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The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
Grand Opora-House e

The first production in San Francisco
of Princess Nicotine" was heard last
night in the Grand Opera House by a
bers but in quality as we'll The South
we'll Opera Company have put on the
opera in excellent style so far as scenery,
costumes, orchestra and chorus are con-
cerned. In fact the most of the music
in the piece is choral, but what few little
solos there are are sweet and catchy.
The scene is laid in Cuba far enough ago
to warrant romantic Spanish costumes
for the men and fetching ones for the
women, as well as some pretty bits of
of the production, being strung upon the
slender thread of a roue, Don Pedro, and
his unWelcome attentions to the pretty
bride of Don Chicos, wealthy young to-
bacco merchant.
William Wolfe as Don Pedro, Thomas
Rosa and Bertha Ricci as the wife of
Don Pedro were the leading roles, and
gave satisfaction to an indulgent and
often pleased audience. Several pretty
bits Of music, the cigarette song, the good
night and Don Pedro's silvery moon with
his allusion to Mayor Phelan were en-
c0red again and again.
many familiar strains in the music,
Princess Nicotine caught on last night
and the management was wreathed in
smiles. The chief excellence of the op-
eretta is in the concerted music. and
that was so good that it atoned for
whatever shortcomings might have been
apparent. Miss jeanette Fredericks
made her debut as Nita, the dancing girl,
and made a success in her turn in the
first act,
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
WANTS TO FIGHT sHARKEY.
Jeffords, the Sonora Giant, Willing
to Meet the Sailor.

STOCKTON, May 29.-"Jim" Jeffords
wants to fight Sharkey. The big fellow
from the mountains is as splendid speci-
men of manhood as one cares to see. He
is built something on the plan Of Sharkey.
He probably is a little taller and mas
slight advantage in reach over the sailor
boy.
'If Sharkey will make the same propo-
sition that he made to Steiner | will
fight him at any time. Sharkey offered
to take Steiner on with an agreement to
stop him in ten rounds. l fee! confident l
can keep away from the sailor boy for
that long. anyway" declared the man
from Sonora.
How about Steiner"
8 well. Steiner won from me on a foul.
n had him all cut to pieces. and when he
called me vicious name | lost my head.
I picked him up and threw him to the
floor. OF course the referee had to decide
against me"
Jefords and his trainer have gone to So
nora, but previous to their departure they
told all the local sports that Jeffcrds
would come to the scratch on the prOpo-
sition at any time. He began his pugilistic
career in 1895 a Grass Valley He was
known through his prowess as wrestler
before he entered the ring. He holds the
championship of America for Cornish
wrestling. His boxing record includes
about twenty fights, in several Of which
he exhibited science and endurance 1t
is the latter quality which would make
his friends sanguine If they could get him
into a ring with the sailor
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
SUBSTITUTE TEACHERS
TO RECEIVE SALARIES
A MEASURE OF ECONOMY TO BE
RECOMMENDED.

The Salary Committee of the Board of
Education met last evening and continued
to prepare a schedule of salaries of school
teachers for the ensuing year. The prin-
cipal business of the session was the
alteration in compensation of the substi-
tute teachers from payment per diem to
a monthly salary. By this action the
committee expects to practice economy
to the extent of about $4,000 per year
There are thirty-six day substitutes
and six night substitutes. Last year they
some have been paid SO 50 per day for as
many days as they have rendered service
in the schoolroom. Some of the teach
ers profited by this arrangement, but
many of them failed to earn the amount
of salary which existed under the old
regime. Recently a petition was 'circu-
lated among them requesting the board
to re-establish the old system. 1t met
with some opposition on the part of the
more fortunate substitutes at first but it
was taken before the committee last
night. In it ii was pointed out that such
change would mean profit to the city
of $4,000 annually, and the committeeman
passed upon the proposition favorably and
will so report to the board next Wednes-
day night. Should the board adopt the
recommendation the payment on salaries
will commence July l.
A request was made that the old salary
regime go into effect on the first day of
June, but the petitioners feared that it
might be extended until August l. The
fact that it will be dated from the first of
an intermediate month is the result of a
compromise.
were raised last night, but the ak fell on
none of them This was the result of an
effort to equaliZe on some of the compen-
sations which have been previously cut.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
MRS. REYNOLDS DEATH
DUE TO CARELESSNESS
Stockton Coroner's Jury Censures the
Southern Pacific and Railway
CompanieS

STOCKTON May 29.-The Coroner's jury
inquiry into the death of Mrs. Frances &.
Reynolds, the young woman killed on
Saturday evening by a Southern Pacific
freight train. gave a verdict which prob
ably will be the basis for a heavy dam
age suit against the electric railway COM
pany and the Southern Pacific. The tes-
tfmony indicated that precautions against
collisions between street cars and trains
had become largely mechanical on the
part of the employees. and that even
though they exercised caution danger
could not be avoided, as there was no
flagman at the crossing. The verdict #
the COrOner's jury says:
We censure the Southern Pacific Railroad
Company and the Stockton Electric Railroad
Company for ca arelessness. the Southern Pacific
Railroad Company for not having a gate
flagman at the crossing, and the Stockton Elec-
trio Railroad Company for not using sufficient
care in passing over the railroad crossing. We
recommend that the city of Stockton have the
railroad company protect public crossings by
gates
Attached to this is the following nota-
tion:
I hereby dissent from this verdict grounds
that do not believe Coroners jury has the
right to censure
(Signed) GEORGE HORNAGE.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
CAPTAIN NEALL
SENTENCED TO
Be DISMISSED
Court-Martial Found
Him Guilty.
PRESIDENT MAY INTERFERE
PRESIDENT MAY INTERFERE
GENERAL SKATERS URGENT
APPEAL FOR THE OFFICER.
John w. Mackay Has Gone to Wash
ington to See Mckinley and Ask
for a Pardon for Cap
tain NealI.

The court-martial which recently tried
Captain John NJ. Neall of the Fourth Cav
airy found him guilty of sufficient num-
Der of the charges preferred against him
to sentence him to be dismissed the
service A special to The Call last night
from Washington stated that the find
ings of the court had been received at
the office of the judge advocate general
of the army, and that the sentence was
dismissal from the army. The case will
be laid before the President this week for
his action, but it is not thought that he
will interfere.
The findings of the court-martial were
forwarded to Washington last week by
General Shafter. After the trial the find
ings were laid before General Shafter by
Judge Advocate Noble Inasmuch as the
sentence of the court was dismissal, Gen
eral Shafter was powerleSS TO act, the
case being beyond his power. He, how
ever, submitted it to the judge advocate of
the department for an opinion, who re,
ported that there was no flaw to be found
in the proceedings. General Shafter then
forwarded the findings with the recon-
mendation for executive clemency. In
fact, General Shafter made a most urg
ent appeal for leniency in the case. He
suggested, in view of the excellent record
Of Captan Neal in tRe past his h1
ment was under orders to go to the Phil
ippineS, where SUCH an officer would be of
the greatest benefit to the service, that
Captain Neall restored to duty.
There is yet chance for Captain Neall
to escape the sentence of the court, and
1t is known that the strongest influence
will be brought to bear upon the Presi-
dent tomorrow by his friends for Glenn
ency in the case John W. Mackay, the
capitalist, who has all along been friend
of Captain Nealls, and who has used his
influence in his behalf. when he learned
that the findings of the court had been
forwarded to Washington, left immedi-
ately for that city to see the President
in behalf of the officer. When he went
ii was given out that he was going to
New York, and only his most intimate
friends knew of his destination. AS Troop
B. of which Neall is the captain, leaves
in about ten days for the Philippines, the
action of the President will probably be
made known the last of this week.
Nealrs friends are of the opinion that
Mr. Mackay may be able to save him, and
they are anxiously awaiting the outcome
of his efforts
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
Orpheum.

While there are but two new acts on
the Orpheum bill this week they are of
the best. and either would do honor to
any vaudeville bill. We have had jugglers
and bicycle riders galore, but now comes
Henri French. who combines the two in
way that gives one of the most inter-
esting and finished acts the Orpheum has
ever put on. No such trick bicycle rid
ing has been seen in this country as Mr.
French introduces at the finish of his act
His juggling with the tirebrand while While
is among the most thrilling finishes ever
seen in a vaudeville act in this city. The The
new comedy of the bill is left to Billy
Clifford and Maude Huth, and while their
sketch is lacking in plot. this defect, is
more than counterbalanced by the fine
touches of comedy evolved by Mr.. Cliff
ford as the Chappie and by Miss Huth
as the up-to-date young woman. The
balance of the bill is from last week,
though Billy Van appears in new stories
and Jokes, some of which he told when
here last year; but for the most part they
are new and good Moung Toon and
Moung Chet are still big features. A spe-
cial matinee will be given to-day.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
CAMP OF ADVENTISTS
GROWS IN POPULATION
Fifty Extra Tents Ordered to Accom-
modate the Throng Of New
Arrivals.

STOCKTON, May 29.-The population
of the big tented city of the Seventh Day
Adventists at Goodwater Grove, near this
place, was increased by 100 arrivals this
evening Among them were NJ. E. Cady
president of the Healdsburg College, and
M. c. Mcclure one of the directors of
that institution. A kindergarten has
been established in one of the large tents
and the little children of the campers
were to-day started on a course of study
and play that will continue as long as the
tents are pitched. J. j.. Ireland was to-
day elected secretary Of the conference.
He will assume his duties tomorrow.
In all probability the camp meeting will
be much more largely attended than was
at first expected A delegation of several
hundred campers is expected to arrive
tomorrow Fifty extra tents We're or
dered by telegraph from San Francisco
this evening and more may be needed.
Visitors to the camp grounds to-day
were warned by large red placards not
to smoke on the premises. Peddlers and
solicitors are forbidden the grounds; The
canvas city has its own grocery, book and
supply stores and lives apart from the
nearby municipality.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
|NVAL|DATES THE
SIDE WALK ACT
Judge Bennett Says 1t Is
UnCOnStitutiOna al.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SANTA ROSA, May 29.-In Judge Bur-
retts department of the Superior Court
a decision was handed down to-day in
the case of the Petaluma Paving Com
pany against James Singley declaring the
celebrated Vrooman sidewalk act to be
unconstitutional. The decision affects al
most every city and town in the State,
nearly all of which have during the last
five years taken advantage of the act TO
perfect street improvements.
The action upon which the decision was
based was brought in the Superior Court
of this county to foreclose a lien for street
assessment. The case originated in pro-
ceedings taken by the City Council of
Fetaluma under what was supposed to be
a legal act of the Legislature entitled IAN
act TO provide for work upon streets.
lanes, alleys. courts, places and sidewalks,
ETC." introduced into the Senate in 1885
by the late Senator Henry Vrooman Of
Oakland Some time ago the City Council
of Petaluma awarded the Petaluma Paw
ing Company a contract to lay certain
sidewalks in that city IN conformity with
the provisions of the Vrooman act The
company carried out its contract and the
work was accepted by the Council.
Singley refused to pay for his portion
of the work. and suit was brought to
compel him TO do so. Judgment was given
LOT the pIalnIlII, ana the ueItHudNl dl
once moved for new trial To-day 5
decision was the outcome.
The main ground upon which the mo-
ton for a new trial was based was that
the act was unconstitutional and opposed
to the fourteenth amendment to the
United States constitution, which pro
vides that mo State shall deprive any
person of life, liberty or property without
due process of law; also section IA ar
ticle l of the constitution of California,
which provides that private property
shall rot be taken or damaged for public
use without just compensation having
first been made 10 or paid into court for
the owner" In handing down his de-
cision the court says:
Il have no doubt that the act of March
IS. 1885. entitled An act TO provide for
work upon streets, etc. to the extent that
it seeks TO impose upon the property of
an individual an assessment to pay the
expense of a public improvement, with
out regard to special benefit TO said prop
erty and independent of any judicial de-
termination of such benefit, is void. and
cannot be made basis for the mainte-
nance of an action like the case at bar
In compliance with this reasoning a
new trial in the case has been granted.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
ALCAzAR ACTORS
GRAPPLE WITH
SHAKESPEARE
Lewis Morrison in
"Hamlet.
S0UTHWELLS IN NEW OPERA
A WONDERFUL WHEELMAN AT
THE ORPHEUM.
Tivoli Revives "The Mascot"-Prize
Offered for the Best Title
to Kelcey's New
Play.

New Hamlets are the vogue now, and
Lewis Morrison started the ball rolling
in the Alcazar last night before a nu-
merouS and good-natured audience. The
performance was full of bitches and
loss of memory on the part of the play
erS; the green calcium did not cover
Mr. Morrison in the ghost scene and he
muttered, Turn the light on me-" in
fiercely audible tones; the stage hands
made all sorts of unexpected noises be-
hind the scenes and broke up several
big episodes; lines were cut and sand
wiched in at the wrong time, and sew
eral of the Alcazar actors We're obvious
ly embarrassed by their Shakespearean
stride and wardrobe-but the audience
was od-natured, even respectful, and
received this new enterprise of the
stock company with constant attention
and frequent applause. Hamlet" is a
good play and hard to down.
Mr.. Morrison comes to the Dane
rather late in life. l am told that he
has been studying the part for twenty
years. Well, he needs a few days more
before his Interpretation is listed with
the big ones, but in the meantime his
Hamlet is quite a seeable old gentle
man, full of careful stage business and
good old-fashioned elocution. Miss
Florence Roberts is much to the good
in Ophelia. The unfortunate girl is
made musical, quite human and more
cheerful and plumper than we usually
get her Clarence Montaine will be an
interesting Polonius after a little more
intimacy with the lines, and Miss Fitz-
allen is surprisingly convincing as the
queen. Frank Tanning plays Laertes
with almost comic opera enthusiasm,
and Howard Scott is a very tame ghost
1t is hard to take the production too
seriously, but only fair to say that it
will be running easier in a night or
two
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
OV ten to Blanche Bates

WASHINGTON, May 29. - Blanche
Bates received a magnificent ovation to-
night at the close of the third act of 1.-THE
Dancing Girl" given by Frawley's COM
pany at the Columbia Theater. The au-
dience tired itself out applauding Cali
fornia's brilliant young actress. The
curtain was rung up seven times and then
the lady retired behind the scenes, visibly
affected by the ardor of her reception.
Mr.. Frawley was called upon for a
speech, and responded by modestly dis
claiming any credit for himself, but said
he was proud of having introduced Miss
Bates, who was a California girl and his
protege. 1.-The Dancing Girl as given
by the Frawley' company tonight is de.
clared by competent critics to be one OF
the best performances offered here this
season, and superior to the Southern
companY,s rendition of this play.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
INTERESTS THE PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Contract for Masonry Work for the
New Postoffice Building Will
Soon BE Awarded

WASHINGTON. May 29.-It is generally
believed at the Supervising Architects $
office that the contract for masonry work
on the San Francisco Postoffice will be
awarded to Ellis & Co. At the opening Of
the bids in April this was supposed to be
a Cincinnati (Ohio) firm. but it is now
known that they have offices in this city.
Supervising Architect Taylor is very
much pleased with the last bids and
thinks the contract will be awarded in a
few days
Army orders: BY direction of the AS
sistant Secretary of War. Charles A. Haw-
ley. Battery L, Third United States Ar
tillery. Manila will be sent on a Gov
ernment transport 70 San Francisco and
will upon his arrival there be discharged
from the service of the United States by
the commanding officer Of the Preside Of
San Francisco. Private William d. Huff
Company A. Twenty-third United States
Infantry now at Manila, Will be dis
charged from the service of the United
States by the commanding officer at his
station. The discharge of Private Joseph
s. Johnson. Company I. Tenth Pennsyl-
vania Volunteer Infantry, is hereby con-
Company A. Twenty-thrd United States
Infantry will be discharged from the SER
vice Of the United States upon receipt of
his descriptiye list by the commanding Of
BY direction of the Secretary OF War
Captains Sedgwick Pratt and Henry c.
Danes Third United States Artillery, are
detailed. under provisions of general or
ders relating to the examination of medi-
-cal officers, as members of the board of
officers appointed to meet at San Fran
cisco by special orders, April 20, from this
office. for service Herewith only during
the examination of such officers as may
have been reported by the board as ply
slcally disqualified for promotion.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original-John c. Scott
Sailors Home, San Francisco, s6. Re-
newal-Wallace d. Haynes, Oakland, Sc
Increase-Wimer W. Russell. Marysville
Sc to IS; Ernest Pfefferle, Los Angeles, Sc
tc $S.
Oregon: Increase-Hdrvey Conner, Can
ycnville, Sc to $l2.
Washington: Increase-Joseph NJ. Ives,
Orting IS to so.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
Tlvoi

The old favorite comic opera, THE
Mascot" by Edmund Audran, delighted
the patrons of the Tivoli last night The
"gobble duet" and other numbers were
well rendered and had to be repeated.
Annie Meyers was Bettina, the Mascot
Anna LIGHTER, Fiametta; Charlotte Beck
with, Prince Frederic: William PIuette,
Pippo; Edwin Stevens, Prince Lorenzo;
Phil Branson, Rocco; William Schuster,
Mateo; Charles w. Swain, the Doctor,
and John P. Wilson. the Sergeant. Annie
Meyers made a sprightly Bettina and
Stevens was very funny as Lorenzo, be-
ing ably supported by Phil Branson. Miss
Beckwith had an opportunity to display
her talents as a vocalist and made an ex-
cellent impression. She introduced a
song I'm Days of Yore,' which she sang
with rare feeling and expression and was
warmly enCored
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
SYLVIA AS A TOOL
OF The GAMBLERS
Nausalito Trustee Gets
Himself Arrested.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

SAN RAFAEL, May 29-Town Trustee
Adolph Sylvia of Sausalito executed his
duly advertised star play to-day by hav-
ing himself arrested on a felony charge
in order to settle the pool room question
as speedily as possible Then the acute
official started in to celebrate his display
Of genius, ending by causing most dis
graceful scene in the Supervisors cham
Der and narrowly avoiding a thrashing
at the hands of District Attorney Nc
Isaac
The warrant for Sylva's arrest on
charge of felony for having issued and
delivered a license to Joseph Harvey TO
conduct a gambling game in defiance of
the statutes was sworn to by Engene
Cramer' before Recorder Simpton of
Sausalito. The Trustee then came to this
city and petiuoned the Superior Court
for a writ of habeas corpus, which was
granted by Judge Angellotti and made re-
turnable on Monday. June 5.
This afternoon Sylvia suddenly walked
into the Supervisors chamber, and with
out any apology rudely interrupted the
routine of the session by declaring he
represented the majority of the Town
Trustees Of SauSalitO in the capacity OF
chairman and desired the board to adopt
a county license permitting pool rooms
TO be conducted in that town. He was
ruled out of order by Chairman Barr and
requested to take his seat. whereupon he
hurled an invective at the head of Dis
triCt Attorney McIsaac. accusing the sat-
ter OF having violated his prediction
promises.
You're drunk sylvia" calmly replied
McIsaac. "and when you're sober l may
condescend to talk TO you"
At this Sylvia loudly proclaimed that he
had eighteen warrants already sworn out
for the arrest Of certain county officials
on felony charges and would have them
served if the Supreme Court ruled favor
ably as regards the present issue. Fol
lowing this with an epithet or two. he
was told to desist by the District Attor-
ney or he would be made TO suffer. sylvia
then dropped his air of bravado and
walked quietly from the room and took
n t. train for Sansalitn.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
Organize a Democratic Club.

An organization to be known as the
Regular Democratic Club of the Thirty
fifth Assembly District was effected last
night in Fairmount Hall, corner Precita
and Coso avenues. EX-District Attorney
j. d. Sullivan was elected temporary
chairman and Jefferson Martenet tempo
rary secretary. The following committee
was appointed on permanent organiza-
ton: William Broderick. DR.. Charles E.
James H. Robinson, Walter E. Dorm NJ
]. Wren, P. ]. Silk and NJ. l.. Kelly. A
series of resolutions was adopted highly
Phelan.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
REFUSES TO ABROGATE
CLAYTON-BULWER TREATY
Great Britain's Club to Compel the
United States to Make a Con-
cesSion to Canada

NEW YORK, May z9.-The Washington
correspondent of the Herald telegraphs:
Great Britain continues to hold over the
head of the United States its refusal to
sbrogate the Clayton-Bulwer treaty and
not to dispose of the questions at issue
with Canada unless the latter Is granted
the concession she asks in the Alaskan
boundary dispute
AS this concession will not be granted
II is evident that unless a satisfactory
solution Of the boundary controversy is
obtained the treaty will stand in the way
q the sole ownership and control Of the
Nicaragua canal by the United States.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
Held Without Bail.

N. NJ. Larsen. who threw cuspidor at
John c. Kenney in the Acme Lodging
house on Market street, appeared before
Judge Mogan yesterday, and as the po-
lice stated that Kenney might die the
Judge ordered Larsen into custody with
ries were known. George Ford, the sailor
who gave the old man, Martin Jackson, a
terrible beating Sunday morning at 904
Judge and his bail was increased to $4,000,
as Jacksons injuries are looked upon as
serious.
The San Francisco call., 1899-05-30
MINER MEETS an
AWFUL ACCIDENT
Mutiloted by Piece Of Metal
FROM q Collapsed BoIoDce
Wheel.

MALI Nl1--t May 29-Detais whic
monroe BAKER young of in
nle near fornesoWn reached
on the night shift
10 eat his luncheon
ewhee
collapsed
Monroe
exposing the nraln
out ms physician
popular in the mining
muniy has