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The morning call., 1891-06-03
MARINE INSURANCE.
The Difficulties in the Way of the Pool
Surm0Unted.

The Difficulties in the Way of the Pool
SurmoUnted.
The new arrangements entered into by
the marine insurance companies engaged in
the wheat and flour business went into force
nOminally on June 1st but practically yes
terday.
As stated in THE CALL at the time the
Insurance companies having realized that
the rates on wheat and -four from this Coast
to Europe had not only ceased to be profit
able but insured a continuous loss, decided
some months ago to raise the rates. a pool
had been actually formed and was going
into force when, at the last moment, OppoSi-
ton came from an unexpected quarter,
namely, from the agents Of several OF the
large companies who are also wheat and
-four shippers.
The promoters of the plan to raise rates
had also to contend against the jealousy Of
the smaller companies who were not sue
cessful in securing large accounts. To meet
the difficulties and adjust the differences
needed time and tact, but the advanced
rates have at last been secured by pooling
the various interests.
There are sixteen companies engag ed in
the insurance of wheat and flour risks, and
the business has been distributed in pro-
portion to the magnitude of the different
companies and their success in securing
good accounts. The underwriters have
made many needed concessions to the ship
pers by including a number Of ports on the
Continent at rates charged for the United
Kingdom These concessions and a slight
discrimination in favor of -four have satisfied
the shippers, with the result that pool
has been formed and a fair division Of the
whole wheat and -four business of the Coast
has been made. The shippers are now
quite in harmony with the plan to raise the
rates, and without their consent and ap-
prevail ncrhlng could have been accom-
plished. The advance IS one-quaTter Of
per cent, which makes the rates in future in
force as follows: Iron ships with wheat or
flour ia per cent, wooden ships per cent
An additional quarter per cent is charged
ships sailing from Oregon aud Sound ports.
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Needed a Senator.

'The letting of the contract at Washing
ton yesterday for the construction of cruiser
No. 10 recalls the experience OF Irving NJ.
Scott in securing the award for the one
known as No. 6, which is now being built at
the Union Iron Works"
The speaker was prominent politicians,
and he had just been bemoaning the fact
that California had not been properly rep
resented in the United States Senate fer
years.
when the bids were opened" he added,
sit was found that Cramp was $4,000
under the Scots, but in going through the
papers Mr.. Scott found that his competitors
had drawn a pen through one of the specj-
fications. Nothing had been substituted,
and Scott saw chance To make a vigorous
protest.
q" Just let ME wipe out that specification, ,
said Mr.. Scott. and I'll make your vessel
100000 eheaper.I
Some hard work was needed to be done
at once, and il was decided TO appeal to the
President. Now what was the RESULT One
Of the Senators could have arranged it all,
but no Senator was on hand. Senator
Hearst, unfortunately, was in Washington,
but too i'll to leave his bed. Senator STAN
ford was in Europe for his health, Jones Of
Nevada was enjoying himself with party
of friends at the Hoffman House in New
York, and Stewart was quarreling with the
President. In this emergency Mitchell of
Oregon was appealed TO, and through his
efforts the contract came to San Francisco.
For nearly ten years Calif0rnians have been
compelled to depend upon the Senators OF
other State"
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Every now and then in the stale, Hat and
improbable season of newspaper HE some
announcement appears with sea-serpent
regularity that the smelts are running IN
Richardson's Bay to such an extent that II
the angler does not steal away from the
banks very quietly the fish will follow him
home. Records of two, three, and even four
Founders, are common. The local profess
sional fishermen read the story, stick their
tongues in their cheeks and reap rich har-
vest from that class described by Carlyle as
constituting the majority Of the population
of Edin burgh. :.
The fact is that there are plenty OF smelt
in the bay all the year round, but at certain
seasons they bite more freely than at others,
and they have also marked prediction
for the eddies in the neighbOrhood OF
strong rush OF water. The eastern slde OF
the San Francisco Bay has OF late years
enjoyed more patronage than the city slde,
and large catches have been made from
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across the bay and was now within quar-
ter OF a mile distant, moving shuTeward in
a cresceBtic line with the conYexty toward
the wharf.
THAT is the first Of the flood; now look
outp said Mr.. Gately.
Swift as the flight of the shadow in a solar
eclipse. the dark band swept on. Mean
while every one was pulling out smelts, one
two, three az a time; the wharf was alive
with fish Hopping on the boards. In an
other minute a perceptible hummng sound
was heard the lines were driven back by
the rush OF the tide, which came on, swash,
swash, swash. The fun with the smeIts
grew fast and furious. The average catch
was a dozen to each rod in the next ten
minutes. and there were over fifty rods at
work. A shrek of triumph hailed the land
ing of one smelt which honestly measured
seventeen inches from eye 20 fork of tail.
and weighed nearly pound and a half.
The average length was nine inches. with a
weight of about five to the pound.
Presently the sport commenced to slacken.
The shoal had gone on up the bay with the
tide.
1--WE shall have to wait now for the sec
ond rip" said bIr. Catchy, quietly. "It
will be here In about twenty minutes, and
Is caused by the water from the Sacramento
checking the flood tide aud forcing it over
to this side.
Even while he spoke a second dark band
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Quite a Distinction.

Assemblyman Tim Barnard of Butte
County, who is among the guests at the
Grand Hotel, has little niece recently out
from Kentucky. who, although but II years
old, is well up in politics, and inclined to be
facetlous at her distinguished uncle's ex-
pense.
The genial Assemblyman relates that ne
met his little niece few days ago, and she
began at once to ask questions about the
politics of California.
Now, uncle" she inquired with all seri-
business, what is a hoId-over Senator'S
The matter was fully explained, and after
listening patiently she said: well, that
isn't what we call a hold-Over in Kentucky
"What is the difference?"
''In Kentucky we give that name to any
Senator who can hold over quart and
waikiki
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PANHANDLE DISTRICT.
The Supervisors Petiti0ned for
Improvements.

The Panhandle Improvement Club met
last evening at the rooms of the Real Estate
Exchange on Post street, Dr. c. D. Salfeld
presiding. In opening the meeting DR.. Sal
field spoke briefly upon the subject Of need
ed Improvements in the Panhandle District
and the best methods of obtaining them.
Since our organization, said he. we have ac-
complished but little We petitioned the old
Board Of Supervisors for better police and
fire protection and for better system OF
street-lghting. To all Of our prayers we re-
ceived the same funds exhaust
ed" We shall get nothing from this or any
other board, unless we make ourselves heard
and bring what influence we can to bear to
secure the needed reform. Our taxes are
higher than in any other portion OF the city.
The dollar limit only serves the interest OF
the very wealthy and is in conflict with law,
which provides that all property shall be
assessed according 20 its true value. Taxes
on unimproved property are altogether too
high.
Eleven petitions TO be presented to the
Supervisors were read and signed By about
I25 members Of the club. These petitions
ask that a schOol-house be erected west of
Baker street and south Of Fulton, also, that
police nd fire protection be granted to that
portion of the city within the abOye-named
HWltSs tudt I0It StlOCV II Uui A@O5e ~ van
van, and Stanyan from Fell to Fulton be
severed; that Oak street from Baker to
Stanyan be regarded to the official line and
grade; that sidewalks be constructed on
Haight and Page streets from Baker to
Stauyan; that Almo square and the sur
rounding streets be improved; that better
system Of street lighting be provided for
that portion of the city bounded by Baker,
Stanyan, Oak and Frederick streets; that
appropriations for the park be increased
that the COW limit be extended to First ave-
nue.; that the law requiring property own
ers to "bulkhead'' property to prevent drift
ing sand be rigidly enforced; that steps be
taken to effect the earliest possible removal
of the City Cemetery.
A committee composed of Messrs. En-
glish, Wilson, Fisher and Haas was APP
pointed to ask the Park Commissioners to
remove the fence on either size Of the pam
handle on the way to the park.
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Woe. woel Unutterable Woe.

Why endure 1t daily nightly, we had well nigh
rheumatism. The remedy, botanic. pure, safe and
prompt. is at hand Were the evidence in behalf OF
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters coIlated 1t would be
found to TEEN with well authenticated proofs that
the medicines both preventive and remedy In
this malady of varying agonies ana ever present
Danger To forestai its chronic stage is the dictate
OF prudence. ReHounce dangerous medication. Far
more effective, more certain, more permanent in
the bonehsent consequences is the use Of the Bit
tiers. Experience Endorses. the recommendation of
physicians sanction its use. Begin early, use with
persistence. and expect relief. Hostetters Stomach
Bltters relieves constipation. bihousness. kidney
ailments, dyspepsia and maarial trouble. 90
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MEN ABOUT TOWN.
Short Stories Gathered From the
Hotel Corridors.
Was Afraid to Take the Risk-Sometiraes
Costs Finger-Quits Distinction.
Senators Badly Needed.

did you ever stop to think what an
awful risk FL. a. Osborne Of the Los Angeles
Express assumed when he accepted the po-
sition of Collector OF Port of Wilmington q
few days ago?" asked Los Angeles politi-
clan last night, as he leaned over the
counter at the Palace and thoughtfully
eyed the clerk. Strange combination Of
circumstances that" and he thoughtfully
shook his head as he proceeded to light o
cigar. NOW there was poor Downing,
whom Osborne succeeded, who was appar
emily well and strong when he was named
for the place, and he lay down to die. lie
was the fourth man to die after being ap-
pointed to that place under Harrison, and
not one of them served his commission
more than a few weeks. Funny part of ii
is that made a fight for it, and it progressed
so far that the President wrote me letter
saying that my name would be presented
for confirmation. just about that time
was seized with an attack Of palpitatiOn of
the heart, and that settled it. / don't think
/ am superstitious, and yet the fate of the
four Collectors rose up before me and
weakened. l became convinced that if l
accepted the place | would follow my pre-
decessors, and so l sat down and wrote my
declinatiOn. Perhaps | was foolish, but
you know how il goes"
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SUMNER RACES.

Final Arrangements for the Meet-New
Purses offered.
The Pacific Coast clearinghouse Breeders
Association have appointed Messrs. Burke,
Loeber, Mcintosh and Tompkins a commit
tee to secure entries for that portion of the
summer programme which had failed to fill
In order to tighten their duties as much as
possible the Directors offer the following
purses:
A $1,000 purse for 2:25 pacing class for the
second day, entrance 10 per ceRt; purse for
rOad~teTs that have been used on the road since
june Isl, 10 be driven by owners, one mile ana
repeat; also use for road teams USED on
The road since June st.
A purse of $500 for the third day, August
9Th, for the free-f0r-dll pacing purse, Hedcuck's
Adonis TO 60 10 wagon; 10 per cent entrance.
A purse Of $4,000 for Saturday, August 10Th,
for the 2;1S class. The terms are per cent for
q med horses and 3 per eeUt additional from The
winners OF the first three moneys.
The Directors decided to hold their fall
meeting from October 5.h to 18th inclusive.
They approved the idea of purchasing the
Wallace Register. and ordered a circular
to issue calling upon all members of the
association to take iiftV shares If the stock
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ENGLISH HOP FLY.

A Note of Warning TO Growers in Cali
foruia.
Some time ago hop-growerS along the Sac
ramento River noticed the appearance on
their vines Of an aphis, which they feared
was the English hop fly. As soon as the
matter was referred to Secretary Lelong of
the Horticultural Society he detailed Nj.
Craw, entomoIogist of the board, TO make a
careful inspection of tie Sacramento hop
fields.
He has recently returned with the news
that the aphis supposed 90 be the hop fly
is the common grain louise. He also found
the cabbage louise ana the plum louise in the
vicinity CT some Of the hOp-felds. but none
on the vines.
In August 1890, Secretary LelOng re-
ceiYed several packages ef infested hop
leaves from Lane County, Oregon, which
proved on examination TO be tbe English
hop fly. Communication was at once had
with +. /. Washburn- State EntomolOgist,
who visited several regions and urged hop
rasers to destroy all plum thickets, where
the hop fly lays its eggs, and from which
they spread to the hop vines soon after
Matching.
Nh Lelong suggests to hop-growers in
this State 10 examine their vines, and if
aDhis Is found to communicate with him at
once. The cabbage and plum aphis can be
easily distinguished from the hop fly. They
are shorter and of a darker green color.
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Americas Firsr Strike.

" Do you know that this Government had
been in existence over fifty years before
such thing as strike was known among
the laboring people?" asked Frank Gass-
ner of Cincinnati. as he leaned thoughtfully
against the eigar-Stand at the Occidental
yesterday. I" Yes sir. fifty years. and it was
reserved for Ohio to be the scene of the first
revolt. 1t was in 1870, in June, l think.
that the employees OF Wolf & Co.'s foundry
in Cincinnati struck for an increase in pay.
and in few days it spread so as to include
all the iron-workers of the city. For more
than a month both sides held out, and at
the end of that time the lab0rerS succeeded
in securing money with which to start CO.
operative foundry. They chose business
manager and superintendent from among
their own number, and started out with a
great boom. At the end Of three years they
went to the wall, aud after everything was
cleaned up they were still $500, coo behind.
AS each of the incorporates was personally
responsible under the Ohio law for the LA
bIiities of the concern, without limitation as
to time, every one of the strikers was COM
PEELED 10 leave the State in order to prevent
their savings being seized to satisfy their
creditors, So ended the first strike"
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Lnnpest ON Record.

" spent few days near Humboldt, New,
recently" said George d. Evans. who is at
the Palace Hotel, land saw field of al
falfa several acres in extent growing out in
the desert, and was assured that not a
drop of water had fallen on it. nor had it
been irrigated for more than two years. In
spite of all this it was growing rapidly. and
that too in the midst of a country where a
grasshopper would starve to death in
twenty-fOur hours. How do | explain il?
Quite simple matter, but it interested me
greatly. 1t had been supplied with water
when first planted from the sink of the
Humboldt, but when that became exhausted
the alfalfa, contrary TO expectation. Con-
tinued 10 thrive. Now, strange as it may
seem, the roots of the grass had actually
penetrated to depth of seventy feet bele W
the surface and had reach ed subteTranean
lake, whence the moisture was drawn"
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FREE PUBLIC LIBRARY.
1t VIII Close the Year IN Splendid Fina
cinI ftnr,hffsnn

1t VIII Close the Year IN Splendid Finan-
ciaI Condition.
The Trustees Of the Public Library held
their monthly meeting last night and author
lied the expenditure of $4,000 for needed
publications OF current American literature,
as recommended by the Librarian.
This amount, it was found, could easily
and safely be spared, as the Treasurer's re-
port showed cash balance of S12,024 SO,
notwithstanding it is near the close of the
fiscal year.
The Librarian reported that the Polrero
branch had greatly fallen off in the last
month, only eight new cards having been
Issued. 1t was estimated that every book
read there cost the library about 30 cents.
The Trustees could not understand this
strange condition OF things aud ordered an
investigation, the result to be reported at
the next monthly meeting
The number of books issued during May
was Il, 205 for outside use and 8454 for in
side use; new books, 1888; number of visitors,
20.613 of whom 10, 79S were males.
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PROPOSALS.

PROPOSALS: NEW CITY HALL-OFFICE OF
EDWARD L WOLFE. Secretary of the Board
May 8, 1881 -
Sealed proposals for the following work and
materials will be received by the Board or New
City Han Commissioners In TIE chamber OF the
Board or Supervisors on Saturday June Is IS9l L
between the hours OF IL and u O'Clock A. N of
that day.
First-For labor workmanship and materials to
be used and provided for furnishing and placing
two new steel wants and fittings In place the new
County Clerks Office, in the second story OF the
northwest wing OF the new CITY Hail. and for the
making of new doorway and door in a wall OF the
County CLERKS new Office
Bids to be made in accordance with the plans and
specifications In the office OF the architect and
upon iginal plans and specifications which must
be submitted with all bids.
The work to be completed on or before Septem-
Der 80, 1891.
SeceHd-For labor, Workmanship and materials
to be used and provided in making alterations In
rooms lately occupied by the Board of Education
the third floor CT the new City Hall, near the
northeast wing, aud faeiRz north. for conversion
Into courtroom. with jury-room and Judges
Chambers etc, according TO contract drawings and
subject TO the approval ana under the directions of
the Board of New City Hail Commissioners aud their
oficerS- The work to be completed on OF before
Reference IA hereby made to the plans. specia-
cations and conditions of contract in the ONCE
of the Secretary and architect, under which this
work must be done. The Secretary Will furnish
blank forms of proposals and bonds 10 intending
bidders. No bids win be entertsined uulcss m 1de
upon blanks furnished The boad must De 10
per cent OF the total sum of tender OF guarantees
the closing of the Contract when awarded, and IN
be accompanied either with certified check or
with two more good and sufficient sureties,
whose names must be submitted to the Commas
soners at least three aays before the opening the
bids in order that they may pass upon their com
potency. Tue board reserves the right TO reject
any and all bids Payments will be made by
audited demands upon the Treasury. drawn against
the New CITY Han Fund.
Bidders must strictly comply with the proposals
with reference to bondsmen Should they have
GEORGE H. sANDERsoN,
THOMAS }. L. SMILEY,
JOHN n. DURST,z
Board Of New City Hail Commissioners
EDWARD l. WOLFE. Secretary. ray9 SGt
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O'DonneII's Bear.

Dr.. C. c. 0DonneIl's pet bear escaped
from its cage yesterday morning and made
a break for liberty and Chinatown. A
policeman endeavored to stop him in his
mad career, but came off second best in the
brief encounter. The animal was captured
a few moments later by getting MS chain
entangled around lami post, and was
marched home by his owner. The China
men en- route were greatly alarmed by
Bruins appearance, and whistles were
blown on all sides during his brief visit TO
the oriental quarter.
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Has Been Neglected.

Philo P. Graham. editor of the Middleton
Independent Of Lake County, is at the
Pala'e His chief errand in coming to San
Francisco was to see John l.. Sullivan, but
in addition to that he is endeavoring to in
terest capital in the mines of Lake County.
THAT section" he said, 'has been en-
tireiy neglected and yet, strange as it may
seem, the southern portion of the county
possesses mineral resources that, ii once
developed, would surprise the people of the
State. Near as it is to San Francisco, no
effort has ever been made TO open up the
mines, which are extremely rich."
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NORMAL MEDICINE.

THE WORLD RENOWNED TRAIL SANTA
L RUM Proprietors, iRS. ID. C. ana ELLEN ID.
MOORE, continue the PRACTICE OF NORMAL
MEDICINE The latter, with five years study and
experience in the San Francisco hospitals. more
thoroughly convinced OF the erroneous teachings Of
the PAST and souteiy certain that the HYGIEN &c
METHOD, Dracticed for twenty years is the
only SCIENTIFIC MEDICINE Z, Is located at Four
teenth and Brush stS., Oakland, Cal; consulting
hours, 10 A. NJ. TO II -. The former. ID. G. MOORE,
MD and Sanitaran. can be found also at this their
residence, from p NJ. to A. NJ, and in San Fran
cisco, daily, at AIS Montgomery ST.: Office hours,
to 10 A. NJ. and II to l aud 3 to p NJ. Gail or
write for particulars, names of prominent citizens
references, terms, etc Either doctor NAV he
called TO any part OF the Coast. by mail or wire; win
attend promptly half the rate usually char ged by
doctors-say $40 to $50 day and expenses. Such
calls, very frequent of late, usually to eases in
which country doctors have failed. Moral: The
doctors should learn this method. my29 II Up
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Father ConnolIy's Picnic.

The picnic of the Sunday-school Of st.
Paul's parish at Schuetzen Park, San Rafael
tomorrow promises to be largely attended.
At a meeting held at the parish residence
last night the Chairman Of the Prize Com
mittee reported that over one hundred valIE-
able articles ha9 already been received as
prizes for games and gate prizes. The Chair
man Of the Transportation Committee stated
that largo number of tickets had already
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been disposed of. The object of the pieLic
Is to defray the expenses of the large Sun
day-schooi connected with the parish, a work
in which Rev. NJ. d. Connolly, the pastor,
has always manifested the greatest zeal and
i'm which he has so we'll succeeded, as was
evident at the entertainment given by bis
former pupils, the Sunday-schOol OF old St
Johns at the Grand Opera House last
Christmas, when the Nativity Play" was
Droducpd
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SMELTS ARE RUNNING
Hundreds Of Them Daily Caught
on the City Front.
Some Pertinent Pointers for Anglers When
and Where to Fish-An Old stager's
Experiences of smelt-Fishirg.

ISH lies should be,
like Caesars wife, or
an egg, or an oyster,
or a shirt-eOllar. above
suspicion. The fish
liar must be an artist
in his line or he will
not succeed. And tits
in the department Of
smelt-fshing that the
biggest lies, and the
i, most shameful fall
ures have admittedly
heen recorded.
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Soon after being locked up for drunken
ness last night at the Southern Station,
Thomas Manning was identified as a man
who is wanted on charge Of cruelty beat
ing sick daughter over year ago, he hav-
ing left the city while the charge was pend
ing in the Police Court.
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RoIling-Min Man Hnrt.

Hugh Chalmers, young man employed
in the Pacific Rolling Mills, was brought to
the Receiving Hospital last evening at G
O'Clock. suffering from scalp wound and a
broken shoulder-blsde. He was struck by
the machine at which he was working.
His injuries are not dangerous
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MINERAL KING NJ. AND M. COMPANY.

T OCATION OF PRINCIPAL PLACE OF BUSI-
IL ness, San francisco, Cal; location of werks
Pioneer District, Pn1l County, Arizona Territory.
Notice-There delinquent upon the following
described stock. account OF assessment (No. 81
levied on the 23d day of March, 1891, the several
amounts set opposite the names of the respective
Shareh OlderS. follows: