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A New Art Gallery. Visitors to city, and 1 the- public generally, are 'cordially invited to visit our i newly fitted art -New very latest; things in. pictures "and frames. Sanborn, Vail 741 Market 'street. going to St.

Louis to attend the congress of science and art and. will be at the head of the Japanese delegation to that convention. At the request of the United States Minister in Japan. Mltsukuri was extended the courtesy of the port. Professor Mitsukuri graduated at Yale in the" class of '79.

At Yale he received his Ph. B. and later at Johns Hopkins earned a Ph.D. He spent nearly nine years altogether in this country and in Japan is looked upon as the authority par jj excellence on things American. He was one of the commissioners from Japan to the, international fur seal conference held in this country Commander T.

H. Holmes of the navy returned on. the Korea. He went but-in-comma'nd of the; Mohican and for -awhile commandant at the Cavite navy yard. Captain Edward T.

Hjousbery, for many years senior pilot at Shanghai, was a passenger on the liner. He has retired from service and is on his way to'his home'i in? New. 'York. j. where- he expects coil up in comfort for the remainder of "his days." "When the Korea passed out of the Yangtse River the pilot-boat on the bar set signals of good cheer in honor of the departing Other prominent people on the Korea-were Jackson A.

Due. secretary to Commissioner Ide Charles C. McLain, provisional "treasurer of the Philippines; Maurice Lowenstein of the firm of Castle and a large number of merchants globe trotters. The two Shetlamls, limber limbed and agile dancing girls, made their first appearance at the Chutes yesterday, scoring hits at both performances. The three Dentons, triple horizontal aerial bar performers, gave a thrilling exhibition, and Ralph- Post and Essie Clinton, the comedy couple, offered fifteen minutes of fun.

The musical Goolmans continued their high class novelty instrumental act. Chutes. The Kdward KrinrVn Company are making eome very Fwtll booklets. 2t Second ttreet. EFPIXGER CASES CONTINUED.

The of Jarob Herman Eppinger. charged with obtaining money by false pretenses, were on Judrre I-awlor's for trial ter- By content r. continuance was granted for two tMistrict Attorney Byingtnr. returns frcm Et. TWO PROMIXEXT ITALIANS WILL BE HONORED TO-NIGHT At a dinner to be given at the Hotel Marie Antoinette to-night Andrea Sbarboro, secretary, and P.

C. Rossi, manager of the Italian-Swiss Colony, will be presented with San Andrea crosses. The gentlemen have already been honored by the King of Italy, who has named them chevaliers. The crosses, the symbols of the order, will be presented to them by Dr. de Vecchi, who gives the dinner in their honor.

The emblems are beautiful bits of jewelry made of gold and white enamel. Some of the best known merchants of San Francisco, as well as the most prominent of Mr. Sbiirboro's and Mr. Rossi's, countrymen, will be present to congratulate the newly made Takichi Mltsukuri; professor of zoology and 1 dean the of University.aUToklo,. arrived, on the accompanied a suite.

He is Speaking of the attitude of the.Japanese people toward -the 1 Consul Bellows declares that never saw anything like 'the: fervor with: which the populace paid 1 tax. They only seem 'sorry; 1 he says, that the Government does not want more; where. the payment of the tax'irrvolves the preatest.self-sacriflce. there the regret is most Dronounced. PAY WAR TAX GLADLY.

E. C. the American Consul General at Yokohama, was also a passenger -on -the Korea. He is going D. C.V on a.

sixty days' leave of absence. The war situation he declines to discuss. When the 'war is over." he- says. -American merchants will great opportunity to establish commercial relations on a scale, w-ith. Japan.

If they improve opportunity they -will build up.alarge and-nermanent with the Island kingdom, but if 'chance is ohce'more allowed pass the'Japanese market will be difficult to break Millard a 'veteran as a correspondent, having- served the" Turko-Grecian. Spanish-American and Boer wars, the insurrection, in the Philippines and the. Boxer troubles in Kuropatkiri has' been laboring under Rreat ever since he went out there In March. he -flint went' out to Manchuria he advised that Port. Arthur be heavily garrisoned and.

left to miike Its own -defense, and that Manchuria be abandoned as far north as Mukden. The Russian forces were badly scattered at that time. Kuropatkin's advice was disregarded 'and ho.was ordered to contest the territory-' He! succeeded In. concentrating hU has' ijreatly handicapped because of the superior numbers of the Japanese. Viceroy AlexlefT is to blame for the condition of 'affairs' In" He Kuropatkln are not in harmony and before I left Manchuria they reached the point where they declined to exchange 'General Keller, says'Millard, was one of, the few.

officers upon whom Kuropatkin could rely. For, Kuro-patkin the correspondent has great admiration. He Millard was with the Russian forces for five months. He was attached to the division of General Keller, who was killed some weeks ago, and, much of the 'time was' stationed at rLiaoyang. He saw some of the fighting, but lines were so extended that if he not "known "'what was going on he would hardly have associated what he saw with.

serious warfare. "They made us wear a flaming sztia band around our sleeves and whenever a Russian officer found himself with a few unoccupied moments on hand. he hunted up- a war correspondent and whichever way the scribe was traveling, ordered him to go -the other way and we were all sore and they knew it. They didn't want, us around and they didn't want us to leave mad. They tried to make us feel better by.

making promises they had no intention, of keeping and when all the faiied and. we expressed our determination'to go home, they arranged a line of "transportatiohyfor which in itself would have, kept me in Manchuria for. the my days. go.home. they said, but must travel by way cf St.

Petersburg. We would have, to pay our. own way and could have only third-class accommodations and find our own sustenance. A sc-journ in the mines of -Siberia would be preferahle to. Journeying over the Russian- railroad under- those conditions, so at Mukden, with the aid of some Chinese friends, I managed to lose myself and "after a' little rough traveling reached neutral Chinese territory and made.

my. way. to. Peking." SEES LITTLE FIGHTING. Every liner from the Orient brings among her passengers a number of interesting people, and the Korea, which reached port yesterday, was no exception.

Those who made up the crowd that thronged her decks as she swung to an anchor in quarantine; included citizens of many nations and men of prominence in hayal, commercial and diplomatic There were globe trotters in plenty and there was one war correspondent, who; has itching events in the i -r. East through Russian Thomas F. Millard, wj: was a passenger on the Korea, has been With Kuropatkin's army as the representative of Scribner's Magazine. He returns nursing a grievance against the Russians just as sore as the grouch other correspondents 'have brought home against Japan. The Central Theater has put on a strong, attraction in Charles G.

Blayney's new comedy drama. "Only a Shop Girl." which last night produced for'the first time in San Francisco. It was a success. The play is lavishly mounted, a snow 1 scene with a sleighing party and a snowball fight being one feature, while another scene was that of a big department store, with a stock of merchandise and a corps of clerks. Automobiles play a part in' the street scenes, and clever specialties are introduced by Curtin and Blossom, vaudeville sketch artists.

A vocal solo is. pleasingly rendered by Verne Castro. Ethel Clifton has the role of. the saleslady, who is all alone in the world until she discovers a heroic defender in a scion, of wealth, impersonated by Herschel Mayall. Verne Castro and Danny Halifax create a lot of fun in character comedy, and Ernest Howell and Winifred Gordon are effective in juvenile roles.t James Corrigan plays the part of a- rascally lawyer, Henry Shumer that of a double-dyed villain and Edna Ellsmere is in the cast as an adventuress.

A sensational scene which ends the third act and which brought several curtain calls was the thrilling rescue of the unconscious shop girl from a death to which the villain had consigned her in the shaft of a descending elevator. Central. AMERICAN CONSUL. GENERAL AT: VETERAN WAR CORRESPONDENT WHO MAS BEEN WITH KUROPATKIN'SARMY, AND A PROFESSOR IN IMPERIAL. UNIVERSITY, -AT TOKIO.

WHO ARRIVED ON KOREA. Petitions hi Bankruptcy- P. J. Root, Jennie Hansen, Mary Ferris and William Brack of Seattle filed a petition yesterday in the United States District Court asking that the Pacific States Mercantile Company be declared an involuntary bankrupt. The petition alleges that Root paid the company $246.

that Jennie Hansen raid $80 50. Mary Ferris $101 and William Brack $100 under a contract which led them to believe that when their contracts "matured" they would receive double the amounts invested. The contracts, however, rotted before they matured. Petition in Insolvency were filed by F. G.

Chadwick. clerk. San Francisco, liabilities $33. no assets: J. L.

Johnson, stage line proprietor. Ukiah. liabilities $4546. assets $2400. Dressed in their, own quaint little girls 'will, serve tec.

to those who attend the entertainment given for the Children's Hospital at Mechanics' Pavilion to-day. In the evening the Thirteenth Regiment band will make the rafters ring with military music. The crack drill corps 'of Golden Gate Commandery or Knights Templar will go through the prettiest evolutions in their manual. There will be a doll contest for children for three prizes. Rag babies, cracked bisque dollies and the wax dcllies with melted faces are not barred.

Entertainment for the Children's Hospital Is Made Attractive in Many Ways. DVINTY CHINESE GIRLS WILL SERVE THE TEA At Fischer's Theater the entertaining combination of nonsense. Anheuser Push," was continued with a -crowded house. "Miss Mazuma" will go on next week. Fischer's.

"In the Palace of the King" is still drawing packed houses at the Majestic. It will be continued through the week. The next play will be "The Altar of Friendship." Majestic. John McLaren, superintendent of city parks, was welcomed home from his tour of Europe by St. Andrew's Society last night, and.

at the same time, D. R. McNeill, a member of organization named and of the Caledcnlan Club, was bid godspeed on a tour of the United States which he is about to undertake. Scottish Larkin street, near Grove, was ths scene of the gathering, and a merry one it was while the glasses clinked in cadence with the bagpipes drone. P.

Livingston Dunn, president of St. Andrew's Society, acted as toastmaster and to his call the British Consul General, Courtenay W. Bennett; James Scott Webster, T. C. Lawson and others responded to toasts, Mr.

Webster paying a tribute to Mr. McLaren and Mr. Lawson devoting hi3 remarks to Mr. McNeill. Both Mr.

McLaren and Mr. McNeill responded, thanking: the society for its demonstration of friendship. Scotch music that made the pulse of guests and hosts alike beat quicker filled in the programme and addedgreatly to the pleasure of the occasion. St. Andrew's Society Holds Informal Function in Honor of John Mc- Laren and D.

K. McNeill. These are the last nlshts of Kyrle Belle and his splendid company at the Columbia Theater in the fascinating production of "Raffles, the Amateur Cracksman." There will be a matinee- on Saturday. Next Monday night the much talked of extravaganza. "The Wizard of Oz." will be seen here for the first time.

Seats go on sale Thursday. Columbia. Nellie Gerin, the vivacious comedienne, changed her specialty. Mabel Lamson, the popular contralto, was heard in the latest illustrated songs. The American biograph.

with a of clear and interesting moving pictures, completed a capital programme. The amateurs have many novelties in preparation for Thursday night. ONE IS WELCOMED HO3IE, ANOTHER BID GODSPEED A victim of gas was found yesterday morning in the Hancock House at 781 Mission street. The bqdy was that of a stranger, who engaged a room last Sunday night and who did not sign the register. Frederick Cheney, the porter, tried to open the door with a passkey and found that the keyhole was stuffed with cotton.

He broke a window and gained admittance. The body of the stranger, fully dressed, was lying on the bed and the key of the gas burner was open. Nothing was found in the pockets of the dead man that might give a clew to his identity. He about 45 years old, 5 feet 8 inches tall, full face, blue eyes, fair complexion, brown hair and mustache and wore a brown sack suit and a white shirt with black dots. He looked like a German or Scandinavian.

Gas Valve Is Open and the Keyhole Plussed With Cotton When Body Is Found. STRANGER FOUND DEAD IN HANCOCK HOUSE The testimony from this on involved small details of the trip through Europe and home. The witness was weary with the tedious questioning and wag excused until to-morrow afterr.oon. if she feels able to attend the conference. In Paris Miss Dolbeer was not very v.ell.

She had been somewhat weaker in New Tork than in Fan Francisco. In the French capital she expressed a tvish to return home. Doctor Gros. a famous physician of Paris, was consulted and treated the patient for some days. She did not materially imorove and decided to return to the United States.

Miss Warren also desired to return. Neither Miss Warren nor Miss Dolbeer kept herself aloof from the passengers on the steamer, the witness testified. They acted as any other passengers would have acted under the circumstances. Miss Warren explained that Miss Dolboer had taken bromides for several months and had also tried a number of drugs to ease her nervous sufferings. The patient was regular in her habits.

retired early and led a very unexcitable life on shipboard. There was nothing remarkable in her bearing or habits in fact, she acted perfectly naturally, but suffered such minor ailments as the witness recorded. Regarding the effect of the trip to the East the witness said that Miss Dolbeer had lost ten pounds in weight during her stay there. She was not seriously ill, however, as a result of the travel. Miss Warren was then asked about the treatment of her companion for indisposition and in explanation told of the medicines prescribed for the patient's insomnia.

Miss Dolbeer never used narcotics. It was nearly 6 o'clock before Stenographer George W. Smith had his notes in such shape as to be able to give an outline of the proceedings. The questioning had been on the subject cf Miss Warren's relations to the dead pirl during a trip to New York, Paris and London. Miss Warren was asked to describe Miss Dolbeer's personal appearance and replied that she was "tall, weighed 145 pounds and was considered beautiful.

She had brown eyes and brown hair and was graceful of movement." No woman could have been more calm and self possessed under the running fire of questions put to her by a brace of lawyers bent upon weakening her evidence than was Miss Etta Marion Warren, who, by virtue of the will of Miss Bertha Dolbeer, is heir to nearly a million of Attorneys Hiram and Albert M. Johnson used every effort yesterday to tangle Miss Warren's testimony during the taking of- her deposition, but the young woman was direct in her answers and gave a plain, matter of fact 6tory of her trip to New York and Europe with Miss Dolbeer. Horace D. Pillsbury, attorney for the executors: Attorney Garret W. Mc- Enerney for Miss Warren, and Attorneys Johnson for the contestants, were in the office of Mr.

McEnerney at 2 o'clock in the afternoon, prepared to continue the examination of the principal in the case. Miss Warren entered shortly after that hour and it v.as announced that her testimony would be taken in the presence of the lawyers and executors only, and afterward given to the press. As the Judge has intimated that the prosecution has made out a prima facie case it begins to- look as if Hutton's conviction is a foregone conclusion, now that he has lost his most important point. Attorney Johnson saM he was not ready to proceed with the defense owing to the absence of his associate. Attorney- RIordan, through sickness.

He asked for a continuance, which was opposed by Attorney George D. Collins, who ceased his gressive fight against Hutton end his persistent defense of. his clients. The Judge said the case would be peremptorily set for hearing next Monday, and if Attorney Riordan could not, be present at that time Johnson had better get some other attorney to assist him, if assistance were necessary. Police Commissioner H.

W. Hutton. "special chief of police for 1129 Dupont street," lost an important point yest-lay In the contempt proceedings against him for violating the injunction restraining the police from interfering with ths restaurant business of Jean Pon, 1129 Dupont street. At the last calling of the case Hutton's attorneys made the point that as the only evidence against him was that of Captain Duke, an accomplice, Hutton could not be convicted on Duke's uncorroborated testimony. Each side was given time to file briefs on the point and a continuance was granted till yesterday.

The Judge overruled the point, holding that even though Duke had been an accomplice the point could not be sustained In contempt proceedings, because Hutton was not on trial through an indictment or information. To begin with the production, it should be said that the stage tailor has done his most here. The uniforms alone are worth the price. Such a gorgeousnessof gold braid! Such buttons! Such a muchness of smartly tailored male! These, the trim quarters of the swell person, the bugles, the gay incident of army post life, furnish an atmosphere both picturesque and thrilling, and every credit is due the management here. To me, who 1 had not been Alcazarward this week or so, the appearance of Miss Eugenie Thais Lawton in the cast proved most interesting.

I have often wept with Miss Lawton up at the Central. Why, what that girl has gone through! And I have triumphed with her over the villain with the same persistent regularity. Last night I saw her for the first time for a matter of two years, in a play worthy of her, and was not disappointed. Miss Lawton has the charm of a line sincerity, a genuine feeling for pathos, a truly sympathetic quality in her work. Four matinees and i seven evening performances last week, too, did not prevent this young woman from giving her lines with engaging certainty, which is more than could be said of some others in the even of Mr Whittlesey.

Altogether Miss Lawton's Muriel Mannering, is a. most. pleasing figure, and not least as a picture. I was glad to see again Miss Virginia Brissac as the She is both clever and pretty. Mr.

Whittlesey was winning and good-natured as Major Bingham, as Captain Marshall intended the major to be, but the stern fiber of the soldier, is not in him. In the sentimental lapse of poo'r however, Mr. Whittlesey is -all there, and Wears his clothes admirably. Mr. Conness is the major's successful rival.

Colonel Anstruther one rather wonders at his success; Harry Hilliard does an unusually good bit of work as Walter Mannering. and Earle Williams contributes another as Lieutenant Peter Barker. A large house applauded vigorously. BLANCHE PARTINGTON. A- smart play smartly played Is the Alcazar's "Second in Command," put on last evening at the little home theater.

The play is one of the three to be used on. the coming Western tour of White Whittlesey, and the cast of last night is almost identical with that which will appear on the road. Certainly in this instance the road, longsuffering, has -something to look forward to. Captain Marshall's clever play, fortunately introduced here by John Drew, improves on acquaintance. Particularly happy is.

the dialogue; one notes. And the story, as military romance goes, is effective arid interesting throughout. Case Peremptorily, Set for Next Monday, When a Conclusion Must Be Reached Unfortunate Young Woman Is Described as Beautiful bv Her Girl Companion Central's New Melodrama, "Only a Shop Girl," Pleases Other Theaters PLAX FOR RETURN HOME DEFENSE DESIRES TIME CLEVER MILITARY PLAY 3Iiss Etta Warren Continues Her Story of the Trip With 3Iiss Bertha Dolbeer Judge Cook Holds That Captain Duke Cannot Be Looked Upon -as an Accomplice "Second in Command," With White Whittlesey and Miss Lawton in Leading Roles QUESTIONS DO NOT WORRY HER HUTTON LOSES VITAL POINT SOLDIER DRAMA SMARTLY ACTED THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL. TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 13, 190i.

Among Them Is a War 'Correspondent Who Has Been With Kuropatkin's Army, and Japanese Who Achieved Honors at, Yale MANY PROMINENT PEOPLE A RI ON I ER KOREA 14 1 1.. 1 -'Liu- -1 Thousands of Shoppers Attend Opening of Our New Second Floor Great Admiration Expressed for Wonderful Style Displays of Millinery, Women's Coats, Suits, Muslin Underwear, Boys' Clothing and -Furnishings, and Art Goods and On Every Purchase of 1 .00 or More There Will Be "Some! thing Doing" to the of 1:00 Free We cannot begin to tell you of the phenomenal bargains that will be in order throughout this big store to-day ALWAYS RELIABLE 1238- 1250IMARKET ST ADVERTISEMENTS. mggmjmVR QUALITY and ECONOMY go hand hand with Wm Wm the Regal. No Range made' equals it for DUPA- II BILITY or BAKING qualities. We guarantee it Mm every respect and will willingly replace any part tej found defective for a period of 2 years.

Ii you wish to cut your coal bill half, lighten your Kitchen 10 HI labor, you wiir investigate the merits of the RcgaL lira H245-259 ADVERTISEMENTS. The carpenters are at work making a big change in our show rooms. Hammers and saws make lots of i I noise, but that won't keep you from getting V. I A Good Piano ibr $40.00 1 jl We must get rid of our stock of Pianos in exchange. They are all in good condition, and as for makes just glance over this, I CHICKER.ING STEINWAY I I WEBER STEGK STERLING I I MASON HAMLIN VGSE I This big sale includes a fine line of Organs and Piano Players.

0 All small musical goods; as Violins," Mandolins, Guitars, etc have I j) been greatly reduced I fi During the sale we shall give away Square Pianos I a positively Free. It's hard to believe, but come in and see. I Sheet Music at Popular Prices Open Evenings During Sale..