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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
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MINING ENGINEER TRIES
TO END HIS EXISTENCE
Has Been Acting Queerly and Seeks
Death Rather Than In
sanity.

VANCOUVER, B. c.. Jan. 12.-"Don't
tell Sir John anything about it," was
the closing sentence of a letter which
Alexander Aird. mining engineer. left
to the police before cutting his throat
with suicidal intent this afternoon. Arid
has been in Vancouver two months Iiv-
ing at an uptown hotel, the MetropOle.
Lately he has been acting queerly. This
afternoon Sroans were heard coming from
his room and investigation showed that
he had tried to kill himself He had first
tied his feet together with a sheet so
as not to be able to move and then he
slashed his throat from ear TO ear He
was removed to the hospital and late
tonight it was announced that he may
recover.
Aird is nephew Of Sir John Aird Of
a great ship-building firm of Glasgow
Scotland He said in the letter he left
for the police that he felt he was going
insane and he killed himself rather than
go to an asylum
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Republic.

Harry Corson Clarke and associates at
the Theater Republic drew a large audi
ence last evening with MY Wife's Hus-
band" Clarke shared the honors with
Breese and Keane. All around the play
went along in good shape from start to
finish. The laughable complications were
made funnier by good work. Helen Mac
Gregor, Julia Walcott Margaret Dale
owen, Gladys Dexter and Harris, Bos-
worth and De Long were in the cast
Gladys Dexter did a coon song" act
very well. Clarke made much of imita-
tions. Laughing was a pretty steady oc-
cupation for the auditors after the first
act The play is on for the week, with
matinee Saturday.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Mcdowell
FIRST ARTILLERY DRILLS
AT INAUGURATION PARADE

One of the features of the inauguration
parade at Sacramento was the splendid
appearance and marching of the First
Battalion of Artillery of the National
Guard of this city. An invitation having
been extended to Major Bush. command
ing the battalion. to send a representation
from his battalion. he detailed seventy
men under command of Cabtain w. n.
Swasey. with w. A. Varney and ]. A.
Eason as lieutenants. to report to Colonel
Seymour. commanding the escort at the
capital The detachment left the city on
Wednesday, and on reporting was as
signed to the right Of the Third Battalion.
Its appearance was somewhat of a sur
prise to the military escort, as arrange
ments were not made until late on Tues
day evening for the battalion to be repre-
sented.
Captain F. A. Nippert has rendered his
resignation as commander of Battery A.
A sergeant major will shortly be ap-
pointed to succeed c. +. Kuerr. who has
been elected a lieutenant of Battery B
The following named have been elected
the civil officers of Company G of the
First Regiment of infantry:
Sergeant William II Talbot recording sec
retary; Corporal Eugene NJ. Levy financial
secretary; Lieutenant Frank Newbert Ser
geant w. Phillips and Private 8. DAILY finance
committee: First Sergeant Charles T. Moves
Corporal Eugene NJ. Levy and Private w
e. G. Stroth. Sergeant A Ames Private B
Jackman Quartermaster F.. c. Stroth Private
NJ j. Lyons and Private H spillman range
committee: Sergeant W. Talbot. Corporal Tug
gy and Private II. p. McSweegan. committee
en- visiting the sick.
The officers of Company C are William
L. Wall. captain: Frank Newbert. first.
and Louis Graham, second lieutenant.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
MASKED MAN
USES WEAPON
Two Thugs Enter Saloon
and One Fires at
Bartender.
Police Are Unable to Ascer-
tain Identity of the
Bod Pair.

Two masked men made a desperat. at
tempt last night to rob the grocery and
saloon conducted by Fritz Henike at
Hyde and Filbert streets. One OF the
burglars took a shot at Henike as he
fed from the place. No booty was Sc
cured by the bold pair. their plan fail
ing at the last moment. The police are
working on the case, but so lar have no
clew as to the identity of the men,
Shortly after o'clock TWO masked men
entered the barroom of the establish
ment, and one of the pair Immediately
drew revolver and commanded every
one in the room to throw uD his hands.
There were seven others besides Henike
present at the time. and they all Obeyed
the order.
While the man with the gun kept the
crowd covered. his cOmpa MON jumped be-
mind the bar and made for the cash reg
lister. AT the same moment Henike made
a wild dash through a side door.
The burglar with the gun Immediately
fired shot at the fleeing form of the
bartender and the bullet barely missed its
mark. lodging i'm the woodwork near the
door. This created a stampede and the
robbers. seeing that CleIr plans were
thwarted, lost no time in making a hasty
exit and are still at large.
Officers Naylor. Berry and Tierney
heard the shot and arrived al the scene
Of trouble few minutes later. They fol-
lowed up every possible clew. but without
success The officers submitted a report
to Captain of Detectives Martin and he
Immediately detailed Detectives Gibson
and Bell on the case. but so far they have
been unable to trace the thieves.
Joseph Boden. +. Mercy. John LOugh-
ran, d. NJ. Schaffer. Louis Gerlach, NJ
Schneider and ]. Schneider were in the
saloon at the time All agree in their
descriptions of the robbers. The man who
held the gun was about feet inches in
height and weighed about It's pounds. His
companion is described as a man of about
feet inches tall. of frail build and had
the appearance of an opium fiend- Both
men wore slouch hats and black hand
kerchiefs over their faces.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Holmes Lectures.

Tonight at Steinway Hall. Burton
Holmes, successor TO John L. Stoddard on
the travel lecture platform in the larger
Eastern cities, will begin his series of
illustrated lectures, with The Grand
Canyon of Arizona" as his first subject
Mr. Holmes has visited this wonderland
of America a number of times. and con-
siders it one of the most beautiful, pictor-
tally, of his entire collection The eolored
views are very numerous, and there are
a number of excellent motion pictures
taken by Mr.. Holmes at the canyon, and
an added series of the snake dances of
the Moki Indians taken by him at Oraibi
and Walpi year or two ago. On Thurs
day evening the subject will be "Portu-
gal, a Land of loneliness" and on Sat-
urday afternoon Denmark; Through
Hamlet's Country in a Motor Car"
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
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The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
California.

Every seat at the California Theater
was occupied last night. and scores of
others We're crowding for standing-room
10 witness the presentation Of that musi-
cal frivolity THE Telephone Girl" The
audience Vociferously encOred every one
OF the numerous song-and-dance special
ties and laughed its sides sore over the
comical situations in which the piece
stbounds. There is large chorus of pret-
ty girls and several excellent comedians.
who see 10 it that the fun is kept going
The costumes and stage settings are
tasteful and appropriate. Edith Valma-
seda in the title role is indeed a dainty
bit of merriment all by herself. Joe Kane
in a humorous part was particularly well
received Ruth Jordan, Mamie Keough
and Arthur Conrad aided materially also
IN the merrymaking. The rest of the cast
performed their parts creditably and fur
nished much toward the general success
of the production.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13

To-morrow's sessions will be given over
to the consideration of needed legislation
and plans for organizing and ex-
tending the work of the organiza tion
throughout the State. In the evening
there will be mass-meeting in Dietz
Hall, to which the public is invited. In
Vitati0ns have been extended to and ac-
cepted by the City Council and the Mer-
chants Exchange. Among the prominent
trades unionists billed to address the
meeting are: p. II. Mccarthy president
of the State Building Trades Council;
0. A. Tveitmoe. secretary of the Build
ing Trades Council: J. P. Burke president
Of the Building Trades Council of Ala
media County; V. NJ. Trace, first vice pres
ident State Building Trades Council: e.
j. White. member of executive boa I'd
Building Trades Council: NJ. p Manning.
member executive board, State Building
Trades Council
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
UNION LEAGUE
CLUB CONTEST
Battle for Presidency
Awakens General
Interest.
Indication Of an Exciting
Combat for Head Of
Organization.

The legions OF Pippy and OF McKinlay
viii line up for battle in the Union
League Club to-day. The name Of George
lE. Pippy for president heads the regular
ticket At the head Of the members or
opposition ticket is the name OF D. E.
NcI<inlay. The judges Of election are
Thomas kirkpatrick and Thomas V
Gator. The inspector IS Frank Marston-
The polls viii open at p. N. and close at
$50 2. m.
Widespread club interest In the battle
is noted A large vote Is anticipated
but IL may not be the largest in the his
tory Of the club because many Of the
members who went TO Sacramento last
evening 10 attend the inaugural ball de-
sire 10 attend the balloting for United
States Senator at noon to-day and may
therefore fail 10 reach the city in time
10 cast a vote at the club election.
Voting by proxy IS not allowed Many
nonresident members, who are surely
not familiar with the rules and regula-
tlons Of the league, have sent in their
tickets by mail with the request that the
same be deposited in the ballot box All
such requests VIII be denied. II is certain
that many members who desire the re-
election Of Colonel Pippy 10 the presi-
fencv Of the club dwell in the country
and cannot conveniently come 10 San
Francisco to-day II is equally certain
that j. T. McNinlay has many adher-
ents among the interior members The
rule against voting 10y proxy viii dimin-
ieh ihe voting strength Of each candidate,
hut may not give either any great ad-
vantage
Tie membership OF the club has been
pretty closely cauvassed by the workers
af both parties 10 the contest. To-day
here viii be deal OF pulling and haul
tng of members as they stroll in to vote.
The friends of Colonel Pippy point 10 his
progressive administration Of club affairs
for the past year and claim that his bril-
liant work entities him to special re
ward. The friends Of D. E. McKinlay
hold that be is entitled according 10 the
customs Of the league 10 promotion from
The position Of first vice president TO the
office Of president Moreover. they main
tain that he is gifted with powers OF ora
tory that would rebound 10 the fame Of
tHe club. iu the event Of a reception 10
rle President Of the United States.
George II. Pippy is a colonel on the
staff of Governor George c. Pardee.
commauder-in-chief Of the military and
naval forces OF California. Duncan +.
Mckiulay is Assistant United States Dis
tricJ Attorney. and a campaign orator
whose voice is heard I'm the land when the
Republican banners are waving
Doubtless many teleSrams viii be sent
to Sacramento urging members TO board
tle 3 o'clock train in order 10 arrive at
The club iu time To vote
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
THRILL FOLLOWS
CLOSE ON THRILL
Foiled Again Drama
ArouSes Enthusiasm
at Central.
Alcazar Gives a Fine Per-
formance Of "Tennes-
sees Pardner.
,e dear old "Foiled againn' drammer

The dear old Fooled again" drammer
is stin Looping gaily along up at the Cen
tral. They call It THE Cross Roads of
Life" this week, but the Johnny-on-the
spot hero. the poor old fash-in-the-pan
villain and the Eliza-on-the-ice situations
can all be depended upon to bob up Sc
renelv. whatever the current bill happens
to be called.
one feels a little injured this week,
however: done fofled. so to speak That
same innocent vfllain-whO has as hard a
time getting a bit Of his own way as one
of the Wagner gods-this week naunts
neither the malefic silk hat nor the wicked
cigarette for two whole acts a vie i'm
portation from Panama and an ana
chronistic cigar take their place and one
must protest against this wholesale vio-
alton of the traditions. 1t cannot be de-
MED that the gay Panama sits very be-
comingly above the amiable and chubby
countenance of Mr. Shumer. nor that he
smokes a cigar without coughing, but
what is your villain without the hippant
cigarette, and who can fly in the face Of
providence without the hardened tile?
The way OF the transgressor Is hard al
the Central It makes one even feel
little Marie Corellsh TO see how the
wicked never get any sort Of a show at
being a green bay tree. The Sorrows OF
satan axe mild compared with the trou-
bles Of Julian Ashwood. who is the viii
lain-in-chief in "The Cross Roads OF
Life" Ashwood is Of course in love with
the heroine. and equally of course in love
with her money. The young lady is the
daughter Of a Wall street magnate, and
in the usual way Of Wall street mag
mates daughters she IS in love with the
cap'n of a lifebOat The villain discovers
that she may not be the ". S. Ms daugh-
ter. and says. "Ha the time has come"
and tells the young lady that she Is in
his power. Poor fellow, He tries to
wreck a train, TO wreck an ocean liner,
murders a couple Of men and takes pot
shots al several others. but all TO no ef-
feet. The true blue hero gets the lady.
the gold and all the press notices. and
the villain gets tremendously left. Ian
dcrs Stevens is all that could be asked
the hero. and Shumers chorus of Kisses
should satisfy the most eXacting. Emery
as a proud papa delighted the gallery.
whose tender eXhOrtations mot to drop
the kid were received with every appear
ance Of gratitude by the distinguished
thespan. Eugene That's Lawton as the
heroine was pink and large-eyed as ever.
and Oza Waldrop seemed to get plenty of
fun out of her role. The rest all add to
the joys Of living GUlSARD.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
TACOMA INAUGURATES
NEW RAILROAD LINE

TACOMA. Jan. 12-An enterprise to
bring Tacoma into railroad communfca-
tion with Bremerton was launched to-
dav by the incorporation by Tacoma can
itaIists of a company to build a railroa1 i
from a point near Olympia through
Thurston and Mason counties to Shei.
TON. thence into Kitsap County to Brem-
erton. The incorporators are Andrew +
McCabe, a prominent contractor and
dealer in railway supplies; Charles A.
Murray. a well-known attorney, and r
G. Mcdonald, a capitalist and large
property-owner here, who owns rich
mines in the Klondlke.
The company is capitalized at a mil
lion dollars. Tacoma will be the head
quarters The same parties have incor.
norated the McCabe Construction Com
pany, capitalized at half million.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
THIRD APPEARANCE
OF EDWARD MCDOWELL
Distinguished Musician Fits Per-
fectly Into San Francisco Mu-
sical Atmosphere.

The third appearance If Edward Mac
DoweU. the American cOmposer-pianist
took place last evening at Steinway Hall.
He was assisted by Mrs. NJ Z.
Blanchard, the singer. The concert, like
the two previous, was of a very high
class, ana was a mastery and we'll
patronized triumph. The distinguished
musician seems to have had little diff
Guilty in fitting himself perfectly into the
San Francisco musical atmosphere, and
the friendliness and appreciation de-
servedIy shown for his work was very
marked While Mr. MacDoweu is ap-
parentIy of a very finely drawn. nervous
temperament, it is not apparent In his
playing The applause was generous.
but he modestly refrained from repeti-
tions or encores. and simply beamed with
pleasure at the splendid recognition Of
his songs as rendered by Mrs Blanchard.
She, in turn. delicately shared the ap
plause bestowed upon her by insisting
that Mr. MacDowell rise from the piano
and bow his Acknowledgements with her.
The beautiful Moonlight" sonata prov
ed the artist to be a close student of
Beethoven, the glistening, rythmic legato
in the opening adagio proving deep
iy beautiful The allegretto was spright-
ly and well phrased, and the great presto
in the finale taken with sweep that was
Irresistible. The "Elfin Dance" was
delicious little number, that is admirably
named. and "A Wild Rose dainty bit
of perfumed melody. The stately sara
handle" by Loeilby, with its remarkable,
shadowlike melody, following the motif.
is test in Interpretation, and was well
handled.
Mr. MacDowell gets into an atmosphere
so far above mere technique that the lat
ter is lost sight of and IS simply felt s
a means to end. His playing is
threaded with a strong personal mag
retism. and withal Is broad and thor
uugtIv legitimate, with a sincere
han6ling of the score
Mrs. Blanchards singing was in every
way charming, and seemed particularly
fit for the handling of the delicate bits
of song left to her care. Her voice is
of a splendidly thick contraltO quality,
and rounded out a concert that should
be a milestone to those present.
Following is the programme;
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Orpheum.

Another packed house greeted the new
bill at the Orpheum last night and every
act was well received. The playing Of
the Miles Stavordale Quintet of instru-
mentalists must needs be heard TO be ap-
preciated, and although they gave four
numbers their turn seemed entirely too
short. The Gilmore sisters were scream
ingly funny in The Adventures of
Bridget Mcclure" and the many bright
lines and amusing situations in Cressy
and Dayne's sketch, Bill Biffin's Baby"
were thoroughly enjoyed. Zazell and
Vernon. comedy triple horizontal bar per-
formers. made A hit, and Edith Helena.
the high lyric soprano. though suffering
from a severe cold. reached high F with
out difficulty. The four Garganys and the
three Livingstons. different styles of aero
bats. Wood and Bates, musical come
disns. and the biograph, completed an
interesting programme.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13

at the Alcazar Theater last night and the
clever stock company scored great sue
cess. Frank Bacon was irresistibly fun
ny IN the part of Geewilliker Hay the
magnificent liar, and kept the audience in
fits of laughter. Ernest Hastings was re-
markably good as CalebsSwan, card deal
er. legitimate and high-toned. and played
the parts with characteristic fidelity.
George Osbourne in his old part of Asa
Bice. the pardner, was equally effective
and true to life. Albert Morrison as
Amos Barlow, on the square, gave a
creditable rendition of the part and was
familiar with his lines. Agnes Ranken
as Tennessee Kent was sweet and charm
ing. and the scene between her and Swan,
when he tells her of her fathers death,
was powerfully. portrayed. Adele Bel
garde was convincing as Nettie Rice, and
the other parts were well sustained by
Miss Marie Howe. Clifford Dempsey and
Walter Belasco. The play is finely staged.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Chutes.

Brooke Eltrym, pleasing mezzo-so-
prano scored great hit at both per-
formances at the Chutes yesterday in
Indeed, You Will Never Grow Old TO
Me" and Fare Thee Well, Mollie Dar-
ling: Lois Mendenthal talented young
violinist, displayed singular virtuosity in
classical and popular selections and Ed
win r.. Lang, the ''poetical jay" kept the
large audience in rcars OF laughter for
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Eischer's.

Barbara Fidgety' is still drawing very
large houses at Fischers. The farce is a
lively one, if a little bit rough, and pos
sesses enough ludicrous situations to keep
the audience laughing heartily from the
raise of the curtain until the last act
Winfield Blake and Maud Amber get a
great deal Of fun out of their lines, and
Kolb and Dill do a soldier stunt that is
extremely funny. The choruses are good
and the dancing of Gertie Emerson and
Flossie Hope is a clever exhibition.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Late Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.

Monday, January r.
Stnr Santa Barbara, zaddart. 81 hours from
San Pedro
Stmr Olympic. Hansen. GO hours from Ho-
quiam.
stmr Senator. Patterson, 10 hours from Vic
toria etc.
sohr Espada. Rudbach. s days from Grays
Harbor
OUTSIDE. BOUND IN, 12 MIDNIGHT.
Bktn Arago.
DOMESTIC PORTS
ORTLAND-Sailed Jan 12-Stmr George w
Elder, for San Francisco
ASTORIA-Saile Jan 12-Schr John and
bktn Hawaii. for San Francisco.
SEATTLE-Arrived Jan 12-Stmr Cottare
city. from Skagway; stmr Farallon from
Skagway.
FOREIGN PORT.
VICTORIA, Il C--Arrived Jan 12-Stmr Cot
tage City. from Skagway; Br stmr Amur from
Skagway; Br stnsr Tees. from Alaska.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Columbia.

The Columbia Theater last night con-
tanned an appreciative audience that came
10 get a glimpse of Frank Daniels in the
comic opera Miss Simplicity The opera
commenced ats second and last week.
Daniels in the leading role was as funny
as ever and was well supported. The
chorus had several new songs and was
encOred. The stage effects were all that
could be desired, and altogether Miss
Simplicity" has made quite a name for it
self since its first production in this city.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
TiYoli.

The old favOrite Jack and the Bean
stalk began the last week of its engage
ment at the Tivoli Opera-house last night
and from the crowded condition Of the
house il would appear that the piece is
good for long run Ferris Hartman as
the chief fun maker shone at the top Of
the list. and the others of the company
ably seconded him. The songs were well
sung and the chorus rendered some very
pleasing selections. The scenic effects in
the play are especially good.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Zech Concert.

Announcement is made of a concert to
be given by this orchestra on Thursday
next, January Is, at S:l5, in Fischer's
Theater. Seats can be had at Sherman &.
Clay's. and may also be got at the box
office on the daY of the concert
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13

ana informed the officers and when they
returned to the camp they found the bndy.
OF their companion riddled with bullets
me skuh fractured and the eyes torn
from the sockets.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Provides for Brother.

OAKLAND. Jan. 12-Bequests amount
ing to $4,000 were left by the late Mrs
Ellen B. Musser. A brother W. G. Stur-
tevant, DR.. Henry w. Horn and Fanny
II. Musser, a sister-in-law. are the chief
beneficiaries. Small bequests are made to
numerous friends. The estate consists Of
7GC acres Of land in this county.
The San Francisco call., 1903-01-13
Everett Gets Carnegie Library.

EVERETT, Wash. Jan. 12-Andrevv
Carnegie has given $4,000 for a public
library here on condition that the citv
provides $500 annually for its mainte-
nance.