The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 18, 1895, Page 5

THE SAN KFRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, JULY i5, 1895. SCHEEL'S LITTLE SCHEME The Conductor’s Latest Plan for Paying Off a Portion of His Debts. TEE UNION IS INDIGNANT. Musiclans Must Give Four Dollars’ Rebate Weekly on Fair Earnings. Herr Fritz Scheel is a good deal like that irresponsible gentleman immortalized by Dickens, Harold Skimpole. Like the in- consequent Harold, Scheel is a child, a prattling infant, wt it comes to a matter of business, It seems that he gets into debt without knowing how. No one even expects him to re- tain the figures of how much he owes in his head, and upon one else’s bly falls the burden of ocent from the implicity shoulders inv: extricating the scrapes into w is continualj poor i Scheel has p genue role with astonishing s ice be came to San Franc nd seasoned musi- s that they n so touched ¢ have never hing but an impole, but union, little by ht has began musicians. They the fact that in ail ich Scheel’sapparent has brought him , has never come out the 1e way in which it is pro- e money to repay L. i indignation of lo i Just at d of in the union he expressions applied to t verse of complimenta be remembered that when Scheel ended from the union for non- of his New York musicians L. 1alf the eleven hundred dol- d Scheel got six of his friends for the rest. It is stated that he hasalready ed away the $900 that will be paid him for his five weeks’ conducting at the Fair, for which he has now he contract. That money will the notes. Buthow to pay Ritzau? t was the rub, and it is the manner that has turned a good many of s best friends against him. ta week ago a meeting of thirty- cians, most of whom had played Scheel in former orchestras, con- at the Mirabeau Hotel, where the ctor resides. Scheel was not equal entering into the throes of business that he turned his visitors over to t Al Marks and Ritzau. At that e proposition was discussed as created so much dissatisfaction € union. as nothing less than that each man should give back $4 of his weekly pay re- ceived for playing at the Mechanics’ Fair, to pay offScheel’s debt to Ritzau. For i stance, a man was nominally to be paid cians, who $25 a week for his services, but in reality would receive only $21, the $4 for Ritzau being paid back into the Scheel treasury. One of Scheel’s best soloj a German | named Tersch, was the only man who | hotly combated this proposition at the meeting in the Mirabeaun otel. *“Let Scheel give two concerts in September or October,”” he said. “If he does thisI am | for nothing and attend five | . but a man’s salary is his Herr Fritz Scheel. n began to rise at the idea of being n of a portion of their honest earnings, i since then Ritzau has had considerable y in filling up the ranks of the as some of the best soloists have refused to play. ‘T was not going to join the band under ich conditions,’” said one of the soloists, 0. Lenhart, yesterday. I earn my money. and I intend to receive it or have nothing to do with the outfit. Ostensibly Scheel knows nothing about the $4 rebate. Ritzau fixes it all; in fact. the band is not Scheel’s any longer—it's Ritzau’s Regiment, and they do not care what kind of musicians they get. Any player is good enough, pro- Vi 2 he will consent to pay back $4 every K. I have played in most of the bands at the Mechanics’ Fair, but I never heard of anything like this before,’”” said C. Schup- pert “If a man gets $25 he has a right to s nickel, and it is not the right thing | e him give back a portion of his L.nnr«t earnings to pay a conductor’s ‘“Tne union is on the watch,” said E. Schmidt, the secretary. “The first case that comes within our jurisdiction will be investigated, if ble. The nnnimuam rate for which a man is allowed to play is a week. We have heard of $25 being offered, with $4 rebate, and such a case comes within our jurisdiction. There is no doubt about its having been offered, but we shall bave to prove that the rebate has act ally been paid; then the union can proceedings. Men who get more than aweek can do what they please with their surplus salary, we have no control over that, but no man may give any rebate that causes him to play for less than $25.” In the meantime Scheel is pursuing his usual occupation with calm and happy in- difference to the throes of discord into which the means taken to pay off his debts threaten to plunge the Musicians’ Union, for there are still some men so devoted to the ex-Vienna Prater conductor that they will agree to pay the rebate. HE (0ULD NOT DETEOT. David Samson Was an Extraordinary Deputy Inspector. David Samson, a traveler for a local business house, suddenly became imbued with the idea that he would make a good Custom-house detective. Collector Wise laughed at his fairy stories about smug- eled silks and contraband satins. He was finally appointed a special inspector with- out pay, but from that day until last Tues- day he was never heard from. On the lat- ter occasion he resigned his position and returned his badge, saying he had been un- abie to discover anythin Said United States f).i.smct Attorney Foote yesterday: bestowed upon him. He failed to discover anything, and has now resigned. That_is pnsitively all there was to the matter. No letters to the department were written, and no other action was taken.” THE BROTHERS WILLIAMS. Reunited After Yorty-Three Years in Answer to Prayer. The Rev. Mr. Williams, reformed drunk- ard and gambler and now an evangelist, has found hislong lost brother aftera lapse of forty-three years. Mr. Williams is an enthusiastic worker in the vineyard of the Lord, and he attrib- utes his success in finding his brother to prayer. At his mother’s death, so the evangelist recounts, he promised her he would endeavor to keep the family to- gether. He was successful in carrying out this promise with all the brothers and sis- ters except John, who came to this coast in 1852. The latter wrote three letters to his sister Kate in Wisconsin, but for some reason she failed to answer them, and nothing more was heard from the absent brother until the report reached the East that he had been drowned. The evangelist did not believe his brother was dead and kept up the search. In answer to his prayers, as he explains it, be found him in the revived mining town of La Porte, Plumas County. The lost one has been in that portion of the State for thirty years ana is very well off. He owns the Highland Mary mine and was the for- mer proprietor of the Happy Hollow mine. Mrs. John Williams is the daughter of Mr. “Samson_ importuned ! both the Collector and myself for an ap- pointment as sfiecial inspector, and it was PARK MUSIC CONCOURSE Two Plans Are Being Perfected for the Grand Project. DETAILS OF ONE OF THEM. WIll Provide for the Comfort and Convenlence of All Park Visitors. No time has been lost by the Park Com- | missioners in putting into execution their idea of converting the grand court of the | recent Midwinter Fair into a music | concourse. Orders were given to the park | architect to draft a design for the con- course and also for the bandstand, on | suggestions made by Joseph D. Redding, and orders were also given Superintendent McLaren of Golden Gate Park to have the park surveyor draw a plan for the con- course. The latter is already sufficiently ad- vanced to give a comprehensive idea of what the latest and greatest improvement lector Lees said that to meet the require- ments asked for a fourth section would have to be added to the ordinance taxing establishments whose gross receipts were less than $1000 five dollars a quarter. The committee decided that nof ing could be done this quarter, as a reduction would throw the License Oflice into great confu- sion; so the matter was laid over until September 18. . fhe resolution to license chimney-sweep- ing was placed on file. THE NEW ELECTION BOARD, Hinton Slated for Secretary and Jacob Steppacher for Assistant. The newly appointed Election Commis- sioners will hold a conference to-day or to- morrow and discuss some points con- nected with the organization of the board. The meeting would have taken place yes- terday, but the wedding of Mr. Foster’s son caused 1t to be deferred. From what can be gleaned in general conversation with the Commissioners and their party friends one isled to the conclusion that Registrar Hinton, a Demo- crat, will be chosen secretary of the hoard. Should that office be conceded to the Democrats the Republicans will insist on running the assistant secretary and clerk. If a Republican :s elected Chairman A. Castle will be chosen. Should the chair- manship go to the Democrats Mr. Denman will preside. The position of chairman does not carry with it any party advan- tage. The Commissioners simply elect one of the four to occugy the chair and con- duct the business of the session. For the position of assistant secretary CARRIAGE DRIVE SURVEYOR’S PLAN FOR THE PROPOSED MUSIC CONCOURSE. O’Grady of this City and the niece of James O’Grady, the promiuent criminal lawyer of New York City. The reunion of the brothers was joyful and yet pathetic. The mention of the dead mother and the old family Bible over which the brother’s promise was made brought tears to the wealthy miner’ PENOTTD TLKS SLON The Clever Young Artist Says Julien Is Not All-Pow- erful. Calls It Absurd to Say the Pictures Do Not Stand on Their Merits. There was & good deal of discussion yes- terday in local art circles over Miss Rowena Watson’s severe strictures of the Paris | Salon published in Wednesday’s CALL. 1f the Salon were really such an effete institution, and were open to all comers possessed of a little influence with the Julien clique, where was_the glory of all the local artists who had exhibited there, and whose friends had been not unduly lifted up in consequence? Ernest Peixotto, who has !;ust returned from Paris, glanced over Miss Watson’s statements yesterday and then gave vent to an expression of supreme surprise. “Is it really so bad as that?” was asked. “Oh, it's ridiculous,”” he replied. “Julien has an influence certainly. Not so mucn to-day as chiefly caused by the fact that he did ex- ercise an influence at the old salon, but Delecluse has just_as much influence at the new salon to-day as Julien used to have at the old one. But allowing that Julien has some influence in the old salon —less than he used to have—every reasqn- able person must understand that no body of twenty men are going to accept any- thing just to please one man. “lnriuence only has a very short range after all. If a picture that especially inter- ested Julien was on the fence. neither strikingly good nor strikingly bad, Julien might be able to secure its being accepted if he worked for it, but if the picture was bad all the influence in the world would not get it hung. How could the salon ex- ist if they did that sort of thing? and what- ay be said it's ‘the’ exhibition of the 11. ““This year there were 1850 pictures ex- hibited. " You could imagine that fonr or five hundred might be accepted through the inHuence of professors who were es- pecially interested in certain pupils, but the rest must have come 1n fairly, and to condemn the salon wholesale, on! absurd.” When asked whether the lady students stood on the same footing as the men in respect to influence Mr. Peixotto said that speaking frankly they did not. *The professors do not take the young ladies so seriously as they take the men. imagine they are studying princi- pally for amusement, and encourage them indulgently. On this account, perhaps, they are more lenient in_judging their chturcs, but I know there is very little in- uence extended to a man.” _Inconclusion Mr. Peixotto drew atten- tion to the fact in all exhibitions, even mechanical and industrious ones, there is generally a certain amount of what is val- garly known as “pull,” but the exhibi- tions need not be condemned wholesale on that account. *‘It's hard for a man tolook at anything without prejudice, but that 1s no] reason for condemning the salon whole- sale. A special interest attaches to Ernest Peixotto’s statements with regard to the time-honored French exhibition, owing to the fact that he has won higher honors there this year than have ever been ac- corded to a Californian. His friends de- clare that absolutely no influence was used in his behalf. ————— Carston Gerdes’ Estate. The Carsten Gerdes will was filed for probate yesterday bequeathing an estate of $14,239 90 10 the widow and four children. The family resides at 2233 Mission street. ————— Ten Thousand Miles or Thirty, It matters not which, may subiject you to seasick- ness on the “briny deep.” Whethér you are a yachtsman, &b ocean traveler, out fora day or two's fishing on the salt water, or even an inland toufist in feeble health, you ought to be provided with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, a valuable remedy for nauses, colic, biliousness, acidity of the stom- ach, malaria, rheumatism, nervousness and sick headache. Lay in an adequate supply. before the split, for that was | it's | | to the public’s great pleasure ground is to be. | Where the grand court now is the ground | is to be excavated to a depth of sixteen feet | below the level of the surrounding terri- | tory. and in this huge hollow, measuring about 500 feet in length and about 175 feet | in width. will be arranged tiers of seats ex- tending completely around the amphithe- ater, and in the center it is contemplated | to place the handsome bandstand, which | is to be large enough to accommodate a ‘ band of 100 pieces. Encircling the outer margin of the | amphitheater will be an embankment |eighr, feet wide, with a rise of four feet. | There will be laid out a walk forty feet | wide, for the exclusive use of pedestrians. { Bounding this will be another embank- | ment eight feet wide and rising four feet. Contiguous to this will be a duugle bicycle track fifteen feet wide, separated by an embankment five feet wide with a slight slope. This will extend around three sides | of the amphitheater, ending in loops so as | make an endless track, with separate exit and entrance at the loop nearer the mu- seum. Outside of this will be the double grand | carriage drive, parailel to the bicycle track and also extending around three sides of the amphitheater. This will be forty feet wide, the separating embank- ment being eight feet wide and rising four feet. Entrance to the arive will be made | from either the middle or main drive of | the park. The rule will be for all vehicles to go in | one direction on either of the drives, thus | preventing all danger from collisions and | | greatly lessening that from runaways. The same rule will apply to the bicycle track. These independent provisions will pre- vent any clashing between peaestrians, relists and those in vehicles as to their spective rights, and will leave all to en- y the music in their own particular f:]xshmn without interfering with any one else. The embankments will be laid out as swards, with flowers and shrubbery here and_there, and thus be made to give pro- tection to the pleasure-seekers and add beauty to the scene. This is of course merely a preliminary outline of the scheme, and will in all likeli- hood undergo considerable modification “ before actual work on the ground will be commenced. In factfthe design that will be submitted by the architect will ke much more elab- orate in structural and architectural detail than the one described, and may possibly be the one to be used as the actual basis for the work. Both designs, however, are merely tentative, and will be considered fully before the next meeting of the Park | Commissioners. It is impossible at this stage to give even | an approximate estimate of the cost of the proposed improvement, but it is expected | to have it completed by November. The great electric tower that now oceu- pies the center of the grand court has been sold to parties in Oakland, and its removal will be made short] LICENSE ON OYCLERIES. Reduction Asked by a Number of | Proprietors. Renting bicycles as a business isnota very profitable undertaking if credit is to be given to the statements of gentlemen who were before the License Committee of the Board of Supervisors yesterday after- noon. Six weeks ago an ordinance was passed by the Board of Supervisors to license the cycling establishments in the City. The latter were classified according to the busi- ness done, after the manner in which livery stable are licensed. An establish- ment the gross receipts of which were $2000 a month and under, was taxed $15a quar- ter; between $2000 and $4000 a month, $25 a quarter, and over $4000 a month, $50 a quarter. Since the license was established cycleries have sprung up all over the City like mushrooms and the small fry pro- tested against what they deemed an ex- orbitant tax. Ex-Postmaster Backus addressed the Finance Committee on behalf of the cy- cleries. He said he thought the minimum license was much too large and that it would have the effect of driving the small roprietors of cycleries out of business. lj"he livery stables, he said, were complain- ing that the wheels were injuring their | business, but this was not a fact. The | electric-cars were the véhicles which were preventing the hiring of rigs. | Chairman Wagner asked Mr. Backus whether he thought §5 a quarter would be too much to tax the small proprietors. Mr. Backus thought that the poor men ought to be let down as easily as possible. After the cyclerymen left License Col- A Jacob Steppacher has the support of W W. Montague, H. L. Dodge, Leon Den- | nery, James McNab and others. Mr. Fos- | ter was waited upon by a committee who | urged Steppacher’s claims, but the Com- | missioner did not promise the support | they desired. The argument is made in Steppacher’s behalf that he worked for two months at Sacramento to get the bill creating the commission passed by the Legislature. Since it seems settled that Mr. Foster will hold the office of Commissioner if the | act stands the test in court, Republicans who are best acquainted with him do not express any doubt as to his party fidelity. THE PRODUCE EXCHANGE: Officers Who Were Elected on Tuesday Last In- stalled. Financial Condition of the Institu- tion—Amount of Business Transacted. The San Francisco Produce Exchange held its annual meeting yesterday and in- stalled the officers elected the previous day. The financial .report shows that the receipts of the Produce Exchange for the twelve months ending June 30, 1895, were $48,053 41, leaving a balance with the treas- urer on June 29, 1895, of $1223 54, of which $877 85 was credited to the general fund and $345 69 to the reserve fund. The receipts of the Call Board Associa- tion for the twelve months ending June 80, 1895, were $18,022 75, leaving a balance with the treasurer on June 29, 1895, of $3525 12, of which $825 02 was credited to the general fund and $2700 10 to the general grain inspection fund. President Holcomb read his annual re- port, from which it appeared that the ex- change has paid on account of indebted- ness $14,000, leaving a balance due of $34,- 000; that it purchased eleven shares of the Merchants’ Exchange stock at the par value of $100 per share, increasing the number of shares to 1937 out of a total issue of 2431 X It also showed that during the session of the last Legislature the president was a; proached and asked how much he woufi give to prevent legislation inimical to the exchange, and he replied, “‘Not a dime,” and no inimical legislation was had. The report then says: A few months ago the Produce Exchange, by their directors, asked for more suitable accommodations for the exchange, and their request was referred to the building committee of the Merchants' Exchange. After due delib- eration and investigation, the committee re- ported to the board of directors that they.did not deem it advisable to make any alterations 1n the building at present. Their report was | adopted by the board and answer made to the Produce Exchange. In conclusion, I wish to express my thanks to my fellow-members of the board of directors for their'kindness, courtesy and able assist- ance, and cannot too warmly thank all of the officers and employes for their kindness and for the efficient and faithful manner in which they have performed their duties. And to you, fellow-members of the exchange, I most hearti- ly and sincerely thank you for your kindness, encouragement and forbearance. The San Francisco Produce Exchange will continue to grow in usefulness and power, and not only maintain the high standard it now enjoys but will increase in power and useful- ness, not only in this City but throughout the cou]ndlry and throughout the commercial world. MAY DECIDE TO MOVE. The Supreme Court Still Considering the Proposition of Going to Market Street. The Supreme Court will probably decide to move from the building at the corner of Larkin and McAllister streets to the new Parrott building on Market street, as sev- eral of the Justices have spoken in favor of the removal. The project has been under consideration for two months or more, and the plans of the vruposed quarters were submitted to the Justices several weeks ago. AR One of the main objections to the old quarters has been in the unsatisfactory running of the elevator. Chief Justice Beatty and Justice Garoutte have been held n the cage between the landings to await the return of the hydraulic power, and a recent walk of the four flights of stairs was a factor in causing Jlmfu McFarland to favor removal B THE CITY HALL'S SHAME. A Horde of Rascals Who Haunt Its Corridors for Victims. UNMOLESTED BUNKO-STEERERS. More Than a Hundred ' Macers” and “Grafters’> Dally Ply Their Calling. The new City Hall is the only place in the City where the bunko-steerer flourishes unmolested by the police. There are over a hundred of them there and they are known as *macers,” ‘“steerers,’” ‘‘grafters’” or *‘cappers.” Their victims are numerous enough, for a large proportion are un- sophisticated people in trouble for the first vice or help. The ‘‘macers” number from fifteen to twenty and are the small fry of the bunko- steerers of the hall. They gather early in the morning in the lower corridors to wait for victims. Any one coming into the hall seeming in doubt, a stranger, and un- sophisticated enough to be overcome by their guile, is approached: and asked what he is looking for. Ifit is a couple wisking to get married they are taken to a Justice and after the knot is tied the groom is titioned for money or ‘‘maced,” in the anguage of the hall. Later the beggar goes to the Justice and asks for a_trifle out of whatever fee he may have received. A er peddler looking for a free license is told that it will take one who knows the ropes to procure it, and before he leaves the hall is induced to %ive up something. No amount is too small for these gentry. If it is one with a petty case.in a Justices’ court, he is taken to a shyster who divides the fee with the ‘‘macer.” One looking for a warrant of arrest is told that it will cost $2:50 or $5, and through a confederate of the better class of steerers, who may be allowed to approach the prosecuting attorney, it is procured. So much for the “macer.” He plays a small game. The ‘‘steerer” and ‘“grafter” generally work together. Their victims are nearly always those who are having their first ex- periences with police courts. In some cases the steerer will work alone. He starts out by saying that he knows the Judge or Prosecutin, inorney, and can fix the case. While talking, when he sees some well-dressed man passing through the corridors, he will say: “There he goes now. Waitand I will see him.” He goes up and speaks to the well-dressed man on some pretext, and on returning to his victim tells him that he has fixed the case; that there need be no further fear. He gets from his victim as much as he can, and as a matter of precaution stays away from the hall for a few days. These cases generally pay well, but often turn out different from what has been promised. The ‘‘grafters’ are largely men who have in the past been employed in some of the courts or departments as deputies. They obtain for victims brought to them by the “steerers” free licenses, warrants of arrest, special privileges from the Board of Super- visors, for granting which there are no charges made by the City. The applicants are always persnaded that a “pull” or a little money is neces- sary. For their cases in the police courts the “grafters” have many methods of pro- cedure. The commonest is to tell the de- fendant that his fine will be much greater than the law allows, and when the smaller fine is imposed claim that that was due to influence with the Judge. The ‘‘steerer’’ is always on the lookount for a defendant who has put up cash bail. ‘When he finds him he will magnify the case and tell him that he has seen the ar- resting officer who will testify strongly. ‘When his victim is badly enough scared g’e will tell him that he can get him off for the bail put up, which, of course, he knows is much more than the fine can be. He then introduces him to the ‘‘grafter.” The “grafter” in some cases will go to the Judge and gsay that he comes from some well-known man who is related to the risoner. He may even go so far asto ring a card with the name of some influ- ential man. Inthe case of battery when the cash bail is $40, the fine imposed will often be only $5. The balancethe ‘“‘grafter” will get on the pretense that some of it has to be paid the officer to testify leniently or even to pay the Judge THE KLAMATH STAGE-ROBBERS. Postoffice Inspector Thrall Thinks They ‘Will Surely Be Convicted. Postoffice Inspector H. P. Thrall re- turned from his Oregon tour of inspection yesterday. While away he investigated the holding-up of the train which left San Francisco June 30, and for which robbery time and glad to grasp at any offer of ad- | | nied ill treating the boy. “The prisoners have been identificd by six different people,” said Inspector Thrall yesterday, “and [ am almost certain a con- viction will follow. “Cow Creek canyon, where the train was held up, isa favorite camping ground of every bandit in the Nortgwcst. Sheriff Fitch is a nonentity and his deputies fol- low suit. The stage between Ager, in Cali- fornia, and Klamath Falls, Oregon, has been held up five times since April 18, and yet Sheriff Fitch has made no move. The favorite stopping place was the Topsy %mde' just over the line in Klamath ounty, but no attempt was ever made to catch the train-robbers. ‘‘As a result of all these hold-ups, Wells, Fargo & Co. have withdrawn their stage line and it will not be resumed. When the robbers held up train 15 Sheriff Fitch was on board and was the first to offer up his un. The train conductor locked himself in the toilet-room and did not come out until all the trouble was over. Luckily | the prisoner that Fitch had in custody was handecuffed, so he did not escape. I think ge hn’ve a sure case against both Poole and ase.” A BOY CRUELLY TREATED, Witnesses Give Their Testi- mony in Court Against Mrs. Susan Coon. They Saw the Lad While Naked Tied to a Chalr and Beaten With a Rawhide. The case of cruelty to a minor child pre- ferred by the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children against Mrs. Susan Coon, 927 Howard street, was partly heard by Judge Campbell yesterday. The child #n question is James Elmer Johnston, now nine years of age, who was left in Mrs. Coon’s care when an infant by his reputed father, a seafaring man. The first witness was B. Wehle, 438 Te- hama street, who swore that on July 4 he saw Mrs. Coon holding the boy by the hair of the head and belaboring him with a piece of wood. Mrs. H. Swanson testified that she had frequently seen the defendant beating the child, and his cries were so piteous that she could not bear it and was forced to change her residence. Mrs. J. Rapp, Natoma street, near Mary, testified that she had seen Mrs. Coon tie the child, while he was naked, in a chair and beat him with a rawhide. She had seen this on several occasions. Mrs. Julia Capliss, 446 Tehama street, gave similar testimony. Officers Frank Holbrook and H. McMur- ray of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children testified that they went to Mrs. Coon’s house on July 6. They found an old woman there, apparently in charge. They used every effort to see the boy, but were told that he could not be seen, as he was not dressed. Just then the boy ran out of the house. They turned up the sleeves of his coat and found his arms covered with bruises. The boy was in court, neatly dressed. The Judge took him on his knee and asked him several questions about Mrs. Coon’s treatment of him, bat could not get an in- telligent answer. The boy seemed to be an imbecile. For the defense J. McGrath, a grocery- man, testified that he bad never seen Mrs. Coon beat the boy. His store was two or three doors from Mrs. Coon’s house. The boy used to come to his store to purchase bread. Charles Foley, clerk to the Board of Education, testified tothe good character of Mrs. Coon. He had lived in her house for two years and had never seen her beat the boy, who, in_his opinion, was a bad boy. The boy might, of course, have been beaten when he was not'in the house. Mrs. Coon was put on the stand and de- He was a bad boy and had to be corrected like other boys. The witnesses who had testified for the prosecution had all grudges against her,and one of them had taught him the habit of expectorating. 3 “Djl postpone the case,” said the Judge, “till JISY 26, but I can tell you, madam, that unless you can bring forward better evidence in your behalf T will send you to il.” —_———————— Silenced. It was at the theater, and the young man had seen the play before. He let everybody for four seats around know that, and he kept yelling just what was coming, and just how funny it would be when it did come. : 2 He had a pretty girl with him and he ‘At length he said : “Did you ever try listening to a with your eyes shut? You've no idea A middle-aged man with a red face just in front. : g He twisted himself about in his seat and “Young man,” said he, did you ever try listening to a play with your mouth shut?” was trying to amuse her. g]ay ow queer it seems.” glared at the young man. And_the silence was almost painful.— John Case and Jim Poole are now in jaii. i Spare Moments. Boys’ and Girls’ High, Polytechnic High, | Grammar, Primary. WE SAVE YOU MONEY SO NS SCHOOL BOOKS New and Old Bought and Sold. 0LD BOOKS TAKEN IN EXCHANGE LARGE STOCK OF SCHOOL SUPPLIES. VAN NESS BAZAAR, PERNAU BROS. & PITTS CO. TWO BIG STORES, 617 BUSH STREET, 1808 NARKET STREET, Bet. Stockton and Powell. Near Van Ness Avenue. FACTORY AT 543 CLAY STREET. NEW TO-DAY. KELLY & LIEBES” (loak and Suit House, 120 Kearny Streot. Another Big. Bareain Woek! HIS WEEK WE OFFER CAPES AND TdrPsnu at gigantic reduction sale prices that will beat anything ever before actempted. Our goods are new and nobby: no jobs; and this will be the grandest week of bargains for capes and dresses. For $5, $6, $7.50. VELVET CAPES, silk-lined, fancy neck trime ‘mings of chiffon and ribbons and violets, ma, nificent goods. Actually reduced from 35, $18 and $20. For $10, $11.50, $13.50. ned and jet or braid VELVET CAPES, sil trimmed, necks' fancy trimmed with ribbons, elegant_capes. Actually reduced from $22 50, $26 and $27 50. For $8.50, $10, $15.50. SILK CAPES, silk-lined and lace or jet trimmed, nobby and stylish. Actually reduced from $18, $2250 and $25. 75, $3.75, $1.50. CLOTH CAPES. fine gcods, full cir cle cut, fancy ribbon-trimmed necks, some ems broiderea and braided, blacks and all colors, Actually reduced from $7 50, $10 and $13. For $1.50, §2, $2.50. ALI-WOOL CLOTH CAPES, braid and ribbon trimmed — STYLISH CAPES and a great assortment of styles in thislot, Actually re- duced from $5, $7 and $9. Special attention given all country or= ders. Always send money with order. Satisfaction guaranteed. MHE. YALE’S HAIR TONIC Stops hair falling in 24 R\ hours. Restores Gray Hair to its natural color without dye. The best Hair Tonic ever made. Used by Ladiesand Gentlemen everywhere. " All druggists or by mall; Price, §1.005 also Yale’s Skin Food, $1.50; Yale’s Faco powder, 50c.; Yale's BeautySoap, 25¢. Guide to beauty mailed free MME. YALE, Health and Complexion Specialist, TEMPLE OF BEAUTY. 146 STATE ST.. CHICAGO, FURNITURE ASTONISHINGLY LOW PRICES EXPIRATION OF LEASE. We must _close out our entire stock within the next sixty days. 25 10 50 PER CENT REBUCTION On all goods. Everything marked in piain figures. This IS a genuine reduction sale. Bargains for every one. CALL AND BE CONVINCED. S. KRAGEN & CO.’S, 857-859 Market Street, Opposite the Baldwin. STATEMENT «e....OF THE.. CONDITION AND AFFAIRS SVEA FIRE AND LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, ON THE 318T 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 Callfornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po~ litical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount ot Capital Stock, paid up in Casl $533 338 38 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. TLoans on Bond and Mortgage Cash Market Value of all Si . $752,133 33 4 1,896,238 &7 1,497,047 15 of Bonds, Stocks and other market- ‘able securities s collatera 669479 44 Cash in Company’s Office. 2,253 29 112,000 00 51,071 07 Premiums in due : . 84,54592 1] not matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks. . 16%,469 39 Rents due and accrued. . 10,666 67 Due from other Companies for rein- surance on losses already paid. 300,936 92 Total Assets.. i LIABILITIES. Losses in process of Adjustment orin SUSPEDSe. .. ... iuein ... $106,666 68 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, reinsurance 50 per. cent, and Gross premiums on Fire Risks running more than one year, reinsurance pro rata...... Lisbility under Life Department. Cash Dividends remaining unpaid. All other demands against the Com- 417,243 73 38,694,410 97 13,160 54 pany..... % 188,808 43 Total Liabilities... ..-$4,320,380 53 INCOME. Net Cash actually recelved for Fire premiurms. ... ...$1,140,141 43 Received for interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources. . 3 Received from Life Departmen 388,134 64 565,126 76 ‘Total Income. 182,093,402 83 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses.. 575,050 73 Dividends to Stockholders...... ..... 32,000 00 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage.. . 800,852 69 Paid for Salarie: charges for officers, cler} 148,486 18 All other payments and expe tures, including Life Department... 1,035,987 60 Total Expenditures. ...$2,093,277 20 FIRE. Losses Incurred during the year. . $575,950 73 | Risksand Premiums.| Fire Risks. ‘ Premiums. Net amount of Risks| written during the |8379,149,499 | ’ $1,609,873 33 year. Net ame expired during the b P 218,390,454 722.897 70 Net amount in force 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. BROWN, CE;\IG & CO 407, 409 Montgomery St., 8. Fo