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"SENTINEL" LOCAL JOTTINGS. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL. THE CHRISTIAN CONVENTION, THE 1ADY MINSTRELS. Committee Five Minute Talks by Leaders of Conferences. Summary, Pres.

R. L. Rigdon. 1:30 P. M.

iModel Prayer Meeting. 2:15, Suggestions on Endeavor Prayer Meeting. 2:35. Address: "Good Citizenship," A. O.

Garrison. Patriotic Music. 3:00. Junior Hour. 7:30.

Song Service. 8:00. Sermon: "Closed Doors," S. M. Martin.

SATURDAY, August 6. 9:30 A. M. Song Service. 10:00.

Business Meeting and Election of Officers. Pledges for State E. Work. 12:00. Adjournment.

7:30 P.M. Song Service. 8:00 Sermon, E. A. Cantrell.

LORD'S DAY. 1 9:00. Bible School. 11:00. Sermon, G.

W. Sweeney. 2:30 P. M. Communion Service, H.

Martin and J. D. Wilmott. Christian Endeavor. 8:00.

Sermon, A. M. Elston. By Way of Instruction. A' J' D01n iSt Ver from SaQ Fresno 18 here from Mr and Mrs.

H. M. Larue are at the aea Beach. Jules Cerf of San Francisco is at the Ocean House. Mrs.

Thos. Cole gave a theatre partj Tuesday evening. On Tuesday evenintr Mrs gave a theatre party. Fred Kline of the State University is visiting friends here. The Misses Mever of San Pranckm are at the Ocean House.

Miss Ethel Blvthe of San Jno ia visiting Miss Lucille Staffler. Mose Salinger of Oakland and iwrtv of friends are at Ben Lomond. O. Stoesser and II. S.

Snrwlernsa Watsonville were in Soquel Tuesday. Rev. Eli Fisher has crone tn Snntn Cruz to remain a couple of weeks. Salinas Democrat. Miss S.

M. Williamson of Town Talk's staff is spending her vacation at Ben Lomond. M. E. Brown and family of Sacramento have rented A.

II. Foster's residence on Broadway. Manuel Perez, who recently had a fight with two Spaniards at Hongkong, ia uere visiting relatives. Geo. Vanderhurst and Will Gibson went to Tassajara Snrines tndav nn a two weeks' camping trip Salinas Democrat.

Chief Justice Potter and family of Wyoming and U. S. Grant u-p members of E. B. Pixlev's theatre ty Tuesday evening.

We received a pleasant- eall Tn from Ulysses S. Grant of San Diego, uie sun oi cue great Ueneral. Mr. Grant who is a candidate for. IT is a pleasant gentleman, affable and sociable.

It is yet too early for him to predict what the chances are fnr his success. From present nnnonmnpon however, he thinks they are favorable! Lieut. John Mel. Among the manv vountr Califm-nians who are servine with Admiral Upwpv in the Philippines none has rendered more conspicuous service sinpp thn great fight in the bay of Manila than Lieutenant John Mel of Oakland for merly of Vine Hill, Santa Cruz Co. Mel is "barely 25 years of age, and Third Lieutenant on the revenue cutter Hugh McCulloch.

In the constant work as patrol and dispatch that has fallen to the lot of the ship, Mel has proved himself a most efficient officer. After the destruction nf ltfnn tain's fleet Mel secured the sitrnal lights nf one of the sunken Snanisli shins nnrl rigged them up on the McCulloch. Flag meuienaiu urumuy gave mm a supply of wire, the cutter had elect He nnwpr and a Spanish ammunition case served ior switch and keyboard. Mel did every bit of the mecha nipal wnrlf with his own hands, and by his technical skill and inventive talent he put his ship on speaking terms with the rest of the American squadron. He has not been long in the service, for only two years ago he left the University of California to enter the revenue cutter service.

He was assigned first to the training-ship Chase, but on receiving a commission last year he was transferred to his present ship, then about to start ou a trip around the world. When Mel sailed he expected to return home next month but last April, when the cutter touched at Singapore, orders were received for Captain Hodgsdon to hurry at once to Hongkong to co-operate with Dewey's fleet. Since that time no vessel in the command has done so much independent service as the little McCulloch. Stockton May Pull Out of the League. STOCKTON As a result of the manner in which the Stockton baseball team was treated at Sacramento Sunday it will probably withdraw from the Pacific Coast League.

Manager Ed Kripp of the Capital City Club made an assault on the manager of the local team, who was refused permission to put a representative on the gate, as allowed by the league. Just why Kripp should not abide by the rules of the league the local management can not understand. He had his representative at the box office selling tickets, but wished to take them up also. The board of directors of the Stockton team has talked the matter over and has' decided to refer the proposition to the board of managers of the league for settlement. The home club has not been making expenses, but in the last game there was a good gate and a chance of making some mon ry if the team received the 30 per cent due it, but this was not forthcoming.

Should the board of managers decide against Stockton the club will be disbanded or taken out of the league. All the players have agreed to stand by the management, and a warm time is anticipated at the next meeting of the managers. No Deficiency of Troops. DENVER, July 26. Governor Adams denies the statement sent from Washington some days ago that Colorado is delinquent in furnishing her quota of men under the President's second call.

The quota was filled promptly. He has received dozens of offers from other States of companies and battalions to make up the supposed Salmon are being caught. The City Band 'will give an open air concert on tne corner of Church St. ami i-acinc av. tnis evening.

The' estate of the late J. C. son, who owned property in Santa nas ueen appraised at W. C. Peyton has dispovpi-pd nm.

cess of condensing ether that effects a saving, or a day at the Powder Works. On Tuesday John Perez was arrested on a charge of taking John Williamson's dog. He was released on $50 bail pending trial. Thos. Corcoran of Santa Cruz and Mr.

Meeks of Tulare met here the other day for the first time since they were young men together in Missouri in 1846. Colonel Ezra P. Ewers of the Ninth Infantry, who has relatives in Santa Cruz, acting for General Shatter, will receive the formal surrender of Guan-tanamo. The Committee of Arrangements for the Symphony Orchestra Concert report that the entire proceeds $101.85, expenses $22.83, leaving amount cleared $79. The Baptist Convention convened at Twin Lakes Tuesday.

The Young People's Convention will meet Saturday. Rev. J. Q. A.

Henry will be among the principal speakers. Fifteen hydraulic motors for fire protection are being placed iu position at the Powder Works. An experiment was made the other day with one of the motors, which threw a stream of water 247 feet. At. a meeting of the Beachcombers Tuesday evening it was decided to go to Fresno.

Through this action the order of suspension will be withdrawn. They will play the Gilt Edges in San Francisco next Saturday. Mrs. Mary King, who had resided here for many years, died Tuesday at her home on Locust St. She leaves three daughters, Mrs.

Lillian James of Santa Cruz, Mrs. A. Marshall of Arizona and Mrs. F. S.

Bainbridge of San Francisco. The Universalist Sunday School has been reorganized and is holding sessions every Sunday morning. L. K. Baldwin has presented them wiU nri elegant book case to take the of the one destroyed by fire and also the hymn books.

At 11 o'clock Tuesday night three men kicked in the door of A. Carrier's house on Bulkhead and threatened his life. Carrier fired a shot at the men, who ran away. Officers made a search for the men, but were unable to find them. Geo.

II. Snyder writes as follows from Groveland, under date of July 24th: Enclosed find money order for $3 for the "Evening Sentinel" for one year. I get it. regularly. It gives all the news, and is the cheapest newspaper on the coast.

The war news it contains is up to date. The funeral of the late Joshua Par-rish took place Tuesday in Soquel from the Conerree-atinnal flhnrrh un der the auspices of the Odd Fellows and Pioneers. Interment was in Soquel cemetery. The pall bearers were U. W.

Thompson, E. Jones, E. B. Cahoon. II.

Winkle, F. W. Lucas and A. Noble. At a meeting Monday evening the Methodist Sunday school elected the following officers: Superintendent, El-lery Robertson; First Assistant Superintendent, Miss May Grant; Second Assistant Superintendent, Hazen J.

Little; Secretary, William Izant; Treasurer, Miss Nellie Huntington; Librarian, Bert Izant; Superintendent of Primary Department, Mrs. H. D. Smith. State Red Cross Society.

Final reports were made Monday in San Francisco at an executive meeting of the State Red Cross of the fully equipped field hospital which is now on the way to Manila. Mrs. Harrington, state president, reported that complete supplies had been sent for 125 beds. It was suggested that the Red Cross send more physicians and surgeons, and Dr. Corbusier said that he was going to take supplies for the care of children.

He anticipates that there would not be half enough attendants or medicine, as the work of the doctors would have to include the care of the refuges and the insurgents as well as their own men. The equipment of the Manila Led Cross hospital was patterned after thn of the ship fitted out by the State cf Massachusetts. This has meant an expenditure by the California society cf $7,500. 0. H.

J. Schlott, who has been placed under heavy bonds, is custodian of this property. He is the hospital steward and will be in full charge. He has an Oriental experience, a record in the American Navy as apothecary and nurse, and is a college graduate in tfoth these departments. SUPERIOR COURT NEWS.

TUESDAY, Estate of Minerva Rice Petition for probate of will. Callaghan vs. Shaw Answer to amended complaint. The Zeta Sighted Porto Rican Fleet, i NEW YORK, July 26. A dispatch to tne Herald from Turks Island says: The British schooner Zeta, which arrived here today (Monday) from Jamaica reports having seen last Friday fourteen ships of the United States expedition to Porto Rico.

The Zeta was fired upon by the Dixie, and was allowed to proceed after an officer from the Dixie had inspected her. PROGRAM OF EXERCISES AT GARFIELD PARK. Ministers Who Will Participate in the Proceedings Subjects to be Discussed. THURSDAY, July 28. 8:00 A.

Prayer meeting, Mrs. Van Pelt. 9:00, Praise Service, Mary Durham 9:10, Appointment of Committees President. 9:25, Report of State Secretary, Mrs T. D.

Butler. 9:35, Report of State Organinzer, Mrs M. J. Hartley. 9:45, President's Address, Mrs.

C. H. Thompson. 10:10, Paper, Indian Mission Work in California. 10:25, Discussion.

10:35, Paper Educational Value of Missionary Work, Mrs. E. L. Burch. 10:50, Discussion.

11:00, Address, Mrs. Persis L. Christian, National Organizer, Eureka Springs, Arkansas. 12:00 Adjourn. 7:30 P.

Praise Service. 8:00, Address, The World Purpose of the Universal Creed, Jay William Hudson. FRIDAY, July 29. 8:00 A. Prayer Meeting, Mrs.

Cameron. 9:00, Praise Service, Mary Durham. 9:10, Paper, Our Lord's Gold and Silver, Mrs. Eli Fisher. 9:25, Discussion.

9:35, Jr. C. E. State Superintendent, Mrs. Henry Shadle.

10:35, Relation of Jr. C. E. and the Christian Woman's Board of Missions. 11:00, Report of Committees.

11:30, Address, Mission Stations of W. H. M. in India, A. McLean.

7:30 P. Praise Service. 8:00, Address, Persis L. Christian. CHURCH CONVENTION.

SATURDAY, July 30. 8:00 A. Devotional Exercises, Wm. Barr. 9:00.

1. Organization. 2. Appointment of Commit tees. 3.

Adjournment. 11:00, Sermon, Joseph Lowe. 7:30 P. Song Service. 8:00, Sermon, Peter Colvin.

LORD'S DAY, July 31. 9:00 A.M. Bible School Superintendent, Mr3. Dr. Thompson.

11:00 Sermon, A. McLean. 2:30 P. M. Communion Service, B.

B. Burton. 6:30. Christian Endeavor Prayer Meeting. 8:00.

Sermon, B. L. Smith. MONDAY, August 1. Forenoon Vacation.

Church Convention. 1:30 P. M. Prayer Meeting for 30 minutes. J.

Durham. 2:00 1. President's Address. 2. Report of State Board.

3. Report, of Financial Secre tary. 4. Report of Treasurer. 5.

Report of State Evangelist. 6. Report of Committees. 7. Unfinished Business.

8. New Business. 7:30 P. Praise Service. 8:00, Temperance, Dr.

E. S. Chapman oi uaKianu. TUESDAY, August 2. 8:00 A.

Prayer Meeting. E. G. Hall. 9:00, Church Convention regular order.

10:45, Adjournment. 11:00, Address, Dean S. M. Jefferson. 7:30 P.

Sermon, T. II. Lawson. WEDNESDAY, August 3. 8:00 A.

Devotional services. 9:00 Church Convention regular order. 10:45, Adjournment. 11:00 Address, Dean S. M.

Jefferson. 7:30 P. Prayer Meeting. 8:00, Sermon, A. McLean, Secretary Foreign Christian Missionary Society.

SUNDAY SCHOOL DAY. THURSDAY, August 4. 8:00 A. Prayer Meeting. 9:00, Paper, "What Shall be Done to' Promote State Sunday School Work," Dr.

Glen McWilliams. Discussion led by F. S. Ford. 10:00, Paper, "Modern Methods in Sunday School Work," Henry Shadle, Discussion led by Mrs.

G. N. Freeman. 11:00, Sermon, R. A.

Sawyer. 7:30 P. Prayer Meeting. 8:00 Address, W. A.

Gardner, "Open Doors." ENDEAVOR CONVENTION. Topic Christian Endeavor Doors. Motto "Behold I have set before you an open door." Rev. 3:8. FRIDAY, August 5.

7:00 A. M. Sunrise Prayer meeting; Endeavor Rock. 9:30. Song Service.

10:00. Address, A. R. Hathaway. 10:30.

Committee Conferences. 1. Prayer meeting, Mrs. A. R.

Hathaway. 2. Lookout, R. II. McMil-len.

3. Missionary, Miss Ella Ivey. 4. Sunday School, Mrs. Cameron.

5. Good Citizenship, Dr. II. Durham. 11:30.

What we saw through our THEY SCORE A BIG HIT AT THE OPERA HOUSE Their Performance Enjoyed by a Crowded Audience Which Became Enthusiastic. The Opera House was packed Tuesday evening with an enthusiastic and appreciative audience, ready to applaur the Native Daughters who appeared in minstrel attire. The performance was a great success and surpassed even the most sanguine expectations of the young ladies' friends. The tremendous applause, hearty laughter and demands for encores told more than columns of praise of the favorable impression made by the Native Daughters. Credit must not be withheld Ironi Mr.

and Mrs. J. W. Ruucie, Whose ability as, managers can not be questioned and without whom the performance could never have reached that standard of excellence which was apparent during the evening. The entertainment commenced with the customary chorus which was neatly sung.

Then the eudmen followed with their jokes. Not too much stress can be laid upon these jokes. They were gracefully delivered, contained healthy humor and crisp wit, were to the point and kept the house in a continual roar of laughter. While the personnel of the company has remained a well-guarded secret until Tuesday night it may not be amiss to make some hap-hazzard guesses, or the girls may think their idenity has remained, a secret. On the extreme ends were Misses Ethelbert Morey (tambo) and Miss Miriam Cope (bones).

The other five endmen were Misses Carrie Bias, Ella Bernheim, Anna Linscott, Jean Graham and Mrs. May Williamson. There remains an eighth whom it was impossible to recognize. Each and every one of the end-men did most excellently and not sufficient praise can be bestowed upon them. The interlocutor (Mrs.

C. E. Lindsay) was decidedly graceful and acted her part to perfection, thus assisted the endmen contiderably in the fulfillment of their several duties. Merry Tempest (Miss Carrie Bias) sang a solo, "Honeymoon March," very neatly. The "Whistling Girl" by the company created much applause.

Ada-lina Paddy (Miss Anna Linscott) made a decided hit with her splendid rendering of "Fly, Ye Blackbirds, Fly." Especially comical was the screaming and the subsequent results. Yellow Peach Yaw (Miss Maude Hohmann) sang "The Magnetic Waltz" in a most catching manner and was rewarded with much applause. She developed into quite a stylish colored lady, lma Dandy (Lita Tultle) was exceedingly cunning in her well rendered song and dance. The only and unsurpassed Clementina Bigfoot, after having been thrown successfully into the theatre gave an exceedingly funny sketch, entitled "Watermelon Party." Frank Sears is alright and understands how to entertain an audience. Seraphina Appetite, Rosa Cogwheel and Merry Coon (Mrs.

FredMcPherson and Misses Josephine Cooney and Clara Stein-metz) were very successful in executing a song and dance entitled "Keep a Knocking." This first part was concluded by a grand finale including patriotic songs. The local hits were simply great. The second part opened with a well rendered overture by the orchestra. Then a very cute sketch by the Bloomer Brigade, which was one of the features of the evening. The Bloomer Brigade consisted of Edith Towne, Orine Hastings, Selma Forman, Laura Wesselhoft, Elsie Hand, Bessie Perkins, Hazel Wilson, Lillia Mattison and Aileen Critcher.

The Snowball Twins (Milton Schwarz and Miss Ella Bernheim) were undisputedly the best specialty introduced during the evening. Mr. Schwartz's whistling solo was one of the neatest performances ever given by an amateur in this city. His whistling was soft and birdlike and deserved in every respect the triple encore accorded by the audience. Lot us not forget the Imitation of the N.

G. W. quartet by Mrs. Jas. R.

Williamson and Misses Jean Graham, Grace Delimater and Grace Carroll. It was very comical and an exact reproduction. The imitation was followed by a splendid quartet very well rendered. "Lindy's Surprise," a plantation scene by the company, was also well rendered. The jigs were very neatly performed.

Then came the Cake Walk, wherein John Doyle and his partner received tho prizes, thanks to the demands of the gallery. If judgment goes for anything, the writer would have presented the cake to Milton Schwartz and his partner, who certainly danced most gracefully. Frank Sears and his partner were also deserving of first honors. However, the whole entertainment was one grand success. The performance will be repeated this evening.

Green Fruit Shipments. SAN that there is a shortage in the deciduous fruit crop this year, the shipments of green fruit so far this season exceed those for the same period of last year by 175 carloads. Freight Traffic Manager William Sproule of the Southern Pacific who has made a thorough study of the supply of green fruits in all parts of the State, estimates that about 4,000 carloads will be shipped East this year, against 5,300 in 1897. The shortage is chiefly in pears, peaches and apricots. There will be an increase, however, in the shipments of prunes and raisins.

Ed. In the emirso of his eltorts a music critic is obliged to suffer a great deal from jealous individuals who, because they are ignored for the simple reason that nothing artistically important may be discovered in them, overwhelm him with malice and other annoyances which are as a rule ignored, but which at times must be replied to. The other day I took occasion to criticise truthfully one who has spread the report that he is a pianist a professional pianist. I did my best to prove that he was not entitled to that honorable title, and by way of advice told him how he could avoid breakiug the piano, and treat his listeners to some digestible music by adopting the Bach method i. e.

an outward bending of the first iinger-joint. Now conies Mrs. P. C. Tucker and hurls at me the awful accusation of having committed a "gross error'' in stating that the Bach method did not consist of a bending outward of the' first finger-joint.

In support of this statement Mrs. Tucker appends an ambiguous statement of Ernst Paur, which a non-musician may easily misconstrue, but which in fact does not at all relate to the matter at issue. The sentence referring to the position of the fingers reads: "His fingers bent OVER the keyboard in such a manner that they stood with their points in a downward, vertical line, each finger at EVERY MOMENT READY FOR ACTION." An astute observer will immediately notice by scanning the capitalized words that Mr. Paur refers to the position of tha fingers BEFORE TOUCHING THE KEiS and not while in action. This vuw is supported by the sentence which follows the above and which reads: "IN TAKING A FINGER OFF THE KEY he drew it gently inward, etc." In other words Mr.

Paur refers to the position of the fingers before and after action. Nothing is said about tin position of the fingers while playing. It is rather troublesome for me to give public instruction like this because it generally creates the idea of being arrogant. But it is rather disagreeable to be called an "ignoramus" by people who do not Juiow whereof they speak. While making the statement referred to I had not consulted any authority, but since then have discovered ta it "The Music of the Modern World," the most comprehensive, reliable and complete musical work ever published, edited by Anton Seidl (the very musical authority in the United Suites) and 11.

E. Krenbiel of the New York lnbiine (the foremost music critic in this country) the following may be learned: "How to acquire the Bach Pressure: The requirements are as follows: 1st, an elastic tension of the cords and muscles of the lingers, hand and forearm; 2d, the use of the FINGER BALL (NOT FINGER TIP); 3d, a well developed wrist held rather high; and, last, an energetic pressure by the forearm." This appears In Vol. 8 on p. 92 of the work above referred to and the article is written by Bernard Boekelman, a leading authority on piano technique and perhaps the leading piano teacher in this country. The authority for my statement is a clear confirmation by Anton Seidl, II.

E. Krehbiel and Bernard Boekleman. Mrs. Tucker's statement is supported by an ambiguous reference hastily penned by Ernst Paur. I have, however, still another authority.

Upon page 90, Vol. 8 of "The Music of the Modern World" we find an, oil painting by Peter Paul Rubens of Saint Cecilia playing the It may be observed at a glance that the first joints of the player's fingers are bent outwards, in fact remarkably so. The following footnote to the picture explains this characteristic: "The position of the player's fingers in this picture accords with the tradition of the BACH TECHNIQUE. Any one desirous to see the work to which I refer is welcome to examine it. It is in my possession and I defy any one to question the authority quoted.

A. M. Kenney Jury Disagrees. WILMINGTON, Del After being locked up since last Friday the jury iu the case of United States Senator Richard R. Kenney, who is charged with aiding and abetting in the looting of the First National Bank of Dover, Monday night was still unable to agree upon a verdict and was discharged.

It is said about twenty-five ballots were taken and in nearly every lnstanca the vote stood 7 to 5 for acquittal. District Attorney Vandegrift stated tonight that the Government would er-deavor to have, another trial in.