The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 24, 1901, Page 2

9 FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DE CEMBER 24, 1901 LIBERALS LOOT THE COMMIaARY Raid Is Made on the Stores of American Mining Company. Upon Arrival of the Gunboat Marietta the Insurgents Again Disappear. | | —During the absence of diers the Liberals re- | Dios and looted the | Ma an c ife e de the e Mining cern. They of the custodian srced to surren- company is presenting ent for damag e arrival Mariett ibsequently when the it General Pinzon place with fifty sold serals again disappe: troops at ceded to commax his officers re- on board sailed for e same ce San has received a cable dis- g the evacuation of Tu- ome the revolutionists left board the Salvadoran steamer others left by land, intending to | na Ventura. A strong Govern- has left Buena Ventura to e volutionists. Al vs that if the Monroe doctrine je to provide compulsory ar- to_settle all disputes between republi ropean h enthu- | dent Regala- | 1 has not answered his cable ssage regarding the steamer Ibis hav- | enemies of the Colombian | CITRUS GROWERS WILL FIGHT CUMMINGS BILL | Proposed Reduction in Tariff a Men-]‘ ace to the Orchardists of | California. { ELES, Dec. 23.—While the| non growers of Southern | e been preparing to fight a | aster to their business in a proposed reciprocity treaty sh West Indies, a new dan- n a bill introduced in Con- g for a reduction in duties | in the s d Means and ordered It is an amendment to the iff law. The tariff schedule in < that a duty of 1 cent per be collected on imported es, grape fruit, shad- 1 By t ew bill a re- | 3 per cent is proposed on | le lemons are to be taxed on bulk, 18 cents per cubic foot box or package, which ion of more than one-half formed to-day of the introduc- " nings bill members of the tariff committee were rmed by the new so.rce of dan- ft the fight against and they have been s and preparing a on to any plan to grown on the islands is dy the T the - ABRAHAM DAEB'AU-GE PARDONED BY GOVERNOR fortunate Syrian Claims to Have Been the Victim of Secret Plotters. _cor —Governor Nash aham Dah- sent to prison Cinei) 1899 for having sold kish Gov- e took a traitor and th Dahrouge Bey. Thi 1 Dahrouge nd Mi retended Marconi’s Message to Edison. JOHNS, N. 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Send 21 one-cent stamps for expense of mailing only, for the book | in paper covers, or 31 stamps for the vol- ume bound in cloth. Address Dr. R. V. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y. | Belasco & Thall's | ownership GOOD ACTING MAKES INFERIOR PLAY ACCEPTABLE TO COLUMBIA AUDIENCE Mary Mannering and Clever Support Appear in “Janice Meredith "---The Alcazar Gives Splendid Production of “Charley’s Aunt”’---Minnie Seligm o o an Portrays Carmen NE did not hope for much from “Janice Meredith” as a play, but as it was found last night at the Columbia Theater even less was received than one had ex- pected—that is, so far as the play goes. The people are another story. Something, however, sufficed to fl thé theatér in'a shion'most agreeable to the managerial heart—the remembered charm of Mary Mannering mayhap, with the’ later, inex- plicable vogue of the book itself. The dramatization is the work of Paul Lelces- ter Ford, the author, and Edward Rose, and may be described in brief as 4 noble tempt to leave nothing of the book out in the course of its four acts, with curious sults. With a determined effort to saeri- no incident of importance in the book, playwrights have piled climax upon climax without elementary re- gard for the laws of composition. The situations crowd one another to suffoca- the tion, linked by the merest thread of con- nection, and following one another with- out reason or sequence. It is wantonly implausible, disjointed, noisy and yet with — the making of a good play the pruning been done in 3 lligently. The second the best and shows s 2 comedy and st incident, with breathing space to enjoy | it. but the third and fourth acts are simply turgid melodrama and the gatling gun festival at the Orpheum is tame in comparison so far noise goes. Still, it | rather well enjc audience he whole, thank: its riotous pa- triotism and to the clever folk who are wasting their time on it. Mary Mannering is the beautiful Janice and with good looks sufficient to prevent | the wholesale devastation wrought by | tha revolution: lelen from becomi ! ridiculous. It does border a little on the | absurd as one stalwart warrior after an- other goes down under the bright eyes of the lady, but Miss annering is quite charming enough to carry off the situa- tion. The pretty actr has strengthened | considerably in her art since she was | here with Hackett in he Prisoner or Zenda,” though she has hardly the i fous personality that distinguishes a | r from the less magnetic members of | the company. | She acts wit finish and cons profound cor Sh the part adm ¥ and quite fulfil] d one may have formed of the j enc . - Mannering can- not be judged £ her work in th much of th v her powe s jon, with without any looks a : orts will go far to carry the into an undeseved popular | Miss Mannering is excellently support- ed. Amy Ricard, as her bosom friend Tabitha, rming ingenue, graceful, winsome, and yvthing that Tabitha in Miss Ricard show tude for her work Drouet has lover of t fair Janice, s ewhat subordinate rc ¥, though more prominent th art of the Mr. Drouet is fairl, impersonation. H. 8 rthrup and Charles Cherry are excellently t | as Lord C and Lieutenant Mow- | bray and do ail that is required for the | parts in a polished faskion Both are in- | teligent and graceful actors. Carl | Abrendt is a_successful Hessian colonel and Squire Meredith is well por- d by W. D. Chaflin. Miss E, A. c is a melodramatic Mrs, Meredith, i the rest of the cast is cap throughout. It is a good company wi on a poor play. Alcazar. ‘ At the Alcazar last night was produced | Christmas offering, the brilliant farce- on Thomas. It was ed house. It is four farce was last played here, and the merriment that greeted it new and elaborate presentation augurs well for a big week at the popular house. | Not even under the Charles Frohman | management s Thomas' p received | petter or more accomplished treatment | at the hands of actor and actr First | | | ““Charley’s comedy by greeted by a cro vea since the Aunt,” Bra of all it may be said that Belasco & Thall have given the play the most complete surrounding, and in its new presentation | zar stock compa 3 naders, and McIntyre and Heath, black face comedians, complete the attractive bill. California. The “Devil's Auction” was presenled for the second time at the California Theater last night with the usual stage effects. One of the best things in the show is the work of Fox and Foxie, the trained terrier and its master. This piece continues at the California for the rest of the week. Grand Opera-House. Minnie Seligman’s rendition of Carmen at the Grand Opera-house last night brought her round after round of hearty applause, and on several occasions she was called before the curtain. Miss Se- ligman renders Carmen in a manner that meets the ideas of the ordinary reader of Prosper Merimeee's book. She is as coarse as the book Carmen is coarse, and shows Carmen as Merimee intended she should be shown—a woman full of passion, who would allow nothing to stand in thc way of the accomplishment of anything B CLEVER PERFORMERS AT THE ORPHEUM AND TIVOLI OP]’,R.MHO‘[F . it is worthy of the highest praise, The setting of the second act, the exterior of a college, aptly described by Ela Delahay, the dainty Oza Wal- drop, as scholars’ paradise.” The new wood horder, admirably painted, wa a feature of the set. Now, to the Alca- y: Rarely has this cap- c organization been seen to able advantage as in *Char- as Jack Chesney was Sir Francls Chesney s good, Shumer’s Charley Wykem was ghtly, Howard Scott's Spettigue adequate eccentric, Frank Bacon Lord Babberly screamingly droll, Royal Dana Tracy's idea of Brasset was perfe 1y in keeping with the idea of the charac- ter. Of the ladies Margaret Wycherle and Marion Convere, Amy Spettigue an: Kitty Verdun, respectively, might hav stepped out of a_spring fashion plate, dainty did they look, while Marie How sedate and handsomély gowned, gave an admirable performance of Donna Lucia D’'Alvaderez. “Charley’s Aunt” is a mer- Ty y for the merry season. The vo- ciferous applause last night and the unre- strained laughter and curtain calls were compliments justly won by actor and management. able Orpheum. The Orpheum Road Show has caught on, and the house was crowded to the doors last night. Joe Welch, the German Jew monologist, is the bright particular star, and while he is on the stage the laughter is incessant. It is not so much what he vs as the way he says it that involun- arily causes laughter, and his walk and | appearance help greatly also to that end. He is unquestionably the prince of mono- logists. 'W. C. Fields, the eccentric, is very clever, and his tricks are mostly funry as well as clever. Elizabeth Mur- ray has established herself as a prime fa- vorite with her coon songs and funny stories. The driil of the Union Gatling Guards has to be seen to be appreciated. The Aglos trio of equilibrists; Macomber and Engleton, travesty arti the Sere- s N\ — her fickle mind prompted. She gets all out of the part fhat a clever actress can gect out of it, and does it in such a_man- ner t she is bound to please. She is not ably supported. The Don Jose of Her- schel Mayall is not of the best, and the other members of the troupe are but lit- tle better. To the leading lady alone Is due the success of this latest production of “Carmen” in San Francisco. Central, A large audience was present at the Central Theater last night to witness the initial performance of the thrilling melo- drama of English country life, entitled “The Silver King.” The play'is a good one and well rendered by the Central company. It should prove one of the leading ~ holida attractions. Haillet Thompson, the hero, is the prime favorite with the audience and has never appeared to better advantage than in this produc- tion. Stanley Ross, the villain, makes iis part so realistic that he is greeted with a storm of his at ery appearance in the later acts. Annette Marshall as the leading v is__eminently successful. Ernest Howell, Willard Blackmore and James Corrigan, well known to Central patrons, are up to their usual standard and receive frequent applause. The minor parts are well rendered and the play as a whole is admirably balanced. The action is rapid and the plot clearly distinguish- able. even for an instant, and “The Silver King" will undoubtedly prove a brilliant suce Fischer’s Concert-House. Coleman and Mexis put up a wonderful exhibition of sharpshooting at Fischer's Concert-house last .night, and a large audlence applauded their efforts. Seem- ingly impossible feats are performed by these peopie, and their shooting must be seen to be appreciated. Eleanora Jenkins, the favorite soprano, sang ‘A Monkey on a Stick,” from “The Geisha,” and re- sponded {0 a blg encore with the moon song from the “‘Mikado.” The Paloma Ladies’ Quartet had rew songs to offer, and Elizabeth Nella, a whistler, new to San Francisco, trilled and double-tongued many popular melodies. Lamar and Hall, comedy sketch artists, and Otto T. John: sone, a card manipulator and magician, presented many new tricks. The Sorensen children will appear to-night, and a spe- cial matinee will be given on Christmas day. Chutes. A large audience enjoyed the new bill at the Chutes last night. Deaves' Merry Manikins, “Italian Marionettes,” scored a big hit and kept the audience in a con- tinual roar of laughter, it belng one of the most interesting acts seen here for some time. Goleman’s cats and dogs re- peated their big success of the Orpheum a short time ago.. Dave Lloyd, monolo- gist, told some new stories and sang paro- dies' on popular songs. Other good nug- bers are Bicknell, the clay jnodeler; Alma Wutrich in new songs, and a series of new moving pictures. A beautifully deco- rated Christmas tree is also shown at the conclusion of the performance. .%}’E“PHJA‘Z'%%-ZJ"**H—:*Z’H—I—P4-HH++HH+HH++H+€++H‘FPHH4“PH—H°PH++H«H%PP+H++ ® FRUIT GROWERS OBJECT TO EXCESSIVE CHARGES | The transportation committee late State Frult Growers' Convention ! which was held'in San Francisco during ! 2 ¥s of this month, through R. | chairman of the committee, d a communication to all the | 2 s engaged in the tr: portation of Truit from this State, asking | some modification in the present condi- | tions relating to refrigeration charges. The principal objection is made to the monopoly enjoved by certain companies gaged in this business, the committee | ying: | We believe the priv te ownership and con- | trol of refrigerator cars used for shipment of | California fruit to be inimical to the interests of growers and shipper as affording an op- of the portunity for discrimi; n and favoritism. | All cars and other transportation facilities should be cwned and controlled in every par- | ticular by the raflroads, and all = shippers should have equal facilities and upon equal | herefore, in this public way, record our the rot sion of existi; tor lines now en; ing of any s ies whatsoever. ainst renewal or exten- contrac ith the refrigera- ced in this traffic, or the flar contracts with any pa We make further objection to the private and control of these refrigerator cars, as having the effect to maintain what we consider excessive refrigeration rates, There {5 no power that can prevent such combination so long as private cars have the | monopoly of carr it, with a tariff that brings in such nous profit as does fhe present tari for refrizeration, for the reason | that the large fruit companies are corpora- | tions, and there is no law through which the transfer and control of the stock of such cor- porations can be prevented. The report also says that “nothing can be done that will better nromote the in- tezests of the people of California than to put the fruit growers upon an equality with the growers of Oregon and Wash- ington in regard to transportation facil- ties."” —————— Prisoners Held to Answer. H. M. Thornton was held to answer be- fore the Suvmerior Court by Judge Conlan yesterday on the charge of grand larceny in $1000 bonds for stealing $80 from S. H. Danten, 1084 Bush street, December 15 Frank Raymond was held by Judge Conlan on a charge of attempt to commit burglary in $1000 bonds. Raymond, it is alicged, tried to break into the house of Robert Wanamaker, 328 Third street, De- cember 13, James Sullivan was held by Judge Mogan on a charge of burglary in §2060 bonds for breaking into the store of the Shreve & Barber Company, 511 Kearny street, December 6. Frank Green, treasurer of the Long- £horemen’s Union, was held by Judge Fritz on the charge of felony embezzle- ment in $2000 bonds. —_————— Tribune’s Christmas Edition. The holiday edition of the Oakland Tribune, issued on Saturday last, is full of interesting features. S.ories by Bret Harte, Cyrus Townsend Brady and clever members of the local staff fill the supple- ment. The half tones and special articles by leading citizens of the Anthenian City are also of high order. The edition con- sists of thirty pages. The supplement is printed on fine paper and the typographi- cal work iz of the best. ———————— To Cure a Cold in One Day Take Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets. All cdrugglsts refund the money If it fails to cu E. W. Grove's signature is on each box, 25c, STEAL HORSE AND WAGON TO GET HOLLY BRANCHES Charles Smith and Albert Alrow were arrested at an early hour yesterday morn- ing by Sergeant Ellis and Policemen Al- varez and Conway and booked at the City Prison on charges of grand larceny and petty larceny. They appeared before Judge Mogan yesterday and after being instructed and arraigned the cases were continued until December 26. About 3 o'clock in the morning the men jumped into a newspaper delivery wagon and drove to the residence of W. C. Tal- bot, 1730 Jackson street. They tore the branches off a holly tree in the garden and carried them to the wagon. Policeman Alvarez heard the noise made by the thieves and whistled for assistance. Sergeant Ellis and Policeman Conway answered the call, and they searched the garden and found the two defendants hid- ing under a tree. They were charged with grand larceny for stealing the horse and wagon andn?et!y larceny for stealing the branches off the holly tree. e — Piles Cured Without the Knife. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Protruding Piles, No Cure,'No Pay. All druggists are authorized by manufacturers of Pazo Ointment to refund money where it fails to cure any case of piles, no matter of how long standing. Cures ordinary cases in six days; worst cases in fourteen days, One application glves ease and rest. Relleves itching instantly, This is a new discovery, and the only pile remedy sold on positive guar- tee, no cure no pay. A free sample will be sent by mail to any one sending name and ad- dress. Price, 50c. If your druggist don't keep it in stock send 50c in ‘stamps and we will for- vard full size box by mail. Manufactured by PARIS MEDICINE CO., St. Louis, Mo., who also manufacture {he celebrated cold cure, Laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets, Interest is never allowed to flag, | ‘| capturing sixteen of them. | i | | | BOERS KEEP UP SHARP FIGHTING British Attacked in Or- ange River and Trans- vaal Colonies. In a Series of Fierce Engage- ments the Casualties Ag- gregate 150. LONDON, Dec. 23.—Lord Kitchener, in a dispatch from Johannesburg, dated Satur- day, December 21, sends reports of sharp fighting in the Orange River and Trans- vaal colonies. The engagements occurred December 18, 19 and 20 at points wldely} apart. The casualties, so far as known, aggregate about 150, equally divided; but heavy British losses, the totals of which have not yet been reported, have occurred in the Transvaal. In this last mentioned fighting two hundred mounted infantry in | the neighborhod of Beginderyn were di- | vided into parties and were searchingl farms when they were attacked by 3800 | Boers and forty armed natives under | Commandant Britz. The Boers charged | determinedly in overwhelming numbers. | Beyond the fact that the British casualties were severe, no details have been received. General Dewet’s Attack. Lord Kitchener also reports that during General Dewet's attack on the force com- manded by Generals Dartnell and Camp- bell at Langberg, December 18, the Boers charged bravely and fought desperately for several hours. Dewet was driven off with the loss of twenty men. There were twelve casualties on the side of the British. In the eastern part of the Transvaal col- ony Colonel MacKenzie attacked Com- mandant Smith’s force of Boers at Lake Banagher December 20, killing six and Commandant Smith escaped. A force of Boers during the night of De- cember 19 attacked the British post at Eland Spruit, but they were driven off, leaving eight men killed, including Com- mandant Kriz. Field Cornet Mahon, who was wounded, and_ three other wounded men were_also left on the fleld. Other wounded Boers were carried off in blan- kets. The British casualties were seven men killed and six officérs and eighteen men wounded. Boers Surprise the British. On December 20 M. Botha, with 500 Boers, surprised Colonel Dammant’'s ad- vance guard at Tafelkop, Orange River Colony. The Boers rushed a kopje com- manding the main body and the guns, but Dammant rallied his men and drove the Boers from the kopje. The British casual- ties were heavy. Dammant was danger- ously wounded, two officers and twenty men killed and three officers and seven- teen men were wounded. The Boers left six dead on the field and dispersed. The British pursued the enemy and captured a number of prisoners, including Com- mandant Keyter. In the fight at Tafel Kop the Boers, dressed as British Yeomen, engaged in a splendid race with the British in an at- | tempt to first gain the crest of the kopje. | The Boers gained the summit first and | opened a heavy fire on the single troop of | Dammant’s Horse, which took part in the | race for the kopje. These troopers took | advantage of a little cover available im- | mediately below the Boers and fought un- | til all but four of them were killed or | wounded. By that time reinforcements of Dammant's Horse came up and charged and captured the kopje. PYTHIAN KNIGHTS MEET 1 THE SUPREME CHANCELLOR Head of Order Says More Than Seventy Thousand Strangers Will Congregate Here. One of the largest gatherings. of | Knights of Pythias of this city assembled last night in Crystal Hall of the Pythian | Castle to tender a reception to Ogden H. | Fethers, supreme chancellor of the order. He whs greeted with rousing cheers when | he entered the hall. He was formally in- | troduced by Herman Schaffner, grand | keeper of records and seal for the grand | domain of California, who was the cnair- | man of the evening in the absence of Grand Chancellor L. S. Calkins, who was | unavoidably detained in the southern part of the State. : The supreme chancellor delivered an address. After reviewing the condition of the order at this time he spoke of the | Supreme Convention that is to be held in | this city during the week commencing on the 12th of next August. He said that the | people in the East are very anxious to | come to a State where there is delightful weather as contrasted with the EaSt—peo- ple who want to become acquainted with | the resources of the State and to obtain personal knowledge ~of what to them seems to be a second paradise. | *'l can assure you,” said he, “that| there will be not less than seventy tho sand strangers in San krancisco durir Pythian week. There will be not_le than fourteen thousand members of the Uniform Rank of the order, who will hold | tneir encampment here at the same time | that the Supreme Lodge shall be in ses- sion. “These alone will make the grandest show on parade that any fraternal order ever made in this cit. They will come from the country east of the Rocky Mountains, and to this number must be added those who will comeé from Oregon, Washington, far off Alaska and Hawail.” He then reviewed the work that has already been done for the convention and said that he felt that it will be a great success. He was followed In short addresses by Supreme Representatives W. C. Graves and George Samuels and W. H. Bodfish, the senfor past grand chancellor, —_—— Monticello Club Celebration. The directors of the Monticello Club are arranging for a grand celebration of Jackson day on January §, 1902. A spe- cial programme has been prepared under the supervision of the president, James P. Booth, and everything is being done to make the affair a brilliant success. The clubrooms have been prettily decorated wtih wreaths and garlands to add to the attractiveness of their already homelike appearance. The members will keep an open house and_receive their friends on Christmas and New Year. —_———— WOMAN INJURED IN COLLISION, Mrs.. Saul Saunders Suffers in an Accident. Mrs. Saul Saunders, who resides at the northwest corner of Bush and Fillmore streets, was injured last night in a colli- sion between a car of the Fillmore-street line and one of the California-street line, Defective brakes and slippery rails are sald to be the cause of the accldent. Mrs. Saunders was badly cut on the head and face and was taken to a neighboring drug store for treatment. She was removed later to her home. —_————— Car and Wagon Collide. Shortly after 7 o'clock last night an east-bound Union-street car collided with an express wagon at the corner of Union and Hyde streets. The front part of the car was demolished and the express wagon was completely wrecked. The driver was thrown from his seat, but es- caped without serious injury. —_———— Purse Snatcher Caught. Mrs. Amelia Carey, who resides at 4 ‘Winters place, was walking along Du- pont street last night with her 10-year-old daughter. When near. Jackson a negro named Nicholas Lopez grabbed her by the arm and snatched her purse, containing $4. He was pursued by Officers Tillman and Tyrell and captured in a Chinese laundry. Lopez is an ex-convict, having served ten years in Folsom. —_—e Accused of Theft. Fred Triest, aged 19 years, was arrested last night by Detectives Ryan and O'Dea and booked on six charges of petty lar- ceny. He Is accused of stealing about $300 worth of cloth from James Basch, an fmporter, by whom he was employed. Most of the. stolen property has been re- covered by the detectives, | present temper of the President and Sec- | taken was severe punishment. | Department evades this contention by the MAGLAY REFUSES T0 RESIGN PLAGE Schley’s Traducer Makes a Demand for a Trial. Declares the President Cannot Dismiss' Him Under Civil Service Law. NEW YORK, Dec. 23.—Edgar Stanton Maclay, whose connection with the Schley case led President Roosevelt to request his resignation as special laborer in the made formal demand to-day for navy, trial ' by usual naval procedure. ke averred that his case came under the civil service law and that he could not| be dismissed without formal charges, trial and conviction. The request for his resig- | nation was sent to him by Rear Admiral | Barker, commander of the navy vard at| Brooklyn, and he replied at once by let- ter, formally setting forth his position. Discussing the case Maclay said: The President cannot have me dismissed under the law as I see it. I do not see how he can force me out. I am protected by the civil service laws enacted by Congress, whose | enactments the President {s bound to execute. I do not know positively, but I believe my po- ¢ sition under the civil service furnishes me complete _protection so long as I violate no rules of the service, and that I have not done and I have 5o stated in my letter to the com- mandant in answer to the request for ~my | resignation. No, I did not say that the Presi- dent is as bad as the Czar of Russia. I have done nothing more than write to the commandant and ask that charges be pre- ferred against me, and will do mothing more | just now. 1 have mot been suspended, and | am working here to-day as I have been doing for fifteen months. 1 have tried to do my | duty here and have broken no rules and I shall simply stand by my rights, more for the principle of the matter than anything else, for | my position here pays me very little and is chiefly valuable hecause of the experience and | information it affords me as materfal for my books, Rear Admiral Barker forwarded Mac- lay's letter to Washington. WASHINGTON, Dec. 23. — Secretary Long sald to-night that he had not re- celved the reply of Maclay to the request tfor his resignation. Pending its receipt the Secretary said he did not wish to en- ter into a discussion of the matter for publication. In his infcrmal discussion of the matter to-day Secretary Long made it perfectly plain that the Presi- dent’s intentions in regard to Maclay would be carried out regardless of the lat- ter's declaration that he is protected by civil service rules. It is expected that if he does not resign he will be removed summarily. e MUST TAKE HIS MEDICINE If Miles Replies to Rebuke He May Go on Retired List. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.—Lieutenant General Nelson A. Miles will be given no opportunity to clear his record of the stain placed upon it by the sharp rebuke | administered to him by the President and | Secretary of War. There is no disposition on the part of the administration to give General Miles a chance to keep the Schley controversy | alive. If General Miles should apply for a court of inquiry and it should be grant- ed the Investigation would keep the Schley case in public mind. For General Miles to make such an application would be to question the right and justice of the action of his superior officers. Army officials say that General Miles was called upon for an explanation, and that he admitted the authenticity of the interview, but the reason for its giving was not considered satisfactory. He had every opportunity to clear himself, but he was unable to do so, and then the re- buke was administered. | Rumors reached the War Department to-day that General Miles had again talked for publication. These aroused the | greatest interest, but in the absence of | the Secretary in New York, nothing was done to establish their correctness. This much was stated emphatically: in- the retary Root, if General Miles again com- ments indiscreetly upon the Schley case or upon the action taken by the Presi- dent and Secretary of War, he will be subjected to even a harsher proceeding | than that he has already suffered. | General Miles’ friends urge that the law | prohibits the infliction of punishment upon an officer without trial by a court- | martial, and they claim that the action | The War statement that the communication ad-“ dressed to General Miles was not a rep- | rimand, but a rebuke, and the President | and the department have a right to tell | an officer when he has done wrong. Of- | ficlals of the Department do not threaten | General Miles, but they point to the fact | that he is now over 62 years of age, and | there is a law which gives the President discretionagy- authority to retire an of- ficer when he reaches that age. The President does not desire to proceed to extreme measures in General Miles' case, but in his own interest the officials say it would be advisable for the command- ing general to allow his medicine, bit- ter though it tastes’ Benevolent Society Appeals. The managers of the General German Ladies’ Benevolent Soclety announce that on Friday evening, December 27, their arnual festival will take place in Golden Gate Hall. As in former years at Christ- | mas time, the society appeals to its| friends for the means to make the festival a bright event for the poor. ADVERTISEMENTS. A Sensible Xmas Present. «.WE SELL... SHOES «.+AND... & Shoe Orders. OUR STOCK IS COMPLETE. Every sort of SHOES and SLIP- PERS, for Men, Women and Chil- dren, at BOTTOM PRICES We Lead in Children’s Footwear. Euy Your Shozs Here. Lippitt & Fisher 945 Market St. OFE# EVENINGS. WE GIVE RED OR GREEN TRAD- ING STAMPS. EAGLESON & (O neys and Bladder. 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