The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 16, 1895, Page 4

4 i THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 16, 1895. SIR KNIGHTS RETURNING. Something of the Splendor of the Great Gathering at Boston. CALIFORNIANS LED THE REST. Thelr Hospltallty Became a Proverb. Two Dollars for the Little Glit Bear. and in pairs the legions of the Templar of the Golden State, who rode so proudly away to the East some- thing over three weeks ago, are returning refreshed rather than wearied by their pilgrimage, and filled with bright memo- ries of an altogether delightful experience. It is only proper to state, perhaps, that CaLn was the only San Francisco paper specially represented at Boston during the conclave and on the run across the continent its correspondent accom- panying Golden Gate Commandery. No such gathering of kmights has been witnessed since the days of the crusades. It was a magnificent display. The city of Boston was for five days in the hands of Knights Templar. Itswarmed with them. Every hotel belonged to and was occupied by them. On the streets they dominated everything—every other citizen or visitor was always in touch with a Knights Templar uniform. On the day of the great parade the sur- rounaing cities and towns emptied them- selves into Boston, and trainloads of visit- ors came from every other city in the Union to fill the miles and miles of obser- vation seats, the windows and housetovs, commanding a view of the line of march and every foot of the sidewalk from the point of assembling to the point of dis- ¥ersmm and for over five hours Knights emplar marched between those banks of humanity, a procession eight miles in length dragging its slow length through the crooked streets of Boston to the con- tinued applause of the unnumbered look- ers-on. Had they been starting away to recover from the barbarians the ark and the temple and the holy city the enthu- siasm could hardly have been greater, the spectacle more imposing. And in all that long, brilliant line, with its waving plumes, its flashing steel, its banners of black and gold and_the swing- ing cadence of its martial music, the legion that marched under the banners of far- away California was greeted every step with an enthusiasm that, by comparison, silenced the rest. It was ratber interesting to note during the five days of the conclave how entirely the California Knights had caught not only the public but their fellow-knights. Theéir several headquarters were besieged every one of those five days, and every hour of each day. From the hour, for instance, that the Old Kearsage Association build- ing on Washington street was opened as the headquarters of Golden Gate Com- mandery on Monday, August 26, until mid- night of Thursday, the procession of visit- ors was uninterrupted. At the latter hour, the Knights and ladies of the Commandery desiring to hold a family reunion before saying farewell to each other and previous to the scattering that was to take place in the morning, Commander Clark was compelled to state the case to the crowd, and ask that they be left to themselves. On the day of their reception the crowds that responded to the invitation of Cali- fornia Commandery No. 1 was such as to block traffic in Bosworth street. At 10 o’clock in the morning of that day a line had formed in front of their doors that ex- tended out into Tremont street. And rapidly as that line made its way through the headquarters and out through a side exit it was re-enforced in front, and at midnight, when the doors were closed, was still there. During that time many thou- sands had passed through, every one car- rying out through the side exit a bottle of California wine and a basket of California fruit. Nearly every commandery in Boston entertained, each in its own fashion, for one day or for five days, and it was the prodigality with which the two San Fran- cisco commanderies did so that made them thetalk of the city and of all the visiting knights. As an_ illustration of how everything Californian was regarded it is only neces- sary to mention the little gilt bear. that formed the pin by which the yellow silk badge of the Sir Knights of Golden Gate was fastened to the lapel. The com- mandery took what was thought to bea great quantity, but the fashion of ex- changing badges created such a run on them that they were exhausted within twenty-four hours after the arrival in Bos- ton. Then the little gilt bear immediately went to a premium. Some commandery badges were of elaborate design in metals, both beautiful and costly, but they were not a consideration with the little gilt bear. In trading in them, as many people did making up a collection, three such badges were offered for the bear, and an offer of $2 in coin was commonplace. Even a Lotel waiter who had secured a bear scoffed at such. Every man wearing the bear was thus singled out from the crowd as an enviable individual and the fame of California and Californians grew hourly. If the little gilt bear was such an object of interest, what may be said of the little live bear, Zerubbabel IV ? Every move he made was recorded in Boston’s newspapers from the time he lumbered uneasily off the train in the new Union station until he was formally pre- sented to Bay State Commandery on the last day of the conclave—that being made the occasion of a splendid banquet at Brockton. One by one and two by two the Sir Knights ™ are returning from the great triennial festival to the City and State which they honored in the East, and are telling stories of the splendor and tne humors of the conclave. Growing out of the experience at Boston it is said that Ceeur de Lion Commandery No. 9 of Los Angeles will make a move shortly to have their name changed to that of Southern California Commandery. The! went East with the special train of Golden Gate Commandery. At Boston, as stated, everything Californian was above par, but 8ir Knights from Ceeur de Lion commanderies were to be met at every corner. They came from ever{ State, The result was that the Los Angelenos no sooner stepped from the train than they began to feel lost in the crowd. Now anybody who ever met a maa from Los Angeles knows that that sensation is abhorrent to every fiber in his system. So they propose that it shall not cccur again. They intend to change their name so that it will tell its own story and under that name to invite into its ‘membership every Sir Knight located anywhere south of Tehachapi, so that they can go to Pitts- burg in 1898 with numbers and influence. ere is just as goed a_place as any to re- at a characteristic little story concern- ing Uncle George Bromley as a part of the history of the bifi g“hmn%d In company with Sir Knight James D. Maxwell Uncle errfie was threading his way through the throng on Tremont street when a lady, full of enthusiasm at recognizing a one time pleasant acquaintance, stepped in front of him. “Why, this is Uncle George Bromley,” she exclaimed, “‘why, how do you do?”" Uncle George raised his hat in his most courtly fashion and in politest phrase re- turned the salutation. Beaming with pleasure but with the slightest 511&0 of disappointment in her voice the lady ranon: ‘“Why, don’t you remember me, Uncle George? Don’t you remember meeting me with so-and-so at so-and-so. It is just six years ago, this summer.” “Madam,” said Uncle George, taking her two hands in his, “Madam, I have been striving for six years to forget you.” 8. W, WaLL. SOME DRUMMER STORIES. As an Example of Cheek This Is Pretty Good. 0. H. Hampton, the St. Louis dynamite drummer, tells a good one about his ex- rience while traveling in Missouri. The mes-Herald tells it in thiswise: ‘At Malden a wounded brakeman was brought aboard the train, and two stations beyond there one of the native doctors came in, a gray-headed, lorig-haired old fellow, wearing a slouch hat, Prince Albert coat and pants stuffed into his boot-tops. He made a long examination of the patient. Then, straightening himself, he looked toward the other end of the car and said: ‘Any of you gentlemen got any whisky ?’ “Instantly a dozen flasks were produced and the boys fairly fell over themselves to reach the doctor, who took one of the flasks and sent the newsboy for a glass. Pouring half an inch of whisky in the glass he stopped and took a long, wise look at the atient, poured in half as much more, held 1t between his eye and the light, took an- other long, earnest look at bis patient, oured in a little more whisky. handed the Eon.le to its owner, drank the whisky him- self and said: ‘That’s mighty tine liquor, sir. I'll call on you again before we get to Jonesboro.’ The Quick and the Dead. Just before they left town the last time William Burnheim, who travels for the Mission Soap and Candle Works, and Phil 0’Donnell, who represents Sach Bros. & Co., are said to have related some very marvelous tales, which are still remem- bered on Sansome street, though it is now fully four days since these princes of story- tellers started off on their monthly tours. It was Burnheim who told about some wonderful escapes in railroad accidents, and this led the conversation to accidents and escapes in general. Then 0'Donnell told about the man he knew of who was working in a quarry when the blast went off unexpectedly. It drove an iron spike clean through the workman’s chin and left the end sticking out through his head. But still the man lived and walked about for several years afterward, his hat covering the bar of iron that stuck out through the crown of his head. Phil 0'Donnell was one of the listeners. “Marvelous!" he said, *‘wasn’t it ?”’ “Well, I should think it was,”’ said Burn- heim, “and true, t00.” *“Do_you know,” said O’Donnell, “that reminds me of a awful accident I witnessed in Los Angeles.” “Tell us about it,” said Burnheim. *B'lieve I will. This man at Los An- geles got himself under a huge steam-roller and was flattened out like a pancake; most awful accident I ever heard of. He—" “And he's alive yet?” questioned Burn- heim, eagerly. *Oh, no; this man died,” said O’Don- nell. Then Burnheim eaid it was time to drink, and that changed the subject. The Canary Island War. Mr. Burnheim told another story about a drummer he met while in Los Angeles who always flattered himself upon keeping posted in current events and making use of his knowledge in his business dealings. The gentleman in question is not unknown to the fraternity on Sansome street, espe- cially in the vicinity of Sacramento street. When the war between China and Japan broke out, says Mr. Burnheim, this gentle- man used that fact for all it was worth to boom his trade in tea. He used to tell his customers how the war was raising the price of tea and that they had better lay in a stock at the old rates before tke new stock came in, which was sure to be a dol- lar a pound higher. He got so used to this kind of talk that it grew on him, and one day when he went in to sell some bird seed he made the same sort of play, telling the dealer that prices were sure to go up at once, but that he could let him have the last of the stock at the usual rates. “What, bird seed going up?” said the proprietor in astonishment. _ “Yes; advancing very rapidly,” said the drummer. “Why, what’s the cause of that?"” “The war, of course; the war.” “What war?” Just then the drum'mer realized that the Asiatic war could hardly affect the price of bird seed. But he was equal to the occasion. “Insurrection in the Canary Islands,” he said. *“Is that so?” said the merchant, who was not loth to take advantage of a rising market. ‘“‘Guess you can put me down for 100 pounds, then.” e DISCOVERIES IN EGYPT. Examining a Portion of the Route of the Israelites of the Exodus. At the midsummer meeting of the Vic- teria Institute in London, England, Major- General Tulloch, C.B., C.M.G., gave an account of that part of Egypt in which he lately carried out a British War Office sur- vey with a view to the defense of the Suez canal in disturbed times. The land sur- veyed included that portion of Egypt through which the route of the exodus was said to have lain. In describing the pres- ent state of the land be pointed out that the conformation of the country had some- what altered since that period, 3400 years ago, but what especially came under his notice was the action of a gale of wind which had stopped all his survey work on the borders of Lake Menzahleh; in a few hours the east wind actually carried the waters of the lake beyond the horizon, leaving all uflini vessels resting on the bed of the lake. So unique an event was not recorded by any modern traveler, though in his paper on the ‘“Route of the Exodus,” read before the Victorg Insti- tute four years ago, M. Naville had pointed out that it was not an impossibility, for history had recorded that the wind had in the past century produced such & phenom- enon at the Geneva_ena of the lake of that pame. An interesting discussion ensued, and it was pointed out that, wherever the passage of the Israclites took place, yet the possibility of water being influenced by wind to ‘'so great an extent was demon- strated, says an exchange, As regards the exact spot at which the crossing took place General Tulloch, as a military man, enumerated the various points to be considered, and the results of various investigations, and all these sup- rted the opinion of Dr. Naville had given in his address published in the twenty- sixth volume of the Institu‘e’s Transac- tions. In speaking of that portion of the canal between the Bitter Lakes and Suez General Tulloch pointed out that the old bed of the Red Sea was only found to be filled in b sand. Referring to the battle of Tel-el-Kebir he said’that he ex- pected that difiing there would reveal the old city of emphis, that the land of Goshen extended thence in a northeast di- rection, for he found the sand coveringto a depth of twelve and fourteen feet the most beautiful soil for cultivation, once proba- bly tilled by the Israelites. An interesting discussion was commenced by Dr. Lowry and Canon Girdlestone and continued by others. The chairman pointed out that General Tulloch’s opinion that the Red Sea at one time extended into the Medi- terranean was confirmed by the geological survey he had made. Alfter the aiscussion Captain Petrie, the honorable secre! A read two interesting communications in regard to the intercourse of nations in early times, showing that there was not only evidence of the existence of a land trade 3000 years tgo from India westward, but also of trade by sea between the ports of India and Ceylon and Alexandria, by way of the Red Sea. During the meeting a vase with an archaic Chinese inscription wasexhibited. Ithad been found with a mummy in a tomb discovered by Dr. Reichardt, an archaeologist long resident in Egypt, and three archaeological friends, ———— ‘When Richard T, with the other crusa- ders, took Messina, all the noble and good- looking women of the town were carried off. Some were afterward ransomed, while the greater part were held as slaves by their captors.* AT THE SCHUETEN PARK, Scores Made by the Lady Members of the Cali- fornia Club. EINTRACHT BULLSEYE SHOOT. R. Finking Wins the Turner Section Championship—Grutll Verein Results. The markers at Schuetzen Park were kept busy yesterday. The California Schuetzen Club had its regular monthly. medal and “diamond trophy’’ shoot, the Turners had their medal and prize con- test, the Eintrachts had their bullseye shoot and the Grutle Shooting Section also had its regular shooting. The ladies’ Schuetzen Club were also in evidence: They had their monthly medal and prize shoot, and some excellent scores were made. Last month all the prizes were not won, so the ladies shot yesterday for what remained. The scores were: Mrs. Utschig, 107; Mrs. H. C. Wise, 112; Mrs. section of the California | out practicing. They made the following scores: Hurley 23, Barley 41, Bauer 43, Cunning- ham 41 Finley 41 Hall 30, Semeria 37, Ross 44, S Anderson 31, Amark 44, C. Anderson 38, Bush 35, Dewar 41. Battery C of the same regiment had its men out practicing for the tropby contest. Their scores stood : Lieutenant Huber 47, Gally 46, Son 37, Gillis 41, Corcoran 42, Schwartz 12, Wollet 38, Ser- geunt_ Sheahan 42, Lemeteyer 38, W. Meyer 4, Viebrock 39, Payson 41, McCarthy 42, Ser- geant Fell 37, Otten'39. The Knights of the Red Branch Rifles, the company that recently affiliated with the National Guard, proposes to put a strong team of marksmen into the field soon. - A number of the marksmen were practicing yesterday and made some good scores, as seen by the annexed record. Sergeant Smith 43, M. Gaul 42, J. C. Camp- bell 40, H. McInery 37, M. Casey 38, M. J. Con- nelly 32, W. P. Hannon 34, Ed Lee 35, John Green 41, 1. J. Loughery 33, D. Kileen 37, P. J. Sullivan 37, C. J. Murphy 83, J. R. Kelly 28, D, Bussell 38, J. Rodgerson 40. The regular monthly contest for medals was held by Company F of the First. The championship medal of the company was won by H. L. Pendleton, first-class medal | by W. W. McGowan, second-class medal i by J. W. Souther, third-class medal by | J. H. Bolts, and the fourth-class medal by | H. Welk. Their scores stood: H. L. Pendleton 44, W. W. McGowean 44, C. Isacksen 43, Captain F. J. Eggert 41, C. Mc- Menomy 41, J. W. Souther 40, Lieutenant H. | E. Curzons 41. F. 8. Pinkham 41, T. H. Nolte | 39, W. E. Meadows Jr. 38, A. D. Wunder 36, { H. L. Whipple 32, J. H. Bolts 31, P. Brodtkorb | 86, H. Welk 32. The monthly medal shoot of the Red Men’s Shooting Section resulted in the following winners and the scores made on ! the ring target: FRiT2 MULLER TWO NOTABLE MEMBERS OF THE CALIFORNIA SOHUETZEN CLUB. [Drawn from photographs.] McLaughlin, 11. Fisner, 108; M Utschig, 99. Mrs. Wise’s 112 is a splendid showing. She only joined the ladies’ section of the club a month ago and yesterday was the first time she ever shot at a target. The prize-winners were Mrs. Fisher, Miss Kate Utschig, Miss Lizzie Utschig and Mrs, J. Utschig. In the medal shoot the following scores were made out of a possible 125: Champion class—Mrs. McLaughlin, 114. First class—Mrs. Kelley, 107. Becond class—Mrs. Fisher, 108. Some of the other scores were: Mrs. Finking, 105: Miss Langer, 105; Mrs. Kelly, 107; Mrs. Attinger, 96; Mrs. Egging, 96, and Mrs. Davidson, 78. During the run from San Francisco to Tiburon Strecker and Faktor got into an argument over the best bullseye. Faktor asserted that he would make the best cen- ter during the day and Strecker bet him $5 that he would beat him. George Helm was made stakeholder and the boys had the drinks on Faktor. Strecker came within 238 points of a dead center and Faktor came within 996 and thus lost the bet by over 700 points. In the 8an Francisco Turners’ shooting section three prizes were unwon at the last festival, and they had to be shot for vesterday. The winners were: Captain red Attinger, Philo Jacoby and John Utschig. Inthe regular shoot R. Fink- ing won the championship, with a score of 412 out of a possible 415. The first and second class medals were notwon. F.Hunsmann made 365, whereas it took 375 to win, and C. Sagehorn made 329, whereas it took 340 to win. In the third class John Sablott won with a score of 291, just one point better than the mark set by the committee. The first best shot was made by C. Rudolph and the last by O. Burmeister. Rudolph made a 25 and Burmeister a 26, In the San Francisco Grutli shooting section the prize winners were: M. A. Tschurr, E. Kunz, U. Diethelm, J. Frei, A. Gepretand J. Bochman. Among the Eintrachts the prizes were won by O. Nagel, C. Reising, C. Schroeder, Miss L. Utschig, 113; Mrs. Schumann, 103; Miss K. L. Schmidt, J. Ouer, F, C. Hagerup and J. ung. The California Schuetzen Club held its regular monthly shoot and the prizes were won in the following order: Otto Bremer, R. Finking, A. Strecker, R. Sanger, D. W. MeLaughlin, C. Sagehorn, F. Schumann, A. Ebrenpfort, F. Attinger, J. Stanton, G. C. Waller, Otto Burmeister, H. R. Brown, F. P. Schuester, Philo Jacoby, John Uts- chgfi._ Charles Thierbach, D. B. Faktor, William Ehrenvofort, John Utschig Jr-, John Egging, Louis Bendel, H. Eckman, Hon. George H. Bahrs and F. C. Hagerup. Company D of the Fifth did very little shooting. The only scores of importance were: Captain Elliott 42, J. Jones 43, T. S, Archer 42, Al Boyen 43, T. Kerrigan 43 -and V. Cheda 47. "It was an_excellent day lar“ahoohng and the marksmen all did well. RS TS TR RIFLEMEN AT SHELL MOUND, Teams Practicing for the Wieland-Mangel Trophy. The citizen soldiers of the several bat- teries of the National Guard are much interested in the shoot for the Wieland- Mangel trophy that is to be contested for next Sunday at the Shell Mound shooting range. Each of the deven batteries will send out teams of twenty of their best marksmen, and each man will *fire ten shots. The trophy is an expensive and a very pretty piece of workmanship. Several Wwise ones state that the prize lies between the teams that will be put forth by Bat- teries E and C of the Becond. However, there are those who say that the prophets will be surprised, for the members of the other batteries have not been idle, but have been making good p: escores. Yester- day a numpber of men from Battery E were Champion medal won by John Zimmerman, 401 rings. First-class medal won by H. Weber, 351 rings. Second-class medal won by John | Friedman, 871 rings. Third-class medal won | by M. Firtscher, 299 rings. Medal won for the | best firstshot, won by H. Weber, 25 rings. | Medal for the best last shot, won by W. Dress- | ler, 22 rings. | _Lieutenant Huber of Battery C and A. H. Pape shota friendly match with militar; rifles. Huber made 44, 43, 47, 45, 45—total, 224; Pape, 44, 44, 43, 44, 44—total, 219, | .~ The Second Gun Diyision, N. B., N.G. C., | held a match shoot with Company @, Fifth Infantry Regiment, N. G. C., yesterday, with the following result: SECOND GUN DIV 7 10: Z 544444434440 5553544440644 844444544541 533846348437 444544243337 20484435330-26 453434444439 43448345437 544543544341 454444544 4-42 4424455505442 524533454439 453244344336 R. Jones 542423454437 J3.B. Swells 2342354438 Total.. COMPANY 6, FIFTH INFANTEY. 44535353 40532344 44411453 83220834 28245558 43344444 54344443 hips 34444442 lc 44544444 i 563443444 44433444 443 353 84342434 24434344 34263243 Saturday Baseball. Company L of Mission Dolores and Company C of St. Patrick's Leaguoof the Cross Cadets layed a game of baseball on Saturday, the ormer winning by a score of 32 to 6. e — Cheerful Influence of Science. The best that we gain from the pursuit of research is our characteristic optimism. We are engaged in achieving results, and results of the most permanent and endur- ing quality. A business man may achieve ortune, but time will dissipate it. A statesman may be the savior of a Nation, but how long do nations live? Knowledge has no country, belongs to no class, but is the might of mankind, and it is _mightier for what each of us has done. We have brought our stones, and they are built into the edifice and into its grandeur. My stone is a small one. It will certainly be forgotten that it is mine, nevertheless it will remain in place. How different is the pessimism toward which literary men are seen to trend! Harvard University lost James Russell Lowell in 1891 and Asa Gray in 1888. The letters of both of these eminent men have been published. Lowell’s letters grow sad and discouraged, and_he gives way more and more to the pessimistic spirit; Gray’s are optimistic steadily and to the end. The difference was partly due to natural tem- perament, but chiefly, I think, to the influ- ence of their respective professions. The subject material of the literary man is familiar human nature and familiar human surroundings, and his task_is to express the thoughts and dreams which these sug- gest. He must compete with the whole ast, with all the genius that has been. here is nothing new under the sun, he exclaims. But to us it isa proverb con- tradicted by our daily experience.—The Popular Science Monthly. — e Rome’s celebration in September wilf last from the 14th to the 29th. Thecolumn at the Porta Pia, where the Italians en- tered the city twenty-five years ago, and the monument to Garibaldi will be dedi- cated on the 20th, monuments to Cavour and to Minghetti on the 22d, that to the Cairoli brothers at Villa Glori on the 24th, and that to Pietro Cossa, the dramatist, on the Ponte Umberto on the 26th. 4 REPUDIATED BY CHILE, . N . ; The Claims of Andrew Mc- Kinstry and Patrick Shields Disputed. THEIR IMPRISONMENT DENIED. Secretary Gresham’s Sigpature and Seal of State Met a Similar Fate. Attorney F. Alleyne Orrof this city, who has been making a bitter fight on behalf of Andrew McKinstry and Patrick Bhields, the American sailors who were beaten by Chilenos in Valparaiso in 1891, has received copies of the answers filed by Chile before the International Claims Commission. To the attorney’s intense surprise Chile re- pudiated the claims, interposed objections to each count and each legal proceeding; rejected the seals and signatures of Ameri- can notaries public, and the English Consul at San Francisco. Legal representatives of the bumptious southern republic refused to accept the signature of the late Secre- tary Gresham of the Department of State, although the great seal of State was at- tached thereto. In his answer to the Shields’ claim be- fore the commission now sitting in Santi- ago, Chile, he saia: The claim filed by Patrick Shields’ executor 1s based on events which occurred two months after the pacification of the republic. e events are in no way connected with the civil | war. The question {s one referring to the fire man of an American steamer, who alleges to have been unlawfully apprehended and bar- barously treated by the police of Valparaiso. =] Such acts give rise to civil and criminal actions, which must be instituted before the ordinary tribunal in the same manner 83 any other veéxatious act or any claim preferred by 8 merchant against the Customhouse- of Val- paraiso or against the Chilean exchequer. I will put an end to this assertment by stat- ing that the honorable tribunal is not compe- tent to adjudicate this claim, both because it is not known whom it will favor and whether Patrick Shields’ heirs are British subjects or not, and because it is based on facts which have not been brought about by the civil war of 1891. However evident the want of jurisdiction of the tribunal may be, I eannot refrain from en- tering into the merits of the case, since the rules do not authorize the previous prosecu- tion of demurrers. I will theretore state to the honorable tribunal, that the facts set forth in this claim are inaccurate and not proved. The improbability of such facts is at the out- set manifest. It would be useless to seek for the determining motive of the illegal conduct of the police and of the torture inflicted to Patrick Shields, as it could not be found either in the antecedentsof the corps charged with the custody of Valparaiso, or in any special motives connected with the claimant.” If in no cuse could it -be justified, it would at least be explainable that an exaggerated zeal on behalf of persons and property should induce to tor- ture any one with the purpose of detecting & crime. The torture should still be attributed to the exaltation of deep and obstinate hatred. But Shields, according to his own statement, was not apprehended for the inquiry of an offense committed by him or by others, nor could he call up hatred or feelings of vengeance, inas- much as he was an unknown person, being recently arrived in this country. His imprisonment and ill-treatment, which heattributes to the police of Valparaiso, are only proved by his own testimony and some- how by that of Andrew McKinstry, another sailor who has filed a similar claim, based on identical grounds. The Chilean courts of justice made ali possible efforts to inquire into the truth of Shields’ complaint, but all in vain. A legal inquiry was made with this purpose, but neither in"the police office, whose records are kept in an _accurate and careful manner, nor any where else were even traces of Shields’ imprisonment found. ather by the latter’s fault or by the refusal of the American Consul in Valparaiso, it was impossible to get Shields himself to recognize those whom he supposed to be the author of his imprisonment and of the blows he received; and this was the only proceeding which was carried out. It is unquestionable that Shields was beaten and severely ill-treated during the days he re- mained on land in the month of October, 1891, But there is no reason to atribute to the po- lice what was surely the result of quarreling engaged in in some of the numerous places of smusement where sailors are in the habit of meeting for drinking and smusing themselves, Shields himself declares that on the 28th of October he had drunk two bottles of beer, and it is possible that this'should disturb his rea- son and that this disturbance should call for new libations and for the natural consequences of drunkenness, 1f Shields quarreled with his comrades or with other individuals in the same condition as lie was, the cause of his misfortune is easily accounted for; but thereis no reason to im- rum it to the police of Valparaiso, and much less to the Chilean Government. In the case of McKinstry it was claimed that he had never been arrested or im- risoned, much less beaten in Valparaiso. The police records failed to show that McKinstry had been imprisoned, and his reported escape from jail was treated cyni- ally—men were not in the habit of escap- ng from Chilean prisons. Because the present British Consul signed his name as ‘‘acting Consul ad interim ” his signnmre was not legalized in the eyes of Chile, though the British Government seal was attached to the document. But by far the boldest exception was that to the documents from the Secretary of State bearing his signature and seal. These were not ‘‘legalized” for reasons known only to the Chileno statesman, who cut the last leg frpm beneath the claims of his re- fusal to accept documents which several lawyers here have declared perfect as law E‘Den between one country and another, hree vears ago Chile admitted the claims, but now backs down on wholly unexpected grounds which paralyze internaticmlfiegal procedure. 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Poor treated free on NEW TO-DAY. STATEMENT ~——OF THE~—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ~———0F THE—— FONGIERE TRANSPORTS INSURANCE COMPANY F PARIS, FRANCE, ON THE 31ST DAY OF December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commis- siomer of the State of California, pursuant to the Provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per biank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock paid up in Cash. 31,2 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. $690,392 33 Cash Market Value of all Stock: 587,723 09 Cash in 137,814 04 Cush in Banks........... 881,849 11 Premiums in due Course of Coliec- L IR R 550,689 25 Bills receivable, not Matu for Fire and Marine Ris| 12,320 48 Rents due and accrued. . 11,234 51 Relnsurance and Salvages 326,285 46 Total ASSEtS.......eceenene $2,698,308 27 LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted and unpaid. $489,785 36 Gross premiums on Marine - land Navigation Risks, reinsur- ance 100 5 285,185 34 Gross premiums on Risks, reinsurance 50 per cent. .. Cash dividends remaining unpaid... 6,776 40 Due and accrued for salaries, rent, ete.. 2,711 61 Commissions and Brokerage due and to become due. 88,336 99 All other dema pany.. 161,550 06 Total Liabilities. £984,344 76 INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Ma- rine preminms. ... $1,702,719 90 Received for interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all OLNEr BOUTCES........g........... 47,0421 Received for profits on investments realized....... 19,704 27 Total Income. $1.769,528 38 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Marine Losses. $1,182,645 10 Pald or allowed for Commission or Rrokerage. 221,344 02 Paid for salari charges for officers, clerks, etc. Paid for State, National and locu[ 124,997 99 taxes..... . All other payments and expendl- ‘Total Expenditures. $1.528,987 11 G. , President. CH. MOUTIER, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 1ith day of April, 1895. HYDE SHROPSHIRE, . United States Vice-Consul at Paris. MANN & WILSON, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS, Corner Californfa and Sansome Steeets, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATEMENT ~—eOF THE=——— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ~———O0F THE—— UNIVERSO MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY F MILAN, ITALY, ON THE 318T DAY OF December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, a8 made to the Insurance Commis- sioner of the State of California, pursuaut to the rovisions of Sections 810 and 611 of the Political ‘ode, condensed &s per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all Stocks and 9 28,042 43 Premiums in d 18,492 76 Total Assetsu........cceuuusannes. $722,174 24 LIABILITIES. Lomes Adjusted and Ud?plid.... = es in process of Adjustment or in Suspense $60.52¢ 30 Losses resisted including expenses. . Gross premiums on Marine and in- land Navigatlon Risk ance 100 per cent.. Gross premiums o) 82,128 50 Risks, reinsurance 50 per cent.. All other demands against the Com- g 31,384 12 PADYec.oovnannnenes Sestaamar: Total Liabilittes. . INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Marine Premiums.... ..$354,776 62 Received for int on Bonds. Siocks, Loans, and from all NEW TO-DAY. STATEMENT ——OF THE—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ~=—OF THE—— Hariford Steam Boiler Tnspection ——AND—— INSURANCE COMPANY F HARTFORD, IN THE STATE OF CON- nect'cut. on the 3lst day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of section 610 und 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Comu.issioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in Cash .. $500,000 00 ASSETS, Real Estate owned by Company. Toans on Bond and Morteage Cash Market Value of all Bonds owned by Compa, Amount of of Bonds, $89,996 33 281,020 00 a -....... 1,231,956 08 s secured by picdge ks and other mar- Kketable securities s collateral 5,000 00 Cash in Company’s Oftice. 4,709 39 Cash in Banks. ... & . 96,18243 Interest due snd accrued on all Stocks nd LOANS........%.... - 23,615 89 Interest due and accrued on Bonds R 6,893 5 Collection 215, LIABILITIES. Losses in process of Adjustment orin SUSPENSe.........c.... $35,557 58 Gross premiums on_Risks running one yenr or less. $104,011 80, re- insurance 50 per cent. 52,005 90 Gross premiums on Risks running more than one _year, X 947 44, reinsurance pro Brokerage......... 2,1 1,184.456 64 19,508 97 261,529 09 Total Liabilities. INCOME. SN R R 4 998402829 Received for interest on Bonds an Mortgages........... ey T ISB1047 Received for interest and dividends on Bonds. Stocks, Loans and from il otner, sourc 56,091 90 eceived for S vices. 1,615 54 Total Income. .$1,008,146 00 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Losses, includ- ing 819,710 55 losses of previous years eeee $65,282 20 Dividen oc TS 60,000 00 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage. ~oae. 207,468 35 Paid for Salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc...... 28,118 00 Paid for State, Taxes .. 16,926 23 All other p s and inspection expenses . 290,856 58 All other payments and expenditures 124,137 48 ‘Total Expenditures......... Losses incurred during the year....... $71,129 29 Risks and Premiums.| Risks. | Premiums. | £, Net amount of Risks| written during the| vear . 18102,628,620| $914,213 59 Net am explred during the, .........| 90,604,769 814,63613 n force| 1 December 31, 1894.| 244,868,481| 2,300.959 24 J. M. ALLEN, President. J. B. PIERCE, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 26th day of January, 1895. HENRY E. TAINTOR, Notary Public. MANN & WILSON, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS, Corner Califoria and Sansome Strests, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. STATEMENT ~———OF THE—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE—— METROPOLITAN PLATE GLASS INSURANCE COMPARY F NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW York, on the $1st day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, Asm ad to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Cai- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. $150,000 00 191,885 00 1,380 58 4344831 Cash Market Value of all St Bonds owned by Company Cash in Company's Office. Cash in Banks.......... Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans.... Premiums due in Course of Collection Total AsSet8.....ceeuveuens 57226 84,1417 8421,377 LIABILITIES. Losses in process of Adjustment or in suspense.... ... 8,500 00 Gross premiums on Risks running one ‘year or less, $264,62077; reinsurance 50 per cent .. 132,810 39 Due and acerued for saiaries, rent, eic. 3,617 18 Commissions and Brokerage due and to become du 9,550 23 ‘Total Liabilities. INCOME. received for $148,877 80 Net cash actuall; miums. Received Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources. Received for Renis. re- $255,618 38 7,304 40 2,940 42 eesenseees. $265,863 18 Total Income........ EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Losses (including $1500. Josses of previous years) Dividends to Stockholders. .. Pald or allowed for Commission or $90,054 31 16,000 00 Brokerage. o 80,174 79 Paid for Sall and charges for officers, clerks, ete 39,613 23 Paid for State, National and taxes... 480 03 All other, payments and expend itures. 2,523 88 Total Expenditures........ 231,846 21 Losses Incurred duringthe year........ $92,054 00 Risks. Preminms. Risks and Premiums Net_amount of Rl written durin vear Net expired during isks the! $10,306,184 $294,358 43 the 10,076,889 277,736 05 9,012.552' 264,620 77 HENRY HARTEAU, President, E. H. WINSLOW, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 17th day of January, 1895. JomuN H. RIEGER, Notary Public. MANN & WILSON, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS, Corner California and Sansome Streefs, N FRANCISCO, CAL. vear. Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1894. ... Other SOUXCes. .........uvs 217,790 62 Total INCOME....cevvinerrranns $382,567 24 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Marifle Losses (including losses of previous years)..$275,664 73 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage. ... Pald for salaries, fees and otber[ 61,:359,00 chaiges for officers, clerks, etc...... Paid for State, National and local taxes 1,789 50 All other payments and expenditures.. 1,882 40 Total Expenditures.......... ......5352,695 63 ACHILLE VILLA, President. A. HOLTZ, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 10th day of April, 1895. JUS. DARRY, Vice-Consul in Charge. MANN & WILSON, GENERAL INSURANCE AGENTS, Corner California and Sansoms Steels, SAN FRANCISCO, OAL. A LADIEY GRILL ROOM Has been established in the Palace Hotel ACCOUNT OF REPEATED DEMANDS made on the management. It takes the piace of the clty restaurant, with direct entrance from Market sf. Ladies shopping will find this a moss desirable Nm.:oclhl!nc:‘ h:‘mpt .LchM“ and mod- as have given the gentlemen'y Grillroom an internatfonal reputation, will 1n thia new depariment. e IATENTS Yos Best Osmanao 8r DEWEY [ & )