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The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
ELEVEN PERISH
IN A CHURCH

NEW YORK, Feb. 27.-Eleven per-
sons were killed and more than fifty
injured, some probably fatally, by the
collapse of the decayed supports of the
flooring of the Fleet-street African NJ
those killed eight were women, two
men and one child.
Those killed were: Bertha Green.
Teresa Ellis, Samuel Chisholm, Anna
Bean, Anna Sullivan, Louisa Smith.
Mary Scott, two unidentified women,
one unidentified child and one uniden-
TINED man. Death in nearly every case
resulted from suffocation.
The building was an ancient, ram
Shackle frame structure erected sixty
years ago in the heart of the negro
section of Brooklyn, in Fleet street
near Myrtle avenue. 1t was condemned
as unsafe several years ago.
Arrangements had been made TO-
night to hold funeral services over the
remains of Sidney Tafnter one of the
older members of the church, and the
auditorium, which is on the second
floor of the building, the ground floor
being used by the Sunday-school. was
crowded with an audience of more than
300 persons, of whom the majority were
women.
The congregation was waiting in 81
lence for the arrival of the body, and
Pastor Jacobs was standing at the al
tar awaiting the summons to meet the
funeral procession at the door, when
a splintering of timbers was heard, and
In an instant the half Of the audito-
rum nearest the door collapsed. car
rying down more than a hundred per-
sons, who were crushed in the wreck
age of the flooring and pews. A great
volume of dust for a few moments hid
from view the victims. The remainder
of the audience, finding themselves cut
off from the door, and expecting every
instant that the rest of the flooring
would collapse under them, fought
madly to reach the windows, and in
some instances leaped from them and
sustained serious injuries.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
MACEDONIAN PROBLEM
DISCUSSED IN COMMONS
British Government VIII Not Under
take Reforms Independently of
Other Nations.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-In the House OF
Commons to-day during the debate in
reply to the speech from the throne.
stevenson (Advanced LiberaD. intro
duced an amendment declaring that
the time had arrived for the Govern
ment to take steps to insure the exc
cution of reforms in Macedonia by the
appointment of Christian Governors
responsible to the powers.
Earl Percy, Under Secretary for For
eign Affairs, replying, said the Gov
eminent was not satisfied with the
progress made, but was not prepared
to press the matter unduly. He de-
clared that the villagers often exag
gerated their grievances and the acts
or the Turkish Government. Ever
since the reform scheme had ,been in
augurated there had been sickeninp ac-
counts of outrages but the Under SEQ
retary did not believe the races in tbe
interior of Macedonia would consent to
come under any European power. The
British Government did not propose to
allow its hand to be forced.
Bryce diberaD severely criticized
the Under Secretary's speech. He said
1T showed lack of sympathy which
nullified the good effect of Foreign Sec
retary Lansdowne's preparations.
Premier Balfour said it would be i'm
possible for the British Government a
the present stage of the scheme of re-
forms to separate itself from the
agreement between the powers.
The amendment of Stevens was re-
5ected without a division.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
DOAN's PILLS.
ANSWER IT HONESTLY
Arc the Statements Of San Francisco
Citizens Not More Reliable Than
Those Of Utter StTangeTs2

This is a vital question.
Ii is fraught with interest to San
Francisco.
1t permits of only one answer
Il cannot be evaded or ignored
A San Francisco citizen speaks
here
Speaks for the welfare of San
Francisco.
A citizens statement is reliable;
An utter strangers doubtful.
Home proof is the best proof
Andrew Dahl, longshoreman, of
20 Federal street, says: when a
man has had backache for four or
FIVE years, some of the attacks being
so pronounced, particularly when
he caught cold, that it was a difficult
matter to perform days work with
any degree OF ease, that man knows
what backache is. / always thought
there was some medicine which
would act directly on my kid
neys and bring relief when those at
tacks occurred, but until / used
Doan's Kidney Pills | met with very
little success. / just told my wife
the other night that for the last six
months my back was never in bet
ter shape, and [ attribute the change
TO the use Of Doan's Kidney Pills"
For sale by all dealers. Price 5oc.
Foster -Milburn Co., Buffalo. N. Y.
sole agents for the United States.
Remember the name, Doan's, and
take no substitute
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
Old Californian Dies.

News was received here to-day of
the death of DR.. B. f. Josselyn on
February % at his home at Ontario,
Cal DR.. Josselyn came to this State
in the early sos and had always been
prominently identified with its well
fare. He was a member of the Wig
ilance committee of 1856 and always
a prominent expounder of Republican
doctrines. He was for many years
editor of the Golden Era. He was
past great sachem of the Improved
Order of Red Men. His family sur
wives him, consisting of his wife, Mrs.
]. A. Josselyn; three sons. Warren B.,
Joel s.. Franklin B., and a daughter.
Mrs John H. Baker. The funeral
will take place to-day at Ontario.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
UNGALLANT JUDGE GIVES
WOMEN A DOUBLE DOSE
MEN GET ONLY A DAY IN JAIL
Little Fete Ends in Imprisonment for
the Hostess and Her Guests.
BY JAMES c. CRAWFORD.

liceman TO arrest her spouse and book
him for threatening her life, and she
not only expressed her regret to Judge
Conlan in open court, but also went TO
Mr.. Romero's side and spectacularly
lavished affection, interspersed with
symptoms of remOrse, upon him.
Mrs. Harrington was at the bottom
of it" Mrs. Romero informed the
| Judge. for she came and told me that
Mr.. Romero was paying attention to
other women and that she had heard
him tell one of them something about
me that was untrue. So when he came
home / told him 1 was going to get a
! oivorce, and then he pulled his pistol
ana said he would blow out his brains
whose brains did 1 say he said? Why
| said he said he would blow out his
own brains. No, not mine That's all
tnere's to 1t. 1t was Mrs. Harrington's 9
tongue -wagging, l tell you, that caused
all the trouble between Henry and me,
and If you let him go I'd like to see
myself believing what any woman tells
me about him after this"
MRS. Harrington was ready to testify
That Mr.. Romero had acted and said
exactly as she represented to Mrs.
Romero. but the Judge dismissed the
case and commended Mrs. Romeros s
resolve to investigate whatever may be
told her relative to her husbands mar
1tai Dehavlor ere she again taxes him
with infdelity.
There was no tender attachment
between Dick" Gray and herself, Miss
Lulu Emory explained. although it
might be regarded as significant that
she served as his housekeeper when
he became widower at Vallejo and
that now they are separate dwellers
In Mason street lodging-house. As
for his blackening of her eyes and
breaking of her coiffure comb she
could assign no reason for it other
than that he was of malicious and
brutal nature.
Mr.. Gray also alleged platonic re-
lat1onship between the complainant
and himself. He said he did not
blacken her eyes nor break her hair
ornament, despite what she had sworn
to the contrary. She received the
facial injury accidentally, by falling
against a trunk, and the comb-frac-
ture he was unable to account for
How did she happen to fall? Well, 1t
was in this way: He kept a small
dog, and to afford the animal free
egress and ingress he made a hole in
the floor of his chamber 1t was by
placing her foot in this hole-which
she probably would not have done if
she had been perfectly sOber-that
Miss Emory stumbled and fell against
his TRUNK. No. she had no right to
enter his apartment unlimited, but he
supposed she did so because Cd he
was an old friend of hers and (2)
because she was soaked" or, in
other words. intoxicated. That's all
he knew or cared to know about it.
Judge Mogan will sentence him for
battery.
Sirocco Caesar, a peddler Of fruit,
drove his horse. with wagon attached,
at such high rate OF speed along
Market street that Patrolman Heminez
and lady whom he was escorting
across the crowded thoroughfare mar
rowly escaped being run down.
He was driving at breakneck
speed" said the policeman to Judge
Mogan, whereupon the defendants at
torney demanded an accurate definition
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
'06HElIo" sung BY SAUnGE'S
EFGlISH GRAND OPERA COMPANY
Sh6Ghdn Proves Pleasing Tenor Wnred COff PersOndbe
ldgQ dnd Miss RennuSOn Handsome Desdemona.

San Francisco is half way to Milan
ia grand opera ATTITUDES. and possibly
the Henry Savage English Grand opera
Company that made its debut at the
Columbia fast night felt it a little that
way. we rather did. Italian opera
done by the supple Latin has been
mothers milk to US, ours for ''yahs
and yabs"-as Mrs Campbell says,
and "Othello." sung in English by an
American company Of singers is in
deed the new thing.
II is too new yet for one to know
II one likes il. Wonderfully provincial
or something else we Americans are in
this fashion. Will France listen to
Wagner in German, think you, or Italy
10 Bizet in French? Hardly. These
curiously consider IL an essential to the
comprehension Of the opera to under
stand what the singers are singing
about. We here quite comfortably and
zealously sit through an opera wholly
unknown TO US, lazily grateful when
We can untangle the hero from the
villain, but not at all anxious about so
dong II the herOics and the villainy
are sufficiently good music.
The attitude has its advantages. In
w man, Aldldu anu fT6UCn, most OF
the operas worth while are written, and
the translated libretto, be il ever so
good, goes only limpingly in compari-
son with the original Amazingly one
found last night that even "Othello,"
re-Englished by Hueffer from the
Boito Italian Ibretto, does not run
trippingiy off the singing tongue. Yet
Mr.. Hueffer's is an extraordinarily
careful translation. 1t was, too, grace
fully amended in many places by the
singers, who, also, most of them, sing
gracefully their mother tongue. But,
even at its most fortunate and musical,
one does not find that the English word
supports the favorite contention of
many singers that il is equally musi-
cal with the Italian, nor that so far the
added clearness compensates for the
loss Of musical value.
reVerent earnest. unpretentious
and thoroughly workman-like per-
formance was that given last night by
Mr.. Savage's company. There are no
stars-save. perhaps, the chorus, which
Is extraordinarily alive and skillful,
but there is a competent, modest and
thoroughly conscienceful cast of prin-
cipals. There was not a hitch in the
performance last evening. 1 don't be-
lieve there was a prompter within a
block and a half, and there was not a
seconds need of one.
Iago, of course, is first in ones
''Othello" affections. 1t comes hardly
for any one to follow Salassa here in
the role the most mastery of all that
old maestrO's creations, but Winfred
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

Heinrich, by Landers Stevens, was
most satisfactory, Notwithstanding the
handicap of the unavoidable compari-
son with Richard Mansfield. Harry
Mestayer, as the rollicking Graf Won
Asterberg; George Woodward, the DR..
Juttner of the cast. and Oral Hum
phrey, as Lutz put artistic character
into their work. Mr.. Woodward's per-
scnation was admirable, especially in
the tipsy scene, which was played
strictly within bounds. Kathie, the
Princes sweetheart, portrayed by Jane
Kelton, was so unfeignedly natural as
to win the sympathy of the audience
from the start. The stage settings were
unusually good.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

Goff's Iago has much to commend it.
The singers voice is smooth, resonant
and distinctly pleasing, though not
powerful. and he sings in agreeable and
cultivated fashion. Then. too, Mr..
Con makes a graceful and personable
picture in some remarkably handsome
costumes and acts the villain with fair
conviction. Joseph Sheehan was the
Othello and possesses a conspicuously
pleasing tenor The concerted work
for tenor and baritone, by the way,
was most agreeable in respect TO the
admirable blend of the two voices.
Mr.. Sheehans voice is not powerful,
but it has peculiarly sweet quality
and remarkable range and much ar
ustry of delivery. He acts also with
more conviction than his associate, but
but oh, well, there was never a mo-
ment with either of them, with any Of
the cast, of the abandon, elan, slap
ping, gripping something that those
graceless Latins drop into with a kick
from the overworked prompter's toe!
1t is the difference between talent and
genius, conscience and temper.
The Desdemona was Miss Gertrude
Rennyson, and a handsome and we'll
voiced Desdemona. Miss Rennyson is
a little variable in her methods. some
times singing quite pleasingly, at other
times with a curiously smeary attack
that detracts much from the pleasure
There is whole lot of the voice; it Is
fresh, round and full. and promises to
be useful in the Wagner repertoire
Miss Rennyson, too, should look the
parts, as she did with the Desdemona
OF the smaller parts pleasantly
virile, both in voice and acting, was
Reginald Roberts Cassie; Miss May
Walters sufficed as Emelia and Harri-
son w. Bennett supplied a note of
distinction as Lodovico.
Mr. Emanuel, the conductor was
useful, alert, skillful, without any par
ticular distinction. The measure Of
the house-really a Mozart size-had
not been fully taken last night, and
there was quite frequently too much
of the large and good orchestra. There
wasn't enough of the chorus-only that
was Mr.. VerdIs fault. The Savage
chorus is one of the very best that has
ever come this way. And to hear all
this there was a house that would have
honored the Tivoli. The opera will be
repeated on Thursday evening and Sat
urday matinee, and tonight there is
Carmen"
BLANCHE PARTINGTON.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
Attacks the Brussels Convention.

LONDON, Feb. 27.-In the House
of Commons to-day H. E. Kearsley
(LiberaD moved an amendment to
the address in reply to the speech
from the throne, demanding denun-
citation of the Brussels sugar eonven-
ton, on the ground of its prejudicial
effect in raising the price of the COM
modify of Great Britain. Joseph
Chamberlain defended the convention.
contending that the advance in the
price of sugar is only temporary and
not due to the convention. but to a
drought.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

1t was strange thing, Mrs. Mar
garet Jackson declared. that lady
could not give a quiet little evening
party at her home without provoking
police invasion, The unceremonious
manner in which Patrolmen Sheehan
and Nolan broke into her dwelling, a
basement at Folsom and Hawthorne
streets, was uncalled for, she added.
inasmuch as there was no peace dis
turbance by any of the inmates, un-
less amicable converse and vocal
music could be so designated. And
as for the arrest of herself and invited
guests - Mrs. Minna Taylor and
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
GIVES
WEBER RESPITE
Judge Prewett P0stpones
Passing of Death SEN
tence on Auburn Youth
MURDERER is WORRIED
Shows Strain When Making
His Plea of. Not. Guilty to.
the Bank Robbery Charge
Special Dispatch to The cam

AUBURN, Feb. 27.-Judge Prewett
to-day postponed for two weeks the
passing of sentence upon Adolph We
Der, convicted of the murder of his
mother. The extension Of time fol-
lowed the court reporters announcer
ment that il would be impossible for
him to have the great mass Of testi-
mony written up before March 20.
Weber will therefore not be sentenced
until March 27. Weber appeared in
court to-day and pleaded not guilty
to the charge that he robbed the Pla-
Ger County Bank. The youthful mur-
derer is showing the strain TO which
ne has been subjected. To-day he
was not shaved and was slouchily
dressed. His face bore marks OF
mental suffering.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
RIVER AND HARBOR BILL
REPORTED TO SENATE

WASHINGTON, Feb. 27.-The Sen
ate Committee on Commerce to-day
completed the river and harbor appro-
pr;ation bill and it was reported to the
Senate. Among the principal items OF
increase adopted by the Senate COM
mittee are the following: Tacoma har-
Dor, Washington. $115,507: added for
continuing contracts, Oakland, Cal.
$46S,O00.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE
OF THE PACIFIC COAST
Postmaster General Issues Orders
Establishing City Free Delivery
Service May 4. at Salinas.

WASHINGTON. Feb. 27.-Jesse S.
DUNCAN has been commissioned post
master at Woodland. Messenger SER
vice will be discontinued at Aromas,
San Benito County, from March 10.
Gustaf Johanson has been appointed
fourth-class postmaster at Sunnyside.
San Diego County, vice Richard
Smith.
The Postmaster General has issued
orders establishing city free delivery
service on May 1 as follows:
Salinas, Cal. two carriers, one sub
stitute, twenty-five letter boxes and
twenty-five steel posts.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
Picture Frames

And an immense variety of mouldings
for framing pictures to order; also ready
made frames in all the new shapes, and
every tint and color of mat boards and
binding papers made. Sanborn, Vail &.
Co. 741 Market street.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
The Tivoli.

Teddy Webb, Fogarty, Dora de
Philippe, Edith Mason. Aimee Leicester,
Thomas Persse William Simms, VIII
Schuster, Eugene Barker, Bessie
Tannehill Paul Steindorff and Ferris
Hartman, as stage director, were back
in the Tivoli last evening doing Boo
caccio," by the tuneful Won Suppe.
The aggregation was a stronger fun
maker than before. Edith Mason was
the Boccaccio and Dora de Philippe the
Fiametta. De Philippe was in fine
voice. Teddy Webb kept up his repu-
tation as a provoker of one hundred
laughs per night.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
AlcaZar.

The comedy, Captain Jinks." by
Clyde Fitch, was presented at the AL
cazar Theater last night to a crowded
house. 1t went without a hitch and
was thoroughly enjoyed. John Craig
i'll the title role made a hit. Lillian
Lawrence, as Madame Trentoni, was
the soul of the piece and scored one
of her greatest successes in comedy
parts. John Davies was effective as
Professor Beliarti. Luke Conness and
Harry S. Hilliard were excellent as the
captains two companions. Miss Eliza
beth Woodson did a clever piece of
work as Mrs. Jinks. The other parts
were we'll sustained.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

Bishops players and Bishops seem
cry presented "Old Heidelberg in at
tractive dress and action last night at
the Majestic Theater before a large
and delighted audience. Prince Karl
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

CAIRO, Ill. Feb. 27.-Tne ferry-boat kath.
erire, which plies between Cairo and Birds
Point was struck to-day near here by a large
piece OF ice AND sank in several feet OF water
Many passengers were aboard the boat and a
panic followed. All, after much difficulty
were taken of in safety.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
SOZODONT
TOOTH POWDER

used with SoZoDoNT Liquid. prevents
accumulation Of tartar, yet being free from
git does not scratch the enamel. Do not
experiment or bsby's teeth. Insist on
SoZODONT.
sFoRMs: LIQUID. POWDER, PAsTK
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

The old Mint" restaurant, sos Com
mercial st.. reopens Wednesday. Mar. /. :
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
The Chutes.

The new programme at the Chutes
is full of interest. John 7. Chick and
his company present a condensed YER
sion of a border DRAMA Jasper"
abounding in surprises. Tipple and
Kliment offer novel musical comedy
act. Norma Wills and Monte Collins
are amusing in "A Night in Madrid"
Raymond Teal, Mabel Lamson and
the animatoscope complete capital
bill. Charles Bigney makes his high
dives every afternoon and evening.
For Thursday night next the amateurs
promise many surprises.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28

of the term "breakneck," as applied
to the speed OF a horse. The prose-
cutting attorney said that when equine
velocity exceeds the gait commonly de-
scribed as vending its way it is
breakneck. Then the bench inquired
If the defendants bapt;smal appella-
ton, "Sicorro," was not also the name
a desert-sweeping hurricane, and when
answered in the affirmative he ordered
the descendant of the Caesars to ap-
peal to-day for sentence.
Patrolman Nelson's face was mobile
when he Informed Judge Mogan that
Joseph Stone, arrested for vagrancy.
had "a hard name in Barbary Coast
social circles. nor did his Honor re-
lax judicial severity of countenance
as he sentenced the defendant to the
stone pile Clerk Pat Gray muttered
something about the court being
stony hearted" and Bailiff Hickey
remarked that the defendant looked
rocky" Ere the attorneys table
could participate in the flow of per-
sifage the next case was called.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
TEETH OF CHILDREN

Few mothers know how vitaIly important
Is the care Of child's first teeth. The
beauty of the permanent set depends almost
entirely upon II.
The San Francisco call., 1905-02-28
Majestic.

BLANCHE PARTINGToN
The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1905-08-11
MILLS NEWS NOTES
Accident to Harold Piper; Personal
and Social Gossip.

Ralph and Lee Piper of Minneapolis,
nephews of C. H. Piper, are spending
their vacation at the farm.
Will Shores has returned from the
Hot Springs.
Lucille Brandenbcrg has been visiting
at the home of Fillmore Mills.
Mrs. Rodgers and family, Nina Davis
and Gertrude Piper picnicked at Mime
opa Thursday.
Harold Piper had the misfortune to
fall between the watering trough and
the mill house, cutting cash in his
head requiring four stitches. He seems
to be very unfortunate boy. His arm
which he broke while at Hanska is not
out of plaster paris yet.
Eleanor Rodgers is the possessor of a
fine saddle and riding bride.
Harrie Davis has sold one of his fine
driving horses. 1t seemed a pity to
break up the team as they were the fin
est matched team in the enighborhood.
f. c. Davis is home for short va
cation.
Miss Louise Mendenhall is visiting
her friend in Chaska.
De Forest Carpenter and family of
Vernon visited with the family of F. C.
Davis Sunday.
Grover Weir and Roy Mendenhall had
the goood luck of finding bee tree last
week and it yielded them about seven
ty-fve pounds of honey.
Paul Rodgers visited at C. H. Piper's
Sunday.
Charles Freeman visited with the
Shores family Sunday.
The family of T. L. Rodgers spent
Sunday at Madison Lake.
Mrs. F. c. Davis is very sick, being
under the doctors care since last
Thursday but at this writing is report
ed better. Dr. Cullen of Lake Crystal
is the attending physician.
The neighborhood is much stirred uE
over the report that new milling com
pany is to be organized.
The baseball club of Rapidan that is
becoming so popular in sporting cir
cles, will give social dance at Rapidar
in NJ. W. A. hall Saturday evening the
18th. Everybody invited.
William Schultz has his gasoline en-
CINE home to pump water. There being
no wind of late the shortage of water
has caused suffering among cattle.