The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 18, 1898, Page 11

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, AUGUST 18, 1898. NOT SATISHIED WITH THE EARTH Southern Pacific Grabs the Ocean. ITS BRAZEN SCHEME BALKED ‘S‘UMMERLAND OIL MEN STAND FOR THEIR RIGHTS. Fiercely Kesist One of the Boldest Attempts at Robbery Ever Made by the Railroad Company. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. 'SANTA BARBARA, mevland, seven miles € bara, contains about 700 inhabitants, all of whom are interested or working in the oil we industry. There are 350 in an area of less than 150 acres. The first wells which were bored were north of the town proper and on the ide of a hill. These wells at first pro- ced from five to eight barrels a day each, but now they will only average e or one and a half a day. Experience has shown that the far- ther west and south one went the more oil would be found, and so well-boring began to be done over the precipitous bluff and on the sand near the beach. All.the wells along here have been pro- ducing an average of eight barrels a day. This fact has caused the present trouble between all the well owners and ‘the Southern Pacific Company, repre- :sented by J. B. Treadwell. During the Jast few menths about fifty wells have been bored on the beach at the front ©f the bluff and some little distance from high water mark. The beach front of Summerland is a @ and a half in length. This strip divided among about a dozen own- 1s ers, who base their claim to the prop- erty on lease which they have ob- tained fr the owners of the land on above. D. Wood is the owner of the € of ~the strip, with a beach ge of 2600 feet. To the west of a strip 150 feet in length, which thing to show. To the west of strip for three-fourths of a mile re..are several owners—Ed Stevens, hdrles Newman, J. C. Fillis ana others who have about thirty wells in all comes Treadwell's wharf and the e- 0f the. trouble. it was Treadwell’s intention to build short whi on the strip of 150 feet h-he claimed, next to that owned T.-D. Wood, and to connect thi atf -with the one already begun 1500 farther to the w He had anried for the construction f about 200 “welis-run along the surf below low | ‘mark. = This is just where the at’ reservoir of oil is known to be | an his plans material- izeq hé would have been able to tap thé 'bottom of the reservoir and thus the north of hir¥ he bluff. | iwell made a | ff on the 150-foot | and had just be- | wharf, when the v T. D. Wood and got a large force of men all night. Next ouble line of | n Treadwell’s | rf, 1500 feet m‘ drain all the wells to 130. ifoot stri ;thia’ we shut his men 1 not pro- | ceed. fii | This d n his ope- | Fation f the wharf, more than cut down | = pile driver his row of piles. Now | 1ds In the surf a hun- mark, sup- | under it, but | ever with the »f the beach owners the line of piles and put wells Ground to the wharf for 500 feet n ell’s worked by Willlam M. S. ) has about thirty wells. He Iready $16,000, and he is owner against the Still far- of W. They harf extended several hun- beyond the surf and are ng eighteen or twenty wells. The is merely d as a plat- for their own the directly there have been no far for exténding this wharf and boring wells in:the’ sea. Above the bluff in proper. there are about 3 ini.an average of three a irels a de mmerland wells, yield d a half b: Among the large owners are" J. C. Wilson, Edward Stevens, C A, Loomis,” 8. W. Knapp, William Onthout Jr. and H. E. Packard, all of _Santa Barbara, and J. J. Cook, a capi- ““tallst, from San Francisco. The plan in vogue here for pumping {s by the pumping jack, which for pumping about forty well run by seventesn to twenty horsepow engines. The owners of these pump- ‘ing jacks charge from $12 to $15 a .fmonth to pump a well. = The average production of oil is about 700 bar; a day and this brings about 90 cents a barrel. Alm seventy-five carloads of. oil are shipped every mbnth from “this place, and of this it is estimated that the Southern Pacific Company gets ‘thirty-five carloads. They are using ofl on their engines on this division entirely. Th. Oxward Beet Susgar Pactory in Ventura County is using 0 barrels of oil a month. The price varies according to its den- sity. The oil which is being pumped from the wells fir north of the others is much denser than the others. The farther south the well -the lighter is the oll by the Beaume test, showing about 16 degrees; the cen- ter of the fleld wells show 11 to 12 de- grees. The average depth of the well is 225 -~ feet, varying from 100 feet to 500 feet. The farther out to sea tht deeper the well. At the present time 400 men are employed on the field, but if the South- .ok Pacific Company Is defeated in the attempt to rob the rightful owners the force will be doubled. Several hun- ared more wells will be sunk fmmedi- tely - on receipt 0f the news of the Southrn Pacific Company’s defeat. Already there are over $300,000 in- vested by the different owners, who are making preparations for a long wharf in order to place the oil directly on baard vessels for shipment. This is the reason Treadwell gave for wishing to obtain a franchise for a harf from the Supervisors of this R inty, but it afterward developed to . be only a blind. he | t bored and to the | DELAWARR MUST PAY THE COSTS Acquittal Practically a Conviction. | | | THE EARL HELD BLAMABLE WRONGFULLY SOUGHT TO IN- ‘ FLUENCE HOOLEY. Not Wholly Absolved by the Court in Connection Witk the Ac- cusations of Bribery. Speclal Dispatch to The Call. LONDON, Aug. 17.—In the Queen’s Bench Division of the High Court of | Justice to-day Justice Wright acquit- ted Earl Delawarr and Mr. Bradshaw of the charge of contempt of court in their alleged attempt to induce Ernest Terah Hooley, the bankrupt company promoter, to falsify his evidence in the Bankruptcy Court. The learned Judge sald, however that both were blam- able and he mulcted them in costs. Justice Wright said that while he must absolve Earl Delawarr of the charge of bribery, he must hold that the Earl had wrongfully tried to induce made by him in the bankruptey pro- ceedings and had wrongfully promised to help Mrs. Hooley. Mr. Bradshaw’s evidence as to Earl Delawarr’s proposal to help Mrs. Hoo- { Judge continued, that the Earl had an overwhelming motive for obtaining Mr. Hooley’s retraction. | He could not believe that it was out | of mere charity that Earl Delawarr had promised Mrs. Hooley £1000. On | the contrary, he was forced to the con- clusion that the promise was connected with the Earl's strong and natural de- sire to clear himself from Hooley’s ac- |¢ Nevertheless, he acquitted | Delawa of the imputation of in- ducing Mr. Hooley to testify falsely. | With regard to the alleged bribery, | he could not wholly absolve Earl Dela- With regard to the money the ived, possibly the latter be- given him for services rendered or as a gift from Hooley. The Judge said he supposed that was gen- | erally the way names were paid for, | but as these proceedings were only in- | tended to vindicate justice, it would be i a suffi | warr’s indiscref ‘him to pay cost | warr. on if the court ordered Mr. Bradshaw’s With reference to ca Justice Wright he sald, much more guilty in asking Mr. Hooley falsely to say that he made |a retraction without communicating with the Earl Delawarr. Bradshaw was guilty of subornation of perjury, { and while he (the Judge) was in doubt whether he ought not to deal very dif- ferently with Mr. Bradshaw, he had concluded to make the same order in se as in that of Earl Delawarr. | his | FREEMAN HALSTED STEPS FROM A SPANISH PRISON Call-Herald Correspondent Free at Last, After Having Been Sentenced to Death. d the New York by James Gor- Special cable to The Call Herald. Copyrighted, don Bennett. 18 SAN JUAN, Porto Rico, Aug. 17.—1 was | morning. I am released from prison this allowed full liberty. Captain Macias was chiefl instrumental taining my freedom, and Mr. Cord British Consul here, was unceasing eforts in my behalf. FREEMAN HALSTED. NEW YORK, Aug. 17.—Freeman Hal- sted was arrested in San Juan on March 25 last, charged with having taken photo- General in ob- the in his graphs of the fortifications there. He was sentenced to nine years' imprison- ment. When the American fleet bom- barded San Juan on May 12, the Spanish authorities became so angry that Mr. Halsted and other political prisoners were sentenced to death. While being led from prison Halsted made a desperate resist- ance and his arm was injured. Using that accident as a pretext, the Spaniards spread the report that Halsted had been hurt by the fire of the American fleet, hoping thereby to avoid another bom- bardment. Halsted is a British subject, and through the efforts of the British Consul the plan of taking the correspondent’s life was abandoned and he was accorded special privileges In the presidio, where he was confined. . BRING $100,000 IN DUST. Three Small Steamers Reach Seattle From Alaska. SEATTLE. Aug. 17.—Three small steam- rrived here to- from Alaska with 150 passengers, and lights and shades of the Alaska gold prospector's wife. About a third of them only were included in the list of fortunate on e estimated at $100,000. Advices from Pine Creek, near Lake Tagish, wher ch strike was reported a few days ago, say that the diggings are not so rich as reported. The stampede, a however, continues, men even golng from Cooks Inlet and Copper Rizver, | At St. N el boats are landing freight | and passengers, und the congestion has s rs, aterially be ved. Provisions are mmand high prices. teamer r arrived at Dawson ¢ 25 from St. Michael with a large number of passengers and a cargo of | fresh supplies. y - Supposed Incendiary Fire at Chico. CHICO. Aug. 17.—At 2 a fire broke out in the tern part of | town, which burned two dwelling houses belongingtto Mrs | residence of Mrs. Korn, togeth | outbuildings, barns and Yanm:xemplrhe rear | of the residences Willlam East | Nikirk and Mr: B. Butler. | started in a barn 1 elmeyer estate, and is supposed to have »een incendiary. The total loss is es | mated at -12,000; small insurance. ——— | Chile Selling Gold by Auction. Spectal Cable to The Call and the New Herald . Copyrighted, 189, by James G don Bennett. The Government now sells gold weekly | | terday at Valparaiso, when $300,000 premium. Sie et To Expel Religious Communities. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 189, by James Gor- don Bennett. MADRID, Aug. 17—The Philippine colony in Madrid has petitioned for authorization the Government for the expulsion of religious communities from the Philippines as a sine quo non. ——————— Estate of Rosalia Morris. Edward Morris hag applied for letters of administration upon the estate of his decegsed mother, Rosalla Morris, The estat® consists of real and personal prop- erty valued at $7000. The only heirs to - Lurline Salt Water Boths. Bush. Larkin .-cald tub baths; salt water direct from ocean. the estate so far as known are the peti- tioner, Edward Morris, and his sister, Tina Breslauer. Mr. Hooley to correct some statements | ley was remarkable, although Mr. | Bradshaw had no cause to testify falsely. It must be remembered, the ent punishment for Earl Dela- | considered him, | their stories of the| Their combined sacks of gold dust | 0 this afternoon | | Bunselmeyer, and the| with | 3 The fire | longing to the Bun-‘ ti- | VALPARAISO DE CHILE, Aug. 17,_! by auction. The first sale took place yes- | was | sold. The highest price was 47 per cent | FOREST FIRES - DEFY CONTROL San Mateo’s Mountains Still Ablaze. SCORES OF MEN BACKFIRING WIND MAKES THEIR EFFORTS ABORTIVE. Thousands of Acres Denuded, Several Shingie Mills Consumed and Travel Stopped by the Extreme Heat. Special Dispatch to The Call. | REDWOOD CITY, Aug. 16.—Forest fires | have been raging in the mountains above | Woodside since Friday last and are still | beyond control, although a force of sev- | enty-five men have been kept continually | at work trying to check the flames. Yes- | terday the men had them almost controll- ed, but a heavy wind set in and scattered | burning timbers in all directions for | hundreds of feet. | 'The fire started at what is kfown as | Borden & Hatch's mill, on the head of Purissima Creek, and worked up to the top of the mountain. It then took a | southerly course and has been making headway ever since, until now an area | covering thousands of acres has been wept clean, destroying thousands of cords of wood. |~ Yesterday the fire reached a shingle pile belonging to C. D. Hayward, con- | taining about 400,000 shingles, which was | entirely consumed. Another mill belong- ing to the same man and containing about_ 150,000 is now threatened and will / ‘be burned. el on the roads has been stopped, owing to the great heat. uUn account of | the heavy winds and the great number | of pinie trees on fire it will be a difficult | matter to manage the fire. It is now burning on the ridge back of the Jones | ranch, and efforts are being made to keep it from coming down thls side of | the mountain, for thig ranch is covered with brush and bark, it not having been burned for two years past. If it gets started on the dry brush there will be no stopping it until it has done proba- bly thousands of dollars’ worth of dam- age. Men are backfiring in the hope of checking the flames, but as yet their efforts have proved futile. It is hoped that the heavy fogs which are prevailing north of the fire will reach the burning territory, and this at present seems to be the only salvation. - UKIAH'S TASTE OF HADES. Surrounded by Mountain Fires and the Thermometer at 114. | UKIAH, Aug. 17.—For a week past the | mountains to the westward of this city have been on fire, making at night a grand, beautiful and picturesque scene. But while the artistic sense has been gratified, a high price has been paid, on account of the loss of timber and the dan- ger to residents at the foot of the moun- tains. Friday night the fire swept with resist- less energy down what is known as-Gibson Creek Canyon, destroying everything in its path and threatening the extinction of the San Francisco and North Pacific fish hatchery, from which, owing to the enter- prise of President A. 'W. Foster, so many | streams have been _stocked. As the fire burned down the ridge to- ward Doolan’s Canyon the sky was con- stantly lighted up with a crimson tint. At times the roaring could be plainly heard In town, a distance of one and a | half miles. Fires are also burning in the | hills to the eastward. | These mountain _conflagrations have | made the air of the valley thick and | murky | | with smoke, while the mercury has climbed higher than for vears. For three s it stood at 112 degrees, and at 114, A few days ago Ell Wells, known resident, was sunstruck, and at one time his condition was re- garded as serious. This is an occurrence almost unprecedented in the history of the valley. | SURRENDERED AFTER PEACE WAS DECLARED | Capture of Manila, However, Was | Not Contrary to the Rules ! of War. | WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.—Accerding to Admiral Dewey's dispatch the sur- | render of Manila occurred about 5 p. m. last Saturday. The peace protocol was signed at 4:23 p. m. on Friday. It is said that the difference in time between Manila and Washington is such that the surrender, reckoned on Washing- | ton time, would be about twelve hours | ahead of the time at Manila, or about 5 | o’clock Saturday merning. In point of | actual time, therefore, the signing of | the peace protocol preceded the actual | surrender of Manila by a few hours. | Butitisa well-established rule of mili- | tary law, accepted the world over, that a peace armistice or cessation of hostili- ties does not become binding upon com- manding officers until they receive ac- tual notice of it. Under this rule Admiral Dewey and General Merritt would be bound by the armistice only from the time the notice of it reached them at Manila. This could not have occurred on Saturday prior to the bombardment, as the cable | was not working and no dispatch-boat | eould have gotten through with the no- | tice before Mcnday or Tuesday. In | short, it is agreed in all official quar- ters that the forcible taking of Manila was entirely regular, and that the city and bay is now_ held on the basis. of this military enforced taking rather than on the basis of the mutual ar- | rangement between the two countries. This may become material when the question arises as to the future of the Philippines, for the discussion is likely to proceed from the American stand- point that Manila was taken by force | of arms and'is so occupied. | ———————————— CHAMPION MIDDLE-WEIGHTS. Qlympic Club Seeking to Match Mc- Coy and Tommy Ryan. William Kennedy, superintendent of the | Olympic Club, wired to Kid McCoy and Tommy Ryan yesterday, offering to match them before the Olympic Club of this city any time in Sgptem er for the middleweight championship of the world. Kennedy also xof{ers 60 per cent of the Toss gate recelpts. gslncg the match between McCoy and Corbett 18 considered off, McCoy" will be left without a match on his hands. Ryan is very anxious to meet McCoy again, but it is thought that McCoy is not quite so strong in his desire to face Tommy Ryan in the ring. The last time they fought | the battle was stopped in the fifth round by the police when everything pointed in Ryan's favor. ———————————— Stol‘ag‘e Company Incorporates. The Pierce & Taylor Storage Company incorporated yesterday with a capital stock of $10,000. The directors are James M. Plerce‘BMit m-e: % &:;‘;f;,afd:;-m‘ lH‘ ! t Berkeley an . Taylor {n%rcceh:rleseL "Fayior Jr. of this city: ——————————— Deserted by Her Husband. Mrs. Marie M. Wagner has applied. for a divorce from Ferdinand Wagner. Mrs. ‘Wagner alleges that her husoand desert- ed her over a year ago and she asks for a divorce on that ground. Advances made on furniture and planos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1023 Mission. day of April, 189. FOR COWARDICE N A SKIRMISH Court-Martial Awaits an Ohio Captain. LOST HIS HEAD UNDER FIRE RATTLED EIS MEN BY ORDER- ING A RETREAT. After the Panic He Is Said to Have Been Found Hiding in a Culvert Under the Roadway. Special Cable to The Call and the New York Herald. Copyrighted, 1898, by James Gor- don Bennett. ARROYO, Porto Rico, Aug. 12 (by Call-Herald dispatch-boat Sommers N. Smith to Key West, Fla., Aug. 17).— Captain Biddle of Company C, Fourth Ohio Volunteers, is still here under ar- rest, awaiting court-martial for alleged cowardice in a skirmish with the Span- ish a few miles out of Arroyo. Captain Biddle’s company beat an inglorious re- treat when they were on the skirmish line and were attacked unexpectedly by sharpshooters. The unexpectedness of the attack probably had much to do with Captain Biddle losing his head and the panic into which he threw his com- pany. As his men deployed as skir- mishers and were advancing the men called back and forth and chaffed one another on what they called their “rab- bit hunt.” Suddenly there was a whiz, a snapping of leaves, a splintering of bark and little eruptions of dirt at the boys’ feet. “Hello, rabbit! The rabbit is no longer on the run!” exclaimed one of the soldiers. Biddle’s men were slipping behind trees and bushes and preparing to make a stand, when some one gave the com- mand to retreat. “Run, boys, they are a thousand to one,” came the command, as the men were preparing to make a brave re- sistance against their as vet invisible foe. It is alleged that Captain Biddle gave that command. Had this panicky alarm not been given, and had not the men seen their commanding officer run- ning with his back to the fire, they would have stood their ground and fought just as bravely as they did when they received their baptism of fire at Guayama. Captain Biddle, it found hiding in a culvert roadway. CRUSHED BY A TRUCK. Josephine Lindsey, Eight Years 0ld, Run Over and Killed. Josephine Lindsey, 8 years old, was run over by a truck and instantly Killed on Folsom street, between Fifth and Sixth, Tuesday evening. The driver of the truck, Thomas J. Lyman, knew nothing of the accldent untfl after it occurred. Marcus Ososki, a butcher at %05 Folsom was a witness of the tragedy, and say that the girl was playing on the jumping off and on while it was in mo- tion. She lost her balance and fell be- tween the wheels. Lyman was arrested and booked for manslaughter at the Central Station by Officer Minehan, but was released on his own recognizance. The body of the child was taken to the Morgue. Her father, Alex Lindsey, is a truck driver, and lives at 414% Clementina street. is alleged, under was the Lost His Life Saving Others. A country boy, visiting New York stopped a frantic runaway team that was about to dash on the sidewalk where there were hundreds of women and children. He saved their lives, but iost his own. Hundreds of lives are saved every year by Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. People who are fast going to their graves with disor- ders of stomach, llver, bowels and blood are brought back to good heaith by it. All the eick should try it. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— TRANSATLANTICFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F HAMBURG, GERMANY, ON THE 38T day of December, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per jblank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up in cash $300,000 00 ASSETS. Real estate owned by company. Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company Cash in company’s office. Cash in bank Interest due stocks and loans. Premiums in due c lection Due from other companies for rein- surance on losses already paid. Total assets .. LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid, losses in process of adjustment or in sus- pense, losses resisted, including ex- penses ... 2 $131,268 50 Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning one vear or less, $602,272 6 reinsurance 50 per cent 501,136 31 Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning more than one year, $163,438 0: reinsurance pro rata.. % 95,867 67 Gross premiums on burglary risks... 25,750 00 All other demands against the com- pany . 41,237 39 Total labilities $1,034,259 87 INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums .. 698,567 87 Net cash actually recelved for bur- glary premiums ........... L 35,23 44 Recelved for interest and dividends 3 on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources 41,685 89 Received for rents 5,225 00 Recelved from all othér sources: 2,543 68 Total income 753,267 79 EXPENDITURES. mount pald for fire losses Net Net amount paid for burgl Dividends to stockholders. Pald_or allowed for conl brokerage .. Paid for salaries,’ an charges for officers, clerks, ete Pajd- for State, national and 1 s taxes .. All other paymen Total expenditures . Losses Incurred during the year. Tisks and Premiums. |Fire Risks.[Premiums. Net amount of risks| written during the year| Net amount of risks ex- $396,165 67 3,854 28 45,000 00 52,371 64 8,083 89 80,974 18 $397,631,431|$1,606,942 87 J. BLUMBERGER, President. Subscribed and sworn to before me thie §th HUGH S. PITCAIRN, TUnited States Consul. PACIFIC DEPARTMENT: 213 sansome Street, San Francisco. V. CARUS DRIFFIELD, Manager. H. DANKER, Asst. Manager. 369759 10 @ Fire. | 451,902 35 | © pired during the vear..| 202,348,463) 574,307 89 Net amount in force De- | cember 31, 1897. 248,235,467| 765,710 63 ADVERTISEMENTS. p— 2 Everybody surrenders to Battle Ax. There is no greater hardship than to be de- prived of your : ; leAx PLUG and any one who has once chewed Battle Ax will give up most any thing to get it. 10c. Buys : a larger piece of Battle Ax than of any other € kind of high grade quality. emember the name when you buy .again. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— 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 Commissioner. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— AMERICAN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF | Pennsylvania, on the 3lst day of Decem- | ber, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commis- sloner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- Dpished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL, CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, pald up in Amount of capital stock, patd vp ta cash . $533,323 33 s ASSETS. el ASSETS. Real estate owned by company. . $305,850 40 | Real estate owned by company. 757,426 81 Toans on bonds and mortgages....... 1,178,505 98 | Loans on bonds and mortgages 2,362,264 73 Cash market vaiue of all stocks and | Cash market value of all stocks and ‘bonds owned by COMPANY............ $22,415 00 | bonds owned by company. 2,851,226 31 Amount of loans secured by pledge of Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other marketable bonds, stocks and other marketable securitles as collateral.. . 99,300 00 securities as collateral. 982,452 Cash-in company's office. 1 79603 04 | Cash in banks 36,081 79 Cash In banks. T 84,800 02 | Interest due and accrued on all Interest due and accrued on all stocks and 10ans.......... 65,621 26 Bt0cks And JORNS. ... breieersieris 842 11 | Premiums in due course of collection 40,375 74 Interest due and accrued on bonds | Rents due and accrued .. 2,666 67 and MOTtEAEES «..o..oovosioeianneo.n 29,444 35 | Due from other companies for rein- Premiums in due course of collection 122,152 85 surance on losses already paid. 203,941 46 Ground rents, well secured. " 721320 00 | Due from the company’s agents. 186,843 67 Rents due and accrued.... 1,486 52 e —— | Total assets . $6,939,483 08 TR SR R A $2,675,520 22 LIABILITIES. LIABILITIES. | Losses in process of adjustment or Losses adjusted and unpaid $17,407 05 | _in suspense . 104,000 00 Losses in process of adjustment or | Gross premiums 10 BUSPENIBE .ovoouerrioneses T %0436 ning one year or less, reinsurance | Losses resisted, including expenses. 12,720 19 | 50 per cent; gross premiums on fire Gross premiums on fire rieks run- risks running more than one year, | Ting one vear or less, $1,012,5¢1 41; reinsurance pro rata . 489,973 52 | reinsurance 50 per cent.. 508,270 70 | Liability under life dej 455,074 92 Gross premiums on fire Tisks run Cash dividends remaining unpal 11389 87 hing more than one year, $820,089 84; All other demands against the c Teinsurance pro rata 420,916 57 | * puny . 453,660 15 Amount reclaimable by the insured b il T berpetual fire insurance policles. 567,566 79 [ Total labilities 544,098 75 Commissions ‘:nd brokerage due and 18228 58 INCOME. to Decomy. €92 TR | Net cash actualy recelved for fire, % | _ premiums . 1,303,619 67 Total Uxbllities 083,218 59 | B Ceived for interest and dividends meome. on bhonds, stocks, loans and from Net cash actually received for fire all other sources.. 412,242 42 premiums $1,281,610 65 | Received from all other sources. 705,288 44 Received for est on bonds and mortgages Total income . $2,481,150 58 ecelved for DI R oads. stocks, loans and from 5 EXPENDITURES. all other sources. " 40,965 69 | Net amount paid for fire losse: $493,721 81 Received for rents. | Pald or allowed for commission oF ' red from all & | brokerage ... 4, | Receire _ 7 | paid for salaries, fees and other | Total income ...§1412,90 11 | _ charges for officers, clerks, etc. 166,172 96 Paid for State, national and local taxes EXPENDITURES. 3 17,241 82 All other payments and expenditures 1,276,435 52 Net amount paid for fire losses (in- ‘cluding $122,102 96, 10sses of previous years) ... - $696,702 79 Total expenditure: Dividends to stockholders. 40,000 00 | ——————— satdeie Paid or allowed for commission o Risks and Premiums. |FireR: brokerage .- 267,558 77 Pald for salaries, fees and other Net amount of risks| eharges for officers, clerks, etc..... 108,300 00 | written during the year| $65,625,116/81,520,200 98 Paid for State, national and local Net amount of risks ex- taxes .... 31,0 57 | pired Guring the vear. | 19055400 7141 81 her paym 83 Net amount in force De- e #8810 | T cember 31, 1897.. 166,626,343] 884,659 97 Fothl CERONAITITNG ooyooerserayeia T. ED. LEVISSON, Vice-Presldent. ERNST BRING, Secretary. Tosaes (ncurred dusing the year. Subscribed and sworn to before me this Ist 3 1 . |FireRi: . day of April, 1898, EI aud- e s i A GUDEN AKERMARK, Notary Public. Net amount of _risks| written during the year| $135,399,924/81,642,527 48 Net amount of risks ex- EDWARD BROWN & SONS, pired during the year..| 122,091,374/ 1,569,459 08 Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1897.., 159,015,967/ 1,832,631-25 General Agents, H. MONTGOMERY, President. 11 ADVERTISEMENTS. United States Branch: STATEMENT ~—OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— WESTERN ASSURANCE COMPANY F TORONTO, CANADA, ON THE 318T day of December, A. D. 1597, and fdr the year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Call- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Loans on bonds and mortgages...... $25,000 00 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company - 1,165,526 58 Cash in company’s office o 125 9 Cash in banks 241,544 83 Premiums in due course of collection 253,831 42 Bills receivable, not matured, taken for fire and marine risks 34,600 07 Total assets . LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid Losses In process of adju in suspense Losses resisted, inc Xpenses. . Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning one year or less, $1,031,157 01 reinsurance 50 per cent. Gross premiums on fire ning more than one year, § reinsurance pro rata . Gross premiums on mar! land navigation risks; reinsurance 100 per cent... Gross premium: risks; reinsurance 30 per cent. Commissions and brokerage du to become due. stmen t or 515,578 50 344,234 98 51,490 75 2 34,491 58 ..-$1,138,228 33 Total liabilities Net cash actually received for fire premiums .. $1,457,300 01 Net cash actually received for ma- rine premiums .. ... 26812538 Recelved for interest on bonds an: ‘mortgages .. & 1,680 00 Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other ‘sources... sasassassesse 43,313 40 Total income $1,770,418 74 EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for fire losses...... $748,737 60 Net amount paid for marine losses.. 224,166 20 Paid_or allowed for commission or brokerage . 849,350 50 Pald for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc.... 41,500 00 Pald for State, national and local i Total expenditures ... -$1,540,820 75 Marine. ‘Fire. "?fi’;‘iefl“"“: QTS k0 90 126,013 29 Risks and Premiums. Fire Risks. [Premiums. N T e the yeas| $142,650,216(41,668,870 53 :Ezr.}:&: EEE{:;?: lfl:e%n;‘: 126,721,109 1,710,710 14 cember 31, 1597. 1| 151,736 109092 59 B “Marine Risks. |Premiums. Risks and Premiums. Net amount of risks| written during the year, Net amount of risks ex- $48,289,822 $352,307 80 pired during the vear. 49,927,256 386,128 10 ¥ £ e Net amount in force S R cember 31, 1897. 0| 8 G J. J. KENNY, Vice-President. C. C. FOSTER, Secretary. - Subscribed and sworn to before me this 25th nuary, 1898, day of Jajuar: CREELMAN, Notary Public. DAVIS & WATSON, General Agents, SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO. 221 United States Branch. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— . BRITISH-AMERICA INSURANCE COMPANY 05 TORONTO, CANADA, ON THE 3IST day of December, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Call- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sectlons §10 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner, ASSETS. Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by compan: ,808 00 Cash in banks. 41,852 69 Interest due ai all i3 stocks and loans S 14,6215 Premiums in due o ction 204,108 14 Bills receivable, not matured, taken for fire and marine risks. 12,128 91 Total assets. $1,268,315 33 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid 13,278 68 Losses in_process of adju in suspense . L 94274 64 Losses resisted, including expenses.. 10,739 45 Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning one year or less, $487,435 00 relnsurance § per cent......-. 343,718 00 Gross premiuyms on fire Tisks run- Fing more than one year, $140,513 04 reinsurance pro rata. 229,450 96 Gross premiums on marine and in- land mavigation risks; reinsurance 100 per cent. e 40,214 43 Gross premiums on marine time Tiehs: relmsurance 50 per cent....... 1,667 88 All other demands against the com- pany 70,138 42 Total labilities $803,522 47 Net cash actually re premiums . L. $82,378°37 Net cash actuaily received for ma- rine premiums . 158,691 &8 Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from seeeee 3456141 all other sources.. Total income . ..$1,075,631 43 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for fire losses. Net amount paid for marine los: Paid or allowed for commission o $486,004 37 115,683 Q1 brokerage . 194,284 08 Paid for salaries, fees an charges for officers, clerks, etc. 41,193 68 Paid for State, pational and lo taxe All ot Total expenditures s her payments an EDWARD BROWN & SONS, General Agents, 407-209 MONTGOMERY STREET SAN FRANCISCO. AKERS OF “DeRFECT PE fitTING SPECTACLESHEYE GLASSES 0000000000000000 11,449 sn‘o'flf PALACE 4”0‘ °GRAND HOTELS SAN FRARCISCO. o Connected by & covered passageway. 1 1400 Rooms—900 With Bath Attachod. 9 All Under One Management. | NOTE THE PRICES: Plan.81.00 Plan. $3.00 Correspon: L JOEN 0. KIRKPATRIOK, Manzger. | 0000000000000000 0 | HICAPPARAT Us, 9| OPTICIANS p, qrogric ot 642 MARKET ST. INsTRUMENTS' WNDER crRowicee suioine, CATALOGUE FREE. XD DR. HALL’S REINVIGORATOR Five hundred reward for any cass we cannot cure. This secret remedy stops ail losses in 24 hours, cures Smisions. \pctengy, Varicocele, Gonorrhoea, Gleet, Fits, Strictures, ood and all wasting ef- THOS. RICHD. MARIS, Sccretary. 207-209 MONTGOMERY STREET | Lopses lncurred dUTnEL,, o6 suna 1z Subscribed and sworn to before me this 27th = Sk Anniench day of January, 1898. SAN FRANCISCO. Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks.|Premtums. H. F. REARDEN, Notary Public. - Net amount of risks Written during the year| $95,100,144 81,154,215 47 Net amount of risks ex- pired during the year.. Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1897. ] 82,046,685, 1,122,149 67 94,343,145| 1,127,951 04 Marine Risks and Premiums. Risks. (Premiums, Net amount of risks! written during the year| .4,097,786| $205,6%0 35 Net amount of risks ex- pired during the year..| 24,460,012 196,954 84 Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1897. 2,111,063 41,882 3¢ J. J. KENNY, Vice-President. P. H. SIMS, Secretary. this 25tk Subscribed and sworn to before me day of January, 1898. H. D. 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