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The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

Land Office here, where the claims are
now being heard before Receiver Hackett
and Register Dunn as a special commits
sion under orders from the United States
Commissioner of Lands.
The property in question is located in
the heart of Santa Clara Valley, about
four miles from Los Gatos, adjoining the
Guadalupe mine, and is claimed under
the homestead act by J. d. Mackenzie,
Charles Cole, V. A. Scheller, Mat E. Arne-
rich, Paul Arnerich, o. bunker, G. P.
Owen, J. Callunden and J. Doyle. They
base their claim upon the fact that in the
early part of 1880, when the lands in that
vicinity were thrown open for settlement,
the mining company did not file its appli-
cation for mineral patent upon the tract
now in dispute, although under a decision
OF the United States Treasurer it could
have done so. The mine people hold that
they were never officially notified from
Washington that the tract was declared
to be mineral land.
In the meantime the Land Office per-
mitted the agricultural claimants to make
homestead filings, which they did thereon
August IA, 1894, and Immediately took
possession. They improved the lands es-
tablishing homes and planting orchards
and vineyards, the territory being within
the rich fruit belt of Santa Clara Valley.
This is the time for tae final proving up
of their homestead entries, and the
Guadalupe Quicksilver Mining Company
now contests the issue of the patents.
They are represented by III. B. Thayer,
agent for the company, and Attorneys M.
d. Hyde and w. P. Veuve. The attorneys
of the agricultural claimants are William
A. Stuart of this City and ex-Dstrict At
torney V. A. Scheller of San Jose. One of
these claimants, Mat e. Arnerich, is Re-
publican candidate for the Assembly;
another, Game Warden ]. d. Mackensie OF
Santa Clara County, and third, Detective
]. Cullenden of this City.
Both sides have provided numerous
witnesses as experts upon the mineral
and agricultural merits of the case, the
farmers laboring to prove that grains and
vines and trees are the only natural prod
ucts OF that soil, and the miners that the
lands are filled with lodges of cinnabar
and will produce nothing but the
sprightIy quicksilver. Some of the wit
nesses testified that 1900 sacks of wheat
have been raised from seventy acres on
certain portions of the tract and that on
the 900 acres of land there are at present
thousands of trees and vines two years
old. Yesterday Witness Ryan for the
mining company and former employe
at the Guadalupe mine gave his testimony
as an agricultural expert that 1900 sacks
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
FELL FROM A HORSE.
STATES ATTORNEY SWITZER
TAKEN HOME BY HIS FRIENDS.
One of Illinois Most Prominent and
Highly Honored Men Suffers From
Injuries Sustained in a Fa1i-His
Colleagues and Fellow Citi-
zens Testify to His Integ-
rity and Public Spirit
edness. F
From the Journal, Maconnb, MI.

Theodore B. Switzer is the senior member
of the law firm of SwitZer & Breeden OF
Macomb, H., and will this fall {1S96), close a
brilliant four years term as States Attorney
for McDonough County, III. Years ago he was
severely injured by a fall from horse, sus-
tanning hurt in the right side in the region
of the sciatic nerve, leaving this portion of
his anatomy weak and susceptible to disease.
When last Februarys term of circuit court
came on he found himself, from close applica-
ton to his business, sadly run down; in fact
he was on the very verge of nervous prostra-
ton. Mr.. Switzer told the Daily Journal re-
porter that while laid up, with nc possible sign
or prospect of relief from his family ph ysician
he read testimonial wherein DR.. Williams
Pink Pills for Pale People had cured case
parallel with his own, and he immediately
made up his mind to try the remedy. He
sent for package and commenced their use
Immediately according 10 directions, with the
result that he began rapidly to mend and was
soon attending to his business once more.
DR.. Williams Pink Pills contain, in con-
densed form, all the elements necessary to give
new life and richness to the blood and restore
shattered nerves. Pink Pills are sold by all
dealers. or will be sent postpaid on receipt of
price, so cents box, or six boxes for 81 80
(they are never sold in bulk or by the 100), by
addressing Dr. Williams Medicine Company,
Schenectady, N. Z.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
INSURANCE RATES co UP.
Casualty and Liability Com
panies Form a Powerful
Compact.
Liability and Guarantee Risks Will
Cost the Insured Dearly After
the 18th Inst.

A compact has been formed by the
casualty and liability insurance COM
panies engaged in business in San Fran
cisco, and when it goes into effect on the
18th inst. the combine will have covered
all parts of the United States. The Pacific
Coast field is the last to come into the
compact, the delay in uniting having been
caused by the obstinate attitude of one
company, the Frankfort of Germany,
which insisted on cutting rates.
The corporations which have combined
are the United States Casualty, the En-
pIoyers' Liability, the Union Casualty, the
Standard, the Fidelity and Casualty and
the London Guarantee. Their business on
the Pacific Coast in premiums last year
amounted to about $3.50, 900. Only one
company, the Frankfort, remains out.
This, it'll held, means that fight in all
lines of liability insurance may be ex-
pected.
Rates will be raised by the combine on
October 10, and as the orders from the
respective head offices are very strict and
| explicit any infringement of the COM
pact's rules may result in a change of gen.
| eral managers for the Pacific Coast. An
agent of one of the compact concerns
stated yesterday that the change prac-
| tically made one big company OF the six
| corporations, as their schedule rates can
| not be altered and there cannot be real
| competition for business. As an illustra-
| ton of the effect of this compact he said
| that an elevator insurance will cost S35 a
| year in any of the compact corporations.
| The rate now is usually $25 in the face of
| open ompetition, but it is believed that
| the obdurate company will grow rich on
| the change, since it can raise its rate to
$50 and still be $5 lower than it's competi-
| tors.
The reason given for the combine is
| that all the companies found they lost
money last year in writing business and
| that all companies which went into COM
| petion at reduced rates failed. The old
| line concerns had to report a reduction in
! their surplus last year. So a compact ex-
tending as FAR Westas Utah was organized,
and now it is reaching out over the re-
mainder of the territory.
Agents of the American companies COM
plain bitterly against the insurance laws
of California, or rather the want of insur-
ance laws, which makes it possible for a
foreign company to come into the State
and do business without being required to
put up deposit, as in other States of the
Union. In New York, for instance, the
foreign companies have each deposit OF
$500 600, under control OF the Insurance
Commissioner, and also about $400, 600 in
vested in American securities as an asset.
American companies cannot do business
without capital stock invested at home.
The Frankfort has $100, 900 on deposit in
| Oregon, as that State demands a deposit.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

Have you tldings from Wesley MOCK
of Santa Rosa?"
HE is for sound money-frst, last and
all the time"
whats the latest message from Charles
Anderson of Santa Barbara?"
Organism doesn't suit him worth a
cent He will do his best to keep the boy
orator out Of the White House."
"Are you acquainted with the position
of those brainy young Democrats Robert
Y. Hayne, Warren Olney, Curtis Hillyer
and Elliott McAllister?'
That's an easy question. They have
put themselves squarely on the rec
ord as against the insidious evils
of Organism. They are with DR.. Ed
ward r. Taylor, T. c. Van Ness,
John P. Irish, E. B. Pond, jeremiah
Lynch, R. NJ. Tobin, Hugh Tevis, Samuel
Sachs, DIR. Luke Robinson, Peter f.
Dunno, T. B. Bishop, John CAREER, Clay
w. Taylor, A. A. Watkins, John Rosen-
field, E. s. Heller and other men OF like
character"
'Any other news?"
"Yes, lots of it. DR.. J. s. West of Co.
lusa is out for sound money and National
honor. Richard Bayne, the gifted lawyer,
has renounced Bryan and all his works. "
Joseph Allen of Tulare writes in favor
of Palmer and Buckner because he says
that they will draw more votes from
bryan tnan from Mchlnley.
John Roth of Woodville, Tulare County,
is against Bryan.
Charles P. Summers of Yolo has turned
out hard worker in the same direction.
]. G. Lusk of Chico opposes Bryan with
all his might.
Charles Forman, the prominent Los
Angeles citizen who is SO largely in
terested in the street railways of Los An
geles, and who has been a Democrat of
Democrats ever since he can remember,
feels that it would mean ruin to the coun-
try to have the silver monomaniacs IN
power.
B. Marks, formerly of Santa Rosa. and
E. r. Lilienthal the liquor merchant.
take no stock in Bryan.
Evan J. Coleman, president OF the Pa
cific Transfer Company, has been looking
over the situation, and has come to the
conclusion that every patriot should strive
to defeat Bryan.
Thomas kirkpatrick of Moore, Hunt &
Co. has similar opinion.
Marcus Koshland and Thomas Denni-
gan, wool merchants. are in the field
against Organism in all its ugly forms.
In fact, all the intelligent wool-dealers of
the West who have read Bryan's attack
on the wool industry are going to help to
defeat him. They believe they can bury
him and his pernicious fallacies so deep
that neither he nor they will ever again
be heard of In American politics.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
The Divorce Court.

Judge Hebbard yesterday granted divorce
to J. A. Poulin from Elsie Poulin, on statutory
grounds.
Mrs M. A. Sittenfeld was freed from the ne
cessity of supporting Max Sittenfeld. She
complained that although her husband is an
educated man, he has never contributed to
her support and never purchased her an article
of clothing since their marriage. In fact, she
alleged that she was obliged to support and
clothe her spouse, whom she characterized as
idle and profiigate. The parties were married
in San Rafael TWO years ago. Judge Hebbard
made the decree.
Eva Heffron secured divorce from T. Heff
ron on the ground of desertion. Judge San
dersOn granted it.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10

Committee, should speak his mind in cam
did mood such would be his agonized
exclamation.
One can readily imagine Mr.. Afford,
aroused from his recent trance, catching
up the Democratic battle trumpet and
sounding ''the assembly," hoping thus to
recall to his support the many stalwart
Democrats who have left his organization (;
but alas he finds that he is not like
Roderick Dhu, for one blast upon his
bugIe horn is not worth thousand men.
The real leaders of the Democratic party
of California have been driven from the
ranks, their pictures turned to the wall,
and to bring them back will require a
cnauge of platform on the part Of those
: who are at present controlling the destiny
of that once illustrious organization.
As has been remarked, if Mr.. Afford
could be heard to express his inmost ques-
tionings be would doubtless be putting
many cases the response would be sorrow
laden. Suppose he should cast his eyes
in the direction of Alameda County and
cry out in the agony of his spirit:
Where, oh kwhere is that good old
Democratic warhorse, Bill Englisnp
Echo, masquerading in the form OF Ru-
NOR, might reply: "Bilps at home saw
ing wood and saying nothing. He's wait
ing for Democratic year"
'tWhere is that veteran Democrat Nes-
tor and able fnancier, E. B. Pond?"
"Oh, he's gone into the camp OF the
sound-money Democrats and is helping to
food the State with literature favoring
the election of Palmer and Buckner."
''Where is Peter Etchebarne, formerly
of San Jose, now resident OF Oakland,
who for so many years was an enthusi-
astic worker in the Democratic legions?"
He mas declared against Mr.. Bryan
and his Populistic platform. He wants a
sound financial system for the upbuIlding
and preservation of the Nation"
Where is William A. BowdenP Where
is Dr. Robert Caldwell2"
They agree with Mr.. Etchebarne and
refuse to train under the Bryan banner" I"
How about old Bob Syers, and Senator
w. A. Whitehurst, and Paul Mason, the
great wine-grower. and William b. Ran
kin. the successful vineyardlst1"
You'll find them in the ranks OF the
sound-money army, advocating an honest
fiscal system, that will make Uncle Sam
dollar worth dollar anywhere on the
lace of the EARTH"
when did 1 last hear of Governor Jim
hudd and Billy Foote, and what were they
aoing?'
"The Governor was presiding at meet
ing called by the Silver party campaign
sommittee, and Mr.. Foote was speaking
1t Metropolitan Hall, pretending to scold
AiA Old friend. THE CALL, because be had
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
UTLEY ADVOCATES SILVER
He Calls the Money Kings the
White Metals Only Real
Enemies.
Figures, Comparisons and Statistics
Ga ore Invoked in Favor of
Free Coinage.

The Hon. A j. Utley OF Los Angeles spoke at
last nights meeting of the Thirty first Assem-
bly, District Bryan Free Silver Club on the sill
yer question. In spite of the piercingly cold
weather the Populist tent on Market street
was fairly well filed. In the course of his re-
marks Mr.. Utley said:
'I do not claim for my party all the honesty
and patriotism in the country. believe we
all desire the Nations greatest good. The only
trouble Is that people are misled, and hence
vote against the best measures. Tonight
intend to speak on the money question, which
is really the principal issue of the campaign.
"This war against silver can easily be traced
to its source. 1t was set on foot by the money
kings, who were actuated by desire for a
limited money supply, which they might cor
ner and manipulate at viii tor their own ends
and purposes. 1t is evident that the larger
the volume of coinage the greater the money
value OF all commodities will be.
"Gold-Standard people tell US that II the
coinage of silver in this country were free and
unlimited, our Nation would become the
dumping-ground for the worlds cheap silver.
The truth is If silver were freely coined 1T
would resume its former monetary value, and
there would be no cheap silver
"The only question before us Is whether the
people of the United States can make use of all
the silver possible to be coined. If we had
every ounce of silver coin on earth among us
here in the United States 1t would be equiva-
lent to fty-eight silver dollars to each inhabi-
lant france mas aoout tAae Plopornon anu
| is, notwiths tanding, the most prosperous
| country on earth. In the years between 1850
and 1870 silver was freely coined in this
country, yet those years were the most pros
porous in American history.
"In Europe there is about 81 400, ,00O, 900
worth of silver, coined at ratio of 151z TO /.
Asia has millions upon millions, but neither
continent has any silver to spare, and hence
we have no reason to fear silver deiuge from
the Old World. We are warned against an in
vasion of Mexican silver. Well, Mexico has
$50 900 600 worth of coined silver. Suppose
we took it all, not leaving the Mexicans even a
10-cent piece. This wholesale gobbling up OF
Mexican silver would give each one of us just
about 20 cents"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
ACCUSED OF ARSON.

David We'll Charged With Having Fired
His Store to Get the Insurance.
David Well was yesterday accused Of
firing his Shasta County store for the pur.
pose of collecting indemnity, by the COM
panies with whom he was insured.
Answers were filed yesterday to the
suits of Thomas e. Ryan against various
fire insurance companies for indemnity
for loss by conflagration of the store and
stock of Baer, We'll & Co. of Redding,
Shasta County, Cal.
1t is alleged in the answers, all of which
are similar, that David We'll set fire to the
store building and that in consequence the
insurance companies are not liable for
damages.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
missionary Extension school.

School for City, Home and Foreign missions
will open on Tuesday, October 20, at 1872 Van
Ness avenue. The committee has been spe-
cially fortunate in securing Professor J. H.
Goodell of the Pacific Theological Seminary
to lead the class in the study OF the interna-
tional Sunday-school lessons. The class for
days at $50 P. M, beginning October "a
On Tuesday evenings class in personal work
will be conducted, to which all young people
are specially invited. All who desire to at.
tend the day classes are requested to send
word to Miss M. L. Berry, 1872 Van Ness
avenue.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
"Mr 6oon pisowned.

superintendent Johnson Reynolds of the
sutter-street Railway Company declares that
the name of Carl Henderson has not appeared
on the employees list OF the company in the
past ten years, and that no one ever offered to
pay him $500 for having cut a cross cable.
further than that, no gripman was ever dis
charged for that offense and permitted to work
again, even at the rate of So 10 per day.
This declaration comes in answer to pub
lishe1 account of how gripman by the name
of Henderson accidentally cut cross cable
and paid $500 to the company for so doing,
whereupon he was retained in the service and
earned the sohriauet of s.Mr. 6OO.n
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Dronped Dead in Church.

William Martin, for q number of years past
sexton of St. Pauls Church, corner of Cough
and Eddy streets. was found dead in the
church study yesterday morning. Mr. Mar
tin was SO years old and for some months has
been in bad health. He left home yesterday
morning saying that ne was feeling much bet
ter. That was the last seen of him until his
body was found at 10:40 A. NJ. Death was
caused by heart disease.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Annroxa the Charrer.

A "charter mass-meeting" OF German-Amer-
leans was held at yerein Eintracht Hall, 237
Twelfth street. F. w. Dohrmann presided.
The speakers were: 81. N. Clement, on the
consolidation act: DR.. G. Gubsch, on civil
service; NJ Greenblatt, on municipal affairs
Charles Bundschu, on the merits of the char
ter over the present City government. Strong
resolutions fayorirg the charter were adopted.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
FOR FRUIT OR
QUICKSILVER?
Future Use of a Valuable
Tract Of Santa Clara
Land.
The Old Guadalupe Mining Claim
Before the Land Office
Again.
A STRUGGLE FOR A PATENT.
Efforts of the Hemesteaders TO Show
That Their Farms Are Not
Cinnabar Ledges.

The old Guadalupe land interest, involv-
ing the ownership of about 900 acres of
valuable soil in Santa Clara County, was
this week transferred to the United States
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-10
Mr. Afford HEARS
STARTLING ECHOES
Where, oh Where Are
the Old Democratic
Leaders ?"
Lots of Them Have Gone Into
the Honest-Money
Army.
LED BY PATRIOTIC REASONS
A Deep Lesson Is to Be Learned From
the Present Political
Situation.
LED BY PATRIOTIC REASONS

Where. oh where are the old-time lead
ers of the Democratic party?'
If the Hon. William H. Afford, chair
man of the Democratic State Compaign
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23
Branded Pineapple.

Branded pineapple does not require
to be cooked and is exceedingly nice to
serve with ice creams, custards or corn.
starch buildings. After peeling the pines
and removing the eyes begin at the stem
Sad, and with silver fork pick the fruit
from tt.he core. Take self sealing Jars and
pack them with the picked pineapple
and granulate,! sugar, allowing as much
sugar as you have fruit. Pour very slow
ly over them white brandy until the jars
are filed. Screw the covers down tight
and keep the Jars in dark place. If one
does not wish TO use 30 much BRANDY,
the fruit can be prepared thus: After
plch"s 49, P--o,.ppi-, INTO pieces, lot
every rGund Of fruit take pound 81
granulated sugar Put them in alternate
layers in an open mouth stone jar or
porcelain kettle. Cover and stand in q
cool place over night, In the morning
put the fruit in jars and fill with the
sirup, letting the jars overflow to remove
all the air. Add tablespoonful Of
sherry to every quart Gar. Before filling
the jars stand them with the tops down
in hot water; keep the lids and rubbers
also in water Keep the filed jars in q
dark, cool place.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23
How Wines Should he Served.

In serving wines with a course din
ner. sherry should be served with soup.
With the fish chablis or sauterne is
nearly always served. and with entrees
have claret Champagne, hook or mo-
sellc comes with the roast. Port wine
is usually served with the cheese course,
and burgundy with the dessert. Serve
red wines at the same temperature as
the room. White wines should be slight
ly chilled, but never put ice into wine.
Do not ill glass to the top. Serve the
least celebrated wines at the commence
ment Of a dinner, reserving for the last
the choicest vintages.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23
Information for Tourists.

A passenger by the last Colonial
steamer was met on the dock by
a Milesiau American friend, who
resides in Honolulu. AS the pair
waited to have the newcomers
gripsack scrawled over with chalk
marks by the Customs Inspector
at the gate the stranger remarked
to his friend DO you ave much
rain ere ?" RAINIER me boy,
gallons of it, just come up to the
Anchor Saloon where they keep
it always, clear and cool. Well
Just be in time for lunch too and
that's the only place in town
where they serve it up in proper
style with glass of RAINIEF
BEER to equilibrialize the solids
They went!
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23
How to Estimate Railroad Speed.

The speed Of railway train in miles
Per hour can, it is claimed, be found by
counting the number of rails over which
car wheel passes in 20.3 seconds, be-
cause 20.3 seconds bears the same ratio
to an hour that 80 feet, the length of a
rail, bears to a mile. The fish plates or
the thumps may be counted. Thus, sup
posing that so thumps are made by a
wheel in 2O.3 seconds, the train is then
running at the rate Of 30 miles an hour.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23

The rotting of fruit is mainly brought
about by two kinds of parasitic fungi,
which occur particularly numerous in
stagnant air. Spots or bruises on the
outer skin of fruit are particularly liable
to be covered with these germs, and the
covering of fruit which is to be kept
for some time with cotton or tissue pa
PEP is an excellent means of protection,
sAc., both keep off the germs Of the
TJngi,
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23

Frames for Citizens Guard Ger
tifcates made to order for from
10c. each up at King Bros, ITO
Hotel street.
A j. Derby, DDS, Dental
oaice Cottsg No. 100, Alakea
street, telephone 10. 615. Office
hours 9 AN. to 4 Pm.
The Pacific Hardware Company
offer first class lawn sprinkler
at a dollar and a half. Three
dollars was asked for these
sprinklers q month ago by other
firms.
Mr.. Jayasuraya has received a
large invoice OF Ceylonese novel
ties, jewelry, etc, for the holiday
trade. Many handsome articles
are on exhibition at his store, ll8
King street.
The demand for Universal
Stoves and Ranges is daily in
creasing. The second invoice has
nearly all been disposed of and a
third is on the way. The superior
quality of the castings of this fac
tory and the fine finish of their
goods has given them the reputa-
ton they enjoy in the United
States. They are sold by the
Pacific Hard ware Co.
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23
How to Make Florida Water.

Take 9 drams each Of oil of laven-
der, lcmCn and bergamot, dram
each of tincturc Of turpentine and oil Of
neroli, 80 crops of oil of balm and 10
drops Of oil of rose Mix the above thor
oughly with II quart Of dcodorized al
cOhnl
Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1896-11-23

FastCn two layers Of soft paper or
newspaper between two sheets of cheap
calico or ChCCsccloth. This will make u
warm and very light coverlet for winter
use