Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1884-04-25
I'M InpoRTANT DECISION.

The suprsne. Court Makes an rmporssns
InsuraneS DecEslon-Fight Against SAL
ver- Meet EXPORTS
81 WASHINGTON, April 16.-The Supreme
Court Of the United States rendered decis-
ion in the insurance case of Emile Moular,
plaintiff in error, against the American Life
Insurance Company, In error to the Circuit
Court of the United States for the Eastern
District of Pennsylvania. This was SUIT
upon policy of life insurance, whieh con-
tanned as part of the contract the stipuiar
ton that IF the representations and an
swers made 10 the company in the appisea-
ton fora policy should be found untrue IN
any respect. the policy should be null and
void" When the insurance was obtained
the assured was asked among other. ques-
tons whether he had ever had asthma,
scrofula or consumption. His answer was
mo. In the trial OF the case In the court be-
low there was evidence to show that 90
ceased had had these. diseases In an IN
cipient form prior 10 the application Tor IN
srIrance, but there was also evidence going
to show that he was entirely unaware OF IL.
The court instructed the jury that It made
no difference whether the assured was
aware of 1t or not, IL as q matter OF tact
he had had those diseases. His answers b
the company. although made honestly and
In good faith, were none the less untrue and
the company was not bound by the policy.
This ruling Is here assigned for error. This
court holds: First-That what thecompany
required of the assured and what the latter
agreed to as condition precedent was that
he should make full and honest answers to
all questions without evasion, fraud or con-
cealment Second-That the fact that he
had had certain diseases and said he had not
had them did not necessarily invalidate the
policy when there was evidence to show
that the diseases were so latent that the
assured was not conscious of them. Third
That it was an erroneous construction Of
the contract TO hold, as the court below did,
that the company was relieved from liability
IL il appeared that the assured had been in
fact afflicted with the diseases mentioned.
The Jury should have been instructed that
plaintiff was not precluded from. recovery on
the policy unless it appeared that he knew
or had reason to believe at the time of his
application that he was or had been so af-
tiicted. The judgment OF the court below
| is therefore reversed with direction to set
aside the verdict.
STRUGGLING AGAINST SILVER.
l. A meeting of representatives of various
Boards of Trade of the country was held at
| Wizards Hotel to urge upon Congress the
policy OF a diSeontinuance for two years, al
| feast, of the coinage of the silver dollar,
Delegates were present from the. c0mmer-
cial bodies of Portland, Providence, New
| Haven. New York, Philadelphia Baltimore
Cincinnati, Chicago, ST Louis and Mime
| apolis., Martin Cole, of St. Louis, pre-
sided, and ii. 7. Boyden, of Cincinnati, was
secretary. Resolutions approving the policy
| of disseminating silver coinage were
read from the Boards of Trade
| of Mobile, New Orleans, Detroit
| Louisville, Milwaukee, Buffalo, Memphis
! Paterson, Cleveland and the Charleston and
| New y rk Stock, Cattle and Produce EX.
| changes. In every case with but one excep
ton the resolutions were reported as having
been adopted unanimously. A letter was
read from Mr.. Halstead, of Cincinnati,
| strongly urging cessation for the present OF
silver coinage. A memorial signed by 9, COO
citizens of New York was read favoring the
| same policy. Brief addresses were made by
number of gentlemen present, setting
forth that the thoughtful business men Of
the country are viewing with alarm the pres
ent and prospective effects of silver coinage,
and that very decided change in the popu-
lar sentiment on silver coinage is taking
| place in various localities of the West and
South.
THE NATIONAL. MEAT REPORT.
Values of exports of domestic cattle, hogs
and beef, pork and dairy products for March,
1884, S5,610,905; same month in 1888, S10,-
434,32 three months ended March 81, 1884,
SCI .65T 1872; against S31.205, 100 the cores
ponding period last year. Beef and pork
products for the five months ending March
81, 1884, s3s, 421, OOo against S5s, 04s,90o for
the same time In 1888 Dairy products for
the eleven months ended March 81, 1884,
S14,2O4, O43, against l2,893.972 for the cor
responding month of 1883.