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The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
COMPANIES CANCEL
MANY POLICIES.
Dollar Concerns Find That
they Have More Business
Than They Can Handle
MOVEMENT GENERAL

Three large fire insurance companies
are canceling. on a large scale, insur-
ance policies already written in San
Francisco. A number of others have
ceased to write policies in this city.
1t Is reported that the Insurance Com
pany of North America has decided to
cancel 81 Doo, coo worth of policies The
North British and Mercantile and the
Northwestern National are canceling,
the area extending from Van Ness ave-
nue. as far west as Baker street The
amount to which they are withdrawing
from the business already tAced is
not known publicly.
lhe companies that have stopped
taking more business in San Fran
cisco. for the present at least. include
the London and Liverpool and Globe.
the Royal, the Queen. the Insurance
Company of North America, the Con-
necticut the Continental and the
Scottish Union and National The ex-
planation that is given is that more
business has been taken by the dollar
or-dollar companies than the lone Of
fees desire. The San Francisco public.
learning of the crooked methods of
many welchers. desire to do no more
business with them Hence, while the
crooked companies are struggling hard
to maintain what is left of their repu-
tations. the honest companies have
more business in san Francisco than
they can handle.
San Francisco is an inviting field
for scores of strong companies that
have not done business here hereto
fore. The rates are high, and there are
less than two score companies that are
classed as dollar-for- dollar companies.
The cancellation of policies is not
confined to San Francisco. Los An
geles, Oakland and other cities have
naturally given their business to the
strong companies since the course of
multitude OF corporations has be-
come known.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
MOTHER Of A FIRE
HERO IN WANT.

Mrs. Mary Lang, mother of the man
who prevented the fire crossing Van
Ness avenue at O'Farrell street, is
out at the speedway camp among the
non-supporting refugees. because the
relief workers can hit upon no plan
to give her permanent relief.
During the fire her youngest son,
William Lang, fought the flames until
he sustained injuries which landed
him in hospital, and which have rem
dered him weak minded and incompe-
tent for life. His brother, John Lang,
when the flames threatened to cross
Van Ness avenue at O'Farrell street,
and when the tower of st. Mary's
Cathedral was blazing, climbed to the
top of the tower, cut away the blaz-
in, woodwork and saved the building.
The whole city rang with the praise
Of John Lang at the time. The 6remen
had refused to ascend the tower But
Lang did not hesitate. With an ak
strapped to him he climbed to the top
Of it.
A thousand glasses were held upon
the brave man as he stood high up
above the street cutting away the
blazing woodwork. He stood there
for two hours. When he finally left
his post, after the danger of the ca
thedral was passed. he collapsed from
physical and nervous exhaustion
HeHeI WOTkeISt nave round JOln
Langs mother at the speedway. She
has with her her son William, in
jured the first day of the fire. AL
though he has recovered his physical
strength, the injuries which he has
received have rendered him feeble
n,fnder. Mrs. Lang, who is past sc
years of age. states that she might be
able to care for herself and her son
William If she could get $500 for a
start.
But this the rehabilitation fnvesti-
gators. cannot see their way clear tc
allow. They think that the woman is
entitled to a pension of some kind
but as yet have not succeeded In de-
vising way to give 1t to her.
Her son John, the hero of st.
Mary's, is a sailor, 80 years of age,
and unable to assist in her support.
william, who is q years of age, sup
ported her before the fire. but is now
incapacitated. They lived on Te-
hama street. and lost everything, even
their clothes, when their house
burned.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
ST. DOMINIC CHURCH CONCERT.

grand concert has been arranged
for tomorrow night in st. Dominic's
Hall in aid of the church. A pro-
gramme has been prepared. in which
the following will take part DR.. H.
]. Stewart. Mrs. B. Apple. Miss Leola
Stone, the Golden Gate Quartet, Miss
Ethel Grazer. Arnold Grazer, Miss
Agatha Carter, Mrs. Thomas Nunan,
Professor William Kruckeberg, Will
liam Hynes, Miss Aileen Buckley and
Professor Poole. The League Of the
Cross orchestra will contribute sew
eral musical numbers.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

alleges that the contract was entered
into on February 4, and that the term
of his employment was to extend for
five months He claims that he attend
ed TO the business as agreed until June
Il, when the defendant firm returned
a list of applications for insurance
which he had received with a notice
that it would accept no more business.
He says that on March 4 he was paid
$50 as salary for one month, but
claims that the compensation for the
remaining four months is still due him.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
NORTH GERMAN SUED.

Buckingham & Hecnt filed suit in
the United States Circuit Court yes
terday against the North German Fire
Insurance Company to recover $4,000
and interest on policy of insurance
on the stock of boots, shoes. leather,
ETC., IN 221-227 Bush street, destroyed
by fire on April 49, The complaint re-
cites that the plaintiffs received the
policy on March Is and offered to pay
the premium on June 2, but that the
company declined to receive it or to
pay the loss.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
PROMINENT PYTHIAN WILL
PAY VISIT TO THE CITY
General stobbart Will Inspect Relief
Work Carried ON by
the Order,

Major General Arthur j. Stobbart of
St. Paul Minn., commander of the
Uniform Rank. knights Of Pythias.
will arrive In this city next Thurs
day, and that eveningshe will be ten
tered reception by the Pythians of
this city and those across the bay, at
Longfellow Hall. 2120 Fillmore street.
1t is expected that General G. F. Nc
Glashan. commanding the entire Cali
fornia Brigade, accompanied " his
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
LONDON AND LANCASHIRE SUED.

Minerva D. kellogg has brought suit
for $1,000 against the London and Lam
oashire Fire Insurance Company on a
policy of insurance covering a building
at 355-359 Grove street which was de-
stroyed in the April fire.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
SAYS HOUSE is ORDERLY.

Joseph Collin, proprietor of a lodg-
ing house at Franklin street and Gold
en- Gate avenue, declares that he is
conducting a reputable place and that
the assertion that disreputable women
frequent his house is untrue.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

staff, will be present to welcome the
visitor Grand Chancellor David G.
Clark of Santa Cruz; Colonel Herman
Schaffner, grand keeper of records
and SEAL Colonel Robert Burns, past
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

grand chancellor, and Judge George
Samuels, supreme representative, will
be the speakers at the reception. An
orchestra will enliven the occasion
with choice selections.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

General stobbart comes to>this city
to inspect the work done by the Py-
THAN relief COMMITTEES in this city and
vicinity. He Is the chairman OF the
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
INSURANCE AGENT CLAIMS
HIS CONTRACT WAS BROKEN
j. r.. Saul Says 5000 Is Still Due Him
Under an Agreement to Solicit
Business.

J. r. Saul filed an amended com
plaint yesterday for $500 damages
against E. ". Brown & Sons on a con-
tract by which be claims he was to
solicit fire insurance for the defendant
firm at a salary of sI50 a month saul
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
Remember That We Have Folding Beds---Lots of 'em

T4T 7E for solid oak bu-
Nh ~ reau with two roomy
bottom drawers, dou-
BILE top drawer and big mirror.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

Beautiful. unexce1led, satin finish
Richmond Ranges, and they're
3. sss'f they 's' @' i60f' S8is S33.50
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

r0 n6 for genuine box seat
NJ -. dining chair, finished in
YSS either golden or wealth
cred oak.
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23

Extra Speeial-Room ffn "A
size A minister MIN tiH
Rugs for only YtSsS0
The San Francisco call., 1906-09-23
CARPETS

(ASREl -
We excel in quality quantity.
offer you your choice from 500 pat
terms. every one marked at an ex-
ceptfonaIly low price. quality con-
sidered eve make no extra charge
for the "Sterling" guarantee.) WE
TER PURCHASE.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
CHRISTMAS.

Negroes consider Christmas day the
best in the year for wedding.
Christmas was first celebrated as a
feast of the Christian church about the
year 100 A. d.
at CuldaR, in Ireland, the game of
kamman, a sort Of hockey, is played on
Christmas day.
A leaf from Christmas decorations is
preserved In Yorkshire as remedy
against toothache,
Scottish servants each endeayor to be
the first to draw water from the well
on Christmas morning.
1t is an old Irish superstition that
gold shout not be paid away on
Christmas day nor silver lent.
Christmas day at Cape Town is usual
ly celebrated with picnics. The tenn
perature averages so degrees.
On Christmas morning in Norway
every gateway, gable OF barn door is
decorated with a sheaf of corn fixed on
tall pole in order that the birds may
eat from 1t their Christmas dinner.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
SOUTH AMERICAN JAGuARs
The Only Animals That VIII Fur.
posety Attack AlltgatOrs.

The most interesting thing about
crocodiles and alligators, declares the
author of 1.-The Romance OF the Animal
World Is the way they get their food.
This they do mostly and by preference
in the water, but they have also a .hab-
it Of lying in wait upon the mud Of riy
er banks until some animal approaches
sufficiently near to be within their
reach.
Lying sunk In the mud and of the
color of mud themselves, they may
well be mistaken for log. A wild pig
or some other animal fond OF roofing
In the mud sees the long, shapeless OBJ
ject, but is not disturbed by 1t as he
roots happily among the reed beds. He
looks up suddenly to find that the log
has moved. One end Of 1t, the longest,
thinnest end, the tail, is gliding away
in curve; but like an arrow loosed,
it files back and meets the body Of the
pig with tremendous sidewise blow.
and the poor pig falls In a heap.
With sudden swift rush the alliga
tor Is upon him, and, Selling the body
by the skim which it holds puckered up
between its front teeth. it shakes it
furiously, as terrier would rat, and
then half drags. half pushes, 1t before
it as 1t crawls through the mud to the
waters edge.
There Is only one wild animal, says
the author, that will purposely attack
an alligator, and that Is the jaguar of
South America. The jaguar springs
on the back of the alligator and with
all his might tears at the roots of the
reptiles tail. This possibly is with
the idea of paralyzing that member,
thus rendering 1t incapable of those
mighty sweeps from side to side which
are more to be feared than even the
great armed jaws.
The fear of both these weapons may
deter the jaguar from clawing the
throat Of the saurian, for were he to be
shaken off in the latter struggles he
would be more exposed to either than
| IL he fell farther back.
Instances of the jaguar's success In
destroying the alligator are given by
various observers.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
MENTAL ATTITUDE.
It HAs Much to DO with Winning
Success In Life.

0VScOhb Al Lie.
The mental attitude which we al
ways hold toward our work or our aim
has everything to do with what we
may accomplish. If you 20 to your
work with the attitude of slave who
goes dashed to his task and see in 1t
only drudgery; ii you work without
hope, seeing no future in what you are
doing beyond getting bare living; II
you see no light ahead, nothing but
poverty, deprivation and hard work
all your life; If you think that you
were destined to such hard life, you
cannot expect anything else than that
which you look for.
II. on the other hand, no matter how
poor you may be today, you can see q
better future; if you believe that some
day you are going to rise out Of hum
drum work, that you are going to get
up out Of the basement of life into the
drawing room, where beauty, comfort
and joy await you; II your ambition is
clean cut and you keep your eye stead
lily upon the goal which you hope to
reach and feel confident that you have
the ability to attain it. you will accom-
plish something worth while. The d.
rection of your effort will follow your
eye. II that looks up as well as on,
you will climb.
That one quality Of holding persist
emily the faith in themselves and new
er allowing anything to weaken the be-
lief that somehow they would accom-
plish what they undertook has been the
underlying principle OF all great
achievers. The great majority of men
and women who have given civilization
a great uplift started poor and for
many dark years saw no hope Of &C
complishing their ambition, but they
kept on working and believing that
somehow a way would be opened
Think of what this attitude of hopeful
ness and faith has done for the worlds
\ great inventors how most Of then,
plodded on through many years Of dry
and the light would never have come
but for their faith, hope and persistent
endeayor
i What If they had listened to their
advisers! Even those who loved them
tried to beg them to give up the fool
ishness of coming their lives into that
which would never be practical or use
full. We are enjoying today thousands
Of blessings, comforts and convenience
which have been bequeathed us By
those resolute souls who were obliged
often to turn deaf ear to the plead
ings Of those they loved best as they
struggled on amid want and woe fol
many years-Success.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
Don't Re u Chou.e.

The word chouse was formerly writ
ten chiaus and is of Turkish origin.
A Turkish interpreter, or chiaus, III
London in 1909 swindled some mer-
chants With whom he had dealings on;
Of large sum of money, ana thence
forth a chiaus became the popular
name for a thief.
Ben .Ionson in the "Alchymist" make
i,se of the word in it's original form:
Dapper What do you think Of me-
that / AMI 4 chiaus?
What's that!
Dapper The Turk who was here
us one would say, do you think l an
il Turk - London Standard
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
DoN'Ts ON NAMES.

Don't name girl Violet when her
disposition may be that Of tiger lily.
Don't hamper boy with name
that will prove a heavy handicap in
life.
Don't name baby after a hero I'M
less the hero has been dead several
years.
Don't name girl after flower,
Think Of an old woman called Pansy
or Daisy!
Don't tack fancy name on kid
1t makes him target for his com
panions.
Don't name child after a relative
from whom you have expectations
The relative may yet marry.
Don't forget that the man with the
common name of William is more like
ly to write checks than one labeled
Percy .-Portland Telegram.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
Dog Tried, Convicted and hanged

Dog Tried, Convicted and Hanged.
William Chambers, the famous Eng
lish publisher, once related an exnaor
binary story of q sheep thief hanged
at PEBBLES and buried at crossroads
with stake through his body. The
remarkable feature Of the case was
that the thief's dog was tried for aid
ing and abetting in the crime, convict
ed, hanged and buried along with its
master. 1t was proved at the trial that
the man when out with the animal
used to Indicate to it some particular
flock of slfeep he wanted. After reach
ing home the dog returned to the place,
rounded up the sheep and by devious
ways, and only after dark, drove them
home There they We're kept for some
days and their owners marks destroy.
ed or faxed" They were then grad
ed with others legitimately purchased
and driven to the English markets.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
To Make n Canary sinr.

Generally any kind Of soft, sibilant
noise will tempt bird to sing. A ca
nary hung in kitchen will usually
start his song If he hears, say, the friz-
zllng of frying pan. We utilize spe-
cial devices to tempt the shy singer,
who is perhaps rendered the more bash
full by finding himself in novel sur
roundings. For this purpose we en-
ploy whistles and song organs, which
artifcially reproduce the tours" Of the
roller. This latter method is found to
be Irresistible when all other plans have
failed. The bird feels apparently that
he is being challenged and forthwith
responds to the challenge by pouring
forth the best Of his song London
Post
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
Vulcan.

Vulcan. the god Of ancient black
smiths and metal workers, was lame
in consequence Of a pretty hard fall
he had in his early days. Jupiter and
Juno had row, and Vulcan sided
with his mother against the old gen.
tleman. who promptly kicked him out
Of heaven. He fell for whole day
and lighted on the island of Lemnos,
broke his leg and received as severe
a shaking up as though he had tumbled
down an elevator shaft. 4Esculapius
set his leg, but having only just receiy-
Cd diploma did poor job, and for q
long time Vulcan went on crutch.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
why the Ocean Doesn't Freeze.

Ii the ocean did not have salt 1t
would freeze somewhat more readily
than it does now, but there would be
no very marked difference.
The ocean IS prevented from freezing
not SO much by its salt as by its size
and by its cnmmotion. On account of
Its size, large portions Of it extend into
warm climates at all seasons. and by
reason OF its great depth 1t is a vast
storehouse OF heat. Its currents dis
tribute much warm water among the
cold. st. Nicholas.
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
All q the HEAD.

Glass stands first Of elastic sub
stances, pearl is the heaviest OF animal
substances, mercury Is the heaviest
liquid, the heaviest woods are pome-
sranate and Mgnum vitae. csrk y the
highest wood. and Dlattnun = the
most ductile install. sava1is g bs1Ax
dxawn @ 1850 = hA1n411l1A
Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1906-06-28
"a Never w@nt Ther. Arnin.

Hostess (ar the party Miss Robin
son has no partner for this waltz.
Would you mind dancing with her in
stead OF with me?
Hawkard On the coatraEy. shall
- dali9hHo0
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
PAT GROVE .ACQU|T TED

Omaha, Neb., Feb. 1.-The trial of Pat Grove for Kidnapping young Cudahy resulted in an acquittal this afternoon.
 The trial was attended by many sen sational features Denial on the part of the accused was made as to the truth of several alleged interviews which have been published as Coming from Grove, in which was given circumstantial account, not only of the Kidnapping, but of his travels and of several other at tempts at Kidnapping One of these was to the effect that he found the kidnap- ing game so easy in the case of Cudahy that he and his partner in that crime planned the Kidnapping of John D. Rock efeller, and that plans were actually made to carry this out, and that it would have been successful but that Grove be- came suspicious that his partner was not playing fair and he quit.
 The verdict today was rendered be- cause of inability to secure direct evi- dence. Young Cudahy, on the stand, was asked to identify Grove, but was unable to do so positively. It is said Grove has greatly changed in the five years since the crime was committed The youths inability to identify the man was the thing that broke down the case.
 Grove was immediately rearrested charged with robbery of street car in Council Bluffs.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
VISIT OF MIR. TRAECER

Charles A. Traeger, the Rampant and St. Michael merchant, arrived from the latter place last Friday, making re- markably quick run behind his own crack dog team. He started from St. Michael with one mail team and before reaching Panama he had overtaken the one which had set out week in ad- vance.
 Mir. Traeger reports that this has been a very lively winter at St. Michael. The N. c. Co. has had gang of men over hauling and putting some of it's boats in shipshape for next summers campaign, and business in all lines has been good
 After spending two or three weeks in renewing his Rampa Tt acquaintance Mr. Traeger will return to St. Michael. Meantime he will take look around the various creeks, where he will doubt less find agreeable surprise in the amount and character of work that be- speaks good cleanup in the spring
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
A Lively Time
 Anticipated

Washington, Feb. l7.-Jndge Wicker sham is reported, in an interview pub lished in the Post today, as saying that he has never been candidate for the goveruorship of Alaska; k not now, and never will be.
 Judge Wickersham yesterday asked the senate judiciary eonmittee to he allowed to appear before it and make an oral statement touching the charges that have been so persistcntly piled against him. Consent was given and be will appear before the committee at time nDt yet stated. Friends of the judge say there wiIi po doubt hc an in- tsFvstiag session ot the hs,lieiary com. mittee un the o.ga.ion referred e..
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
SUSPECTS.
 NOT TO TALK

Boise, Idaho, March 5.--- Prosecutor Hewley is adher- ing strictly to the statement that newspaper interviewers and others will be allowed to gain no information from any of the men arrested for the murder of ex-Governor Steunenberg. Any one try ing to gain an interview will be prosecuted, Harry Or chard is before the grand jury, but no word of his evi- dence has been allowed to leak out. It is stated that a plot has been formed to murder him before the date of the trial of the miners.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
Back from Outside.

Walter sundborg arrived in camp last night, fresh from san Francisco over the Valdez trail Henry Papin, also just from the outside. was fellow traveller with Mir. sundborg from Valdez to Pio- ncer.
 They left Valdez Feb. n and had a very good trip. The met John Duncan, outbound. at Naldex, and u-cd his dog team on the trail,
 Mr. sundberg tpoks very ''iit." IIe k greeting his many friends today.
 MF. PaPin al-" k said c. be in fine trim after < winter spent among oat~isle luxariss.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
Tidal Wave.

San Francisco, March D. News from Society Islands states that 6,0O0 people were drowned by a great tidal wave due to recent terrific storms.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07

 FOR WAR

Washington, March 5.--- Every army post in the union is receiving orders to hurry troops to the Pacific-coast for transfer to Manila. The ar senals at Portsmouth and other places have received hurry orders for ammuni- tion. The largest, shipment of ammunition on record left Portsmouth last Wednesday. It included six carloads of cartridges.
 The foreign legations at Pekin have asked for an army for protection. The German embassy has mount ed heavy guns. A cry has been raised against foreign CTS and a general outbreak is expected any moment.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
The Rainmaker.

Dawson, March 5.---The Yukon Council has agreed to pay S10,00O to Hatfield, the famous rainmaker, if he succeeds here next summer: otherwise he is to have trav- cling expenses.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
SWineford Wept.

Washington, March D. Ex-Governor Swineford wept when the house committee announced that the Alaskan territorial government bill would be laid on the table.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
Kid White Hanged.

Walla Walla, March B. Kid White was hanged Fri day for the murder of Mat thew Murphy in a saloon holdup at Seattle. Hide bradt, his companion in the holdup, IS now serving a life sentence in the penitentiary.
Yukon Valley news., 1906-03-07
Thornton's Helpers.

Fairbanks, March 5.--Wm. M. Lucas formerly of Ram part), James Smith and Jaes- tel have been arrested for aiding Thornton to escape. Lucas made a full statement to the officers and was held as a witness under $2,OOO bond, while Smith was held under 5000 and Jaestel was released to appear as a wit ness at the trial.