The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, July 8, 1901, Page 2

2 THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY, JULY 8, 1901. ! TRAIN ROBBERS ELUDE PURSUERS Little Likelihood That Wagner Bandits Will Be Taken. PSSP % Believed to Be Working Toward Hole-in-the-Wall in Wyoming. ANACONDA, Mont., July 7.—There is now but little hope of the Sheriff’s posse overtaking the men who held up the Great Northern Express train at Wagner, Mont., last Wednesday. The pursuers have been outwitted and the robbers have eluded them. There are two theories presented. One ie that the outlaws, who are far better mougted than thelr pursuers, have al- ready crossed the Mis: ri River and are weli on their way tow: e Hole-in-the Wall countr: . torious refu States. ness practically of b uccessfully defended by a few -the-Wall is a fast- pregnable and capable men against almost ny force. The r gion between the point in the Mis: bresks and the Hole-in-the-Wall is very settled, a few scattered catile being the only evidence of human Pursuit over this wild sec- 1d plainsmen, is vir- heory is that the the intricacies of the Bad ouri River, néar the re there awaiting se shall have grown ill seize a favorable of the river at _a place ng could not be effected Little Ro the time w portun where cros the river and i Every foot of ok to the robber ty as their stamp- the field, but are on the it more of which reach the H DUBR DAIRY EXPORTS TO BE HEREAFTER CERTIFIED Secretary of Agriculture Will Exer- cise Authority Conferred on Him by Recent Enactment. —The Agricul r the current Secretary of Agri- to apr law pection and brandin 1 discretior ary Wil authority con- ng in the cu: New York, Chi- system of in- but first will s gather all for the conduct of beginning will be v with the purpose a practical and o all parties may stated at the that at an or shippers of prod- upon applica d and_certifie provided_they e, yet to be fixed.” —_——— WORDS OF HIGH PRAISE FOR AN AMERICAN SOLDIER German Minister at Peking Writes of Bravery of Captain Myers of Marine Corps. The Navy De- from WASHINGTON, Jul partment h ort of the Ger ard to the campaizn of the pain Marine marine tes d of the ouid be made to the anot re- rican rked from the be- mony with Count of the southern legation quarter Proofs of his per- bravery he con- i keep- of our own people.” INCENDIARY FIRE CAUSES GREAT LOSS OF PROPERTY Fifty Residences Destroyed and Hun- | dreds of People Rendered Homeless in Ohio. VERSATIL , Ohio, July 7.—The loss by . which destroyed nea: ly the entir tion of this town, will reach al hundred thou- T supposed to have The insurance $60,000. Probabi ed and ful ed homeless. Alil es, hardware, dry drug, etc., we cept one—a d e telephone and elec- also destroyed. Se shoe, harnes; eral persons were badly burned and in- Ju‘za(z)fi h!\u none fatally. LUMBUS. Ohio, July 7.—2 a for relief for the fire sufferers a‘znvtl;::fi! les, Ohio, has been sent out by Mayor Cal. derwood and Rev. M. W. Baker, pastor of the Christian church of that town, Baby Accidentally Killed. DENVER, J —After careful inves- tigation police department has ascer- tained that the death of Esther 2 the 4-year-old child who was kiZlogl!;:r' terday by the explosion of a torpedo, was | due to an eccident. The child had found a torpedo in the yard and had bitten into it, causing it to explode. Her father, Wil- liam Oliver, a survevor, w. 1 Creek at the time. Y 28 ‘Crivwle —_————— Beautiful Picture Book of Yosemite. Send ten cents to the Southern Pacific Passenger Department, 4 Montgomery street, San Francisco. For full infor: -tion about established x;mzes. high cfius service, via Biggest ig .rees, apply to nearest agen: Market street, San F‘r&nc.lleo.“ 3 Like the touch iofa fairys Wand robbers | CUBANS DIVIDED OVER ISSUES | GENERAL. MAXIM O SENERAL BIRTOIO 7R | PERTAINING TO ELECTORAL LAW Interest of Islanders Already Centers in the Question of the First Presidency. — THREE NOTED CUBAN LEADERS WHO ARE MENTIONED FOR PRESIDENT OF THE NEW REPUBLIC. EACH HAS FOUGHT FOR THE INDEPENDENCE OF THE ISLAND AND HAS THE LOVE AND CONFIDENCE OF HIS COUNTRYMEN. - T AVANA, July 7.—The Cuban con- | based upon the constitution if Washing- stitutional convention has not vet arrived at an understanding | 5% regarding the electoral law. Several meetings were held last week, but very little interest was mani- fested in the proceedings, many of the delegates being absent. The Conservatives are quite hopeless with respect to the re- nding of the ersal suffrage clause, vote for property-holders and for professional and busines they are ongly opposed men. by the' Radi- n objection has recently becn raised agzinst drawing up the electoral law until United States Government has proved the constitution, the argument be ing that it wouid be useless to draft law e el are now endeavoring to secure | h « In this | ap- | d. | ton is going to make changes in this In- rument. Great interest is already being taken in the question of Cuba’s first legitimate Presidency, now that independence is in | sight. So far only three names have been given serious consideration—General Go- mez, General Sartolomeo Masso and Gen- eral Palma. General Gomez has declared that he would not accept the office, his choice being General Palma, The latter s elected tp the head of the Cuban vernment during the ten years’ war and as the love of all Cubans. General M 0 has his life long been anch fighter for the independence of country. Masso is one of three broth- , who imbibed from their father an un- ving hatred for Spain and the Spanish. These three received their first lessons in warfare during the ten years’' war. Masso is part Spaniard and part negro. His father was a full-blooded Spaniard, but | Masso hated Spain with a fiercenass so uncompromising that he won the rank »f major general by the incredible bold- ness of his fighting. When peace was re- stored the Massos took.the oath of alle- glance to Spain only to break it sbortly and join Garcia in his guerrilla move- ments. They were safe in the mountains of Santiago de Cuba when the revo- lution came. Masso is a naturalized American citizen. He secured his papers while working for Colonel de Figuerado at Tampa a few years ago. He had little education, but has acquired a vast amount of knowledge through conversa- tion and is a most polished, brave and worthy man. He Is married to a white American woman whom he found at Key ‘West. Masso_is idolized by Cubans, as was Antonio Maceo. N THE NIGHT STAGE BRINGS BODY OF LE CONT FROM MOUNTAINS WHERE HE DIED Continued from Page One. den of Nature; the birds trilled their | melody, not in sorrow but in a volume of | praise. Through the forest trees mes- sages of farewell seemed to be borne to the rough pine casket lashed to the stage | coach. Onward, never stopping but to change horses, the special stage continued its | journey through the long night. Hour | after hour, over the roads so ofted trav ! eled by him in life, the body of Professor | Le Conte was earried, escorted by his lov- ing daughter and one of his faithful friends. When the sun cast his bright rays over the hills yesterday morning, still was the journey continued, until at 7:30 a. m. Ray- | mond was reached. The twenty minutes | for the tired travelers to obtain some needed refreshment and at 7:50 the casket with its escort started for Oakland. Calls Dr. Taylor. | Dr. E. R. Taylor was seen at his resi- | dence, 2208 California street, last evening, and in speakingeof the great scientist’'s | death said: ty of the Sierra Ciub that planned to visit the Yosemite Valley this year. He was accompanied by his daughter, Mrs. Davis. | T was one of the party and William Keith, the artist, and his wife were with us. We | went to Wawona and spent a day in the | grove of Big Trees. The next day we | went into the valiey. Professor Le Conte was in his usual health, and there was no indication of his approaching death. In fact, last Friday he planned all the details for a visit to Glacier Point, that was to last for three days. I sat with him last Friday evening in his tent at Camp Curry. The camp was about a mile from the Sentinel Hotel. I left him about 9 that evening, and we arranged to make an early start on Saturday. About 5:30 Saturday morning I was dressing, when I received a message from Professor Le Conte. He asked me to come to him at once; as he was ill. I hurried to his tent, which was about 100 yards away from the one I occupied. When I arrived there I found Dr. Wall ahead of me. The doctor was my tentmate. Professor Le Conte was able to speak, and informed me that he had suffered from pains in his heart during the night. His daughter, Mrs. Davis, occupied the other portion of the divided tent, and he told me that he had not called ker, as he did not wish to alarm her, thinking the attack would pass away. Death Not Expected. “He told me that he had been unable to sleep and that the increase of the paln had caused him to send for me. Dr. Wall administered some remedies, but as he was only on a pleasure trip and did not bave the requisite medicines with him, he sent for Dr. Cross, who was stopping at the Sentinel Hotel. While he walted for Dr, ere the train was due to arrive sufficed | “Professor Le Conte was one of the par- | | a grip to Vernal Falls, leaving Profe: —_— Cross, Dr. Wall and myself gave Professor Le Conte some brandy and he revived. He | asked us not to abandon our trip on his account, but we decided we would not go to Glacier Point. &Vhen Dr. Cress arrived he took charge of Professor Le Conte, who seemed to revive considerably. We consulted together and decided to make sor Le Conte in charge of his daughter and Dr. Cross. The latter said it was better for us to go, as Professor Le Conte might become alarmed if he saw us remaining there. None had any idea that death was so close at hand. While we were at Ver- nal Falls the astounding message reach- ed us that Professor Le Conte was dead. ‘We at once returned to the camp. I learn- ed there that Professor Le Conte had re- vived after we left for the falls and his daughter was with him, while Dr. Cross went to the hotel for some medicines. It was while Dr. Cross was away that Pro- fessor Le Conte complained to his daugh- ter that the pain in his heart was return- ing and asked to be moved from the posi- tion he was in. In a brief space all was over. Dr. Cross was surprised when he returned and found Professor Le Conte was dead. He emba®ned the body and a pine box was made for it. We decided to return with the remains as soon as possi- ble. The body was packed around with leaves to prevent any injury to it during the trip over the rough mountain roads. Would Not Look on Face of Dead. “I @id not look on Professor Le Conte's face after death. 7T prefer to remember him as I knew him in life. “The casket was covered with wreaths, made by visitors in the valley. Many of them were students, past and present, of Professor Le Conte and their loving atten- tlon was a tribute to a great man. “They fastened oak. cedar, pine and other wreaths to the casket and when we arrived at Oakland to-day after that long trip not a single wreath was missing. “We traveied on an open stage from 5 p. m. Saturday evening until 7:30 this morning, when we arrived at Raymond and caught the morning train. Mrs. Davis and myself sat by the driver and the box with the.bddy of Professor Le Conte was lashed to the seats behind us. Foster and Uren, the stage drivers, drove as they never drove before. They seemed to know every inch of the way, though at times it was so dark I could not see a few feet ahead. Relays of horses had been supplied arid we made a remarkable journey. It was remarkable in every way. That long night ride through the dense forest, up grade and down grade, I shall never forget. “Not often does it fall to the lot of any man to be called uvon to make such a journey. Within a few feet of us was the body of my beloved friend and beside me was his bereaved daughter. The situation was such that words fail me to describe my feelings. Mrs. Davis bore the jour- ney with fortitude, considering the grief she was suffering.” - Hod Given All He Had to Science. When asked to-give h‘s views as to the loss sustained by science in the death of ProfeSsor Le Conte, Dr. Taylor said: “The death of Professor Le Conte at his advanced age is not one to be regret- ted in any great degree from an educa- tional standpoint. It was a glorious death, because it was the passing away of a great man in harness and in full pos- session of all his mentality. He had done all he could do in his life. He had lived for 78 y years longer he eould not have added to knowledge. It has always seemed to me to be particularly desired -that one who kas done great thing® die suddenly, in full possession of all his. mental powers. It is sad to’'see those powers waste away. To see them go suddenly in full Strength seems to me to be befitting. The loss to the University of California is the loss perhaps of its most distinguished teacher, who had his capabilities retained to the end. That is a great loss. His name and work will endure, though he is dead. The name of Le Conte will constitute the most precious tradition of the University of California. Through the influence he ex- erted over thousands of men and women at the university his teaefings will con- | trouble and acted rationally his actions | All other Liabilities. tinue for many years. That influence will also be continued in the lives of the chil- dren of the students he taught. In the qualities found in a man like Professor Le Conte there is a combination that'has a dominatmg power for lasting good.” EMPEROR WILLIAM PAYS TRIBUTE TO SOLDIER LIFE Speaks Feelingly When Prince Eitel Frederick Enters the First Guards Regiment. POTSDAM, July 7.—Speaking to-day on the occasion of the entrance of Prince Eitel Frederick, Emperor Willlam's sec- ond son, into the First Guards Regiment at Potsdam, his Majesty said: The noblest task is the defense of the Fatherland. The noblest weapon Is the sword and the noblest uniform is the uniform of the Prussian soldier. ! The first thing I can imagine is the earnest soldier, inflexible as iron in everything which constitutes the chivalry an officer; hard toward himself, upholding with rigid self- discipline the traditions of his house and-regi- ment, indifferent to the opinion of others and with one goal before his eyes: responsible only to his God and his father, so may my son follow his path in life. et AR Killed by a Passenger Train. ST.' LOUIS, July 7.—While sketching on the tracks of ‘thé Burlington Railway, a mile and a half from Louisiana, Mo., Miss Eva M. Reed, assistant librarian of the Missouri Botanical Garden, and a well- known writer on betanical and geological subjects, was run over and instantly killed by a passenger train late this afternoon. The deceased was 45 years of age. She has a brother, B. K. Reed, living at Fort Thomas, Ariz. EE A Bond Issues for School Districts. MONTEREY, July 7.—The Board of Su- pervisors of this county have authorized the issuance and sale of $20,000 in school re- funding bonds for the Monterey School District and $6000 for the Del Monte School District. ANGRY CITIZENS PLAN LYNCHING Armed Men in Pursuit of Santa Barbara Murderer. N Visitor From Ventura Be- lieved to Have Killed Blochman. SANTA BARBARA, July 7.—The people of the entire north end of the county are greatly aroused over the brutal murder of Harry Blochman, the 13-year-old adopted son of L. E. Blochman, a prominent citi- zen of this county. Armed men are scour- ing the country and if the murderer is captured it is believed he will be lynched, night near his father's place. On his body were nine stabs. Physicians say any one’of five of them would have been fatal, The murderer had used a long-bladed pocket-knife and had stabbed and stabbed g;mg he was satlated with the sight of lood. The evening before the boy disa; he Was' scen In_ the company of An v known man from Ventura, who has since also disappeared. Descriptions of this man have been dispatched all over the county and every effort is being made to apprehend him. G el = —— INSPECTING THE OMAHA TRATFFIC DEPARTMENT General Manager Stubbs Posting Himself on the Conditions of the Union Pacific. OMAHA, July 7.—J. C. Stubbs, general traffic manager of the Harriman lines, ar- rived in this city from S8an Francisco to- day, to remain for two or three days. While in Omaha he will confer with the traffic officials of the various depar of the Unlon Pacific Rallway,. ;ggfi; himself on the conditions of the road, the management of the traffic departments and the methods of conducting them. Mr. Stubbs refused to be interviewed, but a representative of the Union Pacific traffic interests authorized to speak of the presence of the general traffic manager in this city, saild there was nothing unusual { about the visit, and that it would extend over a period ¢f from two to four days. General Passenger Agent Lomax of the Union Pavific met Mr. Stubbs out in the State and accompanied him to Omaha. ‘What changes, if any, will result from Mr. Stubbs’ visit to this city Mr. Lomax would not discuss. He said Mr. Stubbs was acquainting himself with the traffic jarrangements cf the Southern, Central and Union Pacific systems. and was now be located in the future. Any changes that were made or orders issued relating to new tariffs, in both passenger and freight departments of the roads, would come later from that city. | | ARBITRATION DISCUSSION CREATING GREAT INTEREST | Action Taken at Washington Causes Many Official Conferences Between Ministers. { WASHINGTON, July 7—The South American mail just received gives de- tailed accounts of official conferences at Buenos Ayres and other capitals and much animated press discussion concern- ing the action taken at Washington by which it is- expected that certain restrice tions will be placed on the discussion of arbitration before the coming congress of American republics at Mexico City. The has held numerous consultations with the Minister from Bolivia, Peru, Uruguay and Paraguay, and these are interpreted by the Argentine press to mean that these countries will act together; first, in try- { ing to secure a change of plan so that arbitration may be discussed freely, and second, in remaining away from the con- gress 1If there is no adherence to the pres- ent plan. The action of the committee in excluding present controversies from the discussion of arbitration has been formal- ly communicated to the Mexican Embas- sador _here, to be forwarded to the Mex- ! ican Government. pehs e | PRESIDENT PAYS VISIT i Places Flowers on the Graves of His Children and Other Relatives Buried There. CANTON, O., July 7.—A quiet, restful and pleasant day is reported at the Mec- Kinley home this evening. The President and, Mrs. McKinley Barber during the morning drove to West Lawn Cemetery and placed flowers on the graves of the McKlnleg children and other relatives buried there and spent the remainder of the day at home. During the afternoon they sat on the vorch for a time. Only a few callers appeared at the house, and they were intimate friends or relatives. This evening Mr. and Mrs. McKinley Bar- ber and their children and Judge Da: { were entertained at dinner and remained to spend the evening. Mrs. McKinley's condition continues favorable. bt e Fruitgrowers Want Facilities. | SACRAMENTO, July 7.—A meeting of | fruit and produce growers was held at | Courtland on the river Helow this city vears and if he had lived a few | Saturday for the purpose of effecting an | iorganlznt(on to secure better accommo- | dations from the combination of San | Francisco commission ten and less deiay | in transporting fruit and produce. Nin | per cent of the growers of the lower riv ! valley were represented. was appointed to draft articles of incor- | poration and a code and by-laws,~to re- ! port at a meeting to be held the last Saturday of this month. ‘Wears Wrapper in the Desert. | MOJAVE, Juiv 7.—E. Thorpe, a work- { man who was raising and ballasting the | track in the Mojave yards, succumbed to ! heat Saturday and quit his job. { to the burkhouse at nocn, but lost control | Gposs premiums on Fire R | of himself and ieft town on foot, going across the des=vt. As he told no one of his werz not noticed. At the Sixteen-Mile Houge he changed his clothes.and roamed | on the desert in a woman’s light wrapper. He_ was caught Saturday by Dr. Rainey and Willlam Sullivan and brought to | Mojave. B4+44444 4444444444440 t THE DAY’S DBAD. } D+ 444444 4344944404040 James M. Rodgers. WATSONVILLE, July 7.—James M. Rodgers, one of the oldest and most prom- |inent men of this section of the State, | died this morning at his home on Lake avenue. He was nearly S5 years old. Death was caused by pneumonia. - | Rodgers was a natlve of Tennessee. le ! mining in Trinity and Shasta counties. In 1864 he brought his family to this State and settled at Los Gatos, where he re- sided seven years, and from there went years. of Watsonville. He was a leading Ma- | son, having been high priest of the chap- ter of Royal Arch Masons in Watsonville for the past fifteen vears. He leaves a family of elght children, all of whom are rcminent, the eldest son being a mil- ionaire and member of the firm of Rodg- ers, Patterson & Slack of San Francisco. Dr. Lee O. Rodgers is a physician and surgeon of San Francisco and Luther Rodgers is cashter of the Monterey Coun- ty Bank. Charles Rodgers is a Horticul- tural Commissioner and a wealthy fruit grower and hop raiser of Pajaro Valley. ———— John W. Towne. SANTA CRUZ, July 7.—John W. Towne, a resident here for nearly fifty years, died to-day. He was 78 years old. it L Franz Renz. BERLIN, July 7.—Franz Renz, for many years! the principal efrcus' proprietor in Germany, died at his villa near Hamburg, oung Blochman’s body was found last | on his way to Chicago, where he would | Minister of Foreign Affairs of Argentine | | TO WEST LAWN CEMETERY A committee | He went | to Pajaro Valley, where he lived thirty During that long period he was | an elder of the First Presbyterian Church | | | | | Cash in Banks. . 100,327 60 Interest due and accrued on all g Stocks and Toans, 3 2,205 83 It ‘ourse of - Premiuma in due SIS | Paid for State, He ! ame to California in 1854 and\engaged ‘"f ADVERTISEMENTS. o~ FOOD One great cause of sleeplessness in infants is improper or insufficient food. An infant will usually sleep well after taking food that satisfies and nourishes. Mellin's Food satisfies and nourishes ; contains enough to satisfy and the kind to-nourish. Send us your name for our book of *“ Mellin's Food Babies.” We will send it fres. MELLIN’S FOOD COMPANY, BOSTON, MASS. LONG JOURNEY AHEAD OF FORMER DIPLOMAT Clifford Smyth Starts to Walk From New York to San Francisco. Special Dispatch to The Call. | | | | SOMERVILLE, N. J., July 7.—Clifford Smyth, former United States Consul at| Cartegena, Colombia, who started yesler-} day afternoon from Brooklyn to walk to | San Francisco, arrived here at noon to-day and took his dinner at the Mehelenbeck Hotel. He reached North Branch, four | miles from here, in advance of a heavy | tharderstorm this afternoon and will re- | main here over night. He has covered | forty mnilles of his journey to the Pacific | Coast, which he expects to reach on foot in six months, at the rate of twenty miles | a day. | Smyth wears a golf suit and broad- | brimmed straw hat and carries a knap- sack. He has tramped in this manner | through Great Britain. He expects to de- | fray the expenses on the present trip by delivering humorous lectures in some of | the larger cities on his experiences in Co- | lombia. BIG TREASURE CARGO FROM KLONDIKE MINES SEATTLE, July 7.—The steamer City of | Seattle arrived from Lynn Canal to-day with a Klondike treasure cargo of $500,000, all save $100,000 consigned by the Canadian | Bank of Commerce to the United States Assay Office in this city. William Waech- | “a cattle trader, and a Mr. Lee, a miner, had $0,000 in dust. | The Klondike crowd left Dawson June | 2. At that time nearly every produc- | ing claim in the district was being worked | and the Government had 500 men em- | ployed in the construction of roads to the | greatest gold producing streams in the | district. About 1100 people are said to | have left the Klondike for Nome and the Koyokuk since the river opened. WHISKY HOLDS REING ON DYNAMITE IWAGON Intoxicated Men-Drive Reck- lessly With a Load of the Explosive. Special Dispatch to The Call. BOSTON, July 7.—Driven by two intox!- cated men, the harness broken and fal ing from the horses’ backs, a two-horse dray loaded with moere than a ton of dy- namite swayed from side to side as ‘the horses dragged it along at a furious gal- lop through Washington street, West Newton, early last evening. Over and fon appeared inevitable. it was avoided, and two patrolmen, running out into the street, sprang at the horses’ heads and finally succeeded in bringing them to a stop. The drivers were locked up on a charge of intoxication and gave their names as Willlam Daley and Willlam H. Deehan. They informed the police that the team was the prope: of A. B. Sampson of South Boston. and that the wagon was loaded with 2200 pounds of dynamite which was being taken to South Framingham. STRIKERS MAY OPEN CO-OPERATIVE LAUNDRY LOS ANGELES, July 7.—Both sides re- main firm and confident in the laundry strike now on In this city. N. Bonfllio, president of the Laundry Associati says that all talk of a conference or com- promise is useless and declares that wich- in ‘another week the laundries will be in a position to' handle all wotk with much dispatch as before the strike. The union leaders say the ball given by the laundry workers Saturday night netted $2000 for the strike fund, and there is talk of the strikers establishing an ir dependent co-operative laundry. It claimed that $11,000 has already been sub- scribed for the purpose and that articies of incorporation will be filed to-morrow. as STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDIT.ON AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— AMERIGAN FIRE INSURANGE COMPANY F NEW YORK, IN THE STATE OF NEW 0 York, on the 31st day of December, A. D. 1900, and for the year ending on that day, made to the Insurance Commissioner of th State of California, pursuant to_the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Com- ‘missioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in Cash 000 00 ASSETS. Stocks Value of all Cash Market Val B 2,358 30 and Bonds owned by Company Cash in Company's Office. Due from other Companies or insurance on losses already paid.. 30,932 01 Total Assets ........... LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid. . TS Tosses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense .. . 44,890 41 Losses resisted, including expenses. 1,342 63 Gross premiums on Fire Ris Tun- ning one year or less, $§763 [ \ reinsurance 50 per cent.. 391634 85 432 5 Total Liabilities . INCOME. eceived for Fire . $768,020 57 Net cash actually premiums $941,687 & Received for z Morteages . ™ 1 d_for interes| - B atochs. Tasas: anwy fres all other source: 41,956 72 Total Income $984,403 52 ‘EXPENDITURES. vious years) Paid or allows Brokerage ... Paid for Salarl for office Coig National and ‘and " expendi- yments Fire. Losses Incurred during the year........$664,825 10 Risks and Premiums. | Fire Risks.| Premiums. Net amount of Risks| written during the| $180,163,849 | $1,380,488 77 expired during -the| year ... = 165,884,972 | 1,205,198 79 Net amount in fo December 31, 1900..... 149,684,207 | 1,148,702 24 GEO. S. A. YOUNG, Prest, WALTER S. ALLEY, Secy. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this §th day of February, 1901 EDWIN F. COREY, Commissioner for California in New York, PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENT, 323 California Street, S.F. THOS. J. CONROY, GEO. W. BROOKS, Asst. Mgr. BALFOUR, GUTHRIE & C0. . .. .., Directars, UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— PHCENIX ASSURANCE COMPANY F LONDON, ENGLAND, on the 3ist of December, A. D. 1900, and for the yde:i ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pur- suant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code. condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all due _an Stocks and Loans. Cash in hands of U. S. Trustess. 397,376 5 Premiums in due Course of Collec- s Dus fro panies for He: o insurance on losses already pald.. 13,408 52 Total Assets weaeeen S902,954 58 - aa eduABILK TTES. sSes a Sty and unpaid. bt osses In process of Adjus e 2 n Suspense .. Losses _resisted, - Gross premiums on Fire Risks run. - ning one year or less, $1,658,963 37 reinsurance 50 per cent......... 229,481 94 Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning more than one year, $1,480, 104 03: reinsurance pro rata.. 1,102 22 Due and accrued for salaries, rent, etc All other Habilities. Total Liabilities.. srsesennieena..$2,136,185 00 INCOMEB. Net enxm actually received for Fire premiums ... e rnanaeann SR381, Rocelved for interest ard dividends s on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other’ sources. Total Income EXPENDITURES. Net amount paid for Fire Losses (including $253,326 00. I vious years). Paid or allowed Brokerage . Paid for Salaries, F charges for officers, cl Pald for State, Natlonal taxes .. aaas . All other payments and tures expendi- 140,008 32 Total Expenditures......ec........$2,359,341 4 Fire. Losses incurred during the year....$1,554.3% 62 Risks and Premiums. | Fire Risks.| Premiums, Net amount of Risks written durh th year $398,304,133 | $3,432,350 19 Net am expired during the 389,213,974 | 2,970,730 38 315,819.148 | 3,139,067 92 A. D. IRVING, United States Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 23 day of February, 1901 GEORGE O. RUGER, Notary Public. PACIFIC COAST DEPARTMENY: BOTLER & HEWTIT, General Agents, 413 CALIFORNIA STREET,