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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

icyholders .......... 211,734 "a
Cash paid for divi-
dends to stockholders $1,000 90
Commissions paid to
agents .............. 349.475 q
Salaries and other COM
pensation of officers
legations re-
deemed by ma
ker in cash 1879 Sc
Total reduction of pre-
mium-nOte account. 80,50C 81
Balance, note assets
at end Of year ......' $504,333 20
GEO e. IDE. President.
E. w. Gladwin. Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn to before me
tbs 9Th day of February, 1903.
Benz. Wilson Marinus. Notary Pub.
FRANK SPERllN0
General Manager for California and
Nevada.
3o7, 500 and 500 Parrot Building,
SAN FRANCISCO. CAL.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

A shipment of 200 horses was made
from Winnemucca to st. Louis yester-
day.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

Veal loaf, Chicken, veal and ham
pate. Spiced sardines and soused
tongue.-Kelly, Arlington Block,
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

6Gan1 10 the TeQL nSOIS OF 0SCt!
613 of the P-i.t. al Code of Sc
State.
Claims for death losses
and matured endow-
ments. due and un-.
palQ l,Vff
Claims for death losses
and matured endow
ments in process of
adjustment, or adjust
ed but not due 49,. 65, 1873
Gains resistet by
company ............ J,OVV
Net present value of all
the outstanding poll
cies, computed &C
cording to the Com
bined Experience ia
bles of Morality. with
per cent interest,". 1857 .248
Amount Of all unpaid
dividends to policy
holders ............. Glib
Present alue of un-
paid amounts on ma
tured installment pol
icies ................ 2O,422
All other liabilities. 80. 1876
Total liabilities 49,. Il, os.sos
Income.
LasL receivef. for pre-
miums on new poll
cies during the year 0.851
Cash received Tor ~
neWal Of premiums
during the year..... 1,051, $50
~Cash received for sale
o( annuities. ......... 61,SS0
Cash received for inter.
Ct ................. sso.1ss
Cash received for
rents ............... ss,4os
ash received from Ill
-athsr sources ....... 4s.os1
Total income 1890. s.117.ss7
Expenditures.
!. Cash paid for losses
and matured endoW-
nents .............. SALTS
OaaA paid to annuitants 30,71(
Yo1d for surrendered
Doo1c1o0 ............. 152 ,691
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07
Postomee for olinshouse.

A petition signed by everone in o.
inghouse canyon asks for the re-estab-
lishment Of q postofate there. The
postofhce was discontinued because no
body would serve as postmaster. Hon.
]. F. Crosby has consented to act as
postmaster and doubtless the new off,
ce will be opened as soon as the au-
thorities can act.-Dispatch.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07
Moonlight Picnic.

The Ormsby County Labor Union
has arranged for moonlight dance at
Cooks grove on Friday evening the
7th of August. The dance is to be
given as a benefit for A. D. King, a
member of the order who sustained
a severe accident at Mound House
several weeks ago. The dance is
bound to be a popular affair as the
boys have arranged for the best OF
music and a good time is in store for
all who attend. and there will be
plenty there as the Ormsby Union is
growing to be one of the largest in
Western Nevada.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

A deal was consumated in this city
yesterday which will result in Reno
being provided with a water supply
under pressure sufficient to throw a
stream without the assistance of fire
engines over the highest building in
the city-Journal.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

For sale-A spring wagon. Has new
or been run and IL made the best
material. All iron work shop made.
WIN be sold cheap for cash. inquire at
Rodger Crows blacksmith shop.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1903-08-07

IN the Searchlisht district in South.
ern Nevada the Golden Traces n the
largest property. Tho mine n ovna6
~ Boston people and d aid to hava
It present ss.ooo.ooo IN sight. The ore
- hauled nfteen miles On the com.
peny's narrow guase road q Ne Colo.
RADIO river.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
Female CRANKS APPEAR
AT THE WHITE HOUSE.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL


! Washington. March s..'"The aueers.t OF
the female cranks TO visit the White House
made her appearance last week. said an
sdea little the ea White Sma MNui Her
were shrouded in ar old shawl and in the
ends Of this shawl Sic had swaddled up
little, very old. tooth!ess and half-blind
" Good, morning. serfs,' said the little old
lady, smiling pleasantly at the d9orkeep-
IAN hands made Cleopatra a rever anca
and she undid the loose ends Of the shawl
swaddling the aged dog and showed her to
81 thought I'd leave poor little Charmion
with Mrs. Roosevelt. you know. said the
little old woman. rather pathetlcally. I'm
going to visit the tombs of my ancestors In
the Pyramids shortly, and the Pyramids
are so damp lately that / fear Charm,on
will take cold IL take her along with me.
Roosevelt while I'm gone and she gazed
affectionately at the little old terrier and
stroked its head.
They told her that Mrs. Roosevelt was
out of the city. and she went away with
the decrepit terrier, saying that she would
return later. but she did not come back.
Another of the female cranks who called
at the White House soon after Mrs. Roose-
velts arrival was middle-aged woman,
none too well dressed. but very neat nd
tidy. When she got in che beckoned one OF
the ushers aside.
Now. l wouldn't have you mention it
OF my cast-off dresses without hurting her
feelings
The usher at first had no idea that er
mind was wrong. but ducked at this ind
made some evssive reply.
They tell me that the poor thing
hasn't a single. solitary stitch fit to be
seen, went on the woman. las sin and
a .shame--scandalous. Now. I have such
millions and millions of dresses that |
could spare just as easily not. And we
are Just exactly the same figure, too.
aren't We? regarding her 225 pounds of
avoirdupois with great satisfaction
=" All of my dresses she went on, before
the usher could think of anything to say
to her, were made by Worth and Felix
laws me- How that poor Worth man has
torn his hair and ground his teeth In
thinking of new effects for my ball gowns,
And. goodness gracious sakes alive. how
Felix has despaired of ever doing me JUS
ticeG
well might he. madam said the usher,
for the lack Of anything better to say.
go went on the woman. graciously.
when I heard that Mrs. Roosevelt. was
actually without anything to wear. why. 1
decided to ascertain from her IL she wouiG
feel badly or Inundated, yes understand
II shouid-very delicately, you know-pre-
sumo to send her about three dray loads OF
my dresses that ] shall probably not wear
any more, although they are almost good
as new, every one of EN-
Madam said the usher she would be
eyerIastingly grateful to you for your
thoughtfulness. Send them along. by all
means.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
Capitalization of Management
With Iron Mountain as Holding
Company for All Systems.
SCHEME is BEING PERFECTED.
Readjustment of Cotton Belt Has
Been Made and Will Be Put
Into Effect Shortly.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
New York, March s.-While there Is more
or less of a haze surrounding the myster!-
GUS steps that are beng taken toward re-
organizing the Gould system in the South
west. general idea of the ultimate pur-
pose CT those charged with pe-.ectirg! the
plans has been obtained.
1t Is evident that the generalization OF
management is the primary parDose ard
this 10 being slowly worked out. 1t would
seem As II the Iron Mountain might be-
come the holding company for all the roads
except the Missouri Pacific The various
1t was stated positively that the plans FOR
the readjustment Of the affairs Of the ct.
Lo,is Southwestern have bern perfected
and will be put into effect shortly.
They involve. SO it is said. the retrenen,
Of the stosk BY ham
and possible II he e.,
ferred. stock and .ls,5oO.o 900 OF common stock
II the preferred stock c,ou!d be retired
and no increase mace IL the amount Of
common st e *; ri i wcn,a b. Necessary 70
keep control Of the property. and the bonds
received in exchange for the preferred stock
could be disposed Of at the best prices OBJ
At the present time it requires more than
SIS. 00Q 900 Of stock for control. and the street
recollects the Tina when that control Was
nearly wrested from the present manage
ment by a certain capitalist now actively
identified with Mexican Central
That could not be done nov. but the re-
tirement Of the preferred stock would be
Of material benefit to those ROW controlling
the property. While It may be Only re-
Election Of the report thet the Iron Noun.
tain will acquire the Wabash, II Is said
weatern-will eventually pass into the di-
rect control Of the Iron Mountain.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
IMPASSABLE ROADS CAUSE
SHORTAGE OF ORE SUPPLY.
Car Famine stin Felt in joplin Dis
trict-Lead and Zinc Both
Advance.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Joplin. No., March s.-Daily warm rains
during the week caused the frost to come
out Of the ground and roads In parts of ths
heavy wagonloads Of ore. while in every
part it has been impossible to haul more
than half loads at any time during the
s Ses and III: The sass Hs
in easiest reach Of the railroads.
Competition a advanced the price SAG per
Instances being raised to so pen N s sn' ior
81 ore assayins @ Per . cent On: sins while very
less than sss per ton. A few. lots Of ore
We're advanced per ton, and the general
advance amounted to 80 cents per ton.
the ore from the mines to the smelters has
greatly depleted reserve stocks at the
shelters. compelling the loading Of ore on
The situation has become 50 acute that
it Is necessary for some Of the purchasing
agents to secure ore at almost any price
that can supply the demand for cars It Is
apparent from the fact that there are some
500 tons Of ore n ths bin. of the produ.
cars and the mud had more to DO With the
higher prices than the steady advance in
the metal market.
pounds in two weeks, and this il sauiva-
lent to the gain in ore prices.
A higher pig lead market brought a st.
Louis smelter agent Into the field for lead
but the ore has not yet been advanced, the
selling price Of the week being 351 per ton.
the same as for two months. 8till higher
prices for zinc are expected this week, and
hopes are entertained that lead Will folloys
Following are the sales Of xinc and lead
ores in pounds by the companies and in
various camps OF the Joplin district for the
week ending March I, 1903:
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
"JACK THE sLUGGER" is DEAD.
Accused Negro Was Overcome by
Nervous Exhaustion.

Cambridge Mass. March S.--GeorXe L. O.
Perry. the negro lad indicted for the muir
ders Of Agnes McPhee at Sonierville ard
Clara Morton at Waverly, commonly re-
ferred to as the Jack the slugger'' cases.
died at the Cambridge jail to-day from
nervous exhaustion.
Perry survived an attack of typhoid
fever. and death is announced to have re-
suited indirectly from worry, which pre-
vented a complete physical restoration from
the weakened condition in which the fever
left him.
Though he was told on Friday that his end
was near. II Is not known that Perry made
any formal statement. and II is behaved
that he protested his innocence to the last
Sheriff Fairbairy tonight refused to say
anything regarding the prisoners last
hours. beyond the remark that he consiGl-
cred the case closed
This IL Interpreted by come to mean that
the Sheriff had reason to think that the
murder case ended with the death of the
lad.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
A DUCK HUNTER DROWNED.
William Legeman Lost Life by
Capsizing of Skiff.
REPUBLIC SPECIAL

REPUBLIC SPECIAL
Evansville, Ind. March s.-William Lege-
man. city salesman for a wholesale drug
house, was drowned in the Ohio River SOW
eral miles above here this morning.
He and his brother. Charles. were out In
a skiff duck hunting when the boat was
chung on to the skin for fully thirty min
utes A passenger train happened to be
passing over the Illinois Central bridge and
the engineer stepped the engine and the
crew went to rescue the men.
Charles LIE geman was rescued, while Will
liam persisted before the crew reached him.
married. Ee was brother OF former Ssna-
tor Walter Legeman and nephew Of
former Senator August LEIGH. both OF this
August Lemcke of Indianapolis.
The body of Legeman was recovered this
afternoon.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
RIVER NEWS.
REPUBLIC SPECIALS.

&C. car .so III: March s,Riv:r nus. rod. g.!
ot Wsaht i's Gt fso1 F r.. q: :s
Ice DEPARTED ,I,a d, for Menph,s At lS p viz
sns vii. ana I :: 4s =: f ss.
D m. and aepsIted az Tor 81, Loai. Al p ,. n.
The Bald Eagle came out of winter quarters In
Louis.
Paducah. KY. March Sine gauge rssds q. !.
recent rains tina, have fallen in the Lower Ohio
wallsy To-day has been , clear ana eocl. and
row. city Of savannah as5Iissd Der: nom q
Tys 1 Rssfn iSs Eli u.
Memphis; Tenn. March s-The river here
s s5and s. 81 - feet on the ssuse rise Of
over the danger line The R.es Lee arrived ss s
q merchana.e FOR this piaee " and returned ).
p m; With aes bales Of cotton; lot q sqndriss
will be in By morning ~ ''>'
SaHs Midnight NC GREY Eaa. donn q
q; up at noon. The Usage from Grand Te..r
fSsSs, = spa rs!u!%sd + +. ~ Nsi G
lns Failing Dspartsd Ben sur Pi,!ss sa .'
state. Pittsburs, p m. Down with coal: P. H.
Phel. a.
y
3:se a. II, Cuy of Memphis up at I ann
chester up at 7:4O q. Grey Eagle up at z::9
y. m. The gauge reads 2o.1 feet and rising.
Weather clear and pleasant.
Chester, ILL.,. March s.-Gau&s 49, feet and
rising. Weather clear and mild. The City Of Mem
phis passed up at y. m The Chester passed
up at p. m The Grey Eagle due up tonight
Burlington, Ia. March s.-The river rose 8
inches since last report. The stage - now s
feet above Iow-water mark. Weather clear and
warmer.
Vicksburg. Miss. March S.-Gauge AS: rise of
IS. The Delta. en- route here from Memphis.
sunk at Mayersville at midnight. She may be
raised as her bow is tied to the bank.
Cincinnati. o.. March s.--River 81 feet. rising:
a rise of 6 OF foot stree O'Clock this morn
ing. Partly cloudy cooler.
Evansville Ind. March S.-River rising: us.
Clear. warmer. Boats delayed.
Pittsburg Pa March s.-River 13.8 feet
Cloudy.
Louisville. KY. March G-River rising; In ca
ral ISL on fails 259: below locks $50. weather
Cloudy and cooler ~
Warsaw, ILL.,. March S.-Gause reads II
rise of 23 feet In last - hours. Weather cisar
and pleasant.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
RAILROAD IN PREDIcAMENr.
Frequent LAndslides Spoil Farm and
Cover TracEs.


Vincennes, Ind. March s.-The Baltimore
and Ohio southwestern Railroad Company
has Its best engineers trying to solve the
problem Of stopping an immense landslide
that has been coming down on Its main
tracks for several weeks and - contlnu-
ally growing more threatening at Fritchton.
Ind, where the company recently made
long anc deep cut whereby the track was
shortened two miles
A mountain OF clay four acres IN extent
and $50 feet high has broken loose from
the Wampler farm. and carrying trees and
poles along Is coming down on the track
and has left breach 300 feet wide between
the slide and the Wampler farm. 1t IL one
Of the most remarkable as well as expsn-
sive freaks ever encountered by q rail-
road. A steam ditchsr and foreS Of TWEEN
ty-fve men are kept busy night and day
removing the clay from the main track.
which Is hauled on fiat cars to lawrence
vile. Ill. and used for embankment pur-
poses Trains have to slow up on reach
ing Fritchton. and often wait until trees
aud other rubbish besides the clay are
cleared from the track. as the mountain Of
earth now stands sQuareiy against the
track, almost impercepiibly coming upon IL.
The company IL puzzled as to what 70 DO
In the matter In legal way.
The farmer who owns the land has threat
ened to bring suit against the company for
despoiling his land. while the railroad saws
It Is the one to proceed and sue the owner
Of the land for o5structing it's right of way.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
six Rurned ia ne.th.

Cumberland. Md. March S.-six persons
were burned to death and one was fatally
injured as the result Of fire this morning
in q small hotel at Letter. mining town
near Elkins W. Va. The dead: MaSgie
CouehIan, Annie Burke. Henry Burke, Geo.
c. Anderson. Mrs. Geo. g.. Anderson. q
child of the Ardersons. Fatally injured:
Robert Long Several persons escaped with
minor injuries by jumping from second
story window. .-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
some one who needs lift and I will feel

repaid"
During those eventful two hours Of the
last night session Of the Senate. when TILL
man sat behind a barricade Of books and
documents threatening to force an extra
session of Congress and Uncle Joe" Can
non paced the floor of Senator Allison's
committee room emphatically denouncing
everybody. especially United States 8sna-
tors. Senator o. H: Platt had his little joke.
Senator Bacon had obtained unanimous
consent to pass a little bill appropriatinE
500 to recompense Georgia livery stable
keeper for the loss of a horse shot by
United States revenue officers. -.
Mr. President" said Senator Plat. '1et
us have the report read.
Thereupon the clerk occupied half an
hour of the midnight watches reading the
long report. 1t was full OF particulars an
to the character and value Of the horse and
the manner Of the killing. 1t also went In
TO detailed description Of how another
horse was shot through the ear. The whol~
Senate was convulsed with laughter and
the sleepers in the galleries awoke.
Afterward the Senate passed the 500 hofss
bill. while two important treaties. great
f1nanc.si bill and the Philippine tariff bill
We're not allowed TO come to q vote, and
two great supply bills appropriating over
800. 0H'.0N were held back.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
MAY ACQUIRE GEORGIA CENTRAL.
Frisco Wants Line to the seaboar I'd.

REPUBLIC SPECIAL.
New York, March Sin connection with
the interest of J. p. Morgan & Co. in the
plans OF the Yoaxum-Pierce-Campb syn
dictate In the Frisco. II is suggested that the
Georgia Central road might be turned over
to the Frisco by the South ern Railway in
order to carry the Frisco TO the South At
lantic seaboard.
These plans have been announced from
time to time as cumulative evidence OF the
Importance Of the Frisco plans in the South
western railroad situation and ITS intention
of reaching the Atlantic at all hazards.
Wall street has read the reports with 4
view to the future. but when 1t was sug-
sested two weeks ago that the Rock Island
Company would undertake to carry out all
OF these plans and take advantage of them
least
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
THE REPUBLIC: MONDAY. MARCH 9. 1908

fidapte Of the Abbess. who told her many
Bavarian royal family.
A few weeks ago the Abbess and tho
servant Quarreled and then, II was CHARGED,
the Abbess, fearing the girl would div1ige
the stories and injure her in court circles
poured muriatio acid into the sirvs coffee
which made her violently ILL.,
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
PERE MARQUETTE DEVELOPMENT.


New York, March SIN the DEVELOPMENT
OF the greater Pere Marquette Railroad,
now dominated by at. Louis capitalists, ne
gotiations have been practically closed for
the purchase Of two OF the smaller unat-
tached railroads Of Michigan. These roads
from South Haven to Lawton; the MilwaG-
kee. Benton Harbor and Colenia connect
ing Benton Harbor apd Paw Paw Lake
roads probably will be made next week 1t
Is not likely that control OF the new acqui-.
sitions will be taken before April l.
Significance Of this purchase lies in the
fact that portion of the South Haven
and Eastern Will be used the basis for
cutoff. which. when completed. will give
the Pere Marquette very direct lire be-
tween Chicago and Detroit. and. with the
building OF the Eastern extension to Buff
falo. line between this city and Chicago.
which will be in favorable position to COM
pete with existing lines for through traffic.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
REPORT OF ENGLISH EXPERT.
Says That American Methods Are Tn
available Because of Expense.

Colonel A. II. Yorke. chief inspecting Off
Ger OF the Board of Railways of the London
Board of Trade in his report on American
railways. which he has recently investi-
gated. says that American methods are eX-
penssve chiefly because the expense of Eng
l!sh roads In adopting them would nulify tn,
advantages.
In regard to the automatic and other me-
chancal devices used en- American systems
Colonel yorke claims that the gain is coun-
terbalanced by the additional risk to en-
ployes and passengers because OF the dan
ger Of these devices 9ettiEG out of order.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09

Mics Louise Ieinan and Miss Margaret
Conovhiu nurses at Bethesda Home on
Grattan street, shortly before midnight
Saturday found baby boy about weeks
old on the steps of the institution. 1t was
wrapped in an old blanket. Its cries at
tracted the nurses The police were In
formed yesterday
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
Citi.en.hip Case Bim Filed.

Ardmore. l. T.. March ga telegram re-
L. Herbert, who are In Washington In the
interest Of court claimants, state that ths.
Supreme Court has allowed the filing Of
their bill asking for a writ Of prohibition
against the Choctaw-Chickasa saw citizenship
court and the matter will be set for argu.
ment. The attorneys contend that the corr
gressional act creating this citizenshtp
court Is unconstitutional, and they conf
IDENTIFY believe that they will be successful
in having all applications for citizenship
tried in the regular courts.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
LADY ABBESS GETS
SIX YEARS IN PRISON.
Feared servant Wouid DivulEe Court
Secrets which She Had Discov-
cred and Tried to Poison Her.

Berlin. March s-A published dispatch
from Munich announces that the Lady Alb
hess Elizabeth Won Haussler of the Old
Woman's Asylum, who was on trial for at
tempting to poison a servant girl. has been
sentenced to six years detention in pen
itentiery.
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09

dispatch received yesterday stated that,
according to the testimony given at the
trial. the servant girl. Emma Wagner. was
for eight years the intimate friend and con-
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09

Prohibitionists Garry the Day. y
REPUBLIC SPECIAL ~
Denison, Tex. March 8-The Prohibition
lists carried Gfayson County Yesterday by
an estimated majority Of 800. The election
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09
KNIGHTS of HONOR.
ROYAL AkcAHun.

Ma GRAND COUNCIL MISSOURI.
&1R,s Royal Arcanum, sW-3lI Holland
.Nx2 Building-A cordial welcome to yiSiS.
P&Rs orr. friends. brethren and mepabers
4VA from abroad. F. H. BACON a. n
Jno. c. kIlingsworth Grand sScy
The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1903-03-09

SUBURBAN PROPERTY FOR SALE.
BEAUTIFUL. tract Of i've acres or more; aiso
handsome house. seven rooms; near cars.
hurches and schools. bargain. Dr.. Case. Fergu-
sJl