The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 2, 1895, Page 9

. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, FRIDAY, AUGUST 2, 18vs. A FAILING GOVERNMENT. Congressman Hilborn Talks of the Hawaiian Islands. LOSING MONEY EVERY MONTH. As a Result Ex-Queen Liliuokalani Will Eventually Be Restored to Her Throne. pany, with Edward E. Brown as manager. Then the fire on Wednesday evening at Seventh and Townsend streets, known as the San_Krancisco Cooperage Company, Edward E. Brown, proprietor. ————— PASSED AN ALTERED BILL. A Clever Counterfeiter Victimizes a Sub- Treasury Teller. ‘When a person is able to alter and raise the denomination of a United States Government greenback so neatly that the tellers in the United States Sub-Treasury, who are supposed to keep watch and ward over the integrity of the coin and currency of the land, cannot detect the fraud, then he or she may safely be considered an ex- pert. Such an expert seems to be operating in San Fr_ancxsco, and not only have banks been victimized, but even the lynx-eved re«‘ni\’infi teller at the sub-treasury has Congressman-elect Samuel G. Hilborn B{j"é;‘“ bed “Nine Dollars” by his asso- has returned from a e weeks' trip to 2 the Sandwich Islands, where he went to Recently one of the employes of the branch treasury was going over a pile enjoy a rest and incidentally study the|of bills when™ something peculiar in vi 1s questions that have racked the i the “feel” of one of them attracted his little Government from end to end within | attention. He looked carefully at the the last two years :: r;]);l, but tmf all appearances it was all % . ” £ exce; b i C i ‘I was very much surprised,” said the | gpit o P8 10 an almost imperceptible Congressman to a CaLL representative, “when a San Francisco paper published what p ed to be a statement made by me while at a banquet in Honolulu. ther t s it stated that I had d myse! vor of an tion and intention immedizstely Congress in De- 1 for the annexa- that it n the conve rber to introdt was my ning i e ted that I wasambitious nor of the new territory. that Grover Cleveland would Republican, Governor of the y that I would care ishment it means during | vering the office? %1 annexation I made no such not believe in annexation at | e, and it is not likely that I | ion at presentisone | and the poputation is in | s it the prover material | There are the natives, | e, Portuguese, and but a | Anglo-Saxon races. | se conditions I would never ad- | xation, and I believe it would istake to bring about such a s of people, | o lowers and those ! ent, and I found that the | ment was built on toc small eis in the islands a pop- | and out of that | ver less than 10,000 participated in the n of the present Government. | onsider it very fortunate that I went | one cannot understand the case | ding figures on paper. It is nec- | » see things just as they exist. | at once struck with the scarcity of | people,;and I doubt if annexation | produce any different results. | r_abeut the a ability of | nds into the United States | d will take them. Now I | ould care to displease | at extent, and I never have h a move on the part of result. > not think merica to t cipated st k the plotting business in that | world isover. I am quite while a great ma not particularly utional Government tk inhabitants a with the Con friendly will never attempt to restore the Queen to the throne by violence. At one time they | were very di sed at the spectacle of the | Queen béing imprisoned in her own palace, e is yet by the way, but that feel- | out gone and they are content to the Constitutional Government out its own dissolution. I mean | ast what I be present meth- | it as if re no other, t seems nd v to illustrate to you how neces: is to rate on sucha basis. Eve once in a while information comes from e point on the mainland that a fili- i about to start out | rancisco or some he coast and it at once to increase the military riment of the treasury. 1e last racket in January cost them Anybody can see that the result it #No one knows how weak the Constitu- al Government is better than the roy- sts, and they also know that force would only prolong the time when the present Government will step down and out, per- | atisfied that there is nothing there | | fectly s upon which to establish a substantial gov- ernment. “W hen Congress convenes in December next I will not make any move o bring about annexation, nor will I take a single in the direction of legislation un- comes up in the course of regular busi In that event 1 will be fully | equipped with all the information ne ; sary to act with judgment and impar- | Not a stone was left unturned by f to learn all sides of the qu ns, and at the present time [ am satisfied that re long the Queedl will return to the be TO BEAT BRODIE. A San Franclsco Man Who Will Add | Artistic Features to the Brook- 1yn Bridge Jump. Harry A. Harmon of this City, the well- { known swimmer and diver, is on his way to the East, with the intention of outrival- ing the celebrated Steve Brodie in a fancy plunge from the Brooklyn bridge. Brodie dropped from the structure into Kast River; but instcad of hanging by his hands before making the descent Harmon in- tends not only to leap in the true fashion of the diver, but to astonish the world with a double somersauit while going from the bridge to the stream. He is con- fident that he can accomplish the midair revolutions all right and strike on his feet in the water. His feats in high diving, both here and on the way East, make it appear probable that the groposcd jump into the River can be safely made. The distance from the Brooklyn bridge to the water is 135 feet. At Great Falls, Mont., Harmon made a backward jump of 115} feet into Black Beaver dam, turning a double somer- sault. The plunge was made all right, but on coming up to the surface of the water Harmon was struck on the head by a heavy piece of driftwood, and he was so badly injured that he was unable to travel for several weeks. Some great leaps were made at St. Paul, Hastings, Winona and La Crosse, but in a letter to a local friend the diver says he regards his Chicago jump as the best of all. His man- ager, George A. Finn, had wagered $50 that Harmon could successfully jump from the top of a building into the Chicago River, a distance of 110 feet, and on that small wager the feat was performed. —————————— PURSUED BY FIRE. A Cooperage Company Burned Out Four Times in Four Years. Fire Marshal Towe continued his inves- tigation yesterday into the cause of the fire in the ope-story frame factory of the San Francisco Cooperage Company, Seventh and Townsend streets, on Wednesday even- i So far his investigation leads him to the belief that the fire was accidental. The peculiarity is that within four years there have been four fires in premises occu- Knes ut the edges. Another in- vestigation, this time with a microscope, developed the fact that the bill had originally been a $1 greenback and had been cunningly raised to a $10 bill. The work was of the most careful description and the officials at the sub- treasury as well as Secret Service Agent Harris to whom the note was taken for 1nspection consider it a most dangerous counterfeit. In each of the twenty or more places in the bill where the figure 1 or the word “one” appears in the $1 green- back the counterfeiter had carefully pasted the figures 10 or the word ten and altered the word dollar by the addition of an *'s” 1n every instance where it occurred with one exception. In that case the addition of the letter would have run the word over into a vig- nette and the operator wisely left it off. Only one paster was put on in a manner that might be termed bungling and that is believed to bave been the work of some one into whose hands the note passed after ieaving the possession of the counterfeiter. e id that a number of these raised ills have been found in circulation and that several have been palmed off on the cashiers of banks, who have concealed them und pocketed the loss rather than let it be known that they had been victimized. The receiving teller of a prominent downtown bank,to whom the note was shown as a curiosity, said that in fourteen years’ experience with bank bills, counter- feit and otherwise, he had never seen so perfect a viece of crooked workmanship. The teller at the sub-treasury has not tue | slightest idea who passed the altered bill on him and wiil keep it as a souvenir of the occ MECHAN Contentions Regarding the De- corating Caused Bardet to Leave. Lewis Did Not Resign, and H. T. Bush’s Business Distractea His Attention. The vacancies which occurred in the board of trustees of the Mechanics’ Insti- tute by the resignations of Alexander Bardet, W. E. Fisher and H. T. Bush are as yet unjlled, and when they will be filled and by whom is a matter which is occasioning considerable discussion among the members of the institute. The state- ment made by Mr. Bardet, ‘‘that the whale transaction in regard to the decora- tions which are to be placed in the Pavil- ion was not businesslike, and that there were no drawings or designs submitted, and the contract was awarded to Mr. Tid- ball simply upon the written descriptions in the bid,” hascaused considerable amuse- ment among the remaining trustees. Mr. R. Kendrick, a member of the board, said that he did not consider that a_valid excuse for Mr. Bardet handing in his resignation, as all business irregularities and contentions which have come up rela- tive to the decorations are due solely to Mr. Bardet himself. He was the chair- man of the decorating commiitee and shoula have been convinced that proper | plans and specifications were submitted before allowing the committee to award the contract t r. Tidball upon a written description alone, as considerable latitude could be and has been taken by the con- tractor, and that even the written agree- ment has not been lived up to. “The reported resignation of O. Lewis is not a_fact,” continued Mr. Kendri that is, his resignatipn was never placed before the board. The members of the board of trustees are elected by the trustees who happen to be in office at the time their names of new members are submitted for lection, but they are subject to the ratifi- tion of the members of the institute at large, at the regular quarterly meeting. In the case of . Lewis his election was not ratified by the members, which was a matter of much regret, as he had always | been an earnest worker for the welfare of the institute, and in consequence of what is termed his ‘turning down’ by the mem- bers it was not in his power to resign even if he had so wished.” The resignation of Mr. Bush was due to the fact that his business had made it impossible for him to attend the meetings of the trustees for three months. The work of decorating the Pavilion is slowly progressing, but it is hoped every- thing will be in readiness by the opening day. The plans_for decorating were copied f the Los Angeles fiesta and are to be?fite elaborate. Not a raiter.or shingle will be discernible in the interior of the old building after the decorating has been completed and the exhibits placed. MATT GREEN'S TEETH. He Uses Them Upon John Murphy’s Ear at the Racetrack. Matt Green, an employe at the racetrack, had a fight with John Murphy, the well- known trainer, yesterday morning. Dur- ing the fight Green inserted his teeth in Murphy’s ear and bit a piece off. Murphy was taken to the Receiving Hospital, where the injured ear was dressed by Ur. Bunnell. About a year ago Green and another stable-boy had a rough-and-tumble fight. Green inserted his teeth in his opponent’s hand,and he retaliated by biting off Green’s nose. Dr. Somers performed a clever piece of surgery by giving Green a new nose. S With 1,000,000 Capital Stock. The San Francisco Mining Company was in- corporated yesterday with $1,000,000 capital stock actually subscribed. The shareholders are: A. Meyer £500,000, J. M. Nougues Jr. Nougues, E. Louls Lowe yer $499,850, Joseph and Baldwin Vale $50 each. .. Mrs. Crooks’ Estate. The first annual account of Mrs. Susan Crooks’ estate was filed yesterday, showing that the income for the year ending May 31, 1895, was $24,002 25, and_that the expend- itures have been $20,088 37. The claims pre- sented against the estate amount to $28,891 65. Movements of Irans-Atlantic steamers. NEW YORK—Arrived Aug 1—Stmr Palatia, from Hamburg: stmr Venetia, from Stettin; stmr ‘Aller, from Bremen. BREMEN—Arrived out Aug 1—Stmr Spree. SOUTHAMPTON—Arrived out Aug 1—Stmr t Bismarck. B DO —Artived out Aug 1—Stmr Mobile. HAMBURG—Arrived out Aug 1—Stmr Prussia. ;.\mi by the company, although und:r dnf; GENOA—ATrrived out Aug 1—Stmr Kalser Wil- erent names. The first fire was on August | pelm II. L 27, 1801, at 641 Second street. The concern uuhml.':s'rOWN—Arflved out® Aug 2—Stmr was then known as Kilbourn & Co., with C'};’?&?&EBHAVEN—SIIM Aug 1—Stmr Stutt- Edward E. Brown as manager. The second for New YOrk. fire was on_January 5, 1894, same name, place and manager. ~The third fire was on March 20, 1895, on the northwest corner of Townsend and Stanford streets, then kuown as the Kilbourn Cooperage Com- U ENSTOWN—Sailed Aug 1—Stmr Britannic, New YOrk. m{!BfiEl‘{‘l‘)AH—S‘lled Aug 1-Stmr Rotterdam, K. m{-vitflv‘;‘% POTNT—Passed Ang 1-Stmr Maas- dam from Rotterdam for New York. (S INSTITUTE BEAUTY AND BLOOMERS, They Were the Feature of the South Side Cycling Club’s Social. A VARIFTY IN COSTUMES. It Was a Gala Evening for the Boys and Girls Who Ride the Blike. The first bloomer social of the South Side Cycling Club, held at the hall 1513 Howard street last evening, was a success- ful event in every way, and the members of the club are elated in consequence and promise similar socials in the future. Perhaps much of the interest which the occasion evoked was due to the novelty of the affair, as bloomer balls and socials are just beginning to be popular. At any rate they are distinctive in showing that if beauty in bloomers represents the coming new woman she is going to be a progres- sive creature who will never tire of creat- ing new fads and asserting her indepe ence of conventionalities which for ages have kept women in subordination to that tyrant of the ages—despotic man. These as well as other sentiments were | been” arranged. | but now that Rochette has found “a posi- of dissolution was decided last Friday. There are 30,000 shares of stock, and 25,- 96634 were voted to the meeting, the vote to dissolve being unanimots. The directors of the eorporation are Elliott M. Root, James B. Stetson, Albert Dibble, Bernard, Peyton, John R. Spring, Julius _Bandman and L. P. Drexler. Elliott M. Root is the president and L. B. Chapman the secretary. LATE SPORTING NOTES. What the Local Pugilists Are Doing. A Gun Club Challenge Ac- eepted. The Colma Athletic Club decided last evening to send for Billy Gallagher, who boxed last night in New York, with the idea of matching him against Henry Peppers (colored). George Green, who arrived from the East on Tuesd§y, has been authorized by Gallagher make matches for him. If Peppers consents to meet Gallagher the contest may take lace during the latter part of this month. }}he programme for September has already The eventful features will be a twenty-round contest between the heavy-weights, Tom Sharkey, cham- ion of the navy, and Joe McAuliffe, the Mission giant. Sharkey stated after having whipped Smith that his whole ambition was to meet Joe McAuliffe, and the latter has promised the managers of the club that the sailor’s wish will be gratified. The talk of a match between Rochette and Hawkins has ended in smoke. Haw- kins would not agree to fight Rochette when the latter was out of employment, tion Hawkins has signified his intention of meeting him anywhere. John Whelan of Tacoma, the pugilist MARIPOSA AND TUOLUMNE Abandoned Mining Districts Again Coming to the Front. MINING REVIVAL EVIDENCED. Many of the Old Mines Are Being Reopened and New Ones Explolted. 8ax Fraxcisco, August 1. Editor Morning Call—S1ie: The writer has been hearing a good deal lately about the mining revival in California; he has also heard a good deal among a certain set about the mines being played out. Being deeply interested in the mining possibili- ties yet undeveloped in the State, and wishing to renew acquaintance with men and scenes of early days, he has recently made a tour of inspection, and is tempted to contribute his impressions for the benefit of your readers. My observations were principally con- fined to Mariposa and Tuolumne, the two oldest “‘played out” regions of the State, where Senator J. P. Jones and the late Jim Fair were supposed to have worked all the BEAUTY IN BLOOMERS AT THE SOUTHSIDE SOCIAL. inspired in the minds of the male spec- tators at the social last night as they watched the giri of the bloomers not on her bicycle, but whirling through the mazy measures of the dance with graceful abandon which is incompatible with the wearing of voluminous dresses and skirts. There was a charming variety in the bloomer costumes displayed, not only in diversity of color, but in design of styles. Some wore bloomers which contained as much material as any dress ever manu- factured, while others leaned toward economy both as to width and length. Some wore snug-fitting sweaters of va- ried hues and some showed better judg- ment by wearing loose-fitting waists, which were much more comfortable in the heated room. But taken all in all the long bloomers, the short bloomers, the wide bloomers, the narrow bloomers and the blue, dark green and the black and white bloomers were all becoming and made the “bike’’ girls charming, not only in the eyes of their clubmates, but with the fifty or so spectators who attended the social. Congiderable credit is due to the com- mittee of arrangements for the manner in which the evening’s programme was car- ried out from beginning to end. Prelimin- ary to the grand march the bloomer girls wheeled around the floor and edified the szwctalurs by their clever performances on the bicycle. Owing to the small space, though, many of them met with amusing misfortunes. There were several collisions, in which no one hurt, and one tall girlin blue bloomers and yellow boots be- came entangled in the wheels of her upset machine and it took the united efforts of three of her lady friends to disentangie her. Their success was celebrated by the blowing of several ““bike” whistles, which sounded like the sobbing and sighing of a vigorous cvclone. These stormy sounds were heard at intervals between dances throughout the evening. The grand march began at 9:30 o’clock. Before it started Master of Ceremonies Charles F. Brown made a formal annouce- ment that the South Side Cycling Club has great respect for the bloomer girl and that no smoking or rudeness would be tolerated. Futhermore, that no ladies would beallowed on the floor without being arrayed in bioomers unless the bloomer girl, as the representative of the new woman, agreed among themselves to permit their sisters in skirts the privilege of dancing with them. Through several dances the bloomer girl was inexorable in denying the thirty or more ladies who were attired in skirts the privilege of dancing, but later they relaxed and decided to allow them the pleasure of a *‘dance orso.” The grand march procession was headed by Charles Birdsall and Miss Lena Egge- berg on bicycles. Following came Floor Manager A. H. Moore and Miss Aggie Kilday and eighteen couples. The first dance of the evening was the ‘“bloomer waltz,” and there were fifteen additional dances. tach one had a distinctive title on the unique programme. Among the titles were the following; *‘Good Streets,” “The Bike,” “The New Woman,” “The 0ld Man,” “Chickens Pest,”” “The Beach,” “Our First Road Run,” “Keep Mov- ing,” etc. The fun lasted until mid- night. Among the guests was Police Judge Campbell, who glided through the waltz jauntily, with a fair young maiden in gray loomers. The Judge is an enthusiastic bicycle rider himself. ollowing are those who composed the committees having the affair in charge: Committee of arrangements, James C. Sy- mons, Charles F. Brown, C, J. Keating, W. k. C. J. Donald, B. F. Jones; reception committee, Le Clair, J. Heilmann, Thomas Keiley, C. Harrigan, J. Renault, A. Tietjen, J. T. Clifford, Charles A. Arms, E. J. Toohy, D. Mahoney, F. Oster, 8. Sullivan; floor directors, A. J. Dow- ling, James E. Daley, John Bennett, Joseph Hansen, H. Wiggins, H. Mulcreevy, J. Meagher, Thomas Burke, George Covey, D. J. Leary, J. Matterson, Bert Kehn, Will Britt. i A CORPOBATION TO DISSOLVE. The Atlantic Dynamite Company’s Pe- tition Filed in the Superior Court. The Atlantic Dynamite Company has filed in the Superior Courta petition for dissolution. :? company was incorpor- ated on August 16, 1892, and the auestion \Dnnning; for financial secretary, J. C. who was whipped by George Green, is in town, and wants another fling at Green. The latter says that Le needs a rest, and will not consent to fight any one for a month or so. The Olympic Gun Club met last evening and de ided to accept the challenge of the | Garden [ 'iy Cyclers Gun Club to a shoot | at clay pirds. The Olympics will hold their next shoot at the Oakland track on the 11th inst. SUTRD WANTED MONEY. The Mayor Borrowed a Quar- ter of a Milticn Dollars. He Gave the Hibernia Bank a Mort~ gage Upon Twenty Blocks of Land. Mayor Sutro yesterday secured from the Hiberma Bavings and Loan Society the loan of a quarter of a million dollars. He gave as security a mortgage on about twenty blocks of land lying along the sea- shore in the Point Lobos Tract, where he owns nearly 250 acres. He stated that it was not poverty that made the loan necessary. He said: “I have many hundred acres in this part of the City worth several million dollars, but I did not have enough ready money to | carry on the many enterprises in which I | am engaged. I want the money for the iliqgrovementu I am making around the | cli here are the new Cliff House and the new electric road depot and the road itself. The latter will be complete and in running order within sixty days. Asthe road nears completion there are several large obligations to meet, and I must meet them. Tfie road will cost over $400,000, and T have had to put up three-quarters of the expense. G “Why? The reason is that, although many men of means knew it would be a good business venture, they were_afraid of the octopus, the Southern Pacific Com- pany, and so I had te carry the scheme through upon my own shoulders. ““As soon as the road is in operation tke value of land near the Cliff House will in- crease, so you see it would have been fool- ish for meé to have sold the land orany part of it to raise the money. Had I sold the land T mortfaged even at the present low market value I would have realized double or treble what I got on the loan. I would not do this, for I have great confi- dence in the future of San Francisco, and in the course of a year orso the value of land here will be greatly advanced. “Next fall I will probably hold a public land sale and dispose of & few blocks that will more than pay off what I have bor- rowed. I am notin debt nor even hard pressed for money. This transaction was simply a business convenience.” mines out years before the discovery of the Comstock, and where Trenor W. Park was also supposed to have gobbled up what little there was left in the Fremont grant, which is popularly supposed to carry all the mines of Mariposa County. On arriving at Hornitos, Mariposa Coun- t{, I found that the old Washington mine, abandoned some years ago, and also the No. 9. had come into the possession of Mose Rodgers, one of the former owners of the Washington. He has secured title to them after years of waiting, and has organ- ized a company that proposes to erecta large electrical plant on the Merced River, seven miles distant, and with that power operate the mines and mills to a capacity of least 300 tons ge;r day. It has always been understood that the Washington ~was abandoned because it would not pay, but Mr. Rodgers informs me that it was because the mine could not be operated any deeper with the old ma- chinery, and that the mine was as good or better at the bottom as at any of the upper levels. Men who worked in the mine at the time it was shut down confirm this statement. The fact that Mr. Rodgers has worked so persistently to secure title to the mine, which he managed during 1ts palmy days, is pretty good evidence that it is not played out. e writer, having once been an active participant in the opening of No. 9, can vouch for the abundance of pay ore in that mine. “No. 9” comprises several claims on contiguous leads, and in its early work- ing afforded as good an example of if' norance and extravagance as probably any mine in California. Under good man- agement and with improved methods it ought to pay well from the start. Within three miles of the Washington and about the same distance from Hor- nitos, 18 the Doss mine, adjoining the Quartz Mountain. This mine might serve as a type of early-day quartz mining enter- prises in California. It has experienced pretty nearly atl the vicissitudes in the | mining category and most undeservedly. It is a magnificent ten-foot vein, all low- grade pay ore, carrying about 20 per cent of sulphurets averaging from $5 to $40 per | declined 0 | from New York took it at that price, ton. On tie surface, when the mine was first opened, the sulphurets were decom- Fosed largely and the ore was practically ree-milling. The owners, Falkner & Bell of San Francisco, built a mill on the Merced and hauled the odre seven miles, working the mine gronmbly until their mill was de- stroyed by a freshet. They sold the mine to A. H. Brooks for $12,000 cash. Mr. Brooks at the time was taking rich ckets out of the Blue Lead, and the oss laid idle for a long time. Finally it was examined by the expert of an English syndicate and bonded for $200,000, but the expert was drowned while crossing the Tuolumne in a freshet and the bond lapsed, although a forfeit of $5000 had been ut up. Then the mine was leased to ifferent parties on different terms, all of whom tried to gouge out the richest ore with the least amount of work. Finally Mr. Brooks died and the mine was left to be quarreled over by eleven heirs in two families. i All attempts to act harmoniously failed, although several parties were anxious to bond tge mine for a large amount. But to detail all the ups and downs of this mine would require a volume; and, as W. D. Stuart, representing capitalisis of Piqua, Ohio, has finally bonded the various inter- ests and gone to work in a systematic manner on the mine, we may expect great things from its development. The deep- est shaft is only about 110 feet, and the vein is at its best at that depth. With the immense_amount of ore in sight and the uclimited power in the Merced River for electricity close at hand, it ought to be- come one of the great producers of the State. In the vicinity of Hunters Valley a new mine is being opened, and a five-stamp mill is being erected. Then, coming to the line of the Fremont grant, I find every- thing quiet, until within a few miles of the town of Mariposa, where I find the road blocked with teams hauling machin- ery to the Whitlock mines—the Spencer, Farmer’s Hope and others—all located within a few miles of the town. The Whit- lock was owned in the early sixties by Sullivan, Cashman and Dimond, and operated by them; but high wages, poor machinery and inexperienced men caused a failure, On account of Mrs. Bullivan’s death the property was offered for sale. It as offered to Senator Perkins, Daniel ays and E. Newhall for $20,000. They to purchase, and a an afterward selling at a big profit to William Johns, managing agent for the English mining firm known as the Sierra Buttes and Plumas Eureka Company. This company, with plenty of capital and experienced men, has gone to work in a way that indicates how little doubt they have of the outcome. Where, but a short i time ago, only the melancholy evidences of a deserted mine greeted the visitor, is now a bustling little town of thirty houses, including a church and hotel." A forty- stamp mill is being built, and judging from the ore in sight, a hali million would not tempt the present owners. The Farmer's Hope has a five-stamp sampling-mill in operation, and contem- plates a ding a twenty-stamp mill this fall. The prospecting going'on in this mine is constantly developing new resources of ore | and proving the value of the mine. At | least half a_dozen other minesin the im- mediate vicinity are at work nightand day pushing on development work, and most of them expect to begin on their stampmilis before the rains of winter set in. A few miles beyond the town of Mari- posa Mr. Snyder has abandoned his saw- mill, which has been in operation for years, and taken hold of an old mine long lying idle. He has been familiar with the mine ever since its location, and is willing to risk his all on 1ts being a producer. He will have a ten-stamp mill in operation next winter. W. 8. Chapman has secured control of | the Vanderbilt claims, opened and owned | by the late A. M. Starr. He is reopeming the mines and putting in repair all the fine machinery erected by the late owners, in- cluding a ten-stamp mill, to which he will add ten stamps more soon. There are im- mense reserves of ore in these mines, and the writer knows of Mr. Starr refusing $50,000 for the property. I must not forget to siy that the old town of Mariposa is not dead. It was only sleeping, but has awakened, and is doing | as only old mining towns know how to do. ‘When a stranger arrives it doesn’t require an assayer to assure the inhabitants that he is or ismot an old miner. They soon pan him out, and if he shows even good sul- phurets the keys are at once turned over to him, and he owns the town. Mariposa is fairly started on a_new career of prosperity and happiness. Many of the old, dilapidated buildings are being rebuilt and trimmed up as if fora Mayda festival, nnd!ou can see the bright sparl of hope kindling in old eyes tgbnt ave been blinking contentedly in the mountain sunshine for twenty years. When mine ?ost! can’t accommodate all the strangers rom Salt Lake, New York, Boston, Francisco and elsewhere they know that the mines are not played out, but that the money-bags of the coast and elsewhere don’t find anything to invest in that will pay such interest as gold quartz will pay. Ihe{ are beginning to enjoy the fact that all things come to those who wait. But I am only about half through with my trip and experiences, and with a whole- some fear of the ruthless editorial scissors I will reserve the rest for another time. OLp MINER. TW0 WEEKS' MISSION. It Will Begin in St. Boniface’s Church Next Sunday Morning. On Sunday, the 4th of August, a two weeks’ mission will commence at St. Boni- face’s Church, Golden Gate avenue, for the German Catholics of that congregation. The mission will be conducted by three Benedictine fathers from Oregon. The first week of the mission, from the 4th to the 11th of August, is intended for the women. The second week, from the 11th to the 18th, will be forthe men. The principal sermon of each day will be preac’l)nd in the even- ing at 7:30 o’clock. ‘here will be two sermons in the morn- ing, the first one at the 5:30 o’clock mass and the second at high mass, 9 A. M. CELERY, || BEEF and || IRON. For Nerves, Try It To-day. || Never To For Stomach, For Blood, 0 Soon. || May Be Too Late. Sl i PRESS OEUB OFFICERS. Nominations Made Last Evening—Ex- tending the Membership Limit. The Press Club met last evening and nominated candidates to be voted forat the election which will be held at the end of this month. The nominations were: For president, Cassius M. Coe and Fre- mont Older; for first vice-president, John Finlay; for second vice-president, J. Booth; for third vice-president, J. P. P. Donald; for recording secretary, F. 8. Myrtle and James Tyler; for librarian, T. F.” Prendergast and Kimball Briggs; for directors, six to_be elected—Sam Ewing, Charles Lee, W. W. Naughton, 8. E. Mon- tague, Paul Cowles, C.A. Low and H. L. Brooke. ¥ A committee was appointed to amend the constitution and by-laws, and a propo- sition to incorporate was discussed, but w: not finally acted upon. HENLEY'S Eee It Does Nerves | |It Does St Unmixed Good. Unmixed Good. omachs|| It Does Blood Unmixed Good. CELERY, NEW TO-DAY. STATEMENT —— OF THE —— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE —— MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (F AL UEBURG, GERMANY. ON THE 31ST day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, &s made to the Insurange Com- missioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- liticat Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner: CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, pald up In cash. ._$750,000 00 ASSETS. Real estate owned by company...... $449,349 75 Loans on bond and mortgage. . 1,285,706 55 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company.. . 2,332,156 85 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds. stocks and other market- able securities as collateral . Cash in coppany’s office 350 00 12,621 91 Cash in banks. 780,785 29 Interest due an and loans..... i # 13,267 29 Premiums in due course of collection 248,454 62 Due by other companies for reinsur- $646,032 83 cent 1,568,251 15 Gross premiums on fire risks running more than One year, reinsurance prorata...... . 245,829 83 Cash dividends remaining unpatd 564 25 All other demands against the co PANY ...cv e Total liabilities. 1,042,239 37 $3.502,917 43 INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums............. $4,232,488 60 Recelved for interest on bonds and TOTLEAERR... ..o ceeeveeaarecizasenae 58,676 89 Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all OLhEr SOurces.......... 76,578 51 Recelved from all other sources. 90,010 44 Lotal income. 84,457,752 54 EXPENDITURES. Net amount_paid for fire losses (in- cluding $595,122 76 losses of pre- vious years) 132,302,218 52 Dividends to stocknolders. . 187, 0 Paid or allowed for commission or brokerage 694,513 02 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc...... 185,008 27 Paid for State, national an taxes. All other yments and expenditures -$3,571 Total expenditures.. .. ROBT. TSCHMARKE, President. E.T. MIETHKE, Vice-President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of April, 1895. R. WEICHSEL JR., . 8. Vice-Consul. GUTTE & FRANK, Managers, 303 California St., S. F. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— AACHEN AND MUNICH FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY QF,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. . $450,000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company £309,100 40 Loans on Bond and Mortgage. . 471,492 85 Cash Market Value of ail Stocks and . 8,141,53735 14,078 30 460,349 95 Stocks and Loans.. . 21,91557 Premiums in due Course of Collec- tion. . SRRk ... 26687458 Bills receivable, not Matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks......... 276,309 83 Due from other Companies for re- insurance .. 54,222 40 Total Assets. -$5,008,380 72 LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted and unpaid....... ) Losses in process of Adjustment or it Suspense. St Losses resisted. es ) Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning onesgexr or less, §—, rein- surance 50 per cent.... ... Gross preminms on Fire Risks run- }' 1,559,918 47 ning more than one year, $—, | relnsurance pro rata. Cash dividends remaining unpai All other demands against 112,500 00 322,500 00 761,741 92 82,766,655 39 \ INCOME. Net Cash actnally received for Fire premiums. . 1,808,278 65 Received for dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources. . % 400,299 65 $2,208,578 30 Total Income. .. o EXPENDITURE! Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $73,297 92 losses of pre- vious years) Dividends to stockholders Paid or allowed for Commission or 1,061,588 72 322,500 00 Brokerage.. . s angs 291,024 45 Paid for Salaries, Fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc...... 71,600 20 Paid for State, National and local taxes.. beecrtitecns 30,732 05 All other pay es 120,444 97 Total Expenditures.. -..81,897,890 89 Losses incurred during the year r s e e Roth e $1,174,088 72 Risks and Premi- | ums. Fire Risks. | Premiums. Net amount of] Risks written dur- ing the year....... Net amon Risks expired dui- ing the year....... Net amount in force| December al.i 1894, 1,575.546,142] 1,559,913 48 DR. MAX LUDEWIG, Managing Director. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 34 day of May, 189 ‘W. C. 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