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The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11

musician of note and a prominent figure
in club ana society circles-was especially
strong in his criticism OF the manage
ment. His seat was directly behind that
occupied by a woman who wore an i'm
mense hat all through the performance
one which completely hid the stage and
singers. Finally, in disgust, he aban-
doned his seat and stood in the rear OF
the dress circle during the remainder OF
the performance Yet that gentleman
never ought OF planning to the man
agement
A visit to the Orpheum disclosed an
entirely different state of affairs. There
was no Italian opera at 81 so admiss on.
Instead there was the usual vaud vile
performance, which was witnessed by
probab biy thr times as many people as
were at the California, ana whose seats
cost trif1ing sum; but there were not a
dozen hats to be seen in all the vast
audience, and those in evidence were the
tinest bits of millinery, fitting close to
the head and no more nbstructing the
view than an ordinary coiffure.
Moreover, in d cons picuous place on the
programme was printed notice to lady
patrons, recitlng the provisions of the
high-hat ordinance and notifying them
that unless they CONF piled with its pro-
visions they would have 10 leave the
theater.
And this rule is strictly enforced. If a
woman tails 10 remove her hat an usher
soon gives her the alternative of doing SO
or going 10 the box-offite and having her
money refunded.
1t was the same at the Tivoli. and it
strikes the average theater-goer as peculiar
that these places can enforce the law
among their patrons wnlle The hiph-priced
theaterS deem i. advisab e to ignore it.
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drive, his nerves would have been in such
a state that he could have had no desire
whatever to vomit."
While the fight between Zeieler and
Green was a fake. the ten-round bout be-
tween "Scaldy Bilr' Quinn and Frank
Purcell was a farce il nothing worse.
''SCaldy" came out here several months
ago with the O'Rourke combina ;ion. and
uad quite reputation as a fighter. 1t
was said OF him that he had fought a
twenty-round draw with Walcott and an
other in which he mad been whipped in
seventeen rounds because out OF form.
Last night he was pltted against on" of
the slowest, most ungainly fighters who
has ever appeared here. Purcell must
have been fifteen pounds heavier than his
dusky rival and was as awkward as a
scHoolboy. His beetiness and strength
counted him notnln: for "Scaldy" had d
happy knack of duckIng low whenever he
saw blow coming, and Purcell did not
know enough about the game to uppercut
him when he did SO. They fought a
couple of lively, clumsy rounds at the
start and then commenced series of wild
rushes Clinches ana duckings, in which
neither Jared little worse than wearing
himself out.
Referee Alec Greggans decided the bout
in favor OF Purcell. who Gid most of the
leading, and the decision met with favor
from the crowd, largely because OF
Quinn's unfairness in hitting IN the
clinches. which the men had agreed not
to do.
Taken altogether it was very unsatis-
factory evenings sport, and the crowd
was much disgruntled at the way ii had
been hoaXed For it was a big crowd of
sport-lovers and they had not expected
they would be duped
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BABIES ON THE STREET.

Miserable, hungry. penniless and in
rags the four babies of Fred Dolan-Al-
fred Irene. Hattie and Mchael-the eld-
est and the Youngest years of age, were
forced INTO the street from the Brunswick
House, SIKH and Howard streets. last
evening BY the landlord. The children,
knowing nowhere to 60, sat on the curb
stone hand in hand, where they were
found by Officer Riordan. who removed
them to the City Prison.
The children are in a most de eplorable
condition. Some time ago with their par
ents they went to the Brunswick House.
The rent of the rooms rema ned unpaid
and the landlord became impatient at the
delay. Tuesday night the mother was
found wandering the streets in an intoxi-
Gated condition and was arrested. She
was released from the City Prison yester-
day morning, but did not return TO her
home during the day.
Night came and neither parent came to
bring food Tor the children, and The little
ones began to cry ana bewail their fate.
When it was found tat the children
were left alone the landlord called them
together and they were led into the street.
There they huddled on the curbstone
until found by the officer and were re-
moved to the prison
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The Law Regarded as a Dead
Letter by the Manage
ment.
WILL ACT ONLY UPON COMPLAINTS.
At the Cheap Places of Amusement
an Entirely Different State of
Affairs Exists.

On June last Mayor Phelan signed an
ordinance passed by the Board of Super
visors making it misdemeanor for the
manager OF any rater to permit any
person to wear his or her hat during the
performance and providing for the arrest
and fine of such manager W no permit ed
a violation of the ordinance and the sum-
moning OF the offending hat-wearer as a
witness.
The ordinance was aimed to suppress
the high-hat nuisance, and theater-goers-
particularly those of the male stx-gave
a unanimous vote of thanks to the Mayor
and Supervisors.
For time the law was obeyed to the
letter. Every lady upon taking her seat
was given ample time to remove her con-
lection OF flowers and feathers, and if she
failed TO do SO was requested by an usher
10 doff her hat or leave the theater.
But recently some OF the managers have
ignored the ordinance, and since the
italian Opera Company began its season
at the California the anti-hat order has
been dead letter so far as that theater is
concerned.
Last Monday night mammoth bows and
waving plumes bobbed and nodded in all
parts of the house, to the keen distress of
the unIortunates who were seated behind
the wearers. At the performance of "Li
Boheme" 1T was even worse and not the
slightest attempt was made to suppress
the view-oDstructing nuisances.
There was a large audience present. and
many of the ladies had the good taste to
remove their hats; but when the curtain
went down on the first act there were by
actual count eighty-eight women in the
lower part of the house and The balcony
who retained their headgear. Not one OF
them had been requested to remove the
offending plumage, and, worse still, there
was not line in the programmes dis
trlbuted to the patrons calling attention
to the ordinance and requesting compli-
apce with its provisions.
Formerly the managers OF the theater IN
question had such notice inserted in its
programmes, but now this has been done
away with.
During the performance a polio em an in
uniform strolIed In and surveyed the
throng and hen went on his way wit b
never an admonition to- those in charge
that the law was being violated in many
cases.
The attention of Louis Morgenstern,
the official representative of Al Havman,
was called 10 the matter, bul he evidently
regarded 1t as of no Importance Whatever
80 long as nobody complains to u.s."
sai1 he, we uo not interfere Win ladies'
who wear their hats. but, of course, if
ybody makes complaint we see to it
that the offender removes her hat, or va
Gates her seat"
Mr.. Morgenstern failed 10 take into con-
sideration the fact at a gentleman would
prefer TO have his evening entertainment
spoiled 10 lodging complaint against a
member of the gentler sex, but had he
tak-n the trouble to stroll through the
lobby and foyer between acts be would
have heard Numerous adverse comments
by patrons whose view of the stage and
performers was obstIucted by feminine
adornment.
One gentleman in particular-a local
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HER LOVE CONQUERED.
After Several Years Separa ted
Man and Wife Are
United.
She Reads the Account of Her Hus.
band Being Stabbed and
Hastens to Him.

Ten years OF unhappy married life, two
years of separation, and then when death
seemed inevitable, happy reunion. Such
was the experience of Thoma, Riordan.
RiOrdan was stabbed three times IN the
hallway of Il lodeing- house, 400 Dupont
street, between and on the morning of
October II. Two of the knife thrusts
entered the abdomen and one entered the
f1-shy part of his lett arm. There was no
hope given for his recovery, and it was
thou ht only matter OF hours before he
would pass away.
His wife, who.had been separated from
him or several years and who was then
residing in Sacramento, read the account
OF the stabbng affair in THE CALL and
FASTENED to this city TO nurse him back
10 life or to console his dying hours.
All the troubles were forgotten, all she
thought OF was that her husband was dy-
lrg and it was her place by his bed side.
RlCruan was sleep.n when his wife en-
tered the ward. and it was not until he
awoke and found her by his bedside that
he knew al the past was forgiven. Since
that time she has attended HIM by night
and day, determined tuat since fate had
thrown Them together again nothing but
death should separate them. For several
days he hovered between life ana death,
and often Mrs. Rlordan passed nights ex-
pectlng her husband to draw his last
breath, but at last the sick man showed
signs OF recovery. he improved rapidly
End in a few days he will be DISCHARGED
from the hos pital.
The mans assailant was never found
though the best detectives in the CITY were
after him.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
THE PREoIDIO GARRISON
First Infantry May Yet Be Ordered to
the Southwest Frontier-CoIored
Troops May Come.

The official dispatch from the head
quarters of the army at Washington,
stating that the order for the transfer of
the FIRST Infantry to Colorado had been
revoked, has not relieved the suspense al
the Pres .dio. There is apprehension at
the garrison that the regi ment may yet be
ordered to some frontier station of Ari-
zona or New Mexico. 1t is accepted as a
reasonable fact that troops serving at un-
desirable stations will bring all the in
fluence that can be commanded to secure
a change of location. No such good luck
as trans er to Denver may be reserved for
the men of the First Infantry.
There Is still further apprehension at
the Presidio tnat the four troops of the
Fourth Cavalry now serving IN this de
partment may be relieved by an equal
number of troops from one of the colored
regiments of horse. Uncle Sam no longer
draws the color line, so the colored folk
Oh horseback may come any day:
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William died
6yeste ter week s'suf.r
eof then
The sick
Ha
lie died
he had 'front.' hisp
Drs Dudley Mclean volunteered
OF
MIN
there he was
The
and
it, said e all
TO-DAY Wilt
from the hospital Hawkins will a
tn OF
the halfmast
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been called East his pla ce was filled by
Professor T. Tucker of Oakland, who
spoke on Tine Forces Determining Social
Evolution" He said in part:
"ln the progress of people we realize
that there are three great cycles of de-
velopment. First, the mechanical period.
then the socialIstlc and after the esthetic,
which includes art, refinement and cuI-
ture. When the professors of natural
philosophy and the clergy understand the
basic principles and how they act, they
will become socialists, and until you ar
rive at a socialistlc age you will have
neither art refinement nor moral virtue
in the world. The aboriginal man starts
with muscular force ana rises gradually
from this TO employ the horse, wafer
steam and finally when the highest
power, electricity, is reached and the
forces fully developed, we will also have
the socialis ic epoch. for socialism is
passing through similar stages and will
soon attain its full devplopmrnt'
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OFFICERS DISMISSED,
IL. "A. Madden and A. j. McGrew En-.
joy Themselves and Pay the
Penalty.

Two heads fell into the basket at the
meeting of the Pol ce Commissioners last
evening. II. A. Mad len and A. J. Nc.
Grew were dismissed from the force for
neglect OF duty and unotficerlike conduct.
Madden received injuries, as he alleges.
by being thrown from car al Franklin
aud Market streets. He did not report
Tor week, and lis case was reported to
the Com mlssloners. At the meeting las t
evening it was proved that Madd en- and
McGrew had oeea ur.nkIng on the evening
Madden claims to have been injured
McGrew did not appear in his own de-
Tense, and as Madden cou.d make none
both were oismi sd
Officer John McGreevv was fined $40 for
making an unwarranted arrest. Nc
Greevy,s case disposed OF, the Comm :
sion adjourned.
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STUART-HEN RY WEDDING.
stanford Graduate Take. San
Francisco Bride After p Seven
Years COurtship.

William Elder Stuart and Miss Carrie
Henry were married last night at the
residence Of the brides parents, sO9 Van
Ness avenue.
The groom is young attorney of this
city and is the only son of William A..
Stuart. He is also the secre ary of the
San Francisco Stanford Alumni Associa-
ton.
The marriage was the culmination of a
continuous courtship begun seven years
ago, when the groom was in his senior
year at Lowell Hign School, ana when
the bride was little schoolgirl.
Several Sanford graduates were present
at the marriage ceremony, and John +.
Sheehan Jr., who was Stuarts room mate
at college and is now his business partner.
was best man.
Nr and Mrs. Stuart will spend their
honeymoon at Del Monte. They will re-
side IN this city.
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Sheriff white Investigating.

Sheriff White of Mendocino County, who is
IN the city investigating the case of H. G..
Brown, now in the City Prison on suspicion of
being inn plica ted in the Ukiah stage robbery,
is not yet satisfied that the prisoner is the
man wanted. Although Brown answers the
description of one OF the robbers, Sheriff
White says he will make further investigation
before ne will be satisfied that he is or is not
lhe man wanted.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
FROM TIE OKHOTSK SEA.
The Whaling Bark Horatio, Captain
West, Arrived in This Port
Last Evening.

The bark Horatio, Captain West. twen-
ty-seven days from the Okhotsk Sea. ar
rived in this port last evening. She had
on board $50 pounds OF whale bone and 500
barrels of whale oil. 1t is reported that
fine weather and brisk winds were found
with the exception of October IA when a
heavy gale struck the bark and a whale
which had been tied alongsl was lost.
The meridian was crossed on October "a.
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ter OF Hamlet l maintain most emphati
cally that his madness was assumed, and
hat he was man under 20 years of age.
ltis not possible from Shakespeare always
careful descriptions concerning the age of
his characters that he was so old as 80 as
stage precedent had made him. And
Ophelia was girl of II. All Shakesneare's
men, unless otherwise explicitly de-
scribed, were under 20"
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
Brannan-Street Fire.

The fire alarm through box 50 at 9 O'Clock
last evening was for a small blaze in two
story frame house at 22S Brannan street.
owned and occupied by Mr and Mrs. Louis
Corano. Loss $50. Cause unknown.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
Insolvent CoaI-DeaIer.

Charles s. Trademark, coal-deaer at the
corner of Valencia and Twenty-second streets
is insoivent, with S3,59S 21 liabilities and
$4,000 assets.
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the City Prison on charge of forgery. Some
time ago, it was alleged by Madden, keenan,
forged his name TO a note ior 80 which was
cashed by Donnley Brannan, liquor dealers,
SEVENTH and Mission streats.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11

Low horehound cough syrup cures
bronchitis. price 10c, ALI Sansome st.
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
THE SOOIALISTIO EPOCH.

VIII Soon Be Here.
A large audience assem- bed in the Turk
street Temple last evening to Listen to an
address by Professor David S. Jordan
under the AUSPICES OF the Social site
La Dor party but as Professor Jordan has
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11
Arrested for Forgery.

William keenan, was arrested yesterday on
complaint Of II. A. Madden and detained at
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11

The soc line sli shtly d am
aged, Egyptian cotton, Jersey
ribbed, fleeced, H. y. L. 8
an extra heavy winter gar OSC
ment: small gre Sc spots ~
make up the damage. On sale Each
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11

Specialties-
For 3 to 8 years-middy
suits $3.50
The San Francisco call., 1897-11-11

The two-bit ones at a snap
of Il price 23x4S inches, big,
thicS, firm absorb nts. A
friendly towel for appreciators
OF towel goodness. .............
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-24
DRY GOODS.

New York, Dec. 23.-There have been
further advances following the movement
in fruit of the loom and Lonsdale bleached
cottons. There have also been reductions
in cotton goods. but the market has seen
this curious condition of readjustment
where prices are tending both upward and
down on the same day. Masonvllle A.
bleached were advanced to cents, while
Pepperell r brown sheeting were reduced
to 43sc. The demand for bleached cottons
Is well sustained where advances have not
been made. The firm attitude of sellers has
stopped heavy trading in these lines But
in other bleached goods there is still well
defined demand. Brown goods are as
rule, easy to buy, both on shirtings and
in the other grades. Converters are fairly
active operators in some quarters. Jobbers
in all staple cotton lines are not represent
ed extensively There is very little buying
for export. The market for course colored
cottons is quiet in nearly all lines. In print
cloths there is continued dullness.
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Oh the Florida East Coast railway. be.
Ce % involved in a quarrel over a sum
OF money Wednesday night ar East De
latka' which ended in Smith picking IN A
shotgun and striking Gore over the head
Lracturng his skull Gore will probably
recover. Wy
Thomas Jones, an aged white man was
released from Jail at Tampa WEDNESDAY,
ne was charged with the murder of his
Stepsoh, Tom Duncan, last summer and
mas been in jail awiting an investiea tinn
VI tHe 2Halr by the grand jury Wednes.
gay the jury failed to find A true bin
against him and he was released bv order
OIL the court Jones claimed that he took
the aWtul step IN self-defense, as Duncan
was trying to kill him.
is reported at Punta Cor
da that Prof H. T Harris
has been drowned Mr. Harris arrived
several months ago from Madison conn
~. lie has been teaching school at Char.
lotte Haroor across the bay from Punta
HoToa' and was much liked as a teacher
ana a man. Two DAYS ago he Jeft IN
small boat to 60 down the bav II a.
reported that the boat in which he sailed
mas been found, containing a pair of trous.
ers ~ - O"'>
Henry Smith. the burglar who was shot
ana captured at Conant about six weeks
ago died in the Tavares Jail Wednesday
Al the time of his capture he was shot
IN the leg, just above the knee. by George
mclean, who owns the store that he had
entered al Conant The wound never
healed, and on Wednesday Drs. Mckee
Hutchings and Seargent of Eustis decided
that the only hope of saving his life was
py anlputatlng his limb This was done,
oul II Ialied to save him. He died in
formed. "A' pe'-
Nearly four weeks ago Rev. H. H. Nc
NELL, pastor of the Palafox Street Meth
odist church at Pensacola, delivered a
special sermon on the need of Reform in
the city Government" In the course of
ms sermon he charged that it was a no.
tonous fact that corruption existed
among some of the city officials: that gam
piers ana liquor dealers had been black
mailed; and that large portion of the
money obtained from them had not been
turned into the city treasury. There were
also charges of drunkenness and other
ulsgracetul conduct on the part of some
OF the city officials The sermon was pub
hshed, and produced intense excitement
on the streets At a subsequent meeting
oil the city council, portions of it were
fead, with the result that the council or
gained itself into an investigating com
mittee, and began holding nightly ses-
sions. A stenographer was employed, and
a large amount of evidence was taken.
After holding several sessions as an in
vestigating committee, the council met as
body, and requested the mayor to sus-
pend the city marshal from office. This
was done, and last Monday the marshal
sent in his resignation. AT another meet
ing, held Wednesday, Mayor Pat McHugh
sent in his written resignation, which was
at once accepted.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-12-24
LIttIe Biscuit Woman.

There is a charming dame in Atlanta
Ca, says the Chicago Times, known as
the little biscuit woman" She was born
in Americas, Ga. Her father, Prof But
Ter. was at different times president and
professor of mathematics in the Louisville
High school. His wife was Elizabeth Holt
a member of a prominent Georgia family
Martha Butler-Lapsley is a delightful wo-
man with gracious manners. She is very
dark, and she has luminous deep brown
eyes. She was educated in Hollidaysburg,
Pa. She inherited her fathers mathemat-
ical talent, and her examination papers in
that study won for her the highest honors
during the years she was teacher in that
college. After her marriage, while residing
in a small Georgia village, church So
ciety of which she was an active member
served luncheons one day at horse fair
Mrs. Lapsley's contribution of beaten bis
cult established her reputation, as an ex-
pert cook. At various times large trays of
these delicious biscuits were sent to be sold
for the benefit of the church aid society
and il was not until the village was visited
by q cyclone, which swept everything be-
fore It, including Mrs. Lapsley's possess
sions, that she began to help support her
family Later she went to Atlanta and
put her biscuit on trial at the womans
exchange The demand for her dainties in
creased rapidly. At first she sold four doz-
en- day Now she considers 400 biscuits a
small daily sale, and on Saturday she sells
/ COO. Women are almost bound to sue
coed In the domestic branches of employ
ment. and Mrs Lapsley's success is only
one more proof of the fact.
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SPOT COTTON ADVANCED.
THE LOCAL MARKET 1-I6 CENT 4
POUND HIGHER.

A Good Demand But the Sales Light.
Holders Looking For Further
Rise-Spirits Turpentine Firm at
81 Cents with Bids For All of the
Receipts-ROsin Firm With "A Good
Demand-WhOIesale Markets Quiet
and Steady-Markets by TeIegrap phi.
Savannah, Dec. 2S.-The advance in fu-
lures to-day strengthened the local. spot
cotton market and the price advanced 1-l6
cent on all grades. There was a good de-
mand but there was very little sold at the
quotations. The spirits turpentine market
was firm and closed at 81 cents for regu-
lars. Rosin was firm. and the transactions
were large. The wholesale markets were
quiet, but steady, and unchanged. The fol-
lowing resume of the different markets,
both local and telegraphic. will show the
tone and the quotations at the close to-
day: