The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 5, 1903, Page 15

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1903. 15 KOSMOS LINER GOES TO QUARANTINE, BUT HER PASSENGERS ARE LANDED Abydos Arrives From Hamburg With Cargo Gathered at European Ports and in South and Central America- -Freight Includes Cement, Hard- ware, Indigo, Nitrate, Tea, Coffee, Hides, and Aggregates 3125 Tons — 3 | ne steamship Abydos | | esterday morning from | fer calling at Antwerp, | Cadiz and a score of | American ports. | passengers and | | Although passed officials ar as h of passengers and crew was “entral ht rantine as 1 was detained at sland to have her holds and | | sin The passengers| | T o Piibert-street wharf on | w The Abydos will be re-| o-day and allowed to dock. | wcluded a large quantity | | erchandise and cement from | mburg able hardware | the other European ports. of | She brought a g shipment nr} from Junin and Cale- | cargo gathered at| | ot} Central Am-sriv:mi ports included coffee, cocoa, indigo, | | passengers on the Aby- G. P. g named: A. Wilmans, Carlos Emil Wagner wife, r Cook, aro Urabe. | | | | [ | »> 5] | Sole Survivor of Famous Fleet. ‘ ment that the old bark Tidal| a rtoa fi £ wreck- | junk was x'«rv\'wi‘ i v » older members of al t The Tidal | - her thirty-four years | - wrought >w on her Compasy. | | WwRLL-KNOWN COASTING VESSEL WHICH HAS ENDED HER LONG | CAREER AND HAS BEEN TURNED OVER TO WRECKERS TO BE ~ I BROKEN UP FOR JUNK. w) - - : WESTPORT—Sailed Dec 4—Stmr Fulton, for TO SAIL. s 4~ San Francisco and San Pedro. o e T T . en s o 4 Dy hy Xpansion eneines wbes| TATOOSHPassed out Dec 4—Br stmr Wye- | _Steamér- | Destination stn) T Ge man. | feld, from Nanaimo, for San Francisco. | Doosmnbier 6. - ASTORIA—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Aberdeen, | Sbabtie Direct ° + o hence Nov 30. e . ’ Salled Dec 4—Schr C A Kiose, for San Fran- | ] ey X cisco; echr Marconi, for Algoa Bay; schr Sa- Willapa Harbor . 2 . mar, for Shanghai; bark Coryphene, for San | | Humboldt . 13 The Overdue List. | Prancisco. | Point Areni 2 2 ce on the overdue| Arrived Dec 4—Schr Andy Mahoney, hence | New York ...... 2 tollows: Der- 2 | N. Y. via Panama. pr 5 per cent; Fife COOS BAY—Arrived Dec 4—Btmr Czarina, | Afl];'.‘é‘e;‘l;:;‘lsnd- 20 per cent: Talca, nce Dec 1. o 10 ger cent Sailed Dec 3—Stmr Navarro, for Portland; Los'Angeies Forts. .| & peniiiee , 30 per cent, | stmr Alllance, for Portl Dec 4—Schr Sau- | San Diego & Way.| 9 am(Pler 11 salito, for San Francisco; schr San Buenaven- Rtbil bis o PO pEE 2 s tura, for San Francisco; schr Jessie MIROr, | \y x yger, | Dectmber 7. ,|m }PI for San Francisco. wudely | % Angeles Ports. | am|Pier 2 r G.Lindauer. | Water Front Notes. _SAN DIEGO—Arrived Dec 4—Schr Oceanis | Bonita..... | Noors & Portiand| 2 pmPler 28 | spic Bird arrived yester- | Vance, for ——; stmr Mandalay, for San s e g ST L Francisco. Puget S d_Port: ook was taken along-| TACOMA—Safied Dec 4—Br stmr Totten- Mepdoctne ity - 1 pmlbler 13 har! to be cleaned and | ham, for Shanghal December 8. put in condi for | SAN PEDRO—Arrived Dec 4—Schr James H | Chico....... Cogui X notice Bruce, from Grays Harbor; schr Fred E San- Y & Fur 4 ugboat Hiswatha has been pur- | der, from Grays Harbo hr Lottie Carson, Astoria & Portland. (11 am|Pi Acajutia perties and is oW being | from Eureka: stmr Mandalay, from San Diego. che e e |y g voyage to the Oentral Amer- VENTURA—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Asuncion, =sagasgsepis Eler 9 in future wiil be her home. from Redondo. w —_—— EUREKA—Arrived Dec 3—Stmr San Pedro, e NEWS OF THE OCEAN. §2d not Aursiia. Dec 4—Stmr Spokane, hence Seattle & Olyingia.| |Pler g iydney Vay Safled Dec 3—Schr Alcalde, for San Pedro. Matters of Interest to Mariners and | Arrives Dec 4—Stmr Arciic, hence Deo 3; Seatp & oo {5 aniEler o Shipping Merchants. stmr North Fork, hence Dee 3. 8an Diego & Way.| 9 am|Piee 1 2 S o ‘F iled Dec 4—Stmr Westport, for San Fran- December 11. The German bark Solide, Hony cisco. o proceeds in ballast to Central America to load | "GRAYS HARBOR—Safled Dec 4—Bchr Alert, | Rainier. ... Seattle & Whatcom| 4 pm|Pler 20 logs and dyewood for United Kingdom or Con- | for San Francisco; achr Bailor Boy, for Sad [ aoolfpdork: | Bumpoldt ... ... | § pmiPler 20 tinent, between Hamburg and Havre. Francinco: stinr Chohalle, fhe Mk Fibabie: v...| Sag Fedro & Way.| 9 am|Pier i1 The British ship Afon Alew procceds to sea CLEONE — Salled Dec 4—Stmr National & 3 in ballast City, for San Francisco. i - {Cpinn & Japen....[ 1 pmiFier 40 RS et REDONDO—Arrived Dee 4—Stmr Noyo, | City Para. .| N. Y. via Panama|i2 =m(Pler 40 Lumber for Australia. from Port Los Angeles. - | N e 3 PORT LUDLOW—Arrived Dec 4—Schr Maria s rwegtan bark Arabla was cleared | g griihgrons Port Guiniie. Alltance. .../ Eureka & Coos B..[10 am|Pier 16 day for Fremantle, Australia, with| “MENDOCINO—Salled Dec 4—Stmr Phoentx, | 4 | | December 14. feet Jumber and 1150 bdls laths, valued | for San Francisco. G. W. Elder| Astoria & Portland.|11 am|Pler 24 - ISLAND PORT. % a D:}E‘:"" 15. ‘i HONOLULU—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Alame- | San Pedro..|Humboldt ......... 10 am|Pier 2 Shipping Intelligence. s, hence Nov 26. FROM SHATTLE ARRIVED. EASTERN PORT. < Friday, December 4. NEW YORK-—Clearcd Dec 3—Br ship Drum- | _Steamer. | For Sails. Suwer Fomons, Svmnace. 3 fmve frm W | st Sie Mkl e Bertha. ...... | Cooks Inlet & Way Pts.[Dec. 10 n = . Cottage City..| Skagway & Way Ports. |Dec. e Poiut Arens, Miller, 14 hours from b:ln; Barro—snhd Dec 4—Ger ship Ber- | Dolphin. .;Sklxw-y & Way Ports. |Dec. 11; 140ctno. , tor Francisco. .| Skagway & Way Ports. Da Stmr BSamos, Madsen, 40 hours from San Yogouu‘u—ssm;d Dec 4—Jap stmr Nip- Cnofl'n{m & Vglyal’r(:. g:f' 11% Pedro. pon Maru, for San Francisco. Skagway & Way Ports. [Deo. Stmr Del Norte, Green, 34 hours from Cres- AUCKLAND—Salled Dec 4—Stmr Sterra, for | Valencia Skagway & w-; an,|l>=%~ 1'3 | cent City. San Francisco, Stmr Robert Dollar, Jobhnson, 39 bours from jondo. Redondo. Stmr Bureks, Jessen, 24 hours from Bureks. Stmr_Maggle, Coming, 4 hours from Haif- moon Bay. Ger stmr Abycos, Beelendorf, 120 days from Hamburg and wey ports. Bktn Tropic Bird, Jackson, 33 days from Senr ¥ § Redfield, Hutton, 10 daye from Grays Harbor. Schr Bender Brothers, Weteel, 10 days from Stusiaw River. CLEARED. Friday, December 4. Stmr Despatch, Levinson, Portland; Geo D G & Co. Stmr Sants Rosa, Alexander, San Diego; Johnson, Portland; E Pacific Coast Steamsh Sumr Robert Dollar, T Kruse. Pr shio Latayette, Boju, Newcastle, NEW; F Henry. Br rhz: Crown of Scotlend, Jenkins, Tacoma; Meyer, Wilson & Co. SAILED. Friday, December 4. Stmr Geo W Eilder, Randall, Astoria. Stmr Brooklyn, Walvig, Eureka. Stmr Samoa, Madsen, Caspar. Stmr Gipsy, Leland, Sants Cruz. Ger ehip Optima, Thom, Newcastle, Aus. Schr Gien, Nyman, Port Angeles. hsw Ches E Falk, Henningsen, Grays Har- or. Schr Virginia, Matson, Portland. SPOKEN. Nov 18, lat 10 N, lon 20 'W, Br bark Largo Bay, from Eureka, for United Kingdom. TELEGRAPHIC. POINT LOBOS, Dec 4, 10 p m—Weather hazy: wind NE, velocity 22 miles per hour. DOMESTIC PORTS. PORT HARFORD—-Arrived Dec 4, 11 a m —Stmr Senta Barbara, hence Dec 8. Seiled Dec 4, 10 p m—Stmr Coos Bay, for San Pedro. MONTEREY—Arrived Dec 4—Schr Mildred, *hrno@ Dec 3. POINT REYES—Passed Dec 4—Stmr Acme, from Greys Harbor, for ; stmr South Bay, from Bureka, for San Pedro: 10:45 a m, stmr Pasadena, from Eureka, for San Pedro. SEATTLE—Sailed Dec 3—Stmr Exceisior, for Valder. REDONDO—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Asuncion, hence Dec 2, and salled for San Francisco. HARDY CREEK—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Marshfield, bence Dec 3. from OCEAN STEAMERS. NEW YORK, Dec 4—Stmr Campania, from Liverpool and Queenstown, for New York, 46 miles east of Nantucket at 12:15 p m. Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Siberian, from Glas- QUEENSTOWN—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Lu- ow. cania, from New York, for Liverpool, and pro- -5 Tpoo! pro- LIVERPOOL—Satied Dec 4—Stmr Armenia, for New York. MOVILLE—Sailed Dec 4—Stmr Tunison, Liverpool, Halifax and St Johns. NAPLES—Arrived Dec 4—Stmr Hohenzol- lern, from New York, and salled for Genoa. it ey Movements of Steamers. TO ARRIVE. From, Cogquille River . Portland & As Mendoct, Sun, Moon and Tide. United States Coast and Geodetic Survey— Time and Heights of High and Low Waters at Fort Point, entrance to San Francisco Bay. Published by officlal authority of the Superintendent. NOTE—The high and low waters occur at the city front (Mission-street wharf) about 25 min- utes later than at Fort Point; the height of tide is the same at both places. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5. Sun rises . Bun sets Moon sets F 6Tlm!i P ITime,| e G e Fmwl {L W NOTE—In the above exposition of the tides the early morning tides are given in the jeft hand column and the successive tides of the day in the order of occurrence as to time; the fourth time column gives the last tide of the day, except when there are but three tides aw sometimes occurs The. helghts given are In addition to the soundings of the United States Coast Survey charts, except when a minus (—) sign precedes the height, and then the given is subtracted {rom the depth iven by the charts. The plane of reference is the mean of the lower low waters. poitiaioe: < ST Time Ball. Branch Hydrographic Office, U. §. N., Mer- gmu‘ Exchange, mn:u’:. Cal., “The ?’lmwgfl tower e Time on the of the building was dropped exactly at noon to- e 1, €. 8t noon of the 120th s A p. m., Greenwich time, J. Lieutenant U. 8. N., fn charge, ———— Jockeys Will Give Ball. The fifth annual Jockeys' social an ball will be held to-night at Lyric Hall on Eddy street. The leading vs from the race track will participate. A prize will be given to the most popula " SR {N;tfl- EEBane number | 1050 or at 8| Best & B. LOFGREN GIVES UP THE BATTLE Laborer Breaks His Hip and Then Yields to Despondency. Writes to a Pretty Widow ‘Whom He Loved and Shoots Himself. G. F. Lofgren, a laborer, lately em- ployed at the Union Iron Works, ¢com- mitted suicide yesterday morning in his lodgings, 771 Bryant street, by shooting himself through the head with a re- volver. He had been obliged to quit work several weeks ago because of an jaccident resulting in the breaking of his right hip, since which time he had | been despondent. His despondency was increased by over-indulgence in alco- holic stimulants and by the fact that, he was in love with Mrs. Clara Peter- | son, a pretty widow residing at 217 | Langton street. She had taken an in- terest in him and had visited him sev- era! times at the hospital, but when he | | took to-drink she would not have any- thing further to do with him. He left a note stating that he had broken his hip in an accident and had been discharged without cause. The note concludes: “At present T cannot get anything to do because I am not well yet, and as I cannot be a thief or a beggar 1 am doomed to die of starva- tion; so I prefer a bullet.¥ He also left a brief note of farewell in Swedish ad- | dressed to Mrs. Peterson. | Lofgren was a native of Sweden, 33 years old. COMMERCIAL NEWS Continued From Page Fourteen. | Central Point Con . | Chicago Crude Claremont | Esperanza | Four ... { Fulton | Giant .. Hanford . | Home .. | Imperial ", Independence Junction . Monte Cristo . Occidental of W. Va . Qil City Petroleum Peerless Pittsburg ...... Reed Crude (old) | Reed Crude (new) 8. F. McKittric San Joaquin O. & Senator . | Sovereign Sterling Superior . Thirty-Three Toltec .. Twenty-Eight . West Shore .. Miscellaneous— { Abby Land and Imp. | Alameda Sugar | American Biscul American District Tel | Cal. Gas & Electric Corp. | Cal. Cotton Mills | Cal. Jockey Club Cal., Shipping Co . Cal. . | Central Bank of Oakland | Chutes Company | Cypress Lawn Imj Fischer's Theater . Gas Consumers As: Honolulu Sugar . Northern Cal. Power . North Shore Ratlroad | Orpheum Company . Pacific States Tel & Te Paraffine Paint ... San Francisco Dry Dock . Sanitary Reduction Works Sausalito Land and Ferry. | Sperry Flour Company. Standard Electric .. Tesla Coal Company | Truckee Electric . | Union Sugar ... | United Gas and Blectric OFFICIAL SALES, Morning Sales. 500 Occidental .. Afternoon Sales. 100 Sterling Ofl . 100 Monte Cristo OHl o *© igasl e il e Y - &§32 i1 Mining Stocks. SAN FRANCISCO STOCK EXCHANGE. Following were the sales on the . claco Stock and Bxchange Board yestordy F;“ Morning Session, 200 Alpha 06/ 100 Ophir ., | 800 Belcher . 80| 100 sfv;;, * E | 200 Challenge’ C.. 23| 800 Savage .88 400 Con Cal & V.1 15| 100 Savage T 100 Gould & Cur. 38| 100 Sierra Nev... 5% 100 Gould & Cur. 39f 300 Sierra Nev... B& 300 Gould & Cur. 46| 100 Union Con... 64 700 Justice . 14| 100 Utah 19 100 Mexican .....1 15' 400 Utah 18 Afternoon Session. 200 Andes . 21.500 Justice 200 Belcher £7 | 400 Ophir 300 Chollar 15 | 600 Potosi . 300 Chollar . 16| 300 Savage 100 Con Cal & V.1 15| 200 Sierra N 200 Crown Polnt.. 21| 100 Utah 300 Gould & Cur. 39| 200 Yellow Jack 500 Justice ...... ‘18 PACIFIC STOCK EXCHANGE. The following were the sajes on the Pacific | Stock and Exchange Board yesterday: Morning Session. 191 | idated mines will be 100 Ophir ... TONOPAH IIN?:G nlxcmmu:. The following were the sales on the San o and Tonopah Mining Exchange ;:.. i i Morning Session. 6000 Esperanza ... 01 500 Rescue ...... 300 MacNamara . 13| 800 Ton Midway.. 14| 200 Ton Midway. . 40( 300 Ton Midway. . 70 100 Ton Midway 400 Draper L1583 sERANsS | 258 Andes Belcher = S Bulli¢ Cal Y e e -FACILITIES New Appliances and Rains Result in Added IMINES OF THE STATE INCREASE - FOR MILLING ORES Out- _ put---Labor Troubles Continue to Hinder Opera- tions---Monthly Many mines in this State are adding quite largely to their facilities for turning out ores and working them economically and expeditiously. This is taken to be a goog sign by all con- cerned as indicating confidence in the worth of the properties. The im- provements are noted in nearly all the mining counties. The Nevada City Transcript says that the present improvements at the Murchie Consol- completed in about thirty days. Three mills will be installed, having three stamps each. Seventy-five tons of ore, it is said, can be milled daily. Power will be obtained from Deer Creek, a ditch having been built from a point one mile above- the mine, having a car- rying capacity of 1800 inches. The Nevada County Miner reports that the new mills for the New York- Grass Valley mine have arrived. “It is expected,” says the Miner, “that the mills will be completed and ready for operation In a few weeks and then the New York-Grass Valley mine will enter upon a new era.” Development work on the property is being pughed. Four drifts are being opened in the 500 and 600 and these are kept going night and day. ’ AT HORSESHOE BEND. The Tuolumne Independent gives an account of the operations at the Horséshoe Bend mine on the Stanis- laus River. It says the tunnel is in 500 feet. Work on the tunnel is being steadily run. It is the company's in- tention to build a 100-stamp mill with a chlorination or cyanide plant. Ev- erything will be driven by electricity. A boarding-house, an assay office and superintendent’s quarters have been built. The Tuolumne Independent reports that in the Columbia district a five- stamp mill is being set up at the Vine Spring mine. The Star is running. A few men are at work at the John Royal. The Vivian mine tunnel is in 100 feet and prospects are good. A new shaft is being sunk at the Altadena at the top of the hill and is down ninety- five feet. The Golden Era, formerly the Page mine, has started up. Work was begun at the Rawhide mine, and’ thirty stamps are dropping by water power. The Little Bonanza mine is again operating. The Red Gold mine, in Calaveras County, near Murphy's, will be re- opened and provided with a milling plant. The Sultana, mine has started. So has the Gold Cliff mine of the Utica Gold Mining Company, near Angels. The Citizen says that mining has been largely resumed in and around Mur- phy's, Vallecito and Douglas Flat since the rains. 3 Minneapolis parties will increase the development of the Golden Star quartz mine, below Nelson Point, near Quiney, Plumas County, and will put up a mill and reduction works, The Redding Searchlight reports that on the 670-foot level of the Bully Hill copper mine an ore body has been opened that carries native copper and silver, associated. L4 C. Gresswell and W. Harvey of San Francisco are reported to have bought a group of mines above Oak Bar, in Siskiyou County, which they will work beginning next spring, when machinery will be put in. Labor. troubles continue to interfere with the operation of mines on the mother lode. The latest property to suspend operations in the Roval Hod- son. The Calaveras Prospect says that Mr. Hodson, one of the principal owners of the mine, ordered that it should be shut down. The Prospect also says that Mr. Van Ee had expressed an in- tentfon to shut down when he con- ferred with Sherifft Graves. The fol- lowing general statement is also made by the Prospec “It appears that a union was formed of the miners working in the Wilbur- ‘Womble and the Royal, and Mr. Van Ee anticipated the demands that were likely to be made. He announced to Mr. Graves that he would not allow the union to run his mine, and that he should close down all of the extensive works till the question was finally set- 20 tled. This lockout will throw about 160 men out of employment. The water will probably be kept out of the mine, if the engineers are not molested. Mr. Hodson has arrived at Hodson, and by his orders the minc is closed except a few men to keep the water out and prevent deterioration of the property. Notice hag been served on the men oe- cupying the company’s houses to va- 6| cate in three days, and no supplies are 23| to be furnished any of the striking miners.” The Angels Record has the following: “About, two weeks ago a union of the miners was formed at Hodson, and a demand was made of the Royal mine people that the men be given $3 a day, that the union be recognized and that the men be allowed to board and trade where they please. ‘“Up to the present time the men have been required to board and trade at the company boarding-houses and deal at the company stores. This was refused and the company decided to close their mines, throwing about 200 men out of employment, 100 being union miners. The company recently started a new shaft near the old forty-stamp mill, but the work has been abandond, as well as all other work. The 120- stamp mill was only finished in June of | this year. The trouble does not affect any other mines in that portion of the county.” . Articles of incorporation of the North Pacific Mining and Development Com- pany have been filed in Eureka, Hum- boldt County, and the Humboldt Times reports that the company proposes to work beach sands. PETROLEUM MINING. A monthly review of the general sit- E. Pine Grove... e F I 5% 2 - 0 ¥ Review of Qil Production Issued —— the Los Angeles Herald. The daily ca- pacity of the Coalinga fleld is reported to be about 12,000 barrels, or about one- fourth of the production of the Kern River district. The output of the Kern River fleld is estimated at something like 16,000,000 barrels for 1903. The Bakersfleld Californian also makes some figures concerning oil pro- duction the present year and says: “‘As showing the enormous extent of the ofl industry in Kern County it is estimated by well informed oil men that the production of the Kern River field has increased about 25 per cent during the present year, and that for 1903 it will exceed 16,000,000 barrels. Ot this amount it may be said, as a con- controls 60 per cent of the output. The Southern Pacific and the Standard are the heaviest purchasers, and as the for- mer now is virtuaily in control of the Associated, it is easy to see what an | interest it has in the district. As there is perfect accord between the rallroad people and the Standard the two may be said to dictate the situation.. The | at something over 2,000,000 barrels, | which is also about 25 per cent increase. | The same conditions prevail at this | fleld as at Kern River to a great ex- tent, the railroad company taking a large proportion of the product. The production of Coalinga has been rough- ly estimated at something over 2,000,000 barrels. From this it may be seen that the Fresno County fleld is still far be- hind the Kern County flelds.” DISCOVERY OF TIN. Concerning the late discovery of tin in Alaska, a special correspondent of the Mining and Scientific Press, writes: “In July, 1903, a party of prospectors set out from the town of Teller on Port Clarence to cross overland to the north side of the Seward peninsula. They followed up Lost River, which empties into Port Clarence, twenty miles west of Teller, and had gone only five miles from the coast when they discovered and located a’tin ledge, which at pres- The ledge is deseribed as a granite dike | 100 feet wide, cutting through the low- ter silurian limestone (called in the United States geological reports of the region the Port Clarence limestone), which forms the surface of all that sec- tion of the peninsula and attains a thickness of 2000 feet. The ledge has been stripped the whole width and is found to carry good values in tin throughout, while some of it is said to but not yet developed in important quantities, and the Government reports show that no commercial tin was pro- duced in this country in 1902. This dis- covery promises to change the story soon, as the deposit is close to the can be had. The character of the ore and the extent of the ledge are not un- by Arthur Tolller, who announced the tin discovery to be bona fide.” THE SLATE INDUSTRY. improvement in the slate industry of El Dorado County that has been effect- ed during one year. The most striking development is the construction of a cable line for moving the slate from the quarry to ‘the railroad. The Nug- get says that the cable will be a large means for development. Heretofore the slate has been teamed to the rail- road at a cost of about 75 cents per square. The cable will reduce this cost to 6 cents or 7 cents a square. The Nugget says: The new cable is supported by nineteen wooden-frume towers and crosses, the river at an elevation of 500 feet with a span of 2400 feet. The cable is operated from the thirteen-foot water-wheel at the quarry power-house, and requires six horsepower empty and about twenty horsepower with the loaded buckets on jt. The capacity of the wheel is about sixty horsepower. Eight modern cottages. a new office building and several new roads are part of the improve- ments made. In addition an _air com- pressor, electric lighting plant and 7000 feet of power pipe have been built. In the pit the ex- cavation Is now eighty feet in depth and an acre or more in aréa. A tunnel has recently been driven 1000 feet, opening into the bottom of the pit. This will drain th viate the necessity of pu vent the pit filling up. A large amount of de- velopment work is now under way. The quarry will be extended north and west, and after the necessary stripping off of the top earth is done the area of exposed slats will be quadrupled. SHASTA'S EXHIBITION. The Redding Free Press tells as fol- lows of the mineral exhibit that Shasta County will make at the St. Louis Ex- position to illustrate its mineral re- sources: Shasta County will be well advertised in the California mineral exhibit at St. Louis. There will be almost ten tons of specimen ore from Shasta County, and this exhibit will be placed in an important place in the State’s exhibit, as Shasta leads the counties in mineral production. There will be at least six of cop- per ore specimens, and of this the Moun- tain Copper Company will furnish al- most a ton and the amar Company several hundred pourds. The ploneer quartz mill will weigh over a ton and will undoubtedly attract much attention at the fair. The entire cellection, when placed on exhibition, will be arranged 8o as to keep the different ores classified and sepa- rated. Each plece of ore is labeled and described. Shasta County’s exhibit will contain iens of gold, silver, copper, galena, quis lver and iron ores. If all the mine owners who have prom- ise, there will be sent to_ the exhibit. A special effort should be made by those interested in mining to secure attractive speci- mens of our ores and send them to be laced with the rest of Shasta County's splay. According to Mr. Madeira, who has been making the callection, Shasta’s min- eral exhibit will be the best at the big show. —————— - Hunter Company Entertaining. The second of the star course of en- tertainments was given last night be- fore a large audience at the Young Men’s Christian Assoclation by the Hunter Company. The programme consisted of mirth, music and mys- tery. Nicoli presented his servative estimate, that the Allocll(cd' | production at McKittrick is estimated | ent promises to be the most important | mineral discovery yet made in Alaska. | be rich. - Tin has been found in North ! Carolina, South Dakota and California, ' coast and cheap transportation by boat | certain, for they have been investigated | The Placerville Nugget describes the | WANDERER ENDS LIFE WITH ROPE Matthew Rourke’s Body Found Hanging to a Tree Postman George White Makes a Startling Discovery Near Colma ARSI | As Postman George White was | wending his way along the San Bru- no road yesterday morning he was startled to see the body of a man hang- ing from the Hmb of a tree in a little wooded clump on the Robinson ranch. White hastily cut the still warm body down and at once notified Acting Coro- | ner Cunningham of San Mateo County. The remains were Identified some hours later by George Duncan as these of Matthew Rourke, a former inmate of the Almshouse. Despondency drove the unfortunate | man to suicide. He was penniless and ! without friends, with no prospects of bettering his condition, so he chose | sulcide as the only resort to rid him- self of his misery. No one in the vicinity of Colma or San Bruno knew the man. He was not seen by any one in that section of the country and had probably wan- dered there with the intention of end- ing his existence. Nothing was found in his pockets as to his identity save a scrap of paper on which was written | the name and address of Charles Dun- j can, 637 Linden avenue. | Duncan was formerly engineer at | the Almshouse and he identifled the }dead man by his general description. | Duncan states that Rourke was an in- | mate of the place for some time and | was given a position as assistant en- | gineer at a salary of $10 a month. |~ Several months ago Rourke fell | asleep while on watch and was dis- | charged from his position. Soon af- | ter that he left the Almshouse and | since then Duncan heard nothing of | him. Duncan states that Rourke was | for many years an engineer and was | considered a first-class man in his day. He often spoke of a woman friend, | who lived on Guerrero street, but never mentioned her name. Rourke was a native of Ireland and about 65 years of age. He was attired in a dark gray suit, soft black hat and heavy shoes. The remains were sent to the Morgue at Redwood City. —_———— | Hear Able Addresses. | The British and American Union | held its usual monthly meeting at the Academy of Sciences Hall last even- | ing when Professor H. Rushton Fair- clough, M. A., Ph. D., delivered an able address entitled “A Visit to Crete,” with illustrations. James de Conlay, special correspondent of the Australian Press Syndicate, also spoke and chose for his subject “Brit- ! ons Under the Southern Cross.” | ——————e Undertaker in a Runaway. Fred Suhr, an undertaker on Mis- sion street, had a narrow escape from death yesterday in a runaway on Mar- ket street. Suhr was driving a frac- | tious steed and the animal became | frightened and ran away. The under- | taker got off with a few bruises by | Jjumping out of the moving vehicle. ADVERTISEMENTS. * UNITED STATES BRANCH. STATEMENT —OF THE— CONDITION AND AFFAIRS —OF THE— HAMBURG BREMEN FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY 0!‘ HAMBURG, in the Empire of Germany, on the Slst day of December, A, D. 1902, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sec- tions 610 and 611 of the Poiitical Code, con- densed as per blank furnished by the Com- mis ASSETS. Cash Market Value of all Stocks’ and Bonds owned by Company..$1,489,075 00 Amount of Loans secured by pledge of Bonds, Stocks and other mar- ketable_securities ilateral LIABILITIES. Losses adjusted and unpaid....... Loaseg in process of Adjustment or Gross premiums on Fire run- ning_one year or less, $1,202,- 257 01; remsurance 50 s and Brokerage and to (I ceeee AR23 44 Total Liabilities .............$1,350,634 54 == INCOME. Net cash actually received for Fire B «ooooogesiortt . . .$1,651,898 41 Recelved for interest and dividends Stocks, Loans, EXPENDITURES. for Fire Losses losses 0326 39, of Paid ‘or atlowed for Co tor Fees and other charges for officers, clerks, eto.. Pald for State, Natlonal and Local 130,350,575) 1.700,101 30 fl?l‘”-. 182,396, 2,328,566 88 s e T o e rnene o ” TV * RUDOLPH HEROLD Jr., General Agent. HARRY C. BOYD, Assistant Gea'l Agent. 415 CALIFORNIA ST,,