The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, November 15, 1900, Page 5

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1900. ADVERTISEMENTS. The Conqueror 0 Catarrhal years, Keer «“I ectures on Chronic treat'se on catarrhal diseases. and it is the one true cure for all such troubles. Pe-ru-na on hand this winter, you will not need the doctor. F Diseases. 'OME people can’t un- derstand why Pe-ru- | na, being a catarrhal rem- edy, cures [ Lung Troubles Colds Bronchitis Grip l Pharyngitis Consumption | Throat Troubles Asthma | Ozena Pleurisy At A S e in dridge street, Mr. Reynolds said, is | largely surrounded by Russian and Polish well as stomach disorders and con- gestion of any nature. | i This is why. Each of these dis- eases called by its proper name is ca- | tarrh, or inflammation of the organ affected — and Pe-ru-na is a rem- edy for catarrh in any part of the | section in private apartments. That’s all. It very simple when you think of the deli- | cate membrane which lines the entire body body. is and how easy it is for this come inflamed, weakened | membrane to be- and sore, and how easy it is for Pe-ru-na toreach | and cure it. It has been | used successfully for 40 | If you Catarrh,”’ is a complete | It treats of every | phase and variety of summer catarrh, winter catarrh, and the catarrhal affections peculiar to women. This book contains ninety-five pages, is instructively illusirated, and will be found very useful in the fam- Sent free to any address by The Peruna Medi- ily. cine Co., Columbus, Ohio. PROBABLY THE Noah Raby and Mrs. Century Mark ¥ar Behind. Special Dispatch to The Call. Nov. 14.—Noah Raby, an se of Piscataway id, N. J., is be the oldest man e world. He has an inmate of the ed with ever he rest upon which he con- everal more ELECTRIC SEAL CAPES — an elegant cape in every particular —made of fine whole skins—yoke is of Per- ( sian lamb. This cape is beautifully lined with satin and is finished with two seal heads and four tails. Electric seal looks and wears like sealskin and is in great favor this season. .$22.50 $25.00 14 inch 16 inch 18 inch 20 inch . Fashion book mailed | free, H.Liebes | & Company 1NCOREORATED 133-137 Pos'gtirt t | i ( ) OLDEST PEOPLE IN. THE WORLD Hollifield Have Left dozing in a large high-back rocker, where | be always sleeps. He never goes to bed, fearing a rush of blood to his head might | prove fatal. He is almost totally blind, | but is in full possession of his other fac- ultiessand seems to enjoy life. “Uncle Noah smokes almost inces- santly. On pleasant days in the summer | | months he gropes his way about the door yard and mingles with the male inmates. | Ilis thin gray, almost snow-white hair and his bent figure denote his great age, though his muscles are firm and he ap- pears quite active. He has a remarkably clear intellect and bis mind is retentive. Mr. Raby extended bis hand in cordial greeting. His grip was | firm and testified to the vigor which his | splendid constitution has ailowed him to | retain so long. “I never married,” sald Uncle Noah, as Le knocked the ashes out of his pipe.” * was in love once, but I was too bashful to press my suit and I lost her.” “Uncle Noah” said that he had smoked for nearly 120 years and had been fond of liquor at the same period. He referred | to the recent election, but sald he had not | voted because he had not been able to, pay | poll tax. He belonged to the Jacksonian Femocracy and had voted that ticket ever since the organization of the Democrhtic party. Being unable to read he had not ‘kem posted in late years and had taken little interest in political affairs. CHARLOTTE, N. C., Nov. 14—Mrs. | Nancy Hollifleld, who may be the oldest | woman in the world, is very ill at her| home. She has experienced nn]f' a few | days of {liness during her long life. Her sense of hearing, as well as that of sight, Liave not been impaired with her advan- years. Mrs. Hollifield does not know her exact age, but relates incidents in her life which took place more than a century ago. Her mind is still clear. The oldest in- habitants say that Mrs. Hollifield was an old woman when they first remembered her and they all agree that she must be | about 117 years old. STAMPS REQUIRED ON ASSIGNMENT OF MORTGAGE | Ruling of the Commissioner of Inter- | nal Revenue on a Peculiar Question. ! WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The Commis- | sioner of Internai Revenue, in reply to an inquiry from New k as to whether “revenue stamps are required upoh an as signment of a mortgage, executed and de. livered subsequent to July 1, 1898, the mortgage having been recefved and issued to that date and therefore not tax- has rendered a decision to the effect ‘a tax accrued on everv assignment | of a mortgage based upon the amount of | money remaining secured thereby; on a | lease based upon the unexoired term; on a policy of life Insurance based upon the amount of insurance remaining in force under the assignment; on a fire, marine and casualty insurance policy based upon the unearned premium. Assaulted a Letter-Carrier. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The first in- fraction of the postal laws under the American regime in Porto Rico is report- ed in a cablegram to the Postoffice De- partment gteceived from Inspector in Charge Leatherman, in Juan, an- nouncing the arrest of Antonio Quinno- nes for assaulting Letter Carrier Jose Ma- Jor with intent to rob. The assault oc- curred last Monday. The carrier probab'y will die. Quinnones has been held under $6000 bonds to the Grand Jury. raat 2y Havana’'s New Postmaster. WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The Postmas- ter General has designated Postoffice In- spector John R. Harris, now Postmaster at Havana, as acting Director General of Posts in Cuba, pending the absence of DI- rector Fosnes, who is conval- New York from y‘:llov fever escing in and_pneumonia. from the Bt. Louls ai \AHBI | rooms “are | compelling the removal of the workers to |in the sweatshops. | antee against the place of manufacture. | Transport Line | the rate of 1000 per day from all countries TRATION LAY 5 INADEDUATE Testimony of Thomas Rixey Before Industrial Com- mission. Four-Fifths of the Garment Making of New York Reported to Be Done in Sweat Shops. A A WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Thomas B. Rixey, Labor Commissioner of Missouri, appeared before the Industrial Commis- sion to-day. He gave a detailed account of the St. Louis streetcar strike of last summer and said the reason he had not invoked the State Arbitration Commission for the settlement of the strike was be- the law was inadequate. He advo- compulsory arbitration. James B. Reynolds, héad worker of the university settlement of New York, testi- the redemption of the slums of Jews and by Roumanians, but he thought these were being graduaily crowded out by the Italians, as the rmans were earlier by the Jews and the Irish by the Germans. He said that the children of the quarter manifest a disposition to be- come ashamed of their parents and not all of them were disposed to adopt the trades of their fathers. Mr. Reynolds also contributed consider- able Information concerning the sweat- shops of the east side. He sald that gar- ment making is pursued largely in that He attri- buted several recent failures of Jarge es- tablishments to the sweatshop competi- tion. He had investigated an instance of 125 workmen, four of whom were working regularly twenty hours per day, six of them eighteen hours and others less time, ranging down to ten hours per day. In cases of long hours the wages were not increased com- mensurately with the time put in by the workers. In many cases the work- used as sleeping apartments and a large percentage of the quarters are in unsanitary condition. The witness said the force of inspectors under the State la inadequate and that there had n complaint against the too-strict en- orcement of the law by the danger of other States. Mr. Reynolds said that there was much typhus fever and also much tuberculosis Garments were often thrown upon the dirty floors and when Governor Roosevelt, who investigated the subject, visited the quarter he found goods stored in a back room occupled by a man in the last stages of tuberculosis. The witness expressed the opinion that four- fifths of the garment work in New York is done in_the sweatshops. An establish- ment on Fifth avenue was as apt to em- ploy these agencies as places elsewhere and the style of a garment was no guar- ‘Will Not Consolidate. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—James A. Wright, second vice president of the International Navigation Company, better known as the | American line, denied to-day that there | was any truth in the rumor tnat his com- pany is to_consolidate with the Atlantic President Baker of the Atlantic Transport Line made a similar emphatic denial. s S S Influx of Immigrants. NEW YORK, Nov. l4—According to Commissioner of Immigration Fitchie im- | migrants have arrived in this country at since July last. ARRESTED FOR TAKING PICTURES Two Young Americans Get Into Trouble in Japan. T YOKOHAMA, Nov. 2 (via Victoria, B. C., Nov. 14).—The perlls accompanying the use of kodaks by foreigners in Japan as well as the advantage of belonging to the Harvard Club of this empire were | amusingly illustrated by a recent incident, Among the first telegrams received by Baron Kaneko, the newly appointed Min- ister of Justice, on his accession to office was one from Shimonosekl announcing that two young men named Burden and | Winthrop, belonging to Boston families of the highest respectability, had been ar- rested while in the act of taking photo- graphs in the vicinity of the fortifications there, and asking for instructions as to what should be done with them. The Minister of Justice, who as president of the Harvard Club had only a few even- ings before entertained the Bostonians at dinner at the club and could therefore vouch for their not being foreign sples, at once wired orders for their immediate re- leage. %’Ehe new Ministry is looked upon with the greatest interest and favor by the for- elgners, as it is without doubt far more favorably disposed toward the latter than any which has been in power for some years past. | 000 The new regulations of the Home De- partment in regard to the management of the social evil and famous ‘'Yoshiwaras' is having such extraordinary and unex- gecled effect that it is confidently pre- icted that this peculiar feature of Jap- anese life will soon disappear from the larger cities. STRONG EVIDENCE IN FAYOR OF BEGEROW Witnesses Testify That the Alviso Constable Killed Cech and Ber- ger to Save His Own Life. AR SRS Special Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Nov. 14.—Strong testimony was given for the defense to-day at the trial of Frederick Begerow for the mur- der of Joseph Cech. The defendant went on the stand and told of the killing, claim- ing to have shot in self defense. The first witness was George Smith, krown as “‘Bismarck,” over whose arrest the killing occurred. This was the first time his testimony was given in the case, as he could not be found at the first trial. A few days ago he was arrested in San Francisco and brought here on a bench warrant. He testified to his arrest by Begerow, and claimed the Constable was in a quarrelsome mood. When Beg- erow started off with him he called to Cech and Berger, who asked the officer o release him. “‘Bismarck’ denied that he it the Constable. He did not see the !h‘m“n{ifl John Maloney testified that he saw Cech and Berger take “Bismarck'® away from Begerow and_strike the officer. ~ After some words Begerow shot the man. He sald the first shot was fired in the air. Tom Stone gave similar evidence. A num- ber of witnesses were introduced, who testified to Begerow's good character, Leo Maloney, a l4-year-old boy, was strong witness for the defense. Cech an e ‘] rom the Consgable and Cech knocked Band. Fhe & owing e two men foll Begerow. lw.&m the of- 2“::- .Yru-ua tl and fired one shot into row_then took the stand in his own behalf " He Told of il he ineidamts ok POPULKTION F THE FAR NOATH Director of Census Returns to Washington With Figures. e Indians in District Between Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers the Most Destitute Persons on the Continent. i s WASHINGTON, Nov. 14—The Census Bureau recently completed the enumera- tion of the District of Alaska. The sched- ules have been received at the office and are now in process of tabulation. Tho Director of the Census to-day gave out the foliowing statement with reference to the work in the Territory: “Samuel C. Dunham, who had charge of the work in the Northern District, re- turned to Washington a few days ago and submitted his final report. He left Wash- ington on this work May 4, 1899. ““The native and mixed population of the Northern District of Alaska is 12,652. The most populous district with respect to the native population is the country lying be- tween the mouth of the Yukon and the Kuskokwim rivers and extending back from the coast 100 miles. Maurice John- son, the agent for this district, traveled over 2000 miles with a dog team during the winter and enumerated 3015 persons, all of whom were Indians. The Indians in this region are probably the most destitute gfople on the North American Continent. r. Johnson reports that from December 1 to March 15 he visited seventy-four in- terfor villages and during that time saw but three fires burning in the shacks. The poor creatures huddle together in their miserable dwellings during the long win- ter and subsist on frozen fish and a little seal oil, which they securg on the coast during the summer. The flir-bearing ani- mals, which formerly furnished them with natural clothing, are neariy extinct and they have been forced to adopt the white man’'s garb, and as their poverty prevents them from securing enough to cover their nakedness there is great suffering from the cold. The spiritual condition of these natives is no better than their physical, as the missionaries devote their attention to the more attractive fields in the gold regions and along the river, where their | work may be seen. “The Nome district is the most popu- lous in Northern Alaska. The enumera- tion showed a permanent white popula- tion on June 1 of 2074.. During the summer about 18,000 people landed'at Nome, about 2500 of those coming from Dawson. About 12,000 have returned to their homes in the States, leaving about 9000 people in the re- gion contiguous to Nome. It is probable that the population of the town of Nomc during the winter will be between 4000 and HEARING CLOSED IN YENGLING CASE Briefs in the Extradition Case Will Be Filed With the Commis- sioner on Saturday. NEW YORK, Nov. 4.—The extradition proceedings in the case of Frederick G. Yuengling, a son of the brewer, accused by the British authorities of having em- | bezzled £327 from the Lyon Brewing Com- pany of Rossland, B. C., was continued to-day. The accused was questioned con- cerning the consolidation of the Lyon Brewing Company and the Yuengllng Company, the abandonment of one of the breweries and certain checks which were deposited in tho bank. The prisoner an- swered all questions without hesitation. This closed the testimony. Briefs will be submitted to the Commissioner on Satur- day morning, when the case will be called for the last time. —_— WHTERING O ARID WASTES Plans to Be Discussed at the Irrigation Con- vention. S ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—Two impor- tant subjects to be discussed by the Irri- gation Convention at Clicago next week, and to be urged upon Congress this ses- sion for appropriation, are projects for the irrigation of the arld lands of the Milk River Valley in Montana &nd for fin- ishing a big reservoir plant for the Pima and Maricopa connections in the Gila re- glon in Arizona. The first project is cal- culated to cost about two million dollars altogether. Already the summits of tha Rockies adjacent to the Canadian border have been surveyed to ascertain the area lrlbu!ar{ to this point of diversion of water. It s stated that probably half a million acres of the arid lands in the Milk River Valley will be reached if the project is executed, It is proposed to bulld a canal beginning at St. Marys River, carrying the water into the mnorth fork and subsequently the south fork of Milk River and out on the plaing to the cast. Among other things it is claimed the building up of an ricultural country will furnish feed to winter cattle that now frequently die by thousands in cold seasons. The National Irrigation Congress will likely ask an appropriation of about $250,~ to. in the work. In the Arizona pro- ject it is_proposed to build about fifty miles up the river by the present reserva- tion a reservolr costing in the neighbor- hood of $1,500,000, which will supply not only these once prosperous but now dis- tressed Indians, but as well a large area of public lands calculated to pay the cost of the entire project. + + the day, leading up to the shooting. He haa “Paced lggismuck" Ondes Sirent Cech and Berger took the prisoner away from him. They beat him on the face and threatened to kill him. He tried to get out of their way, but could not. The men roughly used him, blacking his eye and skinning his face.’ He told them he was an officer and warned them to desist. A club he tried to use was taken away. He finally got away a few feet and ordered them' to stop, drawing his revolver. The command to Stop was repeated, and then he fired_one shot into the air to warn them. They kept coming for him and he shot them In self defense. The bloody clothing worn by Begerow that uir. was introduced in evidence to 2now the rough treatment he had re- cefved. SAN JOSEANS PLANNING FOR FLORAL CARNIVAL How President McKinley Will Be ‘Welcomed in the Garden Ci SAN JOSE, Nov. 14.—A project is on foot to hold a floral carnival in San Jose next April when President McKinley vis- its California. The business men and citizens are in favor of the plan, and Mayor Martin has expressed a willingness to ¢all a meeting to arrange for a celebra~ tion. and county will flowers in this cit. be“i‘é t:;r best in_April and a monster floral carnival would be a fitting tion to the President, who, it is not doubted, T vl B8, SO0t e, ot (honan com] ousant of vllllgl‘l would be attracted to Jose, allind do i pal Convocation. SANTA CRUZ, Nov. 14.—The Episcopal Convocation of San Jose, including all the Episcopal churches in Santa Clara, San Benito, Santa Cruz, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties, is to meet at Cal- Vi scopal Church on Tuesday and w'finmu Bt next week, The session will commence with an address and dis- an'ru afternoon. In t.h" oV there ing on Wednesday mo: tion of mon. ! the Holy Communifon WANTS A VAL STATION AT GUAN Admiral Bradford Submits His Annual Re- port. Amount of Coal Consumed by the Navy Is Rapidly Increasing and More Coal Depots Are Needed. P SR ‘WASHINGTON, Nov. 14.—The report of Admiral Bradford, chief of the naval bu- reau of equipment, records unprecedent- edly large expenditures by cruising ships during the last fiscal year and the dis- bursements of large amounts for freight involved in the transportation of stores. Admiral Bradford sets forth the desira- bility of a naval station at Guam, empha- sizing the importance of the island as a naval base. He also recounts rapid im- provements in equipment work at the Ca- vite naval station and the completion of a steel cold storage house at Pago Pago, on the island of Tutuila, Samoa. A new float- ing drydock for the naval station at Al- glers, La., is to be completed by May, 1901 The amount of coal being consumed by the navy is increasing year by year, and its cost last year averaged nearly $2 a ton more than during the fiscal year of 1898. Admiral Bradford again renews his rec- ommendations for new naval coal depots. The bureau recommends the installation of the Marconi system of wireless telegra- phy on board of several ships of the navy, provided it can be done at a reasonable cost. Experiments in this system of sig- naling have proven successful in the main in the trials made by ships of the North Atlantic squadron, although quite a serious defect has been discovered. In the event that two vessels using the sys- tem should attempt to signal a single port or vessel simultaneously the receiving sta- tion or ship is found to be unable to dis- tinguish between the messages sent to it. The report says that the suryey by the United States steamer Nero for a trans- Pacific submaririe telegraph cable between Honolulu and the Philippines was most successfully accomplished and that a sat- isfaetory route for an all-American cable to connect the Pacific Coast with the out- lying colonial possessions of the United States in the Pacific and with China and Japan has been discovered, thoroughly ex- plored, surveyed and mapped. The bu- reau is now ready to lay the cable at any time. The attention of the department is called to the necessity of a survey of the West- ern Pacific Ocean. Many reported ‘“‘dan- ger spots’’ appear on the charts whose ab- solute danger is doubtful, thus giving rise to a great deal of uncalled for solicitude among navigators. Two parties were sent to the field by the Naval Observatory to witness the total eclipse of the sun on May 28, 1900. The result, says Admiral Bradford, was, as a whole, successful, there being, however, some failures with minor instruments. Attention is called to the fact that an- other total eclipse of the sun will occur May 17, 1901, which will be remarkable on account of the long duration of the total- ity and of the high altitude of the sun. An estimate to enable the observatory to send an expedition to witness this eclipse will be submitted. Priest Killed by a Car. NEW YORK, Nov. 14.—The Rev. Father John E. Barry of St. John's Cathollc Church, Concord, N. H., was struck aud instantly killed by a Broadway car this afternoon in front of the Astor House. | Father Bar was in company with | Father E. cCallahan of Concord and Father G. W. Murphy of Portland, Maine. The motorman and conductor were ar- rested. STRONE WILLIG TOSTAND TRIAL Cripple Creek Mining Man Returns to Colo- rado. ———— COLORADO SPRINGS, Nov. 4.—Sam- uel Strong, a prominent Cripple Creek mining man, has arrived home from his European tour and announces his readi- néss to face the charges recently brought against him in connection with the de- structive explosion which occurred at the Strong mine in Victor six years ago. The Strong shaft house, ore house and ma- chinery were blown up May 25, 1894. The explosion was one of the sensational inci- dents of the “Bull Hill” war when the miners of the Cripple Creek district were on strike and hundreds ‘of Deputy Sheriffs were enlisted and armed in Denver to op- pose the strikers. Robert J. Lyons, Nicholas Kelly and several other miners were tried, convicted and sentenced to long terms in the peni- tentiary for the Strong mine affair. Their innocence has since been shown and they | were pardoned. They have brought suit for $150,000 damages each against Mr. Strong. It is alleged in the complaint that Mr. Strong himself caused the explosion. He had agreed to sell the property to E. W. Giddings and Willlam Lennox. At the time of the explosion he had already re- celved $20000 as part payment for the roperty and a balance of $40,00 was due Pi & few days. It is claimed that he dis- covered the value of the property after he had sold it and that he expected that after the workings were destroyed by the ex- plosion the purchasers would fall to pay the balance due and the property would revert to hi e INSANITY TEE FLBA OF CLASRTS SLATER Counsel for Jesse T. Sutton Claims He Was Mentally Unbalanced ‘When He Slew Arbuckle’s Constable. e Special Dispatch to The Call. COLUSA, Nov. 14.—The trial of Jesse T. Sutton, charged with the murder of Con- stable John Clasby at Arbuckle on the first day of September, is occupying Judge Albery’s court this week. From the evidence it appears that Sutton, on ac- count of Clasby’'s reported attentions to Mrs. Sutton, quarreled with Clasby in the ‘American Hotel several weeks before the kil Revolvers were drawn and the interference of bystanders prevented trouble. On September 1 Sutton shot and killed Clasby. Sutton was standing in front of the Ar- buckle postoffice, and as Clasby passed by he stepped forward, exclaiming: ““Clas. by, you are a dead man,” and fired. Clas- by turned, picked up a stool and started towars tton, but fell forward into the drugstore door, where he expired without speaking a word. The bullet entered the left side of the body about five or six inches w the armpit and passed through the center of the heart. The attorneys for the defendant have entered a plea of temporary insanity and have introduced a number of Arbuckle's leading citizens to prove their claim. The case probably will g0 to the jury Friday. pabiind, o Set Fog Delays Liner’s Arrival. VANCOUVER, B. C., Nov. 14—The steamer Empress of China from Yoko- hama has lain outside the entrance to th's rt since 5 o’clock this morning, unab's m enter through the narrows on account rough the night. of a dense fog prevalil She will be m& ontside s are still on obliged _to th he, :Mrhhfi‘f:fi:n fog continues iy b THE EMPORIUM. Christmas Saturdays until 10: 30. RERRRRRRERERRERR X RERERRRRRRE complete assortment of colorings for street and and complete costumes. A GREAT CLOTHING SALE $125 to $L75 Durses, To-Day $1.10. An assorted lot of La- dies’ C ombination Purse and Card Cases, the balance of several lines of high grade— worth $1.25, $1.50 and $1.75—genuine seal and morocco, all calf lined, black and pretty colorings and beautifully finished; to be closed out on $110 50 dozen small table and tabourette covers, in the popular open-work effect comers; two sizes—14x14 inch and 16x16 inch—several patterns; are specially priced for to- day's selling—each. . ......... rth about one-half more. Sale Table Knives. 100 sets of silver-plated sterling Table Knives, the regular size, that our buyer chanced to secure at much less than their regular whole- sale price, are offered for Thursday while quantity lasts—set of 6. 68¢ Men’s Underwear 43c. We have been fortunate enough to secure an- other lot of that excellent fleece-lined Men's Underwear, that sold so rapidly in a previous sale, at a price which will enable us to offer them for Thursday only REREERERRERE R ¥ RERRERRRRRE R ER RS RRRRR R R RRIERREERRRERRR X X KRR R R R R R R R R R R iR R Ry R e | | | | This is a big Underwear Bargamn Telephone Pay station, main floor, off rotunda. ! RERERRERERER R X RRERRRERERE RERRERRRRERR R R RERRRRRRRRE nother of the Big Store’s Famous Silk Sales A large assortment of high-grade Novelty Silks, in lengths ranging from 6 to 25 yards, worth regularly $1.25, $1.35, $1.50 and $1.75 per yard; have been marked to close out to-day (Thursday), per yard. - In the lot will be found lace stripes, satin and corded stripes, and beautiful braided effects, in a Winter stock of several big New York manufacturers, at an average price of aboul 70c on the $1.00—new, fresh, slylish svils and overcoals for men and boys. ™ THE EMPORIUM. Tableaux. Have you seen gay Con:y Isiand, the marvelous mechanical Christmas Exhibit? Now on free exhibition in our Atiraction Hall, second Jloor. - Nothing like it ever seen in a d-partment store in America. The children simply go wild with delight, and for that matter, thz grown folks seem fo enjoy it hugely. 5pe i n daily 8 a.m. 1o 6 p. m.; ; 98¢ evening wear. The silks are suitable for waists AAAR AR A AAnARAanRAn in progress—Ralance of the $1.25 Curtains 98c. Only 60 pairs of them, all that the manu- facturer had in these patterns; there are two very pretty patterns, and the curtains are extra heavy lace, 334 yards long, 54 inches wide, worth at least $1.25 a pair; a snap 50c Music Folios 28c. To-day (Thursday) only, we offer our stock of soc Music Folios, vocal and instrumental collections, also folios of banjo, ma and guitar music, at the very special price, each. .. . 20c Pitchers lic. These prettily shaped American semi-por- (g celain 1-quart Milke Pitchers, that would be very cheap at 20c each; on jal sle to-da anly. ... 5 y e olin 28c $4 Opera Gloves $2. This price is for Jouvin & Cie. full arm-length Gloves in black, white and opera colors; we are closing out our entire stock of this fa- mous make of opera gloves at half price— $3.50 Gloves, ..$1.75 ..81.50 .$1.25 ..$1.00 Dress Lining Sale. An extra good 20c Skirt Lining, black satin finish stripe, full 33 inches wide, a small purchase of 450 yards only; on sle EMPORIY Golden Rule Bazaar. 'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST STORE WAAARRAAARR A ARRAAARRA R AR ARARAARAAAN @A AARRRALARARA AR AR AAARR AN A @ A AAA AR ARAA LR ARAAA Thursday, per yard Ladics’ Root Polish: ing stand, foot o stairs to ladies parlor OIL 1000 shares LION OIL CO.'S STOCK, which has just struck a big gusher in the Sunset District, Kern County, for sale at 75¢c. We have an option on this amount for a few days only. Will sell the whole block or any part of it. Apply James R. T. Mlershon, 0il, Land and Stock Broker, 537-538- 530 Parrott Building, San Francisco. OIL WHEN THANKSGIVING COMES among other things for which to be thank- ful, den’t forget the U. S. Laundry, which keeps your linen clean and makes you resentable among your fellow men. olled linen at a Thanksgiving dinner is absolutely inexcusable when you can hawe it thoroughly cleaned so cheaply at the UNITED STATES LAUNDRY Office 1004 Market Street Telephone—South 420, Oakland Office—82 San Pablo Ave. Opera = = - Glasses, Lorgnettes, AN ELEGANT SELECTION. Oculists’ prescriptions fllled. Factory premises. Quick repairing. Fhone, Main 10 OPTICIANS #p,,rocrAP". ;"‘"'Tn, 642 MARKET ST. INsTRuMENTS unoER cHromcie suiLoe. CATALOGUE FREE BAJA CALIFORNIA Damiana Bitters S A GREAT RESTORATIVE, INVIGORA- tor and Nervine. The most wonderful aphrodisiac and Special Sexual for awn.-.r.-andmm.) UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS ol Sus F ST. GALL. SWITZERLAN: 31st day of December, A. D. D. ON THE 1599, 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 Comemissioner. ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds y Company. Cash in Company's Office. Cash in Banks. Losses adjust: pal - Losses In process of Adjustment or in Suspense . Losses resisted, including Gross premtums on Fire ning one year or less, reingurance 5 per cent... Gross premiums on Fire Risks ru ning more than one year, $113,458 reinsurance pro Traté............. Commissiors and Brokerage due and to become due. All other demands . 2,441 91 Total Liabilities. 7,100 10 INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire premiums . us 2 Received for interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from al other scurces . Total Income. EXPENDITURES. amount paid for Fire Losses (In- $24,924 89, losses of previous charges Paid for taxes ... All other payments and expenditures. Total Expenditures. Stats LOSSES incurred during the year. Risks and Premiums. |Fire Risks.| Premiums, Net amount of Risks| the| ....| §69,940,900 | 359,540 43 written during year @.08,209 | 467,153 28 Net amount in force| December 31, 1899 47611490 | 490,299 39 SAML. F. WEED of Weed & Kennedy, United States Managers. Subscribed and sworn to before me. this 27th day of January, 1300. F._FISHBECK, Notary Publie. SYZ & CO., General Agents, 301 California Street. TONG PO CHY. Successor to Dr. LAI PO T graduate of Canton Med College, after a very success- ful practice of many years in China, has located ‘in San Francisco. The surprising and marvelous cures effected by his herbs demonstrate their potence and his skill. These herbs cure over 400 different Disease, Diabetes. Consump- tion, Asthma, Paralysts, Nerve, Cancers, Tumors, Blood. Male and Fe. male Maladles. All persons afflicted with any kind of malady whatsoever are invited to call. 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