The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 2, 1898, Page 2

[&] THE SAN..FBANCISCO’_CALL,' FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 2, BY Surgeon General Sternberg Too Busy to Demand One on His Own @Account. Intends to Send Lieutenant Colonel Charles Smart to Look Into at Montauk Point. TON, Sept. ral Sternberg to-day letter to a New —Surgeon nt the fol- | ork medical | Y publishing house, which had made in- quiri¢ s of h oncern the conduct artment and e of havir tion of ally about the £ immediate in- his bureau. = He says: it any moment for hav= > investigation with refes pe an ence to my administration of ‘the af- fairs of the medical department; bug the War Department is not disposed to 1 1 investigation as-the re- ional newspaper article present an evident craze ze without regard ‘to truth or I'have no doubt there will he sional investigation -into the the war; but I do not feel sent to insist upon an " my own vindication to the general > service. It would be ne to give up all the im- il work which at present ports almost me- for the pur- pose of devoting-myself to a presentz tion of the fac 1in-. istration. - It to take cler] 3 m their daily tasks' in _orde look up the docu- mentary ®vid on-file in my office | and in the m : important matters scted and the would ‘necessarily be negi 3 country would n all parts of the It would make it necessary. to onthe medical officers, who are ntly needed for the care of our -various army camps | come to Washington | d all_this to. satisfy the msible newspaper re- has been - no : official aint with reference to-my admin- tion of the medical department. | ard to Montauk Point I intend | at once Lieutenant Colonel art, an experienced officer | EXPECTS AN INVESTIGATION CONGRESS Sanitary Conditions and the professor of hygiene in our medical army. school, to make a thorough sanitary investigation. To go myself, much as I should like to do 80, would be to neglect important offi- cial duties in connection with the sup- ply of hospitals, the movement of my hospital trains, of hospital ships, etc.” SIGNIFICANT FIGURES OF DEATHS IN THE ARMY CHICAGO, Sept. 1.—The Tribune to- morrow will print statistics showing the number of soldiers who have been killed in battle and have died of disease in camps during the war with Spain. The Tribune says: ‘While 350 officers and men have been killed in battle or died of ‘wounds re- ceived; there have ~died of disease in camps’ between 1300 ‘and 2000 volunteers and: regulars. The Tribune has secured the names of 1284 ‘who died in camp or on transports or at home after contracting the malarial fever ' at one of the camps. The deaths are attributed to_the follow- ing causes: Typhoid fever, 516; yellow fever, %; dysentery, 63; meningitis, 4 malarial, $1; pneumonia; 61; causes re- ported as fever, 106; miscellaneous ail- ments or diagnosis not reported, 327. Of the regular army - 2% are dead; Massachusetts is° second with ~130; - IHt- nois third with 100; Michigan fourth with 91 and New York fifth with. 85. 15 PRESIDENT M'KINLEY WILL INSPECT CAMP WIKOFF WASHINGTON, Sept. 1L—It is under- stood here that President McKinley . will spend the day in New York to-morrow, though as he desires to avoid attracting attention his movements are not to be | made public_ in ~ advance. He will be joined b; Secretary. Alger at -Camp Wikoff Satur.ay morning and will then proceed to inspect: the camp unofficially. Secre Yy Alger will return to Washing- ton Sunday afternoon and possiblv the President will do the same. SHAFTER NOW AT MONTAUK POINT Arrival of the General From Cuba. DULY SALUTED BY WHEELER SORRY TO HEAR THAT SO MANY ,OF HIS MEN HAVE DIED. Byt Had the Troops Lingered Much Longer in Cuba He Says the Mortality Would Have Been Greater. » Speclal Dispatch to The Call. ZW YORK, Sept. 1.—The transport *Xico, with General Shafter on board, was sighted off Montauk Point at.6:40 | & m. to-day, and an hour later dropped anchor in.Fort Pond Bay. The-City of Mexico had on board, be- | sides ‘Géneral Shafter; the members of ais staff, including: Lieutenant Colonels | E. J. MeClernand, B. F. Pope and (;.] McC. Derby, Majors Rebert -H. Noble, | Tohn Miley and $S. W. Greesbeck and | Captains J. E. Gilmore and E. H. Plum- mer. As soon as General- Wheelér was no- tified of General Shafter's a al he or- | dered a'sdlute of fifteen guns.to. be. fired and:"Eroops M, E, C, H and K of the Second Regular Cavalry -were detailed | to éscorts Genéral’ Shafter into camp | when“he should land. | General” Shafter and his staff were.| landed _from the City..of Mexico shortly | vefore”l,0"clock, being taken off in the | auxiliary gunboat Aileen -gnd landed | at the.,tloating dock, some distance away ‘froni the quarantine pier. Gen- eral Young was at the pier at the time. The coming ashore-at the -float of the commagnder dnd his staff ~was unex- General Wheeler had the cav- rayn up at the quarantine pler gung waiting to- salute Gen- eral “Shafter. “He was 10t aware that General Shafter was on- shore -until General Shafter and his staff had béen driven to the detention hospital in' car- riages. General Wheeler was a little put,out when he learned that General Shafter had landed. - General Shafter | was in’ good- health -when he came ; ashore. - On’ the City of Mexico, besides the genéral and his staff, came one com- | pany~ Of the: First “Regular . Infantry. Naireport as to their condition has been made. g S 1 General Wheeler, when informed that. General Shafter was ashore,- ordered the salute of fifteen guns fired. It was difficlilt to get near General Shafter at thé"“detention camp, -but * the, com- mander Gf the Santtago campaign Sent word . to correspondents: that “he- was glad to be on :American: soil once more, but was sorry to 'learn that so.many of his men had ‘died and were still sick at. Montauk. -He_ said, Thowever, that had the troops reémained .in’ Santiago they would have fared much . worse: The men from -the -City - of Mexico were. taken ore.: .- - RAIN ‘IN TEHAMA COUNTY. Copious Downpour Brings Spy' tol 'tfie Farmers’ Hearts. - . RED BLUFF, Sept..lL—The first rain- fall of the season came last night. The fall here was very heavy and “was accom- panied by great atmospheric disturb- ance, but’ people - residing _a few ‘milés west of town report that the storm was even heavier there than here. Rain is very_much needed now, as the creeeks aré.all dry and many wells are so low that o few. minutes’ use empties them. in_addition to this sheepmen will soon be ?mf thelr flocks home and at present / very scarce. | turned "home. - B _Gatling guns under command of Lieu- STRIKERS SEIE MINE DFFICIALS Forcibly Carried Away by a Mob. THREATS -MADE AT LYNCHING LIVES OF THE OVERHOULTS SAVED BY THE LEADERS. State Troops Ordered to Pana, 1L, as Further Trouble Is Feared Over the Efforts to Im- port Negroes. Specidl Dispatch to The Call. ST. LOUIS, Sept: 1.—A special to the Post-Dispatch from Pana, 11, just re- celved, says that 600 striking miners this afternoon.seized David J. Overholt and Lewis Overholt, president @nd su- perintendent respectively of the Spring- side mine. The two officlals Were. taken out.of their buggies by the mob and carried in ‘the direction of. the.mines. Nothing is. known of their fate.. Rev. Dr. Millard, a minister of Pana, [ made a plea to the miners to release the. Overholts and was Knocked on the head with a revolver for his.pains. The two officials’ were -dragged from |- their buggies in front.of the Baltimore | and - .Ohio' Southwestern depot. The seizure was made for the purpose of de- manding the surrender of negro miners who had been working.in union men’s places. ; 3 = PANA,. Tll, Sept: 1--The Messrs. Overholt were released at. 5 o'clock this evening. The strikere are said to have voted several times to hang the Over- holts, but were prevented by their lead- ers from .committing violence. All the saloons were closed to-night by order of Mayor Papwell. 4 A conference was held to-night be- tween Secretary. Ryan, Vice President Mitchell of the. Miners' Union and David Ross and T. D. Kelliger of the State Labor Bureau, and later they conferred with Louis Overholt, who agreed to meet the committee to-mor- row and submit .the concern’s books, looking - toward a.settlement. Other operators will meet with the State of- ficials. All is quiet to-night. Most of the miners from.other towns have re- Dr.. Millard, the minister who intep- fered ‘on behalf of the Overholts, is badly -injured, .but will recover. - GALESBURG, IIL,. Sept. 1.—Battery B of the Tllinois National Guard, -re- ceived orders to-night to leave at once for .Pana, Il Sixty men .with five tenant Frank Henry will start imme- diately on .a special train. Trouble be- tween .the striking coal miners and Deputy: Sheriffs is feared because of the -efforts of the mine. operators to import colored mminers. - TR0 | GOMEZ ISSUES ORDERS. Cuban Officers Must Place. Them- ‘selves Under Lawton. SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Sept. 1.—General Lawton, commanding the Department of Santiago, recelved word to-day that the Cuban leaders Cabreco, Lacret and Pedro Perez have been -ordered by General _'.Gor'nvz to ma:e themselves under Law- on's command. General - fied to havé charge of (hi“‘c‘:’x%):nisslggér ;2;:: !:glfieni,u ang» dbjetueves dthut the ar- 2 will expedite the Cuban forces. " e har dopos g ploy * Cuban officers in important clvil c‘)fifflons in the province of Santiago de v ——eeel Read the anecdotes abouc “Soapy”’ Smith by Cy Warman, in next Sun- -Wisconsin, day’s Calk 4L ADIES OF RED CROS) "DISTRIBUTING MILK VISITORSWITH BASKETS FOR SOLDIERS - CHARACTERISTIC SCENES AT CAMP WIKOFF. AT STATIONS ‘1898, R E% S sS SOLDIERS IN COUNTRY STORE 2 73 k93 From Photographs Taken Specially for The Call. /ARD.INDETENTION CAME SOLDIERS | | | Nl BRINGING DELICACIES A TOCAMP TO DISFRANCHISE AGED VETERANS Abbott Kinney Would Prevent In- mates of the Yeterans’ Home L - ocratic candidate for United States to-day filed papers in-an action enti the inmates of the Soldiers’ Home the complaint asks that the names great register of the county. residing at the Soldiers’ Home, and the United States. The Republican County Central in court, and, if necessary, assocla State Céntral Committee. The Democrats of Los Angeles that the inmates of the home have but the party managers have been proceedings to determine the questi whole matter has rested until the p: 0000000000000 00000000000C0 From Voting. LOS. ANGELES, Sept. 1..—Abbott Kinney of Santa Monica, a Dem- Newlin, County Clerk-of Los Angeles County, and ‘Theodore. Denmire, Charles F. Groff, William J. -Ladd, Shingle, inmates of the Soldiers’ Home at Santa Monica. The action is alleged: to be brought for the purpose of determining ‘the right of The issue involves over 2000 qualified voters of Los Angeles County mates of the home are subject to the rules and articles of ~war and under the same military government as if they were in the army of County Committee at one time instructed Senator White to bring legal 4 ’ Senator to succeed Senator White, tled Abbott Kinney vs. Thomas E. E. L. de Haven and George M. D. to vote in Los Angeles County, and be canceled and removed from the the plaintiff contends that the in- Committee will defend the action te counsel will be furnished by the County have for years contended 10 _legal residence in the county, fearful of meeting the issue. ‘The on, but he failed to do so, and the resent suit was filed. 0000000000000 0000000000000 000000000000000000000000000000000 POPULISTS AND - - DEMOCRATS AT OUTS In. W;isc(;n'ain' the Fusfon Scheme Fails, and They Put Separate _Tickets in the Field. MILWAUKEE, Sept. 1=For Governor,’ Hiram M. Sawyer; Lieutenant Governor, Peter V. Deuster;. Seere! O.. Stromme; 3 torney. Gerieral, Harry g ance’ Commiissioner;” John F: y Railroad " Commissioner, €. &. Wileo: Superintendent ‘of Public Instruetion, W. H. Schultz of Spring Green. o The above ticket was nominated: .after ‘one of the stormiest and.longést-drawn- out Democratic conventions ever held 1n The fight was.confined.to the uestion of fusion with the -Populists. on the State ticket. It was a battle between the large - delegationi ' from. "Milwaukee County against the rest of. the State. The outside delegates finally camé out vic- torious, - when a .vote on the resolution: to allow the Populists o 'name a candidate for-Secretary of Btate, subject to the ap- proval of this convention, Wwas lost, the vote resulting 206 for and- 361 against fusion., Tue Populist State- Conventian to-night nominated the following ticket after be- ing informed by ..e conference commit- tee that the Democrats hdad failed . to adopt a fusion scheme: Governor, A. A. Worsley; Lieutenant. Governor, - Spencer, talmer; Secretary of State, Artemus Ar- vin; Attorney General, Lester ‘A. Wood- ard; Treasurer, John Powers, Rallroad Commissioner, Robert BE. Anger; Insur- ance Commissioner, John_ F. Schindlé) Superintendent of Public Instruction, H. Craig. - = _LAIRD FOR STATE SENATOR. Nominated by the Republicans of the Second District. : REDDING, Sept.” 1—The’' Republican delegates from the Second Senatorial Dis- trict and the Fifth Assembly District, in convention assembled in ‘this city, this evening, mnominated . ex-Assemblyman James T. Laird of Alturas, Modoc Coun- ty,.as_a candidate for Senator from the E’;cahd District,” comprising the counties of Modoc, Lassen, Siskiyou, Trinity and Shasta. . H. Beeher of 'Andcrson, Snasta_ County,. was Y from the Fifth Assembly District, com- prising Shasta and Modoc counties. - S s SANTA ANA FUSIONISTS. Nominate Dr. Menges for Assembly end Indorse Maguire and Castle. SANTA ANA, Sept. 1.—The Democrats, Populists and Silver Republicans held a joint convention here to-day and nom- inated Dr. M. A. Menges of Santa Ana, Silver Republican, for the Assembly. The convention indorsed the Democratic State platform in its entirety: indorsed Ma- guire for Governor and Castle for Co:- chosen candldate i gress, and a far-reaching investigation ot the dlleged negl, ¢ rone, glect of soldiers now at the PEOPLE AT CANTON HONOR THE PRESIDENT Great Enthuciasm Upon-the Arrival of: McKinley " at His Home Town. . CANTON, Ohia; Sept. 1.—A grand dem- onstration occurtred at noon. to-day in Yotier ‘of ‘Président. McKinley and Secre- tary of State Day, Out-of respect for the President’s expressed Wwish that- his pres- | . ent visit be informal, the affair. was to a considérable extent unorganized; and par- took Jargely. of- the nature.of a spontan- €ous autburst of enthusiasm. 'The people : 0f “the community turned out-en'masse,and from the, depot to-the Barber residence Wwhere. the.-McKinleys -are the guests -of Mrs. McKinley’s sister, the streets, dec: orated with bright and cheerful flags and other displays of the national ¢olors, were a mass-of humanity. The arrival was so near the noon hour that -employes . of" mapy factories succeeded in securing an -early -shutdown dnd joining the throng- bout the station. President and Mrs. McKinley were driven direct to the Bar- ber home, where their stay: of a lew hours ‘was shorr’ of all ‘formality. Be- tween 4 and.§ o'clock they boarded a Special train on the Pennsylvania line and proceeded pastward. X X ASSIGNMENT REVEALS . A BIG EMBEZZLEMENT Ex-Mayor Twitchell of Bath - Stole Over Sixty Thousand. Dollars - From a Woolen Company. BATH, Me., Sept. 1.—The personal as- signment of Galen S. Moses. treasurer of fhe Worumbo Woolen Manufacturing Company, which was .announced .on Tuesday, in which more -than $400,000. worth of property is involved; has dis; closed the fact that the ‘assignment is a |. result of embezzlement on a large scale by ex-Mayor Fritz H, Twitchell, one of’ To Bath’s most prominent citizens, Twitch-- ell admits the - embezzlement, but it is| stated that he will not be prosecuted, ds he-is In very poor health. - Mr. Moses, will make. good the amount stolen,. which is stated to be $60,000, though it is admitted that the amount may be greater. Twitch- ell was manager of the Worumbo Com- pany, and his stealings are said to have continued for fourteen years.or more. — L YRR CASTORIA : For Infants and Children, The | stated positively to-day. that he had- de- IOWA REPUBLICANS INDORSE ADMINISTRATION | Delegates Headed by Senator Allison Heartily Approve the Presi- | dent’s Policy. DUBUQUE, Iowa, Sept.” 1.—The publican convention to-day was de an adminis anu speec No other sentiment than | that of approval was to be heard an where. ~ Temporary ~Chairman = Lacey sounded the keynote and it was repeated with emphasis by Senator Allison in his speech as permanent chairman. The Se ator was looked upon as echolng the sen- timents of President McKinley and the | ‘Washington Cabinet, and, believing ‘that, the delegates gave their approval and in- dorsement of the administration poliey. There was some disappointment over the failure to empuoatically declare for the holding. and controt of all conquered ter: ritory, but the delegates were thoroughly convinced that what had b done was practically the voice of the National Gov- ernment. Nominations were made as follows: For Secretary of State, George Dolson; for Treasurer, John Herrott; for - Auditor, Frank F. Merriam; for Attorney General, Milton Bemley. | The big fight was .on Rallroad. Com- | missioner for the .full term. . .Welcome | Mowery of Tama. won on the first ballot. For the short - term ' Railroad Commis- sioner David. J. Palmer of Washington County: was nominated by acclamation. The other officers nominated ‘were by acclamatjon, ‘as follows: C. T. Jones, Clerk of the Supreme Court: Horace E. Deemer, Judge of the Supreme: Court; B. 1. Sallonger, Reporter of the Supreme Court. - Charles T. Hancock of Dubuque was: elected chairman of the State Com- mittee. - JUSTICE WHITE HAS POSITIVELY DECLINED Will Not Serve >on the Peace Com- mission—another De: “ocrat Will Probably Be C! sen. NEW YORK, Sept. 1.— special to the World from Cooperstow , N Y., says: Justice E. D. White of the Supreme Court clined,a place on the Pedce €ommission. Justice Wlhite returned here :last even- ing. from a consultation with ~President Mcninley and Secretary of State Day at Jleveland. Cl’?;xi President will have to: choose ‘the fifth member of .the commission before the-middle of the montn, as_the commis- sion will sail for Paris on September -17. It is believed the. place made vacant by Justice White's declination will ‘be filled by the appointment of another Democrat, as _the nl.ger four Commissioners are Re- publicans. . | Fifty Passengers With $200,000 Re- | bidders. dence of Moses Castro was burned ‘this mor g. It was the work of an incen- The loss was total, nothing being and amounts to about $3000; in- surance $2000. nin; & g e MORE MEN AND DUST FROM THE KLONDIKE turn to Victoria—Reports of New Strikes Confirmed. VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 1L—The steam- er Tees arrived at midnight with fifty passengers, forty from Dawson. They had about $200,000 in various forms of money. - Passengers - from Glenora con- firm the news' of the big strike on the Hootalinqua, #nd say ‘many stampeded there. Among ‘the rich miners from Dawson were C. .A. Selene of San Francisco, $50,000; M. Brabozon and William Thorn- bury, $15,000 each: A. J. Willlams, $10,000, | and J.'M. Tompkins, formerly grain buyer { for Phil Armour of :Chicago, who is said | to be - representing . the Armours in Alaska. e BY IRREGULAR How Millions of Dollars’ Worth of Government Bonds Were Acquired. WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.—A ‘wide inves- tigation of -specious - bids under. the last call. for subscriptions ‘to . Government bonds - has- been ecompleted - by Solicitor O'Connell of the ‘Treasury Department, ana . to-day- he submitted : to - Secretary Gage, the mass of .testimony on the’trans- dctions, - Several -thousand -subscribers were examined. The facts developed show a_ systematic scheme operated by single parties to secure ‘a.large amount of the bonds. : The reports: indicate that ‘milions of dollars in bonds:were acquired by irreg- ular means, and" that 'a number of New York bidders are involved in the cases. It is stated a. further investigation is to be made and. that_the ' facts developed will be_followed by action of the Secre- tary. This may result in a refusal to is- sug the hords in all cases found to have been . illegal. Secretary Gage said to-night that in none-of the cases involved in the inves- tigatfon had tlie.bonds been issued to the MEANS. The Kinshiu Safe. SEATTLE, Sept. 1.—The"steamer Kin- shiu Maru,. which ran sashoré this morn- fng: on. Whidby: ‘Island, -was floated at high ' tide this afternoon. ~ The steamer suffered no serfous damage. She arrived here to-night. e Theater Destroyed by Fire. RICHMOND, Va., Sept..1.—The Brad- Incendiary Fires at San Luis. SAN LUIS OBISPO, Sept. 1.—The resi- ley Theater was completely destroyed by fire ‘to-day. TLoss 325,000, insurance $5000. FOUND | him a few days ago. it: Ge thou and do llkewise. all the way from 40:cents to $5 each. ‘bargain as the one-meéntioned? FOUND—BARGAINS. Crisp Armiy Biscuits, in cartoons. Fresh Soup Biscuits, 10-cént packages. Klondtke Pumpernickel, .10-cent kind Mincs Meat, 10-cent packages,. to-d: Taste Vercelll, " 25. Gold Label Soda, purest mads,, 10c-si High-grade ‘Baking Powder, %" Ib. Heavy Sweet' Bacon, sugar cured “Table Frult, 1 gallans, few '97 left. Tapicoa_or 'S nést ‘importation: iité Castile, - : Fancy Box Stoves for halls,” 36-inch. Folding Stoves for Kiondike:of campt. : 1 Fird Kindlers, 10c, qebestos Syphon_Fliite: luced . . Wood. Palls, f0c kigd........ Boards, 2%c kind, no Market Baskets, splint, low .a “Knife and Fork Baskets, 20c-kind Handle Basket, bc; Lurick Baskets. ' FISHING TACKLE. Streams_have dried up and so have ' the prices. You ought to compare -our 7c rods: with those you pay, $150 for at other places .and our 85c fishing baskets with those you have paid. $1 50 for. e . e KNORR’S GOODS. .- We are finding ready sele for these deliciou . Do you know any reason why they ould not come into general use? B ADVERTISEMENTS. N A VALISE. A customer advised -us that he had found $2'50 in a valise which we sent ‘When: we sounded him further he said ‘that the valise was exactly. what his ‘neighbor paid and what he had been asked $5-50 for, but. we had sold at $3; hence:the find of $2+0. We have too many things to carry things in Will you ‘help us-and find as good a |:Boys’ Walsts ‘We did not ask him to return FOUND—OTHER BARGAINS. Men's $2 Hats on bargain table Girls" §2 Trimmed Hats, bargain: table. untrimmed Hats at Calffornia 35 Wool Blankets. Cotton Blankets, - siiver. gray, Twine Bags, to carry. things. ,_closing, sizes Prince Albert Coat and Vest, ‘worth $20. Men's Working Gloves, leather. Ladies' Working Gloves, 7%, extra. Bicycle and Golf Hose. $1, long Men’s Bicycle Suits, 36s; $§ kind Men's Wool- Underwear, 'light weigh Men's Button Shoes, 5% o 7%, $3.50 kind Men's Sunday Shoes; sizés 93,10, 10 Ladies' Felt Shoes, high .cut, 2%, Infants’ Colored Shoes, 1, 2,3 and Ladiés" Fine Handkerchiefs, 10c ki Gold Ring “Gold® Watches; e U. 8. Flags, $6. kind . Bunting, to-da; Woal Stocking Yarn, all ‘colors, - bought ‘early, 7: for 4 ind CASH ‘Si-.onl-i '25-27 Market St., S. F. 0Z0 0Z0 0Z0 0Z0 0Z0 0Z0 0Z0 0Z0 FREE 0l0" name of a Catarrhal Cure that you can use on trial free. If youare suffering from Catarrh of the Head or Stom- ach, write for a free treatment. Persons living in the city must OZU call. FREE TRIAL OF 0Z0 HUDYAN Cures Lost Manhood, Ner- vous Debility, Weakness, Dyspepsia, Chronic an- stipation,etc. Call orwrite for circulars and proofs. HUDSON M}éDlCAL INSTITUTE, Ellis, Stockton and Market Sts. Impossible! If you'd pay your grocer $10 a pound he couldn’t sell you better baking powder than Schilling's Best. 56 HOSPITAL NO KNIFE or PAIN No Pay Until Cured Anylumpin a we breastis cancer. eyt e 5 s T ckly goes to e of honest cures. No FRATD. 8. R.CHAMLEY, M. D., 17 & 17 THiaD ST., N'R MARKET ST. SEND TO SOME ONE WITH CANCER IERCE'S FAVORITE RESCRIPTION FOR WEAK WOMEN. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— GREENWICH INSURANCE COMPANY F NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW | York, on the 3ist day of December, A. D. 1897, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of. California, pursuant to_the provisions ¢ sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- missioner. . CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up In cash ¥ ,000 00 AS: Real estate owned by company..... $200,000 00 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company. ... 1,043,895 00 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as collateral. 5,000 00 Cash in company’s office 5,187 46 Cash in banks.... 61,574 28 Interest due and stocks and loans 150 Premiums in due course of collection 146,275 73 Bills recelvable, not matured, taken b for fire and marine risks............ 23,015 54 Total assets o <0 .$1,484,685 61 LIABILITIES. 25 usted and unpaid. SRE X X Lo o voeess of adjustment of = suspense ... s Lossen pesisted, including e 40,039 84 Gross premiums on fire’ 1 ning one year Ol refnsurance 50 per cent. 267,463 88 Gross premiums on fire ning more than one year, reinsurance pro rata. s Gross premiums on marine and in- Jand navigation risks, §88,793 19; re- insurance 100 per cen X BT Amount reclaimable by the insured on perpetual fire insurance policies. 931 50 All other demands against the com- DADY ..onvesenecs 43,836 90 Total labilities 592,958 24 N ; Net' cash_actually received for fire oo Z 139,300 17 e st and dtvidends B s, stocks, loans and from = all other sources sy Recelved for rents. 937 5: 4,765 44 $ Taxes refunded ... 12 Total income AT EXPENDITU v aid for fire losses...... $3%6,427 95 Net 3.’.‘3?3?‘5 Paia for marine losses.. 76,978 03 Dividends to stockholders.. 20,000 00 Paid or allowed for comm : brokerage 167,334 54 Paid for sa fees and other Sharges for. officers, clerks, etc.... 105,111 39 Paid for State, national and local taxes ... 14,82 38 All other payments and expenditures. 92,144 31 Total expenditures Losses incurred during the year Risks and Premiums, r‘(rens s.|Premiums. Net amount of risks writ-| 7 ten during the vear...| $127,628,414) $264,365 83 Net amount of risks ex | pired durng the year...| 139,076,041| 1,067,056 &) Net amount in force De-) cember 31, 1897.. 203,370,666/ 1,109,630 43 | Marine Risks. \anlumu. Risks and Premfums. Net amount of risks writ- ten during the ym;r...1 $44,503,500 $154,696 80 Net amount of risks ex-| pired during the yeas 43,631,386 125,344 47 Net amount in force cember 31, 1897 2,758,211] 88,793 19 MASON A. STONE, President. WALTER B. WARD, Assistant Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3ist day of January,. 189§ WM. B. STUYVESANT, Notary Public. DAVIS & HENRY, ¥ AGENTS FOR CALIFORNIA, 215 Sansome St., San Francisce. Telephone Main 1100.