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The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
. Overdue Rates Advance.

With the EXCEPTION Of the Helen Brewer
and Milton Park. which remain at 80 per
cent the. rates Of reinsurance on all the. OVER
dues were advanced. yesterday from to 10
points. The Aristides is now quoted at 50
per cent. and grave fears are entertained for
her safety. The Arabia is quoted a 20 per
cent and the Sirius advanced TO 40 per
cent In spite OF the fact that she is now
out 1T9 days from Sourabaya. for Delaware
Breakwater, there is still faith in the safety
OF the Helen. Brewer. and the amount Of mon
ey, now beyond the 100000 mark, wagered
her TO arrive. continues to grow.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
Exports for the North.

Victoria with an assorted merchandise cargo
consigned TO the principal British columbian
lowing:
1877 pkgs fresh fruits, ~ pigs fresh vegota-
lbs chocolate. $50 lbs bdls raisins 81 lbs
cheese. 211 lbs ham, 439 cs canned goods. N
pkgs groceries and provisions. 1856 gals wine
5000 lbs malt, las lbs hops 1900 lbs beans 4
cs spices. e1400 lbs meals, 2614 lbs coffee II
pkgs baking powder. pkgs paints, pkgs dry
goods pkgs electrical supplies % sDls pitch
Isl arms and ammunition, 26fs lbs lead
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
sPRECKELs: TUG DEFIANCE !
Z. WHICH : ARRfYED: YEsTER- ::
day WITH BARGE. YANKEE: >

pipe * TASKS o,icx:i,var n ,its 5o4 .brffies
drugs: 80. tins matches 5 pkgs leather, AIS us
leaf tobacco. 10 pkgs steel, 23 bars iron, TT
pigs machinery, 81 bxs: candies; 1 pkg bicycle
riC nts-. e.; - =. " -. =
/ For. Dawson 2e5 lbs dried: frpii 1900 lbs
valued at, $22i4 -. = =. :: ~:
80 .s,G:r:,wfnfPes l5olbs asph@ltpfn; valued
Tor Toronto 1915 lbs dried fruit, Valued at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
Shipping Intelligence.

Monday. August 81.
stmr State of California. Thomas. Al hours
from San Diego.
Stmr MineoIa. Kirkwood. 90 hours from
Tacoma.
stmr Olympic. Hansen. AZ hours from San
Pedro.
stmr Bonita, Alberts, 10 hours from Moss
Landing.
cent City
ems Landing.
stmr Montara. Reilly. "a hours from Port
Hartford.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
NEWS OF THE OCEAN.
Matters of Interest to Mariners and
Shipping Merchants.

A manifest was filed at the Custoni-house
yesterday, representing addition TO the cargo
Of the brig Galilee, which cleared on Saturday
for Apia Samoan Islands The additional car
20 was valued at S2l95 and included IS, 963 It
lumber. 50 pkgs milwork 81 cs cameo goods.
100 lbs cheese, pkgs provisions, 23g lbs lard,
crts onions, 2160 lbs bread and so cs canned
salmon.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
Brings the Biggest Barge.

The. Spreckels tug Defiance arrived early
yesterday morning from Coos Bay with the
barge Yankee in tow. The Yankee is to be
used in connection with the dredging OF the
channel to the Mare Island navyyard, and
is one OF two sister barges recently ordered
by Contractor Rudolph Axman. These barges
are said 10 be the largest of their kind in
the world
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
FRA|L BRIDGE
COSTS A LIFE
Heavy Traction Engine
Drops Through a.
Structure.
Bad. Accident on Pescadero
Road in San : Mateo.. !
Boundaries, :,
Special Dispatch to The Call.

HALFMOON' BAY, Aug 3-Disaster
has attended the passing of a heavy trac-
ton threshing machine between this place
and Pescadero.. The weighty' piece. of
machinery crashed through a.bridge that
spans Tonitos Creek and the engineer.
Elda Armos. was killed. 1t was by sheer
fortune that other lives were not lost
when the engine fell through the struc-
ture. "A number of men who had been
riding on the machine had abandoned it
but a few moments before and started
to walk in advance.
> The engine, which weighs. about ten
tons, passed. over the first portion Of the
bridge in safety. It. was followed by
tender and steamed slowly along. AS the
machines :neared the further side there
came sound of creaking tinibers and
one section of the bridge crashed to. the
creek, thirty-fve feet. below. When a
rescuing. party reached the scene the en-
CINE was a mass of. twisted iron and the
unfortunate; engineer lay dead near the
wreck with his. skull: badly fractured.
The engine is the property. of John
Caitano of .Palo Alto. 1t was in, charge
of T.: b. Downing: A:Coroler 5 jury: !: pre-
sided over by Justice Coburn Of. Pesca-
dero, censured the, county of San eMateo
for: not keeping the. bridge. in proper con-
dition, and found that. the .deceased came
to his death by accident; 1t is. likely
that a damage suit will be brought. i ne
owner ;of the: machine $50. exprS sses him Inn
self and says he. will allow his. damaged
property TO: remain: where IT is until II
can be inspected: by a. jury 49, 4. 81
:, :. n
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
Will Take Another Chance.

Captain a. p. Lorentzen. whose bay trip
some weeks ago in the fve-masted schooner
Snow and Burgess created considerable criti-
cism is going 20 take another chance with
the fates I'm similar excursion on the
schooner Honolulu, recently >overhauled and
now ready to 90 into commission again.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
A Cargo for London.

The British bark Inverclyde was cleared for
London yesterday with % 400 cts barley "A 800
cs canned fruit. 1893 cs canned asparagus, AS
cs canned salmon, 5000 gals wine and 242, 272
lbs tallow. valued at S1SS 100. The vessel also
carried 23, 900 II lumber dunnage. valued at
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

GEHE army !. transport Thomas will
:. i =. sail;to-dax for Manila by way of
=. Guam: She will take a. large
>, n cargo, a full complement, of pas;
.sengers and in her treasure. room
$1,000 600 of the new. Filipino issue: The
coin will be. in charge. of Major FIJI :
TIardie of the Fortieth United States Cav
airy: ::.. -..
The. Thomas viii carry .'SO9 enlisted. men
Of the United States Marine Corps and
twenty-five enlisted :fnen- Of the -Four
teenth Cavalry. The. remainder of the
Fourteenth will leave September SON the
Logan. In the. cabin the Thomas. will
carry a large number of army a?d navy
officers, some army families and few
ciyflian Government employees: She Will
leave the. transport wharf. promptly at
noon. 80 - :: =.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
Sun, Moon and Tide

United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Time and Heights OF High and Low
Waters at Fort Point. entrance to San
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

Yet. ameuEt or Risks
written during the
NIcI -. o. %. -.
,Net AMOUNT. OF Risks
expired during the
year t--s.=.- ----. -
Net -am0urt in force
December 81. 1902
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

INCOME.
. Net cash actually. Rceiyed. for

4. Net cash. actually Eceiyed. for
Fire" premiums 1872.
Nef - cash; actually received for
Marine. premiums =. So -. =; -
Received for Interest; on Bonds
. and Mortgages OF: -. = -: e. =; =;
Received Tor interest and divt--
-dends. on Bonds. :.SU5cks.- Loans
and from. all other sources -
. Received. for Rents :. .-. %: o.. g., -. /:
Received for ;proft.' on sale Of
assets - - $3.50
. Received for premiums IN ether
=. Departments "a -. -'.'.-
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

LIABILITIES.

LIABILITIES.
Losses: adjusted and unpaid: =
Losses in process.-Qt Adjustment
OF In Suspense --.--.-.. -; = - =
losses resisted. including eNs
.penses 800 &c. -.-;.-;s -. 80
Cross -cremiums.. or. Fire Risks
running one year or less; s.;
reinsurance 80 per cent. -. =.
Gross premiums on: Fire. Risks
- running more than one year.
s.. reinsurance pro-Iata- 49,
P Cross premiums on Marine and
Inland Navigation Risks, s.
reinsurance 100 per cent --.--.
. Gross premiums -oh. Marine Time
q. Risks: s.; REINSURANCE 80 per
cent --------. 90 80 -
Liability under other depart
meuts go go -. - $500 d:
Cash. dividends. remaining unpaid
Pension fund '...----,.'- ----..-. .
Relief rund, ..-!.a.......s. -. .. - q.
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

-. francisco Bay, Published by official au
g. thoEity of the. Superintendent, -
NOTE.-The: high. and low: waters occur a
the city; front tMissiontstreet. wharf about =
minutes later than at Fort Point: the nelgnt 9
tide is. the zane at both places = =: =:
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
s1lNOO.4z9. OF
.Tsta1 income. -: =. 4.


= = = ,
.N,ef amount maid for. Fire Losses -:
S sl5S-11 YEARS. =, 500 o2s q
.Ndt . am6int paid. for Marine -. 80. =
g.. Losses .fincludnlg s.. =; losses 49,.
'.. -6E previous years.. =. -. -. .; 1912 O
-Dividends TO Stotkboldefs 49, $4,000 q
. Raid. OF allowed Tor COmmissior
- oI. Brokerage - 49,. a2oro5l Il
. Paid for Salaries. Fees and. other 49,.
charges for Officers. >clerKs, etc. : 123.419 81
Raid FOR state. National. and =. =.
turss -.-..:..:.:. BIS. 595 il
Paid for losses; in other depart-. -.
. Total Exbendirfres -. -: IS. 051sT63 81
Losses incurreiIs dur Fire. Marine
T. ing The yesr =. Gee: :. .ss4 o.: Sl1.S96 81
~ a-a $500 T,ira: TIaksL Brertliuns
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

NoTE..in the above exposition. of the tides
the early morning tides are gwen in the left
hand column and the. successive tides; Of the the
day In the order of occurrence as 10 tln1e the
day: except when there: are but three tides. as
sofnetiries occurs. The heights given are in
addition: to the sodndings of the United States
Coast Survey Charts except when the number
given. is subtracted from the; depth gwen. py
the charts. The plane Of reference is the mean
1of. the lower low. waters. - -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01
THURINGIA
!. T. F INSURANCE, COMPANY .. S.

n p :ERf-i- RI: GERMANY. OK. THE ~31sT:
~ -.dss or Ijederpbar, f.: p 1902, aid for the
year endJhE. on thar siass- as made 70, the 1n=
..foruta pursuant 1t r7NlsorS Of sections
go and cIt-.jf thu litcal Code. 'condens
as;pet -blafk fqrhfshe ts+th l9iltl sslsl =
-.-. - ~ :9sJ3II,AI.- :>.- ~
"A rlourq CAPITAL : took; paid up -. -
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

-: Fl: Time Ball. -..'.
Branch Hydrographic once: U: s. N, Mer-
:. chants: Exchange. San Francisco. Cali
August. 81: - = :: :; = =
: The time ball on the Ferry. building was
dropped exactly. at noon to-day. -e.,, at. noon
Of the l2oth Inertd ian. or at g. p M; Greenwich
time :. 80. @:.:.:+ - &C. BURNETT: :.
-. Lieutenant. Is. M. in; Charge. =
The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-01

IA for Morning for Afternoon
x Saturday and Sunday only +Sunday only
Sons al All stations on sunday.
tsunday excepted. Saturday only
eva Coast Line. U VIA san Josquln aauey-
a, A-rtve via Niles. Tuesday and Friday
kW-Onlv trains stopping az Valencia St. southbOuna
are $50 NJ OOASl 90 An. 2:3O Pm and 630P.B
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Risks. andPnamiqms..
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Si2 SlS.12s is
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
Six Men Working ON the Agricultural
Building at Exposition Grounds
Hurled to the Earth.
MUCH DAMAGE Is REPORTED
Loss TO WORLDS FAIR BUILDINGS
PROBABLY ABOUT $4,000.
Wind Followed by Torrential Rain
and Big slump I'm Tempera-
ture-Other Storms.

ST. LOUIS, Aug ga wind and rain
storm of brief duration swept over ST. Louis
to-day and tore through the worlds fair
grounds. killing Theodore Richter, a florist.
probably fatally injuring a. r. Clark, a
carpenter, and severely hurting seven Ia
borers, besides causing damage to world s
fair buildings and other property to the ex-
tent of $4,000. The greatest fury of the
storm was felt at the worlds fair grounds.
where the casualties occurred.
The day had been extremely warm, the
temperature registering "a degrees. Sud-
denly the sky began growing dark, and soon
the storm broke with the force of a gale.
In the city pedestrians hurried to shelter,
and the wind swept through the streets,
causing little damage outside of broken
windows here and there, the falling of a
few street signs, and the levelng of shade
trees.
AT the worlds fair grounds the wind
swept from the southeast to the northwest
in miniature tornado. The agricultural
building stood in its path, and six laborers
working on scaffolding were hurled to the
ground, and nine sets of truesses and tim
bers were RACED. Richter was running to
shelter when he was struck by flying
plank, dying instantly. The wind next
struck the machinery building, and one Of
the two towers, $50 feet high, was stripped
of scaffolding i'm a twinkling, and two work.
men were hurled to the ground. Debris was
blown against the staff-covered sides of the
completed electricity building, and sections
of the staff were torn away. The Missouri
state building was damaged slightly.
On the administration building towers. sit
uated forty feet apart, are two flags. As
the twisting wind reached this building 1t
lifted and passed between the towers. One
flag blew to the east and the other to the
west and yet neither was displaced or in
jIred.
Along Skinker road, which passes through
the worlds fair grounds, twenty telegraph
poles heavily strung with wires snapped
and fell across the street track, for the
time blocking traffic. The wind lasted
about five minutes and was followed by a
torrential rain. accompanied by hail Within
twenty minutes the rainstOrm had spent
itself and settled down to fine rain,
which continued until evening. The tenn
perature dropped within ten minutes from
81 to IS degrees.
Along the river front the wind swept a
number of lumber piles into the river and
blew light freight from the wharfboats.
1t was rumored tonight that a tornado
had killed eighty persons at Moweaqua,
ILL.,, but there was no foundation for the
report
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
Had Made No Attack Up to Midnight,
Although Favored by a Storm
and Thick Weather.
BANKERS FLEET ON GUARD
HAS HIS SHIPS WELL DISTRIBUTED
ALONG THE COAST.
British Naval Maneuvers Also i'm
PrOgress-War Between the Home
and Mediterranean Fleets.

PORTLAND, Me-, Aug. 6.-At midnight
last night that portion of the New England
coast from the British boundary to Cape
Ann had been theoretically threatened by
hostile fleet for period of twelve hours,
but so far as known the enemy had not
taken advantage of the northeast storm
and thick weather TO slip past the defend
ing fleet and establish himself in any har-
Dor. The attacking fleet has been at sea
for about three days, and will have till
Saturday to win the game planned by the
naval experts in Washington, by occupying
any of the harbors on this portion of the
coast for a period of five hours without be-
ing destroyed
The defending fleet, under the command
of Rear Admiral Barker, sailed from Bar
Harbor at 6 o'clock yesterday morning,
and bv night the various ships of the
squadron were we'll distributed along the
coast and the work of patrol had begun.
Many of the ships are equipped with a
wireless system of telegraph, so that ma
jority of them can be concentrated al any
point within a short time. Several vessels
of this fleet were sighted during the day at
various points along the coast. Three of
them appeared off the West Quoddy head
afternoon, and three hours later We're
sighted some distance to the westward off
Libby island, Machasport, Me.
1t is expected that the attacking fleet
will head for some of the many harbors to
the eastward of this port, as those to the
westward. especially to the New Hamp-
shire and Massachusetts coast, are compar-
atively few.
The flagship Kearsarge, with Rear Ad-
miral Barker commanding, led the way out
of Bar harbOr yesterday, but soon after
they were clear of the harbor the vessels
separated, to proceed to the positions, or
sections of coast assigned 20 them for pro-
lection. AS the orders were secret, none of
the ships knew what its station was to be
until after the departure from here. With
Admiral Barker TO act on the defensive are
Admiral Coghlan ON his flagship, the Olym-
pia, and Admiral Wise his flagship, the
Yankee. The other vessels of the fleet are
the battleships Alabama and Illinois, the
cruisers Baltimore. Prairie and Pantheon,
the dispatch boat Vixen, the torpedo boat
destroyerS Decatur, cambridge, Barry,
Dale and Chauncey, two government tugs
and the schoolship Hartford.
Admiral Sands squadron includes the bat
tleships Indiana, Massachusetts and Texas
and three torpedo boat destroyers.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
Cable Notes.

Because of the rumor that an attempt
had been made on the life of King Alfonso
the Spanish government has issued a state
ment contradicting the report and further
denying that the King is indisposed
The Servian government is arranging to
pay debts of the late King Alexander and
Queen Draga out of their estates. The
debts amount to $4,000, while. the aggre-
gate value of the estates is $4,000. The
surplus will go to the heirs.
Baron Henri De RothschId appeared be-
fore the Paris Police Court Wednesday on
the charge of automobile scorching His
defense was that he had permit from the
minister of interior allowing him to disre-
gard the police regulations. The case was
postponed until Aug. a.
Whitaker Wright, the promoter and di-
rector of the London and Globe Corpora
ton, was arragned at the Guild Police
Court, London, Wednesday, and remanded
after formal evidence of his arrest had
been taken. The prisoner was released on
bail of $3.50 600, of which he provided s125. 900
and three sureties guaranteed the remain
ing $l25,000
Michael Davitt, in long letter published
in the London Daily News this morning,
reproaches King Edward for his failure
during his visit to Ireland to exercise royal
clemency and liberate Colonel Lynch, the
only remaining Irish political prisoner He
declares that no other monarch in Europe
would have neglected such clemency in
similar circumstances, and says that when
the more or less manufactured enthusiasm
has died away the Irish people will re-
member the omission.
United States Minister Bryan on Wednes-
day gave a garden party at his villa in
Cintra. Portugal, in honor of Admiral Cot
ton and the American naval officers, who
went out by rail from Lisbon, which is four
miles distant. The summer palace of King
Charles Is at Cintra. and the members of
the court and of the diplomatic corps, as
well as the elite of Lisbon. reside there
during the summer. The function was very
elegant The saloons and gardens of the
villa were thronged. The band of the
BROOKLYN furnished the music
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06
ADDRESS TO POSTMASTERS.
Mr.. DickersOn Says All should Aid the
President and Mr.. Payne.


BOSTON. Aug. 5-"Every postmaster in
the country should lend a helping hand to
the President and TO the postmaster gen.
eral in their efforts to bring the postal
service up to the standard excellence OF
honesty which the people deserve and de-
mand," said President Freeman b. Dick
orson, president of the National AssOcia-
ton of Postmasters, in his annual address
before the postmasters' convention here to-
day. He urged postmasters not to be i'm
patient at what might seem too rigid econ
cmy' and added: 'One of the present
needs is a simple form of sending small
remittances through the mails. to
avoid the use of postage stamps. now so
general. One of our greatest needs, eSpe-
cially at large offices. is some means OF
more rapid transit between depots and
the main offices and the main office and
substations. A more equitable and just
classification of clerks also is needed.
President Dickerson's address unaTii-
mously adopted and then the first topic for
discussion. THE education of the public in
postal matters-what the newspapers can do
for the postal service" was taken up.
Postmaster Tucker. of Toledo. declared
that great deal could be done toward the
education of the public in postal matters
through the agency of the public schools.
Teach the children how to address letters.
Postmaster Soebel, of Erie, Pa, said the
newspapers were available aids in this mat
ter but the way to get at the public was
through the public schools.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-08-06

next cry, and to Kansas City Nicholas
came, post haste. Here he learned that the
brakeman who had been injured had been
taken to Agnew Hospital and that the
other members of the crew had gone 10
their homes Nicholas decided that ne
ought to catch the uninjured members first
but on the proposition that "a bird etc.
he set off for the hospital.
Had an injured brakeman been brought
in there2 Yes. just little while ago. Had
they stripped him yet? Yes, OF course; his
knee had been broken. Then they had
taken his shoes off? To be sure. why did
the visitor ask? He had asked because he
wanted 10 know IL the money in il had been
found safely.
Yes, we got it all right" said the hos
pital attendant. There were five SO bills
and DIR. Dannaker, the house surgeon, has
them
That is all there is to il excepting one
equally astonishing feature. II was the
very first trip Brakeman Charles Blake
ley had made over the road. He had come
into possession of $50 which he knew did
not belong TO him; he had stuffed IL in his
shoe while his train was running at twen-
ty miles an hour or more; he had been OBJ
served by man who few minutes after
ward met the owner of the money and he
had been caught in a wreck and not only
was he the only man hurt, but the leg
which was broken was the one on which
was the money.
IL would not think about giving that out
for publication over my name" said Jus
tice Jenney, without giving the names of
all the parties and of places, because people
would not credit the story. l am not old.
but may live long, but never do l expect
TO see retribution follow man so wonder
fully so swiftly.
BlakeIy has skipped. He left DIR. DAN
makers hospital before his injuries were
recovered from, probably fearing charge
of theft. DR.. Dannaker is quite an innocent
party TO the suit. Nicholas is cOntending
that he, DIR. Dannaker. ought TO have kept
the money from Blakeley when he was told
of the theft. DIR. Dannaker held the theory
that the money belonged, so far as he was
concerned. to the man who had il in his
possession, and in this instance il was
Blakeley. All this is of Importance in the
court but it is stupid routine compared to
the hair-trigger ride Blakeley made the
first time he started braking on the Wa
bash. The justice took tina case under adj
viSement.