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Marriage Comes as Sequel to Romance of School Days George E. Middleton Weds Miss Michelena A romance, <3atin;r back to school days, had a happy culmination yester day afternoon, when Mis* Beatrix Mi chelena became the bride of George I£. Middleton, a prominent automobile dealer of this city. The ceremony was performed by Judffe Thomas F. Gra ham at the residence of Mrs. Phlii:^ McGovoru. 2"2 Devisadero street. On'.y relatives and a few friends of the cou ple were present. XJiss Margaret Mc- Govprn, a lifelong friend of the brido. acted sjs bridesmaid. William H. M>l«l dle.ton, a brother of the bridegroom, wa« best man. After the ceremony a wedding sup j>er was served, at the conclusion of \u25a0which the couple left for Los Angeles, vrhere they will remain a few weeks before returning to this city. EXAMINES THE NATIONAL GUARD OF CALIFORNIA War Department Inspector Says Funds Are Needed to Equip Companies The inspection of the troops of the State hits been going on for some time. Ooionel Wilbelm, inspector for the Vnited States War "Department and for the State, says that thus far all com panies arc In excellent condition ex «*ept Company IZ of Santa Rosa of the Fifth Infantry and the hospital de tachment at Al&mcUa of the same regi ment. He states that the companies of the Seventh Infantry in the south ern part of the State passed a satis factory examination, having made a much better showing- than they did the previous year. He added that the officers, commissioned and nonconmls sioned, have had schools of instructions since the previous inspection and that they have profited in a great measure. *'As fax as I have inspected," said the colonel, "I have found the clothing and material of the guard, such as it is, in excellent condition. That Is due to; the care taken of it. The guard Is, however, not thoroughly equipped and it requires many things, but there is a lack of funds to procure' them. For Inrtanc*. the 5-ts.te has not supplied uniforms for r.ix years and none can be I provided until the Slate, makes an ap propriation." . In the recent past the inspector was with the companies of the Second Infantry. .He inspected Company I at [ Vaceville. accompanied by Adjutant General Liauck and Major Zittinger. He raid In regard to that inspection: . "There \u25a0were at least thirty-flve busi ness men present ot the Inspection •who took a great interest in the men behind the guns. I venture to say that If the business xr.en took such an in terest In each community where there is a company there would a marked improvement !n the service." MSB! O\LV O!STC !WA!V AIJSBVT At the roll call of Company E of . the Second Regiment, located at Sacra mento, all were present except one man. who was detained by an accident. The company made a creditable show- ; ing. Captain Charles J. Fulle. First Squad-, Ron of Cavalry, located at Salinas, has been appointed PtatP secretary of the National Rifio Association of America. In the First Infantry in this city drills were held during the week by .Company B, Captain McCulloch: Com j pany C, Captain Varnoy; Company E, Captain Wohser; Company F, Captain • Btlndt, and Company I". Captain Wall. There were fairly good attendances. TO CALL O.\ GIM,ETT AGAIX 1 The comnilit^p tliit recently called j on Governor "Gi'lctt in rf^ard to having : the two companies of the First Re,?i i mont and Troop A of v_avalrv rein ' stated-. tv-iJI wa.it on him arrain • and it it IjcUpvcS that a definite ! answer Will bo given soon.'-. . If an order reinstating Companies A I end II In the First Jnfantry is Issued \u25a0 they will be the only two org-anlza . tions In existence, for companies B, C, 1 D, E, F and G will drop out, virtually • disbanding the rfgiment. If the re jauest for rpinstatemc;nt is not granted . the commanders of the six companies • have agreed tliet a general cleaning out ; of undeelroble material In each company I will be begun with a- view to building j up again with srood ircon. Captain John G. L<»e. • commanding I Company F. Second Infantry, located • at Woodland, has prepared a paper on j "Instructions In Target Practice" J \u25a0which has been sent to every organita t tion in the -State. In this lie strongly ; urges callery practice for beginners i until they can score 20 out oi a possi- b le 25. when they will be ready to take I the advanced course. '[ SAPA'S GOOD SHOWING I Dr. J. I^. Rulivan and Judge J. M. ' Morrieey of Marysville are mentioned Jto euceeed Captain P. J. Divver, who re cently resigned. . • The officers of Company C, Fifth In ' fantry, were Inspected at Petaluma i last week and made a good showing. ; When Colonel J. F. Hayes of the . First Infantry resigned the command • was turned over to Lieutenant Colonel fjulliard. but Uays was not relieved '.of his responsibilities under his bond. ; Affairs were In a bad muddle and they jwere In no brtter condition when' D. ,A. Smith was elected colonel. He r« i fused to receipt for property or accept • financial accounts until Hayes had "made good." He has had ms.ny .months in which to straighten out ac- J counts, but as yet nothing satisfactory .has been presented. Tlie facts, a sort ! of military secret, have been known to \u25a0 the superior officers of the guard, who could have forced an immediate ac i counting, but the usual procrastina tion method was adopted and the mat ;ter allowed tp drag along. It appears that there is, among other things, a 'shortage of tents,, and that Hayes 'claims that he cannot be held account able for. their disappearance, for while the. colonel of a regiment is held re sponsible for supplies quarter- HUMBOLOT BAR LURES T HE STEAMER OAKLAND Vessel Runs Upon the Rocks Near the Wreck of the Corona EUREKA. March «.— Humboidt Bar nearly claimed another victim today •when the eteamer Oakland, In an at tempt to reach the Inside entrance, ran on the rocks of the south jetty. For almost an hour the Oakland remained on the rocks, and bar tug Ranger was called to her assistance by the life-sav ing crew. When the V:g reached the Oakland. Captain Krager of the Oak land refused aid. A big- wave washed ,the % Oakland from her perilous posi tion, but also tore off her. rudder. Tor several hours she drifted help lessly end close to the rocks. The life boat, commanded by Captain llennig, put out. This time the. Oakland raised distress signals and once more the tug Rar.ger went Ito1 to her assistance and towed her into th© bay. where she was beached in a leaking condition. There are several large holes in her stern. At the time the Oakland attempted to make a short cut into the harbor by crorsirn? tho south Jetty the steamer V. A. Kilbcrn was coming In. " The master of the Kllburn says that Cap tain Kragcr tried to cross the Jetty, thinking that the high tide would carry him over safely. Including the captain, there war* seven men aboard the Oakland. Cap tain Hennlg of th« life-raving station corroborates Captain McLellan of the Kllburn. The Oakland went on tho rocks about 1000 feet from the wreck of the Corona- Several attempts were made to reach the wrecked Corona by the Humboidt Bay life-aavlng station today, but all \u25a0were futile. On one trip the lifeboat barely escaped destruction on the rocks of the north Jetty. Capta^i Boyd and a crew of men are aboard the Corona, making prcpera/Jons to unload part of the cargo, including the automobiles, Tho Corona has sunk about six feet and she is continually aweFh. USE OP AXILIXE DYES Borne time ago tho Ameer of Afghan istan.fwnid the Import into his country of carorts colored with aniline dyes. The Kashmir of T>urbar_ has now de cided to charge the high "duty of 46 per cent on a.l! aniMne'dyea at the frontier. and 'at a certain distance within the frontier to confiscate and at once de stroy them. By this measure it Is hoped the beautiful arts for which the Vale *of Kashmir is famous will be preserved from deterioration. master of the rpgimont distributes them with orders from the command ing officer. As'tothis matter Captain Smiley of Alameda. regime'nta.l quarter master, claims that he received certain orders from the adjutant nreneral's office relative to supplies, and that by virtue of these he distributed tents to refugees after the fire so they might have shelter. The adjutant general denies the Issuance of orders to the Quartermaster that could be so. con strued. The matter Is now in process of disentanglement. Fifty responded at muster when Company II of the Fifth, located at Napa, appeared on ' the floor for in spection la*t week. In the absence of Captain Gardner, who was ill in a hos pital in San Francisco, the "command devolved on Lleu^Jnant Treadway. Company II of Merced, Sixth Infan try, It is saia. Trill not make pood at the muster and inspection on March 4. so with other companies in the State will be recommended for mustering out. The four companies of the First Bat talion of Coast Artillery in this city are making arrangements for the an nual inspection to be held -March 19 to 22 inclusive. Captain Walter.!?. Grat tan, acting commander of, the battalion, has secured Jefferron Square Hall for the Inspections. Companies" A- and D are located in the temporary armory at 401 Cole street, and B and; C in the clubhouse of the Nationals at 1160 Eddy street. The Naval. Militia." Captain G. W. Bauer commanding, has received new uniforms, three suits for - each : man. They were shipped from the East last November. eighteen days' cruise on, the Alert be tween this city and Catalina Island, after the- last week in June. Part of the time will' be spent in camp on ; the island. Good tea and cottee — a nice pair of twins — Schilling's Best • . * TEE BAN FBAyOISOO :OALL; 'MONDAY; ? MABOH 14, IBO?^ FATHER CARAHER PAYS TRIBUTE TO REV. P. J. GREY Speaks of the Noble Work Performed by the Pioneer Priest t — - • LEADER OF COLLEGE Was Pastor of St. Patrick's Church When It Had Many Worshipers The funeral of Father Peter. J. Orey will be held today. As a pioneer and ecdeslast he had endeared himself to thousands, and beyond the circle of those who knew him he became further known to the public by reason of recent litigation regarding the disposition of his fortune." *•-. Father Caraher, pastor of 8t Francln Church, in the course of his Berrnon yesterday paid glowing tribute to tj*« memory of Father Orey, saying: ,"As a priest he was above reproach; as -a man, fearless and intrepid. He ; had the greatest love for the house of God and on one particular occasion r.ave<i it from desecration.". Father Cumber's eulogy also con tained something of the history of the dead priest's ninety-four years of life. Father Grey was born in Ireland and made his theological studies in France. He spoko the French language with fluency and accuracy. After his ordi nation he labored In the English Mis sion, where he discharged the duties of his ministry for some years. ' Following his arrival In 'this dio cese Father Grey was appointed to the parish of Columbia in Tuolumne Coun ty, where i»e erected a substantial and imposing brick church, which still re mains a monument to his name and zeal. His excellent serylcps- resulted in his being appointed president of St. Mary's College In this city. He was next appointed pastor of Bt. Patrick's parish, which was then the most pros perous and parish ; In , this diocese. Archbishop Alemany recog nized Father Grey's superior abilities, as was evident from his action In ap pointing him Arch-Chancellor of • the diocese — a position which he. occupied until the departure of his superior for Spain. \u25a0 : At the conclusion of his tribute Father Caraher Invoked the prayers *>f the congregation for the repose of the soul of Father Grey. - ; \u0084 VOLUNTEERS OF AMERICA Organisation Doe* Good Woric for Prisoner* and »s~lectrd Children Mrs. Colonel Duncan of the Volun teers of America delivered the address at the Sunday morning services of the Second Unitarian Church at the corner of Twentieth and Capp streets yester day. She spoke of the work of the Volunteers, which, from being origi nally organized for the purpose of ben efiting men in penitentiaries, had come to care also for the men who had been In prison and for children. \u25a0 While she believed that a man should bear the penalty of his crime, she did not be lieve in letting him suffer after the penalty Imposed by law was at an end. The local work for children had been interested not so much in orphans as in neglected children, co-operating with the Society for the Prevention of Cru elty to Children and with the Juvenile Court. Almost 300 children had been cared for during the last year. CONFIRMATION SERVICES Bishop XlchoH Preaches Against Puri tanical View of the Sabbath At St. Paul's Church, of whlch^Rev. W. M. Rellly Is the rector, confirma tion services were held yesterday morning by Rt. Rev. Ford Nichols, Bishop of California. A class of ten was confirmed. Bishop Nichols preached a sermon ort the text, "This is the day which" the Lord made; let us He spoke of the necessity for tva^lng a day set aside for men's spiritual needs. At the same time he said that the Sabbath was made for man. not man for the Sabbath. It was allow able to do deeds of mercy such as vis iting the sick, and In a case of such necessity as the present he could, see no objection to cleaning the streets on a Sunday. The speaker would not hold men to any Puritanical observ ance of the Sabbath. When children had been . instructed In the morning there was no'reason why their father should not take them out and. teach them to enjoy the beauties of nature In the afternoon. The Sabbath was ne cessary because we need rest physi cally, morally and spiritually. \u25a0 CLERGYMAN DISCUSSES TELEPHONE RELIGION Dr. Potter. of Oakland, Tells Flock of Trials of \ Hello Girl OAKLAND. March 3. — Rev. Dwight E. Potter, pastor of the Union-street Pres byterian Church, preached tonight on "Telephone Religion" a's- the third of his sermons on "Every Day Christian ity." .The following'^messages, read. as typical statements and solutions of the difficulties under which the young women In the telephone exchanges la bor, were received -in response to ques tions sent out by the clergyman:- - "Avoid hurling sarcastic and cutting remarks at the operator. Forthe pub lic to have faith in a report given" by operators, remember it Is easier for an operator to complete a switch than to give a 'busy' or 'out of order' report. ' "We will ask the' public to remember that there is always a young lady, at the other end of the line and" that she Is '_ trying to; earn an honest living.' To remember that there are 75,000 calls answered within twenty-four, 'hours:' in the Oakland main office beside the calls between Oakland, Alameda and Berke ley, and that there are Just as many chances to make a" mistake, ;•'\u25a0; "Remember; that the young lady at the end of the line is trying to make an'rhonest living-, and. that the words 'thank you* and 'please' cost nothing.* "One of the.temptatlons that; is hard to fight . against iis 'to avoid -sharp an swers when* spoken . to \u25a0in \u25a0 an. insulting or sarcastic! manner by;a-subscriber. ! 'i7< "One , of theHrlals is on ' allnight ser vice. , Men seem'at?times'.to'•\u25a0_take]a';de light- in abusing, an operator, especially when • such calls originate from cafes, saloons or restaurants." REFLECTIOXS OF A BACHELOR It would' be: an awful nlceChristmas gift not to. have. to give) away. - A girl could' fool a man'-lf 'he'ihad fifty times her brains, and he. never has;; '.V o" : ". ; ..'.-,• \u25a0:' ' ;;. K-- : -, A •woman,. ls so-, naturally.? deceiving that ' she ' pretends to be : happy j. even when : she 'is.' , • \u25a0...'\u25a0% 'A glrl-'calls it;trylng; to; flirt- with her^iien', she * asks . you vwherei a" street Is and you tey'her.— New. York/ Press.' Lif e of the Plain People Appeals to Artist Pages Hanna Astrup Larsen Some of . the '.most I characterls tio ;of the paintings by 'Jules Pages < now "oh exhibition In this city are those , of >ld peasant women In the homely, environ ment of their daily life. It is f evident that the strong, :; rugged life of; the plain people appeals to the artist most keenly. Society belles have no place -in his studio. , \u25a0 - . : \u25a0\u25a0_, '-.-' {';•-. ;< ' One of the most- striking? pictures .In tha exhibition Is called; " The Old Fran coise." It is an old peasant .woman'stt ting In her; chair .: before 1 the ' fire', in ; an attitude that reminds* one. of ;the pic ture of Whistler's; mother/ The senti ment of the picture,; however, la as dif ferent\ from : , that Vof ."Whistler's as the' plain . peasant woman,' .with her' short dark ".blue ; dress of coarse : country weave,' her heavy shoes and gray woolen, stockings lstremovedi from .the. gentle dame that has come to symbolize all motherhood.; Instead of lthe peace of a full, rich." life" nearlng;. Its close there is the rest which is only a cessa tion from a lifetime: of dull 'grind, only an emptiness after the labor, of life is over.' "The tragedy of old age" might have been the names of the picture, if tragedy is found as . much In the dull, slavish routine of ai life span t In sup plying the primeval \Vants of '„ human beings* as In the: keen, Bhsrp anguish of an hour. \u25a0'. The aged, look la not only in the" wrlnkjcd face but In the straight lines of the wrists and tho workworn hands resting Idly In her lap. .Tho story is one which he who runs may read. Tho woman of the .picture, is alone, her husband probably dead, tho children for : whom ; she. has toiled as long an - she | had the | strength are scat tered all over the world/ and it is moro than likely that.they do not write to her, or ..if they do v sho cannot answer the letters wlthout'calling in the help of some younger neighbor.- She is for saken by -every one but the cat, and in truth; the cat does not care much for her, for jt'ls devoting all its attention to a bowl/of milk on the floor. Yet there Is' th« dignity, of work well done and rest: well earned In the tired old figure. )_ The artist's seeing eye and the eloquerice\of his orush • have lifted th« scene .from "commonness ."and made It appeal tojus with the force of common human- fellowship. . "Preparing the Soup" is a" picture of an old.' r woman'of>f Normandy breaking up fagots .preparatory to-, lighting her fire. In VThe'Old, Francolae" the fig ure is the > picture", v.\ -and-^the back ground: IsV kept \ subdued, -while "Pre paring^the Soup"! is mainly; an Interior, the figure of the old woman, though done with sympathetic. 'strokes, being only the center of the interior, which is an extremely clever representation of a Norman peasant's hut. It is done realistically /and yet with a loving touch. Xo detail, is neglected, and for pure intellectual enjoyment of the tech nique of the painter it is r a' fascinating study. The straight lines of the wall and the fireplace on one side give strength and directness, while the up per line is broken by the 'rafters and the posts of the bed. The f shelf above the fireplace-breaks the monotony of the wall. Above-.the shelf are three pictures, one a family picture, one a madonna . and the third a picture of Napoleon, humorously suggestive of the divided allegiance of "the French peas ants. There Is the oven, where the big round loaves of black bread are baked, the glass standing; near the, old- wo man's bed, her, shawl thrown oyer the back of a 'chair, the crucifix 'and- a 'bit of palm from the-celebration of^Palm Sunday, all necessary^ to the" Intimate gllmpae of the . life/of \thjj 'occupant. The central-noteorfcqlor IsTin^the red brown of. the bedstead, toning'.lnto the red of^the cover, , the .wooden frame'of j the fireplace and the. bricks beneath, ! the highest note -being, that of the copper vessel reflecting' the light. i Very different but equally* pulsating with the artist's love of, the simple natural things of the life of plain peo ple are two pictures of children on the | Brittany sands. In speaking of how ! he got them to pose so naturally Pages ! said that the question. of painting had' not been broached at all. He had played marbles -with the children, and presently "they composed themselves" Just as he wanted them. They were such real children, their little slips of dresses slinking starchless about bare legs, blown about by every breath of air. The children seem to have been caught in motion almost, there Is such freshness and absolute freedom from pose in their attitude. They are paint ed with bojd rapid strokes and: with an absence iof detail Mue to the \u25a0\u25a0 blinding sun. The, light'and; movement' of these two pictures alone would stamp the painter as-a~grcat artist. Another ex f, mm P Ie , of .P. Pa Ses' eenius for. painting light Is a group of Brittany cottages in the last rays of the sun. . would be the word to apply to the three scenes from Brittany peasant gardens with their cabbages and holly hocks and their plastered .walls of Ir regular stones. There Is no attempt at idealizing, but / they f have £a* homely charm which cannot bo expressed ex cept by the undignified word above quoted. , . » . AnumVer of scenes from Venice "are painted in oils by a peculiar process which gives them the force and trans parency of water colors while retaining the depth and glow of oils. Venice has been painted , so much that Pages has felt it necessary to go out of his way to get some new scenes not in the book of "views." He treats them in his/ own characteristic -brilliant style, the strong sunlight scenes predominating.— A good example is thattof the.' Canal 'de Vest! the. walls with reds and yellows. The water Is more like real. water than one often sees 1 in paintings.* 1-'1 -' it has such body, such wetness," such llmplditjv The high lights are': so sparkling and the shadows so black and cool. There may, not be so much sentiment and poetry In Pages' pictures from -Venice as the won derful city,: offers an "opportunity for, but there -is such -brilliance, such beauty of Jine^ and ;' color," such- light ? oh land and water that It would : be ungra cious,to' v quarrel;with the artist for.-not l giviiig-us: something else'than whatihe has done! SO' superlatively ;well. '' 'An attempt: has" been made to mention some '\u25a0- ot .the,, principal, groups." of. pic tures, 'j lt ' would ..b e to ;dis cuss .each \u25a0 one V in; a' collection ; , where every picture , has a complete and I Inter esting indivlduality.of its own.-CA' large canvas ; showing > a '; gypsy; girl i has | been exhibited ; ln ' the ' Salon. In, spite \u25a0 of ,the great" beau ty-'. of Uhe > head and, the ex quisite j treatment of i the 'draperies, and background It seems a less sympathetic rendering of a human being. thansmany of ; the artist's . more -. modest iworks. A small '.picture ; of Hhe : back \u25a0" of ,? a\ young woman inude to ;, the: ,waist and draped In a'dark'blue skirt ! has exekted a" great deal: of admiration and; ls indeed *a! gem. Ifi Is i called i.-VIn:" My < Studio" and;- Is painted: from! the same model that posed for./ "A ';Corner %of ;. SlyA, Studio."^ 'An Italian, man', of.thy: common people f For , In&nts ; and , Children. ThB KlndTou Haw Always Bought ißeeirs the , SjJT JVjT)* j J>~ ' % ©gnatore of. (^d^T^^C^U i .walking under, the \u25a0 trees of : bis . native couritrjrjls 'i another of the Interesting pictures of, the. collection. . .; The exhibition, which is held at Vlclt ery's, will bo open yet another week. Catallna Island has an' enthusiastic painter .in ' Joseph^Greenbaum, who-haa returned^* rom -the south -, for. a» visit to Ban". Francisco. «; He has an exhibition of paintings at' Rabjohn' & Marcom's. i»o Jess than nine pictures,, including all Ms ; outdoor * scenes. 7 ; bear witness *to >th» Interest with" which ;;Greenbaum ;ha» devoted himself to the; beauty, of .tho southern island, ,'lhe pictures are ril most-all^ln; 1 * very, highrkey; vlvlaf and sparkling/. There is something of the brightness which one is : accustomed ito associate with Southern Italy, and again It Is a matter for congratulation that one of the;" men who rtnk hljh among "Western" artists ha« chosan to interpret for us the lovelln«*s of this nook ef the Pacific Coast.* One of the best is called, "The Passing Cloua." The clouds are so, woolly, tho rocks bo rocky, the water such real water, and the sky such real sky .that- one cannot tire; of .looking at it. ~ On the whole the Catalina. pictures are excellent and. are peculiarly/ Interesting because they are something In the .way of a new de parture for Qreenbaum. / The success With \u25a0which he .has treated' his new theme leads one to _hope that : he will continue to give us "many more in' the same line. Oreenbaum is less happy In his fig ures. The most ambitious >f his pic tures in the present exhibition. Is 'The Symphony ln^Drown" — a'.yountfjrirl in brown hat and suit against a v t>rown autumn . background. She makes . a pretty picture of 'youth and 'Clrllshness, bu t she lacks character, and : her smile would before long strike the beholder as insipid. The best of his, figures is the head called "Puritan Maiden," though why Puritan Is uncertain; she looks more like a Roman maiden. The exhibition of the Sketch Club still continues to draw a large number of interested persons. It will be open until March .7. The members, "of the club take turns. in doing the honors of the exhibition, and* some one, is always there :readyto'answer questions. *\u25a0 The Sequoia Club ,will have an exhi bition of work by artist members of the club, beginning April 4. . Harry Fonda is at Monterey and is busy painting. / He was obliged to, give up painting on account of his health and took up the teaching of music and drawing, but has \u25a0 returned to his old love again. , - -v Letters from the San Francisco col ony in Pari3 say that Arthur Putnam is thinking of returning to San' Fra ncisco very. soon. • Plazzonl is busy paint ins a large moonlight picture for the Salon. . \u0084' -. -> "\u25a0 v There is still a < large colony of San Francisco artists' ln Los Angeles. Peters has had a very successful exhibition' ln the southern city. C. P. Nielsen 'is working in water * colors and has won much appreciation. "William Clawsen Is busy painting; portraits \ amd Theo dore "Wores has Just closed a successful exhibition. SACH LENDS ZEST TO COUNTY DIVISION FIGHT Colonel Mazuma Said to Have Arrived at the Capital CAM. HIEAD4%VARTBRS, 1007 EIGHTH STREET. SACRAMENTO. March 3.— Reports are .busy about the hotel lobbies . to night "of a sack of $10,000 sent here from Fresno to get votes in the county division fight! with Kings. and prevent the latter from annexing' the opulent Coallnga oil fields. Assemblyman Billy ; McGulre. . who Is In charge of • the fight for Kings ; and succeeded, in 'getting the* division bill through the Assembly by,; a big major ity, \u25a0' admitted that there Was a change of feeling among: some /of the Sen ators who have :been In favor of the division of Fresno," but! was* lnduced with reluctance :to; admit that he was cognizant of the reports about the part the alleged sack was playing In the fight,^ declaring: "That if there is any thing In these , reports it will be known within ' the next twenty-four- hours rather definitely.". - V The; Fresno ' Chamber of ..Commerce sent anT entertainment ; fund early "in the session to Sacramento, -but. none of it was spent, the 'men, opposing the division . coming to the -conclusion : that money could not aid them. This par-] simony ; gained votes for Kings in tho Senate, it is 'declared, and Fresno has since reached the conclusion; that It will have to come through in another way. . - \u25a0 ".'-. V \u25a0•-.. . , The providing for the, Kings- Fresno -division has. been made a spe claKorder in the Sonata for Tuesday fegf^S LTEBIG COJIPAirrSJEuSACT cf-Eiif '% €HUjrES THEATER R A C I N © V '; MATIXEB3 \TODAT, AND; EVERY j DAT. \u25a0 r TONIGHT— ALL* THE '..WEEK,^' . .- . VAUDEVILLE and BURLESQUE FIRST APPEABANOE EDSELL AND FORBES,; Sketch . ArtIita ;« MANOEAN : FAMILY ot "Aero- . bat»;^ JAB. T.' DEItVIN, e »VentrnoqnlatU CAß- ",'; ROL j and t HODGES. -: Song i and ! Dance; NEW • \u25a0 MOTION PICTURES and GA YBTY GIRLS : In ' VTHE PAWNBROKER'S j TROUBLES." •,'-- ; . . : Prices, x 10c \and; 23c. ..V>i^^ .'.\SKATINQ fRIIVK: . - ; . Open- Mornings, fAfternoon«V". Erenlngs.' Admission UOc:"' children^ ;Bcr ; lncluding Rink, Cbutes > Grounds ' and J Zoo.t? Downtown \u25a0. ticket i "\u25a0 of ftee.^Donlon'a -1 Drug i Store, Butter t and " Flll- : \ more. ; Pbont ; Pacific . 80V >^HH9BBB Grande Maison de Blanc i^^P* 303 FIFTH AYE., NEW YORK WILL EXHIBIT BARLY IN MARCH Household Linens, Laces and Lingerie •'^v. •'. . % at tho V PALACE HOTEL SAN FRANCISCO Date of Exhibition WIU Be Announced Later JST Those desiring special appointments may address in cars of the Palace Hotel. SPOBNEfi TO QUIT SENATE lIHQ JOIN HftRRIMMI STAFF Continued From Pace It Column 1 man of the committee on rules. Aldrtch chairman of the committee on finance and second man on rules, and between them they have ruled almost as they willed. While the Senate loses Its, greatest member, and . Spooner Is easily that; while Wisconsin loses its greatest statesman it has. ever given to the ser vice, of the republic and the man who did more than any other single man to make the Badger' State a power in the councils of the nation, Spooner's retire ment can only, be 'considered opportune. He la and has been out of sympathy with the Roosevelt administration; though frequently called upon to fight and win The President's battles in the Senate. He 1b wholly out of sympathy with the controlling political power in Wisconsin, where ho ruled with the absolutism of & Czar for a decade. He retires while a Legislature he and his friends helped elect. Is In session.. It may be possible for the Federal ma chine, of which he is the main spring, to give some voice In the* selection of his' successor. years hence, when the term for which he was elected would expire, ;he could hope to have no such voice. ." ; . t - There was some -personal gratifica tion but no glory nor yet political pres tige for Spooner in the winning fight against LoFollctte he helped the Da vidson Republicans make last fall. The election of Governor Davidson over Ir vine Lenroot, La Follette's candidate, was an ugly slap' at Spooner's dearest political enemy, but it meant virtually nothing. to the Spooner machine. Da vidson: and the men ' elected with him were reformers of; the La Foil ette type before La Follette came Into" prom inence in Wisconsin. They frankly ad mitted to me two weeks after the mem orable primary election that they were still with La Follette In his efforts to break up the Federal railroad machine, of which Spooner was the head. Spooner himself was cynical, inclined to see no Immediate -rift in the cloud of what Is to him the most repugnant form of radicalism with which -Roose velt, La 1 Follette and reformers of the type have enveloped the conservative Republicanism so dear to the heart of Spooner, exemplar par excellence. of the machine and what It stands for.*-* The organization means everything political to this physically, small; and mentally great man. Twice he refused the er mine of the Supremo bench, and It Is not .to be .believed \ it . was. because -he did not appreciate tho compliment paid his splendid legal abilities. He did not want to leave the arena of practical politics. He was a soldier and he Is by nature a fighter, ,but between : Roose-, veltlsm and ; La "Follettelsm his .f aith in the future has been shattered. When he retires from the; Senate the mys terious Inner gearing of the national Republican' party is deprived of the pinion that was second only to.Hanna. In Importance, and since the death of the Ohio statesman-organizer the real balance wheel of the; organization; the corporations of their most capable ad vocate, i / TEMBLORUN WYOMING % Inhabitants of Several Towns Thrown Into Panic When. Earth Shakes RAWLINS. Wyo., March 3.— Arrivals from the southern. part of the county state that an' earthquake was felt there Thursday night. ; The seismic dis turbance . extended as far south as Hahn's Peak, and was so severe that dishes rattled and the inhabitants were thrown Into, a panic. At Slater one building was twisted a foot out of plumb, but nowhere else was there any damage. ' " *& . ' Falling asleep during a circus per formance at Libau. a Russian naval of ficer, was suddenly^ awakened- by the artists ' firing a couple of shots, and thinking an; attempt had been made on his life by mutineers he drew hls're volver and fired twice at random, biit no one ' was \u25a0 hurt. , afternoon, and It will not be surprising if Interesting: things will break in tho meantime concerning it. : S®^^^ NEW CALIFORNIA I JOCKEY CLUB PP^ Oakland Racetrack Six or; more r&c«> each weak <J»j. r»ln or thlae. '"i Bapes j eommenc* ; at . 1 :40 p.'; m. \u25a0 aharp.' \u25a0'. ._ ' For-«p«elal : tralaj'«topplng;at tb« track takt 8. \u25a0P. Ferry. . foot , of . Market street ; lea ye at 13 o'clock; < thereafter, every ..twenty . minute* - oa Ul 1 :40 p.m. ' No amoklsg 1 q la st two caxa. * which are r«nerT«d for ladles and '.thetr. escort*. «v \u25a0/...- Returning trains leare track alter flfth and > ; THOMAS , H. WILLIAMS. President. . PKBOX .W« IBEAT. B«crttV*?«BGß3H Moyelty Theater *-. COR. O'FARRELU AND STELNER .' ' LoTerlch ft Labeiakt. ...Props, and Msrs. TVVO WBBKB TONIfiHT MATWKBB BATUKDAY AND SUNDAY. Dramatic Erect Extraordinary. MISS NANCE O'NEIL Thla Week — SarOou's ' Spectaraltr Dnm*. THE SORCERESS Presented exactly as «e*n at the Netr Anwtei«- dam Theater, New York City, an.! Bernhardt Theater, Paris. Next Week— Mlas O'Nell to "Ma*da." "Th» Fire* of St. John," etc. Seats $1.60 to 50c; box seata. (2. Miss O' Nell's only California encasement this faeon. - AMERICAN T Sf AM Car Lines In City' Transfer to San Francisco's Leading Safe Plaj-hoase. Western States Amasement Co.. Props. Management WALTER SANFORD. TOMGHT A.YD ALL (.THIS WEEK- FIRST TIME HERE. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. Frank W. Healy Presents The San Francisco Opera Company In a Majralflcent Production of v . The Merry Musical Mlxnp, PRICES— JI.OO. .75c. ROc. 25c, - Ssats at BosOfQce and Kohler A ChaM**, Sutter and Frankllxt sts. .— : : (CENTRAL THEATEp w ERNEST E. HOWELL. Prop & Msr. *X. Market aad Bth stss. Phone Market 777. TONIGHT. WALTER SANFORD'S PLATEUS In the Great Scenic Melodrama, THE STRUGGLE OF LIFE. . . A TnrtUlng Story of New York Life. «2. rz? IZ? THEEESCTTE FROM THE SEW. OCrC EES OF THE GREAT CITX. A COMPANT OF STERLING WORTH. MATINEES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. PRJCES-15C, 25c, 50c Colonial Theater McAllister St.. near Market. Phone Market 020. Martin F. Kurtzle. President and Manager. 'THIRD WEEK! THIRD WEEK! Unprecedented Scece«s: The Reigning Sensation. -Oscar Wilde's Thrilling. Drama. SALOME- Preceded l?y the Funny farce. BOX AND COX NO INCREASE IN PRICES — Evening, 25c. 50c, ~*e. >$1. Saturday and Sanday Matinees. 23c. sfse. Barsaln Matinee Wednesday, all seats reserred. 25c. Branca Ticket Offlce. Kohler & Chase's. Franklin 'anil Sutter streets. - ' . ELLIS ST.. NEAR. Fn.LMORE. Absolutely Class "A" TUenter Building. MATINEE TODAY AND EVERY DAY. THE BEST EVER! NED WAYBURN'S DANCING DAISIES, ae- ' companTing LOUISE MINKv- BYRON AND LANGDOX. ' QUIGC. MACKEY AND -NICKER- SON- THREE FLOOD BROTHERS: CLAIKB ' BEASEY'S PERFORMING CATS: DOROTHY KENTON; THREE MITCHELLS; NEW OR- PHErsi MOTION PICTURES and LAST WEEK AND DIVERTING SUCCESS OF LEE - HARRISON. \u25a0 PRICES — Erenlnjrs. 10c. 25c. 50c. T3c. Box seats SI Matinees (ercent Sunday*. 10c. 25c, 80«. " PHONE WEST 6lXiO. __1 Baker st., bet. Fell and Oak. THIS WEEK First Appearance of FRED L CROCKER CHAMPION BURLESQUE SKATER OF THE SENSATION. OF THE SEASOX. GREAT FUN— DON'T MISS IT. , NO ADVANCE OF PRICES. SKATTNO A3 USUAL. \u25a0• ~^ LOOKING for HOMES If yon have anything which yon wish •to • offer \u25a0 to the great army of home-seekers who' are coming to California through the , Los r ' Angele* . gateway to, the State, a small "For Sale", advertisement in the classified .columns of the "Iros Angeles'; Times" will \ pnt yon U cornmnnication witlv them. 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