The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1899-06-27
By Fraternal Insurance
Companies.
WORKING WITHOUT LICENSE
The Law TO be strictly Enforced
Against all Insurance Companies Not
Of the Methodist Orphanage Organ>
ize-The Output n the Egypt Coal
Mines-A Butcher Charged With Sell.
ing Putrid Meat
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Raleigh, N c., une 22.-The state
ment has been widely circulated that
a man named Reed, of Perquimans
county, had been elected one of the
new inspectors of fertilizers. He has
not been elected nor will he be appoint
ed. Such is the statement made by
Commissioner of Agriculture Patter-
son.
The statement that the Seaboard Air
late in the appeal to the supreme u
from the decision Of the lower court
in the case in which judgment was
given for $4,000, for alleged burning of
the ice factory here by sparks from
an engine, is declared to be inaccurate.
1t is said they are allowed ten days
time by law and that the court gave
them forty days additional and that
therefore their papers. which were filed
las Monday, were in ample time.
The state charters the Cleveland oil
mills at baltimore, Cleveland county,
capital $25, 900; owners, J. j. McMur-
ray and others.
The American Fire Insurance Com
pany, of New York, and the Manches-
ter Fire Insurance Company, of Eng
land, today domesticated themselves.
The insurance commissioner says
there have been licensed by him under
the new law thirty-five life, eighty-two
fire and thirteen accident and surety
companies, total 1870: also eight fra
ternal orders, as follows: American
Guild, of Richmond; Bankers Union
of the World, Of Omaha; Order of Co.
lumbus, of Baltimore; Endowment
Rank, Knights of Pythias, Of Chicago;
Knights and Ladies of Honor, Of In
dianapolis; National Union, of Toledo;
Royal Arcanum, Of Boston; Union In
demnity League, of Richmond. This is
a very small number, considering the
number Of fraternal orders which have
been and are operating in the state.
Many of them seem to be going on re-
CARELESS of the law. The commissioner
says he will issue next week a circu-
lar letter to sheriffs, clerks of court
and other officials, calling attention to
the fact hat every person in h state
who is doing or Offering to do any kind
of insurance business, either in taking
applications for policies, writing poll
cies, examining risks or doing anything
in the insurance line, is required, upon
demand, to exhibitsshis license. This
requires that every general agent, spe-
cial agent, local agent, adjuster, sur
veyor of risks, organizer of fraternal
orders, as we'll as members of boards,
receiving compensation for their work,
under policy contracts, issued by some
Of h companies doing business in the
state, shall have licenses and exhibit
them on demand Of any officer or cit
law are heavy, and one-half of all the
fine imposed under the law goes to the
informant, provided he is any other
person than the insurance commission
er or his deputy.
The trustees of the Methodist Or
phanage n aged ministers nome here
met today and organized, electing Rev.
j. w. Jenkins, of Cary, president Of
the board. He and J. G. Brown, j. S.
Wynne, r. T. Gray and l.. T. Bynum
compose the executive committee
which is instructed to procure plans
for building and ask for bids. Rev.
jenkins is appointed soliciting agent.
Two thousand dollars is secured for
the building fund, and $1,000 for en-
dOwment. The site has been bought,
paid for by Raleigh and presented.
Many new coal cars for the Egypt
mine passed here today. The coal out
put is now $50 tons daily.
Company K, Of the First regiment,
reorganized since its return from Cuba,
will appear on drill tomorrow, Captain
Beavers commanding. It divides the
armory with Company B, Third regi-
ment, Captain Bernard commanding.
Mayor Powell today found a butcher
in the market guilty Of selling putrid
sausage and bound him over to court
in two cases. Feeling is bitter against
the butcher.
The New York Plate Glass Insurance
Company domesticated today.
New reached here Of b capture Of
two prisoners who beat the jailor and
another prisoner in Halifax Jail yes
terday and escaped.