The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 12, 1897, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 12, 18917. 7 CHNATOWN BECOMING i | i i | BALowiy THEATER — “Rosen Loania THEATER Charity Ball” sco's OrERa-Housk - The Tornado " | THEATER. *Turk Meets Greek " | 1 OPERA House. - Komeo and Jullet | ¥ —High-Class Vauueviie. | ( —Grand Concert. | | er Minsir-ls, every atiernoon and eveni; At FalR—Sacramento, commen 6. |The Petition to President | A Excursiovs | McKinley Stirs Up the Mongols. y, August 15. MANY GIRLS TRYING TO ESCAPE. | id They Will Be Away With to Hide PiC NICS x—To M CITY NEWS IN BRIEF. air Thursday, with fresh winds. iment in the Jacob Z. Davis will case 1 c.ose to-morrow morning. he solid ninein the Board of Eduecation Done Afr made pluces for thirieean new teachers last - AN Sgleachioty the Crimes. Micheae! Brady, one of a trio of bay pirat was captured on the water front stlea green hides. he Police Commissionerslastni t admission 10 the for STRAYGE ACT:ON OF AN OFFICER. | 30, A. E cas has sued M. $20,000 and T. Stanton MeGo libel Thomas for for $10,000 A Tleeing Slave Caught and Re- turned to Her Brutal Master. Another Rescue. 10f the Rece o the City last night Pescadero, Judge Wellace's co or the heari George McElroy broke 309 J Good work was done yesterday on the petition to President McKinley regarding | slavery in California. 1In addition to the | 1dividnal work of those who are looking | r the signing of the document, & move- | ment is on foot to have a series of lectures | delivered in the pulpits of the City by | men who are thorougnly conversant with | the conditions in Chinatown. These | lectures will be delivered in churches of | all denominations, and will have for their | object the arousing of public interest in | all circles, in order that the evil may be | suppressed. | Many additional copies of the petition ran away from Ger- | his will, disposing ot 4 young woman, or her | the great { Tay mine, | v, arrived here yes- | rent > agrand bicycle appeal 1o the “expeciorating”’ ordins e W. Bradb the wa s B. | paid h day inJudge Low's | court. Mathilda Bruhns,a 15-year-old girl living at 1310 Florida street, was taken before the In- smmissioners yesterday, as, according | arents, sbe is a natural-born klepto- | ok's court yesterday Gus | i of the charge of at- | n Cane on en he fired ge Carroll C was acqui pping Ag was insane w orks was yester- a, James R. ew Turner al stock of ted Engineering W ¥ el m orkers i 3 range sio the of official The threats of mer nish the City with s issettied has brought from the Auditor, claimi laws t| nts of refusing to fur- u e tax lev esterday of carrying Sentence has been suspende hat_spirits distilled from figs or any d in | tria)l yesterday Attorney Ach i Police Department was hos and fied unwillingly. nesses were cxamined and consid- ture of the Hofiman-Rothchild red in evidence. ble es was of R. J. Chapman, a piano mover, dropped dead yesterday afternoon while engoged in moving into_the residence at 595 Noe street #s & married man decel 0 years and was sfllicted with heart dise The remains were taken 1o the Morgue. Immigration Commissioner Walter Stradiey left for the Nurthwest boundary to-day to con- fer with the c¢ mmissioners there as to the methods by whic Japanese and o California by t sbouta week. certiticates are granted to er immigrants coming into route. He will be absent been filed by H. Breed, with & cap the sum of § The company will oper- Hiip and T stock of $2 has been subscrived. ate in California. Over boy rivet-heaters emploved at the Union Iron Works went on & strike for higher wages, itis supposed, and caused some delay on the work on saveral war vessels yesterday noon. Their action caused the temporary idle- ness of about 100 men engaged in fastening rivets on the ships. It was discovered at a meeting of the com- mittee cn suppiies of the Board of School Di- Tecters, held yesterday morning, that the number of parents who ure forced to take advantage of the indigent fund on account of the textbooks aggregates 2000, and the sum involved is about $10,000. Notary J. J. Cooney spent all of yesterday’s sessfion of the Fair-Craven trisl under crose- examination and there is more of it in store | jor him to-day. Theat 5 who are buiting him have, however, failed 5o far to shake his evidence that he 100k Senator Far's sckuowl- | eagment 1o the disputed deeds. | The caving in of the side of a sewer on Pre- citd avenue yesterday aflernoon caused the teath of a laborer who had been at work in bottom. The unfortunate man was known ! s “Frenchy.” He took a sub-contract of the work irom George M. Perine and had only | two feet of the work to do when he met his death. NEW TO-DAY. ITCHING SKIN DISEASES SPERDY CoRE TREATMRST for tortaring, dis | uring, itching, burning, and scaly skin and sealp lseases with iogs of hiair. — Warm baths with CU- TICURA BOAP, gentle applications of CUTICUEA (olatmeat), and full doses of CUTICURA REsol~ VENT, grealest of blood purifiers and bumor cures Sole Props., Boeto C Ts sold thronghout the world. POTTER | D06 & Crme: Con., Kole Provy.. Boston. 8 ** How to Cure ftchinz Skin Diseases,” free. RED ROUGH HANDS *ysssmaiisniie | mand from those who desired to take | zood of the Tressury has madea |C | T of t it to friends. Eeveral copies were sent to the Baptist convention at Twin Lakes, and a number of the ministers of that de- nomination have promised to give their time to its circulation. It is believed that from 10J0 to 2000 names will be added there. Copies will also be taken to the surrounding cities for signatures, one - | going to Sacramento this week, which will be presented to the Governorand other State officials. Copies will also go to Los Angeles this week, and before the end of the month it is expected that a copy will be in every city aud town in the Stute. Every day additional evidence issecured to be uzed before the committee when it comes, and word seems to have gotaround among the slaves that the movement ison foot, and they are more anxious than ever to escape, as they seem to think that the agitation may lead to their being done away with in order to hide the crime. The mission workers have received several urgent pleas recently, asking for assist- e to get away from those who are hold- 12 the slaves in bondage, be Chinese Society for English Educa- tion has placed men on guard at tte dock to see that no more women or girls are permitted to come ashore unless they are mate immigrants. They say it is a ne<s of importing slaves if the customs officials attena to their duty as Collector Jackson doing. They say the mer- chants’ wives and those Wko have a right to land are always vouched for by men of tanding and who are well known in Chinatown, while the slaves are always vouched for by people who are iittle known, or who, if known, have very bad Trep tions, . Formerly it was well known that the 1n- | coming slaves were coached by the inter- preters richt under the nose of the offi- Is, and some of these cases were so k that nothing but connivance could ve parmitted them to get through. s is borne cut by fhe statement of one be slave girls published in THE CALL & few days ago, when she told how a Cnina- man was permitted to go aboard the ship and 1alk to her. He told her what to say, and while he was doing this the mission- sries who were on the lookout for such cases were refased admission to the ship. it is also learned that a cable message bas | bee: th sent by the slave-dealers here to gents in China to send no more girls until the present agitation has ceased. This will mean that slave impor- tations wisl fall off for a few monthsat except on those ships which started e the notice was sent across. Ovpe of the workers irom the missions, who has been helping in the re:cue field for years, tells of an incident which oc- curred last week in one of the alleys, which indicates that all the fault for the slavery in this City does not lie with the Cainese, but that officers of the City are asy matter to put a stop to the busi- | | | | 1 | to blame. This lady begged that her name | be kept secret, as she said it would cause her a world or trouble with the police if she told what she knew. She said that she was passing through the alley about 9 o'clock one night when she heard a woman scream and a door of a house of evil re- pute was thrown open and the girl rushed out into the street. A police officer in nniform happened to be passing and the girl ran up to him, grasped him by the arm and begged that he would protect her from her master. The officer, so says the lady worker, delib- | erately took the girl by the shoulders and thrust ber back into the house in the hands of her brutal master. The lady was 0 horrified at what she saw that she could do nothing until it was too late and the door had been locked and barred. LI e MET WITH OPPOSITION. A Chiness S'ave Rescued In Spite of the Efforts of a Speclal Pollceman. Shortly before midnight last night a Chinese giri—a slaye—of tender years was rescued from a notorious den at the cor- ner of Jackson street and Ross alley and taxen to the Methodist Chinese Mission. The girl’s rescuers—Mrs. Lake, M ss Lake ana Mrs. Hull—experienced great difficulty in rescuing the girl. The ladies are astonished at tha opposition they met with, which they say was under the direc- tion of George Duffield, a_special police- man who is hired by the Chinese of Ross alley to look after their interests. Tne rescuers learned several days ago that the young slave was confined in the Ross ailey den, and they determined to release her from the lite of shame if pos- sible. At 1l o'clock they went to the den and succeeded in gaining an entrance. The girl, however, was locked in a room | which the inmaies of the house refused to open. The aid of the police was sought, but they refused to assist the rescuers, so they forcea their way into the room. The eirl immediately began to fight to free herself from the grasp of the women, ! when, according to Mrs. Lake, Duffield, the special officer, leading a band of Chinamen, came to her rescue and suc- ceeded in liberating her. Duffield, it is said, then took his po- sition in froue of the door and defied the women of the mission. The women were at s loss to know what could be done, but at that moment the girl herself | | | | | | | | | | NINTEENTE AVENUE. were made yesterday to supply the de- | | comparatively nnknown. opened the door of the room where she was confined and came out. She was then seized by the women and hurried out of the house and to the mis- sion despite the efforts of the special and the Chinamen to prevent. Mrs. Lake was greatly incensed at the action of the special officer and will re- port the matter to his superior. The Chinaman owning the den claims the :irl is 22 years ofage, but those who now have her in charge feel sureshe is not so old. DAVIS OASE ARGUMENT. Attorney George A. Knight Speaks for the Contestants. “What are you laughing at?” de- manded Attorney George A. Knight yes- terday afternoon, as he fiercely turned on Attorney William B. Treadwell, who sat near at hand. Mr. Knight was arguing his side of the Jacob Z. Davis will contest, and took offe at what he deemed the levity of Mr. Treadwell, who is employed as counsel on bebalf of the proponents of the will. Mr. Treadwell feebly responded that he was not laughing, but Mr, Knight insisted, “Yes you were. and L'ii not allow you to laugh at me. Others may laugh at me, possibly, but not vou. You are under too many obligations to me for me to permit that.” Judge Coffey remarked that such re- marks were out of place, and asked Mr. Knight to proceed with his argument. The argument of Mr. Knight was lis- tened to by a large assemblage. He took up the testimony point by point and analyzed it according to the inieresis of his ciients, who hold that the will is a forgery. He made sport of the idea that a careful man, sucb as Mr. Davis was known to be, should be guilty of placing property worth about a million dollars, in an urn which contained the ashes of his dead wife. This he regarded as especially worthy of consideration, when there was appar- ently no intention to have Mr. Davis’ remains cremated in order that they might be mingled with those of his wife. The remains of Mr. Dayis were in fact embalmed, Mr. Knight said, quoting from the testimony, and no incineration would have tsken place if the written order of Mr. Davis to that effect had not been found by the chambermaid of the hotel after his death. N At the close of the morning session, Mrs, Curtis, one of the beneficiaries under the wiil, wasso much overcome by her feel- ings that she fainted, but soon recovered sufficiently to be removed to her home. J. C. Campbell will make the argument on behalf of the proponents of the will to-day, and Charles J. Heggerty will close the argument for the contestants to-mor- row mornin A New Thoroughfare to Be Opened for the Sunset Valley. City and County Surveyor Tilton | Has Established the Grades. Nineteenth avenue, from the base of Strawberry Hill to the Trocadero, or Ocean View avenue, as it is now called, is about to be opened. The City and County Surveyor has, under instructions of rthe Bupervisors, established the prade from Gulden Gate Park to the Ocean View road. This new thoroughfare, when put in proper condition, will open up a new sec- tion of the southwest country heretofore The **Sunset Valley,” which is now the residence of quite a number of S8an Fran- cisco’s mechanics and laboring men, was in the early history of this City known as “ontside lands'’ or, in other words, *“‘out- side sand dunes,”’ from its bleached ana desolate appearance. The pioneer of the valley was Thomas U, Sweeney, who set- tled on what is now the corner of J street and Seventh avenue in 1854. At that pe- riod his residence was about as unap- proachable as is the Klondike of to-day. He was looked upon at that time as a kind of demented hermit, who sought se- clusion &t the furthermost end of the American continent. He saw a great future in S8an Francisco and set to work to locate a home for himself, which he has since occupied. He waited until the City came to him. At the time mentioned Golden Gate Park was unknown, save as a counterpart of the surrounding country. The obsery- atory, which now stands on the summit of the park and is known as *“Sweeney's Ob- servatory,” was erected by the pioneer of 1854, The great drawback to the prosperity of the Sunset Valley is and has been the scarcity of good roaas through the sec- tion. The opening of Seventh avenue, from the park to K street, which was done at the expense of Mr. Sweeney, was the en- tering wedge, so to speak, of the now Balboa boulevard. But this driveway is not sufficient to ac- commodate the increased travel of the residents now located in the cozy valley. To meet the additional wants of the peo- vle another Qubuc-nmrmd citizen in the erson of Carl G. Larsen, proprietor of ivola Cafe, has come forward and moved in the opening of Nineteenth avenue over the line mentioned, which has just been surveyed and grades established. The other property-owners interested in the opening of the avenue will in the course of afew wesks let the grading to Captain John Tuttle, who has already graded Beventh avenue. The conditions of the contract are set forth in the ordinance as passed by the Supervisors and are as follow: That the grades on the several blocks between . K street and the point 600 feet southerly from W street be es- tablished to conform on true gradients to the grades given by the Citv and County Sur- veyor and to the present official grade at the crossing of K, except that between the inter- mediate grade points given for the blocks be- tween Q and R streets, T and U streets and V and W streets, the grade shall conform on ver- tical curves to the points given. At a meeiing of the improvement club on last Tuesday evening the executive committee reported that a consultation had been held with the Spring Valley ater Comoany, at which satislactory rangement hau been made by which the district will be supplied with an abun- dance of fresh water in the near future. A site fora reservoir has been selected and new piping will be run through the valley before long. Resolutions were adopted favoring a high rate of taxation, with the view of iving the many improvement clubs the gemnndi they have been asking for dur- ing the past year. R Oash Loans Made On policies by the Mutual Benefit Life Insurance Company. Statement pub- lished in to-day’s Chronicle and fuller de- | tails on pages 1843 and 4 of Ban Francisco | Directory. * Socinliat Charter-Makers. John Walters deliverea & lecture last even- ing before Liberty Branch of the Soclalist La- bor party at 117 Turk street. His subject was, “The Dangers Which Threaten Society.” At the meeting it was announc*a that on next Sunday afternoon there will be & prayes-meet- ing af 117 Turk street. The purpose of the gatnering will be to instruct the socialists who are members of the charter committes of 100 who are now framing a new charter for this City. There are five socialists members of the commitiee. —————— MORTON SPECIAL DELIVERY. Baggage transferred to trains, stesmers, etc. Also moved in the city. llhe‘l furnished. Furniture moved; es 8] m street. Frei%nl transferfed an; 408 Tuylor street aud 650 Yelephone Main 46. ] COONEY CLINGS T0 HIS STORY Another Day of Cross- Examination and No Discrepancies. He Never Knew Mrs, Craven Until He Met Her in Court, The Effort to Connect the Notary With the Alleged “Conspiracy” Meets With No Sucoess. Still does ex-Notary J. J. Cooney stand firm upon his evidence tuat the late Sena- tor Fair appeared b2fore him in person and acknowledged the disputed Craven deeds. This important witness for the defense of the lady’s documents put in another long and tedious session on the stand under cross-examination yesterday, and ence more emerged from it chipper and completely at ease. Try as they have, the attorneys for the Fair heirs and estate have so far failed to even rattle the witness, much less draw from him any statement | which might be construed as rcflemim;I discredit upon bis story in chief. Traps innumerable were laid for him, but, while he apparently had no particalar desire to eyade them, and answered the questions promptly, he came out of it all | without a scratch, as the sporting editor would doubtless put it Superior Judge Frank T. Nilon occu- pied a seat beside Judge Slack during the morning session and evinced a deep inter- est1n the proceedings. There was socia- bility in the jury-tox, too, Juror Rosen- baum posing as chief entertainer, assisted by a capacious bag of marshmallows, which were distributed among his associ- ates in patience with a lavish hand. As was the case on the previous day, Attorney Mitchell conducted the cross- examination of Cooney in behalf of the Jlaintiffs, while Judge Curtis of New g’orx acted as chief guardian of the de- fense's interesus. The first question asked Cooney called for an answer as to whether or not he showed his notariai record - book to Messrs. Roberts and Williams when they called upon bim in June, 189. The ques- tion was met by an objection from Judee Curtis that effectually blocked it. Mitch- ell twisted and turned, ducked and dodged, but hisevery effort to get at what took place between the witness and Messrs. Williams and Roberts two years alter the acknowledgment of the Fair deeds was in vain. Judge Curtis finally suggested that the court instruct Mr. Mitchell to change his tactics. “Do you want me to stop asking ques- tions ?” asked Mr. Mitchell. “If vou love your cause best you will do s0,” drolly replied Judge Curtis, and everybody in the courtroom laughed. Miicheli now askel the witness when he first met Mrs. Nettie R. Craven, and received a reply that Cooney never xaw her until this trial began. said he had talked with the lady de- feadant, but never regarding his evidence. He never called upon ber at her residence nor took lunch wiih ter. “Do you know Martin Kelly ?"’ asked Mitcheli. The question was objected to by Judge curtis. The court was just lnyins that the objection was good, when Judge Curtis, after a whispered confercace with Mr, Delmas, said the defense would con- sent to the question being answere: “I know Martin Kelly by sight,” was | Cooriey’s raply. ““Haven’t you ev: “No, sir; never.’ This was something of a knock-down for the attorneys for the Fair side, in view of their vaunted promise to connect Cooney with that awful ‘‘conspiracy to loot the Fair estate.” Cooney was then questioned about his el spoken to him?'’ care of the record-book in which appeared | the entries showing that Fair bad ac- | Enowledged thedisputed deeds. He said the book wes placed in his father’s L:brary after the witness’ term as a notary ex- pired in the latter part of 1894 Cooney said he did notsee the book for a year after he closed up his business. The first time he took it out was when Messrs. Roberts and Williams cailed and asked to see it. On that occasion he made a copy of the entries and gave it either to Wil- liams or Roberts. Cooney said, in answer to other ques- tions, that he took his official seal home at about the same time he removed the record-book. That was when his term as a notary expired. The rubber stamp with which he printed the words “Notary Pab- lic in and for the City and County of San Francisco’’ must have been moved about the same time. He did not remember what had become of the stamp. Notary Cooney’s examination was once more centered upon the visit of Messrs. Williams and Roberts to the witness’ house, at the opening of the afternoon seselon. Mr. Cooney said he produced his record-book on that occasion and at the solicitation of his callers looked up the entries, showing that Senator Fair had acknowledged the two disputed deeds be- fore bim on tember 27, 1894. That in- cident, he said, had the effect of partly reireshing his memory regarding his transaction with Fair. He did not re- member just what that transaction was until he had consulted the record. He thought the two gentlemen calied upon him about two weeks before the deeds were recorded. They brought the two deeds with them and the witness after an inspection of the documents identified them as being the ones which Fair had prought to him. “Js there anything else that canses to remember the transaction with ator Fair?” asked Mitchell. “Yes; the fact that Senator Fair ap- peared before me in person,’” was the re- ply. "}’ou r'nmembar that independently ?” *1 do.” “When did you first learn that Mrs. Craven was interesied in the Fair estate?’” Judge Curtis objected to this on the ground that it assumed something not in evidence—that is, that Cooney knew of Mrs. Craven's intsrest in the estate. The objection was susiained, and so were several others directed at similar ques- tions. 'Did yon not read in the newspaper. about the filing of the pencil will?” wa asked. The objection to this was that it was not cross-examination, and the attorneys for the heirs indulged in a spirited argu- ment in the hope of bringing out the de- sired testimony. “Do you wish to hear from us, your Honor?" asked Judge Curtis. “No; the objection is sustained,’” re- plied the court. Cooney was shown & mortgage he had acknowled, on the same cuted the papers for Senator Fair and was asked which transaction took place first. His answer was that the Fair acknowledg- ments preceded the other. Mitchell wanted to know why 1t was that the witne memory was not perfect as to the entire Fair transaction and yet he could recollect that the mortgage was at- tended to after the Senator's call. This was intended as a bombshell for Cooney, and Mitchell hurled the question at him with great dramatic effect. Itdid ou en- | | | | | | | ! i not disturbthe notary, however, He re-' plied quietly that he had looked at his record-book last Thursday: and had noticed that the mortgage was brought in after Fair had acknowledged the deeds. In answer to another line Cooney said that during his terms as notary he did not adhere to the use of any particular ac- knowledgment blank. He used one form which had his name printe1 thereon and another which did not. He said he was unable, however, to recall at this tire any particalar document to which he at- tached either kind of blank, outside of the deeds 1 dispute. “Why did you keep two sets ol’xenenl acknowiedgments in your office?” asked Mitchell. 74 “8o as to attach them to instruments. “What instruments ever needed an ac- knowledgment without your name print- ed on it in Seplember, 13947 “Weil, the law bad been changed about that time, and when instruments re- quired two acknowledgments attached to them the parties generally wanted one of each kind put on.” “Can you name an instance wherein you used a blank without your name printed onit?’ “Not a particular instance. If I had the instruments here probably I could.”’ Another line was adopted. 1n response to the new questions Cooney said he was at present employed as a clerk in his father’s law cflice. He said he had not read over his deposition for at least five months, and denied that any of the at- torneys for the defense had been engaged in coachink him. In fact he had not spoken to any of them about his evidence. “Why, I have not the honor of the gen- tleman’s acquaintance,” broke in Judge Curtis. ““Well, then,” said Mitchell, facetiously, “consider yourselves introduced on cross- BOYS 00T ON A Bk STRIKE A Walkout at the Union Iron Works Yester- day Afternoon. Over One Hundred Riveters Idle| for a Time in Conse- quence. The Lads Wanted Higher Wages. but They Did Not Make Their Wants Known. There was a strike at the Union Iron Works yesterday noon that caused a tem- porary suspension of the work on three war-vessels and for the time being ren- dered idle from 100 to 150 riveters. The examination.”” strike, although expensive to the em- “Thank you,” replied the Judge. | ployers, was not without a humorous side “Pleased to ieet you, Mr. Cooney.” [toit. When the noon hour arrived fifty- The notary and the Judge saluted each | (100 poys whose duty was to heat r.vots gihes, B tho case ron: ors for the riveters, without a word of warn- The witness said he had taken an inter- | : est in tbe defense of this case because he | ing, walked out on a strike and refused to g0 back to work, was involved. He had gathered up some thirty or forty legal papers to which his | The Jads range in age from 10 to 14 years, and they receive from $3 to §6 a acknowledgments were attached, and given them to Charles Stilwell, the detec- | ek THAiE Rl wan not rory hamhiics | all they had to do was to operate the tive. He undersiood they were to ba used | small band-forges and heat the rivets for in the def-nse of Mrs. Craven. The cross-examination had not been the men. Over 100 men are engaged in the iron and steel work on the Japanese completed when the adjournment was and American cruisers, and when the taken. ) | youngsters went out on strike these men were obliged to quit work for the want of i | heated rivets. { John Scott, the superintendent, was | taken by surprise when he heard of the strike and upon making inquiry beard that the reason wus that the lads wanted more pay. That was the first he had heard of any dissatisfaction among the boys. None had ever made a demand for | higher pay, but appearances indicated | that the plan to strike in a body was not Many Californians Who Went to New | the creation of the moment, but had been | carefully stvdied, as it was well executed. Scenes of Triumph at Lincoln School and Irish-Ameri- can Hall, | rec ognition for méerit and originality. Ben | Teal’s success as a siage manager was The witness | York Years Ago Have Been Highly Successful, In his apartments at the Baldwin Hotel on Sunday David Belasco received the warm greetings of many an old-time | iriend. This is the Citv of his birth, and | here bis first achievements on the stage were recorded and the first efforts of his | genius recognized. Since he left BSan Francisco for New Yo:k fifteen years ago he has gained distinction as a writer of | plays and a stage director of acknowledged | skill. | Mr. Belasco as he talked yesterday re-| ferred more than once to his youthful career in San Francisco, and mentioned with no small degree of satisfaction that the Californians who had elected to cast their fortunes in New York had gained pleasantly d-welt upon, and the recogni- tion which Ciay M. Greene, Archibald Gunther and Edward Townsend had won was cited as proof that Californians were holding a prominent place in the field of dramatic literature. It was said of Archie Gunther that he was rich enough to run a poor vlay if the production pleased him, and he had a way of backing his own judgment against that of the public. However, Archie went so far once in sustaining his own views that he put in $60,000 more than he received to back a play which pleased him. Ben Teal is still the possessor of a deep, magnificent voice, which he would not part with for the riches of the Yukon. He | is a recognize | success in New York, and | is a man of large affairs in the drama. Clay Greene bas genius and intervals of | industry, but is not particularly ambitious to achieve fame or riches. e loves to join the lambs in their delightful gam- bols and to write little skits of delicious | nonsense. Mr. Belasco spoke modestly of his latest and vest play, ‘‘L'he Heart of Mary- | land,” and mentioned his desire to have the play produced here to the best advan- tage in every respect. The enterprise of bringing the play to California is no small one, as it cost $3200 to buy railroad tickets to bring the players to this City and an- other considerable sum of money to pay for hauling two carloads of scenery across the continent. The play will be pre- sented Lere with the original cast, save in one part, and in that exception the cast is rendered stronger rather than weakened. The piece will go to London next April to be presented a. the Adelphi 1heater. Recalling his early career in San Fran- cisco Mr. Belasco remarked: ‘I was born in this City and went to the Lincoln | School, where I won many prizes for de- | claiming the “Mad Man.” I went down | to the schoolbouse to-day just to look at | the old familiar place. Oh, I shall go to | school one auy this week and take my old | seat, and ask permission to recite the | “Mad Man” as I did in bygonedays. | “How well 1 recall my experience on the stage at Irish-American Hall and Sar- atoga Hall. I uced to get $2 of a Sunday | night at Irish-American Hall, and that paid my way into the theater for the week following. I went to the gallery and paid 25 cents for admission. My first play was produced in this City. It was called ‘Jim Black, or the Regulator’s Revenge,” I dis- tinctly recall the opening of the Baldwin Theater and my first recognition there.”” ‘With the exception of one brief visit | about three years ago Mr. Belasco has not | been here for fourteen years, but his former associates—the 1400 boys who went to the Lincoin School when he did and | who crowded the Metropolitan TIheater | when he made nis debut—have noted his | successful career and r-joiced in his| triumphs. Manv questions were asked by | the playwright coucerning the audiences and the critics of San. Francisco. The late George E. Barces was kindly spoken of as one who had been helpiul to young men in the dramatic profession. Many of David Belasco’s plays have heen highly successiul, notably *‘The Wife,” *“Charity Ball,”’ 'Men and Women’ and “The Girl I Left Behind Me,” yet he is strong in his opinion that ! “The Heart of Maryland' is the best of | all. As it represents his highest efforts he is anxious to present it to the people of | his old home in the the most elaborate | and acceptable style. He arrived from the East on the Central overland yester- day. BREAD UPON THE WATER. Clergymen Appealed To in Behalf of the Striking Miners. A ringing appeal is being sentout to the clergymen of this City by the San Fran- cisco Labor Council ureging them to do all in their power to aid the striking coal- miners in their great conflict of poverty and desperation against wealth and arro- gant power. With the appeal goes a let- ter clearly defining the present standing of the case and reminding them that “bread cast upon the waters in this cause will bring to the sowers a thousandfuld increase.’”’ It is probable that many of the local preachers will take up the cause vigor- ously in their rermons next Sunday. ————————— ADVANCES made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission | crew oi heaters could be obtained. The | | ment ‘When the rivei-neaters quit the riveters were obliged to lay off work until another entire lot of youthful strikers went in a | body to the corner of Illinois and Napa streets, where they became boisterous. Lieutenant Bennet thought it was time for him to take a hand in the matter and drove the young strikers into the City. | The lads on reaching town at once spread | the news that they were out ona strike | and within a very short time nearly 200 | other boys were hastening to the Potrero to make application for tne places made vacant by the ,strikers. There was but little trouble in getiing another crew and to-day the work on the warships will progress as if there nad been no strike at all. WATER-FRONT PIRATES, Three of Them Steal Kaw Hides and Are Fired At bv the Police. Bay pirates Lave been terrorizing the wharfkecpers about the water front, where, at this particular time, freight is very plentiful. The thieves become so bold that they do their work even in the daylight, and not infrequently when there is but one man on watch on a pier. Tuesday afternoon three of the pirates rowed up to the Oregon Railway and Navi- gation Company’s wharf and captured twenty-five green hides, Special Officer Anderson observed the thieves ana gave chase down the pier. They reached their boat, however, and got away without injury although Ander~ son fired three shots at them. The tug Rockaway was under steam several hundred yards out in the stream, and her captan realized what was the trouble, He put after the thieves, who rowed into the Mail dock after dumping their hides overboard. The captain fired his pistol at t .e fugitives, and one of them collapsed from fright. The other two, Robert Taggart and William Simpson, | escaped. The captured man is Michael | dy, a rough-looking man. NEW TO-DAY, Grocers can’t compete for the two $150 prizes for the largest number of Sckilling's Bes: yellow tickets sent in one envelope before August 31st. { Reason: other people wouldn’t have a ghost of a chance. 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Propriewcs Last Three Nights and ~=—=MATINEE SATURDAY, — Sixth Annual Tour of MR. JOHN DREW (Management Charles Fronman), Presenting His Greatest Trlumph, “ROSEMARY.” “That's For Remembrance.” By Louls N. Parker and Murray Carson. EXTRA. ——SEATS READY TO-DAY, — Next Mondav Night, First Time Here,— Tavia Belasco's Komantic Play, THE HEART OF MARYLAND! Presented by MRS. LESLIE CARTER Ana a Superb Company. i 'PRICDLAMIER GOTTLOD & (3% 1£3523 ATD MATAGLRS -+~ ——ONLY 4 NIGHTS MORE!—— ——MATINEE SATURDAY, — Of the Greal Success, Belasco and De Mille's Eest Play, THE CHARITY BALL Perfectly Presented by The Frawley Company NEXT MONDAY _.*“THE IDLER.” SEATS NOW ON SALK. TIVOLIOPERA-HOUSE Mzs. ERNESTINE KRELING, Proprietor & Manager GRAND OPERA Under the directlon of Mr. ¢ TONIGHT.| Gounod's |Miles. Alexia Basalan, AU 8 sharp | Tragic Opera, | Bernice Ho.mes, eic. Also | Saturday | ROMEO |Michelena, Raftuel, Evening. | AND Ab ff, Darcy, — |JULIET!” |West, | _ Verdi's |Mmes. ~eima Kronold, To-morrow. | Masterplece, | Fleming-Hinrichs, etc. Al |Thomas_Mertens, | Abramoft, West, ete. AIDA NEXT WEEK, “ILOXEENGEIN: SEATS NOW_ON SALE. Popular Prices——25c¢ and 50c. MOROSCO'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE. WALTER MOROSCO. .Sole Lessee and Manager IT'S BLOWING OUR WAY—WHAT ? THE TORNADO! First Time Here of Lincoln J. Carter's Mame moth Scenic Preduction Beautiful Scenery! Marvelous Effects! ‘Thri-ling Rigeing Scene! Mighty Collision! Tuoe Fire! The Awful Toinado! Evening Prices—10c, 25¢ and 500, Matinees Saturday and Sunday. CUS WILLIAMS, America’s Greatest Dialec: Comedian. PROF. LEONIDAS and his Cats an1 Do ARNIOTIS, the Sirongest Woman on k PINTA, Myriad Dancer, and a Host of ats, 20¢; and Box Seats, 5 c. Concerts by the Venetian Ladles' Orchestra Noveles. u.cony, 10c; Opera Chairs every evening in the Orpheum annex. ALCAZ AR Prrasco & La Farrue, Mgrs Prices—30c. 33¢, 25c, 15 EVE) A Picturesqr Lavish in Costuming and cenery. Francis Powers' Greco-Turkish Piay, TURIS MEBETS EXCURSION —T0—— MONTEREY, HOTEL DEi, MONTE and PACIFIC GROVE. SUNDAY, AUGUST 15. COL. WM. H. MENTON IN CHARGE. BRI oS ; 32.00 FARE FOR THE 32.00 ROUND TRIP. Tran leaves San Francisco from Tnird and Townsend Streets Depor At .........7:30 A. M. Returning leaves Paciti: Grove at 4.15 ». M. Arrives San Francisco at 8:35 P M For further informario . apply st Grand Hotel Ticket Office, 613 Murket street, San Franc:sco, T.’H. GOODMA ., General Pass, Agt. H. R JUDAH, Asst. Gen. Pass. Agh PIANO RECITAL. CARLYLE PETERSILEA, America’s Great Planist, will give Two Pieno Recltal «— First day Kvening, August 18, 1597, at 8 ’clook, Y. M. C.’A. Auditorium: seats 50c and $1, at ieine's plano-rooms, 136 Ellis stree:, Y. M. C. A. build- ing; may be secured by telephone, No 5744 Muin. (IL) Tue:-day Afterno)n, August 24, 1897, at 3 o'ciogk, Bee boven Recital—Last Five Sonatas. N B.Mr. Peiersilea uses from preference the matchless Shaw Planos. considering them the finest instruments manufactured £t presen: in this country or +urope, SUTRO BATHS. OPFPEN NWIGETS. Open Laily from 7 . 3. until 11 p. 3 ADMISSION, 10¢. - - Children, 5e. Bathing, with admission, 25c: children, 20c. And Free THE CHUTES #pe.re —Every Afternoon and Evening. —— ——BLOOMER GIRL MINSTRELS. Special Engacement of the MoK EES, 10¢ Including Performance. Children 55 OBERON. GRAND CONCERT EVERY EVENING by THE INTERNATIONAL LADIES’ ORCHESTRA. STATE FAIR, ST ~ CONCERTS EXCVRSION RATES ON ALL RAIL ROAD S,