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The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

When next the Vzcaya shall visit New York the populace will be rushing down to the front to get look at it, and the salutng guns will be apt to De loaded with something solid.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

MONEY BY MALL. c. F., City. The postal authorities do not know of any system by which money in small sums Is transmitted by mail by means of placing postage stamps on postal card
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ANSWERS TO CoRREspoNDENrs.

DUELING-A- D. K, Fresno, Cal The laws of France, Spain and of Italy prohibit dueling.
 A NOTE-Canadian, Cloverdale, Cal. An action on note executed within this State must be commenced within four years, and if executed outside of the linn its of the State. in two years.
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

The Spanish spy on the Brooklyn ought to be sen tenced to transfer to the Texas
The San Francisco call., 1898-04-04

CCESSION-Reader, Oakland, Cal. The law of the State of California is that if a decedent leaves a surviving husband or wife and only one child, or the lawful issue of one child, the property if there be no will goes in equal shares to the surviving husband or wife or child or is sue of such child. If the decedent leave a surviving husband or wife and more than one child living, or one child living ceased children, one-third to the surviy- ing husband or wife and the remainder in equal shares to his children and to the lawful issue of any deceased child by right of representation. That is the law where there are children.
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 COLLECTED IN
 THE CORRIDORS.

Albert Levy of Fresno is at the Bald win.
 J. E. Green of Courtland is a guest at the Grand.
 A. L. Lindsey of Boston is staying at the Palace.
 J. H. Einhouse and wife of Santa Rosa are at the California
 George C. Roeding. a big fruit man of Fresno, is at the Lick
 J. P. Farrell and son of Los Angeles are registered at the Occidental.
 Among yesterdays arrivals at the Grand is Charles Baker of Sacramento
 M. c. Harrison of Portland Ore, is at the California with his wife and family
 MT. and Mrs. Cyrus Curtis of Phila- delphia arrived at the Palace yesterday.
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fortune in gold mines of which he will be tho discoverer. The other night quite a party were gathered together in his parents parlor discussing the prospective trip. when one old gentleman said.
 George, suppose that when you reach the land of the Incas your golden ex- pectations are not realized. what will you
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Finest eyeglasses. 15c up. ss Fourth. |.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
SICK OFFICERS
 NJ LONGER ID
 BE TOLERATED Police Commissioners
 Call a Halt. SEVERAL TO BE DROPPED INCAPACITATED FOR DUTY THROUGH ILLNESS.
SEVERAL TO BE DROPPED
The Heads of the Department Deter mine to Weed Out the Invalid Mem
 bers.

l It behooves the members ofNthe Police | Department not to be sick for any length of time in the future. The Police Com missioners have become tired of certain members being laid up for several months in the year and have decided to call a halt. It is their intention to keep a record of the men who, through sickness, are un- able to do police duty When a policeman becomes sick it is their intention to make a note of 1t and if he is incapacitated for any length of time he will be summarily dismissed from the department.
 Chief Clerk Wright has been instructed by the Commissioners to keep a list of the men who are reported sick. Al the end of each year the list will be considered by the Commissioners and the aling ones who have been unable to do patrol duty for any length of time will be dropped from the roll. This dco~ not include any member who might be shot or injured while in the discharge of his duties.
 There are several patrolmen who have not reported for duty for some time owing to sickness. The Commissioners have ln- Vestigated their cases and as they are convinced that they will never again be able to do police duty they have decided to dismiss them from the department Among the number is Policeman Maurice Duane whose bravery in entering the cabin occupied by Theodore Park Haynes, the murderer of Lieutenant Burke, won for him the admiration of the entire Po- lice Department. While the snarpshooters of the force were riddling the cabin with bullets in the hope that stray shot might disable the murderer, Duane, alone and unassisted, entered the cabin and placed Haynes under arrest. He was talk en i'll several weeks later, and has since been confined to his home. The attending physician says he has lung trouble and does not expect to save his life.
 Another unfortunate, whose star is about to be dimmed. is Policeman Hen nessey of the Central Station. He is af
 filcted with cancer of the jaw and is in critical condition. He has been operated on several times, but without success.
 It is said that the sick officers will not hear their fate until the Police Commis sloners meet as a Pension Board in Janu- ary They will then be dropped from the roll with as little ceremony as possible. At the same meeting Policemen More house and Fred Smith will be retired on pensions, having served the allotted twen- ty years and attained the age of 60 years.
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to constitute the winner. has been ar ranged between B. Sheehan. proprietor of the San Mateo court, and Phil Ryan, pro- prietor of the San Francisco court, at sos Howard street, the games to be played in this city at Ryan's court and at Shee-- hans in the adjoining county. The first game will be played here next Sunday.
 At yesterdays play the young cham pion Harlow was knocked hors de combat by the more experienced veteran Hamp- ton. The results of the games were as fol- lows:
 J. R. Bockman and T. F. Quinn defeated E. Lynch and A J. Griffith. 2l-20. 17-2l, 21-17.
 \. I. Prendergast and Dr; ". II. sieberst defeated E. McDonough and s. V. Costello,
 NJ Mcguire and B. Clements defeated J. Bowling and W. Hassen, 21-1S. 13-2l, 21-15,
 W. Hassell and F. Lewis defeated Bogie KeneaIey and A. Collins, 2l-l2. 15-21. 21-19.
 P. Hutchinson and Nj Dillon defeated P. Kelly and G. Hutchinson. 21-12. 14-2l, 21-19.
 NJ. Kirby and k. Housman defeated E. Barry and J. Kirby, 2I-ls. 13-2L 21-l2
 T. Serres and A. Witman defeated R. Ra- couillat and s. Quinn, 2l-17. 6-2l, 21-19.
 L. Ferro and G. Silvere defeated L. Lou and G. OBrien, 2l-16 15-21, 21-20.
 A Hampton defeated J. Harlow three straight games, 21-1S 21-S. 21-4.
 T. F. Bonnet and A. Hampton defeated ]. C. Nealon and M. J. Kilgallon, 2I-S 21-l9 2I-19
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
GIRL GOLFERS ON
 THE OAKLAND LINKS THIRD COMPETITION FOR THE
 LADIES' CUP. Miss A. Mofit and Miss Duff Will Play Off the Final Round
 This Morning.

While the eight men representing the Oakland Golf Club were striving on Sat urday afternoon against the champions
 of San Francisco Club on the Presidio links the third competition for the ladies' cup was being held at Oakland. Eight ladies entered, and were matched as fol- lows; Miss Duff vs. Mrs. F. E. Bowles, Miss Deane vs. Mrs. C. O. G. Miller, Miss Dunham vs Miss Mhoon, and Miss L.. Moff1tt vs Miss A. Moft1tt. The compe- tition was a nine-hole one; in the case of ties additional holes to be played to de- eide the tie. The cup has already been competed for twice, in June and Septem- Der. Miss Duff won it on the first occa- sion and Miss Durham on the second. A fourth competition will be held, and then the winners in the four competitions will play together to decide which of them is to become the owner of the trophy. The results of the competition are here given:
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
INDIGNATION MEETING.
Colored People Gather and Discuss
 the Race Question.

Rev. T. Brown conducted an indignation meeting of colored people yesterday after noon at Star King African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church. The meeting was called to discuss the race question in view of the recent outrages in the South.
 Rev. MT. Brown talked generally on the subject, heaping reproach upon the laxity of the enforcement of the laws, calling special attention to what he termed was an unjust discrimination against the de- scendants of the African people.
 Mrs. Anderson of Kansas spoke on the duties of colored mothers to purify the race. She said that the cOlored people born in this country were Americans and as such were entitled to the protection or the laws, justice and security. Others fol- lowed Mrs. Anderson and the meeting ad- iourned.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
THE OTHER WISE MAN.
Subject of an Eloquent Address by Father McCorry at St. Mary's
 Church

"The Other Wise Man" constituted the subject of an interesting and eloquent lec- ture by Father McCorry last evening at St. Mary's Church. The lecture, although given for the purpose of emphasizing the charity and love of one of the wise men of Egypt In succoring his fellow man on of the Messiah, included a complete pie ture of the birth. life and death of the Savior Father McCorry spoke of the first advent of the miraculous star in the eastern sky, and traced the journey of the inspired sages from Egypt to the manager at Bethlehem
 In following them from country to coun- try the preacher never losr nor thoroughly cast to the background the idea of the Redeemer.
 The lecture was concluded with an elo- quent description of the remaining days or Christ on earth-his trial before and condemnation by Pilate, his agony in the garden and his death upon the cross.
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RIVAL BALLOONISTS.
Two Aeronauts Sail an Air Race at
 Glen Park Yesterday

Notwithstanding the fact that the day was cold and cloudy and not otherwise chmatcally arranged for outdoor attend ance a large number of people visited Glen Park and the Mission Zoo yesterday. The principal attraction was a novel af Tar In the shape of a balloon race for the championship and aeronautic honors generally.
 Professor Charles Conlon and Mile. Anita were the contestants, and as the big swaying air ships left the ground to- gether they were greeted with cheers and good-pys commingled. They cut loose from their balloons and dropped back to earth almost at the same tfme-Conlon, however, went higher than his fair com pettor- The decision was by popular bal lot, each person present having one vote. Conlon received 1050 and Mlle Anita 659
 During the afternoon Madame Schell gave an interesting exhibition with her three performing lions
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
SCANDIA IN PORT.
Brings New York Volunteers and Convalescent Soldiers From
 Manila.

The United States transport Scandia, from Manila, via Honolulu, reached port last evening shortly before o'clock, and anchored off the barge office for the night.
 On board the vessel are 400 soldiers, 100 from the army of occupation at Manila and the other 30 the Third Battalion of the New York volunteers, which was sta toned at Honolulu. Major A. K Soyul Is In command of the New York troops
 Of the men from Manila all have recov- cred from their illness but five, and none of these are seriously sick. Among the passengers are eleven marines from Dewey's fleet. Eight of these are dis charged, their terms of enlistment having expired, and three are prisoners to be taken to Mare Island.
 Captain Hart of the Scandia reports a pleasant voyage. The run from Manila was made in thirty-three days and that from Honolulu in eight days.
 The men from the First California who returned on the Scandia are R. H. Ross. I. W. Eaton, Sinclair Moore and T. F. Boyes.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
RICH STAKES.
The Dates Are Set-To-Day's Racing
 Card


 The California Jockey Club has as- signed the following dates for stakes to be decided in the near future at the track l across the bay:
 sl25O-The Follansbee handicap, all ages, seven-eighths of mile Saturday. January 2S $1500-The Pacific Union stakes, all ages mile and an eighth. Saturday, February 4
 S3O00-The Thornton stakes S-year-olds and upward, four miles. Wednesday, February p sl500-The Gunst stakes, all ages, mile and a quarter, Saturday, February 25. Si50O-The Lissak stakes. 3-year-olds. one mile, Saturday. March f.
 and quarter, Saturday. March 9.
 s200O-The Palace Hotel handicap, all ages.
 sl5oo-The Flood handicap, S-year-olds. mile and half. Saturday, April 22. Sl500-The Mclaughlin selling stakes, all ages, mile and sixteenth, Thursday, April 27. Sl250-The Rancho Del Paso stakes, Swear olds. mile and an eighth, Saturday. April 2s.
 At the coming two weeks meeting of stakes will be decided. The entries are numerous and are herewith given:
 $12J0-The Oakland prize stakes, 2-year- -olds Goals of 1S96), one mile, Tuesday, December 27. H. Harrison jr.. Corsine Ailyar, Jingle Jingle. My Dear, The Offering, Sonora Caesar, Espi- onage. Don't Tell. Sam McKeever. Rey del Rio. Reina de Cuba. Elsie, Olinthus, Fiero. Fermo, First Tenor Gauntlet, Humidity, Napian, Ob- sidian, St. Isidor, Flamaro. Sweet Cakes. To- luca, Hannah Reed, Saintly, Lapenntente. Sir UTran, Simi, w NJ. Murray, Rainier. Ravenna Baby King, Elizabeth R. Con Dalton, Ulm. Fascination, Santa Flora, Earl Islington, Lime water
 The following valuable stakes for two year-olds, to be decided at Oakland track, close on Monday, January 2, 1899:
 S150o-The Athenian Club cup selling stakes, l 3-year-olds and upward two miles and a quar- ter. Saturday, December 31, 1S9S-Kitty B. Mar | plot Key del Bandidos. Buckwa, Can't Dance Daisy F, Sardonic, Won't Dance, Forte Vim | citor. Personne, Paul Kauvar, Teutonia Goto- | bed, Jack Bradley, Wheel of Fortune. Twnkler, Linstock. Charlie Reif, Mercutio, Judge Denny,
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cumbed to a stroke of paralysis early this morning at his home on California street.
 It will be remembered that less than a week ago MT. Edwards was attacked by the dread disease while riding on street car.
 The deceased was prominent in both the social and business circles of this city, and at the time of his death he was the editor and proprietor of the Coast Review.
 His death occurred at two minutes after o'clock this morning.
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CHRISTIANITY AND LABOR.

In his topic, christianity as Applied to Labor Rev. William Rader at the Third Congregational Church, after showing how little up-to-date Christianity sympa- thized with the soul needs of the laboring man, severely arraigned the churches for their sin of omission. Religion" said the speaker, must work not so much for the salvation of the individual as for the sal Vaton of society. Christ died for the world, not for one man, and 1t is time for the ministers of the gospel to speak the kingdom of heaven into the heart of labor. The church has been interested in other matters too long already. The church is not antagonistic to the working man, though the Socialists hold to that idea"
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
Fifth raee-Four and half furlongs; selling:
Selections for To-Day

First -McFarlane, Judge Wofford, Fe- Scite.
 Second race-Elidad, Frank Jaubert, Major Hooker. Myth
 Fourth race-La Goleta Morlnga. Buckwa Fifth race-Dont Tell, Racivan. watossa. Sixth race-Torsion, Don Fulano, Wyoming.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
A Victim of Footpads.

G. B. Thorne, laborer, was taken to the Receiving Hospital last night to be treated for nasty gash on the chin which he said was caused by his being thrown on a curbstone by two footpads. Four stitches were needed to close the gaping wound. Thorne claims that he was walking on Stevenson street, between Sixth and Seventh, when two men grap- pied with him for the purpose of robbing him. In falling he struck the curb and the footpads, seeing his condition. be- came frightened and ran off without com pleting their work.
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WEAK THE CENTURY MARK. Ninety -Nine-Y Year-old Juana Casallas
 Dies at the County Hospital.

Almost at her century milestone old Sonora Juana Casallas died last Saturday at the City and County Hospital. She was born in the City of Mexico and is the mother, grandmother, great grandmother and eat-great-grandmothe of number less children scattered somewhere be- tween Los Angeles and her natal place She was a resident of this State sixty years ago. She went back to Mexico and returned with the forty-niners.
 The old woman was almost without friends or means and the remains have not been claimed by any one interested in the poor old creature.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
Twinkle Twink, The Roman, Howard s. schil

Ter, NeloZ.
 $l500-The Baldwin Hotel handicap, 2-year- olds and upward, one mile, Monday, January 2. 1S99-Tim Toolin, San Venado Key del Rio, La Goleta, Reina de Cuba La Maroma, Olive, General Arthur Olinthus. Rosormonde, Col. Wheeler. oddson Marplot NapamaX, Recrea- tion, First Tenor. Gauntlet Humidity, Buckwa, Cromwell, Key del Tierra, Rosinante, Bernar- dllo, Geyser Paul Griggs, Hohenzolern. Sam Mc<eever. George Reene, Ben Hadad. Hurley Burley. Toluca Linstock, Fonsovannah Han nah Reed Jennie Reed, Brier Sweet Ben Doran. Saintly, storm King. Malay. Rainier. Judge Denny. Oster Joe, Ben Row, Satsuma, The Roman. Greyhurst, Arbaces, Fleur de Lis, Morellito, Morinel.
 $l0OO-Flying stakes. for foals of 1897, four furlongs.
 slOoo-Racng stakes (seling), for foals of 1S97 four furlongs
 sl25O-Waterhouse stakes, for foals of 1897. four and a half furongs.
 Sl250-General Arthur Cigar stakes, for foals Of 1897, four and half furlongs
 Sl5oo-Candelaria handicap, for foals of 1Ss7 five furlongs.
 $2OO0-Gebhardt stakes, for foals of 1897. Flu turity course.
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Prizes for French Students.

The closing exercises of Professor Me- fret's French School, on Powell stree. were held yesterday afternoon at the rooms of the institute before an immense audience. Prizes of honor for excellent scholarship in the French language and various other studies taught were award ed and many diplomas presented to grad uating students.
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
J. G. EDWARDS
 SUCCUMBS TO
 PARALYSIS
The Newly Elected Member of the Board of Equalization
 Passes Away.

J. G. Edwards, one of the successful candidates for membersh..) on the State Board of Equalization from the First or San Francisco District, suc-
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known here as he Is in New York At the time he appeared before the Lexow committee the press of San Francisco was filled with long accounts of the in- vesugation. Chief Mclaughlin is thoroughly business looking person. He is rather under height, but stockily built. His hair is gray, but there is mo- thing else about him to indicate the thirty years of service he has seen in the Police Department. At present he is one of the five deputy chiefs and has charge of the borough of Manhattan. Years ago he was a detective in the Dis trict Attorneys office before Superin- tendent Byrnes was made Chief Inspec- tor He was then associated with Detec- tive Richard O'Connor and they were known as the two Dicks" Mclaughlin was made detective sergeant by Super tntendent Byrnes when he took charge Of the Detective bureau, and afterward made captain. He was in the Old Slip station when transferred to the West Thirtieth street station.
 When seen last night Chief McI.augh- lin said; 'T have merely come to San Francisco on 8 pleasure trin. and pro- pose to rennsfn here a week or ten GFays There is really nothing new that I can tell you about the Police apartment of New York that you do not already know except that the department is now all yhs, which, of course, includes Brooklyn present. Under the new charter the Chief
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SECOND ROUND.

Miss Duff defeated Miss Deane by up, and Miss A. Moff1tt defeaE ed Miss Mhoon by up. Miss Duff and Miss Alice Moffitt will play the final round this morning to decide who is the winner of the third competition for the ladies' cup.
 The Oakland team is still speculating on its defeat on Saturday by the San uted to the visitors unfamiliarity with the Presidio links, the roughness of the course and the absence of putting greens. and the Presidio links furnish almost no opportunity for skill in this department of the game. The Oaklanders think that some at least of their men are indivldu- cisco men. inasmuch as they have done the nine holes on the Oakland links in fewer strokes than the best San Francisco men.
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at the Palace yesterday. He is on his way to Manila. Captain Hull Is son of Con gressman Hull and was on the staff o- bama
The San Francisco call., 1898-12-19
CHIEF MCLAUGHLIN
 HERE ON A VISIT
Ex-Superintendent BWnes Famous Captain of New York Detectives, Arrived Last
 Night on the Overland.

n EPUTY CHIEF of at
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To-Day's Entries.

The card at Ingleside to-day caters to the selling-plater division, and not much can be said in favor of it.
 The entries are as follows:
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bought my first supply of Ripans Tabules more out of curiosity than anything else, and was very much surprised at the good results which followed their use. had often seen them advertised, but being little preiudiced against patent medicines thought they would do me no good. In future never want to be without them. had been troubled with indigestion and dyspePsla TOT long time and although l tried many kiroa of medicine, never found anything really to do me much good until l tried RiPans .Tabules
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Captain Hull Here. Captain John A. Hull, U. S. ", arrived
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Third race-One mile; selling: all ages
 261 Boardman ...... 76 (366)Myth ............10S 359 David Tenny....1l3 ... Robert Bonner .1Os (2Sl)Rey del Tierra11 %. Merops ......... 7e Fourth race-One mile; all ages; Owners handicap.
 (S46)La Goleta....... 9jl 35S Moringa ...... 95 (352) Buckwa .100i
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Second race-One and a quarter miles, sell ing 3-year-Olds and up.
 374 Elidad ..........1O4 (S99)Major Hooker .101 362 Lady Hurst. ...107 2s7 Frank Jaubert. 1G7
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In the HandbalI Courts. A series of nine games of handball, five
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FIRST ROUND.

Miss Duff and Mrs. P. E. Bowles in the first round of nine holes haloed 1 and scored each; in playing off the tie Miss Duff made the tenth hole in F strokes, and Mrs. F; B. Bowles in IA; Miss Duff was thus the winner. Similarly, Miss Deane and Mrs. c. o. G. Miller haloed 1 and scored 4 holes each; in playing off the tie Miss Deane won the tenth hole by one stroke. Miss Durham taking holes and Miss Mhoon 6, the latter won by up Miss l.. Moffitt and Miss A. Moff1tt haloed 2 holes, but Miss A. Moftltt taking the other 7 won by up.
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ten during the year. s4s, ,S67, ,2O3 s45s. .5Sl Net amount of risks ex-
 pired during the year. 31, ,500, ,0SS S1S,31 cember Sl 1897. .......... 36, ,O55, ,649 356. .511
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Total liabilities.

INCOME.
 Net cash actually received for fire premiums ..-...-----.....--. Received for interest and dividends on bonds, stocks, loans and from all other sources. es............-.........
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Risks and Premiums. Fire Risks
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HeIvetia Swiss Fire
 INSURANCE COMPANY

AF ST. GALL. SWITZERLAND. ON THE V 31st day of December, A. D. 1S97 and for the year ending on that day, made to the Insurance Commissioner of the State of Cali fornia pursuant to the provisions of sections 610 and ell of the Political Code, condensed as per blank furnished by the Commissioner.