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The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17

the part well. Miss Mueller made fairly
good impression in the part of Media in
which she made her initial Tivoli appear
ance last night. Next week comes a great
revival of Norma, beginning Monday,
with Signor Avedano in the role of Polio
Tuesday La Boheme," with elaborate
stage settings and costumes from the La
Scala models, and great cast, will be
given for the first time at this house and
at popular prices.
"F1orodora" is in its last few DAYS at
the Columbia Theater and has had a rec
ord breaking run here. There will be an
extra performance on Sunday night in or
der, to fill the large demand for seats
Next comes Stuart Robson in a two
weeks engagement with Bronson How
ards clever comedy, 1.-The Henrietta. {"
Mr.. Robson has in his company this time
some notable people-Maclyn ArbuckIe,
Russ Whytal. Dorothy Rossmore and Es-
telle Carpenter Maclyn Arbuckle has
been starring this year in "The Sprightly
Romance of Marsac." Miss Carpenter
played Maxine Elliott's part in 'fWhen
We Were Twenty-One." Dorothy Ross
more has been lately starring in Sardou
and Shakespearean repertoire and Russ
Whytal, the author-actor, has been tour
ing his own plays, For Fair Virginia.
and Dorothy Deane"
"The Little Minister" Is crowding the
Grand Opera house this week 1t is the
first time that the play has been present.
ed at popular prices and Grand Opera
house patrons have taken full advantage
Of the privilege. Laura Nelson Hall
makes charming Lady Babbie vivacious
parts well taken. Next week the
Grand Opera-house will have a double at
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Meads' Resignation. Held Ont

OAKLAND Oct 16--The actual resig-
nation of s. p. Meads. the vice principal
of the Oakland High School, was never
made public. 1t has now become known
that Mr.. Meads sent a rather tart letter
TO the Board Of Education, setting forth
his rea sons for resigning and criticizing
the policy Of reducing salaries in the High
School This resignation reached School
Superintendent McClymonds, who asked
Mr.. Meads TO allow him to retain the
document and put merely a formal resig-
nation before the board. This was finally
done, and so the reasons for Mr.. Meads'
resigna ton were never made public. The
reduction of salaries was the main rea-
SON. but the original letter contained some
general references TO this reduction as ap-
nlied 70 others besides himself.
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MARRIES HIS STEPDAUGHTER;
NOW SUES FOR DIVORCE
Peculiar Mix-Up in Relationship Is
Brought to Light in Phoenix
Court.

PHOENIX, Ariz., Oct 16.-The divorce
case of Mrs. Lulu Miller VS.. Pomeroy Mil
Ter, now on trial here, is of a peculiarly
interesting nature, as the defendant is
not only the husband but the stepfather
of the plaintiff and witness for the
plaintiff is both her stepdaughter and her
half-sister. Mrs. Miller'S mother was a
widow when Pomeroy Miller married her.
Lulu being five years old. Lulu's mother
died eleven years later, leaving her to
care for four stepbrothers and sisters.
The family then lived in Aurora: Mo.
Three months later Lulu began living
with her stepfather by an agreement rec
ognized as a contract marriage.
The family moved west. living success
siVely in Kansas, Oklahoma, Indian Ter
ritory, New Mexico and Arizona Father
and Stepdaughter were regularly married
in Las Vegas two years ago, having pre-
viously been blessed with three children
which were, of course, the step grand
children of their father.
Mrs. Miller is a striking looking woman
of 25, and Miller is a pensioner of the
Civil War, now living in Mexico.
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ADAMS SUBMITS
To EXAMINATION
Doctors Make an Inquiry
to Determine His
Sanity.
Slayer Of DR.. Jessup Will
Not Fight Against Going
Into Asylum.
Oakland Office San Francisco Call.

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Preliminary to his trial for insanity
which will begin tomorrow morning in
Judge Melvin's court Charles G.
Adams, the acquitted slayer of DR.. John
G. Jessup, was submitted to an examina-
tion by alienists in the County Jail this
morning. Drs. Hatch and Roweu, who
offered testimony at Adams trial for
murder, and DR.. Lusdg of San Francisco
were the examining physicians. They
would not make public their conclusions,
as they viii be called as witnesses at the
insanity trial, and did not deem il proper
TO speak Of the matter at this time, but it
is understood that they will recommend
that Adams be committed to some safe
retreat until he fully RECEIVERS his mental
and physical health, which is now i'm
paired as the result Of long Indulgence in
Intoxicating liquors.
Besides. the testimony of the alienists
the State will call upon several witnesses
who testified at the murder trial to tell
their stories over again at the insanity
Trial Principal among these, of course,
VIII be Miss Agnes s. Adams, who re-
counted at the trial all Of her father S
sccentrIcities from 1888, when he hrst
began to drink TO excess, down to the
very Gay and hour Of the murder. A num-
Der OF Berkeley people who had an oppor-
tCnlty TO note Adams wild actions Will
also be called upon to testify
Adams himself does not think he is
now insane, but says he viii not offer any
opposition to the proposition TO send him
10 an asylum, as he realizes that Il is for
his best interests.
4 must have been insane at the time
Of the shooting of my friend, DR.. JesSCp, -
he says. but l think I'm all right now.
! an suffering from nervous affection,
but It viii pass away after have treat
ment- ] Go not object to going to some
place where ] will get good treatment and
be brought back TO health
Adams says he did not ask for the re-
turn OF the pistol with which he shot DR..
Jessup, which il was stated he did, but
that IL was made by relatives.
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@ NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
PASSENGERS SUSTAIN
INJURY IN COLLISION
Cable and Electric Street Cars Come
Together With Disastrous
Effect

Several persons were injured last even
ing in collision about o'clock between
an electric and a cable car at the inter-
section of Eighteenth and Castro streets.
The Castro-street car was crowded with
passengers, and three of them were pretty
badly shaken UP. Two of them, Miss
Bertha Dornbach. of 7O7 Diamond street,
and a Miss Kelly were thrown from the
rear platform. Miss Dornbach sustained
a sprained ankle, and Miss Kelly was
rendered unconscious from the shock. An
unknown passenger, who was also on the
rear platform Of the cable car, was
bruised about the head.
The Castro-street car was thrown from
the track and badly damaged and most
of the windows of the Eighteenth-street
car were wrecked.
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Back Taxes Not Available.

OAKLAND, Oct. 16.-Delinquent tax
payments cannot be used to keep the
night schools open. That was the deci-
sion arrived at to-day by City Attorney
Johnson, Auditor Breed, Treasurer Tay-
lor and Councilmen Schaffer and Boyer,
after a conference upon the evening
school situation. The officials are now as
much at sea as ever concerning the ques-
ton of securing money. although Super
intendent of Schools McClymonds says he
feels confident the City Council will find
the funds somewhere.
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EARLY MORNING FIRE
DESTROYS A RESIDENCE
Fire Marshal Towe Is Making an In
vestigation Into the Origin
of the Blaze.

An alarm of fire on Forty-seventh ave-
nue., at Carvi1le, near the beach, was
turned in yesterday morning at 230
o'clock. When the fire engines reached
the scene 1t was found that the three
story residence of George Spalding was
fast disappearing in smoke and flames
AS nothing could be done to save the
residence the firemen confined their eff
forts to preventing the spread of the
flames to the rear dwelling occupied by
A. L. Sayles. In this they were success
full and very little damage was done to
Sayles' property. A mystery surrounds
the origin of the fire and Fire Marshal
Towe is making an investigation.
Spalding stated that he carried an in
shrance of $500 on the house. The prem
ises occupied by Styles were insured for
S600
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Wives Ask for Divorces.

OAKLAND, Oct. 16.-Complaint for di-
vorce was filed to-day by Jennie McCIin-
took against Jesse P. McC1intock. her
Narvaez began suit for divorce from
Frank S. Narvaez, the well-known horse
man, alleging habitual intemperance.
Henry s. Keith failed to answer FIorence
Keiths suit for divorce and a default was
entered against him.
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Assessment Figures Completed.

BERKELEY. Oct. 16.-Town Clerk G.
E. Thomas has completed the footing of
the assessment rolls. The total amount
of taxes this year is s1O4, 1856 40, of which
sum $4,000 is a special tax for a fire
alarm system. The increase in taxes
over last year, excluding the special tax.
Is $7381 21. The total valuation of the
assessed property after equalization is
SO SIG $40 as against IS, ,94a no Town AS
SCISSOR Wells raised this years assess
ment over last years S373 040, and this sum
was increased ,19O by the Board of
FoualiZation
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IN OAKLAND SOCIETY.

OAKLAND, Oct. 1.-THE Oakland Whist
Club, which meets once a month. held the
first meeting of the season yesterday afternoon
on jackson street. The rooms were prettily
decorated and about twenty members were
present 1t is not yet decided where the next
assembly will be held.
Miss Florence Lowden entsrtained the mem:
afternoon at her home. 971 Center street.
Miss Rose Nane. who has been the guest OF
Miss Ruth Dunham in San Francisco.
Mrs. r J. Peck will give a tea next Friday
afternoon in honor Of three young brides-to-be,
Miss Iva Herrick. Miss Luel1a Heeseman and
Miss Freda Kaehler-
ALAMEDA. Oct. 16.-Miss Evelyn Grace
Hitchcock and Ira Sanford were married last
evening in the Santa C1ara-avenue Methodist
ciated Mrs. F. w Hitchcock, mother or the
bride, gave her away. Miss ROsabelle Mackie,
Miss Jennie Merriam, Miss Edith Rennie and
Miss May Spencer attended the bride, who was
attired in a dress OF white organdie over silk
The quartet Of bridesmaids wore costumes of
pink and blue. Several hundred friends Of the
bridal pair witnessed the marriage. Follow
ing the ceremony at the church there was a
reception held at the Hitchcock home. 11S3
Mr. and Mrs. Sanford will spend their honey
moon in the Santa Cruz Mountains and after
returning will reside at % Louisa street. The
groom is a popular young business OF
class of 1862 of the University Of California
Captain Robert Peterson, formerly OF this
city. will be married soon at Seattle to Miss
Lillian Metha Peterson OF Oakland. The bride
elect is an accomplished pianist. She is a
graduate of the Oakland High School and took
an advanced course of study at the State Uni
versity. The honeymoon trip will be voyage
the captains vessel to Honolulu.
w. NJ. Rank and son, Lawrence, have gone
to Alaska, where they will pass the winter
Mrs. Rank accompanied them, but intends to
return on the same steamer
Sixty years ago Miss Nancy johnson became
the bride of John B. Spencer in Northheld
Ind Their wedding day October IA, 1341
She was then just is and he was 90 Now he
is so and she is IS.
Last evening about thirty friends OF the hale
and happy couple called at their home 2254
San Jose avenue. Alameda. and rendered them
a surprise party to commemorate the sixtieth
anniversary of their marital union. II was a
joyous gathering and Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer
a jolly the jolliest. Both old people
are in excellent health and they entered into
the spirit of the celebration with enthusiasm
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer had four children born
to them, one Of whom is dead. Those living
are John A. Spencer of Phillipsburg Mont.
Mrs. Josie YaIIup of WalIa WalIa. Wash. and
Miss Ida Spencer of this city. They have four
grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Mr.. and Mrs Spencer settled in St. Paul.
Mimi. in 1S49 and lived there for forty years
They came to Alameda twelve years ago. Both
are members of the Historical Society and the
Old Settlers Society of Minnesota
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Live Oak Circle Visited.

Live Oak Circle of the Companions of
the Forest of America was officially WIS.,
tied last night by Grand Chief Companion
Miss Alice Ticoulet, who was accompanied
by Grand Sub Chief Mrs. H. Worms,
Grand Trustee Mrs. NJ. Smith and mem
bers Of Martha Washington, Golden Era
and New Century circles. In an address
following an instructive lecture to the
officers on the proper method of discharg-
ing their duties the grand chief compan-
ion announced that during the past six
months the order had done remarkably
well, having made a net gain of more
than five hundred members and that there
are prospects Of instituting several circles
in adjacent counties. After the work Of
the evening there were addresses by the
other grand officers and other compan-
ions, followed by short musical and
literary programme.
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Licensed to Marry.

OAKLAND. Oct. 16.-Licenses to marry
were issued to-day TO Jesse Newman,
aged 4o years. and Laura NJ Kline, "a.
both Of Oakland; Benjamin +. Barkalven,
q, and Annie Irwin. S., both of San Jose;
Watson. over lS both Of Oakland; Ed
|Rard +. Parker. 33. Sonoma County, and
annie N. Robertson. 33. Petaluma; Frank
Rickert, &c. and Matilda L. Claasen, 30,
both Of Oakland.
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yields to Public opinion.

SAN JOSE, Oct. 16.-The Pabst Cafe, on
North First street, against which a cru
sade has been conducted by the Pastors
announced he would eliminate the objec-
tionable features. Variety performances
will be discontinued, gambling games
stopped and the LADY orchestra" stricken
from the payroll.
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Costs Eat Into Laveira's Fortune.

OAKLAND. Oct. I6-Attorney Geary,
for Mrs. Mary Laveira, who is suing her
husband Jose LaVeira, the wealthy San
Leandro farmer, for divorce. petitioned
the court to-day for an order compelling
the defendant 10 advance her $500 for
costs. The plaintiff has already spent $500
Of her husband money in costs and the
trial is eating big holes into his fortune.
The trial viii continue about fifteen days
more.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17
A Comfortable and Delightful Trip.

On Sunday, October 20, the California
Northwestern Railway will run an excur-
sion to Ukiah Each ticket sold iDsures
a seat. for the company will not sell a.
single ticket above the number of seats
provided Time of departure from
Tiburon Ferry will be $50 a. m, and from
Ukiah on the return, p. m. Train will
not stop in transit. Fare for the round
trip only $2 Tickets now on sale at
Ticket Office, $50 Market street (Chronicle
building) and Tiburon Ferry.
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To Form a Gaelic League

OAKLAND, Oct 16-A meeting has
been called for tomorrow evening at St
Francis de Sales Hall, corner of Grove
and Jones street, for the purpose of form
parishes of the Sacred Heart and St
Francis. The Rev. Father Yorke. the
State president of the league, will be
present to explain it's objects, and there
will be vocal and instrumental music by
amateurs from Oakland and San Fran
cisco.
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chestras and bands before that
have attracted the attention of
the public by their idiosyncrasies,
but to see a real creator of nov
elites the music loving public should pay
a visit to the Alhambra Theater, with
particular eye to the delsarte gymnastics
of Giuseppe Creatore, the director of the
Royal Italian Band.
Sousa has his little ways, but he is not
in it with Signor Creatore.
Now the music of the Royal Italian
monies. but Creatore's conducting is the
star attraction of the band
Signor Creatore, who greatly resembles
Attorney Herbert ChOynSki, does all his
leading with a very self-satisfied air, and
with movements OF head and arms that
to startle it by a plunge into the depths
of the sea-one of those plungeS that can
only be seen in a theater presenting most
Signor Creatore made no fatal dives
last night, though He charmed his au-
dience with his hypnotic, left-handed
warnings to one Of his trombone players
down air with it. The trombone player
obeyed as if he were a great believer in
telepathy.
several selections that won the applause
of the people present, but Signor Creatore
was not to be suppressed.
The director was always part of the
show During the tremolo stage of the
music he waited his baton as If he was
counting time on Joe Walcott when that
dusky fighter fell from the solar plexus
blow Of kid" Carter but the staccato
made him stir his long locks Of hair do
a few side steps and look ominously upon
his players. He appeared to be a very
mild man when the pianissimo effect was
called for, but the fortissimo-the public
should see it.
Creatore is a wonder as a leader, and
he has an excellent lot Of musicians at
command.
He and his men will be a big feature of
the monster benefit this afternoon at the
Grand Opera-house, and the town will
have a free show of the best when the
band parades at noon from the Alba mbra
to the opera-house
"Ernani" and "Cavalleria" and at Pag-
liacci' have met with the usual success at
the Tivon. The week led off with Verdi
night, which brought out a packed house.
and all the business has been we'll up to
the mark first set
''Ernani" is given with a strong cast,
and all participating have pleased the
audiences. Dado and Barbareschf are ex-
ceptIonally we'll placed Montanari is
singing Santuzza this week and is once
more in good voice. Agostini is as
forceful as ever in the role of Turiddu
Russo is Canio in Il Pagliacci' and sings
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nanehters of St. Genrre.

Britannia Lodge of the Daughters of ST.
George has made arrangements for a
grand entertainment and dance In the
Pythian Castle on the night of the 18th
inst. A we'll arranged programme will be
presented.
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Will File Counter Suit

BERKELEY. Oct. 16.-Clyde E. Abbott
the stationer, whose wife has brought suit
against him for divorce on the ground of
extreme cruelty, denies the allegations
she has made. He declares that he will
file a counter suit. but on what grounds
he declines to state at present.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17

Every year increases the cost of the
public schools of New York. This year
they cost 1852, 900. Next year about s19,-
500, 900 will be demanded by the Board or
Education. OF this amount $15, ISL 900 will
be mandatory under the Davis law.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17
Custom-House Promotions.

George H. Cooms. messenger in the
office of Customs Collector Stratton, has
been promoted to be sampler vice ]. d.
Whelan, promoted to the position Of ex-
aminer.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17

Opera Company, a company of astonish-
lngly clever youngsters ranging from to
10 years, who have a repertoire of all the
day. The children will appear in matt
nees every afternoon next week, except
Saturday The regular bill of the. week
will be 1.-THE Man From Mexico" with
Walter E. Perkins in the title role.
There is every reason for the decent
person to stay away from the Alcazar
Theater this week, "The Girl in the Bar
racks" being everything that it should
not be.
The Central Theater has a strong bill
in John A. Stevens favorite Southern
melodrama. wife for Wife, that is well
ayeas anS Sezt %e es4 teS % TIE a2s raj
dustrial melodrama, THE Cotton King
will be put on, with all the elaborate me-
chanical mountings that the play calls
for.
The California is crowded nightly with
audiences who enjoy the varied fun and
eccentricities Of the Masons and their
and Adolph.' Lottie Williams salter is a
first favorite with the house and the
whole company takes good care of its
work. Next Sunday night Johnstone Ben
nett will begin an engagement in 1.-THE
Female Drummer"
Monroe. Mack and Lawrence are send
sions of laughter this week with their
wildly hilarious farce, "How to Get Rid
of Your Mother-in-Law. Thomas Baker
sings amusing songs in clarion tones and
tells old stories in a new way. The De
Courcy brothers, truly the most marvel
Gus acrobats ever seen here. are the acme
of physical culture, and Maud Sorensen
and Tommy Dunn give specialtes. Will
fred Clarke and company, presenting "In
the Biograph''; the sisters O'Meers, wire
walkers; Mitchell and Barnard, the sweet
voiced singers, and joe Myra and Buster
Keaton complete good bill. On Sunday
next the famous 'BeauX and Bellies
octet, the reigning Eastern sensation
will begin brief engagement. Mignon-
cite Kokin, a "chanteuse and danseuse
eccentrique," also promises several novel
ties.
A splendid bill is offered at Fischer's
Concert-house this week, among the en-
tertainers being Sylvia Puerari, the oper-
attic contralto; Sydney Smith, the clever
girl dancer; Eleanore Jenkins, in scene
from "Girofle-Girofia'': Herr Huber an
armless painter; Val Vousden, ventriIol
quist; Valkyra, hand balancer; Maud de
Alma, singing soubrette; Bartemes, an.
extraordinary foot juggler, and Harry
Holmes, blackface comedian and his div
ing dog Dandy" Hinrichs' orchestra
discourses delightful music.
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day. The document is Photographic and
disposes of an estate consisting of $1,000
cash, $1,000 in stocks and $3.50 worth of
jewelry. The legatees are Charlie Thall
and Ella Thall, his children. Maurice E.
Meyer is named as executor.
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17

Few women consider that they carry
some forty or fifty miles of hair on their
head: the fair-haired may even have to
dress seventy miles OF thread of gold
every morning
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Ex-Police officer Byrnes Injured.

Ex-Police officer Thomas Byrnes was
thrown from a milk wagon on the Mission
road near the Six-mile House yesterday
afternoon and had his thigh bone broken.
He was removed to the City and County
Hospital for medical treatment.
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There is every reason for the decent
person to stay away from the Alcazar
Theater this week, 1.-The Girl in the Bar
nor be.
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Merk ThaII,s Will Fi1ed

The will of Mark Thall was fled yester-
The San Francisco call., 1901-10-17

W. NJ. Rank and son. Lawrence, have gone
to Alaska where they will pass the winter.
Mrs. Rank accompanied them, but intends to
return on the same steamer.