The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 30, 1895, Page 14

I4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, JULY 30, 1895. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS, Mayor Sutro Calls for a Doing Away of the Rattler Test. HE SAYS IT IS A MONOPOLY. The Jordan Company Protests Against Discrimination in the Letting of Contracts. The squad of police that have stood guard over the Solid Eight of the Board of Supervisors during the weekly sessions of that body recently was called off yesterday. Only the policemen at the several doors ned. The meeting developed several of general interest. visor Dimond submitted a com- -ation from the Western Addition b which he asked to have read. Cly Mr. Hughes anxiously inquired what it was about, and being assured by Mr. Dimond, who sits next to him, that it con- tained nothing. of which the Solid Eight need be afraid he allowed it to be read. It simply proposed the adoption of an order making it unlawful to throw in the street any sort of rubbish such as might be cal- culated to puncture a pneumatic tire. It being read, Mr. Dimond called atten- tion to the fact that there was already on the books an order more stringentthan the one proposed. It only remained to compel the observance of the law. It was sup- posed that Judge Campbell, who was pres- ent, had introduced the order on behalf of his wheel, but he denied this. He only wanted a leave of absence. A communication was presented from the Jordan Bituminous Rock and Pavi Company making formal protest as to crimination which it claims is practiced against that company by the majority of tne Supervisors in the matter of letting street work which is to be paid for out of public moneys. 3 When the clerk reached this paper Su- pervisor Dimond asked that it be read. Supervisor Hughes immediately became nervous again, and _asked the clerk to first vhat it was about. The superscrip- in read,whereupon Mr. Hughes nst its being read. He u vas sutficient that these things were heard before the respective commit- tees and that the committees report upon them to the board. So the protest was referred to the Street Committee. Mayor Sutro submitted a communica- tion pointing to the harm that the “Ratt- Jer-test’’ blue-rock monopoly does the City and citizens, and asking that it be done away with, It reads as follows: To the Honorable the Board of Supervisors— GENTLEMEN: On May 8, 1894, order No. 2760 was finally approved and became a law of this municipality. One clause of section 12 reads s follows: #3/A11 the rock used shall be hard rock of igne- ous character and shall be such rock only as shall not lose by erosion and fracture more t 5 per cent of its original weight upon s the same by what is known as the Rattler test, the said test of rock to be made in the ‘Rattler’ machine belonging to the City and County by placing the said rock 1n said ne and the same put in revolving motion rate of not less than twenty-eight revo- s per minute for three consecutive losing more than '.!’eser cent riginel weight shall be rejected 2s un- some street work has been done in violation of this section. The work is a macad- am crossing &t Clay and Spruce streets—Messrs. McHugh & Speerin, contractors. In consequence of the above-quoted provi- sion my assent was withheld from the assess- ment. Examination of the street by others and finally by myself has been made and the work seems to be satisfactory and to constitute a good job. In my opinion the ebove section should be ed. Tepealed. 1t is a well-known fact, perfectly attested by our experience here, that s good quality ot red rock will make a substantial macadam for a street. The peculiarity of the red rock isthat the pieces practically coalesce and form a strong and coherent mass, suitable for;all ordinary t vel. The effect of the Rattler test isto excludes large quantity of valuable material from use on our outlying streets and to confer upon the owners of the blue rock a monopoly. It is apparent that there are but two kinds of street materials that may now be and for some time will be used in San Francisco—basalt blocks and bitumen. So soon as a district comes to be well settled either bitumen or basalt blocks become essen- tial for the locality. The red rock will ordinarily make a good street until the locality has become sufficiently well settled to justify a permanent street. Therefore, the attention of your Honorable body is called to this subject o that you mey take such action thereon as you may deem necessary. Very respectiully, July 29, 1895. ADOLPH SUTRO, Mayor. Right in line with this came a petition from property-owners asking the right to use certain rock from the vicinity of Cor- bett road for macadamizing the neighbor- ing streets. Communications were read from the Spring Valley Water Company asking for a lease of half an acre of land in the center of Holly Park, for the purpose of a reser- voir for the better supply of that neighbor- hood with water. Also for the establish- mient of grades on Corbett road. Petitions were submitted also from the “Ladies’ Auxilliary” of Folsom-street Improvement Clubsl, 2, 3 and 4 asking for the provision in the tax levy of that $80,000 for boulevarding the street. A petition from Ferdinand Smith asked the board to withhold the salary warrant of Leo de Cardona, late bookkeeper in the Street Superintendent’s office,and await- ing trial for forgery. The petition stated that Smith had loaned De Cardona $120; that the salary warrant was $114, and he would lose $6 in any case. All these were referred to proper com- mittees. The following resolution, introduced by Chairman Spreckels of the Street Commit- tee, was passed: Resolved, That in future during the sessions of the committees of this board oral applica- tions will not be entertained, and all persons desirous of being_heard must submit their cause in writing. Further Resolved, That hereafter no communications, petitions or protests will be considered at any meeting of the committees unless the same has been duly filed, indorsed and read in open session of the board and then referred by this board to the proper committee. The Street Committee in its report reeommending the specifications ~ for “sweeping, cleaning and keeping clean” the public streets and for sprinkling the same as submitted by the Merchants’ As- sociation, paid this well-deserved compli- ment to that association and President Dohrmann: “Your committee after consideration have adopted the same, believing that the labor, attention and expense incurred by that association, with the results accom- plished, have demonstratea the usefulness and practicability of the mode adopted by them to secure what has never been ob- tained before, and that is clean streets. “It is highly gratifying to find an intel- ligent body of men like the merchants of the City associating themselves together to secure by practical and , experienced methods reforms which carfnot be gain- said, and it is to be hoped that this associa- tion will not limit itself alone to this sole object, but will extend its labors and bring about an intelligent conception of all mu- nicipal business, and suggest such reforms in all branches of the government as are practicable. ““The association and its members having no personal, selfish or interested motives, are wholly independent, their object and action being to advance the public inter- ests by carrying into the operations of the government the same purpose and aim so essential to the transaction of private business. “Your committee take this means of plac- ing on record the results that have at- tended the efforts of the Merchants' As- sociation and of expressing on behalf of the board ita disposition to aid and assist that association in all efforts to advance the interests of the public. “The services performed, especially of the president of that association, W. F. Dohr- mann Esq., have shown him to be earnest, indefatigable and able to_cope with diffi- culties and annoyances whicu would have discouraged any one who was not actuated by = persistent purpose to perform a great public service.” 3 The clerk was directed to advertise for bids to do_the work under the specifica- tions submitted. The Health and Police Committee re- ported that Markley & Johnson had made certain working models of fenders for streetcars and that they would beg)ut to the test on West Mission street on August 5at 10 A. M. ‘A resolution was adopted extending the pound limits southerly from Crescent ave- nue, along Mission road to Silver avenue. John J. Sullivan, janitor of the Police Commissioners’ office, was appointed clerk in the Recorder’s ofhce at a monthly salary of $100 and James B. Coffey was appointed janitor to succeed him. Judge Campbell was given his leave of absence from the State for thirty days. The City and County Treasurer: was in- structed ~to transfer $100,000 of the moneys collected from personal property taxes into the general fund. This is to meet the salary and other immediate de- mands for which the funds have run out. Dr.J. W. Hamilton and L. G. Herrick were granted the right to maintain a pri- vate hospital on Mission street. The Finance Committee was instructed to ascertain the prices set upon the lots in the old City Hall square by private owners and report to the board whether the prices are reasonable. An order repealing the order which directed the Mayor to_serve notices upon the lessees of subdivisions of the Lincoln School lot to remove improvements was adopted, the City Attorney having given it as his opinion that the improvements belong to the City. A resolution directing the Fire Commis- sion to form into companies the men named on the list of exempt firemen was passed. The clerk was instructed to advertise for bids for constriicting walks and an orna- mental iron fence around the Lick monu- ment in City Hall square. A resolution was adopted extending the time in which streetcars must be equipped by fenders for thirty days after a device has been decided upon and approved by the board. The board will meet on Tuesday, July 30, at 2 p. a1, as a board of equalization. AGOVERNOR'S MONUMENT Be Splendid Memorial to Erected to the Late J. G. Downey. Rupert Schmid Recelves a Num= ber of His Works of Art From Carrara. Rupert Schmid has just received and un- vacked most of the marble busts of Cali- fornia celebrities, chiseled during his re- cent visit to Carrara. Yesterday tne sculptor’s studio was visited by a number of society people, anxious to see the por- traits of their friends. One of the finest busts is that of Senator Stanford, made for the university. It is over life sizeand is an excellent likeness of the deceased Senator, the marble em- ployed being of a flawlessand almost trans- parent whiteness. The pedestal is of pol- ished marbie of a grayish blue tint, darkly veined, which serves as an excellent foil to the purity of the bust. Mrs. Stanford an- nounced, after seeing the work of art yes- terday afternoon that she intended to have it mounted on a black marble shaft and placed in the museum at the university at Palo Alto. Another fine bust just unpacked was that of Peter Donahue, also chiseled in flaw- less marble. The work was made for the Donahue vault in Calvary Cemetery, but it has now been decided to place it in the Donahue residence and adorn the vault with a fac-similie of the bust in bronze, which was cast in Italy and has also just arrived. The other busts include a fine portrait of the late James D. Phelan, which will probably be placed in the Phe- lan building, several heads of the late Alexander Montgomery, a bust in bronze of Mrs. Peter Donahue, as well as a marble bust of the late Edward Barron. One of the most successful portraits is Rupert £chmid’s Bust of Governor Downey. the bust in bronze of the late Governer John G. Downey. A heroic reproduction of it will shortly be made in Carrara mar- ble for the magnificent monument which Mrs. Peter Donahue intends to erect to her brother in Holy Cross Cemetery. The late Governor's monument will be opposite the Fair tomb, and it will be one of the most beautiful and costly that California has yet seen. All the materials have been or- dered at the Carrara quarries, with the ex- ception of the steps at the base, which will consist of blocks of granite. The design is a colossal pedestal sup- porting a heroic bust of Governor Downey. A classic temple upheld by four slender shafts of polished marble will be reared over the bust,and the whole will be sur- mounted bg a Latin cross. The monu- ment will be over twenty feet high, and the massive base will give it a tapering and graceful appearance. ———— ANOTHER SORT OF BROOM. George F. McKenzie Criticizes State- ments Made by Manager Henry. George F. McKenzie of 9 Halleck street stated yesterday that John P. Henry, man- ager of the California Broom Company, was in error in certain information given to THE CALL and printed in Sunday’s pa- Eer on the subject of the complaint of room men_concerning the Home for the Adult Blind in Oakland. He said: Mr. Henry charges that I purchased brooms of the asylum at 90 cents per dozen. ¥ never aid so small & price. Ipaid $1 10 per dozen for & cheap broom, the common “ring neck.” Mr Henry’s quotations as to cost of material Tefer to No. 1 patent-cap broom that sells at §4 a dozen. These same brooms that I bought for 90 cents have been sold by others for 85 cents. They are common stock, made for export. MR. GEo. W. BLACK, late of Orr & Atkins as custom-shirt cutter, is now with Howard Black, 3 Montgomery street. . CAPTAIN NEVILLS' GOLD. How Near He Came to Losing the Rich Rawhide and App Mines. UNEXPECTED DEVELOPMENTS. Flelding & Co. of London Falled to Come to the Front and Losta Blg Deal. Had Fielding, Mathewson & Co. of Lon don put up $50,000 option and paid $1,400,000 | hibited two large pieres of quartz contain- ing rich deposits of solid gold running all through it. i . “Just what the length of this vein is it is impossible to tell, but it has not dimin- ished in width since we opened it. There are others like it and the 700-foot level is richer than the 600-foot. “In Amador County we have two and | a haif miles of rich mineral-bearing coun- try and in Tuolumne about one and three- uarters. We are constantly prospectin for new mines and are developing them a! along the lode, I have always held that there was but one mother lode in Califor- nia ahd I believe we are on it. I have traveled this State from north to south with blankets on my back and feel safe in saying that I know whereof I speak. There are several ways to prove such a statement, but the best one is to show the mine. That I can do. At the present time it isim- possible to estimate the wealth contained in the Rawhide and the App group, for the deeper we go the richer it becomes.” “Do_von expect any further advances from Fielding, Mathewson & Co?” “Ido. Mr. Fielding is on his way to San CAPTAIN W. A. NEVILLS, WHO NEARLY LOST THE RAWHIDE AND APP MINES. |Sketched from life for the “Call™ by Nankivell.] for the Rawhide and App mines in Tuol- umne County by the 10th of July they would now be sole owners of a gold mining property which the owner, Captain W. A. Nevills would not sell to-day for $3,000,000, and upon which $150,000 worth of improve- ments will soon be erected and 100 miners will find employment. “When I agreed to bond the mines for $1,400,000 some time ago I did so because I was tired of the eternal vigilance necessary to conduct them, and as the transaction was to be cash I was willing to sell.” said Mr. Nevills vesterday. *“The day follow- ing the arrangements I would have given $10,000 to have called it off, and had they pressed me hard I would have given $50,000. Why? BecauseI felt that I was making a great mistake and because I knew that the property was worth a great deal more. After occurrences proved that I was right, because within two weeks from the date of the agreement we took out $261,000—more than quarter of the price for which we were obliged to sell, had they kept to their compact. & tols the expert when he made his ex- amination that I would not permit him to enter the mines again after he had left them until the sale took place, and that I would give no further information con- cerning them. Therefore, if he wanted to learn anything to do it then and there, be- li:]a“!e it was the last opportunity he would ave. “Shortly after that we found a body of ore in the Ap) oup that was 123 feet wide, some of ich assayed far into the thousands. I was very careful about the information getting out, because I feared that they would at once come to the front and make a deal which would have taken out of my hands the most valuable mining }aroperty of the kind in the United States. have kept that secret with such care that up to the ;rennt time none others than myself and the miners know of it. You are the first disinterested person who has received this information. The reason I am giving it out to-day is because the bond exsired on the 10th of July. I re- ceived & inplu:h last night requesting a fifteen days’ extension, but I will not grant it under any condition. They had all the opportunity one would require and to-day the mine is beyond purchase.’’ “What do you propose to do with the property now ?” “Begin at once to erect a forty stamp mill on the App group together with a hoisting works, an electric plant and also a cyanide plant to work the tailings at the Rawhide. The contracts are nearly all iet. One is for 8000 feet of 20-inch iron pipe to convey water to the mine for power. That contract went to BShaw, Ingram & Batcher, Sacramento, for $6000. e hoist~ ing contract went to Demorest & Fellen of Altayille for $6000, and the stamp mill will in all probability cost about $50,000. Aside from this is the pumping and electric plant upon which we will begin operations at once. I figure that within four weeks we will have everything under way, and by fall will be in full blast. I have already sent about thirty men up there, and more will leave on the boat to-morrow. All told, we will find employment for about 100 miners besides the force now at work there. “I am confident that we are right in the center of the mother lode which is about eighty miles lon, running throufh ariposa, Amador, Tuolumne afd Cala- varas counties, with its stringers and fra ments scattering into El Dorado. You notice that there have been a good many failures there in mining schemes, and it is simply beoause they are at the extreme end of the lode. “‘In one vein we have found a body of ore that goes $68,000 a ton. Here are some specimens, about .ixrt‘{ ‘pounds, with several hundred dollars worth of gold in sight.” ‘The millionaire mining man then ex- Francisco now from London, but I am not prepared to enter into 1n¥ further business transactions with him. The mines are not for sale again and I consider myself lucky that they were not lost to me long ago. To-morrow night I leave for Stockton to get some redwood timbers for the shaft and will make a seventy-mile baul from there to the mines with twelve-mule teams. It will take some time to get all the tim- bers in, as there is considerable bracing to be done in the new openings. We havea sawmill in the mountains, which we use in getting out pine timbers, but they are not heavy enough for all purposes. “I look forward with anxiety to the work before me. My wife has gone to Jaban and I would gladly have given $10,000 to go along, but it is not a wise thing to leave a gold property like that even for a few days. One can never tell just what sort of a job will be put up to get away with it. For the last ten years I have not had abso- lute rest for two_consecutive days, and I do not imagine I will have so long as I am in the mining business. As soon as I get to the mine I will proceed to the business of laying out the new order of things, and will not return to the City until we bring bullion down, which will be along about the 15th of August. From that time on our output will increase and I will employ as many men as it is possible. At the present time we are crowding things, and until bigger drifts are run and more exten- sive operations are inan]ged in we will be limited in the number of employes. We have from time to time encountered a good many gas bodies and it has driven the men from underground. The water in the mine is very salty, and we are constantly en- countering new freaks which come into view in the most unexpected places. In some instances the ore bodies have rolled over, and we find two side bg side, only separated by a wall of clay no thicker than your hand. - In other places we have found deposits in kidneys, as they are called, and broken ledges are not infrequent. When I return there will probably be some new developments, the importance of which I do not feel at. hbeny to talk about at the present time.” RACING AGAIN TO-DAY. A Card Made Up Almost Entirely of Selling Events. Racing will be resumed again to-day with a very mediocre card made up almost | ¢X entirely of selling events for the cheaper class of horses, Following are the entries: First race, five-eighths of a mile, selling—Lee Stanley 107, Red Idle 96, Mt, Carlos 106, Josie 6,93, imported Greene 109, §t. Elmo 92, Leon- atus 107, Gonzales Maid 86, Maggie B.Smith Second race, four and a half furlongs—Rhae- tia 110, May Jones 110, Clara Johnson 105, Lady Leinster filly 110, Florence C 110, Mar- fi:)el M 110, Miss' Cunningham 105, Carrara Third race, five and a half furlongs, ullh}fl- Nervosa 92,' Hueneme 95, Kathleen 105, Tim Murphy 110, Rose Clark 96, Greenback Jr. 92, Mamie Scott 87. Fourth race, five-eighths of a mile, selling— C M C 104, Middleton 104, Favory 101, Johnny Capron 95, Red Dick 107, Dolly M 93, Royal Oy raaa e 104 olling_Miss Garvin 86 0] mile, . Bobolink 104, Garmel 104, Little Bob 88, Road Runner 104, Duke Stevens 110. Insure Your Title. No person should buy real estate without having the title examined and insured by the California Title Insurance and Trust Company. Its guarantee will save & world of annoyance and trouble and protect the purchaser and his heirs forever from defective instruments on record. Office: Mills Building, L. R. Ellert, Manager. e ———————— The Haskins Will Case. The hearing of the Haskins will contest was continued by Jud Coffey yesterday to Wednesday o{naxt g'eek HALF A MILLION DAMMAGES The City and Spring Valley Water Company to Be Sued for That Sum. LOSSES FROM THE GREAT FIRE. Sult to Be Brought on the Ground of an Inadequate Water Supply. A suit for half a million dollars is to be brought against the City and the Spring Valley Water Company by owners of prop- erty destroyed during the great fire south of Market street four weeks ago. The grounds of the suit will be based on the inadequacy of the water supply, incon- venient location of hydrants and smallness of mains. Ever since the destructive con- flagration there has been talk of redress among those who lost their all and had no | insurance to help them bear their burden, | but until this time there was nothing | definite. It now transpires, however, that | the owners of property baving claims amounting to about half a million dollars | have joined hands and will sue the City and Spring Valley Water Company for compensation for their loss. Claims amounting to $500,000 have been assigned to the law firm of Gunn & Kosci- alowski by the owners of property in the burned district, and suit will be brought against the City and water compan | soon as the papers can be drawn up. The losers by the fire have signed contracts with the attorneys, and the latter, accord- ing to the agreement, are to receive a hand- some percentage of the damages recovered —if the suit is successful. Some say the legal fees will amount to half the judg- ment, while others assert the attorneys are to be paid only one-quarter of the amount secured. Many of those who will become plaintiffs to the suit are poor. They had no insur- ance on the property consumed by the piti- less flames, and are only too glad of an opportunity of getting something out of the wreck. Some havs gone into the suit without fully understanding its signifi- cance, as witness the assertion of Mrs. Joane Reavy : “Of course,” she said,“I want | to get something for my loss, so I signed a lawyer's paper, and only hope the at- torneys may be successful. All 1 know is | that I don’t have to pay anything, and am | likely to get -a little money for my house that was burned to the cellar bricks.” | No doubt many othershad become par- | ties to the suit in the same way. Any- | | thing will be considerable to them, under the circumstances, and they readily ac- quiesced to the suit on the logical proposi- | tion that something. however little, is bet- | ter than nothing. Mr. Einstein, formerly of the firm | of Einstein & Levy, owners of a feed- | mill that was destroyed by the flames, | said last night that he had heard some- | thing about the suit, but he did not know who was at the head of the movement. The attorneys rely on the testimony of residents in the burned district and mem- bers of the Fire Department to show that the water supply was inadequate, that the mains were too small and the hydrants too far apart. It will also be set forth that the | Chief of the Fire Department had previous- 1y called the attention of the water com- pany to the necessity of laying larger mains and otherwise improving the water facilities in that part of the City. Only a portion of the burned district is represented in the pending suit, and others are likely to follow. WAULIFFE AND SHARKEY, They May Be the Next to Box Before the Colma Ath- letic Club. If McAuliffe Should Refuse to Fight Dan Creedon WIll Be Sent For. The managers of the Colma Athletic Club state that unless they can procure good talent there will be no contests at Colma in August. Professor Barney Far- ley, the manager and adviser of big Joe McAuliffe, is still of the opinion that *‘the Mission Boy” can fight as well in the ring as he can outside of the ring, and conse- quently McAuliffe should be worth atleast $1000 to any club. If Farley bases his cal- culations on the size of the man who was easily whipped by Slavin, Goddard, Jack- son, etc., the Mission wonder should cer- tainly be placed at the top of the pugilistic ile and instead of a cool $1000 he should Be worth at least calculation $50,000 to any boxing organization. But if Professor Farley figures on the fighting qualities of his charge he certainly would be doing an injustice to any club to ask a purse of $1000 before permitting Mc- Auliffe to sign articles of agreement. Smith in_good order, will jump at a §500 purse, which he considers a very good in- ducement considering the present financial condition of the pugilistic market. Although McAuliffe considers himself a much greater drawing card than the cham- ion of the navy, and for reasons onl Enuwn to himself, the best judges of fisti- cuffs are of the opinion that Sharkey would prove to be more than a match for the ex-tanner. e On the return trip from the last exhibi- tion at Colma one of the old patrons of boxing said: ‘“‘Sharkey is a thoroughly game man, possessed of extraordinary vi- tality and power, and all he requires to lace him among the champions of the gesvy-weight division of pugilists, is a few months’ drill under a competent boxin; instructor. Tom Sayers, who was one ol the greatest pugilists the world has ever seen, was a man of Sharkey’s heignt and weight, and he whipped pugilists as big as J oegMcAul iffe.” Yesterday the managers of the Colma Club made a proposition to McAuliffe as follows: After deducting $300 from the gate receipts, so as to cover the nses incidental to the giving of an exhibition, the winner of a contest be- tween Sharkey and McAuliffe is to receive the balance, but it must not exceed $1000. Should McAuliffe refuse this offer, Dan Creedon will be telegraphed for imme- diately and McAuliffe will be given a con- tinuation of his long and ‘*‘well-earned” rest. - It isreportéd that some of the enter- prising citizens whose love for pugilism and pugilistic coin _is undeniable contem- plate the organization of a second boxing clup in San Mateo County. It is extremely doubtful, however, whether the Super- visors of San Mateo County will listen to such a proposition, and especially from men whose following is the rough element of the City, who delight in creating dis- turbances whenever pugilistic contests are being held. The present club has its hands full to keep the spectators orderly during the exhibitions of fisticuffs. HEBREWS ARE FASTING. The Orthodox in This City Commemo- rate the Destruction of the Temple by Rome. Orthodox Hebrews in this City will to- day commemorate the destruction of Jerusalem by, the Romans. The anniver- sary will be observed by a strict fast till the hour of sunset. The fast commeunced lust evening at 7:30, and is observed by the Sharkey, the man who polished off Billy | strictly orthodox for fully twenty-four hours. The reform element of the com- munity. represented by the congregation Emanu-El, do not recognize this or any other fast day, with the exception of the D:'nly of Atonement. he Ninth of Ab, as it is_called from the date of the Hebrew month, is solemnized with the aid of many curious ceremonies. The synagogues are stripped of all their beautifully embroidered Eangings, which goaseu many of the characteristics of the nest oriental work. Only the bare wood- work of the reading-desk and the ark is al- lowed to remain, and the worshipers re- main seated on the ground during the whole of the services. The book of lamentations of Jeremiah is read or in- toned in a peculiar key. In addition to this composition Kinoth, or mournful dirges, are chanted during the eveningand morning services. The singing of the portion of the law for the day is changed to a mere reading in a low key. During the services held last evening, when the lamentation was read, the worshipers, or such of them as took part in the service, held lighted candles while they remained seated on the floor of the temples. Services will be held at an early hour this morning at the Taylor-street syna- fioguq, where the prayers will be read by abbi Jacob Nieto, assisted by Rev. D. Davis, cantor. The Geary-street temple will also observe the day, and Rev. J. Rabbonowitz will conduct the services. The fast will adso be observed at the numerous smaller synagogues located south of Market street.y gre MITCHELL UPON SILVER, The Oregon Senator Voices the Sentiment of His Section. A Vote Taken Outside Party Lines Would Support a Double Standard. John H. Mitchell, the senior United States Senator from Oregon, is in the City for a few days on business. Last evening in speaking of his State and its unusual prosperity he said: “I have never seen the crop prospects so good in Oregon as at present.” “Will San Francisco have the assistance of Oregon in trying to have the next Republican Convention held here?” was asked. ‘“Were I a member of the National Com- mittee,”” he replied, “I would do every- thing in my power to bring the conven- tion to S8an Francisco. While I have no aunthority to ?eak for our committeeman, I have little doubt that his support can be relied upon.”’ “What is the status of the silver question in Oregon ?”’ was asked. ‘“The people of Oregon of all three parties are divided more or less on the question. If left to a vote of the people, irrespective of party, the result would, in my judg- ment, be overwhelmingly 1n opposition to a single gold standard and in fayor of bi- metallism. I presume that my individual views are well known to the readersof THE CALL and to the people of the coast gener- ally. Iam unalterably opposed to a single gold standard. I look upon it asa curse, scarcely second in its evil consequences 1o that of human slavery. ““Were it possible, I would have a double standard. or real bimetallism, established by international agreement, but of this I have no hope. Consequently, Iam in favor | of independent action upon this subject by the United States. “I have long ceased to have any fears upon the question as to the ability of the nited States to maintain bimetallism by treating silver precisely as gold is treated in this country. Thereshould be no limit, in my judgment, either upon the coinage or use of one of the precious metals that is not imposed on the other. “If we have free, unlimited coinage of gold, we should have free, unlimited coin- age of silver. In my judgment this coun- try is great enoui , powerful enough, re- sourceful enough to maintain its own’ monetary policy, irrespective of the wishes or dictation of Great Britain or any other foreign power on earth. “Itis hardly possible to contemplate a more humiliating position than thatin which our country and ifs Goverment have been placed in the past year through the manipulations of the gold syndicate of England.” e Senator was asked as to the proba- ble candidate for the Presidency. ‘‘There is no dearth of good Presidential timber in the Republican party,” he said; ‘‘but yet it is altogether too early to make any pre- dictions as to the probable candidate.” Senator Mitchell will be a candidate to succeed himself before the next Oregon Legislature. e—e— Cable-Car Accident. Frank Engelbrecht, 717 Stockton street, one of the street-sweepers employed by the Mer- chants’ Association, was on his way home last evening, and while crossing Geary street was knocked down by a cable-car. He was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where it was found that his skull was fractured and his hip con- tused. He declared that the g‘ri&mnn did not warn him by ringing the bell. He is not dan- gerously injured. Berkeley Girl Missing. The Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children has been notified that Anna Woerner, & 16-year-old girl living with her parents at 1608 Fifth street, West Berkeley, is missing. The girl is described as being handsome and attractive and inclined to be romantic. She told geosle in Berkeley that her name was Iren lair. The Shoe Buying Power of . $3.50 FOR MEN—Fine calf; hand welted; Bal- moral or Congress; all styles of toes; the $5 shoe of Retail stores. FOR WOMEN—Finest vici kid; button; leather or cloth top; made on latest (*“Yosemite”) last; patent ventilated soles; in Retail stores $5—because extra good. BIG SHOE FACTORY RETAILING AT FACTORY PRICES, ROSENTHAL, FEDER & CO., 581-583 MARKET ST., NEAR SECOND. . NEW TO-DAY. Reign of Reductions Fetes of various kinds have been prevalent during the Spring and Summer. It’s our turn now, and we’re hold- ing a Festival of Low Prices For Fine Shoes. A Sample Infant’s Kid Button Shoe, Soft, Hand-turned Sole, Superior Finish, 45cC. P At 83.00. ITCHED HEEL SHOES—Every pair of 2 our $5 Stitched Heel Shoes, pointed and square toe, cloth and kid tops, all sizes. At $1.00. 3 KID OPERA SLIPPERS—The $1 50 kind. A lot bought under specially favorable conditions. Not many. At $1.10. CHILD'S CLOTH TOPS_SP. HEEL—Dot~ ted Cloth Top, Kid Vamps, Sp. Heel. Bizes, 8 to 1014, At $S1.25. MISSES’ CLOTH TOPS SP. HEEL— Stylish Dotted Cloth Top, Kid Vamp, Patent Tip, Dressy Shoes. Sizes,11to At 82.50. STITCHED HEEL OXFORDS—Pointed Opera and Square ‘foes, patent tip ed and plain. Laird, Schober and Mitchell and other well-known makes. At $2.00. HAND TURNS AND WELTS—Ladies’ Vici Kid Button, Razor or Philadel- phia Toe, patent tipped, hand welt or hand turned. At 82.75. MEN’S HAND WELT LACE—Pointed Toe and Tip, best selected calf, high- grade finish; a lot bought at a bank- rupt sale; regular $4 shoe. At 83.75. MEN’S PATENT LEATHERS — Full- dress Evening Shoe, Opera Toe, Cloth Top; bought at the same sale as the above lot; a regular $6 shoe. Kasfs 738-740 Market Street STATEMENT =——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F AIX LA CHAPELLE, GERMANY, ON the 31st day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insur- ance Commissioner of the State of California, pur- suant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- nished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock paid up in CaBH..euieerereaenrnannncnseneinsesees $450,000 00 $309,100 40 471,492 85 Bonds owned by Company. 8,141,537 35 Cash in Company’s Office. L 14,078 30 Cash In Banks. . | 450,349 95 Interest due a Stocks and Loa 21,015 57 Premiums in duf tion. 5 . 256,874 58 Bills receivable, not Matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks.. 276,809 32 Due from other Companies for re- insurance... 54,223 40 Total Assets. -$5,006,380 72 LIABILITIES. Losscs i pracess of Adusi es in process of Adjusi it Suspense.............. 113,500 00 Losses resisted, including expenses Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one vear or less, §—, reln- surance 50 per cent.... Gross premiums on Fire 1,500,928 47 ning more than one year, $—, reinsurance pro rata.... Cash dividends remaining unpaid.... 822,500 00 Al other demands against the Com- pany.... 761,741 92 Total Lisbilities. $2,7£5,655 89 Net Cash_actuall; Fire premiums... . 1,808,278 68 B Pais Bloske T 4 from on nds, Stocks, Loans, an m all other sources. 400,299 65 Total Income.. $2,203,678 30 EXPENDITURES. et amount paid for Fire Losses (1n- luding $73,297 92 losses of pre- SR 1,081,688 73 i 522,500 00 Paid llowed for Com: N ok eragn ..o i 291,024 43 roke; i Pald for Salaries, Fees and other charges for oflicers, clerks, etc. 71,600 20 state, National and Paid for State, e s 120,444 97 Total Expenditures............... 81,897,800 39 Losse rred during the year (g!re (.n.c-l!m .- u % $1,174,088 72 Premi- B e I Fire Risks. | Premiums. Net amount of Risks written dur- ing the year....... Net amount of Risks explrvddnx‘-' ing the year....... Net mnonn‘fln fngie er 31, v .| 1,576.546,142| 1,659,913 48 DR. MAX LUDEWIG, Managing Director. Subseribed and sworn to before me, this 84 day e 1000 W. C. EMMET, U. 8. Consul. PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT, 204 Sansome Streef, San Francisco, Cal, V0SS, CONRAD & CO., GENERAL MANAGERS. JULIUS JACOBS, San Francisco Agent. A TADEES' GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palace Hotel O, ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS ‘made on the management. It takes the piace of the clty restaurant, with direct entrance from Market st. Ladies shopping will find this & most desirabie place to lunch. Prompt service and mod- erate charges, such as have given the gentlemen’s Grillroom an international reputation, will prevai in this new department. $487,791,369 $2,691,079 05 433,727,279 2,641,828 07