The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 20, 1899, Page 2

(8] SA THE N FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20 1899 RIGID QUARANTINE OF CONSUMPTIVES FAVORED Los Angeles Physicians Approve of the Resolution Presented by Dr. Crowley. ' JES, Sept. 13.—The action of the California State Board mmending that foreign consumptives be excluded from the State meets with general approbation among Los Angeles phyai- cians. Dr. Ralph Hagan, police surgeon of this city, in speaking of the matter, d: “I think there as much need for quarantining against tuberculosis as against ley When a consumptive is isolated an action is taken that should have been taken a The natives of the State. among whom lung trouble was almest unknown haif a century ago, are dying oft from the results of imported tuberculosis.” % the only means whereby vears Dr. J. Lee Hagadorn : “Quarantine the disease may be stamped out in Southern California. Why should the - results here otherwise than elsewhere in the world? In the famous health resorts of France and Switzerland, where tuberculosis was formerly unknown, the natives are being decimated by consump- tion caught from tourist invalids. Those who perform laundry work and h ! v quickly become infected.” orth says: “Exclusion and quarantining of con- »od thing if the idea could be carried out. but You can't shut a man up merely because he everywhere.” Aing opinion it ca torating mic in my is exy SORO% TGO, OO % %% e 00! ITTEES ARE CASTRO MAY NOT AGR TAKE CARACAS >-— —_— Slight Hitches in Plans Puerto Cabello a Valu- of Dewey Day. able Capture. | D% 0%0 e e 21 Disvateh to The Call tal Dispatch to The Call NEW YORK, S {INGTON, Sept. 19.—The occupa- between the wist Puerto Cabello by General Castro’s mittee and thos es is expected by the administration the cc officials to prove of advantage to mmittee on | the insurgents. It is expeeted jhat the celebration stand if those ins } rg tha government will point, and that this nue the collectior W X con- in T out, wil nm duties so as of tickets are | to ure the necessary money for the P of arms and am ion, whic can be entered through the port It is evident to the officials that Genc stro is following ourse pursue gramme e revolutionists in d they wouid th )t be surpr hammering t 4 a few 1€ | days, Hemphill notified the © | Navy Department to-day of the of the Detroit at La pected that he Russell to prov the pre t the the f as chief e Ccu- X d S dmasa « Hernan- instead of H’t'nvrlul 0t elected and that he I QWL te )t of the Presidency. PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad. Sept. 19 1 Venezuelan schooner Joséfita, heav- loaded with arms, ammunition and war materials, has evaded the vigi- e local customs authorities and y for the Venezu- r tull | el St scheme to send out the| mmittee, | f ter was organized at this port, and the vessel was equipped here. Lib; . i ADMIRAL SCHLEY HAS L NO PROTEST TO MAKE| Calls Upon the President and Says That He Will Accept the South Atlantic Squadron. orde nche = day of the Dewey | WASHINGTON, Sept. 18.—R Ad- celebratior | miral Winfleld Scott Schley, who will suc- = = Rear Admiral Howison in commar LEAGUE OF AMERICAN South Atlantic station, has no pro- ke against the assignment | MUNICIPALITIES MEETS e Navy Department selected for | = sailor, he will obey orders with- | rmur. He called upon the Presi- Members Discuss Matters Appertain- this afternoon and told him that he | ing to the Health and Better ) complaint b-]muk»v, that he would iti reully ne the duties of any post s 0% Governmentioliciss seiected authority whieh it had SYRACUE NooOE '.w’ 1. rd ride to serve for forty-three annual ¢ tion ¢ the o f T palities opened c ir Admiral Schley was very reticent | 5 with es in attendance y he left the White House . 3 : s view with the President, more are 2 v that he always obé s rrow r > make no statement as to the in- ALt he ss of welcome terview and offer no comment upon the | vernor Roosevelt, who was to have de \e command of the South | e h: SdEE Y station. To the rear admiral's | iy hat e could not be | friends the President has said that he| il Eo & tion as of great impor- the st ayor especial ia this_time, in_view of i frica, and the u; ed condition of affairs in _some of the South American countries. ar from regarding the assignment a slight, the President told Admiral S friends he regarded it as a mark of distinction. principal spoke upon ¥ the subject Golden R vor J & SCANT INFORMATION e Government.’ secretary | reports that of GIVEN BY WITNESSES Stockholders of Ramapo Water Com- | pany Decide Not to Give the - d twoyea ) Tolls ¢ the ates, Aug bership of seve of s last rey had a mer tion of I List to the Committee. W.YORK, Sept. 19.—BEdward Lauter- N ities; since ti wo citles ha bach, ‘counsel for the Ramapo Company S hers| "he burs e » NS€ C 4 4 Company, been added to membership,, The huTfad | was on the stand to-day before the Mazet ters of inquiry, relative to municipal committee. He wak asked to tell whether fairs. Not having a skilled ar the Ramapo stockholders had decided to , the bureau w he informatlon The secretary submit a list of their names. ' Mr. Lauter- bach stated that he had been instructed not to submit the list on any other terms and a civil engineer able to provide all t for in some Ty 3 P a consulting engineer be re- o e e deague when the revenue of | than those previously named, which were the organization shall be sufficient to | that the names should not be made pub- c. } Mr. Lauterbach and Mr. Moss had sev- eral wordy rows during the examination. | The witness said he would much rather see a Tammany man elected Mayor than a man who belonged to no organization. There_was nothing of importance learned from Mr. Lauterbach. Silas B. Dutcher, president of the Ram- meet such expense, he remainder of the afternoon session was given up to papers and discussions on “Collection and Disposal of Garbage.” J. J. Willlams, Mayor of Memphis, Tenn., | and H. J. Gonden, editor of City Govern- | ment, New York, argued In favor of mation as the best method of destroyi the waste ter of citles. | apo Company, who was called to th _“A Plea for the More Comprehensive | (0,4 ‘Getlared that-he had no such doc- Study of Refuse Disposal a Munici- | yments as he had been called upon to pro- pal Standpolnt,” duce before the committee. Mr. Dutcher address deliverec am C. | declined to answer a number of questions, Woodward, Health Officer of Washing- | ;4 was unable to say where the books nfl ton D C. "He urged tho ent to de- | hig company are. He will be put on the | vote thelr influence the: Proper e et s i FoRBrrow. of their own city in a compre- | r, and said that then we | owered mortality and an of our L BIG FIGHT POSTPONED. pl ! ] ; : iJeflrles and Sharkey Not to Meet his evening a reception was given by S e the Town Council and| ____ Until October 27. committee to the visiting dele- | NEW. YORK, Sept. 19. — The heavy ight' championship battle between Tom s “spectal r-‘;:u‘-?l nfm‘!(l‘\idflel(ffix.!;*i | Sharkey and Jim Jeffries will take place FrSRe" 7. “tiinton, - who 1s: Visiting " in | on. Oateber Ztilnelead of Detokir &8 0 Thia Sy ise, fo_address the convention to- | IS SEciqqr, BE @ MeGUER REC, Tom niorrow on municipal ownership. | O'Rourke, when the fighters' managers | agreed to postpone the meeting a few | CACEB;ES RESIGNS. | days. = The postponement was made to give the ssassina- | Coney Island Club more time to arrange Will S“"‘t‘i :i;lflf:‘:r:::xA {helr baxing carnival to take place during o 3 the week of the big battle. ere will be PUERTO PLATA, Sept. 19.—Caceres three days' fighting. On Wednesday, Oc- has resigned his place in the Cabinet to tober 2. Dixon and Curley will fight, and et Tor the Esassiviatfon of. Shiee: | 30 the Sollolink gisiis Sacdinec pun Jubs Gant Heureaux, dan will meet. i ff month The Government will auction of - Iv $10,000 in gold from the recelpts_for du- | TO VISIT THIS CITY. s to cancel the paper money. No bids e s Than five to one will he accepted, Brother of President McKinley En | lack of coln Is causing great ’",’am,'g"l Route to San Francisco. There are rumors that forelgn| oyapa, Sept. 19.—Abner McKinle: 1 g AHA, pt. 1. Y. Consuls will insist that paper be taken. brother to President M(‘Klnley,’accom-‘\ Moz T panied by Mrs. McKinley and daughter Chief Dwyer Improving. Mabel, Colonel William K. Brown of New SACRAMENTO, Sept. 19.—Chief of Po-| York City, Wilbur Endsley of Johnston, lice Thomas Dwyer, whose death has been | Pa., and Rayburn C, Smith of Philadel- expected at any moment for several days | phia, spent the day¥in Omaha en route | Dec <t for an outing, which Includes Denver, past, is reported consgiderably jmproved v to-night. The doctors say he Is better | Manitou, Salt Lake City, Portland, Vic- than at any time since he was stricken. | toria, and then south to San Francisco He has slept well and partaken of consid- | and Los Angeles. The party left for Den- | Some of the Heirs Are Willing to| | ph JAMES MURPHY'S WILL ATTACKED iMiss Bertha Smalley’s i Heavy Claim. SENSATIONAL DEVELOPMENTS! WOMAN IS A NIECE OF LUCKY | BALDWIN. ey Make a Compromise to Keep the Case Out of the Courts. P e Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Sept. 19.—There will be a| | contest of the will of the late James T. | Murphy, and the past life of the deceased | will be aired in court and many sensa- features of his career disclo: step in the matter was taken this | afternoon, when a suit was filed in the Su- | perior Court by Bertha Smalley of San | Fr: nst the Union Trust Com- executor of Murphy's ecstate, alleged to be due for v years previous to Mu Miss Smalley was almost his sole companion, and administered to his rwisco ag death wants. They lived at the Lamolle Hous and it is said Murphy frequently intro- duced her as his wife. The indebtednes the complaint racted be- tween February, 15%, and November 16, 1898, during which time it is alleged Miss Smalley “performed work and labor and rendered services to said James T. Mur- decedent, at his request, in the ca pacity of nurse and attendant.” It is Statea the services we $24,000, and_all became due and November 16 last. The claim to the Union Trust Com- 159, but rejected by the presentea pany on June 20 tor. sulf Is brought 1o enforce the claim, and will certainly lead to a contest of the wul. Murphy died last November, leaving an | estate reputed to be worth in the neigh- | bornood of s2o6,000. He had been divorced mber of ¥ At [ amply provided for , Mrs. Wilhelmina oruy betore his death he ex- in it one-half of the prop- ) Mrs. Chapman, but was heid her, anda the ce was di- ng sixteen nieces and neph-| Miss Swalley, on whom Murphy had tons, was not provided | B M e nis aited Mrs. Murphy, ignored, ced wite, goter e totally it was only allowed to participate obsequies. Miss Sma at the ume of his which wi xpected, and these relativ: imed that she took possession of M hy s watch and jewelry and hied hers San £ rancisco, dive aal 2 by trickery in with Ine divercea Mrs. Murphy and ber daugnter tnreatened a contest, but through the ettorts of Barney Murphy a ‘I'h smaller tne wil and it was kept out of | having her turn, nieces and share_than | compiomise was eliected. 1 neplews accepled waus given them und thought the matter would & the gour Miss Smalley and upset all the plans. She has secured yunsel Henry 1. Kowalsky ot San ancl and E. M. Rosenthal of this city, and proposes to fight to a fin- ish. Miss Smalley is a niece of “Lucky” Baldwin, and it is understood that this millionaire is back of her with financial support. General P. W. Murphy and Barney Murphy, brothers of deceased, it is said, favor allowing the claim in full, and At- torney Craves, counsel fpr the sixteen nic ud nephews, is also of the same | opinion. Manager Hellman af the Union Trust | Company is willing to abide by whatever decision the heirs may reach | Strenuous opposition arises to a_settle- | ment, however, from Mrs. James T. Mur- | phy and her ‘daughter, Mrs. Chapman, | who declare the Smalle, woman will never get a cent of the Murphy mone; An attempt was made to effect a compro- mise with the latter two for $15.000, but unsuccessfully. REGISTRY CF SHIPS IN HAWAII STOPPED A Proclamation Bearing Upon the Matter Recently Issued by President McKinley. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—The follow- ing proclamation has been issued: “By the I lent of the United States, executive orde “In the exerci; e of the power conferred | upon him by the joint r g pproved by the Pr 7, 1898, entitled ‘Joint resolution to pro- vide for annexing the Ha n Islands to the United States.’ the Pre: United St hereby direct sue of regis the author- ities awali, entitling such vessels to all rights and privileges of Hawaiian ves- he ports of nations or, upon . the s, shall hereafter cease.’” yurpose of this action is supposed dent of the that the is- he. to be the preventing of indiscriminate ad- mission to Hawaflan register of foreign- built ships, which will later on become én- titled to United States register. pobaddic INTERESTS THE COAST. | Patents Granted, Army Orders and Pensions Issued. WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—Pacific Coast patents were granted to-day as follows: California—Wallace 8. Bracktie, Oak- land, hat and garment hook; William A. Doble, San Francisco, tangential water | wheel} George A. and R. F. Dunn, Dinu- | ba, car and portable turn-table; George | N. Farnsworth, Grimes, draft appliance; | William E. Forest, Los_Angeles, oil stor- | age can; Daniel Grant, Petaluma, survey- or's instruments; George Huntington, | Santa Ana, invalid bed; Charles P. Jensen | and J. H. Rowe, Watsonville, sugar beet'| cultivator; E. D. Middlekauff, San Fran- | cisco, lemon squeezer; Isaac Nicholson, Vallejo, sliding pipe; Robert J. Northam, Los Angeles, rotary pump and improve- | ments on same; A. J. Petter, Randsburg, stamp and roller crusher and pulverizer: John F. Revalk, San Francisco, compound for resharpening files; Frederick W. ‘Wood, Los_Angeles, dry concentrator. Oregon—John G. Ryckman, Knappa, rein support; L. M. Myer, Newburg, hop | bin; John Brown, Rockwood, gauge tor; saws. { Washington—W. H. Abercrombie, Taco- | ma, bicycle driving mechanism; O. Tenlason, Hoquiam, scoring tool for ve- neer lathes; Harry L. King, Spokane, | nose guard for eyeglasses. { Army orders: By direction of the Secre- | tary of War the following named officers | will report in person at the recruiting sta- | tion at San Francisco for temporary duty: | Second Lieutenant Daniel G. Mendcl, | First Lieutenant Kenneth C. Marstelier | and Captain Peter T. Riley. The following named officers of the For- ty-third Infantry will report in person at | gan Francisco: Captain John Cook, Cap- tain George O. Duncan, Captain William Elliott and Captain Frank C. Prescott. Private Walter A. i Hayes, Company F,| Thirty-fourth Infantry, Presidio, San Francisco, havi :i enlisted under false retenses, will be discharged without | onor from the service of the United States by the commanding officer. Pensions: California — Continued — In- crease—Robert Crosby, Fresno, $6 to ; John H. Garnett, San Jose, $6 to $8. gk gt ‘Woodland’s Tax Levy. WOODLAND, Sept. 19.—After an all- day sesslon, the Supervisors fixed the tax levy at $140, the same as last year. The changes were a reduction’ of 71 cents in the tax levy for road purposes, an in- crease of 1 cent in the school levy, an| increase of 2 cents for the salary fund. No levy was made at all for the hos-| pital fund. There is considerable dissai- isfaction on account of the reduction of the levy for road Imr oses, and the chances for road sprinkling are consid- ered very poor. —————————— To Cure La Grippe in Two Days - Take Laxative Broma Quinine Tablets. All druggists refund- the money. if.it fails to cure. erable nourishment, ver this evening. E. 'W. Grove's signature Is ofi .each hox.. 25c. v ' reasonably | | the White D16 A TUNNEL | had continued onl TESTIMONY IN DESIRELLO®CASE Principal Witness Goes on the Stand. * U S i SAW THE CRIME COMMITTED EEEE JOHN VACCARI TELLS HISSTORY TO THE JURY. R e District Attorney Bullock Does Not Hope for a Conviction for Mur- der, but Merely Man- slaughter. —_— Special Dispatch to The Call. REDWOOD CITY, Sept. 19.—The tak- ing of testimony in the Desirello murder trial commenced this afternoon about 2 o'clock. The entire day up to that time was occupied in selecting the jury. In all ninety talesmen were questioned. From their examination it can be seen that the strong feeling that existed against defendant at the time of the Kill- ing materially lessened. Many of | them were disqualified for the reason that they had formed opinions from . new paper items read by them. The jury SWorn to try the case is composed of the following men: d Barre, Alexander Moore, Kerr, Samuel Nash Jr., BE. Schubert, E. Duylac, W. H. Adams, Kugene O'Negill, George F. Adair, John kowell, J. and C. L. Wood. In his opening statement to the jury District Attorney Bullock told them that he would not ask for a conviction murder, but that hould ‘be introduced he would expect a srdict of manslaughter. In the first trial none of the jurors voted for murder, though &ix stood” for manslaughte s called by the prosecu- i B. Gilbert, County Surveyor. ‘Che purpose of this testimony was to identity and explain a drawing and plan of the territory in the neighborhood of H 1d Belll' ore at where the shooting occurred. nly other witness examined to-day W Jonn Vaccari, the young man who was driving the team in which young Johnston was riding at the time he was Colma The shot. Vacccarl and a young man by the name of Henry Jensen, who was also in the wagon, ar two principal wit- nesses for the ecution. Vaceari wa: put_through a e mination by Mr. Walker, who W B, K. Fitz- patrick, is conducting the defense. On his direct examination Jenson testi- fied that b < working for a_man by the name of Bauman on the 18th of I March, and on the evening of that da ch of Mr. Bauman in com- )hnston and a man b he left the ra pany with Jam | the name of Kurger for Belli's store in Colma to get some hay. When he ched the switch near the White House he opped to let Mr. Furger off the wagon, and there took on young Jensen, the lat- ter accompanying him and Johuston to the store. Opposite the White House a man stepped out toward the wagon and then back again. He pa the man a few feet, when a shot was fired. He Kept on, and a sccond shot was fired. By this time he had almost reached the store and making a long turn when a third shot was fired, and it was then that James Johnston called out, “I'm shot.” Johnston jumped from the wagon and ran to the porch of the store and grasped the iron bars on the window with one hand. The other hand he held to the back of his neck. Witness said he jumped from the | wagon and went to the assistance of the had no more than rello ran up. About ant's wife appeared “My God, to which wounded boy. He reached him when De: the same time defenc and said to her husband: Frank, what have you done?” he replied: “I don't give a —; I shot to kill.” " Witness was about to testify that he was rebuking Desirello for shooting at them, but the court ruled the tcslimDny; out. Desirello, ‘according to the witness, caught Johnston as he was about to fall and held him in his arms, at the same time asking his wife for some whisky. A crowd soon gathered around and he was sent to Ocean View for a doctor. | When he returned the boy was dead. Upon cross-examination the witness ad- mitted that Desirello said he shot to kill the horses and meant the bovs no harm He further admitted that at the Coroner" inquest and at the preliminary examina- tion he had testified that the defendant had sald he shot to kill. This admission is in line with the defense made by de- fendant on the first trial Jensen w 3 The case srobably go to some time on Friday. Henry morning. the ju T, ES0HPE Vain Attempt of Bull Pen Prisoners. — Special Dispatch to The Call. WARDNER, Idaho, Sept. 19.—On vigilance of Sergeant Ellichman prevented the larger portion of the prisoners now in custody at the bullpen from disappear- ing into the n Sergeant Ellichman was suspiciois that some movement was on, and began a search. Under the floor of the left bunkhouse, the northe: corner of the inclosure, quantity of new dirt. There was also a new hole there, into which one of the ol- n exploration. in rowed for a distance of sixty-five feet in the hard sofl characteristic of this partic- ular locality, and had only %hirty feet more to go when_the tunnel would have brought them to daylight under the bluff, | sereened from the observation of the men guarding them, The tunnel was about twenty-five inches in diameter, of neces- sity untimbered, and was just large enough for a man to crawl along. Tools had been constructed in an in- genious manner. An improvised box was put on runners. To each end a long rope was attached, the rope being made of spliced pieces. One man burrowed, using for a light a candle placed in the bottom of a broken bottle. When he had fllled the box with dirt the man at the other end, at a signal, would haul the box to the bunkhouse, empty it, and the burrower would haul it back and fill it again. A butcherknife, a crowbar, twisted wire and other similar appurtenances were used by the man underground. He made fast progress, for it is known that the work v two days. The tunnel was so small that the man working in- side had to crawl out on his stomach when he had completed his shift. WORKMEN OF FEDERAL BUILDING ON A STRIKE Bricklayers and Stonemasons Object to Work Done by Non-Union Men on a Cornerstone. CHICAGO, Sept. 194—-A formal strike of bricklayers and stonemasons employed on the new Federal bullding ‘was ordered to-day. The foundation for the corner- stone, which is to be laid by President McKinley during the fall festival in Oc- tober, was built last Sunday. The work was done by union masons, but under a | sub-contract from John R. Peirce, who has the contract for the stone'work of the Federal building, fected, but unless the strike is settled it will probably prevent the laying of the cornerstone. The strike % before the Bullding and Trades Council Friday night, and unless the disagree- ment between the labor unions and Con- tractor Peirce over the cornerstone, which it is claimed was cut by non-union labor, Is settled all work on the postoffice will be stopped. rievance will be brought — New Cases of Yellow Fever. KEY WEST, Sept. 19.—Thirty-one new cases of yellow fever were reported in the past twenty-four hours and one death. John | of | from the evidence that | ol amined in the | he found a large | Few men are af- | | LONDON, Sept. 19.—Summonses were | issued late this afternoon for a Cabinet council which it is understood will be | held Friday. This is regarded as the | result of the visit of the Premier, Lord | Salisbury, to London, whither he came | this afternoon, remaining at the For- eign. Office from 4:30 p.. m. to 6:30 p. |m. Mr. Chamberlain, Secretary of | State for the Colonies, was present in the building at the.same time, and as a private doorway connects the offices |it is presumed that the summonses ‘were the result of ‘their joint delibera- | tion. The lack of all excitement in official | circles bears evidence to the deliberate | manner in which the highest officials | are handling the crisis. Nor is it by {any means certain that the Cabinet | council will ‘adopt extreme measure: | in spite of the uncompromising nature | of the Boer reply. This deliberation on | the part of the Government is inter- preted not only in London but in other European capitals as a desire on the | part of Great Britain to gain time while | the troops are hurrying to Cape Colony. | The Berliner Neueste Nachrichten, commenting on this to-day, sa “The M. | present calm is only meant to deceive the Boers. When England feels equal to the task of facing the Boers this peaceful tone will give way to a blatant ery for war.” Even rumors of a movement of the Boers across the Natal border appar- | ently fail to excite the military authori- ties here, who profess at least not to fear such a contingency for the present. { In the meantime the movement of troops proceeds. The Royal West Su: sex Regiment left to-day for Malta, where it will replace the first border regiment, which goes by the same steamer to Natal. It is announced this afternoon that the British first-class protected cruisers Terrible and Powerful have been or- dered to the Cape. They have reliefs on beard capable of forming a naval brigade of a thousand men. Tne steamer Jelunga will take 500 troops bound for Natal to-morrow, and she will embark a rifle brigade at the < island of Crete for the Cape. According to a dispatch from Dur- ban, Natal, the Premier of the Colony says that the alarm of the people of | Natal at the unprotected condition of the border towns is quite unwarranted and that all efforts to incite the Zulus have failed. The lull in the crisis gives opportunity SUMMONSES ISSUED | FOR CABINET COUNCIL England and the Transvaal Continue Making Preparations for War. | judging from numerous meetings held for the continuance of unofficial nego- | tiations. The Government of the Neth- | erlangs is privately. exerting its influ- ence in favor of a pacific solution, and it is understood that President Kruger, | through Dr. Leyds, the plenipotentiary | of the South African republic to the| Furopean Governments, has unofficially approached three powers with a view to their intervention. | From Cape Town comes a report that | the Government of the colony contem- | plates introducing a motion in.the Cape | House of Assembly, urging the Trans- | vaal to accept the demands of Great Britain. Sir Alfred Milner has addressed fur- ther inquirfes to President Steyn of the Orange Free State. Whatever the offi- cial attitude of the Orange Free State may be, the temper of its burghers, in Bloemfontein and elsewhere, Is to as- | sist the Transvaal actively The Free State commandants in Pre-‘ toria are discussing the position with | the Transvaal commandant-general, and the meeting of the Free State| Volksraad to-morrow (Thursday) will have an important influence on the sit- uation. | A curious rumor s spreading in the | lower ranks of the army that Great Britain will be involved with Afghan- ADVERTISEMENTS. 60 Days Ago I Was Fat, NOW I AM 27 POUNDS LIGHTER, By Using Dr. Edison’s Obesity Pills and Obesity Sait—Twenty years’ test. Best and safest—never injures the health. Gives strength and heaith while reducing flesh. JAMES Z. COMBS, Sanitary Inspector U. S. Army. TRY THEMYOURSELF ‘We offer $100 00 in gold to any who can prove that these testimor are not genuine: Mr. James Rhind, 421 W. 38t istan as well as the Transvaal. The correspondent of the Daily Mail| at Pietermaritzburg, Natal, telegraphs | that the military authorities there have | received warning from Johannesburg | that the Boers have purchased consid erable quantities of cynadide of potas. sium for the purpoge-of poisoning the streams in the Transvaal likely to be used by the British troops Other special dispatches report vari ous details of preparations for war on both side Joer troops now control | both the Beira and Newcastle railways as they enter Transvaal territory. | PRETORIA, Sept. 19.—The reply of the Government to the latest British | note is variously commented upon, but the Pretoria Press, printed in English | and Dutch, and other papers profess | to believe that a joint commission will | vet be held and there is still a possi- bility that an understanding will be | reached. | The Volkstein declares that in the event of war Holland will send an| ambulance corps to the Tran al. The Volksraad, as a matter of urg-! ency, to-day referred the new draft| law, providing for the confiscation of | the property of persons found guilty of treason and lese majeste, to a special committee for consideration and report. At the request of President Kruger the Chamber then went into secret ses- | sion. ) |TO EXPERIMENT WITH | WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY | Orders Issued for Captain George Squier of the Signal Corps to | Commence the Work. | WASHINGTON, Sept. 19.—Wireless tel- egraphy is to be given a practical trial in the vicinity of New York by the signal | corps of the army. Secretary Root to-day sued this order: “Captain George O. Squier, United | States Volunteer Signal Corps, will pro= | ceed from this city to New York City and Fire Island, New York, and Navesink, New Jersey, on official business pertain- ing to the signal corps of the army, and on the completion of this duty will Teturn to his_statiol City, N. public service The extent of the experiments Captain Squier will make has not been deter- mined, but he will make all necessary ar- | | | The travel is necessary for gements and report their completion at the department. Experiments by the Signal corps with wireless telegraphy up to this time have been confined to efforts made to communicate between the depart- ment and Fort Meyer, a distance of four | | quite | miles, and the resulfs have been satisfactory. Better results are expected in the proposed experiments, because of more favorable conditions under which they will be made. PRINCE AND PRINCESS IN A TRAIN COLLISION While on Their Way to Visit Queen Victoria the Royal Carriage Is Half Telescoped. PERTH, Scotland, Sept. 19.—Prince and Princess Hohenlohe-Langenburg (the lat- ter third daughier of the Duke and Duch- ess of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha) met with What might have been a serious accident while going to Baimoral to visit Queen Victoria to-day Their train collided with | | another traim at the station. The royal | | Garriage was half telescoped. As the Prince and Princess oc upnied the rear | end of the car, they suffered only a_ se- vere shaking up and proceeded to Bal- moral. No one was seriously injured. THOUSANDS PERISHED IN TYPHOONS IN JAPAN Empress Dowager of China Reported to Be Very Szriously IiL VICTORIA, B. C., Sept. 19.—Over 3000 persons are dead and missing as a result of the recent typhoons in Japan, accord- The Empress Dowager of China is said been recalled to power. et e ADMIRAL MONTEJO ON TRIAL IN MADRID Prosecution Asks for a Sentence of Imprisonment for the Re- mainder of His Life. miral Montejo, former chief in command of Spain’s naval forces in the Philippines, who surrendered to Admiral Dewey after the destruction of the Spanish fleet in the | battle of Cavite, began here to-day. The prosecution demanded a sentence of imprisonment for life, with dismi: the service. The defense will be sented to-mOrrow. S Home From Manila. VICTORIA, B. C.. Sept. 19.—Among the For a run to Vichy Springs take the Ukiah excursion Sunday, September 24. Round trip to Ukiah §2. Leave Tiburon . | ferry at 8:30 a. m. “He is Wise Who Talks But Little,”” This is only a half truth. If wise men had held their tongues, we should know nothing about the circulation of the blood. If it were not for this advertisement you might never know that Hood’s Sarsapa- rilla is the best blood medicine. | [ | NeverDisappoints n in this city via New York | 1 | | | of the Empress of arrived ‘from the Orient T. H. De Witt Veeder, working with Lieutenant aising and repairing Spanish v s ¢ stroved by Admiral Dewey: and Arthur Peter paymaster of the United States steamship Baltimore. Veeder says that but three of the vessels now at Hong- | kong will be of any use to the United | States—the Don Juan de Austria, Isla de | Cuba and Isla de Luzon. i 0il Works Burned. VANCOUVER, B. C., Sept. 19.—The oil- | ery owned by the Fraser River oil and guano syndicate situated opposite Land- ner's Landing caught fire this morning and was almost totally destroyed. H. Y. Edmunds, manager of the company, says the loss exceeds $50,000, covered by insur- | ance. 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Brad 906 E. 6th St tin, Tex., reduc 72 pounds months on Reducing Table sity Band. Abdomen reduc Mrs. Emma LeFevre, 108 W on f | inches In waist month’s treatment. Sam'l Robinson, Policeman Central Detail, stationed Washir and State Sts., Chicago. F pounds in twenty-six days. Mrs. G. E. Gregory, Dresden, K reduced from 182 to 165 pounds on t bottles of Reducing Tablets and is con- vinced that the cure is permanent M. Theadon, 481 Grand Ave., Chi took two months’ treatment and reduced 40 pounds and cur matism and kidney trouble: Mrs. J. H. White, Park City, Utah. My testimonial is that I have taken w d of rheu- | 'your combined treatment and have jost 26 pounds in one month. Never felt better in my life and think it is a great | remedy. F. O. Woodman, 441 38th St., Chicago (prominent Odd Fellow), Supt. Freed- man Mfg. Co., Stock Yards, Chicago, reduced 51 pounds in weight and 13 inches at waist line in five weeks by Dr. Edison’s treatment. Mrs. Ellen D. Campbell, St., Warren, O., was reduced from 1 ‘to 125 pounds by using one month's treatment of Pills and Reducing Tab- | lets. Can walk long distances and feels better in many other ways. Price of Dr. Edison’s Obesity Salt, | $1.00 a package; Pills, $1.50, or 3 for $4.00. At all first-class druggists and by mail. SEND FOR BOOK ON OBESITY. Loring & Co., Ltd., Dept. 136, Jo. 42 W. 22d st., near 6th ave., New York. UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT OF THE N AND AFFAIRS OF THE CONDITIO PHCENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY QF, Lo, Fngland (established 1782), on the 3lst day of December, A. D. 1893, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock. paid up in Cash ASSETS. by Compeny. Loans_on Bonds and Mortgages. Cash Market Value of all Stocks an Bonds owned by Company......... Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks and other mar- ketable securities as collateral..... d $2,224,157 50 Cash in Company’s Office. 13,960 50 Cash in Banks .. = 312,672 81 Interest due and Stccks and Loans ... 24,610 00 Cash in hands of United States Tustees . . 880,107 53 Premiums in due Course of Collec~ . 164,566 T4 tion .. Billy receivable. not for Fire and Marine Risks. Rents due and accrued Due from other Companies for insurance on losses already pai Total Assets LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid... Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense Losses resisted, including expenses. Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less. $1,500, reinsurance 50 per cent. A Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $L17 265 64; reinsurance pro Tata... Gross premiums on Marine an land Navigation Risks. reinsurance 100 per cent Gross premiums on Marine Time 02; d Tn- Risks, reinsurance 50 er cent All other demands against the Com- peny ... A .15 13 Total Liabilfties . 45 53 INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire m $1,992,438 89 miums Received_for interest on Ortgages ...... 3 Recotved. for_ interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from o all other sources ........ aes i , Received for profit on sale of securl- o o | tle Sree 3,498 05 | Recetved ourc 3,363 19 09 50 Total Income . EXPENDITURES. Fire Losses (In- losses of previ- Vet amount patd for cluding $289.742 ous vears) . $1,192,711 99 for Marine Losses (Including losses of | | _previous years)... | Divi s to Stockholdes | Biyidends to S tor Commission o | _ Brokerage ... i T | Paid for Salaries, Fees an or | Pcharges for officers, clerks, etc. .. 136,14 17 1 te, Na Paid for Sta e | AR o payments and expenditures. 210,091 09 | —_— | $2,027,431 82 Total Expenditures .. Fire. $1,188,818 99 Losses incurred during the year.. Fire Riski Risks and Premiums. Risks| the! Prem{ums. et amount of during N written year . Net amoun! explred year . 403,281,282 | 3,208,243 54 Net am December 31, 289,855,424 | 2,673,968 66 E. B. CLARK, Assistant anager. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 25th day of January. 1899, GEO. O. RUGER, Notary Public. BUTLER & HALDAN, General Agents for Pacific Coast, 418 CALIFORNIA STREET, $385,433,308 193,008,947 28 during the in _for 1898.. express, 1 78, £ BAN FRANCISCO.