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TEMPORARY OFFICE > ..>'.
OF., -.•> ". ; . /; v jr
TKE SAN FRANCISCO CALL
H5l FILLMOREST. '.-•
PHONE:. WEST 956. -
VOLUME XCIX— No. 167.
INSURANCE COMPANIES WILL NOT DELAY PAYMENT
PRESIDENT
REPLIES TO
CHANDLER
Explains Rate Bill
Interviews With
Senators.
Denies He insisted
Upon Modifying
Measure. '
Moody Tells of Con
ference With Two
Democrats.
"WAST'TXCTOX. My 1« — A '.ericrthy
Ptatiaa^cl freartr.s m the rr.t* 1 Mil lividrtit
In t':*» fT*T4-t-» cr S!nta/t<-v v-s Isso<F)d rt
this T"h;t: ''icuss f:"£ evenirg. It cdnstvs
c* :\ tetter :'r-;i Atf>tn?v C^r.'rrl Mo*!y
to t*** T'v*»s'{"*"r.t. Rlvlss ;:i aerojiit. at
t"»* ?r*:u?rXs requests of \u2666'-*> cor.X ;r< : 'cce
v-V.lc-h I'oDd" bid r.y tic Prr-rU^rrt's direc
tion T-:t;: Sfa^tor* 1 >3ra?a and EiH«v re
t'rfrr? t!'» rrvifr; fcrt'ire of the
5 * .:* :.£ .sic U"r".s'.-t'y::. snd a !»tt*r ;''t>ni
:' »•; T : • -.'{'.c-.t *.'•_'. lAIUsoa «vj the'
f.n rsfjr.r $fjr. - r * ;''?Jt«JiS i.'je.' \u25a0correspond- j
* : fr^rrTd ?n t!:e statcni~r.t. . The
ri e ';*Tt r"2t fKe >ttT V 3 A*: f^-3~:
•'T\? U>ite i-10-s-2. W£.shi:iston, Hay
"1 ' < i - ••.;..• /., ';, ..." ;\. ;,
""v 7~r-r S^r.^ior 'ii!rr>-i: As Sotiotor'
irav-»'~j our \u25a0sel't'on? t^ the rt*-te ';lil
'' «r ;V v.iVJrv. ' i; is p*rtir»rs dt;e 'to r^u
'\u25a0 * • «\u25a0 i-^u'. i ir~f*ie yor. tKS *mtt?r. "
/ "to- t -c- CRtS i :1! wr:s r»r-"»?"t'».d from t.'ie.
\u25a0" "'\u25a0-.'-r.--'ttr-' tir.A -ft o r. fcv vet? of the com
~>ltce. 'inim?;! had* been put in rhnrsre
'•' t, man? ncn^tc:s r?s rmr.y vjtwid'jrs
itee Li e*se ir.i r^ta j* 4 Vrrr.ce .to Jt.
Amosy Other* I tof i tV»d to s-re ox-Seni
t»r C»o*wr. ss r<^>r«s*ntir.g Mr .Till
m-n. v.ho v.-rs Sa chnrge of ths bill. I
Istfted in reepeace that I ttss. of course.
rntJr^ly «rfmag to see Mr. Tilltnan per- j
.'sr>m:!y or to s^c Mr. Cianaler or anyone •
oipp v. -ho rould sp«?ik for him. and I ac- j
cortUftgly fiirscterJ mv recrctarv to make I
sn apnoint^ert for Mr. Chandler to see I
mft My iinderstandir.fr v»r.s th?.t he was
th« nepFerenfativc of >*r. Tillman.
SPEAKS FO.T TILLMAN.
•"In thts first int»n->w h<^ rtated to me
fee virv,-s of Mr. TiUman with sceminj?
POtborlt?". He call^fj on mo several
i ; mr«. During the samo period I saw
"Cher sentlomen who professed to jjlve
?he vie-oi? of other Senatorc. In addition
I s-.ur numerous Senators, both Republi
<an and Democratic, some of them once
or twice, gome of them many Umee. I
fll.«o saw numerous outsiders — railroad
m^-n, shipper*, newspaper men and stu
'ifnts of traffic regulations; including es
pecially the Attorney General and the
members cf the .Interstate, Commerce
Commission — and on two occasions I saw
groups -of newspaper men In a mass. To
all of these, Senators, representatives of
Senators and outsiders alike, I made the
*«oe statements: those that I made to
Mr. Chand'.er being: the earn© in substance'
that I made to you and to those of your
colleagues of both political parties with
\u25a0whom 1 had any extended conference on
the subject The letter of the Attorney
General, which I enclose, shows fully the
facts as to the conferences whic.b at my
instance he held with Senators Tinman
and Bailey. Those conferences were
rredsely such as. at my Instance, he held
with many other Senators to determine
cbe phraseology and discuss the effect of
amendments proposed by them.
•To all whom I taw I stated that the
Hepburn bill was In its essence entirely
satisfactory to me. The Hepburn, bill as
It passed the House simply recognized the
rigrht of review by th« court*— that Is,
.the Jurisdiction of the courts — but did not
attempt to define It, thus leaving the
courts to prescribe the limits of their own
Jurisdiction. This was In accordance
with the Ideas *>f the Attorney General.
h!s belief belngr that thereby we avoided
•all danger of the bin being declared un
constitutional because of attempts to con
fer either too much or too little Jurisdic
tion on the courts.
QUESTION OF JURISDICTION.
"I also repeatedly stated that while it
was entirely satisfactory to me simply
to leave the Hepburn bill in substance as
It was; that Is, with the recognition of
th« Jurisdiction of the courts, but with
out any attempt to define that Jurisdic
tion, that I was entirely willing that
there should be a definition, provided that
this definition did not a-rrk to grant a
broad review., but explicitly narrowed It
to the two subjects, which, as a matter
• of fact. I believe that the courts would
alone eon«lder In case there was . no at
- tempt to define the limits of their re
\u25a0 view, that would limit it to the question
es to whether the commission had acted
• ultra vires and as to whether any man's
; constitutional rights had been impaired.
1 stated that If the Question of defining
or limiting the review was brought up
• at;eJl I personally felt that this was, the
tvay In which It should be Umlted or
.defined. " " ' '".' "•\u25a0 " " -*-
• . . "At different times at least a score of
• tfjntative amendments were either pre«
k r ; ared by the Attorney General nt the rer
, ficEt of Senators or submitted to me by
.•Trnators. As to many of the amend/nents
<;jic\u000c among others /the subetance
v oT the so-called Lonsr. Overman, Bacon
. .-r.d Spooner amendments) I stated that
I Fhould tie entirely satisfied to have them
in the bill; as to others. I suggested modl
•^ratloin which would make them satisfac-
Continued »n Paae 2.' Cblurm* *..
The San Francisco Call.
PROPERTY
RIGHTS IN
JEOPARDY
Destruction of Records
Will Leadtotay !
DiffWies.
Former Superior Judge Edward A.
Belcher has -just concluded a "careful
examination to 'determine what' rec
ords were .saved by tlie "Recorder, and
he made the following statement to The
Call yesterday as to the situation re-
VIEWS SHOVWNG'TWO SECTIONS) OF THE^FIR^bEV/^
garding property^ rights: : ij
The Recorder saved some" records '\
that will prove of inestimable value, !
notnbly the map*: books. " "The^'records
cf the latest deeds, comprehended in
books 1624 to 2186. with a- few gaps,
and covering the years 1894 to date,
were rescued. The four .map'J books ,
and the indexes were -saved. ' These ,
are all of the map books and indexes. I
; The original maps were-, destroyed, j
; However,' the maps 'in the'bookls were;
i certvfled copies, and for all purposes,:
\u25ba therefore,-, are now originals. i
j Of the re'eordg of the early " deeds, !
books A, B. N. F, G, H, E and L and'
Nos. 1 to 8, Nos. 10 to 39, Inclusive,'
and all within the fifties, and Nos. 91 i
i to 98 and 141 to 226, inclusive, andTaili
i v.ithin the sixties were ' Raved. ..-Vol-j
umes 1, 2, 27, 39 to* 43 arid Volume '61 >
of "Index Deeds" were saved. j
"Transfer Deeds,!! books | A and B;
the "Alcalde Granßs of Fifty Years," i
from 1847 'to 1849; ! ' tne "Spanish «Rec- i
ords Translated"; the "Spanish Rec
ords of Water Lots," books ?B, and C:
the "Original- Spanish Grants." book
B; the "Almond Records";" "Spanish
Blotter." book .B; "Miscellaneous In
flex of Certified' Grants," volume 1, and
the last book of "Certified Residences"
were saved. . .
Of the "Index of Mortgages," books
62 and 1136 (the latter about 1888)
were saved.- * Book 230! of ."Satisfac
tion of Mortgages", (in the late nine
ties) was saved. ' All the '"General
Indexes" from 1 to 240 were saved.
These are indexes of .all save releases
of mortgages, births and marriages.:
• The following- «.moriuary v ;*irecor4s
were saved: From 1850 to 1851; April
1, 1882, to 1889.- and- books "Q" and' R,
July. 1904, to July 1, 1905.
Of the "Register of Births," volume
2 (very:early) was saved. '. ' ;
Of "Marriage Certificates^', index 24
was saved.: -' ' *
Indexes 22. 23, 24. 30 and 36 of "Pa
pers on File" were saved. .
Because of ( this wholesale destruction
of records, in numerous instances title
to real property will necessarily depend
upon proof of possession and payment
qf ; taxes for the statutory period.. The
condition; of liens of every nature, both
Contractual and statutory, is so un
certain that a true predication cannot
be made at this time.. The. mortgagee
who has saved his mortgage- is. fortu
nate, but the .situation of the'mort
gagee who kept his mortgages in his
own safe downtown Is not so pleasant
to contemplate. " ; ' ' / \u25a0 \u25a0:'\u25a0\u25a0 ?]. \u25a0'',-' ' r SJ.
As to mechanics'. Hens, probably they
are In , most instances • utterly "'de
stroyed ; that Is, the lion and - the rec
ord. : Ll*' .:/--••'>,- ,
• Real property titles . will ';\u25a0 in
many instances judicial proceedings 'to
perpetuate testimony -'*. while- persons
still living know thefacts." 'J'r.S*;.
' '.'AH' of the original papers and records
In; San" Francisco bankruptcy canes .in
the office • of i Referee. t Green/? Realty
building, were destroyed: ; except the
bonds which were' always*: filed' with
the' clerk. " All , that exists In" 1 San* Fran -
Cisco's ; bankruptcy cases Is , the -."Bank
ruptcy Register," kept by, the ; clerk of
the United States District Court. show r
Ing ' what court .proceedings \ have > been
had. Including the appointment ofitrus
tee.; In pending ctises v lt will» be colje
necessary "for attorneys', w; \u25a0tipuitt*j[%
\u25a0•: \u25a0 "T"'''\-
ATTEMPTS
TO WRECK
STREET CAR
Peter Denipsey Places;
|eAcro^ps ;
-at Cemetery. |
A dastardly attempt was made Sun
day afternoon , to" wYeck' a fast ' San
Mateo car on the United Railroads' line
near. . Holy,. Cross r- cemetery. » Peter
Dempsey* was 'ordered* 1 arrested* by*- In^
spector Jan^es J." Francis lof the . rail-
road j cbmpahyr Francls?saw* Detnpsey
place^ a_ heavy^ tie acrpsji --• rails."
"Francis f6Howed'7h.s"*ma~n to" Twenty^
ninth . and/Mlssiori, streets/ :whereXheJ
had hi mplaced,under*arfest. «D«mpsey
is held on the^detlnue. book ;at the >Park
police .station- •» He: will* be .vigorously
prosecuted.^ His \defense ~ is that he
merely wanted to etbp a caf .*". > ', \u25a0% ? ':' ','
The attempt -,to wreck{the : car ' Sun- 1
day af ternobn".,*f oliowed I closely-,* i upon \
shimilar attempts made [ last ( February
| and March! ~jl Since <h§ former.; attempts
; the mbtoxmeri 4 and-employes~of , tne rall
i road company, have' been. specially alert,
i Sunday afternpon ' Inspector ; Francis
ar\d . two i men Vw'ene /engaged . in ': switch-
Ing cars at Holy Cross cemetery. C Fran
cis observed .three ,men . epme, out of the
Brookville' 'Hotel' near 'by' "and start '\u25a0 to
ward the track... , They; hailed • a sub
urban-car, which :dld\not> stop.: -Then
: Dempsey ; dragged a' heavy Vtfe' across
Ithe rails and with ;hls* friends .repaired
i to one' side to-observe' the WrecleV- When
the \ car approached-^ from-."; San": Mateo
Dempsey's friends ran toward • th«s ( r*lli
and -tried • to f r«nfovt ;ttie^tle* *• Franclsi
who had been otf, the ;. lookout for*. the
! approaching : vehicle.^ flagged J,th«V car,
ajn^^hjL.P.hjstaclQ.^waa'irin>pved. ..Tb»
car was crowded and but ''for; Francis'
watchfulness^ 1 ay "frightful .'loss > of !> life
might -have,; restxited.i, v' *--^ *'% •' '"-•\u25a0\u25a0{
Dempsey was- placed .aboard: a car
by Poircemeri ? J.jt B:'; JAcCuc^ and Au] C.
CleaverV'and "^neh" *eT"reac|fedi * theVeity
he . was , handcuffed "and : reniov ed to"- the
prisonVr 7 .* \u25a0^.> i '." v^": ';• -*:r '* " :
, Dempsey , had ,been^; drinking, sonje,
but " the 'United^ Raiir'oaAs'/ officials • 'are
not - inclined '^to .' bej, v at /air.lax 7 in ithelr
prosecution of *hirn"fo|f -*car; wrecking;
Wlth'^ that'/dbject <in 1 view, \u25a0 yesterday
ufternoori; Inspector Francis! Swore.^° •*'
I complain-t feef ore "a? Just,lo"e .'of .j the Peace
in San " Mateo County,' ; "«ihafgnig 'Demp-:
sey :with« f attenipting •\u25a0 to-,* wr^ck \ a 1a 1 - car,
which, mnder^ Section; 587>-bf; the 'Penal
, Codg Is] elfhcf£ a r f eloriy;"or;fnisdfemeanor
\u25a0 In » the : dlsefctlonV'bf • : 'the^magistrate;
AVJlliam ,_S!i£ehan, '_ attorney . for, «-thd.
United Ra.llroads, c - ; will V prosecute ' the
case." •: .-/ ) -'c'*'"'"':^ >:^f : i't \u25a0"\u25a0''\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 ' \u25a0*' -' :?
SENATOR CARMAc'k \u25a0 ADMITS \u25ba -- ' • *
HIS ,QE|rEAT t cA"n, PRIMARIES
I. , \u25a0 v ;j ' ' \u25a0•.-.. ..- - ... . . . - j
Say « *H«r |« So^ry 'ifie; Demopfata ': ofC Ten-"}
\u25a0 newee Havo- Disapproved of ••" HU "
NASHVII-MC.VTennr. i'Maiy.;^4!— Pmctl-
J cally , complete' ,return.B.;Tronj Saturday's
Democrtt!e*«^na!oHal'prima^y: ehow;that'i
j former.. Governor-Robert. L.-«-T«y4pr -/ !»\u25a0',
i nominated ,. over Senator, j E.i*:W.*!Carmack ;
.with a njajorltyc •.approocjmattnsr.' " 3000.^
Before ' leaving \u25a0 f ar.i Waahington - tonight
{Senator G%rn»ck^f»aA<l:itv,,V^H ;':' *' -N-j }
1 i -''I. accept i without 'bltternt»r or.; com-'
| plaint that verdict VdT;;™: the #'; Democratic |
j party.*,; I Ushould ?have<ibeert.~. pjeased, - of
I course. \u2666 If my course. In - the. Senate had
; won - Its ' approval', instead •* of -.its i dl«ap
' proval. •\u25a0 but *I " am "> »u»ta fried :.r b^jhthe ? con-'
r clousn?85 . that to ' the,' b,eet I of iiajfi Ability
I have - faithfully < served th« f people >r <>f
, Tenneesee.''. . _; •; " ; : - _^j_ </rci *^' " "\u25a0' :
record, to <J&e'r certlfiea "by^thejreferee,
for the useifef Ju'dffS Ife ;ilaven; r.\ :•- -;
i All; of -*- *£>?•* cWitenrs »-."of » Judge- ;De
Haven's "'cha!!w hers r^e^consumed^ln
clutflng : a 4 f «sV ; *b>TT(kruptcy/cases /f ipm
the v ihterlor^cbpntles^ which'; hail been
iubmittefl -hnSjifit'4 oK his desl? await
ioglexamlriatlom'V^.« V '.'-''P/-': ; : v'; : '\u25a0\u25a0y-^'
-SAN FRANCISCQif TUESDAY;^ MAY 905;
Aoits Sa| Adjiistment f^^
Rapidly Than at Chicago, Boston orßalife.
GFFICESf ARE
WILL SOON
MOVE INTO
THE KOHL
Structure on Montgomery
Street Almost Ready
liiiilitilfi
'•' The, great- Kohr office building on -the
, northeast ;-i corner^ of f: California i and
i Montgomery > c " streets ;, will ; be'r occupied
|j by "a; t ma jorityi of Its 'old \ tenants"; before
' the * close of • the i present week.V -;The
• Associated "I Oil V- Conapany^ .which v has
;had l executive t offices hln • the ';. Western
: Addition j since I th e '\u25a0 flre^ will j remove all
I its * business »to," the % Kohl -.building : to-^
jj d ay .';^The % Cal Ifornla' IT! tie ''Insurance^
j'iConj pany^has-' about -ther e!
! fiting 1 6t~ Its >offlces } in'; the - north end <of
ithe; bui ldlng on ; the ground floor. ; Some
'days'ago:the directors met on the third
| floo.^ and^ made '.plans.^ : ; '\u25a0•'•,; .: "\u25a0 p - ;" ; *i ? ;>
: Qn i the? n'frthW ithe j Kohl \u25a0 building
i.therei '.there was no \ fire : adjoining the walls of
I ithe .structure. •\u25a0> On' the ; east; stands Hhe
Mercantile V^Triist \u25a0£ Company •*: building,
which '~wa si not '- at- all ? touched vby-^the
flames.;-; In ithe ' Mercantile iTrust : ,Com : *
: pany;. vaultf ; not[a; paper; was* singed 7 or,
even idlscblbred. ol /:_[ f- '. .'. c','-\ tr<y. v
t The Kohl buiiaing was filled at the
.time l of * -the; ire A^The £ Associated .Oilj
Cpmp4ny rb'ccuple'd *the i entire 4 elevehttf
floor.^: '•* Other^' corporations ? arid \; many,
lawyers'. :; offices^were i on^i the . '\u25a0.-lower,
floprs.fi On tthe; ground floor! on ( the Cal -
ifornla » streetTaide] were" onlcestof,,bro
kers! andri others. f *4The?frame|of^the
, buildlngiwas'notjharmed^and'.theTmar
! scmry t r also' escaped, if Above I the> f ourthl
flopr, /littlei harml; was ; done! iby i flanies 1
'except 'where '• one % or A two offices '-were
BCArched.' « t prJneHipal 1' .JossetaVtWisre,
\ occasioned-by- the^ r-eonsumlng- of *\u25a0 law
libraries arid office • furniture.; * ' ; >\ '\u25a0
Wi»«ck Blocks All Traffic.
13.— Traffic was i
again .blocked- over, the .mountain division
Of, the Southern- Pacific today by at freight
wreck ta(j EUman, 4 ' on", the hiir. - Four cars i
of ; an. I eastbou nd J San ta " F , ef reight > trata !
weWtferailtJd v thls i morning,' - preventing
both : passenger V and -trains? pass- \u25a0
ing»over..tne -mountain- track. ,. Two. Santa
Fe \u25a0 freight * and ; on c - San ta" Fe J . passenger
train'due Jin.tSan^Francisco* this -evening
did ' not*, leave K; Tehachapl & tvitil f, tonight;
and * a I Santai Fe I passenger; train f that I af
rlve4f: thlsi itornlng.ils 1 still jj in .ithe V kcal
yardsA^ Traffic 1 was i 1 «sumed V at ) 8 o'ebek
«>»***•' ' ' \:\L:.
.'.lmpatience Als .tkklngTjPOssession^of
; many /policy-holders >.who;lwere "made
poorerjby^.the conflagration; because t of .
i the'delay \u25a0on the I part: of ' the . Insurance
' companies to "adjustt'and ; settle flosses.'
.XsXa^rjesult^of 'thiSj feellngCbf uheasl-,
/nejjsja/comfnittee. representing proper??
owners 7and • business | men jof - 4 this 'city,
wen ti before % the t meeting I of . ! the • Fire
; UrtjHerwTtterB'/>'AdJusting' i 'Bureati 1 U in
! Re^d % Halli;iC)akland. t yesterday,'' for' the
I purpose? if | ascertaining.' 1 i tKe ,6r
ganlzatlon^wasrdblrigjand^what' itfln?
tended : rto -,do -invthe adjustment and
settlement of : claims; why the-under
wrlters • did • not - ; have > quarters - In - San
Francisco where;: policy-holders , could
give i; notice' 'of Hhelr" losses and' obtain
reliable • and | authoritative " Information
as : to* what course^.to pursue- In clear-
Ing , away/- debris -in cases where^ the
owners wanted \to Rebuild immediate
ly; The' committee' consisted 'of; Sahi-;
uel / Knight," 1 David £ RichV arid, E.; S.
Rothschild., - \u25a0 '\u25a0\u25a0\u25a0 .-•:\u25a0:"•• ;'.-.:V"
y! Chairman- G. W. Spencer, of .the^Flre
Underwriters* 'Adjusilng . Bureau - ,out
lin'ed^'the*system 'upon which the jcom-
pa'nles*^"were!.^'working. "• In ; adjusting
claims, 'in* answer I.1 '. v> 'the 'questi6n as
tot when -payments, on -losses •. would be
forthcoming.- Mr.vSpencer/sald:> *; S^
~" ''The^underwriters pay ' all- losses
iii Tfull- ps they 'have! done in the. past,
and without! discounting 1 . Mentaccus
tb'medv'^toJ-looking'-"'great ;in
the \fftce' are now adjusting' the losees
so that-they may be ''paid. a's ; soon; as
possible."' •' *\u25a0>' *> \u25a0-\u25a0"' '-,:\u25a0, :\u25a0 \u25a0:•'• ' • ' ' '
»" v ßolla'-V. •' Watt" said that the insur
ance' menrwere rfarther ahead: in :thelr
work -than f were * the banks. :, and that
the ' - estimated -losses Sof $200,000,000
were -being:; handled and adjusted faster
than; were the>losses » in -the Chicago,
Boston and. Baltimore iflres. •:\u25a0• : >-
\u2666 -R^UEST -
a*stb : why"! the insurance 'com
panies '"did riot "'publish' a " list •' of their
; losses, 3 Mr.' , Watt* replied: •-' '•> 'A" >' \u25a0 '
'\u25a0\u25a0 •-: "That.- would Ibe 'as- unreasonable as
;it;*'wou]d r be to \u25a0 ask the -banks -to I,pub
lish' a* list- of- their and-^cus
; tpmers, ; and, besides, Jt ..would j entail a
1 vast. '.amount* of .'extra labor at.', this
' tlme^ , We i cannot give any information
regarding many. }'\u25a0 policies that*; were
. burned, ; but I every ,, person 1 who •; held a
policy .may* rest'assured'that-'the un
derwriters will deal rhonestly and fair-;
: ly/with . the holder ; m the j final , settle-
Kment." '.., \u25a0'.-, \u25a0"\u25a0..; . ' .: '.....
;\u25a0"\u25a0 '; •F. J." Devlin followed " Mrl Watt, and
istated that -many;. 1 of the ' insurance
were* : hanflicappel . In accom-
Imodatlngi their.: clients ; wlth-'lnforma
||tlon because of -the destruction of rec-
: ords^' ;1 " r' : : . : '\u25a0\u25a0:•"' •\u25a0 . \u25a0; \u25a0'.--• *• -,". -
; '. '.'This iSiii "tlmeiroTipattence .and'-nqt-'
i'for" criticism.';.'^remarked* >Mr.' :Devlin.
j> *?T.he ? insurance^ companies, i with per-,
\u25a0'•Haps bne'.or; two Jexceptionfe. wilH pay.
' every- dollar \u25a0 theyT owe;;, Insurance .men,
;in- fact/^wlll \be 'called -upon !to .rebuild,
i San } Francisco,^ and }• property ; owners
fshbuld"' exercised patience jWhlle^ claims ;
'are .being, adjusted."..". ......,...„' :.!
t" ..The property owners"; committee was
I jrlyem to: understand; that the,F*ire Un
ilderwrlters'.'fAdjustingr^ Bureau"; would ;
"operi'a'jbranehofHcein.the ferry^bulldr
; ii»go.next^ Monday, v where in-r
> formation^ would-be "furnished^ 'The
' Jcommit|,ee ;iwas\- told ;, that ' the: reason
ithe'uriderwrlters hadtrstablished them
j» selves 3 in? Oakland -ityas^because" ithey
!'could|hot "secure?; the' -necessary .office ;
> j jaccommodatlbns: here."* v , ;, .. ' *y : • • ' ,
| ; PERMITS^TO \ REMOVE DEBRIS, fi;
~i'i | Persons^desiring^: to removed debris
from - > their premises Jare " advised ' : by.
'the ; underwriters to s fcrst ;go .to,' the \u25a0 rep^
, resentatlVe's]ofrthe;conipanies In [which
i theyjarej insured,^ expram? the : ; situation
and i be- jgoverned. 4b> , the ;- instructions j
given nthem.v '}-*: " : S-i.'-y\ i \u25a0 \u25a0,- '.'''\u25a0"\u25a0 '*"- ;.^. r . : v.j
1 r^.The* following" losses i werei taken up |
by^the:g£neral^adju£tlng-committee ,of I
the': Fire .-Underwriters' \u25a0 Adjusting! Bu
reau iVyesterday.* and, 'Hhe "companies
named iwereTdesigniited .to furnish men
tbladjustlthe' losses: S/v- ; • ; :
• % California "i^i # Theater — Commercial
Uriion:^Caledonian.*;.WllllamBburgidity.
ifi Mechanics'. Pavlliori^-NbTthern.Ham^
burg^Bremen^NorWich^Unlon. '
''\u25a0?*£ Jsir*EOrtunni~-Libnd.biti!; and
and J Globe.l Globe ; and \ Rutgers.l London !
LJqyds.*i Provldence-Washlngrtqn: "Alle- j
ghany.!.-' '"-.-' ; : , "-.- ' • \
i Electrical 'Company— Union, i
: Bprinjfflejd,";' Northern. \^ % ' J\. . . • * , r
'. I \u25a0 Seller : Bros.; v 10 1 [ Market ; s tree t-^A tr.
OAKLAND OFFICE
THE SAN FJpCISCO CALL
10H BROADWAY. ',
1 Business Office Phone: Oakland 1083-
Editorial Rooms Phone: Oakland 7460.
las, : KbyaJ^Exchan«ei Pennsylvania.*
' ; Lillenfleld &;Co.>, Suttcr and Kearriy
streets-^Flremari r s ;\'fund; ; German-;
AmertcaT\^Boyal»*--\'' ; *'"- \u25a0 —'--\u25a0 \u25a0 - \u25a0'-
u-WllliamJ/McCorrhick'.: ! 30-3S Sutter
stre^t—Pbbiitiii Vbt * Brooklyn, Union,
Milwaukee 'Mecljanlw^ --s.;-;; >
"""^Bohra-Brlstoi . * Company, . ;- 104-110
peary- street-^NortbTSritlsh'jand i'Merr
cantile^ Aetri£;= Royal. : ) v ?^^ »^:.'~;^- :.
> . Simmons iS Manufacturing : • Company,
Fifth V and \u25a0 To wmerid . streats^-Phoenlx
jot i Brooklyn. \u25a0 : Padflc . .• Underwriters,
Norwich Union.- ;*."*:' '.;•:' * "
-Andrews* Diamond . Palace— Atlas,
Hartford,- Sun. . :.-;;". ';: ;.\u25a0 i
.Westingrhouse Manufacturing Com
pany—Phoenix , ' of Lond on. i California,
Insurance Company 'of , North 1 , America.
i ' Parcells* Safe Company, ,216" Califor
nia street— Traders, ; Citizens,' Atlanta-
Birmingham. t - - \u0084-<;: . - 4 .'•-:, \u25a0 \u25a0..•-•.•!
American -Can '-Company— •German-
American,' Union Assurance.*-.-.' - -v \u25a0:*.
'-\u25a0\u25a0>. -Vermont Marble Company. 244 Bran-.
nan street-^-Traders. "Phoenix of Brook
lyn;-Home'of. New; York. 1 ' ,-' "'. : -r' -» '\u25a0"'\u25a0
• Phelah" building— Royal/ -.- Home*' of
New Yorkj-Londpn - and pLlverpoql j anl
Globe.-:. ; ':.', -, ".\u25a0,-•,,:> •*... : -;:"
*8 J- Spencer . .Turne^ 'Company. ..53-59
Steuart ' street— Northern j - Insurance
Company of North ''America, .Milwau
kee Mechanics.; .-... . \u25a0\u25a0:".".:'\u25a0\u25a0-'".' -" :'. "" *
Olympic >v Club— Fireman's, Fund,
Pennsylvania! . Phoenix of tondo'n. ' .
. . Charles Kelliis & Co., :120-32 Kearny.
street— Union.. Aetna, -Sun. :.; J ". -- ;' -'
Callaghan .Estate- Company, Market
and « : McAllister, streets-— Phoenix- of
Brooklyn. -Union, Sun. v- " ; -'.v. v
Central Light and Power. Company-
New York Underwriters,* Union. Rhine
and Moselle.. .; \u25a0•;\u25a0>' "-'\u25a0:' ,'\u25a0\u25a0'\u25a0'\u25a0:\u25a0\u25a0'.-\u25a0\u25a0 '\u25a0 -":.-. -.-.
' Martel- Power Company, 145-49 Fre
mont streetr-Natlonal ,' Union," Conti
nental, Springfield.'-" . V .. -;'' .:.-->
Pacific Coast Paper' Company, '206
208 'Battery "street— Calumet, : Home" of
New York; Orient:-; ;J.:-:; J .:- : ••-; '.;:
INSURANCE COMMISSIONER '
DENIES CHARGE OF BRIBERY
John. A. Shaughnessy - Accuses "W. •F.
- Bechtel Haying Sworn * Falsely;
;\u25a0; "" ' -.' "' on .Witness Stand.;'. *.' :.. ,,
; ST. PAUL, *Mlnn., May, 14.— The Pio-^
ne'er- Press' today printed , a "statement \pt
Fire. Insurance* Commissioner./. John ' A.
Shaughnessy, who Is charged 'by W.~ F.
Bechtel, in testimony given' before the
latter at- his 'trial for misusing the- funds
of. the. Northwestern - - Life -Insurance
Company, .with- having, accepted a bribe
of $5000 ,to : suppress, an • unfavorable":re
port regarding the condition of,the.com
pany.;-- •<\u25a0 -•' \u25a0•* -•'•—•\u25a0' ------
Shaughnessy makes ' emphatic - denial
that' Bechtel paid » him \u25a0 $5000 "or any -other
sum : for. suppressing 1 the report: s;Shaugh
nessy says -he asked \u25a0to be allowed to be
a-\witness at -the recelit: trial. of • Bechtel.
but • that the - prosecution refused: ,on . the
ground that it = did ; not : wish : to j have ; the
real .issue obscured; by . the. introduction
of , the '\u25a0' ; alleged, bribery.,. »c Shaughnessy
alleges that s Bechetel's charge ( against
him- was inspired by. revenge, as. the .lat
ter held :. him . responslbler for ; the inves
tigation = which 7 : culminated," in" Bechtel's
resignation ; of > the presidency, of ' the in
surance company. \u25a0 \u25a0...^S^ti^raS^Egg
KANSAS BANK \u25a0WRECKER ;' ,' ,
'.. V , •; •'; LANDS -IN t PENITENTIARY
'Honry^M. GollJ Commences 'Serving Ten
; ;Year.-;Sentence; t fo.p. Embaxzllng ..Funds .•
«'-; of^ Milwaukee -i lnstitution.'.. r;C^
: ' LEAVEITWORTH. - Kan3.,'.» May »- 13.—
Henry "M.vGoll,'- former x cashier* of the
First ; National -Bank : at , r*r
cently - found : guilty •' of ."misapplying- the
\u25a0funds S of. .that institution ; and .1 making
false "entries/ and i sentenced Itb^ten years
in -the .; United .^States " : penitentiary vat
Fortilioavenworth.; arrived" at' the - prison
today.* '*'Goir- appeared? perfectly., ccol when
h»~ entered >the prison gates and'-remarkr
ed ; tha V he ; was \u25a0\u25a0 glad ;, the " trial 1 wns : over."
>Yarden McClaughey jaidi he.>< would aa
sign ,the ' prisoner/ to • do. clerical iwork. j He
may.*: work- In Hhe \u25a0. same 1 department J with
Frank *O.- Blgelow. a former president -r of
the '1 First '" National."] now.",- serving /.ten
years , for . his . part ; In I wrecking! the " bank.
I neapacltated '; Through. Old .Age.
i. BUDAPEST, i May"; 13.— Right " Rev. Sij
mund s Biidlch. ,' former :. Bishop " of ; 'J Kas
chau.'. one of ! the richest. sees : ln^ the mon-'
archy,"!-iwho/recently> was* forced -?to ' re
linquish ; his \u25a0 sacred : office ' because of large
indebtedness.") ha s - been j placed; under legal
guardianship > because z of; the c mental un-;
capacity '• due "i to i old jj age. ' \ His 3 secretary,
nnfl an art dealer;. -."-.who,'./ It*, isl alleged,-
IridvcedVthe x Bishop tj to" part-"with^.large
sums) of \u25a0 money,"' are , being \ prosacutad.
PRICE FIVE CENTS:
DIRECTORS
WILL PAY
THE LOSS
Traders' Insurance Com
pany to Reimburse
Policy Holders. /
Dollar for Dollar Will Be
Given on San Fran
cisco Risks.
Receiver to Be Dismissed
When FuD Settlement
Is Mailed
CHICAGO, May 14.— At a meeting of
the directors of the TradersV Insurance
Company, which passed Into the. hands
of a receiver a short. time ago because
of .the "losses .of the •_ in • the
fire at San Francisco, it was . decided
to- pay^ the. losses, dollar for dollar, was
soon as " the show- the,- court
that'.the- losses have been paid '• the re
ceiver is. to be dismissed and the com
pany will be continued In business.
.; LONDON, May 14. — Shareholders of
the London and Lancashire Insurance
Company to-day , ratified, the " increase
of /capitalization : to- $25.000.000. .'. Their
losses in California are estimated \u25a0at
55.000.000. . ' \ - , \u25a0 . .- -
PHILADELPHIA, May 14. — The
Pennsylvania .insurance companies,
nine in -all, have submitted statements
of their condition and showing an ag
gregate loss in.' San Francisco of $7,
460,250.
GAUFORNIA CHINESE
TO FIGHT TO KEEP
THEIR REGISTRATION
Los Angeles Attorney Retained by
Wealthy Celestials to Readjust .
Matters of Grave Importance. : •
Burning of Certificates in San Fran*
• isco Fire Affects More than
! j 25,000 Orientals. ,
LOS ANGELES, May 13.— The Call- "
f ornia Chinese are to make an effort
before , the highest authorities in "the
land for complete registration of their
people. It is said that ' George " I* 3f •»"
Keeby, former Assistant United, States
Attorney/especially; among : the .'.Chl-^
nese, has been called, upon to assist. the *
wealthy Celestials in their, efforts. . Mc-
Keeby. is to leave for Washington in -a
few . days to lay the : entire case before
President Roosevelt.. .
-Seen at his Hollywood home: this
afternoon McKeeb'y neither denied nor
affirmed that' he had such a mission in
contemplation. - ' .* \u25a0
: "I will, say, however." he remarked, ;
"that the burning of -thousands of cer- k
tlflcates In San Francisco makes a very,
serious . problem not | only for \u25a0 the . Chi
nese", themselves, . but for the Federal
officials ; as well, who must ; spend ; mil- •
lions of money in straightening out this
problem > unless* some : radical > measure
is' taken 1 for its relief."
; * The "c" c contention of leading . Chinese •
Ij that more than 25,000 certificates. of;
registration,' a great part of .which 'are'
not duplicated. In ~ "Washington.': ,'w«re.
destroyed- in 'the 'fire which leveled -th*
great Chinatown *In - the 111-fated city.
: • Many of the Chinamen are bordering
on panic, for; they realize that should
.their right to be in the United State*
be \u25a0' questioned they , have nothing - s t«
show their legal residence. For month*
to come any Chinese who has; a possible'
knowledge : "of i English q and * American .
customs '.will claim, on arrest/ that', his ;
certlflcate .was \ destroyed in San Fran- »
Cisco. The problems that now confront)
the Immlgratfon officials "are practically
endless.- • *•« ." - ;•; • "\u25a0* "•' •' \u25a0--•*'
' The -registration now in effect was
made ! twelve^ years' ago. : The ' Chinese'
themselves^clalm ! that this was Imper
fect ; and in * some respecis on * a wrong
basis." .- . - /
Brazilian Diplomats In West.
. SEATTLE.' , May ; 14.^Joaquln , Nabuce.
the Brazilian V Embaasador .< to the Unite*
States."> reached -this . city tonight : . on - a
pleakure "of "t" t the ; country. ; which > will,
culminate In his departure ' to < attend . t Ji»
Pan -American Congress to be held in Rl»
Janeiro • In : July. ~ In » the • party ..with' him
were 5 Vicomte \ D'Alte; * Portuguese - Min
ister; •-. Colonel /A."*- *Je ; Pedernelras, : Bra-"
illia n .! attache.* and Harry : BaatianaUl. .
the : Exnbassador's "secretary: l . 'The v party
Is .accompanied :. by;. and are guests ".of
ex- Congressman »R. C. ' Shannon." '
Michigan * Lumberman - Di«s.
!- PA§AD3ErN'A.V May ' ll.^Grov* H. An-.
I trhn,\' a lumberman t of Grand ,
; Rapids,: Mich.*.* ' diedXat .^hls .winter ; home,;
; 655 J^East:' Colorado;.; street, early this
moT^lng.^ ;He .^ was years y^ old .and ;
I leasts a' widow and .'three chcildrM*