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TWO OFFER
VERY GOOD
DEFENSES
Supervisors Lackmann and
Bottanzi Claim Excul
pation.
THEY TRIED TO Dt) THEIR DUTY.
That Is Their Position in . the
Famous Water Rate
Fixing Case.
THEY ASK TO BE EXOSERAT|i).
Testimony and Argument Heard in
Judge Wallace's Court
Yesterday.
There was a regular Klondike rush for
Judge Wallace's courtroom yesterday to
hear the closing proceedings in the case of
George K. Fitch, who seeks to oust the
Supervisors from office because they failed
to fix tbe water rates in the month of Feb
ruary, as required by the constitution and
the law. Attorneys Baggett and Scheil
represented the plaintiff, Attorneys Mc-
Enerney and Pillsbury appeared for the
"Solid Eight," Attorneys McGowan and
Squires for Supervisor Lackmann and At
torneys Costello and Samuels lor Super
visor Rottanzi.
The interest of tbe local politicians in
the fate of the Board of Supervisors is
something pathetic, for it is a matter of
vital importance to those chevaliers of
industry who maintain themselves at the
public crib. To rudely touch the Board of
Supervisors is to the body of taxeaters like
planting a Fitzsimmons punch in the
region of a prize-fighter's solar plexus.
This will be understood in all its terrible j
meaning when it is remembered that a ]
dismissal of the present Board of Super
visors would carry with it the dislodg- !
men' of more than a hundred municipal
employes directly employed by the Board !
of Supervisors, and possibly as many more |
who are quartered in different departments j
of the City's pie-counter. It i- well rec- j
ognized that no public officer can hope to j
carry on the affairs of his office without
recognizing the demands of certain mem- !
bers of the board for a part of the "pat- i
ronage." If the Supervisors should go out
these parasites and proteges would have
10 find a new "pull" or they would speed- j
ily follow their patrons into the shades of
private life.
John A. Russell, the veteran clerk of the j
Board of Supervisors, was recalled to the i
witness-stand and continued bis readings
from the record of the board to show that
the members had been active in their at- j
tempts to fix the water rates. Inciden- i
tally they developed, the fact that in the
past it happened only once that a Board |
of Supervisors fixed the rates in the month I
of February during the first year of the j
term for which they were elected. He I
sought to prove by this that members who '
took their seats in January had not suffi- j
cient mo to examine so large a subject ',
mid act intelligently before the close of
February.
Mr. Russell presented a very good case
for the Supervisor- from their point of
view, for he represented them as hard at
work from the date of their inauguration
on January 4 to June 2, the date of the
fixing of the rates, in their efforts to ob
tain data for making up their minds on j
what would be fair and just.
According to Mr. Rns.ell the members i
gave more time to investigating this sub
ject than any other board had ever given,
with the exception of the time when Mr.
Pond was Mayor, and engineers? and
experts were appointed to go over the j
whole field and give full reports for the !
instruction of the board.
This year the hoard had met with many
obstacles. Thay had not been able to se- |
cure information from the Spring Valley !
Water Company when they had asked
for it.
Judge Wallace — Do I understand you j
to say that the Spring Valley Water Com- |
pany withheld needful information?
Mr. Russell l do not wish to be under- l
stood as expressing an opinion on this j
subject, but will simply say that the
board asked for this information and did
not get it.
Mr. Pillsbury — What other obstruc
tions were there?
' Mr. Russell — Well, when the board
asked for a statement in writing in regard
to some figures the company objected to
furnishing the statement in that form, but
offered to let tbe members of the board
make a personal inspection of the books
if they would visit the office of the com
pany.
Mr. llsbury— Did not the Mayor hold
that the board while considering the
water rate-- was a judicial body and there
fore in his opinion could not receive or
consider information offered in this verbal
manner?
Mr. Russell—
Mr. Scheil— We object on the ground
that it is immaterial what the Mayor
ruled on that point, since in the case of
Jacobs against the Board of Supervisors
it was held by the Supreme Co_rt tfeat
•he Mayor had nothing to do with this
matter. *.
Judge Wallace— This is an inquiry into
the official conduct of the Supervisors. If
there are any circumstances favorable to
them they are entitled to have them be
fore the court, I will hear all that my be
brought out in this connection.
Mr. Russell testified that from January
4 up to and including June 2 the Super
visors spent 1001 hours in considering the
water rate question, and they gave three
days additional to visiting the reservoirs
and pumping works of the Spring Valley
Water Company. He admitted that they
also attended to some other affairs.
A general smile rippled over the counte
nances of the throng of citizens in the
courtroom when Mr. Russell described the
Supervisors as putting in over 1000 hours
studying the water-rate problem, and in
imagination Supervisor Haskins and his
associates were seen in their shirtsleeves
burning the midnight oil and poring over
the complicated statistics compiled by
their own expert or furnished by the
Spring Valley Company, yet ail this labor
ended, according to Mr. Haskins' testi
mony, in a simple horizontal reduction
that might have been made any day in
February, thus absolutely ignoring and
disiegarding the estimates of all parties,
according to Attorney Scbell's argument.
During the examination of Mr. Russell
it was shown that the so-called Haskins
ordinance was introduced in the Board of
Supervisors between 10 and 12 o'clock on
June 2, and was finally passed between 2
and 4 o'clock: on the afternoon of the same
day. Mr. Haskins Pad not given any
notice of the ordinance; Mr. Ru?sell never
saw it and never heard of it before it was
presented.
Messrs. Scheil aud 13a_*getl wanted to
show the lack of good faith on the part of
the eight members who voted for the
Haskins ordinance after only a few hours'
consideration, and Mr. Scheil comDlained
that alter "monkeying around for about
four months" on the main question they
jumped at the conclusion olfered by the
Haskins ordinance wit out any considera
tion whatever, but Judge Wallace deemed
it immaterial.
Mr. Russell said, he hart advised the
Supervisors that they could not be pun
| ished for taking all the time necessary for
, fixing the water rates. He founded his
\ opinion on a decision of the Supreme
I Court.
Supervisor John Lackmann was called
to the witness-stand and described his
frequent efforts to secure action by the
board fixing water rates during the month
of February, but all without avail, because
Ihe was in the minority. In this he had
j been particularly joined by Supervisor
Rottanzi.
Supervisors Dodge and Clinton also bore
an honorable part in the matter, as they
voied against the Ha. kins order, thus
demonstrating that they were not con
nected with the doing of the "solid eight,"
Supervisor Rottanzi was also called and
made a detailed statement of his frequent
motions for action on the water question.
He said he was prepared to vote during
the month of February, and that he spent
ninny days and some merits studying the
question, frequently remaining up until
2. or 3 or 4 o'clock in the morning for the
| purpose of completing bis researches.
Supervisor Ha-kins was the only mem
ber of the ••solid eight" who was asked to
i give his testimony. He admitted that he
! dirt not show his proposed ordinance to
j any of the members of the minority of
lour, and said that was because they were
I making up a schedule of their own. He
! and Supervisors Britt and Sheehan ap
peared to be the most active spirits in
■ compiling th*. schedule whic.i he offered.
j When asked what part of the ordinance
i he had written. Mr. Haskins was not able
| to designate bis contributions from mem
ory. He instate*, thai there was nothing
exactly secret about the meetings at
which his ordinance had been prepared,
though he admitted that a newspaper re
porter attempted to visit them on one oc
casion, but that he withdrew when he was
informed that what they were dome was
not for publication. The rates fixed by
I his ordinance, Mr. Hask'ns --.aid, gave a
! horizontal redaction of about 20 per cent.
! He could not say how the reductions were
| accomplished exactly, as he could not tell
j from what sources the revenue of the
! company was derived.
Mr. bchell dec a red that the majority of
j the board had not acted in'good faith, and
j said the history of all their proceedings
; sustained his position. He di not think
! it was material whether they acted in
; go.id faith or not, but as that considera
j tion had Deen introduced as a matter of
defense he replied thus briefly to ft.
Mr. Costelio, speaking for Supervisor
Rottanzi, 'aid it is contrary to* the genius
of American institutions for a court to
! punish the innocent i< r '.he wrongdoings
. of otu-rs; tbat Dr. Rottanzi bad used his
! best efforts' to have the water rutes hxed
in February, and therefore was euiii.'eu to ]
i the favorable consideration of t.-.e court. !
! Several decisions of the Supreme courts
were read in sustaining tbis position.
Attorney McGowan offered a similar
| argument in i.ivor of Mr. Lackmann. He
J said that even the plaintiff in this case, if
j he had been a member oi the Board of
J Supervisors, could not have done more i
| than had been done by Supervisors Lack- I
! mann and Rottanzi in urging tie fixing of !
i water rates within the time r*«jutied by •
i law.
Here his client was in a dangerous and !
unpleasant position through no .ault of <
I his own a;d threatened wuh a punish- i
ment that he could not e sea pe^-un less the
court took the view of t belts whicn
seemed to h.m consistent with'" true legal |
principle and justice. To use a homely
expression, his client was between the |
devil and the deep sea, and, in the ob- j
servance of judicial courtesy, he would |
for the moment assume that the Supreme
Court is the deep sea.
Mr. Fitch seemed to think tbat this
: might be construed as a sly poke at him
self and showed his appreciation of the
humor.
Further argument of the case will be
heard to-day, Mr. McEnerney being
prepared to speak for tbe defendants and
Mr. Baggett is scheduled to close the argu
ment for the prosecut on.
DR. JORDAN TO THE STUDENTS. |
President of Stanford University De
livers His Annual Opening
iddress.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY, Cal., Sept
7.— Following the custom of former years
Dr. Jordan this evening delivered his an-
nual address to the new and old students.
He spoke, in part, as follows:
It is the custom not to tell new students
what we are doing here. It is part of their
education to discover this for themselves. Yet
I shall, perhaps, tell you this evening some
thing about our affairs and what our ideals
are.
Bismarck once said that one-third of the
students in Europe killed themselves by ex
cess, one-third by overwork, while the remain
ing third governed Europe. It Is for those
students that represent the governing third
that the Stanford University exists.
The business of the university is to disclose
the secret of power. This makes man, and
man rules whether he is numerical majority
or not.
I remember when our first football team was
I surprising the people of San Francisco that I
! some one near me said that in a few years
i those men would be ruling California, and the '
I members of the pioneer class are already run- j
ning their own little worlds. The tendency of
the college of to-day is to throw on the
student as much responsibility as possible,
and tbe tendency of the elective system is to
strengthen character. It is of no use to edu
i cate a slave. Free should the scholar be— free
| and brave. It Is not worth while to educate \
. men who have not high ideals toward their |
i fellow men, nor men who are cowards.
What does it matter if you do not please j
\ every If you are silent because you fear
! criticism you are worthless. It is a good \
\ thing to be courteous, but not cowardly, it is !
i Impossible, to teach morals in. college. Each j
j man should learn to be his own moral teacher.
; Bad men make a bad environment, and that |
• is what destroys men.
HOISCHOLT MAT BE DROPPED.
I Prospective Change in the Stockton In
sane Asylum.
STOCKTON, Cal, Sept. 7.— lt is whis
pered State Hospital circles that Dr.
Hoischolt, second assistant physician at
the asylum, may not be elected to succeed
himself at the expiration of his term. The
election may take ace at the next meet
ing of the board of Managers on Friday,
or may go over until the October session.
Dr. Hoischolt's efficiency is not ques
tioned, but there are certain political in
dorsements which, it is claimed, are due
to other Democratic physicians.
Superintendent ClarK, it is understood,
is favorable to Dr. Hoischolt, and will ap
point him. But there is a string on his
action. The law says he may appoint as
sistant physicians with the "consent" of
the Board of Managers, and as there is a
little friction between the two powers nis
will may be thwaried.
XO CHOLERA AT SAX OOX.
Sensational Story of a Plague Proves to
Have Had So Foundation.
TACOMA, Wash., Sep. 7.— A few days
ago sensational specials were sent out
from this city to the effect that Sandon,
B. CL, was depopulated on account of a
cholera plague that was raging, the peo
ple fleeing for, their lives and .abandoning
their property. A special to the Ledger
to-night says Sandon has been particu
larly free this summer from plagues of
any Kind. There is very little sickness
and only one or two cases of typhoid
fever. . .
Gamblers -at limited in Stockton.
STOCKTON, Cai,., Sept. 7.— Chief of
Police Gall has issued an edict against the
sure-thing gamblers who usually come to
Stockton just before fair -week. As fast
as they come to the city they will be
made to seek fresh field-. Several were
made to move away from Stockton yes
terday.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1897.
FAST WHEELMEN
IN A BAD SPILL
Five Seriously Injured
on Seattle's Cycling
Track.
Ziegler, Downing, Crawford,
Stayer and Whitman
Go Down.
One of the Unfortunates Believed
to Have Sustained Internal
Injuries.
SEATTLE, Wash., Sept. 7.— Fifteen
hundred people at the Y. M. C. A. Park
to-night witness a harrowing accident. It
came with the suddenness of a flash of
lightning. From the crowd went up a
shout of horror, and then on the narrow
homestretch of the bicycle track lay the
bodies of live of the latest racers on the
Pacific Coast, while near them lay five
b cycle*-, twisted into a shapeless mass.
Following is a complete list of those in
jured :
John Stayer of Portland, struck on the
head and probably sutained concussion of
the brain. He complained of his body.
It is feared he has received internal in
juries. He was taken to a hospital.
Oito Ziegler. badly shaken up; the
skin along his nose split open, his mouth
lacerated and a b. d bruise over his -right
eye. He was removed to the Stevens Ho
tel. His injuries are not dangerous.
Danny Whitman of Los Angeles,
slight bruises on the left elbow and left
knee.
Harry Downing of San Franciico,
slight bruises.
George Crawford of Seattle, plowed
along against the grand stand for ten feet
on his head, but, strange to say, be was
not seriously injured. He was badly
scratched.
Everything seemed cocked and primed
fora fine evening's oport when the riders
were called for the final heat in the half
mile professional. The preliminary heats
had been run off yesterday afternoon,
leaving Otto Ziegler, George Crawford,
George Sharick, Danny Whitman, Hardy
Downing and John Stayer to compete in
the final.
Plainly, it was to be a fiercely contested
r_ce. The lira of the contestants to ap
pear on the track was Ziegler. Others
came up in a bunch, and among them was
George Sharick, *ire-sed in red and black.
They were off with a rush, Crawford in
the lead, with Stayer close behind him.
Ziegler and Sharick, upon whom all eyes
were turned, lay back and waited for de
velopments.
The riders swept around the circle and
c.me down the homestretch well up
together.
Tbe bell sounded for the last lap, and
away they went. The sinewy legs of the
six riders worked faster and the crowd
watched eagerly. Like a flash tbey shot
out from the shadow of the stand and
sped along the back-stretch. Half way
down the stretch a white form was seen
to jump ahead with tremendous spec 1
and after him came a darker figure. They
were* Z.egler and Sharick. They fairly !
flew past the other riders and had clear
space when they made the upper turn.
They swung into the homestretch and
came tearing down the finish. Tbe crowd
could not stand the excitement and stood
up, leaning eagerly forward to catch every
move in the grand struggle.
Z.'gler was close in to the pole and
Sharick was well out. Downing and Whit
man were wheel and wheel, close up be
hind Stayer. It was a grand struggle and
the finish was destined to be the must ex
citing ever seen on the track.
Suddenly Zi* gier'a wheel was seen to
wabble and shoot in toward the fence on
the inside of the track. He saw his dan
ger and swerved out, but it was too late.
His back wheel struck the narrow gutter
and then went against the lence. There
was a crash and Ziegler went head first to
the track, while his wheel slid out into
the track and struck Stayer, who went
down on bis head. In the meantime
Sharick, being clear, shot across the tape
and won the race.
The moment that Stayer struck tha
track he lay insensible. Crawford at
tempted to avoid Stayer by hugging close
to tbe outside of the track, but was not
successful and went down head foremost,
plowing along the ground with his head
bent under him. Whitman and Downing,
being close behind Stayer, also went down
in the crash, but were fortunate in not be
ing completely disabled.
All this happened in a very short time,
and the crowd had hardly recovered from
its tirst groan when the trainers and friends
of the insensible riders were seen to rush on
thet rack and carry them away. It was
thought in the judges' stand that Craw
ford, who lay on tne other side of the
track motionless, had been killed outright.
Ziegler came to quickly, but was still in a
dazed condition.
Stayer was carried off 'he track insen
sible. He regained consciousness shortly
alter being taken to the dressing-room
and complained of his stomach. He soon
lapsed into unconsciousness and was not
brought around until an hour and a half
later at Providence Hospital. It was re
ported that he had concussion of the
brain, but this was denied at the hospital
late to-night, where it wai said that he
was getting along nicely.
Trie summaries follow:
Half mile, professional— Final heat: George
Sharick, Tacoma, won; Downing, San Jose,
second; Danny Whitman, Los Angeles, third.
Time, 1:10 1-5.
Haif mile, amateur— Wing, San Francisco,
won; : Frank Cotter, Tacoma, second; Percy
__ott, Oakland, third. Time, 1:21.
One mile, professional— Final heat: George
Sharick wo., Allen Jone. second, Whitman
third. Time, 2:21 1-5.
Two-mile pursuit race— Wing and Mott, re
presenting California, against Shipp and Cot
ter, representing Northwest— Won easily by
the California pair. Time, 4:56 2-5 for win
ners; for losers, 4:59.
DIES POO?, WITH WEALTH NEAR.
Nephew of the Late Editor McCul
lagh of St. Louis Passes
Away.
LOS ANGELES, Cal., Sept. 7.— After
nearly a lifetime spent as a printer, en
during hardships from privation and sick
-ness, alter a suit for divorce from his wife,
in winch judgment was given in his favor
only last Saturday, Charles H. Young
died yesterday from tuburculosis with a
small fortune almost within his grasp.
When the court rendered judgment in
Young's favor, granting him absolute di
vorce, his attorneys announced that they
would present ,the decree to Judge Van
dyke for his signature on Monday.' Be
fore this had been done the death of their
client was announced and Young's suc
cess was an empty victory.
The decease I was a nephew of the late
Joseph B. McCullagb, at the time of his
death editor of the St. Louis Globe-Demo
crat. Editor McCullagn- in his will be
queathed a one-sigh th share of his estate,
to be worth |600,000, 10 Young, -j
who was just about to come into posses
sion of his interest. Mrs. Young will now
come in for her share of the property,
of which, had her husband lived a few
hours longer, she would have been de
prived.
VANDALISM ON TAMALPAIS.
Brakes Thrown on a Scenic Railway
Coach, Which Cashes Down
the Mountain.
MOUNT TAMALPAIS, Cal., Sept. 7.—
Once again has some malicious person
thrown the brakes on a passenger coach of
the Mill Valley and Mount Tamalpais
Scenic road and allowed the car to speed
away to destruction. La-* t night at 5:15
o'clock a car standing on the sidetrack
near the summit was started down the
mountain. There was no one on the car,
and it went about 2000 feet before it
jumped the track and became a wreck. It
gained speed as it sped along, and rounded
the curves beautifully until a decidedly
sharp curve made it jump the track. A
wrecking crew was sent up and he car re
moved. There is no clew as to who started
the car.
SACRAMEXIO rOC/-V_X WJXS.
Xeed J*ot Pay for a Bridge Constructed
by the Southern Pacific.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept 7.— ln 1893
the Supervisors of Sacramento County
entered Into an agreement with the
Southern Pacific Company whereby the
county agreed to pay $30,000 toward con
structing an overhead wagon bridge across
the Sacramento River, above the com
pany's tracks. E. J. Crowley, a citizen of
Sacramento, brought suit to prevent the
Supervisors from paying the money. The
case was tried before Judge Hunt of San
Francisco, sitting in this county. Th*.
Judge has filed bis opinion in favor of the
county.
Judge Hunt finds that there was no ad
vertisement or demand for bids, no bids,
no plans or specifications, no working de
tails, etc., furnished to tho board, no
order letting the contract upon plans
aaopted by the board, no contract nor no
bond executed for the faithful perform
ance of the work. The Judge disposes ad
versely of the claim that the bridge was a
matter of necessity, occasioning impera
tive action by the board.
AT THE STATE FAIR.
Pavilion Displays Slowly Being Placed
in Position.
SACRAMENTO, Cal., Sept. 7.— Slowly
the great Agricultural Pavilion is assum
ing shape and beauty, from the snow
white arch at the entrance, wit its ac
companying statues, to the magnificently
draped dome.
The immense building is ablaze with
electric lights, which at times are almost
shaded by the blinding rays thrown from
the revolving lights which caps the apex
of a genuine lighthouse erected by an
enterprising firm.
Perhaps the most complete display at
present is that of native fruits which
comes from Niles, Al-imeda County.
It contains 500 varieties of tree fruit,
fifty varieties of grapes and an almost un
limited number of olives and native and
foreign nuts. Out in the annexes the local
florists have a display of flowers and ferns
winch captivate all visitors who linger
among the masses of greenery.
Aged Lovers to Be Wedded.
FRESNO, Cal., Sept 7.— The County
Clerk to-day issued a license to Charles G.
Leach to marry Celesta N. Akin. The
ages of both are 73 years, and they are
from Kings Connty. . The prospective
groom is a native of England nnd the bride
of Nebraska. Deputy Ed Wolcott, who
issued the license, was so astonished when
toid the ages that he loreot himself, and
asked if the consent of the girl's mother
had been obtained. J""';*
Trustee Spinney Injured.
FRESNO, Cal., Sept. 7.— There is a lull
in Fresno's interesting political row. Yes
terday Trustee Joseph Spinney, the dis
turbing factor, had nis foot run over by
the wheel of a wagon loaded with brick
and he will be laid up for some time. He
was unable to attend the board meeting
to-night, hence the movement to oust all
the Republican employes of the city was
postponed.
Called to a Santa Rosa Pulpit.
SANTA ROSA, Cai,., Sept. 7.— The Bap
tist church congregation has extended a
call to Ror. G. W. Swift, the present pastor
of the First Baptist Church of Stockton.
The local church has been without a
pastor since the resignation of Rev. E. H.
Hayden.
HUDYAN
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1 IS HUDYAN. And that will cure you. HUDYAN will not fool
you. It does the work, and often in a week. One we;k from this day,
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headaches that you have; it makes men. Spermatorrhea is checked by
It almost instantly. You are bashful and you are unable to look
your friend in the eye. If you used HUDYAN there would be a differ-
ent story to tell. You can get HUDYAN from one place, and from one
place only. That place is the Hudson Medical Institute at 5 Stockton
street Get rid of those shaking limbs, will you?
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I HUDYAN DOES THE WORK. 1
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that Have a care or you may find that you can never be cured. To-
day, if you will write to the Institute, you have the chance of your life.
You can be cured now as well as at any other time. Take the chance
while it Is yours. Do you want to become weak in mind as well as in
I body? If you do not, there is one thing, and one thing alone that will
save you. That is HUDYAN. Despair, sorrow and gloom vanish
before HUDYAN. If you will not be helped it is your own fault
Health is yours for the asking. If that is too good to be true will you
write for, or ask for, the testimony of a few thousand people. Not one
cent of expense to you. Do b?gin to look at this thing seriously. No
faintheart, mind! HUDYAN CURES!
HUDYAN
Should you have any other trouble—say, for. instance,, a
case of severe dyspepsia that other doctors have treated and
been unable to cure ; or if your liver acts badly, if you have
blood taint, if your hair is/getting thin, or your eyesight is
impaired, write for "so-Day Blood Cure," Circulars and Tes-
timonials. Free, too. So is medical advice.
HUDSON MEDICAL INSTITUTE,
STOCKTON; MARKET AND ELLIS STREETS,
. SAN FRANCISCO.
NATIVES BEGIN
THE PILGRIMAGE
Advance Guard Already
Welcomed at Santa
Rosa.
Headquarters of Many of the
Visiting Parlors Have
Been Opened.
Survivors of the Bear Flat? Party
Will Be Seen In the Admis
sion Day Parade.
SANTA ROSA. Cal., Sept. 7.—Every
thing is in readiness for the thousands of
visitors expected to attend the Admission
day celebration. Yesterday the old family
carriage used oy General M. G. Vallejo
fifty years ago, brought around the Horn
and the fir t one in California, was received
from Sonoma. It is a curious vehicle, be
ing such a marked contrast with those of
modern times. Its heavy structure, low
front wheels, high dashboard ami elevated
seat for groom make it an object that at
tracts much attention. In this pioneer
carriage Mrs. Julio Carrillo an 1 Baptiste
Franvieo will ride. Native equerries will
see to the careful guidance of the equip
age through the throng. By the term
"native" in this sense is meant the native
utilized when the carriage was first used —
the California Indian.
Survivors of the original Bear Flag party
will be in attendance and will be assigned
x post of honor, as will also be the Mexi
can War veterans. The Veteran Firemen
of San Francisco, fifty strong, will march.
Sequoia Parlor will act as an escort of
honor to them.
One ot the interesting features of the
grand parade — or, more strictly speaking,
immediately after the parade— will be
musical selections rendered by the com
bined thirteen bands in the parade. They
will be assembled in Iront of the Court
house just prior to the literary exercises,
and render some patriotic selections.
The following parlors have headquar
ters, where hospitality will be lavishly
dispense!: Santa Rosa Parlor, Masonic
Hall; Sacramento Parlor, Rdgway Hall;
Stockton Parlor, Armory Hall; Pacific
Parlor, Athenroum ; Rincon Parlor, Hah
man Hall; National Parlor, Odd Fellows'
Hall; Alcazar Parlor, Fraternity Hall;
Mission Parlor, Salvation Army Hall;
El Dorado Parlor, Germania Hall; San
Rafael Parlor, Byington Hal; Oakland
and Stanford parlors, Wheelmen's Hall;
Sequoia Parlor, courtroom; Hesperian
Parlor, courtroom 2; Precita Parlor, Horti
cultural Hall; South San Francisco Par
lor, Council chambers; Nianic Parlor,
Overman block: Golden Gate Parlor, Ren
dall block; O ympns Parlor, ltendell
block; Halcyon Parlor, C. D. Johnson's
residence; Piedmont Parlor, District At
torney's office.
The Santa Rosa Brewing Company yes
terday commence the erection of an ele
gant arch on Fourth street, near the Post
office. The general plan is similar to that
o: the one being erected near the Court
house. The supporting columns will be
decorated with hop vines and surmounted
by a large shea' of barley.
An immense quantity of ferns and ever
greens, for decorative purposes, was
brou.ht to the Atheneum to-day. In all
it required ten horses to draw the loads
from the forest to town. A large corps of
decorators immediately began the work
of tastefully arranging them within the
walls of the pavilion.
The bicycle races promise to be one of
the best features. Already over thirty of
the fastest riders on the coast have sent in
their entries and others are on the way.
Sails With Wheat From Portland.
PORTLAND, Oh., Sept. The first of
this season's grain fleet, the British ship
Craigerne, cleared to-day for Queenstown
or Falmouth for orders, with 111,324 bush
els of whe-.H.
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1 3g the Fall and Winter season. 3g
s>o Charming notions in French and Tar- 3£
£jg tan, Roman Stripes and Plaids— exclusive oftc,
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STATEMENT
OF THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
—OF THE- —
COMMERCIAL UNION
Assurance Company, Limited.
OP LONDON, ENGLAND, ON THE 318T
day of December, A. D 1897. an. for the
year ending on that day, as made to the In-
surance Commissioner of the State of California,
pursuant tothe provisions of sections 610 and 611
of the Political i ode, condensed as per blank lur-
nlshed by the Commissioner.
CAPITAL.
▲mount of Capital Mock, paid up
ln Cash. $1,250,000 00
__________________
ASSETS.
.teal Esta'e owned by Company.. $2,693,127 52
j-oans on Roods and Mortgages... 437,158 54
Cash Market Value of all Stocks
and Bonds owned by the Com-
pany. 5,519.56487
Cash ln Banks 1,8:6,-98 68
Interest due and accrued on all
stocks and Loans 753 30
Interest due and accrued on Bonds
and Mortgages 2,549 60
Premiums In due Course of Collec-
tion.. 1.266,192 85
Bills receivable, not Matured,
taken for Fire and Marine Risks. 148,075 S3
Rents and luterest doe 6.69370
Total Assets of Life 'Department.. 9,765,015 40
Sundry ut-ices for Guarantees and
Reinsurance on losses already
.-aid 366,904 14
Stamps ln hand. 3,471 __
Total Asset* $21,9-4.706 18
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted an 1 unpaid . *i
Losses in process of Adjustment
or in .Suspense. r $476,95000
Looses resisted, Including ex-
penses... J
Grcss Premiums on Fire Risks'
running one year or less, re- |
insurance 5 1 percent I 1,810,310 00
Gross Premiums on Fire Risks *.<«v,_ »™
ruu* inn more than one year,
r insurance prorate J
Gross Premiums on Marine and i
It land Navi. ation Risks, re- t
Insurance luo per cent -*,-*. nnn 00
Gross Premiums on Marine ' ' WUW
Time Risks, reinsurance 50
per cent. J
Liability under Life Department.. 9,765,015 40
Cash dividends remaining unpaid. 2,080 62
Interest paid in advance 2,924 16
All other demands against the
Company 2,277,17-07
Total Liabilities $15,289,46 , 2 25
INCOME.
Net Cash actually received for
Fire Premiums $5,513,568 22
Net Cash 1 c ualiy received for
Marl: c Premiums 1,059,083 78
Received for Interest and divi-
dends on Bonds, sioccs, Loans,
and from all other sources 346,766 91
Toal income of Life Department. 1,319.689 81
Transfer fees. '.67 60
Total Income $5 239, 376 22
EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses.. $3,147,432 12
Net amount paid for Marine Losses 691, 77
Dividends to Stockholders » 312,884 16
Paid or allowed for Commission or
Brokerage. 760,695 64
-Paid for salaries. Fees and '
other charges for officers.
Clerks, etc
Paid for State,' National "and - 1,284,810 85
local taxes
All other payments and ex-
penditures J
Total Expenditures of Life Depart-
ment '. 578.536 75
All other expenditures 138.111 01
Total Expenditures $6,913.860 80
■■'- '-■/_; -lira Marine.
Losses Incurred during
the year „.$3,051,975 00 $666,488 00
Risks and Pbh*-
miums. Fire Risks Premiums.
Net amount of risks '
written during the
year $1,952,020,385 $7,312,337 05
Net'aiiount of risks
expired during the
_."*<•«"•*• ••• 1,659,198,191 5,451993 85
Net amount in force
December 31, 896 1.313,887,707 4,699 696 70
Marine
Risks and P-t-miD-ta . Risks. Premiums
Net amount of risks " ' "
written during the year $414,097,755 $1,641 815
Net amount of risks ex- 1 ■■■ *•■■.■_»*
_pired during the ye«r . I 40&992,230 1,634 220
Net amount in force De- *» ■■■■*■■■
cember 31. 1896....... | -104.451.128 971.120
A v*-_ v GARKICK, Chairman.
11. MANN, Secretary,
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 14th
day of April, 1897. G. *. Wa RRKN,
• Notary Public.
PACIFIC COAST BRANCH
301 California . St., San Francisco.
C. F. MU NS, Manager.
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£lixirofOPlU.Rl
The pure essential extract from the native drua* Oon.
Wimou a t t_ h no-7 i il, ' ,ab,e mcd ' Cm" l Prope'ues of^r^S
without 'ta noxious elements. No -iieknesi- cf atom „ h.
no -omlt.ng , no coetiv.ue,. ,_. AU Dn-ggistj
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STATEMENT
OF THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
OF THE
ALLIANCE
ASSURANCE COMPANY
OF LONDON, ENGLAND. ON THE 31ST DAY
of December, A. D. 1896, and for the year
ending on that day, as made to the Insurance
Commissioner of tbe state of California, pursuant
to the provisions of .sections 610 and 611 of the
Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished
by the Comml-sloner.
;_ S^<i CAPITAL...
Amonnt of Capital Stock, paid up • ■>' - ''•'.:"
Cash $3,700,000 00
ASSETS.
Real Estate cwned by Company.. $1,410,183 10
Loans «.n lion.'. and Mortgages 7,808,-93 47
Cash Market Value of ail Stocks
and Bonis owned by Company.. 10,10 '.614 97
Cash in Company's * fflce 6 99183
Cashln Banks 606,04614
Interest due and accrued on all
Stocks and Loans 186,802 71
Interest due and accrued on I onds
aid Mortgages 8,125 00
Premiums in due Course of Collec-
tion 682,464 46
Bills receivable, not matured,
taken for Fire and Marine Risks 19 628 60
Rents and Interest due 14,757 71
Loans on the Company's Lite
Policies... 084,400 48
Total assets $21.330963 47
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and unpaid *)
Losses In process or adjustment j
or in suspense V (202,796 84
Losses resisted, including ex- -
' penses
Gross premiums on Fire Risks'
running one year or less; rein- '
surance 60 percent I _.„ __- „
Gross premiums 011 Fire Risks ' »««,«-- -•
running m re than one year;
reinsurance prorata
Liability under Life Department.. 18,869,118 23
Liability under Leasehold and In-
vestment Department 200,940 60
Cash dividends remaining unpaid. *3,978 00
All other demands against the
Company 29,979 94
Total liabilities $10,245,808 85
\Ol-' * INCOME.
Net Cash actually received for Fire
premiums $2,438,476 73
Received for interest and dividends
on Bonds, Stocks, Loans and
from all other sources ... 705,87191
Income of Life Department 1,654,774 68
Income of Leasehold and Invest-
ment Department 88.815 58
Total Income $4,937.438 90
EXPENDITURES.
Net amonnt paid for Fire Losses.. $1,073,691 64
Dividends to Stockholders 497,022 00
Paid or allowed for Commission or
Brokerage 358,382 85
Paid for salaries, Fees and other*!
charges for officers, clerks, etc |
Paid for Mate, National and I ..,_ _-, _„
local taxe* V 0-8,07196
Ail other payments and expen- 1
ditures J
Total expenditure of Life Depart-
ment ...... .. 1,228 682 14
Total expenditure ot leasehold
and Investment Department.... 13,030 85
Total expenditures $3,898,821 48
Fire
Losses Incurred during the year. . $1,826,488 00
RISKS ~ "
and Premiums. Fire Risks. Premiums.
Net amount of
•■ Risks wrltt-n
during the year. 11,754,874,000 $3,277,49104
Net amount of
Risks expired
-urlnz the year. 1 437,877,260 2,309,278 04
Net amount in
force December
3-- 1896 1,162,851,870 1,927,030 57
ROTHSCHILD, Chairman.
_ . _ . R. LEWIS, Secretary,
ascribed and sworn to before me. this 24th
day of March, 1897.
WILMEH M. HARRIS, Notary Public.
PACIFIC COAST BRANCH,
301 California St., San Francisoo.
C. F. MULLINS, Manager.
DR. WONG WOO,
/-"HINISK IHYSICIAN AND ___ni_
*J surgeon, graduate of the most ___3_Bfc_
famoui medical colte-je in China, _r *-*9__f
has practiced his profession In f
s-au .rai-ci«co for over twenty h{* *■
years with marked success. Thou- iir* 9
sards of patients testify to hs \_Cr-_»A
s-11l and knowledge. Namrr-iowa. >___■_■■_.
medicine- used, .no minerals. He m*W*Ws*W*\\\*
cures, not attempts to cure, Rheu- /SjnSfrWrmttsV
matism Paralysis, Plies, Dyspep- ***^***\**W ™
sia. Consumption. Asthma, -trighi's and all Kid-
ney Distases, Blindness, Heart Disease, Diseases
Of the Throat, ('oncer. Tumors and Blood and
>k 11 Diseases. Male and femsle maladies suc-
cessively treated and cured. Consultation free.
Office, 776 1 lay st, where he may be consulted at
any ime during the cay or evening. Honra— _ .30
to 11*. m, 1:30 ton 7to 9 _>. At. " " .
i . 1 —
NEW WESTERN MOTEL,
KEARNY AND WASHINGTON STS -In m.
modeled and renovated. KING, WARD CO.
European plan. Rooms oOc to $1 50 per day li
i 10 *_ per week. $8 to *.- per mourn; tree oatlts-
. hot and cold water every room; are .rates ...
•Tery room; elevator run* a_l__*_._ T~