The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 25, 1900, Page 4

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 25, 1900 CHOICES RUN WELL AT TANFORAN PARK Bangor Beaten by 15 to 1 Shot--—-Meeha- nus Finishes Ahead of a Fast Lot. '_I’HE CALL'S RACING FORM CHART Track good. TANFORAN PARK, MONDAY, DECEMBER 24.—Weather fine. 1534, FIRST RACIE Mile and o half; three-year-olds and up: purse, $400. : ———— Bet Op. HI Fin. | Jocke Dominick . Bullman x Horse, Age, Welght. Pst|St. Std \\’1 r hellars e pipe of peace Mile and an eighth; selling; three-year-olds and up; purse, $350. e the with th ng to smoke leface ND RACE |———— Betting —— Jockeys. | Op. HIL. Cl ¢ {(Po.| we, Age, Weight.|Pst > : 1 : burn ‘ 2 in ninick .| 52 M L ™ 3 3 O Connor 3 4 ‘ 4k 4% Mounce 10 ignt, 4 tE surke. 30 100 5 ¢ % 2 4. (ood start. Won first riving, Win uvior<Fannie Lyons. Coburn 1 & Campus imp o Cgn- Morine © Koenig sulked, then rafl & Scratched—Dona Plohn 95, HIRD RACE—Six furlongs; Owners' Handicay Po all ages; purse, $440. Weilght. | Pst|St Fin. | Jockeys. | 1% J. Martin...| 45 23 |Dominick ..| 4 4 4B ] J. Walsh 13-10 13-10 1-2 ¢ |3 Daly.. [ 85 Won first three driving. 1 nner, C. Hermoso first away, but failed to stay. with winn Walsh all at sea with day furnish a surprise. FOURTH RA One mile; all ages; purse, $350. [Po.] Index Horse, Age, Welght. [Pst/St. %. %. Str. Fin Pl =l 3 1 1n 13 11 14 2 23 1% 22 1 4 3 3% 25 _ VR 7 ek Ry W “Wood: |2 60 6 s mile, 1:43%. Good start, Won easily. Second and third by Hanover-Tolache. sed ch Telamon had the class and Fre an us 17 m Six and a half furlongs ids end up; Jockeys. Fin. l 'O’ Connor Mounce Bullmen Martin Howson .. Stuart 16, :30%; 916, 64¢, 1:21. Good start. Won easily. , H. L. Jones & Co.'s b, ¥ imp. Watercress-Headflower. big_chestnut wants @ billiard table to run over. just before March. £ 9. 19 22 | 81% 44 650 Track Gibraltar is Scratched—Dangerous Maid 94, too nd a half furlongs; selling; mares; 3-year-olds up; purse, $350. [—— Betting %. %. Str. P | Jockeys. |"Op. Hi CL PL 4h En 1% 13 |O'Conmor 65 13-10 65 12 11 11 2% 2% (W. Waid HEE s B €2 62 42 8n |Coburn 3 5 92 86 5h 3n 3% 4% [Martin 8 10 8 8 21 22 54 64 Dominic} 6 u 10 4 5 7% 634 €% [Mounce $§ 1B 1 in 8 73 174 |Howson , 0 15 1B 3% 41 8 8 |Dangman B W % 15 11-16, 1:09; 74f, 1:36%. Good start. Won easily. Second G. Blakeley's b. m. by Meddler-Little Lady II. Lady looked o form. Dolly likes a shorter route. Too far for Mocorito, Snips badly Twinkle Twink 103, Torsida 105, Mitten . BY E HE fortune hunters did not fare so E. MULHOLLAND. at Tanforan yesterday, as six choices ran uwn_\“ purses. The handicappers | »n a fast track, but it had | harrowed, and was far Otherwise all the condi- svorable for the weather was | summery and the crowd up to Bixth race—Seven furlongs; three-yvear-olds; 102 (1464)Danger's Maid. -102 1428 Wooster Boy.. 9 1456 Gold Or. Alice Dough'rty 9 (1489)Bathos . Montantc . 07 four of the h % 107 , thei Probable Winners. First race—Dr. Bernays, Malay, Prestidigi- AMATEUR 'BOXERS ARE TO PERFORM Shifty Young Fighters Are Scheduled to Battle for Trophies. Bully Smailham Joe Brodshaw. BILLY SNAILHAM AND JOE BRODSHAW, TWO CLEVER BOXERS, WHO ARE TO APPEAR IN THE FINAL EXHIBITION OF THE SAN FRAN- CISCO ATHLETIC CLUB. o | Tommy Nelson and Dave Hanley are to | g0 four rounds at 118 pounds; and Hank | Griffin, the hard-hitting Oakland heavy- | weight, is scheduled for a go with P. J. Maguire, a husky local boxer, The programmeé arranged by Alec Greg- HE local so-called amateur ath- letic clubs will close the eentury with a number of excellent box- ing exhibitions. To-morrow night the Bay City Athletic Club will present a good care at its clubrooms, 320 | Peng to be lying around, in a fash | bring one’s heart into one’s mouth. ! resistible gitt of mimicry. gains for the San Francisco Athletic Club Charles Witzel and *‘Spider” Joe Welch | bout lasting five rounds, the judges de-| . (Fries Vitel and “Spiaer® Joe Welch rounds; Frank Neil, the hard-hitting ban- | Jack O'Brien will meet in the ring at 120 | pounds; “Kid" Niel and “Kid"” Morris are | L e e e o i e e e e T BUSINESS MAN'S | DANCERS WATCH ALLEGED CRIME! A FATAL DUEL Charged With the Murder of a Missing Woman in Main SOUTH BERWICK, Me,, Dec. 24.—Fd- win H. Knight was arrested at his home at South Berwick Junction to-day on a warrant charging him with the murder of Mrs. Fannle Sprague at South Ber- | | wick last May. Mr. Knight is 41 years of age, a native erwick and a successful bu: The crime for which he was disclosed by the finding of dy of Fannie Sprague in Adjourn Christmas Eve Fes- tivities to View a Bpecial Dispatch to The Call. MAMARONECK, N. Y., Dec. 25.—Many Italian residents were at a Christmas dance last evening. At 2 o'clock this morning a young woman who accompa- nied Vito Naraglano to the dance refused to become partner for a waltz with Anton Dori. The rejected fellow became angered | | arrested the mutilat | | & and foilowed Naraglano and the young | woman about the fioor, making remarks | | standing was taken from the nine high- XY OF STARS AT THE ORPHEUM “At the White Horse Tavern” Draws Well at the California. GALA The big show of the year is on at the|szudience. The transformation scene is a Orpheum this week—the “‘Orpheum Road | thing of beauty and in it there are soma Show" by title, and about the best thing | 1:ovel features. that vaudeville can put up in size. All| but two turns on the bill are new, | the two holdovers are the chief attrac tions of last week's bill. Altogether the swellest song and dance an the programme is the performante of | California. “At the White Horse Tavern,” with its clean wit and neat fun, makes an espe- | cially fitting holiday offering for the patrons of the California. Last evenin i S ! tmas eve, the night managers al everus Shaffer, equilibrist. Shaffer Jug- | wons feny. Seand a colendid House to gles wilh ecannon-balls, lighted iamps<, | | ugh with the charming hostess and all oaken tables, washbowls, plates, as | Lhe merry guests of the tavern. The play is billed for the entire week, and with its -apable interpreters ought to draw well. There will be a speclal holiday matinee to-day. sistants, and any old furniture that hap- on to It a consummately clever performance, pectacular to the last degree. and bril- liant and interesting from start to finish. The artist in gravitation, for he is no less, was accorded an ovation at the close of his turn. Bertie TFowler is another top-notcher This clever young woman has a quite ir- As a haysec as Tenfant torrible, as the young mau very much out for the evening, as several Central. Belasco & Thall could hardly have se- lected a more taking piay than “The Heart of Maryland” as the opening at- traction for their new and commodious | theater. The play on each presentation receives enthusiastic greeting, for besides awakening the old war memories it pos- sesses many little points of nature that put the spectator in close touch with the cther characters In a large cast, Miss | P ; v > Fowler showy herself equally gitte, and | Eygxgsav-a’:}mmfi.,x‘amffié bo"a‘r:fhufbuarn!;e[ & e was most enthusiastically recalled. | remainder of the week. | Johnsor,' Davenpcrt ard leporelio do | some clever rough and tumble acrobatic work, -~ Jack Norwarth, as the “jailbird coon,” has a good show, and Mlle. Chris- tuna's dog, monkey and cat circus ad largely to the joys of living. The pictur Chutes. The Chutes has an attractive hollday esque side of the show is In the compe- | bill, the feature being a spectacular | Christmas production by a clever juventle Y re Wes- tent hands of Truly Shattuck and Louise | company. Other S9od numbers & Dresser, for there is not much besides it to either turn, though the Shattuck can | tan & Herbert, musical comedians; Rose Lee Tyler, soprano; Harry Braham, char- sing all around Miss Dresser. Miss Shat- tuck has two new songs, neither of acter impersonator; Irish singing comedians, and new comic us‘necial interest, but she sings them, without question, in a continually more moving pictures. competent fashion. Louise Dresser is an Fischer’s. extremely fetching young woman and has | At Fischer's Concert-house Cogill and with her two clever young darkies. Her Cooper's Comedians presented “My Uncle voice is forced, but of pleasant quality | where the production is natural. With a | bright comedy, “Tha Key of C,”" well pre- sented by Will Cressy and Blanche | Dayne, the notable holiday programme is audience. The afterpiece, presented by Ar- O'Farrell street, and on the following | entertainment is an excellent one. “Billy” | & n | spectacle entitled “A Fairy Godmother.” | evening the San Francisco Athletic Ciub | Snailham. who is looked upon as the i oiibe 0 AndL 1t 8 (eare to, S0 Ty | & mates wiiE be: gTvé YAy s > 4 erry McGovern of the Southside, is to | 3 Saae Ty | ™ adian Too Gregs and Billy Kelty will| 353 Dox Joe' Brodshaw. Thess ‘two | Tivoli Slymple. | BE ¥ youngsters put up a grand fight at | e 47 | 'The Olympia has an almost entirely new furnish the pyrotechnics at the Bay City | the last exhibition, and their return bout | ‘“Cinderella,’” the holiday attractlon | ..y is veek. It is good from beginning | Club. Both fighters fought before the club [ Will be watched with great interest by |at the Tivoli, has “eaught on,” and last| *% % mEFE, C0 0 FOO0 AA0 FOElCrn | at its last exhibition, and, after a fierce | Finggoers. | night the popular resort was crowded. | o e © T8 PO deon, Hadley and Everything went smoothly and encor: were frequent. The great “‘Carmen” bur- | Hart and Mae Edgerton. Anita La Mont is an old favorite, who has been specially Sue,” “Blushin’ Rosle,”” Ida Wyatt in her | cided it a draw. Clem Richards and Bobby 1 | Dick Rieger will meet at 118 pounds; Jack > e Sj & amaly o | Burrows are to box at 122 pounds; Charles | Archie and “Brick" Friel arg to {ry cons | mamsercd. and other . poptlar. featupes | 7848ed for the holiday season. | Hawley will box Harry Bowers four | clusions a second time; Jack Lundy and | such as the electric rls, “Sunflower | Bduard Strauss. Strauss, the “waltz wizard,” will begin 4 i “Kid" c the pussi, tem, s oty ponclusians il JEIA 0, fifhl at 133 pounds; Pete Coleman and | :‘rlfild:l}t‘eyb?;g-ég:st?g:e ?u'udly .;?pl,’ufi’ |a season at the California Theater next | Malone; Jack Hawkins and Joe Burns are | “Sailor” Sharkey at 135 pounds; and Mike | ed. All the principals, Ferris Hartman, | Sunday night. —He comes direct from | to fight at 185 pounds; “Fuzzie Little and | Curtain and Jack Nliles are to go four | Edward Wegb. lzl‘om Greene, Fred | Vienna with his orchestra of forty-six Pat Welch are to box at 12 pounds; rounds at 137 pounds, Kavanagh, Maude Willlams, Annie pleces. The sale of seats will begin to- | Myers, Mae Hill and Julie Cotte, seemed | morrow at the box office of the California to vie with each other to please the large | Theater. e e e s e ] CHANGES IN NATIONAL banquet of the division will be held in Social Hall, Alcazar bullding, Saturday GUARD MARKSMAN RULES eyening, December 2. Target Practice Under the 0ld Regu- Swedish Society Ball. lations Has Not Given Entire The coming festival of the Swedish Satisfaction. Singing Society promises to be an eventful Target practice and regulations for com- | affair. On New Year's eve the soclety will a - " give a_concert and ball at Turn Verein pany monthly hoots I e aitared at | Hall, 823 Turk street. Dancing will com- mence at § p. m. and continue all night. the annual executive meeting Of the Of- | e ————— ficers of the regiment held at the Califor- nia Hotel last evening. The newly applied regulation in regard to ranges of 200, 300 and 500 yards has proven successful, and with a few changes will remain. Hereto- fore a marksman shot an entire score of fifteen shots, five at each target. Now he must accomplish a satisfactory per cent on the 100-yard target before he is allowed In the medal awards percentage has been found to be too high, the gold bar being practically massacred at % per cent. The percentages will be reduced probably 10 per cent. eretofore there have been twelve com- pany shoots a year and the marksman's ADVERTISEMENTS. Young Mothers Stand in special need of help while the baby is m nursed, Dr. Pierce's Fa- vorite Prescription not only strengthens the woman for motherh and makes the birth hour practically painless, but it on which the child is fed. It soothes the neryes, encourages the appetite and rapidly restores the mother to ro- est. During the winter months much di: ficulty was encountered in holding shoots, Ahern & Patrick, | From Japan” last night to an immense | nold Grazler, Ethel Grazier and Blanche | Trelease, formed a pretty setting to the | increases the nutritive secretions | SICK HEADAGHE Posigively cored by these Little Pills. ; “They also relicve Distress from Dyspepsis, fndigestion and Too Hearty Eating, A per | fect remedy for Dizziness, Nausea, Drowsl. | ness, Bad Tastetn the Mouth, Coated Tongue Pain in the Side, TORPID LIVER. They | Regulate the Bowels . Purely Vegetable. | Senall Pill. Small Dose. Smaf? Price./ | | STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— CONTINENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY P NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF N York, on the iist day of December, A 1599, and for the year ending on that day made to the Insurance Commissioner o State of California. pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and €1l of the Political condeused as per blank furnished by the missioner: CAPITAL. Amount of capital stock, paid up ta cash ASSETS. Real Estate owned by company. | Loans on bonds and mortgages. Cash market value of all stocks bonds owned by company. Cash in company's offic Cash in banks . | Interest due and accrued on il stocks and loans .. 030 1 Interest due and accrued om bonds | ,and mortgages L3 & Premiums in due course of coilse- o e Bills recetvable, not maf for fire and ne risks Rents due and accrued. SSS—— Y Y LIABILITTES, Losses tn process of adjustment or ncluding expenses. Gross premiums on fire risks running one year or less, §2.344,097 62; re- Total assets 290,222 34,179 00 reinsurance pro rata Reserved for contingencies... % All other demands against the com- pany .. o serceree L9286 15 Total HADINHES woueeeeeneeneeeee.. $4.774,685 72 Net cash actually received for fire Received for interest on bouds and 13,878,073 39 4.4 55 on bonds, stocks, loans, and from 20l ‘other sources . Received for rents o= WXPENDITTURES, Net amount pald for fire losses (in- cluding $851.276 28, losses of vious vears) ‘ Dividends to stockholdes Paid_or allowed for comm brokerage .. | | Paid for salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, ete.... 320,361 53 Paid for State, national and local tator. = % Second race—Companion, Sham, Princess Ti- e very outset John Bullman on| tania | Bangor, the 1 to 2 favorite for the open- | Third race—Tord Chesterfield, Siiverado, Eva | ing m a half run, made a sad error | Mee. and was beaten. Dom- 5 to 1 shot, The Bobby, » mgke the running, and a drive at the end downed Locochee finished he prettiest finishes of the day e close of the mile and a fur- long run, Coburn on Owensboro plainly tfinishing Dominick astride Campus and 3 with the leg up on Morinel. r mare was expected to do the but O'Connor, instead of riding end, drew his whip and ran third hree head finish < a deal of speculation over the he owners' handicap at six fur- eory, from the stable of Dan clected as the favorite and, 1 by J. Walsh, finished third. the paddock, wher¢ he and led out by Mee- worth ran a disgustingly bad tured the mile run without much exertion. id ruled favorite and was finishing a lengtn before m Fuller ran as if his corns et looking dangerous known fact that True Blue hard track, which caused Headwater to take the x and a furlong_sprint. med horse never left the resalt bt, finishing at the stand eased up three lengths before True Blue. ar found the route too far, ikough osing of Pupil for show nonor: esome with O'Connor up w °d to win the closing seven { furlongs affair, which the mare ds down. In a drive Alas led out Weithoff for the place. Track Notes. likes a fag the suff p Twenty-one bookmakers cut In. O'Connor and J. Martin divided the sad- aie snors, each riding two winners. Hall, the well-known turfman, y Sunday night of consump- tion ick,” as he was known to all borsemen, owned many & good horse dur- ing his career, especially among the stee- plechase and hurdle division. In his younger days the deceased horseman rode jumpers himself, at which game he was 2 fair hand. Popular among all classes of turfgoers, his untimely end is deeply Tegretted After Lady Meddlesome had taken the last event she was bid up $300 over her entered selling price of $600, at which fig- uré Andy Blakely let the mare go to Jo Schorr. Following are to-day’s entries: --305 1486 Malay 105 96 1453 Boclalist 09 14%7 Gr Sachem. 105 1528 Alee .. fod 1456 St. Wood 108 (1535) Owensboro % (1467) Edgardo % A (1530) Prestidigitator Dr. Bernaye ond race—Five furiongs; maiden two-year- purse olds; 1412 Princ’e Titania 106 Slap Dash Sham .... Infra 105 100 Tola 1526 Litmus Third race—Shortcourse steeplechase; three- ar-olls and upward: Fourth race—One and a fourth miles; three- yeur-olds and upward; Christmas handicep: Sam Hildreth's good colt Telamon cap- | The last | in | Fourth race—Vesuvian, Advance Guard, Grey- | | fela. Fifth race—Canmore, Seide, Brutal. | Sixth race—Montanio, Wooster Boy, Tuthill. DAN JOHNSON’S POSITION. | Says He Cannot Act as President of the New League. ! CHICAGO, Dec. 2.—"1 cannot act as president of the American League No. 2,” | said Dan Johnson to-night, when discuss- ing the policy to be pursued toward the | | new organization. I will assist in the | new organization in every way possible, | for I think it will be a success and it has | good cities to draw from. We shall help | | wherever we can, but 1 cannot bind my- | self at the present unsettled condition of | affairs, With & new circuit in the Amer- | ican League I could not In justice to either | organization undertake more work. Be- sides, the complications likely to spring | up at any time may make this a busy | winter. But 1 have the kindest feeling | for the new promoters and will extend | any assistance possible at the organiza- tion session on Thursday.” President Johnson does not expect any | agreement to be reached with the Nation- al League, citing the case of McGraw and | Robinson as an almost insurmountable | barrier, but he thinks there will be only | individial attempts to steal players. REFEREE IS RELEASED, Barr's Opponent Held to Await the | | Grand Jury. | PHILADELPHIA, Dec. 24.—The Comner’ to-day investigated the death of Edward | Sanford, professionally known as Joe | Barr, who died in a hospital Saturday night after a boxing bout with Joseph Kerrigan at the Athletic Club of Philadel- hia. The jury rendered a verdict that anford's death was due to hemorrhage of | | the brain. Kerrigan was held to await the action of the Grand Jury. The ref- | eree, seconds and others arrested Satur- day night, were discharged. : — -y Results at New Orleans. NEW ORLPANS, La, Dec. 24.—Weather good; track fast. Summary: One mile, selling—Castine won, Eitholin sec- ond, Domadge third. —Time, 1:43%. Five furlongs, selling—Belle of Bigin won, St. Bluff second, Eilsie Dell third. Time, 1 Six furiongs, _selling—Lady y ' won, Diggs second, Kissick third. Time, 1:16, Handicap, one mile and seventy yards—Gen- eral Mart Gary won, Annoy second, Alex third. Time, 1:47%. Six’ furlongs, selling—Sackatuck won, Barly Bird second, Mordelmo third. Time, 1:16. Five furiongs, selling™Ep won, Educate sec- ond, Syncopated Sandy third. Time, 1:08%. —_— Cantrell Knocked Out. PARIS, Dec. 2%, 5 a. m.—A boxing mateh at the Hippodrome yesterday between George Golwin and Ted Cantrell, for 5000 francs, resulted In the defeat of Cantrell, who was knocked out at the conclusion of the second round by a blow under the heart. The Police Commissloner, who was present, announced that he would take proceedings against the pugilists. i B e ‘Will Fight at San Rafael. SAN RAFAEL, Dec. 24.—Rudolph Gross- mann of San Rafael and Henry Campo- donico of Tiburon have signed an agree- ment to fight fifteen rounds before the San 1 Athletic Club some time next month. Last September they fought a fiftean-round bout, which was declared g draw. e —— Archbishop Sends a Check. DUBLIN, Dec. 24.—Archbishop Croke has followed the example of Archbishop Walsh and sent a check to Mr. Redmond for the Irish Pgrlrlan“e%I:uEi | & heap of rubbish in a barn on the Knight farm at South Berwick Junction. An at- tempt had been made to burn the body, but the smoke was seen and the fire ex- tinguished by two men, who then found | the body. The evidence implicating Mr. been carefully guarded by the BERWICK, Me., Dec. 2.—Edwin H. Knight, who was arrested at South Ber- ick Junction, charged with the murder of Fannle Sprague, was arraigned before Trial Justice Lord here to-day. Two doctors told of the condition of the body, | and witnesses gave testimony as to the | whereabouts of Knight on the day In | question, the intention being to show that | | there was opportunity to have committed the crime and also to show that the stories told by Knight are contradictory. Counsel for Mr. Knight announced that he would offer no defense and Trial Justice Lard said that he considered the evidence sufficient to warrant his holding Knight. Accordingly the prisoner was bound over to the January term of the Supreme Court at Saco and ordered confined in the jail at Alfred without bail. SENATOR CLARK SUED FOR OVER A MILLION Anaconda mm:;; 'Oomp-ny Claims Damages for Trespass on Rich Ore. HELENA, Mont.,, Dec. 24—A suit for $1,075,000 has been brought in the United States- Court in Butte by the Anaconda Mining Company against W. A. Clark and the Colusa-Parrott Mining and Smelting Company. The suit is based on damages alleged to have been sustained by the An- aconda Company by ‘reason of trespass committed by the defendant company on | ore and which was involved in the noted case tried in the United States Court a year ago, and which was decided in favor of the Anaconda Company by Judge Knowles. The case involved only the ownership of the vein designated as the “Blue Vein" and no claim was made at that time for damages on account of the ore taken. The =uit now brought for damages i based on ore taken not only from the “Blue Vein" but also from the main Anaconda vein, designated as the “Red Vein,” which Tuns through both end lines of the Anaconda claim and dips south into the Colusa-Parrott ground. i RESPONSIBILITY PLACED ON MAYOR HARRISON Ministers of Chicago Say He Is to Blame for Existence of Vice. CHICAGO, Dec. 24.—Mayor Harrison, and not Chief of Police Kipley, is declared responsible for the present conditions in Chicago by the central committee of the Ministers' Assoclation, which met to-day to discuss the anti-vice crusade. The min- isters’ central committee appointed a sub- committee, which will meet Monday and form a vigilance committee of fifteen rep- resentative laymen for the pu e of making personal investigation ihto the sources of lawlessness and evil in the city. The members of the sub-committee are Rev. Dr. Jenkins Lloyd Jones, Rev. Dr. John P. Brushingham and-Rev. Dr. R. A. ‘White. MAY USE PORTION OF A BIG BRIBERY FUND Montana Citizens Anxious to Awvail Themselves of the $30,000 That Figured in the Clark Case. HELENA, Mont.,, Dec. 24.—The $30,000 that plaved such a conspicuous part in the sensational legislative session of two years ago and whick is still In the Staje Treasurer’s vault, may be put to use by the Legislature this winter. Members of the Montana Pan-American Commission believe the money could be made available for an exhibit of Montana's mmnrug L the Buffalo exposition next summer. 11‘ s ed_that the m&d..v be paid '.!L."’ the State Treasury and t an tion of $20,000 additional be made the expenses of an exhibit, about them. Naraglano became angry and replied and Dori then challenged him to a duel. The challenge was accepted and the men started outside to fight it out. The dancers all left the floor and went out to see what would happen. Dorl was armed with a stiletto and Na- raglano with & revolver. Dorl began the attack at once and plunged his kpife into his opponent’s chest a little below the heart, inflicting a serious wound. Nara- glano fired two shows at Dorl. One went wild so far as Dori was concerned, and the other passed through his arm. The bullet which missed Dori hit Musician Antonio Glune‘;)pl in the right eye and k:x::‘s:d upward and backward into the An instant later the entire gatherin, was mixed up in a free fight, in whicl knives played an important part. When it was over two others were wounded dangerously. The injured musician dled to-night. mmm AT THE CAPITAL CITY German 'Embma.dr or Gives a Dinner Party to the Members of the Embassy. WASHINGTON, Dec. 24.—The CHrist- | mas gayeties were inaugurated this even- ing at the embassies and legations, The German Embassador gave a dinner party limited to the members of the embassy. Later In the evening nearly the entire European contingent gathered at the lega- tion of Austria-Hungary, where the Min- ister and Mme, Henfemuller had a Christ- mas party, with a large and handsomely decorated ‘tree as its special attraction. Among the company were the British Em- bassador and Lady Pauncefote, the Misses Pauncefote, the German Embassador, the Minister from 8pain and Duchess d'Arcos, the Belgian Minister and Countess Lich. terveide, the Minister from Portugal and Viscountess Banto Thyrso and most of the secretaries and attaches of the lega- tions. —— BURNED VICTIM TO MAXKE HIM YIELD HIS GOLD Awful Murder of J. J. Johnsonm, a Prominent Farmer, by Un- known Men. BONHAM, Tex., Dec. 24.—At Gober, a few miles south of here, J. J. Johnson, a prominent farmer, was murdered by rob- bers. His body was found In the yard badly bruised and the flesh burned from his breast and arms. It Is supposed the bandits burned their victim in 16 force him to tell where his Tnotey was e MESSENGER SMITH ARRESTED. Lad Who Took the Message to Kruger Is Arraigned. NEW YORK, Dec. 24.—Frank Smith, the messenger of Brooklyn who took a mes- sage of greeting from American school children to President Krugem was In the police court to-day charged with hurling a paving stone through a show case on December 20. He told the court he had en provoked to the deed by an assault committed upon him by the proprietor fhe place. Ho was paroled after & warn- 5 il Receiver Is Asked. LOUISVILLE, Ky., Dec. 24.—8ult was filed to-day for the :I-w!utlon of the ehar- ter of Brennan Cap (Southwestern Agricultural Werks), the appointment. ot a receiver for the sale of the property and dlvision of assets. The Southwestern Agricultural Works has had a long and successful career, Two to three hundred men are employed at its plant in this city. e Damaged by Storms. HONOLULU, Dec. 17.—The barkentine Amella, Captain Willer, which arrived a ;m ago, her port being Bleele, Kaual, i usn::l':ot.;h‘hn days coming from -n.ns:vu‘luh.-v- to come to Honolulu for repairs before starting back to the coast. San fael as inspector of rifie practice in the regiment is a step toward this ac- complishment, as Boynton is one of the 0st earnest advocates of the new rifle. | Boynton has been appointed, but not com- | missioned. The recent inspection in the Fifth show- ed the regiment very weak in its corps of non-commissioned officers, and to more closely watch this department the officers decided to hold inspections of non-com- missioned officers semi-annually, The fleld staff came in for a “roast” at the annual meeting and a reconstruction will be made | in_this division. It was decided that the regiment should hold a two weeks' encampment, probably cocaine, nor any other narcotic. 1 wish to let you know the | | Birou tion,” Mr, Harden of Bran- don, Manitoba Box 236. was a case of childbirth. We had heard sc much of it that :{flfedmd to try it. (1 ) i | at Santa Cruz. The camp will be held not later than June, 1901, as at the end of may say my that month the State appropriation ex- wife is thi pires. three and this —_— 'flmhfi' sllr:l 5 ¢ UNIVERSITY OF PACIFIC o L2l o * Pavorite DEBT IB» 7Nowfi DECREASED :"'efl h.; | Methodists Energetically Working to e s Place the Institution on a Firm was born. We have a fine, Footing. healtny girl Rev. Frederick Doane read a paper on and we believe | “Prayer” at the Presbyterian ministers’ [ . weekly meeting yesterday morning. It :‘n’;”‘pnmflxg. was highly interesting and was discussed Sotion’ generally. Rev. Dr. Hemphill requested taken faithfully that a committee be appointed to Co-op- according tc erate with him 1n making preparations for :imhfll e the coming of Rev. Charles A. Dicke, oI i | moderator of the General Assembly. The wherever we can.® latter, he said, would visit this coast in the spring. He is coming to advance ¥ the twentieth century movement of th Dr. Pierce’s Presbyterian denomination. Rey, H. N Pleasant Pel- Bevier, Rev. Dr. Avery and Rev. Dr. e Curry ‘of Oakland were appointed to ald e D’li;h e%"hukrd Movement” was the top, health e s e “Forw: 0" plc eal E of discussion at the weekly meeting of difinn.y oR the Methodist Episcopal ministers. A committee was appointed to advance the interests of the movement. The Meth- odists V""F’ themselves to raise twenty million dollars and save two million souls as a thanks offeri: for the century. It was reported that the debt of the Univer- sity of the Pacific had been lowered ma- terially. The debt originally amounted to ,000, but it has been uced to and the church werkers have hopes of raising that amount and setting the in- stitution on & good financial basis. Rev. Mr. Wright addressed the Congre- ational ministers’ meeting on “Religious evivals in Churches,” His remarks were made with a view to showing how they should be conducted. A committee com- f Rev. Geor, Rev. & By Association and report the result of their investigation at the next meeting. It is understood that the ministers will do all in their power to ald the clerks to secure shorter hours and other reforms which i they advocate. Come Along. Do not delay. This week the greatest shoe bargains in the world. You can wear REWARD. Notice is hereby given that a re- ward of 8500 will be paid for in= formation leading to the arrest and conviction of parties who ma- liciously or otherwise tamper with the poles, lincs, transformers, wires, manholes, cables, conduits, lamps, meters. fuses or other property of the Independent Elec- tric Light and Power Company. OR MEYERS & CO. d stylish shoes by buying th fl(‘:hdt l}xntn-tgl(m place. shoss for mey | Spectalists. Discase | and women to-morrow for *1 35 @ pair, at | B4 Weakness of sa assignee shoe sale of the on, 775 | men. arket street, near . 188l. Consultation i and Distinguished Divine Arrives. Rev. Dr. McCormick, who Is to occupy the pulpit of the First Presbyterian| Let stree. (elevator Church of Oakland for a few weeks, has | entrance), San ved ::ll-n"?“o td(l:y' (l:)r" McCormick s the president o College at Cedar —_—————— The Challenge Is Out. Wednegday, January the 2d, the great challenge will take place in this city. * Snun s s Travelers Will Elect Officers. The annual meeting of California Di- vision, Travelers' Protective Association of America, will be held in Oriental Hall, 3 » mm“d this paper. AU K i meering they il et officers for the ensulng year. The annual 4C0., Ghicago. }:u l:hln h_‘e_;eular‘nllna shoo‘l:“unly WI’II bust health. There is no alcohol in| e held. e officlals are making an ef- * s 3 fort to secure Krag-Jorgenson rifles and £ Q.F‘f"‘"{; Prescrip- the appointment of Sergeant Boynton of p¥.s ion,” mneither opium, t bencfit my wife derived | gh taking your ‘ Favor. | ite Prescrip | writes | Robert | It | | Total expenditures Losses incurred during the year, 1 Beveces o 2,2 Risks and Premiumi Net amount of risks| | written during the| | Year ..... e $512,214,400 34,199,179 27 Net amount of risks| expired during the| l [ s R | 2635202 | 4,089,400 72 Net amount in forcel December 31 ' 9 | F. €. MOO | E. LANNIN Subscrfbed and sworn to befor: day of January, 1900. B : Chicago, Il. | J. D. MAXWELL CO., General Agt. [ 421 California Street. | D. W. GRAVES, State Agent, dJ. R. WILBUR, Surveyor, Mills Building, San Francisco, Cal. STATEMENT — OF THE — CONDITION AND AFFAIRS - OF THE — New York Plate Glass INSURANGE COMPANY F_NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW York, on the 3ist day of December, A. D. 1899, and for the year ending on that day, as | made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Californla, pursuant to the provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per biank furnished by the Com- missloner: CAPITAL. 4 Amount of Capital Stock, a ASSETS, Loans on Bonds and Mortgages....... A Cash Market Value of all Stocks and Bonds owned by Company. 4, Cash in Com; e Gash in Banks ... - Premiums in due Course of Collection. Plate Glass on hand.... - ny's Office. Total Assets......... LIABILITIES. Losses In process of Adjustment or n ” .. WO T Gross premiums on Risks ranning ous # = 102,154 57 ning unpaid 5,000 00 and accrued for salaries, 482 18 L2 78 n I Received Bonds, Stocks, Loans and B ther. sources. ... evisnsaadret SRSNS 09 Recelved for profit on saie of securi- tes ... ceeerneannes 4,078 2 Total Income... EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Losses. 3 Dividends to Stockholders ~ Paid or allowed for Commission op erags Raiaries, Fees and ot P harges for o(ficers. clerks, ste. ational Paid for State, 63,196 23 %433 33 MAX DANZIGER, President ‘MAJ. A. WHITE, Secretary. ‘ Subscribed and sworn to before me this 3lst bisiatad J““;' n“:n_gc:. Notary Public. J.D.MAXWELL CO. General Agent T. E. JANES, Asst. General Agent, 421 California 8t., San Fraacisco