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SOUTH. BRITAIN.
METHODIST CHURCH NOTES.

Rev o. J. Range will be abeent for the
next three Sabbaths and there will be no
preaching in the Methodist church.
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Blankets and


You can't think too quick about these warm
bed coverings. The time will be here now be.
fore you realize 1t AMI it's best to be prepaI ed.
10 4 Cotton Blank els, very desirable for
ly fall for pse as sheets. The best of people
use them. Price pair.
ia Cotton Blankets. prize 75c and CSC pail :.
14white Wool blankets. price 81, . 80. 8 81
and $50 pair
1874 White California Wool Blankets price s
500, $50 and SO a pair.
"OmfOrtables
Comfor ables filled with pure white cotton
and made from good pint cloths prices 75c,
| l 90. l 25, is and 200.
Dress Goods.
Our collection of new All u ess Goods are a
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CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH NOTES.

Rev Ell. X. Job and family left town.
Wedne sday, for vacation OF two weeks.
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Scores of people stopped off at the fair
grounds to enjoy the races. Excursions
TO the Sound took many people awav
Putnam Park had It's attractions and
large numbers enjoyed the day there.
Fishing In Put Club pond has been at
tended to with considerable good luck.
Some fine bass have been hooked. A
very few people spent the day at home
In Bethel.
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George Sanford died very sudden " on
Monday evening. He had been at work
all day 80 usual. After supper he went
out into the back yard. He was gone
quite while when his daughter missed
him and went out TO see where he was
and stumbled over his dead body. The
remains will be taken to Saeksonviile, N.
a., for burial. +.
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CHURCH NOTES.

The first OF series OF temperance
meetings was held In the Methodist
church, last Sunday evening, at 7.3O
O'Clock. The meeting was addressed by
II. Ell. Sp0oner, retired business man of
Chicago, ILL.,, now residing In Kent, Conn.
He announced that his address would be
from cash basis entirely, and 1t proved
TO be very interesting.
Following this meeting will be open
air exercises, which will probably be
held near the band stand on Main street,
different speakers.
Communion services were held az the
churches, Sunday.
The you LADIES' Mission Circle
held its tlrss meeElug after the summer
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now LABOR DAY WAS OBSERVED.

Labor day was an unusually fine day.
The shower the night before cleared the
air and settled the dust. A cool north
bret re tempered the air ID just COM
Portable degree. The hat factories were
all shut down for the day. O.her places
of business were closed up about noon.
The trolley cars carried thousands OF
ueople to Lake Kencsia where they en-
ioyed the day In quiet way. The hotels
ali did thriving business. The Kenmore
served dinners at all hours and was busy
all day. The following bill of fare was
served and THE BEE Correspondent can
testify to to its worth.
Noodle Soup Chicken Fricassee
Prime Ribs of Beet Brown Gravy
Vegetables
Boiled Potatoes Baked Sweet Potatoes
Slowed Tomatoes
DESSERT
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PROSPEROUS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION.
The Cemetery association held It's an
nual meeting on Monday evening. The
officers OF the Ir seeding year were again
elected. The association has over $1,000
in the bank and nearly 800 due for lots
snId
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INSURANCE COMPANIES
MUST MAKE REPORTS
COMMISSIONER CLUNIE GOES
EAST TO ENFORCE THE LAW.
His Trip the Result of Lively Eric
ton Over the Enforcement of
Legal Regulations.

Insurance Commissioner A. J. Clunie,
accompanied by Attorney Eugene F. Bert.
left for the East last evening to meet the
heads Of the big fire and life insurance
companies there and correct abuses which,
if allowed to continue. will materially at
feet the returns the insurance companies
are compelled by law to make to the
State.
When the Commissioner went East last
year he succeeded in inducing most of the
American and foreign companies to abide
by a State statute providing that a Ger
tain percentage of their earnings should
be given to the State ana thereafter d.
vided among the fire departments of the
various counties. This law had not been
enforced for many years. The companies
fought the Commissioner over the matter
in the United States courts. but finally
compromised. AS a result Of the compro-
mise the Commissioner received about
$4,000 for the fire departments OF this
sum $4,000 was recently given to Chief
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THE AMERICA MARU
PERMITTED TO DOCK
PASSENGERS WERE LANDED
YESTERDAY.
Prompt Action of Federal Authori-
ties After Having Taken the Usual
Precautionary Measures.

The Japanese steamship America Maru
was released from quarantine yesterday
and her cabin passengers were landed last
evening about o'clock. The Chinese and
Japanese steerage passengers. seventy-siX
in number are still detained at Angel ISL
and, but will be brought over soon. The
vessel itself has been thoroughly fumi-
gated and will be towed to the Pacific
Mail Steamship Company's dock early
this morning.
The passengers were happy al their
early release and were glad to get on
shore The Federal quarantine officer,
DR. Kinyoun, made a careful microscopic
examination of the blood of the Japanese
passenger who was taken i'll on July Z, as
a precautionary measure. Satisfied that
II was simply a case of pneumonia, he
gave the directions by which the passeu-
gers were permitted to land.
Among those who boarded the vessel
early in the day were Assistant Surveyor
customs inspectors. Detectives Ellis and
Gibson were at the dock when the Caro-
line which brought the passengers over,
landed in hopes of catching the man who
robbed the Alameda of gold at Honolulu.
News Of the plague in India was brought
by the America Maru. The following rules
and regulations explain the precautions
taken by the government of the colony to
prevent its spread:
First dated March 10. announcing the en-
forcement of the Venice Sanitary Convention
regulations against arrivals from Hongkong
at Calcutta and Chittagong.
Second dated March Is, declaring Mecca and
the whole littoral of the Hedjaz between Lith
and Yambo. exclusive of both places. infected.
and announcing the enforcement of quarantine
against vessels arriving from those places at
Calcutta and Chittagong.
Third a further notification. dated May 10.
extending the of the latter and enforcing
quarantine against Lith and Yambo
The passengers OF the America Maru
are as follows:
Mrs n L. Achilles Miss Jessie Asbury and
maid. H. Blumenstein. Mrs S Brunell, C. /
BeigeI Miss Brodie H. G. Brown. G. w.
Bramhall. Mrs G. w Bramhall. Miss Bran
hall, G. r. Carter. Mrs. G.. r. Carter and maid,
Miss A. Carter. Mrs. J. V. c. Comfort. Miss
Comfort. w B. Chamberlain. Miss Chamber
lain Ly Chat H. Cunningham w. H. Dob
son, NJ o. Helfreich, Rev. B. c; Henry. Mrs.
J. r. HILL Miss Hill, Mr. Iznar, Mrs. NJ. King
don and maid. E. r. Kimball, H. A. Keller,
T. Kazama, Tang Kin, ]. D. Mactavish. ]. s.
Maynard. Miss Alice Miller and servant Miss
Amelie Lamb o'NeiIl, Mr.. Porter, Mrs; Porter.
Master Porter, Lieutenant Wilhelm Won
schleicht, Mrs. E S. Stevens and maid, j.
strop, Mrs. Charles Stuart, Fong Sun. Miss
Ada D. Thompson. II. A. Strong, Mrs. n. A.
Strong. Mr. varblowsky. Mrs. Varblowsky. DR..
Wagner. Mrs. Wagner and three children and
T. Yamada.
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Sullivan for the local department. Sew
eral of the insurance companies are en-
deaVoring to get out of the compact now
and Commissioner Clunie is determined
that they shall be held to IL closely.
Moreover, he has discovered that an at
tempt is being made to abandon the
branch general offices in this city and di-
rect the business of the various agencies
throughout the State from the Eastern
head offices. This movement is not con-
fined to the American companies. Sew
eral of the foreign concerns have already
given up their big offices here, so that it
is impossible for the Commissioner to Sc
cure a statement of the business done
each year throughout the State without
going East. This procedure on the part
of the insurance companies is being taken
for several reasons. The principal one is
that the companies wish to evade a law
compelling them to deposit from 20 to 30
per cent of their annual earnings in some
bank as a guarantee to the Insurance
Commissioner of their solvency.
Another investigation the Commissioner
will give special attention to is the griev-
ances of California policy holders in the
big life insurance companies of New York.
The policy holders claim the law provides
that the surplus earnings of these COM
panies should be divided among them.
whereas they now receive only a small
proportion of the surplus and in some in
stances do not receive cent.
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the event all was not honestly conducted
in a deal in which he is ASSOCIATED WIN
Mcpherson. The tales of Mcpherson ;
past life that have Just come 70 H6hl'
heretofore unknown to Mr.. Thorne, have
placed him on the anxious seat.
LAS far as Mcpherson ever having peeh
mixed up in various TRANSACTIONS con
cocted with the intention Of defraudlng
the Government. ! am totally ignorant,
said Mr. Thorne last night. II IS nor
true that he has bunkOed me out OF some
$4,000 but it is true that I am at present
associated with him in business mater
of a private nature. but as yet the maIter
has not reached definite. shape II mas mas
been suggested that Mcpherson exercises
some sort of hypnotic influence over those
whom he wishes to relieve of their wealth.
As far as this is concerned l Know noun
ing. | never felt any strange sensations
while in his company, nor did he ever
manifest any feyerish desire to acquire
my wealth by other than leGltlma at
means The deal in which we are now In
terested is a legitimate one. but just how
1t will turn out for me as yet l cannot
Although denying that he had been bun
koed by Mcpherson. Mr.. Thorne, when
asked if it were not true that ne was 50
that he would lose the amount named II
Brick" chose to adopt his usual methods
of doing business, admitted that such was
the case. He also added that the stories
regarding the character of his associate
had caused his awakening and in the fu-
ture he would be a little cautious when
listening to the vanished tales of the
notorious manipulation. MI. Thorne seems
to believe in the mythical Davis. for ne
says that a short time ago Mcpherson in
troduced him to a Mr.. Davis and he
thinks he IS the man brick now
charges with the diversion Of the neat
sum of $780, 900.
A few years a~o A. w Fink, the prod
uce dealer. became involved in little deal
with Brick" the importation" Of silks
with assurances Of large profits being the
bait of the trap. in which he lost $1,000:
Mr.. Fink is among the reticent people OF
the city and is averse to discussing the
matter refusing to either deny or affirm
the rumOr. but in the pracuce OF the law
such refusal is accepted as an afrirma-
ton.
Mcpherson barricaded himself behind
the doors of his home. 324 Hayes street.
last evening and refused to admit the
strangers at the gate. In answer to an
inquiry he first said Mcpherson don t
live here" Instantly he forgot that he
had thus spoken, admitted his identity,
but said that as his wife was Ill he would
not open the door, as it might chill the
residence. In the meantime the healthy
tones of his wife's voice commanded from
the top of the stairs that the door remain
closed and Brick obeYed mounting the
stairs and just pausing long enough at the
top to toss out little work. Then he
retired to dream Of past deeds and
scheme up deeds for the days to come.
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squadron and also in the field hospital
under Mcclellan and Grant.
DIR. Crawford came to this city in
1890 and at once established a lucrative
practive In 1891 he finished a home
opathic course at the Hahnemann
Medical College in this city.
DR.. Soper is also well and favorably
known in this community as a com
petent physician. He was born in
Girard. Erie County, Pa, in 1874 In
1861 he enlisted for service in the Civil
War and in 1863 he re-enlisted with the
First Missouri Engineers. He served
until the. close of the war. He after
ward attended school at the Central
Ohio Seminary for three years and
then entered Ann ArbOr University.
DR.. Soper graduated in medicine at
the College of Physicians and Sur
geons, Chicago, Ill, and practiced in
Wisconsin for nine years. He came to
California in 1886 and has practiced
continuously since then in San Fran
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cisco. He was at one time a member
of the Board of Education.
Both DIR. Crawford and DR.. Soper
are prominent members of the Grand
Army of the Republic, and it was ow-
ing to a determined effort of that or
ganization that they were selected by
President Mckinley. The veterans
have never had what they regarded
as proper representation in the Pen
sion Department and they feel now
that their interests will he we'll cared
for by the new appointees. All the
posts indorsed their applications and
Senator Perkins and Congressman
Kahn and Loud made a personal APP
peal that they receive the appoint
ments. DR.. Crawford, in addition, was
recommended by the faculty of the
Hahnemann Homeopathic College,
who argued that as that branch Of
medicine is represented in the army
and navy it should also be recognized
in the Pension Department.
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ESTATES OF THE DEAD.
Wills of Charles Stewart and Mary
Adams Filed for Probate

The will of Charles Stewart who died
July 10, was filed for probate yesterday.
One-half of decedents estate, which is
valued at $50 900. is devised to the widow,
Margaret :. Stewart and the remainder
to three daughters in equal shares.
BY the terms of the will of Mary
Adams. who died June 16 leaving an es-
tate valued at $4,000, Perry L. Griffin, a
brother. is devised real property in Los
Angeles San Bernardino and Riverside,
together with irrigation stocks; Ellen
Chown. a sister, is devised Napa Bank
stock in trust for Linda Griffin, a sister
the remainder Of the estate going to the
trustee.
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MILITARY BANQUET.
Oregon Staff Officers and Lady
Friends Around the Mahogany.

The staff of the Second Regiment, Ore
gon Volunteer Infantry, sat down TO a
most enjoyable banquet last night at the
Stewart, Ellis and LeavenwOrth streets
Chaplain Gilbert of the regiment was the
host Plates were set for twenty, with
General Summers and his wife. at either
end of the table.
The menu was an elaborate affair the
most favored portion being the cham
payne punch a Ia Summers. Speeches and
Ioasts were omitted by the request of the
host and the ready acquiesCence of the
guests.
Those who attended the banquet were:
General Summers, Mrs: Gilbert. Colonel
Yoran, Mrs. Powers. Major Ellis. Miss
Jackson, Captain Poorman. Lieutenant
Brace, Mrs, Yoran. Lieutenant Jackson.
Lieutenant Knapp Mrs. Summers. Chap
lain Gilbert Mrs. Willis. Lieutenant Mead,
Miss Ellis. Mrs. Mead, Major Willis, Mrs
Knapp, Ruth Mead
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@RHE Pension Department at
Washington, D. c., has an
nounced the appointment of
j Drs. Joseph G.. Crawford and
Joseph II. Soper to be pension
examining surgeons in this city. They
were appointed to succeed Drs. Joseph
Pescia and Max Magnus; and together
with DR.. Denis F. Raglan, who holds
over, will constitute the board, whose
duty will be to pass upon the merits
of all applicants for pensions from the
United States Government.
DR.. Crawford was born in Newark,
n J., in 1872 After an elementary
education in the public schools he en-
tered the College Of Physicians and
Surgeons in New York City, and there
graduated in 1873. Previous to that he
had been an apothecary and was in
the United States service during the
Civil War in that capacity for two
years. He was connected with the
medical department in the Atlantic
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Pvthians Install.

The following officers of California
Lodge No. /. knights of Pythias have
been installed for the current term: NJ. II.
Benson. c. c.; A. H. Brown, V. c.; d. G..
Dexter. r; w. Y. Dean NJ. of w; Henry
Beaver, NJ of E.; John Hober,. NJ. of F; i;
f. n McLennan; h of r. and S. LOUIS
NJ. Schumacher, o. G.. The report of the
auditors for the past quarter shows the
financial condition OIL the lodge TO be very
that 800 be added to the bank account.
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TRIED TO END HER LIFE.
Mrs. Wiemann, While Despondent,
A++emnts TO Commit Suicide.

Attempts u SOln1AA1C SAAOANAS'
Marie Wiemann the wife of Henry
Wiemann. a laborer, living in the rear
of Sl3 Harrison street, attempted to end
her existence last evening by swallowing
a small quantity of laudanum. She was
found lying on the floor of the Kitchen
Of her home by her E-year-oid son; VINO
ouicklv summoned q neighbor. Realizing
that she had taken poison, he summoned
the ambulance and the woman Mas Mas h Itni
riedly driven to the Receiving Hospital
In the bosom of her dress was found the
following note, written in German:
81 cannot stand it any longer Good-bY
nv child [ will never see YOU again. BE
a good boy and never steal.
YOUR MOTHER.
Young Wiemann accompanied his
mother TO the hospital and attempted to
explain that his parent had not tried TO
commit suicide but had taken the pei
son in mistake He claimed that she is
q sufferer from heart disease. but always
appeared contented with her lot. DR.:
Dray. who attended her, says she will
recover.
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Judge Grosjean Suspended.

PARIS. July 20-The Court of Cessation
has suspended NJ. Grosjean, the Versailles
Judge, for two months for communicating
to newspapers a document concerning the
Dreyfus case.
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A New Policeman.
Matthew Tierney, a boiler-maker, %
years of age, and a native of this city,
was sworn in as a member of the Police
Department by Chief Lees yesterday.
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Ocean Water Tub Baths.
A New Policeman

Io1 Seventh street. Mission. Sal
water direct from the ocean.
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Mems Fszs.z7ESk1ixsg Goods
Sg $50 on the Dollar

We bought stock of Crane the Montgomeysree haber
dasher at the dollar and offering selec
furnishings than wholesale prices Every
something reduced price that great saving tn
purchaser This chance buy good furnishings cheap will
be gone-don't miss it,
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DUDES AND THE
FARMERS DIVIDE
DIAMOND HON0RS
Good Baseball by the
T ail-Enders.
CROLL'S SENSATIONAL CATCH
CLOSE CONTEST IN OAKLAND IN
THE MORNING.
Harper Pitches a Great Game at
Recreation Park in the After
noon and Moskiman Falters
Through overwork.
2R0LL'S SENSATIONAL CATCH
CLOSE CONTEST IN OAKLAND IN
THE MORNING.
AFTERNOON GAME.
jacksonville 5, Oakland /.

The Watsonville ball tossers, with Har-
per in the box won the afternoon game
at Recreation Park with a fair margin of
runs. Thirteen times was Moskiman
found for safe hits, but as he pitched the
morning game at Oakland the defeat is
not of the disparaging order. The price Of
hayseeds, pretty much on the decline Sat
urday afternoon and yesterday morning,
took a sudden jump IN the afternoon, for
the Dudes soiled their fine vestments in
attempting to ride rough-shod over the
Farmers.
The very first inning gave the Farmers
g line on the score board. BrOCkhoff went
TO the first bag on an honest hit, and his
accommodating friend, "Tui" Mccarthy,
swatted the ball for a double, whereby
Brock" coursed the bags and came TO
port.
At the beginning Of the third some one
IN the grand stand presented LANCE with
q stick fancifully ornamented with rib
bons The king of the Dudes thought that
It was very proper to try out the gift
horse without a look in its mouth. He
was In error, for he soon died by the
hand that fed hin. This very same N
ming Mccarthy cantered home for the
Farmers, and the score board read 20
and was decorated with wheat.
In the fifth inning Harper scored. His
first pedestal was reached by a hit. He
went to second on a chance, and two
Dagger by accommodating ''T>ui' Nc
Carthy sent him flying across the plate.
The sixth was the banner inning for Wat
sonville. After two men lay under some
finely inscribed tombstones Hayes went
to first on an error Of Moskiman, and
then Harper swung his stick at a ball
that twisted Schmeer's hands out Of
shape Harper was safe. Brockhon
came to the plate and whizzed out
three-bagger, sending Hayes and Harper
around the bags at a lightning pace. After
this feast of fireworks nothing effective
was accomplished by the Farmers.
The seventh opened propitiously for the
Dudes, but ended tragically- Donovan
gained the first resting place on an error
OF Brockhoff and went to second on hit
by Peoples. Hammond famed thrice and
Lefty" Hutchinson went canteTing to first
on balls. The bags were filled when Har,,
die tried TO steer the ship. He was good
for a single. allowing Donovan chance
to score. Dunleavy flew to Cro!l and
LANCE followed by a hit to Croll far out
of his territory. Croll caught the ball
after hard run and jump high in the
air. He stuck out his left and pulled the
BAH In. 1t was a sensational catch and
received the full. need of applause.
The score is:
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MORNING GAME.
Oakland 5, jacksonville q.

One very bad inning wrecked the Farm
ars Yesterday morning on the freeman
baseball grounds. The Dudes took Whalen
,,T4o themselves and they did him. Five
hits and as many runs were indlted on
the score book and the Hayseeds felt as
e tbrash!ng machine had passed over
+bano before the Oaklanders were sent to
the field. g..
Neither side had scored during the first
three innings and both teams were play
ing good ball Then Mr. Whalen OF the
orange shirt was discovered and his rec
ord was put in jeopardy. Hardie was the
first man up and he made the III ST Dag On
an error by Mccarthy, getting free trans
11ortation 70 second when LANCE smote the
han to center A little Juggling IN the
middle field and Hardie scored DunleaVy
moving to third and Lange freezlng last
to the second station. Schmeer and
Donovan followed in rapid SUCCESSION
with hits and Dunleavy and Lange ADDED
two runs to the Dudes column. MoSRl-
man was retired, but Peoples mad better
luck, rapping the spherOid out TO right
field, which gave Schmeer an opportunity
to tally. a hit by Hutchinson to right
gave Donovan run. and Peoples, VINO
This retired the Dudes, but they were
satisfied. Mccarthy went into the box
the following inning and pitched good
ball Not another run was made off him
by the Oaklanders during the rest of the
game
plate lot the L d. HleIS, DuI the elBH anu
ninth were the exciting epochs of the
game. Billings went to first on hit
in the eighth and Whelan, who was the
target of the small boys jokes, pulled
himself together and drove the bali over
the left field fence. for a homer. The
Farmers died quickly after that strain.
The next inning gave them another run
and for a time it looked as If the score
would be tied. Croll went walking to first
and the Indian drove a far one to right
for two bags. Croll scoring: Donovan fol-
lowed with single and the Indian. at
tempting to score on it, was caught on
the plate All that followed was meat
and drink for the Dudes but poison for
the Farmers.
The score is: