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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-28

A liberal snare OF your fire insurance
ought to be given 10 the indianapolis Fire
Insurance Company. a safe, sound ana
successful company. organized with home
capital by Indiana men. who will give
your business prompt attention. ONCE.
No. rs East Market street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-28
Copy Of Statement Of ths Condition
OF THE
GRAND RAPIDS
Fire Insurance co.
On the 3lst day of December, 1900.
1t is located at the corner OF Pearl and OF
tawa streets. Grand RaBids. Mich.
HON. ]. w. CHAMPLIN. President.
w. FRED MBAIN. Secretary.

The amount of Its capital is, ..........s2oo.o 900
The amount of its capital paid UP Is. 100000
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-28

4 new IS Plan0 tor slss at wdlsehner's.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1901-01-28
The Assets Of the Company In the United States
are as follows:

Cash on hand and in the hands OF
agents or other persons-...s--...-. s3sss75.0s
Bonds owned by the company.
hearing interest at the rate OF
various per cent, secured as fol-
lows:
Grand Rapids Gas Light Company
Village of Frankfort Chiich.) water
works bonds ......E........... 80. n.2sm
village of sparta Caiich) electric
light bonds .....y......--.....-.... z,lV-J
Fetoskey (Mich) school bonds. $4,000
Charlevoix CMich.) refundine bonds 12.77o-00
Western Adjustment and fnspec-
ton Company stock........s........ l25.00
Loans on bonds and mortgages OF
real estate, worth dcsibse the
amount for which the same is
mortgagod. and free from any
prior incumbrance ................. 264. 5ei. "a
Debts otherwise secured ....5.......- $4,000
Debts for premiums ..........s...,... A,f3s.a
All other securities. interest due
and accrued ...........-....J. ....--- aSD--S
Total assets ......i........ss 2s, GAN
LIABILITIES.
Losses adjusted and not due. losses
unadjusted, losses In suspense,
waiting for further proof. $li.507.13
Amount necessary TO reinsure out
standing risks ..............s........ l62.924O0
Total liabilities ............t........si77.s3 173
The greatest amount in any one risk.
$4,000.
State OF Indiana. ONCE OF Auditor OF State.
/. the undersigned, auditor of state OF the
State of Indiana. hereby certify that the
above Is correct copy OF the statement OF
the condition OF the above mentioned COM
pany on the 3lst day OF December. 1900, as
shown by the original statsment. and that
said original statement Is now on ie
I'm this office.
Ia testimony whereof hereunto sub
scribe my name and afix my
ISEAL.l official seal. this slst day OF jan
uary 1901 w III. HART,
Auditor Of State.
IoGaI AGENTS..
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

Company were afire- They were destroyed The
fire, like a hunted animal. then turned back
across the street again, and the immense store
OF lumber owned by HegeHeyer & Sons was ig
nited. 1t comprised some eighteen million feet
of valuable woods The lumber yards of J. NJ
Saupaugn were also reached by the flames and
great damage done.
The crowds. numbering way up in the thou
sands, driven back far as Avenue B by
the police reserves
Fire Chief Croker estimated a late hour tina:
the total damage would reach near to S1,0OS,O00.
He thought that the loss to ]. NJ. Saulpaugh
would be $4,000. 10 William L. Uptegrove &
Bros. S33OG00; to the Mutual Gas Company,
100000: to G. NJ Hegeneyer, S10O,UDos and tn
the Standard Oil Company, $4,000
While the second outbreak of the fire at
its worst Fire Chief Croker feared for the safety
of the freboats Seth Low and David A Body.
Should the burning oil reach them he knew they
would be enveloped in fame For this reason
he ordered the boats to cut loose and move out
into the stream They did The two boats
lost two thousand feet of hose, which
burned and charred il lay in the street.
The chief pronounced the fire the fercest one he
had ever fought
About midnight Chief Croker said the fire was
under control although the piles of hard wood
in the yards of Hegenleyer & Sons were still
burning
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
WIND FINDERS FIREfIGHTERS.
FILLS STREETS WITH SMOKE AND DELAYS
ENGINES-THREE FIREMEN FALL
THROUGH SKYLIGHT-

The strong west wind yesterday afternoon
caused the fremen good deal Of trouble at a
fire in the hay and grain warehouse OF Ftckson
& Collins at No. % to 56 Harrison-st- Great
quantities of smoke arose from the burning
feed and the wind carried it through the streets
in such dense clouds that the engines had much
difficulty in reaching the building Nhen the
rfremen got to work they found that they had
TO operate their lines OF hose from q wooden
awning over the sidewalk in front OF the build
ing and from the fire escapes. In cropping their
way over the awning through the smoke three
fremen Martin Renek. Martin Williams and
Charles French. fell through a skyiight and were
badly cut y glass Frank Phillips, an onlooher.
who went 10 tue help Of Williams. was also cut
by the glass
The fire broke the first floor OF the
building and was discovered by Thomas oi
Carlo an employe of the firm, Di Carlo warned
the other men working in the building. ana then
turned in an alarm The hrenen turned IN
second alarm when they arrived, and Chlef
Croker aiterward sent in a third alarm Ar.
Rickson said that the loss 10 the firm Woul0
proba bly, amount TO about S6oeAo or SlOOVV,
FULLY covered by insurance. The damage TO the
building which is owned by the Morton trust
Company, the NcGraw estate and Mrs Era6cts
Woodbury. was estims ted at about Sl.H'eH,.
Both Mr. Rickerson and his foreman said N =,
no smoking was allowed in he building am
they were at a loss 20 account FOR the star'i"s
Of he
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
FATAL RUNAWAY ACCIDENT,

Christopher Merz. a mason and builder forty
one years old of No. 1S1 Schenck-ave., Brook
lyn was instantly killed yesterday afternoon oy
the overturning of his buggy His daughter an"
Young male friend. who We're driving with MI
Nerz wore thrown out at the same time. but
neither was injured.
After dinner Mr.. MerZ hitched up the fanny
horse and took his daughter Mary and Charles
Drelling of No. 571 Lberty-ave., for q ride
They were returning about o'clock, and MT
Merz was driving along HendrlX-aVe' near
Wortman-ave AT this point the street has peeh
psved at the established grade, which IS some
distance above the surrounding country Frlsnt-
ened by 9 paper blowing across Its pain ilis
horse started 10 run and threw the carriage over
the embanknent Mr. Merz struck on his heaa
and his neck was broken The daughter and the
Young man thrown out, but were uliiii-
jured except for few bruises =.
An ambulance surgeon called from St
had been instantaneous The others did not need
4yeatmeut.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
TIE GREW OF TIE FULTON.

The accompanying cut made from photograph
taken shortly after they had emerged from the
submarine torpedo boat Fulton, III which they
had spent fifteen hours under in Peconic
Bay. shows the crew OF the boat, with Lieutenant
Arthur Macarthur, who is to command the Adder
when she is completed. John Wilson, the mate Of
the boat Captain Cable. II. n. Morreu the cleo
trican. and Lieutenant Macarthur stand on the
deck of the little boat seated the coming
tower are John Saunders the engineer. and
Charles Bergh the boatswain. 1t was the latter
who jumped into the bay and caught q drift.
torpedo dummy. preventing the destruction of "A
stran led soop last Sunday
All of the crew. excepting Saunders. were in the
of the submarine boat Holland, now in the
the United states Navy. They perfected her and
took her to Washington, and were in charge unlll
a from the navy became competent 10 handle
the boat.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
DEATH AT A BROOKLYN FIRE,
wATCHMAN LOSES HIS LIFE IN THE
DESTRUCTION OF ENAMEL
LING WORKS.

George Koch. watchman. was burned To
death at early hour yesterday morning in u
blaze which destroyed the plant Of the National
EnamelIing and Stamping Company, which oc-
cupied nearly a block in the Eastern District OF
Brooklyn The loss is placed approximately aG
S5O0,000-
The enamelIing plant consisted OF twenty-five
brick buildings, from one 10 four stories in
height built on the block bounded by North
First-st MetropoIita nave. BedforC-ave. and
Driggs-ave- Only two other buildings were on
the block, the Sixtieth Precinct police station. at
the southwest corner of Bedford and briggs
aves. and the hall of the Exempt Firemen's
Association. which IS next door 10 the station.
So fierce were the flames that the hreInen na1
all they could do to save these buildings
Patrolman Knobock was on his way to the
station at : a. M. when he saw haInes breaking
out of the one story building used by the conf
panys shipping department Before the Fire
Department reached the scene the flames nad
broken out of bounds and had already attacked
several Of the other buildings In twenty MIN
utes the entire plant was in flames
People in the tenement houses in Dr1sgs-ave,
opposite the fire. became panlcstrlckeh aiit
hurriedly carried their small belongings TO a
place of safety The flames were, % however; pre-
vented from spreading in that dITectlOn -FOUR
teen prisoners in the station were removed IN
patrol wagons to the Herbert-st station. SIX
teen truck horses which were stabbed in the
middle of the block burned as 1t was IN
Gradually the walls fell. and at O'Clock the
entire factory was nothing but heap OF snok-
ing ruins. The chemicals used IN the enaInei-
ling process furnished ready fuel for the flames
and made a blaze which has not been equailed
in Brooklyn in some time The fierce heat melt
ed the tons of tin used in the factory. and Tor
many hours the interior OF the ruins SloWed
like the crater of a huge volcano. The body or
the watchman found near the Metropolitan
ave entrance at 10 O'Clock
Eight hundred men who were employed IN
the factory have been thrown out OF work In
addition TO the real loss. the company will lose
heavily in the way OF orders. for II had been
rushed for ~evera1 weeks and had been taking
on new hands.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
NICE TO DETERMINE GAS.
THEY NOW FORM PART OF EQUIPMENT OF
THE SUBMARINE BOAT FULTON

Frank T. Cable, superintendent of the Holland
Torpedo Boat Com1anys plant at New-Sunolk.
Lorg Island. and captain of the submarine boat
Fulton believes that he has found way to solve
the problem of protecting the occupants of a sub
marine boat from the danger of asphyxiation while
under water. The serious objection to the
Of submarine boats IS the danger of suffoCa-
ton from the fumes generated by the gasolene
engine used 20 propel the boat the surface ana
TO furnish power for the dynamo which produces
the electricity stored for lighting and for sub
marine propulsion.
presence OF the gas in the Holland boats, il Is al
ways feared mainly because its presence cannot
be detected by any at the command OF
Captain Cable and his \ Washington sci
enlist has said the either carbon dioNlde
or carbon nonoxide. II IS necessary 20 know
which, in order provide ans OF cOUuteraCt tlng
ii. II is figured that mice feel thc effect Of these
gases, which odor!ess art tastclesS. twenty
time quickly than p4eH~
Captain Gable suggested that mice be introduced
into the Fulton. fie tod that if mouse were
10 nhsie eittAr OF the case exaTniHa .ton -.
the cofpuscies Of its blood would furnish the de
sired information. The absence of food OF any
kind for .nicr. -xceptiuE small quantities OF o!
kept IN patent cans, has made rodents unknown
on submarine boats. Accordingly, Captain Cable
has secured half q dozen whit mice. each In a
little cage. and they now form part OF the equip
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
|OTL DRAINED TO ESCAPE FIRE.
STANDARD DEPOT THREATENED BY BLAZE WHICH BURNS
LUMBER YARDS AND SEVEN-STORY BUILDING.


stubborn
Bros lumber yard East Tentlst
oil
the
wchman burned to death fire which destroyed the plant OF
the National Enamelng and Brooklyn
skylg the
of Collins in Harnso
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
CHICAGO SEES 4 COMET.
HAD HEAD AND TAIL AND WAS VISIBLE
FOR OVER AN HOUR

Chicago. Nov. ga comet was visible here III
the southern sky this evening. Its POSITION d"
viewed from the Auditorium tower. III which the
United States Weather Bureau is situated. was
about 10 degrees southeast from the zenith 1t was
difficult to judge its length for the reason that
il was pointed directly upward, and was appar-
entity going from the earth but Professor Cox, in
charge OF the bureau said that, in his judgment il
was about two degrees long. He said:
I am not an astronomer, but / feel very positive
that IL was comet. 1t plainly visible at 80
o'c could il at Z O'CLOCK when II
became invisible account of the increasing maze
All the men the office here saw it. 1t coulq not
have been a meteor. for Il remained practically IN
the same position during the entire tme II was
visible and no meteor would have done that lis
aT,-7arent inmovabty shows. too, that 1t was at a
great distance from the earth There was head;
plainly visible To the naked eye ana
still more apparent when seen through q glass
There was also well defined tall
The comet was seen by many people in the streets
&C we'll az hv the officials at the Weather Bureau.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

WOMEN COMING FROM KNICKERBockER THEA
TIRE FLEE FROM DRUNKEN MAN.
The women coming out of the hnlckeroocker
Theatre late yesterday afternoon We're fright
aned bv man who ficurished revolver and
tried 70 hug women who came within his reach
MANY of the women hUrriediy boarded cars or
ran with their escorts. and some excltediy
t,,,,,rad into cabs The man was drunk, and in
p few minutes IN the West Thirtieth-st-
noIice station. He said he was George kaVa-
naeh q clerk of No. 10 William-st., Brooklyn.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
REPORTS FROM AMERICAN OFFICERS.

CAPTAIN PERRYs CONDUCT APPROVED BY
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT.
Washington, Nov. 2S.-Secretary Long To-Day
raceived the following cable dispatch from Cap
tain Perry commanding the United states
forces on the sthmus:
Panama November Is.
Stopped firing while passenger trains passed
Decisive enga cement expected to-day about
sa me place.
A cable dispatch received at the state De
partnent from Consul General Gudger dated
Panama, to-day, says:
'Colombians fighting along the railroad
Naval officers here are disconnected at t1e Ill
feeling exhibited toward Captain Perry at Pana-
ma because he will not allow the railroad to be
used for the transportation of armed troops.
After careful examination OF the preceoents
and the treaty under which the Unlted states
is responsible for the safety OF traiflc across the
isthnus. they declare that Captain Perry mad
no alternative Had he allowed the Colombian
Government forces the road on the rama
ma end as they desired ne must of necessity
have given the same right to the Liberals. who
hold the Colon end of the line The result Wouic
nevita biy have been conflicts at the divisional
lire which would prevent the free transit that
Captain Perry is there to maintain therefore,
his attitude is held by the Navy department TO
be entirely correct. However, the fact Is recog-
nzed that the situation is dangerous from an
international point of view, and it is hoped that
the pressure will be speedily relieved by the
transfer of active military operations 10 some
other field not near the Panama Railway
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

Sir Henry Campbell Zimmerman energy III
making a prolonged political campaign Is at
tributed by the Unionist press to a desire 10
keen Lord Roseberv down. and forestall bid
for leadership His engagements were maze
weeks before Lord Rosebery accepted an ihNl-
tatIon to come cut of the furrow, and jealousy
is not a foible OF the Scotch leader Sir Henry
Campbell -Bannerman, having succeeded in nls-
cfplining Mr. Asquith at the Reform Club meet
ing. is clearly bent upon leading as long as ne
:. :; or,,,,a,d l. y. +.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
FIRE IN TEXAN OIL FIELD
ALL HANDS TURN OUT AND SAVE BEAo'
MONT WORKS JUST IN TIME

beaumont Tex Nov 2S.-The most dangerous
fire since the discovery Of the oil field mere oc-
currad LATE Yesterday and for time it was
Thought the field was doomed to destructioh-
Plumbers working pipes built small hFe sew
eraI hundred feet northeast OF the Exporter Land
and Pine Company's mill. on the northeast stSe OF
.h .,eid for the purpose of making connections.
The fire spread in the oil soaked grass and soon
got beyond control threa tening the great forst OF
darricks of the Hogg-Swayne syndicate Every
fire on the field was extingutshed in the boilers.
every rig was shut down. and the populaCico
OF the field turned out TO fight the flames fortu-
nately and almost miraculously. the men sue.
rseSed in staying the flames within twenty rsSt OF
the nearest derrick and finally extnguished them
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
WEDDING PARTY or FORTY DROWNED.

Honolulu Nov 90 via Victoria, p. c. Nov S-
News comes from Tonga that schooner carrying a
wedding party of forty persons, men. women ana
children was wrecked and all were drowned. Inc
schooner had taken the party to Helsfu and had
started back Haabai. but never reached It's oes-
tnation. 4 hatch was picked up later.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
GR4NOTTI SAD TO BE N CHIC4GO

ACCoMPLICE OF BRESCI. SENTENCED TO
LIFE IMPRISONMENT. NOT YET CAUGHT.
Rome Nov. 2S-The newspaper "Fanfulla y
credits Signor Giotti. Minister Of the Interior
with the statement that Louis Cirannttl is now
in Chicago where he is being shadowei by the
police.
According to = dispatch to Tho Associated Press
from Milan on November % Louis Granotti, an
accomplice IF Bresc the assassin Of King Hum
bert was that day sentenced to life imprison-
nlent The dispatch also said that Granottf had
yet been captured
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

The United States transport Wright. formerly the
Aid, was originally fruiter and was presented 10
the government by some patriotic women OF Boston
when the Spanish war broke out, to be used as
hospital ship. Later she was fitted out as as
match boat and was sent to Cuba to be used by
General Wood More recently she was sent 10 tne
Philippine Islands dispatch boat ana stofe
ship She had fine refrigelatng plant ana d
refrigerated storeroom. which made her of sreat
value In the islands. The Wright was hrst cailed
the Bay State This was before she was trans
formed INTO hospital ship.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

no man drinks the best ale WHO doesn't drink
Frank zones Portsmouth Ale-45 years the best
Trade supplied by Rock & Harris 81 Cortiandt St.
New York City.-Advt.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

Harry De Windt. writing from the Royal Geo
graphical Society, has addressed to The Globe
d letter on the proposed railway from Paris to
New-York He points out that the project is not d
new one The Russian authorities have been
considering it for more than 4 year past ana
he himself is proceeding next month with the
expedition from Paris to New-1ork by land to
ascertain whether the plan is feasible one.
He SAYS the crossing Of Behring Strait presents
no greater difficulties than the tunnelllng OF the
Straits Of Dover.
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
TRANSPORT WRIGHT WRECKED.

STRIKES A ROCK AT ENTRANCE TO SAN
JACINTO HARBoR-oNCE HOSPITAL SHIP.
Manila. Nov. 2s.-The United States transport
Wright has been wrecked in the Strait or
rHrien She will probably turn out to he d
total loss
The Wright struck an uncharted rock at
the entrance of San Jacinto Harbor. and sank
in fifteen feet of water To raise her will re-
uuire urecking machinery, which is not aValla-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

Special train returning from Army I3or6a
NnT snth leaving Philadelphia. Broad St station.
at 5:5s % M arrive New-York SOS p M Stopping
ar Newark Pullman parior cars, dining car ana
coaches.-Advt-
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

President Roosevelt's article in the Decerloei
number of The New Liberal Review" on ne
Virtues Of Citizenship is favorably cornlIehled
upon. Surveying contemporary pubic NE fIcs!-
dent Roosevelt discovers three points in reSaru
10 which citizens require instruction They must
have honesty courage and common sense. Ihe
citizen fails IL ilis dur according 10 the Pre~t-
Dental ideal, if seeing the evil he merely turns
out of its path. BY conquest of the eVii the
PURPOSE Of the evil is revealed
The Morning Post says that British citizens
will derive from the Presidents talk encourage
nent and inspiration for the work of the next
few years. II will help 20 bring his personality
nearer to the great Republic which he serves by
ruling and to citizens Of the empire Of the same
race and speech to whom by virtue of its cham
nel of publication his message is primarily ad-
dressed,
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

1t at once relieves Whoopng Cough
-iAYNE'S EXPECTORANT.-Adyt
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29
ENGLISH RAILWAYS.
LACK OF FUNDS FOR EFFECTINt5
CHANGE OF MOTIVE POWER.
CAPTAIN MAHAN'S ARTICLE ON BRITISH
ARMY AND BOER wAR-SIR HENRY
CANPBELL-BANNERMA
CAMPAIGN
Copyright; 1901: BY The New-Tork Tribune)
LIZ


London Nov % l a. nl.-An expert who has
been studying the railway statistics of the
United Kingdom has stated that honesty in the
management while the best policy in the long
run, is an obstacle TO greatly needed schemes OF
reorganization. The construction and equip
ment of the lines have always been conducted
in the most substantial way, and the capital
required for enlarged operations has been pro-
vided in hard cash The railways have not
been bankrupted reorganized or the valua-
ton of property scaled down while the man
ayers have continued to pay dividends steadily
on the Increased capitalization. The time is
now approaching when change of motive
power from steam 10 electricity must he faced.
and this will involve enormous addition
TO the working capital, and the managers will
be at their wits end to find ways and means for
maintaining dividends the entire stock.
The railway directors confess that. while they
are intensely interested in the results of the
Berlin experiments for securing high electric
speeds. they are unable to perceive how the
caritaI can be supplied for the costly scheme
of substituting one motive power for another
without general combination of the lines OF
the United Kingdom and this they consider
al Impossible problem. on account Of the eS-
cessive capitalize ton
New-York tribune., 1901-11-29

Captain A. T Mahan has a very interesting
article in the December National Review on
the South African and British p~esti~H
Upon the whole he sees abundant room 1or
criticism in detail. but does not fno IL tie
British military record any cause to warrant
the loss of prestige. The British army Is TO-
day a vastly more useful instrument than II
would nave been two years ago. and this gam
will last for at least decade as a matter OF
international calculation, just as the dlsoahueu
but tempered forces of the United States re-
mafned after the Civil War. Captain Mahah
points out that the Beers have much in common
with the North American Indians as cornoa-
tants and that the British army has been en-
gagged since the fall of Pretoria in task ahaia-
s-ous to that in which the United States Arn'
during the last century had large experience
with-the development Of power, eoth local Ai"
general. CAPTAIN Mahan believes the war ma
strengthened materially the British Empire, ana
furthered the imperial idea The loss OF pres
tige he says in conclusion, will come "heh lii0
nation loses heart
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-05-27
Union Improvement 60.
SuppIierS Of Natural Gas & Water.
PLUMBING AND GAS FITTING

All VINO contemplate having plumb
Ing or gas fitting doneshould consider
that a little saving in first cost is not
always economy. We buy our goods
at first hands, strictly for cash. We
have expert plumbers and will guar
antee all work, at prices as low as
consistent with dfst-class material
and workmanship, We will be here
to protect our work as long as gas
lasts and people use water
This is a point worth considering.
Remember everything first class and
work guaranteed to be according to
the most approved sanitary regula-
tious