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. H0NORING The LADIES.
Boys Brigade offers Will
Tender Carnival Ladies
IA Reception.
The. Oldest German Organization
Celebrates the Advent of the
New Year.

ALAMEDA CALs, Dec 31-The officers
of the Second Regiment, Boys Brigade,
viii tender reception to the ladies who
planned and carried to such a successful
issue the carnival of nations for their
benefit last month. The event will take
place in Blapding Hall on January Z, and
will include all of the carnival committees
and participants.
The boys are jubilent over the success of
the undertaking and the fact that the debt
is paid. Instead OF being debt of theirs,
it transpires that the deficiency was made
by the brigade officers representing thirty
two companies, but two-thirds of the sum
4 was paid by less than third OF the COM
4panies. A genuine jolllfcation will be in
, order Thursday evening.
Old Harmonie's Celebration.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 3L-Old Har-
monte celebrated their twenty-second an
niversary tonight in the good old German
fashion IN their hall on Morton street
Dancing was INDUCED in between $3.50 and
s IL O'Clock, after which all repaired
10 the dining room and partook of
bounteous spread refreshments. As the
clock struck the hour of 12 every one
arose and drank its health. ALI of the
first German families of this city and
many from San Francisco, Oakland and
The Harmonic Club was organized In
1875, and is the oldest social organization
IN the city. The officers are: a, Armes.
president; DR.. Steltzner vice. president; |;
G. Volberg, secretary. Two generations
have grown up, married and danced in the
present quarters. One of the features of
the evening was the presence of three of
the original members OF the club-C. Vol
berg, D. Straup and A. Mayrish. Yanke
furnished the music, as has been his GUS
tom for years past.
Death of James G. Walch.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. l-James c.
Walch, for twenty-seYen years a resident
of this city, died last night without re-
gaining consciousness. Last Saturday
evening be was found lying on his face In
the kitchen in his night clothes by his
son, who left his father in bed in the
morning. He was suffering from stroke
of paralysis. He was rs years OF age, and
until recently was in charge OF the pump
ing station at the end of Encinal avenue
for the narrow-gauge railroad. His wife
Il died nearly year ago. A son died about
Nsix months ago of consumption. Frank
and Henry and Mrs. f REID are the only
surviving children.
Clear of All Debt.
ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 3l-The annual
meeting of the Congregational church
was held last evening, when reports were
made by the various officers and commit
tees. The church closes the year out of
debt and has membership of 311.
The following officers were unanimously
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a feet of 100 vessels is engaged from
January to August of each year in the
capture of sharks, near Iceland. Only
the ivers are sought. That of each yields
five gallons of oil which has medicinal
virtues resem bling those of cod-liyer oil.
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A Lord in Jail.

OAKLAND, CAL, Dec. 31.-Cyril Athol
was arrested to-day on the same old
charge of selling other peoples horses and
buggies. Athol claims to be the second
son OF an English lord, and has given the
police OF this county great deal OF
trouble. and has also served several short
aentencas.
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r. v. Dey,s New Years Divia.na

Judge Coffey yesterday settled the accounts
of John w. Mackay and r. v. Dey, executors
and trustees of the estate of Theresa Fair. de.
ceased. The compensation of the executors
and trustees amounted to $3S, OF, ali OF
which was awarded to Mr.. Dey according to
the written consent and request of Mr..
Mackay.
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elected for the ensuing year: .Deacons,
w. w. Anderson and s. A. Ross; deacon
esses, Mesdames Jane Douglass, L: H.
Haniey, S. R. Lee, NJ. J. Leitch, +. Pen
field, C. D. Scott, ID. L. Tupper; Sunday
school superintendents, II; f. Dexter,
main school, and John Scudder for Hope
Chapel; church clerk, Charles L. Herr
mann; church trustees, Messrs. J. e.
Agar. "a. F. Dexter, E. J. Dodge, F. N.
Eckley, F. J. Fletter, 6. w. Scott and ].
N. Young; treasurer of benevolent fund,
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cepted, but the committee decided that
the. grounds upon which he based his
withdrawal do not exist.
Bacon, in a curt letter asking that his
name be- stricken from the unions roll of
members, charged that Professor Howl
son, who is president of the union, had
assumed to speak for the society and to
declare the opposition OF. its members to
miraculism. Professor Bacon Is Con-
,gregationalist and believes in miracles.
Now he is no longer a member of the
union, but the latter has declined to admit
his stated reason for withdrawing.
Macmillan & Co., the London publish
ers, have notified the union that al of the
first edition of DR.. Watson's book has
been sold. A second edition will be issued
at once
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rev Mr. miller win Go East.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 3L-The Rev.
F. D. Miller, who has served Christ Epis-
copal Church since the resignation of Mr..
Lane, last September, has notified the
vestry that he will accept the call of the
pringfield church and will leave for his
new field in two weeks. This will leave
the church without a rector for six weeks
or more. The Rev. T. J. Lacey of Brook
lyn, the new rector, will not arrive for
that Ianeth of time
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SANTA FE EXPRESS.
MOUNT TAMALPAIS.
RAILROAD
Trains leave and arrive
Market Street Ferry.

Trains connect with North. Pacific
Coast Railroad.
WEEK DAYS-Leave s. F. 9:15 A. N. i:45P NJ.
Returning-Arrive s. 4. 1925 NJ. $50 p. NJ
S. f. SA. NJ 1l:30 A. NJ. l:3O p NJ.
Returning--Arrive S.F.l:15 M 4:20 PM. 7:35 p NJ.
Tickets for sale in Mil Valley or
THOS. COOK & SONS, 62l Market ST., s. +.
MIL Valley and Mount Tamalpais Scenic Railway.
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For every inch of stature a healthy
Englishman should weigh 2.301 pounds.
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The month of quietness in National
Guard circles will terminate on Thursday
and after the first week in January drills,
inspections and the routine of military
life will be resumed.
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that instead of lieutenant colonel there
shall be but one major as the field officer
of a battalion and that no one shall be
eligible as field officer who has not served
at least two years in the National Guard ;
and that the M dical department be or
ganized into sanitary corps with sur
geon-general with the rank of colonel and
such mum ber of commissioned officers and
privates as may be required.
Colonel Currier also approved all the
amendments proposed, and stated that
the one requiring individuals to have
served four years in the National Guard
of the State to be eligible for the position
of major-general or brigadier-general was
pointment of men from civil life and to
give the men IN the guard preference in
the matter of filling high offices.
None OF these amendments were on the
recommendation of the board OF officers.
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MILITIA SHOOTING RULES
Men Must Make a Certain Per
centage or Be Earred for
the Year.
A Popularity in Regard to Uniforms
Worn at the Kate Field Funeral.
Promotions From the Ranks.

The Legislature at its next session will
be called upon to pass on number OF
measures that will affect the National
Guard of California. Brigadier-General
Dickinson, who is on the retired list, and
at the last election was chosen State
Senator will, it is understood, be chair
man of the Senate Military Committee,
and it is asserted that he has several very
sharp knives. which he proposes to use on
the laws affecting the National Guard.
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RAILROAD TRAVEL.
NORTH. PACIFIC COAST RAILROAD
(Via Sausalito Ferryl.
6Zem San Francisco. Commencing Sept Ia 1854

WEEKDAYR
Fer MIN Valley and San Rafael-s7 f26, s9:1n
IL 800 A. NJ; $1:45, 8 :z5 *5:l s5 :45, 80 n
Extra trips for San Rafael on Mondays, Wedne1
days and Saturdays ~ IL 80 P. n
SUNDAYS
For NH Valley and San Rafael-sS 100, s10:0o
sl1:30 A. NJ. 81 80 8 90, 4:30, 6:16R. u.
Trains marked run to san Quentin.
THROUGH TRAINS.
For Point Reyes ana way statfons-7;26 A n
weekdays. 3 :00 A. n sundays, ! :45 n N. Satup
days.
or Cazadero and way stations-7 s26 A. u. wssh
1ayp; ;<6 y. II. SQlurdayA
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Take Ia xative Bromo Quinine Tablets All drug
gists refund the money ii it fails TO cure. 25c.
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Holiday Observed.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. 31.-The post
office will be open at the noon hour to-
morrow and the carriers will mike one
delivery in the morning. The City Hall
and all of the offices will be closed Busi-
ness generally will be suspended through
out the day.
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The Commissioners having charge of
the revisions of the codes have examined
the law relating to the National Guard
and have come to the conclusion that a
numbe of amendments are necessary.
Brigadier General Warfield. commanding
the Second Brigade, commenting ON the
amendments recommended by the Com
missioners, said: ''There is no objection
to the amendments providing for cavalry
as well as artillery and infantry as the law
now stands. The proposition that the
major-general and brigadier generals
shall in addition to other qualifications
required have served at least four years
previous as officers in the National Guard
of the State is curious one. That would
shut out experienced soldiers, retired army
officers, who by reason OF service on the
field are qualified tor the positions, and
men who have served in the National
Guard of other States. Men of that kind
are certainly az capable az men
who have served four years in the
National Guard of this State"
The general was of the opinion that
there was no objection to the other pro-
posed amendments, that the term of all
elective officers of the line be increased
from two to four years; that the rauk of
the commanding officer of the Naval Bat
talon. be increased from lleutenant-com-
mander to commander; that the number
of men constituting the ambulance corps
In each regiment be increased from six to
twelve; that the number of companies
constituting a regiment be increased from
six to eight and not more than twelve;
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Clear of All Debt.

ALAMEDA, CAL, Dec. SL-The annual
meeting of the Congregational church
was held last evening, when reports were
tees. The church closes the year out of
debt and has mbership of 311.
Tue following officers were unanimously
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The firing regulations for small arms
recently adopted have just been issued
from the Office of the adjutant-general.
They will go into operation on the 30th of
next June. They provide that:
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None OF these amendments were on the
of the board OF officers.
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A for Morning. for Afternoon
Sundays excepted. Saturdays only.
Sundays only.
II Monday, Thursday and Saturday nights only.
Tuesdays and Saturdays. sSundsys and Thursdays.
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CREEK ROUTE FERRY.
From SAN FRkECISc0-FOot Of Market Street (Sip ST.
+7:15 800 HOGAN. tl.oo 1900 TACO
400 1890 's:ooPM.
From 0AKLAED-Foot Of Broadway $500 500
1o00AM. tl2:oo tl:oo t2:oo $500 1900
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
PLAYS OF GOTHAM.
The Chief Things Presented to Metro
politan Play-Goers the Past Week.
Some Pleasing Creations.
Special Correspondence.

Special Correspondence.
New York November 1S.-In the the
aires we have nothing new of conse-
quence. The successes of the opening
of the season remain with us prosper
ing. Maud Adams, in The Little Min
ister,' is delighting the town with Der
fairy charm of manner Julia Arthur,
in her splendid brunette beauty and
her refined art is drawing crowded
houses to see her as Clorinda, in "A
Lacy of Quality" made from Mrs. Bur-
netts strong but obviously moral novel.
Miss Arthur plays Clorinda with skill
enough TO make Mrs. Burnett's strange
creation plausible for couple of hours.
Now Mrs. Burnett has finished another
book, THE Duke of Osmond," in which
she files out the early life of one OF
the characters in her former novel.
The Duke is an attempt to make
King Arthur out of Queen Anne arls-
tocrat, and the result is rather tire
some unreality. He stands in shrill
way for all nCbleness and goodness,
and he does some heroic things in a
manner that is calculated to shock the
nerves of aged spinsters. Why does
Mrs. Burnett give us unsayory things
now ?-"The First Gentleman of Eu-
rope" for instance, after having given
US in her younger days so much that
was honestly charming? Men usually
begin the other way, and grow sedater
as they grow older. John drew is Civ
ing us version of an elder Dumas play
in "a Marriage of Convenience, and
is as always pleasing. Edward II.
Sothern is going on the road with
repertoir, his venture in Change Al
ley proving losing one. Everybody
likes Ned Sothern, and he has the pluck
that an occasional bad play cannot
weaken. He is to bring out new
Anthony Hope play in Philadelphia,
and later to produce Henry Esmond"
in Chicago. The American Dramatists
Club are giving him supper tonight,
and a merry time it will be. We are
to have the first performance Of the
Criterion Independent Theatre with
Ibsens John Gabriel Borckman."
This is an earnest experiment worth
watching, for this project lis neither
the amateurisness of the defunct The
atre of Arts and Letters nor the def
ance of the decencies which has marked
the Theatre Libre of Paris.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
THE SECRET ORDERS.

KNIGHTS OF THE MYSTIC CHAIN.
Silver Wave Castle No. II, A. o. K.
of the NJ. c. at its last meeting con-
ferred the esquires degree on one can
didate and another candidate was
elected to membership. The six
Knights degree will be conferred at it's
next meeting. Every fraternal organi-
cation depends upon its members to in
crease its membership. Many of the
members do not seem to realize this
fact but suppose it is the duty of the Of
ficers, and that all they should do is TO
pay their dues, of course. This part of
their duty is an important one. but they
should not stop there. They should en-
deavor to get new members at every
opportunity, for without the co-opera-
ton of all the members in building up
the work fraternal organizations will
be failure. Sunday morning, Now
ember q, Silver Wave Castle No. IL
and Wheeling City Castle No. IS with
Pride of the Mystic Chain Assembly
No. /, Degree of Naomi, will meet in
the hall of Silver Wave Castle No II,
corner of Thirty-sixth and Jacob
streets at $3.50 a. m, when they will be
escorted to Wesley NJ. E. church by
Sheridan Company NO. AZ. Military
rank, A o. X. NJ. C. in full uniform,
where the Rev. c. P Crummitt will
preach a sermon on the principles Of the
order good turnout is expected A
Sir knight who believes in the order
who has faith in its stability. who has
confidence in its ability to carry out
every obligation and every promise it
may make, a Sir knight who has the
assurance that the orders past history
is a guarantee CT what it will do in the
future, if in fact, his faith in the order
is sufficiently strong 10 warrant him to
continue paying in his assessments and
dues. such Sir Knight will ie true TO
the order. He viii talk of the order,
will work for the order. He will stand
by and swear for his Castle and the or
der to which he belongs.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21

Saxon tongue. 1t has in it the bright
flowers. 1t suggests love and rest and
gladness. 1t calls up pictures painted
imperishably on our hearts. 1t speaks
of fatherly care and motherly love, and
wife's tenderness, and devotion. The
home is the safeguard of the nation. 1t
is a nursery where only can be grown
manly men and womanly women. But
in many homes there often steals a
shadow of fear that darkens the sun
light and drops bitterness into the cup
of joy. 1t is the fear that the strong
man, whose arm of Drawn wins the bread
and creates the comfort of the family,
may be smtten down by death. The
majority of fathers find it almost i'm
possible to lay aside sufficient from the
yearly income to insure the family
against adversely and possible want.
Life is so insecure. The vigorous to-
day may be still in death tomorrow.
What, then, can tighten the gloom OF
the widows shrouded heart. the grief
of the fatherless 1t is then that a
genuine. honest life assurance society
steps in and does its work of benefi-
cence. l tell you mans steps are
much lighter, his spirit more buoyant
as he goes out in the morning to his
work if he knows come what may, in
his home lies paper which secures his
loved ones from poverty and will bear
them up until they are able to work for
themselves.
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rany including Nella Bergen, Albert
Hart, Christie Macdonald and Melville
Stewart.
In Berlin they have new farce in
which the animated picture scheme,
tried in this country by John j. Nc
Nally in The Good dr. Best" is en-
ployed with what appears to be high
degree OF success.
Judged by the diversion that lies in
his performance Henry DiXey is a ma
gician of the first class, and there is no
need for making allowances for his I'M
familiarity with his present tasks
New York Sun.
Nina Boucicault, youngest daughter
Of the late Dion Boucicault, was mar
ried on November to E. H. Kelly, at
Portland Place, England. They will
appear together for the first time on
November rs at the Gaiety theatre in
the new farce, "Frolicsome Fanny"
Keep your eye On Mrs. Leslie Car
ter. She is a great actress and does
not rely altogether on press agents.
In few years she will be worthy of
mention in the same breath with Min
ME Madern Fiske, that emotional gen
Jus who has quietly stepped ahead of
Fanny Davenport and is worrying the
divine Sarah-Cincinna Post.
The death Of w. A. Messenger, fol-
lowed a few months afterwards by the
demise of John p Smith, leaves alive
only one member of the original
Tourists in a Pullman Car" firm.
James Barton Key, the sole survivor,
is apparently certain to last for a long
time yet, He is running an animated
Picture advertising scheme with some
success.
Matters heretofore strained between
De Wolf Hopper and his wife have
been pacified by the announced retir
ing of Miss Nella Bergen, the prima
donna of the Hopper company. Miss
Bergen will head the cast of The
Bride Elect" in which Mrs. Hopper in
tended to sing the leading role, if she
separated from her husband. Miss
Bergen was a discovery of Mrs. Hop
per.
This is beyond question the rough
esq, toughest and most art-breaking
theatrical season through the country
that has ever been recorded in the
United States since there were any
States to unite.-Leander Richardson
in New York Telegraph.
1t has been stated that Adeline Patti
is very ill., and this has been contra
dicted The facts are that Mms. Patti
has been suffering from tortures of the
damned from eczema, caused by the
excessive use of cosmetics, which she
has found necessary to assume the ap-
pearance of youth and beauty. She
has been almost poisoned, and will
probably never recover entirely from
the effects of dangerous powders,
enamel, rouge and other deieterious ar
ticles sold by quack preservers of youth
and beauty.
Not long ago." said William H.
Crane, 81 had in hand three act farce
of French origin, which was simply
immense. 1t was absolutely funny in
every part, but the fun grew out of
suggestions that l will not tolerate,
and | declined the play, although my
manager said it was easily worth $780,
900. In all my career l have never
produced play to which man could
not bring his sister, sweetheart or
wife, and | don't propose to begin now.
There are always those who are anx-
ious TO patronize risque plays, but
they harm the theatre and degrade
public taste
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torious; but there is real excellence in
William J. !. nIttemore's little Green
Princess"

tOrious; but there is real excellence In
William J. !. nIttemore's little Green
Princess"
LAFARGE'S ORIENTAL STUDIES.
Two things add great significance
to the exhibition; one the collection OF
John Lafarge's Japanese and South
Sea water-colors, and the large grOupA
of largely decorative studies sent from
Paris by Albert Herter. Here are
two artists to thank heaven for-not
that they are at all in the same class.
There is perhaps no colorist in the
world greater than John Lafarge,
whose work in oil, water-colOr and
stained glass has made even Paris
stare. The tranquil power, nay, ma
jestic, expressed in one of his Hawa-
iian aquarelles, view from the Great
PAIL is worthy of any master, but it
is in the poetic quality he gives to the
realism of his South Sea transcripts
of life that you get near to the nature
of the artist The freshness, vigor ano
joy, the sense of rythmical movement
in the line of seated figures in "A Sit
ting Dance, the silva, in Samoa, are
truly wonderful 1t is good news that
the Roman Catholic Paulists have Sc
cured John Lafarge for important
work in the mural decoration of their
great church on Columbus avenue,
where, haply, he may repeat the
glories of his Ascension Of Our
Lord which is the ornament of an
Episcopal church further down town.
Herter's work would not, perhaps, be
remarkable among Frenchmen, but in
the finish and Imagination of his figure
pieces, make them stand out among
Americans. | like his little picture,
1.-The Maying"-a superb imperial wo-
man with a child by the hand, cross
ing a path powered in blossoms of the
May-even better than his larger
pieces. Let me say. in leaving this
collection, that there are some excel
lent miniatures, and some that smell
of the colored photograph, among the
other pictures hung-that there are
quite a few which would look better
in retired domestic circles.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1897-11-21
GOLD FIELD FAILURE.
New Guinea Mines Held by Natives Who
Are Fighters.

New Guinea Mines Held by Natives Who
Are Fighters.
San Francisco, November 20.-Bris-
bane advices received by steamer say
New Guineasgold fields, to which hum
dreds of Australian miners rushed in
July and September, have proved a
failure AT Mambare natives were
very savage and Brisbane syndicate
of miners, headed by Wriford, were
rescued by Sir William McGregor after
being besieged for three months by Z
large party of blacks.
Wriford had established a store, but
natives looted this, and he was made
to build large log hut, in which he
stored rice and water and made all
preparations for a long siege. His
Cingalese cook exposed himself and
was spared by the blacks
At Mambare and at Normany island
only mediocre finds were secured.
There was gold in all river sand and
on the bars, but not in sufficient guam
titles to pay heavy expenses. The gov
eminent is asked to help start the
miners back to Australia.