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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 1897 RISTIANS 70 BUY A SLAVE A Tearful Plea Made to the Meeting of Baptist Ministers. An Object Lesson on the Present Condition Among the - Chinese. A Committee Appointed to See About Raising the Necessary Funds. A little Chinese slave child played about on the floor of the room where the Bap- tist preachers meet in the Young Men’s Christian Association yesterday, while the matron of the Fresno Baptist mission e a tearf lea for funds to rescue the Jittle one from a future worse than death. For a while the ministers found it harda to realize that actual slavery could exist in free America, but the few ministers present who were acquainted with the true state of the Chinese slave question added their voices to thatof Miss 8. E. Stein, in affirming that the present law is powerless to prevent such scandals. “Is there no statute which says, ‘You cannot sell your child? Can the Society tue Prevention of Cruelty do nothing?” asked Rev. Dr. Morse, incredulously. Look wnat has resulted at the other missions from bringing such cases into the courts,’”’ replied Rev. . Cairas o the First Baptist Church. *‘The cases are veing lost right along, and if you go to law your power w the Chinese is lost. The Baptists have retainea the confidence of the Chinése better than the Presb; terians and Methodists have because bave entirely avoiied litigation.”” And e case before them, would it be neces- sary to settle out of covrt. “But they will be seliing all their chil- dren,” expostulated Dr. Morse. ‘No, there are reasons why they will not do that; but this child is already sold,” replied Dr. Cairns. The story told by Miss Stein was that the child hada been sold to defray her jather's deb iR parents can keep ber till she 1s of a marriageable age, when she will be sold as a wife. The Cnristian Chinamen, however, tell us that no de- cent man will give a big round sum for a wife, and the eirl will reaily be sold where she will have to be driven to a much worse life.” Miss £ ein said that Lui Sing, the father, a Chinaman of Fresno, was $550 in debt and pledged his child, Wye Lun, to his creditors for that amount. They were wiliing to own the child in lieu ot money, for to offset the risk of her dying before reaching maturity, they on the other band could obtain & big sum for her 1f she did live. Hearing of this state of things the mis- sion had tried 10 raise funds to buy the child. Her father had signed a document, which was read a ester- day’s meeting, giving up claim to her, but the mother refused to sign until the cash was forthcom- ing. Botb parents were willing to resign her to the mission, but they feared tne creaitors’ wrath. They had such iaith in the Cliristian workers that th allowed Wye Lun to come to San Francisco in order that a plea might be made for her. While Miss Stein was tearfully pleading the child’s cause the little three-year-old ed about in front of the pastors ut- terly unconscious of the interests her small life bad at stake. Indignation was expressed thatsuch a state of things could possibly exist, and a large ,part of the meeting was cousimed in hearing the tale of woe and discussing it. Finally the fol- Jowing gentlemen were appointed a com- mittee to see what could be done toward helping the case—Rev. Dr. Keetch of Oak- 1and, Rev. Dr. Sunderiand and Dr. Cairns, “This ma " said Rev. Dr. Morse, “ouglit 1o be brought beiore our people.’’ BIRDIE F0X WANTED, She Is the Cn;|l|v1u ng Witness in a Criminal Prosecution and Cannot e Found. Birdie Fox, the complaining witness sgainst Van R. Shafer and Joseph M. Woods, charged with having in July last criminally assaulted and robbed ber in | the Columbus House, on O'Farrell street, | has disappeared. The cases were called in Judge Cook’s court on Saturday, but Birdie did not make her appearance, and a continuance was granted. Detective Cody and Policemen Brophy ana Gibson, who were originally on the case, have been making a vigorous search for the girl, but have been unabie to find her. When last heard of she was staying in the Marshall House, on O’Farreil street, with her sister, but her apartments there have been vacant for several days. The police do not hesitate 1o say that the girl has been paid to leave the City that she might not testify against the de- fendants, and it Is surmised that she has gone to China. MRS, HEALY'S DEATH. Suspicion of Foul Play Eatertained by the Police. The police and the Coroner are search- ing for evidences of foul play in the matter of the death of Mrs. Annie Healy of 148 Fiftk street, who died suddenly yesterday. Both eyes of the deceased were blackened, and while some of the neighbors say that the injuries were received by falling while she was drunk, others say, and the police claim to have proof of the fact, that the woman had been severely beaten in a drunken row by a male acquaintance a night or two ago. The Morgue officials beiieve that the woman came to her death pecause of alconolism NEW YO-DAY: ITCHING SKIN DISEASES ! @pmEDY CURE TREATMENT for torturing, disfig- wring, itching, burning, and scaly skin and scalp diseases with 10ss of hair. — Warm baths with Cu- TI0URA 80AP, gentle applications of CUTICURA (ointment), and fuil doses of CUTICURA REsOL- VENT, greatest of blood purifers and humor cures icura @n sold throughout the world. POTTEE Dzve 3 ., Bole Props., Boston.. G G Gure Tichine BEvs Distases”tee. RED ROUGH HANDS *5siznt st speaker intimated that, especwlly in | TATER TEMPTED HER T0 SOIGIDE Desperate Efforts of Mrs. Nellie Clark to Die. | Three Times She Sought a Grave in the i Bay. Now She Is Lodged in a Cell in the Oakland Jail, | 3 OaxrLAND OFFICE SAN Frixcisco CALy,] 908 Broadway, Sept. 6. | Three most determine | attempts to com- mit suicide were made this evening by Mrs. Nellie Ciark of this city whiie cross- ing the bay on the5 o'clock creck route ferry-boat from San Fraucisco. There were & great number of passengers, as at that hour the travel is heavier than at any time during the day. Soon after leaving San Francisco an aged woman dressed in blsck was sitting on the upper deck apparently in great grief. The attention of several passengers were directed toward her, and her actions clearly showed that she was enduring tor- ment of mind. | A gentleman moved toward her and heard her exclaim: *“Oh, my God, there is | plenty of water in the bay, and I may as | well—yes—it will be best.”” The passenger moved closer to her and on perceiving him the old lady burst into | tears and told him he need not fear. He kept his eyes on berand she turned her back toward him. She sat quiet for a few minutes and when her guardian thought she had probably changed her mind she | suddenly sprang upon tbe rail and was | nearly over before several who ran to her caught her dress and pulied her aboard. The crowd that gathered aiound then witnessed & remarkable scene. The old lady's griet suddenly turned to rage. She turned on her saviors, protested with them and cursed them with a jeariul ex- bibition of hatred. Cadet Hateh, an officer of the Salvation Army, was one of those who rescued her and he seemed to | be the especial object of her venom, be- canuse he had been the first to catch hold | of her dress and save her from going over- | board. After a few minutes the woman settled down, but her apparent calm wasbuta | cunning device to assist_in furthering her desire to end her life. When passing Goat { Island the chief officer of the ferry-boat | went to the woman and she conversed | very rationally with him tfor afew min- utes. She tola him she was Mrs. Nellie Clark of Oakiand and that she had been | in great trouble and was anxious to end her life. He reasoned with her and she | expressed a desire to follow his advice, to {chanee her mind and go to her home, | Nosooner had the cbief officer left her | thar: she made another spring, shrieked i like a tiger, and but for the fact that Cadet | Hatch had never let go his hold of her { dress <he would have gained her purpose. Baffled in her second atterapt she again vented her feelings in a paroxysm of rage na cursed roundly. It only lasted a few minutes and she became calm. Asthe boat passed the lighthouse at the end of the restraining wall the woman saw that | ber chance for committing suicide was | small, as her journey was about over. Sne struggled frantically to free herseif, | and three strong men were required to | hold her. So violent was she that it was | necessary for one man to place his knee {on her chest to prevent her from rising | whiie others held ber hands and feet. When the boat arrived at the foot of | Brosdway the Salvation Army officer | offered to take care of her and see that she | was placet temporarily where she would | be attended to, bat the mate said that he | was required to turn all such cases over to the pouce. The patrol wagon wassum- | moned and Officer Mackey accompanied the woman to the City Prison. Asit was evident that the old lady was crazy, and as there was a suspicion that she wason the verge of delirium tremens, she was booked on a simple charge to await de-- i velopments, Her residence in this city is | at the Kelgey, a large boarding-house on | Telegraph avenue, As soon as she was | out of sight of the water she calmed down | considerably. FLAGG SAYS NO, When Confronted With the Announce- ment of His Engagement to a Student He Denies It. The Oakland Enquirer published astory yesterday to the effect that Professor Isaac Flagg of the department of Greek at Berkeley and Miss Laura Alice Fitzpat- rick, a member of the university class of '97 and a student in Professor Flagg's classes, were engaged. The Enquirer con- tinues: Isanc Flagg, Ph.D., is professor of classical philosophy at State University. He is theauthor | of several Greek textbooks and a number of | Latin transiations. He is a graduate of Har- | vard and bas occupied his position’ at Berke- Jey since the retiiement of Professor Bunnell. The occasion of the latter’s retirement precipi- tated & controversy that only ended last { month, when an effort of Protessor Bunnell's supporters to have him reinstated failed in the Board of Regents. { Protessor Flagg has become very popular among the students and is recognized as in teacher of high ebilities. The Univer- sity of Celilornin Magazine, which is the | students’ monthly, contained in 1ts September { issue an editorial expressing the satisfaction | of the students at the selection of Professor Flagg. Miss Fitzpatrick was a member of the class | 01797 and received her diploma last May. She is still taking courses at Berkeley, however. | She resides in San Francisco with her parents. In regard to this announcement Pro- fessor Flagg writes as follows: BERKELEY, Sept. 6, 1897, To the City Editor of “The Call”—DEAR SIR: A | reporter for the Oakiana Enquirer called ut my | house this morning ana intimated that his newspaper was on the point of announcing that I was engaged to be married. Itold him this was not true, and charged him not to al- low such a statement to be published without authority. Very truly yours, IsAAC FLAGG. . THE WAR OF THE BEDS, The National Guard Has a New Pay- master, Vice Colone! Pott, The National Guard of California hasa new paymaster on account of the shufile which the beds of the major-general and staff underwentat the Ukiah encampment, At the regular monthly meeting of the division staff at the headquarters in the Baldwin Hotel last evening, Colonel F. 8, Pott icily presented hisaccounts and witi - drew as soon as his necessary business was over. and then 1t was announced that Colonel Thomas M. Cluff, the commissarv on the division staff, wonld be appointed paymaster, vice Colonel Pott, resigned. Both Major-General James and Colonel Pott declined to say anything furiher about the merits of the bitter little diffi calty which was described in Sunday’s Cavry, which was cccasioned by the major- general rearranging the room assignments of the members of the staff and their friends in such a way that Colonel Pott, who had made the original assignments, acquired & deep personal offenxe thereby. SUICIOE OF A PALO ALTO MAN Town Councilman William ! C. Lund Turns On the Gas Jet. P Places a Revolver Against His| Head and Sends a Bullet | Through It. | He Had Been Drinking Heavily and | Was Demented for Several Days. | William C. Lund, one of the Town i Trustees of Palo Alto and proprietor of | the University stables in that town, shot himself through the head in the Anlborn | House on Grant avenue yesterday morn- | ing as the windup of a spree on which he | had been engaged since last Friday. Last Friday he went about his dnties“ “DANDY FIFTE" § REVIVED The Play Gassaway Says Belasco Cribbed His Ideas From. Clever Performances of “Cav- alleria Rusticana” and ‘I Pagliacci.”! “The Twelve Temptations” Are 8pread Before Columbia Audiences. When the lurid attractions of “Tbe Heart ot Maryiand” were first displayed, three weeks ago, at the. Baldwin Theater, Frank H. Gassaway, a well-known local writer, at once announced his intention of evoking the law npon the head of David Belasco for willfully, malic:ously and with malice a forethought “‘appropriating” por- . WILLIAM LUND. as usual, attired in his old and dusty working clothes, Then he disappeared and was not seenin Palo Alto any more. On the nextday, no tidings of him hav- ing been heard, bis wife became alarmed, and his friends made a thorough search for him in the vicinity and dragged Fran- ci-quito Creek and the bay shore below Palo Alto on the supposition that he might have been drowned. As the day wore on and nothing was heard of him a telegram was sent to Chief of Police Lees. Tue Chief detailed Ofiicer Anthony on | the case, and Mr. Anthony learned that Lund had been seen on Kearny street at 10 o’clock Sunday morning by M. Lynch, a nurseryman at Menlo Park. Lynch did not know that Lund was missing from home, and consequently did not make any inquiry of him as to hisintentons or de: tination. They shook hands and parted, | Lund promising to meet Lynch at the aepot in time to take the 10:40 train for Palo Alto. It was ascertained after Lund killed himself that he took & room atthe Ahl- born House on Friday night and resi tered as “W. C. Lund, Palo Aito.” On Sunday nigit he called at the hotel again and engaged a cheap room on the top | floor. He signed his name on the register that time as “Hansen.” At 8 o'clock yesterday morning Oscar Smith, a bedmaker in the lodging-house, heard “the report of a pistol proceeding from Lund’s room. He at once knocked | at the door and demanded admittance, | and on receiving no reply broke in the door and found Lund lying on the floor with the blood oozing from a bullet-nole in his forehead and a revolver clutched in his rieht band. The bullet entered on the right side of the {orehead, about an inch above the middle of the right eye, and ranging up- | ward and toward the left side, passed through the brain and made its exit on the left side of the top of the head. -He had turned on the gas before shooting himself. ‘When the body was taken to the Morgue and the pockets of the deceased searched several letters were found establishing the dead man’s identity as Lund. In the afternoon Town Marshal W. W. Truesdale of Palo Alto called at the Morgue and identified the body. He said that Lund had been drinking heavily of late, that his home life did not seem to be as happy as it should be and that lately Lund had exhibited symptoms of insanity. Lund formeriy kept a hotel at Menlo Park. It was reported from Palo Alto that Lund bhad gone away with about $300, but when the body was searched after death less than $2 was found on him. The deceased was a member of San Mateo Lodge No. 168, Free and Accepted Masons, and of Bay View Lodge of O4d Feliows. BEAT A HORSE TO DEATH. Gross Brutality of Paul Friedhofer, a Burly Blackspith, The attention of Secretary Holbrook of the Bociety for the Prevention of C:uelty to Animals is drawn to a case of gross bru- tality that occurred in the Mission last evening. Paul Friedhofer is a blacksmith at 351 Third street and lives at 2304 Howard street. He is a powerful man. ‘While driving with a friend last evening, near Twen tieth siree: and Treat avenue, the horse he was driving balked. Fried- hofer becoming enraged got a piece of scantling, 6 feet long and 2x4 thick, and struck the horse with all his strength with the scantling—raining blow after blow till the horse sank upon the ground. The fiend then got a piece of gaspipe and belabored the dying animal. Fried- | hofer, aiter satisiving himself that the poor brute was dead, jumped upon its head with bis feet and in a brutal frenzy continued the exercise for several minutes. | Officer Keardon has the name« of about a dozen witnesses, who expressed their willingness to appear in court and testify against Friedhofer. tions of his play “The Dandy Fifty’’ and incorporating them into “The Heart of Maryland.” Since then Mr. Gassawav has thought better of having the law on David Belasco. He decided to let the San Francisco pub- lic be the judges and jury, and last night produced “The Dandy Fiith” atthe Grand Opera-house, and as big an audience as couid comfortably stow itself away in the roomy theater was present and showed considerable appreciation tor the drama, especially for the comedy scenes. It Belasco did not willfully *appro- priate”’ the shooting incidents in ‘“The Dandy Fifth' and use it in nis *‘Heart of Maryland,” the only explanation is that great minds sometimes run in the same channel. A prisoner is escapiug and a superior officer commands a subordinate who is a famous shot to bag him. As the subordinate is about to obey a girl sinks on her knees, exclaimir “You'laim at my heart!"” and the sharp shooter fires into the air, afterward ex- cusing his conduct by remarking that there was something in his eye. These two incidents are almost identi- cal, butother wise it is difficult to see where Mr. Belasco ‘“appropriated’’ from Mr. Gassaway. In both plays horses gallop without industrionsly and muskets are fired repeatedly. Mr..Gassaway goes one better than Mr. Belasco by introducing a battery of artillery in fuli action, and for the rest of the evening the audience saw the stage as through a giass, darkly, owing to the smoke that filled the air. The 1dea of the funeral march may have been suggested to Belasco, it is true, by “The Dandy Fiith,” but Belasco’s play buries a gallant colonel 10 slow music and Gassaway beats the muffled drum fora rooster, which tae Dandy Fifth con- sidered its mascot, till driven by hunger | to slay and eat it. N The author of “The Heart of Marylana,’” like the busy bee, is said to have culled sweets from many flowers. 1f he culled more than the incidents alluded to trom “The Dandy Fifth” it must be said to his credit that he took something like mild lemenade and distilled it into whisky— not the best brand, perhaps, but fiery and strong. “The Dandy Fifth” has better lines than Mr. Belasco’s play, the comedy ele- ment is stronger, and a number of the incidents are clever and striking, but it can scarcely be called a drama in tne real acceptation of the term. There is little or no story to tell, and the fact that (he author strings some telling incidents to- gether cleverly does not d:sguise the utter lack of motive in the plot. The play was well staged and satisfac- torily acted. Builer played the partof a most unreasonable Confederate well. Landers Stevens was very much to the ‘front as the crack sbot who shot awry. Snow was the virtuous hero, Bert Morri- son did good wqrk as the old colonel, and Lorena Atwood, Maud Edna Hall and the children in the cast were equal 10 their parts. Tivoll Opera-House. There was a big house last night to greet the two successful little operas, “La Cavalleria Rusticans,” and “I Pagliacei,” und applause was well in evidence a!l evening. Both operas were well cast. Inthe “Caval- leria” Thomas surprised even his friends by the force and warmth of his singing as Turridy, the faichiess tenor. Mme. SelmaKrouold, the Sintuzza, took what might te called a ratner more vixenish conception of the part than hus yet been seen bere. "The plot -is based on a police court story, however, and jn these days of reaiism in grand opera Mme. Kronold has aistin- guished precedent in playing a peasant’s part as & peasant. Mrs. Minricus made an arch, coquettish Lola. ‘Ihe orchestra ss usual was excellently con- ducted by Gustav Hinrichs and the “Inter- [ezz0” showed mo signs of losing its popu- arity. Leoncava'lo’s “I Pagliacci” was even better performed than the ‘‘Cavalleria.” Mertens sang the beautiful prologue in brilliant siyle and kept up the same pitch of 2xcellence all through the opera. Although Michelena sang in Italian, he thrilied Lis audience with sympathy for the poor punciinelio who jaughed and joked thourh his neart was breaking. Both in the The fac-simile signature of ZotTaee is on every wrapper of CASTORIA. aria “Io Son Pagliaccio” and in the player scene he was btlfiinuuy effective. The Columbia. “The Twelve Temptations,” an awful exam- ple of the wondrous endurance of the ever- lasting chorus girl, “hit the boards” at the Coiumbia last evening. The man who' perpetrated the dozen tempta- tions has hid himself under a bushel of lime light, ancient transiormation scenes and the exhilarating fun to be derived from seeing one man kick another when he is down. With wonderful tact he has concealea the plot of his extravaganza—the temptations—unless Ix,nf]y be the Lydia Thompson members of the aliet. The intentions of the management, however, have been good. In the Aretic scemes icicles are pientifu.; in the golden grotto the Kion- dike’s glitter is surpassed, and as for fairy and mortal” they have been treated with “com- mendable justice and given the same scanty clothing, “The Twelve Temptations” tempt as a whole. None of the muny people engoged in the tempting business stana out by them- selves. They add to au amusing ensemb.e in which the male members—a d:cided minority —are all lean, lank and leery, and the iavored sex fuir, fat and perhaps a little more than— 0. In the second and third acts some special- ties ure introduced by Rosane and E.l ott, clever acrobats, aud Gus Bruno Jr, and Miss Jessie Sisson, a song-anc-lunce team. The final curiain’ falls on a tableau vivant, “A “Tribute to Neptune.” At the Orpneum. Three new teams mede their bow at the Orpheum last night. Tney were Van Auken, McPhee and Hill, a trio of gymnasts, who did some exceptionally clever tricks on the triple horizontal bar; Lillian Leslie and Don M. Carr, overatic and descriptive singers, and the Kaffas, equilibrists. Lilllan Leslie’s pretty little “coon’’ song was well received, apd Miss Cann gave a pretty rendering of “Sweet Alice, Ben Bolt.” Together they sang some ol the usunl descriptive songs &bout organ sere- uades aud pretiy best girls. Barton and Askiey appear on the bill as a new team, but turn sut to be the same couple that did “The Tramp and the Brakemau' act Jast week. The ludy of the team is possessed of an unpleasantly loud voice, and her siuging might easily bLe dispensed with without injuring the act mueh. Little Leola Mitchell is rapidly creeping into the hearts of the public, aud she does not have to ask the boys to whistle uow. They don’t wait 1o be asked. Tne Hungarian Boys' Military Band is stll delighting the audiences. Last nignt its se- lections were hardiy well chosen. The little te.iows do so well with some of the pretty soft pleces they pay that itseemsn shame to de- vote one whole evening to brass and not give the reed instruments a cnance. Stanly Whiling and Smith and Campbell conclude the bilt. The Baldwin. Maryland’s heart still throbs at the Baldwin to the encouraging toaes of applause from large ana aporeciative audiences. Next week Maryland and her mighty retinue of blue ana gray will make room for Crane in Martha Morton's successful comedy, “A Fool o1 For- tune.” His compsny includes clever Annie Irish_and Percy Haswell, for many seasons & member of Augusun Daly’s company. Tae sale of seais for Crane’s engagement will begin on Thursday. Alcazar. Francis Powers’ really powerful drama, “The First Born,” has been revived at the Al- cazar and the large audience last nicht gdve evidence that this local production hasnot lost its attraction. Mr. Powers as Chan Wang shared the honors with Mr. Benrimo, who ap- peured as Hop Kee, and May Buckley, who is ihe charming Loey Sing. Walter Belasco is too expeditious in his characterization of the Chinese ragpicker. His mukeup is perfect and the andience deserves a betier of portunity to judge of its excelience. Sydney Grundy's inughable “Lost tor a Day” opens the periorm- ance. At thz Chutes. The Chutes free theater has an entire change ot bill this week and all the acts go well. Professor Martin's periorming dogs are good and & boxing match between a couple of poodies makes a hit. Mlle. Florine and *Zan- zic” give a performance entitied “Biack Art” that s interest.ng, and the rest of the bill is maae up of good features. ALERTS ADD ANOTAER The Visitors From the South Are Defeated by Superior Batting. Los Angeles Tied the Score, but Were Unable to Keep Up Their Good Work. Los Angeles lost to the Alerts yesterday owing to their inability to bat. The southern players put up their usually fine fielding game, but when it came to stick work they were sadly deficient. Moskimon pitched a steady game for the Alerts,. holding the visitors down to six hits. In the first inning O'Kane led off for the Alerts and was given a base on balls. Mangerini neld the ball until the batter was anchored on first, and when he laid off he sent the sphere to first with great speed, catching O’Kane and retiring him. 'The following score tells more of the game: R BH. SB. PO. A E Vau Horn, S B g M Thurmat LtaSiont au oo Harvey, T Q0 T S0 0, Whaing, 1 b, Lol 0cas g Leiana, 2b, YU L MR S TR Held, p. 0 b 0 1 6 0 Mangerini, ¢. 0: T E 0 6050730 Moore, c. . 0550107 00 o1 Francks, s. s. RS ey e Totals.... &80 e v AT ALERTS R BH. SB P0. A E O'Kane, 1 b.. 0 O € TRt LA S R YT e R 01313 70250 gl p [ 3 o NS LEEL B et iy T AT T Scnmeer. s 8 s g el oy Brockhoft, 8 b, TR o Toals.. 8 10 6 27 12 6 INNINGS. 0000400 0-4 0000410 1-6 2000103 *8 1001381210 SUMMARY. Sacrifico hits—Francks, Hammond. First base on errors—Los Angeies 4, s 3 First base on called balls—Los "Angeies 3, Alerts 6. Left on bases—Los Angeles 7, Alerts 10. Struck out—By Moskimon 5. Double plays—Moskimon to kan- kin to O'Kane, Held to Whailng to Mangerini+ Held to Tuurman. 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Subseribed and sworn to before me tht | of March, 1803, 10 B. 1. HALES Notury e | ed during the b yea Net amount in force D Pacific Department—308 PINE STREET, San Francisco, Cal. ' H. LOWDEN, Manager. J. L. FULLER, Assistant Manager. SPECIAL AGENTS: R. H. DELP\F]]_*}LD, A. W. GIESY, ¥. C. STANIFORD | In Our o Repository You can find any kind of vehicle, | suitable for park drives, country or mountain roads. i PRICES the lowest QUALITY considered StudeTb;ker Bros. Mfg. Co., San Francisco, Cal. FIFTY-SECOND ANNUAL STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— MAGDEBURG FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F MAGDEBURG, GERMANY. ON THE 31st day of December, A. D. 1896, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insuc- ance Commissioner of th Siate of California par- suant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Cole. condensed a8 per blank far- nished by the Commistio er. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, pald up in Caal £750,000 00 ASSETS. Real Kstate owned by Company. Loaus on Bonds and Mortgages. . Cush Market Value of a | Stocks ar Bonds owned by Compauy. Cash in Company’s uflice. Cash in Bauks.... Interest due and accrued on all $378,902 12 1,481,245 .9 8 30 316,083 27 Stocks and Loans......... . 1399300 Pr miumy in due Course of Collec- CITERE SEAe. 259,059 91 Due fiom other Companies for Re- insurance.. Total Assets .. LIABILITIES, Losses in process of Adjustment or in suspense...... ale Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, 1einsurance BOSDer obnkiy. .7 n i ey Gross premiums on Fire Kisks run- ning more than ome year, reinsur- $456,484 49 1,451,008 11 ance pro rata. .. = ... 23821306 Cash dividends remainng unpaid’ 650 50 All 0.her demunds against the Lo pany . 326,166 06 Total Liabilities , $2,470,652 22 INCOME, Net Cash actually received for Fire Premiums. $8,742,398 51 Rec-ived for inte 3 Mortzages. 45,867 77 Received for on Bouds, Stocks, Loans, and from ail other sources. 99,862 17 Received from all 55,115 73 Total Income. 3,942,646 95 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $449,298 86 losses of pre- vious years)... $2,2 Dividends to Stock hoiders Paia or adowed for Commission or Brokerage. .. Paid £ r ~alaries, churges for officers, c.erks, etc. Paid for State, National Total Expenditures 2 o Lc(s:l:::}.fncurred during the Yea ... osygs p:1 E. F. MIETHKE, Director. Subscribed and worn (0 before me this 26th . T JULIUS MUTH, day of Ma.ch, Cousul at Mugdeburg. GUTTE & FRANK, MANAGERS PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT, 303 California St., S. F. g Dk HLL'S REINVIGOR ITOR B F.ve Lu idred reward forany case we canao. cure. THIS SECKET REM- “DY stops all losses in 24 hours, cures Emissions. Impotency. Varico- ce.e, Gonorrhea, Gleet, Fits, Stric- ({0 QU :ires. Biood Diseases and all wasting flecis of telf-Abuse Or Exeesson i «wsealed. $: per botile, THR eI F01) Les, $9: enaranteed Lo cure any case. Qdress ali orders 10 Dit. HALL'S 5 EDICAL 1STITOTE, 855 Broadway, Uakland. Cai. A lsg for sale at 10713 Marset st , San Freucisco. All 1 private diseases quickly cured. rend for 00) OCGLADDING, McB WHISAN FRAN