for officers was to have been held. *‘f desire to say,” said Mr. Powers to-day, “that the door was notlocked. 1t may be thatthespring lock closed accidentally, but I am positive that no one locked the door intentionally. It was well under- stood that no notices were to be sent out, as the ciub wasin debt and I would not incur any more expense. Friends of both the candidates for the presidency agreed with President Walsh that the meeting could not legally elect officers. “The real story has not yet been made public, The fight is realiy for the sup- Egn of a candidate for Mayor. If Stetson elected his influence will certainiy be exerted in favor of Councilman Towle for Mayor, while Pulsifer’s success means strong support for W. V. Witcher for the mayoralty. That is the real point. There is no doubt that Stetson has at present more votes in the club than anybody else.” being Considerable interest is now shown in the chairmanship of the next Board of Supervisors. On the first Mon- day of the New Year a majority of the board will go out of office. The retiring members are Bailey, Pelouze and John- ston, Messrs. C. Roethe, Joun Mitchell and Thomas Wells will take the empty seats. Hiram Bailey is at present chairman, and, according to precedent, his successor wil. be either Talcott or Church, the old mem- bers of the board. The position is one of much importance, as it carries with it the appointment of several committees. None of the new members have so far announced their preference, but it 1s stated that an effort will be made to elect Thomas Wells. As Wells is the only Democrat, while there are four Repub- licans, it is not likely that the vote on chairman will be unanimous, Klein Exonerated. OAKLAND, CAL., Nov. 23.—An inquest was held to-day at Alvarado toinquire into the death of Mathew Petersen of Ban Franciscd, who was killed yesterday uear the Plummer Salt Works by the acci- dentat discharge of his friend’s gnn. Last Friday afterncon Petersen left home with Harry Klein, an intimate friend, to hunt ducks on the marshes. They were seated side by side wien a flock of dycks arose. Mr. Petersen called “Marl®” His friend’s gun was lying across his arm, and in the excite- ment the gun was discharged, and Mr. Petersen, it is thought, leaned forward at the same moment, receiving the charge in his side. From the effects of ths wound he died. The injured man was conveyed as soon possible to the house of Mr. Robie, the anager of Plummer's Salt Works, and everything was done for his comfort pend- ing the arrival of Drs. Allen and ]Emer- son. An examination showed that recov- ery was impossible, tie liver being torn and shattered by the shot. The ]n? returned a verdict of accidental death and exonerated Mr. Klein from all responsibility for the accident. Mathew Petersen was the son of H. M. Petersen of 313 Montgomery street, San Francisco, and was 25 years old, bavin been born in Ban Francisco in 1871. He was a member of Golden Gate Parlor, The Pardee Estate. OAKLAND, Cav, Nov. 23.—Special let- ters of administration were granted to Dr. G. C. Pardee on the estate of his father. A temporary allowance of $300 a month was made to the widow and her daughter. T Colonel Irish to Lecture. BERKELEY, C Nov. 23.—Col John P. Irish v:llu:‘&'nn:o-momwl:?nl- ing at Bhattuck Hall on “Reminiscences The Alameda County Board of Supervisors Who Will Take Office January 4, 1897. | | of the outstanding $4,390,000 of 5 per cent | and the company has announced the de- | of not more than $250,000 per annum, and ness to a normal basis. For months there | has been no profit in this class of trans- portation because of the excessive com- missions paid, amounting in some cases to $16 a ticket, The Canadian lines have also expressed their intention of doing the same. This will mean a gain all around | of about $10 a ticket on all immigrant | traffic to California, the normal commis- sion being $5. A new agreement respecting excess bag- gage carried by theatrical companies has been made by the Western Association lines through the efforts of Chairman Caldwell, Special cars containing bag- zage or theatrical property wili be charged for at the rate of not less than 15 cents a mile for any distance, with a minimum charge of $10 a car. The lines moving are to use their discretion in making addi- tionul charge where the service involves intermediate stops. For parties of ten or more 150 poundas will be carried free and a special car provided if the revenue from the tickets is not less than $25, with an extra car for every additional twenty-five Dassengers. e PLAN OF REORGANIZATION. How the Oregon Railway and Naviga- tion Company Will Be Conduected. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23.—The re- organization of the Oregon Railway and Navigation Company has been completed livery of the new securities. Under the plan of reorganization the company is authorized to issue $24,500,000 4 per cent mortgage bonds due in 1946; $11,000,000 4 per cent preferred stock and $24,000,000 common stock. Of the 4 per cent consolidated bonds there will ~be issued $15,174.000 tor holders of consolidated bonds and col- lateral trust bonds of the oid com- pany. Of the remamder §5,390,000 will' be retained for the retirement first mortgage bonds of the Oregon Rail- way and Navigation Company, $1,106,000 for betterments and terminals at the rate 830,000 for new construction at the rate $20,000 per mile. The fixed charges of the new company will be about $925,000. The $11,000,000 of preferred stock, with the excention of a small amount remaining in the hands of the new company, will be issued to holders of consolidated bounds and of collateral trust bonds of the old company and to stockhbolders of the old company who have paid the assessment, which stockholders will also receive new com. mon_stock, dollar for dollar, for tueir holdings. Both the preferred and com- mon stock are put in trust under a voting trust agreement, and the Central Trust Company’s certificates are issued therefor, o ; . COLONEL INGER>OLL IMPROVES. Recovering From the Painful Attacks of NAT C. GOODWIN N A NEW PLAY, A Crowded House Greets Loie Fuller in Her Mystic Dance. The Alcazar Company'Opens the Week With a Well-Staged Piece. “Humanity” at the Co'umbia and “Hearts of 01k” at the Grand Opera-House. Despite the rain and the fact that Loie Fuller bad*drawn away a large following to the California Theater, there was a good-sized audience to greet Nat C. Goodwin and Maxine Elliott at the Bald- win Theater last night. The play was Madeline Lucette Ryley’s new comedy, ‘““An American Citizen,” which has hitherto been heard only in Aus- tralia. The piay, Goodwin himselfand Miss Elliott were all most warmly received; indeed at the end of the third act Goodwin was called five times before the curtain and finally made a speech in which a great deal of gladness was expressed. “‘Believe that nothing I cah say,” he re- marked, ‘‘can express the delight and happiness I feel. Itis a joy indeed to feel ourselves once more among friends. We had one of those ‘artistic’ trinmphs in Australia, bat there is one thing to look back to—that they indorsed an American play, played by American actors, and written by an American authoress—Mrs. Ryley."” Mr. Goodwin went on tosay that he had other new plays with him,inciuding one by Mrs. Rvley, and that he hoped to come to San Francisco every year and play some of them. He concluded by invoking a blessing on the audience, and was fran- tically applauded. “An American Citizen’ is a decided im- provement on ‘‘Christopher Jr.” It is well constructed. Unlike most light plays, it keeps up the interest to the last. That last was rather late, for the audience | did not leave the theater till 11:30, which shows that “‘An American ,Citizen” needs some cutting. This is a fault that can be easily remedied, however. There is real wit in the play, and some of the repartee is most original. The plot resembles “‘Christopher Jr.,” in that it tells the story of two people who are married sud- denly by force of circuinstances, and who afterward fall in iove with one another, and who go through a good many trials and tribulations before they arrive at the condiuon of living bhappily ever after- ward. The development of the plot bears no relation to “Christopher Jr.,” however, and the trials and tribulations in “An American Citizen” are most comically pathetic. Nat C. Goodwin had a thoroughly con- genial role in the part of Beresford Cruger, the American who married his cousin on first signt and became a Britisher in order to })reunt his uncle's money from going to fourd a museum of antiquities. The semi-pathetic, semi-comical love troubles which afterward befell him were thor- oughly in keeping with his line of work. As the English cousin Maxine Elliott looked handsome and acted with a good deal of impressiveness, tbough her ren- dering of the role lacked those subile touches of which it would have been capa- ble in hands like those of Maud Adars, for instance. The rest of the cast showed that the company has improved somewhat since Goodwin was here last. Neil O'Brien was excellent as Simms, the English valet, and the other men did their parts sati factorily, though Frazer Coulter’s elderly make-up as Brown was absurd under the circums’ances, and his acting wasno more satisfactory than his make-up. Miss Estelle Mortimer was excellent as the elderly coquette, and the girls’ parts were well acted by Gertrude Eiliott, Ethel Browning and Isabel Haskins. California Theater. Standing room was at & premium to see Loie Fuller's da t the California Theater last night. The star had been put late on the pro- gramme and people were getting a little im- patient, when about 9:45 o'clock the house was plunged into Egyptian derkness and ail eyes were turned toward the stage for the first sign of La Loie’s appearing. She did vot gladden the audience by an im- mediate apparition, however, and a few en- terprising spectators began to strike matches and were applauded by their neighbors. At last, however, Miss Fuller was seen dimly outlined againsta dark background, and im- mediately after a flood of electric light re- vealed her in all the glory of endless yards of black draperies, studded with glittering stars, to represent Night. The dances were five in number and no en- cores were given, nor indeed expected, for the programme must have been fatiguing anouih as it was, Oif course ail the dances had the same general features. Miss Fuller kept yards and yards of draperies in constant and grace- ful motion, while her electrians threw com- Setatica. NEW YORK, N. Noy. 23.—Colonel Robert G. Ingersoll, who was taken ill alter a lecture at Freeport, Ill,, Thursday evening, arrived in this city last nigunt. In the early part of last week he had three attacks, the first at Janesville, Wis., while delivering a lecture, which he man- aged to finish, and the second and third atlacks at Madison and ‘Beliot, Wis. On Thursday ne was found to be suffering from a severe attack of sciatica and was removed to the Great Northern Hotel at Chicago on Friday. He was attended by a prominent physician of Chicago, who declared that all Mr. Ingersoll neeaed was two weeks of complete rest. He left Chicago Saturday on the limited -express and upon bis arrival in this city last night was met by a few relatives and driven directly to his residence, where he will remain until he is fully restored to health. He was not very much fatigued and walked from his carriage into the house without any assistance. Colonel Ingersoll’s agent has canceled all the Western lecture engagements as the result of his illness, and the lecture tour has been abandoned for this reason. Petroleuns as a Motive Power, NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23. —Another motive power—petroleam—is to be ex- perimented with on the Manhattan Ele- vated Railroad. The system has already been nsed on one of the Government tor- do-boats, and is now being put into the B;vemmene tug Niam. J." 8. Sorb, the inventor, says that & locomotive engineer could learn to take charge of an engine fitted up with the svstem within three days. Shot His Mistress and Himself, TAUNTON, Mass., Nov. 23.—Frederick Luther, fireman at the electric road power station, shot his mistress, Mrs. Abby E. Barber, to-day, and then killed himself. The cause for the act is unknown. plicated and beautiful combinations of light upon them. With every dance the draperies seemed to grow longer and more voluminous and the combination of color more gorgeous, In the White Dance Miss Fuller received a good deal of colorless lii:t from her elec- tricians, but she had rainbow tints also. The Firmament showed & number of tender colors, as well as vivid tints. In Fire white draperies wery deftly manipulated under the glare of briiliant reds, and in the Nile Lily a mam- moth lily was formed from draperies of great length. 'nf- art of the dances, of course, consisted in the management of draperies and the ex- quisite arrangement of colors in ths lights, which came iTom below through glass let into the stage, as well as from above. Miss Fuller is & graceful, winsome-looking young woman, who trips prettily about tha stage and bends with ease and grace. Her skill In manipulating the filmy fabrics she wore was remarkable, but of dnncms, in the ordinary acceptation of the word, she did littie or none. Her exhibition wasan artistic treat of color and graceful motion, however, and, though there wae not very much to distinguish it from the dancin given here by g l}areviomgl Mrs. Herrmann and Papinta, Miss Fuller fully deserved the recognition received last night, for it was her brain that originated the exhibition that has found so many imi. tators. A great deal of applause and a few cries of *brava!” were giveu the dancer. In the dark. ness peopie in the front rows and the boxes must have hurled bouquets on the stage, for when the lights were turned on it wasseen to ‘be incumbered with flowers, which must have interfered & good deal with La Loie's gyra. tions.. The programme which preceded the dancer’s Appesiance Gonsisted. of looal alent Hern: hard Mollenhauer, who played a violin solo, a grand fantesia by Vieuxtem, was well re. ceived, and so was the Treble Clef Quagtet. Professor Charles F. Graeber’s banjo, mando- lin and guitar club played. F. K. Tobin and dun Lotta Navarro Tobin gave a trombone uo. The programme will be repeated to-night and to-morrow. Among those present were: Box A—M. Sieger, L. Clayburg, Jose and party; box B—General and Mrs. War- field; box C—8. L. Buckbee and {t&. box D Bt At o tl;"i;on‘lm..t . Notam and party; cott and party; box F—J. T. Nol .party; ‘b‘ox G'-’—ml;: An;lh Gottlob, Miss Dannenbaum, s, verly. In the audience were: Mrs. R. Tobin, the “Tobin, C. Tobin, Edward ;Greenway, Loewe Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. | Tuction Salcs (00K & C0. 123 Kearny Street. GORGEOUS CHINAWARE. MAGNIFICENT ORNAMENTS, Exquisite Lamps, Rich Cut Glass, Beautiful Dinner Sets, AT AUCTION. The 6reatest Auetion Sale in History, Daily at 2 o'clock P. 3 and Sa:urday Night at 8§ o'clock. P. J. BART fi. Avctioneer. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Hopkins, Miss Helen Hop- kins, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Crockett, Miss Caro Crockett, Mr. and XMrs. Southard Hoffman, Miss_Alice Hoffman, Miss May Hoffman, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Wilson, Mr. and_Mrs. Mount- ford S. Wilson, Mr. and’ Mrs. A. Roos. Achille B. Roos, Mr. aud Mrs. A. L. Hexterof Portland, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stern, Judge and Mrs. Robert Ferral, the Misses Goad, Major and M Ratibone, Mr, E. ieller, Hefry Sechs, Miss Rose Sachs, Mr. and Mrs. A. Fiest, MT. and Mrs. Thomas Walkington. Mrs. Feuchtwanger, George De Long and party, Mr. and Mrs. M. Heller, Dr. Richards, Godirey Fisher, Miss Rose Fisher, Miss Ida’ Fisher, William Black- well, Meyer Kahn, Mrs. Richard Carroll, Miss Lizzie Carroll, Mr. Whittier, Miss Mattie Whit- tier, Mr. and Mrs. Ettlinger, Miss G. Ettlinger, Mrs. L. Strauss, Mr. and Mrs. 8, Foster, Mrs. E. Van Bergen, Mrs. A._Bower, Mrs. Licbes, Mr. 'end Mrs. D. Armer, Charles Fisher, Dr. and Mrs. Wasnington Dodge, Colonel Smedberg, Miss Cora Smedberg, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hayes, Mr. and Mrs, E Buckingham, Miss Joseph Scott, Herman Snainwald, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Kellogg, Mr. and Mrs. Godby, Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Coleman, Miss Gwin, Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Parker, Harry Veuve, Mrs. General Warfield, Mr. Buckbee, Miss Buckbee, Fred Green and Mrs, B. Baxton, Miss Martha Shainwald. At the Alcazar. Those general favorites of the Alcazar Stock Company opened their thirteenth week at the pretty O'Farrell-street theater last night toa good nouse, notwithstanding the rain. The play was “The End of the Century,” for the first time produced on this coast. Itis Russian, with the glory of imperial St, Peters- burg in the foreground and cheerless Siberia in the aistance. The staging of the piece and the costumes of the players were rich and appro- priate, especially the court robes of Miss Lieb, the Princess Kostoi of the story. John T. Sul- livan is confined to his room with a wound in his left arm, received in the stage duel last week, and Francis Powers memorized the sixiy'pages of Lis purt in twelve hours und layed the difficult role without a rehearsal. May Buckley, the star ingenue of the first lays, had a more serious part as Fanny Lar- key, which was not the sprighily little lady's natnral role. The other characters were satis- factorily acted, and a number of curtain calis were accorded’ the players. The piece will be layed all the week, with Saturday and Sun- SLy matinees. Bush-Street Theater. Kennedy and his hard-working set of come- dians manage to attract good audiences at the Bush-street Theater. The mesmerist varied his programme last night to the extent of hyp- notizing & few women, who quite coyly were induced to accept seats on the stage. Kennedy was somewhat at & disadvantage in handling the ladies. The laugh-making rough-and-tumble of the men had to make way to plain mesmerism when the females were In evidence, and the fun was tame. A few ludicrous situations, such as loye- making and frenzied waltzing by tnose under nypuotic inflaence, helped 10 while away a | couple of tedious hours. The redeeming feature was when an apparently consumptive woman, weighing hardly 100 pounds, was made to show the strength of an ordinary man. She was in & stete of catalepsy and performed the bridge act, with her feel on one chair and her head on another, as cleverly as the robust hire- ling who preceded her. At the Orpheum. Quite a hit was made at the Orpheum last night by the new Orpheum polka, which was cleverly ylay(d by the cornetists, A. H. Knoll and Marie McNeil. Edward Heffernan, a new-comer, gave some amusing Irish songs and monologue work, snd George Thatcher and Ed Marble, two other additicns to the bill, did some excellent minstrel work, which won several encores. The Hengler sisters have returned for one week only,and Lewis and Elliott have arranged a new and amusing act, inorder to add to the attractiveness of Thanksgiving week. The rest of the bill consists of Lavater’s dog orchestra, Soward and Bland, Burt Shepherd, the twentieth century comedian, and the Quaker City quartet. ““Hearts of Oak.” The Grand Opera-house began the week last evening with James A. Herne's old successful play, “Hearts of Oak.” The piece has always been a tavorite here, with its vivid shipwreck, its homelike country-house kitchen, and Crys- tal and the real baby. Howard Kyle was Terry Dennison, the sailor, who comes back Enoch Arden-like to contemplaie his wife as belonging to another, and his own tombstone —a dismal welcome truly for the dying wan- derer. Victory Bateman played her role of sweetheart and wife quite feelingly. *“Hearts of Oak” will be given all the week. At the Chutes. The wet weather only temporarily casts a damper on the Chutes, and the roller-skating rink fs in operation rain or shine. This week Wil be a gala one, as every schoolchild has been giving day Emil Markeberg will make one of his wonderful balloon escensions and in the evening there will be an elaborate display of fireworks. “Arfon” still rides his bicycle on the high electrical wire, and Pirri coasts down the chutes on his wheel every night. Tivoli Opera-House. The pretty performance of ‘“‘Donna Juanita,’’ which begsan its second week at the Tivoli last night, suffered, as did- several other attrac- tions, from the rain,and the new bilis which were being exploited elsewhere. The house, although small, was liberal with its applause, however. Columbia Theater. The second week of ‘‘Humanity” opened at the Columbia last night to an audience which no doubt owed its meager proportions to the rain and the counter attractions elsewhere. The play will run for the rest of the week. The popular Zeisler orchestral concert takes lace next Sunday evening at the Baldwin heater. SELLING 0UT AT HALF COST—W AGONS, BUGGIES, CARTS, AND HARNESS OF KEVERY DE- SCRIPTION, both New and Second-hand. ——NO OFFER REFUSED.—— 1122-1128 MISSION STREET. MADIGAN & CO. SINILAR TO ACTUAL WARFARE. General Ruger Has a Plan for Extending the Scope of the Field Practice of the Army. NEW YORK, N. Y., Nov. 23.—A Herald Washington special says: General Ruger has suggested plans for the extension of field practice of the three arms of the mil- itary service. He advocates the acquiring of suitable cround of small value for agri- culture or other use convenient to the sta- tions of military companies in the Depart~ ment of the West and throughout the country where target practice may be had, the land being of such variety of surface as to admit of free movements and firing without concern as to limit, to simulate ligat artillery action in battle. he ground mizht also be used for a large garrison, to which several regiments of infantry, one of cavairy and light bate teries might be sent in turn one or two years, to constitute practically a training- school for young otficers for duties of com- mand. ln a comparatively short time there will be no officers on the active list of the army who have had opportunity for command or of observation of military exercises of considerable bodies of troops. Appropriations will be asked for the pur- pose of this proposition and for massing bodies of irocops for exercises simular to actual warfare. These assemblages are to take place frequentiy, and it is intended to join with them the organized forces of the different States for instructions. The proper arming and drilling of militia is one of the cardina! components of the plans proposed for the extension of the | military strength of the country. The passage of the pending bill for the increase of the milivary force of the regu- lar army is to be strongly urged by the | Secretary of War in his forthcoming an- nual report, and it will be strenuously urged in the next Congress along with other pending legislation for the increase of the army in efliciency. The army is unquestionably in a better condition in every respect than ever be- fore in its history. The officers are better | equipped for their duties, both theoret- ically and practically, and the men are of a better class morally and physically and are better housed, armed, instracted and drilled. It is unlikely that the United States will establish a military post in Alaska for the present. General E. 8. Otis, commanding | the Department of the Columbia, in his annual report to the general commanding the army, says that under the existing conditions no beneficial results could be expected from the services of the troopsin the Territory, and as the civil officars do not need their aid in the southern and | more populous sections, their presence in | the Territory is not required. AR 10 Clears up a Mysterious Theft. KEWANEE, Iuy, Nov. 23.—The con- fession of Charles B. Bull to the robbery | of $4800 from his employers, Otto and Henry Rastede, clears up a mystery which has puzzled the Sheriff of this county and his deputies for three weeks. | Bull's employers kept their valuable pa- | pers and money in & tin box which was bnried under the front porch because | Henry Rastede’s wife objected to so much money being kept in the house. Bull saw him come from under the porch, stole the treasure when his employers were absent and buried the treasure in a corr field. e For Falsifying teturns. DENVER, Coro., Nov.. 23.-~The jury | in the case of the German National Bank | officers, President Ruthman, Cashier | Clinton and Assistant Cashier Kunsmiller, | charged with falsifying returns to the Comptroller prior to the fatiure of the | bank in 1893, has been out forty hours. ! Judge Riner called theminto, court this | morning anc urged them to agree upon a verdict. The trial bas lasted ten days. | The Judge charged strongly against the prisoners. e National Municipal League. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Nov. 23.—At a meeting of the executive committee of the National Municipal League held here the following organizations were admitted to affiliated membership: Civic Federa- tions of Des Moines, Iowa, and Denver, | Cola., Good Government Club of Cedar | Rapids, lowa, and League for Better City Government of Los Angeles, Cal. o X 0 No Election in One County. ATLANTA, Ga., Nov. 23.—There is a county in the United States that did not know of the National election. It is Charlton County, Georgia. According to the maps there are several towns in the county, with Traders Hill asthe county seat, but all efforts of the Secretary of the State to getreturns from there have prov.d unavailable, and it is put down as a certainty that no election was heid in the county. S For Arrears in Alimony. NEW YORK, N. 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