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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-05-02
eApITAI
Amount OF canitai stock act.

CAPITAL.
Amount of capital stock act
ually paid ia cash. ......... s123 100000
ASSETS OF THE COMPANY.
The value of it's real estate is S5,4I1 1T0.72
The cash on hand in its office
is .................... 44l, G6T.oo
States and ell other bonds
owned by company. ....... 6S3,0l3.OS
Amount of loans secured by
first mortgage on real es-
Amount of loans secured by
pledges of bonds, stocks.
uncoliected and deferred pre-
miums neu 800. -. ~, 1927
Amount of interest due and
accrued ..................,. l3o,41t.Sf
All other securities ....... 2il,079.2S
Less depreciation in market
value ...................'. S-'ooo.-o
Total assets ......... .$16 144. 433. Al
LIABILITIES.
Net reserve .................S l5, 2oo,02l.Oo
OF adjustment ............. 45,355.sO
Amount of losses unadjusted. 54,053.ge
Total policy claims. ......... 126,S01 90
Amount of all other existing
claims against the company 3J,11S.33
Total liabilities ..... SIS, 3S9, $1,000
Gross divis. surplus ... T9l. 521.T1
INCOME DURING THE YEAR.
Amount of cash premiums re-
ceived on new policies, no.
expense deductions. ....... 41S,S5S. 43
Amount of cash premiums re-
ceved on renewals, no eX-
pense deductions .......... 1903. 1905
Amount of surrender values
received applied to purchase
of paid-up insurance and
annultleS ................... Ia, tUo.0 Do
holders .:.................. 2o2,1 1877
Amount of interest, discount
and rents received 1870. 7eo,s174s
other sources .............. 1880 SO
Total income ........ So, go, 495, "A
EXPENDITURES DURING THE YEAR
Amount paid for death claims
and additions ............. $941, 7324
Amount paid for matured en-
dowments and additions. 5o4, 13S28
Amount of other policy claims
Amount OF dividends paid to
policy holders .......... 202. 1917
Amount to stockholders. ..... $4,000
Amount OF commissions and
salaries etc, paid to agents %
Amount paid to officers for
ties .................s.... 1I5.72313
Amount paid for taxes. rents.
advertising. printing, sta
tionery, postage, etc. ard
department fees ........... 244,4370o
Amount of all other pay
ments and expenditures. 75,59202
Total expenditures ....... 81 935. O47. 40
CoMPANY's sTATEMENT OF BUsI-
NESS TRANSACTED IN THE STATE
OF SOUTH DAKOTA DURING THE
YEAR
Whole amount of premiums
rece.r'ed In or from the
of South Dakota
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-05-02
ANNUAL STATEMENT

For the Year ending December 81, A. y
1900. OF tho condition and affairs OF the
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1901-05-02

THE YEAR
$9i1,732.s4
554,13S.2s
215.714.4s
2o2.131.37
$4,000
57e,s2s.2o
115,723.1s
244,437,0p
75,592.02
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
TEXAS LEADS IN
new NATIONAL BANKS
Ninety Organized Under the Act of
March II, 1900-TOtal NUM-
Der Is T1J.

Washington. Oct THE Comptroller Of
the Currency has prepared a summary OF
returns relating to the organization OF Ea-
tional banks, under the provisions of the
national currency law. as amended by the
act of March II. 1860, statistics being
brought down 20 the close of September.
1901.
During the eighteen and onc-half months
ended September 80 there were organized
7l5 banks with n capital of s365s2,C1p. and
, with a deposit of bonds as security for
circulation of $40 5j2.1 $50. Included in tie
number of banks are 1856 with capital OF
under $4,000 each. and aggregate capital
stock of sl2.1i7,Gp. Banks of capital OF
5000 or over were organized TO the num-
Der of 80, the capital being Se3,s55,0oo.
Will. a limited number of the banks or
ganiZed succeeded state or private banks.
placed in liquidation for the purpose or
Reorganization, ninety-nine. with capital oil
S. 14.go. were conversions Of state BANKS.
of the total numper of conversions sixty
eight We're with capital of less than sv',-
CO., and thirty-one with capita! OF %,o,vJ Or
ever.
In number of organizations. the Middle
States lead. with IA and capital of sl2.G,5;-
Gee The southern states orsanizeI III with ~
with capital OF 81 So .JVl: the Eastern States
1885, with capital of s7.Is9,Go; the Pacific
States. including Hawaii. =. with capital
of ST. 635, ,uO and the New England States
l2, with capital Of 81 5000.
In point of number of organizations. Tex
DIS leads with 30 banks followed by Penn
syivan;a with 50, Iowa 53 Ohio ". Illinois 70.
Oklahoma and Indian Territory 81 each.
| Minnesota q. New York 2, Indiana y, Kan, AN,
sas u and Nebraska %. With tn. exception
OF Verm mt. District of Columbia; Itah,
Nevada and Alaska. one or more banks nave
been organized in every State and Ierritoiy
of the Union.
Notwithstanding the fact that the act OF
March H. 1850. permitting the issue OF CIR
culating notes to the par value of bonds
deposited the banks have deposited bonds
to the amount of a tr!hc less than % per
cent of the maximum.
Since March II, 1850. the number oi oanks
in existence has increased from 3.6iT to A.
"a; the capital stock from ssl6, ,soSe9. to
SOL s5i 6a5: bonds deposited from s24i.6u, ,1'o
to s33, ,7cl $50: and circulation secured by
80 to S3sss S36.5T or a net increase of sloi.-
sy-S CO.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
INDIAN TERRITORY ASKS
SAL AIRY FOR COMMISSIONER.
pvs 10 Make an Appropriations 1t Desires Help Raising Funds
r Worlds Fair Exhibts-St. Merchants Will BE So
liced for Contributions for That Purpose.

would. II was urged, Increase the population
to double its present figure. 10000. within
ten years. Such an increase. Mr. Dpusias
told the Exposition officials. meant Similar
increase of business for St Louis In that
section.
Governor Pleasant Porter. Chief of the
Creeks and chairman of the Worlds Far
Commission of the Territory, has Issued a
call to the five Nations to meet IN cohreh,
ton nj Holdenvilic on October y to select
the Commi sioner whose salary they ASK
the Exposition Company to defray. This can
win not he published until the re:,ut OF the
St Louis conference is known. The mem.
her; of the visiting delegation hope that
they can take the news back TO me terri
tory, which they feel certain Will insure
one Of the most interesting exhibits at the
Worlds Fair
The plan Of raising the money for the
exhibit was also explained by Delegate
Commission in the Territory. Each of the
five Nations has practically pledged an APP
propriation of 5000 toward an ldeqnate
representation of the civilized Indian citi-
zen of the United States. \ delegation from
the five councils OF the respective Nations
will wait on Congress at Its next session
and ask for an appropriation Tor tne sam. sanie
purpose. The railways traversinG the Ierri
tory have promised to contribute; ana busi-
resss houses of st. Louis that DO a lar sc
annual business in he Territory are eH'
pected to help the display.
Governor Burlington. who heads the aeie-
CATION. is a giant in physical proportion;
In his stockings he towers to the heisht o.. OF
i feet and ) inches. His. shoulders are
those of Samson and his legs are ike the
yeritable pillars of brass of Scfiptural tame.
He returned to his home last nisnt ac-
son Of l.. +. Parker. the ST. Louis mem2sr ,s
cf the Missouri State Commission. Dele.
gate Douglas remained In the city to SeI
he .rarritory's request This decision Is ~
pected 10 be made to-day after mee'ins
OF the Executive Committee.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
GENERAL DOMESTIC.

q, Striking coal miners. near Hopkinsville.
KY. have been engaged in rio;inE.
I johann Most was discharged from custody
y ,u New York yesterday.
Troops are being rushed from different
parts OF the Philippines to the island OF
Samar.
1t is reported from Philadelphia that all
Of the lead interests Of the country are
about to form a trust.
= Lieutenant Doyle. an officer on the I:rook-
:; lyn in the Santiago campaign. was the irin-
sipal witness before the Schley Court Of In
J airy yesterday.
The Episcopalian Conference opened at
San Francisco yesterday. Bishop Tu;te ot
Missouri took a prominent part in the pro-
ceedingS
The funeral Of Thomas Brow was stopped
! tn Chicago while the corpse was identified
as that of q man who had been implicated
in dynamite Outrage for which an inno-
cent man was being held in jail.
Edward N. Shepard of Brooklyn has been
) decided upon as Tammany Halls candidate
for Mayor of New York
Twelve fremen were injured In Il fire in
a furniture factory at Kansas City. Mo.
Vernon Bentley of ST. Joseph. No.. pleads
!, guilty to forgery and is sentenced to prison
for two years.
Attorneys for John Collins. the Kansas
3 University student serving life sentence
: for killing his father. claim to have 4
confession from one of the real inurdcrers
in which the son is viEdicatod h;rl his in
noeence established.
Negroes of Columbia. No. threaten TO
lynch one of their race confined In jail on
n charge of killing another negro.
James II. Roberts of Boonvilie. Mo-. is
4 mysteriously missing. Clothing identified
| az having belonged to him was found on
! the river bank.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03

Indian Territory. through her Woria
E,,r delegation. which arrived yesterday
forn,ll,. a.kel the Louisiana Purchase EH-
nosi,ion COMPANY TO appropriate salary
no, IN exceed s5OJi for 4 commissioner
vborn the five tribes of the Territory Will
select 10 raise ST. 500 for an exhibit in lSS.
Governor T. L. Burlington OF the Cherokee
Nation. a full-blood Indian, Clarence b.
Douglns Of 5uscogec, and l.. +. HarKer' IL
OF ylnita. the delegation selected by the
FIVE Nations TO place the proposition of III
dian Territory before the Exposition a"tnof-
tiles. made their request at conference
with President Francis and Chairman Hut
~, of tho States and Territorial Exhibits
COMMITTEE.
To these officials they explained that The
pec,,iiar form Of Government in the lndiaii
Territory rrecluded the possibility ei 'h'
anncinr,ront of n commissioner with tixed
salary. Indian Territory has no Governor
like her sister Territories of the Cnited
S.ates and other legal technicafties Pie-
vent such an appointment. 80
In ,rpinr their request for salar! ap
nronriatiou the delegation. through ks
srozesran. Mr. Douglas. toid Iies'''"'
Francis and Chairman Hrttig that their uh.
usual urCposition was based on thc i,ps'' az
o,oi,, mat q great display by the hNe CIV
It'll >:otjous of the Indian Territory was
n. ,rucb in interest of St. Louis ana MIS-
sour; as i, would lie for the Territory. ihes
,a,ni,ded the Exposition authorlties thac
q Louis did annually nearly S"r'''' y,
tusiness in Indian Territory. Inc pFh'cip.'
oiio,. of The territorial exhibit was TO at
tar, ropulotion and capital to its DOMAIN
The exhibit they hope TO bring 10 inc o."
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03

Arrangements were made hy the .o'''
mi,tee Oh Ceremonies of the Noria ran
yesterday for the entertainment wh'ie III
ST. Louis of delegates to the fah-Aiiie1 ie''''
Congress. to he held in the City of MeSice
on october %. According TO the present
nlans. the delegates viii reach here from
Buffalo on the morning of October II, ana
will remain IN the city twenty-foir hours.
4 committee OF Worlds Fair officials will
meet the delegation. which will be composed
of forty members. at Union Station. About
II O'Clock the visitors will hc taken 20 tie
floor of the Merchants Exchange. where
programme of speeches vii! be gone
through. After this car. iag,s wi convey the
party TO the Worlds Fair site. After a
thorough inspection of the site and WORK
done upon it. the delegates VIII be driven
to tie Country Club. where dinner VIII be
served.
director of Works Isaac s. Taylor. with
the Grounds and Buildings Committee, VIII
visit the Worlds Fair site at o'clock this
afternoon for the purpose of selecting
fence with which to inoiose the grounds,
from about a dozen SAMPLES, which have
been erected In Forest Park, directly west
of the cottage.
1t was announced at the architects head
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
IINcAL hNp Sl-RIREAN.

4 -usS- meeting at the Real Estate Tx
chsilce this afternoon viii consider the pro-
posed charter amendments.
rovcE Clavtnns daughter is 20 marry
Minister from Belgium.
lanes Campbell says combine must be
.,ycI thrown.
-he negro jefferson Club quarters have
! been opened Tor the inspection of the pub
81.
r;o Eugene Field Schoo, children spend SO
jay 10Y fruit and lunches.
" H. Bryan. former smoke Inspector.
rrad uaper on prevention Of smoke at meet
Ing of Enginecrs' Club.
Test case Of claim 10 BE- made against
Gaylord. Blessing & co.
Reports on Tuesdays precinct reGistra-
ton are Incomplete. but Il il estimated at
5net
Coming of delegates to Pan-American Con-
rress-
Louisiana Purchase Company asked 20
nay Territorial Commissioner
The seventeenth annual ". c. T. L. Con-
-ertion IS ir session In 81. Louis.
Thr 81 Louis Public School Patrons Al
Iiance will attend the Exposition to-day.
Mrs. Louis Menfe prevents marriage of
her brother. A I. Entemann. to Miss Lizzie
Tittlc at Clayton.
Fire ar Alton, which originated in the
Stanarti Milling Company's plant, destroyed
property valued at nearly half million
dollars.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03

Ncu York. Oct ARRIVED: Georgic from
Liverpool
Pb.iad iphia. Oct e.-Saiied: Nederland Mt
noon. Cor Antwerp.
Giasgow. Oct. Arrived: Anchotia. from
New York.
Baltimore
I.cnii5n. Oct 2.-Arrivsi: Menominee,
from Kew York.
Liverpool. oct. Arrived: Michigan. from
Boston: Waesland. from Philadelphia.
Noyille Oct 2--Arrived: Laurentian. New
York. for Glasgow.
N,w York. Oct. 2.-Arr:ved: Eaiseriu Nh
ria Tercsia Bremen. Sailed: Philadelphia.
Southampton: Germanic. Liverpool: Fries
land. Antwcrc.
Hong Kong. Sept. .a.-Arrived: Indrapura.
Portland. Ore: Empress OF China. Van
couver, via Yokohama.
Southampton, Oct. Arrived: Haycrfori,
New York. for Antwerp.
Yokohama Sept. 2s.-Sailed: Indraveiia
(froIn Eong-kong). Portland, Ore.
Queenstown. Oct. 2-Sail.:: ivernia from
Liverpool. Boston.
New York Oct. Arrived: Majestic from,
Liverpool and Queenstown.
Hong Kong. Oct ARRIVED previously
steiner Queen Adelaide Tacoma via
JIogo
ST. Michaels Azores. Oct. Passed
Eobe-zpl,ern. Genoa Naples and Gibraltar
for New York.
Southampton. Sept. a--Arrivec: st. Louis
NeI York.
oueerstov-n Oct. Arrived: Common.
wealth Boston for LIVER ool and proceed.
Antwerp. Oct. ARRIVED: Switzerland
philadelphia.
Southampton. Oct. sailed: Lain 0ror
Bremen. New York.
Lizard. Oct. 3. LILO a. m.-Passed: F0ers
Rifmarck New York. for Plymouth, Cher
bourg and Hamburg.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
LIFE INSURANCE AS AN ASSET.
Prominent Business Men Regard 1t
Il Wise Investment.
REPUBLIc SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York. Oct. 2.-The tendency OF nusl-
ness men 10 prot ct their estates by policies
OF life insurance is becoming as. general as
to protect their buildings by policies of hre
insurance. ,
Since George W. Vanderbilt of New York
and Frank II. Peavey of Minneapolis en-
took policies for N,e060co few years since
in the Mutual Life INSURANCE Company CT
New York. there has b equally large
sum written on one individua!-those re-
main the record figures for the world.
But pol cies of $50 D10 and 5000 0. and even
s21oC00. are so frequent as to cause litt'e
comment. and even VIII n Sidney a. Witner-
bee of Detroit took $500 Coz In per cent
gold bond Insurance from the Mutual Life
early in this year it passed almost as a
matter of course.
II is significant that when business
mans estate Is settled these days life in
surance is generally found to be a very ii,,-
portant part of it-often all there is Of 1t.
Life insurance in one Of the great COM
pan'os yields good rate of interest as an
investment. apart from the protection II af-
fUrlS.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03

Members of the Negro jefferson Club As
sociation. branch of the jefferson Club, are
Justly proud of their new quarters. at No.
2Ga9 Lawton avenue.
Tho clubrooms occupy three floors OF 4
weli-nreseryed residence building. which ;'t
one time was one of the handsomest resi-
dences in that district. The rooms have
been newl:- decorated.
Tho clubrooms were thrown open for the
inspection of the public Tuesday night and
many white persons. leaders in the Demo
cratic ranks and city officials. were present
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
LEAD TRUST PLANNED.
All Interests Said to Be Arranging
Consolidation.

Philadelphia. Oct. 2-The Evening Tele-
graph to-day prints n story to the effect
that a combination OF all the lead interests
of the country into one large company with
a capital of about s150.Vp,0J0. is a proba0i!i-
~ In the near future.
Such n combination. it is said. has been
attempted in the past but was always
blocked by the attitude of the firm Of
Wetheril, & Bro. of this city, who have
steadfastiy refused to put their plant into
any combination. Recently. the Telegraph
saws, the conditions have been such as 20
produce n change In the attitude of the
Wetherlls. and a member of the firm Is
quoted as favorng the combination, under
certain conditions.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
WASHINGTON.

The President yesterday appointed John
s. Dean United Stntes District Attorney for
Kansas agafns: the recommendation OF
!. Senator Burton.
The japanese Government has been
"ourteously Informed that no race dis
elimination is intended in making the per-
souaJ examinations in quarantine at san
francisco.
The Secretary of the Treasury announced
yesterday that bond purchases for the sink
ing fund would be discontinued. tho amOunt
Of s0,m.0O. for which proposals. were in
Ti,ei, having been attained.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
COLONEL BIsBEE PROMOTED.
Appointed Brigadier General in
Regular Army by the President.

Washington. Oct 2.-The President to-
day appointed Colonel William H. Bisbee
a Brigadier General Of the regular army
He was recommended highly by Major
Lloyd Wheaton and Major General
Macarthur for his recent service
I'm the Philippine Islands. He entered the
service as a private of the Eighteenth In
fantry in 1861 and served throughout the
Civil War.
Colonel B!sbec was brevetted as First
Lieutenant for gallant and merltorioIis SER
vices in the battle of Murfreesboro. Tenn:
and brevetted Captain for gallant and mer-
itOrious services during the Atlanta cam
1864. He participated in the Santiago cam
paign and went to the Philippine Islands
in 1899. He will retire January 2s 1901
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
Dawes Was n CuIlom Man.


sponfents into his room in the hotel. he
said:
Dawes Was n CuIIom Man.
Now. you will obiSe me If you will put
this down exactly as give it to you, and
VIII speak slowly. so you will have no
trouble. / have been asked TO become the
candidate of Senator Culiom's friends for
temporary chairman of the convention, and
| have decided that / will do IL. | am i'll
favor of an emphatic Endorsement OF the
candidacy of S-nator Culiom for Senator.
and declaration in the platform that il Is.
the sense of the R"pl blicans Of Illinois that
he should be reelected to the Senate of tn.
United States"
Mr.. DAVIS had =; majority of something
ike sercnty-two over John J Brown the
Tanner candidate. and the Tanner dele
gates in all the contested counties except
ing Edgar, voted for Brown Edgar's dele
CATION did not vote on the question.
After the election last year Dawes walked
into the Cuiiom headquarters In Chica go.
pulled off his coat. and declared wiling
ness to help the Cullom cause In any man
ner possible. He was at CulIom's right
shoulder all through the battle of last Jan
nary. and never fatered in the belief that
Cullom would be chosen on the first bal
lot.
The conclusion is evident that Culsorn hrs
not forgotten that Dawes was his friend in
need" in the past. 1t is certain also that
cullorn knew that Dawes had ambitions
to sit in the Senate as Masons successor
Hence. / say there IS not much doubt Wnom
Senator Cullum prefers as his colleague in
the Senate. J. l.. PICKERING.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
MAY HAVE BEEN DROWNED.
Clothes of Missing Man Found on
Banks of River.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

Boonvillc. Mo. Oct. 2.-James Fl. Roberts.
n building contractor. disappeared from his
home here yesterday. He had been very
despondent for several days. workmen in
the extension of the Missouri Pacific river
route. east CT Boonviiie. found lot OF
clothes on the river bank this morning A
watch and papers n the clothes were :den-
titled as having belonged to Roberts A
searching party has worked all day without
avail. and 1t Is thought tonight that his
body will not be recovered.
Roberts was about 40 years of age, and
well-to-do.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
RAILROADS.

IN. meeting of the Santa f'e directors to
. 6lscuss a dividend was postponed.
The Canadian Pacific held IT'S annual
. mecting at Montreal.
Texas rate clerks will meet in St LOUIS
on October Is.
The docket of subjects for the quarterly
meeting of the Southwestern Passenger Eu-
reatt has been announced
The Southern Railway has extended the
cour, esies of Its lines To members OF the
+; American Association Of General Passenger
Agents for the annual meeting AT isheviiie,
y. e.
4 franchise has been granted the Kansas
c.iv. parkviiIe and St Joseph Electric road.
Tho Industrial Commission wants adai-
tiunal national le.ialaGoa.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
pAN.kMFRICAN DELEGATES
Will SPEND A DAY HERE.

quarters yesterday that all bids Tor fences
must be in by 10 n. m. to-day. The bids
must be accompanied by full description
of the materials Of which the fence is TO be
constructed its size and other building de-
tails. Several bids have been received by
Mr.. Tavlor for the sinking Of artesian wells
on the site.
at Worlds Fair headquarters yesterday.
took up in detail the drainage OF the WO:ld 9
Fair site. No definite conclusion was
reached. and 1t was announced by men,
ber of the committee that experts probably
would be employed to investigate the matter
before final recommendations we're made to
the Executive Committee.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1901-10-03
Arkan... Land once. Report.

REPUBLIC SPECIfL.
quarterly report OF the State Land Office,
filed with the Governor to-day:
Fees. s., 90; swamp lands. sold. 1924 acres;
S1.23I.4l: internal Improvement land sold, 2fI.9'
acres. t3gs IS: saline. land s032 acres, 800. 70:
real estate hank lands sold $50 acres, $50; for
feited land sold. le25os6 acres Sl2 S5l.15; for
feiied land redeemed. !, ,i9s.75 acres. sl.1is.ao:
forfeited town lots sold, 335s IS; forfeited land
donated. g, sGS.8 acres. decided to actual set.
tlers. ISL 70 acres: total acres Jo447.93: total
funds received. 3le1ego: total acres Z 1:e.7s.