The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 19, 1896, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1896. HER T0 TWENTY- | SIX MILLIOKS Ira James Hall Receives Good News From His Father. J Norman Jarman, Novelist and Speculator, Remembers He Has a Son Tie Millionaire Writes From England Asking His Son to Join Him. Ira James Jarman, better known as Ira James Hail, has received good news from Eagland. This good news, which is rich enough to filt a Christmas plum pudding, is noth- ing more ncr less than a letter froma ilent parent who at last finds time on {0 W his son to come visit him in & oglish home and im spend $26,600,000. enty-six millions, all well invested. Sixteen millions in property comprising early a!l the business portion of Salt ke City, and the other ten millions representing mines and mills and landea ates in o!d Engiand. Twenty-odd years azo Norman William jerman, a young Enghshman of an ad- venturous spirit, joined a band of coloniz- and hel ers that established themselves in Bait Lake City. Mormon ¢ ted 1n m ried a comely y of this union is ) known as Ira Hall Jarman’s m age was not a happy d when little Ira was but 3 years an was granted a divorce on ruelty. divorce Jarman took up the nst the established Mormon i began a lecturing tour, in which he bitterily assailed the creed of the Latter-day Saints. Theu for nineteen years nothing was heard of the dissenter. Mrs. Jarman mar- , to a man named Hall, and her was reared and educated by the ted mother. pg Jarman’s life has not fallen in ; At the age of t support his since then his life has been one of unremitting, ceaseless toil. For several years the young man was a fire- n ‘on the Southern Pacific trains, and at he considered a step in ad- nce—porter with W. P. Fuller & Co. is position he oc#upied for three y arch and incidentally in- s and sand lots. He mar- z woman, and the fruit ng Jarman, familiarly mother, and Young Jarman is now a pa e im. the young man was seen yester- ternoon by a CALL representative he confirmed the report of a father with many millions, who offers him & home. “I bad not heard directly from my father for nineteen years,'' said the young “I knew he was prosoerous and in nd; that be bad written several among them being one entitled tin Hell.” But I neverread any Never bad the time. I'va i since I was 11 yearsold, and am y-six million is a great 1d 1 suppose I am going now. to return with him to England. iriends to know of une, but I haven’t any ready nd I owe quite a bit of money. en months out of work, and I am y creditors will trouble me. I 1ave not decided what I shali do when I gei some of that money. All Iknow is 1 shall help mother.” young Jarman Hall, with the pros- pects ol inheriting $26,000,000, is working steadily from 8 A. M. to 10 P. M. “until fathercomes.” JOEN SWETT TEAM WON. Crockers Defeated at Grammar School Championship. Over a thousand feverishly excited spec- tators of the grammar scbool age were gathered about the Central Park gridiron field yesterday afternoon screeching, ges- ticulating and velling as they watched a closely matched and prettily contested game of football played for charity by the elevens o: twoof the largest grammar schools in the City—the Joun Swettand “the Crocker. The Jobn Swett eleven won after a hard struggie by a score of 10 to 6. From the first kick-off until the fina! whistle it was an exciiing exhibition of football and showed a remarkable improv: " ment over the form and play of juve- nile teams of former years. In the =e.ond half particularly the playing was of no fean order considering the age and size of the participants and their opportuni- ties for jparninga game of science and skill as opposed to one of strength and speed. The first half closed with the Crocker team 6 to 4 ahead, and every wearer of the red and white demonstrative and jubilant, even to the representation of proud moth: ers scattered among about 400 ribbon-be- decked and unusually pretty littie girls, who formed one solid, picturesque section in the grand stand. In the second half the contest assumed sthe dash and determination of a varsity mateh, and the John Swett team surged zhead. ] The cool and accurate punting of Full- back Lee of the Crocker team, and his running were admirable features of the game, while the catching, ranning and . line-bucking of Right Halfback Brown of the John Swett team were excellent. In fact, every one played well. As a side-line feature among the dimin- | utive Brownie-like mass of eager juvenile spectators, Vice-Principal W. D. Kines- bury of John Swett School and Police Ser- geant Michael Joseph Coboy, the guardian angel of the gridiron, engaged in a vigor- ous, animated and threatening discussion of the special privileges of school princi- pals on football-fields. ollowing are the summaries of the game and the line-up of the teams: ts —. Swett Grammar School 10, on one i Riche Half- toucndown in the first half made by back Brown on s buck through le punt out for a 1rv at go -1 being mizsed touchdown in the second half mace by bck Brown 02 a run round left end, the goal be- ine kicked by Right End G. Huli: Crocker Gram- mar School 6, on one tonchdown made in the latter part of (ne first half by Fullback Lee on & straignt buck beuween left guard aud tackle, the goul being kicked by Full Lee. Pluy —1 wo Lwenty-five-minute halves. Ground and weather very favorable. Auendance—1100. Crocker Grammar. Position. J. Nealon ) . F. Munson f M) W. Prentice.. Bwett Grammar. ...G. Hull _F. Lewitt W. Graves . Diow Ignatius Colleg- venm, aud Police Ser- geant Michael Joseph Corboy. s, pen came seven months of enforced | . r the mail-order department of the Em- | coming out here in January | T ABE WARNER BEHIND HI5 BAR AF TS———ENTRANCE ToWARNERS COBWEB PaLACE. The Late “Abe Warner” and His Famous Cobweb Saloon. [From negatives in the gosscssion of Nathan Joseph, 641 Clay street.] NOW THE WEB HAS ALL BEEN SPUN Death of the Founder of a Famous North Beach Resort. Abe Warner, One Time Proprie- tor of th: “Cobweb taloon,” Passes Away. Football for |1 Was Once Famous All Over the | Coast and At'racted Visitors by Thousands, Abe Warner, one time proprietor of the North Beach resort known as the Cobweb saloon, died Thursday night in his eot- tage on Francisco street. Warner was a pioneer and a prominent individuality of the cariier days. He established at Meiggs wharf in connection | with his saloon a miniature *“Z0,” col- lected about him as the years went by a quantity of old things deemed curious from all parts of the world, allowed the birds and monkevs to breed and the spiders to weave their webs undisturbed, | and all the time the fame of his shanty saloon grew and grew. He kept the best of liquors and the airof age about the 2 comethere, but he refused. place was said to add a flavor of its own. The clam chowder and fish dishes to be had in the back room of the saloon added fame to the establishment and the cobweb saloon became ‘‘the place to go.” On Sundays the crowds often were numbered by thousands, and Abe was compelled to engage a corps of waiters and money poured easily into the till. But Abe was a philanthropist among other things. At his table all who bhad the slightest claim upon him were wei- come, whether or not they could pay. As a -result the board at meal times was always full, even though the strangers and visitors were few. 8o the money thatcame to Abe in the flood of his fortune did not remain with him. At one time he owned | considerable property, but his holdings dwindled away with the turn of the tide, 1or when he ceased to make money in large sums he did not cease to be a philan- thiropist. For several years past he has lived upon a small stipend sent to him montbly by a daughter in the East. The Cobweb saloon passed- with the later development of San Francisco, the ! shifting of tue centers of attraction and the turning of the channels of trade in other directions, albeit large and hand- some buildings stand on its site. The old shanty was torn down several years ago, but previous thereto the place was in- vaded by tradespeople and the spiders were roused from their wintersleep by the Joud voice of an auctioneer. The Jast crowd that ever gathered in the place went to buy from the collection of world- gatnered oddities. One curio-dealer went so far as to take a number of photographs of the place just previous to its destruc- tion. Ola Abe then moved into a shanty on Francisco street, a block or so away from the scene of his personal triumphs, and there with a few of his most beloved birds and animals he has quietly lived and watled for the coming of Thursday night iast and its message. Poor, he has by no means been without friends. He has relatives here as well as in New York, who looked after him and stood ready to pro- vide a better habjtation for him than he chose to occupy, but he would not move. His daughter in the East wanted him to | | | | { S8an Fran live among the old scenes, where, too, he could enjoy the company of his pets. A favorite cockatoo died of old age a few days ago and Abe lelt the loss very v 8. Lubbock of Oakland, formerly boiler inspector of this City, is a brother- in-law of Warner's and has looked after him considerably. He wisited him on Thaursday afternoon and found him in apparent good health and vromised to come back and talk to him further about some of his affairs the following day. Shortly after Lubbock’s departure, H. L. an old-time iriend, came in_ ard d the ol an had just breathed his t. The deceased was 82 years of age. ‘Warner was born in New York and was a buicher by trade. When he can:e to cisco in 1849 he started a butcher- shop on Sansome sireer, butshortiy closed it out ‘o found the North Beach resort. Warner left a family in New York that never fcllowed him. Two of his sisters did so, with their husbands. They are Mrs. Lubbock and Mrs. George Coffey. The body is at Gray’s undertaking es- tablishment, from where the funeral will proceed on Sunday at 1 o’clock to the Odd Fellows’ Cemetery. PRI HGHT LECTURES Rabbis Nieto and Levy Deliver Iateresting Di-courses at Their Synagogues. Th: Former Spoke of Treatment of Personal Enemies and the Latter of J:ws in Fiction. Rabbi Jacob Nieto spoke on “Treatment of Personal Enemies as Advised in the Talmud” at the Taylor-street Synagague last night. In the course of his lecture he said: “To'bid 2 man love his enemies is to com- mand him to do that which he may affect to do, bt which in reality it is not possi- ble for him to accomplish. “The Talmud, that venerable library of ethics and philosophy. had a‘full concep- | tion of the manifest absurdity of laying | down principles at variance with the na- ture.of man. ““The first rule of conduct toward per- sonal enemies was forbearance. The sages admonished their followers not to be easily angered. To bear no maiice was the second step, while the third was not to seek revenge. . “According to the teachings of the Tal- mud, the accepted basis of all Jewish ethical ideals, it is a sin to rejoice at the downfall of an enemy. Hebrew tradition records that the Egyptians were drowned on the seventh dav of the Easter festival, and on that account the Talmud enacted that no songs of rejoicing shoula be sung on that day, and ‘to this day Israel never singsa joyiul wune on the traditional an- niversary of the defeat of E ‘ypt.” Rev. M. 8. Levy last night concluded the series of lectures be began some time ago at_the Geary-street Temple on ‘‘The Jew in Fiction.” The subject of his dis- course was George Eliot’s *“Daniel Deron- da.” He spoke of the title character as being a hero and of Mordecai, the enthu- siast on the restoration of the kingdom of Israel, as a high ideal. He paid a hich tribute to the genius of the author, and declared that her por- trayals of the Jew and Jewess were the only true and faithful ones, so far as race and reiigious attributes are concerned. George Eliot neither exaggerated the vices ror unduly extolied the virtues of the Jew. Rabbi Levy further declared that only by a residence among the Jews and by actually living in a Jewish family conld she have become famiiiar with the details of domestic life that she so graphically and sympathetically delineated. In con- clusion he recommended ali who had not | read this last and greatest product of this woman’s genius to do so av the earliest opportunity. The manufacture of silk began in Eng- He wanted lol land in the year 1600, REGULAR TRAINS MAY SUON UK Passengers to Be Carried Over the Valley Road to Fresno. A Morz Convenient Service Pos- sible Than Over the Old Monopoly. Rates of the People’s Road Wi'l Make a Saving of 37 Per Cent. Regular passenger service between this Cily and Fresno via the Valley road and the boats of the California Navigation and Improvement Company may be 1nau- gurated next week. So satisiactory to the two transporta- tion companies named have been the re- sults of the excursions now being con- ducted over their lines in connection with the Fresno Citrus Fair, that the matter of continuing the present service as a per- manent feature 1s being discussed, and there is every indication that the South- ern Pacifiz will shortiy have a sturdy com- petitor for the passenger business of the San Joaquin Valley to all points as far south as Fresno. The experience of the past few days has demonstrated that the roadbed is in ex- cellent condition, and the connection ar- rangements at Stockton work in a most satisfactory manner. Should it be decided to run regular passenger trains, the time schedule between Stockton and Fresno will be the same as that now in_use in operating the excursion trains. It isas | foliows: | southbound. P Stations. Northboand. r Stockton, Weber avenue. Stuckton, Hunter street. Burnham. At this end passengers will take the boat at 6 p. M. and arrive at Stockton in the morning, after a good night’s rest on the well-equipped and comfortably furnished boats of the California Navigation and Improvement Company. Fresno will be reached about noon. On the trip north- ward the train will leave Fresno shortly after the lunch hour and arrive at Stockton in the evening, so as to make a close con- nection with the steamer for San Fran- | cisco, which leaves at 6 o’ciock and arrives |in San Francisco early the next morning. Thus passengers will lose but half a day in making the journey either way. On the Souti.ern Pacific the trains are now run so as to necessitate either the loss of an entire day, or the uncomfortable ex- verience of arriving «t or departing from Fresno in the small hours of the morning. But in the matter of rates the Valley road will offer inducements that are sure to attract traffic. As against the present | rate of $590 cuargea by the Soutnern Pa- cific, the Valley road will put in a rate of 3 75, a reduction of about 37 per cent. Meanwhile the excursion rate to Fresno and return has been made $3 50, tickeis good to return until Wednesuay, Decem- ber 23. BURIED N A GRAY FOG, San Francisco’s Peopled Hills Were Out of Sight as the Sun Went Down. Ships-Hoistsd Additional Lights and Whistles and Fog Horns Played Mz ancholy Music. The first fog of the season settled down upon San Francisco last evening as the sun was sliding down the goiden stairs into the placid blue of the Pacific. 1t flowed in lazily. a ghostly avalanche of gray, through the Golden Gate, envel- oping the big rifled cannon on Lime Point, the fifteen-inch dynamite guns, the | twelve-inch rifles and the wide-mouthed | mortars at the Presidio, until the long | black tubes loomed up like the stacks and masts of wiecked steamships. Thefog climbed Mount Olympus, steal- ing through the shady walks of the cypress and eucalyptus groves on the west of the T win Peaks. Then it rolled up past the Almshouse ana over the top of the Peaks, from whose summits the peopled hiils of fair San Francisco could be seen in the | twilizht of’ the mist with smoke from mahy chimneys spiraling lazily toward the zenith. A few minutes later the white and gray and vellow and red mansions of wood and stone and brick, with the bay beyond them, the Contra Costa hills and the big whale of brown rock they call Goat Island, were hidden in the voluminous veiling of the fog, and there was nothing left but a dead sea of clouds. ‘ Outof the smoke and mist and out of the silence that came in with the fog there rose at measured intervals the beliowing of the foghorn, the mournful mooing of a cow for her lost calf. % Arc lights struggled hazily to be seen, and little prismatic haloes mocked them. ‘The dirty yellow gasjets lost whatever of title they might tave had aslights and waned into a sickly smudge. The usuai quality of magnifying objects was not absent. Streetcars and horses and warons seemed to rise out of the ground not more than twenty feet from the pedestrian, and cach vehicle when it first burst into view looked as big as a two-story house. Shipping men were unusually careful with tueir craft, for the fog was so dense that it was impossible to see more thau a boat’s length ahead. The ferry steamers were cbliged to slacken their speed and to crawl through the vapor, for fear of co!- lisions. Wh stles were repeatedly blown and bells were rung_all along the city front to warn traveling craft of the ob- stacles in their way. But there were ng grave accidents. Neither was there an¥ discomfort, for thy fog was warm and companionable and had the glow of the Cnristmastide upon it. HOMES FOR BABIES, el Bazaar by Ladies to Carry on the Work of Mercy. i The Children’s Home-finding Society’s bazaar at 420 Sutter street will close to- night. Lastevening, in spite ot the dis- agreeable fog, there was a good attend- | ance, and the laaies in charge of the various tables were well pleased with their success so far. e A large vacant store near the Temple Emanu-El was taken for the oceasion and handsomely decorated with red and white bunting and some evergreens. The ladies of the society soon transformed the big 1nterior into an attractive bazaar. The result is that the tables are covered with all kinds of pretty articles suitable for Christmas presents. There is also a col- lection of water-color sketches and pic- tures of different kinds for sale. In all thereare nine booths, as follows: Domestic oth, Mrs. Young; fancy booth, M Hoffman, Miss Kelly; doll booth, Miss Fossy and assistants; art booth, Mrs. Benton, Mrs. Sandehl; art gallery, Miss Rumsey; table of fortune, Miss Butler; grabbag, Miss Benton; re- freshments, Mrs. Lioyd, Mrs. Badley, Mrs. Grimm, Mrs. Carvwright; palmistry, Pro- fessor Rekaf. The feature of this afternoon wil! be an exhibition of ihe modern ark. This is merely a 10-cent market basket, but it will contain one of the helpless infants for whom the Children’s Home-finding Soci- ety finds homes. The cbild will be on ex- hibition on its way to its new home, and will hold its reception from 2 to5Pp. M. Children will be admitted free of charce, but are asked not to forget some donation. The bazaar will be open all day and evening. In addition to the litile one that is to leave on the 5 P. M. train for its home 150 miles away, a stul later home- less infant will entertain the visitors after- | ward. It is but 14 days old, and so far sorrow and tears have been its portion, and the ladies wish to know who will help it with some of the good things of life to make the little stranger happy. e THE PRESS CLUB. A Great Entertainment to Bs Given To-Night at the Club Rooms in the Thurlow Block. To-night the Press Club will give an en- tertainment at the rooms in the Thurlow block. The programme is very complete and 1t is betieved will be found very inter- esting. Many of the talented members of the club are to take part. Harry Melyin isto act as sire. The programme is as follows: Dull Care, something by Melvin; Press Club Quartet; Melvin’s Paper; by Me- Bride, an anomaly not yet to be out- lined; Mollenhauer; address, T. T. Wil- liams: music, Signor Abramoff; address, Mayor-elect Phelan; supper; Christmas Tree: Press Club quartet; paper, Judge John Hun soug, Frauk Coffin; unique paper, Wells Drur. song, Homer Herley; speech, General W. L Burnes; Ferris Hartman ; address, Edwara Moran; specialty by Rhys Thomas; -Out of the Groove,” L. G. Carpenier; speciaity, John J. Raffael. There will also be a Christmas tree, from which pifts of various kinds are to be distributed to members. It will be from all indicationsa gala night for the members and their friends. A big crowd will probably be present. ————— Santa Claus’ Headquarters. Mothers, bring your boys to see Santa Claus. He is well supplied with candies and Xmas cards and will be glad to meet all his litile friends at the Old 1X L, L. V. Merle, proprie- tor, corner Kearny and Commercial streets aud corner Sixth and Mission streets. b —_———— Last Night's Alarms. An alarm was sounded from box 98 at 7:10 o'clock last evening for a blaze caused by a detectjye electric wire at the Central Millin- ery-store, 838 Market street. The damage amounted 1o about $10. The alarm from box 184 at 9:10 P. M. was for a fire in G. W. Cook’s cigarstore, 22515 Eighth street. The blaze was .caused through the care.ess use oi n}alrhe! and damaged the store to the extent o . It is said that the Greenland whale sometimes attains the age of 400 years. JEELED WITH TITLE ABSTRICTS Fai‘mer Robinson Told the Grand Jury How He Was Beguiled. Came Out Fifteen Hundred Dol lars Short in a Land Trans- action. An Unexpected Trust Deed Held by the San Francisco Savings Union to S:cure $2000 G. W. Robinson told the Grand Jury yesterday that he was swindled out of $1500 in cash. The jury was deeply im- pressed by tha narrative, as many of the facts were corroborated by J. F. Cunning- ham, wholesale grocer, 14 Ciay street, San Francisco. According to the story told to the Grand Jury Mr. Robinson in October last met G. W. Donaldson, residing on Sanchez street, in this City. Donaldson presented the advantages and described the location of a 200-acre tract gf land near P.eyto, Monterey County. Mr. Robinson, went down and saw the land and the prospect pleased him. Then Donaldson went up to Mendocino County and saw the litile farm at Elk. Anexchange was soon agreed upon. A valuation of $2000 was placed on the Mendocinou land, house, barn and hay. The Monterey land was held to be worth $3500, and Robinson was to pay the dif- ference, $1500. When avstracts of title were examinea Mr. Cunningham advised his friend, Rob- inson, that a lawyer should be engaged to examine the titie, but the confiding Men- docino County farmer had so much faith in George W. Donaldson of this City and W. C.and John DonaldSon of Monterey County that he conciuded not to spend money for examination of papers. Mr. Cun- ningham himself examined the abstract carefully, and it seenred to him clear and straight. The transactions of exchange were duly executed October 10, before Notary En- quist, in the Milis building, and_Mr. Rob- inson paid over his $1500 to G. W. Donald- son In_due time the Mendocino farmer went to Monterey and took possession of his farm, for which he had paid the sum of his worldly tortune. He explained to the Grand Jury how rudely he was shaken when the knowl- edge came to him that the San Francisco Savings Union held a deed of trust on the land to secure the payment of $2000, which G. W. Donald:on had borrowed from the bank in December, 1880. Mr. Robinson told the jury that he was assured there was nothing due on the land but the taxes for the current year. He stated that the apstract which ve examined and showed to Cunningham contained no mention of the trust deed. In this respect his testi- mony was corroborated by the wholesale grocer, J. F. Cunningham, who said he carefully read the abstract. NEW TO-DAY. No publication In Californ, CHRISTMAS AN FRANCISCD LS a Is more sought after during the holidays than the CHRISTMAS NEWS LETTER. Filled from cover to cover with beautiful and artistic illustrations, poems, storles and special articles it is a welcome guest In every home on the Pacific Coast and a delight- ful souvenir to send to frlends abroad, as It will be an essentially Call- fornia production. PARTIAL CONTENTS: Illustrations. There will be twenty full-page engrav- ings, representing the most attractive and picturesque portions of San Fran- cisco, its environs and the State. Stories. Ten clever stories by the most popular litterateurs on the coast, including: MILLARD SUTHERLAND FERGUSON WAGSTAFF MORROW KATHRYN JARBOE AMY WELLS And Others. Pozms Appropriate for the season—gems well worth vreserving—written by INA COOLBRITH EDWARD CLARKE ELLA M. SEXTON DAN’L O'CONNELL LOUIS A. ROBERTSON HOWARD V. SUTHERLAND JOHN P. ALBRO And others. All handsomeély illustrated. Special Articles By prominent men in the literary, com- mercial and financial world, viz.: JAMES D. PHELAN WENDELL EASTON FRED S. MYRTLE A. S. LOWNDES CHAS. B. HILL ASHTON P. STEVENS JOHN FINLAY ARTHUR INKERSLEY J. D. MAXWELL And others, besides all the regular de- parcments and features of the NEWS LETTER. Premium Covers. The number will be enclosed in artistic, premium, illuminated covers, and ‘he whole issue printed on heavy coated paper made specially for this issue. To insure a large sale the price of the Egzl:i;nus issue will gflf{@fi Bomater oy S50 Order copies now. Ready December 21, F. MARRIOTT, Publisher. 5% Kearny St., S. F. NEW TO-DAY. HORACE DAVIS DOES NOT KNOwW HE IS DEAD! So States Editor Barry in THE STAR. The Funding lnfammi Other Live Topics Read The Star’s Editorial on THE CUBAN SITUATION. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE BALOISE FIRE INSURANCE COMPARY F BASLE, SWITZERLAND, ON THE 31ST day of December, A. D. 1595, and_for the vear ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of tne Sta‘e of California. pursvant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed s per Llaik furnisued by tue Commissioner. CAPITAL. Capital... g 000,000 00 Amount of in cash. 400.000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. Loans on Bonds and Morigag: Cush Market Value of all Stocl .$ 299,75222 . 377,600 00 nd Bonds owned by Company. 215,776 18 Cash in Company’s Office Bauks........ 123,677 36 Interest due and accrued on ail Stocks and Loans 6,932 82 Premiums in due Cours: tion..... 44,996 77 Total Assets LIABILITIES. Iosses Adjused and Unpald........ $46,153 40 Losses in Process of Adjustment or in Suspense... . SISO 41,182 20 Gross Premiums on Eire RIsks ri | Ding one seir or less, 3483, 482 23; refusurance 50 per cent. 242,741 11 Gross Premiums o1 Fire Risks run MIng more thun one year, $82.- U386 93: relnsurance pro rata.... 50,862 89 Cash Dividends remaining unpai 258 00 Total Liabliitles............. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire it i ... .8567,519 17 Received ior Interest and Dividends on Bcnds, Stocks, Loans and from all ouber sour-es. Recelved for kents... Total Income. 33,810 67 11,240 46 ® EXPENDITURES. Net Amount paid for Fira Losse: $350,029 15 Dividends to Stockholders. ... 24,000 00 Paid or Allowed for Commission or Brokerage. .. 105,155 40 Paid for ~alarles, Fees ani ot for Officers, Clerks, e: 52,095 23 National and 8,507 80 24,717 10 All other ' tures. Total Expenditures......... RISKS AND PREMIUMS. l ¥ire Risks. | Premiums. Netamountof risks| $104,873,543| $526,500 43 Net amount of risks expired durin the year......... | 37,456,346 67,808 32 Net amount in force December 31,1895. ........| 325,078,194 567,51917 R. ISELIN, President. Al TRUXLER, Manager. Subscribed and sworn to befora me_this 9th day of April, 1896. GEORGE GIFFORD, TUnited States Consul. SYZ & CO, GENERAL AGENTS, 410 Californla St., San Francisco. STATEMENT OF THE N CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE HELVETIA SWISS FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY, F ST. GALL. SWITZERLAND,ON THE 18T day of December, A. D, 1895, and for the vear ending on that day, as made (o the Insurance Commissioner of tne State of Caliiornia, pursuans to the p. ovisfons o1 sections 610 ¢nd 611 of the Po- Iitical C de, condensed as per blank iurnished by the Commiss.oner. CAPITAL. o $2,000,000 00 400.070 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Companv. $ 41,00000 Loans 02 Bonds and Mortgages. 594,295 21 Lash Market Value of ail stocksand ‘Bonuas owned by Company...... 865,259 59 Cash In Company’s Office and in Bauks. . d Noad 272,386 57 Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mnnuarus%.. 22,627 10 s In due Coul Pux’l‘!‘)‘l‘:‘:’.. 162,122 60 Total assets $1,944.090 fll LIABILITIES. Losses Adjusted lnd,L’Anp,nld :]| Losses in_Process of djusti or In Suspense......... 3 $97,205 27 Losses Resisted, inciuding Ex-| prnses TR | Gross Premiums on Fire Risks ron- Ting one vear Or lesy, $686,- 960 55: reiusurance 50 per cen 818,480 28 Gross Premiums on Fire Kisks ro ning more than one year, $160,- 799 71: reinsurance pro rata. 128,639 77 for salaries, Ke 11,600 00 191,293 81 " $747.80013 INCOME, Net_Cash actually received for Fire Premiums.... e Sl $710,980 52 Received 1or interest on Bonds an Mortgages. . 24,926 68 Recaeived :or inteiest and dividenus on Bonas, Siocks, Loans, and 1rom all other sources. 82,730 73 Total Income.. +.._ $768,637 93 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses. $369,460 49 Dividends to Stcckholders. ... 96,000 00 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage. oo 101,338 80 Paid for Sa aries. Fees i * enarses for gmcen;lcleflf; ot 47,300 83 ., Naiional and Lucal Fald for State, 01 0 47,601 90 Total Expenditures....... _ $678.744 99 RISKS ANpD PREMIUMS. Fire Kisks. | Preminms. Net lmon:n;: B!s:; yoauenduring % $807.956,565| 1,448,185 01 eeamount oiiaia ired during the| :'xep-r ............... 534,072,021 792,103 11 Net amount in force, December31,1895| 441,133,589 767,760 27 F. HALTMAYER, President. M. J.GROSSMAN, Secreiary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 31st day of March, 1896. IRVING B RICHMAN, U. & Consul-General SYZ & CO, GENERAL AGENTS, 410 qnl\tornh Street, San Francisco. -