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2 " THE SA FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 1898 SITUATION AT MANILA BESET BY DIFFICULTIES America May Find It Necessary to Conquer the Native Hor des. WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.—An inter- esting question and one of vital im- nce to the administration is the : to he umed by the United States toward the Philip e insurgents in the event that we reach an agree- sension of hostilities is stipulated in our the United States A1l occupy and estab- ary form of government over with the ment for the with su It at Ush a mili of Manila and the bay, of the forces, not to Aguinaldo, but to General Merritt, and there is now apprehension the insurg s will sent this bit- nd that will be ATy neces: described. ~Beyond this; it is ters that pe aid in some quar- nding the decision of the to the future of the United States will und to maintain the statu | quo in the island at large. In other words, having deprived Spain of the of re: ng the onslaughts of 1 urgents, it has urged that the United Sta would be bound to prevent the latter continuing their warfare, a lack of information in 1 on many important points as to the conditions in the Philippines. nee For ap lutionary ment & out the vast group of among t inst it not known, even ensive the revo- s been through- 1200 islands and large population, estimated to aggregate between 8,000,000 and 15,- 000,000. 1f the revolutionary movement is general and extends to very many of the 4slands, the task presented to the United States military and naval au- thorities will be one of great magni- tude, in the event that it is decided to be incumbent on us not to restore Span- ish sovereignty where it has been lost, but to prevent its overthrow in sections This involves an | Spanish | 3 o expel them forcibly from the territory | where it is still supreme and to pre- vent excesses and outrages at the hands | of the insurgents. | LONDON, Aug. 4—A dispatch to the Daily Mail from Singapore says: Presi- dent McKinley's proposal that a com- mission should decide the future gov¥ ernment of the Philippines is considered here as giving Spain a chance to re- cover partial authority over her re- volted subjects. This state of things, it is thought, might afford an opening for intrigues on the part of 'foreign { powers unfriendly to America, Great Britain and Japan and might prove dangerous to the cause of permanent peace in the Pacific. NEW YORK, Aug. 3.—The Herald, in a leading editorial to-morrow, will say: McKinley was forced into war. Is From the outbreak -of .this war Herald has urged that {t be made de- | cistve; that when peace is concluded it should be a permanent one and not fraught with dangerous possibilities for the future. This is still a pressing ne- | cessity. Peace must be arranged upon | a secure basis. If the Philippine prob- lem is not settled with clearness, firmness | and courage we shall have a heritage of contention, misunderstanding and dispute. Dewey's ‘guns shattered Spanish sover- gienity when = they destroved Montijo's fell into American hands. | States ‘owes to fitself, civilized nations _of the not to withdraw from_ the position her victories have won for her. Unless | we keep a firm hold on the Philippines there can be no assurance efther for the | United States or Euruhu- Already Ger- many and Russia are looking upon thé Philippines with longing eyes as they did upon poor China. Vithout the strong rotecting arm of the United States the slands would become as weak as China, | and like it a prey to European greed. | The inevitable consequence would be war | and war in which Fnglapd and the United States would be involved. Gratitude to our kin across the sea as | well as our own national welfare demands | that we do evervthing to avert such a | war and maintaln the peace of the world. The sentiment and Interests among the American people are agalnst letting the | he United to the | Philtogines go. | | ,No. Mr. McKinley, don't give up the Philippines. Let it be permanent inn(’e~ peace for all time and all the world. | HARVEST FOR CANNERTMEN Salmon Swarming in Lower Puget Sound. ENORMOUS RUN IN PROGRESS LATE IN THE SEASON, STILL GODSEND. Great Rejoicing Among the Packers, ‘Who Were Bitterly Disap- pointed Over the July Run. Dispatch to The Call. ug. 3.—An enormous sal- progress on Lower Puget causing rejoicing among can- h at Blaine, Fairhaven and An- July’'s small run was a bitter TACOM moni.run is Sound, o rie appointment to cannery operators, who began to fear they would have nor pack. Last Tuesday, however, the situation changed and fish have | been dppedring in larger numbers adil ce. The present run is of yes, to be followed later by silver- gides and Chinooks. Manag Morgan of the Pacific Northwest Packing Company estimates this ¥ s pack at 80 per cent of last Considering the lateness of the cannerymen will be well satis- fied. with the result. Last year's run was phenomenal, it being a “fourth” year, and every fourth year salmon al- Wways appear in greater numbers. Prices are expected to be good, because of an expected short pack on the Columbia River. State” Fish Commissioner Little an- nounces that streams running into the Columbia River in Central Washington are becoming barren of salmon. For- merly millions of fish spawned there and these streams were the favorite fishin: bunds of the Indian tribes. g Now but few fish get above the numer- ois fish wheels in the lower Columblia, ghowing .that they are being extermi- nated. To offset this tendency Wash- ington has several big salmon hatch- eries in operation and will establish two more next winter. Oregon’'s next Leg- tslature 4s expected to make similar provision for maintaining the salmon supply. ASTORITA, Or., Aug. 3.—It is estimated at the saimon’ pack for the season of ADVERTISEMENTS. It is-a--wonderful soap that takes hold quick and does no harm. No harm! It leaves the skin soft like a baby’s; no alkali in it, nothing but soap. The harm is done by atkali. = Still more harm is done by not washing. So, bad soap is better than none. . What is bad soap? Im- perfectly. made; the tat and alkali not well bal- anced or not combined. What 1s ‘good soap? Pears’. All sorts of storesseil it, especially druggists; ailsorts of people use it 1898 on the Columbia River will be 100,000 cases below the average. Figures com- piled by the Astorian show 282,000 DOWNPOUR FOLLOWS THE HOT WEATHER Electrical Storm and Flood Do Great Damage In the Quaker City. PHILADELPHIA, Aug. 3.-The exces- | sive heat of the last three weeks or more culminated to-day in one of the most ter- rific electrical storms t as ev - Fifi Slactsical hat has ever vis The rainfall was the heaviest in the | history of the local Weather Bureau. In an hour and three-quarters five and four- | tenths Inches of rain fell. There was an | almost continuous flash of lightning, and | many flagpoles and bulldings in nearly | | every section of the clty were struck. | There were several small fires and great damage was done. Telegraphic and tele- | phone service throughout the city was ‘pr;x(‘tlcnl’llz‘ at a standstil] for_ several | hours. The cellars and first floors - of hundreds of business blocks and dwell- | ings were flooded. In the basements of | the City Hall and Postoffice the water | rose to ‘such a depth that the fire under | the boilers were extinguished. | The streét car service was practically | at a standstill. Many of the streets were | flooded to the depth of two or three feet. | | The steam roads In this vicinity also suf- | fered severely and nearly all trains up to | 2 o'clock were behind thelr schedule, | Peter Schell, aged 28 years, was drowned in the cellar of his home at| Twenty-third and Christlan streets. He was working in the cellar removing some of his property, when he was caught by | & sudden rise in the water. Before he | could reach the stairway the water rose’ to the first floor and he was drowned. —aege GIANT WHISKY COMBINE. Business of the Country in Its | Particular Line. CINCINNATI, Aug. 3.—The . United States Spirit Association, the combination | which proposes to control absolutely the | whisky business of the country, ' was formed here to-day, when the following executive committee was elected: .W. N. Hobart, Cincinnati, chairman; J. Walter Freinberg, Cincinnati, secretary; F. T. Corning, Peéoria, Ili., treasurer; P. J. Hennessey, Chicago; Samuel Woolner, | New York; Frank Curtiss, New York: Charles A. Webb, New York. This committee {8 vested with the en- were attended by distillers from all parts of the country. The Far West was rep- | { The meetings here yesterday and to-day | | William Wolf & Co., San resented by Francisco. — - ENTERPRISING LAW FIRMS. T.08 ANGELES, Aug. 3.—Two San | Francisco law firms—Messrs. Rogers, Pat- terson & Slack and Deviin & Devlin— have presented a proposition to the Su- pervisors of this county in which they propose to recover for the county a sum of money which they clalm s an over- payment to the State, arising from set- tlements of collections of Btate taxes and revenues. They agree to bear all services one-half of the sum secured. It is presumed that these firms have made similar propositions to other counties of the State. The Supervisors are consider- ing the matter. No mention Is made of the amount involved, or in what connec- tion the overpayment was made. -— FOR CRIMINAL ASSAULT. WOODLAND, Aug. 3.—Deputy Sherlft Griffin left for Sulsun this morning with a warrant for the arrest of George B. McMillan upon a charge of criminal as- sault on his step-daughter, Mary Ellen, and a writ of habeas corpus for McMillan to appear before Judge Gaddis with the girl forthwith. A message was received from Deputy Sheriff Griffin at noon, in which he stated that he had arrested Me- Millan at Sulsun and would arrive with him and the girl in question in Wood- land this evening. Gt Pacific Coast Pensions. WASHINGTON, Aug. 8.—Pacific Coast pensions have been granted as follows: California: Original, special July 26 (specia]l act)—Addie L. Ballou, San Fran- cisco, $12. Renewal and increase—Henry N. Madden, Florence, $2 to $6. Original widow, etc., reissue, special July 26— Minors of Benjamin F. Surby, Visalla, $12. Washington: Original—John Keenen, Spokane, $8. Increase—Ambrose Barnes, New Whatcom, $12 to $17. Two Sacramento Residences Burned. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 3.-A fine resi- dence belonging to James T. Leary and a cottage belonging to Mrs. Mary Joseph were entirely desroyed by fire this even- ing. The loss will be about $6000; partly insured. ——— CALIFORNIANS IN NEW YORK. NEW YORK, Aug. 3—W, D, Foster of San Francisco is at the Hoffman; E. M. Dodge of Francisoo is at the Astor. - I The destiny of the Philippines then | waorld, | ! | order on the troops in the rear. | some time before to keép in the rear of | s | | following movement and enabled me to | ing this movement, Colonel Wyckoff was ‘ killed, the command of the brigade then |1t Will Control Absolutely All the| tire control of the affairs of the combine. | ex- | penses -and accept & payment for their | LOST HEART [NDER FIRE Record of the Seventy- First New York. REPORT OF GENERAL KENT BATTALION PANIC-STRICKENAT SANTIAGO. Staff Officers Formed a Cordon Be- nind the Men and Thus Pre- vented a Disastrous Rout. Copyrighted, 1898, by the Associated Press. HEADQUALTERS OF THE FIRST | DIVISION OF THE FIFTH ARMY | CORPS, NEAR SANTIAGO DE.CUBA, | July 22 (Correspondence’ of the Asso- | clated Press).—Major General Shafter | having authorized the publication of the officlal repart of Brigadier General J: Ford Kent of the battle of July 1, 2 and 3, a certified copy of the report is now furnished to the Associated Press. | “In his report, which is dated July 7, | General Kent, after detailing the move- | ments which brought on the battle of | July 1, gives the first official statement covering certain incidents of that en- | gagement. - | During the advance General Kent re- ports the division suffered heavy losses, caused by thé balloon near by att ing the enemy’s firé and disclosing the position of the division. Describing the fighting in the vicinity of the main ford of the.San Juan River the report says: he enemy’s infantry fire, steadily in- sing in intensity, now_came from all tions, not only from the front and the dense tropical thickets on our flanks, but from sharpshooters thickly posted in trees in our rear, and from shrapnel, apparent- med at the balloo jeutenant Colonel Derby f aff met me about this time and inform- ¢d me that a trail or narrow way had been discovered from the balloon a’shor distance leading to the left of the ford, lower down the stream. I hastened to the forks made by th d and soon after the Seventy-first New York Regiment of Hawkins' brigade came up. I turned them into the by path indicated by Lieu- | tenant Colonel Derby, leading to the | lower ford, sending word to General Haw- | kins of this movement. This would havs | speedily delivered them into their proper | lace on the left of their brigade, but un- er the galling-fire of the enemy the leading battalion of this regiment was thrown into eonfusion and recoiled in dis- ¢ Shafter's At_this critical moment the officers of | my staff praetically formed a cordon be- | hind the panic-stricken 'men and. urgee them to in go forward. I finally orde ed them to lie down in the thicket and | clear the w for others of their own| regiment, who were coming up behind, This many of them did, and the Second | and Third battalions -came forward in | better order and moved along -the road | toward the ford. | One of my staff officers ran back, wav- | ing his hat to hurry forward the Third Brigade, who, upon approaching the forks, found the way blocked by men of | the Seventy-first New York. There were | 6ther men of this regiment crouching in the bushes, many of whom Wwere encour= aged by the advance of the approaching column_to arise and go forwari. As alrendy stated, I had recetved oyders | the cavalry division. Their advance w much slower, resulting in frequent halts presumably to drop their blanket rolls and due to the natural delay in fording a stream. These delays, under a galling fire, grew exceedingly irksome, and 1 therefore pushed the head of my division as quick- Iy as I could toward the river in column | or files of twos paralleled on the narrow way by the cavalry. This quickened the get into position as speedily as or the attack. Owing to the congested condition’ of the road the progress of the narrow column was, however, painfully slow. I again sent a staff officer at a gallop to urge forward the troops in thé rear, The head of Wyckoff’s brigade r hed the forks at 1 p. m. and hurried on the.left, stepping over prostrated forms of men of the Seventy-first. This herolc | brigade, consisting of the Thirteenth, Ninth -and- Twenty-fourth. United States Infantry, speedily, crossed the stream and were quickly deployed to the left of the lower ford. While personally superintend- devolving upon Lieutenant Colonel ‘Worth, Thirteenth Infantry, who imme- diately fell, severely wounded, and then | upon Lieutenant Colonel Liscum, Twen- ty-fourth Infantry, who, five minutes | der the withering fire of | later, also fell un he enemy: The command of thé brigade | then ved - upon Lieutenant Colonel | T. P. Ewers, Ninth Infant | _ Meanwhile I had again sent a staff of- ficer to hurry forward the Second Brig- ade, which was bringing up the rear. The Tenth and Second Infantry, soon ar- | riving at the forks, were “deflected to the left to follow the Third Brigade, while the Twenty-first was directed along the main road to support Hawkins. Crossing the lower ford a few minutes later, the Tenth and Second moved for- ward in column in good order toward the green knoll already referred to as my | objective on the left. Approaching the | knoll the regiments deployed, passed over the knoll and descended the high ridge beyond, driving back the enemy in the direction of his trenches. I observed this move from the fort on San Juan hill. Colonel E. P. Pearson, Tenth Infantry, commanding the Second Brigade, and of- | ficers and troops under his command, de- serve great credit for the soldierly man- ner in which this movement was exe- cuted. I earnestly recommend Colonel Pearson for promotion. Prior to this advance of the Second Bri- gade, the Third, connecting with Haw- kins' gallant troops on the right, moved toward Fort San Juan, sweeping through a zone of most destructive fire, scaling the ‘steep and difficult hill and assisting | in capturing the enemy’s strong position, Fort San Juan, at 1:30 p. m. This crest was_about 125 feet above the general level and was defended by deep trenches and a loopholed brick fort, surrounded by barbed wire. The greatest credit is due to the offi- cers of my command, whether company, battalion, regiment or brigade com- manders, who 8o admirably directed the | formation of their troops, unavoidably | intermixed In the dense thicket, and | made the desperate rush for the distant and strongly defended crest. General Kent praises the members of his staff and urges that they should at least be brevetted for gallantry un- der fire, and he particularly praises the conduct of T. J. Kirkpatrick, as- sistant surgeon, on duty with the Twenty-fourth Infantry, and First Lieutenant J. D. Miley, Fifth Artiliery, aid to General Shafter. The conduct of Brigadier General H. 'S. Hawkins is also highly commended. SOLANO’S GREATEST FIRE. VACAVILLE, Aug. 3.—~A flerce fire has been raging in this vicinity since July 27. It started northwest of town at the head of Miller's Canyon, within two miles of Pirtha Creek, and has been burning ever since. Between 30,000 and 40,000 acres have been burned over and eight houses, and as many barns and about 400 cords of wood destroyed, to say nothing of the loss of fences. The intense heat caused by the flames has ruined half the srape crop and damaged fruit trees in the valley to the extent of at least $5000. Hundreds of wild animals of all kinds have been driven out of the forests into the Vlclnlt{ of farm houses and cultivated flelds. It is cer- tainly the most disastrous fire that ever occurred in Solano County. DIED. MORRIS~—In tnis city, Augusi 3. 1808, at her laf osidonce, 41 Harrie: street, Brioget MorHa WILL BE BURIED IN A CAT HEDRAL BUILT BY NATURE The‘Oaks and Beeches Bismarck Loved So Well to Canopy His Tomb. Special cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1888, by James Gor- don Bennett. FRIEDRICHSRUHE, Aug. 3.—The publication of Bismarck’s' memoirs. is most unlikely for.years to come, as this has been left entirely in the hands of Prince Herbert, and gratification of public curiosity is about the last thing in the world to influence him. Lothar Brecher told me before he died that Bismarck's memoirs consisted then of two bulky volumes, already complete in themselves, and that one would be published during the Prince’s lifetime and another after his death. These dispositions were as indicated above and altered since Lothar Brecher died. Dr. Schweninger quitted Friedrichs- ruhe at midnight. Before he left we strolled up the hill togethér, on which the mausoleum will be buflt, and sat down on a rude wooden bench on which Bismarck rested, where he used to lean on his stick and gaze over the valley, and where, sitting -with Dr. Schweninger, the idea struck him that he would like to be buried at that par- ticular spot. “Yes,” the doctor mused, “here he will have a cathedral all to himself, arched over by the oaks and beeches he loved so well.” Dr. Schweninger tells me that his life’'s work was over when Bismarck died. This was his sacred task. guarding _that precious life. Bls- marck’s bright =~ humor * occasionally shone forth in all its radianée until the last, but his animal spirits visibly de- clined during the final few months. The complete isolation in which he lived added materially to depress him. He used to long for Schweninger to come. “I am glad you have come.. I turn to others, but they do not under- tand me; what I say is to them like | water running down the back of a peli- can,” he would declare sadly. One of the saddest features connect- ed with the last few months of his life was that his favorite hounds, his fond- est companions, -dled before him. No remains to-day to whine and sor- beside his bie EMPEROR WILLIAM EXPRESSES HIS GRIEF row ¢ | Imperial Rescript Paying a Beautiful | Tribute to the Greatness of the Dead Chancellor. BERLIN, | of the Officlal Reichsanzeiger, just pub- lished; contains an imperial rescript ad- | Imperial - Chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe, and dated Fried- richsruhe, August 2. It says: “With my high allies, with the whole German people, I stand mourning at the bier of the first Chancellor of the German Embpire, Prince Otto. von Bis- iarcl, Duke of Lauenburg. We who dressed to the witnessed his splendid labors, wholook- | ed up to him with admiration as the master of statecraft, the fearless fight- ér in war and peace, as. the most de- most faithful servant of his Emperor Aug. 3.—An extra editlon | roted son of the Fatherland and as the | and King, are deeply affected by the eath of the man whom God, the Lord, fashioned as his instrument to achieve the realization of the undying aspira- tion of the Germans for unity and greatness. “This is not the moment to enumer- {ate all the achievements of the great man who has gone to his rest, or to re- fer to all the cares he bore for the Em- peror and the empire, and all the suc- cesses he won. They are too mighty | and too manifold. History alone can do them justice and will engrave them all on brazen tablets. 3 “I‘am, however, impelled to give ex- pression before the whole world to the universal sorrow and grateful admira- tion which to-day animate the whole nation, and in the name of the nation to vow that what he, the great Chan- cellor under William the Great, created I will maintain and develop and, if need be, defend with blood and treasure. In this may God help me. “T instruct you to make this rescript ublic.” > Yesterday's service at Friedrichsruhe will be the only obsequies until the mausoleum on the site of the famous g group near the Schloss is com- pleted. The national obsequies have been postponegd until that gme. BERLIN, Aug. 3.—The influx of tele- grams, letters and wreaths at Fried- richsruhe is unceasing. Already the Schloss overflows with wreaths and those arriving later must now perforce be placed in the garden. When Prince Herbert declined a sec- ond time the Emperor's proffer of a grave in the Berlin Cathedral his Maj- esty Indicated a plan for a national monument. It is understood he pro- poses to place in the cathedral an im- | mense marble sarcophagus, with the figure of Bismarck in the uniform of a | culrrassier. - Rather an unseemly wrangle has arisen in the press concerning the ex- act causes and circumstances of the | Prince’s death, and the fact that no autopsy was held makes it impossible to silence scandal-loving tongues. Professor Virchow, interviewed on the | subject, declined to express an opinion | on the vague information available, but | sald he was disposed to think that the | death of the Prince was painless. S Prince Herbert’s Heart Is Moved. 3.—The HAMBURG, Aug. | Nachrichten publishes the following | statement, signed by -Prince -Herbert Bismarck: | “The numerous expressions of deep af-| | fliction and cordial sympathy which testify | to the imperishable memory of my great father are so overwhelming in their ex-| tent that it appears impossible to thank the mourners singly, even to the end of | my own life. “From all five continents of the globe the sorrow of the family bowed over the coffin is re-echoefl in touching sympathy, and it grieves me to be unable to a swer every. manifestation of this feel- ing. I beg the German newspapers to grant space for these words: “‘In the name of the nearest relatives I thank with my whole heart all who, by wards of comfort or floral tributes | | from those we have never seen, have giv- | en expression to the splendor of sorrow | whieh fills our land." " THE SANTA FE WRECK Fourteen of the Forty Sufferers Ar- rive at La Grande Station—Story of E. H. Tunson. 1L.OS ANGELES, Aug. 3—Fourteen of the forty passengers injured in the Santa Fe accident, twenty-five miles =ast of Winslow, arrived at La Grande Station this afternoon. All were more or less shaken up, -but none seriously injured. Among the Los Angeles people who were pruised were: Mrs. H. C. Gitteau, cut on head; Mrs. B. F. Johnson, wife of Cap- tain Johnson, recently assigend to sel:\'lce in Cuba, bruised hand; Mrs. A. Voss, forearm slightly wounded; -Mrs. George H.. Fairbrother, two cuts on thigh and m}-?.dlf.u"funsnn of Santa MonicA was also among the injured. - Mr. Tunson said that the first intimation he had that anything was wrong was when he feit the cars Foing over on one side, The passengers jumped to their feet and made a rush for the door, but before they reached it they were thrown against the seats as the cars slipped down the embankment. The ma- Jjority received their injuries by the swing- ing seats. 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Trailer, A. Delpech, Willlam P. Veuvé, J. H. Rucker, Frank Buaumgartner, Peter Bdward Crandall, A. A. Mactin, Ball, Aa Lusson, H: H. R. Denicke, P. M. = Main, James McKagney, V. A. Schieller, Jackson Hatch, David M.-Burnett, O. D. Richardson, Albert Curlin, .G. Pei- raro, John F. Adams. It was decided to hold primaries to elect delegates to the county conven- tion, but the time was not set. sz Sbos i SECOND DISTRICT CALL. SACRAMENTO, Aug. 3.—The Repub- lican committee of the Second Congres sional District met here to-day to ar- range for the coming convention; ~Judgs John F. Davis of Amador presided. The other members present were: H. C. Bell of Tehama, S. D. Wood of Yuba, Judge Campbell of San Joaquin, J. M. Fulweilet and Fred Tuttle of Placer, John Batcher and C. P. Roy: ac and Charles Marsh of Nevada. was issued for a Congressional conventfon to be held in Sacramento on the 2ith of this month. The apportionment of dele- ates is as follow: Ipine 1, Amador 7, uttee 11, Calaveras El Dorado 7, Iny@ 2, Mariposa 4, Mono 2, Nevada 11, Placeg 10, Sacramento 24, San Joaquin 13, Sutted 5, Tuolumne 5, Yuba 7. Total 124 Marin Democrats in Motion. SAN RAFAEL, Aug. 3.—The Democrat- fc County Central Committee met hera it was decided to hold the pri- s on August 9 for electing delegates to the county convention. The first con- vention will be held August 11 and dele- gates elected to the State convention. The second convention, nominating couns ty officers, will be held some timein Sep« tember. S e ST Santa Barbara Republicans. LOS OLIVOS, Aug. 3—The Republican County Central Committee has issued & call for a county convention on Septem- ber 5, to be held at Santa Ynez. Primaries will be held August 20. All indieations point to radical changes in county offi- cialdom_as a resuit of the coming. elec- tions. There will be a hot fight. for the County Clerkship. ADVERTISEMENTS. 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Ice Cream Freezers, bes Hot Tomato Sauce, not SMITH CASH STORE 25-27 Market St., S. F. LEADING AMERICAN COMPANIES. STATEMENT ——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY TFORD, IN THE STATE OF T o hetiout, on the 3lst day of Decem- per, A, D. 1897, and for the year ending on that Bo%. ‘s made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the pro- Qlcions of sections 610 and 611 of the Pelitical e condensed as per blank furnished by the o Commisstoner. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid ul fn cash .oceoes A 000,000 00 ASSETS. 252,978 40 Real estate owned by company. et n bonds and mortgages. xC‘::l:‘!n;‘lrket value of all stock: wned company. 771,129 00 ey d N mpany's office s 10 Cash in blr::!. 248,362 69 Premiums tion ... 385,698 70 Total assets - veeeen.$4,433,018 86 LIABILITIES. AR justed and unpald. o X Lo Brocess of adjustme o suspense .248 u Losses resisted, 19,216 64 Gooss premtums on fire risks running one vear or less, $1.549,082 74; re- {nsurance 50 per cent. 774,531 87 Gross premiums on fire risks running Tore than one vear, $1,909,081 reinsurance pro rata . L.l 960,418 97 AIl other demands against the com- Pany oo enesesane 150,074 01 Total labilitles......cceves 052,599 36 INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premfums - 108,019 03 Net cash actuaily received for ma- rine premiums .. Received for interest mortgages ... 707 33 Recelved for interest and aividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources. 2 187 10 Total income .. 2,276,401 42 EXPENDITURES., Net amount paid for fire losses (In- cluding $132,524 41 losses of previous years) . $975,171 30 Dividends to stockholders 120,000 00 Pald or allowed for commission or brokerage . verese .. 398,706 91 Paid for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc.... 187,728 67 national and local 62,775 03 179,186 30 ‘Total expenditures $1,918,563 21 Fire. Losses incurred dur!- $970,989 08 Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks.[Premiums. Net amount of risks| written during the year| $217,025,628/$2,510,923 39 Net amount of risks expired during the year| 215,584,029 2,642,464 86 -1 300,300,243] 3,458,144 27 Met smount fn_foros JAMES NICHOLS, President. E. G. RICHARDS, cember 31, Mot A , Secretary. ubscribed and sworn to me this Sth day of February, 1898. i i FRED B. SEYMOUR, Notary Publlc. BAN FRANCISCO (CITY) AGENT: HENRY C. AHPEL & CO. 209 Sansome Street. b2yl SRR S, oy STATEMENT —OF THE-—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE—— Springfield F. .o M INSURANCE COMPANY F_SPRINGFIELD, IN THE STAT! o Massachusetts, on the 31st day of [Fece?nl‘: ber, A. D. 1397, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to. the pro- E,‘,}fi“‘ ufdsrct:;\ns €10 and 611 of the Political . condensed as per b Soae esnens per blank furnished by the CAPITAL. of capital stock, pald up -$1,500,000 00 Amount in cash ASSETS. Real estate owned by company ns on bonds and mortgage: Cash market value of all stoc bonds owned by company. Amount of loans secured o of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as collateral Cash in company’s office. Cash in banks.......... Interest due and accrued on all stocks and loans.... and mortgages ... T Pl;,emhlm: in due course of collec- n on - i Rents due and accrued o Total assets .. Py LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid.: . $%,913 88 Losses In process of adjustment of in suspense siim 4 Losses resis Penses.. 24.259 51 Gross premiums on fire risks running one vear or less, $1265,63162; re- insurance 50 per cen 22,815 81 Gross premiums on fire risks ru more. than one year, $1634,872 reinsurance pro rata - stheir 3,0 Commissions and brokerage due and 3 %o become due.. e wmie Total abilities 1,656,376 %0 IN Net cash actpall e o 5 $1,747,024 22 Rbcetved for interest on bonds and ‘morteages ...... XY Recelved for interest and dividend oo ‘bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources 157,639 0 Received for rents. 539 66 Total income ... -.$1,920,332 52 Net amount paid for fire losses. (in- cluding $134,727 27 losses of previous years) ... $809,542 15 Dividends to stockholders 15,000 80 Paid or allowed for com or brokerage 296,773 98 Pald for s, ‘fees 3 charges for officers, clerks, ete 97,979 98 Paid for State, national and 1 taxes All other payments and expendit Total expenditures ... Losses incurred during the year. “Risks and Premiums. | Net amount of risks . | written during the year| $190,543,69%$2,136,672 5 Net amount of risks | expired during the vear| Net amount in force De-| cember 31, 189’ 198,207,746) 2,162,711 87 249,691,848 2,900,004 57 A. W. DAMON, President. 8. J. HABL, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Sth day of February, 1838. g P.'S. BAILEY. Notary Publfc. BAN FRANCISCO (CITY) AGENTS, DAVIS & HENRY, 215 Sansome Street. PACIFIC DEPARTMENT., California Street, San Francisco. 409 GEO. D. DORNIN, Manager. GEOQ. W. DORNIN, Assistant Manager.