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Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
A D|F[ INSURANCE CASE
Intended Wife Of Late Private Ole
Lundstrum. Of Company q,
Wants Insurance.
Was Named as Beneficiary in De.
ceased's Policy on His Life
The War Clause.
Some Delicate and Very Interesting
Points to Be Brought Out In
the Case.

One OF the most interesting, as we'll as
important, cases that will come up for
hearing In the Marshall county district
court promises to be the case that will
be brought against the New York Life
Insurance Company by Miss Elva Will
kinson, young lady residing near Lis
comb.
Miss Wilkinson was the affianced wife
of the late Ole Lundstrum, MARSHALL
town boy and member of Company H,
Forty-ninth Iowa regiment of volun-
teers. Lundstrum died on March 9,
1899, at the hospital of the Second d.
vision of the Seventh army corps, at
Marianao, Cuba, eight miles west OF
Havana, OF typhoid fever. On June 81,
1898, Lundstrum took out policy on
his life with the defendant company,
in the sum Of $1,000 and his beneficiary
was Miss Wilkinson, his intended wife.
The petition alleges that the defendant
has never paid the policy, although
furnished with due notice and proof of
the young mans death. Therefore the
action is sought, and the plaintiff asks
judgment in the sum Of 81, 900, with In
terest from the date Of the death Of Mr..
|Lundstrum.
The face OF the petition. however. does
not begin to give the correct idea of
the delicate points in law that will
come up, and az tho case will be fought
hard by both sides it is likely that the
decision will affect in q general way
many others in which the war clause
figures.
The policy held by Lundstrum con-
tanned In the lower left margin, the war
clause. printed in red ink on the litho-
graphed policy. The clause is in effect
that during the first year Of the con-
tinuance of the policy, If the insured
shall die while engaged in the naval
service of the United States, or while
engaged in the military service in the
tropics, the amount paid under the pol-
icy would be only one-tenth of its face
value"
| At first the one important question to
be decided, it was thought, would be
whether or not the hospital at Mari
anao was south Of the tropic Of Cancer.
1t has been decided that 1t is. and there
fore the clause would prevent the bene-
f1ciary from obtaining more than 500.
Now, however, another feature will be
dwelt more fully upon by the plaintiff.
lit is that the "war clause" is not part
of the contract. appearing as it does in
the margin Of the policy. below the sig
natures and that it Is not referred to
as part of the contract. Another fact
that will be brought out is that at the
4 time of the death OF Mr.. Lundstrum he
was not engaged in military service,
4 for peace was declared, accepted and
ratified by the senate Feb. g.. 1899, or
one month and three days before Lund-
lstrum died.
A ract that the defense will probably
show in answer to this that the queen
regent Of Spain did not ratify the peace
treaty until March 10, 1899. or ten days
after the death.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
The Famous
Food
Delieacy
Grape-Nuts.
+ 1.

Searching for some palatable, easily
prepared dish for breakfast, it is like
an inspiration to come across Grape
Nuts.
No cooking is needed. The food can
be served instanter with a little cream
or milk and the taste is that of the del
icate. crisp sweet of grape sugar, to be
seen glistening on the small granules.
This grape sugar is produced from
the starchy parts of the grains and is
crystalized and deposited naturally dur
ing the processes Of manufacture.
The taste Of Grape-Nuts is most cap
tivating. Don't let 1t lead you to eat
ing more than or teaspoonsful.
The food is condemned and great vol
ume is not required.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
COAL WILL BE SCARCE.
Place Your Order With tho Frudden
Lumber COMPANY Now.

1-I0CC IOUX VTOVT WIFI VuO = TUUVO0
Lumber Company Now.
ut will not be question of price but
of quality of soft coal for furnaces this
winter" said Manager Schimp, of the
Frudden Lumber Company, to rep
resentative of the Times Republican
today. 1t will be scarce article and
those who contemplate burning soft
coal should place their orders before
October / or they will be left" The
firm received three cars OF Hooking
Valley. Sunday Creek coal today that
is fine. cannot be excelled and they So
licit your orders. The coal question
will be burning one this winter. Place
your orders with the Frudden Lumber
Company now and be on the safe side.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
OBITUARY.
Flower.

The two days old daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. n. w. Flower died Friday
evening at their home, 100 North Gem
ter street. OF cholera infantum. The
body was taken to Blairstown this
morning and buried In the family lot
there.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1899-08-19
An Absolute Specific for Bowel
COMPLAINT.

d. d. Fields. prominent attorney OF
Kentucky. says: II have
used Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy for the past SIX
years and am glad to recommend it as
being an absolute specific for bowel
complaint. / have never known Il to
fail." For sale BY druggistA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
SPARKS THAT RESIST ARREST.

ELEVATED RAILWAY OFFICIALS DECLARE THEY
ARE NOT MORE NUMEROUS THAN USUAL
Complaints have reached The Tribune from sew
eral sources that the amount OF cihders Which VIZ
engines OF the elevated railway scatter upon 'he
s.,oote IN tho great discomfort OF the eyes ana
tbroats and injury to the clothing NJ people mas
lately increased considerably. IT has heen sug-
gesed that the officers Of the road were not having
the engines kept in repair AS thoroughly as they
should because they intended soon 10 change their
motive power TO electricity, and would then nave
steam engines 70 sell
AT the main Offices Of the Manhattan halIWdS
Comnany in the Western Union Building however D.,
Il Was positively denied Yesterday mat there was
anv real basis for these complaints. The oihCaIs
declared they were attending e. repairs As thoi =
nughlv as ever and that the spark arresters II
use on their engines were Of the most approved
nattern and were always kept in working order
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
COURT CALENDARS FOR TO-DAY.

Appellate Division-Supreme Cour-Recess. 49,
Supreme Court-Special Tcrm--Pau before Glider
sleeve. J.--COurt opens az 1890 a No !, matter 81
Maitland; No. 2 New-York Life Insurance and Trust
Company agt. Morgan No. 3. matter Of Culver No !,
matter Of Rams No. .. Mlltken agt. Diehl; No ..
Robins agt. Robins; No. :. Cohen ag Yctter, No =.
matter OF Cold No g. Bryant agt Seayer No 10 matter
Of Smith. No II. Book agt Bohm; No L.. Woosey agt
Slater; No 49, National Bank Of Denver agt Holden: No
a. shapiro ag Abahson; No. 49, matter Of Oakden; No
10 matter Of Maxwell No H. saunier agt barnum; 10
~. matter Of Durand's Riding Academy Company; No.
10, matter Of Smith; No. 20 Atemeir ag Heating No.
q. Allison agt same. No. % People rel. cumiskey
agt Mccartney; No. 90 American Baptist Home agt.
Cavnao; No ~ Mayer agt Bernhard; No. % Creighton
agt Galisan No. 20. matter Of I@nz; No. 81 Mutual
Life Insurance Company agt Kazenberg; No. Is Cans
hst Culver: No q" Kubischta agt Kubischta; No 30.
agt. same No 81. Hull Babcock. 49, agt.
Koessel No 81 cushman agt White No. 30. Egan agt.
Chambers No. 80. Egan Abate; No 81. matter Of
Ae@han; No ~. matter OF Fiero No 80 Equitable
aity and Trust Company agt Powers; No 40 Iurne
MITCHELL NO Al Messman Egcnberger. No. ~
Pearson agt cuthbert; No. ~. Gepghegan agt Third
Avenue railroad Company, No. A. Wysang agi Heyman
No ~ Kimberly agt. 1Avlor: No 49, People etc agt.
Manning NO Al Regan agt Regan: No. AZ BRYANT art
searst, No. ~. matter of O Flarty
Supreme tOurt-SIrcia Term--Pari II-Before Scott I
Court opens az 1870 a. FIX parte
Surrogate COurt--'hamte rs-f}efOre S-Cour,
opens al 1880 m. Wills for probate George Rchu
mache: Marie l. de Agreda, Fantlska Risan Tl,yahe
Sommer. Anton ZtLlsperger, Caroline Weber Thomas 9
Dempsey. Hy. A. Taylor. at 1880 a IN
city Court-Specia! Terr-Before Mccarthy -C,our,
opens at 10 a. m Motions at 1890 a. m
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
LAST EXCURSION TO GRAVITY RAILWAY

After this season the famous Gravity Railroad
between Honesdale and Carbonate, Penn. VIII he
Abandoned This road which for the last half
century has been one Of the principal carriers OF
anthracite coal to tidewater, climbs the Mooslc
Range OF mountains in Pennsylvania attaining an
elevation Of 300 feet above the sea. or the old
system ~ operation consisting Of inclined planes
up and down the mountains. spanning the chasms,
scaling the SUBMITS and threading the dense for
csts there remain about fifteen miles Of ride by
gravity and enough elevating by cable to make 1t
ona of The most novel railway trips in America
on the return trip the cars run ten miles by gray
ity from Fairv!ew to Honesdalc. The Erie Rail
road COMPANY offers is patrons one more oppor-
unity TO enjoy this "trip 81 - for the round trip
on Thursday. September a. This Will be the last
excursion ever run over the Gravity Via the Erie
q
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06

,,r,,,t and h,s tndiscreet obter dicta and un-
disguised hostility to the Outlander earn MIN
tho rebukes of the President. Finally, AFTER re-
fus,ng to marry a Boer girl TO an Outianoer he
resigns his post as Landdrost obtains fieio
Cornetcy, and goes into partnership as s'o'e
keeper with a Jew. The choice OF u Je" az "
mariner had always been fixed resolve loi' az
he put It, 1t is not right that man VINO s'ai'''
we'll in the kerk should do so much ViiiahS rs
must be performed by those who wouid ihaHo
money In store The episode OF this partner
ship, with its grotesque beginning fet ; cur
slant efforts to convert his partner, and the
final fasco in which the Jew profits by fle'
written disclaimer Of all share in the business
Field Comets being forbidden by law to go
into trade-is extremely entertaining. II uneui!
ing reading But. undaunted by this ana man!
ether failures. he succeeded in getting his ne"
farm proclaimed d gold field. Though neeceo
by the Pretoria officials. imposed on by bogus
prospector. who salts the reef. and Verheuheo
over the sale of stands by his pretended any
Hans Breda Pet makes good thing out OF the
transaction The story Of his ultimate downial
is masterpiece of irony:
eft NAV be that Nick Grobler. by means OF
molelike planning, contrived to bring aDout tne
,ndoinp Of nv father-in-law; but whatever the
cause ne all at once became the target at Wncn
the bullets of the unjust and sinfully jealous
were shot Without ceasing FIRST ne war uoCu'.u
~ MAILING bg profit out of the mealies sent by
the Government for the starving Kafiirs in his
district Those who say these Things 90 nut
know so we'll as Pet Prinsloo that haihr
despises a white man who makes MIN sits'
therefore It was that he made them pay what
thew could afford for the meaes. II has been
ur,rutbfullv said that he had charged as much
as so for bag. This can emphatically deny
since the highest price paid by any kaffir to my
fo+bar-;n-law was 80 los II Is useless to point
ont 10 preiudiced people that II the kaihrs had
not been made TO pay FOR the mealies they woull
have held the Government In low esteem ana
enent the money in buying cattle that were
certain to have died from the rinderpest
1t is pointed out by THE Spectator that This
hook is impartial TO the extent OF showing that
not only the Beers but Outlanders as well can
be unfair in their dealings. Diminishing now
ever. the question of political Importantly 'he
satire Is commended as. on the whole re-
markably clever piece OF work
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
noe FREAKS A WOMAN'S LEG.

Miss Adele Lequn. of Highland Park White
Plains. while out walking yesterday near the new
village reservoir fell from stone wall. breaking
her right leg below the knee and spraining her
ankle Miss Iequn, who is nineteen years old,
is fond OF walking. She has fine St Bernard
dog and took the dog with her. leading him with
a chain She was about mile from home when
she sped some luscious apples hanging from a
tree behind q stone wall In an instant Miss Lequin
was upon the wall the dog following, and she still
holding the chain. Standing on tiptoe she was
about to pluck an apple when the dog sprang
causing her injuries. Miss Lequin, although IN
able TO move called for help. Patrick DAILY, a
home.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
INSURANCE COMMISSIONERS MEET.
STATE OFFICIALS IN SESSION IN DETRo1T-A
PLEA FOR UNIFORM LAWS.

Detroit Sept 5.-When the National convention
of State Insuran;e Commissioners WAS opened To-
day in the Hotel Cadillac it was body without a
head or presiding officer Both the president ana
president had since the last convention served
out their terms Z. Insurai &c commissioners, and
tho offices were, therefore, vacant. Chairman
Orcaro OF the Executive Committee, opened the
convention and unanimously made permanent
presiding officer. About seventy five insurance
commissioners actuaries and deputies were present
After Mayor Maybury had extended to the con-
vcntlon the freedom Of the city, Max Cohen. of
Washington read a paper on "sgniilcant Factors
I'm National Regulation of Insurance Mr.. Cohen
cited numerous legal authorize to prove that Ma
tional regulation Of insurance Is legal, and closed
with the nope that uniform system of State and
National law for the control OF the insurance bust
ness would become reality before the close OF the
nineteenth century.
ExAttorney General Myrea Of Wisconsin dis
cussed Mr.. Cohens paper at length. While he be
leved I'm National regulating Of insurance he
contended that a constitutional amendment dele
eating that power u congress was necessary be-
fore II could be nc 'ompished.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
REJOICING EXPENSES AT SING SING.

Warden Johnson Of Sing Sing Prison. VINO on
May Is inaugurated plan Of laying on SIX RuaIu'
and six keepers for fifteen days alternately with
,,ia, of reducing the expenses of the institution.
has discovered that such reduction Is not snfi1-
Client TO meet the result he desired to attain;
This arrangement gave net saving or ABOUT 81. ~
NH ne has now decided TO increase the
iay-of three days more. and to include besides the
krepers and guards the special officers, known at
H. nrieon as 900 positions such as hallkeeper,
vardmaster messhall keeper and storek keeper. ms
plan is made necessary because Of the limit placed
rpnon The Tri.on appropriations by Governor Roosc-
velt who curtailed the amount submitted 10 him IN
the appropriation bill Warden Johnson hopes 10
reduce EXPENSES about 5000 in this manner
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
PETITIONS IN BANKRUPTCY.

Lawrence Marston. playwright and theatrical
manager living No. 327 West Twenty ninth st.
has filed petition in bankruptcy, with liabilities
of 50 69i and no assets. Mr.. Marston declared that
he out of employment, and took the pauper $
oath. The debts were contracted principally from
1925 to 1895. James +. Milliken. attorney for Mr..
Marston. said that Marston was the husband OF
Lillian Lewis. the actress. who died last spring.
and that most OF the debts were incurred In
starring her. Mr.. Marston says that II he gets on
his feet again he Will never owe dollar lie Is the
author OF as In 4 Looking Glass, AN For Her"
THE Busy Man. Credit Lorraine" Daily News"
bona Sol "Goodhy, Sweetheart" Innocent SIN
ner," "Josephinc" For Liberty and Love" Lady
III" Two Old Cronies." "Wife's Honor and
widow Goldstein."
John Il. Sherwood, dealer In carriages and
WAGONS. at Suffen. Rockand County. flied u petit
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
NAVY FEELS THE ADVANCE ~ Hfhhh
CONSTRUCTION WORK DELAYED AND HEAVY
INCREASE IN COST.

CONSTRUCTION WORK DELAYED AND HEAVY
INCREASE IN COST
Washington. Sept 5-The Navy is beginning to
feel seriously the effect of the heavy ADVANCE III
the steel market. To-day the shpbuildlnR nrm
~ Tallv 4 Co of Boston. asked years extension
from October in building the torpedo boats De
Long and Blakely now under construction In their
wards The Nixons. at Elzabethport. n J VINO
are building the torpedo boats Nicholson anu
O'Brien. have announced TO Naval officials that IL
is impossible for them to get forgings ana struts
and II Is expected that they Will nave 10 ASK All
extension. There are twelve torpedo boats and
destrovers under construction in various yards ana
all are affected ny the steel famine and the
higher nrices 60 II IS expected that extensions will
be asked on all Of these vessels
The prospect Is that the bids on the six pro-
tected cruisers. to be opened on November J. VIII
be much higher than expected when the ap-
propriation for them was made. III Is roueh'E
estimated that steel for in hulls has advahced
about 30 per cent, In engines 30 per cent IN poiers
20 per cent and that the average advance on al
classes of steel used in ships Is about 50 per ceio
The Engineering Bureau mas also Iet me az az
sbilItv 10 get materials and buildings inside the
limit fixed by Congress. on recent purChaS1e o :"
electric cranes the advance was found to be about
power plant at New-Iork the increase Ianst -
from 80 TO 60 per cent. the latter applying 10
engines. , ,,, t., ,,ob,e to
proceed with number Of building projects AZ AZ
navy yards and stations. owing to the advance IN
steei This is the case as to the large buildings
at the Network Navy Yard. all the bids BEING IN
excess Of the amount allowed by Congress. The
same is true of the ordnance shops at the League
Island Yard, Philadelphia, and Of several lesser
projects . ..o p,-oor ~
Yards and Docks says structural steel has al
vsnced 100 per cent. and I'm some cases go per
cent Admiral O'Neil. of the Bureau Of Ordnance,
saws ordnance is about the only branch not al
fected by the rise in steel Gun metal is used
only by the Army and Navy so there is no com
nd m ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
VIRGINIA MOB TERRORIZED A COURT.
MORMON ELDER FORCED TO WITHDRAW PROSE
CUTION OF MAN WHO NEARLY
KILLED HIM.

Chattanooga, Tenn, Sept "a mounted moo Of
some two hundred armed men took charge OF
court Sheriff and tigants to-day at Johnson
Springs Va and hy main force put stop 10 tho
proceedings. For time a wholesale lynchins ap-
pcared inevitable.
Joseph Il. Wuffin. a Mormon elder. was MURDER
ously assaulted some nights ago from an ambush
brutally beaten with clubs and kicked while uh
conscious Flemmng Ridley, a white farmer ~as
arrested ~ leader In the attack on the charge OF
assault with intent 10 murder He was arraiSneo
for trial yesterday morning. and soon AFTER morse
men surrounded the courthouse and detaiIeo
committee to inform the Court that the proceedings
must stop. ,,or.
second committee OF determined regulators
took charge of Elder Wufn. and threatened 70
lynch him unless he agreed To withdraw the pross,
cution and leave the county. Fearing they wouIo
carry their threats into execution he withdrew the
case. The prisoner had been liberated by the mop
Wuffn remarked that there was no justice In VIZ
ginia. whereupon members OF the mob replied NO
law for Mormons except TO Kill them
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
NATURAL GAS EXPLOSION.

Buffalo, Sept. "a terrific explosion OF natural
gas occurred shortly before noon in a large room
IN a house on the East Side as the result OF IA
defective gas pipe. The house contained number
Of occupants at the time and a panic ensued. The
explosion came with frightful force and completely
demolished the interior OF the room and stairway
One OF the occupants vas slightly injured.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
THE GOVERNOR DINGLEY LAUNCHED.

Chester. Penn, Sept. 5.-The steamship Governor
Dngley. OF the Boston and Portland Line was
launched at noon to-day from Roschs shlpyard
The Governor Dingley takes the place OF the I'll
fated Portland. which lost in the gale of the
New England coast last fall. She is a large pas
and freight steamer, 3i5 feet In length and
will register 5000 tons. She viii have extensive
passenger accommoda lions. there being 2l0 state
rooms ana a large saloon. The Governor Dngley
Will be ready to take her place on the line about
..rba
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
uVr KEV4D4 COMING TO SING.

Nine Emma Nevada has signed contracts to
make an American concert tour under the direc-
ton Of Charles L. Young She will arrive from
Europe about November l. and her first appear
ance will he at the first Of Mr.. Youngs series OF
Netronoutan Opera House concerts Sunday
nvening November ~ Nine Nevada has sung al
most constantly in France, Austria and Italy since
ber debut I'm LA Sonnambula" at Tier Majesty :
Theatre London in May, 1850, with the exception
Of her visit to this country in 1884. After her ap-
pearanco at the Metropolitan Opera House Nine
Nevada will make concert tour of the large cities
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
WORKING on THE ASSESSMENT ROLLS.

Tho Deputy Tax Commissioners yesterday began
the work of making assessments for 1900 There
are sixty-thrce deputies IN the Office. which Is
three more than the number specified by law, and
the Tax Commissioners. IT Is said. are looking Tor
a., eycuse 70 discharge some OF the men who We're
recently ronstGted by the courts. Five OF these
men were rcinstaied the other day The deputies
rnjssloners have the right TO revise those reports.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
RETAIL coal PRICES.

Retail coal dealers have put in full stocks OF
coal this year Consumers have not begun TO buy
literally yet but are expected TO do so this month.
Retailers Will keep large stocks well up on &C
count Of conviction that the general prosperity
will prevent reductions In prices Btumnous coal
has advanced lately. The point about bltuminous,
tanning cars Higher prices for bituminOus coal
will have important effect upon anthracite
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
LOTS or MONEY FOR HYWAN FELTUAN.

"R y" and "MOrrstown" have each sent s. TO
The Tribune for Lyman Fetman, OF No. ~ Leon
ard-st Brooklyn. who. when badly injured In
sisted on leaving Bellevue Hospital 50 as 70 earn
morev for his parents. IF. G. b. sends No: Ia,
Il Central Park West" SO, and the guests Of the
Kent House Greenwich. Conn, have contributed
S27 35 for the same purpose.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
PROVING HIS POINT.
From The Cleveland I

From The Cleveland Plain Dealer.
They say there is an alarming increase OF deai'
ness In the United States"
II guess faint so much deafness as II Is people
talkn' low. You know Peters? There ain nc ex,
for a man talKin' low as he does. He asked
me to have drink ysstddy. An blame me II
heard him. -.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-06
SUNKEN HULK IN THE EAST RIVER
THE OBSTRUCTION on WHICH THE BRooKLYH
STRUCK DEFINITELY LOCATED.

STRUCK DEFINITELY LOCATED.
Washington Sept 6.-The Coast and Geodetc
Survey has received an official report from the
commander of the schooner Eagre at New YORK
stating that the obstruction on which the cruiser
BROOKLYN struck in the East River some months
ago has been definitely located. The investigation
was made on the request Of the Navy Department.
and tho commander Of the Eagre reports that the
oNstruction was found abreast Of the South ferfy
Slip and about hundred and ninety yards lfoml
he njer He ascertained by sending down Diver
tbat Tho obstruction consisted Of barge or boat
which had been sunk in the stream. ne lux nes
1, IS sixteen or seventeen feet. Ocial notice or the
existence OF the obstruction will be given to-mor-