The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 23, 1898, Page 16

'16 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, AUGUST 23, 1898 MRS. BOTKIN TALKS ABOUT J. P. DUNNING Says He Was Her Friend, but Fears That She Has Some “Malignant Enemy.” Repudiates Examiner Interviews and Talks of “That Awful, Fiendish Double Mur- der”’--Arrests Expected. Aug. 22. — Mrs. W. A, name is closely con- Dunning murder mys- Windsor Hotel, un- der the protection of her husband- and a nurse. Mrs. Botkin is deeply = dis- tressed over the tragedy, and agitated almost beyond self-control by the pub- lication of a d tch that she is to be arrested on warrant from Dover, Her husband defends her. most loy: and emphati- cilly asserts that he is satisfled of her innocence of the crime and that she has not been guilty of any wrong doing. Mrs. Botkin came here several days ago and has been changing her abiding place from -day to day to avold being interviewed. To-night, . however, she consented to give a statement to The Call. She said: “I have been so grossly and malicious- 1y misrepresented by the Examiner that I have repeatedly declined to an. thing about my relations with Mr. Dun- ning or about the horrible, cruel murder of his wife and sister-in-la While I did grant an interview to a lady reporter of the Examiner I never uttered the words credited to me in many sentences. In addition to that, the statement that, on my arrival here, my husband and I had a stormy interview, during which I pleaded with him to save me, IS an ab- solute falsehood. I have not committed STOCKTON, Botk whose nected with the tery, is_at the a charging her with murder. 11, any crime, and there was no occasion for me to implore any one to punishm lished L that ield me from Another statement . pub- xaminer which is false or gave me his . the E: Mr. Dunning sent s letters to read. I never saw a written by Mrs. Dunning. I never her In my life. 1 was not her en- 1 would not have married Dun- :n free to wed. Salt Lake Mr. Dun- ynymous letter which his wife, in which it devoting all his time to Geary street, Mrs. Dun- the letter to her husband and t it to me with an inscription, ‘You enemy.’ - That is the only his own writing that I | eive from Mr. Dunning. It is at 1 corresponded with Mr. Dun- er he left San Fre isco, and it is that we were true, trusted and ried friends, but nothing more. now who w nymous letters to no suspicion a 1 do know, how and vindic- and into saw em: Lve , but ha a ma whom 1 brought my name dy to injure me. »f ~that awful, fiendisa, still upon me, and to | of it—when God in|them. It is impossible for me ve | : s > to believe T am innocent. Mr. Dun- | that Mr. Dunning has charged ‘me“with | The fight for the fortune of the dead iz d d) is v\;‘:f:‘ A m?m::r‘;l‘é the atroclous, diabolical crime of send- | capitalist, Thomas M. Quackenbush, was espair was st § | ing poisoned ciMdy to his wife. I am cer- | opened before Judge Seawell yesterday left and went East. 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POTTER DRUG & CHEM. CORP. Sole Props., Boston. British Depot, 1 Xing Edward s whole | I do not | d | Dunnin ‘( {mg often saild, ‘It would be far better for them if I were dead.’ *‘He carried a life insurance of $12,500 and often went without food to meet the premiums so his family would be pro- vided for after his death. ‘When he realized that his defalcation would be discovered he wrote to his wife telling her of his rash acts and then threatened to commit suicide. 1 expected every day he would kill Himself. When his shame became known to his family and friends he drank to drown his sorrow. It was at this time that Mrs. Corbaley be- friended him both financially and with en- uraging, hopeful words. ‘Neither my husband nor myself ever sought a divorce or thought of getting one. We have been married over twenty six years, during which time he has al- ways provided for me. 1 have a son 2 years of age, who is as deawrto me as any boy is to his mother. That my hu band and myself have agreed to live apart because of diverse temperaments and tastes is our own affair. We have always been on the best of terms though separat- ed, and he frequently visited me at my i any women in San Fran- apartments In the city and I came here fi?:[,',""u;g«;?):\(rs‘ Botkin and Mrs. ;n): east once every two months to enjoy | g q.t “No motive for jealousy of Mrs. he society of my boy and his father. | Seeley. No other My husband sent me remittances twice a month. A divorce was never m but once, and that was about a year and a half ago. Mrs. Seeley came to me and sald my husband was preparing to s a divorce that he might marry Mrs bogast. I immediately came to Stockton | DOVER, Del, and asked Mr. n i e was 4 > | tween the handwriting of Mrs Botkin and d Mr. Botkin if there was any e ot cand truth in the story and informed him that I would never allow him to divorce me after 1 had given him my_youth and reared his son to manhood. My husband declared he had no intention of suing for | rorce 3 2 result, been numerous adiz\ orce and marrying again. tween Dunning, ex-Congressman Pennington MopeBarding the statements of Mrs. | and the police, and several telegrams have been : oore, the landlady at 927 Geary street, | dispatched to police authorities in the State of can only say that she is insane. Her | California urging that arrests be made pend- who “died son, azy. my husband’ to leave the hou: time ago, was also iolent during one of ts that he advised me Mrs. Corbaley I did not know. Mme. Thompson visited my rooms several times and played cards with Mr. Dunning, my son and myself. We never induiged in liquor to exc All the time Mr. Dunning roomed in the same | house with me, my son was the My son was out of employment and occupied my apartments. I have lived in San Francisco neartly me for the past two years. 1 tke I left San Franci weeks ago and went to my in Healdsburg. When X ath w ¥ name was clated with that of her husband I de- cided to rejoin my husband. I came here 0 a couple of ster's home Dunning’s | and will remain here. If I am to be arrested the officers will | ad- | T of Mr. | have no difficulty in finding me. mit frankly that I have a numt letters to me, and I assure you they will not be destroyed. If the proper authorities want them they can have 1 tain he does not even suspect that I am so wanton. 1 am prepared at any mo- ment to tell the whole story of my life, because there is nothi eed to con- et T he pubiicatienns I need to cont|of real estate, which the wealthy car- | my life would not bring a biush to mes | penter executed in favor of his daughter, }hmw or cause my husband, son or Esther E. Swortfiguer. The present ac- to feel the slightest sense of shame. | tion recalls the suit brought by M Mr. Dunning's story of our first meet- and subsequent acquaintanceship, which was_telegraphed from Dover, is true in every particular. “When the Examiner reporter inter- viewed me last week my husband was present, and I asked him to reporter the reasons for our living apart. He did so, but his words were never print- ed. I have been a dutiful wife and mother, notwithstanding the domestic differences between myself and husband. In previous interviews I did not mention the name of Mrs. Arbogast, and I only re- ferred to Mrs. Corbaley as a very dear friend of the Dunnings. I accused no one of murdering those two unfortunate, un- suspecting women. To even breathe a sucpicion gainst any one s too deadly an accusation; too monstrous to utter. All T ask is fair treatment, with no misrep- resentation, no misinterpretations of my words. Suppose you reverse the circum- stances. Presume for a moment that I Mrs. Dunning—would it be reasonable to accuse her of the terrible crime Mr. Botkin added a supplemental state- ment to that of his wife, saying: “I know my wife s innocent of any crime or any wrong doing. She is in- capable of committing the atrocious mur- der of two finnocent women, neither of whom she knew. I have endeavored to prevent my wife being interviewed, and it was only on the assurance of receiving fair, unprejudiced treatment that I con- senfed to-nigh Mrs. Botkin_is about 45 years old, with black hair, short and quite stout. She talked very rapidly and nervously while giving her statement for publication. She rockes herself incessantly. She spoke without hesitation or restraint and appeared anx- jous to give every minute detail which would in any manner serve to extricate her from the unenviable position in which she is now placed. Her references to Dunning were all in the kindliest tones, and she seemed to sincerely sympathize with him in his great distress and sorrow. Neither Chief of Police J. D. Gall nor Sheriff Tom Cunningham have received any request to detain Mrs. Botkin. She wiil not be able to leave the city unob- served, however. R, DUNNING OPENS UP. Trace the Murderer. DOVER, Del., Aug. 22—The very latest developments of the Dover polsoning case Attorney General White, his deputy, Peter Cooper Jr., and State Detectives McVey and Witzil, arrivea here from Wilmington | and before long. the town was agog with the news that John P. Dunning was in | close conference with them at the Capitol House. Dunning’s uncle, who has been here since Saturday, it is said, endeavor- ing to get him to say something definite and J. Deane. Dunning’s brother-in-law, expressed great indignation at various ac- counts in the newspapers regarding the affair, but everybody had to admit that until Dunning chooses to clear himself he was laying himself open to serfous impu- tations. Dunning, when he came away and walk- ed across the green to the office of his friend, Mr. Smithers, a lawyer, said that he had been advised to say absolutely nothing of what had taken place, but ac- knowledged that he had given the Attor- ney General a full account of his doings in San Franeisco, and .that he had done all he could to assist in the capture of the person who sent the poisoned chocolates to Mrs. Dunning. Attorney General White himself would say nothing, but Mr. Cooper said it had been definitely decided not to hold a post- mortem examination of Mrs. Deane and Mrs. Dunning, as it was not thought necessary. The two detectives were equally un- communicative, but McVey carried away with him from the Pennington house a square parcel, wrapped in newspapers, which looked suspiciously like the box containing the polsoned candies, and Dep- uty Cooper had a roll of telegrams, be- lieved to be connected with the case, which would go to show that the author- London, E. C. Send for All About Baby's Bkin, Scalp and Halr, free, itles In Wilmington had not been idle in the, matter. The State officlals return~ tioned | a lively life and am fond of excite- | state to the | had been poisoned in the same manner as | to and fro in her chair and fanned | franchise. It is also claimed that the de- —— - fendant has violated the ordinance He Aids the Eastern Authorities to | through which it was created and con- practically remove the venue from tnis | Collected from, all persons dejvering locality. By an early train this morning | g cuble yard. In consequence the plain- about his escapades In San Francisco, | the bodies of ion ed to Wilmington at 4 o'clock, and John P. Dunning left for ..ew York later. Further unraveling of the case will thus apparently have to come from San Fran- cisco, where it seems pretty evident will be found the person who. sent the pois- oned candy. In the .Wilmington afternoon paper a telegram from San Francisco states that Mrs. Forcade and her daughter. Dollie, who are indirectly charged by Mrs. Bot- kin with having sent anonymous letters to Mrs. Dunning, stoutly deny having had any hand in the matter whatever. As he was gétting on the train Mr. Dun- ning was shown the dispatch, but he said he knew nothing about such a person in this regard. ARRESTS EXPECTED. Local Developments Tend to Impli- cate at Least Two Women. There is a strong probability that ar- rests will speedily be made of two women suspected of complicity in the poisoning of Mrs. John P. Dunning and Mrs. Joshua R. Deane in Dover, Del The police authorities there are ocut- spoken as to their belief that the poisoned candy came from San Fran- cisco. In support of their accusation against certain women, growing out of late information gained from Dunning, the Dover authorities yesterday sent telegrams to Chief of Police Lees in this city, asking him to take imme- diate steps to secure the arrest of the suspects. The Chief declined to state | what he was doing, but allowed the in- | ference that he was proceeding with all | possible dispatch to compass the cap- | ture of the persons wanted. The fact that Mrs. W. A. Botkin and Mrs. Seeley have figured so conspicu- ously in the affairs of Mr. Dunning has | led to many surmises as to the cause of their violent quarrel last year, after | months of cordial intercourse. Mrs. S. il\[. Moore, whose statements concern- | ing this quarrel, published in The Call yesterday, attracted much atten- ‘ti(m, declares that after the quarrel | Mrs. Botkin expressed to her the most bitter feeling of hostility toward Mrs. | Seeley. Whether the quarrel was over | Dunning or originated from some other cause Mrs. Moore was unable to ascer- tain from either of the principals. The point is becoming well estab- lished that Dunning paid very little at- Dunning on the part of any woman can be found. The following dispatch received from Dover last night Is significant of com- ing developments: Aug. 2 The similarity be- that of the note found in th candy has been the occasion of much comment here. Dunning has several letters written by Mrs. Totkin to him, and these have been the | subject of close scrutiny. There have, as a consultations to-day be- ing the receipt of requisition papers from the Governor of Delaware. The identity of the persons sought to be arrested is not openly announced, but the truth is scarcely concealed Attorney General White sald that he was sat fied that the persons who sent the box of candy to Mrs. Dunning were not hard to find. e Asthma, Bronchitls, Catarrh cure guarant’d. Dr. Gordin, Sanitarium, 514 Pine, nr. Kearny, $. F.Cal. —— |MRS. QUACKENBUSH HAS A STRONG CASE| | MANY WITNESSES SUPPORT HER | ALLEGATIONS. | Seeks to Set Aside Deeds to Valuable Property—Nancy Abbott’s Suit Against Thomas M. Quack- enbush Recalled. ! morning. Carlotta Quackenbush, who | clatms to be the widow of the deceased, | seeks to set aside deeds to $370,000 worth ancy A. Abbott, who endeavored to have | the courts establish her alleged marriage The suit was a bitter In | to Quackenbush. | one, but Mrs. Abbott was defeated. | order to prevent a satisfaction of jud. ment, in event one was found against him in favor of Mrs. Abbott, Quacken- { bush deeded his property to his daughter, and, when he died in March of last year, | @ will was found in which the entire es- tate was bequeathed to the daughter, who held the deeds. Mrs. Quackenbush alleges that she mar- | ried the deceased capitalist in December, | 1866, and lived with him until 1879, when | they separated. During thelr married life | Quackenbush accumulated his entire for- | tune, she alleges, and In conseq . she | s entitied to one-half of it. She Is repre- | sented by Denson, Oatman & Denson, | and W. W. Foote Is caring for the In- terests of Mrs. Swortfiguer. Many witnesses were called during the day’s proceedings, among them_ Thomas | Haskins, Charles ‘Daley, C. J. Riley. E. | Frank, John Peck, Phiiip Werner, Mrs. Alice Sellick and Mrs. Annie Baungard. All testified that they had known Mrs. | Quackenbush when she was living with | the deceased and all were of the opinion that she was his wife. Mrs. Quacken- bush appears to have a strong_case, and it will certainly take a mass of evidence, | coupled with many surprises, to break down the showing made yesterday. | e | THAT GARBAGE CREMATORY. | Suit to Close It Up Filed by the People. Through a suit filed yesterday by The People of the State of California, upon the complaint of Guiseppe Figoni, a scav- | enger by occupation. the Sanitary Reduc- | tion Works of San Francisco may be de- | prived of its present right to cremate | garbage, refuse and a large portion of the Examiner's circulation. The plaintiff al- leges that F. E. Sharon, who later merged | his Interests in the defendant corporation, | was illegally awarded the contract to cremate the city's refuse by reason that | he was not the highest bidder for the trary to a certain action providing that but 20 cents a load, such load not exceed- ing a cubic yard, should be charged for | cremation, the defendant has charged and | tiff asks that the defendant be adjudged | to usurp and unlnwl'ullf! exercise the | rights granted by the ordinance and that {the company be enjoined from further ex- ercising such rights, and that the fran- | chise given it be declared void and for- | feited. Attorney General Fitzgerald, Gar- ret McEnerney and Page, McCutchen and | Bells appear as attorneys for the plain- | tifr. THE WEALTHY VAG®KANT. | Peter Cunningham Sentenced to Six Months in the County Jail. Peter Cunningham, the wealthy oid miser who was convicted by Judge Con- lan Saturday on the charge of va- | grancy, appeared for sentence yesterday morning. The Judge, after severely com- menting upon the old man’s habits ot gathering meat and bread from swill bar- rels, sentenced him to six months in the County Jail. The sentence Is the limit. Cunningham had been standing durin the Judge's remarks, and when he hear the sentence he dropped into a chair as if he had been struck by lightning. His attorney gave notice of appeal, and the Judge took the matter of bonds under advisement. Died at His Work. David Attwater, who for the past forty- five years has been employed as engineer at the Natlonal Flour Mills, Battery and Pacific streets, died suddenly yesterday morning, of heart disease. The mills shut down Saturday night for a few days in order that the machinery might be over- hauled, and Attwater climbed to the top of the boifler to open the manhole. He " Dr. DEATH AT BADEN BY MALPRACTICE Freida Maier Victim of Dora Fuhrig. \ TRAGEDY IN A HUMBLE HOME ARREST OF WOMAN CHARGED WITH THE CRIME. Evidence Before a Coroner’s Jury That the Dead Woman Admitted Having Visited the Physician. Mrs. Dora Fuhrig was arrested at her home, 1846 Howard street, last night by Detective Cody, acting under instruction of Captain Bowen, and locked in the City Prison, charged with murder. Her arrest and the charge against her were the out- come of a performance of a criminal ope- ration unon Mrs. Freida Maier, wife of William Maier of Baden. Mrs. Maler, a German by birth, and 28 vears old, died on Sunday afternoon last, at her home in Baden. On August 13 she made a statement to her husband and to Mr. Jepson, the husband of the nurse who attended her in the fatal illness. The statement recites that on the 19th day of July of the present year an operation was performed on her, in which instruments were used, by Mrs. Dora Fuhrig of 1846 Howard street, San Francisco. Justice of the Peace E. E. Cunningham, acting Coroner at Baden, heard evidence sterday afternoon and submitted the case to the following-named jurors: Her- man Karbe, H. I. Vandenbos, W. S. Tay- lor, J. L. Wood, Richard Harder, 1. Eiker- en Kotter, J. Jorgensen, who found a ver- dict reciting that Mrs. afer came to her death from blood poisoning, caused by a criminal operation performed oy Mrs. Dora Fuhrig on or about the 19th day of July last. Bessie Jepson, a practical mid- sident of Baden, told the Coro- ner’s jury that she was called to attend Mrs. Maier on August 13, and when she had discovered the real cause of illness informed her patient that she would do nothing for her until she had told all the facts relative to her fllness. It was this positive stand taken by Mrs. Jepson that brought out the ante-mortem statement. Mrs. Jepson then called Dr. Thresher of San Francisco, who upon examination corroborated the midwife’s opinion as_to the cause of Mrs. Maler's illness. Dr. Thresher and Mrs. Jepson attended the woman until_her death, doing all poi ble to save her. Dr. Mish of this city assisted Dr. Thresher in a post mortem examination, and both gave evidence be- fore the jury Willlam Maler and his wife Freida and their infant son of 2 years came to Ba- den from Eureka, Humboldt County, early in July, and remained in San Fran- cisco until two weeks ago, when Mr. Maier found work at the Western Meat Company’s establishment. ~Mr. Maler s that he had not the slightest idea of wife's intention when she consulted br.” Fuhrig, but decelved by her statement that her illness was only ordi- nary. Mrs. Maier was a handsome woman, light of complexion and happy of tem- perament, and one who would not be ex- pected to risk her life in such a manner. Dora Fuhrig refused to make a detailed statement, but she admitted to Detec- “fve Cody that Mrs. Maler had visited | he on two occasions. She denied | using an instrument in her treatment of her patien — e Not Dishonest, but Hungry. Several days ago August Wardiken of 5511% Postoffice alley obtained half a ham, a roll of butter and some sausage from Schnatzler & Fox's grocery store on a forged order, for which he was arrested. Officer McMurry of the Soclety for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children investi- gated the case and found that the family was almost starving. and three little chil- dren, the eldest of which had been sick, were in a pitiful condition for the want of food. The man and his wife are hard- working people. She told her story to a priest, who gave her $3, which she at once offered to the grocers in payment for the food her husband had obtained dishonest- 1y, but they refused to be lenient with the offender. 'The Associated Charities has taken up the case and an effort will be made to have it dismissed —_—e———— ‘Waller Did Not Prosecute. The charge of assault preferred by School Director Waller against E. C. Kil- patrick, ex-principal of the FEvening Business School, was dismissed by Judge Mogan yesterday. Waller falled to ap- pear in court to prosecute the case. —_—ee— Robbed an Office. Dr. G. B. Williamson of the Board of Health swore to a complaint in Judge Mogan's court yesterday for the arrest of T. E. Strong on a charge of petty larceny. Willlamson alleges that Strong on Sunday stole from his office in the Flood building surgical instruments of the value of $30. L e e TR ‘Warning to Fish-Dealers. Two Chinese were each fined $20 by Judge Conlan yesterday for having fe- male crabs in their possession. The cases were prosecuted by the State Fish Com- mission. NOTED MEN ARRIVE ON THE BELEIC Chaplain Frazier of the Olympia on Board. IS HERE ON A FURLOUGH S. MINISTER DENBY HOME FROM THE ORIENT. U. Has Represented America in China for Thirteen Years—Editor Schweitzer Bound for Lisbon. The Oceidental and Orienta, Steamship Company’s Belgic from Hongkong via Yo- kohama and Honolulu reached port 'last evening, and after landing the steerage passengers at the quarantine station suc- ceeded in ‘docking at the Pacific Mail wharf. Owing to darkness and the tide it took nearly an hour to make a land- ing. The vessel had a large passenger list which included a number of prominent people. Chaplain J. B. Frazier of the flagship Olympia was one of the passen- gers. He was detached from duty on July 18, and since that time has béen in Yokohama. After spending a few days in the city visiting a younger brother who enlisted in the Tennessee regiment he will g0 to his home in Knoxville to spend a two months' furlough with his parents. “If the war is really over,” said chaplain, “I shall remain till the last of October, but_in case hostilities, are re- newed 1 will return to my post. The health of the men in the fleet has been exceptionally good and almost borders on the miraculous, as was our victory with- out loss of life or injury to the crews. There have been but two deaths in the entire fleet. ese sallor, who contracted fever, and the other was Bugler McSweeney of the Brooklyn, who died from drinking impure water while off the ship. “The fact that no one on the ships was Kkilled in the bombardment of Manila was a cause for great rejoicing. While there was no fear that the batteries on shore could stand before our guns, still a num- ber of the commanders were fearful .est there might be some fatalities. The only relic I have saved from the battle is 2 Spanish sword, which I picked up in Ma- nila, and this, of course, 1 prize - very highly. The stories fn regard to my hav- ing been nearly shot were greatly exag- gerated. During the battle I was assist- ing the doctor in the ward room, and at one time when I had my head out of a port hole a six-pound shell came a trifle too close for comfort, but then a miss is as good as a mile. L Charles Denby, who has been United States Minister to China for the last thir- teen years, arrived on_the Belgic and is now at the Palace. President Cleviand appointed him to the exalted position dux- ing his first administration, on_the 29th of May, 1585, and he has held office unin- terruptedly since then. He will be suc- ceeded by H. E. Conger of lowa, who was Minister ‘to Brazil under President Har- rison. Mr. Denby is a _man of commanding presence and looked the picture of health after his long sea voyage. “Do not ask me,” he said, “to say anything about the Philippines. "1 must positively remain mute about the question. I am glad that we have annexed Hawail. 1 am on my way to Washington to make my final re- ort to the Government, and it would not e proper for me to express any_opinion about ts course in that regard. I was in Vour fair city in 1894 for just two da: having been granted an indefinite leave of absence. But war having broken out between China and Japan, I was hurried- ly called to Washington for the purpos of ratifying a treaty between the latter Government and China. After four weeks I returned to China and inaugurated pro- ceedings of peace for that country. As to affairs in the Orient I have nothing to say for the reason that a Government officer must, of necessity, be silent on questions of state, and 1 am subject to the orders of this nation until I am re- leased from the obligation by the proper authorities, which will be when I reach Washington. 1 intend after that to re- turn to my home in Evansyille, Ind., and lead a quiet existence, free from the tram- mels of public life. We reached Hono- lulu after the raising of the flag over the islands, but during my short stay there I had a very pleasant interview with Mr. Sewall. Among the passengers was George Schweitzer, the owner of the Frankfurter Zeitung and Acteonaer, papers published in Berlin. Mr. Schweltzer has been mak- ing a tour of the world and is now on his way to Lisbon to attend the International Congress, which convenes there in Sep- tember. 'During his visit to the United States some time ago he collected notes for a book, “Auf Urlaub in America, which will appear soon. Captain Rinder reports an uneventful voyage, with falr weather all the way over. The run was made from Hongkong in twenty-seven days, eighteen hours and seventeen minutes. The troopship Charles Nelson reached Honolulu on Sunday, Au- gust 14, but_the Lackme had not arrived when the Belgic left, though she wa. expected on_the following day—August 17. The Belgic brought over 609 steerage pas- sengers. B — San Francisco Lodge, B. P. 0. E. The ways and means committee of San Francisco Lodge No. 3, B. P. 0. E—H. B. Hosmer, J. R. Howell, J. P. Dunne, H. H. Sherwood, Herman Kohn and H. §. Man- ning—have arranged for an anniversary celebration in Elks Hall on next Friday night. the | One of these was a Japan- | REMINDERS OF - OLD IRELAND AT THE FAIR Treading the Soil of the Emerald Isle, VERY ATTRACTIVE FEATURE FISHING 'IN THE LAKES OF KILLARNEY. A Visit to Blarney Castle and Tara Hall—Dewey Cup to Be Voted to the Most Popoular Young Lady. The attractions at the Irish Fair are, to use a stereotyped expression, ‘‘too numer- ous to mention.” To thoroughly appreci- ate the extent and variety of the enter- tainment afforded at the Mechanics’ Pa- vilion, hours and hours must be spent there. In addition to the booths and displays illustrative of scen tncidents, customs and industries of the tive trade exhibits, form quité an industrial exposition. There is no end of fair.. The beautiful lakes of Ki are faithfully reproduced, and eve catching a fish, sufficiently prize. 'In a small theater performances are given every twent) a number of famous pictures will be on exhibition, under the supervision of Mrs. Ann McClos | counties, and constructed of sofl brought from the’ “dear old country’ for this purpose, affords an opportunity to every Irishman to visit his native land in a few minutes and at small expens | This map is proving a very popular fea- | ture, not only to Irishmen, but to ev one else visiting the fair. reminder of the oid country is fac-simile of Blarney Castle. correctly reproduced, also a grand at- traction. America booth, a beautiful pavilion in faithful ly decorated and_electrically illuminated in red, white and blue most brilliant. At the souvenir booth, presided over by Mrs. Laidlaw, a vote s being taken to decide who is the | most popular young lady. rverybody buy- ing_a spoon is entitled to a vote. Of course, the shamrock spoon is the favor- | ite. _The winner will be presented with | the Dewey Cup, an artistic piece of silver. the booth of the Knights of the Red Branch is the picture of the C: Ipa, the ship that rescued the Irish ex from Western Australia in 1876. In the same booth there is a fac mile of the heart of Brian Boru, reproduced from the original in the Dublin Museum by C. J. Baron, a well-known Irish artist. Here are displayed three cel brated pictures in silk, arranged by Miss L. Gavin of this city. They are entitled ‘‘Erin-go-bragh,” United Ire- land” and “Sailor's Farewell. There is also in this booth a copy in silk of the flag of the Sixty-ninth New York, known as the Irish regiment, together with pic- tures of the Irish generals, Jackson, livan, Barry, Fitzgerald and. Montgome: a_sword that was captured at the battle of Ridgway, in Canada, by Major Can two pikes used in the war of "98; a pic ture of Blarney Castle painted by Volney, and a celebrated painting by Terence Bel- lew McManus, who died in San Fran- cisco. To many people one of the most inter- esting things to be seen at the fair is a silk mill weaving various artistic de signs. This evening there will be pre- sented a scene in an Irish house, the fur- niture being loaned b; C. P. Wilcomb, curator of the Golden Gate Park museum. The Japanese booth attracts a great deal of attention, Then there are the refresh- ment stands, the music, the various games and amusements of all kind which, taken with the other feature: make up an evening of the most pleasing variety. The attendance is large and every one seems to enjoy the fair, which evidently is bound to prove a SUCCESS in every wa Spectal days are arranged for, on which occasions the immense hall is sure to be crowded to its utmost capacity. Excur- sion trains from the interior towns will bring to the city many thousands of v itors, who will be rewarded with a day of rare enjoyment —ee—————— Death of Thomas Hopkins. Thomas J. Hopkins, 2 years old, a na- tive of California, well-known in sporting circles, died at his home in this city yes- terday. The funeral wiil take piace from St. Dominic’s Church, Bush and Steiner streets, to-day. The Dolphin Swimming and Boating Club will attend in a body. His father, Peter Hopkins, and his mother survive him, and he leaves four brothars, John, James, Richard and Peter, and six sisters, Katie, Agnes, Monica, Ella, Ger- trude and Alice. ————— Soldiers Athirst for Glory. Two privates of the First Washington Regiment, U. S. A., at the Presidio, were arrested last night and placed in the guard-house on charge of insubordination. 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Cash market value of all, stocks bonds owned by company | Cash in company's office 1,074,955 00 banks . 120,265 53 | Interest stocks and loans. 4,202 31 Interest due and and_mortgages G T 32418 | Premiums in due of collection 24,352 38 | Bills receivable, not matured, taken | for, fire and marine risks. 333 34 | Rents due and accrue 4,204 98 Due from other companies for rein- surance on losses already paid.. 3,394 45 Total assets . $2,767,722 45 LIABILITIE! Losses adjusted and unpaid, losses in process of ndJuslmjn: fl‘P d‘l“ sus- pense, losses resisted, including ex- penses ...... © 132,062 67 Gross premiums on fire risks run- ning one year or less, $1,135,785 47; _ , reinsurance 50 per cent... 562,802 74 Gross premiums on fire risks run ning more than one vear, $1,37,- 435 31; reinsurance xm; tntufi, 734,731 73 ds against the com- Aga:tyher deman 138,200 28 Total liabilities 81,553,956 42 INCOME. - Net cash actually received for fire premiums wevooen... §1,628,506 00 Recelved for interest on bonds and ‘mortgages 7,097 00 Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from 2 all other ‘sources . 4258 Recelved for rents. 27,38 00 Total income -$1,702,462 38 EXPENDITURES. t paid for fire losses...... $739,324 31 Net amount Pala for marine losses.. = 1287 20 Dividends to stockholders.... 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