The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 16, 1897, Page 7

5 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 16, 1897, PALOWIN THEATE CALIFORNIA THEA 1A THEATER—*The F )8 Opxra-Hovsk— THEATER )PrRA HOUSE — High-Cl Corr agle’s Nest.” the Penman.” Pinafore.” ss Vaudeville, Oxrrny OBERON.—Grand Concert. GOLDEN GATE Hari—Trebell's Concert Wed- nesduy evening, March 1 CHANICS PAVILI even 50 BATHS—Ba CHOTES AN Eht street, one b Bicycle Races, Satur- ng and rerformances. SKATING RINK—Daily at ok eust of the Park. EV7 & Co—This day, March 16, t 1135 Marke: sireet, at 10 0 clock. Gents' CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. Increasing cloudiness Tuesday, with fresh wi The High School Cadets are testing military ltfe at Camp Duboce in Niles Canyon. The and bricklaycrs expect ds. fronmolders more work and better tim Xt spring. Abo y men in the emvloy of the Board ation wiil be put on haif time. The Se ug Oceident is reported 8s a t0tal mouth of the Nehalem River. put thirty of the 1ing on the new the policeman who killed has been charged with murder jary 1 and Pacific-Union clubs each d for this evening’s train to tight. 110f the late Gustay Sutro was filed queathed the entire estate to ildren. addressed the Methodist ay on his experi- Carsor r delivered an instruc- the Academy of Sciences Ihe Life of the Sea.” ixchange has taken up the gel against the bucket-shop sharks who upon the unsophisticated public. rjunction agal n Francisco Amu om and Gibbs of the Assocliation. e Panama Railroad Company has sued & local mercheants as stocknolders of American Navigation Company. * D. Grady, charged with may- re Jjudge Joachim- & change o venue. ers in the injunction suit of M. W. - n Hale & Norcross stock- € & meeting are missing. chard Henry stubbed his toe in front of operty at 18 Post street, and g broke the patella o1 his right knee. i nt is on foot in the Paper hanger's aion to reorganize the local painters. The on of the latter disbanded three weeks ago. 1 Distaff, Re EL Salto, and Howard were the Scotch Rose ses at Emeryville track yesterday. who murdered James Childs, sterany sentenced by Judge Carroli | > be hanged at San Quentin on May 18. n championed the cause of the s beiors the Lew and ittee of the Board of Supervisors it was filed in the Superior Court yester- 1 b Mrs. Nettie R. Craven is named dant with the heirs of the late eting of the board yesterday wearing of bonnets and hats scoverer and owner of the 2degce mine at Cripple examine some of the cond annnal convention of the rvice Mutual Beuefit Associa- its session at Y. M. C. A. Audi- uing. of the Ladies’ Auxiliary of the Lcugue presented the organization h a han me Cuban banner last evening © & big audience, Lodge, 1. 0. B. B., tendered a reception t last night to Martin P. Stein, dent of the order, ou the occasion first visit to this dists 3 ke defeated Lewis and Mudgett de- arns in the Brunswick, Balke Collen- r Company amatelir tournament games at Occidental Hotel last night. am Cline, grocer, was convicted by & e Chmpbell’s court last night of rated food act by selling ¥ aving a cement Hall amused himself yester- | throwing chunks of mortar eys with disastrous results. onway, & teamster. years of age, terday at the City and Countr Hos rom the result of inju s received on rch 1, when he fell from & ten-foot fence. <ands ettended the three services held | ¢ in old St. Patrick’s Church in con- | nt celebration of the | jubllee enniversary of the erection of | iding. Hillyer and’ Jacobs have given up 1o explain 10 & fair young client ich led the Probate Court to or- in bank the funds of her John Tuttle has sued Albert Gallatin, Mrs. Mears, C. A. Warren and E. Malley, doing ess’under the firm name of Warren & v, for $3200 worth of property said 10 be 10 the plaintiff. \e English tramp steamer Amarapoora arrived from Central American voris with coffee consigned 1o C. D. Bunker & Co. The w deserted in San Jose de Guatemaiaand 2 had to take all the riff-raff on the ath to fill their places. john Mclaughlin, a drunk, passed himself his cell mate in the Oakland city prison the latter was ssieep, and not only se- -d his release but also the sleeping man’s ey from the prison-keeper. He was ed on tnis side Suncday night, drunk Fifty of the eighty-five students of the Col- ge of Pharmecy think that they have been {streated by the veteran Professor Calvert, o bas served the college for twenty-five ars, and they have filed a complaint with > board of directors, who in turn treat it . Egedia Lucchesi has applied for per- mission 10 do business on her Own account as & soie trader. She says she is the wife of Cesar Luce who. owing to his ill hiealth and 1dle- dered thereby. 1s unable to support 15 §500 capital with which to start Tarry Nelson, a boy 6 years of age, living at Hayes street, was stealing a ride on & car in {ront of his father’s house yesterday after- noon, when he fell, striking on his head. He wns pick cious and taken to & drug store, where he graduaily recovered. It was thought ai first that his skull was frac- tured: e D THE LIFE OF THE SEA. Instrictive Lecture by Professor Ritter Before the Academy of Sciences. Professor W. E. Ritter, assistant pro- fessor of biology at the University of Cal- fornia, delivercd a lecture last evening be- fora the Academy of Sciences on “The Life of the Sea.” .His discourse wasdirected toward show- ing the significance of marine zoology in the study of biological science. “Its chief jinportance, he held, lay in the great an- tiquity of marine life. All life had its origin in_the sea, and in consequence of the peculiar conditions of liie in that lement, the evenness of lemperature and e other conditions maintaining, a more neral level of life and many more ncient forms are to be lound there than the land. This, he said, enables the biologist to figure out the evolutionary history of ani- mals more successfully by their study than the children of the land afford. — Trunks Moved 25 Cents. Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FODTLIGATS “ Gismonda” Startles Bald- win Habitues With Its Gorgeousness. “Cissy” at the Columbia Theater Fails to Draw the “Chappies.” A Gool House Greets the Szcond Week of “Jim the Penman” at the Alcaz:r. Fanny Davenport’s gorgeous produc- tion of “Gismonda” at the Baldwin Thea- ater last night all the advance no- tices have painted it to be. Each scene was a more magnificent piece of staging than the one preceding it. and the be- jeweled dresses worn by the star were be- wilderingly rich and costly. Like so many of Sardou’s plays “Gis- monda” is a series of tableaux, linked together by a story of love, hatred and revenge. An especial element of pic- turesqueness is introduced into this new play by the scene being laid in Athens during the Florentine dominion, giving scops for the display of classic ruins, as well as of Byzantipe and Floren- | tine architecture, tapestries and paintings. Iu the first tableau Gismonrda, the wia- owed Duchess of Athens, VOWs to marry the man who will rescue her infant son from the tiger pit, into which he is sup- posed to have fallen accidentally. A fal- coner performs the feat, end the Duc ‘ess is 30 shocked at the thought of such a plebeian alliance that shé appeals to the Pope for absolution from her vow. The second act shows the cloisters of a convent, where the Duchess has taken refuge pending the Papal decision. The scene is especially gorgeous in color, and reminds one of a Florentine picture with its airy colonnades surrounding a court- yard filled with flowers. An added picturesqueness is given by the main body of the convent silhouette in the background againsta saffron and crimson colored sunset. The scene in Gismonda’s palace is anotber trinmph of staging. Here the effect is more that of Byzantium; the gorgeous tapestries bear paintings of knights and saints, and ttirough the wide window the Gulf of Athens flashes the purple blue of the Meaiterra n. The nymphs’ hill by moonlight, with its crumbling marble columns entwined with ivy, is another beautiful stage pic- ture; and the last scene of all, the Church | of Santa Maria, is almost sensational in its realism. The devout may experience | & momentary feeling that it is sacrilegious | to see the priest at the high altar, the | incense ascending and to hear the organ | peal forth, just as if it were a church and | not a theater at all, but there is no doubt sbout the gorgeousness and realism of the | stage picture. The story built round these tableaux is | of the usual Sardou type, in_which love | triumphs over hate and disdain. Almerio, the falconer, refuses to release Gismonda, and the Pope decides against her. The haughty Duchess imprisons the man_she has been orcered to wed, ana, moved by caprice, orders her prisoner before her anc offers him her waiting-maid, Cypriella, for a wife. Almerio’s protestations of | love move Gismonda to believe in his sin- | cerity and to love him in return. In this scene both Fanny Davenport | and Melbourne MacDowell, who plays | Almerio, do some excellent acting. Dav- | enport’s transitions from gayety to wrath and from wrath to love are very«leverly portrayed, and Melbourne McDowell’s in- tense earnestuess is very dramatic and convincing. In the scene on Nymohs' Hill Gismonda learns that Zaccarie, the chief of her bar- ons, had pianned to murder her little son and is about to assassinate Almerio. She strikes him down with his own ax, and to save her from disgrace Almerio | takes the blame of his murder. In the final scene tue Duchess throws pride to the winds and marries the humble but faitnful filcener. The heroic role of Gismonda suits Miss Davenport well. She received a liperal amount of applause. Melbourne Mac- Dowell fuliy shared honors with her, if he | did not almost eclipse her in some of the scenes by the manly straightforwardness of his acting. W. H. Eiwood was effcctive as the villain, Zaccarie. Therese Miiiord was graceful and pleasing as Cypriella. Norman D. Conniers was rather a stagy bishop. The long cast of minor charac- ters was very efficiently filled. At the Columbia. San Francisco will certafniy earn for itself the creait of nurturing none but good young men. Cissy Fiizgerald opened at the Columbia last evening, and there was not one chappie present to give her & hand, not one baldhead in the front row to take unto himself ber elo- quent, much-sdvertised wink. Cissy came over from blonde besuties that sang and danced, and carried away the big American dollars, on the pretext of presenting a farce-comedy called “The Gaiety Girl.” Cissy’s role was & prominent winking part. with & high kicking accompaniment. And she winked. Winked with one eye—the left eye— and in svch o mauner that every chappie in the house felt that that wink wes directed to him—and every baldhead was covered, not with beads, but regular buttons of perspira- tion. Then she was no longer called Fitzgerald, but just Cissy. Cissy, short and snappy as her wink, sharp as the ciick of her pearly teeth, ere her 1ips parted in her all enveioping smilo and twinkling as her black satin shod,lcng and siender {001, as it coquetied with thé chande- Lier. Then 1a Cissy opened her big blue eve, ran her slender fingers through her fluffy blonde hair, ruffied that complacent miik-white brow of hers and decided she must be a siar. Like one of those happy coincidences thai bring a tangled comedsy 10 & bappy, all-satisfying con- clusion, the same thought fiached at tne very same moment through the thinking-capol the Nepoleon of manugers, Charles Frohman. He at once closed with the bloade anncer, secured # play tnat would fit nicely round her twin- kling toes and starred her for 200 nights at Hoyle's Theater in Lestocq & Robson’s toree- act farce, undiing.” I It wasin tns same tromendous New York | success that 1a Cissy opened at the Columbia last evening. A packed house, staid ana sedate in character, sat through the ratner areary lever de rideau “Chums” and waited atiently through an act and a balt of the Terce for thestar to materialize. Cissy came, swiit and surc as an arrow, came, saw and winked, winked her advertised Wink with her advertiled jeit eye, raised her Twinkling toes and disciosed billow upon bil- ce and [rills and rosettes of pink baby There is no gainsaying the fact— ingerie, and she leaves nothing to the imagination, is “*smashing.” An she ean dance. She sways her long sup- ple body wilh & $nUGUS grace, menages grace- fully ber yard uponvard of heavily flounced skirts and comes up calm, smiling and se- rene, without one little blonde riuglet mussed orout of place and her 1mpossible feather- decked hat secure and set at the proper angle, “The Foundling” belongs 10 that large fam- ily of French fartesin which the seemingly simplest misunderstanding leads 10 innumer- able and iar-reaching en.anglements. The first W0 sels are spent in Weaving the knotty web, and the last in explaining to those on the stage what all along has Leen so obvious to those ‘n the audience. There is the tyrannical wife, the henvecked husband with his pen- chau for actresses, the lovers parted by a senseless entanglement, the auriere maiden and the low comedian, with loud clothes and Tel. main 49, Furniture moyed reasonably.” | a corkney accent. The people who Jabor with the ingricacies oll thus | non Town with that aggregation of | “The Foundling” are more than equal to the requirements of their parts, Thomas Burns is an unctuous Major Cotton, Miss Meta Maynard a fashionable and confiding ingenue, Ella Craven a fetching Miss Usher aud Adolph Jackson a manly Henry Miller, patent-leather hair sort of a lover. Jacques Martin, Frank Batton, E. Soldene Powell, Wnlter Smith, Fanny Stevens and Clara Baker Rust all con- tribute to the general excellence of the cast. By this evening, when the young men of this virtuous City reaiize what they have missed, it is safe to predict that the froni-row seats of the Columbia Theater are going to be sold at a premium, The Grand Opera-House. “The Eagle's Nest,” a sensational comedy- drama, was presented to the patrons of the Grand last night. To judge by the liberal ap- plause it received it was a thorough success. Miss Atwood was sbsent from the cast owing 1o a severe sprain her ankle re- ceived when junping from the mi window in “The Black Detective,” and Miss Anna Daly, a clever local girl of considerable talent, gave a strong performance as *Rosi Milford, » ray of sunshine behind a cloud.” Miss Julia Bianc plays the part of a rough mountain woman with her usual amount of vim. She also assists Nat Willls in his well- known tramp specialty. Mortimer Snow assumes the usual disguise familiar to the eyer persecuted but ever heroic hero. John J. Pierson and Landers Stevens tairly revel in villainy during the play, but are finally suppressed—in the last a course. Fred Butler, who has lately d oped & talent for clever “make-ups,” plays Geoiffry Milford, a rather good old man, ina very able manner, but however good he may be in such parts the gailery gods will have none of him. They expect to find him a villain, and un- less he lives up to their expectations no ap- plause wiil he receive. Leslle Morosco and Julia Blanc form the comedy of the play. Bert Morrison does 8 very good pit of char- | acter ‘work in the fourth aet. The scenic | effects are particulsrly good, and there is no reason wiy “The Eagle’s Nest” should not enjoy & prosperous run, At the Alcazar. The opening night o!f the second week of Jim the Penman” drew a crowded house at the Aicazar. The plece is a familiar one, well | produced and well played. There has been & | sight change in the cast, Miss Jullet Crosby | taking Mrs. Belmour’s place as Mrs. Chap- | stone, and paying it well. Miss Buckiey and Mr. Clayton work very pretiily together as the affectionate but teas- ing brother and sister. Miss Belgarde, Mr. Osbourne, Mr. Powers, Mr. Toiand and the Test of the cast are doing good work. At the Tlvoll. The second week of “Pinafore” opened last night at the Tivoll. The performance is an excellent one, and should draw well. A new feature was the introduction of a pretty, new fancy dance by Miss Ida Wyatt. The French Opera. “Sigurd” will be played at the California to- night with the following cast: Sigurd, i Massart; Gunther, Henrl Albers; Hagen, Athes; high priest. Freiche; Rudiger, Chateau; | Brunehiid, Mme. Focdors Hilda, herihet; Uta, i Fremeaux; Ramine, M. Horis. At the Orpheum. The new features this week are the Cohan family of automatic doll dancers and Keating and Walker, dancing comedians. A number of Jast week’s performers remain on the bill, some of them in new acts James Ficney, the English tank swimmer, who has just coneluded an engagementat the Orpheum, presented John Morrisey, the man- ager of the theater, with a solitafre diamond stud last evening. The presentation was made in the presence of a great many theatrical people, with whom Mr. Morrisey is very popular, and it was & great surprise to the reciplent. At the Oberon: The Oberon Concert Hall on O'Farrell street, near Stockton, is one of the finest family re- sorts on the Pacific Coast. The music ren- dered there by Mr. Stark is Something grand. Thg house has been crowded every night, and saturday and Sunday not a single seat was to be found in the house. A fine class of people patronize the place. Lawyers, bankers, brokers, mechanics and laboring men sit to. getherat the tabies and als seem 10 be deiighted with the music. Special Police Officers Smith and Newman, well known 10 the San Francisco public, are the preservers of the peace. Every- thing goes on nicely and E. A. Fisher, the pro- prietor, deserves a lot of credit for openiug a ce, the only one of that kind in the City. On Wednesday night there will be a special programme. At the Chutes. They have a big list of opensair attractions every afternoon and evening at the Chutes this week, the bill inciudiug the Joshinato Japanese acrobats, the Lawrence sisters, two Qainty dancers, Busch, the “Golden Vampir the Marco brothers, eccentric gymnasts, and the animatoscope. ~ They are arranging a big time for St Patrick’s day, and will give a grand and appropriate display of fireworks to-morrow night. I HON OF THE CHE Grand President M. P. Stein of B'nai B'rith Royally Welcomed. At the B’nai B'rith Hall last night Unity Lodge No. 273, L 0. B. B., tendered a re- | ception and banquet to Martin P. Stein, grand president of tbe order, on the occa- | sion of his first official visit to the lodges | of tnis district. The nineteenth anniver- sary of Unity Lodge was celebrated simul- taneously. Prior to the banfuet the lodge held a special session for the transaction of im- { portant business, which included the in- itiation of two new members. The lodge- room itself was most tastefully decorated and the attendance of members excep- tionally large. The guests, to the number of 200, after- ward adjourned to the banqueting hall, where for upward of two hours they dis~ cussed an elaborate menu with appetite at least, and possibly digestion, But the | menu speaks for itcelf: | Oysters. Sauterne. Consomme a la Royal. | RELISHES. Olives. Gurken. Shrimp Saiad Mayonnaise. ENTREE Burgundy. Chicken Suute. Champignons. Petit Pols. ROASTS. g Duck and Turkey. Cranberry Sauce. DESSERT. Champagne. Icecream. Assorted Cakes. Charlotte Russe Tourten. Tourte & la Duchesse. Rochefort. Fruits and Coffee. The society’s sweetest songsters also helped to increase the universal beatitude with solos of a popular character. Full jusjice having been done to the menu, the ground was cleared for the toastmaster, Maurice L. Asher, who is also president of Unity Ludge, to deliver a brief address, which was eloquently ac- knowledged by Grand President Stein in his reply to the toast of the District Grand Lcdge No. 4. The other toasts and speeches of the evening were as follows: “The Constitutional Grand Lodge,” D. 8. Hirschberg, member of the executive co tee of the Constitutional Grand Lodg Judiciary—protection even for the humblest,” J. Greenebaum, Presiding Judge of District Court 4; “The Grand Lodge ss & Parliamen- tary Body,” George Samuels of Oakland Lodge: “:Oratory—an incentive to deeds,” Lucius L. Solomoii, grand orator of District No. 4; and Present,” Herman Eukle, P. G. P. Phlllnlhm%lc Aspect of the Order,” N. Gut- stadt, member of District Court 4 “The Fu- ture,” J.J. Ascheim, grand secretary; “The Order as an_educational factor,” Rev. M. S. Levy of California Lodge; “Our Country,” Jos. Rothschild, P.G. P.: “The Press’’ Hon. Julius Kahn; '*Our Ladies—our auxiliaries ingood deeds,” Edgar F. Peixotto; “Unity, the Diadem of District No. 4,” Rev. J. Nieto. Among the guests present, in addition to Grand President Stein, were the follow- ing: First Vice-President Edward Bare, Second Vice-President Baruch, Grand Trustees Louis Cohen, Hochstadter and Marcuse, Grend Treas- urer B, Hurris, Grand Secretary 1. J. Aseheim, P. G. P.’s A. Jones, J. Greenbaum, D. 8, Hirsch- berg, Marcus Levy, H. Eokle and Joseph Rothschild, Grand Orator Lucius L. Soiomon, George' Samuels, Rev. Dr. Nieto, Rev. M. 8 Levy, Edgar Peixotto, Hon. Julius Kahn, Wal- lace M. Wise and H Gutstadt, —— SUPERIORITY to fit defective sight corceded to Berteling Optical Company; removed to 14 and 16 Kearny streot, = THE AMARAPOORA IN TROUBLE AGAIN Had a Series of Vicissi- tudes in Central America. Her Crew Deserted and the Cap- tain Had to Fill Up With Beachcombers. There Were S:veral Fights During the Voyage and the Cat Com. mitted Suicide. The tramp steamer Amarapoora arrived from Central American ports early ves- terday morning after an eventful trip. After leaving the dock here she had a list to starboard, and the surveyors refused to pass her until a thorough examination had been made. The vessel was finally straightened up and allowed to go to sea. There were lively times on the way down the coast, and at 8an Jose de Guate- mala nearly all the crew deserted. 1t was at the Victoria Church acted as if he had been brought up in a barrel and fed at the bunghole.” Joseph Parker of the City Temple was spoken of as grand and up- lifting. Dr. Hemphill also alluded ad- miringly to Canon Liddon. An open letter to Rev. J. M. Alexander from Mme. Marie Marshall was read. It had reference to some remarks made last week by Mr. Alexander with regard to the French occupation of the Marquesas Islands. Mme. Marshall stated that the evil was not with the French, but with the rum-sellers of other nations. She said the French Missionary Society had done good work, and added that it was easy to eriticize with folded hands and leave the work alone, “'as your denomination leaves the French Presvyteriahs of California.” It was unanimous'y voted to transmit the letter to Mr. Alexander. The Meihodist preachers’ meeting was addressed by Bishop Clinton, who is con- ducting the colored conference at Zion M. E. Church. ' He spoke especially in re- gard to his work in the South and the Kast and gave an encouraging account of the educational work being accomplished by Bordon T. Washington in Georgia. 8. H. Hadiey, superintendent of the Jerry McCauley mission, N. Y., also gave an account of his work. At the suggestion of the Baptist Preach- ers’ Conference it was resolved to hold a union meoting on April 19, at which the speaker will be‘Rev. J. Chynowith, presi- dent of the Methodist preachers’ meet- ing. Evangelist Manhall was the speaker at the Baptist preachers’ conference. At the Christian ministers’ meeting yes- terday, a paper on “The Kingdom of Heaven” was read by Rev. Frank 8. Ford of the First Christian Church. A com- mittee of three, consisting of Rev. Dr. W. A. Gardner, Rev. 8. M. Jefferson and H. V. Morgan, were appointed to confer with a like committee of the Baptist Mimsters’ Association regarding a proposal to hold joint meetings. A communication from the Presbyte- Union, rian Ministerial inviting the ‘The Britsh Tramp Steamer Amarapoora Arriving From Central America. The Pilot Is Aboard, the Pilot’s Flag Is Being Hauled Down and the Pilot-Boat Is Standing Out on Her Beat Again. The Big Tramp Was in a Peck of Trouble During the Voyage. almost impossible_to get men, and Cap- tain Cameron had to take beachcombers, greasers, negroes and, in fact, anybody that would accept a passage for their ser- vices. They are a most motley set, and as balf of them have nota cent the Com- missioner of Immigration shou!d see to it. that they are not aliowed to land in this country. On the way back to San Fran- cisco there was many a knockout plow given by a belaying-pin because the men would persist in going aft when they were sent forward and vice verse. Third Mate Chermside and one of the firemen hai-a hot and heavy battle, but the lireinan was beaten and driven back into the stokehole much the worse for wear. At Champerico there was more trouble. The raw crew did not know how to handle the ship and _in consequence about $250 worth of coffee was drcpped into. the ocean. Finally the ship's cat came to the conclusion that there was a hoodoo on the vessel and cominitted suicide when a day’s sail from this port. Tom was the pet of Chief Officer Rouse and was in splendia health during the entire voyage. Early Sunday morning while his master was below the cat paid & visit to every one of the officers’ rooms and then going on deck made one bound overboard and was gone. That 1s the story told by the watch on deck, but there aure some who think the poor brute was thrown overboard out of revenge. On Friday, the 5th inst., Captain Came- ron reports that u burning mountain was sighted in a line with Cape Corrientes. It was not a very higch mountan, but had & large cone, and the flames that it belched forth lit up all the surrounding country. The Amarapoora will discharge st sec- tion 2 of the seawall, after which the chances are she wiil be laid up. The waters of Central America have not reed with her, and in conscquence she isanything batclean and her bottom is covered with barnacles. Even if she does go into commission again she will have to £0 on the drvdock before another trip can be made. It is said that the men who worked their way up are going to demand ay, and yesterday said they would not Fen the steamer until they got it. In that event there will be some more trouble aboara. : Christian_ministers to_be present when Commander B oth-Tugker addresses the union on next Monday morning, was read and accepte:. 3 KNIGHTS OF THE CUE George Heinecke Rids Himself of Stage Fright and Wmi Intense Interest Sucwn in the Ama- teur Fourteen-Inch Ba'k-Line Billiard Tournamen". The amateur fourteen-inch balk line billiard tournament inaugurated last week at the Occidental Hotel for the Brunswick- Balke-Coliender Company trophies at- tracted several hundred people last even- THOUSANDS SEEK OLD ST, PATRICK'S Its Silver Jubilee tended by Catholic Throngs. At- Three Ceremonies Observed Yes- terday With Sermons at Each, Venerable Father Sc:nlan Clases With a Pl:a for Immediate Rspen- tence of S'ns. Twenty-one hundred Catbolics, slowly moving and devout, issued last night in steady streams from the thres front en- trances to St. Patrick’s ‘Church, mingled for a few moments upon the sidewalk and then quietly dispersed, part going up and part down Mission street, and scattering out toward the different parts of the great parish, whence they had come eatlier in the evening. It was the third time during the day that such a concourse of worshipers had come from the siataly old edifice. Morn- ing, afternoon and evening those hun- dreds or others in their places had assem- bled under the high-vaulted sanctuary to particioate in the simple but impressive religious ceremonies connected with the celebration of the twenty-fifth anniversary of the foundation of that towering, somber Gothic pile. At 9 A. M. mass was celebrated, and the Rev. Joseph M. Gleason of St. Rose’s Church delivered a_sermon upon “The Time of Grace.” His thought was that there is no time so go- d as the present in which to turn to God. At 3P. M. there was devotion of the “Way of the Cross” and a sermon by the Rev. P. J. Keane of St. Patrick’s Church, who spoke of the “Sorrows of Jesus,” And at 7:30 . M. the final services of the day were held. They were not mors impressive than those that had Ereceded, but the scene was perhaps more effective. Hundreds of tiny gas flames twinkled overa broad, silent, dark field of seated worshipers, and from all partsof the gorgeous, towering altar sparkled and glinted the iights of cande! bra an'i the gilded decorations upon which they shone. Every part of the extensive seating space below and in the gallery was thronged with women, men and young persons intent upon their prayers or the words of kindly admonition from the ven- erable father P. Scanlan of St. Joseph’s Church, who delivered the evening ser- mon . He urged upon his hearers that they act at once in renouncing their sins so that with the advent of St. Patrick’s day and the siiver jubilee of tne grand old church named in honor of its patron saint they might enter upon a life of purity and untroubled corscience. During his simple remarks he said: We all know our own lives. We all know our acts and our fauits. Examine your consciences to-night and see whether you are leading lives that will blossom in the saivation of your souls. You can see for yourselves thatif you wish to profit by confession you should re- nounce your sins to-night. If we. neglect this opportunity now of renouncing our sins who will be respousibie if we should die suddenly and miss the salvation of our souls? We know not when God may c#ll upon us. Now 18 the time for you. He tells you to-night that if you come to_him with sorrow and confess your sins he will grant you absolution. Listen 10 his voice to-night. The service had begun with the rosary, during which the choir sang the myster- jes. Afier that Father Brennan of St. Patrick’s Church recited & prayer 1n honor of St. Patrick. About a hundred persons remained after the seryices for confession, many hundreds of others having vresented themselves all during the day. To-day there will be services and ser- mons at the same hours as yesterday. To-morrow, however, the great celebra- tion will take place. The occasion will be particulariy notable not only because of the day and because of the twenty-fiith anniversary of the erection of the big church, but becouse of the assembling from different parts of the State of all the priests that, at one time or another in the last tweniy-five years, have been pasiors of 8t. Patrick’s parish. ‘Would Oust a Professor. Dissatisfaction bordering on a mlld re- bellion has developed among the eighty- five students of the College of Pharmacy. About fifty of them, urged and abetted by a few indignant individuals in tne senior class, bave tigned and submitted to the board of di-ectors of the institution a complaint against the conduct of Professor Jobn Calvert, who haprens to have been an esteemed member of the faculty for twenty-five vears and was one of the founders of the college. According to William M. Searby, the | dean of the faculty, the trouble started in the senior class. He does not think seriously of it at all nor that Professor Calvert will be hurt by it. NEW TO-DATY. Schilling’s Best Oolong tea is 75cents ing, who were anxious to witness the play of George Heinecke, who is acsredited with as clever a stroke as Al Mitchell, the phenomenon. Friday night last Heinecke was cowed by stage frizht before the larze audience, and he made an exceedingly poor show- ing. Last night, while he won, he did ittie better than when he was defeated by 1Whitney, one of the poorest players in the 1ournament. Against Lewis, who is also a 175-point man, he only won by a scant 21 points. Heinecke’s a7erage was 6.90; Lewis’ av- erage, 3.20. The second game of the evening was be- tween Dr. Burns and Mudgett, the latter playing 1756 points to Burns’ 225. The bandicapped man made but 212 points, with an average of 3.90. The winner's average was but 3.20. The games up 10 date have becen won and lost as follows: TALKS OF PREACHERS, Dr. Hemphill Telis His Impressions of Europe—Bishop Clinton Makes an Address to Fastors. Rev. Dr. Hemphiil gave the members of the Presbyterian Ministerial Association his impressions of celebrated preachers gathered during a recent visit to the East and to Europe. After dwelling at length on the theme that preaching Christianity means exhortation and education, the doctor was asked to give details about celebrated churches. He responded by saying that he had found no spiritual food at_the Madeleine in Paris, and thut at the Victoria Church the genuflexions of the clergyman and his assistants had pained and shocked him. “I could only think of a lot of trained dogs and trained monkeys. The average Englishman stands up before his audience and talks like a clown, and the clergyman N Nawrs. | 8 Mitchell - 2|0 Helnecke. 11 Thompson 0|2 Burns. 1:la 2 {0 0ol1 101 1|0 02 Thomson and Lewis, Maroney and Mudgett will play to-night. ————————— Inhaled Ga: Daniel Ellery, a cripple, attempted to com- mit suicide in his room yesterday morning, at 150 Fourth street, by turning on the gas. He was discovered in time and taken to the Re- ceiving Hospital Ellery used to be a watch. man for the Market-street Cable Company, but iost his job and has since been despondent. He is about 22 years of age. Pozzoni’s Complexion ‘Powpe produces a soft and beautifal skin; it et:;lhinu every element of beauty nfli a pound. Your money back if you don'’t like it— at grocers'. A Schilling & Company ‘San Francisco NEW TO-DA' TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSZ Mua BB curryE Kzpies, Proprietor & Maoage: THE GILBERT AND SULLIVAN SEASON! —_— TO=NIGET — THE GREAT SUCCESS} ——GRAND SCENIC REVIVAL— Of the Celebrated Nautical Satire, E. M. S. ENaTORD TC-MORROW EVENING. U. S. Railway Mail Service Mutual Benevolent Association To-night. SPECIAL FEATURES. Next Week—“Tne Merry Wives of ‘Windsor.” Popular Prices———25¢ and 50c —~ AMUSEMENTS! INSTANTANEOUS HIT OF THE FCUR COHANS, Automatic Doll Dancers, And KEKATING AND WALKER. dancing cometians: positively [ist week of the FLYING JORDAN VAUDEVILLEES! Concerts in the Urpheun Annex every evening. Reserved sea:s. 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Upera-chairy and box-seats, 50c. SPECIA Patrons are earnestly requested to procure xeats early in advance s0 as to discour- lls- SPECULATOR! Tt is simply as- tonishing h o w many people Do You Suffer © srica know it. Its symptoms are very often mistaken for asthma or some bron- chial trouble. If you suffer send for Dr. Franklin Miles’ book, entitled, “New and Fa CtS.” Startling It is FREE by Dr. Miles Medical Co., Elkhart, Ind, or get it from your |fll druggist. It describes the symptoms fully. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure is sold by all druggists on guarantee first bottle benefits or money refunded. Dr. Miles’ Heart Cure Restores Heaith. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co (Ineanarated) ... CFOpEL —TO=-NIGELT TWO WEEKS ONLY. s DAVENPORT Sapported by MELEOURNE MACDOWELL SARDOUS GISMONDA— Saturday Night, March 20— EDOR.A. Davenport-Sardou Silver Souvenirs. ‘To every Jady on lower floor as a mark of re- membrance of Miss Davenport’s farewell season i Sardou’s pl: CALIFORNIA THEATER. ALHAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated)........Lessees The Famous French Operatic Organiztion F. CHARLEY. .. IMPRESARIO. 140 People, Direct f pe, via New Orleans. Complete in Fvery Detail To-night (Tueeday), Fifth Subscription Perform- ance, st 8 o'clock sha:p. First time here, “SIGURID” With Sirong Cast, Ba! et. etc, Thursday. March 18, First Double DE JEANNETTE and CAVALLEKIA RUSTICANA. Saturday Matinee, at1 o'clock.......LA JUIVE Saturday Evenink — March 20 — Xpeclal Event, “THE VOYAGE OF SUZETTE” A Brilliant ard Beautital Spectacuiar Light Opera. Tuesday, March 25. LES HUGUENOTS Thursday, March 25, A Grea. Double Bili..DRA- G ONS DE VILLARS (Romantic Oprra) and Massenet's LyricGem LA NAVARRAISE To b followed by “Mignon,” *‘Aida,” ‘Chalet.” ‘Paglincel,” etc. Secare seats early. Prices 31 to $3, LehumbiaShealie, 'FRICOANDER.GOTTLOD & 3+ LENES ATOMATAGERS -+~ “OH, | WHAT W, ARIT!" OF NEW YORK’S JOLLIEST D (% SUCCESS, S TEE FOUNDLING Presented here the same as szen for 200 NIGHTS AT HOYT’S THEATER New York (Managemen: CHARLES FROHMAN), @~ 'HE GREAT AND ONLY._&£1 CISSY FITZGERALD cES! IN HER INIMITABLE DAN SEE CISSY WINK! March 29—FOK FAIR VIRGINIA” COLUMBIA THEATER. Friedlander, Goitlob & Co. Lessces and Managers EXTER AL Thursday Afternoon, March 18, at 3:30 sharp, FOURTH SYMPHONY CONCERT! GUSTAV HINRICH -, Direcior. Sololsis—GERTRUDK AULD-1'HOMAS, Soprano HUGO HANSF+LDT, Planist. Geneveva Orverture, Raff’s Piano Concerto, Norwegian Carnival and Massenet's Sulie “Les Erynnes.” Box-offic+ now open. Pric 0c and $1. MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sols Lessee and Manags: First Performance on This Coast of the Sensa- tional Comedy-Drama, EAGLE’S NEST! A SCENIC PRODUCTION! —Containing Maoy Startling Situations.— COMEDY! PATHOS! SPLCIALTIES! Oak'and’s 4—Acme Quartet—Oakland’s 4. Splendid Scenery and_ Woudertuliy kxclting Duel Scenes. Evening Prices—1 25¢ and 50c. Matinees Saturaay And Sundav. Clbckon O'Farrell streei, uear Stockion. San Francis Family Concert Hall, Week of Mo day, March 15, AN ENCHANTING MUSICAL BILL! HUMOKOUS MUSICAL NUVELTIES Haopily Intermingled with the Choic'st Selec tions from Greac Composers. Brilllantly Ken- derel Every Evening by HEKR THE BIGGEST ALGAZ MONDAY NIGHT Belasco&LaFaille.Mss. | OF THE SEASON! The Second Week will Eclips® the First. The Greatest Play of the ¢ encury, “JIM THE PENMAN?” Presented by the Superb Alcazar Company, o cluding GEORGE OSBOURNE, HUGO TOLAND Secure Seats by Telephone, Black 991. Our Regular Prices—15¢, 25¢, 35¢, 500, TREBELLI! 3 More Recitals! 3 Great Programmes! ALL NEW SELECTIONS! GOLDEN GATE HALL, To-morrow Evening, March 17, Saturday Afternoon, March 20, Sunday Eveninz, March 2 PRICES——50c and $1.00. 23 Seats on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s Music-Store, corner Sutter and Kearny. World’s Greatest Indoor BICYCLE MEET! Mechanies’ Pavilion Commencing Saturday Evening, March 20, $9000 IN PRIZES. Greatest Bicyclé Kiders of The World will Compae. ApymissioN 26¢ and 50c, RACINGI RACING! RACING! —CALIFORNIA JOCKEY CLUB— WINTER MEETING, 1896-'97, Beginning Monday, March 8 o March 20, incldstve OAKLAND RACE TRACK Racing Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, dhursday, Friday and Saturday. Kain or =hine. FIVE OR MORE RACES EACH DAY. —Races Start at 2:15 P. M. Sharp— Ferry Boats leave San Francisco as 12 . and 12:30, 1.00, 1:30, 2:00, 2:30 and 3 p. .. conneci~ ing with (rains stopping &t the entrance to track. Buy your ferry tickels Lo Shell Mound. Returning—Trains leave the Track at 4:15aal 4:45 . M. and Jmmediately after the las: race. THOMAS H. WILLIAMS JK, President B. B. MILROY, Secretars. SUTRO BATHS. FINE PROGRAMME. Grand Concert Every Sunday Afternoon. General Admission, 10c; Children. 5o THE CHUTES. EVERY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. Great Upen-Air Performance. SPECIAL—Grand Celebration $t. Putrick's Dayy FIREWORKS AT NIGHT. ADMISSION, 10c. CHILDREN, Ses