The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, June 27, 1896, Page 16

16 THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, JUNE 27, 1896. MYRIAD KISSES MEANT ROTHING. Baldwin Says His Oscula- tory Desires Did Not Denote Love. HIS HEART UNTOUCHED. Hoary-Headed Defendant Says Lillian Made No Im- pression on Him. The HE DID NOT CAUTION HER, Miss Ashley’s Alleged Betrayer Says He Was Under No Duty to Warn Her to Cease Writing. E. J. Baldwin is not sensitive; neither is he impatient. Attorney Crittenden drove questicn after question at the aged de- fendant that would make an ordinary man cringe or swear, and Baldwin sat most of the day with a cynical smile on his face, and attempted to evade direct answers with the skill of an experienced barrister. Then the ardent missives, already intro- duced in the case, were brought forward, and the tender passages were subjected 10 the searching scrutiny of a vigorous cross- examination. And just when the most passionate declarations were under di cussion Crittenden would refer to the de- fendant's sixty-eight yearsand then ask him if he had shown that leiter to his wife. And never once did the old man show, except by evading questions, that there was aught about the proceeding that was in anywise unpleasant. The forenoon session of the court was devoied to_delving into the defendant’s career preliminary to the events directly concerned in this case. After recounting his business experiences from the time he opened the Pacific Temperance House on Pacific street in 1853 until ‘he became largely interested in “ranching, mining, horse-raising, horse-racing, hotels and various other th ' an attempt was made to have the defendant tell what property he now owned. Baldwin’s at- torneys objected and Judge Slack, after argument, decided tbat the witness could be asked only in regard to property di- rectly involved in the case. Baldwin then in answer to_questions, that he the Baldwin Hotel and Hotel Oak- owned wood. More eventiul epochs in Baldwin’s ca- reer were then referred to, but Attorney Crittenden was not allowed to question the witness in regard to previous actions similar to this one. His guestions as to the relations of the defendant with Verona Baldwin, a relative, Miss McCormick and Louise Perkins were ruled out on objec- tion, e afternoon was mainly devoted to questioning Baldwia in regard to the cor- respondence between him afid Miss Ash- ley, and it was here that the plaintiff's attorney got in his most telling blows. Baldwin was combative at every step in the proceedings and was as ready to take advantage of a slip in the counsel’s ques- tioning as Crittenden was to pierce the armor of his testimony. A number of the telegrams which have figured in the case were shown him, but he said he could not recollect whether he sent them or not. The letter of February 17, 1892, of Bald- win to Miss Ashley, proved the most inter- esting under cross-examination. This is the letter in which Baldwin says he had forgotten her last name, as she always signed her letters L. A. A. He goes on to say taat he had just found by accident an old letter containing her name. ‘‘So here I am, writi girl again, if T can call you mine.’ s of his desire to claim the thousand hugs and kisses which he had been promised, and closes “‘with love and kisses.” “Did you p:ean all that when you wrote it?"’ asked Crittenden. Baldwin said that was some foolish re- mark be bad made in answer tosomething she said. *1 had no reason to call her my girl,” he continued. ‘I never spoke to her about being my girl."’ He was then asked 1a regard to a state- ment in the letter that be could not send to go toschool with, as he was “Could you not, as a matter of fact,” ked the “have drawn your ,000?” Baldwin said he could not have done so any day, but admitted the statement that he was hard up was a mere excuse. ‘You owned the Baldwin Hotel at that time, didn’t you?”’ was asked. The aged defendant admitted that he did and also admitted owning a large amount of other property at that time. Crittenden asked if he didn’t own $5,000,000 worth of prop- erty at that time, but to this question At- torneys Lloyd and Highton objected simuitaneously, and his Honor sustained them. . Then the hugs and kisses were again re- ferred to. ““You say ‘then Iam coming East to get those hugs and kisses vou sa you will give me.” Did you mean that?”’ asked Crittenden. certainly wouldn’t go East for that,” was the response. *“But when you went there you expected to get the kisses?”’ suggested Crittenden. Baldwin said he hardly expected so many. He was then asked concerning a Teference to her having been bashful on a ious occasion. He explained that the occasion of his parting with her at Boston. “I put out my hands to kiss her and she drew back. I was going to kise ber just as Iwould any one at parting,” he said. “You had only seen Miss Ashley at Winchester, and” then met her again ai Boston, rode about with her a littlein a carriage and then drove to the depot. in that short time had she made such an im- Pression on your heart that you wanted to kiss her?'’ asked Crittenden. “She never touched my heart at all,” exclaimed the hoary galiant. *From her NEW TO-DAY. FAGE. RAW AND BLEEDING My little boy was afflicted with Kczema in acute form for a year, during which we tried without success every known remedy. The dis- order appeared on the right cheek and was of a blistery and bloody form. His pillow, mornings, would bear the bloody imprint of the side of gll face, while it was impossible to prevent him from scratching his face owing to the itching. Advised to try CUTIOURA, I bonght s box. The firat application was made at night, and it is s fact, that the appearance of the affecied paris showed a notices k‘mffl)’m' the next morn- ing, and, continuing the treatment, 88 a reault, my child has as fair and smooth skin as can be found anywhere W. 8. NEEDHAM, Pataskala, O, SPERDY Cune TREATMENT. — Wan e s R T R S e i CoTie S0e.; Boar, c.; VEXT, SRR R R T T Sold throughout the world. ~Price, 1. 2 How to Cure Every fin Disease,” mailed frve. = letters I just thought she would be easily kissed. That was all” “You did have a desire to see Miss Ashley when you went to Boston, then?” ‘T had a curiosity to see the woman who had been writing to me for a couple of years.” 3 3 In answer to further questions he said he made no attempt to kiss her until they reachea the depot. “The cars were a bad place to do it,” he said, *‘and the window of the carriage was open. I neverthought of it until I went to leave her. I would kiss any one on leaving.” Then Crittenden turned on the can- nister. “Mr. Baldwin,”” he asked, sten- toriously, “you had this bashful girlin your mind, did you not, when you asked her to meet you alone in a city where you were going with racehorses?'’ s askef her to meet me there,”” was the answer. “Did you ask her to meet you there alone?” 1nsisted Crittenden. “I thought from her letters,”” was the answer, “I could meet her alone in Chi- cago or any other place.” ; Baldwin's purpose in requesting Miss Ashley to destroy his letters after reading was then gone into, but no satisfactory explanation was adduced. Crittenden asked Baldwin if he thought the letter wherein he asked her to meet him in €hi- cago was the kind of letter he would think proper for the father of the young lady receiving it to see. Objections by Lloyd and Highton saved Baldwin from answering. “Then you went on tosay,” said Critten- den, ** ‘I think you are just as nice as you can'be.’ Did you think so?” Baldwin said he didn’t think so, but she had been writing like that to him and he thought he ought to respond in kind. “Do you send love and kisses to women whom you do not care for?’ defendant was asked. I have done s0.” “And you a married man?’ es, sir. I thought I could write most anything to a young woman who wrote to a married man, as she did to me.” “You were such a sober man,” said Crittenden, sarcastically, ‘-and had been so long married that you at once sat down and wrote to her that you thought it was very improper to do so.”’ ‘“Have you any such letter?” asked Baldwin, a little testily, and every one, including the plaintiff, laughed. At 5 o’clock the plamtiff was still being catled upon to elucidate his epistles, when Judge Slack was called away to attend the Grand Jury. He adjourned the case until 10 v’clock this moraing. TELEPHONE ~ SYSTEMS, Methods of Establishing Tele- phone Companies Exploited. What the New York Advertiser of May 14 Has to Say on the Subject. Regarding the establishment of new telephone systems the New York Adver- tiser of May 14 says: ‘‘Several ways and means have been dis- covered for making and losing money by phones since the expiration of the funda- mental telephone patents. One way is to start a large and 1mposing concern with nominal capital enough to run the United States, acquire a few obscure detail patents and then sell stock and ‘State rights’ to credulous investors. Another isto start a local company and put in a plant bought from one of the various telephone construction comapanies that have blos- somed forth irom electric-bell makers’ es- tablishments during the last year or two. Still another is to organize one of these construction companies and trade on the inexperience and lack of technical knowl- edge of the managers of the new telephone companies by supplying them with phones and materials of the quality and design of the year 1880. few men get together and organize, making themselves presi- dent, manager, and so on. The business of law, livery stables or groceries, but with the few thousand dollars they and their friends have got tozether they purchase a | telephone plant from one of the various | mushroom construction companies that | have appeared in anticipation of just such customers. By appealing to povular sen- timent against monopolies and to the love of cheapness, and by abstaining from any- thing in the pature of a signed contract, they secure 8 number of ‘subscribers’— that is, persons willing to allow them to put phones in their houses and to make verbal agreement to pay $1 50 or $2a month for the service. The wires and cables are strung; the phones put in place (generally by inefficient linemen unable to keep a regular job); the central is fitted u,F, and then the troubles begin. he wires won't work, the switchboard won’t switch, the phones won’t talk, and of course the people won’t pay. The worthy president and general manager are helpless, and the only thing they can do is to send for an expert of the construction company that has already victimized them, who proceeds to suggest alterations and additions involving more outlay. This is the history of several small telephone companies in towns not | very distant from New York, and of many in Western States. - Those who without technical experience or training embark in telephone enterprises to-day are simply setting out from the point that the estab- lished concerns started from when the telephone was a novelty., Their money, sunk in trials and experiments and in ac- quiring the experience and knowledge of the business, which, so far, remains the monopoly of the old companies.” There is food for reflection in the fore- going. e CLERKS’ OUTING. They Will Seek Glen Ellen and Revel in Various Diversions. The retail clerks of San Francisco will hold a vpicnic to-morrow at Glen Ellen, half of the profits accruing therefrom to go to help the survivors of the Fifth- street disaster. The arrangements are speclally elabo- rate and promise an enjoyable time for all who attend. There will be a bicycle given away among the gate prizes. The employes of J. J. O'Brien, Hale Bros., 0’Connor & Moffatt and the White House will compete in a tug of war, refereed by J. W. Wyckoff of the Emporium. Other prizes are: An order on Beamish for one sweater for boys under 16. Girls' race, an _order on the candy stand of Emporium for a box of French cream candies. An order for a pocketbook from Sanborn, Vail & Co. for the young ladies’ race. Single man’s race, one set_of cuff and collar- boxes from the Japanese department of the Emporium. Special race of San Francisco CALL, subserip- tion to CALL for one fyesr. Dr. C. C. 0’Donnell has given one silver cup, finely engraved, for a special race; also an in- vitation 10 all the comers to this pignic to visit his ranch. The fat man’s race, an elegant smoking set, the very latest from Paris. Married iadies’ race, an order for a large photo, which was kindly donated by the Globe ortrait Company, good for any time party presents her photo. The following ladies and gentlemen have been selected to act on different com- mittees: H. Friedlander, B. F. McDonough, D. J. Shee- han, J. Adler, M. J. Gildea, W. Hali, Frank Condon, W. J. Ahern, G. E. Ross, Milion Hart, Miss Alice Edwards, Miss , J. Backman, Miss A. M. Laurie, Miss Blaney, Miss Lulu Pyat, Martin Erlenbach, A. H. Grossman, John Hammer, Clark Miner, Miss Maud Levy, C. Clancy. ——————— FrEE SPEECH and judicial tyranny are the subjects of a stinging article in to-day’s issu of Barry's Star. r 4 m‘a Page, L. Kuttne: their lifetime may have been medicine, | or the money intrusted to them, will be | SLOCAN REGION AICH [N SILVER A Most Promising Mining District in British Columbia. AMERICANS IN CONTROL Tributary to Spokane and a Direct Benefit to This Country. BIG GAME AND TROUT ABOUND. Remarkably Productive Veins Cover- ing a Large Area — 10,000 Miners at Work. The comparatively new mining region of the Slocan district in West Kootenay, British Columbia, promises to be one of tonnage-producing silver mine in the country. It turns out about 200 tons aday now, and when the mill and concentrator recently built are in full operation I Lave no doubt the product wilf be thrge car- loads a day. 1 *‘But the Rico mine is the richest silver- producing property in the Northwest, and, perhaps, in all America. I'wo carloads turned out of that mine netted $17,070, and the average is about $300 a ton, taking first and second class ores. The mine is now paying about $100,000 a year. It will take five years to mine out the ore in sight in the Rico without developing any new veins,” THE KUHLMAN CASE. Judge Wallace Sends It to the Supreme Court for Decision. The Dr. C. G. Kublman-Coroner Hawk- ins imbroglio will now go before the Su- preme Court. The case was up before Judge Wallace yesterday, and he techni- cally decided in favor of the Coroner, but it was with the understanding that the matter was to go before the higher tribu- nal that his jurisdiction in the case might be defined. Coroner Hawkins commtted Dr. Kuhl- man to the County Jail for ten days for contempt for refusing to be sworn in the Sonderup inquest. ‘The physician pro- cured a writ of habeas corpus, made re- turnable before Judge Wallace. The lat- ter was not sure of his position in the matter, the law being rather mixed. * It seems that under the old law of 1872 matters of this sort pertaining to the Coro- ner of San Francisco must be referred to the old County Court, which court was abolished by the law of 1880, its power be- ing superseded by the present Superior Court. However, as the law of 1872 pro- vided only for;the Coroner of San Fran- cisco, Judge Wallace looks upon it as special legislation, and as such is not sure of his jurisdiction. The matter will, there- Fred T. Kelly, Who Is Enthusiastic Over the Silver Mines of the Slocan Dis- trict in British Columbia, 220 Miles North of Spokane, Wash. the richest silver fields in America and its natural outlet is through Spokane, so that the United States will derive most of the benefit of its development. country during the four years that its resources have been known, is at the Palace on a visit in search of a little city excitement after staying for monthsina town called Sandon. It was built last fall on the snow and now hasa populatian of 700 with full expectations of 2000 before next September. “The average payroll dumped into that town is between $75,000 and $100,000 a month,” said Mr. Kelly. “This last win- ter we had twenty-three paying mines round our camp, and all within two or three miles of it. There are others com- ing to the front every day. This winter will see the number of dividend-producers doubled. “What is better 90 per cent of all the mining_properties is owned by Ameri- cans. They control the best mines. *'British Columbia laws are very fayor- able to miners; much more favorable than our own. Then there can be no labor troubles or strikes. The Government will not allow them. *‘Everybody connected with a mine or engaged in mining there has to pay a Government tax of $5 a vear. *The mineral belt of this district is about 8 or 10 miles wide by 50 or 60 miles long. It is a very rugged, mountainous country, the hillsides being at an angle of 45 degrees. There are no farms. It is strictly a mining country. “The winters are not severe, although it is pretty far north. The average temper- ature during the cold season is 10 degrees above zero, but it is so high and dry that you do not mind it. In winter there is plently of snow — between fifteen and twenty feet. “It is the finest trout fishing country in the world. The lakes and streams are full of fish, and there is any amount of grizzly and black bear. Down by the lakes there are deer, and in the mountains there are carriboo. *‘There is plenty of water power. all the mills are operated that way. “I have bought the machinery for an electric plant that my partner and Iin- tend to have 1n operation 1n SBandow within the next sixty days. It will be run by water power. % **About 100 milessduth of the Slocan dis- trict is the Trail Creek country, which is 100 miles north of the international boundary line. 1t is a large gold and copper country. The ores there average about $50 Eold and from 7 to 12 per cent copper. That region has developed in the last year more even than the Slocan country, because everybody is looking for gold. “Rossland, a town of 3000 people, is the center of the Trail Creek district. In time it must equal Butte, Mont., as the ledges are very large and sirong, and are im- })rovmg both in richness of ore and size of eads as the mines ure deepened. “There are numerous other mining camps in British Columbia adjacent to the Slocan country and Trail Creek district, and they are all coming to the front fast. In the two large districts there must be Most 10,000 miners at work, most of them from Spokane and Montana. “The Slocan Star mineis the greatest Fred T. Kelly, who has been in that | fore, go before the Supreme Court on a writ of habeas corpus, Should the Supreme Court decide that the Superior Court is without jurisdiction, Coroner Hawkins will still have recourse to the Penal Code, which defines the powers of all coroners in the State. BAILAOAD MEN MULCTED Employes of the San Mateo Line Lose Their Guarantee Deposits. Judge Seawell Decides They Must Take the Same Chance as the Bondholdars. When the San Francisco and San Mateo Railroad was recently sold, Judge Seawell ordered that $20,000 be left in the hands of the receiver to meet incidental expenses. Ivor Jones brought suit asking that he be allowed $1075 out of this money on claims assigned him by forty-three employes of the railroad who when they were engaged were each required to place in the hands of the company $25 as a guarantee for the faithful performance of their duties. Jones asked that the money be paid be- fore the bondholders of the company were paid anything. Judge Seawell, however, refused to allow this, saying: Ido not think I have any power togrant any relief to the petitioner, Ivor Jones. The record and all proceedings in the case are be- fore me on the hearing of this application. It appears therefrom that the sum of 0 mentioned in the petition is not retained for the purpose of paying generally such claims as_have prior eql\my to those of the bond- holders, but only to protect the receiver against any contingent claims for which he may be hereaiter adjudged to be liable and 1 curred by him while he was acting as receiver. In all other Tespects the proceeds of the sale of the road and its appurtenances have becn fully disposed of by the final decree, The eflect of granting the spplication would be to alter the decree already entered, in an im- portant particular, and I'do not think I have any power to grant the relief prayed, either in the manner proposed or by petition, unless the decree be first set aside or modified. Until that is done the proceeds of sale must be dis- tributed as required by the decree. It is scarcely necessary to say that none of the claims assigued to Mr. Jones were incurred by the receiver as an expense of the receivership. As to whether the claim of Mr. Jones is of & character to entitle him to a preierence over the bondholders, I express no opinion. The application of Mr. Jones is therefore denied. ———————— Police Court Sentences. Daniel Donohoe, a waiter, was yesteraay sentenced to six months’ imprisonment in the County Jail by Police Judge Conlan for com- mitting an assault upon a girl 10 years of age. M‘{)‘e" Mitchell, & professional shoplifter, Was fore Police Judge Campbell yesterday for sentence for stealing alot of goods from the Emporium. She was fined $150, with the alternative of 150 days in the County Jail. Several days ago Sergeant Harper and posse arrested forty-five Chinese gamblers in China- town, who were gln ing the new game of pi ow. Yesterday Police Judge Conlan fined o i‘mekeexer *250 and the forty-four visi- tors $100 each. The case will be appealed, as the Chinese claim that pigow is nota gam- bling game. ——————————————————————————————————————————————eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeees Children Cry for Pitcher’s Castoria. SATURD NEW TO-DAY—DRY GOODS. AY SPECIALS The TREMENDOUS SACRIFICE at which eveything is being forced out during the Great Clearance Sale now in progress enables us to offer our Saturday patrons the following and many other EXTRAORDINARY ATTRACTIONS! MEN'S FURNISHINGS! HANDKERCHIEFS, At 5 Cents. 600 dozen PLAIN WHITE AND FAST COLORED BORDER HEMMED AND HEMSTITCHED HANDKER- CHIEFS, regularly sold at $1 20 per dozen, will be offered at 5¢c. NECKWEAR. At 25 Cents. . 220 dozen LADIES' AND GENTS' TECK SCARFS AND GRADUATED FOUR- IN HANDS, in a large assortment of stylish patterns, regular price 50¢c, will be placed on sale at 25c. At 35 Cents. 150 dozen LATEST STYLE TECK AND FOUR-IN-HAND SCARFS, in a vari- ety of neat patterns, regular price 75c, will be placed on sale at 35¢c. OUTING SHIRTS. At 35 Cents. 310 dozen CHEVIOT AND MADRAS OVERSHIRTS, in plaids, vertical and horizontal stripes, made with yoke and guaranteed perfecu fitting, regular price 65¢, will be offered at 35c. HOSIERY! HOSIERY! At 15 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ BLACK MACO COTTON HOSE, fine gauge, high-spliced heels and toes, onyx fast black, regular price 25¢, reduced to 15¢ a pair. At 20 Cents a Pair. LADIES’ COTTON HOSE, dropstitch, black boot and colored top combina- tions, spliced heels and toes, regular price $4 per dozen, reduced to 20c a pair. At 25 Cents a Pair. CHILDREN’S FINE RIBBED MACO COTTON HOSE, double knees, heeis and toes, black and dark tan shades, regular price 35¢, reduced to 25¢ a pair. CORSETS! CORSETS! At $1.00. LADIES’ BLACK SATEEN CORSETS, extra long waist, two side steels on each side, made with patent loop eyelets, guaranteed perfect fitting, regular price $1 50, reduced to $1. HANDKERCHIEFS! At 214 Cents Each. 300 dozen MISSES’ AND CHILDREN’S WHITE AND COLORED BORDERED HEMSTITCHED HANDKER- CHIEFS, regular price 60c per dozen. IACES! LACRS! LACKS! At 7% Cents a Yard. BUTTER AND LINEN SHADE IMITA- TION BATISTE INSERTION, 2 inches wide, regular price 15¢c. VEILING! VEILING ! At 25 Cents Each. BRUSSELS NET BORDERED VEIL- ING, embroidered white, in black, navy and brown, regular price 65c. At 50¢, 65¢, 75¢, $1.00, $1.50 Each. BUTTER-APPLIQUE BORDERED ‘WASHED VEILS, in a large variety of patterns. NECKWEAR! NECKWEAR! Special sale of LACE COLLARETTES, FRONTS, PLASTRONS, RUFFLES, JABOTS, COLLARS, ETC., at greatly reduced prices. MOSLIN UNDERWEAR! At 25 Cents. 50 dozen LADIES’ CORSET COVERS, perfect fit, V-shape, edged with em- broidery, will be offered at 25¢ each. At 25 Cents. 50 dozen LADIES’ DRAWERS, made of heavy muslin, yoke band, finished with tucks and embroidery, will be offered at 25¢ each. At 50 Cents. 50 dozen LADIES’ GOWNS, yoke of fine tucks, lined back, good muslin, will be offered at 50c each. GLOVES! GLOVES! At 65 Cents. 2000 pairs 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES (black embroidered back), in white, regular value $1, will be closed out at 65¢ a pair. At 65 Cents. 1800 pairs 5-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in dark and medium tan shades, also black, regular value $1, will be closed out at 65¢ a pair. At 75 Cents. 1500 pairs 4-BUTTON KID GLOVES, in dark and mediun coiors, also black, regular value $1 25, will be offered at 75¢ a pair. At 80 Cents. 1200 pairs 4-BUTTON ENGLISH WALK- ING KID GLOVES (large buttons), in red, tan, navy and brown cclors, also black, regular value $1 25, will be closed out at 80c a pair. DRESDEN RIBBONS! At 20 Cents. 3-INCH ALL-SILK DRESDEN RIB. BO%S, assorted patterns, will be offered al C. At 25 Cents. 34-INCH ALL-SILK DRESDEN RIB- BONS, assorted patterns, will be offered at 25¢c. At 30 Cents. 4INCH ALL-SILK DRESDEN RIBBONS, in new shades, assorted patterns, will be offered at 30c. CARRIAGE PARASOLS! At $1.00. CARRIAGE PARASOLS, in Gloria silk, lined, will be offered at $1. Murphy Building, Warket and Joues Stresfs. Murphy Building, Market and Jones Strests, e mflfim— i g ade in California ~ CAsL. WNEUSTADTER BROS. Mfrs. S. = = HURRAH FOR THE FOURTEL From Now on Up to JULY 4, '96, We ‘Will Give With Each Purchase of a BOY’S SUIT At Either of Our Stores, a Box of FIREWORK ' FREE. Composed of the following: 3 packages Crackers, 1 Ruby Light, 1 Sparkling Bomb, 1 rlower Pot, 1 Red Gem, 1 Young America Saiute, 1 Miniature Red Torch, 1 Trolley Wheel, 1 Yellow Jacket, 1 Bee Hive, 1 box tied e Pin. %&;heellnludn;:p Lights, 1 package Torpedoes, stol, ‘1 _dozen ‘kages Caps, 1 Volcano, 1 Sky Rocket, 3 One- Candles, 2 pieces punk. THEOLD I X1, L. V. MERLE, Proprietor. 616 to 620 Kearny Street, 646 Sacra- mento Street, 647 and 649 Commer- cial Street; also Branch Store, 45 and 47 Sixth Street, corner Mission. WEDDING Invitations, Announcements, Cards, e®., Engraved and Prin Correct style, low rates. 20 samples and directions for correct form, modern wedding tpaid for 10 cents in mmmufi. ING, 535 Clay St., San 2 Call COSMOPFrOLITAN, U. S. Mint, 1 102 SR NS M, 00 w28 107 T B e Gy aZioring 1o foom.Moals’ 206, " Rooms, 08 and'760 & day. Free coach to and from the hotel. €l MU S H BEST FOOD ON EARTH l W7 EVERY GROCER SELLS IT . STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE AMERICAN Fire Tnsurance Company F PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF Pennsylvania, on the 81st day of December, A. D. 1885, aud for the year ending on that day, as | made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sec- tions 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed 85 per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capltal Stock, paid up In Cash. everrs PHASRT 5500000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company $255,014 31 Loans on Bond and Mortgage. 1,101,254 13 Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company....... 789,916 65 Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks, and other mar- ketable securities ns collateral.. 55,200 00 Cash in Company’s Office 11,552 84 | Cash in Banks........ 75,388 75 | Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans. ... s 524 90 Interest due and accrued on Bond and Mortgages 21,695 79 Premiums in due tion......... 91,616 51 Rents due and accroed. 1,105 85 Ground Rents well secured. 6,320 00 Total assets... $2,409,584 53 LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted and unpaid. 819,558 07 Losses in process of Adjusi j _in Suspense. & 122,549 85 | Losses resisted, ing expenses. 28,128 19 Gross premiums on Fire Risks, ran- ning one year or less, $957,- 219 08, reinsurance 50 per cent. 475,609 54 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $860,- 217 11, reinsurance pro rata.... 874,248 41 Amount reclaimable by the insured on Perpetual Fire Insurance policies 563,632 17 Commissions and Brokerage due and to become aue......... eeseracaan 13,742 41 Total Labilities. .................. 51,600,466 64 INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire Premiums.........................$1,184,164 07 Received for interest on Bonds and 2 59,485 06 41,077 66 miums..... 5,192 92 ! Kecelved from ail other sources. 8921 05 | TOLAl 10COME: + v eveevunens vanen. $1,298,840 76 | EXPENDITURES, Net amount paid for Fire Losses (Including $208,392 31 losses of revious years). . $826,672 70 Dividends to Stockh 27,500 00 Pald or allowed for Commission or Brokerage. 213,185 64 Paid for Salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc... 108,750 00 Paid for State, National and local taxes . 32,003 All other 8 tures. 100,993 06 Total expenditnres. 1,304,195 37 Fire Losses incurred during the year.....$790,514 50 BISKS AND PRE- MTUMS. Fire Risks. | Prem Net amount of i Risks written dur- ing the year....... Net amount of Risks expired du; ing the year... Net amount in fore~ December 31, 1895, 146,568,807| 1,847,436 19 THOMAS H. MONTGOMERY, . bi]]%g:nl: MARIS, Seerenr;’. Frsant ! and sworn to befor of Jaiuary, 1898, sty 4 H. F. REARDEN, Notary Public. EDWARD BROWN & SONS, GENERAL AGENTS, 407-9 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, $114,799,046 81,460,028 76 126,392,100| 1,637,226 67 STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE SVEA Fire and Life Insurance Company F GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, ON THE 81ST day of December, A. D. 1895, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Com- missioner of th: State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- litital Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. $533,333 33 ASSETS. Real estate owned by company $742,533 33 Loans on bond and mortgage. 1,999,944 77 Cash market value of all stocks an; 1,607,348 35 bonds owned by COmPADY........ . Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as collateral. 752,553 46 | Cash in company’s office. 3,682 32 Cash in banks. 230,866 87 Interest due and sccrued on ail stocks and loans ... 59,468 78 Premiums in due course of coliec- <taide 89,204 64 148,693 83 Due from other companie. 218,363 73 Total assets.. 85,802,456 88 LIABILITIES. Losses In process of adjustment or in Suspens..... ... 93,335 38 Gross premiums on fire risks ran-) ning one year or less, reinsur- ance 50 per cent.... . r Gross premiums on fire risks run- [ 421,400 58 ningmore than one year, rein- surance prorata .. Liability under lite d 7 8,818,820 04 Cash dividends remaining unpai 6,653 80 All other demands against the com- ‘pany -, 228238 41 Total lisbillties.... $4.565,451 16 INCOME. Net cash_actually recetved for fire premiums.. $1,169,325 19 Recelved for interest and dividends ‘on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other ‘sources. 414,389 85 Received for L miums 559,947 39 Total income. . $2,143,662 23 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for fire losses. Dividends 10 stockholders.. Paid_or allowed for commiss: $583,502 59 32,000 00 brokerage. ... s 815,049 8¢ Paid for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc. ... 157,556 59 All other payments and expendi- T R T 1,035,982 67 2,124,091 49 Total expenditures............. | RISKS & PREMIUNS.| Fire Risks. | Premiums. Net amount of riss| | written during the| | Year........ 18363,521,590 $1,659,334 51 Net amount of risks. | expired during the, year.. 3 171,714,582,} 747,924 81 et am 0 December 31, 1895. 161.351.999’ 421,400 58 T. BD LEVISSON, Vice-President. M. OLBERS, Secretary. Subseribed and swora to before me, this Sth day of April, 1596, GUDM. A KERMARK, Notary Public. EDWARD BROWN & SONS, GENERAL AGENTS, 407—400 MONTGOMERY STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. BLOOD POISON ,L‘!fl“.“ “ore Taroat, Pimpl REMED Y ts, Aches, Old S . Hoarbinivgt Writo COO)