The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 17, 1899, Page 15

HE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, /7 NEWS { \_\ BAY (ITIES L ACHERS GIVEN CERTIFICATES BY COUNTY BOARD Fruitvale Asks for Manual Training. land Office San Franeisco Call 908 Broadway, Sept. 16. d& of Education held a | s morning and took ac- owing applications for es: Miss Gertrude Will- on Madsen were | b h Margaret and Florence usey att. sses E. L. Altken and May Nal- h were granted kindergarten cer- cat Miss a was granted anted a certificate and a Miss A M. rdson a life State certificate. | Lulu Heacock was granted a Trustee W. S. Dunleavy of Fruit- eared before the court, accompa- e Miss Swasey, pri of Up- ale school, and requested that a nt of mant g ba estab- the schools ertain as nd decided tri 1 a departmen m when any may be done MISS WILKINSON'S RECOVERY | IS STILL DOUBTFUL | Sept. 18.—Miss Maude Wil- r of Principal Wi g al ealth the 1l hear . A few engagement | each other. several days and he: she b OAKLAND, Sept. 18.—Sa ORGETS THAT HER HUSBAND TRIED MURDER Judge Smith Orders a Trial. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Sept. 18. Although Edward Rockhill and his wife ave forgiven each other and are now ng together as peacefully as doves the band was held to answer to-day to the erior Court for attempting to murder is wife a month ago. When the Rock- 1 uarreled Mrs. Rockh swore to & | complaint charging her hi nd with try- d Laura L. to murder her with a butcher knife, B. ridgman, M. O. | which he Mrs. Eva M. Stone. | Naed s grade rtificates were '+ n the following: M S Ag- , Clara Mansfleld, Marcla Grace Beek- of heinc things agal nce then they have patched and in the interval have con- \d forgive. In the Po- Mrs. Rockhill was put cross-examination, she 1@ her direct story of the at- tragedy two weeks ago. To the of the prosecution she said she responsible for her previous tes- as she had not taken food for head troubled her D a pe: ded to f ce Court the stand aving to s stated that eight years ago an injury to her head and time her memory Is very bad. d that they were both angry at me of the attempted mutder and lieves she was as much to blame as r to a question by the court - said she cou . becauss ement at the time, whether cut her on b ded that the evidence prisoner under the court to secure d holding ail and the wife left BOYCOTTED IN MOTHER-IN-LAW'S WILL uel H. Jenk- rs of ad- ay petitioned ration on the estate , leaving real Clara avenue, near E valued at abo | property and s bout $2000. Under the , 1898, nth street, . bestdes 'HIDDEN IN THE HILLS | Haywards John J. Rose and F. whom they Dunham. The hunters badly frishtened, and as they kept their guns handy, Hi Nordike, the name in a cabln seven feet square. mattress on the stove, but no furniture. side. to see any news of the outside world and is suspicious of all humanity. H : | The two children are named as executor and executrix in the will. KEESING TELLS WHY AKLAND, Sept. 16.—While hunt- ing in the wild country back of B. Hooson discovered a hermit thought might be Phil Crowley, who escaped from Sheriffs {n this county four years ago, or possibly were pretty they ap- proached the wild-looking individual the recluse gave, sald he had been living in the hills for twenty-five years, and had not been into town for ten years. He has run barbed wire around a plece of land about forty feet square, and lives It has a stone floor and a The large stones that form the foundation for his cabin were carried down, one at a time, from the neighboring mountain Nordike says he does not care lives on what he cultivates and kills with his gun, and says he has never had any use for doctors. He was much flattered when the hunters took his photo. Nordike's hut is In the wildest part of the Palomares Canyon, eight miles from the town of Haywards. A man could hide in that part of the country for years without any fear of being discovered except by accident. SUOTISTOTSTIOLL O L & TOTLOLLGTAOLIO U ST LSTIO LSO S T S LI OLIOOTN 0@ 1 FOR TWENTY-FIVE YEARS about DOLEOD 0 0000 QOOMISNOTINIS 0 & B DN FACULTY AND STUDENTS DEPLORE THE RUSH MOTHER GAVE A NOTE A FULL INVESTIGATION HAS He Was to Have Been Cut Off in Her Will—Now She Seeks to Have It . Canceled. OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—The hearing the suit of Mrs. Hannah Keesing against her son, Albert Keesing, wherein the | It Is Thought That Severe Punish- | in | mother seeks to have canceled a promis- | sory note for 34000 which she had given him and which has since been trarsferred to the latter's wife, Loui- - Keesing, the ngstress, who a few tcstifying threw court neys into convulsions of laugh- er versatility and eccentricities, was resumed before Judge Ellsworth to- y luded. Mr. Keesing testified to-day that on December 6, 1896, er gave him a note for $500 on con- sid that he be cut out of her desiring to leave his share of a little child she had adopt- om her son is the father; ed, ar that a month later he met his mother and or _ $2000. the > Injured While Fighting Fire. OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—Enoch Hall, col- ored aged years, had a narrow life this morning at his burning ofl ignited r Young Hall fought th for a few mom: ) ng the blaze by piling on the burning carpet so doing he stepped on a , sustaining an ugly . He was afterward ving Hospital, where ewed up the wound. BEEN ORDERED. ment Will Be Meted Out to the Ringleaders. BERKELEY, Sept. 16.—The action of the freshmen and sophomore classes of the University of California in Indulging a disgraceful mix-up yesterday morn- ing is universally deplored by both the members of the faculty and the student body. Not only was the fracas a serious violation of college rules. but like the act of hoodlums. Condemnation is coming from all sides for those who were respon- sible for the outbreak. The faculty have taken the matter up and thelr actlon is awaited with {nterest Professor Thomas R. Bacon and Profes. 1, both of whom assisted t sor M. W. Hask he fight, declare tha! ful incident tha inive: pened on the : ing it mav go hard the chom the blame Is finally fixe The gravity of the situation {s seen in the action of Regent Andrew S. Hallidle, acting president of the university. Re- gont Fallidie has appolnted a speclai com- Hittee consisting of Professor Walter Ma. gee, Professor Frank Soule and Colonel ge C. Edwards to investigate tha affair and prepare a report. The matter 2 al me_under the cognizance of the st irs committee, to which elongs. Tnasmuc e affair was not a pre. meditated outbreak it is doubtful whethe: ee will expel from col of the sophomore class for the purpose of t such outbreaks as to appear hefore the com- action on Monday. it is thought they will take | UNDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1899. BERKELEY JUDGE THREATENS UCLE SIS OFFCER Federal and State Laws Clash. BERKELEY, Sept. 16.—Some decidedly startling developments are growing out of a law case now in progress in the little court @f the university town. The grav- ity of the affalr has never been equaled here. As an upshot of the whole thing Justice of the Peace Robert Edgar came within an ace of committing Deputy In- ternal Revenue Collector Frank Fletcher to jail for contempt of court. Two weeks ago the police arrested Charles Schmitt, charging him with vio- lating the one-mile liquor law. Schmitt is the proprietor of a place on Center street, below Shattuck avenue. The case against him is a strong one from the evidence gained during the raid made by Marshal | Lioyd and his deputies. This afternoon | the accused liquor dealer was brought up | for trial. He was represented by Attor- | ney M. C. Chapman of Oakland as coun- sel, Town Attorney Brewton A. Hayne representing the city. The ordinary preliminaries of trial had been gone through in the customary way when Attorney Hayne surprised the courtroom by calling to the stand Deputy | Internal Revenue Collector Fletcher. Up- | on Fletcher’s testimony the prosecution expected largely to rest its case. It has long been known to the police authorities | that revenue collectors have exacted | money from liquor dealers within the one- | mile limit. It was known to the prosecu- | tion that Fletcher had been seen in Schmitt’s place. If Fletcher could be brought to acknowledge that he had col- lected money or had asked for money from Schmitt the evidence would prove in- valuable to the city. Fletcher took the stand and was duly sworn. He admitted being in Schmitt's place on the date named by the prosecu- | tion. But when Attorney Hayne asked | him to relate what was said and done | there the court came to a deadlock. Fletcher flatly refused to answer. The | prosecuting attorney argued and ex- | piained. Judge Edgar likewise argued and explained. But Fletcher persisted in his | refusal. When asked for his reasons he stated that as a United States official he was not at liberty to reveal any Govern- | ernment secrets. ~Attorney Hayne expos- | ated and Judge Edgar expostulated, but without avall. | It was then that Judge Edgar became threatening. ~ He told the witness that prosecuting attorney's ques- answered he would be com- tted to jail for contempt of court. her remained silent, however was_about to carry « when Attorney Hayne interve: He asked the court to continue the until Monday, in order that the revenue collector might as to the course of action. | hesitated, but was disposed finally to| grant the attorney’s request, although he explained to Fletcher that if next Monday he still persisted in his refusal he would be committed to jail at once. | de from the legal technicalities In-| ed, the presence in court of a U | States official to testify to the direct| egalizing on the part of the internal reve- ue officers of a traffic expressly forbid-| en by the constitution of the State is suf-| ficlent commentary upon a state of things | | which the whole police force of the uni-| versity town has been trying for years to suppress. That the one-mlle limit law {s| openly violated by at least five or six | places within a few hundred yards of the State University grounds is, of course, | fully understood by the residents of the and | ® ) L1 FARMER HART WENT ON | AN ANNIHILATING TEAR (4 ¢ Ourtoday’s specials mustd ¢win many customers. Low prices talk better: than a column of argu-g| gments. ‘Granulqtgd Sugar. .. eckel’s best " fine, dry cane. ar we handle an Rice 6 pounds 25cf FExira fancy—perfect quality. 2 1b can 17c - ceaeewaeoeewesacsaw s, stuffed with Spanish a good appetizer. Reg- ¢ Flour bbl £3.50¢ Costa acks—regular price 3.75 rdines.3 cans 25c0 ke bra A good n ne:n good oil—full size can. Rica Coffee......1b 20c! makes a strong, ut being bitter. [4 1 Blend Tea.1b 35c4 e soc. Tryapound ple—if you are not mer of it. .....10 for bc price cut in two. ...pound 10c = w - wewea 0 dc - (4 w - ;allon can 60c cTeeesesaasessen & Wasb @Ei2b & 3k Ay (% 2 o a2 S S S S W] DELAY IN PROBATING per, owned b and driv hook in the hills and can, five miles, making it in 12:07. VANDERBILT'S WILL Family Awaits the Arrival of Alfred Vanderbilt, Who Is Traveling Abroad. mply announced e déferred till Alfred 1= vere return: said to have c 1 codicll ag: It is not a long 1 s intention at he did not crowded with rbilt se of his marriage to st his father's —_———— BREAKS PACING RECORD. Sunland Belle, Driven ‘to 2 Wagon, Makes Fast Time. 0|5 VELAND, OF : 1 bl te. . week matinee of t J e fng Club this aftern § _ ¢ | driven by Harry Dev broke the \T N N BCOTC hacin ag S ven Cream Cheese..1b lac‘ | record for pacing to wagon e went s Eastern full cream. made the mile in 2 he last quarter * price 20¢. Q | being paced in 31 s The fastest two heats ever trotted or paced to wagon in Ba las......Bottle 16c' & Tace were made this afterncon by Tem- amer of this city, She went the two 11, beating out Agate, W. M y h search for atinued ail , but no trace ng woman This been_found morning the divi- on of the Sacramento River known as | heel ditch was dragged with grappling To-morrow several large search- & parties will be organized. One will go Jwn the river and the other will scour back of Redding. S New Bicycle Rscord. BROCKTON, Mass., Sept. 16.—At the new bicycle track to-day the world’s five- Irile unpaced amateur record was broken By James F. Ingraham of Lynnfield, who defeated J. R. Dubois of this city. Last bois broke the world’s record for Dul L Ingraham asuall c 3 distance one second faster than Tea S i ‘Sflbéf‘; in the face of a strong wind. £ n Syrup b iy ; San Jose Wins. SAN JOSE, Sept. 16.—The San Jose and Sranh;\r;! é‘,-s.fv‘ifi.“ 'i’he college boys were not in good form, energy. to 0. baseball teams played for the 4 Charities to-day before a large h they exhibited plenty of m%fla‘n Jose won by a score of § a mass of | Jr. has not been | 'PROGRESS OF THE 0DD FELLOWS' CELEBRATION THOSE WHO WILL BE ASKED TO TAEE PART. Reports Show That There Will Bs About Five Thousand People in the Grand Procession. the hom. sws of the have such individual lodg One to repr e Rebeka e for the two for tr ordin ef committ emp be represe: mittee presented a report of detalls as to t proposes to do In the matter of 1g the Odd Fellows’ 18, tue 1 and the streets on line of s decided that no other fraternal ficlal organization should be asked to participate, but that volunteers or sol- diers in the regular service should be asked to participate. At a meeting of sub-committees from subordinate bodies held last night with the parade committee, Walhalla Encamp- ment reported that it would parade in |POMInes from TetAly carriages. The German lodges re?oned that they would form a division of the parade and have a float. | Pacific Lodge announced its intention to | | parade. The lodges of Oakland will turn out ' about 500 members. | Apollo Lodge announced that it will have a float in line. | Magnolia Lodge will turn out in a body. There will be a large delegation from | Sacramento in line. Farnsworth Lodge, the baby lodge of this city, will parade with a float, consist- ing of a large baby carriage drawn by small animals. Fruitvale Lodge will make & good show- ing and have a floa e MURDERED BY A MEXICAN. |Quarrel Ends in a Fatal Stabbing | Afiray Near San Diego. | SAN DIEGO, Sept. 16.—A telephone mes- 1 | sage trom El Cajon, twenty miles east | of this clty, says that about 10 o'clock | Catruza Almadras, a Mexican, and a half- breed, twenty years old, named Rodri- | gutz, quasreied while golng to a dance and Almadras stabbed Rodriguiz to death | and fled. The affair was witnessed by a Mexican, who is now in custody. s o8 it Breaks Running Record.” LONDON, Sept. 17.—At Rochdale to-day H. Watkins broke the hour running rec- ord, covering eleven miles and 1286 yards. R A S e A STRANGER ROBBED. John Shank Alleges That He Was Victimized in a Third-Street Baloon. John Shank, a guest at the Grand Ho- tel, complained to the police early yester- day morning that he had been robbed of $200 in paper money In James Kilgallon's saloon, 300 Third street. Policeman Tyrrell went with Shank to the saloon, and Kilgallon stated that Shank, who was considerably under the influence of liquor, had visited the saloon earlier in the evening and had told him that he had been rob in some saloon on Third street, but he was unable to tell | Just where it was located. Kilgallon de- | nled that anything of the kind had hap-| pened fn his saloon. hank was clo; questioned by the oliceman, but all he could get out of im was that he would know the man who robbed although he was unable to give any description of him. An effort will be mad d_the robber, but it is . s FOR SELLING MORPHINE. Severn Miller, clerk In R. E. Rockstroh’s it without a n, appeared for sen- ing. cod months’ imprisonment without the option of & fine. sald the Judge, “Is worse than robbery, as it ma cal and mental wreck ot men en and should be verely p Rockstroh, the proprietor of the drug store, was recently fined $300 by Judge Treadwell on a similar charge, gnd the fine was paid. ———— Labor Council’'s Work. The Labor Council at its session Friday night received from Secretary Rosenberg a report of his labors In the prosecution of the proprietors of the Union Iron Works before the Federal court for a violation of the eight-hour law with men working on Government ships. The action was undertaken by the labor organizations of this city at the instance of the Boller-makers’ Union, whose men | complained of the Union Iron Works in particular, as all the other shipbuilders had recognized the Federal law. The present prosecution will test the law as applied to transport vessels undergoing repairs by contractors. After a spirited debate and a close vote | of 13 to 13, the section of the Labor Coun- | cil constifution which precluded political nominees from retaining a seat in the was stricken out. The matter {s, however, not decistve, as (£ must come up At a fature meeting for { final action, | | | i | the Stereotypers’ Unlon, as w | Conness from the k> Delegate Charles Siepel was seated f‘mlr)n | Electrical Siebe & Green sent in a communication requesting a further conference with the executive committee regarding the boy- cott which has been placed upon that| firm. ———————— John Flynn Returns From Klondike. John Flynn, who has been absent from the city for the past two years in the Klondike, has returned. He is the only one of a party of five who left here on the first gold excitement in the frozen north that has come back. In his party were Dr. G. W. Brook, | Harry Brook, Willlam Redman, Joe Choynski and himself. Of the party Choynski was killed by a landslide on his way through the mountain pass. The other three met with misfortunes which detained them north for some time. Flynn, who Is over sixty-five years of age, comes back with sufficient nuggets in his possession to carry him through the bal- ance of his days. —_———————— California Academy of Sciences. The regular meeting of the California Academy of Sciences will be held to-mor- v evening at 8 o'clock In the buildin, fr)gn‘Markat itreet. Mary Roberts Sminh‘, assistant professor of soclology at Stan- ford University, will lecture on “Respon- sibilities of Employers of Domestic Ser- vants.” _—e————— Yesterday’s Insolvents. Hall, Luhrs & Co. and Adams, Booth & Co. yesterday fl%)?’rl‘c pcetmon in the Ji d_ States strict ‘ourt to have e Kipp, merchants of Shingle, K Dorado County, declared involuntary in- vents. s‘f‘l;fi: ;Ha.rnmack, mill man of Amador City; liabilities $1435, no assets. ——————— Milk Not Poisoned. Will H. Crocker says the story of an at- tempt at Burlingame to poison Prince Poniatowski's dally Supply of milk is without foundation in fact. Che of Mr. Crocker’s cows was sick two weeks ago and the milk given to the children pro- duced slight sickness. R B E ‘Workers. | GOLDEN JUBILEE OF THE | FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH | REUNION OF MEMBERS IN HON- OR OF THE OCCASION. The Past Discussed and Predictions | Freely Made of the Institution’s Growth in the Future. There was a reunfon Friday night of | bers of the First Baptist Church brate the golden jubllee of the or- ganization. The evening was one of rem- iniscence. The history and growth, the | s and tribulations of the congrega- tion e the favorite themes of all those | who made addresses. While there was a general review of the past, the future was not overlooked, and there wers many pre- dictions that the prospects weare bright | and that the good work of the church would go on and Increase as the years wore away and thdt the centennial cele- bration would find it in even a more flour- ishing condition than did its golden ju- bilee. The reunion was held in the lecture- room and the Sunday-school apartment of the church. In the parlors leading off the lecture-room tables were set for 150 | guests, where, following the addresses, refreshments were served to the old mar- ried folk, while the young people who | were not married and those who were en- gaged, as the pastor put it, were fed on ice cream and cake in the main lecture- room. In calling the assemblage to order, Rev. E. A. Woods, the pastor, called upon the Aimighty to bless the occasion of the re- union, the name, memory and influence ot | the church and the solé surviving repr: sentatives of the founders of the Institu- tion fifty years ago, Mr. and Mrs. John F. | Pope. | Mr. Pope reviewed the early history of | the church, dwelling upon the hardships | and struggles of the little congregation | to maintain its house of worship. He said | that he and his wife had been members | of the Baptist church for over sixty vears | and now that their lease of life had al- | most run they calmly and trustfully | awalited the final call. In early days the | chureh numbered among Its membership | people from all sections of the country, who brought with them different ideas and customs, There were men from the South and men from the North, and when | the war broke out members of the con- | gregation almost feared to mention to | each other the great national issues which | then threatened the country. Forbear- | ance had marked all its deliberations and in the end the church decided to throw its comparatively feeble strength and in- fluence for the maintenance of the Unlon. The congregation upheid the Vigilance Committee and took a prominent part in all the public matters that agitated the then troubled community. He remarked that the devotion of the women of the church was one of the features most po- | tent in maintaining its existence. Finances of the church were discussed bg; B. C. Wright. He presented figures to show that during its fifty years the con- gregation had poured into the pulpit alone over $130, Its choir had cost $20,000, janitor §17,500, taxes and insurance $25,000, gas and lights $20,000, repairs $10,000, interest $77,500, benevolence $50,000. Other minor items brought the grand total ex- pended by the members for their religious welfare up to the n%lghborhood of half a million dollars. E. F. Joy talked on ary work was discuesed by W. B. Thom son. A few remarks were made by Cap- tain M. C. Prindle of the United States nayy and Major W, A. Gilbert, paymaster in_the army. The exercises In connection with th golden jubilee will close with Sunday's services at the churel — e Through Two Wars. Chaplain C. A. Cressey of the Thir- teenth Minnesota Regiment, who has just returned from Manila, will preach a triotlc sermon at Simpson Memorial gl‘ethodlst Church, corner of Hayes and Buchanan streets, this morning at 11 o’clock. ‘the chaplain has passed through two wars and has been on the firing line with the boys and has many experiences | to relate. the women’s work in the church, and mlsslon-‘ e business goruon of the city. All the ef- forts of the police authorities to blot out the lllegal traffic have proved of no avail. But that Federal officers should have been drawing money from the men thus en. gaged in violating State laws, on the very ground of that violation, will come as a surprise to the residents of Berkeley, more especlally as the Federal authorities refuse to allow their part in the matter a public investigation. DEBT .COLLECTORS FREED BY FEDERAL GRAND JURY OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—The sending of Information regarding a man'’s insolvency through the mails upon a postal card is not a felony. Nor is it any offense, pre- sumably, against the postal laws. Federal Grand Jury has handed in an opinion stating that it has decided to ig- nore the charges against Messrs. Heaton and Hobson, debt collectors of this city. This matter has excited much attention | ¢ since the arrest of the couecting_ firm some months ago for sending to W. H. Stantels of Alameda a card in.orming him al | | | { 15 THEY CLOSED THE POLLS AND WENT TO LUNCH Fruitvale Election In- validated. Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 998 Broadway, Sept. 16. The election held at Fruitvale to-day for he purpose of determining the question of imposing a tax to raise $1000 for the maintenance of the fire district in that of the dismissal of his insolvency peti- | quiet and picturesque suburb of Oakland tion bx Judge Hall. This action was con- sidered as being in the nature of a threat by the Federal authorities, and was re- for the next twelve months was knocked into a cocked hat in a way that bespeaks ferred to the Grand Jury, which body has | Some of the wonders that can be accom- just decided there was nothing in presumption of criminality, as the insol- vency proceedings of Staniels are mat- ters of public record. —_——— Frier-Manifold Wedding. ALAMEDA, Sept. 16.—Miss Charlotte the | plished through the clever manipulatioas of politics. The quiet suburb is rapidly growing and s already thickly settled. That the dis- trict needs a fire department of some sort has long been apparent, but there are Ledvard Frier of 2117 Santa Clara avenus | Many residents who believe that they are and Richard Going Manifold of San |aiready taxed overmuch, hence there was Francisco were married last evening at § | a bitter opposing faction at to-day’s elec- o'clock at Christ Church. Rev. Dr, T. J. Lacey officlated. e numerous Iriem{s of the contracting parties filled the large church, which had been tastefully deco- rated by the members of St. Agnes Guild flowers, palms, bamboo and lovers’ knots in ribbons being used. The bride’ entered promptly at 8 o'clock. The ushers August Koerber, Edward Frier and Be; jamin Ramsdell, led the way, followed by Masters Stuart Frier and Charles Manifold as attendants, the bridesmaids, Misses Louise and Isabel Frier, the maid of honor, Miss Bessle Frier, and the bride and her father, George Frier. They were met at the altar by the groom and the best man, his brother, Harry Manitold. The bride was given away by her father. The dress worn by the bride is a family heirloom. The dress, of mull beautifully embroidered. and_the vell, also embroid- ered, came from England and are over a century old. They were worn by the maternal great-grandmother of the br of last evening at her wedding. After the wedding ceremony the bridal party and relatives proceeded to the home of the bride's parents. where a wedding | supper was served. The groom is head draughtsman for the Edison Light and Power Company of San Francisco bride is well known in Alameda and ha, a large circle of friends. Her father, George Frier, was for years James G. Falir's representative in the Nevada Bank. Mr. and Mrs. Manifold will reside in San Francisco. —————— Saved an Old Man’s Life. OAKLAND, Sept. 16.—Frank McAllister, a West Oakland plumber, proved himself a hero to-day. William Croker, aged 8) P ta and Seventh ing the railroad track: cks fled to 2 engin about to add another vic iist of fatalities young McAllister ru: forth, at the risk of his own life, and tha aged man from his perilous position. D complimented by those who witnessed the daring act of bravery. s party |, long | overtu sned | and the He was properly applauded and | honors were als: wo tion. The election officers had been duly named, and the polling place, on East Fourteenth street, between Fruitvale ave- nue and Bassett street, selected. During the early hours of the morning ut few appeared at the polls, and there was but one election officer—R. Campbell— on duty. At noon the poll was closed while the officers went off for their noon: day lunch. They had not gone far nor long when several electors—presumably of the opposition faction—called at the poll, and finding the place deserted we-e thus deprived of the privilege of casting their votes, a fact which, under the law, invalidates the election. The electors thus deprived went away angered, and the news of the invalida- tion was soon the chief topic ef talk at every street corner in town. It was yery evident that the majority of owners are against the tax, property and it is ide | even hinted that the opposing forces in- duced the_election officers to do as they order that the election might be invalidated. ‘At least two-thirds of the people here in Fruitvale are opposed to the tax,” said G. R. Warren, a prominent resident of the he | suburb, this évening, “and there is quite a strong sentiment prevailing in favor of onsolidation with Oakland. I understand that there were but ninety votes cast to-day’s election, and that the majority was against the tax for fire department purposes. A Short But Lively Set-To. OAKLAND, Sept. 16—Thers was an_ ex- citing mix-up_in the County Recorder's office to-day. Blows were struck by Chief Deputy Recorder Bob Leckie and Alex Agard, a_clerk emploved by Searcher-of- Records McKean, who had passed some uncomplimentary remark about Leckie's metho ording. The office stove was was also a heavy table, s witnessed by an aggre- es and searchers about gation equally and neither of the for the ercounter. STATEMENT ——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ~——OF THE——— FIRE ASSOCIATION F PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF Pennsylvania, on the day of December, A. D. 1898, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance oner of the State of California, pursuan of sections 610 and 611 of the Pol condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- | missioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up ta ASSETS. v Real Estate ownad by Company..... $322,§71 37 Loans on Bonds and Mortagages.... 2,034,199 17 Cash Market Value of ail Stocks and Bonds owned by Compan Amount of Loans secured by piedge of Bonds, Stocks and other mar- Kketable securities as coilateral Cash in Company’ .. Cash in Banks.. Interest due Stocks and Loans. Interest due and accrued and Mortgages ¥ Premiums in due Course of Collec- tion .. @ = Bills receivebie, not-Matured, tal for Fire and Marine Risks Rents due and accrued... Due from other Companie: insurance on I n Bonds Total Assets LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid.. Losses in process of Adjustment In Suspense ............. Losses resisted, inciuding expense: Gross premiums on Fire Risks run ning one vear or less, §1,762,38§ reinsurance 50 per cent.. Gross premiums on Fire hing more than one year, 150 69; reinsurance pro rata. Gross premiums on Marine and In- Jand Navigation Risks, $——; re- insurance 100 per cenmt..... + Gross premiums on Marine Time Risks, $ reinsurance 50 per $129,55 72 or . 13862 36,410 33 898,484 38 32,039, Amount reclaimable by the insured on perpetual fire {nsurance poli- 1.343,312 12 301,271 33 cles ..... All other demands ag: pany ... Total Liabilittes .. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire prem\urln!d tual de Recbived for interest on Bo ainst the Com- $2,522,175 33 51,704 83 3 . 130,302 nfiifiifi‘?or interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from il other sources. nsuia Received for Rent: i Recetved from all s Total Income .. < 363,628 03 EXPENDITURES. unt paid for Fire Losses (in- N 30151 o5, losses of P vious years) o $1538,541 25 Net amount paid for Marine Losses (ncluding $—— losses of pre- Toraands to StockRolders e vidends to d Piid or atiowed for Com 552,589 14 clerks, et 264,198 73 51,003 04 nts and expenditures 180,837 15 Total Expenditures ................32,811,989 33 Fire. -$1,59L,997 43 Losses incurred during the ~ Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. | Premiums. amount of Risks Ns.quen during the| Ve .| $296,639,628 33,333,604 04 year ...... 811,862,977 | 3,290,257 59 Net amount | ‘December 3, 1598 255,208,085 | 3,822,138 34 E. C. IRVIN, President. BENJ. F. HERKNESS, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to befors me this 23d ¢ January, 1399, - "’I‘HO)IA! B. PROSSER, Notary Public. T. C. SHANKLAND, STATE AGENT. JNO. D. RICHARDS, Wanager S. F. Department, 219 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. ... 2,963,131 25 | 1,129,056 17 | | | | Brokeng Pald for Balarl UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE PHENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY F_London, the 3ist day England (established 1752), on December, A, D. 18y, and , a: ¢ t rsuant to the provisions of CAPITAL Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in Cash .... Mortga: £ all Stocks and .....§2,224,157 50 13,960 50 sh 312,672 8L Sl 30,107 53 164,588 74 Marine Risks acerued ... Due from other Companies for Re- insurance on losses already patd.. Total Assets .... LIABILITIES. Losses adjustel and unpaid. .3 24104 00 Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense . 3 188,275 00 Losces resisted, including expenses... 24,455 00 oss premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, $1.500,701 02 reinsurance %) per cent.. - 750,350 51 Grosg premiums on Fire Risl ni#k ‘more than one vear, 365 64; reinsurance pro rata. 636,068 59 Gross premiums on Marine and In- and Navigatl Risks, $—— reinsurance 100 per cent.. s Gross premiums on Marine Time Risks, reinsurance 50 per cent = | Al other demands against the Com- Pany ... Total Liabilitles .. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums ... $1,992,438 58 Net Cash actually efved for E;fix Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources Received for profit on ties Recelv: Total Income . EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $289,T42 73, losses of previ- ous years) Net amount paid for Marine Losses (Including $——————, losses of previous years).. = Dividends to Stockholders. Paid or allowed for Coi rom all other source: 42308 78 135,134 17 charges for officers. clerks. ete.... State, and local Total Expenditures ..... Fire. $1,18,818 39 Losses tncurred during the year. Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. | Premiums, { ] 385,433,306 (33,003,947 23 Net amount of Risks written during the YERT .....sns 4 Nt amount, of Tisky ed during the Sour ...| 403,281,282 | 3,208,248 54 289,855,424 | 2,673,966 6§ year Net amount in December 31, 1808, E. B. CLARK, Assistant Mansger. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25th Janu: , 1899, day of JTEEE. . RUGER, Notary Public. |BUTLER & HALDAN, General Agents for Pacifc Coast, 413 CALIFORNIA STREET, BAN FRANCISCO,