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The San Francisco call., 1899-08-29
Tivoli.

Ponchielli being one Of the modern mas
/ ters, La Giaconda" is replete with that
intense passion which makes dramatic
singing such grateful task Consider
ing the fact that last nights performance
at the Tivoli was a first night and but
scanty preparation could be made for its
production, it must be admitted that it
was beyond doubt a creditable perform
anCe. OF course, AvedanO. as usual, re-
ceived the largest share of the applause,
which he endeaVored to earn by consci-
entious work. AS to the excellent quality
of his robust tenor there IS no denial, but
to the quality Of his department much
adverse criticism could be jotted down.
The title role was in the hands of Anna
LIGHTER, where it Jared very well. Many
remarks were made as to the poor method
of Miss LIGHTERS singing. 1t is a great
mistake to assume that this vocalist 5
method is faulty. On the contrary. she
strike the correct note. She may be af-
flicted with n slight vibrato, but in this
she does not stand alone. The fact is that
Miss LIGHTER is a conscientious worker
and an Industrious vocalist, upon whom
the management may depend at all times.
and this 5 imuch more than can be said Of
other, more 'illustrious' members of the
company.
William Mertens was obliged to study
the English libretto of Barnaba at two
hours notice, owing to the sudden indis-
position of Salassa. This is the second
time Salassa became suddenly indisposed,
much 10 the discomfort Of the manage
ment. Sickness is sometimes convenient
to serve an excuse for appearing two
nights in succession. None of the other
singers are afflicted in this manner. Mr..
Mertens deserves great credit for his gen.
erosity and also for his quick study. Sure
ly his work last night did not exhibit any
signs of a hurried preparation.
ALFRED METZGER
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VARIETY ACTRESS
WINS A FORTUNE
Cad Wilson Brings a
Sack From Dawson.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

VICTORIA, B. c., Aug. 2S.-The treas
ure ships are still coming. The steamer
iu-ch called in to fill her bunkers at the
Vancouver Island cOllieries this afternoon
with l15 passengers, mostly from Dawson,
.aa over half d million dollars in gold on
board. There were also several thousand
dollars in drafts.
Among the passengers was Cad Wilson,
AN actress well known to coast music
halls before she went to Dawson during
-re rush and became the recognized leader
-t the variety women in the music halls
2 Dawson. The story of her appearance
at Dawson's first swagger ball and of the
sensation she caused has already been
r1Id in The Call. She brought out $3.50 600
i'm gold. The yellow metal was all in
sacks and the variety sactresS was the
sentinel who guarded the treasure. She
could not be drawn away for a moment
from her gold.
In addition TO this treasure Cad had
jewels and collections Of nuggets and
trinkets worth $1,000 all of which she took
pride in. giving the news that they were
the gifts Of her admirers. Around her
waist she wore belt set in nuggets, the
value Of which was $1,000. DawsOnites ac-
Quainted with her history say Cad Wilson
lived distinct among the music hall per-
formers of the Yukon metropolis She is
described as a thorough business woman,
keen witted and possessing a full appre-
citation Of the valhe of dollar. Her in
Vestments. some of which were heavy,
lurHed out We'll SaIlSled with Whdl sne
has accumulated, Cad has retired. She is
coming out To enjoy the comfort her
wealth guarantees. She has not yet de-
termined her place of residence, but un-
less her mind undergoes a change it will
be in California and not far from San
Francisco.
j. D. Stewart of Nanaimo, the Klon-
dker who was robbed by "Soapy" Smiths
gang at Skaguay and because of which
robbery the trouble began which resulted
in "Soapy's' death and the dispensing of
the gang. was another passenger. He
brought out considerable gold.
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Dumping Rotten Fruit.

Acting on The complaints Of numerous
citizens of the Mission who informed Cap
tain James w. Gi.lin of lie Seventeenth
street station that several peddlers were
in the habit of dumping refuse, consisting
Of rotten fruit and decayed vegetables on
vacant lots. he instructed his men to ar
hitting this class of offenses These in
structions We're carried out by the officers
with the result that Nelson Lawson, Hans
Christensen, John Prenan and NtnIiam
O'MaIey were booked at the station for
dumping offensive matter on a vacant lot
at Seventeenth and Folsom streets yes
terday afternoon.
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NEW POSTAL ORDERS.

The Postmaster General has advised
Postmaster Montague of the adoption of
a new form of postal money order which
will be introduced gradually as the sup
NV Of the old forms become exhausted
The new order will be about the size of
an ordinary bank draft The advice or
the having Postmaster Is Reproduction
Of the order through the use of carbonized
naper (the manifold process) and a receipt
for the amount will be furnished to the
remitter by the issuing paymaster
Nv the carbon process the order and
advice are produced simultaneously. By
the same operation the essential particu-
lars Of name of payee date, amount and
are duplicated The liability to error is
lessened and absolute uniformity in
insured between the order and advice.
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0VERW0RK IN A CANNERY
ROBBED HIM OF REASON
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,

Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Aug. 28.
Robbed at birth of his powers of speech
and hearing and now bereft of his reason
through overwork at the San Leandro
cannery. Lon Ben Jackson, aged "a years
may spend the rest of his days in an In
sane asylum
His case is one of the saddest that has
been brought TO the Receiving Hospital in
many day, and his examination before
the Lunacy Commissioners has been set
for tomorrow morning.
Young Jackson has been residing with
his mother at Seminary Park. His father,
way House on the County road, and is
travelling in the East as liquor drummer
at present. Lately young Jackson has
been working at the cannery in san Le-
andre and it is supposed that the irksome
laborS deranged his mind. He began
showing symptoms of falling mind last
Saturday and these grew, more pro
nounced yesterday and to-day, until he
lost all control of himself Last night he
arose in his nightclothes and climbed up
to a windmill to stop it. In his vagarles
gers he grabbed his aged mother this
morning and refused to let go. Neighbors
were summoned. but all attempts to
break the maniac's grasp proved futile futile
ings were idly spent on deaf ears, anu
finally Sheriff Rogers was notified.
Through some ruse Deputy Sheriffs
Striker and Wales eventually induced
young Jackson to accompany his mother
to the carriage that awaited his trsnspor-
tation, and as soon as he stepped into, the
vehicle the deputies overpowered him.
strapped him down and hurried him off to
the hospital There on slip of paper he
wrote: II am sorry to make my mother
lie" and following something about fruit
destroyed and his being an American.
The unfortunate young man has a sis
ter, who was also born deaf and dumb,
and who is al present an inmate of the
Deaf and Dumb and Blind Institute at
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Orpheun.

At the O'Farrell-street vaudeville house
there are two tiny debutantes in the vau-
deville world who are bound to create a
sensation-Master Arnold Grazer and La
Petite Hazel Both the children have
done turns before and have been feat
ures' of holiday attractions. Master Ar
and Hazel has been the precocious babe
of many a production. The childrens act
al the Orpheum is one that is going to
attract on account of its novelty artistic
beauty and the rare talent of the dimin-
utive performers.
FOR the next week the Hungarian boys
military band which scored so heavily
two seasons ago, is billed for a return
engagement
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Suicide at Marysville.

MARYSVILLE, Aug. 2S.-A stranger
who registered at the Golden Eagle Hotel
on Saturday evening as Harvey Breaze
died in his room last night from the ef-
fects of a large dose of morphine taken
with suicidal intent To the druggist who
sold him the poison he represented that
it was for man named John Lapp. De-
ceased spoke with a French accent, and
his age is about so years. His belongings
indicate that poverty forced him to the
rash act The Coroner cannot locate any
acquaintances here
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The New Torpedo.

A young Swede has invented a torpedo
operated solely by invisible rays Of light
which enables ii to explode at will beneath
the enemy's fleet. In a like subtle manner
Hostetter's Stomach Btters attacks and con-
quers all stomach troubles When a sufferer
from constipation dyspepsia liver
plant takes the Bitters he is sure of one
thing sooner later, and that is cure. See
that private Revenue Stamp covers the neck
of the bottle.
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HEAVY BONDS FIXED.

James F. Kelly, the coal weigher for
the Pacific Coast Coal Company. who
shot his wife Florence at Third and
Brannan streets Saturday afternoon be-
cause she had served him with papers
for divorce appeared before Judge Mogan
Yesterday on the charge of assault to
murder, and was instructed and ar
raigned.
pjtal. is in q serious condition from the
wound in her neck. and as the police no.
tilted the Judge that he was a dangerous
man and had several times threatened 10
take her life the Judge fixed his bonds in
$4,000 and continued the case till Septem-
ber /
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AlcaZar.

"Ingomar" was presented at the Alca-
zar last night for the closing week of the
successful engagement of Miss Florence
Roberts. 1t was her first appearance in
the character Of Parthenia, and taken al
together her Interpretation was a credta-
BILE one. but she has been seen to better
advantage in other parts. The play seemed
to drag for the first three acts, and a
large number of the audience seemed to
imagine that they were seeing a comedy.
but in the last two acts all this was
changed and Miss Roberts and White
Whittlesey, who made a capable Ingomar,
were repeatedlY called before the curtain.
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Rnat Crew Returns

BERKELEY, Aug. &.-The members of
the University of California crew which
took part in the regatta held last week
at Astoria, Or. returned to Berkeley to-
day. They brought with them as a
trophy the silver cup given for the
Junior four-oared barge race The trophy
will be placed in the university library
with the names of the crew engraved
on It, All the men say that the trip up
to Astoria untitled them for doing their
best work. Tracy, who went as stroke,
and who was too sick to enter the races,
is renOrted as better
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Grand Opera-House.

There is a good deal of horseplay in
Planquettes comic opera Paul Jones, -
and Wolff and WooIey make the most of
it. Wolff has. not much singing to do in
his role, and the mores the pity but he
kept the large audience In good humor
last night. Persse was an interesting Paul
Jones and gained the sympathy of the
audience from the start He and his sweet
heart Yvonne Edith Mason, have some
pretty duets, which prove to be encore
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University Students Engaged.

BERKELEY, Aug. 2S.-The engagement
the University of California, Leslie Mott
of the class of 1898 and Miss Centennia
Barto, also of the class of 1888 Leslie
Mott was manager of the '9S Blue and
Gold. Miss Barto was on the editorial
staff of the same publication and achieved
quite a success In college for literary
work. The wedding is to occur early in
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-29
Mark Anthony Died Intestate

to-day applied for letters of administra-
ton on the estate of her, husband, Mark
Anthony. the inventor, who died intestate
in Boston on the 7th inst While the ex-
act value of the estate is not known the
petition recites that the household furni-
ture in the Oakland home IS worth $500;
that the deceased had $1767 on deposit in
the Second National Bank of New York
City, $1S59 in the Golden Gate Manufac-
turing Company of New York and 800 in
a Hartford Conn, bank. The heirs are
the widow three daughters and Two sons.
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The Catholic Mission.

BERKELEY, Aug. 2S.-Father Mac
CORY. the brilliant young Paulist who has
been conducting the services of the Cath
olic mission in St. Josephs Church on
Addison street, delivered his farewell ad-
dress this evening. Father MacCorry
leaves shortly upon an extended mission
tour to Montana The services of the mis-
sion in Berkeley will be continued by
Father Doherty. who accompanied Gen
eral Merritt to Manila and labored among
the soldiers there Father Doherty will
continue to officiate until the end of the
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Governor steunenberg in Oakland

OAKLAND, Aug. Ex-Governor Steunen-
berg of Idaho, who is here to receive the
Grant comes, was the guest of John P
Irish at dinner on Sunday and took
drive around Oakland. The Governor was
much delighted with the charming appear
ance of the CITY.
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-29
JULIA BACON'S RICHES
GO TO HER CHILDREN
Oakland Office. San Francisco Call,
90S Broadway, Aug. 2S.


s0S Broadway, Aug. rs.
The will Of Julia A. Bacon, widow of the
late Henry D. Bacon, who died here last
Campbell who, with Robert Louis Cole
man, a nephew, is named as a possible
executor.
The instrument is dated September 80,
1895. and witnessed by Mary Z. Heath Of
city.
The estate, valued at probably a half
million dollars, is disposed of as follows:
To Frank Page Bacon, son, $1,000 in gold
coin; to Ella Eta b. Soule, a daughter,
the Venetian urns, special gifts from tes-
"a Young Lady of Frascati," painting
of testatriX's mother on porcelain and
other paintings; to Carrie J. Bacon, an
other daughter, the household silverware
with the medallions on the handles
marked Bacon and several dozen other fsr
large oil painting Ceres" or Peace and
Plenty by Nine. Lebrun.
All the residue of the estate wherever
located is devised to the three children
Frank Page Bacon, Ella Eta 3. Soule
and Carrie ]. BacOn-share and share
alike.
The three children are named as execu-
with full power to sell.
By codicil of October l. 1898. testatrix g
"laces jewelry, ferns, books camel'S hair
shawls, wearing apparel of every sort and
birds. TO be cherished by them as in my
life" are beoueathed to the daughters.
cons (by ElliotD and crayon of Mrs.
Bacon are to go to the son.
No petition for letters of administration
on the estate accompanied the will.
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Chutes.

Adgie the lion tanner, who created a
sensation here two years ago, reappeared
at the Chutes Theater last night in a
startling act. She came on the stage in
street costume and after tossing her para.
sol into the wings jumped into the den of
lions, took off a Gainsborough hat, passed
it TO a maid and gradually undressed.
When she was finally reduced to the garb
of a circus performer she put Prince.
Victoria and Trilby through most ter
rife PAGES.
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Complete files of The Call contain
ing accounts of the welcome home to
our heroes can be obtained at Call
Business Office. Send copy to your
Eastern friends.
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Miss FELTON, Elected

OAKLAND. Aug. 2s-The directors of
the Assc ciated Charities last night elect
ed Miss Katherine FELTON, superintendent
to succeed Mrs. Kelly.
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OLYMPIA.

The programme at the Olympia this
week is good. Zoa Matthews continues to
be popular and Reina Vinton's singing is
one of the most attractive features of the
show. Blanche Sloan st. Clair is playing
the last week of a very successful engage
ment. The rest Of the bill is good
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-29

catl, Philippine Islands: and whereas while in
the front rank in the charge upon the Filipino
earthworks. he wounded that the am
Dutation of one OF his legs was necessary. and
since that time he has suffered untold pain as
fore be It
Resolved. That It is the sense of this Board
of Supervisors that some substantial recogni-
ton is due said John W. Slade for the gal
has brought to the volunteer regiment OF this
State and that this board hereby pledges it
self TO employ him to operate one of the eleVa-
tors in the new Hall of Justice as soon as said
elevators shall be in operation.
PETITIONS RECEIVED.
The following petitions received and
referred to the proper committees
C. - Elliot for permission to construct an
iron railing with gate in rear OF premises at
TO Pine street, also an iron railing the side
walk on Joyce street in rear of said premises;
Mission Improvement Club, requesting that
provision be made in the tax levy for the pur-
chase of the land formerly occupied by Jew
ish cemetery for u Mission park; property own
ers, for the grading Of Ashbury street, from
Seventeenth 10 Eighteenth; Finn & Treacy, for
permission to construct 1o-inch sewer in
Spear street. between Mission and Howard
T. F. Hagerty, for hearing in the matter of
resembling the resolution changing the grade
of Sanchez street and of Twenty first street
Pacific Paving Company, for permission be-
half of property owners to pave with bitumen
Puchanan street between Union and Hilbert :
Mother Margaret of the Girls Directory Or
phan Asylum, for the placing of an electric
light on the corner of Central and Buena Vista
provement Club. for a hearing a former
petition for electric lights on Market street to
Seventeenth: J. J. Dowling & Co, requesting
that the Superintendent of Streets be author
lied to contract with them for paving the cross
ing of Pacific avenue and Baker street; same,
for release from contract TO lay artificial
stone sidewalks south side of Vallejo street.
between Stockton and Powell: Union Paving
Company, for permission on behalf of property
owners to pave with bitumen Elgin Park, be-
tween Hermann and Thirteenth streets; Ehr-
man & Mccormick. for permission to erect and
maintain an electric light transparency in front
of premises at Ill Fourth street
PROTESTS RECEIVED.
The following protests were received and re-
ferred 10 the proper committees: Property own
ers against the proposed work Of illuminating
Elliot Park between Steiner and Pierce streets;
property owners. against the construction of
a sewer in Garden avenue; property owners,
against the grading and sewering of San Bruno
avenue between Mariposa and Eighteenth
streets.
COMMUNICATIONS RECEIVED.
communication was received from the
Health Office urging the necessity as a sani-
tary precaution of proper sewerage in San
Bruno avenue, between Sixteenth and Twen-
tieth
The San Francisco call., 1899-08-29

.Ive seen that young fellow somewhere
before" "He draws soda water in a
downtown drugstore" That's it. ] rec
ognized his fizz. z."-Cleyeland Plain Dealer
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RAY AND RIVER STEAMERS.
FOR U. S. NAVY YARD AND VALLEJO.
Steamer "Monticello.

Steamer MonticeIlo.
MON, Tues. Wed. Thurs. and Sat. at s:4S
a. M, 3:15, $3.50 p. m. Tex. Thurs night. FRI
days. l D. M and $3.50; Sundays, 1890 g. m,
o M Landing and office. Mission-street Dock
Pier No q Telephone Main l50S
FARE .50o
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September 8. and every fifth day thereafter;
change at Seattle to this company's steamers for
Alaska and g. N Ry; at Tacoma to N. P. Ry.:
at Vancouver to c. P. Ry.
For Eureka (Humboldt Bay). p m, August
II, 22 27. September /, and every fifth day
thereafter.
For Santa Cruz Monterey San Simeon.
Cayucos. Port Hartford tSan Luis Obispol.
Gaviota. Santa Barbara Ventura, Hueneme:
San Pedro, East San Pedro Oos Angeles) and
Newport 9 a. m. August 20. "a rs. September
/, and every fourth day thereafter.
For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har-
ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara Port
Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angeles):. II a.
m August 49, % 2s. go. September 8. and every
fourth day thereafter.
For Ensenada. Magdalena Bay. San Jose del
and Guaymas Mex, 10 a. m, 7th of each
month.
For further information obtain folder
The company re=erves the right to change
without previous notice steamers. sailing dates
ard hours Of sailing.
TICKET OFFICE New Montgomery
street palace HoteD.
GOoDALL PERKINS & CO.. Gen. Agts..
10 Market St. San Francisco
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FOR CAPE NOME
ANVIL CITY.

cTEAMER ALOHA TAKES PASSENGERS
- and freight leaving Tuesday, september >,
1899 For full particulars apply ]. S. kIMbALL
CO. % Market ST., San Francisco, Cal
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coxp.aa,r erNERALE TaANsATLANTIoUE.

DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIs. ,..els.ss-
Sailing every Saturday at 10 a m; @rxalsA33S
IIolt Morton iis ST. La ToUtATNE,. Sept, 2: LA
CHAMPAGNE. sort. 8; LA GASCOGNE' sept
Sent 90 First-class to Havre, SOS and up
ward per cent reduction on round trip; Sec
ond class TO Havre s45, 10 per cent reduction
o1 on md trip. GENERAL AGENCY FOR
UNITED STATES AND CANADA. S2 Broad
U,ay (Juf N buidin-l New York. ]. F. FU-
GAZI e CO. Pacific Coast Agents. Mont
gornery ave. San francisco.
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Mail The Calls great Souvenir
Edition to your friends.
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E S Thomas. Ukiah
L Hafford, Marysville
II Jensen. Boston
H w Zero. Boston
] Bergman. Fresno
C w Reeves. Oregon
w c Hubble, Kansas
NJ S Landers & W, N D
w B Darwin. Wis
- Callaghan & W, Kans
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OCEAN TRAVEL,
Pacific Coast Steamship Co.

Steamers leave Broadway
wharf, San Francisco.
For Alaskan ports. 10 a. m,
August 10. "a, 29. September 3.
change at Seattle.
For Victoria. Vancouver (B.
c., Port Townsend. Seattle.
Tacoma, Everett. Anacortes
and New Whatcom wash. }.
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A communication was received from the
Health Office urging the necessity as a sani-
tary precaution of proper sewerage in San
Bruno avenue. between Sixteenth and Twen-
teth streets.
The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-12-15
hoNoRED wAsnItoroN's MEMORY.


Mas0ns and Red Men Hold Impress.
i've Services at Mount Vernon.
Washington. Dec. 16.-With solemn
pomp and circumstance, with cers-
monies beautiful, impressive and ~.
propriate, In the presence Of a dis
tinguished assemblage, and In the fall
splendor of ideal autumn weather. the
centennial of the death Of George
Washington was comnnemorated yes
terday at Mount Vernon.
Yesterdays ceremonies were con.
Quoted by the Masonic bodies and by
the Red Men of the United States. The
movement for the days observance
originated in 1893 with the Grand
Lodge of Masons of the state of Colo
RADIO. The officers Of the Grand
Lodge of Virginia and the membership
Of Fredericksburg Lodge. in which
Washington was made Mason, and
Of Washington Alexandria Lodge, over
which he presided as worshipful mas
ter, had the chief part in the duty Of
seeing that yesterdays observances
were appropriate. Thousands were In
attendance from all parts of the coun.
try, and every jurisdiction In the Uni
ted States and q few from foreign
countries were represented.
The procession first moved to the Old
vault where the remains Of Washing
ton were first deposited. Then the
procession marched to the tomb where
Washington's remains now lie, and IN
pressive services were held, ending N
an eloquent tribute to the first pres
dent by President Mckinley. Later In
the day the Red Men succeeded the
Masons in honoring the memory Of
Washington.