The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 10, 1897, Page 4

AN FRANXNC ISCO CALL, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 10 1897 NEW ORLEANS | FOTS [P BARS Cuts Off Importations From Ocean Springs | and Biloxi. Ysllow Fever’s Existence Con- | firmed by Reports of | Physicians. | The Crescent City Flushing | Gutters and Taking Other | Precautions. | NEW ORLEA 8, La., Sept. 9:—Up to 9 oclock to-night there has been no change | in the fever situation. Two or three seri- ous cases had been reported to the Board of Heaith, a material falling off from y terdav, when there were thirty-seven. | These were investigated, with the usual|: veults. This evening Dr. Oliphant and | nis corps realize that they have but one | Lattle ground to-night—that of preventing | any more importations from the coast | ywns of Biloxi and Ocean Springs. | The news trom the Mi ppi Soune | was satisfactory to-day and disappoint- | ing—sstisfactory in that Dr. Guiieras and the other Government experts had de- | clared that yellow fever existed at Ocean | Springs and Biioxi, confirming the argu-| ment of Dr. Qliphant and his associates, | and disapoointing because the fearsof the | public have been realized. | Of course the decision of Dr. Las set at rest all aoubt that yellow fever | exists at Ocean Springs, but the people | there find some consolation in the fact | that peculiar conditions surrounded the death of Bheray Seymour, who was offi- | cially declared to-dav to have succumbed 1o yellow fever. He was in bad health | 2fore he was stricken, was dissipated and posed himself. He was wed tem porary y and died. Dr. ras, Dr. Murray and all who par- ted in the autopsy declared, how- that there was no question that the man died of yellow fever. Late this evening the three cases here- | ofore reported as existing at Biioxi were med as veliow by Drs. Murray | dG ter a careful investigation. hey @ oroughly isolated and 1t is confide dicted that a spread of the contagion will be prevented. | Guiteras will go to Biloxiand Scran- | he has completed his investiga- | an Springs. lower of New Orleans was asked | the fever would have the effect of ng the authorities to give cleaning up. He replied in the neg but added, however, that is President | Oliphant belicved a thorough c.eaning v as reqaired to keep thefever out it would b- do Throughout the city to-day plugs were enec. in order that the gutters might shed. ordinary passengers., | aya, who has been nursing Springs, has been | fever at his bome at M Thne case has been of- ficially confirmed and Dr. H. 8. Gulley of | Meridian, State Health Officer, has gone to Perk nd establ on Ze ton to take charge of the town | 1 quarantine. | STILL THE CH-MPIONS LEAD. Boston Continues to Kesp Dangerously Close to Their Heels—Giants Fell Down. CLUBS. Chicago Brookiy: Philadel oulsville tsourg. o Loms! | i | | 6 235 Vashinzton BALTIMORE, Mp., Sept. 9.—The Champions took to-day’s game from Louisviile on errors. | 1t was a pitchers’ battie, Hoffer having ashade the be'ter of the argument. There was plenty | of good snappy piaying on both sides. Both | sides kicked hard on Kelly’s close decisions, and in the fourth inning the umpire put Catcher Clark out of the game. Attendance, 1718. Score: R H. E Baltimore. il g Louisvill : 2 TUg S el Batteries tobinson and Clark: Hill and Wilson. Umpire—Kelis. BOSTON, —Sudhoff, who Mass, pitched for St v, made an’ excel- lent impression, but bad wretched support. In the first inning Cross made a peculiar siide | 10 avoid being touched out between bases, #nd was stepped on by Allen and spiked so severely that he nad to get out of the gam. Hous man succeeded him. Attendance, 1200. Score E | Boston . i st Louls 2 Batteries—Stivetts, Nichols and Bergen; Sud. | hcff and Dovglass. Umpire—Hurst. | BROOKLYN, N. Y., Sept. 9.—Both Kennedy | and Rhines pitched good bell to-day. The | iormer, however, had a shade the better of the argument, not only because his support was beter, but also because he kept the Reds’ hits scattered when men were on bases, Attend- | ance, 1700. Score: £ R Brooklyn. S EE T Cincin 5 e el Batt ennedy and Grim; Rhines snd | Schriver. Umpire—Lyn h. | NEW YORK, N Sept. 9.—New York and | Pitisburg broke eve'r in & double-header this afternoon. The Giants could hit Hawley only four times in the first game, while the Pitts- burgs found Meekin oiten. Tne Pittsburgs mede enougn errors in both games 10 lose & | d:.zen. mour was steady in the second game and vitched good ball. Umpire O Day | left the field becaus: Joyce reused to siart the | second game shortly uiler the termination of | the first. Joyce said lie wanted tlie players to | have time (0 breathe. Attendance 5700. Score, first game: 1 : 48 G W New York. S | Pitsbur, .5 11 - 4 Batterie Hawley and Merritt. Umpire—0’Da; Bcore, second game: R H E. New York. TR Pittsburg i % : e ) Batteries—Se ‘niour and Warner; Hoghey and Sogden. Umpircs—W1lmot and Tannehiil. | WASHINGTON, D. ., Sept. 9.—To-day's was £ 5.ugging game, with the majority of the long | hits i favor of (he Senators. In the fourth 8 | 1rio of turee-baggers were made off Powe | WeS any One’s game throuzhout, bui the § tors were lucky end won it. The game was called on account of darknessin theeighth, Attendance 1500. Score: Washington. Cleveland. Batteries—. mer. Umpire—Carpenier. PHILADELPHIA, Pa., Sept. 9.—The game with Chicago here to-dny ended in a whiri- | wind victory for the Pmliies. Chicago touched | up the new piicher, Dunkle, rather lively, but Thornton had the Phillies at his mercy until the two flaal innings, when thev got four of their eignt hits. Attendance 1873. Score: R H E Chicago.. i L Philadeiphi < B kg Batteries—Thornton and Kittredge; Dunkle and Boye. ———— Jim Corbet: Playing Baseball. CHICAGO. Iy, Bept. 9.—Jim Corbett is almost as great a lover of baseball as he is of his favorite exercise, handball. He is now playing the game to his heart’s con- tent. At Fort Wayne, Ind., to-day 1500 Guiteras | © w nger trains leaving the city to-day | | FOOSEVELT FRAISES TH: Umpire—McDonald. | | people saw Corbett vlay fir<t base for the Fort Wayne team in an exhibition game with Toledo. He accepted eleven chances an error and beat a bunt to first Fort Wayne won, 5t03. Itissad b: the ex-champion is taking the very best of himself in hopes of another 2o with Fitzsimmons. ————— SANTA EOSA’S BICYCLE RACES. James A. Kenna of the Bay City Wheel- men Wins the Principal Event of the Day. SANTA ROSA, CaL, Sept. 9, — The | bicycle races heia here to-day in conjunc- tion with the Native Sons’ celebration drew an immense throng of people to the eycling park. Never bas a meet been so well attended here, and the racing fur- nished was of the highest class. James K. Kenna of the Bay City Wheel- men placed to his credit the principal | event of the day. the half-mile champion- | ship of the Pacific Coast. He qualified by winning his neat, and in the final met R Deacor Bartor, Wyman, Birdsall, | Fulier, Hirsch and Vincent—the fastest | amateur fi that cou'd be brought to- | gether. K a got away poorly at the start, and n, drew the bunch along at s 1y clip that he had trouble tting placed, finally drop- ping into sixih position. On the last turn bad the pole, with Fuller second. na came sround on the outside, and up even with Russ, and they had itout o theend ina grand fimsh, Kenna win- by half a 'ength from Fauller, who { second place irom Ru:s almost at the po-t. The time was very fast—1:04 2-5. Other events were well contested. The races will be continued to-morrow. Fol- lowing is the summar. 1alf mile C. A. C. C. championship—First t,won by E. F. Russ,Olym 1:13 8-5; econd, A ¥ y third, K. G. Barion, won by George Fuller, sec- ond, George A. Wyman, Acme; third, C. J. B.rdsall, Caiiornia. Third heat, wou by J. R. Kenna, Bay City; time 1:13 3-5; second, John L. Devidson, Bay City; third, Joe Hirsch, Sac- ramento. Final heat, won by J. R. Kenna, Bay City, time 1:04 2-5; second, George Fuller, ympic; third, E. F. Russ, Olympi M.escrateh amateur 2:18 ciass—First heat, won by J. R. Kenua, Bay City, time 2:41 1-5; secoud, F. G. Peck, Bay City; third, George A. Wyman, Acm ccond neat, won by R. G Barton, Fresn 33; secoud, R. Robi- n Franecisco; third, C.J. Birdsall, Cali- a. Final leat. won by C.J. Birdsall, Cali- me 2:33 1 ; second, F. G. Peck, Bay eana, Bay City. Bay Ci y Wiilie ty uew, Acme; second, A. H. 2 fourt third, Acme. Parker. Napa; fourth, Final heat, won' by C. N. second, John W. Parker, Napa; third, C. F. Lemmon, Bay City. Four-coriierad mafeh race. unpaced, between B:n Noonan, S. B. Vincent, Bay City, au P. Deacon and P. H. Roscubeim, 1St hext, won by Vineent, tim ond beatf, won third heat, won b, RIVEESIDE WHEEL COMNTESTS. Fast Bicyels Kaces Witnessed by @ Large Crowd. RIVERSIDE, Car., Sept. 9. — About 2500 people witnessed the bicycle races to- held nnder the auspices of the River- side Trained League. Summary: hird mile. A. L. Tabor of aker second, G. Russell t orona won, bird. Time, i‘e novice, W. McCl cond, Ray tock of Eisinore won, othseck third. Time, 30 clsss, P. C. Gr: Loughen secon ) pen,W. G. i C. Shoemaker second, W. L. A A Scott thira. Tiwme, Mile match, heats, Furman second. Tir Two-mile handicap, (scratch) won. Time . Shoemaker won, W. G. —2:10 2 rabor of Corona NAVY. Inspects the Kost Formidable Squadron £ver Commanded by an / merican Admiral in Time of Peace. FORT MONROE, Vi, Sept. 9.—The Dolphin returned to Hampton Roads to- day with Assistant Secretary Roosevelt, who has justcompleted an inspection of | the North Atlantic squadron at sea while under fuil fleet maneuvers. This is the first inspection made in recent years un- der such conditions, and the results were highly satisfactory. Under the eye of the Assistant Secretary an extensive pro- gramme of exercises was succe:sfully ex- ecuted. A novel feature of Wednesday’s maneu- vers was_the use for the first time in any navy of Japanese daylight fireworks as a means of signaling, a system which is | being developed to meet the emergency | that might follow the los in acticn of a sing'e mast or the hiding of a ship by | smoke. In summing up the results of his in- spection of the fquadron Mr. Roosevelt he trip bas been in every way more thun satisfactory. There 1s every reason to pe satisfied with every detail of the management of the huge warships. This is the first time tbat such a squadron of modern ironclads has aver been under command of an American admiral. In- deed, it is the first time in peace that an American admiral bas ever commanded a squaaron relatively so formidable com- pared with the warshivs of other powers. Atlast we are beginning to have a navy fit to uphold the interes:s of our people, a navy which, thou:h 100 simnall in sige, need fear comparicon with no other as r gards the quality of its ships and men,"” el iy it 4 LAST SPIKE CLLEIRATION, Kansas City Will Have a Grand Jubilee To=Yiorrow. KANSAS CITY, Mo, Sept. 9.—The last spike in the construction of the | Kansas City, Pittsburg and Gulf road to Port Arthur, Tex., on the Gulf Railroad, will be driven at 3 o’clock Saturaay after- noon. At Fairmount Park in this city there will be a celebration in nonor of the event. At Port Arthur there will be joy and jubilation, and at Shreveport, Mena and different points on the route the day will be made memorable by ceiebration, For over two months through trains have been run from Kansas C.ty to Port Arthur. From Dua Quincy to Lake Charles, in Louisiana, on what is known as the Lzke Charles branch, the road uset its own tracks, and from Lake | Charles to Beaumont, twenty miles above Port Arthur, the tracks of the Southern Pacific were utilized. But the foriy- seven miles of track between Du Qnincy | and Beaumoni, now being laid, will b= Pittsburg and Gull rails, and (he road wi!l <hen be using only its own tracks the entire distance. L SN NO BREST FOK 1HE PRESIDENT. Recetocs Thousands of People at His Brother Abner’s Home. SOMERSET, PA, Sept. 9, — President | McKinley gave up tuis evening to a pub- lic reception and hored to be permitted to rest the remainder of his visit, but it seems that theré is no rest for him. The crowd at the reception numbered nearly 3000, and to-night as many people gath- ered in front of the Endsiee residence, while the Salisbury band serenaded the Presidential party. President McKinley appeared on the porch, and, in a five-minute speech, thanked the band and the crowd for the serenade. He then introduced Governot Lownds of Maryland, who arrived here this evening 1o spend the night as the guest of Abner McKinley, and the Gov- ernor spoke in a bappy vein for ten min- utes. 1In response to calis from the crowd the President and Mrs. McKinley ap- peared on the porch and were loudly cheered. GHT NOT BE AUMAN FLESH Chemists Are Cautious in Giving Their Testimony. That Slimy Substance in the Luetgert Vat a Matter of Speculation. Grewsome Exhlbits In the Court- room Fall to Move the Big Sausage-Maker. CHICAGO, IrL, Sept. 9.—The entire morning and afternoon sessions of the court in the trial of Adolnb Luetgert was consumed in the taking of exvert testi- mony. Through chemical anaiysis the State must establish not only the possi- bility ot a human body being dissolved by the action of caustic potash heated ro the boiling point, but also that the bone, hair and flesh and the drippings of pinkish matter from the interior of the vat in the sausage factory are portions of a human body. Ifthey can demonstrate these two propositions beyond a doubt one of the most important portions of the case will have been accomplished. By circumstantial evidence they have endeavored to prove that Luetgert was anxious to rid himself of his wife and that heenticed her to the factory on ihe even- ing of May 1. By expert testimony they expect to prove that Mrs. Luetpert’s re- mains are now represented by the bits of flesh and hair. Two expert witnesses bave been called, Dr. Charles B. Gibson and Professor Deiofontaine. Dr. Gibson, whose direct examination was begun Wednesday, offered further testimony for the State ana was turned over to the de- fense for cross-examination. Professor Delofontaine was examined by Assistant State’s Atltorney McEwen, the direct ex- amination occupying the remaining time of the morning session and the entire afternoon :ession. The first witness called was H. F. Krue- ger, the drugeist who sold Watchman Frank Bialk the medicine whick Luetgert ordered his employe to purchase. The testimony was in:ended merely as corrob- orative of the watchman’s testimony as to time, for the purpose of showing the hours between which the alleged murder was supposed to have bren committed. The second witness was Dr. Charles B. Gibson, the chemical expert, who was placed on the stand for redirect examina- tion in regard to his analysis of fleshy sub-tances and slime removed from the vat, where tbe State is attempting to ve the murder was committed. Gibson’s testimony proved of little value to the Siate. Although the witness ad- mitted that the bits of flesny substance and organic matter taken trrom the solu- tion were similar to human flesh, he was equally candid in his adm.ssion, upon cross-examination, that the flesh was as similar to the flesh of any other animal as it was to the human. Professor Gibson testifi-d that a body could be disinteerated in the manner charged by the prosecution, but declared that the bones would be merelv sofienea at the ends but would not be dissolved. The lawyers for the de- fense felt that their case had gained as the result of the evidence. Profe:sor Mark Delo‘ontaine, a Swiss chemist, was next put on the stand. Pro- fessor Delofontaine was educated only in the technical terms of English, and it was impossibie :or him to couch hisanswers in language that the jury could understand. The prosecution "could not draw from the professor the assertion that the bits of flesh were human flesh. They might be uman, be said, but they might also be flesh of an auimal. The bones he was sure were human, but regarding the flesh Lie was very guarded and careful in his statements, He will in the morning be turned over to the defense for cross-exam- ination. Atno time during theday did the de- fendant display emotion, not even when the big dry-zo0ods box with its grewsome contents of flesh and vone was placed a lew feet from him and near tue jury. He handled the gunnysacks and inspected with curious glances the bits of flesh and bone which were passed gingerly irom at- torney to attorney, but at no time did nis hand tremble or the look of ordirary in- terest give way to pallor or an averted glance. Innocent or guilty, the verdict of all is that Luetgert is possessed of more nerve than auy other man who has ever been tried for murder within the precincts of the Criminal Court bu lding. The attorneys for the defense continue in their confident attitude and assert that when their client is acquitted a namber of damage suits are to be commenced. They intend that those who have ‘“‘manutac- tured evidence,’’ as they put it, shall suf- fer for the wrong which they say has been done their client. SBEEKS A JiIsNING WIFE, A4, C, Everett of San Diejo Send a P~ culiar Circular Lette CHICAGO, Irv., Sept. 9.—A. C. Everett of San Diego, Cal., is anxious to find his wife who has mysteriously disappeared. A letter received from the deserted hus- band to-day was a curiosity. It was in circular form and addressed to secretaries of the Associated Charities, Women’s Christian Temperance Union and falva- tion Army captains, Everett said he had traced his wile from San Diego to Cape May, and nad found that at every stop she had changed her name. BSeventeen aliases were given, and he was not sure that this was all. He admitted that she was addicted to the morphine habit and had attempted suicide numberless times, In closing, Evereit stated: “She has either a harmonica or cud of gum in her mouth ail the time, unless aslesp.” e NATIONAL DEJNOUCKATS OF OHIO. They Meet én Convention at Columbus and Nominate State Officers, COLUMBUS, Omrmo, Sept. 9.—The at- tendance at the Siate convention of the National Democrats was limited to proba- vly fiity delegates. The leaders of the parly expressed themselves as well satis: fied, however, and attribute the smal! ai- tendance to the fact that the business men generally are less apprehensive on the money gquestion than a year ago. The following State ticket was nominated: Governor, Julius Dexter, Cincinnati; Lieutenant-Governor, A. E. Merrill, San- dusky; Judge of the Supreme Couri, Judge John H. Clark, Youngstown; At- torney-General, Da. Wilson, Cinein- nati; State Treasurer, Samue! Stevens, Columbus; State Commissioner of Schools, Professor W, H. Johnson, Gran- ville; member of State Board of Public Works, Henry D. Coftineery, Cleveland. AT ) £k INDIANAPOLIS, Ixp, Sept. 9. — The sixteenth annua!l encampment of the Sons of Veterans began to-day in the Hail of Representatives. Five hundred delegates were present. President J. L. Rake de- Jivered”his annual address, aiter which Charles Bookwalter extended the wel- come of the State to the visitors. The session was occupied with the reading of annual reporisand otherroutine matters. It is the largest encampment in the his- tory of the organization, MARBLE DEFINED AS A MINERAL Secretary Bliss Makes a Most Important Decision. Affects the Land Grants of Western Railroad Com- panies. Ruling Applies to All Substances Known as Minera! by Recog- nized Authorities. WASHINGTON, D. C., Bept. 9.—Secre- tary Bliss rendered a deci:ion to-day which affects all the Western railway grants. The case on which the decision was made is that of the Pacific Coast Marble Company against the Northern Pacific Railroad Company and State of Washington, It involves the title to marble lands in the State of Washington, a portion of which was claimed by the railroad company as indemnity for iands lost and a portion by the State of Wash- ington as part of a school Jand grant. The question involved was whether marble isa mineral within the meaning of the mining laws and also under the terms of grants to the railroad company and State. The Secretary dectded, after an ex- haustive review of former decisions by Land Commissioners, Secretaries Kirk- wood and Teller and various Btate courts, that marble is a mineral within the mean- ing of both mining laws and grants, and is therefors not subject to selection of patent to either ra lroad company or State under the terms of their grants. The Secretary also decided that this ruling applies to all substances known as mineral by the recognized authorities, It will have the effect of confining the pat- enting of lands to railroad companies of lands that are more valuable for agri- cultural than for mineral purposes, and it is far-reachingin tnat it affects the lines of nearly all land-grant roads in the United States. Mineral lands, as aefined by the Revised Statutes of the United States and deciared to be available for sale to individuals in limited parcels in order that the resources may be developed are described as‘‘min- ing claims upon veins or lodes of quartz or other rock in places bearing gold, sil- ver, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper or other valuable deposits heretofore located.” SUICIOE OF AN ACTOR. William Matthews Blows Cut His Brains in Front of His Wife's Apartments. ST. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 9.—William Matthews, an actor, blew out his brains in front of his wife’s bedroom in the St. James Hotel to-day. The ccuvle, who belong to Girard’s Inter-Ocean Vaudeville Corapany, now playing at the Standard Theater, have been stopping at the hotel during the whole week, but lived sepa- rately. At 'the Coroner’s inquest Mr, Matthews testified that she and her husband had not been on good terms for a week and were ocCupying sepsrate apartments at the hotel. They had quarreled about one of the actresse: in the company not play- ing at the Standard, whose name Mrs. Matthews refused to divulge. She said stie thought her husband was too familiar with the actress. Mrs. Matthews said she was awakened by her husband rap- ping on the door and asking to be ad- mitted. She thought from his voice that he was drunk and she reiused to open the door, fearinz he would shoot her. A mo- ment later she heard a shot fired outsiite her door. LB e OPENED 1Ht THEOTILE, An Engineer Prevents a 1rain Hold- Up by Da:hing <head. S8T. LOUIS, Mo., Sept. 9 —A special to the Republic from Muscogee, Ind. T., says: A daring attempt was made las night to hold up the south-bound pas- senger train on the Missouri, Kan-as and Topeka Rezilway at Bond, Ind. T., a flag station thirty miles south of here. A short time before the train was due the robbers, about eight in number, tcok charge of the section foreman and compelled him to signal the train to stop. The engineer in charge of the locomo- tive was an o!d and trusted employe, who had been held up several times before. He proceeded to obey the signal, but when his engine was within 100 vards of the signal he noticed several men stand ing near the trucks and at once suspected their purpose. Opening the throttle he sped by them as though no signal ha: been given. The robbers, having been foiled in their attempt, fled, and are stil: at large. ot DIED IN A LAIHTUB. Close of the Career of a Grain-Broker > Rho Was Under a Cioud. ST. LOUIS, Mo, Sept. 9.—The dead body of James R. Hamlin, a ¢rain-broker ou the Merchants’ Exchange, was found in a bathtub in a.rcom at the Terminal Hote! this morning. Dr. Salender, the house physician, stated that death was probably the result of heart failure. Fo- several vears, until t e past month, Mr. Hamlin had represented Schwar z, Dupec & Co. of Chicago and was a prominen: perscnage on 'Cbange. It is not definitely known why his connection with the Cni- cago house was severed, but it was rumorea at the time that there was something wrong with his accounts. He left his home and wife in Grand avenue yesterday morning &s usual, regisiered at the hotel about noon and was assizned a room, to which he went after leaving an order to be called at 11 p ». There was nothing in the room to indieate a ¢~ of suicide, sy . Meeting o the Hoo Hoos. DETROIT, MicH , Sept. 9.—The annua! meeting of the Concatenated Order of Hoo Hoos was called to order to-day by it: vresiding officer, *I'he Grand Snark o the TUniverse,”” H. H. Heminway o! Tomahawk, Wis. Governor Pingree mad. an address of welcoms on behalf of the State and Rev. Dr. C. L. Arnold for the city. W. R. Ewart of 81. Paui responded for the Hoo Hops. Reports foliowed from ihe snark and the scrvenote, the latre: showing a balance of $2000 in tve rreasury The society of Hoo Hoos, or Order of the Black Cat, emcodies the fesiive an social ieatures of all the lumber-dealars oi the country and bears a membership o nearly 7000. Qver 500 members are in at tendance this yea —_———— Another Aeromant's Last Ascent. CHILLICOTHE, Mo, Sept. 9.—Profes- sor Bozart, he aeronaut, who made the balloon ascension at the fair grounds yesterday, was fatally injured by tbe fail- ure of his parachute to open readily when ne made his descent. -He was about 300 feetin the air when be cut loose, and be- fore his parachute opened he was less than fiity feet from the ground. His injuries are such that recovery is considered im- possible. by HORRANO TRAI ROBBERS KNOWN Stockton Youths Who Graduated From Whittier. Ambitious to Outdo Evans and Sontag in Deeds of Outlawry. Belleved to Have Made Thelr Es- cape to Fastnesses In the Foothlils. STOCKTON, CaL, Bept. 9.—The men who held up the southbound train near Ripon last night have not Le:n captured, but their identity has been discovered. They are the ones who made the attempt to hold up the New Orleans express last Baturday evening. Both are well known here. One of them drove into Stockton at an early hour Sunday morning and visited a friend who had been interested with him in a business way. He asked this friend— & bookbinder namel Cook—to accompany him for a drive, but when the latter de- murred asked him to go for a walk. While on this walk Cook was tola of the effort to hold up the train on Saturday night, and was asked to join in last night's attempt to wreck No. 17, the southbound train from Lathrop. The of- fer was declined, and Cook was threatened with dire vengeance 1f he divulged what had been told him. Sheriff Cunningham was informed by Cook, and his men last night were suc- cessful in preventing the proposed rob- bery, There were but two voung men im- plicated in it, and both have seen service in reformatories and prisons. The men who held up last night's trein arenew at the bu iness, but not new in crie. One is George C. Williams, the young inventor of various powders, whose career in crime began when he was buta youth. The start landed him in Whiltier Reform School. He drove off a band of horses that belonged to some one else, but his years saved him from going to a place where most of those zo who engage in borse-stealing. His comparion in last night’s affair was George W. Schlegel. They formed their acquaintance while both were in the re- form school at Whittier, and since grad- uating from that institution Schlegel took a post-graduate course in crime in the State penitentiary for horse-stealing. For several weeks past Wiliiams and Schlegel have been preparing to hold up the train that was stopped last night. They attempted to get Cook to join them, vut he was not of their stripe and would not listen to their proposals. On Baiur- day night they made their first attempt, but it did not meet with success. The train they were waiting for was the New Orleans express, No. 17, and this usually carries a considerable sum of money, ac- cording to the statements made by Wil- liams. It is the same train Sontag ana Evans bela up, and the youthiul bandits were fired with an ambition to ou'do the men who held off so many peace officers for so long atime, Williams’ career in this city has been anything but a credit to him. A few months ago he came here withont a cent, but by his wits managed to muke a few believe that he had the greatest invention of the age in the powder he made. He sold stock in the company that he formed and in this way made enough money o go the pace for a time. Then he had to resort to other methods, He was soon manipu- Iating notes and other paper for his own benefit and to the sorrow of those with wiom he had dealing-. Gradually Wil- liams becamo bolder and finally decided to take a desperate step and hold up the train that was stopped last night. Both men are well armed. Williams has a 1ifle and a Parker sho'run and Schle el is well provided for. Their plan was to strike for the foothills as soon as the attempt to stop the train was made, whether successful or not. The men are probably well on their way there now, while the officers are waiting for them to come back to the city. Parchment used on the best banjos is made Irom 20!f skin. NEW TO-DA Sick people grow tired of taking med- icines which barely keep, them alive ; they ‘want something to em on their feet, well and strong and hearty ; they want to get the upger hand over grim Death and choke all the ‘‘scare’” out of him. A medicine that goes right down to the wveryroots of life in the blood and builds up a new constitution from the lowest founda- tion-stone, like Dr. Pierce’s Golden Med- ical Discovery is the only radical, scientific cure for disease. This remarkable “ Dis- covery”” produces a rapid increase of the life-giving red corpuscles in the blood, which quickly clear out poisonous elements, stop morbid formations and build up new tissue in the vital parts. By this deep and searching revitalizin; rocess obstinate blood diseases, throat an ronchial affections and even advanced stages of consumption are arrested and per- manently cured. The ‘“ Discovery *’ makes solid healthy muscular flesh, without add- ing a particle of flabby fat like so many ‘‘emulsions.” It fills out sunken forms and faces, gives color, nerve force and active energy. 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Crossman's Speci; Mixn With this jemedy persons can cure Lhemselves without the least exposure, change of diei, or change in application to business. The medicins contains noiking that ls of the loast injury to the :n-wl‘lll‘nht Aak your druggise for ln L2 NEW TO-DAY AN OPEN LETTER To MOTHERS. WE ARE ASSERTING IN THE COURTS OUR RIGHT TO THE EXCLUSIVE USE OF THE WORD “CASTORIA,” AND “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” AS OUR TRADE MARK. /, DR. SAMUEL PITCHER, of Hyannis, Massachusetts, was the originator of “PITCHER'S CASTORIA,” the same that has borne and does now M-— on every bear the fac-simile signature of (fea?Fy, AL e Wrapper. This is the original “ PITCHER'S CASTORIA” which has been used in the homes of the mothers of America for over thirty years. LOOK CAREFULLY at the wrapper and see that it /s the kind you have always bought, M— onthe /77, T wrap= and has the signature of per. No one has authority from me to use my name except The Centaur Compeny of which Chas. H. Fletcher 18 President. March 8, 1897. Cheit Pbblosrorer Do Not Be Deceived. Do not endanger the life of your child by accepting a cheap substitute which some druggist may offer you (because he makes a few more pennies on it), the in- gredients of which even he does not know. “The Kind You Have Always Bought” BEARS THE FAC-SIMILE SIGNATURE OF Insist on Having The Kind That Never Failed You. mzw vonx orrY. THE GENTAUR COMPANY: T¥ MURRAY STREET. STATEMENT STATEMENT ~——O0F THE—— =—0F THE=—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —O0F THE— ——OF THE—— ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY F LOXDON, ENGLAND, ON THE 31ST DAY COMMERCIAL UNION Assurance Company, Limited. F LONDON, ENGLAND, ON THE S818F day of Decémber, A. D. 1897, and for the year endinz on that day, as made (0 the In- of December, A. D. 1896, and for the year | iyrance Commissloner of the State of California, ending on that dey, as made to the Iasurance | purgnant o the provisions of sections 610 and 611 Commissioner of ibe “iate of Callfornia, pursuant of the Political ( ode, condensed as per biank iur- 10 the provisions of sections 610 aod 611 of the | Diihieq by the Comumissloner. Political Code, condensed es per biank furnished by the Commi'sioner. CAPITAL. t of Capital Stock, pald up =t~ Sodbing o #1,250,000 0¢ CAPITAL. tal Stock, paid up Amount of C Cash. ... $3,760,000 00 ASSETS. Heal Esta's owned by Company.. SSETIS, $2,693,127 82 Real Estate owned by Company.. $1,410,183 10 | fioa] Batars SWASe pn omRooy- #5007168 84 Loans «n Bondg and Mortyages ... 1,808,593 47 | Guan Markes Value of ail siocks ud Bonds ownea by Company.. 10104814 97 &g BorldaSwied by tiaen sgi0sae a7 Cash o Company’s flice. Cash 1n Bunks 506,048 14 L Tnterest due an z 753 30 iocks g A 18880371 | rp erest due and accrued on Bonds pain ard Mongages . o 8138 00 | phod SO e cone ot Goiies: 0% Premiums in due Course of Gol ool 136819285 tom......... 683,464 48 | 00 i hie T U B ey s \aken for Fireand Marive Riska. 148,075 33 taken for Fire and Marine Risks 1962860 | o TP d Tuterest due. 5695 70 Rents and Interest due. 1670073 | Rsteand Intaet dte e TOSHa oniiihe Cony Any Nt RS Bundry Uffices for Guarantees and p Policles. ... <is 084,485 9 | Bundey Offoss foruarantess Sud Sl TOUAL AS8OLS. c..cevveveren saseeoens_§21,880.068 47 80,204 14 LIABILITIES. 931,924,706 18 Losses adjusted and unpnd........ ] —_—— Losses in process of adjustment LIABILITIES. or In suspense. $3532,706 54 o KAt RS et . Tatsestenoted: ses In processof Adjustment o or In Suspeuse.. : 476,950 00 ruaning one year or le TOMAT. iatst e, uinding &x EUESDes BOSDer ooy 840,040 84 | Gross Premiums on Fire Risks Sxoas ramiuniy o running one year or less, re- ruaning mi re than one year: S Y pmetnr 5 e ns Teinsurance Prorata...... ..... Gross Premiums on Fire Risks ,810,810 00 Liability under Life Departm-nt.. 18,869,118 33 Hiri1a¢ Ui A Man ane yedr: Liability under Leaschold and In- S s £ o o) vestment Department............ 250,940 €0 | EOT e s o M eeard Cash dividerds remaining unpaid. 2,076 00} | @losa FremIniy ol Marine and All other demands against the Snatrance 100 Per oot Compeny... - L U bty ot e Rt = 955,000 00 Total liabilitie ... $15.245,858 85 | :Zfi%n{"!k" Talusutaniod B0 ¢ Liabllity under t. 9765018 40 INCCME. | Cash dividends remaining unpalc 2,080 62 Net Cash actually receved for Fire | Interest paid in advance. 5 1924 18 premiums ... ......... . 82,488,476 73 | All other demands sgainst the Received for interest and dividends | ~ Company........ cssesl - 2,9TR1TI0T on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and | —_— from all other sources. . . 755.37191 | Total Liabilities sevrener. 815,289,452 28 Income of Life Deparimieii. . 1,854,774 68 St Income of Leasehold and Invest- IN COME, onL DepATtment.cesnrnseseene 88 815 58 < rEs et """ Net Cash sctually recelved for Total incoms. _Fire Premium: $5,518,568 23 Net Cash rc ua EXPENDITURES. 2,985,083 78 Net amount pald for Fire Lasses.. 1,073,691 68 |~ dends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, Divilends to Stockholders. 497,02200 | _and from ail other source 346,766 91 Pald or allowed for Commission Toral income of Life D 1335608 81 Brokerage. . 858,382 85 | Trausfer fees 3 267 50 Paid for Salaries, Fees and other | e charges for officers, clerks, etc Tetal Income. $8.959,576 93 Pald for State, National and 528,071 98 local 1aXes...... e . Al other payments and expen- | EEE RET LGRS ditures . 2 Net amount pald for Fire Losses.. $3,147,43213 Total expenditure of Life Depart- | Netamount paid for Marine Losses 691589 ment e o.. 1,228 68214 | Dividends to Stockholders......... 312,884 1 Total expenditure of ieasehoid owed for Commission or and Investment Department.... 18,020 85 PRRTeTy .o 760,695 64 —aa | Saiaries, Fees and Total expenditures.............. _$3,608,821 46 o'her charges for officers, —————aaat] (e, WS = | Patd tor stal 1,284,810 85 241 local taxes.. Losses incurred during the year.. 1,828,488 00 | 106 8 "0 R1sKxs penfl"l.Lureu . AND PREMIUMS. | Fire Risks | Premiums. | Toal Mxpenditures of Life Dopart §78.538 78 i | 5 . Ner amouns ot All other expenditures 138,111 01 Risks writt-n 9 - Quriog the year.|:1,764,874,000| 83,277,491 04 | Total Expenditures............ _$6,913.860 30 Net amount of| | A vt e durine the year.| 1487,877.260] 2,800,278 04 | Losses incarred urine i y iy urin= the year. 1877, 1809, | Net amount In | “the year... $3,051,975 00 $666,488 00 force December| e 31, 1896, 1,162,851,875| 1,927,635 57 | RIsKs PRy MIUMS. Fire Risks. | Premiums. ROTHSCHILD, Chalrman. k R. LE WIS, Becretary. Subscribed and_sworn (0 befors me, this 24th day of March, 1897. WILMER M. HARRIS, Notary Publie. PACIFIC COAST BRANCH, 801 C=lifornla St., San Francisco. C. F. MULLINS, Manager. DR. WONG WOO. ('}AKNP'SE PHYSICIAN AND surgeon, gruduate of the most famous medical coilege in China, has procticed his profession in an Francisco for over twenty years with u.arsed success. Thou- sards of paients testitv 10 h.s swili aud knowledge. Naiure’sown medicines used. No minera's. He \ Cures, not atiempls to cure, Hheu- matism Paraiysis, Piles, Dyspep- il sia. Consumption. Astumia, Lrighi's and all Kid- ney Uisi ases, Bil ness, Heart Disease, Dise: of ibe Throat, Cancer, Tumors and Blood .l.:; Sk n Diseases. Male and fem-le maiadies suc- cessively treated snd curéd. Consyltation free. Um:‘el. 776 \I‘QI !‘)‘ wher:he may be consulted at any lime auring the day or evenin, r8—9 3 0114 M, 130108 7109 r 2 & Doum—Dis0 DR. MCNULTY, "JYIIS WELL-KNOWN AND RELIABLE O! Specialist cures Private,Nervous, Blood and Skin Diseases of Me only. Manly Power restored. Over 0years’ experience. Send for Book, free. Patients curedat Home. Terms reasonable. Hours. 9 to3 falgis0 tosBev en Surdass, 10i012. Consulta- tionfree and sacredly confldential. Cali oraddress P. ROSCOE McNULTY, M. D., 26} Kearny Street, San Francisco. Net amount of risks| written during the 82,020,385 $7,312,837 08 essonns 1,559,198,191| 5,451 093 85 | Net amount n force 4 December 51,1896 | 1,318,887.707 4,699 696 kLY expired duriog the eRr. ... Marine RISKS AND PREMIUMS Risks. |Premiums’ Ne. amount of risks writtan during the year| $414,097,755 81,841,818 Net amount of risks ex- pired during the verr .| 403,992,280| 1,634,220 104,451.125| 971,120 Net amount In force De- cember 51, 1896.. JAMES F. GARRICK, C He MANN, '“""’:. ‘halrman, Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th REN, day of April, 1897, G. F. WAR A Notaty Pubiie. ! PACIFIC COAST BRANCH | 301 California St., San Francisco. C. F. MULLINS, Manager. S!O!!LD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, THE reat Mexican R 3 R Sy e Meaith aad Rl