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FOREIGN COMPANY
MUST EXPLAIN.
Officials of the Phoenix
of Austria Are to Be
Called by Grand Jury
EXPECT BUSY DAY

THE cool manner in which Off
cials of the Austrian Phoenix
Royal Imperial Privileged In
surance Company of Vienna
announced that they would not
pay cent of their losses in San Fran
cisco has provoked the Grand Jury to
take up the matter as soon as possible
w. Witt delegate. and William Kel-
day, adjuster, both of the Austrian
Phoenix, may be subpenaed before the
body.
A statement made by the Phoenix
officials that they would not pay a cent
of their San Francisco fire losses be-
cause the fire was due to earthquake
is not looked upon as satisfactory by
Foreman Brannan of the Grand Jury
and he says the body will demand to
know why the people of this city who
have been paying money for fire pro-
lection are coolly ignored by the Phoe-
nix Company without explanation of
any kind. The company's losses
through the recent fire amounted to
about s1.75s.000 and about 900 policy
holders are involved.
1t will be busy afternoon for the
Grand Jury today in Judge Graham s
courtroom when the investigation of
several insurance situations will be
continued. From the outlook. the tes-
umony of certain insurance men should
be nearly as startling as that heard at
the jury's last session The members
of the body are determined to bring
indictments against those who are not
on the straight path.
Several other matters are scheduled
to come before the body this afternoon,
but the insurance investigation will
undoubtedly take up the entire after
noon. Representative of those COM
panies which Attorney H c. Quimby
confessed to represent will likely be
examined.
An expert employed by the Grand
Jury is going over the accounts of the
relief committee and statement from
him will be included In the regular re-
port to be made to the chairman of the
relief investigating committed
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land, is of opinion that the
English, American and German
companies which are denying all re-
sponsibility for fire losses in San Fran
cisco because of their earthquake
clauses" will eventually have to pay
the greater part of their matured risks.
I'm my judgment, rne reason these
companies will have to pay" said Mr..
Edwards, is because proof is lacking
to sustain the contention that the fires
which swept San Francisco, especially
those north of Market street, were due
to the temblor. 1t is known that the
earthquake occurred one hour before
the fire broke out at the rear of Daniel
Meyers office in the block bounded by
California, Pine, Sansome and Mont
gomery streets. In the afternoon SOL
diers discovered fire in the Alcazar The
ater, and the flames spread and Joined
the fire that started in the rear of
Meyers office This combined confia-
grafton destroyed the main business
district and swept as far as Van Ness
avenue.
There is no proof that either of these
fires, was caused by earthquake, and the
insurance losses should be paid Our
agency company, the American Central.
carried $4,000 reinsurance in the Aus
trian Phoenix, and we intend to recover
the Samen
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ance Company or Call1ornla VIII
be able to pay only SO 1-3 cents
IL on every dollar of its $2,050,00o
loss in San Francisco.
It's directors. who announced the
practical insolvency of the company
last week, propose TO divide the assets
of the company equally among all the
creditors, in this case the policy hold
ers. They ask the insured to consent
TO this method of going out of business
as the cheapest for all concerned. The
policy-holders will meet and decide
whether they will consent TO this plan
or ask a settlement through the courts
The Fireman's Fund Insurance Com
pany. which owns the Home Fire and
Marine, will make its first payment on
its policies August Is. This payment
will be but a small percentage of the
face values President W. J. Dutton
said last night that the F'iremans s
Fund assets will probably not be more
than IS per cent of its losses, although
he cannot make an exact estimate at
the present time.
Policy-holders of these two Califor
MIA companies still have the personally
liability law by which they may be able
to realize an additional settlement over
the assets apportioned among them
By this law each stockholder in a Cali
fornia corporation is legally liable for
the debts of the company in proportion
to the capital stock he owns. Some of
the stockholders of the Home Fire and
Marine and the Fireman's Fund are
rich men, and will undoubtedly pay
their share of the debt left after the
division of the assets. Many of the
stockholders, however, are ruined finan-
cially by the failure of these two COM
panies and will be unable to pay their
share.
The organized policy holders of the
Home Fire and Marine met al GIL La
guna street yesterday afternoon TO dis
cuss a letter from President Dutton eX-
planning the exact position of his COM
p2ny. This letter gives the total loss
of the company as $1,000, 900, which in
cludes the s350.0o0 loss of the Pacific
Underwriters. for which it is response
BILE as reinsurer The assets, including
capital. surplus and the 100000 ad-
vanced it by the Fireman's Fund, are
S14I5,O0O. This amount may be in
creased by the failure of many un-
Of their unearned premium.
Dutton states that the Home Fire
and Marine believed 1t was solvent and
wrote new business until it saw that it
was sure to lose a good share Of its
reinsurance money. Then it stopped.
II also expected to secure about % per
cent OF its losses by the salvage, but
lnls savage oiu Hol AAdCeiidIiIC- AZ
ing in the belief that it was solvent.
states President Dutton, ii paid out
323e, 600 in settlement of losses. This
was about 75 cents on the dollar AS
soon as the Home Fire and Marine dis
covered its insolvency it ceased to
make settlements.
The organized policy-holders will
meet next Monday evening at s o'clock
to make final decision on the plan of
the directors of the Home Fire and
Marine to distribute the assets of that
company without assistance from the
courts. At the meeting yesterday after
noon the following committee was ap-
pointed TO talk further with President
Dutton: r. J. Dover, Mrs G. Cameron,
George Bornson, H. Rogers and Mrs. j.
McClusky.
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TURFMAN'S DIVORCED WIFE
WEDs WELL KNOWN PLUNGER
Mrs. annie McGrew Madden Is Married
TO Louis V. Bell in
New York.

NEW YORK. July 26.-Mrs Annie
McGrew Madden. who was divorced
from John E. Madden. the turfman. was
married TO Louis y. Bell broker and
horse owner. last Monday.
Bell was named as correspondent in
the suit for divorce which Madden
brought in the Kentucky courts July
1905, and which was unsuccessful. AS
p plunger at the racetracks and in
Wall street Bell is best known TO the
public. He was Richaro Croker's broker
for many years and the Tammany
crowd made many enormous coups in
Wall street through his Office He is
also well known in club circles
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-27
Reduction In Grain Rates.

CHICAGO, July 2e.-Proportional grain
rates between the Missouri River and
Chicago are to be cut to S cents on
wheat and cents on coarse grains.
The announcement of the reduction on
corn, oats and barley was made today
at the office Of the Chicago Great West
ern Railway and Inquiries at the office
Of the Chicago. Milwaukee and St. Paul
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy and
Alton roads ELECTED the information that
any cut would be met.
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plant to which San Franciscans were
to be made parties which averred that
the company is relieved from any liza
bility for loss by fire in case the
building insured, or contents so insured,
o. any part of such building, shall fall
from any cause other than by FIRE, or
that by reason of the said earthquake
fell prior to the said fire
Included in the complaint were also
scnne figures reported by the Insur-
ance Commissioner of Wisconsin re-
garding the financial standing of the
Milwaukee Mechanics Company, dated
April 81, 1906, which showed that the
company then had paid-up capital of
5000, 900, a guaranty surplus fund of
100000, reinsurance liability fund of
sl,469,93470, and that other assets Qess
the amount held under reinsurance con-
tracts amounted to $1,096. 7o2.05.
William M. Cannon insisted that the
company could pay in full on its San
Francisco losses.
A policy-holder said he was told by
the chief adjuster of the Milwaukee
Mechanics Company in Oakland that he
W culd do we'll to compromise on a basis
of 10 per cent. and he signed a stipula-
ticn agreeing to the compromises
The meeting was largely attended
Probably s1,50o,000 in insurance was
represented George Darlington acted
as secretary.
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Mayor Johnso.'a Case Continued.

CLEVELAND. Ohio, July 26.-Mayor
Tom L. Johnson, charged with con-
tempt for having disregarded an in
junction to restrain him from tearing
up certain street railway tracks, ap-
peared before Judge Ford today. The
court continued the case until July 81
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-27
San Francisco the Imperishable.

folder giving story of recovery of San
Francisco. Large map of burned district, air
ship pictures. panoramic views. 20x6A inches,
show whole water front and unburned section
also the start Of the FIRE. viii send any
number, any address, receipt OF cents a
copy. Address or call Department H. General
Passenger Ece. Southern Pacific, Ferry Build
ing, San Francisco.
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Missing Girls Body Found in Pond.

BELCHERTOWN. Mass, July 26.-
The body of Winzola NJ. Goodell. the
missing daughter Of Wesley NJ. GoodelL
was found in Upper Pond late today by
her father and a cousin The girl dis
appeared July S.
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PROPOSALS.

PoSToFFICE Department, Washington. D. C..
June 20. 19o6.-Proposals will be received ae
the ONCE OF the Second Assistant Postmastex
General. Posto11ce Department, washingtou-
d. c.. until 4:s0 D. m, August II, 1906. fos
MATiC TUBES OR OTHER sfMiIAR De
tween the points named In the pamphlet copN
OF the advertisement:
From October /, 1906, to June 30a 1915.
Boston. Mass. Baltimore. Nd
Borough OF Brooklyn. Cincinnati Ohio n
IN the city OF New Kansas City. No.
York, N. T.. San Francisco. Cal
New York. N. 7. Chicago. III b
Philadelphia, Pa. Saint Louis No.
Pittsburg. Pa.
From July 1, 1907. to June 30. 1915
Chicago, Ill. Saint Louis. No.
Blank forms OF proposal and copies OF th2
pamphlet of advertisement may be obtained
on application. from the postmaster at any of
the above named cities or from the once OF
the Second Assistant Postmaster General. GEO.
B. CORTELYOU. Postmaster General
PROPOSALS for track. spikes, bolts. boiler
tubes, Tooin bronze, brass rod. ingot tin bar
iron- steel springs. chain. wire rope and at
taehments. boat chocks and eleats, soldering
eoppers. hand taps, reamers. slottng machines.
dinerential blocks. wire gauges. cap crimpers.
stoveptpe. track torpedoes railroad Tags. Ian
tern globes. plate glass. rubber sleeves for
suction dredge. lump chalk, steel ding cabf-
nets. Manila folders. desk household furniture
Wilmington D. G.. july is 1905. sealed isrTo Dro
posals In triplicate. win be received at the Of
hce Of the General Purchasing Ofncer. 18TH
until 1890 a. m August T. 1905. at which
time they will be opened In public. for furnish
ing the above mentioned articles Blanks and
full Information Circular No 319l may Be
obtained from this office OF the Offices OF the
Assistant Purchasing Agents. 80 New Mont
gomery ST.. San Francisco Cal. and 40
Wash. D. ". ROSS. General Purchasing
OFFICER.
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Home Fire and Marine to Pay Only 695 Cents
Firemans Fund Is Said to Be in Same Condition


wild d OF paypIiy-h
Hwaukee piy n o act rjontb
berofO
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FEDERAL GRAND JURY ORDERED
United States District Judge de Haven issued
venire yesterday for ninety grand iurnrs to re-
port on August at 10 a. m.
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Suit. Against NORTH German

Two suits were filed yesterday in
the Superior Court against the North
German Fire Insurance Company One
of the actions was commenced by Mar
tin & Rehe, who hold a policy for
s6o65 on stock of goods at Is and Is
City Hall Square. The total loss is
fixed at $9097.05.
Charles Weisel sued the same com
pany for $500 on household furniture
at 127A Oak street. His total loss is
estimated at $2775.s0.
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BUREAU OF Port Works, Manila. P. l., July 10.
1906.-Sealed proposals FOR the construction ot
TWO STEEL WHARF SHEDS AND WHARF
RAILWAYS at Manila, P. L.. will be received
at this Office until IL O'Clock a. m, October
Is. 1906, and then publicly opened Informa-
ton furnished on application to this office. or
10 the Bureau Of Insular Affairs. Washington.
d. C. Plans may be seen at the above Offices
and also at the United States Engineer Offices
at Chicago, H., and San Francisco, Cal. and
at the offices Of the Engineering News and
the Engineering Record at New York. W. L
Fisk Lieut.. Col, Corps OF Engineers. Q. ;. Az
Director OF Port Works. Philippine islands
SEALED proposals will be received at the orncs
OF the Lighthouse Inspector. Portland Or un-
iii IL o'clock m. August 20. 1905, and then
opend for the purchase OF the Lighthouse
Tender Manzanita. a wooden screw steamer Of
about 450 tons gross burden Other informa-
ton may be had upon application to COM
mandar P. J. WERLICH. Q. s. N. Inspectaz-
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OFFER TO DIVIDE
SCANTY ASSETS.
Directors Ask Policy
Holders to Let Them
Take Charge of Coin
INSURED TO MEET

Home Fire and Marine Insur
ance Company of California will
be able to pay only So 1-3 cents
IL on every dollar of its $2,050,000
in CO
The San Francisco call., 1906-07-27
MEN WITH POLICIES
ASK FOR DELAY.
Milwaukee Mechanics
Suit Arouses Protest.
Collusion Is Alleged

A T meeting of holders of poll
~ cies Of the Milwaukee Mechan-
~ les Insurance Company yester-
day testimony was given tend
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THIS AGENT HOLDS
OUT SOME HOPE.
Believes All the Shirkers
Will Eventually Come
to Reasonable Terms

y B. EDWARDS of the insurance
firm Of Christensen, Edwards &
:. Goodwin, with offices in Oak
land. is of opinion that the
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-03
STATE OF DELAWARE.


OFFICE OF SECRETARY OF STATE
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
TO AH to Whom These Presents Nay Come,
Greeting =
WHEREAS, it appears to my satisfaction
by duly authenticated record Of the pro-
ceedings for the voluntary dissolution
thereof, by the consent of all stockholders
deposited in my office, the Penn Reduction
Company a corporation of this State
whose principal Office is situated at 1919
Market st. in the city of Wilmington,
County of New Castle, State of Delaware,
Delaware Incorporators' Trust Company
being agent therein and in charge thereof,
upon whom process may be served, has
complied with the requirements of "An
Act providing a General Corporation
Law" amended and approved March 7th,
A. D. 1901, and amended and approved
March II, A. D. 1908, preliminary to the
issuing of this
CERTIFICATE OF DISSOLUTION.
Now, therefore, /, Joseph l. Cahall,
Secretary of State of the State of Della
ware, do hereby certify that the said cor
portatiou did on the ninth day OF Janu-
ary, A. D. 1906, file i'm the office duly
executed and attested consent, in writing,
to the dissolution of said corporation ex-
ecuted by all the stockholders thereof,
which said consent and the records OF the
proceedings aforesaid, are now on file in
my said Office as provided by law.
In.Testimony where
Secretary's Office of I have hereunto
set my hand and off,
Delaware cial seal at Dover this
ninth day of January
1856 1898 in the year of our
Lord one thousand
nine hundred and six.
JOS. L. CAHALLf
Secretary of State.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-03
IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE
STATE OF DELAWARE. IN AND

In I6E SCTEhlOh COUh1 OF HE
STATE OF DELAWARE, IN AND
FOR New CASTLE COUNTY.
In the matter of the petition
of Thomas j. O'Neill to have
certain mortgage made and
executed by William H.
Pierce to the Penn Loan As
sociation, corporation of No. 167
the State of Delaware and re- Nov. Term
corded in Mortgage Record A. d. 1905
w. Vol. 8, page 36l, &C.,
marked satisfied on the rec
ord thereof.
And now to-wit, this Fourth day OF
December A. D. 1905, petition and affi-
davit filed, and on motion OF TiIghman
Johnston Esquire, Rule granted upon
The Penn Loan Association to show cause
if any it has why the mortgage herein
above particularly referred to shall not
be marked satisfied on the record thereof
retnrnable on Saturday, the Ninth day of
December A. D. 1905, at 1000 o'clock,
A. M.
And now to-wit, this Ninth day OF De-
cember A. d. 1905, on motion Of Tilgh-
man Johnston Esq, it is ordered by the
Court that the above rule be continued
to the February Term A. D. 1905, OF this
Court and that copy thereof be pub
lished by the Sheriff of New Castle County
in a newspaper of said County once each
week for four successive weeks.
In testimony that the above
is true copy of the Rule granted
and order made Hereunder in
the case there stated, as the same
[Seal] remains Of record, hereunto set
my hand and affixed the Seal of
the said Court, this Thirtieth
day of December A. d. 1905.
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN,
Prothonotary.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-03
4 LITTLE SERMON ON GRAFT

Onr national awakening to honesty
ought to make us honest with our
selves, but it won't. When we have
driven all the grafters ont of the
country and fumigated after them. we
shall still live, personally, lives OF fraud.
You don't believe ii? Walk along any
shopping street any morning and see.
The first one you meet will be clerk
hurrying to his work, with ten minutes
to be half an hour late in. What is he
but CRATER?
The second will be the young head of
a new family, his eyes glued on stock
quotations, and his thoughts fixed ON the
Market" where he will gamble away
the clothes and food and credit that be-
long to his young wife and little baby.
What is he but CRATER?
The third delivery will be boy
slipping his hand into basket of apples.
What is he but a grafter2
The fifth may be almost anybody
merchant, a contractor, a newsboy, a
professional man, perhaps, even
clergyman; and if he would open the
secret chambers of his heart for us to see
We might ask of everyone: What is he
but CRATER?
We are all sinners and we are all graft
ers in some degree. On Sunday mornings
then, while We walk to church with
prayer in our hearts for the wrongdoer of
every class, let us remember ourselves
and the graft that in US lies.-Ex.
Middletown transcript., 1906-02-03
NEW CASTLE CouNrY, IS.

To THE SHERIFF OF New CASTLE County,
GREETING
Whereas, Margeart A. FISHER
by her Petition to the Judges of
our Superior Court, filed in the
Office Of the Prothonotary of said
Court in and for New Castle
GSeail County, for the cause of com
plant therein alleged, has made
application to our said Judges
that decree may be pronounced
disolving the marriage existing
between the Petitioner and
Thomas Fisher
We, therefore, Command Yon, as YOU
were heretofore commanded, That you
summon Thomas Fisher that he be and
appear before the Judges of our said
Court at the next term thereof to be held
at Wilmington, on Monday, the Fifth day
of February next to answer the allegations
OF the said petitioner, Margeart A. Fisher
according to the Act of Assembly in such
case made and provided, and also to do
and receive what the Court shall then
and there consider concerning him in this
behalf as to the Court shall seem meet
and consistent with the provisions of the
said Act of Assembly.
And have you then there this writ.
Witness the Honorable Chas. B. Lore,
at Wilmington, the Twenty-second day of
December A. d. nineteen hundred and
five.
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
Issued Jan. 3, 1906. Prothonotary
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THE TRANscRTPr, $l.O0 per year.
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loved you-from that first day, I
think Now, Anthony Gordon,
have you the courage will sou
dare TO go away?
He caught her hands. My
God, what shall I do! he said
helplessly.
Let me try to make the awful
darkness less dark, she said
quickly.
But Icannot let You sacrifice
yourself so. Oh, my love, Inever
dreamed of this!
But if the sacrifice makes me
the happiestof women? Oh, An
thony, don't you see that your
blindness gives you to me as
nothing else could do? II you
had been like other men I should
not have cared for you. I will
tell you the horrible fear that has
been in my heart all this while.
l saw that you cared for me, but
I feared that when your sight
came back you might care less;
and when you came tonight and
told me that the awful darkness
was to last forever, my heart
cried out: Now, he is mine for
ever-and nothing can ever come
between us!' and for a moment I
wasglad; ;Anthony.it it was horrible;
don't you hate me for it? / hate
myself! And then-you said you
had come to say good bye, and /
could not let you go! Despise
me if you must, but-do not go
away!
He caught her in his arms, and
while her head rested on his
breast he passed his hand ten
derly across her upturned face
and bent to kiss away her tears. |
My angel-you are more beau
Biful than I had ever dreamed! he
said. And now bless the dark
ness, which has crowned me with
such love!
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New CASTLE COUNTY, SIS.

The STATE OF DELAWARE,
To THE SHERIFF OF New CASTLE COUNTY,
GREETING
Whereas, Clarence S. MackIin
by his Petition to the Judges of
our Superior Court filed in the
Office of the Prothonotary of said
Court in and for New Castle
[Seal1 County, for the cause of COM
plant therein alleged, has made
application to our said Judges
that decree may be pronounced
dissolying the marriage existing
between the Petitioner and Emily
B. Macklin.
We, Therefore, Command You, as you
were heretofore Commanded That you
summon Emily B. Macklin that she be
and appear before the Judges of our said
Court at the next term thereof to be held
at Wilmington, ON Monday the Fifth
day of February next to answer the allie
cations OF the said petitioner, Clarence S.
Macklin according to the Act of Assembly
in such case made and provided, and also
to do and receive what the Court shall
then and there consider concerning her
in this behalf as to the Court shall seem
meet and consistent with the provisions
of the said Act of Assembly.
And have you then there this writ.
Witness the Honorable Chas. B. Lore,
at Wilmington, the Twenty-second day
of December A. D., nineteen hundred
and five.
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
Issued Jan. 8, 1906. Prothonotary:
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New CASTLE COUNTY, IS.
THE STATE OF DELAWARE,

IHE STATE OF DELAWARE,
To THE SHERIFF OF New CASTLE COUNTY,
GREETING = .
Whereas, Mary E. Strowman
by her Petition to the Judges of
our Superior Court, filed in the
office of the Prothonotary OF said
Court i'm and for New Castle
[Seal] County, for the cause of COM
plant therein alleged, has made
application to our said Judges
that decree may be pronounced
dissolving the marriage existing
between the Petitioner and
George W. Strowman.
We, therefore, Command You, as You
were heretofore commanded, That you
summon George w. Strowman that he be
and appear before the Judges of our said
Court at the next term thereof to be held
at Wilmington, on Monday, the Fifth
day nf February next to answer the al
legations of the said petitioner, Mary E.
Strowman according to the Act of Assem-
bly, in such case made and provided, and
also o'do and receive what the Court shall
then and there consider concerning him
in this behalf a. to the Court shall seem
meet and consistent with the provisions
of the said Att of Assembly.
And have you then there this writ
Witness the Honorable Chas. B. Lore,
at Wilmington, the Twenty-second day
Of December A. D. nineteen hundred
and five.
FRANK L. SPEAKMAN.
Issned Jan. 3. 1906. Prothonotary.
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