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14 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1897. LAVRENCE ARRATGNE] FOR LIBE, Hearing of the Charge in| Judge Campbell’s Po- lice Court. FER THE CASE. EFFORT TO TR/ An Affidavit Sets Forth That! Campbell Is Prejudiced Against Him. THE MOTION FOR A CHANGE DENIED. Examination Continued Until 2 P. M, The Prosecuting Attorney of the Court Shows His Hand, A, M. Lawrence was arraigned for criminal libel in Police Judge Campbell’s court yesterday. On August 13 he was srrested a complaint sworn to by Claus Spreckels. The proceedings in the Police Court were subsequently arrested by a writ of mandate issued by the pre- siding Judge of the Superior Court. The it was dismissed by Judge Wallace. When the case was called in the Police Court yesterday afternoon at 2 o’clock Lawrence appeared, accompanied by his counsel, W. H. L. Barnes and A. J. Clunie. The usual number of Police Court loungers attended the session. | Many of the spec:ators were curious to | know what tactics would be adopted to| secure further deiay, and so when General | Barnes read an sffidavit of the defendant askingthat the cause be assigned to an- other court on the ground that Judge Campbell entertained prejudice toward the accused no surprise was manifested. When the reading of the affidavit was ended and the conciusion reached that owing to bias and prejudice of the Judge the defendant could not get a fair and im- partial trial in that court, General Barnes remarked that the court bad no other| rnative than to order the cause as- ed to another Judge. Judge Campbell dia not subszribe to that view of the case. He suggested that if such were the law an unscrupulous per- son could swear himself out of every court in the county and no tribunal could try the case. General Barnes read a long decision from Judge Murphy to sustain the mo- tion to transfer the case. Grove L. Johnson replied to the argu- ent of General Barnes, and clearly de- d the distinction between a trial and oceeding of examination. He main- inea that the accused was not on tria but simply betore the Police Court for ex- amination to determine whether a trial snould be had. It was argued that the | law quoted by Barnes had no bearing on | the case in point, and that the court would be obliged o decide the motion on behalf of the defendant as an criginal proposi- tion. The court should consider wheiher the granting of such motion would not embarrass the adminisiration of justice. The Murphy decision related o a case where the trial had begun. “This is not atriai,” said Mr. Johnson, *“itisan ex- amination before a committing magis- trate. I ask your Honor to deny this mo- tion.”” ‘While General Barnes and Grove John- son were discussing the points raised and considering suggestions advanced by A. J. Clunie and the court the prosecuting attorney, Mr. Spinetti was silent. This silence excited the displeasure of Gen-ral Barnes. Reference was made to the indif- ferent position of the prosecuting officer in the Figel case and the insinuation cast that the adviser of the court bad no opin- ion on the question presented to the court in this case. Andy Clunie apologized for the Gener- al’s onslaugit on Spinetti, saying that the prosecuting attorney had taken partin the proceedings one day when Barnes was Dot present. As Mr. Spinet'i was getting pretty hard pressed for an opinion, he arose and sug- gested that a Judge was not always & judge of hisown bias, and it might be well for his Honor to grant the motion for a transfer of the cause to another court. ! Grove Johnson began to jmanifest some | impatience. He addressed the court, say- ing: *I thought we were here in the case | of the People vs. Lawrence and not in the case of the People vs. Figel. [ consulted with Prosecuting Attorney Spinett1 about | coming into this case. 1am here with his consent. I have just as much right here as General Barnes. We are both here for the same reason, because we are paid for it. Idesire to get along pleasantly and treat every one in the case politely, but if a contrary style is introauced I can con- form to it.”’ Police Judge Campbell terminated the discussion by saying: “Iwill overrule the motion and you can mandamus me.”’ The defendant Lawrence was then arraigned in due form, the complaint was read to him by the clerk of the court and his counsel entered for him a plea of not guilty. The case went over until 2 P. N to-cay so as to give the lawyers for Law- rence an opportunity to go beiore the pre- siding Judge to get a writ to restrain Police Judge Campbell from hearing the case. The ousted Supervisors recently went before the Supreme Court to have their case transferred from Judge Wallace’s court, on_the ground that that Juage was biased. Wallace held that he was not biased, and the court sustamed him. 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He Held a Pleasant Conversa- tion While Relieving His Victims, VERY SERIOUS CASZ OF HANDS U | Promised to Return at Some Future Time and Stand Up Orowd Again, ““Hold up your hands and line there.” Tnis was the introduction of one of the most daring robberies that has been committed in this city for many months. The place was the saloon of William Haack on the corner of Chenefy and Di mond streets and the time was ju-t 7 o’clock on Sunday evenine. The speaker was a tall well-formed man apparently, from his build, not over 30 or 35 years of age. Over his face he wore a large white nandkerchief for a mask and in bLis ex- tended hand he held a vicious and expres- sive looking pocket revolver, which ap- peared like a Gailing gun to the four per- sons at whom it was pointed and to whom the command was addressed. Haack and three of his friends—Lewis Ferrere, Steve Bassett and George Des- meyer—had been playing cards and at the time of the entrance of the robber (for such he proved io be) were standing near the end of the bar counter. For a moment the men were inclined to believe that it was a practical joke being played by some foolish friend, but they were quickly undeceived, for the robber repeated the command and threatened to blow the heads off ihe entire crowd if his order was not heeded. That settled the matter and the four lined up like a company of soldiers and obediently poked their hands as far to- ward the ceiling as they could. ‘‘Back up into that corner,” was the next order. They did so. With the easy grace of one familiar with such situations the robber passed around behind the bar and began to pull atthe drawer of the money till, but the thing did not work. Turning 1o the owner of the place he told Mr. Haack to open tha till and dump the money out on the counter. Haack hesitated for a mo- ment, but only for a moment, for the cold glittering barrel of the revolver sent a Klonaike chill down his spinal column, and he moved quickly, to keep his blood in circulation, as he expressed it after the seance with the robber was o The money, about $30, was poured out on the counter and Haack ordered to take his place in the line again. He did so, his hands elevated. “Now you fellers turn out your pock- ets,”’ was the next command of the man with the mask and the revclver. “What's the use?’ asked one of the more courageous. *‘We have nothing.”’ And then he added in the way of a sickly joke: “How can we turn out our pockets with our hands up over our heads?” The man of the mask evidently had an idea that his victims were employes of the San Francisco and San Mateo electric street railroad, in which he was right, and that they had the proceeds of their last payday in their pockets, and in this he was mistaken. One by one he made the men step forward: and with one hend elevated turn their pockets inside out with the other. Steve Bassett essayed to ad- vance for the robber to search him, but he ordered- bim to keep his distance or be perforated with bullets. Haack’s triends had only a few small pieces of money, and the robber turned his attention to the money that Haack had put ofit on the counter. “This is the way the mozuey goes,” he remarked as he scooped the shining silver into his pockets. “You seem to be onto your business,” remarked Bassett, as the coins disap- peared. “You bet. I am a 49er in this line. I am regularly in the business, and why should not I be up-to-date?”’ was the re- ply, and the man began to slowly back to the door. ‘‘Good-night, I'll see you later on,”” was his parting as the two swinging doors closed after him. A moment later the men looked out of the east window and saw the fellow who bad taken their coin crossing the gulch up under the bridge of the electric-car line | 1 :wbich crosses the ravine at the turnof| [ the road near the gumiree grove. Then he disappeared, and it is believed that he lvxenl directly to the Mission-street car line and into town, Of course tne police | were notified, but so far no trace of the | bold rascal has been found. The victims of the robbery give a very | good description of the fellow. He was | about five feet six inches tall and wore a stiff-brim hat like those affected by the Chinese bighbinders, He was dressed in a suit of light gray mixed coods. The man’s hair was light, but the handker- chief being over his face and falling down over his bosom they could not tell the color of his eyes or if he wore a mustache or not. His movements and coolness in- dicated some experience in this line of dangerous business, but it is also pelieved that much of his boldness was caused by the confidence in his accomplice, who ail | believe was on the outside to guard the | rear and prevent a surprise. The robber is supposed to be the same | who a week ago held up and robbed a| | man named Bishop near Sunnyside. While Bishop was on nis way Lhome with some meat in a basket he was assaulted by two men, who not only robbed him of his meat bu’ took $10 also and gave him a very severe beating us well. i |WILL NOT BE DEPORTED. | The Sixteen Japanese Who Arrived on H the Walla Walla to Receive ‘ a Hearing. | | Commissioner Stradley received orders | | from Washington yesterday to give the | sixteen Japanese who arrived here on the | Walla Walla last week a hearing before | deporting them, | These men attempted to take passage lon the Coptic at Yokohama, but the | American Consul-General there decided that they were contract laborers and re- | fused to allow them to come to this coun- ltry. Not to be balked by this order the {men took passage on a Canadian vessel | for Victoria, and_on their landing took | passage on the Walla Walla and came | | down to this city. Commissioner Strad- | | ley, having been apprised of their com- | | ing, took them in charge on their arrival, and placed them on board the City of | Peking, preparatory to deporting them. | Tne Japanese Consulate became inter- | ested in their case, and, having ascer- tained that the men were not contract Jaborers but agriculturists with means, appealed through their atworney, Earl H. Webb, to Commissioner-General Pow- derley at Washington. Hence the order. The men will be removed to the City ot | Peking pending their examination. NOWORK ON'THB TENPLE | Contractors Bateman Brothers Have Called Off Their Workmen, Superintendent of Construction Buck- ley’s Salary of $250 a Month | Goes on. | There is no longer any question regard- ing the finishing of the Temple of Jus- tice. It has arrived at ti:at condition now that the contractors, Bateman Bros., | | ave withdrawn the few men tbai hndl been to work on the structure. The site es it now stands presents a deserted ap- pearance. The few bricks and siones that had been set are left there as a memento of | what had been intended at one time to be | a structure, but, from the present appear- ance of things there, it seems as if the work had been abandoned. Up to a week or so0 ago there could be seen a haif dozen men loitering about the ruins, But latterly these havedisappeared and the few tools that had been intended for use have been stowed away in the toolbouse under lock and key and at present nothing re- mains but the derricks and a few cartloads of bricks and about a half dozen of bluish stones partly dressed ana thrown about in a careless way as if, apparently, they are a useless incumbrance, having been brought there with no purpose other than to get them out of the quarry. The entrance that was at one time on Merchant street has been nailed up, with a notice to the effect that the entrance is on Washington street. This fact is cor- rect, as an entrance can be found there by any person whoss curiosity may be aroused to try. A notice that there is no admittance except on business has the effect of keeping out the prying public from ascertaining what is ‘“no.”’ going on | inside: Superintendent of Consiruction Buckley makes a daily visit to the de- serted ruins and sees that everything is as it was the previous day, and for this la- borious task he is paid the comfortable sum of $250 a month. Tre CAuL hss drawn attention to the condition of the Temple of Jusdice fre- quently, but to the ears of the contractors this inquiry received no re:ponse. The new Board of Supervisors may b2 of some assistance in this inquirv. STEVENSON BLOCK SOLD. Thomas J. Clunie Purchases It for the Sum of $120,000. The old Stevenson block, that has stood | for so many years at the southwest cor- ner of California and Montgomery streets, | has changed hands for the first time sitce it was built. Ralph Dunn, executor of the estate of Isabella Stevenson, trans- ferrea it yesterday to Thomus J. Clunie, the consideration being $120,000. The im- provements consist of a four-story brick structure standing on a lot 120 feet on Cali- fornia street by Gg on Montgomery. l, 10 005 THE SCHO0L DIRECTORS The Members of the Board of Education Will Be Sued Shortly. {S0 SAYS DR. C. C. O'DONNELL. He Accuses Them of Being Guilty of Malfeasance in Office. IS SURE THLY WILL BE OUSTED. Violation of the One-Twelfth Act One of the Reasons for Which Their Removal Is Asked. Dr. C. C. O'Donnell is after the scalps of the members of the Board of Education. He says that he will have the Directors ousted from office and send them to join the eight Supervisors whose positions are now being filled by the members of the new board. The doctor says that he will begin the work of politically exterminat- ing the School Board to-day or to-mofrow, when he will file suits against each of the members, charging them with maifeas. ance in office. The complaints will allege two princi- val reasons why the court should remove the School Directors. One of tnese, says the doctor, is the violation of the law which provides that only one-twelftn of the year’s apportionment shall be ex- pended in each month. The other alle- zation is the violation of the sectiun in the Political Code which reads as follows: Any books hereafter adopted as a part of a uniform series of textbooks must be continued in use for not less than four years, These are the grounds which the com- plaint says will throw the School Directors out on the cold world. “This action was contemplated by me some two weeks ago,”’ said the doctor 'ast night. “I nave been holding back to see whet Judge Wallace would do with the Supervisors and now I will wai® nolonger. I nave sccured the best legal ta ent in the State and the attorneys have advised me that I have a better case against them than they had against the Supervisors. I mean to see this thing through to the end until I see ali those fellows thrown out.” Dr. O'Donneil declined to state who his attorneys were. TO HOLD A DEBATE. Professor Lloyd and Rev. J. Knodell Will Argue Doctrine. Professor Lloyd aud Rev. J. R. Knodell had an animated discussion yesterday at the Coneregational Monday Clubon the question of whetber the paucity of con- versions in the churches of the land 1s not due to the teaching of “the second coming of Christ and the doctrine of in- dividual boliness. Rev. J. Rowell started the question, apropos of a paper read by Dercon Dickie of San Mateo on *“Frusirated Aims.” Professor Lloyd answere: Mr. Rowell’s question by saying, ** Yes; for both doe- trines are unscriptural.”” Mr. Knodell protested against any such wholesale con- demnation of doctrines held by Christian people. The question was not debated at 2ny length on account of the hour of ad- journment having come, but it was re- solved that Protessor Lioyd ard Mr, Knodell should hold an oven discussion on the questions three weeks hence, At th- Presbyierian - Ministerial Union Rev. R. F. MacLaren of San Jose gave an interesting address om ‘‘Conditions of Long Success in the Ministry.” At the Baptist Ministers’ Union meet- 1ng yesterday Rev. C. B. Bacon read a paper on ‘‘The Discourses of Christ, Criti- cally Speaking.” He compared them with the sensational sermons of to-day and spoke of their simplicity, and of the man- ner in which Christ brought out bright thougnts in short sentences. The union is preparing for the annuat convention of the central annti!tchurcnel of this State. The convention wi'l be head at Emmanuel Church on the 51b, 6.h and 7th of October. Rev. S. Morse will act as moderator. A luncheon wiil be served during the convention by the ladies of the church. DESPERATE BASEBALL, PROMOTERS Two of the Crack Teams Expelled From the Tournament. FLIMSY CHARGE AGAINST THEM. Claim That They Violated the Rules in Playing an Ex- hibition Game. THEIR REINSTATEMENT DEMANDED. Some of the Profits of Baseball to the Yellow Management, as Shown by Its Figures. The cisruption ot the yellow journal’s baseball tournament, as predicted in THE Cavy for several days, is near at hand. What has brought about the dissolution has been the greed of the Hearst manage- ment to receive all, or nearly so, of the gate receipts, as told by Manager Byxbee | of the Fresno Republicans in hiscard in | THE CALL yesterday. $he Hearst man- agement brought the Fresno cluboutin debt, notwithstanding the crowded condi- tion of the grounds in Sunday’s game. The experience of the Fresno nine has been the experience of all the nines com- prising the tournament. Yesterday at a meeting of the tourna- ment committee, and on motion of W. B. Pringle, secretary of the committee, the Reliance Club of Oakland and the Gilt Edge team of Sacramento were expelled from the tournament. The action of the committee has aroused | great indignation among enthusiasts of the natioual game. The teams were ex- At the conference the Gilt Edges, in ad- dition to being represented by Manager H. H. Devine, were also championed ty Walter J. Henesey, the ciever irst base- man of the nine. Henesey is now attend- ine the State University. “There has never been a bigezer fraud | perpetrated in baseball circles,” said he, | “‘than this act of firing our team out of | the tournament. What have we dome? | Violated a rule? Nonsense! There are | no rules govering this tournament and never have been. Where is the schedule? Where are the rules? Produce them. **There are some excellent teams in the tournament, but it is nataral that 1 should think the Gilt Edges equal to any of them. We have never played the Bush- | nell-Alerts, but we are or were readv to | cross bats with them at any time. You | may say that I shall never sanction the G lt Edges rejoining the tournament antil each club receives 20 per cent of the gross receipts.”’ ‘The expulsion of the Reliance and G 1t Edge teams aroused great interest in base- | ball circles. The dropping of two such | strongnines was deplored by all lovers of the national zame. There are no interior clubs to compete in the tournament now | except Santa Cruz, and it js doubttul if it will long remain in the organization. The Fresno team will never play in this | city again unless it receives 20 per cent of the gross receipts. It1s understood that Manager McNeil has consented to pay Mr. Byxbee this amount. —_— SACRAMENTO INDIGNANT. Prominent Supporters of Baseball Freely Criticize the Treatment of Thelr Home Team. SACRAMENTO, CArn., Sept. 20.—The action taken by the tournament commit- teo in expelling the Gilt Edge and Reli- ance teams from the league has aroused a world of indignation throughout the ranks of the baseball-loving public in this city, which is seriously mingled with a freely expressed feeling of joy that the boys are out of it. Speaking on the subject to-night Frank M. Woodson, a prominent member of tae Capital City Wheelmen, secretary-trea- surer of the League of American Wheel- medn and an all-round patron of sports, said: “Iam exceedingly glad that this has happened, and that baseball, our national game, stands ashow of being permanently separated from sensational yellow jour- nalism in California. This move is by m; means a surprise to me; in fact, have long expected it. Any one who is conversant with the past methods of D. R. McNeill and Long Green Lawrence, cannot but be convers- ant with the fuct that they are both un- scrupulons throttlers of all true sport for the benefit of their own personal finan- cial profit, and I own that, feeling as I do a natural pride in my city's representatives of the national game; I have little sympathy for them at the present time, because they willingly placed themselves in the hands of such an unscrupulous lot as they have, and in con- sequence richly deserve the treatment they have been awarded.” Ed J. Smith, an enthusjastic patron of the sport, and at whose place of business | the Gilt-Edge Club makes its headquar- ters, sail “The universal feeling in this | PROFITS TO THE YELLOW tournament committee: Receipts— Saturdays Sundays. | Per week.. No. of weeks Total receipts Per cent retained for use of grounds after deducting for charity 20% and for teams 20%.... 60 cerseeninenenis. $24,300 Net receipts... by the member of the committee, making t any wonder that the manazers and players Here arc the estimated receipts and expenses made by a member of the baseball | Per month | Total monthly expenses | | Total expense and loss of business. .. Twenty-five per cent at least should be addea to the rep FROMOTERS OF THE GAME | Expenses— 0. of mon Loss of footbal Loss of circus Trophy.... iet receipts. Total expense. Profits for season, [ he net profits $21 435 for the season. are dissatisfied ? pelled, presumably, because they played an exhibition game at Sacramento on Sunday, which, the committee contends, was apainst the rules governing the tour- nament. There are those, however, who openly assert that the Gilt Edge and Reliance nines, being the two strongest organiza- tions in the tournament, were expelled in order that the Bushnell-Alerts might stand a chance of winning the $1000 o:- fered by the yellow journal managers. Last night Cal Ewing, deputy County Clerk of Alameda County and a gentle- man who has spent much money in the n- terest of baseball, and has no pecuniary interest whatever in the present tourna- ment, said : “Qur team went fo Sacramento to play an exhibition game of baseball with the Gilt Edges. To show you the consistency of the managemont of this tournament in interpreting the rule that no two teams shall be permitted to play ar exhibition game, I would like to call attention to the fact that Sacramento and Los Angeles plaved an exhibition game in Sacramento on September 13. This, nark you, was prior to the Los Angeles team withdraw- ing from the tournument. If this com- mittes were honest why did it not expel Sacramento and Los Angeles at the time ? The rules ot this tournament have been altered from day to day to suit the caprice ot the management.’’ Last night a meeting of baseball man- agers was held in Will & Finck’s store. The tournament committee, in expelling the Reliance and Gilt Edge teams, offered, at the suggestion of Mr. Pringle and Mr. McNeill, 5 per cent addition to the competing clubs, making their compensa- tion 15 per cent of the gross receipis. The clubs represented were the Wiil & Fincks and California Markets of this city, the Heesemans and Reliance of Oakland and the Gilt Edges of Sacramento. All those present expressed regret that the Reliance and Gilt Edge teams had been exuelled from the tournament. Charles J. Heeseman, a prominent mer- chant of Oakland, strongly advocated that the clubs live up to this agreement: SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14. We, the undersigned, agree not to play buse- ball at Central Park during the Examiner tournement of 1897 un!ess the baseball com- mittee of the Examiner baseball tournament pays to each and every team :m the tourna- ment an amount equal to 20 per cent of the gross receipts. We furthermore agree that if we do not receive the 20 per cent as aforesaid that the teams whose managers sign this agreement will stand together for the season of 1897 und will not play in any league unless all teams as aforesaid are included in said league. JAMES J. FAGAN (Cal'fornia Markets). E, KAPLAN (Will & Fincks). H. A. WALTON (Reliance). J. C. HANNA (Heeseman:). This agreement shows why the Gilt Edge and Reliance teams were present at tbe conference. ‘‘Unless all teams as aforesaid are included in said league” means much to those who have signed the agreement, It was the consensus of opinion that the Rehance and the Gilt dges should be reinstated and that the 20 per cent stipulation should be held in- violate, or else that all the clubs should withdraw from the league ana form an as- sociation. It was first given out that the Will & Fincks and the Calijornia Markets wouiu ignore this contract ana go back on their pledges. But there was no truth in the rumor. To-day Mannager Fagen of the Calitornia Markets and Manager Kaplan of the Will & Fincks will hold anoiher meet'ng with the tournament managers. At the meeting t night Cress Unger, president of the Velodrome, offered t grounds of the a ation to themana- gers of the wseveral clubs. Mr. stated that he could place them in condi- tion in a short time. The fac-simile signature of city among all the baseball-loving pub- ilic I have talked with ever since THE Carv’s bulletin brought the first news of the ciub’s ousting to the city is one of absolute relief that our club is out and universal indignation at the treatment they have received. Thisisno sarprise to any of us. We have been given to under- stand that the club was not in it for the pennant, even if they won every game they would : till be jobbed. They have been jobbed all along, having been cbliged to play game after game while the favorites, the Alerts, were heid in reserve in hopes that the other ciubs would wear them- selves out, and it is almost the universal opinion of those within the inner circle that, realizing that the Reliance and Giit Edg's were the strongest teams in the league and against which the Alerts had no show, the management took the first | opportunity that presented toonst them.’” KEW TO-DAY. l‘q’[Iirelessly Waging .~ the Battle the worst sufferers Dr. Miles' New Sys- tem of restorative Remedies have sustained many weary men and women when physical | and mental exhaastion seemed imminent. | When the brain 1s all in a whirl, when the dead, oppressive pain at the buse of brain is almost unbearable, or when the eves are fairly dancing from shooting neuralgic’agony . across the forehen, Dr. Miles s % from temple to tem- ple, get & botile of Sold by all druggisis on guarantes to ben- e NEPVINE, and nerves sent free. 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STATEMENT ———OF THE—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——O0F THE—— 'AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF Pennsylvania, on the 31st day of December, A.D. 1896, and for the year ending on tha: day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the Siate of California. pursuant to the provisions of sec- tions 610 and 611 of the Political Codr, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commlssioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capltal Stock, paid up n $500, ASSETS, Real Estate owned by Compan: $265,753 49 I.0ans on Bonds and Morigage: 1,147,666 29 Cash Market Value of a'l Stock: Bonds owned ty \ omj any. 796,224 66 Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks and other mac- ketable securitivs as collateral. 48,700 00 Cash 1n Company’s Office. 1L1:0 70 Cash In Banks.... 104,923 65 Interest die and Stocks and Loans. 263 38 Intere:t due and af and Morteages. . 26,943 34 Premiums 1o due Course of Coilection 100,804 01 Reuts Gue a~d acciued. 3 Ground rents well secured Total Assets..... LIABILITIE Lesses adjusted and unpaid.......... $18:285 17 Losses In process of Adjustment or in Suspense. .. 2t = NS00 Th Losses resisted, including expenses. 18,623 U3 Gross premjums on Fire Risks run- ning one year orless, §960,063 80: reinsurance 50 per cent. .. 480,031 90 Gross premiums on Fire i n- ning_more 1haa one yesr, $834, 198 75: reinsurance pro rata...... 875,01805 Amount reciaimable by the insured on perpetual Fire Insurance 2 Polcles. 0. . 00T i s LI 564,564 87 Commissions and Brokerage due and to become due. . Total Liabilities. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire e s o o vt ees s O 990,300 76 Recelved for interest on Bonds and Morteages. . feorness 69,513 39 Received for | and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from ail other SOUTCes ... 39.970 87 Received for Rents. 3 7,11: 08 Recelved for net Perpetual Pre- e in'on Perpetual Poli- cies Canceled. 5 i 1,704 05 Recetved for P gt T ‘Transter: Total Income. EXPEYDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (In- cluding 170,234 11, losses of revions years)...... i $735.350 65 Dividends to Stock bolders 30,000 00 Pald or ailowed for Com E ! Brokerage. aid Paid for Salaries, Fees and other charges for officers, clerks, eic..... Paid 1or State, National and Local ‘Taxes..... g All other paym tures. 105,250 00 47,016 49 95,954 74 1,8 754 Losses incurred during the year (fire)..§66 | FIRE RISK! REMIUMS. e | ANet amount of Risks| writien during the 128,123,289 §1,511,766 87 expired during the Net amount 1’ force 5§ December 37,1886 | 146,306, THOS H. MONTGOMERY, President. RICHARD MARIS. Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this I9th day of J anuary, 1587. 2 HE R 122,021,435| 155501188 055| 1,794,262 45 EARDEN, Notary Public. EDW. BROWN & SON, General Agents Pacific Coast, 407 and 409 Montgomery St., 8. ¥, Cal. DR. HALL'S REISVIGORATOR Five hundred reward fo-any case we cannot cure. THIS SECRET RE EDY stops all losses in 24 hou: cures Emissions. 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