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THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 16. 1903, NUMBERS AND INTEREST IN CONGRESS W A CLAR on Sip o S ENT TON EVOKE HUSIASM. BUR delegates to next yea ADVERTISEMENTS. Civilization of Trade is a proper phrase for Schilling’a Best tea beking powder aploes cofier Bavoring extracts soda including the moneyback deal ing in them by grocers. He [ 1and and that there is sufficlent water avail- | thirty | cent N ENT OF THE.CSNGRESS | E | | DRSS OF AGRICULTURE WILSON »IVH), e MARK ERA IN IRRIGATION MOVEMENT Roosevelt Defines National Policy As to Arid West of the national irrigation law was one of the greatest steps not only in the forward progress of the States, but to that of all mankind. It was the beginning of an achievement so great 2 that we hesitate to predict the outcome. but it was oniy the beginning. Now that the law LG MAYOR GLASMANN ~OF OGDEN NEW EQUIPMENT [TRAINS BLOCKED MOTHER LOSES R \v N | union men, may be good law in Pennsylvania, OF IRRIGATION THE DELEGATES, AND M A PROMINENT CABINET WHO IS TAKING AT OGDEN. Up to this ntly had in the day of the largest ously resolved to ise for the honor. late n, one unani and fight for B no, Nevada, is also making a brisk ight, while Portland has many friends. No of tion to the present officers of he congress developed, and the sen- ems to be nimous for the re- f President W. A. Clark and th the oon caused ¥ by g his inten- the speeches to ten min- if poss the speakers will be United ators and G rnors of a half- ates of the W vern forestry and irrigation and rep- many We rn commercial and colonization move- tes continue to pour into the cit train arriving this morning bring- hundreds interested in the work of the congre DELEGATES A the a. m ARE WELCOMED. first meeting was sched- it was considerably be- at time when President W. A scended the platform of the Tab- , in which the meetings are to be and rapped for order. After invo- Governor Wells of Utah warmly comed the delegates in behalf of the cer irrigation State. A welcome to en was then extended by Mayor Wil- m Glasmann. President Clark then responded in be- half of the National Irrigation Congress. sald in part: act of the National Congress since that g for the construction of the great railroads has meant so much for the t as the one proyiding for the recla- of the public lands. It opens up a era of prosperity in sixteen States and Territories. It provides the means for over- coming the aridity, the great obstacle that re- ient of more than one-third of the area of the republic. It is estimated that ihere remains In the arid and semi-arid about 600,000,000 acres of vacant public nough we pic abls under the storage system to irrigate about one-sixth of it. The area already occupied and irrigated is 6,500,000 acres. If in the next years the Government should provide reservoirs sufficlent to reclaim 20,000,000 acres at an expenditure of $10,000,000 annu- | ally, which is a very conservative estimate, ‘as hat amount will be easily realized from the e of land, the land reclaimed will provide mes for at least 12,000,000 to 15,000,000 of le, which with the immense property value sarily created will constitute & magnifi- ntribution to the wealth and glory of the nation. Letters Roosevelt were read from President and Secretary of the Interior | Hitchcock. WILSON IS INTRODUCED. Committees on credentials, permanent organization and resolutions were pro- | vided for, to consist of one member from each State and Territory represented, and adjowrnment until 1:30 p. m. was taken. Just previous to adjournment Secretary of Agriculture Wilson was introduced, amid much cheering. It was 2:35 p. m. before the delegates convened for the afternoon session. The roll of States was called and the various committeemen named. The rolicall de- veloped the fact that twenty-six States and Territories were represented at the congress, the largest number ever tak- ing part in the movement. The following message from President Roosevelt, re- ceived this afterncon, was then read: OYSTER BAY, N. Y., Sept. 15.—The passage X3 is an accomplished fact it must be given effect. To that end the reclamation service organized der the national irrigation law of June 17, has been pushing ita surveys and exam- ination of possible Irrigation projects ener- getically in each of the thirteen States and three Territories named in the act. Some of the projects which promised so well at first are found on careful study to be Impracticable; either because of scanty water supply or of great cost, others must awalt higher values | in land, while still others stand the test and | are_ready for immediate construction. The feasible projects are always large and costly, because private enterprise has already seized upon the smaller and less expensive ones, leav- ing to the Government great works which are to be an essential part in bringing the na- tion to its full develosment. TO LAST FOR CENTURIES. Great care and the highest engineerin, k are required to plan and bulld such works, which are among the most difficult undertak- | ings of mankind, They must be bullt for per- manence and safety, for they are to last and | spread prosperity for centuries. To design nd build such works a body of engineers of the highest character have been brought to- gether in the reciamation service, for oniy apable creating these great structures, Merit must govern, not only in the selection of men, but still more in the selection of the pro- jects. Every reclamation project selected for construction must possess the qualities which commend It as a national undertaking, certain to reclaim large tracts of arid land and to support in well being a dense and vigorous population. Vast though the benefits of the reclamation faw, there will be many disappointments, which necessarily await both the advocate of special projects and the men whose desire for accom- plisked results outruns the slow and steady de- velopment of these great undertakings. It hould be borne in mind that a broad survey of all possible projects gives the conception of their relative value and that a work of prime importance to one group of men may seem less desirable in the light of wider knowledge. Nor is It wise in large affairs to begin construction first and elaborate details afterward. Each im- portant point must be carefully studied in ad- vance and the whole plan tested and approved before work can begin. Yet if we proceed both cautiously and persistently under this benefi- cent law we may confidently expect the largest possible development of our arid lands and their scttlement by industrious, prosperous, self-re- specting men and women, who will exchange the products of irrigated agriculture for the products of mills and factories throughout the TUnited States. Communities flourishing in what is now the desert will finally take their places among the strongest pillars of our com- monwealth. FOREST RESERVE POLICY. The irrigation development of the arld West cannot stand alone. Forestry is the companion and the support of irrigation. Without forestry irrigation must fail. Permanent irrigation de- velopment and forest destruction cannot exist together. Never forget that the forest reserve policy of the national Government means the use of all the resources of the forest reserves. There i little proft in destruction compared with use. The seftiement of the great arid West by the makers of homes is the central object both of the irrigation and the forest fjoi- icy of the United States. In forestry, as in fr- rigation. the immediate private interests of some individual must occasionally yield to their perimanent advantage, which is the public good. The benefits of forestry are not only for the fu. ture, but for the present. The forest reserves are for all the people, but first for the people in the immediate neighborhood for whom sup- plies of wood and water are among the first necessities of life. With the wiser and more skillful management of the reserves by traineq men the greater obviously will their usefulness be to tke public. We must never allow our chagrin at temporary defeat and difficulties in the management of the forest reserves to blind us to the absolute necessity of these reserves to the people of the West. Support of the forest reserve policy has grown with wonderful rapid- ity in the West during the last few years, It will continue to grow until the last vestige of opposition, now almost gone, has wholly disap- peared before their understanding of the object and the effect of the forest reservation. The greater the support of the forest reserve by the people of the West the greater the assur. ance that the national irrigation policy will not fail, for the preservation of the forests is vital to the success of this policy. THEODORE ROOSEVELT. United States Senator Burton of Kan- sas was then introduced and delivered the | men impartially selected for capacity alone are | | Daniel 8. Lamont, who is first vice presi- | derwood, president of the Erie Railrcad, ] CONGRESS, MAYOR WHO WELCOMED MBER OF PART IN THE PROCEEDINGS FOR GUARDGMEN Krag-Jorgensens Given Soldiers at Cripple Creek. —_— Imprisoned Miners Will Bring Civil Suits Against State Officials. ———— CRIPPLE CREEK, Colo., Sept. 15.—A consignment of 1000 Krag-Jorgenson rifles | from the United States Gowvgrnment ar- | rived in camp to-day and they were im- | mediately distributed among the troops, on duty here. Besides the new rifles 69,- | 000 rounds of ammunition were also re- ceived. This is the first new equipment | to be sent to Colorado under the Dick ! bill. A meeting of county officials was held to-day for the purpose of trying to de- vise means for ascertaining just how far the military authorities can go in the ar- rest of citizens without warrant of law. There were present Sheriff Robertson, Deputy District Attorney Cole, Chairman of the Board of County Commissioners Lynch, County Commissioner Pfeiffer and ex-County Attorney Hangs. At the c clusion of the meeting it was announ that no action so far had been decidel upon. County Commissioner Patrick J. Lynch and Justice of the Peace W. P. Reilly, who were arrested by the military last night and subsequently released, an- nounced their determination to bring civil suits for $100,000 damages for false im-| prisonment against Governor Peabody Cenerals Bell and Chase and others con nected with their arrest, whom they will | charge with conspiracy. Lynch and Rell- | \ly were charged with having criticised | acts of the militla and rouns»le\jnlners not to return. Former Attorney General Eugene Engley, counsel for four union leaders who are held prisoners in the mil- itary guard house, and Attorney General J. H. Murphy of the Western Federation of Miners consulted together to-day with reference to protection-of the union men | from alleged aggressions of the military. | After the conference Murphy said; | The Pennsylvania decision, which evidently | guldes General Chase in making arrests of | but when it conflicts with the constitution of | this State, as it certainly does, it can have no effect here. ‘ There is nothing in the constitution of this State which upholds the proceedings of t military since they have come into the di trict. Under the constitution the military of | this State is given a very limited scope. Even now General Bell is amenable to the civil la for his actions. —_— e MELLEN WILL RETIRE FROM NORTHERN PACIFIC Will Become President of the New York, New Haven and Hartford Road. NEW YORK, Sept. 15.—In the best-in-| formed circles it is accepted as settled that at the ahn holders of the New York, New Haven and Hartford road in October Charles H. Mellen of the Northern Pacific will be elected to succeed President Hall, whose resignation is expected this weei. There is much surmise as to the suc- cessor of Mellen on the Northern Pacific, should he change his official relations. In the natural line of promotion is the vice president and general manager, J. M. Hannaford, who has been with the North- ern Pacific road for about thirty vears. | | | dent of the ccmpany, is likely to remain in that vosition. The suggestion is made that F. D. Un- will be offered the Northern Pacific presi- dency, but In well-informed circles it is thought that Charles W. Bunn, genera! counsel of the Northern Pacific, will be the successor of Mellen. e OFFICERS IN A RAID ATTACKED BY JAPANESE! United States District Attorney Dis- covers Organized Illegal Im- portation of Women. HONOLULU, Sept. 6.—United States District Attorney Breckons is making an investigation Into the local Japanese gang of procurers and has discovered startling facts in connection with the importation of women from Japan for immoral pur- poses. The Japanese have the business on an organized protective basis. Several of them have been arrested and are held to awalt the Federal Grand Jury. In a raid last night United States Mar- shal Hendry and others were attacked by a crowd of Japanese and some of them threw a brick, which narrowly missed the Marshal’s head. The officers were after one Wada, alleged to be a member of the assoclation, and succeeded in arresting him. It is sald that the evidence in court will include contracts for the sale and purchase of women, use of husband's names to pass the immigration officials and the book records of the protective association of Japanese. ———— Succumbs to Appendicitis. PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 15.—H. Chester Van Sant, eastern manager of the United States Steel Corporation, died to-day of appendicitls, at the age of 43 years. ® ¥ L first formal address of the congress. His subject was “Irrigation and the Conser- vation of Water for the Prevention of Floods.” Senator Burton made a strong plea for the control of the floodwater at the head of the Mississippl and other tributary rivers, this work to be done in conjunction with the jetty and levee sy- stems of the lower Mississippl. BURTON’S RESOLUTION. Senator Burton introduced the-following resolution, which was received with con- siderable enthuslasm: Resolved, That it is the sense of this con- gress that the storage of water in the extensive catchment of the streams for the prevention of floods, as well as for power and irrigation, is both possible and practicable, and that the Goverment can accomplish as much, or maere, toward the preservation of life and property In the lower reaches of the stream by directing its efforts in this way toward the prevention of floods than it can by its present method in try- ing to control them by the levee system, and | of the high water. | miles south | a schooner was wrecked. 11 meeting of the stock- | 3 President | E AND WIRES DOWN Damage in Storm-Swept Area Is Not Fully Known. Steamer, Captain Reports Many Wrecks Sighted on Florida Coast. R ik JACKSONVILLE, Fla., Sept. 15.— Further news of the storm continues to arrive, though a large part of the storm- swept area has not vet been heard from. Wires are still down and it is impossible to get trains through on account of wash- outs. “Three negroes were killed by falling timbers at the camp of the Cummer Lum- ber Company near Galnesville. Another w probably fatally hurt. houses were wrecked. At Mulberry the phosphate mines are said to be greatly damaged. They have been compelled to shut down on account o From all parts of the State great damage to the turpentine in- dustry is reported. Wire connection was made to-night with Arcadia, in Desoto County, about forty of Tampa. A special from there the damage to orange groves Is very great. Orange men estimate the loss to the crop from 25 to 40 per cent. Many houses were blown down, but only one man was killed. HAVANA, Sent. 15.—The captain of the steamer Vigilancia, which has arrived here, reports that many wrecks were sighted on the Florida coast, one of them being ten miles north of Jupiter, where Her crew is ashore. Farther south a Standard Ofl barge was stranded and thirty miles south a Spanish steamer from Balbao was broken in two. Still farther south a schooner was stranded. OF INTEREST TO PEOPLE OF THE PACIFIC COAST Several Minor Changes Made Among the Postoffices and Postal Service. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—Postoffice es- tablished: Oregon—Mineral, Lane County, Ulysses G. Leroy, postmaster. Postoffice discontinued September 30: Washington—Sharon, Lewis County, mail to Forrest. Postmaster commissioned: Elmer A. Kile, Paicines. postmaster appointed: John A. Ahl, Edison, Kit- vice Julla E. Nance, re- California— cla Washington sap County, signed. Patents issued to-day: California—Joshua Adler n Francisco, fire kindler; Allen H. Rabe . Oakland, assignor to Stanley Elec- tric Manufacturing Company. Pittsfield, Mass., electric switch; Frank G. Baum. Palo Alto, assignor to Stanley Electric Manufacturing Comwpany, Pittsfleld, Mass., compensator compensating system; Elbert R. Charie aluma, air vent controller fcr barrel 3 n _Diego, assignor one-half to H. y. Fulton, N. Y., tool for decapping and recapping cartridge shells; John Potter and E. wank, Riverside, water meter; Johr O. assignor one-half to J. B. Ferguson, Tuolumne, abrading tool; Henry W. Stocking, Avalon, tackle block: Zedeny Storch, Alameda, pump; Morris C. White, Los Angeles, sand 1sco. hydro ard E. Wood, Berkeley, seal. Oregon—August Burtenback, container; same, earth augur. Washington—John H. Redfleld, Spokane, ex- plosive enine: same, assignor ore-half to C. E. and F. Grutt, Spokane, explosive engine. on_burner xnd furnace: an Francisco and C. Leon- R. Cooper, London, food Several | pump on boiler; Daniel C. Wilgus, San Fran- | KIONAPED SON Wife No. 2 Seizes Boy and Hurries Him Home. Mrs. Lamenstrof Fails in an Attempt to Regain Her Children. i W Special Dispatch to The Call. CHICAGO, Sept. 15.—Mrs. Rosie Lamen- strof, the California woman who trav- eled half way across the continent in the endeavor to regain the children who were lost to her, to-day lost again her eldest son, Charley, whom she had kidnaped | from school yesterday. The entire neigh- | borhood knew the boy had been kidnaped | by his mother and was working in the endeavor to find him. Not satisfied with getting back but one of the children, when there were two that in her California home she had rocked in her arms, the mother returned to the | neighborhood for the other child. She went to the Anderson school at Lincoln and Division streets to-day, just around the corner from the present home of her former husband, Joseph Lamenstrof, and walted for the school children to pass. With her was her son Charley, whom the | day before she had led away with prom- | ises of candy and new clothes. The boys and girls of the neighborhood. | seeing Charley Lamenstrof with the woman they had seen walk away with | bhim the previous day carried the news; to Mrs. Lamenstrof No. 2, who hastened to the corner near the school and catch- | ing Master Charley by the hand dragsed | him away amid the cheers of the school | and before the mother realized what had | happened. i Now the two children are safely lodged | in their home and will not be allowed to | venture on the street until after the| mother has returned to California. —_———— FORMER SENATOR KELLY DIES IN WASHINGTON California Pioneer and Oregon Legis- lator and Jurist Passes Away at Advanced Age. WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.—James Kerr | Kelly, formerly United States Senator | from Oregon, died at his residence here | to-day, aged 84 years. of Pennsylvania. Judge Kelly was a forty-niner, having | of He was a native | gone to California on the discovery gold in that State. In the spring of Kelly removed to Oregon, where he was a member of the Legislature and served | in other important offices. In 1360 he was elected to the United States Senate, where he served one term, and on his retire- | ment was appointed Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Oregon, which position | he held until 1852, when he resumed the practice of law in Portland. He served | as lieutenant colonel in the campaign | against the Yakima Indians who began hostilities in the fall of i855. Since 1588 he has resided in Washington. A widow, son and daughter survive him. PRERET s S Season’s First Blizzard Victim. N. D., Sept. 15.—The frozen | »f a man named Karkey was found | ay near his home. | During the last fiscal year, one in every | 401 railway employes was killed and one in every twenty-four injured. each suit. samples. il. L 111 the waters thi conserved would be of inesti- mable value, a blessing to the people in the arid and semi-arid district. We believe that irrigation and flood prevention are twin ideas, to be developed together. g Letters and telegrams of regret were then read from Senator Chauncey M. De- pew, Senator T. M. Patterson of Colo. rado, F. F. Shaughnessy, president of the Canadian Pacific Rallroad; D. B. Francls, president of the Louislana Purchase Ex- position, and President D. H. Moffat of the Denver, Northwestern and Pacific Railroad. C. B. Boothe of Los Angeles and E. M. Brannick of Portland, Or., were on the programme for addresses, but neither was present, and after brief musical exercises the congress adjourned until 9:30 to-morrow morning. To-night the most elaborate soeial fea- ture of the programme of entertainment for the representatives was given in the Kiesel building, consisting of a reception and ball given by President Clark and the citizens of Ogden. —_——— A Delightful Trip. If you want to see an agricultural country and ranges of mountains covered with forests take the trip to Willits next Sunday, and all these will pass in review. Trains will not stop in tranaie. R _ you a suit to your order In the making of our suits we cut the cloth liberally. Seams can always be let out considerable There is no piecing or patching. The trousers are cut high in the waist— they are never short-waisted. There are several points of superior- ity in the making of our clothing. These together with our low prices make our clothes desirable. We make suits to order from $10 up. Our repairing guarantee goes with Come in, look over our new fall pat- terns and order a suit. When the suit is finished you don’t have to keep it unless you want to. Suits satisfactorsly made to order for out-of-town customers through our self measuring system. SNWo0D5 (0 740 Market Street and Cor. Powell and Eddy Sts. W if required. Write for 1792 DR. EILMER'S SWAMP-ROOT. KIDNEY AND BLADDER TROUBLES PROMPTLY CURED A Sample Bottle Sent FREE by Mall. Dr. Kiimer's Swamp-Root, the great kidney remedy, fulfilis every wish In promptly curing kidney, bladdér and uric acid troubles, rheumatism and pain In the back. It corrects inability to hold water and scalding pain in passing it, or bad effects following use of liquor, wine or beer, and overcomes that unpleasant ne- cessity of being compelled to go often during the day and to get up many times during the night. e mild and the ex- traordinary effect of Swamp-Root Is soon reaiized. It stands the highest for its wonderful cures of the most distressing cases: Swamp-Root is not recommended for everything, but if you have kidney, liver. bladder or uric acid trouble you will find it just the remedy you need. If you need a medicine you should have the best. Sold by druggists in fifty-cent and one-dollar sizes. You may have & sample bottle of this great kidney rem- edy, Swamp-Root, and a book that tells all about it and its great cures, both sent absolutely free by mail. Address Dr. Kil- mer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y. When writing, be sure to. mention that you read this generous offer in The San Francisco Datly Call. Don’t make any mistake, but remember the name, Swamp-Root, Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root, and the address, Binghamton, N. Y., on every bottle. BEERS The Highest Priced but the Best Quality. SOLD EVERYWHERE. HILBERT MERCANTILE CO., Pacific Coast Agents. * 1903 STATEMENT ~——OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— Insurance Company OF NORTH AMERICA (FOUNDED A. D. 1792) F PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania, on the 3lst day A. D. 1902, and for the year end that day, as made to the sioner of the State of Ca the provisions of Sec IN THE . pursuant t 610 and 611 of the Political Code, ed as per blank nished by the Commissioner. Capital . 000,000 00 Amount of Capital Stock paid v in Cash ...... 3,000,000 00 ASSETS. Real Estate owned by Company $725,500 00 Loang on Bonds and Mortgages.. 1,130,997 29 | Cash Market Value of all Stocks | “and Bonds owned by Com 5,791,730 00 Amount of Loans pledge of Bonds, marketable' securities as ral 221,400 00 Cash in Company's Office 10,307 9 Cash inp Banks .........cccccvnen 1,147,105 28 Interest due and accrued om Bonds and Mortzages U > 7,627 30 Premiums in due Course of Col- BRI e soe oonp e 2o 3 986,582 44 Bk receivable, not Matured, t n for Fire and Mart Risks «.oooooe - 38,080 10 Book accounts due comp: 4,263 8% Due from other Companie: insurance on losses al Total Assets LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid $118,000 2 Losses in process of Adjustment or in Suspense . 2 g 569,012 Losses resisted. Including ex- penses - - £ 49.718 Gross uremiums on Fire Risks running one year or less §3 277,077 35; reinsurance 50 per conl .ocooscos 3 1,638,088 88 Gross premiums Fire Risks 2 more than ome year, 490 29; reinsurance pro T s rvadessdas .. 2,098,433 23 Gross premiums on Marine Times Risks, §......; reinsurance 50 per cent .. . 362,119 00 Amount reclaimable by the in- sured on perpetual fire insur- ance policies ... 769,411 19 Cash dividends remaining unpald 50 00 Due end accrued for saiar rent - 46,548 83 All of 60,435 59 Total Liabilities INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire premiums ....... .. $1.804,334 49 Net cash actually received for Marine premiums -............ 1,838,619 78 Recefved for interest on Bonds and Mortgages - 70,948 43 Recefved for interest and divi- dends on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and from all other sources. ved for Rents .......... ved from all other sourc Total Income EXPENDITURES. Net amount pald for Fire Losses Net amount pald for Marine 10898 ..cnvnoocce soean Dividends to Stockholders Paid or allowed for Commission or Brokerage gédae Paid for Salaries, Fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc. Pald for State, National and Local taxes . All other payme: tures $2.828.417 1,017,855 359,940 00 1,512,634 Total Expenditures otal Expe: 2 Losses incurred during the year.$2,707.017 $1.159,858 41 Risks and Premiums.) Fire Risks.| Premiums. Net amount of Risks) written during thel JOOE .oiooe cocaon- $504,679,472{$6,203,041 37 Net amount of Risks ired during the| - igpRigeendn; 580.711.343] 5,960,763 43 in force| e o 617,467,188 7,276,476 84 December 31, 1902.} Premiums. 3 Net amount of itte ng Jor rscne s | $392,600,705($2.185,368 21 Net -?:1“' :‘l i et 301,356,118] 2,135,497 48 Net ams in force| December 31, 1902.| 6,505,614 362,119 00 CHARLES PLATT. Pres't. GREVILLE E.FRYER, Sec'y. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 18th day of January, 1803. RICH'D. H. REILLY, Notary Publie. Losses Paid Since OrgaMeation, $I11,857.074.87 JAMES D. BAILEY, General Agent 412 CALIFORNIA STREET, GEO. H. MURDOCK & SON, City Agents, BRUSHE kers, bootblacks, bat! houses, billiard tables, BUCHANAN BROS, ‘Brush Manufacturers, 609 Sacramento St. HOULD USE DAMIANA BITTERS, TH Great Mexican Remedy; flv:-»hfié SAN FRANCISCO. FOR BARBERS, BA brewers, bookbinders, cand: makers, canners, stablemen, tar-roofers, tanners, tailors, ete. 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