The San Francisco call. [volume], August 04, 1897, Page 8, Image 8

About The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913

Image provided by: University of California, Riverside; Riverside, CA

                
8
RELUCTANTLY
THEY LET GO
Counsel for the Fair Heirs
at Last Proclaim Their
Case Closed.
Even Then They Vainly Sought
to Reserve the Privilege "
of Reopening.
The Defense's Opening Address to the
Jury Will Be Made This Morn-
ing by Judge Denson.
One juror forgot himself and actually
clapped his hands.
It was nearing the usual hour for ad
journment in the afternoon of yesterday's
session of the Fair-Craven trial when At
torney Mitchell, one of the host of talent
for the heirs, arose, and with an attempt
at being dramatic announced that the
case for the plaintiffs in the great suit
was closed.
Hut even so, the gentlemen who have
held the stage these past four months
were reluctant about letting go, and, as
had been the case with many a previous
announcement coming from their side,
this one had a string to it, Mr. Mitchell
added to his decree that while their side
was closed still it wasn't, for the examina-
tion of Reuben H. Lloyd had been inter
rupted by that gentleman's illness, and it
was the desire of the counsel for the
heirs to reopen their budget as soon as
Mr. Lloyd was in condition to reappear
in court
Mr. Delmas, as the leader of the de
fense's line, quietly remarked that it was
obvious that Mr. Mitchell did not mean
what he said when he announced the close
of his case.
"We will object to opening our case
until the plaintiffs have closed," Mr. Del
mas added.
Attorneys Mitchell, Wheeler and Mc-
Enerney indulged in a conference and
then proclaimed once more that their case
was closed — but once more with that
string to it And, naturally, Mr. Delmas
reiterated his determination not to open
until the other side had quit "on the
square."
Judge Slack grew impatient and said
that something definite would have to be
agreed to or he would treat the matter
arbitrarily. Either the ' plaintiffs had
closed or they had not. He wanted to
know just what they meant.
Wheeler took the floor and beseeched
the court for the privilege of recalling Mr.
Lloyd at such time as he might be physic
ally able to attend court.
. Attorney .Delmas sought to help bis op
ponent out of bis dilemma by proposing
that questions it was intended to ask
Mr. Lloyd be propounded now, just as if
tbe gentleman were on the witness-stand,
and maybe the defense would admit that
be would have answered in the manner
desired by the counsel for the heirs. . But
Mr. Wheeler said he could not take ad
vantage of this offer, because be did not
really know just what qestions he wanted
to ask the absent witness.
The court again interrupted to say that
some way out of the difficulty would have
to be devised, and that quickly. This had
the effect of bringing the heads of the
plaintiffs' counsel together again in con
ference, and wben t;;ey got through whis
pering they announced their surrender.
They would close for good. It was subse
quently agreed, however, that the gentle
men could prepare a set of questions
directed to Mr. Lloyd, and submit them
in court at this morning's session. :* :
As it was rather too late in the day now
to proceed immediately with the opening
of tbe defense, the court directed that
that important event be also reserved for
to-day's record.
The defense's opening address to the
jury will not be delivered by Mr. Delmas,
as seems to have been the general impres
sion. Judge Denson, one of (be ablest of
Mr. Delmas' associates, will be tbe speaker.
The attorneys for Mrs. Craven say they
will put in their evidence rapidly and will
not consume a tenth part of the time
taken up by their opponents.
Aside from the welcome declaration of
Mr. Mitchell and bis associates there was
little of interest in yesterday's proceed
ings. The greater part of the session was
given over to proving the value and the
Income of the property in dispute, and
also to an effort to show that Mrs. Craven
did not attempt to collect the rents de
spite the fact that she held deeds to the
property. This was testified to in part by
Charles Stewart, bookkeeper for the Fair
estate, who i>as been collecting the rents.
Mr. Mitchell offered in evidence at the
afternoon session a copy of Senator Fair's
assignment of $50,000 worth of Northern
Railroad stock, the proceeds of which, ac
cording to tbe terms of tbe assignment
itself, were to be devoted to probating his
"last will and testament."
Mr. Delmas objected to the introduction
of the document, on the ground that it
affected no issue involved in the suit.
The court let it in, however, and then Ed
ward Owens, another Fair estate attache,
was called to the stand and asked if he
had not heard the contents of the paper
read in Judge Slack's court on March 16,
1896. J&Bg v .
The object of this was to show that the
contents of the document were notoriously
public and therefore must 'have been
known by Mrs. Craven.
An argument followed as to whether
or not Owens should answer. Mr. Delmas
contended that Mrs. Craven could not be
bound by what took place in court a year
ago in connection with a proceeding in
' which she was not a party. Mr. McEner
ney, for the other side, claimed that ti-ey
had a right to presume that, the lady
knew all about the contents of the docu
ment, because of its having been pub
lished in ail of the morning newspapers
■ and being a matter of general notoriety.
The court finally ruled that Owens
could answer, and his response was that
he did hear the document read.
Under cross-examination by Mr. Delmas
Owens said he was not sure whether he
remained in court throughout the pro
ceedings of -.March 16, 1896. He remem
bered seeing some of the heirs' lawyers in
court on that occasion, but he could not
name them now. Tne only ones be was
sure he saw were Messrs. Shortridge and
Lloyd. His memory was very shaky in
regard to the general events of that day,
but was vivid enough about the reading of
the assignment.
„ Owens was permitted to leave the stand
and Bookkeeper Stewart was recalled fer
cross-examination. Before this "proceed
ing got under way, however, Attorney
Wheeler made a demand upon the de
fense for the production in court of a
"certain writing" by Senator Fair testi
fied to by Mrs. Craven in' her deposition
as being in her possession. Tbe court did
not help the counsel out though, the. rul
ing being that he would have to put a
witness on the stand and prove the exist
ence of such a paper before he could call
for it. : '
- Wheeler bowed and said he would make
the call later. ''''■ .57
Bookkeeper' Stewart was next . headed
off by Attorney Mitchell's desire. to intro
duce in evidence newspaper files for the
purpose of showing that the Fair assign
ment heretofore introduced was published
to the world on the 17th of March, 1896.
But he also met with bad luck for the
court refused to admit the files. ; .v_;
Then Stewart got his chance. Mr.
Delmas called bis attention to the fact
that he had testified that be never heard
of any objection, coming from Mrs.
Craven, to the collection of the rents of
the disputed property by the special ad
ministrators. The attorney then asked
him if he did not know that Mrs. Craven,
had, prior to the present proceedings,
commenced two ejectment suits for the
purpose of recovering tho property.
•When I testified to that this morning
I had quite forgotten that these ejectment
suits nad been commenced," replied
Stewart. SS§_&
"Do you remember it now?"
"Yes, I do."
Stewart was excused and then came tbe
Mitchell announcement and the subse
quent debate already detailed about clos
ing the plaintiffs' side of the case.
NED LANIGAN OUT.
Deputy Internal Revenue Collector
Loupe and Clyde Welburn Have
Been Retired.
Deputy Collector Loupe of the Internal
Revenue service presented himself at the
office of Acting Collector Thomas Mon
day afternoon and was warmly greeted by
his old friends. It was his first appear
ance since his severe spell of sickness and
he is yet very weak. The reason assigned
for his retirement was that he was absent
for more than thirty days.
Later in tbe afternoon Mr. Thomas re
ceived a letter from Washington dismiss
ing Mr. Loupe, Ned Lanigan and Clyde
Wei burn. No charges were made against
them, the removals having been made in
tbe interest of economy.
Mr. Lanisan was a division aeputy and
was under the civil service, but the office
and salary have been aboiisied and there
is therefore no way in which he can be of
service to tbe department except as a spec
tator without pay.
F. D. Fletcher has been transferred from
the cigar and beer desk to the division de
partment of Alameda. William Gilchrist,
clerk and deputy in the office, will take
his place.
These changes were recommended by
Special Agent Sewell.
D. C. Dixon, clerk and deputy, will take
charge of the books temporarily, Book
keeper Cbinn having been dismissed.
SANG FOR JOY.
Methodlst Pastors Expressed Elation
- at the Success of the Epworth
League Convention.
The Methodist preachers were so filled
with joy that they broke into song at their
meeting on Monday morning wben they
heard a report given by Rev. John Ste
phens of the recent convention of the Ep-
Some of the Projected Buildings for Colonists at Salinas.
worth League held at Toronto, Canada.
Rev. Dr. Cantine of San Jose also added
his enthusiastic testimony of the conven
tion's success to that of Mr. Stephens.
The paper of the day was by.Key. Dr. S.
L. Baldwin on the subject of the growth
of foreign missions.
At the Presbyterian Ministerial Associa
tion Rev. Robert Coyle, D.D., read a pa
per on Kobert Burns. Rev. E. H. Jenks
tendered bis permanent retirement on ac
count of his many duties. Rev. G. W.
Lyons was appointed to fill the post left
vacant by Mr. Jenks.
Rev. George Hatch read the paper of the
day at the Congregational Monaay Club.
His subject was the sketch of a holiday
outing and was entitled "I Go Fishing." "
NEWS BY THE BELGIC.
Captain Ross and Six of His
Crew Murdered by Achi
./■".-.'"■ nese.
Great Britain's Eight to Palmyra Dis
puted— Stone Blue
jackets at Kobe. '
The steamer Belgic brings news that
on June 14 Captain Ross of the British
steamer Pegu and seven of bis crew were
murdered by a gang of Achinese passen
gers. Sixteen more of the crew were
wounded and the ship robbed. The per
petrators of the crime fled to the Achin
coast on the island of Sumatra.
Luther Wilcox is disputing the right of
Great Britain to the island of Palmyra.
He claims that he, Fred Wonderberg and
William Kinney bought the island . from
the Pacific Navigation Company, which
secured it from tbe Hawaiian Govern
ment. The island was discovered In 1862
by Captain Bent, and at present is not
very valuable, though it may be some
time, as cocoanuts grow there in abund
ance.
At Kobe on July 12 trouble occurred be
tween the bluejackets from the Yorktown
and the Boston and some of the natives.
The row originated over one of the coolies
stealing a bottle of whisky from a sailor.
A fight was the result, which was partici
pated in by a large number of Japanese
and all of the bluejackets in the vicinity.
A bombardment of stones from the coolies
was returned by the bluejackets, and the
fight lasted for two hours. The police
finally separated the two contending
forces and the sailors returned to their
ships. It is thought that serious tr ouble
may grow out of the fight.
Charged "With Bat- cry.
William Browne, 436% Clementina street,
who through the effects of a paralytic stroke
has to ride a tricycle, was knocked: down at
Eighth and Folsom streets on Monday by a
horse and wagon driven by Samuel Batt, a
liquor-dealer. He was taken to the Receiving
Hospital, where it was found that he had sus
'twined a lacerated wound of the eyebrow and
abrasions Of both hands and cheek. Batt was
was arrested on the charge of battery and was
released on $40 cash ball.
«... % San Joaqnln Gypsntn. *' ''•■•
' Art'c'es of Incorporation of the San Joaquin
Valley Gypsum and Land Company were filed
in the office' of the County Clerk yesterday.'
The capital stock has been fixed at $50,000,
subscriptions for the same having been maae
as follows: D. Samuels, $10,000; John Barker,
$10,000; Charles Bronson, $10,000; Maurice
V. Samuels, $10,000; Marvin Curtis, $10;
Joseph M. Wieland, $10.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 4, 1897.
PLANNING FOR
COLONIZATION
Specifications for the New
Homes at Salinas Are
Drawn Up.
The General Committee Will
Be Increased From Fifteen
to Thirty.
Commander Booth-Tucker Will Prob-
ably Visit the Coast Early
in September.
If the plans of the interested parties are
successfully ca tried out, the old El 80
--brante ranch, near Salinas, will take on
an entirely different aspect. This ranch
has already been purchased by Mr.
Spreckels, and if the citizens contribute
with* their usual liberality toward the bet
terment of their less fortunate fellow-men,
the whole place will be turned over to the
Salvation Army as a starter in their colo
nization scheme. vj-f [,-,■".-, ,<;; ..-;
The general committee of fifteen which
has been busy planning for the successful
carrying out of the enterprise will to-day
be increased to thirty, and a sub-commit
tee of seven will be selected to raise the
necessary funds.
So confident are these earnest workers
of speedy success that Sergeant-Major
Brown of Oakland bas already submitted
a number of plans for buildings to shelter
the colonists and store the product of their
labor. ■; „.
These plans include a model four-room
cottage, the cost of which is estimated at
$100; ascboolhouse, hotel, stable for eighty
horses, carpenter-shop, blacksmith-shop
and a general merchandise store. Tlie
most of the buildings planned are one
story high, but the store will be a two
story structure, with an assembly hall on
the second floor.
The committee have established their
headquarters on the eighth floor of tbe
Mills building, where they will meet from
time to time to discuss arrangements.
Major Wincheil to-day received a tele
gram from Commander Booth-Tucker
stating that he would visit this City some
time in Septemb r, but if the arrange
ments are nearing completion before that
time he will be here much sooner.
CONSULAR INVOICES.
Deputy Collector Farley's Recom-
mend at long Adopted by the
Department.
A letter has been received by Deputy
Collector Farley from R. 8. Chillon Jr.,
chief of the Consular Bureau of the State
Department at Washington, stating that
a uniform invoice blank has been adopted
and instructions sent to all United States
Consuls throughout the world to put the
same into practice. The consular invoices
have heretofore been of all shapes and
sizes, with tbe result that when received
at the Custom-houses they could not be
readily folded, indorsed, examined or
filed. In order to secure a uniform blank,
Mr. Farley commenced months ago to im
prove the form, and his suggestions met
with ready, approval by Special Deputy
Collector Jerome, ex- Collector Wise and
Collector Jackson.
Not much encouragement was received
at Washington, until Mr. Chilton stopped
in this City, some weeks ago, from a tour
around the world inspecting the various
consulates. The matter was brought to
his attention with the result that soon
after bis return to the State Department
the recommendations made ■by this Cus
tom-house were taken up and acted upon.
Missionary Reception.
One of the largest receptions ever tendered
to outgoing missionaries was given at the
Methodist Episcopal- Mission on Washington
street yesterday by the Woman's Board of
Foreign Missions. All the missionary guests
are bound either for China or Japan and will
sail for their destinations next Thursday.
Chief among them are Dr. and Mrs. Baldwin,
the former a pioneer missionary who thirty
years ago founded the first Methodist mission
In Foochow. He is going over -under the
auspices of the board of missions to be present
at a jubilee of the mission be founded, as well
'as to undertake a general tour of Inspection of
the Methodist missions in China. Among the
other outgoing missionaries are Dr. and Mrs.
Lowry, Miss Eve Pinkley, Miss L. J. Mull
kin, all bound ior Japan, and Mrs. Large, Miss
Spencer, Mrs. Gerdener, president of the. Ca
nadian Foreign Missionary Society, and the
Rev. Hunter Corbitt, bound for China. ;
- ■ • " wmm -
Acted in Self-Defense. .
The charge of attempted murder against S.
L. Braverman. jeweler/ for i shooting Antone
Burgle, who attempted to kill him in his office
i on Post street about a month ago, was dis-
I missed by Judge Low yesterday on motion of
the prosecution, as he acted in self-delense.
I The- case against Burgle was continued till
Monday next, as he is still confined to the Re
i ceiving Hospital. ;,-; . - ',
GOT AWAY WITH
HIS PRISONER
Sheriff- Weaver of Utica,
\ N. Y„ Eludes an Attor
■ ney's Vigilance.
He Left for the East Yesterday
Afternoon With Harold
Marquisse. • • v
The Captive, - Who Is Wanted for
Numerous Burglaries, Was Cap- -
■:? tured in San Jose.
Harry Marquisse, an attorney of Utica,
N. V., .was secretly, taken from the City
Prison yesterday afternoon by : Sheriff
Weaver of Oneida County, N. V., to the
ferry, accompanied by Detective Egan,
and the Sheriff and his prisoner left for the
East on the overland train.
Marquisse, according to the story told
by the Sheriff, rented a., office in . a large
building in Dtica a . few months ago.
Shortly afterward one of the other offices
was broaen into and the safe forced open
and rifled of its contents. This was fol
lowed by several . other burglaries in the
building, the offices being stripped of type
writing machines, lawbooks and any
thing of value.
The burglaries caused considerable ex
citement in Utica and the police were
completely at a loss to find a clew to the
perpetrator. Finally suspicion fell upon
Marquisse and he fled.
He was traced to Syracuse and arrested
there. An officer was sent from Utica to
take him back, but on tbe way to the rail
road depot Marquisse, who was not man
acled, parted from the officer and made
bis escape.
Descriptions of the fugitive were sent
broadcast, and a few days ago he was ar
rested in San Jose. Sheriff Weaver was
promptly notified and came West himself
to take tne prisoner back.
When the Sheriff reached San Jose with
the papers for Marquisse's extradition he
learned that Marquisse had employed an
attorney to obtain a writ of habeas corpus
for his release.
Last Saturday the Sheriff quietly re
moved Marquisse from the San Jose jail
and brought him to the City Prison, where
he was placed in the "tanks" and tbe
utmost secrecy wss, maintained as to his
whereabouts.
The Sheriff kept himself in seclusion
so. that the writ could not be served upon
him and all efforts of the attorney to find
him or his client were f utile.
Between 4 and 5 o'clock yesterday after
noon the Sheriff quietly left the City
Prison with bis prisoner, accompanied: by
Egan, and boarded a McAllister-street car
for the ferry in time to catch the overland
train for the East.
It seems that Marquisse's mother lives
in Santa Clara County, and it was there
that Chief Lees located him. :■ ',
He is a graduate of one of - the Eastern
colleges, and while a law student in Troy,
N. V., got himself into trouble for steal
ing lawbooks. He was at that time let off
with a fine.
NEW GRAND- JURY.
Presiding Judge S»>a\v<-ll Has Sum
moned Thirty Solid Cltlzene
„-'.', Into Couit.
Presiding Judge Seawell yesterday is
sued a venire for the summoning of thirty
citizens from whose numb:.- the next Grand
Jury is to be formed. The names drawn by
the court, assisted by County Clerk Curry,
are as follows: . ■ - . ■-.:. ::yf •
80l Kampe, 916 Market street; James A.
Snook. 17 Beale; Frank McMullen, 1511 Jones:
C. S. Laumeister, 119 Twelfth; H. S. Hagedon,
1730 Ellis; Matihew Nunan, 422 Oak; I. W.
Hellmann Jr., Union Trust Company; William
Phelps, 1511 Jones: Arthur W. Spear, Occi
dental Hotel; James J. Logeie, 4 California;
Edward: H. Aigeltlnger,; 1722. Ellis; Robert
D. Cranston, 1414 Mafonic avenue; H. A.
Hedgar, 2508 Sacramento; A. W. Scott, 305
Buchanan ; Henry S. Martin, 625 Union ; Luke
Battles, Ninth -avenue, near Fulton street;
James K. Wilson, 2196 Pacific avenue; John
N. Much, 2232 Broderick: Albert H. Menne,
1573 Fifteen George Shafer, 14 8hotwell;
Charles H. Stanyan, 2006 Bush; J. R. Howell,
10 Montgomery; Hiram U. Hobbs, 1708 Geary;
Daniel O'Sntllvanf 1318 Ellis; F. L. Turpin,
14Bartlett; C. O. Burton, St. Anns building;
Berthold Kahn, 1108 Market: Hugo D. Keil,
426 Pine; E. T. Donnelly, 518 Oak; John Mal
lon, 2508 Sacramento. f
- The venire is made returnable next Sat
urday morning at 10 o'clock, the
court , will proceed to impanel the Grand
Jury. .; - ; f
Pfrtdlura' I'rntArllTd Sni-iptr.
The Peddlers' Protective Association t has
been incorporated, the avowed purposes being
to promote social and fraternal feeling, to as
sist one another in sickness or distress, to
right oppression or injustice and to use hon
orable means to prevent oppressive legislation.
The Incorporators are: Meyer : Bloom, presi
dent; * Ernest L. Lang, secretary; D. » _eefe,
treasurer ; George F. Casey, Michael Nealon,
L. Herold, James Mauer and J. F. O'Connor.
ROMANCE IN THE
PROBATE CUORT
Mrs. Susan ScrihneYs Estate
Reveals a Strange
Story.
Dashing. Elopement From York,
England, Fifty I ears
•fvS..' : Ago. "
Richard Barnes' Wife Came to Cali
: fornia With Tom Hogan
in 1849. *; —
The spirit of romance continues to
haunt the precincts of the j Probate Court
and from time to time the odd experi
ences of some of the pioneers of California
are brought to li. lit through the legal
proceedings that are necessary in settling
up the estates of early settlers.
„ The latest illustration of this was pre
sented in Judge Coffey's court yesterday
when the matter of the estate of Susan
Scribner, deceased, was called up for con
sideration. V In this affair considerable
difficulty was encountered' by Attorney
Charles J. Heggerty, who was appointed
by the court to represent the absent and
unknown heirs. ;Art ;
When the will of Mrs. Scribner was filed
for probate the' fact was developed that
she had never divulged to any of her ac
quaintances < the history of • her early life
and that. in truth no one in California
could give information on the events of
her existence before she came to Califor
nia in 1849. She was accompanied by a
man named Thomas Hogan, who was
supposed to be her husband, and- they
continued to live together as husband and
wife until his death, which occurred
several years ago, after which she married
John C. Scribner. During the greater
part of this time Mrs. ScriDner resided in
Sau Andreas, Calaveras County, this
State, and by the thrift of herself and her
two husbands accumulated a snug little
estate, which at the time of her death
amounted to about $30,000.
. Scribner departed this life before bis
wife, leaving no issue and she accordingly
inherited all his possessions. In her will
Mrs. Sciibner made a number of bequests
to relatives of her husDand and to her own
personal friends. She also devised the
residue of her estate to four persons whom
she designated as her nephews and nieces.
She spoke of them as Elizabeth, George,
Jane and Samuel Barnes, "living near
Clifton, Yorkshire, England."
When Mr. Haggerty began to search for
the alleged nephews and nieces he found
that no such relationship had ever ex
isted between the deceased and any other
person, living or dead, but that the per
sons mentioned by the testatrix as her
nephews and nieces were in truth her own
sons and daughters.
Then by patient inauiry and research
little by little the whole story of Mrs.
Scribner's life was gathered up and
brought to view, the result being pre
sented in the shape of an official report to
the court .; : f . .
It appears that in 1845 Richard Barnes
and Susan Barnes were a prosperous
couple in York, Eng. They baa been
married only a few years and it was sup
posed that they were happy, for four
charming children blessed their, union.
After they bad been married about ten
years Mrs. Barnes disappeared, and it was
told by her husband that he did not know
whither she had gone. At any rate, he
made no attempt to get her back, and bar
leaving was treated by him as a subject
not to be mentioned in his presence.
There was at the time some gossip to the
effect that a dashing young Irishman
named Tom Hogan had left town about
tbe same time tnat Mrs. Barnes • took her
departure, and these tales were . current
even within tbe memory of her eldest
daughter, but in deference to their father's
wishes the children did not attempt to
draw aside the veil which . covered , their
mother's name and memory. From the
day of her departure until the lawyers
wrote to them to ascertain their relation
ship to Susan Scribner, a period of fifty
one years, these children never heard a
word from their mother, and even in ber
last will and testament she sought to hide
from them her identity by styling them
her nieces and nephews, instead of men
tioning them in their rightful characters
as sons and daughters.
Richard Barnes, the first husband of
Mrs. Scribner, died in 1856, and one
daughter and one son died before she did,
but of these facts she knew nothing, as she
included all of them in her will. She evi
dently did not know their true abodes, as
she gave their address as Clifton, whereas
they were scattered, and they and their
children live in different parts of England.
When first communicated with the chil
dren of Mrs. Scribner replied that they
had never beard of any such person and
were not able to trace any relationship,
but by establishing the fact that their
mother's maiden name was Weatherill
and by recalling what some of their old
neighbors had whispered about her rela
tions with Tom Hoean all was made clear,
and the parish record showing the mar
riage of Susan Weatherill and Richard
Barnes, followed by the birth certificates
of their children, the claimants now in
court supplied the necessary proof of heir
ship.
Inasmuch as the children of the testa
trix were not mentioned in the will they
were entitled to claim : the whole estate',
but in order to obviate litigation and to
respect the wishes of their mother the
greater part of the legacies will be paid,
some slight deductions being made in or
der to equalize the costs of the adminis
tration and to meet certain claims that
were presented by Eastern creditors.
Attorney Frenk J. Solinsky of San An
dreas had been Mrs. Bcnbner's legal ad
viser after her last husband's death, and
it was by this means that he had learned
of her maiden name, a circumstance that
was of value in tracing her relationship to
the true heirs.
The legatees in this City, are the' four
children of the late Dr. Jones, 1136 Guer
rero street, who will receive $880 each.
The little son ■■ of Dr. John R. Dorroh ot
Angels Camp will receive $440.
BROKERS AT 'OUTS.
Trouble Over the Possession of an
Offioe in the Palace Hotel.
Thomas T. Atkinson, a broker, appeared
before Judge Joachimsen yesterday to an
swer a charge of malicious mischief pre
ferred by R. C. Clapp,' another broker.
From the evidence it appeared that At
kinson used to occupy the office, 623 Mar
ket street, Palace Hotel building, now oc
cupied by Clapp. When Clapp took pos
session ■ Monday morning ihe - put - a new
lock on the door and Atkinson! broke open
the lock claiming that he had the right of
possession. _ „ -
The case was continued tilljto-morrow,
Clapp agreeing to allow Atkinson to take
bis effects away, and it is possible it will
be dismissed as Clapp said he : \ did not
want to prosecute if Atkinson • would let
him alone.
Home Industry in Lamps-
The Dorothy Lamp Company has been incor
porated,'with a capital of $100,000, by Daniel
R Williams^ James U. Jennings,* Charles 7 &
Burnell, Joseph B. Kennedy and Frank J.
Burke.'. It is proposed to establish a lamp fac
tory in this City. .- : • ' ■ - '
THREE FIRES
I N A MONTH
Fire Marshal Towe and
the Police Making an
l lnvestigation.
The Lodging-House 325 Fourth
Street ■ Haunted ; by an
Incendiary, ''
A Burglary With H .morons Accom
paniment Also Committed on
the Premises.
Fire Marshal Towe was notified by the
police yesterday of three mysterious fires
and a burglary that have occurred within
a month in tbe lodging-house, 325 Fourth
street. '.'* >'/•
He made an Investigation last night and
so far has been enable to arrive at a solu
tion :of the mystery. He will continue
his investigation to-day.
Miss Tillie Willard took possession of
tbe lodging-house on July 3. A few days
later, about 5 o'clock in the afternoon, fire
was discovered in room 5, which was un
occupied. The blaze was extinguished be
fore much damage was done. '
Room 7, opposite room 5, is occupied by
Alfred de Poister, who has the restaurant
on the first floor of the building, and his
dishwasher, who sleep in separate beds.
Mrs. de Poister and her daughter sleep in
the restaurant.
About the middle of July fire, broke out
introom 7 between 2 and 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. It whs discovered by De Pois
ter, who fortunately happened to go up
stairs about tbe time, and the applica
tion of a few bucketsfui of. water extin
guished the flames. . f ; . '- * •
No one thought it worth while notify
ing the police or the Fire Marshal about
the fires, but they formod the subject of
lively discussion among the lodgers in the
house.
About a wee. ago De Poister's restau
rant was entered by some one during the
early hours of tbe morning. Nothing was
stolen except a purse belonging to Mrs.
de Poister, containing $4 and some odd
change. The intruder must have been of
a humorous turn of mind as he piled Mrs.
de Poister's clothing, a bam, some flower
pots and other articles in a heap at the in
side of the door of the restaurant.
' The key of the restaurant was also stol
en, but it was mysteriously returned last
Sunday, and Mrs. de Poister's empty
purse was found on the stairway the day
after the burglary.
The police were notified of the burglary,
but strange to say nothing was said to
them about the two fires on, the floor
above.
The third fire occurred shortly after 10
o'clock yesterday morning in room 7, oc
cupied by De Poister and his dishwasher.
De Foistei was in the restaurant at the
time, but the dishwasher was asleep in
bed. He was awakened by the suffocat
ing smoke, and to his surprise he found
De Poister's bed on fire. He gave the
alarm and the flames were speedily ex
tinguished. '-:•<:<;?
This time the police were informed of
the fire, and they laid the matter before
the Fire Marshal, but it was not till be
made bis investigation last night that be
became cognizant of the two previous
fires since July 3. He questioned the
landlady and the De Poisters, but could
not get any clew to the incendiary, as be
firmly believes it is the work of an incen
diary or a crank.
"The case puzzles me," said the. Fire
Marshal last night, "from the fact that
there can be no motive of gain for start
ing the fires, as neither the landlady nor
De Poister is insured.
f"1 can so far only arrive at the conclu
sion that the fires and the burglary were
done by the same person, and I believe it
is the work of a crank.
"I shall endeavor to nnd out to-morrow
who the crank is and what is actuating
bim or her in starting tbe fires and com
mitting the burglary."
Were Left Destitute.
The officers of the Eureka Society for trie
Protection of Children yesterday made an in
vestigation of a sad case of destitution report
ed to them. The story was that two weeks ago
Andrew W. Dolan of 22 Mary street, between
Fifth and Sixth, left his family and since then
nothing has been heard of him. The family
consists of his wife, Ellen Dolan, and three
children, the eldest of whom is not over 3
years of age. When tie officers called they
found that the ' family had only half a loaf of
stale bread and half a pint of milk. The chil
dren were placed in ■ the care of Miss Curtis of
the Ladies' Catholic Aid Society.
Hoo He Deported.
United States Commissioner Heacock yester
day ordered Hoo He deported to China. He
had just completed a term in the San Qnentin
penitentiary for assault to murder, and under
the Federal statutes He, Hoo, being a China
man, if convicted ot felony, must be deported.
MWV TO-D at:
I" 7 fl; XF.CUTTEfi
'^1 EXTRA
ra Old
a Bourl)on
__^iPf^P|^ bas been
__■_¥ '^__CT__k a sta P le
KiJ__K__! family and
|^^^^ 3 medicinal
1 *£"_** 7 hiskey
I \ _^___a * or a
**_V lim^ ; quarter-
centur y«
LS9 E MARTIN
[^^^g 411 Market St.,
■n __*__■ __| an Francisco.
,-_____B~__!^Jl , Bic ** ta . a non-poiwinon.
*___PEn»iSN_l rtt for Gonorrhoea!
____T ??^^_i irC'. 1, B P"m»torrbaV
■B7ioii. J i,T t .» Whites, unnatural dial
p^-SSSL. „'""s, ,' "" s - or any inflamma-
«•■ not to striatal, tiori. irritation or ulcera-
Fj;f Pr«T« u M B t W o.. tion of mucous mem-
I«£ITHEEvJINS CHEVICUCO. branes. Non-astringent.
I^AciNCINNsTI.O .■ | Hold by DrncarUta,
V. a. x. _^> ? r ,Pnt 1U Pl»in "rapper,
i7 ,>xprr , R!, L P"*Pftid. -Tor
'^^___Bo_v^V J, . 00 -.or .1 bottles, #.:.->.
»^^^ ■ * : ■■■ » Circular Bint on request.
■■■■ - f .<»■ „..-,. ,■,-. ... .. „ ...-,. .^_ , ■..,...,..,,- ..,:-,
™°™____B_H
, new to-day:
_oj«— -•■■
SCHOOL BOOKS!
New and Second Hand. .
NOTE.— extensively canvassed
the City for OLD TEXTBOOKS, we now
have on hand a large supply about AS
GOOD AS NEW, which we will sell FAR
BELOW COST.
SPECIAL NOTICE.
Bring your old books, as we take them
in part payment for new ones.
600- page Tablet.... 60
Brass-edge Maple Ruler .5c
Dixon's Lead Pencils. 5c per dozen
Dixon's Wooden Slate Pencils.stf per dozen
100. Flag Slate Pencils, in box 10c
150-page Composition Book 5c
Reporter^ Notebooks .... 2 for 5c
Best Double Strap ever offered 10c
VAN NESS BAZAAR
1808 MARKET ST.
P. Open till 10 p. m. - '
STATEMENT !
— or THE • ••
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
— rOF THE . ..
FIRE ASSOCIATION
OF PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF
Pennsylvania, on the 31st .day of December, .
A. D. 1896, and for the year ending on thatday,
as made to the Insurance Commissioner of the .
State of Calliornla, pursuant to the provisions of .
sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code, con-
densed as per blank furnished by the Comm s-
loner. , ■ .
CAPITAL.
Amount of Capital Block, paid up in _ _ t .„ -
Cash $500,000 00 „
ASSET?. ~~ ~T
Real Estate owned by Company.... $208,800 00
Loans on Bonds and. Mortgages..... 2,133,221
Cash Market Value of all Stocks and _ _
Bonds owned by Company 2,333,208 00
Amount of Loans secureJ by pledge v;'.°
of Bonds, stocks, and other mar-
ketab.'e securities as collateral.... 299,850 00°
Cash in Company's Office » * *tl 97
Cash in Banks 154.464 9*
Interest due and accrued on all
Stocks and Loans .....;. .... 12,547 29
Interest due and accrued on Bonds
and Mortgages 66,108 15
Premiums In due Course of Collec-
tion 708,206 55
Due for rebates on losses paid ' * ' 965 85
Rents due and accrued 1,648 00
Due from other Companies for Re-
insurance on losses already paid.. 7,691 98 ;
Total Assets $5.923,124 24
LIABILITIES. ~~
Losses adjusted and unpaid $102,699 23
Losses In process of Adjustment or
In Suspense t 96,442 40 '
Losses resisted, including expenses. 30,277 .74
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run- ..{;->';■;'
. ning for one year or less, $1,956,-
-24U 40; reinsurance 50 per cent.. 978,120 20 *
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run*
' ning for more than one year,
$1,854,860 88: reinsurance pro >-'f ~. <
rata '971,593 13
Amount reclalmable by the In-
sured on Perpetual > ire Insurance ' , •
Policies 1,934,353' 36
All other demands against the Com-
pany.... 803.365 40
Total Liabilities 94,416.740 51
:.-J - f-f .INCOME... ~ r ~~-
Net Cash actually received for Fire -••*•••■." -.-■.'.■-.
premiums $2,693, 44 28
Received for Interest on Bonds and
Mortgages 106,285 40
Received for Interest and dividends " .
on Bonds. Stocks, Loans, and from
all other sources 142,532 41
Received for Rents 3,976 70 ..
Received for Commissions 1. 60 00.'
Total Income 82,847,0 98~77 "
EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses (In-
cluding $29 1,635 84, losses of pre- - .
vious years) 81.484,248 50
Dividends to Stockholders 200,000 00
Paid or allowed for Commission or
Brokerage 585,560 02
Paid for Salaries, Fees, and other •■•■ ■
charges for officers, clerks, etc.... 837,484 07
Paid for State, National and local
taxes ?.. 67,870 11
All o her payments and expen-
ditures 4.201 63
Total Expenditures $2,679,164 33
Losses Incurred during the year --
(Fire) $1,404,485 00
RISKS AND PREMIUMS.
I Fire Risks. Premiums,
Net amount of Risks!
writtendurlng the '\i.\\ *j -'
year $269,894,896 $3,283,208 18 '
Net amount of Risks
expired during the . ■-..'•
year.. ..„v.. ...:.. 252,484,261 3,024,677 73
Net amount in force
Decembtr3l,lB96 358.711536 3.811. 1 pl 28
Vff E. c. IRVIN, President.
M. G. GARRIGUES. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to Before me th's 26th •
day of January, 1897. •
.THuMAS B. PROSSER, Notary Public.
T. C. SHANKLAND,
State A gent,
219 Sansome St, San Fra icisoo, Cal.
W. LOAIZA * CO., ' - f
San Francisco Agent*.
' STOVEL A THEBAID,
. Managers Insurance Department,
218-220 Sansome St. , San Franolsoo, CaL
Telephone Main 1597.
CHAS. W. SMITH, ;■ .-• :
' . 'Special Agent.
REFEREE'S SALEOF REAL ESTATE. .
BT VIRTUE OF TWO DECREES OF THE
Superior Coart In and for the City and County .'
of San Francisco, state «>f California (Department .
No. 10), i he first of which decrees was made and
is dated the 22d day ot November, 1896, and the
second of which decrees was made and Is dated *
the 25ch day of June, 1897, and both ot which de-
crees were made and entered in an action pending
in said Superior Court, wherein Adam Grant Is
plaintiff »;.a Daniel T. Murphy and others are de-
fendants, being case No. 49,033 In the said court, ,
the undersign. d, who was by said court appointed;
referee In said action, will sell at public auction,
at the auction-rooms of ...
G. H. inibscn St Co., 14 Montgomery St, .
in said . City and County of San t ranclsoo, oa "* •
Thursday, the 2d day of September, A. D. le»7, at
12 o'clock noon of that day, to the bit he a b dder
for. cash In lawful money of the United states.
and subji-ct to confirmation by said court, all that
certain lot, piece or parcel of land situate, lying
and being in the City and County of San Fran-
cisco, state of California, and bounded aad par-
ticularly described as follows, to wit:
Commencing at a point where the northerly lino
of Bosh street Is Intersected by the easterly line of
eansomu stree j running thence easterly along thifc
northerly line ■of ■. Push street one hundred and •
thirty-seven (137) feet and six (6) Inches; thence *
at right angles northerly and parallel with San-
some street on* hundred and thirty-seven (IST)
feet and- six (6) inches; thence at right angles
westerly and parallel with Bush street, one hun- .
dred and thirty-seven (137) feet and six (6) inches,
and to the easterly, side of Sansome street: and
thence southerly along the , easterly side of San- *„
some street, I one hundred and thirty-seven (137)
feet and six (6) Inches to tbe point ot commence-
ment; together witn the buildings j and Improve-
ments thereon. '.. .■-:•-.
, '1 he purchaser shall take the said lot subject to •
the right Of John F. McCauley and Henry. Thorn-
ton Templeton, their heirs and ' asiigns, to use tho
brick wall along the northerly line of said lot here-
in described as a party walL
-. Terms and conditions of sale— Cash In lawful
money of the i United States of America; ten per
tent of the I purchase price to be paid io the ref-
Bree8 ree on the day of sale, when the lot Is knocked
own to tbe. purchaser, and, the baiau c on con-
firmation of said sale by said court.
- Dated San Francisco, Cal.. July 1, 1897.- - '
OUSTAVK H. UMKSEN, Keforoo.^
NOTARY PUBLIC.
A. J. HENRY, NOTARY PUBLIC,
;/»QQ MARKET s-T... OPP. PALACKUOTBU
VfOO Telephone . 670. Residence 909 Valencia
I street. Telephone "Church" 16.