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The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16
I[IIH|N A RAILWAY WRECK.
,.ryES KILLED AND MANY IN
upED NEAR TRENTON, ONT.
Train ON Grand Trunk Line
c,sshe. Iato Freight at n Sid
,~-Fire Adds to the Horrors OF
The CoIiision-Li"t OF the Dead.

t,rSs.STON. Ont. NOV. by a wreck
- Grand Trunk railway a. tFE. Dia-
- Crossing. ne8r Trenton, Ont. sariy
- thirteen persons were killed and
- txesgty more or less injured, several
- and 0n,s perhaps fatally. a frelgn;
- ~ three ears Nae endeavcring &c enter
-+ssee unea me Montrea. express. aass-
- crashed into IL A. fu!l speed. COM
- xreckng the freight train.
~ss engine ard seyeral cars OF the ex-
-. ueYe dera.ied baryIns the fireman
- engineer and an extra engineer named
80 who was on bis way 70 Bel.eville 70
- raarge o. ar engine. a wreck.ag train
= alsi,a,ched 70 tae scene q { once ana the
80 81 to work WIN the assistance Of the
s.s.4a,sd passengers caring for the dad
80 injured \ number Of the latter were
.s.Een 70 Belieyiile and placed In the hos
rsal
...Is tas acciaent as caused by The ex-
- eosshiag into train made Up Of an
ssr,tga and three freight ears which vas
trs{sg 10 get into a siding some distance
;. The east OF the station. The express
s.,,ok he rear van knocking Il into
s,..snfers Tfue second van was set on fire
az burned up WHALE the other one was
av.rtgrned. Tag shock 90 the express tram
szs SEVERE the passengers being hurled
frorn their seats xith great force. the mo-
,entu,n being sufficient 10 break Off The
haeks II the seats against which passen-
gers were ieaBng-
the following is a list Of the dead:
William fsinness cattle drover. Toronto
Charles Coodchid. cattle droger. Toronto.
John Casey. engineer, off duty. Belleville
william Brady. engineer Of Montreal ex-
press. Be.!eyi.ie.
Jobn Macdonald fireman. OF Montreal ex-
presg Be .eYi.Ic.
Nerie e. keenan,. native OF Russia
Geafge iahfich. native OF Russia,
Ga;rine Habrlch. native of Russia.
Three other Russians man. woman and
female child, all uEdenvHed
Unknown man, legs and part OF trunk
oaly recovered.
AL u the Russian party had through
tickets 20 Cincinnati.
The seriously injured are:
Frederick Cohen. German Immigrant,
thigh fractured and skull thought TO be
crushed
Carey. Coburg. shoulder fractured.
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OUTLINE OF PLANS
FOR CUBAN GOVERNMENT
Porter Recommends a Wholesale
Reduction of Customs Duties.
and Railroad Building.

WASHI NGTON. Nov l5.-The Hon Rob
err /. Porter, special commissioner from
the United States To CUBA and Porto Rico
presented his report TO The president and
secretary Of the treasury today The re-
port submitted contains about 69000 words
and goes very fully into the financial and
economical conditions OF Cuba analyses the
budget OF that island Tor fifteen years
showing the sources Of income ana thu
causes OF expenditure There are some sup
Elementary reports Yet To he made
Mr. Porter examined both IA the United
States and in cuba some go Witnesses. all
Of whose testimony is published in the an
pendiX 10 the report. Mr. Porter mas also
submitted for the approval Of the sccre-
tary OF The treasury A complete revision of
the tarff In the form Of a new bill which
VIII he examined by the experts II the
treasury department ana II approved viii
- PROMULGATED by the president and take
effect at the port Of Cienfuegos December
I. that being in all probability the first i'm
p3rtant post 70 come into pOss tssion - the
Uni1ed States. TIE tariff proposed and the
adoption OF which by the United States
when the military forces take hold % the
customs houses Will reduce al duties about
a. per cent from IN" Oil spanish rates ann
Will aVe3a&" fully tWo-thif7is less than the
rates uow exacted ny the authorities IN
Cuban ports in possession Of Spain
TIE report also contains an ANALYSIS ami
discussion 90 tho cuban budget. Ia wAIeb
the effect OF the new tariff on the revenue
81 the coontry toee ther WITH fhe other
sources o. revenue. are explained and dis
caesed.
The oeNt most important subject reara-
"a IN the report = that In IT, }atiou 20 cur
rencF- TIE report says ln part.
Although cuba is arlctel wt.a many
hla3s O.; appreciated currency. ina tStab-
- .as'S - sSFlefiy e3ld. and 20 any
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MAIL CONTH ACTORS COMBINE.


WASHINGTON Nov THE postoffIce
department. has discovered the existence OF
combine Of speculative contract bidders
boxing TO control Of the bids and evasion
o. he g-ceat MAR tax imposed on their con-
tract hoaas
Considerable numbers Of these bidders or
agents have formed an arrangement for
opening their own bids selecting ossenta-
teasly TIE lowest for Ming with the de-
Tartmtnt supprcssing the others and thus
saving the revenue accrulng 70 the govern
ment from the large number OF compets-
tlVe bids submitted Some idea of the in
ttfesls involved may be- gained by the fact
that under contracts 20 BE- lei unf!tf The rs n
esal adYeriiS, neut ~ Soptpinher j. hast 10
vaie1 sbs organization Of these bidders i'm
netlsleiy looks over e. 40 bids ordinarily
would be contracted for carry M. the mails
Ihf poStoifice department today issued
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AUSTRIAN BARON N iHo' ME-
Dismissed the Army. and HIS SWORD
Attached by Creditors.

IrXINGTON. Ky. Nov. % iIafV'4
Waideck peViilAmil. an Austrian no"ieiii@i
20, mn - the seventh volunteer In
f,,Itr> immuues s. IN disgrace and mas
III. Tor parts unknown \ iew days 1So
h. was discharged from ms regiment i@r
tsriou- offenses principal among Wnlr!i
- v-fustns- 70 pay his debts. he owed
'norey 20 many officers ana men AM h4d
large accounts win several Tn"fcoan's-
Creditors sNuopeu down upon niih ~ ~
hi~ inform Tie later secured fi"thine
s.g-nsv, here ard skipped out peF1tIat"t
claimed % ~ cousin - the i#+" I'm
,.r44s az Austria. and stnE i te-eEiaa "i
saa8otefce 20 Emperor Francs 'h a.
Ia. time ~ hey tragic death
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Y WASHINGTON. Nov Consul Oar
nell. at Nogales. Mexico has made writ
ten report 10 the state department. SUM-
marizing briefly the case % the Ameri-
can. Temple who Is held in jail by he
Mexicnns on charge of murder. commit
ted IN the tnied States. TIE consul says
the man ls stil in iaE and his protest has
not been needed although here arr ilsii-
cations thar the Mexican government *
arranging 20 Try him very soon.
II this Is trne the result migat be an
evasion after al ot the point which the
United States government II trying 70 es-
fahlish nancy that Mexico cannot exer-
else extra-territorlal j'lr.s iictlon within the
/ ulted states
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ESTABLISHING OCEAN LANES.
Steamship Companies Agree to Run
Only in Clearly Defined Tracks.

LONDON, Nov. f5.-At a conference De
tween representatives of the Cunard lie,
American line French Transa tiantic Com
pany North German Lloyd line. Hamburg
American Steamship Company. the Neither
lands, the Wilson line. the Atlantic Trans
port Company and the Elder Dempster-
Furness and White Star lines presided over
by Mr.. ismay, il has been decided that two
outward and TWO home ward ocean tracks
VIII he used from January Il to August Is.
and from August j. TO January 10 The
regular runs VIII be circulated and hopes
are expressed that all cross Atlantic YES
sells and Newfoundland fishermen Will rec
ogniZe them.
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Enrrnrut Falls below Requirements
and VIII BE Rejected.

WASHINGTON. Nov 15,--The navy de-
partInenl. having been notified by the build
ers. Wolf X wicker, Of Portland. oF, mat
the trr,~do boat Davis. which sustained an
accident on her last trial trip has been re-
paired mas assembled the trial Board, nesti-
ed by Commander Drake. ana ordered an
ofher -rtal on th. Columbia river on Tues
duY. November ~
The report from 10 trial board al san
Francisco on the recent trial Of the torpedo
tfa5n ~ = knot below the speed o. thirty
knots required.
The contractors have asked that ne boat
Ia accepted on the record MADE put me de-
r,affmant finds Itself bound by tie contract
IN refuse so the boat must DE rejected, or
in anotncr triai must make the tauty hnots
required.
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TO RESTRAIN THE {. r.
English stock elders Object to the
Putting on of "a New Mortgage.

NEW YORK, Nov. l5.--I- J. Morrison.
counsei for the protective committee Of me
English Central p4citic stockholders. an
nounced today that he mad received cable
gram from London 20 the effect that the
English committee through one OF its MEN,
bers has commenced a representative &C
ton 70 restrain the board OF directors OF
The Central Pacific Railway Company from
putting a new mortgag on tie property
10 take up the government loan and the
present mortgage.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16

BUTTE Mont NOV, IL Robert NJ
Fadden. William Henderson, John Kelly
and George Morgan We're blown up in the
bottom of the Berkeley shaft by tne exp,o-
sen of missed hoe this morning Tire
So ~ holes had been nred by the night
SHIT before It went III and the men
Thought they heard all The shots II seems
they made mis- cunt and il was several
hours later when the missed hole exploded
right in The midst OF me day shift NJ
Fadden died THIS afternoon. The others
NO terrinlN et,i lLn. hut Y I'll liknlX rnnoA-o,
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circular warning all prospective bidders
against taking part In ;aair combine, and
stating taat SUCH an arrangement - IN vio-
iaEien ~ the statute which proVides that
no contract for carrying the mail SHAH be
made with any person who has entered Or
proposed 20 enter into any combination 10
prevent the making Of any bi1 for carrying
the mail. or VINO mas made d.5y agTeernesae
Or Civ n or performed Or promised 70 ElFe
or perform. any consit.er3 ton VIVA lever TO
induce any other peFson ID bid for any
such contract"
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WASHINGTON. Nov 15.-Secretary AL
ger. after conference today with Adjt Ger.
Corbin and Mai Smaller Of the ordnance
bureau. decided that the United States
armovics have progressed with the manu-
facture Of g-Jorgensen rifles to point
where be could under take 10 arm the en-
tire army with this weapon. As fast "a the
guns ear he packed and sent forward the
SDringiejds in the hands of the soldiers
viii be retired and turned into the arsenais
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-11-16
Annual Convention of knights of
Labor opens at Chicago.

CHICAGO Nov Is The annual con-
vcntton Of knights Of Labor began here
today. over lri Delegates were In attend
8nre when General Master Workman
Hicks % New York. called the convention
80 order The proceedings will probably
last 4 week or ten days. TIE mice tings are
20 DE held behind closed doors
The japanese cruiser GhitoHe built At
san Francisco, Will be ready for her trial
"trip hV December l.
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lie IL 10 Bc Informed by Telegraph
Of Revision FraeesdlnE.

PARIS. %ov. f1-The eour, of cessation
has informed ,7s minister az tne colonies
tE4t Il rag decided that Tprevfus h. tu-
formed ts 1.ItsF8rn taat rasis.en pro-
cectt.nEa have ieeU commenced aod that
at r44.4 .r-gaT. Fog ISIS 1e: euse. The min
lsfer az s1e colonies nA- received 81 cable
saying t'ft bTeyfas e Jn es1d hsAitn.
Questions = u fow ia DATED ans posted -
I5seyt4s. MO AL formulate Replies.
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Four Prom, Portland VIII &C." There
10 Nurse sick Soldiers.

PORTLAND Nov. ls.-NIss 500 7
gansr. c!re--tr,~s % NURSES az ttle Portland
hospital to14y resolved aAspai1a ffofa
Surgeon So nefsi S1ernts-g- - Use Giiea
states Aruy. - proceed 10 Gaa1a tr1n4~
s.at..v w-1A AZ MANY trained r'4rses ~
s.aa.l8 b.. secured in Portland Miss Zsr#r
w - lave - Kan Frsf TO fesraarr,.7 sfst
WI lie accompanied by the following
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PARIS <ar Daring the resras
week Presitent Faa~e Nt3 receive from
re Sa&nl>a S3vsrnsaert 3H@ fsrder e. the
t4nsi~u f'wece. csut.rFed * * sad
Through Seer NeDttr1 Rios president OF
the Spanish peace cosnm.sslca.
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NEW YORK. %ov ls-Janses MoSansh-
tes. b. former presiden 81 fne TFades~
ussn <ftsvnai bank. to5sy Sled g val1n-
tary petition 81 bankruptcy TneT" AZ" no
assets mentioned IL the petition Ia bAnk-
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trained nurses. Miss Josephine Dunn.
Mss cecel.a t.arhart and Mabel i Lake.
They viii probably sail for Manila Friday.
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MEET ~ SECRET GoNCLAVE.

runtey. THE amount Of the liabilities ID
placed ii ti.i2i. iGn
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railroad had been completed by the for
rlrr gnNernment.
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and Boys Hose.

HEAVY FLEECED HOSE. DOUBLE
SOLE. FAST BLACK, ALI. SIZES. EN-
IRA VALUE.
BOYS EXTRA HEAVY FLEECE
LINED HOSE. SPLtCEn KNEE. poU-
BILE SOLE. ALL SIZES
MISSES FAST BLACK FLEECED
HOSE. RIBBED. DOUBLE KNEE.
SPLICED HEEL AND TOE.
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LONDON. Nov l5.-The rumors circuat-
ga here yesterday that the American fleet
was on the point of starting for Europe
caused great excitement in commercial cir
cles. The Daily Graz hic says this morn
ing. THE Spanish transatlantic fleet has
been ordered to be prepared for a renewal
of hostiities The forts in the Canary isl
anlis ar. hing ranidlv manned -
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makes the fourth level that has been es- tablished, the others being at the 100, 350 and 600. It can thus be seen that this mine is not only one of the deepest in the county but the immense bodies of ore have been practically untouched.-Sono- ra Union-Democrat.
 Colonel D. H. Jackson has commenced operations on the Ida Mitchell mine. The tunnel has been cleared out and is being retimbered as rapidly as possible, pre- paratory to enlarging the working force now mployed-Mountain Democrat.
 The Longfelow mine at Big Oak has paid all indebtedness, will build new hoisting works and put everything in all taken up in placer claims and is being worked with varying success.-Tuolumne Independent.
 men who are posted to be looking better now than ever before in it's history. The ore bodies are large and of excellent grade, and the property is being handled in a skillful manner in all its departments. Nevada City Transcript.
 Negotiations are pending for the cree tion of a chlorination plant in the Grass Valley district. It estimated that the works will cost $25 900 by the time they are completed.
 The owners of the Constitution and Great Western mines in Willow Valley expect to commence operations soon, with MT. Floyd as superintendent.-Grass Val i ley Telegraph.
 More bullion is being shipped from Bo- die than from any other mining camp of it's size in the country, and yet 1t doesn't appear that there is much going on, though the Standard steadily employs up- ward of 100 men, and twice that number are employed elsewhere in this vicinity Bodie Miner-Index.
 During July the following were the quicksilver shipments from mines in this locality: Napa, 500 flasks; Etna 300; Great Western, 146; Vallejo. 23; total, 1069. This is an increase of 168 f1asks over the June shipment.-St. Helena Sentinel.
 On Friday of last week Robert A. Skin ner of East Fork purchased from the Ni- agara Mining Company the Yellowstone
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Boom in the Mining : <. Industry Appears ;: !: <. to Be Here. 
 
  Bullion Receipts From :, his State Keep Up Surprisingly.

Mining men are brightenng up greatly at. the news of peace. Peace means the early coming of new life to the indus try. Timid capital was observed to shrink back at the first sign of war, as it' always does, and the result has been Something like a small depression in the mining field. Men who were figuring on mining investments have in many cases concluded to wait. Owners and promo ters- have found it harder since the war began to interest men of money in new ventures. In spite of all the activity that has been going on 1t has been bad sea- son for selling mining properties. The effects of the war have been felt in other ExaXs..
 :: The removal of this extra caution is not the only way in which the mining .industry is expected to be benefited. A great revival of business and industrial activity generally Is anticipated An era of. life progress and good times IS look cd for As the most inviting field for en- ergy.. capital and brains, mining may be exDected to fully share the life of the new era. Throughout good deal of the State mining is just now greatly ham r5er.ed also ty the lack of water. But rain and time promise a new and early 'greatness to the mining industry Tn Cal .fornia as elsewhere in the Paciflc re- giOn:.
 From the United States Mint at San Francisco and from the Selby Smelling Company comes the report that so far this year the receipts of bullion from Cal .ifornia show but a slight decrease from the. normal. It would have been natural to expect a very considerable decrease
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PRINTERS ON THE BAY.
Convention Delegates Have an Ex-
 cursion and Elect Officers.


 The closing day of the eighth annual convention of the State Typographical Union was begun yesterday morning by an excursion on the bay under the per sonal supervision of J. J. Keegan, secre- tary of the Harbor Commissioners, ano Darticipated in by all the delegates ana the following named invited guests;
 Mrs. F. E. Caler, Mrs. s. H. Jenner' Mrs M A. McInnis, Mrs. A. w. Wehner' Mrs. ". B. Benoist, Mrs. Thomas Parker' Miss Rose Mulgrew, Miss l.. Lamb, MISS M Ianigan. Miss Lizzie Thompson, Miss Fanny McInnis Judge Robert Ferral, A. w Wehner, secretary affiliated traoes' J' G. Rickard.
 During the trip patriotic songs were sung short speeches were made ana re- treatments, bearing the union label, were enjoyed The run included a visit to the Union Iron Works, through the Golden Gate and the Raccoon Straits. A pretty feature of the trip was the salutations ex- changed with the outbound Columbia whose American flag was three times run up as the excursionists on the Governor Markham gave three cheers for Old Glory and the successful termination of the war with Spain.
 The officers elected at the afternoon ses- sion are: President, A. J. Read, Oakland No. 36; vice president, F. E. Caler. San Francisco Pressmen's Union No. "A; sec No. 36; organizer, c. E. Fisk, Los Angeles No 174; executive commlttee-IhomaS Ii. Perry Eureka No. POT; William Hill. san Francisco Stereotypers' Union No. ZS;
 A specal vote of thanks was rendered J. J. Keegan, secretary of the Board Of Harbor Commissioners, and Captain Pet ginger and crew of the tug Governor
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Ladies' tailor-n4ade suits; latest designs; we give credit. M. Rothscbild. Fl sutter.r. 5 < ,.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
.sKILLFUL COOKS DUTY. Should Make Food Taste and Look - We'll

. The true science of cookery is to se- feet proper and nourishing ingredients and then prepare them in such man. rier; as will please the taste, and incl dently the eye.
 '...The most valuable food will not long agree with a person if it's taste is dis Agreeable. This does not argue that all nice tasting articles are nutritious and nourishing. However, it is the duty of all food experts to produce de- lfcioua food and from the best possible Ingredients, and to have a comprehen- slVe knowledge of the laws of diges- .tion and assimilation.
 Grape Nuts, the new food, made by Postum Cereal O., Linn, Battle Creek, and noW on sale at grocers. is thought to be the highest type of scientifically made food thus far produced.
 It possesses the delicate sweet of grape-sugar, with new and peculiar flavor of a most winning character, while the processes of manufacture have brought the food to such a condi- ton that it is absorbed by the system in a most natural and healthful man ner.
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STATEMENT
 or THE CONDITION AND AFFAIRS
 or THE HnEPnG0RAg TEDF
INSURANCE COMPANY

OF PHILADELPHIA, IN THE STATE OF U Pennsylvania, on the 3lst day of Deeem- Der A. D. 1S97 and for the year ending on that day as made to the Insurance Commis- sioner of the State of California, pursuant to the provisions of sections 6l0 and 6n Of the Political Code condensed as per blank fur nished by the Commissioner.
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TWO OVERDUE
 COAL SHIPS Barks Geo. F. Manson and General FairChild. REINSURANCE PAID ON THEM THE WEIGHTS NEW BOILERS WOULD NOT FIT. Four Big Sailing Vessels to. Leave Here Under Charter to Load
 Nitrate at Iquique for
 England.

Some needless anxiety is felt over the long passages being made by the barks George F. Manson and General Fairchild from Australia. The Manson is now out 102 days from Sydney, N. s. w., and ten guineas reinsurance has been paid on her, while the Fairchild, 11S days out from Newcastle, N. s. w, only calls for five guineas reinsurance. The vessels are
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Markham for the pleasure of the trip around the bay.
 Resolutions in regard to the Brewery Workmen and the Cigarmakers unions were adopted.
 Eureka was selected as the place for holding the ninth annual convention, and Thomas H. Perry. delegate from Eureka No. POT. was elected a member of the ex- ecutive board.
 A memorial presented by David Lubin was ordered spread upon the minutes.
 banquet was rendered to the delegates by San Francisco Union No. 21 last night.
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Advances made on furniture and pianos. with or without removal. J. Noonan, 1017-lO23 Mission
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Seeks a Divorce.

Josephine Hayden has applied for a di- vorce from Edwin Hayden. The plain tiff alleges cruelty as cause of com plaint.
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Risks and Premiums Fire Risks. Pren

Net amount of risks
 written during the year. $l3S, 3S9 642 S27 AS Net amount of risks ex-
 p!red during the year. 122,091,374 1,569, 4J9 0S -See eember ab si 1887. 15s o15 ss7 1882 6s1 25
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SOAP G R. LUCY { CO., r3am 3a S94SEns @ fs n.a 9t1ssi issi
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SEWING MACHINES. nD0MFSTlG" P,s-smiosoay ,o5t the machine 70
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CAPITAL.

 Losses adjusted and unpaid. d.-.-....-.. ST. Losses in process of adjustment or in suspense .-----....-. -......-'.s Se' Losses resisted. including expenses. IF, Gross premiums on fire risks run
 ming one year or less. $10l2, 04l fl;
 reinsurance 50 per cent. DUO, Cross premiums on fire risks run rei9surance IehS @ pro rata......G 42O, Amount reclaimable by the insured on perpetual fire insurance policies: b5I, c3,,ils 3n become due. IS, ro.o, liabilities ..s .s1, 6SS.
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Net amount paid for fire losses On-
 Iears1 s6s6. TOP 7s Dividends to stockholders. ............. 10000 co Ffi9 brokerase CT ssio"eu io. .o.'.' 2s7.55s 77 Fefa Charges for officers. clerks etc 1oS, 300 % rh,4 ta8es ,oi 81 43O 57 All other payments and expenditures 152, sS3 10 Total expenditures ............s1, ,296. .s75 g
 Fire. Losses incurred during the year..... s694, T41 4s