The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 17, 1898, Page 12

o THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1898. SAY THEY HAD A RIGHT TO ROB THE DEAD CLAIM MADE BY THE‘Brandes. DEFENSE. Attorney Bennett Declares the B Father of Lillian Brandes Was Privileged to Muti- late Her Corpse. was the re- andes mur- vesterday to the The sensatio: kable turn giv 1 the murdered girl ill, which was Call was buried withou taken ust a few minutes before rvices commenced 7 incident no one would > known except Dr. Woolsey and At- ey Bennett that Lillian’s skull had removed and would be used as evi- of the case. Deputy left the morgue at . Woolsey and Attor- ed. He extracted a m that they would leave 1d it. When he re- the friends were e murdered girl's re- grave. ng the 11d on the coffin Streigh- d to place hi hten out the bition of ten- been nothing — brought to s nothing un- . Those who had taken the 1 arranged the hair so as to cover and had done it so well as e who looked at the gir's unde < fact that there W fingers as he ran them long hair at once revealed of the skull. The minister ent and friends were standing hand on the top | dence in the case of the people vs. JOHN E. BENNETT, Of Counsel for Defense. s all the substitute that Streigh- for Lillian Brandes' skull. When atement regarding this re- , Attorney Bennett s : lid go to the Coroner's office at -y, accompanied by Dr. Woolsey, xamination of the body of . We arrived there just al was held. Mr. Streigh- nd left the body for us make er examination we de- sired. He asked us to leave everything as we found it, and we agreed to do so. His remark meant that he did not wish us to leave the body disarranged or to do anything that would give him work. In this respect we kept our word, We found the body in a low coffin, ready for the funeral, and Mr. Streightif objected very much to having us make an exami- nation at that time. When we saw th condition of the skull we decided to take it with us to be used as evidence in the case and at the proper time to be used as ibit. We did not mutilate the dead for the skull had been detached at ‘autopsy. When the Coroner returned, Wo was ready to leave in his Lillian befor: tif w Dr. sey buggy, which had been standing outside. But I remained several minutes later. “The head stuffed with excelsior and neatly sewed over, and presented in ) 'way @ disarranged appearance. I re- mained with Mr. Streightif after his re- . but said_nothing to him about the cal of the skull, because it half an hour of the time set f funeral. People were already begin- ning to rap on the door for admittance. There was also another man in the room with us, and I did not care to talk of the SECUTING AT T J.J. ALLEN . d the coffin, so Streightif’s m came to his ald, and he ecipitate any unpleasantne at nt, o he screwed on the lid he body to be buried, > Streightif com- »y Bennett and the he had takem the rofes- 1ded las d allowed tt Attorne that need be no sensation he had acted within i treightif, v Attorney Bennett a for tt 1. “The aftorney e | ich In 1 the evidence to be u: E: in proving that the skull, which produced in court in reality n from the head of the dead girl. carefully worded f e uniq of the Brandes, deceased, to be used as evi- Coroner Lillian Received Streightif Deputy skull of = Lvery Piusical instroment oduced so naturally on the Gramrosphone the true tone quali- , peculiar ach instrument are We have rds of most truments by noted players. The record discs of the Gram-o- hone are indestructible. Price $27.50 ty free Additional record $7 a dozen p ly on exhibition at SHERMAN, CLAY & CO’S Piano and Music House Kearny and Sutter Sts. San Francisco Send for pz-:itzré}i matter about the Gram-o-phone | matter at the time, because it might ap- pear a little grewsome; that is to say | might be so regarded by the popular mind | and cause whisperin, | beaten and that th | | sku at the an; tain; ac | We contend that it is a great deal es | to show skull by pre glance. | 1y probable tha y, it | gs during the funeral. Then agaln, Deputy Coroner Streightif is | of a_somewhat excitable disposition, and | could rhaps appreciate the rights | in such matters. So I thought | the information from him | until after the funeral. 1 he not dis- | covered it we should not have sald any- | thing al out the skull until we produced 1:! trial. “I believe that we are perfectly justified | by law in taking the skull. If there \weJ property in a girl's dead body it cer- belongs to her father, and we were for him and with his authori ng to a jury the condition of the ing it to the jurors and | > it for themselves than half dozen physicians to | entific and ambiguous terms letting them permitting ribe in s act, the skull does not | > of being beaten. In for the prosecu- | careful, knowing “‘As a matter of show any evid 1, to account for the fact 5 ible on the | hey all explatned | kull could be heavily | evidence would be in- | t outside. r point of great importance is| estimony of the experts regarding A young and 1 ging. One afternoon 1 asked Dr. Bu- | au if it were not possibie for all the ing to be absent and | nave been caused by 1 ridiculed the ide: tier he nad looked the he found that such is some- case, and we contend that it | was this case.” Although holdin~ the receipt for the of Lillian Brandes, the prosecution | lares that it will be 4 very hard mat- | to prove that the skull Is really that of the dead girl. 1t has already been ad- | se that the skull was | taken nd that it_has been in thelr possession ever sin Should the | skull not compare with the testimony of | the experts for the prosecution, the State | will no doubt deny the ‘skull pro- | duced In evidence is icull of Lillian, | and will force the def to prove th it is. Even *he exhuming of the body that time might not prove that the skull held by the defense was really a portion of the muruered girl's head. When asked | morning, matter up, times the about this matter Dr. Buteau said: When the skull is produced in court T hope, if it differ at all from the testimony, | th will differ very materially. I do | not know whose hands the skull ma ] through before it gets before a jury, shall make no criticisms. 1 have, how- | a very positive knowledge of the condition of the skull and men at the autopsy, and if they are not | ev exact branes the same when 1 again see them I shall instantly recognize will the otk Wwho were pre: ny change, and so, I r physicans in high ent with me at the J. J. Allen, District Attorney- Wwho has been conducting the pro ec on of Brande: thinks it har any charges will be pre- Attorney Bennett and D 3 account of their having re- the skull cap from the girl's head ret rred against “Of course, not having as assumed | the office of District Attorney.” he sg “it is not for me to make any move in the matter. That is a question for Mr. Snook to decide. T have read the sec- | tion of the penal code providing for the | punishment of body snatchers, and while | I have not studied it closely, it is my be- llef that the statute is so loosely drawn that it would be very difficult to obtain a_conviction should Mr. Bennett and Dr. Woolsey be charged with desecrating the body of the dead girl. 1 think it very doubtful if it would be advisable to pro- | ceed against them. | “As far as the prosecution is concerned | the fact that the defense has possession | of the skull ma little difference. We | have made our entire case on the ground | that the skull shows death was due to | violent blows on the head. Our expert | witnesses. who examined the skull short- | Iy after it was first discovered that the | girl had been murdered. have all testified | o this fact. ~They base their belief on | the discolorations of the blood vessels be- | tween the plates of the skull and the | adhesion oi tis membranes of the brain | to the bone. ~The doctors are all repnta- | ble physicfans equal in skill to Dr. Wool- sey. They found the skull in such a condition that thev helieved the girl had | been killed by a blow on the head. They arrived at their conclusion from an ex-| amination of the skull soon after death, Whether the discolorations noticed by them are still_evident T do not kno The time which has elapsed may hav effaced them. or thev mav have heen r moved by other means. but the fact that they were there we can clearly prove by | the physicians wha have already testified | in the preliminary hearing which resulted | in Brandes being held to answer for the murder of his daughter. | “The question of the legality of the action of the defense laid aside. they de- serve public condemnation for thelr des- ecration of the bodv of Miss Brandes. 1| believe that the sentiment of the peonle is against them. Thev went in an un- derhanded way to the Coroner’s office and | The surreptitously removed the skull of the dead girl, hoping by thus robbing the dead to acquit of the charge of murder the man_believed .to be responsible for the eath. “Fhe first 1 knew of the fact that they had taken the skull was last Thursday. Dr. Buteau, the autopsy surgeon, testi- fied in court that day, and after leaving the stand I overheard a remark he made to Mr. Bennett that led me to believe that the attorney had possession of the skull. The day_ Bennett and Dr. Wool- sey visited the Morgue, Deputy Coroner Streightif telephoned of the fact, but I thought nothing of the matter, and at that time was not aware that the skull had been taken.” r. B. H. Woolsey, the physician who, at the request of Attorney Bennett, re- moved the skull cap from the head of the dead girl, refused to speak of the part he took in the affair. ‘‘When the proper time arrives,” he said, “I will tell in an offi- cial way what I know of the transaction. This will probably be when the case comes to trial in the Superior Court and I am subpenaed as a witness. Until then it would hardly be professional for me to say anything.’ On being asked as to the legality of the action of himself and Attorney Bennett in taking the skull the doctor smiled, and leading the way to a closet in which he keeps his grewsome anatomical specimens he produced a dozen or more skull caps which he stated he had removed from the heads of persons who had died by violence. ‘‘Whether it is legal or not,” he sald, “I do not know and have never inquired, but I have been ‘pinching’ skull caps for the last quarter of a century, and at present am of the opinion that I will continue to do so for some years to come. 1 have always taken them in the interest of science, and I be- lieve I have a right to secure as many specimens as I am fortunate enough to come within regching distance of. The oldest skull cap I have belonged to a man who came to an untimely end in 1874."" The doctor continued by giving a volu- ble and interesting history of his uncanny treasures of years gone by, and fondled them as a miser would his gold. As to the last treasure added to his hoard he was silent. He would not exhibit nor ad- mit that he had in his possession the skull cap he secured from the head of Lillian Brandes a few moments before the funeral services of the murdered girl I began. In Justice Clift's court yesterday morn- ing the preliminary hearing of Brandes was speedily concluded, and he was held to answer in the Superior Court for the murder of Lillian Brandes and was re- fused bail. THE PABST CAFE. It Is Now One of the Most Elegant Refreshment Resorts in San Francisco. Among the more elegant refreshment resorts of San Francisco which it is a delight to visit is the Pabst Cafe at the corner of Ellis and Powell streets. Messrs. | Leonhardt & Hagerty, its enterprising proprietors, have from time to time im- proved the interior of the cafe at great expense, so that to-day it is one of the most richly appointed and finished institu- tions of its kind on the Pacific Coast. The most recent improvement which is worthy of extended notice is the addition of twelve handsomely furnished private dining rooms on the main floor in what was formerly the principal dining room. This spacious apartment, furnished at an | expense of $35,000 and decorated in a high- | 1y artistic manner, has long been a source of admiration to every visitor. With the addition of the private rooms the general effect is greatly enhanced. The apart- nts are constructed of birc ma- | . finished with silver trimmings of the richest patterns. Over eacm chamber hang a number of electric sunbursts, | shedding a brilliant but soft radiance | upon the interior of every room. The ta- bles and chairs are of the richest pat- terns and elegantly finished. The mech- | anism of the walls is such that two rooms | be thrown into one and thus provide mmodation for large private dining parties. Each chamber is named after some State. These are California, Texas, Mon- tana, Oregon, Louisiana, Washington, | Colorado, Illinois, New York, Kentucky and Tennessee. Another chamber has been called Honolulu. Another important feature of the es- tablishment is the superb %flll and cafe, which 1s now open all night. This was found necessary in order to accommodate a large and steadily increasing patronage. rivate entrance from Powell street affords privacy to all patrons of the cafe. Messrs. Leonhardt Hagerty are very opular caterers, and the success they gh\e met with is a popular manifestation of public approval. . — e —— CORONER’'S INQUESTS. s { Peculiar Verdict of an Intelligent Jury in a Suicide Case. | m THERE WILL BE NO MONEY TO RUN THE TAX OFFICE T the recent election the people decided that they had had enough of James N. Block as Tax Collector of the city and county of San Francisco. They were displeased with his manipulations of the military roll, in which the names of dead men and non-residents were enrolled at 5 cents per name, and for which the people had to pay. It now transpires that the voters made a grave mistake in not retir- ing Mr. Block two years ago, before he had an opportunity to deliberately place the municipality in a scandalous position, the means for the escape from which has not been discovered. The office of Tax Collector is not governed in its expenditures by the one- twelfth act, as are the other departments, and the Tax Collector, therefore, has no check upon his acts in the way of drawing upon the treasury even to the amount of the whole apportionment at one time. To this fact is due the anxiety at the Mayor’s office as to what is to be done | to keep the Tax Collector’s office in operation during the remainder of the fiscal | vear. The apportionment to this department for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1899, was $30,000. Heretofore there has been no material difficulty in conducting the office with the allowance, but for reasons best known to himself Mr. Block has withdrawn from the treasury since July 1, this year, the sum of $25,62220. The items by the month were: July, $4500; August, $2300; September $2300; Oc- tober, $6798 %; November, $3223 30. This only Includes November expenses, and as | the December salaries will be very heavy the $4377 remaining in the fund will not only be exhausted but it is probable that the incoming Collector, Mr. Sheehan, will find a deficit with which to begin his administration. The serious part of the situation is the fact that there 13 no money at present avallable to keep the tax collecting machinery moving. | Edward 1. Sheehan, Tax Collector-elect, is at present suffering great mental distress oyer the condition of affairs. On Monday his attention was called to the nearly complete utilization of the fiscal appropriation for the running of his of- fice, and since then he has been laboring strenuously to induce the Supervisors to increase the appropriation. “On Monday I received word from Auditor Broderick,” he said last night, “that there was no money for me to begin my work. I saw several of the Su- pervisors, and they informed me that it was too late for them to come to my assistance. That T am in a quandary of no mean proportions I appreciate too truly. A solution of the difficult problem may be reached, but in what manner I cannot foretell.” Mr. Block has the distinction, according to the authorities at the City Hall, _of_being_the_first man_to place the office in such a dire position. [RVING BARS DUNNE FROM THE JURY ROOM Accused of Partiality for School Board. PHELAN CLAIMS SIX MEMBERS 0 THE NEW BOARD Said to Have Assured Him Support. The scramble for office among those who think they are entitled to recognition at the hands of the successful candidates in the recent election is growing more The School Directors are out for the scalplock of E. D. Stanton, former teacher in the Business Evening School, and if he takes advantage of the quash- | master of the situation, and it is not be- eager and persistent each day, and those who have appointments to make are be- | steged on every side by hordes of hungry | politicians. The probable alignment of | the newly elected members of the Board | of Supervisors has been almost lost sight | of temporarily by the clamor made by | the office-seekers, but the indications are that unless new combinations are effected | the gang will not be able to run things | with o high hand, as heretofore, during | the administration of Mayor Phelan. | The Mayor is credited Wwith claiming | that he will have the support of six mem- | bers of the new Board of Supervisors, | and thus be able to prevent the passage of | obnoxious measures over his veto. If he can control the votes of four he will be | ing of the indictment that has stood against him and returns here to tell the Grand Jury what he knows of the School Board, that body will make his sojourn no pleasant one, no matter how short it may be. Yesterday the Directors called in the services of a special attorney and got an opinion from him that the quashing of the indictment was not legal, as the pro- vision in the criminal code which provides | for such an action is only applicable to a co-defendant who desires to turn State’s evidence. ~ Upon this assumption the board will probably appear by its repre- sentative before Judge Cook to-day and ask that the indictment be restored. This failing it is the intention of Dr. Ragan, who first preferred the charge of extor- tion against Stanton, to have him rear- rested upon the same charge, or that of conspiracy. He will be again arrested, not upon an indictment, but upon a warrant sworn out In the Police Court, and Director Ra- | an_proposes to force the charge to a earing, as he claims that he has every necessary proof to conyince the jury that Stanton tried to blackmail him fo the tune of three hundred and odd dollars. The Grand Jury, however, is taking no chances of a further hindrance to its in- | vestigation. ~ It learned yesterday that | Stanton will probably arrive in this city to-day or_to-morrow and will go before them on Monday afternoon to make his promised startling revelations. The meet- lieved by those who are familiar with the make-up of the new board that he can | count positively on more than that num- | ber. Those who are said to have assured the | Mayor of their support are John Lack- | mann, Albert Heyer, Dr. Perrault, Arthur | Attridge, Jeremiah Deasy and L. F. By- | ington. Dr. Perrault s said to have stated that he would stand by Phelan, and the others, with the exception of "Attridge, are known to be friendly to him. At-| tridge, however, is regarded as an exceed- ingly doubtful customer. Speculation as to the make-up of the | various committees is already rife. Ac- | cording to the latest information Dr. Per- | Coroner Hawkins yesterday held sev- | eral inquests, the more important being | the cases of Louisa Selinger, Carl Rlch- | ard Schneider and Mrs. Georgie Meadows. | In the Selinger case the jury rendered the | verdict that the woman came to her death | g from the effects of a gunshot wound in- fiicted by her husband. In the Bchneider case the verdict was that_the deceased came to his death in | the Harbor Receiving Hospital December 9, from a fractured skull, caused by a | blow from a street car *‘through the care- | lessness of the railway company.” In the case of Mrs. Georgie Meadows, who committed suicide by swallowing | carbolic acid on December 3, the jury ren- dered a verdict of accidental death. —_— e HIS TRUNK LOOTED. Boutros Helwie Sehemeil Arrested for Burglary. Emil Havis S8ehemeil, who says he is a | correspondent for a leading newspaper in Egypt, was arrested vesterday by Po- liceman Aiken and booked at the City Prison on a charge of burglary. The complaining witness is Boutros Helwle, 4 Boyce street, who alleges that Sehemeil last Sunday, during his ab- sence, broke open. his ‘trunk and stole af number of medals he had obtained from the United States Government and from agricultural fairs, and also several pri- te letters and promissory notes of the e of $300. Helwie is a professor of ic work, and the medals were pre- sented to him for that class of work. —_———— Once More to the Front. Come with your children to Levin Bros., | the leading cash grocers, and Santa Claus | | will present them with candy and pres- ents. their patrons for this day good creamery butter, squares, at 35 cents; best Adriatic figs (equal to the Smyrna) in boxes of five pounds, at 40 cents, usually sold at 7 cents; choice port and sherry wine at 2 cents’'a bottle; the best quality of tabl fruits in assorted varietles at $L.75 dozen. bt 1348 to 1354 Market street; 'phone, . ————— Grocers Elect Officers. The annual election of officers of the Retall Grocers' Protective Union was held last Wednesday night. The following were chosen: J. T. Hurley, president; Henry Hartje, vice president; J. B. Mahoney, treasurer; J. G. Florence, D. W. Frische V. Hassmer, George Hauser, C. Henning, Henry Kohn, L. H. Kohn, Charles Meng and Hermann Methmann, directors. After the election President Hurley was pre- sented with a handsome gold watch chain and a dlamond-studded locket bear- ing the inscription: “AS a token of es- teem from the R. G. P. U. for faithful services to the union by President J. T, Hurley.” ————— From Chicago, New York, Boston, we deliver to all noints (resta Blanca wines. Order Xmas presents now. Wetmore- Bowen Co., 410 Post st.. 8. F. . e A Noted Irish Evangelist. The noted Irish evangelist, George C. | Needham, will address a mass-meeting for men only at the Young Men's Chris- tlan Association auditorium, Mason and Ellis streets, to-morrow afternoon at o'clock. At the same hour Mrs. Needham will address a meeting for women only in the lecture room of the First Congre. gational Church, Post and Mason streets, RS —— The famous old JESSE MOORE WHISKY s recommended by physicians for family and medicinal use because it is pure. ———— Rabbi Levy’s Lecture. Rabbi M. 8. Levy of the Geary-street temple will lecture at the synagogue of the Congregation Beth Menachim Streis- and on Minna street this afternoon. His subject is “Eyes Have They, but See| - —_———————— Read Judge Maguire to Father Yorke, full text of his open letter In to-day’s Star. % Has Emil Havis| In addition to this they offer to | Fuil Jines of Christmas supplies and orna- | ing of the jury yesterday, though out- wardly held only for the purpose of form- ally bringing in its indictments against McGlade, was the occasion qf another red-hot roast by Chairman Irving of the schools committee of Assistant District Attorney Dunne. Mr. Irving repeated to his fellow jury- men the charges that that officlal was rault is slated for the chairmanship of the | Hospital Committee, Howard Black will head the Commitfee on Printing, Ed- | ward Holland that on finance, while Ed- | ward Aigeltinger will be chairman of the | Committee on Streets. Clerk Russell and tant Clerk Farquharson will re- main. Coroner-elect Hill has dec.ued_upon the tollowing appoin e 5 ¢ | doing everything in his power to obstruct Tick, chich aeputys Soe: Nogan ears | the - investigation into School Board Gately ‘and George ’Lacambe.” deputies; | crookedness. He told them that unless Steve Potter, stenographer, ang. Dr | Mr. Dunne were barred from the jury Frank Fitzgibbon, autopsy’ physician, | Toom when the investigation was resimed These appointments are said to have been | he would have nothing further to do with made without consulting the nominatin; committee of one hundred, and It is saig to be the intention of Dr. Hill to ignore entirely the agreement entered into with that body when he was nominated for the office. Dr. Dodge, Assessor-elect, is also cred- | ited ‘with having broken away from the | committee and to have declared that he will dish out the patronage at his disposal regardless of its wishes or suggestions. He is at present confined to his house it. “I propose to conduct the balance of this investigation without his help,” said Mr. Irving, “and if 1 need legal opinions to assist me I shall get them at my own ex- pense. Mr. Dunne has thrown every ob- stacle in my way and I ask the permis- sion of this jury to conduct this proceed- ing myself hereafter. I shall examine all of the witnesses that may come and go without his assistance in the future.” After a good bit of parley consent was glven and Mr. Dunne will not again be askéd to subpena witnesses who do not turn up nor ask questions that bring no results. After some further discussion along the same line, Chairman McKee agreed to the plan, and the body went before Judge Belcher to renounce its intentfon of ad- journing, and notified him that it would meet again on Monday afternoon; to all of :vhlch the Judge gave his ready con- sent. with a slight illness and has given out that he has not yet decided on any of his appointees. pohertfl Martin has not made up his slate, ut v Dave Martin will be Under Sheriff and J. Blattner will be chief outside depu- John M. Chretien and Edgar D. Peix- o are after the appointment of Sher- fI's attorney, with the chances slightly in favor of Caretien. County Clerk Deane will retain some of Curry courtroom clerks, together with Marriage License Clerk Danforth and Pro e Clerk Northrup. George McComb ott also expects a place in the office. VE! { Charles Corey will be chief deputy in AP,‘WVRE.I.‘SLEVEE\ES’ | the Recorder’s office, and E. B. Perkins | expects milar position in the Treas- urer's office. Deputy District Attorney Hinkle and Clerks Tungate and Blair will probably remain in the District Attorney’s | office. Auditor Wells will retaln Dan Leary, but will probably make his son chief dep- uty. In the Tax Collector's office the chief deputy will probably be James Mc- Cabe, h'J. J. Sullivan as cashier and Thomas Dwyer clerk. Pat Prendergast wiil be taken care of in | the Street Department or ohe of the Po- | lice Courts. The medical profession 1s deeply inter- | ested in the appointment of the local Board of Health by Governor Gage. | Among those prominently mentioned for the honor are Dr. Bazet, Dr. Williamson, Dr. Winslow Anderson, Dr. W. S. Thorne, | Dr. M. H. Woolsey, Dr: Ford, Dr. Regens- | burger and Dr. Carpenter. ) i | FRANCE AND THE JEW. | 5 S | Dr. Voorsanger’s Lecture at the Tem- ple Emgnu-El Last Evening. “Sold Out to the Jews'” was the sub- | ject of Dr. Voorsanger's eloquent address at Temple Emanu-El last evening. ]_l was a discussion of popular prejudice existing, especally in France, against the son of Israel, the text of which was the prose- cution of Dreyfus, accused of divulging official secrets to the enemies of France. The rabbi dwelt on the fact that the de- cree which sent the condemned Jew to such a dreadful punishment had never been signed by any higher authority than the French Secretary of War, who is an army officer. -This was an act hatched by | the mlilitary_oligarchy of the republic against the Jewish prisoner. | _Another point was that the sending of | Dreyfus to such a far spot as Devils' Is- lnmf was to remove him and all possible dangerous disclosures from Paris and re- | vision. | _*“Vendus aux Juifs"—sold out to the | Jews—the cry of the anti-semitic mob of Paris, is an attempt, he said, to make the people believe that the Dreyfus matter is a Jewish affair and an endeavor to move heaven and earth against the accused man and his race generally. France has a popuiation of 39,000,000, of which 75,000 are Jews, but the percentage of Jews who take an important part in the public affairs of that country is far eater. The French Jew has made for imself an honored place on the pages of the republic’s history, and_his name is forever woven with that of France. ——————————— J. J. Tissot, the famo artist, re- lates his experiences in Bethlehem in the Christmas Call, out next Sun- day, December 18, New Combination Book Cases. Wise heads and skilled hands have been at work for us fashioning beautiful things in this line of fur- niture, The result achieved has been all that the most critical could desire. Finished in golden oak and mahogany, nothing can be richer. Prices about one-halt what they used to be. INDIANAPOLIS : FURNITURE CO. 750 Mission St. OPEN EVENINGS, ADVERTISEMENTS. Claus, care Hale's, giving their name and a ress. Santa Claus asks children to come Wil their parents from 9 to 11 or 7 to 9 and get lap then. and the elephants associate with the buy for Xmas gifts; and, as they've on Hale’s. bisque head,shoes| and stockings, 13- inch, 25c; 16 inch- E 19 es, inches, $1. willow iron wheels, 50c. dressed Jjointed doll, 16 inches| high, _ sleeping, $1 25; 13-inch full ointed, enameled v, bisque head, moving eve, 35c; 16-inch, 50c; 19- inch, $1; 12-inch kid body doll, single riveted joints, 25c; 18-inch (same de-| scription), 75¢; 19-inch kid body doll, single riveted joints, sleeping eyes, $L.| VELOCIPEDES, with that strong ex- tension seat so necessary for hard wear; firm as a rock and safe: | 16-inch 20-inch 24-inch 26-inch . DRUMS—and the younger ones will| want more than ever to celebrate| Xmas this year; brass finished rims, skin head, 6-inch, 20c 45¢; Ti-inch, 80c; rubber neck clowns on scissors. boys’ hand truck, 27-inch.. wheel chimes, long handle. 15¢ clgmt- cutter and stand, black wal- nut .. perfume}y : E% Pgmud‘s ‘cehlzbrnlfed extracts rench pansy, in 1-0z fanc: bottle v 50¢C Hudnut's New Yo on sale at Drug Counter. | wet weather rubber coats, umbrellas, storm jack-|| ets, golf capes, heavy underwear, flan- nels; all these things at Hale's. handkerchiefs : 150 boxes ladies’|| assorted embroid- ered, scalloped,|| hemstitched _and|| lace border hdkfs; %-doz. in an art|| box, fan shaped,| G Imx" es children’s hem-| atitched, colored border, initial| handkerchiefs, %-| doz., in 2501 fancy box “what Hale’s advertise you get!” ask the children to write a letter to Santa box of candy. drop your letter in ianta Claus’ our toy and doll bazaar is a “make-helieve” world: the lambs don’t bleat, and the pigs don't squeal. the engines don’t puff, the lamb; but then to the children, you know, animals as they expect to see; you and I have passed thro’ the “make- believe” stage; just now we're showing open-hearted people just what to You've a hundred and one things to think of—and we've a thousand and one things for you to see—and take your pick. dolls : gloves: Xmas rush is on; no afternoon concert to-day. d- th a tiger, and the lion lies down with they are about as real often done before, they are relying our new French kid two-clasp ladies’ gloves are in: latest colorings and stitchings: a glove order makes a very acceptable gift at Xmas time: can be exchanged at any of our seven stores both before and after Xmas. millinery : we've made an end-of-the-season slash m millinery we say : instead of “cut hecause some of the hats are - reduced _ to half what they were originally marked; the “Winslow,” a fine French felt fedo- ra, in castor, §2; new e price.... . e “Camille” and “Cyclone,” stylish trimme, e, shades, price the “Resolute,” a gray price $2 25; new. e both ed fedoras, in leading new . fedora, old -81.25 the “Tremont,” in gray only, $1 75; new price... s .00 $1.25 in black only, $2 25; new price.. furs : in our cloak, jacket, costume, walst and wrap department we show a better and more complete line of furs than Hale's ever carried be- fore; dainty collarettes in one and two fur effect; larger capes, boas and fur trimmings for those who trim their own garments; or we'll trim your jacket for you. the jacket sale is very _successful; enough jackets will, we trust, be left over to sat- isfy those who did not see what good value could be had for $5, $750 and $10; the cold weather caused one of the largest attend- ances we have had in our cloak department this fall; the cold weather and the reduced prices. Hale’s and Santa Claus, United, 987 to 947 Market Street. “‘the store mother likes.”" Judge Maguire Father Yorke. FULL TEXT OF HIS OPENLETTER INTO-DAY'S STAR. oNOOO00000D00000 E'.-.! PALACE **} SGRAND HOTELS3 SAN FRARCISCO. ° Connected by a covered passageway. Q 0 1400 Rooms—900 With Bath Attached. @ -] All Under One Management. g pNOTE THE PRIOES: a Aiohoan Plan 85 %:fruymo'mfl Correspondence Solicited. Q ® jomro miRzraTauR, Haseger. &9000000000000000 GOKE ! COKE! COKE! P. A. McDONALD, §13 FOLSOM STREET, Telephone South 24. Dealer and Importer of all brands of COKE, Yards at HOWARD AND BEALE STS. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— FIREMAN’S FUND INSURANCE COMPANY F SAN FRANCISCO, IN THE STATE OF o fa, on the ilst day of December, A , and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the’State of California, pursuant to the pro- visions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ITAL, CAP! Amount of capital stock, pald up in cash - +$1,000,000 00 Californ! D. ASSETS. Real estate owned by company. Loans on bonds -and mortgages Cash market value of all stocks and $379.200 00 463,434 85 bonds owned by company. . L9 Amount of loans secured by piedgs 10 0 of bonds, stocks and other market- able sectrities as collateral 160,689 34 Cash in company’s office. - Cash in banks. T 353,906 61 Interest due i stocks and loans 540 51 Interest due and accrued on bo and mortgages. s 9,322 69 Premiums in due course of collection 396,538 27 Bills receivable, not matured, taken for fire and marine risks............ 3,680 45 Due from other companies for rein- surance on losses already paid. 3,850 79 Warrants ......... 3,075 45 Fire premium notes. 10,588 54 Total assets. LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid.......... $34,569 70 Losses in process of adjustment or in suspense ....... 93,775 01 Losses resisted, including expenses 1000 Gross premiuris on fire ricks ru reinsurance 50 per cent. Gross premiums on fire ning more than one year, $1,291,- 847 18; reinsurance pro rata. Gross premiums on marine and in- land navigation risks, reinsurance 100 per cent.. Gross premiu; Tisks, reinsurance 50 per cent... All other demands against the com- pany % Total Mabtlities. on ‘marine time +vee.§1,481,251 15 INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire $1,438,306 79 308,448 63 29,168 34 received for ma- rine premiums . Received for interesi on mortgages ... 3 Recelved for interes on bonds, stocks, all other sources Received for rent “‘bonds ‘and Total income. EXPENDITURES, Net amount paid for fire losses.. Net amount paid for marine losses Dividends to stockholders Paid_or allowed for com English Diamond Brand. GYAL PILLS i Pald for salaries, riginal and Only Genutne. charges for officers, clerks, etc. 209,712 05 o mnu;.' ;:nl.‘:-;: Pald for State, national and local ‘Brand in Red aud Gold wetaills i e riFRer AL.%4 48 , sraled with blue ribbon. Take A A T Al tkoenat 174,121 19 oL LN ures ... b Fiona and fmitarions. AL DTogEIste,or send A8 — in_stamps for_particulars, Vestimonials snd Total expenditures $1,700,552 56 Hellof for Ladics. in et 7 return . i e, Marine. B mare, | Losses incurred during the \ mumu&x‘fxm el Co YTl TR | Tear $713,696 02_$245,573 98 Baja California DAMIANA BITTERS Is & powerful aphrodisine and specific tonio for the sexual and urinary organs of both sexes, and a great remedy for diseases of the kidneys and bladder. A great Restorative, Invigorator and Nervine. Sells on its own Merits; no long-winded testimonials necessary. ABER, ALFS & BRUNE, Agents, 328 Market street, 5. F.—(8end for Circular.) DR. MCNULTY. VHIS WELL-ENOWN AND RELIABLE OLD Speciulist cures Private, Nervous, and Blood Dis- €nses 0. Men only. Book on Private Diseases and ‘Wenknesses of Men, free. Over 20y'ra’ experience. Patients curedat Home. Terms reasonable. Hoursd to3daily:6.30 to 8:30 ev'gs. Sundays, 10 to 12, Consul- tation free and sacredly contidentlal. Cull,or address P. ROSCOE McNULTY, M.D. Risks and Premiums. |FireRisks.|Prem{ums. Net amount of risks writ- ten during the year....| $167,331,860/$2,050,058 39 Net amount of risks ex- .| 159,219,278 1,943,093 78 pired during the vear. Net amount in force De. 195,556,640 2,312,172 55 cemiy 1891 Marine l 4tisks and Premiums. Risks. (Premfums. Net amount of risks writ- ten during the Ve $65,081,020( $514,678 62 Net amount of risks ex- pired during the year..| 62,535,102 483,146 06 Net amount in force De- cember 31, 1897. 6,227,774 136,670 59 WM. J. DUTTON, Vice President. BERNARD FAYMONVILLE, Secretary. Subscribed and_sworn to_before me this I5th day of January, 1565. M. M. RHORER, Deputy Insurance Commissioner. 26! Kearny St., San Francisco, Cal. Weekly Cal, $1.50 per Toar <\