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ONE MORE CLEW
TO THE ROBBERY
OF THE ALAMEDA
Lees Finds a Valuable
Witness.
♦
STORY TOLD BY J. W. WINTON
« ♦
SAYS LEWIS AND MURPHY
WERE ON THE MARIPOSA.
♦
The Former Told Him He Had a Big
Job On — Sovereigns Stole.. Be
fore the Alameda Reached
Auckland.
Chief cf Police Lees yesterday secured
information which he claims will prove
of great value in unravelnig the mys
tery surrounding the robbery on the
steamship Alameda last May, when a box
conta'ning 5000 sovereigns was stolen
from the strongroom of the vessel on the
trip from Sydney, Australia, to this port.
The man who furnished the Chief with
this valuable in'onnation is J. W. Win
ton, the ventriloquist, now playing an
..-gagement at the Orpheum, who arrived
c- the City -Pa* - from Honolulu.
The story tcld by Winton fully explains
certain matters that have ali along puz
zled the police, and clearly establishes the
connection of the man Lewis with the
gang which the Chief has maintained
from tha first committed the rotroery.
Winton sailed from San Francisco for j
Audtiaad on April 20 on the steamer
Mariposa, and Lewis, who traveled an- ■
<ier the name cf Murphy, was a fellow
passenger. Lewis had known Winton in
A'_stra.:-i- and was known by the latter .
as a croon. During the voyage Lewis be- ,
came quite confidential and intimated
plainly that he had "something on" that
w :_li pan out big.
"If you knew what I know," he told ]
Winton confidentially, "you wouldn't be
working those "dummies' for a living,"
r^'-rrr.ng to the lay figures used by tho I
v~-.:r.ioqu-3t.
Ihat's all right. I am on to your
f - -me." replied Winton, "but I don't make
i.iy living that way.".
Lewis was rolling in wealth on the voy
age ever and as he was drunk a greater
part of the t.me h€ gave the mate 1300
. '.verei.-TT-s to keep for him. Winton also
noticed that Lewis spent hours each day
in close conversation with a steerage pas- !
ienger, and -when asked by Chief Lees to
describe tne man gave a detailed -crip
tion of the member of the gang who was
known in San Francisco by the name of
'. r dy, but whose real name is Murphy.
That was just the information the Chief
was a_-.^r. as it establishes the identity
cf the f»o members of the gang who
were passengers on the steamer on that |
trip.
Winton also says he saw Cooper, alias :
Casey; who is now in this city, and Kelly, j
w ':-. o is serving a four years' sentence in ]
a Mexican prison for getting away with j
.' JOfl from a bank in the City cf Mexico.
i n thi: Mariposa just before the vessel
c -::~d 4 irorn this port, in conversation with j
Lewis.
Another fact in connection with the rob
bery, according to Chief Lees, that has
not been published heretofore is that the
box of sovereigns was stolen between Syd
ney and Auckland. This contention of the
Chief is based on information furnished
by a lad named Cook, who was ship's hov
er, the Alameda. He went into the strong
room when the steamer was three days
out of Sydney, and through curiosity
counted the boxes containing the sover
eigns. He counted them three times, and
there were twenty-nine. There should
have been thirty, although the boy was!
unaware of that fact. Chief Lees knows :
where Cook is. ar.d can produce him at ;
i.r.y time. The robbery was not discov
ered by the officers of the steamer until
within three days cf Honolulu.
The Mariposa arrived at Auckland on !
May I-. 1 , an.i the Alameda left Sydney on ',
May 11. arriving at Auckland on the 13th, !
giving Lewis and Murphy plenty of time
to arrange for receiving the stolen gold, i
It has also been learned that the lock on i
the door of the steamer's strongroom
could be removed and replaced without j
removing the seal. But while these facts
are important in providing clews to the !
perpetrators of the robbery, the identity |
of the robbers themseK-es is yet a mys
tery. Chief Lees is greatly encouraged by
•he information furnished by Winton, I
however, especially the suggestion made
by the latter that Lewis is in all proba
bility somewhere in Western Australia.
The exact whereabouts of Murphy, or :
Brody. is not known, but the Chief an-
ticipates little trouble in locating him
when wanted.
ST. IGNATIUS SODALITY
WiLL ATTEND IN A BODY
Well Known Organization Will Have
a Special Night at the Youths'
Directory Fair.
There is no diminution in the crowds
which attend the Youths' Directory ba
zaar, at the League of the Cross armory.
Market street, near Tenth. Last night
the booths, made attractive by the pretty
articles tastefully displayed, did & rush
ing business. The pleadings of the ladies
In charge are irresistible, and the visitors
to the fair never leave withoit giving
some of their money to the good cause.
The bazaar will close on Saturday even
ing next, and the friends of Father Crow
ley and his band of enthusiastic workers
are Socking there in large numbers. Each
night during the week an interesting pro*
gramme will be presented and ought to
prove an additional incentive to others to
visit the fair.
Last night the ladles of St. Anthony's :
booth held a "night at home." In honor '
of the occasion the League of the Cross ,
band played selections and an interest- i
ir.z programme was rendered.
To-night the St. Ignatius Sodality, num- :
bering fIX) m-n, will attend In a body.
James R. Kelly, president of the Hibernia
Bank and prefect of the sodality, ap
pealed to the members to visit the fair.
and resolution- were adapted in favor of
the er.tire organization going there to- 1
night. It will be a red-letter night at the
fair.; A special programme for the enter- !
tainment of the sodality ha 3 been ar
ranged.
The refreshment booth. if. charge of i
Mrs. Lswler. is still doing a rushing bus!-'
r.ess. The "at home" given by Miss Mc- j
Carthy last Saturday afternoon was well !
"HELLO!"
A Telephone Line to Our
Contra Costa Well
A telephone line will be built to
our oil well In Contra Costa Coun-
ty. Daily bulletins will then be
made and posted In our ofiice.
Stockholders can telephone the su-
perintendent there for information.
WHEN WILL THE PRICE 80 UP?
This question Is asked us daily.
The Board cf Directors will or.er
an advance at their next meeting.
The price will never be lower than
Jo. It may be advanced any time.
DO NDT DELAY. Remember, that
we allow you thirty days after pur-
chase to investigate.
ILLUSTRATED PROSPECTUS
on application.
AMERICAN OIL AND REFINERY
COMPANY,
ROOMS —:-_.„ PAF.F.OTT BtnLDINO.
SAN FRANCISCO. \L.
OAKLAND OFFICE.... m TENTH st.
att^ided, but no one was fortunate
enc**h to carry away the magnificently
frosted cake. On Wednesday afternoon
Miss Oleson will entertain her friends.
the will be assisted by the other pretty
memcers of the booth. Chicken - 1.1 be
served In three different stvies in honor
of the occasion. On Saturday afternoon
the Misses Lawler will receive their
friends. "Shamrock" salad will be the
pi^ce de resistance.
-h-- Celtic Union will visit the fait on
Friday night, md special arrangements
are being made to properly receive the
members of the well-known organization.
The contest for Sheriff is exciting a
great deal of interest. John Lackmann,
the Republican candidate for the office,
is leading Jeremiah Deasy, the Democrat
ic candidate, by a small margin. All the
booths are doing well, but It is hoped the
friends of the ladies in charge will heip
them to do better.
CLAIMS ARISING FROM
SAMOAN TROUBLES
Conference Between the Representa-
tive of This and the English
Government.
WASHINGTON, Oct. >.— Mr Tower.
Charge d' Affaires of Great Britain, con
ferred with acting Secretary of State Hill :
to-day relative to the payment of claims
filed aeainst the three governments sig
natory to the Berlin ... as the result j
of the recent Samoan trouble.
Man claims for indemnity have been
Sled with the British Government by its j
subjects resident in Sam a whose prop- i
arty was damaged by the operations of j
the natives, and it is understood that the
German claims amount to a large sum.
There are few Americans in Samoa, and
the claims filed are few. The German and
British Governments are said to have
agreed to arbitrate the claims.
While this Government is favorable to
the principle of arbitration. It does not
propose, where its claims are so few and j
small in amount, to be put in a position
where it may have to give an ec.ua! share
for the settlement of the claims of the ]
citizens of other Governments. -Besides.
it is said that the United States ls not re
sponsible for the damage committed, and
former Chief Justice Chambers, in an j
identical report to the three Governments, <
held that the Germans were responsible. '
The high Joint Samoa.. Commission made i
::o provision for the settlement cf claims.:
leaving this matter to the three Govern-
Clients to determine.
Jockey Killed at Chicago.
CHICAGO. Oct. S.— J. Boyd, a well
known steeplechase rider, was killed at j
Hawthorne to-day. The accident occurred
In the third race, a steeplechase. As the !
horses swung toward the fence Boyd i
swerved his mount. Globe 11. with the ■'
seaming intention of carrying Cheesemite
out of the course. He succeeded, but i
Globe II crashed against the wing of the
hardie and turned a complete somersault,
colliding with and knocking down Three
Forks and crushing Boyd so badly that
he died_while -being conveyed to the hos- i
pital. The judges, ignorant of the exto.it
of Boyd'- injuries, investigated the ac- j
tion of Boyd in crowding Ch^semite out!
of the course and ruled him off the track
before the news of the unfortunate jock- :
ey's death was received.
COUNTERFEITERS
NOW ON TRIAL
Prisoners Imitated the
Revenue Stamp.
PHII.ADEI.PHIA. Oct. 9.— lnterest in
the celebrated revenue stamp counter- ;
felting' conspiracy unearthed about six
months ago by the United States secret
service and which resulted in the arrest
of eight men. one a Government employe
and two formerly in the service of the '
United States, was revived to-day, when
the defendants were placed on trial before
Judge McPherson in the United State.-:
District Court. The accused are: Ex-
United States District Attorney Ellery P.
Ingham, his law partner and former As
sistant District Attorney, Harvey K.
Newitt; Samuel Downey. Deputy Col- 1
lector of Internal P.evenue for the Lan
caster District; TT. M. Jacobs ar.d W. I.
Ken-dig 1 , cigar manufacturers of Lancas- •;
ter; S. B. Brede!, machinist, of Camden.
X. J.; Arthur S. Taylor, engraver, of tht-? ;
city, and James Burns, a foreman in Ja- |
cobs' cigar factory.
The discoveries of the Secret Servic? Bu
reau in connection with the counterfeiting
piot first gained publicity on April 13 last. !
On that Say Jacobs. Burns and Kendig
were arrested. Jacobs and Kendig were ;
charged with making an immense eruan
tlty Of internal revenue stamps, which
they used en their cigar boxes, and tne j
counterfeit Monroe head, JIOO silver cer- j
tiricates. the engraving on which was so
perfect as to cause the Treasury Depart
ment to call in the entire issue of the
note. Jacobs was held in $45,000 and Ken- ]
die in $25,000 bail. Burns was charged
With aiding- and abetting Jacobs and Ken
dig. He was committed in default of 12T>.-
COO. Samuel M. Downey was next pre
hended, charged with accepting bribes j
from Jacobs and Kendig. His bail was |
$25. 000. Taylor and Bredel were arrested
on the charge of making the plates for
the counterfeit money and stamps.
Two partly finished plates for $20 and $3*l
notes were found in their workshops in
this city, while the plate for the Monroe
head note and those from which the bogu-;
stamps were printed were later found in .
the Jacobs Lancaster factory. Ingham ;
and Newitt were arrested on the charge
ot attempting to bribe a United States
secret service operative. Each furnished
H.-00- bail.
District Attorney Beck asked that the
bills of indictment asrainst Insrham and
Newitt be consolidated, and their counsel. ;
A. S. Shields, not objecting this was done..*
Shields then entered a plea of not guilty ;
for his clients, stating that they were
charged only with misdemeanors. The
Jury was quickly drawn and the case j
against Ingham and Newitt was taken up.
District Attorney Beck opened with an
address to the Jury outlining the Govern- j
ment's case and giving the history of the
conspiracy from Its inception to the ar
rest of the conspirators.
NICARAGUAN CANAL
CONCESSIONS LAPSE
-Maritime Company Shortly to Lose j
Its Eights, but Will Make No
Effort for Eene-wal.
WASHINGTON', Oct. 3.-Thursday will
see the expiration of the concession
granted to the Maritime Canal Company
by the N'lcaraguan Government for the :
construction of the N'lcaraguan canal, ;
and on the same Late the concession
granted by the Zei.: Government to
Messrs. Eyre and Cragin will begin.
There Is no intention on the part of the j
officials to Interfere to secure a renewal •
of the Maritime company's concession.
All matters relating to the canal, ex- ]
cept the abrogation of the , Clayton-
Bulwer treaty, will remain in'*statu quo
until the Isthmian Canal Commission has |
reported. Persistent rumors are current j
in official circles that those interested in i
the Eyre-Cragin concession and the Mari- j
time Company intend to consolidate their ;
Interests. By such a move it is said the '
Maritime Company's interests would be \
partly protected, while the Eyre-< '
syndicate would be able to secure the !
rights held by the Maritime Company In
Costa Rica, where the cones - does
not expire until January, ISOL The Costa
Blear. Government Is averse to extending
the concessions or granting a new one.
preferring that the United States -hall
build the canal rather than private cor
poration. Until the .■---•'. boundary
question is disnosed of the authorities
will not consider the .; " >n-Buiwer
treaty. When an agreement on Alaska ls
reached Secretary Hay may renew nego
tiations for the abrogation of the canal
convention. ■---<;:
McKenzle's Defense.
ISUN", Oct. The trial of O. 3. llc
• Kenzie was resumed this morning. The
prosecution closed its case at 3 o'clock
this afternoon. P. A. Decker of C ikv-l-s
1 was the first witness called for th de
fense. E. H. Cowarth. F. Roberts, F.
Newsberger and T. L. Patten alaso testi
fied for the defense. T. deposition of
Jesse 'Walters taken before his death was
also read to the jury, after which an ad
journment was taken until ■ to-morrow
i mornins.
THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10. 1599.
UNCLE JOHN IS
A TOTAL WRECK
Goes Ashore on Van
couver Island.
4>
Special -,-•-.- The Call.
VICTORIA, B. C, Oct. -.—The grave
: yard of the Pacific— the west coast of
i Vancouver Island— has added another ves
i sel to the already large list which have
I met with disaster there. The latest v.c
--! rim of these rocky shores is the American
! barkentlne Uncle John. According to
! news wired by the lighthouse-keeper at
Cape Beale the Uncle John is a total loss
on the rock-hound island coast. She was
driven ashore during the heavy gales of
last Saturday and swept by the storm
tossed seas nigh up on the rocks about
fourteen miles to the westward of Car
manah Point, about eighty miles from
Victoria, where one of the two light
houses of the Dominion Government on
tits west coast Is situated.
The Uncle John was on tier way up from
Honolulu to the Sound when she ended
her ■■.--.- en the west coast. She was
blown by the gales, assisted by the cur
rents, which'set northward above be en
trance to the straits, and endeavoring to
beat down she got too close In shore and
was swept to total wreck on the rocks.
As far as can be learned, ail her crew
are safe. Fortunately for them, the ship
did not strike the range of cliffs which
runs along for some distance in the vi
cinity of where she struck. She struck
a low-lying stretch and was driven well
upon the rocks, thus giving her crew a
chance to save themselves. Ha . she
struck a little farther down the coast
few if any would have survived. "'-'^
The men are encamped on the beach to
the south of Cape Beale. The lighthouse
keeper has gone to them with a supply
of food and warm clothing. I: is expected
that they will he brought here to-morrow.
A report reached- here to-night that
the steamer Princess Louise has been
wrecked on Skeena. She is three days
overdue.
RAILWAY MANAGER
PASSED TO HIS END
Death of Thomas Lord Kimball,
Who Held High Positions
en Various Lines.
OMAHA. Nebr.. Oct. 9.— Thomas Lord
Kimball, the veteran railroad manager,
died at his home to-day after a short ill
ness. He was born October 1. ISSIi at
Buxton. Me. In 1537 he moved to Cin
cinnati, where he entered the service of
the Pennsylvania P.aiiroad. where he soon
rose to a high rank in the service. In 1871
he was called to Omaha to assume the
duties of general passenger and ticket
agent of the Union Pacific P.aiiroad. a
position he held for ten years, when he
was made general traffic manager, retain
ing the place until the Gould-Diilon syndi
cate gave up the control of the property.
Mr. Kimball was then recognized as the
ablest railroad manager in the West. His
investments proved fortunate and he
amassed a competence. In 1555 he mar
ried Mary Porter Rogers, a native of New
Hampshire, who. with two sons and two
daughters, survive him. His daughter
Frances is the wife of Geurge W. Hol
dredge, eer.erai manager of the B. and M.
R. R.. and Thomas R., a son, is the well
known architect.
«
Improved Train Service.
LOS ANGELES. Oct. 9.— Tne santa re
Railway will increase Its transconti
nental train service during the coming
winter, putting on four limited trains be
tween this city and Chicago instead o.
three, as formerly. The time will also be
cut down, the rim between Los Angeles
and N*w York bring made in three days,
twenty-one and a half hours. The nrst
train "will leave Chicago Nov-.mber 7.
reaching Los A.ns-= , l°s November 1'!. The
first limited will leave Los Angeles No
vember 11. Limited trains will leave Chi
cago on Tuesdays, Wednesdays. Thurs
days and Saturdays and Los Am-r^le..
Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sun-
Thornton Sentenced.
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 9. — Franklin
Thornton, the Pa«adena ex-assistant
postmaster, has been sentenced to thr^e
years In San Quentin penitentiary by-
United States District Judge Wolburn.
Thornton was found guilty of embezzling
$762 worth of Government stamps while
employed in the Pasadena Postofnce.
THE HIGHEST OBJECT
Of th art of advertising is to correctly
inform the public of the merits of any
article, and truthful statements always
prove most effective in time. The val
uable reputation acquired by the Cali
fornia Fig Syrup Co.. by reason cf the
excellence of the pleasant laxative rem
edy, Syrup of Figs, which it manufac
tures, confirms the statement which the
company freely makes, that the best
of remedies only should be used when
required by the human system. If a
laxative remedy is required the most
gentle and effectual — --.'.• of Figs
should be given the preference over the
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MUTINY QUELLED
BY CONSUL HARRIS
Attacked the Ringleader
on the Newport.
Special Dispatch to The Call.
YOKOHAMA, Sept. 25.— The Twentieth
Kansas has come and gone, adding ma- '.
terially to the very favorable impression
made by all the American troops who
have passed through here on their home- i
ward way.
The one man who has been the center i
of attraction has, -' course, been General
Funston. His modest. bearing and strong
personality have made him as great a j
favorite among the citizens as he mani- j
festiy is among the men of his own rcgi- j
ment.
The war has developed another hero.
this time In the person of United States
Consul Harris of Nagasaki. The occa- .
sion, sad .0 say, was one of the most dis
creditable episodes of the war. The 1
transport Newport, on its homeward {
voyage, had on board a large contingent
of discharged soldiers. These men, find
tag that they outnumbered the rest of
the passengers, and filled with an over
whelming sense of the reacquired citl
sens hip, carried things with a high hand, i
Dissatisfied with their accommodations
they practically took possession of the
ship, and driving the officers from their
quarters Installed themselves therein.
On arrival at Nagasaki Consul Harris,
being apprised of the affair, went on
board with four Japanese policemen.
The Cor..-. is a little deaf, and on
boarding the Newport was met by the
leader of the mutineers with the ques- \
tion, "Are you the Consul of the United i
States?" Owing to his affliction the Con
sul was compelled to ask his, lnterrogator
to repeat his question several times, j
which, the mutineer did, each time in ai
louder voice.
The same tactics were prevalent dur
ing the entire episode, turning a scene, j
which otherwise might have been/dra-i
matic and effective, ... something
which appealed broadly to the American j
sense of humor. The fact that he was ;
the Consul being finally . sited the lead- j
er said to him. every word having to be
constantly repeated in louder tones: You
just keep yourself out of this affair. We j
are free Americans and now have things
on board this boat as we want them and i
we propose to keep them there, I have |
hundreds of men at my back." As this
assertion was at last shouted into the •
ear of the Consul he said: "You are the:
leader of these men, are you? Well, you !
are lust the man I want." With that "the
consular hand descended on the ring
leader's collar and the consular foot
curled around the leader's legs, tripping
■him on deck and the American citizen
was passed into the keeping of the four
tittle Japanese policemen amid the plaud
its of every one on board, including the j
mutineers themselves.
SURVEY OF GRAND CANYON.
Engineers to Travel Through the
Great Send Region of Texas.
AUSTIN. Oct. 3.— Professor Robert T.
Hill of the United States Geodetic Survey
and party, who are making an official
survey of the great tend region of Texas.
left Presidio, Texas, two days ago on their
voyage through the Grand Canyon of the
Rio Grande.
With the exception of a Mexican guide
who accompanies them they are the first
persons to undertake a trip through the
canyon. Recent heavy rains have caused
a isi. rise in the Rio Grande and all the
journey can be made by boats. The Mex
ican guide says the trip is full of peril
and there ar* many wonderful thin-rs to
be seen in the canyon. The party will
make their exit from the canyon near Del
Rio. about -i.*' 1 miles below Presidio, the
starting point.
HOME FOR SPIRITUALISTS.
Young Men's Christian Association
Building at San Joss Pur
chased.
SAN* JOSE. Oct. o— The First Spiritual
Union of this city is new. the possessor of
a magnificent home and will dedicate the
same on October _S by a reception to Mrs.
Eunice S. Sleeper, the donor. The deed
went on record to-<lay by which the
Young Men's Christian Association build
ing on Second street, between St. John
and Santa Clara streets, became the prop
erty of the spiritualists. Th»e building was
old-time cathartics and liver medicines,
which were disagreeable to the taste
and frequently injurious as ■well. The
more one takes of salts and pills the
more constipated the system becomes;
while orn the other hand one enjoys both
the method and results when Syrup of
Figs is taken. It is pleasant and re
freshing to the taste and acts gently
yet promptly on the kidneys, liver and
bowels; cleanses the system effectual
ly, dispels colds, headaches and fevers
and overcomes habitual constipation
permanently; also bilious •- and the
many ills resulting therefrom. The
great trouble with all other purgatives
and aperients is not that they fail to
act, when a single dose is taken, but
that they act too violently and inva-
sold to satisfy a mortgage a few months ■
. ago and the spiritualists bought it from i
' the Security Bank for $1.-500. (
Mrs. Sleeper, who is a devout follower I
! of spiritualism, a few years ago gave j
j $.4,000 for its advancement, creating what j
jis known as the Sleeper trust fund. At j
i the last State convention the San Jose
j Union obtained permission to invest part |
■ of the funds and the purchase to-day was j
I their choice. The building is centrally .
j located and originally cost in the neigh
borhood of $25,000. The name of the build-
I ing will be changed to the "Temple of I
! Spiritualism." Mrs. Sleeper is now an ;
, inmate of the Pratt Home and her recep- '
1 tion on the -Sth Inst, will also celebrate
her eighty-fifth birthday.
OBJECT TO QUARANTINE
BY STATE OF TEXAS
Officials of Louisiana Preparing to
Fight the Matter in the
Supreme Court.
AUSTIN, Texas. Oct. 9.— Governor Say
-- to-day received a telegram from At
torney General Milton J. Cunningham of
Louisiana, notifying him that on October
16 the State of Louisiana will apply to the
Supreme Court of the United States for
a preliminary Injun.- to restrain the
State of Texas, her Governor and her
Health Officer. Dr. William F. Blount,
from establishing and maintaining an em
bargo on interstate commerce between
the State of Louisiana and the State of
Texas, operated under the guise of quar
antine. This proposed application for an
injunction is the culmination of constant
and vigorous protests that the business
men of New Orleans have made against
the maintenance of yellow fever quaran
tine by the State of Texas against New
Orleans. At .-.: time has Texas main
tained a quarantine against the State of
Louisiana, and Governor Bayers and At
torney General Smith are confident of de
feating the injunction application on that
ground.
Attorney General Smith will leave to
morrow for Washington to represent this
State in the case. The Southern Pacific
and the Texas and Pacific railway com
panies and the two Texas and New Or
leans lines will support the Texas quar
antine by means of affidavits as to its ne
cessity. Attorney General Smith also
takes the position that no State has the
legal right to question or interfere with
the police powers of another State.
INTERESTS THE COAST.
Postal Changes, Army Orders and.
Pensions Granted.
WASHINGTON Oct. Ex-Speaker
Thomas B. Reed appeared before the Su
preme Court to-day as counsel for the
Pacific Coast Steamship Company vs.
Bancroft, Whitney & Co. et a!. On ac
count of an absence of a quorum the case
went over. '.--_■ appeal from a
decision of the Ninth Circuit Court.
A Postoffice has been established at
Crater, Mono .-•.. ■'. A. J. Mattly
has been appointed Postmaster. Postal
service netween Cloverdale and Boone
ville will be discontinued after October
13. Charles L. Burns was to-day appoint
ed Postmaster at Black Mountain. San
Diego County, vice Emery M. "West
brook, resigned; also John S. Covert at
Lewis,:. Mariposa County, vice J. F. Jones,
resigned. y\-y ■■'.-■''-r- •'-..
Army orders: By direction of the sec
retary of War First Lieutenant Benjamin
M. Hartshorn Jr., Ninth Infantry, is re
lieved from recruiting duty at Jersey
City and will proceed to San Francisco
for' duty. Acting Assistant Surgeon Stan
ley S. Warren will proceed to Hot
Springs to relieve Captain Robert S.
Woodson. Captain Woodson upon being
thus relieved will proceed to San Fran
cisco. Private John Noll, hospital corps,
now on furlough at Presidio, San Fran
cisco, will report to the surgeon in
charge, sreneral hospital, at that post.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
California: Original— Jerry Thomas,
Los Angeles. $<i; Edward Souter. San
Francisco, Jti: George Hazlet, Bishop, X;
John W. Riffit San Francisco. $&, In
crease—William W. Stiilwell, Santa Bar
bara. $ii to $S; James B. Fairchild. Oak
land, 51- to $17: Joseph M. Clark, Veter
ans' Home, Napa, $14 to $17. Original
widows, etc.— Annie Hazlett. Bishop. $8.
Oregon: Original— Berry Buckner,
Cams. $11 Increase — Tipton Marion, Ti
gardvll.e, $10 to $12.
Washington: Original — Ansel H. Brown,
Gig Harbor. $o_ Original . widows, etc.—
Friederike Lenter. Seattle, Vi.
Thanksgiving Show.
STANFORD UNIVERSITY. . Oct. 9.— !
Treasurer Leiter to-day completed ar- j
rangements whereby the Stanford i
Thanksgiving show will be given in the ;
Tlvoll Opera-house. The student body
charters the whole seating capacity of i
the house, while the Tivoii management \
provides the entertainment. Introducing j
Stanford specialties. I
r iably tend to produce a habit of
| body requiring constantly augmented
! doses.
The excellence cf Syrup of Figs is due
J not only to the originality and simplic
j ity of the combination, but also to the
I care and skill with which it is manu
j factured by scientific processes known
j only to the California Fig Syrup Co..
i 'and therefore we wish to impress on all
I the importance of accepting the true
| and original remedy only. When buy-
I ing note the full name of the company
j — California Fig Syrup Co.— printed on
I the front of every, package.
In the process of manufacturing the
I pleasant family laxative mads by the
| California Fig Syrup Co., -vi named
I Syrup of Figs', figs are used, as they
MANY DISASTROUS
FIRES IN JAPAN
One-Third of the Town
of Hakodate De- ,
stroyed.
■Special Disratch to The •an.
YOKOHAMA. Sept. 25.— great fire at
Hakodate on the U-th inst. resulted in the ;
destruction of nearly three thousand ;
houses. As it is a town of 50. 'X,*; inhab- j
itants this means the wiping out of about |
one-fourth of ' em. Within a little more
than a month three great fires, in Yoko- j
hama. Toyama and Hakodate, have de- ,
stroyed upward of 11,000 houses, a fact
which has led to at serious discussion in !
the native press as to whether the time !
has not come for the adoption of an en- I
tirely different style of urban architecture,
in order to prevent so frequent a recur- |
rence of these disastrous conflagrations. I
Shanghai is excited over the ghastly
news from Newohang. where a Govern- i
ment doctor sent to make investigations
discovered four depots containing -000
fresh coffins of plague victims waiting to I
be sent to their native provinces. The <
Doyen of the diplomatic corps at Peking '
has wit to the Tsung-li-Tan- to put
a stop to the export of coffins from New- j
chang.
A rumor is rife that the Emperor of j
China has succeeded in sending an appeal j
to the Emperor of Japan to rescue the j
former from his imminent danger of depo
sition and death at the hands of assassins.
It is also said that powerful influences
have been brought to bear upon the Em- j
press Dowager inducing her to hesitate in
her design to place a new occupant upon
the throne.
RELICS OF ANCIENT
EGYPT FALL IN RUINS
Nine Columns of the Great Hypes- {
tyle Hall of the Temple of El
Karmiah Collapse.
CAIRO, Oct. .—News has just reached j
here of the fall of nine colurns of the
Great Hypostyle Hall of the Temple of j
EI Karniak, built by Zetee. Dynasty XIX, j
one of the most magnificent and celebrat- ]
ed relics of the architecture of ancient
Egypt
The great hall of EI rniak, which is .
the most notable of the monuments of 1
Thebes of its class. Is 170 feet long and I
320 feet wide. The stone roof, now par- 1
tially in ruins, was originally supported
by 134 columns, the loftiest of which were j
near!;. seventy feet high and about
twelve feet in diameter. It was built by I
Zetee I and sculptured partly in his reign, i
work upon it being continued, by his son !
and successor. Raraesis 11.
The hall commemorates, not in its
grandeur alone but also by its 'sculp- |
fares, the magnificence and power of the i
two Pharaohs. The sculptures of the in- j
terior walls represent these monarch 3 i
making offerings to the gods.
SITUATION CRITICAL
IN VENEZUELA
-Envoys Pail to Reach Satisfactory
Terms, and -.-evolution May
Once More Break Out.
i Special Cable to The Call and the New Tork
Herald. Copyrighted IS-., by James Gor
j don Bennett.
CARACAS, Venezuela. Oct. *. — Senor
' Mates, who was sent by President An
drade as envoy to the revolutionary
': leader. General Cipriano Castro, has re
; turned here. The results obtained by his
i interview with General Castro are unac
i ceptable to the Government, and the situ
ation la again becoming very critical. The
i armistice between the contending forces
; is reported to have terminated.
! The German 'raining ship Nixe has ar
-1 rived at La Guayra.
A Heavy Sentence.
FRESNO, Oct. 9.— C. Clark, an ex-con
vict, whose real name has never been as
certained, was sentenced by Judge Webb
this morning' to serve thirty years at San
Qtientin for a brutal and felonious assault
committed here a few weeks agro. Clark
is 35 years of age, and with go<'': be
havior credits under the Goodwin act will
reduce his sentence to eighteen years and
two months. .-
' are pleasant to the taste: but the me-
I diclnal nroDerties of the remedy are
j obtained from an excellent combina
j tion of plants known to be medici
! nally laxative and to act most
i beneficially. •
As the true and original remedy
named Syrup of Figs is manufactured
jby th California Fig Syrup Co. only, a
j knowledge of that fact will assist in
j avoiding the worthless imitations man
i ufactured by other parties. The high
i standing of the California Fig Syrup
j Co. with the medical profession, and
! the satisfaction which the genuine
j Syrup of Fig has given to millions of
j families make the name of the com
: pany a guarantee of the excellence of
! its remedy.
AD VERTISEj-HINT s.
UNITED STATES BRANCH.
STATEMENT,
OF THE
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
OF THE
Aachen and Munich Fire
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF AIX-LA-CHAPELLE, CANT. ON
the 31st day of December. A. D. 1398. and
for the year ending on that day, as made to the
Insurance Commissioner of the State of Cali-
fornia, pursuant to the provisions of Sections
610 and 01 of th- Political Code, condensed as
per blank furnished by the Commissioner.
Cash Market Value of ali Stocks and
Bonds owned by Company J6.3,36j CO
Cash in Company's Office ._'_•;
Cash n Bar.-..- ••• S-.751 ..
Interest due and accrued on all Stocks
and Loans 9^o 00
Premiums in Due Course of Collection .3.223 13
Balances due from Agents 22,428 73
" Total Assets ...-T33.-34 1?
LLABILnTES. ~
Losses adjusted and unpaid 13,744 50
Lasses in process of Adjustment or In
Suspense ...... 13.152 47
Lcsses resisted. Including expenses — 5,175 00
Gros3 premium on Fire Risks running
DIM year or less. J-53.243 32; reinsur-
ance 50 per cent 131.621 68
Gross premiums on Fire Risks running
more than one 7-ar. $143.1-3 51; rein-
surance pro rata 99,333 3$
All other demands against the Cam- _^
pany • T. 967 57
Total Liabilities .■.a32.^30 'A
INCOME.
Net Cash actually received Bat Flra
premiums - ..-.70.17. 14
Received for Interest and dividends ca
Bonds. Stocks. Loans and from ail ;
other sources 23.202 33
' Total Income ....... -. 5433.372 68
EXPENtC7 T -?.r.S. :~ ~ ~
Net amount paid for Fire Losses ta-
cluding 124,464 22. losses of previous
years) Cs_..__ -4
Paid or allowed for Commission or
Brokerage 92,133-5
Paid far Salaries. Fees and other
charges for officers, clerks, etc »15.254 5.
Paid for State, ... local
taxes 10,912 31
AH other payments and expenditures. 35,137 31
Total Expenditures .-...5452.504 51
Fire.
Losses incurred durinar the year $233,900 33
Risks' and Premiums. [Fire Risks. I Premiums.
Net amouEt of Risks' '
written during the'
year ( $43,053,170 ' $617,032 ii
Net amount of Risks j" ..*■..;
expired during the! |
year j i1.C52,560 I 513,713 2.
Net amount In force'
December 3L IS3S i 40.725.343 1 532,432 S3
SAML. R. 'U-EEi of tVeed i Kennedy,
Manager.
Subscribed and swern to before me. this- 24m
day of January, 1899. GEO. H. COREY,
Commissioner for California.
CESAR BERTHEAU, Manager.
ALFRED R. <___._., isst. Managsr.
Pacific Coast Department,
423 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
STATEMENT
OF THE
CONDITION AND. AFFAIRS
OF THE
HANOVER FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY
OF NEW YORK. IN THE STATE OF NEW
York, on the 31st day of Ember a C.
1353. and for the year ending on that day.
as made to the Insurance Commission of tha
State of California, pursuant to the provisions
at sections 610 and 611 of the Political Code.
condensed as per blank furnished by the Com-
missioner.
CAPITAL.
Amount of Capital Stock, paid up la
Cash $:.-'■ ooo Qg
ASSETS.
Real Estate owned by Company...... $450,000 00
Loans on Bonds and Mortgages 7,000 00
Cash Market Value of all Stocks and
Bonds owned by Company 2.235.664 01)
Cash tn Company's Office 53.374 3*
Cash in Banks 43,803 __>
Interest floe and accrued on all
Stocks and Loans 13,062 50
Interest due and accrued on Bonds
and Mortgages nit
Premiums in due Course of Collection 15L-07 03
Rents due and accrued 435 75
Due from ether Companies for Re-
insurance on tosses already paid 213 53
Total Assets $3,035,140 62
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and unpaid $SS,S34 33
Losses In process of Adjustment or
in Suspense 63,186 13
Losses resisted, including expenses... 25,922 71
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run-
ning one year or less, $1,011,526 33:
reinsurance a. per cent 505,753 IS
Gross premiums on Fire Risks run-
ning more than gas year, $1,132,-
-fit-'. 31; reinsurance pro rata 623.343 S3
Reinsurance premiums 1L372 52
Total Liabilities $: _B._B 13
INCOME. ~
, '>- cash actually received for Fire
premiums $1.-43,473 63
Received for interest en Bends and
Mortgages 43133
Received for interest and dividends
on. Bonds, Stocks, Loan 3 and from
all other sources 94. SOS 13
Received for Rents 25.3«3 7)
Received far profit on sale of securi-
ties 23,37125
Total Income ■ $1.536. 177 63
EXPENDITURES.
Net amount paid for Fire Losses
(including $132,636 41, losses cf pre-
vious years) $333.516 59
Dividends to Stockholders 100,000 00
Paid or allowed for Commission or
Brokerage 262,42153
Paid for Salaries, Fees and other
charges for officers, clerks, etc 153.730 73
Paid for State, National and local
taxes 50,30143
All other payments and expenditures 104,670 44
Total Expenditures ..$1,604,660 7*
..:-.>:;;... ■
Fire.
Leases incurred during the year $308,740 5.
Risk.? and Premiums. Fire Risks, j Premiums.
Net amount of Risks!
written during the
year ! $157,146,433 $1. 722, 202 73
Net amount of Risks j
expired during the
year 155,003.364 1,735, 677 7.
Net amount In farce
December 3L 1338 [ 200.073.763 2.204.153 St
I. REMSEN LANE, President.
C. L. ROE. Secretary.
Subscribed an.: sworn to before me, this
•Stl. day of January. 1339.
JOS. McCORD. Notary Public.
CESAR BERTHEAU, Manager,
Pacific Coast Department,
423 CALIFORNIA STREET
SAN FRANCISCO. C-kX.
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iflHfia 1 * 5 1*7%. " aitea, u.i.t.ai :_*■
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f?a»«- CT.-Kio-- t:ca ;f ai u-0 . . ni^n.-
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t3fl!».:*-:N«r;.o.E'9_ *»ld toy o«-sx*at»,
B& Cl. a .WF °r -eat In plain wrapper,
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