The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 13, 1897, Page 6

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 13 1897, PEOPLEOF THE | ENCHANTED MESA I Relics of a Dead Race Found in the Mystic Tableland. ! Discoveries of Professor F. W. Hodge of the Smithsonian Institution. ow-Heads of the Prehis=- toric Tribe. WASHINGTON, D. C,, Sept. 12.—F. W. Hodge ot tie bureau of ethnolo; sonian Inst ion, has justreturned 'rm iition to the enchanted mesa of xico, which has excited the inter- sisand the daring of explor- It was brought into promi- 2 afew months ago by the expedition | lessor William Libbey of Princeton <ity, who took rope-throwing mo- e kites, balloons and tons of a » scale this hit ,d. The purpose of the investi s been ta determine whether the mesa was at one the prehistoric Acoma Proiessor Lit reported no evi- ' early occupation. o’s expiorations have brought Lowever, for after scali e time ou the 1ber of fragments of 1s, bracelets, »; conctusively that of the mesa was at one time in- | sh ston- ablishing e was sent by the Bureau of | to examine a series of ruins in | M We snake New xico and to attend the the Moki Indians. This cted to proceed to mei Mesa E-canada ana to scale its preci walls in any way he saw fit. He 1an extension ladder comprising x feet exch, together with » ample supply of rope, and proceeded to the Mesa on S°ptembver 3, accornpanied by Major Gecrge H. Pradt, Depu y United es Surveyor at L Guna, N. Mex., who s familiar with that section; A. C. Vro- | >al., who acted as pho- srapher of the expedition; H. C. Hoyt | and two La Guna Indians. Mesa was determined to be 431 feet m the western plain to the top of the innacle above the cleft, and the e base of the cleft teet above The climb was without any culity unul the party reached dstone. The ladders were hauled section by sec- | tion to this point by means of the ropes, then fitted together and raised inst the Mr. Hodge ascendea to the top, and over the slope immed.ately succeede 1 in lashing the top of the ter; iance of done he was pro six sections of abov adder to a huge bowlder that had ialien | n above and lod ed on the terrace some twenty feet from the summit. 1 ladder was then ascended by the re- mainder of tue party and the top easily reached. The ascent consumed exactly two hours and a quarter. The explorers had not been on the sum- mit of the mesa live minntes before Major Pradt ked up a fragment of ancient pottery, which indicated clearly that the mesa had been visited, at an ate, in former times and that Professor Libbey was mistaken in his conciusions. During | the afternoon and the night Mr. Hode examined the eround critically while Major made a survey of the mesa and roman secured a number of phoio | I | Several potsherds, two stone axes (broken), a fragmentof a sheil braceiet and a sione arrow-point were the chief | evidences of former occupancy on the torm-swept crest, but abundant pot herds, etc., were found in the talus swept down from the summit. All vestiges of | the ancient trail ascending the talus and continued thence to the summit by hand a ooiholes in the solid rock, have been obiiteratet; but some traces oi the holes remain. This veritication of an Indian | t ition notzble for inherent evidence of accuracy is peculiarly gratifying to stu- dents of anthiropology. Professor Libbey ered still lashed in crevasse. Mr. Hodge s researches willarouse great | interest among American ethnologists | and arch®ologists, inasmuch as they are said io show tuat Indian tradition should not be dismissed as mere myths alter only casual exvloration EPIDEMIC AM .G HORSES. Peculiar Disease Causing the Loss of Hany Animals in San Joaguin County. STOCKTON, CAL, Sept. 12 — County Veterinarian Eddy 1s much exercised over the spread of a fatal disease among the horses in this county. He does not know what to call the disease, asit is something entirely unknown to veterinarians, and none of the medical works throw any light on the subject. bout two weeks ago the epidemic was brought to the attention of Dr. Eddy, a since then he has been busy attend- ing affected horsss. The County Vet:r- inarian said that up to this morning seventy-four hors-s had been sent to him for treatment. None bad died, but there had been a number of deaths where the disease was not arrested at the begin- ning. “Ido not know what to call it,” said Dr. Eddy, “'butitis a blood disease, and seems to be in tue air in some paris of the county. The southern part of San Joaquin seems 1o be affscted the worst, and in the vicinity of Collegevilie snd La- throp there have been a cumber of cases. The disease first appears in the form of Inmps on the breast and between the legs of tne ho Jeep abscesses then form quicxty i rent parts of the body, eating into the bones. Unless these are properly treated at once death results in neariy every instance. The animal af- | fected becomes dull and lancuid, and as | the abscesses eat in further and 1urther the animal has no ambition at ail. There must be something in the atmosphere 1hat causes this blood disease, which soon develops into the worst form of blood- poisoning if not soon checsed.’” g Bellboy hobs a Hotel. HANFORD, Car., -Sept. 12.—Henry Cuester, agel 17, bellboy at the Hotel Artesian, last night attempted to break | open the safe in tne notel oflice, but failed. | He stole $7 from the 1iil and flea. His yarents reside in San Francisco, and it is supposed he started for home: el A Fined for Trapping Quail. SAN RAFAEL, CiL, Sept. 12—Game Warden Peter Crane arrested Antoine Lewis yesterday for violation of the game laws. The man had in his possession jourteen quail which had been caught in traps. Lewis wuas taken before Justica iadder was discov- place above the | ait | man cometh Edwin Gardner, pleaded guilty and was fined $§20. WISE WORDS CONCERNING THE THINGS IMMORTAL At the Third Congregational Church Ias: evening Rev. Wi'liam Rader preached from the suoject, ““Does the Church Pro- duce Atheism?”’ In part he sai HE people who do not attend church | | are not athe There is not & dogma- ic at of note living. Herbert Spen- 1S not mi aiheist, neither was Mut- hew bert G. Ingersoil is uot an atheis denies Ingersoll may b he is no tool. People crowd t Or do npday night not b 1 Christianity, but t m on S beliey not they uuve no sympathy with the courches. Tnéy prefer the gymusst to the preacher. There is no comparison, however, between the church ana the theater. Workingmen have a theology. It did mot come from the theological seminary, but from the factory. Labor is becoming more and more a social conscience. It beifeves in siu- in Christ, whose carpenter-shop Jabor’s cathedral.’ Labor bsileves in_justl and in & kiugdom, not in the eternal future alone but now. Labor asks for a_neaven to- day in commerce, business and society The brotherhood of man is a popular and polished phrase. Insofar as the people who Dreach fail to practice 1t the people lose their feith. An unapplied truth producesskepti- cism.” Men lose faith in the exponents of such principles. The false prophet it the church’s chiefencmy. Noman consents to hypocrisy. By banishing traditionalism, practicing a re- ion as deep as human need and as broad as humanity, by putting vitality into the greater truth of the Christian faith, the church may win workingmen ey.in turn may win the h by entering it and carrying to her the gospel of the hammer, the pick and cology of labi the thi Farewell Serrr:on of Dr. E. R. Dille. The farewell sermon of Dr. E. R. Dille, pastor of the Gentral M. E. Church, was preached last night. The minister took for his text Acts xx:24.! After a discussion of tha pulpit and pastoral work of a minister the speaker id: HEN a minister goes into the homes of his veople aud kneels beside their sickbeds, their empty cribs, the caskets where their loved ones sleep, where he has an open heart and _hand to the poor and loves God and little children, a threefold cord woven round his own heart and_that of his k that is not easily broken. He mingie with his people 1 seasons of joy and s row. Isachiid 10 be baptized of a duughter given in marrisge? The pastor must bring ediction to the joyous scene. ve baptized 155 chilaren and 142 adulis Hoiy Ghost; have joined 611 couples in the bor i hoiy matrimony—and it might have e had done their duty. If I could call together to- nigat all the whitegioved grooms and blush- ing brides they would il this auditorium and he lecture-room below, for there would be 1222 persons present. Does sorrow cross the threshold of & home? Toe pastoris called into that sacred enclosure as though he were beloved. Into 743 homes during th ve years, 1 have come when the crape was on tne door, and death was un bidden guest, and I have followed 10 Test the forms of forty-five of our own flock who have joined the chuich triamphant which is withou( fault before the throne of God. I have received at t ars of this church 1308 perso 542 have joined by ettor and upon_probation—and of these 766 probationers, 455 came into full conrec tion. Ofthe 874 now remaining upon our rolis, 632 were received during my ministry. Finally, rejoice to say thatin all my re tions witd this people, from the official bonrd down to the Junior Society, there has never been a ripple of discord; never a word spokeu or an sct performed by you toward me, s0 far as I now know, upon wiich I look back with pain or regret.” Ferall your kind words and kind acis, I thank you with a fu'l heart. The bustest and huppiest hours of my life have been spent here, and to my wite and myself, heaven will have an these biessed fellowships and friendships shall be renewed there. Can a Christlike Rev. Oliver C. Miller, pastor of the Church of the Holy Spirit, prefaced his sermon by the following remarks: “The theme of my sermon has been suggesied by the agitation canset by the issue of Hail Caine's book, “The Chris- tian.” 1 believe that the question of the added charm because | 1ik 'he beauty of his holiness did erown him 2. He sta ids for a1 that is in man, Aliare 1o be developed Bul above all else, stirn | Chrise ~tands for the spiritual developme it ¢ man. Mau is made 10 Lve in God, 8s & b.r for the nir or fish for the sea. With Christ, name of the Father, the Son und the | Life Be Led?| possibillty of living a Christlike life in | this perverse agze of the world 1s timely, and with the prompt affirmative answer | from our pulpits cannot fail to do good.” Tne speaker selected as_his text Luke xviti:8: “Nevertheless when the son of earth?” He said, in part: ITH is what Christ is looking for, and negative auswer. We are rapidly hasten- ing ou to our Lord’s second coming, and have only the form of godliness, but deny the power thereol. Bad the worid 15; bad it will h he find faith on the ie question of the text implies a strong athis coming there will be found many that ve. Jesussays thai the condition of the world | | { beiore his coming will be as in the days of Noe | and of Lot. Hali Cainesays: ““Iwillshow that a Christian life einnot be lived these days.” Let us as Christians contradict this ioud professions. but by the quiet, consistent, invincible power of alife in Christ and Christ inus. The Christlike life can only be lived when Christ by the indweiling of the Holy Spirit lives it within us. Christlike life now than in some ages, but it is not impossible. The same grace that kept Joseph pure in Egypt and Daniel in the midst of the evil surroundings of the court of & heathen king has not iost its power. To say that the Caristlike life cannot be lived to-day is to deny Christand make him a liar. But some one may ask what i1s meant by the Christ life, whatis the degree oi its purity ? We an- assertion, not by | It is harder tolive a | swer that while we cannot be ab=lutely per- | fect, yet our Lord commands us to be sincerely perfect. — - “Jesus Christ, the Samaritan of History.” “Jesus Christ, the Good Samaritan of History,” was the subject of the Rev. Wiliiam H. Moreland’s discourse at St. Luke’s Church yesterday morning. In part he sai T IS time the people were reminded of tne facts of history. Jesus Christ in his church has reformed more abuses in the course of ages than all other agencies comoined. The church bas been the greatest power for human happiness ever known on earth. The church has swept away the curse of slavery, reformed the discipline of prisons, reduced the exces- sive punishment of criminals, put an end to due:s and flogging in the army and lfted up womun to her rigntful place, by the side of mau. As a good Samaritan, Christ went the poor, th: outcast and the op- , making their cause his cause, and pouring oil and wine into the bruises of hu- manifiy. Muchremains for the church to do. t was the Eavior of the toiling masses, and {s so still, and the church should help to bring in & civilization based on iraternity. Eftionts Rev. Mr. Bliss on the Mission and Scope of Christ. The Rev. W. D. P. Biiss preached at Trinity on “The Mun Christ Jesus’ Christ, he said, AME not only as a revealer of the actuali- ties of God but of the poss bilities of man. In Him maukind sees what it 1s to be & man. Mankind includes woman- kind There is the feminine element in every strong man. There 1s a natural chivalry in strength. Christ stands for the highest womanhood and the noblest manhood. He shows the d'vinity of the human body. What we want is healthy development of the body, not asceticism, purity, not puritanism. The best way to control the appetites of the bo.y is 10 press towards the ideal that is in Josus Christ. We need positive Christiani ¥ rather lh“lll a negu‘nve ml:'nvlfl._\'. esus Christ stood for the divine use mind. The Christian should never fe:xi‘ :‘;2 truth. True relizion and true science are not opposed. 1t is well that the Lambeth con- ference has encouraged the reverent critical study of the Bible. Fear of science 1mplies doubt of the truth of (Ihrllflluil’ Christ reasoned with men, and outw:tted the lawyers and the doctors, Christ stands for the highest character. righis of communion with God led to days o! L vity tor wen. We must learn of Ch:ist, hewl.hy bodies, sirong minds, noblest charac- ter, purest spirituality, till at last we become like nim when we see iin as he is. In the evening Mr. Bliss preached on the Lambeth conference, or the Church of the Auglo Suxon. Mr. Bliss argued tnat the Church of England, and her daughter. the Protestant Eviscopal Zhurch of the United States, unite in their communion the organization of Catholicism and the freedom of the Protestant. Th- Churcn of America should not copy the Churc. of Englind, but develop in quietness her nationalspirit, stand- 1ug at once for organic unity and tor broadest ireedom in the iife of Chr! HAVE A SLIGHT CLEW, Think the McAuliffe and Shepherd Boys Are Picking Grapes in Stockton. A slight clew has been obtained as to the whereabouts of Lester Shepherd and | | i i 4 ONDISNAYED BY BLAZING GARS A Young Bridle Was an Angel to Wounded Men and Women. How Mrs. John G. Stuart Won a Vote of Thanks From Train Men. A Chapter of Tragedy in the Honey- moon of a New York Banker and His Wife. There was a tragedy in the honeymoon of John G. Stuart, a New York banker, and his bride which they will never for- cet. Awake or sleeping the young wife believes that the scene will be with her always—the spectacle of men, women and children being slowly roasted to death in a lonely canyon in Colorado at midnight. MRS. JOHN G. STUART, the Young Bride, Heroine of the Colorado Railroad Wreck. Fran McAuliffe, the two little fellows who disapveared on Admission day. Sat- urday afternoon Frank McLane, a school- mate of the boys, called at the home of Mr. Butler and told his wife that he had seen the boys on the afternoon of the 9th. They were sitting on sicks at the wharf where the Siockton steamer loads. He nodded to them, bnt they did not speak, so he passed on. He did not know they were missing till Saturday, when he met a mutual friend, who told him of the miss- ing boys. He hurried at once to tell Mrs. Butter what he knew. It was suspected that the boys, if trey had run away at all, would haad toward Stockton, where the Shepherd boy has re- lations. Saturday morning Mr. Butler and Mr. Gunn interviewed the crew of the T. C. Walker. The assistant steward and one or two others declared that the boys had made the irin with them on Thursday night. They noticed them particularly because they had no baggage, and, as the boat was crowded, they couid procure no siateroom. An Italian who was going to leave the boat at midnight offered them the us: of bis and they accepted his offer. The elder boy they s: sat round tne saloon in a dispirited manner and had nothing to ; the litile fellow, however, was jollv and’ appeared to be enjoying himself nugely. Mr. Butler left night before last on the . C. Walker and will make a thorough search, votn in Stockton and the sur- rounaing country. As long as he can fol- low the slightest clew he will remain there. The boys’ relatives are inclined to think that the boys, aciuated by a desire to earn meney and be independent, have gone to San Joaquin County to pick grapes. Pickers in that county are extremely scarce and the bovs knew it, having heard from a visiting frisnd that even small boys could earn grod wages there. Yesterday Mr. and Mrs. McAuliffe could not be seen. They had gone to visit their dying brother, who had just been removed 10 the hospital. Mrs. Butler said that owing to the ex- cellent picture published in Sunday’s CALL they did not expect to have much trouble in locating the boys. ... CRICKET AT GOLDEN GATE. Pacifics asily Defeat the Bohemians. Now in Second Piace. The Pacifics met the Bohemians yester- day at Golden Gate. Captain Dickinson of the Pacifics won the toss and elected to tat. Myers and Casidy starteG the ven- ture and Caidy left very soon, playing on. Coles joined Myers, and on his second bail gave a chance in the slips, which was missed. The mistake proved costly, for the vartnership put en 98 runs. Sewell and Dickin<on quickly hit up scores, and the next three batsmen fell rapidlv triing to force the scoring, as the time was grow- ing short in which to dismiss their op- ponents, With eight wickets down the Pacifics’ inning was called, with a score of 222 runs. Sloman and McLgan started well for Bonemia, and after a separation was effected nobody was able to successfully play Seweli’s lob«, although wh-n ho; of victory was lost McIndoe hit out pluck- ily for 12 not out. on and iost four wickets for 51. The Pacifics, therelore, won on thé first inning by 158 runs —— RIOEDAN'S ANNIVERSARY. He Hns Been Fourteen Years bishop of San Frandisc:. On Thursday next fourteen vears have elapsed since Right Rev. P. W. Riordan was consecrated Archbisnop ot San Fran- cisco, and the occasion is to be made a notable one in the history of the Catholic chureh in this City. Solemn high mass will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Cathedral, on Van Ness ave- nue, after which the archbishop will be tencered a reception by tue children of the parochial schools. Some of the hi, est dignitaries of the church in this State Arch- will assist in the anniversary exercises, Bohemia had to follow | | | for ali | cars is a heap of ash:s, some charred |'a window of the Puliman car at the moun- | awfol?’ | morning. The woman came out of the horror a Lero- ine. Men died with good words for her and her clothing was sacrificed to impro- vise bandages for the wounded. When it was all over the railroad men voted her their heartielt \hanks and a manly bless- ing. The couple arrived in the city yesterday morning and registered at tue St. Nicho- las. They were passengers on the ill- fated Rio Grande express that lelt Denver at 8 o’clock last Tnhursday morning only to collide with a stock train a short dis- tance this side of Newcastle the following midnignt ana oring death to scores o human beings. The death rate of tha bolocaust will probably never be known, that remains of passengers and bones and a pile of scrapiron. Of the noble t she played in the catastrophe Mrs. Stuart does - not care to talk. Her trousseau went up in tue flames, and the garments that she wore she sacri- ficed that the wounded mizht have banda- | ges for their injuries, yet Mrs. Stuart be- | lieves she did nothing more than any other woman would have done under tne circumstances. In such a carnival of| death the Rio Grande train people and miners say she won a medal. Just now Mrs. Stuart’s wardrobe 1s limited toone partial suit, but she does not regret what she lost. “lam thankiul 1 am here,’” is the way she puis it. It was awful. The wieck occurred shortly after midnight. 1 h.d not yet gone asleep, but was wazing from tain scenery when I telt what seem~d to me like two little bumps or jolts. I toid my husband the train was oft the track, but be repiied that be thought it was a | ‘head-on’ collision. We had hardly said thewords wien the conductor cams into | the fluid within reach of her little son. | little fellow 1o the Receivinz Hospital, | of girls thecar and said, ‘Everybody get up; the | train is on fire.” Mr. Stuart and myself dressed hastily and got outoi the car. } Anead of us tne train was all on fire, and ahriexs and groans were issuing from the | flames in a way that I wiil never torget. “I then realized just what had bap-/ pened. The moon was skining as brightiy s betore, but 1n the foreground the flames | threw a weird and unearthly elare on the mountain sides. The lowing of the fright- | ned cattle in the stock train we coliided | with could be heard Gown tne track as if | the poor beasis realized the appaliing dis- | aster that had overtaken us, ‘Jack and I went forward to help res- | cue those who were in the ourning cirs. By the side of the track we found Fire- | man Ostrander of the passenger train. My | husband ran back to get a bottie of branay | we carried in a small satchel in the Pull- | man. As he reached for the bottle the flesh fell from the hands and arms of the poor maa from his fiager tips to his shoulders. As it fell in flakes upon the ground he cred, ‘My God, is'ut ihat He died in Jack’s arms the next His 1ast words were, ‘On, God, let me die easy.” His throat was so badly scalded that we couid not force the brandy down it. “Jack found the engineer of the passen- ger train almost 100 feet trom the track in a bedge where he had been thrown by the shock of tbe coilision. He was badly in- jured and witl probabiy die. “*Tnhere was a minister on_the train, the Rev. Mr. Hartman of Herscher, 1lL, whose back and two legs were broken. As le was carried into tne Puliman car he asked about his wife ana two cnildren. We had not the neart to tell him the truth. We replied that they were only slightly wounded. He died the mnext morning without know:ng that they had been cremated in the cars. It was a stranee thing that families were nct sep- arated. They either all perished or eise all escaped wiihout serious injury. | In ali [ don’t think over ihree peonle were rescued irom the burning cars. One of these was Miss Florence Coraeil of Portiand. The men dragced her nead first through an ovening in the side of the | car and .iterally tore every stitch of cloth- ing off her bouy in their efforts. £has was obliged to cover herself with a blanket. In another instance a traveling man crawled through a window only to hang by the feet on the sill. The man beside him bad to push him out or he would hav: burned to death, so stunned was he by the disaster.” Mrs. Siuart and her husband speak good words for the officials of the Rio Grande Railway and their treatment of the wounded. Shortly after the accident miners cume out ot the hills and began to loot the wreck. "L found ome fellow going through a trunk that had been saved from the wreck,’" said Mr. Stuart, “and I promptly covered him with a revolver and marched bim to New Castle and handed him over to the authorities. When I came back I found it was my trank, and my wife haa been sitting on it awaiting my return de- spite all tho efforts of railroad men and others to remove her. Soon after that the Sheriff put in an appearanceand the loot- ing ceased.” | Mrs. Stuart was formerly Miss Florence C. Hall of Warren, Pa. Tue younz couple will probably remain here for the winter. | She shows no results of the ordeal through | whicih she snd her husband passed beyond | a slight huskiness, the result of the shock to her nerves. THE THEATRICAL WORLD, What Has Been torta Propured for the Ku- fthe Flaygosia Night W. H. Crane and his adiirable company will this evening commence a iliiee weeks' engagementat the Baldwin Theaier and will present Martha Morton’s woik based oi Wall street, entitled, “A Fool of Foiluie' My Crane, who 18 n great favorite hare, will nu doubt be welcomed by & crowded Pouce. The next play witl be “A Virginia ¢ “u’m.u, l This evening the ntiraction at the Columbia Theater will be the one thal drew such crowded houses last week, “The Twalvs Temptations.” This extravaganza, which 1s a revised edition of the one prescuted here some years 8go, has in it many brilllant features. The Frawley Company is to appear at the | California Thester this evening aud for th remainder of the week to present De Mille and | B-lasco’s great play, ‘“Mcu and Women,” for | the benetit of the pofice widows’ and orphans’ | fund. The patrons of the Alcazer Theater are all like Oliver Twist. Th ¥y want more, conse- quently there wili be offercd this evening ““The First Boro,” which had been revived for | oue week oniy, but there 15 such a demand that it must be continued. “The American Girl” will preced: Ambroise Thomas’ charmiag opers, “Mig- non,” is what will be offered to the patrons of the Tivoli Opera-house this evening, and the cast will iuciude Kathrine Fleming Hinrichs as Mignon, E vin Crox as Filin, Bernice Holmes as'Frederic and Signor Michelina as | Wiihelm Meister. There is to be a sensational play at Moros co’s Grand Opers-house this evening. It is entitled “Tne E igincer,” an American comedy-dramu_that 15 remarkable fir stari- ling meenanicel effecs, for fun and for many specinitics by some of those in the cast. Ei Zobedie, a wonderful equilibrist from the | Arcade, St. Pecersburg, Kussia, will appear at he Orpheum this evening, as will George Eyans, who will sing catehy songs, and tnere will be the daring Adrien Ancion, the accom- plished aerial artist, and many others. There is a good programme of specialties on for this evening at the Chutes. These will be presented in the Casino and they will form only part of the many features that are offered at this place of amusement for those who may patronize it. To-night will be “pioneer night” at the Me chanics' Fair, and it will also be the night of the foriy-nin'rs, and for the occasion there wul be appropriite music. This will b on.y one feature of the m attractious at this Dlace. re will be presented at the < of music & choice pro- grmme by Herr Ferdinand Stark and the Vienna Orchestra. Herr Stark 1s well known #s one of the best interpreters of the muste of Johann Strauss. | PO SWALLOWED COAL OIL. £ i L ttle Waiter Lags> Had a Drink and an Emetic in Suc- cession. ‘Walter Lage, a chiid 18 months old, re- siding with bis parents at 1831 Mission street, came near being poisoned yesier- day afternoon by swallowing a glassful of coal oil. The little fellow’s mother was preparing tofiil a coal oillamy, and on being called awav she set atumbier which contained In her avsence he swallowed the contents. No sooner had he done so than he com- menced to cry from the burning effects in his throat and stomac . His mother lost no time in hurryine the Thirevening th: Oberon to the loy where Dr. Weil administered an emetic with good effect. The baby returned home much relieved in mind and bod - rst Communion, The “Spiritunl Retreat” that opened last | Thursday at St. Paud’s Church ended yesterday | morring when fifty boys and & like number made their first communion. 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Address DAVOL MEDICINE C0., 1170 Market screet, Sau Francisco, Cal. For salé by BROUKS" PEARMACY, 119 Powell street. NEW TO-DAY. STATEMENT ——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——O0F THE—— ALLIANCE ASSURANGE COMPANY ¥ LONDON, ENGLAND. ON THE 31ST DAY of December, A. . 1896, and for the year | ndine on that duy. as made to the Iasurance | Commniissioner of (he Siate of California. pursuant {0 the provisions of sections 610 and G11 of the Politicul Codr, « ondeased as per biank furnished by the Commissloner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capltal Stock, paid up Cash $2,760,00v 00 AS - E IS, ate (wned by Company.. Loans +n Bonds and Mortgages Cash Marset Vaine of al aud Bonds ownea by Company. $1.410,183 10 7,808,093 47 10,107,614 97 | Tesl Cash tn Company’s Mo 6991 83 Cush 1 Bankn oo 505,046 14 Luterest aue and sceru on al Biooks and Loa o o, 1sasoam Tnterest due and accrued on fonds wnd MOTIRBROR. .. ... 8,126 00 I'i,"lv'l::.lullu .n due L'lmr‘ln of '7.n|vl 682,464 48 Hills recelvable, not matured, i for Fire and Murine 19 628 60 i lnterest due 1476771 | « 584,455 48 . #21.330 963 47 LIABILITIES, Losnes ndfunted and unpuid..... | TOUS BIRELA. ...oeetanns saines | ‘Loans ou Bonds and Mortgsg- NEW TO-DAY! STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS 4 —OF THE— COMMERCIAL UNION Assurance Company, Limited. THE an1 for o the r the F LONDON, ENGLAND, OX day of Decémber. A. D 1%87, year endin: on that day, is mide Jorance Commmasioner of the State of Ualitornia, pursuant to the provisions oi svciions 610 an 611 of the Political Code, condensed 85 per biaik .ur- nished by the Commlissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capltal stock, patd up in Cash... R $1,250,000 00 ASSET Heal Esta’ e owned by Compa $2,59 Cash Marxet Vaiue of all Sto: and Bonds owned by the Com- pany. s 3 Cash 1n Banks. Interest due an 4 accrued on’ il stocks and Loaos. 753 50 Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Morigages. A 2,549 60 Premiuws in due Course of Collec- ton... : ¥ 1,266,192 85 Bills receivable, not Matured, taken for Fireand Marive Risks, 148,075 53 5,693 70 9,765,015 40 Rents and Tuterest due........ ... Total Assets of Life Department.. Sundry Uffices for Guarantees and Relusurance on losses already paid Btam p: Total Assets. 366,804 14 25 $21,924,705 18 Losses in process of adjustment | or in suspense. . $253,796 54 Losses resisted, Inciuding ex- : penses..... ! Gross premiums on Fire Risks | running one year or less; rein- | | surance 30 per cent. ace Gross premiums on Fire Risks LT b running m-re than one year: | relnsurance prorata ) Liabiiiiy under Life Departm nt.. Libility under Leasehold and Tn: 13,869,118 23 vestment Departmen .. ... ... 250940 60 Cash dividerds remaining unpaid. 2.978 00 All other demands sgalnst the Company.. 29,979 94 Total liabilities $16.245,853 85 INCCME. Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums .. X Received for interestand dividends $2,438,476 73 on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and trom all other sources 755.371 91 Income of Life Lepartment = 1,654,774 68 Income of ieasehold and Invest- ment Department. = 88815 58 Total income. EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses.. $1,07%.691 66 Divilends to Stockholders. . 487,022 00 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage. L, 358,382 85 Paid for Salaries. Fees and other)| «barzes for oiicers, clerks, etc | Puld for -tate, National aud | 5 | SGealLinXe .t o ot i [ 548,031 968 All other payments and expen- | ditures P i) Total expendi ment Total 1,228 632 14 ex T'easenold aud Investment Department. 13,020 85 Total expenditures. $5,698,521 46 et Fire. Losses fncurred during the year.. 1,326,488 00 RIsKS | AND PREMITMS. | Fire Risks Premiums. | Net amount of 5 | | Risks writt o | during the vear. 11,754,874,000| §3,277,491 04 Net amouni of | Risss expired | durin: the vear.| 1437,877,260) 2,509,278 04 Nel amouni i) 1orce _becember: 31, 1896.........| 1,162,851, 1,927,525 57 ROTHSCHILD, Chairman, R. LEWI~, Sacretarv. Subscribed and sworn to before me, ihis day of Maich, 1897. WILMER M. HARRIS, Notary Public. 24tn PACIFIC COAST BRANCH, 301 California St., San Francisco. | C. F. MULLINS, Manager. | STATEMENT —OF TH CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— MUTUAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY (QF,JEW YORK, N THE STATE OF NEW York. on the 81st day of December. A D. 1896, nnd or the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of thy Siate of Califoruia pursuant to the provisions of sec- d 611 of the Political Co1e. condensed furnished by the Commissio.er. CAPITAL., tock, paid up In Amount of pital Cash ASSETS. Cash Market Value of a 1 Stocks and Bouds owned by Compar b in Company’s. Uhic Cash in Baks. Interest due and 1110428 24 accrued on all S10CkS and LOANS. ...oevenoeins o 6,000 00 Pr miums in due Course of Collec- tion... 9431976 Total Assets . LIAB: L ITIES. Losses in process of Adjusiment or in Suspense....... z Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- one vear orless, £659,076 uraiice 50 per cent. 5 s premiunis on Fire Ris more than one year. $9, relnsurance pro rata... ... . Due and t» become due for b meney... Conmimiss 10 Lecome due Total Liabilities . £49,368 53 279,637 81 7,767 13 INCOMF, Net Cash actually received for Fire Premiums . $554,028 27 Received for interest and dividends I on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from alother sources... 26,578 41 Total Income.... #5809 $580,9 6 6% EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Fire Losses (in- cluding $83. 010 losses of pre- vious veurs)........ . $871.234 00 Divideuds to stock hold 41.944 28 | Tn.ecest pud 10 Scripholders, 15,749 13 | Paid or u iowed tur Commis | Brokerage 105,706 82 | Paid f.r ~al 3 s charges for officers, c.erks, etc. 85,750 02 Paid for State, National snd local 3 .. 2333016 64.685 63 Total Expenditures . Losses incurred during the year (tire) 357, Tisks aNp Pre MITMS. | ¥ire Risks | Premums. Net amount of risks| £l g written during the| i .| $39,320,219 | $841,67153 Neta Fisks expired during (e ...| 79,332,203 | 93548899 rce Decombor511496] _ 59,408.424 | 568 410 90 R. A LOEWENTHATL, Presiient. WM. A. FRANCIS, S cretary. Sub-cribe? ard worn (o before me this 2lst day of January, 1897. JOHN H. DOUGHERTY, Notary Public. DAVIS & HENRY, General Agents tor Pacltic Coast, 505 Ca ifornia Street, Sun Francisco. Big & is_a non-poisonous remedy._ 3 Gleet, Spermatorrho Whités, unnatural d Guaranwed W charges, or any inflamma- Tot to strietare. tion, irritation or ulcera- Prevents contagion. tion of mucous mem- THEEVANS CHEwioa, 0o, branes. ~Non-astringent. Sol CINCINNATI,O . Dy “eXpress; prepaids i g or 3 bottice, $.75. sent on request. CURES a1t 5 days. | Total Expen | Net amount of risks| LIABILITIES, Losses adjnsted and unpad.....\ osses in processof Adjustment | or in Suspense. = S ing ex- | t 476,950 00 Losses resisted, re Rlsks | running one yesr or less, re- | insurance 50 per cent.......... | Gross Premiums on Fire Risks run: ing more than one year, T Insurance pro rate.. Gross Premiums on Marine and Inland Mavication Risks, re insurance 100 per cent...... Gross Premiums on Marine | Time Risks, reinsurance 50 | Per Cente............. ) Liablifty under Lit> Depariment.. Cash dividends remaining unpaid. Interest paid in advance....... All other demands against Company... Total Liabilittes. 1,810,310 00 255,000 00 9,765.015 40 the INCOME. Net Cash actually recelved for Fire Promiums. ................. Net Cash ectuaily received for 5,518,568 22 Marine Premiums. .. - 1,059,083 78 Recolved for interest and divi- dends on Bonds. Sioccs, Loans, and from all other sources. ... 346,765 01 1,319,688 81 To:al income of Life Department. Traoster fees. Total Income. EXPENDITURES. | Net amount paid for Fire Losses.. $3,147,43213 Net amount paid for Marine Losses 691,589 77 Dividends to Stockholders. 312,884 18 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage. ... ARSI Gl 700,690/68 Paid for Salaries, Fees an St charpes ok omcors | Clerks, etc. 1 Paid fqr State, National and [ 1,284,810 85 local taxes........ 3 AIl other payments and ex- penditures. ment 578.536 78 Al oth Total Expenditures.. Fire. Maiiae. Losses incurred during the year. $3.051,975 00 $666,558 00 Risks axp PRE MITMS. written during the vea; s $1,952,020,385 87,212,357 (5 Net amount of risks expired duriog the yeRrs Net amount in force December 31,1898 1,559,198,191; 5,451 993 85 707) 4,599 696 71 Marioe RISKS AND PREMIUMS Risks. |Premiums Ne. mmouut of risks| Written during :he year | $414,097,755 51,641,815 Net smount of Hirks ex-| pired during the verr .| 403,992.230| 1,634,220 Net amount in force De-| cember 31, 1896 | 104451125 120 JAMES F. GARRICK, Chatrman. H. MANN, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1ldth day of April, 1897. G. ¥. WARREN, Notary Public. PACIFIC COAST BRANCH 301 California St., San Francisco. C. F. MULLINS, Manager. UNITED STATES BRANCH STATEMENT ——O0F THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——O0F THE— PHCENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY OF LONDON. ENGLAND, ON THE 31eT DAY of December, A. D 1896, and for the vear en: ing on that day. as made to the Insurance Comm sioner of the State of California, pursuant to 1he Provisions of sections 610 and G11_of the Political Code, condensed as per blauk furnished by the Com- missioner. ASSETS, Cash Market Valne of all Stocks and Bonds owned by (ompans. Cash m Company’s Oftice. « ash in Bank % e Cash in hands of United States Tru; Premiums in due Course of Colle Due from oiher Companies for Reinsu ance on losses already paid... 41,07 Total Assets... Losses Adjusted and Unpaid. . e ' Adfustm nspense. e Tosses Resisted, inelidin Gross Premiumé on Fire one yeir or less, $1. expenses running 04; re- insurance 50 per cent. ... 838,088 51 Gross Premiums on Fire Risks running ‘more than one year. #1. MWire oo insurance pro fata other demands he ( pany. Total Liabilities. . NCOME. eceived for Fire dends on Net Cash actually T Premium: Received fo Bonds,Stoc sources. Total Income.. X PENDITURES. 1 for Fire Losses (in- 744 08, losses of previous Net amount cluding #30: vears) & . aid_or allowed for JBrokerage. . Commission Fred “and clerks, ete.. Tand Local Taxes d expenditures or o.her Total Expenditures.... Losses incurred during the year (fire)..$1 Risk< Net amoun: of the writien during £354,440,080 d sworn to before me this otary Public. “GEO. 0. RUG BUTLER & HALDAN (General Agents for Pacific Coait, 413 California Street, San Froancisen, Ao SH:BITTER BETTER THAN PILLS; RIDNEY