The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 13, 1897, Page 7

ep——— SATURDAY AMUSEMENTS, PBALDWIN THEATER ‘“Shore Acres. CALIFORNIA I HEATER.—*Miss Helyett.” Corvmsia THEATER Ruy Blas” and “A Man of the Worid ’ yonoscos OrEra-Hovse— The Black Detec- 1ve. AICAZAR THEATER Jim, the Penman.” T1voLr OPERA HOUSE Pinafore.” ORrPuEUM.— High-Class Vaudeville. OBERON.—Grand Concert. §UT10 BATHS— Bathing and Terformances. THE CHUTES AND SKaTING RINK—Daily at Ealght street, one block exst of the Park. LAKLAND RaCE TRACK.—Races to-day. ALLTIG . A BY J. C. MUTHER~—This_d: fes, at 901 Post street, at 1 EY P. J. } ARTH.—This day. niture, 414 McAllisier OITY NEWS IN BRIEF. A new Federal Grand Jury was sworn in yesterda: Judge Slack will hear argument in the Hale & Norcross litigation 10-aay. -The saloon of William Purnhagen was en- tered and looted yesterday by burglars. The sailors celebrae the twelith anniversary of their union on the water iront this even ing. Stage fright caused George Heinlcke to lose e in the billiard tournament last ster, supreme commander of lies of the Maccabees, is at the icians’ Union complains that a non- restra is still employed at the Bush- wine-makers’ corporation has the price of wine from 15 to Louisa Paiva has been granted s di- rom Je se Paiva on the grounds of wili- giect and cruelty. o James will contest is approaching a ge Coffey’s court. The lawyers are ell has granted a writ of J. 8. Reid against Jus- of the Peace Groezinger. The Knights of St Patrick will celebrate the y-second anniversary of their organiza- next Wednesday evening. Butler, the Austrslian murderer, is @esirous of end ng bis life and to this end made an ef- fort Thursday to commit suicide. Bourbon, Dolore, Rey EI Salto, Judga Deuny, Cash Day, Lincoin 11 and M. Clicquot were the winners at Oaklana yesterday. The death of Gustay Sutro remoyves smong the pioneers s man long identified with the banking and brokerage business of this City. or divorce have been filed as follows: t Bradley Brown against Charles Marian Valentine against Richard V. rear of 834 Mission street was reported 10 the ne Prevention of Cruelty to Chil- terday. cal inspectors of hulls ed important instru Is propelled by gas, motors. Jonn Feix, 75 years old, and who wants to egain marry, has been sued by the guard.an of his feeble-minded daughier for the laiter's support. Colonel Mendell and J. 8. Emery, ex-presi- @ent of the Blue Lakes Water Compauy, were among the witnesses who testified at the water rates inquiry lasc night. nd boilers ions regara- naphtha and villiam Freese, with a bullet ple, was found in Golden evening, and it is presumea ted suicide. al meeting of the committee ap- Mayor Phelan to cell a mass-meet- Cuba will be held at California nd Powell streets, this evening. e decessed comm: d Jury was e rnoon in f 1 everal of the taken were read to the Fair Saturday, but cold with killing frosts Saturday morning and possibly Sunday, is the is irst Congrega- tiona. t aud advocated woman’s suffrage as a check upon the liquor trafhic. Frederick Atton was taken to the Receiving Hospital lastevening to be tre i wounds susieined in bemnz kn wagon, the owner of which caught him dri off with it. The story sent to & morning paper yesterday ning of the arrest of a man in Portlana, who clsimed to have murdered Blanche is dec a dispatch irom that Julan Pinte, a Police Court lawyer, was shot in the moutn and s by Mrs. Latham, his mothe w, at 1528 Mar- ket ety yesterday as the result of a series of tic quarrels. George McGregor Deacon, late bookkeeper for W. R. Larzelen, was arrested yesterd:y af- ternoon Ly Cwptain Cullunden of Harry ’s detective agency on the charge of embezzlement, Adolph Suiro’s deed toastrip of land 100 feet wide, for & boulevard, was considered and eccepted yesterduy at a conference atwhich Mayor Phelan and_ City and County Attorney Creswell represented the municipality. The registration office for unemployed seek- ing work on the proposed boulevard was opened yesterday forenoon and 840 appiicants registered, most of them being middle-aged men of many years' residence in this City. The petition of the District Council of the Carpenters and Joiners of San Francisco, in reference io the emp oyment of policemen to work ou municipsi buildiugs, wili come befors the Board of Supervisors at the next regular meeting of the board. United States Attorney Foote has wired to the Treasury Department that in his opinion there is not sufficient evidence to begin pro- ceedings against the big shipment of opium recently tied up by Collector Wise at the re- quest of the special agents. Peter Franz was arrested on Thursday nizht by Customs Inspector Leddy for having tweaty tins of opium in his possession. On examina- tion it was found that the drug had paid duty, and Franz was released and his opium re- torned to him. Frenzonce served a term in the Alameda County Jail for smuggling opium from the steamer Monsarrat, since lost on the northern coast, and it is suspecied that he in- tended putting the drug on board the barken- tive W. . Dimond, of which he is watchman, and smuggling it into Honolulu. Judge Slack yesterday ordered that the de- osition of Mrs. Niitie R. Craven, the de- :ndant in the suit of the special administra- tors of the esiate of James G. Falr, be taken before Notary Engene W. Leyy. No time was fixed for the taking of the deposition. It is rilezed by the atiorneys representing the laintifls that s is {mportant for them:fo Enow what drs. Eraven's testimony is to be before they go 1o trial. The order is made on the application of Mss Virginia Fair, who has filed & compleint in intervention, charging that the so-called pencil d. eds are forged. NEW EAY. e e (iood Health It's glorious to be healthy; to sleep well; eat well and think well of all. Most dis- eases are of the nervous system and yield readily to Dr.Miles’'Nervine Which Restores Health.. It is sold by all druggists on positive guarantee first bottlé will benefit or your money will be refunded. Dr. ITiles Iedical Co. ELKHART, IND, ALL DRUGGISTS suLL T, LAST TALE OF AN OLD-TIMER Carried Miners Here the 50's and Is Now a Coal Hulk. in An 0ld Painting o’ the Andrew Jackson Unearthed by Sam Whee.and. Was Famous in Her Time and Made Some Runs That Have N.ver Be:n Beaten. The old-timers who came around the Horn in the fifties have a vivid recollec- tion of the old clipver Andrew Jackson. Many a fast trip did she make, and fhe sail- ing vessels of to-day would be glad toequal ner performances. The last time she en- tered the Golden Gate was on October 3, 1867. On that occasion she had a large passenger list and a full cargo of general merchandise aboard. Since that time she has gone down the scale, and at the pres- ent time is doing duty as a coal huik in Boston harbor. When the Andrew Jackson was last bere, the late Mr. Wheeland, of Collins & Wheeland, had a picture of her made. A iew days ago his brot _er was overhauling his effects and discovered the drawing. was nothing but a roll of mildewed can- s, but as soon as Captain Er-kine, the well-known pilot, saw 11, he at once recog- uized the ship. 1t shows the old ciipper hove to, with the pilot-boat Caleb Curtis puiting a pilot aboar/. The pilot-boat Fannle, which was then **No. 0,” is shown in the distance. The Fannie has long since been broken up, and the Calek Cur- tis, after being turnea into a sealer, was Jost a couple of years ago on the coast of Japan. The pilot who brought her into port isdead and buried, and all that is left as a reminder of the above scene is the old hull now doing duty as a coal barge in Bos.on harbor. _The recent northwester was farreaching. Vessals alony the coast suffered and some of them, like the Curistina Steffens, had to put back to port. The gasoline ~chooner Mary C, bound from here for Point Reyes and Bodega, broke her pro- pelier shaft, but managed to make Jiort and land her cargo. Captain Osmpbell had to beat his way back to San Francis- co, but says it was a terrible experience. Two out of eyery three seas broke over the Luttle vessel and nearly buried her. She managed to make port again yesterday End will go on the drydock for repairs to- ay. The bark Vidette, from Everett for San Francisco, had to put back to .Port An- zeles for repaire. She was loaded with lumver and general merchandise, and after passing Flattery was caught in the gale and spreng a leak. She will have to discharge and be repaired before making = The cap:ain of the Czarina will have a iale to tell when he gets back here. The big collier left here for Coos Bay several days ago and as she was flying light the gale had it all its own way. Finaily the captain put about and ran under the lee of Usal. There i:e came to an anchor and awaited the subsidence of the storm. Capiain Fred Deurick, the popular master of thd schooner Gotama, was mar- ried last Thuraday night to Miss Lena Hamburger. Theyoungcouple have been inundated with congratulations and Cap- tain Dedrick asserts that he will take his bride to sea with him on the next trip in order to rscape the invitations for a holi- day in the country that are being show- ered upon theni. The schooner Arago has been newly sheatned and overhauled and will go out on a codfisiing cruise a few days. The 8 ate tug Governor Markham went out on an excnrsion arournd the bay yes- terd Al Castle of Castle Bros. and the Consul-Gereral of the Greater Republic of Central America were the guests of honpr and Colonel Chadbourne was the host. The entire vater front was covered, and the visitor from Central America now knows as nuch about the Union Iron Works, the rolling-mills, the sugar re- finery and Eunters Point drydock as any person in San Francisco. The baitie-<hip Oregon is getting ready for sea. No risitors will be allowed aboard to-morrow, aid a general inspection will be held. The men are anxious for a fight, and shoula the big warship be sent around the Horn no one will be more delighted than the menin the forecastle. Lumber at the present time is being £o0id below cast and tne iumber merchants are kicking. Vext summer will see a reg- ular consignment of rafts on their way to San Francisco, and while some of them are sure 10 go lo pieces, the same as they did last year, just the same the owners expect to more than even ub on the ven- ture. Henry Peterson, owner of the Amy and champion oarsuan of the coast, has been engaged for tle next season to do the boating for all the vessels of the Alaska Packers’ Associ, BEFORE THE SUPERVISORS. The Petition of Carpenters and Joiners Will Be leard Next Weok. ° §IThe petition of the District Council of the Carpenters :nd Joiners of San Fran- cisco, concerning the employment of po- licemen to perforn work upon municipal buiigings, has reached the clerk of the Supervizors, and will come before the board at the regular meeting next week, The text of the Detition is us follows: To the Honorab'e Board of Supervisors of the City and « ounty of San_Franciseo, Cal.: We, the unders.gned menibers of the Disirict Councll of Carpeiiers and Joiners of San Francisco, do hereiy petition your honorable body to enactan oriinance, under and by vir- tue of the power vesied in you.forbidding any police officec upon the police force of ihis City and County 1o engaxe in, of to perform any carpenter OF other work upon any mu- nicipal building or other public property in this City and County of San Francisce To thet end we beg leave to call the atten- tion of your homoriple body to the fact that inso far us paid officials of the City and Count e permiticd or required to periorm the worl oreselu to that eXiont carpenters aad other workmen are deprivcd of the employment and wages which (hey would otherwlise re- ceive, We thereiore earnestly request your honorable body 1o give our petition an earn- est and favorable cotsideration. The communication was signed by Jos- eph K. Leeas pre:ident of the council, and C. W, Page as secretary. —— e In This Week’s Town Talk. 1t 18 all there—the lutest, brightest and most entertaining assortment of matter that could Dbe found in any weekiy—echoing the current talk of the town ior the week just past. An ticle of interest 10 musicians is the subject of which much i8 jut now being said—the preponderance of foprano over contralio P oites in San Francisco. A number of promi- Pont musical educators are interviewed ior an explanation. Town T:Ik’s contentsare always Garied in character, buj not in excellence, Yiice this journal mai iains a high- standerd, haying the happy faculty of being breezy Without being” risque. This week’s fact and fiction are, if anything, more than usually in- teresting. Barbecue at the Chutes. «01d Friends' day” will be celebrated at the Chutes to-morrow by & irand *‘O. F.” barbe- cue at 10 A. 3 and 2and 4 P. M, as well as by (he Chutes reguiar funday entertainment day and night. Reguler admission, 10 cents; children, 5 cen e ——— ALWAYS the best specs and eyeglasses. Ber- teling Optical Company, 14-16 Kearny st, ® j ment for the clllm_ln‘t. The Famcus OId Clipper Andrew Jackson Making Port in October, 1867. The Pilot-Boat Caleb _Curtis Is Putting a Pilot Aboard. The Fannie Is in the Distance. The Drawing Is From a Picture Found Among His Brother’s Effects a Couple of Days Ago by Sam Wheeland of Collins & Wheeland. BRIEF COURTSHIP OF AN AGED MAN Mrs. Laura Milen James’' Suit for a $30,000 Estate. She Claims A!l the Property for Herself and H:r Infant Child. Heirs at L «w Making a L>gal Struggle to Show That She Is Not the Widow. In Judge Coffey’s court the Dr. Charles A. James will contest is nearing a close. All the testimony has been presented to the court and the lawyers are now making their arguments. * The circumstances of this case are un- u ually romantic and interesting. Dr. James died in this City on the 28th of January, 1895, and to the surprise of his oid acquaintances, 8 woman claiming to be the widow of the deceased appeared upon the scene. The snows of sev- enty winters had whitened the ven- erable beard of Dr. James, while his puta- tive wife had not seen more than eighteen bright summers. The lady said that her maiden nama was Laura Milen, that she was the daugh- ter of Dr. Milen of San Jose, and so through the trial she has been called Mrs. Laura Milen James by bher attorneys, while the lawyers on the other hand have referred to her as Miss Laura Milen, some- times called Mrs, James. She based her rigut to the name of wife and widow on a document which purports to be a marriage contract signed by her- self and Dr. James, and it isabout this paper that the most bitter controversy has raged during the forty-nine days that nhave been devoted to this trial. Mrs, James was a witnessin her own bebalf, and told a remarkable story of love at first sight, the susceptible affections of an old man and the responsive love ofa confiding girl. Ou the 6th of January, 1895, she says, they were married. He died on the 28th of January, three weeks later. Her cbild was born September 16, 1895, which was seven months and ten days after her mar- riage. 8he introduced expert medical tes- timony to show that the birth was prema- ture; some of the physicians expressing the opinion that the sorrow of the mother might have bad that effect. Attorney W. H. H. Hart made the far-’ ther point that Mrs. James was caused a great deal of suffering and mental torture by the fact that she wasaccused of poison- ing her husband, and that his body was disinterred in order that the contents of the stomach of the dead man might be analyzed. He argued that this anguish of the mind would necessarily have a bad effect on Mrs. James, with the result in- dicated. On the other hand, Attorney George D. Shadburne introduced witnesses o prove that Miss Laura Milen, sometimes called Mrs. James, was in the habit of associ- ating with fast young men, actors and music-hall -performers, and sought to establish the fact that ber relations with them were not what they ought to have been. Mr. Shadburne produced a witness, the keeper of a lodeing-house, who swore that Mrs, James and her stepmothor and sister were lodging in her house in this City, and 1hat on the night of the 14th of Decembear, 1894, they went out in the early part of the evening and between‘1l and 12 o’clock at night returned with three men, who remained with them till the next morning. In regard to the grief of the widow, Mr. Shadburne offered the testimony of some who were present, to prove that Mrs, James did not weep at the death scene, and that she manifested no grief at the funeral. One witness said that the only remark of the so-called widow immediately James passed away, was tnat she ever forget the face he made as Dr. Milen, father of Mrs. James, testified that bis daughters’ mental and moral culture had been relegated by him to their stepmother. This gave Mr. Shadburn a chance to prove that the stepmother, Mrs. Milen, was an improper person toactasa guardian of virtue, but was calculated to corrupt the morals of & young girl. To prove this, he introduced” in evidence a novel called *'The Temptress, or Was He to Blame?"” 8o vile was this book that it was interdicted by the Bociety for the Suppression of Vice, and all copies that cou d be found were seized and burned. Mrs. Milen acknowledged with a show of literary pride that she was the aurhor of the work, but declared she never showed it to her step-daughter, Mrs, James. The claimant, Mrs. James, who demands half of the $30,000 es for herself and the remaining half for her chiid, was a good witness on her own behalf. H appearance in court made a javorable impression on all who heard her. 8he also presented a multitude of witnesses to refute the stories told against her and to prove her good character and the purity of her life. . Attorney ¢. W. Fo: ned the arzu- made a strong plea for client, asserting that the opposition had not been able to shake the firm foundation of his client’s position, and said that if Dr. James were here de- fending a suit for breach of promise he would be stopped in his defense in the face of the conclusive evidence presented by Mrs. James. 'Attorney Aylette R. Cotton also spoke feelingly for the putative widow. He said she kad been subjected to every in- sult and indignity that the ingenuity of the opposition could devise. After pro- pounding the grounds of his client’s claim, he exclaimed: So we start out in this case with circumstances consti- tuting a hypothesis perfect in its pro- norléons and paragonal in its probabil- ity.” yHe said that acloud of witnesses bad testified to the fondness of Dr. Jame- for the little woman who afterward became his wife by contract. He did not think the briefness of the courtship cut any fig- ure. The testimony in regard to substan- tial gifts from Dr. James to tl.e claimant showed that he regarded her as his wil He gave her shoes, stockings and under: clothing and silk dresses. He argued that no man would give a woman under- clothing unless he regarded her as his wife, or intended to make her such. To this line of argument Attorney Shad- burne responded that Dr. James never gave the clothes to Miss Laura Milen,some- times called Mrs. James, but that he sold them to her just as he sold other clothing to her stepmother. The clothing belonged to Dr. James’ dead -wife, Mr. Shadburne suid, and the doctor had tried to sell the articies to other women in the case, but they refused to buy. Mr. Shadburne denounced the so-called marriage contract as a forgery and read the testimony of one witness who showed that the pretended signature of Dr. James was a tracing. He _said that the contract was put in Dr. James’ desk after the papers had been searched through and examined by Mr. Clain and Attorney Her- rin, neither of whom saw the paper, for the very gooad reason that it was not there when Dr. James died. He wanted to know what Dr. James would be doing with_the marriage con- trac: if one existed. In the Sharon case and other cases the Supreme Court had decided that a marriage contract is pre- sumably for the protection of the woman in the case. Here the matter was re- versed. What protection did Dr. James want that he should take the marriage contract and lock it in his desk? He de- nounced the entire suit as an auaacious attempt by sirens and adventuresses to defraud the rightful heirs of the deal man, his nephews and nieces, for whom he had great affection, who would be left without a -cent if the villainous scheme should sueceed. Attorney Hart argued tha case on be- half of Mrs. James lsst night, beginning at 7 o’ciock, a special session of the court being granted for that purpose. Mr. Hart denounced Mr. Shadburne's declarations and insinuations as false, and thought that hfs summing of the case had been weak and illogical. WANTS HER MANDOLIN. A Young Woman Charges Justice Car- roll With Keeping an Instrament She Placed in His Care. A rather curious case was tried before the Grand Jury yesterday. It came up on a communication filed by Miss A. Gitbon. Miss Gibbon charged Justice of the Peace Carroll with retaining, to his own use and benefit, a mandolin which she had placed in his care and keeping pending the disposition of a suil atlaw brought against her for its .recovery by the person from whom she had purchased it. She set forth in the communication that she bought the mandolin from her teacher, Professor Signor G. Cipolloni; that its price was $130; thatshe had parly paid for it when the professor brought suit against her to recover the instru- ment. That wasa yearago. The case is now pending before Judge Cook, but the attorneys on neither side show any dispo- sition to bring the case to trial and the case shows signs of drasging indefinitely. In the meantime Miss Gibbon covets her mandolin, and has sought Justice Carroll to return it -to her, but he has re- fused, declaring he is responsible to the court for its keeping until the case is de- cided. He responded to the call of the Grand Jury to explain the matter yester- day, and took the mandoiin with him. Miss Gibbon was out of the City, and therefore did not have a chance to tell her end of the story, but will be heard next Tuesday. PRICE OF WINE RAISED. An Advance of 5 Cents a Gallon Made by the Winemakers’ Cor poration. A meeting of the California Wine Cor- poration was held yesterday in the Cham- ber ot Commerce rooms and the price of wine was advanced from 15 to 20 cents per gallon. The corporation is composed of nearly 500 members, and the proposed ad- vance had been under consideration for some time past. The first business taken up was the old tight with the Wine Association, in which the corporation sued the association for $30,000 slleged to be due for wine sold the association during the past year. The correspondence was read relative to the matter an: tue action was indorsed. The matier of dissolving the old contract with the association was left with the board of directors with power to act. After a litule discussion it was decided to raise the price of wine 5 cents, also to secure siorage in this City where mempvers can store their stock. It is tne intention of the corporation to fit up a storehouse at a cost of about $10.000, and at the re- quest of Vice-President Kossi it was de- cided to advocal ‘return to the Mc- Kinley tariff on wines as being for the best iaterests of the wine men of the State. | FRENCH ARTISTS IN “TROVATORE" The Second Night of the Opera Season a Success. Prevost's High Notes Bring Down the House—A Fine Contraltro. The Company Has Rested From Its Jcurney and the Singers Are in Excellent Voice. Bubscribers ‘who stayed away from the opera last night on account of the change of bill missed more than they imagin-d, for “Il Trovatore,” hackneyed as it is, was_so much better performed than “L’Africaine” on the opening night that the old Verdi work was far the more en- joyable of the two. This is easily under- stood, for on Wednesday the performers had just arrived from a long and trying journey and were hampered by un- familiar surroundings, and last night all were fresh and felt at home on the stage. Mme. Foeder, the prima donna of “L’'Africaine,” appeared last night as “Leonora’ and entirely conquered the sympathies of the audience in her first scene. Shelooked as pretty and gracieuse with a white skin and her own hair #sshe had looked forbldding in her dusky make-up as Selika. Her voice too showed the beneficial influence of two days’ rest, and she was applauded again ‘and again for her singing, which was especially sweet anu limpid in the upper notes. The new-comers in the cast were H. Prevost and Mme. Fremeaux-Benati, both of whom are sure toadd consider- ably to the popularity of the company. Prevost, who played Manrico, has_not such a pleasing all-round voice as Mds- sart, but he takes his high O in the chest register, a 1a Tamagno, in a way that makes the audience rise to him. In the first two acts there was no enthusiasm digplayed over him, but his opportunity came with the “O toi, mon seul tresor,” in the third act, and the tours de jorce which he dispiayed with his high notes in that aria established his reputationasa favorite. ‘The curtain drops on the tenor’s aria, “Sauvez ma mere,” and Prevost’s high ] made such an impression that nothing wou)d satisly the andience but having the curtain up and hearing it over again. Mme. Fremeaux-Benati is the first con- tralto the company has put forward, Anna in “I’Africaine’* being nothing but a com- primario. In the role of Azucena Mme. Fremeaux-Benati had a fine opportunity of showing her rich velvety voice, which is dramatic in quality, and is at the same time entirely devoid of the narshness which o often mars contraitos. Her sing- ing all through the opera aroused frequent and hearty applause. ‘) Another good point about Prevost and Fremeaux-Benati, in addition to their voices, is that they enunciate so clearly that it is no effort to understand evary word they say, and the contralto excels in recitative. 9 Henry Albers, the barytore, fully re- ated his success of Thursday night. is Count di Luna was an artistic treat throughout, and his singing of *La peine d'etre” was something to be remembered. The mihor parts were well sustained and the male choruses were especially good. Th- ballet in the shird act was ex- cellent and Mlle. D’ Consoii made a great hi t. This afternoon “Faust” will begin at 1 p. M. “Miss Helyett” will be the evening bill. Calvarian Society. The second of the serfes of Lenten exercises under the ausvices of the Calvarian Society will be held in St Mary's Cathedral to- morrow at 3 P. M. After the “Stations of the Cross” there will be asermon by Rev. Father Mulligan, the speaker choosing for his text “And Jesus said to him, Amen. I to thee this day thou shaly be with me in paradise,” Benediction of the most blessed sacrament will conclude the services. —————— Divorces Granted. Divoroes have been granted in the Superior Court as follows: Sarah Loverish from Henry Loverish for fallure to provide; Abraham Keesing from L. E. Keesing for desertion; Manuel Perry from Minnie Perry foraesertion ; Loufsa Paiva from Jesse Paiva for cruelty an. wiiful neglect; Marie Schutt from Frederick Sohutt for desertion. NEW TO-DAY. Schilling’s Best tea is the tea for you; and this is the proof: - Get of your grocer a pack- age of it. He pays you your money back if you don't like it. We pay him. AR ALTHOUGH OLD HE WOULD BE WED John Feix’s Daughters Ask to Be Provided For First, He Has Given His Love and Affection Over to His Housekeeper. Mrs. Louisa Mace Brings Suit for the Support of Her Feeble-Minded Sister, John Feix, hale and hearty, although 75 years of age, contemplates another matrimonial venture, to the chagrin of his 1wo daughters, Mrs. Louisa Mace and her sister, Annie Feix. The latter is 26 years old and is still in the age of unreason, her sister, Mrs. Mace, baving been appointed her guardian by the Buperior Court on those grounds. Jobn Feix, the father, nas a penchant for his housekeeper, Mary Fogel, who oc- cupies with him a palatial residence at 1116 Pierce street, while the remainder ot the family reside in a humble cottage at 172 Ferry street, off Point Lobos road. Mary Fogel, fat, fair and 40, is soon to become Mrs, Feix, so the daughters say, and they are anxious to have their pater- nal parent do what they consider is right by them before he weds. In consequence a suit was filed yester- day in the Buperior Court by Annie Feix, through her guardian ad litem, Louisa Mace, a:ainst John Feix, for an order io compel the latier to give a reasonable amount morthly for the support of Annie Feix, and a lump sum as security for her maintenance. The complainant also begs tuat defendant be compelled to furnish bouds for a faithful performance of his duty. ; H. H. Davis, the attorney, has taken up Annie Fex's case as a “‘matter of char- ity,” he says. He states furtner that *'she has no mother and is dependent upon the charity of friends. She is feeble-m inded, in delicate health and is without the means to secure the necessaries of iife. Her nealth is so precarious that medical assistance is in constant need and she has not the means of procuring it.” John Feix, the aefendant in the case, is an employe of the Mint, drawing a ro; alty from thé Government for a valuable patent and receiving a salary of $350 as head melter and refiner. Mrs. Mace de- clares that part of this money should be paid over to the support of the fesble- minded daughter. SONS OF VERMONT. The Native Sons of Vermont Entertain Their Friends. The Native Souns of Vermont held its monthly enterialnment and -ball last evening at Odd Fellows’ Hall, The fol- ‘Jowing programme was rendered : Overture, Deliepiane’s orchestra; cornet solo, selected, J. H. Brombe. oloist of the Emporium orchestra; song, “Le Tortorelle” (the Dove) (L. Arditi). Mrs. Don Pardee Riggs, Violin obligato by Mr. Riggs. “The Arabian Niguts,” a farcical comedy in three acts, by the Columbian Stock Company—Mr. Arthur Hummingtop, Reginald Travers; Ralph Orme- Tod, Bert Morrison; Joshua Gillibrand, G. Bryant Conner; Dobson, Siephen P. Andrews ; Mrs. Hnmmlngwg, Miss ora Doner; Mrs. Giltibrand, Miss B'ith Lawrance; Rosa Co- lumbier, Miss Efie Boude; Daisy Maitland, Miss Cora Lathrop; Barbara, Miss Linda Pritchard. Scene— Morning-room at Hum- mingtop's. Dancing concluded the evening’s enter- tainment. ———— ‘Wants Pay for Destroyed Property. John J. Coffey hes demanded that the Su- pervisors shall authorize payment to him for the buiiding at 710 and 712 Stockton street, which was destroyed by order of the Board of Health Iust September. He estimates the building at #5000 and stone sidewalks and bulkhead at §500, and also makes claim for the loss of $48 rent per month. NEW TO-DAY. AAWOIldCl'flll_ Statement From Mrs. McGillas to Mrs. Pinknam, I think it my duty, dear Mrs. Pink- ham, to tell you what your wonderful Compound has done for me. 1 was dreadfully ill—the doctors said they could cure me but failed to do 80. I gave up in despair and took to my bed. I had dreadful pains in my heart, faintinge times I would get so blind, I could not see for several minutes. a1 could not stand very long without feeling sick and vomiting. I could not breathe a long breath without scream- ing, my heart pained so. 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General Admission, 10c; Children, 5o HERE IS HIS IS THE TIME of year .. .. when men .. and women .. become weak- men for prompt- ly checking] troubles of the kidneys and re- i storing these great organs to health and strength, and that isby the use of er,and run| down gener- ally. .. .. The first parts that the weather affects are the kidneys. The urea " is not thrown off, but is forced back upon the lungs, and dis- ease results —caused by weakness of the kidneys.§ “Targe bottle, or new style, § smallerone atyour dniggis's. It has stood the test of time; it has saved thousands of lives; it has restor- ed millions of suf- ferers to health; it has done what was never done, never attempted before; it has made men stronger and healthier; it has made . women brighter and hap- pier; .. it stands alone in all these qualities. Do you not think it would be wise for you to use it and thus avoid the dangers of the season ? In- sist upon having it. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CALIFORNIA THEATER. AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated) Lessees ——THE FAMOUS. FRENCH — OFERATIC — ORGANIZATION! F. CHARLEY, IMPRE-ARIO. 140 People, Direct from Iturope, via New Orleans. Complete In Every De MATINEE TO-DAY AT 1 O’CLOCK. ‘Third Subscription Performance. FAUS T A3~ The management announce that during the Opera Season it 3 necessary that the matinees be- 1 at 1 0'clock. T0-Night—Firsé Time Hers (Fourth Subscription recformance) —MISS HELYETT Tuesday, Marcn 16 S Thursday, March 18. OCKS JEANETTEand CAVALLEKIA RUS- TICANA. Baturday Matinee, March 20. Saturday Night, March 20, A ... BE VOYAGE OF ot GNON ices $1 to Baturday Matinee, March 27 Pri BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN &Co. (Incorporated). ... ropeiswas LAST MATINEE TO-DAY! LAST PERFORMANCE TO-NIGHT, TAMES A. EERNE, In His Own Beautiful Play, SHORE ACRES COMMENCING MONDAY, MARCH 15. FANNY DAVENPORT. First Time Here—Sardou's G ISMONDA. Saturday Might, March 20—FEDORA. GOTTLOD & Cp* LESSES ATIDATIAGERS +~ MATINEE I THIS B 2k A¥TERNOON And Last Three Performances of MR. JOSEPH HAWORTH, Supported by—— MISS MARGARET CRAVEN And an Exceptionally Strong Cast In “RUY BLAS! And Thomas’ Pretty Sketch, AMANOF THE WORLD. Next Menday the Great and Unly CISSY FITZGERALD IN —'“7THE FOUNDLING"— TIVOLI OPERA-HOUS=Z= MR KENESTINE KRELINS. Proprietor & Manage: THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SEASON! ——TO-NTG EE R THE GREAT SUCCESSI ——GRAND SCENIC REVIVAL— Of the Celebrated Nautical Satire, BNazonm ——EXCELLENTLY CAST—— CAREFULLY STAGED. MAGNIFICENTLY MOUNIED—— Popular Prices———25¢c and 50¢ MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sols Lessee and Mauaga: Initial Production in San Francisco of the Sensational Comedy Urama, “THE BLACK DETECTIVE!” A Thrilling Play with Wonderful Mechanical Effects. BEAUTIFUL SCENERY!—A STRONG CAST! Songs—Specialties—Dances! Evening Prices—102, 25c and 50c. Matinees Saturday and Sunday. MATINEE TO-DAY AT 3. The Flying Jordan Family, 5 in. number; Vir- glnia Aragon. queen of the siiver wire; Marlo and Marlo, horizontal bar performsnce; The Olitans. ihree-headed nondescript; John Burke and Grace Forest, comedy artists; last week of the Finneys. Grea: Lyric Stars, GUILLE, ABRAM- ory and M1ss COTTE, etc. Parquet, any seat, 25¢: Bajcony, any sea 1) Children, 10, any par of the house. Concerts in the Orpheum Annex every evening. LCAZAR Matinee To-dayat2 laseosLarame.rs. | EVONINg af 8, The Greates: Play of the Century! “JIM THE PENMANI Presented Dy the Surerb Alcazar Company, {n* clud) GEORGE DSBOURNEAXD—HUGO TOLAND Al Records Broken So Far 'i his Season ! Not a Sea Left Unsoid Last Night! Our Reguixr Prices. Seats by Telephone Black 991 THE CHUTES. EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING, Great Open-Air Performance, SPECIAL—Free Pocket Kinetoscopes to Children TO-DAY AND TO-MUKROW. SUNDAY AFTERNOON and EVENING, OLD FRIENDS' DAY | ——Fre» Barbecue Ali Afternoon.— ADMISSION, 100. CHILDREN, Sc. RAOINOl RACING! RACING! ~—CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— WIN TER MEETING, 1896-'97, Beginning Monday, March 8, to March 20, Incldsive R T L T onday, Tuesday, nesday, "Yhursdny, Friday and Suiurdny. Rain or shine. FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. —Races Start av 2:15 P. M. Sharp— Ferry Boats leave San Franclseo at 13 i aai 12:80,1 .00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 aud 3 P. .. connect- ing with trains stoppins a: the entrance to track. ‘Buy your ferry tickeis (o Shell Mound. turning—Trains leave the Track at 4:15 aai 4145 2. 3 and b aiter the last race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JR, Fresideah B. B. MILROY, Sacretary,