The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, January 26, 1903, Page 9

THE SAN 1RANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JANUARY 26. 1903. (¢} 9 AIMS ABUSE AT FAMILY AND THEN TAKES POISON AT PA Stationary Engineer, Writes Notes Accu Hm to Despair and Then Ends Life RK ENTRANCE Suffering From Impaired Mind, George Canning, a Retired sing Family of Driving With Carbolic Acid WALTER. CANNING, seco —————— + R Wi TAKING ( PARK 10 ) HIS LIFE YESTERDAY secure the YOUN: f the n Hotel he had poor inno- ¢ & swarm t boy condem ning and her family live at the a suicide gave d which he home. family a f the widow, four sons and a d J T t | ter is a you man of @+ Meeting of the mathematical sem Sorth Hail. 1 p. m., and lecture by McDonald on *‘Report on Summation t Ser f Young Wormn- en's Christian Association, 4:15 p under leadership of Miss Lucy Tallman; | of Young Men's Christian Association, 1, 7 p. m., and lecture by Dr. E. R. | ing of executive committee of Abracadabra Club, Stiles Hall, 1 H ST LECTURES OF DR, LOFB 2 Associated Students. the 8 p Celebrated Physiologist Will Inaugurate of of Young Women's | Christ tan Stiles }{nll }X]‘ 15 a | - m. under rship of Miss Lucy aXW ol Classes To-Day. meeting of e Stiles Hall, 7:16 p. m. | day—Meeting of Women's Mandolin | - Hearst Hall, 4 D meeting of the an Asso n. Stiles Hall, | E E O F._ Bittner shi Hall P e North P 7 p.m L t lin and banjo clubs, Stil t meeting of Choral So s g more and freshman_elections, hade - X a m 4 p. m.; University he 4:15 Harmon gymnssium, 11 &. m.: meet- | n orhical Union in Philosophy | e G n and address on ““Ethetics by C. A Keeler, t day for registfation and ad- | d iam Passes Away. —Hc A. Mer- | rs a resident of this s engaged in business in died last night at his t, of pneumonia. t age and a wid- ing passed away seve nd A. M., of this city. will be held under the auspices \ization to-morrow afternoon City Union Elects Officers. | RKEL Jan. 2%.—The City Chris-| vor Union has elected the fol- | s for the coming year: Pres- | Smith; vice president Charles Cady; junior superin- | COFFEE AGAIN. | An Old Philadelphia Physician Tells the Truth About It. B « f Philadeiphia of many s Hazel W — e time he hay | tendent, Miss Hazel Woodruft. » ts of coffee T T e e | K pa write Give Bi-Monthly Performance. “x Y i jelphia 1| A performance was given last night to have had s cases of stomach, | @ crowded house at the San Francisco Verein Hall, 353 Turk Turn street, of o re, which I have i traced t p y “Robert and Bertram; or, The Merry | I b Vagabonds.” The production was under | s s X ician called | ¢, girection of Hugo Breitter, with the | - - of Postum in | roljowing cast: severe cases | Ropert, Paul Franke; Bertram, Hugo Breit- T diseases, | ter; Strambach, Gefaengnisswaerter, Albert et then 1 > s P . Michel, sein Nefle, John Detterheck; | f v s g ensdarm, Hans Dames; o I Wassermann: Lips, wirth, m the ts were almost | z: Roesel, Schankmaedchen, Rita ai | n al was Mehimeier, Pacchter, Henry Schmids marked use of Pos- " Martha Pape; Braeutigam, Carl Brefler: meier. Carl Schaefer; Comerzienraethin nheimer. Marg. Bra Isidora, . Hedwig Mueller: Dr ; Samuel Bandheim, Josef Frit Henry Schmid! Wossermann. After the play the hall was cleared | ana dancing was in order until a late will furnish you the 5 Jack, ; Frau Mueller, Marie | | the colum papers to ad g | themsely I request that yoy | DOUr 1 you | —————————— 4 my name, but you may refer any | st e e elven by Poweny | 1t a man knew what his acquaintances | really thought of him he would { ga away | | somewhere and do tae hermit act. Co.. Battie Creek, Mich. OEAD W | members on Sunday. | given at Fischer’ BY JLIC ACID AT ENTRANCE AND HIS SON, WHOM H ) IN A'NOTE WHICH WAS FOUND ON HIS BODY. Sule s : 2% B the use of certain an-| yi 1d the youngest is about tweive. [ ] u acid poisoning, from | They are broken hearted over the suicide {1+ “anning was suffer- | of the husband and father and say he wa: m a disordered mind. s to dwell in perfect harmony, € litions at the house do not the vindictive notes left by the suffering SON MAKXES STATEMENT. Walter Canning, the eldest son, at whom the father leveled his most bitter attack, time a deputy game warden Those who Know him- say that he hdvd working, and that he has > much for his father in the last few Young Canning satd to-day: on on. He has had no trouble at home, » supposed that everything was happy. qua; and. I do not-know writte I have been keeping com- with Miss Higgins, and he sepms to have last effort to Injure me even in that 1 belleve that my father was out of Qid this. He was injured o oslon at the California Door tory at West Oakland, some years ago, and of blood poisoning seems to have set in. * he was not in his right mind. Higsins, to whom one of these < was addressed, takes the part of the pany againat Walter Canning are a matter of fact he has taken ather, who has been suffering ning. 1 know that Walter way for treatment and pald ses. The story about the gun fact that Mr. Canning once got pistol and Walter disarmed re any harm was done. blood his the I EILOGEED - House Conducts Memo- rial Services at Sun- day Session. WASHINGTON, Jan. 2%.—The House of Representatives to-day began the hold- ing of memorial services for deceased This practice will be followed hereafter during this session, and probably will become general in the | House in the future. Herctofore, except on very rare occasions, the House has broken in on its executive work Friday and Saturday to listen to eulogies on de- censed members, but the time has seldom been propitious and latterly the practice has be meeting with growing dis- favor. On account of the pressure of Public business at this session it was de- cided to hold these memorial sessions on Sunday, and during the course of their eulogies several members took occasion to voice their commendation of the in- novation and to express their opinion that it should be followed in the future. At the session to-day tribute was paid | to the life and public services of the late Representatives Russell of Connecticut and Sheppard and De Graffenreld of Texas, each of whom died during the Con- gressional recess. The attendance in the | galleries was quite large, and there was a numerous assemblage of friends of the deceased members on the floor. The fol- | lowing members paid tribute to the mem- ory of Mr. Russell: Messrs. Brandage of Connecticut, Capron of Rhode Island, Sperry of Connecticut, Hill of Connecti- cut, Henry of Connecticut, Payne of New York, McClellan of New York, Dalzcll of Penneylvania, Grosvenor of Ohlo and McCall of Massachusetts. Those who eulogized Mr. Sheppara were: Messrs. Henry of Texas, Brant- ley of Georsia, Ball of Texas, Randall of Texas, Burleson of Texas and Feeley of Illinois. Those who eulogized Mr. de Graffenreid were: Messrs. Russell of Texas, Stephens of Texas and Kleberg of Texas. At 2:55, as a further mark of respect, the House adjourned. —_————— The sale of seats for the Zech symphony concert, which takes place on Thursday afternoon next, begins this morning at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s music store. The programme for this concert includes the great Mozart G minor symphony and the famous Russian suite for strings. Theie is also the beautiful “Idylle” from Wag- ner's “Siegfried. The concert will be Theater. The | not know what to make of our fath- | D'NEIL"S GENIUS BURNG IN JUDITH “TheMan From Sweden” Pleases Audience at California. Specialties at Orpheum All Up to Usual High Standard. There are audiences and audiences, and last night's at “Judith” was the other kind. It was that kind that the actor | must ache to swat, even If he had to wield the cyclopean blade of Holofernes ! _that caused most of the trouble—in the process. Its sin was that mortal one of | laughing in the wrong place, and the very devil seemed to be in it. Things began | with the voice of an invisible that persisted in adding im- promptu local color, and before the even- ing was out there was 'a crop of giggles that Frank Dantels would have given his hat to carry away. Nor was the audience entirely to blame, though discourteous. When Holofernes, wno in Mr. Ratcliffe’s hands is empha- | tically of those heathen, who so furlously | rage together, picks up his Sunday sword | —a dainty trifle, some yard and a half long, the situation becomes comic opera- ! tic, and Jack the Giant Killer credible ! in comparison. Neglect of preparation for the appearance of the monstrous weapon was responsible for the fiasco. It would be perfectly easy for the slave, who pictures Holofernes to her mistress to in- | #ist on his personal savagery, with the sword as its outward symbol. After that | however, only when held in Nance | O'Neil's imperious grip—potent even in | such aisastrous cfrcumstance—the au- dlence lost no ‘chance to laugh, and, | though possibly ashamed, came out grin- ning. { Still, “Judith” is a great play, a tre- | mendous play; its greatness evident in spite of vicious translation, bad acting and untoward circumstance. Miss O'Neil {in' the title role is magnificent. Wider in scope than any part she has yet attempt- | the actress rises heroically to Its need. She is seen first as the Lily of | Judea, the widow of one Manasseh, and fumous for her plety, beauty and patriot- {sm. Womanly in a degree not before | achieved by Miss O'Neil is her conception | | of this side of the character, as she leads | her harassed neighbors of Bethulia to a spring that the tyrant of Assyria has yet apparently not discovered. The dawning of her divire and dreadful purpose—to tempt and kill Holofernes—is painted with admirable skill, the conflict of the tender weakness of the woman with the fanatic courage of the patriot being most powerfully ted. The second act shows a continuance of the conflict, with | { the additional emotion of distress at her 1 neighbors’ distrust of motives. And still { Miss O'Neil ie strikingly sufficient, and |in her sweeping black robes a roble | plcture. Holofernes’ monologue in the next act is long to live up to, and yet the actress succeeds. But it is in the fourth | act, where with that comic opera sword, | | now become credible, she smites the. t rant, that Miss O'Nell sweeps things be- | fore her. - She brought out the reeking| | head from the tent, put it in a basket like a cabbage, wrung her dripping hands, |and all to a soundless, tense audience | that seemed mil raised the roof then, possibly giving it an additional 1ift to see if they could ralse the decapitated Ratcliffe. But he re- mained suitably dead. However, there was no mistake as to | the audience's appreciation of the fact| that Miss O'Nell has done tremendous | | work in her Judith, and perhaps her best. | Holofernes s unfortunately a part as big | as that of Judith, and E. J. Ratcliffe is | not made to its measure. His work is crudely melodramatic In most part, al- though he occasionally lifts to the key. But he is heavily handicapped by the lines, and as the part will be blue-pen- | ciled by to-night will have a better chance. The others do their best toward | maintaining the atmosphere. The piece ! is very handsomely mounted, and there is a very effective slave dance introduced into the third scene in Holofernes' tent, | an excellent stage picture. GUISARD. In “The Tempest,” that the Columbia offers to-night, with Frederick Warde and | Louis James as co-stars, the theater has a bill that is as novel as it is delightful. Few playgoers recall any local production of this lovely comedy, none any adequate presentation. The almost inhibitive me- chanical difficulties of its production in these days, when so much perfection of setting is demanded, have contributed largely to its neglect, but with the recent advance in stage machinery a present- ment in which illugion is maintained has been made possible. Perhaps the most prosely poetic of the Shakespeare pla: it is yet largely dependent upon scenic fl- lusion, and with this assured and Mr. Warde and Mr. James at the head of things there should be a truly delightful | performance. No more elaborate and | gorgeous series of stage pictures, it is sald, has ever been attempted by a trav- el'ng organization. The scene of the storm and shipwreck, with which the play opens, presents one of those almost marvelous transformations which are rarely seen except on the stage of the famous Drury Lane Theater in London during the pantomime season. Other stage pictures which are no less attrac- tive are those of the enchanted island, the coral cave and the yellow sands. The company, which is augmented by a chor- us and ballet, includes a number of prom- inent palyers, the more important being | Norman Hackett, Wadsworth Harris, Thomas Coffin Cooke, Teresa Maxwell and Edith Fa: A production of t. | “Francesca di Rimini” is also to be of- fered during the James and Warde en- gagement. (R e The show at the Orpheum presents g number of good features this week. Among ‘them may be mentioned Filson and Errol, who present a clever comedy sketch entitied “A TIp on the Derby. - Collins and Hart made a big hit in their travesty, ‘““T'wo Strong Men,” and a farce entitled “A Breach of Promise” showed Morrisey and Rich to ®e two clever ar- tists. Hill and Silvainy do some daring bicycle acts and were warmly applauded. o Richard J. J the famous 3 tenor, is still retained on tne bill n::in::s warmly received. After repeated encores he sang, by re- quest, “Dolly Gra; The Garrisons pre- sent {he same act as last week, with the addition of the address of Spartacus to the gladiators, which was splendidly ren- dered by Jules Garrison. The Scott broth- ers introduce several novelties in their acrobatic act. Les Frasettes render some lively Sousa marches on their xylophones and between the acts Rosner's Hungarian Orchestra gave some splendid musical numbers. * v s “The Man From Sweden” made his ini- tial appearance in this city at the Cali- fornia Theater last night and the pro- duction was greeted by a large house, which fully appreciated the merits of the production. The plot is a clever one, the actors are good and the plece is well staged. Knute Erickson, in the title role of the play, made a good impression last night, R hman han st e el aeseor sod also possesses a splendid voice. He was REV.M IN GOS He Proclaims Before a Patriotic Meeting R.MAHONE BELIEVES PEL UF PORCE STRIGKEN WAL DONNIRG ROBE That the Time Is Not Ripe for Nations Paralysis Attacks Aged to Close the Purple Testament of War. o ,. | ~ 2%.—The Ri or of AKLAND, Jan. ther D. Msahone, pa Thirty - fourth - street Method Church, is of the church mili- tant. In his address this after- noon at a patriotic mass meeting held at the First Methodist Church the young clergyman, who saw service on the firing line in Cuba during the Spanish-Amert can war, declared the time is not ripe for nationg to beat their swords into plow the shares and their spears into pruning hooks. The conflict is fnevitable,” said the eloquent soldier-preacher. *“It mus end the undercurrent is manif movement of the world to-day. The meeting was under the direction of Camp General Liscum, service men of the | @ dmleferlmltntoielistotefuiofufetoferiofoolnlodl @ | the clergyman is pastor. Delegations Sl Z endering | [F0™ the camp the council attended | encored several times after Tendering | (no meeting in a body. The speaker was some favorite selections. Miss Sophi roduced Howell, the leading lady, created a fa- es away from its rocking laughter of fl!%lmb‘.'fley“'vomble impression. The remainder of the company su s In faultiess sty and humorous The ed the leading characte and the many pathetic parts of the play were well rendered. specialties made a hit right awa were all of a novel character and well presented. Altogether, “The Man From Sweden” is an excellent production and bids fair to pack the California during the rest of the week The Alcazar is to give to-night a play vastly in contrast with its usual reper- toire, “The Christian.” Hastings should make a good John Storm, and Allce Treat | have | of | Hunt, the new leading lady, will opportunity to display her command the more serious side of dramatic art. Miss Hunt has already won signal favor with Alcazar audiences, and will certainly not fail in making the lighter side of Glory Quayle both attractive and con- vincing. The rest of the cast will be well | filled in by the home company. The Central Theater presents this even- ing a highly sensational melodrama with the suggestive title “The Dangers of Paris.”” The danger census Is many and Varlous, ranging from a circus journey across Parls on telegraph wires to a struggle between heroes and villains in maitdair. Everybody has a part that fits, &nd the scenery is as dangerous and con- vincing as it is possible to realize. . . “The Mikado” to-night begins its sec- ond week at the Tivoll, and no one should miss seeing this excellent performance of the charming opera. It is by much the brightest thing the Tivoli has done for months from every standpoint. The cos- tumes and settings are really splendid and the cast is eminently satisfying. Caro Roma, Annie Myers, Frances Gibson, Ber- tha Davis, Hartman, Cunningham and Webb are all in fine fettle, not forgetting “the man behind the gun,” Paul Stein- dorff. . i o “Barbara Fidgety” is still pleasing crowds at Fischer's, with every likelihood of a continuance of the happy condition: “Hoity-Toity,” a recent Weber and Field success, follows. . entertainment s the thoroughly Chutes Theater, including Kelly and Ashby, the renowned comedy acrobat: Jessie Dale, the phenomenal California girl barytone; Lois Mendenthal, ented young violiniste; colored comedlans; the Austin sisters, wonderful aerial artists, and Montague's cockatoo clreus. | Cple Exceptional offered this week at Here are the Wenzel Kopta programmes for to-morrow evening and Friday after- roon of this week at Stelnway Hall: Sonata, (a), “Life’’ (Blumenthal), (b) “The Northern Sky'' (Chadwick), () ' *‘Oh, That We Two Were (Nevin), Miss by Gertrude Wheeler: violin (&), ~Airs Hongroise (Ernst), (b) ‘‘Romanze, thoven). (c) “Alr* (Kontskl); songs, Not'" (Sechi), (b) (Fisher), Lo Lyle True, a young local composer), Miss Wheele violin, “Witches' Dance” (Paganini). Friday afternoon, professional matinee—Vio- . second concertd, “‘La Campanella’ (Pag: nint); aria, fifth act, “‘Don Carlon” (Verd Mrs. Belle ralson; violin, (a) “EkI 8 (Nesvorn), (b) “‘Barcarolle” (Spohr), (c) ‘‘Per- petuo Mobile'” (Ries), (d) “Polonaise de Con- cert” (Laub); ~songs, ‘'Beture the Dawn' (Chadwick), ‘T Adore Thee (Lamar), Mrs. Haralson; Spanish dances, (1) “Playera,” (b) ““Zapateado” (Sarasate). LI Y Following are Mme. Sarah Wolden's programmes at the Alhambra Theater for Monday and Wednesday evenings of next week. Monday—Piano solos—‘‘Grande Fantaisie, flat major (Wolden): ‘“Valse Brilliant: No, 1 (Chopin); Sherzo,” B flat minor, Op. (Chopin). Vocal solo—‘Oh, Robert, Rober (Meyerbeer). Pilano solos. (Paganini-Liszt): ‘‘Nocturne,'” 37, No. pin) ; 13, No. & (Beethoven). e Lul Che L'Anima” (Verdi. “Berceuse’’ (Cradle Song), Op. 57 (Chopin); “‘Marche Funebre” (Chopin): ‘‘Rhapsodie Hon- gro No. 2 (Liszt). ocal solo—'‘Gosd Night! Farewell'’ (Kucken). ). Wednesday—Piano solos—''Herald of the heated | the tal- | the Robinsons, | ““Trill of the Devil'" (Tar- | -+ | PASTOR WHO ! ADDRESS AT | MASS-MEETIN DELIVERED A PATRIOTIC Spanish war, and General George A. Cu ter Council, Junior Order of American Me- chanies, of both of which organizations by Thomas J. Thompson, member of General Liscum Camp. During the discourse, the subject of which was “The Destiny of the Republic,” Mr. Mahone traced the development of nations and the principles df personal lib- y. He followed the course of the em- pires of the past, the growth and decay of peoples and states, and said: “If this nation of ours is ever destroyed it will be because of internal and not ex- ternal enemi There are three great institutions that must be preserved in- violate—the home, the school and the church, “Frem Plymouth Rock to Manila Bay the American home stands as the first strength of the nation. I fear the effect of the club house, the club room and the |hotel. We must stand by the home, | keep it pure and educate and Christianize cur beys and our girls that they have strength, knowledge and faith to meet | the problems of the future. “‘Our schools and our colleges rank with our forts and our battleships. We must ustain national unity, and the best uni- tying element we have to-day 1s our schools. he church is the keystone between home and the school.” The speaker saw in the position of the D e o e e e e e e e ] Morn™ (Wolden); “Grande Vaise Brillante, Op. 18 (Chopin) (Schubert-Tausig). (Verdl). Plan 2 (Beethoven) D'Une Source) “‘Fledermaus-Wal: 1k “Marche Militaire,” Op, 51, Vocal ““Tacea lo— * Op. At the Spring” (Au Liszt); paraphrase from Op. 10 (Strauss-Schutt). Vocal solo—'‘Casta Di (Bellini). Plano | folos—""La Regata Venezia (Notturno) | (Liszt). “Invitation a la Val Op. 88 (Von | Weber): “‘Rhapsodfe Hongrois 10 (Liszt). | Vocal solo—"Good Night! Farewell” (Kucken). Priest Preparing for Mass. PRI 2 Rev. Father William Gleason of St. Anthony’s Sud- denly Overcome Oakland Office San 118 Broadway, J While donning his ments in ration to celebrate the mass, Fev F isco Call, . prepa- Father Willlam Gleason, the aged pastor of 3 Anthony's Church st Oakland. was stricken with paralysis this morn 10 o'clock In his room residence, Sixteenth a teenth street. The venerable priest was found in sinking condition by the housekeeper, who summoned Father McHugh, a priest of 8t. Francis de Sales parish, who been assisting in the paris k made the stricken clergy at the enue paro: 1 East able as possible pendi Dr. B. F. Stetson, who was The physician found that the suffered from an attack of par | paralysis, affecting the left side of head and body. It had been caused hemorrhage of the brain, the ext of which cannot as yet be fuly determined. Dr. Stetson is hopeful that the patient will recover from the attack, although he is to be most carefully guarded against another cerebral hemorrhage, the consequences of which may be considered alarming, considering the age of the clergyman. It develved upon Father McHugh to 10:30 inform the assembled worshipers at o'clock, the hour for the mass, of the sudden lliness that had stricken the reverend pastor. A month ago Father Gleason fell and dislocated his right shoulder. The in- jury incapacitated him for a time, but left no permanent effects, so the doctor said. He is 76 years old. The aged priest was a classmate of Rev. Father Michael King, pastor of the Church of the Immaculate Conception of this city, fifty years ago in All Hallows’ College, Dublin, where both of the priests were graduated and ordained inco the sacred office. They are the oldest living students of that celebrated ecclesiastical institution. For thirty years Father Gleason has been pastor of St. Anthony's parish, its church and school, among the finest in the city, being monuments to his work. Before he came to California he was a he: missionaty in India, where his failed, and he came to California. Do Fraternities Injure Students? BERKELEY, Jan. 2%5.—In the interest of 2. sociologieal thought, the national organ zation of the Alpha Tau Omega Fraterni- ty has offered a prize to the university students who will give the best essay on whether fraternity life hinders or ad- vances the d »pment of the ideal col- lege man. The question is one which is being discussed ely by all classes of people, particularly students, and many of the local fraternity and non-fraternity men have signified their intent of com- peting for the prize of $50 offered by the Alpha Tau Omega. The judges, who will be chosen from among the best known literary men of America, will announce e of this year Dharmapala Lectures. The Angarika Dharmapala of Ceylon, who shared the honors of the popular in- terest of the World's Parliament of Re- ligions at Chicago, in 1893, with the Swami Vivekananda, addressed the people of city and vicinity under the auspices of the Unity Club last evening at Golden Gate Hall on the subject, “The Claims of Buddhism on the Modern World The lecturer is a man of most interesting per- sonality and an eloquent orator. His ad- dress was very interesting. [ e o e e ] TUnited Btates among the powers of world a divinely appointed place. “America must play her part,” he de- clared. “The destiny of the world is hanging in the balance, and the United States is the arbiter. America occupies the strategic position in the world's his- tory. ““The great conflict, I belleve, will be between Great Britain, the United States and Russia. It is a question of the Slaw against the Anglo-Saxon for final sue premacy.” The meeting concluded with selections by the Juniata Glee Club, a quartet com= posed of Miss Edna Bolton, Miss Freds Moss, Miss Esther Gustafson and Miss Hulda Gustafson. The officers of General Liscum Camp, S. M. 8. W,, are: Com~ mander, Ralph E. Faneuf; vice command- er, Willlam Dunn; sergeant, O. Rynineg adjutant, Louts R. James; chaplain, Rev, Luther D. Mahone. the Blobbs—These patent medicine advery tisements positively make me sick. Slobbg —That's what they are for. I matic ALAN i The Great New York Dra- Critic DALE Makes His Debut as a Writer for The Sunday Call February 1.