The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 27, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, ACTOR DENMAN THOMPSON, HIS PLAY AND ART Typically American Drama With All the Elements of Popularity. e Dearth of New Attractions This Week—The Alcazar an Excep- tion With Clay Greene's “The New South.” B Bk be applied to the acting son except in the coi- word, and “drama” “The Old Home- . It amus: he chortiing goes with it testi- ainment (for want of a bet- heart— tured, at beats time to slushy € 0 the theat- the vaudevil- o more than a vehi fulness in Denman ng of the character; the 2 of & type, is sim exaggeration's artful aid be nothing to Uncle Josh, boots. As with the Greek de convex in order that as with the nese print that more luminous, arge splashes of acterization aim rther than is nec- s even the ; but I am not trifices truth He simply demand which pplau what they ayseed humor, High School at @eary and Scott streets. There are now on file with the commis- sion 571 applications for the examination as copyist, of which 337 have been flied by men and 234 by women. All of these applicants are desirous of filling the po- sition as copyist. of which there are only 3 in the City Hall, 20 in the Recorder’s office and 1§ in the County Clerk's office. ——————— | STANFORD’S GRAND i ANNIVERSARY BALL A Brilliant Gathering of Native Sons | in a Most Beautifully Deco- rated Hall. er since the Native Sons’ Assembly was dedicated has it presented a handsome appearance than it did night, decorated for the fourteenth ersary ball given by Stanford Parlor ll\n 76 of the Native Bons. The decora- | tions were principally roses and ferns, peach blossoms and Japanese umbrellas, | tastefully arranged. In place of badges the committee men wore pink ribbons with 2 small gold star in the center. There were present about six hundred filling the dance floor and gal- The grand march was led by Will- fam H. Dick, president of the parlor, and . Dick, and under the direction of A. hleicher the many couples who par- ipated formed & gigantic letter “5” and » the figures novel and pretty | grand march. | men were all in evening dress | ladies handsomely gowned. The was under the direction of the Hall more | | anni + 0404040+ 040+ 04 040+ 0+0 40 10+ D40+ 040 +04 O+0+ rector—William H. Dick. Floor com- , W. Lewis, A. F, Sleicher, Jay T . A. Moraghan, William herty, A. H. Gian- | ngton’ Dodge, S. O. Jobn J. McCarth present were: Mr. and Mrs. William s Elizabeth Dick, H. M. Furman, | oth Jr., Miss Elma Ball, Miss 4 F. Fuller, Miss Sophie Streiss, Miss Annie Tannian, A. H. Milletz, Miss Lily | Rucker, DO+ CH+0 40 Simpson, Mr. and Mrs. D. B. Goodrich, the | M s Barron, Miss Grace Jackson, Chris Don- ovan, L. R. Aitken, Mrs. Altk Dr. G. N. 3 Van Orden, Joseph . Miss Elste E. Mora- | § ghan, Louls He Mrs. Heinrich, Mrs. | W. H. Meyer, Lewald, M. L. ? Sullivan, _ Mrs. b 00 XA | Robert Schord, Haitle Crockett, | Q | Dr. Washington Dodge, B. H. Elkendahl, | 4 | W. van der Leith, Miss E. Barronio, J. A. Al- Miss Eva Fournier, D. O. Call 3urr, W, E. Dorn, Mrs. Dorn, Fra: Sadie O'Riley, Leo J. Devlin, Miss Bhort, [ 3 Eugene Ratto, Leonard Stone, 5. B, Fugazzi, H M J. Cordes, E. S. Grisby, Mrs. Lariviere, C . Raito, Miss Rosa | § J. W. Hu Mrs. K. Hum- | phrey H. Reyno Reynolds, F. 9 H. Jung, Miss Leonie Ju . Foster, Mr. Mrs, P. Livingston Dunn, Miss Grenham, Schleicher, Mrs. W. A. Aubry, Mr. and rs. D. A. Curtin, Mr. and Mrs. D C. Martin, | @ B ey S LTl N X DEv ) ) GARVER (Milo Colestoc . A. Fowler, Daniel | % Mr. and Mrs. ¢ WITH AT AND CANE AND LADY HE PASTOR DID A CAKEWALK Rev. Leonard J. Garver, of Haywards Ennmnafinnal Cl_mrch, Scandalizes His Flock by Joining in the Ethiopian Pastime and Capering Solemnly Down a Crowded Hall Has Scandalized Haywards. z applause go with every | [ Murphy, V. o Humphecys, My sod Mes | © AKLAND, Feb. %.—Rev. Leonard J. Garver, who dispenses theology to f: 010 Homestead,” in the face | eideia, Miss M. Littlefield, L. O. Haven, Philip | & residents of Haywards through the Haywards Congregational Church, whom es 1Ot Mmove to smiles, | . D K TG Ml et DRt 1T of which he is pastor, did a cakewalk a few evenings ago, and now . my impact and the A e, Ve | the Congregational denomination is stirred as no other cakewalk ever but these are in the Mulville, Miss Maude Mul- 2 stirred it, and the tongues are awag as no other dancer ever set them going. count. They P. Grennan, G. 8. Oliver, It was no minuet that the Rev. Mr. Garver tripped, in the good old- i ccess of ° C. T. Cohn, Mres. Mulville, ° fashioned style of our grandparents. It was a regular ragtime cakewalk, i s Sasamiie Maow s with all of the most modern appurtenances, and he did it cane and hat in H Mrs. D. Partridge, S € hand, with a young lady on his arm. It was as full of new steps as the Houseworth, Mrs. O most approved bit of cakewalking, and those who witnessed the little dash 5 nd Mrs ‘5"0‘{, ”;; 5 9 say that the Rev. Mr. Garver has nothing to be ashamed of in regard to his May cakewalking abilities. It all happened at an entertainment given by Palma < H' Glannini, 4 Circle of the Women of Woodcraft, the female adjunct to the Woodmen of . o D e T Miss Bertha Rega, P. Hurleman and | @ the World. The entertainment proper had closed, and after the musical g pulace to whom the g g A e g 4 numbers the band struck up a cakewalk, in which it was expected that some very dear can Gilmert H. s i of those present would take part. It was hardly expected that the minister 3 pt warbling cur- Georse Schartz, Miss Emma | ¥ would take his turn, but somehow the spirit of cakewalking moved him and T Bucket” and mmond, Miss Ethel Bradford, |+ he did his steps with the rest. As the ragtime swelled and tripped and nks v by & double B H. Eedican, Mrs. C. skipped in its hurdle-jumping way the Rev. Mr. Garver became enthused. he the Colum- gshel, 3 He took & cave and a hat, and with Miss May Hamilton, who is one of the ot b n 1. Mrs. Monges, H | © most expert cakewalkers in the bay region, he did his turn down the room Homestead,” but the . Acton Haven, A. E. J. Nye, Miss | # and back again. of the Down-East Mertyr Herbert, Th Hewer, Mrs Fred L Wil- | @ ™ Being a wearer of “the cloth,” and in addition a large man who bears & be put on the stage praay, A. W. Dollard, Miss C. H. Keogh, E striking resemblance to President McKinley, the minister's cakewalk has Josh N C. Saul, 3. T. 7 von Hiper- | @ caused no little comment, though, be it said for the sake of the reverend . PORTER GARNETT. ree gentleman, he is heartlly sorry that he took those steps. It was done at a Alcazar. & Mrs. @ B publi entertainment, and that is where the trouble came and how the The New . s S Bliradtion St s E. Shammel, “Upton, | @ story got out. Ragtime is more popular now in Haywards than ever before, ” ract o= Long, T. A. Ragner and Mrs. | 4 and cakewalking has been given an additional impetus from its ministerial 1 Miss Ragner, Joseph Gildea, Mr. and | @ packing. g night Mrs. ( .\lnng:\.l':&“l'(,rfloca.rde, M o & % ly warm- nder, v ‘Hampton and s Virgi ir and | @404 O+O+0 4G40+ 00+ 04040+ CHO+ O+ O+0 40+ O+0+ 04040+ 040 as . Lescur, Miss Neerliman, Anosemizn, & A | TAKES PRESIDENT Daw % ieilntts| WHEELER'S CLASSES Miss Tharpe, Waiter F. Murphy, | Donovan, Mr. and | . e s L. E._Kelly, Myrtle L ot B0ty v Sty C les tephens, M1 E b fr. Parker, R. W. Dennls, Charies H Sadle G. liva Miss Edna | Van Valkenbergh, Miss Lane, Mr, H. Wh d, S. O. Stan: , M Fred C. Boden, Dr. T. D. Maher, tha Maher, Miss Molile Downs, W. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Stanyan, Miss E . J. Greenwood, N. F. Hall, C. J. & Bauer, Fred K. Bishop, Mr. and Mrs. J. C = . | Kartick, James D. Dougherty, Mrs. J. Schieich- California. er, Mrs J. Denzier, Louis F. Kelly. Mr. and s of Dean Maitland” was | Mrs. W. J. MacDonald, Thomas O'Callaghan, ic in the Cali- | Mr. and Mrs. A, P. Giannini, Miss Rose Cuneo, The -ad- | Miss Jennie Gay, Dr. A as rs. Haslam, nature of - evidently ; e Job a ¥ 5 igues, M ! h of the lighter e Aaner, Miss Badte B Gouid. Dr. R ¥ _the Australlan | g . Tower, J. White, | < A st effort to please in | 3 i Mrs. W. B. Larkins, M. Chevsich, | 1 ad to carry. This &y Martin Smith, 8. A. Searle, Miss Dora old- Heuer, F. 1. Gon- | ap- Quinn’s Grand Opera-House. Kate Ryan, Miss Mulcaire, Mrs. Wainwright, ~ extravaganza “Aladdin Jr.” began | Mrs. Reld, ‘Miss Christine Daly, Mr. and Mrs. et A P 2 1. Herringhli, James J. Gildea, Miss Gildea, r K dpera-house | Ny “und Mrs, F. J. McCarthy, H. A. Frits, ig ed house, and the ntroduced met with t, Helen bert. Heuer, Miss E. E. A. Groezinger, nger, Mr. and Mrs. P, F Duffey, Mr. and Mrs. L. rs. Charles W. Bealer, B R s L e e e e e ] HIRAM BINGHAM. Mr. and Mre. F. L Head, F. B Surryhne, ¥. G. Hensell and Mrs. Hensell, J, F. Seiberst | = rge number and Mrs. Belberst, S, M( (‘rlm,‘;:mll K:que‘\‘n, | Parlor, N Mrs. Serberin, Mrs. C. Gegus,'Mrs, A. Clarke, oty " s were present and | J. W. McDonald Jr.»Miss Edith O'Brien, Miss ERKELEY, Feb._ 26.—Hiram Bing- - T enjoy themselves. E. McDonald, B4 Conboy, Hy Lundstedt, W. ham has taken President Benjamin 2 ¥. Sawyer, Mr. and Mrs. G. C. Bornemann, Ide Wheeler's classes in “Greek In- Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Pressley, Joseph Ebert, stitutions” at the State University ny Concert Thursday. and next to the erts under the di- es will take place use next Thursday programme will in- deissohn, Schumann, Sympho ks by M ens and We 5 Jr, E. L. Culan, A, N. Trainor, Miss Gertie | Olympia. V. Lennan, Judge E. A. Belcher, Mr. and Mrs. | ore is the usually g0od bill at the | J. Fred Schemp, E. R. Bryant, M. D.; Lewis | anche Le Clair Sloan is still | F. with her fiying ring act, and st of the! Mrs. A Eber, iss May J. McDonald, 8. V. Costello, Miss i 2% T ermewell | during the absence of the president on his n G L. Alberti, J . Mahoney, | Eastern trip. It is a great honor for a i Sraber Guatmann. M7 and dirs . 3. | young man to be asked to take President Peden Jr., W. V. McDonald, Miss O'Toole, | Wheeler's classes, and Mr. Charles Hoey, Miss M. Hoey, Mr. and Mrs. L. | carrying them on very acceptably. Ratizh eohen, Siss Cohen, M7 ana b3 | AGED) JOHN NICHOLL WANTS A NEW TRIAL J. Lennan, Miss M. T. Lennan, L. G. Schord | —— OAKLAND, Feb. 26.—The motion for a 1 the bill well up to the Hayaen, C. A. M han, Miss Annie | New trial in the breach of promise case : . A Lowney, Thomas ¥. Barry. °|of Jane Hodge against John Nicholl, ————————— wherein a jury awarded plaintiff $25,000 Sale for Wagner Concerts. The subscription sale for the series of to be given at the California e next two weeks in dski, David Bispham and h will appear in a reper. all the Wagner operas ASPHYXIATED BY GAS. m H. Toome; “Meets Death Ac- cidentally in a Hotel. Toomey, & young man well Niam H e Hancock House, 781 Mission o'clock yesterday morning, .en accidentally asphyxiated by a ¢ painters working on the inside the bullding noticed a strong odor of .s apparently coming from one of the ms and notified the landlord. The forced open and the body of discovered on the bed. One of %= jets was turned on full force. ody was removed to the Morgue. ed was 31 Toomey, 2t Munich, Bavaria. He was born sich and received a fine education Henry Toomey says his son had »omes e B he b about town, was found dead in /| sears old and the son | ormerly United States | damages, was partially argued before Judge Ogden this afternoon, _Attorney Sam Bell McKee, on behalf of the defend- ‘ SOCIETY CONCERT FOR BENEFIT OF SAILORS | ant secking a new trial, went o far as to state that the marriage of the aged cou le | would have been against ood Dubgk: | Entertainment at the Palace Which pnllc‘y. He claimed every element that houid enter into a marriage was lackin; Was Attended by Many Rep- i cage: that the aied oapitatisy resentative People. gought gnl latxl:fr;m?unl%n. i’A'he attorney v or having given | The amateur concert which was given | ISDIOVEd DIGMUR A0 od e {in the Maple room of the Palace Hoteld papers. He based much stress on the ! last evening for the benefit of the San |claim that the award of damages was ex- | Francisco Seaman’s Church and Insti- tute and the Seaman’s Catholic Institute cessive. The motion will be further ar- gued on March 1 was a real success both findncially and | sociall; The fiavla room was crowded to its ut- ELKS PHEPARING FOR most capacity br;/the city’s elite, who en- A soclm cchUs joyed some really excellent amateur con- cert work and incidentally helped along irrespective of sectarian affiliations two OAKLAND, Feb. %.—Another soclety circus is being arranged by the Oakland lodge of Elks for March 19, 20 and 21. charities that are doing untold good among the men who go down to the sea | in_ships. The admission was $2 50, but it was eas- ily within the reach of the class that con- tributed to both the audience and the erformers, and the crowd that gathered ustified the expectations that were raised when it was jown_that the following | well known ladies had consented to act as | patronesses and lend their_ influence to the success of the affafr: Mrs. Parrott, 0. this one will also be for the benefit of the Elke’ rest in Mountain View Ceme- tery. A large 300-foot tent will be located at the corner of Jackson and Twelfth streets for the occasion. It will contain three rings and an elevated stage. One of the promised features, aside from the best ent_on both gides of the bay, will ihe habit of taking bromide to Mrs. Casserly, Mrs. Head, Mrs. William | be Norris Brothers' entire pony and dog as he was in poor health, | 5. Taylor, Mrs. Tobin, Mrs. Irwin, Mrs. | show. On the morning of the opening day : e aecidentally turned the gas | Henry T. Scott, Mrs. Will Crocker, Mme. | there will also be a grand street parade. pr Fler putting out the light while de Lalande, Mrs. Joseph A. Donohoe,|The various comimittees in charge are Coffering from an _overdose of the drug. T! theory that the young man com- mitted suicide is scouted by all the mem- Ders of his family, who say there was absolutely no reason why he should take his life. He was formerly pnrchulns San Francisco Gas an y and had just u:oepttfid e egent for the a g bay ric Compan oa position with a firm across —————— Civil Service Examination. account of the great number of ap- ions recelved by the Civil Bervice jon for the examination of copy- Mrs. Hobart and Mrs. Joseph D. Grant. | now busily engaged arranging for the | The returns from the concert have not all | been figured up, but they were more than satisfactory and will help along very ma- terially the two institutions to whose treasuries they will flow. e el . Geisha Girls Arrested. Four Japanese Geisha girls were ar- rested at 526 Pine street last evening by Sergeant Helms and posse and charged at the California-street station with hav- become inmates of houses of pros- .:.?&mm The house, xl'.hlcl: was osten: r. TWO CRIMINALS, ONE VICTIM OF TANFORAN Mail Clerk Perez and Hotel Porter Blythe Plead Guilty to In- dictments. Thomds N. Perez and George T. Blythe before United States District a) Judge de panese Gels! and tea parlor, Haven yesterday and pleaded 1 is far In excess of ?ng;; | :’.’. ;ee-::-"tched by the police for some | gullty to the_ indictments against thome ¢ examination has beep PoStRORCd B en- | time and as a result the rald was mad ey were ordered to appear on Wednes- Thursday evening, Martl &y (0, Cn 1t 'will | All_the girls appeared In thelr day for sentence, ng of Wednesday, Marc 3 Girls' at the police station. erez was until recently a clerk in the Mo held in the auditorium of R R e R S R RCS SCER S Bingham {s | Like the successful affalr of four years mailing department of the Postoffice, and was caught by Postoffice Inspector Brwin with bills in his possession which had been taken from three stolen letters. A nolle prosequi was éntered as to two of the letters and Perez pleaded guilty to one of the counts in the indictment. He had been suspected for several months of opening letters and stealing money from them, and attentlon was first attracted toward him by his frequent visits to the gambling den at Tanforan. Blythe was a hotel porter at Hollister and stole a cigar case and muffler from a registered package sent to Willam J. Biggy at that place. ———— FATHER YORKE TO GIVE A SERIES OF LECTURES The Able Priest to Preach at the Cathedral During the Coming ‘Week—List of Subjects. Rev. Peter C. Yorke will open a serles of eight conferences on ‘‘Present Prob- {lems” in St. Mary's Cathedral at 11 o'clock next Sunday. As the title of the course indicates, the most important re- ligious questions of the present day will be treated. The following is the pro- gramme: ‘The Secular Conflict.,” Sunday, Ma; 4, 11 o'clock a. m.; ““The Social 1] hllosoph{ of Mammon,” Thursda: Canons of Progress,” Friday; Heavens and the New Eart March 11, 11 o’clock a. m. On the week evenings the lectures will begin at 8 o’clock. In addition to the con- ferences, Father Yorke will lecture on Sunday evening, March 11, in the Cathe- ;tlraal. The subject of his lecture will be “Rome." Meeting of Train Conductors. The Order of Rallway Conductors, which | has been in session here for the last three days, has concluded Its labors and elected the following officers to serve during the next year: W. V. Stafford, general oiu.lr. man; D. C. Gillen, vice chairman, and O. C. Scriven, secretary. There were eight representatives of the different divisions of the Pacific system present, including one who represented the roads in Oregon. KENTUCKY PRACTICALLY WITHOUT A GOVERNMENT | Democratic Contestants Sworn in and There Is a Deadlock Pending Court’s Decision. FRANKFORT, Ky., Feb. 2.—The State Contest Board this afternoon awarded certificates of election to all the Demo- cratic contestants for minor State offices. Immediately afterward the contestants were sworn in and repaired to the State | House in a body, where they made a formal demand on the Republican incum- bents for possession of the offices. The | demands were not acceded to. | Clerk of the Court of Appeais Shackel- | ford administered the oath of office to all the contestants for offices other than Governor and Lieutenant Governor. Immediately after the swearing in of the Democratic officials injunction suits were filed by of the new officials, seeking to oust the Republicans from of- fice and enjoining them from exercising the rights, ~duties and g_reroxluveg now a?perlalnlnl thereto. he installation of the Democratic officials will have the effect of tying up tightly every branch of the State government, g.mun‘ a de- cision of all the contests by the courts. Until then the State will be practically without a State government. i o DISPUTE OF CENTRAL AMERICAN REPUBLICS United States Will Endeavor to Pre- vent War Between Nicaragua and Costa Rica. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—Unofficial mail reports received at the State ment announce that trouble between Costa Rica and Nicaragua Is expected. These reports have been referred to the Navy Department for the consideration 1900. but no request for the tch of a warship to either Greytown or Brito has been made. The information is at varlance with that of Senor Cor the Nicaragua Minister 0 the United States, who called at the tate Department t and informed the officials that the situation in his country was peaceful; that there was no danger so far as he was aware of a_con- flict between Nicaragua and Costa Ri and that his ent did not cove! Costa Rican territory. It is understood the State rtment is proceeding on the assumption that there is danger of trouble and that Min- ister Merry is making efforts to peace- fully settle the difficulty. In view of the importance of the preservation at this time of the existing Governments, on ac- count of the political status of the canal matter, it is proposed by this Government to do all it can in the way of using its {ood offices to prevent hostilities between he two Central American republics. REMARKABLE SPEECH MADE BY CECIL RHODES KIMBERLEY, Saturday, Feb. 24.—Cecil Rhodes, presiding at a meeting of the De Beers Company, delivered a remark- able speech, which was received with en- thusiasm. After announcing that the year’s profits of the De Beers Company amounted to £2,000,000, he spoke of the Chartered Company’s transactions with De Beers, and said that the shareholders were divided Into two classes—imagina- tive and unimaginative. The latter, he sald, passed their lives filling money bags that are dissipated by their offspring on wine, women and horses. To the latter class, he stated that the transaction with the Chartered Company had closed satis- factorfly, as the De Beers Company owned all the diamonds wherever its charter existed. To the imaginary, he drew an eloquent picture of these mines 100 years hence, as mirroring European civilzation in the far South. “The lat- ter,” he said, *“'feel a glow of satisfaction at the thought that the immense riches taken from the soil have not been merely devoted to the decoration of the fair sex.” Speaking of the war, he considered it a puzzie why it had arisen. The Transvaal and the Free State were not republics, he declared, but oligarchies, and had been long conspiring to seize British South Af- rica. Each government was simply a small political gang, who humbugged the poor Dutchmen, appealing to their pa- triotism and dividing the spoils among their coteries. The Afrikander has been working twenty years for independence. He sald that former President Reitz of the Orange Free State had years ago avowed that his only ambition in life was to drive England out of Africa. After showing how Kimberley had been defended by citizens, of whom 120 had been killed or wounded, and thanking General French for his gallant ride, Mr. Rhodes closed brilliantly, asserting: “We have done our duty in preserving and protecting the greatest commercial asso- ciation in the world—her Majesty’s flag.” ENGLISHMEN ADMIRE CRONJE’S GREAT COURAGE NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—A dispatch to the Journal and Advertiser from London says J. B. Robinson, the African million- aire miner, sad: 1 have known Cronje long and intimately, and wish I could now shake his hand and tell him how much I, in common, I believe, With every Englishman, admire the courage he has shown. He may be our foe, but England is generous enough to recognize the good qualities of the man fighting against her. Cronje and his 7000 men have certalnly re- vealed a herolsm never surpassed in the history of our Tace. Surrounded by an army of 4, men, with 110 guns continually pouring shells on ‘their position, they have stood at bay for days. It is only what those of us Who know the man expected from Cronje. He will never of his own will surrender. He may be com- pelled by his men refusing to fight any longer, | but of that I am very doubtful. He Is support- ed by the Old Guard of the Transvaal. No Boer has such influence over his followers. They belleve him invincible, They almost worship him. I believe e can, if his men only stand by him, resist for weeks. He made for the spot where he is now intrenched for two reasons. First, he wanted to be as near Bloemfontein as possible, because his rellet would come from there. Next, he was aware that the situation he now holds was the best fitted for defense. It is the bend of the river, and that means much of shelter. The South African rivers are not like English rivers. Here the waters come up to the top of the banks; in South Africa the steep sides mount up ten, twenty and even thirty feet above the water. . In these banks caves can easily be made in which men and stores can be placed. As soon as Cronje reached this spot they speeded the defensive preparations. Stores having been put away, each man would dig a shelter trench, and If It had not been for these trenches the men must all have been quickly annihilated by our artillery fire. Bach shelter trench not only goes down, but has a part scooped out at the side In which & man can lie in safety while lyddite and shrapnel are pouring on the earth above him. Unless a shell actually falls in a trench it does the man no damage. In these trenches the Boers lle, a few men being placed as sentries above. The moment the sentry gives the alarm up the men spring and pour & rifle fire on any storming party. e SOME OF THE CARGO MAY BE RESEIZED LONDON, Feb. 26.—The reports that Lord Salisbury had closed the Sabine in- cident by a frank expression of regret to the United States Embassador with a promise that more caution would be dia- played in stopping American vessels in the future and that he had handed Mr. Choate formal papers on the subject are vigorously denied at the Forelgn Office and at the United States Embassy. oLt LONG SHOT EARNS BRACKETS. Duchess of York Wins at 100 to 1 at New Orleans. NEW ORLEANS, Feb. 26.—Sir Christo- pher and Koenig were the winning favor- ites to-day. Nekarnis came to life in the fifth race and the stable of Dunn & Davis, his owners, was suspended pending inves- tigation. The sensation of the day was the win of Duchess of York at 10 to 1 in the last race. The track was fast. Re- sults: soven furlongs—Miss Bed 3 Right Bower second, Ben Chance third. Time, 1:29%. SI;’ turlongs—8ir Christopher won, Cherry Head second, Acushla thi Time, 1:15. Selling, mile and @ sixteenth—Koenig won, Loyaity second, King Elkwood third. Time, nfi‘.‘,}m“ mile and a quarter—St it won, e t rangest Barataria third. Time, 2:08, second, t . 1 Bix ‘half furlongs—Duchess of York won, Palarm ol r Green third. Time, 1:22%. SHARKEY-FITZSIMMONS. NEW YORK, Feb. 26.—Tom Sharkey announced to-day that he would cover “Bob"" Fitzsimmons' forfeit of $5000 on Monday. Sharkey’s manager would like to have the contest decided at Coney I 5 muhr. .othnru club tggm mosa 18 e than Seaside Srganization he will gladly accept its bid. —_—— Ryan to Fight Root. ‘HOT SPRINGS, Ark., Feb. 26.—Tommy Ryan deposited $10000 with Leo Mayer, stakeholder, as the first deposit of his to Dan Stuart’s $3500 that of $5000 }’u Root _cannot defeat him in a glove contest. Stuart also gave Mayer $1000. The fight will be for the ~ middle- weight champlonship and George Siler will be accepted as referee. g dn sy Victory for Miners. VISALIA, Feb. 26.—The Visalia Land Office recetved the following orders from ‘Washington to-day: “Suspend from dis- position until further orders all lands in townships 2 a{m 26 south, ranges 17 and 18 east; ::vrnl gw::th, ranges 18 and 19 east; ith, range 19 east: and STUDENTS HONOR PROF. LE CONTE ON HIS BIRTHDAY ; Seventy-Seventh Anniver- sary Is Made Notable at the University. The Aged Professor Happily Re- sponds tc the Warm Greetings of His Many Friends and His Classes. g BERKELEY, Feb. 26—The seventy- seventh birthday of Professor Joseph Le Conte of the University of California was celebrated to-day by the students and friends of the professor. His lecture room was decorated with violets and palms and crowded with students. An engrav- in, be?ml! of the student body by President Fred Dorety of the Associated Students. Dr. Le Conte responded to the students and sald that every good thought which he has ever had has come to him while he was lecturing or preparing to lecture, and that every scientific or philisophical article that he has ever written has sprung from some germinated thought which was first ~¢ all given forth in the classroom. “‘I have tried,” said he, “to give you the true spirit of science, and, more than that, the true spirit of learning. You said to me that every year I am growing five years younger. sometimes feel as if that were really true, for my sympathy with_young people continuall and& I look on youth with re MURDERED BY FLJIANS DURING A REBELLION | Edgar P. Thompson and His Wife Slain on the Island They Owned and Ruled. EVANSVILLE, Ind., Feb. %.—Evans- ville heirs of Edgar P. Thompson, owner and ruler of Vartu Vara, one of the Fiji islands, who left an estafe valued at $10.- 000, have been notified of his They are Benjamin G. Thompson and Mrs, Kate R. Thompson, a nephew and niece. Theysinherit one-twelfth of the estate. The reports. which have just been re celved through the missionaries, state of “The Prophets” was presented on | that Thompson and his wife were mur- | dered In a rebellion of the natives. sl TP KILLED DEER BY WHOLESALE. Two Men Arrested While Working on the Carcasses. COVELO, Feb. 28.—Charles Harris and James Simmonin, well-known ranchers of this section, were arrested to-day, charged with the wholesale slaughter of deer. The officers surprised the parties working on the carcasses of twenty deer in an old deserted barn in the mountains, | The evidence points to the destruction of over 150 deer by the men since the close of the season. It is belleved some merchants of the community were rendering assist- ance in disposing of the venison. Several hundred pounds of smoked hams, tender- loin and boneless shoulders were seized. The preliminary hearing was set for to- MOrTow. —_— GERMAN RULE IN SAMOA. Natives to Be Given a Form of Self- Government. BERLIN, Feb. 26.—A leading Foreign Office offictal, discussing to-day the organ- ization of the administration of German Samoa, sald: It 1S impossible to give details as yet regarding the form of government to be adopted. Dr. Solf will have large discre- tionary powers and will give the natives as much self-government as his experi- ence and observations will warrant. There will be as few administrative officials as ossible. Everything will be kept simple. No difficulty with the natives is expected, as they are peaceably inclined.” piss i Says He Is Innocent. Special Dispatch to The Call. TUCSON, Ariz., Feb. 2%.—Alvord and Downing, who were arrested last w. by Chief Detective Thacker on the chases of belng implicated in the Southern Pa- cific hold-up at Cochise last September, were placed in the Tombstone jai On being questioned regarding their par- ticipation in the robbery, Alvord said: “All that I know is I am here and am innocent.” " The preliminary hearing will take place on the 1st of March. Harrison Gray Otis Brevetted. WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.—The Senate to-day confirmed the following nomina- tions: To be major general by brevet: General Harfison Gray Otis, U. & v. " sadler To be brigadier general by brevet: Colonel 9. 0. Summers, Second Oregon Volunteer In fantry; Colonel . C. et . Volunteer Infantry. R e ———— Death of Horatio Pike. SEATTLE, Feb. 26.—Horatio N. Pike, a ploneer ln.wyarc of the Pacific Coast, died to-day at the County Hospital = xtzl:utlondof zh;lkldnen_mur:r nnofllx‘;;s:n;l ree days. e was ears the time of his death. > o °f a8e at e ee- e B S Baptist Ministers Meet. SANTA ROSA, Feb. 26.—A meeting was held here to-day by promine: ministers at which the uue-t;lo(n Boltplt‘gé exemption of church property from tax- ation was discussed. e —— ] HOTEL ARRIVALS. PALACE HOTEL. A O Ritchle, Vancver|Mrs Strengellow, H B Wood, Joss L I Rose, Bl Rio Mrs Wood, San Jose |Mrs L J Rose, El Rio A C Luck, Austin, Nv(J B Hennell, Chicago C W Hickmann, Mont Mrs Hennell, Chicago J_G Baueruschmidt, |A G Dunn, Beattle gBtltimore, Ma " |H P Nye. ‘san Diego reen! 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R Elliott, W, Chgo W F Kiotz, Los An W _Isbell, Ukiah Mrs A Knicht, L A 3 R Kennedy Chico J R Thomas, Los Ang > A Dean, wf, Chgo urne, Butte M A Nurse, Sacto |G J Wheatland, Oakid 7 Craig, Woodland R B Luthead, Seattle a7 v, Los A M Stevenson, wt ,cld { J Frafror, Wf. Sacto| Vacaville Marie Reaner, Vicuna (B W Keen, wf, L A 3 Datson, wf, Los C E Gilson, Contr A'TR A Olson, Minn W R Inwood. Pinole [R rt, Everett 3 Dannenbaum,. Vallej|= M Neel, Chicago 3 8 Williams, Fresno |1 W Forgens, S Cruz € A Preble, Cal 3 J Owens, Cal 3 D Severs. Cal |H H Hunter. § Jose J Michel, N Y T Morava, Chicago T J Dunne, Seattle = Troy, Chicago 3 A Spring, New York'W W Patterson, Wstly D'C Mitchell, N ¥ € C Culler, Grass Viy 3 M w Mrs N A Roth, Portrvl Le |r S 8 Stuart, do Donovan, e . St pe . Sacto nnell, Mon & 7 Hetehum, N Y R B Andrews C Bt W & e, ammeThiE i W dplamt 7 J Neill, wt, fmy, ‘alszea, Crockett Mrs L D Davis, Omah! NEW WESTERN HOTEL. 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