The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 29, 1900, Page 9

THE SAN F RANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1900 'GRADING FOR THE NEW COAST LINE COMPLETED Southern Pacific Officials Expect to Be Running Tramg_[)vg}“ U}g Rnufite Wh‘u Decempe_r 5 VIADUC ANY'S OFFICIA NOW IN COURSE OF CONSTRUCTION LS EXPECT TO HAVE COMPLET! AT JALAMA, WHICH THE SOUTHERN iD BY — % DECE IBER 1 OF THE PRESENT | ing of this road and its success will be due 3 to b fl T grading city, who no little espite the as $2 50 d work d where ®| cut off is fifty-five. Next to the grading the | i Art most difficy is t f the rc z of viady d’'s construc cts. Five out the nine have already been completed. sixth is now in course of construction. progress is made because of the &Y amount of riveting that must be a The viaduct at Jalama i= 450 feet | 1100 feet high from the bed of the the top of the tles. The gap now g to be finisheu is hetween Ga- and Point Conception £ of the new line will mean a direct south bound etween the our miles, while er the Tehachapi ! elevation of 3033 feet. trains is garita and Cu- se of only 294 feet on the present line Pass It rises to an ETECTIVES AND POLICE SOUABBLING OVER RIGHTS —~— K€ ring Over Credit for Arrests of Alleged Crooks Stops Trial. T TOOLS AS SECURITY BROKEN FALSE TEETH kers Have a Fight, Resulting e of a Search Warrant. irown worked POSTUM CEREAL. : NEW COMMUNITIES diction of Dr. Ogborne. P who W new of the 1se of coffec obtained frcr Food Coffee. produced dizzi allowness ndoned the o 1 took up Postum thc > Rev. W. N. I trying to break el the lack of that they mix half tum, then gradually n break off from coffee have the! Postum e, for the taste of the two is like that mamy times the e is not noticed. The wuser inva- proves in health. and time shows .a marked change ‘or the better. coffec until they | tructions from Captain Seymour, into court ut t he g . be detal aps by that up thelr minds wha mat sh between the stectiv lepart- HE DISLOCATED HIS Singular Accident That Happened to C. Prado by Quickly Turning His Head. C. Prado, 164) Dupont street, met with an accident yesterday afternoon which is perhaps without a precedent in medical history, at least Dr. Starr of the Receiv- g Hospital, who at the ¢ ys he never heard of Prado works on Market head warehouse appened to turn vesterday afternoon emed to rise He could not swallow and a repetition of the dislo- e 1 ever manner. he was It was lucky near the for hos DELAYED TRAIN BLINGS NOTABLE PASSENGERS Largest Sheep Exporter in New Zea- | land and Champion Cyeclist Among the List. Central Pacific passenger train from ast due at 4 o'clock yesterday after- id not get in u wortly before k this morning. the delay being » a demolished track which in ®ednesday's wreck, 150 mile Cgden torn from Among the prominent passengers on the ain was W. B. Clarkson, the largest in- idual exporter of sheep in Zea- ard Clarkson k for 16,000 over firms. handles himself, Besic r for differ he Armour of N Mr. a w s nt ew Zea- dy Reynolds, champ Australasia, is with all of whom are at F vears Reynolds has held the cyclist of kson_party, o r the ion « the Pa past seven hip of all New Ze nd. He mile record of 2:07, flying start, < track. He went to Paris to but owing to a disagrecment i g ac BASE At the Sketch Club. An exceptionally interesting exhibition of Japanese art in its eccleslastical aspect is to be seen at the pretty rooms of the Sketch Club this week. The ar- | rangement, collection, cataloguing and | description of the exhibits is the work of in @ |the Association of Allled Arts, an annex | of the club proper, and weil, indeed, has its work been done. | n. He hurried to arr after making throat was sur- iscover that the thyroid carti- it is commonly know Ad- was dislocated, as well ‘as t mnding the trachea. The doc- | irniquet, and after pressing rtilage in position so that Prado swallow bound it tightly in position. have to be careful for some then a quick turn of his | Japanese students and those learned in Oriental lore have all lent a hand, with the result of making the exhibition a beautiful harmony of color, a most inter- historical stuc to the st . and a valuable ob- dent of religions. to be found the Shinto sym- | bols simple, austere, spiritual relig- fon the ancients of Japan, with fits eight-pointed magic mirror, its brass bells with which to ring up the absent gods. its seven household deities, its dancing goddess, shriners, and rich scarlet and gold or tender gray embroideries. may be seen the lavish imag- the Buddhists, with thelr squerfes of hundred-handed the like. Anclent temple r lent, are here, and mild, in- e Buddhas, the sacred lotus and ries with which the votaries tell ir prayers. Photographs of cele- temples and shrines are in evi- all hority, close by. f hours could not be more in- than among these sym- land. “At the sign 8 California street, ld. Twenty-five cents nd there will be open goddesses t s t b th is rc ——————— MELONE ASKS JUDGMENT FOR A SMALL FORTUNE route from this | The heaviest grade | reached four | | | with ample description, nd evening and to-mor- | Files Cross-Complaint to the Suit In- [ stituted Against Him by ex- Judge Wallace. Drury Melone has filed answer to the complaint of Willlam T. Wallace and Ry- land B. Wallace, by which the plaintifts seek to recover from the defendant the | sum of ssis: lleged to be due for legal ed as counsel for Drury gnee of Jackson R. Myers Harwood. in an action in- against the city of Plac- sover on bonds issued by that The plajntiffs allege that Melone agreed ay them one-half the sum collected ervices in the case, but failed to keep greement lone, after entering a general denial | to the allegations of the plaintiffs, makes cross-complaint against them, and con- cludes the me with a demand for judg- ment against the plaintiffs for $65,72 40. lone alleges, is due him- for ed on behalf of the plain- examining salt lands in San nty Melone asks $600; for sell- ares of Pacific stock in 1887 for ks $5000: for purchasing a t lot, $500; for placing $100,000 of Judge W e's money on a loan to the Spring Valley Water Company he asks $1000; for one-half the purchase price of a portion of the old Woodward's Gar- dens. $32,132 15. Various other services al- leged to have heen performed by Melone bring his claim ainst the plaintiffs up to the figure stated. e e WILL OF JANE SIEGEL IS FILED FOR PROBATE | Application Made for Letters of Ad- ministration Upon Bella Bar- nett’s Estate. of jane Siegel, who died on leaving an estate valued at iled for probate are the bequest: am Hart. . Rosa Livingston, Hannah Cohen and Esther Martin, nieces, $250 each to Abra- brother-in-law, $100: to Keilus, a granddaughter, Annfe Liv- on, a grandriece, Tsabella' Livingston, and Lou The will To Joel 1 Martin, M nephews a nni. d ham Froomberg. Ros nic a Fox. a cousir pieces of jewelry, and to Rosa a portion of the Bernal rancho. The residue of the estate is dev “har- lotte G. Keilus, wife of Ch Keilu an adopted daughter. Mrs. Keilus 1 l‘:lm‘r(l as executrix, to serve without bond on for letters of administration ate of the late Bella Barnett v by A. B. Barnett. De- valued at $10,000. Her Peter Abrahamson. her father; Josie, Fanny and Nanny Abra- amson and Ida Friedberg, her sisters, nd Benjamin Abrahamson, a brother. | upo wa r cedent’s estate | heirs law are Boland Wants Rehearing. A motion for a rehearing of the petitions of Public Administrator Boland and Mrs. Ella F. Murray for letters of administra- tion upon the estate of the late Almira S. Townsend will be argued before Judge Troutt next Friday. The Public Adminis- trator says the former hearing was ir- regular, that he was denied a fair trial that he has newly discovered evidence and that errors were committed by the court. Favor Early Closing. The retail shoe clerks held a meeting Wednesday night at 102 O'Farrell street | and appointed a committee to walt upon | employers to secure their signatures to the petition favoring the early closing of the shoe stores of this city. Many of the dealers are In sympathy with the move- Buddhist priests, | ment. | J Mariam Dreifus, | | certificate and medal for the exhibit the: | ton sufferers will take place in the grand | 1900, from Mr. Varney W. Gas] OVERFLOWS FOR OVER A MILE The Trinity Still Rising and Several Persons May Be Drowned. i Thirty-One Additional Bodies Found in Galveston by Men En- gaged in Removing Debris. > TEXAS RIVER P AlNE,S FORT WORTH, Tex.. Trinity River continued and Is fully thirty-five feet point. The overflow reaches out more than a mile, resembling a large lake, ana is from three to six feet deep. Much of the Cotton Belt Rallroad track has been carried aw The Cotton Belt station is surrounded with water three or four feet Sept to rise 28.—The all day high at this deep. and all business is sus- | pended temporarily, as trains cannot get | into the vards, or even within a mile of them. The waters have interfered with the running of trains and street cars in the city. Service on the north side street car lines has been abandoned It has been m vears since the waters of the Trinity stage. As Vet no loss of life has been reported, but it is feared that possibly some people have perished helow city in the Trin- ity River bottoms by the unprecedented overflow | Fav reached such a high The people below here were not notified | of the gi t_rise, as the w e at this | point. The damage to farms along the | river will be very great loss will reach $100,000. Last night the water around the water works station was three feet deep. If the | flood continues to rise damage to the water works cannot be averted. The family of Superintendent Samuel Evans was saved from the swollen stream by friends who went to them in a row and possibly the boat. GALVESTON. Sept. 28.—To-day 2200 men were employed o 1d ¢ ring the streets of de- gposing of dead bodies from the Thirty-one bodies were found, making a total of 2311 so far known to have been recovered IN AID OF THE FUND. Concert to Be Given To-Night in the Ferry Building. The band concert in aid of the Galves- nave of the ferr; depot to-night The bands of the United States steamers Towa and Pensacola have been secured and a most elaborate programme prepared. "Harbor Commissioners Kilburn, Harney and Herold have wnrk(—_rl unceasingly on the proposition and it will most assuredly prove a great success. The,admission to the concert is only 25 cents and that will give every one a chance to add his or her mite. The concert will be under the direc- tion of Professors Stanton and Gomez and the programme will be as follows: “Star-spangled Banner,” Pensacol, bands; overtire, “Orpheus’ (Offenbach), and Pensacola bands: grand selection, -The Frincess of Trebizonde'' (Offenbach), Pensa- cola band; waltz, “Die Hydropater” (Gungl), Pensacola and Iowa band: grand selection, “Nabucco' . (VerdD), Towa band: overture, Tambour des Garde” (Titl), Pensacola band: putrol, ~“The Blue and the Gray'" (Daiby), Towa band; grand selection, “'L | Lammermcor'’ (Donizetti), Pensacola a) nds; duet for cornets, selected, Messrs. and Pacheco of the Per easures of Matrimony march, Iowa and Pen- A Powerfu “It cured and and Io “ Fifteen years ago | had (Gungl), Emancipation Day Para sacola bands. | tration. The work of the State Rellef Commit- tee has grown so rapidly that it has been deemed advisable to appoint the following | new sub-committees: Cloak and Sult Houses—Armand Callleau, M. M. Lowenthal, Albert Muller. Confectioners—Frank Maskey, Haas, J. Seidl lés—T. H. B. Varney, John W. Leavitt, C._ M. Christoffer. Carpenters and Builders—Jeremiah Mahoney, uel H. Kent, H. C. Robinson. pound of cure, | take the well. Paine’s Celery Com George W. ADVERTISEMENTS. GELERY GOMPOUND PRI A ARG | 1 = - I Remedy for Disease. me of old chronic diseases nervous prostration.” Mr. J. B. Potter, Centerville, R. I., writes Sept. 15: to give up business on account of poor health. | was suffering from a number of old chronic diseases and had complete nervous pros= In 1891 I commenced taking Paine’s Celery Compound and soon found that | was getting the better of my complaints. was restored to good health. Believing that an ounce of prevention is worth a I continued using it until | Compound in the spring and fall, and it keeps me pound has made almost a new man of me, and | have gained twenty=eight pounds of good, solid flesh and blood, thanks to its use.” Contractors—J. W. McDonald, Harry N. Gray, T, E. Treac: Laundries—W. J. BIggY, Electric Laundry Company, La Grande Laundry. | Butchers—Katz & Sons, R. T. Baccus, A. De- | courtieux. | Music Dealers—Byron Mauzy, Benj. A. Cur- | taz, S. S. Hockett | Fish Dealers—Erland Dryselius, A. Guistl, | Antonlo Billant! Dry and Fancy Goods (retai)—Benjamin Newman, C. Curtin, David Livingston. | Capitalists and Estates—H. H. Taylor, Samuel | igelow, F. W. Zeile. The following additional subscriptions have been reported by the State Relief Committee: Felton Red Cross Soclety.......... Golden Gate Lodze No. 139, 1. 6. 0. B Committee on hardwood lumber dealers: Waterhouse & Les Big Dipper Mining . Mre, Amelta A. Waterhouse. Tayicr & Spotswood Co Lioyd-Scovel Tron Co. Bolander, Perkins & C 1. 8. Van Winkle & Co. ‘White Bros.. THE GREAT DA Santa Cruz Will Present a Brilliant Scene. $10 00 10 00 Take note of the delightful days we are now enjoying and then fancy what a su- premely delightful experience the excur: stonists to Santa Cruz will have to-mor- | row. Neither cold nor oppressively warm, | the conditions are absolutely perfect, and Holt Broe. Co.. | the season on the beach and elsewhere in ApEL campritte that interesting little city was never more e ialer inviting. Santa Cruz is prepared to give The Coionial rty welcome to all, and Santa Cruz Richelieu ... nothing by halve & C. Stewart The suggestion is again offered to all he Plymouth ... vho intend going that it will save a great The Bella Vista . deal of annoyance to secure tickets be- The Crocker fore Sunday morning, which can be done The Oliver Market the Southern Pa- “The Witmot ... city to-day and to- mMorrew. and about five or This means ds wo dollars for the round trip, X hours at the beach. s outing among_the Committee 'on hay and grain dealers Smith & Son .. M. Joost e a ! Peters & Cowls ... most attractive scenes in all the West Smith, Purcell & Co. at a_cost of but little more than a cent E. Algeltinger 2 mile traveling. The world is surely A. N. Grant . better for privileges and experiences of | this kind. Total .. e Wm. H. Menton will be in command, as Previously acknowledged . usual, and can be seen at his office at noontime by any who may wish to make Totsl ito_Gete | inquirie he time of departure is 7:i5 {a. m. from the ferry depot, foot of Mar- ket street T Denied the Writ. The Supreme Court yesterday denied the application for a writ of prohibition. filed by Attorneys Heller and Powers in behalf GREAT SUCCESS FOR THE [ STATE OF CALIFORNIA!! JOHN WIELAND BREWERY EA | of I. W. Hellman Jr. and Willlam Gisel- | TRADS, | man, charged with contempt by Judge The John Wieland Brewery of San| Troutt. On September 2 an order was | Francisco, brewers of the well-known | made by Judge Troutt in the estate of | <3 vine-sed didor . N " | Willlam C. Piper directing the executors Wielan®'s Extra Pale Lager, have just | Willlam G, Typer Qlrecting the Sxecutors received advice under date of August 28 ill, secr tary of the California Paris Exposition Commission of 1900, that the International Jury of Awards have awarded them a | and Denton C. Piper, legatees lowing day I. W. Helln ing the Union Trust C: liam Giselman asked the couri for sixiy days’ time in which to pay the amount and they were cited by Judge Troutt to appear and show cause why they should not be adjudged guilty of contempt. The writ was filed yesterday and within half The fol- an Jr., represent- mpany, and made at_the Paris Bxposition “Wieland's Extra Pale Lager. This announcement 18 one that not alone | of their A The Btate of Califaone | an hour after it was presented to the e Drew ey Dt e e on Gallfornia | gurt a decision was rendered denying it. gives to a very popular California indus- try an international reputation, The John | Wieland Brewery is known as the largest | brewery west of the Rocky Mountains, American Army and Navy Heroes. We are In receipt of a very handsome pack The award was based on purity and fla- | of playing cards from the Anheuser-Busch vor, and when it is considered that this | Brewing Ass'n, St. Lou which depicts { enterprising company was entered in this | the likenesses of our army and navy heroes exposition against competitors from the | entire world—Europe as well as America— their success is gratifying in the extreme. Failed to Read Her Own Fate. Mme. Lenemar, “fortune-teller by the on each face card, the designs being entirely new and superior to anything heretofore at- temyted. cards are full size and highest quality. The cards are packed in a substan- tial leatherette case colored to match the backs. The regular retail price of cards of this qual- ity is 60 cents a pack, but by reason of the extraordinarily large s > . Guantity the Anheuser- planets,” failed to read hey own fate and | 5 Leople have prepared, ‘they are enabled died during last Thursday night without | tg sell them at 2 cents a pack and prepay the faintest suspicion of the approach of | postage. In remitting, send either money. death. She was 6) vears old and known | stamps, postal note or exoress order and ad- in private life as Mrs. Black, the widow | dress Malt- ine Dept., Anheuser-Busea of a mining man of Virginia City, Nev., | Brewing Louis, Mo, Siege Battery Will Return. Siege Battery O, Seventh Artillery, with its heavy ordnance, is not to remain on this coast, as was expected. The battery has been ordered back to Fort Riley, Kansas, by the War Department. Private Willlam H. Meeth, Company H, Forty-second Infantry, dled at the gen- eral hospital vesterday. S S Attorney Josselyn Acquitted. The case against Warren B. Josselyn, attorney from Santa Cruz, charged by Nina Cadoman, 2111 Pine street, with ob- taining $200 from her by false pretenses, was dismissed by Judge Conlan yesterday. The Judge heid that the evidence of the complaining witness was uncorroboratad, who died several years ago. eon Leland found that y abscess of the liver. —_— gl The Californfa Northwestern Railway will run an excursion to Ukiah Sunday, September 30, Each ticket insures a seat, as none will be sold In excess of the num: ber provided. Fare for round trip $2.u0. Leave Tiburon ferry 8:30 a. m.; Ukiah § p. m. Tickets now on sale at 650 Market l“"“ (Chronicle bldg) and at T|bur:m erry. Morgue Sur- eath was caused e ——————— CENTREVILLE, Mich., Sept. 28.—Wolr Bros.' bank was robbed last night of $10,000. The thicves blew the vault open with dynamite, The bank was insured in the Bankers' Mutual Casvalty Company of Des Moines for $10,000 t loss by burglars or fire Wil- | STATEMENT STATEMENT —OF THE— —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS | CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— ‘ —~OF THE— PENNSYLVANIA FIRE UNIOCN INSURANCE COMPANY | INSURANCE COMPANY F PHILADELPHIA. IN THE STATE OF | Pennsylvania, on the 3ist day of Decem- | () F PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF ber, A. D, 169, and for the year ending on Pennsylvania, on the Sis¢ day of Decem- that day, made to the Insurance Com: ber. A. D. 1399, and for the year ending on sioner of the State of California, Pursuant to | that day., as made to the Insurance Commis- the Provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the | sioner of the State of ¢ rota, Pu Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- | the Provisions of Sections 610 and 811 of the nished by the Commissioner: | Political Code, condensed as per blank fur- CAPITAL. nished by the Commissioner CAPITAL. Capital Stock, patd up tn Amount of Cash . 3200,000 ABSETS. Real Estate owned by Company. 500 00 ASSETS. Loans on Bonds and Mortgages..._... 719,900 00 | Real Estate owned by Company. $160.000 00 Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Loans on Bonds and Mortgages 3,900 00 Bonds owned by Company. . 3,615,000 00 | Cash Market Value of all Stoc! na Amount of Loans secured by pledge | _Bands owned by Company - TS of Bonds, Stocks and other market- | Cash in Company’s Office. 1,435 22 collateral | Cash in Banks eeen 23,912 64 Cash in Company's Office. | Interest due and accrued on all Stocks Cash In Banks......... S and Loans a1 68 Interest due and accrued Interest due and accrued on Bonds and Stocks and Loans............... i - . < 150 00 Interest due and accrued on Bonds | Premiums in due Course of Collection. 58.275 70 And MOTtRAReS ...........oo..... e Premiums in due Course of Collec- 1,120 $3 tion . 10,513 87 Due from perpetual Insurance on Total Assets building - a0 LIABILITIES. Total Assets 551,334 18 Losses adjusted and unpald..._....... G064 LIABILITTES Losses in process o ustment or | Losses adjusted and unpaid.. 0,651 55 J in Suspense ........ AT 164,954 85 | }‘,'.. - !njg(hoaii ¢ Adjustme: 3 Losses resisted. including sxpenses.. 9.363 78 | “Suepense 3 g 26,473 88 oo nremting on’ Five Ridss. rou Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less. $1,520,209 48: ning ome year or less, $138,749 §2; re- reinsurance 50 per cent............... 760,104 74 insurance : T T TR | Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- Gross premiums on Fire Risks runni | ning more than one year. $1,485,- more than one vear. $19 842 §7: reinsurance pro rata........ 796,122 56 <urs o | Amount reciaimabie by the msired Atnount seclatmante by t ey on perpetual fire insurance policles 840,018 57 | *Derpatual fire 33,592 54 | All other demands against the Com- Al other deman pany .. 4.000 00 | “pany . = 12,091 15 Total Liabllities INCOME. actually received for Fire Total Liabtlities recetved Net cash actually premiums for Fire Net ea 51,648,619 68 | | Received for interest on Bonds and | “Mortgages ... S . #02@ 4| Mortgages : | Received for interest and dividends | Received for interest and dividends on | on Bonds. Sto Loans and from | Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all | _all other scurces 150,354 14 | _other sources g 17285 75 Recetved for Rents 8,170 3§ | Received for Rents 5 Total Income Total Income ... EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (in- EXPENDITURES, Net amount paid for Fire Losses a cluding $34.807 4, losses of previous Dividends to Stockholders... .. Sotne ¥ e etk A | Pald or allowed for Commisston or Dividends to Stockholders 12000 00 tharges for officers. clerks, ste Pald for Salaries. Fees and other Paid for State, National and Local s g o B All other payments and expendttures e T . T | All other payments and expendi Total Expenditures . Total Expenditure | Losses Fire . Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks. | Premiums. year, incurred during the $1.251,169 51 | ncurred during the year. fire. $188.418 51 Fire Risk: Premius Net amount of Risks| Net_amount of Risks | written during the| written during the { o | $215,831.929 | $2,106,936 3¢ Year ........ $30,590,558 | $318.3%8 78 of Net amount of Risks | expired during the| expired during the | year .1 207.479,9m ! 1.967,731 48 | year ..... 29,391,925 | 294,205 59 Net a Net amount fn fores December 31, 1899 334.685.614 | 3,008,152 35 | _December 31, 1508 37,759,095 | 396,346 10 R. DALE BENSON, President. | 7 C. 8. HOLLINSHEAD, President. W. GARDNER CROWELL, Secretary. | E. R DANNELS, Secretary { Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 17th day of January, 1900. THOS. J. HUNT, Commissioner for California at Philadelphia. PACIFIC COAST DEP'T, 510 California St. T. EDWARD POPE, Manager. R. W. OSBORN, Assistant Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 2em 1500, day of_January MA D. YOUNG, Notary Publle. PACIFIC COAST DEP'T, 510 California St. T. EDWARD POPE, Manager. R. W. OSBORN, Assistant Manager,