The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 7, 1901, Page 9

THE JINGERS GIVE WAY T DRAMA Theatrical Season Opens at Grand Opera- ® House. Minnie Seligman Makes Her First Appearance in Familiar Play. d opera gave way ouse to at the regular with the first appear- Miss Minnie Seligman, who plays ted engagement here in *““The Crusl There was a falrly good and the house had resumed its work-a-day look. Where Sen- evenin~ before had led his men the glories of “Le Nozze di Mr. XKnell last night beat a o the homely beauties of “My Old cky Home,” and where Sembricn c bt before stood trilling Me- iquid loveliness Mi: Seligman last her audience as a clever The lemon-drop boy Is back nd the advertising curtain old familiar features of Oper 1 season, ence 1€ SC €ven to the classic hiss for and the whistle for virtue t of Soclety” is a. play teo to need description, but its erved to keep i throughout s a con- role he adventure M ke Chapel, a part in which she ‘ antage on her last v She has emotional power of rathe gh order, dresses and looks well and id the interest while she apel is counted in among though she is accounted . among other roles in her role of Mrs opportunity Chapel cer- for_exhibition nd Miss Selig- ork in the part. supported by the Grand k company, who fill in he cast acceptably. at home in the preachy- Aubyn's jprt and wins dis- for his repertoire of sighs alone. Nelson H 1 cast as the un- St ho, all the the pretty ae- on the part. She does role, however, but should cast as Violet Esmond, that gly, by the way, by made his reappearance s and did some clever e work in the part. Charles 1 with considerable suc- deceived lover, Cap- and H. D. Byers chester with success. was enthusiastic, and Miss ason promises to be among £t r and stock ex- house, Wamagnn AbB EASTERN STAR CHAPTER INSTALLS NEW OFFICERS Presentations Are Made to the Retir- ing Matron and Patron of the Subordinate. 'd appointed officers of r No. 1, Order of the mother subordinate, in Golden Gate Asylum last e pre of a large number > Wright Terwilli- tron, acted as install- ed by Miss st matron, acting he officers did their fectness that add- ul and impressive is order. Star, the Mary H Frances Fahren umphrey, : Amy Florence J. 'A. Pherson, as. Kate Linne, Adah; Eliza- ; Jennie Long, Esther; Martha; Mrs.' J. Ogil- e Hirker, warder; Mary Ham- 1; William Schuyler Moses, Hubbard, marsnal, ng, organist. ° music incidental to the ceremony y the Knickerbocker Quartet. y At the close of the installation Past Patron Florin Leslie Jones, on behalf of the chapter. ted to Mrs. Terwilli- ger a be A ex appreciation of her during the vear as matron, This owed by the presentation of a the retiring patron, John J. . @5 a token of remembrance of ly feeling the members held for le !iv was an officer of the chap- Terwilliger was also presented with a fine cut glass bow! from her per- sonal friends in the chapter, and there was also the presentation of a basket of beautiful fiowers to Mrs. Clara A. Gib- erson, the grand matron. e — POSTUM CEREAL. HIGH ALTITUDES. Tood Cannot Be Boiled as Quickly as in Low, The curious experiences people have with coffee drinking are worth pondering over if any one is ailing and does not know e exact reason thereof. offee is a secretive worker, and through the nervous system affects differ- ent parts of the body in different people. A young married woman, Mrs. T. L. Blackmon, Oswego, Montana, had a con- clusive experience in the effects of coffee on her eyes. She says, I have used coffee gince a child, but a short time ago my eyes began to grow weak, and the least exertion, such as reading or sewing, would cause shooting pains and wavy lines of light, so that I could see but little else for minutes at a time. *“This alarmed me and I earnestly sought the cause of the trouble. Some one told me ‘hat coffee sometimes affected the eyes. I at once decided to quit it and see if I would be benefited, but I must have something to take the place of coffee, for 1 wanted to modify, as much as possible, the sacrifice of giving it up. “So I decided to try Postum for myself. When it came I made it strictly according to directions and was wonderfully sur- prised and pleased with it. Husband says that my Postum is very different, indeed, from that he once drank at a friend’s ta- ble “I frankly own that I like Postum better than I ever liked coffee. It has a rich body to it that eoffee lacks. I boil it longer than twenty minutes and it improves it. Per- haps it requires Jonger boiling in the high udes, I think it does. »r three months now I have been using Postum and have been wonderfully benefited, My eyes no longer pain me, and are as strong as they ever were. My com- plexipn, instead of being sallow as former- 1y, is clear and rosy. I know to a eertain- hat my improvement has been caused by leaving off coffec and using Postum, for that is absolutely the only change I have made, and 1 have taken no medicine. “A Mr. Randall, a friend of ours, has obtained relief from his stomach trouble and headaches by leaving off coffee and taking Postum. We think we know some- thing of the facts about coffee and abou Postum.” 3 FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7 ENGINEERS AND TMATES TELL OF FOG WHISTLES AND BELLS Investigation Into the Sinking of the'Ferryboat. San Rafael Is Resumed by Inspectors. fRANR medu; Enamern 42 Sausalire \ DEckmanD Sy, ( Nersom . A0 IH.Jomes) Encinesnl op ~RAvaES held by the United States Inspectors of Steam Vessels, officers and part of the crews of both boats testified. In every in- stance the San Rafael sailors said they heard the fog signals of the Sausalito on the starboard side. The Sausalito men clung to the port story'of their captain, ‘W. T. Tribble. Nothing of much consequence was de- veloped during the day's investigation. According to the stories told by the mem- bers of the crews they did just what should have been done. Inspector Bulger ask=d some pertinent questions in regard to speed and elicited testimony that bears on the erratic manner of running the Sau- salito boats. K3 said that he turned the engines full steam astern as soon as he got- the bell from the captain. J. H. Jones, engineer on the San Rafael, was the most important witness of the day. Jones is the man who was knocked senseless immediately after the collision, and, as soon as he regained consciousness, threw open the safety valve. He testified | that he got the three-bells signal to back and about four revolutions had been made when he got the signal to stop. Jones said | that five reverse revolutions would have brought the boat to a dead stop. It was right after this that the collision occurred. Jones was afraid the boilers would blow up, but he knew of no like precedents CHAS. Jansen, 2% Mave op San Rarael, J.B.OSTETSoN As AN INTERESTED ONLookER .. HE fog that shrouded the bay last Saturday night when the San Ra- fael was sunk by the Sausalito must have played strange pranks with the ferryboat whistles. Dur- ing the investigation yesterday afternoon, ° . TISSER HALL AWAITS FORMAL DEDICATION Impressive Ceremony in New Mills College Building to Be Held Next Saturday. The new Lisser Hall of Mills College will be dedicated Saturday afternoon, De- cember 14, at half-past 1 o'clock. The oc- casion will be a notable one in the nis- tory of the institution and the service will be impressive. 2 Two numbers by the choral class will be rendered, Mrs. Edward F. Schneider will sing and Messrs. Louis Lisser and Giulio Minetti will play Raff’s Sonata, Opus T8, on piano and violin. Mrs. Susan T. Mills, president of the college, will make a statement concerning the mame and the purposes of the new hall. Professor Thomas R. Bacon will Ve an address and prayer. Horace Savis will deliver the principal address. Lisser Hall is intended for commence- ments, concerts and entertainments. Its seating capacity is 1000. The interior dec- oration is in ivory and gold, and both as to exterior and interior the structure is simple and dignified. It stands just above the Nathaniel Gray Hall of Science and north of the main college building. The name Lisser Hall was chosen by the board of trustees as an acknowledg- ment of the invaluable services of Pro- fessor Louis Lisser during his twenty- one years as head of the department of music of Mills Coilege and as a tribute to him as one of the foremost musicians of the Pacific Coast. W. J. Matthews is the architect of the hall. ————————— KERSHOW WILL CONTEST DRAGS ALONG IN COURT Attorneys Rix and Kowalsky Vary Monotony by Indulging in Numerous Spats. Outside of the occasional spats between Attorneys Kowalsky and Rix there was little to enliven the hearing of the Ker- show will contest case yesterday. J. Mor- gan Smith was on the witness stand all afternoon. Despite the severe cross-ex- amination to which he was subjected by Attorney Rix, he held his own and stuck Cclosely to the story he told Wednesday of the writing of the will and the attend- ing circumstances. ‘Kttorney Rix sought to elicit from the witness an answer regarding the time the various talks Smith had with Ker- show were held, but failed. Smith's an- swers, though given in a hesitating man- ner, confirmed his previous statements. Attorney Rix also closely examined the witness about the numerous interviews he had had with Attorney Kowalsky con- cerning the will, but did not succeed in getting the information he evidently ex- cted. He also examined Smith about discussions with Meadows, the second witness to the will, but was unable to shake Smith. The case will go on again to-day. ——————————— Symphony Concert Sale. The sale of seats for the serles of sym- phony concerts to be given at the Grand Opera-bouse under the auspices of the Ban Francisco Symphony Society has been very gratifying to the officers and members of that organization and_will close this afternoon at 5 o'clock at Sher- man, Clay & Co.’s. The first concert under the direction of Paul Steindorff, with Giulio Minetti as concertmeister and an orchestra of fifty-five men, will take place at the Grand Opera-house next Fri- %%y afternoon, Dec. e'm:ber 13, at ‘{1‘5 :‘mnt; g mq"unm s strong and. intercst- ing and the sale of seats will begin Tues- day morning at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s. -t Mate Charles Bagge was the first wit- ness called. He told of bells and whistles, and was positive that all was done that | could be done to save life. Engineer Frank McGuy of the Sausalito | was on the stand for a few minutes. He S e e T e e e 2 oL MRS. ARZNER KEEPS HUSBAND'S APPAREL Saloon-Keeper Says His WifeOrdered Him Out and Held His Clothing. Louis Arzner, proprietor of the Ferry cafe at 16 Market street, whose wife is suing him for maintenance, filed an affi- davit yesterday in which he says he i not the wealthy man his wife claims he is in her complaint. He claims his wife is extravagant, and that since she ordered him out of their house he has made an allowance of $20 a week in addition o presenting her with the rent from an eight-room house. He clajms that she compelled him to leave home without his clothes, and that since he left her she has refused to give up his wearing ap- parel. He also says that since his en- forced desertion of her she has bought a raglan worth $80, a sealskin sacque and numerous costly articles of woman’s ap- parel, for which he has had to pay. ) objects strenuously to paying his wife the $500 a month she is suing for. The divorce proceedings instituted by George Monnier against Violet Monnier were heard before Judge Hunt yesterday. Monnier sued his wife for divorce on the ground of cruelty, and she filed a cross- complaint alleging that he was the cruel one. Monnier is the adopted son of George Monnier, a wealthy liquor dealer. The couple have two children, and since their marriage, according to the complaints filed, have been living at daggers’ points, May F. Crandall was granted a divorce from F. § Crandall yesterday on the ground of failure to provide. Suits for divorce were filed yesterday by William A. Bradford against Ray Bradford for cruelty, David Johnson against Mary Johnson for desertion, Wil- liam C. offmann against Genevieve Hoffmann on statutory grounds. MAYOR INVESTIGATES SWEEPING OF STREETS Private Detective Reports That Gray Brothers Are Not Complying With Specifications. Gray Bros.,, who have the contract for sweeping the streets in the down- town districts, are under investigation again by Mayor Phelan. His Honor has had a private emissary quietly watching the manner in which the streets have been swept by the firm, and he has reported that the specifications have not been lived up to. The Mayor's detective reports that piles of dirt have been frequently permitted to remain on the streets over night, and that certain blocks on Market and Val- encia streets were not swept at all or very imperfectly. So startling evere the findings of the investigator that the Mayor referred his report to the Board of Works, which directed Chief Heath of the Bureau of Streets to report on the matter. The Mayor was so displeased at tnhe faulty manner in which Gray Bros. were feported to have swept the stroets that he threatened to decline to approve the sweeping bills for December unless taey were swept better than they were in No- vember. Chief Heath's report was trans- mitted to the Mayor yesterday, and does not bear out the one filed by the private detéctive. The Mayor has reserved his decision. —— e 0ld subscribers to The Call are en- titled to the privilege of sec a copy of Cram’s Superior Atlas of the World upon payment of $1 50, tha premium rate. 3 WITNESSES AND SPECTATOR AT THE SAN RAFAEL WRECK IN- VESTIGATION YESTERDAY. & LS where such results followed. There were no leaks in the San Rafael boilers. Mates and Deckhands Testify. Then came the testimony of the mates and deckhands. Charles Jansen, second mate of the San Rafael, heard the fog signals two points on his starboard bow, then two whistles, followed by three from the San Rafael, which were answered by three from the Sausalito. The first fog blast of the Sausalito sounded far away. | He reported to the pilot house. John Nelson, deckhand on the San Ra- fael, had a similar story of whistles, only his was supplemented with life saving. He_ warned passengers, lowered boats, took charge of one and acted the part of human fisherman. He saw the men in the boats picking up people. Captain McKen- zie, according to Nelson's testimony, cried out to the Bausalito: “For God's sake, give us a line.” Assistant Engineer Martin Christensen of the San Rafael, Second Mate John Pe- tersen of the Sausalito and Joe Freitess, a deckhand on the Sausalito, testified in | turn. Freitess was rather forgetful about | whistles, but said he helped ladies and men into the ferryboat. Henry C. Martin has sent a letter to the inspectors saying he has good testimony. | The inspectors will treat his letter as | anonymous unless he appears. An ad- journment was taken until Tuesday after- noon. ADVERTISEMENTS. MISS BONNIE DELANO A Chicago Society Lady, in a Letter to Mrs. Pinkham says: “DeARr Mrs, PINgHAM: —Of all the grateful daughters to whom you have given health and life, none are more glad than I. 3 ¢ My home and my life was happy | or Burns. | for the Legislature he obeyed orders, BISS BONNIE DELA‘_VO. until illness came upon me three years ago. I first noticed it by being irreg- ular and having very painful and scanty menstruation; gradually my eneral health failed ; I could not en- foy my meals; I became languid and nervous, with griping pains frequently in the groins. - “I advised with our family phys- ician who prescribed without any im- rovement. One dayhe said.—*T: iydln Pinkham’s Remedies.” did, thank God ; the next month I was better, and it gradually built me up until in four months I was cured. This is nearly a year ago and I have not had a pain or ache since.”—BoNNIE DELANO, 3248 Indiana Ave., Chicago, T11.—§5000 forfeit if above testimonial is mot genuine. - Trustworthy proof is abundant that Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound saves thousands of oung women from dangers resulting %om organic irregularity, suppression or retention of the menses, ovarian or womb troubles. Refuse substitutes. 1901, LINCH RELIES ON DEMOGRATS President Evidently Is Posted Concerning the Fight. Reason Why the Revenue Collector Provokes ' Party Strife. s ARLE The politicians were somewhat sur- prised when they read the news that the President had advised Senators Perkins and Bard to settle the controversy con- cerning the Internal Revenue Colector- ship. It seems that President Roosevelt is pretty well informed touching affairs in California. No doubt he has made close inquiry to ascertain why one of the Federal officeholders in this State is so unpopular that his retention s resisted Dby many leading public men. Other citi- zens holding office under the National ad- ministration manage to get along without provoking public indignation. The Col- lector of the Port, the Surveyor, the Naval Officer, the United States Mar- shal, the officers of the Land Department, the Postmaster, the- Superintendent of the Mint, the Shipping Commissioner, the Appraiser, the United States District At- torwey, and others, do not by their con- duct excite a spirit of hostility. They in- terest themselves in political affairs and support the candidates respectively of their choice. Perhaps some favored Bard for Senator and others preferred Barnes No one challenged their right to express judgment as to the merit and fitness of candidates. If the Collector of Internal Revenue had followed the ex- ample of other Federal officehoiders there would not be a popular protest against his retention in office. He started off wrong by recognizing the Southern Pacific Rail- way corporation as the Government, and sought the attorney of the corporation for advice in affairs political. When he was ordered to fight Republican candi- dates and support Democratic namlne}:s e interfered in Democratic as well as Re- ublican faction controversies, The eading Republican journals in every Con- gressional district of the State would like to see a good, square, sensible- man appointed to succeed Lynch. The only newspaper support Lynch receives is from the Democratic press, for favors extended to Democrats, and his chief reliance is that support. So long as he remains in office and takes po- litical orders from Herrin there will be discontent and factional strife. The Presi- dent may wisely determine to take af- fairs in his own hands and remove the cause of the strife. Can Be Removed Any Time, It happens, fortunately, that there is no fixed term for the office of Collector of Revenue, The President can make the change at his pleasure.. Lynch has al- ready served more than four years. In his fight to hold on Lynch relies on the support of the yellow press and the pull of the Southern Pacific corporation. The peculiar attitude of Senator Perkins creates a surmise that the Senator has been promised railroad help in his cam- paign for re-election to the Senate. It is a known fact that Perkins did agree to join in recommending to the President any worthy man that his colleague should recommend for the Revenue Collector- ship. Senator Perkins will not deny to the President that he readlly consented to join in a recommendation of Dr. Rowell for that office. The new apportionment of Congression- al distriets in California takes effect on the first of next month. Two strong Re- publican Assembly districts—the Fortieth and Forty-first—which added largely to the party majority in the Fifth Congres- sional District, will henceforth be em- braced within the boundaries of the Fourth Congressional District. It is said that Julius Kahn's friends at Sagramento were active in bringing about this trans- fer of Republican strength from the Fifth te the Fourth Congressional District. o The Fifth District, represented by Eu- gene F. Loud, is regarded as safe for the Republicans, notwithstanding the loss of the two Assembly districts mentioned. The safety of the Fourth for Mr. Kahn may depend somewhat on his record in the present session of Congress. Districts Are Established. Under the new apportionment the Con- gressional districts are established as fol- Tows: First District—Del Norte, Humboldt, Siski- you, Trinity, Tehama, Shasta, Modoe, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, EI Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Mono, Mariposa and Tuolumne. Second District—Mendocino, Glenn, Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, Napa, Sonoma and Marin. Third District—Alaméda, Contra Costa and Solano. Fourth District—A portion of San Francisco. Pifth District—A portion of San Franeisco and the countles of San Mateo and Santa Clara, Sixth District—Santa Cruz, Monterey, Sar' Benito, Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stan- islaus 'and_San Joaquin. Seventh District—Los Angeles. Eighth District—8an Luis Obispo, Santa Bar- bara, Ventura, Kern, Tulare, Inyo, San Ber- nardino, Orange, Riverside and San Diego. Frank L. Coombs, who represents the First District at present, will be in the newly created econd District. His chances for renomination will depend larg=ly on the record he makes in Wash- inton this winter, There is no scarcity of candidates in the newly created Eighth District. State Sena- tor S. C. Smith appears to have the lead in the northern or upper end of the district. If the active contest among the southern aspirants continues Mr. Smith will likely capture the prize. eorge C. Perkins, who is a candidate for re-election to the United States Sen- ate, and Henry T. Gage, who desires an- other term as Governor, hardly speak Colusa, Yolo, Lake, when they meet. The Governor snubbed the Senator at the San Pedro celebration, and is therefore held mainly responsible for the rupture. Nobody knows to a cer- tainty what the Governor's provocation was, but something caused him to ignore the Senator. At that time it was surmised that Senator Perkins and U. 8, Grant were in league against Gage, but subsequent events have caused the impression that Grant has lost faith in the senior Senator. Phere are no signs at present that Gage is mixing in the Senatorial contest, and Per- kins is too cunning to commit himself for or against anybody for Governor. Perkins is for himself first for Senator, but it is no secret that his second choice is General W. H. L. Barnes. ———— 1THREE DAYS’ DEVOTION AT ST. FRANCIS CHURCH Feast of the Immaculate Conception ‘Will Be Appropriately Cele- brated Sunday. A triduum of ‘three days' devotion is being celebrated at St. Francis Church, corner of Vallejo and Montgomery ave- nue. The services commenced Thursday night with an eloquent sermon preached by Rev. John A. Cull of St. Francis de Sales Church of Oakland. Rev. Father M. %{orsn of St. Patrick’s Chugeh preach- ed last night and the concluding ser- mon on Sunday evening will be by Rev. Father Onesimus, O. S. e aitar of the church has been beautifully decorated, The services last night were well attended. i i On next Sunday the Feast of the Im- maculate Conception of the Blessed Vir- ary will be appropriately celebrated. fi‘:‘u. special feature of the occasion a number of aspirants will be consecrated Children of Mary. The ceremony of con- secration will be made very impressive. 1t will be held at 2:30 o’clock in the after- noon. preached H. *Th B W EEE News in Army Circles. Lieutenant L. E. Cheatham has arrived in the city from the Philippines and is as- signed to_the casual camp at the Presidio. Captain R. P. Ames of the medical de- partment has been attached to the Pre- sidio General Hospital. Major T, H. Davis, Fifteenth Cavalry, has heen ap- inted to serve in command of recruits g:ul'ned for the Philippines. Several of the officers who arived in this city on the Hancoek expect to be placed on duty at the discharge and detention camps ou, Island. < The Youth’s Companion THE BEST CHRISTMAS PRESENT FOR SO LITTLE MONEY OUR CHRISTMAS OFFER. Every New Subscriber who will mention this publication or cut out this slip and send it at once with FREE —All the issues for the 1.75 will receive: remaining weeks of 1901. FREE — Christmas and New Year’s Double Numbers. FREE — The Companion Calendar for 1902, in 12 colors and gold. The Companion for the fifty - two weeks of 1902 — more than Two Hundred Stories, Fifty Special Articles, Anecdotes, etc. From now until January 1, 1903, for $1.75. Prospectus and Sample Copics sent to any address, Free. CL %t THE YOUTH’'S COMPANION, 201 Columbus Ave., Boston. oTAGE REALISM AT THE CENTRAL Actor Hallett Thompson Burned by Premature Explosion. Hallett Thompson, leading man of the Central Theater, was severely burned about the face last night by a premature explosion. His eyesight may be affected and he may not be able to appear on the stage again for some time. The accident occurred during the fire scene of “The Streets of New York,” now being played at the theater. To make the scene real- istic a barrel containing black powder is exploded. Through some oversight or carelessness of the stage hands the pow- der was ignited when Thompson was di- rectly over it. The audience was starded to see him jump about the stage in pain and marveled as the curtain was low- ered. As ‘“Badger” in the pla; of Thompsen to climb & Jadder and cnicr a burning building and secure a certificate of deposit that enriches the muchly abused heroine. In the performance, Thompson climbs into the building, gets the paper and reaches the ground in safe- ty before the barrel of powder stored in the building is set off. This plan has been followed with success until last evening, Thompson was in the act of climbing the ladder when the explosion occurred and instantly he was wrapped in a sheet of flame. He was forced to jump to the stage and he staggered for a mo- ment before his blackened face gave the audience an indication that he was the victim of an accident. Thompson was taken to his dressing- room and a physician called to attend him. His eyebrows and lashes were badly burned and a portion of nis hair was singed. He managed to go on in the last act, however, but the scene was necessar- ily cut short as he was in no condition to continue the performance. The Central Theater management claims that Thompson is not badly in- jured and states he will be able to con- tinue his work. CHRISTMAS CHEER FOR POOR CHILDREN OF CITY Volunteers of America Will Give Little Ones a Merry Holiday Festival, The Volunteers of America are prepar- ing for their annual Christmas festival in aid of the poor families of the city. They intend to treat the poor children to a mammoth Christmas tree festival. The festival will be held in the spacious hall of the organization at 3914 Fourth street. Donations and contributions can be sent Colonel Walter Duncan, 1504 Market street, or to Major Wallace Markle, 3915 Fourth street. —————— St. Vincent de Paul Meeting. The fourth general meeting for the year 1901 of the conferences of San Francisco of the St. Vincent de Paul Soclety will be held Sunday morning at the parochial residence of St. Brendan’s Church. The members will receive holy communion at the church at the 7 o'clock mass. The conference will assemble for the after— noon session at the parochial residence at 3 o'clock. BOHEMIAN CLUB ART EXHIBITION Paintings by Members on Display in the Jinks Room. The fifth annual exhibition of paint- ings by the artist members of the Bo- hemian Club was opened yesterday after- noon in the jinks room of the club build- ing. Charles J. Dickman, Wallace A. Sabin and E. M. Greenway, who constitute the art committee, have secured a good dis- play of works of art and the paintings are above the average of those of previ- ous years. One hundred and thirty-five paintings are to be found in the exhibition, the works being from the studios of H. R. Bloomer, 5 Breuer, G. Cadenasso, Charles J. Carlson, J. W. Clawson, W. E. Davis, C. J. Dickman, Harry 8. Fonda, John M. Gamble, Thomas Hill, C. Chapel Judson, L. P. Latimer, J. T. Martines, A. F. Mathews, J. Frank McComas, Orrin Peck, Charles Rollo Peters, C. D. Robin= son, Harry W. Seawall, J. A. Stanton, M. Strauss and Thaddeus Welch. There are some superb life studies in the exhibition. A full-length painting of Professor Benjamin Ide Wheeler, by Or- Fin Peck; is ane of the gema of s colies- tion. Landscapes of California and scenes in Europe form the bulk of - ‘the exhibits, Artist Hill having two magnificent views of the Yosemite Valley. Last evening the club members_and lady friends viewed the exhibit. Musle was furnished for the guests. The public will be allowed to inspect the collection of paintings this afternoon from 2 to 5 o'clock, and during the same hours next Saturday. The evenings of December 12 and 19, from 8 to 11. will aiso be set apart for the public. The exhibi- }ti‘nn will close on the night of December INDEPENDENT RIFLES SELECT THEIR OFFICERS | For the Fifth Time L. Schneiber Is Elected to the Office of Captain. The Independent Rifles held their elee- tion of officers Thursday evening. Cons siderable interest was manifested in the contests. This was especially true in the fights for captaincy and for second leu- tenant. To the former position Captain L. Schneiber was chosen by a handsome majority over First Lieutenant E. Moh- rig, while Sergeant H. Schlichtman de« feated First Sergeant G. W. Mitchell for the second lieutenancy. Schneiber's elec- tion this year marks the fifth time that he has been honored by being chosen cap- tain of the Independent Rifies. The other officers elected were: H. Han- sen, first lieutenant, and H. Menke, re- cording secretary; F. C. Lawler, finan~ cial secretary; H. Gaetryn, treasurer; L. Cochins, trustee, and Dr. W. A. Meler- dierks, surgeo —_——— Kibby Dies From Chloroform. Fred L. Kibbey, who swallowed chloro- form in a room at the Palmerlee rooming house, on Ellis street, last Wednesday night, died at the General Emergency Hospital yesterday. The Morgue officialg took charge of the body. Kohler & Chase, Reasons Why a Is an Ideal It enables the receiver to play u selection desired. 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