The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, May 19, 1895, Page 16

* large numbers. 16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, MAY 19, 1895. ‘THE WOMAN'S CONGRESS, Miss Anthony and Rev. Miss Shaw to Arrive This Morning. WIDE SCOPE OF THE WORK Talks With Leading Ladles of the Congress on Its Objects and Purposes. The new woman and the woman of the past and present are looking forward with great expectation to the second annual ses- sion of the Women’s Congress of the Pa- cific Coast, which convenes in Golden Gate “Jall on Sutter street Monday mcrning. Miss Susan B. Anthony and Rev. Anna MISS HARRIET CCOPER, SECRETARY OF TEE WOMAN’S CONGRESS AUXILIARY. [From a photograph.] increase the helpfulness of our work. It must be a benefit to all women by opening their eyes to their true sphere in life. ¢ Miss Anthony and Miss Shaw have received a perfect ovation at ail the cities where they stop) on their way west. At Cincinnati, 8t. Louis, Kansas City, Denver, Leavenworth, Cheyenne, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Reno they were received with great acclaim. In Salt Lake Miss Shaw S%nk! t0 10,000 persons in the Tabernacle. She, by thelway, was the first woman to speak in that grand edifice in the Mormon stronghold. : On the train Miss Anthony met Mrs. Leland Stanford, and she writes ‘me that they had a delightiul feliowship. She has often been Mrs. Stanford’s guest in Washington. During the stay of Miss Shaw and Miss Anthony in this City they will be the guests of Mrs. A. A. Sar- gent at 1630 Folsom street. Mrs, Sargent en- tertained Miss Anthony in Washington, and also in Berlin while her late husband was Minister to Germany. Miss Shaw will occupy the pulpit in Dr. McLean'schurch,Oekland, to-morrow morning. In the evening she willdeliver a sermon in the First C‘onfiregnuonnl church on the corner of Post and Mason streets. In conclusion Mrs. Cooper said that she had received a letter from Miss Anthony yesterday stating that she ana Miss Shaw were both in excellent health and in *‘fine | trim”’ for the labors of the congress. Mrs. Garrison Gerst,"another enthusiastic { supporter of the new movement, said she thought the congress this year would ac- glish much good, saying: ‘It is comp] H. Shaw will arrive from the East this| morning and be met at Oakland by a num- ber of ladies of th The brin; se two celebrated women to the congress from the far East is | regarded by the leaders of the movement Y lievement worthy of more than B ows that the women are determined to have the benef best counsel procurable in | their as 1 for moral, social and intel- lectual ir ement. They are bound to enforce their ¢ ms for recognition, and by calln, ition the wisdom and | experience of these advocates of woman’s | xpect to accomplish much in the | 3 Ivancement of their cherished | theories toward success. | The correspondence from all parts of the ‘ State during the last week is in evidence | of the widespread interest taken in the | congress and is a guarantee of a much larger attendance than that of last year. Many women have written that they lived the last year on the memory of the broader in its sco leave a lasti mind of tk pe and will undoubtedly ipression on the female | e State and coast.” 3 rlotte Perkins Stetson said : The majority of women are either house- keepers or house-servants. Like the man who could not see the for for the trees they ¢ not see the home on account of the housework The business of life js in making homes and training children. We want togive the a stronger perception that they ¢ home properly unless they kno outside of it. Home is to0 oiten onl eat and sleep, and our husbands ) are led to go elsewhere for the plus<nt should find there. The scope of the congress is much greater, and I 1ook for grand and enduring results from the coming session. Miss Pheebe W. Cousins will have ber headquarters at the Occidental Hotel in this City during the Woman’s Congress. PRACTICAL CEARITY. A Lady Donates a Bolt of Bandage Muslin to the Hospital. A lady called at the Receiving Hospital yesterday morning and asked Dr. Pettit they BLLA M@ SEXTON OF THE WOMAN’S CONGRESS AUXILIARY COMM: [From a photograph.] PROFITS OF INSURANCE Insurance Men Declare That Rates Here Were Ex- orbitant. PUBLIC KEPT IN THE DARK The Loss Ratio In San Francisco Was Never Published for Good' Reasons. The disruption of the late insurance compact has at the beginning upset many pet theories of those most prominent in underwriting circles, one of which was an unwritten understanding between ?he members of the compact of an explanation to property-owners and insurers as to the actual necessity of fixing their rates at a certain figure. The public bad listened attentively and heard these theories so long and patiently that it wasalmostif not fully educated to believe whatit heard and abide by and cheerfully pay an exorbitant rate. y Insurance men have been making some little investigation as to actual premium income and loss and say the rate is ex- orbitant. The former is a matter of statistics and public record, but the latter has been a result to the knowledge of which the public has heretofore never been invited. An average premium ‘ncome can stand a loss ratio 0?537 per cent and leave a fair margin of profit for the stockholder. Or to figure more accurately, let it be assumed that from each $1 received 50 cents goes for losses, 40 cents for management expenses, leaving 10 cents or 10 per cent of tne premium income for profit. It is true that a 50-per-cent loss ratio is exceeded some years, and is not reached in other years, {vut in the end this average is main- tained, and, 2s before, if the loss ratio does not exceed 50 per cent, well-managed cor- orations are safe to declare the usual ividend without encroaching upon the surplus. : : There are two kinds of surplus. One is the net surplus, which is the test of strength measured by both policy-holder and stockholder, namely, that which isleft to the stockholder after paying back the entire capital and paying off every other liability of the company. Next is the policy-holder’s surplus, which is the net surplus after adding to it thé amount of the paid-in capital. s The result of the present rate war, which has penetrated every insurance center on the Pacific Coast, will be watched with unusual interest as to its effect upon the sur;lylus of the companies occupying this field. Should the loss ratio not exceed 50 per cent and the premium income equal that of previous years, companies will show a profitable margin in making their annual statements in Janunary, 1896. If the loss ratio exceeds the 50 per cent mentioned so seriously as to cause a diminution of profit in this territory there may be some with- drawals from the list'of ninety companies now transacting business here. If so, the trouble lies in the fact that this result may take from San Francisco some of the stronger of the leading companies instead of the weaker ones. This would be deplored by insurers, as there are many who cannot be supplied by the insurance already here. Such lines as those carried ag present by Murphy, Grant & Co., the Phelan block and contents, Levi, Strauss & Co., Whittier, Fuller & Co., the Golden Rule Bazaar, the Sharon estate, the West- ern Meat Company, the Splivalo property, | and others, require more extended under- writing than is at present afforded by all of the companies represented in this city. The loss ratio in San Francisco is never published. The natural inference is that 1t is so low that the companies fear to do 80 lest property-owners might be led to feel that they were overcharged here in order to meet the losses incurred elsewhere on the coast. This has for some time sug- gested the argument that the San Fran- cisco insurer is entifled to a lower rate of {;rcmium~n0t as low as now prevailing, ut from a fourth to a third less than what is now known as the tariff rate fixed by the late insur%nce compact. ., Why a combination so far reaching in its power, making this field so sure of Fro t to each and all its members, should ail is beyond the ordinary understanding. It bas been said that members did not work for the common good, but that each one appeared to be trnminfi himself in skill, so as to see what he could prevent the other members from having. “Underwriters ac- customed to losing their headsin their regular legislative sessions are just apt to lose their heads in the conduct of their individual concerns during the present demoralization. It may teach a wholesome lesson, and in the end work a benefit to both the insurer and the insured. There are a few in the fold who do not see the gloomy outcome that older heads are pre- dicting. The low rates now prevai ing have induced a great deal of new or addi- tional insurance where lines are carried, and are creating many lines which did not exist at all during the period of high ITTEE. first congress and in anticipation of the second annual session to be held this week. During the year they have sought as much as lay in their power to disseminate the new ideas. Innumerableconverts have been made. Mrs. Sarah B. Cooper said yesterday: Letters are coming in from all parts of the State and coast and the women will be here in One woman writes: “I have been living the whole year on my week in San Francisco and I have n saving to go there again this session of the congress.” Such trenchant phrases should show the feel- ing among the women of our country. They ere aroused—they are determined to be up and . doing something for themselves. We are bringing out here this year two of the most remfik;‘ble women of the age, rich in ri- ence and filled full of love for their sisters. Susan P. Anthony was the first woman to stand for women teachers and temperance. Her life work can be expressed by a phrase of herown: “T have no time to dip out vice with :maFoon, while the wrongly adjusted lomafl of society are pouring it in by the bucketful. Anna H. Shaw is another remarkable woman. The mr of the congress this year is much broader than it waslast year. It takes in the bome in its relations 1o the individual, the municipality, the State and the Nation. Its (h'.hlsl work will be in elevating the ideas of ome. xybmmm.mnam"mmmx;» for a sample of the muslin used for band- ages. She got the sample, and a few hours later a bolt of bandage muslin was deliv- ered at the hospitai. The driver of the delivery wagon handed Dr. Somersa letter, which read as follows: Dr. G. B. Somers—DEAR SIR: I saw an article in my CALL this morning regarding the diffi- culty of obtaining bandage muslin. In - the interest of the hospital 1 hereby take the liberty of sending vou a bolt of muslin for that parpose, which 1 be sincere wishes of & charity. you to accept, with the end of the hospital and ratings, The deepest cutting is confined largel; to dwellings, all of which are not reached, and it is safe to say that not one-fourth of the insurance carried on residence prop- erties has either been canceled or renewed at the reduced figures. MRS, HUNTER'S DEED. Prospect of the Speedy Settlement of the Controversy Over a Large Estate. Judge Sanderson yesterday heard a con- tinuation of the suit of Harmon J. Tilden and C. L. Tilden, executors of the estate of David Hunter, against Joan N. G. Hunter, to quiet title to a large amount of prop- erty. The property comprises land at the following locations: San Francisco—Pine street and Belden place, Harlan place and Grant avenue, Grant avenue and Sutter street, Bush street and Grant ave- nue, Geary and Larkin streets, Van Ness ave- nueand Ellis street, Ellis and Laguna streets; land in Odd Fellows’ Cemetery. Oakiand—Sixth and Jefferson streets, Santa Clara avenue and Sherman street. The issue_seems to turn upon a deed of gift which Mrs. Hunter declares she ob- tained from her husband, comprising all the property in controversy. Some inter- esting testimony was introduced yester- day as to this deed and the case was sub- mitted. Mrs. Hunter testified that her husband died on May 8, 1893, leaving a will dated March 21, 1893; that on January 9, 1889, she received a deed from her hus and, giv- ing her all his real and personal property wheresoever situated in ¢onsideration of love and affection. Mrs. Hunter did not know where the deed was. Her husband had acknowledged and duly delivered it. The witness hlfi iven it to Attorney Til- den, ut that time her husband’s attorney, {or safekeeping, and Tilden had refused to give it back. Mrs. Hunter’s attorney admitted that the deed had been destroyed by Mr. Hun- ‘There was no signature to the letter and the donor is unknown. Dr. Somers was delighted with the gift, as the supply was nearly exhausted and there was little chance of having it renewed, A Church for Mill Valley. The residents of Eastland, Mill Valley, wel- come the announcement of Sunday evening eho;fl l:rvlocsl,. conl‘lucted by Rev. John Res, r of the Sausalito Congregational church. A g:: ‘i,.r widely. k‘no:n as & llglar 1{: ‘music, nized omising choral soci in the valley. It hP mblble‘thltnl Chllre will soon be bullt in M1} Vay his labors there. oy AR ARSeILEDS ————— “SEAVEY's,” 1882 Market street, chespest|& . place in the city to buy millinerys ter. Mrs. Hunter did not know that it had been destroyed. James Benson, secretary of the Odd Fel- lows’ Savings Bank, said that Mr.,Hunter told him in May, 1890, that he and Mrs, X:}lun':n{’ had e deeds rtg ucl& t'sltlhirt l?f all their respective property, an at the deeds had n delivered, so that there might be no trouble. hiu. Jennie Lewis, a friend of the fam- ily, corroborated the hmmong as to Mr. fl‘;.mter baving made a deed of all his property to his wife. Attorney Warren Gregory, representing the devisees under the will, stated that he, with Attomfl Payson, Deuprey, Pringle d, McCormack 0e, ly, Hov & McEnernoy, Iepreseatiog othes / heirs, had stipulated to accept the decree of the court. . Attorney Tilden introduced deeds show- ing that the title of the lands in question was, at the time of David Hunter’s death, vested in him and the case was submitted. It appears that besides the Tealty in con- troversy there is other property. acquired since the execution of the deed, including some $80,000 in coin and certain realty. MRS. WESTWATER WINS. The Well-Known Singer Gets Judgment and Execution Against Grace Church. Mrs. Eunice Westwater, the well-known contralto, who, after a long engagement as 8 member of the Grace Church choir, was suddenly dropped by the new music com- mittee of the church in last February, has just won her first victory in the dispute that followed. At the time of her unex- pected dismissal Mrs. Westwater asserted that a specific verbal contract existed be- tween herself and Rev. Dr. Foute, by which six months’ notice was to_be given by either party before the termination of the engagement. Quite a heated discussion of this and other choir matters within the church followed. Several weeks ago Mrs. Westwater, by the advice of ier husband, Robert Westwater, employed W. W. Foote and A. T. Vogelsang to take her grievance to the courts, and the first legal step was to sue in the Justices’ court for the six months’ salary claimed. Russell J. Wilson represented Grace church and requested three continuances of the case, which were granted by the plaintiff. On last Thursday the time granted by the last continuance expired, and as Grace Church had not put in any appearance by either demurrer or answer judgment by default was taken for $210 and costs and Mrs. Westwater secured an execution against Grace Church. It is stated that a suit for heavy damages will be filed in a few days in the Superior Court, and when that suit comes to trial it is likely*that there will be some very in- teresting proceedings. STINFIRD'S CLIS 0F % Great Preparations Being Made for the Coming Grad- uation. A Week of Festal Splirit and Soclal Events Arranged for the Occasion. Beginning next Friday afternoon a week of jollity and rejoicing will be passed by the students of Stanford University, the week to begin with a big baseball game and to end with the commencement exer- cises of the graduating class of '95. The week will include all kinds of student cele- brations, hops, dances and games, and committees have been at work at the ar- rangements for months in order that no hitch may mar the course of events, and nothing shall be left out which would add to the pleasure of the occasion. On Friday afternoon, May 24, the festivi- ties will open with a game of baseball be- tween the retiring senior class and the faculty. Grave and reverend President Jordan will play first base and will cap- tain the faculty team, and some of the most prominent of the professors will play in the faculty nine. It promises to be an interesting game. Following the game, on Friday evening, the ladies of the faculties —that is, the wives and daughters of the faculty—will give a reception in Roble Hall to the senior class. Saturday morning there will be a tennis tournament on the Ensina court, as the college tennis ground is called, which will call out all the best racket wielders of Sta: ford. On that same afternoon the presi- dent of the outgoing sopbomore class will present the incommi sophomore class with a cane, the symbol of ‘a sophomore’s dignity. With this for an excuse the sophomores, both old and new, will go into ecstacies, and the whole college will join in_their glee. On Saturday night there will be a dance in Roble Hail. On Sunday morning the students will attend church, when the baccalaureate sermon will _be preached by Professor Thomas R. Bacon of the University of California. On Monday morning a ‘stu- dents’ rendition of “Pinafore” will be given in the college hall, and in the after- noon of the same day the class-day exer- cises will be held, and "the '95 oak will he formally dedicated to the memory of the graduating class. The '05 tree is a tall stalwart black oak which stands just in front_of the quad- rangle. It was long ago adopted by the class of ’95 as its own' particular property, and so one of the principal features of the class-day exercises will ge the fastening of a silver plate on its snarled old heart. On the plate will be the name and claim of the class upon the venerable giant of the forest. The usual class-day exercises will be held before sundown, and then every- thing will give way to the great “senior hop.” That will be the last social event of the college which the class of '95 will give. The arrangements are under the care of the following commitiee: George Strat- ton (chairman), Miss Stinson, Miss Brim, ‘W. H. Harrelson, A. P. Fraser, Dana Sim- mons and George Bancroft Jr. No time or money has been spared to make the affair a success. On Tuesday the Alumni Association will take up the festivities. On the morning of that day they wiil hold a “‘symposium,’” at which remarks for the good of the associa- tion and the college will' be in order, and in the afternoon the association will hold a business meeting. Tuesday evening will be the best of all, for a grand promenade concert will be given in the quadrangle. There will be over :000 lanterns Jighting the arches and corridors, a full military band will furnish music and a stereopticon will throw its brilliant pictures on a thirty- foot screen at one side. The pictures will Eortmy a history of the graduating class. ach of the girls’ fraternities will take a rtion of the arcade, and each lavish ecorations to suit its own taste. Under the quaint, old-fashioned arches refresh- ments of all kinds will be served. On Wednesday three days of festivity and celebration will culminate in the com- mencement dai; exercises of the class of '95. There will be no student essays nor long speeches. Professor Stillman of Stanford will deliver the commencement address and President Jordan will deliver the dxéalomns. The week of festivities will be under the charge of a hard-worked com- mencement committee, composed of the following: Lewis Howell Smith (chair- man), Miss Maud Jones, Miss Nettie Stadt- muller, W. E. Winship, C. K. Fields, T. H. Pomeroy and W. C., Hazzard. It is ex- pected to make the commencement over- top anything that has been previously given. ———————— Music at the Park To-Day. The programme of music at Golden Gate Park to-day will be as follows: March, “Jean Bart”. .. Overture, ‘“Jolly Robbers", Potpourri, “From the Great Euphonium solo, :The Bflb!ml.ldl: Gin”... Walter CoLve! Descriptive, “Cavairy C| arge'’. Overtare, “Rlenzi"ry n Selection, “I Lom| ‘Waltz, “Espania”, Selection, *- “Dragoon’s Ci Eilenberg —————————— The Crooks Will Contest. Judge Coffey has cited Jonathan J. Crooks and Stonewall Jackson Crooks, executors of the estate of Jason C , and all the devisees under the wills 16 appeac i oottt before Juiy 15 next to show cause why the probate of the will should not be n\'okec{ Special Baggage Notice. Round-trip transfer tickets on sale at re- duced rates at our office oxLY. _One trunk, ;gu;:':m , 50 ufitfi; dngl;lzrip. 35 c&g::. orton Special Delivery. 31 Geary sf 408 Taylor strect and Oakland ferry depot*’ VALLEY ROAD TRUSTEES. They Meet and Effect a Per- manent Organization for Business. THOMAS BROWN IS CHAIRMAN. Thelr Duty WIIl Be to Preserve the Valley Rallway for Competition. The board of trustees of the San Fran- cisco and San Joaquin Valley Railway Company effected a permanent organiza- tion yesterday. At a meeting held by the board at 10 A. M. in the railway offices, 321 Market street, the representative men comprising that important body selected their officers and talked over many matters connected with organization. The full board was present, Adolph B. Spreckels, Lovell White, Daniel Meyer, James Cross, Thomas Brown, James D. Phelan, C. de Guigne, 0. D. Baldwin and F. W. Van Sicklen appearing on the scene early and participating in the deliberations of the board. After some preliminary conversation Thomas Brown of the Bank of California was elected president, Lovell White vice- Bresgdent. James D. Phelan secretary and gplel Meyer assistant secretary. The burden of the debate was a general review of the situation and the work to be performed by them, as well asa conscien- tious consideration of their duties as trus- tees of the Valley Railway enterprise. The by-laws of the corromtion were discussed informally, and _the secretary was in- structed to send a copy of them to each trustee, so that the members may be familiar with the laws and regulations when the time comes for a formal discus- s1on. A meeting will be held by the trustees next Tuesday morning, and now that they have fuily organized and perfected all preliminary arrangements they intend to enter on their duties at this session. No doubt they will bring to their task quite as much enthusiasm and vigor as znas characterized the efforts of the direc- ors, The stock trust was formed on April 5 last for the purpose of insuring the per- manence of reduced rates, and aiso of com- petition through the Valley Railroad. With nine such men to control the stock there can be no_possibility of a designing capi- talist in the nature of a railway opponent buying blocks of Valley road stocY(, and thereby securing dominion of the enter- prise. 2 In the pooling agreement there occurs the following preamble, which fully ex- plains the importance and necessity for the stock trust: AND WHEREAS, The rates of charge for the transportation of the crops and products of this State, from the interior to the scaboard, and of merchandise from the seaboard to the interior of the State, have hitherto been excessive, op- pressive to the people of the State, and_de- structive to its industry and commerce, end all the parties hereto that have b ne subscrib- ers to the stock of the San Fra co and San Joaguin Valley Railroad Company have sub- scribed therefore and undertaken the construe- tion of said railway, for the purpose of effect- ing a permanent reduction in the cost of trans- ortation between the City and port of San Francisco and the great interior valley of the State, by the construction and operation of said road as a competitive means of transportation between said points; and the said parties re- cognizing that in order to insure the mainte- nance of such reduction of transportation rates as the fixed policy of the said company, and to insure the permanence of its competition, the voting power of the stock must be confided to nine trustees, who shall by its exercise in the choice of directors and otherwise, effect those purposes. The agreement has a covenant that the trustees shall not vote stock for the bene- fit of any competing railway corporation nor lease or consolidate the road with any compang owning or operating parallel lines. So for ten years at least the integ- rity of the San Francisco and San Joaquin Valley Railroad shall be preserved, and ac- cording to law there can be no coalition with the Southern Pacific Company. MEMORIAL DAY PARADE. Meeting of the General Committee From G. A. R. Posts—An Ora- tor Wanted. The Memorial day committee, consisting of representatives of the local posts of the G. A. R., met at department headquarters, 8t. Ann's building, last evening to give finishing touches to the programme of memorial exercises May 30. There was a good attendance throughout the evenin, and Chairman J. H. Banfield dispatche the business in hand withoutdelay. Com- mittee reports announced that Light Bat- tery D, Fifth United States Artillery, Lieu- tenant Roberts commanding, would fire minute guns at the cemetery, and that George A. Knifiht, owing to business en- gagements, could not accept the office of orator. The League of the Cross Cadets accepted the committee’s invitation to join the fiprocesuion May 30 and the ladies of Garfield Relief Corps promised to assist in the decorations. Invitations to join the parade were ordered to be sent to the Swiss sharp- shooters, Swiss rifles, Eintrach rifle section, French Zouaves, Garibaldi Guards, Italian sharpshooters, Juarez Guard, Schutzen Verein and Lafayette Guards. A point was raised by a comrade that some of the members of these armed i)rgauizntions did not want to test the aw. “Oh, never mind the law,” said the chairman; ‘I understand there is no penalty for its violatlon.”” Three garrisons—Golden Gate, General Canby and_California—promised through representatives present at the meeting to consolidate as one garrison and join the procession. These garrisons consist of ex- soldiers who are not members of the Grand Army. Charles Edelman, grand marshal, at- tended the session and informed the com- mittee that his aids would be appointed in due time. The chairman told the committee to hustle around and get an orator. Some one suggested that William S. Barnes, District Attorney, might consent to wcegt the g{lace and another comrade thought that Mr. Barnes would not care to be asked now that George A. Knight had been first invited. After Brifldier-General Warfield takes command of the Second Brigade, N. G. C., the committee will confer with him re- garding the escort of State troops. RUN DOWN BY A BIOYOLE. Ernest Labot Found Guilty of Battery by Judge Low. Ernest Labot, bellboy at the Sutherland House, was convicted in Judge Low’s court yesterday morning of battery, and will appear for sentence to-morrow. Labot was riding a wheel on Golden Gate avenue on March 4, and at Franklin street he knocked down Maggie Hanna, a young girl who was croasinfi e street. Witnesses testified that Labot appeared }10 be riding at a speed of thirty miles an our, The young girl was seriously injured by the accident. She was taken to St. Mary’s Hospital, and for several weeks her life was despai of. She was able to appear in court yesterday, but she is still very weak. Judge Low advised Labot to pay the medical fees for the girl, otherwise 1t would be the harder for him. ——— Prues! PiLes! Mac's Infallible Pile Cure. Cures all cases of blind, bleeding, itching. and zrolmding piles. Price 50 cents. A. 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SAMPLES SENT FREE TO ANY ADDRESS. prompt attention. @ Goods delivered free in San Rafael, Sausalito, Blithedale, Mill Valley, Oakland, Alameda and Berkeley. ’ 1892. 111, 113, 115, 117, 119, Crenot . QGQRPDRATGO ‘E,Z -’é » 121 POST STREET. STO0D A HEAY TR A Practical Test Is at Last Made on the Ferry Foundation. Running a Twelve-Ton Roller Over =the Concrete—An Extraordl- nary Pressure. It was proved beyond & doubt yesterday that the ferry foundation is solid enough 1o hold over 120 times the required weight according to plans and specifications. An immense roller weighing more than 25,000 pounds was kept constantly running over the foundation for two hours, and if there was a cracked arch or a weakened pier it could not be located. The great machine was run over a couple of two-inch planks and the entire weight dropped from the planks on to the con- crete. Professor Soule wasjunder the arch upon which the roller was dropped, but not the slightest moveraent was perceptible and not a speck of dust fell upon the professor. The work of tunneling the pier is still in progress, the center not having yet been reached. The tunnel is two feet in width and three feet in height. The professors will say nothing of their findings, but State Engineer Holmes is highly jubilant. *The concrete is better even than I dared hope,” said Mr. Holmes yesterday, “and the report of the professors will show how far former experts carried the work of ex- perting. There has not been an assertion made against the work which has been boorne out—in fact, which has not been disproved. Mr. Stilwell wanted to make a test of the concrete by putting on it four or five times the amount it was supposed to support. This morning the experts put 120 times the required amount of weight on the foundation and it stood the test. On the main roller of the machine is concen- trated in an area of 4 inches in width and 5 feet in length 17,600 pounds and this means ? pressure of 10,000 pounds to the square foot. “It is estimated by the best authorities that if you pack a number of people in a certain space the pressure will only be eighty pounds to the square foot. The amount of weight .Put on the foundation this morning was 125 times that number of pounds. I was not afraid of the roller test, for I advocated it a long time ago. “Mr. Moore said the arches were cracked, but that test doesn’t look much like it. Professors Soule and Marx have icked up pier 15 to tunnel, and they have en surprised at the hardness of the con- crete, and they expected to be through with it before. this, bu o bus{dsharpemnz their drills. ‘‘Mr, Marx told me that he testitied be- fore the Grand Jury that the concrete, judging from the sam})les that he had taken out, was of an inferior quality. He says now though that that statement is not borne out by actual experience. I think that when the professors get through Wwith their examination the foundation will be shown to be superior to the require- s Budd i d *‘Governor Budd is reported to have sai that the investigation R resulted in mak- ing the contractors do better work than before. There are a number of pile butts which were driven and cut off in last Sep- tember. They will average eighteen inches in diameter, and the specifications call for sixteen inches.” —— . MORE BOY BURGLARS. Another Bad Gang in the “Western Addition Arrested. The Western Addition is not yet rid of boy burglars. Policemen Harry Reynolds and Dono- van, who have been specially detailed to ut it has kept them | of committing several burglaries. They ave the names of Frank Smith, alias ooney, Joe Hess and Hugh Torrens. Smith has served three years in the Indus- trial School and Hess is not unknown to the police They broke into a house on Steiner street on Friday afternoon and stole $3 and a gold ring. They were identified yester- day by a lady and a boy who saw tnem leaving the house. They have not yet been charged, as the police are awaiting their further identification. FLOOD REARRESTED. On Account of a Blunder His Case Will Be Again Tried. John W. Flood, ex-cashier of the Dono- hoe-Kelly Bank, was arrested by Detective Anthony yesterday afternoon on three Superior Court bench warrants charging him with felony. Flood was recently sentenced by Judge Wallace to seven years’ imprisonment in San Quentin, but all proceedings in the case were invalidated in consequence of Police Judge Joachimsen omitting to sign the commitments, which were the legal documents holding Flood to answer before the Superior Court. District Attorney Barnes appeared be- fore the Grand Jury on Friday and at his request new indictments were found against Flood, for whose arrest bench war- rants were issued. ————— Sharp’s Bail. Frank H. Sharp, accused of embezzling $10,000 from the estate of Joseph Spanter, of which he was administrator, was yesterday admitted to bail by Judge Belcher in the sum of $2500. The case went over to June 1. KENIG'S MONSTER CLEARANCE SALE To make room for our fine | new selection of Fall Styles we will sell for the next 30 daysour immense stock of Imported French and English Shoes at the following low prices: ¥ YLE of HERBER'S _ONLY AN S in the house for $4 00 ladies and gents. A GENTLEMEN'S ENGLISH _ ONLY vAUKENPHASTS, calf or $~ ;)\M.cnt leather, in any style. 6).00 SPECTAL SUIPPER SALE THIS WEEK. le of HERBER’S SLIP- AnyPsé)i{s reduced from $5, $6, § and $8 to the extraordi 7 low price. mar)t $2.00 Store Open Satnrday Evenings to 10 o’clock KENIG'S 122 Kearny Street.: SILK WAISTS S8.50 . SPECIAL SALE. LARGEST ASSORTMENT. break n%fl(_’.be gangs, arrested three more boys on Friday and yesterday on suspicion l ’ ARMAND CAILLEAU, 46-48 GEARY STREET, Corner Grant Avenue,