The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 22, 1902, Page 9

- 4 » b4 » THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL ONDAY, DECEMBER 22 1902 ROAD SHOW WING AT THE ORPHEUM David Warfield Returns to His Home City a Star. Comedy Will Rule Local Boards During the Holidays. Whether it is Idalene Cotton, with gin- ger enough to stock a transport, or Nick Long; the Galetti monkeys, who need no missing link to make connections Wwith Darwin’s kind, or the Melanis, Rawson and June, who throw boomerangs at the audience and whistle them back again, or the sprightly Kokin; the wizard won- ders, Le Roy, Talma and Bosco, or the De Lucas; or the happy tramp, Nat Wills, you can’'t go wrong on the Orpheum’s road show this year. Where all are stars "tis folly to be wise, but perhaps Nat Wills has it in point of fun and flavor. His smile is a gift, and he looks as dusty a Willy as ever dog scalloped the calves of. His humor catches one full in the midriff, and he has one just where he wants for about ten minutes overtime on the cast-iron Or- pheum schedule. Wills can actually sing, too, and what he doesn’t do in the tramp | line s not worth doing. They stopped the programme for Nick Long's little speech: “Thanks—San Francisco—home again—very glad—just say”—and the rest. Long and Idalene Cotton have & new sketch called “The Critic and the Lady” that affords Miss Cotton-a chance to do some of her excel- lent impersonations. She is one sparkle from first to last in the performance, giv- ing La Tortajada's dance and song with 2ll the Spanish dancer’s abandon, and the French woman, Fougere's chic turn. Long tells a touching littie story in the sketch GHINESE EXILE RAISING ARNY Tung Fu Siang Plans Extermination of Foreigners. SRR Empress Dowager§ Believed to Be Giving Him Secret Aid. —_— SHANGHALI, Dec. 21.—The North China Daily News has received the serious news from Shens! that Tung Fu Siang, the exiled Chinese commander whose ex- ecution was demanded by the powers, but who is supposed to be protected by the Dowager Empress, is mobilizing in Kansu 10,000 well-equipped troops, among whom are included the provincial garrison of 4000 men who were disbanded by imperial command. The purpose of Tung Fu Siang is the extermination of foreigners in the prov- inces of Shensi and Kansu and the seiz- ure of Sian Fu. Friendly officials are advising foreigners and misslonaries to depart in order to aveid the impending trouble. Tung Fu Siang is buying great quanti- ties of grain and fodder. He is in con- stant communication with Prince Tuan and the Dowager Empress and Yung Lu are believed to be secretly encouraging him and supplying him with money. PIONEER BUSINESS MAN RECEIVES FINAL SUMMONS Philip Cadue, One of California’s Oldest Citizens, Passes Away After Long Illness. Philip Caduc, one of the most prominent of San Francisco's pioneer business men, died at his residence yesterday afternoon ; after a long illness. Mr. Caduc had been in 11l health some time, and lately it be- came necessary for him to abandon his with considerable effect, and they close with a screaming little skit on “Camille.” The Galetti monkeys are about the fun- niest animal act that has been seen lately at the Orpheum. They do everything but talk. Another distingt novelty is the boomerang throwing of Rawson and June, saild to be the only white performers on the stage with this unusual accomplish- ment. They present other curious sports end The Melani trjo is not the less welcome that it has been here before, and was Justily greeted on its appearance. The Melani violinist gives among other things the only “intermezzo,” and with the oth- ers piays and sings in true troubadour style. Le Roy, Talma and Bosco do some excellent juggling. They present one of the neatest illusions of modern magic, in which 2 woman is changed into a man and vice versa before your very eyes. Some clever palming is done by Miss Talma, and the rest of their entertain- ment is new and pleasing. Marguerite Kokin is another of those who have been seen before, and the dainty dancer can- not come too often for the pleasure of the audience. The De Luca brothers are the acrobatic sensation of this week's as they were of last week's bill. i ey David Warfield’s appearance at the Co-| lumbia Theater during the two weeks commencing to-night in “The Auctioneer” will introduce a California star. ‘“Dave” Warfield, as he was familiarly known during his boyhood days in San Francis- co, left for the East about twelve years 2go, and from a wery humble beginning made his way to the top. He has never appeared on the San Francisco stage since then, but in all the large cities of the East no star is now more wideiy known than David Warfield. It. is to David Belasco, the shrewd and gifted manager, that the stage owes the discovery of this new comedian. ‘*‘The ,"" & comedy of Jewish domes- | was found, with it came and y. The night after Auctioneer’ first performance found Warfield famous, and since . his debut as a star at the Bijou New York, it has been a triumphal pro- ssion through the chief cities of the st for the former San Francisco boy. The same company that shared Warfield's success in New York will be seen here in his support during the engagement at the Columbia. Marie Bates will portray in her own inimitable fashion the delight- tfully droll part of Mrs. Eagan. The oth- ers in the cast include Maria Davis, Rob- ert Fischer, Stokes Sullivan, Willlam Boag, Eugene Canfield, Harry Rogers, Helena Phillips, Char Chapelle, Dallas Tyler, SBadie Miner, Rachel MacCausland, Dorothy West Rogers and Herman Lech- ner. Christmas is upon us inside as well as outside of the theaters. The Tivoli's Christmas plece, “Jack and the Bean- stalk,” opened most successfully on Sat- | urday night at the popular house, and in spite of holiday shopping, crowded the place. It is the usual kind of thing, but perhaps prettier and smarter than usual. There is, as always at the Tivoli, plenty of fun and good singing, and dances and ballets galore. There is 2 splendid giant in the cast, acted by Tom Nannery, and a cow that adds conspicuously to the fun of living. The “mortals” are headed by Annie Myers, more piquant and saucy than ever, as Jack himself, and Ferris Hartman as Happy Hooligan. Edward ‘Webb is a lively king, and Aimee Leices- ter amusing as the queen. Bertha Davis is the princess, Arthur Cunningham the Oberon, and Frances Gibson Titania, and clever little Eunice Giiman is Puck. There are a lot of the songs already upon the whistlers’ lips, and the choruses are exceptionally fine. Y Yhe ] The Central has a Christmas show this yedr of exceptional interest. It will pre- sent lo-night for the first time the genu- ine, old-fashioned extravaganza and pan- tomime, “Humpty Dumpty.” It is twenty years since the pantomime proper has been seen on the local stage, and the event will doubtless be hailed with much rejoicing among the children. The man- agement the production one of the finest of its kind. New people have been engaged to lend their aid to the special features, among them John W. World, the famous clown, the Leando brothers, acrobats, and Miss Mindell Dreyfuss, the singing and dancing comedienne. A fine transforma- tion scene has been originated by H. P, Duckett, entitled “The Good .Chiid's Dream,” and the scenes throughout will be vnusually splendid. There will be the pantaloon and clown, ADVERTISEMENTS. FOR CHRISTMAS DINNER DESSERT, try JELL-O, prepared according to the following recipe; JELL-O SNOW PUDDINC. Dissolve one package of any fiavor Jell-O in one pint of bolling water, and after it has about half hard an beater; thorough! e ly beaten and stir the whole together | until they are mixed; pour into cups and set in & cool place until This may be served with whipped cream or custard. A nice dessert fcr any meal, at any time. Four flavors—Lemon, Orange, Raspberry and Strawberry. in themselves are worth the price. | Theater, | has spared no efforts to make | | Raff),’ trom string quartet in D_minor, Op. business pursuits and lead a quiet life. Philip Caduc was born in Baltimore and came to California in 1849. He engaged in | mining at first, but later on became in- | terested in mercantile pursuits and | amassed a large fortune. He was presi- | dent of the Patent Brick Company and | secretary of the Black Diamond Coal | Company. He was also interested in va- | rious other concerns and always led an | active business life. Mr. Cadue was a prominent member of the Society of California Ploneers, being one of the oldest members of the organi- zation. He was also a yachting enthu- siast and was commodore of the San Francisco Yacht Club. He owned several yachts and always took an active part | in this line of sport | The funeral will take place to-morrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from Pioneer Hall and will be under the auspices of the So- | ciety of California Pioneers. Interment will be private. | @ i e e @ | the harlequin and columbine, who will | appear in a harlequinade at the close of | the “Humpty Dumpty” extravaganza; | | John W. World as the clown, the Leando | brothers as harlequin and pantaloon, and CONGREGATION REJOICES OVER LIQUIDATION OF CHURCH DEBT Methodist House of Worship on Eighth Avenue Scene of Jubilee in Which Members Celebrate Event of Importance and Bishop and Ministers Congratulate Pastor Upon His Energetic Work SUICIDE THREAT | 15 CARRIED 00T John Mio Warns Friends He Intends to Kill Himself. pretty Georgie Cooper as the columbine, “Camille,” with Nance O'Neil, will be | | the excellent bill at the Grand Opera-| house this week. Anything that Miss| | O'Neil does is interesting, and the part| | of Camille is one in which she has won | | much renown. She will be the fourth Camille of the year, with Mary ) | ing in her first attempt at the part; | garet Anglin, in her highly successful de- but in the role, and Florence Robert: | thoughtful impersonation preceding her. | | Radically different from all of these is | eil, who at last seeing offered a | C . vivid, picturesque and powerful | to the last degree. E. J. Ratcliffe wi | be the Armand and the house company | s O'Neil excellent support. | | will afford Miss ¢ . s o | | The comedy season at the Theater R#-! public begins to-night with Sydney Ro-| senfeld’s roaring farce, “His Absent y.” The change from serious drama | | to comedy is apparently what local thea- | ter-goers have been waiting for at the | | Republic, and the management has evi- | | denced commendable. wisdom in coming | | to a prompt realization of this fact. | | “His Absent Boy” was one of the big| | successes of the original Frawley Com- | pany and was the play that introduced | Harry Corson Clarke.to San Francisco as | a funmaker. Clarke will be seen to-night |in his original role of Mr. Pennie, the| | nenpecked husband, a part in which he | | is said to be exceptionally funny. The | | farce affords excellent opportunities for | | the other principals of the Republic Stock | Company. . The Alcazar has a fine holiday attrac- | | tion in “Charley’s Aunt,” a farce that | finds increased favor with every presenta- tion. The whole strength of the company . | is represented in the cast, most of whom | | have created much fun out of the same | | parts before. Frank Bacofh will be Lord Fancourt Babberley and is remembered | | with much pleasure in the role. Marie | Howe, Juliet Crosby, Agnes Ranken and Oza Waldrop will look after the female roles, and the gentlemen to take part are Clifford Dempsey, Thomas Keirns, Ernest Hastings, Albert Morrison, William G. ‘Warren and Calvin Dix. . . “Rudolph and Adolph,” one of the fun-| niest German farces that ever struck the | town, will remain the attraction at the California Theater. As a Christmas pro- | duction it has few rivals and will rejoice the happy and unhappy alike. It is draw- | ing very large houses. . . Fischer’s will add numberless features 10 “The Geezer” to bring the bright bur- lesque into full harmony with the holi- day season. It should not be difficult, for “The Geeger” is a holiday in itself, and its bright songs, fun and nonsense, par- | ticularly attractive at this joyful season. | . v A holiday feast of amusement is fow | gong on at the Chutes. The Juvenile Vaudevillians, composed of twelve dainty | | singing and dancing girls, are giving a | | pretty half-hour act. Bryan and Nadine, | high-class comedy acrobats, and Joe and Sacie Britton, colored _comedians, are | | great hits. Conlet and Nelson, Mr. and | Mrs. Harry Neal and Mabel Darr are also on the programme. A two-pound | baby, born on the first of ‘the month, is | now an object of great attention in the | irfant incubator. On Christmas day every | child visiting the Chutes will riceive a ! rresent. No amateur night will be given | this week. . o s s The long-expected concert of Miss Lil- | lic Lawlor will take place this evening at Steinway Hall. The affair has created | much interest in musical circles, and a large audience will be in attendance. Fol- lowing is the fine programme: First part: The Minnetti String Quartet; members of quartet—G. Minetti, first violin: G. Freeman, second violin; 8. Savannah, viola: A, Weiss, violoncello; quartet in F major, Op. | 96 (Dvorak), allegro ma non tropvo, lento, molto vivace, vivace ma non troppo. ' Divini ties du Styxx (Alceste) (Gluck, 1774), Miss Lil lie Lawlor. Quartet; (a) Massig Langsam Get ragen, (b) Sehr Lustig, Moglich Rasch (1. Songe—(a) Am Strande (Franz Reis), (b) Green (Gabriel Faure), (c) La Procession = (Cesar Franck), Miss Lillie Lawlor. Second part: Chanson 4 Amour (J. Holl- man), obligato G. Minetti, Miss Lillie Lawlor, quartet, andante cantabile (Tschaikowsky): “Beloved, It _Is Morn" (Florence Aylward), with organ; Ballade du Desespere (Bemberg), poem H. Murger, translation Porter Garnett: _All grocers’, 10 cents. GET A PACKACE TO-DaAY. une voix, Miss Lawlor; le potete, M. Ventura; violin, Mr. Minetti; violoncello, Mr. Weiss; niano, Mr. Maurer. {of the financial cloud. g Discharges Contents of Gun Into Mouth and Dies Instantly. ——a John Mio, who lived at 1423 Mason street, had been drinking of late and yes- terday carrled out a threat he had made several times to commit suicide. Mio went to his room and, taking a gun which he owned, sat down and then put the muzzle of the weapon into his mouth. He then placed his toe on the trigger and discharged the gun, the shot shattering his head. Death instantly fol- lowed the act. The report startled the neighbors and Paul Canez, who lives at Broadway, | hearing the discharge of firearms as he was passing, ran toward the house. There | he met the landlady, Mrs. Beretta. They hastened to the room whence the report came and discovered Mio dead, but with his toe still on the trigger of the gun. Last night Mio was seen to be under the influence of liquor. He then brought down the gun and remarked that when he died the weapon would be the means by which he would terminate his existence. No one believed him to be in earnest and only judged his threat to be that of a man who had imbibed too freely and who was irresponsible for what he might say. Mio was a laundryman and unmarried. FRES SWEEP N KNONILLE Early Morning Blaze Rages in Tennessee City. KNOXVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 22.—Fire that broke out after midnight in the Knoxville Mill buflding in Commerce ave- nue had caused a loss of $200,000 at 2:30 c'clock this (Monday) morning and at that time the fire department was mak- ing no headway against the-flames. The flames spread quickly both east and west into the Broyles, Lackey & Co. imple- ment house, and a wholesale hide and comizission house. All the burning struc- tures are four stories high. The block in which the fire started is the same that | was burned out in 1898 with a loss of more than®$1,000,000. It is in the center of the | wholesale district. At 2:35 o’clock the fire crossed a narrow alley at the west of the burning buildings and George Brown’s large wholesale and retail hardware store, a five-story struc- HOUSE OF WORSHIP, WHICH WAS SCENE OF JUBILEE YESTERDAY, THE OCCASION BEING THE LIQUIDA- TION OF DEBT WHICH HAS HUNG OVER IT FOR YEARS, AND PASTOR WHOSE ENERGETIC WORK WAS SUBJECT OF CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED BY MINISTRY. ~+ | ture, was soon in flames. Five minutes later the fire spread east as well as west and caught the McTeer, Hood & Co.'s wholesale clothing house on the fifth floor, and that structure is burn- ing fiercely. Chattanooga has been asked AKLAND, Dec. 21.—This was a day of rejoicing for the congre- gation of the Eighth-avenue Methodist Church. It was jubi- lee day—a day set apart-by the pastor and his people to celebrate the liquidation of the debt that has hung over the church for the last fourteen vears. It was made the occasion for re- joicing and the welcoming of the new light that has broken by the dissipation And so that the congregation would not appear selfish in the enjoyment of the new condition the congregations of all the other Methodist churches in the city were invited to par- ticipate in the glad time, to which invita- tion they responded liberally and crowd- ed the church to its doors. DEMENTED MAN GAUSES ALARM Captured Near Fuller- ton After Lively Pursuit. Special Dispatch to The Call, FULLERTON, Dec. 21.—Wandering in La Habra Valley and over the hills, al- most shorn of raiment, a demented man bhas created a commotion for two days and a night. He is A. A. Champagne, a tailor, untfl recently employed in a shop in Anaheim, who became suddenly crazy. Last evening he was stopped after a long chase and brought here. Justice Johnston sent him to Santa Ana to be held in jail for examination as to his mental condition. Yesterday the insane fugitive was closely pursued and in the evening was entrapped in the ranchhouse of J. K. Crawford, being locked in‘a room. An officer here was telephoned for, but when he arrived Champagne had jumped through a window and escaped. He was traced to Buena Park and finally cap- tured and brought to Fullerton in a bug- | gy. When at the Crawford ranch he was clothed, but he preferred to endure the cold without protection. Explore the Barren Grounds. SEATTLE, Dec. 2l.—After two years’ exploration with Hanbury, the noted Eng- lish_scientist, in the region between .Fort Edmonton and the Arctic, Ernest J. Helm, a native of Sweden, arrived here to-day en route to Minneapolis. The party succeeded in getting as far as Great Bear Lake and part way across the RBarren Grounds country, but on May 10 ‘Professor Hanbury was taken ill and it became necessary to return. From Ed- menton Hanbury started for Montreal. The object of the trip was to obtain specimens of flora and fauna, as well as of geological formations, for the British | Museum. Returning tite party ran across a number of prospectors and trappers Who were frozn in for the winter, but all were well supplied with provisions. e S Rev. Alphonse L. Magnien. BALTIMORE, Dec. 2l.—Rev. Di. Al- phonse L. Magnien, president emeritus of St. Mary's Seminary, died at that insti- tution to-day of kidney and heart disease. He had suffered for ‘several months and was anointed last June, but recovered sufficiently to leave the hospital: Bishop J. W. Hamilton and the Rev. Owen Hotle, the pastor, were the leading spirits of the celebration—the Bishop for lis commanding appearance and stirring words, and the pastor because it was lurgely through his efforts that the church had been relleved of an incubus. The pastor was able to announce that for the first time in fourteen years the free- ing of the church from debt was in sight. Until three months ago there seemed no possibility of paying off the mortgage of §7700 - that encumbered it after years of But_the pastor and his people, after effected an work which it is years, leaving the wa improvements that are church building. The pastors of seven Oakland Methodist churches were present on the rostrum rangement by harged in two clear for many needed for the SEEKING CURE FOR LAZINESS Physicians of Baltimore Strive With New Disease. dpecial Dispateh to The Call. BALTIMORE, Dec. 21.—A patient in Johns Hopkins Hospital is said by physi- clans to be suffering from a disease, which, as far as the records go, has only once before appeared in this State. It is known as ankylostoma, or, in common parlance, the “lazy disease,” and acquires its popular name from the fact that the most striking outward symptom is an in- creasing disinclination to physical exer- tion. The authortities at the hospital refused to divuige the name of the patient, but said he was from the South and came under their care two weeks ago. His brother had died recently from a discase with symptoms similar to those with which he was aflicted. Dr. Charles Wardell Stiles, who is cred- ited with having discovered the exfstence of the disease in this country, paid a visit to Johns Hopkins Hospital on Thursday to make an examination of the case. Dr. Stiles is the head of the Government Bu- reau of Zoology in Washington. WESTERNERS MUST WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS LETTERS Carload of Mail Burned oestined for This Side of Conti- nent. SYRACUSE, N. Y., Dec. 21.—Official re- port of the burning of a carload of Christ- mas mail en route for the West was made here this afternoon by the crew of mail clerks arriving from New York on the fast mail No. 3 on the New York Central which left New York at 4:45 a. m. Only -twenty or thirty out of 700 or 800 pouches were saved, the burned mail be- ing for Chicago and points farther west. Some of the mail was destined for the Prilippine and Fiji islands. The mail sacks were in a storage car, which car- ried no clerks. The crew was on the car bekind and discovered the fire between Peekskill and Highland. The car was left burning at the latter station. —_—— Mrs. John J. Wingard of Sacramento, her daughter Miss Irma, and her son, Earl Wingard, are spending the holidays with their relatives in this city. for help. All Gay-street property, on the east side of that between Commerce and Walnut avenues, s in danger of destruction. % this morning and all assisted jn the cere- monies. The prayer was offered by the Rev. S. G. Gale of the Chester-street o 8 Church. The Rev. E. R. Dille of the First | At 3:30 o'clock the fire was still spread Church spoke on “Methodism's Future in | In§ and the loss threatened to reach § Oakland,” the whole tenor of which was | 000,000. optimist! The Rev. E. M. Hill read the | ripture and the Rev. John Coyle, the | RECOMMENDS EXCLUSION OF CONSUMPTIVE PERSONS presiding elder of the district, and Or. A. T. Needham delivered congratulatory ad- Legislative Committee Favors Bar- ring Tuberculosis Victims dresses. Bishop Hamilton preached the cermon, which was a forceful exploita- tion of the value of truth. The benedic- tion was given by the Rev. M. R. Ma- From California. hone of Fruitvale. | LOS ANGELES, Dec. 21.—The commit- The music was sung by Mrs. Mabel tee appointed frcm the State Senate to in- vestigate the conditions connected with the coming of consumptives to California from Eastern States and the proposed plan te establish a State institution for the care of such patients met last night in Westminster Hotel. The result of the conference was a practical decision to recommend to the Legislature that some legislation be enacted looking to the re- striction of the coming to the coast of ccnsumptive persons. It also was de- cided not to support the plan for estab- lishing a home for patients of that class, the ccmmittee being of the opinion that such a move would only result in encour- aging persons suffering from tuberculosis to come to California. —— i MINER HAS NARROW ESCAPE ON A TRAIL MARYSVILLE, Dec. 21.—Ezra Morgan, a miner, had a miraculous escape from death last evening while riding.down the steep mountain trail leading from the Shoo Fly mine. His horse made a mis- step in the semi-darkness and went over a precipice. The fall threw Morgan from the saddle into the branches of a tree growing about fifty feet from the top of the grade and to those he clung while the horse plunged on to death below. His predicament was discovered accidentally in about an hour, and by means of a rope he was pulled to safety. He is badly bruised, but suffered no broken bones, —_—— Pioneer Wearies of Life. SANTA BARBARA, Dec. 21.—John Go- land, a pioneer resident of this city, at- tempted suicide to-day by discharing the contents of an old musket into his abdo- men. He cannot recover. The act is be- lieved to have been due to temporary in- sanity. Murcell and Mrs. Rugg, assisted by an augmented choir of twenty voices. A second unlon meeting was held this evening when the oratorio ‘“‘Emmanuel” was sung by a choir of forty voices, led | by C. W. Hunt. COLLISION GOSTS FIFTEEN LIVES Two Schooners Crash Together in Massa- chusetts Bay. BOSTON, Dec. 22.—A foreign steamer arrived at 2:30 o'clock this morning with ten of the survivors of the crews of the schooners Frank A. Palmer and Louise B. Crary, which were in collision in Mas- scchusetts Bay on Wednesday. Ten men of both vessels were drowned in the col- lision, the balance, fifteen in number, took to one of the boats. Three subse- quently became insane and jumped over- board, two died from exposure and two became insane after getting ashore. Both captains were saved. PENETRATES THE HEART WITHOUT CAUSING DEATH | Chicago Vivisectionist Announces Re- markable Success of His Ex- periments. CHICAGO, Dec. 2L.—After a series of | cxreriments covering a period of more | thaw five years W. Byron Coakley, a well- | known vivisectionist of Chicago, has just | discovered that to administer local treat- | ment to the heart is not the impossibility the world's scientlsts have always heid it to be. By means of a fine, hollow golden nee- dle, seven or eight inches long, which he terms “‘organotone,” Dr. Coakley not only has been able to pierce the heart with- | out causing death, but to inject into It various fluids without subjecting the pa- ticnt to the slightest danger. PO RS 2rrested in a Theater. John Cadogan was arrested by Lieuten- ant Conboy last night at Graumann's Theater on a charge of attempting to commit grand larceny. It is alleged that Cadogan attempted to pick the pocket of a man in the audience. Ray Crystal, who is said to be a companion of Cadogan’s, | was also arrested and his name placed on the detinue book. | ——— ’ Strike Causes Smelter to Close. REDDING, Dec. 2L.—An announcement has been made that the Delamar smeiter of this county will remain closed as long as the Keswick smelters are idle because of the strike. ——————— Thus far Dr. Coakley has been com: pelled to confine his experiments to ‘dogs rabbits and similar animals. - e COSTLY CONFLAGRATION SCORCHES SUSANVILLE Early Morning Fire Inflicts a Dam- age Estimated at $10,000. MARYSVILLE, Dec. 21.—A message this | afterncon from Susanville says that the town was again visited early' this morn- ing by a disastrous fire. Half a dozen buildings occupled by stores were de- stroyed, entailing a loss of $10,000. The fire started in the soda works and it is | thought was caused by an explosion of some sort. This is the sixth costly fire in Susanville in about that many ‘months. Rabbi Voorsanger Lectures. Rabbi Jacob Voorsanger delivered a lee- ture on “The Origin and Development of the Messianic Idea” last night at Golden Gate Hall before a large audlence. well-known lecturer held the attention of his auditors with an interesting discourse. —_— . ‘Vanderbilt Is Improving. NEW YORK, Dec. 21.—Cornelius Van- showed considerable improvement to-day, there being a reduc- ticn of one degree in his temperature dur- He rested wei derbilt's condition ing the -evening hours. throughout the da, The Lectures on Christian Science. Carol Norton delivered a lecture yester- day afternoon at the Alhambra Theater on ‘‘Christian Science.” The was introduced by E. M. Galvin, lecturer AGED FRENCHMAN BURNED T0 DEATH J. Borde Meets Death in. Flan;es ‘Which Raze Home. Firemen Try to Resecue Vic- tim, but Are Driven Back by Smoke. ALAMEDA, Dee. 2f.—Julian Borde, an aged Frenchman, was burned to death to-night shortly before midnight in a fire that destroyed his little dwelling at 2217 Railroad avenue. The fire was discov- ered by Fred Croll, who was passing the place. By the time the department re- sponded to the alarm the house was in flames. Borde was smothered by smoke and lay helpless in his bed. The firemen tried unsuccessfully to get into his room. They were driven back by the flames. The cauise of the fatal fire is not known. It was current in the neighborhood that Borde was in finan- cial difficulties and was shortly to lose the house, which was mortgaged. He had lived alome in the place since the death of his wife several months ago. Borde was a shoe fitter. He had resided for many years in Alameda. HANGING / FEATURE OF THE INITIATION College Youths Startle Clerks and Guests of a Wisconsin 5 Hotel. MADISON, Wis., Dec. 21.—A party of fraternity bqys of the university threw the clerks and guests of Avenue Hotel into a pani¢ to-night by realistically hanging one of their number in a back room in the basement of the hotel. The victim was being initiated into a Greek Letter Society and the boys had arranged a mock hanging as part of the ceremony. After having imbibed freely of refreshments the party proceeded to hang the man being initlated. They took a strong rope, a little heavier than a clothes line, and suspended him from a hook In the ceiling of the room. At this point in the initiation Bartender Philip Evans came into the room, and, thinking the novice was really being hanged, procured a butcher knife and cut him down. The boys, of whom there were seven in the party, became rather boisterous and Jule Rossman, proprietor of the buffet, entreated them to go home. They left their Bible and some articles used in the initiation at the buffet, having forgotten them. e —— Pupils Receive Diplomas. The graduating exercises of the Colum- bia Grammar Schoil were held Thursday afternoon at the schoolhouse. An inter- esting programme was rendered by the pupils, and the graduates were given their diplomas by the principal, L. K. | Burke. Followirg is a list of the graduates: Eleanor .;: iffin, Lottie Kehlenbeck, Rosa- lie Pistolesi, Emma Flover, Annie Bres- nahan and Alice Bond. Promoted on the examinations—Ger- trude Ball, Will Cody, Richard Ceder- berg, Charles Landresse, Stanley Nelson, Paul Noble, Hilda Sandene, Emily Schu- mann, Emily Stuckert, Jesse Walton and Lillian Tobener. Steamers leave San Fran- ciseo as_follows: For Ketchikan, Juneau, Skaguay, ete., Alaska—1l a Jan. 1. Change to company's steamers at . For_ Victoria, _Vancouver, Everett ma, a m., Dec. 2, 7, 15, 1%, 22, 21, Jam. 1. inis_company’s st Yo Aiaska and . N. Ry.: at Seattle for Tacoma o N "Ry.; at Vancouver to C. P. R¥. (via San East Mon- 8. ‘or Los Angeles Pedro_and SonPedre), Santa Harbara, Santa Cruz, terey, San Stmeon, Cayucos, Port Harford, Luts Obispo, Ventura, Huenemo and *Newport. - n i mmm:'.":'y" g g Ry O Ensenada, Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatian, Altata, La Paz, Santa Rosa Ila, Guaymas (Mex.)—i0 a. m., Tth of each e further Information obtain folder. Right reserved to change steamers or sailing MICKET OFFICE—4 New Montgomery st. (Palace Hotel). fice, 10 Market street. Fr " COUNANN, Gen. Passenger Agt.. 10 Market st., San R.& N. CO. O B 8.0 S8 a”" sails Dec. M, Jan. 8, 13, 28 ship Line to PORTLAND, OR., and lhfl;’!'?::‘l.ligo n;ll ind to all points East. Through tickets to all points, all rail or steamship and rall, LOWEST RATES, onty (ORIENTAL STEAMSHIP CO.) mers will leave wharf, corner First an} Braenan streets, at 1 p. m.. for TOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling ‘at Kobe Shanghal, and corner H. AVERY, General Agent. MAWALL, SAHOR, 457 M’I.B amo SYDWEY, ms's‘w DIRECY LINC 1o TRLATL ZEALANDIA, for Honolulu, Saturday, . m. A, for_Honolulu, Samoa, Auck- land and Sydney, Thursday, Jan. 8, 10 a. m. . 8. MARIPOSA, for Tahiti, Jan. 11, 10 Frelght Ofhcs, 329 Market St., PierHo. 7, Pacific $t. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORK, SOUTHAMPTON, St.Louts. Dec. 24, 10 am 3t. Paul.Jan. 7, 10 am Phila...Dec. 31, 10 am Phila...Jan, 21, 10 am RED STAR LINE. NEW YORK, ANTWERP, PARIS. Vaderl'd.Dee.20, 10 am(Zealand Jan, 3, 10 am Kroonl'd. Dec.27, 10 ai. and. jan. 16, 10 am INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION CO., CHAS, D. TAYLOR,G.A.P.C.,30 Montgom'y st. COMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE DIRECT LINE TO mmmuu:i Sailing . Instead quiniize e, Ty tmateed ¢ B0 North River, foot of ‘Morton street. First-class to Havre, $70 and upward. Seo- ond-class to Havre $45 and GENERAL AGENCY FOR ATES and CAN- ADA, 22 Broadway (Hudson building), New Yok 3. F. FUGAZI & CO. 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