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The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
At the Chutes.

Every novelty obtainable is constantly
presented at the Chutes on Haight street
and the grounds are full of life every after
noon and evening. The scenic railway,
trolley. chutes, merry-go-round and other
Notwithstanding devices are constantly in
operation. "Joe Storms" the only orang-
outang in America, will be seen for the
last time here to-day.
At 4:30 O'Clock this afternoon Emil
Markeberg, who is without doubt the most
daring aeronaut on earth, will make an
other balloon ascension and parachute
drop. Last Sunday he went up with his
balloon on fire, effected a safe landing and
helped extinguish his blazing airship
when it got back TO the ground.
Performances are given at the Casino
every evening and Saturday and Sunday
afternoons. The bill for the ensuing
week will include the De Fiilipis. whirl-
wind dancers; Japanese conjurer and a
troupe of japanese acrobats, Grace Le-
more, girl cornetist, ana vocalists and
character impersonators.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

! of the prologue is in GATHERINGS laundry
in Paris during the French revolution.
The street without is filled with skurrylng
soldiers and revolutIon1sis. catherine Is
engaged to Lefebre, who is sergeant In
the army, and one of Ter customers is Ma
poleon, who is obliged to ask Catherine
for credit. Nineteen years elapse between
the first act and Napoleon is then at The
height of his power. His sisters become
angry at Nine. Lefebre and tie Empe-
ror orders her husband to divorce her.
She pleads her own cause so well that she
secures high pace in Napoleon's favor.
Kathryn Kidder essays the part OF Cathe-
rine Hubscher and Augustus Cook IS the
Napoleon. The c2ss and the stage settings
are the same as In tAe original production.
The popular tragedian, Frederick Warde,
goes East this week and will commence
his next season at Richmond Va, on the
21st of Sci ptem ber. He intends to make
sKing Lear the principal play of his
repertoire, and will present it on most
elaborate scale, entirely in keeping with
his usual manner of giving COM plete pro-
ductions. Later in the season he will
bring out for the first time his new
romantic play entitled, ''The Rise of
Islander"
The dramatic recital given at San Lean
dro by Miss Retena Helen Owens, assisted
by Mrs. Eva Wren, Edward Thornton and
Miss A. Mabel Hussey, was a success of
great merit. Miss Owens won the audi
ence by her natural grace and manner.
Her ability as dramatic reader was
shown in her rendition of 'sHagar" by
Nicholson. Her other numbers, including
Merrilis sSoul of the Violin," were well
received. The musical numbers given
were good.
In relating her experiences with Euro
pean audiences, Nine. Bloomfield Zeisler
says: "Those OF the far north and the
far south are warm, appreciative and
demonstrative. In the middle portion of
the country they are calm and temperate
But everywhere they are more demon
strative than American audiences. 1t is
harder to make big success in America
than there. If people are acknowledged
here, they are sure of it there"
Sydney Chidley of Morosco's Grand
Opera-house, the corresponding secretary
for California of the Protective Alliance of
Scenic Painters, has received lntimation
from the president Of the alliance that the
National Alliance of Theatrical Stage EN-
ployes have passed at their convention at
Detroit a resolution that after the first of
January next no scenery will be handled
unless painted by member of the al
lance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
AT the Alcazar.

The Alcazar Theater, under the new
management of Belasco, Doane & Jordan,
opens to the public Monday, August 81.
The opening production will be Nat Good
WINS laughable comedy, 'Turned Up.'
The cast, with the exception of the lead
ing man, is as follows: Amy Lee, Adele
Beigarde, Miss May Buckley, Miss f. M.
Bates, Mrs. Henry Vanderhoff, Hattie
Foley, Rosella La Faille, Frank Doane.
j. B. Polk. f. B. Clayton, Richardson
Cotton, Carl Smith, W A. Belasco.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

triumph both in Europe and this country.
She has fully recovered the use of her
snlendid voice and will doubtless duplicate
her great success in III Trovatore." !"
Signor Michelena will sing his favorite role
of Alfred Germont; Signor Maurice de
Vries. the noble role of Georges Germont
his father The remaining roles Will be in
good hands.
On Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
evenings Mascagni's celebrated drama in
two acts. "CavaIleria Rusticana," will be
rendered, preceded by the balcony and
marriage scenes from Romeo and Juliet"
The cast from "Cavalleria Rusticana" will
include Nina Bertini Humphreys as San
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
TiVoli Opera-House.

The eighth week of the season OF Eng
lish and Italian grand opera at the Tivoli
Opera-house will be devoted on Monday,
Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings
to elaborate presentations of Verdi's lyric
drama in four acts founded upon the
youn ger Dumas celebrated story, LA
Dame aux Camellias," well known in
English as the emotional story and drama
of Camille" In the role of Violetta
Valery Nine. Natali scored a great
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
Mill valley Concert.

MILL VALLEY, CAL. Aug. 22.-There
was grand concert given here on Wednes-
day evening last for the benefit of the
Church of Our Lady of Mount Carmel.
The programme was long and varied, and
was followed by dancing, and lirht re-
freshments were served. The Bellevue
Hall was crowded to excess.
Miss Daisy Keane produced a we'll
merited encore in a soprano solo. Mrs.
Longstroth ELECTED much merriment by a
recitation on negro mimicry. The whole
affair was financial and vocal success.
Thomas Slater has message for every man OF
page 49, Don't fail to read it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

tuzza Martin Pache as Turridu, Bernice
Holmes as Mamma Lucia, and John J.
Rafael as Alto. the carrier. This will be
preceded by the balcony and marriage
scenes of Romeo and Juliet" with Signor
Fernando Michelena as Romeo and Signor
Abramoff as Friar Lawrence, and Nina
Rertini Humphreys as Juliet. For the
ninth week, by special request. "Rigo-
letto" will be given with Signor NJ. de
Vries as the jester; also Verdi's historical
opera "Ernani." Great preparations are
being made for a scenic revival of Verdi's
aida"
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

quite unlike any stage wharf scene. The
second act, which is almost as long as all
the other acts put together, is q series of
laughable scenes in Steve Brodie's Bow
ery refreshment resort. As many funny
things as might occur in the real saloon
in a month are compressed in this single
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

The din of the theatrical season in
creases. Announcement follows an
nouncement. One of the Eastern dra-
matte writers alleges that the 'hard
times are causing the managers and act
ors to get in their work early. The BAN
ners handing on the outer walls tell which
way the theatrical procession will move
for many weeks to come. Actors who
have good engagements are envled by
those who have none, and there is rush
to get in early. This is the substance of
what is told in a column perspiringly con-
tributed to an Eastern journal when every
editorial-room was a ''hot box" indeed,
with a temperature crowding 100 degrees
above"
So be it, if this proves to be the general
condition of affairs, while it may be bad
for the Thespians, the manager will have
no excuse for filling up his companies
with a substratum of sawdust and red
paint. The real, Simon pure actor ought
to be found in abundance IN the lesser
number of companies to travel the cir
cults. The patron of the box Office will
revel in seeing the work brought upward
to the standard fixed by the popular IN
derstanding of what nature and natural
acting mean. What is bad for the actor
may be good for the audience, if the man.
ayers have chance to take their pick of
the talent. Probably, however, the East
ern writer has overstated the case.
All over the country the European
operate stars are coming in for a gentle
"roast" for reasons heretofore alleged.
The public will watch with much curl
osity the outcome of the farce, which
might fairly be entitled Wanted: Every
thing in Sight, or Nothing" according to
one view OF the case.
But the more direct gaze of the public
will be fixed on the local stages in the i'm
mediate future. The attractions of week
are mentioned below.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
BEYOND ALL COMPARISON THE LARG=
EST SHOW EVER ORGANIZED!

The only Educated Seals and Sea Lonsl Pair
of Giant Hippopotami! Two-horned Rhinocerosl
Enormous Polar Bearl Great Family of Lordly
Lionsl Royal Bengal Tigersl Full Flock of Great
Ostrches! thousand sights and every one a
show. The worlds rarest wild beast wond rs.
Monster Menageries Combined-2. The largest
wild animal exhibit earth. 2-Double Herds of
16 Elephants-2. In addition. the only nursing
baby elephant in the world. Indisputably the big
gest and richest show earth, and the only great
one-noted for its matchess magnitu ude, magnifi-
cence and merit.
SEE The grand inaugural resplendent double
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

Two
Informed actually reserved dseat
kfa Santa 2Is,I An
Cheap
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23
Notes From All Quarters.

Maggie Cline will bring out her new
piece. ''On Broadway" for tour OF the
coast.
1.-THE Prisoner of Zenda" will make its
first tour of the country this coming sea-
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

''The Gay Parisians.' under the title OF
"a Night OUT still continues to crowd
the Vaudeville Theater, London.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

There is to be regular performance OF
1.-The Cav Parisians" at the Baldwin Thea
ter tonight Sunday.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

Miss Rose Adler will be rendered fare
well testimonial on August Is, prior to her
departure for the Berlin Operatic School.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

The English version of Sardou's Ma
poleonic play, MADAME Sans Gene" will
be presented for the first time in this City
at the Baldwin Monday evening, August
81. Aside from Napoleon the chief figure
is Catherine Hubscher, the laundry girl
who married Lefebre and shared with him
his honors when he became Marshal of
France and Duke of DantzIg. The scene
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

son. 1t will be seen at the Baldwin Octo-
Der 5. james K. Hackett and Isabel Irv-
ing are in the cast.
tThe Founding" with Cissy Fitzgerald
at the head of the company, will come to
the coast this season.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

Georgia Cayvan has begun rehearsals at
Palmer's Theater in New York City for
her starring tour, which begins on Octo-
ber g.
The San Francisco call., 1896-08-23

The great Lyceum Theater success,
"The Wife," will be the next play at the
Columbia Theater, to follow ''The Social
Trr1sf ,,
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
EXCITEMENT AT JAuRsz.
Mexican Aathoritiei Expecting a Raid
 and Prepare For It.

EL PAso, Tex, Sept. l1.-Juarez, Mex, was alive with armed men last night. The Mexican authorities as- certalned from what they considered a reliable source that the same parties who attemp1 d to capture the Mexican customhouse at Nogales last month would make an assault on the Juarez customhouse. A company of Mexican infantry was under arms in the cus- tomhonse and troop of cavalry pa- trolled the town. People crossing from this side are closely inspected.
 A squad of armed Mexicans were seen hanging around Santa Teresa's 8 house and rumor wGs circulated that they were Mexican officers and that an attempt would be made to kidnap the saint and take her over to Mexico. This rumor is indignantly denied by the Juarez officials, and 1t is possible that the armed men seen around Santa Teresa's house are her friends, who are standing guard over her.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
AN UNLAWFUL CONCERN.
Kansas City Livestock Exchange Is Not
 According to Law.

TOPEKA, Kan, Sept. 11-By decis. ion rendered by the appellate court of the state of Kansas the Kansas City Livestock Exchange, which is located just across the Kansas line, loses it's le- gal status and is declared to be an un- lawful combination. Greer, Mills 6 Co.,, all members of the exchange, who had been suspended for alleged irregu- larities, sued to enjoin the exchange from expelling them. The decision today re- fuses to grant the injunction, holding that the contract which the firm seeks to enforce is illegal, and holds further that all members of the exchange are liable to punishment for misdemeanor in that their organization is in violation of the state law against the forming of corporations or organizations whose by- laws provide for and fix the minimum commission for the selling of livestock for others.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
FARMERS IN A DUEL.
Thoy Fight With Winchesters at Short
 Range In Mississippi

CoFFEEvLLE, Miss, Sept. 11.-There was bloody duel four miles from this place Wednesday between W. B. John son and John Wilbourne with Winohes- ter rifles 'at 30 yards, which resulted in Johnson's death. An old feud existed between the men. Eoth were farmers CTS and lived within short distance of each other and disputes were of con- stant occurrence. Wilbourne and Sam Lewis, the only witness of the killing, had been hunting, and while seturning home they met Johnson, who at onco opened fire upon Wilbourne without any warninS whatever Wilbourne re- turned the fire and regular fusilade was kept up until Joh,ason fell pierced by four bullets. Wilbourne escaped without scratch
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
 Twenty-six Attachments.

ELLSWORTH, Kan, Sept l Twenty six attachments, ,aggregating $700o, were today run on the Ellsworth Land and Cattle company of which w. 0. Wor- nell of Kansas City is president, which owns 5000 acres of land in this vicinity, and last year wintered 2700 head of cat tie on which they are said to have lost heavily No statement has as yet been made.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
Starts Up Again.

NEW HAVEN, Sept. l1-Candee Rub Der company, manufacturers of rubber shoes, and one of the largest members of the United States Rubber company, resumed operations today in nearly all departments By tomorrow it is ex- pected the whole mammoth plant will be in operation with 1900 hands at work
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
Selling Jeueirv to Get Home.

BUTTE, Mon, Sept. l1.-Charles Ring Fairchild, has been located at Spokane. where he was seen last Monday by a travelling salesman who has just arrived in Butte He has been disposing of some of the finest jewelry he had to raise money to get home. His condition is attributed to trouble brought on by brooding over chronic disease.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
Sanger Defeats Bald.

WATERTowN, N. Y, Sept. 11--Ten thousand persons saw Walter Sanger beat E. 0. Bald two straight heats in 8 mile race at the Riverside park course in this city Wednesday for a purse of 5000, contributed by the Jefferson County Agricultural society. Time 1; 1 :59 :36 and 1 :59 :4S.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
Bermuda Back at New York.

NEW YORK, Sept. 1.-The famous filibustering steamship, Bermuda, which left Philadelphia Tuesday night. has passed Sandy Hook, bound i'll. The ob- servers at quarantine did not see the vessel pass that point, and it is supposed that she went to anchor in the lower bay.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
sehweinfurth Married.

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. Ii George J. Schweinfurth, the Rockford, Ills, Mes siah, WAS married to Mary Ann Futile at the Church of the Redeemer last night.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1896-09-11
Convict Shot and Killed.

MUMFoRD. Tex, Sept. 1l--A convict named Albert Williams made rush on the guard to try to take his gun from him. The guard shot and killed him instantly.
The herald., 1896-02-15
Her Present to Dickens.

Charles Dickens love of children Is we'll
illustrated in the following story: He was
walking in the neighborhood Of Gads Hill
one day, not long after he had acquired
his property there, when he suddenly ran
into little girl wheeling dolls peram-
bulator. In an instant the tiny vehicle
upset, tho dolls being thrown out.
1t was bad accident as far as they were
concerned, for wax heads and limbs are
not calculated to stand much hard usage.
The little maid burst into tears and much
to the novelists sorrow refused to be COM
forted
"Then come home with me-" Dickens
whispered soothingly, land we'll see If
we can't find some grand waxen lady In
silks and satins for you"
So back to the big house the two went,
and, sure enough, up in his children s
nursery he managed to discover a few
prettily dressed dolls. With these safely
tucked in her perambulator the little girl
trotted of.
But it is in the sequel that the best part
of the story lies The child's heart was
set on making some return for this kind
ness, so her parents, who had not the
faintest suspicion of her friends personal
ity, took her to town to choose something.
Her choice fell eventually upon gor-
geously bound book.
When Dickens the next day undid the
parcel his small visitor brought him. he
was surprised and delighted to see q copy
Of David Copperfleld."
Not until many years later, when they
met again in society, did the little girl
learn who the "kind gentleman" was.
Pearson's Wcakly
The herald., 1896-02-15
BARRIERS DEAD ROW.
Cups Which Are Left In tho Possession Of
Tonsoria1 Artists.

Cups which Are Lott In tho Possession OF
Tonsorial Artists.
Each barber shop has what is known as
the "dead row. of shaving cups. 1t is gen.
orally the top row, and If the cups could
only talk, some interesting family hlsto-
ries would be made public. A regular pa
tron Of barber shop usually furnishes his
own cup, and it Is always ready for him.
He may go away and not enter the shop
for years, but the cup Is there awaiting
him. The proprietor docs not dare sell it
or give it away, for there Is NO telling
when the owner will walk in. If the pro-
prietor learns that a customer is dead, he
generally asks the relatives il they wish to
keep the cup. But until he has positive
proof Of the death the cup remains on the
shelf, a reminder Of the patron Of former
days. Barber cups sometimes figure in
tragedies.
Not many years ago prominent citi-
zen became a criminal and was badly
wanted here, and his barber knew it. The
detectives made the barber promise if the
cup was ever sent for to let them know.
One day small boy with an order called
for it. The barber detained him while a
detective was sent for, and the boy was
followed. He was followed to the residence
of cousin of the prominent citizen and
the latter was found hiding there. He de-
clared that he had never been out of the
city, but this story did not go with the
detectives. They found that their man had
been out west, but had got in such strait
ened circumstances that he had ventured
to return. His penchant for his old shay
ing cup betrayed him, however.-Cincin-
natl Times Star
The herald., 1896-02-15
Women and rheir Lovers.

1t Is easy enough to tell a man by his
friends, but it Is impossible to tell a
woman by her lovers. One reason for this
is that man usually shows himself to his
fellows as he is, but 1t is impossible for
his fellows to know how he shows himself
to woman, SO long as he is in love with
her. In that blissful condition the rude,
offhand man Of business becomes to his
mistress n picture Of clumsy courtesy.
The coward is capable of feats of valor
from which a French cuirasser would
shrink; tho mean tradesmanly person will
stop before the shops of jewellers, hesitate
and at last enter; the rake will honestly
regret tho hearts he believes that he has
broken, and, for the moment, steadfastly
purpose to lead new life. But if these
men find favor in the eyes Of their respec-
tive women it is not for their pretty man
ners, nor their courage, nor their gcner-
osty, nor their pure mindedness. The
women are not rcpelled by their vices; that
is all. They are not attracted by their
lately assumed virtues. Why should they
beY They aro not courageous, nor gener-
Gus, nor especially pure minded them
selves, and as for their pretty manners,
perhaps their maids or their children
could tell you something about those that
would astonish you not httla-1Egyw.@asf
The herald., 1896-02-15

plant dos, M4.oa lt is wet with rain after
long drought. Amid the swirling reds
and yellows Of the flames 1t takes on a
new life, and after the fire has swept past
1t is seen with new shoots Of vivid green
springing. out of 1t. At such times the
ohaparros stand alone, sturdy and strong,
amid the surrounding blnckened trunks,
the only living things in land reduced
to sterility.
1t is not accurate to say that the entire
tree comes out of a forest fire unscathed.
While the body of the tree is incombusti-
BILE, its smaller branches and twigs burn.
They burn very slowly, while the rest of
the woodland is going UP in smoke.
The London scientists who have looked
into the matter believe that the trunk of
the tree and its branches in smaller de-
gree, exude under the influence Of great
heat q moisture that is sufficient, owing
to its peculiar chemical properties, to pro-
tect the wood.
Commenting on the ohaparros, the
English foreign office report says, "It is
very remarkable that these fire begotten
plantations are nowhere crowded to ex-
cess; on the contrary, the trees are SO
regularly placed that their aspect vies with
that of the most carefully formed gar
dens"
A specimen Of chapnrro bark is on ex-
hibition In the museum of the Pharma-
ceutical society in Bloomsbury square,
London.
A comparison of the description of this
remarkable tree with that given of the
burning BUSH shows that 1t was proba-
bly, the thorny acacia of the Arabian PEN
insula, the stunt of Egypt, and was akin
to the shittah tree and senna. Hence the
mountains on which it grows derive their
name, Sinai, and the tract is called the
Wilderness of Sin, I" or the "Seneh." The
wood of the shittah tree furnished the ma
terial for the ark Of tho covenant and vari-
Gus parts OF the tabernacle. IL is hard,
tough and durable and susceptible Of fne
polish. Enquirer.
The herald., 1896-02-15

tary and civilians in Cape Town were as
tonished to hear the gun 60 of at 10:3o In
the morning, an hour and q half before the
proper time, IL being the usual hour for
firing. Messengers came from the general
commanding the station, the brigade ma
jor, commanding officers of each regiment
and battery stationed in Cape Town and
from everybody interested, but the answer
was that no person had been near the gun,
nor had anybody interfered with the wires,
battery or source from which it was fired.
All the officials we're fearfully puzzled at
the extraordinary occurrence, but could
give no explanation whatever. The gem
eral in command of the station became
furious and said that there was misman-
agement somewhere and gave orders for a
strict search to be made by the officials for
the guilty party.
Search was made, but nothing resulted
to throw any light on the extraordinary
affair, although the greatest possible pains
were taken to solve the mystery. They
had practically given the search up, when
suddenly the news came from the officials
stating that the culprit had been caught
and arrested. 1t seems the electric current
for firing off the gun is supplied by the
Royal observatory of Cape Town, and goes
there by means of an instrument known
as relay that is in the central telegraph
office Of the station, the distance being
about 500 yards. The action of the current
going through the Instruments main
moves a sort uf light tongue, which is very
finely set, so fine that the least little thing
would affect it. This forces the current
directly into what they term the time
fuses, which have the power Of firing the
gun at the castle.
On examining the instrument one of
the officials found big brown spider in
side. 1t appears that while having an ex-
ploring trip around the instrument the
unfortunate spider must have touched this
tongue sufficiently to move 1t, and oonse
quently it fred of the gun. The general
commanding tho station sent the spider to
the Cape Town museum, where he is now
to be seen with card underneath him en-
titling him the Little Gunner" and CIV
ing full account Of his adventure with
the Cape Town midday time gun, which
proved his last adventure, however.-New
York World,