MEN TO SHAPE
THE DESTINY
OF THE FAIR
Will Be Selected at the
Meeting To-Day.
CANDIDATES FOR PRESIDENT
-
REINSTEIN BELIEVED TO BE
THE FAVORITE.
Stupendous Work Before the Execu
tive Committee of the Pacific
Ocean and International
. Exposition.
In view of the Important action to be
"taken at the meeting of the general com
mittee of the Pacific Ocean and Interna
tional Exposition this afternoon, it is ex
pected that there will be an unusually
large dance. Notification went out
yesterday to every member of the com
mittee informing him that at the meeting
to be held 'to-day there would be elected
th-.- permanent officers of the organiza
tion.
Owing to the stupendous work that is. to
lie entrusted to the men who will be at
the head of this great enterprise, their
selection will be made with the greatest
cAre and deliberation. Not only is great
'. interest manifested as to who will be
chosen president of the body, but nearly
equal interest attaches to the personnel
...v>f the other five officers, who, with the
. chairmen of the nine standing committees
"to be appointed, will comprise the board
of directors or executive committee. It is
probable that the committee chairmen
win also be selected to-day.
Borne of the names more prominently
mentioned for the presidency are: Mayor
Phelan, Charles L. Patton, J. B. Rein
stein. \\. F. Dohrmann aijd George A.
Newhall. It is conceded that any one of
these men would prove himself equal to
" the gigantic task of bringing the exposi
tion to a highly successful consummation.
and the work of selection will be one of
difficulty and delicacy, owing to this em
■ barrassment of riches.
The work before the projectors is one of !
.multitudinous details and of world-encir
cling extent. ; The nations of the world
. Will have to be interested and exhibitors
. attracted from every corner of the earth. i
■ The task will be a much more onerous one !
than was involved in establishing the Mid
winter Fair. For. tin latter many of the:
; exhibits of the Chicago Columbian Expo- !
s-tion wore available, and these were
within a few days' travel of San Fran-:
- S sco ' , i . I(J I"> es a*""*"" entertained that the
Paris fair o' 1900 will be a promising field
from which to draw material; but this
will be no easy task, as many of the coun- ■
tries of Europe have vast expositions each
year, and they will be in keen competi
tion with San Francisco.
J. P. Reinutein. the temporary chairman ]
of the organization, has gained a strong
hold on the consideration of the members
of the general committee by his careful j
and judicious piloting of the enterprise
• to the present time, and strong pressure i
:s being used to induce him to accept the
permanent" chairmanship. It is feared
•however, tat because of the great drafts i
. that are already being made on his time i
.Bnd energies he-may not consent to ac- '
rept he honor. . " -
" Necessary legislative matters will also
bo considered at the meeting to-day.
DEATH BRINGS A
LOSS TO NEVADA
JACOB KLEIN, the Carson brewer,
died at the • Golden State • House -on
Sunday night.. His death records the
•': 7passing of another of Nevada's" and
.-• progressive citizens, and his loss will
.-leave a wide gap in the Sagebrush State's
. •' .' enterprise.
■''•"-■ --1" was the founder of the Bullion
.' and Exchange Bank in Carson City, Nev.,
, -. and managed its affairs at a time when
'■"-the Comstoek mines poured out their
* rdlvor store. -and bullion and coin passed
. * over the bank's counters In .tons. It was
• 'perhaps one of the richest banking houses
'. pn' the coast, ►nd its profits were enorm
ous. About three years ago a crash came,
JACOB KLEIN.
-however, In which Klein was a sufferer
. to the extent of thousands of dollars. For
• tome time it was suspected that the bank
• had been made. a trolley on which many
of the clandestine transactions of the
famous Hale & Norcross steal rode, and
later a clerk. 11. K. Brown, looted the con
. rem for $75,000, which sum had * been
placed in his possession for safekeeping.
7 when those associated with Klein in the
bank divided the spoils, it was found that
the bulk of the money had been taken
from Klein'- personal account, and he
was obliged to bear the burden of the
loss. Whatever may have been transacted
through the bank of a sinister character,
It may safely be said that the man who
passed away Sunday was innocent of it
all. although he often was called upon to
cover up the trucks of others. Bro^n.
• the absconder, was indicted by a grand
' jury, but has never been produced, owing
to "an Indisposition on the part of the
bank officials to bring him back. y\ ■'-..
Klein was at the time of his death
. owner of the Carson Gas Works, the Car
son Brewery and a director in the bullion
a and 5 Exchange; Bank, which was re
organized after ■:.- financial difficulties
were straightened out. He was G.i years
of age. and left a widow and two daugh
ters Miss Clotilde and Miss Belle, he
Was; a member of Carson Lodge No. l, F.
' end A. __.. and Lewis Chapter Xo. l. . Ills
funeral will take j place from: Masonic
Temple at _ o'clock to-morrow afternoon.
Klein's wife has conducted the Golden
"State corner of Mason and Eddy streets,
for a, number of years. Her husband's
death was the result of heart failure and
general debility.' •>■■■-■■
LATE SHIPPING IXTELLIGEXCE.
' TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.
BMVlSVUVtfVß— Arrived Feb 2-Stmr Hekla,
fnim New York. •» - * • ■ »* - '
HAVRE— Arrived Feb 6-htmr I.a Normandie,
from New .York. " _
HAMBURG— Arrived Feb 6— Stmr Phoenicia,
from New > York. .. . - • •• ■ ' "-.
GIBRALTAR— An*; Feb o— Stmr Auguste
V_p**-"-i__ on- a cruise.
SUPPLIES FOR
THE SAILORS
AND SOLDIERS
A Fleet of Transports
Now Loading.
TO CARRY MUNITIONS OF WAR
BURGLARS NOW AT WORK ON
* THE WATER FRONT.
The American Ships Erskine M.
Phelps and Marion Chilcott
Racing From Baltimore'
to the Coast. '
j Ammunition and supplies are what i
i Uncle Sam is going to rush to Manila. He j
I thinks there are plenty of soldiers there j
now to handle the Filipinos and the reg- j
| ulars will be sent. along as at first in
j tended. The steamer Roanoke now in
Oakland Creek may be chartered and
j sent away with another regiment, but |
; supply ships are what will be leaving j
j this port for the next week or so.
The Centennial is now loaded and will 1
probably get away early this morning.
She has a full cargo of general supplies '
and will probably reach Manila inside of
thirty days. The Connemaugh left Seat
tle yesterday for this port and on her
j arrival she will probably load munitions
jof war for the army and navy. The Cel
' tic and Justin now at Mare Island are
■ being overhauled and will be ready for a
trip to the Philippines in a few days. The
: Justin will carry coal for the fleet and
the Celtic frozen meat for the soldiers
and sailors.
The steamer Cleveland is hourly ex
pected here from Seattle, and It is said
along the front that she will be char- i
tered to carry stores. The Cleveland has I
been thoroughly overhauled at Seattle
and is now in first class shape.
j All these vessels could be loaded and
1 dispatched in a week or ten days. so
; Dewey and Otis should be well supplied
with munitions of war and provisions in
a little over a month.
The Celtic, Centennial, Connemaugh,
Cleveland, Justin and Roanoke will make
j quite a fleet- and they should have no I
trouble in keeping the soldiers and sailors i
in the Philippines well equipped with the i
necessaries.
Burglars are making their presence felt '
| along the front. Sunday night or early !
; Monday morning they broke into the
: store of M. D. Vanvales & Co. and made i
J quite a haul. They must have used a i
wagon to remove the things, as they !
could not have carried them away ex- !
cept by making several visits to the place. I
After going over his stock, Michael
\ anvaies finds that the burglars got
away with seven gallon cans and nine
half-gallon cans of imported olive oil, I
thirty Roman cheeses imported from Italy,
a dozen tins of canned olives, a bunch of
bananas and two boxes of apple.* The :
door of the store had been burst. open, and
the goods taken were close to the en- '
trance. Mr. Vanvalea is of the opinion!
that his place was -robbed after 7 a. m. !
yesterday. At that hour the batman fed :
the felines in the store, and he said the
door was not burst open at that hour.
The police are working on the case, but i
have been unable to discover any trace
of the burglars. ,
The ships Marion Chilcott and Erskine '
M. Phelps are supposed to be racing to '
this coast from Baltimore. The Phelps
is. a new vessel on her first. voyage, and
is 133. days out. The Chilcott was form- 1
erly the British ship Kilbrannan. She
went ashore in a fog during a visit to '
Puget Sound, and was got off and sold i
to Barneson & Chilcott of Seattle, who
fixed her up and put her under the Amer- ''■
ican flag. On January 29 she was spoken '
by. the schooner Ethel Zane In latitude 44
north 134 west, and should make the sound •
any time now.
The collier Washtenaw has returned to
port, and Captain Crosscup denies most
positively that he refused to answer the
signals of distress from the schooner j
Nettie Sundborg. It will be remembered
that the steamer Coquille River supplied '
the Sundborg with provisions last month i
and the captain said the Washtenaw had '■■
passed without paying any attention to <
the- signal of distress. Captain Crosscup
says that at the time mentioned it was i
blowing a southeast gale, and was very
thick. In consequence, he could not and !
did not see the schooner, and even if he
had sighted her the weather was so
heavy that he could not have rendered as- !
sistance. - *
Schooner and Bark Foul.
The loner Maggie C. Ross, on her
way into port from sen, fouled the bark
L. G. Burgess In the stream last night.
The schooner carried away the Burgess'
main rigging and a portion of the head
gear. The two vessels became entangled
in each other's rigging works, and not
until the tug boat Monarch came along
and aided them did they become sepa
rated. The tug took the schooner in tow
at 9 o'clock and hauled her to her an
chorage, where she lav in peace for the
night. . __^ . .
INSTALLATION
OF OFFICERS.
The following installation of officers of |
the Knights and Ladies of Honor have !
been reported to the grand secretary:
Bay. City Lodge— B. F. Schoelkopt, P. j
P.; Henry L. Wise, P.; John Black, V. j
P.; Dr. S. American, S.; Miss Jessie Dow
crig, Tv, J. .H. Uchtman,- C; Mrs. M.
Clancy, ('.; Mrs. J. Edwards. Sent.; M. |
Melsner. C. of G. Mrs. Annie Thomson. '
G. ,D. P.. was the installing officer and '
she was assisted by Mrs. B. Oppenheimer. !
G. G.. and Mrs. Kruger, G. C. -
District Deputy Grand Protector Mrs.
E. Fitzgerald, assisted by Grand Guide '■:
Mrs. B. Oppenheimer. installed the fol- j
lowing officers of Pacific Lodge for the j
current term of six months: Thomas E. I
Helm. P. P.; Mrs. Mary E. Carroll. P.; I
Mrs. Emma R. O'Donnell, V. P.; A. At
kins, 8.. and J. C. Peters, T. f_ V
The, following officers of Yerba "Buena
Lodge of San Jose were installed by
Grand Protector Mrs. L. J. Wheelock, I
assisted by Grand Secretary li. w. Quit- I
zow, acting as grand guide, and Mrs. 11.
W. Qultzov.* as grand chaplain: D. J. '
Oalrand. P. P.: E. F. Higglns. P.; T. P.
Ryan, V. P.; M. A. McDonald, R. S. ; J. I
C. McDonald." F. S.; E. J.- Columbet, G.; i
M. Talbot. C: E. J. Bollinger. S.; M. I
Kidd. C. of G.; M. C. Sullivan. E. J.
Columbet and E. C. Graham, trustees.* t
Martha Bodge, the German lodge of the j
order, had the following officers Installed I
by Mrs. Anna Krebs. D. D. G. P.:- Gus. i
Wldder. P. P.: Jennie Nussbaum. P.: >
Anna Moller. V. P.: Antoinette Graff. R. j
S.;' Charles Lackmann, F. S.; H. Fried
lander. T.
■Mazzinl Circle, Companions of the For
est, litis had the following named Installed !
as officers for the current term: Rose
Peters. P. <". C; Virginia Cervelll, C. C; !
Mary- Valante, S. C. C; C. O. Fauda. T. ;
Rose Peters. F. X. ; Ida Volpe. R. S. ; i
Katie Volpe, R G.; Mary Cassasa, L. G. ; I
Mrs. M. Modeste, I. G. and Mrs. R. Na- |
varro, O. G. * - .
Ladies' tailor-made suits, fur capes, cloaks.
Credit. M. R schild. 211 Sutter, rooms 6-7..
MORE LABOR LEGISLATION.
The Pacific Coast Waiters' .Association
litis prepared a bill which. if passed, will
be the means of saving hundreds of dol
lars- to poor worklngmen j every year.
The bill, which was introduced by Por
ter Ashe, makes/It illegal for any "em
ployment agent or other person to col
lect or. demand from or charge any la
borer, employe or other person any fee,
commission, compensation or reward for
having obtained the services of or em
ployment « for such laborer, employe , or
other person.".
The Waiters' Association will ask the
various labor unions ■■■ to > lend their i as
sistance In . having the measure passed,
as it will affect every working man and
woman In the State.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1899.
CENTENNIAL OFF FOR MANILA.
A FLEET of transports laden with munitions of war and supplies for the army and navy will sail for the
Philippines during the next two weeks. The Centennial is expected to -depart to-day. The Conemaugh is
, on her way here from . the Sound to load; the Cleveland, it is said, will be chartered on her* arrival; the
Celtic and Justin will be got ready as quickly as possible, and the Roanoke may be hauled out of retirement
and put in commission. -_;■;,• , -.
TRIO OF STARS
IN SHERIDAN'S
CLASSIC COMEDY
Warde and Miss Kid
der Unconvincing.
7- --• ; — ■ •■:;.■ •
JAMES THE SURPRISING HIT
• ' ' '■
HIS REFORMATION IN "THE
SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL."
"Suzette" Revived at the Tivoli.
Monkeys and Dogs at : the
Orpheum News of the >
Other Shows. .
■ - '
Louis James and Frederick Warde,
I tragedians of heavy reputation, and
: Katherine Kidder, the comedy actress. of
"Sans Gene" fame, commenced ,'a' fort
night's engagement in the Columbia The
ater last night in Sheridan's jovial sooial
satire, "The School for Scandal." A large
I and conspicuously well-clothed audience
was In attendance and several episodes in
the, play' were rewarded" by - liberal ap
plause. Messrs. James ar.d Warde were
cast as the brothers Surface, Charlos-and
Joseph respectively; and Miss Kidder, was
the Lady ; Teazle. On the programme this
triple-plated combination was described
Rbmanly as "th" great star triumvirate";
and a. great many persons in the audi
ence who read this and: remembered the
ponderous past of "Warde and' James were
led to expect a weightier performance
i than the one they got. But the prognosti
! cations of the know-it-alls "tallied * only
: slightly with the night's results.' O f.
Mr. Warde, to be sure, played Joseph
i Surface as we expected him to play the
i part— with huge emphasis and most of
I the obvious tricks of the overactor; but
on the other hand,* Mr. James, who was a
dire failure in comedy last year, played
Charles with astonishing ease and. buoy-
I ancy; and to make prophecy worse, Miss
! Kidder was only palely enjoyable in a
part that every one expected would fit her
closer than- her cuticle. You never can tell
what will happen on first nights. .That's
! the one thing that keeps me from writing
! these notices before instead of after the
ShoW.\:,?7-:r; ■■ . : »
.However, last night's -disappointment
worked both ways, and there w - as almost
as much to applaud in the performance
as. there was to cavil at. In* the first
place the play was a good one— full -of
sparkle and satire and. good nature
human nature, too, and yet so steeped in
the atmosphere of artificiality, that neith
er overacting nor underacting could quite
lose you the fun long as the ball was
kept a-rolling and the manners' of the
period observed. And I must I say here
that in points of costume, deportment and
general stage direction the production
was admirable, It had the atmosphere.
What it lacked was' character; or, in oth
er words, several of the principal actors
Were not equal to their parts. •
. From his point of. view I can readily
understand Mr. Warde's conception of
Joseph Surface. He, I am sure, regards
Joseph as the very lago of comedy. And
as Mr. Warde is by nature and "persistent I
cultivation a tragedian of the depest dye,
hfe brings to bear on this transparent
hypocrite of- Sheridan's all ■ the arch
subtleties that enshroud the villain In
"Othello." His sollloquys and asides are
deep and sinister; his good-natnre is.of
the kind that promotes goosefiesh in the
gallery. In tact, it was me humor of tne
tragedian all the way through,: which is
just the kind of humor that is not wanted
in the part. • .. ' . . , - '
The only explanation that I oan offer
of Miss Kidder's Lady Teazle-is that she
was overawed at the facts that Richard
Brinsley Sheridan is dead and' that his
comedy Is reckoned a classic. By some
vague perversion of reverence ' the word
"Classic" always seems to frighten actors
Into unholy seriousness. Sheridan; for all
his good style, is perhaps the least pomp
ous of the old satiric playwriters. He
laughed at and with everybody, including
himself. "He affected - the epigram'be
cause that Was a mode of his day, and
also the snuggest way , to say a good
I thing and make It stick. He is indeed an
ideal comedist of manners, who has lived
these hundred years and more to survive
the garbling* and gagging of Mr. Augus
tin Daly and still be good fun for every
body, from your butcher to your banker.
Sheridan was en ■ Irishman of Invincible
wit. to his day what thai other Irishman,
Oscar Wilde, once promised to be to ours.
Lady Teazle is a bumptious young.beau
t\* from the country, so enamored-, of
metropolitan* giddiness that * without 'a
passion to her heart she would follow the
fashion even Into the snares of infidelity.
Her exposure is forced upon her; her con
fession Is revenge upon her faithless ac
complice; her repentance is a joke on poor
Sir Peter. .-She is the cream- of satire, a
charming vulgarian, and. there is no real
reason that 1 -can see why Miss Kidder
should,- not play her with something, of
the same spirit of ''sans gene,", "don't
care," - "wot - t'- 'ell," or - whatever you
choose to* call It, with which, she, played
the washerwoman heroine in 7 Sardou's
comedy. Miss -Kidder tries "to' give the
part a dignity which it will not answer
for. In the first quarrel with 'Sir/ Peter
she , roughened up a bit with • delightful
effect, but, in the most of the- rest of. the
performance she superreflned,the role un
til but little of its original spell was felt.
And now to be amiable! Mr. James as
Charles Surface was a positive . 'joy.' : • I
havd never * known ; a man to mend his
ways as Mr. James. has done, since last
we saw him. I complained then, you may
remember, that in .Voice, figure, gesture
and racialism he was , too huge for this
little world. I." even went so far as .to
say;that vaudeville stared him in the
face.; And now he heaps coals. of fire on
my head by playing .Charles Surface with
all the deftness and agility and colloquial
ism of an actor who had never 'roared a
line of Shakespeare in his life and never
trod the rough, rough road and stormed
the. one-night stand. Mr. James' Charles
was the individual success of last night's
performance, and a piece of acting worthy
of anybody's attention. It was clean, quick,
spontaneous work— instinct with . the
dash and devil-may-care humor of the
part.
Sir Peter was a trifle over-aged, but
played with fair consistency by Harry
Langdon; Miss Aphie James was inade
quate to even the light demands of Ma
ria; and Frank Peters gave a very per
functory version of Sir Oliver. Moses, as
played by Barry Johnstone, was the most
satisfactory of the subsidiary parts: In
truth Mr. Johnstone's work was the best
of the performance; after Mr. James.
ASHTON STEVENS.
California.
Broadhurst's amusing farce "Why
Smith Left Home" entered its second and
last week at the California to a good at
tendance. Arbuckle continues a favorite
as the relation-ridden Smith, and Mrs.
Annie Yeamans does a famous bit of
Irish-American portraiture as the cook
lady. The next attraction will be Black
Patti'a Troubadours, headed by Ernest
Hogan. — -. yy- > g .
Alcazar.
"Peaceful Valley" would seem to be
in for another good week's business at
the Alcazar. Ernest Hastings does more
than creditably in -the Sol Smith Russell
part, anil the company furnishes a: good
general cast. . . ■
Tivoli.
Oscar Weil's three-act comedy opera,
"Suzette," tunefully prolific and har
monically beautiful, opened the week at
the Tivoli last night. The house bills an
nounced that it had been, revived by re
quest. If so. the requesters must have
refrained from attending in big wads, for
the house in some'parts looked as thin as
though it had been bombarded. But the
opera was all right, and went oft with a
snap and a sparkle that were the chief
characteristics of the good work of the
company. Annie Myers as Suzette. Ber
nice Holmes as the Marchioness, Pruette
as the Marquis. Arthur Boyce as Renee
and Stevens. With his game leg. as Cap
tain Vieubec, were the leading spirits of
the sparkling piece, and curtain calls were
frequent. ■ * - -
Comedy.
Leavitt spectacular burlesque "Spider
and Fly" continues the attraction at the
Comedy, where it will play until further
notice.
Olympia.
The Olympia has a strong acrobatic act
in Contrail! and Van Gofre. whose clever
work last night seemed to more than
please. Violet Dale is still a card with
her buck and wing dances and coon songs.
There are some ten or more good turns
on the bill. ■ *••..-* vy-. .--.,
Orpheum.
The Orpheum has an unusually pleasing
bill for this week. Not in many a day has
there been an acrobatic act of the com
edy order at the Orpheum that can com
pare with that of the Schrode brothers,
who come from the Winter Garden, Ber
lin. Not, only is their acrobatic work
good, but the clowning, too often the
weak, point, in such. acts, is of the very
best and really funny. Professor Macart
with his troop of trained" dogs and mon
keys scored a big hit. and well he might,
for this is one of the best and the funniest
acts of its kind .that has. ever been seen
here. The dogs are trained to waltz, do
skirt dances and. lots of other, interesting
i things, while the' monkeys ride bicycles
' and act as propertymen.. bringing, on and
carrying off all the "properties" used In
the act. Stlne and Evans, in a laughable
! sketch entitled "A Frisky Doctor," arc
i another new turn that scored well. The
songs by Miss Evans were particularly
| well received. Of the balance of the bill
j honors are divided between Milton and
Dollie Nobles in "Why Walker Re
i formed." which is a creat °<' with Or
i pheum. patrons. -Glacinta Delia • Rocca,
the violinist; Berenda and Breen. me
! club jugglers, and Will, Ozeola. acrobatic
: balancer. Of these the last three acts
j are In their last week. "Clorlndy," with
! its Cakewalk- and coon specialties, will
! also be withdrawn after this week. The
j new songs are good. '
Chut»s/'' 7- "7 7/7'
From the "Passion Play" to Pianka in
the dark with three lions was a long
jump, but it was successfully accom
plished at the Chutes , Free Theater last
evening. The former, reproduced by " the
auimatoscope, created , a profound im
pression, and the play as given at Ober
ammergau reduplicated the success ;it
achieved at the Baldwin Theater last
summer. ", Planka'3 act is daring in the
extreme and very effective. Querlta. Vin
cent; dancer, and De Bollen brothers, ac
robats, also scored a hit.. ; . , ■_.-
Carreno Postponed Again.
The snow blockade In Colorado lasted
longer than was anticipated and the first
Teresa Carreno recital is again postponed!
The great pianist will not arrive until
i Thursday morning, but she will positively
play that night at the Metropolitan Tem
j pie. Those holding reserved seats for to
! morrow night can exchange them at Lie
I San Francisco Music Company's, 225 Sut
; ter street. ■ Her second recital will take
I place Saturday afternoon, and the' last
I next Monday night.
Dismissed Without Cause.
"Mrs. Mary Walsh, matron at the City
Prison, has been dismissed by the pres
ent Board of Supervisors to make way
for a new favorite. As ; Mrs. Walsh, 13
the 1 mother of three children and support
ed them out of her earnings as • an, em
ploye of the j municipality, - her decapita
tion, has been a severe blow to 'her. -For
the , past twelve months 5 she has looked
after the female prisoners entrusted to
her care In the gloomy, and chilly base
ment of the City Hall. During all that
time; she gave entire satisfaction ■ to
those who were her immediate^ superiors,
but through the -election of a* new board
the poor f woman 'lost her means of i live
lihood.- Her only-hope. of getting back her
position is. the withdrawal of the incum
bent, who may I not be willing to : stay in
the j gloomy surroundings and risk her
health:' Every effort Is being made in' : be
half •■ of Mrs. Walsh to have her reap
pointed, and it lis. likely she will be suc
cessful. .* '; ::■■■■ ;..;•"-. -. --;
You . can't judge a\ wife's love by the
kisses she, gives her husband when : . he
comes home; she may only be suspicious.
INDELEGADO
SHOT SCLAFINA
IS SELF-DEFENSE
Promptly Acquitted of
the Charge.
DREYFUS CASE WAS QUOTED
MOTHER-IN-LAW CALLED THE
DAUGHTER A TRAITOR.
After a Fey* Minutes' Deliberation the
Jury Found the Defendant Not
Guilty— Guarded to His
Home.
When Antonio Sclafina fell dead on
Fishermen's wharf a few brief months
ago, his body riddled with bullets, he was
a martyr q^lone to his own lust for blood.
His slayer, Guiseppe -Indelegado, fired in
self-defense and yesterday afternoon,
after a brief deliberation, the jury im
paneled to try his case set him free.
that he was innocent of willful murder
none doubted, but. the way of the law
must be observed and he was placed on
trial. Special counsel for. the prosecution
was employed, and Assistant District At
torney Soloman made strenuous efforts
to convict him, but without avail.
The close' of the case was dramatic. A
squad of deputy sheriffs formed around
the prisoner when the jury filed in to an
nounce its verdict, and after it had been
rendered guarded Indelegado to his
home. *
Indelegado:s life is in danger. He has
been threatened by friends of the dead
man, and those who know the nature of
his enemies say they will follow him to
the end of the earth to avenge the death
of Antonio Sclafina.
Yesterday the day's proceedings were
taken up in argument. Eugene Bert, spe
cial counsel for the prosecution, made the
opening argument. W. M. Madden for
the defense followed, and Reel B. Terry,
of counsel for the defense; came next.
Mr. Terry made a sharp analysis of the
evidence and his reply to the thrusts of
the prosecution won half the battle. The
wife of the prisoner had supported him
during the ordeal and this was the cause
of comment from the prosecution. i
When her mother, the mother of the
dead man, took the stand she referred
to the daughter as a traitor. This was
seized upon by the prosecution as a point,
but Terry, in his argument, turned the
thrust to the benefit of his client by re
ferring to the loyalty of Madame Dreyfus
to her hUsband, standing by him in' the
face of all the world. * -.-' ' .
,- • Dr. George C. Pardee,
Eye. Ear, Nose and Throat, has removed
to Chronicle building-.- second floor.-' •
Father Doherty's Lecture.
The annual lecture of ; San Francisco
; Council No. 7. Y. M. 1., will be delivered
I at Metropolitan Hall next Friday evening,
I February 10. by Rev. Francis B. Doherty.
on the subject of- "Fraternity." Father
Doherty is an interesting and eloquent
j talker, and will certainly handle his sub
ject in a masterly manner. In addition to
I the lecture, a select musical programme
I has' been arranged. Tickets are compli
mentary and may be obtained from the
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BOUGHT CATTLE
FROM A GANG
OF "RUSTLERS"
John Danz Charged
With Larceny.
OTHER ARRESTS TO FOLLOW
CLEVER SCHEME OF A BAND OF
THIEVES. ■
After Driving Off Cattle They "Would
Take Them to the Found and
Afterward Bedeem
■ . ...- : - : ...] , Them.
John Danz, a butcher, was arrested yes
terday afternoon by Detective Cody and
charged with grand larceny.
For some - time past numerous ] com
plaints have been made to the police
concerning the bold operations of a gang
of "rustlers," who have been stealing
cattle from various ranches on the San
Bruno road. On January 24 last John
Tischen, who has a ranch near the Five
mile house, found that twenty-seven head
of cattle had been driven off by the gang.
After considerable trouble he found the
stolen cattle in the public pound, where
they had been taken by the gang. Their
scheme was to raid a ranch, and after
getting away with all the available cat
tle they would drive them to the pound.
After waiting several days, and in case
the cattle had not been claimed by the
owner they would visit the pound, and,
after identifying the cattle as their own,
they would pay the usual fees and drive
them off. It is claimed that they would
then herd them into some convenient cor
ral, where they would be held until the
gang managed to dispose of them. It
happened that Tischen visited the pound
and at once recognized his cattle.
He was compelled to pay $40 for their
release. Convinced that the cattle had
been stolen by the gang, Tischen visited
police headquarters and informed Captain
Bohen of his suspicions.
Bohen detailed Detective Cody on the
case, and after a thorough investiga
tion he became convinced that Danz had
bought the cattle from the gang. Yester
day he found Danz on the San Bruno
road and placed him under arrest. He
was taken to the City Prison, where he
was booked on a charge of grand lar
ceny. On February 3 Tischen had six of
his best cows stolen, and he lost no time
in notifying tne police. After consider
able* trouble Detective Cody found the
carcasses in* Danz's shop, where they had
been sold to him for $100. He claimed
that some stranger, who was on horse
back, sold him the cattle, and he, after
killing them, arranged with a butcher
named Stone, who has a shop on Sixth
street, to buy them. The police are sat
isfied that an organized gang of "rust
lers" have been stealing cattle, and to
day efforts will be made to apprehend
them. * ' -•'■; '*'-}■'■.
MARRIED TWO SISTERS.
John Green, an ex-Soldier, to Be Ar
i rested on a Charge of Bigamy.
7 John Green, an ex-soldier, will have to
answer a charge of bigamy, as he is ac
cused of marrying two sisters. He ap
peared before Acting Police Judge Barry
yesterday on' another charge and Prose
cuting Attorney Carpenter elicited the in
formation that Green had married Lizzie
Lunney, 147 Thirteenth* street, by contract
! six and a half years ago. She was not
then 14 ' years ■ of age and has since been
the mother of six children, four of whom
are v dead. • .'
I When the war broke out Green became
a soldier and was discharged about two
weeks ago. A few days later he took
his wife's sister, Maggie. 17 years of age,
to Oakland and married her. Now the
contract wife will swear to a warrant for
his arrest on the charge of bigamy, as he
refuses to support her and her children.
Snow Blockade Is Opened.
W. H. Snedaker, general agent of the
Rio Grande "Western Railway, is in re
ceipt of a telegram stating that the snow
blockade on the Colorado lines has been
opened. The passengers who have been
shut in. by the snow in the mountains will
now get out. . :■-
Following is a copy of the telegram: .'
SALT LAKE, Feb. 6.— W. H. Snedaker, Gen
eral * Agent Rio Grande Western, San Fran
cisco: Denver, and Rio Grande advise us that
both broad gauge and narrow gauge lines will
be open to-day . ; and that No. 3 will come
through. vy F. A. WADLEIGH.
The Sunnyside Club.
The Sunnyside and Castro-street Addi
tion Improvement Club met last night at
710 Chenery street. It was decided to
petition the Beard of Supervisors to ex
tend and grade Diamond street from
Chenery *to Berkshire. Also to extend
Arlington street to the Sunnyside district
and have it graded .and sewered from
Thirty-first to . Bosworth-street tunnel.
Eugene Dasse, president of the club, was
elected to represent it on the executive
committee of the Mission Federation of
Improvement Clubs. >* '. '
An Error Corrected.
In a recent, issue of The Call it was
stated that two men charged with being
"crooks," named Pat and Albert Denis,
were arrested in a • lodging house at 17
Howard street. This was an error, as
the arrests were made at 717 Howard
street. The first figure was inadvertent
ly omitted from the number, causing the
mistake.
AMUSEMENTS. ,
COLUMBIA^
The Great Triple Star Combination.
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TO-NIQHT, Thursday and Friday Evenings ani
Saturday Matinee,
"THE SCHOOL FOR SCANDAL."
Wednesday and Sunday Evenings—
Saturday Evening— MACßETH.
COMING— "THE SIGN OF THE CROSS."
I final Performances Brsad-nrst's Stupendous Snoeess,
/why\
y,a„.^i SWSITH 1
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SMQME/
Next Week-BLACK PATTI TROUBADOUR-.
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NEW AND IMPORTANT ENGAGEMENTS!
PROF. MA PART And His Performing
rl-Ur . luilv Ai- 1 nogs _ n d MONKEYS
Funniest Animal Act in the World.
STINK & EVANS, in Merry Comedy Melange.
SCHRODE BROS., Acrobatic Pantomimists.
MILTON AM) DOLLIE IVOBLES
In "WHY WALKER REFORMED."
MLLE. DE ROCCA. Celebrated Violiniste.
DERENDA AND BREEN, Club Jugglers.
WILLIE OZEOLA, Balancing Acrobat.
1 Last Week of the Great Rag-Time Opera
OLORINDY OLORINDY
Reserved. Seats, 25c. Balcony, 10c. Opera
Chairs and Box Seats, 50c.
Matinees Wednesday. Saturday and Sunday.
TIVOLI OPERA-HOUSE.
Mr». Ernestine Krellng, Proprietor and Hgr.
THIS WEEK— BT REQUEST,
Oscar Well's Comedy Opera.
..."SUZETTE"...
GREAT CAST',
lively Music! Correct Costumes! Beautiful
Scenery! Appropriate Accessories!
I THURSDAY EVENING (FEB. 9), BENEFIT
OF THE
I "FREE WARD AND CLINIC" of the CALI-
FORNIA EYE AND EAR HOSPITAL."
A GREAT BILL.
MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 P. M.
Next Week, the Fantastic Opera,
JVIADELEINE.orTHE MAGIC KISS
By STANCE AND EDWARDS, Authors and
Composers of "THE WEDDING DAY."
Popular Prices, 25c and BOc. N. B— A Re-
served Seat for the Matinee 25c. Our Tele-
phone, Bush 9. . ■
COMEDY THEATER.
(Formerly the Popular Bush.)
TWO GRAND~GALA WEEKS,
EVERY NIGHT
MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
THE NEW PRODUCTION OF
M. B. LEAVITT' S
Gorgeous Spectacular Extravaganza,
SPIDER AND FLY.
A POSITIVE HIT.
HUNDREDS TURNED AWAY.
! r*»l^T> THE magnificent SCENERY.
i Vhh the GORGEOUS COSTUMES.
75 CC THE SUPERB BALLETS.
I ■*"*£££*; THE GOLD AND SILVER MARCH.
Matchless Chorus of Sixteen Beautiful Girls.
The New Hits in Follies and Fancies.
Yankee Doodle Boys; The Widow Brown:
I Threw 'em Down, Dewey; The Domestics of
I the Palace; Sousa Vivandlere Band; The Mer-
! maids' Revels: The Chefs of the Occidental.
POPULAR PRICES.
. Seats at Box Offlce and Emporium.
ALCAZARTHEATER.
THE VERY LAST WEEK
SOL SMITH RUSSELL'S
Quaint Comedy Drama
PEACEFUL
VALLEY!
Post— "Ernest * Hastings gives a most satis-
factory portrayal of Russell's role."
Seats now on. sale for N. C. Goodwin's com-
edy hit, . \ . . '
"A GOLD MINE."
' GRAND INTERNATIONAL
SIX-DAY CYCLE RACE
I CHAMPIONS FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
GLOBE ENTERED.
MECHANICS' PAVILION, Feb. 13 to 19.
20- STARTERS -20.
Short-distance races, in which all the crack
amateur and professional riders of the country
will take part, on February 11. 12 and 13 and
during the six-day race. Sanctioned by. the
CA JIMMY MICHAEL,
I Better known as the "Welsh Rarebit," Eddie
Bald, Harry Elkes, "Baby" Gibson will ride
February 11, 12 and 13 and each afternoon and
evening during the six-day race. '*:I"_:;^v*?- i v
ADMISSION..'. 50 CENTS.
Reserved seats and boxes on sale Thursday,
10 a. m.. Emporium. Main Floor. >
Q _#-> I _*r"v INGLESIDE
". i^mtJm %>_> TRACK.
"The most magnificent track in America."—
Spirit of the Times. - • ■ — ■ - . : ; :-■ ;
I FIVE OR MORE
RACES DAILY!
I : — — .7 " — I
February 6 to February 18. *'■ -'• *
Wednesday— THE TARPEY STAKES. Handicap.
For three-year-olds and upward. One mile and
a furlong.
Trains leave Third-street station at 12:45 and
1:15 p. m.
' ' ROUND-TRIP TICKETS," 2S CENTS.
Electric cars on Mission and Kearny streets
every three minutes. -• ' ,• ■ "
ADMISSION— ONE DOLLAR.
. -■ S. N. ANDROUS, President.
F. H. GREEN. Secretary. ■ '. - .-*.*-.' - ,
CONCERTS AND BESOBTS.
METROPOLITAN TEMPLE
".,'77 ' SPECIAL!
;_*, Owing to the Snow Blockade
MME. CARRENO
Will (Jive Her FIRST RECITAL
THURSDAY EVENING, FEB. 9, 8:15,
I SECOND RECITAL SATURDAY MATINEE.
I LAST RECITAL. MONDAY EVE.. .FEB. 13.
PRICES. $1.-. sl-50 AND 12.
Seats on Sale at 225 -Sutter st.
j CHICKERING PIANO USED.
..the; .
STEEPLECHASE
At CENTRAL PARK.
A HUGE SUCCESS.
OPEN DAILY FROM 1 TO U.
EVERYBODY RIDES.
ADMISSION M." INCLUDING HOHSKSt
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