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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01

Portland complains OF the presence OF a
number Of safe-cfsckers. who. however
seem 70 be novices. as they have failed in
almost every attempt
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THE GALLERY GOD"
Seattle Feb * $50

CNAttIW, %. =. $50.
To the Editor I do noy think your VI
vaclous dramatic writer. The Gallery
God - Is quite fair in hts comments upon
the box parties az the Third Avenue thea
ter. All who attend there know what he
refers 20. and that there is some tustifics-
ton. but his remarks are altogether too
indiscrimln&te. The fact lie that. taken "a
R whole. the hex parties 81 the Third Ave
nue. the8ter are made up OF the most re-
Spectc1 people IN the city. Yours.
A REGULAR PATRON.
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There is every reason 70 fear that TIE
Ada has been lost. and another Is added
% the long list OF disasters At sea
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01
FIFTY-FIRST ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
CONNECTICUT MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY.

To the Members:
The year lSas was marked by almost IN
RENTING commercial depression Affecting
every interest and by serious disturbances
I'm the public finances producing sppre-
tensions more or less approaching panic
for nearly the entire period both condi-
tions having their origin largely In those
questions which became the issues IN a
political campaign which. for the critical
gravity OF the results involved and the In
tensity Of feeling engendered, has had no
parallel IN our history.
In such a year enterprise loses much OF
It's usual reward, and the best results in
nearly any business are those accomplish
ed at least cost while maintaining the
aw s&ting such favorable change as Will
allow satisfactory amount OF business 10
De done at usual cost and without strain.
Effect ON Business.
Especially IS this true IN the business OF
life insurance. Its cost Is usually reckon
ed IS part OF ones expenses: and when
money Is hard 10 come al and profits aTe
little. and perhaps nothing, new expenses
are not readily undertaken. the usual ones
are often curta&8ed and business shrinks
Under such conditions large volume Of
new business can be maintained in only
one way. by such concessions on the first
premium as tempt a new insurer 10 take
q policy which costs him little or nothing
TIC year ana WAAEA sc srbS al Ale
expense % the older policy holders whose
money has 10 make up the deficiency
caused BY what the new blood costs
but fails 70 pay.
Were any given quantity OF new bust
ness IN any one year necessary 20 t8s
stability % A coDpany--as * might be
wers the company new and SIS amount
a. risk as yet too small for SAFE aver
age eypsrience-there might De q reason
Tor keeping ~ pace sven 81 increased
cos-- y tie business 50 gotten were likely
70 say BY. But there - 10 company of
our class doing business today n any
such situation. nor &zy which cannot a.
ford 10 let It's new business vary with
the conditions affecting the volume az ev-
cry other business. except those which
have attached 70 the simple methods Of
leg1Lraats lie Insurance. certain - holly
exEraneous features which create necsssi-
ties o. taslr own and dominate the S4tna-
ton. The accumulated ctvieeT19" com
panles some os ~ hlcs are losing Sc. ssss.
@3 and upward Of old business every
year ard must keep 8 very great amount
Cf business gcing rs order 20 keep Up
tee iapssS aud farfe4tures necessary 70
rrnT.6e tnslr accumulated surplus or
teutgcs fund. have tried 20 educate the
pablo % believe ta2t great EsB cJsi-
E@ss'~ sa6 l. great amount 81 F1sA
wAre ths true measures o. SUCCESS. ard
may Fee t14s tkelr c1csce las o@twse2
keeping UP tie inflow al any cost 81 2ny
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BITS OF HUM0R.

what do YOU" charge for marriage
licenses?" he asked in business,ike way,
as he faced Clerk Sain1onson.
"A license will cost you ST." was the re-
ply.
"wel. let me have a pair" said the
prospective benedict. slapping down two
silver dollars.
After the necessary questions were
asked the precious document and one OF
the coins were passed over 20 him.
'Hsrei Gimme another he cried. This
thing IL going to be done fair and square.
I'm going to give the girl just as good a
show as have myself. ] want 10 buy a
license for her. oo."-Chieago Times
Herald.
at seems 10 me- said the kicker. as he
entered the rather small smoking compart-
msnt, that the company provides very
limited accommodations for smokers"
''But this. you know. is the limited ex-
press sir" replied the conductor.-Phila-
delphia North American.
Man." said the youngest member OF the
Corner Grocery Entertainment Society,
man Is much ike a carpet. As soon as
he is down he gets walked on
And again." FASTENED to say the Cum
minsville sage. she Is unlike the article in
question: for the more dust he has. the
less likely he is TO get the shake.
natl Enquirer.
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Monte CriSto Mountainser: tae is
going the rounds OF monssrous Alaskan
animal which lives upon steep mountain
rides and which has one % its Tags shorter
than the other. II must besong either 10
the family zo.ltEcus candidatus or taeat-
rfcus a1ge.uS
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STATE PRESS.

Sultan Journal: The people % Wash
tngton may have an opportunity o. study
ing ths merits OF the initiative and refer
en6um- What a TOO il VIII BE II the
Pops remain q. the hopper.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01

San Francisco Call: The Democratic
press in default Of finding any other de-
fects In the Mckinley cabinet are clamor-
ing loudly that Lyman Gage wears q wig
and seem determined TO snatch him
bald saded
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COAST PAPERS.

Portland Telegram: Jonathan couchant
seems TO be more OF an intimidaIor than
John rampant.
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Here. again. the only item meeting a.
PLANTATION is tho saving Of q, sSsx n u
fifteen years on lapsed and surrsaSts
policies. These amounted TO AzN
the reserve on these was 0lsLW. Il
which amount SO. COS, 4se. or ahou, X
cent. was returned TO poiicy-hcltes
paid-up insurance, cash and cthsFvx
Were ours a tontine business, tue ssas
81. 3s7. Isl. and all the surplus accumuhx
nv n, would have gone into the -reP
for the lucky ones TO dtvide-or 20 M
as was not eaten up by the expense
pushing for now blood
Similar exhibits by the great gross
companies doing that sort Of haxzs
would be very interesting. They vmg
mark. as nothing else ever can The "
else character, the enormous magnsas
and the startling significance Of b
gambling in life insurance carried % r
the last twenty-five years or morn O.
now involving, annually, policies d a
amount OF many hundred mtllicn dofas
policies which ought 20 be sacred 10 6
protection OF the families whom tAxy n
not guard; which are not taken 10 ia
the family, but with intent 70 shan
what others are to lose.
Moreover such exhibits BY those CO..
panies would show. those people Who has'
lapsed and forfeited those policies and y
surplus already accrued on them wssn
their money goes: and would snow inSS
who have won IN the Speculation sats
their money has come from. am vpsA
show them also why their specuA'ki
hasn't turned out half az big - ne -
mates by which they were LED INTO
Excess of Strength Absve LHSd
standard.
Whoever has occasion TO ohesrye ~
statements Of this company - pubars'
by the several State Insurance. Dept
ment reports. will notice that tbsy efs1s
us with a much larger surplus fhm "
credit ourselves with. For ins1ss
their reports last year showed ~
ing nearly 81. 800 900 more surplus ~
our own figures. This year the otH9Nz
will be something stu larger. ne -
or our own more CONSERVATIVE saesSs
Is this:
The state Departments compute OF =
bilities on the assumption that - = 8
earn 4 per cent. compound interest," g I. !.
reserves throughout the iongeR %
duration OF any OF our policies. NJ
enty years or more. On all policses NJ.
ten since AuTil. 1857 we compufe cM p
bility on the assumption thar we
earn only 3 per cent. For the nns -
DDS cur contracts ara written Y -
we do not think it entirely pYudesE =
sumo more. This requires ~ % cs's
larger reserve than the per eenA
sumption which Is the legal sfandss
soivency.
rnuxatfau,sa stsfemenl
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01

Tacoma News: The ffftieth anniversary
OF the Whitman massacre viii occur on
November -. Washington and Oregon
pioneers have begun movement 20 raise
3 fund 10 erect a monument over the
grave os DR.. Whitman at Wailatpui, and
build a nauSoieum for tsre preservation
OF the remains OF the doctor. his wife and
eleven others now lying in the mound
there. Il is a worthy purpose
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-03-01

Pomsroy wsssingtonian: Mr. Mckinley
viii enter into Office with the national
treasury almost bankrupt the people de-
pressed with past losses, the manufactur-
ing mercantile and ali Industrial pursuits
well nigh ruined. ard with the political
harpies everywhere predicting his failure.
This is position that must necessarily
readsr even so good and capable man as
ne very anxious for the future But the
good effects OF his election are already felt
everywhere in the country. There is a
ludicrous point IN the situation IL Is that
these same Democrats who elected Mr..
Cleveland, ani who aided by their work
and votes 10 destroy protection and good
times. are now loudly proclaiming In the
halls OF congress and IN their public press
that Mr.. Mckinley and the Republicans
cannot restore prosperity. One would
think that nso5esty. II nothing else. would
cause them TO BE- reasonably quiet. They
have utterly and miserahly failed. Now
let them subside for while, and allow the
party OF prosperity. confidence and prog
reSs 20 take the helm.
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Consolidated Statement
From IT'S organization TO Jan -
the company recsiveds
For prems-
uris sl42 III Sos. es
For int "A. Az 2s1.ls
Rents. 1908. 2s2.s7
Bal. PITT
& loss Los. 2ia.ss
Total receipts.
IL has paid
Death claims for. SO 10 .iAm
Eudowmeuts for - 5ss {szg
For surrend. polls. e sc .xsM
For dividends ..- S%s.Ttsn
A total returned
90 policy holders
or their henenci-
aries. being a4E
per cent. Of tbs
entire premiums
II has paid for
Expenses 49,. 49,. gsls ~. ~
Taxes ...- ...s...-. s,ss%'tir%
Total expenditures ........- L. azl..-.-<
Bal net assets. Jan. I, 1871.
Il has additional assets tsee ,s~fs
statement) ......... -.+..-'.s.
NErs
Total assets ..-...-......'... -
That f.. the amounts returned = re-
holders and their bensfrfariss 80 Il
100 ag1 and the balance Of moons l-.-ss.ss
expenditures rtso. ss1 .g7fsi) y -
$3.50. as. Tsl 81. ars 1872 per cent -.
entire amount received from po..s., &
ers Thts has been done ~ an - y
name cement q sTs per csLf. =. 49, A.
come. Both ig what nas oss sssossnf !,
the policy holders and 30 ths - - 4
manaaeTnent--tnat H. - tne 80 rssS
the great protection giseh-s l...csssrx1E
are equalsd BY 10 American e"A', =,
II has been with a clear pefcss-sssss.s i
deem sense OF the absolute neee.s'.~.ss
tba home life on which oar s,s4, $50
rests and n being bnsf. .sspsEs
straiehtforward. reliable. 49, -. O.
protection 70 the family, tass .ss cs.
recfieut Mutual has adhered " saxsls Z
flueorrr.lteafssI. non specJlsnvs u -.
lffs fns4srares rlzn and nls.ss.-ssy ~.
sriva frat protection most 49,
~ least coat avoiding 49, fsass
whlch hsve indeed gained 2 q IA. ~
Ing by Offering "a Spec1istlOs :.
feRsed protection .....,.sz< - =
" q with z deep tsgarki y, 80 re-.
fns. results az our zdnefsito .~~..n az
II simple. ideal. 70 scleatslse ..,.sss;isy ~
true business Iasth1 -. Essl~r rExE
naltteds JAStp H. Presses
Hartford, FEB. u. iss7.
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Interest.
Real Estate Ioa ms

The amount OF Cd loans paid of and OF
new loans made was much smaller than
usual: a natural result Of the conditions
which made II hard 70 get money 10 pay
with. and also made less use for Dor
rowed money. OId loans were paid
amounting TO s., 80. 10 80. and new loans
were made for &. a1. Z7s.sT.
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tontine or speculative 'anvestmenf~ ~.
ness. tho whole sssl. 81 Of reserve a. I
the surplus 1t had accumulafed 49,
have gone into the pool
A similar exhibit OF the stems svsi.l.
for expenses. Sc. and their aopar4ss'
for. say. the last fifteen yeara Win y !
terest ting IN this connection.
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effective means and such a shrtnkage IS
they cannot contemplate with eQuanim-
f1y. However that may be. the vicious
and costly methods OF competition are
continued
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ee Them in Our Window.

A like chance may not again occur In years. Style
not the newest.
Must have room for our stock. That's why.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
"HONE5T MONET" AND "a STRAIGHT
FIGHT"

There is striking analogy in the
hidden motives which prompt the class
of men who are crying for "honest
money" and those who are crying for
"a straight fight" 1t is the man who
wants dishonest money (that is, money
good for the gold gambler but bad for
the people) who is attempting to hide
his real purpose behind the cry of
''h0nest money" Just so the railroad
attorneys and railroad organs of North
Carolina who are just now raising
such cry for "a straight fight" are
doing so because their real purpose
and desire is for crooked fight. The
gold men and monopolists in this
State and in every State in the Union
are now trying to persuade and Sc .
duce the silver men and the anti.mo-
nopolists into prostituting their prin-
ciples and going into bastard fight
with them on side issues.
That is, they want to make a fight
on side issues in the interest of the
goldbu9s, the railroads and monopc-
lies and at the expense and betrayal
Of the people. This would make the
result crooked fight for the people
In short, these politicians who are
now crying out SO loud for "straieht
fight" in the State, are prompted by
the same motives that prompt the
goldbugs to cry aloud for "hones,
money" Beware of them!
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28

The railroad organ NJ Charlotte com
Main. NJ the Governor fos accepting
free passes without giving IN equiv
,,-n,- for them. 4; save that he las
rendered no "~qaivalent- fcs his tran.
ccstati M. and docs no, intend 10. boz
that he proposes To beat the rai'rosa'
ont Of everything he can.
There you have it. The -eourtss Is
are TO b. returned with "equiva-
lent..- The Judge gets h.s pass and
send. back his -equivaients" IN decis'
ions. The legislator gets his pass and
/. expected TO send in his "equiva.eni
by voting TO sustain fraudulent leases
and to l-salixe corporation robhtries
Tn. Governor is TO turn in his -equiT'
alents" by shutting his EYES and seal
ing hi. mouth whenever The robSer'
are aroun nd preparing for raid on the
states Treasury ar III. peoples prop
erty.
Yes, that's IL, Apublic official shS
accepts your courtesies" is expected
10 give equivalents" When he re-
fuses TO give "squivai-nis~-ihat a.
when be: declines TO be bought. TIT
whole pack Of hired hounds are set q
barking At his heels.
oh, yes. From the aonopoiist'
standpoint it is positively disrrputa
BILE for the public officer TO take free
pass and refuse TO be bought by IL.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
IT is EASY TO TELL.

People who fail TO look after the
health are like the Carpenter vi
neglects to sharpen has TODD
People are not apt 10 get 4nnlou
about their health soon enough. !
you are mot quite well of '.hs1
sick" have you ever thought Tia
your kidneys may be the cause q
your sickness.
II Is easy TO tell by setting Aad,
your urine for twenty-fou- hourl
sediment or setting Indicates M II
healthy condition of the kianeyt
When urine stains linen il is sr
dence of kidney trouble. Too .re
q1ent desire to urinate, Fcau;y suppl
pain or dull ache in the back Is 40
convincing proof that the kaBfu
and bladder are out of order.
There is satisfaction IN knoEia
that the great remedy Dr. hiingI
Swamp Root, fulfills every wisl I
relieving weak or diseased kinogi
and all forms Of bladder and urinE7
troubles. Not only does swamp kOs
give new life and activity 70 -
kidney-the cause OF trouble but i9
treating the kidneys il acts a. iOsn
for the entire constitution. u so
need q medicine take Sgamp-kG
it cures. Sold by druggis- prs
fifty cents and one dollar, or by seEs
ing your address and the name 2
thus paper TO DIR. kilmer 4 V
Binghamton, n. y. you may bG"a
bottle of this great discovery SCI;
you free by mail.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28

the rules of the courts were violated In
this particular. Was il because rich
and powerful corporations were con-
cerned who Are seeking delay that the
ends Of justice may be defeated: Was
it because the Solicitor rode to court
on free pass! Or il it Was for some
other reason, the public ought to know
what.
There is something rise tie public
ought to know. Since these present
ments are sealed Up, and are strictly
secret, and nobody bss seen them, who
gave out the Information that Govern
or Russell was one Of the persons
named in the presentmenss as riding
on a free pass2 Is it not just as prob
able that the name OF the Solicitor
himself is contained IN the present
ments, and how did it happen that the
Governors name was given to the pub
lie and not the Solicitors name?
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
BR. THOMPSON On DIR. KILGO.

When, two years ago, DR.. Thomp-
son in An eloquent appeal for hu-
man rights, in a speech before the
State Farmers Alliance, expressed
regret at the growing tendency Of
some preachers to apologize for, if
not to assist, the monopolies in OPP
pressing humanity, certain set Of
politicians and newspapers, assum-
ing a reverent and devout fanati-
cism, at once set up a mighty b owl
against what tn y called DR.. Tho mp
sons blasphemy. 1t vas clear to all
that they were bypocriticaily affect
ing q holy horror in order that they
might traffic in church sentiment for
political aud partisan ends. One
paper went So far in its assumed de-
votion to the church as to pose as
the organ and defender of the church
and to get up a great symposium OF
opinion from well-fed churchmen,'
criticising DIR. Thompson in daring
to claim that the church ought to be
on the side of the !owly and Cypress.
ed.
A few nights sg) Dr.. Kilgo deliv-
ed in Raleigh 4 is famous lecture on
Christian education. His lecture
was SO transparently plea for ignor-
ance and long suffering on the part
of the Ieople, and an apology
for the exactions of trusts and mo-
nopclies, that every body was discuss
ing it. 1t was living proof OF
what Or. Thompson had said two
years before. So patent WAS this
that one Of the pspers that assumed
such holy horror at DR.. Thompson s
criticism of the church two years
ago, at once cent reporter to inter
view him for q reply to DR.. Kilgo's
lecture. In another column of The
CAUCASIAN we publish a synopsis OF
DR.. Kilgo's lecture and DR.. Thomp-
son s reply. We do not remember
to have ever seen a criticism or a
reply that was more effective OF
complete. Ii short, DIR. Thompson
completely uncovered DR.. Kilgo and
laid him bare to the pitiless gaz, Of
the public. 1t is safe to say tina,
DR.. Kilgo's utterances represent the
sentiments of but few men in tht
Methodist church; on the other hant
it is safe to say that DR.. Thompson
criticism represents the sentiment o.
ninety nine out of one hundred o
the Christian people of the State
1t should be read carefully ant
studied.
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28

For four or five well sihe ,Ago,.
IAN has in each Issue a a.. j TIE n
mington Messenger why Il had ~
published Judge Avery card. h,
to date that paper has gwen non
swer. THE CAUcAsIAS hAs taken u,
trouble TO investigate ihs nAar
and has ascertained that ga6r
Avery's card was sent 10 the Ne.
ssnger with a request 70 publish, A..
that the proprietors Of the pAper p,
fused TO give space 90 ih. same.
Now the question is, Why
If any one will read Judge Ar,rl
card, and then remember that u
Wilmington Messenger is n rAilrcs
organ, the reason rs ai once apTtre,
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28
TALKS JUST LIKE a MONOPOLY
ORGAN.

ORsAS.
We clip the following from the Char
lotte Observer:
The New York Journal IT, just get
ting good started now, and We will
never hear the last OF that Cisneros
girl. kilograms are being sent 10 the
Governors Of all the States, il appears.
asking what ought tn be done with
her. Governor Russell blurts out that
il Mckinley gives her up he ought 10
| be turned out of the White House.
We hope, however, that the President
will have the backbon to order her x
tradition.
What does this mean? Il il possible
that the Charlotte Observer hopes that
this refined, virtuous and innocent
girl will be turned over to Spanish
butchers to be subjected TO nxneless
brutalities, the very thought of which.
among honorable men, is enough TO stir
a fever in the blood of az. and make the
infants sinews strong as steel. Is il
possible the Charlotte Observer desires
this? 1t is perfectly natural for all the
hirelings and organs of Mammon's
banded pirates to favor such . course |;
and SO does every other Tory who hates
humanity, despises free government
and laughs at the wailing and weeping
Of the struggling millions.
The Charlotte Observer recently de-
MED vebemently that it was monop-
oily organ, and requested THE CAUcAs-
IAN not to refer to it in that manner
The continued utterances of that pa
per, however, force US to say that il IL
is not an organ OF monopoly, that il
talks just like one.
In snsw er to an inquiry from TuE
CAUCASIAN Governor Russell informs
US that Is. never telegraphed the New
York Journal anything about turning
out Mckinley. That is only one Of the
multitude OF gross and base misrepre.
sensations which are constantly being
telegraphed from Raleigh to that paper
The Governor merely said that NJ
President would surrender a political
refugee. Upon that the Charlotte OBJ
server buried out the malicious and
unwarranted statement that he had
spoken sneeriDgiy Of Mckinley.
For our part We would not be shocked
il iae had SO spoken. That the Char
The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1897-10-28

IL is noticeable that tie tso,.
prominent attorney Mr. O.. do A.
ton ard Mr.. John u. Slaw.Nlgt,,y
profiered their service 60 tryma,
Msjor Wilson 10 hold o. tatt.E,
road Commission lse. ~.
the two most promiEeui A,ig-,-,
who appeared recently h,fa,, !,
Railway Commission, reprc.sl,,,
tvo big railway corporation. "a.
advised the Commission ~, tor-
down freight and pas eager "a.
This fact is significant. g. "A, d.
least.