The Sedalia weekly bazoo. [volume] (Sedalia, Mo.) 187?-1904, 1886-04-13

Great S. W" would die at once.
This and much more of the same
general tenor said the gentleman who
claimed to be Mr.. jackson.
And yet yesterday Mr.. A. b.
Logan, of Warrensburg, Mo-, called
at the department and presented a
policy issued by the Southwestern
Mutual Benevolent association Of
Sedalia" to Alfred Northrup, of
Warrensburg, Mo-, to which were
attached two receipts for assessments
and one notice that IN assessment was
due. One of these receipts was dated
at Sedalia, April Il, 1855. and was
signed by Henry ID. Hill for secre-
tary;" the other was dated at Denver
in August, 1885, and was signed bv
III. III. simpson The notice was
dated at Clarksburg, Mo-, October Is,
1888, and was also signed by Simp-
son. Mr.. Logan stated that parties in
the vicinity of Warrensburg had paid
money on assessments and dues to the
concern within the past two weeks.
The case was turned over to Col. G..
p. Ellerbe, attorney for the depart
ment, who left last night for Carthage,
Mo-. To- prosecute wildcat" concern
there called the Queen City Mutual
Benevolent Association. Upon his
return he will Immediately proceed
against the Simpson ct al. and the
Great Southwestern" and it is COM
paratively safe TO predict that this
time the ''Old eat" and her bald
faced black kitten" will be annihilated.
THE KNIGHTS or THE NACCABEEs
Judge Knott Yesterday received a
package from Port Huron, Mich.
containing some documents intended
ar proof that the endowment insur-
ance scheme known as the knights
of the Maccabees, which was recently
exposed by the Republican, was
perfectly legal organization, and do
ing business legitimateiy in Missouri.
Among other things WAS Il certificate
issued by the insurance superintendent
OF New York, authorizing the
knights of the Maccabees' to do
business as IA cooperative or assess
ment life and casualty iusuran &c asso-
citation or corporation in the state Of
New York.
"And vet" said Judge Knott,
''they come into Missouri under the
guise of charity and benevolence,
while by sending me this certificate
they acknowledge that il is nothing
but cooperative life insurance COM
pany. They claim to be acting under
authority granted to benevolent Or
carnations by an act of the Missouri
legislature of March 8, 1881, but
which has been decided adversely to
their claim by the court of appeals
and FIVE circuit judges"
Beside the certificate referred to the
package contained copy of the an
nual report OF the supreme record
keeper and supreme finance-keeper Of
the supreme tent of the Knights of
the Maccabees. the proceedings of
the fifth annual reunion of the "Great
camp" together with reports from all
the officers and a copy of the Bee
Hive, periodical devoted to the in
terests of the X. O. T. NJ" But
there was nothing to show that the
concern had right to do an endow-
ment insurance business in Missouri.
What do YOU propose to do now -
asked the reporter of Judge Knott,
who had the documents spread over
his desk.
We'll was the melancholy reply.
81 shall write Mr.. Boynton a friendly.
brotherly letter. Of course can't do
anything else, for he might send me
some more literature and | couldn't
stand that"