The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 1, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1900 GAS FILLED H WHILE SH Beautiful . oot P eoe MISS SOPHIA engaged to time to phen Stu- engagement was to Owens, at the pearance iing, and @eisis it eteberes CORBETT AND KID McCOY SIGN FOR A CONTEST Will Meet Before the Twen- tieth Century Club on August 30, e Charlie White Selected as Referee | and Other Conditions Are Ar- | rived At With Scarcely ; Any Trouble. { 4 | NEW YOF July 81.—James J. Corbett end Kid were matched this after-| he Twentieth Cen-} noon to fight tury Club E f August 3. The | men will g w -five rounds' under rules, ible would oc- ¢ Broadway, but arcastic remarks ng was peaceful. ign articles Marquis of Q aside from sume passed by each The men agreed t ¢ 1:30 o’clock. « was on time, but McCoy failed to o'clock. As soon walked to the op a word to the other. tremely nervous and act teur making first matc ten minutes regained end the men settled down to b Corbett drew from his pocket tk gram he received from McCoy and ing it before the latter, said: Sophia Volkmar, Soon to Have Been a Bride, Meets an Accidental Death. L S S S e o S S B S S ey I e e i e e e e S T S S S o L ] ER ROOM E SLUMBERED @ . pS b ® * © + @ * @ + “ \ & ® * D O+ 4444444444444 4444444444444 4444444444444 4404444044440 41470 VOLEMAR. e e e e an U S o B S e e e e E S e S e g | ! | 0 her room for the pur- | ning her. . The apartment | 1 gas and Miss mar lay in bed unconseious. -, or. J. F. Sullivan was hastily sent for, | and wh ed he adopted the most drastic resuscitate . the girl, but i ing woman s native of Coroner Meehan found that the burner in the room was in good con- The sister of the dead girl told the key was turned on a little _she entered her sister's room at 8 lock vesterday morning and that So- ia must have turned it on carelessly phia, she sald, had no reason for com tung suicide and had not done.so, she being in a very happy mood when she re- tired and having her head full of plans for her approaching wedding. B e e e e theré¢ ought not to be- any trouble in ay here that you t me at my own terms—I am go- » take vour - word for it, but will nable demands. “Well, - what are your wered: 1 will ‘fight you be- Century Club. “The per cent and the loser McCoy sajd he was satisfied with these r Me~ . and was satisfactory to 5 only wrangle that ogcutred was over bandages.’ (Corbett-at first in- sisted that no bandages be allowed. Me- < consider that. - After sev- ks the men - finally could -furnish- mater- dagee and Corbett would decide on how much of the roll to be worn by each man, During- this. argument Corbett said. to McCoy: _““Oh, I know mothing of ban- dages. You are ‘an_expert on that sort of My is boxing,” - to which “You have not | shown much cleverness at that either, I imagine.” John Considine and: George W. Grant, the former for Corbett and the latter for McCoy; drew ' up articles of agreement and they were signed by both men. Corbett will start fn training in a few days at Owen Zelgler's - place at Bath Beach. He has secured Charley Goff as his sparring: partner and will also engage some wrestler 1o help get him. in condi- tion. MeCoy will 20 to Saratoga Lake to put himseif in shape. He has not decided who will be his trainer. 1 Burlingame Club Officers. The Burlingame Country. Club, which is | one of the most exclustve in the State, | held its annual election on Sunday and elected new officers and directors. The meeting was held at the clubhouse in | San Mateo County and was well attended. | Reports were read showing the club to be in a prosperous condition. TIts mem- bership has increased and the organization | is in a splendid condition financially. Fol- | lowing are the new officers: President, | George A. Newhall: vice president, Henry | T. 8cott; secretary and treasurer, Arthur B. Ford; directors, W. B. Tubbs, G. A. Newhall, J. B. Crockett, Fred T. Moody, | Peter D. Martin, Ca uunéu H. Payson, Frank J. Carolan nng A. B. Ford.” ¢ Epilepsy. Jul; Aetna Mine, Napa Co., Cal. M. Al McLAUGHLIN: ou said it would, and aims so satisfactorily I bave not bad an attack since I a % This is something wonderful, before that 1 used to suffer from w.»m very frequently. €00 if it does not cure him he ne Will any other concern treat man as much confidence in his B RSB RN tion of my cus :ion electrodes. or write tor my free book. r i 3 Pay When Cured A FAIR OFFERTO WEAK MEN know what it will do, and can cure me can have my Beit, and Bewars of o/d-stvis burninz el:ctrode belts, w ich are using an imita- Call an1 see the improvements in my Belt, . DR. M. A. McLaughlin, P I have the greatest Electric Belt in the world; greatest in curing, greatest in mechanical perfection, and 1 am a master in the application of its life-giving power—due tomy twenty years of study and experience. 1 guarantee it. If you are a weak man, if you suffer from Nervous Debility, Exhaustion ot Vital- ity, Rheumatism, Lame Back, Kidney, Stomach or Liver Trou- bles, I can cure you. Any honest man who will se- ed not pay for it. Is that fair? you as fairly? Has any other remedy? My Bzit cannot fai I g b gu Ko, n a r. n: ggnrfd Sts., Los Angu?u-m ; ; | FRANKIE WHITE DEFEATS ROUND VALLEY MONARCH EORGE E. WHITE, the “cattle king” of Round Valley, Mendoctno County, is again defeated in the courts by his divorced wife, Mrs. Frankie White, who by a decision of the Supreme Court yesterday was given a clear title to $75,000 worth of land once a part of the cattle king's domain. Fifteen years ago White became tired of his wife and endeavored to get rid of her by the process of divorce. The wife entered a cross- complaint, in which was set forth many accusations of cruelty, etc. The trial court decided that the woman's story was the true one and she was given the divorce. The court further ordered that White pay his ex-wife $160,000 ali- mony, counsel fees, ete. In order to make the decree more binding ft was recorded in Humboldt, Trinity and Mendocino counties and White was en d from disposing of his property. The cattle king laughed at the court and soon after leased a considerable portion of the land to his neph J. S. Rohrbough. Both were punished for <contempt of court. In order to secure her dues Mrs. White requested the court to appoint a receiver to sell the land, which was done. Mrs. White bid In the property for 5,000 and received a deed to it. iite’'s nephew appealed: to the Supreme Court, which yesterday affirmed the judgment of the lower court. The higher tribunal states in its decision that the lower court had jurisdiction of the divorce case and that the deeree with costs and alimony was valid. The cattle king still owes Mrs. Frankie White about $30,000, with intsrest at 7 per cent for fifteen vears, which with costs, etc., will make the total about $30,000. I FHEEEEEE 4444444444440 OPENING 0 THE 1300 WEET AT HENDRICK Several Sple:did Contests Are Witnessed on a Fast Track. s TSP S S S A S L 2 T 1 L P OISO SUUUN + e + b + Contralto Takes 2:27 Trot in Straight | Heats and Plumline Defeats Garnetta, Joe Wheeler Being Third. g Ia., - July with a large attendance, which witnessed splendid. contests over afs sults purke $500—Contralto wo: 2:126 kness third. xtincty - Corysand and Mable Onward $500—Plumline won third, Time, 2:12%, 2:14, 2.15%. nd’ heats Joe.Wheeler. third. also started. purse $500—Oak firove won second, fourth heats. Time, 2:10, 2:11, 2:10%. pace, purse swell mecond. Edgefield third. Time, ngs, sell nd, - Fiul 1:08 2-5 Gihn won first Heat in 210 and was nd ; ‘ountry. Girt third. Bob Bowsher, Lady Goldfield and Reno M aiso started. lNEILL AND TRIMBLE TO rorgp | NEW YORK, July 3L-Results: | _Five fuflongs, _selling—The ~Brother won, BATTLE TO A FINISH x furl up sec third.: ‘Fime,: 1:15. The ‘Distaff. stakes, five ‘and :a” half furlongs— Saints sécond; Agnes D third Janice woh, Time, Onie mile, selling—Betty Gray won, Brigadler | second; Jxit third. . Time, 1142 The Fitght handicap, six furlongs—Meehanus 31.—The 1900 Hendrick “track opgned st track. Re- n in stralgnt Cieora, Liily | Nelife B also | and was ng—Mercer - won, Harry M- WEDDING BEL ‘Representative of a B roros. Beve o MR. AND MRS. § § . % K. CONEY, the Mexican Consul | Generai in this city, and Miss | = Kate Falvey were quietly mar- ried last evening at the resi- | dence of the Consul, on Post street. Father Dempsey of the cathedral per- | formed the ceremony in the presence of a few intimate friends of the family. There were no bridal attendants. L R e R AR SR S S the sensational finishes for which he 1s | famous. Results: | 2:15 pace, purse §2000 (four heats driven on Monday)~The Admiral won first, fifth and sixth heats; time, 2:09%, 2:10, 2:11%. Annie Thornton won third and fourth heats and was second; time, Z:11, 2:13. Harma Patchen won second heat in 2:10% and was third. = Irax, Bes- sle Thompson, Tom Calhoun, Lady -Garnett, Lockhart and Ferrum also started. 25 pace, purse $1500—Sphynx Medium won h and sixth heats; t 2z, 26, Ryley wen third 2 and d xth ‘L tle Frank, first" and ¢ ; time, 2°1Y, : od Willlams, | | ¥ Legal Hal and 17 _trot, purse Anderson won ttme, [ ! f 4, third and e 1214, 2:12%, Corn @ 21 and was second wvaran and Bessie K 2:14 trot, purse- $1500—Merriment won in straight heats: time, 2:12%, 2:114; 2:11%. Sister Alice was second; Sdg B third. Minuette, Alice Barnes, Fleetwood and Arragon K also started. GETS FOUR WINS. f ¥ Johnnie Rieff Has a Successful Day at Goodwood Meeting. | LONDON, July 3L.—At the first day's | facing at the Goodwood meeting to-day the Stewards’' cup, valued at 300 sover- eigns, was won by J. A. Drake's Royal | Flnsh, ridden by Johnnie Reiff. Richard | €roker's Americus, ridden by Rigby, was second, The Charlton Welton handicap plate, 200 sovereigns, was won by William Whitney’s Spectrum, on which J. Reiff had the mount. The West Dean stakes with 100 ed, w Al Sibary's Armful. ReIft was again the rider. The Richmond stakes, of 25 soverelgns each, with 100 sovereigns added, was won by Sir E. Cassell's Handicapper, with L. Reiff in the saddle. The Gratwick stakes, of 100 sovereigns, was won by Lord Harwood's Free Com- panion. J. Relff was once more the sic- cessful jockey, making his fourth wia for the day. of 2 of § sovereigns overeigns adr}— Sign to Go the Limit at San Jose. Z Tommy Warren Is 2 Here. | - Al Neill and Jim _’Trimble ihave been {:matclied by -the Agricultural Society. -of won. Hellobas secoud, Lady Uncas third. Time, | 5ap Joge to fight to a finish.in the Garden 1713 '4-5. ©Oné mile and an elgh Away seécond. . Time, 1 th—Décanter won, 54 Onl ‘8T. LOUIS. July 3L.—Results at the Fair Grounds: 1y haif_ furfongs—Lutes Fonso won, P Setnd. Bloe. Steel third: Time, 100 even .- furlonks, selling—Twa. Annies won, Marfe G. Brown. second, Lidy Curzon. third. Timé, 1:8%. - One mile, selling—E1 Caney ~ w second, Glen Luke third. ~ Time, 1:42 Bix furlongs—Besele Macklin won, jour second, Sam Lazarus third. Time, 1:13% O £ A seventy yards, selling—Havi- A won, Applésack second, Chorus Boy third. rate- Queen seo-. land won. A T , 1:46%0 Five furionigs—Staft won, ‘P ond, Empyreal third. - Tim DETROIT, July SL—Highland Park re- sults: ¥ Seven furjongs—Tortugas ond, 3alvado third. 'Time, 1:20%. Five- furiongs—Donna Seay won, ond, Annie Chamberlain third. - Time, 1:02, Otie and an-cighth miles—Kittle Regent won, Captive second, Erwin: third.. Time, Ome mile—John Yerkes won,- The second,.-Handicaper thir imie, 1 Seven - furlengs—Clipaetta Wwon, second, Leétt Bower third. Time, 1:30. coma. second,” Stites third: ; Time, CHICAGO, July 8L—Resilt thorne: Si: faflongs—Bugaboo won, onfl.x!"nnrdu third. Time, 1:16%. Six furlongs—Marsara won, Onomastus third. Time, 1L:14%. Goebel second, second, Regea third. Time, 1:01% Seven furlongs—Limelight w. ond, Guess Me third. - Time, 1:28%. known second, Scarlet Lily third. “Time, 1:461. One and an eighth miles—Cogmoosey won, Vincennes second, Catastrophe third. Time, 1:54%. turlongs—Dutch Comedian won, L. T. e ona, Frangible third. Time, 1274, DETROIT, July 3L—Results: Seven furlongs—The Lady won, Master Mari- ner second, Expelled third. Time, 1:25, Five furlongs—Golden Harvest won, Queen Time, Victoria second, Little Henry third. 1:02%. O mile—Mollle 3 won, Prince Zeno second, Cousin Letty third. Time, 1:42%. Mile and @ sixteenth—Clara Wooley won, Barl Fonso second, Beguile third. Time, 1:4734, Bhort course steeplechase—Tolstol won, Lord Farondale second, Last Fellow third. Time, 2:0 01, One mile—King Flkwood won, Joe Gamage second, Prince of India third. Time, 1:43. g b 8 FAVORITES LOSE. Outsiders Capture All the Events at Columbus Driving Park. COLUMBUS, Ohio, July 31.—This was a day of surprises at the Columbus Driving Park, for not a single favorite won. The track, though good, was not fast. The Admiral, the little bay horse that showed surprising speed in the 2:16 pace, taking the- first of Do Lons Doty driven yesterday, won two consecutive heats and the race to-day with comparative ease. Annfe Thornton, the favorite, that had given confidence to her backers by taking the- last two heats yesterday, showed in r form. Little Frank was the favorite n the 2:25 pace, but after taking two heats was distanced in the final nns was cut out of a share of the money. The race was won by Sphynx Medium, a rank outsider.. He had the staying qualities, however, and walked away" g'om Little Don Ryley, who contested the Frank an | final_heat with him. Cornella Belle was picked to win the 2:17 trot, but after taking the first heat was fortunate enough to get a place. The 2:16 trot was the best of the day. Sister Allce was a hot favorite, being backed heavily on the strength showing at Cleveland, but Merriment won in straight heats. Geers was behind the Bieitteteieiedeforfesedffosfesdoodfosforiostocte s e donfesfetofoniorfosfoferfonfoofoffenfofosfoforiosifodinio;@ | bay mare and each heat was marked by Blue Iy two starters. on. - Sprung Vinnebe- won, Mouseltoft sec- | Compass sec- 1:55. Benedict Lizzle Seven furlongs- McGrathlaa, Prince won, Ju- Wopdstick sec- Tive furlongs—Fancywood won, Barbara M n, Lomond sec- Mile and a sixteenth—Alcedo won, The Un- of her City -on. October 1L-. It the battle ‘is per- mifted to take place it will he the first of { its kind held in this State in years:. Lim- !ited round bouts have been the rule since {the State law was enacted, but.the San 1 Jose fight promoters propose holding a Contest_which will only.end when one ‘of | the ‘fighters: is hors ‘du .combat, ‘Neill and Trimble will fight for- fifty £ per-cent of the gate receipts. The men | Wil enter the_ring. weighing 154 pounds, | This will ‘be Neill's first match since he | suffered defeat at the hands of Jack Mof- fatt of Chicago. ‘Trimble comes from the ‘Southern part of the State and is being handied by Ttm McGrath. The Los ‘Angeles boxer Is a strong and. willing fighter and is the possessor of a punch. ‘He proved that when he decisively defeat- ed “Seldier’”. Phil” Green in.Sacramento -4 month ago. 5 -4 * Tommy _ Warren, - ex-champion - light- weight pugilist of’ the world, is in this |city. He is seeking émployment in the ‘Government serviee and -has letters. of “recommendation from General Miles and | other distinguished@ men. .WWarren is in | splendid physical -condition and is wiliing to do battle with local men. He has ex- r'pressed a willingness to go agalnst Tom- [my Cox, the ‘Anstralian boxer, who lately defeated Wilile Cole. Warren's last con- test' was with Terry McGove: and like all-those who have %mm\ their strength and skill agalnst:the-Brooklyn wonder, he suffered defeat. It was admitted by East- ern experts that Warren had lost none of his skill as a boxer and it is therefore -certain that a bout between him and Cox ‘would be worth seeing. — e FAST SWIMMING. John C. Meyers Goes Twenty-Seven Miles in Just Six Hours. ST. LOUIS, July 3L.—John C. Meyers, a well-known athlete, to-day swam from Aiton, Ill, to St. Louis, a distance of twenty-seven milés, in exactly six hours. He swam easily the entire distance and was_not ,sreatlé/ fatigued at the finish. He had wagered that he could make the distance in five hours, but lost. s <Mkl At Grand Rapids. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., July 3L—Fine weather, a superb track, but a light at- tendance marked the opening day of the Grand Rapids Driving Club meeting at Comstock Park this afternoon. Resuts: e eita, mime. zs i'glél 2373 911834 ats. i . o . 20 . B Wike Fotin T third Srow: Basil Wilkes second, John drift also started. 2:17 pace, purse $300—Stormwood won In atrnlet heats. Time, 2:16%, 2:17%, 2:18%. ‘oot was second, Silver Heels third. Cricinda also started. Kite ‘Wins Longwood Cup. . BROOKLINE, Mass., July 31.—D. F. Davis of St. Louis defeated G. C. Wright of Boston this afternoon in the fina] match at Longwood for the Longwoo C“P :13|vl=x emr?fi hlnlt ?lm}'ulsf E:;_mta h‘wl'n e 3 s almos of his on- Donept's outs and nets, The score: 3-6, 6.2, Y B . Assaulted in His Store. Robert, Cords; real estate agent, at 646 H won i Slaughter, another real estate' man, yes- FOR MEXICAN CONSUL L IR e O S R S o B e R e e D e b e e ebebredeieieO ¢ | Former Invineible Colored | ‘Market street, was assaulted -by Robert | LS RING | Southern Republic in This City Takes Unto Himself ride. A. K. CONEY. bride, a charming and accomplished young | lady, is the daughter of Mrs. Mary Fal-| vey of New Brunswick; Canada. She was modestly attired in a handsome . white satin gown. Her bouquet was compesed | of orchids. There will be no bridal ~ journey, ano Consul and Mrs. Coney will at once go to housekeeping at 1652 Post street. GEORGE DIXDN 5 BEKTEN BY TOM SULLIVAN Man Loses to the Brook- lynite. After Six Rounds of Very Fast Work Tom O’Rourke Throws Up the Sponge, Admitting Defeat. e gt NEW YORK, July 31.—The one-time In- | vincible George Dixon succumbed to Tommy Sullivan of Brooklyn at Coney Island to-night in their battle at 12 pounds. The end came as the men shaped for the seventh round, when Tom O'Rourke, Dixon’s chief second, admitted defeat for his man and, claiming that his left arm was disabled, refused to permit him to continue, which left no other al- ternative for the referee than to declare | Sullivan the victor. | Dixon was getting all the worst of the | body punmching, and just before the close | of the sixth round, was looking appeal- | ingly toward his corner. It looked simply | a case of youth being served. As a matter | of fact, Dixon looked particularly big about the body. Sullivan was willing to | mix it upon the slightest provocation and | it was the consensus of opinion that Dixon was ‘beaten and well beaten. It was -a popular victory and was greeted with wild | cheers. | A great volley. of cheers-greeted “‘Old | €hocolate”” when ' he entered the ‘ring. Bullivan’s adherents made = themselves ledrd by ‘a-blast.6f tin horns which they sounded upon the slightest occasion. The | betting was 2 to 1 on Dixon and consider- | able money changed hands. The -opening round was in Dixon's favor. There - was = fierce In-fllghllng in the second round,. “and ixon winced under ~ the 'heavy - body _ punches. Sullivan ~ came out. of _the round with a bleeding ear. The third and fourth rounds were fast, and at -the end of the fourth Sullivan was a trifle blown. In the fifth “round Dixon had Sullivan on the { ropes and administered severe punish- ment, -but -Sullivan came through his trouble and had all the better of the latter half of the round, pounding Dixon's wind in a manner that the latter did not relish, and being the stronger at the bell. Dixon looked a trifle weary when they shaped -for the sixth round. This round consisted of in-fighting completely. The | men were. locked throughout. Sullivan | had_all the better of the argument and weakened his man completely by the body. pugiches. ‘he preliminary, seheduled to. go tweive | rounds, was at-132 pounds, between Sam | Bolen and “Cy¢lone Jim" Quinn. It lasted | just. two rounds and resulted in Quinn getiing a right hand jolt which rendered him unfit for further combat. THE CRIPPLED CHAMPIONS 'SUFFER CRUSHING DEFEAT Three Pitchers Not Enough to Stem the Batting of the Pirates—New York Wins Again. CORRECT STANDING OF THE CLUBS. Clubs— W.L.Pct. Clubs— W.L. Pet Brooklyn ....49 20 .628 Boston .......38 41 . Philadelphia 43 36 .54 Cincinnati 7 5 Pittsburg ....43 38 .33) St. Louts 42 7 | Chicago .....40 33 .305 New Yor 45 400 | BROOKLYN, July $L—The Brooklyns met with their worst defeat to-day. The Pittsburgs used up three pitchers, making twenty-six hits with & total of thirty-seven bases. Attendance | 1600. Score: | Clubs— R. H. E Pittsburg M 28 i Brooklyn & Batteries—Tannehill and Zimmer; Kennedy, Nops, Howell and McGuire. Umpire—Terry. NEW YORK. July 3L.—The Chicagos aid not | have a chance to win to-day’s game after the fifth inning. The New Yorks hit almost when they pleased. In the sixth Inning Warner ran into the stand after catching a foul and sus- tained a compound fracture of the left mem. He. was removed to a hospital. Attendance 2000, Score: Clws— R H E Chicago .. 41 o6l New York . ® 1B 4! Batteries—Garvin and Chance; Mercer, War- ner and Bowerman. Umpire—0'Day. ‘BOSTON, July 31.—Both teams slugged the ball to-day from the time the game was called until the last man was out. Attendance 2000. Score: - Clubs— Boston_ . 3 Cineinnat! ... e 0 1 E: ries—Cuppy, Lewis and Sullivan: Hahn, Lk o Kahoe: Umpire—Swartwood. Breitenstétn and PHILADELPHIA, Jaly 31.—Both Fraser an Dan’mI-;: were ineffective to-day. A:uuuez terday afternoon. Policeman Burke .E' on the scene and arrested Slaugh- ‘ter. Cords did not want any charge pre- erred t Slaughter, who, however, insisted that he should be arrested. Burke _took him to the City Prison and booked him on a charge of battery. AU Horse Association’s New Name. Judge Dunne has granted leave to the “Horse Show Association of the Pacific Coast” to change its name to “ The San Francisco and Ban Mateo Agricultural | hue and McFarland. Umpire—Hurst Bt, 1S .. Phitadeipta - Batteries—Jones and Criger; Fraser, Dona- American League. it | mated the contemporaneo M«to M*;~f0—0—0&00—0<0—0—0+&&¢—0—%4—0—@»09 R e R e S s ) | and idea | in his tour | al DUTCH GALLERIES: BY F. HOPKINSON SMITH. Copyright, 1800, by Seymour Eaton. ——— FAMOUS ART GALLERIES OF THE WORLD. —— Iv. The young painter who studies the gaJA’ leries of Holland will soon discover that the splendid and Inspiring art of the Dutch belongs to a school in itself, repre- senting a phase in European development that is unique, altogether distinct in its impulses and ideals from those which ani- s workers in Italy, or, again, though not In 8o marked a degree, from those which ruled in Flan- ders. Thera are many reasons why this sep- | arateness, as It were, from the general trend of European development should in- | evitably hold true of Holland. Here was a brave little country, cut off by many causes from sympathy with !ts neighbors, fighting not only against the inroads of the sea for its life, but for its very existence against the encroachmen of contiguous countries, and the almost overwhelming jealousies of Spain. Lib- erty was the national cry, and having won it against fearful odds its defenders claimed the right to their own jdeals. The Dutch, like all wide-awake, vigorous and »eople, . becameé, when once convinced of their own powers, tremend- ously interested in themselves, in each other and in the things about them. They were. all busy, and they felt themsel to be great. eamy, the thoughtfu the poetic and. the: vislonary made no a veal to them, as to the Latin races. The; }.:und their ide in the aectual and the every day. Their dreams were realities: nique and their fidelity and the glimpses which they give of their short-lived iness. He was only 33 years of age w he painted “The Night Watch,” a work pronounced by all critics his masterpiece. This picture, sometimes called “The Sortle, represents the sudden call to arms of the civic guard under Captain Banning Cock. The guard Iis ing from its gutldhouse headed by its captain, who wears a dark brown, al- most black, costume. Next the leader ches Lieuterant Rintenberg in a gor- Jerkin of brilliant yellow. Pressing forward out of the background, carrying their arms, can be seen the members of the troop clad in somber tones, relieved by flashes of color, while a gayly attired girl with a dead cock hanging from her girdle stands to the left of the prine res. The flag carried by the fla r waves aloft. The scheme of color is one beloved by Rembrandt—a golden vellow in contrast with black, releved and accentuated by touches of vermilion and rich ultramarines. There is a strength, a power and movement in this noble work which class it among the five great pictures of the world and give to Rembrandt first place in his art. For many years this painting was sup- posed to picture a sortie by night, but when it was cleaned by Hopman in 189 and its smoke and dust removed the bril- lfancy of sunlight was discovered. In this picture Rembrandt made a dis- tinet departure, not only in composition, technique, picturesque values, but in a certain human_interest, from the works of all his predecessors illustrating civic their poems were the great deeds of which | life, even outdistancing the records made L e T e 4 : : : by ! 4 : E ; they boasted. And why not? uneonquered and they were conquerors, and despite all the boasts and proclama tions of ‘older nations and peoples they, simpte ' and unknown as they had been, found themselves victors—undisputed pos- sessors of themselves. Like successful men; therefore, who have made themselves, their own way and manner of doing everything seemed the best way and manner, and nothing else interested them. so. much as their own alrs. eir form of government proves this, and so does their art, which is of the people and for the people and by the ople. PRRat 1s why burgomasters, councilors, 5 7 2 P : ) REMBRANDT. their wives and their children; the life of | the streets, of the canals, the dikes and thé farm, all absorb them, since all were | important, having in some way contrib- uted to the national success. That is why, too, that-which is called genre paint- ing 'attained peculiar eminence among these people. - It sprung from an Interest in surrounding things, and corresponds tc what we call local color In fiction or ab: ‘sorption in details. This, too, is why they excel, as they do :in portraiture; every man_hol painted—every roisterer of prominence, gvery. soldier, every innkeeper. It must not be forgotten, 100, religlon of the peop their art from the races and affected their art. Proi ism with them was uncompromis direct; concerned with precepts every-day actualities, and the symbolism K;m of Catholic countries had no part in it. Thelr churches were never No. mysteries of religion were walls. They reserved for their town halls and and when some man e isolated them in ideals of the Latin testant- adorned. portrayed on the mural decorations public buildings, went so far as the wife of a prospe sleeves an Difercd as good a Madonna as one who sat on clouds and looked down. re are great gal W’l!l'lhcie(he ggrenxesl works of the great Dutch masters are grouped. These are at Amsterdam, The ue and Rotterdam. rous burgomaster, in | tudent should not miss the town LB e S tiem. where the most Import- f Franz Hals are to be found. Fhe “work of two men—Rembranat and Franz Hals, the two greatest of Dutch sters—is famous the world over. In a {g:n}r degree, though still as recognized masters, are van der Helst, Jan Steen. 1, Wouverman, Van Ostade, Paul ?3&1‘3“&‘: Cuyp, each affecting not only the art of their time but that of Europe. They are all reprlgsen!‘e,d‘l{.\efl;:“l:Eee.g?‘!E med, ane Lol e through them might easily content himself with a study of these one. There are scores of other paint- ers—Dutch and Flemish—to be seen whose names make only the impression of un- pronounceableness and whose we add to the general confusion. Still-life ainters, wllg pots and kettles and cab- gflle!‘ and marine painters, with Dutch Tui rs built like their vrous, interiors WhEpots of light from a window, the rest a grimy canvas; stable yards, with imitations of Wouverman—a white horse in a distant stretch of country. Several foreign artists, such as Rubens, Murillo and others, are also represented. The student, of course, if he chooses, may look at them all, or he may if he like adopt my way—walk down the acre- age of canvas until some one picture calls to him to stop—then stand still and Iisten. Rembrandt will always call him to stop, no matter how small the head or unim- portant apparently the canvas. If one ust belleve all that biographers have gl‘ngreed in declaring for this supreme master who was born at Leyden on July 5, 1607, we should have to belleve not only that he had been born rich, but that he had been born poor; that his parents had been respectable, and that they had been paupers; that he had been a roisterer, and again_that he had been a reputable citi- zen, the friend of magistrates and govern- ors. But we do know that he was des- tined for the law, and that, like many an- ather enius, he insisted upon declding for himself, and so became a painter. He studied under many masters. but was his own_greatest teacher. He ilved at Am- terdam, having married Saskia van Ulen- burch. Rembrandt’'s portraits of this | wite are famous for their beauty of tech- ding a civie position hayving been | petticoats, was con- | lleries in Holland in | orks only | that the | to want a Holy Family | & . CPIIPIIB S IIPPPO I PP I e P eIPPOIITOEIIDPOIILIO L @i b ® in his own previous works. He broke away from the conventional and the alle- gorical and spoke his meaning clearly, basing it upon a study of nature, and yet in doing this he embodied the very whip and spur of civic heroism. The student will always find this quality of the spir- itual, as it were, in Rembrandt apart from his technique and his art of composition. His finger is on the pulse of national feel- ing. He never misses the sincerity of the old burghers nor their earnestness nor their inl-—gn‘tI. In his other great picture at The Hague, “The Lesson in Anatomy.” it is the spirit of science it- self which is exalted; the details which might have created an impression of the horrible are altogether subordinated to lh!& dconsecmled purpose of the inquiring mind. Franz Hals, like Rembrandt, will never let the student pass. He is best studied at Haarlem, although in the Ryks mu- seum, the Museum Van der Hoop and the. Rathhaus, or town hall, at Amsterdam, and again at The Hague and Rotterdam, some splendid examples are shown. - At Haarlem, though, in the museum of the town hall, are his eight greatest plctures. This Dutchman paints with a viility few men have equaled;: not with the muscies of his fingers, but with the mus- cles that start from the broad of his back, tingling along his arms and down nto his finger tips; strong, fine strokes— each one a master. Every time he piles up a little heap of pigments on his palette, smashes it with his brush and then de- livers it upon his canvas it is done with the skill of a marksman, the sureness of a surgeon and the deftness of an engrav- er. He calculates in a flash the exact amount of paint needed, blends the exact tone, hits the exact spot and -obtains the exact result. Our own John Sargent some- times hits a similar mark, but 1 know of no other painter of modern or.other times "He fivea'in Haatlem, the city e live n Haarlem, the adorned with his greatest paintings, dving there in 1666 in his eighty-second or eighty-third year. Btories of his life are as much at variance as those which pictured Rem- brandt: but, like Rembrandt, he still boasted many important friends, and had a wife whom he delighted to portray. In his old age he received a pension from the City Counell. Fe I8 the Velasques of ihe north and a master of the brush In compo- sition and in his grasp of character. There are other tch masterpieces which can be studied with profit the three great galleries. At Amsterdam, in the Ryks museum, for instance, is the uet of the. Civic Guard.,” by Van der Helst. He ranks next Hals as a painter of nruu.“‘!fi:o Plg.n“rf rot’s Cs by Van Steen; and the “Wat- erfall’ H' Ruysdael, are.in this lery. At The Hague one will find the “Chariot Bistoricxl paintcr. wad the. 20N SEan i s inter, an: e * His Stud: P Hects ly,” by Van Ostade. whose effects in chiaroscuro have given him eminence, At Rotterdam are the ‘“Mussel Eater,” | by Cuyp, and the “Young Bull,” by Paul Potter. It is difficult to understand why this last example of bad realism by tter could have attained anythtng but noto- rlety since the day it was signed by its creator. It is, aps, because the sub- Ject is one familiar to all men. Th.Ju-. ture represents a boneless bull, standing broadside on. attended by two members of his family, and watched over by a man who must be either without legs or stand- ing In a hole three feet deep. The pa- tience with which the painter worked on he hair which covers the bull's sides nd head could be commended if it were not apparent that the size of each hair In g:oporflon to the size of the picture would - as large as the handle of the brush that painted, it. Van Marck or A cl heur beside this world-famous ple- ture would decrease its popularity and rob it of much of its presti; A special study of the ‘h painters must prove of ines e value to the American student. For . 60, are a yeung people. We have suddenty gwed our powers and convinced our noi?.bon. Tike the Dutch, we are interested in our- selves, and we have about us artistic ma- terials which, if properly used. will not only Interest our own art lovers but those of the world. New York City.