The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 25, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRAXWOYwco CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 25. 1898. 11 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. /PUT A DOOR I§ THE MAIN LAKE SEWER Vandalism With Motive. THE MARSH MADE WORSE GUILTY PARTY. Evidently a Scheme to Produce Re- lief by Running Sewage Where It Is Offensive to the Publie. Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, %8 Broadway, Oct. 24. )very was reported to morning. sliding door ingeniously in- the outlet of the main lake ng the marsh, so that the sew- d of running out into the bay be spread over the adjoning terri- tory. For a long time a great de 1 has been condition of and com- said about the unsanitary the marsh at certain places plaints bave been made to tendent of Streets and the Health Office that the s was through large leaks in t as a men- | ace to the h of residents in that | part of the ci This r 1 survey of the sewer re- that some one de section out of the side either side of the leats into which a fixed. When this door age cannot go any far- s over the surr nd when it is opened at the side and i . _An investigation is b by - and the g ct the ucted undertaking VON GIEGLINGER'S PIPES. Executor Emerich Contests Claims the Rare Collection as His Legacy. OAKLAND, Oct. 24—There will be ontest over the estate of the late Arthur nger, which consists principally 1able and rare cabinet of meer- | pes provigjons ¢ queathed to t nger Jr. But it app the will testator wrote x or merich promis pes-as a final legacy. Parcells sared in court | morning on_behalf of young G nd stated that an endeavor was made by the executor to use the an. olographic will. The letter resented in _court as such to used in a conte and the case will be cutor and 1 Ge lued at about $8000. the will his collec- | that after | a| 24 be fought between the son. —_———— Plundered a Residence. OAKLAND, Oct. 24—The police were notified to-day that a fine unoccupied | house owned Thomson at 1513 ‘Webster stree of its interior f its have evident by thieves and 1 andestine vis- made to the place Emerich and | stripped of most | al It was the ex- | the Superin- | by Mrs bronze escutcheons have been carried off. Detective Shorey has been detailed to in- vestigate the case. e GRAND BAZAAR OPENED. Arranged by the Ladies’ Auxiliary for the Benefit of the Hebrew Congregation. OAKLAND, Oct. 24.—The grand bazaar under the auspices of the First Hebrew | Congregation opened in the Young Men's | Republican League Hall to-night. The attendance good. Following are the ladies in charge of | and assisting at the various booths: Flower booth—Mrs. Julius Abrahamson, as- sisted by the Misses C. Abrahamson, M. Weil and M. Cohen, | _ Election booth—Miss Danfelowitz, assisted by | Miss C. Danielowitz and Hattie Tebriner. Candy booth—Mrs. J. Black, assisted by Mrs. Gumpel, Misses Haas, Rose Sheeline, Lulu | Blumberg ‘and Lillie Cohn Wheel of Fortune—Mrs. H. Kahn, assisted by Mrs. Beretta. | Tombola booth—Miss Emma Sheeline, as- | sisted by Miss Leah Harris and Mrs. George | | Mosbacher. Doll booth—Mrs. Blumbers, assisted by Mrs. HEALTH BOARD HUNTING THE | §iibert Brady and Misses Alice and Marguerite | work booth—Mrs. M. Levy, assisted by ._Schwarzbaum, Mrs. Samuels, Misses a Toas, Rose Sampson, Lena Stern and | Judel sh pond booth—Mrs. A. Alexander, assisted M. Cohn and Mrs. Hoffman. gar hooth—Mrs. M. Marcuse, assisted by Mrs. L. Rothenberg and the Misses Marcuse, Bernstein and Cerf. Ice cream booth—Mrs. D. Magnes, assisted by Mrs. M. Jonas and the Misses Eva Magnes, Flora Tobriner, Gertle Friedlander and Gracs Refreshment booth—Mrs. J. Letter, assisted by Mrs. Barrett, Mrs. Coffee and the Misses Beckle Phillips, R. Fuerst and Gertrude Jonas. WILLIAMSON SAYS HE IS NOT A DUPE, CONFIDENT HIS LOVE HAS NOT | BEEN WASTED. | | Says the City Officials Have Taken | | Altogether Too Much Interewc in His Love Affairs. | Oakland Office San Franclsco Call, | %8 Broadway, Oct. 24. Randolph S. Williamson enjoys the | unique distinction of being in love with | an unknown young lady whom he has | never seen and who has broken every ap pointment with him that she has made. Mr. Williamson’s love-making has be- come rather troublesome to him, but he s S s . Arthur von | 2% declars ung < that he will eventually find the lady who has stolen his heart and that they will Hye happily ever after. HE has prepared the following statement, which he says is absolutely true and which he believes Is necessary to set right some of the impressions gained of his af- s by the Palice Department and the | or: 1 see in the papers a statement concerning a lady and myself. I will ask you very kindly to T some errors. I will say I have had d in having divers thoughts concerning who wrote the let- | portions of it have been | ters to me, and I have thought that sometimes to make it as offensive as possi- | they were written by some one who had some- ing thereby to call such definite | thing against me. But I do not know that n to it that it would no longer be | this is anybody’s business except the lady's ted. Should the perpetrator be dis- | and my own. I really think I have gained the he will at once be prosecuted | affection of this lady and I think I will yet e Health Department for maintain- | Marry her, for I believe everything I have done | P A e | in_this case {s agreeable to her wishes. 2 3 I did not show the Mayor my correspond- | ence, neither the Chief of Police, but to some | other official to whom May omas intro- | duced me I showed my letters. There was not a bundle of them, but only seven. I wish t Mayor and the Chief would not say about my affairs, or something ma them that they might not like. Ih the lady any more and 1 will say I do | ot receive all th wish from my mar- ter, as the Mayor has stated. I have a v ard life and there are many things upon | which I do not agree with others. 1 do not | approve of the lady being spoken of as ‘a | nd furthermore, I believe I am fully | le of using my own judgment in the mat- | 1 am certain that I am not the dape of n, as Mayor Thomas presumes, and I be- Heve I shall yet meet the young lady, who is | sa to be M Mabel Starr, and that our | marriage will takg place. Yours very truly, RANDOLPH S. WILLIAMSON 1 Mr. Williamson said this afternoon that he had never met the young lady, but he is confident from her correspondence that | | she is a very estimable person and that | she will yet be his wife. s that Willlamson's actions are t peculiar he has ever met with. Mayor Thom: the e A Residence Burned. A, Oct. 24—The residence ames Sheeran, Santa Clara avenue, near | Walnut _street, was destroyed by fire | shortly before 10 o'clock this evening. The fire was caused by the servant overturn- | ing a coal oil lamp in the cellar. The | damage was about $1000 and was covered | by an insurance of $1500 in the Fireman's | | capitalist doing business at 845 Broadw { fru HE THREATENED T0 BUAN DOWN THEIR DWELLING Cruelty Alleged by Mrs. Hollocher. PETITION FOR AN INJUNCTION SHE WANTED HER HUSBAND PLACED UNDER BONDS. Capitalist Elkam L. Lipka Is Also Defendant in Rather a Sensa- tional Divorce Suit. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadway, Oct. 24. Susan L. Hollocher, who is sulng for a divorce from Michael L. Hollocher on the ground of extreme cruelty, petitioned Su- perfor Judge Ogden this afternoon, through her attorney, William H. Waste, for an order in the way of an injunction to enjoin her alleged cruel and erratic pouse from burning down the family residence, near Berkeley The divorce case was to have been heard before Judge Ogden to-day, but owing to | the time being taken up by a trial of a | case which preceded it on the docket the divorce trial went over for one week. It was then that Attorney Waste asked that an injunction issue against Hol- locher to prevent him from even visiting the house where the family is ensconced. He asked that Hollocher be arrested for his many wild threats or that he be put | under heavy bonds, but Judge Ogden de- nied the petition, holding that there is no power on earth that can prevent a man legally from visiting his own home or the home of his wife. Another sensatfonal divorce suit was filed to-day, wherein Mrs. Emily Lipka asks for an absolute separation from her alleged cruel spouse, Elkam M. Lipka, a The complaint alleges Innumerable acts o cruelty and charges Infelicity of the most flagrant sort, but no corespondents are mentioned by name. The parties were united in 1820, and the its of the marriage are two bright boys. They have resided here many years, and, aside from any Interest that Mrs. Lipka might hold in” her husband’s capitalistic circumstances, she is quite well to do her- self. D. Mitchell is Mrs. Lipka's attor- ney and M. C. Chapman has been retained | to act as associate counsel. Ann _Dingley Sangster to-day com- menced _ divorce proceedings against Henry Sangster through her attorney, 1. T. Barrett. Judge Greene to-day granted a divorce to Ann Eisfeldt from Theodore Eisfeldt on the ground of extreme cruelty. A LONG-FELT WANT. Alameda Citizens Will Try to Pur- chase the Old Ferry Depot Clock. ALAMEDA, Oct. 24.—Some public-spir- | ited citizens of Alameda have concluded that it is about time that a clock should be placed in the tower of the new City Hall. The round apertures near the top of the tower have peered down upon the citizens of the Encinal city like the eye- less soekets of a skull. On several occa- sions attempts have been made to buy a town clock by public subscription, but the undertaking has always fallen | through just when the prospect of real- izatlon Seemed brightest. When the clock proposition failed of success a city official suggested that a set of chimes be placed in the tower instead of a time- piece. The sum of $375 was subscribed for this purpose. When it wag learned that the chimes would cost $1800 efforts in that direction ceased. The empty tower has disturbed the Ala- meda mind ever since the City Hall was formally opened; but now the citizens have struck a new idea, and the gentle- men who advance it guarantee they will see it through. They Sl’opofie to make an offer to the Harbor Commissioners of San Francisco to purchase the four-dial clock that for years told the time of day from the steeple of the old ferry depot. The amount of money subscribed for the chimes will be asked for, and if it is given the gentlemen interested in the matter will solicit no more from the citizens. A meeting will be held this week, when the gentlemen will organize an assoclation that will have for its sole object the ac- quiring of a clock for the City Hall tower. Alameda Has an Anti-Marriage Club. ALAMEDA, Oct. 24.—Several prominent young men of this city, all of marriage- able age, have forsaken the society of the fairer sex and organized a bachelors’ club., They have pledged themselves by the most Solemn and binding oaths not to join the ranks of benedicts. The initial meeting was held Saturday even- ing at the.office of Dr. W. R. Hughes, where a permanent organization was ef- fected. Among those who signed the anti- | nuptial ‘agreement were Dr. Hughes, Edward James, Clyde Conkey, George Densmore, George. Innes, Fred Eister, Ralph Elster, Harry Zimmerman and T. C. Coughlin. Several other gentlemen who have been crossed in love have ap- plied for membership. The club will hold semi-monthly meetings for the present, but in the near future will furnish manent headquarters where the members can congregate every evening. Among the rules of the organization is one that refreshments prepared by the members must be served at every meeting. It is also agreed that if a member should break his pledge he must entertain the balance of the club at a champagne dinner. “Major Tilden Returns. ALAMEDA, Oct. 24—Major C. L. Til- den of the First California Regiment has arrived at his home, 3525 Chestnut street, on a three months’ leave from Manila! He says his future course as to his com- mand will depend on_the condition of his health at the expiration of his leave. The doctors state that his ailment is of such a nature that his recovery will be very slow. Major Tilden said it would not be consistent with his position to express an opinion as to the annexation of the Phil- ippines. He intimated, however, that it is not desirable to take in all of the isl- ands. “I think the volunteers who have borne the brunt of the campaign should be sent home,” said the major. “They dropped their occupation to fight the bat- tles of their country. The battles are over and the remaining work should be left to the regular army Murderous Assault. ALAMEDA, Oct. 24.—Charles Degreef, an Italian, has been arrested on complaint of Howard Davis, who charges him with assault with a deadly weapon. Both men are residents of San Francisco. Davis al- leges that Degrect enticed him to Hay & Wright's ship yards Friday and beat him into insensibility with a club. The man’s head wa$ badly battered, and murder would undoubtedly have resulted had not some workmen stopped the assault. De- reef made his escape, but was arrested urday in San Francisco. He was brought claims that Davis attacked him first with a knife. ik Dissension in the Ranks. ALAMEDA, Oct. 2.—The competitive arill of Companies A, E and D, which took | place in Alameda Saturday ' night, has sed a little dissension in the ranks of the organization. On account of the rain Colonel de Wolf postponed the drill and went home. Later, when Captain Basber of Company A appeared, he ordered the contest to proceed. Confuslon and dis- satisfaction resulted, which the officers of the regiment have smoothed over by de- claring Saturday’s affair off. Another drill_has been ordered November 5. The trophy to be contested for and a gold medal offered by the regiment. Alameda News Notes. ALAMEDA, Oct. 24—The Verein Ger- mania will give an entertainment on the evening of October 30. The principal fea- ture will the production of the one act farce, “Liste and Liebe, oder Der Zuck- ersuesse Papa.” Dr. Julius Goebel of Stanford University will lecture to the Teachers’ Club to-mor- row evening at the Unitarian church. His {:ubj ct will be “Modern German Folk- ore. —_——— Iowa Game Postponed. BERKELEY, Oct. 24—The match which was to have been played next Wednesday between the Varsity team of the University of California and the team from the regiment of Jowa Vol- unteers has been postponed. The game will come off on November 2, the Wednes- day following. About four or five hun- dred volupteers are expected to accom- pany their team to the State University, and the occasion will be made quite an ovation to the army men, many of whom are from the State University of Iowa. —_———— Professor Fryer to Lecture. OAKLAND, Oct. 24—Dr. John Fryer ot the University of Callfornia_will deliver an address at the First Presbyterian Church to-morrow night on “The_Influ- ence of the Orient on Palestine.”” No ad- mission fee will be charged. football to the Alameda Jail this evening. Degreef | a sflver cup | MARSH MUD TURNING INTO SOLID LAND Thousands of Acres Being Reclaimed. NATURE DOING THE WORK NEARLY FIVE FEET OF HARD DEPOSIT AT ALVARADO. Pioneer Granger Has Proof That Vast Tracts Will Soon Be Well Fitted for Growing Beets. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Oct. 24. B. F. Granger, one of the old-timers of Alvarado, has recently proved that a re- markable change is taking place in the low-lying lands in that section of the county through which flows the San Lean- dro Creek. An immense tract of from twelve to fifteen thousand acres is being | reclaimed by nature and in a few years, instead of being a swamp, will be first- class beet-growing land. Mr. Granger has been making notes of this change for thirty years, and he has proved that in 1868 a fence, which was then five feet high, crossing the swamp is now almost entirely submerged, owing to the successive depcsits upon the swamp, which have lifted the land higher and higher each season. The land level of the broad expanse of swamp has risen until it is a swamp no mcre, and this last sum- mer being unusually dry made it possible to have grown beéts all over this area, Instead of mud there is hard soil and water s not reached by laborers who dig for it until a depth of three or four feet is gained. Old inhabitants remember when the land was so goft that it was not even available for catle to feed upon it. Should the rise continue for a few years more nearly fifteen thousand acres will be added to the arable land of this county, and a marsh_which has been for years the resort of duck-hunters will disappear. Most of the gun clubs of the bay towns have houses on some part of the marsh, | and allhuupih they need not move them | at present, it will not be long before they will have to locate in new quarters, if they wish to shoot duck. | _ Itis sald that owners of the marsh lands have already rafsed the valuation on their Prl)p(‘rly in anticipation that the geolog- cal work slowly going on will be com- rs pleted in a few ye Many old residents point out land marks by which they are able to gauge the effect of the great change. The newly made land is declared to be first-class soil for beet- | growing, and as there is a large beet factory at Alvarado the ing of the marsh will add greatly to the commercial value of that distr SILVA LANDED IN JAIL. | OAKLAND, Oct. 24.—Detective Denny Holland to-day arrested Tony Silva at charge of embezzlement, preferred by Joaquin Silviera, and locked him up in the San Pablo, Contra Costa County, on a | the Judson dynamite explosion last Sat- urday, resulted In a verdict of accidental death. As the two bodies were dismem- bered beyond all possible recognition, the relatives of the deceased have agreed to have the interment in a single grave. The funeral will be held to-morrow afternoon at 2 o’clock from Anderson’s late resi- dence in West Berkeley. — e Thrown Out of & Buggy. Michael Mooney of 543 West Mission street was driving: along Stevenson, be- tween Fourth and Fifth, yesterday after- noon when the wheels of another buggy struck the wheel of his vehicle and he was thrown to the ground. The driver of the other buggy did not stop to in- quire if Mooney was hurt. Mooney was picked up in an unconscious condition and taken t the Recelving Hospital, where it was thought he was suffering from concussion of the brain. XH ADVERTISEMENTS. I[)BFI TION VALUABLE OF THE WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 2TH, AND To Commence " at STATE OF CALIFORNIA, EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT, SACRAMENTO, July 30th, 1538 WHERFEAS, The Legislature of the State of California, at its thirty-second session begin- ning on the fourth day of January, A. D. 1897, | two-thirds of all the members elected to each | two houses of said Legislature voting thereof, proposed the following de- | gcribed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California, to-wit: AMENDMENT NUMBER ONB. (Belng Senate Cunstl!ul)lanu Amendment No. 4L A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section eighteen of article eleven of the Constitu- tion, in relation to revenue and taxation, by which it Is proposed to amend said section to read as follows: Sectlon 18. No county, city, town, townshi board of education or school district shall i cur any indebtedness or liability in any mmh! ner or for any purpose exceeding in any year the income and revenue provided for it for | such year, without the assent of two-thirds | of the qualified electors thereof, voting at an | election to be held for that purpose, nor un- | less before, or at the time of incurring such indebtedness, provision shall be made for the collection of an annual tax sufficient to pay the interest on such indebtedness as it falls due, and also provision to constitute a sinkin; fund for the payment of the principal thereof | on or before maturity, which shall not excged forty years from the time of contracting the same; provided, however, that the City and | County of San Francisco may at any time pay | the unpald claims with {nterest thereon for materials furnished to apd work done for said | city and county during the forty-third and | forty-fourth fiscal years, out of the income and revenue of any succeeding year or years: pro- vided, that any and all claims for making, re- | airing, altering or for any work done upon or }’or any material furnished for any street, lane, alley, court, piace or sidewalk, or for the con- struction of any sewer or sewers in said city and county are hereby excepted from the pro- wvisions of this section; and in determining any m permitted to be paid by this section, no statute of limitations shall apply in any man- | ner; and provided further, that the City of Valiejo, in Solano County, may pay its exist- | ing indebtedness incurred in the construction of its water works, whenever two-thirds of the | electors thereof ting at an election held for that purpose shall so decide. Any indebted- ness or liability incurred contrary to this pro- vision, with the exception hereinbefore recited, shall be void. AMENDMENT NUMBER TWO. | (Being Senate Connn\‘;l)lonal Amendment No. 10. | A resclution proposing to the people of the | Btate of California an amendment to the Con- stitution of the State, by adding a Dew sec- City Prison. Thé circumstances are some- what peculiar. Silviera conducts a dairy, and Silva was | his employe. A few days ago Silviera had ordered Silva to take a man out to the ranch, but the emplove, fearing that the | stranger was to superscde him as driver, | refused to do so. He even resisted when Silviera put him off the wagon to take the | man out himself. Thereupon the employe | had his boss arrested. | As soon as the case was disposed of Sil- | viera swore out a warrant for Silva's ar- rest for embezzlement, alleging that he had intrusted a ..orse fo the accused, di- | recting him to take the animal to tne | ranch, and that instead Silva sold the | horse and appropriated the proceeds to his | own use. e Verdict of Accidental Death. | BERKELEY, Oct. 24.—The inquest held in San Pablo this afternoon over the re- | mains of Peter Anderson and William Roach, e two unfortunate victims of | OSES "TENDA" GIVEN WITHOUT B THE PROLOGUE, Bad Beginning, but Happier Finish. MISS BATES TO PLAY IBSEN “MAY BLOSSOM” REVIVED AT THE ALCAZAR. New Turns at the Orpheum—Reviv- als at Morosco’s and the Tiv- oli—At the Other Theaters. | istic fairy tale that this age has seen | its class, a classic, and one that is a | drama, and bar the disasters of the first | natured subject | first nighter, but he was surprisingl different last night; he showed less sel The Frawleys played the “Prisoner of | Zenda” at the Baldwin last night, start- ing out with an insuit to the adapter ,g any one can do with Black Michael; and the audience and ending up with a victory for the play, a victory for Miss | in the impossible part of the artist, and Bates and almost another for Mr. Frawley. The insult lay in the omus sion of Mr. Rose’s prologue, an original | Wit of playwriting, dramatic, distin- guished and delightfully picturesque— In fact the most artistic act in the en- tire play. Perhaps Mr. Frawley cut it out because of the expensive costumes; or maybe in a moment of modesty he concluded that his one—two—three— jab! style of swordsmanship would not suffice for the dueling scene. Anyway he cut the prologue without a blush, and throughout the first act the sterner element of the audience cursed him for it roundly, and women higsed regrets. Something of this feeling must have gone over the lights and onto the stage, for I never saw a first act of any piece more abominably played. The company was at its nervous worst, and the cur- tain went down to a lonely little thin line of back-row applause that sounded suspiciously usher-like. But In the next act the play, assisted by Miss Bates, asserted itself, ard Mr, Frawley warmed as I have never! known him to warm before, and the atmosphere became cordial and glad all | will doubtless be glad to learn that she round. The actors worked for all they ‘were ‘worth; all, with the exception of Miss Bates, playing in the open key of melodrama, and the play, even though decapitated, won out on its ow strength. “The Prisoner of Zend: after experiencing everything from popularity to Frawley, stands to-day the finest specimen of modern romance in the English drama. It is not a model in construction and character; the ‘“‘comic relief” is absurdly conventional and some of the politer humor is not fortunate; but the plot, the atmosphere and the action are splendid. Even at this time of day one can marvel at the audacious craft which reduces old world royalty, sentimentality and heroics to the plausible impertinences of modernity. “‘Zenda” is the most real- done up in silks and scenery; it is, in able. In spite of the leading part" Hamlet-like monopoly, it is a piece within the talents of any good stock company, because it adapts itself to almost any scheme of acting. It was played last night as melo- act, was played successfully. Miss Bates is quite an ideal Flavia. She glves to the part the full measure of tenderness, beauty and sweet dignity that was more or less denied by her predecessors: and she never overdoes, Her art is sensitive and secure. Mr. Frawley’s acting is not usually a good- for the professional y | 1f | consciousness than ever before, and | there was something of humor as well | as energy in his work. Mr. Edwards played Sapt vigorously well if rather obviously, and Miss La Verne was im- pressively melodramatic as Antoinette de Mauban. Mr. Roberts did as much Mr. Hickman was conventionally comic Mr. Mathieu advanced himself a notch in the part of Rupert. The few Ibs nites in San Francisco, and the many admirers of Miss Bates is to play Nora Helmer in a speclal matinee of “nk?nll'syl:inuse" at the Baldwin a week from Friday. & ASHTON STEVENS. Columbia. Mathews and Bulger commenced the second and last week of “By the Sad Sea Waves” at the Columbia last night. The attendance was fairly large. On lgondgy 's strong drama, ‘“‘Sowin; T aa Wil be presented by a coms any headed by Amelia Gardner and joward Hall California. A company new to San Francisco pre- sented Sutton Vane's “‘Span of Life” at the California last night. Miss Leonore Gordon, the leading lady, was handi- capped by a bad cold, but nevertheless she made a success of the part of Kate Heathcote. C. W. Goodrich and Arthur L Cogliser were very good. Dunstan Leech was the villain® of the play and Richard Blunt the hero. !I‘he Donazettas in_thelr acrobatic act made a welcome break in the performance and rendered valuable afd in the °Span ot Life,” over which the heroine made her escape. The act has never been better done in this city. 3 I of Miss Loulse The dancing &nd sl ?_"fi' o e oene J. Valentine a: down the house, while their acting added much to the success of the play. The “Span of Life” continues all week, and will be followed by ‘““Hogan’s Alley.' Orpheum. The Orpheum for this week has a long list of legitimate stars and all are good. John C. Rice and Sally Cohen were last seen here with May Irwin, but they are none the less funny in vaudeville than in the legitimate. The skit produced by Mr. Rice and Miss Cohen is entitled “Our Honeymoon,” and deals with the story of a young couple who, on their honey- moon, suddenly find that they could live for a few hours without the other in sight. The one is anxious to attend a prize-fight and the other to attend a little dance at the house of a friend. After all sorts of excuses each manages to go their separate way only to later get found out in their little stories. The lines are very funny and the situations all that could be asked for. Mr. Rice shines as the man who has attended a prize-fight instead of a prayer meeting, and as a soubrette Miss Cohen is a star, The Rossow Midgets have ever been favorites here and their boxing match and feats of strength have not lost interest. They were Teceived with rounds of applause last night, but the most Interest centered in the appear- ance of little Charlie as a female imper- sonator. His coon songs were applauded to the echo. He has a cute way, he car- ries the audlence with him and his voice is much stronger than one might expect from such a mite of humanity. The Royles in ‘“‘Captain Impudence” were greater favorites than ever. Thelr work is of the kind that does not tire—in fact, it sort of grows on one. The same can be said of Miss Mary Norman, who will not be seen after this week. TLouis M. Gra- nat, the whistler, is a favorite, while Barry and Felix never fail to bring down the house. The show altogether is one of the Orpheum’s best. The biograph has new views. Alcazar. The revival of David Belasco's ‘‘May Blossom” at the Alcazar last evening proved an enjoyable occasion for the large audience present. The play, a four- act drama, was one of Belasco's earlier successes, and its famous run at the Madison-square Theater is still fresh in the memories of New York theater-goers, and the play itself has been seen here be- fore. *“May Blossom” and “The Old Homestead,” along with a number 6f kin- dred !shyu have been too thoroughly es- lnbll!ga in the opinion of the public for these many years to need comment now. For a first night performance the play was creditably presented by the Alcazar company. George Osbourne as Tom Blos- som, and Miss Jullet Crosby as Millie, were the ones particularly dEservingro( mention, the former especially. ‘he “May Blossom’ will be the bill through the week, and it is promised & successful run. prdtib ! 6 Morosco The old familiar drama “The Streets of New York” was produced last evening at Morosco's Grand Opera-bouse, with James M. Brophy in the leading part of Tom Badger, bank clerk, daredevil, and at last philanthropist. It is hard to say where he got his idea of the character of the old-time Californian. He dressed for this part more llke a Mexican than one of the Golden West. Aside from this not strictly original. Landers Stevens as Bloodgood, the banker, was good. Of all lines to memory. Julia Blanc, as Mrs. Puffy, was appreciated about as much as any, sharing considerable of the applause with her “husband,” represented by Fred J. Butler. For one new to the stage Miss Maud Miller filled a somewhat difficult part with credit. The aristocratic daugh- ter of Banker Bloodgood was taken by the footlights fitted her well for the char- acter. The play is well staged, and the fire scene is as good as fire scenés usually are. “The Indian” follows next week. Another Délightlul Recital. The fourth of the delightful series of Helnrich recitals was given at Sher- man & Clay Hall last evening to an appreciative audience. The more these singers are heard the better they are liked, and the remainipg recitals on Wednesday afternoon and Friday evening will undoubtedly be crowded. Mr. Hein- rich also announces two ‘“inteilectual sing- ing lessons” o be given Wednesday and Friday mornings at 11 o’clock. Chutes Theater. The new bill at the Chutes Free Theater went with a snap and bang last evening, especially that portion of it which in- cluded the Smith family of rifle shots. Lillian Smith has no superior in the worid as a markswoman, an she performed sgome marvelous feats of glass ball break- ing. McBride and James are clever Trish comedians, and the political pictures in Fusapia’s transformation dance were re- ceived with great interest. When lie contented faces of Charles L. Patton and H. 8. Martin loomed up on the skirts of the dancer there was a burst of wild ap- lause tnat shook the rafters. Kelly and Q’lohtte changed their songs and dupli- cated their success of last week. The rest of the bill was food. There will be an- other amateur night on Thursday. Olympia. The Olympia Music Hall has a strong card iIn the four Florences, a troupe of acrobats from Keith's, New York. Their work takes place along with the very best that has ever been seen in this city. Their double somersault to shoulders is great, and is alone worth seeing. The women of the troupe are particularly clever. Trene Frankiin and others flll out a good bill. Services Over the Body of the Mur- dered Woman in the Cathe- dral. If the tolling of the bell in St. Mary’s Cathedral yesterday morning reached the ears of Patrick Keenan through the ted windows of the City Prison, as the body of his wife, whom he shot down in cold blood, was carried up to the steps into the house of God, he did not appear to hear it. ‘Hls :vroulgg tre healed, a.ng with returning stren 0Mes renewes detem‘nltlan%o fight against death upon h OWS. £ Yeegfirday morning at 9 o’clock the body was taken from the Keenan home to the church. Behind the casket followed five children, left motherless by the cruel ime, and fatherless, too, a8 the law will g‘;ubdess make the murderer pay the penalty, his conception of the part was good, Rev. Father Ramm sali mass over the signature of is on every wrapper the company he had best committed his | Lorena Atwood, whose experience before | body of the murdered woman, the solemn intonations of his voice frequently being stilled by the walling and sobbing of the unfortunate children. At 10 o'clock the body was carried from the church to the grave and the children returned to the care of those who came to their aid when | the tragedy left them without means @f The case of Keenan was called in Judge | | Low's court yesterday morning. = As he was not able to appear in court a contin- | uance was made till to-morrow. It is sald | his defense will be temporary” insanity. | bt S S | | Competitive Drill To-Night. | 'The interest in the competitive drill for | | the silver trophy cup at the Mechanics’ Pavilion this evening is running high, and | | each company is sanguine of success. The following will be the order of exer- | cises: Band concert by the Fifty-first Towa, First Tennessec and Twentieth | Kansas regimental bands, including the following selections: Overture, “From | | Dawn to Twilig] “Jolly Fellows” (R. Vollstedt); | from” “Martha” (Flotow); “Hot Codlins" | (Beyer); grand fantasia, “Robert Bruce (Bonnisseau): patriotic patrol, “The Blue and Gray” (Dalbey), favorite airs of both | sides worked harmoniously together, Opening the drill proper wiil be a bat- | talion parade by the First Battalion of | | the Fifty-first Towa Regiment, Major W. | | J. Duggan commanding; competitive drili | | by Company M of the T'wentieth Kansas, | Captain W. H. Bishop commanding; Com- | pany F of the First Tennessee, Licutenant Robert Milan commanding; Company M of the Fifty-first lowa, Captain J. W. Clark commanding. The companies @rill- ;ln()%rwm be announced as they go on the potpourri | —_———— Porterville Branch Connected. The Southern Pacific Company has fin- ished the construction of the road from Visalla to Exeter, connecting the main line with the Porterville branch. The new road Is through an excellent fruit and fm(n country, and is about ten miles in ength. —_——— For the Old Ladies’ Home. An entertainment will be given in Ploneer Hall on Thursday evening for the benefit of the University Mound Old Ladles’ Home. The entertainment will consist largely of monologues by W. F. Wentworth, who will be accompanfed by Miss Alice B. McComas, the pianist. —_————— Hearst Libel Case. The case of W. R. Hearst of the Ex- aminer, charged with libel by Claus Spreckels, was again called in Judge Mo- gan’s court yesterday morning. By con- Sent the case was continued until No- vember 4. Wheat 82 a Bushel. Some farmers are holding their wheat be- cause they think the price will go to §2 a bushel. Tye price, however, may go down instead of up, and thus great losses will fol- low delay in selling. In all matters delays are dangerous, particularly so In sickness. At the first sign of biliousness, dyspepeia, indi- estion or constipation cure yourself with ostetter’'s Stomach Bitters. Don’t walt for our condition to improve itself, for it is apt get worse still. Dr.Gibbon’s Dispensary, 625 KEARNY ST. Established 1n 1854 for the treatment of Private Diseases, ‘Debllity or on bodyand mindan hen Cures ‘curesw] San Franclsco, d m. aran » Box 1957, livelihood. | e | deposit; ht Gy Bennet); waltz, | Gualifed, Cocil ot least Torty days ater the tlon, to be known and designated as section seven and one-half, article eleven thereof, pro- Viding for the framing by the inhabitants of counties of local county government acts for. Eheir own government. The sald proposed new section to read as follows: Sectlon 7. The inhabitants of any county may frame & county government act for their own government, relating to the matters here- fnafter specified, and consistent with and sub- ject to the Constitution and laws of this State, ¥ catsing a board of fifteen freeholders, who Bave been, for at least five vears, qualified electors of such county, to be elected by the Qqualified electors of such county, at any gen- eral or special election, Whose duty it shall be Within ninety days after such election, to- pre- pare and propose a county government act for Blich ‘county, which shall be signed in dupli- cate by the members of such board, or a ma- jority of them, and returned, one copy thereof P CRihed "of ‘Supervisors or other lesisia- | tive body of such county, amd the other copy to be sent to the Recorder of Deeds of the county. Such proposed county government act shall then be published in two papers of gen- eral circulation In such county, or if there be not two such papers, then fn one only, for at least twenty days, and within not less than thirty days after such publication it shall be submitted to the qualified electors of such county, at a general or special election, and it a mafority of such qualified electors’ voting thereon shall ratify the ‘same, it shall there- after be submitted to the Leglslature for its rejection or approval, as a whole, without power of alteration or amendment, and if ap- Provea by a majority of the members elected to each house, it shall be the county govern- ment act of such county, and shali in such ase become the organic law thereof and super- sede any existing county government act, and all amendments thereof, and all special laws fnconsistent with such county government act. A copy of such county government act, certl- fled by the President of the Board of Super- visors or other legislative bfldr of such county, and authenticated by the seal of such county, getting forth -the submilssion of such county government act to the electors, and its ratifica- fion by them, shall be made in duplicate and ted, one in the office of the Secretary of the other, after being recoried in the office of the Recorder of Deeds in the county, among the archives of the county. ANl ‘courts shall take judiclal notice thereof. State, 2 o'clock p. m. and We will sell the Entire Gallery of the late FERD RICKARDT'S PAINTINGS. They must be sold without regard to valu PROCLAMATIO overnment act %o ratified may be T Cren Uaf intervals of mot less than two ears, by proposals therefor, submitted by the ‘gislative authority of the' county, to the tealified electors thereof, at a general or spe- on of such proposals for twenty days P oapaper of general circulation In such county, and ratified by at least three-fifths of fhe qualified electors voting thereon, and ap- proved by the Legislature as herein provided for the approval of the county government act. 1o submitting any such county government act Ihy ‘alternative article or proposition may be resented for the choice of the voters, and may voted on separately without préjudice to others, be competent in all county govern- it e"hatl Pramed under the authority given by this section, to provide for the manner in Which: the times ‘at which, and the terms for which'the several township and county officers Sther than Judges of the Superior Court. shall e helected or appointed; for thelr compensa- tion; for the number of such officers, for the Honsolidation or segregation of offices, for the Somber of deputies that eachofficer shall have, e or the compensation payable to each of Sich ‘deputles, for the manner in which. the fimbs in which, and the terms for Which the e bers of all boards of election shall be fected or appointed and for the constitution, N Eompensation and government of regulation, ¢ s, and of their clerks and attaches; S o encribe the manner and method by foris by the people shall be con- 't phich all elecH o I addition detarmine the : and m ducted. 4conditions upon which electors, po- rtles and organizations may particl- A henever any county has, in the manner and method herein pointed out. adopted any Aanty goternment act, and the same shall fave “peen approved by the Legislature as Mforesald, the direction of sections four and five of this article providing for the uniformity of & ystem of county governments throughout o 2 gtute, ‘ana likewise providing for the elec- the Sand appointment of officers, and the regu- on ot “their compensation, shall not apply. 3 eounty government act shall. as to any of fhed natters hereinabove provided for and de- Clared by such county government act. not he Shject to any law or amendment enacted by T exislature, except by amendment first thbmitted to the electors and ratified In the manner hereinabove set forth. AMENDMENT NUMBER THREE. s Constitutional Amendment No. (Being Senate “y resolution Droposing to the people of the siate Of T ffornia_an amendment £o the Cone Hlitution of the State, by adding a new section, £ kmown and designated as sectlon five and toehaif, article six. thereby providing for the ization of & court, to be known as the ERYof Claims. The said proposed new sec- as follow tion to read rt of Claims shall con- . The Ce iree Judges of the Superior Conrt, Sect! three Ju Oy be requested by the Governor to hotd Myt at the regular terms thereof. The Court shall have exclusive jurisdicti I R termine all clalms of every Ring and character against the State, under ich e et aaresn shall b faal s e o 3 B ha®Bourt ‘of Clatms shall be held as fol: T e Clity of Los Angeles, commenct e scond. Mongiy ot Maschy . In the City County of San Francisco, m ng on the secomd Monday 1 Fuig an . In the City of Bacramento. commencing on PAINTINGS. THE BANQUET HALL OF THE California Hotel, 416 Bush St., S.F. Take Elevator to Eighth Floor. EVERY DAY FROM 2 TO AUCTION SALE 5 O'CLOCK P. M. SAME, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 2TH, at 7:30 o'clock Evening 1508, H. J. LEUTHOLTZ, Auctioneer. L b S N = 1 Monday of November of each yeae, The Judges holding such term of cours sl r;relve no extra compensation therefor. but shall receive their actual expenses, to pe paid out of the general fund of the St te treasury. The Legislature shall enact all laws neceasasy to organize such court, to provide the prov cedure thereof and to o Sadare thersot arTy out the provisions AMENDMENT NUMBER FOUR. (Betng Assembiy onstitutional - Amendment No. 37.) A Tesolution to propose to the. people Slflte"al California an amf‘nflmentp lcp(ht?'C:J:’ stitution of the State. amending article sleven, by adding a new section thereto, to be known as section number five and one-half, relating to consolidated city and county governments. The sald proposed new section to read as follows: Section 5%. The provisions of sections four and five of this article shall not, nor shall any legislation passed pursuant thereto, apply %o any consolidated city and county government, NOW existing or hereafter formed, which shall bave become, or shall become, organized under €ven, or secure & ch: e eight of this article, ARt et AMENDMENT NUMBER FIVE. (Being Assembly gcns;m}\mnm Amendment No. 36.) A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment of section fifteen and section sixteen of article five of the ;(;llz:;’k‘u‘fl‘on of v.h:l tSl:)v.f: of California, by s proposed to amen ST amend said sections to Section 15. A Lieutenant Governor shall be elected at the same time and place and in the same manner as the Governor, and his term of office and his qualifications shail be the same, He shall be president of the Senate, but shall only have a casti vote therein. Section 16. In case of the impeachment of the Governor, or his removal from office, death, inability to discharge the powers and dutles of his office, resignation or absence from the State, the powers and dutfes of the office shall devolve upon the Lieutenant Governor for the residue of the term, or until the dlsability sha.l cease. And.should the Lieutenant Governor be impeached, displaced, resign. die or become ine capable of performing the duties of his office, or be absent from the State, the president pro tempore of the Senate shall act as Governor un. til the vacancy in the office of Governor shall be filled at the next general election when members of the Legislature shall be chosen, o until such disability of the Lieutenant Gove ernor shall cease. In case of a vacancy in the office of Governor for any of the reasons above named, and neither the Lieutenant Governor nor the president pro tempore of the Senate shall succeed to the powers and duties of Gove ernor, then the powers and dutles of such ot e shall devolve upon the speaker of the As- sembly, until the office of Governor shall be filled &t such general election. AMENDMENT NUMBER SIX. (Belng Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 38.) A resolution to propose to the people of State of California an Bmendmflrl’t {‘u seclggr: six, article nine of the Constitution of the State of California, relating to grammar schools, by which it Is proposed to amend sald section to read as follows: Sflctlcq 6. The public school system shall Ine clude primary and grammar schools, and such high schools, evening schools, normal schools and hnical schools as may be established by the Legislature or by municipal or district authority, but the entire revenue derived from the State’ school fund and the State school tax shall be applied exciusively to the support of the secon: primary and grammar schools. Grammar schools shall include schools organized in & school district, or union of schaol districts, having more than one ¢ which a course of study shall be taught which will prepare pupils to enter the agricultural, mining or scientific department of the Univers sity of California. AMENDMENT NUMBER SEVEN. (Being Assembly Constitutional Amendment No. 34.) and inhabitants, in A resolution to propose to the people of the State of California an amendment to section two of article four of the Constitution, in rela- tion to sessions of the Legislature, by which it is proposed to emend said section to read as follows: Section 2. The sessions of the Legislature shall commence at twelve o’clock meridian on the first Monday after the first day of January next succeeding the election of its members, and shall be bie: 1 unless the Governor shall in the interlm convene the Legislature by proce lamation. The Legislature shall then remain in session for twenty-five days, after which it must adjourn to some date not less than thirty nor more than sixty days from the time of ade journment. If the two houses fall to -agres upon a time at which they will resume thelr sessfon, the Governor shall, by proclamation, fix a date for such reconvening, which shall be within the limits above prescribed. Upon ree assembling the Legislature shall complete its session. No pay shall be allowed to members for a longer perfod than seventy-five days, and no bill shall be introduced & efther houss exe cept at the first twenty-ftve days of the session, without the consent of three-fourths of the members_thereof. NOW, THEREFORE, Pursuant to the provi sions of the Constitution, and an act of the Leglslature of the State of California, entitled Am act to provide for the submission of pro- posed amendments to the Constitution of the State of California, to the qualified electors foe their approvai,” approved March 7, A. D. 1853, the above-deseribed proposed amendments are hereby published and advertised to be voted upon, by ballot, by the qualified electors of the State, at the election to be held throughout this State on TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, A. D. 18%. The sald proposed amendments are to be sepe ;Am'.ely voted upon In manner and form as fole ows: Each ballot used at such election must- con- tain_written or printed thereon the following words, whereupon the voter may express his cholce as provided by law: Amendment Number One, being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 41 (exempting certain claims against the City and County of Sen Francisco, and the_existing indebtedness of the City | Yes of Vallejo for, the construction of 1{8{ —e water works from the provisions of Neo the Constitution requiring such claims to be paid from the income and reve- nues of the year in which they were incurred). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Two, being Senate Constitutional Amendment No. 10| Yes (providing for framing local county{ — e government acts by inhabitants of| Ne counties for thelr government). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Three, being Sen- ate Constitutional ~Amendment N 44 (providing for the creation of Court of Claims to determine clalms against the State, and to consiet of three Superior Judges designated by the Governor to serve without extra compensation). For the Amendment? | | Amendment Number Four, belng As- sembly Constitutional _Amendment No. 37 (exempting consolidated cities | Yes and counties, organized or to be or-{ — ganized, or holding a charter u Ne der the Constitution, from certain leg- islation in relation to counties). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Five, belng As- sembly _Constitutional ~Amendment No. 36 (relating to office of Governor, | Yes providing for succession thereto in| —- certaln cases and removing disability! ~ Na of Lieutenant Governor from holding other office during term). For the Amendment? Amendment Number Six, being Assem- bly Constitutional Amendment No: 35 | Yes relating to and defining Grammar] — chools). Na For the Amendment? Amendment Number Seven, being As- sembly _Constitutional Amendment No. 34 (providing for adjournment of | Yea Legislature for not less than thi S nor more than sixty days during ea No session). For the Amendment? s ‘Witness my hand and the Great Seal of the State of California, the day and year hereln first above written. i 7 hre BUDD, Governor. JAMES H. Attest: L. H. BROWN, Secretary of State, [§BALI