The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 28, 1897, Page 12

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 28, 1897 AL L L L L LU UL LLLELLLELARLLLL CURRY CUTS HIS FORCE. Twenty-five deputies and six copyists in the office of the County Clerk will be dismissed on the 1st of October. The cause for this wholesale cleaning out of the office is that County Clerk Curry has determined to keep within the amount of the appropriation of 6000 allowed by the Supesrvisors and there is but one horten his force of clerks and deputies. At tion is not appreciated, but when the vast way to do so and thatis to first sight the result of this 2 pr volume of work that is transacted in the office of the County Clerk is contemplated it can easily be seen that the efficiency of the department will be seriously crippled. At no time in the history of the city has the office been conducted for the amount stated, 6300 a month or $72,000 a vear, but the County Clerk feels th: tion of affairs it is the ri of getting into more serious Under the law he is allowed it cannot be helped. receive salaries of from g15; In who copyists, who receive $3 a day. who are to be let can be said of the si sacrifice. While it is much against the wi he does it in the interests of publics: remain in the office. formed of the fact and it is not like C this week. Guuminummm&mnun 2222222229222222222998% LR R R R L N AR R R R AR R R A L R R A R R A R R R L L R A R LR R R LS . P HONTINGTON BAS RESIGNED No Longer a Director in the Central Pacific Railroad Company. His Place Filled by W. M. Thompson, for Many Years the Secretary. Director Gates of New York Also Gives Way to John O. Kirkpatrick of This City. Huntington 1s no longer a the Cantral Pacific Kailroad. August ast his resignation was ac- cepted at 2 special meeting of the stock- holders, and W. M. Thomy n, for many years secretary of the compan elected in his place. At the same time Director Gates of New Ik te d his resignation and John C. patrick was chosen to fill the vacancy. Mr. Kirkpat Paiace Hotel since 1885, and is well known in business circles in this city. was Yo The prim cause of this change in the Central Pacific directorate was the dissatistaction of the English siockholders, and some of the Ameri- cans as well, over the fact that so many of the directors are non-residents of San Francisco, the principal place of business of the road. It has been persistently reported for several years th Mr. Huntington had disposing of his Central Pa- until he was practicaliy relieved of them. Rumors of the dissatisfaction of Eaglish share- holders with the management of the road have drifted across the water for some time, and it 18 probable that the magnate, at the Lime was provituous E laid down the burden and called upon Secretary Thompson to as- sume the heavier responsibility. In the case of Mr. Gates it was d:fferent. A resident of New York, he took little or Do part in tie active management of the road, and the English holders clamored for some San Franciscan to take his place. Jobn C. Kirkpatrick, his successor, been a director in the Sharon tate Company for years, many stoc holders of which are Englishmen. His management of the Palace Hotel and other properties belonging to the estate gained for Lim the favorable considera- tion of English capitalists, and when he was suggested as Gates’ successor by one of the foreizn holders no opposi- KEW TO-DAY. FALL overcoat ulster and mackintosh talk Are you Interest- ed, you ought to be; | now 1s the time Men’s overcoats in beaver melton Kersey cheviot and Thibet in medium and heavy weight, some are silk lined ~ $10 Men’s ulsters in black cheviot and in .steel gray | melton; large storm collars, weather proof $10 Men’s mackintoshes the best—largest selection ever shown in San Francisco, some English some domestic; styles and prices right SEE WINDOW DISPLAY ROOS BROS 27-37 Kearny corner Post ,, afer to pursue the course decided upon than to take this number, he has plenty for them to do. three it stands to reason that the work will get sadly behindhand, but The present force consists of forty-eight deputie ed to dismiss the higher "hose who are to be dismissed are as yet not in- k has been manager of the | at under the present uncsrtain condi- trouble. eighty-four deputies, and, even with < 3‘ With a force of only fifty- o to $175 p'r month, and thirty-six order to make ends meet Mr. Curry aried employes and the twenty- out have been practically named X copyists who are marked for the shes of Mr. Curry to take this step, afety and safety to those who are to ly that they will be until the last of [ tion was raised on the American side, and | his unanimous election resuited Another point in Kirkpatrick’s favor |was the fact that he was in no way connected w any railroad enterprise. The Koglishmen insisted | upon having some man who was en- | | tirely free from railroad influences and it was acreed tha: Kirkpatrick could not be influenced by anything but his judgment of what was right. | Since the change in the director- ate several meetings have been held and upward of twenty mil- | lions of first- mortgage bonds, that! would tall due beiween January 1 and | {July 1 of next vear, have been extended for an average of two and a balf years, reduction of interest from 6 to d per cent. So far nothing has been done looking to the extension of the Government indebt- edness. |DEATH OF JUDGE BLAKE, | The Ex-Mayor of San Francisco Suc- cumbs to the Weight of Years. Ex-Mayor Maurice C. Blake, at one time one of the foremost lawyers of the State, | | died at the residence of his nephew’s | widow, 808 Hyde street, yesterday morn- | ing, at the age of 82 years, Judge Blake had been feeble health for several | years, but his death is attributed to old | age. | Judge B'ake was a native of Maine and | his legal career the office of | neral Fessenden. After his ad ssion 10 the bar he practiced in that State for se eral years, and later served & term as Col- lector of tn e rort «f Beifast. He came to California in the early fiities and imme- diately entered upon the practice of his | profession. He served one term in the State Legislature, and several yearslater, during which he gained an enviable repu- tation as a lawver of ability snd integri he was elec ed Judge of the old Municipal Criminal Court. The record Judge Blake earned while on the criminal bench caused his eleva- | tion as Judge of the Probate Court, which, | under the constitution adopted in 1879, became one of the departments of the Su- verior Court. Judge Blake had been a prominent fac- tor in municipal politics for years, and in 1882 was nominated by the Republican arty for Mavor. He was elected, and his excellent administration brought him prominently to the front in tbe fight for the Gubernatorial nomination in 1886. He | was deieated in the convention by Jonn | F. Swift, who lost the election to Wash- ington Barilet, and since then Judge Blake has devoted himself to the practice of law, being the head of the firm of Biake & Harrison Judge Blake never married, and leaves no near relatives in this State. His funeral will take place at 10:15 to-merrow morn- ing from his late residence, 308 Hyde | street. The interment will be at Mount} Tamalpais Cemetery. | ENGINEERS KINDNESS. Caused His Suspsnsion for Al- lowing Ladies to Ride | on the Engine, i —_— i I in in | Mrs, Herman Oelrichs Promptly Wired ! the Suspended Engineer to i Come to San Francisco, | | Coming across the continent recently | Mrs. Herman Olerichs and Miss Virginia | Fair had the pleacure of riding in the cab | of the engine from Promontory to Ter- race on the Central Pac: The scenery between these two stations is inspiring and the ladies enjoyed the diversion from Pullman palace car travel. The engineer | who was so courteous and kind to the 1 ladies knew Senator Fairin Nevada and often met his daughters when they were | children. | The rules of the company are against the extensior of such privileges as riding on the envine to passengers unless a special | permit is produced, and so the engineer | was suspended for forty days for dis- | obedience of orders. | " On learning of the suspension of Mr. Suoll Mrs. Oelrichs wired him to come to { San Francisco immediately. The Nevada State Register says it is believed that Mr. Sholl will find a more lucrative position than he held with the Central Pacific Company. The suspended engineer ar- | rived in this city last Thursday. People who know Herman Oelrichs well and understand how generous his | sentiments are, and how readily he ap- | preciates kindness and cqurtesy extended to himself and family, have no doubt that the engineer will be protected from pecu- | niary or other loss by reason of ihis inci- | dent of overland travel. i SUDDEN DEATH. John Gilhooly, au Oid Mining Man, to Heart Disease, . John booly, a weil-known miner, | fell deaa yesterday morning at the corner of Geary and Mason streets. The deceased ! was a native of I'eland and 60 years old. | He resided at 524 Geary street and leaves {a wife and a lo-vear-old son. Mr. Gil- hooly was well known in Sen Bernardino County, for he worked for sevaral years 1n ihe borax mines tl.ere. As he bad been treated by a doctor for some time for aneurism of the heart, the Coronor decided not to hold any inquest. col SU iR The Judson Fruit Company San- some street, made an assignment for the bene- fit of creditors yesterday morning, to Jerome Por'er of 317 Davis sirteet, secretary oi ihe Wholesale Fruit and Pr.duce Merchants’ Asso- cintion. The assignee has taken hold of the sffairs of the firm and :s now busy formulating a stulement (0 sulmit 10 the creditors. He is as yet unable 10 give any aefinite information as to the results of his investization. Since | ¢. Garduer has been virtually the only inter- estud party in the business. Judge Bahrs Ho'ds That Her Paste- FIGEL ADMITTED TO BAIL. A Sensation in Court Caused by Judge Cook’s Action in the Murder Case. Theodore A Figel, charged with the murder of A. Hoffman and also accused of embezzlement and forgery while in the employ of the dead man, s ordered admitted to bail by Judze Carroll Cook o: the Superior Court yesterday, the amount being $40.000 on the murder char:e, $10,000 for the seven embezzlement accusations and $3000 because of the two forgery cases, making a total of $53,000. The proceedings in court at the conclusion of the argument were some- what dramatic. Special Counsel Ach ana Murphy, representing the prose- cution, occupied several daysin tneir argument before Judge Cook on their application to have the prisoner admitted to bail. 1In reply ex-Judge Louder- back and General W. H. L. Barnes spoke, occupying about the same length of time. Yesterday morning General Barnes closed the argument for the defeuse, whereupon District Attorney W. S. Barnes arose and briefly adaressed the court. He said that he had read the transcript of the testimony taken in the preliminary examination before Police Judge Campbell, the committing magistrate, and that he had also listened carefully to the arruments of counsel in the matter now pending. || He regretted that e was compellied to take issue with the attorneys who had been employed as sp-cial counsel for the people; and this regret was none the less because General Barnes, his father, had been retained on the other side, but that he was not able to agree with them in their opposition to having the defendant admitted to bail. He said he must be guided by his couscience and his sense of duty under his official oatb, and, considering all the circumstances, he believed tbe present case to be one where the defendant ourht to be admitted to ba 1 Judge Cook said he would take a short time to consider the matter and or- dered a recess for ten minute-. At the end of that time court was reconvened and Judge Cook a-cended the bench. Before he could say a word Mr. Ach asked permission to speak of a personal matter and angrily blurted out that if he pad k own that District Attorney Barnes intended to waive his closing speech to General Barnes, who was on the other side, he would not have taken up S0 much time o the court in his argument, and he was convinced that his associate, Juige Murphy, would have felt as he did. 1If he had imagined that the District Attorney was intending to say that the prisoner ought to be ad- mitted,to ba‘l he would not have gone all over the record here presented. Judge Cook said that the application for a writ of habeas corpus would bs dismissed and the prisoner remanded. The matter of bail was another thing. The District Attorney being the law officer of this jurisdiction the court is bound to consider bis recommendations. In the interval of the court he bad consulted with some of his brother Judges and they had all agreed that it would be unprecedented for the court to take all responsibility on itself after the District Attorney had made such a statement as had been presented by District Attorney Barnes. Without going into a consideration of the question of the probability of a jury finding that a murder had been committed and if so that the defendant here was the guilty perty he would be inclined to think that he had authority to exercise discretion in a case of tnis character in accordance with the de- cision of the Supreme Court of this State in tue case of the People vs. Knapp. The District Attornev’s recommendation now before the court made it clear to him that he ought to admit the defendant to bail, and it wonld be so ordered. The bonds were fixed at $4),000 on the murder case and $10,000 on the other charges. Subsequently tbis order was modified and the total bail was raised to $53 000, as is shown by the following memorandum filed by Judge Cook with Cierk Tolle: Amount alleged to; | Bail fixed by have been embez- Bail fixed by zled. Police Court. Jutge Cook £1,600.00 £4.000 . 436.00 g 3,000 Total bail in embez-| zlement cases., Two forgery cases, Murder charge $10,000 3.000 40.000 $1500 each. 3,000 As soon as the announcement of the court’s decision had been given General Barnes arose and asked thata speedy trial might be granted to the defendant. The court looked inquiringly at District Attorney Barnes, and he said that any time convenient for the court wou'd suit him. Mr. Ach frowned and said that special counsel ought to be consulted as no one could sav just when the witnesses can be brought together. Judge Murphy joined in the application for delay, remarking that it was known thatv the prisoner is able to give bail and thata few days’ posipone- ment will not inconvenience anybody. Judge Cook remarked that the case had to be tried some time and that he was willing to have it begin aiany time that would suit the convenience of all concerned. He ordered the case placed on the calendar and said 1t would be czalled every day until tried, the trial to begin at the earliest possible date. The defenuant woulG be ordered to report every day, and if he at any time tailed to so report his bonds would be declared forfeited and a bench war- rant would beissued for his arrest. District Attorney Barnes was asked what comment he had to make on the insinuations of Attorney Ach touching his action in recommending that Figel be admitted to bail. Mr. Barnes replied that he had nothing to say in reply. He could not beipitif Mr. Ach and Judge Murphy did not like his action. He had admitted tbem into the case and would do all he could to help them in the prosectution. He wanted them to go abead and had no desire to have any one else try the case. In his mind these two gentlemen could try this case as well as any other men 1n the State of California. Judge Cook informed the attorneys for the defen<e that if they get their bonds ready he would be able to consider them at 10 o’clock this morning, and, if satisfactory, the prisoner might be released from custody at thut time, He was to examine the sureties last night, but no order of discharge would be given until this morning. Attorney Davis Louderback, of counsel for Figel's defense, in speaking of the admission of his client to bail 1ast evening, said: “The proceeding was p-ricctly proper, and should excite no comment whatever. In capital cases where the evidence is not conclusive the deiend- ant may iegaliy be admitted to bail. In the Kigel case the evidence was of such a flimsy character that the admission of Figel to bail could not even be questioned. Of course the applicaiion tor bail was strengthened by the state- ment of District Attorney Barnes that he found, after a perusal of the tran- script, that in his judgment the evidence warranted Figel's admission to bail. This he had a perfect right to do, and he should be commended for the stand heassumed in the matter. The jroceeding is not unusuai, for it has been of frequent occurrence. Why should a man arainst whom the evidence is un- satisfactory be forced to lie in jail indefinitelv ? It is not law; itis not justice. Figel was entitled to bail under the circumstances, and that he 1s to be re- leased pending nis trial is certainly gra‘ilying.” Autorney H. E. Highton, when seen at his residence, said: *‘The Figel case is in many respects a remarkable one, and some of the proceedings therein were remarkable. Regarding the question as to the advisabiliiy of admitting persons charged with murder to bail, I will say the law provides for such a course when the evidence is of a character to sati:fy the court thai the rights of the peopie are not violated in granting an application for bail. In the Figel case tne testimony was very conflicting, and as some of it pointed strongly 1o Fizel’s innocence the court, no doubt, felt more inclined to admit the deiendant to bail. One cannot guestion the motives of the District Attor- ney in supporting the application for bail, tut the people, who are unac- quainted with the intricacies of the law, may form their own views as to the matter, I presume the court knew what it was doing, and as a lawyer I am compelled 10 say that the proceeding was regular in every respect. Whether from the standpoint of a citizen it was the right thing to do in this case is a questicn 1 do not care to discuss.” Tirey L. Ford, ex-District Attorney of Sierra County and a criminal attor- nev ot note, said: I see nothing unusual in the admission of Figel to bail. Wien I was District Attorney of Sierra County several persons charged w:th murder were released on bail, but never with my official concurrence. Tue constitution provides for actions of this kind. The bail clause hoids that defendants charged with homicide may be admitted to bail excent when the evidence is conclusive of guilt or the presumption of guilt very great. I have not be:n following up the testimony in the Figel- Hoffman case very closely, but I understand that there was very strong testimony tending to establisn Figel’s innocence of the crime with which be is charged. This eing the case, Figel haa a constitutional right to bail, and that, no doubt, is the view the court took of the matier. As to the District Attorney’s siand in the matter, [ have nothing to say. I presume he knew what he was doing and is able to defend his course if attacked.” Attorney Frank Lane said: ‘I see nothing improper from a legal stand- voint 1n tne admission of Fizel to bail. II tve eaidence against a man charged with a capital crime is not conclusive the court may admit a defend- ant to bail. Toe action in this case is a strong argument in favor of a new charter. Under the present system, when the payment of stenographers’ feas depends upon the remanding of a prisoner for trial, grave injustice is often done to defendants, for they are invariably held to answer, no matter what the testimony may s=t forth. The new charter, by fixing the stenographers’ feel in mugisirates’ courls, Will wipe out evils that have beervx very prominent fes Vears past in this city. If there had been no stenographer’s fees perhaps Figor ight not have been held to answer. The action of District Atiorney Barnes in supporting the motion for Figel's admission to bail seems to indicate a doubt in his mind of Figel's guilt of the murder of Hoffmaan. That being the case the court could scarcely refuse the application.” Attorney Ach refused to discuss the case with a Carn reporter. He said, however, tnat the action of District Attorney Barnes at the eleventh hour was a great surprise 10 bim. When pressed for bisviews upon the subject he re- ferred his interiocutor to ex-Judge D. J. Murphy. The latter when seen also deciined to express any views upon the matter. He said he had no desire to eneage in & contioversy which affected him so closely. “The court has admitted Figel to bail.” he remarked, smiling, “and we must be satisfied and view the situation with equanimity.”’ An effort was made by Attorney Louderback to secure bail- for Fizel last night and a number of the latter’s friends called at the attorney’s office during theevening. The attempt was abandoned, however, uniil to-day, as the papers could not be drawn up and the sureties secured in so short a time. As the amouni, $53,000, 1s a large one, a number of sureties will have to be obtained. Mr. F.gel, the father of the prisoner, will be one of the sureties, at the Tivoliin this city, when she was &nown as Miss Emmetr. S Death of Captain F. Johnson. Captain Frank Johnson died at his home in this city last night, after an illness lasting several weeks. He was attended throughout his sickness by Drs. Gonigle, Galway, Spencer and Hutchings, and all that remeaial skiil the death of Mr. Judson in March last Henry e —— ANNIE - WAS MARRIED, board Contract Is Valid. Judge Bahrs yesterday granted a divorce FAILED TO PAY HIS BOARD. Because R. W. Ruftin was unable to pay his board bill at the Occidental Hotel, amounting to $106 95, he was arrested yesterday by Officer Mahoney on a warrant sworn out in Judge Conlan’s court by William A. Marison, a clerk in the hotel, charging him with defrauding an innkeeper. At the California-street station Ruffin gave his age as 23 years and his occupation as that of a laborer. The latter statement was what first attracted attention to him, for his well- groomed appearance belied the assertion that he toiled at day wages. Moreover, laborers are not in the habit of taking up their residence at a leading notel. At first Ruffin refused to make any statement regarding his arrest or the cause leading toit. He demurred when a cell door was opened for him to enter, but upon being told t! at no exception could be made in his case from the treatment accorded all prisoners, be hurried into the dismal place, and, seating himself in the darkest corner, pulled his hat well down over his eyes, the better tc conceal his features, After a time Ruffin asked for a messenger and soon notes were dispatched to several friends, asking them to become responsible on his bond for $500. Up to 4 o‘clock in the afternoon none of them had responded and the prisoner was trans- ferred to the Central station. Then he seemed to lose hope of securing his re- lease before morning and consented Yo make a statement. ‘I am a lawyer, with offices in the Miils building,’’ said he, “and my arrest is a great injustice. On the 28th of August I went to the Occidental Hotel with mv wile and engaged rooms and board for a month. At the end of the first week I was presented with a bil!, which I was not prepared to p: 1 explained that I expected some money from the East end would settle mYy account at the end of the month. This seemed to be saiisfactory, and nothing more was said until an- other week has passed, when I was handed another bill, accompanied by the re- quest that it be paid at once. 1 again explained my position, but a few days later 1 was requested to vacate my rooms. “I asked if I would be permitted toremove my baggage, and was told I would be. My wife and myself packed our effects and sent our trunks downstairs, There they were tnken possession of by the hotel people, and we were left almost destitute of clothing. Iam not a ‘beat,” and I have always intended to pay my bill as scon as my month was up. which will not be until to-morrow.” Mr. Ruffin said he came from Salt Lake some time ago and gave the names of soveral prominent people he claimed as his friends. Clerk Murison of the Occidental Hotel, who procured the arrest of Ruffin, had little to say about the affair, further than that the latter went to the hotel the latter part of August and being unable to pay his bill when it was presented the second time, was requested to leave. The clerk disclaimed any desire to muke Ruflin suffer, but said the management wanted the money due it and had taken that method to induce him to pay his bill. to Mrs. Annie Harron from Howard Har- ron. The defenaant denied the marriage, but the plaintiff proved that she was mar- ried bv contract, thedocument being a piece of pasteboard, reading as follows: We, Annie Callaghan of the citv and county of sun Franeisco and Howarl Harron ot the city and county aforesnid, hereby enter into a contraci 1o Mmarry. ANNIE CALLAGH Howarp HARRO! The handwriting was manifestly that of the bride and the document was undated. It was not much of a marriage certificate, but it was enough, for the court held it to be legaliy binding. The bride was formerly an opera singer could do was done for him, but with no avail, His death was due to cirrhosis of the liver. A few days ago it was deemed necessary to per- form an operation tq save the patient’s life, but he did not survive it. Captain Johnson Env‘es A wife, a zou and & daughter to mourn s loss. L B Thrown From His Wheel. E. A. Bezio, the ex-champion five-mile bicycle-rider, collided with another rider last evening while scorching near Twentieth and Folsom streets aud was badlyinjuied. The patrol wagon was sent for and he was re- moved to his home, where medical sid was soon summoned. His injuries were pro- nounced to be not fatal, e Ruffin is tall and well tu it, clean shaven, with clear cut features closely re- sembling William J. Bryan. deeply the disgraceful position he is in. He is very gentlemanly in demeanor and feels SORRY HE D NOT KILL & Joseph Zammith,a Fireman, Shot Down in Frent of Truck 3. ‘ Harry N, Deppe, a Saloon- Keeper,Fires the Bullet That May Prove Fatal, | He Charges Zammith With COriminally Assaulting His Wife and | Boasting About It. ‘ Joseph Zammith,an extraman on truck 3, 1421 Market street, was shot down out- side the truckhouse last night by Harey N, Dappe, a saloon-keepsr at Shotwell and | Fifteenth streets. Zammith was stanaing on the sidewalk about 8 o’clock talking with Morris Hig- gins, an extra driver, when Deppe walked | up behind them, and, without saying a word, pulled a revolver out of his pocket and fired a shot at Zammith. With a| yell of pain he fell to the ground. Before Deppe could fire another shot | Policeman Luke Livingston,who happened to be passing on a Castro-street car, jumped off the car and grabbed him, throwing him to the ground. Livingston and Higgins wrenched the revolver from him. “Did 1 kill him?"’ asked Deppe, as he lay panting on the ground. “I don’t think you have,” reptied Liv- ingston. ‘‘Let me have another shot at mim plezded Deppe, “as | want to kill him. He has ruined my wite and family and has been blowing about it for five or six | months. If Tget cut of this troubiel| | will kill him yet.”” The ambulance was summoned and | Zammith was taken to the Receiving Hos | pital. where Dr. Fitzgibbon found that the | bullet had entered the left side, penetrated | the left upper portion of the abdomen and intestines. The bullet was extracted from his back. The wound is dangerous | and may prove fatal. Zimmith gave an emphsatic denial to Deppe’s charge of having ruined his wife, | He was a friend of Deppe and his family, | put that was all. Depre was taken to the City Prison by Licutenant Hanna and Policemen McNa- mura and Livingston and a charge of as- sault to murder was registered agalnst bim. He made no secret of hisintention to | kill Zammith, and his oniyv regret was | that he was not permitted to fire the five bullets from the revolver into his bodv. “Zammith was a friend of mine,” he | saia, “and used 1o visit my house, at 1640 Mission street. On January 8 last, when my wife was alone in the house, he went there and criminally as<auited her, tbreat- | ening her il she ever told me, I heard some months ago that he had | been blowing about what he had done to | my wife, and I spoke 1o her aboutit. She | brokedown and coniessen. “I have been brooding overitsince then, | | ute: { Monday night, October 'Turkish and to-day when I heara he had again been boasting about it I boughta revolver, took a tew drinks and went out with the ntention of finding and killing the man who ruined my wife ana family, and [ am only sorry L was preventea irom doing it."” Detectives Ed Givson and Ed Wren took Deppe to the Receiving Hospital to be identified by Z:mmith. As soon as Depre saw him’ he saic, ‘1 am only sorry 1 have not killed you,” using an offensive expression. Denve for years kept a saloon at Ninth and Mission sireets, and about three | years ago removed to Shotwell ana F.f- teenth sireets. He is forty vears .of age and has been married eighteen vears. Zimmith is a married man and lives at 123 Washington avenue. His wife was seut fer and remained with him at the | hospital. A Faster Train to Chicago. A fast eastbound train service from Los An- geles to Chicago is very soon to be inaugu- | rated by the Santa Fe system, as shown by the following telegraphic announcement received yesterday at the Santa Fe office in this city: “The first California limited eastbound will leave Los Angeles Tuesday, October 26, going throuzh to Chicago in 71 hours and 43 min- Immediate connection will be made at Barstow with sleeper lenving San Francisco The train will leave, eastbound, Tuesdays and Fridays, con- necting with_trains leaving San Francisco Monday and Thuisday aiterncon. The train will consist cf ten-section double drawing- room palace slee per, buffet smokerand dining- car through to_Chicago; also palace sleeper through irom California'to St. Louis via Kan- sas City. NEW TO-DAY. Heart Disease does not kill with- is Curab'e° out warning. In its early stages it Dr. Franklin Miles, the eminent specialist in diseases of the heart and nervous system, who nas made a life study of these diseasesr has proven that heart disease, 8ven in its later stages, can be cured, and men and women in | all parts of the world who have been cured, are healtny, active wit- nesses, for they were testored to health by s tree. e s Heart Cure DR. MILES MEDICAL CO. Dr. Miles’ Book on the Heart and » Elkhart, Ind. BY ORDER (OF BANK The Balance of the Superb Collection of and et UGS Must Be Closed Out AT AUCTION At 2 P. M. on WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY September 29 and 30, at 232 Sutter Street, (0ld Y. M. C. A. Buiiding), Between Kearny and Grait avenue, The fac-simile signature of 15 On every wra; of CASTORIA. 9o PIECES 36 INCH--- overt Cloth! IN BROWNS AND GRAYS, WILL BE Placed on Sale TO=DAY! 7 1/ PER YARD 22282899822 989929 9992229992828 92222292222222222222229.9 =t 222 mnmmwnwrmmmmmmmmmmmmmwmmm Murphy Building, Market and Jones Streets. 00000000000200000002R STATEMENT THE— 299202929222299020292222222220222022922222022202292222222020222222022222 i —OF CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— GOMMERCIAL UNION FIRE INSURANCE GOMPANY F NEW YORK. IN THE STA’ York, on the 31st day of December, 1896, and or the year ending on that d. E OF NEW A D. tions 610 a8 per biank furnished by the Commissio.er. CAPITAL. pital Stock, paid up In Amount of Cash ... ASSETS Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company. Cash fn Company’s Uflice. $287,722 50 669 Cash in Banks........... 2,845 38 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks ana Loans. ... 1,261 09 Interest ac rued on Bank Balances. 39 61 Pr miums 1n due Course of Colle: don.... Total Assets ... LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpald. Losses in process of Adjusiment o In SUSPEDS....... .......... Gross premiums on Fire Risks ning one year or less, $43,900 reinsurance 50 per cent Gross premiums on_ ¥ire ning more than one year, reinsurance pro rata . All o.her demands against the pany... Total Liabilities ..... $116 90 2,500 00 21,950 18 229 19 com- INCOME, Net Cash actually received for Fire Premiums.......... 43,008 57 Received for interest on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from 81l OLher SOUTCES. ..........r. .. 628000 Received for interest on Bank Bal- ADCES......... . 152 €0 Total lncome.... T §s0.43117 KPENDITURES., Net amount pald for Fire Losses (including $12 65, losses of pre- Vious years). R Divideuds to Stockholders Pald or alowed for Commission or Brokerags Paid fr Saiari 5 Fees, and other 1,106 65 1,443 82 tures. Total Expenditures . Lnsses) incurred during (tire). the | ¥ire Risks Net amount of risks | written during the | year... e Net amount of risks expired during the 7 3,484,921 4,606,685 & JOHN A. HILLE Commissioner for Caiforais 1+ NeW C. F. MULLINS, GENERAL AGENT, 801 CALIFORNIA ST, BAN FRANCISCO. C _\!: Rd Yors, DR.MCNULTY. ABLE OI.b kin years' experieics Book, free. tie cured at Home, Terms reasonable. Hours, 9 to 3 Aaily;6:30 to8.30 Sandays, 10t 12. Con a- tioutree and sacredly confidextial. Call or address P. ROSCOE MeNULTY, M. D., 206 Kearny Street. San Francisco, Cal.