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y RAILROAD.
schedule In erect May IS, l9Ot.

schedule IN erect May 10, l90t
| All trains Illuminated with Pintsch light.
Trains leave W Wilmington, Delaware Avenue
NEW YORK, week days, 1910, tlI.lg e g.
to- f1os5 p ts0 m s1ndass Sd E0yss.4 49, l.s M
t8so, t5a, lRoyaI Limiied|, t7'43, tlo55 P; m.
PHILADELPHIA. week days. $50, f6.l0,
.s ss ag OaS Royal as q % x
ts4o. fo4s tIi.s5 a. M; 1880 4.8O, tbl7, (Royai
Limited, 7.o5, t7,42, So; tl055 P: M 30 40 a.
TO- i6 a. M; 1910, Il Is los 4.5S 6l2 t6 a5. 42,
tlO.55 m. Sundays, z 20. S34, t9.4O, lO.4S
I'll .s5 a. m; 4.So, 7.O5. IL AZ 30; ITO s. P. m
m; Il24O ii rs, 80 t5l7 pm. Royal Limited).
Cape May and Ocean City, week days, 1910
Sea- sea- Isle City, week days, ts. 40 a. M; ts 80 p.
baltimore and Washington, week days, t4.ls,
ISIS. tli:o6 a. M; I'LL. f24e t44s t5;55 80
f4is, IS. isa M; il II. tao i44s, 1870, (Royai
Limited, to 90, tlO.03 p. m.
Baltimore and Way Stations, week days, 90
$50 p m Sundays SIG oa a. m nj IL ~ NJ P. os
m; II, AZ TILL, 800, 1855. 6.ls, 1909 p. m, Sun
days. t4.lS, 1915. sic a. m Till, 6.o2' tsos
p. m.
Pittsburg week days, 1915 q. M; t5-5s e so
60 -
M: ia 49, IT, so (Royal Limited). tl003 p. m.
Chicago, daily, 1916 a. M; IA 40 p. m.
Cincinnati and st. Louis, tsl6 a. M; till,
1909 p. M, daily.
a. M: 12.423.20. 6lS p. IN. Sundays, S.l6a. M;
6.02, II 80 p. m.
9.2s a. md 5.57 p. m. sundays, lois am;
r. LEAVE y v PHILADELPHIA for Wilmington,
week days, ta a5 100, !7.4o, $50 1902 ~ li;sp 9.
m: tl2S7, Il. 2l5 t4l7, 450 t52o. t5So. ts.95,
t6iS(Royai Limited), $50, ts.35, 1880, tl135 p.
m. Sundays, 1885, s7.l5, 74O, 9.10 a. m; fl2.S7,
t2os, 2.l5, fiji, 800, te.1A tRoyal Limitedl,
$50, 1886, 10. 80, 10.s0p. M
.Royal Limited" is composed exclusively Of
Pullman parlor, observation and dining cars.
No extra fare except regular Pullman charge.
Delmarvia Telephone No. 1893 A.
d. & A. Telephone No. 1922 A.
Rates to Western points lower than via any
other line. IS 90 to Pittsburg; I0.o3P. NJ. train
daily, Through sleepers
H A, MILLER, Trav. Passenger Agent
City ticket office, Water and Market streets
Wilmington, Del. d. & A. Phone 1758A.
d, B, MARTIN, G. w. BASSETT
NJ. OFF. T. G. F. A.
Middletown transcript., 1904-06-18
HELP WANTED---FEMALE.

HELP WANTED. - TWO WHITE
Women wanted as cook and chamber
maid at country home, CentreyilIe, Del,
near Wilmington. Apply 312 MARKET
STREET, Wilmington, Del.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-30
NUMBER 81
A. Walk was at Cotton Tuesday.

A. Walk was at Cotton Tuesday.
Ed. Buckley has moved into his
new residence on Sunnyside.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. b. Westerdyke, Wednesday.
-Hoey Hill is somewhat indisposed
this week with an attack OF rheumatism.
The wall is now laid for tho Arms
building. 1t is a most substantial foun-
dation.
Mr., and Mrs. Earl Hill and little
daughter, Cleo, returned to their home
in Spokane last Tuesday.
Will Jesse, who has recently pur-
chased the bottling works of II. A. Pfel,
was n visitor at Moscow Monday.
Miss Anna Taylor is kept from her
duties as folder at the HERALD printing
establishment this week by illness.
The recent remodeling of the Farm
ers' Hotel has made an altogether new
and natty building of its interior.
HANSblhiSS IOSOCl anu IIiioS, LllS
mother and grandmother respectively of
Mrs. Hoey Hill, are visiting in the city
from Cofax.
Remember, to be voter, you must
have registered since Jan. lst. The
books are in the hands OF City Clerk
Small, and you should attend to the
duty at once.
Tuesday there arrived in the city
from Iowa a party consisting of Messrs.
Roy, Tom and Lloyd Garrison, and
Walter Piper, and the families of the
two former, They will locate somewhere
in this vicinity, apd we hope in the vi
cinity of Pullman.
Iris, the four-year-old daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Hill, of Portland, had
very narrow escape from horrible
death last Saturday, by being struck by
a street car. The little one was severely
bruised, and a huge cash was cut in her
instep which required several stitches to
close. But for the presence of mind and
prompt action of a passenger the acci-
dent would certainly have resulted more
serious
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-30
Whitman's Democracy.

The democrats of Whitman in conven-
tion last week, named the following del
egates to the state convention: T. A..
White and Fred Ratlif of st. John; r.
2. Turnkey and ID. L. Anderson of Ro-
salia; Eugene Brown, Harry Schlaefer,
Ortis Hamilton, H. w. Garfield, John
Pattison of CoIlax, II. C. Eitel of Elber-
ton, G. w. Waters and Pat Wynne-of
Palouse, A. b. Baker, John Squires, d.
f. Staley and T. w. Savage Of Pullman;
l.. f. Darr of Uniontown; John Boyles
and Mike Reisenour of Cotton, George
McCroskey of Thornton, and j. w.
johnson OF Oakesdae.
Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1904-04-30
Your Money Back

Ifany article should prove unsat-
isfactory. Come in and have your
handkerchief perfumed free.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Grand onera-House.

All the good old Irish plays you ever
saw contributed to the composition OF
THE Gamekeeper," a piece of fierce
meIodrama, produced by Thomas j..
Smith and an incompetent company at
the Grand Opera house last evening.
The play. trite as it was, was far too
good for most of the acting. Smith
himself was not a bad Derry Deola11,
the gamekeeper, with the alternate
role of Dennis Brady, and his songs,
though sung with thin voice, pleased
the small audience. His acting is nat
ural and shows humor. In short, he
might fill third parts with some sue
cess. Ed Van Murrers comedy in
Johnnie Drake, the country pumpkin,
was occasionally amusing. and his
song in caricature of 'Bidelia" was
one oe the few nearly good things of
the performance. Sam Simpson as
Lanty Hogan was inoffensive. G. w.
KnoX's Sir Lucius Brantford was
probably the very worst thing seen on
a San Francisco stage in many a day.
None of the women rose above medioc-
rity, although Sadie Marion as Kath-
leen O'NeiIl and Pauline Seldom as
Mollie Doolan at least meant we'll. Lit
tie Baby Patti did a pleasing child act.
OF the rest the less said the better.
The audience guyed the performance
literally.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
TIME IS KIND
TO THOMPSON
Veteran Impersonator of Joshua
WhitcOmb Is as Delightful
as Ever in "Old Homestead"
APPEARS AT THE COLUMBIA
The Versatile AlcaZar Company
Drops Back Into Comedy and
Gives a Broadhurst Play

That Denman Thompson is. little
good one is all of new that can be said
of THE Old Homestead" this week
and next at the Columbia Theater. One
of the oldest of the truly rural plays,
most of its best stuff has been made
yet more familiar by the bucOlic pla-
giarist. Practically the only thing that
has not been plagiarized is Denman
Thompson himself, and the contingency
continues unlikely. With the shrewd,
quaint humor of Mr.. Thompson behind
it, THE Old Homestead is still strong
to amuse, as last nights good house
handsomely testified. What it would
be without the actor is interesting il
Improbable surmise.
1t is a rarely easy and unobtrusive
art that Thompson brings TO his pic
ture of the old Swanzey farmer. IN
like a good many younger realists, Mr.
Thompson seems TO consider 1T unnec-
essary to chew his words into unrecog-
nizable rags. He can be heard at WILL
even to his softest and quaint infiec-
tions, and his quiet, illuminative ges
ture is just as good moneys worth. In
fact, Mr.. Thompson's Joshua Whitcomb
remains one of the best portraits of
it's class, human, convincing and wholly
lovable.
The actor is we'll supported. Fred
Clare, VINO booms a noble bass in the
double quartet, is clever as Happy Jack,
and the rest fill in acceptably in their
not too arduous roles. The quartet is
more than usually good, built upon
couple of bassos with sensational cell
lar note between them and an uncom
monty handsome diapasOn above.
There is tenor, too (second), who
trills an agreeable and sympathetic
song, and a useful barytone. A wOolly
arrangement of the Flower Song and
Soldiers Charms" from Faust" well
sung, was among the new numbers.
but it is Just as we'll under the cir
cumstances to stick TO the "Old Oaken
Bucket
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
FROM REDDINC
IN SIX HOURS
Principals in a Mining Deal
Resort to Special Train and
Boat to Keep an Appointment
QUICK TRIP FROM NORTH
Broker Henderson of Chicago
Finds Means for Overcoming
Delay Caused by a Landslide

T. S. Henderson, head of a prominent
brokerage firm of St Louis. and his
attorney, Judge Fred w. Pickett Of
Chicago, accompanied by Daniel Nc
Carthy of Oakland and Charles Thomp-
son of this city, arrived here yesterday
morning from Redding after one OF the
swiftest trips ever made by a Southern
Pacific train over that section of it's
big system. Henderson and Pickett
had been spending several days in
Redding in connection with a big min
ing deal in Arizona and had made ar
rangements to leave there Sunday
afternoon so as TO meet parties here
regarding the same business matter
at 9 o'clock yesterday morning The
regular train from the north passes
through Redding at o'clock in the
evening and it was nearly that hour
Sunday when Henderson and his com
panion learned that owing to a land
slide at Roseburg, Or, the train was
many hours late
1t was of vital Importance to the two
thatfhey should be at the Palace at
a. m. yesterday. and appreciating their
predicament Henderson entered into
negotiations with the railroad officials
for a special train, which they finally
got. it being agreed by the company
that the travellers should reach here
lii ample time to keep their appoint
ment. Although the. company prom
ised TO haul them out of Redding at IL
o'clock Sunday night it was not until
1890 yesterday morning that the spe-
cial was got under way, but the loss
of time was soon made up, for the train,
consisting of an engine, coach and a
fiatcar, maintained high rate of speed
the entire distance
The train came south by the longer
route, it being figured that time could
be saved by avoiding the necessity Of
a transfer on the Benicia ferry. Tele-
graphic arrangements had been made
for a special boat at the Oakland pier.
which was reached at O'Clock yester-
day morning, and four minutes later
Henderson and Pickett and their two
guests were on their way across the
bay.
The party arrived at the Palace Hotel
with plenty of time to spare and finally
kept their appointment. At the meet
ing, however, it was discovered that a
number of kilograms received from the
East and bearing Importantly on the
mining deal, had been sent in cipher. a
code of which was not to be had until
late last evening. so they had really
accomplished little by their fast and
expensive trip from Redding, other
than to establish their good faith in
the deal for the purchase of a copper
property which is said to be one of the
richest in the West.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
PURE FOOD EXPOSITION
ARRANGED BY GROCERS
Will BE Held to Promote the Inter-
ests of Producer, Manufacturers,
Dealer and Consumer

The San Francisco retail grocers
have arranged to give a Pure Food
Industrial Exposition at Mechanics
Pavilion. commencing April 80 and
extending to May 15. 1t is the pur-
pose to promote the mutual interests
of the producer, the manufacturer, the
retail grocer and the consumer.
This being the first exposition under
the auspices of the association, every
member is doing his utmost to make
it a success. Business Manager Clark
reports f1fty-seven applications for
space, which augurs we'll for the ex-
position when it is considered that the
preliminary announcement was made
only few days ago.
The committee offers q prize of $40
for the best design and S5 for the next
best design for three-sheet poster to
be worded, San Francisco Retail
Grocers' Pure Food and Industrial Ex-
position, April 80 to May Is, 1904"
AS the subject of pure food is one of
vital import, the forthcoming exposi-
ton Will present an invaluable object
lesson to every householder.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
RETAIL GROCERY CLERKS
UNION To HOLD MEETING
Matters Of Vital Importance VIII Be
Submitted TO Members or the
Organization.
E5is 5sP
Na-l-54ss

The Retail Grocery Clerks Union
viii hold a meeting on Thursday
e-ening. February %. Matters Of
vital importance win be submitted to
.the members regarding the new
S aeduie Of hours shortly 10 go into
effect.
The JanitOrs' Protective Union No.
3G7 held a meeting last Saturday
ollt AZ their headquarters, 9O1 Mar
r. street. Nine new members We're
United. The union viii give a pic
in Nay.
president p. II. Mccarthy Of the
aiding Trades Council and General
r-oretary r. l. Wisler of the san
I--ancisco Labor Council departed for
The East yesterday. Mccarthy goes TO
attend the National Building Trades
Council and Wisler goes in the inter-
est Of the body he represents.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Chutes.

The Melnotte sisters, two dashing
singing and dancing soubrettes, made
great hits at both performances at the
Chutes yesterday, as did also Tippel
and KIiment. unusually clever musical
comedians. Ziska and King. the ma
gician and his valet gave a very
amusing turn, and Kelly and Violette,
'the fashion plate singing duo; Irving
Jones, the diminutive colored individu-
al who writes his own songs, and Mabel
Lamson, the contralto Singer of illus
trated songs, all had new specialties
to offer The animatoscope completed
a capital programme. On account of the
damp weather the promised display of
fireworks did not take place. The anna
teurs will appear on Thursday night.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
Alcazar.

The Alcazar company again displayed
it's versatility last night by dropping
back into the rollicking Broadhurst
farce THE Wrong Mr.. Wright" Bar
ring the fact that there was only one
member of the aggregation who did not
make a slip in his lines. the fine old
Iaugh-producer went off with a snap
and a vim.
When he gets into farce comedy Mr..
Durkin has the trick of making people
wonder whether he shouldn't remain
there. The bluster and bluff of the gay
Mr.. Seymour Sites seem to sit more
easily upon the leading mans shoulders
than some of the heavier parts which
have fallen to his lot. He has an aban-
don of manner and a trite breeziness
which would seem to be all Willie Col
lier's own-with a little more effort.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
PACIFIC MAIL COMPANY'S
ALGOA, WHICH ARRIVED
SATURDAY NIGHT.

schr Mary c. Campbeh. s hours from Bo-
schr Bessie K. Reed. Il hours from san
SAILED
Monday, February %.
Stmr S Brooklyn. Johannsen Eureka
etrnr Pomona. swanson, Eureka.
TELEGRAPHIC
POINT LoBos, Feb. %, 10 p. m.-weather
fogsy: wind SW. velocity Of miles per hour.
DOMESTIC PORTS
COOS BAY-Arrived Feb 21-stmr Czarina.
hence Feb 19. Feb 22-Stmr Empire, hence
Feb 70: schr Advent. hence Feb Is.
BANDoN-sailed Feb 21-schr Lizzie Prien.
EYERETT-Arrived Feb 22-Bktn John
smith from Santa Rosalia; schr Salvador.
from San Pedro
TACOMA Feb 2l-stmr Lselanaw,
for San Francisco
Arrived Feb 22-strnr Mineola. hence Feb 10:
stmr Maekinaw. hence Feb 1e
Sailed Feb 22-Bark Hesper, for san Pedro;
schr Taurus. for san Pedro.
UREKA--Arrived Feb 21-stmr Phoenix.
hence Feb 20. Feb 22-stmr Arctic. hence
Feb 2Ci 8tmr Acme. hence Feb 20
Sailed Feb 22-stmr Spokane, for san Fran
PORT TowNsEND-saiIed Feb 22-sehr
sEAT'TiE~ArriVed Feb 22-stmr FaraIion,
from Skasway
TATOosH- in Feb 22-stmr Santa
Barbara, hence Feb 10. for Seattle
Passed inward Feb 22-stmr Jmatila, hence
CLALLAM BAY-Anchored Feb 22-schr
Annie NJ Campbell. from Blaine, for san Pc
dro; stInr Leelanaw. from Tacoma. for san
Francisco.
ISLAND PORTS.
HONOLULu-Arrived Feb ~ Bktn Che
halls. from Newcastle, Aus.
ULUI..Arrived FEB 21-Bark Foohng
suey from Honolulu. not as before reported.
EASTERN PORTS.
NEW YoRk-sailed Feb 2o-stn1r Saratoga.
NoRFoLK-sailed FEB 2o-stmr Mongolia.
for San Francisco.
FOREIGN PORTS.
FALMOUTH-ArrSed Feb 20-Ger shin
Noiria, from Tacoma
TALTAL-Arrived Feb 1s-Ger ship Ade-
lside from Santa Rosaiia
YOK0HAMA~Arrived Feb 2o-Iap stmr
Toso Msru, from Seattle.
Sailed FEB 10-Br stmr Empress OF India,
fer Vancouver
PERIM-Passed Feb lo-Br stmr Birmins
ham. from Norfolk. for Manila
NICTORIA-Arriyrd Feb 22-Br stmr Athe-
nian. from Hongkong.
NEWCAsTLE-sai Jan o4-Br ship Ley
land Brothers. for Salina Cruz. Jan 2T-Nor
bark 6. Tobias, for Honolulu; Br bark An
PORT PIR1E-Arrived Jan 1e-Ger ship
Alice. from Port Blakeley Jan 3-Br bark
Bermuda. from Port Ludlow.
PORT VICTORIA-Arrived Jan 2G-Ger ship
IDdustrie, hence Nov 81
NEWCASTLE. AUS.-In port Feb 1-Ship
Emily Reed for Honolulu.
OCEAN STEAMERS.
GLAsGoW-Arrived Feb 2o-stmr Sardn-
GIBRALTAR-Arrived Feb 22-stmr Ho-
henzollern. from New York. for Naples,
Genos, etc.
Arrived FEB 22-stmr Republic, from Bos-
ton, for Alsiers. Genoa, Naples and Alexan-
dria. and proceeded
BOULOGNE-Sailed Feb 21-Stmr Rotter-
dam, from Rotterdam. for New York
BROWHEAD-Passed Feb 22-Stmr Bowie,
from New York. for Liverpool.
LEGHORN-Arrived Feb 22-Stmr Calfor-
MIA, from New York. via Naples, for Marseiles
and Genoa
GENOA-sailed. Feb 2O-stmr Lombardi, for
New York
HAMBURG-Arrived Feb 20-Stnr Rarnses
from San Francisco, via London.
NEW YORK-Arrived Feb 22-Stnr Min
netonka. from London.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Shipping Intelligence.
ARRIVED.
49,.

Monday. February %
stmr Asaneion. Bridget. 40 hours from Re.
d0ndc.
stmr San Pedro. Peterson. 90 hours from
Grays Hsrbor.
Sfrnr Brooklyn, Johannsen, 43 hours from
RcdOndo.
stmr Sierra. Houdlette. ~ days I3 hour,
53 min from Sydney, via Honolulu 5 days ~
hours = min.
stmr State Of California, Thomas, Al hours
from san Diego and way ports
Bktn Encore, Pslmgren, days from CoIufn-
bia River
Bkin Cleaner, schmahl, days from colum-
kla Eiy0r.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Fire At Treadwen Mines.

SEATTLE, Feb. ga special to
the Post t-Intelligencer from Skagway
saws the Treadwell Y. NJ. C. A. build
ing, the best equipped institution of
the kind in Alaska, maintained by the
employees at the Treadwell group of
mines, burned to the ground early
Friday morning. together with five
other buildings. The loss will exceed
$4,000, covered by $4,000 insurance.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23

The Oceanic Steamship Companys
/ liner Sierra. Captain H. c. Houdlette,
which arrived yesterday from the An
tipodes and Honolulu. came into port
with her starboard propeller partly out
/ Of commission. the result of an en-
counter about 1920 o'clock Sunday
night with some submerged obstruc
ton. With the port screw, however.
the liner made good headway and
4 reached port weH within the limits of
4 her schedule. The obstruction struck
+ is thought TO have been a submerged
f log or may have been some water cCv-
4 cred derelict that has retained Of buoy
ancy just enough 10 keep it sufficiently
near the surface to catch the keels Of
F vessels whose course may cross the
wrecks submarine wanderings The
liner was churning along at full speed
when she struck and the impact jarrei
the big steamship from end to end. 1t
is thought that one or two blades were
stripped eff the starboard propeller
The Sierra win be drydocked and it is
possible that the marks on her hull
may reveal the nature of the hidden
menace over which she bumped.
The Sierra brought 200 passengers
and a general cargo which included
shipments OF iron bark, wool. tin, nesnp,
5000 bags Of sugar and 14I6 buncnes Of
bananas.
Among the passengers were two the
atrical stars that have been playing in
the colonies and are bound for Eng
land. Miss Maud Milton and w II.
Denny are the names of these stage
folk and both are said TO have been
popular in Australia. 4 am something
Of a celebrity in London" said Denny,
but Miss Milton is better known ia
provincial England than at the capital
Dick Mansfield and are great friends.
and Dave Belasco asked me 70 let him
know when I arrived"
ROdolph Tudor, manager OF the Ircs-
/ venor Hotel. sydney, and one If The
best known bOnifaces in the southern
hemisphere, was a passenger on the
/ Sierra George Compere. the well
known entomclogist, returned On the
liner.
The sierra's passengers included the
following named:
From sydneyAMr. ard Mrs F F. Cobbold.
Mr. and ,lrs. Rodolph Tudor. 8Ir. and Mrs G
". Lallalieu. Mr.. and Mrs. Courtney jenkins
Airs L. StuftT8nn and three children Dr. J.
Douglas Cooke. Mss Maud Milton. W II. Den
ry. James Walker Miss n Al Knowles r
Orion c. 7 Dawhorn A. G. Dent NJ b Cohn
Colonel J. b Smith W. !. Pearce, !. T. Falk
Mrr 81 Pullan, T. u. Parish. Mrs. p. Duffy
Miss ]. Duffy. r. s. Hy1e. Miss z. Pullan
Mss T. Bode
Aucdand-Mr and Mrs A. Il. Leonard
: 54r tlv-.S J., u, L Ha51Tst H1 Rr- L p Barnett
H. II. Mytron. p Duffy.
HonoIulu-SIrs. E r. staekable. Mr.. and
Mrc. q. N. Dickey and two children. Mrs "
w. Thatcher. = J.. Gage, Mrs. O seeey. +
". Grace. Mrs. Hadley Colonel W D. Wiman
IT. r. Bauham. Dir. and Mrs NJ Gale and
child, r G. Henderson. Chuck Hoy Tong
Fcng, Mr.. and Mrs J. s. Carson. Rev. F. J.
Mclaughlin. Rev. J. J. Garland. D. W. a
Davis. Nr and Mrs. r. :. Holt. N r. Miner
w =. sullivan. G. ID. Clagett, P. p Helm
Miss Patterson Lcrin Andrews Mr.. and Mrs
r. W. Osborn o. +. Lehners. Mr. and Mrs
W. j. Ferguson. G.-H. Whitney Z. 3. Strong
g. Hunter, =. W Miles Miss NJ Sipple Miss
g.. Doyle, Miss T. Doyle. Dr. J. Hildebrand
A. n Mofitt and c. J. Alexander.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
EarthanaIxe Visits City.

San Francisco was visited with
slight earthquake shock few minutes
after three o'clock yesterday morn
ing. The direction of the waves was
from north to south. The shock lasted
only about six seconds.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23

A melodrama that bids fair to crowd
the house for the rest of the week
opened at the Central Theater last
night-'The King of the Opium Ring" ="
1t was we'll staged and costumed and
made a decided hit. The thrilling
scenes and startling climaxes were the
occasion of many bursts of applause,
and the characters were strong and
we'll sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Thicres at dine Presldio.

o. C. Davis of the Twenty-ninth
Coast Artillery stationed at the Pre-
sidio reported to the police yesterday
that a guitar, eight razors, a leather
razor case and a hone had been stolen
from his quarters on Sunday. Some
of the articles were marked.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Astral Ready for Sen

The Standard oil Company's ship Astral is
IN N stream and ready to receive her crew.
The crew win be shipped to-day and the big
ship viii leave for Honolulu just as soon as her
canvas is bent she goes to @he island port In
ballast and win load sugar for New York or
Delaware BrealkWater
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
Rcceirers Eile Statement.

HOUSTON. Tex, Feb. 22.-The re-
eeivers of the Kirby Lumber Company
to-day filed a statement placing as
sets and liabilities each of $11.103.-
144. In the liabilities s7.2S9.292 is
placed under the heading investment
values" showing that it is not a liza
bility
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-23
NIongoIia Leavcs NorfolI,-

The Pacific Mail Company's new steamship
Mongolia sailed yesterday from Norfolk for
this port. The Mongolia is commanded bv
Captain Rinder. formerly OF the Coptic. ana
VIII rUn either from here or Portland to and
from the Orient