The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 24, 1899, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL., TUE 1899. L1 CONSPIRATORS ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. IPPLAUDED BY |MISS HATTIE McLEOD |OUTWITTED A CLEVER TAICK MUSIC LOVERS DAY, OCTOBER 24, S UPERVISORS PROVIDE FOR ADVERTISEMENTS. | between San Jose avenue ang Dolores street. | | paving 273 cents per square foot and curbing | | 95 cents per lineal foot; Pacific Street Improve- | | ment Company, bitumen pavement on Zoe | place, from Folsom street to the southeasterly termination of Zoe place, at 21 cents per square | foot: J. J. Dowling, 14-inch sewer with three | | manholes in Tilden street, between Castro and | | a point in the ter of Tilden et, 201 feet | | westerly from Castro, to connect with sewer | in Ci street, at $6 18 per lineal foot for sewer construction and $63 each for manholes and covers; E. Donnelly, artificial stone side- | walke, at 26 ‘cents per’ square foot, on (he | northerly side of Filbert street, from Roach alley to Jones street. | formance of the following street work: | Inch sewer with two manholes and R — tween Filbert and Greenw! san § clisco Pavin, T H 8 tween Twe Fhe Call Will Be Made | es biwes westy in Three Weeks | PRIVATE CONTRACTS AUTHORIZE i o Resolutions were to print gran permission for the j e of the fol = » ln;: sf‘r!‘pe\r:\rvrk by pr mr'u*(‘e e HOSPITAL MATTERS PUT OVER | bitimen pavement - on W street e g Company, granite reet curbs and basal per- 1ghi ting low- and be- n- |Society Approves the { New Opera.- - “MUSKETEERS” AT ALCAZAR Salol ATIRS OF “LA BELLE HELENE” ARE CATCHY. Sgs e A Man of Many Love Affairs Has Trouble at the California—Ex- cellent Bill at the Or- pheum. | e Tt is seldom that San Francisco theater- - ‘e | block pavement on r street, between PLANS DISCUSSED BUT NONE | Central aven 3 a Y ROTER WORK F" ACCT 3 SELECTED. Retaln of full treet work . were finally adopt e Coffey & ns and Shea & Shea | Miume D ant Slieels tecommenad Closest Competitors—Jury | ;mrkrvu- 5 of the follow stree rts in Favor of the | Fillmore str Halight to Page, basalt | paveme v, private contract; | Former. & i} n Stanyan street Plock pavement, Flinn 7 ntract; Pine street. cross- | n pavement, Pacific Pav- eve g of importance ma stre from Twenty bi pany f Super private co the Ci rac week;: Nteenthh to Seventeenth, tponed v Street Improvement e the sary t < et will be duly ad COMMBENDED. tw rovided fc ommended wo weeks provided for jomumands hich were 4 as follow, he cost n contract to c was too street, crossing days on contract to t of the ordinary ngton street, Cross- The im- 7. F. Lorenz, ninety days on con- truct artificlal st between Hayes and Fulton. MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS. tt street on of an ou at Charles ary. ¢ construction ewalks on Market and teenth, ez, was overruled. of the protest against the etc., in San Bruno street, s & sewer, for ne rder was Francisco an mission ACHERS 0PPOS GOLDEN JUBIL day afternoon to print granting to San Joaqu F at San Jose. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Oct. 23. and the Methodist Preachers’ Associa and Mayor Martin have locked horns o commenct int meeting of the m it wa ded not to celebration as organization ers declined to have anythin, oW fi rep; Tl ) 3 The fayor has stated 1ted to Tun the whole The assoclatic ers might do as they pleased ind al but it {s not likely more tha r two will take part, and the outco of the fight between the Mayor and chur be 8 will gerly watched. D. B. FAKTOR SINGED. Burned by Gunpowder. D. B. Faktor, the well-known ri will confine him to his house for sev to come. He w losion of gunpowder which came r destroying his evesight, besides burn his hands and face severely. Mr ktor attended the rifle-shooting tournament of public the p atch lot of powder in his home some of the pow: n_shaken out, for found half a pound of t in the bottom While prep 100t on Sunday at Shell aktor emptied the stuff ch he carried to the on the corner of § O'Farrell streets. He poure into the gutter and the explosive have fallen upon the stump of a or cigarette, for there was a flash the full force of the flame struck fairly in the face, burning hi brow 1d hands severely. r a the physician feared for his evesight, ':vr- danger point {s now pa: d r three or four days —_— e Alcazar. must Saturday i ar Mound into a paj o walk ockton “The Three Mt card at the drew the applat audience. Curt azar last night, and laughter and of 1 McAllister; grading wean L and M streets, and road and inteenth Q and The play was carefully staged and brilliantly dressed, © street work and Mr. Ormonde, in the leading role, was 3 orise to his friends, Even . between ing aggressiven and same to be Gascon impetucsity of the younger Sal-| vini vet unfaded in the memory of| theater-goers, Mr. Ormonde made n sue- cess of the role, Mr. King faithfully por- t ness with which the author painted character of Richelieu, and seemed to joy the detestation exhibited toward by the audience. ejo street; tween Oak paved with street, be- Chutes. At the Chutes Th on Haight str one_sidewalks on of Streets was dlrected of “art!- be- and between con- | ave- tween Mariposa and Eighteenth streets, 8 o'cle ke the Rail Positive Action Taken ~The Pastors’ Union tion hver e Golden Jubilee celebration to be held g December 20, and at to- The g to do be- and resenta- assured them Mayor Martin would give them a voic nanagement of the event, but mmittee waited upon him he i that the min- id- m the The Well-Known Rifleman Severely man, met with an accident on Saturday that 1l the victim of an \ear ning rize era- mento Helvetia Rifle Club, and carried a On the wav have he > “loose g for the Pg ark, per, edge of the side- and the powde must cigar and Faktor hatr, eye- time but and the =man will be around in the course of keteers'” was a drawing it the n calls were frequent for » Ormonde, the d'Artagnan of the the Queen, and Ger- y villain and spy of d the subtlety and the cruel crafti- tne en- him iter last night Adgle . roadway | gang “Who's Dat Said Chicken in Dis 5 o heon | Crowd” In her cage of lions, while a 1 with bitumen. pickaninny strolled past with a rooster | o bis arms. The lions became even more excited than the audie warding et work 1y, bitumen pav- wenty-ninth street, clever ventriloguial performance and rest of the bill was good. Major Mite sang a coster song, Hugh Emmett gave a the EXCITED AND TRIED TO SQUARE CASE IN COURT [d AKLAND, Oct. 23.—Charles Baker, the rancher of Seminary avenue, ¢ who is being sued by Sarah A. Baker for a divorce because of alleged ¢ extreme c Ity, made a final effort in Judge Ogden's court to-day to ® ffect rec llation, but without avall. The case came up on motion ¢ for counsel fe =ts, etc, and Baker tried to get her to drop the proceed- - ings and come and live with him again, but it was useless. "I have stood ¢ your nonsense for twenty years,” replied Mrs, Baker, ““and I do not propose € to go back. My husband got to drinking and squandering the money I ¢ <hould have had to support my children with. He knacked me down and ¢ drove me from my home. I will never return to him again.” A week ago o d made a similar though perhaps stronger declaration in court and . iblished in The Call at the time, evidently at the displeasure of ¢ for he stated In court to-day: “That Call newspaper story is all a lie p4 will never buy a copy of The ('all again. My wife must come and live 3 gain. T will write a pledge in a Bible that I will not take & drink sr a4 vear! Judge Ogden, however, ordered that Baker pay his wife $30 attorney fees and $10 costs, and as the parties left the courtroom Baker seized his wife by her arms and Insisted on discussing their troubles. Some display + 4 of force was required to separate the exclted man from his terrified wife. D R R RN ) goers are regaled with real first-night per- formances, hence when such an jmportant event does occur in the annals of local theater history swelldom and clubdom turn out in full force and in full dress, for that matter, in order to lend luster to the tout ensemble. Thus the Grand Opera-house had all the appearance of a fi;‘.la‘nlgh[‘when H. J, Stewart's and Clay M. Greene's comic opera, “The Conspira- tors,” had its malden production. There were curtain calls galore and encores in plenty. The autlior was called before the | curtain and a speech was insisted upon | which, as usual, contained a bunch of thanks for everybody In general and the players in particular. Dr. Stewart struck a fortunate lead when he the light, merry vein of COmPpOSitic nd, notwithstanding fits ear-tickling te very good quality, The orchestration is very artis- tically worked out and shows the ability of the composer in the direction of har- mony. The best selection I consider the duet between Juanito (soprano) and Don Filipo (bass), supported, or, rather, aug- | mented, by a very impressive chorus ef- fect behind the scenes. Another pretty selection is a madrigal quintet. Equally worthy of praise is the finale of the first act, consisting of a eatchy waltz song, whose opening strains resemble somewhat Gouncd’s “Spring Song,”’ but which fact does not mar its beauty in the least. | In the second act it is a Spanish waltz | song and ballad for the tenor which re- ceive the most applause. As far as the plot is concerned the comedy is rather in the ensemble than in the individual work. Miss Bessie Fairbairn as the Queen | of Spain seems to be the comedian of the | play and receives the most laughter. Miss Edith Mason in the title role assisted grea in the success of the play. Sne looked very ha me, as usual, 2nd de quite a dashing Don Juanito. She 1g with that care and clearness of voice which mark all her performances. ‘Lhe other players who created the first roles were Arthur Wooley, Nace Bonneville, Thomas H. Perss¢, Willlam Woolf, win- red Goff, Hattle Belle Ladd and Georgie | Cooper. | "The costumes were brilllant and the nery elegant. The mounting of the picce was in ail respects luxurious and | tasteful, which reflects creditably on Charles 'H. Jones, who must have devoted much time and labor in thie accomplish- -nt of such maguificent scenlc effects, ballet chi ED METZGER. Columbia. “The Milk White Flag” is not a young farce. It comes to the Columbia well g in middle years, and it has cast ihe wild hilarity of youth. It has 1 down into comfortable, friendly kles that are for the sake of auld 18 syne, but nobody seems to fike it y the less because it has ceased to sur- alo asid; sems to be the established precedent he New York farce to bring along one rousing hit and depend for the rest upon m which apologizes for it- selt by 1g metropolitan. The hit last week was Bertle Ilowler; now it is Little Chip. He is & smack of humanity, with feet | that click and clatter like plantation 1 , and he 1s not entrely spoiled. Is part of his secret. Moreover, the ot see quite enough of more of his secret lies. isn't worth while to { v ons of his funniness. He probably d t know them himself, and if he did there would be an end of it 1l of the Ransom Guards The Roll C: n that will be recalled e next they appear on a programme. 1 Marble as the undertaker is worth and Robert Germaine in Napoléonic looking enough to be for- on. he rest depend upon itself, and the old “Milk to the emergency. the ladles of the com- charity is cheap ugh dience to afford. It is the most conomical virtue in the world, and it would be a shame indeed if San Francisco people could not indulge. Besides, Cora Morlan's dressmaker has done herself proud, and Miss Morlan must be as good to hang gowns upon as any patent model, except she can’t be telescoped. Mabel Hite does not ask for charity. turn tak care of itself, and the wrence ters are clever enough acro- ts to make for being very tedious singers. But the chorus does not look well fed, and health has much to do with beauty, you know. The flag still flutters, but mildly. SARAH COMSTOCK. Tivoli. “La RBelle Helene,” a comic opera in which the characters and scenes, but not the words, are taken from the mythology of Homer, was put on at the Tivoli last night and was quite enthuslastically re- ceived. The production is rather difficult of analy = there is really noth- ing that calls for such a delicate opera- The whole scheme is a burlesque d on the love story of Pari; the handsome son of King Priam of Troy nd Helene, the beautiful wife of Mene- aus, King of Sparta. The latter is pic- tured as a senile, decrepit monarch, while Agamemnon, Achilles and the two Aj; , those famous and dignified old warrior kings, were made about as ridie- ulous as possible. The absurdity reaches its height at the end of the second act, when Paris, the handsome but effeminate prince, drives the whole flack of mytho- logical herves before him by jabbing at them with a short Greek broadsword, which he wields as a modern duellist would a rapler. The humor is largely made up of local of which are quite clever. Ada almer as Helene has a good ging part and is equal to all demands made upon Julia Cotte as Orestes | has a s=olo, with which she scored a de- d hit. Phil Branson as Menelaus di- vided honors with Alf C. Wheelan as Calchas the Grand Augur, both comedy parts. Tom Greene as Paris was well re. ceived, but he injured his reputation for graceful deportment by walking on his lady love's train in the middle of a very strong love scene. The chorus is susceplf- | ble of improvement. California. | The musical farce-comedy, “A Breach of Promise,” attracted another large audience to the California last night, and the laughter was incessant. Joseph Har- rington; Burt Haverly, Burt Jordan, Nel. lie ‘Senneth, Rosa Crouch, Tony Pearl and Memphis Kennedy in their specialties are quite entertaining. Haverly's imita- tion of Sousa is the hit of the plece, Orpheum. There was not even standing room at the Orpheum last night. The programme warranted the house. It was brim full of good turns, and every one of them re. | ceived its full mead of praise. Wright untington, in Brandon Hurst's comedy. “A Stolen Kiss,” was particularly good. The trick and musical canines and the ymnast monkeys made everybody won- er how animal training could be brought to such perfection. S8ada won three pe- calls for her performance on the violin, and the Florenz troupe of acrobats were | quite entertaining, Laura Burt wag a | success as a monologue artist, but 1|er | singing of old-fashioned love songs was | what_caught the fancy of the house and | won her several recalls, City miss (in _rural bool you “Woed and Won'? Clerk (blushing)—Not yet, ma'am; but | I'm keeping steady company with Sally store)—Have Q9000009000000 0099409G0 0909 ONPEPEPIO0¢O 004009 @ | Haceede, an’' my prospects are good. BURNED T0 A CRISP Horrible Death of a Prominent Oakland Young Lady. AKLAND, Oct. 23.—Miss Hattie Mc- | Leod, aged 25 vears, a daughter of Dantel McLeod, the contractor and builder, met a horrible death by fire | to-night at her parents’ home, 1624 Seventeenth street. Shortly after 6 o'clock the young woman Was seated at a small table in her bedroom working on a muffler. Suddenly she arose, and the muffer becoming entangled with an ordi- nary glass hand-lamp, upset the latter, which broke in pleces at her feet. Be- fore she could escape the burning oil had ignited her dress, a light wrapper, and before ald could be summoned her body was so horribly burned that she died of her injuries at 11:10, several hours later. Her agonizing screams brought her | mother and & cousin to the scene almost immediately. At the same time George Muller, & member of Truck 8 of the Fire Department, and who Is employed by the Western Union Telegraph Company, was passing by on his wheel. The flames in Miss Mcleod's bedroom, on the second floor, attracted hiz attention, and he in- stantly rushed into the house and to the | room. The sight he there witnessed was most horrible to behold. Muller imme- diately grabbed the clothing from the bed and by rolling the young woman in its folds smothered ti ames. Dr. F. Wilkes was promptly summoned, _:h didn’t belong to me.” strength would give out and she was cau- and later Dr. Pratt was called, but both physicians pronounced the case hopeless and that death was inevitable, notwith- standing the unfortunate victim remained conscious up tof within an hour of the end, and related to her grief-stricken par- ents how the accident occurred. She sald that she was working on the muffler, when she thought she heard her mother call. “I immediately got up to go down- stairs to see what ma wanted of me,” she whispered, “‘and the muffler caught on the lamp and threw it on the floor. It ex- ploded and the fire caught on my dress, because I was trying to save the muffler. And then her tloned to compose herself as much as pos- sible. There was hardly an inch of cuticle on the unfortunate woman's body that was | not charred and her hands were burned to |a crisp. Her features were almost oblit- erated. The dead young woman was a comely, tall brunette, of the kindliest of disposi- tions and enjoyed a large circle of close friends. She was a member of the choir of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, and when she realized the end was near she | | called for Rev. Dr. Huhne, formerly rec- tor of the church, who promptly obeyed | the summons and ministered what spirit- ual consolation lay in his power. NOW & JAILER CLAIMS SARM BYROD'S ESTATE Bitter Legal Battle in Open Court. - Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %8 Broadway, .ct. 23. There were several Interesting -urprises sprung to-day In the multiplicity of con- tests over the $6X0 estate of Sarah B. rod, deceased, and several exciting enes were enacted before Superior Judge | Hall when the matter of the petitions ot | Darwin C. de Golia and George W. Kelley | for a distribution of the estate came on for hearing. | Mrs, Byrod was formerly an Oakland | school teacher and when she died she left | her estate to the Home of Truth and | named Mrs. Mary Hawkins as executrix. | For some reason under the law the home | could not enjoy the bequest. Mrs. Byrod | had ignored Frederick Wilson Byrod in | her will and he claims to have been her husband. He was in jail at Sacramento for drunkenness and employed attorneys to recover the estate for himself. Iu| December, 1898, he assigned his Interest in the estate to Attorney Darwin C. de Golla of this city, the agreement being that the attorney is to retain one-half 0!1 the amount recovered. In the meantime Byrod had employed | Frank B. to fight De test led to another. ley, a Sacramento jailer, petitioned tnat | the estate be distributed, and De Golia. on behalf of Byrod, filed a similar peti- tion. When the matter came up in court to-day there was a considerable array of legal talent from the Capital City. ~At- orneys John C. March and W. W. Rhodes were on hand to protect the interests of | Kelley: Attorney Ryan had come down ostensibly to 1epresent Byrod, but was | knocked out in the first round, Byrod | taking the stand and declaring Ryan was | not his attorney; and Darwin C. de Goila | represented Byrod. | uddenly at one stage of the. proceed- | ings Attorneys Rhodes and March pro- | duced an absolute assignment of all in- | terest in the estate from Byrod to Jailer Kelley, dated June 24, 1899, anc it now ap pears as though, should De Golia succeed in his petition for distribution, what is left over after his fees have been met | may not go to Byrod, but to Jaller Kel- | ley, as per assigument, which duly acknowledged before Notary Grove L. | Johnson, | Because an_agreement wherein Kelley | had stipulated (o care for Byrod during | his remaining days had not been brought | into court, but {5 concealed in Rhodes’ | safe, Judge Hall continued the matter until next Saturday. ‘At one stage Byrod on the witness stand declared that Attorney Rhodes had told | him that “Ryan had been engaged in sev- | | shady transactions.” To impeach Byrod Rhodes insisted on being sworn and testified that he cast no such asper- | sion upon Ryan, whom he regarded as a | reputable attorney The bitterest of feeling and considerable lack of courtesy was shown between the | various attorneys and Judge Hall noted | the lack of confidence. Incidentally, to complicate matters still | further, Executrix Hawkins this after- noon also field a petition for distribution. DRIVER AND TEAM WERE PLUNGED INTO THE BAY BERKELEY, Oct. 88.—Through the col- | lapse of a wharf at West Begkeley this | morning a lumber wagon drivén by Jack | Megin was thrown suddenly into the bay. | The horses were pinned in by tne boards and perished before help could arrive. The driver by swimming was able to save | his life. The accident occurred at 7:15 o'clock this morning. Megin was driving off the wharf with a load of damp lumber. When about fifty feet from the end of the stringers of the wharf it gave way and fully forty feet of the structure collapsed. Driver, team and lumber were precipitat- ed into the water. It was with difficulty that the driver escaped with his life. The | horses could not be freed in time to save | themselves, as the timbers of t e wharf | held them down. The team belonged to | Fountain Neweil of West Berkeley and was valued at $300. The wharf is owned by Samuel Hey- ward and was leased by him to the Tay- lor Lumber Company. No extra lumber was stored upon the wharf at the time and the accident is attributed to the bad state of repair in which the structure had been kept. Ryan, a Sacramento attorney, | Golia afterward and one con- Finally George Kel- | | scored by the court, | band TOOK BACK HER HUSBAND UNTIL HE CAVE A DEED Judge Greene Scores Mrs. Cahill. Oakland office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, October 23. A mfld sensation developed in the di- vorce suit of Christopher C. Cahill against Margaret P. Cahill, brought on the grounds of cruelty, which was up before Judge Greene to-day on motion for coun- sel fees, costs and alimony, and as a re- sult of the discovery of a case of re- markable duplicity the wife was severely she being openly charged with perjuring herself. The Cahills, it appears, had about come to the conclusion to be reconciled, but hostilities broke out again yesterday. Matters have since become more compli- cated than ever and a warm time is an- ticipated. The wife testifled in court to-day that her husband had called on her last Sat- urday, begging to be taken back and de- claring he could not stand the notoriety of a divorce trial, so she immediately con- sulted her attorneys, who dre up a statement for her husband to sign, in which all the scandalous remarks he had ever uttered a, nst her in his complaint were retracted. He had also voluntarily was afraid of her life, and that the hus- had frequently warned her that their troubles would yet end in a tragedy. Cahill’s testimony put a different aspect on the case, however. He admitted he had signed,a’ statement and the deed, but said Mrs, Cahill had also signed a state- ment setting forth her promises, but that this was in lead pencil, and so he had al- lowed her to take it away to have the same copied in ink. Afterward she nad refused to make a new agreement, but still kept possession of the other docu- ments. She had promptly placed the deed on record. “1 never threatened to kill my continued Cahill on the witness-stand, “but she has twice threatened to kill me by putting strychnine in my coffee. I was willing to go to almost any length to set- | tle our differences, but my home has been infested with mep whom my wife has n- vited to stop there, and I've been unable to get rid of them. One of them, William Sinkwitz, 1 had arrested recently for dis- turbing my peade, but my wife balled him out. Then I had him arrested a sec. ond time and he is now serving thirty days. I have always provided for.my family, but 1 insist on being master of my own house.” Judge Greene decided that he would not rule on the motion for alimony until after Mrs. Cahill has deeded back to her hus- band the interest in the homestead. “I believe Cahlll's statement,” said the court. “He tells a straight story, and Mrs. Cahlll had better deed back o him, for I think it was got from him by a trick on her part. There is no doubt that fe opened the way and she took advant- age of it. I don’t belleve Mrs. statement that she was not to the divorce suit. Her conduct own statements show lha! she been_honest in the matter.” 5 Judge Greene accordingly continued the case until to-morrow morning to allow Mrs, Cahill time in which to restore to her husband his Interest in the home near Fruitvale. abandon and her has not Marriage Licenses Issued. OAKLAND, Oct. 23.—Marriage licenses were issued to-day to the following named: Vincent Silvia Marks, 27 years, | and Marie Agnes Frates, 20 years, both kland; Frank L. Savage, 28 vears, (})'{nl(l)l:ter. and Lizzie F. Walterbaugh, 2 years, Livermore; Henry Dieckmann, years, and_Anna Christina Bothsow, years, Mt. Eden; Antone Joe Andrada, Vears, and Belle Carmo, 2l vears, Hay- Wards; Antonio B. Sequeira, 47 years, Elmhurst, and Francisca da Luiz Silva, 36 years, Decoto. ———e ‘Wanted to Sell Too Cheaply. OAKLAND, Oct. 23.—Milton Barley was trying to sell a dark brown gelding and a black-top piano horse buggy at such a cut-rate figure that he excited suspicion fo-day. He sald he had driven up from Los Angeles and had friends In San Fran- o o NES Me could glve no references ne was detained by the police, who also took charge of the rig, which they believe to have been stolen. — e Orchardist’s Sudden Death. OAKLAND, Oct. 2.—Charles Miller, an orchardist, aged 70 vears, died suddenly at his home near Centerville this morn- ing. Death is attribyted to heart trouble, Deceased was a widower. An inquest will be held to-morrow morning. 81 9 & AND A of the jail at Centerville. About ting his way out through the roof Centerville’s bastile. Seamans had flown once again and ‘he [ N N e e e TOUGH BUIRGL AR AKLAND, Oct. 23.—Gustave Seamans, a desperate burglar, Otwice served short terms ih the State prison, laughs at the bolts and bars night before his preliminary hearing. Last Friday Seamans was recaptured at San Jose and Constable Vandervoort hastened to bring his prisoner “ack to ‘When the Constable went to give the prisoner his breakfast this morning down into the dungeon through the same old hole In the roof, over which some old boards had been nailed after the first jail delivery. SE Y TSHSEOA IS EISET XSO T ET RS R HET AT POOR JAIL who has two months ago he escaped by cut- of the jail with a pocket-knife on the bright rays of the sun were streaming : ; z ; wife,” | | | { event, deeded to her his interest in the home- | |stead. And now that hostilitles had broken out yesterday, she declared she | Cahill’s | | THE RECTER Vestry Accepts Dr. Law’s Resignation. SICK HKEADAGHE Positively cured by these Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 903 Broadway, Oct. 23 It is as interesting as a game of bluff. | the clever little game that has been played between Rector Marshall Law the vestry of the Church of the Advent. | The vestry held a special meeting to- | night to consider the rector's resignation. The meeting was called by order of C. B. Foot, the junior warden, in the absence of J. J. Valentine, senlor warden. Dr. Law stated yesterday that he held the fort, as a meeting of the vestry to accept his resignation could only be called by | the junior and senior warden, and both | are out of town. Now comes the little | to the rector. Unknown to him, estryman Pope left Oakland he | resigned as junior warden and Mr. Foot | was regularly elected to succeed him. This :grmws down the latest move of the rec- | Dr. Law has stated that there is no force to the agreement by which he prom- ised to resign this month if certain things were carried out, and he has therefors put in a resignation conditioned upon the not granting to him of complete power in the church and additional salary. This was the resignation which the vestry de- cided to recognize. The vestry decided to accept this resig- nation, becavse by so doing they will score two points at once. They will get rid of the rector, who is not congental to | them and they will save money, because | in the original agreement they undertook | to pay the expenses of Mrs. Law and family Bast, whereas by the ordinary ac- ceptance of ‘the rector's latest resignation they are relieved from such responsibility. The vestry is now composed of J. J. Valentine, senior warden; C. B. Foot, junior warden; Richard Burr, Dr. H. I Jones, J. Stalder and A. J. Reid. J. J. Valentine, although he resigned some | months ago, after a disagreement with the rector, is still senfor warden, the records | showing that his resignation was not ac- | cepted but was returned to him with the | request for a reconsideration. As he has | not made a request that the resignation be considered final, it is assumed that he is morally as well ‘as officially in office. The full extent of the opposition exist- ing to the rector may be gathered from the act of the chofr in refusing to sing yesterday, as told in to-day's Call. There are about fifty members in the cholr, all | vested, and it was organized by Dr. Law | and trained by his wife, who acted as or- | ganist and choirmaster. Yesterday all of | these singers were so averse to singing while Dr. Law was present that they re- fused to occupy their seats In the chancel. MAUTALEN DIVORCE SUIT HAS BEEN FILED S o | OAKLAND, Oct. 23.—Charles Mautalen | has been sued for a divorce by Alice | Mautalen, the wife alleging that he has | failed to provide for her for over a year. | Mrs, Mautalen is one of several prett sisters who resided in San Francisco and who have made much social history here | and in London during the past five vear: One of her sisters married somebody with a ytle and another figured as a vietim in | a diamond robbery. i Nearly three years ago the Mautalens | were married at Sacramento while he was an attache of the Legislature. At that time Mautalen, who had been chairman | of the County Central Republican Com- mittee, was on the crest of his political power, and the wedding was quite an | Nearly a year ago the couple sep- ted and the t filed to-day was not a surprise. The romantic careers of the Newland sisters, of whom Mrs. Mautalen i8 one, have been very freely exploited in | the newspapers. ———————— ‘Woodmen of the World. Last week there was an interesting | ceremony in Odd Fellows' Cemetery by | the membership of Golden Gate Camp, under the leadership of F. T. Phelps, the consul commander, and other officers. It was the unveiling of two beautiful monu- ments which had been erected by the camp over the graves of the late Charles P. Schaefer and Jacob Fegersten. The | ceremonles of the order, most impressive, | were carried as laid down in the ritual, the oration being delivered by Nelghbur‘ M, T. Moses | Frank Trimbell of Golden Gate Camp | and Fred B. Swan of Calumet Camp have been appointed speclal organizers for this Kb umet Camp recently gave a very en- jovable soclal in the Shiels building. There was a good attendance. solden Gate Camp since the first of the month has initiated fourteen candidates. —————— Passing Away of W. H. Ayers. | OAKLAND, Oct. 23.—William H. Ayers, | whose flowing white beard made him a | conspicuous figure on the streets here for | many years, and who at one time was quite prosperous, died vesterday at the | County Infirmary, whither he had gone | some time ago, not being able to care for | himself any longer. He was over 70 years | of age and had many friends, who will probably arrange for his funeral. —————— The Poolroom Cases. Judge Treadwell is still smarting under the criticism of his action in disposing of the forty-three poolroom cases by a fine | of $, with no alternative in each case. Yesterday, after a stormy interview with Chief Lees in which the Chief emphati- cally denfed that he had agreed to such disposition. of the cases, the Judge decid- ed to put back thirty-nine of the cases on | his calendar for trial, as he claimed that | only four cases were on the regular calen- | dar of his court when he rendered his d. cision, the others being on the reserve calendar. This is denied by Clerk McQuaid, | who alleges that the records will show ali | the cases were on the regular calendar. —_———— Yesterday’s Bankrupts. P. D. Polidori, Santa Clara, assets, $994. Ralph H. Bulkley, County, $1218 49; no assets. W. T. Stew- art, Monterey, $145 11; assets, $475. George H. 'Taber, rancher, Oroville, $1307 57; no assets. ADVERTISEMENTS. FREE TO MEN. The Private Formula of a Noted Physician Made Known— Quickly Restores Weakened Mankind to | Strength and Vigor, $3123 90; Solano | L. W. KNAPP, M. D, A most successful remedy has been found for sexual weakness, such as Impotency, shrunken | organs, nervous debility. lost manhood, night | emlssions, premature discharge and all other results of self-abuse or excesses. It cures any case of the difficulty, never falls to restore the organs to full natural strength and vigor. The doctor who made this wonderful discovery wants to let every man know about it. He will, therefore, send the receipt glving the various ingredients to be used 50 that all men at a trifling expense can cure themselves, He sends the receipt free, and all the reader need do 18 to send his name and address to L. W. Kpapp, M. D., 168 Hull Building, Detroit, Mich., requesting the free receipt as reported in this paper. It is a generous offer, and all men ought to be glad to have such an op- portunity, | Helena and all Little Pills, . ‘They also relieve Distress from Dyspepsia, Indigestion and Too Hearty Eating. A per- fect renmdy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsi- ness, Bad Tastein the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They Regulate the Bowels, Purely Vegetable. Small Pill. Small Dose. Smalfl Price, I WiLL Give $1000 o, HfIfailtocureany CANCER orzumorI 2 treat before it scat- ters or affects the ribs or other bones. No Knife No Pain! No Pay Until Cured. ./ 28 years' experi- ence. 1000 cancers now in my alcohol. La ant.” Any hard lump anywhere cancer. P e ‘®Any lump ina Woman’s Breast is Cancer If large always powsons the glands in armpit, when cure is almost impossible, BOOK SENT FREE With symptoms, addresses and testimonials of thousands cured in California, Write them. 8. R. CHAMLEY, M. D., 25 Third §t., S. F. SEND THIS to some one WITH CANCER. Dr. R. L. Walsh, 816% GEARY ST.. bet. Hyde and Larkin. Painless Extraction.. = 500 Crowns .00 Flesh-colored Plates: 52 .. 85.00 Continuous Gum Plates (no bad joints) our ecialty. Have recelved TEN first prizes for this branch of dentistry. students. 1§ years' experience. No OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Coast Steamship Co. Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Francisco. For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., Oct. 3, 8 13, 18, X Nov. 2, change at’ Seattle, For Vietoria. _Vancouver (5. C.), Port Townsend, Se- attle, Tacoma, Everett, Ana- cortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., Oct. 3, 8, 1, 1 7, 38 Nov.'Z and every fifth day thereafier; change at Seattle to this company’s steamers for Alaska and G. at Vancouver N. Ry.; at Tacoma to N. P. Ry to C. P. Rv, For Fureka (Humboldt Bay), 2 p. m., Oet. 6, 11, 16, 26, 81; Nov. 5 and every fifth day there- after. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Simeon, Cayu- cos, Port Harford (San Luis Obispo), Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Hueneme, San Pedro, East San Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, § a. m., Oct. §, 7, 11, 15, 18 31; Nov. 4 and every' fourth’ day thereafter. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Harford uis Obispo), Santa Barbara, Port Los d Redondo (Los Angeles), 11 a. m., 13, 17, 21, 25, 29; Nov. 2 and every thereafter For Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosalia and Guaymas (Mexico), 10 . m., 7th of each month. For further information obtain a folder. The company reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and hours of sailing. TICKET OFFICE— 4 New -Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts., 10 Market st., San Francisco. TEO R &N O DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO POR T, A N From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m FAR $12 First Class Including Berth $8 Second Class and Meals. COLUMBIA.......... .Oct. 20 19, 29. STATE OF CALIFOR! Short Line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, pomnts in the Northwest. ‘hrough tickets to all points East. o] E. C. WARD, General Agent. 630 darket st PERKINS & CO., - Superintendents. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARI3. Stopping at Cherbourg, westbound. From New York Every Wednesday, 10 a. m. GOODALL, 19| St. Paul .Nov. 8 25| New York! -Nov. 13 1/st. Louls. Nov. 23 RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwern. From New York Every Wednesda: Westernland .,.Oct. 15| Friesland Kensington Nordland . EMPIRE LINE. Seattle, St. Michi Dawson City. For full information regarding Ireight and passage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, 30 Montgomery st.. cr any of its agencles. 'TOY® KISEN KAISHA. TEAMERS WILL LEAVE RF, COR- ner of First apd Brannan streets, 1 p. m., for YOKOHAMA and HONGK calling at Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasakl and Shanghal, and connecting at Hongkong with ~steamers for India, ete. No cargo received on board on day of sailing HONGKONG-MARU .Wednesday, Nov. 1 NIPPON-MARU Saturda: ov. 25 AMERICA .Thursday, Dee. 2L Round-trip tickets at reduced rates. For freight and passage apply at company's office, 421 Market street. corner First, W. H. AVERY. General Agent COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS, Salling every Thursday Instead of Saturday. from November 2, 1899, at 30 a. m. frem Pler 42, North River, foot of orton s LA GASCOGNE. Oct. 21: LA RETAG! Oct 28 LA TOURAINE, Nov. 2. LA CHAMPAGNE. Nov. 9 DIE, Nov. 16: LA_GASCOGN TOURAINE, Nov. 3; LA BRETAG? First-class to Havre, $60 and upward: 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Second-ciass to Havre, $45; 6 per cent reduction on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, % Broadway (Hudson bufld- ing), New York. J. F. FUGAZI & CO., Pa- ¢cific’ Coast Agents, 5 Montgomery ave., LA NORMAN- 2; LA San S. S, Moana salls via Honolulu_ and Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, Nov. 1, at 10 p. m. The §. S. Australia salls for Honolulu Wednesday, Nov, 15, at2p m. Favorite Line Round the World, via Hawaiy, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, India, Sues, England, etc.; $610 first-class. i. U, SPARCKELS & gRus. Agts., /14 Montg Pler 7, Foot Pacific St. Freight Otfice. 227 Market St. BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U, S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJD, Steamer “‘Monticello," MON., Tues. V. Thurs and Sat. at 9:43 ol a m, 35 § ight), 7ri. days’Lp m. and 830, Sundave, 10530 B . m. nding and office, Mission-street Do Brer No. 2 Telephone Matn 1508, i F. .- oo 09