The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 24, 1903, Page 2

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KILMER & CO., BINGHAMTON, N, Y, Bold by a1l Druggists. 1908, CAPTAIN OF THE DOOMED BARK WAS LAST f TO ENTER THE LIFEBOAT THAT WAS LOST When Last Seen by Those Who Had Scrambled Ashore the Gallant Skipper Was Clinging Desperately to a * Continued From Page 1, Column 5. situation and sounding the well, Cap- tain Inrye told the men that they would have time tc provision the boats and get away rafely, and in each of the small crafts was placed provisions and water sufficient to last a dozen men several days without stinting them. work and lack of sleep would have made most seamen irritable, the Cop- pee’s crew obeyed orders with a cheer- fulness that was remarkable. “Captain Inrye is certainly drowned,” said First Officer Nolere, “‘as he seemed to be exhausted and with no hope of reaching shore when we saw him floating upon the table near the shore. It was impossible for us to aid him at at Bowens county. Others were able to get into a life- boat only to be again wrecked. Four Landing, in Mendocino hardship, These four are Augustus and Adoiph Victor, Edward Nolene and A. O'Neil. Captain Inrye is presumed to be drowned, as are also the others of the crew. of these alone survived after uatold . Cabin Table That Had Drifted Away From >W’reclg Coppee got out of her course gn Wed- nesday while in a storm. Bearings could not be regained from ‘that time till she struck, early Fyiday morning. A sharp lookout was kept for sight of shore and the sounding line was con- stantly kent in motion. The fog was very dense and it was impossible to discern the shore line. The surf beat- ing upon the rocks could not be dis- The last seen of the ship's master was | | tingyished from the waves at sea and when he was clinging esperately to an not until they struck did the lookout the time. We watched and shouted words of encouragement until he disap- “For one boat the captain told off Seamen Fred Olsen, Samuel Rays, Ed- This 1s to Certify that Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, the great His crew | kidney, liver and bladder remedy, is purely vegetable and does not contain any calomel, mercury, creosote, morphine, opium, strychnine, cocaine, nitrate potash (salt-petre), bromide potassium, narcotic alkaloid, whiskey, wine or any harmful or’ aabit producing drugs. scientific research and study by Dr. Swamp-Root was discovered through Kilmer, who graduated with honors and is now actively engaged in the practice of his pro- fession, which calling he has successfully followed many years. {state of New York, County of Broome, City of Bingham }S. S ton, Jonas M. ¥ 1lmer, senior member of the firm of Dr. Kilmer % Co., of the City of Binghamton, County of Broome, State of New York, being duly sworn, deposes and says that the guarantee of purity of Swamp-Root, as described 1in the foregoing ward Anderson, W. Taylor, Jean Con- vilk, Niel Louis, Fred Breken and C. Augustus—nine in all. When the boat was safely launched Captain Inrye or- dered those left on board to leave the ship on the remaining boat. Only eight of us succezded in getting safely away in her—Captain Inrye, six sailors and myself. It was about 6 o'clock a. m. when we shoved off, and the other boat was nowhere to be seen. Before we | were out of sight of the bark she, was | breaking up on the jagged rock. “Our boat was buffetted about most | fearfully. We could not get it away from the reef on account of the heavy sea, and finally a huge breaker bore it upon a rock and it was dashed to pieces. I swam blindly, almost smoth- ered by the flying spume and hardly knowing where I was being darried un- til I found myself ashore, so.exhausted and chilled that I was unable to stand. After a little while I managed to stag- ger to my feet and look around and in the murky fog I could see that three others of the boat's crew had reached the shore. They were in as pitiable a peared in the fog. No man could have clung long to that slippery table in the heavy sea that was running around the promontory and dashing in mountain- ous waves against the rocks.” Two bodles were sean floating near the Poifit Reyes lighthouse last even- ing, and the corpse of Captain Inrye's little dog was also washing around in the heavy surf. At 10 o’clock last night a report was received at Point Reyes to the effect that two more men had reached shore and were then walking toward the lighthouse, but at midnight the report had not been verified. It was reported from Tomales that two bodies had been washed ashore near there.” Coroner Sawyer of Marin county was notified and he will leave San Rafael this morning for the scene. No trace of the wreck has been seen by any one except the unfortunate ones who were aboard her when she struck. Coastwise craft that entered this port yesterday from the north had not en- countered any wreckage, and even along the, shore between Point Reyes and Bowen'’s Landing no wreckage had improvised life -aft—a table. | tried to reach him, but was unable to him to his fate. FLOATING AMID FOG. The fog was dense and the survivors in the boat floated around aimlessly for hours, finally reaching shore at Pierces Poimnt, on Bodega Bay. At this point they made a raft of logs and brush and then proceeded on the main land, walking four miles and finally reaching the ranch of Charles Moltzen. Moltzen was at home and gave the shipwrecked crew a hearty welcome. One man, Nolene, was almost without clothing, while the otihers were sadly in need of nourishment. Food was pro- vided for them and clothing for those that needed it. Two of the men were nearly exhausted, but finally recovered. Thi8 afternoon Moltzen took them by boat to Marshall's. There he secured transportation and all four left via the North Shore Railroad en route to San Francisco. The men could not tell definitely just where the wreck occurred, but from assist him and was compelled to leave | I | to pieces. know they were so close to shore. SHE SETTLED AT ONCE. The vessel struck on a ragged point of land and settled almost at once. Cap- tain Inrye immediately realized from the pounding against the rocks that his ship was hopelessly wrecked and that from the raging sea she would soon g0 He gave orders to provision the lifeboats and leave the ship. Only two boats were available, the other two being lashed fast and damaged and wreckage was so piled upon them that it was impossible to get at them for use. All hands were ordered into the two boats, and after roughly provision- ing them the order was given to pull away. Nine men were in one boat and the balance in the other. The cap- tain's boat was the last to put off, the other having left the ship’s stern eral minutes previous. When the boat was but a la short distance away she was dashed back against the ship, swamped and broken to pieces. Several men were knocked unconscious, while the others swam for their lives. Some certificate, is in all respects true. f come ashore. The surviving seamen explain this extraordinary fact with the opinion that as soon as the sea sub- sides the wreckage will come ashore. Just now, they say. the trend of the tide is outward. The sea was calm off stripped themseives of their heavy coats in order to make progress more easy as well as to keep afloat. The first boat was lost in the fog and the men in the water thought they too had been swamped in the heavy sea. The condition as myself. “We could see sufficient of our sur- roundings to feel confident that we | were not upon the mainland, but upon | a sort of sharp promontory, and we subsequently discovered that we had | the description of the place where the | ship struck, and when they finally | made a landing on Pierce Point, the| wreck must be about eleven miles north of the Point Reyes lighthouse. | The four survivors were unaware of | Subscribed and sworn to before me April 26. 1803. Yo have a sample bott 1is generous offer in the cent TROUBLE OPENS | 1S CARS MOVE Police and Union Men Clash in Streets of Chicago. Nov. 22—Fierce fighting, police used their clut e their revolvers, marke CHICAGO, d twi 1, gentle and immediate effects, HITCHEOCK 4 o b, < o Swamp- le of Swamp-Root sent free by r f a San Francisco Daily Call. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything, but if you have kidney, liver or bladder trouble, it will be found just the remedy you need. Root makes friends. To prove what SWAMP-ROOT, the Great Kidney, Lwver and Bladder Remedy, Will Do for U, Every Reader ot The Call May Have a Sample Bottle FREE by Mail. mail, by which you may test its Iso a book telling more about it, and containing many of the sands upon thousands of testimonial letters received from men and women cured by this won- 1 When writing to Dr. Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., be sure to mention read- If you are already convinced that Swamp-Root is what you need, you can purchase the regular one-dollar size bottles at the drug stores everywhere. - CURBS GREED OF A TRUST Government May ILITARY Lo 0 BE BEVISED Governor Names Board for Guard Reor- ganization. Special Dispatch to The Call. SACRAMENTO, Ni)v. 23. — Governor Pardee has appointed a board of offi- been washed ashore at Pierces Point Across the bay we could see the head- lands loom up and we decided to_build a raft and attempt the passage. While we were at work on the raft a huge breaker rolled the corpse of one of our late shipmates ashore and soon after- ward we saw Captain Inrye floating on a ship’s door, but he quickly disap- peared in the fog. “When the raft was finished we suc- ceeded in punting it across to the land, where we walked until we came to the Moltzen place, where the family did everything possible to aid us. Two of us had only our trousers left and N‘:‘ Moltzen gave each of us an outfit bf clothing. We stayed with him and his generous family until this afternoon, when he drove us over to Marshall's, where he presented each of us with a railroad ticket to San Francisco and a dollar. We left our benefactor at 5 o'clock this evening and it is needless to say that his kindness will never be forgotten by us.” NO MUTINY ABCARD. Officer Nolere and his three compan- fons deny most sly the report that there was insubordination aboard | the Coppee. Thi ay that officers and | men always worked with the utmost harmony and that during the terrible week preceding the wreck, when hard Point Reyes last night, but fog still hovered over the coat The complete list N iver I follows: First Officer Edward Nolere, August Victor, Adolph Victor, P. O’Nell, James Webb, Fred Olsen, Samuel Rays, Fdward Anderson, W. G. Taylor, Jean Conviek, Niel Louis, Fred Breken and C. Augustus. Most of thé ‘crew were shipped in Australia, which accounts for the comparatively few Frenchmen on the list. s B e BARK BUFFETTED FOR DAYS. Could Get Neither Bearings Nor Soundings Ere She Struck. POINT REYES, Nov. 23. — Buffetted about for days amidst a seething sea and - unable to get soundings or bear- ings for over forty-eight hours, the French bark Francols Coppee finally found a resting place on the rugged coast between ten and fifteen miles rorth of Point Reyes lighthouse. Out of a crew of twenty, thirteen alone re- main to tell the tale of hardship, pri- vation and extreme suffering from ex- posure. All hands left the ship in two lifeboats and nine in one boat managed to reach land, safe from the fury of the waves, and were uitimately rescued by the schooner Scotia and landed safely what became of the balance of crew, or at least those that were in the other boat. Until to-day they thought all had been lost but themselves. Cap- tain-Inyre, they are quite positive, has been drowned, and one other of their body was washed ashore while they were constructing the raft with which to continue their journey to the main- land. CAPTAIN WAS LUCKY. tale of suffering from exposure, but also scoff at the idea of mutiny aboard ship. They vehemently assert that it fault of no one of the crew nor the ship's master. In fact to Captain Inyre | they pay the highest tribute, asserting he did all in his power to save his ship meet disaster gave orders how to pro- vision their boat, and in every would not get into the boat until every one else was in. If he had left his ship sooner the disaster to the second boat might not have occurred. As it was, she was dashed up againsy the bark and smashed to pieces. every man for himself. B e e e s B B e e SINE REQUIEN 0F 0LD Thou Opera Stars in Verdi Memorial Warmly and she was also at her best. The num- ber of the programme was, however, the duet from “Puritani,” done by Dado and Zanini. The indispensable basso sang gloriously and Zanini showed up in a surprising way. Then and last came the fourth act of “Rigoletto,” with Master Russo, Borghese, Tromben, Travaglinl and Marchesini. And, hum- ming the “Donna e Mobile,” the last audience of the old Tivoli filed down the well-worn steps. The king is dead— to-morrow we may say, long live the king. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. HARRIMAN GETS GOVETED STOCK Huntington’s Shares in Stockton’s Road Are the | messmates they know is dead, as his | The four men tell a most harrowing | was simple wreck, and that it was the | from disaster, and even after they did | way | 1coked out for their individual comfort. | He was the last to leave the ship and | Then it was | The Francois | constant watch was kept during the re- waves rolled over the ship and some of the wreckage was washed overboard. To this the men clung. ONE BY ONE GAVE UP. Progress was slow and the destination meager. A landing upon the rocks was out of the question. The men were buf- feted about by the waves, one by one giving up. After daylight the contour of the coast could be more definitely determined, and about 7:30 the ship went to pieces. This gave the nearly exhausted survivors better opportunity for their lives, as debris floated pas them. The four men reached shor several hours later. More dead than - alive they landed. The rock upon which tiey found refuge was barren and they at once set to work to reach the mainland by means of an impro- d vised raft. Just as they were leaving on their raft one body was washed ashore. When they reached Charles Moltzen's place all was well. The men were unaware that they were anywhere near Point Reyes lighthouse, claiming that the dense fog precluded them from seeing the light at all. They lost their bearings before they reached Point Reyes and not being fa- miliar with the coast could not tell where they were even after they reached the Moltzen ranch. The light- house keeper at Point Reyes is wholly unaware of any shipwreck oceurring in the vicinity of his station. Although a 4 cent storm for vessels in distress off shore or ships wrecked upon the point, no one was reported in trouble. The residents along the coast adjacent to the wreck were also surprised that a ship had gone ashore near here. Some one of the ranchers is constantly pa- trolling the coast, but did not see the | Coppee on the rocks. ONE MAN SAW DEBRIS. ‘ One man living near Marshalls, how- ever, arrtved here to-night and report- ed that he saw considerable flotsam off | Chicago City Railway to- cers consisting of Major General John A Ia.uded Central. Tra.nsfel‘l‘ed shore about twelve miles north of the et s e = H. Dickinson, commanding the divis-|/ pp . SaSee U s DRSS UL . lighthouse. usly injured, although BllSl]leSS ion; Colonel N. S. Bangham, assistant B S B thing” in melodramatic comedy . this He investigated, but cauld find mn broken heads among | 3 ;t]\jul'anl general; Colonel George H.| ot fittingly the “little opera-house | week, its attraction, “Midnight in| As a result of negotiations pending | clew as to what ship the debris bed s who came in contact with | ppy, judge advocate general; Captain |,. .4 the corner” closed its long and | Chinatown,” answering every require- for several months between E. H. - | longed. He stated, however, that while he was en route to this place a rancher informed him that while on horseback this morning he saw a stranger several hours before coming fcross the flelds in the direction of the hills. He was too far away to tell anything about the riman, president of the Southern Pa- cific Company and Vice President Henry £ Huntington, the large block | of stock of Stockton’s street railway | company owned by the latter has Milton W. Simpson, Fifth Infantry;| Captain Francisco V. Keesling, First Battalion of Artillery, to revise the mil- itary laws of the State. The following is that portion of the ment in plot, scenes and characters. Rainy weather could not keep the peo- ple away, and the big audience en- joyed itself in the good old popular | price manner, demanding curtain calls, s of the police | the fighting was going on in | ts the usual conferences were | honorable career last night with a grand farewell performance in aid of the Verdi monument fund. The requiem was worthy of the occasion, Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Nov. 23.—Secretary Hitchcock is considering the advisabil- y s we in the after Harrison, Pr r men and 1 it was said | ideut Mahon = attorne »ment had , but litt) definite in | known concerning its | the com- | rk of the upon the | into the and cut trolle in many The Arc line was | damaged early in the day and | -d several ' work by a| 3 en, who were by the police. No at- | made to run cars on | e since the commencement of | During fight at Forty-first street Mrs. ( s Lett, a passenger on the first car, jumpe from the car and, | braving the revolver shots and all kinds | m ran, thoroughly frightened, f safety. Windows had been near where she sat and her face | cut by glass. | Conductor J. P. Prenter, in charge of the first car, drew a big magazine revolver and fired shot after shot in he direction of the fleeing mob until is weapon was empty. ————— DECLINE IN PRICES CAUSES UNEASINESS Six-Point Drop in Republic Iron and Steel Gives Rise to Disquieting Rumors. NEW YORK, Nov. 23.—A six-point decline in the stock of the Republic iron and Steel Company on the Stock xchange to-day, making a drop of eleven points since last Friday, was ac- companied by various rumors concern- ing the corporation’s condition. It was sald that a plan was under way to | secure additional working capital by issuing new bonds, but of this a lead- ing director said he knew nothing, neither could he offer any explanation for the severe slump in the stock. The regular quarterly meeting of the irectors will be held on Monday next, and "dl‘! e!‘l;?cli‘d that some statement regarding e company's then be issued. gidhoo o h Find Governor Endicott’s Tomb. BOSTON, Nov. 28.—A search of the old | town records of Boston famil and the original plan of th soiu:':fi‘:;f * ing place has resulted in the discovery of the location of Governor Johr Endicott's tomb, which has been unidentified for more than 150 years. The tomb is in the northwest corner of the old Granary burying ground, where the first tombs were built ,soon after the establishment of the cemetery in 1660. ——————— - A Guaranteed Cure for Piles. Itching, Blind, Bleeding or Piles. Your druggist will refund money Pazo Ointment falls to cure you in 6 to 14 days. 50c* | ity of establishing a government plant for the manufacture of cement in Ari- zona. The project is the outcome of a controversy that has arisen between the Interior Department and a com- bine of cement manufacturers in re- gard to the price of cement for use in building the great Tonto Basin ir- rigation reservoir in Arizona. The manufacturers made an informal proposal to supply cement to the Gov- ernment at $9 50 a barrel, the amount required being 200,000 barrels. The Sec- retary was not satisfied with the price, and caused an investigation to be made of the possibility of manufacturing cement near the site of the proposed irrigation works. It was found that good cement could be made not far from the reservoir | site for $2 50 a barrel. The cement man- ufacturers have prdtested that their informal proposal was not to be re- garded as a bid, and they declare the Government has no moral right to go into the cement business and thus compete with private interests. Hitch- cock has promised to give the cement men a hearing. Interior Department officials figure that it would cost about $3 a barrel to transport the cement from the nearest railroad station over the high moun- tains to the reservoir site. It is be- lleved, therefore, that while the private manufacturers have named an exor- bitant price, they would not be able in any event to overcome the natural ad- vantage which the Government would have by making its own cement near the place where it is to be used. It is estimated that the saving to the Government would amount to more than $1,000,000. Statistics on Love. WORCESTER, Mass, Nov. 23.—A table of the ages of love in men and women has been compiled by Professor Bell, a fellow in Clark University and formerly an instructor at the Valpar- aiso (Ind.) Normal School. He has - reached the conclusion that neither sex is safe from Cupid's darts after it has reached the age of three years. In fifteen years he has Investigated 800 cases and his figures go to prove that the maturity of a woman's heart is reached at 22 and a man’s at 24, ————— St. Paul Banker in Jail. ST. PAUL, Nov. 23.—Cashier Ernst, for- mer banker and broker, was arraigned in the Police Court to-day on charges of forgery and grand larceny. He pleaded not guilty. In default of $7000 bail he went back to jail. The date for ‘his ex- amination has not been announced. ——— 0ld Confederate Chaplain Dies. DENVER, Nov. 23.—Rev, Thompson L. Smith, said to have been the oldest of the cx-Confederate chaplains, died to-day of paralysis, at his home in this city. He was 80 years of age. order issued from the adjutant gener- al's office, creating the board: ““A board is hereby appointed to con- sider proposed amendments to the pres- ent military law of the State, to the end that the same may be made to conform to the militia law as estab- lished by an act of Congress approved January 21, 1903, and following as near- 1y as the conditions in this State may warrant, the outllne of the gereral military law suggested in a circular issued from the United States War Department, dated October 8, 1903. “The board will formulate the pro- posed amendments in such a manner that they will be in proper form for presentation to the next session of the Legislature for consideration, and will render a report of its work not later than October 1, 1904, to the adjutant general, for the action of the Governor. “All officers desiring to suggest amendments will forward the same di- rect to the adjutant general for refer- ence to the board. Five copies of all such suggested amendments will submitted for the use of the board in addition to the original.” —— Chutes. The new programme at the Chutes Theater was well received from begin- ning to end at both performances yes- terday. Carberry and Stanton were most amusing in their sketch, little Helene proved a clever juvenile per- former and the new moving pictures were excellent. The amateurs will ap- pear on Wednesday night of this week, as special attractions are to be offered Thanksgiving. e Grand Opera-House. “Ben Hur” commenced the fourth and final week of its engagement last even- ing at the Grand Opera-house before a very large audience. The attendance at the superb production of General Lew Wallace's story has broken all records in this city. Columbia. The second week of the problem play, “Iris,” began last night at the Colum- bia before a large and deeply interested audience. The dramatic powers of Vir- ginia Harned are at their best in the title role. . Fischer's. o Rubes and Roses” at Fischer's The- ater is the funniest show on the stage. Every one of the leaders was received with vociferous applause at last night's performance. ———— ‘We sell a new gas range, with steel oven, for §11.00, connected ready for use. San Francisco Gas and Electric Compa- | Ny, 415 Post street. i BERLIN, Nov. 2.—Herr von Bisen- decher, Prussian Minister to Baden and one of Prince Henry's companions on his American tour, was knocked down by a :k:ry:le at Carlsruhe to-day and severely u be | and the house seemed large enough to insure the sprinkling of the town with monuments. Up to the queer little cubbyholes in the ceiling there wasn't a spot big enough to hold even a tailor, and the enthusiasm was there . to match. But it wasn’t all joy last night. There was a tear near and a queer little catch in the throat as one looked one's last on the old place. The funny old red and green of it got all blurred up and the lights shimmered in the oddest fashion. Twenty-five years ago | they bégan to gleam—on September 15, 1878. They shone then on the Vienna | Ladies' Orchestra, the first of the Tivoli attractions. They shone then| also on a main floor covered with small, round tables, where one took frank- furters with one's Strauss. Last night the Tivoli lights looked down upon the performance of an opera, latest of the most modern Italian school, and the first production of the work in all America! All honor to the Tivoli! There is a long stretch between that opening night in 78 and to-day. The unpretentious little place has echoed to the tune of symphony, grand opera, comic opera, band stuff. Fourteen nights only since its opening has the house been closed. Famous people have lent their fame to the Tivoli—Vili- ani, Zipelli, Natali, Montaldo, Bianchi, Bulalza, Parolini, Mascagni, Neilsen, Zelie de Lussan, Salassa, Gustave Hin- richs, Edward MacDowell—the lis# is endless. Without any preaching the little place has lived very nearly to the “art for art’s sake”” gospel. They have done more #here for local music: than any dozen other institutions the town | possesses. And this has been recog- nized. There is a good deal of affec- tion and gratitude going the Tivoli’s way. People have liked to go there, have likéd the management that has given them so much for their money, have given the artists there a great deal of personal affection. Every one feels somehow as if they owned the house and loved it. Oné can wish no better to the Tivoli of the future, whose Greek outlines are fast gathering into shape not far from the old stamp- ing ground, than just the place that the old Tivoli ‘now holds in the hearts of the San Francisco music lovers. S Last night's programme could not have been better chosen. All of the artists save Agostini took part. And they sang for all they were worth, for Maestro Verdi, for the place and people they have learned to like and for the sheer fun of it. They began with the “Ballo in Maschera” overture and then came the second act of “Il Barbiere,” given With irresistible fun by Tromben, who was in better voice' than I-have ever heard her; Gregoretti the splendid, Travaglini, Tedeschi and Cortesi. The second number was the third act of “Zaza,” in which De Spada sang with fine sympathy. Then came Marchesini in a scene from ‘“Aida,” with Dado and chorus. Both were in fine form. Bene- detto was heard in the ‘‘Ave Maria” and “Canzone del Salice” from “Otello,” and then bringing the actors out one by one, so as to get the opportunity of cheering the hero all by himself and of emphatically expressing their hatred of the villain by hoots and hisses. One of the acts contains a suggestion of the famous Barbary Coast, and an- other has a Chinese opium den, fitted out in gorgeous style, and exhibiting every facility for “hitting the pipe.” Throughout the play there is a surfeit of blood and thunder and property pis- tols gleam sensationally at every cli- max. The villain of the piece is heart- less and conscienceless, but he seems to lead a charmed existence the while he is piling up his record of crime, until he runs up against all his enemies in a bunch supported by a squad of po- lice, and the time and the place chosen by the author of the drama for this consummation is “midnight in China- town.” The bad man has lured the heroine to the opium joint and is just in the act of gloating over his prey when the house is raided and he is dealt with summarily, to the accom- paniment of tremendous applause. The company does its level best. “Midnight in Chinatown” is a howling success and it will undoubtedly draw well all this week. A specig] matinee is to be given on Thanksgiving day. Alcazar. Somehow or another they all laughed in the wrong place at the Alcazar last night—and it worried James Durkin, who was essaying the difficult role of Noah Vale in “The Poor Relation.” To tell the truth, an Alcazar audience is not the best one, maybe, to appreciate one of those plays where the tears and the smiles have such a narrow frontier. They might have laughed had Sol Smith Russell been the poor, hunger-ridden inventor. That good old play, “The Poor Rela- tion,” has not been with us for so long that it is a pleasure to see it. Such sweet plays are not written very often nowadays. The part of Noah is a hard one and Mr. Durkin makes a worthy attempt at it. Just a little short of what it ought to be is his rendition, however. There is not enough by-play to fill in the pauses. The quaint humor strikes the audience -like an end man's joke in a minstrel show and not as the foil to the pathos which lie so near the surface. It is not convincing. But Mies Frances Starr as Scollops is the attraction of the piece. Who would believe the dainty little Miss Starr, who does the sweet young thing parts in the usual run of Alcagar plays, could get a Sis Hopkins make-up, smudge her face and be the real thing in tough girls? But she does, and the whole house is with her. Miss Block has only to walk through her part as Dolly; there is nothing else to do. Nor does Miss Howe find very much to work on in “The Poor Relation.” The play is Sol Smith Russell's and nobody but Sol Smith Russell can be “The Poor Relation.” ——— ‘Wise merchants put their show 2 dows in the nt.w-y‘;m win passed into the hands of the head of | the Southern Pacific. The transfer was effected recently, during a visit to Los | Angeles of W. F. Herrin, chief coun- | sel- of the railroad company, and the | stock is now in his possession, await- ing an order from his superior officer. | Since the recent row with Hunting- ton over the latter's attempt to en- croach on the Southern Pacific Com- | pany’s freight territory with electric railway systems, Harriman has taken a strong liking to this new method of railroading, and has arrived at the con- clusion that electric feeders to a steam line are well worth owning. When the } two magnates finally effected a settle- | iment of their differences in the south- | ern part of the State and agreed to di- vide up among themselves and Senator Clark the Huntington-Hellman syn- dicate interests in that section, Harri- man quietly reminded Huntington that he was aware of the fact that his vice president was designing to gridiron Northern California with electric roads, as he had done in the south, and that | eventually these new lines would be menacing the Southern Pacific traffic north of San Francisco. About this time Harriman was also in possession of information to the ef- fect that antagonistic interests were at work with a view of connecting Sac- ramento and Stockton by an electric system, and he suggested to Hunting- ton that the welfare of the Southern Pacific Company, in which Huntington is a large shareholder, would be seri- ously affected if the plans of this rival line carried. The Southern Pacific Company, it was explained, would have a valuable advantage if it could ac- quire control of the electric line oper- | ating inside of the city limits of Stock- ton, and a deal was finally struck wherein the obliging Huntington agreed to transfer to Harriman his block of stock in the Stockton road. While Attorney Herrin was completing this transfer Harriman's surveyors were engaged in mapping out a route between the two cities, and when this work had been quietly accomplished a company was incorporated to build the road in the event of Harriman deem- ing the move necessary in the future. ‘What consideration Huntington re- ceived for his block of stock is, of course, a secret. A. A. Robinson of St. Louis, presi- dent of the Mexican Central Railway, arrived yesterday in a private car on his way to the City of Mexico, which he is in the habit of visiting several times a year. President Robinson is regdrded as one of the most practical | railroad men in the country, a fact of which the moneyed interests behind the Southern Pacific and Union Pacific companies showed their appreciation ; several years ago, when they offered him the presidency of the former roaa. The offer, however, was deciined on the ground that Mr. Robinson pre- ferred to remain with the Mexican Central, vtvh'ieh h::—du stands as a monument 0 successful manage- ment of its affairs. man and thought he was a tramp. Citi- zens of this town and Marshalls are patrolling the coast in order to be of assistance to any one who might possi- bly come ashore to-night. sumed, however, that all the rest of the crew of the ill fated French bark who are alive have, either landed or else have long since been, drowned. It is pre- The sea is calm off the lighthouse to- night, but there is still some fog hover- ing over the coast. will arrive here early to-morrow morn- ing and will drive to the place where the body was washed ashore to take charge of the remains. Coroner Sawyer DR. PIERCE’S REMEDIES. STARVED OUT. Man: has been forced to , when lack of food bas i all !-i:;:‘yyfi.u ht and hang out the white- not severely I “If any doubt Sives ’-‘; the abovs how