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The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20
Worn on the Stage.

Quite an event recently in Paris was the
representation of Don Juan" at the Or
era Comique. and very handsome were
some OF the toilets. THE beautiful
mourning dress worn by Mile. Marcy in
the part of Donna Anna merits descrip-
ton. 1t was black velvet in the renais-
sance style, with large pattern; the skirt
had a demi-train: at the sides puffs OF
black satin held in with diamonds, III
front black satin tablier covered with
jet and diamonds; the low bodice was
long wasted, and had collar of white
guipure worked with Jet; the black velvet
sleeves were slashed with satin, and the
slashes bordered with Jet. She wore
kind of Marie Stuart or renaissance head
dress of black velvet and Jet. At the
cemetery scene a long black veil over this.
Mile. Delna, as ZerIina, had pretty Span
ish peasant costume, a sky-blue short
skirt with founces of mousseline de sole,
and as bodice charming little bolero or
jacket OF violet velvet embroidered with
roses"
1.-THE Haven of Content" at the Garrick
Theater, London, has been very popular.
and Miss Granville. as leading lady, has
taken much trouble to have her costumes
beautiful, artistic and appropriate. Sue
cess crowned her exertions, for the lead
ers of fashion are all commenting most
favorably on her lovely toilets. One con-
sists of bodice of rich white guipure over
white satin; the lovely crinkled sleeves
were of smoky gray crepe de chine. The
bodice of guipure was cut Zouave fashion,
permitting a single fold of the white satin
to show above the soft gray belt Round
the neckband was twisted ribbon of a
pinkish mauvre color, and at the back of
the neck over it fell three little frills OF
lace. Accompanying this creation was a
hat OF gray felt, the brim being bound
with black velvet. The puffed crown was
of violet velvet, great clusters of Russian
vioIets nestled at one side and smaller
bunch nestled under the brim so as to
rest becomingly in the hair. A London
correspondent gives such good descrip-
ton of another interesting frock that for
your benefit l quote:
'Quite of the style of tomorrow was a
gown of fine wool poplln in black. The
skirt was simple; it was the bodice that
called for observation. The latter, de-
vised upon horizontal lines, consisted, al
ternately, OF rows OF narrow pipings and
of black satin ribbon, which was attached
on the upper side only of the material.
The effect of these lines of ribbon falling
away from the figure was to give slender
ness to the waist, which a belt of black
satin, adjusted with sparkling buttons,
encircled. Four steel buttons also ap-
peared to fasten the bodice at one side.
and a double fzill of black lace over white
made pretty trimming to the overlap
ping edge, as well as to The wristlets. The
sleeves were noteworthy for the new
means of giving width to the shoulders.
This result was attained by serried row
OF tucks which turned upward and aim ost
met at the points of a collar, composed of
cordings and black satin ribbon in the
same style as the rest of the bodice. A
black straw hat which accompanied this
smart gown had crown of black velvet,
and again the favorite trimming OF vio-
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NEW To-DAY.
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and scores of Fasteners with money are
planning Western trips and Western in.
vestments.
Mingling with the crowd at the Profess
sional Woman's League Bazaar last even
ing. met John T. Malone. the lawyer
actor and writer of San Jose. Mr. Malone
has grown quite gray during the past few
years, but it is becoming to his strong
handsome face. He is really thorough
New Yorker now, though he speaks with
the same clannish spirit of every true Cali.
fornian. M. Malone has virtually left the
stage and has returned to the old love oi
his youth, the practice of the law. He
was admitted to the New York bar las,
Jnne. In connection with his practice be
The San Francisco call., 1896-12-20

and IS, 100000 on the Duke. If children
are born they will inherit the mothers
portion at her death. If the marriage
shall be without issue this $1000O,O 900 will
revert on the death of the Duchess. But
the Dukes $5.0000O0 is to be bis in any
event The settlement was not made in
cash but in investments for the benefit of
the Duke and Duchess. These invest
ments are principally in the stocks and
bonds OF the Lake Shore and other Van
derbit railroads.
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The Empress OF Japan and her ladies
have taken to the bicycle and use maze
OF walks made on purpose for them in the
secluded part of the imperial gardens.
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effective were two blouses sent out by q
good house very recently. One was of a
tomato red and the other of a gorgeous
green; both of these were worn with turn
down collars and cuffs. A green plaid
glace waist and one of geranium- colored
bengaline were both cut like shirt waists.
from the same source, much admi ired
was black grenadine with chine flower
upon it. Bands of green miroir velvet
extend from the shoulder to below the
waist, turn way back with Jewel en-
embroidered revers; small frills of black
chiffon outline the decolletage.
An evening blouse / like is composed of
alternate frills of chiffon and fine-pointed
embroidery. Round the armholes is
double bow OF apricot watered ribbon.
and the ruched sleeves of chiffon reach
the elbows. Equally attractive is one of
an lnflnitesimaily striped green and black
velvet. This is cut in loose bolero form.
edged with mink, and shows an under
bodice OF lighter green chine silk. with
draped band of the velvet around the
waist. A fichu edged with ruffles bordered
with very narrow black velvet assists ir
adorning. Yet another, which has an
under bodice and sleeves formed of bouil-
tonnes of white striped with black velvet
ribbons; pale mauvre glace forms the
epaulettes and fchu. Quite lovely is a
bodice of ivory tinted Irish lace mounted
on chiffon, belted and buttoned with stur-
QuolSeS. MARCEITA
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
EUREKA-ARCATA RAIL WAY
All Needed Rights of Way for
the Branch Line Have Been
Secured.
A Crew of One Hundred Men Now
Engaged in Throwing Up a
Grade.

EUREKA, CAL, Jan. 6.-Right of ways
have now been secured for the Vance
Brothers railroad, which, except for a
short stretch of water, will connect Eu-
reka by rail with Arcata. A crew of about
100 men is now busily engaged breaking
ground on the Arcata end of the road.
This road is an extension of the Hum
boldt Bay and Trinidad Logging Railroad,
better known as the Vance road, which at
present follows the course of Mad River
from point opposite Arcata to the Vance
Company's logging woods, about ten miles
up the river. The extension will cross
Mad River near the county bridge, tap the
rich lands of Arcata bottom, ard, follow
ing the bay along the peninsula for six
miles, terminates at Samoa, directly oppo-
site Eureka. A ferry will connect Samoa
with Eureka.
Samoa, where the road will end, is on
the main channel of the bay where thirty
feet OF water is obtainable at low tide, and
is the natural shipping point on Hum boldt
Bay should a transcontinenJal railroad
connection ever be secured. Later on a
branch of their road will be extended to
Trinidad to tap the rich northern timber
belt.
The purposes of this road are to open
up the rich tim Der belt of Dalbeer and
Carson on Mad River, adjoining Vances
and TO dispute the passenger and freight
traffic with the korbel Bros Arcata and
Mad River Railroad, which has heretofore
enjoyed a monopoly of the trade between
Eureka and Arcata. The new road will
be completed by April.
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KNOWLEDGE

Brings comfort and Improvement and
tends to personal enjoyment when
rightly used. The many, who live bet
ter than others and enjoy life more, With
less expenditure. by more promptly
adapting the worlds best products to
the needs of physical being, will attest
the value to health of the pure liquid
laxative principles embraced in the
remedy, Syrup of Figs
Its excellence is due to its presenting
in the form most acceptable and pleas
ant to the taste, the refreshing and truly
beneficial properties OF q perfect lax.
alive; effectually cleansing the system
dispelling colds, headaches and fevers
and permanently curing constipation.
1t has given satisfaction to millions and
met with the approval of the medical
profession because it acts on the Kid
neys. Liver and Bowels without weak
ening them and it is perfectly free from
every Objectionable substance.
Syrup of Figs is for sale by all drug.
gists in SOC and 81 bottles, but it is man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup
Co. only, whose name is printed on every
package, also the name, Syrup of Figs,
and being well informed, you will not
accept any substitute if ofereu
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
SONOMA COUNTY HEIRS,
Twenty Relatives of the Late
Hollis Hitchcock Enriched
by His Death.
Others Against Whom He Had Griev.
ance Cut Off With Small
Sums Each.

SANTA ROSA, CAL, Jan. 6.-Hollis
Hitchcock the late deceased millionaire,
has acted generously toward most of his re-
latives. His will has not been filed yet, but
is expected here by tomorrow. From one
of the witnesses to the will it has been
ascertained that he directed that his es-
tate, outside of a few specially named be-
quests, be equally divided among twenty
OF his relatives, share and share alike.
To H. NJ. lie Baron, his nephew and
business agent, he left, in addition to the
regular pro rata, a sum of $4,000. He
seemed to have had grievance against q
few of his relatives, as he left them but
800 each. To the Bodega Road District
he bequeatheG $40, 900. This latter gift is
to be placed in the hands of three men.
who will superintend the expanding OF
it; $4,000 with the accumulated interest
will be spent each year until the whole
sum is used up.
Just what the estate will be worth is not
known. AT one time it was worth a full
million of dollars. Land, which forms the
major portion of the dead mans wealth
has deprecated of late years, and proba-
bly, 100000 would come nearer the mark.
This would give each of the twenty heirs
about $4,000.
The executors are George McNear OF
Petaluma, II. M. LIE Baron of Valley Ford
and II. Z. Lawrence OF Petaluma.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
ELECTRICITY FOR FRESNO,
Enormous Plant on the North
Fork Of the San Joaquin
Nearly Up.
Current to Be Transmitted Over {
Distance of Thirty.Five Miles
to the County Seat.

FRESNO, CAL, Jan. 6.-Work on the
enormous electric plant on the North Fork
OF the San Joaquin River. from which
power will be transmitted over q distance
of thirty-ive miles to this city, is progress
ing rapidly and tits expected that cur
rent will be turned on within six weeks.
The power-house at the river is nearly
completed, and poles are being set up
toward this city at the rate of mile a
day. Work has already been commenced
on the sub-station in this city.
The people of Reedley and Sanger, in
the southeastern part of the county, feel
confident that they soon will have cheap
electricity for light and power. They do
not expect it by the time Fresno receives
its installation, bat look for it within Anew
months.
1t is said that q company of Eastern
capitalists, with them Jesse Grant of San
Diego, son of General Grant, has made
surveys and is now securing rights OF way
for canal, four miles in length, 10 carry
water from the mouth of Mill Creek to the
"Cobbie House,
At this point power-house will be
erected. 1t will generate 1000 horsepower.
The fall will be forty-fiye feet.
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ta5ulated cost. The readers and uncom-
pleted grammar had cost $13, SS3 06 in the
compiling.
In conclusion, his report says there will
be a total loss on the 196,475 books on
hand July ], when sold of $3.50, but when
the number to be printed and sold reaches
the estimate made by the Board the State
would be reimbursed, if the surplus was
not used in revisions. The process will
consume at least ten years.
At the conclusion of the report, which
was statistical and lengthy, it was moved
that the matter of textbooks be referred to
Superintendent Black, he to associate with
him Secretary of State Brown and the
State Printer.
1t was agreed that further correction of
the grammar be in the line of revision OF
the ole one, and that the same committee
appointed for a critical examination of the
grammar be authorized to provide expert
assistance needed by the regular editors
in the completion of the work
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
EJECTED FROM A TRAIN.
A Netc York Commercial TrareEer WiI
Sue the Southern Pacific.

a Nec York Commercial TrareLer WiU
Size the Southern Pacific.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. &c. r.
Cowles, who is travelling for the wholesale
clothing firm of S. NJ. Boudy & Co. of New
York, is very indignant man and feels
that his feelings and his business have
both been very much hurt by the Southern
Pacific Company in the person of its
trainmen.
Mr.. Cowles left Chicago some time ago
for California, having purchased accord
ing to his own statement, a round-trip
ticket via the Burlington and Rio Grande
roads at the ticket-otfice of the Burlington
route IN Chicago. The ticket was good
for two months going and seven months
returning and cost $40.
In due course of time Mr.. Cowles reached
Los Angeles and registered at the Nadeau
| Hotel last Friday morning as "E. r.
Cowles, New York"
Yesterday Mr.. Cowles babe good-by to
his friends, among them j. Lesser, of Les
ser Brothers, wholesale dealers in cloth
ing, and took the Southern Pacific 30
train for Tucson, where he expected to sell
goods.
On presenting his ticket to the conductor
the latter stuck the customary check in
his hat and passed on, but the ticket in
| spector, who came along later on his search
for scalpers tickets, made closer exami-
nation of the ticket and found grounds for
suspicion that Mr.. Cowles was not the man
to whom it was originally issued.
Mr. Cowles admitted that he had shaved
! off his mustache, but offered evid nee of
| his identity in an accident insurance policy
in his name, in his pocket-book bearing
his name, and in the initials engraved
upon his cane, besides the identification OF
him by w. H. Hamilton of the Los An
! geles Crockery Company, c. A. Rathburn
Of Las Vegas, shoe salesman and A.
Kaempfer, a clothing salesman of New
/ York, all of whom had known him four or
! five years.
The inspector was obdurate, however,
and demanded fare. This was refused by
! Mr.. Cowles, who was then elected from the
! train at Puente.
| Mr.. Cowles will consult his attorney to-
morrow, and expects upon the latter's adj
| vice to bring suit for 10000 damages.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
SANTA ANA BLUERocK SHOOTING
Rtrerstde Team Defeated by the Home
MGrksn1cn-Scorr 1913 to III

Riuerstde Team Defeated by the Home
Marksmcn-Scorc, 1873 to III.
SANTA ANA, CAL, jan 6.-The River
side crack bluerock marksmen received a
practical demonstration of the ability of
the Santa Ana boys on New Years Day.
The scores are now all at hand. and the
records made by Z. E. Mason and Ed
Vaughn of the Santa Ana team are some
thing phenomenal.
Preceding match shoot with the Riv-
erside team eleven sweepstake events were
shot off. In these Mason broke 81 out of
the first So birds thrown for him, 50 in 100
and l01 IN 105 He lacked but two OF tying
the coast record for 100 birds. Vaughn got
100 out of 105 C. H. Parker, the remain
in member of the Santa Ana team, was
badly out of form in the forenoon but re-
covered his eye IN time for the match shoot.
This event was delayed by the Rlversld-
ers until O'Clock, and the result was that
they were so worn out after the long siege
at sweepstakes that they fell down com
pleteiy.
The Santa Ana boys wished to shoot the
match in the forenoon, but Riverside evil
IDENTITY expected to tire them out by delay
ing 1t until after the sweepstakes. The
match was for $50 a side, fifty birds to
each man, one man up, five traps, known
traps ana known angles. The individual
score for the two teams was as follows:
Santa Ana-C. H. Parker, A; e. 4. Ma
son, 43; Ed Vaughn, Al. Total, 128.
Rlverside-A. w. Bruner 80; DR.. Taber,
Al; Charles Packard 81. Total, Ill.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
The City Attorney Instructed to
Draw Up a Stringent
Ordinance.
STATE PRISON INNOVATION.
Hardened Criminals to Be Separated
From the First OffenSe"
Class.

LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 6.-The
loud" ACKNOWLEDGMENT pictorial adj
vertisements which have been very much
in evidence of late on the bill boards about
town, have caused burning sensation in
Councilman Kingery's eyes. That is what
the gentleman from the Fourth Ward in
formed the council this morning He OBJ
iected especially to those advertisements
in which the words 'klck for it, appeared.
Mr.. Kingery said it was no credit to the
city to permit this kind of advertising to
be posted. The pictures, he said, were
frequently obscene and not fit for any boy
or girl to see. On motion of Mr. Kingery
the City Attorney was directed to draft an
ordinance prohibiting the posting of i'm
proper advertisements on the billboards of
Los ANGELES
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
MERCUR FLAMES EEPT.

One Life Lost in Fire That Destroyed
Many buildings.
SALT LAKE. UTAH, Jan. GA fire
broke out tonight in the mining camp of
Mercur, some sixty-five miles south OF
here. which for time threatened to sweep
the entire camp. As it was number OF
buildings were destroyed. The damage is
estimated at $4,000, with little or no in
surance.
A man named Barnard, barkeeper at the
Lewis Hotel, is supposed to have persisted
in the flames which destroyed the hotel.
The fire is pretty we'll under control. but
not fully extinguished.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
SANTA ANA CoURSING MEET,
Several Ercttin0 Contests. and the Meet
Most Salts factoru Euer Held.

Most Sdtisf factory Ever Held.
SANTA ANA, CAL, Jan. 6-Thirty-six
members of the Los Angeles Coursing
Club contested with eighte greyhounds
on Alimitos Plains, northwest of this city,
yesterday, for two silver cups, presented to
the club by Mart Murphy.
The cups cost $56 and $37, and go to first
end second best dogs. The officers of the
day We're: B. ]. Hail. judge; William
Gotta and Tom Rice, slippers; w. T. Bar
Der Jr., clerk of course; Luke D. Cahi.l,
field steward; Henry Preston, flag stew
ard.
First course winners were: Frank Bing-
hams Ponto, w. Michelson's Fleeter,
Frank Bingham's Wallace, ]. Relihan's
Corbett, William Cota's Trilby, Dave Ca
hills Rory O'Moore, Tom Rice's Tom,
Tim Hartnett's Sport, P. Parrell's Gypsy,
Albert Devey's Soonerd.
First ties-Fleeter beat Ponto, Wallace
won over Corbett, Trilby defeated Rory
OMoore and Rice's Tom lost to Sport by
breaking away from slipper.
The race between Gypsy and Soonerd
was postponed and will be run next Sun
day at Long Beach, when Fleeter and
Wallace and 1rilby and Sport Will run off
the second tie.
The meet was pronounced most satisfac-
tory, and Judge B. ]. Hall was highly
praised for his impartial decisions.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
A Gang of Cowboys Hemmed In
by the Reds at Trad
ing Station.
POSSE SENT TO THE RESCUE.
Braves Claim That Their Ponies Are
Stolen and Sold by the Border
Men.

ALBUQUERQUE, n. Mex, Jan. g.
Intelligence of an uprising of Navajo
Indians near Flagstaff, Ariz., reached
here this afternoon.
The news was brought to Flagstaff,
small town on the Atlantic and Pacific, by
a cowboy, who said the Indians had
revolted against the whites, and that band
of twenty-five of the redskins had u gang
OF cowboys corralled at trading-post
forty-fve miles east of the town. He be-
lieved if assistance was not sent at once
the whites would be massacred.
Sheriff Cameron at once organized
posse and left Flagstaff for the scene of
the trouble. No word is expected from
him, until tomorrow.
The Indians claim the cowboys have
been stealing their ponies and disposing of
them at Flagstaff.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-01-07
PR1NCIPAL CEREAL CROPS.
Interesting Estimate of the Product and
Prices.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 6.-The
estimates by States and Territories of
area, product and value of the principal
cereal crops of the United States for 1895,
made by the Statistician of the Depart
ment of Agriculture, are given as follows
Corn-Area, 82,075 $50; product, 2,151,-
10000; value, 1851, 500 OO0 yield per acre.
26.2 bushels; farm price per bushei, 1854
cents.
Winter wheat-Area, %, sos, 800; product,
261, 242, 900; yield per acre, IL 50 bushels.
Sp'ing wheat-Area, IL, 433 O10; product.
205, 861 600; yield Der acre, 1898 bushels;
total wheat area, 4,047, 332; product,
467, 1885 600; value, $237, 1885, 900; yield per
acre, 1877 bushels; farm price per bushel,
80 8 cents.
0ats-Area, 27,87s, 4o6; product s24-
$4,000; value, $685. GOO; yield per
acre, 29.4 bushels; farm price per bushel,
1873 cents.
Rye-Area, !, S90, 945; product, q, go 600;
value. $lii $780, 900; yield per acre, IA
bushels; farm price per bushel, A cents.
Barley-Area, 3,299973 product, ST.
$4,000; value, $29, 312, 900; yie.d per acre.
pa bushels: farm price per bushel, SO.
cents.
Buckwheat Area. 1927; product,
Is, 81 600; value, $6,936, 900; yield PEI
acre, 2C.1 bushels; farm price per bushel
45.2 cents.
Potatoes-Area, 2954,052; product, 297,-
237, 900; value, $78, 9S5 600 yield per acre,
1905 bushels; farm price per bushel, 26.6
cents.
Hay-Area, A. 26o, 458; product, 67.o18-
AL tons; value, 1898, 1856 600; WELD per
acre, LOG tons; farm price per ton, IS 50.
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Los ANGELES OIL EXCHANGE.
Rigorous System of Retrenchme ,,t
adopted and Methods Changed.

A rigorous Systens of Retrenchment
adopted and Methods Changed.
LOS ANGELES, CAL, Jan. 6.-The Oil
Exchange is adopting a system of vigorous
retrenchment.
All outside agencies except the one at
San Francisco, probably, will be aban-
doned. Travelling agents will not be en-
ployed, but circulars and letters will be
relied on instead.
The exchange is shipping oil to a con-
siderable extent for private parties, and
the small charge made for this covers the
salary of the shipping agent.
Along with this reduction of expenses
comes new system of payment to de-
positors of oil. Transferable certificates
will be issued very shortly, and about
FEBRUARY Is pro rata payment will be
made
The exchange now has on hand, in cash
ana securities, about $4,000, and has liza
bilities of $17OO
With good start, reduced expenses, a
squared-up account and a possible with
drawal of disgruntled members, the ex-
change may hope for a new season of
prosperity beginning with t,is year.
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REDLANDS' ALLEGED FoRGER.
". S. HadIey to BE Tried ia. a San Bernar-
dino Court.

". S. HadIey to BE Tried iis a San Bermar-
dino Court.
SAN BERNARDINO, CAL, Jan. 6.-The
case of w. S. HadIey, the alleged forger,
comes up in the Superior Court Thursday
and sensational developments are looked
for. Hadley is to be tried for passing a
bogus draft for $645 on the Hilsdale Bank
of Michigan. He cashed the draft at the
First National Bank of Redlands.
A hard fight is TO be made to save Had
ley from States prison, as friends in Mich
igan have interested themselves in his be-
half and employed able counsel. Hadley s
defence will be that he got the draft from
Joseph Brown who formerly lived at Hills
dale, and whom he met in Los Angeles a
a few days prior to the cashing of the
draft.