The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 13, 1897, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, DECEMBER 13. ATTAGKED BY BOLD ROBBERS Thomas Tuits, a Bottler, Held Up While on His Way Home. He Is Beaten Into Insensibility by Two Men, Who Fail to Get Anything. The Unfortunate Man Went to the Hospital, Where His Wounds Were Dressed. Thomas Tuits, who is employed in a bottling works at 409 Eighth street, is the latest victim of bold footpads. Shortly afier 11 o'clock Saturday night Tuits left his home to go to a grocery-store at Eighth and Harrison streets. He bought some provisions and then started for his house. He had gone only a short distance when two men, one of whom was armed with some biunt in- sirument, attacked him. He was knocked down and while prostrate on the side- walk nis assailants hurriedly searched bis pockets, but failed to secu:e anything of value. With blood streaming down his face Tuits subsequently visited the Receiving Hospital, where the wound in his head was dressed. He was also suffering from 8 severe contusion in the left side, pre- sumably caused by a kick ‘‘After I was struck,” he remarked, when telling the story of the assaul I scarcely knew what happened. The force of the blow rendered me simost senseless, but when they started to search my pockets I made a weak resistance. It was then, I suppose, that one of the men kicked me in the side. “After leaving my house,’’ continued Tuits, “Isaw two men following me, brt paid no attention to them. As I emergea irom the grocery-store they quickened their pace and soon overtook me. Walk- ing up behind me one of them struck me over the head, and I fell tothe sidewalk.” Tuits describes one ot his assailants as being about 35 years of age, and he haa a light mustache, was shabbily dressed and wore a darx siouc: hat, which was pulled down over his eyes. Tuits was unable to givea description of the second robber. L. F. Gilmore, a real estate dealer at 19 Montgomery street, claims he was at- tacked by two men at McAllister and Gough strests at an early hour yesterday morning and robbed of $10. Gilmorc claims he was walking along Gough street when one of the men attacked bim and knocked him down. The other then assaulted him, and after severely beating him, they searched his pociets, taking a $10 2old piece. Gilmore’s screams for help attracted the ttention of Special Officer Kelly, who on arning the story, piaced the assailants under arrest. They persistently denied that they had robbed Gilmore, but admitted beating m. One of them claimed that the real- te dealer attacked them, and in the le that followed he was severely ised. The men gave their names as lexander McGregor and H. L. Bolsiead. They were booked for battery to give Gilmore an opportunity to swear to a complaint charging tuem with robbery if be so desire: {IR. E. Dougherty, a well-dressed young man, is also a victim of the footpads and lie is now at the City Prison, being witk- out friends or funds. Dougherty was a passenger by the Stockton boat that arrived early yester- day morning. Two other male passen- gers made his acquaintance on the steamer and as they promised to befriend him when they reached the city he entertained them freely to drinks which led them to believe that he was possessed of amnple reans. The three left the boat together, but on some pretext they detained Dougherty a a dark ot near the wharf till the other zers had gone and thenone of then cd him down and gagged him while er went through his’ pockeis. All zot for their irouble was $7. After roboing him they disappeared in the dark- =ess. Dougherty told the first policeman that uet of the robbery, and as he said he was a stranger in the city and bad no money to pay for food and lodging he was sent to the City Prison. He wes able to give a good description of the two robbers and their arrest may be expected at any moment. TRIBUTE TO MRS, M'KINLEY. Rev. Charles Edward Locke Speaks of the Death of the President’s Mother. Dr. Charles Edward Locke, pa stor of the Central Methodist church, in his sir- mon last evening made the following ref- erence to the death of Mrs. McKinley, the mother of the President. Dr. Locke was aiscussing the subject, “What Shall I Do With My Doubts?” shown the penalty of doubt and the sad termination ot the lives of some of the great doubters, he said, “Batlet me also remind you of the rewards of faith ana of the transfiguration glory in which manv believers have swept through the shadows of death into the splendors of eternity. As a nation we bend to-day with a grief-stricken family over the bier of the mother of the President. “You will permit me to speak as one who mourns in a particular sense on ac- count of this bereavement. When I was a schoolboy my rather was the honored pastor of the McKinley family. Among mv most cherished memories o those happy days are the frequent occasions when the pastor and his famiiy were 1n- vited to accept the cordial hospitality ol the MeKinlev fircside. In the translation of Mother McKinley one of God’s pri cesses has reached her coronation. She was a devout and happy Coristian; a loving and prayerful wile and mother. She bas now joined her zallant husband, who five years ago preceded her to the etter worla. E ‘('lne was a stalwart and invincible de- fender of the faith in beliefand in prac- iice, and triumphantly died like the war- who wraps the drapery of his coucn rior ;round him and lies down to pleasant dreams. 3 : “As the President weeps to-day we weep with him. Doubtless he has often said, *All that I am I owe to my Christian parents.’ It is noi hard to understand the remarkable career of President Me- Kinley if you have besn honored with ac- quaintanceship in the home in which ug was born and trained. It wasanideal Christian home. Mrs. McKinley was one of the nation’s truest inothers. Pure Chrig ianity bos the secret of happy and uccessful living and peaceful and riumphant dyinz S t is the dexterity mh(éx‘;l:r:ue manufactories, acquired b'y long-continued practice, that some work- ers make between 2000 and 3000 cigareties daily. ——— of the employes —e——— The Crown Prince-s of Denmark and the Queen of Por.ugal are the tallest princesses in Eurove. e To Cute n € id in One Day Take Laxative Fromo Qui-ine Tablets. All drug- gists refund (he money if it fails to cure. 29¢ The genuine has L B. Q. 0n each tablek After having | ! = /// What would you do if you were held up by a footpad ? The midnight marander is abroad in the city, although Chief Lees professes to be 1ignorant of the fact, and 1t is proper that the belated citizen should adopt some plan of defense. Three vears ago, when a veritable car- nival of outlawry reigned here, Police Judge Conlan made some very appropri- ate and pra.seworthy remarks on the sub- ject. A citizen had been stopped by a footpad within a few blocks of the City Hall, but being armed and defend his person ard purse put the roffian to flizht by a builet. A policeman arrved too late to capture the footpad, but deeming an arrest necessary gathere in the citizen on a charge cf carrying con- cealed weapons. The case came up before Judge Conlan, and his Honor was wroth. In dismissing the charge he took occasion to censure the policeman and applaud the citizen. He said in effect that everv man was given the right to defond himself from attack and to carry arms if he deemed it neces- sary for such defense, no matter how many local ordinances mi:ht be passed oltbiting the carrying of weapons. h ordinances had no effect upon evil- disposed persons, and it was unjust to prohibit law-abiding people from defend- i themseive: He advi-ed every citizen who might be compelled to be out Iate at at. er than fight back murder to his lesser crime This view of Judge Co: o a iarge extent by Police Departments ian is borne out in tois and other made every vear to hold up veople that ire not sucecessful, and the man who has ht off a highwayman as a rule does 10t take the trouble to report the occur- rence to the police. In a majoriiv of cases where men are held up the victim is more or less under ihe influence of liquor and consequently nabie to properly defend himseif. In sther instances the sight of revolver or club so complet unnerves the victim 5@:\@ j >4 not afraid 1o | ht 10 arm nimself, and if attacked to ie end himself at all zards. Judge Conlan beleved that the averags frorpad wasa *oluft-r" and if an intended victim should fight the robber wouiu flee | 1d possibly add | the records of the | cities, and is indorsed by some of the | oldest a most e ient officers on the ) local force. There are many attempts that he is incapable of making sny de- | tense. | “But in almest every instance where a footpad has been worsted—and the in- s'ances are as numerous as the reverse— the cit'zen has save. his valuables, and perhaps himself from a beating, by a prompt show of resistance, upon which | the robber was glad to make his escaype | without attempting to overpower his op- ponent. With the approach of every winter tie footpad industry begins anew. Winter storms drive the criminal element, that scatters over the country during the sum- mer months, into the larger cities, and the timid citizen, cetained by business | until a late hour, or, more frequently, the careless roysterer seeking his home, is suddeniy confronted with a huge revolver accompanied by the gruff order to *“throw up your hands.” This winter is no worse than any other, and, in fact, has not been as bad so far as some years, but the number of cases re- ported to the police show tnat footpads are with us, and it behooves the respcct- able elemen: to prepare himself for an emergency. Within the past four weeks no less than tweive cases of this character have been reported to the authorities and sevaral arrests of suspicious characters | bave been made. Since the 5th of December seven vic- | tims of footpads have told their troubles | 1o the police, asfollows: December 5, Carl Bettner, heid up on Ninth street. Decem- | ber 6, David Fiemine, beld up on Fiith street, and Cbhbarles Bryan, beld up on Minna strect. December 11, Mrs. J. P. Lucas, robbed in broaa daylight in front of her residence, 945 Howard street; | Thomas Tu’ts, held up at the corner of | Eighth and Harrison streets, andi L. F. | | Filmore, waviaid at McAlhister and Gou h | streets. ' December 12, R. E. Dougherty, beia up on the water front. Notwithstanding this record, Chief of | Police Lees, when asked yesterday after- | noon whether a citizen ought to show | fight when ordered to throw up his| | bands or submit quietly to the footpad’s demands, refused 1o answer the question | on the ground that to discuss it weuld ve | a tacit sdmission that such crimes were prevalent in San Francisco, which, he deciared, was not the case. At that mo- | ment his subordinates were working on turee cases that had occurred in less than twelve hours. Captain Spillane of the Southern dis- trict, however, had no hesitancy in answering the question, and his advice | was L0 resisi—anu vigorousiy—if the cit- izen attacked was capable of offering any resistance or was armed. “In most cases of thi: | tain Spiilane, “the victim selected is more | or less incapable of making a fizht, but | occasionally a footpad makesa mistake, | and 1f the man attacked keeps his pres- ence of mind he can vanquish bis assail- | ant without running any risk. “The instant the robber comes up the | other should close in and grasp him around the waist, or better still, the hips and Lift him off his feet. The footpad may | havea gun—he probably has—butif he | bad one in each hand th'y would be use- for with his feet off the ground, his arms would be ~winging like pendalums, with never a chance to use his weapons. A quick twist, and you have Mr. Footpad Iying on his back as helpless as a babe. | As you throw nim, let your own body fall on top of him, which will completely knock the breath out of him. Do not at- | tempt to run, for if the footpad has any inclination to shoot, you will only offer him a good target to fireat. Ido not | believe thut the average footpad cares to take chances on committing murder, and if his intended viciim makes a show of | resistance, he will make every effort to | escape rather than tight. | kind said Cap- | killing such a criminal. | Fight? Yes, in the interest of charit: | cowardly | should getlife in San Quentin. DO IF FELD 1P A JOOTPAD Lieutenant Birdsall, who has also had many years of experience with the crimi- nal elemsnt, declared his belief that a man wouli tare beuter to fight back than | to permit himse'f to be robbed. +1i I were armed,” said the lieutenant, “I would have no hesitancy whatever in using my revolver, and I would shoot to kill. Any man is perfecily justified in f the citizen has no weapon, a quick and hard blow in the face will =0 disconcert his assailant that he will have ample time to foliow up his advantage before the other can think of using his own weapon. No, I think few footpads are desperate enough to wan- tonly slay another man, and if their | quarry is plucky enough to give (hem bat- ile they will think only of escaping.” Several of the patrolmen expressed views similar to those of their superiors, while stateraents from a number of citi- | zeas on what they would do if held up by a footpad are given Lelow. A. P. Johnson, a miner from Sonora—I1i 1 had any valuables on me and had any kind of a chance I would not give up. I'd take chances with any footpad if he didn’t have the drop on me and I wouid use all precautions to see that he didn’t get the drop on me either. Colonel J. S. Young of the Russ House— If I bad half a chance I wouid not give up to any iootpad. Of course if he took me unawares I suppose I would have to vield, but I would watch my chance and if bhe gave me an op 1g I would go him s rattle anyway. When I go out late at night I am always on the lookout for fooipads, and if I saw one of them ap- proaching me I would take care that he did not get the drop on me. A fellow tried to rob me one time in Montana. It was a pitchdark night and he hit me a vlow in the face that staggered me, but did not knock me out. I recovered myselt and gave him a beating which he did not get over for many weeks. He never tried to rob another man in that town. D. R. McNeill, manager of the Central Park grounds, was busily engaged in | counting stacks of silver when asked what he would do if held up by footpads. “If I had the amount now before me,” he answered pleasantly, “I would fight Captain George Webb, County Jail Throw up nothing. Show fight, and if the footpad can get away in safety he will run every time. This class of vagabonds gen- erallv select a half-drunken man for their victim, and if they can ff him into giv- up all well and good. They are a mean, lot of sneik-thieves. They Waiter Malloy, Commssary of the County Jail—I would do justas the Chiet ana Captain Webb says—punch him good and hard ana then turn him over 1o the police. They are cowards every one and { will not 8hoot 1f they cap run. Jack Tyriell, Deputy Coroner—I would disgust him by giving him all I nad. This would make him so ashamed of his pro- fession that he would give the business un and follow an honest livelihood. G. W. Ried, grocer, 545 Washington street—Give up nothing, fig i tirst. Toe class of men who do the holding-up busi- ness are mean cowar:s, who take ad- vantage of drunken men with a pistol 1u | tueir hand. They should be sent to prison fo* life. Phil Ryan, saloon-keeper, 828 Howard street—Catch him by the scruff of the neck and throw him into a sewer. Thev are contempible cowards who will, with a pistol in one hand and the other ready to grab, take an advantage of a lonely man in the darkuess of the night. Jobn Condon, saloon-keeper, 120 Grove street—Jump in on him and proceed o punish him as he deserves, don’t be afraid ©0i him or his pistol. He is a coward of the first water and will run every time. GRANUALE A VERY FAST GREYHOUND Shows the Way to All Through the Coursing Stake. White Lily Pulls Down the Consolation Feature Handily. A Day of Sensational Sprinting and Many Upsets to the Talent. It is a recognized tradition amone leash- men that when the so-called “beaien” dogs run there is a strong likelihood of something sensational in the way of coursing. The tradition has yet to be confuted. Over 6000 people yesterday “went to the dogs,” or, putting it less harshly, attended the coursing at Ingle- side Park, and there was never a moment throughout the day when anv one of the vast number felt it safe to predict a win- ner with absolute certainty. The chief feature of the card wasthe running off of the ties of the stake begun on Saturday, tn which there sti'l remained one-half of the origina! entries. Then there was a con-olation stake made up of twelve of the fliers less fortunate on Sat- urday, and both includea performers capatle of raising an aurora borealis at al- most any stage of the sport. In the chief event the first of these came when the clever Susie, on the short end, put out the recently uncovered youngster Sylvanus, Sylvanus is a rattling discov- ery. He led from the slips by what is sometimes dubbed a *‘block.”” “But Suste caught him, and thereafter he was at no ime in it. Occidental aiso did much of the same work. In his course with Tessie Fair e was on the short end, but after an “‘undecided” he turned the maid toward her kennels with comparative ease. Again the talent looked upon him as a dead sure loser in his course against O!d Glory. He romped ahead and was never a ‘“‘doubtful”’ from the slips. Another “short’’ that hit the knowing ones hard was At Last. Against Magic he sold awfully short, but there was nothing of the sort lacking in his work. He turned Magic aown as he might a stazhound. Bes.des these the short-end players also landed on Harkaway agalnst Victor and Old Glory against Joy Bells. In the Consolation stake there were likewise divers upsets. In the very first course Valley Maid at 3 and 4 to 1 fell beiore El Dorado. Then Whnite Liiy put out the 2 to 1 favorite Nelly B und later <he followed it up by running two un- decideds with Mohawk in the final and in the en | she won poth the stru the stake, 1n justice to Sylvanus it must be stated that bis defeat by Susie may have been due in a measure to a bite which he re- l ceived on the lez last Thursday night, while Joy Bells’ overthrow was to be at- tributed to the grueling work she sus-| tained scared up iwo extra hares. Thease, how- | ever, like the other overthrows, are but the elements of coursing. The running in detail was as follows: All age stake— D. Flynn’s Tom Bell veat George Watson's Alice D3 Butler's Susie zume Kennel’s vanu: Dilion & | Riley’s Granuale beat Curtis & Sou’s Comm o- D. Shannon’s Swinnerton beat J. Ander- | son’s Lady June; J. Bvrne's Occidental beat | B. Doughe: ssie Fair Heney’s He { away Il beat W. E. Thompsou's Victor; | kelman & Panerio’s Oid Glory non’s Sarcastic; Montezuma Kenn v 1's best Orient Kennei's Uncle Sam; J. Lass o’ Gowrie beat W. E. Thompson’s Born Lady 2. Porta's Al Last beat itezume Kenuel’s Magic; F. Murphy’s Ledy e with Miss Dividend. »nd ties—susie beat Tom Bl Swinnerton; Oc: 014 Glory beat Joy beat Lady Grace; Laurclwood. Thir; ties ; Granuale ental beat Harkaway Hells; Lass o Gowrie At Last ran a bye with | iranuale beat Susie; Occidental beat Old Gioy; Lass o' Gowrie beat At Last. Fourth ties—Granuale best Occidental; o Gowrie ran a bye wit.. High Bora Lady. Finil—Granuale, aiter a close and snapyy | Lass | sprint, beat Lass o' Gowrie and won the stake. Consolation stake—Lynch & Maher's El Dorado beat J. Murnane’s Valley Maid; J. M Cormick’s White Lilly beat R. Shea’s’ Nati Daughter; G. Cornelius’ S,noma Skip ran a Fireman being absent; J. Byrne's Nelly B beat Cronin & McDonald’s Reliance; P. M Cube's Playmate beat O. V. Mendenhal, Cricket; J. Byrne's Mohawk beat G.bson & Sater's Hercu es. First ties—White Lily beat El Dorado; Nelly B beat Sonomn Skip; Mohawk beat ;Playmate. Second ties—Waite Lilly beat Nelly Br Mo- hawk ran a bye with Seminol Final—White Lilly, after two scorching “un- * beat Mobawk and won the stake. Summ-d up briefly the day’s sport was as fine as any that has been seen for many weeks. A gooaly contingent of the <pectators wouid have liked to see the consolation go to the rannerup, Mohawk, ior his owner is not only popular in the extreme but has not won a stake for sev- eral months. But thea again there was an equal number who remembered that Wuite Lily and her owner occupy the same position. And, moreover, the best dog—or the best dog atthe moment—won. OAKLAND TRACK REOFENS, A Splendid Programme for the First Day—The Chase Sale. The Chase sale of yearlings, which took place at Ingleside paddock on Saturday under the auspices of Killip & Co., was probably the most succsssful of the sea- son. The yearlings were a most select lot | and brought the following prices Moduena, b. 1. by Moreilo-Glen Ellen, §725, R. Hughes; Miretlo, br. c. by Morello-Phoebe Ann, §250, P. Archibala; Glengabar, b. c. by Morello-Miss Lou, $550, H. Jones; Midia, bik. f. by Mariner- Bessie Barnes, $250; Martillo, b. ¢ by Morello-Centelia, $800, Burns & Water- house; Mav Bloom, b. f. by Morelio-Rore- dale, $275, H. Jones. The fast tilly Novia, the property of M. F. Tarpey, was knocked down to By Holiy for $850. Oakiand track will reopen to-day with an excalient card. The fields are of hiech class and have a.very open look. Among the good horsesio make their first apyear- ance i Rubicon, which won so mar races for Pitisburg Pnil the past season. He is a high-class horse, and if right should win in a gallop. The entries are as follows: First_race. three-quarters of a mile, two.year- olds, purse $300. 253 Flushington....105| 209 Valencienne .. 105 (95 Sy 108 253 Cima. 105 20 Zapais. Jos/ 53 Mulnbar, 115 115 197 P.A.Finnegan. 261 Pongo o, 264 Hertha 248 ‘ihe Dipper. 220 Brambe.ia .. turday, when. after winning, she | _ D00C000LCC000CCIICO00000, Iraden . -econd race, five and a Lalt turlongs, three- year-olds and upward, purse $i10. 92 254 Monltor.. 187 Una Que 6 Tea Rose 111 '9) Third race, one and a sixteenth miles, three r-0ids and upward. purse £400. % Yaukee Dood e 103| 256 Bernard 1 The P.utocra: .101| %65 Coilins.......... Imp.Deviis Dm 93| 261 Harry Gwynn. 9 Double Qu 105 Faul Pr = Yo sees 1UD 105/ 254 Garland Barr..107 ~107f th race, one mile, handicap, all ages, purse 257 106 106 1 Yule.. 1103 SELECTIONS FOR TO-DAY. ¥irst race—Sybaris, P. A. Finnegan, Ping. Second race—Rubicon, Miss Lynah, Montgomery. Third race- lvado, Bernardillo, Schiller. Fourth race—Rey el anta Anita, Ostler Joe, Sweet Faverdale, Fifth race—Bliss Rucker, George Lee, Yule, —————— Y. M. C. A. Day at Dr. Cryor's. Yesteraay was Y. M. C. A. day at the West- minster Presbyterian Church, so the subject of Dr. C. C. Cryor's sermon was “The History and Aims of the Y. M. C. A He explained in detail what the organization was, and told what good it had done. Besides this, be spoke of the present outlook, its relation to the church and its local need. There were a | large number of young pesple present, who listened to his discourse with pleasure, and beld an informal reception afterward. In the evening Secretaty McCoy of the Y. M. C. A. and many other prominent speakers claimed the platiorm. e Most suicides by drowning occur in the vening. 1897. ROUNDING OP PICKPOGKETS 01d Man Broulette, Arrested in the Emporium, the Head of the Gang. His Son James Captured While Leaving the City Prison After a Visit. He Called to See Two of the Suspeots, Murray and Talbot, and Wes Recognized by an Officer. The gang of pickpockets infesting the city is being gradually decreased in num- bers, one more having been added yester- aay afternoon to the list in the City Prison. About ten days ago John Broulette, an old man, was arrested in the Emporium for picking a lady’s pocket. Owing to his extreme age and his plea that he was compelled to steal because he was too old to get work Judge Low, last Wednesday, let him off with a charze of petty larceny and six months in ihe County Jail. The officers employed at the Emporium to look out for sneakthieves and pick- pockets knew that the old man had a con- federate, but although they kept a careful watch for him they could not catch him. A tail young man had been for several days calling at the City Prison to see Vie- tor Murray, the pickpocket arrested a week ago yesterday for stealing a purse from Miss Jane Van Meter while she was leaying the First Congregational Church, and vesterday afternoon he called to see Alvin Talbot, who was arrested Saturday for stealing a purse containing $14 20 at Clay and Sansome streets from Mrs. L. Rosenburg, 1721 Clay street. Special Officer Con Kelly happened to pass the prison door as the tall young man came out, and he promptly piaced bim under arrest. Kelly had been in the Emporium and bad noticed the tall voung man working the crowd with the old man Broulette. Kelly took the tall young man back to prison. He said his name was James Broulette and acknowledged that he was 4 son of the old man now serving his sentence of six months. Young Broulette claimed that he was employed at the Russ House as porter and night clerk. Inquiry at the Russ House elicited the information that Brou- lette is not known there and had never been employed there in any capacity. From the fact that ho called at the prison to see the two pickpcckets, Mur- ray and Talbot, and that he was seen in the Emporium with his father, the police believe that they are all members of a geng of pickpockets banded together to rob peopie during the holiday season. Young Broulette was locked up in “the tanks'’ pending further inquiries as to his antecedents. The police say that old Broulette was one of the smartest pickpockets that ever operated in Lne city, and they believe now that he was the head of the gang of which his son, Murray, Talbot and others are members. Footbail Saturday Afternoon. ALAMEDA, Dec. 12.—Notwithstanding the rain Saturday afternoon a good game of football wae played between a team from the Alameda High School and one from Berkeley. Tne first half of ihe game lasted thirty-five minutes and the second half ten minutes, and the result was a victory for the Alameda boys by a score of 6to 0. Next Saturday the home team will play a team from San Rafael. —_—— Tourists as Guests. There is a capitzl hotel system in vogue in certain parts of Norway. In villages where no hotel exists some one of the more prominent inhabitants is subsidized by the Norwegian Government, and n return is bound to provide accommoda- may take in more if he chooses, but four is the minimum. 7The accommodation and food supplied are excelient and the charges are very moderate. NEW TO-DAY. ““SOLID—not Give GRIT and staying powers to wheelmen. They key the nerves to vigorous action and permanently build up the system, making the user “ali nerve” with “no nerves” Write for proofs of cures. 50c. and $1abox. If your druggist has not got them, send to Eurcka Chemical and Manufacturing Co, La Crosse, Wis. EVERY WONAN @ duces health. body in waves of refresh when T wa'ked. Leotrelef he second night | soreue-s wes entirely gone. It made me feel now I don't ieel as it 1 would bs w.thou: it," Folsom street, City. This is Dr. Sanden’s lates and like troubles. tion. SANDEN ELECTRIC CO., Office Hours—8 A. M. 10 8:30 P. . 0000000000, CAN BE CURED. The warming, gentle electric current which Dr. Sanden’s Electric Belt infuses into the tired nerves of women pro- 7 It sends its vitalizing spray over the nerve tonic and gives instant relief. “1had rheuma‘ism in mv back and knees for five or six years. wi'h terrible suffering “Maiden, Wife and Mother.” It can be had free upon applica- Call and see this Belt to-day, free. 632 Market Street, Opposite Sunaays, 10 to 1. streei; 255 Washiugton stres;, Portiand, Or.; 955 Sixteenth street, Denver, Colo. 00000 CC0 OPOEE® > [GC.C0000000! ©®§ ® ® ® ® ® ® ® ® @ ® ® O} ® ® ing energy.. It is a true wore your Be t, aid in tw) weeks th- pan and so refreshed when I got up in the morning, and " writes Mis. ANNIE CHAMBERS, Now 614 t work on female weakness Palace Hotsl, ~an Fromciscn Los Angeles, 232 Wes: Second B0I00.00000CCo00000000000000K00000000] tion for not less than four traveiers; he| DEADLY TRICK OF INNKEEPERS Turn Off the Gas at the Meters While Lodgers Sleep. _— Then Turn It On Again and Fill the Morgue With Alleged Suicides. A Closer Investigation of Such Deaths in Lodging-Houses Will Be Made. Coroner Hawkins will in future make a closer investigation into the supposed sui- cides from gas asphyxiation which come so frequently under his official notice. In the past two years the average has been a little over one a week, and the Coroner believes that they have been much too fre- quent to be all due to deliberate suicide. Fully hali of the lodies of persons who went to death by the gas route came from the cheap lodging-houses of the city and nearly half of them were of persons who left no apparent reason why they shouaid take their lives, yet they weresent to graves by the Coroner’s juries as suicides. The investigations which have been carried on by the Coroner for the last few days has developed the fact that the gas carries an exceedingly deadly poison, and that a few minutes under iis intluence causes certain death. The Coroner is yet uncertain if anvthing can be done to | remedy the deadly quality of the eas, and so prevent many of the deaths that are attr.buted to accidents from nexiect or de- | tective i During the time the | Coroner w 1g bis investigations of | the death-dealing poison that lurks in the | gas jet, his attention was called to the | pr e of many of the proprietors of the \ d in turning off the | gas atthe meters of their places at about midnich or their lodgers had retired, ! to =ave the expense of the light bilis, and turning it on again earlv in the morning s0 that light can ve z:ven them to dress and prepare for the day’s work. It i: not infrequent for a rerson to drop asieep at nizht with the gas burning, and if any one shou!d do so in one of those houses the probabilities are that the coro= ner would be cafled npon to attend to an ‘eged case ot suic'de where no motive couid be found to give the jury any reason why the act had been committed. The | juries in such cases are glad to get through with the investigation and they willingly | agree that the deceased took his own life | and file out of the coroner’s office, making themselves believe that they have done their duty as citizens in reaching a verdict ana disposing of the case with so little trouble. Coroner Hawkins probably be a chan g now says there will and it might resuls in a few charges of manslaughter being placed against some of the Jodging-house keepers who juggle with their gas meters when their lc icen Ninety-nine per cent of Lorseshoes are made of wrought iron by fashioning them | on the anvil. The bars of iron of which they are made are of the average value of 7 10s per ton, 2nd the labor in making tuem averages £2 10s per ton, <o that the shoes value £10 per ton, and 100,000 tons being avout the annual quantity of iron | used, we finds that it cosis £1,000,000 a year to shoe Great Britain’s horses. NEW GOOD The Latest Styles of English Ma NAVY, BLACK, WOOL SERGE, all plaid TAN AND GRAY COVERT CLOTH, cloth NAVY AND BLACK ALL-WOOL SERG changeable silk TAN AND GRAY COVER' ALL-WOOL SCOTCH TW ALL-WOOL PLAID SCOTCH 1 CLOTH, best An Elegant Assortment of T GENUINE ENGLISH CRAVEN n and ETTE, PO NECK BOAS, COLLARETTES AND C. TO-DAY-DRY GOODS stripes, ru S COMPANY SUIT AND CLOAK DEPARTMENT. NEA G RESENER @ SIERER S kes. Every Garment Guaranteed. lined .85 and $8.50 Cape and Ulster lined with ... 88,00 - B58.850 .. 810.50 S812.50 ay Silk Mackintoshes at Lowest Prices inproof Ulsters, in navy and -$10.50 qua alt cioth lined. nRs APES AT M "ACTURERS’ PRICES. Ladies’ High-Grade Tailoring and Dressmaking a! Reasonable Charges. TUNION Country Orders Solicited STORE OPEN EVENINGS FROM CITY OF PARIS DRY GOODS COMPANY SE. COR. GEARY AND STOCKTON STs., ». F., SQUARE. and Carefully Attended To. DECEMBER 18 TO 24 INCLUSIVE. STATEMENT —oOF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE-— BALOISE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F BASLE, SWITZERLAND, ON THE 31ST day of Decemver, A. D). 1896, and for the year ending cn that day, as made to the Insurance Com- mission T of the “tate of California. pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of tue Pollti- cal Code. condensed as per blank furnished by the Commi:sioner. Capital. Capltal........ Amount of Capi Cash. : $2,000,000 00 n 400,000 00 Assets. Real Fstate owned by Company. .8 31627544 344,300 00 246,831 30 201,563 90 6,119 40 Leans on Bonds and Mortgag Casn Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company. tlon. Total Assets. 22.292 68 $1,157,382 Liabilitie: Losses adjusted and unpaid ses in Process of Adjust n Suspense $ 96,337 60 Los Resist pe 5 Gross Pre: ire Risks run: ving one year orless, $567,196 55 reinsuraice 50 per ceat.. 283,598 17 Gross Premiums on Fire Risk uing more t one year, $79,- 104 57: reinsurance prorata 49,044 83 Cash Dividends remaining unp: 150 00 Total Liabilities. . ,160 60 Income. Net Cash actually recelved for Fire Premfums ........ Setin Received for Interest and Dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources. Received for Rents. $567,196 35 35,249 86 5.906 94 Total Income. 2608,553 15 Expenditures. Net Amount paid for Fire Losses. $313,397 48 Dividends to “tockholders .. 48000 00 Paid or allowed for Commisiion or Brokerage ... Wikl L 108,984 58 Paid for -alaries, Fees and other charge, for Officers, Clerks, etc.. 51,469 84 FPaid for State, National and Local Rukes L U 7.809 28 All other Payments and tures ... 17,587 05 £544,648 01 Risks and Premiums. Total Expenditures.. ] Fire Risks. | Premlums. Netamount of Kisks written during the year.. 3 et smount of Risks| expired during the | $194,874,206 | | I sso1,14241 RUD. IN, Presiden ALBERT TROXLER, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Tth day of April, 1897. GEORGE GIFFORD, United States Cousul. SYZ & CO, GENERAL AGENTS, 410 CALIFORNIA STREET. visit DR, JORDAN'S Great Museum of Anatomy 1051 MARRET ST. vet. 6th & 8.F.Cal. The Largest of its kindin the World. DR. JORDAN—Private Diseases. Consultatios fres. Write for Beok Philosophy of Marriage. MAILED FREE, year. 87,610,495 80,168 52 | Net amount in force | December31,:896| 335,108 856, 569,196 STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE— MELVETIA SWISS FIRE INSURANGE COMPANY F ST. GALL SWIT . ON THE 31st day of Decem! d for 'he ear ending on that day, as m Insurauce Commissioner of the State of ia pursuant to the provisions of secti 610 and 611 of the Poiitical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. Capital. Caplbalti o B0 2 - $2,000,000 00 Amount of Capital Stock paid up in | “Casn.. o B 400,000 00 Assets. Real Estate owned by Company.... $ 40,000 00 s snd Moriga 547,115 21 Valus of ail St Bonds owned by Compnny in Company’s Office and 1,117,068 52 349,544 99 acerued ortgszes LR A 22,496 03 1 due’ course of Col- Total Assets... Linbilities. Losses adjusted and unpaid. . Losses in proces; of Adjusument | or in Susp. : ...+$ 121,02258 Losses iesised, inchuding ex- | penses s T | Gross premiums on Fire Rivk< run- | ning oneyearor le 39.923 80 | retasurance 50 per cent 319,961 90 Gross premiums oa Fire Fisks rittie ning more than one year, $159, 092 96: reinsurance prorata... . 127,274 37 Due and accruea for saaries, rent, Cremagns 2 13,40000 Al othier demands as pany... N 419,732 94 Total Liabilities $1,001,591 79 Income. Net Cash actually received for fire preminms ... $681,232 61 Received for interest on Bonds aud 3,224 56 srom all other sources. 35,748 55 $740,185 7 Total Income... Expenditures. Net amount paid for Fire Losses... $347,953 94 Diyidends to Stock tolders . 55,000 00 owed for Com okersge...... 105,187 57 Paid for sal charges for ofli 48,846 81 Poid for Siate, taxes 17,951 01 All oth pendi- tures. Total Expenditures Risks and Premiums. fire Risks. | Premiums. Net amount of Risks wri.ten during the FeRCIE s Net amount of Risks expired during the | $1,604,585 12 % | 828,003 00 vin force r51, 79901676 F. HALTMAYER, President. M 1AN'N, Secret Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 6t of April, 1897 IRVING B RICHMAR, United States Consul-General. SYZ & CO, GENERAL AGENTS, 410 CALIFORNIA STREET. S