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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 5, 1897. VURCED Fresno Judge Deniesthe Woman’s Plea for Freedom. CERTAIN THAT THERE WAS COLLUSION. The Court Declares That the Husband Conspired With | His Wife. | | CENSURES BOTH IN RENDERING | HIS DECISION. i Evidence That the Ground for the Sult Was Sup- piled Dellberately. | Convincing —The applica- | ell for a divorce | vas denied to- y of Madera, partment 2 Thoe | tion of Amanda from Gerala M. It was rea- not ‘grant the de- st therefore ied. was not a surprise, for it cneral expectation that 1 refuse to separate the The case had the | g coliusive, and con- ns of Fennell while in of the filing and the | was hardly thought that upon a court bei mpositior uld be permitted to end suc- it on July 14| eged that the intermarried in York on or about the 2d 1596, and Mrs. Fennell cree dissolving the bonds of ¥ grounds, nly that the A. Brown, the only ed the visit of the if to a disor- zeles, his manner on the stand and ions propounded certainly implied to was well the par- ion. tinat it might be that the ase would be sufliciently lish the charge against the ana to warrant the relief prayed tnot for the fact that the testi- | eads to a far more sat on, and that is that if Fen- uiity it was upon an express petween the parties to this t Fennell and Brown de- aid the necessary foundation ction for d usion the opinion says: factin tbis case indicates that no obj the part of the to granting of a decree of | iiv His answer was filed immedi- ately after the suit was brought and his 1sent to an immediate trial was ob- Not a single question was asked 11T tion, and his counsel atement: nk we want to introduce . While we don’t consent orce or anything of the kind, tne plaintiff insists on it so, we are g to introduce any testimony. we don’t want alimony or any- i the kind allowed. While we are ng to live with her, she is un- willing, and we will therefore not make - | | | were idant co tained. m further fight.” court then expresses the opinion stronger case of collusion could shed any 1h Iy reported here that Mrs. ntended to marry Colonel Theo- . Marceau, the San Francisco pho- pher, who was once her husband. in | event the separation from Fennell | ed, but Judge Conley has cruelly ted such a romantic marriage. It | 1 that Mrs. Fennell had such | ou the colonel, but whether or | 1 be willing is not known. ions are “triendly,” however, azo they were sojourning 1otel in Los Angeles, , C. d Company to-day uction on the to Eastern points and is veryv important to the The rate to London werp is $1 10 a 10 an- dried fruit box, or §1 30 a hundred in sacks; | Glaszow, Hamburg, Amsterdam and Rotierdam, $1 15 in boxes and $1 35 in 10 Bordesux, Havre, Copenhaxen, im and Curistiania, $1 25 in boxes rate has also been i@ Californina Has a Klondyke. Aug. 4 —The Valley 0,. Cazy rictly up todate. Ii ondyke station. It er and Lankershim, It is at Klondyke B gets tne red gravel ses for walks and driveways idings. has estab- is located { S Fast Time on the Valley Koad. FRESNO, CavL., Aug. 4.—The passenger | lley roat made a fast trip | n to-day. It left that city nd arrived here at.11:01, baving run in two hours and nine min- distance is 125 miles. Over sof :ue roed sixty miles an nour The track 1s very smooth and peed is perfectly sale. Kill.d@ Near Forest Springs. GRASS VALLEY, CAL, Aug. 4 —Wil- { the | his w fe has been preying on liam Turner met with an awful death this afternoon while cutting timber on his place, below Forest Springs. A falling tree lodged in the branches of another Turand ner inserted a wedge to facilitate its full. When it did fail Turner was caught by it and crushed to death. Tur- ner has been a resident of this county for manpy years, GN TRIAL AT REGWJ0D CITY. William 8. McKay at the Bar to Answer for the Killing of hobert Curry. REDWOOD CITY, CaL., Aug. 4—Ths trial of William B. McKay, who was held toanswer bhefore the Superior Court in June last for the murder of Robert Curry, commenced yesterday before Judze George H. Buck. Several days will be consumed in the taking of tesiimony. The trouble which led to the taking of a human life arose over a mowing machine which Andrew S. Barron, an uncle of McKav, had borrowed from Me- < From the evidence taken before the committing magistrate, it appears that McKay and Barrcn were both farmers n Spanishtown, in this county. Both were the owners of mowing machine. which they exchanged with one another for a limited period. On June 16, McKay started from his ranch, a shortdistance from that of Bar- ron, intending to return the mower he bad borrowed, and get in ex- 1ge his own. He arrived at the Bar- «nch and proceeded to the field be- where his machine was, followed by Barron, who asked he wanted. On being told, Barron d to give up the muchine, stating was using it and had not finished McKay made an attempt to take ron picked up a neck yoke, and, ug it, threatened to strike if ay persisted. y then unhitched his horses and iem irom the field. He proceeded v ci I ) low the house, He w up past the Barron house to a .house owned by George Gerke. He entered Gerke’s house and took a pistol from under the mattress of a bed. When Gerke attempted to recover the weapon from him it was pointed at him, McKay threat- ening to shoot him. Having obtained the pi-tol, McKay then retraced his steps to tue Barron place. Near the barn he was accosted by Barron. who stopped his horses by taking hold of | bridies. McKay then pointed his | pistol at Barron und threatened to shoot him unless he moved away. i tobert Curry, a nepnew of Barcon ana | a cou~in of McKay, who was near : t hand | at this time, attemprea to strike tue arm of McKay. Being unable 'o do this he grappied with bim, nerding to wrest | the weapon from bim if possible. McKay turned arcund in a semicirel¢ and point- ing the pistol at Curry fired. (u-ry fell to the ground, shot through the bearr, and expired before he could be carried into ti e houe. McKay turred the weapon upon Bar- ror, but luchily the cartridges were de- fe't ve and failed to explode. He then drove down 1nto the field, h tched his horses to th? mower ana took it away. - SEHAF BASHI VISITS VICTORIA. Special Envoy of the Shah of Fersia Who Is on a Tour of the World. VICTORIA, B. C.. Aug. 4.—A pic ue personage noticeable among the outward-bound hundreis on the steamer Empress of India yesterday was Sehaf Bashi. He is general curate of all the libraries in the domains of the Shah, and his conversation is even more picturesque than his appearance. “There is nothing we cannot produce in Persia,” he said, *‘except the mango and tne banana. We grow the tinest fruits in the world. They are excellent, magnifi- cent, good. And flowers! They sell flowers in Kurope, but flowers are free like the air in Persia. We gather millions of roses to make the beautiful perfume. Whatdo we eat? Ob, many things. We huve the finest shesp. You can get ten or fifteen pounds of tallow out of a sheep in Persia, and it is lovelv taliow; it makes the most beautiful oil to cook with. What do vou make oil out of to cook with?” When toid that we allowed things to in their own gravv or used butter, haf looked unutterable pity and said: “You should see our beautiful sheep and the lovely oil that tastes like the rose smells,” and he sat in the saloon in con- W | terplation, evidently longing for a taste lovely oils the beautiful sheep give. raise eighty bu-hels of wheat from one acre,”’ he said. ‘“We could send you such fruit as you never tasted, but have no boxes to put them in, nothinz: to make them out of, and could not make them anyway. Our people ¢o not know very much. We want capital, and we want people who know how to do things. I of th have traveled over Europe and America, | and I have seen nothing like Persin. The climate is not hot _and itis not wei; the ground is fertile. Persia isa paradise, but it is out of repair.” Sehaf Bashi is making a trip around the world to report to his sovereizn. ‘how other people live,”” and he will put his ob- servations into a book. He came from Te- heran by way of the Caspian Seu and Rus- sia. He will zo home by way of the Per- sian Gulf, and will have ioride 900 miles on horseback after he leaves ship to reach the capital. He says the country needs railways. A HKussian company has a con- cession for a road from Teheran to the Caspian Sea. - SBAND’S DEED, STOCK10N H Stabs His fFife With a Scissors Temporarily Insane. STOCKTON, CaL., Aug.4—While in a fit of temporary insanity on Monday, F. Lastreto stabbed his wife twice witha pair of scissors, inflicting wounds which it was expected wouid cause death. It is fortunate for bim that h.s wiie possessed a good constitution and had competent attendanis, or he might now be charged with uxoricide. Gieat secrecy was main- tainea and every effort made to keep the affair from gaining publicity. Lastreto himseif has been in no condition since to tell of it. The fact that he almost killed his mind, and, al>hough friends say that he was not responsible for his act that nignt, Lastreto feels the shock keenly. It was learned to-day that Dr. Fitz- gerald attended the injured woman. When the physician arrived the patient was roliing about on the floorand bleeding profusely. Tiere were two wounds to be treated. One thrust of the, scissors went between the ribs and penetrated the lung. Tue woman could hardly breathe. The other was sunk into the breast. Both were about four inches in «epth, or half as deep as the length of the shears. Mrs. Lostreto is now about out of danger. The cuuse of the affair was a little domestic e, S Accidentally Shot Aear Yuma. YUMA, Ariz, Aug. 4. —While an armed guard of five men was taking a bar of gold bailion which represents the product of La Fortuna mine for July to Blaisdell sta- tion, fifteen m les east of here, on the Southern Pacific Reilroad, yesterday, a revolver was shaken from the belt of Les- lie Doan of Flo ence, one of the guard, by the jostling of the stage. It wa-< dis- charved, the builet striking young Doan in the right thigh, and passing almost through him, lodged in the stomachb. Doan may die. — - In C(harge of Fresno Schools. FRESNO, CAL., Aug. 4.—Professor Mor- ris Dailey, laie of San Jose, has been elected to the position of Superintendent of the schools of this city. Though a young man Dailey comes witk the bighe.t recommendcations, Wnile PAROLED NEN Capture of Two Thugs Who Have Terrorized Los Angeles. One of Them a San Quentin Convict Released on Good Behavior. His Former Prison Mates Believad to Be Operating in the Same City. LOS ANGELES, CAn, Aug. 4 — A well-dressed man met a Loz Angeles woman on the street on Monday evening and tipped his hat to her. A: hedid so a mask dropped from within the hat and partially covered his face. The man had been paying court to the woman, but the latier, upon seeing the mask of a crimi- nal, suspected her friend’s true character dund communicated with the police. Asa result, the man who was so careless as to wear a mask in his hat, to be discovered by an act of politeness, was to-day put into jail, charged with highway robbery. George Bassett is the name he is bookel by, and he was oniy last April paroled from San Quentin, whither he had been sent to do a ten years' term for robbing a Los Angeles woman of a $700 diamond in 1892. His partner, Gearge Williams, 1s behind the bars here, having been arrest- ed as a footpad. Bassett and Williams are accused of baving ccmmitted the series of robberies of pedestrians on the streets of Tios Ange- les since July 29. No less than tive daring holdups have been committed in one par- ticular iocality, near or on Tenth street. The victims, who lost various sums from §6 upward, have posiuvely identified eith r Bassett or Williams as the man wno Leld the revolver toward their faces and compelled 1he relinquishment of their portable wealth while another robber ' stood by ready to give assistance if neces- sary. Acting on the clew given by the woman friend of Bassett the detectives set out to trap tim, and in so doing chanced to run upon Williams, who after leading the officers a lively chase in East Los Angeles showed fight when cornered and would have shot one but for the quickne:s of his intended victim, who graspea the crimin- al’s pistol and overpowered him. The young woman to whom Bassett had been paying attention is worthy and respectatle, and the discovery of h-r lover's true character was a severe shock to her, though sne is glad thatan accident | put her on her guard before too late. The antecedents of Williams are not known to the police, but Basset!'s black rccord stares him in tne face. Another purtner of Bacsett’s, one Quidd, was parcled in July, and he is supposed to be in this vicinity up to his old tr.cks of robbery. . FLIGHT F A BRIDE. Leaves the Home of the Man With Whom the Eloped Five Days Ago. LOS ANGELES, CaL, Aug. 4.—Miss Annetta Belle Lewis, aged 20, fled from her mother's home in this city iast Fri- day to marry the man of her choice, Joseph R. Rogers, aged 23. Both were old enough to choose partners for them- selves, but as the young woman’s mother opposed young Mr, Rogers, a runaway match was planned to circumvent mater- nal objections. While ibe motLer was at the beach on Friday the daughter slipped away from home and was wedded to Rogers by a city preacher. They passed the first night at the house of a friend, and then went to Redondo, returning io this city on Monday. Last evening when Rogers returned home from work at the hardware-store where he is employed as clerk, he found a note reading: Joe: 1have made a splendid plan in which 1o one s iuvolved but myself S0 no one is to blame but myseli, Good-by, NETTIE. Thi: set the young husband frantic. After he had torn his bar and woried nimself into a passion | e set out to i ves- igiete and founa that during his als rce his mother-in-law, accompanied by :n, w1~ mariied dsu: hter, hada callrd at the house and taken away with them his wife of three da Roge:s 1s positive that his wife was in- ed uway by her mother and has bre sent East, where she will te forcel tosie f ra diverce, which ‘e wiil resist to his ut. rmost. A Triend of veung Mrs. Rog- ers cluims that some und e influence was used 1o induce her to ma rv the h: rlware clerk, and as soon as the effect: wore off she saw she had made a mistake. S CAUSES A CHILD'S DEATH, Paid to Go for a Doctor, a Man lgnores His Errand. LOS ANGELES, CAL, Aunz. 4.—Polics Justice Morrison returned to the city to- day from Riverside County, whither he went to pass a vacation. He brought back with him the remains of his six-year-old son, who was accidentally shot by a boy companion in camp at Hemet Lake. When tre accident occurred, a few days ago, the child’s parents were absent from the camp, which was in charge of a woman. After the little feilow was shot a man drove by the camp and the woman gave him $5 to go for a doctor. The man took the money, but did not do tbe erranda. The child died in consequence of blood poisoning. —_———— Warrant for Blackman’s Arrest. LOS ANGELES, CAvL., Aug. 4 —A war- rant has been issued for the arrest of W. R. Blackman, self-confessed embezzler of Los Angeles E.ectr.c-light Company money, and it was expected be would be jailed to-night, but the Surety Cumpany, the actual prosecutor, has extended the time allowed him in which to make good his shiortage. A detective is constantly at his elbow and is his bedfellow at night, with instructions to serve the warrant the instant he suspects him of trying to es- cape, and the detective is also cautioned to prevent any attempt at suicide. LA San Rafael Corps- Identified. BAN RAFAEL, CaL, Aug. 4.—The body of a one-armed man brought by Coroner Eden from Tennessee Cave yesterday, has been identified as that of Samuel Warren, a laborer by occupation, living in Oakland. Jacob Spring, son-in-law of the dead man, read the description in THE CALL vester- day and came to San Raiael, where he identified the remains. Warren had been missing since July 22. He was a German, 60 years of age. e e Fire Mear Healdsburg. HEALDSBURG. CAL. Aug. 4—James Likens, meat dealer, suffered lo s by fire this afternoon in the burning of his barn and slaughter-house, on the Miller place. The barn contained about tweive or four- teen tons of hay. The loss is over $1500. (NARCH AS N TURN FOOTPADS| THE DAYS OF 61 PARTEES STORY Veterans Gather at San Diego to Go Into Camp. Two Thousand Heroes of the War to Tenant a City of White. “Camp Ab2 Lincoin” the Name They Have Glven Their Tented Grounds. SAN DI£GO, CaL, Aug. 4.—All day to- morrow the city streets will resound with the tramp, tramp. tramp of hundreds of marching feet, and the heavy roli of drums and shrill notes of the fife will make sweet music for the 2000 old veterans who will take military possession of the town under “0ld Glory,” tue flag for which they fought. The encampment is under the auspices of the Southern California Veterans’ As- sociation, embracing the seven southern counties of Santa Barbara, Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernardino, Orange and San Diego, and including a population of 300,000 people, of which number fully one-third are either veterans or members of families of veterans of the War of the Rebellion. This large percent- age 1s accounted for by the fact thatthe proportion of American-born citizens is larger in Southern California than in al- most any other part of the country. The Southern California Veterans’' Associa- tion, comprising all the Grand Army posts of this district, has a membership of about 4500, and of this number fully 1500 will be registered at the encampment headquar- ter before to-morcow nizhi. A large proportion of these have brought their families and are here prepared to remain some time in camp after the camp recu- larly disbands on August 16. Camp Abranam Lincoln, as it has been christened, is under the d:rect cnarge of Commander A. J. Bell of Ventura, assisted by Chief of Staff Captain A. F. Dii and his score of compeient subordinates. It occupies an L-shaped area, running 680 feet on Twelith street and 480 feet east and west on J, one block on Tenth and one block facing on Eleventh, while the north side of the camp is bounded by H streer. This gives an area of five acres of per- fectly level ground withina half mile of the center of the city and easily reached by all streetcar iines. The s:nitary ar- rangements of the camp are perfect. No effort will be spared to make all visitors comiortable and happy. Two monster circular arches—one at the H- street entrance, the other on E eventh street—in the center of the camp, are visi- ble from all parts of the city. The flag- pole which bears aloft the emblem of this country’s greatness is fil.y-five feet high. The entire camp 18 divided into little streets, squures and avenues named from famous oattles of the war. Among the most noted are: Psnsacola, Port Roval, Knoxville, Resaca, Kenesaw, Athens, Pea Ridge, Spottsylvania, Frankin, North Ann and Cold Harbor. The main streets running east and west are named in their order: Petersburg, Fredericksburg and Getiysburg. The more imyporiant avenues are:” Mobile, Lexingtor, Chickamauga, Cnattanooga, Fairfax, Manassas, Shiloh and Atlan'a. On the east Appomattox avenue runs the entire length of the camp. s The regulation fents are very comfort- able, being fitted up with cots and blan- ketsina wav that would have seemed palatial in 1864-65. There are 216 of these tents, ull the same s ze, 12x14 feet, cap- able of holding comfortab.y 1600 men. The southeast block contains the big social pavilion tent, 150x200 in size, with a seating capacity of 2500 people. Here the big gatherings, lectures, speeches and other public meetings of the camp will be bheld every night. ESouth of this tent is a large block, occupied by those who have brought their own tents, with their wives and families. In tne southeast block is the flag square, 100x180 feet, with the flagpole in the cen- ter. Adjoining this on the east is Com- mander A. J. Bell’s big tent, surrounded by those of members of his staff. To the soutk, and facing north on the flag square, are the two big tents of Heintzleman and Datus E. Coon Relief Corps. The north- east block contains the dancing pavilion, 60 feet square, with an excellent floor, and a first-class orchestra will be in attend- ance every afternoon and evening. Large delegations are already here from every county in the district, and Stock- 1on, San Jose, Sacramento and San Fran- cisco will also be represented. The camp 'is gayly decorated with flags, banners and streamers of all nations, “0ld Glory" pre- dominating, and presents a brilliant ap- pearance. The illumination at night will consist of six large arc and 100 colored in- candescent lights, An elaborate pro- gramme of events has been arranged. BAILS 70 GAAND CANYON. Construction of the Road From Wil- liams Will Be Commenced at Once. PH(ENIX, Ariz., Aug. 4.—Arlicles of incorporation for the Santa Fe and Grand Canyon Railway were filed yester- day with the Secretary of the Territory. Thi« 1s a project long talked of in this Territory and often looked upon as chim- erical. Its immediate construction will secure to tiie new road the benefits of the tax exemption law for new railroads, passed by the last Legislature. Nearly all of the incorporators are Chicago men, the most prominent exception being Wiliiam 0. O'Neill, the Mayor of Prescott. The other incorporators are Thomas R. Lom- bard, Charles E. Potter, J. C. McFarland, Edwin E. Caase, Edwin N. Hyde, Lowrey W. Goode and Gwynne Dennis. The capi- tal stock is $1,000,000, of which $100,060 has been paid in. The main offices will be in New York City. The new road will leave the Santa Ke main line at or near Williams, Ariz.,'and will reach the canyon’s brink by a seventy- mile route throuch a picturesque courtry. A monster hotel at the terminus of the road is included in the plans of the com- pany. 5 Mayor O'Neill. has been chosen general manager. Heisin Pheoix perfecting the financial arrangemenis for commencing construction within the next few weeks, SR ¥olo County’s dnnual Fair, WOODLAND, CAL, Aug. 4.—At the meeting of the Board of Supervisors yes- terday $250 was appropriated to help de- fray the expenses of the annual fair. This action of the Supervisors assures the hold- ing of a fair and race meet, and the di- rectors will now proceed to make neces- sary arrangements. Yolo County Picn-cr Gone. WOODLAND, CaL, Aug. 4 —Warren A. Browu, one of Yolo County’s pioneers, died on Monday at his farm, near Blacks, after alingering illness. He was a native of Rhode Istand and 65 years of age. The fac-simile signature of ot e is on every wrapper of CASTOKIA. DOUBTS YOONG Fresno Official Inves- tigating the Killing of Griffin. Working on the Theory That the Lad Did Not Fire the Fatal Shot. Deputy District Attorney Willlams Belleves That Murder Was Committed. FRESNO, CAL., Aug. 4 —Elbert Partee, the 11-vear-old negro boy who shot and killed Richard Griffin, colored, last Mon- day morning in defense of his mother, whom Griffin attacked, is still in jail, and | a charge of manslaughter will probably be preferred against him to-morrow. Mrs. | Partee, who has been held in custody, was released iast evening upon the order of the | District Attorney’s office. i The accusation | ageinst the lad will be made chiefly for the purpose of holding him pending fur- tner investigation into the case. If the charge is not pressed against the boy he may be needed as an imporiant witness, and for this reason he is being restrained of his liberty. Deputy Diatrict Attorney Williams, who has charge of the case, stated to THE CALL correspondent to-day that he was working on a theory that some person other than the Partee boy killed Griffin. While he would not divulge whom he suspected or give his reasons Attorney Williams de- clared that he had already !ound substan- tial evidence to support his theory. He is of the opinion that another man was spending the night in the Partee house and that Gritlin was intruding when he tried to make his way into the | house st 8 o’clock in the morning. The | theory is that the two men clashed and that the fight resulted in Gritfin’s death. In order to shield the murderer the story was made up that the boy had bravely de- fended his mother and killed Gnffin. The intruder was undoubt-dly drunk at the time. He has the rep utation ot being | quarrelsome and disposed to fight when | under the influence of liquor. It seems remarkable that an 11-vear-old boy should bave the courage that Elbert is said to havedisplayed. Itis alsostrange ihat there was no powder burnson the dead man’s clothing, although the testi- mony at the Coroner’s inquest was to the effect that the boy fired the pistol while hoiding it against the brute’s side. Attorney Williams says he knows of | other circumstances showing that it is hardly reasonable that the boy did the | shooting as it was described at the in- uest. The Sheriff's office, however, is inclined to the belief that it was the boy who killed Griffin. Deputies Timminsand Peck both scout the idea that another man wasin the house. The boy told his story in a straightforward and connected manner, as did Mrs. Partee and Miss Baker, who was in the house at the time. It is pointed out that the time which elansed between the firing of the shots and the arrival of the neighbors was not sufficient for the making up of a false story so successfully in explanation of the killing. INCEMNDIARISM AT [ONE. 7 hird Attempt to Burn the School of Industry Buildings Almost Successful. IONE, CaL, Aug. 4—The third attempt to destroy the buildings of the Preston School of Industry since the change in management was made yasterday, and came near being successful. Fire was dis- covered in a room off the laundry in the trades’ building, Before it could be extinguished, it destroyed many sheets, pillow-slips and bedspreads, and windows were broken, partitions burned out and one end ot the builaing wrecked. About two weeks ago tw mates work- ing about the basement saturated some rags with kerosene oil and set the elevator «hafl on fire, but it was quickly put out. Dr. O'Brien, the superintendent, swore out warrants against the two boys. They pleaded guiity. and were sentenced re- spectively to five ana six years at Fol- som by Supertor Judge Rust. Last Satnrday two boys escaped from the tailor-shop and have mnot yet been apprehended. They took the precautions to provide themselves with citizens’ clothing before going. Five boys have succeeded in escuping since Dr. O'Brien took charge in May. S e MILITi.1 IN CAMP. Southern Califormia Guards Arrive at Santa Monica LOS ANGELES, Car., Aue. 4 —Twelve companies of infantry, one trooo of cav- alry and the signal corps of the First brigade, National Guard of California, went into camp to-day at Santa Monica jor a season of ten days to be passed in instruction, dri!l and recreation. Most of the brigade staff officers arrived this morn- ing, but the infantry did not get in until afternoon, when the resiment marched a mile from the railway station to the camp ground, saluted the flay, and all were assigned their tents. Routine duty began at 6 o’clock this evening with guard moant, and camp regulations will bs strictly enforced during the succeeding ten days. With the hired men on the grounds, who do the kitchen work, there are about THE EMPORIUM. THE EMPORIUM. § fi | i 5 5 than ever. West. out at an actual loss. ness will be the sale of a MARKET-STRELT THE EMPORIUM, AUGUST s, 1897. In the Carpenters’ Hands. A large force of skilled mechanics are rapidly transforming the interior of the great store. The big vacant space on the main floor, Jessie- street side, will be occupied by the beautiful Ori- ental Bazaar, which will be made more attractive - The space now occupied by the Bazaar on the second floor and all of the space formerly occupied by the Music and Art Departments will be made into the largest and most marvelous Toy Shop in the Counters and shelving have been erected about one of the massive columns supporting the great dome and a-brand new stock of Toilet Articles—Per- fumery, Cosmetics, Soaps, etc.—placed on sale at lowest prices you have yet known. Exclusive Summer Merchandise is being closed The feature of to-day’s busi- Jobber’s Entire Stock Your choice to-day and until sold of 264 dozen Finest Shirt Waists of the Famous Stanley and Derby makes. the favorite, stylish materials—Dimities, Grass Cloth, Stripes, Lappets, etc.—made to sell at $1.50, $2, $3 and $4 each, for | CALIFORNIA'S GREATEST STOAE-5IXTY STOBES UNDER ONE ROOF—SELUNG EVERYIHAC, All Dotted Swiss, Fancy ONE DOLLAR. 1000 men in camp. Brigadier-General C. F. A. Last is in command, with Colonel Jobn R. Berry. Captain Carrington, U. S. A., was among the first on the ground to-day. It will be his duty to put the militiamen through their paces, acd make them act as much like regular soldiers as | poseible. L e SHOOTING ME 'R OROFVILLE. Mother a Lad Wounds Father. SACRAMENTO, CAL., Aug. 4 —Charles Darges, a10-year-old boy, living twenty- five miles from Oroville, Butte County, shot his father in the back last Monday, wounding him so badly that he may die. It is said thet Darges was quarreling with his wife, who is a cripple, and tbat the lad in defen: f oue parent shot the other with a rifle. In Defense of Hi. H . No More Meals for Iramps. SAN JOSE, Cau, Aug. 4.—No more tramps will be fed at the almshouse or county infirmary. This was decided upon by the Board of Supervisors to-day, and the clerk was instructed to notify the superintendents of both places to refu se meals to those applying. Heretofore. it has been customary to feed all the tramps who came along. and the number of meals given out have averaged 300 a month at each place. This has caused a large numver of vagrants to remain around in the vicinity of the institutions, greatly to the annoyance of residents in the neighborhords. det ~ Palo Alto Accident Kesults in Death, SAN JOSE, Can., Aug. 4--Joe Hart, the tramp who was run over by a freight train at Palo Alto last night, died at tke County Hospital here this morning. The right leg and hip werc badly crushed and amputation was necessary. The man was about 25 years of age and hailed from Greenville, Or. *uit Against Eurcka’s Mayor. EUREKA, CAv., Aug. 4 —Suit has been brought by the Rarndall Banking Com- pany against Mayor Evans of this city to recover about $1400, which the bank alleges is due iton an overdrafi. Mayor Evans claims to hold a receiptin full from the cashier of the bank, and will fight the claim. Other suits of the same character may soon be commenced. The Randall Banking Com pany is the institution which was unable to meet the demands of its depositors, aud closed its doors a few months ago. SR R Mill Valley Contest Decided. MILL VALLEY, CAL., Aug. 4. —Superior Judge F. M. Angellotti to-day rendered a decision in the Mill Valley contested election case instituted against J. H. Mc- Tunes, who was declared elected School Trustee of Eastland District. The decision is in favor of McInne-. Santa M SANTA MONICA, CAL, Aug. 4.—Santa | Monica'to-lay voted by an overwhelming majority to issue §4000 of bonds for a sewer ! system. STATEMENT FIRE ASSOCIATION F PHILADELPHIA, IN 'THI STATE OF Pennsylvania. on the 31st day of December, A. D. 1896, and 1or the year ending on thas dav, 2s made 1o the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, con- densed as per biank furnished by the Comm.s sioner. CAPITAL, Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in Cash. ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. Loans on Bonds and Mortgages. Cash Market Value of ail Siocks and Eonds owned by Companv 23 Amount of Loaus secured by piedz of Bonds. Stocks, and other ma ketable securitles as collateral 299,850 00 Cash in Company’s 6411 97 Cash in Bauks.... ...... S0 154464 94 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks nnd Loans... .. 12,547 29 Interest due and sccrued on Bond: and MOItRAgeS. .....eceeee ot 56,108 15 Premiums in due Course of Coilec- tion 708,208 55 Due f on 965 85 Rents due and accrued 1,648 00 Due from oiher Companies for Re- insurance on losses already paid.. 7,691 98 TOLAl ASSelS......uuen.n LIABILITIES, Losses adjusted and unpaid.......... Losses in process of Adjustment or $102,599 23 . In Suspensz... 96,442 40 Losses 1esisted, inciuding exp 30,277 T4 Gross premiums on Fire Ris< ning for one year or less, $1,956, 24) 40; reinsurance 50 per cent.. 978,120 20 Gross premiums un Fire Risks run- nine for more than oue year, $1.854,860 88: relusurance pro Tata... 971,598 18 in- Amount reciaimable by the sured on Per Policies All other pany. Total Liabilities..... INCOME, Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums. HE S 2 Received for interest on B Morigages = i Received for interest and aividends L a 1,934,353 36 03,355 40 Received for Commissions. ‘Total Income. .. EXPENDITURES, Net amount paid for Fire l.osses (in- cluding $291,635 34, losses of pre- vious years) 1,484,248 50 Dividends 10 Sto¢k hol ders 200,000 00 Paid or ailowed for Commission o Brokerage. .. . 585,560 02 Paid for Saiaries, v charges for officers. s, etc.... 337,484 07 | Paid for State, National and iocal taxes. = Ao e 1,820 1L All orher puyments and ditures ... 4201 63 Total Expenditures. Losses Incurred during the year (Fire) .. cereeeeeeeeieaneese... 83,404,485 00 MS. RISKS AND PREMIU NEW TO-DAY. (3 Where is the vigor given you by nature ? bearing, your hearty grasp of the hand ? Is it gone ? Are your days spent in brooding over your trouble and your cesses and dissipation ? you ? s nights in restless ‘tossing ? Man! Where Is Your Strength? 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