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The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

The present winter is the mildest ever
At Olympia, on Puget Sound, flowers have
been in bloom all the season.
That is probably where we got our
exceptional mild weather from. The
winds of the Pacific have reached us
over the low crests Of the northern
Rocky Mountains.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

Somebody has been prying into the
sarcophagus which contains the remains
of the illustrious George Washington
and finds them petrified.
We can explain this George is pet.
rifed with establishment at the condition
to which the republicans and democrats
have reduced his beloved republic.
That's it,
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
REcA1c1TRAT10NS+
IGNATlUS DONNELLY, Editor.
THURSDAY. APRIL 5. 1877.

New York had thirty three failures in De-
cember, liabilities aggregating one million eight
hundred and seventy-three thousand two
hundred and ninety ght dollars. The exhibit
of assets foots up two hundred and thirty seven
Thousand and one dollars.
And no signs of let up.
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
go away from home to hear

$50 away from home to hear the
news" A St. Louis paper says:
Among the last acts of the Legislature Of
Minnesota was to organize the county OF
Tilden, on the northwestern border OF the
State.
That's a mistake. There is no county
in Minnesota named after Sammy. There
was one named alter w. II. Seward a
much greater man than Sammy and a
trifle deader
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05

Some of our state papers are working
in the interest of the money sharks to
get up a public sentiment against the
usury law. Here is an item from the
St. Cloud Journal which shows the con-
dition to which A. j. Smith has reduced
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
Paid up Capital Stock, $4,000

Paid up Capital Stock, $4,000.
/. ASSETS.
Value of rnincumbered real es- S
tate owned ,67S 69
owned, ...... ...... -. ...... $4,000 90
curity,. 49,. ...... ...... ...... 6,e42.s5
Interest due and accrued on
collateral loans -. -. -. 22,42e.s2
ALI other property, viz. Salvage
property and claims on losses
already paid, Rents due and
accrued, Total $3.50. 49,. 49,. 253. 46
Aggregate amount of all actual,
az available assets 49,. -. ....' s47, ool. 90
2. LIABILITIES.
Gross claims for losses
adjusted and UNI
paid ...... ....S 7,N9.S
Losses in process Of
adjustment, or in
suspense ,O5O.OO
Losses resisted ,inclu-
| ding interest and
/ expenses ,695.OU
Total gross claims for
| losses 0,S24.Sl
Net amount of unpaid losses 49,. 9,924.9l
Amount required to safely REIN
sure all outstanding risks. -. 94,997.86
ALI other demands against the
company 929. ~
Total liabilities. except capital
and net surplus -. -. -. O5,s52. 81
'o cash e ..... ~ 49,. -. 100000. 90
Surplus beyond capita .... l,l4s.e4
Aggregate liabilities, including
paid up capital and surplus s47, OO1. 81
8. INCOME. 1876.
Gross cash premiums
received 2b3 ,293.35
Deduct reinsurance
rebate and return
premiums. 32,92l.Sl
Net cash actually received for
premiums, -. 80. -. 49,. 224, a7l.57
Interest received on bonds and
mortgages 1850. ll,1UO.UU
Interest and dividends received
from all other sources 6C9. IL
Income from all other sources. 6O2.27
Total income -. :. 49,. 1900. 243, 1882. Sc
4. EXPENDITURES, 1876.
Gross amount paid
for losses 1880. loo, o23.oI
Deduct salvage and
Reinsurance 49,. 303.3O
Net amount paid for losses -. 1873, b2O.5l
Cash dividends actually paid II 1925 (
other employees, ...... 49,. 4i,52s.4t
age -. ...... le,77o.o(
! Amount paid for state, national
and local taxes IL, lb5. II
All other expenditures, -. 49,. 19,246.3;
} Ing the year -. -. 49,. GAO, $40 A,
s. MISCELLANEOUS.
Total amount of outstanding risks
Dec. 81, 1876 ...... -. s,4s2 5000
Total premiums received, from
date, -. $780,. ...... 49,. 2.74s,ols.o
: Total losses paid from organiza
ton Of company to date $3.50. 1904, 1877. Q
. 6. BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA, 1876.
, Amount of risks taken $500. 49,. 244 ,4S7. o
, Amount of premiums received 5,942.6
Amount of losses paid including
occurring prior to last state
ment -. . 1881
Amount of losses incurred, claim
!. ed and unclaimed -. -. -. 1881
The anti-monopolist. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1874-1878, 1877-04-05
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
nrpAprMRrr On INSTR !

DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE.
WHEREAS, The st. Louis Insurance Compa-
ny Of the State Of Missouri, has filed in this
department sworn statement exhibiting its
condition and business for the year ending
December 3ist, 1876 and has otherwise fully
complied with the requirements Of the insu-
rance laws of this state.
Now Therefore, |, A. z. McGlll, Insurance
Commissioner Of the State of Minnesota, do
hereby certify that the above named company
is fully empowered, through lis authorized
agents, to transact its appropriate business Of
Fire Insurance in this state, according to the
laws thereof, until the 3lst day OF January 4.
D. 1878.
Witness my hand and official seal this first
day Of February, 1877.
A. 3. ACGILL,
Insurance Commissioner.
Miller e. ShandreW.
13 West ard st. st. Paul. Agents.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
Perils or Pleasure Seekers.

The railroad accident on the Coney Island
railroads last Sunday at crossing APP
pears to have been the result of
lessness on the part of the engineers.
The tracks of the Prospect Park and Coney
Island and the Manhattan Beach railroads
cross each other near Parkville The two
trains approached the crossing .simulta-
neously, and were for some seconds within
view of each other, both running at rapid
rate of speed. Neither would give way, and
the consequence was that while the first
passenger car of the Manhattan Beach road
was across the track of the Prospect Park
road the collision occurred, the engine of
the latter running into and smashing up the
car of the former. Fortunately the car was
empty, but both trains were thrown from
the track and some persons injured. 1t was
not the fault of the engineers that heavy
loss of life did not occur.
There is little encouragement for the pub
lie to use these roads while such shameful
recklessness is shown by the companies en-
ployes. Only a few days ago steamboat
from Bay Ridge narrowly escaped bad
accident. If these trains and boats gen.
orally loaded with pleasure seekers, are
thus carelessly managed, we shall one day
be called upon to record calamity that will
startle and shock tho community. Surely
the laws which protect life on steamboats,
should be enforced, and some means should
be taken to compel more care on the part of
the railroads. Alderman Shells brought the
subject of the crowded excursion steamers
before the Board of Aldermen yesterday in n
timely resolution looking to the enforcement
of the law limiting the number of passcn-
gers. 1t is to be hoped that something will
be done for the public protection without
delay.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.

Those riots are sports Of the tuG
W. NJ Hunt, the artist, Is at Cape Ann.
Walt Whitman will soon visit Washington.
Senator Blaine thinks that he may lecture
In Berlin there is great mortality among children
Longlellow Is at Portland, cemcnting old friend
ships
Senator Francis Herman, Of Utica. is at the Fifth
Avenue.
Senator Barnum, OF Connecticut, Is registered IN
Chicago.
Mr.. Tildcn is enjoying himself with the democratic
party at Cork
Popular prices-The wages OF sin "-Rochester
Democrat S'death, man.
Mr. N j. Hearssy, editor OF the New Orleans Demo
crat is visiting in Virginia
senator Dorsey, Of Arkansas, spends bis summer on
his cattle ranch in New Mexico 81 Cu . 81. o ,sf.
Said Nyack lazy ierryboat, sCharles says that
these rioters have tho gin-James
Ex-Governor Noyes sailed tho steamship Illinois
at one r. NJ yesterday from Philadelphia to enter upon
hts duties United States Minister to France.
Hon. Joseph Scgar has been made arbitrator before
the Spanish Commission Hopc Segar will not Havana
light computations about using little Yankee filing
with his Spanish wrapper.
Dr. Edward Warren, formerly OF North Carolina,
but latterly of Egypt has been created knight Of
the Order of Isabel tho Catholic because he
fully treated some noble spaniards.
Catholic priest of Russo-Polish village, while
recently reading 10 his congregation the Cars mani
festo, inadvertently gave II In Polish and was at
sent to Siberia
The Boston Globe says that the word "mule" signi-
nes s'to stop" beng Greek word The Detroit Free
Press says:-"The Glooe is wrong Tho word mule is
derived from the Indian dialect and means to KICK. 4"
The Free Press Is wrong. "Mulo'' is Canadian. It
means q woman washdays.
Pail Mall Gasete:-"Parcnts should study the
natures of their children with far care than is
often bestowed upon such inquiries, and above all,
should not imagine that rash experiments may be
tried upon sensitive young minds with any more i'm
punity than upon weakly young bodies"
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

To judge from the news conveyed in our
special depatches'this morning the belliger-
ents are having a pretty lively time
of it in Bulgaria and Roumelia,.
end are preparing to reopen the ball
again in Armenia 1t is unfor-
tunate that war news travels very slowly in
the theatre of war, else we would have more
of those interesting details which form the
chief attractive feature ofthe war news to our
readers OF the renewed battle near Rust
chuk all we learn is that Turk and Russian
are fighting it out with desperate determine
ton, the one to relieve the beleaguered town
and the other to maintain the wall OF fire
that encircles it. 1t is even stated
that the Czarewitch is retreating to
the Jantra. It seems that heavy fighting is
again in progress at Plevna, and although
the Turks claim victory at that point
they concede the probability that the COM
bat will be renewed again to-day. There is
no doubt that Russians are concen-
trating their army for d decisive battle,
which will determine in great measure
their position south of the Danube.
despatch from our correspondent at Pera
announces that o report has reached
there that the Russians have been
defeated at Eski Saghra by the
combined forces of Suleiman Pacha and
Reouf Pacha. But reports of victories for
the Turkish arms have so often deceived
the Faithful in Constantinople that this
one is taken cum graao sails by the
better informed inhabitants. From Erze-
roum we learn that the Russian
movements are again becoming threatening.
A large force of Cossacks is recommending
at Yanne, near Kars and MS Moukhtar Pacha
cannot afford to remain idle in their pres
ence he is advancing to attack them. Such a
large body of cavalry is evidently intended
to cover an important movement and lends
force to the statement in our despatch that
serious battle is imminent. Should the
Russians succeed in turning Moukhtar
Pacbas left there is a strong probability
that he may find himself shut up in Kars,
with the road to Erzeroum open to the
enemv
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

somewhat different relation to the
public. The safety and comfort of the
whole people depend upon their prudent
management. Tens of thousands of lives
are intrusted to their care every day; no man
can travel even short distance by rail with
out knowing that his life depends upon tho
strict and jealous fidelity to their various
duties of large number of men-en-
gineers, firemen, brakemen, trackmen,
switchmen, bridge tenders and others. 1t
is very grave misfortune if the roads
are so managed that between those
who control them and their SER
wants there is dissatisfaction, ill-feeling,
bitterness, resentment. If such state
of things existed on one of two roads,
both running between the same places, and
not on the other, every prudent man would
avoid that on which there was quarrel,
Hence the public-which is told on the
one hand that the roads are poor and must
reduce wages because of the hard times, and
on the other that there is such mismanage-
ment and extravaganza at the top as would,
if it were cured, leave margin for better
wages, or at least remove the present dis
satisfaction-is not merely impertinent when
it takes an interest in this dispute and asks
for the facts.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
Reb liking Dcmagogism.

Mayor Ely very properly returned to the
Board of Aldermen, without his approval,
the piece of demagogism in the shape of
a resolution directing the city departm ents
contracting for work to insert in oil con-
tracts clause providing that the pay of all
unskilled labor employed Hereunder shall
be at the rate paid by the city which was
adopted by that body some weeks ago. The
Corporation Counsel has, as matter OF
course, advised the Mayor that the resolu-
ton is illegal and not worth the paper on
which it was written, so the Mayor refuses it
his signature. The proposition was piece
of silly demagogism, insulting to the in
telligent workingmen of the city of New
York, because it implied that they were
ignorant enough to suppose that it was legal
and honestly intended for their benefit.
The truth is that the greater part of the
honest laborers of the city are much more
intelligent and possess more information
than the average democratic Alderman, and
it is not easy for an Alderman to impose
upon them. The men who think they can
use the working classes by such tricks make
q very decided mistake.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
Mr.. Vanderbilt to His Men.

Mr.. Vanderbilt has lost no time in recog-
nizing in way both graceful and substan-
tial the loyalty and good conduct Of his
men during the late strike. He announces
to them that rs marked recognition Of
their conduct he thinks it proper to make
them a gift of one hundred thousand
dollars to be divided rataby accord
ing to the payroll, among all the EN-
ployes OF the road except the departmental
employees and clerks. He promises the
men at the sanre time that their wages shall
be increased as soon as the business OF the
road will justify it. 1t is pleasant to see
good understanding maintained between
an employer and his workmen Mr.. Van
derbilt showed tact and a sense of justice
and knowledge of human nature when, the
other dav. he asked his men to consider
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
MUSICAL ANp DRAMATIC NOTES.

Gilmorc's Band are ndustriously practicng in
anticipation Of their European tour. Committees and
sub-committccs have been appointed for he purpos
OF making tho necessary preparations and 1t Is be-
lieved that the arrangements nearly complete The
band will be absent about two years. aud will visit
meanwhile England Ireland, Scotland Germany,
Russia aud other countries.
concert is to be given this evening In the grand
hall of the United states HotoI, at Saratoga, by Miss
Emma Abbott and Brignoi, assisted by other artists
or less known in operate circles srho affair Is
der the manag OF Mr. James W. Morrissey Seats
have been secured by lurge number Of persons
prising many who represent distinguished names in
the wori Of fashion, politics anu ready cash
A san Francisco tenor Is now IN practice anu will
make public appearance. Of whom IL Is said
that no will astonlsh oven New Workers. chs com
pass" writes a correspondent, ''is from low to
high, pure rich, and suug without culver or change
of muscle IN body aco." That equals Bondin.
He'll have regular walk over
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01


sThe Indian news at the Interior. Depart
ment yesterday was not pleasant. The eel
ebrated peace policy threatens us, it seems,
with general uprising of Indians and
war which will cost good many millions
and may cost many lives. The Indian braves
have had time to fatten up at the reserva-
tons; have got their supplies from the gov
eminent; have sold what they did not con-
sumo for arms and ammunition and
now we hear that Sitting Bull is coming
down to join Chief Joseph. and that
general mutiny of the Sioux is not i'm
probable. We hope the President will give
General Sheridan command of the cam
paign, unfettered by instructions except to
''let us have peace" General Howard ap-
pears to have been outwitted by Chief
Joseph. We have great confidence in
Sheridan, and trust he will be allowed to
teach these Indian DULLES lesson.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
4 Hint to the Railroad People.

Both sides in this great railroad quarrel
are disputing about low wages. The man
ayers say they are too poor to pay more;
the men say there is great waste in the man
agement We have a bit of advice for both
Sides Let them agree together to make the
times better. They can do it, Let them
unite in memorial to Congress asking it
to hurry up specie payments and to
remove restrictions upon our foreign COM
merce. If Congress does that it will start
every industry in the country, and when
we are once more able to sell our surplus
manufactures abroad and to buy raw
materials for our industrious and skilful
people to work up the railroads will have
all they can possibly do and wages will go
up everywhere.
What is the use of standing and growing
at each other about the hard times, when
the remedy is within reach? What keeps
sixty millions Of greenbacks private prop
erty-locked up in the Treasury for
safe keeping and without interest?
Nothing but the prudent and just
determination of the owners of this
great sum not to venture on any
enterprise until they know how much a
dollar is worth. Resumption will bring all
this money out, and will give us lively
times again. But every railroad man has q
vote and a right to petition Congress. Let
their voices be heard. 1t is much more
sensible to bring back good times than to
growl about hard times. If we had a re-
spectacle foreign commerce all the railroads
would be busy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

Perhaps the report that England intends
to send two gunboats to the Danube, with
two heavy iron -clads behind ''to support
them should their passage be opposed, Is
not an accurate statement of the official
view of the case for if it is, the great
English nation simply borrows hint
from the Donnybrook tactics, and puts
itself in the position of admitting that 1t
would like to be forced into row, but fears
the sentiment that would be provoked if it
made one upon the occasion that is before
it. This expedition is in part as stated
''to assert Great Britain's treaty right to
maintain two gunboats on the Danube"
The 'treaty right" thus enormously de-
scribed is guaranteed by article IS OF
the Treaty of Paris, which is in these
words:-''In order to insure the execution
of the regulation which shall have been
made by common accord each of the con-
tracing Powers shall have the right to sta
ton at all times two. gunboats (batiments
leqers) at the mouths of the Danube" 1t
will be seen that this is not at all the same
as the statement in the London Neaos. 1t is
not right to maintain gunboats on
the Danube, but in the Black Sea,
at the points where the river discharges
its waters. Moreover it is not general
right even to station them there, but right
limited by the purpose for which it is
granted. This purpose is to secure the exc
cution Of certain regulations which the same
treaty provides for and which related
to the improvements of the navigation
of the river, maintaining the naviga-
bility of the mouths of. the river
when once secured, and supervising the en-
forcement of the rules made by the Danube
Commission. 1t would seem to be IN un-
happy moment for England to assert right
to supervise the labors of commission that
has been laid up in lavender by the occur
renee Of war; and to send two gunboats to
patrol in police sense river that is in
possession of belligerent with half a
million men is not a proportionate applica-
ton Of means to the end proposed. But
who is it thought will oppose the passage
of these shipsP They have right to 60 into
the Black Sea at the mouths of the Danube,
and all the Turkish waters through which
they must pass to reach that point are
ruled by the Ottoman navy.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

THE WEATnER-The descent to the latitude
of the Middle and Eastern States of an area of
high pressure has changed the local weather
conditions from humidity and cloudiness to clear
skies and dry bracing atmosphere. Owing to
the districts named being on the southern mar
gin of this high area the prevailing winds are
northeasterly. In the lake region and Ohio
Valley they are easterly, and in the Upper Mis-
sissippi and Missouri valleys southeasterly.
Thus the margin of the high area is very clearly
defined by the air currents that flow along it.
Along the Northeastern coast light rains have
fallen, but the temperature has risen along that
line with clearing weather. In the Northwest
the pressure is again falling and light rains on
the Upper Missouri, with southerly to southwest
erly winds in Western Dakota and Eastern Mon
tana, herald the approach of another depression.
Tho barometer is also low ON the Pacific coast,
living promise Of "A continuance Of unfavorablc
weather in the Northwest for sMne days.
In the Southern and Central districts
southeasterly to northeasterly winds and
clear or fair weather prevail. The temperature
has risen somewhat the Gulf coast. The
weather in the interior east of the Mississippi
will be fine for o few days, but in the Western
and Northwestern and Northern lake districts
rains will probably prevail by tomorrow. In
New York to-day it will be- clear or partly
cloudy and warm, but Threatening thunder
clouds may appear to the southwestward toward
evening. Heavy wind storms may be expected
In the territory between tho lakes and the Mis-
.o,,i aud ma far south as st. Louis durirg
"Wednesday and Thursday.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01
A Happy Family.

Mr.. Leask, who is fortunately on exam
liner of damaged goods in the Custom
House, has been for two nights of this week
engaged in the examination of badly
damaged political organization. He is not
only Custom House officer. but also Presi-
dent of the Fifteenth Assembly District Re-
publican Club We grieve to say that
he is less popular in the club than
his merits, as recounted by himself,
should make him. Eight Custom House
officers sadly severed their connection
with machine politics and the association,
ness and rage when they discovered that Mr..
Leask himself was not of the resign
ing kind. There was o row; the police had
to interfere; and there were men profane
enough to call the excellent Leask carpet
Dagger; to which he retorts that they are OPP
posed to him because he did not get all the
roughs in the ward into Office
All this is very sad; it inclines many to
believe that the Presidents Southern policy
must be q failure. But suppose now, in the
interest of the public service and OF genu-
inc reform, the Collector should close up
this quarrel by diminishing Leask and the rest
from the Custom House? We do not be-
lieve the collection of the revenue would
suffer in the least from their absence. They
might all then have leisure to inspect the
damage machine politicians, such as they,
do to their party by making it disreputable.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

The HERALD special newspaper train to Sara
Dga, Sharon aud RieI.ded Springs, Lake Lu~erne
md Lake George and all intermediate points, ola
Hudson Rirr, Albany aud Schenectady, runs
rery Sunday daring the summer season. Ne,cs-
!e,lers must send IN their orders direct TO the NEW
York HERALD
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1877-08-01

From oar reports this morning tie probabilities
IRE that the ,ceaher in Ne,o York today soiH be
fear or partly cloudy and raroa, but threatening
hmndcr clouds may appear TO the southacestrasI
acard ercl.ina.