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we'll acted, as such strong drama should
be. There is. an abundance of striking
situations and there are many melodra-
matte suggestions that arouse the slug
gish blood of the confirmed theater goer
and draw tears from eyes that have be-
come blase from too long gazing at the
footlights. The important characters are
few but strongly marked. Charles King,
the Sir John Harding of the cast, di-
viding the honors of the evening with
Mr.. Ormonde. who has the ungrateful
role of a thoroughly desultory and pur-
poseless villain.
Mr.. Bryant's Simeon Strong was faith
fully acted, while Mr.. Montaine furnished
the humor from the male side of the COM
pany Gertrude Foster, as Harding's de-
voted wife, had ample opportunity to dis
play her power as an emotional actress,
and she made the most of it. The fact
that the applause that greeted her ef,,
forts was silent and lachrymose ana
spoiled handkerchiefs, instead of dim
ming. as dampness usually does, bright
ened her success. In the role of Kate
Merriweather. Miss Helen Henry was as
piquant as ever. Miss Marie Howe was
charming mother and Miss Juliet Cros-
by a bewitchingly flirtatious widow. The
play was a success, and last nights per
formance stamped it as one of the Few
that one cares to sec many times.
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TRIED TO GET DIVORCE
FOR THIRTEEN YEARS

OAKLAND, Sept. 25.-After numerous
futile attempts during the past thirteen
years to secure a legal separation from
her husband, on the ground of cruelty,
Mrs. Elizabeth WielandLange was to-
day made happy when Judge Ellsworth
handed down decree of divorce in her
favor and against Theodor Lange, at the
same time awarding to plaintiff the home
stead property at Grove street near Lorin,
worth $3000 custody of the minor enid
and permission to resume her maiden
name of Wieland.
Judge Ellsworth also granted James A
Barnes a divorce from Beatrice A. Barnes
on the ground of infidelity. The defend-
ant never appeared or answered. The
couple were married about three years
ago. :,
Jose Felis was granted a decree of dl-
vorce from Refugio Bernal Felis, on his
cross-complaint. The wife. who owns a
ranch near Livermore, had sued on the
ground of desertion, but it appeared at
the trial that she had locked him out Oh
her home and refused, for several years,
to permit him on the place.
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TiVoli.

The performance of Martha" at the
Tivoli last evening was a striking illus
tration of the fact that, after all, the old
ear-tickling operas are never tiresome.
There is some fascination in those dear
old melodies which sound so familiar and
TO which you may keep time with a nod
Of your head or tap of your foot. There
is vim and dash throughout the play, and
it is quite breezy after the heavy music
of 'OtheHo" and "Lohengrin": some
thing like black coffee after a heavy
dinner.
Martha introduced the TivoHs new
tenor Thpmas Greene, who halls from
New York, where he earned laurels with
the Castle-square Opera Company. He
has fresh, agreeable voice particularly
adapted TO the lighter operate works,
and will prove the best tenor the Tivoli
has ever had for comic operas. He made
a decided hit last evening. and several of
his solos were enthusiastically encored.
Having an attractive stage presence and
become a great favorite. Mr.. Greene's
natural tenor will amply make up for any
lack in method he may have.
While Miss Ada Palmer Walkers So
prano is very steely and hard it is we'll
trained as far as technical character is
concerned; and inasmuch as Martha is
a colorature part, she succeeded well in
giving a creditable performance of the
role Mary Dinck, aided by her fully de-
veloped histrionic accomplishments, was
very successful in her impersonation of
Nancy. Her solo in the fourth act re-
ceived a sincere encore. Her vivacity and
dash was really refreshing. William
Schuster was in his element as Plunket
It is exactly in parts like this one where
Mr.. Schuster's voice predomfnates. There
is a breadth to it at times which is very
ternate with "Othello" this week, and
next week the comic opera season will
commence with 'AIikado" The manage
ment decided to alternate for an indef-
mite time comic opera with grand opera.
ALFRED METZGER.
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BRILLIANT FIRST
NIGHT AUDIENCE
GREETS MODJESKA
| he Star in the Role of
Marie Antoinette.
"MARTHA" A HIT AT THE TIV0LI
1.-The Drum Majors Daughter" Re-
peated at the Grand-Originali
and Variety in Vaude-
vile.
MARTHA" A HIT AT THE TIVoLI

Poor Marie Antoinette's cry ''When
will the people be llred of my sufferings?"
seems to carry down the century. for a
large audience gathered at the Columbia
Theater last night to live over again her
sorrows and TO welcome Madame Mod
jeska.
The play, from the pen of Clinton
Stuart, pictures the most eventful years
in the lives of Louis and his Queen and is
In five acts and q prologue. There is a
touch and go of suggestion in the early
scenes painting the French court in its
frivoltty and extravaganza, and then
the action glides rapidly from
awful that filled the Reien Of
ierror with its ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS hor
Iorsi 1t is not a great play. for though
i tells the story. too much Of it perhaps,
IT is pulseless-bloodless and does not
carry the conviction its scenes are meant
10 hold. IT is too fun of unreal soliloquy
a terrible situation in reality when the
mob demanded the presence of the
put in the drama no one, either on the
stage or in the audience, seemed to fee.
its awfulness. the emotions were none too
The play strengthens as it advances.
ana whenever Modjeska has the opportu-
nifty of good dialogue she shows herself
true daughter of the Caesars No one
has ever accused Louis XVI of being a
hngly figure, but Mr.. Kellard was even
less so than the situation demanded. He
had some moments of true feeling, but
they We're brief, and his general bearing
was theatrical. a rather clever child
played the Dauphin, but she had far too
much TO do. She seemed often an intru-
sion and deprived the scenes of weight
and true pathos by sounding the false
pote inevitable with the stage child. Miss
Mary Hall was stirring as the leader of
the mob; Kate DaIgleish a sweet, pathetic
elizabeth; Irving Brooks an excellent
Simon, and the part of Mirabeau was
cleverly handled by Wadsworth Harris.
The minor support was adequate but not
exceptional.
The scenery is beautiful and the stage
setting closely follows history; in fact the
play is hardly wfthy its elaborate and
costly production. The costumes are most
picturesque, especially those worn by
Modjeska. In the Trianon she might have
been fresh from the hands of GreuZe, so
closely did she follow the fashion he set.
She is at all times the artist and even
with the weight OF badly constructed
play she won frequent applause and sew
eral curtain calls for her dramatic skill.
CHARLOTTE THOMPSON.
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HELD AS HIGHWAYMEN.
Men Suspected of Holding UP the
Ontario Stage Arrested.

PENDLETON, Or. Sept. 25.--J. Barclay,
aged "a, and Forest Ferrons, aged 21, were
arrested to-day on the overland passenger
train at this point and held pending the
arrival of Sheriff Huntington of Baker
City, who telegraphed Sheriff Bakeley
here They are wanted for holding up
the stage between Ontario and Burns last
week.
Both disclaim knowledge of any reason
for their detention Barclay had bull
rons about SIS. Sheriff Huntington, when
told the mems names, telephoned in reply
that they were the parties he wanted for
the holdup. 1t is supposed that the same
parties who held up the Ontario stage at
tempted to rob the Oregon Short Line
train at Ontario.
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Left ALL to His Wife.

OAKLAND, Sept. 25.-The holographic
will of Christoph Frederic Leiding, who
died in San Francisco September 16, was
filed for probate to-day by the widow,
Wiihelmina, who asks for letters: The in
strument is dated August 16, 1898; with
codicil of September II, 1899, and by tts
ana consisting of realty in Oakland and
in Sonoma and Santa Barbara counties, Is
beoueathed TO the widow, who is named
as executrix without bonds. Mrs. Leiding
Is now Is years of age and resides at 1474
Ninth \ nth street, and the only other heirs at
law are two sisters of decedent,. residing
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Welded in Alameda.

ALAMEDA, Sept. 25.-Miss Emma
Peterson of this city and Edward Long
of Pacific Grove were married last even
Chaplin on Versailles avenue. Rev w.
H. Fulton of the United Presbyterian
Church performed the ceremony. Only
a few friends of the contracting parties
were present. Mr. and Mrs Long will re-
side at Pacific Grove
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ChuteS.

Adgie astonshed her lions and the
audience at the Chutes last night by
jumping into the cage attired in Japanese
costume, singing THE Monkey On a
Stick" from the Geisha, then reducing
herself to knickerbockers and putting her
big beasts through a startling perform
sketch, Alberta Lane, possessed of large
figure and small but well cultivated So
prano, responded to two encores ana the
rest of the bill was we'll received. Har-
mon and Seabury continue their wonder
full high diving exhibition.
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Ornheunn.

The Orpheum was filed to the doors last
evening, a large percentage of the attend
ance being the boys in blue. The latter
especially showed a great appreciation of
the Hungarian Boys Military Band which
was literally applauded and in return
gave the Star Spangled Banner" and
"Dixie." Frank Cushman, minstrel, after
a long absence, was we'll received. The
Bright brothers, acrobats, gave marvellous
exhibitions of strength. o. G. Seymour
and Jennie YeamanS were up 10 date in
their specialties. Terry and Lambert still
continue to win deserved applause with
their high class comedy work.
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RESIGNS GUARDIANSHIP.

BALTIMORE, Sept 25.-United States
Senator Wellington to-day resigned the
Craftsmanship of the Republican State
Central Committee, in accordance with
the recent written request Of Governor
Lowndes, who is candidate for re-elec-
ton on the Republican ticket. THOMAS
]. Shyrock was elected to succeed him.
Shyrock is a State Treasurer.
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Keefe ELECTED Sheriff.

SALINAS, Sept 25.-At special meet
ing of the Board of Supervisors this after
noon NJ r. Keefe was elected Sheriff of
Monterey County, to take the place of
Henry r. Farley, who was murdered last
Monday night. There were six candi-
dates, but only three received votes.
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Grand Opera-HouSe.

Offenbachs military opera THE Drum
Majors Daughter commenced it's second
week at the Grand Opera house last night
TO a well filled house. The principals in
the cast were warmly received and the
chorus girls met with an ovation for their
military evolutions. There IS every
promise of crowded houses for the balance
of the week
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Floater Found Near Alviso.

OAKLAND, Sept. 25.-The remains of
an unknown man were recovered from
the water at the drawbridge between
Newark and Alviso to-day. There was
nothing about the clothing to disclose the
corpse's identity. The body is that of a
person aged about % or 80 years and ap-
parently an Italian.
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NAVAL OFFICER DEAD.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Captain F. S.
Haggerty, T. S. N, retired, died to-day,
aged 80 years. His first service was on
the schooner Experiment at Charleston.
S. c., during the notification excitement
of 1888 AS a lieutenant he went with
Commodore Perry on the Japan, expedi-
of war Vandalia in the attack on Port
Royal, November z. 1851, taking active
part in silencing the enemys fire, and
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subsequently in blockading the mouth of
the Savannah River.
Commander Haggerty received the
thanks of Congress for meritorious SER
vice and conduct. He was in charge of
the ironclads at New Orleans during 1857
g. He was lighthouse inspector for tne
Seventh District, Key West, Fla. 1901.
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Death of a Fireman.

Z OAKLAND, Sept. 25-J. H Wille-
brands, extra man of truck company 8 of
the Oakland Fire Department, died at
his home, 1860 Eighth street, yesterday.
He had been i'll some time and was aged
80 years. He leaves brother, who is
also a member of the department. The
funeral will be held tomorrow.
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DIR. Durand,s New Work.

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Sept. 25.-
DR.. E. Dana Durand of the economics de-
partment has been granted a leave of abb
sence for two years in order that he may
port of the United States Industrial Com
1tcSf
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OLYMPIA.

The Olympia management has a good
bill for it's patrons this week. Du Bell
does some clever work on the flying
trapeze and Ruth Nelta and Zoa Mat
thews are still well received. The rest of
the bill is entertaining.
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California.

The California Theater will reopen next
Sunday evening with Ben Hendricks, well
known as "Yon Yonson," in his new
Swedish comedy "A Yenuine Yen
tleman." The theater has been entirely
refitted and will be a great surprise to its
old patrons. The prices will be popular.
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s;gsbee's Daughter Dead.

NEW YORK, Sept. 25.-Captain Charles
D. Sigsbee to-day hurriedly left his ves-
sci, the battle-ship Texas, which is at
anchor with the rest of the fleet in the
bay, and started for Rehobeth Beach
Delaware, having received a telegram
from that place announcing that his
daughter Ethel had died suddenly OF
heart disease.
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Alcazar.

''The Idler," from the New York Ly-
ceum, drew the usually large f1rst-night
house at the Alcazar last night 1t wa.
elaborately staged and costumed and
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HIGHLAND SPRINGS.

TTHE best Deer Hunting, Mineral Waters.
Baths and accommodations in Lake Coun-
ty be had at Highland Springs.
FAN terms. SO to s12 per week Come whiIe
the hunting is good. ]. CRAIG, Manager.
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ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS.

in Germany and aged over 10 years, and
niece aged so, also in Germany.
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When requested, the resorts mentioned
in this column will send you circulars
giving full information regarding special
advantages, rates, manner of reaching
them, etc. When writing please mention
The Call.
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SKAGGS' HOT SPRINGS

SONOMA COUNTY; ONLY II HOURS
- from San Francisco and but miles stag
ing; waters noted for medicinal virtues: best
natural bath in State: swimming and boating:
grand mountain scenery; good trout streams at
door; photographers room, telephone, tele-
graph, daily mail and express: FIRST-CLASS
HOTEL AND STAGE SERVICE; morning and
afternoon stages; round trip from San Fran
cisco only So so. Take Tiburon ferry at 7:3O
a. m. or $3.50 D. m. Terms 81 day or s12 a
week. References any guest of the past four
years. Patronage constantly increasing-last
year unprecedented. J. T. MULGREW, Prop.
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SALTWATER.
The City May Operate an Electric
Light Plant of It's Own

Light Plant of Its Own
a fight was entered into some time
ago bet ween the Saltwater Gas and Elec-
trio Light company and the Apple River
Power company for the contract for light
ing the city and indications were that
the city would receive its lighting much
cheaper than heretofore. AT Tuesday
evenings meeting Of the council COM
munication was received from the Apple
River Power company stating that the
company could not put in bid for light
ing and the cniy bid presented TO the
council was from the Saltwater Gas and
Electric Light company, which offered
to light the city according to plans agreed
upon by the council for $500 per an
nun. The company also presented a bid
for 900 covering an all-night system as
asked for in previous specifications Tho
bid was referred to the light committee
and no action W i'll be taken until the next
meeting. The bid presented Tuesday
evening is an advance of at least 81 600 on
the figures previously given the council
and some of the members of that body
are warm and will probably advocate
that the city own and operate its own
lighting plaut.
A delegation of forty or more ex-mem-
bers Of Company X will rect the Thlr-
teenth regiment at ST. Pau! next Thurs
gay morning, leaving mere on an early
morning train Arrangements for the re-
ception are going on and it promises to
be a grand affair.
Mrs. Annie Schultz has brought an ac-
zion against the city of Saltwater to re,
cover $3.50 for damages to her property
by reason of washouts and an accumu-
lation of dirt en- her property situated on
North Main street
The park committee recently appointed
by President McGarly, of the city council.
has reported in favor of establishing ono
or more parks in the city and for the
purpose Of getting the sentiment of the
people the question will be considered at
the mex election. The vote will in no
manner be binding, but will just Indicate
whether or not the people want parks
George Dunn has been received at the
prison fr, m Hennpin county, to serve
four years for robbery.
David Cam ichael, j. r Kunzelman
and L. 2 Torinus leave this morning on
an extended trip to Everett. Wash, and
other points on the Pacific coast. They
will be absent at least month.
The Republican city convention will be
held Oct. %, ut which time candidates for
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WAS A CLEAN GAME.
U. of C. Defeats the NOtre Dame
Eleven.

CHICAGO, Oct 4.-The University OF
Chicago eleven defeated the Notre Dame
University eleven, on Marshall field. this
afternoon, % to 6. Notre Dame scored a
touchdown in the first half on tumble
by Shaker, while the ball was on Chfca''
COS ffteen-yard line, Farley picking it
up and going over the line The game
was remarkable for the long runs made
by Chicago backs, Hamill in particular
distinguishing himself. Twice the speedy
Maroon carried the ball for touchdown,
cnce from the 105-yard line and again
from the 109-yard lire He was aided by
beautiful interference In both instances.
Hamill also carried the ball over the line
after a run of eighty yards, but the UNI
p1re decided he had gone out of bounds.
and the ball was brought back. Notre
Dame tried the place kick three times,
but was unable to score Kennedy block
ing the kick twice, and the ball going into
Harnill's arms on the third attempt and
a touchdown resulted.
Farley, for Notre Dame, carried the
ball forty yards before being Gowned
from behind.
The game was remarkable for the fact
that rot once during the game was either
side penalized for holding, or off-side
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aldermen and members of the board Of
education will be placed in nomination.
ROMANCE IN REAL LIFE.
DIR. j. W. Smith Triumphs Over His
Enemies

OWENSVILLE, KY, Oct. 4-The trial
of DR.. J. W. Smith, on charge of killing
Henry Craig, near Darlington, this coun-
ty, twenty-five years ago, resulted to-
night in an acquittal.
The case has attracted a great deal of
attention in this state. Smith and Craig
were intimate friends when, in 1915, they
both fell in love with a mOuntaineer's
daughter. They became rivals, and re-
manned bitter enemies until Sept. 4, of
that year, when Craig was found beside
a lonely path, stabbed to death. Smith
fled, and after working as a farm laborer
in Indiana, Illinois and Missouri, mar
ried a wealthy widow, who sent him to
college, after which he became a physi-
clan. After several years trouble ap-
peared in the Smith household and the
doctor was shot and dangerously wounded
at Marshall, Ill, where they lived, by
Guy Seward, a son of Mrs. Smith by her
first husband. Mrs. Smith and her son
were indicted for attempted murder.
Mrs Smith then returned to Kentucky,
and took up an Indictment which had
been found in 1877 against her husband,
charging him with the murder of Craig,
and had DR.. Smith brought here for trial.
The jury was out but few minutes,
returning a verdict of not guilty.
The case against Mrs. Smith and Sow
ard is still pending at Marshall; III.
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LOUISVILLE HARNESS MEET.
Some Sensational Results Decide
Heavy Wagers Placed.


LEXINGTON, KY, Oct. 4-The wealth
er was perfect and the track in fine shape
for the second days trot. The feature
was the Futurity, which was won by L..
V. Hardness Fereno, in straight heats.
The Tramp, favorite before the first
heat, finished second.
Riley B., favorite for the Wilson stake,
was never better than second. Shade On,
fourth in the first heat, won the next
three and the race, making every pole a
winning one, and landing the money in
comparatively an easy manner.
The Abbott was favorite at 5000 to 500 in
the free-for-all, but just when Geers was
ready to make his race at the three-quar-
tiers pole, he bolted entirely across the
track. This performance was duplicated
in the next heat, Bingen finishing first
in both. After then it was easy for The
Abbott, who had no trouble in landing
the next three heats and the race. From
time standpoint the race was a disap-
pointment. Thomas w. Lawson, of Bos-
ton, who won $4,000 on the Kentucky
Futurity, played The Abbott heavily after
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CUBANS TO ORGANIZE
COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL
PARTY DISCUSSES PLANS FOR
MUNICIPAL WORK
AMERICANS ARE ATTACKED
No Longer Need. for Military Rule Is
the Unanimous Opinion of Mem
bers of the National Party - An
8 to Select n Managing BOard-An-
nexatiOn Opposed.

HAVANA, Oct. A meeting was held
today of the organizing committee of
the national party, and twenty-four pres
idents Of committees, to decide upon the
form to be taken by the coming meeting
Of the recently elected delegates to the
municipal council.
Senior Latorre, who presided, said the
coming meeting would be of the utmost
Importance, as it would be an index Of
the future of the party. He declared
that the outlook was fair, but said that
the funds were low, and suggested that
each committee should subscribe a fixed
amount for the formation Of fund to
carry on the work Of the party. 1t Vas
decided that $40 should be subscribed by
each committee, and the 10th Of October
was fixed upon as the date for the in
augural meeting. A commission of ten
members was elected to arrange for a
place of meeting.
special meeting Of all the delegates
was called for Oct. 9, to elect managing
board This was done in order to avoid
holding the electionof the board on the
same day as the inaugural meeting, on
which occasion the public are invited by
the commission to bring flags and stand
ards.
Cuban politicians comment upon the alb
sence from the meeting of representa-
tives of the Cuban National league, and
say that although the delegates represent
the committee of the National league and
the National party, they cannot under
stand why the ORIGINATING committee Of
the National party should have been
present, while there was no direct rep
resentation of the National league. Some
assert that the meeting of the delegates
will mean another split.
AMERICANS ATTACKED
Referring to the order prohibiting the
bringing of arms to the island, Gen.
Enrique Collaseo, who was a member of
the staff of the late Gen. Calixto Gar
cta, and who from time to time has at
tackled the American military admins
tration through the Havana press, says
he cannot understand why, after year
of perfect order in Cuba, owing to the
good sense of the Cubans, the Americans
continue observing the precautions which
were necessary during the state of siege.
Such senseless orders, he declared, show
the lack Of faith the Americans have in
the Cubans, and also the fear with
which the Americans are inspired by the
idea that the Cubans, who saved them
from sure humiliation on the hills Of Ell
Caney. should have arms in their hands.
A proclamation, addressed to the peo-
pie Of the island, has been issued at
Sancti Spiritus, and is being circulated
throughout the island, calling upon the
citizens to unite to maintain INDEPENDENCE
1t says that the "venerated shadows of
Cespedes, Agramoute, Marti and Maceo
ira a
pie to patriots" and ends as follows:
Down with annexation; down with the
protectorate; long live independent Gu
ba I"