The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 21, 1897, Page 2

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, truthfully described by the statement that he has tons of gold in sight, and that there is scarcely a limit to the | ive production of his claims. rked for McDonald, and says s no better employer in the | Klondike region. The men all like Mc- | Donald, and his conduct has been so generous that not many in the district envy him his good fortune. He! that after this winter wages will be reduced to $10 a day. He ders that good pay, believing that »ns will be plentiful and conse- quently cheaper next season. In coming out Hern lost his outfit in the Yukon and walked thirty-five miles without shoes, with the thermometer 12 degrees below zero. trsies 58 CANADIAN CUSTOMS RULES. Regulations Governing the Bonding of Miners' Outfits to Circle City. WASHINGTON, Dec. 20.—A re- sponse has been received to a recent letter from Secretary Gage to the Canadian Commissioner of Customs, requesting information as to the bond- ing of miners’ outfits through Cana- dian territory en route from Juneau, Alaska, by way of the Chilcoot Pass and the Yukon River to Circle City, Alas The Commissioner says that the following regulations have been prepared to meet the case: Imported goods, heretofore describ- | shall be reported to the Canadian | tom-house, Lake Tagish, and may » entered for exportation there in the sual form, “in transitu,” in duplicate. The goods may then be delivered | without payment of duty, to be car- | ried to their destination out of Canada | by any transportation company which has duly executed a bond in | the form prescribed by the Minister | of Customs for the due and faithful | deli of all packages carried by upply and for the general com- with the cust laws and regulations governing such traffic. A duplic of the entry in transit, duly signed and marked with the proper customs stamp, shall accom- pany each shipment of goods convey ed by a bonded carrier, so that the | same may be returned to the customs | house at Fort Cudahy with a certifi- cate thercon as to the landing of the n the United States or of their passed outward from Canudi months from date of entr e goods when entered in transit | exportation are not delivered to be forwarded by a bonded carrie s »d in the last preceding section, | thereon is to be deposited | with the customs officer at Lake Tag- | ish, ect to a refund of same at the | e ort Cudahy when the goods | pass outward thereat | tificate of an office States or of the Canadian customs | that the said goods have been landed | in the United States within six months from the date of the in tr: u entry. The duty deposited in such case is to be indorsed on the entry and certi- fied by the customs officer in charge, and the duplicate of the entry tified and marked toms stamp, is to be delivered to the | pers e deposit of du A report of each entry in transitu hall be forwarded e custor to the C rt Cudahy, f duties on the goods entered in itu and not duly exported. he arti sually cl are to be by mail without officer at the sctor eler passed free | without entry. Commissioner McDougall, in a letter accompanying these regulations, says | that they are framed with the desire | fford the utmost facilities for the in question compatible with se- nue. He further the Chilcoot down the Yukon tributaries, in which goods may go for- d in bond tc ment of du PRAISE FOR THE VEW ER CALL Citizens of Woodland Express Appreciation of the Big Edition. Consider It the Greatest Achievement in the Records of Coast » Alaska without pay- Journalism. Special Dispatch to The Call. WOODLAND, De 20.—Still the praises of the New Era edition of T/ Call are being sounded on every side. | Men of all shades of political opinion | and all vocations and professions com- | plimented the enterprise of The Call in | the highest terms. Mayor Charwak was Vvery emphatic | in pronouncing The Call one of the best papers he ever saw. He was | pleased to see it making such rapid | strides in circulation and infiuence. W. R. Pond, a prominent Republican leader, pronounced the New Era edi- tion the finest publication of the kind he ever saw. County Treasurer Wood said the paper was a fine one. The only criti- | cism he had to make was that there | was too much to read. D. C. Halsey of the Byrns Hotel said it was the biggest thing in the news- paper line he had ever seen. The edi- tion will mark a new era in the circu- lation of the paper in this city. Cashier Harling of the Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank said it was a fine paper—much better than the Exami- ner. The new dress gave the paper a handsome appearance. “The New Era Edition of the Call is a hummer,” said J. V. Leithold, a prominent druggist. “The Call of Sunday is one of the most valuable editions of a newspaper I ever saw,” said Merchant John John- son. “The Call of Sunday is a good one— one that the people of California should be proud of. It is a splendid number to send to Eastern friends,” said Corb Barr. “The Call is coming to the front rap- idly. Sunday’s issue was a ‘dandy.’ I take all the papers, but read the Call first,” said Manager Van Horn of the Hotel Julian. R. H. Beamer, member of the State Board of Equalization, is at all times a great admirer of the Call, but he was enthusiastic over the New Era edition, and pronounced it one of the best papers he ever saw. Ea— Mill Valley Residence Looted. MILL VALLEY, Dec. 20.—The resi- dence of William MecCann was looted by burglars Saturday night or Sun- day morning while .the house was un- occupied. The burglars took every- thing of value, and made a good haul. There was no one in the vicinity to mo- lest them. At present the house is va- cant, Mr. McCann living in San Fran- | tions that point to a match between | changed his mind about retiring from DAN STUART | S SANGUINE Confidént That Corbett| and Fitzsimmons Will Meet. Brady Makes Some Offers to Coax the Hard-Hitting An- tipodean On. Willing to Pay Two Thousand Dollars to Get Him Into the Ring Again. Special Dispatch to The Call. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Prospects for another battle between Robert Fitz- simmons and James J. Corbett, for the heav weight championship of the world, were never brighter than at present. Martin Julian, the champion's manager, is responsible for the indica- the big fellows. Julian stated in Chi- cago Sunday night that Fitz had the ring and had decided to fight Cor- bett again. William A. Brady, how- ever, still doubts that Julian's state- ment on behalf of the champion is sin- cere. “Fitzsimmons is bluffing again,” said Brady to-day. “He is employing the same tactics he used before he went to England two years ago. He says that Corbett is using his name solely for ad- vertising purposes, and has no de! for another battle. Well, if he thinks so why doesn’t he call our bluff? To show you that Corbett means business I will give Fitzsimmons $1000 when he signs articles of agreement and $1000 when he goes into the ring. I will also agree to give him an additional $1000 if Corbett fails to sign articles and an- other $1000 if Corbett does not go into the ring. Now, let the Australian come from under cover and declare himself. Here is a chance for him to pick up $4000 without a struggle. 1 will post the money with Dan Stuart, George Si- ler or Louis Houseman.” Dan Stuart takes a different view of the situation. He believes that Fitz- simmons will meet the Californian again. In talking about Julian's state- ment, he said: | “I am glad that Fitzsimmons has de- | cided to enter the ring again. No | fighter can afford to defy public opin- | ion, and judging from the champion’'s attitude he now realizes this fact. I | expect to make Fitzsimmons an offer for a fight with Corbett hin ten da and also ask him to sign articl As Fitzsimmons ex- presses a desire to fight again I see no | good reason why he should not sign | any fair agreement submitted to him.” | — ABBOTT HONORED BY STANFORD STUDENTS. | Efected President of the Glee and M ando | lin Clubs After a Heavy | Contest. STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Dec. 20. As a result of an unusually spirited inter-fraternity contest, Philip Fan- ning Abbott, son of the late Rev. Mr. Abbott of Oakland, was to-day elected | president of the Stanford Glee and Mandolin Clubs, which are soon to make a holiday tour of some twenty coast and inland towns of Southern | California. Abbott is a senior and one of the as- sistant libraria He has been 2 mem- ber of the Glee Club ever since he en- tered the university as a freshman, and two yvears ago was president of the club, He has a rich baritone voice pf remarkable range and is a violinist of merit. i In winning the contest Abbott scored a success for the Signa Rho Eta fra- | ternity, of which Catton, the football | captain; Brunton, the track captain, | and the Strohn brothers and Manager McNeil of the musical clubs are also members: TWO FIGHTS ARRANGED FOR PUGILIST MAHER. Will Meet Jackson in San Francisco and Then Battle With Ruhlin at Hot Springs. PITTSBURG, Dec. 20.—The backers of Peter Maher to-day received two telegraph replies to their challenge to match Maher against any man in the world for the heavy weight champion- ship. One was from “Billy” Madden, who is at Hot Springs. He says that a number of influential business men at Hot Springs will give a purss of §10,- 000 for a finish contest between “Gus’ Ruhlin and Maher, the contest to take place in March. Efforts are being made to arrange a fight between Choyngki and Steve O’Donnell, to take place at Hot Springs during February. There is to be a purse of $5000 offered for the fight, according to Madden. In reply o the message Maher's backers said the offer suited them. The other reply was from San Fran- cisco. It stated that the supervisors there had drawn the line against fights for the present, but that all would be right for the proposed Maher and Jackson fight on February 21. The tel- egram read: Be sure and have Maher ready for February 21, as Jackson is getting ready for that date. The contest will surely take place. John J. Quinn said to-night: “We can fight Jackson on February 21 and return to Hot Springs to fight Ruhlin in March.” . | sixth floor. bt Mangled .in a Flour Mill. cisco, It is said that the looting was done by San Francisco crooks. SALINAS, Dec. 20.—Charles L. Stei- ner, an employe of the Sperry Flour Company, was seriously injured this morning at the company’s mill in this city. Steiner is employed as sweeper and oiler. While going his rounds oil- ing the machinery and sweeping out the blowers he was caught in a blower and his right leg badly mangled and broken just above the ankle. He was otherwise injured about the face and arms. —_— COLLISION BETWEEN TROLLEY AND HORSE CAR. One Person Probably Fatally and Six Oth- ers More or Less Injured by the Accident. PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 20.—One person was prnbably. fatally hurt and six others were more or less injured this afternoon in a collision of the Roxborough, Wissachickon and Man- ayunk Electric Road, on the out- skirts of this city. While descending a hill a trolley car became unmanage- able on account of the slippery tracks, and, descending at full speed, it struck a horsecar at the foot of the incline, plowed through one end of it and brought upagainstthe trolley pole. The roof of the trolley car fell in on the passengers, the stove up- set and the wreck caught fire. J. R. Lamon, aged 29 years, conduc- tor of the runaway car, suffered injur- ies which will necessitate the amputa- tion of a leg and one arm, and may result in his death. The motorman and passengers were severely cut and bruised. The wreckage was consumed | by the flame FIREPROOF WOOD N SHIPS 0F WiR Use of the Material May Be Dis- continued in Future Construction. Secretary Long’s Decision Will Be Based Upon Recommendations of Assistant Rooseveit. The Call. Dec. 20.—A W to the Herald says: Secretary Long adopts a recommenda- tion to be made by Assistant Secre- tary Roosevelt the use of fireproof wood in ships in the naval service will be abandoned. This decision is of a most important character, and upon its approval by Mr. Long depends whether or not contracts for its em- ployment in the battleships Kearsarge, Kentucky, Alabama, Illinois and Wis- consin shall be carried out. Wood has been used in the Iowa, Helena, | Nashville, _Wilmington, ksburg, Newport, Wheeling, Mari- moh in accordance with instructions given by Mr. Herbert while Secretary of the v, and the Union Iron Works, Newport News Shipbuilding Company and other firms secured the right to manufacture wood in accord- ance with the process. The matter was referred to Mr. Roosevelt by Secretary Long, to whom the ' Board of Construc submitted two re- ports. The majority report, signed by five members of the board, urged that the use of wood be limited to light Jjoiner work, furniture, etc. The Chief Naval Constructor advocated the con- tinued employment of the material. I understand the report which Mr. Roosevelt is preparing will urge that wood be not used at all. The Govern- | ment does not stand to lose anything as a result of the discontinuance wood, as clauses in the contracts for the construction of battle-shi; mit the Secretary to changes as he may determine, with a | corresponding reduction in the con- tract prices of ships. - FIRE RAGESIN THE AUDITORIUM BUILDING. Biggest Theater and Hotel in Kansas City in Danger of Total Destruc- tion. KANSAS CITY, Dec. 21.—Fire broke out at 1:15 o’clock this morning in the big Auditorium building at Ninth and Holmes streets, which contains the biggest theater in Kansas City and one of the big hotels. The fire origi- nated in the servants’ quarters on the Though the greatest e: citement prevailed among the guests of the hotel, no one was hurt in the panic which followed the alarm of fire. At 1:40 the fire was believed to be under control, but at 1:55 the flames have burst forth again and seem to be making headway against the efforts of the firemen. At 2:10 the fire has eaten down into the fourth story of the building, and it is believed the entire structure is doomed. All persons have been ordered out of the building. -— DRIVEN FROM TRENTON BY PETTY PERSECUTION. Andrew K. Rowan Leaves New Jersey State and Gives Valuable Property For a Women’s Home. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Andrew K. Rowan, a wealthy and distinguishad citizen, has been driven out of Trenton, N. J. After residing there all his life he announces that owing to petty per- secutions he will go and remain away. Rowan has deeded his handsome prop- erty to three trustees, who are to give it to the New Jersey Methodist Confer- ence for a home for aged women. The property has a frontage of 400 feet and a depth of 250 feet, and includes a fine lawn and residence. He wants the Methodist Conference to raise a fund to maintain the home, and he prom- ises to be a liberal giver. Rowan recently had his neighbor, John McNeal, arrested on a charge of girdling all the fine trees around his place and placing a bomb in his kind- ling wood, which blew a stove apart and nearly killed him. McNeal is awaiting trial, and Rowan fears other depredations, and will taxe no chances. Rowan will live in Florida in the win- ter and travel during the summer. e ACCEPTS HER DOWER INTEREST IN THE ESTATE. Mrs. Pullman Decides to Protect Her wo Sons, Practically Disinherited by Their Father. CHICAGO, Dec: 20.—Mrs. George M. Pullman has decided to accept her dower interest in the estate of her hus- band instead of abiding by the terms of the will. According to the will she was given $50,000 in cash, the home- stead in Chicago and the income from $1,250,000 during her life, the sum to re- vert to the estate after her death. Her acceptance of the will would have made it practically impossible for her to leave anything to the two sons, who were practically disinherited by their father. Her third interest of the dow- er gives her $3,000,000 in personal prop- erty and a one-third interest for life in the real estate held by Mr. Pullman. The estimate makes the estate of Mr. Pullman aggregate at least $15,000,000, instead of $7,000,000, as announced im- mediately after his death. Annapolis, | p, , Atlanta, Chicago and Miantono- | of | INBORSE POSTAL SAVINGS BANKS American Federation of Labor Favor the Plan. | National Movement for the Purification of Primary Elections Approved. Secretary Gage’s Curreney Bill, How- ever, Is Vigorously Opposed by Resolution. Special Dispatch to The Call. NASHVILLE, Tenn., Dec. 20.—When | the American Federation of Labor met | to-day a resolution relative to legisla- {tion on the postal savings bank sys- tem was presented by the committee on resolutions. The resolution which | indorses the bill pending before Con- gressfavoring theestablishment of pos- | tal savings banks with the clause rel- | ative to the National banks stricken | out, was adopted. A resolution expressing approval of the national movement for the purifi- cation of primary elections was adopted. Resolutions were adopted that an ef- fort be made to organize firemen; that special instructions for the organiza- tion of journeymen bakers and their local unions be issued; that efforts be | made to organize the brickmasons, | who are as yet unorganized. | At the afternoon session the St. Louis | convention and President Gompers’ ac- tion continued to be discussed. James | O’Connell said he attended the conven- tion, though he had not, in fact, signed the call. He also claimed that men who had been most active in attempt- ing to disrupt the movement during the miners’ strike were being paid out of funds contributed by the American Federation of Labor. In answer to a question he said none of the men he | referred to had remained on the scene after injunctions were issued, but the organizers had remained. Ernst Kreft said if anything threat- ened the Federation at the St. Louis | meeting it was the president’s duty to have gone there any protected the Federation. J. C. Burnell then offered a resolu- tion approving the reasons given by resident Gompers for not attending the St. Louis convention, which was adopted. A strong discussion over the commit- tee resolution indorsing independent political action and declaring against injunctions was participated in by Mc- Guire, the author of the resolution, Kreft, Yarnell and Brennock, and after defeating an amendment offered by Kreft, the resolution was adopted. The resolution in reference to the free coinage of silver at 16 to 1 was taken and a substitute on the Gage bill was adopted, as follows: esolved, That we declare ourselves pgsitively opposed to the Uage ancial bill, recentlyintroduced in Con- by the Secretary of the Treasury. It is & measure that, if adopted as a law, | will only all the more firmly rivet the | gold standard on the people of the coun- try and perpetuate its disastrous effects | very form. : | solved, That we pronounce the Gage | bill an undisguised effort to retire our greenback currency and all Government paper money with a view to the substi- tuticn of national bank notes in their tead, and thus fasten the national bank :=l stem for years upon the American peo- | ple. A resolution calling for the removal of the federation headquarters from ‘Washington was reported unfavorably and adopted. Fraternal delegates from foreign countries were given privileges of voice and vote in conventions. An effort to change the time of the annual conven tion to the third Monday in September of each year was defeated. The convention decided to increase the per capita tax to 2 cents, and the ze goes into effect February 1, An amendment to the constitu- tion, requiring officers hereafter to be | elected an the last day of the conven- ticn was adopted. The convention will complete its business to-morrow and adjourn. CLARK’ 'STBD Y LAID IN STATE. For the First Time in the History of Ken- tucky a Negro's Body Is So Honored. NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—A special to the Herald from Lexington, Ky., says: For the first time inthe historyof Ken- tucky the body of-a negro has laid in state here. It was that of Lewis George Clarke, who claimed to be the original of George Harris in “Uncle Tom’s Cabin.” His body reposed in the Auditorium in Main street from 9 o’clock Sunday morning until 2 in the afternoon. Hundreds of persons looked upen on the features of the old quadroon as he lay in the casket. The crowds which passed in to see the body were largely composed of negroes, but many prominent white citizens of Lexington also looked at the face of the old man, who they believed had helped to make history. The body was removed from the Auditorium to St. Paul's African Meth- odist Episcopal Church at a few min- ntes past 2 o'clock. The edifice was pasked to the doors. The funeral ser- mon was preached by the Rev. A. J. Chambers of Danville, Ky. After re- { <iting the good deeds or the old man, s struggle for his own freedom and subsequent efforts in behalf of the freedom of his race, he said it would be well for the negro to-day to try to emancipate his race from the curse of liquor and of shiftlessness. The body was taken at 5 o'clock to Oberlin, to which town Clark had fled fifty-six years ago in his escape from slavery. SRAUGEES SENATOR CULLOM /FTER THE DOG-FIGHTERS. Causing the Arrest and Prosecution of Those Who Witnessed the Brutal Sport in His Barn. WASHINGTON, Dee. 20. — Senator Cullom, having learned that a dogz fight in his stable last Friday night was engineered by young bloods about town, and that they have been using several stables in the neighborhood in the same way, has determined to put a stop to the business by making ar example of the participants. He has instructed the police to prosecute all who were there, and the investigation shows that there were twenty-five ot thirty men in the stable at the time. One is the son of Senator Mills, and the others are young men about town, who have been engazed in such sport. Senator Cullom does not propose that they shall use his stable as an arena for such exhibitions, and his order to run down the participarts and prose- cute them has caused consternation in TUESDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1897. e a number of homes in Washington. To-day half a dozen intuential people called on Cullom, begging him not to prosecute their sons. The penalty for participating in sucn affairs in the District of Columbia is a fine of $230 and imprisonment. The men captured by the police are, the Senator thinks, the most innocent of the crowd. Yesterday Senator Cul- lom’s dog fight was the joke of the capital. To day it is not a joking matter with the people who escaped, bu{ who are fearful they will be found ou PLACES APPORTIONED. Number of Election Officers Given Each One of the Political - Parties. The Election Commissioners finished the task of apportioning the officers who will serve at the coming charter election among the various recognized political parties at three sessions held Sunday. Tt was decided to appor- tion the places as equally as possible between the Democrats, Republicans, Populists and Non-Partisans, and after much discussion the following division was agreed upon: Democrats, judges and 37 clerks; Republicans, 0 judges and 44 clerks; Populists, 34 judges and 60 clerks; Non-Partisans, 47 judges and 47 clerks. Mayor Phelan objected to the ar- r1angement on the ground that many responsible Democrats had been ignored in the distribution of the places, but no attention was given to his protest. It was decided to leave the lists open to inspection by properly accredited representatives of the parties as long asl the period before election will per- mit. MOONSHINE IN THE CHAPARRAL Internal Revenue Collector Lynch Discovers an Illicit Still. It Was Making Brandy in the Brush on a Mountain Ranch in San Luis Obispo. A moonshining outfit in the wild mountains of San Luis Obispo County, forty miles from the nearest any- where, has been captured by Deputy Internal Revenue Collectors L. M. Noah of Los Angeles and D. J. Flan- nery of San Jose. When Internal Revenue Collector Lynch was visiting the southern part of his district recently on official busi- ness he secured some evidence tending to show that illicit distilling was being conducted in Van Ness Canyon, in the sparsely settled and remote mountain regions of San Luis Obispo County. It required several days to learn the lo- cation of the lawbreakers, and when this had been done he instructed the deputies named to procure a search warrant and seize the plant. Last Thursday they formed a posse, consisting of themselves, a constable and a guide, and after traveling about forty miles over the most rugged character of road they came to the ranchos of Joseph Brendel and Alfred and Charles Goessel, each of whom owned 180 acres. The Groessels were not at home, but Brendel was found on his place. He has cultivated a small vineyard and orchard, but outside of these there were no improvements worth mention- ing. But there were dogs and rifles enough on the place to cheer the heart of the most enthusiastic hunter. No liquor or other evidence of moon- shine was seen in the house, but in the dense brush about a mile away twen- ty-two bottles of brandy were discov- ered concealed under some ox hides. A little distance away the still was found. It was complete and ready for business and near it was a keg con- taining twenty gallons of pure Cali- fornia brandy. The whole outfit was confiscated, to- gether with a team of horses, a wagon and harness. Brendel and his moon- shine distillery were loaded into the wagon and taken to the town of San Luis Obispo, where after an examina- tion by a Justice of the Peace the prisoner was held to answer before the United States Grand Jury in Los Angeles and his bonds were fixed at $1500. Not being able to furnish the bonds he was kept in custody to await the action of the United States Grand Jury. United States Marshal Baldwin wiil leave this morning to convey the prisoner to the Los Angeles County. Jail. Newsboys. Christmas News Letter now ready. A great number selling rapidly. Fully returnable. Any boy can sell it. San Francisco News Company, 406 Geary street, or office, 5% Kearny st.* e HARBOR IMPROVEMENT. ALAMEDA, Dec. 20.—The Board of City Trustees at its meeting this even- ing adopted a resolution authorizing the chairman of the board to call a public meeting of persons interested in the improvement of Oakland harbor to take steps toward the completion of the tidal canal. An ordinance was introduced forbid- ding the use of nets and seines in the waters within the city limits of Alame- da. This is aimed at the Italian fish- ermen who have been capturing the black bass by wholesale which were planted in San Leandro bay. | WAS INFEAR OF PENITENTIARY Letter Written by Actor Ratcliffe After Beating His Wife. Conflicting Stories Told by Wit- nesses During the Trial for Assault. Mrs. Ratcliffe Didn’t Exhibit Bruises, but She Said She Was Supposed to Be Dying. Special Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, Dec. 20.—Edward J. Ratcliffe, whose trial for an assault upon his wife was interrupted last week by a death in a juror’s family, retold the court to-day the story of the al- leged assault. A letter written by Ratcliffe to his wife after his arrest in Chicago was introduced. In it Ratcliffe pleaded to have the prosecution stopped, saying that he feared he would have to serve two years or more in the penitentiary. “Do not allow,” he wrote, “the sins of the father to be visited on our two innoccent babes.” Ratcliffe denied that this letter was an admission of guilt. i The janitor of the apartment hous= in which the alleged assault took place, was called as a witness for the defense. The janitor satd that on the evening of the alleged assault he saw Mrs. Rat- cliffe, but noticed no signs of an as- sault having been committed upon her. She was in good spirits, he said. A few days later, the janitor said, he suggested to Mrs. Ratcliffe that she go out for a walk, and she replied: “I am supposed to be dying.” On cross-examination the janitor was asked if he did not remember hearing Mrs. Ratcliffe say that she did not care to send Ratcliffe to Sing Sing, but would like to send him to the peni- tentiary for six months to teach him a lesson. The witness replied: “I do not remember that, but I do remember her saying that she would like to have Ratcliffe with his head against the wall, with his hands tied behind his back and then just soak him.” This reply somewhat disconcerted the prosecution. Louis Lomosa, janitor of the apart- ment house next door to the Ratcliffes’ flat, testified that he called the cab for Mrs. Ratcliffe in which she drove away soon after the alleged assault. There were no marks or bruises on her face. Lomosa said he further stated that Kate Molloy, the maid who testified in corroboration of Mrs. Ratcliffe, had told him that Mr. Delacey, Mrs. Rat- cliffe’s father, had told her that she would be taken care of for the rest of her life. After further unimportant testimony the defense rested. The undertaker who was called to bury Ratcliffe’'s child testified in re- buttal of the defendant’s statement that he had never been paid a cent. ‘The case was then adiourned until to-morrow. IN HONOR OF A DEBUTANTE. and Mrs. Nat T. Messer Entertain at the Bella Vista. Mr. One of the most delightful parties in honor of a debutante was the one given last evening by Mr. and Mrs. Nat T. Messer for their daughter, Miss Marie Messer. The entertainment was not only given on a most elaborate scale, but differed materially from the usual debutante coming out affair in its originality. The guests were some 300 in number and all personal friends of Miss Messer. %, In the ballroom of the Bella Vista the decorations were elegant and elab- orate, and in direct keeping with the holiday season. Holly, red berries, Christmas wreaths and red lanterns were used entirely and the effect was most artistic and pleasant. The guests began to arrive at 9 o'clock and danc- ing was at once inaugurated. Between the dances the following programme of tableaux vivants,scenes andpictures was presented on the stage of the miniature theater, which is a part of the Bella Vista ballroom: 1. “A Serenade in Spain,” Miss Muriel Atherton and Fred Knight. 2. Scene, “An Evening Down South,” Mrs. George Folsom, Miss Addie Dib- ble, Nat T. Messer Jr., assisted by a band of pickaninnies and colored vocal- ists and dancers. 3. Tableau, “The Debutante,” Miss Carrie Ayers; Dr. Broderick, U. S. N.; Douglas McBride, Al Russeil, Nat T. Messer Jr. and Henry Dibble. 4. Scene, Japanese at home, Aoki in rapid sketches, Geisha dancing girls, a Samisen player and general assistants. Pictures under the mistletoe, Miss Marie Messer and Nat T. Messer Jr. “A Lady of Quality,” Miss Gertie Foreman. “The First Born—Chang Toy,” little Wing. “Daughter of the Orient,”Miss Marie Messer. —_———— Nothing Mysterious @bout It. ALAMEDA, Dec. 20.—An alleged case of “mysterious disappearanee’ to allow your « fact, §lo yow not wish that to-day! Use sensel ~NOT EVEN THAT! Is that not a pretty comment friends to make of you? Youw deserve it though! Played the fool—done everything that was wrong and nothing that was right. It would be wisest to reform. But yow are already less than 90 per cent of @ man! As = youw were even 50 per cent o, a man? “‘Hudyan” will make s 4 want to be a whole man? If you do, in the nams common-sénse why not accept your chance? “Hu has the trifling roll of 18,000 gratefu! people on ity list. Will you be foolish enoush to say that you are too wealk to ask help? A!l the advice you may need, is free. It is the best and the straightest advice that can be had on this continent. For the cost of on= streetcar fare or a postage stamp you can con- sult the doctors. Consult them HUDYAN CIRCULARS FRHH. i s oo e ecmebsdosanior: HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE Steckton, Market and Ellis Sts., San Francisco. yow a whole man! Do you of an’ (4 'y was explained this evening. Stanley Stevenson, the 19 year old son of a prominent business man, was said to have disappeared, leaving no trace of his whereabouts. The fact was that he had gone for a cruise on the bay, leaving on Friday last and returning this evening. He made no secret of his departure, and was much sur- prised when he learned that he had been put on the list of the *“disap- peared” with a scare head. — e Reezption to Bishop Nichols. ALAMEDA, Dec. 20—The prepara- tions for the reception to be given Bishop Nichols at Christ Church on ‘Wednesday evening of this week have been completed and a success is as- sured. The Bishop will talk first of his recent visit to England, and after this an informal reception will be held in the Guild hall. A feature of this will be the presentation of a Christ Church souvenir spoon to Mrs. Nich- ols, who will accompany her husband to the reception. NEW TO-DAY. Sir! ONE MOMENT PLEASE! You can give HER an elegant Sterling Silver-Mounted Brush and Comb, in case, for $4. | can show you ) S asascsnasd T s s ? ; ; : : % other choice gifts if you will call Lundy, Jeweler, Under the Claus Spreckels Building AAA A e e e e e e e e e s e e R e e e e s | Bly's Cream Balm Cleanses the Nasal Passages, @llays Pain and Inflammation, Restores the Senses of Taste and Smell. HEALS THE SORES. Apply Balm into each nos- tril, ELY BROS, 8 Warren STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— FIREMAN'S FUND! INSURANCE COMPANY F SAN FRANCISCO, IN THE STATE OF California, on the 3ist day of December, A. D. 1895, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Polit- ical Code, condensed as per. blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amovunt of Capital Stock paid up in Cash -..$1,000,000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by the Company.$ 411,700 00 Loans on Bonds and Mortgages. 488,173 59 Stoc Cash Market Value of all and Bonds owned by Company.... L714,470 0 Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Ronds, Stocks and other mar- ketable securities as collateral. 210,762 55 Cash in Company's Office 5,257 19 Cash in Banks ... . 266,104 06 Interest due and acc Stocks and Loans . 5,850 53 Interest due and acer: and Mortgages ... ... 11,795 39 Premiums in due course of lection ... ... .eee . 359,750 84 Bills receivable, not matured, for Fire and Marine Risks . 42,00 14 Due from other Companies for Re- insurance on losses alread: id and in cpen aceount Fire Premium Notes Warrants Total Assets ... > LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid. 18,101 85 Losses in procesz of Ad or in Suspense 76,012 19 Losses resisted, in 7,035 10 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run ning one year or less, $984,469 07; reinsurance 30 per cent. D o4onom3Es Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $1,247,- « 300 22; reinsurance pro rata. 644,451 65 Navigation 215 56; reinsurance 100 per cen 29,215 56 Gross premiums on Marine Ti Risks, $90,174 93; reinsurance 50 JOREE W00 ok ons siod et e o 6,087 41 Voluntary reserve to offset cut rates in California . 75,000 00 Commiissions and Brokerage due and to become due ... 27,960 45 5,020 53 422,927 39 Marine bills payable Agents’ credit balance: Total Liabilities . INCOME. . Net Cash actually received for fire premiums ........ .oeo. $1,398,081 01 Net Cash actually received for ma- rine premiums 229,682 59 H d for interest on TorigaEes. <io: neosesa: 285 01 Received for interest and s on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources.. 108,536 61 Received from Rents 19,491 69 Total Income .. .en SLTT8BT 27 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses..§ 785.274 43 Net amount paid for Marine Losses 144.128 56 Dividends to Stockholders . 120,000 00 Paid _or allowed for Comm brok(—rlgel SRS RS 287,811 07 Paid for salaries. fees an “c{?n;:a for officers, clle”ué eto.s 159,724 19 t and local Paid for State, national e 161,642 72 Total Expenditures ++.$1,675,840 85 LOSSES. Fire. Marine. sses rred i L?he yegc“ during | sta1st s sweurs 49 RISKS AND PREMIUMS. | Fire Risks.|Premtums. et Net amount of Risks durin; the e ..y 157,557,366(31,892,509 62 Net amot "0( }“:l‘:sl o ;e‘rl"md e - 157,439,611/ 1,898,486 1 force Net amount in December 31, 1836 190,217,653| 2,241,769 Marine Risks. |Premiums. o ount of Risks N rricten during the year|s 44,150,558/8 436,338 94 s Nef mount of Risks) N pired during the year| 42,100,208 417,498 71 Net amount in force| Yecember 31, 1896.. . 4,415,176] 119,390 49 D. J. STAPLES, President. BERNARD FAYMONVILLE, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this Iith day of January, 187. M. RHOR! M. ER, Deputy Insurance Commissioner.