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FEW OF THIS KIND.

Dorley-"What makes Miss Peach
blow such a favorite with the musical
society? She can neither sing nor
play"
Sorley-"She knows she can't and
doesn't ry."-Town Topics.
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PALM READING.

Can you tell anything by looking at
my hand2"
Yes; | should infer-looking close
" at your hand-fhat heavy war tax
had been levied on soap. Chicago
Record.
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TWO MILLION LOSS.

LONDON, July 19.--It Is estimated that
the losses sustained in the fire in Sunder-
land last evening will amount TO over
500. 600 (s2 0OO, 900
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INTERSTATE LEAGUE

DAYTON, O., July 19-Score:
Dayton ......2 0 0 0 Q 0 o. ]
Youngst'n 40 0 8 0 0 0 0 2 0-5 8 2
Bates and Donahue; Knepper and
Schrecongost.
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PRIVATE SAVAGE HOME
On a Furleugh-W1ll be Examined for
Admission to West Point.

Ed. Savage, private in Company NJ,
First W.. Va. Vol. INIT. arrived home
over the B. & o. last evening. on a
sixty-days' furlough. He was in excel
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EXCEEDED THEIR QUOTA.
West Virginia Among the States Thy ~
nished More Sold ~

West Virginia Among The States Thy 0ns.,
ed For
progress has been
cruitment for the
der the President
600 volunteers.
the war departn
the volunteer ors
up TO their maxi
before entering
of additional troops.
Der of men required TO H.
regiments was 1856, and ace Air.
the latest returns the total enlistments
under this plan are 27,519 men.
In Pennsylvania the number required
is 4,163, number enlisted 4,0s3; West
Virginia, 500 required, 1886 enlisted;
Ohio, 3,S46 required. enlisted. 3.162.
Indiana, Minnesota, Missouri, New
Jersey, Rhode Island. West Virginia
and Wisconsin have exceeded their
quota, but all the others are behind ins
the supply of troops.
The total enlisted strength IL the reg
ular army to date is about $4,000 men,
| being about $4,000 short OF its legal
complement. The volunteer army con-
sists of $4,000 men and is only 1900
short of it's maximum authorized
strength under the two calls issued by
the President. The total strength OF
the army, regular and volunteer -
$4,000 as now organized.
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SPRINGFIELD. O., July 19.-Score:
Springfield 10 l l 2 OF 70
New Castle. 20 2 0 0 0 o.
Poole and Graffius; Hewitt and Barclay
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THE NATIONAL LEAGUE.

9OSTON, July 19.-Gardner, with the
lnunsce- of Ely, won the game for the
llrgs to-day, the former by good
Hching ard the latter by phenomenal
ke,dinp and fierce batting. Attendance,
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EDO. O.. July 19.-Seore:

TOLEDO. o., July 19-Seore:
Toledo .....0 2 l L Go II
Fort Wayne.2 0 '-l2 16 A
Keenan,, Ewing and Arthur; Moorcum,
Reiman and Campbell.
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AMATEUR NOTES.

The Bader &Maurers challenge the
James Nichols for Sunday, the oath,
on the Bader & Maurer grounds. An
swer through this paper.
The Charles Bauers challenge the In
dependents for the tunnel green Sunday
afternoon. Please answer through this
paper.
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umptres. Andrews ana Lynch; tims, II
Attendance. 500.

NEW York. July 19.-Rain stopped the
Louisvifle-New York game at the end Of
the first half Of the sixth inning. In the
fifth two bases ON balls. a hit and a Wild
pitch gave New York tho winning run.
Attendance, 5000. Score:
New York ............0 o 1 80 0
Louisville ...... .....1 O 0 o o OIL 4
Earned runs, New York I; batteries,
Rusie and Grady; Cunningham and Kit
tredge: umpires, Swartwood and Wood;
time, 1880.
WASHINGTON, July 19.-Weyhing re-
placed Swain at the end Of the second
and the Castaways won by punching hits
on him in the fifth. Attendance. $50
Score:
Washington Il 0 o 0 o o. 10 1
Cleveland - 0 0 0 0 Q IS Is /
Earned runs, Washington 1, Cleveland
5: batteries, weighing, Swain and Nc
Guire; Wilson and Criger; umpires, Ems
lie and Hunt; time las.
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Ever since the Fourth,of July persis-
tent rumors have been In circulation,
connecting Wheeling with a possible
change In the Interstate League circuit.
Every time there was an indication of
weakness report was circulated that
a club was to be transferred to this
city. There has been foundation for
all the rumors, as the League has not
made any money since the holidays.
While there has been no prospect of a
betterment from financial standpoint,
managers have chung tenaciously to
their franchises because of the hope
for more prosperous season next year.
Ut is this fact alone which has kept the
league intact.
It is perhaps not generally known
that Fort Wayne has been shaky, and at
one time President Power was looking
for city to which he could transfer the
franchise. Before he had arrived at a
determination, President Meyer, of Fort
Wayne, decided to finish the season.
Some days ago it was reported that
Charley Strobe contemplated a trans
fer of his franchise and team to Wheel
ing, because of the bitter fight made
against him. by the Toledo council. 1t
was only one of Charley's bluffs, how
ever, and local base ball men did not
take him seriously
Mr.. W. B. Howell, Of this city, has
been understood to be an applicant for
the first vacancy in the circuit, and
since the clubs have been showing evil
dences of financial weakness he has
been in frequent correspondence with
President c. B. Power.
Out in Springfield they have win
ming club, but have not accorded the
team a paying patronage at any time
during the season. Manager Lew
whistler has more than once threaten
ed to leave the city, but on each occa-
sion some of the true-blooded sports
have gone down, into their jeans to tide
the club over its financial troubles. 1t
appears that these excursions into the
- pc pocket have become so frequent
the ardor of the Springfield sports
somewhat cooled. At any rate, af-
appear to have reached crisis in
ohio town. President Power is on
sround, and the team will be trans
ID. II
lat - get the Sprin gfeld
thsnau.importan
President Power
springfield that
transferred to
would agree to
bunting to $500.
ible that a man
lent would expect
70 such a PROPOSE
circumstances. Mr..
1t he would pay sal
bth which was very
fair ana UDOLable proposition. The
renIv came that the proposition would
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reply came that the proposition would
not be entertained.
During the evening the Register re-
ceived a telegram from Springfield
stating that the magnates are debating
between Lima and Wheeling. Unless
there is a money consideration it is
, hard to conceive of thu magnates seri-
ously considering Lima when there is
ham opportunity to place team in
wheeling. The terms named by Pres
iaent Power are simply absurd, unless
the League viii give Mr.. Howell
Springfields guarantee money A bet
ter plan would be to pay the back sal
aries with the guarantee money and
transfer the cub to Wheeling.
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BLUE RIBBON RACES.

Tidal Waves forfeited by non-appear'
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WE'RE IN NO DANGER.

Crews of the Point Barrow Whalers
Never Short of Food.
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San Francisco, July 19.-The Call
prints the news that the crews of the
whaling vessels at Point Barrow, to
whose relief an expedition was sent
on the revenue cutter Bear. are in good
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him, Breaking, breaking, breaking"
merely pausing now and then to hear
if he still lived. but it had him out over
and over again in other things until
the management nabbed him between
pieces and turned on a stout, confident
girl in salmon colored tulle and lob
ster colored stockings. This girl had
been taking notes in the wings, and she
came out determined on quelling the
crowd. She was the first on the bill to
smile; 1t was a smile she couldn't stop,
painted in bright red paint hard and
fast. But her eyes shot sparks over it.
The nature of her debut was a song
and dance, but think she was intend
ed for heavier employment She exc
cuted like a submarine diver with his
deep sea clothes on. Every time the
lobster legs left the stage the audience
hoWled them down, and up again. The
owner of them did not have Clara's
confiding nature; she was not that sort
of a girl; she knew she was being
guyed and she was mad about it, but
she was down for song and dance and
she was going to do it, If 1t killed the
crowd. She even made herself heard
once or twice and took her own time
getting off to make place for solemn
young gentleman, very blonde and re-
spectacle, almost ecclesiastical, whose
speciality was whistling. A wild burst
from the reception committee of 1000
frightened him out of his whistle. His
lip would not stay puckered. He stood
rigid, with one hand inserted in his
coat and the other clenched behind
him, trying, trying. But the whistle
never came. You know there are times
when it is impossible to whistle. One
of these, I should say, is when a thou
sand or so of small boys and strong
men are doing it for you. Change
hands, then you'll be all right" yelled
one of the teasers; and the pale-haired
youth brought both fists to the front
and retired in a triumph of applause.
Then a plump little girl upholstered in
yellow with black satin relief went
through the motions of an extremely
sentimental ballad, and a long, narrow,
dangerous looking person in a canton
flannel ulster and Mission street tur-
ban twirled two swords, Indian club
fashion, and fought battle with him
self while the house whistled the
muscle dance" and 1 fed.
It was on the way out that I met
Phil Hastings, who includes the Chutes
among the various enterprises that he
pressworks, and asked him where all
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these victims came from. ] am fairly
well acquainted with the ways and
means of the common or garden va
riety of would-be actor, but the vari-
ety-struck person is new to me. l al
ways had an idea that variety people
Just grew, as Topsy did, or else were
forcibly graduated from the legitimate
stage. In the good old days in this
town it used to be custom of variety
houses of questionable character to
give an amateur night every week or
two; but the results were nothing like
as real as those / saw at the Chutes;
LIQUID or solid inducements were US
ually held out to the victims, and If
the amateurs were not numerous
enough to go around the 'purfesh"
disguised itself and filed out the bill,
just as in the country circus the
clowns confederate helps him out with
the difficult jackass when no one else
offers. There was no questioning the
amateurishness of the collection at the
Chutes People don't work that way
when they are paid for 1T. So I asked
Mr.. Hastings where he gathered them,
and he told me about the advertise
ment, and showed me a hundred and
more letters from people who had read
it. Some of these letters were too good
to return, so 1 smuggled them away for
possible publication. Think of steal
ing a story from a press agent! One
letter was written on half sheet of
grocer's paper with carefully ruled lead
pencil lines. It read:
am a good tenor singer of strong
appearances and have sang out q great
deal in public and society. l have just
finished a course of six months COM
pIete acting at the Alcazar Theater and
am anxious to make my mark in the
profession. Salary is no object for the
present / am % years of age and of a
very fine family, and can furnish best
of references as to my character and
ability.
An applicant from the Mission was
hardly less humorous, although in a
different vein:
Gentlemen: I noticed your ad, and
as l am quite in the actor business,
thought / would answer. I do mono
logue in Dutch work, way up to date
and can hold stage twelve minutes
without the use of graphing irons. 1
have a telephone act that is a lallapa-
loosa, and would be pleased to hear
from you. I have appeared before the
crowned heads OF Europe and the
deadheads of Oakland
Mary writes on a postal card that
she has "a fine, strong voice for colored
or white work and can dance with mate
if necessary" She asks to be answered
by letter only as her folks might OBJ
ject.
A youth at present engaged in
delivering Western Union messages
writes Whom 1t May Concern" on a
telegraph blank that he is one of the
talented amateurs advertised for; that
he has cultivated hard feet and can
walk barefooted on swords, saws or
broken glass and can take off comic
Dutchman, studied from life, and the
tramp, and have also a partner
Kathleen of Clementina street uses
note paper with colored picture Of
bunch of pansies with snowstorm back
ground on the first page. Here is her
perfectly straightforward communica-
ton:
l don't know exactly what style of
acting l do, but 1 can do a little of
most anything in that line / am is
years old and have sang and danced in
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1898-10-23

tn HE Chutes loosed punch OF
amateur vaudeville players on
the stage of it's free theater Gre
served seats 10 cents eXtra) late
last Thursday night The audi
ence of 1000 that gathered to take
a hand and a boot at them would have
done credit to a dog fight. These peo-
pie were not there to encourage bud
ding genius, but to get fun out of its
misadventures, and they got it. If the
performers didn't share in the fun, at
least they went to their fate with their
eyes open in answer to an advertise
ment for amateur vaudeville talent
which the Chutes management ran last
week But do to animals what that
crowd did to these human beings (and
the female impersonator) who made
their first appearance on any stage, and
the S. P. C. A. will send you to jail.
Honest eggs and vegetables would nave
been bouquets compared to the catcalls,
dog-yeIps, goat-shakes, boot-thunder,
whistles and ironical applause that
greeted the aspirants for vaudeville
fame. Some of them took the uproar
as a serious compliment, and these
were the saddest cases of all. 1t was like
making fun of cripples On the whole the
game was not at all sportsmanllke,
but 1T was. ] must admit, so funny that
the best person there laughed down his
principles and baited a little on his own
account.
The first sacrifice was young
woman with all her best clothes on and
a. little bow in the forelock who wanted
TO sing about Birdie" The fateful
name dropped from her lips in the third
measure; then the crowd took her, and
her sad, sweet voice was heard no
more. There she stood, opening and
shutting her mouth, shaking the little
bow in her forelock, and at regular in
tervals her little hand would seek her
heart; but not sound was heard nor
funeral note above the gladness of the
throng BRIDES" story was never told
And they couldn't coax her back. 1t
was what followed her that needed no
urging-a mustached soprano in black
diagonal and ladies' shoes with a but
ton off here and there-at least he
walked that way; and the small boys
spotted him in two steps. They shout
ed, "Clara, oh, Clara!" and Clara
smiled affectionately, patted his shirt
front. cleared his throat and trebled
over a poor girls heart that was
breaking, breaking, breaking. The
house was perfectly delighted with his
staying powers. 1t not only sang with
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The Orpheum's new features for this
week include John c. Rice and his side
partner in comedy, Sally Cohen, who
needs no Introduction to San Francisco
theater-goers. They appear in farcical
skit entitled Our Honeymoon" which
was written specially for them. The Ros,
SOW midgets have always been prime IA
vorftes with Orpheum patrons, and they
come back for short stay, beginning
with this week. Little Charlie Rossow.
the cleverer of the two, now poses as the
smallest female impersonator in the
world. His imitation of Anna Held is said
to be extremely funny. Edwin Milton
Royle and Selena Fetter and several
strong cards are held over from last week.
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This unique explanation of the death of
Fanny Davenport is taken from an inter-
view In the Cincinnati Enquirer: 1t was
back in the eighties when Miss Davenport
received a shock that think led directly
to her death, though it took place this
many years afterward. l was with her at
the time. She was playing in Chicago,
and presented at a matinee Camille
The performance was viewed by a critic
upon the Chicago Times, who was Miss
Sullivan, If my memory isn't playing
tricks with me. AT any rate, the paper
the following morning. roasted Miss Day.
headed 1.-The Fat Camille When 1 saw
her after reading the notice Miss Daven-
port was in tears, and she vowed that she
would reduce her flesh OF, die in the at
tempt.
Davenport weighed nearly 200 pounds.
She was q big, powerful woman, and had
a natural inclination toward embonpoint.
The reducing process began from that
day, for she was a woman of remarkable
will power. and no one who did not know
her intimately will ever have the slightest
idea of the torture and suffering which
Miss Davenport endured after that day.
I think it was the Fat Camille criticism
that did it all. for nature had meant Miss
Davenport to be tremendous woman, or
large a mold. In attempting to thwart
the laws of nature she paid the bitter
penalty.
Paul Lawrence Dunbar, the negro poet,
has just finished a one-act opera, to be
sung by negroes who have had the neces-
sary operate training.
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The Baldwin,.

The Frawley company will present Ed
ward E. Roses clever adaptation of 1.-The
Prisoner of Zenda" tonight and through
out the week at the Baldwin. The story
and excellent quality of the play are IA
niliar to nearly every one nowadays. 1t
remains to be said only that Mr.. Fraw-
lev will dare the difficulties of the triple
heroic role, Miss Bates appear as Flavia,
Lucille La Verne as Antoinette de Maui
ban, Theodore Roberts as lack MICHAEL
Eau, and that Fanchion Campbell. Eleanor
Carey, John T. Burke, Robert G. Wilson;
Arthur Hickman, Joseph P. keefe and
Louis Payne are comprised in the cast
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The Glcazar.

A Belasco play that will be almost new
to many and quite new to some is May
Blossom" which will be given this week
at the Alcazar. 1t tells the story of a
woman and two men. The accepted lover
is taken prisoner in time of war; the
rival lies about the absent and marries
the girl. The prisoner is released two
years later 70 find his fiancee a wife and
mother. Six years after that everything
is settled in the old sweet way The full
strength of the Alcazar company will be
shown in the cast. The management an
nounces that the "Cyrano" scenery is now
being painted for the production at this
theater.
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New Comedu.

The new week at the Comedy Theater
will be devoted to 1.-THE Little Hussar," a
musical piece written for Miss Clara
Thropp. and one in which she is said to
have scored The complications hover
around a musician and his opera. He
takes it and his young lady pupils TO a
military camp, the last train for home is
missed and there is comically embar-
RAISING time all round. Henderson's COM
pany comes to the Comedy next week.
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The California.

The California will reopen again to-
night at cheap prices with William Cald-
er's company in 1.-The Span of Life"
sensational melodrama that takes its title
from a scene of the play wherein modern
by building living bridge. The company
is said to be quite capable Of giving the
full sensation of the play.
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Morosco' S.

Morosco offers revival of the Streets
of New York to his patrons next week.
The play is DID, and has been seen many
times since its birth over forty years
ago, but, as the press agent says, we de-
are inscribed the names of those who
long ago trod the boards as the Puffys
and Badgers and Bloodgoods of the pa
thetic old drama. All the Morosco stars
are In the cast and special scenic dis
MAY is promised.
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The Columbia.

Mathews and Bulger have another week
at the Columbia in "By the Sad Sea
Waves" a farce comedy that, while in
no sense as good as the first one brought
here by these clever comedians, has sew
eral catchy episodes-especially the old
speciality act of the stars and the sen.
sationally good rag-time piano playing OF
Ned Weyburn The next attraction is a
travelling company in Sowing the Wind, =
a strong drama of Sydney Grundy's that
was introduced here some five years ago
by Henry Miller.
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The Tivoli.

The Tivoli will revive this week the
most popular of all of Becocq's comic
operas, "Girof1e-Girofla," with new
book especially prepared by Cheeyer
Goodwin. the author Of Wang" The
title roles will be sung alternately. by
Anna LIGHTER and Elvia Crox. Jean Clara
Walters, especially engaged for the part
of Aurore, will make her operate debut;
Edwin Stevens will be the father of the
twins; William Pruette the Mourzouk
and Annie Myers the maid. "Suzette,"
Oscar Weils charming comic opera, for
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numerous entertainments and l think
1 would suit.
withhold the full names and ad-
dresses. which are part of the letters,
because they were written in answer
to a legitimate advertisement and not
intended for publication and because /
would not like to think of these young
artists falling into the hands Of I'M
scrupulous managers. A Thursday
night at the Chutes is all the expert
ence that most of them will need
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Heinrich's Recital

Mr.. and Mrs. Max Heinrich, barytone and
soprano, and their daughter. Julia will
give three additional recitals at the Sher-
man-Clay Hall Monday and Friday even
ings of next week and also on Wednesday
afternoon. Such artistic singers as these
are too seldom heard in San Francisco.
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Pearl Ladd's Entertainments.

Pearl Ladd, the talented young pianist
and dramatic reader, will play and read
at the Sherman-Clay Hall next Thursday
evening and on Saturday afternoon She
will play numbers by Beethoven Mozart,
Chopin, Scharwenka and will give
scenes from Romeo and Juliet 1.-The
Merchant of Venice" and Leah, the For
saken''
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The Ch11tes,

Next week there will be what is quoted
on the hangers, "a Feast of Fun and
Frivolity," at the Chutes. Mcbride and
James, "the Kings of Celtic Comedy" will
prano, and many old fayorites have been
retained
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Carl Hertz.

Carl Hertz, the celebrated magician,
who recently arrived here on a journey
round the world, will probably give a
series of entertainments shortly in one of
the big theaters. Mr.. Hertz is a San Fran
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ciscan, and his work has received the APP
prevail of Great Britain. Australia, New
Zealand, China, Japan and even India,
to reach its perfection
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The Olumpia.

The Olympia claims to have strong
card in the four Florences, a troupe of
acrobats. Other features are Irene Frank
lin and Cotton and Moll
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The Orpheum.

low.