The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 21, 1897, Page 7

. morrow and begin a system of THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL SUNDAY. MARCH 21, 1897. BALOWIN TaxaTEe —“Gismonda,” tomorrow night, CALIFORNIA THEATER — “Les Huguenots,” Tuesday nigh CoLUMELA THEATER— -The Foundling” Moxcscos OpEra-Hovsk— Eagle's Nest." CAZAR THEATSR - Jim, the Penman.” A House Pinafore.” High-Class Vaudevill GATE HArL—Trebelll's Concert. 1aLL.—Camil'a Urso, Monday Grand Concert. ECHANICS' PaviLioN—Bicycle Races. NaTivE SoNs' HaLr—Mason street, near Post— Arnold Kira#.7s Dan' ing Academy. LURLINE BATHS.—Bathing, etc. Ti.¢ BATHS— Bathing and T erformances. CHUTES AND SkaTING RIN Eaight street, one block erst of the Park “$CI¥IC CoAST JoCK COLDEN GATE PARK— The Sausalito fer day by unknown p E. F. Joy lias sued I. B. L. Brandt for §415 16 due on a promissory note. has been sued for §75 for ut not patd for. ens have asked the Board of ation for a uew sch ouse. way mail clerks visited the park and sterday and will go south to-day. d of oni has asked Governor on the teachers’ pension )me will of the late Henry Washburn dis- ribytes his/§60,000 estate among his rela- Mrs. Mary E. de Cora has been appointed fan of David and Bessie Henning, = A football game played by females will take luco.on_theopening day of the Golden Gate I L. Wilson for $1296 red in Butte County, C. Drew has sued a judgment sec this S:ate. venson, & native of Norway, liv- M. pi street, died suddenly uvitation Labor Commissioner E. L. Fitzgerald will go to Hawaii on the Australia next Tuesday. Durrant’s attorneys will present his petition rehearing of the case to the Supreme to-morrow. Polytechnic High School held its second sports at the Olympic Club d and sixty men were at work boulevard and probably 300 to-morrow. e goid standard next fall, her spare silver into sub- ressive of sym- wos held at PO y night. Father Maraschi vas burjed from St. 4s Churcu yester morning. The was crowded with mourner. f the late Mrs. Gussie Greenebaum for probate. The greater part of s bequented 1o relatives. n of officers of the Cali- farget Association was held ) Van Ness avenue. e are searching for & man and & 1 whe have within the past few days i & number of tocal jewelers. yesterday were: s Rowena, pu_at _GCentral Park by e scare being 15 t0 10. 5 q8r 6FRed Men will give an next-Wednesday uight in politan Temple in aid of the unem- ved. uel Kellett has instituted a suit 1o fore- liens agains:t John B. Davitt and sgainst Joan Miron for the G 30 tato of the late J. G Krausgrill has e 1 $6458 64; W Law- re are stll no tidings of the where- Mrs. Bessie Scheppler, the bride of who disappeared so mysteriously & laporer on the wrecker Taw, was d last night tor assault der, in_shooting August Werogocd, er iaborer. piece of tobaeco, grown at Forest Hill, o )0 feet above sea level, is o 1 at the State Board of Trade soms on Post street. Suits for divorce have been filed as follows: Mary J, Lundin against Oscar H. Lundin, for ha:itusl intemperance; Louise Stelz against Emil Stelz, for desertion. goveraue ship Clan MacFarland, 101 Hongkong, arrived yesterday, and q in quarantine by United States wis_piac Quarantine Officer Rosenau. Judge Campbe:l yesierday he'd Policeman George Dougherty to_answer before the Supe- rior Court on the charge of manslaugnter, placing his bonds at$20,000. It was made known _at the pure food confer- ence at the Bosrd of Health yesterday, that the refuse of Eastern canneries is shipped to this and made into jellies, Sarah Mish has sued Mrs, Ray Werner, John Werner, Belle M. Sahlein, M. J. Sahlein, B. Mish and others to quiet title to several valu- abie pieces of 1eal estate in this City. The dead body of D. M. Gilbert, a hermit who tor.seventeen years hes lived at 174 Ciemeniina street, was found sesterday. Death must have come to him many weeks #g0. The joint committee of Native Sons and Na- tive Daughters that are m«king preparations for the Golden Gate carnival have requested Goverror Budd to declare California day, May 4, a legal holiday. cne dsughters of the late Police Sergeant Thomas D. McKenna have contested his will ou'the grouad that their stepmother exer- Cted nndue infiuence over him at the time e will was made. The biz Indoor cycle meet opened Iast night ‘he Mechanics' Pavilion to an {mmense eadience. The tratk proved safeand fast and some fine racing was seen in the various pro- jessional and smateur events. J. M. Jackson has been sentenced to twenty- five years in the State Prison at Folsom for obtainivg money under faise pretenses. He Was engazed in the Dalf-interest swindle. Judge Cook gave the prisoner a scorching lec- ture. Auditor Broderick affixed his signature yes- nts for the pay of the archi- tects and _superintendent of construetion of the new Mission High School bui.ding. The demends had been pruned by the Board of Education to megt with the Auditor’s ides on the matter. The orgsnized unemployed, 350 strong, re- cently incorporated into tht Home and He p Supply Association, yesterday rented new quagiers on Second’ street, opposite _the Gond Samaritan Mission, and ‘wil. move in_to- boarding Charged up »gainst the men. NEW TO-DAY. Spring Season ’97. Wash Dress Fabrics in great variety at James M. Moran’s, 1009-1015 Market st. Scotch Lawns at sc, Dimity at 8ic, Scotch Lappets at 1I2c, 15¢C and 20c, Linon Applique at 15¢, Tennis Cloth at 15¢, Applique Couvert at 15¢, and an endless variety of Wash Dress Fabrics at marvelously low prices. See the display before you purchase. Prices are lower than the lowest. | Baron de Gutschmid, Colonel and (LA M. CRLID I QUIRITI Arrival of the Overdue British Ship From the Orient. She Came From Hongkong, an Infec'ed Chinese Port of Eatry. Another P.r'y cf Goid-Seekers Started for Bolivia on the City of Sydney. There was more trouble between the quarantine officers yesteraay. The Brit- ish ship Clan Maclarland arrived and was | orderea into quarantine by the United | States authorities. Dr. Chalmers, who represents the local bosrd in the matter, said there was no necessity for quarantine and that the action of the Federal authorities was only a useless delay to navigation. Both vessels—the Willie R. Hume and the Cian Macfarland—were placed in quarantine by the Federal authorities, while Dr. Chalmers, on behalt of the than $10,000 to put the steamer in working order again. The Sausalito ferry was robbed yester- day. A new building for the use of the company is being erected, and, as the old office has been torn down, the way is open to everybody. While the agent was away eetting lunch and Bergeant Mahoney was at the Tiburon ferry, some one got in and Tobbed the tills, getling away with all the change and incidentally a number of round-trip tickets. The Harbor police are on the trail of the thieves, Lut the chances are all against their ever being caught. Ex-Customs Inspector E. B. Hazans and Ex-Ser eant of Police Jobns, Joseph Liv- ermore and a number of others sailed on the City of Sydney for Panama, en route for Bolivia, vesterday. They expect 10 make a fortune at mining and noi_one of the party but is confident that he will come back to California a millionaire. Hazans and John¢ are said to be the two tallest men that ever sailed through the Golden Gate in one ship. The former is 7 feet 4 inches high and the latter is said to be nearly 7 feet. To-day will be the last day on which the baitle-ship Oregon will be open for in- spection and a large number of visitors are expected to board her. Henry Peter- sen’s fast and comfortable launch Amy will make hourly trips after 1 o'c ock P. M. from F lsom-<treet wharf, giving all a chance to inspect the fiehting monster. STILL NO TIDINGS OF HER. The Disappearance of Young Mrs. Scheppler Is Still a Mystery. The mystery surrounding the disappear- ence of the bride of William Scheppler remains unsolved, for no trace of the youns woman has been found, although her distracted husband and family have hunted in all directions for hor. Last Saturday evening Scheppler, who is the steward at Westerfeid’s restaurant on Market street, and Miss Bessie Young were united in marriage, and the event was followed by a reception by the many friends of the couple at the Turn Verein GIRLS WILL PLAY A FOOTBALL GAME Novel Attraction For the Coming Golden Gate Carnival. Stanford acd Berkeley Team: Will P.ay Baseball at Central Park. Voticg for King and Que:n of th: Carnival Begins to Excite In. terest in This City. Charles A. Son, chairman of the carni- val committee of Berkeley University; Horace Pomeroy, president of the asso- ciated students of Stanford, and Horace H. Hindry, chairman of the carnival com- mittee of Stanford, met yesterday after- noon with Carnival Director Friedlander to discuss features to be presented on “colleze day” during ths “carnival of the Golden Gate.” A general ontline of the features was presented. 1t was decided to open the ex- ercises in the morning with a game of foot- ball, played by short-baired female ath The Overdue British Ship Clan Macfarland Coming to an Anchor. She Was From Hongkong, an Infected Port, and the Rival Quarantine Officers as Usual Had a Quarrel ‘Over Her. w2l State, asserted that there was no contagious disease aboard. The Hume was fifty days out from Shanghai, while the Macfarland was 101 days from Hongkong. The latter | was posted as missing and reinsurance | was paid on ber. The captain, however, | meeting with adverse winds, took his ves- sel through the Straits of Sunda and thence fhrough the Java Sea, and in this roundabout way reached San Francisco. At 1o time was the vessel in danger, and | no sickness showed itself during the voy- | age. Nevertneless asshe cume from an | infected port, even though 101 days out, the United States quarantine authorities | considered it necessary to disinfect her. | The entire crew, save the officers, were | taken to Angel Island, and the men on | the Coptic had to submit to the same reg- | ulation. All will be released on Monday, | however, and later the W. R. Hume and Clan Macfarland will be allowed to dock. The report of the latter ship is nothing more than an account of light winds and heavy headseas. The story of the Hume bas already been published. | The passengers by the Coptic were: | Mrs. J. Buchhnan, Dr. Marv Gale, W. H. | Heap, F. Milliken, W. E. Roberts, H. P. | Scott, Mrs. A. W. Swanston, Mr. and Mrs, | John 8. Worman, Miss R. C. Browneh‘Lel re. Kessler, Mrs. J. B. McCreary, Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Savage, T. Smith, L. M. Tay- lor, W. M. Cunnor and servant, 8. Kochi, Mrs. Pollock, A. Schelbaas, J. C. Swan- ston, Wilham Whiley. The big steamer ran 1nto the recent northwester and for forty-eight hours had an unusually heavy time of it. Some of the upper cabins were flooded, but no | damage was done. The bark John Wesley got in from the Marshall Group yesterday. On board was Captain Schwarting and crew of the schooner Mercur. The captain took the | ves:el to the seuthern seas and after turn- ing her over to the owners took the first ship for San Francisco. The members of the crew of the Wesley say that according to the stories received at Jaluit the French were getting the worst of it in the island warfare, and that it would be many months before the rebels would be forced into subjection. The wharfrats and others had lots of fun at Jackson wharf while the barkentine Tropic Bird was unloadin - cocoanuts yes- terday. The lol wes consizned to Luke G. Sresovict & Co., and the firm had half 4 dozen men on guard, but the small boy was not to be denied and in consequence many a juicy nut found its way into capacious sacks and nobody was anything the wiser, “Luka&’ Sresovich is very lenient with the little urchins, and many a time he has stepped. in and stopped arrests when the police have caughi the boys red- handed. At presentthe demand is greater than the supply, and the arrival of the City of Papeete about the 14ih of April is anxiously looked forwurd to. The captain of the British tramp stesmer Amarapoora was again in trouble yester- day. Ten firemen—all that were left of the crew ssve officers—demanded to be sent back to_Engiand. After consulting with Consul Moore, the master agreed to their demands. ‘Ther the men demanded puy up to the time they wonid arrive in erpool, but this was denied ihem. ally it was decided to pay their passaye home and their wages up to yesterday, and the whole matter was settled on that bas's. The men all sailed for New York via Panama on the City of S8ydney yes:er- day. Every one ¢f them was willing to re: n in San Francisco, but as they wounid have to pay $50 to join the union before they could get a job they came to the conclusion that it 'was beiter to go b: ck whence they came. The wrecked steamer Sunol was taken to the Mission mu. flais yesterday and there beached. The Whitelaw pumped her out and temporary revairs will ‘be made on Monday, after which she will go on the drydnck for an overhauling. The Piper-Aden-Goodall Company is still of the opwion that it will not take more Hall on Turk street. From there he took her to his newly furnished home at 1265 Guerrero street. On Sunday a strange woman called Mrs. Barry visited the bride. The two held a ten minutes’ conversation on the porch. From that event the manner of the bride changed from the gay and happy to the morose and silent. 1wo days after, Tues- day, she disappeared, leaving on the bureau in her home a note to her husband stating that she had left home forever. On the note was the bride’'s wedding ring. Five days have elapsed and stiil Mrs. Scheppler’s whereabouts has not been learned. At Scheppler’s place of employ- ment he has the esteem of all. He has worked there eight years, having entered the place when 20 years ofage. The miss- ing woman is 19 years old and the dangh- ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Young of 1029 York street. A sister to the lady stated last evening | that there is no doubt but what the mys- terious Mrs. Barry had something to do with the bride’s strange action. What was said in that conversation is not known. The family are sure that Mrs. Scheppler could not have gone very far because she had only $1 50, so far as known. They scout the idea that she suddenly became insane. No one can give | an explanation or even advancs a theory as to the canse of the young woman's strange conduc hle A MRS. DE CORA WINS. Appointed Guardlan of the Persons and Estates of the Hennipg Minors. Mary E.de Cora has been appointed guardian_of the persons and estates of Davia Henning and Bessie Henning. This matter has caused considerable litigation. After the death of the parents of the Henning children, two residents oi San Francisco were appointed guardians of the minors, both of whom were, by order of court, sent to the residence of their grand- parents in South Carolina, One guardian died and the other resigned. When Mrs. de Cora applied for letters of guardianship, objection was made that the court had no jurisdiction of the pe sons and estates of the minors, though ti.e property is in this City,on the ground that the children h: quired a new residence in South Carolin: d that the death and resiznation of the original guardians ter- minated the power of the Probate Court in this State to make any order touching the estate. Attorney John Yaule, representing Mrs. de Cora, contended that as this court had juridiction of the persons and estates of the minors, such jurisdiction could not be lost by the removal of the minors to another State under sanction of an order made by this court, On the other side, Aftorney H. H. Monroe held that the change of domicile led to a change of jurisdiction of the per- sons and estates of the children. Judge Coffey listened to the argument and reached the couclusion that “this court had and has complete jinsdiction from the beginning, and that ‘the prayer of the petitioner, Mary E. de Cora, should be and is nted. students’ Night. Next Tuesday evening there will be an en- tertainment of unusual interest at the Young Men’s _Christian . Associstion Auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets, when the students representcd in the various colleges and edu- catzonal institutions of the City will be enter- tained. Short addresses will be__delivered by President Kellogg of the State University and ira D. Sankey. Seleciions will bo rendered by the Knickerbocker Quartet, readings by Miss Eliz-beth_F. Barilelt, and orchestral music. A basket-ball gime in the gymnastum will the entertainment of the evening, The building will be thrown open for in- spection. Lo, s, Furnitare Moved. Estimates furnished. aAm Responsible, reliabie and reasonable. MORTON SPYCIAL DELIVERY, * 408 Taylor street aud 650 Market streot. letes in carnival costume. This game will be somewhat out of season, but its de- cidedly humorous features will make amends for the ordinary scientific features of the game. This game will be called ymmediately upon the conclusion of the allegorical pageant which will open on the morning of thatday. This pageantis to be one of the most glorious features of the carnival. Considerable secrecy is being maintained over this programme at the carnival headquarters, as it is proposed to dazzle the eyes of the people with the floats that will be paraded. In the afternoon a final game of a series of baseball contests will be played by the teams of Berkeley and Stanford universi- ties. This game will be played at Central Park and will be called at 2:30 p. . X In the evening the glee, mandolin, gui- tar and banjo clubs of both universities will give a monster joint musical concert at the Mechanics' Pavilion. This will be the first time in three years that the mu- sical clubs have come together, and they promise a rare musical treat. On behalf of the students Chairman Son of the committee of Berkeley university tendered to General R. H. Warfield, the grand marshal of the great parade on t .e opening day, an escort consisting of eight companies of infantry, a batiery of artil- lery, a cavalry company, siznal corps and band, under the command of Lieutenant Winn, U. 8. A. This will be the first time in three years that they have appeared in San Francisco, and they are anxious to compete in all military maneuvers with the United Siates military and the Na- tional Guard. The balloting for King and Queen of the Carnival and May Queen is progressing rapidly at headquarters. The first count of the votes made at headquarters yester- day shows that Tony Heliman, King of the Mardi Gras at the Artists’ ball, is well in the lead. He is closely pursued by District Attorney Barnes and Judge Campbell. while Dr. Fitzgibbons isa bad fourth. The ecount shows Heilman with 46 votes, Barnes 38, Campbell 25 and Fitz- gibbons 5. . The voting for Queen of the carnival and the May Queen has not yet assumed sufficient proportions to warrant the com- mitiee 1n declaring the result. During the coming week depositories will pe opened in various places throughout'the City, where ballots ‘may be had and de- posited. Bids for decorating the streets are being received at headquarters, and the contract will probably be awarded on Tuesday night, the next meeting of the executive commitiee. The designs selected by the committee contemplate a general decora- tion of all thoroughfares leading to Mar- ket street and contizuous thereto. Bids for the grand stands and tribunes are being received at the same time, and the contract will be awarded, provided the inducements will be sufficient. A shight change bas been made in the arrangement of the features on the vari- ous days during the carnival. Instead of floral day being Thursday it will be held one day earlier, in order to precede the annual ibition of ke California State Flora Society, at 0dd Fellows' Hall, Thursday will be known as “military day,” when the athletic exhibitions will be'given by the United States troops at Central Park. Six Months for Vagrancy. Thomas Crlldhan, an ex-policeman and brother-in-law of Ed Lanigan, was yesterday sentenced to six months in the County Jail by Judge Conlan on the ch; of This is the second time sentenced for vagrancy. for a writ of ha as_corpus in Jud, to- ————— High School Warrants Signed. Peter Rafferty has sued his wife Susan to have eanceled a contract to live separate and apart. They sre 70 years of age and were married and lived togcther forty-seven years. Three years ago they separated by mutuai conseni. 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At Night a Bright Operetta, “Le Voyage de Suzette,” Makes a Hit. Fanny Davenport Gives Silver Sou- venirs as a Tok 'n of Farewell to Sardou. A wide operatic field was covered by the French company at the California Theater yesterday. In the afternoon the perform- ance ‘was Halevy’s “La Juive” (The Jewess), a grand opera of the Meyerbeer type, and in the evening the subscribers were given a complete diversity in “The Voyage of Suzette,” a tuneful operetta with plenty of movement and clever, sparkling dialoeue. | “La ‘Juive” has been a standard opera for over a generation, and the reception accordea it yesterday shows that it has not yet become a back number. The music is dramatic rather than melodious, and is written round a libretto that abounds in startling and grewsome situa- tions, -almost as much as the libretto of “1l Trovatore.” There are a good many points of resem- blance between the stories of the two works, only in *‘La Juive” the child stolen for revenge is a daughter ana herend 1sa caldron of boiling water, insteaa of the flames, which were the fate of Manrico of “Il Trovatore” fame. Prevost, the tenor of the robust high notes, developed unexpected dramatic ability in the role of Eleazar. His declam- atory style of singing 1s exactly suited (o the heavy music of the Jew's when he thundered forth his high notes ala Tamagno the house encouraged him with bravos. 1t is almost useless to single out any particular passages for mention, as Prevost maintained an even standard of ‘excel- lence, but he was especially dramatic in the second act where Eleazar learns that the lover of his supposed daughter isa Christian, and in the fourth act in his scene with- the Cardinal. His aria, “Je suis jeune, et je tiens'a la vie,” was sung with splendid dramatic force. Mme. Faedor sang the title role in ex- cellent style, though here and there the heavy orchestrai scoring *was rather over- powering for her voice. She never sirained her tones, however, and some of her arias were brilliantly sung, especially “Il va venir,” Mme. Berthet sang sweetly and fluently as Eudoxie. Athes, whe sang the important role of Cardinal Brognie, seemed to be suffering from a cold. Even with this drawback taken into account, however, his voice has not the volume and majesty, especially in the low register, to fit him for the role. He was dramatic in some of the scenes, and he delivered the malediction effeci- ively, but vocally speaking he was not an ideal Cardinal Brognie. The only commendation that can be given 1o Deo, the Le pold of the caste, is that he enunciated distinctly and kept the pitch. Freiche was a good Ruagiero, and the minor roles were wel! sustained. Some of the choruses were good, others showed signs of insufficient rehearsal. The orchestra did excelient work, and the bal- lets were, as usual, very effective. “Le -Voyage de BSuzette,” which was preserited at night, is a sparkling oper- e:ta set to music by Leon Varseur. It is full of movement, and has the spice of varietv given by constant change of scene, for the heroine travels from Barcelona to Persia, and meets with numerous adven- tures en route. The dialogue is bright and crisp and some of the suggestions are yery whimsi- cal, as, for instance, the irritable Pacha who is constantly annoyed by a Greek brigand. When the Pasha gives a fete the briipnd gives a ri te, for which he steals the singer- the Pasba has engaged for the ocoasion; he also kidnsps two of his most hunored guests. The music is as bright and tuneful as the dialogue and action are clever, and the work was excellently interpreted. Gau- theil and Lespinase, the comedians, were especially brilliant and funny, and Andree replied the captain, “and there is no wse asking me any questions.”’ So many ulie:ed Blanthers have been arrested in different States within the past ten ‘months it is not to be wondered at that Captain Lees is careiul in not committing himself or giving way to ex- Savine was a charming littie Suzette. The | uberance of spirits. ballet diversions and the paniomime were also very effective. There was a large house at_the Balawin last night to welcome Fanny Davenport in “Fedora.” The play was briiliantly staged and tho star has never been seen here to better advantage in tbe past. All the ladies on the first floor received ele- gant little silver souvenir trays. bearing a picture of Miss Davenport. They werc given 1o signalize her last performance of “Fedora’ 1n,this City. IT WAS LOADED. A Revolver Found on the Wrecked Steamer Sunol Causes Trouble to Two Laborers. August Wuoyood, a laborer.on the wrecker Whitelaw,was shot last night, and Lawrence Johnson, another laborer, is in the City Prison charged with assaultto murder. The shooting was, from all accounts, purely accidental. A deckhand named Keyser found a revolver on the-wrecked steamer Sunol, and after all hands had knocked off work he was exhibiting it to Wuoyood and Johnson in the forecastle. The revolver, having beenin the water for four days, was rusty, and no one thought there was any danger in hanadling it. Johnson had it in his hand and was fooling with it, when it exploded, ard the bullet struck Wuoyood in the left side, who, with a groan, fell to the floor. Policemen Gus Videau and J. Mar- shall “arrested Johnson and they sent Wuoyood to the Receiving Hosnhui Dr. Bunnell found that the bullet had entered the left side through the abdomen, rang- ing downward. The wound is & serious one but not necessarily fatal. ‘Wuoyood admitted that it was an acci- dent aud said that he and Johnson were chums. THINKS HE IS BLANTHER But Lees’ Experience Makes H:m Shy of Self-Com- mittal. Reasons Why tlhe Policy Think th: Texan Suspect May B: the Notorious Murd:rer. The question as to whether Arthur Forbes, uow in jail in Meridian, Tex., is Josef E. Blanther, the murderer of Mrs. Philopena Langfeldt, will not be settled until Captain Lees hears from Detective Gibson, probably to-morrow night, after George Dodge bas been able to have a look at him. Captain Lees positively refuses to give any information until that question is determined either one way or the other. The captaiu has had s0 strange luck in detecting Blanther, Wares, etc., hitherto, that he is naturally shy of committing himself. “T am not going to make an idiot of my- self,” said the captain last night, *'by says ing anything aboutitat present. - He may be Bianther, as [ hope he is, but he may not. I have taken the best means to sat- isfy myself on the point, and as soon as I know definitely either the one way or the other [ will give all tlie information in my possession.’’ “ls it & fact that he is under arrest at Meridian, Tex. ?" was asked. “I decline to say anything about it,” —_— NEW TO-DA' Schilling’s Best Oolong tea is 75 cents a pound. Your money back if you don'’t like it— at grocers’. A schilling & Company % | I Although the hope is nniversal that the cold-blooded murderer of an old woman is the man in a Texan jail there is reason to believe that the hope will be dispelied, Blanther was a mar of the world and it 1s considered improbable that he would adopt a name which would naturally draw suspicion to him. He must have known that his movements after leaving the City had been traced as far as £I Paso, Tex., and that he should remain_in_that State, where every effort would be made to find him, seems the height of folly. On the other hand Captain Lees would not have put himself to the troube of getting extradition. papers and sendicg a detective and a witness, who knows Blan- ther intimateiy, to Texas, uniess he had information that would justily him in taking these steps, e L Mrs. Hagan’s Condition, Mrs. Mollie Hagan, under arrast for stabbing her husband, John Hagan, is in a critical con- dition from typhoid fever contracted in the City Prison. She was taken to the Receiving Hospital several duys ago, as it was thought she was sufferfug from congestion of the lungs, Now it has developed into a virulent attack of typhoid fever, and last evening she was re- moved to the City and County Hospital. ey o g i Wanted in Santa Monica. Hugh Trainor, a bunko-steerer, who is wanted in Santa Monica for forgery, was ar- rested here yesterday by Detective Grabam. Three weeks ago he was sentenced in Sants Monica to sixty days In Los AugelestJail for vagrancy. On the way he escaped from the constabie and came to this City. When searched 1 forged in ‘Santa Monica seve ts checks were fonnd in his poc] XEW TO-DAY. DO YOUR EYES TROUBLE You! Does the bright light make them ache and blink? After a short time do the letters become blurred when reading? If. your eves trouble you in any way see to it at once. We ex- amine them carefully, without charge, and tell you honestly if anything is the matter. We do not sell glasses simply to make a sale. 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