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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
LA GRIPPE RAGING.

Y Look out. don't let II get you, but ring
up 1872 and lot US get your Laundry aud
give you what you cant get anywhere elsa
'--first-claas work. at the Old Reliable 81
fFackard's Troy Laundry. 9i2 Prairie Ave
nue.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
Special Sale of Ladies' Muslin
Underwear.

soc hem narrow uk as long they o.
narrow aboy
fle SWEEPING SALE PRICE DOC
2-nch
.,.. =. .
Our $lo Ladies Muslin uniers cambria rufe edged with
Si75 tucks Snch fine
toderei PRICE 81 30
tucks Tohon insertion
ga
Our Muslin tucSs with 2-inch embroidery
..... 80. ...
5nch
S1o Ladies' embroidery
...,. 100. .....
all
and with 3inch embroidery front SWEEP
~
with
100
sl25
embroidery 20 tucEs all around
also
SWEEPING
$3.50 Ladies elegantly
edge all around neck SWEEPING SALE PRICE 9sc
Vshape
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17

passenger man said yesterday that during
1896 there were three lines to get the bus
mess instead Of two as before. hence il
showed 4 decrease
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17

Trains on the International and dIeat
Northern and the Galveston. Houston ara
Henderson arrive Ak and depart from me
international depot foot OF Congress ave-
nue. Missouri ksnSas and Texas trains
from the Katy depot. al the foot O! AW>lt-
Galveston. La Porte and Houston and at
other roads except those mentioned use
the Grand Central depot
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
The scot,I.h Clans

Fort Worth. Texas. Janus"
Universal Order of Scottish CAM
to give an entertainment unde' NJ
pioes OF Clan, Ross. No l, 10 b
OF the birthday anniversary Ia
Burns on Janary 25. An elapo's IN
and musical programme Is NAM - y
Other clans in the State YIN 80
honors to the immortal poet
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
Shoe Department..


patent tip sizes - former price 81 80 SWEEPING SALE
worked button holes vide toe patent tip sizes 70 to former
Misses ongoa Heel Lace Shoes
ouers
to
Ladies Wei
heel
Ladies Genuine Wei
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17

coming MEMPHIS meeting will b vzaI
the extreme. Both factions will ny y
troll the body and there is sure TO h
lively scrapping."
PRESIDENT j. NJ. Mallet Of weatAaI
mas called the Texas Reform Pren
o,atlon TO meet in Dallas on Febnr1 /
Ihey, VIII proceed from Dallas to w.
in body. Armissd|
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17

Thousands of cases Of rheuInassrp,s 4
been cured by Emier a Amsha sssll .!
ton No. 2S5l." All SUFFERER ~ ~
bottle OF same. Y. i. Scnins
Texas. Sole Agents. 4, \
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
Ladies' Gowns.


Muslin
rufle sleeves SWEEPING
II OF
and
Choice
~ ...,.
Ladies' Fine in
fine embroidery and Val lace We're as SWEEPING SALE
Our 25c Ladies Fine Derby Rib Fleece Lined
S
trimmed SATIN
Dleached Ladies' Rib
satin ribbon inserted SWEEPING SALE PRICE
SWEEPING SALE
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
Millinery Department.
A CLEAN SWEEP in MILLINERY.

so
dozen Ladies' Unrimmel odds
Nobv line of Ladies
Ladies Unrimmed
Ladies' Trimmed SILK Crowned Sailors
Ladies' Trimmed Sailors Walking
All Ladies and
Ladies' Silk
PRICE
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-17
CAPITOL
II TEL
ARRIVALS

ltat ~, 70
a. = e. r .ag.
HlEfy eleg4n.
2 T. 70 o. o. =,
bath l. = sc
- lfir 20 nos.
rfltr4l.y 20 af-
e.! lsst accom-
re 4atl1ns 10.
comm a. men
Il rit.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
Hhafis the Toe ~ IIIseepssrg

The hard times wall from something
like sixty of the seventy neNspapar1s-
foes in Idaho is lbecOminE rathar dry
ing ,0n the nerves. We mnz, rc0ufess
that afier o day spent with Our ssx-
changes andthen, IL Nechance1o Rpap
the atreeis, 30 hear fhe same Distressed
cry echoed by almost every tnan sse
speak 20, onr sleep is sirOihied fby o
Eanili and hungry nieili-inare. Epw.
the facts are that here sin Idaho things
ore moi hail 60 bad as aloai peenle seem
10 think they are. The darInees haVe
on the Srhoie, fairly good cr0pe and win
get az exoolIenf price for them. They
got fair price for their wool. There
il o ready amarkei and good priee am
sheep and cattle. The tuines-etile 1gulf
mines ARE promising well. ap fact,
there 10 measnre 81 prosperity aer
Idaho right now. Why mos reioioe in
iihis Prosperisr2 Whats che Ilse % at.-
ting down and weeping forshe vanished
birh cf beautiful alinmages What ID
timesare not az good a. fheyheSe isseeifS
They are better than some ave have no
GENTLY had. We don't ibalieve fiaat IL
was the Mckinley administration shai
created the increased demand for wheat
or the Dingles tariff fha' advanced ehe
price 81 cattle, out after oil rhai makes
10 difference. Ne do NOT Fbaliere that
this is the time 80 set up fhe calanliig
cry, or 70 deny the existence 80 ahe
better dey that Is hene. Better si9p
wailipg, take courage. 70 10 work end
make Il even still better .-iE1ocatalio
Tribune.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

Commissioners at Pocatello are said
70 be making satisfactory progress In
their negotiations with the Shoshone
and Bannock Indians, looking 10 the
opening OF portion OF Fort Hall reser-
walton.
The advance in wheat has oyershad-
owed all other farm products but let IL
be told thai beans have advanced more
rapidly than wheat. What win the
poor traveller do when he finds his bacon
and beans AZ the lunch counter gone 40
from 10 70 70 cents.
The early history Of Boise Basin
makes the production OF the Kl0ndike
look small by comparison. Klondike
last year produced 5000, 600. From
the spring Of 1858 10 the fall Of 1864 the
plaoerso sof Boise Basin produced 81, ,0oO, :
oV0.-The World
There are only seven surviving PEN
sioners Of the war Of 1872 on the list at
Washington. and 26l0 widows Of those
who fought In that war. AT tnat rate
10 years hence the widows Of the war
Of 1876 win be- np In the multiplied
thousands. And with all this, 1t Is said
no man can tell the age oi marriage
able widow.
The story sent out from Cheyenne,
Wyoming, that 9 baby had been carried
OF ~ mountain lion, IL now denied.
The child has boen found. II had sisnp-
~ wandered away and waS found Ten
miles from Casper, near where IL lived.
The eniarprlsIng correspondent seems
70 have been more than ten miies from
the truth. Miner.
Presiding Elder Rev. G. A. Landen
viii hold the FIRST quarterly meeting
services for the conference year al the
Methodist church next sunday.
Preaching Al II .. N. and { p. m. Sac
rsnani after the morning sermon. All
the members and friends Of the church
are earnestly requested . be present.
John l. Sullivan. the ex-prise fighter,
l. . candidate for mayor u Bosioa. IN
announcing bis candidacy be says: t'Ii
am ever mayor Of Boston, my motto
win be: 'Tresi the poor right. Give
the under dog o chance. Help the
poor women and girls that will b
mothers Of the next crop n citizens
Scare the thieves. Do everything Ia
the open.'"
Time stfeicbos out like rubber.
The dAys scatn long and droar.
Ths uecks are sioN N gsaseinK.
A month y HE year.
And ltfe n not worsh living.
Hhcn she babys sonc from bono.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
Gone to old pIrgf1ia.

John William Jones, Of Blacifoot,
left Friday morning for Lexington.
Virginia, where he viii enter the
Washington and Lee University. and
begin the study Of law. Miss Blanche
Jones, his sister. accompanied him.
Miss Jones viii spend . short time ip
Lexington, the guest of Mrs. John
Randolph Tucker, and Of Mrs. Judge
Logan, whom many Of our Idaho peo-
pie remember with 80 much pleasure,
and will 20 thence 70 Richmond aud 70
the old Colonial City, Petersburg, and
10 south-side Virginia and Carolina,
where she win spend the months Of
autumn aud part, II not all, OF the
winter. During her absence Miss Jones
viii contribute occasional Letters "a
THE NEWS, giving her impressions o'
life, sights and scenes In Dixie, ths
South land OF birds and flowers.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

Two thirds OF the sstzass aape lu4l-an
the present appointed commissioners
deal with the anisjeei o. G1nsierEnily q
state legisiEtien, zas ase 1sarn sErau.1iEa
report OF line nn1nrnif11e aun ana1e-m
state laws oi sfias aamsfaGan lsar zsshses-
atien. The sadhssien acf Ls4lilsrnaa -
the movement During sflse ggasr azsH
RAISED the nnEnber 81 ls14fae a=nfiszrsEssl
Ia its1O thirty, aEn .Eafizansa aanznEsr riisss
.fsrritefisE has also soiBe1 fnsfiasss,ER-t
40 rproERoie 1nifernlftg IA sskzse lSasEH
where pOEsiAle The gsrst sEzslit ~ irfils.
Eork 0i tie o0nisrsRce 81 a1eesusESi issiszas
ls seen nrfhssRseins=Izseta etaz8sgniaa
instruments asets 5gy siise IsszsiEkallErs o.
.NsT york, GsoRBsetlsist. GsofazdfD zszd
Florida The asarle ssrf aassssl orlsa
iszanch agf t8e llegissatsrze m ssze=zs
slatss, i1Hf aail@n ID sfile 8sfis.=- sir-asesi.
chiefly sitaalylssazs 1szzzEassuis IaezE
OF sufficient siinas sfar rtiseesaBs Bsas=zziaFI.
pi ianaasEres 80 iusIss-Alft TlIe5lzssSsps
1f fsthe nass1sIiFe lin lsssE 2oesE sziaae r1llss-
.isesrsgarsen ass gnzft szssspifn asfsasIre
91y srsas0n a1f tiise iIiiiIssssee which tiiss
szissie ssiaitas fis@aisse OF Itss Importance
ar0m aeeGHuDsriial AIri financial point
Qf sVlasE- riiezsel nsssssn sB figue tiIar-
iiiseszaniTlie Willie very generally f6l.-
liuNsn isy siia ostissr sslaisss
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

DIR. Schumacher. dentist from Gashe
Falls. IL again in Blaekfoot. ready 30
meet the requirements ~ those Wish
ing firstzclass dental work done. Ne
is loeated az the BlaclSoot House. a
speciality is made Of bridge work.
will have my Fall opeping Sepsem,
ber 80 and 9Th. Everybody eondislig 10.
yited 10 come and inspect goods. .whether
you purchase or not. Soliciting your
patronage ut the old stand. Curtis
building.l Mrs. 4. Il. BARNHAeT.
Parents rejoice when babies sre born
to them but none wait them in pairs.
wANTED-spring chickens and eggs
at John O, Browns.
A. II. Smith viii hang three rolls 0i
paper for one dollar, IL you wsDt 4
room papered address postal 10 bin
at BlaelSfoot,
School has commenced and I win giys
you with every pair of our celebrstec
Rocky Mountain school shoes, one scb0l
ars companion and one tablet free.
W. a. BULL.
The quack medicine man says no cure
no pay, the would-be-Klondike mine
says. No go, no gold.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
The New Schoo1 Year.

School reopened for the term Of
ls97-es, ,sWedLesday. Two hundred and
ten pupils were enrolled the first day.
This made good beginning, and may
good work go on until The close.
IL il gratifying 20 note the interest
manifested by the trnstees, patrons,
teachers and pupils. The new board Is
doing well by the district; ii As giving
the school a splendid opportanfty. The
fifth teacher has been employed Swnd
the crowded e0ndition of the stAgly
rooms is thus overcome. II pupil falis
10 do good work this term the blame
must rest on himself.
THE NEWS expresses the hope that
the board and teachers viii have The
earnest co-0peration of every friend and
patron Of the school. We should have
q good school. Weshonld haVea school
at Blackf00tsee0nd ton0ne Ii the State
To make snceess let the friends slaiEe
the front sesis and the eroaarsrs aud
grnmblers be sent 10 sthersar. Hany
fanlt-finder, chronic grnnlblera0r con
sfifutional kicker wanls 40 find aaIiit,
grnmble or kick let him lay his ssriep-
ances before the board and 2he board
can make the Investigations. "a good
school il the life cof q iiown. "a gOea
school builds npa1own.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
n s,asa iiise ei1mur GlaIaisE.

saEaxEiEw. WJa--5vs dare asuIssIdid
slsepn Chamberlain : edBseh Remedy.
and pIir cissignsss coming fiDm far and
Dsar, sasssakdf iitiip fiie highest terms
Mary asaae sadi sfas fsisisr cffiIdlen
Woilih isage dissa 90 coup lie Ghanbes-.
laains GSlBa:h Remedy haf nos besn
giSsn.-agggUM u 0uasssa- The .
arlrssD sss1t ssizss sbr sae by Ben z
Harniah.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
Ia Enyerahie Suf2rise I3arty..

Aa EajoIabie Surprise Parry.
Misses Berrymap and Toombs organ
iEed q party Of young friends and gave
q most pleasant surprise 70 their cousin,
Miss Rogers. on the eve Of her birth.
day. Tuesday evening.
The party report O splendid time.
Music. cards and dancing furnished
some Of the amusements Of the evening.
Light refreshments were served. The
prize winners 10 the games were: Miss
Rogers. q silver card receiver; Mrs.
Johu Danilson, BOBBY prize. stick q
Pepsin chewing gum; Frank Hobbs. q
silver match case; James Gray, boobs
prize, q small pipe.
Those present were: Misses Whoeler.
sin. Behle, Beane. Wright, Berrymanl
Toombe and Mrs. Danilson; Messrs Gray,
Osborn. Rowles. Geo. Holbnook, Hobbs
Wright, Greene and Jones.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

Goods DEL1ERED FREE TO ANY PART OF THE CITY.
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
Corn Bread Song.

Here Is q stanza Of the "Co'n pone'
rhapsody which when properly sung
makes the southern darkey's mouth
water.
when do cabbage pot is steamin'
An de bacon good an fat
when dc cbitiline Is a'spluttor'n,
sos 90 show you whsr dey's al
TEX away yo sody biscuit,
TEX away yo' cake aud pie,
Fu' dc glory ti,na conip',
An its 'poacbin' mighty nigh,
An, you want 20 Jump an bollabf
Dough you know you'd betiab noi,
when yo nanny eays de blessin'
An dc co'n pone's hot
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04
NE GM 8Sxed

A oolored eshorier, x;hile holding o
meeting Ia Georgia, solicited o special
collection 10 defray the eSpensesSf the
meeting. 'TeIi pass poau' de mat =
said be, ';endarip' de aingin' ~ de
hymn on page az t0p aordauls Stormy
Banls.sp y And fhen be preoeeaed 90
Zine OUT the hymn, bpt 80 auteui WAS
he on the collection that he forget
whole lines Of II, and spPEllled i with
others with the following nessfltt
sOp 5ordauie stormy hanls stand
no cast . wislful eye
ToCanaauis fslr ane happy land-
dDout letdas hat pase byia
10 de sranepartin.! raptprous soene
Dat rises 90 my sightf
drop tu dat nickel frudder Greenp
En- rivers ~ deliglai
sSCould I but stand where Moses ateod
Ep view De Landscape oier.
Not gordauis stream. or Deathis cold fi09e--
NE wants tep doliars pore9e
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

wJaarED-ro esstiaue pr5persF ia
Ft0ca;alip, q f0nse. harp and sdnr lots;
wstab shade snsss, hsalr sssss;, ssirubs
anfi pliast,F 81 wsaiar, ssr farming land
Sip abs naigfltwtbosf Of EiincSsdet,, and
team. Clear tzEsie. Einpiisre
E. Wars04.
The pltiilie sdfssg ai 1fiaif0 Falls and
Feea:altO begin ness TJesfseF-
Dpuis aapras stissc q am ssal1 sraIr for
ahe AIis1ip vinegar wiiGeft iis aitsolarsAg
pure apf aiS psass Siiaa
W - RELL-
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

Parties wanting q aB8d usssanas for
asSscs afpiid alulEtsp tsie undersigned
as Ills raIs1h assar Elaas<f0E.
J8HsE GRsH
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

q flew aEssEatie Iiailes and qens4ss
men 9lau.st spd.anvsss- Aliaue salmsY
gnarauiss6. Gail On or alfdi-ss
Mas. a.. g.. E0BF.
EsmlasaE, Gflassr CO.. MaiiG
Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1897-09-04

Now Is tbe time 20 fiS Sp the school
children for the terra. Now II thc
time for the young Is&fes 90 lay in
their stationery. Il will not last long
ST these prices,
Everything else IN the store 81 LESS
TBAa c0ST.
OLIVER WHEELER.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
STARRING N VILLA MSBCRG.

A stabbing affair that may have fatal termna-
tion occurred In Williamsburg last night. The
partlcipants were Frederick Lohlein. twenty years
ola and his brothers-ln-law, George Webenbauer
and Valentine Webenbauer all three OF whom live
at No % George-st. They were visiting the home
Of Theodore Protn. No 80 Drlggs-ave. when a
quarrel arose over a religious discussion. The
men had been drinking. and after leaving Protins
bouss about 10 o'clock the quarrel was renewed
a. Drggs-ave. ana North Second-st Lohlein
eventually drew a pocketknife and attacked the
Two hrothers slashing both about the face and
throat George was the worse injured. and
assisted by his brother 10 the Bedford-ave. polio.
s,a,ion When they reached there George tainted
from loss Of blood. The how OF blood stopped
by DR. steinberg. OF No. Es South Fffth-st. and
si,hssouently George was removed in ambulance
10 the Eastern District Hospital where his injuries
were pronounced serious valentines wounds
Ambulance surgeon. Lohlein who had in the
mean time escaped was arrested late last night as
be was entering his home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
sERTiNT BADLY BCRNED.

Jane Goean. thirty years OLD. servant o. No IL
IVES, Twelfth-st was burned about the body late
Yesterday afternoon by her clothing catching IRE as
she sat in front Of a stove. She removed 20 s.
Vincent's Hospital. The woman is employed by Mrs
O Franci. Stone She was preparing the evening
meal and for few minutes sat In front OF the
stove readiag newspaper. She had been warned
a number Of times OF this habit she had OF sitting
close II the fire with newspaper.
The newspaper caught fire. burning up quickly and
setting fire 10 her apron before she could throw II
away. She tried 10 tear The apron or. but before
she could do this her skirt ahre. The cook. who
was IN the kicnen with her was too excited 10 aid
her and she ran screaming into the front room. her
c,othes still abaze. Mrs. Stones ffteen-year-oli
son. Porter. and her maid Annie Hurley. were In
the front room. When they the girl with her
clothing on fire they told her 10 lie down. and she
had presence OF mind enough 70 do Then Annie
Hurley and Porter threw rugs about her. and after
a few seconds extnguished the flames. Nearly all
the woman's clothing burned on. and the
greater part OF her body scOrchei. She did
become unconscious however. and was able 10 walk
upstalrs 10 her An ambulance took her 10 the
hO<Dfal
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
WILLIAM HALSEY WOOD.

William Halsey Wood the well-known architect
of Newark n. j.. died on Saturday at NO -,i.'
Locust-st. Philadelphia. Mr.. Wood was the arci'-
tect of number of prominent buildings he came
conspicuously before the pubic IN lSS, ""e" US
was Of the four plans se'ec'eu M
elaboration in the international compeuuo"
for the design OF the Cathedral OF ST. John the
Divine Fully one hundred architects were IN 'he
competition. Mr. Woods plan with two o'hers
Robertson and Potter having withdrawn. was
placed on exhibition in the See House, no =, ,I Ia
Jerusalem the Golden the underlying mo
tive was much admired 1t was not CHOSEN no W.
ever the design Of Helms & La Fargo peihs iiia"'
selected 49, 49,, con - ~, to
Vespers for the dead will be said at ss0 p NJ. To-
morrow and a low requiem mass AT 80 n. III, Oh
Wednesday at ST Clements Episcopal thurcn
The requiem and burial service WI ne n nS
Falls OF Schuylkill Philadelphia on the same DAY.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
M Tons of Roses
OU Years Success.
Colgate's
Soaps and Perfumes.

though he had snned greatly suffered for II. show
ing through 1t all the possibilities OF the sahl.
Hester Prynne was all that patience ana pc
nightly could make her. She had sinned. had con.
fessed and had sought her God In the WHO on'
sacred forest 10 commune With Him. her con.
fession on the scaffold was one OF the greatest
moral goods ever depicted by man. , .,
The confession OF the minister. the planting OF
the burning "a upon his chest. his collapse anu
subsequent death. all showed the power OF con-
science DR.. Cadman declared. 80 -,
There IL a crying need" he said Tor more such
works to-day, when conscience gives way 10 e1-
pediency While civilization has advanced, u II
not Christian civilization. II II were Cnristian,
civilization. Russia. Germany. Italy France anu anu
unspeakable Turk but would bid him be gone from
the nations OF earth and leave behind him naught
but an execrable memory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15

Anamia means want OF BLOOD
a deficiency in the red corpuscles OF
the blood. Its cause is found IN
want of sufficient food, dyspepsia
lack of exercise or breathing impure
air. With it is a natural repugnance
TO all fat foods. SCOTS Emulsion IS
an easy food to get fat from and the
easiest way Of taking fat. 1t makes
the blood rich in just those elements
necessary to robust health, by sup
plying it with red corpuscles.
For sal. at 20 cents and 81 90 by all druggists
SCOTT & BOVINE. New York
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-15
INSURANCE BUSINESS LAST lEAR.
OPERATIONS OF FIRE AND MARINE COMPANIES
IN THIS STATE.

IN THIS STATE
Albany. March 14-Superintendent Louis F. Payn
has made public the report of the State Insurance
Department for the year 1895 the business Of
fire and marine insurance companies. The aggre-
gate assets Of these companies doing business in this
State on December 81 were sls.5as0sS. classified as
follows: NewYork JOINT stock companies shele. 81
Joint stock companies OF other States. 54o;
New-York mutua.s S.s2S.S65; mutuas Of other
States ssS3 659. Compared with 1885, these ngures
show an increase OF S2,eseSS
The liabilities of these companies. excepting scrip
and capital were: New-York joint stock companies.
S3ls705.s: other joint stock companies. SSsS'.%1;
New-York mutuals 1904. 4s2: other mutuals. SS9so5
total ss7.O9el4. increase OF s9o5.'Ss The total
amount OF scrip liabilities for 1896 was SS2vo ana OF
capital So. 05Js7j.
The aggregate receipts for the year were s92.-
o,eOl2 The net excess OF receipts over disourse-
ments was $40 25l. 254. one hundred and fourteen
companies received son6.o57 more than they dis
bursed and seven companies dsbursed Sl6isS more
than they received. The disbursements were $751;
Us 757. which was s2O29,s4 less than the sum re-
ported in 1925.
The total American capital Of foreign companies
under Section e. Chapter GOO. Laws OF 1892 is ST..
1os 5s2 an increase OF s2.S24?. compared with the
amount reported for 1895 The total American assets
of foreign companies on December 81 We're @S.N'-
$50 liabilities S37.2ille: receipts for the year. So
p9i 34 disbursements, $55DlSi. surplus De!Ohu ue-
post capital. &0.si6.2H ,-- .os
An the close 0. the year lGO companies, possessed
~ s2s3 7S Of net assets. We're covering slsies
SID sls OF risks Of 81 81 OF net assets ior
every 500 insured. The table touching the disposl
ZION OF the receipts shows that slo-,S"S Nv Was re-
ceiyed In premiums s12.l5s &S was PAID for losses
a. si 2is Tor expenses and $685. Tor dlvdehds
rensiots Was S7Ss per cent; Of losses pad 10 pre-
muns received. 5i2 per cent; Of expenses 20 pc
mhIms IS Fl per cent Of expenses TO gross rscelp,s
Vs. Ssr cent: OF dividends paid stockholders TO
capital stock u.A per cent The amount n q SUI
nf5s held by all Joint stock companies OF the hi.ea
S.as doing business in this State was sJ6S9',Il
as against $40 is5,-67 in 1880 l., ~. Wi, hy
the Joint stock fire companies OF TINS ana other
S,s,es and countries and by the mutuals OF olhsr
SAFES shows that the fire premiums received were
sas ss al: fire losses paid N0SN 10 nre losses IN
s-o.sa tr6 500 100 The estimated amount .of ex-
snss Tor the transaction OF this business Is sso-e
which II added 10 the incurred losses MAKES to.ai
y, siS loa 0-Q showing. compared Win me pls
MUM receipts apparent net pront OF - 90
NJ. amo,nf NJ fire risks written IN mo Was s5iSs
"a a, Isos "a re5 SIS SO: increase OF SbslL-
The amount 81 marine and inland risks written
in 1915 si02Soo.oo!. III 4>''' S'A'''''-'' ~ "
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