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The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Ex-Clerk Sullivan Is Given an
Assistant Secretary.
ship.
WILL VISIT CASTRO LAKES,
The Super visors Declare Baker Street
From Golden Gate to Oak
Boulevard.

The courts having decided that the
Board of Supervisors exceeded its au-
thority i'll creating the salaried Office OF
bond clerk. the resignation of John ].
Sullivan, who was appointed to the place,
was accepted by the board yesterday.
Sullivan was provided for, however, by
appointing him assistant secretary of the
Finance Committee at the same salary he
was to receive as bond clerk, his pay to
begin from August 5, 1895, the date when
he was first appointed.
The Committee on Water Supply made
recommendation that was accepted by
the board-that a visit be made to the
Castro lakes, near Castroville, Monterey
County, to ascertain whether suitable
water supply from that point could be
procured for San Francsco.i
Baker street. from Golden Gate avenue
to Oak street, was by resolution finally
passed, declared to be public boulevard
on which no heavy traffic will be allowed,
and along which no railroad franchise
shall ever be granted.
The ordinance declaring the Almshouse
Tract to be the future location of the City
and County Hospital, and also for the hos
pital for contagious diseases, was brought
up for passage to print, but motion to
lay over for two weeks was carried unani-
mously.
The proposition to condemn Branch Jail
3, on account of its bad sanitary condition,
was laid over for sixty days, on motion of
Supervisor Hughes.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
THEY WANT MORE POLICE
The Fairmount District Overrun
by Too Many Vicious
Idlers.
Beer.Drinking, Card.Playing and Firing
Vacant Houses Their
PaStime.

The residents of the Fairmount district
together with tie Mission road section
from Twenty street out toward the
lngleside track, are of the opinion that the
Supervisors should provide police sta
tion for that locality. Since the advent of
the racetrack and the other Improvements
IN that neighborhood an increase in the
floating population has been noticeable.
In proof of this it is pointed out that at
tempts have been made to set on fire few
OF the vacant houses ON the outskirts of
the Paramount district.
A lew weeks ago vacant house on
Chenery and Randall streets was set on
flre and destroyed by what the neighbe
think the wanton acts of band of idle
hoodlumS, who spend their leisure hours
IN beer-drinking, playing cards and carous-
ing in the vacant houses or empty lots.
Another case OF attempting to burn
cottage on Lindsay street, the property of
Mrs. Poole, was reported to the police last
week. Mrs. Poole's gardener discovered
that some person or persons had broken
into the basement of the cottage and gath
cred some shavings left there by a carpen-
ter, who had been making some repairs on
the premises. The shavings had been
piled up against the wall and set on fire,
as the burnt paper on the wall indicated
but fortunately the intention of the evil
doer m1scarrled and no great damage was
done.
The house destroyed on California ave-
nue.. in the rear of the Mission carhouse.
cannot be charged to an incendlary, as
that fire originated, It is supposed, from a
coal-oal lamp which was left burning by q
careless roomer.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
HOLLY PARK|TES HAPPY,
The Spring Valley Water Com
pany Will Furnish Water
in Plenty.
Jubilee Held Over the Completion of
Charles and French Streets
Bridge.

The Holly Park Improvement Club is
lubllant. The various members say that
at last there is good foundation to believe
that College Hill will be transformed into
spot where wearied workers of all kinds
can come and spend delightful holiday.
Said Treasurer Martin Bahrt: "The ex-
cuse given US by the Board of Supervisors
for taking no action SO far. that the hill
lacks water supply, has been eliminated
from the question. Chief Engineer Her
mann Schnssler has let it be understood
that by the middle of May the improve.
ments in The. adjacent reservoir will be
com pleted and that water can be had in
plenty"
Besides the new bridge at the intersec-
ton of French and Charles streets has
been finished, and Saturday evening a
general jubilee was held on the bridge. A
tree lunch was given, there was torch
light procession and many enthusiastic
speeches were made Not even the rain,
which descended in plenty toward the
close of the exercises, tended to dampen
the ardor of the participants.
l.. f. Smith, one of the standing COM
mitteemen, said that bad surveys had
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
Frank Mayo Makes a Successful
Hit in "Pudd'nhead
Wilson"
DALEY IN a NEW PLAY.
Miss Lisle Leigh Creates Favorable
Impression in Doris" at
the Grand.

"The Night Clerk" which was produced
at the California Theater last night, is in
the usual vein of John ]. McNally's farce
comedies. Plot there is absolutely none.
and the situations are never particularly
humorous, but such as they are they serve
as pegs on which to hang a number OF
specialties, and the dialogue bristles with
with certain sort of brisk repartee which
keeps the audience in a mild ripple OF
laughter all through the performance
This is the style of dialogue:
That man in 6i is lying down. and he
says the roof is leaking"
"All right. Charge him bath. "
'The Night Clerk" was evidently writ
ten as a vehicle for Peter F. Daley to dis
play those humorous characteristics which
have endeared him to the farce-comedy-
loving public. As Owen More he has
chance to sing dance and wiring the reluc-
tant greenback from most of the people
with whom he is brought into contact with
a guileless grace and lack of conscience
which are peculiarly Dailey's own. He
ratified off his repartees in the old dash1ng
style, though they are not quite as good
as those in "a Country Sport" and he
was recalled again and again after his vocal
medley.
good deal of fun in the piece was due
to Jchn 6. Sparks as Barney Brogan, q
wealthy an eccentric Hibernian gentleman
who parted with his greenbaeks lavishly
on the smallest provocation. and who sus
tanned the burden of the dialogue in
most of the scenes. Barney Brogan was
well played by John G. Sparks.
Miss Jennie Yeamans does not COM
pletely fill the aching void in the Daley
cast left by May Irwin. She played her
role OF Adelaide Starr, an actress with a
certain amount of chic and dash
that savored more of vaudeville
than the comedy stage. and she man.
aged to sing without voice,
which is very clever feat. In her first
song, The Debutante,' she won warm
applause by entering into dialogue with
the conductor and giving the impression
that she was continually going to burst
into vocal fireworks. though she did not
do So
The rest of the cast scarcely calls for
any special mention. Hugh Mack gave
fairly humorous take-off of foreign"
theatrical manager and Raymond Hitch
cock was becomingly rapid as Lord Willie
Wilt.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
InsuIted His Wife.

G. d. Faulkner, 2731 Hyde street, was taken
to the Receiving Hospital last evening TO have
two knife wounds in his left arm dressed, and
A. w. Nicholson was booked at the City Prison
on the charge of assault to murder Faulkners
wife was standing at the corner OF HYDE and
Union streets when Nicholson stepped up to
her aud used an insulting expression. Faux
ner, who was close by overheard him and
knocked him down. Nicholson jumped to his
feet, pulled out knife and slasked Faulkner
in the arm. He then chased Mrs. Faulkner
but she escaped from him.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

tain lights and shades of expression and in
tonation which constitute the very refinement
OF the phrasing OF acting. These touches of
high art Mr.. Mayo manages to en-
ploy with so mastery an ability as TO
render fascinating and absorbing a role
which in other hands would be farcieal or tire
some. His dron remarks, couehed in classic
barristerial phrase, and his heroic patience
during the quarter of a century which he
spends waiting for his first client, are only
equaled by the eloquenee and regal manli-
ness which Pudd'nhead develops when the
long-awaited client comes, and with him the
chance OF the hero's lifetime.
Mark Twains delightful book. with Southern
lie In ante-bellum days, and nothing could
be more artistic than the costumes worn
by the members OF the cast. Dowdy and
fantastic enough they seem, but they are
historically correct. The bristling shirt-friii
the anuquated stock, the broad sweeping
train and the cumbrous crinoline fit in charm
lngiy with the broad dialect yet heard in
some ut-of-the-way places "down South"
rendering the play a peculiarly interesting
and satisfying study in American history.
Emmett c. King, as Howard Pembroke,
bachelor lawyer, was very cordially received
by last nights audience. His methods are
singularly natural, while his voice, though soft
and well modu lated, has ringing carving
quality rarely met save in those strident, sibil-
liant tones which render the work OF many
otherwlse excellent actors SO very tiresome.
MISS Eleanor Moretti, who was SO successful
ss the queen IN "Ruy Blasn not long ago,
shines with perhaps even greater luster as
Roxy. while her son Chambers, represented by
Arnold DAILY, is so much at home in his exact
lrg part that he seems not to be acting at ALL
Miss Lucille Laverne is exceedingly good as
Wilson'S sister, her quaint, old-fashioned ways
and kindly arts and graces winning many a
round OF applause. The other characters are
well sustained.
The scenery is particularly deserving of men
tlon, the arrangement OF "Driscoll's yard" in
the prologue and first act and of Wilson'S
ruined mill in the second being specially
srusuc. The house was crowded last night
ara every indication points to a most success
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
sUTRO's NEW OFFICE.
The Finest Apartment in the New Hall
Is Now Occupied.

Is NOW Occupied.
Mayor Sutro took possession of the mag
nificent new office provided for him by the
City Hall Commission yesterday, and in
future will receive visitors in the new
apartment, which, in location and ap-
pointments, is probably the finest Office in
the City Hall. The room is directly east
OF the Mayors old private sanctum and
has windows on three sides, looking into
the rotunda of the tower, toward Market
street, ana down City Hall avenue to Nc
Allister street. The furniture is OF pol
ished mahogany, a handsome desk and
bookcase being among the pieces. One of
the most unique ornaments of the room is
a beautiful mantel of California marble.
The velvet carpet and curtains are in
perfect keeping with the other appoint
ments.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

been made for Holly avenue, and that the
water was banked up in one place from
recent heavy downfalls, and the wall had
caved in at another place, but these de-
fects could be easily remedied.
Furthermore" said this gentleman,
1--WE will hold a meeting in Wienholz
Hall the last Thursday of this month and
importune the Board of Supervisors to
take an active course in the matter now
that their chief objection has been de-
privt of a foundation"
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
At the Alcazar.

At length the variety show at the Alcazar
has ceased from troubling. The drama now
nolds the fort, or the stage and audiences are
becoming something like what they were be-
lore the inauguration OF the disastrous soon
tinuous show"
In "Ranch 10" the able stock company
shines TO great advantage. Though the popu-
lar american melodrama is far from new, il is
Icope which il gives for fine acting and origI-
nal methods. Leonard Grover, as Peter Par
ocular Prose, and Gordon Foster, as Barney
Holt, are, perhaps, the best male men,
oers of the cast, while May Noble as
Annie smalley and Josephine Gassmann as
Seely Barrett are particularly deserving OF
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
At the TiYnli.

Bluebeard, the sanguinary despot and terror
OF the nursery, reigns at the Tivoli amid host
ofwarriors and pink-limbed houris. Rafael
however, is too gentle and graceful for the
bloody part. To be sure his voice soers above
chorus and orchestra with q ringing, silvery
power peculiarly his own, but he should be
just little moIe brutal and villainous
Funny Ferris Hartmann makes success as
1bsahim, and indeed everybody would be sur
prised II he made a failure. Fatim a. his daugh-
ter, the wife OF Bluebeard, finds an able ex-
ponent in Gertrude Aylward, and the other
parts show careful drilling and intelligent
study. The ballets a feature of the perform
ance. To be sure, most of the dancers
seem never to have heard of dancing on
the toes, and one or two of them light on
is perfect and their costumes beautiful. The
"baliet of roses in particular reflects much
credit upon Miss Cooks able direction.
The piece will run during the present week
ana perhaps longer il lis present popularity be
an indication OF its coming success
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
At the Columbia,

Frank Mayo has found his role and "Pudd,n-
head Wilson" is its name. 1t hardly sounds
romantic, but it is part which calls for GER
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

praise, Miss Gassmann's impersonation being
very artistic The tableaux are most effective,
the stage mechanism evidently having under
gone a thorough everhauling. Between the
and the ''Electros," Armand and Carmen, in
troduce some of their duets dances and
startling transformations. The piece is booked
for the remainder of the week.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
The Grand Opera-House.


Miss Lisle Leigh, the new leading lady at
the Grand, made her debut last night in
Doris and created a very favorable impress
sion. She is graceful natural, and takes care
to avoid the melodramatic sins of ranting and
tearing a passion to tatters. Some of
the scenes in "Doris' were perhaps
little heavy and exaeting for Miss
Leighs caliber, but even in these she kept per-
feet control over herself and remained simple
and natural.
Miss Leighs best scene perhaps was the one
in which her villainous husband, supposed to
be dead, comes back and finds her the happy
wife OF another man. The situation was
strong one and the actress rose well 10 the oc-
casion. In person Miss Lisle Leigh is tall and
slight, with good stage presence and she has
pleasant, we'll modulated voice.
Both Darrell Vinton and Fred Butler might
with advantage have been on better speaking
terms with their lines, otherwise they played
the part of the hero and the villain respect
lively we'll. Mr.. Swain was effective as the
meddling school director. and Frank Hatch
made good secondary villain of the smooth,
oily type
Benrimo gave an effective picture of an old
rector, and the rest of the cast was good.
Doris is exceptionally well staged.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
At the Orpheum.

Elena Leila, the singing doll. made a sue
cessful debut at the Orpheum last night. She
is young lady who makes up to resemble a
mechSnlcal 10Y, ana as she mas remarkably
illusion excellently. Elena Leila is an inter-
esting aud artistic novelty.
The MarvellCs, who might be called the
three boneless brothers, gave very clever
harleauinade. La Belle Carmen, lady who
dressed in crimson silk and diamonds, gave
very graceful performance on the tight rope.
The Hauns are clever, but they might with
advantage tone down their performance some
what. Segommer, the yentriloquist is as pop
ular as ever and the rest of last weeks hold
over performers are earning the usual amount
OF applause.
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07
At tha BALDWIN.

James O'Neilrs ''Virginius" has become
classical. In last nights presentation at the
the audience at times manifesung great enthu-
siasm. Tonight he gives "The Courier OF
Trnn
The San Francisco call., 1896-04-07

Every man who has
any pride in his makeup
knows how precious to
his life's happiness, how
necessary to his self-re-
spect, is the feeling of
strong, vigorous man
hood. No man enjoys
life who has always
hanging over him the
dread of Nervous Debil-
ity. There is that deep
rooted disgust with him.
ea1f the faar thot bic fr;o,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
SCARED SHUT.
Thirty-ive Joints In Topeka
Close Suddenly.
A Belief That ssThe Enemy Is
Coming
IN THE PERSON OF
Sheriff Kepley, Who the Joint
keepers Can't Be Sure Of.
Police Take No Action Against
the Joints.

The joints and gambling places were
closed last night. This action was the
result of a bad case OF stage fright"
The proprietors concluded that public
censure would result in something being
done by the officers.
The fact is that the Jointists are
afraid of Sheriff Kepley. He has shown
disposition during the last day or two
to secure evidence and make arrests,
and they are afraid of him.
Sheriff KepIey insists that as soon as
any one is ready to give any evidence
he shall have a warrant, and he is so
decided in his statements that the joint
lists are watching him. Several have in
quired of the sheriff's deputies what
was going to be done. but none were
given satisfactory answers.
1t was reported today that the joints
were closed in response to a visitation
from q member of the police department
but Chief of Police Gardiner denies any
knowledge Of such action being taken.
If the police had given warning Chief
Gardiner would know it.
A Topeka man who knows something
about the true situation says that prior
to last night there were at least 35 joints
in Topeka and half dozen places
where gambling was being carried on in
some form or another with regularity.
A man who has had access to the joints
and gambling places said today to
Journal reporter:
''All the places were closed last night
as tight as a drum. All the pTOpTletOrS
seem to be frightened about something.
I was told by one jOintist that he had
been notified to quit by some one, and
he was moving out last night when L
saw him"
There was a story going last even
ing that there was about to be a big
raid by some of the officers. and that
may have had something to do with the
places being closed up"
Sheriff Kepley is in Kansas City to-
day and the deputies at the jail say
that they do not know anything about a
raid having been planned
Chief of Police Gardiner said he did
not know anything about a raid, and he
said he did not know whether or not the
joints had closed.
There must have been some unusual
reason for the sudden action of the
jOintists, because the places that have
been run under the guise of O. NJ 3.
lodges have also closed.
Topeka is freer from drinking places
today than it has been for months, and
all because the men who have been sell
ing the liquor have become frightened.
If it is true. as the police claim, that ev-
idence cannot be secured, it is decidedly
strange that a rumOr should have pro
duced such wholesale effect.
Many new places have been springing
up during the past two or three weeks
and a second hand dealer told on the
streets last evening that he has sold
the fixtures for three joints duFing the
past few days. He said that in one of
the places he placed a regulation bar.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
ASK MARION HARLAND
Nothing Too Good for the Topeka
Pure Food Show.

Secretary Adams received a telegram
from Mrs. S. r. Rorer today in which
she says that she will be unable to fiji
the date at the Topeka. Food show on
account of having a previous enga ge-
ment in New York.
While this is somewhat of a disap-
pointment the management OF the expo
sition is determined that some equally
well known person shall be secured to
take charge of the cooking school and
an attempt viii be made to secure Mar
ion Harland.
A letter was received today from n.
K. Fairbank & Co. who apply for two
or three booth spaces to make their ezz-
hibit. They say that they desire to
make an elaborate display and will
send force here to take charge of their
department.
The Towle's Syrup company of St
Paul has also made application for
space. They will erect a log cabin in
their booth.
An application was made today for
One-fare rate on the railroads. Passen-
ger Agent Black notified the committee
that the application would be consider
ed and he had no doubt about some
concession being made. There are 4 500
retail grocers in Kansas and their con-
ventiOn viii be in session during the
food show.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
TITLE OF BRYAN'S BOOK.
1t is Called "The First Battle"-His
Reasons for Writing tt

Lincoln Neb. Dec. 5.-A representative
OF the Associated Press learned today
that the title of w j. Bryan's book is to
be THE First Battle" In the preface he
states his reasons for writing the work in
the following words.
The campaign of 1895 was a remarka-
BILE one whether we measure it by the
magnitude of the issues involved, or by
the depth of interest aroused / have
been led to undertake the present work
by a desire felt by myself and expressed
by others to have the more important
incidents of the campaign put into per-
manent form for the convenience OF
those VINO shall hereafter desire to re-
view the struggle
The amount of WnrE done by the ad-
vOcates of free coinage Is beyond compu-
tation and the number of those who took
an active part in the contest too great
for enumeration These facts together
with the difficulty of choosing between
so many meritOriOus speeches, have COM
PEELED me to limit the quotations TO the
addresses made and papers issued by
persons standing in an official or semi
official capacity and to the principal
speeches delivered by myself have add
ed brief history Of the campaign includ-
ing a discussion of the election returns
and the significance thereof. 1t has al
so been though best to narrate the part
taken by me in the silver agitation prior
to the convention and at the request of
the publishers. I have included blOg-
raphical sketch written by Mrs. Bryan
1t is understood that the publishers, w.
b. Conkey &. Co. of Chicago. viii issue
the book in the early part of January.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1896-12-05
OLDEST OLD SETTLERS.
Residents of Shawnee County Who
Came Before Kansas was Admit
ted Celebrate Today.

Lincoln Post hall on East Sixth street
is resonant today with the old stories
of the early Kansas struggles of Guam
trell, Chet Thomas and Jim Lane for it
is the annual December meeting of the
Shawnee County Old Settlers associa-
ton and over 100 of them are there
with their wives and children.
It is the day of days, for John Arm
strong, who is president. G. G. Gage.
DR.. S. E. Martin, ex-senator John Mar
tin, J. B. 8IcAfee, f R Fisher, EnOch
Marp1e, James Swan, John Carter, VIM.
Owens, Andrew Reeder, Geo. Kellam,
s S. Wilson, W p. Douthitt, Samuel
Dolman, GuiIfOrd Dudley Dr Huntoon,
Avery Washburn, J. Q. Gordon, Peter
McXieaF and Judge Adams and they
are all there as are many others.
The assembly began at II o'clock this
morning and at noon a big dinner was
served, and it was just as good as it was
big, which was attested by the fact that
il was disposed Of
This afternoon the meeting is being
addressed by John Martin, Judge Ad-
ans and others, and after the election
of officers for the next year the meet
ing Will adjourn. There will be no ev-
ening session.
To belong to this society you must
have been a resident of Kansas prior to
her admission as state and must now
be a resident of Shawnee county. The
association has go members.