The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 4, 1898, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 4, 1898. THE NON-PARTISANS ARE NOT HARMONIOUS They Had Several Very Lively Wrangles Over Nominations Last Night and Considerable - Feeling Was Shown. Delegate Denicke Believed That They Should Withdraw Unless They Lived Up to Their Principles—Nominations for Several Important Offices Decided Upon. also opposed Tilton, claiming ofed his duty ih the mat- construction of the A ballot was then n the nomination of The Citizens’ Non-Partisan convention ! L. Center met in Pio ble i that he had negl ter of overseeing the Brannan street sew neer Hall last night, and con- time was wasted in useless A hard fight was made by side: WISUE taken and resulted In the s of M. C. Haley to secure for 'Bienfield by a vote of 51 to 12. n mination of County Clerk, but( Michael cher and A. C. Berthier 1 in nomination_for Recorder. commendation of Magher by the + Y *C ee he received the entire vote o they carried off the polifical plum. The ;,;;“{_‘:}V“‘“,I,mn_ nomination of Barclay Henley for Dis-| "Dr Wiliam J. Hawkins and Dr. E. E. trict Attorney was strenuously opposed by | Hill were placed in nomination for Coro- they ner. The vote stood Hawkins, 35, Hill, 3. s the “slate” | 01 uwkins was declared the choice of the h. | ab, for John A. Brown, the Dem nee, were in the majority, a t y nother stir in the conven- e office of Public Admint: ken up. The committee the nomination of Frank CONFIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN CIRCULAR Silly Document From the Fusion Bureau. TACTICS OF THE SINGLE-TAXER MAJOR McLAUGHLIN EXPOSES A FUSION FALSEHOOD. Henry T. Gage, Republican Nominee for Governor, Gaining Friends and Supporters in San Francisco. The fusionists who are conducting Maguire’s campaign begin to see that they cannot win in a straight out, man- ly contest, hence they are resorting to political tricks and low-down election- eering tactics. A silly circular, pur- porting to emanate from the Repub- lican State Central Committee, is now published in the Maguire press. The ‘Woodland Democrat of October 1 gives space to the document and goes into double-leaded hysterics over the sins of the Republican State Central Com- mittee. It is asserted that the docu- ment was sent to Will Dunn of the Rio Vista News under the impression that . but also presented the nam i. Fitzgerald and A. C. Freese. ning again claimed the floor vhat had become of the prin- the party when a man like C; p-l not recommended. tch ecalled the wo of the memt ponded to the roll . J. Le Breton, t after three idate a m ird's vote wc ain Fre who w. S8, standing rear of the hall, then epped forward in | aw his name, “I am sorry,’ | sec the way I am sorry ' said E. A. Denicke, ‘“‘to convention is drifting. y that we appear to be to st e Lo [ cking in a little backbone. If we ad- chairman of t ed a little to our original policy it i be better for the party. We should | the courage of our convictions and | e some Independent nomination. 1f | 1't want to do this we should W ‘rom the field and glve some corganization an opportunity to carr: the work for which we organized. tain Freese has faithfully served th city | for elght years and if he had allowed his ne to ~remain I should have bean ised to vote for him.” % n and Democ :legate Cumming then formally placed lowing candi- | Freese in nomination. He sald that Freese had never used his office for personal A e Warren Gregory sald while he wi 4 Ward, Louls Ward, Istdore Gutte; | Seventh Ward, | Julius Plat- Tenth an; Board of Education | going over the| the names It set fort four clas: for the School generally ination who seek office | e who want lves and office as .a | The report concluded with ifon of the following amin Armer, T. J. Lyons, de ein, Wil- Stow, H. M. | , E. L. Head, P, Thoma All of with the exception of been nominated either by | an or Democratic party. The | the name of Armer | been a faithful ser- | ol Board and that tion. | mmittee reported in 1 Maher for Recorder, Dr. Hawkins for Coroner and J. | . for Public Administrator. lution | tho: the: re sick; to k tion itroduced a res > present county com- conven- vacanc t g for County Clerk ballots were taken out a choice. that it had been Haley had been against John A. ic nominee, in order 1 and elect William A. 1blican nominee. ied that such was failure to nomi- tamount to going I of the party. in office, made a faithful t and it was his belief that iated he would stand a . of election. Brown, he ¢ good man, was com- and he believed that ¥ of good judgment ywn to withdraw in nd to allow him to make ne. ‘“‘Brown,” said he, goods house; we had ars ago from a dry- . Supervisor Delany, and we more of Delan in defense of Perkins Br ind said that he believed that Haley could not win with a Non-Partisan endorsement alor 1. T. Milliken re- ferred to the fact that Haley, with Demo- and N n nominations four beaten by County ked if Haley had gained th since that time. 45, R and Judge J. C. B. Heb- bard won on our nomination,” replied D. J. Mahoney, “a Haley will be able to do the same tHing. Asn bore also favored giving the tion to Haley. “It is said,” re- ed Sbarboro, “that the cardinal our party is reward of merit. ate Haley, and prove that ) our principle.” E. J. Le yposed Haley. He said that Ha- at was due to a combination nd that two years afterward ne bosses were making a fight iomination. He said he be- that there was some underlying 1d_underlying { fraid,” said he, “the to our organization and are to use it to accomplish a pur- should all deplore.” ‘The roll was The first ballot stood Brown cond ballot Brown n was declared the ention and his nomina-~ crward made unanimou of 1. J. Truman and M. blatt were presented for Treasurer. - was no choice on the first ballot, iving 27 votes and G second ballot resulted: Tru- nblatt 12, Truman was de- nominee. He was next nomi- c ation to fill the unexpired urer. “ipal convention recommended Block for Tax Collector, Ed- ehan, the Republican nominee, aced in nomination. Block h Tinated on the first ballot by a e of 34 1o 4, Charles S. Tilton and Bernard Bienfleld were placed in nomination for Surveyor. Frank J. Sullivan opposed Tilton on the round that while serving as an Election ommissioner he had shown himself to be unfaverable to the new charter, George . we called. 1 - | advanced to the front of the hall and d | candidate receiving the largest number of ally friendly to Fre of his office he did ould conscientiously vote for hin asmuch as Probate Judge Coffey time ago wrote a letter criticizing the ad ministration of his offi The roll w then ordered called, and the first ballot | resulted: Drinkhouse 15, Fitzgerald 24 Freese 4. There was no e Before the second roll w as called Frees stice to himself the let. Gregory should he ory if he had it in his replied that he never y G on. Grego: d the letter, bu stence by Frank I N. Cumming insisted produced that it the convention. the roll called, house 18, Fitz There being no choice a third b s taken resulting, Drinkhouse 19, Fitzgerald 22, Freese 2. Under the amendment to the rules made early in the evening on motion of Le Breton, Chairman Fitch held that the | Gould. George the letter be falr to Freese PFiten ordered | -xt ballot would be then convention. TFhe roll votes on the n inee of the called and Drinkhouse was nominated, re- | ceiving 20 votes to Fitzgerald's 15, Freese | 5 Gregory then rose to a guestion of | privilege and said that Gould had_Jjust | then presented him with the letters he re- | proceeded to read them. They were written during the last | sion_of the Legislature by Judge Cof- | to Senator Braunhart. Th. a general way to the ferred to. He tb of in amending the probate laws so that at- | torneys could not charge such exorbitant ity fees for th ttlement of estates. In one | letter there W a slight reference to the | administration of the Public Administrs | tor's offic Frank J. Sullivan, a brother in law of | Boss Phelan, then reported that the ju- | diciary committee had unanimousiy de- cided to recommend Barclay Henley for the nomination for District Attorney. He referred at length to the record made by Henley as foreman in the Wallace Grand Jury, and said that if Henley was elected | he would fearlessly prosecute all offend- ers. whether rich or poor. George Cumming then claimed the floor. | He said it was a most wonderful thing that there only one man in town who would make a good District Attor ney, and the most mysterfous part of it he added, is that this one man is a Dem ocrat. ‘‘Here we are again drifting away from our principles,” he continued. ‘‘For when we organized, we made it one of our rules that n member of this con- vention should receive the nomination. understand that P. Butler, one of | Mayor Phelan’s tenar and ' Stewart | Menzies, who are also délegates to this convention, are to be nominated for Su pervisors. ' Are we keeping faith with the people in acting this way?” “But they are not delegates,” interrupt- ed Brother-in-law Sullivan. ' They have resigned.” “That may be all right,” replied Cum- ming, “but I don’t think the people will look at it in that way. It is sald every- where that we are only the tail of the Democratic kite. There are other lawyers just as good as Barclay Henley. Appear- ances are against us if there has not been | some_dicker or deal.” J. 8. Webster s oke in defense of Hen- ley, and said that the nomination had been tendered him b: Democrats without his He also claimed that Henley licited the vote of vention. | | | ad not s any member of the con “This is a very dangerous thing to do,” said Frank K. Symmes a rule that no member nothing against Mr. Henl, ing for a_principi fI. L. Davis read a letter from A. S. Hallidie indorsing Henley and advocating his nomination. Cumming sald he knew it was useless to argue against the nomi- nation of Henley, and that they might just as well proceed to ballot. Henley re- Cceived 36 votes and 3 were cast for Murphy, the Republican nominee. The convention then adjourned to meet to- night in Ploneer Hall. MILLIONAIRE IN A MOMENT. It talls to the lot of but few men to make the discovery that they are stand- ing on a mine of fabulous value. This good fortune has recentiy befallen Mr. T. C. Bassett, a mining expert, whose keen eye and a stroke of luck converted | him in a moment from a poor man to be master of millions. Mr. Bassett, who is attached as expert to a mining corpo- ration in South America, was on a short visit to relatives in California, when it occurred to him that he might utilize some of his time prospecting for gold. His wanderings took him in the direc- tion of the famous Death Valley, where | one day he mounted a small, cone-shaped hill in order to get a better view of the surrounding country. He was about to descend the hill, to continue his tramp, | when a patch of blue at his feet arrest- ed his attention. Bassett's trained eye recognized in the blue patch the “blue float” which is sure indication of the resence of turquoise in the soil. He ost no time in locating a claim, and was soon hard at work with pick and shovel. His most !nnsuine expectations were more than realized, for at the depth of six feet he found the ‘‘boxite vein,” which was thickly studded with beauti- ful stones. The deeper he dug the more magnificent were the gems, and within a fortnight he was able to return to San Francisco with no less than seventy pounds of the most brilllant and flawless turquoises that have ever been discov- ered.—London Tit-Bits. ~ ““Here we have | eligible. I have ey. 1 am fight- had_been informed of | C: ublic before ! It | drag it to the front. Do not dis | campaign. referred | | | or_the wa he is a Republican. In all probabil- ity the circular was composed by a co- terie of fusionists and single taxers around the Maguire headquarters, and by prearrangement sent to some editor who could be trusted to place it within e center aisle and asked leave to with- | reach of the Woodland Democrat as an | exclusive story. Any one reading the document will see at a glance that it emanated from the mind of a single taxer. Following is a copy of the won- derful circular: Office of Committee on Campuign Literature, San Francisco, Sept. 6, 1848, To the Editor—Dear Sir: The commit- tee on campaign press literature is anx- fous that there should be no mistake made in this campaign. We have a hard fight, and must use caution as well as daring. We suggest that editorfally you chiefly discuss Maguire's single tax views. It is true they are not a part of the Demo- cratic platform, but it must be impressed on the voters that g nominated Maguire, the Dem y_becomes respon- sible for' ail his vie that this means that the farmers are to pay all the taXes. We suggest that yeu enter into no discussion of the single tax itself, as the doctrine is not weil under- stood, and its advocates, having long studiéd it, are apt to have vou at a dfs- advantage. Besides, the fallacious the; ptivating to certain classe all the time that the singl taxers mean to put all the taxes on farm- ers and stay with that proposition. We suggest that you appeal to t i ests to support Mr. = distinctly a business as opposed to & cjalism, ete. ailroad question alone. The rall- ad must be Kept In the background, sim- the Maguire organs mean to cuss it. Treat it as a dead issue. But you.might point out that the single tax would take the You will point out ply betause taxes off the railroads and put them on | farmers. Do not di bonds. Th we s cu y are not State questions, and e no reason to drag them into this s the war revenue or war fon is not a State issue. it be avoided as much : to The money quest, discuss instead hrase ‘“‘the gold s ete. It is well to point out oc that the Reput n platform also advises bimet- never an international agre: had. Do not be radical in as- s question. It Is far better to t sleep. 2 The committee urges that in your edi- torfal columns you make frequent men- tion of the war and its successful opera- dent McKinle The Demo- to make capital of the sick- -aths in the camps should be ; treating these storie: eXaggerations of a partisan press. Advocate the annexation ot the Philip- pines and Nicaragua canal. In conclusion, the committee's judgment s that the Repubidcan press in this cam- paign should avoid as much as it consist- can any discussion of the money allroad question or the pre- Democratic administration, c Deal principally with the danger to the farmers if Maguire is elected and_ the single tax should come into vogue. Show them that railroads and corporations would escape taxation. This Is especially good to offs he demagogic attack on the principal rallroad companv of the State made by the Maguire Demo-Pops. Trusting that with the aid of you valu- able editorial efforts the election will 1| prove a great triumph for the party of thus strengthen the the silver we are cor- sound money, and party for the struggle with fanatics two years hence, | dially, (‘l(aikf‘.\ll’l’l‘EE OF CAMPAIGN LITERA- TURE The publication of the foregoing doc- ument caused the editor of the Wood- land Mail to ask Major Frank Moc- Laughlin if any such document was ever issued by the Republican State Central Committee. Major McLaugh- lin at once wired the following denial: REPUBLICAN STATE CENTRAL COMMITTEE. San Francisee, Oct. 3, 1898. J. H. Dungan, Woodland, Cal.: The statement in the Woodland Daily Democrat of October 1 that the Re- publican State Central Committee is- sued a confidential letter giving in- structions to the Republican press of the State as to the line upon which the campaign is to be conducted is as shameful, cowardly a lie as has yet been uttered by the Popo-Demo- cratic party in this campaign. The circular printed in the Daily Demo- crat headed “Office or Committee cn Campaign Press Literature, San Francisco, September 26, 1898,” was evidently manufactured in the Demo- cratic headquarters to injure our party, but we will make it a boomer- ang. FRANK McLAUGHLIN, Chairman Republican State Central Committee. The Woodland Democrat does not as- sert directly that the Republican State Central Committee authorized the cir- cular, but uses this language: The State Central Committee appointed a press committee. The latter has issued a confldential letter giving instructions to the Republican press of the State as to the lines. upon which the campaign is to be conducted. One of these circular let- ters was sent to Will Dunn of the Rio Vista News under the impresssion that he is a Republican. Perhaps the Woodland Democrat knew that the State Central Commit- tee which appointed a press committee was the Maguire committee, although the article denouncing the circular is so worded as to leave the impression in the public mind that the circular em- anated from the Republican State Cen- tral Committee. Henry T. Gage, the Republican nom- inee, is dally gaining friends and sup- porters in San Francisco. The masses Lof the people are weary of men who as mere | are constantly seeking public office and turn with satisfaction to the candidacy of Mr. Gage. It is set down to his credit that he never held a public of- fice and never drew a dollar from the public treasury. The people meet a man of this kind with pleasure. Mr. Gage addressed two meetings In San Francisco last night. He will ad- dress two meetings to-night—one at Rolander Hotel, corner of Twenty- eighth and Church streets, and another at Mowry Hall, corner of Grove and Laguna streets. Charles L. Patton, Republican nominee for Mayor, and Eugene F. Loud, Republican nominee for Congress in the Fifth District, will also address the people this evening at the places named. ARRESTED ON SUSPICION. Timothy Flynn, Father of the ex- County Clerk, Arre~‘ed on a Serious Charge. Timothy Flynn, father of ex-County Clerk James Flynn, was arrested last night and placed on the small book pend- ing an investigation. The police claim that he was in a saloon on the corner of Church and Clpper streets, past Saturday night when a man named Frank Foy, who Ilives at 3927 Church street joined him and they drank together. Foy displayed a twenty-dollar gold plece and shortly after- ward left the saloon, and, on his_way home, was waylald and robbed. Foy's skull was fractured In two places and he is now lying at his home in a dangerous oondition. The police apprehended Flynn on the statement of a female tness, who claims she saw Flynn knock Foy down and relieve him of the coin. Flynn was himsel{ robbed several months ago of $18, while en route home. A DENTIST TAKES HIS LIFE. Dr. Charles A. Huber Swallows Car- bolic Acid While Despondent and Dies en Route to the Hospital. Dr. Charles A. Huber, a dentist, with offices at 42% Turk street, committed sui- cde ths mornng by swallowng the contents of a bottle containing carbolic acid. His groans attracted the attention of a woman in_the house and she noti- fied the police. The door was forced open and they found Huber in an unconscious condition. The ambulance was hurriedly rung for, but he died before he reached the Recelving Hospital. A notebook found in his room disclosed his name and his address 338 Turk street. Under it was _written “Mrs. J. C. Bram, L. A., 1968 % E. First street, L. A."” Huber was found partially disrobed. He is a young man about 25 years old. A friend informed the police that .e tried twice before to end his Iffe, but without success. Disagpnlntmcnt in love is given as a cause of his ending his existence. AFFLICTED WITH APHASIA. John McMonahan is a farmer in a small way, living some little distance from Plaquemine, on_the river. About three weeks ago he fell from the roof of a house near his place upon which he was assisting in some repalrs, and struck his forehead heavuy against a plece of scant- ling. When picked up he was apparently dazed and half unconscious, and as his condition grew steadily worse he was brought to New Orleans for medical treatment. The physicians found him suffering from a well-developed case of aphasia. Aphasia ,roughly described, is a condition in which' the victim loses ‘the faculty of language, but it is not necessaruy accom- panied by any mental derangement. He is simply unable to translate his thoughts into appropriate words, and this affection is usually the result of some injury to the frontal portions of the brafn. McMonahan was very much emaciated | and presented a stuplid, dull appearance, | as if under the influence of some narcotic. | When the doctors questioned him sharply he would brighten up for a moment and make what seemed to be an earnest effort to reply, but his words were always irrele- vant and unrelated to one another. “What is your name?" said one of the examiners, close to his ear. A violent spasm convulsed McMonahan's | features and he made a motion with his | hand, as If brushing aside something. The | gesture was immensely expressive; it was | as if he knew the wrong word was coming to his lips and was endeavoring to thrust it aside. | " “Fourteen,” he said at length. When the questfon was repeated, he sald, “Never walt,” and the phrase seem- ed to stick to his tongue, for he recurred to it several times in the course of the ex- amination. | “'Atter a dozen or more futile efforts the | patient lapsed into moody silence and | could not be induced to spéak again. In | some cases of aphasia the sufferer retains | his ability to write coherently, although | he cannot reproduce the same words in speech. McMonahan is unlettered and cannot read or write, hence the test could not be applied. There were apparently some slight symptoms of paralysis on the right side, but they were not particularly to believe that the man would in time re- cover his facultles. He was plainly suffer- ing for lack of nourishment and was put on proper dlet.—New Orleans Times-Dem- | ocrat. P — WHAT CUBA COST SPAIN. The mass of the Spanish people now think that it is not worth while spend- ing thelr lives and money over the reten- | mother country. In fact, the Spanish na- tion is tired of a war which has brought nothing but disaster. From March, 18%, to June, 1898, Spain has sent to Cuba 180,431 soldiers, 6222 officers, 615 high offi- cials, and 10 generals; or, with 12,000 men already In Cuba before the rebellion broke out, a total of 200,000 men. The fighting losses have been, proportion- ately, very small, viz.: 2 generals, 141 officers and 2008 soldlers killed; 436 offi- cers and 8164 soldiers wounded, making losses equal to 5 per cent of the whole Spanish army. The victims from yellow fever have been 313 officers and 13,000 men, and from other diseases the num- ber of deaths has been given at 127 offi- cers and 40,000 men. Therefore, the total losses of the Span- ish army in Cuba from the beginning of the rebelllon up to June 30 of this year amount to over 104,000 men. These fig- ures do not include the losses in the Philippine Islands, nor those of Santiago and Puerto Rico. The total expenses of the campaign on the Spanish side amount to over 1,874,000,~ 000 pesetas, or about ,000,000, not fn- clusive of losses in property, ships, mer~ chandise, indemnities, etc., all of which it is as yet impossible to assess. 1t is quite natural that the Spaniards should be tired of the war, and think that they have done enough for the na- tional honor. It remains to be seen what the people will do with its Gov-~ ernment and with its future affairs.— Paris messenge! _——— The Bittern. A common name for the bittern was “bull of the bog,” and I thiiL it very like- ly that it was from this name of the bit- tern, and the scaring nolse that the bird makes, that the old terrifying bugbear that nurses used to {righten children with got the name of bull-beggar that has so puzzled etymologists, the change from “hull-hogger” to ‘“bull-begger” being easily accounted for. “Then she (in anger) in her armes would snatch me, And bid the bezgar or bull-beggar catch me, With, ‘take him, begger, take him,” would 6 say. sh —John Taylor’s Workes. “And being an {ll-look’d fellow, he has a ension from the church wardens for be- RWE bull-begger to all the forward children in parish.”—Mountford, Greenwich the Park. The bittern was strictly preserved in the days when falconry was practiced. One Year's imprisonment and a fine of 84 for each egg (equal to 6s 8d of our money) was the punishment, inflicted by an act of BEdward VI for robbing the “bittour’s” nest. It always .darts at the eyes of a hawk or any other enemy attacking It, and with its thick, pike-like bill inflicts the most cangerous wounds. The lon claw of its hind toe was highly value by, spruce young people as a toothpick, not only on account of its shapa, but because the use of it was sald to make the teeth white and hard.—Good Words. —_————————— Colonel Ernest Grattan, who has just been retired from the English army on account of age, enlisted in an infantry battalion thirty-eight years ago as a private under the name of John Smith, and it was not until he had won his commission that he resumed his own name. —_——— From everywhere crowds come dafly tasting lovely 6o wines. Mohns & Kaltenbach, 29 Mkt. WLEYS IN A DALY ADAPTATION “The Last Word™” Is a Success. I BUSH STREET PATRIOTISM NANCE O’NEIL AND RANKIN IN TEARFUL DRAMA. Tivoli’s “Bohemian Girl”—Domestic Strife at Morosco’s—‘‘The Glad- iator” at the Alhambra. The Others. When it was first announced that the Frawleys were going to move around the corner to Market street I shared the doubt of the many and trembled lest the Baldwin—our only hope—should go down to the Frawleys rather than that the Frawleys should come up to it. Last week’'s performance of & cos- tume play was, even with Miss Bates well to the front and one or two others doing finely, not a complete assurance. But last night's performance of the Daly adaptation, “The Last Word,"” was really a comfort and a surprise. In the past Mr. Frawley alwgys seemed opposed to sane stage management and human ensemble. He sanctioned a sys- tem of stage-manners that would have, and 1 dare say often did, shock a police- man. It was only the individual spell of Frank Worthing, Miss Bates and other good members of the company that lent any sort of conviction to the social pictures that were presented. Every fellow did and dressed as he pleased, and the general result was a picnic of astonishing clothes and wild deportment. I don’t know that the actors are any better now; I don’t know who manages the stage, but certainly this Daly comedy was given last night with meas- ures of harmony, polish and easiness that were undreamt of in the old Fraw- ley days. It was not a flawless perform- ance, but it had the atmosphere, some- thing of the fanciful elezance that Mr. Daly usually gives to his productions. And Blanche Bates in the Rehan part them d the spray thereof spares not even the orchestra and the man who pln%s the muffled dirge on the violin. o e to Life” is a great hit. The Orpheum. The Orpheum’s new bill opened strong with four new acts last evening. Caw- thorne and Forrester come with a very funny skit entitled, “A Damage Suit,” in which there are any number of funny complicatiéns @ver a name, of itself noth- ing new, but this couple uses the old idea in an original and taking manner. Miss Forrester demonstrated that she has good grounds upon which to base her claim as the May Irwin of the vaudeville stage, for she has mastered the genuine *‘coon SWag- er” and the true Southern dialect, while Mr. Cawthorne i§ a comedian far "above the usual line. The Carpos Brothers do some very neat acrobatic feats, and, as strong men, surpass any seen here sice the days of Sandow. Mulvay and In- man were good in their = character changes, and as dancers they excel. As to the rest of the bill Lew Hawkins is in front_with more new witty monologues. The Dustins and company in “The Man Up Stalrs” are favorites. The Anglo- American quartet, the Paolis and the foot- ball dog and the biograph complete an enjoyable bill. The Alhambra. The vaudeville entertainment at the Alhambra Theater last evening deserved a much larger audience than the artists faced when the curtain was raised. ‘For every part the scenery was appropriate and the settings In good taste. As might be expected the tragedian, Robert Dowl- ing, and his company proved a strong card, and the presentation of the arena scene in ‘“The Gladiator’” gave the artists a chance to show what they could do. The applause that greeted their efforts marked the appreciation of all. Mr. Dowling was called before the footlights and in the garb of a gladiator he made a few remarks and then introduced the new manager, Harry Jackscn. The lat- ter was spokén of as a stranger in this city, but’he stated that he is an old mem- ber of San Francisco soclety, having first made his appearance on the stage of the old Maguire Theater. He prom- ised the public that so long as he fills his present position he will always have the best and latest talent that the coun- try affords. His great aim is to make the Alhambra a family place of amuse- ment, and nothing of an offensive nature shall ever be permitted on the stage. The Austin sisters, Aimee and Marie, in their wonderful aerial performanc won the hearts of the spectators, esp: clally the former, who closed the en- tertainment with ‘“‘the human fly” feat of walking on the ceiling. Will 1. Rising, Elmer Ellsworth and Miss Lillian Kem- bel, vocalists, were well received in their rendition of a choice bit from Offen- bach’s operetta ‘“The Rose of Avergne.” George C. Boniface and Miss Nonna Ferner afforded some little amusement in their one act comedy, “A Game of Lobby.” The four Olifans, the grotesque acrobatic quartet, also shared in the ap- plause. Miss Lilllan F. Smith’s trick rifle shooting was very clever. Grand Opera-House. The comedy-drama, “The Runaway ‘Wife,” was presented at the Grand Opera-house last night to an appreciative audience. The plot is simple, but there are several striking situations. Lorena Atwood as the runaway wife scored a suc- cess. The denouement In her son’s studio was well worked up to an fntensely excit- ing climax. Maud Miller was pleasing as Lilllan Haye and Julia Blanc gave a fine bit of character acting as Hester East- man. James M. Brophy was the husband and in the last two acts he was particu- | marked, and the physicians were inclined | tlon of territories so disaffected to the | of the Baroness Vera added still an- other to.her little bunch of first rate personations. In that scene in the third act where she pleads with the stormy papa and tells him the good old Sunday school story about her little brother who died, she impressed me as being much more vivid and much less comical larly effective. Fred J. Butler was ex- cellent _as Dr. Prescott, the friend in need. The plece is well staged. Tivoli. The ever-fiopulnr ‘“‘Bohemian Girl” was the attraction at the Tivoll last night, and the well-known solos and duets were than Miss Renan. In chronicling Miss | jeartily applauded by the large audi- Rehan’s performance during the last | ence. Mary Linck as the Queen Daly season at the Baldwin I protested | wns the «Dbest the patrons of tne politely but strenuously against the “business” in this scene. Just as Mis Rehan reached the heart of the little brother story, which she was telling in order to melt papa, she turned away from his cold gray head, rushed down | to the lights and addressed the rest full front to the first-violin and the audi- ence. And ail the illusion went to smash. Now Miss Bates is not beyond | copying any Rehan business and man- nerism that will help along the show, but in this scene at least she works on her own lines, and fo the immense ad- vantage of the play. Her whole per- formance is one of distinction and imagination. These Daly heroines are essentially capricious and fanciful, and | Miss Bates’ Vera is the essence of caprice and fancy. In real emotional work Miss Bates can be unflinchingly strong and earnest, but in this, which merely dances over the surface feelings, she never. forgets that the character and the play are thoroughly make-be- | lieve, and she is always delightful. I am not much of an authority on Rus- sian dlalect, but hers, with its revolv- ing “r's” and winding “w’'s,” is at any rate melodious if not authentic; and it may interest the women folk to know that Miss Bates’ gowns are, with the one exception of the St. Petersburg kimono in the second act, quite beauti- ful and becoming. Mr. Roberts plays the proud papa and plays him just as Mr. Clarke did | with Daly, too proudly and too solemn- 1y for the texture of the part. But the musician brother is an unobtrusively clever piece of character as Mr. Keefe presents him; and Mr. Edwards does a brilliant fifteen minutes with Moses Mossap. The young dude is the best work I have seen at the hands of Mr. Hickman. It is comic to the impossi- ble, with its gilt hair and infantile vi- Tivoli have seen for a long time. Ed Stevens and Phil Branson made their reappearance after about three months’ son commences with an elaborate produc- tion of “The Circus Queen.” Alcazar. The Alcazar’s creditable production of “In Mizzoura” entered its second week < ry prospect of dupli- cating the business of last week. David Belasco’s famous old heart wringer, “The Wife,” is in preparation to follow. At the Chutes Theater. The new programme at the Chutes Free Theater sparkled with good things and every turn was well received. The San- | key Brothers are the best acrobats ever seen at the Haight-street grounds, and they duplicated their Orpheum hit of last week. Silver and Wyatt make a neat song and dance team, and Agnes Castor, a new soprano, is pléasing. Pietro Ma- rino is now an established favorite, and he had to play five violin numbers. The “Young Sandow” and the Japanese acro- bats are wonders in their way, and the moving pictures are as interesting as ever. A matinee is given every day. The Olympia. The Olympla Music Hall was packed last night to hear jpetite Irene Franklin in her songs and character impersona- tions. She had the house from the start and was recalled again and again, until her list of songs in rehearsal was exhausted. Other_favorites wereNadine Allen, Kelly and Violette, Madiline and several 'others. Miss Frankiin remains this week only. Charged With Larceny. ‘Willlam Nesbitt and Julian Nicholas were arrested last night and charged with rand larceny. They are accused of steal- ng goods valued at $80 from a delivery wagon. | vacation. Next week the comic opera sea- | NIGHT DRAWS OUT OF THE COONEY CASE Says the Proceedings Are Farcical. |JUDGE WALLACE SURPRISED | | NEVERTHELESS THE CASE IS NOT CONTINUED. | General Belief That the Fair Heirs | Are Not Disposed to Prose- cute the Notary Public. When the case of ex-Notary James J. | Cooney, charged with perjury in connec- tion with the Fair-Craven deeds, was | called tn Judge Wallace's court yesterday | morning George A. Knight, attorney for | Charles A. Fair, created sometfing of a sensation by announcing that he would | have nothing more to do with the case, as he belleved that it was a farce. It has been the gemneral belief for some time that there was butdittie if any dis- | position on the part of the Fair heirs | to prosecute the notary, and it has even been given out that they would be glad to have the case dismi: ‘When the case was called last Assistant District Attorney Hinkle asked a continuance in order that he might confer with District Attorney Barnes. Hinkle an- | nounced yesterday morning that Barnes | would not consent to a dismussal, and | the case was begun. Before the jury was drawn Attorney | Knight announced his withdrawal. His statement to the effect that he believed the trial nothing but a farce was not | tasteful to Judge Wallace, and when the latter took exception to it the attorney repeated his charge. *“I am convinced, he said, “that the District Attorney’s of- fice will not be able to secure a conviction | and I do not prépose to be connected with a farcical prosecution.” Cooney’s case s a pecullar one in many ways. He was arrested for perjury dur- | ing the trial of the Angus-Craven case.. The pencil dceds which figured in_the celebrated case purported to have been acknowledged before Cooney by Senator Fair. These deeds were adjudged to be forged. The reluctance of the Fair peo- ple to prosecute the notary is sald to be due to the fact that they believe he was merely a tool, and as they have been un- | able to locate the principals they are un- | willing to punish him. Nettie Craven, it | is said, will be a witness for Cooney in | this trial. When an adjournment was taken at noon the following jurors had been ac- cepted: _Charles H. Hahn, 2128 Howard street; M. J. Kelly, 1513% Mission street; J. E. Galiagher, 1131 Treat avenue; John Costlen,_ 414 Clayton street; Willlam H. Tilson, 613 Folsom street; N. Nason, 28 Twenty-second street; P. A. Smith, 616 Fourth street; M. Burns, 1929 Oak street, and Matthew Culligan, 717 O'Far- rell street. \MEDXCAL TEST OF HYPNOTISM. A remarkably successful test of the value of hypnotism as a medical agent twas made in Bellevue Hospital of New York recently. | Willle McCabe, four years old, of 532 East Seventy-sixth street, since New Year’s day has been saving his pennies to buy a bicycle. He went with his mother Monday morning and got it. He had several severe falls that dav, and went to bed feverish. At the breakfast table Willie talked in a rambling way, fell on the floor, and had several terrible convulsions. A po- liceman sent an ambulance from Belle- vue Hospital. Dr. Barbour gave the boy morphine. The drug had no effect. Dr. Carey, chief of the medical staff, decided to try hypnotism. ““Willie! Willie!” shouted Dr. Carey. “Now watch my fingers,” said Dr. Carey, holding the index finger of each hand close to the boy’s face and quietly urging him all the time to keep his eyes fastened upon them. Willie did as he was told for five minutes. Then Dr. Carey lowered his fingers. “Now, Willie,” said the doctor, “ail your pain is gone, and you will be able in a moment to ride your bicycle.” The effect of the suggestion was mar- velous. The tense muscles relaxed. The boy straightened his body to a normal position, and a smile took the place of. his expression of torture. “Now, Willle,” said Dr. Carey, firmly, “jt is time to go to sleep The eyes drowsily closed, and in less than ten minutes from the beginning of the experiment every symptom of pain had vanished, and the boy fell into a deep slumber. “The boy should be able to leave the hospital to-day,” said Dr. Barbour. “This is a remarkably quick cure for this malady. It lasts ordinarily for weeks.”—Chicago Tribune. vacity and decorations of floral cock- tails, but it gives you the fun, and you almost forgive Miss Wells, the opposite, for playing up to it in her most goo-goo key. Mr. Payne makes a fair adven- ture into Russian dialect and passion as the suspected brother of Vera, and Mr. Frawley is solemnly himself as papa's son. I was cheerfully struck with Miss Adora Andrews, who played the wait- ing maid with all the affability and ele- gance of a real leading lady. 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