The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 15, 1897, Page 5

- THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 15, 1897. 5 [TEMS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD Talk About the Election of the Colonel of the Third. Oificers From Whom No Expla- nation Was Deemed N cessary. Long D:layed Decisions — The Od | Springfie'd Rfl s to Bs R-paz d by Some of Later Date. There was considerable talk in the National Guard ranks last week about the turning down of Lieutenant-Colonel Duboce for promotion for the position of colonel of the First Infantry Regiment, Second Brigade. | Twenty-four honrs before the election it | was ascertained that there were more than enough among the forty officers entitled to vote to secure the lieutenant-colonel | the position he would have been pleased | to fill, but which he did not electioneer for, he having long ago declared that it he | were the choice of his brother officers for | the coloneley of the regiment he would | feel proud of the honor and would do all | in his power to bring the regiment up to | a standard of cfficiency of which every | man in the regiment might justly feel | proud. | There were a number of the officers who | called on him and tendered their sup- | port, and there was no pledge, only their | honor. But when the eve before election | came some one started the rumor that if | itappeared on the first ballot that the | lieutenant-colonel did not secure the po- | sition = combination had been made by | which Major Charles L. Tiiden was to | have it. This rumor reached the ears of the ma- | jor, who on the night of election, before placing the lieutenant-colonel in nomina- tion, declered that he was not a candidate for the position of colonel and never had been after the announcement of Colonel Macdonald’s resignation had been made known. Not only did he not have any thoughts in that direction, but on several occasious he had been approached and {oid persons who spoke to him of the va- cancy that he was not a candidate. | In spite of this assurance there were some of the officers wio thonght they still saw the combination, and they voted against the lieutenant-colonel with the result that James F. Smith was elected. The new colonel of the First 1sa good | soldler, a very diplomatic man, and one | who, it is believed, will work hard to ad- fyance the interest of the regiment, but | there are some of the officers who since | the election have come to the conclusion, | in view of possibilities, that it might have been better had they voted as they origin- ally intended to. Three of these cailed upon the lieutenant-colonel last week and #aid they desired to offer explanations. “Did you call on me and offer to vote for me?” asked the lieutenant-colonel. “Yes,” was the simultaneous reply of the thre: “Did you vote for me?" o,” said one three, who acted as spokesman for at is what we have come to ex- piain.”” “Then,” said the lieutenant- colonel, waving his hand in the direction | of the door, “‘there is no explanation,” and with that the trio retired. The new colonel will probably assume command within the next ten days, and the probabilities are that at that time, or shortly thereafter, tuers will be several surprises in the First which will cause several individuals to exclaim “*Where are we at?”’ What these surprises are is kept a secret, but there are those who, when asked what they are, do as Cissy Y¥itzgerald does—wink—that and nothing more. A long time ago a man namsd Douglass was brought before a court of inquiry in regard to the management of certain matters connected with the naval blt-" talion, and the court, consisting of Major | Tilden, Captain D. A. Smith and Lieu- | tenant (junior grade) Underhill, presented | their report last October, and since tnat | time, so it is siated at division nead- | quarters, the case has rested in the hands | of Judge-Advocate James F. Smith. Another case is the investigation of Troop A, cavalry, and what Captain Jenks bad to do with its finances. In that case 2 conclnsion was reached some time ngo, but no action, that is final action, has been | taken. There are some members of the cuard who are curlous to know the resuls | of these investigations. Another mat.er is occupying the at- tention of the guardsmen, and that is why | no order has yet come from the office of the adjutant-general at Sacramento in re- gard to target practice. More than two months and a bal! have slipped by and no State shoot bas been ordered, and now that the new shooting regulations are to go into effect in June next the officers and | men are at & loss to know what is goingto | be done. Possibly after the sdjournment of the Legislature in a few days the Sacra- mento office will give some attention to this matter. The guard will at last cast aside the old Springfield rifles of the issne of 1873 and | receive from the Urited States Govern- ment the modern Springfield that were called in to make way for the Krag- Jorgensens, with which the regulars are now armed. The Government will issue rifles within 10 per cent of the total equip- ment of the guard in this State. The bill relating to retirsmeonts, pub- lished in last Monday’s issue of THE CaLL, has become a law, bLaving been signed by the Gevernor. The Naval Battalion. The Naval Battalion was drilled on the Spreckels wharf last Tuesday and the men exhibited greal proficiency in the movements. Of late they have taken an unusual interest in the tactics and every man «eems to be striving to outdo the otber in his endeavor to thoroughly mas- ter all the evolutions. The battalion will have another drill on the same wharf to-morrow night, and these will be kept up weekly so that when the men once bave Jearned all that there is to be learned they will be kept in prac- tice. A FAVIRABLE IMIPRESSION That Is What the Inspector-Gen- eral Has Gained of the Presidio Post. The So'diers Are Tninking of the Great Military Tournament That Wiil Be H: d in April. Everything 1n rezular ermy circles on this coast 1s quiet at this timz. The only matter of unusual interest is the inspec- tion at the several posts by inspector- General Burion. His inspection will not be limited to the men at the posts, but it will be extended to the -buildings snd everything connected with each. While he has not expressed any opinion in re- gard to what he has already seen there is reason to believe that he has been favor- ably impre ssed. 3 A “‘hold-up” at 9:30 P. . in a lacality by no means uninhabited, does not take place every day in the week even in San Fran- cisco. C. F. A. Postel, a prosperous grocer and wine merchant, whose store is situated on the corner of Fillmore and Union streets, was the victim of such an uncer- teking .on Friday night last, and is $35 poorer in consequence. Mr. Postel was benind the counter on Saturday evening, when two men sud- denly entered the store. They both car- ried ominous-looking six-shooters and were effcctually disguised by handker chiefs, wuich covered the lower part of their faces. Postel received a summary order to throw up his hands, He did not comply | at first, thinking that the whole affair was a practical joke, and began tolaugh . His assailants did not recipro- cate this amenity, but curtly repeated | their request for him to throw up his hands. *Thisisno joke,’ said the spokes- man grufily. *We mean busiress.” Then, while one of them made Postel retreat into the bar behind the store, the other grabbed a bag in which all loose change is kept beneath the counter, and both men hastened away with their ill- gotien booty, amounting to about $35 in silver. Meanwhile Postel and his wife had reached the sidewalk by the back way and bad given the alarm. A crowd soon col- lected ou side the store, to whom Postel told his story. Several passers-by stated that they had a moment before seen two men running across a vacant lot on the same side of Union street as Postel’s store, and another man, who arrived later, said be had met the same parties on Filbert street, apparently out of breath and ex- cited. Sergeant Harper and Officer Con- ley took Postel’s statement, but no clew to the identity of the culprits could be dis- covered. Speaking of the affair yesterday Mr. Postel said that the robbers were evidently familiar with his habits, inasmuch as in- strad of trying to break open the till they immediately laid hands upon ihe bag of change beneath the counter. Both men were something like 5 feet 8 inches in height, slimly built and of light com- plexion, from what little could be seen of their faces. At the time the robbery was committed the two officers who patrol this beat were at Harbor View and Hyde street res tively, a fact with which the culprits were evidently fa ar. Mr. Postel now con- tends that the district requires better police protection and there are many who | will sympathize with bis point of view. Two car lines pass Mr. Postel’s store, the one on Fillmore and the other on Union street, and there are always people in the neighborhood. But the very un- expectedness of a barefaced hold-up of this description was a factor contributing to tne success of the perpetrators, RACING AT OAKLAND. Seven Well-Filled Events Down for Decision — Detroit Stakes Close To-Day. The California Jockey Club offers a very good racing card to the patrons of Emery- ville track to-day. Seven events are down for decision with a fair class of entries to face the barrier. The attention of horsemen is called to tha fact that entries to the seven stakes of the Highland Park Club, Detroit, Mich., close to-day. Following are to-day’s entries: First race, three-quarters of a mi'e, maldens. 112| 580 Yerna Bueno. 101| €83 Cogent ... 7 La Capo. 686 Lu 99| Halsey 389 Argestes 99| 686 Seven Up Schweltzer,....101| 427 Cheridah 673 Red Fork. 686 Maj. Flud Second race, th: 6562 Installatrix 686 Greeuleat 643 San Marco 10 647 Widow Joi #78 rdgemoun 05 647 Tobey. | 385 Huntsman.. 108 686 Tom Smith. 404 Big Chief. 105 | 524 Don Clarence..100| 676 Peril.. 110 | 661 Altamax .107| 214 Yolo Boy.......108 Third race, three-quarters of a mile. 91 .... Rosalba .104 99| 601 Tolare.. ¥iddle De Dee. 49 108| 67 108/ 680 Moringa.. 100/ (687) Rey el Salto. .. 108 108|598 Bray Schrelber108 | (680)Gy peeiver . 680 Little T G. 676 Instigato .97 5623 Jack Rich 97 617 Juponica. ‘100 647 Castanette.. 681 Tar and 'l Logan . 675 Miss Ruth 94 688 Hotspn 617 Long Lady..... 95 693 Lovdul 678 Don Fio Pico... 87 Sixth race, five-eighths of a mile, selling. ... Searborough ...108| (524)Chentlle. 877 Torpedo 108/ (673)Fortunate 555 Scotch Rose.... 105/ A (661)Sweet William. 108 (6%4)Ktta H .. Here's Luck....105| 448 Key del Tiern 839 Jacc o'Lanternl07] Seventh race, three-quarters of a mile, selling. 107 (677) Mercutlo.. 1 107 (678) Hazard. 108| 415 Tim Murph: 10| 672 Howard 112| 549 Mariove —_— SELECTIONS FOE TO-DAY. First race—Da Capo, Halsey, Seven Up. Second race— Altamax, Tom Smith. Third race—May E, Tulare, Atticus. Fourth race—Hermoso, Rey el Salto, Gyperiver. Fifth race — Lovdal, Aignon, Sixth race—Scotch Rose, Etta H, Sweet Willlam. Seventh race—Caliente, Trappean, San Marco, Instigator, St. M. Clicquot, e ——————— KING IS KING. He Won the Medal atthe First Shoot of the Empire Gun Club This Season. F. W. King won the medal at the first of the Empire Gun Club shoots on their grounds at Alameda Point yesterday af- ternoon. The shoot for the medal was the second event of the day and it began at 1 o’clock, with fourteen entries. King’s score was 44 out of a vpossible 50. He made the longesi consecutive run of breaks also, 17. The next longest run was 12. King .was more closely followed for the medal, however, Nauman and Billington lacking but one bird of his total. Following i1s the score for this event: F. W. King 44, C. Nauman 43, Bil 43, 0. Feudner 42, iL. Justins 43, 8RR 41, Mike Depew 39, Mendenhall 'and Fisher 88, C. Fisher and Kerrison 35, Phil Beckert 33, Andrus 33, Kievesanl 82, Clabi Fricalander 29, Sears 20, Wetse 16, 0" =24 In the first event, taking place at 10 o’clock in the morning, there were but iwenty-five birds thrown. This was for a cash prize of $100, divided into four classes—$35, $27 50, $20 and $17 50. In this event Karney won first monev, $35. Andrus, Kerrison, Ricklefson, Menden- hall, Billington and C. Fisher tied for second monev, $27 50. Quinton, Pringle and Sears tied for third money, $20. Depew and King tied for fourth money, $17 50. Following are the individusl scores: Karney, 2! Billington,§C. Fisher, Kerrison, Kigkleison. Mendennars 19: Q'u?::. tin, Pringle, Sears, 18; De Pew, 17; King, 16; Anderson, O. Fisher, Javette, G. Foster, Pal- mer, E. Foster, Wise, Follerson, 14; Paul, Huf 12; ' Friedlander, 11; Singuist, 9 Williams, 6. The next event of the Empire Gun Club will be iwo weeks hence. Ths club shoots on the second and fourth Sundays of each month ifrom now on until September. —————————— ALWAYS the best specs and eyeglasses. Ber- telipg Optical Comppapy, 14-16 Kearny st, * | | being within the 12-inch black. dile s;m;u b 13{14)1 / / | A. ). VANDEUSEN, A member of the Winona Rifle Club of Minnesota. of 500 points in 100 shots on the new Columbia target, or & hive-inch average. This is one of the best 200-yard, offhand scores ever made, all of the 100 shots On February 21 he made a scora A, H PAPE BREAKS A RIFLE RECORD Three Shots in a Twc-Inch Circle on the Long Range. i Several San Jose and Stockton Marksmen Guests at Shell Mound The Germania Club Fuarn shing Many Pub ic Shooting Attractions This Y:ar. There were lots of rifle, pistol and mus- ket shooting at the Sheill Mound rifle range yesterday. During most of the day the light was good and the wind fair. | Later the light played odd pranks on the targets and the wind died cut, leaving the smoke heavy on the range. For all that many good scores were made. The regular monthly medal shoot and contests for special prizes of the Columbia | Pistol and Rifle Club drew together a | large attendance. | the day with the members of the club. Two are members of the Schueizen Rifle Club of San Jose—Dr. F. H. Bangs and Dr. A. M. Barker. The former was the winner of the silver service presented by C. M. Shortridge when that club opened its mew range last year. D Barkeris ailso a medal-winner. The gentlemen were provided with their rifies and took a | lively part in the re-entry contests. The third visitor was Mr. Philipron of the Stockton Rifle Club, recently organized. iflemen. It is preparing to constructa 200-yard range uear Stockton, on which re expected before, long. interested in the results obtained by the pure and for priming. Itis noc unlikely that the San Jose and Stockton Clubs will ceived such a flattering vote in the recent contest for a standard target for the United States. A. H. Pape broke the three-shot. rifie record yesterday in the Bushnell medal match, He made 1, 1, 46, in three con- secutive shots. This means that two bul- lets struck the inch ceater and the third was only two inches from the center, or an averags of three shots in a two-inch circle offhand, 200 yards. In this match Pape yesterday lowerod his record by six points, his best thirty-shot scores averag- ing ninety points on three-inch bullseye hit: Several other fine scores were aiso made. Charlie Daiss in the ten-shot fifty-yard diamond pistol record made 33 points, the best score made this year, and only beaten lass_year by A. B. Dorrell’s score of 30. Ed Hovey ran up a score of 48, Creedmoor count, in the Glindemann miilitary mus- ket match. F. E. Mason, first class, made a record of 46, wnich is shooting in cham- pionship form. The class medal scores and best scores on the re-entry matches, Columbia target, were as follows: Rifle, 200 yerds, class medals, for members only. Champion class—A. H. Pape 65, F. O. Young 71, F. E. Mason 96. First class—O0. A. Bremer 75, A. B, Dorrell 77, E. Jacobson 81, C. M. Daiss 86, G. Sgbuliz 101, A. Gehret 102. Second class—J. E.Gorman 71, M. J. White 121, G. Barley 139. Third class—G. 139, V. J. Lamotte 142, Mrs. Mrs. L. J. Crane 182. ennel 139, C. Hinterman . J. White 175, Champio , Dr. L. O. Rodgers 48, l{ rman 55. ason 46; M. J. White 67, 50. 3, H.J. Wicker 77, hot scores. E. Jacobson 77. Becond class—-G. M. Baile Third class—C. Roberts R. W. Forrest 96, Mrs. M. J. White 96, Dr. J. J. Giusti 106, Mrs. L. J. Crane 138, A. Hinter- man 151 Mrs. C. F. Waltham' 174, V. J. Lamotie 213. Rifle, all-comers, re-eniry matches, F. H. Busnnell medal, three-shot scores—H. H. Pape 6,10,11; F. 0. Young 12, 12, ‘William Glindemsnn military medal, ten shots, Creedmoor count—E. Hovey 48, 46, 45; ¥. 0. Young 46, J. E. Gorman 45, E. Jacobsen 44 C. F. Waltham 42. F. 0. Young mfierecord medal, ten-shot scores—F. 0. Young 56, J. E. Gorman 65, F. E. Mason 71, Dr. Bangs 76, Dr. Barker 80. Achille Roos 22-caliber medsl, fifty yards, five-shot scores—E. Jacobson 8, 9, 10,11, 11; . J. Wicker 15, Mrs. L.J. Crane 11,12, 14} Mre. C. F. Waltham 20, 22; Mrs. M. J. White 8, 32, Pistol, filty_yards, Gordon Blanding medal, three-shot scores: I. O, Young, 7, 10, 11, 13; C. M. Daiss, 9,9, 11,11; 8 Carr, 18, 14. Howard T—Any 'revolver, medal, six- shot scores: C. Roberts, 36, 38, 47, 47. Diamond pistol, meda , ten-shot scores: “C. 40,42, 44; F. 0. Young, 54. 57, 57; 6. Carr. 49; A.'B. Dor- Theattendance at the Germania Schuet- Three visitors spent | That club has a membership of thirty | 's guests were much | new nitro rifls powder experiments, both | adopt the new Columbia target, which re- | | i | verg; 4 | geant F. L. E M zen Club’s monthly medal shoot and special re-entry cash prize contest was very large, the latter event drawing large numbers who expect to carry off money when the { contests close at the end of the year. This shooting is done in the German 25-ring target, three shots, 75 possible. The high scores yesterday were made by the foi- owing: J. Utschig 72 ter 69, H. Huber 6 D. B. Faktor 6t Thierbach Alpers F. P. Schus- A. H. Pape 5 The following were the successful rifle- men in the ciass medal contests: Champion class, class, H. Hillberg 403; second class not_fille third class, €. F. Riizau 363; fourth class. H. Goetze 364; best first shot, C. Thierbach best last shot, Dr. L. O. Rodgers 24. On the 28th inst. the Germania Schuet- | zen Club will hold its twelfth annual | prize shoot in Shell Mound range. Many valuable prizes will be shot for on the point and honorary targets. The San Francisco Schuetzen Verein held its monthly contest for class meda.s, | with these results, ten shots, German ring target: Champfon cla class, not filled , A. H. Pape, 445 rings; first second class, G. A. Schultz, 404; thira class, H. Hil berg, 416; fourth cinss, John Tiedemann, 37 best first shot, A Pape, 23; best last shot, H. Stelling, 24. The attendance at the Norddeutscher Schuetzen club’s reguiar buliseye shoot waslarge. The cash prize winners as shown by the measuring machine were the foliow- ing in their order of success: 1, 0. Lemcke; 2, J. Lankenau; 3, H. Hell- Alpers;5, L. Ritzan; 6, F. P. Schus- ter; 7, F. Rust; 8, A. F. Meyer; 9, H. Huber; 10, H.'Stelling:’ 11, J. De Wit. The military targets were kept on the move all day, as that part of the range was filled with musket shots. Their scores, ten shots, military target, were as follow: Company K—E. P. Jacobson, 45; J. P. Cas- sids, 45; Captain J. V. Cunningham, 4 tenant C. W. Seeley, 40; J. H. Wider, 3 Meyers, 38: C. Goodwin, 36; R. M. Deiwar, 3 L. J. Mayer, 33; B. Young, 32; §. Moresi, C. J. Mund,’ 29; McDonald, 27; R. Saul,’ 2 Hynes, 21. Company F—Sergeant C. P. Cook 41, Ser- Brown 41, J. Fitzgerald 40, A. Nathan 39, Captain J. A. Miils , J. Willard 37, E. Dever 36, . Sheridan 83, B. H. Hawks 32, Licutenant W. M. Masury 32, O'Brien 34, A Ames 27, D. Gorman 25, P. H. Rain 24, F. O'Neill 22, H. Tartou 18, . Dolan 17, J. Brus(15. G. Wurizel 1 Independent Rifles—H. Groetjen 42, Ser- geant Schlichtmann 40, Lieutenant J. Staude Jr. 40, G. Mitchell 35, J. H. Kuhlke 34, Charies Lindecker 87. H. Staude 33, C. An- drews 33, R. A. Morris 27, F. Frederickson 22, Pratt 21. . Companies C and G—H. Herm: 37, N. Kundson 32, H. Owen 32, P. J. Newman 40, F. Sherman 38, W. R Butler 34, G. F. Phelphs 33, C parrow 39, M. Gillies 33, 0. C. Nelson 6, H. Warren 34, Mat Shaw , J. 8. McCabe 31, D. Els- J. Roney 45, E. . G.E. Lawton 17, P. A. Latson 40, R. C. Dunbar 24, J. B. Switzer 85, G. E. Lanthar 22, G.J. Petty 34. C. Swasey 85, J. Norton 43, H. H. Morris 87, D. A. Conroy 30, C. J. McDonald 36, A.F. Upp 87, A. H. Ken- nedy 41, C. D. Butts 40, 0. 5, Ogilvery 41, H. J. Hicks 41, R. C. Howe 19, J. H. McKnight39, F. F. Carson 82, G. P. Heibron 38, P. M. Diers 42, 7. Gilltes 39, A. E. Arnold 30, J. G. Bantz V. J. Northrove 40, E. E. Sutcliffe 41, J. T. Tyson 34, C. E. Thompson 41, A. R. Nelsan 35, E. H. Armstrong 26. J. Smithson 43, H. A. Moenning 29, ily 38, A. J. Ruddick 41, C. L. Loods 41, F. P. Lausing 32, William Fenn 41, W. B. Larkins 45, W. Haifleld 40, V. J. Anderson 36, P. Bohr 45, C. Hirst 87, G. Sime mie 34, C. F. Waltham 44. There was a private match between seventeen men to the side of Companies C and G, whicn resulted in a victory for the team from Company G, as here s:owi Company G's team—Captain Sutliffe 37, A. Anderson 41, Feon 41, Larkins 45, Povey '42, Dowdail 38, Hattieia' 40, Vanderson 36, . Bohr 45, E. F. Diers 48, C.P. Hirst 87, Heil- bronn 83, Norton 42, C.Sparrow 39, Simmie 34, Thompson 40, Martin 34. Total, Company C's _team—C. Moyer 46, C. Waltham 41, J. Smithson 33, C. k. Goodell 43, A. H. Kennedy 40, H. D. Hicks 40, V. Northrop 41, ¥. D. Buit 39, C. F. Carson 35, bhaw 83, H. J. Mug crave 40, J; Gulls 38 0. MeGilvery 31, A. F. Upp 3L F. P. Lansing 33, Sweltzcr 25, J. W. Dumibrell 44. Total, 643. LIVE BIRDS, BLUEROCKS. First Regular Club Shoot of the Olymplc Gun Club Yesterd The Olympic Gun Club held its first popular biuerock shoot of the season at the new lnsleflde grounds yesterday. The match was for twenty-live birds and the scores were as foilows: 0. Feudner 20, Fanning 20, Webb 21, Nau- man 20, W. J. Goicher 20, Kred Feudnmer 19, H. C. Golcher 21, Slade 17, F. Vernon 17, Jus- tins 19, Matteson 12, Edwards 16, White 17, Scovera 20, Owens 19, Allen 13, Shaw 18, Haight 18, Weimann 9. Carroll 16, Randall 12, Roos 18, F. Schultz 18, K. A. 18, Murdock 18, H. Vernon 16, Whitney 18, Gran't 14, Wag- ner 14, Bert 12. Following the bluerock tournament a live-bird shoot took place at the traps ad- joining, the members competing for pool monzy. The glorious weather and the sport attracted a large crowd of spectatora. A twelve and a six bird race resulted as follows: Twelve-bird race—Carroll 9, Slade 11, Jack- son 11, Randall 10, Sloan 9, H. Vernon 9, F. Vernon 8, Roos 7, Wagner 9, J. §. Fanning 12 McMurehy 11, Murphy 9, Tnckoer 3 out of 6. Six-bird race—Owen 2, Whitney 5, H. Golcner 5, Edwards 5, F. schuiiz 5. Grant5, Roos 5, Wagner 5, McMurchy 6, H. Vernon 2,'A. Jacs® sou 5, Tucker 6, F. Vernon 3, Frederick: 4, J. Carroll 5, Sloan 3, Randail 2, Cummings 4. ——————— The i-u;nxd- n;onfiuty among Edu-h troops in India is per 1000, while in England it is only 7)§ per 1000, . Ahrens 64, A. Jyngbiut | SCORNS SARDOU AND THE COMBINE Plucky Fanny Davenport Will Fight for Her Rights. Much to Be Expected From a Woman Who Can Keep a Secret. A Wonderful N.meless New P.ay and an Author Whose Identity She Conceals. Fanny Davenport, actress, has earned the right to the title of “The Fearless.” She has two great fights on hand. With a true artist’s inherent love of justice and the fairness of things she is prepared to enter the arena single handed and meet the two greatest theatrical powers, Sardou, the famous French playright, and the eaually famous and all-grabbing great ‘American syndicate, with Hayman, Froh- man, Kiaw & Erlanger and four other minor powers as the head and front of the offending. The two great fights are not billed for the same day. Sardou is to get his pun- ishment first—he was tue first to chal- lenge—and the famous actress will attend to the great theatrical trust. According to Miss Davenport the French playwright is an 1ncongruous personality. In his home he is charming, delighttul, generous and hospitable, but in hisbureau d’affaires he is exacting, discourtecus, unreasonable and grabbing. “I never spentsuch charming three days as those I passed as Sardon’s guest at his Jovely castle at Marly le Roi,” said Miss Davenport. “There is something enchant- g about bis home. From the moment that you enter the doorwdy, bordered on either side by a row of sphinx, you feel you are in an atmosphere of art. Sardou’s home life is beautiful, surrounded as he |is by everything that taste can suggest and wealth purchase.. But in him you find the artist and the business man strangely and inexplicably combined. continued the actress, “it was after that | most delightful visit to his country home. | With one hand he exiended to me the | manuscript, tied and sealed, and he never let go untui I placed in his other hand my ! check for $10,000—bonus for the play. Each plate, with its mean little water- Young 431 rings; first | | color sketches of either scene or costume, { represented a grateful ‘thank you’ and | $100 note, and suggestions as to ‘business’ | Were forthcoming at the sameé modest | price. And, withal, I had 10 be extremely | carefal.” There could be no demurs. The | great playwr:ght's teelings are easily hurt, and if your notes are not forthcoming quickiy enough ke flies iuto a passion, ! paces ive floor, and while tearing his bhair cries: ‘You think Iam a thief. I would 10byou.’ ” And that, it appears, is exactly what Sardou is trying 10 do. When Miss Daven- vort secured ‘‘Gismonda’ there was the usual bonus and 10 per cent royalties ex- acted. ‘“‘Gismonda’ was not to be done 1n French for two years, after which the | royalties were to drop from 10 to 4 per cent. The two years have passed. *‘Gismonda” has been produced by Sarah Bernhardi— to whom, by the way, Miss Davenport waived all her American rights—and now Sardou wants his 10 per cent, like Tenny- son’s book, to go on forever. Through his agent, Miss Marbury, he bas brougbt suit in New York, but la Davenport defies him and is ready to Lat- tle and prepared to win. Fighting the great combine will proba- bly be not such an easy walkover. The syndicate has secured a chain of the lead- ing theaters of the United States. Man- agers have been forced to agrge to its terms. Tue syndicate controls” the lead- ing companies and most of the stars, and the management which will not come to terms with them is going to find itself | in the embarrassing position of having a theater with no attractions to book. When the theatrical trust first became 8 nowes A op sl Ln) FRHY, of actors was formed, with Nat Goodwin at their head. The convivial Goodwin has, however, gone over to the enemy’s camp, and in the brave little army of rebeis are only left Joe Jefferson, Francis Wilson and Miss Davea port. “'I will never submit to the syndicate,” explained Miss Davenport. “To fall in line means for'them to book you when and where they please, for which they are entitled to 5 per cent of your gross re- ceipts and another 5 per cent for permit- ting you to play in their theaters. Joe Jefferson 18 going to hgid aloof, but that is comparatively easy for he only plays ten weeks a season. Another who will not consent to enrich a company of un- scrupulous managers is Francis Wilson. Wilson is determined not to submit, and night stands. As for myself I need not worry for another year. 1 am booked for an indefinite run at the Tremont Theater, Boston, booked before the day of the combination, and if after that [ cannot get an independent tneater, I'll go to Australia.” 1t is easy for Miss Davenport to be in- dependent. lnihe first place, she has a snug little bank account, and secondly, she has a wonderful new play. This play is from the pen of a writer whose name or sex she will not divulge. The play is as yet unnamed. “It is a historical melo- drama,” says Miss Davenport, ‘‘and that is all I am at liverty to say. The author, who has pledged me to secrecy, is not un- known in the field of literature, but is new to the stage. I have received already three acts. They have passed from me to the author and back again many times, and when Isay I am now satisfied that means the play must be a tremendous success.’”’ A woman and an actress. who has a wonderful new gluy in ber possession and won't say one thing about it is a wonder- ful rarity. She is made of different stuff from the majority. Let Sardou and the syndicate beware. JABBED WITH A KNIFE. Louls E. Feroni Charged With Assault With a Deadly Weapon and Attempted Eobbery. Louis E. Feroni, 26 years of age, who gives his occupation asan interpreter, was booked at the City Frison 'yesterday by Detectives Gibson and Wren and Police- man Bell on the charges of assault with a deadly weapon and attempted robbery. The complaining witness is Domenico Merlo, a laborer living at the St. Gothard Hotel on Broadway. Friday night Merlo met Feroni and a companivn in & saloon on the Barbary Coast. They drank some wine and Merlo left to go to his hotel. ‘Wheu he reached Broadway and Pinck- ney alley he noticed that Feroni and his companion were following hkim. He stopped and when they came up to him and asked him to give tuem. more wine be refused, and they jumped him. He fought back and was gettine the better of “Whoen 1 took ‘Uleopatra’ from him,” | if it must be, next season he'll play one- | them, when one of them pulled a knife and jabbed it into his he: times. Merlo velled for help and the two assailants ran away. | lo was taken to the St. Gothard Hotel and Dr. Bacigalupi was summoned The police were notified and Gibson, two or three | Wren and Bell arrested Feroni in the up- per story of a house on Kearny street, be- tween Pacific and Broadway. His com- panion was with him, but he climbed out of the window and onto the roof, making and stitched and dressed the wounds. He | his escape. Feroni was taken to the hotel is still confined to his bed. and was positively identitied by Merlo. NEW TO-DAY We’ve just eleven desks like this picture, and they’re marked for ‘‘Red Letter’” selling at $12.00. Solid oak, boldly carved. Comfortable desk room, drawer and cabinet below. Five adjustable bookshelves inclosed by glass door. At $12 they’ll go in a hurry. N. P. Cole & Co., 117-121 Geary Street. book-case | “Red Letter Day.” To-day’s special will be bookcases. The sale includes every sort—big, little, expensive, low priced; bookcases plainly rich for the library, ornamental for the parlor, and bookcase desks. The greatest reduc- tions will be on high- grade mahogany pieces, many of which will be marked at little more than half regular prices. These reductions taken haphazard from the list may give you an idea: Mahogany bookcase, $125—was $182. Mahogany bookcase, $58—was § Mahogany bookcase, $45—was §i Mahogany bookcase desk, $78—was $100. Mahogany bookcase desk, $50—was $62. Mahogany bookcase, $37—was $42. Oak bookcase, $70—was $110. Oak bookcase, $48—was $60. 0ak bookcase, $35—was $45. Oak bookcase, $28—was §$33. Oak bookcare, $ 18—was $2250. Oak bookcase, $15—was $18. Oak bookcase, $10—was $13 50. And still cheaper if you want them. We have them as low as right and right-looking bookcases can be sold for. No lower. We never go beyond the limit of goodness in bookcases—or anything else for that matter. California Furniture Company. Carpets, s, Mattings. Manly Strength Restored during the past few days, in which it is stated that Dr. Sweany effected & cure when other doctors had failed, should lead all those affiicted with nervous weakness, spermatorrhees, losses, pimples, chronic ' aisagreeab e oozings, ringing in the ears, bashfulness, despond- publication of the organs, pains in the back, loss of muscular impotency, varicocele, hydrocele, rupture, is good in every respect. doctors had failed on my case. duly commissioned statements made relative to the benefits re wn. 1s entirely his . DOCTOR SWEANY, Whose Reputation Is Kstablished by Ten Years of Unparalleled Succer at 737 Market Street, San Franclsco. ency, loss of memory, sight or voice, d1zziness or falling sensations, constination, shrunken pores lack of nerve force and natural vior, Ty AN , Chas. H. Phillips, s Notary Public in and for N P2 sworn, do certify that on this 6th day of March. A.D. 1897, 1 caref examined the orizinal letter from which the above is taken, and I hereby declare that the extract i in the exact langusge used in said letter, and tnat in the portion of said leits here quoted there were no words or sentences in any manner qualifying or controverting the ed by the writer of said letter. WrTsESS my hand and officisl seal, the day and year first above writte idney disease or any chronic trouble, to con- sult Dr. Sweany, & physician of estabiished reputation and national repute. TEAT WONDERFUL CURE. RIO VISTA, Cal., February 10, 1897. DR. SWEANY: | have taken your home treatment, and my health I have gained in weight, have no more pains in the back and head, feel well when 1 get up in the morning, have a good appetite and am not bothered with dreams in sleep or a feeling of exhaustion when 1 arise, but feel -as vigorous as I did at 21. Yours sincerely, Other C.L. H. 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