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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
At THE CITY PLAYHOUSES,
Delightful Comedy at the Bald
win and at the CO.
lumbia.
H. g. CARLET0N's NEW PLAY.
"The Coast Guard" at Morosco's
"The Black Hussar" Greeted
At the TfvolI.

"The Imprudent Young Couple" is a
play from the pen of Henry Guy Carleton.
1t is an American comedy, clever and de-
cent without dullness. 1t is not master
piece, but it is attractive, nevertheless, and
abounds in bright, crisp dialogue. John
Drew as John Annesley, the central figure
in the piece, was the delightful comedian
again and afforded a large and brilliant
audience much delight. Mr.. Drew
was not all of the performance
by any means. for the piece displayed the
uniform excellence Of his company,
wherein the chief strength of the organi-
cation resides. Miss Maud Adams, as
Marion, the young bride, was quite capti-
waiting in her demonstrations of affection,
and the author put enough humor in her
part to make it refreshing.
The audience manifested it's delight by
calling the leading players before the cur
tain and bestowing applause amply.
The comedy is new in San Francisco. 1t
has sufficient merit to warrant play-goers
in seeing it at the Baldwin, where it will
be presented every evening this week.
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$4,000 damages. The fire was started by
house-painters, who were using gasoline
lamps for burning off the old paint. The
men were at work on the bow-windows on
the second story at the southwest corner.
A high wind was blowing from the south,
and the small flame started by the burning
lamp was soon leaping up the dry wooden
walls until it reached small cupola,
where it t1ared up like torch.
An alarm was sounded from box 132 on
the corner of Pine and Mason streets at
3:15 o clock. For time the fire held full
sway in the building, which is on the top
of Mob Hill, because it was very difficult
to reach with the heavy steam engines.
The first on the ground was the engine on
California street, near Leavenworth. The
Stockton-street engine was the next, while
engine 2 took up its position on Pine
street, and ran line of hose up the steep
Taylor-street hill. The Broadway hook
and ladder company took a stand on Cali
fornia street.
While this was going on the flames were
being swept by the high wind through the
bedrooms of the second story and along
beneath the high mansard roof. The
building was erected fully thirty years ago
and was built in the style of those times,
with a total disregard for protection
against fire. The spaces between the outer
and inner walls served the fire as so many
chimneys and the falling sparks dropped
down to the first story, where in a short
time they set fire to the building in fresh
places.
For short time it looked as though the
fine old structure was doomed. but the fire.
men worked hard to save it. Ladders were
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
THE CATTLE KINGS FIGHT,
Mrs. Whites Alimony Bill for
100000 and a $4,000
Mortgage.
White Contesting the Payment of
One, an Effort to Foreclose the
Other Made.

The decision which was expected from
the Supreme Court in the celebrated di-
vorce suit of Cattle King White last Tues
day did not arrive, but the autocrat of the
Mendocino cattle ranges has been on the
rack since then.
Mrs. White, who secured her divorce in
1888 and was awarded 100000 by Judge
Hebbard in lieu of the monthly alimony,
which the cattle king refused to pay some
time prior to the award of the lump sum,
claims that White has resorted to all man
ner of subterfuges in order to get out of
complying with the Superior Court order.
The case was carried to the Supreme
Court by the defendant on an application
for a writ of prohi bition and writ of re-
view in the matter of the order of sale of
property to satisfy Judge Hebbard's award
of $10000 Mrs. White also claims in her
dispositions that the mortgage executed in
favor of the Sun Insurance Company for
SIS, 900 was part of the defendant S scheme
to defraud his wife out of the money al
lowed her by the court.
The cattle kings deposition on the sub
ject of the $4,000 mortgage was taken in
the office OF Linforth & McPike yesterday
afternoon. In answer to the many and
leading questions relating to Mrs. Whites
charge that the $50 900 had not been paid
to satisfy numerous small mortgages on
his immense land-holdings in the north
the king pleaded lapse of memory. For
two hours or Whereabouts he was submitted
to the closest interrogatory concerning his
numerous alleged land and money trans
fers To nearly all questions his answers
were that he could not recall-his memory
was defective.
Prior to the order of Judge Hebbard
awarding Mrs. White 100000 a receiver
was appointed, who attested that the
recreant cattle king spouse owned no
property, that it was all mortgaged and
out of his hands. On further investigation
it was learned that nephew of White
named Rough held the formers promis-
sorry notes, aggregating several thousand
dollars, and that the convenient nephew
was also principal creditor. The investi-
cation so far satisfied the court that an
order of sale of property to satisfy the
100000 award was subsequently made.
The Supreme Court has not drawn its
salary since the Goth of the present month,
the last day of the three months allowed
for the filing of the decision passed. And
in the meantime the Sun Insurance Com
pany IS seeking to foreclose the $4,000
mortgage.
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several hours as vicarious punishment to
the captain of the tug.
A team of horses left standing in front
of the Oakland ferry landing yesterday be-
came frightened, and running away col
Iided with an express wagon driven by
Jake Abrams and belonging to Jacobs d
Co. Abrams was knocked down, and the
team continuing on in it's mad speed ran
over Miss Grace McIvor of 715 Twelfth
street, Oakland, who was on her way home
with her father. Abrams and Miss
Hospital, where it was found that
she had her right hip fractured, finger
broken, and was bruised about the head
and face. Abrams was bruised about the
body and injured internally. He is the
man who recently picked up the fruit that
was going to waste on the wharves and dis
tributed it around to poor people 1t is
not known who was the driver of the run
away team.
Last Sunday party of the employees of
Newman 81 Leyison chartered the yacht
Ethel for regatta of their own. They
passed through Raccoon Straits and headed
for Vallejo. They did not return Sunday
night, and grave fears were entertained for
party returned, having been becalmed III
San Pablo Bay. and put in the night fight
ing mosquitoes.
A small yawl belonging to the Corinthian
Yacht Club, with several persons on board,
was capsiZed in Raccoon Straits Sunday.
They were rescued by George Flesher of
Tiburon, who hurried to the scene in
launch.
Henry Smith, negro, was arrested on
the water front yesterday morning, charged
with having pernicious literature in his
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

aground on the Berkeley fats. A tug
from another company came to her assist
ance and towed her down to the mouth OF
the harbor, the medical martinez keeping
alongside in his boat, but refusing to board
until the ultimate fathom had been ira
yersed.
Last Sunday afternoon the brig Lurline
was being towed in and some distance be-
hind her was the steamer Kahului. DR..
Chalmers, who had been out on the bay
with party of guests, steamed past the
towing tug and ordered her captain to stop
until the steamer Kahului was inspected.
As the tug and her tow were in the midst of
feet of racing yachts and at the mercy of
an incoming tide running five or six miles
an hour the order was unreasonable.
A slacking-up of the tugs speed
would have dropped the towline down I'M
der the propeller or caused swerving to
one side, which among the fast sailing YES
sels of the regatta would have been a stupid
movement. The doctor refused to board
the brig and went on to the stea mer.
The Lurline was anchored in the stream
off Vallejo-street wharf, and the doctor
went to the regatta with his tugload of
guests, leaving the passengers and people
on the Lurline to await his pleasure for
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run to the roof and several lines of hose
were directed against the flames from the
top. In fact they fairly flooded the house.
While saving the house the beautiful
furniture, books, pictures, etc., were threat
ened with destruction by water.
Captain Comstock OF the Underwriters
Fire Patrol was among the first on the
ground and the work of saving the con-
tents of the house was taken in hand by
his crews. The walls were stripped of
their ornaments and pictures, which were
taken to place of safety. All of the
heavy furniture was quickly covered with
rubber blankets so that it was saved
from damage by the water that soon began
to pour in torrents from the floor above.
In the upper part OF the house the larger
part of the contents was removed to the
north side of the house and covered with
the rubber blankets. The valuable car
pets. however. were ruined either by fire
or water.
The house presented sorry appearance
when the flames were conquered. The
south wall was riddled with large holes
from the first story to the roof. At least
ten rooms in the second story were Quilted.
The west side OF the building was but little
better than the south, but on the north
and east sides the structure is not badly
injured.
The total loss will be between $40. 600 and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

$4,000. There was only $4,000 insurance on
the house and none on the contents so far
as can be learned. The house had been
very recently in the hands of the carpent-
ers who had repaired it from the bottom to
the top. The painters had not been at work
very long and only about quarter OF the
work was done. They were removing all
the old paint by the application OF gaso-
the blaze. The did not remain long after
the firemen arrived.
Mrs. Tobin had removed for the summer
to Burlingame and the house was in charge
of the gardener. As soon as the blaze was
extinguished friends telephoned to Mrs.
Tobin who replied that she would leave at
once for San Francisco. She places high
valuation upon the paintings, books and
bric-a-b rac, which are the result of many
years of collection by the late owner and
Mrs Tobin
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
THE OLD PEOPLES HOME.
Ex-Superintendent Rev. Citizens Meets
His Old Friends.

Observation-Disclosures Rev. Citizens Meets
His Old Friends.
Rev. W. L. Citizens, formerly the super
intendent and chaplain of the Croker Old
Peoples Home on Pine and Pierce streets,
called upon his friends in the home last
evening. Many others were there and a
pleasant time was enjoyed by all. OF the
12S aged ladies who compose the family
nearly 100 were present at the reception,
and those who were not present were con-
fined to their rooms by i'll health. Rev.
Citizens entertained the friends by lee
ture on Florida and humorous account of
the "Ghost Cat" The Misses Wier sang
duet, which was followed by 'Auld Lang
Syne" by the gathering, which was led by
the former superintendent. The present
superintendent, Rev. Charles McKelvey,
made few appropriate remarks and more
songs followed. For half an hour Mr..
Citizens enjoyed social chat with his
friends. He will return to his home in
New Mexico next week.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
THE FAIR WEATHER SIGNAL.
1t Is Smutted and Torn and Ought to
Come Down.

1t Is Smutted and Torn and Ought to
Come Down.
1t is about time that the Signal Service
Bureau call in the flag that is displayed
daily from the top OF the Mills building to
inform the public of the nature OF the
weather According to the rules of the
bureau there should, for fair weather, be
displayed white square flag, but what the
color of the signal displayed for several
DAYS past is 1T is difficult to determine.
The person who looks at it is uncertain
whether it is white signal that has
turned gray with dust and smoke or blue
one that is sun-faded, and during the past
two DAYS it has split in two.
Some people want to know If this is
new signal the definition of which has not
vet been made public.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
Tivoli Opera-H House.

"The Black Hussar," though not stranger
to San Francisco audiences, was greeted by a
full house at the Tivoli Opera-house last night.
The story has often been told and is well
known to all theater-goers. This opera, like
good wine, does not lose by age; at least, so
thought those who heard it last night. The
character of Helbert. the Black Hussar, was
taken by Martin Pache; tonight John ].
Rafael will appear as the Hussar. and during
the week they viii alternate. The singers were
in good voice, the choruses were perfect the
costumes beautiful and the scenery effective.
Alice earle was charming as Minnie, while
Mebella Baker was all that could be desired
as Barbara, the Magistrates housekeeper.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
Columbia Tbeater,

"Masks and Faces at the Columbia Theater
last night was pronounced success. Tender
of money for reserved places had to be de-
clined before the performance began, for every
seat had been sold. There was quality as well as
quantity in the large assemblage. Members OF
Congress, local statesmen, professional
men and society folk paid their re-
spects to the genius of Tom Taylor
and Charles Reade interpreted by
Rose Coghlan and Maurice Barrymore.
Appreciation of the acting was manifested by
frequent applause, floral offerings and curtain
calls repeated three times for one act. Rose
Coghlan in her favorite part of Peg Voting
The play will be given every night this
week. Next week Henry E. Dixey, who is not
in "Masks and Faces" will be seen again.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
The. Orpheum.

There was no end of fun and laughter at the
Orpheum last night. for the new numbers pre-
sented by the favorites were mirth-provoking.
There was also some new mystery by Guibal
and Mile. Ortiz, and the more the audiences
seek to discover how these clever artists pre-
pare their acts the more mystified they be-
come, in fact what they do, and do so neatly,
seems incomprehensible. The Martinetti Broth
ers have returned to this house and gave an
exhibition of their wonderful performance on
the Roman rings.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
CROWDS AT THE FAIR.
They Throng AisIes and Railways In
Undiminished Numbers-Some
Coming Events.

There seems to be no doubt but that
night is the time to view the fair. The
crowds which wander through the aisles
during the afternoon are replaced in the
evening at least two fold. The thousands
of glittering lights which fash among the
exhibits, the consciousness that no hour
is stolen from business and the large and
varied throng which streams through the
entrance gates, all lend their aid to attract
more and more, until the great building is
well nigh filed. Last night was no excep-
ton to the rule. There was no special oc-
casion-the people just came because they
wanted to, and none left before the big
bell up among the rafters changed fare
well which bore with it an invitation to
return.
Several events are scheduled to come off
during the remaining days of the fair.
Solly Walter is going to lecture on art.
He will speak three times, first on August
30, on pictures and the various schools of
local art and the position San Francisco
holds in art circles the world over, and
last. on September 6, on art as applied to
the literature of the people, and how pic
lures are reproduced for newspapers,
magazines and books. The lectures will
commence at l :45 O'Clock each day.
August 30 will besWagner day, at Profess
Sor Scheel'S suggestion, ana on that occa-
sion the Exposition band, augmented by
forty-five more pieces, will interpret some
of the masterpieces of the great composer.
The musicians are already rehearsing the
programme. On August 81 the universi-
ties will be in possession, for it will be Uni
versity day. September 5 the Catholic
colleges will claim the fair, and September
the Native Sons of the Golden West will
own everything in sight. During the COM
ing week there will be French and an
Italian day.
The programmes for this attention and
evening are as follows:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
Iivelv Blaze in the Mission.

There was quite lively blaze on the Mission
road, near Mondaga avenue, at $50 A. M. yes
terday. The one-story frame building occu.
pied by L. Raenner and Assembly Hall and
saloon adjoining, owned by Mrs. Carson, but
occupied by r. J. Lodge, were destroyed.
Raenner's loss is about $500 and the loss on
the other building will probably amount to
$1,000. The cause is unknown.
The alarm from box 1877 at S:15 A. NJ. was
caused by the burning OF chimney at 917
Geary street.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
ALONG The WATER FRONT.
The Big Ship May Flint, Form
erly the Persian Monarch,
Arrives.
STIFF PRICE FOR A TOW.
Arbitrary Ruling Of the Quarantine
Officer Regarding Ship Ar
rivals.

The American iron ship May Flint, the
largest sailing vessel that has ever entered
this harbor, arrived yesterday morning,
LAT days from Baltimore. She is 361 feet
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

possession. When searched at the police
station gold watch and chain were found
on him, which turned out to have been
stolen from Frank Anderson, sailor.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
By Amateurs,

This evening the Western Addition Club will
present Sunset" a one-act play by Jerome K.
Jerome, at donation entertainment to be
given by the Catholic Ladies' Aid Society No.
8 in Mission Opera-house.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

Office attended the session of the jury
yesterday.
If any steps were taken in regard to over
lures in practical politics recently made to
Harbor Commissioner Colnon the Jury
kept the proceedings well guarded. Mr..
Colnon was not one of the witnesses in
waiting yesterday afternoon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
New Car Depot.

The Market-street railway system has taken
formal possession of the new carhouse at Turk
and Fillmore streets, and it will in future be
the depot for the cars of the Turk, Eddy and
Page street line and those of the Fillmore and
Sixteenth street line.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27
A BIG FIRE ON MOB HILL,
The Residence of Mrs. Richard
Tobin Was Almost
Destroyed.
THE LOSS WILL BE GREAT.
Careless House - Painters With
Gasoline Lamps Started
the Blaze.

The residence OF Mrs. Richard Tobin,
on the southeast corner of California and
Taylor streets, was Quilted by fire yester-
day afternoon, causing between SIC, 600 and
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-08-27

An S5-year-old widow of Livermore, Me-,
last week finished weaving carpet twenty
three yards long, and has contract to
weave two more of like size.
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Couple"
COLUMBIA THEATER-"Mask and Faces; or,
Before and Behind the Curtain"
MoRosco's OPERA-HoUsE-"T The Coast Guard"
1IVoLI OPERA-HoUsE-"The Black ussar."
ORPHEUM-High-Class Vaudeville.
MACDoNoUGH THEATER (OAKLAND(-"T Too
Much Johnson"
MECHANICS FAIR.-Larkin'street near Market
BAY DISTRICT TRACK.-Races.
STATE BOARD OF TRADE ExEIBIT.-675 Market
street, below Second. Open daily. Ad mission tree'
CALIFoRNIA STATE FAIR-Sacramento, Septem-
Der . to IA
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-10
He OWNS A MORTGAGE.
A Citizen Who Asked to Have Hi
Water Dues RENTED.

A Citizen Who Asked to Have His
Water Dues RENTED.
n. E. Denton was granted thirty
days additional by the City Trustees
last night in which to pay up his water
rates and Stephen White sixty days
additional time.
Davis said a family named Quinn
had asked that they be furnished with
free water short time ago, on the
ground that they were unable to pay
for water and the request was granted.
He had ascertained that in addition to
their property in this city, they have a
mortgage for 81 500 on a farm in the
county. He thought they were hardly
entitled under such circumstances to
have their water rates RENTED and
that the matter should be investigated.
Kent said the old man had come to
him and represented that he was poor
and unable to pay the water rate. He
had believed him and had no idea he
was a money loaner or he would never
have moved to remit his water dues.
He would investigate the matter.
The board instructed him to investi-
gate and report at the next meeting.
The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1895-12-10
MILITIA REORGANIZATION.
The Battalions Now Consolidated Into
Five Regiments.

The Battalions Now Consolidated Into
Five Regiments.
The work of recognizing the militia
still goes on. Yesterday a new order
was promulgated from the Adjutant-
Generals office for the consolidation of
the twelve battalions formed on Satur-
day into five regiments.
The Seventh and Ninth Regiments of
the First Brigade will be formed into
one regiment of twelve companies, to
be known as the Seventh Infantry,
First Brigade.
The three regiments in San Fran
cisco will be formed into one regiment
of twelve companies, to be known as
the First Infantry.
The Fifth Regiment, the Napa COM
pany being added to it, will be formed
into a regiment of eight companies and
known as the Fifth Infantry, which,
with the First Infantry, will conSti-
tute the Second Brigade.
The Sacramento Valley and the San
Joaquin Valley will each have regi-
ment of eight companies, forming the
Third Brigade, the former to be formed
from the Eleventh and Twelfth Battal-
ions and known as the Second Infantry
and the latter from the Ninth and
Tenth Battalions, to be known as the
Sixth Infantry.
Elections for Colonies have been or
dered forthwith and the permanent de-
tail of Lieutenant-Colo and Majors
will be announced at some future time.
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ENTERTAINMENT AT ooURTLAND.

ENTERTAINMENT AT COURTLAND.
Pupils of Mrs. Han1on Entertain Pa
rents and Friends.
The pupils of Mrs. J. Hanlon of Frank
lin gave very pleasing entertainment to
q large audience at CORTLAND last Friday
evening Mrs. Hanlon deserves great
credit for the manner in which the pupils
acquitted themselves. All the numbers
were exceedingly well rendered, espe-
cially those of Violet. Blanche and Andy
Elliott, the three small children. The
Rotations by Miss Burton and the
music by Green's Orchestra were highly
appreciated. also the piano aceompani-
ment of Miss Ora Runyon. Owing 10
the absence and bad colds of several
ladies, a few numbers were not given.
The following programme was rendered ::
Song. Moonlight on the Lake" by she
class, accompanied by Miss Ora Runyon;
instrumental duet, "I'l Corricolc," Miss
A. Beckley and Mrs. Hanlon; vocal solo,
instrumental duet. Spring Flower"
Clara Marlatt and Mrs. Hanlon; recita-
ton, Miss Burton; instrumental solo.
"Oberon," Miss Clara Holman, Green's
Orchestra; vocal duet, Mrs. Hensley ana
Mrs. Beckley; piano and violin, William
Arrasmith and Mrs. Hanlon: lnstru-
mental duet, ''Sweet Brlar." Violet.
Blanche and Andy Elliott; recitation,
Miss Burton; vocal solo, 1.-The Irish
Rose" Eugene II. Frye; Instrumental
duet. The Pretty Perfumer," Miss
Emma Kloss and Mrs. Hanlon; vocal
solo, "Only a Dream of Home." Miss
G.. Holman; instrumental duet, MAY
Breezes," Miss Daisy Brown and Mrs.
Hanlon; vocal duet, kissing Papa
Through the Telephone" Miss |. Hol-
tum and Miss Elliott; vocal solo, Kip
pies From the Alabama" Miss HOLMAN;
instrumental duet, "1he Danes of Sc
ville," Miss Ora Runyon and Mrs. Han
Ion; song, The Night Birds Whisper"
by Ihe class.