The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 21, 1898, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, AUGUST 21, 1898. 15 ALAMEDA COUNTY NEWS. | inz of the St. Mary's ('ollege.Athletic | Associati The students propose to | unusual attention to sports this | year, chiefly along the lines of baseball, | handball ‘and football, and already pro. | pactive contests with the' Senta. Glata | College footbali team are producing con- It siderable ty among the students. | was be | tio MYSTERIOUS ¢ the head of the athletic organizz that hopes to accompl inasmuch as the college has some Young Wife Expires at\ folloe e Olokas N erening/frebplied 25 B Huff, vice-president; Joseph - Fabiola Hospital. R g LR T | treasurer. field captain will be chosen —_——— LIVES NOT TOO PRECIOUS. Exchange of Sentiments Between Oakland Veterans and Secre- tary Alger. CERTIFICATE WAS REFUSED | MRS: . TINA NELSON WAS SICK| BUT A FEW HOURS. OAKLAND, Aug. 20.—The tender of services during the war by the Veteran e — Reserves of Oakland has been ?\l"l’n" clated by Secretary Iger in the following t received by the r Dr. C..J. Sharp, Who Was Once Tried for Murder, Wiilingly Certi- fied to a Cause of Death. © Sir: 1 am in receipt. of tter of your organization e you that the loyal tender of veterans of your organiza- appreciated by ‘the War De Oalland Offce at the present time, howev ts being made, h - s answered thi: r that he need have signing his men the preciousness of y are ready, not 1 Government, ; time to be called account lives, to serve it are read in the i t last Thursd: Mow. As vet they have to swear out a warrant al with murder. Chief , however, that he thinks 1 be taken next Monday, be issued y exam- 0 was s lorence both aged v 1 missing a ere found last kins on Lower Broad they spe: bay to be probably be under when she goes to sea American flag Smith was to-day cited Judge Ogden should not be i to pay mony h ith of Jot P. to just received derspoon, / prominent ,in s here and in occurred at READY FOR FALL SPORYS. St. Mary’s Colle, and Com‘nence Practice OAKL. ND, Aug T sted ction this eve news | Athletes Or who ES g“me!k mmercid en appointed a dep- a e for l;x»mkl‘n Township by eldon. held at uty a meet- | C. | to | est of the State and good | Mow Not Yet Charged. OAKLAND, Aug. 20.—The police are | d over the verdict of the in the case of than Mar- | D FOR WIVES SOLDIERS |Younger Society Gives a Fete at Piedmont. MANY REGIMENTS DRILL Fore, Mrs. Rawlings, Mrs. McElrath, Mrs, de Fremery and others. A CHILDB.EN’ S ANNEX. Generous Offer of Mrs. H. E. Cook to Fabiola. OAKLAND, Aug. 20.—Mrs. H. E. Cook has informed the Fabiola Hospital Asso- ciation of her desire to erect at once, and as a part of the hospital, a chil- dren’s annex, to be known as the Dootle Cook Annex for Children. She will present this to the hospital as a memorial to her daughter, who died | long since, aged 18 years, and whose life- work seemed to be to help poor and sick | children. The directors have concluded to visit the Children’'s Hospital in San Franeisco, with a view of getting ideas for a building from it. The associa- tion intends to erect a maternity cottage in the near future, and this with Mrs. Cook’s gift will greatly enlarge the hos- pital, which is In a most flourishing con- dition. Oakland Mismates. Mabel B. Goodmurphy to-day, through | | UNIFORMS AND GAY DRESSES THRONG THE PARK. ‘The Relief Society Receives a Big | Benefit for the Families of the Men Now at the Front. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Aug. 20. The first gathering of society after the summer vacation took place this after- noon and evening at Piedmont Springs. | The occasion a military garden fete, | given under the auspices of the Young La- dies’ Rellef Society. The grounds were beautifully decorated | and illuminated and the host of young | ladies who are interested in the Relief Society supplied all the labor at the booths | and it was certainly a labor of love. The | society was organized to take care of the | wives of soldiers while their husbands are | | in active service and many demands have | | been made on the treasury. The affair to- | night was so largely attended that it | helped in a substantial manner to aug- | ment the funds at the disposal of the ex- | ecutive committee. The main feature of the afternoon was Towa AT and the drilling of the see regiment. The maneuvers were out with great precision this under a myriad of ele ic lights, | carried enin| To-night a ch of soldiers detailed from Camp Ba was much admired. | They in command of Colonel Car- wer Br vns and uniforms were much in evidence throughout the d. and the 1b house was thronged all the afternoon | evening committee of arrangements con- E ~u'd of: Miss Jean Howard (chairman), Miss Irene Bak M Pauline Fore, M Helene Bell, Mis Alma Drown, iss Mary Randall and Miss Jane Raw- McElrath, Susan. de e Morrison, Imogene Haw- | Louden and_Bessie Edelin. | lorence lorence Sharon, Gertrude Allen, Sallie Quinan, an' Randall, Luita | Booth and Ev ig. Lemonade Coit, Tone Fore, Sadte e o Matioiors ool ] Hale, rk elling—Anita Lohse, Daisy ‘( artwright, Edith Rooney and Gertrude Gould. amaphone—Ada Brown, Ethel Gage, | Belle enter, Florence Edoff and Florence hew. |~ Among patronesses of the affair were: Mrs. Isaac L. Requa, Mrs. Major | Long, Mrs. Richard Derby, Mrs. G. W. Baker, ) ndall, Mrs. Gorrlil, Mrs. | SRRl e R e VIOLATE THE LAWS OF SANITATION v i | never provided a home or sup | plaintiff was compelled to make | aga ‘npnu and beat him over the shoulders | | to kill Ay | the child b her attorney, F. W. Frey, commenced a suit_for divorce . against her husband, | Frederick Milton Gondmurphy The par- | | ties were marrieu Jul 1891 but I.he\ husband, who is a barl by occupation, | rt, and | er home The husband is at rresent The wife asks for | with a sister. not within the State. $20 a month alimony. W. H. Snook to-day began suit for di- | vorce against Lydia J. Snook, and Grace | M. Foster sued Alfred B. Foster for di- vorce. Leonard S. Clark is the attorney for plaintiffs in both actions. Using Mails to Defraud. OAKLAND, Aug. 20.—F, M. Barr, con- victed In the United States District Court this morning on a charge.of using the mails to defraud, has been brought to the County Jail here, awaiting his removal to the San Diego County Jail to serve his sentence of one year's impris- onment. SCRATCHED HIS EYES AND BEAT HIM BLUE POLICEMAN AYERS NOW SUES FOR A DIVORCE. His Complaint Bristles With Allega- tions of Cruelty and Painful Scenes at His Home. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, %08 Broadway, Aug. 20. Special Police Officer Alonzo T. Ayers has begun suit for a divorce from his sec- ond wife, Nellie Ayers, on the ground of cruelty, and if the allegations in the com- plaint are true, there have been some painful scenes in the Ayers household. One allegation is to the effect that on July 10 last the plaintiff’s married daugh- ter—by a former marriage—visited him at their residence, 837 Jackson street, when | Mrs. Ayers attempted to drive the young | | woman out of t.e house. He aemurred, | but the wife finally retaliated ; calling | for the patrol and making him a human target for all avallable cups and saucers in the house. On the 13th inst., he alleges, he was | subjected to abuse, when she | atched him, badly injured one of his | sc with a cane until he was black and blue. The wife is also charged with threatening and saying she would “fix" the whole Ayers outfit. Ayers asks for | possession of the rroperty and custody oi the second marriage. —————————— DEVOTEES OF THE PIGSKIN. The Football Season of the Univer-| sity of California About to Begin. BERKELEY, Aug. 20.—Before the close | of next week the football season of the | Unlversity of California will be in full | swing. Manager Everett J. Brown lis | making active preparations for the work to begin. He thinks that all the indica- | tlons at present point to a very success- ful year. Captain Percy Hall has {ssued a notice for a meeting of his men next Tuesday afternoon. The whole football situation | will be discussed at that time.. All those | who expect to handie the plgskin are re- quested to be present. The first practice | is scheduled for Thursday, on which date | it is expected that Garrett Cochran, the coach, will have returned from his trip to | Mexico, -and be ready to start in with the | regular training. The men will be taught | their positions individually first, before team work commences. Captain Hall is much encouraged over the number of players who are going in for the work this year. The loss of Lud- | low, Greisberg and Guiberson will be felt keenly, but several of the old men, includ- ing Hopper, Thane and Whipple, ot | ready to take to the field again. The University Cadets. BERKELEY, Aug. 20.—The corps of cadets in the University of California will be organized by the military department at drill hour. next Wednesday morning Fourteen second lieutenants, including an | adjutant and quartermaster, have been appointed temporarily to in the work of forming the battalion: Fresh- | men entering college have been ardent to line up in front of the library building, where they will be arranged for company formation. Prof. Soule, commandant of the corps, will hold an examination on Wednesday afternoon at 3:45 o'clock for undergrad- uates who are eligible for positions as joned and non-commissioned of- ficers. The examination is open to those cadets only who have been properly rec- ommended for promotion. Berkeley News Notes. BERKELEY, Aug. 20.—The firm of Ol- sen Bros., corner of Shattuck avenue and Allston way, have been awarded the con- e, i I Unhealthy Conditions Prevailing in a Fruit-Packing Establishment Condemned by Food Inspector Chief Food Inspector J. working eeled d and are are with refuse peelings, this water, mixed w 1tion of water at best it is difficu hen he arrived a canning factory ‘Our require to keep it clean and tidy. 1 is drawing belongs t "mxl E 2 of the cannery in the southern portion of the city, v by the opening of next season.” W is will be ready fc fruit must be stand at their benches during this time. théir adeptn range in age from old women to mere children. 1st stand on boxes and inverted pails in order to reach their work. Many of quired gas the @ ol v@.@Q@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@0@@@@@@0@@@@@@ The owners of the Overland Fruit Packing Company, on Battery street, near Broadway, will make a virtue of necessi nd 2blishment on Saturday. ment paid the | visit on Friday. As the result of his Investigations he gave notice that the place must be 2 ) ten dg Th S canning is performed in the basement of an ancient wooden structure and in an adjacent shed. T er 100 employes, the majority being women and girls of the Latin races. In order to preserve the natural color, these pears are thrown into water as soon as they finds its way to the floor upon which the women as this ~mgn ant wuler that brought about the unsanitary condition which will eventually We have an engine to pump this from under in the Beit ‘Inspector Docke “at an inopportune time,” said Manager S. 8. is required in our a certain quantity thrown about. the floor. It broke down y mehow before the representative of the Health Department ossibly gave the place a bad appearance. and, in addition, we must move shortly anyway, as the owners of the prop- late Captain J. C. Wilson, and the intention is to add it to the coal- embracing all Owing to the water that finds its way under the loose board floor, the atmosphere is far from wholesome. A cdifferent conditi the King-Morse Company near by. While the women work under almost identical con- ditions, the air redolent of the fruit upon which they are working. The labor is exceedingly hard. The hours are long, often from 6 o’clock in the morning until 10 ‘at night, and many Sundays in succession. This pressure is re- andled as it comes 1n, no matter what the volume may be. They earn from 75 cents to $1 50 a day, sccurd!ng to Some of the latter are so small that they and these contribute their mite to the support of the large familles with which they are invariably blessed. @ :men ‘® Svme of the younger girls reprosent the highest type of Italian beauty. Some faces are Madonna-like in their reg- % ularity, while all bear looks of patience not in keeping with the lines in which thelr lives are cast. Dockery. 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STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— 'TRANSATLANTICFIRE INSURANCE COMPANY GERMANT, ON THE 318T 397, and for the le to the In- F HAMBURG, day of December, | year ending o | surance Commi State of Call- | fornia.. pursuant to the provisions of sections 6§10 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up in cash $200,000 00 | AQ?FTS Real estate owned by company...... $87,500 00 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by compan: - 1,030,586 35 Cash in company’s office: 445 33 Cash in banks. T 283,154 20 Interest due and accrued on ail stocks and loans.. 2,571 26 Premiums In due course of collection 312,817 34 Due from other companies for rein- surance on losses already paid..... 4,301 81 Total asseta ... -$1,731,379 89 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid, losses In process of adjustment or in sus- pense, losses resisted, including ex- penses ... $131,268 50 GRoss premiums on fire Tisks rul ning ‘one year or less, 302,272 reinsurance 50 per cent...%. 301,136 31 Gross premiums on fire risks ru g more than one year, SIELAS 02 insurance pro rat : ro 5 28,750 00 Gross premiums on All other demands pany ... Total Habllitles . INCOME. Net cash actually recelved for fire premiums .. eieiee.... $698,567 87 he! cash nc(unny ‘received for bur- glary premiums . 5,25 4 Rece(ved for lnwres Recetved for rent; Received from all $783,257 79 Total income .. EXPENDITURES, Net amount paid for fire losses. | Net amount pald for burgla; Dividends to stockholders Paid_or allowed for com $396,165 62 3,854 28 brokerage - 111,449 59 Paid for sal , fees and other Charges for officers, clerks, etc.... 62,371 64 an for State, national and local £,053 89 Al other puyments and expenditures 80,974 18 $697.599 10 Fire. . $451,992 38 fums. Total expenditures . Losses {ncurred during th Risks and Premiums. Net amount of ks| written during the year| $397,631,431 $1,606,942 87 Net amount of risks ex- T pired during the yea: 222,348,463) 574,307 89 Net amount in force De-| cember 31, 1897 245,235.467) 765,710 €3 7. BLUMBERGER, President. Subseribed and sworn to before me this Sth day of April, 18%8. HUGH S. PITCAIRN, United States Consul. PACIFIC DEPARTMENT: 213 sansome Street, San Francisco. V. CARUS DRIFFIELD, Manager. Tepid aming L Long-distance Tele- | phone, raph, ecte. Table unsurpassed. Terms, 4i0'ana $5 por week: $2 and $2 30 per _R. M. HORTO} 'Los GUILICOS 5 'HOWARD & IFilEE FROM FGGS AND Ci | Subscribers camping at localiiticisialc;ng the line of raxfl;oads where there are no postal facilities can have The Call thrown off at their camp by sending namz and location of camp to The Call Subscription Department. HIGHLAND SPRINGS, | ;--> The Great Sanitarigm of the West. 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