The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, October 26, 1901, Page 6

FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1901, THE SA THH ISSTE NON-PARTI‘SFAN. - “ HUNTINGTONS SELL : STOCK TO HUBBARD One-Fourth of Pacific Improvement Company Goes for $2,800,000 to the Crockers or Southern Pacifie. N a brief address on Thursday night Mr. Tobin stated the issue of this city cam- paign. He said: “I stand here representing no party, no personality, no sect. I stand for good citizenship and nothing else.” “Public Policy,” edited by the expert writer on municipal government, Allen Rip- ley Foote, says that municipal policy has no necessary relation to State or national pol- itics. If a Republican city convention declare frankly for the best municipal policy and honestly nominate men in line with that declaration, that is municipal Republicanism, but it has no relation at all to the national policies and principles that are called Repub- lican. .The.truth of this is perfectly plain. What has a Mayor of this city to do with the national revenpe policy, with tariff, monetary standards, anti-trust legislation, our foreign policy, reciprocity, interstate commerce or enforcement of the Federal laws? Nothing at all. What have our United States Senators and Representatives to do with the local government of San Francisco? Nothing at all except as individuals. Therefore, how can a candidate’for Mayor be truly called a representative of a national party when no national principle or policy can apply to anything done by the city government? _ Mr. Tobin describes a candidate for a city office truthfully and exactly. In national politics he may belong to one of the national|parties; in the city government he | can represent neither, for neither has any principle that applies to municipal affairs. The sooner this is understood the better will it be for municipal government. The administration of cities has become the odium of this country. Tammany runs New York in the name of Democracy. Quay runs Philadelphia in the name of Republicanism. Both are badly, wastefully and wickedly governed, and the national parties whose names the actual buyer. are used in the operation suffer in reputation: ; © ottt e e b e ek @ The bosses have discovered the indisposition of people to mix national and local AFew Words to Republicans. GOSSIP FROM Personal Mention. politics, and have discovered also that this makes voters snub the polls in city elections, Brand there being no national principle at stake. =So the bosses, wisér than the children of | Bditer The CejizAt: this wudos the LONDON WORLD Frank Milles of Saccaments SERENE—- 26, 1901 | SATURDAY.......,<5......0CTOBER ; "JOKN D, SPREC‘KELS‘ Proprietor. Address All Commonicstions to W, 6. LEAKE, Kaaager. MANAGER'S OFFICE........Telephone Freas 204 YUBLICATION OFFICE...Market and Third, 8. F. Telephone Press 201. EDITORIAL ROOMS.. 217 to 221 Stevémsom St Telephone Press 202. Delivered by Carriers, 15 Cents Per Week. Stngle Copled. 5 Cents. Terms by Mail. Including Posta; DAILY CALL (including Sunday), one year. DAILY €ALL dncluding Surdey) DAILY CALL «ncluding Eunday! DAILY CALL—By Single Month FUNDAY CALL Ose Year...... WEEKLY CALL, One Year. All postmasters mre subscriptions, Sample coples will be forwarGed when requested. able money—perhaps $10,000,000—has been derived by the stock- holders of the corporation from the sale of such properties. The price paid by General Hubbard for the FHuntington block of 12,500 shares places the value of the property remala- Ing unsold at $10,000,000. When Mrs. Stanford sold her Southern Pacific stock at a large figure The Call estimated that she would be able to bestow a much larger sum on the university than Governor Stanford expected to realize from this source. At that time an approximate estimate was made that the university would bs further enriched by $,000,000 from the Stanford holdings in the Pacific Improvement Company. The sale yesterday signifies that the estimate was not far from the true mark. It is known that the Southern Pacific Company iIs using, under lease or other arrangement, many of the facilities owned by the Pacific lm})rovement Company. It may transpire that the new owners of the Southern Pacific were the actual buy- ers in yesterday’'s transaction, and that General Hubbard sim- ly acted as the agent of the Vanerbilts and Harriman. hould the Crockers sell their stock in the P. L. Company the impression would be strengthened that the Southern Pacific is ESSAGES recelved by wire from New York represent that General Hubbard yesterday bought all the Hunt- M ington holdings in the Pacific Improvement Company. The sum pald for 12,500 shares—or one-fourth of the stock of the corporation—was $2,500,000, or $200 per share. It is not known at this. time whether General Hub- bard purchased the stock on his own account or for others. The local impression is that he bought for the Crockers. There are reports to the effect that Mrs. Stanford's 12,500 shares may soon be acquired by the same interest that pur- chased the Huntington stock. The capital stock of the company consists of 50,000 shares. When the corporation was organized and the stock issued each of the four railway magnates— Charles Crocker, Leland Stanford, Mark Hopkins and C. P. Huntington—took a fourth interest, or 12,500 shares. Not a share was sold during the lifetime of the principals, and the transaction in New York yesterday was the first sale on the part of the legatees. Much of the property of the corporation, consisting of street rallways, tracts of land, coal mines, steam- ships, terminal privileges, bonds, stocks etc., has been sold out- right from time to time during the past two years. Consider- Mefl subecsthers in ordering change of address should be Sarticular to give both NEW AND QLD ADDRESS in order %o ineure & prompt and correct comnilance with thelr request. QAKLAND OFFICE. €. GEOKRGE IKROGNES Manager Foreign Advertising, ¥arquetts Building, Chicage. (long Distance Telephone *‘Central 2613.") ...1118 Broadway NEW TORK CORRESPONDENT: €. C.CARLTON..... .Herald S NEW YORK REPRESENTATIVE: STEPHEN B. SMITH... ..30 Tribune Ruilding cans could safely anticipate a sweeping CHICAGO NEWS STANDS: % e 5 i Ar€n Ol ggns point to a Democratic success this cldental. Sterman House: B. O. News Co.: Great Northes Hotet; | light, set up their tickets, label them Republican or Democratic, and trust to public indif- | fall, and yet before any nominations were 7. Chisholm of North San Jesm & 88 $remcnt House; Auditorfum Hotel. Eiare i o made it seemed as though the Republi- OF LETTE RS the Lick. SN e sl gl AR It is significant that one candidate sees facts face to face and frankly declares that R cf;‘,‘g‘:“fn";f,"‘flf:&'d:;:,?.:;::,’,fi & T vameas et u'j PRy SN . he stands for no party, personality, sect nor clique, but simply for common honesty and | action of the nominating convention. L e s, it D S an S PEASNIEDRSN (DI ) Oumn. - .1 en o e . W. | upright-citvigovemnment. In making this declaration Mr. Tobin lifts himself- above the 1he Hokdt: fuo dqubt alSalfil e ore S e o wit, | G5 Ninom of Nevadsiin at 1f gt accompanied by his wife. v James Collins, fruit grower of is resigstered at the Lick. ortland, P. H. Mack, a mining man ar ulator of Los Angeles, is at the 2% *2°¢ R. R. Lowe, accompanied by his family, arrived from Dawson yesterday and reg- istered at the Lick. ‘W. Lindgreh, United States geologist, left last evening for Clifton, Ariz., to study the copper deposits of that region for the Government. Hart H. North, United States Immi- grant Commissioner, will leave for tha East this evening on leave of absence for two months. While in Washingtén he will confer with Immigration Commission- er Powderly on matters connected with sordid considerationis which are among the motiyes of candidates who appeal for local power on national issues, and stands for just what he is—a candidate for a municipal office, whose election can in no wise affect any other issue than loca] government. If experts like Allen Ripley Foote are right, and there is no presumption that they are wrong, the way to lead municipal government out of the mire is indicated by Mr. Tobin’s declaration. There must arise in our great cities a new form of partisanship that will draw to- gether in a common purpose members of both national parties, This partisanship will be formed on distinctly municipal issues. It will regard all citizens and taxpayers as stock- holders in the municipal corporation. They pay assessments to that corporation in pro- portion to the stock they hold. Their dividends are in the form of good, clean, decent, ings consist of sixty-nine novels and 230 short stories, a sufficient achievement for a writer who has hardly reached middle life and is still full of possibilities. Playwriting is at present occupying her attention. It is a curious fact that thougn the dramatic version of “Bootles’ Baby" had not a particularly striking success, and though the author had only a fourth part in the profits, it ylelded her more than - the novel itself. This experience doubtless induced her seriously to attempt original playwriting. It is probable that two of her dramas will shortly be seen in the West End. Mrs. Stannard, who recently returned to London after six years' residence at Dieppe, lives in a pleasant house in West Kensington. She is a woman of very ob- ture usefulness—placed there in the ex- pectation that they would be able to run the race in a “vellow dog” year. What gross Ignorance, or what duplicity—choose the phrase you prefer—the party dictator has displayed in his political slate mak- ing! While every thinking person be- lieves that the Republican ticket, save possibly as to a few individuals, is doomed for the reason that Republicans will not tolerate a *“yellow dog” (euphem- ism for rascal politician) merely because of the party collar, the dictator passes along with uptilted chin and expansive smile as though he considered everything won. Perhaps ne does, but can the reader tell what “everything won” means? The dictator is a Democrat, and he is at once the attorney for powerful corporation. BRANXCH OFFICES—I2] Montgomery, corner of Clay, open urtil 9:30 o'clock. 300 Hayes, open unt!l 3:30 o'clock. 633 McAllicter, open urtil 3:30 o'clock. . €15 Larkin, open until #:30 o'clock. 1941 Mission, open until 10 o'clock. 2261 Market, corner Sixteenth, open until § o'clock. 109 Valencia, open wntil § o'clock. 106 Eleventh, open until 9 o'clock. NW. corner Twenty-second and Kentucky, open until 3 o'cloek. 2200 Filimore, open untfl 3 p. m. ANMUSEMENTS. Grand Opera-house—""The Man From Mexico.” Alcazar—""The Girl in the Barracks.” % Henrjetta.” ma. - Central—"The Cotton IKing."" Chutes, Zoo and Theater—Vaudeville every afterncon and evening economical government. They pay for and will demand good public schools, adequate |and the mantpulator, or dictator rather, “fi‘,’,"y,";‘;',’,’:‘ inglvmtuanltl{;1 and talks | the office. ; Fischer's—Vaudeville. . 2 . . . . D dy | W volu! y and not a e humor. RS 77 35 s AT T4 i et . police and fire protection, good sewers, clean streets, sufficient parks well improved to ggW‘j:;“‘;{{ggfl.,g:i‘;:;:ng 0o Smioce ] aiie Tas & vesilon” fox collicting, 91 A CHANCE TO SMILE. Sherman-Clay Hall—Song Recital this afternoon. china, and numbers many beautiful spec- Sutro Baths—Open nights. imens among her possessions, most of ‘which, she tells you with considerable en- joyment, she picked up at cheap sales. Two pretty young girls were turning over a cheap tray at a second-hand book stall. “All these at fourpence each” had attracted them. They were canvassing more to him than that he has served bis clients well? Is politics to this man any- thing more than a business, i. e, any- thing more than an adjunct to the busi- ness of the corporations whom he is em- ployed to serve at so much per annum? If not, is it to be supposed that he would serve the health and pleasure of old and young. If they embark upon other municipal experiments, and try municipal ownership of any public utilities, they will demand such @ | public accounting as will inform them of the cost of the experiment. They will not per- mit juggling in the interest of communists or theorists. When these objects are accom- plished what is there left to be done in a city? Nothing. Its administration is a business Falr Customer—What is the price of this book on “Good Form?” Dealer—Fifty cents. Customer—Oh, I want better form than that. Please show me a book worth a dollar.—Fliegende Blaetter. MANUFACTURERS AND PRODUCERS i ESone 5 T RS T B Do O | e morits of paper-backed novels and va | (DIck=De you like romantic sirls, —— matter exclusively. Its administration should be adequately paid for the time they give e rious verse volumes of the “hearts’ darts” | FeY " £ Whe ‘,u make & ROM the efforts recently begun on tne part-of class. Ey—1 guess notl en - 3 One of the girls took up a lttle fat book bound in green skin, but threw San Francisco possesses another person to its business, as the directors and officers of a private corporation are paid, and they hole in your salary buying the- i expensive i J 3 iati -t —who . e the Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Association . | of the same ilk—a politician for pay—w! flowers they tear them apart. = repsati~e: i W77 | should be expected to show résults been vigorously lampooned and cari- | it down with a eniff of contempt as she | | - to bring about the co-operation of the Native pected P just as such officers and employes are. ?:f“,:de,:,;‘ghoe pn:;, T once turned on | sald: “Guide to Switzerland, 1827! A pre- | ;11 loves me—he loves me n. t.'-Phila- delphia Record. His Dilemma.—What's the matter with old Squeezem?” “His heart is breaking. He had §1%0 in unused check stamps, and as the Govern- ment will only redeem them In $2 lots he’'ll have to buy ten more or lose the whole thing.”—Cleveland Plain Dealer. —_———— clous lot of use that would be now!"” Here is the strange part of the story, which shows how a- chance remark over- heard In the street may lead to much. Standing by was a collector, and when he heard the girl's remark he pricked up his ears, for he happened to remember that very moment that with the exception of a translation of a German work no and Native Daughters in the work of advancing ifornia industries good results have been already 1 obtained. The young men and women to whom the appeals were made have been prompt to respond and to pledge assistance in making California-a home market for home products. By their anmp)e others ‘| City government has everything to learn from the administration of private corpo-~ rations. It can'teach them nothing. It' can learn nothing from the national govern- ment. What would be thought of a candidate for the presidency of the Southern Pacific Railway or the San Francisco Savings Union if he should go among the stockholders and say, “I seek this place as a representative of the Democratic party.” He would be hooted out of the contest. But if he went saying, “I stand here representing no party, person~ his tormenters with a suit for libel and recovered $1 as damages. It has been popular to revile him as unutterably low. Will some one kindly explain the differ- ence—the moral difference is meant—be- tween this man and the dictator? The writer believes -none can be shown—that the difference, if any, is merely in sound, and that both should be pilloried upon will be influenced. In that respect, then, the associa- = 4 Rt e y the same platform at the same time. Engllsh guide book for Switzerland is | Walnut and Pecan Panoche. Townsend. * fon V' i i - | ality or sect, but only honest and profitable managemernt o i . .| “Arcades ambo, 1d est, blackguards nown to have been published before the — i tion has started a good movement in the right direc ) ) P gement of the business "of these stock- | “Arca appearance of the first edition of Murray, | Chelce candies. Tonwsend's, Palace Hotel® tion. As a further means of developing and expanding the markets for California goods the association pur- poses to publish and distribute widely throughout the Union and in foreign countries a descriptive cata- logue of our commercial products, natural and manu- factured. The officials of the association have found that notwithstanding-all that has been written of Cali- fornia there is nothing in print available for general use and wide distribution containing anything ap- proaching 2 complete list of the natural and artificial productions of the State as a whole, and it is to sup- ply that need that the new catalogue is to be pre- pared. g The full extent of the resources and the industries of California aresnot understood even by its own people, and consequently the work that is to be com- piled by the association will contain much informa- tion that will be new ‘even to well-informed Califor- niens themselves. An illustration is at hand. " A re- cent report of the association points out that nearly one-third of the entire raisin product-of the State is put up in the form of seedéd raisins, an industry per- fected here and commercially successful only in this State. The statement will unquestionably be a mat- te®of news to a large number of persons who deem themselves well posted on our fruit industries. In many other directions the, energies of the offi- cers of the association have achieved important bene- fits for our industry ard our commerce. The secre- taty’s report of récent work done by the association shows that in co-operation with other commercial bodies material reductions from the rates originally proposed by the Philippine. Commission have been obtained in the duty fin2lly imposed upon flour, canned fruits, canned salmon and gasoline hereafter imported_ into the Philippines. Through like co- operation the imposition -of a duty on flour to be imported into China during the intérim before the final revision of the Chinese tariff was avoided, and there is now hope that it may be possible to prevent altogether the placing of a2 duty in the Chinese tariff upon this important product of the Pacific Coast. The results that have been achieved afford good reason for the hope of even greater and more bene- ficial results to come. ~ Well directed co-operation carried forward with energy and sagacjty cannot fail to. be immensely advantageous to the community as a whole. The Manufacturers’ and Producers’ Asso- ciation is among the organizations which are doing most for the upbuilding of all our industries, and it merits the hearty co-operation of the people in all of jts enterprises. et e —— . Redmond- declares the Irish party will no longer act with the British Liberals, and Mr. Asquith, speak- ing for the Liberals, says they are quite willing to lose their former allies, while the Conservatives watch the separation with smiling faces and count on hold- ing otfice\for seven years to come. - Russian students seem determined to vie with us in the deadly enthusiasm of our 'football contests. A mob of Russian hopefuls attacked the Governor of Kischeneff and eleven were killed and thirty-six were | wounded. This seems to be an improvement upon football. Henry Watterson may not obtain the Governorship of Kentucky, but since his candidacy was declared he has received complimentary notices enough to make him feel that he deserves it. P The city has in his election its first holders,” every one would recognize the propriety of his position. ; Mr. Tobin presents himself for the headship of this municipal corporation, rep- resenting nothing but its honest management in the interest of all its stockholders, and with no strings on him pulled by bosses or leaders of any class. opportunity to put MISUSE OF RECIPROCITY. municipal policy. S the discussion of the reciprocity treaties and A of the suggested changes in the tariff proceeds it becomes more and more evident that the opponents of the protective system will probably unite upon reciprocity as a means of making an open- ing for eventual free trade. It is true that if Con- gressman Babcock should bring up in Congress his plan for tariff revision it would have the support of all the opponents of protection, but even the most sanguine of such opponents are not hopeful of any great results from what is now known as “Babcock- ism.” In the reciprocity treaties, on the other hand, they perceive what they regard as a bright prospect’ for success, and it is certain they will make earnest efforts to accomplish something this winter in that way. A recent dispatch from Washington announces that it has been decided by the advocates of reciprocity to abandon the fight for the treaty with Argentine and to concentrate their energies upon the other trea- ties. The reason announced for the determination is that the advocates of the treaties have found that the wool industry, which would be hurt by the Argentirfe treaty, is too strong to be attacked. It will be their plan, therefore, to divide the friends of protection, if possible. They will promise the wool men immunity if the wool men will co-operate in bringing about the ratification of the other treaties. ~The Argentine treaty is to be abandoned, not because the free traders believe it to be objectionable, but because they wish to have greater freedom in making the fight for the other treaties. If the wool men be deceived by that kind of tactics they will have more wool over their eyes than we think they have. It has long been evident to intelli- gent Americans that the protective system must be maintained in-its entirety or else it will be in danger of disappearing altogether. Any policy of granting protection to some industries while denying it to others is doomed to failure. The American people will not support it. The fight against a misuse of reciprocity in the direction of free trade must be made unitedly. There is no division that can be tolerated. e Reports from Washington concerning the canal treaty that is to be submitted to the Senate this win- ter are so contradictory that a man might be almost justified in doubting whether there is any treaty or ariy Senate, or whether there is ever to be any canal or any winter. The Royal Ulster Yacht Club has been convulsed with good humor over the idea that it intends to issue | a challenge for the America’s cup. It is refreshing to know that a sense of the ridiculous has not altogether disappeared from our sporting friends across the water, The British were aware at the beginning of the war that the Transvaal is « large country, but what grinds them is that the more they chase the Boers the bigger 1the field appears. THE McKINLEY MEMORIAL. ROM the benefit given by the Theatrical Man- Fagers’ Association something more than $1400 was received by the McKinley memorial fund. | The total amount subscribed up to this time ap- proaches $25000. It seems, then, well assured that we are to have a memorial that will be worthy of the man and of the city. Certainly the raising of so large a fund in a time comparatively so short and without recourse to extraordinary means is a proof that the hearts of the people are in the movement and that they are animated by patriotism and liberality. A work so well begun should be carried forward by the same impulse that started it. It should not be found necessary to resort to any adventitious means of stimulating contributions. It is to be a popular manifestation of the love borne to McKinley by the people of California, and of their recognition of the great place he is destined to hold for all time in the history of the Pacific Coast and the expansion of American energy across the Pacific Ocean. Where every one contributes something it will not be required that any one should give much. To raise the sum needed to erect a truly noble memorial ought not to bp difficult in a city of this size and among a people so prosperous and so proverbially generous and patriotic. Let every citizen bear the subject in mind and make such contribution to it as his means justify. The movement is no longer an experiment. Enough has been accomplished to assure some meas- ure of success. It remains with the people to deter- mine whether they will raise that success to a dis- tinet artistic triumph and have a share in it them- selves by contributing to the fund. 3 r——— —— The allied powers have established a formidable guard around the foreign legation buildings at Pe- king, but the heads of the Chinese Government re- fuse to return to the capital; so now the question is how the Ministers are to transact business with the wily Chinamen. They are apparently at Peking just as far away from the seat of the Chinese Government as they would have been had they stayed at Hong- kong. It is said the Russian press is demanding- that Roosevelt dismiss Secretary Gage, and if the report be true the editors are doubtless finding a good deal of pleasure in making the demand: When a man dare not criticize the officials of his own country it is a pleasant relief to his feelings to attack an official of some other country. : Minister Wu is soon to be among us. It might not be an unwise suggestion to assume that he would for- get diplomacy, be fair and look at Chinatown as it is. Even he might say that it is best f6r Americans not to have two such places as our plague spot. (LU Poli{ics is so’mewhat mixed in Massachusetts, for the Republicans have nominated for Attorney Gen- eral a man who voted for Cleveland in 1884, and the Democrats have nominated for Lieutenant Governor a man who voted for Blaine, | 4 in practice the ideal In the opinion of the writer so long as the dictator remains in power it will be utterly useless for any straightforward, honest, self-respecting Republican—one who will not consent to be numberel among the “useful”’—to aspire to political office in this city. Republican cattle, behold your sham- bles and your driver! Enter in and await the butcher and his knife! A REPUBLICAN. San Francisco, Oct. 24. — —————— ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. SYDNEY'S POPULATION-S., City. The population of Sydney was in 1891, 386,859 and in 1901 is 488,968, S JIM JEFFRIES—Call Admirer, City. Jim Jeftries, the pugilist, was born in Car- roll, Ohio, in 1875. His height is 6 feet 1% inches. AGRICULTURAL STATION—L., By- ron, Cal. The agricultural experimental statlon is located at the University of California, Berkeley. ELECTRIC POLES—M. C., City. There s no city ordinance that declares that horses shall not be hitched to electric light poles in San Francisco. SETTING UP EXERCISES—O. B, City. Any first-class bookseller can procure for you a copy of the United States taetics, in which you will find the setting up ex- ercises. MORGAN'S WEALTH—F. M. B,, Ocean View, Cal. All the statements that have been published as to the wealth of J. P. Morgan are mere guesses. Possibly the only one who knows is Morgan himself, and he does not tell what it is. MARIETTA—R. T. W., Angel Island, Cal. Marletta, Ohio, is in Washington County in that State. It is in the Fif- teenth Congressional District and Henry Clay Van Voorhis is the Representative. LETTER—B., San Jose, Cal. There is a law that declares that the opening of a letter addressed to another is a misde- meanor that may be punished by a fine of $500 or imprisonment for six months, or by both such fine and imprisonment. EXPERT AkD ACCOUNTANT-C. A. B., Nashton, Cal. You will have to be more explicit in your inquiry relative to “certificate to expert public books” and “clerk of board of accounts” befors this department can furnish an answer. TWENTY-DOLLAR PIECES—Numlis- matist, City. The colnage of $20 pleces was authorized by the act of March 3, 1849. It is stated that but one specimen of that date was siruck and that has been in the mint cabinet at Philadelphia ever since. THE PRESIDENCY—Subscriber, City. The United States was not without a President “between the time Willlam McKinley died and Theodore Roosevelt took the oath of office as President.” The latter, by law, became President the mo- ment McKinley died. SLUGS—Numismatist, City. Fifty-dol- lar gold pieces. were never coined in the United States mints. Such, round and octagonal, were coined in San Francisco in the private mints of Augustus Hum- bert and Kelogg & Co., in 1851, 1852, 1853 and 1855, These coins were called “slugs.” POLICE PENSION-—L. P, Byron Hot Springs, Cal. The police pension office in San Francisco is in that of the Police Commigsioners and in charge of the com- missioners. A pensioned police officer is glven a warrant, signed by authority of ihe board, every three months, REGISTERED LETTER—B,, San Jose, Cal. When the United States Postoffice Department receives and registers a let- ter it assumes the responsibility of safe delivery to the pafty addressed as far as in 1838.: So when the young ladies had de- parted with fourpennyworth of heart throbs he seized on the discarded volume and found he had secured a prize for which, owing to the present rage for rare- ties in Alpine literature, he could prob- ably obtain as many pounds as he hai paid pence, and which, apart from sordid considerations of any kind, was a wel- come addition to his treasures. The book was by George Downes, A. M., and was published by Galignanl. The Itbrary of the Alpine Club, I believe, pos- sesses no copy, nor is it mentioned in the comprehensive biblography of Swiss trav- el and Swiss gulde books by the Rev. W. A. B. Cooledge, who indeed gives Murray the credit of having been the first in the field. Yet it is an excellent work, evi- dently for the most part the original pro- duct of personal experience. One of the treasures of the Duke of Devonshire's library at Chatsworth is the sketch book which belonged to Sir An- thony Vandyke. A notable art volume arising out of this is announced for pub- ilcation by Messrs. Bell, with a descrip- tion of the sketch book by Lioriel Cust and reproduct:ons of many of the sketches. Of these Cust says: “They are indubitably the work of An- thony Vandyke, and they furnish a most precious record of his sojourn in Italy during the years 1625-1638.” Cust proceeds to trace the story of the sketch book from the date of December, 1641, when Vandyke died at Blackfriars. London, and his studio was left at the mercy of his pupils and assistants, who helped themselves to what they fancied. In that way began the travels of many a Vandyke relic, hut it i3 enough to have the description of this one sketch book. It is a small quarto volume, bound orig- inally in white vellum, and contains 22t leaves, the pages having a double num- bering. There is no system of arrange- ment of the sketches. The majority were made with pen and bistre-colored ink, heightened by the use of & brush with the same ink. Some appear to have been ‘made with a light pencil in outline, whici are almost faded, so that the sketches have in certain cases been drawn over with a pen, probably by some later pos- sessor of the book. R e s system and care allow. If a registered letter is lost the authorities will trace it up, and in case of loss beyond recovery the department will pay an indemnity, not to exceed $10. GOLD HALVES AND QUARTERS—H. W. B., Nevada City, Cal. The United States mints never coined 50 or 25 cent gold pieces. The smallest gold coin issued out of the mints was the $1 plece author- ized by the act of March 3, 1849. Coins of that denomination were coined from that year up to and including 1883, when the colnage was discontinued. ROSE SPRING—H., Berkeley, Cal. A friend of this department, resident of Loomis, Placer County, has kindly fur- nished the following answer to a request for information in relation to Rose Spring, Cal.: “Rose Spring is located in Placer County, five miles due north of Folsom and about six miles east of Roseville, in township 1) north, range 7 east, Allen’s precinct. It Was a mining town or camp in the early days, and is at the present time = fruit ranch, known as Rose Spring ranch.” PLATINUM—J. F. O., Barstow, San Bernardino, Cal. Platinum is a grayish white metal, with a high luster. Its spe- cific gravity is 2115, one of the heaviest substances known. The specific gravity of gold is 19.3, of lead 11.4 and of iron 7.8. In placer mining platinum is found with gold and can be separated by the use of mercury, which takes up the gold and ‘allows the platinum to remain. Platinum is found with many metals, and is gen- erally discovered in small, glistening granules. Once seen there is no difficulty in distinguishing it from “glistening iron ore.” ————— Cal. Glace Fruit 50c per Ib at Townsend's.* —e———— Townsend’s California glace fruits, 50c & ound, in fire-etched boxes cr Jap, bas- ets. A nice present for Eastern friends. 639 Market strect, Palace Hotel building. * ——————— Special information supplied dally to business houses and public men by tha Press Clipping Bureau (Allen’s), 510 Mont- gomery street. Telephone Main 1042. * UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THB Transatlantic Fire INSURANCE COMPANY or HAMBURG, GERMANY, ON THE 31ST day of December, A. D. 190, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the In- surance Commissioner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant to the Provisions of Sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, condensed a8 per blank furnished by the Commissioner. ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all S Bonds owned by Company. Cash in Company's Office BEDES ..ccooiesssesee syee BT Certificates of Deposit in hands of . TIUSLERS «ccoveosonccuon sovarunnanzsese ,052 74 an ns Premiums in due Course of Bills receivable, not Matured, for Fire and Marine Risks.. Due from other Companies for R surance on losses already paid.. Total Assets Losses resisted, including expenses. ... Gross premiums on Fire Risks running one vear or less, $265,205 73; re-in- surance 50 per cent . Gross premiums on Fire more than onme year, insurance pro rata All other Liabilities 182,647 87 Total Liabilities INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire premiums ............... i Received for interest and dividends Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources ......... Received from Home Office. $423,411 21 Total Income Net amount paid for Fire Losses (In- cluding $80,308 1S, losses of previous . Fees an: charges for officers, clerks, etc Pald for State, National and Local tax Risks and Premiums. | Fire Risks.| Premiums. Nat“-mo\mdl of Risks ‘written during the| year ...| 955,987,985 | 365892088 Net amount of Risks | expired during the| year 78,549,991 201,276 62 Net amount in _force December 31, 1900...| 42.960.411 | 563,239 45 ADOLPH 1.0EB, U. S. Manager. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 3th day of January, 1901 MARK A. FOOTE, Notary Public. PACIFIC DEPARTMENT, ESTABLISHED IN 1872, 213 SANSOME STREET, SAN FRANCISCO, CAL. V. CARUS DRIFFIELD, Manager. x H. DANKER, Assistant Manager,