Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1891-07-26
LOSS FROM FIRE A QUARTER OF
A MILLION DOLLARS.
A Complete List of Insurance-Resolu-
tions Aimed at Rarrison's Ofice-
holders in Texas
Special to the Gazette.

Special to the Gazette.
DALLAS, Tex, July 25-The losses BY
last nights great fire aggregated $3.50, 600
and were insured as follows;
ON j. b. CowAN's STOCK.
Afford i Scurry agenCy-Califoruia
5000; Manchester, $4,000; State investment
of San Francisco, $500; Manchester. $1,000
United underwriters, 5000; Burlington OF
Iowa, $500; Manufacturers and builders
$500; State investment, $1,000; Northern OF
London, Sl2, 000 United underwriters, $500
Arbuckle & Sons agency-Etna of Hart
ford, $4,000; Home OF New Orleans, $500
Germania OF New York, $500; Scottish
Union and National, $500
W. c. Akard agency-Reading of Penn
sylvania, $500.
Reinhardt & Sons agency-Standard Of
Kansas City, $500.
kerfoot IL Spears agency-Alamo of San
Antonio, $4,000
John S. Aldehoff agency-Mechanics and
Traders of New Orleans, $1,000.
Total insurance on the Cowan stock,
$4,000.
on THE =. II. CowAS BUILDING
Addison s. Bcrgher aGency-National OF
Hartford, $500; New York underwriters,
$500.
Cook s. Loeb agency-American central
of st. Louis, $500; Girard of Philadelphia,
$500
Total on the J. B. Cowan building,
$4,000
on TIRE VI. L. ERvAY BUILDING.
Lewis s, Hall agency-British American,
$500; Allemanja Of Pittsburg, $500; Trans
Atlantic of Hamburg, $500.
Addison 81 Burgher agency.-London and
Liverpool Globe, $500.
Total, $4,000.
on SANGER BROS STOCK.
Cook & Loeb asency-American Central,
$3.50; Liberty of New York, $500
Addison & Burgher agency-Fireman' S
Fund. $1,000.
l. Reinhardt & Sons agency-Guardisn
$500; Imperial, $500.
Lewis & Hall asency-Michican, $500 /;
British America, $1,000; Knoxville, $1,000. r.
Thomas Bros. agency-American of New
York $1,000.
Parks & Shumard agency-Liberty of
New York, $500.
J. S. Groce, Spring Garden OF Philadel-
phia, s2500.
George j. Dexter & Co. agency-Calado-
MAN, $1,000: Commercial Union. $500: Amer
lean Fire, 5000.
Total, s4S, 100.
BEN F. WOLF 4 co.
Parks e. Shumard agency-Security of
Connecticut, $500; st. Paul German, $500; ;
Heclhla of St. Paul, $1,000; st. Paul Under
writers, $500; Germania of Freeport, $500;
Southern OF California, $500.
Arbuckle 81 Sons agency-Teutonic of
New Orleans, $1,000; Home of New Orleans,
$1,000.
Reinhardt & Sons agency-Royal, $500;
Imperial, $500
Cook & Leob agency-St. Paul Under
writer's, 500.
Total, 81, 800.
MISCELLANEOUS INSURANCE.
Kerfoot 81 Spears on j. 3. Scruggs,
household goods in the Oakland home, $500.
On C. o. Ousley household goods, in the
Phoenix, $500.
l Reinhardt & Sons on household furni-
ture OF Cooper Mott, $500 in the Phoenix.
John S. Aldehof on household goods Of
Geo. Green, $500.
Addison & Burgher on furniture of A.
w. Childress in the National, $500. On
household goods of I. T. Holloway in the
New York Underwriters. $500
Afford & Scurry on household goods Of
W. e. Hughes, in the Manchester, S500O
On goods of E. K Smoot, in the Manufac-
turers' and Builders, $1,000.
Cook & Loeb, on household goods of NJ.
S. Levy, in the Girard, $500. On household
goods of Mrs. S. Baum, in the Liberty. 1900
Parks 81 Shumard on furniture of Mrs. S.
Baum in storage, $500.
George J. Dexter Il Co, on goods and
on wares stored with the Texas storage
company. W. T. n. Maltram, in the fire
association, $1,000; Kohler g. Frohling in
the Norwich Union, $500; d. D. Banfand in
the Commercial Union, $500; E. G. Childs
in the London and Lancashire, $3.50; c. H.
Neinier in the London and Lancashire,
$3.50; City National bank furniture, in the
American fire, $1,000.
BENBRooK FURNITURE COMPANY.
Kerfoot & Spears in the Phoenix, $4,000.
John S. Aldehof in the Niagara, $500
Addison & Burgher in the London and Liy-
erpool and Globe, $500; in the Lancashire,
$500.
THE OPERA HOUSE.
This building is insured for $3.50 A.
though il caught fire twice the damage is
light.
The insurance agents are disguised. They
believe, at least some of them do, that the
fire is of incendiary origin. 1t will doubt
less form subject for attention by the next
grand jury empanelled.
Mr. John S. Aldehoff remarked: s'This
fire will result in not less than twenty-five
agencies withdrawing business from the
city"
THE RADICALS.
The following resolutions aimed at Fed
eral office holders in Texas, and more par
United States Marshal George A.
knight, Postmaster Witwer and Revenue
Agent Hearne, have been adopted by forty
four Republicans ont of 1000 who make up
the Dallas Republican club:
Whereas, it is notorious fact that
large maioyity Of subordinate officers in
the Federal service of this state, not en-
braced in the classification affected by the
civil service laws, are now held by Demo-
Gratis, and
Whereas, the Republicans of this state
are excluded from official employment in
the state government and in our own
county and city government so completely as
to give them the character of foreigners
and interlopers in the community of their
residence; therefore be it
Resolved, that the interests Of the pub
lie, the local and national welfare of the
party, demand of Republican postmasters,
internal revenue collectors, United States
marshals. customs collectors. and all other
officials holding Federal commissions and
employing subordinates not subject to civil
service laws, that they supersede such
Democratic employees with efficient Repub-