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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1896-06-30
The FIGHTING ACTORS,
Sharkey Is Open for an Engage
ment to Tour Through
the Country.
Sam Fitzpatrick Writes That Fitz.
simmons Is Frosted in London
and That Jackson Is Well.

Tom Sharkey remained over in Oakland
last evening. He finished his engagement
at the. Alcazar on Sunday evening, and
yesterday he was looking up engagements
elsewhere. Before leaving for Oakland ne
dropped in to see his friend Gilleran of the
Windsor Hotel, and smilingly informed
him that he had arranged with the Fraw-
ley Company, which is at present playing
at the Columbia Theater. to travel with
the company through the State. During
the acts Sharkey and Needham were to
appear in boxing bout of three or four
rounds. Gilleran seemed pleased TO learn
that Sharkey was SO very successful in
having consummated an agreement to that
end with such prominent company and
wished him success.
Manager Friedlander of the Columbia
Theater, when spoken to on the subject
last evening, was very indignant that any
such report had found circulation.
why, there's not word of truth in il, !"
said Mr.. Friedlander, 'and l can assure
you that this company will have nothing
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with the conditions of his contract and
has turned that boulevard over to the City
in thoroughly remodeled condition.
The old Folsom street that was is no
more, and now the old swampy and ill
paved street is as smooth and even as the
surface OF a billiard table with the excep-
ton of the block between Ninth and
Tenth, which is yet covered with cobbles.
The whole has been covered with COLI
crete bed, upon which is spread coating
OF bltumen, making it one of the best
thoroughfares in the CITY,
The Market-street Railroad Company
mas yielded to public policy and har-
monlzed the portion between the double
line OF tracks with the same material as
the balance of the street. This portion of
the work will be finished in the course
OF week, after which the residents and
the travelling public will be made glad
with the hum Of the electricians, which
will go speeding along its line from the
water front to Twenty street
For all this improvement the Mission
people with one accord feel grateful to A.
B. Mcguire for the lauda BILE interest he
has taken in their welfare and happiness.
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THE CRAVEN CASE.

Lawyers Preparing for the Hearing,
Which Will Be Resumed Thursday.
No one lifted finger in the matter OF
the Fair will yesterday or the matter Of
the Craven deeds, unless the service OF
formal papers upon the lawyers opposed
to Mrs. Craven-Fair in the eiectment suit
may be excepted.
Mr. Delmas was engaged in San Jose
making his argument in the Parker will
case.
George A. Knight was engaged in court
and the other lawyers in the case make no
admission of new discoveries of flaws in
the deeds or other developments whatso-
ever.
The matter will come up for hearing be-
fore Judge Slack at IL o'clock Thursday
morning, when Mrs. Craven will take the
stand again and complete the story of the
theft from her of the ink will at or near Og-
den, while returning to this City from New
York with both copies. She was at the
time hurrying here in response to tele-
grams from Reuben II. Lloyd that warned
her that the trust will would be probated
if she delayed.
The hearing will probably run through
several days and the marriage contract
will be introduced before its conclusion.
Mrs. Haskins. Mrs. Craven's friend who
visited heI the day Senator Fair is said to
have written the pencil will, will be put
on the stand to tell what she saw and did
on that day.
Mrs. Craven is still i'll and refuses to
talk about the case.
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B. Cornwall, he was elected secretary of
the Mechanics Institute, which posi- ton
he has ably filled ever since. For several
terms he has served as a member OF
the Board of Education, but further
than this is not known to have had the adj
vantage of any practical or professional
school experience. He has consented to
give all possible assistance TO his successor
until after the coming fair, but VIII NOM
inaIly take control of the school at the
opening OF the term. Robert Cash and J.
II. Wood are among the prominent candl-
dates for the vacant secretaryship.
Professor Buchanan is inclined to main
tain q discreet silence concerning the
troubles in the Cogswell Polytechnic Col
lege, and, incidentally, the causes which
led TO his own removal.
One thing is we'll established, however.
Professor Buchanan enJertalns cordial
dislike for the gentleman in whose honor
the college is named, and says that under
no circumstances would he remain at the
head of an institution with which the
doctor had any connection. Just the
cause of the trouble between the principal
and the founder of the schools not easily
learned. Professor Buchanan says that at
the proper time he will tell all he knows.
In the meantime he prefers to deal en-
tirely in innuendoes.
81 have nothing to say at present" he
day, however, | snail have something
interesting TO tell, and then" and the
professor sighed.
1.-THE entire faculty was dismissed about
five weeks ago without the slightest warn
ing, though | had previously resigned.
because OF another situation In view which
was better in every way"
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with view Of matching Lavigne against

with view of matching Lavigne against
the highest bidder for cash.
Manager Gibbs OF the National Club
states that Mr.. Trueman, president OF the
Civic Federation, was present at the con-
test between Corbett and Sharkey, and
that he occupied seat in box set apart
specially for him and his friends. The
report that Trueman had telephoned
Gibbs and Groom for extra seats was
erroneous.
II received a telephone message at the
Pavilion that Mr.. Trueman desired three
extra tickets said Gibbs, "but / soon
discovered that the message was sent by
some enterprising individuals who thought
the scheme would work and that he could
obtain first-class seats without having to
pay a cent for them. / telephoned back
that the So tickets were all sold, but that
if he-the one who telephoned-would put
in an appearance with his friends at the
door of the Pavilion some good seats
would be provided for them. The scnemers
did not put in an appearance, much to the
disgust of big husky scrapper who had a
well-seasoned hickory club in readiness to
give the telephones warm reception.
The Occidental Club has made all pre-
parations necessary for its exhibition at
the Pavilion on Thursday evening. The
two billie" and Gallagher-are
in splendid condition ana rafting good
ten-round contest can be looked for. Ii
Joe Choynski is in town on the evening in
question he will be selected to referee the
contest. Tom Sharkey, Tim McGrath and
Jimmy Anthony will act as Smiths sec
onds and Young Carkeek, Jim Jeffries and
G. Mulverhill will esquire Gallagher.
The preliminaries will consist of ten
round bout between Long, 184 pounds,
and Jeffrles, 1876 pounds; also six-round
bout between the clever lightweight boxers,
Danny Mahoney and Joe Sullivan.
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Louis A. Buchanan. The vacancy thus
created will be flied upon the reopening
of the school, August 8, by the appoint
ment Of James H. Culver, the secretary of
the Mechanics Institute.
This leaked out yesterday, and more
surprises are soon expected to occur in
and the institute.
Just at present the parties most inter
ested are, for personal reasons, reluctant
TO talk.
Ferdinand Formulas of the board of
trustees of the Mechanics Institute stated
that the resignation of Secretary Culver
has been received and will be formally
accepted at the next session of the trus-
tees on Tuesday evening, July z. The
resignation of Professor Buchanan has
already been formally accepted and he is
now considering which one of the several
offers made him will be the most accept
able. He may, perhaps, enter the San
Francisco School Department, or he may
conclude to join the educational corps of
the Throop Institute OF Southern Cali
fornia. As yet he is undecided and will be
governed by the turn of future events.
So far as Secretary Culver is concerned.
it is virtually decided that upon the open
ing of the term next August he will
assume the prlncipalship of the CogsweIl
Polytechnic College. The reason for these
changes are not quite clear. The air is
full of rumors, but nothing very definite
can as yet be stated.
Professor Buchanan is a practical me-
chanic and was formerly an instructor in
the Leland Stanford Jr. University. At
the opening of the California (the James
Lick School of Mechanical Arts he was
engaged by Principal George A. Merrill as
the head OF the department of mathe-
mates. From this position he resigned, a
year or two ago, 10 take the pTincipalship
Folsom street. At that time the
financial affairs of the institution
were in an uncertain and un-
satisfactory condition. A~SuIt filed by its
founder. DR.. H. D. Cogswell, to break the
deed of trust, was pending in the courts
and upon the decision depended the fu-
ture income and status of the school.
Since then, under a decision of the Su-
preme Court of California, the life of the
college is perpetuated and it has now an
assured income of 20000 year. It's con-
troll is vested in a board of trustees, con-
sisting of DR.. and Mrs. H. D. Cogswell,
Messrs. Culver, Ewing, Lewis, Doble and
Knight.
The appointment of J. H. Culver as
principal of the Cogswell Polytechnic Col
Iege has caused considerable comment in
the position can be properly filed only by
a trained teacher. In that line Mr.. Gull
yer makes no pretensions.
He is an experienced man of business,
with a mechanical turn of mind. Many
years ago he was superintendent of the
old Clay-street Hill Cable Railroad. In
1885, during the presidency of p.
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to do with Mr.. Sharkey or any other
pugilist. No, sir,this company can get
along very well without the necessity of
having to engage fistfc talent"
Dan Lynch, Sharkey's manager, could
not be found last evening, but III all prob
star boxing performer he will join some
company which will be organized from
among the numerous actors about town
who are now looking for any kind of en-
gagement that will bring them in an hon.
est dollar.
Jim Corbett will leave to-day or tome
row for Bartlett Springs. He will be
joined by his wife and some friends.
After few weeks at the springs Corbett
will journey East to Asbury Park, his old
training quarters.
Young Mitchell had letter yesterday
from Sam Fitzpatrick, the successful
trainer and handler of noted pugilists.
Fitzpatrick stated in his letter that he
had had chat with Peter Jackson and
that the big colored pugilist was looking
tirst-ciass. The trainer did not say, how
ever, that Peter intended to enter the ring
again, and his silence on this point has
been interpreted as meaning that Peters
days as champion pugilist are passed.
1t would be interesting to know what
Jackson has to say now of Corbett.
OF Fitzsim mons, Fitzpatrick said that
buS 1NCW ZOdlduNoI was SOIuoWudC
OF a frost in England, and that the money
he expected to make on the stage is not
materializing.
Evidently the English people have a
very different opinion from Americans of
pug1lsts OF the present day who have a
prediction for the stage. The actor
pugilist would not make his salt in any
country other than America, and Sullivan
discovered that, to his chagrin, when he
visited Australia with the intention OF
returning home laden down with Austria
liam gold.
Fltzpatrlek VIII soon return to TINS eou iI,,
Lavigne, and, of course, he will be ready
with man and money to talk business
with any pugilist or pugilistic manager,
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RED-v|SAGED WAR
IN CHINATOWN,
Wong Family Withdraws
From the See Yup
Company.
LURID NOTICES POSTED.
Chez Tong Tries to Abolish the
Boycott on the Sam Yup
Company.
POLICE WARN THE FACTIONS.
Sergeants Helms and Harper Kept
Exceedingly Busy Tearing
Down Posters.
POLICE WARN THE FACTIONS.

The strongest Chinese faction in this
City, known as the Wong family unaer
the leadership of Chez Tong, has with
the object of breaking the boycott on the
Sam Yup Company.
This boycott has been'oppressing China
towns poor for almost year, and as its
effect has raised the price of all Chinese
commodities fully 20 per cent it is evident
that the poverty stricken Celestials have
just cause for complaint.
This fact, however, is not considered as
being worthy of a second thought in the
minds of the agitators, and in consequence
Chinatown is bubbling over with excite
ment. Highbinders are out in force dis
cussing the withdrawal of the Wong
family and trouble is imminent. An extra
force of policemen was detailed last even
in to patrol the streets of the Monaghan
quarter. They were instructed that in
event of a riot or trouble of any descrip-
ton they were to use all the means IN their
power to preserve the peace.
Up to few weeks ago Chez Tong was
the secretary of the See Yup Company,
but he was discharged on some pretense
| or other, and forthwith laid plans to equal
iZe the score.
First, he got the Wong family to with
draw from the See Yup Company in order
to break up this boycott.
Then he issued circulars stating that any
member might buy wherever and what
evr he pleased and at whatever place he
| could get what he wanted the cheapest.
! He also stated that in case of any trouble
the Wong family would take hand and,
| if necessary, resort to force of arms.
Upon hearing this the See Yup Com
| pany Immediately posted circulars all over
| the Chinese quarters. Groups were scat
| tered through the streets yesterday deeply
| interested in the lurid-colored posters.
Kong Chow, secretary of the See Yups
and a member of the Bo Ong Tong So
ciety, was the person who issued the cir
culars, which are freely translated as fol-
| lows:
Members of the See Yup Company do not stir
up any trouble. We made contract last July
| to boycott the Sam Yup Company, and as the
| Wong family has withdrawn we must see that
| they are brought back into the combination.
| Act like gentlemen, and make no trouble on the
I street. Use discretion as to uphold the
honor of the company, but be firm and stand
| by the contract.
The See Yup has twelve societies and
made contract to boycott the San Yup
| Company over year ago last July. This
has caused many murders,
| J. Harper, sergeant of the Chinatown
| squad, and Sergeant Helms of the Cali
| fornia-street station, the latter having
| eight officers under his command, busted
themselves all day yesterday tearing down
posters and scattering crowds of jabberlng
| Celestials who congregated on the street
corners. The sergeants have informed
both factions that in event of trouble they
| will also take an active part in the pro-
| ceedings.
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HER PRETTY EYES FILLED
Miss Lansing Rowan's Hard
Ordeal at the Columbia
Theater.
A Thoughtless joke Spoken in Fun Is
One of the Causes of Her Great
Unhappiness.
You ask me the reason?
1 know you won't laugh
I've q little one dying at home.

-Dorkins' Night.
Miss Lansing Rowan had a sad heart
when she stepped on the stage last night
at the Columbia. The news of her fathers
suicide in Batavia, N. Y, on Sunday
almost IN itted her for any public func-
ton. Manager T. Daniel Frawley. APP
preciating her condition and sympathiz-
ing with the young lady, asked her to re-
main in seclusion with her sorrow for a
while, saying he would endeavor to have
Miss TittbalI of Oakland assume her role
It was to be the first nights production
of "His Wife's Father" and Miss Rowan
felt bound to carry out her contract and
appear Besides that she said:
sol would go simply mad if 1 were to re-
main alone in my room. prefer to go on
and forget"
Miss Rowan is bright sun beam in the
life of every one around her. She is loved
by her fellow-actors in the company for
her charming individuality, and they are
all unhappy that cloud has come over
her.
Her lot is hardest because of being un-
deserved, and the pain she suffers is more
poignant by the reason of her alertness in
conversation. A few evenings ago she
was talking to newspaper correspondent
who knew her to be vigorous and ath-
letic young woman. She spoke princi-
paliy on the topic of fencing, as she is an
adept with the foils.
II fear no mani she exclaimed, allud-
ing to her particular ability as swords
woman.
"Not even Corbett?" was asked.
mo, not even Corbett," she answered.
Ell would challenge him."
The news was telegraphed all over the
East and was misunderstood apparently,
for it came back as if Miss Rowan was
posing as pugilist.
Worse still, unkind people said her old
father. i'll in health and generally broken
down, had committed suicide OH that &C
count.
These are the reasons why Miss Rowan's
eyes were perhaps little red on the stage
and the tears flied them at times.
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\ MARRIAGE AT SEA.
Attorney #. A. Rossi Holds That ii
Is Perfectly Legal In
Any Event.

any Event.
Attorney f. A. Rossi holds that the
marriage of the Maglios-uncle and niece
last Sunday morning on a tug at sea out
side of the jurisdiction of the State, is a
lawful contract inasmuch as the validity
of marriage depends upon the law OF
the place where it is contracted.
zone of the morning papers," said Mr..
Rossi. "had me making long discussion
upon international law. say there is no
such law involved in this case, and mar
riage on the high seas is governed by the
agreement of the parties to the contract.
If it is lawful for the master of vessel at
sea to marry man and woman aboard of
his ship, then the law prevails in that
locality, and in 81 California the Supreme
Court has decided that under the laws of
this State the legality of the marriage de-
ponds upon the law of the place where
that marriage is contracted.
I'm some foreign countries marriages
within degree of consanguinity are law
full and we have not heard that our courts
have declared such contracts illegal when
the parties have lmmigrated to this State.
speaking of this particular case l adj
vised the Maglios 10 take this step not
because / approved of it from q moral
sta ndpoint, for / most emphatically DO
not. 1t was a case of doing the best thing
possible under the circumstances. They
also obtained legal advice In Fresno and
were told that they could be legally
married at sea-"
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SIX NEW ENsIGNs ARRIVE.

just Graduated From Annapolis and
Assigned to the Philadelphia.
Six young naval officers, fresh from
the United States academy at Annapolis
arrived at the Occidental last night.
They have been assigned to duty on the
cruiser Philadelphia and will go to SAINTS
Cruz to join their ship.
The party consists of C. NJ. Jozer Of
Little Falls, N. Y; I. c. Wettengel OIL
Denver, Colo; G. s. Lincoln of Liberty,
Mo-; ]. A. Kearney of Springfield, III.
Arthur Macarthur Jr. of Milw aukee,
Wis, and Mr.. Wurtsbaugh of Jefferson,
Tex. There is only one homely man in
the lot, and he is good natured.
All of them were congregated in one OF
of a dusty railroad Journey across the CON
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A Onartet OF Divorces.

Judge Trout yesterday granted three di-
vorces. Henrietta Hughes was separated from
Charles P. Hughes, because of the latter's will
full neglect. The care and custody OF the minor
children were awarded to the plaintiff.
G. E. Fairchild was freed from his wife, B..
NJ Fairchild because of her willful desertion
of him.
Addie Zelena Duprey was divorced from
James Madison Duprey on statutory grounds.
Mrs Mamie McManissof 26 Mason street was
named as correspondent.
Judge Slack granted a divorce to Katherine
Miller from Thomas c. Miller, because of the
latter's willful desertion, habitual intemper.
ance and willful neglect
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tinent. Pink lemonade in small glasses
and Turkish cigarettes were the most evil
dent sources of good cheer.
Their class, which graduated June 5,
numbered only thirty eight, twelve being
assigned to the engineers corps.
The prospective long wait for the peace
full or violent retirement of superior Off
GERS does not worry the young ensigps at
present, for they are already planning a
summer campaign among the fair
habitues of Santa Cruz and Monterey,
where they have TO put in good deal OF
time before the Philadelphia shall start
for Alaska
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James G. Mcguire Guard.

largely attended meeting of the James G.
Mcguire Guard was held last night in Judge
Sanderson's courtroom, viii D. Finn, the
president, in the chair. After appointing va
rious ways and means committees they adj
journed till next Monday evening in the same
place and marched in a body to the Metropoli-
tan Temple to attend the anti-funding ratif-
cation meeting.
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DR.. pile. Not DR.. Case.

Through an error in yesterdays issue it was
made 10 appear that the address on s'The
Fourth and Foreign Flags" had been delivered
by Dr. Case. This should have read Dr. Ollie,
who is the pastor of the Central Methodist
Episcopal Church, where the address vas given.
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NEW TO-DAY:
COVERED
WITH
SCALES

Eczema made its appearance on my head in
its worst form, and it continued spreading
until my face was covered with scales and be-
came horrid sight. Ihad fine head of hair,
seven years growth, and had to sacrifice it. /
was in despair. The physicians had failed
even to relieve me, when one recommended
CUTTcURA SOAP. My father procured a set of
CUTICURA REMEDIES, and in three weeks the
scales left my face and the skin lost its ford
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Struck Her Landlord.

M. Dittle bach, an old man, swore out a
warrant in Judge Joachimsen's court yester-
day for the arrest of Mrs. Summers, 2910
Twenty-ftth street, one of his tenants. A few
days ago he called upon her for his rent, when
he alleges she struck him in the face, blacken-
ing one of his eyes,
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FOLSOM STREET FINISHED.

John w. Mcdonald Has Fulfilled His
Contract on Time.
John w. Mcdonald, who represents the
City Street Improvement Company. has
finished his contract in paving Folsom
street from Nineteenth to Sixth on time
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SOME STRANGE
SCHOOL CHANGES
Now Occurring at the
COgswell Polytechnic
College.
L. A. BUCHANAN RESIGNS
He Was Sorely Displeased
With His Surrounding
Conditions,
J.H. CULVER TO SUCCEED HIM.
The Singular Story of a Famous
College and Its Venerable
Founder.
J.H. CULVER TO SUCCEED HIM.

Since the close of the term, two weeks
ago, the board OF trustees of the Cogswell
Polytechnic College has accepted the
resignation of its principal professor,
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snread to No. Is. occupied as q residence by
Police Corporal NJ. Shannahan, which was also
burned The loss was $110O. The nre was
caused by the overturning of coal-oll lamp