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The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02

and Fly" The costumes were pretty
and gorgeous line of scenery is carried
Some of the leading people who are very
clever are Harry Tansey, Delavoye & Frits,
Georgia Putnam, Leone Leslie, and the
three Goldsmith Sisters, who do a contor-
tion and dancing act, which is one Of the
best features of the show. The ballet
dancing and fancy marching is well done.
The closing tableau is splendid"
The ''Spider and Fly" seems TO be q
favorite burlesque company everywhere.
this being its seventh year, and il is one
of the very few successful shows this seA-
son. When nearly all theatrical COM
panies are crying bad business, the spider
and Fly" pursues the even tenor Of sss
way, playing to big business. This comes
of knowing what the public wants, and
then supplying them with il. The COM
pany comes to us with great deal of new
material, with the best of the old retained.
being entirely rewritten up to date, the
music being all new.
Pretty girls are always attractive, and
they are doubly SO when they are en-
hanced by the footlights. The "Spider
and Fly" company has always been cele-
brated for the number of exceedingly
handsome and talented young ladies found
in their ranks, and this season is no ex-
ception to the rule.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02
DEAHY BROTHERS.
1Oc for aWant ad.
RADIkIN g. CO0NEY,
2oO-MAIN STREET-2oO
| HOSIERY.

HOSIERY.
10 doz. only, Misses all
wool Hose, l and l rib, full
seamless,worth 25c pair, at TIC.
10 doz. Misses fine cash.
mere Hose, all sizes, worth
45c pair, at 29c.
UNDERWEAR.
Ladies Oneita Union Suit,
the par excellence of Under
wear, 75c, CSC, and $1.25 a suit.
Ladies' extra fleecy lined
Jersey Vests and Pants, sizes
3 to e, extra size(, 25c.
Mems wool Underwear, 25c
to $3.50.
A few choice all wool Pat.
tern Skirts for ladies, worth
S1.50, at CSC.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02
CLOAKS.

Do you want a cloak for
half price3 If you want a cloak
at half price come down to-
morrow and take your choice
of any garment in our stock
at Just one-half what it has
sold for previously. No de-
scription, but just what we
mean.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02

PLUSH CAPES.
$14.OO cape at 5000
1900 $50
CHILDREN'S COATS.
Great Reductions. Getting
ready to take stock. Now is
the time to buy.
DRESS GOODS.
Previous to our taking you
can buy dress goods at very
low prices. All wool mixtures,
choice assortment of colors.
O5c goods at 37isc.
Camel flair mixtures, four
shades, down from SOC to 29c.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02
SHOE DEPARTMENT.
SLIPPERS TO CLOSE At
ABOUT HALF PRICE

Ladies Velvet Embroidered
Slippets, we have sizes from 8
to Z left, at &c., worth 75c.
Ladies' Patent Leather Slip
pers, sizes 4 to 7, at 69c. per
pair, worth 97c.
Mems Leather Slippers, all
sizes, at 39c. per pair, worth
75c. per pair.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02
"SPIDER AND FLY"

The Spectacular Production ut the Opers
House Next Week.
Commencing next Monday and remain
ing through the week, M. b. Leavitt's
Burlesque Company will amuse tbe pat
rons Of the Opera House.
The Woodstock Sentinel Review says
"a po,cd audienSe was present at the
Opera Hous. last night to see M. b.
Lesyitt,s great production, "The Spider
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02
James O'Neill.

1t 10 said that Edwin Booth was respon-
sible for the reappearnoe In tragioal and
classical roles Of James O'Neill Shortly
bsfore his death Booth wrote TO O'Nonl ~
lollows
"My dear Jim, why don't you abandon
Monte Christie and return to the parts
which you played with suoh great success
when . member Of my company l am
sure that now that Barrett Is dead and
have retired for good there 10 no other actor
in America today who 10 as worthy Of play.
ins Shak kespearean roles as you"
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02

who are injured by the use Of coffee. ne
Gently there has been placed In all the gro
csrx stores A ne ew.preparation called GRAIN
q. made OF pure grains lthat takes the place
OF coffee. The most delicate stomach re
ceiyes IL without distress, and but few can
teIl a from coffee. IL does not cost over y
a. much az much. Children may drink II
With great benefit i5c and 2sc per package
Trv A. Ask for GRAIN.O.
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02

A Paris dentist, after chloroforming a
patient, with tho supposed Intention of ex-
tracting tooth, robbed the helpless suf-
fsrsr Of $1,000 and then fed. The opera
tion was painless, but the patient would
have suffered less II he had not taken che
Ghleroform. --New York Tribune
The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-02

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80 per cent in this department.
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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
CANTON TEA ADMITTED.
The Treasury Department Has
Made a Standard for That
Grade.
Chinese Merchants Will Now Rejoice
and So Will Ten-Cent Res
taurants,

Some weeks ago Collector OF Customs
Jackson detained lot of Canton tea which
had been jected by the examiner OF
teas because it did not come up to the
standards esta blished by the department,
there being no standard established for
Canton tea, which kind of tea is used
almost exclusively by Chinese and by a
small fraction OF the white population
which is satisfied with cheap and in.
ferior article. Under the regulations this
condemned stuff must be shipped out OF
The United States within six months by
the owners, or in the event of their failure
to do so it must be burned by the Col
lector.
Yesterday the Collector received a cir
cuIar from the Treasury Department es-
tablshing standard for Canton tea, by
the following addition 10 section 49, after
the words -'extraneous matter;
"Pr0vided that the slftngs from India
or Ceylon teas may be re, flied through a
numb Der % sieve of 80 wire II separate
needle leaf from dust. The tea exa miners
are instructed to compare all Hysons,
coarse leaf gunpowder and extra young
Hyson with he Hyson standard and all
other young Hysons and gunpowders with
the Young Hyson."
They must also take the flavor Of teas as
indicating their quality and fitness for
con sumption rather than local character
lstiCs.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19

iusty yell for help after he goes board
the boats lowered to the rescue stand a
poor chance of finding him. With a
searchlfght the crews OF the rescuing
beats could be directed in their search for
the drowning man, and many disap-
pointed lover or other denented persons
who sought death by the Goat Island
route could be saved.
Had the Bay City been provided with a
searcnlig ht j. NJ. Berk:ey, who found a
way to death in the bay on Wednesday
night, would probably now be alive.
When he went overheard the ferry DO t
was stopped as quickly as possible and a
boat lowered, but in the dark ness the ere W
OF the boat could find no trace of the
missing man, and now the waterfront
ghouls are looking for his body.
Scores of people attempt suicide every
year by jumping from the Olkiand and
Alameda Jerry boats, but few considering
the dangers OF the currents of the bsy and
the diff cnlties of rescue, make q success
OF their efforts unless the attempt is made
after dark; then unless the rescuers are
directed in their work by the drowning
persons cries their bodies will find d
resilng-pl beneath the waves. The
ferry boats as they are are equipped with
the most modern app iances for saving
lives In such an emergency and their
crews are well drilled in their uses, but
they are handicapped by darkness in their
efforts TO save suicides, ana the search
lights, it is thought. will be great aid.
The steel ferry boat that is soon TO be
built Tor the Oakiand service will be the
first to be fitted with the searchlight, and
when all The vessels of the fleet are so
equipped PERSONS with suicidal in tention
will have 10 seek some other route if they
want tc make sure thing OF meeting
deaih
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
BALL SCHEDULE
NOW ARRANGED
The California Mines to
Meet the Crack East
ern Teams.
The First of the Series to
Be Played on the
20th.
Fifty Dollars to the State Team
Beating the Visitors on thu
Diamond.

The management of the clubs compos-
ing The California League met ]. Fran k
Eline, business manager of AIi-America
and Baltimore, last evening. At the meet
ing schedule was perfected Tor the two
crack teams to play the league clubs.
Prior TO the arrangement of the sched-
ule, Manager Eline stated that for each
and every game in which ALL America or
Baltimore was beaten he would give the
club administering the walloping $50 in
addition to the percentage of the gate re-
ceipts. This sum will be deposited with
2. L. Lilenthal, manager OF the Anglo.
California Bank.
The last game OF the series between ALL
America and Baltimore in this city Will
be played on Novem Der p. But on Tnes-
dav, n owe m Der so, the clubs will play for
charity.
While Baltimore is PLAYING the local
clubs in this city. All-America will tour
The State, and when the last-named team
is playing in town Baltimore will tour the
interior. All the games in the appended
schedule will be PLAYED in this ciiy.
Novem Der IS Baltimore VS.. Reliance :;
Dece m ber ., Baltimore VS.. Oily N pic; 4th,
Baltimore VS.. Stockton; 5tn, Baltimore
VS. Gilt Edge; Oh, All America VS.. Rs
lance; 11th, All America VS.. Stockton J;
18th, All America vs.. olympic; 10th, All
America VS.. Gilt L ige.
At he conclusion of this schedule on
Decem Der Is Baltimore will meet e team
known as All-Califorpia, com prising a
nine selected by the managers of the Cali
iornia cubs belonging to the league and
com posed of the strongest players in the
several teams. On December 19 All-Amer-
lea will play ALI -CalifoTnia.
Should All-Caitornia fail TO defeat Bal
timore or ALI America, Manager Eline
Will give the team the services OF the Cali
fornians playing in the Baltimore and
Allan erica teams, namely, Corbett,
Llnge, Reilz and Clarke.
On Tuesday, November %, Baltimore
will play Napa at Nap. On the Thursday
following Baltimore will play Gilt Edge
at Sacramento, and on the same dav All
America crosses bats with the Fresno Re-
publicans at Fresno On the day follow
ing Baltimore and All-America play at
Santa Roma
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
IT WILL BE A GREAT GAME.


therew be
ladies' day. Of the
The cnks will have opportunity seeing Wheeler the deceptive pitcher
band I'm Old
Prior the there VIII be headed by the band
local will
ALA
retired This probable ALI
Amer and Baltimore will
will demonstrate make with
behind Wheee will Baltimore
attraction for davs
On gam be
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
SETTING A WHALBR ON FIRg.
Preliminary Examination of Deignan,
Jones and Kruger for Arson.

Preliminary Examination of Deignan,
jones and Kruger for Arson.
o. w. Deignan, Harry ]. Jones and F.
A. Kruger were examined before United
States Commissioner lHeacock yesterday
morning on charge of having set fire to
the whaler John and Winthrop last Au-
gust.
The prosecution proved that the vessel
had been purposely set on fire by some
persons of the crew, and that Deignan
and Jones, after having been , laced in
irons and fed on bread and water for
eight or ten DAYS. made written con-
tessions 10 The effect that Kruecer had
started the fires in pursuance OF plot to
burn the ship so that they might be en-
abIed to gel away to the KIondike.
Judge Heacock took the mater unier
advlsem' n, th-Ie beng no evidence to
corro 'orate that OF the confessed consplra-
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
PICTURES And music.
The Hopkins Art Exhibition
Opened With a Large
Reception.
Pictures That We're Admired by
Those Who Attended the
Opening.

The thirty eighth annual winter
exhibition OF the San Francisco Art
Association opened at Mark Hop
k.ns Institute of Art lsst evening
with a reception and promenade concert,
at which large number of members anu
their friends were in attendance.
SO great was the crush during the latter
part of the evening that it was almost i'm
possible TO view the pictures.
The music was under the direction of
Henry Heyman, and the selections were
admirably rendered by the ochestra.
Following is the programme for last
evening:
March, "Boabiil," Moszkowsky; festival
overture, Keller Bela waltz, "Wffe, Wine and
Song" Strauss; con cert piece, ''E YES at Play"
Greenwald; (a) sextet, Lucia" Donzettl !;
lb) quartet, ,..'Rigoiet;o," Verdi; The Village
Blacksmith,' Puerner; fantasia. My Old
Kentucky Home" Langey: waltz, Souvenir
de Lucerne" Ke er; 1ntermezzo Russo FRANKIE
ECHOES from the Opera" Tobani; (d) "To1ea-
dore and Andalouse" (bl "Pecheur Neapon-
Brahms.
There is a splendid exhibit this fall,
among the pictures provoking the most
favorable comment being those of Yates,
Keith, Stanton, Mersfelder, YelIand.
F-ancis Sleth, Annie Francis Briggs and
Helen Hyde.
The Toland collection, consisting of
original desi gns for the illustrations of the
poems of Mrs. NJ. b. NJ. Toland, be-
queathed to the association by the author
contains some of the works of the great
est American artists.
"F'eur de Printemps' by P. Bourgogne.
and loaned by DR.. Louis Bazet of this city.
is one OF the best, if not the finest, picture
in the whole exhibit. The picture was
exhibited ut the Paris Salon during the
year 1893 and it has taken several prizes.
BOurgogne is now at Sevres Porcelain
Factory, whore he does all the fine flower
work.
Tho first concert OF this winters exhibit
will take place on Wednesday evening,
Novem ber "a, and will be continued everv
Thursday evening, closing on Thursday
evening Decem bar %
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
FOR MUTUAL PROTECTION.
Organization of Some of the Leading
Local Interests.


Local Interests.
An ad iourned meeting OF representa-
tives of the local organizations was held
Wednesday afternoon at the headquarters
OF the Retail Grocers' Protective Union,
2l4 California street, for the purpose OF
perfecting a permanent organization for
mutual protection and the Development
Of the business interests OF San Francisco.
I he new organization is cai!ei the San
Francisco Protective Association.
The following organizations were repre-
sented: the Landlords Association, The
Retail Grocers, the German Saloon
keepers the Pacific Coast Beer Bottier rs
A Association, the Soda Water Manufac-
turers the Brewers Protective Assocla-
ton and the Coopers' Association.
Several other organizations have signjfed
their intention Of 10 ming the Protective
Association. and it IS the calculation that
one of the strongest local organizations
ever effected Will result from this meet
Mig:
The following officers were elected:
PRESIDENT, J. T. Hurley of The Retail
Grocers' Protec i've Union; vice -presl-
dent, John o. Hagler OF the German
saloon keepers; secretary. NJ. Cleve ot
the faclhc Coast Beer Bottlers' Associa-
ton; treasurer, John Thode Of the
Brewers Association
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
SEARCBLlGHTS
FOR SUICIDES
Planning to Make the Goat
Island Route to Death
Unpopular.
A Bright Ray of Light to Assist
in Saving Disappointed
Lovers.
Few Who Attempt Death From the
Boats at Night at Present
Are Rescued.

The managers OF the Southern Pacific
Company's ferry bo ats that run be-
tween San Francisco and Oakland and
Alameda are seriously considering plan
to place searchlights on their vessels. The
main otject of the lights, the managers
say, will be to assist in rescuing people
from the bay who look for death in the
water after nightfal. The captains of the
ferry boats say that after dark it is i'm pos
sibe to see man struggling in the water
a few feet away from the side of the vessel
and unless the drowning man keeps up a
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
SILVER STAR KINDERGARTEN.
A Successful Benefit Was Given for 1t
Last Night at tho Schoolrooms.


Last Night at the Schoolrooms.
The benefit given for the Silver State
kindergarten last night was a decided
success. The rooms on Sansoms street
were crowded to the doors with the
parents and friends of the little ones and
their teachers. The principal and her as
sistants worked very hard 10 make the
affair success. and Were congratulated
on every side, Those who participated
were Miss Elizabeth ii. Wainwright,
plnci pal, Miss Beth Laughton, Mis-, Ida
ven Bargen and Mrs. NJ Lee Abbott
Programme: Overture, Italian Orchestra;
recitation, Miss Ida Chase Lee; Hawaiian
Quintet; character sketches Messrs.
Schwartz ana Foster and Master Lee A b.
bott: vocal solo, Miss Grace Wa-Son; reci-
tatlon, Miss Neulie Cox, "coon" songs in
character by Miss Addie Ring, both pupils
of Miss Lee; trio, banjos and guitars,
Messrs. Kelly, Holbrooke and Hacks;
vocal solo. Mr.. Schwartz; harmonica solo,
Mr.. Broderick
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
Ten Thousand Dollars to Be
Raised for Attorneys and
Others.
PaOBlBLE ACTION OF THE SUPERVISORS
T. Paulist Fathers Address -Four
Members of the Board and
Thank Them.

The friends OF the movement for closing
the dens on Quincy street are greatly
alarmed because they have heard that al
the meeting OF the Board of Supervisors.
TO be held next Tuesday The ord nance 10
blot out the social lniQuity IN that quar-
ter Will be again postponed, which, they
assert, viii practically Kill for the time
being their cause.
They understand that the property
owners on Quincy street have been as
sessed $40 for every fifty feet of property
augning the street. This exorbltant tax
is for the purpose OF raising $40 600 to de-
feat the closing movement
The Pauist Fathers do not think that
the Board Of Supervisors can be Influenced
by money or the talk OF highly paid at
lorneys.
As a last effort the Pauiis. Fathers have
addressed letters to Supervisors Dodge,
Sheehan, Lackmann and Britt, the four
Supervisors who voted against the mo-
tIon 10 delay the passage OF the ordinance
closing the dens a a recent meeting OF the
board.
The following is a copy of the letter ad-
dressed TO Supervisor Britt:
SAN FRANCISCO. No7. is 1897.
To Hon. J. Z. BrHt-HONoRABLE AND DEAR
SIR: We hereby express our gratitude LOT the
support you have given Us IN our sirugg e
against the pubic nuisance b. which we are
confronted. We congratulate you on. the
stand which you have taken in voting against
the mollOl for delay introduced by your dis
unguISned colleague, the Hon. I. 4. RottRnzI.
We expected oppOs Uon from TINS Supervisor,
but We mad hoped he would be the only one
on the board VINO would oppose the request
made by so many representative citizens.
Il stated in our former communication to
he members Of the board We wished to avoid
bI1city and desired to have this glariug
-a alton OF the law quietly suppressed
ugh the action OF the Ho&or6 bic Board OF
~-- rvIsOrs. II current Tumo-s prove true
fr= shall have 10 abandon his cher iSled hope
and enter upon what VIII doubtless prove a
pEotracted and harassing pros cuJIon. The
issue Of this struggle we are assurtd 4 by Legal
authorizes musi be in favor OF Jaw and mo-
TalIJy. Whatever the outcome may be we
thank you Tor the goodwill shown and sup
port given, and beg to remain gratefully and
sincerely yours, HE PAULIsT FATHERS,
Per NJ OTIS, c. 5. P.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
HOME MECHANICS FIRST
Labor Commissioner Fitzgera' viii
Visit Washington in the Interest
of the Workmeu

At the meeting OF the San Francisco
Building Trades Council last night, Labor
Com missioner Fitzgerald was present by
invitation.
In a short address he stated that he was
about to visit Washington, D. c., and
While there, would use ms best endeavors
to have the stone for the Postotfice cut in
is State, and also that California men
and material be en- ployed and used in the
construction Of the editice
He also stated hat he would do all IT
his power to have an exclusion act passed
by Congress prohibiting the i'm .nigrat GU
OF Japanese into the Unit States
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
NOVELTY IN WEDDINGS,
Mother and Daughter Are Both Married
on the Same Night.

Mother and Daughter Are Both Married
tho Same Night.
Mother and daughter both welded on
the same night. This peculiar coincidence
took place w ed nesday night when Captain
Sannett of the pilol-boat Bonita and
Frank Briyhtfeld. one of the crew of the
same boat, were united to Mrs. and Miss
Billings at the residence OF the brides,
231013 Taylor street.
A few months ago Miss Katie Billings
comics ed to her mother that she had been
struck ny one of Cupid arrows, and that
Frank Brightfeld ID also been struck
with a similar missile, and hoped that
there would be no maternal objections to
a speedy entry into the holy bonds OF
wedlock.
Much to the daughters surprise instead
of any objec ions being made, as is the
general rule in such cases, she was in
formed that hers was not The only case,
and was given an intimation that there
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
PAVED BY THE COMPANY.

An Electric Road That Saves Property
Owners From Expense.
The San Francisco and San Mateo Elec-
trio road was given permission yesterday
b. the Street Committee of the Board of
Supervisors 10 pave Fourteenth street be.
tween Howard and Folsom. at lis own ex-
pense to conform to the tracks OF the COM
pany and the crown OF ;he street.
When the com pany put the tracks down
on the block mentioned thy were placed
a the official grade. making the existing
pavement lack conformity. In order not
10 put the property -owners 10 expense the
company decided to do he work itself.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
Trouble Over a Transfer

Mary Nolan filed suit yesterday agains
the Market-street Railway Company 10 re
cover $4,000 damages. She alleges that on tn,
9TH inst conductor on car of the Valencia
street line caused her TO suffer great menta
a transfer from her by the conductor of ar
electric car on the Fourteenth-stree branch o
the road.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-19
might be double instead of single wed

ding.
Accordingly the date was set for last
night, and the Rev. Mr.. Buehler was en-
gagged to perform the ceremony. A few of
the most intimate friends of both families
We're invited to the wedding. Henry Ahl-
ers acting as best man and Miss May Das
sonville as bridesmaid. After the cere-
mony all sat down TO bountiful repast.
an he happy brides and grooms departed
Tor Monterey amid showers of rice. old
shoes and other tokens which promise
good luck to the newly welded.