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TNGLAND TO BAR | RUSSIAN ADVANCE Drtermined to Assume a; Firm Attitude. "CHINA TO BE DISCIPLINED | LI HUNG CHANG'S DISMISSAL WILL BE DEMANDED. | | | Foreign Office Has Under ConsiderahE tion the Question of Seizing | Forts at the Mouth of the Peiho. ch to The Call 15.—The Forelgn Of- | 1 here to-day, though et lacks confirmation, | i that the Chinese | s Prince Li Hung on the ground that | for the recent anti-| of the Tsung Li Ya- | Office, it is also asserted, special consideration seizing the Taku forts, | Pechili, at the mouth | and the city of| of Peking, in thel ing to comply with ding all until compli- ial Journal to-day’'s issue, the tone of the British press, a does not contemplate further | Bast. Her only | the advantages | The Russian Govern- . t5 injure the econ- { Great Britain any f any other power.” WAR PREPARATIONS AT ? THE ESQUIMALT STATION Six Warships to Be Added to Great Britain’s North Pacific Squadron. Aug. 15—Great Br not going to be behind | of nreparati with Russia ir days ago it was report nd the report was adian Pa hips Tartar and 1d here for the large bodies of tr , according to ship Imper arbor, six Britis d to the Nor VANCOUVE evidently h a's nt e very bus- the an ex-em- effect that double n are v ng time in | h the work on a large num- ned troop cars | on. It is well| f trouble in the 1 ps would be sent st over the Canadian Pa- | and Gr n evi- of at Brita. o loopholes in m the Imperifeuse look for- 1sh with Russia with feel- | 68 JoF BATTLES AVERTED BY | NEWS OF PEACE ACTION | Americans and Spaniards Were Lined 1 Up for Fighting in Porto nd_the | by James G rto Rico, Aug. 15.—Notifi- | i gning the protocol | 1 Porto Rico just in time to pre- eral ¥ of which might have | driving of the Spaniards The forces of the advancing in sev- T nite B eral strong columns. There was a ght skirmish yester- on the rc veen Mayaguez and > Eleventh Infantry, of Gen- gade, fought with a | paniards who had been in | Colonel De Soto, the Spanish | 1d two of his officers were | Res batlis wae! nearbwly evitred | init eneral Wilson succeeded | unicating with General Otsego, »f the Spanish forces there. arranged that neither s ghould advance, and flags of truce flut- | tered from both the American and the picket lines. . 2l Brooke eventually pursued | the same plan at Guayama, which he | had invested. Had it not been for the | ‘tfmely arrival of Lieutenant McLaugh- lin .of the signal corps on Saturday, | would have been a battle at| a, which would have given a ent turn to the war in Porto Rico. the young. signal officer arrive three minutes later shells from | ther field guns would have been screaming itas Valley. They would en answered, too, for the in- tions were that the enemy was in strong force. —_————— LONDON SWELTERING. Number of Heat Prostrations in the English Capital. Aug. 15—This was the hot- has known for a long 150 cases of heat pros- time. tration h treated at the various | hoespita o'clock In the afternoon. | < A number of policemen were overcome. -The surgeons found that their prostration | was due to swel ng of the legs and feet, | caused by the heat from the asphalt and | pod m stood. e Son hich INeVRIER GRAPE-NUTS. N SH SRS S esl PHILOSOPHY FOR CHICKS. Crunching a chubby fist full of dry Grape-Nuts, the little chap announced: Tamma gives us Grape-Nuts when we want candy. She says they are better for us and we can play harder.” -Fact. . Leading grocers sell Grape-Nuts. the has compromis $ | the payment of | C return for ann report | the n Pacific Railroad | July and New York | ¢l r- | e | Government. | settlement was a compromise at half the | of action ENWHAN, ARTHY S SIflNR RT Ry ‘HAIWE) BRITISH, IN THE FAR EAST. Map of the Approaches to Peking, Showing the Strategic Advantages of the Proposed Seizure of the Taku Forts and Tientsin by Great Britain, PAID THE CLAM UNDER PROTEST Hawaii Still Believes| Japan in Error. He obtained but small satisfaction, in- asmuch as Minister Cooper told him that it w time enough to cross a bridge when you come to it. and that there was no ne- cessity of acting on them ; the Attorney General added, In that the British Government was able to look after itself Jjoined in by /ing that_the only reason for compromising the Japanese claims was because the United States had re- quested thelr payment. And now we are all moralizing in a very subdued manner over the irony of diplomacy which compels us to pay $75,000 for being right, simply to oblige our very great and good friend who has kindly agreed to relieve us of all future inter- national complications, but before doing us a gentle spanking for daring k to a bigger boy and running the risk of a beating. YIELDED TO AMERICA’S WISH It is all over, and Shimamura and oshi have outwitted Dole and Cooper. T transports have all left us, but we t the St. Paul hourly. The City of Puebla was in a tilthy condition, but has been thoroughly cleansed. She takes on one cases of convalescent had much better been left ays longer at our quarantine Nothing but praise can be ac- the Rio and her officers and They almost rivaled perfection in respect. There has been an immense deal of local comment, and deservedly so, in regard to the other three transports of this expe- dition; but, taking everything into con- sideration, the men have behaved extra- ordinarily well under the circumstances. It is undoubtedly true that they have in- THIS GOVERNMENT INSISTED ON A SETTLEMENT. station. corded to m Controversy Over the Prevention of Coolie Immigration to the Islands Brought to & Final Close. vaded private premises and ~consumed e | private” property and have occasionall Speclal Dispatch to The Call been a trifie undisciplined. It is e true, also, that many of them were penni- less and sold their underclothing, and personal property for food which they could not obtain on board ship; and it is also very true that never before has Ha- ian hospitality been so taxed or so cheerfully given by hundreds of private individuals, Hawalians and foreigners as HONOLULU, Aug. 2 United States Government Hawail . Japanese claim by The President and to be a very humiliating ation, but the polite but At the request of “abinet felt this tmperative suggestion of the American | well as Americans, as during the past ister that this claim must be removed | Week or so; but some allowance must aleo from th ad before e | be made for the circumstances surround- e road before Admiral Miller | % o perienced control and manage- | could noist the American flag. was re- | ;ln('Gnd the honest record must be 1| garded by the Executive Council and the | made that no country could have sept | Council of State as sufficient reason for | into a little weakling land like Hawail voting the amount although they denied | 10,000 or 15,000 men of el grades of ch Justice of the clatm. | acter and social position who could have The meetin, . held ‘on ‘Wednesaay, | b€ d better than have the United noating 5 - ay. | States regulars and volunteers. da the after the Dorl ling was presided over by President Dole the Cabinet, ten Counctlors out of the fif- or could there have been found a finer v of men physically. Analyze the pro N bo rata of death and sickness and remember the crowded transports and changed con- teen, and Minister F. M. Hatch, were ; et # D il that present. The President called for the | ditlon of living and ng e a 2 > : sroportion is. Why, In healthy Hawaif reading of the resolution adopted by the | bLOPPTCAR o By Yrate last month was at Executive Council, to the effect that in view of the Hawaiian Government having been requested by the United States Gov- ernment to dispose of the matters in con- troversy between Haw d the Govern- | ment of Japan before sreignty of | this country is ) the United | States, and the incil, de ing the matter 1t public emer- the annual rate of 65 per 1000 (an unusual- | 1y large one), and yet out of nearly 15,000 troops the deaths can be counted almost )n the fingers of the hand. > e HORACE WRIGHT. Ersdiicr b rs ABOARD THE TRANSPORTS. | News of the Volunteers With the Fourth Expedition. gency, request hority of the | Council of State for paying to Japan the | ON BOARD THE UNITED STATES :"L“!”f § eI L e | TRANSPORT RIO DE JANEIRO. ountry’s ¢ ithout In any man- | & 5 i ; s itvbiE fEho. sorvlotion ofAEs Fourth Philippine Islands Expedition. | Honolulu Harbor, Aug. 2.—The Penn- sylvania and the Rio de Ja- neiro pulled out in the stream at § | 0’clock this afternoon. Both transports | will start for Manila between 2 and 3 o’clock to-morrow morning. On ac- count of the overcrowded condition of to yield, without, the l’(-nns}’l\'fl.n!fl sr:\'en!y-fl\'e recruits e t the Government | Of the First California Volunteers were was in the wron nvited Minister | transferred from the Pennsylvania to Hatch to make : ement before the |the Rio de Janeiro. First Cla Ser- correspondence with Minister Sewall was | geant Paulsen, Corporal E. J. Muléahy T and First Class Private Brooks, Volun- Mr. Hatch reported a conversation that | teer Signal Corps, Were transferred Sl Secretary of State Day, | from the Rio de Janeiro to the Penn- e g seproL b ibpclneom First Lieutenant George H. nces dictating a compromise, but there i e reasons of state Horanaking 1 ana | BUGAVOITETEEns BEGR fon the request was not meant in y way | Helena, Mont.,, was transferred from to bear the construction that Hawail was | the Pennsylvania to the Rio de Janeiro. in the wrong. It was very desirable on | These transfers pertaining to the signal the part of the United States that tae | corps were made necessary in order to controversy should be determined before | carry out the instructions of Major the t fer of sovereignty. % {5 Ais i Fons ot iha e Minister of Foreign Affairs General Otis. who is des spoke in justification of the course of the | iNE 8 proficlent corbs of signal men on It was, indeed, humiliating | €ach transport, so that messages may to him to comprom itter, but. | be sent from one boat to another. under the circumstar as wiser for | The - Peru and Citv of Puebla the Government to yleld. After all, the | will sail about Thursday or Friday. Captain C. A. Devol, assistant tquar— ter, U. S. A, has been trans- ;gxr-;re‘zsfmm the Rio de Janeiro to the Peru, and will ucr‘-,ummmy Major Gen- to Manila. er?}‘a;?tglsn C. C. Walcutt, assistant quartermaster, U. S. V., who sailed from San Francisco on the Rio, has been directed by the general command- ing the expedition to remain at Hono- Julu. He will act as department quar- termaster at Honolulu. Major Demerit, the the. facts ment that it wa claims of. Japan and principles of the case. In discussing the resolution the Presi- aid that while th resisting to itate anne on, the | sylvania. Cooper amount claimed, and small In comparison | with the probable expense to the country | of arbitration proceedings. The Minister then read the following letter from Min- istc wall: ATION OF THE UNITED STATES, HONOLULU, H. L, July 26, 18%. Honorable Henry B. Cooper, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Honolulu—Sir: I have the honor to inform you that I have re- celved instructions from my Government expressing anxiety to secure an immedi- ate solution 6f the question at issue be- | paymaster, U. S: V., has been trans- tween Hawall and Japan whereby the | forred to the Rio from the Pennsyl- approaching transfer of Hawalian terri- would be freed from any ultimate | 3 tending to embarrass it In its with a third power. tructions assume that to this end he only means of accomplishing jovernment will_close the Inci- vania. Brigadier General Otis, accompanied by Captain Edward Murphy Jr., as- sistant adjutant general; Captain Amos W. Kimball, . assistant quartermaster volunteers, and Lieutenants Sanders and Bradbury, aids, made an official call._on Commander G. M. Book of the Mohican this afternoon. A salute | of eleven guns was fired when General Otis left the Mohican. Murat Halstead, who came to Ho- nolulu with General Merritt and who has been ill_at the Queen's Hospital, has recovered and will continue his trip to Manila with Major General Otis on | the transport Peru. A few of the South Dakota men have suffered from the heat. ~Two of the men fainted last night after returning to the ship from shore leave. L. H. Messick of Honolulu yesterday paid his respects to General Harrison Gray Otis. The gentlemen were asso- ciated in the newspaper business years ago. g(faptaln Fuller, Company A, South Dakota, is the youngest officer of his rank in the service. He is but 19. Oswald H. Schlott, financial manager of the California State Red Cross Society, is a passenger on the transport Rio de Janeiro. Mr. Schlott is the right man in the right place. The Hawailan band gave a concert last night at Emma Square. —During the concert Miss Annie Kanohu sang several native songs which were great- Councilor John Philips brought up the | 1¥ appreciated, especially by the large question of the British claimants for com- | number of officers and enlisted tmen pensation for illegal imprisonment in 18%. | who were present. and as it, your dént by the payment to Japan of a rea~ sonable indemnity. It is not to be understood that thiscourse 18 urged by the Government of the Lutfd piee v other grounds than SR minary to the formal ster of soverelgnty which 18 DOW ed. - instructions make it o untll this action 1s taken by Hawail & serfous obstacle will exist to the execu- tion of the instructions which Rear Ad- miral Miller may bring to me at any time. I do not need to point out to you how unfortunate from every point of view would be further delay in effect- ing the consummation which both our Governmonls“sn Purn(-ls(]y wish. My Instructions are imperative 1 ¥an Yo bring about as speedily as paa: sible this desired adjustment. » Under all the circumstances, and hay- ing regard to common interests, T ven- ture to express the hope that you will | lose no_time In securing the complianee | of the Hawalian executive with the views | Of the Government at Washington. { | Phave the honor to be, sir, vour obedi- ent servant, HAROLD M. SEWALL. Minister Cooper’s reply, agreeing to the gayment only because of the United tates' Insistence, also was read. Otner speakers followed strain as the previous speaker, and on Pabtion of P. C. Jones and Speaker Kau- Jukou the money was ordered pald. in the same his blandest manner, | and President Dole | shoes | FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 16, 1898 SIMPLE FETES FOR VOLUNTEERS Gentle Hawaiians Show Hospitality. GRIM WARFARE FORGOTTEN GARLANDS OF FLOWERS FOR UNCLE SAM’S BOYS. How Those Who Went With the Fourth Fleet Enjoyed Their Brief Stay at the Is- land Capital. Special Correspondence of The Call. ABOARD THE RIO DE JANEIRO, Honolulu Harbor, Aug. 2.—Our ship swings idly at anchor, while the light of a rising moon glitters across the bay and casts black shadows from the other ships. from the shore and early to-morrow morning the Pennsylvania and Rio start on the long 5000 miles of troplcal ocean travel for the Philippines. It seemed hard to realize in the midst of the quiet beauty of this tropical night that grim business is probably ahead of us. The transports are full of the sounds of laughter and song. The kindly spirit of this land of sunshine and flowers seems to have entered into the men. During our brief stay here all has been joyous and generous. There have been smiles and welcome everywhere for officers and men alike. ‘While out with a party of men for signal practice yesterday we stopped | in an open bit of ground, where the hill upon which the other party was sta- tioned was plainly visible. A crowd of native boys and girls soon assembled and they were followed by their elders. Soon a pail of ice water was brought. Then came native fruits in profusion. Then the women brought the circular wreaths of flowers, and soon the men were wreathed in flowers. All of it was done with such a lovely, simple grace that it was irresistible. And we of northern birth were taught a les- son in artless good nature and gener- osity. From the drill we marched to the banquet, where the ladies of Honolulu had spread a flower crowned feast for the men of the Rio. The palace grounds, where the shaded tables were laid, was filled with men whom eight days of crowded transport given a keen appreciation of fresh fruits and the lighter articles of food, for, although our men were well fed on the transport, the menu is neces- sarily somewhat limited, when the utensils consist of a meat ration pan, tin cup and knife and fork. Here, in the midst of palms and strange flower- ing trees, with the band playing and waited on by the ladies of Honolulu, the men had a feast which must have touched the most prosaic with beauty and novelty. The officers were nicely entertained at the Officers’ Club on the palace grounds. There is something in this Island paradise which robs men of all rest- Jessness and makes the panoply of war seem absurd. If war consisted of moonlight concerts by the band, ban- quets adorned with fruits and flowers and the pleasing evolutions of march- ing, I grant that Hawaii is eminently fitted for it. Beautiful, kindly land! As I look at these quiet cottages standing back from the streets in thelr tropical gardens, I can well understand why one of the This afternoon we cast loose | life had | its | old residents regretted annexation. For | it brings the cable, electric cars, north- ern capital and energy, and the rest- less surge of commerce and greed. The kindly natives, with their simple ways | and garlands, will learn sterner lessons, and the dolce far niente life must give way to the practical. The officers and men of these transports have been, in- deed, fortunate to have seen Hawalii be- fore it is spoiled. As it is, we carry naught but lovellest memories of our | halt at the midocean camp before we again face the long stretch of ocean travel and the great unknown of the Philippines. BY AN OFFICER. — WELL-EQUIPPED VESSEL. South Dakotans Are Traveling in Comfort to Manila. ON BOARD THE RIO DE JA- NEIRO, HONOLULU, July 3L—For the first day or two out from San Francisco a great deal of trouble was experienced in furnishing sufficient and properly cooked food to the 846 enlisted men of the First South Dakota Infan- try, recruits for the Utah Light Artil- lery and detachment of the Signal Corps. But through the untiring ef- forts of Lieutenant Murray, regimental quartermaster of the First South Da- kota Infantry, who is acting commis- sary of the expedition, the trouble was soon overcome. A regular army officer on board, who holds a responsible po- sition on the staff of General Merritt, said: “I have never before seen soldiers better fed on land or sea.” The steamer is not crowded. The saloons, promenade decks and other parts of the ship which are used for pleasure on ordinary voyages are still employed for the purpose for which they were designed. During the day the men spend most of their time on the hurricane deck and all meals are served to them on that deck. The Rio de Janeiro is probably better fitted out so far as the comforts. of the officers and men are concerned than any of the transports that have preceded her to Manila. The health of the command has been exceptionably good. On July 26 (900 miles out at sea) Private Newell E. Jenks, Company L, First South Dakota Infantry, from Spearfish, South Dakota, died of pneu- monia. Jenks had the measles at Camp Merritt and was discharged from the general hospital the day previous to the sailing of the Rio de Janeiro. Jenks was buried with military honors on July 27. ROCHEFORT DECLARES FOR AMERICAN EXPANSION Frenchman Declares It Absurd for This Nation to Give Up the Philippines. e to The Call and the New York Special Cabl Herald erald. Copyrighted, 1505, by James Gor- don Bennett. PARIS, Aug. 16.—Henry Rochefort comes out this morning in favor of out- and-out retention of the Philippines by the United States. He says: “Afraid of being accused of having too ambitious views by reactionary Eu- rope, the United States are I of their conciliatory sentiments.” This vigorous pamphleteer character- jzes this as absurd and declares that if the Cubans are to be freed the Fili- pinos have “as many claims to free- dom.” Sipdogat Ao Sonoma Forest Fires. SANTA ROSA, Aug. 15.—The forest fires which have been raging in this vi- cinity for the past few days still con. tinue. The damage already done is esti- mated at many thousand dollars. eaving the/ Philippines to Spain as a sort of proof | LEE SPEAKS OF CUBN'S FUTURE Great Resources Will Be Developed. REFORMS TO BE ADOPTED CIVIL RULE SOON TO DISPLACE THE MILITARY. Former Consul General in Consulta- tion with the President and Secretary Alger Regard- ing the Island. Special Dispatch to The Call. WASHINGTON, Aug. 15.— Major General Fitzhugh Lee, in command of the Seventh Army Corps at Jackson- ville, was in conference to-day with the President and the War Department. He came here on a special telegraphic summons from Secretary Alger, and it was with the latter that he conferred for an hour with the President. It is generally expected that General Lee will head the military commission which will adjust affairs in Cuba, and also he has been strongly urged for the Governorship of that island after the functions of the commission cease. On both of these points, however, General Lee asserts he knows nothing. He ad- mitted, however, that he had been talk- ing over matters in Cuba generally. Then he added: “The first work which will have to be done in Cuba will be to make ar- rangements by which all the municl- pal machinery can be put into operation in all the towns, and governmental ma- chinery throughout the island. There will have to be militarv control, I sup- pose, until such time as the people in- terested can organize and put into ope- ration a government which should be stable and strong enough to impartial- ly protect the interests of Spaniards, Americans, Cubans and the people of all other nationalities now on the is- land, or who may hereafter go there. “Is there probability of Spanish e terests suffering through the Cubans? | “The Spanish property holders, mer- | chants and all other classes of Span- | iards naturally would unité with all the rest of the conservative inhcbitants for | the preservation of the interests of ally the citizens, and I think they will help the natives and the Americans to main- tain a strong, safe government. This would be natural, for no class of peo- | ple would be more interested than they are in maintaining property and ail other rights. The most difficult prob- | lem to solve is the first organization of | a preliminary form of government, as | later the island will be very rapidly Americanized, and all such questions will take care of themselves. “As to the probability of the Cubans | attaining a stable government, I pre- | sume that as soon as possible a procla- | mation will be issued setting apart a date for the holding of a general elec- | tion for a chief executive of the island and for a legislative body to which all matters affecting the future of the isl- and will be referred. This executive body probably will adopt a constitution and make the proper laws to put into operation the political form of govern- ment. “As to the army of occupation which will be necessary to maintain our posi- | tion with respect to Cuba, 45,000 men | will be ample to garrison the whole isl- and. Of this number possibly 25000 would be stationed in and about Hav- ana. Matanzas would be the next im- portant point for a garrison. 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DUFFY CO., 825630 Howard st., S. ¥. WAREHOUSEMEN. THE HASLETT WAREHOUSE CO., | Borwmsdine. Agents aod Publiy Welghers. eneral Storage. Free an n Wareh | General office, 210 California gy | WALLPAPER. | HUNTER! EQUIPMENTS. | — tfiw GUNS Bunters, oo ey cte: - oand | WATCHES, ETC. ;(\tl;?fi-z:!fllol!u(‘. GEO. W. SHREVE, 739 Market | 'l'4 LUNDY’ gfiid‘g}xkl.n‘:’r:dg;‘fl;fig::.r”-:é STATEMENT STATEMENT —OF THE— —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS | CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— —OF THE— AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF a, on the 3lst of Decem- and for the year ending on nade to the Insurance Commis- tate of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- Dished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. ock, paid up 1n oo $500,000 00 sloner of the Amount of capital cash Real estate owned by Loans on bonds and mortgage Cash market value of all stoc bonds owned by company. 822,415 00 Amount of 1 secured by pleds bonds, stocks and other marketable securities as 99,300 00 Cash in company 9,603 04 Cash in bank 84,500 02 Interest due and all 64211 | stocks and loan: Interest due and ac and mortgage Premiums in due course o Ground rents, well secured. Rents due and accrued Total assets ........... LIABILITIES Losses adjusted and unpa Losses in process of adj in suspense = Losses resisted, including expe: premiums on fire risks run- Gre y X ning one year or less, $L1 SeE et reinsurance 50 per cent 506,270 | Gross premiums on fire risks rur ning more than one year, §820,089 § 420,916 57 relnsurance pro_rata.. Amount reclaimable by the in on perpetual fire Insurance policies. Commissions and brokerage due and to become due... Total liabilities . INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums . f e HLBLE0 Received for interest on bonds anc X 1 mortgages 63,658 10 | Recelved for inters 18,322 $1,633,218 59 """ t and dividends loans and from Received for rent Received from all other sources Total income i EXPENDITUR! T fire losses (in- | of previous paid fo 102 96, 108 years) $696,702 79 Dividends to stockholders. 40,000 00 Paid or allowed for commission or 53 brokerage - 267,558 77 Pajd for salarie and other charges far officers, clerks, etc. Paid for State, national and L taxes ... All other payments and exp Total expenditures . Losses incurred during the year. Fire Risks. Premiums. — - Risks and Premiums. Net amount of risks| written during the year| Net amount of risks ex- pired during the yeai Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1897 5 $135,390,924/81,642,527 48 | 122,001,374| 1,569,459 08 | 159,015,967 1,832,631 25 THOS. H. MONTGOMERY, President. RICHD. MARIS, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 21th day of January, 189. . H. F. REARDEN, Notary Public. EDWARD BROWN & SONS, General Agents, 407-409 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO. © Due from the company’s agents | Gross | Paid for salari SVEAFIRE and LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY F GOTHENBURG, SWEDEN, ON THB 31st day of December, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commisstoner. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up in cash $533,333 33 ASSETS. Real estate owned by company. 757,426 53 Loans on bonds and mortgages. 2,362,284 78 Cash market value of all stocks an bonds owned by company............ 2,351,226 81 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other marketable securities as collateral. 932,452 63 Cash in banks. 26,061 79 Interest due and accrued stocks and loans. Premiums in due course of collection Rents* due and accrued Due from other compal surance on losses already pald. 65,621 26 40,975 T4 66 67 203,941 48 156,845 67 Total assets 929,483 08 LIABILITIES. Losses In process of adjustment or in suspense .. i premiums on fire risks run- ning one year or less, reinsurance 50 per cent; sross premiums on fire risks running more than one year, reinsurance pro rata . 489,973 82 | Liability under life dep: 4,455,074 92 Cash dividends remaining unpa 11,389 87 All other demands against the cof pany 2 483,660 15 Total labilities INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire $1,303,619 62 premiums Recelved for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources... £ 472,342 @2 Received from all other 705,288 44 Total income $2,481,150 53 EXPENDITURES. | Net amount paid for fire losses...... . $493,721 81 Pald_or allowed for commission or brokerage ... 374,238 63 fes, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc. Paid for State, national and local taxes All oth Tatal expenditures er payments and expenditures 1,276, “Risks_and Premiums. }FireRiaks,lPreml;m——l. Net amount of risks| | ‘Written during the vear| $355,62,116/$1,820,240 98 Net amount of risks ex- pired during the year..| 192,528,439| 774,141 81 Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1897... 166,626,343| §84,659 97 T. ED. LEVISSON, Vice-President. SRNST BRING, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 1st day of April. 1898. GUDEN AKERMARK, Notary Publiec. EDWARD BROWN & SONS, General Agents, 2407-209 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO. non-polsonons remedy__ for Gonorrhaa, Gleot, Spermatorrhaa, Whites, unnatural dis- charges, or any inflamma- not to strieture. " tion, irritation or ulcera- [Prevents contaglon. tion of mucous mem- rHEEVANS CiemicaL Co. b;l.fl:‘" b nt. Weekly Gall, $1.50 per Year