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

( / THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 13, 1897. 7 TUESDAY... _JULY 13,1897 AMUSEMENTS, BArpwiN THEATER —“The Late Mr. Castello.” CoLUMBIA THEATER - Christopher Jr.’" Morosco's OPERa-Hovsk— For Her Sake.” Alcazar THEATER.- “Rosedale” and “The First Born.” 71voLr OPERA Hovse.— The Isle of Cham- pagne OvLyMPIA—Veriscope plctures of Corbett and Fitzsimmons. OmrpuEvM —High-Class Vaudeville. UBFRON.—Grand Concert. EUTRO BATHS.—Bathing and_Performances. THE CHUTES AXD CHUTES FREE THEATER.— Adgle and her Lions, every afternoon and evening PICNICS AND EXCURSIONS. E1L CAwro—Music, Dancing, Boating, Fishing, every Sunday. AUCTION *ALFS, BY CEAS. LEVY & Co.—This day, July 13, Furniture, at 1135 Market st., at 10 o'clock. TATTHRBALL July 18, Horses, etc., 81721 Howar o'clock. Fy Vox REEIN & Co.—Thursday, July 15, Feal Estate, at Salesroom, 513 California sireet, 112 0'clock. BYG. H. UMBSEN & Co.—Tuesda; 2, Real Estate, at 14 Montgomery st., at CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. says San Fraocisco’s official September 2 o'clock “‘Fair Tuesday, forecaster. _ Tourists are going out to the Yosemite Val- ley to the number of 100 a day. Two thousand grimy workmen enjoyed the noontime meeting at the Union Iron Works yesterday. The Pacific Coast Dental Association o its annuai convention at the College of istry to-day. Supervisor David ion in insolvency. d has no assets. It is understood that the contract for the concrete work on the new Postoffice building will be let on the 26th inst. A bench warrant has been issued for the arrest of Manuel Casin. the erstwhile sup- porter of General Carlos Ezeta. Chief Engineer Foord of the steamer Hum- boldt is taking a well-earned vacation. First Assistant Lindsey took the vessel out yester- day. John D, Spreckels, who recently rcturned ns on- Barry has filed his P He owes $21,560 02 a from Washington, speaks highiy of the good work of the delegation in Congress from Cali- fornia. The Board ot Supervisors vesterday opened seven bids for sites for the Mission park and z00. They were referred to_the Street Com- mittee g Father Jlark reached at Me- chanics’, Baer at Woodwara’ ‘of the convention lsst in the closing sessio evening. At & late hour last night Colonel Crocker's condition was practically unchanged, though the strongest hopes were expressed of his ulti- mate recovers The trouble between the Marble-cutters’ and Finishers' Union and the Producers’ Marble Company has been settled to the satis- faction of all parties. The stockholders of the Beet Sugar Com- pany have ed Clause Spreckels with a beautiful p dio —a landscape from the stu- m Keith. venrs of age. and his aged ave for months lived in misery were yesterday removed to the y Hospital. tmeeting of the executive committ- the State clected officers in_charge was n Mechanics’ Pavilion. Alexandre Glatiney, a demented , threw himself out of a two-story dow, ending six years of bliss that began with an'elopement with & Swiss pessant. It was decided yesterday that the charge of murder against Theodore Figel will not be heard first d one of the embezziement cases will come up this morning for hearing. A petition is before the Board of Supervisors presenting & new system of laying concrefe foundation r street pavements by the use of the meshes of perforated expanded steel in the concrete. Peter Hansen, a porter and roustabout on water front, was found._dead in his room at 19 Commercisl street, yesterday morning. Death was from natural causes. He was about 45 years of age. The local lsbor unions will make fight to have ell of the work on the new Federal bui d- ing on Seventh street done on eight-hour time. A petition to this effect will be sent to the authorities at Washington. M. Atzlinger, living at 434 Fifth street, an employe of the San Francisco Furniture Com- d his left hand cut with a buzzsaw and lost three fingers. He was reated at the Receiving Hospital. Police Judge Low has dismissed the charge against Mrs. John Bradbury and she left ves- terday for the East with her mother to joi Mr. Bradbury, who has forgiven his wife and will take her to Europe ior a change. Lillie Baldwin, arrested two or_three weeks ago for robbing a stranger of $125, jumped her bonds and was captured in Portiand, Or., yesterday. Detective Wren will leave for Port- land this morning to bring her back. thly meeting or the Continental ) Club will be held to-night at Sara- 814 Geary street. Discussions of | be introduced, at which all mbers are invited to be present and of Willi participat Dr. Rottanzi introduced a resolution at the meet f Board of Supervisors yester- day directed at siopping the work of paving intil all the overhead wires are nderground and all private connec- s last night received s dispatch Moore, Superintendent of Police at ), that William Lodtman, arrested Friday for passing fietitions checks was indicted there for a similar offense, and that he had also served time in New York. Colonel Daniel Burns, owner of the Candela- ria mine 1n Mexico, scoifs at the suitof Mark jermingham to get possession of the mine. He savs the Candelaria mine itself has no reai vaiue further then it is used to work the Sac- ramento and Santa Tomas mines, of which he s the owner. A callow youth not quite 21 and a widow 25 eloped from Oakiand yesterday and tried toget the captain of the Millie to marry them on the high seas. The request was denied and they started in search of & more obliging skip- per, but s-eing Sergeant Mahoney on their track diseppeared. It 1s said numbers of deaths have oc- curred on the Pansma steamers that have never been reported to the Federal authori- ties. An investigation is now going an and should th cusation prove to be true all the Mail Company’s toats will in future be quar- antined for two weeks. Matters relative to the establishment of sugar-beet land colonies have been progress- ing in & very satisfactory manner. There are excellent prospects for the project being put into operation within a few weeks. Several generous offers have been made. It is hoped 10 make the colonists nearly self-supporting from the very start. The Fair-Craven trial was resumed yester- day, after & ten days' rest. John R. Aitken, the man who says un attempt was made to bribe him to testify for Mrs. Craven, com- pleted his story apd then was taken in hand ior eross-examination. He confessed that he was indicted for felony in San Diego and es- caped on a technicality. Dr. O'Byrne of Ocesn View attempted to board s Misslon-street electric-car about 7 o’clock last night near Twenty-second street, but missed his hoid. ke was dragged about twenty feet before the car wasstopped. At his request he was taken to Heuter's drug- store. on Twents-fourth and Howard streets, anc Dr. Campbell wassent for. He found that Dr. O'Byrne was suffering from concussion of tie kue:cap, but otherwise had escaped in- jury. NEW TO-DAY. It Valiantly Stands Dr. Miles' Restorative 'I'he 'l'est Nervine has stood the test of years of the most exhaustive triels. It gives vitality and in- creased vigor. It dispels that weary sleepless- ness and induces refreshing rest. It makes the weak invalid strong and well. It has won its grand reputation by successful re- sults. Its record of sick people restored to | health is not equaled. It s the prescription of Dr. Miles, the greatest specialist in heart D M.l g tnd merve dll-;nu, For sale by all drug- r. nes gists under guarantee 10 benefit. Book on heart and nerves free s N@Pyvine. DR. MILES MEDICAL CO., Elkhart, Ind. Christian Endeavor Union | VELLOW JAGK? Dozens of Cases Are Said to Have Not Been Re- ported Here. Buried at Sea From the Mail Company’s Steamers on the Way Up. Oakland Elopers Who Tried to Get Married at Sea May Yet Furnish a Sensation. The Pacific Mail Company’s City of Sydney was released from quarantine yes- terday, but the San Juan, which brought up the dead Chinese, will be detained for five days. All kinds of grewsome stories in regard to “vellow jack’ are being told ) along the water front. It is asserted that SAD ENDING T0 AN ELOPEMENT Pierre A. Glatiney Jumps From a Two-Story Window. Pitiful Grief of the Woman With Whom He Ran Away From France. The Demented Lover Stabbed Mme. Audibert, Who Tried to Control Him, Pierre Alexandre Glatiney and Mlle. Elize Zier, two French people, are guests at the Receiving Hospital. Properly speaking, the man is a patient, but as the hospital is calculated to accommodate emergency cases only, and the physicians have not the strength of heart to sena PIERRE ALEXANDRE GLATINEY, Who Ended an Elopement With a Tragedy. dozens of deaths have occurred on the Mail Company’s bosts that have never been reported except to the health officers at Central Americsn ports. A cable from New York states that the passengers by the City of Para who have arrived there from 8an Fraucisco stick io the story that there were half a drzen deaths on that vessel before she reached Mazatlan. All these were buri-d at sea. A passenger by the Acapulco told United States Quarantine Officer Biue that there were no less than ten burials at sea during the vovage of that vessel between Panama and Mazatlan. The Fed:ral authorities are now actively at work on the matter, and should the above renorts prove to be true, then every vessel coming from a Central American port will be quaran- tined for a forinight with all on board. Of course the agents of the Mail Compa and the captains of the steamers strenu- ously deny that yellow fever is epidemic from Pan:ma to the coast of Mexico. They still insist that it is malignant ma- larial fever, but Dr. Blue 2lso insists that it is nothing more nor less than yellow fever. The dead Chinese who came up on the San Juan was yesterday buried on Angel Island. The grave was dug deep and quicklime strewn over the remains in order to hasten decomposition. A good-looking couple from Oakland came over on the 1 P M. boat yelerday. The male was a good-louking youth, not quite 21, and the woman a widow not more than 25. They tried to get the cap- tain of the tug Millie to take them outside the heads, but he refused. At this the young man remarked, “Weil, it can’t be helped, but I'm going to get married, anyhow. My people will do everything possible to annul the marriage, but I'li fool them. We'll go up town and get married regularly.” Seeing Sergeant Ma- honey approachinz they boarded a car and hastened away. The young man's father is said to be wealthy, but neverthe- lesz the widow handled all the cash. The handsomely appoinied steamer Grace Barton of the Piper-Aden-Goodall Companvy line has not accommodation for the passengers and freight that throng her decks, between here, Vallejo and Maure Isiand, so the concern has started 10 rebuild and equip the Sunol. Yester- day at least twenty passengers had to be leit behind, because the accommodation was all taken up, and A. E. Pryor would not allow anybody else aboard. The gangplank was hauled ashore and men set to watch tke people who were at- tempting to clamber over the rail. Mr. Pryor is just back trom his vacation, and it evidently hasdone bim good. In order to gel the vessel away on time he, yester- day, doffed his coat and vest and started in to help the longshoremen. He hauled boxes, pushed trucks, ran wagons zboard and then cursed his luck when he looked at his biistered hands after the steamer was gone. The men say they hope that General Manager Pryor will come down every day. Chief Engineer Foord of the steamer Humooldt Las laia over for a trip in order to get a well-deserved week’s rest. First Assistant Eugineer Lindsey took the vessel oat. Charged With Burglary. Frank Minor, alias Thomas Quilin, was booked at the City Prison yesterday on the charge of burglary. He is accused of entering the room of Louisa Warren, 120 Ellis street, on June 23 and stealing a ‘sealkin coat, two silk dresses, a lady’s gold wateh, a pair of bracelets and other jeweiry., The property was recovered by Detectives Bee and Harper, and Minor was arrested by Policeman Fennel, el Bttt Judge Daingerfield’s Vacation Calendar At10 o’clock next Monday morning Judge Daingerfield will call his calendar for the pur- puse ol ascertaining how many cuses are ready or trial during the vacation, in which time 1t reauires consent on both sidés for the hearing o1 the action. Laura Cunningham Sues Holbrook. Laura Cunningham complains that Frank A. Holbrook unjustly caused her to be ar- rested. She says she was injured in her good name and feelings not less than $50,000, but imously sues for only $10,000 dam- — THE CRYSTAL SWIMMING BATHS. Physicians recommend the Crystal warm se water tub and swimming baths, North Beach him to the City and County Hospital, he is being kept there to some extent asa guest. As to the lady, she refuses abso- lutely to desert the bedside of her friend, over whom she bends and weeps, kissing the sufferer meanwhile, as if her caresses might give life to the dying. These two people form a strange com- bination. Six vears ago on the borders of Switzerland they met and learned to love. The interierence of family connections prevented marriage and the couple eloped. In New York City they lived and worked together. accumulating some money, he as & musician and she as a dressmaker and seamstress. After eighteen montis they came to this City, and although neither speaks any language but French they have plodded along in harmony for four years, making money as they went. They claim to have $2800 in bank at this time. Recently the couple, making no pre- tense whatever of being husband and wife, took up their residence at 1136 Howard eet,” where they entertained a Mme. Audibert Sunday night. The latter had been a friend ior months, and in her Glatiney and Mlle. Zierconfided. As they were ali about to retire for the night at about 3 o’clock in the morning Glatiney’s mind seemed to give away. He opened up a quarrel with Mme. Andibert, accus- ing her of petraying him and seeking his death. The woman denied the charges, and while endeavoring to open the street door she was overtaken by her accuser, who siashed her most cruelly with a kitchen-knife. Following this assault, Glatiney ran to the second-story window and threw him- self cut to the pavement, forty feet below. The screams of the women attracted Policeman Galloway, who had the man conveyed to the Receiving Hospital, where it was found that both legs and arms as well as his <kull were fractured. The mutterings of Glatiney, as well as his recent actions, brand him as insane, while the unfortunate woman who watches at his bedside appears no better. In relating her tale of woe yesterday she alluded to the mysterious people who were following her and her lover to kill them both because they were so happy together. “‘If we were to be murdered,” she said, ‘“‘we made up our minds to hiae all we had. We went out three days ago with a bag containing all our bankbooks, jewelry and a Napoleon, and we hid it beneatn a sidewalk. We told Mrs. Audibert ail about it, but when we wanted our bag again we ecould not find w here we had hiaden it.” An inquiry at the Bank of California, where Glatiney claims to have deposited $1000 belonging to Mlie. Eliza Zier, bat in his own name, brought a denial that there was any such account. Another Relic of Pioneer Days To make way for modern improvements. Slowly but surely the buiidings erected in the early 50's are being torn down and in their places new and modern edifices are being erected that are a credit to our City. The premises occupied by the Philadel- phia Shoe Company, 10 Third street, adjoining the mnew Call building, wiill soon be a thing of the act, as Mrs. 8nook, the owner, and Mr. preckeis will jointly erect a new build- ‘When Mr. Spreckels bought the site ing. algThird and Market streets heendesv- ored to buy the land adjoining, dccupied by the Philadelphia Shoe Company, but a hitch occurred and the deal fell through; but arrangements were afterward made whereby the foundation for The Call building extended fifteen feet wun- der the store occupied by the Phila- delphia Shoe Company,and in excavating the building badly settled and the ceiling and roof were broken in several places. The cost of thoroughly renovating and re- pairing the old house came so high that it was decided to build a new store, and so a pew and handsome building will be erecied in the course of a few weeks, which will be occupied by The Philadsiphia Shoe Company. g EvERY morning this week at9:30 thesteamer Ukiah will leave Tiburon ferry for a three hours' trip around the bay. Tickets 50 conts. children between 5 and 12 years of sge 25 cents. This is an excellent outing for ladies and childran, A AITKEN UNDER HEAVY FIRE The Fair-Craven Trial Re- sumed With Something Interesting, An Admission by the “TJudge"” That He Was Indicted in San Diego. His Explanation That It Was All Politics and Therefore Not a Serious Matter After a good, solid, ten-day rest, the Fair-Craven litigation was resumed before Judge Slack yesterday, with John R. Aitken once more on the stand. Aitken is the man who tells the story about beine approached by Martin Kelly and Mrs. Nettie R. Craven—the story that they sought to induce him to testify that he saw the deeds Senator Fair vave Mrs. Craven as early as January or February, 1895. The story was, for the most part, told before the adjournment of ten days ago, and the object of the attorneys for the Fair heirs in questioning him again was evidently to give him an opportunity to apply a few finishing touches prior to cross-examination. In consequence, the morning session frittered away with prac- tically nothing but & repetition, with ap- propriate additions and explanations, of Aitken’s former testimony. When the proceedings were resumed in the atternoon, Aitken testified that he sow Martin Kelly the day after the pro- posed contract to serve Mrs. Craven was rejected by the witness and returred to ber by mail. “Where did you see him?" asked Mr. Wheeler. “It was at my office in the Parrott building. He called on me.” “What did he have to say to you, if anything?” “Well, Mr. Kelly wanted to gknow why I had sent back the coniract. He said Mrs. Craven had been sendin: all over town for him and wanted to know what it meant. [ told him that be could explain fully to her that I did not propos- to have anything to do with the case. It was a short conversation.” Mr. Wheeler now referred to the al- leged conversation Aitken had bad once with Judge Denson, one of Mrs. Craven's attorneys. He wanted to know if the witness ever saw the Judge acain after the latter had instructed him to consult Lis memorandum-books and papers, ana refresh his memory as to the time Mrs. Craven showed him her deeds. Aitken said he did see.the Judge again; that the latter called on him and asked what the memorandum-books showed. “Did you give him any inicrmation ?’ was asked. “Yes, and no,” replied Aitken. ‘I told the Judge it would be better for his case if he did not call me into it. I told him, also, I would not have anything to do with it.” “You said that to me?’ asked Judge Denson, rising and pointing his finger at Aitken. “Yes,” replied the witness. “Weil, that's pretty good,’” said the Judge, smiling contemptuously Ait- ken, and resuming his seat. Wheeler instructed Aitken to go on and tell what else took piace between himself and Judge Denson. *‘Well, there was some reference made on his part to the fact that we both ve- longed 10 the same secret'organization. But 1 said that made no difference; that he had better not call me.” Judge Denson was on his feet again, pale and indignant. “Do you swear that took vlace?” he asked. “Yes,” seid Aitken faintly. “I'll attend to your case later,”” mute tered the Judge, shaking his pencil at the witness, and then he took his seat. Attorney Wheeler asked Aitken what secret order was referred to in that con- versation. “Well, I don’tlike to drag that into the case,’”’ was Aitken’s response. “Oh, zo on and tell it all—tell us the truth, though,”” broke in Attorney Foote of the defeuse. *Judge Denson reminded me that we were both members of the Knights Tem- plar—he of Sacramento Commandery and 1 of Golden Gate. As I said before, I told him he had better not call me into his case.” Mr. Wheeler now wanted to know more about the alleged conversations and trun- sactions with Martin Kelly, and in answer to his questions Aitken said tnat afier he had refused to agree to give testimony for Mrs. Craven Kelly asked him to at least reconsider his determination to the extent of permitting Mrs. Craven to consult him as one of her attorneys. Nothing de- veloped from this proposition, however. Aitken, responding to another line of questions, stated that he had a memo- randum-book 1n which he kept a record of all professional cails at his office. The object in bringing this out was to show that there was no entry of a call by Mrs. Craven in February, 1895. The book was produced and identified by the witness. Mr. Foote asked for the privilege of examining it, but Aitken begged him not to inspect further than the entries for that particular month. ‘I’ll examine all of it that [ choose,” said Mr. Foots. ‘“We are entitled to go right through this book.” “Well, there are some matters in there,” said Aitken, “‘that concern other people’s business and not this case.” Mr. Foote said he did not wish to pry into anybody's private business, and promised that, in examining the book, he would not. go beyond the entries reierrea to in the evidence. : There were a few more unimportant questions, and then Aitken was turned over to the tender mercies of Mr. Foote for cross-examination. Mr. Foote started off by requesting Aitken to tel! the story of his life—thats, his Ilife in California. And Mr. Foote helped him along bv askine pertinent questions. Aitken said ne was a practig- ing attorney in this City before he went to San Diego. After taking up hisresidence in the latter place he was elected to the Superior Bench, to fill an unexpired term. He served from the latter part of 1888 0 early in 1891. “While you were on the bench were you ever indicted for falsifying your own ry ordr” asked Mr. Foote. “f was,” replied Aitken. He knew long ago that thys was coing to be hurled at him on cross-cxamination, and had forti- fied_himself for the ordeal. “*You were acquitted on a technicality, weren’t you?” “No; I think I was acquitted because there was no evidence to substantiate the charge against me.” Mr. Foote wanted to know if it was not a fact that afier his acquittal he secured the arrest of two of the men who secured his indictment—had them arrested for perjury and upon his own testimony they were both acquitted. Aiiken sought to evade answering this question directly, but was finally corner ¢ und compelled to confess that such was the case. He denied, however, that he was the complaining witness in the case. The accused men were named, re- spectively, Daney and Darby, and they were arrested ut the instance of two mem- bers of the Grand Jury. Aitken assured Mr. Foote that the whole thing was *‘pol- itics,”” The charge againsct Aitken, as shown by the evidence dragged trom him by Mr, Foote, was that he had altered a set of in- structions that had been submitted in his court. Mr. Foote asked Aitken to explain how deeply he was involved in politics him- self and if it were not a fact that he used his political influence to escape the charge hanging over his head. The wit- ness denied that he had done this, and his evidence re arding his interest in pol- itics was objected to by Mr. Wheeler. “I think I have a right to show the ex- ‘ent of this man’s operations in San Diego,”” said Mr. Foote. “I want to prove just what he was thought of down there and that he was practically driven out of San Diego.” But Judge Slack did not think the poli- tics of San Diego would throw any licht on the Fair-Craven dispute and declined to allow any further questioning on that oirt. “When did you first speak to the attor- neys on the other side of what you have testified to here on the stand?” asked Mr. Foote. “It was on the 24th of April, 1897. I went to Mr. Wheeler's office in connec- tion with another matter. After we had settled that Mr. Wheeler said he under- stood I was going to be a witness against him in the Fair case. I told Lim J. was not going to be a witness against him and Wwas not going to haveanything to do with the case. We had several talks, and I ultimately told him the facts I have re- lated here on the stand. I asked him not to use my evidence until I gave my con- sent.” . “Why did you request that Mr. Wheeler should hold off until you gave your con- ssnt?”’ “Because 1 aidn’t want the other side to know my story too soon. I wasafraid a story might be manufactured to offset mine.”’ “Is it not a fact that you were afraid we might get on to the fact that you had manufactured a story and breakitdown?”’ asked Mr. Foote. “No, it isn’t,”” was the reply. Aitken took occasion to say that he told Wheeler his story *‘for the benefit of the court and society.” He admitted, how- ever, that months before he saw Wheeler Judge Denson taiked to him about the case and he told him nothing like the story he told Wheeler. Aitken was still under fire when the court took an adjournment until to-day. BIG POGS ON A SCREEN. Veriscope Views Show How Fitzsimmons Whipped Corbett. Members of the Press Were Treated to a Good Exhibition at People's Palace Theater. The representatives of the press and many other people who represented other walks in life witnessed with much interest last evening at People’s Palace Theater the veriscope pictures of the Corbett and Fitzsimmons fight at Carson. Announcer Wheelock did not score a success by any means. His voice would not reach across the ring and his punctu- ation between sentences was altogether too long. The pictures were first-class, the only drawback being the blur cast on them by the electric current, which is a rather se- vere test on the eyes. The first scene—that 13 when the con- testants entered the ring—is exceedingily life-like and many of those who witnessed the battle royal will at once recognize one or two particularly striking features of the memorable meeting of the gladiators. The second feature that will never be forgo‘ten by those who gathered around the ring is the refusal of Fitzsimmons to shake hands with his opponent, who walks back briskly to bis corner and waits the signal for the start. Among the spectators who loom up very prominently in the pictures are L. Houseman, Joe Corbett, Billy Muldoon, Harry Corbett and Martin Julian. The smoke from Houseman’s cigar can be plainly seen during intermission be- tween some of the rounds. The pictures also prove beyond ques- tion that Fitzsimmons was the aggressor from start to tinish, and that he was taking only & short breathing spell when he went down in the sixth round. They also show thatZ Corbett in- variably clinched after lanaing a right or left to save a return. It will also be noticed that Corbett’s blows were swift, and that his body did not go with them, which is an evidence that the many smashes which the Cor- nishman received, although showing a bloody face, were not very punishing. But the lunges that Fitzsimmons made at his opponent are shown very distinctly, especially in the latter rounds of the fight, and a close observer will note that they carry weight and power. The finish blow, of which so much has been said and written, is notshown clearly in the picture, but it will be noticed that Fitzsimmons lands two blows, viz. short-arm right and left on Corbett’s jaw, from the effects of which Corbett drops toward Fitzsimmons, and as he almost reaches him the Cornishman jabs him a right—although some said a left—in the stomach, and then Corbett drops to the floor a whipped man. The veriscope ziso shows the blow that “Fitz" struck at Corbett as the Iast-named contestant was on one of his gnees, but his glove did not reach the intended mark. The wind-up is very good and shows in detail the excited sports who plunged into the ring as Corbett dashed from his corner to have a mix-up with his successful opponent. There certainly can be no doubt as to the genuineness of the pictures. ——————— The Columbla. Madeline Lucette Ryley’s first successful play, “Christopher Jr.,”” in which John Diew ana Maud Adams were wont to shine, was the bill at the Columbia last evening, Worthing assuming Drew’s ola part, and Blanche Bates the role made famous by Maud Adame’ dainty and delicious delineation. The methods of the leading Frawley players and the original creators of the stellar roles in “Christopher Jr.” are 80 materislly different that comparisons are impossible, and the re- spectiye piayers must be judged by their indi- vidual meriis. To say that Worthing is a less airy, inconsequent Christopher and that his love scenes lack that delicious sincerity which is 80 characteristic of Drew is not to take one whit from the praise that 18 justly due Fraw- ley’s leading man. {Norlhmg has not sought to follow in Drew’s footsteps. He has given an independent in- terpretation to the role and his conception ot the part is a thoroughly happy and pleasing one. One misses Drew’s little puff of forci- bly expelled air that raises his mustache like a Kansas cyclone, but for the Drew ever pres- ent “shake-a-day-day” motion Wwe ave Worthing’s continual ‘“see here” and “hold on” snd so may feel recompensed. As different as their gn sique was the act- ing or Blanche Bates an aud Adams. Miss Adams’ Dora is ether Miss Bates' decidediy material. Still she was fetching and well de- served the applause the patrons ol the Coium- bia ever greet her with. The rest of the cast was in_exceilent hands. Gladys Wallis was & dainty, picturesque Nell: J. M. Colvile & splendid Christopher Jr.; Eleanor Moretti a fascinating Mrs. Glibb, and Hsrry Corson Clarke an excellent Mr. Glibb, the man who never talks. The management has mounted the play beautifully, the interior of the bamboo hut in Bombay beine picturesque in the extreme. “Christopher Jr./’1s the bill jfor the entire week and deserves to draw crowded houses. The fac-simile signature of Lot Tt is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. SPARKLING AS 17 NANE “The Isle of Champagne” Gurgles at the Tivoli Opera-House. Mary Mannering Is at Her Best as the Late Mr., Costello’s Relict. Melodrama at Morosco’s—A Change at the Alcazar—New Orpheum Attractions. The Tivoli gave a new production to this City last night, “The Isle of Cham- pagne,” & comic opera in three acts, by Charles Byrue, Louis Harrison and W. W. Furst. The work proved to be almost as sparkling as the wine from whicn it takes its name. To scan the list of dramatis persons one would imagine that “The Isle of Champagne” was some huge mus‘cal advertising jest perpetrated by the press agent of various articies of liquid con- sumption, from frisky champagne to harmless apollinaris. As the perform- ance proceeds, however, one sees that the names have been taken as comically typical of the characters representod. King Mumm, for instance, isa jovial, ir- responsible old monarch, whose proclivi- ties for going on a “*jag'’ led bim into the awful position of being forced to sign his own death-warrant, and the watchful Apollinaris, his Prime Minister, gets ahead of his royal master largely on ac- count of his abstemiousnes; “The plot of **The Isle of Champagne’ is absurdly amusing, as befi's the plot of a comic opera, and the music is tuneiul and original. Many of the airs are of the catchy variety that will soon cause them to be whistied and sung on the streets, the orchestral scoring has color and rich- ness iar beyond the average run of comic operas, and the choruses are pretty, espe- cially that at the end of the first act. Among the numbers which were clam- orously encored were the ‘‘Coo-Coo” duet, sung by Stevens and Myra Morella, Elvia Crox Seabrook’s *'Dove’’ song, Raf- 1sel’s nautical song ana the duet given by Miss Seabrooke and Rhys Thomas, In the jovial roll of King Mumm Ste- vens was not hampered by the compari- sons with De Woif Hopper which Lam- vered his work to some extent in “Wang."” e was funny in anaturaland fascinating way that was quite devoid of vulgarity, and his dancing was much aamired. Myra Morella sang cbarmingly as usual and acted well, Miss Seabrooke was good and West, Thomas, Leary and all the rest of the company did excellent work. G. Hinricus conducted with his usual skill, and for a first night the performance went very smoothly, though if the same number of encores are to be given every epening the opera will have 10 be cutin order that the audience may reach home betimes. Baldwin Theater. Sidney Grundy’s much-talked-of comedy, “The Late Mr. Castello,” was produced at the Baldwin last night by the Lyceum Theater Stock Company. This was the play 1n which Mary Mannering made her first success, and it certainly presented the English actressin a more fascinating light than anything in which she has appeared here. Badie Cestelio, relict of the late Mr. Castello, is & whimsical, capricious flirt, who is sup- posed to have an irresistible charm over men which, in the hands of most aciresses, would require 0o great a stretch of imagination for the audience to realize, The character, such as it is, fits Miss Mannering like a glove, and the greater part of what success befell the play Was due to her really cha~ming work. As a play “The Late Mr. Castello” is im- meable and far-feiched, even for a comedy ordering on farce. Some of the diaiogue is eparkling, but the action is oo long drawn out. Nex! to tue really clever characterization of Miss Mannering the work of Mrs. Cnarles Walcot gave an air of probability to a play that is full of improbabilities. James K. Hackett seemed to have realized that the part was not exactly in his line and had appar- ently made up his mind to treat the whole thing as a huge joke. John Findlay played the part of an aged baronet amusingly, albeit with considerable exaggeration, “Tne Late Mr. Castello” was well received, and it hsas been decided to continue iton Wednesday night instead of the bill previously announced. The comedy was preceded by “The Wife of Willoughby,” a romance in one act by Theodore Burt Saye and Helen Bogart, Itis easy to imagine that the authors penned this airy (rifle after coming home from & per- formance of “The Prisoner of Zenda,” for there are numerous points of resemblance— such as a costume duel scene by candle-light and sacred music without for the finale. Willoughby, the husband of the heroine, is a gentleman past middle age, who, discovering that his wife loves another, considerately has himself killed in a duel in order to make her & widow, free to wed nis rival. Edward Mor- gan played Willoughby on lines which sug- gested a fervid admiration for the manner- isms of Sir Henry Irving. Frank R. Mills, as the successful rival, showed a tendeucy to re- tire into corners to hide the little emotion he did express. Maude Odell, as the heroine, mude love much more fervidly than her lover, and William Courtleigh was all very dashing and wicked as the husband’s meddling friend, who was chalienged by the devoted Wil- loughby because he opened his eyes to Isabel’s faithlessness. The best point in *“The Wife of Willoughby” was the picturesque way in which 1t was staged. Grand Opera-House. There is little out of the usual line in “For Her Sake” at the Grand. It Is the same old tale of the prosecution of a devoted pair of lovers, who dare everything for one another, and, arter tri that seem endless, suddenly uiumgh over their enemies in the most ap- proved fasnion. As the ‘“loveress” Maud, Edna Hall does some clever emotional work that wins for her her accustomary rounds of applause. Morti- mer Snow plays as Prince Valdemar. The rest of the characters are well cast. At the Orpheum. There were four new acts at the Orpheum last night. From an srtistic standpoint, the most attractive number on the bill was the singing of Charles Whyte, a basso cantante, who has achieved some success in Australia. He sang two solos, “The Sea King” and “A Sea NEW TO-DATY? A pretty 1898 calendar for you— whether you guess the missing word or not. Get Schilling’s Best tea at your grocer's three times, and send us the yellow tickets with your guesses. Rules of contest published in large advertisement fbout the first and middle of each month. A17 Song.” Frey and Fields were warmly received in their funny sketch, -'A Tramp’s Reception.’”” Miss Lill'an Perry, a’pretty song and dance artist, made her reappearaice last night and did a rather clever turn. Her dancing, how- ever, is more of the muscular than the grace- ful type, but it takes the gallery and conse- quenily'it goes. Perry and Burn, irish come- edians, are also newcomers whose act bids fair to be highly successful. Dockstader still cons vulses the audience, which seems unable to get enough of this funny man. Aunother act that geis a laugh to every second s the clever work done by Caron and Herbert in their comedy acrobatic turn The Alcazar. So great has been the demand of an admire ing and appreciative public for Francis Powers’ Oriental chef-d’muvre, ‘‘The First Born,” that at the last moment the bill at the Alcezar was changed, and the Chinese drama, preceded by *‘A Victim of Circumstance lowed to run for another week. . On Thursday evening “A Vietim of Circum stances” will give way to the amusing farce, “Lost for a Day,” and with the little Chinesa play will be continued throughout the ree mainder of the week. Monday next Frrucis Carlyle, the new lead- ing man, will make his first appearance in Lester Wallack’s old play, “Rosedale.” The Chutes. The Chutes are crowded every afternoon and evening. A-dgie and her lions are a great attraction, and the performances given in the Chutes free theater are proving very popular. Delmar and Ramiere, musical artists; Fred Gambold, a descriptive singer, who illustrates his songs with stereoplicon views, and Meader's royal marioneties serve 1o pass a very pleasant hour’s entertainment. The animatoscope shows a number of new views every night. Decorations Bur ed Up. The red, white and blue and purple and gold streamers of bunting in front of Roos Brothers’ clothing-store, Kearny and Post streets, were destroyed by fire last evening. The bunting caught fire irom an electric arc hght shortly aiter 7 o'clock, An alarm was sounded from box 48, but before the department arrived the streamers had been torn down and the flames extinguished. The damage was slight. Two Mighty Continents, North and South America, Leside Guatemals, the West Indles, Australia. and even Europe, are the fields of usefulness in which Ho:tet er's Stomach Bitters has demonstrated its value as an antidote to malaria, and as a remedy for dyspepsia, constis pation, rheumatism, neuralgla, billousness, nere vousness, and loss of appetite and sieep. The in- habitunts,the medical men of the se countries, have spoken In no uncertatnztones concerning the effi- cacy of the zreat household remed:. e NEW TO-DAY—-AMUSEMENTS. GUSTAV WALTER’S ENTERPRISES SW. Corner Mason and Fddy sSireets. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! And Every Afternoon and Evenigg. THE ONLY AUTHORIZED VERISCOPE _PICTURES CORBETT-FITZSIMMONS 14-ROUND CuUNUES’ Under the Management of DAN A. 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