The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, February 6, 1901, Page 5

Guatemala’s Lively Would Go Down as the Experience Off the Officers and Crew Were Fearful That the Vessel Temblor Struck Her. EARTHQUAKE SHAKES STEAMSHIP WHEN ALMOST IN MIDOCEAN Guayaquil When FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1901. FIRE INSURANCE ABLY DISCUSSED Annual Meeting Held of Fire Underwriters of the Pacific Ooast. ———— Losses in United States and Canada Reached the Enormous Sum | of $163,862,250 Dur- ing Last Year. i ik A large number of members of the Fire Underwriters’ Assoclation of the Pacific e SR gl 152 e = | i | | | | | i e - ~ - SHE IS AN AL- RN IN EVERY RESPECT. TO-DAY SHE WILL BE OPEN TO THE PUBLIC - — has on board twenty-| =knm*a> etmr Leelanaw, hence Feb 1; stmr iessing when the it each and water fron Water Front Notes. m | Europe came down at the The transport Oopack Manila vesterday. merchandise an got i g oS Shipping Merchant The General de Bolsdeffre loads nd for Europe, 41s 3d: the G at Grays harbor for Sydney, de, €0s; le merch — Merchandlse for Victo: STEAMSHIP VENT‘E;A EXPECTED | New Mail Boat of the Spreckels e Shomd Arrive Friday. Transport Sheridan-Due. officials expect the big D Kosmos 1in y for Hamb 000 1bs sul 00 1bs lard s, 80 crs potatoes. 2 bdls sh: Compa the Irmgard, andise for Hono- cs fu ] 2060 bs cod- bbls flour, 260 pkgs n‘:‘rhln get away NEWS OF THE OCEAN. Matters of Interest to Mariners and S, away wheat at leaner, ria. goods, eparture of the Kosmos Liner. c Hemburg, & were the prin- | ph L 16 c8 3 F Mexico—3 cs amm ;:nuu 45 bbls flour, S pkgs sions, mburg-—50 cs beeswax. ARRIVED. Tuesday, ‘Whitesboro, Olsen, , Shea, Madsen, McGovern, D. ‘Tuesda Panama; soc; Cleaning, so0c. lefgen, Sea! LHAL‘\H’;RS DENTAL Co., 183 Powel St., San Franc!sco. Temme, more, SAILED. Monday, Tuesday, . Victoria, White Enamel iron Bed, rasl and mountings. fany other bargains equally as rood In our Firniture and Carp:t Departments. 114 be pleased to estimate on bousefurnishing — we : Feb &, Per bark Paetolus—Jan 14 124 04 W, Br ship Port [al | for. United Kingd: 63 3 W, Br bark Colony, Taltal: lat 1 for DOMESTIC _PORT TOWN PORTS. stmr Cottage City, hence Jan 31; stmr worth and over. Briliast Farsitare Co., | €Ean Mateo, for Nanaime. | . ASTORIA—Arrived hence Feb 2. SEATTLE—Safled Feb Valdez: stmr Jeanle, Al-Ki, for Skaguay lulu Arrived Feb 4—Stmr 5—Stmr Cottage , I3 s canned good: San Diego; toria; Hamburg; J D Mahukona; Shipping Intelligence. of tug Rescue, ttle: Go ete. 419 N, ence Jan 5, iat 55 40 8, lon m Rio de Janeiro, New! Ruth, City, lum- 525 64; Mel- w. B. 16 o | retal d'640 men of the Thirty- All kinds of people transport will ar- | are as good guess- | t reporter. g to ! eamer Sesostris cleared and way ports with a manifested as entral $2416; | 604 0 gals axte | F ries and pro- 260 1bs milistuffs, 200 Ibs soda, 27 cs nned asparagus, 22 cx , 16 pkgs household goods, 250 gals | February 6. 18 hours from 18 hours trom Fureka. 3 hours from San Hansen, 82 hours from hours , February 5. Panama R R Goodall, Robert odall, Hina, February 4. February 6. 10 p m—Weather Ton burg, F l!”! L(J‘a ANGELES—Salled Feb 4—Stmr Feb 6—Br sjmr Condor, ited Feb 5—Ital ship Dora, for Queenstown. for for San Francisco; stmr ehip Columbla, for Hono- Feb 5—Stmr Hyades, for San Francisco. from ! the number given is subtracted from the depth | given by D—Arrived Feb §—Stmr | ska. ! i—Schr E K Wood, from from _Alaska. | t,l(Al““ '"HARBOR—Arrived Feh 4—Stmr C« ot hh SRR (Y | §" \ | schooner Hanalet 1s | \§ n street for the islands. | ded for the Inter-island trade | F r home port. s was to_have al and South | but ow [ y's Ar-| was late in | for | trom She carried a lot of | Fran 1d over 700 horses. Empire... e om_Valdez. 5—Br bark Falkland, for Queens- OREIGN PORTS. Arrived Feb 6—Nor stmr Tita- | 31 \rr'\ed Jan 25—-S¢hr C H allfl Feb 2—Ger shio | cisco, in tow of tug L Luckes In port Jan 31—Br ship Crown of Denmark, from Newcastle, Ensland. A W LEITL ved Teb 3—Fr bark La Bruyere, ence Saile ship Ballachulish, for Santa | Ros Hilstor, for Honolulu. 30—Ger led Jan 23—Br ehip Red | bark Marco l\rrl\el Feb 3—Stmr Hawallan, | York, and sailed Feb 4, for San Steamer anements. O ARRI\‘D Steamer. | “From. | Due. Australia. Tahit ..... t Grays_Harbor . . |Coos Bay . Feb. ‘6 Puget Sou: ewport v & Way Ports. & Way Ports | 6 pm/Pler 2 1 pmipter 84 er K amil"lrr 1nj 0 am|Pler 3 5 pm|Pler 8 quille River . Seattle & Tacoma.| February 7. Humboldy . Humboldt 9 am(Pler 2 2 pm|Pler 9 110 am|Pler 11 s Hatbor . bruary 9 am|Pler > - Coos Bay Guate -+ West Coast & W City Sydney.. Australla.. pmiPler T am|Pler 11 pm|(Pler 2 PMSS pmlpm— 2 China and Japan.. Point. Arena .. Point Arena nm‘Pler 13 am| |Pler 9 am|Pler 11 amiPler 13 Sun Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about twenty- fivé minutes later than at Fort Polnt; the helght of tide 1s the same at both places. WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, Sun rises Sun sets Moon rises =] |Tlmp\ ;T!m@ e | Pt 5 [mw| t 1:09 5.3 I 1:40! 49! 7 2:12| 4.5 8 2.43| 4.2 9 315 3.9 10 3:80! 3.7 11 e 2.6, 5:14 3 —In the above exposition of the tides | the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the successive tides of the day In the order of occurrence as to time of day, the third time column gives the last tide af the day, except when there are but three tides, as rometimes occurs. The heights given | are in addition to the soundings on the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus sign (—) precedes the height, and then the charts. The plane of Teference | {3 the mean of the lower low waters, a cannot © w0 @ mamommiaty nd|11 am|Pler 24 | were present yesterday afternoon at the | twenty-fifth annual meeting of the or- | ganizatior, held at the headauarters, 303 | California 'street. President Frank | Devlin occupled the chair and opened the | proceedings by extending a warm wel- | come to those present and also to Depury | Insurance Commissioner Shiveley of the State of Washington and ex-Commis- sioner Heffner of \Washington, who were | present as guests of the association. President Devlin, !n delivering the an nual address, dwelt on the histofy of tha sassociation, which owed its formation to tne great fire in Virginia City in 1875. i1 part President Devlin said: The last year has been a disastrous one for insurance companies. The losses by fire in the United States ard Canada amounted to $163.- S 0, being $27,000,000 more than in the pre- s year. On the Pacific Coast the I mel:m year were $5,050), PRIV 2. R RN RRR Y, WAV R RV Y, W, RRRRR 43.3 per cent. talled heavy The fire at Prescott, losses on the companies, but on | the whole the closing year of the last century has Deen a satisfactory one. The question of the prevention of fires is a . en- most {mportant subject and it s your duty to do all you can to that end. Wherever you find that proper fire crdinances are lacking you should Influence public upinion to secure | the passage of the required ordinances. De- fective building laws shculd be remedied and | stringent Jaws secured prohibiting the storage | of chemicals, oils, expicsives, etc. | I would recommend that our annual meet- ings take place betwesn the 2th and the 3ist of December each year, and failing that, | should be held in February or March. I would | like to see the appointment of a committee | to take up the matter of reinsurance among | offices.” There should also be a plan for pay- | | ment ‘of return premivms on canceled rein- | surance and the continuation of the commit- | tee on publication of papers on losses. Im- | portant insurance decisions should be published monthly. H. T. Lamey of Denver, Colo., | interesting paper entitied | ward.” He dwelt on the heavy expense | caused by competitive business in insur- ance circles and urged that the only ra- tional way to reduce competition and ex- | penses was by purchase, absorption or | | conquest. Women as Local Agents” was the topic of the paper presented by John Hotmos, 'On the Baciht Comat 135 women | read an “Looking For- THE EMPORIUM. Hhmhmsdqysramakr If you can buy the same good qualities of merchandise that we sell at a less price than ours, bring our goods back in the condition that you received them and get your money. your guarantce of values in California’s largest and busiest store. That is Wednesday and Thursday Cloak Dewnartment Siecial Sales: fin: Silk-Lined Jackets, light and heavy weights, al colors, all sizes, al stiles, every Jacket in good con ition and ex- celent style, former prices §10.00, $12.00 and $15.00, to-day and to- moirow $70 instead of $15 and $20 for a splendid lot of this season’s Tailor Dresses, most of them back ani navy, but a good assortment of other colors, al sizs, regular'y $15, $18and 20, to-day $1.35 instead of $2 and $2.25 tor solid color and ka dot Wa'sts, a'l wecol, I'ned throughout, in red, navy ani black, alt regularly §2.00 ard s: 25, to- " 3 5 day and to morrow Special Wednesday Salc Lace Curtains. Only 144 paiis of these $1.75 Lace Curtains, %0 if you wich to securs a few pairs of them bet- ter come this moming. They are ull length, 50 to 56 inches wide. There ars foir special ns, on= of them a double border, fin= panel pattern, the others a'l new. Regular price $1.75 per pa'r; sale price to-day, w Special Wednesday Only. Grozeries, Liguors. French Castile Soap—Best imported. We hove bought at a greatly reduced price a small lot of th= ‘arge siz: bars (350 only), and 21c offir to-day whie supply la t;, per tar j were acting as agents and of this num- ber 9 were in California. While women might make good soilcitors for insurancs companies. Mr. Holmes did not think they would rise to be heads of depart- ments, Five papers were read cn “The Settle- ment of Growing Grain Losses.” William Sexton. W. H. Lowden, Calvert Meade, | V. C. Driffield and F. G."Argall presented ablg arguments on the subject. ! ques- | tion” was treated on the points of the “renter's interest” and the “land owner's interest.” The speakers mainly favored a plan by which the owner of rented land should bear his proportion of the expense of the raising and harvesting of grain which might be burned A humorous paper on “Art in Fire l»n- derwrlting,” prepared by Garrett Brown of Denver, was read by Mr. Dohrmann. W. H. Gibbons read a paper on ‘“‘Puiver- | 1zed Coal as Fuel” | The meeting will be resumed to-day and | this evening the assoclation will partake ! of a banquet in the maple room of the Palace Hotel. ADVERTISEMENTS. illustrate the difference between lard and WESSON COOKING OIL A PURELY VEGETABLE PRODUCT. Animal fat may carry disease with it and be unclean and very indigestible. Wesson’s Odorlcss Cooking Oil is pure, sweet and clean. It never becomes ranci It goes twice as far as lard or butter! Wesson’s Salad Oil is far better value than the finest olive oil and has the same flavor. Ask your friendly grocer for it. P~ _SAME SHAPE TWO QU e ) Cluctt’s 357 NEPERA.;| WELCHOR” 25¢€ach w2 for25¢ CLUETFT, PEABODY &CO i MAKERS O MEYERS & CC. Specialists, Diseasa and weakness ot men. Established 1851 Consultation and private book free, ut oflics or by mall. Cures gua anteed. T81 Mar- ket lu'eet (elevator entrance), Saa Francisco. Vealness of al e ve that o ree’s,” that we wi wd it ON A"l'lfl\ AL for comparis How sold i America. - Seeng s ehayingd o1 OTE.—We never send Delts “(7!1 T! " the 2 Dr. Fie AE TS rin o & Rbin Discase ot ot PDlsoeders by ppliance previensis xarn Wy wrher or A 20, st ircen: TURTC K 1145 L1485 nrondway, (mear 26ih bi.) Or 620 M; w ) ork, Tiet Street, San Traneisee: NEW WESTERN HOTEL; JEEARNY AND WASHINGTON mis_RE. s modeled and renovated. KxNG. WARD & Homby's Steam Cool:ed Oatmeal European plan. - Rooms, to $150 day; u:o:mwnlé"u o tflmnt}nm baths; hot Toom: ..Rm Funs all migne, o TS R every . L2 d RMR%!RR ne '.RR’.M!R'.’.R vzmv.mb.r.uu RRZRIRRRRRRRY RERRRERRRRRR B 8 R | THE COMIC OPERA PAR F SOUSA $5 instead of $10 | cnd $15 for a lot of $5.00 d to- nnoe$10.00 | Special Wednesday Sale $1.25 Silks49c | | | | Wa's: Silks, in a good line of colorings, ako | black and white, mestly plisse and corded efficts, | | an extra heavy quaiity that will make elegant | shirt wa'sts, underskirts, lin'ngs, etc., will be | placed on special ta'e Wednesday only, per vard 49c For Wednesday Only. Ciean-Up Sa’e of Fianneleties. We lave left frem various ‘age lots about 12350 yards of s:zson’s s'yles of good grade Fleece Fannelcttes, dark pretty coler ngs, just th: thing for neat ang durabls house wrappers, sev ral geod styles; al at a spxcial closing-out price fur to-day orly, per yard 7c Wednesday Sp-cial Sale Sailor Caps. We Fave secured a big camp'e "ot of Sailor Caps that were maie to sell from 752 to $1.25 eack; - they ar: manufactired of mat rial, well lined, eral shades of red, b'ue and Erown; ako some Cove:t Cloth Caps; alon I ca'e to- (ah57e Wednesday Spe-ial Sa'e Crepe Paper. Fin'sh Crep: Paper, in all the co'ors of the rain- tow. Txis p per s 20 inches wide ani comes in rol's 10 feet long that sell regulery 10c per roll; on sales tabes in ma'n aisl only, per 1ol Atout 700 yards of 1 and $r.25 Flnn‘r Ha'f pice to-day for Imported French Silk | ; Special Wednesday Only. $2.25 R. & G. GCorssfs $1.25. The Famous R. & 6. Corsets, in syle like embrcid= yelow sille, drab and white; made of imported tateen, two side steels on each sid=, heavy benes, silk flosed at upper and loaer edges, reguiarly $2.25 each, a'l sizes 18 to 30; special $1.25. Special Wednesday Only. Bath Robes 98e. These $3 50 Bath Robes 98c—On'y a small assorted let of theee Misses’ and Ladies” Bath Robes, ma'e of Turkish tow pic ure, black, ered with colers, in jight and dar’ shades, regualy §3.50 great targa'n 5 infants” 25¢ Kid Shoes 19c— Button or Jace, co'ors bla olate and tan, and 3, special puri 15¢ Infants’ 75¢ Long , neck and Se-ves trmmed with embroider edge and hem: regularly 5 Special to-day Special Wednesday Only. a: big reducti n from publishers’ price:. “l’A[GLON o 8 By Rostan! “Enslish Wo:nzm s Love-L:mrs, o | 200c CALIFORI RARe @R ARATRRRAR AR NA RN AR LKA R R @ WHYRQRRARa e Limit 2 birs to a custon’r. We_ n:sdav Special Lale Bir‘l ca”’ 69c. Grape-Kuts—To-a~, 2 packages. .25 'l To introduce Baking Powder — Eniporium brand, money Misses snoe""zs our rew line of back if nct sa isfactory; 1-b tns, to-day..3 2@ A jobber has c'csed out to us | Brd Ciges, just Best Rice—Caroia Head, 4 bs... . 25¢ at a third off wbokne prics ricelved, we ‘wlfl Seeced Raisins—B st q al'ty, regularly 350 pais " Fine Vici <1to-day a lage 2 Ib: 25¢, to-cay 3 packages. ... .. ... 5c Kid Shoes that were male t) eed cage (size Tea - Gocd E gish Beakfat, b, .. . 365e sell a¢ $2 por pair. They have | 7i4x11 ncres), Port or Sherry—Onz of the good grades tu-toa kid rops or lace \ asorted co'ors, that make our wine sales so po u'ar. ik vesting .‘mps szed with pq:h- On sjec’al sake to day on'y, per galon 742 Toese thoes will be , swing and food Pabst Malt Tonic—To-d ¥, doz. $24235 on sa'e Wed- Cups. : complete, Whrskay—Gm' Bourbon. Full quart bot- regu'arly tles, to-day on! ¥ §5c | on'y, while quantty .as s, per pair 31.28 31 0 9e New Eooks =« n a isued, Valentines 'S LARGEST--AMERICA'S GRANDEST ldcn‘ll.-leflazaar |I Ch=apest Here. We have all Kinds, all prices. Fancy Lice Valentncs from 72 for §2 to 18¢ eah. Box Novelties, STORE s9¢ 10 $2. AMUSEMENTS. \ «TIVOLI* IT'S ALL THE RAGE! Eventings at §. Matinee Saturday at 2. CELLENCE! —PLANQUETTE'S— NELL GWYNNE! Coming—WIZARD OF THE NILE, With AMUSEMENTS. MOHOSCO’S GRANLC' OPERA HOUSE MATINEES SATURDAT and SUNDAY LAST FIV IGHTS OF THE GREATEST LIVING IRISH COMEDIAN, CHARLES ERIN VERNER, LAST FIVE NIGHTS, SHAMUS O’BRIEN PRICES—10c, Iic. in Orchestra, 7ac. %c, S0e. A faw front rows Good Reserved Seat in Or- chestra_at Matinees, 2e. Branch TFicket Office Emporium. February %—REOPENING OF THE MO- ROSCO CK SEASON. “HOOT MO: WHEELAN. POPULAR PRICES 25 and 50 cents Telephs 9. COLUMBIA 225 AR L0mg THEATRE Up to and Including Saturday Matinee Managers Wasenhals and Kemper Preseat JAMES ~ KIDDER In a Grand Scenlc Revival of *‘A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM” Saturday night. RICHARD TII Sunday night. MACBETH" to ALHAME SUNDAY Cominz. NEX! TGHT. Seats now on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s stoje. 9 concerts. I LAST TWO 0 WEEKS OF MRS. FISKE —PRESENTING— TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES. —ONLY MATINEE SATURDAY— SEATS NOW ON SALE. R‘f I-IEATR R EVERY I\'KGHT THIS WEEK. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. E. S. Willard's Success of Two Continents, u: JUDAH By Henry Arthur Jones, Esq. —NEXT WEEK— Augustin Daly's Fascinating Comedy, “A NIGHT OFF.” SEATS NOW READY. RUBBER CULTURE In Soconusco, Mexico, ONA WAITE COLBURN. Shewt ol T e ESDAY EV! a o'l D’;m Stereopticcn Plantation Views, Mexican music by Prof. Lombardero’s Sextet. ‘Admission free. Tickets on ap; Hullon at of- fice nf LA ZAC\YAXL‘I"A RUB! PLAN. co., 703-704 Claus Spreckels buflding. CERT HOUSE. 10c. Fl‘scHER’S CONGEST: All Daiton and Lewis, the Marcos, Qodrrey Lllll-n Levy, Curningham, Harry de Lain, the Fairbanks brothers and Hinrichs' Reserved Seats 2Sc. Matinee Sunday. a2 | SALE OF SEATS MOR0SCY'S GRAND OPERA-HOUSE, Spec’al Gottlob, Marx & Co. and Walter Morosco Announce the Farewell Apnnnnn in This City of MME. SARAH BERNHARDT M. COQUEUN Under the Direction of GR AU MR. MAURICE February 11, In ROSTAND'S DRAMATIC POEM, '-“ln‘,f;“',’,’_‘ “L’AIGLON" OR, THE EAGLET. MMF. BERNHARDT and M. COQUELIN Wil Appear at Every Performance. PRICES—$1 50, $2. $3 and $4. Boxes $30, $34, General Admission &2 Gallery 1. Wil begin THIS MORN- ING at 9 o'clock at the Grand Opera-house. Saturda: box_office, MATINEE TO-DAY (WED.). Feb. 6 Parquet, 25c, any seat; balcony, 10c; children, 10c any part, except reserved. ANOTHER BIG BILL! MURRAY AND LANE. KATHRYN OSTER- MAN, EMPIRE CITY COMEDY FOUR, AND VINIE DALY, FOY AND . LEAMER SISTERS, WARREN AND BLANCHARD. THE BIOGRAPH. SECOND WEEK OF THE NINE NELSONS. THE PRISON OF THE POPE. LECTURE BY REV. PETER C. YORKE For the Benefit of ST. JOHN'S PARISH. (Rev. Father Brady. Rector.) Thursday Evening, "> 1901, At S o'clock. METROPOLITAN TEMPLE Fifth and Jessie Streets. THE HENSCHELS. GRAND OVATION LAST NIGHT! BECOND R¥(C.TAL st MRTRO OLIT:N TEMPLE TO-] IORR(‘ AFTERNOON AT 3:15. uert Recitals: Satirday st 305 b . Monday at 8:15 p. m. Wednesday at 3:16 p, m. Last recital Thure- day, Feb, 14, at 8:15 B Brices—mic, 1. $15 ana g2, Seats, for all recitals on fale at Sheman, Clay & . LLIN PHO\F ¥ —A TRULY Aa'n:'rn‘ SUCCESS— Every Evening This Saturday. Wi A BRADY'S Gra letion of ““THE_SORROWS CF SATAN.” A BEAUTIFUL PRODUCTION. and Dramatized from the Famous CORELLI, as Origin- attesbury London. England. g aborate_Scenery! velous Electrical Effects! a Carefully Se Play Mar- Presented by cted Company of ext Sunday Seats now ready. Sh Clay_& Co.'w | Music Store, Alhambra Box Office Thursday, ‘ 9 a. m. Prices—3de. . $1.00 and $1 wlfi el | EnTitAREE ——Phone_South 38—y TO-NIGHT—EVERY EVENING THIS WEEK. MATINEE SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. A BIG HIT-POWERFUL MELODRAMA-A THE MILLION,; Now in its Fifth Year in England. Novel and Startling Situations A Stupendous Scenic Production, ete. PRICES Ereninss .10¢, Tie, Be, e, Ve Matinees. e, 1, Be NEXT WEEK- THE SAN FRANCISCO JOCKEY CLUB, TANFORAN PARK-THIRD MEETING. AFTER DARK.* January 1. to Saturday, 9, Tnclusive. SIX OR MORE RACES EACH "WEEK DAY, Monday, February €ix Stake Events, Three Hurdle Races and Six Steeplechases. FIRST R CE OF THE DAY AT 2:10 P. 3L Trains leave Third lnd Tu'nm streets fl Tanforan Park 'w minutes by sev- Seats in rear cars reserved "Ahlnlon to course, eral specials. ladies and their escorts. including rallroad fa MILTON §. LATHAM. Secretary. EDWA™D POWER, Racing Secretary. Every Afternoen. CHUTES AND Z00 %A BIG VAUDEVILLE BILL! TO-MORROW NIGHT— THE “ATE_URS IN A BROWNIE SHOW, Telephone for Seats. Park 23 PALACE and GRAND HOTELS, San Francisco. These hotels pos- sess the attributes that tourists and American and Ea- ropean plans. AR RRRRCHAAR AR BRARAAARA A AR AR AARR AR AR URR RN ]S AR ARRAR AN R w DAUGHTER OF P e SRR o Favur o Sy, ISR SRR ——— DU X i e ittt s A8