The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 31, 1899, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRAN CISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1899, WHY WALKER REFORMED AND SMITH LEFT HOME Explained by a Brace of New Farces. ANNIE YEAMAN'S RARE ART| HACKNEYED CHARACTERS, BUT GOOD FUN IN “SMITH.” “Peaceful Valley” Played at the Alcazar and ‘“La Perichole” Sung by the Tivoli Company. “Why Smith Left Home" is a new farce written around an-old theme by George H. Broadhurst. The theme is the invasion of a newly married man's | home by his wife's relations. The prin- cipal {nvader in this instance is not the moth-r-in-law, but the bride’s aunt. As they say in the play, however, “‘She may be an aunt by nature, but she's a mother-in-law by instinct. And the good busy woman neglects none of the offices of that ancient character. Be- sides sitting upon Mr. Smith and mold- the character of his wife, she has mall but skittish husband of her | Frenchman this time—to sub- | due. e Smith household is further | stormed by Mrs. Smith’s young cousin and his eloping bride. And the Smiths | have great trouble also with their ser- | 8. The cook is an Irish woman and | head of several labor nions; and the maid is an insinuating par translated. from the . who helps along the complica- by wearing one of her mistress’ gowns and being kissed by mistake by the heau of ghe house. By the time the k g episode has been satisfactorily explained Mr. Smith is ready to leave the house in the hands of the servants, the relations or anybody else, and move himself and bride down town to the Waldorff-Astoria. The Smiths de- the curtain falls on the last | e title of the piece is justified. forgot {0 mention that there c spinster and a German dia- the influential as TMOULGMT 1T S/ TiMETo Quur GROVETIOUNSON MADE Some BEAUTIFUL GROND STAND PLAYS /R LABRDNER . ALS0 MADRAN AMENDMENT. LAWMAKERS DISCUSS THE INVESTIGATING COMMITTE OF SANFRANCISCO _ \ TMOUGMT TME \ ASOSEMBLY “SMOULD CLEAN THER SKIRTS E'S FRET continue in popularity. In.fact all in all the bill is one of the Orpheum’s ord best. ASHTON STEVE Co-lumb\a, lectrician amoi.g the well-known char- astute reader has already dis- | coversd the plot, which can hardly be | improved by Mr. Broadhurst or by m s ime of day. Mr. Broa hurst has fixed it up quite Americanly A large and fashionable audience at- tended the performance of “The ldol's Eve,” given in the Columbla iast night, by Frank Daniels and his clever com- has been a big view, and tiwus, | nd written several good parts for as | the closing week, to be not the y good players. The show is not | least valuable of the e. On Monday distinctive and clever as that pro- | the rd“--Jar’;‘\;\i-l(ér’l‘g:;:Ivu;:x?pué\(_\a o vided by the same author in “What | 85I 500 Macbeth® will 4 ! g and it is unduly | given during the first week. ! the first act, e | t ued in many | ces, full of situations that have al- | produced laughter and competent- | ayed by a good company: » % llant and good sense conspife to st mention oI dear old Mrs, Arni Ye¢amans, who plays the soverigi: of th= kitchen with undiminished art and bumor. Mrs. amany was the star last night at the Caliiornia without a stiuggle. That is a!ways the beauty <f Mrs. Yeamans' Irishness—she never | struggles. Her art is easy, affable and | ure. Her brogue i8 so natural you | can imagine talking with it in her' sleep; her facial play is the of | comic eloquence, and her gestures are dlagrams in fun; and pervading all is that ever-buoyant magnetism of hers, something that mal her lovable and companionable to the farthest row. That woman can make friends among an audience quicker than'I can ever h to make ene on the stage. | Her performance alonme will make it worth your while to flnd out “Why Smith Left Home.” And I do not mean this to disparage the others in the cast, who are for the | greater part a well ordered company. Our good friend, Maclyn Arbuckle, has the part of Smith, which, while it re- quires none of that actor’s serious ex- cellencies, affords him plenty of breezi- ness and bustle; and C. Jay Williams is ~very happy in the intricacies of Ger- | man-American dialect and syntax. Dorothy Usner, who was here | several ons ago with Nat Good- sloped an arch Anna Held- that adapts itself takingly to the part of the maid. Miss Rose yder is very formidable as the vis: ing aunt: Miss Rose Stuart, although frequently a bit too steamful in the part of Mrs. Smith, presents a stun- ning picture in her masquerade cos- tume of the last act, and the French- man, by Fred W. Peters, is fairly fun- ny if not authentic. T | As a usual thing the inebriated gen- tleman of the stage, with the staggers | and the wobbling speech and the dis- | arranged atgire, is quite as deadly and | uncomical as his prototype in actual life, but at the Orpheum this week there | is a jag specialist who is really funny, | who simply convulses you with laughter | for something like forty minutes. His name is the well-known one of Milton Nobles, and together with Dolly Nobles he appears in a little farcelet of his own authorship called “Why Walker | Reformed.” A bare statement of the | plot would suggest August Thomas' re- cent vaudeville piece, “That Overcoat,” | for in both pieces the principal char- acter comes home from the club in an other fellow’s outer garment, which is loaded with bottles and incriminating | correspondence for the wife to find. However, beyond this similarity of inci- dent the pieces are as different as pos- sible. “Why Walker Reformed” {s easlly the begt sawed-off farce that has been played in the Orpheum. Nearly every line in it is an occasion for laughter; and the humor is character- | istically American, quick, deft and ap- parently effortless, and not without its | measure of philogophy and wisdom. In | the acting Mr. Nobles realizes with de- | lightful emphasis all the clever stuff | that he has written into his own part; | his drunkard is realistic and at the| same time sufficiently idealized to ex- clude vulgarity; it is indeed a fine bit of comic character. The part of the | wife, too, is well taken. Not the least | refreshing feature of the performance is in the fact that Mrs. Nobles is mot what is called in the bright lexicon of vaudeville, ‘“‘excess baggage.” Among the other newcomers are De- renda and Breen, who gracefully juggle with the Indian clubs; Willy Ozeola, an equilibrist, and a comely young woman by the name of Giacinta della Rocco, who plays almast the whole of “Trova- tore” on the violin. Miss della Rocco is very pretty and gets quite a pretty tone from her instrument, and perhaps it is the business of herself and her managers that she chooses to disport her talent in the most banal of the Verdl tunes—but to one who has more than a sneaking regard for vaudeville 1t does seem weird that all vaudeville | violinists run either to *“Cavalleria Rusticana” or “Il Trovatore.” There are other chestnuts that would serve just as well. “Clorindy,” the cake-walk opera, is still entlus!astlcal!y given and taken, and the several other held-over acts, most notably the Xxylophone players, v |1y at the Orpheum, | Alleges That His Partner Caused | Alcazar. The charming comedy, “Peaceful V. " made famous by 8ol Smith Russell, | in his creation of Hoseda Howe. the honest, | moral and manly country lad, was pre- sented at the Alcazar last night to a| crowded house. The part of Hosea Howe was played by Ernest Hastings, and in it he gave another evidence of his ver: Nene of the quaint humor was and those who had the pleasure of ssell could not help | ielalde Fitzallen, as was excellent, and the other | characters were well sustained. Tivoli. | “La Perichole,” the tuneful attraction | at the Tivoli this week, was presented | with an up-to-date snap and vim, the title role being med by Annie Meyers and Piquillo by Bernice Holmes. Miss Meyers was a trifle flippant in some of the scenes, but she atoned for this lapse by her | | touching rendition of the letter song in the first act and the prison song in the third. Miss Holmes was most graceful in tights, and played the part of La Pert- | chole's lover with earnestness and fecling. | Pruette sang and acted the Viceroy with that breezy bonhommie which be a_part of himself. Edwin Stevens, as the Marquis de Santarem, was as funny as a jumpingjack, and West and Bran- | son kept the fun rolling. [ Olympia. i The Olympia had a packed house last | night. The hits of the show seem to be | Violet Dale, the acrobatic buck and wing | the De Bolien brothers, world | < acrobats, and Kelly and Violette, the singers of coon songs. The latter go direct to New York from the Olympia at the end of their engagement this week. Chutes. Murphy and Raymend, an Irish team, startled the large audience at the Chutes | Free Theater last evening by springing a | number of brand new jokes. They made Dbig hit, as did also Vouletti and Carlos, the graceful gymnasts, who were recent- nd Elmer Lissenden, s not at all tiring in Weston and Herbert continued their amusing musical act and Planka. the “lady of lions’ worked with four animals in the cage. The ossified man told his many_ visitors how hard and hap- he The amateur Amazon march will be repeated Thursday night. a barytone, who descriptive song: Interest in Carreno. / The coming of Teresa Carreno, the great pianist, is exciting wide interest and the sale of seats opened with a large demand at the San Francisco Music Com- pany's, 225 Sutter street, yesterday. Her Western tour is a series of ovations and she will be heard here next Monday and Wednesday evenings and Saturday after- noon, February 6, 8 and 11, at the Met- ropolitan Temple Mme. Fried’s Concert To-Night. Agnes Fried, soprano, whose quality and purity of tone are highly spoken of, will give her first concert in this city at the Sherman & Clay Hall. She will be as- | sisted by Hilda Newman, planist, and Giulio Minetti, violinist, and will-sing_the aria from “Samson and Delilah,” “The Ave Marla” and numbers by Carl Bohm and Gerald Lane. Another concert will be given at the same hall Saturday after- noon. NEVILLS SUES BALLARD. | | Him a Loss of $167,000. | Complaint was filed in the Superior Court yesterday morning by Captain W. A. Nevills against John Ballard, his min- ing partner. In the complaint he alleges | that his profits have been reduced about $167,000 by reason of a collusion between John Ballard and William H. Martin, his two partners in the Guild Mining Compa- ny. In the story he relates he says that Ballard induced his mistrust in Martin and then suggested a pooling scheme by which he and Ballard pooled 64,167 shares of stock. While this was In force two other mining companies were formed by | the two partles that they might protect their interests in the Guild ning Com- any against any perfidy on the part of artin, which Ballard had caused Nevills to_believe might be attempted. Nevills now avers that Ballard com- bined and confederated with Martin to deprive him of any voice in the affairs of the Guild mlnlnf Company, and that they have expelled him by force of arms from the property. During_ the term of the pooli nrransement Nevills’ claims he could have sold the 33,334 shares of stock which he had pooled at a profit of $5 per share, and he prays to recover 000 damages for his loss. A | vears and that recently treating him for bronchitis HEALTH BOARD FOLLOWS SCHOOL DEPARTMENT X RETRENCHMENT PROVES ‘THE ORDER OF THE HOUR. Recommendations of Secretary Dunne Curtailing Expenses Will Be Acted Upon at the Next Meeting. Now that the wave of retrenchment has swept through the School Department the employes of the Health Department are awaiting with much anxiet the forth- coming meeting of the men charged with preserving the public health. At the last meeting o6f the Board Secretary J. J. Dunne read an extended réport showing that unless economy werd' practiced- the work of the department wouid be pered and a large defieit would dev He also showed a way out of the culty:. his consisted in a of positions, the work of whi done by other employes. He ¢ mended cutting in b Dy allowed officers of epartment for expenses. By this action he showed whereby over $700 a month could be saved without impairing the usefulness of the department. The_recommendations were referred to the Finance Committce, of which Dr. Williamson is chairman. The committee was to pass upon the expediency of the proposed changes and report at the next meeting. Unless a special meeting be called this will not be until the middle of February, when the department will be shaken up. ———— CORONER WAS NOT NOTIFIED. opriatfons | Sudden Death of F.“W. Hanneberg | Arouses Suspicions of Neighbors. The neighbors of F. W. Hanneberg, who dled suddenly at his home early last Tuesday morning, are of the opinion that death may have been caused by some- thing other than heart failure, which is the cause given in the certificate signed by Dr. J. A. Miller. The fact that Harve- herlc was seen around the house appar- ently in good health on Monday ev 3 and that the doctor was not catled wuth after his death, which occurred at 1 o'clock on the following morning, created a suspicion that all was not as it should be, and this feeling was strengthened by the apparent indifference of fhe bereaved widow. Yesterday Mrs. Peterson of 515 Vermont street, called at the Coroner' office and asked that the case be investi gated. Coropner Hill was surprised to learn that no report of the man's death had been made to him, as is required in all cases where a death occurs suddenly with no physician in attendance. He de- clared that Dr. Miller had no right to fs- sue a death certlficate under the circum- s‘t';qr:ccs;n);utcshuu]d hn\ile notified him at once. e Coroner wil vesti mgwr‘l{?{day. . investigate the r. Miller said last night that h 5 been Hanneberg's family physician hf‘?n! he had Dbeen and_ heart Hanneberg was at the doctor's trouble. office on Sunday afternoon, two days be- | fore his death, and compiained a time of trouble with his hllilrt. The phy- siclan considered that in view of his fa- miliarity with the case and the fact that he had attended the man within thirty- six hours of his death, he was not bound to report the case to the Coroner. —_———— CHOYNSKI AND McCOY. The Palace Club May Have the Pugilists Fight in This City. Joe Choynski, the popular Californian heavy weight pugilist, arrived from Gal- veston, Texas, vesterday with his wife and will remain in this city for some time. that Choynski is looking well and says he is | still able to put up a good fi any of the first class heavy weights.: He has no plans for the future, but it is whis. pered about in fistic circles that the Pal ace Athletic Club will make strenuous endeavors to bring about a twenty-r meeting in Woodward's e latter part of February or in the early p?(n”or March between Choynski and “Kid" McCoy, whose arrival in this city is hourly expected. The local ffaternity is very anxious to see the man who was whipped by Sharkey in fighting action, and good judges of boxing contend thaf | Choyngki, if he still retains any of his old time speed and hitting power, should compel the clever fistic artist to show the lovers of the game what he is capable of doing when pitted against hard game, Choynski was very much disgusted with the result of his proposed fight with Jim Hall. The Texas managers, he said, look upon bull fighting as clean sport, but pu- gllism they contend to be the most bar- barous of all pastimes. Joe would not be surprised if Dan Stuart inveigled Sharkey and Fitzsimmons into a finish contest and the battle of the giants to be decided in Carson City some time this coming sum- mer. Eddie Graney will manage the af- f‘a‘lrs of Choynski during his stay in this city. e Norddeutscher Verein. At a regular meéeting- of the Nord- deutscher Verein held on Tuesday even- ing. January 24, the following officers were installed for the ensuing year: Fer- dinand Rathjens, president and director; Henry Meyer, vice president; Christian J. Schroeder, recording secretary; Wil- helm Mueller, financial secretary; Otto Schinkel, treasurer; August F. Meyer, | | | | | Henning Thode and Hermann Barthold, finance committee and directors; George Stelling, sergeant at arms. OLYMPIC BOXING NIGHT. Athletes Are in Good Condition for the Trials Which Will Be Held To-Morrow Evening. The first of a series of boxing contests arranged by Leader Hammersmith will take place on Wednesday evening in.the gymnasium of the Olympic Club and will consist of six-round bouts for the feather- velght (125 pound) championship. The names of the boxers who have en- tered have already appeared in The Call and as the lads have been examined by the. club’s cian and pronounced sound in and limb the members need not fear for accidents which some- times occur in chibs whose' officers are carcless pegarding ‘the seomdition of men permit to'fight under trying, ordeals: In March the light and welter weight box- ers will be afforded :an .opportunity of winning handsome prizes and in April the middle-weights will be called upon to give an account of wemselves. The finals of ses will be held on.the evening of The winner of each class will be pre- sented with the Herman Oelrichs belt, valued at $100, and also a gold medal, valued at $35, presented by the club. Members will bear in mind that compli- mentary tickets will not be issued for any boxing entertainment and members owing $0 dues will not be permitted to see the fisticuffs. At the next entertainment of the San Francisco Athletic Club two heavy- weights, viz., Miner Mcllvain and J. Jef- fords, will meet in a six-round bout. The captain of police, who is generally on hand to see that the sport does not reach | the brutal stage, stated that unless the big fellows are in first-class shape and can show a doctor's certificate as to their physical standing the contest will not take place. Therefore it behooves the club to take timely warning and see that the big fellows will be in a presentable condition on the evening they are called upon to stand heavy punishment. The Palace Club, which has Erne and Hawkins in charge, is very confident of capturing a permit at the next meeting of the Health and Police Committee of the Supervisors. However, the light-weights are not waiting on the order of training, but left yesterday for their respective training stations, as they expect to be some evening in February. ———————— A DEVOTIONAL SERVICE. | Rev. Father Dem;:ué; Preaches an Eloguent Sermon at St. Fran- cis Cnurch. Incident to the forty hours’ devotion now in progress at St. Francis Church Father Dempsey of St. Mary's Cathedral last night preached an eloquent and im- pressive sermon. His subject was from the words of Je- sus Christ: “My delights are with the children of men.” He then asked the question, “Are our delights with God?" He spoke of how. the heathen in their idolatry desire a God they can seck, and make one of wood, stone, iron or brass. They worship it and love it. They do not, however, realize how near the God of the universe is to them: that he is round about them all the time. The Jews, God's chosen people, also worshiped a distant god, whom the prophets told them would be one day re- \‘eafed to them in person. They failed to recognize in the lowly babe of Bethlehem this God whom their prophets foretold. It was three years before even the chosen apostles fully realized that this was the Christ. “This God,” he said, “which appeared in different forms in the olden days comes to us in the form of the bread and wine. | He_is here all the time; in every chapel and every cathedral—the little light that ever burns before the sanctuary tells us as plainly as did the star to the Magi ght against | that Christ is here.” The reverend Father then exhorted his hearers to be frequent and devoted in | their attendance when the bléssed sacra- them that the more ment was administered, tellin the oftener they partook of i pavilion in the | would the real presence grow into their lives and make them Godlike and holy. ————————— Birthday of Paine. The birthdoy of Thomas Paine, the great reformer, was appronriately cele- brated in Scottish Hall last night with speeches, songs, recitations and musical selections by the followers of the author- hero of "the American revolution. Among those who parudg{ated in thespm— ramme were W. I McKay, Mrs. 8. J. ully, Mr. and Mrs. Lillle, Professor and { Mme. Young, Miss Wilbur, Miss Gorton, | Miss Lillian Rhodes. Miss M. Apsden, T. R. Simpson, Mrs. F. R. Whitney, W. Ryder, Mrs. Love and Dr. J. L. York. The evening concluded with a social dance, at which George A. Barber and Professor W. J. O'Brien acted as floor managers. —_— e In the Divorce Courts. Nellie F. Trembie has been granted a divorce from Claude T. Tremble on the grounds of extreme cruelty and willful neglect. Augusta Davis was granted a dl- vorce from Lesser Davis yesterday on the round of willful neglect. Magdalena Fo- ey has been granted a divorce from James J. Foley on tl ground of deser- tion. Suits for divorce on the ground of desertion have been filed by Katie Stoltz against Joseph Stoltz, Eliza H. Toomey against Willlam H. Toomey and Ida Moy Z3woby against Phillip Mogowphy. called upon to give accounts of themselves AN INDEPENDENT TICKET IN THE FIELD THE UNPLEDGED REPUBLICANS HOLD THEIR CONVENTION. Their Platform Comprises an Open Policy of Improvement Limit- ed by a Wise Economy. OAKLAND, Cal, Jan. 30.—The Inde- pendent Republicans held their conven- tion to-night at Germania Hall and placed the third municipal ticket in the field, headed by John L. Davie for Mayor. Mr. Davie was placed in nomination by C. W, Wilkins. He was the unanimous choiée of the convention. here were 1 W. Wilkins was_chgsen cliffe Matthews Secretary embodies the following: delegates present. C. airman, Wy- The platform Favors a re ble expenditure of public money for public improvements, but insists that these shall be o ianent’ character it urges the passage primary law; opposes any reduct censes; favors th tion for efficiency of the nd deplores the * of the other convi ndemne present iquor li- of the Teputa- schools; cen ar chamber’ pr itions: the pressnt as beiog cxorbi- tant, unj n jensome to the individual rate’ payer, and insists upon a reduction to the lowest reasonable rate, and that in the future these rates shall be so appropriated that those paid by the for municipal purposes shall exceed the rates by the individual consumer, to the end that of the gross sum necessary 1o be raised annually for such purpose, the greater burden shall fail upon the cif nd A corre- sponding reduction result to the ind payer; and also to the end t proved property which is now « ¥ speculators may be thus compelled to bear its just proportion of water rate burden. The following ticket was nominated: yor—John L. Davie. City Attorney—Fred V. Wood. Engineer—R. M. Clement. Auditor—To be filled by committee, Treasure S Sanlpaugh. Councilmen —P. J. Keller, Fred C. Campbell, Stuart W. Booth, Robert Graham. e ablic 1ty 8 ¥ Ward Councilmen: oonan, First Ward; J. M. Bonha T Al- den, T Four h Ward; Louls alt. e Scott,'Seventh W School Direc Dr. Myra Knox, Dr. W. . Redington, cond Ward; A’ Giles H. Gray, Library Trudtees—Murray Laidlaw, B. H. Pendleton, Charles Jackson, Daniel J.' Mullen, P. H. Hiller. D. C. Hinsdale was named for Auditor, but it was decided to leave this vacant, and all such omissions are to be filled by the new Central Committee, which is as follows: First Ward, W. J. Hayes; Sec- ond Ward, Frank ‘W. Little; Third Ward, W. Dusler: Fourth Ward, Wycliffe Mat- thews; Fifth Ward, Sixth ‘Ward, W. P. Courtney ard, C. ‘W. Wilkins; Annexed Districts, J. Armstrong. —— MISSIONARLES HONORED. Reception for Dr. and Mrs. 8. F. Johnson of Africa. The Occidental Board of Foreign Mis- siohs will hold a reception this/ afternoon at its headquarters, 920 Sacramento street, in honor of Dr. and M 8. F. Johnson of Batango mission, Afris Dr. and Mrs. Johnson will leave for the south this evening, and this will be the only opportunity the friends and admirers of the mission and its good work will have to meet the distinguished couple. No invitations have been issued for the af- fair. 11 interested in the work will be welcome. Among the distinguished guests who will be present this afternoon will he Dr. W. Bannerman of the North Congo missien; Dr. Peoples, from \Lan station, Laos, Slam, and Dr. B: C. Atterbury, from Peking, China. : s e Brown’s Critical Condition. Acting under instructions from Chiet Lees Policeman R. J. McGrayan visited the residence of H. W. Brown, 1116 Leav- enworth street, yesterday morning to as- certain his condition. McGrayan was in- formed that Brown was still in a critical condition, and so reported to Judge Gra- ham, to whose court the rcase of J. M. Soldanehl, known as “Fi the sporting signed. The Judge increased Soldanehl's bonds to $1000 and instructed him to report at the court daily till Brown's condition was definitely ascertained. It is believed that Soldaneh! hit Brown on the head with a “blackjack.” 3 Yesterday afternoon Otto Heyneman, stenographer for the Police Department, went to Brown's residence and took his ante-mortem statemept so as to be pre- pared in the event of his death. —————————— Rights of a Labor Union. Judge Daingerfleld and a jury are at present hearing the case of Fred Hess Jr. against the Typogru&h}cal Union of San Francisco. in which the plaintiff seeks to recover '§25,000 by redson .that he was forced out of employment by the union as he was not a unfon man. He asks that in addition to the judgment he be given an Injunction to restrain the union from in- terfering with him in the future. —————————— “Smothered in His Bed. John Russel, 40 years of age, was found dead in his bed in a back room at 23§ Fourteenth street last night, with a pillow & Clement, 8 Ward; ngers’ among fraternity, has been as- stuffed in his mouth. Russel was em- ployed at odd times by F. A. Rice, who runs a carpet-renovating establishment, and was allowed by Rice to sleep in the building. The deceased had been troubled with asthma for three years, and it is believed that while suffering with*an at- tack of that malady he rolled over and smothered himself with the pillow. The man had been dead about two days when the body was found. The last time he was seen alive was last Friday, and at that time he was drinking heavily —_———— SAN ‘FRANCISCO A PORT OF CALL Vessels of the California Oriental Steamship Line to Touch Here. SAN DIEGO, Jan. 30:—Presid-nt But- ler of the California Oriental” StéaAm- ship Line says that it will be necessary either to put on an auxuiliary line of steamers between this port and San Francisco or else to make a call at the Golden Gate with the present line. The cargo of the Belgian King contaiped nearly 2000 tons of goods from San Francisco, on which, if a call had been been saved, and there are waiting ship- ment from San Franciscc on this line now 4000 barrels of flour, which cannot well be taken, as the flour freight eats up the profit. The Belgian King, when she sails for Yokohama and Hongkong on Wednesday next, will leave over 200 tons of freight behind for the next steamer. COIN FOR THE PAY OF CUBAN SOLDIERS ..ree Million Dollars to Be Dis- bursed to the Island Army. HAVANA, Jan. Kinley is understood to have empow- ered Robert P. Porter to arrange for the disbursement of $3,000,000 among the Cuban soldiers. Mr. Porter probably will go with Senor Gonzales de Que- sada to Remedios to meet General Maximo Gomez to persuade the Cuban commander-in-chief to disband his forces and to lend his influence to the United States military administration. Mr. Porter and Senor Quesada are con- ferring to-night with the Governor General, ——— Cuban Sergeant Murdered. HAVANA, Jan. 30.—Advices from Trinidad say that last Friday a private of the Fourth. Tennessee Regiment, while in liquer, asked a Cuban sergeant for his machete and when the weapon was surrendered, put the muzzle of his rifie against the Cuban’s body and killed him instantly. \ Historian Fruin Dead. AMSTERDAM, Jan. 30.—Dr. Fruin, the Dutch historian, dled yesterday at Leyden. Death of Sculptor Bates. LONDuN, Jan. 30.—Harry Bates, the sculptor and an associate of the Royal Academy, is dead. REPORT. - made there, $2000 in freight could have | 30.—President Me- | A VICTIM OF HIS OWN 700 . RRDENT LOVE J. L. Duprey Tells His Undoing. ENGAGED TO MRS. ALLISON ot WAS INTRODUCED TO THE WO- MAl. BY I. W. BAIN. He Met Her Through a Mar- riage Bureau, but Found Her Full of Guile. J. L. Duprey, a gray-haired, low-voiced, mild-mannered blacksmith from Winters, went on the witness stand in the United States District Court yesterday and told a jury how he was played for a 'good thing” by Mrs. Grace Allison through the agency of Bain's matrimonial bureau, which has heretofore been known as the Pacific Information Agency and Introduc- tion Bureau. Bain, whose right name is Isaac W. Bain, posed as the proprietor of the bureau under the name of H. C. Curtis, and transacted all correspondence for the same as Secretary J. W. Bain. Mrs. Allison, according to the nimerous alleged victims, was Bain’s sole stock in trade. In other words, wnenever in an- swer to his rather seductive advertise- ment, an unsophisticated farmer Wwith more money than sense applied to the mattimonial bureau for a ‘wife, Bain would introduce him to Mrs. Allison and she would do the rest. By means of the alleged scheme worked by the pair Mrs. Allison is said to have become engaged to nimmerous men_hail- ing from all parts of the country, bleed- ing them for presénts of diamonds, plahos and other valuables, until their money ran out or their patience became exhaust. ed and then getting rid of them the best way possible. She usually managed to break off relations ‘with the victims before the date set for the wedding ceremony, but semetimes she found considerable dif- fleulty in doing .so. The two are believed to have reaped a rich harvest by their work. Among those who claim to have been deceived by the woman was J. L. Duprey of Winters. Duprey came across ane of Baln’s circulars last spring and .wrote te the matrimonial agent inquiring if he had any %ond-looklng willing-to-be-wives on tap. ain, or Curtis, replied that he had and invited the blacksmith to visit the | bureau and inspect his stock. The result | was Duprey came to San Francisco and { was Introduced to Mrs. Allison. A pro- | posal was made and accepted on the spot, | and the pracess of bleeding the was also commenced without allowing his ardor a chance to get cool. After being worked for about $12v. Duprey became suspiclous and early last October de- manded his presents back. Mrs. Allison refused and Duprey had the couple ar- rested. Later they were indicted for us- ing the United States mails to_defraud and placed under $1500 bonds each. The case came up for trial yesterday | before Judge de Haven and the forenoon was consumed in getting a jury. Duprey took the stand at the opening of the af- ternoon session and proceeded to tell the story of his courtship and financial In response to the guestions of ant_United 'States District Attor- v E. J. Banning he said that at his figst meeting with M Alison she- told “hfm | she was worth 335,000, in addition to an es- tate in Illinois which she claimed was worth $60,000. He then informed her that he was not a rich man and that she had | too much money for him. She told him that he did not need money so long as she had plenty for both. Then she said she must have an engagement ring, but she | did not want any common thing, as she went a great deal in society and must | have something she would not be | ashamed of. The ring was purchased for | $500. This was in May of last.y and | between that time and the 15th of Octo- | ber, when the pair were arrested, the list of presents included a diamond pin at $13 | a piano at $475, a pilano cover at $50, ané | yarious other ‘articles of lesser ~value | Duprey was still on the stand when court | adjourned at 4 p. m. The trial will go on | at 11 o’clock this morning. | BOOKED FOR BURGLARY. Several Charges Placed Against the | Gang Arrested by Ryan and O’Dea. The four desperate burglars who were arrested on Sunday by Detectives Ryan and O'Dea were each booked on several | charges of felony last night. Green, wha | is said to be the ringleader of the gang. bad several additional charges placed against him. | The police are convincéd that they are | the men who are responsible fof the nu- | merous thefts committed south of Market | street. In addition to their numerous | erimes which have already been published, the desperate quartet about a week ago | broke into the residence of Mrs. Raymond | at 447 McAllister street and stole a trunk | containing about $50 worth of apparel The day preceding the burglary Green | who wore a cap similar to the one used { by the agents of transfer companies, vis- ited the house, and after. claiming he was an agent for Wells, Fargo & Co., said he | had been sent to get a trunk which be- longed to one of the lodgers. After.exam.- ining it he promised to call again on the following day, and as the proprietor of the house was ignorant of his character, he allowed him to take the twunk. Pat | Davis was outside, and as Green showed up Witlf the trunk he assistéd him in get- | ting away with it. Yesterday Ryan and O'Dea discovered | the trunk and its contents in a second- hand store on Folsom street, where they had sold it for a few dollar ————— | O0’Donnell Stops the Contest. | Dr. C. C. 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