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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-02-13

Copy of Companys Certificate of Authority
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.
Whereas the National Fire Insurance Com
pany, corporation organized under the laws of
Connecticut has fully complied with the provis-
sions Of the laws of this state relative to the adj
mission and authorization of insurance compa-
MES of its class.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned. insurance
commissioner, do hereby empower and authorize
the said above named company to transact its
appropriate business of fire and tornado insur-
ance in the state of Minnesota. according to
the laws thereof. until the 31st day of January.
A. D.. 1904 unless SAID authority be revoked
or otherwise terminated prior thereto
In testimony whereof, / have hereunto set
my hand and affixed my official at st. Paul this
S1st day of January, A. D. 1903.
ELMER HI. DEARTH,
Ls,sEanna Commissioners.
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and piling this, about $3.50 silver or SIT
American money cord is paid. Il
STREET RAILWAY MEN ORGANIZE
Chicago Men Have Formed Unions With
out Opposition by Company.

The employees Of the Chicago street rail-
way system have organized without inter-
ference from the corporation managers.
In some instances the latter have encour-
aged the men to organize. A button the
size Of silver dollar is openly worn by
the motormen guards and conductors of
the surface and elevated lines, as a badge
of membership in the Chicago Street Rail-
way Union.
That the prejudice of the street railway
magnates has been lived down is the logi-
cal sequence Of a perpetual agitation that
has awakened public sentiment There
fore, to avoid an irreparable injury, all
ridiculous objections blocking the way of
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lnLabor' sFieId
LABORERS IN CUBA
The Working Days in the Fields
There Is From Sunrise Until
Sunset.
Wages Paid in the Large Mills at
Havana and at Other Manu-
featuring Points.

1.-THE oversupply Of labor at Havana has
doubtless been rendered greater than
usual by the tendency OF" the country
people. unsettled by war, to drift city.
respondent from that city.
THE cultivation of tobacco is a more
democratic occupation than sugar plant
ing. It can be conducted successfully by
the small proprietor and the tenant farmer
Skill counts for more and brute force less
in making crop. It is an employment
shat attracts large per cent of white
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THE QUEEN INSURANCE COMPANY, OF
America: Principal office New York, n. Y.
dent; Hevett s.. Barlow, Secretary. Attorney to
accept service in Minnesota: Insurance Commits
sioner' Cash e iRGoME S'9 n 1902.
Premiums other than perpetuals 50, $50, e66. 81
Premiums. on 1901 business. ....... At ,4ss.1s
Rents and interest ................ 17O,134.1
Profit on ledger assets over book -
From a1us all other source: iss5sioS
i0''l observation-disclosures 51sGaS in 1907:
Amount paid for losses ......... 81 .529, ISL 80
Dividends and interest ............ 100000
Commissions and brokerage 800. 46,7o352
Salaries and fees of officers, agents
Taxes, fees and rents :. .......... s9o4eT
All other disbursements 269 564.59
Total disbursements ......... 81 s37. 313. SO
Excess of income over disbursements LOTS. 4S5.45
Mortgage loans $50, 100000
aDce premiums ..:............... 1s, 564. sc
Bonds and stocks owned ........... 4,e0e,172. 03
Cash in office and in bank ........ 166,Sn.19
Accrued interest and rents ....... 81, 24T.99
Premiums in course of ccllection.... 625, SS7.37
All other admitted assets 1926
Total admitted assets ........s5 IA, $40. 80
Assets not admitted ($3,213.11.)
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1902
Reinsurance reserve. 2,1s1, sss. Sc
Salaries, expenses dividends and in
Commission and brokerage ..... 1N,74s.2s
Return and reinsurance premiums. 100, 393. 60
All other liabilities .............. 4O7. 20
Capital stock paid up 500, 0c0. 90
Total liabilities including captalss. POS. 7s7 80
-,I RISKS AND PREMIUMS. 1902 BUSINESS.
Fire risks written during the year 1904. 80 55s 90
Premiums received thereon. 3,7S7 SCOTT
Net amount in force at end
OF the year .$S5o, go 81. 90
PISINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1900
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Officers:
p. M. STARNES, President.
D. G. EDMUNDSON, Vice President.
CALVIN MANNING, End Vice President.
GEO. e. PEARSALL, Treasurer.
DE FOREST BOWMAN, Secretary.
N. e. COFFIN, Counsel.
LEWIS ScHOoLER, M. D., Medical ri.
rector.
&. r. CARTER, Actuary.
Executive and Finance Committee:
CALVIN MANNING,
P. M. STARNES,
geo. e. PEARSALL,
D. G. EDMUNDSON,
NJ. e. COFFIN,
|DE FOREST BOWMAN,
Directors:
P. M. STARNES, President, Des Moines.
GEO. e. PEARSALL, Cashier Citizens
National Bank, Des Moines.
.. 6. EDMUNDSoN, President Security
Loan e. Trust Co., Des Moines.
N. &. COFFIN, of Dudley &, Coffin, Attor.
neys, Des Moines.
DE FOREST BOWMAN, Secretary.
S. J. PATTERSON, Cashier Dunlap Bank,
Dunlap, Iowa.
LEWIS HAAS, Cashier Woodbne SAVINGS
Bank, Woodbne, Iowa.
e. e. PINNEY, Wholesale Coal, Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
CALVIN MANNING, President Iowa Ma.
tiona Bank, ottumwa, Iowa.
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THE F1REMEN's INSURANCE COMPANY.
in FsssPal p ofe n Dnnam e.
Hessinger. secretary. Attorney to accept service
in Minnesota, Insurance Commissioner. Cash
INCOME IN 1902
Premiums other than perpetuals go. S16S, 253. "a
Premiums on 1901 business ........ 1O4. 425. 64
Rents and interest ................ 1874. 419. 80
From all other sources ............ 100, 647. OF
Total income ...:.......,.....s1,1s 7. 1851
Amount paid for losses, ... 1865, 1874. IA
Dividends and interest ............ 100, 900. 90
Commissions and brokerage ........ ia, s54. %
and employees ....:.... $50. s4.742.e5
Loss on sale or maturity of ledger
All is etssr disbursement. So S. sss g
Total disbursements 500. -. $7e2, 7s4. So
Excess of income over disburse-
ments ............ ............. s4o4.ss1 10
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1902.
Value of real estate owned $129, "a
Mortgage leans ............ $500. ]. 295, O9S 81
Cash in office and in bank ........ 21,79Se1
Accrued interest and rents 2s.422. IS
Premiums in course of collection 80. 137,7os04
All other admitted assets 131SI
Total admitted assets ......... SO, O9S, 0o6. IS
LIABILITIES DEC 81, 1902
Unpaid losses and claims -. ssso1s. %
Reinsurance reserve .............. 600 5S3. 76
Salaries, expenses, dividends and In
terest que 2.3S1 Y
Commission and brokerage %. AZ
Return and reinsurance premiums %, S13. go
Cap1tal stock PAID up LOCO, 0OO. 90
Total liabilities including capital 81 100 634 IS
Net surplus ........... 81 81, 372. 81
RISKS AND PREMIUMS, 1902 BUSINESS
Fire risks written during the year. SIC 953 90
Premiums received thereon S97 go. 50
Net amount in force at end Of the
year ............ .......s.... .$l22, t3&,S3l u
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1902.
Fire risks written 81, or, 29O. 90
Fire premiums received ........... u ,S47 on
Fire losses paid Observation-Disclosures. G,053. 0O
Fire losses incurred ............... 4,169.O0
Amount at risk (6re) ............. 3,150, 450. 90
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the FIREMEN'S Insurance Company,
a corpora ton organized under the laws of New
Jersey, has fully complied with the provisions
of the laws of this state. relative to the ad
mission and authorization of insurance companies
of it's class.
! Now, therefore, I. the Undersigned, Insurance
| Commissioner do hereby empower and authorize
| appropriate business OF fire Insurance in the
state of Minnesota. according to the laws there
of. until the thirty first day of January. A. D.
/ 1904, unless said authority be revoked or other
| wise legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof. have hereunto set rny
hand and affixed my official seat at st. Paul
! this 31st day of January. A. D., 1908.
/ ELMER H.. DEARTH,
| Insurance Commits Toner.
49,
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THE NORWICH UNION FIRE INSURANCE
SOCIETY. Principal office in the United States,
New York, N. Y. Commenced business in the
general manager in the United States. Attorney
to accept service in Minnesota: Insurance Cont
D''S@''''' INCOME IN IN g 1862.
Premiums other than perpetuals.. 81 ,S91 ,64e.10
Premiums on 1901 business ...... 267 ,667.5S
Rents and interest ............. 81 ,S91 81
Profit on ledger assets over book
values .........: ............. 49l2.5
Total income :......:::...... s2,22s,12o75
Amount paid Tor losses ........ 5000 72s1s
Returned to home office ........ lei ass SO
Commissions and brokerage ...... 81, $685. 81
agents and employees ...... 1ss14s57
Taxes, fees and rents ........... 61,172.16
All other disbursements ......... 1897. SO
Total disbursements ........... s1,757, 545.51
Excess of income over disburse.
~ ASSETS DEC. 81, 1902. s+0''''0'-4
Mortgage loans ................ $40, 900 90
Bonds and stocks owned ....... 1,76s, $50 90
Cash in office and in bank. ....... 327, 574. O2
Accrued interest and rents ...... II, 634. 81
Premiums in course of collection. 26O, SOS 81
All other admitted assets. 2,4s1. %
Total admitted assets ..... s2,411, 474. IS
Assets not admitted, $27,746.67.
LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1902.
Unpaid losses and claims. 49,. $15e, 4e4. sc
Reinsurance reserve ........... 1,442,177. 80
interest due ...... ............ 2o,s12.57
Commission and brokerage ..... 5O,742. 81
Return and reinsurance premiums 12,413. 4s
Deposit capital ............... 100000. 90
Total liabilities, including cap
ital ....................... $1,ss5.71o.4:
Net surplus .................... $525,764 4c
RISKS AND PREMIUMS. 1902 BUSINESS.
Fire risks written during the
year ............. 1921, 1856, I'll 90
Premiums received thereon...... 1852, 276O G
/. -
year Observation-Disclosures. 1921, 272 $40 90
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1902.
Fire risks written .............. 1851 64T 90
Fire premiums received ......'... 81 $50 90
Fire losses paid .......,........ 81 793OO
Amount at risk .............., 224S973OO
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department Of Insurance.
Whereas, the Norwich Union Fire Insurance
Society,". corporation organized under the laws
of England has fully. complied with the provis.
ions OF the laws of this state relative to the adj
mission and authorization Of insurance GONNA
MES of it's class
| commissioner, do hereby empower and authorize
the said abeve-named company to transact its
appropriate business of fire insurance in the
state of Minnesota according to the laws thereof
| until the 31st day of January, A. D. 1904 unless
said authority be revoked or otherwise legally
terminated prior thereto
| In testimony whereof I have hereunto set nv
hand and affixed my official seal at ST. Paul this
31st day of January, a. D: 1903.
ELMER II. nEARTH
Insurance Commissioner.
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LABOR NOTES

the progressive march of the wage Garner
were rem owed.
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| The chronicle Of the first four years
Eexperience Of the National Life and Trust
Company Is without a parallel In the his
itory of life underwriting.
| The National life and Trust Company
Issued a greater number of policies to
Iowa people than any company operating
In the state except industrial companies,
and lead every company in the State IN
new premium income. In short, the Ma
tlonal Life and Trust Company has so far
| outstrIpped all competitors that to-day 1t
has only its own record to beat Never
so strong, never so successful
| contract In the National Life and
| Trust Company, running twenty, thirty,
forty or fifty years, is as certain Of ma
turing at one hundred cents on the dollar
las one falling due to. morrow. :,
Men OF integrity can be profitabIy er1-
lployed In any one of twenty-five states,
Iembracing the choicest territory In vari-
lous parts Of the United States.
| All approved forms of regular life, linn
lifted payment life, endowment and Invest
|n1ent policies, embracing nearly fifty diff.
iferent forms Of contracts Issued by this
Company. A roster Of policies that for
IslmpIclty, equity and 1IberaIity of condl.
lions to the policy holders are unsur-
lpassed.
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NATIONAL FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY.
Principal Office: Hartford, Conn. Organ
lied in 1862 James Nichols. President; B. R:
Stillman, Secretary. Attorney to accept service
in Minnesota, Insurance Commissioner. Cash
ito1
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06

Asotin. Wash. Aug 6.-Despite the
efforts of the victims father, Sheriff
Richards Of Asotin counr8 who had
sworn in twenty five deputies to guard
William Hamilton, well-to-do farmer,
the confessed murderer Of little Mabel
Richards, was forcibly taken from the
Asotin county jail shortly after mid
night and lynched by a mob Of over
LOCO men, which had been gathering
all day from all parts of Asotin
county.
About 2:l5 a. NJ. twenty men, their
faces concealed with handkerchiefs,
marched in an orderly manner up the
street toward the Jail, swept the guards
aside and took the keys from them.
When the cell containing the guilty
man was reached no key could be
found TO fit it. Ii was necessary to saw
and hack at the bars until the door
cor,ld be opened. After fifteen min
utes delay Hamilton was dragged out
Of the cell and into the yard, Mean
while another company OF masked
men. about eighty in number, had
marched up the street and taken posi-
tions opposite the Jail. With these
men none attempted TO interfere. Soon
there came a procession from the jail
yard on either side of the doomed
man was a masked man clutching the
murderer's arm and hauling him
along. Beside him another masked
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06
CORONATION OF NEW POPE
New POntiff of the Catholic Church Decides
that the Coronation Shall Take Place
Next Sunday, with State Reception
of Cardinals.

IS secretary tor briefs to the princes
TO replace Mgr. Volpini, who recently
died.
The new pope has confirmed Cardi-
nal Oregia as camerlengo Cardinal
Asliardi will probably be secretary OF
state.
The pope, yielding to the pressure
exercised by the foreign cardinals. who
are desirous of returning to their re-
spective countries as soon as possible.
has decided that his coronation shall
take place next Sunday.
Plus ~ during the day received the
members of the American pilgrimage
to Rome, led by John J. McGrane of
New York. This constitutes an event
Of considerable significance the Amer
ican pilgrims being thus the first 10 be
admitted TO the presence Of the new
pontitf.
Pope Plus also received Prince Mas
siuo, the head Of the papal section Of
the Roman aristocracy, who was ac-
companied by his daughterin-law,
Princess Beatrice, the daughter OF Don
Carlos
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06

debt, in violation both Of the enabling
act and of the state constitution.
D. Under the authority Of this act,
bonds to the amount of sixty thousand
dollars were issued and the same were
purchased by the board OF university
and school lands as an investment for
the permanent fund belonging to the
common schools. 1t is held on an ap-
plication to compel the state treasurer to
lay warrant drawn for the purchase
price of said bonds, that said bonds are
void because of the invalidity of the
act authorizing their issuance and for
the futher reason that they are not cert
flied to be within the debt limit as re-
quired by Section 1877 of the constitution
and that iu refusing to pay said warrant
the state treasurer acted in accord with
his legal duty as the constodian of the
trust fund.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06
WILL REPORT ON IRRIGATION
Prof. F. A. Wilder of the State Geological
Survey Will Soon Make Report
to the Department.
Finds Several Hundred Thousand Acres
OF Irrigable Land Along the Valley
of the Missouri River.

which he and two student assistants
marck. They have made a careful
survey of the land along the river
with a view to its irrigation possib,i-
ties. Prof Wilder reached Bismarck
today, and after a days rest will so
on to the mouth of the Cannonball
river. and up that stream. He says he
has found some 100000 to 400, 900
acres of land that can be irrigated by
his method, and that at least 100 00o
of it lies in tracts of 10000 acres or
over. When his report is filed with
the government, it is believed the gov
ernment will make tests of his irriga-
tion plan An abundance of Ignite
coal is also reported along the river,
which will solve the question OF fur
nishing power for pumping purposes.
1t is probable that the first tests of
irrigation in North Dakota will be
! made along the Missouri river at some
point recommended by Prof. Wilder.
Water is obtainable from wells at a
slight depth.
The government will also establish
water guages at the mouths of the
Knife and the Cannonball rivers to
measure the flow of water and will
then have accurate data from which
| to work.
Another party of geological survey
ors is at work along the Knife river
from Medora to the confluence of tht
Little Missouri and Missouri rivers.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06
MOB LYNCHES A FARMER
Mob of Over a Thousand Men Takes Murd=
erer from Jail and Hangs Him After
Due Admission OF His Guilt.

man pressed closely with his hand
over the murderers mouth to
Prevent Possible Outcry.
Other members Of the jail storming
mob came behind AS the group came
forward the masked men who had been
guarding the entrance to the jail
formed a chain about the captive and
captors and IN this manner they pro
ceeded. keeping the crowd at dis
tance, about thlee blocks up the street.
When the lynchers and Hamilton
reached the corner of First and FIJI
more streets they halted under a guy
wire, connecting electric light poles.
Here one OF the lynchers asked Ham
ilton if he wanted to confess. He did
So Finally he asked that his iewelry,
some tritiing trinkets he had in his
possession. and his watch be given to
his father and mother and the promise
was kept.
Then there was another short wait.
The manner Of Hamilton's death was
under discussion Some Of the mob
wanted to torture him. but ii was de-
cdcd to hang him. 4 mask was put
over Hamltons head. The rope was
then placed about his neck and then
thrown over the guy wire. 1t was
seized by the men and the body was
lifted off the ground and suspended.
After the iynchers were certain he was
dead the rope was tied to the telegraph
pole ana the body left suspended. The
crowd then eft.
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and the proceeds of the sale thereof
constitute permanent trust fund, the
interest and income of which alone
may be used by the state and then
only for the support of such schools
as are designated by tn enabling act
and the state constitution and to
the maintenance of the permanent
trust fund and the faithful administra-
ton of tn trust the faith and honor
of the state is pledged.
2 The state normal school at Val
ley City is not d school corporation
or a legal entity 1t is merely one of
the instrumentalities of the state
through which it promotes its edu-
cational interests The power of its
trustees to contract debts is limited
by legislative appropriations and when
contracted such debts are debts of the
state.
3. Section 1872 of the state consti-
tuition restricts the board of univer
sity and school lands to four classes
of securities as investments for the
permanent school fund. one of which
is "bonds Of the state of North Da
kota" The state obligations desig
mated by this section as bonds Of The
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06

Prof F. A. Wilder, state geoloSist
at the university at Grand FORKS, VIII
soon make q report TO Hydroerapher
Newell in charge of the irrigation sur
veys being carried on by the govern
ment under the ilansbrough- NeWlands
bill that there are some 300 eco or
400 900 acres of land along the Mis-
souri, river, between Fort Bufor3 and
Bismarck, that can be irrigated by
pumping from wells with native llg-
mite coal In his report made to the
university trustees last year Prot.
Wilder suggested that, the abundance
of Ignite coal in the western part OF
the state offered solution of the
problem of irrigation. He recon-
mended a plan of irrigation by pump
inc water from wells, with power gen
Grated by Ignite. which is found in
abundance in the western part OF the
state The attention of the govern
ment was drawn to the report, and
Prof. Wilder was authorized by Mr.
Newell to make a geological survey
of the land along the Missouri river
with view to ascertaining. what
acreage of land was irrigable, what
was the extent of the coal deposits
near this land, how much OF the land
Law in lots of 10000 acres or over, to
bring it within the requirements OF
the Hansbrough bill. An appropria
ton of 81 200 was made for the ex
penses of the survey, and Prof. Wilder
has been out since June IS. when HI
left Fort Buford in a fat boat, II
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The institution bonds. authorized by
the last legislature, and on which
State Treasurer Mcmillan refused to
advance money, after the bonds had
been purchased by the state board of
university and school lands, are void.
This is the effect of a decision hand
ed down by the supreme court late
this afternoon. in the cases brought to
test in the matter.
The cases were argued at the special
term of supreme court convened July
II. and the court has been busy with
the case since that time. The opinion
is written by Chief Justice Young and
assented by the other two members
Of the court.
The syllabus of the opinion is as fol.
lows:
In the Supreme Court. State of North
Dakota, March Term. 1903.
The State of North Dakota. eX rel
The Board of University and School
Lands,
ID. H. Mcmillan, as State Treasurer.
|. The lands ganted to this state
by congres for educational purposes
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06
MEN ARE BLOWN TO PIECES
Three Men Blown to Pieces by Explosion
in American Nitroglycerine Companys
Plant at BluiftOn, Indiana.

Button. Ind, Aug 6.-The Empire
American Eitroglycogin compaay's
magazine, three miles northeast Of
BlaTton. exploded during the after
noon The entire plant was destroyed
ana william Howard Edward Rada-
daueh and William Steffy, employees
were blown to pieces It is also be
lieyed that a stranger who entered the
plant just before the explosion was
killed
Pieces of the machinery were blown
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-08-06

state of North Dakota include only
such state bonds as are valid and con-
stitutinal--within the constitutional
debt limit and so certified by the state
auditor and the secretary of state. and
the payment of which is secured by
an irrepealable tax levy in the act au-
thoriZing their issuance.
4. Chapter 40, Laws of 1903, which
authorizes the issuance of sixty thous
and dollars in bonds for the purpose of
procuring funds to erect and equip build
ings for the state normal school at
Valley City, and appropriate sufficient
portion of the interest and income ded-
icated to the support of that institution
to repay the principal and pay the inter
est on the sum so borrowed, is uncon
stitutional and void for the following
reasons: a. it authorizes the creation
of a state debt in excess of the state debt
limit, in violation of section lS2 of the
state constitution: % it authorizes the
creation of state debt and does not
provide for tax levy to pay the prin.
cipal and interest as required by said
section; 90 it diverts the interest and
income dedicated to the support of this
institution to the payment Of a state