The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, August 17, 1901, Page 7

THE SAN FRANCISCO dALL, SATURDAY, AUGUST 17, 1901 CHINESE MK IPPEALTO LA Interesting International Question Raised in Hawaii Two Men Born in Monarchical Days Demand a Resi- | dence. —_— OLULU, Aug. 8.—A new and im- t involving questions of in- al law has been raised in United s Judge Estee’s court in the matter deportation proceedings against | nese arriving from China on a re- | amer. It is claimed that both ere and they claim the right They were born here, how- during the days of the monarchy, | the District Attorney has raised the | > at bifth In the islands under dges not entitle Chinese to he matter will be submitted point remarkable tree, dubbed the skunk e by those who have made its ac- i e, has been found in the grounds of the Queen’s hospital here in the Punch- bowl district. The tree gets itc name from the intensely disagreeable odor it s forth. The first tree that was found bed a number of residents of the | o made complaints to the B ealt with the result that toere was an inspection and improvement | of sewers in the locality. The nuisance did not abate until the odor was traced 1« obnoxious tree, which was promps- i nd destroyed. | bout the size of an ordinary Its objectionable odor com nd tender branches. No | en able to identify the | Assistant General Super- | ree mail delivery serv- | yesterday on ths steam- install the free deliver n Men have alread and the | t in operation at once. nelly, a passenger from | r Sydney on the steamship | board the day after tne ncisco. He left his wife scl in a destitute condition, as od_with him all the money the | 1 he jumped into the | bout $50. Kennelly had health for some time have been demented. e contracting busines and had lost several thou. secured tions for th J. Weaver, former owner | vacht Norma, is a Sierra’ for Sa- | ficulties he had with the vernment over land titles. o dif ELKS IN BRILLIANT | PARADE IN TACOMA Thousands of Visitors Participate in the Day’s Carnival { Festivities. { ug. 16.—This was Elks’ day Superb weather Excursion trains Astoria, Walla . Yakima, Eliensburg, Harbor and Seattle, and Sverett, Victoria, Vancou- send were arriving all rt bands filled the air the bright uniforms of fforded a brilliant spectacle. more than a mile in eviewed by the Queen | nd her maids of honor at the EIks’ | tors. alem, ators are here, repre- yregon, Idaho, Mon- mbia, Alaska and all »n. The eity is profuse- te h purple. | S as L T { To-Day’s News Letter. | eek’s N Letter the Looker | < veln how some of | plumpest and most prom- s are reducing weight by a The heroism of a society | Betsy Bird's many interest- | Chauncey De Wit tells 1 woman thinks of local | beiles who dress too loudly for “The Masher” is the theme Corner Philosopher’s” ex- | week. The Town Crier ight some new facts bear- strike situation and the re- 1 editorials are above par. * | f spect a, STATEMENT — OF THE — CONDITION AND AFFAIRS | — OF THE — Pacific Surety INSURANCE COMPANY F_SAN FRANCISCO, IN THE STATE OF a, on the 3ist day of December, A. D. 19%, and for the year ending on that | &ay, as made to the Insurance Commissioner | of 5 of California, pursuant to the | ms 610 and 611 of the Po. he ed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner | CAPITAL. | unt of Capital Stock, pald up in ASSETS. ed by Company. % ne and Mortgages... ... 166,111 03 ash Market Value of all Stocks and Real Estate ow Bo onds owned by Company. . 82800 55 Eavings Banks deposits..... . 52,931 81 ompany’s Office 9.874 70 . 1863 3¢ and Mortgages 788 60 Premiums in due Cor €.684 09 Total Assets LIABILITIES. Yoosses In process of Adjustment or in Suspense - Losses resisted, including expenses...... Gross premiums on Risks running one vear or less, $..........: reinsurance per cent....... Sl e | Gross premiums running more than one year, § re- | insurance pro rata. 3,969 40 | Total LAGDINEIES 'ovrmeenresmnseenses 23,707 65 DFCOME. Cet casn actuslly recelved for pre- ivea for interest on Bonds and Mortgages ... 062 80 Received for intercst and dividends on Loans and from all other sources Recelved from al Total Income EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Losses (includ- ing ., losses of previous years) .. . . 8392081 Dividends to Stockholders . . 15,000 00 Paid_or allo for Commission or Brokerage -. . B3 Paid for Salaries, Fees an r charges for officers, clerks, etc. 13,437 25 Paid for State, National and Local Taxes ........... - ama A1l other payments and expenditures.. 11945 93 Total Expenditures.. WALLACE E! SON, A. P. REDDING, Secretary. Subscribed and swomp to before menthl- 224 President. @zy of January, 190L M. M. RHORER, Deputy Insurance Commissioner. PAGIFIC SURETY COMPANY OF CALIFORNIA. Cash Assets July 1, 1901 .$342,000 GUARANTEE AND CASUALTY, | serson, Surgeon R. M. Kennedy, Payma. | Griswold. She carries | rind ken away i?:’&ém “Jacobson then reported that he BATTLESHIP [OWA AND GUNBOAT BENNINGTON ARE BACK IN PORT Cruiser Philadelphia Goes to Mare Island Navy Yard to Be Pre- pared for a Voyage That May Bring Up at Panama. + - BATTLESHIP IOWA ARRIVI ISLAND NAVY YARD AR G FROM PUGET SOUND, CRUISER PHILADELPHIA GOING UP TO THE MARE "D THE GUNBOATS BENNINGTON AND PETREL AT ANCHOR IN THE STREAM. ALL MADE PORT DURING THE LAST THREE DAYS. —g HE United States gunboat Ben-|America during a Cape Horn gale and is | from Glasgow, for New York. nington arrived from Manlla, via | Probably a fotal loss.” A dispatch to the | QUEENSTOWN-sailed Aug 16—stmr Com- « cail, yester- | Merchants’ Excha: as driven vealth, , Liv , for Boston. China, Japan end Hawsll, yester-| Jtichants Fixchange says she was driveq |1 e Tt St Caimraate to: New day morning and the battleship 1 | York, for Liverpool, and proceeded. 3 at Puerto Gallego. The Fervaal sailed’| Y3l for, Tlyernool. and o Iowa got in from Puget Sound |from A, ¢ TTHA - Safled Aug 16 — Stmr om Antwerp on June 29. She called at| pyerst Bismarck, from Hamburg, for New during the afternoon, while the | Cherbourg, France, for orders and then | york via Cherbourg. . cruiser Philadelphia went to the | came on to the Pacific Coast. She made LIVERPOOL—Sailed Aug 16—Stmr Georgic, Mare Island Navy Yard to get800d time, as the wreck must have oc- | for New York. ready for a "_mse‘ as far south s |curred at least three weeks ago. Cap- BRISBAN‘E—Saneg Aug _16—Stmr Miowera, y - B " | tain Mabon probably saved his entire crew | from Sydnéy, NSW, for Honolulu and Van- Panama. The Phiiadelphia probably wiil|ara ‘then made for the nearest port on | ouver. be held at the isthmus during the Colom- | the main land in the ship's boats. The | , NEW YORK—Arrived Aug 16—Stmr Hekla, bian-Venezuelan trouble, while. the Iowa will rercain here in readiness to join her should it become necessary. The gunboat | Petrel is also here, and that makes four warships now in port. The Philadelphia and Jowa are in first class order and ready for any emergency, but the Ben- nington and Petrel have been a lopg time | without an overhauling and will not be sent to sea again unless in a case of abso- lute necessity. The gunboat Bennington has been al- most constantly in commission for ten vears. She left here for the Philippines in April, 1889. On her way down she made & stop at Honolulu, and it learned that the British proposed annex- ing Wake Island to use it as a landing place for its Pacific cable. The Benning- ton go: there first, however, and Wake Island was annexed to the United States. From Wake Island the gunboat went to Guam and thence to Manila. During her stay at the islands she was used in pa- troiling the coast and looking out for pi- rates and smugglers. It while engaged in patrol duty that the Bennington's crew had its first brush with the natives. Lieutenant Emory Win- ship and several of the men were wound- ed during the affair. The main body of the crew was sent ashore near Malabon for observation purposes and was am- bushed near a convent. When the sound of the firing reached the gunboat she was run close inshore and the woods wera | shelled. This drove the Filipinos to she ter and the men were safely taken off in the launches. The Bennington went from Manila to Hongkong, where she was placed on the drydock in June last. From Hongkong she went to Shanghai. homeward bound, and from Shanghal to Yokohama. She remained in Japanese waters for a fort- { night and on July 21 sailed for Honolulu. From the latter port she came to San Francisco. The officers of the Bennington are: Commander E. K. Moore, Lieutenants R. F. Lopez, N. A. McCully, 8. E. Moses, G. E. P. Stone, G. B. Rice and A. Crenshaw, Ensigns W. H. Reynolds and W. A. As- Shafter and Pay Clerk E. C. jackies and ma- whose term of enlistment has about expired, while the officers’ term of ser- vice in Asiatic waters is over. Commander E. K. Wood was first here in 1873 on_the old sloop of war Portsmouth ter G. C. | and has been here on a number of occa- sions since. In 1892 he was here on the Boston and was in Honolulu on that ves- sel during the troublous times of 1892-3. The Bennington and Petrel probably will not go to the navy vard until next week. Rl ey SAILING OF THE MEADE. Takes Away Many Passengers and a Full Load of Supplies. The TUnited States army transport | Meade sailed promptly at noon yesterday [for the Philippines. Very few school teachers went away on her and there were not many people down to see her {off. Every ounce of freight she could 50,000 9 | carry was put aboard and she is coaled for the voyage to Manila. Among the cabin passengers were: Mrs. Oliver, wife of Lieutenant P. A. Oliver: | Lieutenant E. P. Crowne ana wife; Rev. J. R. Milligan and his daughter, Miss Reb E. Milligan, who goes to marry Lieutenant Fore- man, Twelfth Infantry; Mrs. John P. Wade, wife of Lieutenant Wade: Mrs. W. H. Cooke, wife of Dr. Cooke; Mrs. McAlexander, wife of | Captain McAlexander, Thirteenth Infantry; Mrs. Bent, wife of Captain C. L. Bent, Seventh | Infantry: "Surgeon W. M. Roberts and wif 5 Naval Cadet J. C. Fremont Jr.; : | Miller, wife of Captain J. K. Miller; Assistant Surgeon Allen E. Peck, U. 8. N., and wife; Mrs. E. D. Gibson; Mrs. E. F. Johnson, wife | of Juage Johnson: Mrs. Roberts, wife of Cap- tain H. L. Roberts, Nineteenth Infantry; Mrs. H. B. Miller, wife of Consul Miller; Captain W. 0. Cutliffe, assistant surgeon, and wife; Lieutenant Hathaway, Ninth Cavalry: Cadet Newman, U. S. N.; Chapiain Walter Marvine, Mre. and Miss Marvine, who stop at Honolulu, where the chaplain has ~been as- signed to duty; Mre. Quinlan, wife of Lieuten- ant D. J. Quinlan; Captain George H. Calkins; Captain George R. Plummer, assistant surgeon, and Dental Surgeon Charles J. Long. The Meade will call at Honolulu on her way to Manila. B S Story of the Confianza. On July 8 last the lumber schooner Con- fianza, Captain Jacobson, sailed for Co- quille River. Yesterday she came back having failed to reach her destination. About three weeks ago the schooner was below San Francisco, and could make no headway against the light contrary winds and calms. A week later all hands- were on short allowance and several days ago the men were reduced to catching seagulls, out of which they made soup to eke out their scanty fare. “We were four times 6ff Coquille Riv- er” said Captain Jacobson yesterday, “and we could not get in. For days ws would beat up against an adverse breeze and then when we thought a change for the better would come it would fall light and we would drift back to our starting cint. Once we were away below San B‘mnclaco. but managed to get up to a point off Coquille again, only once more to drift back. Finally, when all our pro- Visions were nearly gone, I decided to put back to San Francisco, and here we are. A fight of nearly six weeks against baf- fling winds is some‘thlng I never want to life again.” e "Connanza went to the mud flats, where she will tie up until the strike is over. - Bonds of Surcty, Ship. Steam, Boiler and Plate Glass Insurance. Head Offics : 326 Montgomery Street, San Francisco. French Bark Fervaal Lost. The French bark Fervaal, bound from twerp to Portland, was driven ashore :nn :tg?;n Island off the coast of South was there | Fervaal was to have loaded wheat at Port- land for Europe. She was vne of the lat- est additions to the Frencn mercantile marine and was on her maiden voyage. SO Water Front Notes. The barkentine Tropic Bird arrived from Tahiti vesterday after a_passage of 38 days. She brings a cargo of cocoanuts, copra and vanilla beans. The ship Falls of Clyde arrived from Hilo yesterday with a cargo of sugar. She will be fitted out with a cold storage plant before again sailing for the islands. The British ship Balasore arrived from Newcastle, N. S. W., vesterday after a fair passage of 75 days. She had an un- evertful run across the Pacific. She 1s loaded with coal. The steamer Enterprise sailed for Pan- ama last evening with a cargo of barley. — NEWS OF THE OCEAN. Matters of Interest to Mariners and Shipping Merchants. The Balasore and the Erato have been char- tered to load wheat here for Europe at 38 9d, prior to arrival; the George C. Perkins, lumber at Grays Harbor for Santa Rosalla. ookt o Barley for New York. The steamer Enterprise cleared yesterday for Panama with 64,416 ctls barley for New York, valued at $59.500, and 423 bbls asphaltum, valued at $2000 —_————— Shipping Intelligence. ARRIVED. Friday, August 16. Stmr Sequola, Winkle, 16 hours from Fort Brage. U S stmr Towa, Terry, Orchard. U S stmr Bennington, Moore, 52 days from Hongkong, via Shanghai 37 days, yia Yokoha- ma 26 days, via Honolulu 7% days. Br ship Balasore, Lioyd, 75 days from New- castle, NSW. Hi, Ship Fale of Clyde, Matson, 2 days from ilo. Bktn Tropic Bird, Jackson, Tahiti. ‘ CLEARED. Friday, August 16. Stmr Enterprise, Miller, Panama; Panama R R S Line. 3 days from Port 38 days from Stmr - Santa Roea, Alexander, Goodall, Perkins & Co. Stmr Colon, Mackinnon, Port Los Angeles; Pacific Mail SS Co. Bark Santiago, Engalls, Hilo; J D Spreckels & Bros Co. SAILED. Friday, August 16. Stmr Giosy, Hinkle, Santa Cruz. U S stmr Meade, Wilson, Maniia, etc. RETURNED. Friday, August 16. Schr Conflanza, Jacobsen, hence July § for Coquille” River, returned on account of head winds, which made it impossible to reach des- tination. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Aug 16, 10 p m—Weather foggy; wind west, velocity § miles per hour. DISASTER. LONDON, Aug 16—Concepcion telegraphs Fr bark Fervaal, bound from Antwerp for Port- land, Or, foundered near Staten Island. Part of crew saved and landed at Puerto Gallegos. SPOKEN. Per Falls of Clyde—July 25, lat 25 03 N, lon 15410 W, Br bark Senator, from Chemainus, via Hilo, for Liverpool. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT HADLOCK—Arrived Aug 15—Schr Ethel Zane, from St Michael, ¢ AYS HA —Arrived c Slade, from Honolula, - AUS 16—Schr R Arrived Aug 16—Schr Lottle Bennett, from Teller. Sailed Aug 16—Schr J H Bruce, for San Pedro: El Dorado, for Honolulu. COOS BAY—Arrived Aug 16—Schr Webfoot, hence July 3. ASTORTA—Arrived Aug 16—Br bark Sussex, from Hongkong; Br stmr Indrapura, from Yo- kohama. REDONDO—Arrived Aus 16—Stmr Geo_Loo- nixls‘ hence Aug 13, and salled for San Fran- cisco. EUREKA—Arrived Aug 16—Stmr Pomona, hence Aug 15. Safled Aug 15—Schrs Azalea and La Gironde, for San Pedro. PORT GAMBLE—Arrived Aug 16—Schr Rob- ert R Hind, from St Michael. PORT TOWNSEND—Arrived Aug 16—Per bark Santa Rosa, from Callao. I\Puwd in Aug 16—Schr Nellie Coleman; from Nome. Salled Aug 16—Schr Gamble, for Taku. Arrived Aug 16—Brig Courtney Ford, from St_Michael. PORT LUDLOW—Safled Aug 16—Stmr Rob- ert Lewers, for Honolulu. SAN PEDRO—Salled Aug. 15—Stmr Santa Barbara, for Bureka. Sailed "Aug 16—Stmr Pasadena, for Eureka. San Diego; TACOMA—Sailed Aug 16—Schr Alvena, for San Pedro. FOREIGN PORTS. SYDNEY—Arrived Aug 16—Schr Novelty, from_Portland. YOKOHAMA—Arrived Aug 2—Ger stmr Sith- onia, from Hongkong, for San Francisco, Aug 14—€tmr Peru, hence July 2. ACAPULCO—Arrived July 14—Chil stme Tu- capel, hence July 6, and sailed July 15 for Valparaiso. LIMERICK—Arrived Aug 13—Ger ship Ferdi- nand_Fischer, from Portland, Or. . VALPARAISO—Sailed July 30—Ger stmr N mantia, for San Francisco;” Ger stmr Kamby- ses, for Hamburz. PEUCO—Safled Aug 3-Br ship Loyland Brothers, for Astoria. > ANTWERP—Sailed Aug 16—Br ship Sacotra, for San Francisco. ST VINCENT—Arrived Aug stmr Denderah, hence May 14, for Hamburg. - HAMBURG—Arrived Aug 16—Br s Ben Dearz, from Astoria. ALTATA—Sailed Aug 9—Schr Halcyon, for rays Harbor. NANAIMO—Arrived Aug 10—Br stmr Buck- ingham, from Vancouver. OCEAN STEAMERS. LIZARD_Passed Aug 16—Stmr La Norman- ate, from New York, for Havre. HAMBURG—Arrived Aug 16—Stmr Bulgar- fan, from New York. CHERBOURG—Sailed Aug' 16—Stmr Fuerst Bismarck, from Hamburg and Southampton, for New 'York. ST VINCENT, C V—Arrived Aug 16—Stmr San Francisco, via Monte- Dednden.h. ifrom Y ILLE galled Aug 16—Stmr Ethiopla, from Copenhagen, Christiania and Christen’ send. s Steamer Movements. TO ARRIVE. Steamer. “From. | Due. Point Arena....| Point_Arena Aug. 17 .| Tacoma ... |Aug. -|Panama & Way Ports.|Aug. Humboldt . Al Puget Sound Ports. China and Japan. .1Humholdt & ebla. Pu, Guatemala. Walla Walia. Rureka. Hongkong Curacao.. TO SAIL. Steamer. Destination. (Sails.| Pler. Auzust 17, - |Coos Bay ... -| 4 pm[Pler 13 Valparaiso & Way. (12~ m|Pler 10 -(8. America, Europe|.......|Stre'm Humboldt ......... Pier 13 coAugust 18, ‘008 Bay ..........[12 m|Pler 13 Walla Walla. |Puget Sound Ports(ll am|Pler § Santa Rosa...| San_Diego. ---| 9 am|Pler 11 August 19. Czarina.......|Seattle & Tacoma.. San Pedro. | Humboldt . Point Arena..| Point Arena Acapulco.. Humboldt . -{1:20 plPler 9 -ISan_Pedro & Way..| 9 am Pier 11 N. Y. via Panama.| 2 pm|Pler — August 21. City Pekirg..|China & Japan....| 1 pm[PMSS August 22. Sonoma.......|Sydney & Way Pts|10 am|Pler 7 Umatilla..... | Puget Sound Ports|ll am|Pler 9 Auguse 24, City Puebla.. |Puget Sound Ports|11 am|Pler 9 FROM SEATTLE. Steamer. Destination. City of Topeka | Skaguay Safls. & Way Ports. [Aug. 18 Chas. Nelson.. | Skaguay & Way Ports. Aug. 13 City of Seattle. | Skaguay & Way Ports.|Aug. 18 Farallon. Skaguay & Way Ports.|Aug. 21 Skagusy & Way Ports.|Aug. 23 | -| Skaguay & Way Ports.|Aug. .| Skaguay & Way Ports |Aug. Nome and Teller. |Aug. Skaguay & Way P Aug. Skaguay & Way Ports. |Aug. +|Cooks Inlet & Way Pts|Aug. Nome and St. Michael.|Aug. Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Times and Heights of High and Low Waters at_Fort Polnt, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by offictal au- thority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters nccur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about | twenty-five minutes later than at Fort Point: the height of tide is the same at both places. SATURDAY, AUGUST 17. Sun rises . Sun _sets Moon sets ,Tlme Date H 2 2 24 24 5 Portland. 2% 5:00| 3.8 9:38| 6:14] 3.6/ 10:31 L W «su Wi ‘L w 0:19] 0.9] 7:26] 3.8] 11:40] 5.1 NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the left hand column and the uuSeu!lve tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time of day: the third time column gives the last tide of ‘the day, except when there are but three tides, as sometimes 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 number given is subtracted from the depth given by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. 8. N.,, Mer- chants’ Exchange, San Francisco, Cal., August 16, 1901, The time ball on the tower of the new Ferry bullding was dropped at exactly noon to-day— 1. e, at noon of the 120th meridian, or at 8 o'clock p. m., Greenwich time. C. G. CALKINS, Lieutenant Commander, U. & N., in charge. 2 ... 1] 5:57| Light for Outlying Districts. Upon the recommendation of the Board of Public Works sixteen arc lamps will be erected in the outlying districts. The San Francisco Gas Company is at present installing a number of ‘boulevard” lamps in varlous portions of the down- town district. One hundred lamps of that description are being put up daily. ———————— Contract for Engine-House. The Board of Public Works awarded a contract yesterday to Hanna Brothers for the erection of a three-story fire-engine house on Howard street, near Third. The contract price Is $24773 and the bullding must be finished in seventy-five days. The contract for plumbing was awarded Kiernan & O'Brien for $1545. = ol T b R e DS “The Missouri Pacific Limited.” The only route having through sleeping car service between San Francisco and St. Louis daily. Stop-overs allowed at Salt Lake City. For full information L. M. Kletcher, 12 California street. . MILITARY TITLE CAUSES DISPUTE Consul Coney Says Reed |~ Is Not an Officer in Mexican Army. Visiting Colonel Produces Credentials to Prove His Identity. el o One of those internecine disputes in the Mexican colony over the celebration cf the anniversary of Mexico's independence is on once more. While this annual flesta generally provokes more or less bitterness in the colony this year the feeling nas reached an acute stage. On one side is the Hidalgp Club celebration, scheduled for September 15, with Colonel Juan Guil- lermo Reed at the head. On the other side is Consul A. K. Coney and the clien- tele that affects an acquaintance with the local consular diplomatic body. From the latter side comes the state- ment that Colonel Juan Guillermo Reed 1s not a Mexican colonel, that his name is not on the roster of the Mexican army, or anywhere else to show that he is en- titled to wear shoulder straps, algrettes or anything that goes to make up ths panoply of war in which the Mexican offi- cer is wont to fight the battles of his country. Colonel Reed, who lives in a comfortable house on Eddy street, near Larkin, has a frame full of diplomas certifying to his proficiency as a typographer and architect from the Government military school at Chepultepec. He has a breast load of medals won in school .and others won on the field by conspicuous bravery. He has a wall full of military drawings, all bear- | ing the official seal of the Government of Mexico, signed and countersigned by numerous comandantes and generales Yet Consul Coney'says Reed’s name is not on the roster of the army of Mexico. He says he has the authority of the Minister of War for the statement. Colonel Reed, bereft of his military trapping, is a mild-mannered man, his ap- pearance reminding one of a militia col- Onel in every day attire. He freely teils his story. He does not brag about his achievements, but points to his many evi- dences of careful study and the war maps drawn by him as proof of the truth of his statements. “I am a native born Mexican,” he said, “and have been educated in Mexico’s schools, taking my final course in the state military school. I graduated with honors, as ‘these diplomas and medals show. T made all branches of engineering a special study and was given a commis- sion as instructor. I am a native of Guadalajara, but received my education malnly in the city of Mexico. “My first experience in the field was against the Yaquis, about eight years ago in Monterey. 1 constructed the defenses, Wwhich the Indians failed to take. I was then made first captain of engineers and since that time I have been steadily pro- moted. My last engagement was under General Martinez against the Maya In- dians in Yucatan. I served a year and a half, constructing railroads and military defenses there. About nine months ago I secured a year's leave of absence and came to this city to place my children in school. I will return to the military school in Chapultepec about the middle of October, when my leave of absence will expire.” During his stay here Colonel Reed has been following his profession as architect, a modest sign bearing the inscription, “John Wm. Reed, architect,” standing in one corner of the dining-room. “This man called on me a _couple o " said Consul Coney 1 “and introduced himself as a col- onel in the Mexican arm:; He did not show me any ecredentials. I telegraphed to the Minister of War and he replied that there was no such name on the roster of the Mexican army. If anybody ought to know if Reed was a colonel in the Mexicah army the Minister surcly ought to.” . ‘When the attention of Consul Coney was called to the documents in the pos- session of Reed he said he had never scen them and that Reed had never offered to show them. “What the Minister of War says is enough for me,” concluded Consul Coney. Reed says he comes from an old Mex- ican family and that in his _country his name is pronounced Ray-ed. Although but nine months in the United States he speaks English, but with a slight Span- ish accent. He claims to be proficient in French and Italian. As Consul Coney is to be the honorary president of the day at one celebration and Colonel Juan Guillermo Reed is to fill a similar position at the other some of the Mexican residents profess to see in this the cause of certain strained rela- tions between the consular and military representatives of our sister republic. ‘Webster Says Plan Is Political. Superintendent of Schools Webster is of the opinion that the new plan of electing teachers adopted by the Board of Edu- catfon is an “elastic” affair and exposes the department to political and personal influences. Webster believes that instead of awarding credits for experience, exam- inations only should be held and the pa- pers marked accordingly. “If the merit system is to be carried out.”” said Webster yesterday, “it is un- faif to allow at the beginning a certain percentage of credits for experience, Again, the only safeguard after the suc- cessful* candidates in the three classes have been listed §s to select them chrono- logically for appointment. I would con- sider that as a partial preventive of favor- itism. Should the board draw from the list at its own discretion the order of merit will not count. Pl ot ST TR NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. HERPICIDE NOT A FAKE Unsolicited Testimonials Tell of Its Superiority. Alf R. Kelley, residing at 2195 Devisa- dero street, San Francisco, Cal., writes the following: % “When I first purchased Herpicide T thought, like the majority of hair prepa- rations, it would prove a fake. I am happy to state that, on the contrary, it is all, and even more, than you claim for it. Quite a number of harbers throughout the section in which F travel have calied at- tention to the new hair sprouting out on my scalp, and inquired of me what I have been using. I fell them ‘Herpicide’; also give them your name and address."” DIRECTORY OF RESPONSIBLE HOUSES. Catalogues and Pries Lists Malisi on Application. BILLIARDS, POOL AND BAR FIXTURES. St. Germain Billiard Co., late Jacob Strahle & Co. (est'd. 1852) 409 Market st.; upon in- stallment or rented: also beer apparatus. COAL, COKE AN) PIG IRON, 900 Battery Street. J. C.WILSON & C0., ,ererrone dtate sasi FRESH AND SALT MEATS, JAS. BOYES & C0. &P f Sttt OILS. LUBRICATING OILS. LEONARD & ELLIS, 418 Front st., 5. F. Phone Main 1719. LUBRICATING OILS. ENSIGN & McGUF- CK, 23 Spear st.. S. F. Tel. Main 5320. Pioneer Dry Goods Store. Sells Ladles' and Children’s Hose 5 a Ladies’ L M inen Skirts, 35c; Men’s Fine Shirts, worth §1, for 40c, at 105, Fifth street.. PRINTING. E. C. HUGHES. msinsomes s PRINTERS, BOOKBINDERS. oo D . THE HICKS: J‘Ug nfi. i j45Y ’ & T ADVERTISEMENTS. JOOK yourself squarely in the face and see if you are not half ashamed to be without Ivory Soap in your house. Worse than this, your wife is without it. It is bad enough for a man, though a man often doesn’t care how But 2 woman misses all these little helps to housekeeping. And Ivorc);usaoap is one; its great potency it actually than yellow soap for general work. It floats. COPYRIGHT 1393 BY THE PROCTER & GAMBLE 0. EINCINNATY WALLING’S EXAMINATION FOR GRAND LA Y Mrs. Annie M. Dodge and Detective Ed Wren Give Their Testimony Before Conlan. The preliminary examination of James ‘Walling on the charge of grand larceny was commenced before Judge Conlan yes- terday. He is accused of stealing a ring cortaining two valuable diamonds from Mrs. Annie M. Dodge, in whose house at 719 Taylor street he roomed, on July 25. | He was represented by Atorney Ashe and | his father, ex-Judge Walling of Nevada. Mrs. Dodge testified to losing the dia- | mond ring. She notified Captain Seymour | and Detectives Dinan and Wren came te | the house. They waited till Walling re- | turned and accused him of stealing the ring. He denied it and they searched him. | Walling threw a piece of paper on the bed and the detectives found the two dia- monds, which had been taken out of the | ring, in the paper. Detective © Wren corroborated Mrs. Dodge. In cross-examination he was ask- | ed if the piece of paper which contained the rings was the same as that in Wal- ling’s notebook, and he said it was. Ashe then asked for a continuance till this morning, as he wanted to produce a note- book from which.the paper was torn. The continuance was granted. POSTAL CLERKS TO HOLD A PICNIC NEXT SUNDAY Many Federal Employes Will Enjoy Outing at Schuetzen Park. Preparations are now complete for the first outing and picnic of the San Fran- cisco postal clerks to be held on Sunday at Schuetzen Park. Clerks in every de- partment of the local Federal service are taking an interest in the affair and a large attendance is expected. A souvenir of the occasion in the shape of a profuse- ly illustrated book will be distributed at the picnic and the committees having tl:s affair in hand have arranged for games, races and dancing. A number of valuable prizes will be given. Following is a list of the committees in charge: Transportation—D. H. Burson, F. A. Macready, F. Hasse, R. Apple, J. Gorfinkel, Willlam Douglas, James Ruddee, Jo- seph V. Collins, George Day. Arrangements—William E. Murphy, James Donahue, George P. Feeley, A. S. Wi ar- ren King, J. R. McGee, E. E. Sawyer, A. E. Wessling, George Gassman, G. D. Beil, Wililam J._Murphy, T. J. Gillespie. Floor manager—Martin_J. O'Donuell; assist ants—D. B. Dwyer, G. W. Morrison. Reception—James E. Power, D. F. Foley, Theodore Krohn, A. Leibscher, J. D. Dunnigan, I W. Jones, William St. Amont, George As- Al Henry, L. B. AMUSEMENTS. *TIVOLI» EVENINGS AT 8 SHARP! MATINEE SATURDAY AT 2 SHARP. GRAND OPERA. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT! LA FAVORITA With Agostini, Dado, Collamarini and Ferrarl. Matinee To-day and Sunday Night, OTELLO Montanari, Salassa, Castellano, Poletini. POPULAR PRICES—%c, 50c and Te. Telephone—Bush 9. NEXT WEEK—“MEFISTOFELE’’ and “BAR- BER OF SEVILLE.” MATINEE TO-DAY, SATURDAY, August 17. Parquet, 25¢, any seat: Balcony, 10c; Chil- dren, 10c, any part except reserves 22 VAUDEVILLE CELEBRITIES O e and Company, Remarc and Rilay, Hill and Silviany, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Kelcey, Sisson, Wallace and Company, The Molasso-Salvaggi Troupe, The Standard Quartet, and the Biograph. AN FRARCISCO'S COLUMBIA os LAST 2 TI¥ES—MATINEE TO-DAY. TO-NIGHT FAREWELL PERFORMANCE! CHARLES FROHMAN'S Empire Theater Company. Presenting HENRY ARTHUR JONES' Play, MRS. DANE’S DEFENCE. Beginning NEXT MONDAY, DANIEL FROHMAN'S COMPANY From Daly’s Theater. New York, Including MISS HILDA SPONG. Presenting R. C. Carton's Comedy Success, LADY HUNTWORTH'S EXPERIMENT. California LAST TWO PERFORMANCES, MATINEE TO-DAY AND THIS EVENING, MR. JAMES AND THE NEILL &3 Presenting “THE ROYAL BOX.” f e, e, e, Toe, $L.00 El?r:x‘y Matinee.. 25¢, 508, Tsc BARGAIN A RSDAY, and 50e. TO-MORROW NIGHT, ~A7 EILs COME BARBARA FREITCHIE. " SGATS now ReADY. CHUTES s~ Z0OO BIG VAUDEVILLE BILL NEW ADDITIONS TO THE Z00. SPECIAL TO-NIGHT! GRAND PRIZE CAKEWALK! “Telephone for Seats—Park 23. READY. NTRABE:: MATINEE TO-DAY DA.‘;D TO-MORROW, TO-NIGHT and SUNDAY EV'G—Last Times Elaborate production of the Powerful Drama, THE GREAT DIAMOND ROBBERY. Plenty of strong character humor. Elaborats fo features. Magnificent effects. PRICES NEXT WEEK; Evenings. -10¢, 3éc, 2Be, e, Slo Matinees, e, lie, ZBe AND WOMEN. s Annette Marshall. M First_Appearance of M OPERA GRAND: o5 MATINEE TO-DAY AND TO-MORROW! LAST TWO NIiGHTS OF THE LIARS. Beginning MONDAY EVENING NEXT, DANIEL FRAWLEY PRESENTS “BROTHER OFFICERS.” A Comedy in Three Acts by Leo Trevor. On -THURSDAY EVENING, August 2 handsome souvenir photograph of MISS VAN BUREN will be given to each lady present. PRICES—1l0c, 15c, ¢, 5c, Toc. Good Orchestra Seats at All Matinees, 2Se. Branch Ticket Office Emporium. FSarad MIATINEE TO-DAY AT 2. EVERY NIGHT AT 8:15. FLORENCE ROBERTS, Supported by WHITE WHITTLESEY. In Charlotte Thompson's New Play, SILVER MOUNTED HARNESS. During Act 3 an entirely new, dance arranged by BROWNE. BASEBALL. sensational PROF. BOTHWELL SAN FRANCISCO VS. LOS ANGELES. SAN ERANCISCO VS. LOS ANGELES. FRANCISCO VS. LOS ANGELES. TO-DAY :! SATURDA’ UNDAY i TION PARK. ECREA’ RECREA’ FIGHTH AND HARRISON STREETS. EIGHTH AND HARRISON STREETS. o ONCERT HOUSE. FISCHER'S SONGaRt ot Irene Franklin, Willlam Norden, Dutch Wal- ton, The Morgans, Maud Still, Jones and Brown, Ouhama, Seymour and Hill and Hin- richs’ unrivaled orchestra. Reserved Seats, 2%5c. Matinee Sunday. SUTRO BATHS. OPEN NIGHTS, Open daily from 7 a. m. to 11 p. m. Batbing from 7 a. m. to 10: by ADMISSION, 10c: CHILDREN, Se. Bathing. including admission. %c. Children. 2e. \Weekly Call,$1.00 per Year ,