The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 8, 1904, Page 8

COLBURN TELLS OF ADVANTAGES THAT [FACLES MOURN [N EXHIBIT WILL GIVE SAN FRANCISCO N SANTA ROSA -— City Is Rich in Show Materials Thajt; TIONS OF UTILITY AND OF SCE) ROSA, AND ALSO IN SHASTA e X3 | | Will Advertise. By Frederick H. Colburn, Secretary San Francisco’s s engaged in making d its climatic and other the world as All Califo its resougces a antages known to as possible. ( pride h ing to do with t We are all proud of California, of course. The de- re to pro e the growth of our State material prosy actuates 'us strongly. We are n verse to having the world know what conditions attend us daily. We wish 1o have those ‘who would be an advantage to California come to dwell with us. This is the desire towns and cities and its beauties and advantages talked about by the world at large as is any | hamiet in Californja San Francisco citizens of public spir appreciative of the opportunity that is afforded for publicity at a world’s fair, have taken th minary steps to Hence itis that have a fitt in behalf of and representative of San Francisco, in so far as is possible, at St. Louis’ great exposition. The question is naturally asked as to what San Francisco has to exhibit and how it is purposed to show what we have. That is & plain question and de- serves a plain answer, columns of The Call. No one in Cali- fornia could well imagine California as complete with San Francisco left | out. It is the metropolis of California, the moneyed center, the seat .of the greatest manufacturing industries. The great commercial port of the State is here. The great rivers of the northern and central counties are tributary to the Bay of San Francisco. This city is destined to be to the Pacific coast what New York is to the Atlantic coast—at once a propelling financial and indus- trial power and a beneficiary from the vast and fruitful country which has been linked with its destiny by-nature. San Francisco has the greatest®popu- lation of any city west of the Missourt River. With the primacy in manu- facturing, in population, in capital in- vested and in banks, in number of school children and educational advan- tages; as the center of musical interest and culture for the Pacific coast; with & more libraries, more miles of water front tributary to it, facing the Orient and being the chief point of departure by sea for all Pacific Ocean countries and islands—these are some of the fac- tors that enter into the provision of worthy and interestingly numerous ex- hibits to justify an appearance at St. Louls in competition with other great American municipalities. INDUSTRIAL EXHIBITS. In a way, these suggestions indicate something of the scope of what San Francisco has to exhibit. There are many details that must necessarily be overlooked in an article of the pre- scribed length on this theme. We have the products of mills, factories, shops and of a countiess great variety of in- dustrial enterprises due to San Fran- cisco capital and existing in San Fran- cisco that are worth showing. Many of the products are unique. Among these may be classed mining machinery and appliances, which are world-famous. We have a vast array of Vi of all descriptions at our wharves, from the small river boat of peculiar construction to the ponderous carrier of huge bulks of freight; trans- port ships that carry men and supplies for the American army to and fro across the Pacific. vessels that move 2 large share of the wheat crop of the State anpually around Cape Hora on which I have | been requested to make through the | Exposition Committee. | its way to foreign ports; trim and splendid steamships that constitute | lines connecting Francisco with China, Japan, ( America, Ha- waii, Tahiti, Australia, New Zealand— all countries that face any ocean or sea San Francisco is the hilliest city in America Its scenery is on a large scale. With great hills that are legion in number, it also has correspondingly deep vall Its outlook in one direc- tion is on the vast width of the Pacific Ocean. In the other direction it faces the great panorama on the east that begins with the encircling waters of the bay of San Francisco and continues juntil a far horizon is mountain rimmed. The great diversity of elevation in | San Francisco provides much that is unique and quite wonderful in local | scenery. .| When we show what we can manu- | facture, what facilities we have for commerce and what the vast accesso- ries are that stimulate that commerce. | and when, additionally, we exhibit our i native city by the Golden Gate for its own sake and upon its own merits, then it will be seen, if we ~o no further, | that we are justified in thinking that | we have much that will attract the at- { tention of the tourist, the man of bus! | ness and. indeed, of all classes of citi- ns of the world who have the means and the desire to travel. ADVERTISING THE CITY. To have the world see what San Francisco has to offer is the first aim of the committee now promoting the San Francisco exhibition to be made at St. Louls. That is the primary step to induce people to come to San Fran- cisco. When they arrive, it will be the duty of the people of the city to in- duce them to cast their lot in with us. But there is much more to be ex- hibited than that which has already | been outlined. There are art galleries, | the interiors of libraries, the school life, the bustling daily business of a multi- tude of streets, the operation of great ferry and street car systems; the park system that has its culmination in the glories of Golden Gate Park, the numerous picturesque localities like the ocean beach, the heights that look down on the lower porticns of the city, the Presidio and other places that are known to Cali- fornians as being worthy to be shown for the instruction and admiration of | the world. San Francisco includes in its school system institutions for technical train- | ing that are noteworthy. The Affillated Colleges that are a part of the Uni- versity of California are here. Pho- tography as exemplified in moving pic- tures in the panoramas will be util- ized to the best possible advantage to present all the features of institutions and the life of San Francisco to ob- | servers. The Christmas markets, the teeming wharves in the fruit season—these and the great demonstrations that perfod- ically take place on Van Ness avenue, such as the reception to President Roosevelt, possess the Interesting ele- ment of being unique. ‘What San Francisco has municipally in buildings and institutions, the de- partments of the public service, police and fire departments, must be included, and will be. There are means to put the facts concerning the San Francisco climate in evidence before the Aworld that will be fully utilized. Illustrated lectures with moving pic- tures will give vivid impressions of San Francisco. The city has many fine buildings to illustrate its architecture. These facts indicate only in outline the . b County Progress Is Strongly Marked. The newspapers of the interior cities of California are doing their best to have the facts known concerning the | localities wherein they are published. These publications make up a compen- dium of local information of unques- tioned value that could hardly be other- wise arrived at. Sonoma County is the general theme of the Santa Rosa Press | Democrat in a recent issue, but much space is also devoted especially to San- ta Rosa. Among the more striking statements made is one about trans- portation: “Twenty trains arrive at| and depart from Santa Rosa every day, | connecting the city with all parts of | the county, the interior of the State, | San Francisco, Sacramento; the over- land trains for the East, Oregon, the | sound cities and British Columbia.” The claim is made also that “Santa | tosa is the natural capital of the | northwest coast and the railway cen- ter for a large territory.” Concerning the growth of Santa Rosa it is said: When the railroad reached Santa Rosa in 1871 t ° hag fewer than 1000 inhabit- | ants, whi Increased in the next few years to | 3000, since which time it has had a rapid growth. It is now surrounded by many small, | It has very large out- | well cultivated farms. Iying hop, fruit and wine interests which cen- ter in thé city. Not less than 16,000 bales of hops and largs quantities of fresh, dried and | canned fruits, vegetables, grapes and wine are | #0ld annually in Santa Rosa. There is a rap- | idly increasing industry in growing vegetables for canning, especially asparagus, tomatoes and | string beans, all of which are profitable crops. | The yield of tomatoes per ton is astonishin ¢ “thrive beyond all precedent in this ai mosphere. NUMEROUS ATTRACTIONS. | Santa Rosa is justly pictured as a city strong in fraternal and social so- cieties; provided with excellent educa- tional advantages and with numerous | churches; a well equipped and efficient | paid Fire Department; with excellent | social conditions. In the schools are enrolled about 2000 pupils, who are| taught by thirty-three teachers. The | new high school building cost $30,000. The school is accredited by the Univer- sity of California. There are manufac- turing establishments in Santa Rosa that are doing well. The climate is il- lustrated by the floral products of the city, which are alluded to as follows: | Santa Rosa, “‘the City of Roses,” has long been noted for its gardens of rare ornamental | trees and flowers. It is the natural home of | roses, gerantums, 11} chrysanthemums, fuchsias and kindred growths. The latter plant | if left to itself wil overrun a house with its bossoms, and the hedges of geraniums fairly | dazzle the eye with their brilliance. Roses | run riot in the trees and blcom to their tops | if not restrained. The gardens of the city are | worthy of its patron, Saint Rose, and of the magiclan of horticulture, Luther Burbank. In almost no time a vacant lot in Santa Rosa can be made to bloom with fruits and flowers. In this modern “Garden of the West'’ every man_may have them overhanging the roof of his domicile or peering In at his windows, with no more labor than is required to plant a tree and give it reasouable care. The annual rose - + general features of San Francisco, and not all-of them. This is & great con- | vention city. It has good hotels and is about to have more, the newer ones be- ing constructed splendidly and having accommodations calculated to maintain the reputation of the city fully. UNITED ACTION IS NEEDED. As to the building in which San Fran- cisco will make its individual exhibition much has been said. It will immediate- ly front the main entrance to the ex- position grounds at St. Louis and will occupy a central and very advantage- | ous position, where it will be seen from all parts of the grounds. That it will become well known to millions of visitors to St. Louis, and that it will enhance the prosperity of this city, there is no chance for doubt. It is not necessary to here enter into a detailed description of the building. What San Francisco is will not be sufficient to show. What it Will be by the judicious expenditure of the pro- ceeds of bonds that have been voted for to the amount of $18,000,000, and what it will be by reason of the work of pub- lic spirited citizens who have taken up the work of beautifying and adorning the Pacific Coast metropolis will be sus- ceptible of presentation to the specta- tors at St. Louis. 1 There is no interest that will not suf- | fer by failure to make good at BLI Louis. Fallure to take advantage of this opening and to live up to its high- est privileges Is not to be thought of for a moment. All that is needed for most pronounced success is united ef- fort by the citizens of San Francisco in backing up the very capable com- mittee having this work in hand. So far, the outlook is sufficiently bright to please the most exacting and enthusi- l‘atég advocate of a greater San Fran- cisco. .| referred to the purposes of the occa- | smelter has ‘been blown in, | %, | French Gulch | ing industries | Hotel, $1 THE DEPARTED b+ RS Solemn Services for the Dead Are Held by the San Francis- co and Golden Gate Aeries S i SR EXERCISES IMPRESSIVE RV Members of Order and Friends| Show Reverence to Memory of | Those Gone to Eternal Rest [ BRSNS Impressively solemn were the memo- rial services held in Native Sons’ Hail yesterday afternoon by the Fraternal Order of Eagles, represented by the members of San Francisco and Golden Gate aeries. The services began at 2| p. m., but long before that hour the hall, which had been beautifully deco- rated for the occasion, was crowded to the doors. In the assembly were many | representative men of the city and some occupied the seats on the stage, ‘conspicuously among the latter being the members of the reception commit- tee, Harry 1. Muicrevy, Judges Hunt, Troutt, Lawlor, Cook and Graham, | Superintendent of Public Schools Langdon, Justice of the Peace Daniels. | David Becker and Albert Berthier, the present and past grand officers of the order, Rabbi Nieto and Rev. Father | Joseph T. McQuaide. | The exercises opened with an orches- | tral rendition of Chopin's “Funeral March,” which was followed by an ad- dress by Harry 1. Mulcrevy, who pre- | sided over the gathering, and briefly | sion, the principles of the order and the duties that ever bound the members of the latter together in fraternalship. | A soprano solo, “Flee as a Bird,” by | Miss Gertrude McDermott, preceded an eloquent invocation delivered by Rabbi J. Nieto, and the Masonic Male Quartet then sang ‘“Lead, XKindly Light,” and this was followed by a cornet solo, “Lost Chord,” by J. H. Bromberger. An address which was to have been | delivered by Mayor Schmitz, who was | unable to attend the exercises, was supplemented by one from John E. Mc- Dougald, who paid a high tribute to the order, reviewing its fraternal and social features and its endearment for the living and its respect for the de- parted. Frederick EVerett's tenor solo, “Calvary,” proved a most inspiring of- fering and was a handsome prelude tu‘ the eulogy of the dead, delivered by R. P. Troy. The Masonic “Male Quartet | sang “Nearer, My God, to Thee,” and | the afternoon’s exercises were brought to a close with a benediction by Rev. Father Joseph T. McQuaide and| “America,” rendered by the orchestra. — carnivals given | | ere a few years ago showed | ould d | MINING IN SHASTA. | Shasta County is proud of its great| increase in mineral output. Hence the | Redding Free Press, which has pub- lished a special edition devoted to.the; county of Shasta, sa | Since the mnew furnace a the Bully Hill | Shasta County is | producing at least $800,000 a month in "wlall(c‘ Wealth. The output of 1902 and 1903 was ma- terially reduced by the , which began in October, 1902, and Wl prevented full re- | sumption until June, 1803, but this unfortunate | condition no longer exists, and the present year promises to reach the $10,000,000 mark in our | output. Shasta_County leads the next best county in the Stata by 300 per cent in the value of its metal output, and the present rate of monthly production is 1600 per cent in ad- vance of the monthly production of 1806. | This remarkable showing is due mainly to| magnificent development on the base ore | but the quartz districts of Shasta County are attracting wider attention than ever, partly because of the siliclous ore mar- | ket supplied by the smelters, and partly b('-‘ cause of the advantages in metallurgical and | mechanical processes, which makes these ores reducible on the ground. Harrison Gulch and h are continuous and profitable | producing stricts of this character. Some | shipments of ores are made from the latter | district, but the greater portion of the output | is treated on the ground. In the Old Diggings | district the most extensive shippers of the ! county are located, mainly because of the close proximity of the mines to the big Keswick | smelter. { RESOURCES ARE VARIED. | The Free Press makes a good show- | ing for Shasta County and its com- | munities in several ways. It says that | 219,000,000 fish eggs have been shippedi from Shasta from the Government fish- eries. In addition to the mining in- dustries the stock raising and lumber-, are good sources of There is a great water power As to the vegetation it | | | wealth. in the county. is said: Fruit raising is carried on extensively, and the vearly output of green fruit aggregates several hundred carloads, much of which is shipped to the Eastern market. The famous Happy Valley sectlon is prolific in the pro- duction of fruits of all kinds. Peaches, pears, apricots, plums, prunes and all varieties of berries Tiven the earliest there, and are of quality unexcelled. The Anderson Valley, Churn Creek bottom and the mountainous se tions In Eastern Shasta are all prolific pro. ducers of fruit and berries. Ofanges, lemons and bananas grow and thrive In Shasta, and palms, maznollas and other tropical plants appear to be in their natural element here. The water power in the county Is unsur- passed. Here is supplied the power that gen- erates all, the electricity that Is used in Red- ding and ‘surrounding towns, and in all of the towns of the Sacramento Valley as far south as Willows. Shasta County has good schools and many churches. Redding now has a population of more than 3500. The place contains four hotels. The third rank in freight shipments in the State has been won. The assessed value of the county is $10,888,000, while Redding is assessed for $1,635,000. . TOWNS IN THE COUNTY. Among the new buildings are the Shasta County High School, costing $40,000; Lorenz aegel block, $20,000; Jacobson ; Eaton block, '$17,000 and business hotses and residences aggregating | $200,000. A Carnegie library, just completed, | is a $10,000 donation from Andrew Carnegle. Keswick is a town of about 1000 souls, the seat of the Keswick smelters. Anderson, the center of the fruit growing section, is a pretty place of nearly 1000 le, with beautiful homes ‘and fertile orchards ‘even within its mits, 2 Cottonwood, at the/ extreme southern end of the county, is thé shipping point on the Southern Paclfic Railroad for the great lumber mills in Eastern Shasta. The industry is as- suming gigantic proportions not only in Hast- ern but in Northern Sh: as well, The Terry Lumber Company alone, operating at Bella Vista, turns out 200,000 feet of lumber per day. { —_— i Interior Is Making Rapid su-mu.\z The San Jose Chamber of Com- merce 'has appointed committees to have San Francisco machine works and a vea canning establishment lo- cated in that city. The Los Gatos Board of Trade has elected the following officers: H. D. Curtis, president; A. B. Smith, vice president; E. L. Ford, Lee Darneal and J. A. Tudor, directors; M. A. La- throp, secretary; K. H. Erickson, treasurer. The Truckee Republican says that while lumbering has been going on in Nevada County for forty years, the output of the county last year in lum- ber, wood and paper exceeded $1,000,- 000, in value. Between 150,000 and 16#/000 tons of ice have been harvest- ed during the present season. . The Stockton Independent reports t the demand for country lands in Joaquin County is stronger than as been in ten years. e building, it B e B e L et N R B A e T e NS 'passed the law. AY, FEBRUARY 8, 1904 AVY PERSONNEL ACT CAUSE OF VEXATION IN THE SERVICE Its Provisions for Pay of Officers Are Indefinite and Lead to So, Many Cases of Appeals That Moody Urges Congress to Revise the Law The navy personnel act of March 3, 1899, has caused more vexations to the service than any other naval legis- lation since the navy was established in 1798, and the end is not yet in sight. The law regarding the pay is in many cases so indefinite as to have led hun- dreds of cases of appeal to the Comp- troller of the Currency, and with such results as to prove that the naval offi- cers are better lawyers than those members of Congress who framed and The act of 1870, super- ceded by that of 1899, was clear and explicit and every officer knew what he was entitled to; now all is confusion and the Comptroller himself has been stumped several times, the latest in- | stance being that of determining what | officers of the navy are entitled to horses and consequent forage pay. The Comptroller ruled that the surgeon gen- eral and the paymaster general are en- titled to such allowances, by which reasoning, Secretary Moody contends, the nine junior rear admirals would be entitled to like allowance, but the nine senior rear admirals would be de- nied it. By another decision, certain members of the medical and pay corps are entitled to mounted pay of the army, giving them yearly increase varying from one hundred to several hundred dollars, upon the theory that they are entitled to the use of a horse. The Secretary cites as an instance, showing the confusion in the system of pay, that in one case in the Court of Claims the pay of an officer was | changed eleven times and urges upon Congress the necessity of reconsidera- tion of the whole subject of pay. Secretary Moody has taken the wind out of the sails of the Taylor-Evans general staff scheme by having the present general board assume the func- tions of the general staff in a greatly modified form. This general board con- sists of the admiral, three rear ad- mirals, three captains, three command- ers, one lieutenant and one colonel of marines. CALIFORNIA'S STAR. California has come to the front again after a lapse of thirty-two years in being represented at the Naval Academy by a star member of the graduating class in vid McDousgal Le Breton, a native of San Francisco. In 1872 Nathaniel T. James, credited to California, graduated with a star and since then none of the midshipmen from this State have appeared among the exceptionally bright graduates who must obtain 85 per cent of the possible maximum marks to be classified as ‘stars.”” Mr. Le Breton has the unus- ual distinction of having led in all four of the classes through which he has passed, and his aggregate credits foot up to 12, out of a possible 624, 5 per cent for the entire course. now a naval con- structor, whose percentage for four vears was 95.67. Other notable grad- uates were Lewis Nixon, with 91.31 per cent; John G. Tawresey, superintend- ing naval constructor at the Union Iron ‘Works, 91.18 per cent, and Francis T. Bowles, who occupied the position of chief constructor, and from which he resigned last November, was credited with 87.28 per cent for his four years’ course at the Naval Academy. UNLUCKY CONTRACTORS. Sixteen torpede-boat destroyers were contracted for in 1898, to be completed in Febyruary and May, 1900, and all of these boats have, after much delay, been delivered, the last two, named Hopkins and Maedonough, in May and July of last/year, which. was thirty- seven and thirty-eight months behind | the contract time. Four of these ves- sels exceeded their speed requirements, and the others failéd to come up to the guaranteed speeds, but were accepted and proved to be excellent seaboats and valuable acquisitions to the na of the twelve torpedo-boats contracted for at the same time, to be delivered in d W. Taylor, | September and November, 1899, five are |, still uncompleted and the ill-fated Goldsborough, contracted for in July, 1897, is no nearer completion now than she was in October, 1900. The contracts for these torpedo-boats were distribu- ted among ten firms, every one of which have paid dearly for their experience in that line, and claims are now before Congress to reimburse the builders for their loSses. The average contract price paid for the destrovers was $281,000, and the average cost to the contractor was $375,000, showing an apparent loss to the builder of $94,000, where his net profit should have been about $28,000. The average contract yrice was $152,000 for the torpedo-boats, but the builders claim that the actual cost was $225,000, a difference of $73,000. The total amoun asked for by the suffering contractors is about $2,380,000, and Mr. Bowles, formerly chief constructor in the navy and at present president of the Fore River shipyard, has been selected by the contractors to present their case to Congress. The naval experience of Mr. Bowles and his whilom connection with the late United States Shipbuilding Company as an appraiser of the value of ship plants and work will enable him to present the case of the torpedo craft contractors in an interesting if not a convincing way to the committee of Congress or before the Court of Claims. NAVAL STORES ACCOUNTS. The disclosures made by Paymaster General Harris in relation to the ac- cumulated stores at the navy yards is virtually a confession of incapacity of the bureau of supplies and accounts and an admission that the annual reports of expenditures and stores on hand are incorrect. At a recent hearing before the House Naval Committee it was brought out that no inventories had been taken of these accumulated naval stores, and the paymaster general es- timated that it would take three years to make such an inventory. By an act of Congress of June 30, 1880, naval sup- plies, with few exceptions, were placed under the charge of the bureau of pro- visions and clothing, all articles being purchased and cared for by the store- keepers at the several navy yards, from which the other departments have since obtained articles required. Inventories were taken at all the shore stations and an elaborate system of accounts was started, by means of which, according to Paymaster General Edwin Stewart's report of October 15, 1891, “this bureau is enabled to follow in minute detail all expenditures of money and material so as to be able to give the value of ail property comprising the naval estab- lishment and the cost of maintaining it, to say what each ship in the new navy has cost and to give the running expense of every vessel in commission.” The system of bookkeeping: has been greatly simplified during the succeed- ing years, and each annual report has given the value of stores on hand at shore stations and on board ships. The statement, however, that no in- ventory has been taken strongly in- dicates that these reports are ficti- tious to a large extent and that the system of bookkeeping is such as would not be practiced by any pri- vate establishment. There may be no crookedness, but there is sure to be a great waste under such a condi- tion of affairs and an investigation would not be amiss. It does net seem credible that when paymasters acting as storekeepers at maval stations re lieve their predecessors they woul sign receipts for stores for which they became responsible and take the chances of shortages by accepting the | entries on books as evidence that the articles are actually on hand. PRIMITIVE METHODS. Under the old system when each department in the navy yards pur- chased the supplies needed the waste | and accumulation of stores was con- siderable, and led to abuses, extrava- gancies and corruption which culmin- ated under the Robeson regime in| 1876. As far back as the early 60's the system was extremely prlmnivel and no6 one thought of taking a book | entry seriously. Timber and lumber | of all descriptions were then as now difficult to keep track of, and when the books failed to reveal the where- abouts of any particular piece wanted the timber clerk would dismiss the subject with the remark that * if the | stick is not expended on the books it must be in the mud.” And; sure enough, twenty years later large quan- | tities of live oak were recovered from the site where excavations were made | for the stone dry dock. Later on, | when shiploads of live oak and white | oak timber were accumulated for the sole purpose of distributing money | among contractors and when this tim- | ber and plank could not be utilized for building and repair purposes, it was converted nto fire wood, carted to the officers’ residences and burned, and the entry of “condemned” was | made on the books. It was a simple | method of disposing of surplus ma- | terial and had the merit of concisely | slba'ting that it was no longer avall- | able. | { e MAN IN PITTSBURG JAIL ; HAS A LOCAL BECORD‘; Arthur S. Spencer, Charged With Im- | personating United States Officer, Is Well Known Here. Arthur S. Spencer, Who war arrested in Pittsburg, Pa., on Thursday for im- personating a United States officer with intent to defraud by selling to Chinese spurioys certificates of registration, has a local record. Spencer is a native of this city and was first arrested in 1889, when he was 23 years of age, for forgery. On August 17 of that year he was sentenced to serve five years in Folsom penitentiary. On May .7, 1895, he was sentenced to serve three years in San Quentin from Santa Clara County for perjury. His last sentence here was on March 18, | 1898, when he was sent #® Folsom for three years for impersonating a United States inspector. | After serving his last term he went to Seattle and was arrested there for im- | personating a United States Chinese in- spector. On February 26, 1901, he was sentenced to serve three years on Mec- | Neils Island, Wash., and to pay a fine of $1000. That was the last heard of him till his arrest in Pittsburg. —_——— Maxwell Surrenders Him-cf. The old man who was run over by | Acting Battalion Chief John R. Max- well of the Fire Department on Thurs- day evening at Broadway and Mont- | gomery avenue having died from his | injuries at the Central Emergency Hos- | pital on Saturday, Maxwell surrendered | himself at police headquarters yester- ! day morning and was booked at the| City Prison on a charge of manslaugh- ter. ;He was released on 350 cash bail. The old man was identifiled at the Morgue yesterday as Alexandro Per-| doma, a native of the Canary Islands, | 77 years of age, who lived at 1021 Wash- ington street. R Burglars Are Balked. E. P. Slossom, 194 Minna street, re- ported to the police yesterday that/ some one had attempted to enter his| house on Saturday night by means of a key. Thé key had been broken dur- ing the attempt, and the broken part was found inside the lock. Mrs. T. Allison, 2018 Taylor street, re- ported that some one had tried to force | open the windows in the rear of her| residence on Saturday night by means | of a small ax which had been left on| the rear of the porch. —_————— Hit With a Beer Glass. Mary Dixon, a waitress in the Stras- | burg dance hall, 901% Kearny street, was arrested early yesterday morning | by Policeman Holmes and booked at the City Prison on a charge of assault | with a deadly weapon. She took of-! fense at something that W. J. O'Neil, a | young man, said to her and struck him | on the face with a beer glass, cutting his cheek. | - | Thieves Steal Tobacco. | J. M. Stark reported to the police yes- | terday that while he was at dinner on | Saturday evening a quantity of tobacco was stolen from his cigar stand at 400 Ninth street. The thief or thieves had | Parisians reached in through the bars and stolen the_tobacco. ——————— Newport society has had a dog din- ner, a monkey dinner and a lion din- ner. Now let it give a 'coon dinnmer, and Colonel Watterson will do the rest. —Milwaukee Sentinel. E——— Feclesy e First Time To-night in America. ROLY-POLY. A sparkling and original musical comedy. Tunetul, full of life and fun trom first to Tecr: Ten actual great speclalty numbers. Ten new great song hits. Our “‘All Star” Cast, Including: KOLB AND DILL, JOHN PEACHEY, BEN T. DILLON, ALLEN CURTIS, HELEN RUSSELL, NELLIE LYNCH. Saturday and Sunday Matinees, 25c and S0c. Racing %Hafln‘g! ! EVERY WEEK DAY, RAIN OR SHINE. NEW CALIFO! 3 INGLESIDE TRACK Commencing MONDAY, February L. Six or More Races Daily. Races start at 2 p. m. Sharp. AMUSEMENTS. COLUMBIA 3.5 ——BEGINNING TO-NIGHET ——— Nightly, Including Sunday. MATINEE SATURDAY ONL®, Wagenhals & Kemper Preseng JAMES —AND— WARDE In the Sumptucus Spectacular Drama, “ALEXANDER THE GREAT.” The Scenic and Dramatic Sensation of the Year. TIVOLIS:2 7 HOUSE\ FIFTE WEEX OF THEE DISCUSSION OF TEE DAY, When Johnny 'Comes Marching Hom 111t; Spectacular Comis Opera by 5 s{'.m.'x:"n Stangs and Jullan Fdwards. SECURE SEATS IN ADVANCE! MATINEE SATURDAY. In Preparatidn—“THE GYPSY BARON." 80c and 730 Usual Popular Pri 250 Box Seats.. CALIFORN TO-NIGHT.....e Favorites— America’ Irish Comedians, The In Thelr Whirlwind Musical Comedy, A NIGET ON BROADWAY. Next Sunday—“DEVIL'S AUCTION." AN ENTIRE COMEDY BILL! Billy B. Van; Rose Beaumont and Company; Thorne and Carleton; Snyder and Buckley; Rice and El- mer; Monroe, Mack and Lawrence; 2 Silvas; Stuart Barnes; Robertus and Wilfredo and Orpheum Motion Pictures. Regular Matins day, Saturday and and’ 5 Every Wednesday, Thu nday. Prices, 10e, | A [\OPERA G RA N HOUSE MATINEES WEDNESDAY AND SATURDAY TWO WEEKS ONLY. CURTAIN RISES AT 8 SHARP. WEBER AND FIELDS ALL-STAR STOCK COMPANY — Presenting WHOOP-DEE-DOO AND BURLESQUE OF CATHERINE PRICES—$2, $1.50, §1, 75¢ and 50e. SUNDAY NIGHT, FEBRUARY 21st. Positively Last Weber and Fields Performance. E. D. Price, ALCAZAR “F5 A GREAT LAUGHING BILL! TO-NIGHT—MATS. SAT. AND SUM. Screamingly Funny French Farce. The Gay 2 Belasco & Mayer, Proprietors. “WHERE WERS YoU LAST NIGET? 200 Night: Evgs., 25c to 7 Madison Square, New York. . Mats. Sat. & Sun., 25¢ to 30e, NEXT MONDAY—Belasco & De Mille's Powerful American Pla THE CHARITY BALL. IN PREPARATION—"PARSIFAL."™ MAYER GENTRAL*E: Market Street, Near Eighth..Phone South pEiiSce TO-NIGHT—ALL THIS WEEK. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. The Powertul, Sensational Melodrama, IN SIGHT OF == — Sl PAUL S M The Spectacular London Success! Magnificent Scenery! Gorgeous Costumes! Brilliant Stage Effects! Blackfriars Bridge! The Grand Cathedral? The Palace of Sin! All Central Favorites in Cast. HIGH-CLASS SPECIALTIES Every Afternoon and Eveniny i the Heated Theater. AMERICAN, CHINESE AND PHILIPPINE BABIES IN THE INFANT INCUBATORS. HANNIBAL The Untamable African Lion, in the Zoo! AMATEUR NIGHT THURSDAY. Admission, 10c; Children, Se. ‘When Phoning, Ask for “The Chut MISCELLANEOUS AMUSEMENTS. Illustrated Lecture by the Famous Explorer, HARRY DE WINDT Lyric Hall, to-morrow, Tuesday, $:15 p, m. Reserved seats, 50c, T5c and $i. ‘Boax office now open at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s. Management Pond Lyceum Bureau. Benefit Native Daughters of the Goldea . ‘West Home. Tickets for Darina Parlor's entertainmen to be held at the Alcazar Theater TUESDA EVENING, February 9. may be ps at Hammersmith and Fileld's.