The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 10, 1901, Page 9

. POLLARDS OPEN CLOSING WEEK WITH BRIGHT TUSICAL COTEDY “In Town’” Catches Tivoli Audience--—Jefferson de Angelis Warmly Greeted at Columbia by Old Friends---Crpheum Gives One of the Best of Shows---Central Presents Elecirical Melodrama THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1901. TEACHER SAVES A LITTLE GIRL FROM 'DEATH BY FIRE Flames En\}elofi Tihgf Emma Cummings, but Mrs.. Marion Rainey, With Rare Presence of Mind, Heroically Smoth- ers Blaze That Was Consuming the Child’s Garments ——s OR the last week of their engage- | ment at the Tivoli the Pollard | | children give the London musi- new here, “In Tows There is just enough »lot and rather more tune than is neces- for the building of the up-to-date comedy, and there is not a drab the piece. The story turns » the adventures “in town” of a moble hough frivolous duke, his jealous lady a son who is a chip A good natured but nscrupulous about town takes h father and son under his wing and yrovide complications in his manage- nent of affairs sufficient to keep things roing briskly from one end of the wedy to the other. e everything the funny youngsters wn” is wonderfully well acted, danced, particularly the latter. | though in some cases as- The singing, onishingly good, is of necessity forced n order to be heard clearly, but GRAPE-NUTS. FIGURES WENT WRONG. Something About Food That Saves One From Brain Fag. ke or break a man is the I } i | shown in thousands of ceses. If one’s rk requires the use of the brain, the | w food must up the brain and replace the daily loss. Many times people fall ill not knowing | the real cause of the trouble is the t kind of food to keep the | «h particles that will build | that ack of the T »ody nourished As en fllustration, a young man in Chatham, Va., says: “I have been em- Joyed for quite & time in a large tobacco erehouse here. My work required a reat deal of calculating, running up long | tiresome columns of figures. Last + my health began to give out and o o 1o ten days out of every | from tw gragually got woree instead of better. | giscovered that when I did work (akes crept into my calculations | of an 1 could do. It was, of | , fag and exhaustion. After | g for several months 1 final- position, for every remedy It was y m ma ve up m carth that 1 tried seemed to make me | worse ‘nstead of better, and 1 had to | force down what food I ate, hating to see mealtime come “Onc dsy a friend said: ‘Crider, do you | know there is a food calied Grape-Nuis | that I bellieve is made to fit just such cases as yours? The name rather at-| trocted me and 1 tried the food. The de- | e eue, sweetish taste pleased me and 1| retished it. In about & week my old color begun to come back and I gained in | strength every G Finally I weighed end found 1 was gaining fast in flesh, and | with the strength came the desire for | work, and when I went back I found that | mind was & accurate as ever flnl]:‘ %eady to tackie anything. i “I mow can 4o as much work as any | ard know ecxactly from what my | benefit was derived. and that is from | Grape-Nuts. 1 feel that it is but fair and just thet my experience be known.” E. P. Crider, Chatham, Va. man | Rogue. | cored several times. ! this production. | that made Sardou dancing and acting are no end clever and amusing. Willie Pollard was Captain Coddington, and the pocket comedian gave 2 capital sketch of the man about town. He has ginger, fun and speed in ev of the best in his line when he grows a big man. iittle Daphne, 6 years old, and every min- ute of her is a funny sparkle. She was { Shrimp, and kept things lively while she | was on deck. Ivy Pollard, who does Lord Clanside's part, has one of the best voices in the company, and used it well last night, and also acted with ease. Jack | Pollard as the curate had an irresistible ' | sings a few coon songs in her inimitable ecclesiastical accent, and Master Hill kept up well the Duke’s end of things. Madge Woodson is another clever mite, and as the Duchess was a brilliant suc- cess. Connie Prebble, Minnie Topping, May Topping and Emma Thomas were all good, and the chorus work was sure and spirited. The orchestra was at times over loud and not always in good ryth- mic accord with the little singers. Columbia. Jefferson de Angelis made his appear- ance at the Columbia Theater last night after an absence of many vears and he met with a most enthusiastic reception from many of his old friends. first act he was repeatedly called before the curtain and there were loud calls for a speech. He was finally compelled fo stop the clamor by delivering a very witty and appropriate address, thanking his hearers for their flattering reception which showed that he had not been fo gotten in his native city. The piece presented was an operatic comedy writ- ten by Charles Klein, entitled “'A” Royal 1t is full of fun, catchy songs and witty dialogue. De Angelis is a com- edian of a high order, very much rese: bling Ferris Hartman, and sings fairly well. His song “The General” was en- On a few occasions he descended to buffoonery. but it was Henry Norman sang “Pop, Pop, Po a drinking song with a cho- 1us, with splendid effect, and it had to be repeated again and again. Helen Byron is a pretty girl and sings and dances in a bewitching manner. There is a double sextet which will become a great favor- ite, and a topical song that the audience cannot get enough of to satisfy it There is the semblance of a plot. "Bab- tiste Ballou, keeper of a restaurant, is passed off as a royal duke so that his the son of a wealthy should have a suc- widow. cessful run. g 4 Grand Opera-House. A large audience was present at the Grend Opera-house last night to witness the opening performance of “A Wife's Peril.” act comedy and 1s full thrilling and amusing situations. of alternately unmistakable way that her fame is well deserved. In some of the emotional | scenes she fairly took the audience off its feet and was treated to vehement ap- plause. Fred J. Butler also did excellent work, which received hearty indorsement. Herschel Mayall, Charles Waldron, Wil- liam Bernard and Caroline Cooks are all old favorites and appear at their best in The play is one of those illustrious, and one who wishes to see something unusually ood must not fail to witness “A Wife's eril.” . Central. “The Electriclan,” a melodrama entire- 1y new to this city, was prescnted at Be- lasco & Thall’s Central Theater last even- ing, and it is probable that it will go down in local theatrical history as the best play of its kind ever seen in this city. l gave the grand arla from * vthing he does, and promises to be | After the | due to an undue exhilaration at | The play is a very clever four- | Minne | | Seligman, the leading lady, showed in an | | The management | play more realistically than the present | | Denver, having detected him in the act of ¢ shall as the . bank president’s daughter Another baby genius is the | | i | { | dglence. 4 THREE CLEVER MEMBERS OF THE THEATRICAL PROFESSION WHO ARE APPEARING HERE. 1 3 =+ The hero is an electriclan, the plot is all about electricity and nearly everything takes place in an electric power-house. has seldom staged a | one. The power-house, with dynamos in full operation, is shown in the second act, and throughout this act the stage is en- tirely lighted by the electric sparks given out by the operating dynamos. The villain hits upon a fiendish plan for ridding him- self of his enemies—that of thrusting them upon live wires. The hero, in turn, makes of him a human conductor for the immense current which lights the city of cutting the cable. In another act a scene in the Denver National Bank is cleverly reproduced. Hallett Thompson as Tom Edson, the electrician, and Annette Mar- were the favorites of the evening, and the | other characters were well sustained by the capable stock company. ‘‘Muldoon’s Picnic” is announced to follow. Orpheum. Patrons of the Orpheum are very much pleased with the numbers presented this week. The performance is full of clever turns. La Belle Tortajada divides the honors with Norma Whalley. The Span- ish beauty sings and dances with the grace of a Carmen, while Norma dis- plays her shapely limbs in fancy steps. Flo Irwin and Walter Hawley present a playlet in up-to-date slang entitled “Caught With the Goods.” Miss Irwin Dumond Parisian Minstrels are ever popular. They sing in harmony and handle thelr instruments with the skill of artists. Fred Niblo has returned and talks his audience into a happy frame of mind. Werden and Shepard present a number of new illustrated songs that capture the fancy of the au- The Fraser troupe are very fine dancers and are popular with the audi- ence. W. H. McCart, who assists J. Sherrie Matthews and Norma Whalley in a funny skit cntitled “A Lawless Law- yer,” is even better than Bulger, Mat- thews' old running mate. Sam Marion, the clever dancer, is nimble and grace- ful. He is a local production and re- ceives a warm welcome at every perform- ance. style. The Alcazar. Like firecrackers popping at the end of a string on Chinese New Year were the crackling and snickering and the “ha has” and ‘‘tee hees” of a delighted audi- ence over the production of “Christopher Junior” at the Alcazar last night. While not as stirring and well knit as it should be, the comedy is constructed on the lires of probability and the fun is sup- plied more by tne cleverness of the actors than by the lines themselves. Juliet Cros- by. Margaret Wycherly, Marion Convere and Marfe Howe are a quartet of talent not often seen on the same stage togeth- er. Mr. Alsop was in his happiest vein in the name part, and Frank Bacon Kept the audience_ tittering, although he haad but one word to say in all the play, and that was “Hooray!" Howard Scott as the millionaire merchant was up to his reputation and Mr. Tracy’s Whimper and Mr. Moore's Job were artistic bits of work in action and make-up. Mr. Hallam's | Major Hedway was a good picture of the old soldier pursuing the ways of peace. “Christopher” is a success and {s bright and clean. California. The second performance of Clyde Fitch's melodrama, “The Cowboy and the Lady,” at the California Theater last night at- tracted a large audience. The minor de- fects incidental to a first performance on a stage to which the actors were not ac- customed were absent and the whole show went through with a vim and a dash that | won the plaudits of the spectators. The picturesque features of the play were fuily ‘drawn out, and each one entered into the spirit of the drama. The introduced | sketches, savoring much of vaudeville, | were excellently rendered and thoroughly | appreciated. The sltuations are sufficient- 1y thrilling to make the whole perform- ance most enjoyable. Fischer’s Concert House. Mme. Charity Martin, the prima donna soprano, and Signor G. S. Wanrell, the eminent basso, won an enthusiastic recall from the large audience at Fischer's Con- cert House last night with their rendition of the great duet from “La Forza del Destino.” Their voices blended perfectly and the Verdi music was delightfully ren- dered. Mme. Martin also sang Arditi’s “Melba Waltz Song,” and B{fnor ‘Wanrell abucco” and | aboard the steamer Dode in mid Sound | Peyton, | Baldwin, Miss Mesick, Miss Daisy Sabin, Miss ESCAPING STEAM KILLS PASSENGER San Franciscan Meets Horrible Death on Steamship. PR Fatally Scalded in His State- room Through Bursting of a Cylinder. Special Dispatch to The Call. SEATTLE, Dec. 9—H. W, Gleason of ! San Francisco, a traveling salesman, was fatally scalded in a peculiar accident yesterday. Mr. Gleason’s stateroom ad- joined the engine room. At 4 o'clock in the morning the cylinder head of one of the engines blew out and tore a hole through the partition. The little apart- | ment_ was instantly filled with steam and hot water. Gleason would have been scalded to death instantly had not a deck- hand burst into the room and hauled out the half-dead man. For eight hours | he lay without medical attention, the boat ‘being unable to make port on account of the accident. At noon the steamer was picked up and towed in. Gleason was re- moved in a patrol wagon to Providence Hospital. He expired at 8 o'clock this ing. g »dy will be shipped to San Fran- ‘The isco, where his young wife lives. Gleason Wae. the Buckiin Drug | was in the employ o Company of Chicago, and was in the Northwest for the first time. DEBUTANTES WILL PRESIDE AT A BAZAAR —_— The twenty-minute sale and reception to be given at St. Luke’s Church this aft- ernoon and evening and to-morrow after- noon promises to be a brilliant affair. Many of the season’s buds will grace the sale and nearly every member of St. Luke's Church has labored to make the sale successful. A reception will be held in_the evening. The tables are in charge of the follow- ing committees: Notion table—Mrs, Horace Pilisbury, assisted by Sfies Hilda Van Sicklen, Miss Pilisbury and Miss Davis. M Nable—Mrs. G. H. Kellogg, assisted by Mrs. C. W. Coburn, Mrs. John T. Dare, Mrs. Theodore Tracy, Mrs. G. B. Mayhew, Miss Kellogg, Miss Spaulding, Miss Laura McDon- nell, Miss Unger, Miss Meta Thompson, Miss Holden. Fancy work table—Mrs. Louis F. Monteagle, assisted by Mrs. A. S. Baldwin, Mrs. W. C. Mrs. Warren D. Clark, Mrs. W. S. Wood, Mrs. Asa M. Simpson, Mrs. Carroll Cam- bron, Mrs. George H. Roe, Mrs. Rodman C. Pell, Mrs, Willard O. Wayman, Miss Susanne Haves, Miss Lora Clark, Miss Bertie Bruce, Miss Josephine Scott, Miss Anna S. Gray, Miss Evelyn Stocker. Usetul articles table—Mrs. William C. Mor- row, assisted by Mrs. L. ¥. Comstock, Mrs. ‘Adolf Gartenlaub, Mrs, Maurice M. Bruce, Mrs. Marshall Hale, Mrs. F. B. Galindo, Mrs. W. Grissim, Mrs. William Manning, Mrs. F. J. Rowena Burns, Miss Jessie Fillmore, Miss Ben- son, Miss Bess Houghton, Miss Nannie Van w Doll table—Mrs. Sidney M. Smith and Mre. Cyrus _Walker, assisted by Mrs. Philip Lans- dale, Mrs. Burgess, Miss Helen Smith, Miss Bertha Smith, Miss Maria Lansdale, Miss So- phia Pierce, Miss Bernie Drown. Miss Newell Drown, Miss Emily Carolan, Miss Genevieve Carolan, Miss Helen Murison, Miss Ina Richter, Miss Helen Gibbs, Miss Olive Holbrook. Candy table—Mrs. Frederick Beaver, assisted by Mrs. Frank Madison, Mrs. Hunter Harrison, Mrs. H. A. Willlams, Mrs. E. L. Jacobs, Mrs. George Shreve, Mrs. William Sherwood, Miss Fannie Grant, Miss Lovell, Miss Lelia Dickens, Miss Ella Bender. Refreshment table—Mrs. George H. Bucking- ham and assistants. Lemonade table—Mrs Miss Gray, Mrs. C. J. Behlow. Museum of wonders—Mrs. J. H. Mallett Jr., assisted by Mre. J. D. Ruggles Jr., Mrs. C. C. Newhall, Mrs. Frederick S. Samuels, Miss Sherman, Miss Holcomb, Miss Carter. Book table—Mrs. Arthur W. Moore, asgisted by Mrs. E. M. Spaulding, Mrs. S. B. Wi Mrs. J. B. Langhorne, Miss Jean Nokes. Children’s table—Mrs. Randall Hunt, assisted by Mrs. Nokes, the Misses Hammond, Miss Cora Noble, Miss Floride Hunt, Miss Emily Marvin. Home-made delicacies—Miss Kate Gunn, as- sisted by Miss Edna Middleton, Miss Bruce, Miss Eaton, Miss Pease, Miss Mollie Dutton, Miss Lacy, Miss Rithet, Miss Sullivan, Miss De Long. The chairman of entertainment is Mrs. A. L. Black. There is no admission fee A’ palmist will be in attend- John G. Gray, o The hoproom at the Presidio Club was far too small to accommodate the brave men and fair ladies who crowded its nar- row precincts last evening. It was the farewell dance to the officers of the Fif- teenth Cavalry, who will shortly depart for the scene of hostllities in Manila. So- ciety sent its fairest buds and they looked charming in their ricolored gowns. The hall was tastefully and unostenta- tiously decorated. On the walls were ta tered flags that spoke eloquently of se vere engagements in which they were car- ried. On the platform the guidons of the various commands stationed at the Pre- sidio hid the musicians from view. In the rear of the hall yellow incandescent lights shone through garlands of ever- greens. The decorations were in yellow, out of compliment to the arm of the ser- vice that iz denoted by that color—the cavalry. Those who did not dance found com- fortable nooks in various corners of the clubhouse and chatted the hours away. Punches and refreshments were served with a lavish hand. Taps was not blown until midnight and the fair belles and their escorts danced the hours away. The success of the affair was due to the ener: getic work of the Presidio’s hop commit- tee. The guests were keceived and made at home by captain and Mrs. Andrews, Cap- tain and Mrs. Bainhard, Dr. Collin, Lieu- tenant Babcock l:nd }Aeu.lenant Brower. Miss Viyla. A. Baldwin, who leaves this city on_the 16th to become the bride of Lounz J. Stubenrauch of Houston, Tex., will _receive her friends at her residence, 975 Golden Gate avenue, next Sunday aft- ernoon between 2 and 6. No cards. R e “The Palms.” ~Deming and Carroll pre- sented a clever sketch, and Charles Bar- rington, styled the ‘“Human Orchestra,” imitated phonographs and all kinds of instruments _and animals in a wonderful way. The Mullaly sisters are excellent singers and dancers, their buck and wing dancing with wooden shoes being a de- cided novelty. Kalacratus, equilibrist and hoop roller; Blanche Revnolds, the trombone soloist, and Satnella, a won- derful contortionist, completed an excel- fent programme. Hinrichs’ orchestra was up to the usual high standard. Symphony Concert. The first of a series of symphony con- certs under the auspices of the San Fran- cisco Symphony Soclety will take place at the Grand Opera-house next Friday afternoon at 3:15 sharp. Director Paul Steindorff has been diligently rehearsing his carefully selected orchestra, with Glulio Minetti as concertmelister, for weeks, and he promises a finished, pains- taking and Intelligent performance. The programme s very attractive, includin Joachim Raff's symphony, “Im Walde" “In the Forest”) and works of Brahms, Moszkowsky, Volkmann and Liszt. The sale of seats will begin at Sherman, Clay & Co.’s this morning at 9 o'clock, when there will undoubtedly be a large line in attendance. Prices range from $150 to 5 cents, according to location, with box and palco seats at $2. “Chutos. The new bill at the Chutes last night was enjoyed by a large audience. Raw- son’s animal show proved very entertain- ing, Ellis and Bowman have pleasing voices and sang popular songs, Leando brothers, comedy acrobats, scored a big hit. Other good numbers are the Lockos, bag punchers; Brady and Hamilton, Irish comedians, and a series of new moving pictures. C AKLAND, Dec. 9.—The rare pres- ence of mind and prompt assist- ance of Mrs. Marion Rainey, her teacher, saved little seven-year- old Emma Cummings from a hor- rible death by fire this morning in the Lincoln School. -During the 10 o’clock re- cess the little girl had fallen into a small pool of water in the yard and at the time of the accident was drying her clothes before the fire in the schoolroom. In some manner her dress became ignited 2nd the child ran screaming into the hall, where Mrs. Rainey was watching the line of pupils just coming in from recess. ‘With rare presence of mind, Mrs. Ral- ney ordered the doors closed and, snatch- ing a shawl from her shoulders, wrapped it about the blazing clothes of the little girl and rolled her on the floor. Miss Re- becca Bllls, another teacher, and some of the older pupils came to her assistance with coats and wraps and the flames were_soon extinguished. The -child es- caped without being seriously burned. Mrs. Rainey's hand was blistered in her Leroic efforts to save the child. The pupils who witnessed the accident were quite unnerved, several of them be- coming so hysterical that they had to be sent home. The majority of them were soon quieted, however, by the teachers, and the little victim herself was the calmest one th: She is the only child of Mr. and Mrs. J. Cummings of 315 Tenth -+ OGS l LITTLE SCHOOLGIRL WHO WAS SAVED FROM AN AW- FUL DEATH. g2 curls, the child seemed to suffer no ill-| street. Beyond the loss of her golden effects from her terrible experience. WHEELMAN TRIES 10 KIDNAP CHILD Picks Up Little Girl on a Street in Los Angeles. Special Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.—An attempt was made at 8 o'clock to-night by 2 man on a bicycle to steal the 7-year-old daugh- ter of Henry Fisher, a junk dealer at 915 East First street. The little girl was playing on the sidewalk with another child. A man riding a wheel, who is de- scribed by them as tall and thin, stopped near the curb and asked the Fisher girl if she would like to have some candy. She replied that she would not. “Oh, but you must have some; come along,” sald the man, who had left his wheel. He caught the child by the back of the neck very roughly with one hand and by the legs with the other. Just as he was about to mount his bicy- cle the little girl’s brother, aged 13, at- tracted by her cries and those of her lit- tle playmate, came to the rescue. The boy seized the would-be kidnaper by the arm. The culprit kicked him cruelly. The cries of the children had by this time at- tracted attention and several men ran to the spot. Seeing himself about to be seized the unknown bicyclist dropped the child to the sidewalk, jumped upon his wheel and rode down toward the river. He was lost in the darkness long before a concerted pursuit could be organized. Little Ida Fisher had several scratches about the neck and body inflicted by the nalls of her assailant. The attempted ab- duction was reported at police headquar- ters by the father of the child. GERMAN TROOPS ENGAGE IN FIGHET WITH PUNJABS Both Sides Have Three Men XKilled and Several Others Are Badly Wounded. TIENTSIN, Dec. 9.—A sentry belong- ing to an Indian regiment stationed here ran amuck yesterday and killed two of his comrades. A company of Punjab in- fantry was at once ordered out to secure him. In the meantime the sentry had been shot by German troops, who = then opened fire on the Punjabs. ‘A free fight ensued, as a result of “which three Ger- man privates were killed and a German officer mortally wounded, while three of the Indian troopers were killed and sev- eral were wounded The German troops have been confined to their barracks until further orders. B AL e Quarrel Ends in a Killing. SANTA ROSA, Dec. 9.—As the result of a quarrel between two Italian biockmak- ers on the ranch of Charles Norris, in Rincon Valley, last night, Amado Cavalli {s dead and Palandi Baldi and Rayelll Parini are in jail. Baldi is believed to have been responsible for Cavalll’s death, but both he and Parini were in the cabin with Cavalli last night. Baldi's story is that Cavalli assaulted him, whereupon he thrust his assailant backward, Cavalli's head striking against a stone. The ap- pearance of the dead man does not bear out this version. An inquest will be held to-morrow. Notorious Pickpocket in Jail. LOS ANGELES, Dec. 9.—Edward Har- vey, otherwise known as “Old Man" Har- vey and a notorious pickpocket, who is wanted by the Boston police for the al- leged robbery of Police Captain Warren at Brighton two years ago, is in the County Jail here, awnmr!:f trial on the charge of grand larceny. He was arrested September 18 last, while attempting to pick the ket of a spectator at a cir- cus. As the case against him is weak the District Attorney will turn the prisoner over the Massachusetts authorities upon their arrival here. —————————— Knowlton Trial Postponed. The Board of Education met yesterday and postponed the trial of Vice Principal Knowlton of the John Swett School until next Thursday morning. been charged by Principal Lyser with in- competency. Knowlwn has HONORS IN STORE FOR DR.MACKENZIE Preparations for His In- stallation as Pastor of New York Church. NEW YORK, Dec. 10.—At the meeting of the New York Presbytery arrange- ments have been made for the installa- tion of the Rev. Dr. Robert Mackenzie, who has just come here from San Fran- cisco to be pastor of the Rutgers Presby- terlan Church, Broadway and Seventy- third street. The ceremony will be held on the even- ing of December 20, the moderator, the Rev. Dr. Wilton Merle Smith, presiding. The Rev. Dr. George Alexander will preach the sermon. The Rev. Dr. Robert Russell Booth, the pastor emeritus, will make the installation prayer, the Rev. Dr. Charles A. Stoddard will deliver the charge to tHe new -pastor, and the Rev. Dr. A. F. Schauffler will deliver the charge to the people. OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Postmaster General Awards Contract for Carrying Mails in Wagons in San Francisco. WASHINGTON, D. C., Dec. 9.—Post- office established: Washington—Brigh- ton, King County, Mary E. Hadiock postmaster. Postmasters _commissioned: Califor- nia—Sarah E. Lyon, Kirkwood; Ira B. Martin, Sespe. Appointed: California— Ella T. Willlamson, Emigrant Placer County, vice Lewis S. Keeley, re- moved; L. J. Roach, Rockport, Mendo- ¢ino County, vice Charles C. Rounds, re- moved. ‘Washington — Steffen J. __ Steffenson, Vashon, King County, vice W. C. Camp- bell, resigned. The Postmaster General has awarded the contract for carrying the mail in wagons in San Francisco, for four years from July 1, 1901, to T. G. Dobuyne, at $766 per annum; in Oakland to Burt Fennell at $3590 per annum. These pensions were granted: William Hughes, San Francisco, $8; Juan Soto, San Luis Obispo, $12; James Arthur, San Jose, $8; Francis Willlams, San Jose, $12; John J. Lee, Petaluma, $6. Oregon—Original: War with Spain— Henry Gamble, Echo, $8. Increase--Ju- lius O. Wilhelmi, Portland, $12. ‘Washingtton: Original—John _Usher, dead, Newaukum, §12; Ora T. Paimer, Waitburg, $8. Increase —Charles W. Mathews, Green Lake, $17. Widows: War with Spain — Edith M. Usher, Newau- kum, $12. \ —_— Presents the New Treaty. WASHINGTON, Dec. 9.—Senator Lodge to-day presented to the Senate in ex- ecutive session the report of the Com- mittee of Forelgn Relations recommend- ing favorable action upon the Hay-Paun- cefote isthmian canal treaty and gave no- tice that to-morrow he would ask the Sen- ate to go into executive session for the | consideration of the treaty, repeating the request each day until the Senate should act uvon it. The report of the Committee on Judi- | ciary recommending the confirmation of Attorney General but went over until to-morrow. Petitions in Insolvency. Petitions in insolvency were filed yes- terday in the United States District Court | as follows: Alfred J. Flood, cigar mer- chant, San Lorenzo, liabllities $589 80, as- sets none: Albert W. Reebe, Oakland, lia- bilities $492 60, no assets. ettt oy P Dominican Sisters’ Jubilee. The golden jubflee celebration of the Dominican Sisters, postponed on account of the death of President McKinley, will be held on Thursday, December 12, at Dominican College, San Rafael —— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Dec. 9.—A Heense to m: w‘:\:d ls;‘ued e::—dai tg vaudd’l‘. Ilé;mweJ a years, Berkeley, an na. Crawford, 23, San Francisco, Gap, | nox was submitted, | OPPOSE A NEW ~ GIATE BOARD Supervisors Urge Defeat ; of Constitutional Amendment. City Asks for More Time to Complete the Dewey Boulevard. The Board of Supervisors adopted & résolution -yesterday - pledging itself to work for the defeat of a propesed com- stitutional amendment numbered 25, creat- ing a State commission. The resolution declares it an. obnoxious amendment, fn- asmuch as it is designed to usurp the powers of local boards of Supervisors in the fixing of rates for water, light, power, telegraph and telephone service. n authorizes the Mayor to | appoint a committee of five Supervisors, whose duty it shall be to communicate and co-operate with boards of Supervisors | throughout the State to take such steps as may be necessary to defeat the amend- ment. The Mayor immediately appointed Supervisors Braunhart, Boxton, Branden- stein, Curtis and Booth to act on the | committee. | the_manner The executors of the estate of Adolph Sutro and the Spring Valley Water Worl Company were requested by resolution to grant the city an extension gf twe years' time from March 22, 182, Within which to complete Dewey boulevard, either in originally contemplated or modified as suggested by the City Engl- neer. That official reports that the esti- | mated cost of the work would be $111,008, but suggests a modification of the original plan by reducing the width of the boule-~ vard from the Almshouse tract to N street from 100 to 70 feet. The Board of Public Works reported that it cannot approve demands for water supplied_to municipal bufldings for tember, $2250 60; October, $2145 05, and No- vember, $2044 50, as the City Attorney ad- vises that the appropriation of $15,000 for the purpose is limited by the one-twelfth act. The petition of the Bay City Athletic Club for permission to hold a professional boxing contest in January was referred to the Police Committee. The Recorder was authorized to employ a chief copyist at $100 per month. Claims for damages of Mary T. Goff ,and E. M. Galvin were denied. The ordinance imposing a graduated license on laundries was finally passed. The Printing Committee was authorized to print 5000 copies of the proceedings of the Chinese exclusion convention and memorial to Congress. S s Object to Automobiles in Park. At a meeting of the Stable and Carriage Owners’ Association, held last night Central Hall, %9 Market street, a resolu- tion protesting against the toleration of automobiles on the principal driveways of Golden Gate Park was adopted. The res- olution is to be presented to the Park Commissioners. The association voted its approval of the plan of scattering crushed | flint rock on the bituminous pavement of: | t | are among the best known jolden Gate avenue, between Jones and Taylor streets, to prevent horses from | slipping. _———— Cook Commits Suicide. Ah Ying, a cook for George E. Booker at 2215 Steiner street, was found dead in bed last Sunday morning in his room at his employer’s residence. The gas was turned on. Ying was lying with his face on the pillow. The nipple of the gas fixture had been unscrewed so as to afford a freer vent for the escape of the poisonous fluid. Ying was formerly a_ cook for the late Almira Townsend. Ying was a victim of the opium habit. k ——— - Fatal Hunting Accident. Albert Robertson Gould, a carpenter re~ siding -at 5 Myrtle avenue, met with a fatal accident last Sunday while duck hunting in the marshes five miles from San Rafael. A string of decoy ducks fas- tened to his belt struck the hammer of his shotgun and the contents of one barrel were discharged and entered his groin. He was taken to the Lane Hospital, where he died yesterday morning. Caledonian Club Banquet. The thirty-sixth annual reunion and banquet of the Caledonian Club will be held in Pioneer Hall Thursday night. Every arrangement has been made by the officers of the club to make the event a pronounced success. Prominent speakers will reply to the different toasts and songs will be sung by well-known ama- teurs. Dancing will follow the banquet. —————— Mole Murder Case. Judge Conlan intended to render his de= cision yesterday on the motion to dismi the case of John M. Dolan, charged with the murder of -Albert A. Mole on the | morning of November 22 in front of 239 O'Farrell street. When the case was called the Judge said he had not been able to thoroughly examine the evidence, said he would give his decision to-mor- Tow. —_———— REDWOOD, CITY, Dec. ’.—genry C. Hall, -~ who is about to depart for the Philippines with his family to take charge of s large school distriet there, was tendered a farewell reception to-night in Menlo Park by the Young Men's Institute of that place. Mr. Hall has been the principal of the Menlo Park publie - school for seventeen years. —— BAKERSFIELD, Dec. 9.—Bonds in the sum of $15,000 have been voted by the citizens of Kern City for the construction of & new school- house. ADVERTISEMENTS. Poison 0aifS: Poison Ivy of, the many dangerous wild plants ‘and_shrubs. To touch or handle them quickly producesswelling and inflammation with in- tense itching and burning of theskin. The eruption soon disappears, the suf- ferer hopes forever; but almost as soon as the little blisters and pustulesappeared the poison had reached the blood, and will break out at regular intervals and each time in a more aggra- vated form. This poison will loiter in the system for years, and every atom of it must be forced out of the blood before you can expect a perfect, permanent cure. FOR . ¢’s Poisons, is the only cure for Poison Oak, Poison Ivy, and all noxious plants, It is com- posed exclusively of rootsand herbs. Now «: 1s the time to get the poison out of system, as delay makes your i worse.” Don’t experiment longer with'' salves,washes and soaps—they never cure. Mr. S. M. Marshall, bookkeeper of the Atlanta (Ga.) Gas Light Co., was ed with Poison Oak. He took Sulphur, Arsenic and 7 and applied externally Iotions and salves with no benefit. At times swelling and inflammation was ep severe he was. improved ahted taking one bottle of 8. 8. 8, and a few bottles cleared his blood of the poison, and all evidences of the disease disappeared. y People are often poisoned without knowing when or how. -Explain your case fully to our physicians, and they will cheerfully give such information and ad- vice as you require, without we will {e.;dr:t?lhfm finm ing book on Blood and Skin Diseases. §, -- THE SWIFT SPECIFIC CO., ATLANTA, GAs . other dru;