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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1898. BROTHER COMES 10 IS ATD Arthur Belew to Pay for the Defense of Frank. Advances the Theory That the Murderer Is Insane. Will Engage Counsel and Fight to Prevent His Convic- tion. HEARING IS CONTINUED. Absenee of an Attorney Ceuses the Arraignment to Be De- layed. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. R R R R o BIRD’S TESTIMONY. District Attorney Devlin says he has a card up his sleeve in the Belew cas It is the testi- mony which will. be given by John W. Bird to the effect that Frank Belew often made threats that he would kill his relatives. Speaking of what he would swear to, Bird said: *“I had many talks with Frank Belew concerning his family affairs. He and I have been good friends for years. He first began to threaten murder shortly after the death of his parents. In many conver- sations he repeatedly told me he would get revenge, so I have a chain of dates on which he made statements to the effect that he would destroy the lives of those whom he killed. I am, therefore, fully satisfied that Belew contemplated and planned this murder almost as soon as he discovered that those whom he killed had the best of his father's will.” This evidence will be import- ant as confirming the ex parte confessions of Belew, as the Dis- trict Attorney fears a mere con- fession not under oath, unless corroborated by other facts, will not be sufficient to warrant a conviction, B L L R R T D R R R T S S AP P44 4444444444440 4444444444444 444 444 R ok R P S PP SUISUN, Feb. 8.—Frank Belew, who confessed that he poisoned his sister and brother, will make a fight to save himself from the gallows. It was his original intentfon’ to plead guilty to murder and save the county the ex- pense and trouble of trying him. His attorneys have since advised him that he has a technical defense, and with the assurance of his brother, Arthur Belew, that financial aid will be ex- tended to him he has decided to make a fight in court. It is now very clear that, In addition to fighting on technicalities, the plea will be also made that the prisoner is insane. Several friends of the family visited Belew this afternoon, and on leaving the jail said that they were satisfied that one of his mental cogs has gone wrong, and that he was not of sound mind. One of them went so far as to predict that Belew would ‘within six weeks be in an insane asy- lum. ‘When Belew appeared in court this morning Attorney Lamont appeared for him to ask for a continuance. “I understand,” said Attorney La- mont, “that Reese Clark has been re- tained to defend the prisomer. He is unable to be present to-day and has not had an opportunity to consult his client, TUnder these circumstances I ask that the preliminary hearing be continued until next Friday.” District Attorney Devlin opposed any continuance on the ground that the de- fendant had been informed of his rights and had been given ample time to consult his attorney. Justice Maynard said that he did not see where the prosecution would suffer by a continuance, and accordingly granted the motion. Belew was then ordered back into the custody of .he Sheriff. Belew would undoubtedly have waived examination and gone to trial .had it not been for the stand taken by his brother. Arthur Belew says that he will engage counsel to defend his brother. “Frank must have been insane when he committted the crime,” said he to- right, “and I da not think that he should suffer the extreme penalty of the law. He was undoubtedly insane at the time, and I will do everything a brother can do to save him from the galiows.” Horseman Anderson Dead. TULARE, Feb. 8.—J. N. Anderson died to-day at the age of 65. He was a horse- mar of note and well known throughout the vall i{e was owner of Bay Wilkes “'and other raci ADVERTISEMENTS. Pears’ What virtue there is in bare cleanliness! Pears’ soap does nothing but cleanse, it has no medi- cal properties; but it brings the color of health, and health itself. Give it time. ! | l | able to my face. | himself, as I was not broke, |in me was paralyzed. ! view of my experiences I thought BELEW HOPES REFORMERS TO BE FREED MURDER WAS HI) - PASTIME Belew Twice Tried to Kill Charles Hough. Shot at Him and Later Gave Him Poisoned Food. Wanted to Remove the Farm- hand to Save Paying His Wages. STORY " OF S TH VICTIM.. Laughed At by the Dixon Officers When He Told of the Attempts on His Life. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. STOCKTON, Feb. 8.—Charles Hough, | who has heen menticned as a farm | hand whom Frenk Belew tried to as- | sassinate and later poison, is a resi- dent of this city, conducting a second- | hand store on Weber avenue, near San | Joaquin street. Hough says that when he went to Dixon after his experiences and related his story he was accused of being crazy, and he hopes that the officers who refused to take action then | will credit him now with sanity. | Hough certainly appears like a sober | and intelligent man, and tells his story | in a manner calculated to convince. | “I went to Dixon in the spring four | years ago,” says he, “and found em- | ployment, with Frank Belew, helping | him around his place for two months. | I never worked for a man more agree- | When we got through | he owed me $47, but as I had some | money I told him not to inconvenience | I went| down to Dixon and met him there on | the street one day, and he dunned him- | self. Later, while working over at an- | other place, I fell and hurt my side | and went back to Dixon to rest. I| met Belew on the street again, nd he | said he was all alone at the ranch and suggested that I come out and eat supper with him. “I went, and after the meal I had to go and lie down for some time. It | seemed that every bone and muscle I got Dbetter, however, and returned to town that evening. The idea that Belew tried to poison me never crossed my mind, as I supposed I was merely sick from some cause. “Along in the latter part of Septem- ber I got hard up and I went out to Belew and asked him if he would not help me out by letting me board out that debt. I thought it was all right, as Mrs. Belew had told me several times to come out and feel at home. This was one Saturday evening, and the following Tuesday, Mrs. Belew be- ing away at the time, Frank asked me if I wanted to drive across to his other place with him, He harnessed up and I went with him. He took his shotgun with him, but I thought nothing of that, as he frequently carried the gun around with him. We arrived at the place and after looking around I started to get back to the wagon, sup- posing that Belew was going home. Since it has turned out as it has I can see that his actlons were wrong, but I thought nothing of them at that time. He hesitated and finally suggested that we walk over to the road fence and see how things looked in that part of the country. We went, and he kept hesi- tating and gaining time by small talk. We were near the haystack at the time and he sald he was going over on the other side of the fence. I told him I guessed I would lie down on the straw and ywalt until he returned. “I lay down, with my head resting on my hand and my elbow on the straw, and was dozing when I heard the re- port of a gun, which was followed by a charge of shot tearing off my hat brim. My first thought was that it was an ac- cidental shot from long range, but when I got up and went around the stack I saw Belew walking away from me over on the other side of the fence. I thought this was funny, so I jumped over and overtook him. He looked rather white, and when I told him he had almost struck me by a wild shot he grew very nervous and seemed to be making no preparations to go home. I never suspectéd anything up to this time, but now I felt a little uncertain. I called his attention to the fact that his team was loose, and so we went down, and catching the horses we rode home. On the way home he told me not to say anything about the close call, as it might worry his wife. “Arriving there Mrs. Belew was not at home, and as it was a warm evening in the early part of October I sat down on the outside while he cooked supper. He called me in, and we had hardly sat down when he jumped up and said the gun accident had made him so nervous that he could not eat. I reached over, and, breaking a biscuit, buttered it. The first mouthful was so bitter that I spat it out on the plate. I noticed some white powder. Then I was scared, and jumping up I went over and got my coat. Belew was out in the yard, and so I went back to the table and got a plece of the bread and put it in my pocket. Without waliting further I cut across the fields and did not stop till I got into Dixon. “The next day a druggist examined the biscuit and sald it was full of poi- son. T complained to the Constable up there and he told me I was a stranger and Belew well thought of, and {t would do me no good to press the case. I even told Frank’s brother, whom he poisoned, and he made no comment. I talked some of the day’'s attacks.on me and to contradict me a report was started that I was crazy and had tried to commit suicide. ““When this poisoning case came up I told some of my friends here that in | unable to command the five votes nec- | essary on the board to secure the place. | | It had only four. {hese nineteen teachers were dropped at -thought that the revival Frank was the gullty party. Now I guess they know it.” ' l AFTER THE PATRONAGE Los Angeles School Board Offices Are Snapped Up. SPEAKER REED HAS THE SWING Can Kill the Scheme of Annexation if He Desires. Crusaders Get the Plums | Does Not Favor ‘With Dr. Mathus’ Policy of Territorial Ansistance. Expansion. Fill Two Vacancies With Men Chosen From Their Own Ranks. ENDING OF A DEADLOCK. Congessions Made the Dlrector Who Had the Degiding Vote. to It Spectal Dispatch to The Call. = | LOS ANGELES, Feb. 8.—The devel- | o opments of the session of the school ¢ board to-night tend to show that the & leaders of the purity crusade, backed | ¢ by the syndicated lacal press, are about | ¢ as good programmers and are also 3 @ about as greedy after the spoils of of- | o fice as any heelers that ever handled a | ward caucus or carrled a precinct pri- mary. For five weeks the election of a secretary and a superintendent of | school buildings has been held up. The better government combination was On the other hand, | there were four solid votes in the op- position, and Dr. Mathus, director from | the Sixth Ward, had the deciding vote. I The doctor for five weeks tled up the election to fill these two offices. One | | day he would promise one side, and the | o next day he would revoke, his promise | of the day before. But the Conrey-; Davis-Braly combine on the board was | determined to have the two jobs, and | ¢ it finally effected it by a very cleverlyE arranged trade. In order to win, the combine had to | have Dr. Mathus' vote. In considera- tion of that vote, it permitted Dr. Ma- | thus to name C. S. Hogan as superin- tendent of buildings and took N, 8. Av- erill as clerk of the board. By a vote of 5 to 4 this combination was put| through to-night. Mr. Averill is an eld- | rly gentleman, and his election is a reward to Director Conrey. Davis has been rewarded by his election as presi- dent of the board. Braly is rewarded by having no in- vestigation made as to his violating the law in being a party to the dis- counting of warrants for School De- | partment employes. Dr. Mathus has been bulldozed by the syndicated press until he, out of fear, joined the Davis- Conrey-Braly combine, for which he has also been specifically rewarded in being permitted to name the Superin- tendent of Buildings. The syndicated press has, however, accused Dr. Mathus of being a party to the displacement of school teachers who refused to take policies in a life | insurance company of which he was the medical examiner. This charge he has | never disproved, but it is understood that in consideration of his allying | himself with the truly pure combine on | the board he will no longer be held up | by the syndicated newspapers. This | will be a great relief to the doctor, but | it is probable that his troubles in this | regard have only commenced. | When the board meets again next | Monday Judge A. M. Bragg will take | the seat now held by C. J. Kubach, and that may result in some good work being accomplished, as he will have the deciding vote between the truly good and the so-called truly oad rings seek- ing to control the School Department and its patronage. Judge Bragg is certain to be elected, as there is no opposition to_his candidacy. Director Webb created a sensation to-night by offering the following reso- lution: Whereas, It appears from letters from Superintendent J. A. Foshay and Deputy Superintendent L. C. Ennis that nineteen teachers, previous to June, 1867, teaching in the city schools had the same or better rating than Miss Mae Owen, who was re- elected last Monday evening, and that © 960000000000000000000000000000060 the same time as Miss Owen, and seven- teen have not since been re-elected; there- fore, be it Resolved, That all of these seventeen having the same mark or better than Miss Owen be re-elected to teach in the city schools on the substitute list, and that they be given regular positions as fast as vacancies occur, in preference to any new applicants. This resolution was a boomerang in the camp of the truly good combine. Director Conrey moved that the resolu- tion be referred to the teachers’ com- mittee. This was done and the effect of it will be to shut off all argument and some startling disclosures as to the favoritism shown in the reinstatement of Miss Owen. GERMANY AND THE FRUIT EMBARGO Thus Far the Bundesrath Reso- lution Has Been Fairly Applied. Specfal Dispatch to The Call. BERLIN, Feb. 8—An officfal news- paper to-day denies the ldentity of the German blutlaus with the San Jose scale, on authority of the president of the Po- mological College at Geisenheim. Thus far the Bundesrath resolution re- garding Amerlcan fruit has been fairly applied. There has been only a single case of complaint. Eighty-one boxes of American fruit stopped at Hamburg are alleged to be infected by the San Jose bug. l’g the Reichstag to-day, before the Budget Committee, Count Posadowski Minister of the Interior, said the San José louse, according to entomoloilstl, was a very dangerous insect. The TFederal Government, he added, had been obliged to act promptly but considerately and expert Investigations were proceeding, upon which the final decisions of the Gav- ernment would be based. Regarding the United States treatment of German sugar, he said negotiations were progress- ing, the result of which must be awaited. finron von Thielmann, Secretary of the Imperial Treasury, admitted that the complaints of unfair customs treatment of German sugars were justified, and he of the Amer- ican beet-sugar industry was especially injurious to the German export trade. ———— To Cure a Cold In One Day. Take Laxative Bromo Quinin: Tablets, Al @ruggists refund the money if it falls to cure. e, The genuine has L. B. Q. on each teblet, But It Would Require G_r-eac Political Courage to En- force His Views. JOINT ACTION PROBABLE. Is Now Almost Certain That the Senate Cannot Ratify the Treaty. Bpecial Dispatch to The Call Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Feb, 8. As the Hawallan controversy in the Senate Is apparently near- ing an end, and with the pre- sumable result that the question must be decided by joint action of the two houses, Speaker the ENGLAND'S PARLIAMENT REOPENED Victoria’s Speech Is Read in Both Houses. Foreign Affairs Glossed Over in Diplomatic Language. Some Legislation Promised in Behalf of Troubled Ireland. HOME RULE IS DEMANDED, Leaders of the Opposition Not in Accord With the Views From the Throne. Special Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Feh. 8.—The fourth session of the Fourteenth Parliament of Queen Victoria, and the: twenty-sixth of the | United Kingdom, was opened by com- | mission at 2 o’clock this afternoon with | the customary ceremonies. The Queen's speech was as follows: My Lords and Gentlemen: My relations Reed’s attitude toward annexa- tion is becoming recognized as dominating the situation. If Reed wants to kill the projeet it will doubtless be within his power to do so. He is personally unfav- orably inclined toward the policy of territorial expansion in the Pacific, but it would require con- siderable political courage to en- force his views upon his party which is apparently committed overwhelmingly on the other side. A canvass of the House has been quietly made, with the result that careful observers be- lleve Reed, as an avowed oppon- ent, would be strong enough to defeat the measure in an open vote of the House, but the ques- tion §s whether the Speaker would care to lead a Republican minority in conjunction with the Demaocrats against an adminis- tration policy. Without some such leadership thelatent Repub- lican opposition to annexation is likely to vanish before the potent scepter of party regularity. It thus seems to depend upon Reed how the House would vote on an- nexation. The Democrats are presenting a nearly solid front of opposition, and claim thatonly five of their number will break over party lines. It would, of course, be possible for the Speak- er, in combination with the two Democrats on the Committee of Rules, to kill the thing by more arbitrary methods, but it is prob- able that he would prefer to ac- complish such a result by House leadership rather than by parlia- mentary machinery, since he would have that choice. It ought to be apparent before long what the Senate can do, and if the sixty votes remain unattainable the eyes and influences of the country will turn to Speaker Reed. TASHINGTON, Feb. 8—Senator Pettigrew of South Dakota was the only speaker on the Hawallan annex- ation treaty in the executive session of the Senate to-day, He oppised the treaty, resuming his speech where he had left off a week ago, taking up the line of his argument in connection with his assertion concerning the area and population of the islands. He asserted that the area capable of sugar culti- vation amounted to fully a half-million acres and said that, as the land was very productive, there was no doubt that all the sugar necessary to supply the demands of the United States could be produced in Hawaii. He quoted official statistics to the effect that in eleven months of last year there had been 496,000,000 pounds of Hawailan su- gar imported into the United States. The Senator then undertook to show that all the sugar grown on the islands must be produced by Asiatic labor, re- peating and elaborating the argument that no colonies of the Anglo-Saxon race had ever been successful within the tropics. He replied to Senator Tel- ler on this point, saying that the facts were against the Colorado Senator’s contention and that the Hawailan Is- lands would prove no exception to the rule that the white man could not and would not labor in a tropical climate. He said that of the 700,000 people in Jamaica fewer than 15,000, including the British garrison, were white, and in the Straits settlement not 1 per cent of the residents were English. He as- serted that in Hawali there was no Eu- ropéan laborer, aside from the Portu- guese, engaged in the sugar planta- tions to-day. If, he argued, we should annex the islands, the Japanese would inevitably take possession of them, and we could not in any degree check their inroads under our new treaty with Japan, which goes into effect next year. In view of this fact, he contended that whatever bounty we give or tariff we levy the result would be in the interest of Asiatic labor in Hawaii. Senator Pettigrew held that the result of the encouragement of this species of labor would be to the detriment of our own commerce, which, he contended, is al- ready declining in the Hawaiian Is- lands. “It is absurd,” exclaimed the Sena- tor, “to talk of defending San Fran- cisco from Hawaii as it is to talk of defending New York from Ireland, for the distance is about the same."” Senator Pettigrew at 5 o'clock an- nounced that he had not concluded his speech, but would continue to-morrow. Died From a Fractured Skull. Thomas Cain, an expressman, who fell down the stairs at his home, 431% Grove street, and fractured his skull on Jan- uary 31, died last evening from his inju- ries. Dr. Robert O'Connell, wwho had been attending him, signed a death certificate, and the body was not taken to the iflov;‘aaue. He was 57 years old and leaves oW, Thomas Cain was commander of J. A. POOOOOO® O L4 @ L4 @ @ @ L4 0060000000000 900000000009000900 0009000000000 00000900000006006800 | »sied the attention of the powers. Wwith the other powers continue friendly. The negotiations between the Sultan of Turkey and the King of Greece have been brougnt to a conclusion by the sign- ing of a treaty of peace, under which the territorial relations between the two powers are practically unchanged. The question of the autonomous gov- ernment of the island of Crete has oglgu- he ifficulty of arriving at a unanimous agreement on some points has unduly protracted the deliberations, but I hope these obstacles will, before long, be sur- mounted. Intelligence, which {s apparently trust- worthi\;', was received of the intention of the Khalifa to advance against the Egyp- tian army in the Soudan, and I have therefore given directions that a contin- gent of British troops should be dis- patched to Berber to the assistance of his Highness, the Khedive. I have concluded a treaty of friendship and commerce with his Majesty, the Em- peror of Abyssinia. The report of the committee I appointed in December, 1896, to inquire into the con- dition of certaln of my West Indian colo- nies has conclusively established the ex- istence of severe depression in those colo- nies, caused by the of sugar, which is mainly attributable to the reduction in the cost of production and the great increase in its extent of re- cent years. But the fall has been arti- ficially stimulated by the system of boun- ties to producers and manufacturers of beet sugar maintained in many European states. On the northwestern borders of my In- dian empire an organized outbreak of fanaticism, which spread in the summer along the frontier, induced many of the tribes to break their engagements with my government, to attack the military posts in their vicinity, and éven to invade the settled district bf my territory. I was compelled to send expeditions against the offending tribes for the punishment of the outrages and to insure peace in the fu- ture. A portion of the Afridi tribes have not yet accepted the terms offered them, but elsewhere the operations have been brought to a very successful close. The courage and endurance exhibited by my troops, British and native, have overcome almost insuperable difficulties in the country in which they were operating, but I have to deplore the loss of many valuable lives, both among my own troops and those whose services were vol- untarily and loyally placed at my dispo: al by the native servants in my Indian empire. I rejoice at the fact that there is reason to anticipate a prosperous year, both for ?gsilculture and commerce, throughout ndla. On the reassembling of the House of Lords the new Peers were introduced and took their seats with the usual cer- emony. The House was full and the galleries were crowded with peeresses and the daughters of Peers. The gal- leries were filled before business in the House of Lords began. The Duke of Marlborough and Lord Dunraven were among the Peers present on the floor. The Prince of Wales and the Duke of York were present. After the address in reply to the speech from the throne had been mov- ed and seconded the Earl of Kimberly, the opposition leader in the House of Lords, replied that he regarded the lo- cal Government of Ireland as being one of the most important subjects of the Queen's speech, and while he regarded the Government measure favorably he was compelled to add that the Liberal party was of the opinion that the only way to permanently satisfy Ireland was by establishing home rule. The Marquis of Salisbury then arose, and fortifying himself with a glass of water and leaning his hands upon the table which separated him from the opposition began in plain conversation- al tones, as if addressing Lord Kim- berly alone. The first announcement which provoked “Hear, hear!” was that before many months he hoped that their efforts in Egypt would result in the capture of Khartoum. When the Premier reached the question of China there was a murmur of expectancy. The pacific assurances he gave were received with evident approval and re- lief. On the resumption of business in the House of Commons this afternoon the new members took their seats. Gerald Balfour, the Chief Secretary for Ire- land, gave notice that on Thursday he would introduce the local Government bill for Ireland. After notices of the introduction of other bills had been, given Speaker Gully read the Queen’s speech, which had previously been read in both houses of Parllament. The speech was then moved and seconded. Sir Wil- liam Vernon Harcourt, the opposition leader, said the Government could not complain that the House and court were demanding explanations on many matters. When 100,000 men were in arms in various parts, he added, they could not congratulate themselves upon Pax Britannia. The Irish Parllamentary party met in committee room No. 15. Timothy Healy and his supporters, who ab- stained from attending the party meet- ing previous to the last session of Par- liament, were present. John Dillon was re-elected chairman, and the whips and secretaries were also re-elected. Mr. Healy proposed Edmund Vesey Knox, member for the city of London- derry, as chairman, and Michael Davitt proposed John Dillon, who was elected by a vote of 34 to 14, —_— CASTORIA For Infants and Children, eavy fall in the price | | and Republican candidate. | of the committee reported solidly in favor | ALDRICK [LL OUST PLOWMAN Report in Favor of the Republican Con- testant. Lively Protests by the Minority of the Com- mittee. An Interesting Argument on the Election Laws of Alabama. FRAMEDTOSECURE FRAUD Condemnation - of the Conspiracy Which Seeks to Control State and National Legislation. Special Dispatch to The Call. Call Office, Riggs House, ‘Washington, Feb. 8. The House to-day entered upon the consideration of the Aldrich-Plowman contested election case from the Fourth Alabama District. The majority of the committee reported in favor of seating the Republican candidate on the ground of conspiracy, an allegation vigorously denied by the Democratic minority. Plowman’s plurality on the face of the returns was 2967, The ma- Jjority revised the figures so as to give Aldrich a plurality of 342. Two speeches were made to-day, on each side, by Taylor of Ohio and Mann of Iilinois, and by Fox of Mississippi and Settle of Kentucky for the minority. It is ex- pected that a vote will be reached to- morrow. In the House to-day a bill was passed authorizing the Lewiston and Concord Bridge Company to construct and main- tain a bridge across the Snake River, be- tween Idaho and Washington. The Senate amendments to the agricul- tural appropriation bill were disagreed to and the bill _was sent to conference. ‘Wadsworth, Warner and Willlams were appointed conferees. laylor (R.) of Ohio, chairman of the Elections Committee No. 1, then called up the contested election case of William F. | Aldrich vs. Thomas S. Plowman, from the Fourth Alabama District. Plowman, the sitting Democrat, and Aldrich was the Populist The majority of unseating Plowman. Taylor, who opened the debate with an elaborate ar- gument in favor of sustaining the ma- jority report, deplored the fact that a partisan body was called upon %o pass upon an election case, but in this particu- lar instance he said there had been no draft upon his political prejudices. He explained the Alabama election laws. which he said eould not have been framed more effectively to encourage fraud and thwart the people’s will. The illiterate voter, he said, was absolutely at the mercy of the ticket marker. Fraud, he said, was everywhere; not lurking or se- cret, but bold and insolent. Fox (D.) of Mississippi presented the case of the minority, which reported that Plowman was entitled to retain his seat. He dwelt upon the fact that Aldrich was not the regular nominee of the Republi- can party and was opposed on the stump by leading Republicans and Populists, and that any assumption that he com- manded the full strength of the Republi- cans and Populists of the district was un- warranted. While there was a time, said Fox, when the magic names of Lincoln and Grant, together with baseless fear that the domination of their former mas- ters might again Impress them into slavery, Kept the negroes solid, that time had gone. Republicans from the North had no right to assume that every negro was a Republican because his skin was black. He controverted the claim that a conspiracy existed, and maintained that a revision of the returns in accordance with the testimony would still give Plow- man a plurality of 2487, Mann (R.) of Illinois, a member of the e W‘ /eeC/ Yow may ask yourself, What is this HUDY AN that is so ex- tensively advertised all over the United States? The answer is: HUDYAN is a discovery by the doctors of. the Hudson Medical Institute. Itis a certain cure for nervous disorders. It does not do the impossible. It does not cure consumption or tumors, but it does rejuvenate and re- store man. HUDYAN cures those nervous disorders due to overwork, worry, errors of youwth, dissipation. HUDY AN is sim- ply marvelowus in its health- iving attributes. The glow of health perfumes the entire body. Youw feel that yow are of the world and can conquer. You feel full of vim. 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HUDSON ' MEDICAL INSTITUTE, - STOOETON, MARKBT AND BLLIS 6T8. - - member, is a | committee, who followed, in concludng his argument in favor of the majofty . report, said he had gone into the cjse with his prejudices in favor of the Souh. His people were all Southerners. after examination of the testimony fraud was patent, and he could not but ci- demn a condition which by conspiraty sought to control the Congress of tle United States and legislate througi fraud for the business interests of the country. He appealed to his Republics associates to vote to seat ‘‘the man wha in the face of vilification, had the nerve and the manhood to say to the rascalg who pursued him, ‘I will fight you till 1 dier ¥ ie. Settle (D.) of Kentucky and a member of the committee, in opening his argu- ment, said that while he feared the ver- dict against Plowman was already made up he could not believe that honest men would seize upon a combination of iso- lated irregularities, none of which amounted to actual fraud, as a sop of consclence and vote to unseat a fedow- member because he was a Democrat. Settle was very severe in his condemna~ tlon of Aldrich’s tactics, His remarks were given close attention and frequent- 1y aroused his political associates to manifestations of enthusiastic approval. Some of his sallies were applauded even by Republicans. Without completing his argument he yielded to a motion to ad- journ, and at p. m. the House ad- Journed. . SESSION OF THE SENATE. WASHINGTON, Feb. 8.—In the Senalt! to-day Stewart of Nevada secured the adoption of a resolution directing the Postmaster-General 10 send to the Senats the cost of carrying the varfous classes of mail matter. Bills were passed to ratify the agree- ment between the Dawes Commission and | the Seminole Nation of Indians, and to amend an act declaring a certain bridge | across the Tallahatchie River in M S~ sippi a lawful structure, In accordance with notice previously given, Chandler called up the resolution in regard to the Corl case, and made a speech in favor of seating the claimant as a Senator from Oregon. At the conclusion of Chandler's remarks the' Senate, on motion of Davis, chairman of the Foreign Relations Committee, went into executive session and at 5:20 ad- Jjourned. Marin County Rancher Dead. TOMALES, Feb. 8.—Patrick Nolan, a well-known rancher, died here this morn- ing, at the age of ADVERTISEMENTS. | | | _People shudder at the tales of Monte | Carlo suicides, but look on with perfect | equanimity while friends and loved ones commit just as certain suicide by neglecting their health. 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D. 1866, and for the vear ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pur- suant to the provisions of sections 810 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL t capital stock, pald uw Y ARy 220 00 Amount_of in cash 5,977,781 88 229,875 03 31,422,612 @ bonds owned by company . Amount of loans secured by of bonds, stocks and other mar- Kketable securities as collatera Cash in banks.. Interest due and accrued on all 2,325,030 63 2,667,269 85 stocks and Joans 409,524 60 Premiums in P R 4,582 04 Annuities, l!{ehnnd“rebverslanu v ine terests purcha: y the com- pany - 5 o 2,042,718 Deposits and expenses in dispute 1055€8 ....0 256 54 713,835 02 Total assets .. LI Losses adjusted and unpaid, losses in process of adjustment’ or in suspense, losses resisted, including expenses .. Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning one year or less, reinsurance 50 per cent; gross premiums on fire risks running more than one year, reinsurance pro rata Amount reclaimable by the on perpetual fire insurance poll- L B4 - 30,052,329 90 643,735 00 5,038,508 25 cles ....... Liability under life department Cash dividends remaining unpaid 12,810 00 All other demands against the com- pany 825,907 06 Total liabilitles ... ...$36,904,503 € INCOME. Net cash actually received fire premiums 2 .$ 7,784,175 M4 Received for A t n on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other SOUTCES ............ Total income EXPENDI Net amount paid for fire- Dividends' to. stockhdders. Paid or allowed for" P:{gk;rl‘e G 3,205,302 34 or salaries, charges for officers, clerks, etc. 623,343 48 Pald for State, mational and lo; taxes - ..... 163,633 08 All other payments. B ‘tures Total expenditures | Fire 10sses incurred during the year 4,199,550 48 RISKS AND PREMIUMS. [Fire Risks.| Bremiums: Net amount of risks t: durin; the| tten during L ttlss,62,510,965 510,973,954 0 Net ll“}’()\lg: ]Df l’l-"‘.‘(s furing "'the ;:2?“ .. . .| 2,247,943,825) 11,431,739 44 Net amount e December 31 nlSSfl» 2,045,534,835] 9,908, 5“ JOHN M. DOVE, Ceneral Managef. T. 1. ALSOP, Sub-Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before_me this ith day of April, 1897 W. J. SULIS, United States Vice-Consul at ' Liverpool. CHARLES D. HAVEN, RESIDENT SECRETARY. Puatfle Dopsrtment, -No. 422 Oalifornin 84, 8. ¥