The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1898, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SUNDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1898. AUSTRALASIAN. TRADE WiTH SAN FRANCISCO. Hon. J. D. Connolly on| the Situation. IS NOT WHAT IT SHOULD BE MERCHANTS ARE NOT ALIVE TO THEIR INTERESTS. The Government Should Be Impor- tuned to Subsidize a Line of { Steamers to the Colonies. 1y, who for the last United es Consul returned to Califor- . Connolly was appoint- | istration, | to New nia to resic ed during Cl and his conduct the office was such at President ison reappointed him. | President istration, and | r few months ago by k Dill who was appointed by President ley. Mr. Connolly made a host the colonies, and he an Americ: on earth Australa a America,” they w had got 1d them, will credite merica n with the the trade country growing. > volume of ralasi > that th alf our w, for instance aland I have b this step upon glish, German ers all run to HON. 3. D! CONNELLY, 1 hedral vate use 0; amily, $100 F for the T . $100; for his ¢ s’ of the he Society of St holic Orp! $100; to the ¥ 3 1 Asylum o Catnolic Orpha $100; to the S Kate Cun- INTERESTING TALK WITH AN INVENTOR Mechanical Device That Will Ere Long Revolutionize Old Methods. mechanism is and the “Unerring acing older, methods in the ban slower ble the shop,” said George W. Maxwell, the ¢l inventor and manager, to a Call re- trade with | porter yesterday while explaining the ead all others. new mechanical city directory now be- a iy cowpan | ing introduced in this city, and for popular cople Its vessels ma their voy- | gularity ork for ( s large no somfortable as the Peninsular and O; North German and W veomen’ Lloyc and which_run 6000 s that 1t favor of our | aland Gov- | 1to a ten | tes will | however, in return | an 5000 tons burden to 18 knots an nt should amship is mp: on eq rage of 18 knc auxiliary are b trade with inte: h ¢ should ble w about turned of emergen trade 2 establis yute from the most j nd the most desirable After leaving this port the sea and then comes 3 Six days ti in rest and you bri Auckland, jands_you at Sy the Suez route once more f days four this of te that our roads are having represents there was some w in each of the large towns to gi mation_to travelers, thousands of passen- | gers who now go to Europe by the other Toute would cross the American conti and would spend east £500 whi 1 to this it would mean our business. Men comin make inquiries and trade re. uld be established that would | fit our country. So you can | 8 ory_ground we would be justified in putting forth our be: s to secure the bulk of the / trade. I have pointed out th us clamor for a government our line and once we have we_will have larger and faster ste: and then our trade will grow with leaps and bounds “The Au alians are great travelers, and they will all come our way if we only | make the effort. America is a great coun- try and Australia is growing fast. Let us make the commerce of the Southern Seas ours and it will pour wealth untold into California Ladies’ taflor-made sufts. Fur capes. cloaks, | credit. M. Rothschild, 211 Sutter st.. r. 6 and 7. | ‘Wills Filed For Probate. The will of Martin Nolan, who died on the 18th inst.. was filed for probate yes- terday. Decedent's estate ls valued at | $100.000. The use of the estate is granted the widow, Mrs. Bridget Nolan, during | her lifetime, and at her death is to be divided among four daughters, Mrs. Wini fred A. Rimlinger, Mrs. Nellle F. Miller, Mrs, Mary A. Glynn and Mrs. Sarah J. elly. Kelly. #1ll of. Lawrence Cunningham, late + ot the firm of Shea, Bocquera Y. who dled on the 19th ins niso filed, Following are the o Mrs. Mary Sheahy, a sister, $2500; Mrs Mary Hussey, a widow, $300: St. Dom- inic’s Church, §100; Father M. D. Con- nolly, $100; Father Flood, $100; Father Maraschi, $100; Father Crowley, $100; to Archbishop Riordan, for a Catholic Home for Old People, $100; for the cathedral, s just received a patent. of rollers within little larger than directory. heet of paper containing a directory of the city runs over the roller, and is operated by a handle. One feature alone commends the use of this admirable invention. This is a revolving supplement, containing all the changes, removals and new names monthly occurring in the enti This supplement also acts as an ! to the directory, and operates in. con- junction with the main directory un. ngly. For instance, you want to find the name of Jones. You turn the supplement trice name of Jones appears b in main body of the directc Sho however, Mr. Jones have mo before r eyes in new which he he It consist an attracti the ordinar; A long complete case, 1d. u the s, whil=_ his also recorded below. The s ment which brings the name desired into view exposes simultaneous- old addr me mov ; his change of residence or new ad- dress in the monthly supplement. A vital defect of the book directories is that a large number of people move after the directory canvass i resulting in their ar after year. When you move, all that is necessary is to telephone or send a postal to the office and the change will app>az in the new monthly supplement. What the monthly magazine is to the daily paper s0 is the old book directory to the new tem, Maxwell was for sevecal yvears publisher of Maxwell's Lo3 Angeles tory, recognized as on= of the best United States. The present work hed by the n Francisco Me. Directory Company, 508 Ciay Dir in th is publis chanical We have just completed,” eli, remarked “an exhaustive canv: We have met witn grat! nearly every Important institution in the city having sub- seribed.” Mr. Max of the city. ——— COLLEGE MUSICIANS. S| The Berkeley Glee Club Will Give Fifteen Concerts in the State. The glee, mandolin and banjo clubs of the University of California will leave to- morrow on their southern tour, for the purpose of giving holiday concerts. The, boys are in great shape this season, and they expect to make a name for them- selves as musicians. In all the clubs will give fifteen concerts, under the auspices of the swell society people of each place where they appear. The points that will be made by the club are: San Jose, Santa ruz, Santa Barbara, Santa Ana, Rive side and Los Angeles. There are thirty members in the clubs this season. W. W. Da is the leader of the glee and A. W tone; E. G. Custer, cello B. Parcells, violin; Clarke Briggs, planist; G. B. New- ton, monologist. ————— McGLADE IS BASHFUL. Brought Before Judge Carroll Cook, but Refused to Enter a riea. Peter W. McGlade, former bookkeeper for Superintendent of Streets Ambrose, was arraigned before Judge Carroll Cook vesterday morning on the indictment of the Grand Jury charging him with forg- ing a number of warrants. One week's time was given him in which to plead, and his counsel, Patrick Reddy, an- nounced that at the proper time a motion would be made for a reduction of the bail. The present amount is $10,000, or index, to J, and in a| count of his obliging disposition. THE TURKEY BIRD SERVED REE TO ALL |Salvation Army’s Din- [ ner to the Poor. MORE FOOD THANWAS NéEDED‘ AN TUNEXPECTED SITUATION DEVELOPS. Preparations Were Made to <eed Three Thousand Hungry Peo- ple, but Only Half That Number Appeared. Twelve hundred pounds of the bird for | which the American people give thanks, | 500 pounds of choice cuts of beef, 700 res of bread and 1000 pies. | was the Christmas offering of the | salvation Army to the unfortunates of | S8an Francisco who depended upon char- ity for their Christmas dinner. It was the expectation of the army | that there would be the usual demand | upon their resources. In other words, that it would be necessary to attend to the wants of about three thousand people. The food was cooked and served in ad- mirable shape. The turkey was tender | and juicy and the accompanying dis | all that could be expected. It goes with- out saying that these good things were thoroughly appreciated by those who par- took of the hospitality of the army, but there was a surprise In store for the management. The tables were set to accommodate 500 at e: sitting and the first two tables were well filled, but the third was scat- tering and only about 1500 guests were entertained instead of the 3000 that were expected. | “We can only account for the remark- able falling off in the attendance on our | Christmas dinner on the ground that | there is less real distress this year than | in preceding years,” sald Lieutenant | Colonel Evans, commanding the Salvation Army forces of the Pacific Coast. “We prepared for the usual number, but much to our gratification they did not appear. The result is that we will have a large quantity of food to distribute among those who could not come to our tables. The food will be put up in baskets and sent around to places where it will do the most good. “The people we served this time were the most orderly we have come in con- tact with. There was no noise or con- 1 . and we are duly happy over the we will perform a similar To-morrow service for the deserving in Oakland. At the same time our forces are attending to the needs of the poor in Sacramento, Los Angeles, Fresno and other The Salvation Army jon on this coast will thousand people, San Jose, important towns. under my superv furnish dinner to ten and the army throughout the United States will give cheer to an army of 80,000 people with good appetit “ft appears, much to our satisfaction, that there ss need in this city than in former ye It has been suggested that the falling off in attendance is due to the alleged fact that the Christmas dinner was not so widely advertised as formerly, but after looking at the class of people that have partaken of our hospitality I am not inclined to accept that explana- tion. “To those good, generous people who have made it possible for the Salvation Army to extend this charity to the worthy oor we extend our most heartfelt thanks. Ky the good work go on as successfully as it has in the past.”” el e L Lot Advances made on furniture and pianos, with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-1033 Mission. e ——————— PISTOLESI FILES SUIT. Court Asked to Compel the Count of Votes Given Him. On behalf of L. C. Pistolesi Judge Belcher yesterday issued an alternate writ of mandate compelling the Board of Election Commissioners to immediately count the votes received by Pistolesi for the office of Superior Judge for the un- expired term, or to show cause at 10 a. m, on the 27th 1 why the same has not been dcne. The Election Commissioners, following the advice of Attorney Garret McEner- ney, refused to count the votes for the unekpired term, and in event the court compels such a count Pistolesi will have but little time to enjoy the office he covets. —_—————— An Absolute Specific For dandruff, itching scalp and falling hair §s Smith's Dandruff Pomade, -Sam- gle‘ free. Address Smith Bros., Fresx:o. al. An Oriental’s Christmas. Wong Kin, Chinese clerk in the Postof- fice, was presented yesterday by his fel- low employes with an elegant umbrella as a Christmas present. Wong is a Christian and can sing hymns by the yard. He is very popular with his colaborers on ac- LIVELY TIMES ON THE MAIL COMPANY'S DOCK | City of Panama and| Gaelic Sailed. A BIG RUSH TO SEE HOBSON EX-STATE POLICEMAYN R. CORDS | WANTS OVERTIME. | Worked More Than Eight Hours a Day on the Front and Thinks He Should Be Paid For It. There was a busy time of it at the Mall Dock yesterday. The City of Panama was booked to sail for Central American ports and the Gaelic for the Orfent. There | was the usual rush to get passengers and | freight aboard, but it was considerably | after the sailing hour of the v. fore they got away. As a gen each passenger has about fifty friends | down to see him or her off, but on this | occasion the contingent was swelled to | at least one hundred and fifty each, and in consequence there was very little spare | room on the wharf. | The great majority of the curious crowd | was down to get a glimpse at Lieutenant | Hobson. That gentleman did not put in | an appearance until the last moment, so | was no opportunity for farewell | Once he got aboard he went on | the bridge with Captain Finch and Pilot | Meyer and remained there until the vessel | ad passed out through the Golden Gate. | As the Gaelic passed along the front a number of tugs and steamers whistled a good-by and each time the Gaelic an- swered it was Hobson who pulled the ¢ will probably reach Honolulu | on y next, arriving aBout the ame time, if not before, the City of Peking, which left here Friday night. The steamer there first will secure the dock and will, of course, be firs should be the Gaelic her p ngers will | easily be first to Hongkong. Krom Hong- kong Lieutenant Hobson goes to Manila to see if any of the Spanish fleet de- stroyed by Admiral Dewey can be raised and repaire The British ship Matterhorn had a hard time of it getting from Portland to As- toria. She is laden with wheat, and owing to the low state of the water in the Columbia river it took her six to x days The la get from one port to the other. st | time tuck on a mud bank it was | to lighter some of the | could b | . collector Harbor Commission at Howard-street wharf, was | taken suddenly ill yesterday afternoon. | He was removed to the Harbor Receiving | Hospital, where Dr. Fitzgibbon attended | to him. In the evening he was so far recovered as to be able to go to his home, Reinsurance on the British ship Celtic Bard, now out % days from Hongkong for British Columbia, has adv to 30 per erit. On the Caradoc, 80 days out from Hiogo, Japan, for Puget Sound, 70 per cent is_being paid, and on the Prince Edward, 165 days out from Philadelphia for Hono- lulu, 5 per cent. No reinsurance can be had on the Laurelbank, and she is now given up as lost. The coasting stearfter Pasadena is_tied up at Eureka with her machinery dam- aged. Her condenser tubes have b en sent from the revenue cutter Rush was landed at California City yvesterday and given a couple of hours' drill by the officers of the ves Robert Cords, State policeman in the émploy of th rbor Commissioners, has file aim for $1175 with that body for ext Cords was employed along the water front from 1895 to 1898, and dur- ing that time he says he worked 470 day overtime. As there is a State law which kes eight hours a day and six days a week the legal length of time a man can be compelled to work, Cords thinks he is entitled to the extra pay for his over- time. QUARTZ NOW BEING MINED AT DAWSON P. H. MILLER ARRIVES FROM THE FAMOUS GOLD FIELDS. Valuable Mines Have Been Discov- ered, but There Is a Lack of machinery to Work the Ore. P. H. Miller, who has Jarge mining in- , arrived in this in the regions of the north. Inci- dentally he finds an agreeable difference in climatic conditions. Mr. Miller is interested in several claims on Little Bonanza Creek, about three miles from Dawson, and is the discoverer of a quartz mine which is supposed to be on the mother lode. The quartz taken out is worth from $500 to $2600 per ton. Tne drift is all through soft limestone, and the miners are enabled to make from three to six feet per day, and whie a large quantity of ore has been taken out none of it has been worked, as there is not a stamp-mill or smelter in Dawson. Mr. Miller represents a number of miners who are working quartz claims, and was delegated by them to purchase two stamp mills and a smelter, which will be shipped to Dawson as soon as possible, Like all others who have mined in the Northwest Territory, Mr. Miller rails bit- terly at the offici of the Canadian Gov- ernment, who, according to his statement, want to take everything in sight and a little more if possible. These officials make their own assays, and charge a 10 per cent royalty besides. Then there is a duty to be paid the Canadlan Govern- ment for all goods shipped out, and an- other duty to be paid the United States Government for all shipped into this coun- try. This puts miners in an unpleasant position. ere are no quartz mills, and with all these duties it is impossible to ship quartz at profitable rates, and there are tons. of it waiting to be worked. Daw- son now has a municipal gevernment, and it is expected that this will bring about a better state of things. There were forty representatives of the Canadian Govern- ment in the city last year, and they were classed by the miners as “*Northern Chi- namen,” as the most opprobious title that could be bestowed upon them. The opening of these quartz mines means a new lease of life to the whole district. Placer mines soon play out, and the men who are working the placers belong to a class which is not con- tent to wait and work; they want to get a fortune quick and get out. On the other hand the quartz mines are being taken up by men of energy and ability, whose stay- ing qualities will stand the test of a long season of work for comparatively small Teturns If a good steady income is as- sured as a final result. These are the men Who are staying in Dawson; the others are getting out. “There is plenty of food for the winter scason in and about Dawson now, and no suffering_is anticipated. The portion of the city destroyed in the recent conflagra- tion is rapidly being rebuilt with more substantial buildings stroyed. —————— A Blunder in an Indictment. TUnited States District Judge de Haven vesterday sustained the demurrer to the indictment against I. W. Bain and Grace Allison, charged with using the mails for the purpose of swindling aged and ver- dant bachelors in quest of wives. The de- murrer was to the effect that the indict- ment charged each of the defendants with the commission of more than three of- fenses named in section 5480 of the Re- than those de- vised Statutes. Judge de Haven sald that the defect could be cured by a new in- dictment. He therefore ordered the charges to be resubmitted to the Grand Jury and a new indictment to be filed, in the meanwhile holding the defendants to :::\ssl_r;ar on the bail bonds already fur- —_—————————— VERNER'S O0ODD EXPERIENCE. Rockford Man Who Receives Verbal Messages From Unseen People. Axel Verner of Rockford, Ill., is a man who has had queer visions. When he read in the Sunday Inter Ocean of last week of the strange dreams and visions that have come to Chicago people, he sat down and wrote the story of similar oc- currences in his own_experiences. Unlike most dreamers, Mr. Verner refuses to be- lieve that there is anything supernatural in his second sight, and is trying to de- cide upon a scientific explanation. At all times, waking and sleeping, Verner hears voices whispering in his ear. Sometimes they are gentle and low and persuasive. At other times they are jarring and harsh, commanding him to do some particular }]}{\lng. Sometimes they reveal secrets to m. The voices began about five years ago, and have driven Verner almost to insan- ity. He believes they result from a sort of | telepathy, and that friends and enemies resort to this method of speaking to .um or influencing him. For example, he says: “My wife once bought some goods at a store, but said nothing to me about it. A few days afterward I said to my wife: “T had such a queer dream—that you owe $6 at —'s store.” ‘Yes,’ shie answered, ‘I do. Mrs. F. wanted me to buy somethin and I had no money with me.” Now, think,” continues Verner, in Swedish id- jom, “that the same power works both sides. The power pushed my wife to take the goods and then gave me the dream. “Once,” Verner says, “I saw Christ hanging on the cross, and at the same time 1 heard the finest music and song. Once I saw tramps sitting beside my bed, and the voices told me that some time II should be like that.” Verner claims that angels sometimes visit him In 2 waking vision, and he is not a little puzzled to find that they talk with the voices of very common people. The voices are those of a man and woman, and they appear to come together. Some- times they say in unison. “I am God"; at other times, “I am the devi : When Verner first heard the voices five year: mother's voice. 3 to the voice of vour father. father is living. Verner is a shopkeeper, and declares that the voices have so distracted him he is unable to attend his store and is losing his customers in consequence. —_———e—————— THE BUILDING OF THE HOUSE. Some Striking and Interesting Feat- | ures of the City’s Growth. To one accustomed to walk abread in the neighborhood, where he lives the building of new houses here and there is certain to be of interest. Suppose, for instance, the construction of some great apartment house comes under his eve He sees some day men set up a lot of ro: arills on a spot_of ground that he has often passed, and from the moment th begin to pound labor there never ce g ‘When the drills have gone other men put in the foundations, and gradually the building is reared, the frame and the walls, with activity about it alw: . The time comes at last when the walls are up and the roof is on, and then there comes a period in which for a time progress seems suspended, but that is only because work is at such a stage that the workers are no longer visible: they are inside now, engaged upon the finishing and putting in the various fittings. It may be that the man who saw the drills placed and the great building started and carried near to completion By nothing of it for a month; then, ng this way again, and after night- he sees it lighted in every story and around. Curtains of lace hanging fall, all now at the windows; chandeliers within glowing with light: At the entrance a glimpse of a spacious marble hall, bril- liantly illuminated; a liveried hallman at the door. The great house Is finished and peopled; and what a wonderful change from the day tke drills were set up on the vacant land. And one can scarcely help wondering where all the people come from to fill it, for this is a costly building, fitted with every appliance of luxury as well as com- fort, and only people of good incomes can afford to live in it. But such houses are Dbuilt in numbers, and as fast as they are finished the tenants come, apparent: ly, just as they do for the lower priced apartments and flats everywhere build- ng. And of scarcely, if any, less interest is it to see the private houses go up in scores, and at all sorts of prices, from houses at comparatiwely low figures up to houses, many of them, of large cost. Here, again, one is almost inclined to nder where all the people come from who can afford to buy or hire these fine houses. ‘They help to give one some idea of the city’s growth in wealth as well as populatio New York Sul —————————— Sources of Tin. The tin used on the tin plate industry comes from several sources. The best of these is found in Australia and the Straits Settlements. The latter furnish the most desirable tin, known as Banca tin. This is regarded as the purest, and is in consequence more sought after by the manufacturers of tin plate. The Cornwall mines were discovered about 55 B. C., and for twelve centuries were the one source of this mineral. TIn 1240 tin was found in Bohemia. Five hundred vears later. in 1760, the Banca mines were opened. In the following century Aus- tralia became a’ producer of block tin on a large scale. From 1872 tin has been found in commercial quantities in New South Wales, Queensland and Tasmania. The United States has not been so for- tunate, although many attempts have been made from time to time to find tin. Tin was discovered in California as early as 1840, but there was no mining done un- til 1868. Only for a short time were the mines operated; they were then closed down, and remained so until 1888. In this year an American company bought the property with the intention of operating, but it was sold to an English syndicate before two years had passed. Something like $800,000 was spent, but no special re- sults were secured. The total product of the mine was 269,000 pounds of tin, valued at $56,000. The Harney Peak Mine is the story of another futile attempt to get tin in commercial quantities. The Har- ney Peak, as it is familiarly called, is sit- uated near Custer City, S. D. A great deal of money has been spent in the de- velopment of this mine, but it is doubtful if more than ten tons of metal have been taken out of the ground. The English capitalists were also heavily interested in this :\\(Pmsh In Alabama, North Caro- lina and Virginia tin bearing rock has been found. In no sense can the United States be_regarded as a tin-producing country.—Yale Review. ADVERTISEMENTS. SENT FREE TO MEN The State Medical Instituts Discovers a Remarkabls Remedy for Lost Vigor. 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Derma- tologist JOHN H. WOODBURY, 127 West 42d st., N. Y., 163 State st., Chicago, has had over 26 years' practical experience removing Wrin- kles, Crow’s Feet, etc. No pain. THE Children’s Hospital NVITES the attention of the public to the need of IMMEDIATE and SUB- STANTIAL DONATIONS if the institu- | tion is to be kept open. for Children and Training School Nurses” is in desperate circumstances. During the past year there has been no public entertainment given for this eral interest of the people in work and needs of soldiers the hospital has received but little private help. DO NOT FORGET THE SICK CHILDREN. DONATIONS of groceries, linen, cloth- ing. fuel, drugs, etc., WILL BE SENT FOR at any time designated. Donations received at COULTER BROTHERS, 227 Sutfer Street. Dr. Wong Him, Nos. 115 and 117 Mason street, San Francisco, Cal.—This is to certify that I have been for several years a great _eufferer from Bright's Disease of the Kidneys, a tumor in the le:t side and other dis- eases incidental to fe- that I have for weeks and months at a SEESE time been totally unable to attend to my domestic affairs, and much of the time confined to the bed. Nothing could be done for me that afforded more than tempo- rary rellef. About three months ago I was ad- vised to place myself under your treatment. On my first interview, after feeling my pulse, you described my condition more accurately than 1 could have done myself. After using your medicine and following your advice since that time I am very happy to say I have en- tirely recovered my health; am fully able to fulfiil all my duties as the mother of a large tamily of children; indeed, for the past 15 or 20 years 1 have not enjoved as robust heaith. S. HETTIE E. LO' 3871 24th street, San Francisco, Cal. October 18, 1398. DR. HALL’S REINVIGORATOR Five hundred reward for any case we cannot cure, This secret rem: stops all losses in 24 hours, cu Emissions, . Varicocele, Conorrhoea, Gleet, Fits, Strictures,” Lost Manhood and all wasting ef- fectsof self-abuse or excesses. Sei ¥ ed,$2 3 bottles,s5: gua: anteed to cure. Address HALL'S MEDIC. 855 Broadway, Oakl: Cal. for sale at 1073% Market ‘vate diseases quickly cured. Send for WELA FOR @ YOU The ‘“Hospital | for | worthy charity, and because of the gen- | Red Cross UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— Helvetia Swiss Fire | INSURANGE COMPANY ioF ST. GALL. SWITZERLAND, ON THBH, H 3ist day of December, A. D. 1897, and for| | the year ending on that day, as made to th Insurance Commissioner of the State of Ca! fornia, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as, per blank furnished by the Commissioner. . ASSETS. Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company. . $649,362 50, Cash in company's office. 2 & Cash in banks... 117,616 31} Interest due and accrued on all i stocks and loans. oo 3,516 08 Premiums in due course of collection 73,189 m! Total assets $43,677 73, LIABILITIES. 5 Losses adjusted and unpaid... ... $5.738 54 | Losses in process of adjustment or in suspens . 00T 00 Losses resisted, Inciuding expenses.. 5,308 9% Gross premfums on fire risks run- | ning one year or less, $305,750 28, reinsurance 30 per cent.... reinsurance pro rata. | Due and accrued for | ete. | All oth pany . Total Hl.b!ll‘les. i COME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums ,046 38 Received for interest and dividends I} on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other ‘sources. . nmes Total income. $368,783 79| EXPENDITURES. H Net amount paid for fire losses (in- cluding $15,702 54, losses of previous years) .. . $99,622 58 Paid or ausowed for commission or 3 brokerage .. 82,097 18 Paid for salaries, fees and oths charges for officers, clerks, etc..... 2,635 00 Paid for State, national and local taxes .... 4,913 All other pay tures ... 14,00 28 Total expenditures 203,564 18 | Fire. | Losses incurred during the year. $120,263 7% Netamount of risks writ-| ten during the vear.. Net_amount of risks ex-| pired during the vear Net amount In force Dy cember 31, 189 46,367,208 $456,581 13 150,088 318,371 18| 36,055,649| 366,511 4 ELIJAH_R. KENNEDY, Of Weed & Kennedy, United States Managers. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 238 day of February, 1898 F. FISHBECK, Notary Publie. sSYZ & CO., General Agents, 3801 California Street. SAN FRANCISCO. SAFE, Lwaye falisble. LADIES sk A "Dl Brand 12 Ted and Gold meiatie seaied with bine ritbon. Take and imitasions. 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