Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1894-02-01
INSURANCE NEWS AND NOTES.
The Reading Fire of Pennsylvania
has withdrawn from Kentucky.


has withdrawn from Kentucky.
The Minnesota insurance commits
sioner, il is said, is coming east to inquire
into the status and condition OF the
various Lloyds doing business in that
State.
The Canada Life of Hamilton, Ont,
has deposited 100000 in United States
bonds with the Ohio Insurance Depart.
ment and will enter that State to do
business.
The Grain Dealers Assurance Lloyds
has been organized at st. Paul, Mimi,
with guarantee of 100000 TO write
grain elevator and Touring mill business
exclusively.
The Travellers Insurance Company
OF Hartford has received license 10 do
an employers and general liability bust
ness in New York. Buffalo will be the
seat OF its head office for this branch.
The court Of commonplace, by Judge
Beach, has ordered the dissolution of
the Life Union, Mutual Benefit Asso.
citation and New York State Mutual
Benefit Society of Syracuse TALL assess.
ment), OF which David Mcclure was re-
ceiver.
The New York Fidelity and Casualty
Company, which was on the bond Of
Teller Pardon, who some time ago de-
taulted from the National Bank at
Paterson, N. j., has begun a civil suit
against Pardon for the $4,000 lost on
his bond. Pardon is still in Jail.
Superintendent Snider of the Kansas
Insurance Department has secured the
convection of L. Il. Burtch of Huchin-
son, for Illegally soliciting insurance for
the Washington Insurance Company of
Cleveland, o. He was fined $780, 1t
Is said to be the first conviction ever OBJ
tanned IN Kansas for this offence.
President Elijah r. Kennedy of the
New York Board of Fire Under
writers has written letter to Mayor
Gilroy protesting against the extension
OF the trolley on Manhattan Island, and
the latter is now looking into the sub
ject preparatory to suggesting action
through the Railroad Commissioners.
The Fidelity Mutual Life Association
of Philadelphia is contesting in the New
York supreme court the claim of the ad-
ministrator of Alice NJ. Smiths estate to
$4,000 insurance on the life Of the late
Henry Clay Comegys, whose common
law wife she was. The ASSOCIATION
alleges, deception on the part Of the
insured. l...r..... .=.
Fire Marshal Edward Murphy, who
held tho chief command at the burning
OF the cold storage warehouse at the
worlds Fair last summer, when II fire.
men were killed, has been retired. Mr..
Murphy was badly injured on the head
several years ago, and was retired at his
own request, as he feared that he was
slowly becoming insane.
In the United States circuit court in
Boston the Mutual Reserve has had its
course in resisting payment of claim
justified in manner which ought to be
gratifying to it. An administrator Of
an estate sued for $4,000, the associa-
ton having denied liability because Of
false answers i'll the application. The
Judge took the case from the jury and
ordered Il verdict for the defendent.
At its meeting in Hartford, Conn, a
few days ago, the following We're elected
officers OF the National Life Associa-
ton: Major o. II. Blanchard, Presi-
dent; j., l.. Ellsworth and Il. i. Phelps,
Vice Presidents; d. $. Fletcher, Gen.
eral Manager; Il. Il. Smith; Treasurer,
and Charles L. Perkins, Il. Il. Ellsworth,
Il. Ballerstein, 0. II. Blanchard, T.. ID
Peltier, Sidney Il. Clark, ID. S. Fletcher,
j. II. Bidwell, Selah A. Hull, Il. Il.
Phelps and IL. +. Braman, Directors.
Ex-Surroga:e Ransom has moved
before Surrogate Fitzgerald for the re.
moval OF the New York Life Insurance
and Trust Company as trustee of a fund
established by the will of james Baker
for the benefit of his sou, William j.
Baker. The action is brought by Porte
v. Ransom as special guardian of the
children Of William Baker. Its charged
in the affidavit that the defendant COM
pany has mismanaged the estate, mas
much US it did not set apart sufficient Of
the income TO make up the loss caused
by the premium on bonds.
The general term of the supreme
court IN brooklyn has heard the appeal
OF the New York Life in the suit against
it OF Edward Martin for $4,000 back
salary. Martin recovered Judgment
In his favor at the last Westminster
county circuit. lie was trustee of the
company from 1867 to 1881. In july,
1881, he was employed as the company's
real estate supervisor at $1,000 year.
The salary was finally raised to $4,000.
On April Both, 1892, Martins resigna-
ton was asked for. lie then began SUIT
for the salary for the whole year.
Either the United States government
or the exhibitors themselves must stand
the losses occasioned by the fire at jack
son Park. The Chicago directory, which
raised the $26,000,00O necessary TO con-
struct the Exposition, saysit will assume
no responsibility at this time At an
informal conference of the executive
committee the conviction was expressed
that the Exposition company was In no
sense responsible for damages by fire,
and that ii the exhibitors did NOT have
their goods insured they could look only
to the United States government for
payment of any claims they might make.
Rodman G. Moulton, who died re.
Gently at Sparkhill, was director of
the Mutual Life from 1868 until 1856,
and was largely interested in coal trans
pOrtation. Half u century ago he was
a member of the dry goods firm Of
Mosier, Tweedy IL Co., whose place of
business was situated in Wall street. lie
filled the position Of deputy collector of
the port OF New York under Henry A.
Smythe. Win the rebellion broke out
he was in Manchester, England, on
business affairs. Aided by some other
patriotic Americans, he purchased
a battery artillery, which was SNUG