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FREDERICKS' FATE AGAIN. The Mu rderer Was Hanged, but His Case Is Yet in the Cou rt3. HALE MAY HAVE TO ANSWER. Supreme Court Action on an Ap peal May Cause Peculiar Com plications. The Supreme Court has before it a mat ter dealing with a defendant in the next world, as it is called upon to determine whether Fredericks, the murderer who was hanged at San Quentin a week or two ago, is still entitled to existence. This may not seriously concern the man shot Cashier Herrick, but \t is serious from the fact that a decision in favor of the murderer may make "Warden Hale -legally nsible for the killing of the prisoner, and besides That the decision may have an important effect on future executions. When Fredericks was awaiting execu tion at San Quentin an appeal from the order resentencing the prisoner was taken by the prisoner's attorne}', George EL Col well. Warden Hale sought instruction from Attorney-General Fitzgerald, and by advice of the latter he carried out the sen tence of death. A hearing on the legality of the resen tencing of Fredericks was pending in the Supreme Court, and though the prisoner Las been hanged the appeal will be heard. The case is to come up in the court to l the decision on the appeal may rious complications. If the Supreme Court linds that Fred ericks was not legally sentenced at the time the present issue was raised the con t jnan will have a legal right to ex istence and to a further hearing in the Superior Court. The prisoner was in trusted to the care of Warden Hale at the Btate'prison, and it will be the duty of that official to produce the man. Of course the prisoner cannot be brought back into court, for he was hanged. He will not be affected in any way by what the highest tribunal of California may do ! or say on the legal technicality presented in lr.s behalf, but Warden Hale may be placed in a position that will be em bar- i rassing at least if he be required to bring , forth the prisoner for a new sentence. The only explanation that the Warden can offer is that he hanged the prisoner, but the Supreme Court may not be satis fied that the State's officer had a legal | ;o do that while an appeal was pend ing. If the sentence of death is declared to ; have been legal that will end the matter, ; but the attorney for Fredericks thinks that . it was not legal, and if his opinion is sup- \ ported by tho Supreme Court Warden j Hale and the Attorney-General may have to answer in court for the hanging that ! nobody doubts was deserved. FIGHTING FOE DAVIDSON. s>hippii»g Men of the Coast Getting Up a Huge Memorial of Pro test. A memorial addressed to President Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle by practi cally the entire shipping interests of the Pacific Coast, stoutly protesting against Professor Davidson's removal, attesting his rare ability and value to all the mari- ' time interests of the coast and urging his : reinstatement, is now being circulated. This memorial is confined to the practi- j cal shipping interests of the coast, is . based on practical considerations and is independent of the storm of disapproval which has come from every quarter where I Professor Davidson, his lifetime of service to the Government and his distinguished work in the helds. of science, are known. In this city, the memorial is now in the hands of Aaron M. Burns, the under writer, and it has already been signed by ! or more of the leading shipowners .oping agents. Among the names are i f every large steamship company and every firm having large interests '■ which are* risked at sea. Coi lea of tne memorial have been sent to every important port on the coast, and it reaches Washington it will repre sent the unanimous sentiments and de of the men for whom the coast is established on the entire Pacific . The memorial reads as follows: President of the United States and the . of the Treasury: We, ship-owners, ship mid marine underwriters on the Pa < ~t, have learned with amazement anfl ,-ret that Professor George Davidson, : . Timed States Coast and Geodetic has been rumored from the position in • riirnent service which he hns filled virh usefulness to us, credit to himself and ■ i the country for half a century; and we all. without regard to party affiliations de -11 -i-.dvi.scd act of his .superior officer. ■ n interested in shipping property and as -aiaring men we have recognized for many e very great practical benefits which cruel to navigation, commerce and insurance from Professor Davidson's wonderful knowledge of the harbors, currents, \'HTi, lights, landfalls and hidden dangers of this coast, all so elaborately and accurately 1 and illustrated in his "Coa*t Pilot oi A'a-ka" and his "Coast Pilot of California, Oregon and Washington." works presented to trie Government and by it printed for the pub lie benefit. In any other country such labor as this alone would have insured him honor and j a competency for life. We know that since the j publication of these splendid works he has constantly kept himself informed of the many changes in buoys, lights and bars and of the discoveries Of new dangers; that he has, as a faithful public servant should, always held this information at our disposal, and that we can Always call upon him with profit. iVr- believe that there is no man on this coast who has such an extensive, thorough ar.d con temporaneous knowledge of this "subject, so I important to our interests, as Professor David- | M):i, and we therefore earnestly ask that he be reinstated In ihe service, in order that he rimy protect those Interests in the future as he has in the past. ■■ • — • — • / FOR THE ATLANTA FAIR. Interesting Facts Concerning the Cali fornia Beet Sugar Industry. The local directors of the .State Board of Trade, consisting of Messrs. Maslin, Mills, Emery and Filcher, met yesterday after noon to discuss matters pertaining to the California exhibit at the Atlanta Exposi tion. They decided not to involve the board in any debts for packing until the $W>jO promised by the Supervisors at the FOR WINTER DAYS, You think of laying in quite a few things which may be of use to your wife. Little things that she may need. Are you sure that . she will be here next winter? Have you failed to notice her tired . " expression and her complaints of a weak back? If you wish to be a good, sensible husband yo_ will order for her a system builder, for she needs it. Let her take it regularly. It will do her a world of . . good and it may be save her life. Dr. Henley's Celery, Beef and Iron is a long way the best thing you can get for her. It will do her UNMIXED GOOD. You had bettor think this oven recent convention was assured. Mr. Pilcher was requested to write to the County Clerks of the counties where the appropriations have not yet been made, with a view of hurrying up the money matter. Secretary Filcher, in preparing litera ture for distribution at the exposition, and for the benefit of the Board of Trade, has gathered some interesting statistics upon beet sugar. The first manufactory estab lished was by the Alameda Beet Sugar Company in 288S. In 1891 the Spreckels Company erected a refinery in Pajaro Val ley, near Watsonville. That year the State's output of beet sugar was &175.438 pounds. In 1892 it -was 21,801,323. In 1893 it was 3o,880,921); and last year the output was increased to 45,191,296 pounds, or seven-ninths of the output of the United States, which makes California far in ad vance of the other States in the beet-sucar industry. This year in the Pajaro and Sa linas valleys 7200 acres have been planted in beets, and it is expected that the yield will be 80,000 tons of beets, which" will yield 9000 tons of sugar. The harvesting this year will begin about September 1, and last between eighty and ninety days. THE PRIDE OF SAUSALITO. A New Town Hall to Be Erected for Its Municipal Business. Street Improvements to Be Pushed and the Boulevard Scheme Revived. Sausalito is still an incorporated town, and the citizens are indulging in a good deal of pardonable pride over the fact that a town hall is to be built and the street im provement prosecuted to a satisfactory completion. Still another cause for re joicing lies in the renewed interest in the movement for a boulevard from there to Point Bonita. The disincorporation idea has been prac tically dropped, and while the Town Trus tees have been blamed for the slow prog ress of the paving of Water street the Trustees claim that the fault lies with the contractor, T. J. O'Connor, whose contract will terminate on August 22. Charles Dexter, clerk of the Board of Trustees, who came to San Francisco yesterday to | make a payment on land purcased by the town, said that O'Connor's bondsmen would be expected to carry out his con tract. It has been decided that the wort I must be pushed. This has eased the feel ! ings of those who favored disincorporation. '■I have just made the first payment on the land purchased by the town," said Captain Dexter. "The purchase price was $2000, of which one quarter is now paid. , The purchase was made from John Fer- I guson of Kearny and California streets. i The land lies south of the San Francisco | Yacht Clubs place. It is the intention to '] remove the pumping plant there arid then Ito put up a town building. The lower i floor will be used by the Fire Department i and the upper story for the hall and offices ;of the town. We shall start in early this . fail to break ground and will erect the • building this winter. We propose also to | make'a loading place for small boats. No, I we have not yet figured on the cost nor plans of the new building. "We did not decide till last night's meeting of the ! Trustees on the purchase of the land." J. B. Stetson, president of the North i Pacific Coast Railway Company, made a ! proposition to the town through General I Dickinson, President of the Board of Trus j tees of Sausalito yesterday, to grade Water street from El Monte lane to the county i road. The railway company under the j new rule adopted of requiring each of the j i property-owners to do his own share," of the work or pay the town for doing it, \ | must improve "a 'certain part of the street. j j President Stetson proposes that it shall i be all alike along that road. He will do ! the whole work at a very reasonable figure. ' General Dickinson is inclined to favor the proposition and will call a special meeting i of ttie Trustees to consider it. The revival of interest in the boulevard ' from Saufalito to Point Bonita is a topic :of considerable interest in the town. The project has been taken in hand by ('ongress man J. A. Barham, who with Congress [ man Loud, .T. B. Stetson, Commodore Bar* rison, Mr. Crumpton. John Sneil and J. H. Pryor, editor of the News, made a prelimi -1 nary survey of the load. A petition will i be sent to Congress asking an approprla j lion of $20,000 to build the boulevard. The right of way has already been granted by the War Department. ONE HUNDEED ASSAULTS. How Josephine Amiraux, an Actress, Treated Her Husband When She Met Him. The marital troubles of Josephine Ami raux, au actress, and her husband, Geller Amiraux, were aired in Judge Campbell's court yesterday afternoon, when the hus band was tried for threatening to kill her. She told of acts of cruelty and it looked bad for the defendant. When he went on the stand he told his story in such a straightforward manner that the Judire altered his opinion. Mrs. Amiraux is a little woman, btit her ! husband testified to over one hundred | assaults within a year by her upon him on j the streets and elsewhere with sticks, ! cobblestones, fists or anything that came : handy. At one end of his watch chain he irore a police whistle specially to summon • assistance when she attacked him on the j street, not because he was afraid of being I injured by her, but to save him from annoyance. In answer to the Judge he said he never threatened to kill her— he had no such bloodthirsty intention— and he did not ! want to be annoyed by her. She had left his house on Page street and gone to live in a disreputable quarter on Grant avenue, j and as she had refused to leave there he wanted to have nothing more to do with her. The Judge called up Mrs. Amiraux, und, after warning her to leave her hus band alone while the divorce proceedings were pending, he dismissed the case. GUNST-MENZIES LITIGATION. Police Coimni»Bionership Appeal Before the Supreme Court- The suit of Stewart Jlenzies against Moses Gunst, to determine the right to the commissionershin dispute, was to have been arpued in the Supreme Court yester day, but owing to the rush of business it was submitted on the briefs already filed. Judge ISanderson gave a decision in favor of (Junst several weeks ago, and an appeal from that decision was taken. THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 7, 18f>5. GUM-TREE BOOKMAKERS. How a Throng of Adolescents Gamble on the Jockey Club ftaces. GAME OF NICKELS AND DIMES. "Nutty Qulnn" and " Peacod " Are the Enterprising Manipulators of the Scheme. Overshadowing the fence which girts the eastward side of the Bay District racetrack, where the California Jockey Club holds its races, is a row of spreading eucalyptus trees. They tower far above the fence, and any one who climbs among their branches may see the races almost as well as those who pay their dollar am! view them from the grandstand. But then, it is claimed by the dollar man, the tree-climbers may see the races, but they have not the privilege of throwing up their money against the pool-boxes and taking the chances of winning a snug little pocket fortune. That is just where the dollar men are mistaken. They do not know, probably, of the existence of an organization called A USUAL AFTERNOON SCENE ON THE GRAND STAND OF THE GUM-TREE BOOKMAKERS. the gum-tree bookmakers, but if Chief Crowley enforces the law prohibiting bet ting on the races outside of the race course I he will not only have to close out the downtown poolrooms, but also see to it that his officers pay a visit to the gum-tree row and wind up some of the games which are daily conducted there, based on the races which are going on inside the iu closure. The only difference between the dollar men inside and the tree-climbers outside is that the former are men and the latter are of the adolescent age. In fact, they are mainly boys, and any one who has ob- I served a session or two of the gum-tree bookmakers will come to the conclusion that a goodly representation of young California la as well posted on the minute of racing matters as the oldest habitue of the turf. In fact what they don't know is hardly worth knowing. A Call representative attended one of these sessions yesterday. Beginning at i Fulton street and running north down ! First avenue there are about a dozen gum ; trees which preserve their foliage. Beyond I these are a score or more of other trees I of the same species, the limbs of which have been lopped off and have only bare branches to expose to the fog and the wind. ; It is in the leafy trees where the young speculators hold forth, and although they ! only wager nickels, dimes and quarters : when the opulent gamblers inside are putting up dollars, even up to the hun dreds, they take as keen an interest in the i game as if their lives auu fortunes de ! pended upon it. One large tree with many branches, j wherein seats may be found for a score or i more, is the favorite aerial resort. Its oc- I cupants each day are principally boys ranging from 12 to 18 years of age. Some are messentrer-boys who have taken a day off and others are newsboys who have been linancially successful for several days and Have "money to burn" in the lire of specu tion. A frowsy -headed, sharp-eyed youth who is hailed familiarly as "Hutty Quinn" is the manager of the pool-box, the said box consisting of his capacious side pocket. "Nutty" proves anything but "nutty" in the slangy acceptance of the word. In reality heis as keen and sharp a youngster of 15 as could possibly be found anywhere. He is well posted as regards every detail of ! each day's racing, and he has an able ! assistant in a lynx-eyed partner who is called "Peacod" among the boys. Whether "Peacod" ever had any other name or not is a mystery. Ju3t before the races begin "Nutty Quinn" takes his place at the foot of the tree and sells the pool on the first race. Those who buy receive a ticket represented by a piece of dirty paper with mystic figures and the name of a horse thereon. Having pur chased a ticket, the possessor can climb up the pegs driven into the limb of the tree into the branches. There he is received by "Peacod," an ex-messenger-boy, and he can hedge or increase his wager as he pleases upon handing over the monetary wherewithal. Thereafter, as each race is called, the occupants of the tree, through "Peacod," make their bets and get their tickets. There is evidently little confi dence lost between "Nutty" and "Pea cod," for the former insists on cash before climbing up and delivering the tickets. It is then that the followine expressions may be heard: "Six to one on Dancing Girl." "Ah, look at Josephine!" "Say, ain't Little Pete all Tight?" ' Goon, that ain't Red Dick.'" "Hey, give me that nickel change, Pea cod, or I'll smash yer." "There they go; jest git onto Chariey Boots." "Naw; I don't raise yer." ''Ain't Royal Flush a dandy?" "Shut yer yap and quit shaking that limb." "Wow, wow; Sir Richard won." "No, I didn't go yer." "Say, Peacod, yer gimme the wrong ticket," etc. All the while the imperturbable "Nutty" stands at the base of the tree jingling the nickels and small silver coins in his pocket waiting until the next race is on. All through the afternoon the game goes on, and if the business warrants it "Nutty" hires assistants and takes in another tree for the benefit of his cus tomers. On some special occasions he has three or four trees thus occupied, and rumor says that he reaps a metallic har vest. He appears to be the boss of the sit uation, anyhow. On the lopped trees be yond dozens of young men, and even full grown men perch themselves, but they are not interested in anything except the races and do not deal in the boys' game. It is only lately that the managers of the x*acetrack became aware of the existence of the opposition bookmakers and they tried to discourage them by taking out the spikes which they had driven into the trees and peeling off the bark so that they could not climb them. The indefatig able "Nutty" and "Peacod," however, were on the scene early, and to preserve their Business nailed steps on the trunks, and when they were removed nailed others, so that finally efforts to dislodge them were futile and they now have full sway. As to the money which changes hands and the profits which the adolescent managers pocket it is hard to guess an approximate figure. The game has been going on for weeks, and each day the at tendance seems to be on the increase. WEAVER MAY BE RETAINED. His Friends Send a Petition to the Board of Health. Present indications are that Philip L. "V\>aver,Superintendent of the Almshouse, will not he disturbed in the occupancy of his position by the Board of Health, at least for the present. Several of the mem bers of that body, among them Mayor Sutro and Dr. J. T. Morse, have shown a disposition to allow him to continue, and the sentiment of a large number of mer chants and business men in relation to the matter has had its effect on other members. The latest move on the part of Mr. Weaver's friends has been to circulate a petition in the downtown districts asking that he be retained. MOEE CAR-FENDERS. Experimenting on West Mission Street With Manglers of Men.Woinen and Boys. Yesterday there was another test on tht spur track on West Mission street of fen ders which the inventors were of the opinion would prevent people from being crushed to death by electric-cars. The ex periments were made in the presence of the Supervisors and a large number of citizens. The "victims" were two mani kins, one representing a man and the other a boy. Some unfeeling individual in the crowd suggested in a loud tone that it might be well to experiment on members of the Solid Eight. B. P. Vining of the railroad company, who superintended the experiments, called for the Johnson fender, a wide-spreading net. This picked up the man dummy in good shape but when it came to taking up the "boy he was caught under the ma chine and crushed out of shape before the car could be brought to a standstill. Then the invention of E. W. Tucker, which can he raised and lowered at will, was tried. It caught the standing dummy, threw it on the receiver, and pushed it ahead for a distance of ten feet before the car was stopped. Upon a second trial, where the "man' was laid across the track, one end of the fender caught him on the hip, held him fast, and shoved him ahead for some distance. This was followed by a trial of J. E. Markley's invention, which is an instan taneously adjustable net that when not in use may be put out of sight under the car. This caught the standing man, whose head fell on a soft cushion, and was car ried along on the net. Upon a second trial the net caught and threw the man to one side with considerable force. It was the general opinion that this fender was too narrow. Then there was a trial of a wire fendor submitted by the railroad company. The "man" after considerable difficulty was flopped up, and when the fender struck lim it carried him off his feet, and his head struck the dashboard with so much force that had it been a live man his head would have been split open. The "man" fell, was caught under the guard and beau tifully mansded by it. The next was a trial with an automatic fender also the invention of the company. The "man" was caught by a flap which allowed him to pass under the car where he was caught in an apron just in front of the trucks. None of the tests were entirely satisfac tory, and the Supervisors and railroad officials were divided in their opinions as to the merits of the several fenders shown. Mr. Vining promised to have ready for ex periment in a iayv days a device in use on the cars in Baltimore, Md., and requested the Supervisors not to reach- any determi nation until this shall have been tried. The request was granted. The Heady Suit Dismissed. All the litigation over the Joshua Bendy estate was formally dismissed in the Superior Court yesterday by Judge Coffey. THE PANAMA RAILROAD It Will Continne as an Inde pendent Transportation Line. WILL BID FOR ALL BUSINESS. The Result of Mr. Hinton's Confer ence With the Transconti nental Managers. Eugene H. Hinton, the Pacific Coast representative of the Panama Railroad Company, lias been in the East since the 12th of last January on an important mis sion. His business was to confer with the representatives of the transcontinental railroads concerning an agreement under which the Panama Railroad Company snould be recognized and a scheme of rates between the Atlantic and Pacific seaboards should be agreed upon. Mr. Hinton re turned to San Francisco a day or two ago. The most important news that Mr. Hin ton brought back with him iB that the Panama Railroad Company is determined to continue permanently as a competing independent transportation line. It is possible that some agreement concerning rates may yet be effected, but that would have no bearing upon the independent operation of the line in securing business. The Panama road, Mr. Hinton says, is out for all the business that it can secure, and it will continue indefinitely to pursue that policy. The Panama officials would not consent to any agreement with the trans continental companies which failed to recognize it as a differential or lower rate line. In an interview yesterday Mr. Hin ton said : From 1872 to February, 1893, the Panama Railroad was almost unknown to the trans continental roads. They had, of course, and idea that such a road existed, but they knew of it only through its relations to the Pacific Mail Steamship Company. It is now the settled policy of the Panama Railroad Company that these conditions shall never exist again. The object of my trip to Chicago, St. Paul and other Western cities was to personally inform the chief traffic officials of the transcontinental roads of the attitude of the Panama Railroad Company in this respect. Palsq informed them that if they desired to negotiate they could deal directly with us, and that we intended to be closely identified with this traffic for all time to come. That is the ideaof thecompany, and it will be carried out. Mr. Hinton was questioned concerning the ability of the Panama Railroad Corn puny to pursue its independent policy. He said that it was now about a year and a half since the Panama Railroad Company assumed the operation on the Pacific Coast, between Ban Francisco and Panama, of the line which was given up by the North American Navigation Company. The Panama Railroad Company acquired by purchase the three steamers of the Bra zilian Steamship Company and therefore operates exclusively the line between New "\ork and Panama. Its status there is set tled for all time. A large business insures also the continuance of the line between Panama and Ban Francisco. The business for the past few months has been at the rate of from 60,000 to 70,000 tons per an num. There are excellent reasons conclu sive to Mr. Hinton why the Panama rail road cannot fall into the hands of Mr. Huntington. Mr. Hinton read in the dis patches that Mr. Huntington visited Paris, but nothing was effected to change tbe re lations of the Panama road to the business of the Pacific Coast as an independent line. Mr. Hinton expressed confidence that nothing can interfere with its independ ence. The line is now operating three steamers on the Pacific Coast and has been compelled, during the last sixty days, to put on the City of Everett to carry the business. This seems to definitely put at rest all rumors concerning the possible abandon ment of the line as an independent propo sition. Mr. Kinton has talked the matter over thoroughly with the directors at New York and is fully acquainted with their intentions in the' premises. He had no other information to give excepting that the strike at the Isthmus is at an end and no further detention to freight will be caused. SCHEEL AND THE UNION. The Leader Will Not Be Al lowed to Charge Rent for Costumes. A Possibility That There Will Be Serious Trouble In the Me chanics' Fair Band. The Musicians' Union has put itself on record regarding Fritz Scheel's proposed exaction of $4 per week from each of the men who play in the Mechanics' Fair band for the use of the costumes they will wear, and unless the leader recedes from the position he has taken in the matter, he is quite liirely to find himself in very warm water before the fair closes. At a recent meeting the matter was thoroughly discussed, and it was unani mously agreed that Hcheel had no right to demand rent for the costumes and that such a proceeding could not be allowed. An order to that effect was accordingly made, and Secretary Smith was busy yesterday sending them out to members of the union who might be called upon to help Scheel out. The result will be that the members of Scheel'a band will obey the orders of the union and desert him when the first pay day comes unless some other arrangement regarding the costumes is made. Had Scheel been able to carry out his renting plan he would have netted the neat sum of $G4O, or enough to have taken up his notes. Scheel's trouble with the union began at the close of the Midwinter Fair, when he owed the musicians who had stuck to him throueh that engagement $1182. His fail ure to~Jiquidaie that debt led to his being dropped from the roll of the local branch of the Musicians' Union. He iaughed at this at first, but when the board of trustees of the Mechanics' Insti tute refused to entertain his proposition to direct the baud unless he was in good standing with the union he suddenly con cluded that the organization was a pretty good thing. He hastily applied fg» re instatement and offered a plan of settle ment. This was to raise $600 cash which had been promised him by a friend and give his notes for the balance of $532. This was satisfactory to the Home branch and on a telegram being received from Jacob Beck, secretary of the National League, that the matter was satisfactory, he was allowed to return to the fold and go on with his preparations for the fair. There seems to have b?en an undercur rent of distrust of the leader in the minds of the union men, however, for though the live weeks' engagement at the fair at good pay seemed to be a bright opportunity men did not fall over each other to get the jobs, and only a few days ago Scheel was practicing with twenty-one men instead of the thirty-two called for by the contract. The reason that Scheel is "not able to get more men lies not onlv in the projected exaction of rent for the costumes, but also in the fact that the union men look with caution on Hcrr Scneel's financial calcula tions. The contract calls for .SI9OO for the entire reason, of which he is to receive $900 and the thirty-two musicians $4000 among them. This would give each of them a trifle less than $25 per week, the minimum salary set by the union. Musicians say, however, that he must have at least five, and probably ten men soloists, etc.— who will average $32 50 per vreek each, and that in view of the circum stances a shortage of funds is likely to occur unless Herr Scheel gives up a portion of his own pay to make up the differ ence. No one is sanguine that he will take this course. In the opinion of competent musicians twenty-one men will not be able to render the programme which has been practiced, and unless Scheel can get more union members he must take men from outside the organization, and this will bring him into conflict with organized labor again. In any event Herr Scheel seems to be in for another batch of trouble, and officers of the union do not hesitate to say that they expect it to come soon. Al Marks, manager for Professor Fritz Scheel, appeared before the hoard of trustees of the Mechanics' Institute last night and, obtaining the privilege of the board, stated that Professor Scheel had engaged thirtv-two first-class musicians, the very best in San Francibco. He said Mr. Scheel had declined to give the com mittee on opening exercises the names of these thirty-two musicians. If a musical committee should ask for the names he said there would be no particular objec tion to giving them. But the committee could go to Harmony Hali on Bush street on Thursday and see .these thirty-two musicians, which would serve the same purpose as their names. He was positive the board would be thoroughly satisfied with the display of musicians, and assured the members that there would be iu the band a full complement of the very best soloists. Joseph Leggett asked Mr. Marks if he wa3 not aware that he and Mr. Scheel were in the employ of the committee on opening exercises. Mr. Marks said he recognized the rela tion and recognized the whole board. "Then you recognize that you have entered into a contract with this board?" asked Mr. Leggett. "No, sir; I recognize that we have en tered into a contract with the board of the Mechanics' Fair." "Do you recognize this board of trustees of the Af echanics' Institute?" "Yes." "Then you must give that information." Mr. Leg?ett then submitted a report of the committee on opening exercises signed by himself and R. P. Jones, recommend ing that the musicians' committee obtain the list of names and Mr. Scheel be re quested to furnish all information desired by the committee on opening exercises. JUBILEE CONVENTION. The Notable Programmcfor the Cath olic Total Abstinence Union at New York. A silver jubilee convention of the Cath olic Total Abstinence Union will be com menced in New *V or k to-day and continue till Sunday. The programme lias been ar ranged as follows: Aug. 7.— At 9a. m. the convention will open in Columbus Hall of the Paulist Fathers. 10 a. m.— Solemn pontifical mass in St. Patrick's Cathedral, Monsignor Satolli ponticating; ser mon by Archbishop Ryan of Philadelphia. 2 p. m.— Business session and reception of frater nal delegates from other organizations. 8 p. m. — Grand demonstration in Carnegie Hall, at which the highest ecclesiastic and civil author ities will assist and from whom will be stirring temperance addresses. Aug. 8.-9 a. m.— Mass of requiem of the Church of the Pauiists. 10 a. m.— Session of convention in Columbus Hall. Aug. 9.— Business session all day. Aug. 10.— Visiting delegates will be taken up the Hudson as guests of city temperance soci eties. It will be the largest temperance demon stration ever held in New York, as the Catholic Tlnion alone has 63,500 members, and it is expected that between 80,000 and 100.000 persona will participate in the pro ceedings. An Internal Revenue Question. The Government has decided to appeal the ca.se ot John C. Quinn vs. Williams, Dimond & Co. The matter has been before the courts for a long time, but >in every instance Uncle Sam has got the worst of it. The sum in dis pute is $300. Homo time ago Williams, Dimond &, Co. re ceived here a quantity of wines and liquors for transhipment to Central America. Col lector John C. Quinn claimed an internal revenue tax on the shipment, and the mer chants paid it under protest. The question is of interest to every firm of shippers in Cali fornia. §peS"ge \e4f PHARMACY, J^A 953 MARKET ST., ffgggr 1 SOUTH SIDE, one of our Bet. Fifth and Slxtb, Customers. Five doors above Hale Bros. —IN Eyeglasses and Spectacles! We sell you Glasses at One-half Opticians' Prices. Don't Pay Fancy Prices for ELECTRIC BELTS ! OTJR PRICE ........$5.00 to $15.00 TRUSSES .. $1.75 to $5.00 SILK STOCKINGS $3.50 OBESITY BELTS $2.25 FOR 4 ROOfIS $90. ' " Parlor— Silk Brocatelle, 6-pieca suit, plush . trimmed. . .-..'■.. . - ( Bedroom^7-piece Solid Oak Suit, French Bevel- plate Glass. l»'d, bureau, washstand. two chairs- rocker and table; pillows, woven-wire vji<X top mattress. Dlnlnc-Koom— 6-foot Kxtension Table, four Solid Oak Chairs. Kitchen— No. 7 Range, Patent Kitchen Table and two chair*. EASY PAYMENTS. Houses furnished complete, city or country, any- where on the coast. ■ Open evenings. M. FRIEDMAN & CO., 224 to 230 and 306 Stockton and 237 Post Street. Free packing and delivery across thobay. - 1845 w BJ| : 1895 F I F T Y^. jH F STAN DAR D NEW TO-DAY. ■ ■> mem FALLJACKETS! ! nLL unlmtlui JUST ARRIVED! LATEST STYLES OF . FALL JACKETS, Varying in prices from HO, $12 ,50, $13.50, B* $181, $20.00 And Upward. LACE CURTAINS ! We Always Lead With the LATEST NOVELTIES In Irish Points, Brussels, Swiss Tambour, Etc. IRISH POKr CURTAINS $0.50 And Upward. i A New Line of PORTIERES From $3.50 tn $10.00 aPair. D 11)111 tpO.DU lu $111. Uu a rail. SE lIABL.V KSI'ANOL. G. VERDIER & CO., SE. Cor. Cieary and Grant Ave. VILLE DE PARIS. BRANCH HOUSE, ' LOS ANGELES. For Pale, Worn-Out Folks. | No one fears spring sickness who uses Paine's Celery Compound, that wonderfnl medicine that makes people well. No one need be pale or worn-out, with weak nerves I and Impure blood, if they use this grand , i ; ! strength-giver. Try it. STAT23M333XTT OF THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS OF THE MAGDEBURG FIRE IfiiiU ULy U2l tut i lIIL* INSURANCE COMPANY, OF MAGJJEBTJRO, GEKMANY. ON THE 318T \J day of December, A. D. 1894, and for the year ending on that day, as made to the Insurance Com- missioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and 611 of the Po- litical Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner. CAPITAL. Amount of Capital Stock, paid up in cash $750,000 OO ASSETS. Keal estate owned by company $449,349 75 Loans on bond and mortgage 1,285,706 55 Cash market value of all stocks and bonds owned by company 2,332,156 35 Amount of loans secured by pledge of bonds, stocks and other market- able securities as collateral 350 00 Cash in company's office 12,621 91 Cash in banks. 780,785 '29 Interest due and accrued on all stocks and 10an5...... 13.267 29 Premiums in due course of collection 248,154 62 Due by other companies for reinsur- ances 675,562 15 Total assets *. $5,798,253 91 LIABILITIES. ~ ~ Losses in process of adjustment or in suspense....... :... $646,032 83 Gross premiums on tire risks running one year or less, reinsurance 50 per cent....: 1,563,251 15 Oross premiums on fire risks running more than one year, reinsurance prorata 245,829 83 -Cash dividends remaining unpaid — 564 25 All other demands against the com- pany... 1,042,23937 Total liabilities .$3.502,917 43 INCOME. Net cash actually received for fire premiums..... $4,232,488 60 Received for interest on bonds and mortgages...".... 68,676 99 Receivedfor interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources..: .' ••• . 76.57651 Received from all other sources 90,010 44 Total income .$4,457,752 54 EXPENDITURES." Net amount paid for fire losses (in- cluding $595,122 76 losses of pre- vious year5)....... .$2,302,213 52 Dividends to stocknolders 187,50000 Paid or allowed for commission or brokerage. ....:... 694,513 02 Paid tor salaries, fees and other charges for officers, clerks, etc 185,006 27 Paid for State, national and local taxes.... 35,90172 All other payments and expenditures 173.644 73 Total expenditures..... .$3,578,779 28 ROBT. TSCIIiIARKE, President. E. T. MIETHKE, Vice-President. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 6th day of April, 1895. - K. WEICJTSEi, JR., U. fcj. Vice-Consul. I GUTTE & FRANK, Managers, 303 California St., S. F. 9