The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 15, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 15, 1895. FLL OF THE BASTILE Frenchmen of San Francisco Observe Their Nation’s Fete Day. A VERY GRAND CELEBRATION. Thousands Upon Thousands Enjoy the Big Outing at Shell Mound Park. The French colony of this City observed the 105th anniversary of the Fall of the Bastile yester style that has never been exceeded in this or any other city in the United States. And this issayinga great deal when one comes to consider how dear to the Gallic beart the day really is. The 14th of July is to the French what the Glorious Fourth is to Americans. In each case it marks the formal and forcible uprising of the people against tyranny and oppression, the one sublime act in both cases only being performed after actual hostilities had been commenced Had it not been for that Fourth of July, 1776, it is more than likely that the 14th of July of Paris and the Bastile and the mobs of 1789 would not have been possible. The French were und down under the heels of a mon- ¢, magnificently indifferent to their . but historians agree that it is at the uprising of the oppressed nce would have occurred as speedily had it not been for the sublime for freedom from a galling yoke Jut be that as it may, the 14th of July, 89, e and passed burning into history, to be welcomed and welcomed as it made its annual pilgrimage athwart the face of the sun as the great fete day and national holiday of France. And the members of the French colony, women and children, welcomed lay and celebrated its sunny hour 1g ones, lighted by a8 myTi: , as they had never celebrat: or weeks they had been working upon it, the members of committees being busier than bees the while. The completed whole yesterday showed how splendidly the celebration had been planned, and how harmoniously and well everybody worked. beautiful. The parade in the 11l of color and movement The exercises in the big ps men, beautifu and music. vilion at Shell Mound and the games out- doors in the afternoon were extremely en- | s and thousands when the onderful s. It , an. d the pleasure of 11 who did not re- g to the f the dawn of another day. celebration began at 9 o’clock when, after the civic and mili- jion had formed in front of imittee headquarters, 318 Post street, signal to start was given. column was headed by the band Har- monie Carnot, plaving patriotic airs, to which the brilliantly dressed Legion Fran- caise, which followed, kept splendid step. Captain Froment was in command of this company and he presented a most marshal figure. ext came the Lafayette Guards, n Milly. The Zouaves in fezand gait- ers, with drums beating and colors flying, in command of Captain Deschamps, brought up the rearof the military disphay, its young vivandiere receiving quite as much applause from the spectators asdid the pretty daughters of the preceding com- pani F swing the military organizations came the members of the various commit- tees. Down Post to Kearny they marched, i flying and music playing, down Kearny to Market and down the latter broad thoroughfare, followed by thousands to the ferries. The procession then quickly marched into the ferry-house and on to the | steamer, bound for Shell Mound Park. Fully a thousand persons wearing the tri- colored ribbons of la belle France crowded on to the boat with the procession and plunged pellmellinto the beautiful grounds when the Berkeley engine stopped puffing with the weight of its light-hearted Y\)ad. Inside of the gate the procession re- formed and once again the gayly attired military paraded in line. Upen reaching the great pavilion the band forraed in line in front of the soldiers at a rest and dis- coursed French national airs for half an hour, being doubly applauded by the early arrivals. Then train after train unloaded its crowds anxious to join in the pleasures and exercises of the day and the arms of the ticket-takers were tired ere half the day was done. Long before noon the vast grounds were fairly swarming with motion. The merry-go-round whirled and squeaked to the delight of hundreds and hundreds, the swings swung high with precious loads of blushing femininity, the popcorn man dressed his sticky wares in red, white and blue papers, the more readily to induce the sweet-toothed patriotic sons of Gallic sires to purchase his wares. The man in the shooting gallery got an extra wiggle on his targets and the tintyne man photographed everything in sight at 25 cents per shot. Beneath the shadiest of trees and in leafy arbors family parties snugly en- sconsed themselves and opened out dainty lunches, fortifying themselves the while against the exertions of what promised to be a busy afternoon. Noom passed and the noonday meal had been washed down by many a cooling draught, and still the gayly dressed crowds | trooped in from the City. At 2 o'clock there were easily 15,000 people on the grounds, in the arbors and booths, and crowding the big pavilion, awaiting the opening of the formal exercises of the day. Shortly after 2 o’clock the sound of a trumpet marked the reassembling of the troops, and in a few moments, headed by the band, they entered the pavilion and formed company iront, the big shako of a H‘A[pFer of the guards showing high above all b eads. With muskets at the present the soldiers stood, the band playing tne “Alsace-Lorraine March” as ¥rench Con- sul Lalande, Honorary President Sylvain Weill, president of the day, the heads of committees and a military guard made their entrance on to the gaily decorated stage. On all sides was an artistic pro- fusion of sweet-smelling flowersand tender greens, while all about were the waving flags of France and the United States. The stage picture was a pretty one and worth the applause which greeted the ap- pearance of the officers of the day. The grand pavilion, too, which was crowded to the utmost, was magnificentiy draped in the colors of France and the United States. . As the last note of the march died away in'the rafters Sylvain Weill advanced to the center of the stage. He congratulated his countrymen upon the celebration and told them to go ahead and enjoy them- sclves, remembering the occasion that had brought them together. He spoke of the prosperous French Republic and touched sadly on the infamous assassination of Carnot. He then predicted good things of the new President’s adininistration. The band struck up the “Marseillaise,” end hearts beat higher and flags were ~aved with more graceful sweeps as the rand martial hymn was hurled out on the ‘housands of ears. When the last note d died away the immense throng ap- ¢landed tumultuously, and it was some sec- tnds ere M. L. de Lalande, the French consul, honorary president of the day, ould be heard, and then, so great was the @movement in and around the pavilion, for sily a few short feet from the stage. He tomplimented the French colony upon its ly made by the revolutionary | ast blare of the trumpet which | ability to arrange such a grand celebration and stated that he was glad that he had the proud honor of being his nation’s Consul amid such people and such sur- roundings. M. Latande retired to salvos of applause, only interrupted by the first notes of the “Star-spangled Banner,” the war song of the greatest Republic beneath the sun, and the bearersof the tri-colored flagof France and of the stars and stripes swayed them gently to and fro in the summer breeze to the swinging measure of the music, as though each nation’s colors was engaged in dancing a stately minuet, in which the droopings of the colors took the places of courtly bows. It was really.and truly a stirring scene, and not a soul un- der the great roof but must have felt the grand spirit of liberty echoed in the music and symbolized by the waving flags. Loud and long was the applause while the echo of the last note still echoed in the rafters. The military who had been standing, their guns at a present, brought them to ground together, and at the rapid command shouldered them,and forming by twos marched out of the pavilion to the “Marseillaise” to be photographed later in a group in the grand stand. 5 The exercises in the pavilion having been concluded, everybody and his sister and the other fellows rushed to the track where the athletic games and other amusements for the afternoon had been provided; and, after much shoving and running and good-natured badinage, they nad foot races for all comers, for boys and grown men and the ladies. ‘They had sack races and other humorous features and, when it was all over, every- one present-wae just as happy as the win- ners of events. Sylvain Weill was the busiest man of all. Hearranged the races, he started them and he awarded tae prizes, was most gallant with the ladies and most genial with the gentlemen. He was the cynosure of all eyes, the admired of all admirers. The fun was fast and furious at 6 o’clock, and very few returned to the City for din- ner, preferring to remain and lunch and see the fireworks in the evening and enjoy the dancing, which had commenced at3 o’clock in the afternoon. After 7 o'clock they were joined by hun- | dreds of others, and not one but was abso- | lutely delighted with the grand illumina- tions, the life, the music, the color and movement that made up a constantly changing scene of living beauty. It all ended before midnight, and when | that hour had arrived the greatest celebra- | tion of the Fall of the Bastile that has ever been attempted in San Francisco had been cessfully and joyously ended. To the and to the members of the commit- well as to the big crowds, this suc- | cess is due, and their names will long be | remembered in connection with the occa- | sion. They are: | President of honor, M. L. de Lalande; presi- | dent of the day, Sylvain Wefll; vice-presidents | —P. A. Bergerot and Lacoste; treasurer, Jules Godeau; secretary, J. Deschamps. | Finance committee—P. A. Bergerot, F. La- | coste, A. Liebert | " Invitation committee—J. M. Dupas, L. Klein. | Music committee—A. Froment, M. Fuchs, P. | Bigue. Decorations end flluminations—L. Godon, J. P. G. Borel. Committee on publicity—P. A. Bergerot, F. Lacoste, J. Godean, J. Deschamps. | _Committee on parade—Captains J. Milly, L. Rigetud, A. Froment. Ball committee—MM. B. Olympie, L.Savard, A. Bousquet, S. Risselin. Games and amusements—J. Michel, E. | Margue, F. Lacoste, L. Gordon, J. M. Dupas, A. Liebert. |~ Dance committee—A. Bousquet, B. Olympie. Aides—MM. G. Lacoste, H. Lacoste, J. Miche! Carrere, B.Salles, A, Pottet, A. alle, Ed | Berges, A. Sondag, G. Leroux, E. Cerciat, J. Mialocg, L. Mouyer. J. B. Etchard, OPPOSES A DEATH CHAIR The Man Who Caused the Controversy Over Electro- cution Here. George D. Burton Claims That Elec~ tricity Does Not Kill by a Sudden Shock. George D. Burton, the New York electri- cian who has created a sensation by his strictures on the use of electricity for capital punishment, arrived here yesterday on business in connection with his patents | for reducing rebellious ores. Speaking of the discussion last evening at the Palace Mr. Burton said: ‘At the execution of Dr. Buchanan 1740 volts of | electricity were turned on for 32 seconds. | At the end of that time it was stopped and he was examined by the doctors. who found that he breathed, gasped and that there were pulsations of the heart. The electricity was turned on again to full force, reduced to 300 or 400 volts, then raised to 1740 again and turned off. This lasted nearly a minute, long enough to stop the circulation and coagulate the blood in the veins, which is equivalent to a | roasting process. Thatis, it slowly burned | up the blood in the veins and stopped the | circulation, but did not shock the man to death as the law intended. If electricity acts as instantaneously as they claim it would not take 30 seconds to determine if a man is killed or not. It would kill him |in less than a second. A great many | people are beginninito agree with me. | “The way in which the controversy was started was this: In Rochester I was in- vited to attend an execution at Albany, but declined, saying that I did not believe in electrocution and gave my reasons. A Post-Express reporter who was present | next day and they were soon sent all over the country. At that time I suggested a treatment in cases of people receiving shocks up to 2000 volts. Ruleson the lines Ilaid down were posted in the works of the different electrical companies. “Shortly after that the superintendent of the Rochester Gnsl‘gght Company came into contact with a dynamo whnose indi- | cated output was 2998 volts. He gave a scream and fell upon the floor. He was put on a mat on the ground and his clothes were saturated with water. “Three of the men working over him vom- ited from the stench of the burning flesh. At the end of forty minutes a doctor pro- nounced that he was not dead, and this doctor had previously said that he was dead. There was a hole in hisarm the size of a walnut where he received the cur- rent, which went diagonally across the body and made a larger hole above the ankle, where it came out. The man was at his work as usual shortly afterward. “An indication of the feeling over the matter is shown by the fact that the New York papers say that no other State will adopt electricity for a form of capital pun- ishment.” L0 T EXCURSION TO SANTA ORUZ A Pleasant Outing Enjoyed by Hundreds of City Folks. An excursion to Santa Cruz on Saturday is most enjoyable, so thought over 500 people who took advantage of a cheap trip to that city. This number of excursionists were carried there ona sfecial train of eleven cars in charge of Colonel W. H. Menton. Having the right of way they were landed at the union_depot at 11:30 A. M., after a pleas- ant ride. Among those who went down were man: friends of the members of the Boys' Bri- ade now at Camp Ledyard, near the geuch. During the afternoon all the ex- cursionists were at the seashore, where they divided their time inspecting the boys’ camp and going into the surf, while those who would not swim took delight in watching the bathers. The visitors were welcomed by the offi- cers and members of the brigade and given the freedom of the camp. After remaining in the refreshing atmos- phere of the Seaside City the excursionists returned home, all well pleased with the day’s outin, ———.———— West Virginia’s wealth, mostly in real estate and mines, is valued at $146,991,688, | took my views and published them the | THE BARBERS' PICNIC, A Large Number of People Gather in Harbor View Park. SHAVING AND HAIR-CUTTING. N. Ferrl the Fastest Shaver and Frank Marino the Best Hair-Cutter. The Barbers’ Association of this City had its picnic at Harbor View Park yester- day and the event was a great success. Every one who entered was presented with a card on which was printed: Who is the most popular barber in San Fran- cisco? Name,—Address,—. Please vote for him. Don’t keep it to vourself. Root's will present the fortunate gentleman with a_hand- some gold watch, suitably inscribed. Result published in to-morrow’s (Monday) CALL. Every man and every woman on receiv- ing one of these cards was requested to fill it out and deposit it in a box at the door of the dancing pavilion. One woman re- marked. “Why, women are not allowed to vote in California.” “The Legislature of this State, itistrue,” =aid George A. Root of Sixth and Howard streets, who offered the prize, ‘‘has denied the women the right to vote, but to-day the Barbers’ Association will accord them that privilege, and it is expected that every lady will vote.” And the ladies did vote, and each one as H. A. Wolf, Eresident of the Barbers’ Association of San Francisco. {From a photograph.] she deposited her ballot seemed glad of the opportunity. Shortly after 2 o’clock Samuel’s band, which had given an open-air concert, en- tered the pavilion and in a few moments the sound of dance music was heard—then the floor was covered with dancers. Dancing was kept up until 4:30 p. M., when the announcement was made by Secretary Isaacs that the prize shaving contest would take place. ~ After the dance was over, three cush- ioned chairs and footstools, such as are = H. Bernard, Vice-President of the Bar- bers’ Association of San Francisco. [From a photograph.] used by barbers, were ranged near the front. Then three contestants appeared, N. Ferri, W. H. Spencer and Harry Ockey, and three volunteers were called for; men who were willing to be shaved ‘‘on the jump.” The first who upgeared was an elderly man, who declared, althcugh 54 years of age, he was willing to bet that he could shave any man in 45 seconds. The next one who came forward was a mem- ber of Battery H., United States Artillery, stationed at the Presidio, a man with a ten days’ growth of beard on his face, and the third was a tall individual whose face had not been scraped for at least three dn;lyn. he rules for the contest were that the contestants should start at the word go and then spread on the lather, the first prize to be awarded for the best and quick- est work, the drawing of blood to bar the contestant. At the word “go” the three barbers J. L. Isaacs, Recording Secretary of the Barbers’ Association of San Fran- cisco. (From a photograph.} spread on the lather with a rapidity that astonished the unfortunates. xzx‘hsylnther cups and brushes were passed to men in waiting and then the shaving commenced. The razors flew over the cheeks, across the chins and down the necks and the lather flew spattering over the front row of spec- tators, the meanwhile many in the crowd yelling to their favorites, “Go it Harry,” “Work faster, Bill,” ‘‘Don't get frightened Ferri,” and the like, the judges trying their best by motion to preserve silence, int it was useless, Ockey, who was at the mid. dle chair, in 1 minute 15 seconds cried out “done,” but a moment after he added, “I'm done, too, for I've cut my man.” Then Ferri.got through in ‘one minute and twenty-five seconds, while it took Spencer two minutes and forty-one sec- onds to get through with the soldier’s ten days’ growth. The judges—F, A. Klitsch, Hugo Scheunert and William Baron—ex- amined the shaved men, ruled Ockey out for having cut his man, awarded the first rize—a barber’s razor-case—to, Ferri and 2 50 to Spencer. This was followed by the hair-cuttin contest, in which but two contestants tool part—N. Ferri and Frank Marino. The rules were that the hair should be cut pompadour, the time was fixed at 7} minutes—that is, the one doing the most and best work in that time to receive the prize offered—three razors. Three boys— Charley Cassassa, Bennie Bolz and Joe Amante—were ready with ‘one accord to have a free hair-cut, but, as only two could be accepted, these were chosen by I, Less, Financial Secretary of the Bar- bers’ Association of San Francisco. [From a photograph.] lot. Cassassa fell to Ferri and Bolz to Marino. At the word ““go” the two pairs of scissors were made to click, and the sound they made was kept np without in- termission until Secretary Isaacs, who was time-keeper, called time. The judges found that Marino had done an artistic iece of work, while Ferri was considera- ly behind. X n a few minutes the platform was cleared again, the musicians resumed their places and the dance went on,.being kept up until midnight. The counting of the ballots resulted as follows: Charles Balger, 1091 Howard street, 592 Joseph Cuneo 280 N. Ferri 250 A. Harimar 185 Sceattering. Total vote. . GRAVE TROUBLE FEARED, Officials Aroused by Predic- tions of Serious Labor Commotion. Conference to Discuss Strike Rumors Postponed by Governor Budd’s Absence. The meeting of City and State officials, which was arranged for yesterday, as pub- lished in TuE CaLL, was postponed for the reason that Governor Budd did not arrive, as was expected. o As stated, the meeting was to have been a conference between the head of the Po- lice Department and the chief officers of the State militia, to discuss the low mut- terings of discontent among certain tabor organizations, and the best means of meet- ing the emergency in the event that a great strike, vaguely rumored at first, but now boldly prophesied, should occur. It is this phase of the situation which has alarmed the heads of the City’s peace officers and the State soldiery. Probably the most ominous utterance to come from a labor leader, which could be taken as a reliable indication that such a feeling is general among the labor organ- izations, was that which one of the promi- nent \gxion Jeaders was heard to make use of on®he" Fourth of July. When asked why the unions refused to take part in ‘ae Eande he said: “They ask us to help cele- rate in the name of liberty. Why should we when there is no liberty ?”’ Such utterances and the bolder predic- tione that have frequently been made use of by Euhlic speakers have aroused grave apprebensions in the minds of the mili tary and civil officials until there is no dis- uising the fact that such fears exist. and it is equally certain that steps are being secretly taken to quell any disturbance that may arise. When Chief Crowley was seen yesterday concerning the matter, he scouted the idea that any serious trouble was imminent,but hedid not deny that he had been asked to attend a_conference of militia officers to discuss important matters in which the necessity of concerted action by the forces of the City ana State would be a subject for consideration. The time for the postponed conference is not_set, but it is expected to be held at such a time as will enable Governor Budd to be present. FOR CATHOLIC MUTES. An Institution to Be Established in Oak- land by the Sisters of Mercy. It was announced in all the Catholic churches yesterday that the Sisters of Mercy were going toopen adeaf and dumb institute to-day in Oakland, on the corner of Fortieth street and Teleg]rnph avenue. The sisters bave for a long time been raising money and completing arrange- ments for the institution, and their efforts have been crowned with success. This will be the only deaf and dumb Catholic school west of the Rockies. The gupilu will be taught the ordinary ranches, made proficient at some kind of a trade and taught their religion. The building is well supplied with all modern improvements. There are work- rooms where the boys will learn their re- spective trades. The girls will be in- structed in some useful branch of home work whereby they can earn their own living. g 7 The fathers, at their services yesterday, urged all parents who had any boys or girls who were deaf and dumb to have them enter at once as pupils. A warm tribute was paid to the Sisters of St.Joseph for the noble work so effi- ciently done by thetn. ' THE HOMELESS BOYS. ‘Work Accomplished in Three Months by the Youths’ Directory. Superintendent Frank I Kane of the Youths’ Directory has submitted a report to the Catholic Archbishop giving an in- teresting summary of the work accom- plished by the institution in the past three months. Some idea of how many waifs populate the streets and alleys of the City is sug- fested when it is said that in three months 41 homeless boys were received at the ai- rectory alone. Of this number 49 were received from parents, relatives and guar- dians; 13 from friends of the boysand 14 from the City Prison. To various Catholic orphan asylums 35 boys were sent, Sixty- two boys remain in the directory. During the quarter the employment bu- reau received 34 applications for employ- ment and succeeded in obtaining positions for 21 boys. KILLED THE FATTED CALF The Stelger Brothers Give a Barbecue to Numerous Friends. THEIR NEW PLANT AT BADEN. A Day of Amusement and Investiga- tion at the Big Pottery Works. For one brief day the new pottery works, erected by the Steiger Bros. at Baden, was transformed into a hall of pleasure. Songs and sounds of revelry echoed through the great storerooms from early forenoon almost until the sus went down, while the tempting odor of roasting meat mingled with the smoke from big pits near the building, and told by itself a graphic story of the good cheer within. Down the center of the lower floor ran a table so long that it seemed to lose itself away back among the pillars supporting the floors above, and at which the song and cheer from one end disturbed neither the laugh nor tne joke at the otber. Piled high upon the colossal board were smok- ing joints from the pits outside, with bread and relishes in plenty, and wooden trench- ers for hundreds. The hundreds came there, too. They came up from the south and down from the north, from San Jose and San Fran- cisco, from Baden and all points along the line, and all ate and drank to the success George A. Steiger. (From a photograph.} | of the institution, and checred and yelled lustily for its proprietors. The affair was the opening of the A. Steiger Sons sewer pipe and terra cotta works, which has moved its factory from San Jose to Baden, and to make the cele- bration more complete a big barbecue had been planned, a ‘“sideboard’’ well stocked with all that the heart of man could de- sire_was constructed along about one hun- dred feet of the wall of the main store- room, and five hundred friends were bidden to the feast. They came early, and were brought to the works over the sidetrack running to the Western Meat Company’s packing-house, and as soon as the crowd had assembled the guests were taken through the building and were shown first the contents of the one hundred foot side- board, and then all the machinery which is now in the building. Then they all sat down to the feast. Louis A. Steiger presided, assisted by his brother, George A. Steiger, and when or- der had been secured he welcomed the guests of the day. In doing so he said: Usually it is not the host's part to thieve time for speech-making from the hours of rev- elry and good cheer which belong to his guest. But this occasion is unusual enough, I trust, to make pardonable a few words of formal welcome. To us this day means much. ’'Tis the begin- ning of & new epoch in our career, and we ‘would be less than human did we fail to mark the fact. For months we have looked forward to the moment when openlnF the doors of our new establishment we should exhibit to our friends the evidences of hopes and ambitions which succeeded the disaster of last August, and we aave gathered you about us that en- couraged by the presence of well-wishers we might christen a re-created industry. Only those who have lost their ventures by fire can realize the despondencf whicn follows the sight of a great business laid in ruins. To see the flames lap up in & few moments the work of vears makes the heart grow weak and weary. When, however, the first throes of discour- agement passed away we resolved to begin Louis A. Steiger. [From a photograph.] anew, to rebuild, but more extensively, the en- terprise which had so greatly suffered. New deslres took root, and from the ashes of the old establishment we determined there should spring a life, strong and_more active than that which had perished, and that there should be buiit up a trade not excelled, and, if possible, not equaled by any other similar concern on the Pacific Coast. ith this purpose in view we have located our planthere. Here the ship- plng facilities at command will carry our products to any portion of the country. " Here we are at the gates of & great metropolis, and here every opportunity for a large and staple business exists. In the past we have lost many large terra-cottacontracts. Not being able to furnish the pressed bricks we were compelled to withdraw. In the future, however, we will manufacture our own bricks and be in a posi- tion to meet any and all co (yemon. In these works will_be manufactures everl'thing that can be made of clay. No branch of pottery will be left untouched. Let me say to our friends of San Jose that it is not so mich from choice as by the necessities of business that we have located here. While, however, we appreciate the advantages we possess here, we do not forget the kindness and support that you have given us. No com- munity could be more loyal and generous to its own industries, nor more solicitous for their success, For those reasons we will stili main- tain a branch in the Garden City. To the South San Francisco Land and Improvement Company we offer our sincere thanks, and hope our locating here will greatly increase the population and boom the town of South San Francisco. . Now, good friends, we bid you welcome to the birth-feast of our new works, and we open these doors with every confidence in the future, because it is a home industry, because its output will be what it is represented to be, and because we will devote to the business ab- solutely whatever energies we possess. We expect to succeed, but no matter what the future may be, the memory of your presence here to-day will always endure. Great applause ted the hearty wel- come extended, und there were none very slow to take sdvantege of it Evexy one the rough was hungry, and the smoking joints had to becalled on time after tim§ efore the demand slackened. Then toasts became the order of the dinner and speeches fol- lowed each other in rapid succession. Ex- Judge Francis E. Spencer and C. W. Woos- ter, of San Jose,led off with a few re- marks of appreciation for the welcome ex- tended. Speeches then became general, until by twos and threes the guests left the long table and sought amusement in sight- seeing. There was plenty to see. _The Steiger Brothers have purchased eight acres of land, most of which is of a clay formation which furnishes the finest material for the products of the works. It is estimated that there is enough clay in the property to keep the works runnin, for fifty years. The pro&)erty is sitnatefi just around the bend of Sierra Point, and as a frontage of 500 feet on the water. A dredged channel leading past the works to the packing-house beyond furnishes op- portunities to ship directly by water, as the sidetrack admits of direct communica- tion by rail. In the building most of the machinery isin_place, but there are now under course of construction four terra cotta kilns and five sewer-pipe kilns. There is one pipe kiln finished. A Corliss engine of 175 horsepower, sup- plied with steam by two boilers, drives all the machinery of the works. The upper two floors wiil be devoted to terra cotta and fireproof work and the lower two floors will be used for the making and storing of pipes and bricks. All the ma- chinery necessary to carry on the pipe and brick making is now in place, and to- morrow morning, if not to-day, will see it running. The grinders are in an addition to the main building. They are big ma- chines, all new and ready to start up at once. Inside on the lower floor are the brick machines, and above them, on the second floor, are the mixers. There, too, is space for the drying rooms for the terra cotta work and for the pipe as it comes from the press above. The pipe press is a ponderous engine set on the third floor and discharging the lengths of pipe on a table on the floor be- low. The power of the press is secured by steam admitted at 100 pounds pressure into a 50-inch cylinder. This, it is calculated, gives a working pressure on the clay in the mold of nearly fifty tons to the inch. The works were located at Baden through the efforts of the South San Francisco Land and Itmprovement Company. The buildings and machinery, whicE for thirty years had been in active operation in San Jose, were burned down last August. The Steigers inrmediately prepared to rebuild, but the advantages of the new location being shown to them they gave up the idea of rebuilding in San Jose and started a new plant on_the shores of Sierra Point. ‘What is left of the place in San Jose that was not destroyed will be transferred to Baden as an addition to that already m, but when the new plant starts up it will be with new machinery from beginning to end. It is the intention of the firm to make more of the San Francisco trade than it formerly did, and to that end one of the brothers has become a resident of this City. NEW TO-DA' Joy’s for the Jaded ana Good Heaith for all Mankind, J0Y’S VEGETARLE $ARSAPARILLA. ties through nature’sown properchan- ismade from herbs, and contafns no mineral nels. 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S, Prop'r, directly atoga Hall. Extraction (painles: Bone filling 50c: gam filling 50c ing $1: Bridge: ork $5; Crowns 85: Plates $5 and $7: Cleaning $1. Every opération guaranteed. #55~ On entering our parlors be sure you see DR- | WALSH, personally. PUBLIG SCHOOL ‘Open Monday, July 22. Polytechnic High, Boys’ and Girls’ High, Grammar and Primary ‘ =)H00L BOOKS NEW AND OLD BOUGHT AND SOLD. E20LD BOOKS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE.=3 VAN NESS BAZAAR, TWO BIG STORES, 1808 MARKET STREET, Near Van Ness Avenue. 617 BUSH STREET, | Between Powell and Stockton. STATEMENT ——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——O0F THE— PHENIX INSURANCE COMPANY. F BROOKLYN, IN THE STATE OF NEW York, on the 31st day of December, A.D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissionor of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blans fur- nished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, pald up in Cash... o $1,000,000 00 ASSETS. Real estate owned by Company TLoans on Bond and Mortgage. . Cash Market Value of all Stocks an; $ 389,000 00 126,050 00 Bonds owned by Compan: 3,782,345 00 Cash in Company’s Of 1,175 84 Cash in Banks. ... 521,178 73 Interest dueand accrued on all Stocks and Loans. .. 937415 Interest due and accrued on Bond and Mortgages. . 2,060 78 Premiums in due Course of Coliec- tion 700,678 59 Rents due and 3,770 95 | Installment Notes. 237,614 36 Total Assets.. $5,788,248 40 LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted and unpaid. TLosses in process of Adjustm Suspe: $ 258,506 46 Losses resisted including expenses... 47,425 00 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ing one year or less, $2,164,600 54, refosurance 50 per cent.. 1,082,300 27 Gross premiums on Fire Risks ru ning more than one year, $5,29: 087 00, reinsurance pro rata 2,753,665 23 Due and accrued for Salari etc.. 2,268 66 All other demands against the Com- R 203,678 44 Total Liabilities ..$4,347,842 08 INCOME. Net Cash_actually received for Fire premiums. .. ..$4.485,783 42 Recelved for interest on’ Bonds and Mortgages o 6,536 99 Received for interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources. 162.135 82 Received for Rents. 15,455 15 Total Income. 3 $4,669,011 38 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- clnding $285,648 99, losses of pre- vious years) oo 282,754,172 44 Dividends to Stockholders. 100,000 00 Pald or allowed for Commission or Brokerage . " 624,33793 Paid for Salaries, fees and other charges for oficers, clerks, etc. 308,143 28 Paid for State, National and It taxes. 73,876 51 All ovher’ ‘nd 361,914 22 Total Expenditures........ ceereen.$4,222,444 38 Losses incurred during the year......$2,759,261 00 STATEMENT ..OF THE. CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE. SVEA FIRE AND LITE INSURANCE COMPANY F GOTHENBURG, SWEDEY, ON THE 81ST day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Com- missioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- litical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS Real Estate owned by Company. Loans on Bond and Mortg: Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company.......... 1,487,047 16 Amount of Loas secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks and other market- able securities as collateral. Cash in Company’s Office 669,479 44 2,253 29 Cash in Banks...... ... 112,000 00 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans. . 8LM07 Premiums in due Course of Collec- tion... ceenean 84,545 v Bills recel . not mat G for Fire and Marine Risk: 16%,469 39 Rents due and accrued... 10,666 67 Due from other Companies for rein- surance on 10sses already paid...... 300,936 93 ..$5,493,831 65 Total Assets.... LIABILITIES. TLosses in process of Adjustment orin Suspense. . $106,666 88 Gross prem ‘Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, reinsurance 80 per cent, and Gross preminms on Fire Risks running more than one year, relnsurance pro rata. 417,243 73 Liability under Life Department. ... 8,694,410 97 Cash Dividends rematning unpaid 13,160 54 ther demands against the ity . 188,898 43 pany ....$4,820,380 33 Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums. 1,140,141 48 Received for on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources.. . 388,134 64 Received from Life Department 565,126 76 Total INCOME. ++venveresss $2,093,402 83 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses. 575,950 73 Dividends to Stockholders. 5 32,000 00 Paid or allowed for Commission Brokerage. 300,852 69 Pald for Saiaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc....... 148,486 18 All other payments and expendi- ‘tures, including Life Department... 1,035,987 60 Total Expenditures........... ,003,277 20 FIRE. Losses incurred during the year...... $575,950 73 Risxs and Premium: Fire Risks. | Premiums. Risksand Premiums.| Fire Risks. | Premiums. Net_amount of Risks written during the year..... Net amount of Risks| expired during the, $891,097,922 5,037,841 43 Ny:nr 502,717,702 6,301,275 57 ai eBeeeml)'l 81, 1894| 573,154,894 7,457,667 b4 GEORGE P. SHELDON, President. C. C. LITTLE, Secretary. of Tumeary, 1806, JORN H DOUGHERTY, at i B f Notaxy Public. - written during the, year... ...|$379,149,499 Net amount of Risks expired during the Net amount of Risks l $1,609,873 83 ...| 216,390,454 722.897 70 ree December, 31,1894.| 154,875,183 417,243 73 T. ED LEVISSON, Vice-President. M. OLBERS, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 6th day of April, 1885. GUDM AKERMARK, Notary Public, “