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The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
LAMBARDIs SING ~ERNANI"

The Lambardi Grand Opera Company
gave fine performance Of Nerdi's most
norid opera, "Ernani." at the Central
Theater last evening. Adaberto's
abundance Of voice was very service
able ana effective in the boisterous en-
sembles and IN the concerted numbers
generally. Antola made a picturesque
Carlos and sang the music intelligenuy
and in good voice. D'Ottavia was Err
mani. and his merits were sufficient to
win praise and his defects not too
prominent 10 cause much censure.
Ganetti distinguished himself by the
discriminating and digniied manner in
which he sang the melody. Foolish
Dotard." fn the first act, and the i'm
preston so created vas heightened by
his subsequent performance. The lesser
parts were sung by Franceschini.
Marina and A. Neri. The ensemble ef-
fects were worth going long way to
hear. Above the clangOr Of the whole,
including a bass drum that was habit
ually beaten with as much energy as II
IL were the whole thing, the voice Of
Adaberto scared, clear. strong, master
full The scenery and costumes were
handsome and adequate TO a perform
ance that takes high rank in the pres
ent season.
'Ernani" is not sung often enough to
pail upon the public fancy. and the
rendering OF il by the Lambardi peo-
pie is good enough to add joy to the
critical and TO please all hearers with
its volume and quality OF sound The
conducting left little TO be desired.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Davis s-SWettenhamAfai
Is Officially Ignored
Strained Feelings Are Relieved

his knighthood for colonial service and
then the Government sent him to ia
maica, where he arrived in the fall of
1904
Governor Swettenham came in con-
fict with United States officials last
October. when he refused to permit la
borers to leave Jamaica to work on the
Panama canal unless certain demands
made by him were conceded He re-
fused to permit the recruiting of labor
ers unless FIVE shillings per head was
paid to the island government for the
laborers and also the sum of $2500 for
the agents licenses. After considerable
discussion the demand was granted.
The Governor insisted that the United
States guarantee to compensate the
laborers for any damage or injury they
might sustain during their employ
ment on the canal This demand was
positively refused.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

The Orpheun is home again. Tt is
not the old O'Farrell-stTeet home with
fits wing-like balconies, that was loved
by the theater- gOers of the old San
Francisco. but the brand new, modern
playhouse on Ellis street. west OF Fill
more. that it has just completed. II is
home. though. for while the surround
ings are strange and new, the spirit Of
the ola Orpheum has already found its
abiding place there and the crowd that
gave it it's baptism Of mirth and laugh
ter last nj ght was the same jolly crowd
Of funlOving San Franciscans that once
-hronged the old downtown house.
There was nobody standing idle
around the new theater yesterday aft
ernoon. and contractors and managers
had no leisure 10 stroll about the au-
dirorium and stage. putting a last fin
ishing touch here and there. Instead.
there was a race against time being
run. and it was contest that ended
bur ten minutes before the time an
nOunced for the rise Of the curtain.
At 3 O'Clock in the afternoon the big
auditorium was latticed with a mass Of
scafolding that reached TO its dome,
and the stage was Uttered with piles
of lumber workmen's benches and a
disordered mass Of ropes and fresh
scenery.
II was seemingly a hopeless task to
for "a performance at S:15, but the army
Of workmen won and at five minutes
after s O'Clock, with the last seat
brushed free OF dust and mortar, the
last corner swept clean and the last
tack driven in the carpets. the doors
were thrown open TO the crowd waiting
in Ellis street
Everything in the new house IS COM
plete. with the exception Of a small
amount Of decorative plastering, and
with its great white dome lighted with
hundreds Of incandescents IL pre-
scented q sight that won a generous
ovation from the audience just before
the curtain arose for the first act
The new Orpheum Is not SO large rs
the old. but its seating capacity is close
10 2OOO and its arrangement is far su-
perior to that Of nearly any theater
that San Francisco has ever had. There
Is but one broad balcony, square at
the front instead Of extending in a
, horseshoe to the prOscenium, and there
IS but ono tier of boxes on each side
of the stage. The slope Of the orches-
ira floor and balcony is pronounced
enough TO give an unObstructed view
OF the stage from every seat in the
house. The aisles are wide and the
chairs are comfortable leather affairs,
with broad arms and solid backs.
The auditorium is finished in white,
with q touch OF red in the decorations
of the proscenium arch and pillars
American flags were draped last night
at the back of the boxes, and several
floral pieces We're grouped ia the
lobby Altogether the theater is hand
some and comfortable and up to date
in every respect.
The bin offered this week is good
and this, with 8 big audience, COM
posed principally Of society people
made the opening complete success
and caused the old Standing room
only" sign TO find its way, before the
rise Of the curtain, TO a place reserved
for IL over the bOX-ofice window.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
.sToM. DICK AND HARRY

At the Davis Theater last night the
Kolb and Dill Company produced a
musical comedy entitled, Tom, Dick
and Harry" which varied but little
from former presentations OF the tall
Dutchman, the stout Dutchmsn and
the little Irishman and the chorus.
For some unexplained reason the cur
tain did not ascend until nearly 9
o'clock by which time the audience
was in noisy mood.
II may have been due 10 the tardy
raising OF the curtain that so many
expressions OF dissatisfaction were
heard in the house. but to one who
had never seen the company in pre-
viOus acts, the play might have been
amusing Ia places where slight vari-
atiOns could be detected. The scene
Of the first act was supposed to be
at West Point and that of the sec
ond represented some imaginary Span
ish island. The single change Of seen
cry gave slight relief from the gen
eral monOtony Of the play.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
SOL0NS IN NEVADA
MEET At CARSON

CARSON. New, Jan. 2l.-The State
Legislature was called 10 order at noon.
The session promises 10 be the most
important held for many years. The
most interesting legislation will be that
giving the railroad commission power
to make rates and to compel obedience
to statutes County division fights in
volving GOldfield and Tonopah are in
prospect
The Assembly is Democratic and the
Senate Republican, the latter by a ma
iority OF one Senator. The Governor
is a Democrat, and he has measures in
view that will cause much agitation.
The Republican majority in the Sen
ate presented a list OF committees TO
the Lieutenant Governor and thus tied
his hands.
The Assembly organized with r. E.
Skaggs OF Elks as Speaker.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
cARoUsE ON DEATH SHIP
Sir Alfred and Ladies' Drink Wine
Dying Shrek About Them

Sir Alfred and Ladies' Drink Wine as
Dying Shrek About Them
NEW YORK. Jan. 21.-Mr and Mrs.
Chambers NJ. Craig arrived here today
from Kingston.
I'VE know Sir James Alexander
Swettenham very well" said Mrs.
Craig. He is nervous, irascible, stub
born and prone to fly off on tangent
Socially he is delightful. But 1 think
that his action was influenced by the
desire to stand well with Sir Alfred
Jones. who dominates Kingston.
The night before the earthquake we
were present at dinner TO Sir Alfred
Jones party of thirty in the Constant
Springs Hotel
ties were carrying the wounded aboard
the Port Kingston on which the En-
glish party had taken refuge. There
the ships surgeon enlisted couple of
young Englishmen and set them to
work saving off limbs. The anes-
thetics gave out before the work was
half finished, so that the amputations
had to go on while the poor wretches
were perfectly conscious. Their shrieks
were heartrending
Through it all Sir Alfred and his
fine ladies and gentlemen drank cham
payne and dined and made merry. The
high-bred ladies tripped across the
bloody decks, regardless of the dread
full scenes about them. That night the
surgeon and his amateur assistants
worked ever minute.
In the morning some of the ladies
complained to Sir Alfred that the
shrieks and groans of the sufferers dis
turbed their rest.
ITO please them, Sir Alfred ordered
every stranger. well or injured, re-
,,,oved from the vessel None of Sir
Alfred's party lifted a hand to aid
these sufferers. Not sympathetic or
kindly or generous deed can be
ascribed to them. The Americans were
generosity itself. The Jamaicans
blessed them
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

scter The jokes and puns fly thick
and fast. and some of them are really
very funny. It is a good play for
those who like pure comedy and who
do not object to a little horse-plag.
The cordial reception given il showed
that such listeners were the strongest
contingent.
The part Of Joe Miller, the principal
character. was we'll taken by Frank
Bacon. IZetta Jewel. with her fresh
young beauty and her good acting.
added a charm TO the play which il
would otherwise have lacked. The
frog man." Alec Stripe. played by A.
Burt Wesner, was the best OF the pure
ly bucolic characters. or the villain
Henry william Stripe. played by Oral
Humphreys. it may be said that he
deserved all he got. A few of the other
characters shared his fault Of stiffness,
but in general the performance was
very creditable. The part OF the little
girl. jamie. was played by Bessie Ba-
con.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
PRINCE MING NOW
A FUGITIVE

ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 21-It was
announced in dispatch received from
Seoul, Korea, today that. acting under
orders from the authorities at Toxic,
the Japanese at the Korean capital re-
Gently tried to arrest Prince Ming,
brother of the late Queen of Korea
on a charge of completely in the in
surrection in the southern part of the
country.
The Prince escaped, but his lodgings
were occupied by the police and his
papers were seized.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
COMEDY Ar THE COLONIAL

Ezra Kendalls comedy, The Vinegar
Buyer" which was presented at the
Colonial Theater last night, has all
the elements that so 10 make a popular
play. The scene in the first two acts
IS laid IN the familiar environments
of q village in the Middle West. where
the corner grocery, the billboards Of
the coming show and. in fact. the very
pump. have a honey look about them
There is a wit Of the David Harum
order. who is also hero; lovely and
innocent girl. a villain who has evil
designs on the girl and her fortune
and who is very properly kicked out in
the last act. and reformed drunk
ara who is a very sympathetic char
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
cHUTEs THEArER REoPENs

The Chutes Theater returned 10 its
popular-priced vaudeville and bur
lesoue entertainment last night and
the programme was received with en-
thusiasm by an immense audience. Joe
Belmont, clever bird mimic, made n
hit and a sensation was created by
the Alpine Family. English acrobats.
Al Johnson, black-face comedian, kept
the audience in laughter. The Cliff
Dean Company was well received in an
amusing comedietta. The Original
Gafety Girls scored in the burlesQue,
Fun in a GreenroOn," which was well
staged and abounded in songs and
dances A series Of new motion pic
lures entitled Foul Play" concluded
the entertainment
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
DANCER IS PAST
At CINCINNATI

CINCINNATI, Jan. 21-The high
water is receding, having reached a
sixty-fve foot stage tonight 1t is
thought that all danger will pass this
week The cold weather, which large
~ assisted in stopping the high water,
caused much suffering among the thou
sands of homeless people. No estimate
of the property damage is possible,
but it will be immense.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
MURDER ON DENVER STREET

DENVER, Jan. 21-Percy Smith. a
bartender, was shot and almost in
stantly killed tonight by James Ryan.
The shooting happened on Curtis street,
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth, the
very center of the business section and
hundreds of people were on the street
at the time. The cause of the killing
is said to have been jealousy.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
DEEPLY FELT INDIGNATION
Residents of Kingston Aroused by Ac-
tion of Governor

GUANTANAMO, Jan. 2I.-Admiral
Davis, with the Missouri and the Indi-
ana, arrived here yesterday at 10
o'clock. The Yankton appeared a short
time before. There is deeply felt in
dignation at Kingston against the
local government ON account of the re-
fusaI of the American aid. The sur
geons treated sixty cases the first day
and forty the second at the Jesufts'
hospital and police quarters. This was
done after the Governor had declined
aid.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
= G.. LITTLE DIES AT DIXON

DIXON. Jan. 21.-Steven Clifford Lit
tie. a prominent pioneer Of Dixon,
founder of its first bank, an extensive
ranch owner and a member OF several
fraternal societies, died at his home
here January II. Little was born in
Dartmouth, Mass, and came to Cali
fornia in 1851. engaging in mining near
Folsom. He later took up ranching in
Solano County and afterward became
president of the Bank Of Dixon, which
position he held for the last twenty
seven years.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
MANY OF THE DEAD
UNIDENTIFIED

TERRE HAUTE, Ind, jan 21.-A re-
vised list of the dead and injured from
the explosion and wreck of Big Four
passenger train No. on Saturday
night at Stanford, Ind, shows twenty
eight dead and thirty-twO injured. Ot
the dead, eighteen have been identified.
Coroner r. II. Leavitt began inves-
tigation as to the cause of the disaster
today. The cause of the explosion is
as much of a mystery as ever.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
JURY IN THE SHEA
CASE DISAGREES

CHICAGO, Jan. 21.-The Shea jury,
being unable to agree, was discharged
today 1t had been out for fifty five
hours. Seven voted for acquittal and
five for conviction.
The States Attorneys Office an
nounces that the case against Shea
and his associates will be vigorously
pushed. and that preparations for a
new trial will begin at once.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

CAFE MANAGER RoBBED-Samuel Silver.
of the Palm Cafe, 1929 Webster street. reported
to the police yesterday that his pocket was
picked of $50 in resort at the corner Of Beach
and Eddy streets. He does not know how the
money was taken from him.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
naLe EI nnrndn

main No. 4s for Sacramento. vii suit you.
Need not rush. Leaves at 9 20 d. m. daily, and
you take dinner on train. Has composite car.
hufef library lOunging room, and makes but
few etops Time three hours. The train that
saves you time Write agents Southern Paeihe
Company.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
HOWARD EvADEs QUESTION

To this Howard replied the next day
as follows:
Sir: ! have the honor TO inform you that ]
have been instructed by His MRjesty's principal
Secretary OF State for Foreign Affairs to express
the high appreciation OF His MaJestys Govern
ment al the prompt assistance rendered by the
United States Government in the dispatch OF
their ships to Jamaica 20 AFFORD aid to the
stricken population OF Kingston. / have the
honor 10 be- with the highest consideration, sir,
your most obedient humble servant.
ESME HOWARD.
At the State Department tonight 1t
was stated that, so far as this Gov
ernment is concerned. the matter
would be allowed to drop.
officials of the National Red Cross
Society in this city do not believe the
Jamaican authorities will refuse to
accept the supplies which have been
sent by the society for the relief of
the sufferers. At least no such inti-
nation has thus far been given the
society In case the Red Cross sup
plies are declined, however, it is more
than probable that they will be di-
verted to the famine stricken people
of China
Miss Mabel Boardman of the Red
Cross executive committee says no
further steps Will be taken at present
in the Jamaican relief matter.
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22

T<HE
the etensityO of
British
Admiral
Davis $ which wi e mailed
The San Francisco call., 1907-01-22
Oriental Ware

Cups and Saucers. worth
35c each; sale price. 25c
Vases in a variety OF
decorations, worth S2.25
each; sale price. $50
Rose Bowls, worth S1.75
each; sale price. ..... S1.17
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-18

our fleet in the Pacific will make 1t
possible to get the start of the Japa-
nese by about six weeks and argues
that this advantage is well worth
while.
A writer in the German Review
says that the control of the Pacific Is
as necessary to the United States as
the control of the Mediterranean has
been to Great Britain. To quote:
1t is in the tendencies, the disposition,
the idiosyncrasies of these two races that
we see the greatest danger of an immi-
nent conflict. The Japanese have shown
themselves a restless people, not content
ed with the limitations of their own from
tier, and 1t would be singular indeed IL
after their recent successes In war and
diplomacy they were not bent on still
further triumphs. On the other shore of
the Pacific stands a nation which in Its
unfaltering progress has proved itself not
inferior to the Japanese. least of all in all
that concerns it's western development.
Who but the Americans can claim the
hegemony of the Pacific? The possibility.
and, when one considers the present rela-
tons of the two. the probability, of a
coming conflict between these nations on
the Pacific cannot be denied.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-18
National Convention sites.

A half dozen cities, more or less, are
bidding for the national. conventions
of 1908, and the party committees in
charge of selecting q site will have do
cided by the close of this year. Cities
as far apart as Seattle and Boston
have asked for the Republican gather
ing. Atlantic City is also compeu-
tor. Chicago. st. Louis. Kansas City,
Denver and Pittsburg likewise offer to
entertain the thousands who will be on
hand as delegates or as sightseers.
While the ;mount which city will
pay into the party fund for the priv
ilege of entertaining the crowds is i'm
portant, other questions come before
the committees which decide. Health
and personal comfort are weighty fac
tors. but above all. an assembly room
suited to vast attendance. Kansas
City has a hall large enough. but 1t is
said that the great Auditorium at Chi
cago. which has been used before, may
prove Inadequate In 1908. Should
any of the other cities mentioned get
the prize special accom- modations will
have to be provided
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-18

days and present him to you. little
Miss Romance"
In less than week word came from
the doctor that he would call on a GER
tain afternoon, with Leonora's consent,
and bring "Mr Macintosh with him.
With feverish anticipation Leonora
waited the elimination of her ro-
nance. On the stated afternoon she
dressed herself In her most becoming
frock and tucked some of the violets
that had come that very morning into
her belt
The bell rang. Her heart beat furi-
ously. She was half joyous, half
afraid.
The doctor entered her sitting room
alone.
wouldn't he Gomez" faltered Leo
nora.
"He wants time to have a little talk
with you first, Leonora. First, he's ask
ed me to tell you bit what he's like,
and then IL you don't want to see him
you needn't. I'm going to be just as
frank and fair about him as know
how He isn't handsome-in fact, l
think he's about as near homely as
they make 'em-and he's conceited-
awfully conceited. He isn't rich either
makes just fair living. though he
hopes to do better some day. He's
pretty fond of his own way. I've dis
covered, but you could manage him
without doubt. Hes
Hes everything you say he isn't"
interrupted Leonora. Hes handsome
and modest and unselfish and-and-'
anyway, money isn't everything.
"Why. Leonorav' stammered the doc
tor, utterly taken back by her burst of
passionate defense.
"And l know something else about
him too. | found 1t out today. His
handwriting is always the same funny
boyish scrawl whether it's on a pre-
scription or in a note sent with lady
slippers"
The doctors face was radiant.
"Leonora," he cried. you do love me
there Is no rivalY
mo, dear; none You've won the
rubber even If you did juggle the cards
bit. acknowledge my defeat"
And then the man who was pretty
fond of his own way" insisted on TAX
ing thirty kisses-and one more to
grow on.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-18
FEEDING Pet Flowers.

"Come and see me feed my flower
pets" he said.
And he led the way. bearing some
chopped raw fish in saucer. to a
huge aquarium. The bottom of the
aquarium was covered with flowers.
In the silent submarine garden clumps
of beautiful bright growths, Yellow
white. pink. blue, swayed gently in the
clear water.
Watch" he said. and he thrust down
a small morsel of fish on a rod. I'm
mediately white flower. like a daisy
drew toward the fish. bending on Its
stalk. 1t wrapped its petals, like slim
white fingers. about the food.
another" he said and this time a
yellow flower bent forward and took
morsel.
isn't it wonderful?' he cried. "Liy-
ing thinking flowers, Before they
knew me they would turn away-they
would shut all their petals tight when
l tried to feed them. But they are my
friends now. these sea amen ones."-
Cincinnati Enquirer.
The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1907-12-18
Our Pacific Cruise as Seen Abroad.

Lookers-on IN Europe cannot shake
loose from the old notion that a naval
demonstration means threat. a
cruise of the magnitude of the transfer
or our Atlantic fleet costs u lot of mon-
ey, and as European powers are put to
! ii TO maintain their regular military
establishments ii is difficult for the
! foreigner to understand how any ma
] ton would be ut the expense of
costly demonstration without some
deep purpose lying back or it. 1t is
therefore not to be wondered at that
many European press comments con-
meet the Pacific cruise with the strain
ed relations believed to exist between
Japan and America over the treatment
of Japanese subjects In California. The
London Times says:
The right OF the United States or any
other naval power to dispatch her ships
to and exercise them in any waters she
pleases either of her own coasts or of
the high seas. has never been questioned.
But there are many cruises besides this
particular cruise In which American sea-
rhen might find all the experience and ex-
crcise they desire.
Then follows this warning note:
The Japanese government will exhibit
.heir ordinary good sense and calm reason
in handling an admittedly difficult prob
lem. but they are the representatives of a
singularly high spirited and chivalrous
nation. who cherish very high sense of
their own dignity.
The Paris Times sees a possibility of
war in the San Francisco school ques-
ton. but concludes that Japan cannot
question the right of the United States
to send her ships wherever she
chooses
The National Rev..w of London
takes hopeful vkw of the sober
sense of both nations invoked. but is
forced to conc.de that the end is not in
sight. 1t says:
Tho far eastern sky is cloudless as
viewed thror f.h official eyes. but the un-
official vision either sees less clearly or
with greater penetration In word the
public has a dim apprehension of official
knowledge. 1t knows that some friction
exists b.twean the two governments, al
lnou8n Dotnl governments are anxious 10
remove 1t. TO believe that either the
United States or japan desires war is to
credit the statesmen of both countries
with folly 50 extreme that 1t becomes
nothing less than criminal lunacy. But
there ere important and delicate Ques-
tons that must be settled. and although
the attempt has been made, it is admitted
on both sides that SO far the negotiations
have produced no results
The Contemporary Review, also of
London, thinks that the presence OF