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The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
FIREMAN s
FUND To
PAY ALL
VIII Have Money for Its
Legitimate Fire
Losses.
President Dutton Makes
Full Statement to
The Call.
Says Company Voted for
Cut Only in Certain
Instances.

The Fireman's Fund is strictly a
dollar for dollar company. 1t will pay
every cent that it honestly owes. 1t
is California institution, and it will
remain so for many years to come. We
are in an awkward position just now
because we lost all of our records in
the fire, and we cannot tell what our
liabilities amount to until we receive
all of the proofs of loss. We have large
investments in California stocks. These
we are selling as fast as possible. The
impression has gone out that we i'm
tend to cut all claims 25 per cent. That
is not true. We will pay dollar for
dollar on every legitimate loss"
This is the statement made to The
Call last night by w ]. Dutton, presi-
dent of the Fireman's Fund Insurance
Company Of California. He desired to
make clear to the public the exact posi-
tion OF his company and to set at rest
the rumors that have given the impress
sion that the FiremanS Fund would
shave all it's policies 25 per cent.
Call last night by w. j. Dutton of the
Fireman's Fund Insurance Company OF
to the public the exact position of his
company and to set at rest the rumors
that have given the impression that
the Firemans Func would shave all
it's policies 25 per cent
Many of the policy folders have been
unable to understand WY, in the light
of a former statement that the Fire
mans Fund would pay dollar for dol
lar, its officers voted with the sixty
on mi OF Dol Ioa
cut of 20 per cent was agreed upon.
The Fireman's Fund is credited with
having voted for this measure. It is
this apparent paradox that Dutton
carefully explained last evening.
THAT vote was not for cut of 25
per cent on all policies" he said. 1--WE
would never in the world have voted
for such thing. 1t is to cover three
cases that will be arising every day.
We voted for 25-per cent cut on the
following classes of Dbsses, believing
that this was only just:
First, where the property was dam
aged by the earthquake, but did not
fall down.
Second, where the property was
blown UP by dynamite.
Third. where the policy-ho1der has
no proof of any kind that his property
was neither damaged by the earthquake
nor blown up and we have reason to
believe that such was the case
I'VE believed that in such cases as
these a compromise was only just, and
we believed that % per cent was not
too much to ask from the policy holder
However. no company bound itself by
that vote We will meet again on
Tuesday, and, if possible, arrange some
system of payment on such cases as
those I have mentioned whereby we
will all agree and pay a uniform rate"
The Firemans Fund has received
word that the California street rail-
way, one of it's large holdings, will be
in operation by September 1. It has
already had offers for the purchase OF
the line.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Buzz BEES SWARM
AND GIVE Matinee
FOR HEIGHBORHOOD
Residents Of Steiner Street Watch
Mrs. Lutz as She Re
covers Them.

Busy bees, with a tendency TO
swarm. and Mrs. John c. Lutz, with
a desire to keep her dangerous little
beauties from roaming too far from
home, furnished. a matinee perform
ance at 1929 Steiner street, near
Geary. yesterday morning that was
thoroughly enjoyed-all the more be-
cause it was free and impromptu.
Actuated doubtless by a desire to
see those bees get busy with their
stinging apparatus, the crowd in
creased and only dEindled away when
the possibility Of seeing a mixup had
passed.
Bees, particularly young ones, don't
apply to the Board of Public Works
for a permitto swarm. They act when
the spirit moves them. Now, Mrs. Lutz
IS something Of an apiarist IN a small
way and her bees, which had been
making honey in their own peculiarly
quiet fashion, took it into their heads
TO swarm yesterday morning.
With the queen bee in the lead they
whirled about the premises In a few
artistic circles and proceeded to alight
on the cornice of the roof near the
top Of the two-story dwelling. Some
10. 900 bees hanging in a cluster would
be sufficient in themselves to attract
Of Mrs. Lutz that brought the passing
throng TO a halt.
Attired in the full panoply of bee
warfare. with her head encased in a
mask Of wire screen and with hands
gloved, she stepped out from the
upper story window. Finally, perched
upon the top step OF a swaying ladder,
she essayed the task OF bringing those
bees into safekeeping. Once the
mother bee was in the box the rest
was easy. Untangling themselves from
the knotted mass of life every lost one
Of those bees poked his way into the
box and the task was accomplished.
. Mrs. Lutz is certainly a lover Of
animals and insect life" declares a
neighbOr. "Her bees swarmed on the
front OF my house one day. She has
had all sorts of animals in the back
yard. One day ] heard a great roar
and found out that Adgie's lions were
quartered there. Well, she can have
all the lions and bees she wants, so
long as they stay away from me-"
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
MERCHANTS WILL PROTEST.
Joint Meeting of Commercial Bodies
Is Called.

A joint meeting of members of San
Francisco's most influential commercial
organizations has been called for the
purpose of devising means to compel
just and speedy settlement from the In
surance companies that seem disposed
to repudiate their obligations. The
decision to call the meeting was
reached Saturday at a meeting of hold
ers Of large policies. held at 1903
Cough street
At this meeting Henry Weinstock
acted as chairman and L. M. King as
secretary The following were also
present:
Frank J. Symmes, president of the
Merchants Association; Professor Whit
ney.. representative of the insurance
statistical department of the Chamber
of Commerce; and representatives from
the following firms: Raphaefs, Inc;
s. n. Wood & Co.; Holbrook, Merrill &
Stetson; w. & ]. Sloane & Co.; w. w.
Montague 6 Co.; Weinstock, Lubin &
Co.; Isaac Upham Company; Neustadter
Brothers, and the City of Paris
The joint meeting will be held Mon
day afternoon. June 25, at 8 o'clock, in
the lecture room of Calvary Presby-
terian Church, corner of Fillmore and
Jackson streets.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18

One Of the first buildings to be COM
pleted after the great confiagration
SIS the structure at 154s Pine street, oc-
.cupied by Patrick & Co, rubber stamp
manufacturers. The building is frame
one. a story and a half in height. It
covers a lot with a 25-foot front by l2O
deep. The structure erected by T S
Holm is OF pleasing architecture. The
interior is arranged with rows of bal
comics and shelves for the reposal Of
the stock
The Patrick building was erected in
ten days. fifteen days after the fire
This is probably the fastest erection
on record. The firm has been housed
and doing business since the date of
completion.
The Sternheim building, located
1880 Sutter street, between Van Ness
avenue and Franklin street, is an i'm
mense structure covering a lot with a
57:6-foot front by 12O feet in depth.
S. Sternheim & Son, crockery and glass
ware merchants, occupy the building
at the present time. The interior Of
the house is arranged with circular bal
comics. The building is a story and a
half in height, spacious and well
lighted with a number of large sky
lights. The front Of the house is made
up of large glass windows allowing
for display The rear portion of the
store is divided into two stories. The
3 building was erected by Letter, the
architect and builder.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
An EGuivocaI Apology.

When John Scott (Lord Eldon) was
at the bar he was remarkable for the
sang g-froid wI.4 which he treated the
Judges. On one occasion junior
counsel, on hearing their lordsnips give
judgment against his client, exclaimed
that "he was surprised at such a de-
cision." This was construed into con-
tempt of court, and he was ordered to
attend at the bar next morning. Fear
full of the consequences, ne consulted
his friend, John Scott. who told him to
be perfectly at ease, for he would apol-
ogize for him in a way that would
avert any unpleasant result. Accord
ingly, when the name of the delinquent
was called, John rose and coolly ad-
dressed the assembled tribunal:
Il am very sorry, my Lords, that my
young friend mas SO far forgotten him.
self as to treat your honorable bench
with disrespect; he is extremely peni-
tent, and you Will kindly ascribe his
unintentional insult to his ignorance.
You must see at once that it did origi-
nate in that. He said he was surprised
at the decision of your Lordships Now.
IL he had not been very ignorant of
what takes place at this court every
day-had he known you but half as
long as / have-he would not be sur
prised at anything you did."-Tit-Bit
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Weeks WORK
Of CONGRESS
Vote on Sea-Level Canal
Bill Set for Next
Thursday.
House Will Dispose of
the Meat Inspection
Amendment.

WASHINGTON. June 17.-In prep
aration for the vote on the sea-level
Panama canal bill, which is fixed for
next Thursday. the Senate win devote
much of the time this week prior to
that date to the consideration of the
bill. Senator Knox is scheduled for
speech on Monday or Tuesday in
support of a lock canal and he will
be followed by other Senators Tor or
against the bill as it stands. The adOp-
ton of a provision in the sundry civil
appropriation bill by the House, tn Op-
position to the sea-level type of canal,
has had the effect of stimulating in
terest in the Senate, and il is probable
that this provision will itself be made
the subject of discussion The Senate
agreement calls for a final vote on the
bill before adjournment on Thursday
and for beginning the vote on amend
ments on that day.
1t is possible that late in the week
the Senate may be able TO take up the
sundry civil appropriation bill or the
conference report on the agricultural
appropriation bill, the former contain
ing the House prohibition against the
expenditure Of money for a Sea-level
canal and the latter the meat inspec-
ton provision. Both are attracting
much attention from Senators, but
there will be an effort to hold de-
bate down to the minimum dimen-
sions, with the hope of preventing the
too great postponement Of the day of
the final adjournment, which the Sem
ate leaders are still hopeful Of bring
ing within the present month.
The meat inspection amendment
will be called up in the House Tues
day and disposed of with as great dis
patch as possible. The time to be
spent on it is estimated at two days.
Debate on this bill will be confined
TO the discussion of the various pro-
visions of the measure and proposed
amendments thereto.
The pure food debate will be some
what political in its nature. For sew
eral weeks members who have applied
for time to make tariff speeches and
TO discuss politics generally have been
told to wait until the pure food bill
came up. The passage of this bill be-
fore the adjournment of the session
was planned some time ago by Speak
er Cannon and Chairman Hepburn of
the interstate and foreign commerce
committee and il was decided then
TO make ii the vehicle for the closing
Of the political speeches of the Senate.
The immigration bill, which Is 20
close the weeks work. will be given
the consideration which the time per-
mits. In order to finish the programme
the leaders have set for the House
that body may have to sit during the
evenings.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
END Of R|OT|NG
IN b|ALYsT0K
Troops Restore Order
and Numbering of
Jews Ceases.
Warsaw Terrorists Kill
Police Officer and
His Wife.

BIALYSTOK. June 17.-Order has
sent here by the lower house of Par
lament have arrived and begun an in
vestigation of the disturbance.
WARSAW, June IA band of ter
rorists this morning held up mail
wagon between Kroiniewice and KIDD
ava. The terrorists killed the driver
and his horses and two soldiers who
were escorting the man, and plundered
the mails and decamped.
At o'clock this evening five terror
lists shot and killed a police officer and
his wife while they were walking on
the street. The assassins escaped.
The Jews of Warsaw were uneasy,
but at present there Is no expectation
of anti-Jewish outbreak.
WILMA, June 1.-THE bodies of nine
revolutionists have been found in
burned houses at Bialystok. from which
eral Bader, commandant of the troops
at Bialystok, has been made Governor
General.
KALUGA, Russia, June 17.-The Gov
ernor today Issued strict orders to the
prefect to prevent with all the means
in his power expected Jewish massa-
cres.
IIFLlS, June ia telegram from
Igdarie in the province of Erivan says
the warfare between Tartars and Ar
menians is spreading with increasing
violence. Troops and Cossacks have
been sent from Tffiis.
VLADIVOSTOK, June 1s-A passen-
ger train was derailed at Progranitsch-
naia station on the Chinese Eastern
Railway today and 100 persons were
killed or injured.
ST. PETERSBURG, June 17.-An Of
fetal communication issued today says
that looting at Bialystok has ceased
and order has been restored.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
HOW THE YANKEE
VIEWS LONDON
Americans With Limited
Time View Sights
in Quick Order.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO TEE cAL1.

LONDON, June live must be in
Westminster Abbey in twenty minutes"
said one of a party of four Americans
who ahghted from an omnibus at the
corner Of Parliament street on Satur-
day.
The party consisted of a man and his
wife and two grown-up daughters. and
it was one of the latter who made the
remark. She hurried her three COM
panions toward the great north door,
and glanced at her watch twice on the
way. They We're members of the ad-
vance guard OF the army of American
holiday makers who from now onward
through the summer will be invading
London with the purpose of seeing the
capital of the world in three, or it NAV
be two, brief days. Cinematograph
CELEBRITY is the keynote of their pro-
ceedings, and after voyage of 1000
miles they have in some cases only
fifteen minutes to see Westminster Alb
bey.
great many of our American visi-
tors make England their first objective
IN Continental tour and "see" London
in two days, before they go on to Paris
Some of them are in their own wonder
ful fashion seeing it now. They have
no time TO waste. They have come here
TO see London in two days and they do
1t with systematic rush that would
leave the English provincial visitor
breathless.
AS rule the two days are scheduled
out beforehand. The little party of
three or four sweep out from one of the
large hotels near Charing Cross after
breakfast and dash into their dav,s
programme with the set purpose of
those who are face to face with an
arduous but inevitable duty And the
curious thing is that they Thoroughly
enjoy it. They want to see as many
sides Of London as they can, and in
pursuit of that they sometimes start
out before breakfast.
Here is the programme for day of
one recent party:
Morning. o'clock, Covent Garden
market; s, breakfast; 9, st. James's
Park and Buckingham Palace: s:45.
Apsley House; 10, omnibus ride along
Picadiliy; 1920, walk down st. James
street TO st. James Palace; 1890.
walk through Pail Mall TO see the
clubs; IL. Westminster Abbey and
houses of Parliament.
Afternoon-l2:15 o'clock, Tower of
London; l:45, lunch at Cheshire Cheese
in Fleet street; 8, omnibus ride to
Whitechapel and walk through PETIT
coat lane; 4, Bank of England and Man
sion House; 5, British Museum; 7. din
ner at hotel; 8, theater; 1880, bed.
Americans who have not been here
before form strong likes and dislikes
at once They like the panoramic ad-
yantages of a seat on the top of An
omnibus, but they are filled with dis
gust at the slowness of the horses and
the frequent stops. They greatly ad-
mire the London policeman "A real
gentleman" they call him. The
leisurenness of the people in the
streets, however, amuses them Tbsre
is no leisureliness about the vis;tors
A young American on SATURDAY fon,d
himself vita 1ukk day on which 10
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
MEN
FIRED On
FROM SHIP
Continued From Page 1, Column s.

managed to get hold of the spokesman
of the non-union party On board the
boat and after a few moments con-
versation the latter consented to take
his men off,
No trouble was experienced in land
ing the crew. The captain did not
seem at all anxious to detain the men he
had on board, and they did not seem
at all desirous of sticking with the
quarters of the Sailors Union, where
they were read a lecture, and they de-
parted swearing they would remain
landsmen for q while at least
The same thing happened at the
steam schooner Sequoia yesterday
morning shortly after 9 o'clock. A
crowd of union men, hearing that the
boat was about to be manned by some
men without Seamen's Union cards,
climbed aboard. and after a few mo-
ments conversation managed to per-
suade the latter to leave the vessel and
come ashore to the headquarters of the
Sailors Union. Here they were told not
to do that sort of thing any more, and
they promised and went their way.
Secretary Andrew Furuseth of the
Sailors Union said yesterday that the
captains of the various boats and the
managers Of the employment bureaus
are now taking any men they can get
hold of in order that they may run their
boats on their regular trips. Furuseth
argues that this sort of practice is un-
fair to the passengers, as, according
to him, the men now working on the
boats are not seamen and therefore
should not be hired.
We want all the workingmen of San
Francisco and vicinity to receive a fair
warning against being shang ghaied,''
said Furuseth yesterday afternoon.
''The managers of the various employ
ment bureaus.and the captains of many
of these boats are securing men under
false pretenses. Many are being
brought from the country on promises
of other jobs and hurried upon steam
schooners, only to be put to work as
sailors"
When Detectives Tom Gibson and
Tim Riordan reached the Potrero police
station it was ascertained that the Ma
tioDal City had pulled up anchor and
had left the scene of the shooting. Just
where the vessel had gone could not be
ascertained at midnight, and the off,
GERS, armed with Winchester rifles,
Started in a launch to find her and ar
rest those implicated in the shooting.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
"see" London. He chartered cab by

''see" London. He chartered a cab by
the hour.
Here is the time he set himself to see
some of the sights: Buckingham Palace,
three minutes; Hyde Park, fifteen min
utes; houses of Parliament, twenty min
utes; bank, five minutes; monument,
ten minutes.
His programme, of course, allowed
him little more than a casual outside
glance, but he was perfectly satisfied,
particularly as he was enabled without
wasting time to take In good many
sights as he Travelled about in his cab.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Caroenters Elect omcers.

Carpenters Union No. 1882, at its
Thursday evening meeting, elected the
following officers: President, A Calder
wood; vice president, ]. French; re-
cord}ng secretary, F. E. Maxwell;
financial secretary, F. c. Newton;
treasurer, E. w. Hutchingson: conduc-
Tor, A. V Linden; warden, o. Nelson;
trustee, 7. K Thompson; auditor, ]. o.
Burkhalter; delegates to the District
Council Of Carpenters, F. Crawford. Z.
= de Roin. J. E Scully. E. w Hut
chingson and A. Calderwood; delegates
&c the Japanese and Korean Exclusion
League, 7. Crawford. Z. z. de Roin and
+. \. Maxwell.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Insurance records saved.

Most of the insurance records and
reports which were hastily removed
from the Office of Insurance CoMmis-
sioner e. Myron Wolf on the morning
of April 1S are safe in room of the
ferry building. These records and re-
ports show the work of the Insurance
office for many years back and are
valuable for future reference work.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Another Body Recovered.

The remains of another victim OF the
earthquake and fire were recovered yes
terday afternoon. Frederick Mech re-
ported to Coroner Walsh that he had
found the body OF his brother. William
Mech, in the ruins Of the latter's tailor
shop at 1873 Seventh street. When the
earthquake camethe building collapsed
and Mech was buried in the debris.
Before he could be rescued the Gre
drove htose who sought to save him
away.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Chauffeur Meets Death.

ASHBURY PARK, N. j., June H.
Henry Isaacson, chauffeur for Peter
A Fogarty of New York, was killed
here this afternoon when the automo-
bile in which he and his employer were
riding .collided with another automobile
driven by Isaac T. Strauss, a leather
manufacturer OF Newark
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

CIVIL SERVICE ExAMINATION.-
The United States Civil Service Com
July for the position of railroad
transportation agent in the United
states Geological Survey at $1,000 per
annum, and on July IL for the position
OF surveyor in the Philippine service,
Tor which there are eighteen vacancies.
The salary is s1400 per annum.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18

SEEKING HIS CHILDREN-Mathe
Murray of Woodland. a former resident
OF OF :, ln,s city, is seeking his son and
oausnter. George and Lille Murray,
VINO Is so years of age, fears that the
cniidren are lost. Before the fire they
lived with him at 2615 Sutter street
Inc day of the earthquake the family
became separated and the father has
not seen his children since.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Summer Colds.

Laxative Bromo Quinine, world wide
Cold Cure, removes cause. Call for full
name. look for sig. e. w. Grove. 25c.
The San Francisco call., 1906-06-18
Calnvera. Big Trees.

Good trout fishing. Good table. Low hotel
rates. Splendid scenery over the Sierra Rail.
way and only $15 for the round trip. Get your
The daily tribune., 1906-05-25
LAST NIGHT OF MINsrRELs

LAST NIGHT OF MINSTRELs-
The people of florence we're seAin
delighted by the Elks minstrels lAst
night. Although the rain kept many
away there was fairly good house
and the lack Of numbers was made up
In enthusiasm. The performance Of
the night before was repeated aud the
rendition II ANYTHING was Just = lit.
tie improvement over the first night
Every number was enjoyed. The
company IL considering the advisa.
bility Of putting on the minstrel show
at Canon during the early part Of
June. 1t would certainly be a draw.
ing card in the county seat town.
The daily tribune., 1906-05-25
Not if as Rich as Rockefeller.

II you had all the wealth Of Rookie
feller. the Standard Oil magnate, you
could not buy better medicine for
bowel complaints than Chamberlain's q
Collie, Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy.
The most eminent physician can not
prescribe better preparation for collie
and diarrhoea, both for children ard
adults. The uniform success of this
remedy has shown it to be superior to
all others. 1t never fails, and when re-
duced with water and sweetened, il
pleasant to take. Every family should
be supplied with it. Sold at Dauiels
drug store. mwf
The daily tribune., 1906-05-25
NEARLY RIPE.
Estimated Value Of Strawberry
Crop 10 $64,soo.

Crop 10 $64,soo.
The estimated value Of the straw :.
berry crop Of Fremont county this
year 10 t84. 500 exceeding last year .
crop BY several hundred dollars.
The reason for the increase IL the con.
tinually increasing area Of that par.
ticular fruit.
Tho berries are ripenins rapidly
and will be ready for shipment next
week. 10 fact there was . small
quantity on the Canon City market
yesterday and they sold readily 1t two
for thirty.Hve cents. The Eastern
and Southern berri have always ip.
terferred with fancy price for the
local ones They have been coming
In IN great abundAucs lately and the
quality 10 about the same ~ the home
grown. When the Texas berries
are first put on the local market they
bring 25 cents box.
Fremont county berries are shipped
all over the United States aud their
fame IL widespread. like our apples.
Last wear Canon Uity apples sold In
London at u per barrel and theTe
was . good demand for them even At
that price. The apple crop this year
will be one Of the very largest here
this year that has ever been grown.