The morning call., 1894-06-16


$3.50 IS tina: had been taken out with the
Fireman's Fund Company has been paid.
The ladies feel that the loss they sustained
by the recent fire is not under $4,000.
An effort is being made to rebuild. The
managers are endeavorIug to raise 500
each to assist in this object Part of the
money has already been subscribed and
the ladies feel con fdent of being able to
raise the entire amount.
The Army in Camp.
The Salvation Army of the coast is now
in annual camp-meeting at Trestle Glen.
Members of the army have been arriving
all the week from various points, and the
glen is now we'll filed with red-shrted
warriors and lassies in poke bonnets.
Services are held three times each day in
the big navlli0n-at 9 and IL A. NJ and at
Z 80 p. NJ.
Staff Captain Blanche Cox of London
has come all the way from that foreign
land tO take part ia the meeting and wIl
speak several times during the gathering.
Their Deposits Absorbed.
When man is given a posi- ton on a
street railroad deposit is required of him.
On the Consolidated Piedmont line this
deposit amounted TO $50. and altogether
there was S1425 in the Golfers of the rail-
road company.
This money has vanished in the general
wreck of the road. and present anu past
employees have engaged counsel to see If
the money cannot ia some way be re-
covered.
Pioneer Dead.
John T. Jeffress, one of the early pio-
neers Of this State. died at the residence
of his granddaughter, Mrs George Bishop,
1044 Chester street. yesterday morning.
Mr. JetfresS was 20 years of age aud came
TO this State 10 184S. He first engaged in
the manufacture of gas In San Francisco
and later entered the sugar business. Re
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mining. lie was the Oldest Forester In
America and organized the first Forester
| lodge in California. He leaves a widow
and ten children.
They Are Alarmed.
On the 18th of August counsel for the
plaintiff in the suit of the California Safe
Deposit and Trust Company against the
East Oakland Street Railroad 10 foreclose
the mortgage securing its bonded indebted
ness will move TO strike from the calendar
the complaints of +. Nj. Smith and the
Oregon improvement Company in inter-
ventlon. The recent ruling by Judges
Henshaw and Ellsworth on the exemption
OF personal property has alarmed the East
! Oakland company.
The Pratt Minors.
Z. l.. Campbell. guardian of the property
Of Annie Nj. Pratt and Orville c. Pratt.
minors, filed petition yesterday setting
forth the financial condition OF the chill
dren and asking that they be allowed $500
| month as definite allowance. The chill
dren. when they come of age, will receive
| more than half a million dollars each.
County Cash.
Supervisor Morgan. Auditor Whiddsn
and Assistant District Attorney Church
counted the money in the county treasury
yesterday and found it TO be placed as
follows: Gold coin S1l2.270. gold notes
S299, silver coin S2666 80, Controllers war
rants $3.50. on deposit with banks $129. 600.
The balance in the treasury is thus S244.-
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Fractured Bone.
Rufus Smith, capitalist. 50 years of
age. In rising from his bed yesterday
morning at his residence On Jackson and
Ninth streets, fell, and striking upon his
right hip fractured the bone. Ii is feared
that on account of Mr.. Smiths advanced
age the injury may prove serious.
seligmnn's VIII.
The will of Nathan Seligman, who CON-
mltied suicide a week ago. has been found
and will be probated soon. II bequeathS
all the property, including the Caledonia
avenue residence and San francisco real
estate, to the widow. The executors are
Nathan Rosenberg, 3. Pike of San Fran
| cisco and the widow.
Commissioner Now.
Under Sheriff w. S. Harlow was ap-
| pointed commissioner yesterday, and
half of Elizabeth Wardwell in satisfaction
| of judgment of foreclosure secured by
her against Z. w. Woodward and others.