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The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-09

Corn at 1878 C cents bushel and oats
at 145A cents bushel. Those were the
quotations in Chicago Saturday. and
they beat the low record. Senator
Sherman and eXIPresident Harrison
admit that the free coinage of silver
would increase the price of products.
win the farmers vote against the only
remedy offered them against starva-
ton prices? Hardly.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-09
THINK OVER TT.

Have you ever heard OF a medicine
with such a record of cures as Hoods
Sarsaparilla? Don't you know that
Hoods Sarsaparilla, the One True
Blood Purifier, has proved, over and
over again, that it has power to cure,
even after all other remedies fail? If
you have impure blood you may take
Hoods Sarsaparilla with the utmost
confidence that it will do you good.
Hoods Pills assist digestion. IS
cents.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-09
FUSION COMPLETED. IN HALIFAX.

Weldon, n. c., Sept. 8.--(Special)--
The Republicans to-day endorsed fu-
sion with the Populists and completed
the county ticket as follows: VI. Fur
gerson for register of deeds; Dock
Shearin for coroner; Collin anthony
for commissioner; J. Fl Arlington and
Scott Harris. for the House of Repre-
sentatiyes. All except Furgerson are
negroes.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-09
DEMOCRATIC TICKET.

DEMOCRATIC TICKET.
NATIONAL:
For President,
WILLIAM j. BRY AN,
Of Nebraska.
For Vice-President,
ARTHUR SEWALL,
OF Maine.
STATE:
For Governor,
CYRUS 8. WATSON,
OF Forsyth.
For Lieutenant-G Governor,
THOMAS w. MASON,
OF Northampton.
For Secretary of State,
CHARLES NJ. COOKE.
OF Franklin.
For State Treasurer,
BENJAMIN +. AYC0CK,
OF Wayne.
For State Auditor,
ROBERT M. FURMAN.
OF Buncombe.
For Sup't Public instruction,
JOHN C. SCARBOROUGH,
OF Johnston.
For Attorney General,
FRANK L. OSBORNE,
OF Mecklenburg.
For Asso. justices of Supreme Court,
A. C. AVERY, OF Burke,
GEORGE I'll. BROWN, OF Beaufort.
For Judge of the Superior Court of the
Fifth District,
JAMES s. MANNING,
OF Durham.
For Electors at Large,
LOCKE CRAIG, Of Buncombe,
w. C.. DOUGLASS, Of Moore.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-09-09
GEN BLACK WILL DECLINE.

Chicago, Sept. 8.-General John C.
Black will probably issue a letter de-
clining the nomination for Governor
by the gold Democrats. There was
an interesting conference lasting over
two hours to-day between Gen. Black
and the gold standard Democratic COM
1nittee. General Black will tomorrow
formally decline the honor. In the
meantime the committee viii select
Judge Thomas A. Moran, Wm. S. For
man, or Henry RaaIb, to make the race
against Altgeld and Tanner.
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take laxative Broma Quinine Tablets.
All druggists refund the money if 1t
fails to cure. 25s.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

Much OF the money expended for con-
struction and repairs did not add to the
value of the property; that is, the property
would not fetch bigger cash price than it
would before. Another item of $21, ,00c,-
coo for permanent way and franchise was
explained by the witness as being largely
made up OF the fictitious sums, which, ac-
cording to the testimony of the witness,
seem to be a peculiar and indispensable
feature of the bookkeeping of the railway
company.
Much of the property of the company,
Mr.. Willcutt explained, had been buried
underground and its cost actually lost to
the railway people. For instance, there
was block on Church street where the
cable road had been buried. Cable roads
cost on an average to build from $50, 900 to
$4,000 per mile. The money expended
on that block had been lost.
The witness was asked as to the entry on
the trial balance of $26s, ,617 cash on hand,
and, as every one expected, the secretary
explained that although the trial balance
certified that there was that much cash on
hand on February %. 1895, it was simply
Pickwickian or Southern Pacifickian.
1t didn't mean what it said, because he
believed that part of this sum was repre-
sented by tags for cash advanced to other
officials by the treasurer. The witness
was not at all disconnected when his at
tention was called to the circumstance
that it had been previously testified that
the treasurer could not pay out any money
unless on vouchers. He was reminded
further that if the treasurer had paid
any money out of the balance which ap-
peared in the statement he would have re-
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
UNION MEN EMPLOYED.
Labor Council Indorses the Action OF
Two Local Breweries.

Labor Council Endorses the Action OF
Two Local Breweries.
The principal feature OF the regular weekly
meeting OF the San Francisco Labor Council at
1853 Mission street last night was the indorse-
ment, after the TOUR years war, of two brew
cries which are down on the list as members OF
the Brewers Protective Association in strong
resolutions. The two concerns are the Enter
prise and Broadway breweries. The resolu-
uons conclude:
Resolved, That we urge upon all affiliated bodies
and individual sympathizers to patronize the
cries in preference to all others until such time
the Brewers Protective Association shall officially
concede the brewery workmen's reasonable re-
quest for recognition.
assembled delegates that Cigar-manutacturer
Jacob Brandt had broken his promi ses in refer
ence to the employment of white and union
labor, and he descended from the chair to pro-
pose some action that would bring the manu-
facturer to time.
He stated that Mr.. Brandt is trying to lead
several white men from the straight path OF
unionism into mis- shop to labor with yellow
men, in order that he may say that he employs
white labor. 1t was finally voted to give Mr..
Brandt ten days notice to put his shop on the
union list, or boycott would be declared
against him, and to notify the California
grower, from whom he gets his tobacco, that
such notice had been sent him.
A letter from the Mayors clerk, Taylor
G. L. Taylor had received the councils resolu-
ton on the Vining system of streetcar trans
fers, and b. his direction was submitted to
the Board of Supervisors.
The letter also stated that considering the
action already taken by the Supervisors toward
the abolition of the transfer system the MEM
bers OF the council have cause for congratula-
tion.
delegate reported that the ironmolders'
vocation is picking up and that few IRON
molders are now walking the streets.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
EIGHT INQUEsTS HELD.
The Coroner Has a Busy Day with the
Dead-Captain Smiths


Coroner Hawkins impaneled a jury
yesterday and broke the record with eight
inquests.
The most important case considered was
that of Captain A. W. Smith, who died
May % from laudanum poisoning. At the
time the case was reported it was given
out that the deceased had accidentally
taken an overdose OF poison.
J. +. Helanden of Oakland, an intimate
friend of the dead man, testified that Cap
tain Smith died by his own hand because
of domestic trouble. Helanden testified
that Smith had threatened suicide.
Mrs. Smith contradicted this by saying
that she and her husband had always
lived happily together, denying emphati-
cally that She had ever engaged in any
occupation not strictly honorable. The
Jury returned verdict of suicide.
The other inquests held were on the
bodies of Charles Nelson, Mrs. Sallie
Aweng, Alva G. Shepherd, Isaac Anderson,
John Theiss, Charles Redecker and an un-
known man. In the case of Thesis, Nell
son and Anderson verdicts of accident
were returned; in that of Mrs. Aweng
murder and in those of Shepherd and
Redecker suicide.
The jury was unable to determine the
cause of death in the case of the unknown
man.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

Railway Company listed on the exchange.
He produced a statement from the Mar
ket-street Railway Company, in which,
after the printed questions as to assets and
liabilities there were the words "state-
ment not yet prepared instead of figures.
Mr. Barry supposed that the investigating
committee of the exchange had done their
duty by looking into the matter and had
been convinced that the corporation was
solvent.
Soon after the suit had been decided in
the Supreme Court, the bonds of the Mar
ket-street Railway Company were listed
on the board.
On the first Monday in March, 1895,
there were bid in the exchange the follow
ing for the bonds of the companies named:
Ferries and Cliff bonds, S104; Market
street Railway, $122; Omnibus cable, sl19;
Park and Ocean, Sic; Park and Cliff.
$10S; Powell-street, $110. The stock of the
Market-street Railway Company sold for
$40sS.
People estimated the value OF stocks.
Mr.. Barry explained, by the dividends
which they expected those stocks would
pay. The value of bonds depended upon
the rate of interest paid and the condition
of the company.
1.-THE Market-street 6 per cent bonds are
S122 in the market to-day, and you can't
buy them," added Mr.. Barry. "Since
these proceedings were commenced the
price of the stock dropped So a share. 1t
was in consequence of the reports in the
newspapers of the trial of this case that
caused people to want to sell, and nobody
wants to buy"
at was because this imaginary ten mil.
lions was put into the permanent way
and franchise, wasn't ita" queried the
attorney.
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mo, sir; don't know what the reason
was"h
Mr.. Barry produced some old lists of
1898 and 1894 and showed that the price of
Market-streeU stock went as low as S32 in
December 1893. The average price had
been about $40.
Mr.. Freidenrich asked as TO the fall of
the price of the stock during the last few
days, and the witness said that there had
been drop of 81 so per share. The reason
for the decline, he explained, was that
people had read the testimony of the rail-
roads witnesses to the effect that the
property Of the company was worth only
so much and that it was liable to be taxed
quite heavily, and the holders and buyers
of railway stock had become frightened.
He expressed the opinion that if the fare
should be reduced to cents and transfers
should be stopped the street railroads
would earn more money than they do
now.
But if the transfers were continued as
now and the rate of fare were reduced to
4 cents the market value of the bonds
and the stock would be so much reduced
as practically to amount to ruin.
Mr.. Barry gave an instance of the effect
of competition upon values. Two years
ago the Contra Costa Water Company s
stock was quoted at 500 per share, and it
vas difficult to get any OF it at that price.
But when a competing company started
the stock dropped to $S5 and $40, and no
dividends we're being paid on it, while the
bonds which had been selling at $101 had
dropped to $95 and $97 with interest being
paid on them.
The case will be resumed at 10 o'clock
on Monday morning.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Among the Local Artists.

private meeting of artists was held at the
Mark Hopkins Institute of Art last night.
There were twenty-five present and Mr.. Mat
thews presided. Plans were discussed for
future exhibitions the selection of judges and
the restriction of exhibits to certain number
from each competitor.
The exhibition closes Sunday evening, when
a concert will be given at the institute.
Miss Maren Proelich is going to Santa Cruz
next Tuesday on sketching trip. Amadee
Joullip has been and is yet at work somewhere
in the country painting Indians on sand. Just
where he has found his subjects he will not
say, as he fears TO be annoyed by inquisitive
spectators. Mr.. Robinson, already in Mon
terey for summers sketching, will probably
soon be joined by Mr.. Stanton.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Mixed the Medicines.

Mrs. NJ. Stewart of 639 Natoma street had a
narrow escape from death yesterday morning.
She had been i'll for some time and was under
the care of a physician, who prescribed two
kinds OF medicine. One was to be taken in
teaspoonfnl doses, the other, an arsenic prepa-
ration, in tive-drop doses IN water. By accident
Mrs. Stewart got the bottles mixed and took a
teaspoonful of the arsenic preparation. She
was removed to the Receiving Hospital by her
husband, where she was relieved OF the deadly
mixture,
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Mrs. Robinson,s Lewe1rx.

On May 8 Mrs. Rose Robinson of 321S Eighth
street, lost about $237 worth of jeweIry and
later learned that Roland T. Manning, who
had visited the house, had a number of pawn
tickets. She said that he acknowledged hay
ing taken the iewelry and promised to give
her the tickets. Instead of doing so he sold
the tickets. Mrs. Robinson got out a warrant
for Manning's arrest for grand larceny.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Rev. j. O. A. Henry to Lecture.

Rev. J. @. A. Henry will lecture this evening
at the Metropolitan Temple under the auspices
of the Good Citizenship Committee on the sub
ject of ''The New Emancipation Proclamation"
Mr.. Henry has been acting as the pastor of
the La Sale Baptist Church of Chicago during
the past year. 1t is expected that there will
be large attendance. Mr.. Henry will lecture
tomorrow. during the ensuing week, and
next Sunday at Metropolitan Temple. On both
Sunday evenings he will lecture at Odd Eel
lows, Hall
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Harris, shirtstore Fails.

s. Harris, who kept the Southern Pacific
Shirtstore, at 20 East street, has transferred
his assets 10 Wolf Fleisher of Battery street.
The liabilities confined to five creditors in
this City, are $3.50. The assets are about 5000
The stock will be sold and the proceeds
divided pro rata among the creditors. This is
not the first time Harris has suffered similar
misfortune.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
It Contained All the Ex-
penditureS Since the
Beginning.
PLUS FICTITIOUS SUMS.
Market Value of Stocks and
Bonds of the Railway
Company.
REGULATED BY THE SUPPLY.
The Secretary Persists in His Refusal
to Deliver the Books for the In.
spection of the Court.

Yesterday was dry day in Judge Wal
lace's court, the burden of Secretary Will
cults efforts being to convince the public
that the trial balance sheet of the company
produced in court could not throw any
light whatever on the value OF the prop
erty.
According to the testimony Of the rail-
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
sTEvENsoN's MEMORIAL.
The Center of Portsmouth Square to BE
the Site of the Fountain.

the Slto OF Ine TOuntaIn.
The Robert Louis Stevenson memorial
committee has petitioned the Board of
Supervisors to declare the central plat in
Portsmouth Square perpetually dedicated
as site for the drinking fountain which
has been furnished by the committee and
accepted by the City.
The Board is also asked to see that per-
petual supply of water is furnished the
fountain at the City's expense.
The Street Committee has reported favor
ably on the petition and the matter will be
definitely settled at next Mondays meet
ing OF the board.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
NEW TO-DAY.

Is yot1r body
fire-proof? !?
Speaking Of infectious
diseases, Dr.. E. Brown
says: 1--WE ought to
learn to keep our bodies
invulnerable to conta-
gion as a fire-proof
building is inpervi-
ous to fire; that is,
we should be able to
resist such moderate
quantities of disease
germs as we necessar-
lily encounter through
life. " Each man and
woman and child
should fortify their own
body by healthy living,
that the sol for the
growth Of germs be
not available. SCOTS
Emulsion Of Cod-Iiver
Oh strengthens the
barriers that Mature
raises against all IN
truders by giving the
system the resistive
force needed to throw
off disease.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

Mr.. Willcutt glibly explained that that
had been the valuation plus money ex-
pended on repairs and also fictitious sums
added IN order to make the books balance.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
MEMORIAL FIREWORKS.
IN Elaborate Display Will Be Given at
the Chutea To-Night.

An LIAUOFHte DIBpIay VIII DIG OIFoH AT
the Chutes Tonight.
Memorial day will be observed at the Chutes
this evening and programme that has been.
in course of preparation for some weeks will
be given.
Illuminated views of famous battles and por-
traits of the heroes of the North and South
will be shown ana a pyrotechnic representa-
ton of the capture of Fort Donelson with
gunboat firing from the lake will be one of the
principal features. The military band will be
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

OF National airs will be rendered. Only rain
Will 1nterfere-fog does not matter.
In the afternoon there will be balloon
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
LIABILITIES

LAD III l. - III GJs
Losses adjusted and unpaid. 1900.
Losses in process Of adjustment or
in suspense. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Losses resisted, including expenses
Gross premiums on fire risks run
ming one year or less (reinsur-
ance so per cent? ...........-..
Gross premiums on fire risks run
ming more than one year (rein-
surance pro rata) ......-........
Gross premiums on marine and IN
land navigation risks (reinSur-
ance 100 per cent? t)...........
Gross premiums on marine time
risks reinsurance so per cenO..
Liabilities under life department. -.
Cash dividends remaining unpaid.
All other demands against the com
pany '...... .......s-s.s.'.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

way officials the accounts were kept by the
aid of the imagination, and that the only
way by which Assessor Siebe could fix any
value on the property at all was by imagin-
ing 1t.
The contempt cases have gone over until
Monday, the railroad people being firm in
their determination not to produce the
books.
On the opening of court yesterday morn
ing Mr.. Clunie presented an affidavit re-
citing that one of the material issues in
volyed in the action was the value of the
property of the Market-street Railway
Company; that one of the elements of that
value was the net earnings of the company;
that those net earnings were to be ascer-
tanned from the books, and that the issue
of perjury on the part of Assessor Siebe
could be proved by the fact that the books
would show that the sum of $4,000 or
thereabouts was paid to John D. Siebe or
his agents by the Market-street Railway
Company for the purpose of having the
assessment on the property of that COM
pany fixed at a sum much less than the
cash value as required by law.
Secretary Willcutt was asked whether
he had brought with him the books of the
company as commanded By the court on
the preceding day. Pointing to four big
books tied with straps and four redwood
boxes Mr.. Willcutt remarked:
'Those books were brought here mad
vertently, simply on the order of the
court. 1 have been advised that the law
does not permit me to remove them from
the Office of the company"
Judge Wallace smiled quizzically at this
Supreme Court decision by the railway
company aud its witnesses, and remarked
that if there was any law in existence pro-
hibiting the production of the books in
court as against the order of court ne
would like to be informed on the subject.
Mr.. McEnerney STAYED off any disagree
able disclosures of subterranean laws by
suggesting that the matter of contempt
should be deferred until Monday, and that
the taking of oral testimony and OF such
documentary evidence and pencil memo
randa as the railway company might
choose to give, should be proceeded with.
This was agreed to by both sides, and Mr..
WilIcutt proceeded to read the tax inven.
tory of the property of the railway com.
pany, to which nobody listened because it
was so long and tedious.
Mr.. Willcutt was shown the following
trial balance and the items were read off
one by one:
NARKET-srREEr HALLWAY COMPANY, TRIAL
FERRTARY28, 1926
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
STATEN EMIT
....OF THE....
CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
....OF THE.
COM MMERCIAL UNION
INSURANCE COMPANY, LIMITED,

OF LONDON, ENGLAND. ON THE 31sT DAY
" December, A. D. 1895, and for the year ending
that day, made to the Insurance Commits
sioner of the State of California, pursuant to the
provisions OF Sections 610 and GIL of the Political
Code, condensed per blank furnished by the
Commissioner
CAPITAL.
Amount Of capital stock paid up IN
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
ASSETS.

ASSETS.
Real estate owned by company.
Loans on bonds and mortgages. s....
Cash market value of all stocks and
bonds owned by company.
Amount OF loans secured by pledge
of bonds, stocks and other market
aple securities as collateral. .-....
Cash in banks. S................
Interest due and accrued on all
stocks and loans. s...-............
Interest due and accrued on bonds
and mortgages.
Premiums Undue course OF collection
Bills receivable, not matured, taken
for fire and marine risks. ......
Total assets, life department.. ....
Sundry offices for guarantees and re-
insurance on losses already paid.
Rents and interest due. ue....
Stamps in hand.
Total assets.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
AND So THEY
WILL Be MARRIED,
Chauncey Boardman and
Miss Mary Mercado
to Wed.
THE BRIDE rs A BELLE.
The Groom Prominent Both in
Social and Commercial
Circles.
QUINN TUG PARTY TODAY.
Austin Pink Luncheon Complimentary
to Mrs. Thomas Keane-Morri-
son Dinner.
An interesting engagement to announce
is that of Miss Mary Mercado, niece of

An interesting engagement to announce
is that of Miss Mary Mercado, niece of
Mrs. Monro Salisbury, and Chauncey
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30
Total liabilities.
INCOME.

IN COME.
Net cash actually received for fire
premiums. .....--.......
Net cash actually received for ma
rine premiums. -. ......-...-..
Received for interest and dividends
on bonds, stocks, loans and from
all other sources.
Received for transfer fees. .,.,....
Total income OF life department.....
Total income.
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EXPENDITURES

Net amount paid for fire losses. So, $685. ,5l4 50
Net amount paid for marine losses. 797, ,342 %
Dividends 10 stockholderS........... S12,025 81
brokerage. - ............... 7s7,6e5 SO
Paid for salaries fees and otherl
charges for officers clerks, etc.. = oco ooo = q
Paid for State, National and local ~o0'''N 40
All other payments and expendi-
lures ............................ s54,ss1 Ss
Total expenditures s7.S1s, ,422 38
Fire. Marine
Losses incurred during
the year. .$3 1SS,O74 90 $7SS, 1888 90
RISKS AND PREMIUMS.
The San Francisco call., 1896-05-30

;20.653,643 40
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-03-17
IN A BAD WAY.

Mr.. Carlisle is not the only minister
of finance who has trouble in trying to
get revenue enough for current ex-
penses; his worry is as nothing COM
pared with the embarrassments which
Italy's minister is compelled to face.
The collapse of the Abyssinian cam
paign brings to light a condition of
affairs in Italy which leaves that coun-
try on the verge of bankruptcy. For
years the treasury has shown an an
nual deficit-it has averaged about s12,-
100000 during ten years, and those
years have witnessed an increase of
more than a hundred millions in the
national debt. Already the taxes are
so heavy as to be burdensome, but the
Italian government, with its credit
badly impaired, has no recourse except
in laying on assessments that will be
heavier than ever. In Italy about 36
per cent. of the net national income
goes as interest charge on debt; in this
country the figure is about ten per
cent