The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1899, Page 9

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, . 1899. 9 CIRCUS SEEN IN DUPLICATE AT CITY KALL Politicians Are Now in the Rear. BLOTTED OUT BY PROGRESS | S DENNISON WANTS SEVENTY THOUSAND MANUSCRIPTS. e Prospect of Three Supervisors Retir- ing Has Caused Many to Signify a Willingness to Approach the Shambles. e Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 98 Broadway, Sept. 24. mme at the in other r big difference. Some 1d not be duplicated ring show on earth, but Li- Collector Maloon would not have ime difficulty in assessing the muni- that he g . Mr. Maloon ther to charge the ¢ nces a day or one, and . to help him out, announced that would be 1 from noon till mid- d the matter and was at least one rformance, which collector to demand day. Should he have the municipal circus experi ed in tion now on doubtful the to cus for two per- was by 1 that the in the for fee eac of taxing e e . 4 not fin v to one fee us performance at the g broken. k has produced more than ring aerfal jumps. Mr. h is a thorny one rick of jumping filed ring held up sparently landing entitled »w cracked his whip and hat he offered to bet could do something that to_wit, carry out an $30 worth of in- signalized his return turning two or three from his holid somersaul by and informing his chief that Alameda. the circus | d it very profitable, as he | each | GIXFAOXONOH OO HOXOHOX OO NEWS the Bay Cities ¢ DOxINIHPXOOXOX IO O% D Heve it to be. Until absolutely spoiled six years ago by the hasty and ill-advised action of those responsible for its amend- ment, the charter worked admirably. Now, it is as bad in its operation as it is possible for it to be. A few days ago City Attorney Dow, who has been in office for' five vears, and who is a member of the Board of Works, stated that the resent constitution of the oard s an absolute faflure. Considering that Mr. Dow's political friends were solely ‘responsible for the manner in which the board is now consti- tuted, the working of the charter must be very bad indeed when Mr. Dow will thus strongly criticize the result of their work. Judge Stanly, one of the most level-headed jurists of California, who is this day being consigned to his grave, was not actuated by petty politics when he ave the best efforts of his mind to the 'ormation of the present charter. As he left it, it was good, and while the city was governed under it there was none of the stupidity and puerile fighting between the Council and the Board of Works that now exists, and which as repugnant to an intelligent public as it is disgraceful to those fostering it, but who are only responsible secondarily for such condl tions, the chief odium being with those who made such conditions possible. With a reconstructed Board of Works the charter will give satisfaction, pro- vided it also makes some provision for fixing an annual tax levy that shall pro- vide an Income necessary for a progres- sive administration and which shall not be dependent upon the political whims of County Assessors 5 Adna A. Dennison, the city editor of a local paper, should have trouble enough on his hands hereafter. He has given to the world suggestions as to how to write to and for newspapers. In his opening graph he says: “In these days when citizen considers that he has an inalienable right to write for the news- papers, and not only communications on De o000+ 0 RS @ 3 + S L4 > + . *® 3 . e ® B 3 |+ ® RS : | ¢ © @ + . (4 * * @ @ + * ® 3 3 * @ . . 3 . 36 g + * R R e SR ] “DOMINIE” DENNISON’S HEAVEN, various topics, but matters of news are at- contributed b persons not regularl tached to the staff, it ought to be a of the education of every indiv du know how to properly prepare anc newspaper. ch is dress a communication to a 1t is one of the essential things w omitted from public school course: The rest of Mr. Dennison's article sets forth in_ detail how to write, what to write, whom_to send to, and what to tell the editor. Mr. Dennison evidently takes great pleasure in encouraging every izen” to exercise his “inalienable right,” and so that he may not be_dlis- couraged I would advise that the 70,000 citizens of Oakland exercise by sending a sample communication on any old thing to Mr. Dennison. His ad- {a is Adna A. Dennison, city editor, Enquirer, Oakland. A few weeks ago a celebrated San Fran- | cisco writer came to Oakland and opened | & school for the diffusion of knowledge | relative to newspaper writing. Mr. Den- nison, who n ardent reate of home'trading, evidently believes that it s quite posible for local talent to supply all the needed lore of this nature in this city. Although a year away, the fight over the Supervisorship is already waxing warm. Next year three Supervisors will retire. This is a majority of the board. m things transpired at the City Hall | The retiring members are Tom Wells of circus that should cause people to blush | Murray Township, Charles Roeth and - . | John Mitchell of Oakland. Unless some- a not malke His xzf‘pp.(-:}:x(mwm”\];:}‘ thing unforeseen happens, it is hardly s very serious, for a timé ap- | likely that another Democrat will suc- though there might be need |ceed Mr. Wells. Three years ago there lice officers; but after all it joke—one of the six months have been played since April time it is all forgotten. are by this danger. in had forced upon it some polit grave county of i that are likely to anity of the job-chaser. fest Oakland everybody unty’s prisoners and \e willfully lazy. There is not, by 25 per , enough labor in the county at this > to do its work, whether in the can- r in the building of new houses and ss blocks. The newspapers hav an encouraging tone and enjo: me satisfaction of publishing imns of information relating to of new homes and commercial gs that are being erected; the new racts for wharf building and for nouses that are recorded; the reports of the fruit growers, canners and dryers that show how good prices have @+ 0 eiebedebeiel® * () L3 @ 3 b ¢ © L 4 + 1 R @ * *+ L4 @ 3 * ® @ . + ® ® 3 . & & * . o ° . b e £ Nd + s ¢ & 2 + % ® ¢ + hd 3 L e S R R 1 S_HAFFER’S AIRSHIP WOES. been pald and how the county could have found a market for much more fruit than she produced, and while all these things are engrossing public attention, very little notice is being taken of the poli- tician. Even the weekly letters on politics that find their way into print ap- pear stale, flat and unprofitable alongside ihe pictures and figures that are proof of lrJellOr times than the county has known ‘or ten years. Anomalous as it may seem, the failure {0 carry out many existing contracts is due to good times, the contractors not be- ing able to procure enough lumber or steel to fulflll their promises. All this has had its effect on the public mind, and there is a general desire to do something. Oaklanders realize that they have been backward about twenty years too long, and that although it is rather late to wake it is better to be aroused at this time than to sleep on to death. In every quarter ofsthe city opinion is favorable toward the obtaining of great public im- provements by the issuing of bonds. For the past flve years bonds have been talked of at regular intervals, but the ac- tual poverty existing made a reasonable foundation for opposing any such large expenditures. Now it s "different and civic pride appears to be asserting itself. A study of the city charter shows that it is not the faulty law that many Le- in- | | was a bitter factional fight between the | Republicans of Murray and Washington Township, which was carried beyond the convention to the polls and the Washing- | ton Republicans voted with the Demo crats, electing Wells. Now party lin are better harmonized, and it is- believed | that a Washington man will win the Re- | publican nomination, especially as Mur- ray has recefved several appointments in | the county government during the past two years. Iix-Supervisor Hiram Baf | and Assemblyman William McDonald are | already laying wires, and there are about | a dozen_ others. In Oakland John Mitchell and Charles Roeth will have no walk-over, although each is anxious to succeed himself. Mitchell has been gullty of the great po- litical mistake of not standing steadliy | by any one factlon. He has passed the hat around and has landed where he | cannot with any great claim demand the support of any particular element in his party. Unlike Church and his class of | politicians who always stand by their friends through thick and thin and come up smiling after the election, Mitchell has temporized and at times has at- tempted to carry water on both shoulders until he has become a much weaker man toward the end of his term than he was at_the beginning. Dr., Pierce, the veterinary surgeon, and W. 8. Wixson of North Oakland would like to be Supervisors, and already they are marshaling their friends In their be- half. There are half a dozen other candi- dates anxious to step into Mr. Mitchell's shoes. Charles Roeth has been cleverly repair- ing his broken fences during the past few months, and has regained some of the ground he had lost a year ago. But there are many anxious for his alp and it is already evidenced that he will have no casy task to succeed himself. STUART W. BOOTH. SCHMIDT DREW A GUN. Fruitvale Man Runs His Father-in- Law Into the Street. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—The bitter feeling existing for some time between Henry Miner, residing in the Allendale Tract at Fruitvale, and his son-in-law, J. G. Schmidt, reached its climax to-night. As a result the son-in-law was arrested by Deputy Sheriff Quinlan on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon. Schmidt and his wife have been sepa- rated for some time. This evening he called on her at the home of her father, Mr. Miner, when the latter, so Schmidt claims, accused him of having purloined a watch. After a heated argument Schmidt is said to have whipped out a re- volver, fully loaded, and threatened to shoot off the top of his father-in-law's head. Miner rushed from his home and sought protection at the hands of Deputy Bheriff Quinlan. Schmidt showed fight when the officer attempted to place him under arrest. A desperate struggle fol- lowed, but the officer proved quite equal to the occasion, felling his man and haul- ing him to the County Jail —————————— Electric Car Wrecks a Buggy. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—A San Pablo ave- nue electric car crashed into a horse and buggy to-night at Fourth street and Broadway, demolishing the rig and injur- ing the horse so severely that it will have to be shot. The driver, Harry Wells, aged 24 years, residing on Hancock street, as %oon as he realized what had happened, ran away, leaving the wreck for others to attend, The horse and buggy are the property of Thomas McKenzie, a livery- man at Thirteenth and Center streets, who 8 Wells ordered the rig by tele- phone this morning, representing himself as Williams, & produce merchan s their right{ JUDGE STANLYS RENAI LD T0 FIVL REST His Late Employes as Pallbearers. St Oakland Office San Francisco Call, 908 Broadway, Sept. 24. The funeral of Judge John A. Stanly, who died at his home, 1221 Jackson street, this city, last Friday morning, tcok place this afternoon at St. Paul's Episcopal Church, of which the deceased was one of the founders. The services, consisting of the usual Episcopalian ritual, were im- pressively conducted by Rev. Dr. Robert Ritchie, rector of the church, and Rev. John Bakewell, rector of Trinity Church. Paul's was_thronged with many nds of the departed jurist, and the fri floral tributes were numerous and appro- {rriule. the more noticeable pieces being broken wheels, broken columns and sev- eral beautiful pillows and crosse: There was no music save an organ dirge. The casket w borne by employes of the deceased, fifteen of whom came down from his ranch near Napa to bid a I farewell to their departed employe The honorary pallbearers were Judge E. W. McKinstry, Judge John Garber, C. D. Allen, Warren Olney, Harry W. Bradley, George H. Wheaton, Shafter Howard and Henry Rogers. The services at the grave in Mountain View Cemétery were simple, and only the family, immediate relatives and the pall- bearers, in accordance with an expressed wish of the deceased, accompanied the remains to the burial grounds. FIRE AT SAN LEANDRO. Sparks From a Chimney Cause De- struction of a Laundry. OAKLAND, Sept. 24—The French laun- dry on Haywards avenue near Estudillo street, San Leandro, owned by M. Gautier, entirely destroyed by fire at an early hour this morning. The cause of the blaze is not known, but it is presumed .o have started from sparks from the fur- nace chimney. Gautier and his wife were working in the lower story of the build- ing and did not discover the flames until the entire upper portion of the building was ablaze. Much of the content! E saved. The proprietor lost ab o taining $%0 in coin and his wife had jew elry valued at $300 consumed by the fire. M. Cau: brother-in-law of Gautie in bed when the fire broke out and barely aped in his night clothes from the burning building. Two pet dogs that were in the building were burned to death. The loss is estimated at $2000 and is cov- erd by an insurance of $100. The Fire De- partment succeeded in saving the adjoin- ing buildin, —_— e e——— DEATH OF A PIONEER RESIDENT Henry Schuler, an Early Settler in This State, Passes Away at Alameda. ALAMEDA, Sept. 24—Henry Schuler, a of Germany, aged 72 years, died at o'clock this morning at his residence, 531 Central avenue, after a lingering fll- ne. Mr. Schuler was a pioneer of this State, having come here from Ohlo nearly fifty years ago and settled in the mines in Tuolumne County. For a good many years he has been a resident of this city and at one time took considerable interest in munieipal affairs. He was the pro- prietor of the Palace Brewery at the est End, and up to the time of his | iliness had taken an active interest in the busine He was a widower and the father of the late John M. and Lawrence | L. Schuler and Mrs. B. Hulse. He w & member of Columbia Lodge No. 8, I and A. M., of Tuolumne County ———————— Church Services in Oakland. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—Rev. E. B. Leav- itt, the Unitarian clergyman from Wash- ington, being unable to accept the invita tion to occupy the pulpit at the local Unitarian Church, Rev. J. T. Sunderland | preached a_sermon on “The Loyalty Conviction. This wi h last sermon |in Oakland. His resignation as pastor | will take effect next Sunday. | "Rev. H. Melville Tenny of San Jos preached at the First Congregatio; Church to-d In the morning he di coursed on_“The Perfect Faith’” and to- night on “The Dual Nature in Man.” Rev. E. R. Dille at the First Methodist Eplscopal Church this morning spoke on “The Greatest Change In the World." night he discoursed on the subject of oral Heroism."” Public W hip in Europe—Some Con- s and Lessons,” was the subject of interesting _discourse by Rev. Dr. le at the First Presbyterian Church night. At the w vesper services in the Congregas tional Chapel in Fruitvale this evening Miss Jean Hush played a violin solo, ac- companied by Mrs. Marwedel. Miss Most, the blind soprano, rendered a vocal solo. Rev. Alfred Bayley, pastor of the Fourth Congregational Church, spoke this evening on “The G(JSPel of Whittier.” Rev. J. H. Chase of Ouslow, N. 8., oc- cupied the pulpit at the Golden Gate Pres- byterian Church this morning. Rev. C. H. Hobart, pastor of the First Baptist Church, preached this morning on riumphant Faith’ d to-night on “The Desert Prophet.” Chaplain C. A. Cressy of the Thirteenth Minnesota Volunteers delivered a lecture on Christian work in Manila at_ the Young Men's Christian Association Hail this afternoon —_———————————— Accused of a Serious Crime. ALAMEDA, Sept. 24—C. F. Buchanan, aged 48 years, said to be a painter on the Government _transports, was arrested police for an alleged attempt to assault and Mrs. John Hall of 3247 Briggs avenue, Ingalls_of 547 Mission street, San Kran- cisco. Mr. and Mrs. Hall are away from home, and the girl was left in the care of her grandmother. Upon Mr. Hall's re- turn a formal charge will be placed against Buchanan. ———————— Union Revival Meetings. revival meetings will be inaugurated in the First Methodist Episcopal Church on H. Weber, the evangelist, who has had very signal success recently in Sacra- mento, Santa Cruz, Grass Valley, Napa and Eureka. The meetings here will be articipated in by all the Methodist opiscopal churches in the four sections u{pthls city. After about one week in the First Church the meetings will be trans- ferred to one of the other churches. _— e ————— Clubhouse Burglarized. BERKELEY, Sept. 24.—The _Students’ clubhouse on the corner of Dana and Haste streets was entered by thieves y terday and a quantity of clothing was stolen, The burglary occurred early in the afternoon, when none of the club- men were in the house. The burglar en- tered through the front door and took an overcoat from the front hall. He searched the rooms upstairs and went away with stolen property amounting in value to about $100. —————— ‘Will Watch for Jobbery. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—The dictum of the City Attorney that the Board of ‘Works must undertake the experiments preparatory to framing a scheme for water works for the city is not viewed with satisfaction = by the Fire and Water Committee. The Board of Works must advertise for bids to test the wells and must let the con- tract to the lowest bidder. The cham- pions of the plan declare that the old monopoly will doubtless takes steps to have a contract put in by a dummy, who will see that the quantity of water re- of | this afternoon and is being held by the | the little nine-year-old daughter of Mr. | Buchanan was complained against by H. | OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—A season of union | Wednesday evening, October 4, by Rev. J. | OAKLAND e ey - h- 00022 -0-0- 2020 £ 1-8-3-R=R-R-3-8-F-F-3-3-3-3-3-F-3-2-R=R-R-R-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-} | | | ask the Citizens QIHOXOXOXIXPOXOXOHOXOQ i NEWS ¢ of the Bay Citles ¢ @O*PHDROXOO XX O¥OX DX 6O DD UDX quired for the city is not in the wells. Councilman Cuvellier says that he will Municipal Waterworks League to supply watchers at the tests and to provide the necessary funds to pay the watchmen. ———— To Discuss Sunday-School Work. OAKLAND, Sept. 24.—The executive committee of the Alameda County Sun- day-school Assoclation will hold a spe- cial meeting to-morrow evening at the Young Men's Christian Association building. Al pastors, superintendents and others interested in Sunday-school work have been invited to attend, as the counsel and co-operation of all such is desired in the matters which are to be discussed. ———— Struck an Idaho Volunteer. ALAMEDA, Sept. 24.—F. J. Kelley and J. J. Kelley were arrested this morning and hooked at the City Prison for dis- turbing the peace and battery. The Kel- leys had an altercation with a member of the First Idaho Volunteers in 4 tamale parlor on Park street, near Pacific | avenue. A general rough and tumble | fight followed, during which the Kelleys | are accused of striking the soldier with a heavy beer glass. DUNGEONS USUALLY BREED SKEPTICISM Rev. William Rader of the Third Con- gregational Church delivered a sermon last night on “From Desert to Dungeon.” In part he sald: John was a sensational preacher. He was original in dress, being clothed with skins; original in what he ate and what he said. To him be the world and of the honor of presenting Jesus to tizing ‘him in the Jordan. This was a_greater honor than writing an epic or smashing a fleet. He came in contact with Herod e domestic life he attacked. The rustic logic_and the throne. did not injure prison The open air has done much for faith. It ls easier to belleve under God's great sky than in a dungeon. Dungeons usually breed skepticism. Th cru: courage. John the Baptist doubted and he sent to Christ for a vindlcation of hig faith. The answer was that retained the iron of his th of his purpose before The voluptuous life of the court him. But he was cast into people were being healed and helped and saved Civilization, good laws, good lives, good charity, virtue and benevolence is the best answer to the appeal from the dungeons. Great lives are better than good books. ———— e REV. DR. BANE ON THE MISSION OF THE CHURCH Rev. A. C. Bane, the newly chosen pas- tor of the California Methodist Episcopal Church, presided at the services yester- day morning and evening, and a large congregation was present to hear him. Dr. Bane has made an exceedingly fa- vorable impression among those over whom he has assumed spiritual charge. He is an earnest, forceful speaker. He punctuates his sermons with anecdotes Berkeley | b1 = o o e o | o | ‘ and bits of personal experience, which add largely to their interest. | His sermon in the morning was on the| “Keynote of Vietory,” and was taken from the text, *‘Hdve Faith in God.” He! explained the wonderful power of faith. | the prayer of which was always answered | by divine Providence, and that it was by | faith more than by words and works that victory over the evil one was achieved. His subject in the evening related to the necessity of the co-operation of the indi- | vidual in bringing souls to the kingdom | of God, which was the true mission of the church. “This mission can be successful in va-| rious ways,” he said. ““One of these is to | go to men with love in our hearts and talk | to them about their souls. Men could be brought to salvation by earnest personal effort, by our living "a blameless life, whereby they would be convineed that there Is reality in the Christian religion. Again, a life of Christian joy is a splendid way to reach lost souls. “I do not believe in long-faced Chris- tianity,” concluded Dr. Bane. “It is sinful for a Christian to be gloomy. He ought to be happy, both in his life and in his testimony. Live a life of self-sacrifice, of tenderness and love, and many will be en- couraged to come into the kingdom of God.” DR. WILSON DWELLS ON PIONEER DAYS ARGONAUTS IN A BODY HEAR HIS SERMON. More Than a Hundred Members of | the California Society Listen to Pleasant Reminiscences. Following in the footsteps of ex-Judge Niles Searls, 150 members of the Society of California Pioneers marched into the Howard Methodist Church yesterday fore- noon to hear pleasant reminiscences of the | days when there were no electric lights shining on the streets of San Francisco. In his discourse Rev. Dr. John A. B. Wil- son said in part: Napoleon said that he who made two blades of grass to grow where but one grew before was a_ benefactor of the race. The prineiple so illustrated is sound. We are in the world to make things better, not only to consume and absorb but propa- gate and develop. 1 am glad to have with us to-day and to welcome the men who laid the founda- tion of this empire upon the Pacific. It is destined to become the greatest State in the Union. In fifty years Its population and wealth wiil be greater than New York, and the cities of San Francisco Bay will excel in size and grandeur the Greater New York of to-day. But following the Qivinely implanted ambition and enter- prise of your young manhood ye laid the foundations of civilization upon which it all must be builded. The text which oc- curs to me as most suitable for this occa- sion I read from psalm Ixxxivi§, ‘“Who passing through the valley of Baca make it & well, the rain also filling the pools.”” It is our allotment in life to oiten pass through arid places. It‘is a privilege of life to make the arid wastes better for our passage over them. It belongs also to life to enjoy the wells >t our own dig- ging and leave them as a better condition of life for the betterment of others. UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT ——OF THE—— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE— COMMERCIAL UNION ASSURANCE COMPANY, Limited, F LONDON, ENGLAND, ON THE 31ST day of Decémber, A. D. 185, and for the year ending on that day, to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Califor- nia, 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. Loans on Bond Cash Market V Bonds owned by Company & Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stock: d other mar- ketable securities “ash in Compan: 16,026 65 Cash in Banks. 459,123 09 ercst due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans.. e 26,634 13 Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages 3,759 05 Premiums in du tion 399,087 58 Bills receivable, for Fire and Marine 1,548 50 Rents due and accrued. 7,414 55 Due from other Compan insurance on losses already paid Total Assets.. LIABILITIES Losses adjusted and unpaid. $59,073 75 | Losses in pr ss of Adjustment or in Suspense 158,835 00 Losses resisted, including expenses.. 23,875 00 | Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, $1,680,194 §: re-insurance 50 per cent 40,007 42 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $1,845, 110 75; re-insurance pro rata. 974,201 77 Gross premiums on Marine and In- avigation Risks, $15 surance 100 per cent 15,084 35 Gross premiums on Marine Time Risks, $105 00; re-insurance cent .. 52 50 Amount_ re! on perpetual fire insurance po 91,349 28 All other demands against the pany Total Liabilities.. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums . 35,575 06 Net Cash actually recelved for Ma- rine premiums.. 100,270 59 | Recelved for interest on Bonds and Mortgages .. 5,048 83 | Received for interest and dividends | “on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources 78,002 74 Recelved for Rent 2 Total Income.. EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding losses of previous years). Net amount paid for Marine Losses $1,243,172 35 (including losses of previous years. 35,091 00 | Dividends to Stockholders.. | Paia or allowed for Commission or Brokerage 439,958 21 Paid for Salaries, Fees and other charges for officers. clerks, et 150,595 01 | | Pata for State, ional and local 71,304 06 taxes .. All other pay Total Expenditures. Fire. es incurred during the. h;?-: $1,274,171 78 $48,191 60 remiums . |Fire Risks. |Premiums. Net amount of Risks written during the, year Net amount | $301,740,520 32,809,230 88 the| | 284,181,702 2,893,079 90 075| 8,525,305 58 [Mar. Risks|Premiums. of during “Risks and Premiums. Net amount of Risks written during the| VBT .cosreieeriziobonaies $40,675,776] $220,961 51 Net amount of Risks expired during the| year . 43,802,482) 261,954 T5 Net amount in force December 31, 1895... 1135,475| 15,169 55 A. H._ WRAY, U. S. Manager. Subscribed and sworn to befare me, this 334 ¢ February, 1899, il EDWIN F. COREY, Commissioner for California. C. F. MULLINS, Manager, PACIFIC COAST BRANCH, 416-418 California Street. SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. Marine. | | | | LIABILITIES. Losees adjusted and unpaid.. 670 00 Loskes jn process of adjustment or in Suepense . 3,075 00 Lo s resisted, inciuding expenses.... Gross premiums on Fire Risks running one year or less, $146,277 09; reinsur- ance 50 per cent . 73,138 55 Grosa permiums on Fire Risks running more than one year, $82,999 09; rein- surance pro rata . o ... 53,546 02 | Gross premium on Marine and Iniand Navigation Risks, $———— surance 100 per cent . 2 Gross premiums on Marine Time Ricks, ¢ ———; reinsurance 50 per cent . g All_other demands against the Com- pany .. 219 24 Total Liabilities .. 137,648 81 UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT ——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE— ALLIANCE ASSURANCE COMPANY F LONDON, ENGLAND, ON THE 31ST day of December, A. 1895, and for the year ending on that day, to the surance Commissioner of the State of Cali nia, 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. Real Estate owned by Company. 163,170 87 10,000 00 Loans on Bonds and Mortgages. Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Compan: . 597,450 00 Amount of Loans secured by piedge of Bonds, Stocks and other marketable securities as collateral . Cash in Company's Office | Cash in Banks 46,051 75 | Interest due an | and Loans . 1,750 00 | Interest due a rtguages miums in < 5 32,653 86 Bills receivable, not Matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks. 214 70 | Reuts due and accrued . 5 00 Due from other Companies surance on losses already paid. Total Assets ... INCOME. Net Cash actually recelved for Fire premiums Net Cash ac premiums Received for Mortgages Received for Bonds, Stocks, other sources . Recelved for Rents . $200,767 20 a Loans and from all Total Income . EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $5102 40, losses of previous years) .. & % Net amount pald for Marine Losses (including $—— losses of pre- vious vears) . 8 Dividends to Stockholders . A Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage . 4 Pajd for Salaries, Fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc.. Paid for State, National and 1 taxes .. All other paymen# and expenditures. Total Expenditures . 45,685 81 14,181 53 ocai Losses Incurred during the year. Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. | Premiums, Net amount of Risks during written the) year $22,498,814 ! $269,579 27 Net am expired during the| .| 22,375,632 | 240,648 46 e December 31, 1863, 229,276 18 SAML. R. WEED of Weed & Kennedy, Manager, Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 24th day of January, 1809, GEO. H. COREY, Commissioner for California. C. F. MULLINS, Manager, PACIF C COAST BRANCH, 416-418 California Street, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. rOR WEAK WOMEN. The world is slow to learn that the heroes of peace’ are not less worthy of honor than those of war. Yours have been the triumphs of peace. The soldier is glorified while the lifesaver upon a dan- gerous coast is forgotten. But as civill- zation advances we shall learn more and more that it takes the same sterling and manly qualities to win peaceful triumphs as those of war. Let us not forget that the duties and relationships of the present are analogous to the higher iife of the soul. We eannot remain here, we are going hence, but we want to go hence in peace. Without im- | mortality there is no climax to life, no ultimatum to existence. We are going to live forever somewhere. We older people are_approaching a_new birth to an im- mortal life. Out from the school of the present to the great university of God's upper and _other worlds we shall begin all anew with the furnishings of the pres- ent estate for our capital. But some things are open to the aged. We can en- list in the armles of the heavenly King- dom and to battle for a better condition of life, for the uplift of the humanity about us. Gentlemen, before we go hence, let us make sure for ourselves of rightness with God, and be sure that an_iafluence emanates from us that has helpfulness in it for others. He who loves God best loves his fellow best; there is no way to demon- strate fealty to God but by helpfulness to man. He lives for God the most who lives for humanity the best. FATHER WYMAN SREAKS ON OUR LADY OF MERCY At St.- Mary’s Church last evening Father Wyman preached on the feast celebrated yesterday by the Catholic church—that of Our Lady of Mercy. He | said: The blessed virgin is distinguished more by the attribute of mercy than by any other. There is no_title by which Chris- tians delight to address her more than that of ‘‘Mother of Mercy.” She was raised up by the Almighty to be the in- strument of mercy to all mankind. God has never made or formed but one enmity and that Is an irreconcillable one. It is that which exists between Mary, his worthy mother, and Satan. In all the con- flicts between Satan and mankind the blessed virgin has been the one who in accordance with the prophecy of man's redemption, has crushed the head of the serpent. —_———— “So your father said he must prove | his love before he can marry you. How does he expect him to prove it?” "By figures, I imagine.”—Brooklyn Life. LEADING AMERICAN COMPANIES. STATEMENT ——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ——OF THE— NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY F HARTFORD, IN THE STATE OF CON- necticut, on the 3ist day of December, A. D. 1898, and for the vear ending on that day, | as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Califor pursuant to_the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Com: missioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, pald up, n Cash $1,000,000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. $306,650 83 Loans on Bonds and Mortgages. 810,890 o7 Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company..... 2,835,393 00 Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks and other market- able securities as collateral. Cash in Company’s Office. 718 31 Cash in Banks. 260,165 71 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and Loans.. : Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages. . Premiums in due Cou: tlon 425,680 91 | Bllls receivable, not matured, for Fire and Marine Risks Rents due and accrued Due from other Companies for Re- insurance on losses already paid. taken Total Assets. LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpai Losses in_ proces in Suspense sses resisted, including expens Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one vear or less, $1,524,441 of Adjustment or re-insu e 50 per_cent. 762,220 54 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one vear, $1,91 945 58; re-insurance pro rata. 990,189 66 Gross premiums on Marine and In- land Navigation Risks, - re-insurance 100 per cen 5 Gross premiums on Marine Time _Risks, re-insurance 50 per cent Siivion All other demands against the Com- pany . Total Liabilities.. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums . Net Cash act rine premiums. Received for in Mortgages Recelved for on Bonds, Stocks, all other sources Recelved for Rents.. Profit and Loss—Agent's Balance. $2,006,839 96 48,189 32 Total Income -$2,258,260 41 EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- cluding $135,429 05, losses of pre- vious years; -$1,094,747 59 Net amount D (including - vious vears) losses of pre- Dividends to S 5 120,000 00 Pald or allowed for Com Brokerage .. 405,478 20 Pald for Salaries < other charges for officers, clerks, etc.... 180,178 93 Paid for State, National and local taxes 72,28 Al othe ki tures 350,563 31 Total Expenditures. Losses Incurred during the vear, fire.§1,119,698 78 | Risks and Premiums. [Fire Risks. | Premium, Net amount of Risks | written during the| | 356,712 | $2,633,506 95 year . |82 Net am, s expired = during the| yeas o s 204,583,507 | 2,584,642 55 Net amos December 31, JAMES NICHOLS, President. E. G. RICHARDS, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 224 | day of January, 1899. FRED B, SEYMOUR, Notary Public. STATEMENT -——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— Springfield Fire and Maring INSURANCE COMPANY F_SPRINGFIELD, IN THE STATE OF Massachusetts, on’ the 3ist day of Decem- ber, A. D. 1898, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provi- sions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissloner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, pald up in Cash.. 55 I ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. $131.000 00 Loans on Bonds and Mortgages. 752,790 00 Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company 3,318,165 00 Amount of Loans secured by piedge of Bonds, Stocks and other mar- ketable securities as collateral. 84,275 00 Cash in Company’s Office 20,179 99 Cash in Bank: . 119,266 3¢ Interest due aund acerued on all Stocks and Loans . 3L810 92 Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages. 20,466 45 Premiums in due Course of Collee- Honoiie, 2 ssriat SESTLAE Bills receivable, not Matured, taken for Fire and Marine Risks. Rents due and accrued . 988 17 Due from other Companies for He- insurance on losses already paid... 7,144 69 Total Assets 5 39 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid. . 1 Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense. 656 49 Losses resisted, including expense: 12,187 31 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ng one year or less, 1,1 5 75; re-insurance 50 per cent. 597,772 87 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $1,603, 931 31; re-insurance pro rata.. 851,983 84 Gross premiums on Marine and In- land Navigation Risks; re-insur- ance 100 per cent. L Gross premiums on Marine Time Risks; reinsurance 50 per cent. Commissions and Brokerage due to become due. Total Liabilities. INCOME. Net Cash actually received for Fire premiums Net Cash actually received for Ma- rine premiums. Recelved for interest on Mortgages s Received for interest and dividends on-Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other sources. Received for Rents. $1,785,219 16 Bonds and 37,134 95 Total Income. EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Fire Losses (including $132,633 55 losses of pre- vious years. 5 o Net amount paid for Marine Losses (including losses of previous years) Dividends to Stockholders. <o 350,000 00 Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage - .. 338,028 68 Paid for Salarfes, Fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc.... 107,804 17 Pald for State, National and local taxes . .. 78,867 32 All other payments and expenditures 217,300 74 Total Expenditures. $1,827,661 07 Losses incurred during the year, fire 52 44 Risks and Premiums. [Fire Risks.[Premiums. Net amount of Risks| I written during the vear .. $211,049,675$2,178,027 34 Net amount of Ri | expired during the| year 192.417,221{ 2,270,681 77 Net a | 265,026,9711 2,799,477 06 A W. DAMON 8. J. HALL, Secretary. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 2ist day of January, 1899. P. S. BAILEY, Notary Public. December 31, 1865 , President. , PACIFIC DEPARTMENT: 409 California St., GEO. D. DORNIN, Manager. San Franeisco, Cal. GEO. W. DORNIN, Ass't Manager. CITY AGENCY; 202 Sansome Streset, Henry C. Ahpel & Co Agent: STV OCEAN TRAVEL. Pacific Goast Steamship To Steamers leave Broadway wharf, San Franclsco. For Alaskan ports, 10 a. m., September 18, 23, 2§, October 3, change at Seattle, For Victoria, Vancouver (B. C.). Port Townsend, Se- attle, Tacoma, Everett, Ana- cortes and New Whatcom (Wash.), 10 a. m., September 15, 23,28, October 8, and every fitth day thereafter; change at Seattle %o this company's steamers for Alaska and G N Ry.: at Tacoma to N. P. Ry.; at Van- couver to C. P. Ry. For Eureka (Humboldt Bay). 2 p. m., Sep- tember 16, 21, 26, October 1, and every fifth day thereafter. For Santa Cruz, Monterey, Cayucos, Port Harford (San Luls Gaviota, Santa Barbara, Ventura San Pedro, Fast Pedro (Los Angeles) and Newport, 9 a. m., September 17, 21, 2, 25, Oc- tober 3, and every fourth day thereafier. For San Diego, stopping only at Port Har. ford (San Luis Obispo). Santa Barbara, Port Los Angeles and Redondo (Los Angelos), 11 a. m., Seotember 15, 19, 2. 21, October i, and every fourth day thereafter. For Eneenada. Magdalena Bay, San Jose del Cabo, Mazatlan, Altata, La Paz Santa Rosa- Iia and Guaymas (Mex.), 10 a. m., 7th of each month. For further {nformation obtain folder. The comvany reserves the right to change without previous notice steamers, sailing dates and_hours of ul"lnr. TICKET OFFICE—{ New Montgomery street (Palace Hotel). GOODALL, PERKINS & CO., Gen. Agts., 10 Market st., San Francisco. THE 6. R, & . CO0, DISPATCH FAST STEAMERS TO P ORI A N T From Spear-street Wharf at 10 a. m. FAHE 812 First Class lncluflha Berty $8 Second Clas's and Meals. STATE OF CALIFORNIA sails 3 5 Sept. 5, 15, 25 Oct.’ 5, 15, 25 COLUMBIX ‘sails_..Sept. 10, %0, 30; Oct. 10, 2, 30 Short Line to Walla Walla, Spokane, Butte, Helena_and all " points in the Northwest. Through tickets to all points East. E. C. WARD, General Acent. 630 Market st. GOODALL, PERKINS & CO. - Superin den BAY AND RIVER STEAMERS. FOR U. S. NAVY-YARD AND VALLEJO. *Monticeilo."” San Simeon, Obispo), Hueneme, a m., m. er No. 2. FARE OCEAN TRAVEL. AMERICAN LINE. NEW YORE, SOUTHAMPTON, LONDON, PARIS, Stopping at_Cherbourg, westbound. From New York Every Wednesday, 1) a. m. New York Oct. 4|New York S§t. Louls Oct. 11/8t. Louls St. Paul Oct. 15 St. Paul RED STAR LINE. New York and Antwern. From New York Every Wednesday, 12 noon. Friesiand Oct. 4| Kensington Oct. 25 Bouthwark Qct. 11 Nordland . ov. 1 Westernland ....Oct. 18 Friesland .......Nov. 8 EMPIRE LINE. Seattle, St. Michasl. Dawson City. For full information regarding freight and passage apply to INTERNATIONAL NAVIGATION COMPANY, 30 Montgomery st., or any of its agencies. TOYO KISEN KAISHA. TEAMERS WILL LEAVE WHARF, COR- ner First and Brannan streets, 1 p. m for YOKOHAMA and HONGKONG, calling at Kobe (Hiogo), Nagasaki and Shanghai, and connecting at Hongkong with steamers for India, etc. No cargo received on board on day of sailing. AMERICA-MARU. Friday, October 17 HONGKONG-MAR cdnesday, November 1 NIPPON-MARU.. Saturday, November 25 - Round-trip tickets at reduced rates, For freight and passage apply at company's office, 421 Market street, corner First. W. H. AVERY, General Agent. 8. 8. Mariposa sails via Hanolulu and Auckland for Sydney Wednesday, October & 4, at 10 p. m, The S. S. Australia sails for Honolulu Compa Wednesday, October 18, at 2 p. m. Favorite Line Round the World, via Hawati, Samoa, New Zealand, Australia, Indla, Sues, England, etc.; $610 first class. 1. D. SPRECKELS & BR0S. CO., Agts., 114 M Pier 7, Foot Pacific St. Fnlwnce. 27 m (OMPAGNIE GENERALE TRANSATLANTIQUE. DIRECT LINE TO HAVRE-PARIS. Sailing_every Saturday at 10 a. m. m from Pler 42, North River, foot of Morton st. LA TQURAINE, Sept. 30: LA NORMANDIE, Oct. 7; LA CHAMPAGNE, Oct. 14; LA GASCOGNE, Oct. 21; LA BRETAGNE, Oét. ‘38, First-class to Havre, 360 and up: ward; 5 per cent reduction on round trip. Sec- ond-class to Havre, $45: 10 per cent reduction on round trip. GENERAL AGENCY. FOR UNITED STATES AND CANADA, 32 Broad- way (Hudson bullding). New York. J. F. FU- GAZI & CO.,_Pacific Coast Agents, § Mont- gomery ave., San Francisco. .