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The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
New Paper ut I.altO1.

4 new daily paper has just made ITS debni
a. Hollon, and announces Itself as follows:
HELLO.
The Daily Bee is an Independent morning
tLumb-sheet and viii not cease TO buzz at the
ex ?. ration of fair week. IL Will be run re-
gsTdiess of party principles for men as men
hot political shysters. II does not aspire &c
become a biosted bondnoder, or TO rank
among the great Institutions Of the earth.
Conseq Iently the Bee will not attempt TO az
fiiiats or cunci iste every body, and Will, per
maps, 5 NJ a tTifie sometimes. In short, VT
are in favor Of improvement, Thrift and en-
terprise; and Ia that eri shall labor for the
best interests of the community We are cp-
posed 30 de beats and scalawags IN Office
and shall sting accordingly
BOWEN A. RECKERT.
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EsE-uuaFrn Grow

The National Liberal and Spiritual camp
meeting opens at Lawrence on Frid :, sep
tem5er ;. continuing to and including the
10Th. Hsf-fsre will be charged ON the Kan
sss Pacific from Ieaven worth, etc =, except
upon Sunday, IN, sHd Tuesday, 9TH, when
special excursion trans viii lie run nom
IeavenwoTth fEr seventy five cents the Tout q
mp M-nv eminent orators will speak each
day. ana upon the h the State Convention
of Liberal Lee cues VIII be held.
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The captain OF the Patrol Guards in

Cor. Medicine Lodge Cressetl
| CAMP FLMwooD, I
AUGUST "a 1879
Captain Hibbits was seriouly hut yester-
day by his horse falling with him. The
horse stumbled, throwing him quite dis
lance. He fell on his head ana Is Unconscious
up To the present. Doctor Rigg is with HIM
and has hopes of hi speedy T.covery.
Ia regard 20 the Indians along the line, II
may Toe said as IL used To be said of the Po-
iOIuac: sAli quiet -
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Shoorin. I'm Platte County,

Dante; Reid, a ooIoTed man, WAS shot, per
hsps fatally, by man named John Stuart
two miles north of Platte City, yesterday
morning A difiicu ty arose between the
TWO men In regard to a coon hunting sxpe-
dition OF the previous n,ght, and the lie
w8s given to Stuart by Reid. \ Il Sht then
snsusd, IN which Reid was about to get the
better of stuart. when the halter fired two
shVfs WIN pr. o., IUli citing wounds which
II 4, feared axe Ipria-l- Stuart WAS in this
city yesterday.
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Settled AmteabIy.

LONDON, September THE Time Ber-
lincorrespondent says:An odessa newspaper
the Prasda, reviews the report OF violating
the treaty obligations in allowing an armed
vessel, the United States steamer Wyoming,
to cros in the Black Sea with an American
AMBASSADOR to Turkey On board. The
American consul At Odessa admits that the
port master frst refused; but consented on
the landing Of the Wyoming Of part Of her
axUa0snt,
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A Fair OF Horse Thieves Get Warn
Reception.
TEmporia News Q

Saturday night B. +. Parker, whose farm is
three miles northeast of the city, was awak-
ened by his calves running through the yard,
and on going to the door he SOW two men
standing by the stable. Mr.. Parker went in
to the house for bis shot gun, and on coming
out the men mad disappeared. He supposed
they were after apples, and on going out into
the yard saw one OF the men leading horse,
saddled from the barn. Mr.. Parker called
out for the man to halt, and fired At him.
The man raised his hands and ran around
the barn. and the other also got ont of the
barn, and the two ran away together toward
the corn field Mr.. Parker sending q second
load OF shot after them. The fellows ran
alike white heads" and probably carried
away some shot. The horse vent back into
the barn, vhere Mr.. Parker fOundfhe other
hoEDe snddled and hTidlod also. He saved
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At the close of the meeting last night, as
the people were moving out OF the grove, a
little son of Attorney General Davis, OF Tope-
la, ran against the barbed wire fence which
follows the roadway A horrld cash WAS cut
in his neck. but a physician ON the ground
sewed IL up and il Is hoped that The wound
m " not p.oye a dangerous Que.
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had For LabOrPrs.

LoNpoS, Sept. 4 The mill owners, in
reply 10 the remembrance by the operatives
refused either to reconsider their determi-
nation to reduce wages or while maintain
ing tee reduction to work the mills on full
time. saying that they were Indifferent!
whether the mills are stopped or not.
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The Sfar M The Nest

hal, in The sYIv- John Deifs. Ire nropr,eto,
has won for il a reputation une9ualed by any
other hall in the West. tn celebrated Mil
wsukee beer, for which M Deifs is general
western agent, Is a ways kept on drsux ht-
and is also sold Ell her by the keg or bottle.
Mr.. Delfs has q large trade extending
throuah out the entire West and the Milwau'
kee beer for which he is agent, u certainly
themost popular of beverages
AL orders Tor this beer should addreOed r
JOIN DELFs,
Leayenvorth. Kan.
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PARIS, Sept. 1.-THE death is announced
at Cognac OF Au. ust Hennessy, the orr.
ginal senator from the department OF Choir.
ente.
The Debats announces the death OF Gen
.ral Berlin DuyaUx, son OF one Of its
founders.
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Arctic Explorers

GorTHERsBURG, Sweden, September A.
A telegram has been received from Prof
Nordenskjold, the Swedish Arctic explorer
dated at Yokohama, September Sd, as fol.
lows: "All are well. We left winter quar-.
tiers on the 18th and doubled f st cape the
Goth OF July. We proceeded thence to
Lawrence bay, Port Clarence and Bshring's
island. We have no sickness and no scurvy.
The TegI is in excellent condition"
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PITrsBURG, Pa, September THE Ex
position opened to-day with large attend
ance. Many of the exhibits are as We
unfinished, but great efforts are being mad,
to have all in readiness by tomorrow. The
evening exercises consisted of prayer by
Rev. j. Mcmillan and speeches by Hon.
h. Hopkins and Thomas ". Bayrem. A
successful season is anticipated by the
management.
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The Government vii, he Out.

WASHINGTON, September THE Presi-
dent and family leave Monday for the
West. General Sherman will accompany
the President to Cincinnati and attend the
exposition there. Secretary Evarts will
join the President in his visit to X insas,
and remain with him until his return early
in October.
Secretary Thompson leaves tomorrow
for Indiana.
Secretary McCrary leaves on the Goth
for Iowa. He will inspect some western
posts.
When Postmaster General Key returns,
General Tyner will go to Indiana
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Why.

LONDON, Sept. At is stated that Lord
Leick has requested the police authorities
of Limerick TO make special report of the
circumstances under which Charles Stewart
Parnell, at a recent banquet, suffered the
Kissing which greeted the toast to the
Qneen to pass unnoticed, though he is
magistrate and member of Parliament.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
LAYING n Corner stone.

VALLEY FALLS, Ks., September THE
corner stone OF the Masonic Hall wss laid
here to-day by the Grand Lodge of the
State, Grand Master Z. ID. Hilyer offici.
ating, and Past Grand Master Guthrie, OF
Topeka, delivering the address. 4 larg.
number Of brethren from different parts OF
the State were present and participated in
the imposing ceremonies.
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Proteetin. the Tax Payers
rwyandot.e Herald, 81

tWyandot.e Herald, /. J
County Treasurer prough. commenced TO
sell of the property on the deiinq lent tax
li-t on Tuesday. The bidding is not very
spirited, many persons having money 20 IN
vest declining TO invest IL that way
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Ga1pr- ;feceptiOD.

Mrs. Judge Lstta gave the Barry Cadets and
; "a Ottawa ZDuysves a handsome reception
: Exinesday evening. Mrs. Latta was assist
yzSd during the entertainment by Mrs. NJ. L.
sClark Both companies gave an exhibition
= drlu on toe grounds. There were more than
= huudre people present. 4 splsdid lunch
was served. after " hIch dancing was insugu-
Iayed and a gDOi time generally Was enjoy ed
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The stranded steamer.

HALIFAX, Sept. 4.-Her Msjesty's shiT
Griffin has arrived at Picton with sixty
three passengers of the steamer Quebec
which left here Monday night for Quebec
and Montreal, and went ashore at East
Point, Prince Edwards Island. The
stranded steamer arrived here fiom Liver
pool Monday morning.
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CITY NEWS.

THE Kansas City Journal yesterday say
that a lady with two children, bound 70
Isaveayorth 10 attend the fair, had hef
pocket picked OF 50 in the union uePo' III
that city.
4 BOY named Howard Clapp was 'osseu
,atoth.air few days azo,on Dakotah street,
Iefyyeen Seventh and Broad way, and was
rrefiy badly shaKen up, though not seriously
ipjured. A mad COW did 1t.
Mr.. J. BYLEs, freight agent for the MS
souri, Pacific, has given notice TO the en-
ploves about the depot, that Today business
will be closed al Z O'Clock, in order that they
Inzy al have al opportunity 10 attend the
IA
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The Ferry Bill.

LONDON, Sept. IA Paris dispatch to
the Standard says: The Government having
been beaten in the councils general on the
Ferry bill, Mr.. Layre, minister of the in
terror, has ordered the projects to forbid
the councils, which are about to meet, from
Diminishing the bill in order to prevent the
further expression Of public opinion.
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Didn't Like the Pat up Jobs.

lNyandOtie Herald, IL
Franklin Lewis Mcclure has grievance.
1t appears to be against Pinkcrton's detect
i've force. inclidIng Chief Of Police ,Speers,
of Kansas City, and Col. Moonlight, Marshal
OF the Cry Of Leavenworih. lie called al
this Office on Monday ana wanted his griev
ance puo!iS he'd in the Herald, lor winch lie
was willing TO pay literally, still he didn't
have money enough To buy breakfast or
pay for a drink.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
Fail 1rat at FIT. scott.


There is some talk Of the Trotting Associa-
ton arranging a fall meeting, and adding a
Thoroughbred cattle show with a premium
list OF about one thousand dollars, and the
week 10 lowing the Joplin exposition has
DetI. suggested as the time for huldiugit.
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11
New President

MANHATTAN, Kan, Sept. 4-George J.
Fairchild was to-day elected president OF
the State Agricultural College. Fairchild
is Professor OF higher English in the Mich
lgan Agricultural College at Lansing. He
is said to be an able man.
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medicine Lodge Cresset, Aug 81
At the preliminary examination Of III. IL,
Bedford, for the murder of I. w. Mcclure
Bed ford committed to all without bail, snd
on account o. the u9s tfs condition of The
Barbour county Jail, the commitment was
IN 4a-. ID Rice county.
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Reforms in - pain.

MADRID, September THE GOV
eminent intends that the Corte:
shall discuss the projected reforms in Cubs
after the royal marriage. A ministerial
bill on the subject will be introduced in
case zone ia brought forward by the com.
mit.ee on Cuban que tious.
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More Gold.

New YORK, September THE steam
ship Labrador, from Europe, yesterday
brought Sl,000. 900 in gold bars and s. 600.
600 in twenty-frauc gold pieces. Total
$. 800 600.
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The Late STR Rowland Hill.

LONDON, September 1.-THE remains Of
Sir Rowland Hill were buried in West.
minister Abbey this morning. The funeral
procession, which merely consisted of sew
eral carriages, was witnessed by thousands
Of people.
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EnSIand,s BAD Harvest.

LONDON, Sept. 1.-THE lateness of the
harvest is demonstrated by the fact that
during the first week of the new season
1900 quarters OF home grown wheat we're
sold in the United Kingdom, against
$4,000 quarters during the same period of
last year.
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Attracting Mach Attention.

Dr. Prices Unique perfumes are attracting
much attention. His Floral Riches is indeed
n toilet luxury In the sick room, a disin-
tactant greattulIy refreshing 10 the invalid g..
For the handkerchief, persistent, delights
al perfume. Dentists, ctergymen. orator
and professional men viii be pleased with
The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1879-09-11

WASHINGTON, Sept. A Minister
Welsh was at the State department to-day,
closing up his accounts. He paid his
respects to the President and the Soldiers
Home
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osborne City Farmer,

Some person has repeatedly broken into
the Catholic Church recently, for no apparent
purpose other than deyilmept, and II The said
person doe. not keep ken eye out the city
Marshal viii have him in the red coop ole oil
fh.-... EaNs-
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IDberlin Herald
NIB. b. Buckwith left some grass at our
Office. OF the blue stem variety. which he cut
on his Mace on Beaver creek, that measures
eight feet and seven inches in Length.
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YoKoHoMA, Sept. 2-The family of Gen.
Grant accompany him on the steamer Ctr
Of Toxic, which sailed hence for San
Francisco. They are all well.
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KANSAS NEWS.

The country papers are being well patro'
nIzed by.cancida;es.
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FLOUR, NEAL, AND
New Canned Fruits.
YEAST POWDERS.

YEAST POWDERS.
BarrOp's. ..............IO. 9nG.O
se1s4oa -----.--.- 10, ZJt}
It's D~ight's Baking Soda. y
Baskets.
Farmer ieed. 1a.ket. laundry.
Chi!ireu's schoc sud CIotas.
Baskets
PICKLES
ROSE :: BiacEsel's... ~
Js- q PeTTiR's Sa1c.z, and Kerr'S
1Omst- ,ssIsup.
New Sugar Cued Ham, u on
Sh1-.lieI aca 'Teskfast Bseg
ChOics kriet Ee.i.
Burnett Extracts War
rRntsd Ear..
use IN the state. Prepared
q IS. White Lime, PlasJsr
ps represented can be 70
delivered TO Fort Lesven
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TREACHERoUs scAFFoLDIN.
Four Men Fall Nearly Sixty Feet by
the Giving Way or a ScaGsidins-
severe Injuries TO All OF Them and
Perhaps Fatal TO Two.

ABOUT four O'Clock yesterday afternoon
the scaffolding used at the new opera
house to work upon the roof,
gave way where four men were at
work, and they We're precipitated into the
basement, between fifty and sixty feet below;
in their fall striking the joists of the floor OF
the building, and swapping two of them asun-
der as if they were mere straws.
A TINES reporter was upon the grounds In a
few moments after the accident occurred and
found that an excited crowd had already
gathered and that the men had been picked
up and taken awsy. The names of the par.
ties injured and extent of the injuries
are as follows:
WILLIAM YoAKUM,
the contractor, fell straight down like an
arrow and struck upon his feet. Although
his injuries al first were supposed to be only 6
few slight bruises, 1t was stated last nigh
that internal injuries had been received,
which were SO great that he is not expected
10 recover. He was put into a hack Amos
Immediately and taken TO his residence
which is in the extreme western part of ths
city. He was still alive at . late hour, though
reported 70 be kufiering very intensely.
CHARLES BROWN,
. easpeuter, an Englishman who has only
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HOME NOTES.
Chicago and Pittsburg Exposition
Progressing Satisfactorily.
Imposing Ceremonies at Valley Falls
at q Corner Stone Laying.
A New President for the State Al
ricuitu,ai CelIsse.
Ex!eEs'Ve Sale Of Real Es.a!e in
Rhode Island.
NeWsy Notes of The Cav.
NeWsy Notes Of The Day.
Advance In Naii..

NEW YORK, September THE Atlantic
States nail association to-day advanced the
price of teu-penny nails 10 81 - per key,
net.
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Ex-SeeretaFy Dead.

LONDON, September 4.-Lieutenant Colo
mel Henry Charles Fletcher, military secre
sary to Lord DuHerin during his Canadian
vice-roy Atty, III dead.
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Tho Family Welr

several surrounding districts, have been
declared to be under the provisions of the
peace preservation act.
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Tamm anyites Against Robinson.

NEW YORK, Sept. 4 - The Tammany
Hall general committee to night adopted
stormy resolutions against the re-nomIna-
ton OF Gov. Robinson.
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FOREIGN.
Exec. ding his Powers.

PARIS, September 4.-The Bishop OF
council of state for exceeding his powers.
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Western Mortgage Securities.
From the Chicago Tribune.

IrrOh the lineage tribune.
1t has for some time been II fficuit matter
TO account for The persistent attacks on, and
misrepresentation s of Western mortgage Sc.
curIties foand in the New York papers, nota-
bly, the New York Times; hut, since the i'm
pecunious insurance sheets of that city have
been brought in. q the same service, the red
cRiBtHS has been discovered, and II is found
that the New York and New Jersey Iife-in-
surance companies are the prime movers In
the crusade.
And right here we wish to say that il is
exceeding lad grace r The lie companies
whose agents are scattered all over the West,
soliciting business from our people, and who
have taken millions of their hard earned
money, TO turn around ami attempt to dis
credit Us abroad.
The folio Wing table, compiled from the
last report of the Auditor of Public Accounts
will show the amount of money paid 10y the
people OF Illinois for premiums, to the New
York and New Jersey Iife-insurance compa-
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EmiSraflon Scheme,
The Death-Roil IN France

LONDON, September cleveland miners
are considering a scheme for promoting
epiIor alton
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The fight between Iuka and Saratoga for
the county seat OF Pratt Couaty grows hot
ter and hotter as the time for the election
approaches.
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THREE-MISUTE TRoT.

Weights: Little Nell, Isl; Nellie b, 1866
n Carson's driver, los Corisnder, 10; Alma
V, l5lJs; Biddy IooIe, l5S. Starting time
Two O'Clock. Time made: 500, $50, co,
800, ?: 0, $50. Coming in time: 2:0i, $500,
5 50, As, !:I5, eco.
First money WAS awarded to 4 + Oaks, Sec
ond TO Corisnder, third 10 Biddy 1ooIe, and
fourth TO Alma V.
RUNNING RACE.
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The continued dust.throwing and cry Of
sSiop thief will prompt the people OF the
VRest to demand OF the officers in charge Of
the insurance bureaus in the several Western
Statee q sesrching examination OF the New
York and New Jersey companies made by
departmenss which are tndependeat Of the
Legis atures and insurance companies Of
thoee S&asos. In NO other WY Will our poo
Die leaxn why IL u that the companies Of
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The programme VAL be as follows:

Ro1TING-(Free to all. Purse, $500. lst,
S25l; End. Is 81, SIS; 4tn, $50.
TRoTTING-Horses years old and under.
Purse, 500 LIST, $50 2nd, $50; Sd, SO.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. without record. Hall
mile heats 2 in 3. Purse. $40 LIST, SIS; Fad,
SIS.
BEST THoRoUGRBsID SrALLIoN-sl5.
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Total premiums paid.

NJ apONt DiutSS are now ana
always have been pronIDiied from Ioanins
their mons in the West, but are confined
Ia the ~ lie of New York and y few other
States lying hear the CITY OF New York. They
have no objections to taking our money By the
millions, but, as soon as The money Il once III
their hands, they say To the people of the
Great West: "lOu are not lit subjects 20 lend
to-; but this is not all they attempt 10 b.lng
discredtt on the life-insurance companies
which have loaned their money in the West.
The leading Life Company of New YORK
has crowded SD much of misrepresentation
into its ~ lie of Two Cities, and other like
articles, that IL Is not manly in the West 10
longer submit.
Many OF the New England companies have
for years loaned their money 10 the people in
the West, evidently believing that people
who paid them vast sums OF money were
safe enough To loan TO, and cur people Will
not stand by and see the companies which
have treated them honoraDly discrTdIted
simply be ause those companies have had
confidence in the West and Invested their
money here.
That depreciation ard shrinkage in values
have taken place, no one denies Dat the Vet
Is not III only p ace IA tchca they hare occurred.
We Know OF no interest in the West which
has suffered TO the eNteEt which the mill in.
terest IN the East has suffered; nor do we
know of any localities in the West which
present SO sad picture IS that presented BY
EiiZ tbeth, y. j., and other towns which i'm
medlately surround the City of New York.
ont these same journals whose columns
are now filled with abuse and misrepresenta-
tons OF western securities INFORM tEt western
policy-holders in the New York and New
Jersey companies how much money those
companies have invested IN Elizabeth and
other towns? And, while they are at 1t, our
people would ike 10 know unpro1uVtive
properly those ssme companies hold in the
City of New York. What have their losses
been:
We would like TO compare their invest
ments ana losses with the report made by
the especial Committee appointed by tnt
General Assembly OF the State OF Connect
cut on the condition and management OF toe
life insurance CON panies" on that State. The
Committee made use OF the following Ian
guage:
"The following exhibits of loans upon real
estate made by The companies included In
this report furnishes important data from
which the public can dge OF the present anc
prospective value OF these loans low out
standing. 1t Is quite possible that many per
sons who have not examined the facts in re-
gard TO the results OF losning money in tbs
West Will be surprised at this exhibit. such
a record ought TO have more influence upon
the public mind than any argument we can
make upon this question, which is being Wig
orously discussed In all parts of the country
We submit the facts without argument. anu
leave the public TO draw their on conclusions
SUMMARY STATEMENT OF LOANS MADE Bl
HARTFORD INSURANCE COMPANIES
ON REAL ESTATE II TIE