The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1901, Page 33

44444y : Pages 33 10 44* WMMQ GUT THEIR WAY 10 THE MONEY Unusually Bold Robbezsy at Stone’s Shipbuild- ing Yard. Rhieves Secure 81050 Left by the Bookkeeper in the «Office. A cleverly executed robbery, resembling | ny respects the rifiing of the strong X of the Be Smelting Works, for | Theodore Winters is now serving a | nce in the penitentiary, was | d between 4 and 5 o'clock yes- | ternoon at W. F. Stone's ship at the foot of Baker street. secured $1050. They had | the floor and during the ! absence of Al Hannify, the | wled through the aperture Iped themselves ®o the mone: | young man named Erickson, who is | ved at the yard, is under arrest on | | | on of knowing something of the g the forenoon Hannify went to d drew $1050, which was to be paying off the men. After return- g to the office of his employer he placed ® thirty-two envelopes, rep- the number of men employed Shortly after 4 o'clock ing the envelopes with tents ol a small table d the door and went to about twenty minutes founded to find that disappeared. An ex- wed that the robbers had e floor and covered vas which they had ey then walted for | nter and steal the money | paying off the empl ¥ ed that at least one of employed in the yard familiar with the employer of the rob- in search of the rob- | son and two other from the scene he | hauled the former. oned, denied that he | ut the theft. He | S not acquainted with with him and said | ccidentally. Despite | rocence he was ar- | er Tierney and g fufther investigation. kett, who was detailed on , is anxious- e men who were seen h Crockett and Han- the ’ IR0N TRADES COUNCIL ISSUES A STATEm‘I rike Is Not Settled | _nd 'Iwo-'l'h:rds of the Men Are Still Out. ement has been is- | Council relating | ron trades Dec MADAME SEMBRICH TRIUMPHS IN “BARBER OF SEVILLE,” BUT EAMES DOES NOT SING Louise Reuss - Belce Bravely Fills a Breach. Crowds Hear Wag-» ner’s and Rossini’s Creations. ANAGER GRAU is indeed hav- ing a trying time in endeavor- ing to carry out his programme for the present grand opera sea- son. Everything that enterprise and expense could furnish to the public of San Francisco in the way of | musical entertainment has been given in | Javish manner, but, as far as the pres- ent season is concerned, and the weather disnoses. The vagaries of the climate of San “‘man proposes | Francisco have played sad pranks with the vocal organs of. the stars of Manager Grau's combination of singers. When the season opened the public learned with deep regret that the famous diva. Calve, would not be able to appear | as scheduled. There was a change in the order of operas, and that is a difficult task for the operatic manager. /| Under- studies have to be located, rehearsals called and & hundred worries are gone through that the public little dreams of. The non-appearance of Calve during the first week of the season cost Manager Grau thousands of dollars, byt he bore the blow with fortitude. ‘Well, the Calve did appear last Wednes- day night, and when the patrons of grand opera looked for another enjoyable per- formance on last Friday night, lo and behold! the diva had overtaxed her strength and was forced to leave for Southern California for a vacation. Then Sybil Sanderson, who was to have sung to-night in “Les Huguenots,” caught | cold and another name was added to the sick list. Yesterday the musical public and so- clety of this city were to hear Mme. Eames in the afternoon in “Lohengrin” and Mme., Sembrich in the evening in “Il Barbiere di Siviglia.” Again luck was against Manager Grau, and just at the time that a vast audience was being seated for the matinee per- formance word was sent to Grau by Mme. Eames that \he would be unable to slng in “Lohengrin.” The great songstress had broken one of her rules by visiting Chinatown on the day before she was to sing. Mma Eames herself hag said that on the day previous to her appearance she never leaves her room and rests her voice by not engaging in conversation. The diva caught a slight cold on Fri- day and has paid dearly for her temer- ity In going near the city’s unsavory Oriental cuarter. She lost the large sal- ary, running into four figures, that she recefves from Grau each time she sings { in public. Mme. Louise Reuss-Belce gallantly of- fered to fill the breach caused by the in- | disposition of Mme. Eames. She sang the role of Elsa before a house that was enormous in its proportions. Hundreds of expensively gowned women had waited in line before the Grand Opera-house yester- day afternoon, eager to pay. $2 each for the privilege of securing *standing room" | in the theater and hearing “Lohengrin” Francisco et with | straighten would be with the over- ® have been ent with some abhor trade command to some degree 2 power, but | North, South and ¥ou to remember the ironworkers of the Pa- i reports of the Metal on. the contrary not lusion we earnestly request men in | des to pay no attention to sdver- | circalars, as all such matter is v the strike is over an 11 be made public es_Council ABE, President. in the 2] THREATENS LIFE OF WIFE AFTER BRIEF MARITAL LIFE Terson D. Morris, 2 Cook, Charged With Cruel Conduct by His Better Half. rson D. Morris, a cook in the Pear] | t on California street, was ar- terday on complaint of his wife, | Morris, on the charge of threats nst life. The complaint was sworn to e Judge Conlan. Mrs. Morris, who keeps @ lodging-house Clara lane, off Bush street, sald she arried to Morris July 16 last. He ely began to treat her cruelly, claims, kicking her and slapping her without provocation. At times, she he would take her clothing and burn | d at other times would place her water in a large pot and | them, rendering them useless. Twice he had attempted to shoot her, but each time the revolver fortunately missed fire and she escaped before he| uld again pull the trigger. For a week had been abusing her and threatening o kill her and she was afraid of her life. ——e—— GAELIC LEAGUE HOLDS A PU'BLIC INSTALLATION 2P sion Dolores Branch Presents a Novel Entertainment for Its - Friends. Mission Dolores Branch of the Gaelic League of California held its first public educational and literary session in Mission | the theater yesterday afternoon, | the general sentiment as with Mme. Eames in the cast. Audience Is Good-Natured. When they entered the theater they read the little slips in the programmes | that the diva could not appear and that Mme. Reuss-Belce would sing the role of Elsa. The San Francisco patrens of the grand opera take the unavoidable indispositions | of the singers with good grace. Yesterday afternocn not a single re- quest was made at the box office of the Grand Opera-house for money to be re- funded because Eames was not in the cast. Manager Grau was ready to return money for tickets, but he was not called upon to do so. “It's too bad that he has such bad luck,” was the general comment heard in “but we will have our money’s worth-anyway in the performance of ‘Lohengrin. And the blg matinee audlence indeed did get its money’s worth, for Madame Reuss-Belce gave a performance of Elsa that won the hearts of every one in the audience. The great cast of singers that | presented the Wagner opera received en- thusiastic receptions at the end of each act, and Damrosch and his orchestra came in for an ovation. “We did not hear Eames, but we heard a grand production of the opera,” was the matinee audience wended its way out of the the- ater. Sembrich Greeted by Society. Parlor Hall last Thyrsday evening. There was a large attendance of both sexes and | the programme presented was received with great favor. Jeremiah Deasy, a member of the execu- tive committee, was chairman of the evening. He delivered a short address of welcome, after which the officers elected were installed. The newly elected officers delivered short speeches. The Rev. Father Michael J. Clifford, president-elect of the scclety, in response to the call of the audience, sang in Gaelic a barytone solo, “The Colleen Dhas Crinthin Na Mo,” which was received with applause. A Gaelic address, by J. P. /, and a Gaelic song by Jeremiah , followed. Remarks were made by . Richard Collins and Theodore Lynch, secretary of the Father O'Growney branch of the league, the ploneer Gaelic institute of California. The new officers installed were: President, Rev. Michael J. Clifford; vice president, Miss Nellie Shea; secretary, Miss Mary McGrady; treasurer, Rev. Richard Collins; librarian, Miss Mary Rowan; principals, Rev. M. J. Clifford, Rev. Michael Horan and J. P. Hagerty. —_————— HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY PLANS AN EXHIBITION Park Commissioners Commended for Roquiring Examination of Candi- dates for Assistant Gardener. The Pacific Coast Horticultural Society intends - to give a “spring flozal and trade exhibition.” At a recent meeting an exhibitfn committee, consisting of Messrs. Eldred, Thompson, Cleis, Abra- ham and Miln, was appointed. At the last meeting, at Mission Opera Hall, resolutions were passed commend- ing the Park Commissioners and Super- intendent for their action requiring can- didates for positions as assistant garden- ers to pass a practical examination. At the next meeting members will sub- mit lists of what they congider to be the best twelve bush roses and best six oimbe m; roses. The lists, made up only of ses adapted to San Franclsco in par- t_|cuh:l will be of much interest to the public, FRANCI T ‘t IRDAME GADSKI WITH BIG CAST WILL SING TO-NIGHT “LES HUGUENOTS.” BY MEYERBEER. , Valentine. ....... Mme. Gadski Urbain....Mme, Louise Homer I Dame d’honneur.. . .Miss Bau.emeisur o Dnme d’honneur. . evs-e...Mme. Van Onnteren Marguerite de Valois. . & ...... Miss Suzanne Adams Raoul de Nangis...Mr. Dippel Le Comte de Saint Bris.... .Mr. Muhlmann Le COmte de Nevers.u..... CO, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 2 140 .. /Mr. Scotti Soldnt Huguenot. ’ Mr. chqllel B De'.l‘nv-nnes.‘..... Mr. Reiss De Retz... «...Mr. Viviani - Maurevert. . Mr. Dufriche + De Cosse. .Mr. Vanni TWO STARS OF THE GRAU GALAXY WHO SANG BEFORE LARGE Marcel. . .Mr. Journet AND APPRECIATIVE AUDIENCES AT THE GRAND OPERA-HOUSE cond“ct.,,, Mr. Flon. YESTERDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING. e * * opera, “Il Barblere di_ Siviglia,” was space where persons are allowed to stand dinary cast of singers. Gadski, Louise sung, with Madame Sembrich in the role was jammed. Homer, Bauermeister, Van Cauteren, of Rosina. ‘There was a repetition of the scene of previous fashionable nights of the sea- son. Carriages arrived in an unbroken line for an hour before the performance began, and there was a big crowd of men and women who desired to secure general admission to the theater. Some of the most exquisite gowns ever displayed at the opera were seen last night. One would have to enumerate all the colors of the rainbow and their vari- ous possible shades to tell of the gorgeous display of dresses in the thea- ter. Every box had its crowd of soclety’s representatives and the elite of fashion, wealth, commerce and the professions filled the spacious extent of the orches- RUMOR THAT CALVE HAS THROAT CANCER DENIED Dr. Grant Selfridge Says Report to Thnt Effect From Los Angeles Is Untrue. A dispatch from Los Angeles last night stated that it had been discovered that the true malady from which Calve, the great operg singer, was suffering was cancer of the throat. Calve is now in the southland for the beneft of her health. Dr. Grant SeMridge, who was one of Calve's physicidns while she was in this city, denies the cancer story. The doctor said: “Calve’s condition now, or at least when I saw her last, was much better than when she arrived in the city. Her ailment is diffuse bronchitis. Shortly after her arrival 1 was called upon to examine her throat. This I did, and found her vocal chords to be as perfect as any I ever saw in my life. The cancer story is absolutely unfounded. The night she appeared in ‘Carmen’ she evidently caught more cold, which caused a recurrence of the bronchitis. With a little rest in a warm climate she will soon be in good health again, her illness by no means being of a permanent or serfous nature.” —_———————— Skull May Be Fractured. Elmer Waters, an employve of the Chutes, living at 141 Ferry street, while riding homeward on his bicycle last night collided with an Oak street car at the corner of Oak and Stanvan streets. He was sent to the Receiving Hospital, It is belleved he sustained a fracture of the skull. —_——e— - After Telephone Nickels. John Boyle and John Comerford were detected early yesterday morning in an attempt to rifle the telephone box in the Louvre, at the corner of O'Farrell and Market streets. They were arrested by Officer Davids and charged at the City Prison with burglary. —_—— A Santa Barbara man has over 1000 tur- tles, with which he expects to stock a “turtle ranch” in that county. \ Sembrich Is certainly the successor of the divine Patti. Her performance last night captured the audience and the very walls of the theater were made to ring by the outbursts of applause. Campanari, De Reszke, Bauermeister, Tavecchia, Vanni, Viviani and Salignac were in the cast, and the verdict of the ce was that “Il Barbiere di Sivig- was an_ “all star” perfcrmance. “Les Huguenots” for To-Night. The lobby and foyer of the opera-house presented an animated appearance be- tween the acts, and the engagements made for the rest of the season assure to Manager Grau a series of crowded houses. DEBUTANTE MAKES HER FORMAL BOW —_— Miss Anna Foster, the prepossessing daughter of Mrs. A. W. Foster, made her debut into society at a tea given in her honor in the Century Hall yesterday af- ternoon. The rooms of the organizativn were crowded with friends of the young lady and a delightful afternoon was spent. Miss Foster was the recipient of many handsome floral tributes from her iriends. Refreshments were served and the guests were treated to beautiful music, rendered by an orchestra. The clubrooms were prettily decorated with potted plants, flowers and greens. Mrs. Foster and her daughter were as- sisted in recelving by the following named: Miss Alma McClung, Miss Elea- nor Morrow, Miss Mary Foster, Miss Alice Wilkins, Miss Louise Crosby, Miss Cornelia Scott, Miss Virginia Nokes, Miss Caro Noble, Miss Hell Murison, Miss Margaret Mee, Miss Louise Belden, Miss Catherine Powers, Miss Naddie Nuttall, Mrs. N. G. Kittle, Mrs. E. W. Newhall, Mrs. E. Scott, Mrs. A. F. Fechteler, Mrs. ‘W. H. Taylor and Miss Reed. A feature of the coming-out party was the presence of halif a dozen debutantes, who will take a prominent part in society functions during the season. Criminals Sentenced. John Cosby, who was convicted of an assault with a deadly weapon, was sent to the County Jail for nine months by Judge Dunne yesterday. W. D. Thomp- son was sent to the same place for eight- een months. Thompson, who pleaded guilty to a charge of grand larceny some time ago, withdrew his plea and pleaded gullty to three different charges of petty larceny. Judge Dunne gave him six months on each charge Suzanne Adams, Dippel, Muhlmann, Bars, Reiss, Viviani, Dufriche, Vanni, Journet and Scottt will be heard in the opera, and if the theater is not packed to the doors it will not be the fault of Grau. To-morrow night “Faust” is to be glven, with Madame Eames in the cast, and the evening is sure to be a ‘“soclety event.” Tuesdiy evening “Die Walkure” is to be repeated with its superb cast of artists. Wednesday night offers a big attraction, with the double bill of ‘“Don Pasquale,” with Sembrich, and “Pagli- accl,” with Fritzi-Scheff and big casts of singers in each composition. Thursday afternoon Sybil Sanderson is to sing in “‘Romeo et Juliette,” and “Dis Soclety was present in full force last tra and dress circle. The top gallerfes To-night “Les Huguenots” will be Meistersinger” is to be repeated on night, when Rossinl's charming comic were crowded to their capacity and the given at popular prices, with an extraor- Thursday nizht. o e e e e e e e o e 2 o o R R S A RON | @% o 0 O oy d " ° HIGH-PRICED ENGINEER LOSES HIS LAWSUIT Herbert Lang Contradicted Under Oath by Manager Daily of Cop- per King Company. In the suit of W. BE. Dean vs. W. H. Daily and the Copper King Mining Com- pany United States Circuit Judge Mor- row rendered judgment yesterday in fa- vor of the plaintiff for $230. The case was transferred from the Su- perior Court of Alameda County to the United States Circuit Court, Dally being a citizen of Maryland and the copper company being a corporation under the laws of the State of New Jersey. Dean is the assignee of Herbert Lang, who sued to recover $222050 for services as consulting engineer at a salary of $00 per month and for moneys advanced to em- ployes at the request of the defendant. Lang went on the stand in the Circuit Court and swore that Daily had hired him under a verbal contract at the salary of $500 per month. Daily flatly denied this statement. Judge Morrow remarked that it did not appear that any meeting of the company had ever been held to take notice of the alleged contract, and on the point as to ‘whether there was or was not such a con- tract the evidence was evenly balanced. Judgment was rendered for $200 for plans and specifications for a blasting furnace and for $30 for draughtsmen, the defendant not contesting that part of the clatm. —_—————— Addresses the Police. Chief Wittman went to the Harbor po- lice station at noon yesterday and ad- dressed the men. He received an ovation. He pointed out that the action of the Commissioners had shown that every pa- troiman had the chance of being pro- mcted to the honorable position of Chief of the department, which would be an incentive to them to do their duty. He also addressed the men of the Southern deacrfi amll: m.glnnad district last e:ea:lngl esf e recelved a oral i rom Thomas H. me:.. lnd Mafldm Artistic Singing Is Rewarded With Applause. Brilliant Rendition Given of Popu- lar Work, By Blanche Partington. MORE piquant contrast than the afternoon and evening bills of yesterday at the Grand Opera- house: could hardly be imagined, “Lohengrin” for the afternoon fare and “Il Barblere di Siviglia” in the evening. Neither suffered, it is unneces- sary to:say, and the merry masterpiece of Rossinl was to.the full as much en- Joyed as the beautles of ‘“Lohengrin”— | nay, more, for it was a surpassing per- formance. . It was sung to the last inch of efficlency last night, and its merry drollery interpreted in a fashion that set the whole -house shaking to most ungodly and un-grand-operatic laughter. It was another red-letter night all through, and the days to come will be brighter and merrier until its last mercurial echo shall have died away. One month the opera took to write, and it sounds that way— gay, spontaneous, arch and unaffected, and the whole cast and orchestra last night ' combined to give to the full its sprightly and scintillant grace. ‘Who shall choose among so many stars of equal light? Each part was taken just as it should be, and each as perfectly fit- ted to its neighbor as the suave and con- | genial sardines in their scanty boxes. However, ladies first, and Sembrich, !bel glorious, at your pleasure. Perhaps Mme. Sembrich’s was not, by the shade of a shade, quite the victorious note of her Susanna last Tuesday night, but who cares when it was a consum- mately beautiful achievement even so? From the standpoint of vocalism pure and simple, Mme. Sembrich is unapproachable. There is no question of this—her absolute mastery of all technical material, the phrasing, nuance, color, the incomparable volce itself, all stamp her as the most beautiful singer now before us. Rosina fits her like the pitcher fits the milk, its gay coquetry and arch dialogue drawing out the best she has to give. Of course the “lesson scene” was the vocal climax of her work, and the diva gave the effective coloratura composition of Johann Strauss, ‘“Voce di Primavera,” composed especially for her, 'to begin with. As encore she gave an arla from “San- nambula,” and as encore to that a grace- ful little Chopin song, to her own at- companiment on the anachronistic plano that was cast for a turn in the lesson scene. Still the entranced audience was not satisfied, and with, the orchestra Mme. Sembrich then gave a quaint and tender little lullaby that showed her as consummately -satisfying in simple mel- ody as in all thé vocal fireworks she makes so beautiful, and left the audl- ence, to a man, her humble slaves. Salignac—the tenor follows the lady, naturally—shone last night in the florid opportunities of Almaviva’'s part. He looked very picturesque as the amorous Count, and acted with irresistible gayety and ease. The part suited him admira- bly, too, so far as the voice goes, and he sang its florid measures with power, flexibility and sweetness. Neither is he lacking in the necessary humor, and in the “tipsy” scene showed a rich fund of it, together with an artistic restraint that offered a very worthy measure of appre- clation of the tenor's high capacities. But De Reszke! He was the Don Basilio, and the house laughed till it cried at the radiantly absurd drollery of the concep- tion. De Reszke's superb proportions add unspeakably to the fun of it. He is a starched and pompous pedant, a coward and a busybody, and the scene where Almaviva has him at sword's point, sneaking around the furniture and behind the tiny Bertha for protection, is as irre- sistible in the remembrance as it was on sight. And De Reszke seemed to get as much fun out of it as anybody, all of the singers appeared to be enjoying them- selves for the matter of that. Of course he was, as usual, eminently satisfying from a vocal standpoint. Cnmpann—i was the Figaro, and a spirit- ed and br nt figure. The “Figaro” song was en with all its robust jollity and waggish suggestion, and Campanari's excellent vocal equipment was never more thoroughly in evidence than in his work last night. He was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Bartolo, done by Ta- vecchia, was another creation of the clev- erest. Tavecchia shows all the pompous, heavy vanity of the creature, and sings | the droll music in infectious fashion, with | a pleasing and powerful voice. The orchestra was at its best under Sep— pilli, the few chotuses were well sung, and altogether the night is a memorable one. The fatal coincidence of the large sal- ary habit and throat trouble has again been forced unwelcomely upon the public attention down at the Grand Opera- house. This time it was Eames who dis- appointed her audience. She was billed for Elsa in ‘‘Lohengrin” yesterday after- noon, but at the last moment developed “indisposition,” and her place had to be taken by Mme. Reuss-Belce. At the little Tivoli, with salaries at— well, not $1000 or $1500 a performance, the singers seemed always to have their throats with them. In a twelve weeks’ season the bill was never once changed, and, with the exception of Montanari, every singer sung when billed to appear. Collamarini sung with a face half again its usual pimp proportions from tooth- ache, ‘and & small matter of a cold or such never seemed to prevent the singers from coming up to time. It is of course different where throats are worth $1500 a night, \)ut it 19 a curious contrast just the same. * Any performance of “Lohengrin” with Schumann-Heink in the cast is worth the price for her work alone. She was in magnificent trim .yesterday afternoon— she always is—singing with all the spien- did vigor and sweetness that distin- guish her work. The voice is a perfect one, vitdl, goiden, thrilling. It sounds every note in the gathet of human pas- sion and suits the Wagner moods to the last necessity. Her Ortrud is her best cp- portunity, and Schumann-Heink in the role ranks with the most important fig- ures of the season. Bispham started rather sleepily yester- day as Telramund, but soon woke up to his work. His sympathetic voice is al-yembezzlement. ways a delight, and his many-sided art makes of the figure a strong and con- sistent personality. Van Dyck flatted painfully in “Mein lieber Schwan,” but later roused to pitch and power, though he did not seem to be In as good form as usual. ™~ Mme. Reuss-Belce, who substituted for Mme. Eames, filled in the part not un- acceptably and in places with taste and power. But her volce lacks sweetness, breadth, and in the tor!al betrays not‘a little harshness. Mr. M nn was the PAY OR WALK 1o NEW RULE Kruttschnitt to Issue Very Few Annual -Passes. Trunk ' Lines Adopt a New Order Which All Roads May Follow. There will' be wailing and gnashing o teeth on and.after the first of the year by, nearly all those who have in the past been recipients-of annnal passes from the Southern Pacific Company. Last year-the'list was cut down about one-half, and there is now a prospect of its being made much smaller than ever. The trouble can be placed at the door of the Eastern trunk lines. These roads wil not issue annual pass:s on and after the first of next year to any persons, nét evem to rallroad employes of other competing roads. Of course, if a pass is asked ove~ one of the roads dy one railroad” mam from another it will be granted, but trav- eling passenger agents will pay their fara the same as'any one clse. This gives tha Southern Pacific Company - a splendid opening to curtail its annual pass list. Julius Kruttschnitt is now in charge and 1s the executive that will sign all annuak passes. He was never known to be very generous in this line, and it is now known that a man that wili receive a pass on the first of next year can flaster himsclf that he is much favored. Chief Counsel Herrin's list will not be | tampered with. It is said that his old friends and henchmen will receive the courtesies of the road, but these will be about all. ‘When President Hays was in charge he renewed for sixty days all passes that had been issued previous to his arrival. When this -extersion of time expired about half of those whe had been in the habit before of riding on passes did not again receive the covetcd piece of pastes beard. PRIESTS RESCUE WOMAN FROM CLUTCH OF FOOTPAD Fathers O’'Ryan and Dempsey on Their Way Home Put a High- wayman to Flight. Rev. Fathers O’'Ryan and while returning to the parochial mce at O’Farrell and Franklin streets at 11 o’clock last night went to thé rescue of a young lady who was in the grasp of a footpad. They had just alighted from an outward bound Ellis street car at Frank- lin street when they heard a woman's scream a short distance away. They were. joined by a number of passengers, who saw a man hurrying away in the direction of Ellls street. A younglady was found standing in the middle of the block in a hysterical con- dition. She was taken to the priests’ residence and when she regained her com-~ posure stated that she had been visiting her sister, Mrs. Flores, on Franklin street, between Bush and Pine, and was on her way to take an Ellis street car to go to her home at Twenty-sixth and Sanchez streets, when a man laid his hand upon her arm and attempted to grasp the satchel she was carrying. She declined to give her name. A number of similar occurrences have taken place in the same neighborhood. ——— SHOOTING IN PARK IS YET A MYSTERY Pclice Unable to Locate the Man With a Blood-Stained Vest. ‘The police have been unable to get = clew to the man who got on a car oppo- site Fourteenth avenue Friday night with bloody hands and a blood stained vest and told the conductor and motorman that he had been invited by letter to meet some one at the pathway leading to Strawberry Hill and was “up against it.”™ Detective Whitaker was detalled on the case by Captain Séymour yesterday. He ascertained that the man, from the de- scription given by the conductor ind mo- torman, boarded a car going to the Clift House early Friday night. When the car reached the CHff House he remained on it and got off at Fourteenth avenue. The fact that he did not leave the car at the Cliff House drew attention to him. - It ‘was about an hour later when he boarded the other car, from which he alighted at Masonic avenue and Haight street after being advised to report the matter at the stanyan-stuec station, which he did not The police think that he had eitBer at- tempted to commit suicide or had been shot by a woman. ———————— f Bowling Club Officers. The bowling club .formed Friday night in Scottish Hall has met with considera- ble support by the *Scotch residents in this city.and Oakland and already it has a membership of over fifty. The officers elected were: Y. C. Lawson, president; John McLaren, vice president; James Rolp Jr., treasurer; Thomas Aitken, see. retary; James Hutchinson, champion, and a green committee consisting of Robert Dalziel, J. C. Moffatt and Joseph Gray. The club will be known as the San Fran- cisco Scottish Bowling Club. The entrance fee will be $1. —_———— Silver Spray’s Dance. Last night Stiver Spray Lodge of the Degree of Honor, A. O. U. W., gave its first ball in Mission - Opera . Hall. There was a well arranged programme of fifteen dances. The floor manager was W: T. Lewis. The function was under the chargé of the following committees: Arrangements—Mesdames W. Malloy, M. Gould, M. Morrison, W. T. Lewis and Miss L. C. McNear. Reception—Misses A. Cull, M. Bate, M. Cooper Mrs. J. Potter and A. Morrison. Floor—Mesdames M., Zahn, G. Herzog, K. Stewart and L, Quinton and S. Gould. - ————— Janitor Eeeps the Ring. ‘Willlam Carr, a boy living at 421 Bran~ nan street, secured a warrant from Judge Fritz yesterday for the arrest of Charles T. King, janitor at the clinic at 340 How- ard street, on a charge of misdemeanor He states that some ‘weeks ago he went to the clinic to have an injured hand attended to and left a gold ring valued at $10 with the janitor as security for medicine, He has made repeated demands upon the janitor for the return of the ring, he says, but can~ not get it. —_—————————— Henson Recital. The dramatic recital to be given by Mrs. Fred H. Hanson «{ Boston at Sher- man & Clay Hall on Tuesday evening, Herald, and Mr. Blass the King, both with their usual ample success, and Mr. Damrosch and the orchestra did their duty nobly.. December 3, will be well represented by a large number from the women's clubs of San Francisco, and 1s being looked for- ward to with much plecsure,