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The San Francisco call., 1898-01-24
MT. Rice which deserves the double dis tinction?

MT. Rice which deserves the double dis tinction?
 MIR. JOHN c. RICE has fluent legs and a fair command of dialect, but he is not an attractive personality. There is in his manner and his voice some thing which sets a pace in the admira- tion of Rice that no one else can keep up with; and his very limberness sug- gests the epicene mister of the French ballet Mir. Rice is not in tune with the healthy rest of the company As fine company, by the way, as ever was wantoned on McNally farce. John G. Sparks hasn't his usual much to do this time. but what there is of the Irish man he plays with a legitimacy and comic seriousness that are unapproach- able. Jaques Kruger, too, does a liar riganesQue study of a toper that is limited only by the fragmentary possi- bilities of the part. and little Miss Sallie Cohen sings tidy note and plays at being Miss Dressler's servitor-cousin with surprising degree oe naturalness. An odd bit of grotesquerie, at this time of day, is Oscar Figman's dude; he car ries me back to the old farce-eomedy days at the Bush-street Theater, where nearly every show had its spider-legged dude, with wonderful slSin-fitting trous- CTS. slim satanic shoes and foolish low crowned hat. Air. Figman's pantomime is weird and funny: he is alto~ether astonishingly successful-but I should hate to think of this once-departed caricature as loose again with any probability of permanence.
 SINCE "The First Born" one never knows what will lie in a new piece at the Alcazar. I was easily lured by the announcement of "an original pathetic play in one act" written by Frederic Paulding. In the present invasion of farce it would be luxury to weep a tear or two; it would perhaps reconcile us to the immediate future. which is to consist of more farce. But there were no sweet tears at the AlcaZar last week "A Mans Love" is damp and mushv enough. but it is not pathetic, according to the pathos that is pledged in the bill cannot see where a man of MT Paula ing's experience found the nerve to ex- pose it in the theater. And his acting of the principal part would not have been countenanced by any stage man ager other than himself
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held up to the scorn of this Juno's strength. So would l. But MT. Rice is, on the contrary, kissed-yes, kissed by Miss Dressler. It is not Nethersolean kiss; there is nothing tumultuous,
 throbbing, scorching, stif1ing about 1t;
 1t is a plain, slcw-I have to confess 1t Is slow-business-li salute with a smack at the parting that Miss Dress Ter indents upon the osculatory feature of Mir. Rice. Unworthy Rice! You may see where the caress has left it's seal.
 MT. Rice's lips were fiattened bout, ripe red spot glows between the diverg- ing points of his mustaches-and that Is where he has been kissed. Twice blessed and twice unworthy Rice! It has been his speciality to be kissed by the two most accomplished kissers in the profession. He has been kissed into fame, nectarized into notoriety. First it was May Irwin-she had themselves kinetoscoped in the act; it was called the May Irwin kiss and was patented and copyrighted by photographers and kinetoscopers and could be seen for nickel in the slot. Now it is Marie Dressler who kisses MT. Rice. I ask anybody if there is anything in this
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-T1- cniead over his features. The ex il.ossion I.e however, gave place to one of P p,, entirely different character when the t'l @ raached Webster street and my e.ai,rg Iadv took her crutch under her srr, and Jumping off the car walked away on two perfectly sound ana shapely legs"
 Contain Charles Dodge, U. $. A, and wife are at the Occidental
 Dr. A. Anderson, prominent physician of patoi,,naa is at the Grand
 State Senator A. F. Jones of Oroville is staying at the Palace.
 Mrs. John Sparks of Reno, Nevada, has come down with her family to witness inc Jubilee celebration. They are at the Occidental.
 Major Frank Ryan, N. G. C., is regis tered at the California from Sacramento.
 F. A. Nash and W. s. Mccormick, two wealthy bankers of Salt Lake, are stay ing at the Palace.
 W. H. Cleary, a well-known resident or Stockton, is at the Lick
 J. J.. Nagle. one of Sacramento's lead ing citizens, is at the California with his wife.
 c. F. Titus, the proprietor of the Golden Eagle Hotel at Sacramento, and C. G. H. Mcbride, @ capitalist of San Jose, are two Jubilee visitors registered at the Palace.
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COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS

John Noble. a mining man of Boise City, is at the Baldwin with his wife.
 E E. Riggs. a prominent banker of Gridley is staying at the Grand. A Torey. Q leader in Boston business circles. is at the Occidental with Mrs. Torey-
 James F. Farecher. one of the best liked and most public spirited citizens of Yreka, is a guest at the Palace.
 Brigadier General M- W. Muller of Fresno has arrived at the California with his staff. to take part in the parade. Mrs. Muller accompanies her husband
 NJ. R. Price. a large fruit grower of Fresno. is among those who have regis tered at the Occidental. while visiting the city to witness the Golden Jubilee
 E. T. Stinson. son of T. D. Stinson, the Los Angeles millionaire. can be found at the Baldwin during the next few days.
 A J. Hinds. a large real estate man of Santa Cruz, Is at the Grand with Mrs. Kinds
 A. Ogden. wealthy mine owner of So- nora. Is registered at the Occidental.
 L. W. Burrill, one of the big merchants of Santa Rosa. is at the Baldwin
 General J. W. B. Montgomery. a prom inent politician of Chico. is staying at the Grand
 F. A Cutler, a prominent attorney of Eureka Humboldt County. is in town
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tain Marie Dressler Is not beautiful. But she has a fascinating way of being plain; in her physiognomy there is something of homely Hading. and she shows all the warm, womanly cor diality that Hading-if she has any at all-conceals under a mask of snow. Also she is probably a better McNally arce-comedienne than her contempo- rary of the Comedie Franchise. Have you heard Marie Dressler sing? Her voice is the superlative of plump joy; 1t has the real essence. the snuff-col- ored tone, the just-throw- myself quality that finds the true temper of the modern coon song. Her Rama Jam, I Want That Man" is the most momentous -Ethiopic song burst that has happened here since May Irwin sang The New Bully"
 
 WONDER if Miss Dressler has the same attraction for women that she has for men. Possibly not She is the most popular person. from the mascu- line estimate, that I have seen in four teen months. All the men about the town are intoning her praises. I have heard but one woman mention the mat ter-and then it was to say she thought Miss Dressler a trifle bumptious and rough. Never mind about the rough ness. but the bumptiousness I admits there Is no word which better than that describes the physical attributes of this large unique young woman. She is bumptious to be lovable. She revels in vast clumsy grace that is vivid, personal and magnetic: she deals in a sort of convivial hypnotism that is immediate and fatal. But she is as gentle as man. You. if you are a woman. may not consider it gentle in Miss Dressler to lift Mir. Lyon by the scragg of the neck and joust him against the floor and poke him in the waistcoat and titillate him on the solar plexus-but I, who can feel the 'fiuence of this Brun- hilda of McNally, know that these are mere and monetary concessions to a depraved play writer-episodes in which the artists physique is imposed upon by an acrobatic author. You may not think that MT. Lyon deserves his share of this scrimmage, either; you would, perhaps, prefer to see MT. Rice
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SHE FOOLED THE PASSENGERS.

 be in losing our provincialism and he- coming more like our Eastern brothers We are likewise losing that eaIlantrv which has always been distinctive of tha wild. rough and untutored Vest saiS gentleman in the California yesterdsv who has come down 10 the city to vit- ness the Jubilee jubilation
 V" "hatever the cause. I notice that when the crowded cars start hornewerS at night there is no more of that otd Chesterfeldan offering to a woman n seat. that was once so common.
 My daughter has a chun, living ont on Pacific avenue who has sprained her ankle. and who is forced to use crutchaS The other evening my little girl started out to spend the night with her friend carrying crutch that had been left down town for repairs
 Along came Sutter-street car. crowd ed to the doors with standing femininitv while the seats were occupied bv great big men But as soon as an apnarifion came hoobiing in on crutches they fen over each other trying to give her a seat
 She took one with many thanks. ana the donor swelled out his chest. while a pleased expression of conscious right-do-
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N BOVE and beyond the uninspired
 il idiocy of John J. McNally Court H ed Into Court" is blessed by the 1 1personality of Marie Dressler.
 There is hope and consolation in Miss Dressler; it is good to know that she is in the land. In case anything ever should happen to May Irwin we have Marie Dressler to fall back on. Not that things are likely to happen to May Irwin's sensational health-not that!-but she might some day take it into her genial head to retire; she might-who knows what these good natured women will do?-marry her self to some proud prince who could not bear to see her work: or she might stay away from San Francisco alto- gether. It has been a long time since Miss Irwin westward hood, and there Is nothing in our immediate horoscope to point her on the way. New York, you know, finally has discovered" May Irwin. She can stay there now all the year round with any old kind of piece and nothing to do but work night in and night out, with never a care of transportation or advance agents and grow stouter and richer while we wait Miss Dressler makes hope deferred en- durable. She is all but May Irwin and magnetic considerable of her own be- sides.
 ACCORDING to the cant supersti- tions about beauty that commonly ob-
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THE PLETHORA OF MONEY.
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 One cause of the plethora of money in the Eastern banks is the large Davrnenfs of mortgage indebtedness which have been made by landowners in the Western States. Money accommodating in consa Quence of such liquidation is not a source or alarm It Is not >le result of stagna- ton nor of fear, but of temporary safety. It will encourage undertakings and in vestments in the future which but for be Ventured upon.
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SURVEYING AT NICARAGUA.

I hEPORTS from Nicaragua concerning the work H( of the Canal Commission do not give encour- agenent to any hope of speedy action. The Commissioners 1t is said, have decided to ignore the work of the commission of 1895 altogether and to make a complete survey of their This IS per haps the best course pursue but 1t IS further nounced that the commission will take longer time than the former in making surveys and that apparently means an indefinite delay
 To make the matter the season has been un- favorable any kind of survey work along the It is announced that heavy rainfalls have nerered with the progress of the workers, and on occa- sion the Newport, with number of laborers aboard was kept from landing for three days and finally compelled to seek safety in port thirty miles dis tant from the point where the landing was to have been made.
 It is further reported that as result of the survey thus far accomplished the commission may recom- mend change in the proposed location of the trance of the canal. This threatens further complication, as the suggested recommendations would raise dispute with the engineers who selected the original site for the entrance well with the commission of 1895. which also had its ideas where the entrance should be fixed.
 In the meantime 1t has been announced that group of capitalists, including the contractors who constructed the Chicago drainage canal, have sent surveying party of their to go over the Nicar- agua and estimate the possibility of construct ing it by private enterprise It is said that Chief En- gineer Coolie, of drainage canal fame, has expressed the conviction that the Nicaragua canal can be com pleted at a cost not exceeding S25,oooooo.
 The constructors of the Chicago drainage canal have had more experience in canal work with inn proved mechanical appliances than any other oi men in the world They completed the Chicago canal at a cost much less than the original estimate thereby breaking the record of large municipal enter prises They know what modern science mechanism and explosives do in the way of blasting rock dredging rivers. removing earth and building em- bankments, and how superior the implements and methods used at Chicago are to those used at the Suez canal or at Panama
 It has been asserted all along that the Nicaragua canal would cost from Sooooooo to SIooooo ooo and much of the opposition to the enterprise has been due to dislike to have the Government guarantee the bonds of the company for SO large sum. If the Chicago contractors offer to do the work for ooo or for double that sum. there will be a greater willingness the part of Congress under take it Under the circumstances the country will wait for the reports of the surveying parties with
 great deal of interest and 1t is be hoped neither of them will be long delayed
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member of the Board of Regents of the University of Michigan denies the re- port that Minister Angel will soon return rom Turkey to resume the presidency of the university. Harry L. Hutchins who has been acting president. will probably be elected to the office permanently.
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cAL1FoRNIANs IN WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, Jan 23.-Mrs. Dr. s. E. Hall and Mrs. J. M. Boalt of San Fran cisco are at the Riggs House.
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NEWS OF FOREIGN NAMES.

A batle-ship of SSS0 tons in course of construction at Nicolaiff, in the Black Sea, has received the formidable name of Prince Potemkin Tavricheski.
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Has been used over fifty years by millions c. mothers for their children while Teething with perfect success. It soothes the child. softeDs the gums. allays Pain. cures Wind Co.ic reg ulatss the Bowels and Is the best remedy for Diarrhoess whether arising from teethiaS or other causes For sale Sy Druggists in every part of the world. Be sure and ask for Mrs Wfnslow's Soothing Syrup. s5c 8 bottle
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Since 1890 Great Britain has built 199 vessels of 500 ,523 tons for the navy. Of these 63 of ,375 tons were built in the dockyards. and 136 of 316, ,14S tons were built in private yards
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The latest gentleman report having been held up by footpad had 1t appears. merely against poker game. The two experiences do not of neces- sty differ widely There poker sharps who be- coming footpads, would justly be regarded having partially reformed
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If the United States intends to keep up with the times it must send gunboat to Hayti to demand indemnity for something. It may or may not have case, but this is not acc consideration. The rule to be 10 base action upon the fact of having gunboat,
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Cal. glace fruit soc perlb at Townsenda.

Special information supplied daily to business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Anen's) 510 Mont gomery st Tel. Main 1o42
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The Rev Foute has destroyed illusion. He says the armor of the Merrimac not composed oi railroad iron. and having fought inside of it he doubtless knows. But nobody can fail to experi- cnce pang of regret at letting that railroadiron story go.
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There is unnecessary distress unless war come upon the land and find the Governments srock of powder srall There is a large quantity of powder in pri- vate hands, and rather than be licked by foreign foe Uncle Sam would doubtless go to the length of buying some of this.
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AUCTION SALES.

By Eason Eldridge-This January Turkish at 224 Sutter street and NJ
 By Shainwald Buckbee Co.-Tuesday January tate. at 2lS MOntgonery l2 o'clock
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Mrs. winslow,s soothina svrun-

Asthma and Bronchitis cure Guaranteed Dr. Gordins sanitarium. 5l4 Pine nr. Kearny, sF Cal
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H. w. Patton is not winning the regard of the water companys papers at Los Angeles. As bitter this may be, there is every believe the experience does not come a surprise Mir Patton When yells thief and displays the evidence that he knows what he is talking about. the thief seldom pauses in his to express sense of ad- miration and gratitude.
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CORoNADo.-Atmospher Is perfectly dry soft and mild. being entirely free from the 1lists common further north. Round triD tickets. by steamship. including fifteen days board at the Hotel del Coronado. ss5: longer stay. g 90 per day. Apply New Montgomsrv street. San Francisco. or A W. Bailey. mana ger. Hotel del Coronado. late of Hotel Colo rado. Glelwood Springs. Colorado.
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Perhaps it is the crowds on the street that cause us to be- c O n e m or weary when our days tramCsug
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Absent-minded Professor-Delishted to meet you again after so many years. Miss.
 Elderly Lady-No longer miss. profess sor-I am married.
 Professor-Married, We'll. well. who would have thought thatq-Rarn's Horn.
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Two young men in Illinois, having been walloped by their school teacher, waylaid him and beat him ,o death Day by day the problem of education in this country presents difficulties.
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Two armored cruisers of TOO tons have been ordered at St. Nazaire and Bordeaux for the French navy. They will be 433 feet inches in length, by 59 feet f inches In beam, and are to have triple screws and speedNof twenty-one knots. Their armament of twenty-six guns will be en- tirely of the rapid-fire type.
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Perhaps the declaration of Brazil that it is pleased is another Bryan.
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The Supervisors say they have viewed many fen dcrs and found few worthy. The public does no, care if there are only a few. One good one is all it has been asking for
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Dole is reported to be talking abou, failure With out doubt he is doing so. His usual theme is an- nexation, and if that isn't failure there isn't such thing.
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NIT. Cutler is prominent member of the Native Sons order
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ADJUSTMENTS

Baldwin" The Girl From Paris" Califoruia-"Coured Into Court" Alcazar-''The Arabian Nights Morosco's-" Brother for Brother" Tvoli-"Briau B0ru" Orpheum-V Vaudeville. The Chutes-ChiQuit and Vaudeville Lyoecl Cycle Skating RInF-Optical Illusions. Pacific Coast Jockey Club Ingleslde Racetrack-Races
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vessels of 500 523 tons for the navy Of these 63 of 374 ,375 tons were built in the dockyards. and 136 of 316,14S tons were built in private yards.
 Two armored cruisers of TOO tons have been ordered at St. Nazaire and Bordeaux for the French navy. They will be 433 feet inches in length, by 59 feet inches In beam, and are to have triple screws and speedNof twenty-one knots. Their armament of twenty-six guns will be en- tirely of the rapid-fire type
 The Petropolawsk, turret battle-ship of the Russian Baltic fleet, has had an un- successful trial. her engines falling short 1S3 horsepower in the guarantee of 0,6O0. The engines were built in England, and the contractors have been notified to make such changes in the machinery as will develop the requisite power and to have another trial of the ship.
 The Proserpine, third-class cruiser. is to be completed by June 90. She is one of a class of eleven in course of construction for the British navy, and was launched at Sheerness December 5, 1896. These vessels are of 2135 tons displacement and are to develop 5000 horsepower and 1S.5 knots under natural draught, and 1000 horsepower and 20 knots under forced draught. Both hull and engines were built at dockyards. but the ship is to un- dergo trials similar to those to which con- tract-built ships and engines are sub jected. The battery consists of eight finch quick-firing guns, eight 3-pound- CTS and three Maxim machine-guns.
 Two drydocks at the Portsmouth dock yard have just been completed. They are known as Nos. fl and 15, and the following are the dimensions and data of No. If: Length extreme at copings. feet Length =car Width extreme at top .............. 120 feet Width on floor -..........,--.............75 75 feet Depth from top to fioor..........43 feet inches Width of entrance ....................... sz feet water over sill ................33 feet 10 inches Capacity In gallons ..................1262 .12 621 900
 Dock 15 is of like dimensions. except the entrance, which is 94 feet wide The work of building these docks has been accom- plished in less than two years and upon US competitor the Government showed it's appreciation of the services of the engi- neer in charge by promoting him.
 One great defect in most of the late French war vessels is their limited coal supply, especially the armored ships The armored cruiser Amiral Pothuau recently commissioned, is of 5S60 tons displacement and has a normal coal supply of only 53S tons. The Rruix. of 4754 tons, carries only 406 tons; the Charlemagne of II 275 tons 6S0 tons of coal; the Massena, Il ,924 tons. only 630 tons, and so on through She whole list. Everything has been sacrificed to get protection and abnormally heavy armament. In the first American battle ships the same defect existed: but fin rha Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin, Of Il 525 tons displacement, the normal coal supply is 500 tons on 9 feet maximum draugh+. whereas the Indiana, Massachusetts and Oregon, on a displacement of 10,2Ss tons on 2i feet draught aft, carry only 400 tons of coal.
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SIGHTS AND SENSATIONS AT THE PLAY.

BY ASHTON STEVENS.

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REPORTS from Nicaragua concerning the work / of the Canal Commission do not give encour-
 agement to any hope of speedy action. The