The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1900, Page 7

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FLORENCE ROBERTS ported by WHITE WHITTLESEY, Charlotte Thompson's New Play, A Suit of Sahle, NEXT WHEK. ular Production of —"SAPHO.”— In ( ANOVELTY BILL of URUSUAL EXCELLENCE FOUR JUGGLING JOHNSONS. SAM MORRIS AND CO. MRS. BESSIE BLITZ PAXTON. MACART'S DOGS AND MONKEYS. COLUMBIA vk HENRY MILLER n4 a SPECIAL COMPANY, day NI rlay Night and TO-N I(‘H"‘ Saturday ““The Adventure of the Lady Ursula” | 5 azcmumd" First Time Here—THE NEXT wonorr. |ONLY WAY! n:xn NOW RBADY. TE_Owing to the immense sale of seats P s g T K o respectfully re- quested to call for their seats by to-morrow iay Night _BURTON HOLMES LECTURE. S ubjact TMOKY TAND Saeke DamnT Be and Stem Mecker Baker Trio: E ker and Dav y John Nash; Kerioan Flograph, Reser ¢ s 25e; baleony, 10c; opers chairs \ e ?’ B \b. . ~dnesday, Bllufll.l. lnd Hunday. CUR AIN u.xr.e AT 8 P, M, BHARP, nigtt and Ssturday evening, “OTH ELLO.” raham and Lichter. e to-morrow end Sundey night. “RIGOLETTO.” reri, Nicolini, Politini and Repetto. ’n Week—TANNHAUSER and MIG Seats on Sale Seven Days Ahead, LAR PRI %5 AND 50 CENTS, da(.hon(»—B\u.h 3 Salusn, ne Gr Weekly Call, LAST CHA NCES To Bes The Favorites. “THE BROWNIES IN FAIRYLAND * ‘To-night, To-morrow Afe- ernoon, To-morrow Night aid Bindey Afternoon. BE— -ru. Fairy Ballet. The Transtormation Bcene. The Iunny Brownles. The Lovely Fairfes, BEFORE THEY LEAVE., Next Bunday hl‘hl—LEE The World's Grea Hyproust, in His Startling Hypnotio Achievements, $1.00 per Year. Tangled Ending of Litigation Because Fee| Was Unpaid. HE ardent woolng, the breach of promise suit, the wedding, the liti- ¥ his wife, Martha Strickert, has bre -m:hv up the whole story with re- d interest. Attorney Her- | ppears in the background | the dlvorce proceeding—and | things about the “double | unko™” and ‘“‘ungratefulness. | Armed with authority as amicus curlae, | | he asserts that he will prove that Martha | and Paul Strickert were gullty of collusion | |1n the divorce proceedings. This done, | ovnski will see that the decree of dx-j | vorce granted lute Wednesday evening by | | Judge Daingerfield is set aside and that | Paul Martha remain as man and wite, wi v wiil or no. And all of is out his fee, = earned when he brought | ar to wed the woman | d him, ski, with Martha Rachpauer (hnt\ a client and with a good breach pared, was making an | ckert’s mz‘]\ellv(»ok The Btrickert for the | Miss Rachpauer | £S got too warm Choynski’s hope | ing the girl. Now in blasted Choyn- | other lawvyer to This ““double amicus cu- Several m the office of Clerk a complaint , in which Martha ¢d as plaintift and Paul | ( the then Miss Rach- 2ars of age, alleged s city from her home ars ago, believing e afflanced wife of Paul On her arrival here she met s statement that no | was required under hat a mere agree- | 3 nd and wife v\fls\ assumed the relation of | ith in Strickert, she | 1l as a full s T ding American customs, \\Irh hl"n up to six months befors uit, when she discov- ceived her. Her prayer i {d done her went un- gemanded that his gold "mmd that it was use- negotiate the matter he filed an wer to the complaint, in h he set forth that he was willing at the young woman 000 of his money. Then! NP D oe»«o row»w . 00 o-oo-o R S S SRS SR IR S G g ert went_forth to procure a marriage | license. He inquired of *Cupid” Dan- forth if Choynski could hold him re- | sponsible for the fee the lady owed him, | and when “Cupid” told him he could not Strickert got the license. They were married. Choynskl informed | . H. Hernan, who represented | Strickert in the breach of promise suit, | hat he believed he was entltled to a | fee, and he placed his price at $250. Stric ert offered Choynski, through his attor- Choynski spurned the aited a chance to get even. opinion that the chance has ar- | cert went to dwell together, but 1 sday Mrs. Strickert filed suit for orce, alléging cruelty as cause of action. To prosecute her case George L. Hughes appeared. Choynski been slighted. " and Mrs. Again had CHOYNSKI CHARGES COLLUSION IN STRICKERT DIVORCE CASE R O R e o S G RS S S MRS. MARTHA STRICKERT. Bl .MMMWM+O+QM+®+®—O—®+©+%W. Miss Rachpauer reached the conclusion that she would rather be Mrs. Strickert than to have the $25,000. A month ago their wedding was arranged and Strick- | called for hearing and Mrs. Strickert pro- D N = = S e e A S Sl e i g Late Wednesday afternoon the case was " ceeded to prove her case. She testified | that Strickert was in the habit of pinch ing her and punching her and cursing her. These facts she proved to the satisfaction | of the court. A decree was entered and silence again reigned until yesterday | when Attorney 'nski made angry ap- pearance on_ t He closeted field and scene. mseif with Judge Dainger- laid before the court his sus- | collusion existed between Mr. Strickert. Judge Daingerfield him amicus curiae forthw! order that he might continue his m\ ations as an officef of the court. Daingerfield informed Choynski that if he collusion existed a motion divorce b entertained by at - him that the decree of would be court and the to live together or ar as man and wife, as pun deception which they had praulred on the court. SUDDEN DEATH OF JAMES EDWARD NOLAN | Wit.b Pneumonia at H:s‘; Stricken Home Last Wednesday Evening. James Edward Nolan died suddenly | Wednesday night at the residence of his father, P. F. Nolan, 1428 Golden Gate ave- nue. The deceased was at Inglesido last | Saturday afternoon with a party of | friends, and while overheated from a long walk he caugnt cold. He returned home and complained of a slight indisposition. Pneumonia followed and he sank very rap | 11‘h~~ funeral will take place this morning | | from the family residence at 10:30, thence | to Holy Cross Church, where a solemn requiem mass will be said for his soul. | The deceased was a pnpu!ar young man around town, and his loss will be felt by a large number of friends. —_— e Death of Edgar L. Hunt. Fdgar L. Hunt, son of Mr, and Mrs. W. B. Hunt of 1226 Waller street, died at the Ssuthern_ Paclfic Rallroad Company’s | Hospital at Fourteenth and Mission | s fast Wednesday night after an fli- | twenty days of typhold fever. t' e Son_of the but 18 years uI \.m der Naillen's d at the time of ative position in the ent of the Southern irded as a young man h sudden ho knew | engineering depart | Pacific. He of exceptional a | death is deeply deplored ‘) q-' § B ; | his claim. | forth the fact of Mrs. Every Afternoon | CHUTES AND Z00.%:7/mne | CANNON, THE FAT MAN, | 1 SEABURY, ligh Diver. SPECIAL TO-MORROW NIGHT— [ SAPHO AND MONSTER CAKEWALK. | Order Seats by Phone—Park 8. | SUTRO BATHS ! OPE: to 1L p. | AD | FISCHERS Ethel La Crotx. ViM, VIGOR, VITALITY for MEN | MORMON BISHOP'S PILLS have been {n use over fifty years by the leaders of the formon Church and thelr fo Jowers. Positively cures ti cases in old and young eftects of roking. Tmpotency. ght Losses, nta, Pains In Back, B “ Desires, Lame Back, | Headache, Unfit s to Mar- Varicocele or Con: rvous Twitching ects are immediats. Jmpart vigor and CENTS potency to every runc(lnn Don’t get despondent: a cure is at nd Restores small, undeveloped organs. snmm-u- the brain and nerve centers; c @ | box; ‘or §2 50 by mail, A written nmrln!ee to DO aney rerunded with § boxes. Clrcata free. Address BISHOP REMEDY 40 EI st., San Frnnc!urfl, Cal.,, GRANT DRUG CO. 55 7ana o Thira § wisr» DR. JORDAN’S arear HUSEUR OF ARATOMY 10281 MARKET BY. bat. B:2 4700, 5.7.0al. Word Wecknerion of any conmiacied disease peaitively cured by the oldest Speciclist en the Coast. Hst. 36 8. JORSAN—PRIVATE DISEASES Coorsttction fren and private. Trevment personaily or by letter. A #ontiwe Crrein every casc undertaken, for | Townsend. | entit | Protective Association was held yester- TOWKSEND'TO TRY FOR FORMER WIFE'S ESTATE Makes Claim That He Is Her Surviving Husband and Heir at Law. § It Is Believed That an Attack Will Bs Made on the Legality of the Divorce Pro- ceedings. Sl Thomas T. Townsend, former hushand | = : | other and financially of the late Mrs. Almira 8. Townsend, has opened his fight for a portion of the de- cedent’s estate. Proceeding on the con- tention that he was the legal husband of the deceased at the time of her death, he filed an application yesterday for let- ters of As surviving husband of the deceased | Townsend claims the right to administer her estate and will force his claim to a hearing. Townsend has retained the services of Attorney G. Gunzendorfer to Tow: 1d the fact that she left property v 500,000. He further says that he is ears of age and has resided in this city many vears past. No reference is made to the proceedings by which Mrs. fownsend obtained a divorce from him vears ago, the right to letters being based on the is_the surviving husband of the deceased. 1gh no reference is made to the di- voree proceedings it is understood that their regularity will be attacked by Mr. I1f this course is taken b him he will immediately become an fm. factor in the coming litigation portant over theestate. If it be proved that the decree was illegally procured by Mrs. | Townsend he will be | then, under the law, t6 succeed to one-half of the estate. Records of Eastern courts will be searched by qualified .commissioners, and though Townsend may be defeated in the end. if he persists in forcing his claim, it will' be years before the order for the final distribution of Mrs. Townsend's wealth will stand on the record. Mrs. Ella F. Murray’'s application for letiers of administration upon the estate of ber deceased mother will be heard by Judge Troutt this morning. The applica- | tion filed yesterday by Mr. Townsend may | result in a continuance that the opposi- tion can prepare to combat his claim. Liquor Trade Officers. A special meeting of the San Francisco day afternoon for the election of officers. The assoclation is composed of represen- tatives of the following organizations: Brewers' Protective Association, Pacifie Coast_Beer Bottlers' Protective Associa~ tlon. Soda Water Bottlers' Protective As- sociation. German Saloonkeepers’ Pro- tective Assoclation, Retail Grocers’ Pro- tective Union, Retail Liquor Dealers’ Mu- tual Protective Association, Retail Liquor Dealers’ and Barkeepers' Protective As- sociation, Retall Grocers' Association. President J. T. Hurley was re-elected by a unanimous vote; Vice President John Hagler was re-elected by acclamation; E. Lauterbach was elected secretary; Treas- urer John Thode was re-elected unani- mously. —_——————— Memorial Service for C. P. Hunting- ton at First Presbyterian Church. A memorial service for the late C. P. Huntington will be held ate 11 o'clock to- morrow morning at the First Presby- terian Church, corner of Van Ness ave- nue and Sacramento street, when a ser- mon will be preached by the Rev. Robert Mackenzie, D.D. tto Flelssner will reside at the organ and the singing will e Jed by the double quflrtet of the Call- fornia Commandery, Knights Templar, who wlll also render several selections. ordial invitation is extended to all frlends of the late Mr. Huntington, ——————— Fire Demands Held Up. A number of bills contracted last year by the Fire Department were held up in administration upon her estate. | one assertion that the petitioner | | proszcute | o In the petition he first sets | nd's death | the Auditor's office y:l‘t&rdsy ofnwy were for contracts made Keste, for | refused to pay them on the ground that there were no funds left In last year's b | Ushed appropriation and the bills of last year cannot be paid out of this years funds. The St. Mary’s Park fund of $125,000 is still held intact by the Treasurer, and | should the decision of the Superior Court that the money shall b for other all demands against the city for 1883-1900 will be paid. — e e Ex-Policeman Videau in Trouble. Gustav Videau, an ex-policeman, was arrested yester fternoon by Detectiv O’Dea on a warrant charging him with obtaining money by false pretenses. The complaining witness is George M. With ers, manager of the Withers Drug Com- pany, on Valencla street. He claims th. Videau gave him a check for $10 on the Wells-Fargo Bank and that the check was worthless. Videau resigned from the force in 188 and was reappointed in 15 After serving two years he was dismissed from the department for unofficer-like conduct. As an officer Videau has an | unenviable record. —_——————— A Paper to Be Proud Of. The phenomenal success of the Commer- | clal‘News of this city, the only daily paper devoted exclusivély to commerce and finance published west of New York, is a triumph in journalism that ranks with greater enterprises that have de San Francisco, Cal, and the Paclfic Coast famou: The D: to report commerce, trade and finance, primarily the city, and beyond that, so far as po: ding | L sible, the condition existing in the Sta outside of San Frarcisco and the Pacific | Coast. For a%uarter of a century it has been | successfully maintained, always promptly aying all obligations and leaving enough atisfy the Proprlem s with_the earned. The Commercial Pub- outgrowth of hn the printing_it, le: 1x§xg printing oftices on the coast and its reputation for honesty and fair deai- ing is of the best. W hen the Commercial News put forth its twenty-fifth Souvenir Number in magazine form it was in the hope of making for the company a name | not easily forgotten. It did more; it made the paper not only an artistic and literary | success, but a financial success. A few | of the press notices, condensed, as must be necessary here, are annexed: | The twenty-fifth annual review of the San Francisco Daily Commercial News and Shipping List,” with its interesting letter-press and artistic half-tones, is a valuable and handsome _contribution_ to the maritime literature of the coast.—New York Marine Journal. The annual number of the Daily Com- | mercial News is one of the finesi speci- mens of typosraphy and presswork we have ever seen. e many fine engravings with which the number is 1llustra!ed are printed admirably. * * * —Wasp. | Eadoy | The twenty-fifth annual review of the San Francisco Commercial News was issued July 16 and is the best of the ma, vearly special editions of that excellent journal that have vet appeared. -The re- | view under notice contains some 120 pages of reading matter, including a number ot | excellent half-tones of vessels and various marine scenes of San Francisco and the | Pacific Coast. — American Shipbuilder (New York). | | The annual issue of the San Franci | Commercial News and Shipping List, g ing the details of the business of the Pa- cific Coast for the year ending June 3, is very complete in every detail and hand- somely printed. h&cago Trade Bulletin. We acknowledge with thanks the receipt | of a copy of-the annual review of the | Daily Commercial News and Shipping ! List. It is a carefully compiled series of coast trade statistics that every business man needs in his office for ready refer- ence. Typographically the work is far ahead of the general line of annual re- views. It is as beautiful as it is valuable. ZCalifornia Fruit Grower. | The San Francisco Daily Commercial | News has issued its twenty-fifth annual number. The edition is unquestionably the most elaborate of its kind_ever pub- lished in the West.—Astoria News. ¢ | —_——————— To Argue About Doeds. | Another branch of the Fair estate case | is to be argued to-day in the Supreme Court. It is that of Trustee Angus| Mrs. Craven. Superior Judge | AR achldea that the documents pur- pflrtlng to be deeds to certain city prop- v from the late Senator James G. Fair | o "Craven are forgeries, but Mrs. | Craven wished this matter to be passed upon by a_jury and she appealed from an order of the court denying her right to a| '| jury in this matter. —e——————— Closing Out 0dd Lots. { One thousand odd framed pictures and | panels, from 25 cents up, to be closed out | Everyt! be sold at o e to be :t;?n the re{:!lr price. Banborn 741 Mar! street. Vail & { nineteenth century | ment for political Iiberty | history, but a review of con | ble republic before 1500. France had passed | “liberty, equality and fraternit | as the centu | He was crushed T | sa¥e in little Sw As we look abroad to-day at the close of | the century we see self-government estab- | {F/UmPhe lished In more or less perfect measure in | ica and Great Bri | of the most pers | The |PROGRESS OF' GOVERNMENT IN 100 YEARS. Copyright, 1900, by Seymour Eaton. COMPARATIVE STUDIES OF TWO CENTURIES, —_— > & Political Conditions in 1800. From the Government point of view the will be notable in all future history as the era of the triumph of democracy. The beginning of the dates back ppean ditions at the opening of this century shows that the long struggle had resulted in the establish- ment of self-government in only two na- tlons. Great Britain had established a Parliamentary government on a re basts, and building on foundations of Eng- lish- precedent America had erected a sta- f faith in wh nalce and the early medieval peric through a whirlwind of fire and blood fn a desperate attempt to realize the Rich dema a Ge opened N T the unhappy nation doubtf freedom which it had bought at a p which appalled humanity, and the repub- a mi despotism as absolute as the regime of Louis XIV. A review of the rest of the world shows the monarchical principle firmly enthroned nd. The Triumph of Democracy. shed 1r educati every civilized country of the world save Russia. Among the great nations Amer- ain now stand as types democracy that the ce the days of ancient countries where the mon- still exist the royal wly limited, and e finds full expression The final establish- world has seen Greece. In thos archical instit prerogative is v the will of the pec in free Parliam ment of throughout the la world is the c which is resy achievements in e tivity. The general process of democracy whi ch has characte ed our century has rk under wide! flerent ferent cour . and to follc we must g nce briefly at th mental development of a few important nations, Development the headed had ed. Durlr ywn_the of the United States. m deprive 1 gres all voice in tha ) 'ho hands of mbers mons began w! was perfected b and 84, 1 the po felg tha f the day ent in A doubtful bsequent acts o The wrong_of centuries ted and the House of Commen wa of 1 no_other | ) reflect fairly the opinfons of the witzerlan n was racy on a largi the gov proved. al democracy. T the grea in establishing a ich wise lines t has required ng Republicanism in France. nation which stands beside t} s greatest re had a ™ wrought s the evolution ¢ to a real dem- r P swept Europe in from the throne cy. From Aristocracy to Democracy. It is commonly believed that ers the found- of our mation were ardent advocates quality. That this a eption appears from ay ex- he f of governfnent lured for a ge e has seemed S0 D! the_voting - ftrage w o fashion for polit tification for repeating to ce of the forecasts of failure which were so com God they wanted to | a century A ce at the Fed- | ment wa also shows how T tionary statesmen from « a. the the original electo choosing t to secu cratic 1 ion of Sena a 41.mm | on Friday next CALIFORNIA’S M 0 5§ REMARKABLE DON'T MISS Fae THE Slé:l:: >4 GREAT LEADS SP MAQAZINE THEM ALL SECTION A FORTUNE THAT HAS ONLY BEEN A HOODOO How to See the Yosemite Valley at Minimum Cost THE FUNNIEST EXPERI- ENCES OF MARK THALL Most Interesting Case of Mental Telepathy Kaown Man Who Sheds His Skin Every Year. Gathering Bulis for a Buil Fight ANDA HOSTOF 1 O T INTERESTING STOK.cS