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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
COMMISSIONERS DECIDE
AGAINST SHORTER WATCHES
iptain Whitman Advises Postpone
ment of Ordinance Limiting
Po1ioemau's Work.

Al a prolonged session Of the Police
3-nmissioners held last night ii was de-
|5ed 10 indefinitely postpone the enforce
4nr of the ordinance granting to the
dice an eight-hOur day. The matter
as discussed at length and the commits
guers all expressed themselves as being
favor Of the ordinance, but they argued
Al during the winter, while the city was
ronged with lswless characters, II
Guild be a most inODportune ume IOr n
1gurating the change
('sufafu Whitman addressed the Doaro
~ subject and said that while he was
|0reservedlv in favor Of the shorter DAY
considered ii advisable to postpone the
r--ce~neut Of IL until summer. de said
1er ff the commissioners decided to en-
49, Tho ordinance al the present time II
-o,-Id practically cut his force by one
'ffb as he would have to divide ms men
30 three watches instead OF TWO as at
(-7,7-r1fssioner Mahoney cOntended for
= i--77-9--oeg7isfe introduction Of the change,
.1r+ Commissioners HOWell ana Newman
g~eed will the Chief and the matter was
--j,e hoard received communication
-, +5,a Mayor relative TO the danger IN
ofct7 the CITY stands in being held hable
m The damage 10 private properly Wnlch
: l,einag done by soldiers at the PreslQlo;
+, +be communication the mayor asked
~ commissioners to PROVIDE prOtecIlOn
~ ne civ The matter was referred 60
ba CITY Attorney for his opinion as 70
-.l-e+ stems the board can take Tor the
'ro-,e- PROTECTION Of the city's interests.
Elef1e-- ia accordance with the SUI
80 -oT1Tf's = scisfOn. was reinstated on
~ force with he rank Of sergeant
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
MARY MONAGHAN
GETS DIVORCE
Judge Seawell Separates
the Oyster Man and
His Wife.

Dressed in the very latest make of
tailormade gowns, topped off by a brand
new sealskin jacket and the latest model
hat, Mrs. Mary B. Monaghan, who is SUI
ing James B. Monaghan for divorce on the
ground of neglect, looked everything but
a neglected wife yesterday when she APP
peared in Judge Seawelps court to tell her
tale of woe. She was accompanied by her
father, eX-Policeman Fay, who testified
in her behalf. Monaghan the alleged ne
glectfuI husband, did not put in an APP
pearance during the proceedings, put
poked his head in the doorway of the
court room after the trial and asked the
clerk what had been done to him.. Clerk
Grimes informed him that Judge SeaWel
had decreed that his wife should get a
divorce and $50 per month aIimony and
that he was to have the custody OF the
minor child Mr.. Monaghan, evidently
withdrew his head from the court room.
This settles the marital differences of
the oyster man and his spouse. Twice be-
fore Mrs. Monaghan brought suit against
her husband, once for maintenance and
once for divorce, but on each occasion
they settled their differences out OF court
Maud NeVill, or Maud Cheyney as she
claims she should be called, has secured
another attorney to prosecute her suit for
maintenance against Samuel w. Cheyney,
in the person of Henry c. McPike. When
Miss Nevill first commenced proceedings
she was represented by Attorney George
d. Collins, but the latter withdrew from
the case because his client accused him
of being derelict in his duties. Miss Nevill
appeared before Judge SlOss yesterday
morning with her new attorney and Sc
cured a continuance of the trial of her
suit until next Monday.
Miss May Blanche GOldstein is suing to
annul her marriage to Walter r. Huff, a
commercial traveller, on the ground that
Huff has another wife living. The plain
tiff claims that Huff represented to her
that he had been divorced from his first
wife six years ago.
Maggie Z. Mason is suing her husband,
+. NJ. Mason, a prosperous hardware mer-
chant of Ukiah, for divorce on the ground
of cruelty. The married life of the MasonS
has been a stormy one. They were married
in Iowa in 1876, and have three children,
two of whom are of age. Mrs. Mason
says her husband treated her cruelty.
Mrs. Mason asks the court to award her
all the community property, which
amounts to about $4,000
Divorces were granted yesterday to Ell
len Burns from Frank Burns for extreme
cruelty, Helene Johnson from Peter Vic
tor johnson for extreme cruelty, Lille
Harrison from James Harrison for eX-
IRENE cruelty Katherine Frances Mahnke
from Charles S. Mahnke for extreme
cruelty and Mabel Annie Lawrence from
Willis Lawrence for desertiOn.
James w. Cook filed a suit for divorce
yesterday against Mary Cook for deser-
ton.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
CLAIMS KANE
ABUSES TRUST
Mrs. Williams Charges
Secretary With Neg
lect Of Duty.

Mrs. L. P. Williams, president Of the
board which has control of the Oriental
House." a place of refuge for abandoned
and homeless Chinese children, filed a pc
tition yesterday for letters of guardian
ship over the person of Chan All Wing,
little Chinese girl who is now the ward
of Frank ]. Kane, secretary Of the Pacific
Society for the Suppression Of Vice,
which she makes all sorts of charger
against the secretary
The Chinese maiden is a resident at the1
Home, but Kane is DESTROYS of taking hsSF
from there and placing her in charge O.
Miss Seton, teacher in the public
schools.
child was refused by Mrs. Kate B. Lake
and Miss Marguerite Lake. superln-
tendents of the home. Kane then
sought to obtain possession Of the child
on writ of habeas corpus. Mrs. Lake
promptly filed an objection to the sur
render of the child and the matter was
heard before Judge Trout, who continued
the hearing until Mrs. Lakes return
from her vacation.
Mrs. Williams has now taken the matter
in hand and in her petition she charges
Kane with having been dereltct in the
performance Of his duties as guardian.
She alleges that Kane has abused his
trust that he has interests adverse to the
faithful performance of his duties as a
guardian and that he is in no position to
She further alleges that tKane's claim
that he intended placing the child under
the care of Miss Seton is witNous ,- %Suii'i''-
ton. ~.
Mrs. Williams further says that the 81
ciety of which Kane is secretary is abSOE
Iutely under his control and that upon
his failure to secure the child systematic
effort to iniure the home was made in
Chinatown by means of placards in which
the orders of the court were grossly mis-
represented.
Mrs. Williams further alleges that Kane
wrote a letter to her in which he stated
that he was being impOrtuned by the
Chinese Consul and others to take another
ward of his from the home and place her
in another home.
Mrs. Williams also charges Kane with
requesting her to allow Chan All Ying 60
be seen by her mother in the presence Of
a Miss Flynn, whom, alleges Mrs. Will
Iiams, Kane had frequently told her was
unfit to come in contact with any Of the
children of the home.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
RETURNS SHOW WEALTH
OF GREAT CORPORATIONS
Census Statistics Embracing One
Hundred and Eighty-Three

WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-Census Stats
tics made public to-day on industrial
combinations, show a total authorized
capitalization on May 81, 1900, for the 1873
corporations reported, of $3.50, 539, 200. and
the capital stock issued, SO, OS5, 200, S6S OF
this total the authorized capital includes
$40, 127, $50 in bonds, $1,259, $4,000 in pre-
ferred stock and $2,077, 81 $50 in common
stock The capital stock issued comprises
S216. 412, 759 in bonds, $1,066. SOS, 1868 in pre-
ferred stock and $1,SO2,2 62 146 common
stock.
The total value of all the products of
the combinations reported is 81, ISL .s95. 36s
and subtracting the value of the products
of the hand trades, or the mechanical and
neighborhood industries, which amount
to N,216, 165, 100, the products of the indus
trial combinations in 1900 is found equiv
alent to more than 20 per cent of the to-
tai gross products of the manufacturing
industries of the country as they existed
in $780,
The 1873 corporations reported employed
an average of 1872 wage earners. re-
ceiving 1884, us in wages. Employment
was given to PASS salaried officials.
clerks, etc, receiving total of $S2, 81,
62S in salaries.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Central.

1.-The Two Sisters at its initial per
Torrance at the Central Theater last
night scored a pronounced hit The play
is the best that the company has pro-
duced in several months and a most sue
cessful run is assured if the enthusiasm of
last nights audience is any criterion.
The villain, the hero, the wronged girl,
a promiscuouS use of firearms and the
other usual characteristics Of the melO-
drama are all present; but, as is unusual,
they add to rather than detract from the
proper rendering of the play. Some of
the scenes are laughable in the extreme
and the players carry the thing forward
with so much vim that interest never lags
for moment.
HaIlett Thompson, Stanley Ross, James
Corrigan, Annette Marshall, Agnes
Ranken and Margaret Marshall all ap-
pear at their best and are eXcellently sup
ported by the remainder of the cast.
THE Girl with the Naughty, Naughty
Wink sung by George Cooper, assisted
by Mae Keene Fora Irwin, Minnie Chap
man and Helen Day, received an amount
of applause that has seldom been equaled
at the Central.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
RAILROAD COMMISSIONERS
EXTEND TIME TO SANTA FE
Corporation Attorneys Have Not De-
cided Whether They Will Reopen
Oil Case.

The Railroad Commissioners at meet
ing yesterday granted the Santa Fe Rail-
way an extension of time in reference to
filing papers. should they wish to reopen
the oil rate case from Bakersfield to this
city.
When the Commissioners recently hand
ed down their decision the Santa Fe Rail
way officials were served with a copy of
the order several days before the Southern
Pacific officers. The Santa Fe had until
January to decide whether it was salts
fed with the decision. 1t was granted an
extension of time until January yester-
dav. the same as the Southern Pacific, to
settle whether it wishes to reopen the
case.
The Santa Fe and Southern Pacific
Company attorneys have not yet decided
whether they will again fight the case or
no
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
By Guisard.

II JUST dropped in, Sin a friendly sort of
nj way" to see an act of Carmen"
last Sunday night at the Grand
IN Opera-house, and found an audi
ence as large as a Calve house en-
loving Miss Seligmans conception OF the
sultry heroine The house looked tam
last night in comparison, though me ie
ragtime mOralities of the strenucus
Clorinda in "A Lady Of Quahty serve
Miss Seligman with equal 1ellclIy. .
on the whole it was a neat and Well
balanced performance that was given by
the house company ana the res lIt y
luminary last night. 1t wanted the SOL
medal badly in places, ard sagged here ana
there. but in the lump was both creqltaple
and enjoyable, and was well applauded
II i.ady Of Quality" Clorinda wildairs,
is an impossible sort of person When she
is considered seriously. It IS therefore
the part of wisdom to take her-n you
take her at all-lightly. She is a pretty
good and plausible sorU-as they Went IN
those days-for the first acts, but the
thread of the likely gets pretty Wen
Strained later A bOnny tomboy brought
up by her foX-hunting papa TO swear,
drink and hunt with the best OF ms sex
NAV not be the prettiest spectacle, but She
has happened. Also, having soWn her
wild oats like a gentleman she mas ire
Quently repented.
But I doubt me much if she has ever
pinlked a rejected loVer-after attaining
70 British Acknowledgement him IN
der the couch and held pink tea over
the habit of Dukes Of the common or
garden variety to tell the lady, when she
casually informs them Of the little cir
cumstance, that they love her just the
same. Which is all why it is better not
to take "A Lady of Quality" too seri-
ously.
Miss Seligman has the name role and
succeeds in lifting the part to conviction
occasionally. Herschel Mayan plays. the
villain with a pretty accent and without
his usual amplitudinous signs. William
Bernard has a part to fit as Lord Hum-
phrey Ware. H. D. Byers does a sturdy
bit Of work as Sir Christopher Crowell
and Fred J. Butler is sufficient unto the
needs of his part as Sir Godfrey Wildairs.
Gilbert Gardner is excellent as the chap
lain. nd later s Twemlow, and Charles
WaIdron is good Duke, looking the. part
to satisfaction. Elsa Won BTaham is a
graceful Lady Betty and Caroline Francis
Cooke pleases as Anne Wildairs.
They have mounted the piece well at
the Grand Opera-hOuse and 1t should
serve an evenings turn. Next week is
the last week of Miss Seligman's engage
ment and for the farewell programme
will be given a grand double bill, Gilbert s
Comedy and Tragedy and dramatiza-
ton Of "Cavalleria Rusticana.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Fischer,g Concert-House.

The new bill at Fischers Copcert-house
is the strongest seen in many months.
The Scrensen children received a warm
welcome in Fun in an Agency" last
night, the specialties of Maude being par
ticularly clever. Professor A. j. Topping,
the psy chic wonder, had the large audi
ence amazed al his feats of mindreadinG
and card work, and Valkyra, a hand
balancer, with three assistants, put up
the most extraordinary exhibition of its
kind ever seen here. Ethel Culbreth a
local soprano, made her vaudeville debut
and received encore after encore. She
has a promising future. The Paloma La
dies Quartet in new songs, Billy Johnson
Boy" and Coleman and Mexis, the won
derful sharpshooters, completed the pro-
gramme A special matinee will be given
tn-mOTrOW.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
0
ROYAL ARCANUMITES
ENTERTAIN THE TOTS
Programme by Juvenile Performers
Followed by Stereopticon Views
and Christmas Candies

The four local councils of the Royal
Arcanum joined last night in Pioneer
Hall in giving Christmas week enter
tainment for the pleasure of their wives,
relatives and children. In the upper hall
the following programme was given in
the early part of the evening:
Piano solo, Ethel Straub; reading. Evylyn
Hall; song and dance Little Baby Hirsch-
field; piano selection, Miss Ethel Tay-
lor; soprano 1 solo Little; Little Alice Barnum
Choate; cakewalk. Hazel Bennett and Amy
Hanson; German flower song, Helen Nielsen;
fancy dance Maud Banks: song and dance
Myrtle Triplett; song and dance Helen Neil
sen and Lillian Choate
After the programme there was an adj
journment to the banquet hall, where an
exhibit of stereopticon pictures selected
especially to please the young folks was
given. At the termination of this, NJ S.
De Rocco, personating Santa Claus, an
peared and presented to each one pres
ent a generous package of candy, nuts
and fruit
The affair was under the direction of
NJ. S. De Rocco, George w. Dixon and
Fred Head, Argonaut Council; II. q. w.
Dinkelspiel, G.. H. Bartlett and Fl. d.
HUT Golden West Council; ]. Charles
Weber A. C. Greenfield and w v N
Bay. Buena Vista Council; A. II. Merrill
Harry R. Stone and G.. H. Terry San
Francisco Council.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
California.

Black Patti and her troubadours are
giving a good show to good houses, and
while no carloads of flowers are being
hoisted over the footlights there are
trainloads of applause. While Ernest Ho-
gan, the best colored minstrel on the
stage, is missed from the troupe this sea-
son, his place is satisfactorily filled by
John Rucker, 1.-The Alabama Blossom -
RUcker is funny by nature and refined by
art, and is by all odds the best number
clever pair of singers and dancers. The
cakewalk is very funny-funnier than one
would expect, combining as it does the
two extremes of grace and grotesqueness
The performance has not a dull moment
in it and closes with an operate pot
pourri, the "Inflammatus," from Rossini's
'tStabat Mater being especially well
sung, followed by a selection from the
third act of martha"
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31

week at the Alcazar. Judging from the
crowded audience of last evening it is
sure OF a good run. All the characters
were well sustained and Frank Bacon, as
Charley'S Aunt, eXcelled himself.
NJ. l.. AlsOp, who took the part of Jack
Chesney, made an ideal lover, while Hen
the typical college undergraduate. Both
helped in a great measure to make the
play the success it is, while Paul Gerson,
and Miss Marie Howe, as Donna Lucia
d'Alvadorez, were excellent in their parts.
Miss Ora Waldrop, who played the in
genue, made a hit in her little speeches.
AS Ella Delahay she was simple and nat
ural and carried the audience with her.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
HOLIDAY STAKE TO BE
RUN OFF AT UNION PARK
Special Coursing Event Will Be Held
on New Years Day-List of
Entries,

A special holiday stake will be run off
at Union Coursing Park tomorrow. Last
nights drawing resulted as follows:
Master Rocket VS. Tralee Boy White Hat
vs. Merrimac Cottage Lass VS.. Veto; Craw-
ford Lass VS. Miss Brummel; Diablo VS.. Black
Bart: Master Whalen VS.. Alameda Lad; Golden
Garter VS.. Vixen; Rosie Freedom Chicago
Boy; Loyal Lad VS.. st. Ives; Fiery Face VS..
Wedding Bells; Real Article VS.. Sweet Locust
Prompto VS.. Liberator Jingle Bells VS.. Vulcan;
Best Bargain VS.. America; Rich Argosy VS..
Injury; Sir Lawrence VS. Thelma Cruiser VS..
Bonnie Pasha; Europa VS. Naughty Girl; Twi-
light Jr VS.. Petronus; Lovina VS.. Strayaway;
Fannie Hughes VS.. Sacramento Boy Tom Hur-
lick VS.. Olita; My Selection VS.. Master Boy
America VS. May Hampstead
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Non-Union Machinist Threatened.

A. T. Hiefield, non-union machinist.
living at 257 Texas street, secured a war
rant from Judge Fritz yesterday for the
arrest of George Gilmore, Robert Donald
son. Frank West, Walter Brown and
Thomas Culligan, who, he says, are strik-
ing machinists, on the charge of disturb
ing the peace. They called at his house
Sunday evening. he says, and threatened
him with violence il he went 20 work ar
the Union Iron Works the Isext rno-ning
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
1o7-- F~reTsive window.

-Tl,o,,as Golden. whose fondness Ter
io,or has led 10 his arrest several times
I'M complaint Of his relatives, appeared
before Judge Fritz yesterday on charge
Z .,-s15.fo-7e mischief for breaking a win
low Tsiued at 500 in the Shanahlsan Flor
y ,,,',,,-snv's store. 107 Powell street.
Inc Csc was continued tn To-Day
80 nov IA the Probate Court
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31

The Swedish Singing Society has COM
,l[+e5 7,rensrations for its grand annual
- 7vess~se concert and ball which is 70
=9e given tonight at Turn Verein Hal,
- T,,1-I[ street. An excellent programme
I'll instrumental music has been arranged
= = ,5eifgofflll time is assured TO ali
WHO atfCrd. The New Years entertain
r~e1+s which have hitherto been given by
l.e Swedish Singing Society have proved
-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
TiVoli.

Little Red Riding Hood goes merrily
on at the Tivoh Opera House, and last
night the place was crowded with a de-
lighted audience. Ferris Hartman exceIs
himself and people never get tired of his
songs. when Mr.. Shakespeare Comes to
Town and I'm Tired" Annie Myers
has made a hit in the song MY Ebony
Belle" and had to repeat it. Edward
Webb, Arthur Cunningham, Harry Cash
man, Florence Chapman, Olive Ulricn
and Barnetta Muller also help keep
things moving. A little girl sings a coon
6itty very cleverly, and the audience was
so charmed with it that she had to repeat
it three times. The ballets are finely ex-
ecuted and the transformation Mother
Goose's Nursery Rhymes" are interest
ing.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Chutes.

A large audience enjoyed the new bill
at the Chutes last night which included
five acts direct from the Orpheum. The
Serenaders present a novel singing act.
which scored a big hit Macomber and
Fngletcn. travesty artists, are also very
clever in their line. Werden and Shepard,
in illustrated songs, repeated their big
success of the Orpheum. Hines and Kim
hall are clever acrobats. Other good
numbers are Deaves Maniklns, Cole
mans trained dogs and cats and a series
of new moving pictures.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Porter Kills a Large Bear.

D. H Porter of the Porter Bros. Com
pany, who is at present spending his va
cation in Mendocino County, has come
into prominence as a hunter of big game.
Near Willis last Friday he killed a
brown bear weighing 2S6 pounds. The bear
was shipped to this city and sold for 20
cents per pound.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Clearinghouse Committee Meets.

At a meeting of the Clearinghouse AS
ISOLATION held yesterday it was decided to
exchange the daily checks at 11:45 a. m.
excepting on Saturdays. when the eX-
change will be made at IL a.. m. The
clearinghouse committee was given the
power to change the hour of exchange at
its. own discretion.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Practice without License.

John T. Bohannon and Addie Epps. y
Turk street. were arrested yesterday on
q warrant char ging them with practicirg
medicine wfthc- IT a license. Their prelim-
mary examins don before Judge Mogan
on the charge of obtaining money by
false pretenses, from Michael Mulvey of
Portland. Or. has not yet been concluded.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Kelly Lost His Watch.

L. Kelly, 522 Pine street, reported to the
police yesterday that during a fight there
about 1 o'clock yesterday morning some
one stole his gold watch and chain from
his coat pocket. He placed their value
at $40. An effort will be made to md the
thief
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Orpheun.

To the audience at the Orpheum Thea
ter last night Joe Welchs Yiddish study
was not the whole show. Enthusiastic
ally received as his new stories were,
there were other turns which attracted
as much attention and as much applause
Mcintyre and Heath, in their Georgia
Ministries sketch were the prime laugh
ter prCVokers. For twenty minutes they
kept the house good natured. Then there
was Elizabeth Murray, whose negro dia-
lect is without a flaw, the Liliputian
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Columbia.

Mary Mannering, in her production of
Janice Meredith is still at the Column
bia Theater. On Tuesday afternoon Miss
Mannering will appear as Camille Rob-
ert Drouet, H. S. Northrup, Carl Ahrendt.
Charles Cherry, Mrs. E. A Eberle, Amy
Ricard and Agnes Rankin will also be in
the cast.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
h+hIetic Fntertainment.

s+blet3c entertainment and assault
81 - v-i1l be given in HOover's Hall.
1927 Market street. next Friday evening
for lie benefit Of Major Reed, an expert expert
swordsman. Olympic Club atnletes VIII
take part in the eXhlbluoh'
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
Labor Case Submitted.

The demurre to the suit of William De-
laney against George Aubertine, secretary
of the executive committee of the Union
Labor party. WAS argued and submitted
before Judge Aurasky yesterday. Auber-
tines attorney demurred to the suit on
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1901-12-31
pic+nres 40 Frames.

We have received during December over e.
100 ns+tevps Of entirely new things in
rool5ivse which we have not had time
10 omen until now The Beauty, Original
sty and Moderate Price Of these mold
ines will please every one having 9lcllTS7
~ frame on sale after this date. san
born. VAN & Co. 7z1 Market street