The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, April 16, 1903, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCIECO CALL,v THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1903. THEATERS SUPPLY PLEASING . ATTRACTIONS FOR PATRONS + THEATRICAL FOLK WHO ARE NOw ENTERTAINING AUDI- ENCES AT LOCAL PLAYHOU -+ and La Fleur, the sensa- t, are in their farewell per- eratic singers, formance: ext Sunday come Charles J. | Ross and Mabel Fenton, travesty artists from Weber and Fields’, New York; Sn: der and B musical comedia ley William Frie n in a sketch by Richard Carle, entitled *“Miss Bruno's | | Burglar,” and other clever vaudeville peo- ® 2 out his intention he was | searched. In one of his pockets wa tound a note in the handwriting of M | Nolan, written on several scraps of a pa- | €d frem the time of her arrest. | between gla orite The singer was at d he steners under pported by.the of the Regiment” will be under of the week — e ADVERTISEMENTS. “Schilling’s Best means we have :aken yourmoney and spent it for food as well as| we know! how. 1 —_— ELVGEMNE | e | LASA TOM cENTRan i company t week has been Shakesperean ouse is given 1 of “King John +ing with remarkable as King John is MacLean Miss Odette *will be g as Othello and Ml Mac- as Des doing its customary big the amusing Russell, in cakewalk comedienne n newcomers, de big hits. The Colby family of ns continue to please and the Ma- -Keeler company in “Hooked by McCue and Cahill, ballad and op- DEVASTATES 0L WELL TRACT , April 15.—A careless a lantern at one of on block 28, Hogg- ne tract on Spindle Top, this morn- 2nd started a fire that resulted in the orty valued at $1,000,000 and of twenty or more of the r companics. There were 175 wells three blocks of the tract and only he derricks and pumps are left ng. Every company that had prop- the Hogg-Swayne tract 1s a loser. e swept the three blocks, covered Sw ing los the ba smal on th five « The with derricks and pumphouses, | all its buidin The derricks left are on | the cdges and are few and far between. | None of the companies had a cent of in- surance. No settling or storage tanks were burned, as there were none on the Hogg-Swayne tract. The fire started near the southern edge of block ggand spread three ways. Pump- ing statlons, derricks and pipe lines all fell before it. Large engines and thick | pipe melted in the heat. It is estimated | that 170 of the wells sustained an average | airect loss of $3000. - This is exclusive of | half a million dollars more, the aggregate | losé in production and other indirect dam- | ages. Fifty or more wells probably are | ruined by the dropping of tublag into | them as a result of the fire. Among the losers ar London Ofl and Pipe Line | Company, Caldwell Oil Company, Spindie | Top Powgs Company, Central Power and | Equipment Company, Pumping Stations | Dividend Of1 Company, Detroit-Beaumont, Palestine-Beaumont, S8un Company, Ad- vance Oil Company, Queen City, Queen of { Waco, Drummers, Alamo, ' Buckeye, | Ground Floor, Manhattan, Borealls and Buffalo. All pumping rigs, derricks and pipe line equipments were destroyed. Ex- | tensive Josses were sustained by owners | of drilling rigs, among whom were H. B. Ford,” Cartwright Ofl Company, John Markham and J. W. Ennis. Ennis esti- | mates his loss at $15000 and others at from $1000 to $4000. The Texas, Sun, Lon- don Oll and Pipe Line, Guffey, Higgins and other companies lost heavily through damage 1o their pipe lines. The Heywood tract was saved only after hard work. clear of | | with its romantic at-| of gayly costumed peo- > effects, 1s a very sting play and is at- ge ¢ 1ces this week at the Alcazar. It gives fine acting opport ties to players, who are alled £nd again. The success of Bei ton is most con “Her Majesty, rmosphere, crowd pie and m stirring z tracting 1 gain A Creigh- The show at the week most pleasing large crow £t h a lot of re eater Republic this ttractive one and s s nightly The min- ew jokes and funny up to date in eve “musical cartoon Island,” is mak is a mnt Leo S vieotion to the Cent 1y is on 11 of some startiin Central stock compal Tolstoi’s masterpiece, immense is ting. The | . eftects | nd week of “‘Helter Skelter” at 1s even larger than the | packed the since the is vastly Peoy perf: and night since then by the addition of new and pop- opentr show vlar songs and specialties by the come- dlane. “You y Maude Amber: “Dol- 3 Blake, and the splendid by Olive Vail and the songs get several en- and the 8panish ballet | = feet | raises the audience to it .., W Martin and Ridgewa and the English charac- and ter singers dancers; George aura Lewlis “two Rubes’; Ci zirl and other high ity people are pleasing large audi- ces at the Chute: ternoon and ! evening thie wee zht, after the regular performance, the amateurs will pear, concluding their portion of the tertainment with a new and novel se- ries of living pictures, LOWIN MAKES 5 EXPLANKTION DENVER, Colo,, Fraoklin D. Baldwin, Departmént of Colorado, who has been asked by the War Department at Wash- Ington to explain an interview in this clty | April 15.—General commander of the | recently, in which he was quoted as peaking disparagingly of the negro as a s that his statements were vod. In an interview printed In s this morning the eneral says: e rence from the interv tion by which I am mada to app . garding the lives of the negro and solders is ridiculous, as my past re sustain. As to_the ‘portion of the selative to the Filipino and ing disparaged. 1 was the wording wa when what I in was to express an entirely opposite sentiment as to my feel- ings regarding the Fillpino and negro soldier. Leclass both as second only to the American soldier and I would venture any military terprise with either one of those nationalities. T consider the Fillpino as susceptible to the highest discipline and that when brought to the test he would make magnificent | fighting material. I would trust my chances | for success and my reputation also with the Filipino or the negro soldier. inte negro soldier be- d, for | acter, | ELLWOOD COOPER ACCEPTS THE PROFFERED OFFICE | Well-Known ~ Santa Barbaran Will Serve as State Horticultural Commissioner. SACRAMENTO, April 15—When (he new State Horticultural Commission was created by act of the recent Leglslature Governor Pardee expressed a desire to appoint Ellwood Cooper of Santa Barbara as the Commissioner. When the Governor was in the south a few days ago he per- sonally tendered the appointment to Coop- | er. The latter has signified his accept- | ance of the offer, and his appointment as ! State Hortlcultural Commissioner w’Il | follow upon the Governor's return to Sac- .. ramento. Cooper is a prominent olive grower and has devoted much time to the study of horticulture, BT B 83 MARSHALLTOWN, Ta., April 15.—Moses Waterman, a pioneer Towa journalist and fer many years associate editor of the Times. Republican, is dead. ' improved | ¥ { Whitelaw together there on February 9 PRIGON MISSIE 15 INTERGEPTED Docia Nolan.Tacitly Ad- mits Guilt in Note to Consort. Writes on Scraps of Paper and Trusty Is Her Messenger. Wb i What appears to be a tacit acknowl- edgment on the part of Docia Nolan of her complicity in the brutal assault upon and robbery of Mrs. T. V. Mathews by the trio of thugs headed by the notorious Mike Nolan has been discovered by the police and the evidence obtained will un- doubtedly be used at her trial. During the incarceration of thé Nolan woman in the City Prison, before her re- lease on bail, her every move was watch- ed and every endeavor was put forth to prevent any communication between her 2nd Mike Nolan, her consort. From in- fermation conveyed to the police it was learned that an attempt was to be made to ccnvey a mnote to her pseudo husband by onc of the trusties. Sergeant Bidwell, in charge of the prison, instructed his men to be on the alert and he also kept a sharp lookout for the expected missive. everal days ago the trusty in question was seen to come from the women's quar- ters and before he had a chance to carry | seized and | Bag ha The missive is characteristic of the woman and shows the disposition on ‘her ! part to shield her companions in crime to the last. The tenor of the note shows that she was weakening and a few more | s’ confinement would undoubtedly | have caused the breaking down of the | spirit of bravado which she had display- | “LIFE” FOR_THEM ALL. | The fact that no marriage ceremony | i been performed between ‘her and | n seems to_have caused her | | great concern and she was most anxioas | to have a contract marriage drawn up | and signed. | The missive has been in the possessior: | of the police for several days, but the in- | formation was withheld until after the preliminary examination. The pieces of | the. note have been carefully preserved | ss plates and will no doubt | play an importa in the trial. | The note is a | Mike: They say that they put a prisoner In | the cell with you three men and were heard to say: ““My God, if they went back on you It is all off with you all.”” T can hard keep up any longer. 1 am nearly collap: But 1 Now try and iat worries me My God, I want you ad the shooting gal- here—to come and swear known fact that the lit- B e contract marria; Th more than anything els to get that John that lery—he lives out th tle girl girl. Keep it no secret th knew th: had m in the told everybody th s her mother told ins all the not one but everybody elghbors thelr affairs ive Archie the con- and fix it up for fidence @nd tell him to try me for my peor ake. My G 1s than b 3ut my pe 1 do they can f hey say all the rest are | golng for life. ould says life for you all. | WOMEN IN COURT. | The courtroom of Police Judge Cabaniss | was again crowded to the doors yester- | afternoon when the preliminary ex- | amination of Michael Nolan, Bernard Whitelaw, John Davis and Docia Nolan on the charge of robbery at the residence of Mrs. Ida Tuttle, 543 Haight street, on the afternoon of March 4, was resumed. A large number of women were as usual in court, eagerly listening to the testi- mony. thing of a startling nature was de- veloped. Ruby Grills, who fainted on th itnes Tuesday afternoon whil being ¢ amined by former Gov nor Budd, was recalled and asked a few day | | unimportant questions. Budd then de manded that the District Attorney praduc statement made by her while she confined in the City Prison, which »d to the arrest of Docia Nolan, but the Sistrict’ Attorney objected on the ground that it was privileged. They argued the matter and finally the Judge said he would it under advisement and the witness was excused tlll the dered his decision. IDENTIFIES OVERCOAT. Bertha Grills was shown the overcoat which Lawrence Waterbury found in the Judge ren- frent his father's residence Waller street shortly after the robber: She idetified it as belonging to 8 | and she also identificd a handkerehief found in the overc similar to those Davis used. Ernest Flude, a butcher boy Haight street, testified to having tall man standing on the corner ten minutes to 1 o'clock of the afternoon | of the robbery and walk across the street | toward Mrs. Tuttle's residence. He did | not see the man’s face and could not | therefore identify -him | F. M. Crossley, a collector for a sewing machine company, testified that he room- ed at 413 O'Farrell street during the month of February. He saw Nolan and and had also seen Whitelaw and Davis there together. The case will be resumed this after- noon. TOPEKA, Kans., April 15.—The official an- nouncement fs made to-day of the appointment | of J. M. Gryber to succeed H. S, Cable as general superfntendent of the Rock Island road at this point. ADVERTISEMENTS. Chained Down is the condition in which many men of good selling capacity find themselves. They have reached the limit in their present business. Any man in this position who feels that he can sell a good security to conservative investors and can give bank r?ferences is invited to write stating his age, his business and his reason for desiring to branch out into another line of work, All letters treated as strictly confidential, GEORGE T. DEXTER, Superintondent of Domestic Agencies, The Mutual Life tnsurance Company of New York, 32 Nassau Strest, New York, N. V. STANLEY FORBES, ADVERTISEMENTS. HicH CLASS DRUGGISTS AND — OTHERS. The better class of druggists, everywhere, are men of scientific attainments and high integrity, who devote their lives to the welfare of their fellow men in supplying the best of remedies and purest medicinal agents of known value, in accordance with physicians’ prescriptions and scientific formula. Druggists of the better class manufacture many excellent remedies, but always under original or officinal names and they never sell false brands, or imitation medicines. They are'the men to'deal with when in need of anything in their line, which usually includes all standard remedies and corresponding adjuncts of a first-class pharmacy and the finest and best of toilet articles.and preparations and many useful accessories and remedial appliances. The earning of a fair living, with the satisfaction which arises from a knowledge of the benefits conferred upon their patrons and assistance to the medical profession, is usually their greatest reward for long years of study and many hours of daily toil. They all know that Syrup of Figs is an excellent laxative remedy and that it gives universal satisfaction, and therefore they are selling many millions of bottles annually to the well informed purchasers of the choicest remedies, and they always take pleasure in‘handing out the genuine article bearing the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package. They know that in cases of colds and headaches attended by biliousness and constipation and of weakness or torpidity of the liver and bowels, arising from irregular habits, indigestion, or over-eating, that there is no other remedy so pleasant, prompt and beneficial in its effects as Syrup of Figs, and they are glad to sell it because it gives universal satisfaction. Owing to the excellence of Syrup of Figs, the universal satisfaction which it gives and the immense demand for it, imitations have been made, tried and condemmed, but there are individual druggists to be found, here and there, who do not maintain the dignity and principles of the profession and whose greed gets the better of their judgment, and who do not hesitate to recommend and try to sell the imitations in order to make a larger profit. Such preparations sometimes have the name—* Syrup of Figs”—or “Fig Syrup” and of some piratical concern, or fictitious fig syrup company, printed on the package, but they never have the full name of the Company—California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of the package. The imitations should be rejected because they are injurious to the system. In order to sell the imitations they find it necessary to resort to misrepresentation or deception, and whenever a dealer passes off on a customer a preparation under the name of “Syrup of Figs” or “Fig Syrup,” which does not bear the full name of the California Fig Syrup Co. printed on the front of the package, he is attempting to deceive and mislead the patron who has been so unfortunate as to enter his establishment, whether it be large or small, for if the dealer resorts to misrepresentation and and deception in one case he will do 8o with other medicinal agents, and in the filling of physicians’ prescriptions, and should be avoided by every one who values health and happiness. *Knowing that the great majority of druggists are reliable, we supply the immense demand for our excellent remedy entirely through the druggists, of whom it may be purchased every- where, in original packages only, at the regular price of fifty cents per bottle, but as exceptions exist it is necessary to inform the public of the facts, in order that all may decline or return any imitation which may be sold to them. If it does not bear the full name of the Company— California Fig Syrup Co.—printed on the front of every package, do not hesitate to return the article and to demand the return of your money, and in future go to one of the better clash of druggists who willsell you what you wish and the best of everything in his line at reasonablé prices. He also said that Caleb Powers, | LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR ecretary of State, told him that a BEFORE GRAND JURY | spirae; then man had been secured to come here from . INGUEBEL CASE Charges Former Gov ernor With Offer to Hire Assassin. FRANKFORT, Ky., April 15.—Frank Cecil, who has been away from Kentucky since his indictment last year as acces- sory to the murder of Governor Goebel, and who recently surrendered, gave some sensational testimony in the trial of James Howard to-day. Cecil corroborated Culton, Broughton, Golden and others as to the alleged con- ACCUSES TYLOR | oz | offered Frank Cecil $2500 to shoot Goebel | as the mountains to kill Goebel. If this man | ailed to arrive, Powers told him, he would be pald $2500 if he would fire the shot. Cecil says he declined. Governor W. S. Taylor, he testified, called him into private office and told him the same ng. Governor Taylor said he had saved $2500 frém his campaign rund and that he wouid pay immediately. Governor Taylor | also mentioned Youtsey to the witness and referred witness to him. INDIANAPOLIS, Ind., April 15.—Ex- Governor Taylor of Kentucky this after- noon characterized the story that hejhad amously false.” He did not know Cecil, said, and had never seen him that he knew of. MINNEAPOLI Ka April 15 fEr\ln’ Kerr, son of a Methodist minister, who was found guilty of manslaughter for having killed A. P. Popham, was.to-day sentenced to two vears in the penitentiary. SPRINGFIELD, Iil, April 15.—The Senate to-day passed the House bill making an ap- propriation of $3000 for the relief of Mrs. J. P. Altgeld. { account of his nervo: Investigation Into tim Missouri Leg- islative Bribery Case Continues at Jefferson City. JEFFERSON CITY, Mo., April 15/~The Grand Jury held a session to-day and Lieutenant Governor Lee was before that body for about ten minutes. It is believed that he was excused until to-morrow om s condition. Lieu- tenant Governor Lee was to have been examined by the Grand Jury to-day, but he sent word that he could not appear, as he was physically unable to do so. He remained in bed nearly all day at the home of a friend, suffering from nervous Attorney General Crow visited Lieuten- | ant Governor Lee to-night and about § o'clock the two came to the Courthouse by way of a side street and entered with- out_attracting attention. They went straight to the jury room and after ten minutes Lieutenant Governer Leeemerged and went directly to his stopping place The Grand Jury then called Senator Mor- ton. “IN A BAD FIX.” BY ARTIST SIDNEY L. BRACKETT. Sidney L. Brackett was born in Newton, Mass., Oct 11, 1862. When a mere boy he showed great talent for drawing. He studied art with the late John B. Johnston and the well-known portrait paimter, Frederick P. Vintom, and at the Boston Art Museum. Naturally a great lover of animals, he finds great pleas- /ure in portraying them—perhaps his greatest success has been his well-known paintings of kittens, of which he now makes a specialty. He is a descendant of Captain Richard Brackett, ome of the earliest colo- nial settlers, who landed at Salem in 1626. e is a member of the Boston Art Club, the Sons of the American Revolution and the Soclety of the Colonial ‘Wars. His pictures are to be found in many of the most prominent collections.