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THE SAN WILL FIGHT FoR LEADERSHIP OF | A BIG FORTUNE HORACE DAVIS 15 WELCOMED o D Republicans Lining Up for Victory. < on Infringers. S VAST CLAIMS U RTY LINES CONTEST ON PA - READY TO UP- VORKINGMEN WITHOUT HIS INVENTIONS. IN ROVALTIES Benson Bidwelil’s War NOTROLLEYCAR COULD BE USED o, Of @i e b et o e eiebeP ace ? of ! ¢ ans of tha | ¢ w rt to Mavor 5 . are now coming - gratification be e Davia to iead S * ingmen of . e made to ¢ g the agitation @ g of Mongolian | ¢ industry | 4 1g men of | ’ BENSON BIDWELL, INVENTOR. ymplaint will soon be ircuit Court I3 e mo court be m by which Any Bidwell, who claims to al inventor of the s ectric roads of t are Beo et o edessdedede® filed in here as t the h *ompany of Conne and Electric Company of New York i ndants,-and similar mmenced ir made im ventions, and the suits in question are based upon in nt of his patents. He of 40 ent on the r bill involv which all country atents by the re and that ng infringed t t is claimed that the i a lice local to son Bidwel ration of metallic he_rail the , and th cover the two patents application practically operate ke as demanded and . ges and has c suf inst them in other Stats 0, but by £ 1ll health and lack of ds has 1 able hitherto to pro ring. He ¢ that t him of the bene! that they have 1son of Bidwel Mar! pose of the trust, it blish a_monopoly and vent 1 effort. be | setting it be Iway Company and are Infringing upon his an account be taken of the complainant cordingl HOSPITAL TROUBLES BROUGHT TO AN END AUDITOR WELLS LAYS DOWN A POSTUM CEREAL. INSANE MAIOR. ) rights thelr awarded Change of Food Cured Him. dete A fora|$ R 1 are great) The soldiers did nc REPORTER SNOW WAS DROWNED IN THE BAY WATERS Washed Off a Launch by a Wave. PON PATENTS MET DEATH DOING HIS DUTY o, ASSOCIATES TRIED IN VAIN TO SAVE HIM. LY Will A. Snow, marine reporter of the Chronicle, was drowned about $ o'cloc last night while in the pursuit of his duty as a reporter. Sybll with Reporter Archie Rice and Artist Johnson of the Chronicle to get the news from the incoming transport | Tartar, which brought into port ansas volunteers. The launch went alongside of the transport in the stream as e was coming in and threw out a line to the transport. Snow was a Kansas man. He was a classmate and clo: friend of G ral Funston and was per- sonally acquainted with many of the Kansas volunteers, and a lively conver- sation began between the transport and the launch. ‘While Snow was shouting to Steele, cor- respondent of the Kansas City Star, a ieavy wave struck the launch, the water being very rough, and Snow was thrown to the deck. Captain Frank Peters of the | lJaunch saw the mishap and shouted to { Snow to go aft. | was and held on to the side rail | transport. and the launch were grind together on the high sea. Another ve struck the launch. Then it is supposed B e e Tha RGO SEOSS SRCES R S . 'S . n: WILL A, SNOW, the Marine Keporter, Who Was Lrowned in the Pursuit of His Duty. that Snow went overboard. No one saw him as he struck the water. Indeed, h at first mistaken for a floating pack eele was to h the transport and he Archi transport to throw out a life-preserver, which they did. Ther were no life-preservers on the launch nor t could be thrown out to help the launch to the immediately, stand what had made forty astern, the soldiers on th save lifé The line that held transport was not ca happened. Two a pull the launch cle aliy Peters yanked the line from the bi the time Snow was drifting « swift ebb tide. As soon as was clear she backed. Snow was then shouting in a panicky way. He was told to keep still to save his strength, that the launch would save him as soon as it could He went out on the launch | the | Snow remained where he | speed, but to no avafl, not recovered. Will A. Snow was a graduate of the University of Kansas, of which his father, one of the most prominent ento- mologists living, is the president. He came to California about a year and a The body was 1f ago, having been called to Stanford University as an instructor in ento- molog! He was a success as an in- s , and several Bastern universi- ties invited him to instruct for them. He refused, simply because he had a taste for newspaper life and was fascinated with it. Stanford lured him back for a term. Then he returned to newspaper work. He became marine reporter for the Chronicle three months ago. His en- thuslasm was unbounded. When the transport Sherman came into port he learned that there were reporters for The Call aboard and he was shut out. He ran alongside of the ship and risked his life to make a flyving leap for the ship's Shes s CALL'S HOME STUDY CIRCLE. SATURDAY’S STUDIES: ladder. He was ordered to get off the | ladder by the ship's officers, but would | not relax his hold until an officer went | down the ladder and stamped on his | fingers, crushing them nearly to pulp. | On another occasion he ed a rival| | newspaper man from drowning by pulling him out of the bay which finally encom- passed his death.” He was a courteous gentleman, a good friend, a chivalric or' man. His age 29 He s a member of the Phi Kappa Psi fra- ity, MHis home was Lawrence, in Children! note the resuit of beautifying things; an_object lesson in vindow, 808 Market street, Ph.e- e —— ILLNESS OF JUDGE HEBBARD. ! - | He Is Suffering From a Severe Attack | of Congestion of the Lungs. Judge J. C. B. Hebbard of the Superior Court is a patient at St. Mary's Hospital, | suffering from congestion of the lungs. The Judge was taken sick during the lat- AND HOUSEHOLD ECONOMY. LEADING CONTRIBUTORS: MRS. HELEN CAMPBELL. MRS MARGARET E. SANGSTER MRS. KATE GANNETT WELLS. MISS LUCY WHEELOCK. MISS ANNA BARROWS. THE CALL has planned an unusually attractive course in the “science of the home” to be presented during the Autumn-Winter term. The very best talent in the United States has been secured ter part of last week with a severe cold, | which settled on his lungs. At first he | | paid but little attention to his illness, thinkirg it would pass off without any in- | convenience, However, he was compelled | | To vacate the bench last Friday and on | the following day he was conveved to St. | Mary's Hospital, where he went under the | care of Dr. Theodore Rethers, one of tho | | visiting physicians to the hospital. Con- | gestion of the lungs rapidly developed, {but up to last evening there was no | change for the worse in his condition. R R SR SO S R e e B e e e S T o S S S I S SRR SN AR 3 @ beiee@ s a very s man and his condition re- quire: itest attention at the hands of the fan and nurs in order ) carry him the danger line and restore him "to hea | —————— DR. C. C. O'DONNELL ILL. Dr. C. C. O'Donnell, who has been con- fined at the McNutt Hospital on Sutter street for the last three or four weeks, | is slowly improving and his attendants are lent that with a littie careful aind constant attention he will in. Dr. O'Donnell has in failing health for some time p suffering from a complication of .1\:.-nr-‘ ders, which finally became so serious that his relatives had him removed to the hos. pital, where he has since remained. Dr. O'Donnell has been for many years | familiar fieure in municipal politics and s t After the launch was under has ru 1t one time or another, for near- y Snow was not seen. The launch ly every office in the city's gift. He served | 1ised for some time and went out to onee as Coroner and made a very credit | 1e Gate and came slowly in under half | able record while in office. ALVERTISEMENTS. “I household duties. “I had had my days of not BELL, 230 N. Walnut ham, *until I found myself unable to attend to my —————————— suffering, and a good deal of backache, but I thought all women had these things and did not complain. THOUGHT - GAVE little thought to my health,” writes Mrs. War. V. St., Canton, O., to Mrs. Pink- feeling well and my monthly to give plan and direction to the instruction, and many new and unique features will be introduced. The following outline will give some idea of the general character of the studies: | |, The Home Healthful and Beautiful, 1. The Home Construction. 2. The Home Environment. 3. The Home Furnishing. 4. The Home Decoration. 2, The Buying, Cooking and Serving of Feod. The Economic Buying of Food. The Chemistry of Cooking. . Foods for Invalids and Children. . The Dining Room and Table Service. . Carving and Serving Meats. 3. The Social Life of the Home. 1. Family Relations and Domestic Life. 2. Visiting and Entertaining. 3. Recreation and _Amusement. 4 Women Wage-Earners of the Home. 5. The Home in Its Relation to the State. 4, The Care and Education of Children 1. Children in Infancy. 2] The Kindergarten Age. 3. The First Years at School. 4 The Boys and Girls of Sixteen. l i ‘ i | | mcsre Full particulars concerning the Home Study Circle and the pro- gramme for the Autumn-Winter Term are given in a 32-page booklet, handsomely illustrated, which will be mailed free of charge on request. Address MANAGER HOME STUDY CIRCLE, THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, CALL BUILDING.... .SAN FRANCISCO. UNITED STATES ERANCH. STATEMENT UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT STATEMENT —OF THE— | CONDITION AND AFFAIRS «——OF THE—— ~——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS |CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ol —OF THE— ——OF THE—— HANOVER FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY | ()F.NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW York, on the 3lst day of December, A. D. 1398, and for the vear ending on that day, made to the Insurance Commission of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- missioner. LIVERPOOL AND LONDON AND GLOE INSURANCE COMPANY F_Liverpool, nd, on the 3ist day ot December, 1598, and for the vear ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pur- suant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company Loans on, Bonds and Mortgages 3 “ash Market Value of all Stocks ahd Aachen and Munich Fire, INSURANCE COMPANY F AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, GERMANY, O O ey of December, A. D. 1565, and | for the vear ending on that day, as made to the | | Insurance Commissioner of the State of Call- | ornia, pursuant to the provisions of Sections | Engla D. 2 | 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as | per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all v ‘ompany Cash in Company’s Office Cash In Panks . Interest due and accrued on a CAPITAL. a ASSETS. | Real Bstate owned by Company. Bonds owned by C 2,6 | and-Lioans... ey | Loans on Bonde and Mortgages Cash in Compan: T et Cash Market Value of all Stoc Cash in banks . | Balances due from Agents Interest due and accrued on Loa! Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Mortgages . Premiums in due tion .. Bonds owned by Company Cash in Compan:; Cash in Banks Interest due and Stocks and Loans..... B Interest due and accrued on B Total Assets . LIABILITIES. 7 | Losses adjusted and unpaid s27,629 o1 | T "Course of Collec- or Reln- Due trom other Companies fi ¢ ) 19,182 47 | A0 MoTtEages « roooer - s surance on losses already paid. 50 07 | s resisted, inc! & expenses. 5,175 00 | §r"mlu{§m in s Course of Collection 161,57 03 on Fire Risks runnin ents due and accrue: Sr e 18575 BOtRL Asuate: P o ne, £383,243 33 Hrerd Bk | Due trom other Comparies ‘for fié: e = b orRinten” B PAT CORE “vioitesnsesnnapsanaza I | Insurance on losses already paid. 213 53 Il iGI:‘nss prem‘mmg on Fire Risks running Losses adjusted and unpaid. = | “more than one year, $149,189 rein- Total Assets Togses in process of Adjustment o surance Dro rata .. . w338 in Su?pensed- e i | Al other ‘demands against the Com- AT LIABILITIES. isted, including expenses S 5 ,967 57 | '_ L e on Fire' R v pany : = | Toses dpoe, 5t gl ng one vear or less, $3,023,234 2 Total Llabilities . ning 1,511,617 11 2| "in Suspen INCOME. received for Fire premiums ........ B -.$470,170 14 Recelved for interest and dividends on | Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources .. 23,202 52 reinsurance 30 per den Gross premiums on FI e ning more than one year, 1776 54; reinsurance pro rata. Amount reclaimable by the on perpetual fire insurance policies Liability under other departments. s ru 4,067, Net Cash actually ning one year or less. reinsurance 30 per cent “ Gross premiums on Fire Risks run ning more than ons year, $1,1¢ 2,034,152 27 y: 062 81; reinsurance pro rat 625,349 33 2 | 5 ‘All other demands against the Co: ! i 28, the major is with- SATISFACTORY PLAN. | LEss ‘ “I had doctored for some time, but pany . Total Income Reinsurance premiums .. 11,372 63 g DreBLEn “'»" his 2 ! no medicine seemed to help me, and my Total Liabilities EXPENDITURES. | lady of Marlon, | i)l Audit Claims in a Way That | physician thought it best for me to go INCOME. B oG ARl 12 Tomsts’ f meaviins | INGOMP, Will Leave No Deficit Next | % o . et Cash actually recelved for Fire vears) . & ..3251,246 84 | Net cash actually recei re cause, but coming £ | | to the hospital for local treatment. I N remntums - ....$4,970,422 14 | Pald or allowed for Commission oF premiums ... Ry $1,449,475 69 2jor lost hiz mind Anuary: had read and heard so much of your Received for'interest on Bonds and | Brokerage o | Received for interest on Honds and 2 e 2 3 : 8 oo 156,33 42 | Paid for Salaries, Fees and other Mcrtgages ..... 55 most eminent speclal- 4 i Vegetable Compound that I made up R vea” for interest and dividends charges for officers, clerks, otc...... G 0 | Recefved for intei idends and nervous If the Finance and Hospital commit- . : s on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from Pald for State, National and local on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from il eds Ot ite Bhard o Srvisors Hadicar my mind to try it. I was troubled with all other sources 103,322 02 | taxes .......... 1| all other sources . . 943819 would neve 2 | : e celved for Rents 81.633 62 | All other payments and 1 | Received for Rents 28,359 70 iyl ol to | sulted Auditor Wells when the shortage | falling of the womb, had sharp pains in Bec - | Received for profit on 5 z o 1 nds develop P v . N 1 E € 8 ceeeeenn 3 . 71 25 ¥ although con- = ’:’,";V‘l“‘,g e rff;"’(lfl:;’”,’g ovaries, leucorrhcea and painful menses. Total Income .. Eotal mspanaitures) St e t > only a few months AP ST Codiankre e weak and dizz EXPENDITURES. Total Income 177 63 L of much strength of ant "‘:q;:’,.’f“. };:«(‘r'\'vu ‘I’:, ,““"H,:;‘rf( L wasid izzy that I would Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- Losses incurred during the year often have severe fainting spells. I “luding $395,750 70, losses of pre- EXPENDITURES, arcerats that he would not abide b Risks and Premi .| Premiums. | | | | | | 41,082,860 and ments 334,802 88 Dr. Hodghead and Chairman Attridge once informed of the Anditor charges for officers, clerks, ete. Pald for State, 133, o, s. {Fire i 1 S - vious years) ..$2,876,293 7L it i | Net amount paid for Fire Losss took him to resolution adopted tHesohs topk in all sever 1 bottles of Lydia E. Paid or allowed for Commission o™ " e e : | “(including $192,636 41, losses of pi S ufl;}tle and a half dozen | Pinkham's Vegetable Compound P Cataries, Fees and other . | written during the} \ DrAeaas 1 Blosknoien ey levoted her~ ractors w soon and | n = i £ year ... | s to S s . 100,04 Sralad Bt inty m;‘nu ctors were soon on hand | and Blood Purifier and used the charges for officers, élerky. et ai 14 4| et amount "of Ris | | | Paid or allowed for Commisston or e th further threats to shut off all sup- s o Wast : | Paid for State, 186,906 20 || expired Guring the| | Brokerage .. X mers plics, anative Wash, and am now in taxes ... 906 23 t Paid for Saiaries, Fees and other i | | A1l other pay | - good health. I wish others Decembi 3 National and local { | | 40,728.345 A ¢ 5 ¢ Total Expenditures . -_— ——————— | tAXEB iiiiiiiicsiececreiersntanacaioies 50,301 49 £ au vi(i; i to kmw‘ of the wonderful ed & Kennedy, All other payments and expenditures 104670 44 article i : ' e re F e Manager. _— about good it has done me, and% jERiheiand ‘eremiums e BIkE | Bremiiinlil ubectibed anA awnra to; befove : Total Expenditures .. 1,604,660 74 me. this 24th s y, y san tors have many friends taking it = A day of January, 1899, GEO. H. COREY, at et amount of funas ithier t hat LAY 2 5 o e e R ‘ Commissioner for Callfornia. Fire. i han ek Rt By liditing :fi".‘-‘u‘»n‘;‘;s nov(viz _“ 11} all“‘mlys give your LA 592 | 86,002,878 74 Losses Incurred during the year. $906,740 54 s | against the hospital fund up to Septem- medicine the highest praise.” | Net _amount R e e ioks.] Pre = agency in | against i T t 14 P Risks and Premiums. |Fire Rigks.|Premiums. g ser 18, on an appropriation of $113, ” 5 3 : expired P e ¥ 5 im Cereal e e e s LA per Mrs. A. ToLLE, 1946 Hil- T T —— fi?&Bfi‘,hn{ 74400 17 | CESAR BERTHEAU, Mfllligel'. ot amibant of Rigka| 1oment she | ation of $90,000. In that ton St., Philadeiphia, P: Net amount writ dur: he| q o ’e = Y a . <. L a. December 31, 18 tten. uring _the & in place of tal would be only a hun- g P! 3 2 e i oo 4 year ... PR | $157,145,439 | $1,722,202 72 cd degree, rs behind and the resuit | writes: H.W. | ALERED R GRIM, Asst. M'“agar' Net amount ot Risks| | Y ¢ and that was contemplated ' Mrs E GEO. W, Dep'y ager. expire uring the| | - aliowed hi o AnC | in the resolution adopred by ‘the Super- Dzar Mrs. PINKHAM— Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 2%th Pacific Coast Department, year .. o] weomen | LwEem T he had a visors 4 3 . 8 i I was very thin and m T Dy Noihy Panif N December 31, 105 | 2.204,188 54 e & Auditor Wells said he had every right o THES og R 5 W. H. . Notary e | 498 CALIFORNIA STREET | 2o 3 N 200,01 2,204,158 & i he improved to figure the appropriation up to Septem- friends thought I was in con- Ll I. REMSEN LANE, President. and are her 18 $113,000 per vear, as that sumption b1 A MRl SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. C. L. ROE, Secretary. h in its health- | the set in the pr c PR cai e PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, Subscribed _and sworn' to before me, this make | The §5),00 EDpEburixd o vas nau headaches, backache and eeeeeenen Ay o A CORD, N Publi il the permanen: evy wi nto s 5 ! iD, Notary Public. Audaitor Wells' decision finally dispos falling of womb, and my eyes NO. 422 CALIFORNIA ST., the hospital’s troubles, and so satis L The undoubted luxury and comfort, :!.umrm Postum torily that there will bé no were altected. I‘,'.'cry one SAN FRANCISCO, unequaled culsine, location and mod- deficit to face 5 1t after following crate charges have made the PALACE o at the end of the fiscal yea —_——————— Republican Ratification. L noticed how poorly I looked and I was advised to take CESAR BERTHEAU, Manager, CHARLES D. HAVEN - seseecece e osses ; Pacific Coast Department, va, ¢ Lydia E. Pinkham's Vege- Resident Secretary. > Sy S A largely attended meeting of the ¥ 8 5 S tarLcaTy, denk Thirty-sccond_Assembly District Repub- | table Compound. One bottle GRAND 423 CALIFORNIA STREET o 5 e League was held last night at 1110 v howe will be given by ‘("'""']“T"'" | mously adopted. f meellnfil “k"IH]})c held healthy woman; have gained in weight 95 pounds to 140 o &“;ocfi';n wn‘.‘::&”fi.‘f i Bt JOHN C. KIRK”A}"R‘CK- n application to the Postum Cereal Co., | next Tuesday evening, to which all of the | 7 - " and cold water every room: in every anager. fl er H l‘ LZ. ot Battle Creek Mich. oiod T e T o e B { pounds, and everyone asks what makes me so stout. Toom; elevator runs all night. eeeesesos ' [i Ltd.. a s !