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The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Issuance OF Tickets.

Lieutenant Henry Scott, who has
been investigating the abuses of meal
ticket trading, yesterday issued orders
to soup kitchen contractors providing
that all tickets issued for free meals at
the meal kitchens must be initiated by
the Red Cross agent; that agent shall
not only keep careful account of~the
number of tickets issued by him and
make daily report thereof to the ex-
ecutfve office, but shall be present dur
ing each meal and count the number of
Individuals presenting the tickets and
receiving meals or food supplies there
for, and make daily reports of these
figures also to the executive office; that
the privilege Of getting the equivalent
in value of a meal in the kitchen, either
in cooked or uncooked food, and carry
ing il to tents or dwellings may be
granted by the camp commander"
On Sunday 1883 meals were served
at the various kitchens. OF these, 13.-
901 went to the Desmond kitchens, 2196
to Nieto and 1895 TO Sullivan.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
MOTHER-IN-LAW SNUBS
MRS. EVELYN NESBIT THAW
Passes Young Woman Without
Recognition After Leaving
Tombs Prison.
SPECIAL DISPATCH 10 THE cAI1

NEW YORK. July 30.-There was fur
ther evidence today of the radical diff
ference of opinion between Harry K.
Thaw and his mother, Mrs. William
Thaw. The headstrong young man
continued to insist that he must be ac-
quilted on plea of emotional insanity.
backed by his rights under the unwrit-
ten law, while his mother is convinced
that this defense will place him in the
electric chair.
Thaw's wife, who never was on the
best of terms with her mother-in-law
and who has taken sides with her hus-
band in the present trouble. was first
Sighted by the elder woman today and
then deliberately snubbed after a con-
versation in murderers' row.
Mrs. William Thaw and her daugh-
ter, Mrs. George L. Carnegie. went to
tue prison in an electric brougham and
went upstairs. There was an animated
talk, lasting about three quarters of
an hour. and then Mrs. Harry Thaw
rushed down to the office with flushed
face and asked permission to use the
telephone. Her mother-in-law and sis
ter-in-law passed within few feet of
her and. without glance in her direc-
tion, entered the brougham and told
the driver to go uptown.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
WE LS-FARGO Is
SOLID COMPANY.
President Evans Figures
Show hat Corporation
Has $2O,777,710 Assets
SPECIAL DISPATCH. TO THE CALL


NEW YORK, July 3o.-oficials of
Wells, Fargo & Co. today issued to
that firms stockholders an exhaustive
financial statement disclosing the pres
ent condition of the company, giving
the balance sheet of July 26, 1906;
schedules of bonds, stocks, warrants,
real estate and loans, and a statement
of yearly earnings from August /, 1900,
to June 80, 1906.
These statements are the ones which
have been insistently demanded for the
last few weeks by the minority stock
holders represented by w C. Stokes
& Co. They show the company to be
very strong.
The balance sheet shows total assets
up to July &c of s20,777,710 and surplus
funds invested in bonds and stocks ag-
gregate $5,375,70S. The real estate
holdings are valued at S1,776,762. while
loans secured by stock exchange col
lateral amount to S12.674,004. The net
earnings of the company in 1905 were
s3,224S09 and for the eleven months
ending June 80. 1906, were $2,662, 220.
Dudley Evans. president Of the COM
pany, says:
In the list Of bonds, stocks and war
rants are S348.000 per cent bonds of
the Alaska Packers Association, S122-
600 first mortgage per cent bonds,
southern PACING or California, series G
and D; $98,0o0 first mortgage bonds
Southern Pacific of California, series
E and F; $4,000 first mortgage bonds,
Southern Pacific Branch Railway, and
100000 first mortgage bonds. Southern
Pacific refunding of 1866. Wells Fargo
Nevada National Bank shares are val
ued at s3,000,000. In the list of real
estate holdings at San Francisco the
express company's property at the cor
ner of Mission and Second streets is
valued previous to the fire at S67S, $751;
and deducting for loss account $685.
976, the property is now valued at only
S94,035. Smaller losses are shown in
seven or eight other parcels of property
in the city.
Loans secured by stock exchange
collateral numbering seventy-six
amounted to S12,674,005 1t is stated
that these loans were made in the or
binary course of business and in the
usual way to bankers and brokers. Of
this amount s1,475 .004 is on call, bear
ing PA to 21s per cent interest. The
balance is on time loans at from Az to
per cent. No loan is made directly
or indirectly to any director.
Net earnings were as follows: In
1901, S1,749,737; 1902, S2,2SS,O0 1903.
$2,613,442; 1904, s2,995.3 367; 1905, s3,-
224.S09 1906 eleven months), S2,662,-
900"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
WORLD LOOKS GOOD
To ROCKEFELLER,
Oil Magnate Declares
He Is Full of the
Mere Joy of Living
BELIEVES IN MEN
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALI.

SPECIAL DlSPAI(h III THE CALI
CLEVELAND, July 30.-In an inter
view with John D. Rockefeller at his
Pocantico estate. published in this city
Rockefeller referred to attacks made
upon him by Ida Tarbel. and other writ
ers. and said:
Sometimes things that are said of me
are cruel and they hurt but am never
pessimistic. l believe in men and the
brotherhood of man and am confident
that everything will come out for the
good of all in the end. You can always
believe in real men.
"All the hard things that my coun-
trymen say of me can never be cruel
enough to offset my love OF home and
country I bear no i'll will to any man.
1 am confident that there is more good
than bad in the world. and I am full
of the mere joy of living. l believe
in men. Do that and the world is
bound to seem a good world to YOU
TARRYTOWN, n. Y. July 30.-John
D. Rockefeller was In good humor to-
night when he departed from Cleve-
land. Mrs Rockefeller, the faithful
John and two servants made up the
party. Rockefeller drove down to the
station and many persons were sur
prised to see him three quarters of an
hour early, as he generally allows nim-
self only a few minutes to catch
train, While waiting he walked over
to the river side of the station and
meeting a little urchin said: How are
you. my young man? Can you swim?"
Rockefeller looked better today than
he has for years. He appeared to be
full of vigor. His humor was bubbling
from him and his face was often
wreathed in smiles.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Organization Of Relief
Is Proceeding Rapidly
Chairman Of the Supervising
Committee Files Final
Report Of Claims.

A LLAN POLLOK, chairman of the
~ supervising committee of the
II finance committee. has handed
in his final report of claims
examined and action taken upon
them to the executive committee
of the Relief Corporation. With
his report went his resignation. Hence
forth the executive committee will con-
slider all claims.
Up to July l 9431 claims were regis
tered, representing demands to the
amount of s2,490,466.3 OF these Mr..
Pollok's committee rejected outright
c214. aggregating s63.s12.4S. A number
OF claims were reduced, S449,7931S be-
ing saved to the fund in this way.
Eighteen claims were donated by the
claimants. These made total of Sill
405.95. The committee has approved
and vouchered 1907 claims, represent
ing s1,122.7s1.54. This leaves 1902 un-
der investigation, the amounts aggre-
eating SS42,663.1S. These the executive
committee will pass upon. In addi-
tion to them are S3SSclaims, represent
ing S113,145.S1, which have been filed
since July /. These are in the main
from persons who. during the fire, con-
trfbuted goods or service, but since
changed their minds and want pay
The claims in dispute are in the main
for goods taken from transportation
companies. perfumery, toilet articles
and the like, which, the examiners have
held, scarcely come under the head of
nece essities. For example. one man
wants $50 for perfumery furnished
during the days of the fire. another
wants $3.50 for half-tonf of fer
tilizer. One claimant wants s9046 for
variety OF articles. including per-
fumery. mustard plasters, manicure
sets and bundle of bottles of Fire of
Life"
A prominent business man wants
S26,4sS.20 for articles issued TO needy
Chinese, including silk trousers at $3.50
each, birds nests to the value of S1O5
and $500 worth of silk handkerchfefs
and jackets. large warehouse firm
wants $4,000 for necessities furnished
$4,000 of the claim representing de-
mand for matted milk.
The claims of the transportation COM
panies aggregate about $4,000 These
are demands for merchandise in transit
alleged to have been taken during the
days of the fire. Some of these goods
are alleged to have been conhscated by
the soldiers, others by citizens COM
mittees. For few of the demands the
claimants have receipts, but the great
majority of them are Dased upon the
mere affidavit that the goods were in
possession of the claimants and dis
appeared during the days of the fire
and the period of excitement follow
ing
"Of the claims said Mr. Pollok yes
terday. nearly every just one has been
allowed. Only about dozen grocery
claims, for example, were held up. For
groceries about 100000 was allowed.
1t has been an immense job to handle
these bills and deal justly by all"
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
STEAMER STRIKES
SHORE STEM ON.
Men, Women and Chill
dren Rush Screaming
From Cabins on Vessel
No ONE is LOST
spEcrAL plspArcu 10 zee cA1r..

SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL
NEW YORK. July s0.-SweepinS
across the Hudson River from the east
the same cloudburst that caused the
wreck of the Pacific express on the New
York Central Railroad forced the
steamboat Onteora of the Catskfu
evening line out of her course and sent
her full speed head on into Jova's brick
yard In Roseton. five miles north OF
Ncwburg. The stem OF the steamboat
plowed for fifteen feet into the hard
gravel and broken bricks OF which the
shore line Is built. and at a late hour
last night was still there, hard and fast.
AS in the case of the New York Cen
tral train, 1T seemed as if an interven-
tion Of Providence prevented a great
loss of life. Another coincidence was
that the steamboat went ashore at
pcint directly opposite the scene of the
railroad wreck and within few min
utes OF the time when the train struck
a landslide caused by the same cloud
burst
With $50 passengers on board Snd
large cargo Of freight and horses the
OHteora left Catskill at o'clock on
Sunday night. bound for this city
More than a hundred of the passen-
gers. many Of them women and chill
dren, were asleep when the Onteora
was nearing Roseton- 1t was nearly
half-past IL when a terrific gust OF
wind. accompanied by driving torrent
OF rain. struck the boat on her port
side. She heeled over under the pres
sure, but righted at once and kept on.
her way. A minute later there came a
shock that threw passengers from their
berthS and made the steamboat trem-
BILE. In an instant many of the lights
went out and the passengers began
rushing from their staterooms in their
nightclothes. Women screamed and
children chung shrieking to their moth
ers' skirts.
After the first shock the boat re-
manned steady and on even keel
Captain Cooper and the other officers
hurried past the staterooms and shout
ec that there was no more danger. thus
quieting the fears of the passengers
who had begun rush for the life pre-
servers
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
ALMsHoUsE ANNEX SITE.
Work on This and on New Cottages to
BE Rushed.

Work on the home for the aged in
digent at the Almshouse is to be pushed
rapidly. A site just south of the pres
ent Almshouse building has been Sc
lected. The necessary grading will be
done this week.
A number of architects will meet to-
day with Mr.. Moran, Mr.. Mackie, Mayor
Schmitz and others interested and take
ul the matter of plans and specihca-
tions
In the meantime work on the cot
tages will not be allowed to lag.
Blanks for the convenience of those who
wish to avail themselves of bonuses are
being prepared. 1t is planned that
those wishing to build shall be allowed
one-third the cost of building up to
$500. The blanks will be ready today
o., at the latest, tomorrow
Moran said yesterday:
I'VE plan, as soon as we get the sites
located and the style of cottages agreed
upon, to get mechanics to volunteer to
give Saturday afternoon or Sunday
to give us a boost with the building,
just as Father Crowley's helpers did.
There will not be a moments unneces-
sary delay in forcing this building
along, for we all recognize the .neces-
sity of getting the refugees into houses
az soon as possible. The work, too.
will be so arranged chat it will be car
ried on in the various parts of the city
at the same time.
THE cottages will have bath and
sanitary plumbing some of them will
b. rented at nominal rates. but their
purchase on the installment plan will
be encouraged.
1t is probable. too. that a block of
model cottages will be put up, that pri-
vate enterprise may see what can be
done and be encouraged to follow suit,
thus securing better style of cottages
for the city
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
MEXICAN sings FOR LIFE
ON The WITNESS STAND
Marbles National Hymn as Part
Of the Testimony in a
Msrder Case.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

VENTURA, July 30.-Dolores Quin-
tana. a Mexican, sang for his life on
the witness stand in the Superior
Court here today. Quintana Is on trial
charged with the murder of Night
Watchman McNaughtOn in Oxnard last
March. The song he rendered in plain
tive Spanish was the Mexican national
hymn to the flag and known as the
Eagle Song"
1t Is charged against the prisoner
that while he and one Manuel Fabella
were robbing a store in Oxnard they
were surprised by McNau ghton, who
grabbed Quintana. The latter cried
out Eagle" to his pal, which is said
to be a signal for help used among
Folsom prisoners, where both Fabella
and Quintana served time.
In his testimony today Quintana
stated that the word Eagle" was used
in connection with the song. The
trial was continued.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Conference Is Held and
Changes In Management
Are Decided Upon.

"HE Relief Commissioners met
yesterday with the executive
committee of the Relief Corpora
tion. The meeting was execu-
tive. There are rumors that the meet
ing was not harmonious. but this could
not be verified
At the close of the meeting Mr..
Phelan said the conference had de-
cided to request General Greely not to
disturb the campers at Fort Mason. the
same being located outside the culti-
waited grounds of the reservation. He
further said that the division super
intendents go out of business on
August 1, which will mean a saving of
$1,000 a month. The superintendents
have had charge OF the meal tickets
and food and clothing distribution.
Captain j. N. Kilian, who is in charge
of the general relief warehouse. was
called to state how much money re-
mained in the fund set saide for the
purpose of furnishing special diet. He
said this amounted to $42,101. He was
requested to turn this surplus over to
the general fund.
The report published that NJ. H. de
Young, chairman of the committee on
bills and demands, would report on
claims for confiscated goods was de-
clared an error. Mr.. de Young's de-
partment deals only with current bills
and demands for new purchases and
obligations. The executive committee
will pass on claims for confiscated sup
plies.
Mr.. Dohrmann. chairman of the re-
lief and rehabilitation committee. has
received many requests for personal
interviews and letters which require
answer. Mr.. Dohrmann is so busy with
the organization of his department.
which will require several days, that
he asks the indulgence of those who
have written him until he can find time
to answer. AS for interviews he states
that he will be unable to grant them
until next week. except in such cases
as especial haste may be necessary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
DIR. rIERcE,s REMEDIES.
NO MAN Is STRONGER THAN
HIS STOMACH.

Let the greatest athlete have dyspepsia
and his muscles would soon fail. Physi-
cal strength is derived from food. IL a
man has insufficient food he loses strength,
II he has no food he dies. Food is con-
verted into nutrition through the stom-
ach and bowels II depends on the
strength OF the stomach to what extent
food eaten is digested and assimilated.
People can die Of starvation who have
abundant fOOd 70 eat. when the stomach
and its associate organs Of digestion and
nutrition 10 not perform their duty.
Thus the stomach is really the vital or
gan Of the body. If the stomach isrweaks
the body Will De weak also. because 10 is
upon the stomach the body relies for It's
strength. And as the body, considered as
3 whole. is made up Of its several mem
oers and organs. so the weakness Of the
body as consequence of weak" stOm-
ach viii be distributed among the or
gans which compose the body II the
body Is weak because IL is ill-nourished
that physical weakness will be found in
all the Organs-heart, liver, kidneys. etc.
The liver will be torpid and inactive.
giving rise to biliousness, loss Of appetite,
weak nerves, feeble or irregular action OF
heart, palpitatiOn. dizziness. headache.
backache and kindred disturbances and
weaknesses.
Mr. Louis Pare. Of Quebec. writes: rFor
grew dizzy. eyes panied me, and my stomach
was sore all the time. while everything I
would eat would seem to lie heavy like lead
on my stomach The doctors claimed that
IL was sympathetic trouble due to dyspepsia
ana prescribed for me. and although took
tnelr powders regularly yet felt no better
NJ wife advised me TO try DR.. Pierce's Golden
MeQlcai Discovery-and stop taking the doc
tors medicine She bought me bottle and
we soon found that began TO improve. so I
kept up the treatment j took on flesh. my
stomach became normal. the digestive organs
worked perfectly and | soon began to look
IKE dinerent person / can never cease to
oe grateful for what your medicine has done
ror me and certainly give IL highest praise"
Don't be wheedled BY penny-grabbing
dealer into taking inferior substitutes for
DR.. Pierce's medicines, recommended TO
be Just as good
To gain knowledge of your own body
IN sickness and health-send for the Peo-
pies Common Sense Medical Adviser. A
book of zoos pages. Send 81 one cent
stamps for paper-covered. or 81 stamps
for cloth-bound copy. Address DIR. r. v.
Pierce, o65 Main Street, Buffalo. n. Y.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Tehama socialists Nominate Ticket.

RED BLUFF. July ga factor in
Tehana County politics this year is the
Socialist party, which has nominated a
fuu ticket and expects to poll at least
900 votes at the November election Not
outstanding the number OF socialists
Nh Tebama. County the party selected
candidates for three offices from one
fsmily-Joseph Lesher. the father, for
assessor; his son. William Lesher, for
Supervisor in the Fourth District, and
his daughter, Miss Ida Lesher' Tor Su-
perintendent Of Schools.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Bond Election for STOCKTON.

STOCKTON, July 30.--At special
election tomorrow the electors of
stockton will vote upon the ten bond
ing proposals carrying a total of
$764,000. The divisions. of the amount
are for steam power electric lighting
plant, $3.50, ,000 for City Hall and site,
$150.000; for rain water sewers.
$50, 900; for sanitary sewers. 10000;
for asphalt street improvements,
s1S7 900; for repairing graveled and
macadam streets. 100000; for improv-
ing and extending fire protection,
$4,000; for garbage destructor,
$4,000; for improving city waterways,
$4,000; for children's playground,
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Monterey for Porter.

SALINAS, July 30.-The Republican
county committee. at a meeting on Sat
urday night, choose Monterey as the
place and September as the date for
holding the county convention. The
committee indorsed Pardee's admins
tration, but agreed to support w. R.
Porter of Watsonville for Governor.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
MUNICIPAL lines SHOW
A PROFIT in LONDON
Big Percentage Of Passengers Car
ned for One and Two
Cents.
SPECIAL DISPATCH TO THE CALL.

LONDON, July 3O.-The results of the
current years work of LOndOns mu-
nicipally owned surface railroads form
an important comparison with Ameri-
can methods. The lines during the year
returned net surplus of s156.245, rep
resenting a profit of a little over per
cent on the investment
The population of London was car
ried more than thirty-siX times
Twenty-One new car lines are recon-
mended, at a cost of s3.500.000. Out of
the whole number of passengers car
ried in North London 80 per cent paid
only l cent and 4S per cent cents a
ride.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Fixes pate for Primaries.

SANTA ROSA, July 30.-The Demo
cratic county central committee met
this afternoon and fixed August 81 as
the date for the primaries for the cleo
ton Of delegates TO the county conven-
ton and set the convention for Septem-
BET 3. It also authorized the county
convention 10 select the delegates to
the State convention TO be held in Sac
ramento. This county is entitled TO
twenty-one delegates, and they will all
be there with voice and vote for their
favorite, Thomas J. Geary.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
RUMoR OF THE FOUNDERING
OF AUSTRIAN STEAMSHIP

PENSACOLA, July 30.--It was ru-
mored here today that the Austrian
steamship Carolina Captain Bartolich.
which cleared from this port on July "a
for Marseilles. Spezzia and Venice had
foundered somewhere in the Gulf of
Mexico. Later another rumor was In
circulation that the vessel had gone
aground on one of the Florida keys
Careful inquiry fails to confirm either
report. The Carolina is a new vessel
and of the most modern construction.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
WOMAN Is KICKED TO DEATH
AND HUSBAND IS IN JAIL

BAKERSFIELD, July 3O.-Mrs. Mary
Croft Hankins, landlady of the Windsor
Hotel, an establishment of i'll repute.
died in this city yesterday as a result
of a brutal kicking about the abdo-
men. Her husband, Fred Hankins. a
well-known barber, is in jail pending
an investigation.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
WILL REMOVE REFUGEES.
Health Board Promises Supervisors to
Clear Duboce Park.

Supervisor Rea yesterday informed
the board at it's meeting that he had re-
ceived assurances from the Health
Board that the refugees in Duboce Park
would be moved to a camp to be in
stalled at the children's playground on
Seventh street, near Bryant. Rea said
the removal would be carried out in the
course of three weeks.
Supervisor Boxton renewed his pro-
test against the putting of 500 refugees
in Duboce Park. 400 of whom came
from Mission Park. where sickness was
prevalent Boxton said something
should be done for the refugees, as
winter was approaching. Supervisor
Lonergan stated that the health Off
cials had promised to take immediate
action.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Tehnma,. Tax Roll Increases.

RED BLUFF, July 30.--The assessed
valuation of property in Tehama Coun-
ty has been increased over 100000
during the last year, according to Coun-
ty Assessor L. w. Winter. This is due
largely to the increased valuation of
timber land, of which there is large
area In Tehama County.
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Improving city Park.

SANTA CRUZ, July so.-The city au-
thorities have been improving the pic
mic grounds at the City Park with the
money left for that purpose by the
late Jose Vincent de Laveaga. Tables
and seats have been built under the
trees for the accommodation OF the pic
nickerA
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-31
Another Car Victim.

LOS ANGELES, July 30.-William
Kellogg died at the California Hos
pital tonight of injuries received in
the recent wreck DR.. Bryant. South
ern Pacific surgeon, stated that other
deaths will ensue. A Coroner's jury
this afternoon returned a verdict in the
case of Saturday nights Pico street
Grand avenue accident. declaring it to
have been caused by gross carelessness
on the part of the motorman of the
Pico Heights car