The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 1, 1898, Page 10

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10 THE PAVILION- ECHOES WITK ; other attractions rt the minds of the performances, N spite of mar and much to div people from indoor I Miners’ Fair for the benefit of the sur- viving relatives of the M last night. Those who the spirit of the oc there was a large attendance at the | sion, feeling that, while the programme. itself was in- tensely interesting, they were giving | the tribute of their presence more to -the cause of the unfortunate dead than | This s to the entertainment. ple gave vent to th occasions as the airs. In addition to many entertaining fea- tures there was a general spirit of playing of national good-feliowship throughout the Pavil-| of the en- | fon. The vaudeville feature tertainment were numerous. A com- posite view of the v serformanc would show a wide range of features, being what an old showman called ‘g big show for two bits in any coun- rious fine prospects of good re- the proposed auction sale More than $1000 was realized from the two performances yesterday, and the t that the au tion sales w um to a figure that will do a gr al of good to those left in ¢ s programme was Tartels in their bicycle opened by the aine disaster | attended the fair fell into | irit was | evinced time and again, when the peo- | - feelings on such gracefully or with more perfect ease; and dexterity by the Daubignes of ’ Paris or the Zarones of Calcutta than San Franciscan atheletes. C. | M Lawrence, the great | bition of what wheel. ous. | i(‘harmlng degree of grace. can that of the Martels. The Lazello Brothers, in their Span- ish ring exhibition, were the next fea- and they gave their same smooth performance. The pupils of the Frank- assembled ture lin Grammar School were upon the stage and sang three selec- tions under the direction of one of the voices were heard with excellent effect over | teachers of the school. Their the entire Pavilion. The numbers ren- dered by the school were the National Russian hymn, an English glee song and numbers from Hoffman and hms. 'he Battle of Winchester” was the culminating feature of the evening and a marked s . The California Male Quartet sang the war songs, while Company M, under command of Captain G. al, furnished the firing of the infant This served to heighten the realism of the scene, and the musical description as furnished by Bennett's band, under the direction of Walter B. Rodgers, completed the effect of the memorable and bloody en- counter. At its conclusion the vast au- dience expressed its pleasure by loud act, which was loudly applauded. Each and prolonged applause. | it was performed last night by the two 1 trick | bicycle rider, next gave a clever exhi- | be done upon a Some of his feats were marvel- They were accomplished with a His style of performing is totally different from FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, MARCH 1, 1898. TRIBUTES T0° NARTYRS { W7 { Sl HE MAIN:. SCENES AT THE BENEFIT TO THE FAMILIES OF THE MAINE’S DEAD of these clever little people did a sep- arate turn and then performed together on one wheel. t followed George S. Meihling and Walter Hoag of the Olympic Club in t act, which w really ature of the entire programm This same dif- | never beer done any more | | the management 1s crowding the best €5 With the fair in its last week of life, features into the last few da; 0- day the “League of the Cross” and its many friends will take possession of the Pavilion. The ladies will be given dainty cups and saucers. the famous trick rider, will also ap- Lawrence, | pear. The following | programme for this evening. mont’’_ .. Persian Patrol” - on Pasquale’ o for barytane.. | Overture, Kiotz. Polonaise Militatre” .. = INTERMISSION. s e musical A ua g ismn for cornet W ese | Waltz, * Satection, “'Die Walkur Wagner | Fantasie, March, “Anniversary A circular letter to ex | fair asking for donations of goods for | the Maine benefit met with a hearty and prompt response. All articles | given, unless retained in the booths as | portions of displays, were handed over { to Mr. Filcher, in the State Board of Trade deépartment of the fair. They | embrace many curiously interesting as | well as decidedly valuable articles. One | | firm gave a huge pair of genuine Nor- wegian “skis,” a peculiar kind of snow shoes, about fifteen feet long. It is presumed some one will bid these in and help benefit the Maine fund. A steam pump has also been contributed. A lady’'s tailor-made suit, a case of fruft salts, a barrel of crackers, two boxes of macaroni, two live pigs, a horse, a ton of flour, any quantity of [_evaporated vegetables, cases of sam- food products, two a cedar tank, in faet it ssible to enumerate the varied assortment of goods and arti- cles to be disposed of at this wonderful sale for the Maine relief fund. SHORTIAND AT A LONC PRICE 1 Braunhart’s Arraignment of Court Stenog- raphers. Public Sentiment Aroused Against a Pernicious System. in the oy | Which New Charter Relief May Be cured Clsuse The exorbitant bills coilected from the city by the stenographers of the several Police Courts have aroused public sentiment against a system which permits such wholesale depletion of the city treasury. A desire to find some means by which the evil can be"dla(e]y. cerrected is earnest expressed. State Senator muel who is thoroughly familiar detail relating to the pernicious system by which stenographers run up such enormous bills; yesterday gave his views on the subject. “I am informed,” said, “that in many instances the only reason for holding persons to answer before the Grand Jury, after preliminary examin- ation before the Police Judges, is to pile up enormous stenographic bill Grand Jury almost invariably dismiss- ing the cases-on the ground that there was no probable cause. “When persons charged with a felony are not held there can be no charges for transcribing testimony, and many have been held over for this reason only. I brand this as an outrage not only against innocent persons, but a technical excuse for pilfering the pub- lic treasury. “At the last session of the Legisla- he ture I introduced a reform police court | bill which, had it been passed, would have corrected the evils existing, not alone saving enormous sums to the tax- payers, but also protecting the inno- cent against long imprisonment while awaiting trials or investigation by the Grand Jury. The fees collected under the present law allow $10 per diem for the taking of testimony, 15 cents per | passage. Braunhart, | with every | follo for transcribing and 10 cents per folio for copying. “The bill introduced by me in the Senate provides for a salary of $150 per month and for 10 cents per folio for transcribing and 5 cents per folio for | copying. The bill was passed in the Senate as early as January two Senators voting in the affirmative and none against. “‘As soon as the bill had been referred to the Assembly Judictary Committee it met with the opposition of Assembly- | man Dibble of this city, who appeared at the several meetings of the commit- tee when the bill was under considera- | tion, invariably pleading for postpone- | nent. Fearing that the measure would die upon the file, I insisted upon its be- | Mr. Dibble then | ing taken up at once. moved that it be referred to the San Francisco delegation, evidently for the | purpose of gaining time. “Knowing that Mr. Dibble would do all in his power to prevent the bill be- coming active, I called upon Assembly- man Mulcreavy, chairman of the San Francisco delegation, for assistance, in- forming him of Dibble’s attitude to- | ward the measure. He assured me that I could rely upon him to Dibble when the bill came up for final On March 12, when the bill was again reached, Mr. Dibble moved that it be referred to the San Francisco delegation, and it was so ordered Vith- out_any opposition. “This was the death blow to the bill, as there being but elght days interven- ing before adjournment it could not again be reached. I implored Mr. Mul- creavy to report it back again imme- ““Assemblyman Lacey then circulated a petition, which was signed by a ma- jority of the San Francisco delegation, requesting Mr. Mulcreavy to report the bill back at once so that a final vote could be taken thereon in the Assem- | bly, to which he paid no attention. the | “As a member of the legislative com- mittee of the charter convention T had inserted a proviso in the legislative ar- ticle which limits the expenditures for reporting and transmitting testimony in the Police Courts to $200 per month in each department, which section has | not been disturbed by the freeholders in their deliberations. TINE 1S THE VITAL POINT Testimony Given in the Figel Case Yesterday About Minutes. The Figel case was reopened yesterday morning, and witnesses were speedily disposed of, which tends to show that the case is being tried in.a hurried manner and will be submitted to the jury before many more days have passed. It has , thirty- | checkmate | | been rather a surprise to both prosecution | and defense that so much ground has been covered in so short a time, but Judge Carroll Cook is at the helm, and if his instructions are. carried out the case will be finished this week. | Everett Thomas was called for cross- examination, and stated that he had heard a shot in the store of Hoffman, Rothchild & Co. about 6:35 o’clock on the evening of June 1. The witness was ex- | cused, and M. M. Rice, a miner, testified that he had passed the store at 6:30 o'clock and had seen two men quarreling in the doorway. His testimony was a repetition of that given at the prelimin- | ary examination. Thomas Turnbull testified that on the evening of the killing he had seen Isaac Hoffman in front of the store on the Battery-street side at 6:32 o'clock on the | night in question and had spoken to him s he passed by. He stated that he knew Isaac Hoffman from the fact that his daughter had worked as a nursegirl in the home of Isaac Hoffman and that he | had seen the deceased merchant on many | occasions. The witness was then ex- cused and a recess taken. H At the opening of the afternoon session | Mr. Turnbull was called for cross-exam- ination and said that as he spoke to Mr. | Hoffman he turned and passed into the store, ; L. Korn, who keeps a cigar-store at 120 California street, testified that he had left his place of business at 6:26 o'clock on the evening_of June 1, and that he-had met Officer Ferrenbach on Front street when about a half block from the store of Hoff- | man, Rothchild & Co. He also stated he had seen two men standing in the door- v of the store at 6:30 o'clock. Under examination, he testified that his watch had b five minutes fast, but that when he had seen the two men in the doorway of the store it was 6:30 o'clock in the evening. The testimony of E. L. Weatherhead was then read. David B. Davidson, cashier of the Ne- testified that he had seen - San Rafael about 6:28 g had also seen him in the the boat. He stated that Figel's condition and demeanor were not unusual, but the m. and that he dining-room on witness admitted under cross-examina- tion that he had not paid any particular attention to the defendant while on the | boat. Charles Bliss, a_tailor, who was | doing business at 115 Sutter ~street on June 1, testified that Theodore Figel had ordered a suit from him on May 26 and that an appointment had been made to try on the suit on the evening of June 1. The witness said that he had walted for Figel until 5 minutes past 6 o’clock. Rudolph Pleasant, a porter in a_barber- shop at Davis and Clay streets, testified that he had heard some shooting while on Market street, near the store of Hoff- man, Rothchild & Co., and then passed the store on his way to Bush street. The time was not fixed, but the witness said that the bootblack-stand on Bush and Battery streets was closed up. Philip_ S. Beal testified that he had heard Rudolph Pleasant speak of the shooting when he was in the barber-shop the day after the tragedy. It is thought by the defense that it will have all the witnesses examined to-day and start the argument to-morrow. The i will proceed at 10 o’clock this morn- ng. ——————————— Two Policemen Fined. The Police Commissioners met last night and fined John R. Lewis $20 and glll{ert Chase $25 for unofficerlike con- luct. | | REVIVALS OF COMIC OPERA The Bostonians Once Again in Merry “Robin Hood.” Jolly Japan Returns in the Tivoli’s “Geisha” Re- | vival. | | “False Shame"” the Alcazar. Orpheum Novelties and Morosco’s at New Melodrama. ‘It ‘was unmistakably a “Robin Hood" crowd that filled the Baldwin to the| | ilmit last night, and raised storms of complimentary noises over the good old tunes ‘of young Mr. De Koven. Per-| sons who habltually practice staying away from the theater turn out when | the Bostonians are in town and “Robin | Hood” the bill. The seductive qualities of this merry masterpiece are unprece- | dented and unrepeated in the &counts | of American comic opera. Mi. De Ko- | ven has written many things since “Robin Hood"—lots of lively comic op- | eras and tons of stodgy music criticism | for the World and t:e Journal; but he has never since fondled the popular ear | with thesweet insistenceof his firstsuc- | cess. 1 can remember when nearly all | the critics had their little fling at | “Robin Hood,” when the scores of old | England and young Italy were ran- sacked to prove De Koven a musical | Belasco. I remember myself, young and positive, declaring that Mr. De Koven had spoiled an excellent Italian tune | with his treacley “Promise Me.” Now | we let all that pass. “Robin Hood” is sublimated beyond reach of the carping critic; it is serenely indestructible; its trans-Atlantic folk themes are the for- gotten Holenshed, theexclusive Boccac- clo, of a master; its jolly good cheer de- fles the boneful clatter of the paid | skeleton at the feast—and I would | sooner praise it. One performance of “Robin Hood” by the Bostonians differs very little from | another, and they are all good. I think the lasting popularity of the i understudies. | cretion, | each one of them found rather less of | who had a beggarly part in “The Ser- | sauciness that did not key with the ro- work is largely due to the fact that it never has passed out of ‘the hands of | this capable company— never gone | ! through the terrible test of being man- gled by third-rate people. Subsidiary | singers, good, bad and indifferent, come and go in the Bostonians, but most of the original favorites have stayed and the newcomers are carefully schooled in the traditions of the parts. This sea- son the company, if not in every re- spect as strong as in the old days, is stronger than it was a couple of years | ago. There is a good balance in the | voices, a willing chorus that acts as well as sings and plenty of promising | One of these latter, Mr. Hawley, was called in after the first act | to supplement the tired throat of Mac- donald, who was having a troubled time of it with the vocal end of Little John. Mr. Hawley sang “Brown Oc- | tober Ale” with more valor than dis- for as the encores piled up him. Having done the work, Mr. Haw- | ley retired, Macdonald resuming play, and strode through the rest of the piece with large address. Everybody else in the cast seemed to be feeling quite well. Barnabee must have pushed the hands back sev- eral hours. His Sheriff was as good as new. Jessie Bartlett Davis sang “Promise Me"” as only she can, with that surging sweetness of subterranean | chest notes, and acted the part of Alan-a-Dale with fine boyishness. | Cowles, of course, was gloriously to the front as Will Scarlet. He did some strange thing to the “Armorer’'s Song” that made it less effective than usual, but in everything else he was unfail- ingly magnetic. Mr. Philp, the tenor, enade,” came out of hiw obscurity with | signal fortune in the part of Robin Hood. His voice is not colossal, but it is of most companionable quality and delicately managed, even to the point of singing falsetto, without making ab- solute crime of it. And Mr. Philp acts with telling grace and earnestness. Frothingham got his usual fun out of Friar Tuck, and reliable Josephine Bartlett took good care of Dame Bur- den. Miss Giusti's acting, I regret to say, was inadequate even to the mod- est demands of Annabel Alice Nielsen's Maid Marian was a foregone conclusion. Inpointof soundit was excellent. She sang the not often used exhibition piece, the *“Forest Song,” and shamed the flute in the frills. But she acted with a vaudeville mantic side of the opera nor with the sacred traditions of the Bostonians. ASHTON STEVENS. Tivoli. “The Geisha'’ came back to the Tivoli last night, with practically the same cast and the same admirable scenic investit- ure that marked the production of sev- eral months ago. The only change was that Mr. Raffael played Mr. Dunbar's old part of Fairfax. He did well. Mr. Stevens was copiously himself in the part of the proud Marquis. Mr. Leary got the usual fun from the Chinese. Miss Hall | was a very live English heroine, and Miss ) | an Oriental locale that has been w Wolcott was modest and melodious as O Mimosa San.” All the parts were plaved and sung with the enthusiasm of a premiere, and naturally with much more familiarity and schooled co-operation. ““The Geisha™ itself, as well as the Tivoli performance of it. has been reviewed at an earlier date than this. It is the most internationally successfui of all the mod- ern musical comedies, the best of any of ten since “The Mikado.” In London, “The Geisha™ is still running; in New York it has_endured three revivals at Lzly's, in Berlin and in Paris it has been suecess- fully produced, and only a few days ago it commenced 'a season in Moscow. The present representation is a credit to the Tivoli and to the town, and while another run of seven wee.s is hardly to be ex- pected, a fortnight at least should be profitable both to the Tivoli and fits patrons. Alcazar. Marshall would have no “false shame"™ should he see the play as it was e- sented last night at the Alcazar. It was bad enough to have the lines garbled with bad grammar, without having Wright Huntington try to bring about a | combination of his Bowery walk with an English accent. As a rule, the company at the Alcazar §s fairly up to the pla presented, but in the present instance there is either a lack of study or of com- prehension. It is possible that as the week grows older there will be a keener appreciation of the parts. goers may have enjoyment for the com- edy itself is well worth seeing, even at this end of the century. Orpheum. The holdovers at the Orpheum are strong favorites this week, and last night they received most of the applause. The ‘Whitney brothers, in their musical novel- ties, were well received, but when they introduced a new feature in the form of a colored dancer the audience forgot the music in the pleasure of watching the poetry of motion. do a fancy sketch which is full of sur- prises, and which, barring a little rough- ness, is good Orpheum entertainment. Morosco's. “Saved From the Sea,” a nautical melo- drama of sensational scenery and heroic acting, was given with enthusiastic effect | last night at Morosco’s. Golumbia. “Shall We Forgive Her” was attended by a rather small audience. Columbia next week. Chutes. | Arvey were taken out with If so, Alcazar- | Joe and Nellie Doner | Primrose | and West's Minstrels will brighten up the | | about 2 p. m. on the sleigh road to the Comstock mine, about four miles east of town. A messenger was sent to town, and about 100 men turned out with shov- els, as it was reported that three men were buried. A. Southworth and J. S. slight fnju- of William Lade extinet, LOUD URGES THE CASE OF THE ZEALANDIA. House Committee Disposed to Delay Action on Her Appeal for Ameri- can Registry. WASHINGTON, Feb. 28.—Representa- tive Loud appeared before the Committee on Merchant Marine and Fisheries to-day and urged that .american registry be granted the steamship Zealandia. Mr. Loud called attention to the fact that $180,000 had been expended on this vessel since her construction, and that this enti- tled her to the privileges of registry. The ries, but when the b was discovered life w; | committee took the matter under advise- ment. and finally decided to report tae bill ““with the recommendation that it lie on the table.” -.as Is equivalent to a postponement. Jt seems that a number of letters have been written to members of the committee opposing the bill, and these emanate from rival steamship lines now engaged in the twise trade of the Pacific and those contemplate engaging in the Alaskan n The tabling of n adverse report, dered. w transportation bu, this bill is, in eff be recons TWO CHANGES IN THE CABINET OF COLOMBIA. American Correspondent to Be Ex- pelled Because of Attacks Upon Spain. | Copyrighted, 1598, by James Gordon Bennett. PANAMA, Feb. 22.—The following Cabi- net changes are announced from Bogota: General Isias Lujan succeeds ‘Dr. Pedro A. Molina as Minister of War, resigned; and Dr. Nicanor Insignare has assumed fhe portfolio of the Interior, vice Dr. Antonio Roldan. Dr. Emillo Bobadillo, the noted Cuban writer and critic, signing himself “Fray Candil,”_traveling Colombia special agert of New York Life, has been, by the order | of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, pre- vented from going to the interior, .and will probably be expelled from the coun- try. He is now in Cartagena. The step is taken, it is supposed, at the request of the Spanish Minister at Bogota, on ac- count of virulent writings against Spain published in the Panama Star and Herald. Bobadillo stopped here for a few months, and formed part of the staff of the Star~ This is Chiquita’s good-by week out at | Herald. the free theater. Buried Under Sliding Snow. Bl Struck by Timbers in a Flume. KESWICK, Feb. 28.—Louis Dunovan of Red Bluff was killed near here yesterday SPOKANE, Feb. 28.—A special to the by being struck by timbers in a flume he Spokesman-Review from Silverton, B. C., was tending. He was a married man and says: A snowslide occurred yesterday | leaves three children. 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