The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 30, 1902, Page 9

* GERMAN SGORES UNITED STATES Military Writer Says Monroeism Must Be Ignored. Intimates That This Nation Is Suffering From a “Swelled Head.” ERLIN, Dec. 20.—The German Govern- nt as to when the Venezuelan blockade will be raised, or whether it will d at all. The acceptance of arbi- n after the blockade was begun is certainly not received with popular favor in Germany General von Boguslawski, one,of the foremost military writers, contributes to the Tag' he Rundschau his views on the Monroe doctrine and argues that the with- drawal of the blockade at this stage would yw singular weakness. After al- a the late Prince Bismarck’s ex- nat the Monroe doctrine was a plece of impudence,” the general America is divided varieties of races and ly second to Europe. ssert that it has the right protection over an entire will tolerate only under any actions of European na- American State. A further it happens that this doc- hiy years ago, by an American le to justify itself in in the tates feels upation of like any true word s In n the d through any bas the right, n of the Monroe law principle on ons. If the latter oon feel the thumb- 1-equipped Spain, character. Germany t self-esteem. y has is sed n shown here Anzeiger's Caracas corre ent Castro if he to the powers, to ent replied: ologize Bravo” reply. m of Caracas, it is they are ready to advance tro the money to meet the Germany, “although they is able to pay it him- when they dent MARINE ENGINEERS HOPE TO EFFECT A SETTLEMENT President of Seattle Association Says There Will Not Be a Gen- eral Tie Up. PORTLAND, Or., Dec. 20.—W. B. Jack- ling, president of the Marine Enginee eattle and a member of committee representing fon of marine en- Assoc this city, to-night will be 10 general tie-up or- Marine Engineers’ Bene- tior d no demand will uniform wage scale along for advance this time. Port- however, 1 support of every ma- nion in the United States tonnected with the abor. An effort a peaceful settle- trouble, and be laid before the convention of marine engineers, Washington, D. C., Jan- €9 ntion will 4 o be taken.” for a & by e SMALLPOX IS FOUND ON BOARD THE SOLACE LU, Dec. 2.—A case of small- mong the men on the ace December 21. The vessel HONOL The sailor who was a boat, with his ntine station, being two natives in another s were at once taken to fumi- ¢ and she was moved from & mooring in the harbor. ERgap s ADVERTISEMENTS. POWER FOR THE PEOPLE 3 BRIDGE WOR Made for the Cost of Material at DENTAL CLINIC Gold crowns and artificlal teeth at cost. thods of operating. Open Sundays &nd evenings. POST-GRADUATE DENTAL COLLEG & Taylor st cor. Golden Gate ave., S. F. Washington st.. cor. Tenth, ~ Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century. PREPARED BY been infinitely | astro has nothing to ‘apolo- | correspondent adds, | in wages | will have the | that | ide the naval wharr | the men havé al | 3 | t0 Officer McNamara. THE FAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1902. DECKER REFUSES 10 BE WITNESS Naval Lieutenant In- vites Punishment From Court. Porto Rican Smuég!ing Case Develops Startling Tes- timony. SAN JUAN, P. R., Dec. 20.—The hear- ing of the smuggling cases before United States Commissioner Anderson was re- sumed to-day. The session was devoted to the charges against Lieutenant Com- mander George W. Mentz, U. 8. N.; Su- pervisor of Elections Benjamin Butler and James Brennan, an employe of the Country Club. Several teamsters testi- boxes from the naval station here to the barracks, and others to the home of Rob- | also under charge of smuggling. The teamsters testified that they were work- | ing under the orders of Lieutenant Stewart McC. Decker, commissary of the Porto Rico regiment, who was present at the station when the boxes were re- moved. Captain Joseph T. Crabbs of the Quar- termaster’s department, his chief clerk and Lieutenant Decker testified that Cap- taln Crabbs had said he was com- plylng with a request from the maval station for conveyances, but that the cap- tain was not present at the time of the occurrence in question and had ‘no | record of the orders relating to it. Lieu- tenant Decker refused to testify concern- | ing the loading of the wagons at the n val station, and was ordered by the Com- missioner to appear before a Judge to show cause why he should not be pun- ished for contempt of court. The hear- | ing then adjourned. MOTHER AND CHILDREN FIND PROTECTOR DEAD Mrs. Young and Her Five Little Ones Must Be Deported to Auckland. A sad story was told at the United States Immigrant Bureau yesterday con- cerning Mrs. Emily P. Young, who ar- | rived from Auckland on the steamship Sonoma. Her husband came here a few | months ago and secured employment. | Then sent for his wife and family of five children, the older ones aged ten, eight, five and four vears, and the baby vne month. When the steamship w: | moored to the dock Mrs. Young looked vain for her husband. Her brother-in law, Charles Callaghan, of 2554 Geary | street, came on board and informed her that her husband had died on Christmas day. Five dollars was all the money the poor woman had. The immigration officials al- lowed the heartbroken woman to go to the Callaghan home, but she and the chil- dren have been refused permission to | land and.they will be deported because of | their helplessness. —_————— SEVERAL DEATHS FROM ACCIDENTAL CAUSES Among Victims Is Mrs. Hallet Who ‘Was Severely Burned on Christ- mss Day. Robert A. Forrest of 784 Dolores street died yesterday morning from the effects of a fall on Sunday morning. Forrest was found lying umconscious with “his skull fractured in a narrow passageway along- side his home by his brother George, who had gone out to get the morning news- paper. It is supposed that Forrest fell over the banisters while attempting to get into his house, the fall being fifteen feet. Mrs. Margaret, Hallet, who was severely burned on Christmas day while singelng a turkey, died in the Children’s Hospital yesterday, | Dennis QucDevitt, 65 years of age, who | was accidentally overcome about a week agc in his room at 82 Perry street by il- lvminating gas, died yesterday at St Mary’'s Hogpital. Charles V. Bowen died suddenly yester- day of heart disease on the sidewalk in front of his residence, 406 Beale street. —_———— TRANSFERS OF CHINESE AS PASSENGERS LEGAL Chief Dunn of the Bureau Says That the Peru-Peking Affair Was Proper. /. report regarding the transfer of the Chinese crew from the steamship Peru to the steamship City of Peking has been maed by Collector Stratton by James R. Dunn, chief of the Chinese Bureau. The report’ states that seventy-three Chinese, composing the crew of the Peru, were transferred to the City of Peking as pas- sengers on the way to China. The Feking's crew, ninety-five in number, were checked off before the transfer was maée. Mr. Dunn says: ““There is no reason to doubt that this transfer was entirely legal and proper, #nd that at least one American vessel has thus disposed of a Chinese crew by returning them to China and filling their place with a crew of Americans.” PO EL L T S R Mistakes Detective for Farmer. Detective Dillon was walking along Market street yesterday afternoon when a man approached him and, thinking the sleuth was a real rube, proposed a trip to the stranger's “office,”” where, the de- tective was informed, he could be cured | of his lameness. On the way to the | “office” Dillon handed the stranger over He was taken to the Southern station and charged with | vagrancy. The man gave his name as | David Johnson. ———————————— Captain Gow in Trouble. Captain Alexander Gow of the steam- ship Arab was arrested .by the United States Marshal vesterday on a charge of kaving allowed a Japanese stowaway to escape to the shore. He was released on $500 bonds. BRIEF CITY NEWS. STOCKTON POLICE WANT DEAN.—Chief Wittman_has recelved a telegram from the Chief of Police of Stockton, asking him to hold Fred Dean until 2 man can be sent to escort bim to Stockton, where he is wanted. CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY.—De- tective Balley returned from Los Angeles last night with Horace Wileon, who was wanted here on a warrant sworn out before Police Judge Conl charging him with grand lar- BICYCLE ACCIDENT CAUSES r fuees Little Annie Bucher, who wusrl;:a?\ dDal?Vng’ a bicyclist on Army street on Christmas day, lied last evening. at her home, 2041 Mission | street, as the result of a fractu £ et 45 Sie ot red skull sus | GREETING TO FRIENDS.—To | and benefactors the Sisters of St. Soseprre Homa® on Park Hill avenue offer their best wishes and compliments of the season and wish to express to them their gratitude for all favors and bene- fits conferred upon their Institution, ENTERTAIN AT GOLDEN GATE HALL,— At an entertalnment given last evening at | Golden Gate Hall the members of St. Domi- | mic’s Junior Choir and Choral Union success- ful presented the musical production of the rama, ““The Rose of Castile.”” St Dominic's Juvenile Minstrels also rendered a programme termissions. auring the i fied to having removed fifteen or sixteen | er: Giles, a Government road eontractor, | + nd the rest of them a pass to that Paradise of David Warfield's, that enlightened East Si New York, where T nt Hebrew is getting back with joyful feet. There is certail abroad some slight awakening of publ sentiment in this important matter. The rare occasions of gentile justice to his Yiddish friends in “The Jewess” were greeted with significant applause last night, and the play may be expected to exert a strong moral influence. | give Leah As Leah, the Jewess, Miss Nance O’Neil makes several fine pictures and does ex- cellentl 11 in some of the more stren- cous pa: s. Unfortunately in this part she considers it apropos to indulge in the Geep C's that ground her voice, to an cceasional painful loss of delicacy in the rpretation. Her fine scene of the se, in which the tendency was lcast felt, would have gained largely by a vo- | cal refinement, and some of the lighter situations were noticeably marred in this direction. But in the curse scene Miss O'Neil was at her best, and that's saying much. She is worth while only to look at in her flowing biblical garments, of a wonderful blue, yellow and red, with her sinuous grace of movement and eloquent hands. In the support “many are called, but few chosen.” Mr. Ratcliffe is only mod- erately happy as the gentile lover of Leah, which is'more the dramatist's than Mr. Ratcliffe’s fault. Charles A. Mill- . who appeared for the first time at thiz house, is strangely transformed as the Jewish apostate schoolmaster. Fe tears passion to tatters until there is not even sufficient left to swap for a toy bal- loon. Emphatically tragedy 1s not the vogue of this really clever and manly ac- tor. In the two or three bright little comedy scenes that are scattered through the piece Gilbert Gardner, as an old man with a heavy thinking part, comes out very effectively. Zenona Gray shows a wholesome and human method in her lit- tle sketch, and Anna MacGregor is also good. Father Lorenz is safe in Hal de Forrest's hands, and not least, Miss Blanche Stoddard is sympathetic, modest and sweetly pretty as Lena. The piece should see crowded houses and bring many to a consciousness of sin. Columbia. The Warfield engagement at the Colam- bia Theater is going along most prosper- ously. The demand for seats for the few remaining performances is such as to warrant the expectation of an early de- pletion of the seating capacity. There will be a special performance of “The Auctioneer” on Thursday afternoon. The final performance is to take place on Sunday night. One of the bright ideas in the libretto of ‘“‘Miss Simplicity,” the new- operatic comedy in which Frank Daniels and his comic opera company will appear at the Columbia Theater next Monday, i& a burlesque on the Zenda- like kingdom that has been so useful dur- ing the past two or three years for writ- ers of romantic novels. Daniels, who first appears as a valet to the young king of this pocket edition kingdom, becomes for a time the temporary ruler of the place himself. The troubles that he has to sustain the dignity, the amours, the intrigues and the conspiracies that are ‘supposed 'to make up the life of the av- erage well regulated monarch are the NANCE O’NEIL PROVES POWERFUL BUT UNEVEN IN “THE JEWESS” Tragedienne’s Portrayal of Leah Wins Applause--Plays of Merit On at All Local Theaters. | | | = | " /¢ - B Al A i A s T84 ZE R STHEH | AT F7v027 3= 5 LL of those monarchs with the artless habit of extracting the teeth of their Jewish subjects in order to compel them to fork out thelr hard-earned shekels, all Jew-baiters of royal or whatsoever per- suasion, would better go to the Grand Opera-house this week, and they-won’t do f it again. In this age of heartless perse- ZARRY, .’}4_ E cution, when a patriot Hebrew may not FERESFORL tio ekl \ whistle his *“Wearin' of the Green":Qv{r. A Wrovs: e mffflef/! Kearny street without being clapped into - the stocks for it, it is time some mission- LS FORY ETEme ary work was done in this benighted com- munity. Ask David Warfleld if it isn't. “The Jewess” sets about to do it, and s B G A if it does not convince the average and | not too indurated gentile that his Jewish | | TWO THEATRICAL STARS WHO ARE NOW APPEARING AT LOCAL brother has a right to pitch his tent on! PLAYHOUSES AND A GRQUP OF FAIR ONES FROM THE EDDY- | Kearny street, not to say Pacific avenue, STREET OPERA-HOUSE. I'll eat my hat. It makes ome yearn to jaP= principal ingredients in the mixture of fun that the comedian offers his audi- ences. Seats go on sale Thursday. Republic. Broadhurst's old favorite, “Why Smith Left Home,” proved not only a drawing card last night at the Theater Republic but a tickling card as well. The farce was singularly well chosen on the part was kept on the laugh from the begin- ning to the end of the performance, and it was with evident reluctance that they loft their seats at the close. Harry Cor- son Clarke’s ‘“‘cook lady” is too well known to require either description or comment, beyond the bare statement that it is as irresistibly funny as ever. Edmund Breese, the John Smith; James Keane, the Count Guggenheim; William Hains, the Major Duncombe, and George de Long's General Billetdoux were gems of humorous acting. Ada Nevil’s portrayal of Mrs. Billetdoux was equaled only by that of Julia Walcott's Miss Smith, both clever bits of character acting. Helen MacGregor and Margaret Dale Owen sup- plied the grace, the beauty and the charm of the entertainment. California. ‘There is all kinds of fun in “The ‘Wrong Mr.. Wright” at the California. The house was crowded last night. The tarce is strictly up to date In every par- ticular and the company knows full well how to interpret -it. Harry Beresford, in the title role, is a past master of his branch of the art. He plays the part of a millionaire 'Frisco banker, who is quite familiar with the characters and aims of all classes of people wit.. whom he comes in contact, from bunko steerers to win- some lasses. Emma Dunn and Annile Leonard are also of stellar caliber and have great opportunities in this produc- tion to make a display of their talents. The others of the cast furnish able assist- ance in the merrymaking. Tivoli. At the Tivoli the new extravaganza, “Jack and the Beanstalk,” has won in- stantaneous favor. There is not a dull moment in the piece and such a wealth of good material in the way of songs ef- s . Oscar Holliday Banghart is a millionaire, who sold out an enormously profitable busi- ness in order to study art in Paris. From the prices he gets for his work it would seem that he was in a fair way to make another million as a painter of society women. No wonder every one marvels at the cost of the art supple- ments now a part of each Sun- day Call, for they are from . the originals. of Banghart’ last effort. % = ,of the management, for it fits every | member, male and female, of the really clever company. The audience gea e e fectively sung, packets of fun, pretty bal- lets, costumes and scenes it would be kard to find. Then the performance goes | with refreshing smoothness and dash, not a hitch'being noticeable, though the plece contains upward of a dozen scenes. There i3 no gainsaying that the Tivoll folks put up a great show for the holiday season and the people are alive to the fact and crowd the place nightly. Orpheum. . ‘‘Standing roojn only”. was the condition which confronted late comers last night at the Orpheum. The fame of the thea- ter's road show has spread and every- body seems intent upon secing the talent- ed people who contribute to it. The audi- cnce made Nat Wills, “the happy tramp,” its own and would not let him go. Twice the curtain went up on the succeeding | numbers, but had to be rung down. They | tinally permitted the clever monologist to retire after he had made a speech. There | is not a dull number on the programme, which goes with a swing from the bpen- | ing selection by E. M. Rosner and his or- ! chestra down to the moving pictures. Central. POLIGE UNGOVER VIGE IN A HOME of Raid the Residence Young Physician and Wife. Confiscate Many Vile Photo- graphs on Complaint of a Neighbor. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 29. Surrounded by all the evidences of a quiet refinement, with an air of modest domesticity about their pretty home in Oakland’s suburbs, Dr. Louis Earle, a young physician and his wife, Mrs. Jane A. Earle, were taken into custody by De- tective George Kyte and Policeman Smith this afternoon after a raid upon the dainty cottage and brought to light a mass of contraband and unlawfully vile prints and photographs. The home that was entered by the po- lice, under authority of a search war- 1ant sworn out-by W. D. Deshman, a neighbor of the Earles, is located at Alcatraz avenue, east of Telegraph ave- nue. In the possessjon of Chief of Po- lice Hodgkins are the photographic p¥ints, negatives, camera, printing and develop- ing paraphernalia and other photographic supplies, a portion of which, prima facle, show that they come within the laws prohibitive of the possession, manufacture or display of obscene publications. Strangest of all the circumstances con- rected with this police raid is the fact | that the husband and wifesboth youns, | and apparently in a more than ordinary sphere of life, are the subjects reproduced in many of the photographs, the exis- tence and displaying of which was made policé department. The prisoners secured their release on §100 balil. HERO KILLS VILLAIN IN A STAGE DRAMA MARION, Ind., Dec. 29.—During the re- hearsal of a Western drama in the Reese Opera-house in South Marion to-night ‘William Fogleson, aged 18 years, the hero, shot and killed Oliver Miller, aged 25, the villain. The shooting was witnessed by six other members of the company, one of whom was Miss May Fogleson, a sister of William Fogleson. She says that not even blank cartridges have been used during the rehearsal, and it was not the | intention to use #hem until to-morrow mght. She says that young Fogleson car- rled the revolver with a number of loose cartridges in his overcoat, and their %- weapon and loaded it without the knowl- edge of his older brother. SHAES Budd’'s Automobile Breaks Down. SAN JOSE, Dee. 29.—Ex-Governor Budd was making a tour of the bay shore in his automobile Sunday when the machine broke down. Temporary repairs were made by a country blacksmith and Budd and his friends finally reached this city. The break-down occurred about twenty miles from San Jose. P Morley Signs Hollingsworth. LOS ANGZLES, Dec. 29.—Manager James F. Morley of the Los Angeles Base- ball Club has signed Infielder Hollings- worth _of Colorado Springs for next sea- son., Hollingsworth will be placed prob- ably at second base or shortstop. ————— An Adapted Food For infants is a scientifically prepared cow’s milk—just the right percentage of | fats and proteids. For forty-five years | Borden’s Eagle Brand Condensed Milk has been the leading infant food of 11e world. Use it in tea and coffee. * ————— Late Shipping Intelligence. i ARRIVED. Monday, December 29. Stmr Aztec, Harding, 4% days from Ta- coma. Stmr Geo Loomis, Badger, —— hours from Ventura. Schr Volunteer, Bressen, 9 days fromt Wii- lapa Harbor. Sehr Virginia, Nelson, bia River. Schr Serena Thayer, Hansen, 24 days from Pumaluu. e Y ) Miss Flossie Hope and Miss Charlotte Vidot and the ballet are the features of the show. The Fischer Quartet de- serves praise, particularly for the singing of “Rose McNall, which had to be re- peated several times. 9 days from Colum- . Royal Italian Band. , To-night Channing Ellery gives the cholcest programme yet offered by the Royal Italian Band, for the benefit of those who have suffered directly or indi- rectly by the explosion on the Progreso. This is a most deserving charity and the benefit does exceeding credit to Mr. El- lery and "ds.Italian band. The programme embraces several of the choicest numbers in the repertoire of the band and doubt- | less an immense audience will be present. For to-morrow night a popular pro- gramme has been prepared. And at the New Year’s special matinee a Mascagni | programme will be offered. New Year's night will be forethe benefit of the Verdi monument fund, and Friday night will be Scottish night, when, a cholce pro- ! gramme of the songs of bonnie Scotland will be rendered. Saturday night's con- cert will be given for the benefit of the - The gorgeous extravaganza and Christ- maa pantomime, “Humpty Dumpty,” menced- its second and last ' week night at the Central Theater. A number of new specialties were introduced, each came in for a liberal share of ap- plause. The grand transformation is in- deed a beautiful one, and shows to advan- tage the skill and cleverness of - the knight of the brush. The juvenile troupe of children has scored quite a hit with its matinee performances of ‘“Antony and last Cleopatra.”” Yesterday afternoon found the | house well crowded and the clever work of the little ones was really deserving of the reception given them. The entertain- ment is a delightful one. There will be a | matinee this afternoon, to-morrow and Friday and the usual extra performance | on New Year's day. Monday next a new melodrama, “The Tide of Life,” will be presented. 5 Alcazar. The second week of “‘Charley’s Aunt” began last night under bright auspices at the Alcazar. Frank Bacon in the title role does capital work and is ably see- com- | and | | heme and hospital of the Native Daugh- ters of the Golden West. Both Native Sons and Daughters are interested in this charity and a big house is certain. The committee in charge of the hospital has tickets for sale and many boxes and seats for “band’’ parties already have been re- served. Chutes. | Minona, a serpentine and fire dancer, | whose act is octupled by mirrors, made a | great hit at the Chutes last evening. Sam Singer and his illusion comedy company { gave an interesting exhibition of Turkish necromancy; Jones, Sylvester and Came- ron, late of West's Minstrels, pleased the large audience and the Juvenile Vaudevil- lians, twelve clever girls, and Joe and Sadle Britton, colored singers cnd dan- cers, repeated their success of last week. The new moving pictures were amusing. Amateur night will take place on Wed- nesday of this week, and on Thursday, New Year's, every child visiting the Chutes will be given a present. Tyndall’s Demonstrations. onded by the clever members of the housa company, who succeeded in amusthg a packed house. Juliet Crosby, Oza Wal- drop, Marie Howe and Agnes Ranken act with a charm that is all theit own. Ern- est Hastings ailds materially in the gen- cral success of the plece by his dry but droll humor. Thomas Keirns, Henry Shumer, Albert Morrison and Walter Beldsco play their parts well. § Fischer’s. ““The Geezer'' commenced its sixth week at Fischer's Theater last night to a house packed to tho doors. Several new features were introduced which gave zest to the bright and sparkling performance = of this parody on ‘‘The Geisha.” The fun- makers, C. W. Kolb, Max M. Dii angd Barney Bernard, were In_their element, and the songs of Miss Maude Amber, Miss Cloy Elmer, Winfield Blake' anq others werc encored again and again. The dancing of Miss Gertie' Emerson, { The constantly increasing .interest in psychic matters is aptiy lilustrated by the continuing popularity of Dr. MclIvor Tyn- dall's demonstrations. Each succeeding entertainment given by the thought read- er has been more fully attended and there have been also numerous inquiries regard- ing further experiments. The last series in the line of public entertainments to bé given here for some time will begin on | New Year's day and continue through six InIghu. ‘There will be two matinees, the first on Thursday afte- 7 and a sou- venir matinee on Saturday. Zech Concerts. This afterncon at 3:15 the first of the second series of the Zech concerts will be given at Fischer's Theater. The pro- gramme will be perhaps the most inter- esting of all that have thus far been of- fered. The orchestra will number fifty- | five picked men. Seats are on sale to- day at Fischer’s Theater. I the basis of Desham’s complaint to the | year-old brother must have secured the | FLAMES DESTROY FRANKLIN 3GHOOL Mysterious Blaze Leaves the Structure a Shell. Fire Department Unable to Save Old Wooden Building. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Dec. 29. The Franklin Grammar School, one of Oakland’s oldest public school buildings, on Tenth avenue, between East Fifteenth and East Sixteenth streets, was burned to a shell to-night by a fire, the cause of which is wrapped in a cloud of mystery. Half a dozen people in the vicinity of the big structure saw the outburst 'of the fames just before § o'clock this evening, and two alarms of fire were turned In almost simultaneously. Two engines from East Oakland re- sponded, but the flames were under such | headway then that all the water they { could pump was hopelessly inadequate. A third alarm brought two engines from Central Oakland. Owing to the blockade of the Twelfth-street dam the apparatus was compelled to make a long detour by | way of Eighth street bridge and it was |an hour before the fresh equipment ar- rived at the scene. The fire started in the northeast corner | of the building, but its cause is not de- {termlned, Whether from defective flue, from electric wires or from the hands of an incendiary is yet to be discovered. Among the first persons to reach the building after the fire broke out was Bert Valentine, .a nephew of D. A. Valentine, | Janitor of the building. Young Valentine saw the fire in the up- per portion of the schoolhouse and ran up a rear stairway which is outside of the structure and connects with the school- yard. As he rushed upstairs he encoun- tered a man who was handling some fire | buckets and who shouted that he was trying to fight the fire. Valentine wanted to know who this stranger was, and he repeated, “My name is Miller.” At that | juncture the firemen began to arrive, and | the volunteer fighter disappeared as sud- | denly as "he had appeared to the view of the young man. Close on the heels of young Valentine came the janitor, who lives near the schoothouse. He was completely mysti- fled as to the cause of the blaze. . There had been no one in the building except himself since the school closed a | week ago last Friday for the hollday va- cation. Valentine declared that ‘there had been no fires in the stoves, and that he was baffled to explain the outbreak. To-day he visited the building twice, once this morning at 11 o'clock and again at 4 o’clock this afternoon. “I have a theory about the fire,” said Valentine, mysteriously, “but am not pre- pared to say what it is because I haven't any evidence as yet to substantiate it.” The destroyed building was erected twenty-five years ago and since its con- struetion a wing was added on the north end. It could not be replaced to-day for $25,000 or $30,000. The school department carried $14,000 insurance on the Franklin School. This can be utilized toward re- construction if the board decides on that course before the matter of school bonds is submitted to a vote. 1 ——————— Licensed to Marry. OAKLAND, Dee. 29.—The marriage licenses were issued Verlencio Augusto, 'aged 31, Silva, 32, both of Hayward Morcio, 22, and Izabel Nunes, 16, both of Haywards; George W. Hager, 51, Fresno, and Mrs. Martha L. Deitz, 6, San Fr: cisco; Floyd E. Kingsbury, 2, and Bea- trice Uren, 19, both of San Francisco; Charles Lawson, 20, and Mabel Schultz, 21, both of San Francisco; Arthur A. Shields, 23, Alameda, and Margaret M. Haskins, 19, Fruitvale; John D. Gillilan, 30, Singapore, and Ada Hutchins, 20, New York; Bernard C. Miller, 3, San Fran- cisco, and Lista Pawlicka, 22, Oakland. LANGTRY IS WELCOMED IN “4 HE CROSSWAYS” Warmly Applauded by New Yorkers in the Conventional Society Drama. NEW YORK, Dec. 29.—At the Garrick Theater to-night Mrs. Langtry present- ed “The Crossways,” written by herself and J. Hartley Manners, this being the first American pérformance of the play. The acts number four and the interest is well sustained throughout. Mrs. Langtry's role is that of the Duch- ess of Keensbury, whose husband is jeal- ous. . She has an admirer who steals a pearl necklace, causing the Duke to bring about a separation, unu‘ the conventional explanantion in the last act, when a re- concillation takes place. As the suspect- ed, insulted woman, Mrs. Langtry had an oppertunity to display her ability to win | the sympathies of an audience, and at the close of each act she received warm ap- plause. following to-day: and Maria Urebano Rl PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.—The new battle- ship Maine was placed in commission at the League Island Navy Yard to-day. Captain Lentz wiil command her. ADVERTISEMENTS. HAVE YOU ANY. OF THESE Symptoms of a Very Common Trouble? There is no disease so common in the United States as catarrh because it ap- pears in so many. forms and attacks =o many different organs. It Is a common mistake to suppose that | catarrh is confined to the nose and throat. 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