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DEATHS.
amilton :. Wicks.

NEW YORK, Jan. 4.--Hamsltaa 1
Wieks, organizer OF the Denver and ~
Kansas City expositions In the. eiahtifs
and one Of the founders of the Chieaso
Herald. II dead in Brooklyn aged 81 n,
was taken III In Manhattan about i've
weeks ago with the grip and this dese5
oped Into pneumonia.
Mr.. Wicks was born in Milwaakee In Iii
and live there until be was about
years old. He was graduated from n.
Northwestern university at Evanston, II.
and was soon afterward admitted % ia
bar TN Milwaukee. lie practiced In IL
latter city a few years. and then engaxS
In newspaper work in Chicago. With otAs.s
he esta blished the Chicago Herald. b:
soon relfnQuished his interest In II % 70
TO Australia to manage Frank Leslie vah-
lications. He did not stay there long. ns
liking the country. Returning 10 tAs
United States he went to Denver, whese
he conceived the idea of an axposssen
which would properly cal, 10 the atika-
tioa Of Eastern people the possihiIitiss ss
the Rocky mountain region. The expsi-
ton was u success and Mr. Wtckes turned
his attention a number OF mining schemes
growing out of the exposition.
From Colorado he went to Kansas CRY
and with others organized the exposition
in that city. He also started the kanas
City Commercial, bat soon sold out hi
interest to others. From Kansas CITY h,
went 70 Oklahoma and from there eams
To new YORK TWO years ago. tie WAS
typical promoter. n man of cxtranfdinary
energy and enthusiasm
Minnie Alice Evans, Actress.
NEW YORK. Jan. 4.--MInute 4 n.
EsYans one az the sisters known Is 6s
French Twins and wife of charies 4
Evans. proprietor of The Herald Sqn&st
theater died suddenly at her home In TIL
city today. Mrs Evans and her sister wsss
stars on the vaudeville stage Twelve ysar
ago or more. being known as Minnie al
Lena French respectively. The last pam
ed married ''Old Huss'' Hoey who VA
Evans partner I'm several Plays that wsrs
given all over the country notably ta
''rarlor Match
Col. W. IL. Mabry.
HAVANA. Jan. i--Coi. w. IL Mabry, 4
the First Texas regiment. who was sitaek.
ed las. Saturday with csrehro spinal men
nights. died this evening.
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TERRIBLE EPIDEMIC Of LAGR|PP[
Is Now Raging in All Parts of the United
States, Striking Down Its Victims
Everywhere.
HIGH AND LOW, RICH AND POOR GREAT AND SMALL.
ARE FALLING ONE BY ONE.
The Greatest Scourge of the Century Is
Feared

La grippe has always been 4 peculiarly
fatal disease. Its ravages are not so
alarming diph iberia. or so much dread
ed as smallpox, bat It's number Of victims
is greater than either.
lentiy-insidiously--it gathers in its
fearful harvest Of precious lives. Il does
not spread from man 10 man Ike con-
tagious disease, nor does il. belong 70 linn
tied localities. like malaria Ii is In the air
every where. II IS OF climatic origin. NO
man can escape from IL, no woman is
safe from IL.
La grippe is epidemic catarrh. La grippe
Is acute catarrh excited by peculiar c.i-
matte conditions. IL sweeps across con-
iinent in single week. like the blizzard
OF winter or the hot wave OF summer IL
does not depopulate whole villages lie the
black plague. nor desoiate a home like
malignant diphtheria, bur !, counts lis sin
gle victims here and there necessarily.
night and day, week after week.
La grippe is acute EPIDEMIC catarrh- Our
climate at ali times. especially II the win
ter. excites numerous cases Of acute Ca
tarrh. Just now the climatic conditions
are such that very few escape. II is called
by the French name, la grippe. but in
plain English it s catarrh--aeuie eatarrh.
The last two weeks many hundreds have
died of IL. In the coming four weeks many
thousands more will die.
Unlike the hot wave. we cannot fee from
la grippe by going TO the mountains. I'm
like the winter blizzard, We cannot escape
la grippe by going TO southern chimes.
AS 70 the nature OF ID grippe. autuoI
ties differ Even now the New York
board OF health is declaring 1, to be a
contagious disease. while other men OF
equal authority do not regard ii as such.
And what Is worse yet. doctors do not
agree as 10 the remedies for la grippe.
No school OF medicine or set OF doctors
have reached any definite conclusion as
TO what remedy or remedies VII either
cure or prevent la grippe. One doctor
says this and another says that, and in
the meantime the people are dying all
around US.
Since $50 DR. Hartman has passed
through four or FIVE epidemics Of la grippe.
During all this time he has conducted an
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80 OPPOSITION TO DAVIS.
Minnesota Legislative Gaucns NOM
mates Him Inanim0usIy.

ST. PAUL. Jan. 4--fiov. John Lind was
issauguratsi today. The legislature in joint
session listened 10 the reading Of his mes
sage.
The Republican members Of the twc
houses Of the legislature met ia caucus to-
might TO nominate A SUCCESSOR TO United
States Senator Davis. The caucus was en-
tirely a formal affair there heing 10 OPP
position, and the Republicans ha wing a ma
Jorsts Of ninety on joint ballot In thu iegis-
lasure. The roll was called to allow ali 10
ba recsgsiesi. resulting IN l27 votes for Sem
ator Davis. that being the nufns,er present
at the caucus. The chairman aas i'm
structad TO notify Senator Davis by teie-
graph o. The action OF the caucus.
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DAYS Of CAMPAIGN
QUITE FORGOTTEN.
Continued From Page One.

sstion of the Philippines and who opposed
some other features Of the treaty. lie
told them that amendments TO the treaty
would seriously compiicate matters and
that there was nothing now to do but
accept the treaty as 1t stood. Senator Gray
will no doubt make "a speech from stand
point OF a man who was In the iirst in
stance opposed 10 acquiring territory far
from the United States. but showing that
the war left the counry In a condition
where the responsibilities were not TO be
avoided.
II is understood that Senator Hoar and
Senator Caffery viii make extended
speeches in opposition to the treaty.
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IN NORTH CAROLINA.
General Assembly Meets To-day
Democrats I'm Control.

RALEIGH. N g.. Jan s--Tae general
assembly met at neon today. The Dem
ocrafz have a large majority IA both
houses. Ex-Judg. Henry q. Conner, ~
Wilson, will be speaker Of the house. lie
has beer chosen by the Democrats in eau-
Gus. The Republicans VIII nominate W.
w. Hampton. Of Surrey comfy,
A RESOLUTION was unanimously adopted
70 the effect that 10 one but white men be
employed when they can be obtained from
the highest "a the lowest position. Here
tofore many of the positions Of minor Inn
portanee. even under Democratic admins
traitors. have been flied By eclorsd men.
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~
ENLISTMENT FOR CRIME.
Russian rrsvy Councillor strongly
Against the scheme.

LC%fs9N Jar The 81 Feserv2,zr-
es'~Tesye2ys ie1e u sae Daily &sEg sSysc prsYy
t'z0rHescg SasoEsGn- of kh% prisons igTsnss-
s~a9tn1 ass igaSt retGTDs6 fsers fT7ra a five
g77tGtas' scar . tns prisons sRt exile s5se-
Gss< cf thR Russian EGEer ssr1Fsat. - Siberia
and t@e kslaEs; # Sagsa&ssE, On ~ - -.
ssSEs - As1a Vie has f3rztEs1sst IA with
tssa catnf pasnts 81 his reENayt 70 tsa cza~-
Iss lsaG3GS feature - n sa-oTasa's eoaelu-
sten sasaI ha c2sAETasat r. useless Aad una2-
@sraNFe "a . punishment. hsvsasg~s = pro-
+ sees tszs csGgpse1e Epg-sl deR9vssss sses.s 81
axe eg&sS
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- war 'ssssy transmitted IL congress a 5e,-
Yep ffefss re stats claims c-ernnitttas re.,-
Afy5 teetS3 = sSzcsls74sa1 ta prcv@tss fssr sks.
f4as rsrfss ~ sis msT<tcylssuS Ks ms fur ma
1nrsals ~ s9falles furnishes 4rss services
reEd@vt Nv individuals during ihs Svays-
3Ss-ASneffcsu var together W4th 3 draft
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Dtaerent Deals to Divide Up the Leg
talattve O6tces.

BOISE I3aiao Jan sTne legislature e.
fecfesl All oTgansza sloa today. In the hesssss
The Democrats and Silver Republicans took
nj tire fslaees - l.. Eyan@. DEMOCRAT. of
Ofseaxla cesxnEy MAS elected speaker. In The
senate the Republicans and popa.ssts fused,
dividing the Offices equally.
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Gen. Haskell. Wi,t.,, peu.,,r..

WASHINGTON. Jan IA pension Of xae
month vac today granted tn Mira Riga y
Haskell. widow o. 8TtE Gen Joseph r
HASKELL WAo WIS wgtsutfesi at :eo hattie
cf ri t'anev agy 1uiv and dhaY from his gr
}urseS n SsIstoHaANr- Gen Haskell WAS
AHn;s'aut cosou@l ~ ne Ninth T-aifea
STATS infsatry and 81 September last
wSs9 tsafnrsaiss Ss1e~f esr3gs ,fier general ~
Ffsi1ssa; ssy's The pension Is The highest 81
Enpss~i sssiosv GfssiaT Ssge stslers} laws Rsfis
Mrs Haskell s1Sssets SPECIAL pension iexis-
"a sts-, IL Ngr feaAa
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Chicago Road MA In fer $4,000. $
Otro for Security Uolacrs

tFiIEAG1. Jan. tine MetFopoNEan
elevated road was Sod today by Master ia
Chsncerw Sherman Tor ss-,ss999s T-lg,. xoaa
vas a0aga; by Fred =. Ocott. 81 Neg
\ OTk. chairman % the reorganization COIN
raittee. is the Interest CT the secEIrfsY hold
"fs. who have GegDS3ted saesT stocks and
bends with the Reorganization C8gnrn.ggs-e
under the terms of The sgseernanf pan o4t
some time Ago
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HOMICIDE ADMITTED TO bail.
Had killed the Alleged DESTROYER
of His Home

JOPLIN, No Jan- 4-J0ha y NJ
CrsA5s. who ktalet ~ .t3.saigln. ghe ai-
legged destroyer IT ISIS Aa-ns was tsrtJsss. a !,
before Circuit J@sge Parzsns ss5ay ~ a
Srft - Esfssss corpus. ard after a4Ars,,e-
Was &snsstgAsa 70 hAl n tne esaxga - sis -
Tae Carthage justice Il TIE Iaaca w1o
committed McsgaIils for rial refused "a
admit hsga 70 bail
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FiNIeG TELEGRAPH RATES.


TOPEKA Ksu.. lar s-Eoth branches
uf tae legislature J9slay passed the esN
e}lenE thE gs.esraps RATES. TIE btli VIII
sss q, site governor tomorrow tos his sig
nature The eail s~siures the charge Tar
.iay commercial messages of ten words
fFasr = cFnts e. - cents, ard other tolls
in pxoEssFt suN- DAY press rates are reduce
81 from 0ns-NHif 70 Gue~thtrl cent per
wurss and sight press rates from one
fourth - ane-sixih csut ger wort Fsls~e
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HUNGARIAN CRISIS ENDED.
Banfry ArranGes "a Compromise With
the Opposition.

LONDON. Jan. THE Vienna cerre-
spondent Of the Standard says. The Hun
garian crisis is virtually ended / believe
that Baron Banffy. the premier, has ar
rived at compromise with tbs opposition
leaders and IL coming to Vienna to submit
his proposals TO the emperor. II these are
approved he will resign and the .ablnet
will he constructed probably with the vauae
members, except that Baron Hanfy viii re-
GAIA Feleryary. minister az national de-
Tense. or some ether minister.
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BY DUCHESS OF MARLBOROUGH.
New Council Chamber and Library
Opened at Woodstock.

LONDON. Jan. THE Business of MARI
borough opened the new council chamber
ana library at Woodstock. near Blenhe.m
this afternoon, In the presence eff large
asseruhiage Ok people
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MORE MONEY Is WANTED.
Secretary Long Asks Additional an
preparation for Navy Yards

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4-Ths secretary
81 the navy has transmitted 10 congress
an estimate Of slti CO for the Improvement
ST tho navy yar8s ar Boston Kew Wasf
and Mare island TIE secretary % the
treasury a4~s presented an additional sssi-
ma t. 81 80 no for the maintenance ~ taa
bureau ~ printing and engraving ard the
secretary % war an estimate Of SO, fssg
for a nsw hoSf4sa! At Fort Leavenwf,rfh
Kan -
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CABLE COMPANIES URGE CLAIMS.
Want Damage. for Business Lost
Due to the Mar.

WASHINGTON. jan Another dis
agreeable consequence OF the late war has
been presented To the government In The
form ~ claims from tina cable GONNA nl.s
for damages sustained through the sustten.
son OF their BUSINESS by the United States
military aud naval forces In the aggre~
gate, the amount Of these claims cannot lee
fofefold
Ihe Stste department l. puzzled in deal
ing with these claims There IL no exact
precedent for them and il is realized we
must make some International laws 70 meet
Tie. case.
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BOSTON, Jan. both branches of the
great ard general court Of Massachusetts,
convened today end were sworn In by the
governor. George Il. Smith. OF Everett, was
reelected president of the senate and la
the house John l.. Bates. of Boston, was
chosen speaker.
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HON. JOS. CHOATE WILL
BE AN AMBASSADOR.
His Name VIII He Sent Into the Sen.
ate for English Embassy
iu q Few Days.

W A 5 Fl / NOTION,
Jan. 4. - Announce
ment was made today
en- the high st au-
,hority that Hon. Jo-
seph Choate, of New
York. would be norni-
mated as ambass dor
10 Great Britain. The
nomination Will not
be sent 10 the Senate
for a few days. bur
those near the prf'si-
dent say delay does
not indicate any pos
slbility of a change
Of plans SO far as hts
atlrsnsntnlept g.ss.
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the officers chosen by .fzs tesn caucus Of
the silver PARTIES. W i1lixus @. Smith ssi-
YER Republican. IA sg~aseg 81 sfss Rouse.
John X. scESnerscrn. Silver Eevaosscan.
is president pro tsss<s BID H. y. 5&sss.
Democrat secretary Of TIE senate
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MICHIGAN LEGISLATURE IN SESSION


LANSING. Mich. Jan. Both branches
OF the state legislature convened today.
The organization OF the house and sen
ate we're without incident.
Albert Pack has retired from the sena-
torial contest, thus leaving the nsid open
fur tho reelection Of Senator Burrows.
Senator J, G. Burrows was unanimous
~ nominated today by the Republican
caucus TO succeed himself After the
nomination the senator and bis late on
ponsns. Albert Pack Of Aipsna. came 10
the capitol together which elldtet great
enthusiasm from the legislators. Both
addressed the caucus. A. Tho Republic
ans have 4 large majority on joint ballot.
the reelection OF Senator Burrows Is as
surcd
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trLEf E-I4A%Ts. @, Jau IA l5o,aI rafye..
says pal eys WssEe executed To-Day - frsaF.s-
f6C large iate~est H. THE stock % fh= Mscn-
jsan Telephone Company and placing tha
management AZ ssSn ~ documents are fin
ally passed tsfaf.&s fFIs Csxgsros 81 ire man
s2etT8erst % tsc Cleveland Tel@ppcsse on
sEsEay. ! ~ Michigan corr .sag3s las y issJ
s+lescrt s@Ts ara ~ 40 rtiisz - lagEas L.
tAnce m4re. T58e Ssw arvAz9rescsTsf plaszss
under skse Cleveland IT STA ~ Fssert ths savg-
~ ntlrIsae< q &2s@cS.otYs 81 sae Calsee1
Szase~
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New nausphtfe,

CONCORD. ". H.. Jan. 1.-THE New
Hampshire general court assembled today
Organization was effected in tho senate
by the election OF Thomas Nelson Hast
ings, of Wa.pole, president; Frank ID.
curr!er. of Canaan. was elected speaker Of
the house.
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BERLIN. Jan. 4.-The strike in the
Rheintsh velvet district Is spreading to
CTefeldt. The weavsTs i'm eight fsc.or.es
have struck III Essssen isslglans from YER
vters are replacing the strikers About s I'D
men affected.
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PORTLAND. Or. Jan. THE rev sirae
card OK taa q. T. * y. viii go into efseei
fs5gnarrow. THE regular Eastern mai
train. wnle5 noE arrives Il; go A. n vi
arrive al S,#s b. IA making & reduction
ia tssHe If about thirteen hours It's
Spokane train now arriving Al issS8 q m
all rese7 here al SO a "a No changes
ass szss4s ~ the i4Eeo o. The sssf-boau1
trains
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LONDON, Jan. 1.-The Daily Chronicle
this morning refers ed,torially tn words or
warmest welcome 10 the expected coming
of Joseph H. Choate as United States am
bassad0r TO Great Britain. describing him
as 'thoroughiy representing all elements
in America"
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HARTFORD. Conn.,. Jan. 4.--The Cos-
necticut general assembly opened for the
session Of lsss today. Edward Keller. of
Newark. was elected president pro TEN.
of the senate and Frank Il. Brandage of
New London. was unanimously reelected
speaker Of the house. George r. Louns-
berry was iuaugurated as governor.
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INDIANAPOLIS, Jan. 4-~The following
Of each senatorial candidate held confer
encss today. bat after the meeting IL MAS
pot apparent that any new plans had been
formed
The general assembly win meet tomor-
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Esti-
mate for
CHINESE IN HAWAII.

Totals ..... ....- $50. ~, 81; So. 3s
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spokane Also Feels II.

SPOKANE. Jan. &-TniH waz me cold
est dag Spokane his sesn IA alm0ss nine
years The official report IL - degrees be-
low zero The Thermometers arouna
10Hn ranged as low as = degrees below
a.. $ oz.8ck f1is morning.
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WORKING ON HIS MESSAGE.
Gov. Rogers Preparing Recommends
atious to the Legislature.

OLYMPIA. Jan. 4--Gov. Rogers Is still
hard at work on his message To- the legis-
Iature and hopes 10 have 1t completed in a
few DAYS. In answer to his invitation is
sued some time since suggestions con-
tinue TO pour In as to points II Is desirable
10 consider.
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coLD WAVE STRIKES EILExsBr nc.
THERMOMETER Reaches Twenty Re-
low Tero nj That city.

Special Dzsnasch 70 TIE Post IuislIlgenoer.
F-LTFsSsEsir FtG Jan A cold wave
ssrack EEeaseuTg and k}tt.tas valley las1
nxhf. asg4 the g0rcFnusne observers in
xtraTYenfs registered - neio. zero this
morning. Snow IL ahoBt seven inches
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Director Roberts Estimate Of the
Yearly Output by states.

WASHINGTON. Jan %-Director Of the
Mint Roberts makes pubic the bureau's
estimate Of the gold production OF the sew
eras states and territories for the calendar
year 1888. The returns are given herewith
ard compared with rhe rinal estimates of
production in 1897:
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Loss OF THE CATASIA.
Captain Of the N~~abs Describes
How He Left Her.

LONDON Jan. s~T~se Atfa~t5r Trans.
4seEFatfeE 8feFneAmya steamer Mas "a
Capt 4~aysasss. frsEa N~x Yars. has ar
rived Hxre wISa details es TIE rsc3tsrx with
It's As2ersS2a xsearssg CataraA Cant Lar.
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Mi..ourI Legt.lature In Scs.ion.

JEFFERSON CITY. No. Jan. f--Ths
Missouri legislature met to-day. Temper
AIRY organization WAS effected.
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H.mais. secured Ahoat u. 900.

SPRING. FIELD, Ne, Jan. al. IN staf-
ed today that me 5sn3sss wao this morn.
inx h.ts Up ard robbed the Memphis train
Eeczsrsa about 81 sd. TIE resssers have ap-
1agssssy msSs good .sesx sSSAvA
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SALEM. Mass, Jan. a--'rhe indats4ml
nate sentence act Sn~caiied, was dsclSs~f
20 be unconstitutional by the supreme eeus:
today
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QUEER FusI0xs IN IDAHO.

be best That we have got to settle In the
future
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-01-11

IN THE UNITED STATES COURT.
Grand Jury Sworn in and the Strain
Insurance Case Tried,

In the United States District Court yes
terday morning the grand jury was sworn
in and Judge Speer delivered his usual
charge on their duties and responsibilities,
laying stress on the, importance of their
functions. The grand jury is as follows:
J. A. Fulcher Benjamin P. Lockwood,
George c. Goebel, B. D, Southcott, David
c. Allen, F. M Young, Joseph B. Tom
Hnson, Patrick Tuberdy Joseph G. Smith,
Joseph J. Bell, Robert P. Mallory, ]. w
Mallon, Charles Ellis Jr., c. Malcolm
Cunningham, W. A. Berry, John F. Knox,
Y. NJ. Milledge, Berrien Beatty. Charles
Ellis, Jr., was appointed foreman. The
jury retired and took some criminal cases
under consideration.
In the case of the United States VS..
the steamer Chattahoochee, an order was
taken dismissing the case for lack of ev-
idence.
In the case of the Steininger Mercantile
Company. in bankruptcy, it was ordered
that the two causes, those of E. A. We'll
& Co., ct al, and Pollock, Bernheimer ct
al, should be consolidated and proceed as
one petition. The hearing of this case
had not been concluded when the court
adjourned for the day.
In the suit of Emma r. Strain against
the Mutual Life Insurance Company of
New York, the jury returned a verdict in
favor of the plaintiff for $3.50 The suit
was on policy for $4,000 held by the late
Adam Strain, which was taken out in
June, 1896, and on which the premiums
had been paid. On the death of Mr.
Strain, in May, 1897, claim was made on
the insurance company for payment of the
amount of the policy. BY request of the
company. the petition set forth, the policy
was surrendered to it, but the company
subsequently, refused to either return the
policy or pay the insurance, claiming that
il had cancelled the policy. Suit was
brought for $4,000, with $500 interest and
ST. 900 attorney fees Erwin, duBignon &
Chisholm represented the petitioner, and
Mordecai & Gadsden the company, The
defense was based on alleged false an
swers by Strain to the questions put to
him in regard to his health and habits, the
insurance company claiming that at the
time he applied for and secured the policy
he was aware that he was suffering from
kidney trouble and cancerous growth in
the stomach, having been under treatment
for the same and that he misled the com
pany by false statements thereto. 1t was
also alleged that, instead of being very
temperate" as stated in his application for
insurance Adam Strain was the reverse.
The company claimed the right to annul
insurance contract and to return the
amount of the premiums.