The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 29, 1903, Page 39

THE SfAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1903. BROWN WOULD HANG RIMGELF Downhearted Burglar Fashions Rope to End His Life. Fellow - Frisoner ‘Fhreatens Give Alarm and He Desists. —e- to ce San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 28. Brown, a convict, await- t the penitentiary, dis- his luck, attempted to his cell at the County Bright and early this was taken to Folsom, is expected occupation will from bBrooding over the tide adversity that is slowly carrying onto the shoals of moral ship- keep wn had only been out of San ntin two days when he was ar- rested for burglary here. He had just served a sentence on the same charge Monterey County He was coming out of the house of . Martha O’Brien on Cedar street, e of burg- before Judge Ellsworth, who ced ht years at Folsom. He left November 3 Jail here on h inst. his bedding into with which to he was about his prepara- a fellow eatened to give an ed with his prepar- , and he was forced to rning the rope and the were discovered and Kal- ry of Brown’'s defeated San Qu —e——————— ORATORIO SERVICE AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH Weber's Jubilee Cantata Will Be Sung by Choir—Salvation Army’s “Red Crusade.” v —The eighth in by the regational d to-morrow evening umbers on the pro- famous Jub , which will Mrs. Mrs. Arthur ce Carroll Nich- Macurda, n, bass. 1" overture t W. B. King. under the di- Stewart Al he Rev. “En- Kind at the ibject of the even- God's Care for ht George French and will conduct the Sunday ation Army's which begins this even- 5 Ninth ues T days. rusade be I Crusade Brass Band. .- MOTORMAN MAKES TRIP WITH BURNING CAR 28.—Car No. 199, on board, was * wires on the 6 last night, yvered street, wi r was on fire, g to the passen 1 power and raced his car then hauled te the e passengers did not know the rea. ir wild ride until after they » car, which was in charge George Cl R — Marriage Licenses. AND, Nov. 28.—The following r -day: Edward T. Da- and May Austin, 30, both of Francisce; Daniel Coakley, 23, and ed Curtice, 21, both of Oakland; Madeiros, 22, and Mary Fer- , both of Oakland; Axel Ahn- 5, and Anna Scherlin, 35, both Joseph M. Silva, 21, and unes, 16, both of Hay- , over 21, and Kate »oth of Berkeley. 1A — e File Will for Probate. Nov. 26.—John B. Fox ce D. Le Valliant, chil- of the late Laira Fox, to-day their mother's will for probate. of about $15,- orth of property, which is left are and share alike to six children. —————————— Befcre you choose a friend eat a peck m. the Nor- | licenses were issued by the | MILITARY A0S PSS MERRY DA Berkeley Junior Cadets Entertain Columbia Park Boys. 1 | | | | Drills, Minstrel Show and Feasts Make Young- sters Happy. LA e BERKELEY, Nov. 28.—The Columbia Park Boys’ Club of San Francisco spent to-day in Berkeley as the guest of the | Berkeley Junior Cadets. There was a variety of entertainment for every hour | of the day and hardly 2 dull moment | until the little sleepy heads went home to-night to dream of nice things to eat | and the funny end man in the minstrel | show. The Columbia Park boys’ battalion | was met at Berkeley station at 10| o'clock this morning by the Junior Ca- | dets and escorted to Harmon Gymna- | sium in the university grounds. The| Junior Cadets, in kahki uniforms with | blue trimmings, led the way under | command of Captain M. R. Van Wor- The Columbia Park boys, mar- tialed by Major Sidney Peixotto, showed off well in blue uniforms with light blue trimmings. The two commiands | marched in perfect order and were ap- plauded all along the route. The Co- lumbia Drum Corps and the Columbia Bugle Corps made the air ring with the martial beat and call, which made everybody think a whole army had come to capture Berkeley. The Columbia Park boys gave an ex- hibition drill in the gymnasium just to show what they can do under arms. The whole command, 130 in all, marched around and wheeled around and per- formed the most difficult evolutions with the greatest ease, with hardly any word from Major Peixotto. They arched in twos and fours and eights and swept around in long lines without making a break, every new formation | getting 2 cheer from the spectators. COMPANY A DRILLS. After that, Company A of the Junior Cadets drilled. and though they have only been practicing two months, the boys stepped around in perfect unison. The boys were then addressed by Pro- e r Walter Magee, physical instruc—| f the University of California, who | said “Boys, T want to campliment you all | on your military appearance and drill- | g 1 want particularly to com- ment Columbia Drum Corps. You | know the manual of arms and| how to march and I think your officers must know their business. This is a good work the companies are doing, be- cause it teaches cbedlence and disci- | pline and at the same time gives the boys amusement. When you grow up | ou will find that you have learned re than you think, and I would ad- | ise you always to be as soldierly and‘ ,atient as you can.” Iqx‘la::r Peixotto, replying in a brief s, ere delighted with their Berke- | ley visit and hoped the friendships | formed during the day would be| cemented into more lasting ones in the | future. At the noon hour the Columbia boys | were the guests at the homes of the Junior Cadets, each of whom enter- tained as many boys as his mother could accommodate. The same plan was carried out during the dinner hour | this evening. GIVE MINISTREL DANCE. In the afternoon an old-time minstrel | show and farce were giten at Shattuck | Hall. Sidney Peixotto acted as inter- | locutor and made his friends in black | faces and outlandish clothes do all the | funny things he could think of. The tambourine endmen were John Lavell, George Hammer and Charles Norton | and the bones endmen were Abe Apple- ton, Eugene Richards and Harry O'Day. The endmen provided all sorts of fun and kept the audience in a roar | yst of the time. The other entertain- .rs were Joseph McKeon and William | orangs, E4 Penaluna and Bert Talcott. | The farce, ““Mush,” followed the min- strel show and the same boys took part in it, with the addition of Joseph | Moriarity. ’ After a band concert on the street | this evening by the Columbia Park | Boys' Band a vaudeville performance | was given in the same hall. The prin- | cipal feature at this entertainment was the singing of the chorus of forty voices under Major Peixotto, with Fred Maurer Jr. as accompanist. The other performers were Walter Roesner, cor- netist; Herman Stein, Louis Stein, Hy- man Raphael, Sam Shallf, Hyman | Rosenthal, club swingers; Harry | O'Day, vocalist; Abe Appleton and John Lavel, humorists; Eugene Rich- ards, Dutch comedian; Columbia Park Drum and Bugle Corps; Bert Talbot, | balladist; Ed Healey, monologist; George Schlitter, Herman Stein, Louls | Stein, B4 Burke, Frank Noble, Emil Mulheim, Adolph Mulheim and Sam Shalif, tumblers; Joe Moriarity and Ed Penaluna, comedians. The last num- ber was a dashing farce, called “Rosie, a Girl From Paris.” LEAVE FOR HOMES. The day ended with this entertain- ment and the two companies of boys | left for their homes after a day that | was full of incident and lively enough | ADVERTISEMENTS. ©9606009668€0000063090 3 $5.00 We refer to the Columbia Graphophones and records & so long as Talking Machines %0 to $100. In records we furnis érical records. 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Mayor Warren Olney has returned | from his northern trip, having been gone but nine days, and he is once more tak- ing his usual active interest in the af- fairs of the city. Most of his time in the north was spent attending to private business, but he found opportunity while away to do much work that will be of benefit to Oakland. The Mayor had little to say of his trip.( north, as the results of his observations have been published in the letter sent by | him to the press of this city. There was | little to add to the letter, he said. “A summary of my observations,” said the Mayor, “is that wooden stave pipe is | more serviceable for large water mains | than steel. There is practically no wear | 1o it, while the life of steel pipe is short in some kinds of sofl. “In the cities of the north there is a civic pride and a public spirit that it} does one good to see. Oakland is awak- | ening in this direction and it can with | benefit to itself develop this spirit. { “Oakland has the advantage of the north in the matter of climate. While I| was away I only saw the sun a few | times. hen I looked out of the car | | | stars shining, I knew that we had| crossed the Siskiyou Mountains and were | once more in California.” | The Mayor will at once resume his | work upon the forthcoming bond issue. UNIVERSITY EVENTS BERKELEY, the Agricultural College is being fitted up as | a bacteriological laboratory for the use of Dr. | A, R. Ward, the veterinarlan of the depart- ment. This was necessary because of the abandonment of the plan to use the old ‘‘sheet fron”’ building, formerly used for the museum, the bullding having been found to be too iso- lated. The agricultural department is in need of more room and Professor Hilgard, dean of the department, says a new bullding is really | needed. Assemblyman Waste expresses him- | self as in favor of securing an appropristion of $250,000 for a new building at the next Legislature. | The Stockton Chamber of Commerce has sent | a letter of thanks to the university for the | presence of President Wheeler, Professors E. J. Wickson, Samuel Fortier and E. W. Major | 8t the recent celebration of the completion | of the irrigation system at Manteca, San | Joaquin County, each having taken part in the ceremontes. The Wintérs Farmers' Institute at its last ' meeting adopted resolutions commendatory of the university, saying that the people were profitably entertalned by Its professors, who | instructed them in practical methods in orchard | and field, and inviting them to attend the next institute. The Students’ Young Men's Christian Asso- clation will send the following named as del- ecates to the annual students' conference to | be held from December 26 to January 3 at ove: C. W, Batdorf, A. H. Reck- | TEE Nov. 25.—The old shed. near . Steck, W i . Strong, F. M. Thompson, M. E. Walte, J. M. Wolfsohn, 1. G. White| F. 5. Young, H. K. Irwin. C. D. Hurrey, State college secretary of Michigan, will address the students of Berkeiey on De- cember § in Stiles Hall. ————— KEANE COMPANY BEGINS | FINAL WEEK AT DEWEY \th's E;xgagementWith i ‘Will Close Mon: Production of “The Vagabond Prince.” i OAKLAND, Nov. 28—The Keane | Company closed its third week at the Theater this evening with a splendid production of the great drama, “Quo Vadis.” The house was packed to the doors. ! To-morrow the Keane Company will commence its last week with a pro duction of “The Vagabond Prince." This drama dates back to the time of Louis XIIT and Richelieu and in addi- tion to the splendid scenery Mr. Keane carries with him the management of the theater has provided a lot of spe- cial scenery in order that nothing may be lacking for the success of the piece. | The efforts of Manager Charles Cook | to please the public are appreciated by | Oakland theater-goers. —_——— Pioneer Physician Dead. {and in San Francisco. large contingent from Oakland at the| EVENTS IN SOCIETY OAKLAND, Nov. 28.—Several large affairs have been planned for next week, the most important, perhaps, be- ing the assembly next Friday night at Reed Hall. Elaborate preparations are being made, new gowns are being fashioned for the occasion and the sup- per, which will be served as usual in the Ebell room, promises to be a verit- able feast. The “prom” in Berkeley takes place the same night, but a num- ber of the college boys have agreed to attend the assembly also, although at a late hour. The patronesses are taking an unus- ual interest in the assembly this year and consequently the young people are anticipating the “time of their lives” next Friday night. The patronesses are Mrs. W. H. Chickering, Mrs. Q. A. Chase, Mrs. T. C. Coogan, Mrs. W. S. Goodfellow, Mrs. H. W. Kates, Mrs. D. H. Mathes, Mrs. J. F. Sims and Mrs. E. M. Walsh. Miss Lucretia Burnham has sent out | invitations for a large card party, so on next Wednesday the Burnhams' beautiful colonial home will be filled with a merry crowd of young people, as the young hostess is one of the most popular soclety girls in Oakland and has a large circle of warm friends. The affair is complimentary to Miss Jac- queline Moore and Miss Edna Barry, two young brides who are being lavish- ly entertained everywhere. Miss Burnham will be assisted next Wednesday by Mrs. Dan Belden, Miss Florine Brown, Miss Mollie Mathes, Miss Edith Beck, Miss May Coogan, Miss Helen Chase, Miss Elsie Everson, Miss Jean Downey and Miss Marion Smith. M#ss Moore and Miss Barry will both be April brides. April, by the way, seems to be the favorite month with many of the recentiy engaged girls, as several notable weddings will take place then, Miss Wilhelmine Koenig and Dr. Morey having also selected the “‘month of smiles and tears.” s abie Mrs. Beach Soule will entertain 8 number of her friends Monday after- noon in her apartments at the Metro- pole Hotel. The affair is to be quite informal, the guests all bringing their Christmas sewing. . Mrs. Charles Lovell, one of the most winsome young society matrons of Oak- land, will entertain at cards next Sat- urday. The luncheon at the Palace grill which Mrs. Henry Rosenfeld will give next Wednesday will without doubt be one of the season’s most brilliant af- fairs. It is in honor of Mrs. Rosenfeld's two sisters, the Misses Dunphy, who have been extravagantly entertained since coming to California, both here There will be a luncheon, as Mrs. Rosenfeld has as many friends here as on the other side. . Mrs. Robert Cryan, who has been in Oakland several weeks on a visit to her mother, Mrs. Henry Matthews, ex- pects to return to her home in Rome in about ten days. Her brother, W. H. J. Matthews, will accompany her to Europe. Before leaving Oakland Mrs. Cryan will be the guest of honor at a luncheon given by Mrs. James Moffitt. P S Mr. and Mrs. William Synham Shiels (nee Bennett) are expected home in a few days from San Mateo, where they have been spending their honeymoon at the beautiful country home of Mr. Shiels’ brother, Dr. George Shiels. Their home on Jackson street is be- | ing rapidly put into shape for occu- pancy and as soon as the bridal couple are comfortably domiciled much of thelr time will have to be devoted to their friends, as a number of pleasant affairs are being planned in their honor, the first being a luncheon, which | Mrs. Frank P. December 3. Deering will give on A .delightful dinner party was given ]by Mr. and Mrs. E. Silvernail at their | pleasant home in Oakland on Sunday, | November 22, at which announcement was made of the engagement of Miss Bertha F. Silvernail to Edward W. Kruckeberg of Alameda. Those present were: Mr. and Mrs. E. Silvernail, Miss Bertha F. Silvernail, E. W. Kruckeberg, Mr. and Mrs. F. Kruckeberg, Colonel and Mrs. A. P. | Hodges, Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Maguire, | Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Bradley, Mr. and | Mrs. Charles Kelm, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. THEATER SGHEME University to ° Raise Funds by Novel Means. Performances to Be Given Intended to Frovide a Nucleus. AR A Bergeley Office San Francisco Call, 2148 Center Street, Nov. 28. The “National Theater,” that thing 8o often talked about but always thought of as something for the dim future, is in a fair way to be estab- lished at the University of California. The West, that probably all those who talked about this airy castle never dizamed of as entitled to the distinc. tion, is to have the “National Theater.” The project was suggested to Presi- dent Wheeler and the members of the ;1aculty by Ben Greet, manager of the company of English players that played “Twelfth Night” in the new Greek open-air theater. Mr. Greet spoke of a national theater one day at a univer- sity meeting, but he, like many others who had gone before him, did not have California in mind when he spoke of it. Mr. Greet's remarks gave the cue to one of the faculty, however, and from an idea grew the first tangible effort to- ward securing the theater. President ‘Wheeler was made a party to the plan, and out of a conference came a com- mittee with well-defined powers for for- mulating still more substantial plans for the project. This committee is com- posed of men who contributed so large- ly to the success of the recent dramatic festival which signalized the dedica- tion of the Greek theater, its members being Professor Willlam D. Armes, Lincoln Hutchinson and J. B. Lanfield. Now this committee is first charged with securing a fund for the “National Theater,” for, of course, such a thing could not be conducted without money. To secure the fund the committee will invite dramatic companies playing in the West to come to the university and | present their plays in the Greek thea- ter, the proceeds of which performances will be stored up for future use. In the course of a few years such a fund will be accumulated in this way as will permit the university to invite the his- | trionic talent of the world to its “Na- tional Theater.” It is intended that only the very best talent will be in- vited to perform and the committee of direction will have entire charge. Man- agers of theatrical troops, it is expect- ed, will be glad of the opportunity to | bring their companies here, becatise of the advertisement and the prestige of the university. The large fund that will be created | within the next few years will permit the university not only to import talent from everywhere in the world, but also to make the performances practically | free. And that is what is meant by a | “National Theater”—a place where the | productions will be the best and at the same time inexpensive. If the project justifies the hopes of the university the theater will corre- spond to the world-famous “La Come- die Fraficaise” and “L’Odeon” of Paris, | the national theaters of France, both of which have a wide influence in the education of the French people. The nucleus for the proposed fund is | to be gained from a concert that is to | be given by the Royal Italian Band in | the Greek theater on December 9, for | which an excellent programme has been arranged. In case of rain, however, the concert will be given in the Harmon Gymnasium. ——— The Sole Survivor of Navarino. Seventy-six years ago Navarino was fought, and the British Admiral Sir E. | that eventful day. The admiral, who was but 13 years of age, was serving as a midshipmate on board H.M.S. Albion, seventy-four guns, commanded | by his uncle, Captain J. A. Ommanney. The veteran admiral has still in his possession the scimitar which “was taken frcm the Turkish admiral on that eventful day, and he is ever ready to | relate incidents of the battle in which he is justly proud of having been en- . gaged. The admiral, who is now sec- OAKLAND, Nov. 28.—Dr. Michael | Naegle, Mr. and Mrs. F. L. Willard, | ond senior admiral on the retired list, Heinmann, a ploneer physician of this | Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Emigh, Mr. and has seen considerable service in addi- State, dled last Thursday at his home at Twenty-third avenue Twenty-second street. Dr. Heinmann was a native of Alsace and came to California in 1849. For the last twenty vears he has resided in this city. deceased leaves a wife and three chil- dren, Dr. John M. Heinmann, Mrs, J. Peltier and Mrs, H. Heath. The funeral will be held at 2 p. m. Sunday from the family residence. @ e to tire out the boy with the biggest muscles in Berkeley. The proceeds of the {wo entertain- ments will be divided between the two boys’ companies. The Junior Cadets will use their share of it to purchase a regimental flag, of which they are in need. o The Junior Cadets were organized by the members of the Hillside Mothers’ Club. The object is to Interest boys of tender years in many exercises and to teach them disciplite. There are about seventy-five in the two companies, A and B, all uniformed and armed with small guns. They are drilled twice a week by the drillmaster, M. R. Van Wonmer of the University of California. The boys are divided into the following group: Licutenant—Ralph Gassoway. rgeants—Clarence Ern Pape, Willis Storms, Randolph Moaro, g C I Nwhitley Perkins, - Cedric _Cold- ‘orporal el Willlam Smyth, Ernest' Rideout, ja- min Knowlton, Oti: 3 min Knowlton Otis’ Marston, Jack 'Mighell, Archle Butler, Ransome George Shipman, Earle Turton. Tk Sam_ Bitting, Ri- Privates “Edwin Barker. cardo Bertolaccl, Chester Dowling, Hobert Fortler, John Irvine, Douglas Luy, Heos Mulvarey, Donald MacBride, Almy Maynard, Thomas Rieger. Charles Seroy. Edwin feroy, Teddie Spencer, William Stone, Allan Wetmors, Franklin_Watson. Stephen N. Wychoft Jr., i Thoyd Deaticy, ety aymond, Bur. 1l, Lloy ey, Jami res, Robert Cra "B wlord, Donohue, Willle Danlels Willle Heywood, George 4 wood, Gerald Hampton, Waiter Higgios. w1 bert Monro, Howard Murphy, Constantine Fer. Donald Roacl Carl "Sandow, Veeder B Stirphy, Donata Rosere, 1 en R The patronesses of the club are: Mrs, Charles Keeler, 3 M o = m‘;‘%'l; Plerce, Mrs. Charles A, Kraus and Mrs, - Gurdon The F. Hansen, $Bothwell and ome | Mrs. Decker, Mr. and Mrs. Hoff, Mrs. | and East p w, Bushnell, Mrs. A. C. Hansen, | landing of the British army at Lisbon, iMlsn Delores Selcer, Miss K: atherine Gianelli, Miss Emma Naegle, Miss Jo- sle Naegle, Miss A. Mae Willard, Dr. George Naegle, Garnett Master Albert Silvernall. BERKELEY, Nov. 28.—The engage- ment of Miss Agnes Forgie and Fred- erick A. Horswill is announced. Miss Forgle is a graduate student at the Uni- versity of California and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Forgie of 3046 Ful- ton street. She is a member of the class of '03. Mr. Horswill is assistant super- | intendent of mines of the Stone Canyon Coal Company of Monterey County. No | time has vet been set for the wedding. The annual dinner of the Gamma Phi Beta sorority at the sorority house, 2419 | Channing way, Tuesday evening, was alsc the occasion for the celebration of the birthdays of two of the members, | Miss Bess Patton and Miss Veda Red- ington, though the birthdays did not arrive until Thanksgiving day. Thirty- three young ladies were seated about | the banquet table. Toasts were given and the class cries rang out often. The banquet room was handsomely deco- rated with autumn leaves, great bunches of chrysanthemums and blue and gold ribbons. Among those present were Miss Inez Whipple, Miss Pear] Curtiss, Miss Greta Augustine, Miss Bess Patton, Miss Carmel Rhey, Miss Cecil Harrold, Miss Marin Waterhouse, Miss Zoe Rhey, Miss Lulu Minor, Miss Wanda Muir, Miss Marietta Edwards and Miss Mulmt. Hel:demn. . Mrs. Sellm E. Woodworth of Chan- ning way entertained a large number of friends at an at home Wednqdny. Mrs. Seton Lindsay of Oakland, Mrs, Woodworth's cousin, was the honored guest. Mrs. Woodworth was assisted in receiving by Mrs. George H. Mar- tinez, Mrs. James T. Wethered, Mrs. Emile Kruse, Mrs. Emma Merritt of Baltimore, Miss Adelalde Merriman of Bellefont. Pa.; Mrs. Willlam Radford of San Francisco, Radford and Edward Selfridge Jr. Lending & man & dollar is a deed of trust, tion to the above. He served at the | also as a mate in the King's yacht the | Royal George, conveying Queen Ade- C. | laide to Holland and back in 1834, and i asg lieutenant on an expedition to Baf- Ifln Bay in search of missing whale ships in 1836. He commanded H.M.S. Vesuvius, 1841-44, and was for fifteen months stationed at Athens during the revolution there. He was thanked by the French Government for floating stranded French corvettes, protected ! British interests on the coast of Mo- | rocco, and was present at the bombard- ment of Tangier in 1844. He was also employed as relief inspector during the | famine in Ireland, 1846-48, was second ,in command of the Arctic expedition, 1 1850-51, and was the first to discover | traces of Franklin's missing expedition. The admiral, who is now in his nine- tieth year, is at present staying with his son, the Rev. E. O. Ommanney, |late commander R. N., at St. Michael's Vicarage, Portsmouth. — Philadelphia Evening Telegram. —_—— A Wise Father. Every one knows of the college stu- | dent who, when he was “hard up,” sent home a set of verses to which the governor replied in kind. The son | penned: The rose is red; The violet blue, Send me fifty P.D. Q. This was the reply: The rose is red, And sometimes pink; T'll send you fifty, I don’t think. ‘Another father was looking over his son’s account, when he discovered an item he did not quite understand. | “H'm,” he said, “$30 for tennis; isn't that rather a large sum for such game? How do you explain-it, sir?” “Oh,” replied the hopeful, ving his hand, “that was just for a gfln of rackets.” 5 “Why not call them bats?” asked the father.—New York Times. 2 ————— Ommonney is now the sole survivor of | BACKS NATIONAL 'HUSBAND BEATS | WIFE'S ESGORT Says Woman Is Insane and Unable to Care for Herself. Robert Cords Jr. Is Severely Funished by T. Wand of Fruitvale. . —_— Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 28. For paying attentions to his wife, ‘whom he alleges to be insane, Thomas ‘Wand of Fruitvale yesterday jammed the face of Robert Cords Jr. into a rock pile until it looked like a hammered beefsteak. Wand says 1> will now be forced to have his wife brought before the insanity commission and examined as to her mental balance. Cords says he only acted the part of a friend to Mrs. Wand and protected her from the brutality of her husband. The matter came up in Justice of the Peace Geary's court this afternoon, where both men were cited to appear on a charge of disturbing the peace. ‘Wand also had an additional charge of battery lodged against him by Cords. He pleaded gullfy to poth offenses and the matter of sentence was taken un- der advisement by the Judge. Cords pleaded not guilty and has demanded a trial. Cords is the young real estate agent who recently figured in a sensational midnight marriage with a reputed heir- ess at a well known restaurant in this city. Each believed the other to be well provided with this world's goods and the awakening came with the morning, when they discovered that neither had a cent. He is charged by Wand with taking Mrs. Wand to va- rious resorts while she was in an un- balanced state of mind. Yesterday the two men met at East Fourteenth street and Fruitvale avenue, where the en- counter took place. PREACHERS WIFE GIVEN A DIVORGE Mrs. Alfred Bayley Se- cures Decree for Desertion. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 1118 Broadway, Nov. 28. A “Dill of divorce” now separates the Rev. Alfred Bayley, former pastor of the Fourth Congregational Church in this city, from his wife, Mrs. Minnie Bayley. Judge Melvin to-day signed the decree prayed for by Mrs. Bayley and - also awarded to her $40 a month alimony and the custody of their child, Paul. Incompatibility of temperament is al- leged to be the cause of the final sepa- ration of the divine and his wife. For.a few years they were both prominently connected with church work in this city. Then suddenly, while achieving fame as a preacher and organizer, he resigned his pulpit. Afterward Mrs. Bayley went to live with her mother in Fruitvale and he went for a tour in Europe. At the end of a year she breught suit for di- vorce on the ground of desertion. A gen- eral denial of her allegations was made on behalf of Bayley, but no further ap- pearance was made in the case, and to- day an Interlocutory decree of divorce was handed down in accordance with the testimony. Suit for divorce was begun to-day by Laura Petersen against Herman M. W. Petersen on the ground of desertion. Katie Diendonne is suing Victor Dien- donne for divorce on the ground of cru- elty. They were married in Philadelphia in 1896 and have two children, for whose support she asks $25 a month. Suit for divorce was instituted to-day by Mary A. James against Willlam M. James on the ground of desertion. —_—ee————— Creditors Attach Restaurant. OAKLAND, Nov. 28.—The restaurant conducted by C. A. Leach and his wife, between Ninth and Tenth streets on Broadway, has been attached by cred- itors and the proprietors have appar- ently left town, as they gave up their rooms at 520 Ninth street last night. The writ of attachment was sued out by P. Baker, who holds a $160 meat bill against the establishment. Mrs. Saran Clancy holds a chattel mortgage of $550. The restaurant is in the hands of Deputy Constable O'Donnell. ————————— Widow of Pioneer Minister Dead. OAKEAND, Nov. 28.—Mrs. O. C. ‘Wheeler, widow of the late Rev. O. C. Wheeler, a pioneer Baptist minister of California, dled to-day at her home, 1653 Grove street. Her {llness has ex- tended over several months. ‘| epectators crazy, GITY TRUSTEES GEASE T0 WORRY Alameda Officials Lose No Sleep Over the Franchises. Outline No Plan of Action With Respect to the Ordinances. —— ALAMEDA, Nov. 28.—Now that Gen- eral Manager Julius Kruttschaitt, rep- resenting the Southern and Central Pa cific railway companies, has refused to accept the two local franchises as awarded to those corporations by the City Trustees, the latter are not falling over themselves in a hasty effort to make the management another propo- sition. On the contrary, some of the municipal legislators feel that they have been treated in an undignified and shabby manner by the railroad powers after laboring hard for five months to deal fairly by the companies in the face of strong opposition from citizens who believed that the Southern Pacific and Central Pacific were de- manding too many privileges from the Mr of Alameda. It is not unlikely that®the City Trustees will allow the matter of the franchises to remain as it is for some time. They do not believe that it would do any harm, and a ces- sation of the agitation may serve to clear the-situation, so” that when fur- ther action is decided upon more satis- factory results may be obtained. In speaking of the refusal of Manager Kruttschnitt to accept the franchises as granted President Joseph F. For- derer of the City Trustees said: “I have not read Mr. Kruttschnitt's letter very carefully, or in full, and therefore do not know just what he wants or expects. I have been in Los Angeles for three weeks and am some- what out & touch with the matter of the franchises, but was not greatly sur- prised to learn that they had been re- fused. I have not given the situation much thought as yet and have no plans for disposing of the question when it comes up again. I have not conferred with any other of the City Trustees, and do not know how they feel about the matter.” City Trustee Charles J. Hammond said: “I think the rallroad managers may have future cause to regret that they refused the franchises as we of- fered them. We had reasons to belleve that the franchises would be accepted on the twenty-flve-year basis. It is dis- appointing to some of us to feel that after struggling with the franchise matter for five months, always endeav- oring to treat the railroad companies justly and contending with strong op- position from residents, our work should count for naught. I, for one, am willing to let the question of the dis- posal of the franchises rest for a time. I do not think the city will suffer through delay, and the management of the railroad companies may think bet- ter of the terms we offered.” City Trustee W. M. Bowers said: “Thus far no definite plan of action with respect to the rejected franchises has been outlined by the City Trustees. ‘We passed the ordinances awarding the franchises, but they were not adver- tised. This method was pursued by the City Clerk at my suggestion, as it would have been loss of money to pay for advertising franchises until we knew they were accepted. What action will now be taken with the ordinances passed will depend on the advice of the City Attorney.” —_———— The Thrifty Rich Girl. A young woman of means, who has made up her mind to enter business life, decided to dispose of most of her evening gowns, wraps, hats and other accessories, for which she did not think she would have time or use in her new life. They were handsome clothes, right up to date, and reserving but a little part of what she termed her “so- ciety outfit,” she offered the rest for sale to her girl irfends. Ti. sale was managed tactfully, a number of special friends being invited to luncheon, and afterward asked upstairs to their hos- tess’ room, where the articles were displayed . to excellent advantage. The hostess announced that she was pre- pared to dispose of them, and named | such moderate prices that in half an hour the wardrobe had changed hands. —Brooklyn Eagle. ———— Foolish and Futile. At the beginning of the last century the Royal College of Bavarian Physi- clans sought to forbid steam railway travel because It would induce delirfum among the passengers and drive the while an English quarterly said that it would as soon expect the people to suffer themselves to be tied to one of Congreve’s rockets as to trust themselves to the mercy of a locomotive going at the prodigious rate of twelve miles an hour.—Ex- change. ADVERTISEMENTS. At the $25.00 FOR A CUR ACUTE CASES ONE HALF PRICE. reguzst of numerous fee within their reach, | have de OF ANY DISEASE +.OR WEAKNESS.. icants to placs my to make a special 1903, and rate for treatment good untll Dec. I5th, while the offer lasts will give a written guarantee