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The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22
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Net amount Of risks In force..... 5 81, 1872 ,299
SOUTH DAKOTA BUSINESS.
p.oriums m rickS writfon 2AI 18
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Total premium receipts S., rs 647 SO
Amount Of interest and rents reed 2S5,72O IS
Amount received from all other
sources 1884 81
Total income. Observation-Disclosures SO, OS1 1909 81
EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR,
Amount paid for death claims and
o6J .eO
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

SOUTH DAKOTA BUSINESS.
Whole amount of preniumsreceived
in Or from the state of South Da-
hot, bn
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Amount paid for disability claims 11.6W 81
Amount OF either benefits Ats 81
Surrender policies paid in cash $500 81
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Other Expenditures ................. 1895 Os
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Total receipts. Observation-Disclosures. IS sO9, 656 81
EXPENDITURES OF THE COMPANY
DURING THE YEAR,
Losses paid $s,4ls. 4s6 Sc
Deposit premiums returned. ......... 1886 60
Dividends paid Observation-Disclosures. 800, OOD 90
Commissions paid to agents. 9s2,776 "a
pioyes 800. ............... 2ss,75o 81
Loss on sales. Observation-Disclosures. $3.50 90
Profit and loss Observation-Disclosures. 4O,440 IL
Taxes and fees to insurance depart
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22
TATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA D

1NO If1E Ian.
Premiums on riskswrit-
ten. :. -. 49,. 50 6,647.9S
Amount of risks written :. S18,676.66
Losses incurred during the
year. -. -. 1888
Losses paid during the year 1888
State of New York, County Of New
York, SIS.
Gnnrpc " Rahh attorney of the
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22
Interest receipts and rents ..... 339, 12S A
premiums TVCeIFVU OH UCTpEC


ual risks. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. T,712 Ut
RECEIPTS not included in above...... 1926 So
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Ing statement 1,485, 64l.56
Total risks $3.55A.3s1l0
Risks cancelled,
and expired
during the
year.. >. 81 ,598, O39.S0
Risks reinsured
during the
year :. 49,. 54,S664e
$1,652, 506.31
Net amount of
risks in force 81, 1893 STATS
COMPANY'S STATEMENT OF BUSI-
NECC TPANCA NTEn I'M THE
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

Total. 50. $50. 1923 81
INCOME OF THE COMPANY DURING
THE YEAR.
Total premiums for the year.. s., $50. $50 OF
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

ing at the
Ing statement ; 15,7os, so4
Risks written
since preced-
ing statement 1874, 161
Total risks. $31.e50. 7e5
Risks cancelled,
and expired
during the
year.. :. ...$ 15,216,625
1E orc
The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1898-04-22

FTIuCIuR CISIu6..
Other expenditures. 6,735.4S
Total expenditures 81 276,538.55
RISKS.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
HE RAN BEHIND.
Peculiar Feature of Mr.. Stan
ley's Vote in Sedgwiek
County.

One of the pecu1arities of the election
which is puzzling politicians is the re-
suit in Sedgwick county. The county
is Stanley's home, but Richter and
Smith both received larger majOrities
than did Mr.. Stanley, although they did
not receive as many votes. These are
the only Republicans for whom Sedg-
wick county gave a majority.
The entire Populist county ticket was
elected by good majorities. S. B. Ami
don, for county attorney, received a
majority of 1.149, and the other officers
received majorities ranging from $50 to
700.
The maiorities on the state ticket
were as follows: Stanley 20, Richter AZ,
Bush 30, Morris II, Hehebower Is, Boyle
$50, Stryker Sc, Smith q, Botkin 112,
Simpson 119.
1t is a noticeable fact also that while
Boyle led the Populist ticket on ac-
count of his resubmission sentiments,
next to him came Botkin and Stryker
the most pronounced prohibitionists on
either ticket
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
TO SETTLE IN CUBA.
Thirty Colored Families From Topeka
Preparing to Go There.

Kansas will furnish the first colony of
immigrants to settle in Cuba from the
United States. John T. Veney, a col
ored Baptist preacher, well known in
Topeka, has made arrangements to
make a%settlement Of cOlOred people
near Santiago and expects to start from
twenty or thirty days.
The most of the immigrants will be
from Topeka, although there are a few
friends of Topeka colored people who
go with the exodus, and there are also
a few families from OskalOosa-
For several years it has been a cher
ished dream of Mr.. Veney to cOlOniZe
a settlement of his race in some SOUTH
ern cline He has Travelled consider
ably, examining different locations, and
had finally decided on Lower California
when the Cuban war broke out Since
the war has closed he has turned his
attention towards Cuba and has con-
cluded that there are more inducements
for his project in that country. He
has been over the region thoroughly and
understands it. His idea is to establish
a town on the high land above Santi-
ago, which he will call Topeka.
MY idea in naming the settlement
after the capital of Kansas" he told a
Journal reporter, ''is because Kansas
is first in everything. Kansas brought
about the freedom of the colOred man,
and Kansas shall receive the first hon.
or in our Cuban settlement. The land
around Santiago is much better than
that in Lower California, and besides
Lower California is out of the United
States, while we will be practically in
the United States in Cuba
Mr.. Veney is the originator of the
Leedy cadets, and he has a personal
history which is rather interesting. He
was born in Virginia about 60 years ago
but was not a slave. In 1858 his father
sent him to Ohio to be educated. At
that time Oberlin, Ohio, was a hot bed
of abolitionists and Oberlin college re-
ceived a negro as the equal of the
white man. After working in nOrth>
eastern Ohio for a while Veney went to
Oberlin and started in to college, but he
had only been there a few months when
he got into trouble with a United States
deputy marshal over helping a slave to
escape, and was compelled to flee to
western Pennsylvania, where he mid
among the mountains until the war
broke out. In 1861 he went back to
Ohio and settled at Mentor, near Car
fields home, where he lived until 1881,
when he came to Kansas.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
NO TREATY.
Spain Has Decided Not to Give
Up
The Philippine Island Without
a Struggle.
WANTS TO ARBITRATE
With the Emperor of Germany
For Arbitrator.
Agreement at Paris Now Seems
Impossible.
WANTS TO ARBITRATE

Madrid, Nov. 1.-THE Heraldo this
morning asserts that the Spanish gov
ernment has resolved to maintain
Spain's sovereignty in the Philippine is
lands and it adds that it has been sug-
gested that Emperor William of Ger
many who is expected to visit Cadiz
and Madrid soon on his way back to
Germany from the Holy Land, be asked
to arbitrate the questions in dispute
between Spain and the United States,
in the event Of the peace commissions
of the respective countries, now in ses-
sion in Paris, failing to come to an
agreement upon the terms of the pro
posed treaty of peace.
The queen regent presided at the cab
fnet council held today. Premier Sagas-
ia read a letter from Senor Rios, presi-
dent of the Spanish peace commission
announcing that the American peace
commissioners had refused to recognize
the Cuban debt and had exacted the
Philippine islands.
The cabinet council will meet again
this evening and decide upon reply.
Admiral Camara'S squadron has been
ordered to Cadiz with full speed in
view of the approaching visit of EN-
The Spanish steamer Miguel GaItar
which left Nuevitas, Cuba, about Octo-
Der "a has arrived at Barcelona with
repatriated Spanish troops on board
During the voyage across the Atlantic
23 men died and on arriving here 100
men were seriously i'll, suffering from
exhaustion due to lack of food.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
TRIES TO hill HIMSELF.
7. M McHale, a Lawrence Lawyer
Takes Laudanum in Kansas City.

Kansas City, Nov. lit. NJ. McHale,
a well known lawyer of Lawrence, kan,
was found in a room over the saloon at
112S Grand avenue, at $50 o'clock last
night suffering from the effects of a
large dose of laudanum- He was un-
conscious when found and was taken to
police headquarters in the ambulance
Assistant Police Surgeon Brown and
Manahan applied the usual remedies
and McHale will probably recover.
McHale is attorney for Ed ROzzell,
secretary of the Fraternal Aid associa-
ton. who is accused of being an alb
scOnder and he came to Kansas City
last Tuesday to see him. On Wednes-
day he went to the rOoming establish
ment at 1928 Grand avenue and engaged
a room. He had the appearance of a
man who had been drinking freely. Yes
terday he remarked to rOOmers in the
house that he was not feeling well and
1t was thought at first that he took the
drug to relieve the pains and got too
much by mistake. It is thought that
he drank about three ounces of lauda-
mum Wednesday night and four ounces
yesterday afternoon.
AcHale evidently took the drug about
two hours before he was found He was
undressed and lying stretched out on the
bed when found. He had S6 in money and
a lot of letters and business cards in the
pockets of his coat On one of the cards
We're the words. Bets against Bower
sock" Then followed a lot of fieures
Bowersock was elected to congress Tues
day from the Second district of Kansas
1t is presumed that McHale either lost
some money on BowersOck's opponent
Mason Peters, or else was stakeholder for
other persons who had bet on the result
of the congressional race.
McHale is married and the father of
three children. He is n law partner of
Oscar Z. Learnard- Jr
The latter is a son of o. f. Learnard
Sr. owner of the Lawrence Journal and
a prominent politician of eastern Kansas
McHale IS well known in Lawrence and
Douglas county McHale's law partner
came to Kansas City on a late train last
night to take charge of him When he
regained consciousness McHaIe said he
tried to commit suicide on account of do
mestic difficulties. ~
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
RUSHING PELL NELL.
Spaniards are Scurrying Out of Cuba
at a Rapid Rate.

New York, Nov. IA special to the
Herald from Santiago de Cuba says:
The Spaniards are evacuating the
Holguin district rapidly. Four thou
sand men on board two vessels left last
week. Three more vessels will take
the balance.
There has been a total disregard of
the comfort and health of the soldiers.
per cent are surely doomed.
The hospital ship is taking smallpox
cases and men suffering from tdysentery
and the lack of medical attention make
the lot of the returning Spaniards pitt
full and disgraceful to the government
allowing it. There have been forty
deaths of soldiers on the wharf in
Gibara, in one day. The efforts of the
men to reach the transports cause
deaths daily. The bodies are buried in
the bay and credited to the transpOrta-
ton company as passengers.
Evacuation of Puerto Principe will Oc-
cur at an early date. Preparations for
it have been completed. The Spaniards
have moved to Nuevitas, where trans
ports await them.
The situation there will make the task
of the government the most difficult on
the island. Revolutionary Cubans hold
a most hostile attitude toward Ameri-
can control. They think they should
have the highest offices. News from
Manzanillo states that preparations are
complete for garrisOning the small
towns in the Manzanillo district. A bat
talon will be stationed in Bayamo.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
SYNDICATE OF WOMEN.
Make Rich Strike in Cripple Creek
Mine.

Cripple Creek Col, Nov. 11-Buffalo
women have made a big investment in
Cripple Creek and have their fortunes as
sured.
This is probably the first instance in
which a syndicate of women has gone in
to a mining venture their own account
and has managed it with complete sue
the women in question are the purchasers
of the Lafayette, the property which
mine was reported and every assurance
furnished by indications that one of the
richest properties Of the district had been
Under them an incorporation known as
the Princess Alice company, a syndicate
of women of Buffalo, n. Y, has been fig
uring upon Cripple Creek investments for
most unfortunate for them-of a charac-
ter which usually deters eastern invest
ors from making more than one venture
in the mining business. Several years
ago the women interested in the Princess
in Buffalo and raised a very respectable
sum of money for investment. They had
an ide2; as many people IN the east nave,
that all 1t was necessary to do was to
down and break off the double eagles The
delegation sent to Cripple Creek found
Paddy Malloy, who showed them a min
ing proposition that was gilt-edged.
ed that the owner had weak lungs and
the altitude was killing him at an alarm
ing rate The sale was made and the repre-
sentatives of the syndicate returned home
to make their report.
resentatives of the syndicate got a letter
from Mr.. Paddy Malloy inclosing the deed
to the mine in Cripple Creek. Things
looked mighty good for a short time, and
then it was discovered that the deed they
had received was for a nice chunk of graz
ing land over in Fremont county. Paddy
had never had any more interest than
rabbit in the claim which had been os-
tensfbly sold to the Buffalo ladies. He
had received several thousand dollars for
the swindle and had spent the money. He
was arrested and placed under bonds to
disappeared and the bond is still hanging
The adventure with Maloy did not
They pocketed their losses and went ahead
and raised more cash for further invest
ment Their agent has been working in
the district for some time and has just
secured control of the Lafayette. 1t is
learned that he paid $4,000 spot cash for
the property, just as strike had been
made which makes the Lafayette a mine
of big proportions. The Princess Alice
company has recently purchased all of the
property formerly owned by the Seven
Hills company, for which they have war
ranty deeds. The title to all of the
grounds secured has been turned over to
the Princess Alice company. The COM
pany has ore enough in sight to make the
Lafayette a steady shipper soon as
they are properly organized for the work.
The assays run high $S0 and it is
expected that the regular output will av
erage as good as $50. The Buffalo women
have Struk it rich,
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
Big WhaIeback Goes to Pieces
at Cleveland.
The Crew Was Saved With
Great Difficulty.
LOST ON LAKE HURON.
One Vessel Goes Ashore and
Two Disappear.
Schooner Founders and Goes to
Pieces at Glencoe.

Cleveland, Nov. 1.-THE big whale
back barge No 104, owned by the Amer
lean Steel Barge company, parted her
tow line in the harbor during the gale
of last night and at once drifted against
the west breakwater. All attempts to
get line to her from the tugs were in
vain and after pounding against the
breakwater for hours, she finally went
to the bottom. Six men composing the
crew of the barge were rescued by the
life saving crew only with the most
difficulty and peril.
During the night the wind reached a
velocity of % miles an hour. Early to-
day, however, the gale had begun to
subside.
Port Huron, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE
steamer c. F. Curtis and three consorts
bound down. were struck by the gale
on Lake Huron near Sand Beach. The
FaSSet finally went ashore near SAND
Beach and the life saving crew from
that point succeeded in getting all the
men off without loss of life. The Fas-
set is in good condition and will wealth
er the sale. The Holland and Reed
have not reached here and fears are felt
for their crews. Tugs have been sent
out to search for the missing boats.
The captain OF the c. F. Curtis which
has arrived here reports the worst
storm that he has ever experienced
Chicago, Nov. 11.-WaterlOgged and
unfit to weather a storm upon the
lakes, the s Thai, a tramp two masted
schooner, foundered off Glencoe, in the
gale of Wednesday night and went to
pieces in the surf. The Wreckage was
cast up on the beach, but no trace OF
the crew has been found and it is
thought that all went down after cut
ting from the wreck in the ships dOry-
The schooner is a total wreck. There
are scarcely two timbers left together
to Indicate her dimensions. That she
foundered and went to pieces on the
sand bars some distance out in the lake
is evidenced by the Wreckage which
covers the shore from Ravina to
Wilmette, a distance Of nearly seven
miles. The hull has disappeared and
is supposed to be resting on the bars
just in shore from where the schooner
was seen to drop anchor shortly before
the storm broke Wednesday afternoon.
On board the schooner We're Captain
J. Schuttman and crew of three men
whose names are not known at MlWau~
kee, where the crew was shipped
New Buffalo, Mich, Nov. 1.-THE st
Joseph Life Saving crew which came
here by special train last night to res
cue the crew of the stranded schooner
Lena NJ. Nelson. succeeded in getting
all the men safely off the wreck. The
schooner will probably be a total loss.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

ship to return, to America; but am so
thoroughly impressed with the wealth
and beauty of the country and the most
peculiar conditions existing here that
am most anxious for the success of our
government in working out this expert
ment with the best fruition.
The inha bitants are unique; the
natives clean and clever, the Chinese
more active and persevering; all beasts
way of pay or food or shelter. We pay
a house servant who works most sat
iSfactorily, so a month, equalling $4.7O
of our money, he furnishing his own
food. The occupation of our army raised
wages temporarily to the great disturb
ance of the merchants but things are
being restored to the normal basis and
should continue so.
1.-The custom house receipts during
our incumbency, "A working day, amount
to S606, 900. With the increase Npf indus
they should amount within two years to
5000 900 a year at least.
The mining explorations and ventures
promise very well, especially in coal
and iron. Capital I ay be Irofitably
expended in the oper. .ng of banks, cot
ton mills, paper mills, ice factories,
breweries, interisland shipping and
trade.
Few of our people consider that all
of the customs here are radically diff
ferent from those of the United States.
You can't upset the habits and tradi-
tlons of two centuries in two weeks.
The Oriental will for a long time yet
prefer rice and opium to pie and baked
beans.
of our conduct"
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11

in spite of the bitter opposition of John
Schilling- He also secured Stuart 5
election in spite of everything Schilling
did to defeat him. The contest was vim
dictiVe and at times vicious. Schilling,
always a good politician, organized his
forces with more than usual care. Judge
Emery of Nemaha county was turned
down in the convention for Stuart. EN-
ery's friends openly declared war on his
successful opponent.
w. J. Stuart is a young man. His op-
ponent, James Falcon, is much older
and has had, perhaps, IS more years ex-
perience as a lawyer. Stuart was one of
the leaders of the last house of repre-
sentatives. He is 35 years of age and a
native of Ohio. He came to Kansas in
1850.
Troy. Kan, Nov. 11.-W. J. Stuart,
Republican candidate for judge, has a
majority of COL in Doniphan county and
of % in Nemaha county James Falcon,
fusion candidate, has 4 majority of 547
in Brown county. Frauds in Nemaha
county are charged by Falcon friends.
In Everest, Brown county, Falcon ran
so votes behind his ticket, which looks
unnatural to the fusiOniStS and an in
vestigation viii be insisted on Falcon
has announced his intention of contest
ing the election.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
TROUBLE FOR K. S. U.
University Officials Censure Wood
ruff Mosse and Leland.

Lawrence, Nov 11-There is much
unfavorable comment here over the
playing of "Sal' Walker in the game
with st. Marys, and the general senti-
ment among students is one of disgust
and Indignation.
No more popular man than old relia-
BILE "SaI' ever wore the crimson and
blue of Kansas, but he is not now a
student of the university, and is, more
over, the paid coach of the Haskell
team, so that to play him was in direct
violation of the presidents agreement, -
under which Kansas athletics is gov
erned, and contrary to the spirit and
letter of all rules of amateur sport. The
blame SENS to rest wholly upon Coach
Woodruff.
Walker was taken to St. Marys by
the management to act as an official
When the team arrived Woodruff in
sisted upon putting him in as center,
as Wilcox was unable to play, and
Baldwin, the scrub center, who was ta-
ken along to play the position would
he feared, prove an easy mark for St.
Marys.
Captain Mosse and Manager Leland
both protested vigorously, as being in
utter violation of the rules they were
bound to play under, but Woodruff in
sisted and they had to submit.
The advisory committee met last
evening at which time Prof. Giller,
president of the Athletic association;
Captain Mosse and Manager Leland
were present. Before the meeting COM
menced, the report was circulated that
the committee contemplated recon-
mending that the team be withdrawn
from WOodruf's control, as his action
was clearly in violation of his contract
The matter was explained however, to
the evident satisfaction of the commit
tee, all of whose members are pledged
to secrecy. It is believed that ChanceI-
lor Snow will give out an interview to-
morrow
It is reported that Manager Leland
has already handed in his resignation
to the Athletic association
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1898-11-11
TOPEKA SHOULD ACT.
Get the Cattlemen's Convention
at Woodward, Okla, Inter-
ested in TOpeka's Affairs.

At Woodward, Oklahoma, on Feb
ruary IA and Is. there will be a big
meeting of western live stock men
General Passenger Black of the Santa
Fe suggests that delegation from this
city be present to talk over the pro-
posed big meeting and festival in this
city next fall and interest the cattle
men in it.
The occasion is the annual meeting of
the Oklahoma Live Stock association.
The railroads have made a rate of one
fare for the round trip from all points in
Kansas and Oklahoma, and there will
probably be as many cattle men present
from this state as from Oklahoma. as
well as from Texas, New Mexico and
other cattle states. It will probably
be the opportunity to start the Topeka
convention among the cattle men in
earnest.