The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 26, 1897, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, MARCH 26, 1897. visors even: was an error. MARCH 26, 1897 AMUSEMENTS, BALDWIN TREATER —“Gismonda™ CALIKOENIA THEATER.—' Faust,” to-morrow night, Covuymis THEATER—“The Foundling Moxrosco's OPERA-HousE—*The Great North- west, Arcazar THEATER.— “The Strategists.” Tivor: Orera HOUSE — -The Merry Wives of Windso QrPuruy.—High-Class Vaudeville. Sorvex Gty Harw—Camilia Urso, Monday evening, Mar UBERON.—Grand Concert. M0ZART HALI—~1358 Market street—Entertain- ment and Dance. MycHaNIcs' PAVILION—Bicycle Races. LUBLINE BATHS.—Salt Water Bathing, ete. £v1x0 BaTHS— Bathing and Ferformances. THE CKUTES AND SKATING Rixk—Daily at Haight street, one block east of the Park. FACIFIC CoasT JocKk EY CLUB.—Races t0-day. AUCTION SALES. BY INDIANA AUCTION Co.-This day, March 26, Furniture, a: 1057 Market st., at 11 o'clock. BY Fastox & ELDRIDG his day. March 26, Orientai Rugs, at 317 Powell street, av 2 and 7 c . UmesEN & Co. 14 Monagom! pak.—Tuesday, M 3 £12 o ¥, March 29, {12 o'clock, ch 30, CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. The wrecker Whitelaw is making slow in her search ior the wrecked Sunol’s { tests were begun a few d ce lot at Seventh snd M Norwegian ship Hiawatha has arrived castle, N. 8. W,, forty-three days from e financial trouble differences of Bob Fitz- mons and Jimmy Carroll have been settied t'ef court. Re Hudson Bay Company has withdrawn sealskins from the London market because W prices. Vest Palmer of Round Valley was yesterday acquitted of stealing a steer from the Govern- ment in 1894. _Charles H: Rogers hes sued Frederick Bchweizer and wife lo enforce the payment of a mortgage for $150. John Ro: ent at the City and County Hospital, co ed sulcide yesterday morn- ing by hanging himself. Tulare, Recreation, lern, Doub.e Quick an atl s The Y. M. C. give to-ny tainment ever attempted by it. ,apa Distaff, Hohenzol- department is to Cloudy weather with probable sl weather and high w ed for to-day, continued coid 1nd; pe will urge m an old promise oolhouse in that for the pas Market street, erday morn- W. Rigby Jr. has sued J. W. Burson for 446 94 on ac r good: punt of money alleged to ve The Fire Commissioners yesterday afternoon de two sppointments and fined T. J. Cana- ineer of engine 3, five daye’ pay for ’s suit for $50,000 against the Company is’ on trial before uperior Court. The Street Committee of the Board of Super- as decided that the rattler test ior rock used in comcrete foundation of street be insisted on. have been filed as follows: st Max Loorga, for intem- A. Chitten against the Camera Club will give an outing Bridges.” The party will start et street. Association 5,000, or Alsmeda, dence in the Hudels)n libel case ast night, but & continuance was granted till Wednesday night by Judge Camp- bell to hear the arguments of counsel. k Holbrook will be secretary of a new y for the prevention of crueity to chil- Secretary W h has changed his was put in dren. v quarters to the Union-square building. Clarendon Heights property-owners favor tne opening of Seventeenth siréet to its junc- tion with K street, thus giving one continu- ous line of travel Irom the bay to the Pacific | Ocean. A number of members of_the Merchants’ As- sociation called on Meyor Phelan yesterday to discuss matters connected with the Wilmer- 001, and after an hour's talk adjourned to meet again‘on Saturday. os of incorporation of the Colusa Stone v were filed yes The directors fihec X 11, F. M. Butler, F. A. X cCarthy and John Balt 1ard; capl J The Hospital w for shaving off the mustache of a comrade 4 0 their duties yesierday, their term sion having expired. Roesch Company has beefi incor- porated by Loui Theodore Friske, hlandt, Albert Wieland and Frank ith a’ capital stock of $50,000, of 00 has been subscribed. Attne meeting of the executive committee of the Carnivalof the Golden Gate held last g, & resolution was passed inviting all cities and counties of the State to be repre- sented by floats in the grand parade; May 4. The Board of Health has called a meeting for 3:30 o'clock on Saturday to confer with the R -taii Grocers’ Association in regard to its policy in arresting small dealers for selling sauiterated goods instead of the manufactur- ers of the articles. The concluding lecture of the very successful series held in. the Meccnanics’ Institute will be iven Saturday evening. At that time James W. Erwin, United States Pos Jecture on the posial service. be illusirated by stereopticon lecture is free 1o the public. In the account of the trial of Andrew Sia- vich agatnst the Southorn Pacific Raiiroad for damages resulting from his being run down by a train while driving across Center street a1 Ban Jose, it was stated that Slavich testified that he was seated in the bottom of the wagon at the. time he approached the tracks. This Slavich was seated forward ariving the wagon, as he himself testified. Inspector, will The lecture will slides. The —————————————— 0 S LR AR e V508 NEW TO-DAY. BABY'S SKIN . orld there is o other treatment e o sale, a0 apcody, for pro- Berving, purifying, and beautifying tho skin, Scalp, and hair, and eradicating every hu- mor, as warm baths Wwith CUTICURA SOAP, and ‘gentle anointings With CUTICURA (oint- ‘ment), the great skin cure. , (Uticura s s0ld thronghout the world. PoTTE® e Frope, Bostan, o in, calp, and Hain,” free. EVERY HUMOR *zrnimres ot DALY Kidney and uterine pains, rheu- Blc matism, sciatica, aching nerves, and painful muscles, sore lungs re- Ieved quick as an electric fiash by Collins’ Voltaic Electric Pissters, wa were the win- ht the greatest gymnastic enter- |D.c., fifteen vears a pplied by Jones & Co. of this in Judge Daingerfield’s department of M. narrow-gauge Dot atthe | CONTRACTS IN DANGER Labor Laws Applied to the Affiliated Col- . leges. FERRY DEPOT WORK TO BE LOOKED INTO. Statutes State That the Work Must Be Done Only by the Day. THE SECTION PROHIBITS LABOR ON CONTRACTS. The Attorney-General and the Labor Commissioner Are Making Careful Investigation Sec. 3233. All work done upon pub- lic bulldinge of this State must be done under the supervision of a superintend- ent or State officer or officers having charge of the work, and all labor em- ployed on such buildings, whether skilled or unskilled, must be employed by the day, and no work upon any such buildings must be done by contract.— Political Code of California. The foregoing section of the Political Code of California is found on page 475 of Deering’s Codes and Statutes of 1885, and it has not been amended or repealed so far as can be learned, for it is quotea on page 117 in the second special report of the Commissioner of Labor at Washington, n 1896. In this report it is under the caption, “Lsbor Laws—California— Contract Work on Public Buildings Pro- | hibited.” The foregoing statute is the basisof a movement instituted in labor union circles to nullify several important contracts for the construction of State buildings in this City. Not only are the labor unions in- terested in this matter, but several State officers have taken it up and are making a careful investigation to learn if the State laws have been violated. The buildings specially referred to are the Affiliated Colleges and the new ferry depot. The Rae Building and Construe- tion Company has a contract from the Board of Regents for the construction of the colleges, and the Harbor Commission- ers let the contract for the ferry depot to the Sun Francisco Bridge Company. This agitation grew out of tne fact that the contractors of both hired a lot of non- union men, who are worked more than the eight hours prescribed by the State law and who are paid less than the rate of wages adopted by tne labor unions. This set on foot an inquiry to see if the law could be used to the advantage of the interested unions, most of which are afflliated with the Buiiding Trades’ Coun- ¢il of San Francisco. The council ap- pointed a committee of energetic workers —W. M. Page, John McCann and J. H. Jorgensen—who did not let the grass grow under their feet. They first called upon Leabor Commissioner E. L. Fitzgerald,who looked into the labor laws, in which he found the foregoing section. The matter by this time had taken such a serious turn that he felt the need of legal advice, and in turn he submitted the matter-to Attorney-General Fitzgerald. The latter is looking into the law on this point and he may give anopinion most any day. If he finds that the law quoted has not been repealed or materially amended the letting of the contracts by the regents and the Harbor Commussion- ers may cause serious complications, for both contractors are under heavy bonds and both have performed considerable work on the two structures. Not only bas the Building Trades Coun- cil’s committee applied to the Labor Com- missioner, and through the latter to the Attorney-General, but it sent a long letter to Governor Budd upon the subject last evening. In the letter all the foregoing facts were set forth, together with several other features. The letter recited that the Affiliated Colleges are being built with the State’s money derived by taxa- tion from the property-holders, many of whom are union men who by their labor are supporting and rearing families. They believe that the work upon this building should therefore be performed by union men, who shall receive a full day’s pay for their lesbor, anda that the State law of eight hours a day shall be enforced and the system of paying by the hour, ten hours a day, be abolished. The committee requests the privilege of presenting their views to the Board of Regents at its next meeting, and asks that the Governor use his best efforts to grant such an audience. The matter of the terry depot is not so fully gone into, as the committes is waiting for the Attorney- General's opinion. However, at the meeting of the Council last evening several interesting statements were made. One was that the sub-con- tractors who are getting out the stone work for the ferry building are doing & great injury to the working people. Committeeman Page assertea that the situation at the quarry at Sites, Colusa County, is worse than a Mendocino County lumber camp. ‘“Inexperienced men,” he said, “are taken up and worked for 20 cents an hour ten hoursaday. They are compelled to purchase all of their supplies from the contracting company’s store ut exorbitant prices and are not even furnished with blankets. None of the reguiar union stonecutters will accept work at the terms and conditions offered.” The committee asserted that the cause of the delav on the stone work on the ferry building 1s owing to the fact that the contractors are not hiring competent stonecutters to get out the rock. This, the committee es the con- tractors responsible on their bonds, pro- viding that the contract is of itself legal, which is a matter of doubt in their’minds. At any rate, between organized labor and the investigations of the several State officers the legality of these two big con- tracts will be seriously questioned, and those who claim to have some knowledge of State Iabor laws assert tha. before the inquiry is over it will be necessary to nullify both contracts, even at a great loss to the State, and have the work done by day’s labor. This is what the labor unions want. A Foul Fighter. Edward Bass, 321 Ellis street, waz in a sa- | oon last night at Fifth and Natoma streets and got info a row with & man named Schu- bert. During the fight Schubert bit Bass’ left thumb and right wrist. Bass went to the Re- ceiving Hospital and had his wounds dressed. Hesays he will have Schubert arrested for maybem. AN INJURY TO THE CITY, The Merchants’ Association Dissatis- fled With the Way Pure ¥ood Laws Are Administered. The regular meeting of the board of di- rectors of the Merchants’ Association was held to-day. The following applications for membership were received, and the parties unanimously elected as regular members of the association: R. Bujan- noff, 9 Lick place: Commercial - Light and Power Works, 506 Commercial street; Robert Dross, 16u5 Polk street; J. 8. Go- deau, 505 Montgomery avenue; B. Hart, 13 Sansome street; Oregon Coal and Navi- gation Company, 10 Market street; Orien- tul Gas Engine Works, 105 Beale street; R.J. Techau & Co., Market street and City Pall square; John Utschig, 326 Bush street, and D. N. & E. Walters & Co., 529 Market street, This makes the total mem- bership at present 824, Hugo Rothschild of the firm of Roths- child & Ebrenofort was unanimousiy elecied as a director to till the vacancy of M. A. Rotbschild, who contemplates a long absence from the City. It was decided to have a committee of the board join a committee from the Sixth- street Improvement Club in endeavoring to_have that street provided with beuter railway facilities. The board decided to hold a conference within a few days with the committee of the Board of Kegents upon the Wilmer- ding School site, A report was received from the commit- tee on the pure food. laws stating that the | committee had endeavored to secure a fair and reazonable execution of the law gov- erning this subject. The board heartily | approved of the pure food laws, but be- lieves that at present as administered by the Boara of Health 1t was doing great and unnecessary injury to the dealers of the City as well as to the City itself. The board believed that a reasonable notice should be given to innocent parties selling any adulterated or impure foods, 8o that the sale of the same can be discontinued. HUDELSIN LIBEL ISk Judge Campbell Intimates That Ee Will Not Hod the Defendant. At the Request of the Complaining Witness the Arguments Are Postponed. It was not Judge Campbell’s fault that the criminal libel case of Benjamin k. Hudelson was rot finally disposed of last night. The case has dragged along since December 7, and the Judge made a des- perate effort to finish it, but the complain- ing witness, Attorney D. B. Woodworth, obtained a continuance till next Wednes- day night to make his argument. The witnesses examined yesterday after- noon anad evening were C. W. Kyle for the defense and H. T. Marshall and Rey. Don- ald M. Ross in rebuttal. The Judge then asked if counsel were ready to proceed with their arguments, and Woodworth said he wanted to have time to go through the whole of the evi: dence. Attorney Jordan said he w ready for the defense, but Woodworth in- sisted upon delay. “My general impression,”” said the Judge, “from the evidence is that I don’t think the case would ever reach a jury on the ground that the communication was privileged, and if it did I don’t think a | jury would convict. That's how I feel at present.” Woodworth lost his temper and said that unless he was granted time to peruse | the evidence he would withdraw from the case, He attacked the Judge and Attor- ney Jordan and was called to time. Attorney Jordan moved for a dismissal and there was another scene, in which Woodworth referred to Rev. Donald M, | Ross. 1 “I think,” said the Judge, ‘‘that Ross | was honest in his intentions, but he has | been fooled by somebody. Clergymen, as a rule, don’t understand the tricks of men. Ross seemed to want to geteven with Hudelson, and in_doing so neglected the Christian spirit of not seeking {or revenge. Why were you chasing around with A. P. A’s with affidavits in your pockets when you were not a member of the order?” Woodworth took the stand in answer to this question and. attempted to throw the blame upon Ross and was sharply cross- examined by Jordan. Finally it was decided {o hear the argu- ments Wednesday night. OHARGED WITH MAYHEM. M. Kahn Arrested on Complaint of | Willlam Young. M. Kann was booked at the City Prison Wednesday on a charge of mayhem. The complaining witness is William Young, son of the provrietcr of the Russ House. Kahn and Young were playing a friendly game of pool in the rooms, 17 Ellis street, Monday evening. A dispuie arose and Kahn hit Young on the head with a cane. Young grappled with him and Kushn seized Young's finger between his teeth and proceeded to chew it. Bystanders In- terfered and separated the combatanis. Young fainted from the pain of his wounded finger and Kahn fled. The case was reported to the police and Kabn was arrested on O Farrell street. After an illness of only three days, Willis M. 0'Brien, senior member of the firm of 0'Brien & Sons, carriage manufacturers, passed away. On Monday of the present week Mr. O'Brien complained of severe pains in his head and left the factory for his home. Every effort to relieve proved unavailing, and at 11 o'clock on Wednesday evening he died. The funersl services will be held at 9:30 this morning from his late residence, 1524 Golaen Gate avenue. Tho remains will be taken to Holy Cross Church, where a requiem high mess, commencing at'l o’clock, will be | celebrated. The remaiNs will be interred in the family plat in Holy Cross Cemetery. —————— Katzauer Wants a Pardon. Max Katzauer, one of the old Custom-house ring, who did a lively business in forg! Chinese certificates, has applicd to the Presi- dent for a pardon. 'He was sentenced by Judge Morrow to eighteen months’ imprisonment, and his term is nearly expired. His desire for & pardon is no doubt that be may rege right to yote. The President has referred the matter to Treasury Agent Moore, who, it is understoud, has sent back an adverse report. —————— Sale of the Winters Ranch. There was consummated yesterday, through the agency of Bovee, Toy & Sonntag, one of the largest transfers of real estate of the year. The Theodor Winters stock ranch, comprising 19,000 acres, located partly in Lassen County, this State, and partly in Nevada, was soid to P. G. Fianigan of Reno, Nev., for $72,000 spot cash. The transier included 14,000.Liead of sheep. Sults for divorce have beon filed a8 follows in the office of the County Clerk: Catherine F. Ames against Benjamin Ames, for desertio; Lulu M. Besson against Emil Besson, for cru- elty; May Meusor against Harry Meusor, for iailure to provide; Josa L. Kuhn against Max Kuhn, for deseriion; Eiizabeth A. Garratt against J. H. Garratt, ‘for cruelty; Clara Felt agatnst George D, Felt, for desertion. Lttt ot Commercial Transfer Company, 43 Sutter st. Tel, Main 49, Furniture moved reasonably, * Truoks Moved 25 Cents. 1 HIAWATHA MADE A QUICK TRIP Forty-Three Days to New- castle, New South Wales. Hudson Bay Company With- draws Sealskins From the London Market. The Wrecker Whitelaw Is M:king Slow Progress in Recovering the Sunol’s Eoiler. ‘Word was received at the Merchants’ Exchange last evening that the Nor- wegian ship Hiawatha had reached New- castle, New South Wales, from this port in the remarkable time of forty-three days. She left San Francisco harbor in command of Captain Jorgensen, on Feb- ruary 8, and arsived av her destination on daughters of Alameda. The size of the banner is 24x30 incnes, with yellow silx background and siiver letters. The inscription on’it will be: “Alameda Alerts, Champion Amateur Baseball Team of Pacific Coast—1896-7.” Captain Hammond of the Alerts will re- ceive the banner and make a speech of acceptance. Altogether it will be a gala day for Alameda and her favorite basebsll team. Tne cast of characters for the farce will be: S1 Punkinbead. .. Mandy Punkinhead Mr. J. M. Vanderbuii Sammie Vanderbuilt. Bunko-steerer. Officer Murphy. Police, se: Act_ 1, Pukinhead Y “ork; act 3, Parior .Leland Ramadell rmy. g ome; act ¥, Fifth nue, New of ‘the Vander- bullis. Before the farce an olio will be per- formed, in which the following will take part: " Overture, Daisy Crawlford; recitation, Floy Rose; tenor solo, Clarence Oliver; Chinese impersonation, Oscar Laury; vocal selection, Mary Linderman; recita- tion, Mrs. Laura Sheldon; vocal selection and banjo accompaniment, Ruth Shel- don; comedy, “Thres Ol Jays'’; *Aereal Bally”; club swinging, Rita Mylott. The same programme will be presented afternoon and evening, and as the prices are low and the cause worthy a large crowd will no doubt be present. ool A NOTED VIOLIN VIRTUOSO. Camilla Urso Arrives Here After a Rather Long Absence. Among the arrivals at the Occidental Hotel is Mme. CamillajUrso, the celebrated violin virtuoso, who has come to the coast to amuse and entertain with the *‘fiddle o EAmr e T terday. Unloading. — W Ol The British Ship Lismore, That Is Loading Redwood for England and Taking the First Direct Cargo of Lumber That Ever Left This Port for the Clyde, Made a Pretty Picture Yes- The Weeott Left Her Early in the Day and the Scow Schooner Annie Aden Came Alongside and Started the 23d inst. She was in ballast and will load coal for a return trip to this port. Tnough this is not a record trip it is the best that bas been made in several years. The fastest passage recorded is thirty- exght days. A telegram from London yesterday an- nounced that in consequence of the ex- ceedingly low price of sealskins in the | European market the Hudson Bay Com- pany had withdrawn all of its offerings of skins, and would keep them out of the market until prices are better. People on the water front are wond ing what has struck the wrecker White- law that she makes such slow progress in her search for the boiler of the wrecked steamer “Sunol, that fell out of the hull when the little vessel was in collision with the bark Olympic. It is a well-known fact that the longer the boiler lies on the bed of the bay the less chance there is of recovering it, be- cause of its tendency to sink into the ooze of the bottom. The wrecker is under contract by the day to raise the machinery, so that it really makes little difference to her own- ers whether they get the object of their search or not. It is not thought possible that the lead bars which formed a portion of the Su- no!s cargo, and for which the Whitelaw is also searching, will ever be recovered. Captain Miranda =sthe French steamer Madeline gave & dinner party aboard his vessel yesterday, at which Dr. . Clark, Dr. Nelson of Sacramento, J. Small- man, P. Bacigalupi, wifeand daughter and others were present. Eric Koch, the well-known steward, goes out in charge of the culinary department of the sieamer Jeannie, that s for Alaska next week. At the meeting of the Harbor Commis- sioners yesterday it was practicaliy de- cided to use blocks of Oregon pine in paving the new Folsom-sireet wharf, in- stead of the redwood blocks that were originally intended for the job. Sergeant Jack Hayes of the Harbor Po- lice, whose neadquarters is at the Chief Whartinger’s office, is holding a big bunch of keys awaiting an owner. The ring bears the inscription “R. M. Smith, 28 Washing- ton avenue.” YOUNG AOTORS OF ALAMEDA. Third Annual Charity Performance of Leland Eamsdell’s ‘815,000, Leland Ramsdell’s play, *'$15,000, or & Lottery Ticket,” will be produced at Armory Hall, Alameda, Saturday after- noon and evening. The Young People’s Theatrical Association has the entertain- ment in charge, and great preparations lor its success. The play, “$15,000, or a Lottery Ticket,” was played in Alameda just a year ago, and was a great success—so great, in fact, that when the young people announced Jast month that they would play “To Let,” another farce, Herbert Clarke, the business manager, was besieged with let- ters asking for another production of +$15,000.” The wishes of their friends will be gratified and "$15,000” will be re- peated Saturday afternoon and evening. During the aiternoun performance a silver medal will be given to the most pular player of the Alameda Alerts. ivery one present will be entitled to vote, This contest promises to bs very close, and friends of members of thatfamous baseball team are working hard for their favorites, Some of the more progressive have printed election cards bearing the of their choice, and these are being. uted about the town. ‘will be presented to the Alerts ning performance. The banner was given by R. J. Van Voorhies, and will n distri be presenied by one of the popular 4 and the bow.” It is several years since Mme. Urso was last here, BShe has had many callers since her ar- rival, among whom were a nunber of her old friends. Mme. Urso has a company with her, and will give her first per- formance on Monday evening at Golden Gate Hall. During the series of concerts of Mme. Urso she will bring, among the novelties, the Cavriccio by Niels Gade, a posthu- mous work found in his papers and firat brought out_in London by Joachim and in New York by Mme. Urs caprice de concert by Ernest Guiraud; Andante Cantabile by Seambati; studies by Pagza- nini, Rigaudon, Saint Saens and others. These different works, with the excep- tion of the Paganini studies, were first played in America by Mme. Urso, who also in recent years at the New York Philbarmonic Society introduced to the American public the concerts of Rubin- stein in G major, the concerts or Max Bruch No. 3, the concerts of Lassen, the concerts of Joachim No. 3, all of which shows a new departure in violin literature, Mme. Urso brings with her two magni- ficent violins, a Joseph Guarnerius del Jesu, made in 1837, for which fused recently 1200 guine: famous Lorenzo Guadaginni, considered by the.connoisseurs the most perfect in existence. Among her collection of bows, all made by the famous maker Tourte, is one pre- sented to her by Herr Joachim, when she visited Berlin three years .i( Dr. Joa- chim is now using one of Mme. Urso's bows, a very fine one that was made for the celebrated violinist Baillot. ‘The short series of three concerts to be given next week will be the only ones in which Mme. Urso will be heard this sea- son. —————— Many Divorces Granted. Divorces have been granted by the Superior Court as follows: Lillie Kohn Levy from David Levy, for willtul neglect: Catherine Johnson from George W. Johnson, cruelty; Louise Wilifams from Hunter Williams, deser- tion; Addie A. Farnum from N. C. Farnum, unfaithfuluess and cruelty; Bertha H. Haun. stein from Charles L. Haunstein, desertion and neglect. Young Men’s Instivute. The members of the new council of the Y. M. 1. recently organized in 8t. Josph’s par- ish met at Loyols Hall, Tenth and Market streets, last evening, 10 nominate officers and an examining physician. The meeting was addressed by R. J. Dowdall, district deputy, and James Foley, president of Council No. 5! Frand A. Dumont presided. e e Bitten by a Dog. W. B. Lawson, 108 McAllister street, was passing the Hibernia Bank last night when s dog belonging to the bank rushed at_him and ‘Dit his left leg. Lawson went to the Receiving Hospital to have the wound dressed. He says he will insist upon having the dog shot. ——— Three thousand marriages are performed every day all over the world. NEW TO-DATY. Schilling’s Best Oolong teais 75 cents a pound. Your money back if you don't like it— at grocers’, A ey A MELODRAMA SET 10 MUSIC Massenet’s Lurid “Navar- raise” Startles the Spectators. Mme. Foedor’s Brilliant Work in the Part of Anita. “Les Dragons de Villars” Followed in the Doubls Bill Last Night. The sudience at the California Theater received a liberal bill last night. They were first given “Les Dragon de Villars,” an opera comique in three acts, which is usually considered enough for an even- ing’s entertainment. A lavish manage- ment evidently did not consider it enougn, so “Les Dragons” was eked out with Massenet’s hour of concentrated agony, “La Navarraise,” which contains enough excitement to spread over half a dozen of the older operas. “La Navarraise” was certainly 1nspired by “La Cavalleria Rusticana,” but Mas- senet and Henri Cain resolved to go one better in the way of sensation than Mas- cagni and his librettists. These French gentlemen succeeded. There is not a bar in the work in which nervous spectators e not on tenterhooks of excitement, d even the most phlegmatic auditors feel a cold perspiration bespangle their brows as the furid story of “La Navar- raise’” unfolds itself. ‘There was not much applause last night, but that was not the favit of the music nor of its interpreters. Massenet has con- structed his Mascagnesque opera on the modern lyric drama plan, which is a stranger to the pezzi staccats that admit of encores. In‘‘La‘’ Navarraise’ everything follows 80 consecutively that there is not breathing space for applause, much less for encores. At the beginning of the first tableau the andience, not being educated up to modern lyric drama, broke in with some untimely manifestations of pleasure, but they were quickly quelled and the in- discretion was not repehted. At the end of the end of the second tableau the principals were recalled re- peatedly. Mme. Foedor was the only star member of the company in “La Nayarraise,” which was perhaps a concession to the oft-repeated statement that she owns the opera whenever she appearsin it. She certainly did brilliant work as Anita, though her rendering of the part would have been more tragic had her iow notes been as powerful and dramatic as her bigh tones, Eiward Deo does not sing mearly so well as either Prevost or Massart, but he acts much better than either of the lead- ing tenors, and on that account he was well placed in the role of Araquil, which would be abused if badly acted. Freiche was good as the ruthless father, and id made an excellent Garrido. Les Dragons de Villars’’ is a standara opera comigue, but last night most of the people who appeared in it were operetta singers, and, as might have been ex- pected, the orchestration was too heavy for them. Freiche, who played Belamy, the dissipated Marechal du Cogis, was quite equal to the reqairementsof his role. Mme. Savine played the persecuted Rose, who saves the Pastenr and his proscrit_ flock from the gay dragoons, and very charming she was in the part, par- ticularly in the last act, though her voice was not equal to the recitatives. On April9 Henri Albers, the popular barytone, will sing the title role in Am- broise Thames’ ‘‘Hamlet” for his own benefit. About a Watch. Charles F. Mullen, a private detective, was arrested last night on a charge of misde- meanor embezziement. Some time ago he bought & waich from E. Bujanoff, & jewelry azent, on the installment plan and left the City with it. As soon as he returned Bujsnoff had him arresied. In Philadelphia during the past year 2331 inquests were held, 138 being on sui- cides. KEW TO-DAY:. KEEERRR KKK K Urigntal Rugs By Special Request. The delayed portion of Mr. Armenian Paul Courian’s Collection has arrived, and with the un- sold portion of his famous stock will be closed out AT AUCTION, On FRIDAY, March 26th, and SATURDAY, March 27th, at 2:30 and 7:30 o’clock P. M each day at 317 Powell Street, OPP. UNION SQUARE. This collection includes the best portion of his assortment, as well as two very choice Silk Rugs, magnifi- cent specimens of Art Work, all of which must be sold, and will posi- % tively be our Closing Sale. EASTON, ELDRIDGE & CO., Auctioncers. NEW TO-DAY—AMUSEMENTS. CAMILLA URSO, The Great Violin Virtuoso and Her Own Company GOLOEN GATE HALL, Monday Evening, March 29; Friday Evening, April 2; Saturday Matinee, April,3. now on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. Seats Eventog $1 50, d 7bc, reserved. Matinee, $1 and 50c. World’s Greates: Indoor T Mechanies’ Pavilion Commencing Saturday Evening, March 20. $9000 IN PRIZES. Greutest Bicycle kidersof the World will Compete. ADMIssTON 25¢ and 50c THE CHUTES. EVERY AFTEERNOON AND EVENING. Orand Open-Atr Performanceal JAS. J. CORBETT Sun. Afiersoon and EV'g. ADMISSION, CHILDREN, 5¢. LURLINE SALT WATER BATIIS, Cor. Bush and Larkin sts. —Recent Improvements. ENAMELED SWIMMING TANK, Additions to Tub Department. Admigssion, 10c. _Admission, including swim, 25¢ Open Day and Evening. 10c. ¥EW TO-DAY: COLDS Munyon’s Cold Cure cures colds in the head, co.ds on the langs, old colds, new colds and obstinate colds, and all forms of grip. Stops sneezing, discharges from the nose and eyes, prevents catarsh, diphthe- ria, pneumonis and all throat and lung troutles. These pleasant little pellets are absolutely harmless, have saved thousands of lives and prevented much sickness. Price, 25c. MUNYON'S Improved Homcopathic Home Remedy Company put up a separate cure for each disease. = At all druggists, mostly 25 cents, Guide to Health free. Personal letters to Prof. Munyon, 1505 Arch street, Philadelphia, Pa., answered with free medical advice for any disease. NEW TO-DAT—AMUSEMENTS BALDWIN THEATER. ALHAYMAN & L0 (Inenrporated). ... FTOpE TO-NIGHT—MATINEE SATURDAY. mw DAVENPORT Supported by MELBOURNE MACDOWELL. SARDO Saturday Evening—Oaly Time ‘LA TOSCA" Davenport-Sardou Silver Souvenirs. lagy on lower floor as & mark of re- of Miss Daveaport's farewell season in Sardou’s plays. EXTRA! Commencing Next Monday, March 29, OoOTIS SEINNER Supporied by MAUD DVRBIN, FREDERICK MOSLEY And a Strong Company of 20 Players. First Five NMghts and Satoriay Matinee. « HIS GRACE DE GRAMMONT.” Saturday Night—<HAMLET.” SEATS NOW SELLING. CALIFORNIA THEATER. AL HAYMAN & Co. (Incorporated)........Lessees THE FAMOUS FRENCH OPERATIC ORGANIZATION F. CHARLEY 140 People, Direct Complete 1n Every Detall. Eleventh Subscription Performance. Saturday Matinee, March 27, De, via New Orleans. Saturday Night, March 27 (bv request), "WILLIAM TEL " LES HUGUENOT! HAMLE Wednesday, April Friday, April 9..... .. Saturday Matinea. Aprii 10 Prices, $1 to $3. Good and $2. ki 'PRIZOLANDER GOTTLOD & Co- LE3SES ATDFANAGLRS -~ LAST MATINEE 10-MORROW ! New York's Jolilest Success, TEIE FOUNDLING (Management Charles Fronman). THi GREAT AND ONLY CISSY FITZGERALDI BEXTRA | — Two Weeks, Beginning Monday, March 29th, Firs. Appearance Here of MR. AND MRS. RUSS WHYTAL In the Romantic Drama. “FOR FAIR VIRGINIA.” As Acted by Them Over 400 Times. Superb Scenery and Competent Company. SEATS NOW ON SALE. TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE MBS ERNKWIINE AREL1N 4. Proprietor & Managac —LAST NIGHTS— Grand Scenic Proiuction of Nicolals Opera Comique, The Merry Wives of Windsor! The Most Artistic Pri ——A HODGE-PODGE OF—— MIRTH———MUSIC———DANCE. Popular Prices———25c and 50c MOROSCO’S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO...Sol> Lesses and Manags: FIRST PRODUCTION ON THIS COAST Of the Original American Play, ““THE GREAT NORTHWEST" With Its Unique and Startling Prairie Fire and Blizzard Scenes. Special Engagement of the ~parkling Soubrette, IRMA FITCH-— NEW SONGS, DANCES AND SPECIALTIES, Evening Prices—10c, 25c and 50c. Matinees Naturdsy and Sunday. BRAND NEW COMPANY! A BRILLIANT ARTISTIC NOVELTY! EENXR T L., TIn conjunc.ion with JOHNNY and EMMA RAY, the 3 RICHARDS, the 3 VALON. TE. MISS LILLIE LAUREL, WERN DICK and ALICE MCAVOY, the LEY KIDS,” and a Great Olio of Novelties! Concerts in the Orpheum Annex every evening. Reserved seats. 25¢; Balcony, 10c; Upera-chairs and box-seats, bUc. THE HEARTIEST I LAUG . TER OF THE Belasco&Lakuille, Mys. | SEASO " One Constant Roar of Merriment Last Night! “THE STRATEQISTS!" The Funniest Comedy Ever Written! “The Gireatest Success of the Lay! A Triumph for the rntire Company aod for GEORGE 0SBOURNE and HUGO TOLAND. Our Reguiar Prices. Seats by Telephone Black 891. Beginning Monday, Merch 22, A GREAT MUSICAL CARNIVAL! Karest Flowers of Musical Genius, Entrancingly Rendered by the Great Leader, HERR FERDINAND STARK AND THE VIENNA ORCHESTRA. PACIFIC COAST JOCKEY CLUB (INGLESIDE TRACK), The oniy kericci Winter Raceirsca iu Americy. RACIVG a@aRes RACING Racing From Monday, March 22 to Sate urday, April 3, Inclusive. Five or More Races Daily, Rain or Shino. FIRST RACE AT 2 P. M. Take Southern Pacific trainy a: Third anl Townsend sts. depot, leaving a: 1 and 1:20 ». 3. Fare for Round Trip, including Ad« mission to Grounds, $1.00. Take Mission-st. electric line direct to track. The Androus Stakes, Monday, March 22, ‘The Uliman Stakes, Saturday, March 27. Satardav, April 3. ANDROUS, President. = ENTERTAINMENT AND DANCE —GIVEN BY— ——THE MERRY MAKERS—— Benefit of ( hildren’s Hospital, This (Friday) F.vening, March 26, Mozact Hal, 1358 Market suieei. kntertainment a8 o'clock.’ Duncingat 9:30. Admission, 1ue. SUTRO BATHS. OPEN DAILY—7 A, M. TO 6 P. M. Grand Concers Every Sunday Afternoon, The Calitornia Deri &, F. H. GREEN, Se | Goneral Aamission, 10c; Children, 5e | !