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Overcoats and valisc: checked free CAFE ROYAL Loss of Se; Varicocele or Con- | petion Stop Ner £5(0) vous Twitching ot 1 'ects are immediate, Im- box; 6 for | San Jose, Incendiaries| Attempt a Terrible Crime. Wood Ignited in the Base-| ment of a Clergy- man'’s Home. | —_—— | Young Son of a Presbyterian Miniz- | ter Saves the Family From Possible Death in the Flames. Epecial Dispatch to The Call. SAN JOSE, Dec. 12—A dastardly at- tempt was made to burn the residence of the Rev. R. F. Maclaren, pastor of the Becond Presbyterian Church, at 650 South | Second street. about 4:30 o'ciock this morning. From the preparations made it was probably the intention of the incen- | diaries to incinerate the clergyman and his | family. Only the awakening of Glover | Maclaren, a son, prevented the success of | the fiendish plan. Fire had been started in a, ptano box in | the basement, in which was stored kind- | ling wood and other inflammable mate- | rial. Coal oil had been poured over this | and spattered on the adjoining walls. A | gas jet in the basement, which had not | been’ used for six months, was turned on and left open, the intention undoubtedly | being that the escaping gas would aid the | flames and cause an explosion that would | wreck the buflding. At about 4:3) o'clock Glover Maclaren | was awakened by a stifling sensation. His room was filled with gas and smoke. He | aroused the family and turned in a fire | alarm. The fire was extinguished before | much damage was done. There are no clews to the incendiaries, | but neighbors noticed a couple of men | hanging about the Maclaren house late | last evening. Dr. Maclaren is one of the most promi- nent ministers in the city, He has con- | ducted a crusade against the evils of the | city and has attracted a great deal of at- | tention. He is unable to account for the | attempt to burn his home, unless his acts | have aroused -the enmity of some person. | L Y Y GARG MAY UNDER THE Promoters Plan to Spend Millions on Ferry System. B | | The long projected competing ferry sys- | tem and submarine tunnel across the bay, the plans for which were hertofore pub- | lished in The Call, took a tangible form | yesterday when articles of incorpora- | tion were flled in Oakland by the “San | Francisco and Piedmont Railway,” the in. | corporators of which are the “Borax King,” F. M. Smith, and the other mon- eyed men who are associated with him in thé Oakland Transit Company, the Realty Syndicate and the recently launched Oakland and San Jose Railway. The capitalization of the new corpora- tion is $2,500,000, of which it is proposed to spend $1,000,000 upon a tube or subma- rine way that is to lie beneath the waters of the Bay of San Francisco. In the con- struction of cars and railroad and ter- | | minal it is the plan to spend $1,500,000 or | more if necessary. ‘Will Soon Begin Work. According to the articles of incorpora- | tion the new road is to extend from the | San Francisco water front to a point at | | or near Leona Heigths, running in an | easterly direction, g‘ass!ng through Em- eryville, Oakland, Piedmont, ing altogether a distance of seventeen miles. This line will be fed by the hun- dred miles of rallway controlled by the | Oakland Transit Company, tapping every | populous place about the edges of the bay | and into the hills. The improvement is | expected to add greatly to the worth of | the properties of the Realty Syndicate. Just what route the new road will fol low from Leona Heights is not known as yet, even to the men behind it. It will %e necessary to secure new franchises and make connections with some of the lines BEAUTIFUL OLIDA 0D —AT— S. & and cover- | G CO. The Latest Buropean Importations in Objets d'Art, Bte. (13 Geary Streef, Larger and Handsomer Assortment Than Ever. | | | OPEN EVENINGS AFTER DECEMBER lith. | court of inquiry, which will be submitted | | of the utmost importance, because it pre- | | COLOMBIAN TROOPS FIGHT A BIG FORCE OF LIBERALS - OLON, Dec. 12=General Carlos Alban has received a cablegram from Buena- ventura giving an account of a big fight at Rio San Juan, near Buenaventura, on Monday. The revolutionists sent an expedition of 1500 men overland from Tumaco. This expedition was surprised at the river by the Government troops. Many casual- ties are reported by both sides. A small schooner arrived at Colon last night bearing many sick Government soldiers from Viento Frio, and also bringing news that the Liberals were in- trenched at Nombre de Dias. A Government force of ninety men landed at Isla Grande and | marched on Nombre de Dias to attack the Liberals. PR S A I, S R TR SCHLEY RECEIVES BOTH CENSURE AND PRAISE IN THE COURT’S FINDINGS Will Decide That Admiral Vacillated Before the Battle of Santiago, : but Displayed Gallantry in the Conflict. CALL BUREAU, 1406 G STREET, N. W., WASHINGTON, Dec. 12.—Rear Ad- miral Winfleld Scott Schley will find both | censure and praise in the findings of the | to Secretary Long to-morrow afternoon ! or Saturday morning. . The rear admiral will' be censured for | vacillation before the battle of Santiago, | and praised for the gallantry he displayed | in that conflict. The findings of the court | are about 3000 words long. They will be- | accompanied by a brief of the testimony, | of about 80,000 words, giving the important | evidence by each witness. This brief 1s | sents the facts upon which the findings | were drafted. There are ten specifications in the pre- cept, and the court has given its opinion upon each. No expectation is entertained by the department that any recommenda- tion contemplating further proceedings will be made. Such a recommendation would be most embarrassing to the de- partment, which has no thought of or desire to court-martial Rear Admiral Schley, or any other ofticer. No Cowardice Displayed. The first specification—the conduct of Rear Admiral Schley in connection with the events of the Santiago campaign—is so broad that it practically covers the entire campaign. Under it the court has dis- cussed Rear Admiral Schley's conduct in action, including the bombardment of the Colon and the battle of Santiago, and it absolves him from all charges of personal cowardice. The second specification is in relation to the circumstances attending, reasons ccn- trolling and propriety of movements of the flying squadron off Cienfuegos in May, The court discusses in connection with this specification Rear Admiral Schley’s assertion that he and some officers of his flagship, the Brooklyn, heard the boom of guns fired with the regularity of a sa- lute, indicating the arrival of the Spamsh fleet in Cienfuegos; the receipt by Rear Admiral Schley of orders sent by Rear Admiral Sampson by the Dupont and Iowa that he should proceed to Santiago, if satisfied that the Spanish fleet was not in the harbor of Cienfuegos, and orders sent by the Iowa directing him to proceed with all dispatch, but cautiously, to Santi- ago; the failure of the commander of the flying squadron to eommunicate with the shore except by the steamer Adula, which did not come out of the harbor until,the arrival of the Marblehead; the neglect of Captain McCalla, commanding the Marblehead, to communicate to Rear Ad- | miral Schley the secret .code of signals he had arranged with the insurgents, and finally the display of the Ardols’ signals after the-squadron started for Santiago, in violation of the instructions of Rear Admiral Sampson that the squadron should leave Cienfuegos without letling | the enemy know of his departure. Find Cause for Censure. The court, it is said, thinks Rear Admi- ral Schley shpuld have taken measures to establish whether the Spanish ships were in the harbor before the arrival of the Marblehead. The voyage from Cienfuegos to Santlago is next discussed. The judge advocate general holds that Rear Admiral Schley was not justified in proceeding so slowly to Santiago. This is a point to which the court does mnot, it is understood, attach special importance, because Rear Admiral Schley’s orders directed him to proceed cautiously, and besides he had heavy ‘weather. @ viviivisiviivisiieleeeimirieiel @ now in existence in order to run cars through to Emeryville. It is planned to have the cars run into Emeryville from the outlying districts by way of Fortieth street, in the neighborhood of which the Realty Byndicate has recently made some heavy purchases. From Emeryville a pler constructed of steel will exfend into the b is designated the plerhead lige, the limit established by the %0 for improvements into the bay. Route as Yet Unknown. The proposed tunnel is to be construct- ed from the end of the pler to the eastern txlremll?' of Yerba Buena or Goat Island, that is if the Government will give its permission for the use of the island for railroad purposes. Cars from the pler will enter and emerge from the tubes by means of gradual inclines, “After coming out of the subway on the island the cars will run around to the western end, whers a great terminal station is to be con- structed. If the consent of the Government is not obtained for the =) of the jsland the plans will be changed so that the tunnel will emerge from the western shore line. Under this plan the tube will be two miles long, while under the first named it wiil be but a mile and a_half. Whether or not the Government gives its consent the projectors plan to ro ahead with the bullding of the ferry sys- tem, leaving the subway in abeyance until the most favorable opportunity to bulld it arrives. Ferry steamers will be con- tracted for and the steel pler built so that the company can enter at once into com- petition for the ferry travel. Should Goat Island become the terminus the ferry steamers will only have a al3- tance of one and a half miles to cover, which will greatly lessen the danger from fogs and accidents. One objection, how- ever, is the proximity of the SBouthern Pa- cific steamers. As the cars in the tunnel could be made to cover fifty miles an hour the proposi- tion of time will cut a big figure in the bid for travel. Where the trip across the bay now consumes three-quarters of an hour this road would reduce it to about fifteen or eighteen minutes. 3 The terminus of the road in this city will be the ferry building at.the foot of Market street, so that passengers wil have the same advantages they now have from_the railroad company. F. M. Smith, F. C. Havens, W. H. Mar- tin. E. A. Heron and W. F. Kelly are the incorporators of the new rallroad. Mr. Havens, who is the treasurer of the con- cern, said to-day that it was the inten- tion to begin work at once on the con- struction of the tracks, terminals and fer- ries. NOTICE TO PATRONS. Owing to the large size of The Call’s Christmas EdiMon to be issued Sunday, December 15, and the great volume of extra advertising already received, no advertisements of any description will be accepted for pub- ication in that issue after 9:30 p. m. Saturday. The Christmas Call will be the largest, finest and most elaborately illustrated holiday edition published on the Pacific Slope. Send a copy to your Eastern friends. Ready for mailing 5 cents per copy. —_———— Statuary, Lamps and Screens. ‘We have a seleet line of moderate-priced statuary, screens, lamps, onyx vernment exclusive dellvl and best values in the city. S8anborn, Vail & Co., 741 Market st. * 75 Special Dispatch to The Call. There is, however, a very decided ex- pression of opinion upon the next three precepts, which all have a bearing upon one event. The first relates to the circum- stances attending the arrival of the flying squadron off Santiago, the reasons for its retrogade turn westward and departure from off Santiago. The second related to the disobedience of Rear Admiral Schley of orders directing him to proceed to San- tlago and not let the Spanish fleet leave without decisive action and, third, to the condition of the coal supply of the flying squadron, its coaling facilities, the neces- sity, it any, or advisability of the return | of the squadron to Key West for'coal and the accuracy and propriety of official re- ports made by Rear Admiral Schley with respect to this matter. Rear Admiral Schley admitted that if he had known the Spanish fleet was in Santiago harbor it would have been pos- sible for his squadron to have blockaded Santiago for a few days, beginning with May 26, the day of his arrival twenty miles south of that port, and still have had coal enough to have reached Key West. The Retrograde Movement. Rear Admiral Schley gave four differ- ent reasons for the retrograde movement, the only one he placed In his dispatch to the department announcing his return to Key West being lack of coal. It was shown that the ships of the squadron coaled every day from the col- lier Merrimac,except on those days when they were actually under way, and that at the time of arrival off Santiago there was not a sufficient shortage of coal to have alarmed a resourceful commander. During the inquiry the court asked Rear Admiral Schley: “Did not the orders under which you were acting require you to remain off Santiago?” To which he responded: ‘‘Possibly, yes, but I do not think the order given me was to deprive me of all discretion in the matter if I heard to the contrary.” There will be no disapproval of the loop of the - Brookiyn, and Rear Admiral Schley’'s conduct during the battle has met with the approval of the court. The controversy with Lieutenant Com- mander- Hodgson over the latter’s charge that ar Admiral Schley said at the time of the loop, the Texas; let her look out for herself,” is said, in the | opinion of the court, not to be discredit- able to the rear admiral. GREAT TUNNEL WILL BE BUILT Unique Engineering Pro- ject Planned Near Vancouver. Mammoth Water Pipe to Be Run Through Mountain of Rock. Spectal Dispatch to The Call. VANCOUVER, B. C., Dec. 12—What will be the largest and one of the most unique engineering works of its class ever undertaken in British Columbia will be commenced within ten days near Van- couver. It is the building of a tunnel, two miles and a half long, through a solid mountain of rock. The tunnel is not for a rallway, but for a water pipe, which will be run from Lake Beautiful, 2500 feet above sea level in the mountains up Burrard Inlet from Van- couver to the head waters of uitlam River, with the object of providing a large water power plant to suply elec- tricity to the cities of Vancouver and New estminster. The scheme of the Vancouver Power Company, a syndicate subsidiary to the British Columbia Electric Railway Com- pany, owning all the tramlines in ~ the province, has been finally approved by the Government and work will be started immediately. The Coquitlam River 1is t stream to supply by itself the small a needed power, so that the tunnel from the lake, | over 300 feet above the present dam on the Coquitlam is made necessary to give all the power needed. The present outlet of the lake runs in exactly the opposite direction from that of the pro tun- nel, which will be bullt three by eight feet. The total cost of the tunnel will be about $350,000, and it will add a practically inexhaustible suyply of water_to the smaller supply of the Coquitlam River. The company plans to spend about $800,000 during the.next year and will run this plant as auxiliary to the present steam plant, and probably In place of it as soon as the works have been complete- ly installed. BERNE, Zeem) eral Switzerland, Dec. 12.—Dr. of Lucerne, vice president of the Fed- ‘ouncil, has been elected President of the Swiss Confederation for Catholic Conservative. . Joseph 1902. Dr. Zeemp is a stores in New York and our You get this benefit. same advantages, Suits which it is themselyes. $10 to $15; you for the [ The suits are union made and bear the label. back and a repairing guarantee. colors and fancy patterns; all wool; fast colored. retail store in San Francisco. fashionably cut. sold. The prices are reduced on these youths’ suits with the in- tention of attracting mothers, and, in fact, the young men . The suits are tweeds and cheviots in single and double breasted styles; ages 12 to 19 years; the values are the sale price is $7.10 making only, 50¢ a pair. “Out-of-town orders filled—write us. SNWO00D 718 Market Street. | “‘Mrmmuw,rt‘&!‘{"" They are guaranteed with a money- They are the most stylish and desirable suits we ever sold for $9. That’s saying a good deal, too—but the clothes back it up. We have a large assortment of overcoats at the same price, which are made under the Overcoats Made of serges, cheviots, tweeds and worsteds of solid | Made of black or Oxford gray cheviotd, blue kerseys and tan covert; swell, stylish coats; well made and P ——t. Our nine-dollar suit is not an ordinary suit for nine dollars. It is distinctly different from any other nine-dollar suit you ever saw—different in workmanship, materials, style and other-points of superiority. This suit has been the result of a great deal of planning, figuring and studying on our part. In two ways we get the cost of manufacture down so that we can sell suits this good for $9.00. First we buy the cloth in large quantities direct from the mills' and we make the clothes ourselves—make them in immense quantities for our retail and wholesale Through , these advantages we can sell the suits at retail for the same price as wholesalers must pay for the same quality. Sale of Youths’ Suits at $7.10 Our boys’ and youths’ immense degartment on the second floor is worthy of the attention of every mother—she ought to know about our big stock and about the low prices at i \ Boys’ knee pants, made of remnants- from our tailoring department; actual values $1.00, $1.25 and $1.50; we charge legant assortment of golf and yacht caps for 25¢. Boys’ fedora hats in the popular colors, 9 Boys’ sweaters in all shades; ages 4 to 12; extra value at Would you like a copy of our suggestion booklet for Christmas gifis? Holiday i’resnts At Cut Fates In Purses, Celluloid Sets, Perfumes, Atomizers, Cameras and Camera Supplies, Opera Glasses and Optical Goods. Eyes Tested Free by an Expert Opticlan. WE GIVE TRADING STAMPS. THE g / ~ = | 949-951 United States Braneh. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— BALOISE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 0 F BASLE, SWITZERLAND, ON THSE 8lst day of December, A. D. 1900, and for the year ending on that ‘day, as made to Insurance Commissibner of the State of Cali- fornia, pursuant 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 ail Stocks and * Bonds owned by Company. $650,625 00 Cash in Company’'s O . 359 48 Cash In Banks . 117,978 38 Interest due and accrued on all Stocks and 8. . 1,168 6T Premiums in due tion . 66180 21 Total Assets .. -$836,288 72 LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpald..... ... $15,357 88 Losses in process of Adjustment or in SUSDENSe ................ . 17,302 73 Losses resisted, including expen: 3,985 68 Groas premiums on Fire Risks rw ning one year or less, 26 reinsurance 50 pet cent. . Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- more than onme year, $130,- 134 17; reinsurance pro rata. and accrued for salarles, Total Liabilities INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums $380,391 T3 Received for interest and dividends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans, and from all other SOUrces ........ecee.... 23,987 11 Total INCOMS ...oeevninerrannes $404,378 55 l EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Fire Losses (including $53,111 73, losses of pre- vious years) -3278,981 68 | Paid or “allow r Brokerage . 122,908 73 Paid for S = charges for officers, clerks, ete.. 1,500 00 Pald for State National and Loeal taxes . 2,080 72 All other tures . 1,863 96 Total Expenditures . .W# 12 Losses tncurred during the year....$254,35 25 Risk and Premiums. [Fire Risks| Premiums | Net_amount of Risks year rod S aee 42 42,627,619| 478,544 92 | Net amount "‘in""force |~ December 81, 1900.....| 36,823,700| 437,100 48 SAML. R. WEED (of Weed & Kennedy), Managers. Subscribed and sworn to | day of January, 1901. HBECK. Notary Pubile. SYZ & CO., General Agents, San Francisco, Cal. United States Braneh. STATEMENT ——OF THE—— CONDITION ‘AND AFFAIRS —-OF THE— Helvetia Swiss Fire INSURANCE COMPANY of ST. GALL, SWITZERLAND, ON THE® 31st day of December, A. D. 1900, and for the year ending on that day, as made to | the -Insurance Commissioner of the State of | Calitornia, pursuant to the provisions of Sec- tions 610 and 611 of the Political Code, con~ me ¢! before F. FIsi densed as per blank fw by the Com- misstoner. Value of all Stocks and C -$T12,877 50 189 18 | Interest due and sccrued on all Stocks and Loans ............... 201 Premiums in due Course of Coilection 87,770 47 Total Assets .. -$867,637 37 ] { | Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ning one year or less, $372,752 02: reinsurdnce 50 per cent Qross premiums on Fire Risks ning _more than one year. $L 958 90: reinsurance pro r: - All other I labilities Total Liabilitles ............. ..$338,510 12 INCOME. | Met cash actuslly received for Fire . o premiums ... Received for interest and dividends on Bongds, Stocks, Loans and from all . sources .. 21,863 68 -$460,378 62 Total Income ... EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Fire Losses (In- cluding $60.022 28, losses of pre- $371,70% &3 siher 3.000 00 OTERS - .- - oo ozee- Paid for Salaries, Fees for officers, cler! ete. charges 3 | Pald for State, Natlonal and Local - BRXEW «ovvvenane cociraiiacrriiacn All other payments and expenditures 19,786 50 Total Expenditures .$527,965 95 & Fire. Losses incurred during the year....$326,740 60 Risks and Premiums.| Fire Risks.| Premiums. year ........ $53.162.147 | 3616.503 82 Net amount of Risks) expired during the) amoun! or N ccomver 31 1000: 42,457,319 | 510,705 92 . (orw-anim;,‘l-—u-q . ‘;,,I'l ermm e San Francisco,