The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 24, 1904, Page 9

WED 24, 1904. CITY FATHERS DISCUSS ‘THE AFFAIRS OF THE MUNICIPALITY _.-¢ VILL CONSIDER MATOR'S VETOES Whole to Probe Reasons for Noun-Approval of Water Bills ROCK CRUSHING REGULATED Requiring a Bond to Carry on Oper- Is Finally esented tnn:millm- of the| Permit | Passed | { | | | { 1 — . The Board of Supervisors yesterds received a statement submitted by Su pervisor d'Ancona, chairman of the Health Committee, relative to the po- | I®ition occupied by the committee in {the matter of awarding contracts for {beef at the Almshous The state- ent follows: ' red by the Board lay t e« mittee le of the board now i v investiga- v Braunhart stated that N desired to be in con- Pt of United States court it pass the bills. mendatory of bill No. 4, r g that in all brick bufid- & class A or fire- | apart- ses or lodg- wide hall- escapes, the provided with adequate ap- A the panel, nt Committee W. 1, Mooser, er of Architects, of a clear building 1€ rental iughnessy eway to the the 1gram nstruction of a t between jers street teenth and Frederick icho were -st granted ry build- between southw busi- rmits 1 by insure finally and re- and Police permit to eventh street, was passed s taken on additional of municipal ac- il Audit Company. the off 1 advertis- were opened and re- Printing Committee. The Company ch ‘insertion cents for e tted the - Journal fact that it clerical over- the bid ommandery of was given permis- ewing stand at the f Market street and Mar- 1 Square for the purpose of review- the parades during the Triennial clave to commence September §, An un- by California Tempi: erect a revi a Board of Works was requested furnish an estimate of the cost of making the improvements contem- plated as part of the conditions of a deed from the Spring Valley Water Company conveying certain lands for the extension of Nineteenth avenue from Trocadero road to Ocean avenue. SRSt Mrs. Black Amends Complaint. Mrs. Kate ack, a stockholder in an Anthracite Coal Mining ver the amount she invested in its bonds, filled an amended complaint yesterday. Her latest document in- cludes the allegation that a recent mortgage effected by the corporation affects the interests of the stockhold- ers and should be incorporated In the original co! laint. POSTUM CEREAL. DOCTOR EXPLAINS His Article in the Medical Magazine About Coffee. One of the most famous medical pub- tions In the United States is the Alkaloidal Clinic,” in a recent number of which an entertaining article on cof- fee by a progresgive physician and sur- geon published. In explaining his position in the matter this physician recently said: In the article in question I really touched but lightly upon the merits of Postum Food Coffee. I have had sev- = of heart trouble, indigestion and mervousness where a permanent cure was effected by merely using Pos- tum in piace of coffee without any oth- treatment, “In my own family I have used Pos- tum for three vears, and my children actually ery for it and will not be satis- fied with any other beverage. Indeed, they refuse to eat until they have had the customary cup of Postum, and as i a rebuilder and does nothing but n‘. 1 am only too glad to let them e it ‘r,. get the best resulis we boil the stum at least twenty minutes, and t is then settled by adding a little cold cer; then the addition of fresh cream kes a beverage I now prefer to the best coffee,” Name given by Pos- Battle Creek, Mich. ties are agreed that Postum is fully quick and sure rebuilder. trial in place of coffee proves is > utho wonde: n days it in each package for the tu_nuul “The Road to Wellville.” Look little book, who recently sued it to re- | made | confirmed | » eom-| bid 15 cents h half | DISCLAINS ALL RESPO SBILITY Supervisors’ Health Committee Explains Conneetion Beef Contracts at Almshouse —_— LONG STATEMENT MAKES Says It Always Insists on a Striet Compliance With Speei- fications Regarding Supplies of the Committes on Hospital essors in awarding Almshouse has been of a committee of ished. by the press, atement in nuy be advised e hospital commit was_considering the bids drugs, supplies, etc., for the Hospital, Representativ bidders were present, The bids had alr been opened ) commit- higher for beef, than dule of the committee to all su e bidders furnished the under the ontractor was fes at the hoe- attegded to the iders stated that th e hospital de- first-class, t or anything tal or Alms- requirements at the in- with acute di cided that the city a little more that hospital might receive the During the last four . the Alms 36-100 and 36-100 leks than that furnis at the first quality the superin- received by must be satis- enforced by the meat ishouse mmittee on Hospital and Hea informed the bidders at t were the power has time de that =o far as it was within ¢ the Supervisors contra the s would terms of the specifi- sperintendent of the has complained that supplies that were u~m the specifications your has directed that the superintend- » and make their pur- g the ex- the undersigned w ittee and during the two nt administration there ase in which the com with the terms of the spech superintendents and commissaries of mshouse are not appointed by the Supervis d are not subject to their | direction, receiving their appointment and or- ers from the Boa ¢ Health; the Super- sors ca [ ponsible for the man- ner in which they perform their duties Jast four y 3 spital Com- aken the greatest pains to arrange tules that e ithful e isors are dependent GIVES EVIDENCE A8 10 VALUES Manager of the n Francisco Company Answers Supervi- sors’ Questions in Gas Inquiry il RO The Board of Supervisors yesterday, sitting as a committee of the whole, resumed its investigation into the financial operations of the San Fran- cisco Gas and Blectric Company with a view to fixing the rates to be charged for light and power during the next fiscal year. General Manager Lawless submitted statements regarding the valuation of the three plants absorbed by the cor- poration named and explained in de- tail the various amounts fixed as the value of soecific items in the state- ments. So desultory was the inquiry that most of it was conducted with only eight Supervisors present, or two short of a quorum, In his statement General Manager Lawless said: The actual cost and valuation of the entire 79 05; of pipes, at $7 651 76; lamps, $77.459 In the manufacturing tem the Pacific Com- pany is valued at $1,680,598 60; the Independ- ent Company, $611,694 14; the Equitable Com- s i 99, or a total of $2,653,057 75 for the three companies, leaving the original San Francisco Company’s valuation at $6,823,- 841 32, There is invested in the Pacific Company $2.717.147 80 in pipes; in the Independent Com- 12 uitable Company, $156,- f 11,715 57, leaving $3.- ISI 153 38 as the value of the pipes of the old San Francisco Company. in meters the Pacific Company has Invested the sum of $306,843 69; the Independent Com- P $88,270 55; Equitable Company. $55,- 588 22—a ‘total of $450,702 46, leaving the sum of $362,919 30 invested by the San Francisco Company 1n_meters. In lamps the Pacific Company has $336 70 invested, leaving $77,152 97 for the San Fran- cisco Company. We took over 153.53 miles of pipe from tbe Pacific_Company, miles from the Inde- pendent Company, 14.75 miles from the Equit- able Company and 316.17 miles from the old San Francisco Company. The entire valuation o the combined plants we fix at $17,443.889 43, of which the sum of $1,088,200 is realty. The entire plants of the thiee absorbed companies are now in actual use, with the exception of the office bullding of the Pacific Company on Sutter street and the building at Third and Townsend streets, valued at $28,000. The total cost of the gas Jants of the absorbed companies was to them 915,792 5. The cost of the system of the Pt Company was . S4.TIB00 85 bur e $3,990,000 for it by assuming a_bonded iness of $1.190.000 and paid_$2 800,000 im stock of the new combination. The Equit- able*Company’s plant cost originally $445,- 392 75, and we pald §708,850 in cash for it, at rate of 85 a share. The Independent lent's first cost was $4,785,145 48, and we paid mmm for It, apparent profit of $1,214.- %54 52. There was no interest charged. which ftem would dmount to $700,000, in addition to a deterioration pf $400,000. Braunhart suggested that the ordi- pance fixing the rates also provide for the prescribing of the quality of the gas so as to lessen the danger from +# | by Frank Pelicano as president and F. BATTLE OF THE Two communications were sent to the City Hall yesterday concerning the salc of flowers on the streets'In this city, One of these, from the Retail Florists’ Association, thanked the Board of Works for its action in ordering the removal of flower vendors from the corners and making various statements concerning the manner in which the flower selling on the strests has been condueted. A communication was forwarded by the Merchants' As- syciation in which the establishment of free flower markets at certain desig- street | nated points was advocated. This was | addressed to the Supervisors, who are {urged by the Merchants’ Assoclation to pass an ordinance naming certain i places to be known as “the free flower | markets of San Francisco.” The es- | sential part of the Merchants’' Associa- | tion communication is as follows: Inasmuch as the difficulty ) be that the flower venders had no legal ermit to occupy any sidewalk, and that the Bourd of Public Works cannot grant this priv- ilege except under authority conferred by a | gereral ordinance, and that the privilege here- heretofore seems tofore enjoyed by certaln flower venders was | 1estricted to them and was therefore a_spe- [4(3! privil which ix contrary to the spirit | of our charter, we therefore suggest that the correct solution of this problem s for the city to officially designate certain localities in the most frequented parts of the city as free public flower markets, open to all per- sons who comply with the rules and regu- lations governing the same. We believe that such regularly cstablished free flower mar- kets are desirable and should be established, and therefore respectfully recommend your honorable b d to pass an ordinance desig- rating the following localities as free flower markets of San Francisco: SUGGEST MARKET SITES. The outer portion of the to and surrounding Un: Square, to be known as the Union Square Free Flower Market; the outer portion of the sidewalk surrounding the Donahue Fountain, to be known as the Dona- hue Fountain Free Flower Market; the small triangular space formed by the intersection | around the flagpole at the intersection of Cali- fornis, Dremm and Market streets, to be known as the California-street Free Flower | Market: the outer portion of the sidewalk | surrounding Portsmouth Square, to be Known as the Portsmouth Square Free Flower Mar- ket: the outer vortion of the sidewalk sur- rounding Washington Square, to be known as the Washington Square Free Flower Mar- ket; the outer vortion of each of the side- walks at the intersection of Market and Kearny streets, Kearny and Geary streets, Geary and Market streets, Market and Third streets, and extend along each of said streets for a dis- tance of fifty feet from each of sald inter- sections, to be known as the Central Free | Flower Market The outer portion of each of the sidewalks at the Intersectfh of Market and Powell streets, Powell and Eddy streets, Eddy and Market streets, and extending along each of d_streets for a distance of fifty feet from eachi of sald intersections, to be known as the Powell-street Free Flower Market. That the following regulations governing the | use of these flower markets be provided: That walk adjacent any person holding a flower peddler's license shall, without further expense, be permitted to sell flowers at any or all of sald markets; that g of flowers shall be confined within vace of three feet from the outer edge of the curb of the sidewalks designated; that no permanent stands shall be placed at any of these flower markets, and all flowers, baskets and other materials used shall be removed by the venders every evening before departure; that on Baturday and holidays any person ma: sell flowers at any or all of the free flowe markets without a ense. We believe that this plan is the true solu- tion of the question and the fact that San Francisco has officlally established free flower markets will be even a greater attraction and advertisement for the city than the small stands heretofore occupied on certain side- walks, which were simply permitted on suffer- | ance, ‘and known as flower markets With the letter was a draft of an ordinance embodying the provisions | suggested in the foregoing. THE RETAIL FLORISTS. The communication from the Retail Florists’ Association, which was signed PR E R CONTEST OVER THE CLARK ESTATE IS COMPROMISED Sisters of Woman Who Took Her Own Life at McNutt's Hospital Will Divide Property. As was announced a week ago at the last hearing of the contest of the will of Isabella D. Clark, who com- mitted suicide at McNutt's Hospital last September, the contestants, Alice Ann Hart and Mary E. Carter, sisters of the deceased, have compromised their suit with their sister, Grace E. Strohn of La Grange, Ill. A dismissal of the contest was Slad yesterday and when the case was called for trial in Judge Coffey’s court Carter P. Pome- roy, one of the attorneys for the con- testant, moved that the matter be dis- missed. His motion was granted. Although the terms of the compro- mise have been withheld from the publie, it is understood that the three sisters have agreed to each take a third of their sister’s.$300,000 estate. Under the disputed will the entire estate went to Mrs. Strohn. She and Dr. McNutt were named as executors of the will, but have declined to act. They have delegated that duty to At- | torney C. P. Eells and the latter has filed a petition to be appointed admin- istrator of the estate. —_——— Health Board Investigates, In accordance with a resolution passed last Thursday a committee of the Health Board consisting of Drs. Stinson, Poheim and Hughes began an investigation yesterday morning to determine if the work of the food in- spection department is being properly done. Health Officer Ragan appeared and presented the results of the inves- tigation he had instituted. Dr. W. C. Hassler and Féod Inspector Robert- son appeared and gave testimony as to the conduct of the department, in which it is charged ‘that there has been much laxity. The investigation will be continued this morning. —— ‘Would Care for Fersiow Boy. Sister Julia Henderson of the Epis- copal Sisters of Charity yesterday ap- plied to the Superior Court for letters of guardianship over the person of lit- tle Harold Ferslow, the boy that was placed upon a red hot stove by his grandmother, Victoria Ferslow. A similar petition was filed several days ago by M. J. White, secretary of the California Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children. The grand- mother was sent to the County Jail for six months for her cruelty. R S e Y N R S asphyxiation from the carbon-monoxide in its composition. This would affect the rate, as it might cost more to make a pure gas and Lawless promised to submit a statement on the point. The investigation will be resumed next Thursday at 2:30 p. m. FLOWERS IS STILL IN PROGRESS Merchants’ Assaciation Recommends Adoption of Ordi- nance to Establish Free Markets in Central Places--Re- with| tail Dealers Say They Seek Protection Against Venders C. Jaeger as secretary, opened with a statement that justice had been done by the Board of Works in removing the fiower venders from the street corners and that permitting them to remain would bave been an injustice that no city in the United States would have permitted. Credit was given to the retail florists of San Francisco for the high condition of floriculture in Cali- fornja. It was asserted that the flower venderg raise tht prices for flowers in the stores. Then the communication went on to make these assertions: During the last four months foreigners who reside in Han Mateo County and grow violsts formed themselves into an askociation compelled the retail stores to pay the llm! price as their men sold for on the street. Every vender selling flowers in front of the Chronicle building was In the employ of this Violet wers' Association, and was paid $1 50 a day for his services. When a retml #torekeeyer objected to paylng the same amount s they could be bought for on the street the grower would say, Do as you please; if you don't want them I will put an- other man on the street selling them.” So they actually used the vender's privilege to club the retailers into paying high prices tor thelr stock. Now come the Japs and the Chinese doing the same thing. They hold their prices up to the storekeepers and dump what they have left to the peddlers for what they can get. Now if there are no venders on the strests their prices must come down and the public &ot the benefit, as the competition among the stores is so great that prices will always be low. As a proof violets are selling in some of the stores since your order took effect at 5 cents a bunch. We only want protection, the same as other business men have, We pay high rents; we pay taxes; we are all citizens; we are just as deeply interested In the future of San Fran- clsco as any other business houses. All char- itable and religious socleties make a business when they want flowers to go to the retall store for thelr donations, and they have always been freely given. If at any time your honorable board feels like revoking your order we will pay you $100 per month for the privilege of selling flowers in front of the Chronicle building, and pay a license for each and every man selling there, but we sincerely hope that the day has gone by when the flower vender s permitted to In- terfere with lezitimate business exclusively in our Iine. California freit s far more of a novelty to | Easterners and tourists than venders of bou- quets, and, 17 in your wisdom you decide to retain the venders on the streets, then in jus. tice to the frait growers of this State ailow fruit, flowers and sunshine to mingle together in front of the Chronicle office. 10 DISTRIBUTE BEQUEST FUNDS Supervisors Decide on a New Plan for Disposition of Money Left by Robinson and Windel AR The Board of Supervisors yesterday adopted the following resolution relative { to the future disposition of the Robin- son'and Windel bequest funds: “Resolved, That the following persons be and they are hereby appointed to act as an advisory committee with his Honor the Mayor and the Board of Su- pervisors in the matter of the expendi- ture of the Robinson bequest interest fund and the Henry Windel bequest fund: Mrs. William M. Pierson, In- fants' Shelter; Mrs. E. F. Preston, Nursery for Homeless Children; Mrs. Henry Payot, Children's Hospital, \and Miss Kate Felton, Associated Charl- ties.” “Nine-tenths of the money in this fund is practically thrown in the streets,” said Payot, “and it is not be- ing distributed in accordance with the bequest provisions made by H. E. Rob- nson.” The Finance Committee decided to call a conference of City Treasurer Mc- Dougald end County Clerk Greif for the purpose of taking steps to collect the collateral inheritance taxes from estates of deceased persons. Deputy Treasurer Whiteside informed the com- mittee that the sum of $300,000 of such taxes remains uncollected, and it was imperative that an additional clerk be employed to collect the money. Deputy Health Officer Levy appeared before the committee in behalf of bills presented by the Health Board for car | fare and buggy hire expended in Janu- ary by subordinates. The bills' com- prised $10 for Dr. T. Rottanzi, Dr. G. Purlenky $10, B. M. Hinkle $15, Dr. A. P. O'Brien $10, Dr. J. G. Morrissey $10 and Dr. D. F. Ragan $20. The committee passed the demands of the Civil Service Commission for ex- pressage of tables and chairs used in an examination, but informed Secre- tary Moran that hereafter no such bills will be audited unless the .expense is first authorized by the committee. Chief of Police Wittman submitted an ordinance prohibiting the obstruc- tion by meetings, crowds or persons in the district bounded by Second, Mis- sion, Ninth, Larkin, Bush and Mont- HOLDS BOND [SSUE LEGAL Judge Sloss Sustains Demurrer of City to Suit for Injune- tion Brought by Capitalist R PO LEAVE TO AMEND e P Petitioner Will Immediately Appeal From Deecision and Take Case to Supreme Court R C, Vit Whether the Supervisors have the right to issue the bonds voted for at the last electfon is a question that is now up to the Supreme Court. Judge | Sloss of the Superior Court opinion that the Supervisors acted within tHeir rights by accepting the verdict of the voters on the question. By sustaining yesterday the demurrer ot the city to the suit of Capitaiist Herbert E. Law for an injunction re- | straining | from issuing the bonds he ended . the matter so far as hig court is concerned, as he granted no leave to amend the complaint demurred to. By his decis- ion Judge Sloss hastens a decision in the matter, for even if he had decided DENIES taken by City Attorney Long. As it is now the case is up to the highest that would necessarily follow a test of | its merits in the lower court. In view of the fact that the Supreme Court has already decided that the issuancc of bonds under conditions prevailing is a valid act it is expected that Judge Sloss’ decision will be sustained. ATTACKS ENTIRE ISSUE. In the suit flled by Law the entire bond issue was attacked as illegal. It was contended first that the ordinance calling for the issuance of the bonds | was void In that it mentioned more than one subject-in its title. Another contention made by Law was that the purchase of land for any city purpose should first be voted upon and the another election. This contention, ac- cording to the attorneys for the city, was satisfied by the bond election, which generally provided for a munici- pal indebtedness of $17,771.000. words, they contended the voting of bonds and the prescribing of the pur- poses to which they applied included the purchase of land necessary to carry those purposes into effect. A third contention made by Law was because the establishment of schools is a State affair. Money, it was as- serted, could not be set aside for school purposes, except as provided in the general law. The city's reply to this was that the Supreme Court has fre- quently held that the building and equipping of schools is a municipal af- fair. In a case recently appealed from Oakland the court held that provision for schools could be made by a city charter. VOTING NOT REGULAR. The final objection raised by Law was that the bonds for Telegraph Hill Park were not regularly voted. It was asserted that" each proposition should have two-thirds of all the votes cast. Less than two-thirds of the full vote was in favor of Telegraph Hill, but over two-thirds of the votes cast on that proposition were in its favor. This, Attorneys Long and Brobeck contend- ed, was sufficient to meet the require- ments of the law. In a San Joaquin case the Supreme Court, they said, re- cently approved a bond issue made un- der a similar vote and only last week in a Santa Rosa case upheld its former decision. Attorney H. C. McPike, who appeared for Law, made but a short argument in reply to the attorneys for the city. ‘When he concluded Judge Sloss at once sustained the demurrer, rormally de- claring that the entire bond issue was fully in accordance with the charter and the general law of the State. "Phe appeal to the Supreme Court will be advanced atPonce by City Attorney Long and will probably be decided within the next six months. To obtain an early decision the Supreme Court will be asked to place the matter on the calendar of its next term. —— e Populist Leaders Unable to Agree. ST. LOULS, Feb. 23.—After many attempts to agree upon a mutually satisfactory date, the middle-of-the- roaders and the fusion Populists have failed to select a date upon which to hold a joint national convention. e TR o e B DT s S g et e gomery streets. The ordinance was re- ferred to the joint Committee on Judi- ciary and Police. 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Specials in All Other Departments ! 22-132 SU‘l‘ TER ST. 6 is of the| the Board of Super\'isx\rs' the matter in favor of Law an appeal | to the Supreme Court would have been | State tribunal without the loss of time | |a letter to bonds for its payment provided for at| In other | that the bonds for schools were illegal | ROWING CLUB MUST VACATE Peremptory Instructions for’ | the Removal of Buildings]| e — CLEARING Santa Fe Railroad Company Is of Bridge Aecross ——it | Aecting on a communication from City | Engineer Grunsky, the Board of Public { Works took action yesterday morning | that will result in the immediate re- moval of the obstructions at the foot |of a new | The Santa Fe Railway Company has | long been anxious to build a bridge at | this peint, but the street Club, a lumber yard and a brick yard. All parties were long ago notified te | remove, but with the exception of the | was paid to the order. This organiza- tion requested an extension of time and was granted until July 1, 1903. No ter and there Now the railroad company is ready to go ahead with its improvements and finds the street still obstructed. Officer Beach was started out yes- tions to the persons blockading the street to remove the obstructions forth- with. In the event of their failure to comply with the mandate the Board of Works will take matters in its own hands and summarily eject them. In Engineer Grunsky says: In a letter just received from W. D. Nic olson, asdistant engineer of the Atchison, peka and Sapta Fe Railway Company. fice is advised that the contract for the con- struction of the foundation of the bridge across Channel street at Third has been awarded to the Thomson Br..;e Company, and that work thereon is to commence at once. He calls attention to the necessity for the im- mediate removal of the obstructions on Third street, between Channel and Berry. Resolution No. 2142 of the Board of Super- visors, approved December 27, 1901, directs the Beoard of Public Works to notify all own- ers, occupants and persons in control or pos | session of any buildings on this portion | Third street to remove buildings and obstruc- tions within sixty days, except that the South End Boat Club wa: time to July 1, 19¢ A subses resolution of the Supervisors, No. 2866, also refers to th ter of the removal of these obstructions, mak- of Public Works had taken In the premises. As the time within which all obstructions were to be removed has long since expired, the boathouse, as well as all other obstruc- tions, should be now removed without delay. o e P Youthful Marine Saved. Juhn Fuller of Menominee, Wis., | filed a petition in the United States District Court yesterday for the re- lease of his son, Terrence Fuller, on | habeas corpus. rence is 17 years of age and that he is being unlawfully restrained of his| liberty by P. C. 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NEW PROGRAMME EACH PERFORMANCE me 25¢. Seats 50c, 75¢, $1.00. Board of Public Works Issues, THIRD STREET| Ready to Begin Construetion 1‘hannel‘ of Third street and the construction | bridge acress the channel. | is blocked | | by the house of the South End Rowing | South End Rowing Club no attention | further attention was paid to the mat- | it apparently dropped. | terday morning with formal notifica- | the Board of Works City | this of- | of granted an extension of | inz_inquiry as to the action which the Board | It is alleged that Ter- | Sold by leading druggists. Send 10c in | ANTMALS OPERA HOUSE 'RDAY. LAST POUR NIGHTS. The Young Irish Singing comedian THOMAS J. SMITH In Con T. Murphy's Comedy Drama THE GAMEKEEPER WEEK BEGIRNING NEXT SUNDAY MATINEE, FRANK BACON In the Successtul Comedy Drama, THE HILLS OF CALIFORNIA. COLUMBIA m‘" W T “ THEATEE Limited Tour and Farewell Appearances, Nightly. Including Sunday In the Greatest Flays, THE OLD HOMESTEAD. All Rural Saturday Matines | 1 | 'Look at the Names! ‘l-'llmn and Errol; Girard and Gard- | mer; George W. Day; Morris and | Bowen; Eight Vassar Girls; Wer- ner-Amoros Troupe: Harry Thom- son, and Orpheum Motion Pictures, Hiustrating Longfellow’s “Hiawa- tha.” Regular Matinees ery Wednesday, Thure- day. Saturday and Sunday. Prices 10c, 280 CALlFORNlA TO-NIGET NANKEVILLE'S Successful Melodrama, HUMAN HEARTS.. An Idyl of the Arkansas Hills. NEXT SUNDAY | James A. Herne's Famous Comedy, l§ SAG HARBOR Exceptighally Strong Cast. Seats now -oiling. OPERA TIVOLIgz2 POSITIVELY LAST FIVE NIGHTS OF ' When Johnny ‘Comes Marching Home | SECURE SEATS IN ADVANCE! ! MATIN ATURDAY. Monday, Feb. 29—THE GYPSY BARON. FIRST APPE IN ENGLISH OF RAD ] 516, DOMENICO BUSSO, The Favorite Usual Popular Pr Box Seats 'ALCAZAR' | " General Manag | TO-NIGHT—Mats. Sat. and Sua. GREA_T LAUG!I}NG HIT! ‘'The Wrong| =« ‘Mr. Wright | &= BRIMFUL OF MFRRIWFVT 25c to 75c. Mats., Sat. & Sun., 25¢ to 500 T3¢ 1.00 Belasco & Mayer, Progeietems. Price, Evss., NEXT MONDAY-J. K. Jerome's Comedy, [as raves 2r MISS HOBBS | Annie Russell. | _ MONDAY, MARCH M4 PARSIFAL" GENTRAL™Z= Market Street, Near Eighth..Phone !fliflh 38 TO-NIGHT—ALL THIS WEEK. Regular Matinees Saturday and Sunday, The Mammoth Orfental Spectacle. KING OF THE~ OPIUM RING A Stupendous Production! Gorgeous Scemery? Panorama of San Francisco Bay! The Opium Dens of Chinatown! Human Ladder of Acrobatia Chinks! PRICES Evenings Matinees Next—A BREAK FOR LIBERTY, “THE . .. LOVELY GALATEA"” LYRIC HALL TO-NIGHT, Feb. 24, $1G. JULIO CORTES! as PYGMALION. MADAM EVELYN CARDOZA as GALATEA. Tickets on sale at Sherman & Clay's. PRICES 75 Cents and 50 Cents. Ziska and King, Kelly and Vieolette, Irving Jones e AND A GREAT SHOW...... Every Afterncon and Hvening in the I—lfl Theater. MERICAN. ('Hl‘(!!! AND PHILIPPINE BABIES IN THE INFANT INCUBATORS. FROM ALL CLIMES IN THE AMATEUR \xmn'r THURSDAY. Admission, 10c; Children, Se. When Phening, Ask for “The Chutes." and