The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 7, 1895, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1895. 9 FREDERICKS' FATE AGAIN The Murderer Was Hanged, but His Case Is Yet in the Courts. HALE MAY HAVE TO ANSWER. Supreme Court Action on an Ap- peal May Cause Peculiar Com- plications. e Court has before it a mat- ha defendant in the next upon to determine , the murderer who was week or two ago, ce. y concern the man but it is serious omin favor of the rden Hale degally illing of the prisoner, y have an Suprem alin: rom the taken George E. Col- ht instrdction erald, and by s attorney. y of the resen- ending in the 1 the prisoner ill be heard. e up in the court to- he appeal may ns raised the con- a 1 right to ex- her hearing in the he prisoner was in- of Warden Hale at the t will be the duty of that duce the man. e prisoner cannot be brought for hanged. He any way by t ifornia may do he legal technicality presented in his behali, but Warden Hale may be placed in on that will be embar- pos e \t to do that while an appeal was pend- nd 1f his opinion is Court Warden neral may Lave anging that Shipping Men of the Coast Getting Upa Huge Memorial of Pro- test. A memoral addressed to President nd and Secretary Carlisle by practi- \e entire shipping interests of the Coast, stoutly protesting against Davidson’s removal, attesting v and value to all the mari- nterests of the coast and urging his ement, is now being eirculated. emorial 1s confined to the practi- shipping interests of the coast, is ctical considerations and is the storm of disapproval h has come from every quarter where Davidson, his lifetime of service Government and his distinquished fields. of science, known. y. the memorial is now in the of Aaron M. Burns, the under- -, and it has already been signed by more of the leading shipowners yping agents. Amongthenamesare large steamship company having large intere h are risked at sea. ( es of the memorial have been sent every important port on the coast, and 1 it reaches Washington it will repre- the unanimous sentiments and de- s of the men for whom the coast v is established on the entire Pacific The memorial reads as follows: President of the United States and. the of the Tre : We, ship-owners, ship- and marine underwriters on the ¥ cal based c indep ndent of ssor ed from the position in nt service which he hes filled ss 10 us, credit to himself and atry for half a century; and td to party affiliations, de- ed act of his superior officer, ted in shipping proverty and g men we have recognized for many very grest practicel beaefits which accrued 1o navigation, commerce and insurance from Professor Davidson’s rful knowledee of the harbors, currents, ights, lan s and hidden dangers of nme on and Washington,” ‘works presented to sovernment and by it printed for the pub- benefit. In any other country such labor as his alone would have insured him honor and & competency for Jife. We know that since the publication of these splendid works he has constantly kept himself informed of the many changes in buoys, lights and bars and of the liscoveries of new dangers; that he has, as a public servant should, always held formation at our disposal, and that we can_glways call upon him with profit. We believe that there is no man on this coast who has such an nsive, thorough and con- 10 our interests, as Professor David- son, and we therefore earnestly ask that he by reinstated ervice, in order that e ma Jrotect those interests i the future as he hes n the pas o gl L FOR' THE ATLANTA TFAIR. Interesting Facts Concerning the Cali- fornia Beet Sugar Industry. The local directors of the State Board of Trade, consisting of Messrs. Maslin, Mills, Emery and Filcher, met yesterday after- noon to disctiss matters pertaining to the California exhibit at the Atlanta Exposi- tion.. They decided not to involve the t d in any debts for packing until the %00 promiseéd by the Supervisors at the @ tleastif he be required to bring | 1] 0 elsborately and accurately | illustrated in his “Coast Pilot | ous knowledge of this subject, so | recent convention was assured. Mr. Filcher was requested to write to the County Clerks of the counties where the appropriations have not yet been made, with a view of hurrying up the money ter. Secretary Filcher, in preparing litera- ture for distribution at the exposition, and for the benefit of the Board of Trade, has athered some 1nteresting statistics upon beet sugar. The first manufactory estab- lished was by the Alameda Beet Sugar Company ih 1883. In 1891 the Spreckels Company erected a refinery in Pajaro Val- ley, near Watsonville. That year the Bfate’s output of beet sugar was 8,175.43% | pounds. In1892 it was 21,8013 In 1893 5,880,929; and last year the output 45,191,296 pounds, or seven-ninths of the output of the United States, which makes California far in ad- vance of the other States in the beet-sugar industry. This year inthe Pajaro and Sa- linas valleys 7200 acres have been vlanted in beets, and it is expected that the yield will be 80,000 tons of beets, which will vield 9000 tons of sugar. The harvesting this year will begin about September 1, | and ast between eighty and ninety days. THE PRIDE F SAUSALITO, A New Town Hall to Be Erected for Its Municipal Business. ad Street Improvements to Be Pushed and the Boulevard Scheme Revived. Sausalito is still an incorporated town, and the citizens are indulging in a good deal of pardonable pride over the fact that | atown hall is to be built and the street im- provement prosecuted to a satisfactory completion. Still another cause for re- joicing lies in the renewed interest in the. | movement for a boulevard from there to Point Bonita. The disincorporation idea has been prac- | tically dropped, and while the Town Trus- | tees have been blamed for the slow prog- ress of the paving of Water street the Trustees claim that the fault lies with the tor, T. J. O’Connor, whose contract terminate on August Charles Dexter, clerk of the Board of Trustees, who came to San Francisco yesterday to make a payment on land purcased by the town, said that O’Connor's bondsmen | would be expected to carry out his con- tract. It has been decided that the work must be pushed. This has eased the feel- ings of those who favored disincorporation. I have just made the first payment on the land purchased by the town,” said Captain Dex “Tke purchase price was $2000, of which one quarter is now paid. The purchase was made from John Fer- guson of Kearny and California streets. The land lies south of the San Francisco Yacht Club’s place. Tt is the intention to remove the pumping plant there ard then to put up a town building. The lower fl :d by the Fire Department 1d the upper story for the hall and offices of the town. We shall start in early this fall to break ground and will erect the bt g this winter. We propose also to ma g place for small boats. No, | we have not yet figured on the cost nor | plans of thé new building. We did not decide till last night’s meeting of the Trustees on the purchase of the land.” . Stetson, president of the North Railway Company, made a proposition to the town through General ickinson, President of the Board of Trus- tees of Sausalito yesterday, to grade Water street from El Monte lane to the county road. The railwey company under the new rule adopted of requiring each of the property-owners to do his own share: of the work or pay the town for deing it, must improve a._ certain part of the street. President Stetson proposes that it shall be all alike along that road. the whole work at a very reasonable ligure. General Dickinson 1s inclined to favor the vroposition and will call a special meeting of the Trustees to consider it. The revival of interest in the boulevard from Saugalito to Point Bonita is of considbrable interest in the to project has been taken in hand by Congre: man J. A. Barham, who with Congress. man Loud, J. B. Stetson, Commodore Hs rison, Mr. Crumpton, John Sneil and J. H. Pryor, editor of the News, made a prelimi- nary survey of the road. A petition will be sent to Congress asking an appropria- tion of $20,000 to build the boulevard. The | right of has already been granted by the War Department. | 6 & | ONE HUNDRED ASSAULTS. How Josephine Amiraux, an Actress, Treated Her Husband When She Met Him. The marital troubles of Josephine Ami- | Amiraux, were aired in Judge Campbell’s court yesterday afternoon, when the hus- band was tried for threatening to kill her. | She told of acts of cruelty and it looked bad for the defendant. When he went on | the stand he told his story in such a | straightforward manner that the Judgze altered his opinion. Mrs. Amiraux is a little woman, but her husband testified to over one hundred assaults within a year by her upon him on the streets and elsewhere with sticks, cobblestones, fists or anything that came handy. re a police whistle speciall | street, not because he was afraid of being | injured by her, but to save him from | annoyance. | threatened to kill her—he had no such bloodthirsts intention—and he did not | want to be annoyed by her. She had left | | his house on Page street and gone to live | in a disreputable quarter on Grant avenue, {and as she had refused to leave there he | wanted to have nothing more to do with | her. The Judge called up Mrs. Amiraux, and, after warning her to leave her hus- | band alone while the divorce proceedings | were pending, he dismissed the case. . GUNST-MENZIES LITIGATION. Police Commissionership Appeal Before the Supreme Court. The suit of Stewart Menzies against Moses Gunst, to determine the right to the commissionership dispute, was to have was submitted on the briefs already filed. Judge Sanderson gave a decision in favor of Gunst several weeks ago, and an appeal from that decision was taken. FOR WINTER to your wife. she will be here next winter? expression and her complaints she needs it. good ¢ UNMIXED GOOD. You had ™ e You think of laying in quite a few things which may be of use Little things that she may need. Are you sure that good, sensible husband yot will order for her a system builder, for Let her take it regularly. nd it may be save her life. Iron is a long way the best thing you can getfor her. DAYS Have you failed to notice her tired of a weak back? If you wish to be a It will do her a world of Dr. Henley’s Celery, Beef and 1t willdo her better think this over. He will do | raux, au actress, and her husband, Geller | At one end of his watch chain he | | to summon | | assistance when she attacked him on the | In answer to the Judge he said he never | been argued in the Supreme Court yester- | day, but owing to the rush of business it | GUM-TREE. BOOKMAKERS, How a Throng of Adolescents Gamble on the Jockey Club Races. GAME OF NICKELS AND DIMES. “Nutty Quinn” and * Peacod” Are the Enterprising Manipulators of the Scheme. 2 Overshadowing the fence which girts the eastward side of the Bay District racetrack, where the California Jockey Club holds its races, is a row of spreading eucalyptus | trees. They tower far above the fence, and any one who climbs among their branches may see the races almost as well as those who pay their dollar and view them from the grandstand. But then, it is claimed by the dollar man, the tree-climbers may see the races, but they have not the privilege of throwing up their money against the pool-boxes and taking the chances of winning a snug little pocket fortune. That is just where the dollar men are mistaken. They do not know, probably, of the existence of an organization called “Wow, wow; Sir Richard won."” **No, I didn’t go yer.” i Peacod, yer gimme the wrong ticket,” ete. All the while the imperturbable “Nutty’’ stands at the base of the tree jingling tfie nickels and small silver coins in his pocket waiting until the next race ison. All through the afternoon the game goes on, and if the business warrants it “Nutty” hires assistants and takes in another tree for the benefit of his cus- tomers. On some special occasions he has three or four trees thus occupied, and rumor says that he reaps a metallic har- vest. He u{wenrs to be the boss of the sit- uation, anyhow. On the lopped trees be- yond dezens of young men, and even full- grown men perch themselves, but they are not interested in anything except the races and do not deal in the boys’ game. Tt is only lately that the managers of the racetrack became aware of the existence of the opposition bookmakers and they tried to discourage them by taking out the spikes which they had driven into the trees and peeling off the bark so that they could not climb them. The indefatig- able “Nutty” and *Peacod,” however, were on the scene early, and to preserve their pusiness nailed steps on the trunks, and when they were removed nailed others, so that finally efforts to dislodge them were futile and they now have full sway. As to the money which changes hands and the profits which the adolescent managers pocket it i3 hard to guess an approximate figure. The game has been going on for weeks, and each day the at- tendance seems to be on the increase. WEAVER MAY BE RETAINED. His Friends Send a Petition to the Board of Health, Present indications are that Philip L. A USUAL AFTERNOON SCENE ON THE GRAND STAND OF THE GUM-TREE BOOK MAKERS., the gum-tree bookmakers, but if Chief Crowley enforces the law prohibiting bet- ting on the races outside of’the race course he will not only have to close out the downtown poolrooms, but also see to it that his officers pay a visit to the gum-tree row and wind up some of the games which are daily conducted there, based on the races which are going on inside the in- closure. The only difference between the dollar men inside and the tree-climbers outside 1s that the former are men and the latter are of the adolescent age. In fact, they are mainly boys, and any one who has ob- | served a session or two of the gum-tree bookmakers will come to the conclusion that a goodly representation of young California is as well pogted on the minute of racing matters as the oldest habitue of the turf. 1In fuct what they don’t know is hardlé’ worth knowing. A CarL representative attended one of these sessions yesterday. Beginning at Fulton street and running north down First avenue there are about a dozen gum trees which preserve their foliage. Bevond have been lopped off and have only bare branches to expose to the fog and the wind. It is in the leafy trees where the young speculators hold forth, and aithough they . only wager nickels, dimes and quarters i when the opulent gamblers inside are putting up dollars, even u? to the hun- dreds, they take as keen an Interest in the | game as if their lives and fortunes de- | pended upon it. One large tree with many branches, | wherein seats may be found for a score or | more, is the favorite aerial resort, Its oc- | cupants each day are principally boys ranging from 12 to 18 years of age. Some are messenger-boys who have taken a day off and others are newsboys who have been financially successful for several days and have “money to burn” in the fire of specu- tion. A frowsy-headed, sharp-eyed youth who is hailed familiarly as *‘Nutty Quinn” is the manager of the pool-box, the said box consisting of his capacious side pocket. “Nutty” proves an_vthin§ but “nutty’ in the slangy acceptance of the word. In | reality he is as keen and sharp a youngster of 15 as could possibly be found anywhere. He is well posted as regards every detail of cach day’s racing, and he has an able | assistant in a lynx-eyed partner who is called “Peacod” among the boys. Whether “Peacod’’ ever had any other name or not is a mystery. & X Just before the races begin *Nutty Quinn” takes his place at the foot of the tree and sells the pool on the first-race. Those who, buy receive a ticket represented by a piece of dirty paper with mystic figures and the name of a horse thereon. Having pur- chased a ticket, the possessor can chmb up the pegs driven into the limb of the tree into the branches. There he is received by “Peacod,” an ex-messenger-boy, and he can hedge or increase his wager as he pleases upon handing over the monetary wherewithal. Thereafter, as each race 1s called, the occupants of the tree, through “‘Peacod,” make their bets and get their tickets. There is evidently little confi- dence lost between ‘“Nutty” and “Pea- cod,” for the former insists on cash before climbing up and delivering the tickets. Itis then that the followine expressions an_u{ be heard: “8ix to one on Dancing irl.” B “Ah, look at Josephine!” “Say, ain’t Little Pete all tight?* “Go on, that ain’t Red Dick.” “Hey, give me that nickel change, Pea- cod, or Vil smash yer.” “There they go; jest git onto Charley Boots.” s “Naw; I don’t raise yer.” “Ain’t Royal Flush a dandy?"” “filfln yer yap and quit shaking that limb. these are a score or more of other trees | of the same species, the limbs of which | | Weaver,Superintendent of the Almshouse, | will not he disturbed in the occupancy of his position by the Board of Health, at | least for the present. Several of the mem- | bers of that body, among them Mayor | Sutro and Dr. J. T. Morse, have shown a disposition to allow him to continue, and | the sentiment of a large number of mer- | chants and business men in relation to the | matter has had its effect on other members. The latest move on the part of Mr. | Weaver’s friends has been to circulate a petition in the downtown districts asking that he be retained. MORE CAR-FENDERS, Experimenting on West Mission Street With Manglers of Men, Women and Boys. Yesterday there was another test on the spur track on West Mission street of fen- ders which the inventors were of the opinion would prevent people from being crushed to death by electric-cars. The ex- periments were made in the presence of the Supervisors and a large number of citizens. The ‘“‘victims” were two mani- kins, one representing a man and the other a boy. Some unfeeling individual in the crowd suggested in a loud tone that it might be well to experiment on members of the Solid Eight. E. P. Vining of the railroad company, who superintended the experiments, called for the Johnson fender, a wide-spreading net. This picked up the man dummy in good slmPe but when it came to taking up the “boy” he was caught under the ma- chine and crushed out of shape before the car could be brought to a standstill, Then the invention of E. W. Tucker, which can be raised and lowered at will, was tried. It caught the standing dummy, threw it on the receiver, and pushed it ahead for a distance of ten feet before the car was stopped. Upon a second trial, where the “man’’ waslaid across the track, oneend of the fender caught him on the hip, held him fast, and shoved him ahead for some distance. This was followed by a trial of J. Ti. Markley’s invention, which is an instan- taneously adjustable net that when not in use may be put out of sight under the car. This caught the standing man, whose head fell on a soft cushion, and was car- ried along on the net. Upon a second trial the net caught and threw the man to one side with considerable force. It was the generai opinion that this fender was t00 narrow. Then there was a trial of a wire fender submitted by the railroad company. The “man” after considerable di cu{ty was Empped up, and when the fender struck im it carried him_ off his feet. and his head struck the dashboard with so much force that had it been 2 live man his head would have been split open. The “man’’ fell, was caught under the guard and beau- tifully mangled by it. The next was & trial with an automatic fender also the invention of the company. The *‘man” was caught by a flap which allowed him to pass under the car where he was caught in an apron just in front of the trucks. None of the tests were entirely satisfac- tory, and the Supervisors a railroad officials were divided in their opinions as ‘to the merits of the several fenders shown. Mr. Vining promised to have ready for ex- periment in a few days a device in use on the cars in Baltimore, Md., and requested the Supervisors not to reach-any determi- nation until this shall have been tried. The request was granted. B e The Hendy Suit Dismissed. All the litigation over the Joshua Hendy estate was formally dismissed in the Superior Court yesterday by Judge Coffey. THE PANAMA RAILRCAD. It Will Continne as an Inde- pendent Transportation Line. WILL BID FOR ALL BUSINESS. ‘The Result of Mr. Hinton’s Confer= ence With the Transconti- nental Managers. Fugene H. Hinton, the Pacific Coast representative of the Panama Railroad Company, bas been in the East since the 12th of last January on an important mis- sion. His business was to confer with the representatives of the transcontinental railroads concerning arn agreement under which the Panama Railroad Company should be recognized and a scheme of rates between the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards should be agreed upon. Mr. Hinton re- turned to San Francisco a day or two ago. The most important news that Mr. Hin- ton brought back with him is that the Panama Railroad Company is determined to continue permanently as a competing independent transportation line. It is possible that some agreement concerning rates may yet be effected, but that would have no bearing upon the independent operation of the line in securing business. The Panama road, Mr. Hinton says, is out for all the business that it can secure, and it will continue indefinitely to pursue that policy. The Panama officials would not conseént to any agreement with the trans- continental companies which failed to recognize it as a differential or lower rate line. In an interview yesterday Mr. Hin- ton said : From 1872 to February, 1893, the Panama Railroad was almost unknown to the trans- continental roads. They had, of course, and idea that such a road existed, but they knew of it only through its relations to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. It is now the settled policy of the Panamsa Railroad Company that these conditions shall never exist again. The object of my trip to Chicago, St. Paul and other Western cities was to personally inform the chief traffic officials of the transcontinental roads of the aititude of the Panama Railroad Company in thisrespect. Palsoinformed them that if they desired to negotiate they could deal directly with us, and that we intended to be closely identified with this traffic for all time to come. That is the ideaof the company, and it will be carried out. Mr. Hinton was_questioned concerning the ability of the Panama Railroad Com- any to pursue its independent policy. e said that it _was now about a year and a half since the Panama Railroad Company assumed the operation on the Pacific Coast, between Ban Francisco and Panama, of the line which was given up by the North American’ Navigation Company. The Panama Railroad Company acquired by purchase the three steamers of the Bra- zilian Steamship Company and therefore operates exclusively the line between New York and Panama. Its status there is set- tled for all time. A large business insures also the continuance of the line between Panama and 8an Francisco. The business for the past few months has been at the rate of from 60,000 to 70,000 tons per an- num. There are excellent reasonsconclu- sive to Mr. Hinton why the Panama rail- road cannot fall into the hands of Mr. Huntington. Mr. Hinton read in the dis- patches that Mr. Huntington visited Paris, but nothing was effected to change the re- lations of the Panama road to the business of the Pacific Coast as an independent line. Mr. Hinton expressed confidence that nothing can_interfere with its independ- ence. The line is now operating three steamers on the Pacific Coastand has been compelled, during the last sixty days, to ut on the City of Everett to carry the usiness. This seems to definitely put at rest all rumors concerning the possible abandon- ment of the line as an independent propo- sition. Mr. Einton has M&Ed the matter over thoroughly with the directors at New York and 18 fully acquainted with their intentions in the premises. He had no other information to give excepting that the strike at the Isthmus is_at an end and no further detention to freight will be caused. SCHEEL AND THE UNID, The Leader Will Not Be Al- lowed to Charge Rent for Costumes. A Posslbility That There WIll Be Serious Trouble In the Me- chanics’ Falr Band. The Musicians’ Union has put itself on record regarding Fritz Scheel’s proposed exaction of $4¢ per week from each of the men who play in the Mechanics’ Fair band for the use of the costumes they will wear, and unless the leader recedes from the position he has taken in the matter, he is quite likely to find himself in very warm water before the fair closes. At a recent meeting the matter was thoroughly discussed. and it was unani- mously agreed that Scheel bad no right to demand rent for the costumes and that such a proceeding could not be allowed. An order to that effect was accordingly made, and Secretary Smith was busy yesterday sending them out to members of the union who might be called upon to help Scheel out. The result will be that the members of Scheel’s band will obey the orders of the union and desert him when the first pay- day comes unless some other arrangement regarding the costumes is made. Had Scheel been able to carry out his renting plan he would have netted the neat sum of $640, or enough to have taken up his notes. % Scheel’s trouble with the union began at the close of the Midwinter Fair, when he owed the musicians who had stuck to him through that engagement $1182. His fail- ure to liguidate that debt led to his being dropped from the roll of the local branch of the Musicians’ Union. He laughed at this at first, but when the board of trustees of the Mechanics’ Insti- tute refused to entertain his proposition to direct the band unless he was in good standing with the union he suddenly con- cluded that the organization was a pretty good thing. He hastily agphed gk re- instatement and offered a plan of settle- ment. This was to raise $600 cash which had been promised him by a friend and give his notes for the balance of §532. This was satisfactory to the nome branch and on a telegram being received from Jacob Beck, secretary of the National League, that the matter was satisfactory, he was allowed to return to the fold and go on with his preparations for the fair. There seems to have been an undercur- rent of distrust of the leader in the minds | of the union men, however. for though the five weeks’ engagement at the fair at good pay seemed to be a bright opportunity men did not fall over each other to get the jobs, and only a few days ago Scheel was practicing with twenty-one men instead of the thirty-two cailed for by the contract. The reason that Scheel is not ableto get more men lies not only in the projected exaction of rent for the costumes, but also 1 the fact that the union men look with caution on Herr Scneel’s financial calcula- tions. The contract calls for $4900 for the entire season, of which he is to receive §900 and the thirty-two musicians $4000 among them. This would give each of them a trifie less than $25 per week, the minimum salary set by the union. Musicians say, however, that he must \ have at least five, and_probably ten men— soloists, etc.—who will average $32 50 per week each, and that in view of the circum- stances a shortage of funds is likely to occur unless Herr Scheel gives up a portion of his cwn pay to make up the differ- ence. No one is sanguine that he will take this course. 3 In the opinion of competent musicians twenty-one men will not be able to render the programme which has been practiced, and unless Scheel can get more union members he must take men from outside the organization, and this_will bring him into conflict with organized labor again. In any event Herr Scheel seems’to be in for another batch of trouble, and officers of the union do not hesitate to say that they expect it fo come soon. Al Marks, manager for Professor Fritz Scheel, appeared before the board of trustees of the Mechanics’ Institute last night and, obtaining the privilege of the board, stated that Professor Scheel had engaged thirty-two first-class musicians, the very best in San Francisco. He said Mz, Scheel had declirfed to give the com- mil on opening exercises the names of these thirty-two musicians. If a musical committee should ask for the names he said there would be no particular objec- | tion to giving them. But the committee could go to Harmony Hallon Bush street on Thursday and see .these thirty-two musicians, which would serve the same purpose as their names. He was positive the board would be thoroughly satisfied with the display of musicians, and assured the members that there would be in the band a full complement of the very best soloists. Joseph Leggett asked Mr. Marks if he was not aware that he and Mr. Scheel were in the employ of the committee on opening exercises. Mr. Marks said he recognized the rela- tion and recognized the whole board. “Then you recognize that you have entered into a contract with this board?” asked Mr. Leggett. “No, sir; I recognize that we have en- tered into a contract with the board of the Mechanics’ Fair.” “Do you recognize this board of trustees of t{:e Mechanics’ Institute?” “Yes.” 3 “Then you must give that information.” Mr. Leggett then submitted a report of the committee on opening exercises signed by himself and R. P. Jones, recommend- ing that the musicians’ committee obtain the list of names and Mr. Scheel be re- quested to furnish all information desirea by the commitiee on opening exercises. — e JUBILEE CONVENTION. The Notable Programme,for the Cath- olic Total Abstinence Union at New York. A silver jubilee convention of the Cath- olic Total Abstinence Union will be com- menced in New & ork to-day and continue till Sunday. The programme has been ar- ranged as follows: Aug. 7.—At 9 A. M. the convention will open in Columbus Hall of the Paulist Fathers. 10 A. M—Solemu pontifical mass in St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Monsignor Satolli ponticating; ser- mon by Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia. 2 | P. M.—Business session and reception of frater- nal delegates from other organizations. 8 P. m—Grand demonstration in Carnegie Hall, at which the highest ecclesiastic and civil autor- ities will assist and from whom will be stirring temperance addresses. Aug. 8.—9 A. m.—Mass of requiem of the Church of the Paulists. 10 A. M.—Session of convention in Columbus Hall, ‘Aug. 9.—Business session ali day. Aug. 10.—Visiting delegates will be taken up the Hudson as guests of city temperance soci- eties. It will be the largest temperance demon- stration ever held in New York, as the Catholic Union alone has 63,500 members, and it is expected that between 80,000 and | 100,000 persons will participate in the pro- ceedings. An Internal Revenue Question. The Government has decided to appeal the cese ot John C.Quinn vs. Williams, Dimond & Co. The matter has been before the courts for a long time, but/in every instance Uncle Sam has sgt the worst of it. The sum in dis- pute is $300. Some time ago Williams, Dimond & Co. re- | ceived here a quantity of wines and liquors for transhipment to Central America. Col- | lector John C. Quinn claimed an internal revenue tax on the shipment, and the mer- | chants paid it under protest. The question is | of interest to every firm of shippers in Cali- | NO- PERCENTAGE PHARMAGY, 553 MARKET ST, SOUTH SIDE, Bet. Fifth and Sixth, One of our Customers. Five doors above Hale Bros. —IN— Eyeglasses and Spectacles! We sell you Glasses at One-half Opticians’ Prices. Don't Pay Fancy Prices for ELECTRIC BELTS! OUR PRICE $5.00 to $15.00 TRUSSES.. $L.75 to $5.00 SILK STOCKIN -§3.50 OBESITY BELTS.. $2.25 FURNITURE 4 ROOT1S Parlor—Silk Brocatelle, trimmed. Bedroom—7-piece Solid Oak Suit, French Bevel- plate Glass, bed, bureau, washstand. two chairs. rocker and table; pillows, woven-wireand top mattress. Dining-Room—6-foot Extension Table, four Solid Oak Chairs. Kitchen—No. 7 Range, Patent Kitchen Table and two chairs. EASY PAYMENTS. Houses furnished complete, city or country, any- where on the coast. Open evenings. M. FRIEDMAN & CO., 224 to 230 and 306 Stockton and 237 Post Street. Free packiug and delivery across tho bay. G-piece suit, plush NEW TO-DAY. SN sat i em R R v o |ZPAR ALL JACKETS! JUST ARRIVED! LATEST STYLES OF FALL JACKETS, Varying in prices from §10.00, §12.:40, §13.30, $15.00, $18.00, $20.00 And Upward. LAGE CURTAINS! We Always Lead With the LATEST NOVELTIES In Irish Points, Brussels, Swiss Tambour, Etc. IRISH POINT CURTAINS $6.50 And Upward. A New Lin:of PORTIERES From $3.50fl $10.00 a Pair. SE HABLA ESPANOL. G. VERDIER & CO, SE. Cor. Geary and Grant Ave. VILLE DE PARIS. BRANCH HOUSE, LOS ANGELES. For Pale, Worn-Out Folks. No ene fears spring sickness who uses Paine’s Celery Compound, that wonderfnl medicine that makes people well. No one need be pale or worn-out, with weak nerves d impure blood, if they use this grand strength-giver. Try it. STATEMBENT —— OF THE —— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —— OF THE —— MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANGE COMPANY, F MAGUEBURG, GERMANY, ON THE 318T day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, &3 made to the insurance Com- missioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- litical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in cash $750, ASSETS. Real estate owned by company . $449,349 75 Loans on bond and mortsage. . 1,285,706 55 Cash market value of all’ stocks a bonds owned by company . Amount of loans secured by 3 of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as collate: Cash in company’s office 2,382,156 35 350 00 12,621 91 Cash in Danks. ......... 780,785 29 Interest due and accrued on all stocks and loans. 13.267 29 Premiums in du 248,454 62 675,562 15 $5,798,253 91 ances. LIABILITIES. Losses in process of adjustment or in suspense ... §646,03283 Gross premiums on fire risks ranning one year or less, reinsurance 50 per cent... S Gross premiums isks running more than ome year, reinsurance 1,568,251 15 Pro rata 245,820 83 Cash dividends remaining unpaid .. 564 25 All other demands against the com- pany ...... Total liabliities. ... . INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire dsm 2,488 60 iy 58,676 99 1,042,239 37 ‘mortgages. s & Recelved for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from Other SOurces. .............. % 76,576 51 Received from all other source: 90,010 44 Total iNCOME. ...cevueenees 752 64 EXPENDITURE: Net amount paid for fire losses (in- cluding $595,122 76 losses of pre- vious years) 2 Dividends to st der Paid or allowed for commission or $2,302,213 52 187,500 00 brokerage. .. .. 694,513 02 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc. ... 185,006 27 Paid for State, national and local taxes. .. o cein 35,001 72 All other payments and expenditures 173,644 73 Total expenditures.. ... $3,578,779 26 ROBT. TSCHMARKE, President, E. T. MIETHKE, Vice-President. Subscribed_and sworn to before me this 6th day of April, 1895. R. WEICHSELJR., U. 8. Vice-Consul. GUTTE & FRANK, Managers, 303 California St., S. F. 1845 PRESTO FIFTY YE AK N MERR = THE STA ING POW 1895 Ls NDARD DER 4