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=. tn
Gross claims for Ds
losses adj listed and a. a.
| unpaid Il, l2444 u
Losses in process OF =
adjustment, or III
suspense 23,Ol6 OIL
Losses resisted IN
Guiding interest r.
expenses. 4,ooo.oo II
Total gross claims 1or n
losses -. oo, l4U.S0 4
Deduct Reinsurance =
and salvage s
claims :, o!oOO j =
Net amount of lunpaid losses. 30, 46o 20
Amount required to safely re- ;
insure all outstanding risks. 2o2, SSV.4S
All other demands against the
), Company, viz -. 1,S'S-il
Total liabilities, except capital
and net surplus 3Ul, 4ZS,oo
Joint stock capital paid up IN ooo %
}. cash ..... ...... oOV,vOo.oo
Surplus beyond capital 49,: luz, iS2.lS
Aggregate liabilities, including 90, ..
paid up capital and surplus |oS,o@i'o4
% 3. INCOME, 1876.
81 Gross cash pre-
miums received s597. 36O76
Deduct reinsurance
o. rebate and return
w premiums 81, Us o3
Net cash actually received for. o., :.
AZ nremumS Olo,@o@.i"
Interest received on bonds and
,r iaaol from ali sources. viz. %, 523.50
ro..,;nooua 55s,Os234
4. EXPENDITURES, 1876.
Gross amount paid
for losses .....- $500, 1851
Deduct salvage and
reinsurance. oS,oo0.oo :.
Net amount paid for losses. 322, S.Uo
Cash dividends actually paid. oo,osS.9o
Salaries Of officers, clerks and
other employees 4o,ooo.V
Paid for commission and bro :.
Amount paid for State, national
0 "a and local taxes ll,Vcl.o0
All other expenditures, VIZ -. T,'o.]o
Iii | Aggregate cash expenditure
during the year $500 soo4,oo@. Ia
3.SS 8. MISCELLANEOUS
0.59 e ,.s..rd;ro
4 AZ risks Dec. 3ist, lS7s..-- -. S2o,4So, zoo w
Total premiums received, from
organization Of company to .,
io,al ~ ios sop pu to date soss, o:
6. BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA, 1876.
Amount of risks taken 3d., 326
Amount of premiums received. lU,Zto.I
% 56 Amount of outstanding risks III -
Minnesota at the end of year. oSo ,VoV.V
40 81 Amount Of losses paid. includ-
ingS occurring prior to
rs rs last statement $500 l,Soo.@
* so Amount of losses incurred,
claimed and unclaimed .----- l,93o.1
STATE OE MINNESOTA, !
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.. }
WHEREAS, The Fireman's Fund Insurant
.ao AZ Company OF the State of California, has hie
in this Department sworn statement exnlf
,ss IA ting its condition and business for the yes
ending Dec. 3lst 1876, and has otherwise full
s,7 So complied with the requirements Of the inst
rance laws of thislStAte.
asa 50 Now THERxToRE, l, A. &. NcGll, Insuran
on 90 Commissioner of the State of Minnesota, {
hereby certify that the above named CompaI
ia. 90 is fully empowered, through its authorize
agents, to transactits appropriate business
Fire Insurance in this State, according to t
laws Thereof, until tbs sist day of January,
724.00 D. 1873
Witness my hand and Official seal this
day Of February 1877.
OlO.6o A. &. McGILL,
insurance Commissioner
8 ]. +. u. Studdart,
,soo.eoI AGENT, 81. PAUL MINI.
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pep,,R,tcAN SIMPLICITY

The movement Tor the reductlon "
official high salaries is going aneai;
And the reform is become widespread
and earnest. Here in New York the
Tamnany magna,es tremole Up there
IN Alb,uy As.embl. man Bradley -
pushing his bill with vigor. oo,ne -,
the gentlemen in the state Legislature
represent the ring; they are TO SPEAK ''no
vote for the ring. Mr.. Bradley repre-
sents the people. And, as matter VI
course the speaks and votes for the peo-
nle. Some four years ago he: fought the
r;no candidate in Brooklyn and beat him.
Another fight took place. ana agala Ill., nl.
Bradley was victorious: Mr. DraI Wy
wears no collar round his neck. uau
we a hundred Bradley's in Albany mugs
in this state and city would not ~" "
in the condition we find them. Down
there in Washington, too Representative
HOLMAN (GoD bless him and stengtnes!n
h;mN is doing valiant service IN this a.
rection. He has another bill before the
Honse for the induction OF the fresl-
dents salary to $25 900 and of Congress-
. mems to $500. Mr.. brady and Mr. !;
HOLMAN are doing their duty. VIII
the neople do theirs? Will theywasch the
ayes and NAYS on the bills presented ana
mt a scratch over the nays when next
: theygo to the polls? c..,
8 We hold that $4,000 a year TOR the
: President is altogether too high. rive
t thousand a vear-about 500 a WEEKS
!: the utmost the figure ought TO 60
e Neither should the nation furnish thf
President with a mansion or palace Il
I, the shape Of a ''White House.; ne .
d we'll as all other officials, ought 20 re
d ceiye a tair and fixed salary anu VIII
: that salary he ought TO support nlmsen q
; To be sure, these views Will DC scoH
g ed at as radical. We hold them to be JUS
e and consistent with our democratic pro
n fess;ons. But men who never 60 BACK
: first principles, but who are swayed en-
, tirelv hv usage, will accept the mos
J glarino absurdites and often defend tn
f most outrageous Inconsistencies.
: It isn't our desire to belittle the oihc
e of President or that of any other mlnlsse
Y of the State. Not at all. Neitheris OF
}? persistent opposition to high salarit
d prompted by anything like niggardines
IL No. Show US the right or the hecessl'
3. of Civ ing the President S25,ooo year
|! prove to us that, by raising the Tres
n dents salary to a million dollars eve
a. democratic ideas would becon
IN siren gthened and the Republic wou
"a take deeper root-and we will cheerful
n vote for the measure.
gu This is not question Of mere do!la
IS. and cents. tits question OF prlnclPl
a We won't argue the subject here
ny merely throw out hint. Some woui
i'll be court flv will buzz something abe
dignity > but the tinselled phraseolo
TO which this word belongs is made
of terms that ought never to find place
on r any democrats lexicon.-lrssh "or'o
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4 HOME RULE MANIFESTO i

From its temporary centre 50 King
$3.50 lt Westminister. London, it sends
forth it's implorations that ten days there
after shall be held meetings throughout
Tho three counties. Thus the executive:
The ..feeling is universal that more
v;gor and more discipline must be III
fused into the movement" AN enu,
thew say, must be put to "hesltat1on any y
nrocrastination. The battle OF lrelaho
must be fought with unhinching pcrse'
varonce. no matter at whai lnconve-
n;ance 70 Imperial interests Inc
;talica are their own 1t is true that the
Minister can come down any morning on
which Home Rule has fixed its battle
come down and push the arrangement
indefinitely aside by some real OF pre-
tended business introduced oy Nun! Il
"Imnerial interests can protect tnem~
selves in this way, how can the home
Pnlers Inconvenience" it? Why doltheyg
talk about doing q thing they cannot 90;
Will such talk iniuse that 'viSo ' anu
discipline" that is SO needeo. IN ~ pu
an end to that "hesitation ana ploclas.
tinationn so deplored and so all-pleselll
Not at all, gentlemen. Come out man
univ tor q total separation; tor aparlla
mentary manhood suffrage; ior : al
executive to match; and, above all, tor
restoration of the Irish land to It's own
ers-the Irish people. DO this, ana 70
will be surprised at the 'vlgor ana als
cipline YOU will evoke; at the "hesit a
ton and representation" that will n
before. at the new soul that you WI
.f,,., ;o+n tho Irish nation.
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-. If nremiums received 6,s60.6a
amount ,s;.ss =, At end of year - 762, 0450O
Amount of losses paid oSo.~o
STATE OF MINNESOTA,

STATE OH MlNNEoOIA, I
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE..
WHEREAS. The scottish Commercial lnsnr-
.nc. Company of GaScow Scotland, has
filed in this department sworn statement EN- e tx
h;hiting its condition and business tor inc
wear ending December 3lst, 1876, and has
otherwise fully complied with At; the ,. require
ments OF the insurance laws OF TINS s1ase;
Commissioner of the State of Minnesota do
hereby certify that the above named ed Com 1Rp.
ny is fully empowered through its aut h"s
, ness q Fire Insnsancs in this state according
to the laws thereof, until the alst day OF jan
" Witness NV hand and official seal this 9th
AR. NcGILL, Insurance Commissioner.
LIZA. Studdart,Ag't
1851 ST. PAUL, MINI
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1877 NEW YORK. 1877

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coveRNoRsHlPS HELD BY IRlsHMtN.

We all knew that the England iesa.o
us Irish as being little better than e cnl
dren Of large growth -as beng sll as
imaginative impracticable and quite a;r lnea or
pan av else's. But how comes it when
thew want governors for their col onlai le de- e.,
,n that they have to tall back
mon Irishmen? The London Times tne
o opun day reminded US that .at present
c as New South Wales, Hong ho ng,
South Australia, Nautilus. western Az ,
s stralia, Griqualand West, Malacca, and
tho ,11 falkland Islands are held by Irish
m,en y THE irish says the Times, "thus
hold hold the only two Colonial Governor or,
of three Governerships.of II 'ooo.-D"o
I'm TriSb12H3l.
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TO CALIFORNIA
The Prophet Not Without
Honor in his Own Coun-
try.
The Opinion Of Those Who are
Right on the Ground.
1,aso,.qht Testimony IN favor OF Dthe "Old
H,asoq.oht Testimony IN favor OF Cthe "Old
Reziublen North West.


Reliable" North-W West.
wedon't give this for au fat accompl1s, but
i Is very strongly rumored that Cedar Rapids
il to be the halfway station pet"e'n OnicaSo
and Council Bluffs.
If this is to be-, some experiments nave Deem
made to that end, we suppose II Is OH acconu.
If the superior condition OF the road. Trip
| on the steel rallied and well Daiasteo roao, ~
not anv more now, if as much, wear and tear
nv nv the employees and machinery toFa train,
tro,n Chicago to Cedar RAPIDS, 2l8 miles as 1t
res On the iron rails from Chicago to Clinton,
| 1873 miles, in olden time. A.. a..
II is not necessary for us to say tnat the
&C. & N. w. R'y is first-cass roa ~: III every
1art;cnlar. that it rides as easy as sitting In
.rockinc chair, that its coaches are parlors.
that ito emnloyes are the most affable gentlemen
.ha travelino public can meet or will meet
IN a lifetime OF trayel--the esprit de corps Of
, the employees, if we may say SO, Is at hlgn
| standard: we need not say so in newspaper,
It il self-evdent to every traveller On the road.
! Rnt in the future these are to be increased; We
annnose the speed is to be increased; II possible
thaP ssnnerb trains will be more superb: there
a | l. n he no train more complete, either ior
comfort or safety leave the Two ths tha great
O trains on the Chicago & North Western Kali
wav-.-the only combany running out OF Chi
caco that has road SO reliable that they are not
e afraid to run at any speed capable OF pe1ng
attained by engines OF the most imPl0vea col.
q cfruction run with the hand OF iron nerve, ana
Il head Of brains. without any fear OF accidents
= or3inconvenience.
if Every employe on the road feels personal
q interest in the North Western Railway; it's tn
d, s.clipper'' road in the West, and 50 Tar a
re ANYTHING he can do it will continue 80 TO De
le This Is the Trans Continental link from thu
re Great Lakes to the Great Missouri River.
Sc The old-tims traveller speaks in high glee Of
d, tease and comfort Of these days OF steel II
l. contrast with the pioneer days OF this ponce
lie road in the days Of iron. The comforts OF trav
st 81 on the North Western Railway are in ever
We travellers mouth from the Atlantic to th'
Pacific. It must be proud compliment to tn
efficient management and that IS the reasc1
every officer or employe feels 90 happy ant
It is With pride we mention these things, ans
- ioin the general shout along the line, hnrral
for the Old Reliable. --C Cedar R1p1ds hepnssc6'
Ang. IA. 1876.
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ArAa BASIS FOR SALARIES,

Hon Ignatius Donnclly has set OUT on
tha rioht track tor solving the problem OF
official salaries, by Introducing the ioi>
loving resolution in the Minnesota Leg
islature:
wuvppAs In consequence of the depreda-
ot;"ns of grasshoppers the effect OF
drought and other causes, the people vi our
Stata are passing througha period OF grea! II
nnncial depression; ana
WHEREAs, 1t is UNI ust that the oiilce-ho lueis
Who live upon the taxes OF the people should
mLo ,lattor Inn the people themselves; there
R.soJ,sd. That the committee on retrench-
nd reform are hereby instructed TO re- |
mort bill to reduce the salaries Oh county
officials to ratio not 10 eAceeu 'nu res,rct;,,e
come of the taxpayers III their respective
o,,,,,;es ga nearly as the same may be as
certained-
This proposition, though novel. IS ex-
ceedingly fair and equitable. Our system
Of government, in its pristine slinpllcity
and strength, contemplated no arlstoc-
racv of otfice-holders, and the quicker
we oct rid of such an unhealthy fungus
outorowth, the better for ourselves anu
nosteritv Our public employees from
President to Town Constable, are sup
nosed to be the servants OF the people !
let rs take care in time that they DO not
become our masters. The .retrehch~
mentn which throws thousand laboslng
men out OF employment, ana at tne saHe :,
time retains n large corps OF hlghiypaio
clerks. superintendents, commissioners
and ..bosses" of all sorts. IS not what we
want. When positions OF public trust are
rated among the ,poils OF party, they are
snre to be sought and captured by mer
cenarv men, who will naturally torn
.sringsn and conspire to perpetuate thell
own form of power Irish World.
An ambitious gentleman came owe
from Europe to push forward a plan TO
shortening the distance across the A
lantic. He desires to raise funds fo
hu;ld;no a railroad in Nova Scotia, tn
Ultimate effect of which Gin his opinion
will be to concentrate all the Europea
trade of this continent and the shippin
engaged therein. at Whitehaven, n. 5
Of the expense of New Y ork and all nth'
Atlantic ports. The railway is to be
miles long and is to connect Whitehavt
with New Glasgow, where connectlt
will he made with the railway system
the continent. The idea OF the author
that it is necessary to shorten the tt
across the ocean for the benefit OF tn
..steadv and ever-growing stream
wealthy and cultivated people WIN
pours down to tho steamship wharv
and diffuses itself throughout the cou
tries of the Old World" annually, and
the return tide of fashionable Europe
travel, and also for the benefit of trae
To shorten the trip he proposes to hs
all ships sail from Whitehaven, which
tho most easterly point on the contlne
from which point steamers can cross
ocean in five days. Travellers q
mails, by taking a train between VIII
haven and New York, would make
distance between Liverpool and n
York at a saving of % hours over
fastest time ever made. lat least th
what the author OF the project clair
but Is is strange that the superlative
vantages Of Whitehaven have not b
discovered sooner.
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IMPORTANT CAUTION.

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HAYpocK, as agent for the United States, sur.
ronuds each box Of Pills, and Ointment.
handsome reward will be given to any one
detection of any party or parties counterfeiting
the medicine or vending the same, knowing
them to be spurious.
*A*Sold at the mandatory by Professor
HOLLOWAY & Co., New York, and by all re-
spectable druggists and dealers in medicine
throughout the civilized world, in boxes at 20
cents. 50 cants and 81. each.
f1There is considerable saving ey taxing
the larger sizes. x
| n. B.-Directions for the guidance OF pa
tents in every disorder are affixed te each box
Office, 112 Liberty Street.
NEW YORK
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Amount loaned on real estate
security, first liens) -. 80
Interest due and accrued ON
bond and mortgage leans 49,.
Market value of bonds and
stocks owned 49,. 80.
Amount loaned on collateral Sc
curity, (market value, 8 )
All other loans made by the
Company $3.50. :....'.
Cash on hand and in bank.
Interest due and accrued on
bonds and stocks not IN
Guided in market value. -...
Interest due and accrued on
=. collateral loans 80. ...--. -,
Premiums in due course OF col
lectlOnS ...... ..-.. -
Rills receivable, taken tor Ma
riue and Inland risks. ......
Rents due and accrued. .....
Aggregate amount OF all actual
available Assets ......'
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