The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 8, 1902, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCIECO CALL, .MONDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1902 C *SONG AND JOKE AT CALIFORNIA Haverly's Minstrels De- light a Packed House, | Orpheum Begins Week With Bill of the Highest Stendard. S o 1t certainly did look like old iimes to| *ee George Wilson, the acknowledged king f minstrelsy, behind the footlights at the alifornia Theater last evening. Wilsou | ame 10 town with the famous Haverly Minstrels, which opened a week's engage- ment at this theater and the reception ac- orded him amounted almost to an ova- | ion. Wilson has long been a favorite with | the theater-going public and he has prob- | bly made more people laugh than any | ther man before the pubiic. He was, of | urse. the feature of the performance, al- | ugh it must be said there was another © gave him a hot chase for popularity nors. This was “Happy Harry” Swor, | whom Manager Riley dug up down in the | wilds of Texas. Swor is the funniest end | man the San Francisco public has seen | many a day. His negro dialect, his | quaint and original quips are inimitable and he kept the audience in & roar of mughter Swor sang & number of old- ume coon melodies and also one or two new ones. Home "Ailnt Nothing Like | This. " “The Furniture Man” and “My Castle he were some of his hite. Carl Damman Troupe ing acrobatic turn, Garden and mmers in & unique musical act and the rs Swor In a little skit, entitled Honey. Won't You Please Open Dat Door” were features of the performance. The he was packed to the doors with an audience which was peculiarly demonstra- Taken all in all, the Haverly show one of the best minstrel troupes that | nas ever visited the coast | The bill presented at the Orpheum this | a thr week is a particularly strong one and should draw packed houses. Lieutenant Noble, & clever ventriloguist, who Carl w duces a number of almost animate is one of the features and his act evoked a storm of applause. The pér- of Fred Leslie's trained dogs - lation. The sagacity displayed the canines was on a par with Thing seen on the vaudeville stage in eral vears. The Brittons, a colored team were accorded a hearty e buck and wing dancing member was exceptionally lene Mora rendered a number numbe her own inimitable ~d meveral hearty en- of unu cores. A number new views on the lograph rounded out a most excellent programme. The holdovers were Harri- | #an, the Tramp Juggler; the Heras Fam- v and the Barrows-Lancaster Co | Captain Jinks of the Horse Marines." to e produced at the Columbia Theater, ommeacing with to-night. Is a fantastic medy in three acts by Clyde Fitch, who a number of suc ul “Bar- & “Beau Brummel “Lover's Lane.” etc. The in the early 70s in the city This is the time when the bend, the Dolly Varden kable bustle were a part le lady’'s appearance, and were dressed in pecullar! cats and wore fantastic j Jinks of the Horse Ma nights at the Garrick rk. The part ot Mme Theater. New ntoni, the ieading female role of the play. s in t ds of a beautifui young actress, M zabeth Kenneds. The title role of in Jinks is played by Mr. The ock. 'Thfl company in- iGes forty line with the excellent programmes the Grand Opera-house is becoming tamed for, is this week's bill with Nance clever Californian actress, in s fine drama, “Magda.” Miss s here after a long tour . Africa. Australia and Efg- every where winmng e her rirst per- her possession of remarkable wer has been evident: it is her work has gained in sh. Sudermann’s piay e for exhibition of Adistinguishing character- and the actrees will be strongly ted by McKee Rankin, L. R. Stock- well and E. J. Ratcliffe, in addition to the regular company of the house. The Sun- jay matinees will be discontinued during Miss O'N: £ engagement The new 1 wil opie at 1 e new Theater Re- sve a chance to be an tage that the opening bill jebarred them Moths,” in the originai| dramatization of the Ouida novel by Beerbohm Tree, will be presented this The part of Lord jura, that Har- 3 1l undertake, was or in London in the production. It is ranked est thing in Mr. Reynoids’ re- and the impersonation s one of interest | MacGregor. who has worn favor f indifferent opportunity in ““The ting Duchess,” will have a pretty part and Mr. Breese, who has also littie chance to show his mettle, hes also made a strongly favorable is cast for the teliing role of rince Zouroff, James A. Keane has the ar Correge; Harry Corson Clarke, the Juke of Mull, and George de Long and #lanche Douglas are also included in the mpression cazar patrons will to-night be out in ! aree to welcome the return of —_— POSTUM CEREAL. A SOLDIER’S F0>E ! Knocked by Unsuspected Enemy. force Down Coffee o affects the brain and nerves | that proper nutrition is interfered with and the final ending 15 frequently ner- ous prostration. ‘During the Bpanish-American war, T went with my troop to Chickamaugua,” says Lleutenant J. G. Talbott of Spring- | fiei@, 1. “If there is any one place on | arth where one drinks more coffee than | srother it is in the army. It i a soldler's vackbone,” and I can assure you that I wank my share. "After several months | i hard drilling my health gave out, the | nief cause being coffee, bad food, over- xertion 2nd heat. On the’ advice of the surgeon, 1 ten- sered my resignation and with my heart 11l of regret and my nervous system whattered, 1 returned home. Almost the first thing the doctor whom I consulted | wdvised me was 1o quit coffee. That was the first intimation 1 had that coffee had wnything to do with my condition. !The $oext thing was ‘what shail I drink?’ My wife's mother used your Postum ¥00d Coffec and knew how to make it right, so 1 tried it and grew very fond of it. My nervous trouble soon left; my old time health came back, and that fall I gained 5o in flesh that the boys on return- ing after ‘muster out’ hardly knew me. Quitting coffee and using Postum did wonders for me.” | the ca | ments | | cember 22, at the same plac | cold has settled in the mezzo-soprano's DISAPPEARMNGE | SWITCHMAN DIES |PROVIDES EXTRA |WILL NOMINATE |BAPTISTS ARE FROM INJURIES - FERRY SEAVIGE Superintendent Palmer|Union Labox; Party De- 15 MYSTERIOUS Collegs Student Drops From Sight, Leaving No Trace. Allister MacKenzie Is Be- lieved to Have Brooded Over Failure, BERKELEY, Dec. 7.—College authorities are exercised over the mysterious disap- pearance of Allisger MacKenzie, a junior student in the college of chemistry, who suddenly dropped out of sight five weeks ago and of whom no trace has been found. The mother of the young man, who lives at 426 Post street, San Francisco, has pur- sued a diligent search for her missing son to no avail. The missing student had been attending his recitations at the university until one Saturday night early in November he tel- ephioned his mother from Berkeley that he would not be home that night, and since then no trace of him has been dis- covered. Mrs. MacKenzie is at a loss to assign any reason for the sudden disappearance of her son, as he never gave any intima- tion of his Intention to quit the univer- sity and no hint of any trouble which might cause his action ever escaped him. Since his name does not appear in the ! college register for the present vear, it is | believed he fell behind in his work and was forced to suspend it cover his lapse he took the step which Is now mystifying both his family and his college instructors. FALLS FROM TUG INTO BAY AND IS DROWNED W. S. Braun Loses Balance While Boarding the Vigilant and Plunges Overboard. W. £ Braun, 36 years of age, second fireman on board the United States tug Vigilant, fell overboard from the vessel into the bay yesterday afternoon and was drowned. Braun was in the act of board- ing the Vigilant at Washington-street wharf when he lost hiz balance and fell into the water. J. E. Tarbell, employed on the steamer J. D. Peters, saw Braun fall overboard and plunged into the bay after him and conveyed to the Harbor Hospital. The naval authorities at Goat Island have taken charge of the body. @ i @ Ernest Hastings. one of the most popular actors who ever trod the Alcazor boards. The play will be “In Mizzoura,” the fav- orite Augustus Thomas drama, and one in which as the Sheriff Jim Radburn, Mr. Hastings has always achleved con- spicuous success. The other members of are Frank Bacon, as Colonel Hol- linger: Clifford Dempsey. as Robert Trav- ers, Charles Francis Bryant, Joe Ver- non; W. Arthur Jeffries, Bill Sarber. Al- bert Morrison, Sam Fowler; Thomas Keirns, Dave; Herbert Carton, Esram; Calvin Disc, Kelley; Willam G. Warren, Cal: and Juliet Crosby as Kate Vernon; Marie Howe, Joe Oza Waldrop, Vernor Lizbeth Vernon and Azn: Radburn s Ranken, Emily The Bostonians left the Columbia yes- terday, but “The Serepade’ is stil-with vs. To-night the Tivoli puts on the pop- ular Herbert opera, the production which will be marked by the first appear- ance of Bertha Davis, the new soprano, and the reappearance for this week only of popular Frances Granam in the part of Dolores. Edward Webb's Colombo is in itself worth the price of admission, and Hartman as the Duke of Santa Cruz and Cunningham as Alvarado are both particular hits. Annie Myers is also of the company and the rest of the cast is iilled in happliy Echoes of the Christmas piece are be- ginuing to be heard and “Jack and the Beanstalk’ any of its predecessors. o To-night begins the second week of | The Geezer” at Fischer's Theater. It promises to eclipse even the great run of 111 consecutive performances of “Fiddle Dec Dee.” The sale of tickets is unpre- cedented and orders for seats are coming in weeks ahead. “The Geeger' has made an unmistakable hit and is pronounced the best, thus far, of all the Weber & Fleld's productions at Fischer's Theater. The Cential Theater has a noble attrac- tion for the current week in that classic drama of New York life entitied “The Bowery After Dark.” The star of the cast will be the lightweight comedian of the world, Jimmy Britt, who will spar three rounds every night with Charlle Reno. An elaborate Christmas plece, “Humpty Dumpty Up to Date,” will soon be presented and is now In act- ive preparation. . . In the last act of “The Bowery After Dark” there will be reproduced to-night the exact ringside scene of the Britt-Erne championship battle. Jimmy Britt will gpar three fast rounds with Charles Reno; Fddie Smith will act as referee, Bllly Jor- | and timekeeper. dan will be master of ceremonies George Harting official Spider Kely, Tim McGrath and Curtis | Richardson will be in Britt's corner. Har- ry Corbett, Colonel Martin Brady, Charlie Margles and other sporting notables will | appear on the stage. Harry Foley, Charles “Roughouse”’ Burns, Eddie Han- lon, Sam Berger, Al Nelll and other cele- brated boxers will lend reality to the scene by their presence. Business and professional men who are interested in the demonstrations of Dr. Mclvor Tyndall, the thought reader, wiil be afforded an opportunity to attend two entertainments to be given in the evening, at Steinway Hall. The Mclvor feature of the month’'s amusements and numerous requests were received by the management for some evening entertain- Stelnway Hall has been engaged for Sunday and Monday nights and a Tuesday matinee, December 14, 15 and 16, Miss Lillle Lawlor's concert, announced for to-night at Native Sons’ Hall, has cen postponed until Monday evening, De- A severe throat and, by the advice of her physi- clan, she has decided to take for two weeks. Seats bocked for to-night will be good on the date announced later. v e There ix an_excellent array of attrac- tions at the Chutes this week, Includin, Whiting and Desmonde, vocal duetiss Halder, the eminent jugglers the clover Lerner children, Bennle and Eva, in a new speclalty; the Southern trio of col- ored singing and dancing Franels Bryant Murphy, the originai singer and story teller; Evelyn Ormsby, the petite and pleasing balladist, and new moving pictures. A splendid specimen of the polar bear has just been added to the 200 and the bables in the life-saving in- cubators continue to be objects of great interest. Thousands of pleasure seckers enjoyed themselves at the Chutes yes- terday. ———————— HAVELOCK, Dec, 7. mont was driving across train struck tracks with the sleigh. and a 12-year-old son were killed. rs and his daughter, aged 9. were fatally injured and another 14- year-old lad was badly injured. : o his family, when e and that to | Braun's body was picked up | of | promises to the full as well | champion | yndall | matinees at Fischer's last month were a | absolute rest | Employe of the Southern Pacific Passes Away " After Operation, Fred W. Wright Receives Fa- tal Mangling Under Engine Wheels. e Oakland Office 8an Francisco Cali, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 7. Fred W. Wright, a Southern Pacific Company switchman who * was crushed last Wednesday at the Peralta street yards, dled at 10:30 o'clock this morning at the receiving hospital from shock. The Coroner has charge of the case. The dead switchman was struck by a locomotive and had his right leg mangled almost its full length, He was sp weak | from shock agd hemorrhage when he was taken to the hospital that the surgeons dld not dare to perform an operation at | that time. Wright did not respond to | stimulating drugs satisfactorily, The symptoms of blood polsoning were begin- ning to be manifested and yesterday the ‘holpi\ll staff decided amputation was | necessary as a last resort. The patient submitted to the operation, but he continued to sink slowly until the | end came. Wright came to Oakland a year and a half ago from Nebrask: He was ami!- | ated with the Odd Fellows, Order of Ben Hur and the Maccabees. He was a na- | tive of Nebraska, 20 years old, and leaves |a wife and two children. Their home 18 | at 81 Chester street. | MILLWARD DISMISSED | FROM THE ALCAZAR | Actor Creates No Scene When Told to Leave the O’Farrell-Street Playhouse. Ernest Hastings will succeed Charles A. Millward at the Alcazar Theater to- | night. When Millward was served with a no- | tice last night that ‘he was no more n | member of the stock company, he receivad in good ‘grace, much to had | nis dismissal ihe disappointment of many who congregated to witness a scene. Two weeks ago Millward recetved a no- tice that the theater might be more pop- ular without him. He resentéd the im- | putation and threatened to remain until his contract expired; but the, contract read that he might he dsimissed at any time for incompetency, regardless of the other specifications. Last night after the performance Manager Fred Belasco | handed the actor a summary dismissal | and made a short speech, “This {8 your final dismissal,” sald Mr. Belapco. “You have ruined our perform- ances by not knowing your lines and have | driven patrons away by indistinct lan- | guage, which the audience could not un- derstand. I have tried to deal gently with you, but since your actions demand [it 1 will state the truth. You are d missed for incompetency and in the beat | interests of the theater. | Attorney Henry H. Davis, for the Al- cazar management, was present at the time. Millward agreed to take his effects | from the theater and to credte no commo- | tion. | i S |CHINA TO BID FOR ! TRADE OF THE PACIFIC | Commereial Steamship Company May | Start a New Line of Boats. | Two representatives of the China Com- ! mercial Steamship Company ‘arrived here yesterday from Hongkong by way of Se- uttle and are registered at the Palace. They are Leung Kam Wing, vice presi- | dent of the company, and Eng Hok Fang, {one of the directors. They are here for thespurpose of looking over the situation with a view toward establishing a new steamship line between this port and China. If they find the prospects are such as would warrant placing steamers on the run, steps will at once be taken to put the line in operation. Regarding the project Leung Kam Wing sald: Our comeany has placed orders with an Eng- lish shipbullding firm for three firat-class. mod- ernly equipped steamships, with capacities of 5000 tons each. Our company intends to com- pete for the trade on the Pacific Ocean. Wu are here to examine the prospects and If we find them favorable to secure a port of entry | to this country, we will discuss the proposi- tion of establishing a new line of communica- | tion ‘with the leading merchants of this and | other important cities of the United Statss. | e init New York, Washington, New | Orleans and Boston. ————e———— Tests Means of Suicide. John Nelson, a Norweglan, has had | month has carried about with him a bot- tle of strychnine with the intention, he | admitted, of committing suicide. | day Nelson walked into a restaurant and some of the strychnine and lost the use of his limbs. He managed to crawl out into the alr and revived sufficiently to be able to walk to the Emergency Hos- pital. There he was at first reticent, but finally . admitted that while his intention was to ul;xmmly take his own life he was merely®esting the effects of the pol- | son and was overcome. Nelson was treat- ed at the hospital and will recover. —_———— Clerk Commits Suicide. Otto Parteke, a clerk, committed sui- clde early this morning by taking strych- nine. Deceased llved at 306 Guerrero | street and at 11 o'clock last night he took | & cup of coffee and put in it between 20 | and 40 grains of the strychnine. Dr, Aus- | tin was sent for, but there was no chance | of saving the man's lite. Parteke admit- | ted to the doctor that he had taken the | polson with suicidal Intent. The body was removed to the Morgue. ————— Pickpockets at th Ty. | Mise Annie Greaves, 736 O'Farrell street, | reported to the police yesterday that her purse, containing 370, had been taken | from her at the ferry on Baturday morn- | ing. She had it in her hand and it sud- | denly disappeared. 1It- is supposed | that the thief was ‘one of the trio | who stole $120 from Nathan Brown Satur- | day morning wlille he was entering the clevator at 404 Market street. —t——— Serious Charges Against a Boy. Danlel Hayes, 16 years of age, was ar- rested last evening by Police Officers Lanckman and Walters on a charge of assault to rob. Hayes, in company with another boy who escaped, s accused of nolding up a Chinaman on Larkin street, near Golden Gate avenue. The police were at the time on the lookout for Hayes, who is also accused of stabbing a boy on Sat- y night. ~ —— e Evangelistic Services. . Dr. Bmith, the well known evangelist from New York, and Mr, Smythe, the noted barytone singer, will conduct eyan- gelistic mervices in the new Calvary Church, corner of Jackson and Fillmore streets, every evening, commencing at t o'clock. All are cordially invited. S s BAILEYVILLE, K,mi, Dec. 7,—Monroo Balley, father of W. J, Bailey, Governor-elect of Kaneas, died to-dey, aged 84 years. ‘While in the midat of hi esmpaign in Ontaber, “W. J. oy called to the bedside of hin father and he has attended him constantly »l 2 some bad luck of late and for the last | Yester- | while at the meal he had ordered, took | gqng at 515 Broadway, Seattle, cut on Puts on Four Morn- ing Boats, Insures Ample Convenience for Travelers, Both Lo- cal and Overland. Bt Oakland Office 8an Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 7. ‘ In order that the public convenlence may be served Division Superintendent W. 8. Palmer of the Southern Pacific Company issued an order early Saturday afternoon directing that a speclal service on the broad-gauge ferry system be inaugurated to-morrow morning to relieve congestion of the regular boats. The additional service will connect from the broad-gauge pler with the trains leav- ing Oak-street station, wéstbound, on the following achedule: 6:20 a. m., 6:50 a. m., 7:20 a. m,, 7:50 a. m. 8:20 a. m. and 8:50 a, m. In explanation of the incre: boat service In the morning, tendent Palmer said to.day: in the Superin- Accurate count has besn kept on the travel since the Alameda mole fire and we find that the morning carry by boats to San Prancisco do not 800 many passengers as do :80 and 6 o'clock co, What has given the appearance of congestjon is the piling up of passengers on the Jower decks with the Jarge amount of mail, d holiday express matter that is In, and must be carried on our regular i averiand {rains Tave beey. helated and this has caused some overcrowding below, although the upper decks repeatedly have shown 200 vacant seats. But with conditions toyching the crowd- tug In of overland traffic we have declded to put on the extra morning boats. This decision reached yesterday at noon, and at 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon the anhouncement was made to the public on all of our lacal trains. We have never felt a nscessity for more service from Alameda, as our eight-car trains give ample accommodation. — PEOPLE OF WASHINGTON WELCOME IRisd ENVOYS Michael Davitt Declares in an Ad- dress That Home Rule Is Now in Sight. WASHINGTON, Dec. A largely at- tended mass-meeting and reception in honor of Michael Davitt, Edward Blake and John Dillon, Irish envoys now In this country, was held to-night In the Lafayette Theater. Dillon, however, was not present, having been detained by 1l- ness. Senator Thomas M. Patterson of Colcrado, presided, while on the platform and In the audience were seated many Representatives in Congress. Addresses which provoked hearty ap- plause from the audience were made by Senator Patterson and Messrs. Davitt and Blake, the meeting concluding with a vote of thanks to the speake proposed by T. V. Powderly. All the speakers dwelt on Ireland's struggle for relief from Eng- 1ish rule, of the willingness of her patriots to suffer in her cause and of the prospects for legislation which wili give home rule to the Emerald Isle. Senator Patterson deciared that the struggle golng on was a bloodless one and that home rule for Ireland with a landed proprietorship must come ultimately. the ts out of San ‘ra) cor just twenty-one years old had been a more liberal educational lnlnrg l:ni ?:.: ter land laws, d-'#lc _ Davitt made the prrdlc(‘nn at before the close of the present Parliament, the laws advo- cated by the Land League would be passed. Blake was optimistic as to Ireland’s future. The only complete remedy, he de- clared to all of Ireland’s ills, was to leave the regulation of Irish affairs to the peo- ple of that country. Davitt sald that since the Land League started twenty-one years ago to do its work the fight had been | flerce @nd constant, but victory was in sight. He declared that the large Immi- gration to the United States from Ire- land during the last fifty years was di- rectly due to England’s oppression. PASSENGERS ARE HURT IN COLLISION OF CARS Accident Near Tacoma Results in the Injury of a Number of Persons. SEATTLE, Dec. T.—At 3 o'clock this af- ternoon a head-end collision occurred on the Interurban line at the sawmill switch, near Summit station, seven miles this side of Tacoma, between the train which left Seattle at 2 p. m. and the traln which left Tacoma at 2:45 p. m. There were about elghty passengers aboard each train. The list of Injured Is: Gabriel Larson, bartender, residing at 209 Second avenue south, Seattle, leg fractured in two placee and bruised about the body; A. H. Hess, contractor, residing at How- ¢ll and Broadway, Seattle, cut badly about head; Milton Well, traveling man, face and head; James A. Mur- phy, mining man, residing at 213 ‘Twenty-second streel, Seattle, leg slightly cut; Chief Train Dispatcher Sharpe, of the Interurban line, cut on head; D. G. Klinefelter, president of Elec- tric Light Company at Shelton, brulsed about leg and back; Mrs. Babcock, of Old Tacoma, severely bruised about back and lower limbs. Several others received minor brulses and suffered from the shock. Kach train consisted of a motor car and traller. The one bound for Tacoma contained all the persons Injured. It was In cha of Conductor Keyes and Motorman Osborne. The train bound from Tacoma for Seattle was In charge of Conductor Hess and Motorman Bartlett, and the cause of the aceident Is lald at the door of the latter/ crew. SRt Boat Injures the Fisherman. SANTA ROBA, Dec. 7.—Joseph Dias of Mendocino was serlously Injured on Bat- urday morning while attempting to land on the beach at that place and had mot assistance been close at hand the man wculd have lost his life in the watar. With others he had been fishing for salmon and In attempting to reach the shore his boat was capsized. Dias was tirown out and caught under the gun- wale. The boat struck him with such fcrce that four of his ribs were broken and one of them punctured his lung. He wae temporarily disabled by the blow and was in grave danger of drownl when companions teached him and tngg him to the shor e Gives Library to a Home. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo., Dec. 7.— The library of the late Amos J. Cum- mings, the New York Congressman and editor, 18 to be given ta the home founded here in 1892 by the International Typo- graphical Union, Mrs. Cummings, the widow, Is authority for the announce- ment. She is here on a visit to the hom —— POSTAG E ON SUNDAY CALL. Domestic . .80 Foreign. . N1 All SUNDAY CALLS mail- ed should be stamped accord- - ingly in order to insure deliv- ery at destination. The | accomplishment of the struggle which was | A FULL TIGKET cides to Enter City Campaign. Committee Will Present Re- port at Meeting Next Sunday Night. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 7. In response to a call from the County Central Committee of Union Labor party about elghty labor unionists met in con~ ference to-night at Becker's Hall, Wash- ington street, near Ninth, and decided to nominate a Unlon Labor ticket for the municipal campaign. J. B. Crandall, chairman of the county committee, called the conference to order. J. A. Reboii of the Retall Clerks’ Unlon was elected tem- porary chalrman and W. J. Gamble of the buildng laborers temporary secre- tary. The following committee on per- manent organization and order of busi- ness was appointed: F. C. Murdoch, Carpenters’ man; J. B. Bowen, Lacners’ Whalen, Stationary 'Engineers n; vis, Dar Union; C. B! Johansen,” Teamsters' Union; T. H. Keating, United Brotherhood Rallway Employes; G, L. Doclan, Carmen's Unlon; Ed Coughlin, Iron and Steel Workers, The committee will meet Saturday right and will present a report at the next conference ms on Sunday night al the Bulldings Trades Council Hall The conference decided to give represen- | tation to members of unions In San Fran- cisco numbering twenty-five or more in each organization who reside in Oakland. Becretary Gamble was instructed to nctify all presidents of unions not in at- tendance at to-night's meeting of the action of the conference: LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE IS DULL AND INACTIVE Payments by the International Mer-| cantile Marine Company Ease the Money Market. LONDON, Dec. 7.—Inactive and fea- tureless markets characterizkd the situa- | tion on the Stock Exchange last week. | The rates for loans were easler during | the early part of the week, the supplies of cash being increased by the payments by the International Mercantile Marine | Company and by Government disburse- ments. The market, however, paid back | to the Bank of England $5,000,000 and an- | other ,000,000 went abroad and to the provinces, so that the market had no ex- tra money on hand. | The message of President Roosevelt and the reports of Gene¢ral Shaw generally | arswered expectations and therefore did | not_exercise a wide influence, especially as Wall street owes less in London to-day than for a long Ume past. It is believed | that Western speculators rather than | Europe are likely to disturb Wall street first. { BERLIN, Dec. 7.— Business on the’ Boerse last week was unusually stagnant but values were falrly firm. On some days many ww securities failed (o | get a quotatlon owlng to complete lack ol any transactions. Domestic threes were sumewhat more actlve, but were | frectionally lower. Other denominations | were slightly higher agl forelgn rentes were also generally highl Al classes of industrials improved mods ely. Coa! shares were on an average two points better up on the protracted cold weather and, In spite of declining exports to France, iron shares showed fractional: gains. Electrical shares improved not- | withstanding the pessimistic views re. | gurding the industry expressed at the an- nual meeting of the Allgemeine Elektric- | stats Geselschaft by the managing di- | rector of the company. Bank sccuritics | were geperally slightly better, the Dis-| conto Gesselschaft being the strongest | because of Germany's expected actioa inst Venezuela, that bank having large !nterests there and being the chief | clatmant tn the pending German demands. POSTOFFICE ROBBERS ARE STILL AT LARGE| Take Possession of Sheep Camp and Imprison the Herder in a Cave. LAS ANIMAS, Colo., Dec. 7.—A report came In to-day to the effect that the three men suspected of robbing the Carl- ton postoffice about ten days ago, who have since been persistently followed by one, or more posses, have taken posses- sion of James Murray's sheep camp on Butte Creek and Imprisoned the herder in a cave. Murry escaped and took ref- uge at neighboring ranch. After the fight yesterday, in which the horses of the pursued were either killed or captur- ed, the posse broke up and the members Joft for their homes. During the fight it i sald *‘Cherokee Bill” Smiths the repus ed leader, started to surrender, but his companions threatened to shoot him if he persisted In his desire. Fresh horses were obtained and the bandits rode to Murray's camp, where they are now in- trenched. A meeting of citizens was held here to-night for the purpose of raising funds to pay a poese to continue tae chase. Simllar meetings were held in La Junta and Lamar, il L FRIENDS DESERT HIM WHEN MONEY DISAPPEARS Noted Klondiker Soon Loses His For- tune and Now Suffers From Disease. TACOMA, Dec. 7.~With his wealth gone and his form bent by paralysis, “Nigger Jim" Daugherty is attracting much less attention now than he did three years ago, when as one of the Klondike nctables, he was spending money lavish- Iy on every hand. Three years were suf- ficlent for Daugherty to gpend the for- ture which he obtained from claim No. 27 above on Bonansa Creek, toj other rich Klondike Interesi e was made ‘somewhat sad and heartsick by the gracual disappearance of friends Dbis mcney disappeared. To make matters worse, he was stricken with paralysis and for a year past has been scarcely able to move. Now he is recovering somo. what at the Green River Hot Springs an1 can walk short distances with the ald ot cratehes. Traugherty was one of the first miners to reach the Kilondike, going there from Forty Mile. He sold nanza and other interests at fancy prices, his last rcperty being purchased by Alex Me- %cnlld and others. He claims that 100,000 is due on that sale and is suing a: Dawson to recover it. This claim now corstitutes his chief asgset. - Engineer Killed in a Collision. LO8 ANGELES, Dec: 7.—Peter Petar- son, a Banta Fe engineer, was instantly killed and two firemeén e seriously in- Jured in a head-end freight collision on tgn Santa Fe near Peach Springs, about 1% miles east of Needles, this morning. Both engines were wrecked, one so badly that it can never beé mounted agaln, and several frelght cars were smashed up and thelr contents scattered along the track. A wrecking train was sent out from Needles, and at 1:30 o'clack In the after- noon the track was reported clear. N Unlon, chair- Unien; P. J. H. E.' Bowen, | against future incursions into the land of | Mr. and Mrs. J. IV A TANGLE Minority in the First Church Threatens to Withdraw. PRI VT Dispute as to Whether The- ology or Selection of Site Is Cause. Oakland Office S8an Francisco Call. 118 Broadway, Dec. 7. Differences have appeared in the con- gregation of the First Baptist Church. One faction, the minority, threatens to withdraw from the church on account of | the advanced theological views ‘of .the Rev. Dr. H. J. Vosburgh, the pastor. Pas- tor Vosburgh and the majority say that it 1s'not so much over the question of the- ology that the minority has taken um- brage as it is the question of church re- moval. ! The First Baptist Church was going along swimmingly -untl Sunday, August 6, last. That day the Rev. Mr. Vosburgh preached a sermon that apparently did not meet with the views of some of his con- gregation. That same night a fire broke out in the church and it was consumed. Some of the dissenters from the pastor's views are said to have affected to believe that it wi visitation from the Al- mighty, whose displeasure was kindled by the alleged unholy tenets of the Rev. Dr. Vosburgh, and they have since point- ed to the circumstance as a warning “higher thought.” ‘The.matters to which some of the con- gregation took exception were the pas- tor’s views on blood atonement and penal substitution. They formed the conclusion from his words that he denied absolutely these fundamental principles of Christian- ity and from these conclusions the con- viction grew that the Rev. Mr. Vosburgh was not fit to preach orthodoxy any more. But the pastor says that he was wholly misinterpreted and that his words have been warped by time and gossip into something he*did not mean. QUARREL OVER SITE. Of course, when the church burned down the congregation set to work to rebufld it. It was decided however, by a vote, in which the whole congregation partici- pated, that the site should be changed to | Twenty-First street and Telegraph avenue. ‘There are about 500 members of the church and of these all but about forty voted for the change. The minority fought the | proposed change with all its might, but without result. Some of the minority took the result with good grace but others | more vitally interested announced that | it would result In thelr withdrawal. Now, it was just after the vote on church removal was taken that the dis- senters from the pastor's views on the- | ology began to manifest their displeasure. | A count of heads showed that the op- ponents of church removal and the op-| ponents of the pastor’s opinions were the | same, the leading spirits of which were | L. Lyons, Mrs. Eddy and Mrs. Mathilda Delger-Brown. A meeting of the minority w: held in Mr. Lyons' house to talk over steps for a new church, but after some discussion it was decided to let each one pursue an Independent at- titude toward the First Church. For awhile after this meeting there was 2 lull, but now the spirit of unrest is ‘Again manifesting itself. Mrs. Delger- Brown, who is the wealthiest member of the old congregation, is said to be back- ing a movement to build an Independent | church, to cost $5000 and bear the name of Calvary Baptist Church. An option has been secured on a site at Eleventh and West streets, where the old Universalist Church used to stand. WILL ASK FOR LETTERS. S0 that now, whether because of the pastor's higher criticism or the removal question, the First Baptist Church, one of the oldest in the city and having a large congregation of moderately well-to- do people, Is to lose a portion of its wor- shipers. The dissenters have not yet asked for their letters, but it is under- stood that that will be the next thing they will do. “It 18 not my utterances on blood atone- ment or any other question of theology that has brought about this dissension,” sald Rev. Mr. Vosburgh to-day, “but the minority’s defeat on church removal, which has plqued some of them. I have been attacked because certain individuals misinterpreted my views on blood atone- ment and the word atonement. I was at- tempting to show the fruitlessness of quarreling over a word In the Bible when there is so much other work to be done. I have never denled the atonement of Christ, for that is one of the fundamental principles of Christianity.” Then comes Mrs. Lyons of the minority, saying that theology has all to do with it and that removal sinks into nothing- ness when compared with the heresy al- leged to have been committed by her pastor. “It is not a quarrel over removal,” sl said. “It is all due to Mr. Vosburgh's new views, which we did not think con- formed to the temets of the church. He uttered them the first time on the day of the fire and that was the beginning of the trouble. The removal question is not half so important as the of theology.” criticlsm” and “advanced | ‘Will Increase Pay of Employes. SCRANTON, Pa., Dec.. 7.—The Dela- ware, Lackawanna and Western Rallroad Company purposes a substantial increase of pay to employes in the various depart- ments, notwithstanding the rates paid by this road since 1898 have not been exceed- ed by any road in the East. All branches of the service and practically. all the em- ployes will be affected. —_——— CARACAS, Dec. 7.—The English second class cruiger Retribution, from Bermuda, and the German cruiser Gazelle, from ‘Willemstad, have anchored at La Guayra. The Spanish warship Nautiles bas also arrived at La Guayra. ——— Professor August Lodeman. YPSILANTI, Mich., Dec. 7.—Professor August Lodeman, who for thirty years has held the chair of modern languages in the State Normal College, dled sud- denly to-day of acute indigestion. He wus born in Germany in 1842 — ST, LOUIS, Dee T.—M. tranacontinental twma who labe, arrived’ here B4 Gerard ia en route West. Mellin’s Food with fresh milk is a coMPLETE food. Our book, < Mellin's Food Babies,” sent free, —_— Mellin's Food Co., Boston, Mess. Joseph Gerard, & | § started CHINESE ADVISE A RAPID REFORM Empress Dowager Coun~ seled to Improve Defenses. Oriental Diplcm1ts Urge Rad- ical Changesin Gov- ernment. Special Dispatch to The Call. TACOMA, Wash., Dec. 7.—Some radieal reforms in the Chinese Government are urged in the memorial handed tc the Empress Dowager In November by Prince Tsal Chen, former Coronation Embassa- Gor, and Sir Chentung Liang Cheng, the rew Chinese Minister to the United States. They earnestly recommend the adoption of eight reforms as follows: First—That sons of the nobles, dukes, princes and high crown officers shall be sent to join various provincial armies or- ganized after foreign models to obtain a practical military education. Second—That officers of this rank shall be selected to travel in America and Eu- rope for a year or more to broaden their views. Third—That the Government shall put into force a system of military conscrip- tion whereby the male population of China may become soldiers of education, and an immense army can thus be mobil- ized on short notice should any future oc- casion demand it. Fourth—That gun foundries, arsenals, cartridge and shell factories shall be es- tablished, particularly in interior prov- inces where they will not be at the merey of any foreign powers. Fifth—That mills and factories to man- ufacture foreign styled goods shall be es- tablished throughout the empire. Sixth—That all Buddhists and Taoist temples, monasteries and nunneries now existing without Government sanction shall be confiscated and turned into col- leges and schools. Seventh—Compulsory attendance at !f;mo‘ of all male children over ten years cld. Eighth—The establishment throughout Crina of law, military and other tech- nical schools. SLAYER OF ACTRESS DIES OF PERITONITIS Barry Johnstone, Who Killed Kate Hassett, Succumbs to His Self- Inflicted Wounds. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 7.—After linger- ing for nearly a week Barry Johnstone, the actor who on last Monday shot him- self after killing Kate Hassett, a mem- ber of Keith’s Bijou Theater stock com- pany, died to-day at the Hahnemann Hospital. Death resulted from periton- itis. At Johnstone's ide when he died were his two sisters and his two brothers, his mother having returned to her home in Syracuse, N. Y., yesterday. The actor's body was sent to Syracuse this afternoon for burial. Kate Hassett’s murder and Johnstone’s death were the result of the man's insane jealousy. Miss Hassett in private life was the wife of Everett Beckwith, a business man of Chicago. Her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Michael Hassett, reside in Avrora, IIL A year ago she and Johnstone first met when both were members of Mcdjeska’s theatrical company. This sea- son Johnstone was for a time with Rich- ard Mansfleld’s company. Miss Hassett accepted an engagement with the Keith stock company and this week wouid have become the leading woman. Johnstone was a frequent visitor to this city for a week previous to the tragedy. Last Monday night he effected an en- trance to Miss Hassett's room while che was at the theater. He was discovered by other boarders, who warned the act- ress. Johnstone joined Miss Hassett on the street and after they had walked a short distance he shot and killed her. He then turned the weapon upon himself, fir- ing two bullets into his breast. Dol o SPEAKS IN THE DEFENSE OF PHILIPPINE FRIARS Cardinal Gibbons Refers in a Ser- mon to the Aspersions Cast Upon Them. 3 BALTIMORE, Dec. 7.—Cardinal Gib- bons referred in his sermon to-day in the cathedral to the aspersions cast upon the friars in the Philippine islands. He said in part. Much has been said and written in the past two years regarding the friars in the Philip- pines. They have been oraised in turn. Perhaps the best way these much-maligned Illldln he o in Baltimore. the character heir brethren and sisters. here investigation will give us an opportunity of as certaining how far the religious men women of this city are imitating the example of Christ as presented In to-day's Gospel. His Eminence dwelt at length upon the good work that is being performed by charitable and religious organizations in this city. He claimed that the parochial schools and Catholic colleges save to the city fully half a million dollars annually. ————— KANSAS CITY, Dec. 7.—Judge John W. Henry, for many years Chief Justice of the State Supreme Court and now Judge of the Circuit Court here, is dying at his home in this city. < —_—— VIENNA, Deec. 7.—Emperor J has now his recent attack of lumbago and is to return to Vienna Unon that theory, proved beyond a douot, a cure for dandruff was sought after. 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