The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, March 9, 1903, Page 7

HENNA EXPLAINS CANAL SITURTION -Bays Proposed Amend- - ment Would Virtually Kill Treaty. Believes That the Democrats Will Not Shoulder the Responsibility. I 14%6 G STREET, N. INGTON, March 8.—Sena- asked to-d for the reported plan ts in the Senate to treaty with Colombia ner as to vest in the United sovereignty over the L4 canal ite he plans of the Demo- t I assu it is true the leading Democrats are w leadership of Senator amend the treaty. If made it would g the treaty. Secretary Hay me the a recognized olombia n that coun- » t a . he tion. Before ne e time in which the - r w expire and ny stend- consider- ng this treaty and ape that the inter- e as well pro- sovereignty were ne as far as They are natur- If agy changes treaty it would and very likely of & new conven- ction ation t will be possible to n treaty?” that the Democrats ng to accept the respon- ng this treaty and so the building of the canal. The unanimous for the some Democrats € are alm I know be a short ses- t will last more than way in which we rt order now. You reign Relations lombian treaty will not be he earliest the outset.” no a sh tee on ¥ mea EXEENE AND HARRIMAN INTERESTS MAY SETTLE Negotiations Are Under Way Look- ng to a Speedy Adjustment of Existing Differences. Mar 8.~It is learned on t say w at ne now un- - the se of the fight 1 Keene pool in tock and the Harriman Iy are in control ic Company through sted in the treasury Rallway. A few Pacifi y ag e secretary of the Southern was served with a legal would be ap- Tai nority holders in bot J. Taylor & reventing the voting Pacific stock held by the iso demanding a list of rs of the Southern Pacific our of this service ithdrawn without any m the law firm represent- fic*minority hold- announced that withdrawn, and it of the stockholders ter the closing of the been a lis March 20. The real s hasty retreat was, 3 to-day, overtures n nterests for an ami- of the trouble. >~ German lement Crowr: POSTUM CEREAL. A COFFEE DRUNK. _Held On to the Tree. T g0 on using coffee for a ears without showing much the drug, but as a rule it is doing its il work, and the time stomach or nerve disease kind wijl show itself. hteresting case s that of a man k coffee for @ great many years he felt the «ffect of it ¥inally my health began to t noticed being dizzy began have spelis of rapid palpitatien of the , sick feelings like I was to to fail and I had a in my side, I no- not as good as it worried me some. out of my shop to 21l at once 1 be- gerved along like a an against one of I grasped, or 1 d sweat stood out emory was me & ® wn on the ground it s & time before 1 reco myself ' The family was called in, “ised me 1o ¢ e and try Postum a4 Coffee I the it would be a undertaking to quit coffee, but when got my cup of Postum it satisfied my fice taste. and from that day on I be- feel better. Th g and 1 have never 1 was three years used any ordinary e since, but have stuck to Postum, I' quit ~offee I weighed 15 ds; my weight now is about 1%. For | while people t talking to me the change. I bad been a wrin- sun-down, old man; but am now shy. my skin smooth, good color, and walk 1 step out like a healthy man t to honestly for ath. Now I can eat anything I want «nd maturally enjoy life.” Name given by Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich. believe Postum saved my He says | I was simply being poisoned to | BULLETS ANSWER - PLEA FOR MERGY United Mine Workers’ Agent Investigates and Reports. Says That West Virginia Negroes Were Shot in - Their Beds. SRR INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., March 8.—The cfficial report of Chrls who was vans, sent to the West Virginia coal fields to | investigate the killing of colored miners at Atkinsville, has been received at the headquarters of the United Mine Workers. The report says that General St. Clalr, whoistheattorney for the coal companies created an agitation to have the men ar- rested and taken to Charleston, and that immediately afterward arrangements were made with the United States Marshal by the Mine Workers' officials to give bond | tor all who were arrested, but that later, account of agitation created by Dep- uty Marshal Cunningham, the agreement eutered into with the Marshal was broken and Cunningham was sent to arrest the men. Accoraing to the report, there was great | feeling against Cunningham, and the men cecided not to allow him to arrest them, and he was driven away. Evans says that he sent a telegram to the men to submit quietly, but that the coal com- panies, who own all of the telegraph and telephone lines connecting with the town, fused to deliver it, and before he could any message to the men Cunning- ham and his deputies, who, he said, were the worst characters he could collect, went to the town a second time and killed the miners in the night time in their beds. . ans says that he went to the scene f the trouble the next morning after forty-eight men had been arrested for conspiracy to kill Cunningham and found there, in'a house occupied by a colored man, the dead bodles of William Dobson, William Clark and Richard Clayton, aii colored. The report continues: On inquiry we found a ~clored woman, wit four children together with eight colored men, were In & house, and that about daybreak all that were inside were awi kied by shots be ing fired into the house fr. he outside. This shooting took place without aflything being said to those on the inside, and the three colored men | I have mentioned were found dead on the floor. Two were in their nightclothes and the other one was partly dressed. with one shoe on, partly laced, and the other foot bare. We visited another house where Joseph Hizer lay in bed mortally wounded, having been shot as he was stooping to put on his trousers after getting out of bed. Hizer lived with his sis- ter and she made the statement at the inquest that she pleaded with those shooting not to i idren, and in reply, Cunningham said omen and children must take care of themseives.” In no instance could we find where these people had been asked to surren- until after the deputies had commenced to o was considered mortally wounded { I am led to understand that after the shooting referred to. this man with others returned the fire of the posse and this is the only instance where any attempt was made to return fire on the part of the miners. During the shoot ing in many ipstances the men and women pléaded with the men outside to have mercy on them but thelr cries were met with de. risiop and curses. Our investigation pro conclusively that no effort had been made. to shoot or resist except in the one case mention ed, but that all would have been too glad to have surrendered If they had been allowed the opportunity to do 0, Evans says that the Coroner’s jury re- turned a verdict of felonous killing against Cunningham for the killing of William Dobson. _ | MASKELYNE THE STEAMER | THE PISA SAW SINKING Vessel Deserted January 31, Un- manageable, Believed to Be the Ill-Fated Ship. | NEW YORK, March 9.—The mysterious steamer which the Sloman liner Pisa saw sink in the Atlantic on February was without doubt the Belgian steamship Mas. | kelyne, which salled from New Orleans on December 31 and Newport News on Jan- uary 7 for Antwerp. She became unman- ageable on January 24, all of her fires having been entirely extinguished by water which flooded the stoke hole and engine-room. On January 31 the British bark Crown of Germany from 8an Francisco took off Captain Tanner and his crew of thirty, landing them at Queenstwn on February 10. The steamer was supposed to be sinking when abandoned. R SR, Receives Notice of His Appointment. 'INNIPEG, Manitoba, March 8.—F. C. of this eity has received notice of his appointment as one of the counsel to prepare Canada’s case for presentation to the Alaskan Boundary Commission. Wade left here to-day, en route to Ot- tawa, Washington and London. He was for several years crown prosecutor and legal representative of the Canadian Government at Dawson, Yukon, and has | an intimate knowledge of the Alaskan | and Yukon territory in dispute. Murder Suspect Dies in Prison. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 8.—George Lee Perry, the negro lad indicted for the murders of Agnes McPhee at Somerville and Clara Morton at Waverly, commonly referred to as “Jack the Slugger” cases, died in the Cambridge jail to-day of ty- phoid fever and nervous exhaustion. He did not make a Statement and it is be. lieved that he protested his innocence to the last. Sheriff Fairburn to-night re fused to say anything regarding the pris- oner’s last hours. | DEWEY THEATER FINALLY GIVES UP THE STRUGGLE Five Weeks of Attachments and Bad | Weather Too Much for Oak- land Playhouse. | OAKLAND, March 8.—The Dewey Thea- ter finally gave up the struggle to-night after five weeks of attachments and bad | weather and closed its doors. | First Landers Stevens and Treasurer E. H. Chapman separated. Chapman tried to weather the storm, but several attach- ments were levied upon the place, and for the last week the actors have been | making what they could. | It is announced that the theater will re- open in about two weeks with vaudeville. | ————— | Republican Convention. ALAMEDA, March 8—On Tuesday | night the Republican City Convention will | be held in Armory Hall. It was first | planned to hold the convention in the old political fort, Harmonie Hall, but this building is already engaged for that night. Sixty delegates will participate in the convention. Candidates to be nominated are three City Trustees, three School Di- rectors, City Marshal, City Clerk, City Assessor, City Treasurer and City Attor- ney. ————— Mrs. Prescott Is Convalescent. OAKLAND, March 8.—Mrs. L. A. Pres- cott, secretary of the Children’s Protec- tive Association, who has been seriously ill from pneumonia, is” convalescent. She cxpeets to resume her dutles during the coming week. ———————— Alcoholic liquors contribute no less than £42,000,000 of the total income of the Brit- ilsh national exchequer, which is £13),- 000,006, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, MARCH 9, 1903 DEATH GLAIMS NOTED SOLDIER Major-General Franklin Passes Away After Long Illness. S TS Gallant Conduct Before Rich- mond Brings Him a Merited Reward. e HARTFORD, Conn., March 8.—Major | General William Buel Franklin dled to- day at his home in this city, aged 80 years. He has been in poor health fop several |vears and had failed perceptibly since | the death of his wife three years ago. General Franklin was graduated from West Point in 1843 and was a classmate of General'U. S. Grant. He served in the | Mexican War. In 1861 he was appointed coloneél of the Twelfth United States In- | fantry and immediately was made a brigadier general of wolunteers. In 1862 he was brevetted brigadier general, U. S. ., for gallant conduct before Richmond, and the same year was appointed major general of volunteers. He commanded the Sixth Army Corps and was in charge of left wing of the Army of the Potomac in the battle of South Mountain and in command of the Sixth Army Corps at the battle of Antietam. General Franklin resigned from the { army in 1865 with the rank of major gen- | eral of volunteers and brevet major gen: eral, U. S. A., and came to this city to live. He was made vice president and general manager of the Colts Patent Fire- | arms Manufacturing Company. He S Commissioner General for the United States to the Paris Exposition of 1888 and was decorated with the Legion of Honor. General Franklin was a member of the Loyal Legion of the United States and the Army and Navy Club of Connecticut, the Societv of the Cincinnati and the Grand Army. He was for several terms commander of the New York Com- mandery, Loyal Legion. The funeral will at 3:30 o'clock Wednesday and interment | will be at York, Pa., on Thursday. @ il @ FOREIGN STOCKS ~ CONTINUE DuLL |All Departments of the London Exchange Are Depressed. LONDON, March 8.—The stock market last week was absolutely featureless ex cept for Grand Trunks, the January re- port of which caused a quick realization | by the bulls, who had been bearing them | This flurry affected the | | for some weeks. | general trading, which contipued dull, though there was still some evidence that Ime general public was coming into the lmarkel. Consols which rallied last Mon- |day on the dividend declared, dropped | when the advance induced holders to sell {and continued depressed during the re- | mainder of the week. Americans were dull, the list generally showing the clos- | ing prices to be below those of the pre- | vious week. This, moreover, was true of | all the departments, with few exceptions. | The scarcity of money, the extreme cautiousness displayed by outsiders and the depression on Wall street were tribu- tary causes of the unfavorable conditions | | prevailing here. BERLIN, March 8.—~The events in Wall street received unuswal attention on the Boerse here last week and caused spec- ulators to show great reserve, which was increased by the rising money rates. Domestic and Government bonds lost fractionally, and most of the foreign ac- counts were weaker. Canadian Pacifics were gold heavily, owing to the reaction in New York, the week's drop being 5.37. The influence of Wall-street operators, however, fell here chiefly as a borrower of money, for which 6 per cent and over York yesterday, but several of the Berlin houses and New York connections showed manifest disinclination to place money there now, believing that the existing rates of exchange would not continue and that they might incur loss upon the with- drawals of the loans. A further reason for not lending to Wall street was that Germany has lent immense sums to Lon- don and Paris, which must later reverse the present high rates of exchange when ' the loans are repaid. These considera- tions and the American demand raised the private rate of discount to 3-8. The industrial market showed an fir- }regular tendency last week. Coal shares | were higher, while irons were lower, al- | though the iron market reports remain | favorable. ¥ —e Our .ew styles and colors in picture frames, mat boards and binding paper please all who visit our store. The prices are right, too. Sanborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market street. . —_—————— | FINDS DEATH IN THE WATERS OF THE BAY Body of James H. McEnroe Discov- ered at the Foot of Baker Street. The body of a man was discovered on | the beach close to the water’'s edge at the | foot of Baker street yesterday morning by M. J. Hanson, an employe at the Harbor View baths, who notified the Morgue. Deputy Coroner Meehan went | with the wagon for the body and brought by W. T. Gardiner, 908 Greenwich street, as that of James H. McEnroe, a clerk in | Eagleson & Co.'s shirt store, Market | street, where Gardiner is also employed. Cardiner said that he last saw McEnroe about 10 o'clock Saturday night at the store, when McEnroe was paid $15, his week’'s wages. The supposition is that | McEnroe had been drinking and had wan- dered down to the wharf and had fallen into the bay. Apparently the body was left behind by the receding waters. Foul play is not suspected, as McEnroe’'s watch and fob and ring were found on him, although his purse was empty. McEnroe was a brother of Thomas Me- Enroe, meat inspector for the Board of Health, and lived with his mother at 427 Fulton street. He was about 4 years of age and unmarried. ———— Late Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Sunday, March 8. Stmr Acme, Lundquist, 50 hours from Eu- reka; bound south; put inor coal Br stmr Maristow, Prout, 70 days from Ant- werp, 60 days from Tenerifte and 24 days from Coronel. MEMORANDUM. Per stmr Acme—Left Eureka with the schr € AKiose in tow and on March 8, off Cape Mendocino, In a NW gale, the hawser parted and the Acme ed to port without the DOMESTIC PORT. SEATTLE—Salled March S—Stmr City, for Valdez; stmr Farallon, for Nome be at the Church of the Good Shepherd | being offered. Much was taken for New | | it to the Morgue, where it was identified | "RESURRECTION" | MUGH JOY MARKS FALLS HEADLONG NOT TOLSTON'S Republic’s Presentation Varies From Novel But Is Good. “Corianton” at California Is Strong Drama---New Orpheum Bill. It is Tolstol and water—much water— | {that A. F. Frank gives us In his version of “Resurrection,” the first of many im- ! pending that has struck the town and that was last night given at the Republic. Mr. Frank's “Resurrection’” is not a bad piay, but it is not the Tolstoi story by much, nor yet the Englished Bataille play now being done by Blanche Walsh in New York. That i~ neither here nor there, however. It is permitted to ths dramatist to choose his incident in mak- ing a book-play, to put its salient ac- cents where he will, provided always that they are illuminative of the characters in it, and even also at discretion to change the course of the story. What he may not do is to change the make-up of the characters, as Mr. Frank has done in the case of Maslova, whitewashing all point from the play in the process. The first act promises well. It {s taken at the period where Masidva, a young girl, is deserted by her betrayer, Prince Nekhleidoff. The scene is attractively laid at dawn on Easter day, and with local color in the shape of rollicking Rus- | | sian peasants and falling snow, and an | | effective scene between Maslona, her be- ! !trayer, and the man who persuades the | Prince not to marry her, the story Is| picturesquely begun. Better still would it have been, as in the Blanche Walsh edi- tion, to have settled these things in a prologue. The second act, in the Walsh | version, concerns itself with the court- room scene, where Nekhleidoft makes his | defense of Maslova, who appears after her | degradation as the wretched thing she has | become. In Mr. Frank's play the trial scene is omifted, though the second act takes place in the - inspector's office in the prison. Masiova is there, not in the rank bloom of her sins as Tolstoi paints her— Blanche Walsh makes her tipsy and maudlin—but as a staired-glass sort of person with all the virtues but a halo. Those anxious for accuracy were relieved to hear the one “Damn you!" in which Maslova betrayed her twelve years of expeclence, for there was nothing else to show for this vitally essential part of the book. There was an incident that | caught the crowd last night in the intro- duction of a lady drunk into the court-| room, and though there was too much of her, Miss Lucille Stirling did clever work in the part. “La Tosca” clamored for recognition in a scene introduced in which a boy prisoner is knouted in view of the audlence, a boy who turns out to be the lost child of Maslova and the Prince. The act ends by Maslova refus- ing to marry her repentant betrayer, who, however, says he will accompany her on the march to Siberia. The last act takes places in Nekhlei- doff’s room in the Siberian village, and here again the dramatist departs vitally from the story in making Maslova marry | the Prince. | The company is more happily seen in | this than in last week’s play. The author, | | who, by the way, gets most of the good | lines—and some are as good as Oscar | Wilde—has the part of Colonel Schodbock, Ithie officer who persuades the Prince not | to marry Maslova. He is handsome and | human in the role. Miss Virginia Drew Trescott shows symptoms of grace as | Maslova, but she is stagy to a degree. Perhaps, however, that was to keep Mr. | | Readick in countenance, whose Nekhlei- | | doft is a cross between a local preacher and a barber's block. The rest don't count, with the aforesaid exception of Luecille Stirling. GUISARD. | If good acting, brilliant spectacular ef- !fects and strong dramatic situations count | for anything, “Corianton,” which began a week’s engagem®nt at the California | 'last night, should prove one of the most | i successful productions on the stage to- day. The piece is destined to create a sensation wherever it is produced and it is safe to say that theater-goers will flock to see It before its engagement ends. The play was written by Orestes Bean, | who has evolved a number of thrilling | climaxes in the telling of the romance of a prophet and a siren during the period long prior to the discovery of America by Columbus, when the Nephites and the | Zoramites are said to have inhabited this continent. The part of Corianton is in the capable bands of Alphonz Ethier, who gives a virile impersonation of a very trying role. His plea for forgiveness to his father in the last act is a masterpiece of dramatic art and was greeted with prolonged ap- | plause. In fact, the four acts of the| piece were all greeted with curtain calls. Bert Merket is capital as Bastol, the merry-making armor bearer, and enlivens the picce, which, though somewhat sol- emn In tone, is of absorbing interest. ‘Walter Percival is well cast as Shiblon. brother to Coriantony and Alfred Swen- son Is exceptionally good as Seantum, the leader of the Zoramites, Too much cannot be said in praise of Miss Helen Boyer, who enacts the part of Isobel, the siren, in faultless style. She rises to great heights In her scenes with Corianton and demonstrates that she is an actress of intelligence and ability. Thomas H.. Cutler gives a conscientious impersonation of the character of Alma, the high priest, and Miss Ida Due plays Relia with all the gentleness that the part requires. Miss Violette Craig plays | Manitah charmingly. The “Black Pearl Ballet” is a pleasing feature of the per- formance and of the scenes, “The City of Zarahemia” and “Seantum’s Garden" are worthy of more than passing-mention. T'he play combines the dramatic elements | found in the Prodigal Son parable in the New Testament and the romance of Antony and Cleopatra, and as it be- comes better known may take its place among the classical dramas, e R Lillian Burkbart and her company | opened at the Orpheum last night with a | | clever and well-acted little fantasy “Fifty | Years Ago.” As Dorothy, Miss Burkhart | captivated her audience and closed the | { | | sketch with a dainty epilogue. Rice and | | Waltes in an acrobatic act, “Bumpty | { bumps,” kept the spectators in laughter | from start to finish. Dave Nowlin is a clever ‘mimic and an excellent singer as well. His closing song, “Oh My!" is new and sung in typical ‘‘coon” style. Musi- cal Dale makes music ring from every. thing he touches. He is on the bills as a “‘campanologist” and is an artist'in his iine. The Salambos appear for the first ' time in a novel electric act and were well received. They ggave demonstrations in wireless telegraphy and produced start- ling effects with the unseen current. The Andreasen Brothers, hand-to-hand bal- ancers; the De Forrests, whirlwind dan- cers, and the Basque Quartet are hold- ' over acts and fill up an excellent pro- gramme. E | | R A The long expected “Sherlock Héimes," with William Gflette, opens to-night at the Columbia Théater and will be greeted Ly a very large and fashionable house. will have four more nights at the Tivoli, and in response to large de- mand will direct a matinee performance next Saturday afternoon. *‘The Mikado" will take up the intervening nights. . “Sowing the Wind,” Sydney Grundy's | veit in appointing Dr. | the port of Charleston, S. | Mining Association, room ! in business there. FEAST OF PURIM Hebrews Observe Res- cue of Their~ Race . From Massacre. Bal Masques and Parties Emphasize the Happy Anniversary. The feast of Purim was observed by the Jewish community of the city with great cheer and festivity yesterday. The occa-| sion was the annugl celebration of the saving of the Jews of Persia from mas- sacre during the reign of Ashuerus. For centuries Israelites all over the world have celebrated the deliverance of a part of their race from-the terrible fate which had awaited them. In private house,and in public hall and in club there was feasting and the mani- festation of the greatest joy. More than one thousand attended the masquerade ball given by the Young Men's Hebrew Association at its hall, and some hundreds also joined In the masquerade festivities which were held at the Turn Vereign Hall and Union Square Hall. The costumes worn by the revelers at the Young Men's Hebrew Assoclation ! ball were in many instances elaborate. | There was represented almost every modern character imaginable from the agile Parisian dancers and fencers to the grotesque Chinese, and groups ranging from the eccentric mother, her squalling infant and nurse, to a gang of desper- ate convicts in their prison garb. It was a motley gathering, all being eager to win prizes which the committee offered for the best and most striking costumes. After the grand march prizes were awarded to Miss A. Keiser, Mrs. B. Gou- dey, Miss Maud Levit, the Misses Annie and Bessie Goodman, Herman Meyer, | Miss V. Noble, Miss L. Daus, Henry Gold- stone, L. Shoenfeld, I Goldstein, Sol Ruben, C. Ruben, W. Dunker, V. Groom, L. Keiser, O. 8. Mish, H. Munter, M. Schwabacher and Mrs. Max. The San Francisco Hebrew Social Club gave its annual Purim bal masque at Turn Verein Hall. There was a large at- tendance and dancing was kept up until an early hour this morning. Prizes were awarded the wearers of the most striking costumes, Chevra Refoah Scheleimo also gave a Purim masquerade ball at Union-square Hall, The evening passed with the great- est merriment. The funds derived from the ball will be devoted to the sick and funeral finds of the organization. There were handsome prizes for the best cos- tumes worn. [ R i s el NOTED SPEAKERS AT UNIVERGITY Prominent Men Address Students During the Week. BERKELEY, March 8.—Two important students’ meetings will be neld during the coming week. To-morrow morning a | {speclll gathering will take place in Har- mon gymnasium to listen to a discourse by George R. Parkins, American repre- sentative of the Rhodes’ scholarship trust fund. He will speak of his work in this country in connection with the appointment of the Rhodes scholars. The | meeting will be held at 11:3) o'clock. On Friday morning the regular bi-weekly meeting will take place. The speakers will be Rev. Peter C. Yorke and Presi- dent William F. Slocum of Colorado Col- lege, Monday evening President Jordan of Stanford University will speak before the Science Association on Samoa. The events of the week are scheduled as follows: Monday, March 9.—Meeting of students in Harmon gymnasium, 11:30 a. m., and address by George R. Parkins; meeting of the Sclence Assoclation, 22 South Hall, 8§ p. m., and lec- ture by David Starr Jordan on “‘Samoa’; bas- ket-ball game between California and the San Francisco Young Men’s Christian Association, Assoclation building, San Francisco, 8 p. ‘meeting of the Deutscher Verein, Stiles ‘Hall, 8 p. m. Tuesday—Meeting of the Young Women's Christian Association, Stiles Hall, 4:15 p. m. under leadership of Miss May Waiker; meetin; of the zoological section of the Science Associa: tion and zoological seminar, 26 East Hall, 4:30 p. m., and paper by Miss E. R. Congdon on “‘Regeneration -in Fresh Water Planarians’: meeting of executive committee of Associated Students, Abracadabra Club, 7 p. m.; meeting of Senate, Stiles Hall, 8%. m., and debate on “‘Resolved, that the Senate, in session, does hereby railfy the action of President Roose- Crum collector af ; meeting of the South Hall, 8 p. rms on ‘‘Princi- m., anG address by W. H. ples of Shatt Timbering. Wednesday—Pralse service, Young Women's Christian Association, Stiles” Hall, 11 a. m.; baseball game, California vs. St. Mary's Col- lege, campus, 3 p. m.; meeting of Newman Club, Stiles Hall, 415 p. m. Thursday—Meeting of Young Men's Chris- tlan Association, Stiles Hall, 5 p. m., under leadership of C. G. Engineering Assoclation, 18 Civil Engineering bullding. 7:30 p. m.. and_address by G. W. Dickie of the Unfon Iron Works of San Fran. cisco on “Engineering Experience” ; meeting o fhe College of Commerce Club. Stiles Hall, § p. m., and le by Professor C. C. Plehn o *The' Pennsylvania (Coal Strike." Friday—University meeting, Harmon gym- nasium, 11 a. m.. and addresses by Rev. Peter C._Yorke and President Willlam F. Slocum. Saturday—Baseball game, California vs. In- dependents, campus, 3 p. m. DEATH'S DREAD SUMMONS FOR CHARITABLE WOMAN Mis. Thomas Garrett Succumbs After a Brave Battle With Illness in Mount Zion Hospital. Mrs. Thomas Garrett, wife of the pub- lisher of the Post, died yesterday after- noon at Mount Zion Hospital after a com- paratively short illness. She was in robust health all her life until six weeks ago, | when she was attacked by a form of ap- pendicitis. «Several operations were neces- sary and the patient gradually grew weaker until she passed away. Mrs. Garrett was born Miss Mary The- resa Hickey. She first saw the light of day in Shasta County on July 19, 1864. Mr. Garrett met her in Redding when he was They were married in San Jose on February 11, 1889. Mrs. Garrett was a devout Catholic and a woman whose charities were dispensed with a lavish hand. She had a host of friends in all waiks of life, endearing her- self to them by her sunny disposition and by her big-heartedness. No arrangements have been made as yet for the funeral. e brilliant play, will hold the Alcazar boards this week. > Miss Maude Odell in “The Countess Valeska” is the current Grand Opera- house attraction. “Slaves of the Orient” should see pros- perity at the Central this week. ‘“‘Hoity Toity" continues to delight the Fischer clientele. Farmer Jones and his educated pigs are the stars of the Chutes bill. The Coronation Choir will appear in two concerts at the Alhambra on Mon- day and Tuesday evenings ! : White; meeting of Clvil | INTO A TRENCH Miss May Mullen Found Unconscious in Ex- cavation. Eelions Absence of Warning Lights Results in Serious Accident. R s Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 8. Miss May Mullen, who lives with her | parents at the corner street and Shattuck avenue, fell last night into a trench that had been dug in Shat- tuck avenue in front of her house, and over which no warning signals were dis- played. She was rendered unconscious by the fall, and lay in the trench for about half an hour until found by a neighbor | who was returning home. She sustained a broken nose and severe injuries, the ex- tent of which has not yet been deter- mined. | Miss Mullen 1s employed by Emil Len- hardt, the candy manufacturer, and left his store last night shortly before mid- night, when the establishment closed. She took the electric car and alighted almost in front of her house. The car sped on and the young lady started to find her way across the street. The Oakland Tran- sit Company, which is rebuilding its Shat- tuck-avenue iine at this point, had dug a trench in the street, in which it purposes to lay its roadbed, the street being several feet above the grade. The employes of the Transit Company had neglected to leave | any lights or signals and Miss Mullen stepped into the hole. She was found at about half past 12, and as she left the store at about a quarter before 12 it is concluded that she must | have lain in the trench for half an hour. Had it not been for a casual passerby she would have remained there, unconscious, | all night. @ ittt O 'ARE GLAD THAT LENT HAS COME By Sally Sharp. One welcome feature of Lent is that the society woman may follow the dictates of her heart instead of being compelled to fit the regulation pattern of doing every- thing like everybody else, as is customary during the strenuous season. Probably because rest is so sweet -a relief people are not making any apparent effort to keep the ball rolling socially. Should “miladi” wish torest her shattered nerves | in the quiet of her boudoir she may do s0, and not be obliged to struggle into a | new gown to excite mallcious envy at a luncheon. Should she desire to prepare for the shirt waist season she may go about town and shop most comfortably. She can even go to the matinee in the afternoon without neglecting an invita- tion to stand about on one foot at some- body's ‘“delightfully informal” tea. And these evenings, when one can read the latest books and magazines and actually get to bed-before 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning, as there are no balls to attend! Perhaps the greatest blessing of all in the pentitential season is the society woman's opportunity to follow her most | | the poor, doing gentle acts of mercy, that are Christlike and bring comfort, courage and sunshine where it is most needed. Practical work will enrich her nature as | much as her churchgoing, and after Eas- | ter, when flitting back to her social du- { | and optimism that will be most refresh- ing. . Two particularly charming young“wom- en alighted “in our midst” a week ago, and fluttered away again before society was aware of their presence. They were Miss Sibyl Kaye of Paris and Mrs. C. Downing Fripp of Ottawa, Canada, two sisters, who were formerly New Orleans girls of one of the best families. Miss | Kaye is a striking beauty of the brunette type, quite distingue and with a lovable personality. Mrs. Fripp is the wife of Barrister Fripp of Ottawa. She has charm of manner, innate refinement, keen intellectuality, tact and grace, that win friends everywhere The sisters were re-| cently at Santa Barbara, where they were immensely liked and constantly enter- tained. In fact, they lengthened their stay several weeks longer than was orig- inally planned. The Magees extended cordial hospitali to these popular women during their sta in this city. Mrs. Fripp and Miss Kaye | left yesterday for Denver and New York. Upon their arrival in Gotham Mrs. Fripp . . | i | | will be met by her husband and Miss Kaye will safl shortly afterward for| Paris. ¥ iw.e Preparations are being made for the | musical ride to be given after Lent for | the benefit of the California Girls’ Train- ing Home. Last Thursday evening the | riding club had an interesting rehearsal, during which they practiced feats and ancy riding. Among the fair riders were Miss Lucie King, Miss Bertie Bruce, Miss Florence Callahan, Miss Mabel Hogg and Mrs. Winslow Anderson. il et The dear girls will all be glad to know that Lieutenant Howland will not depart for Mani'a in the immediate future, as was erroneously reported. He does not sail until next May and will attend many | small functions, before departing. This young officer is endowed with much more sense than the average society man and is entitled to his extreme popularity. He is well bred, has an attractive personality and is every inch a gentleman. i American | { | Our little colony in the of Forty-sixth | generous impulses and go about among | ties, she will carry everywhere sympathy | | return expectantly, 7 BARGE SWAMPED N THE ESTUARY Alameda Boat Club Men Have a Lively Ex- perience. Fawn Nott,Encumbered With Heavy Clothing, Narrowly Escapes Drowning. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, March 8. By the swamping of their four-oared racing barge in the estuary this afterncon off Adams wharf, five members of the Alameda Boating Club were placed in peril, and Fawn Nott, cockswain, had had a very narrow escape from being drowned. ‘When the boat fllled the men at the oars, F. W. Ayers, E. B. Thorning, George Lewis and Jack Lewis, the regu- lar barge crew, dropped their sculis. They were in racing tights and had a big ad- vantage over Nott, who was in ordinary dress, with heavy oilskins on as well. The cockswain could not swim and was hampered by the surplus garments he wore. It was a fight by his companions to reach Nott and keep him afloat until bcats from ships moored along the south side of the estuary were put off in num- bers to rescue the struggling barge crew. That there were no fatalities was due | to the skill of the carsmen in handling themselves during the trouble and in their successful efforts to save Nott during the battle in the choppy wind-tossed waves. After half a dozen ships’ boats had arrived on the scene, the swamped targe crew was promptly pulled out of the water, the barge bailed out and, | atter a drying spell in the sun and wind, the men made their way with the boat to the clubhouse, at the foot of Chestnut street, Alameda. The accident occurred at 1 o’'clock on the return trip of the barge from Roger's boathouse,at Alameda Point, where it had been taken to have some minor repairs made. There was a high westerly wind blowing up the estuary, and with the swiftly running ebb tide a nasty choppy sea was kicking up whitécaps through the channel. Opposite Adams wharf the barge was headed across the estuary and immediately her nose plougned into the chop and the boat filled and swamped be- fore the occupants had a chance to turn. Ayers, Thorning and the Lewises are skilled oarsmen, and have expert knowl- edge of boat handling. After they had been picked up, with Nott, who was somewhat exhausted, the quartet said they felt no special fear of serious result to themselves, but they were alarmed abcut Nott, because he was unable to Lelp himself. He is of heavy build, and was unaccustomed to that sort of sport. After returning to the clubhouse, he w: revived thoroughly and said he felt no speclal Inconvenience from his exper- ience. J. T. AND WILLIAM STANTON ARE BEATEN BY FIVE MEN Promoter of Am.lvn':vign.fldn Com- pany and His Brother Victims of Separate Attacks. John T. Stanton, manager of the Amert- | can Aerial Navigation Company, and his | brother Willlam are suffering from beat- ings administered them by five men at different times. Both were cut and bruised to such an extent that medical attention was found necessary. The brothers give no explanation of the cause of the assaults. Willlam was at- tacked Saturday night by the five men at | the corner of Ninth and Bryant streets. John was beaten at the same corner yes- terday afternoon. The first named was attended by his own physiclan. The other was sent to the Central Emergency Hos- pital, where Dr. Murphy sewed two cuts in his face. The fact that the brothers say the same five men committed both assaults shows that they know who their assailants are. They will apply to-day for warrants for their arrest. @ il @ islands is going in’ for opera just now. Mrs. Annis Montague Turner, who before her marriage several vears ago was a prima donna, has been the leading spirit in the recent production of “Maritana’ at the opera-house in Honolulu. The opera was a soclal success, as a number of so- ciety favorites were in the cast, insuring the attendance of the smart set. The sing- ers were fairly deluged with flowers. Those interested were Mrs. E. D, Tenney, Mr. Rockwell Mrs. J. Walker and the | Macfarlanes. . 4 Freddie Greenwood will leave to-morrow for Boston on a business trip of three | weeks. He is such a likable chap society regrets his departure, but will await his for Mr. Greenwood takes the Monterey home of Charles Rollo Peters in April and will entertain delight- fully during the summer. x R A A number of popular young San Fran- ciscans went across the bay yesterday to attend the Sunday tea given by Mrs. Lucie M. 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