The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1898, Page 4

4 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1898. CANADA'S LAND GRAB | [N ALASKA A Bold = Seizure American Soil by the Dominion. f o Takes Full Possession of the Lake Bennett | Country. Heavy Duties Levied Uponi Persons Bound Toward the Klondike. PROTEST OF NO AVAIL. Miners Indignant at the High-Handed Proceedings of Canadian oOfficials. Epectal Dispatch to The Call. P00 900000 0000090060 | & L 4 NEW YORK, Feb. 5.—A Wash- ington special to the Herald says: There is a possibility that the United States will inaugu- rate retaliatory measures upen Canada for the harsh action taken by the Dominion Govern- ment in several American ques- tions. Me: es prohibiting the em- ployment of aliens upon public works and designed to injure the American lumber industry have recently been adopted by the Toronto legislature. A strong protest has been called out from the Washington Government, however, by the imposition of a heavy fine upon A. D. Malloch ® & @ of Boston, master of the Ameri- @ can fishing schooner Carrie E. & Phillips, for a techaical violation of the Canadian navigation laws. The v was seized and de- ned five days and its master s compelled to forfeit $150. It was estimated that the owners and crew lost $1500 as a result of the d tion and the spoiling of the bait on board the ship. Representative Simpkins has ght the matter to the at- tion of the House, and he de- ares that if the wrong is not righted he will introduce a reso- lution asking the President of the United States to direct the @ Treasury Department to enforce to the extre penalty the regu- lati ¢ our own ports. Mr. 1pkins called attention to-day to the case of the British steamer Danube, which last sum- mer violated the navigation laws of the United States at Skaguay, Alaska. He said she was clearly entitled to forfeiture, but Em- bassador Pauncefote repre- sented to the Government that only a nominal fine should be im- @ posed. He will endeavor to use the Danube to gain his point in the Malloch case. br POPPIPIPODPOPVOODOPVP00PP0000DPOPVCOPOPIOPOPPPPICPIOPOOOCO®OG Co000 900000000000 0000000® i SEATTLE, Feb. 6.—L. C. Branson, a Post-Intelligencer Syndicate corre- | spondent, writing from Fort Wrangel, under date of January 29, confirms the | reported news that Canada has entered | territory which the United States has | always claimed as its own, has taken | full possession and will attempt to compel Americans not only to pay duty before passing over, but will not permit | them, as the United States has done, to take up land without payment to the government of large sums of money. Mr. Branson's letter is as fol- lows: “The Dominion of Canada, through the agent of the provincial government | of British Columbia, in one short week | will have taken formal possession of | the country about Lake Bennett, on the Yukon trail of Dyea and Skaguay. | Zealous Americans residing in Alaska have ever contended that the upper or south point of Lake Bennett and all of Lake Lindeman are within the Alaskan boundary.” Only the last malil brought the news that Willis Tharpe, the Alaskan cattle n, had resisted the collection of Canadian duties at Lake Bennett upon the ground that it was American territory. The theory of Thorpe and othe is that the boundary line at thirty miles from the coast, to be computed from the actual shore line of the mainland rather than the outer | rim of the islands, would place him still under the stars and stripes.” | But so far as the formality of posses- sion goes the British are first on the ground, for a passenger of the Canad- | ian Pacific steamer Tees, lying here to-day, is Captain W. J. Rant, British | Columbian gold commissioner, stipend- | ary magistrate and revenue collector, | with headquarters at the south end of | ke Bennett. Captain Rant will deal the law as a sort of government agent. ¥ i of the| of Northwest his | issue provinece Territory will be subservient to rs when required. all licenses and collect the fee he put it, will be “Poc o Every Yukon-bound tr: nust contribute either directly directly to the prov ial government through Captain Rant. No man shall | cut a tree to build his boat without tempted to ¢ are indignant & outrageous and ings of the Canadian officials, and pect to see the matter taken up imme- diatel tment by the United ospectors have refused ! duty and have returned t to private parties under a 1e wholesale cutting of trees | s will be stopped at once, or | stumpage charge exacted. | Captain Rant has so notified Markus & Randolph, who operated a sawmill at | southwestern arm of the lake last | When the lumber s _cut by | hand one or more boats may be built by the same individuais on a single li- cense. This restriction does not end ! with Lake Bennett, but boat builders after crossing the Northwest Territory line must deal with the officers at Lake | Tagish. ““This is not a new law,” said Captain | in the service of the Crown. | and Lake Bennett. from Skaguay ! | & radius of 100 miles. | weather ALASKA RELIEF | EXPEDITION SETS SAIL FOR DYEA |Los Angeles’ Miénamed ‘Troops and Supplies Start From Portland on W. Elder. PORTLAND, Feb. Captain George Ruhlen, assistant days. command of the relief expedition. pedition is started over the pass. forward by the Oregon. additional supplies will be taken in 6.—The expedition which the United States Gov- ernment is sending Into the interior of Alaska with supplles for the rellef of miners who are reported to be in want salled for Dyea to- night on the steamship George W. Rlder. gers, fifty-one of whom are officers and enlisted men of the army, who will act as escort to the pack train, which, it 1s expected, will car- ry the rellef supplies over the passes. The officers in charge of the detachment sailing on the Elder are: Eldridge, in charge of the escort, with Lieutenant E. W. Clark, assist- ant, and Lieutenant G. M. Kemp, asistant surgeon. About 200 tons of provisions were sent forward by the Government from here, and an additional supply will go from Seattle in a few Brigadier General Merriam, commanding the Department of the Co- lumbia, who has had general supervision of the preparations for the expedition, has assigned Major L. H. Rucker, Fourth Cavalry, to the Major Rucker has been in Alaska for several weeks, and has taken temporary station at Dyea, where he has established a camp and supply depot. to go to Alaska on the steamer Oregon, which is scheduled to sail from here on February 8, and from Dyea he will direct affairs until the ex- Captain L. D. Brainard, commissary of subsistence, and disbursing officer for relief supplies, will also go The Government has let a contract to the Snow and Ice Transpor- tation Company of Chicago for carrying 150 tons of supplies from Dyea to Dawson, but as the paraphernalia of the company have not yet ar- rived on the Pacific Coast, it is possible that General send on a portion of the supplies by pack train to Lake Le Barge and there build boats on which to carry the supplies down the Yukon. It is expected that the 500 reindeer brought from Norway by the Government will be landed in Alaska within a month, and, if possible, GRS R RSN NN NNE NN NN NN RRRRR RS | the George The Elder carried 350 passen- quartermaster; Captain Bogardus General Merriam expects Merriam will R R Rt R R R R R R R with them. 3 Rant, to-day. “It is to be enforced up there for the first time. It is no more than right, for if you build a boat i Seattle you must pay for the lumbs Captain Rant has had many ye For six- in India and four in Zulu- served in Queen Victoria's cav- alry, retiring with the rank of Captain, which rank he retains under the laws | after a score of vears in the saddle. Last fall he was in the special serv of the provincial police as a private, and is well remembered at Skaguay He has every trait of a gentleman, up to that of being the same under all conditions of rank. Cap- tain Rant is accompanied by his son, who is in charge of two dog teams. WASHINGTON OFFICIALS RECEIVED NO NOTICE. Not Yet Cognizant of the Seizure of Lake Bennett Territory by Canada. WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.—The officials | of this Government are watching with some interest the attempts of the Brit- ish Columbian publications to make it appear that valuable territory in Southeastern Alaska is within the Brit- ish possessions. The semi-official map put out in the British Columbian year book is but ome instance of British, trickery to make it appear that such important points as Juneau, Dyea and Skaguay are within her Majesty's ter- ritory. A publication still more dangerous than the year book has been issued. It is an official map published by the Surveyor-General in the Interior De- | partment at Ottawa.. This map has just been received at the coast and geodetic survey here, and has excited some com- ment. It marks no boundary at all be- tween the United States territory and British Columbia south of Mount St. Elias, where he 14lst meridian crosses and marks a division of which there is no dispute. South of that point, how- ever, the map makes it appear that all the territory is in the British posses- sions. There is a legend written across the face of this part of the map, reading: “Undefined boundary.” It requires a second glance, however, to perceive these words. Superintendent Pritchett of the Coast and Geodetic Survey said this evening with regard to the claim of the Canadians te Dyea, Skaguay and Juneau: ‘“We have no notice of any such claim having been made. It probably arises out of the indefinite marking of the new map just issued by the Surveyor- General at Ottawa. We do not know officially that the Canadian Govern- ment ever in its map defined the bound- | ary south of Mount St. Elias, but the old treaty defining the English and Russian possessions is very clear in de- fining the distance this boundary shall be located from the coast line. The treaty now pending in the Senate for a joint survey of the line between Alaska and the British possessions will prob- ably put an end to_this controversy. Our maps are drawn in accordance with the old treaty and the towns men- tioned are clearly within United States territory.” The new official map of this region is looked on as another English trick. They will not acknowledge that there is any defined boundary, and in the meantime convey the impression by their publications that they own every- thing clear to the Pacific Ocean. The Coast and Geodetic Survey has just completed the most accurate map yet published of the Yukon district. It shows the river in all its detail, with the route of travel clearly defined to those who wish to reach the gold flelds in that vicinity. It shows that at pres- | ent the ocean vessels have to go as far up as St. Michael, which is now the center of a military reservation, having At St. Michael the vessels have to be unloaded and the cargoes transferred to lighter draft boats that can enter the mouth of the Yukon, a long distance south of St. Michael. 5 The United States survey will have two parties at work as soon as the will permit, surveying the mouth of the Yukon in an endeavor to find a deep-water channel up that ver. Such a channel has been report- cd as existing and is marked tenta- tively on the new map. In case it is finally located it 1s expected that oceal-going vessels can go right up the river for hundreds of miles before it becomes necessary to transfer cargoes. This new map, taken in connection with the one of Southeastern Alaska issued a short time ago, gives the pub- lic the two great routes by which the Klondike can be reached. The latter map 18 a very clear outline of the coun- try trayersed from Juneau by way of Dyea and Skaguay up through the chain of lakes and various rivers until the gold territory is reached. The Government officials say that no notice can be taken of the misleading maps sent out in Canada unless there is an official line designated that varies from that laid down by the treaty. WILL BUILD AN ELECTRIC LINE New Railway to Connect Los Angeles and Pasa- dena. Officials of the Two Cities Peti- tioned for the Granting of Franchises. Motor Cars to Make the Run Each Way on a Thirty-Five Minute Schedule. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. LOS ANGELES, Feb. b.—Within| ninety days Los Angeles and Pasadena | and the Intervening suburbs are to be | connected by two more bonds of steel. Colonel M. Thompson of Chicago, a well-known street railroad builder, to- day filed an application with the Los Angeles Board of Supervisors and with the trustees of South Pasadena and Pasadena, asking for a franchise to construct an electric railrcad from the limits of Los Angeles to Pasadena. A double track franchise is petitioned for. Colonel Thompson acts as the repre- sentative of the Los Angeles Suburban Raiflway Company, which is prepared to Invest $500,000 in the enterprise, to commence operations at once and carry them to a conclusion as rapidly as cap- ital can'do the work. The construction of this new double track line to Pasadena will be an im- rrovement which will tend to build up and develop a section of the county which affcrds some of the most charm- ing suburban residence spots in this | section of the State. It will materially | shorten the mileage between Los An- geles and Pasadena, as over the n route the running time will be only | minutes, whereas 55 minutes are now | consumed’ in making the journey by | electric railroad. The new line will commence at Down- ey avenue and Pritchard street in East Los Angeles, and run in a northeasterly direction six and one-half miles. It will traverse the Mission road and pass through the Estudillo and Pico tracts of 1000 acres. This will in the future be known as the Tuxedo tract. It will be boulevarded and improved in every way to make it a spot for handsome suburban residences. The line will proceed down the Monterey road to South Pasadena, thence along Palermo avenue, skirting the Raymond Hotel | lands on the west, up Raymond ave- nue into Pasadena, passing Hotel Green to Union street, thence to Fair Oaks avenue, thence to Vineyard street | and back to Raymond avenue. This | last portion forms a loop for a double track. The new company has completed and | signed an agreement with the Los An- geles Railway Company to use its tracks from Downey avenue and| Pritchard street to enter the city of | Los Angeles. It also proposes to trans- fer to any and every street car line in this city belonging to the Los Angeles | Railway Company. | The new company is-amply backed, and the improvement which it preposes to make will mark another epoch in the growth and development of Southern | California. It will also result in great | advantage and benefit to the traveling | | the water fight. GIVES NO AID 10 THE PEOPLE League for Better Government. Management Assists the Water Company Instead of the City. Member of the Syndicate Press Loses the Official Printing to the Record. Speclal Dispatch to The Cell. LOS ANGELES, Feb. 5.—The League | for Better City Government has thus far utterly failed to give any ald, as- sistance or counsel to the people of Los Angeles in the fight they are making against the City Water Company to | obtain municipal control of the city’s | plant. | commented upon by citizens, | feeling has become quite general that The fact being generally and the is the controlling spirits of the league have been using that organization and its influence against the interests of the people in the water contest. Lead- ing members of the league when ap- proached and asked to identify them- selves with the people's side of the controversy, eithet refuse to talk or proceed to make a lengthy defense of | the water company's programme to | mulct the city in the sum .of hundreds of thousands of dollars. It is absolutely impossible at present to get an expression from the league directors in favor of the city's side of The rank and flle of the members of the league are unques- tionably in favor of bringing the water company to terms, but the directing spirits seem to be lined up with the syndicated press in favor of the water company’s policy of delay. The, result is that the League for Better City Gov- ernment is being looked upon by many as an organization which was simply given life in order that a few schemers might use it to back and enforce the nefarious plans of the local newspaper combination of the Times, Herald and Express. This policy was partially outlined when the league directors—a bare quo- rum of eight being present—passed resolutions attempting to injure The Call. The effect of those resolutions has been to add several thousand names to the list of regular patrons of The Call in Los Angeles City. The absolute failure of the organiza- tion to make itself felt or be heard from in the water contest, the most important battle that has ever been fought in this city, has had the effect of causing hundreds of people to de- nounce the league’'s present manage- ment as a simple tool of the water company. It is not too late, however, for the league to come in and assist the peo- ple in making this fisht, which is to de- termine whether corporations existing by the suffrance of the city are bigger than their maker. One of the members of the syndicated local press—the Exprdss—recelved a severe set back to-day. The finance committee of the City Council took from it the city printing and awarded it to the Record for the ensuing year. This makes the Record the official paper of the city, which the Express has been for a long period of years. The Record will now increase its size to eight pages. It is the only daily newspaper published here that has taken the side of the people in,the the water controversy. The City Council will be ealled upon on Monday to vote $2000 more to defray expenses in the litigation over . the Crystal Springs water rights. The pvroposition was made at the meeting of the finance committee of the Council to-day to transfer $2000 to the cash fund to meet the expense. Councilman Grider refused to vote to make the transfer. He said that within two months $3000 of the people’s money had been spent in this matter and he could not see that one particle of good hadre- sulted. He added that he was opposed to spending any more of the public funds in that wasteful way and went on to state that the committee of the Council now investigating the source of mountain water supply, of which he was a member, would make its inves- tigation and report and the expense to the city would not be one dollar. The supply committee has already approved bills in the sum of $1500 on account of the Crystal Springs suit, and they will be reported on Monday. Chairman Toll of the supply committee says that they will have to be paid \\'h(other the funds were transferred or not. —_— FATHER AND SON ON THE RETIRED LIST. Rear Admirals Thomas 0. Selfridge, Sr. and Jr.,, Have Faithfully Served Their Country. WASHINGTON, Feh. 5.—Admiral Self- ridge, who has just relinquished the com- mand of the European station, went upon the retired list of the navy with the close of to-day, having reached the age fixed by law. The event is entirely peculiar in our naval history, in that there will be presented the spectacle of father and son both on the retired list on account of age, after having reached the highest grade in the navy. The father, Thomas O. Self- ridge, is now living in Washington, D. C., having retired in 184, after thirty-six and a half years' service, and his name now heads the naval retired list. The son, likewise named Thomas O. Selfridge, had forty-five years' service to his credit when he retired to-day. He sailed for the United States from France to-day. By hig retirement Commodore Francis M. Bunce, commandant of the New York navy yard, will become a rear admiral, and Captain Winfield Schley, the chairman of the Lighthouse Board, becomes 8 commo- dore. Captain Silas Casey, in command of the League Island navy yard, goes u to the grade of commodore as the result of to-day’s retirement and that of Ad- public. miral Beardslee a few days ago. ADVERTISEMENTS. 0000000000000 0C0CCOCOCO Q0 ggnau-annaaaanfinnnnmafiaaggggggggggg%o o 49 oo oo 4 5o ] 3 DENTAL CO. & 1 Oa EEA o OUR PRICES THE LOWEST. 5o o ‘R j _OUR WORK THE BEST. 59 o% : . 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After the United States cruiser Raleigh visited this coast last spring and the United States representative had failed to obtain satisfaction Mr. Carleton was sent to the Moorish court to demand an immediate reply to the American demands. He left the Raleigh at an- chor off Mazagan, and on arriving at Marriakesh with his dispatch the Gov- ernment wished to bring into play their customary policy of procrastination, but, when the commissioner informed them that he was ordered to return to the ship within twenty-four hours after his arrival at Marrakesh with or without an answer the Sultan’s advis- ers, whose sole idea was to get the American ships out of Moorish waters. gave a verbal reply to the effect that instructions would be given to the Sul- tan’'s Foreign Minister at Tangier to settle the prineipal claims at once, and that the minor ones would be inquired into at no distant date. On Mr. Carleton’s return he, after waiting for a reasonable time to elapse, called on Sid Mohammed Torres to learn what had been done, but was as- sured by the Sultan’s minister that no instructions had been received from the Government with regard to the Amer- ican claims. When more than suffi- cient time had passed for Sid Moham- med Torres to write to and receive a reply from the court, it was found that the minister had received no communi- cation on the matter. Mr. Carleton was sent to obtain in writing the promise which had only been given to him ver- bally. On arriving at Marrakesh the usual evasive policy was pursued, till at last, just before the departure of the court, the commissioner is said to | have been informed that the members of the Moorish Government were sorry | that they could not attend to United States affairs at present, as the Sultan | was going to “eat up the dogs” who had refused to pay their taxes and “laugh in the beards” of his governors. Mr. Carleton. said he could not return | with such a message to his chief, so he would follow the court till there was a lull in hostilities, when no doubt the | Government would find time to attend to his business. Every effort was made to dissuade him from taking this step, but he remained firm. Since he has | been with the army every device has | been resorted to—and the Moorish court possesses many--to persuade him to return to Tangier, but he has re- fused to budge. He is expected to re- turn here shortly to give an account to his chief of what he had achieved up to the end of the year, and report the | present state of affairs to the new rep- | resentatives. It is believed that on his return an authentic account of Mulley Abdul Aszi’s military expedition will be obtainable. Stabs a Fellow-Laborer. | KINGMAN, Ariz., Feb. 5—Willlam Riordan stabbed and killed Thomas Low- | ery at Franconia, a small station west of here, on the Santa Fe railroad, this after- noon. The two men were laborers on the road and had a grudge against each other. - GROWING CROPS Showers Fall in Many Sections of the State. Come in Time to Put Dollars Into the Farmers’ Pockets. Impetus Given to Frult and Grain by the Downpour From the Skies. Special Dispatch to The Call. FRESNO, Feb. 5.—The rain which the farmers of this vicinity have been walting anxiously for these many days began to fall early this evening. A drizzling rain fell all evening, with an occaslonal spirited downpour, and the indications are favorable to anall-night shower. It will mean many dollars in the pockets of the farmers, who had about begun to despair. All the sown grain had begun to suffer and it is known that a considerable portion of it has rotted in the ground. One farmer in this vicinity said the other day that he had $11,000 in the ground and unless rain soon came he would lose every cent of it. He said the seed had rotted, but with the rain he could re-sow and thus get some return for his money and labor. The farmers in the light soil, how- ever, have examined their seed in the ground and find that it has germinated and with rain will do all right. If the moisture had been delayed much longer all the grain would have rotted. SAN JOSE, Feb. 6.—There is every prospect to-night of a good rainfall. It has been showering at intervals since 6 o'clock, and the sky is still cloudy, with wind from the north. Up to date neither the grain nor the orchards have suffered, though failure in the former case will be certain uniess the rains | come soon. The heavy and continued | frosts of the past month have been a | blessing to the fruit trees, as they have kept back the buds. With an ordinary amount of rain this spring the fruit crop must be large. SAN DIEGO, Feb. time of the season. In this city the rainfall to date is 3.11 inches. In some parts of the county it is considerably more. But, although the total is small, the precipitation has come at the right time to be of most service. There has been a large increase in the area of both barley and wheat, and plowing and seeding are nearly completed. With a fair amount of rain well dis- tributed during the remainder of the | season there will be ample crops. STOCKTON, Feb. 5.—Rain menced in a light fall about noon to- day, and continued most of the time until evening, when a steady downpour set in. Reports from the valley are that the rain was quite general, but nowhere heavy. Lodi had a good sup- ply. Merced was getting quite a duck- ing late in the afternoon. SACRAMENTO, Feb. 5—Rain began falling here at noon to-day and is still coming down to-night. More than a half inch has fallen, and it promises to be a good, heavy storm. In this and adjoining counties grain has been in splendid condition all along,albeitalit- tle backward on account of the cold weather in January. Crops in this county and north of here could have | withstood two weeks more without rain, but of course will be greatly bene- fited by the moisture. As it is the farmers are all happy. The open | weather enabled them to plant-every acre they wanted to put in, and with | timely spring rains there will be abundant crops. Threatened With Destruction. 1 DIANAPOLIS, Feb. 5.—A special from Muncle, Ind., to the Sentinel says: At midnight the town of Albany is on fire and is threatenea with total destruc- tion. The loss will be heavy. How much are you are now. are more like a boy bad dreams that yo feeling gloom and nervousns confidence in your come from drains. the drains. up for the loss and have been All cured, and when in that splendid great Institute if it ask to see the chief for free circulars an won't cost you offe the doctors' advice, can be certain of ge! fire and the vim of to have it. nished truth. not fail. It can is only to be had sonian doctors. promptly. Let n pass without seeking advice. in the half hearted fashion that you You seem to be only a half man instead of being a whole one. You in the back, that sense of It makes manliness. matter what has caused the drains, no matter how you have abused your health by follies, “Hudyan” will make again. Testimonials from 20,000 people received at the Institute. known as perfect manhood. and if you cannot call write and ask ing you what “Hudyan” has done. That is plain and unvar- 0-DA losing by going on than a man. Those u have, that weak ess and the lack of own powers all “Hudyan” stops No you will be a man cured they remain condition that is Call at the is convenient and of the physicians, d testimonials tell- It cent, neither will In one word you tting back all your youth if you care “Hudyan” does not fail, but it from the Hud- You should act ot one moreday 5.—Generally | speaking, crop prospects in this county | are better than the average at this | com- | Love is the sun of woman’s life. Its dawning is the "™ maiden’s lender// // sentiment; it bright- 4 ens into the steady [/’ affection of the con- { tented wife, and 5 reaches its glorions noontide in the happy mother. Happy motherhood is a true wo- man’s loftiest ambition. Her highest pride is in her fitness to fulfill this grand and sacred destiny. 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Real estate owned by compan: Loans on bonds and mortgag Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company ........ 31,422,612 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other mar- ketable sacurities as collateral.... 2.3% Cash in b < Interest due an: stocks and loans. Premiums in due tion Rents due and accrued. Annuities, life and reversiona terests purchased by the pany Deposits losses . Total assets LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid, losses in process of adjustment or in suspense, losses resisted, including expenses = 43,735 0 Gross premiums on fire risks ru ning one year or less, reinsurance 50 per cent; gross premiums on fire risks running more than one year, reinsurance pro rata......... 5,038,598 3§ Amount reclaimable by the insured on perpetual fire insurance poli- ool < vuniises = & 331,213 48 Liability under life d(’r- ment. 80,052,329 90 Cash dividends remaining unpaid. 12,510 00 A1l other demands against the co pany % £25,907 08 Total liabilities ... 326,904,593 63 INCOME. : Net cash actually received for fire premiums -8 7,784,175 94 Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources 964,844 58 N Net amount paid for fire losse: Dividends to stockholders......., Paid or allowed for commission or Total income E brokerage ............ 1,195,302 54 Pafd for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc.. 623,365 18 Paid for Stat tional and local 169,635 08 taxes All oth tures BLOOD All classes of bloed taint are cured by the “30 day blood cure.” It makes no bit of difference whether they are pri- mary, secondary or tertiary disorders. If your hair is falling out, if your teeth are loosening or if you have ulcers in the mouth or copper-colored spots write for 30 day blood cure” circulars. They are as free as “Hudson” testimony, So is advice. HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE, Sk, N San ikt and ELlis §t, Francisco. Fire losses incurred during the vea -8 8,077,846 97 4,199,850 48 Total expenditures RISKS AND PREMIUMS. |Fire Risks.| Premiums, Net amo Net amount of risks| the| $2,282,519,935/$10,973,954 02 risks the| written during year .. ¢ expired during s 2,247,043,8%5| 11,431,730 44 2,045,534,835! 9,906,579 85 N M. eneral Manager. T. I. ALSOP, Sub-Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th day of April, 1807. W. J. SULIS, United States Vice-Consul at Liverpool. CHARLES D. HAVEN, - RESIDENT SECRETARY. Paciflo Departmont, No. 422 Californis Sty 8. B - year -. Net amount in for December 31, “1896. JO!