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The morning call., 1895-01-07
TO PLAY CHESS BY WIRE.
Arrangements for the Big Interna-
tiOnai Contests.

NEW YORK, JAM 6.-The arrangements
of the Commercial Cable Company for
transmitting the moves in the match be-
tween the represent tives of the Manhat-
tan Chess Club and the British Chess club
are almost com pleted. The classroom of
the Manhattan Chess Club at New ork
will be connected by special wires through
the cable office with the western end Of
the Commercial Company's ocean cables at
Conso, Nova Scotia. Similarly at London
the rooms of the British Chess Club will be
connected through the cable with the
Eastern end Of The compaDy's cables.
Practically instantaneous communication
with the United Suites will be es;ab-
lished with the rooms of the competing
clubs.
AS soon as the first move is made it will
be transmitted by cable operator from
New York to Canso, a distance of $40
miles; thence by one of the main Atlantic
cables to Waterville, on the southwest ex-
tremity of Ireland, distance OF POL miles
thence to the rooms of the British club, a
distance of All miles. Elaborate arrange
ments have been made to prevent con-
fusion between the different pairs of
Dlay6rS
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were built, the Wells-Fargo Company ran
a large number OF stage lines, as well as
-conduc ing a letter-carrying and delivery
system auxiliary to the United States mail,
which is still in active existence.
The bank. which IS one of the leading
ones on the Pacific Coast. was incorporated
under the laws of Colorado in February.
1866 For years before that date the bank
had been an adjunct of The express bust
ness, shortly after the incor Grafton of
which the bank was established on a
larger basis for the convenience OF its
patrons, The handling OF specie and the
carrying on OF large exchange business.
For years after its incorporation the
bank occupied quarters at the corner OF
California and Montgomery streets and
later at California and SansOme streets
Not long ago the present splendid quarters
at The junction of Market and Sansome
streets were secured by the bank directors,
and il is there that the large and important
business is now transacted
The bank aud express business 90 hand
10 hand. According to the last report
made 10 the Bank Commissioners the
caritll stock OF Wells, Fargo 81 Co.'s Bank
is Sc 100000. The resource aggregate the
handsome sum of S9.700,000 VIII CHI
obl2,OOO represents rea estate, 81, 900, 900
loans on real estate, $2,0O0 600 loans on
prime STOCKS. bonds and warrants and 81
100000 loans on personal security and
oVerdrafts. There is money on hand OF
over 81, 000 900, and the assets Immediately
available from banks and bankers exceeds
$1,000. 0O0 while the reserve fund aggre-
gates S5,750,000.
The officers are: John K. Valentine.
president; Homer S. King. manager; a.
Wadsworth, cashier, and F. Lipman, as
SIstant.
The bank has branches in New York.
OF which Ii. b. Parsons is cashier. and IN
Salt Lake City. with j. DooIy cashier.
Tie directors. in addition to he pres dent
ana manager, are: Benjamin P. Cheney,
Oliver Eldrdge, Henry E. Huntington,
George +. Gray, John J. McCook, c. F.
Croker aud Dudley Evans.
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CONCENTRATED LYE.
What Professor Hilgard Says About
Insecticide Washes.

Professor E. w. Hilgard Of the Uni.
versity of California has made the follow
ing statement, which will be of interest to
orchardsts:
in the publications or the Agricultural
Expprim entail Station at Berkeley, atten-
tion has been repeatedly Gale: to the very
unequal strength ana value of commercial
concentrated lye,' which forms so i'm
portant an ingredient in the preparation of
nsecticide washes, in the curing of olives
for pickles, and for many other domestic
uses. OF late. good many inquiries as TO
the proper strength of I've to be used in
olive pickling have come to US, and we are
experiment ting on the subject with d # err
ent varieties. Our stock of alksli being
out, few cans of concentrated I've were
procured from neigh ooring grocer. On
testing the strength Of the preparation
sent it was found that II ranged from only
Is to about II per cent of caustc soda. the
rest being in the main common salt
Imagine the result OF using such low
grade stuff instead of the IS to 9S per cen /
article supposed to be employed In either
# the above agricultural operations. We
would doubtless receive many indignant
letters, and spc paragraphs would be
sent to the newspapers commenting on the
uselessness If relying on anything that the
station at Berkeley advised.
''In view of these facts II should be fully
understood by those testing prescriptions
given, whether for washes or for curing
olives. that the quantities given refer TO
standard brands; and that concentrated
lye' bought al random may contain less
than oue-seveuth of the amount of alkali
intended to be used and prescribed by us
or others.
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THE BROOKLYN HOTEL.
A Common Sense Home on Ameri-
can or European Plans.

Can
Just why SO many people will continue
10 exist in a stuffy little room ana dodge
ont through the storms for meals when
they can get good room and board for
little money, is a mystery. Yet there are
hundreds of people IN San Francisco who
put up with all such Inconvenience daily.
They could avoid all that by going where
they can ge the best 10 The elty-brooklyn
Hoielon Bush street.
Charles Montgomery, who has managed
hotels for thirty-thTee years, Is In charge
Of the Brooklyn and has made II er ect
home hotel. The Brooklyn is noted Tor It's
ouietpess. good living, comfort and re-
spectabiliiy, and Mr.. Montgomery is max
ing t model hotel.
inst rbink how different it is to get up
in the morning and go TO your breakfast
without going out of the house. Foot up
YOUR EXPENSES and see If they will not be
greater than this; -
European plan Groom only, so cents, IS
cents and 81 day. no
American plan, 81 %. 81 30. 81 Is and 81
per day.
By the week, Sc TO $12
a man and wife can get oosr1 anu
nice suite OF rooms for $50 AND So0 per
month, or they can have one me large
room and board for $50 10 $50 per month.
Table bnard, $22 30 per neon tn; single
lunches, % GEMS, or five tickets Tor 81 !;
breakfast and dinners, 80 cents eacD, or
three tickets for 81.
Now just figure that up and see II you
are not mistaken in not taking DGaTo at
the Brooklyn. Remember, there is no Oet-
ter table set in San Francisco.
All the modern improvements are 10 oe
found in the hotel. Electric bells are IN
each room, while lights are so pleniltuI
maj DARKNESS need be unknown.
Call on MIR Montgomery and have him
sno" you through the hotel. and you VIII
always stay at the Brooklyn.
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ANdLo-cALIFORNIA BANK.
The Good Work Done by the Well
Known Institution.

Known Institution.
Away back in 1873 few English mon
eyed men visited California on a pleasure
trip and with an eye to business. They met
q number of Californians who knew the
country and It's possible resources. The
result was the esta blishmeDt of a bank
whose name is recognized all over the
world. The adoption of a name which
would signify to some extent the character
of the bank was finally agreed upon and
the Anglo California Bank was introduced
TO the world.
Any commercial house which can give
the ADglo-California Bank as referen &c
VIII usually be found to have good stand
ing.
Many banks are quoted as having so
many millions of capital stock and so
many thousands of capital stock paid 10.
The Anglo-Califnrnia Bank has paid up
over 100000 while the reserve fund and
undivided profits run up to another
$1,000, co.,
The men interested il the bank and the
character of lis foreign business place it
among the leading banking institutions of
the world. The main Office is in London.
England. TIE San Francisco branch Oe-
cupies handsome quarters at the corner OF
Sansome and Pine streets.
The exchange and letter-of-credit sys-
tenn at the bank is most carefully handled.
The local officers of the bank are we'll
known in business and banking circles.
A. L. Seiigman presides at the cashier S
desk and j. E. Cussans acts as secretary.
1t is through the Anglo-California Bank
that many investments Of foreign capital
have been made in California. The con-
pectiOn of the hank with so MANY larUf
European houses gives it ample oppor.
tunity to direct capital toward the Golden
West. P. n. Lilienthal and IgnatZ Stein.
hart are both men who have the manage
ment of the affairs of the bank in their
hands and through their efforts much
unem ployed capital has reached California
through the Anglo-California Bank.
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of a pleasant nature. and they came
again and brought more depositOrs with
them till the business of the Hibernia
Bank entirely outgrew its original quar-
tefs. A move was made tos-the corner of
Market and Montgomery streets. bet two
years ago the extraordinary development
of the in stitution rendered another change
necessary, and the present quarters were
occupied.
Everything in the new building is ar
ranged for the convenience of the officers
and the public. The banking-rOom is of
remarkable dimensions. covering over 70
feet; thu officers OF the society are pro-
vlded With comfortable quarters. and the
massive vaults are unsurpassed Ia their
style.
One priucipis that almost insures the
bank from suffering from any panic or
financial depression is that the directors
will not accept deposit of over $4,000.
The officers of the Hibernia Savings and
Loan Society are: James r. Kelly, pres-
dent; Robert j. Tobin, secretary; Alfred
Tnbin. attorney; with Hugh Dmond, j.
j. O'Brien, Richard Nj. Tobrn, Charles
Mayo. Henry Doyle and Joseph S. Tobin.
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panies can surpass those figures.
The Fireman's Fund is known through
out the world as one of the best fire insur-
ance companies under charter. 1t is San
Francisco company With branch offices ali
over the Union.
The officers of the company are rec0g-
niZed as leading men of the city. j. ID.
S aples is president; William j. DuttoD,
vice. president; B. Faymonville. secretary
j. 3. Levison, marine secretary; Louis
WeinmanD, assistant secretary; and
Stephen B. Ives, general agent.
The Frreman's Fund insurance Com.
pany's building at 401 California street is
one of the landmarks of the city. There
the main offices are located and the busl-
ness is carried on successfully.
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WEATHER REPORT.
An Excess of Rain Fell at Most
Points.

SACRAMENTO, Jan. 6.-Oirector Barwick
of the California Weather Service. 10 his
monthly report for December summarizes
as fellows:
The average monthly temperature was as
follows for the Weather Bureau stations
named:
San Francisco 90. Eureka 46. Red Bluff 40
Sacramento Al. Fresno 4S, Los Angeles 54,
San Diego 80. Independence 38 and San Luis
Obispo 81.
AS compared with the normal temperature
there was a deficiency of heat reported from all
parts of the state of from l TO degr es, ex-
cept at Fresno, where an excess OF heat of l
degree was reported.
The total precipitation was: For San Fran
cisco 9.O1. Eureka 1921, REQ Bluff H. oil. Sac
ramento $50, Fresno 400, Los Angeles 4.62,
San Diego 1926. Independence 100 and San
Luis Obispo s. SO inches.
As compared with the normal precipitation
an excess is reported at all points of from .16
of an iuch at Los Angeles to $40 inches al Red
Bluff, while San Diego reports deficiency of
IL of an inch. the norm bring 2.37 inches
and the December rainfall 226 inches.
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MUCH PROPERTY BURNED.
A County Seat in West Virginia
Almost Wiped Out.

HUNTINGTON. w. Va, Jan. 6.-Hamil-
ton, small town and the county seat of
Lincoln County. was almost wiped out by
fire last night The fire originated in the
Eagle Flourmi!ls and soon spread to the
Hamlin Handle-factory. large plant, and
also to large sawmill, all these buildings
and several smaller ones being entirely
DESTROYED. The origin of the fire and
extent of the loss are not known. Little
insurance,
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East, became necessary for Murphy,
Grant & Co. TO enlarge their store TO sur
ply the increased trade. A building was
erected in 1867, at Sansome and Bush
streets, which mas since been used as their
place of business.
Despite the many changes in the per-
sonnet of the firm. the business grew be-
yond all expectation, until to-day they are
recognized as the largest wholesale dry
goods merchants on the Pacific Coast.
The four stories Of the building AID the
basement are ever packed with goods
from all over the warld. Their trade
covers an extensive territory, reaching TO
the islands of the Pacific and all the coast
States.
The firm is composed of the following
gentlemen Adam Grant, Henry NJ. Muir
my. Joseph A. Ford, Joseph d. Grant and
Hugh L. Whipple.
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EcIinse Cflampagne.

Thirty years ago any one who should
have said champagne could be made in
California equal to that produced in
France would have been laughed down.
Thirty years make great changes. So do
thirty months. Between tWenty-four aud
thirty months is the time required to
produce a champagne admitted equal to
any grown in France, and it is Gone right
here in San Francisco by the process OF
fermentation in the bottle.
Arpau Haraszt 81 Co. have thousands
of bottles now under process of fermenta-
ton in their great cellars which are becnm-
ing famous for their Eclipse Extra Dry"
Call for it and you will be convinced.
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FIREMAN's FUND INSURANCE.
The Reliable Standing of the Lead
ing Company.

With thirty-two years of actual service
behind it an immense company can we'll
lay claim to stability.
The Frpman's Fund Insurance Com
and is still doing business at the old stand.
Despite the hard times of the past year
and the many losses incurred during the
twelve months just closed, he assets of
the company are shown to be $3037. 706. a
reinsurance reserve of S1,141,47 and net
The morning call., 1895-01-07
A BODY RECOVERED.

Men Working on the Wrecked Sam.
son Make the Discovery.
While engaged in working on the
wrecked steamer Samson on the rocks,
near Point Bonita. one of the wrecking
crew discovered the body of a man floating
in the surf yesterday afternoon. After
many perilous attempts the men succeeded
in bringing the body ashore. The features
were unacceptable. but the drowned
man ls supposed 10 10 en- The OIL r .ne crew OF
rolled in blank and carried to the top
of a hill near by. After which mes
senger was dispatched to Sausalit0 to no.
tify The Coroner OF Marin County.
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The Slower Murder.

GOSHEN, Jan. Can inquest was held
'o-day in the matter of the killing Of
Frank ". Slower Yesterday by Frank
Gribble. The jury brought in the verdict
that the deceased came to his death by
pistol-shot wounds inflicted by Gribble.
Slower was aged Sc, married and had four
children,
Gribbe refuses to talk other than to say
that he committed thedeed in self-defense.
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OFFICES OF THE F1REMAN's FUND INSURANCE COMPANY.

duced and made popular the paper money
IF the Government among the people of
this State, whether Issued directly by the
United States Treasury or through the
he Government have ever since been in
innate, and this has increased its sphere
of activity 10 a wider one than purely
State institution could possibly have. Its
splendid resources are far above those of
any other national bank in the State, and
its safe deposit department forms one of
the features of San Francisco. Its present
fine quarters are at the corner OF Sansome
and Bush streets.
The resources of the bank amount to
nearly S6,40O.000. The details are as fol-
lows:
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been identified with its interests: S. G..
Murphy. James Meffitt. George A. l. W,
George G. Perkins (now serving as Sena-
tor OF the United States, James d. Phe-
Ian. Thomas Jennings, n. Van Bergen.
j. Downey Harvey and John A. Hooper.
The piesiden, Is 5. g. Murphy, who has
occupied that rosition Tor a number OF
wears. James Mofiti is vice-president,
James K. Lynch cashier and James K.
Mnffitt assistant cashier.
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AN EXPOSE OF GAMBLERS.
They Secured Immunity by Elk.
tensive Brides.

OMAHA, Jan. 6.-The Omaha Bee to-day
printed page expose of the gamblers o.
South Omaha--how they secured immunity
from police interference by the payment
af large sums 10 officials and others. Bee
reporters were engaged in securing the evil
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THE HIBERNIA BANK.
One of the Most Popular Institutions
in the CITY.

in the City.
No institution is better known in San
Francisco than the Hibernia Bank. the
handsome new quarters of which stand at
the Junction of McAllister and Jones
streets. 1t is essentially a peoples bank,
AMI constant tide of careful savers COR
tinually passes during banking hours IN
der its marble portico. Indeed. the leather
bank book of the Hibernia Bank can be
seen continually in the hands Of people on
the streets and on the streetca of San
Francisco.
The bank was organized in April, 1859.
in little Office al The corner of Jackson
and Montgomery streets, and since then
its progress has become par of the city's
history. The first depositOrs were many
Of them stalwart sons of Erin, who came
into town from the mines Wi their gold,
much OF which had never seen a mint
Their dealings with the bank we're always
The morning call., 1895-01-07
MURPHY, GRANT & CO.,
The Largest Wholesale Dry Goods
Merchants on the Coast.

MeFc6antS on tie Coast.
The death OF Banker Eugene Kelly in
New York, short time ago. recalls to
mind the fact that the dead financier was
at one time member of the firm Murphy,
Grant & Co.. the Oldest dry goods house on
the Pac fic Coast.
In 1851 Eugene Kelly, ]. A. Donohoe,
Daniel T. Murphy aud Adam Grant started
in the wholesale dry goods business near
the southwest corner of Sansome and Sac
ramentO streets. In 1862 Mr.. Kelly retired
and took Up the bank ing business in New
York, which afterward made him famous
all over the world.
While Mr.. Kelly was prospecting In the
The morning call., 1895-01-07
LOWER WAGES.
The Pacific Transfer Company Makes

me PdCIIiC IranSIer Company MaNto
Some Changes in Its Schedule.
The Pacific Transfer Company has
adorted system among its steamer and
train agents that prevents the solicitors
from making so much money as formerly.
A combination has been effected that
throws business into the hands OF few
pad men, and outsiders secure ouly 10 and
20 cents on the dollar in orders.
1t is stated that the transfer cOmpany's
drivers have had their wages reduced from
50 so to 81 % per dav.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
COMPTON, NATIONAL.
The Branch Office of the Great
French Financial House.

San Francisco is the recognized financial
center wesI o. the Rocky Noun tains.
Amonp the many hanks doing business
- - oro tou, tho+ oorrv %, os o,,oh
IS-o;a -, - ~ CaUn,oiU No,iouoI
foreign WORK as the compton, Natiohal
E'eOmpte qe taIs, "n .1a Lor sixteen
years was Lecated az 4lz Mon go!neF a
street, ous which ho" n@S quSI'e's d. i17
Da trS ino SUI 0o otss -, 49, ..;.r,.i =
me haIh oi1ce oi tTe INSTITUTION Is IS
rue DoIseIo: aIia' nc no Diancu Huuse
mere lransactS business tnLouenouL 1ndia'
emma ana all european cIlles tntough me
man oInce anu nla E, "a which ne et
gle t"9uty."0 az e"0I Or, ".oIe, ou l1 "'n
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AsHWORTn,s DEPUTIES.

he AnnouEces the Appointments TOT
His Office.
Thomas Ashworth has announced the
following as The appointments for his Of
fee: A. j. Donovan, chief deputy; j. B..
Garland. bo0kkeeper; deputies Martin
Heating, T. j. Ford, G. w. Hogan, Alex
ander Mclaughlin. j. w. Mcdonald Jr.,
j. ct. Maxwell, Thomas Clark, |. S.
BeviDs, j. 5. Bryan. g. II. Oulton, j. w.
Grove, j. B. WEIGH. j. Fl. Mckinney and
P. S. Sutherland.
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dence for several weeks. and number OF
people were involved who we're not known
TO be Interested in protecting Omaha
gamblers. Tonight he houses are closed.
The morning call., 1895-01-07
Total assets. .........
-. Sc, 70

The bank has a paid-np calital of
81, 500. 000, backed by a surplus of $3.50, 600.
It's deposit line is Close upon $4.000,000.
The directory of the bank includes the
following well-known men, who have long
The morning call., 1895-01-07
LANGLEYS DIRECTORY.

Work has actively begun on Langley s
San Francisco Directory for 1895. Our
solicitors will call upon you as usual
This is the only directory that has been
published for sixteen years. under the
same management as heretofore. Ex-
periencs and the possession of valuable
data obtained during this period render
any attempts to publish an authentic
directory by any other parties an imposs i
bility.
PA INTER- s. CO.,
J. B. PAINTER CO.,
FRANCIS & VALENTINE.
Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-27
COPPER

The market continues in 6 healthy state and the demand for fine copper of all descriptions remains very strong. If the business hos been comparatively small it is simply because consumers cannot make up their minds to pay the sometimes rather exorbitant prices of producers Some business has been done in Lake Copper at S950 up to S9 60 and small quantities might still be obtainable at $965, but nearly all the larger Lake companies are asking S9 75, and it is confirmed on all sides that the unsold stocks are practically gone, Electrolyhc copper appears to be even scarcer, nearly all the produe- CTS being sold out, and in consequence hsrdly any business ia reported. The quotations are nominally about 80 30 for cakes, wire bars or ingots. For casting copper thero is at last also a better demand, and we quote 9@9go. The exports continue to be quite heavy, The foreign market has been rather strong Engineering X Mining Jour mol
Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-27
LITTLE SMILES.

IT figures never lie, then woman's shoulders are higher than her head.-- Galveston News.
 W1cEs -"They say old Hardup has lost his grip BiclIs-"What lucky old chap, wish l could lose mine. '-- Philadelphia Inquirer.
 MR. SIMPSON, SR.-''Doan' yo' sass me, niggcr" Mr Simpson, Jr.-"I ain't CT sassin yo." Mir. !Simpeon, Sr.-- "Wal, den, doan' look ez if yo' worl''-' Judge.
 UNLESS Q man loves Q woman he does not want her to pet him. He would rather put arnica on his own sore than have Q woman whom he dislikes doit.- Atchison Globe.
 OLD oFFENDER--"W'at yer arrestin' me fer? I haint done nothin' for D year" Ofiicer-"Tha the time ye hit it right; the charge is going to be va grancy. ."-Datc Field,
 -"This must be "a remarkably healthy locality. never saw So many old people in as small town before. The Local Pessimist--''Y they keep n-livin' on because this hero place ain't one no docont man wants to be found dead in Indianapolis Sentinel.
 SHE sighed. She had been looking into the mirror, but still she sighed. "Ycs," she admitted, q have reached the age when must expect to stand IF in crowded car. l can neither get a seat on account of my youthful beauty nor by reason of my helpless old age. Indianapolis Journal
Arizona silver belt., 1895-04-27
PlcKlNQs FRoM EUROPE.


 TuE people of Great Britain consume less tobacco per head than those of any other civilized country, only twenty three ounces to tho inhabitant
 TuE German reiehstag has voted to appropriate 4,00o, ,02g marks for the Ilai- ser Wilhelm ncmoriaL The second in stallmeut of the fund has been ordered paid.
 TIE Belgian government has decided to propose to the chamber ot deputies to annex the Congo Free State to Bel rium. Premier De Burlct says the powers will not obJect
 PRESIDENT FAUEE is still reaching out for popularity in France. He has just paid Q bill of s20,oOo for quarter of a bottle of wine supplied to every soldier in the army with which to drink his health
 A moHUMrEr to King Ludwig II of Bavaria was erected some months ago at Murnau, but not paid for. The com nittce in charge sent the bill for the deficit, 4,002 marks, to the prince regent, who paid it.
 Ar Borne recently husband ana wife, both Russians, took their degrees of doctor of philosophy at tho same time. They were examined in adjoin- ing rooms, the examining professors going from one to the other
 IN a Hungarian village recently a farmer tried to shoot his tenth wife and her father. He explained that the previous nine wives had all consented to be divorced when he asked them but that this one had annoyed him by refusing, owing to the injudicious ad vice of her father.