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STATEMENT
The Prudential Insurance
, ...,s.a Co. of America,
STATEMENT
NEWARK. NAV JERSEY.

NEWARK, NEW JERSEY.
Condition December 3lst. 1903, as Shown by
Statement Filed
Capital Paid in cash .......$ 2,oO0,oOO.O0
Amount. Ledger Assets Dec. 3lst
Income dife)-From Policy-hold-
ers $4,000. 1921; Miscellaneous,
s, 9So,973oi; Total ..........., 8o,o25, 1885
Disbursements Qsife)-To Policy
holders. 81, 567, 267.71 Miscellane.
Gus, Sl5,osl, s56.52; Total .;..... 2oe4o,12s9s
Life Business in fofce--Nunber of
Policies, 5,176,456 Amount 49,. 1895, $1,000
Life written duringyear- Number of
Policies, 1,3l7D6; Amount ..... 156,s5S, $500
ASSETS.
Value of Real Estate Cess amount
OF encuubrances) ................. so, 11S 23o11
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate -. I3,1Ss. 29l 40
Loans secured by pledge of Bonds,
Stocks Or other collateral. ........ 5,7el,775Oo
Loans to Policy-holders this Com
pany's Policies assigned col
lateral ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 1897, se57s
Premium Notes on Policies in force $50, 1920
w. Of Socks and Bonds O.. S..
State, etc.) ws.................... 29,4oo,5S55o
Banks and Trust Companies. 7,Gl0.1l822
interest and Rents due and accrued. 4ss.59S45
Premiums unpaid ................... 2,S17, 3S37
ment ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 4sosa92s
Total .s72 925,o7ls5
Less Assts, not admitted .........- 58o,3l205
Total admitted Asets .s72 .s94. 1880
LIABILITIES.
Net Reserve, as computed SCI 0614O0
Other Reserve and Special Funds 1l6O06 O5
Net Policy claims .............. 449.679l7
Premiums paid in advance ..... 2s5 ll6s4
Other amounts due Policyholders 4524434
Due and unpaid Supplementary
Contracts ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 10000
Unearned interest on policy loans SO II
All other Liabilities detailed in
statement ....................... 185e9s.oG
Total Liabilities as to Policy
holders ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 500, POI, 1861 63
Capital Stock ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 100000
Unassigned Finds (surplus) .......... sl0s, 98l7
Total Liabilities .............$72,s 94, 1890
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1903
Policies Qife) in force December 31st Of pre-
yious year, Number, 500; Amount, sl,45s, $1,000.
Policies G.ife) written and revived in 1903.
Number Lll6; mount =, 72s'o 29.OG
Amount, g, e91 l66.00.
Amount Losses and Claims G.ife) unpaid De.
ce1nber 3lst previous year, Amount, None.
Losses and Claims lLife), Incurred s1s,25000,
Losses and Claims unpaid December 81, 1909,
&C. 0o0.00.
Total amount premiums collected and secured
President, John +. DRYDEN.
Secretary. Edward GRAY.
Home Office, 76l to 700 Broad Street. Newark,
New Jersey.
General Agent for service, W. B. Allen, Colds
boro, ~ C.
Business Manager for North Carolina, Managed
from Home Office.
State Of North Carolina.
Insurance Department,
Raleigh March g. 1904.
!, James r. Young, Insurance Commissioner
20 hereby certify that the above is a true and
correct abstract of the statement of the PTu-
NV of Appg of AGXp
1r& New Jersey, fled with this Department.
showing the condition of said Company on the
3lst dav of December, 1903.
Witness my hand and official SEAL the day and
date above written.
JAMES r. YOUNG,
Insurance Commissioner.
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State of North Carolina.
Inc11rnncn Dnrart1nnr1f
STATEMENT
EQUITABLE Life Assurance
Society of The United
States
OF NEW YORK CITY.

OF NEW YORK CITY
Condition December slst, 1903. as slPwn by
Statement Filed
Capital; Paid in cash ............s 1OO,OOOOO
previous year ................. Ss4,O4 ,95oos
ers, SIS. SOL s43.6 90; Miscellaneous,
,sl1 s26, 507.So; Total .......... 73,71S,S5O9s
Disbursements q-ife)-To Policy
Gus, $i4,E967zs8; Total ........ 4949s,O1115
Life Business in force-Number Of
Policies, 499,947; Amount .....l $50 GAS, 2S2. 90
Policies, 90, IA; Amount ....... 227,84l, 4l5OO
ASSETS
Book Value of Real Estate Qess
amount OF encumbrances) .......$ 81, 215, S75.67
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate. -. "a 345,11094
Loans secured by pledge of Bonds,
Stocks ether collateral. ....... 1888, 500. 90
Loans to Poliey-hoders this Com
lateral ls8s4laz74A
State etc) ..................... 1913, l4e,945.OO
Cash in Home Office and deposited
in Banks and Trust Companies. 25,625, 1926
Interest and Rents due and accrued $50, s24.07
Premiums unpaid .................. GIL ,033. %
All other Assets, detailed in state
ment Observation-Disclosures. l52l, 245.93
Total ..................... 1879, 784, 4s1. SO
Less Assets, not admitted....... 1521,24595
Total admitted Assets .......... 1878 213, So
LIABILITIES.
Net Reserve, as computed $780,, 100, 3l1.O0
Other Reserve and Special Funds. laos, 1l400
Net Policy claims ................. 2,245, 1870
Premiums paid in advance: ........ 3OO,699.00
Other amounts due Pocy-holders. 456, 6s70S
Due and unpaid On Supplementary
Contracts, ACKNOWLEDGMENT. S49166
Total Liabilities as to Policy
holders ....................S 3o6, 5S4, $40. 50
Capital Stock Observation-Disclosures. 100000
Unassigned Funds (surplus) ........ 71,57S815.0S
Total Liabilities .......3.... 1875, 21S, 1856. IS
BUSINESS IN NORTH CAROLINA IN 1908.
Policies Qlife) in force December Slst Of pre-
yioHs year, Number, Ass; Amount S9,3l6 90.
Policies Qife) written and revived in 1908.
Policies in force Qife), Number. 4,9oS;
Amount Losses and Claim Gdfe) unpaid Do
cember Slst previous year, Number, 2; Amount,
S1.2S100
Losses and Claims G.ife), Incurred, $1so,46soo;
Paid, Sl65, LOO
Losses and Claims unpaid December 81, 1908,
315528,00.
Total amount premiums collected and secured
G1ife), $343, 554.1.
President James w Alexander.
Secretary, VIM. Alexander.
Home Office, No. 100 Broadway, New York
Cit..
General Agent for service, s. W. smallwood
Business Manager for North Carolina, f. w.
Banner, Richmond, Va.
State of North Carolina,
Insurance Department,
Raleigh, March 25, 1904
], James r. Young, Insurance Commissioner, do
hereby certify that the above is true and
rect abstract of the statement OF the Equitable
Life Assurance Society of the United States of
New York City, filed with this Department,
showing the condition of said Company the
31st dav of December, 1903
Witness my hand and official seal the day and
date aboge written.
JAMES R. YOUNG.
Insurance Commissioner.
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Sale Of North Carolina,

NO GLOSS CARRIAGE PAINT MADE.
will wear as long as Devoe's. No others
are as heavy bodied, because Devoe's
weigh 8 to 8 ounces more to the pint.
Sold by Hart Ward Hardware Co.
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NO COTTON MARKET.
Good Friday" Closes the Doors OF
Leading Exchange.

Yesterday being Good Friday" the
cotton exchanges in New York. New Or
leans and Liverpool were closed.
IN Raleigh no cotton was received here
yesterday and no change in prices is to
be noted The best cotton as prices stand
would bring here from IA to 141A cents
pound year ago thirtytwo bales
were sold here at from 9% to 97s cents
a round.
1t is reported from New York that DAN
iel ]. Sully is again operating on the
market and 81 dealing in cotton on a large
scale through friends on the exchange
The dealings are reported as being on
the bull side of the market. and Sully is
rumored to have bought May at figures
from 1850 up and July at from 14.75 up.
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Notice

We District Agencies good
District Agency agreeable
highest right
applicants
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STATEMENT
Mutual Life Insurance CO,
of New York.

Condition December 3lst, 1908, as Shown by
Statement Filed.
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RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.

RALEIGH SPOT COTTON MARKET.
Receipts Yesterday .... bales
Prices estimated ..... 1917 to 14Ac.
Receipts same day last year. SO bales
Prices same date last year.. 9A to 97sc
Receipts this week. ..... bales
Receipts same week last year 103 bales
Receipts to date. 1870 bales
Receipts last year to date. :. Il III bales
Being Good Friday there was no cot
ton market in New York or Liverpool
yesterday. There we're no sales here and
no changes in the market are reported
the prices remaining, middnng, 1412; good
middlng, AN; strict middling,, IA; mid.
1ling, 1874; stains and tnges,> II to IL
tents.
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Condition December 31st. 1903, as Shown by
| Statement Filed
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Naval Fiqht at Port Arthur.

St Petersburg, July 1.-An official
dispatch received from Lieutenant
General Stoessel, the commander of
the Russian military forces at Port
Arthur, says that the squadron of Rear
Admiral Withoeft re-entered that port
after repulsing five torpedo boat at
tacks. 1t contains no further details
1t does not mention any damage to the
Russian ships.
AS no injury to the vessels of the
Russian squadron was mentioned, the
belief of the authorities is greatly
strengthened that Admiral Togo's re.
port was very much exaggerated.
While Offering no specific ground for
this opinion, the admiralty believes
that a fight occurred on Saturday.
General Stoessels dispatch is ad-
dressed to Lieutenant General Zeilon-
sky, General Kuropatkin's chief Of
staff, and is dated June oath.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Fight at Fen Shut Pass,

London, July IA dispatch to the
Japanese legation from Toxic to-day
gave a few details of the operations at
Fen Shut pass. 1t says the Russians
left ninety dead on the main road,
while the number left elsewhere is not
yet estimatable.
Six Russian officers and eighty-five
men were captured.
The total casualties of the Japanese
are estimated at 170.
The report, which was sent by the
commander of the .Taku Shan army,
says the Japanese army, in three col
umns, commenced operations June Goth
for the occupation of Fen Shut pass.
where the Russians had constructed
semifortifications, with forts, en-
trenchments, wire entaglements and
abattis. The Russians stubbornly re-
sisted, but after fierce engagement the
Japanese succeeded in surrounding the
Russians and finally captured the pass
June 27th
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Eggs.
Superintendent Assaulted.

Denver, July "A News special
from Trinidad last night says: r d.
Mitchell, superintendent of the Pied
mont mine of the Rocky Mountain
Fuel Company, near Sopris, was as
saulted by two men last night and had
al narrow escape from being killed.
His head was badly cut in several
places and his body bruised.
Mitchell was waiting for a car into
Trinidad when he was approached by
two men. He was seized suddenly by
one of the men and his arms pinioned,
whole the other made a ulash at him
with knife, inflicting :. deep cash
on the upper part OF the forehead.
Mitchell grappled with the men. but
was knocked to the ground and given
several vicious kicks on the body. AS
the electric car was approaching the
men fed and Mr.. Mitchell was taken
aboard and brought to Trinidad. Since
the strike began Mr.. Mitchell's life
has been threatened several times, and
although he does not recognize the
men. the voice of one OF them was
familiar and he is satisfied he will be
able to locate them.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Russians Expect a Battle.

st. Petersburg, July 1.-The whole
city is awaiting with breathless inter
est news from the opposing armies in
southern Manchuria, grappled in the
decisive battle of the campaign. But
those fully appreciating the almost i'm
passable country through which the
Japanese columns are advancing and
the difficulty of moving large bodies of
troops into position, hardly expect the
battle to begin in earnest inside of sew
eral days, although admitting that
heavy fighting between the advance
forces may now be in progress.
The papers, with the exception of
" army organ and the Novoe Nre-
mya, are unanimously of the opinion
that pitched battle is now certain.
The former is silent on the subject,
which may be significant, especially
as General Kuropatkin's movements
are shrouded in mystery. The Novoe
Vremya says:
"The time for strategy is passed. We
are now on the eve of tactics. Not
lIS ShdCt pooliloH VI Jul
f0fses we cannot state what Kuropat-
kin intends to do.
1T is possible he may consider it
untimely and Improbable to enter
upon decisive engagement OF all his
forces. in which event, while engaging
the enemy who is pouring troops
down upon him, he may retire north
ward to meet his reinforcements'
The tone in both public and official
circles has greatly improved. The re,
port that the Port Arthur squadron has
successfully put to sea, and that no
ship has been actually sunk, seems to
have removed the dependency and
developments on land and sea are
looked forward to with increased
cheerfulness. Confidence is manifest
ed in the influence the navy will have
upon the campaign, and many people
are inclined to attribute the Japanese
precipitancy to General Kuropatkin-
10 the fact that the squadron at large
threatens the Japanese army's sea
communications
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
RAID BY VLADIVOSTOK SQUADRON
AND JAPANESE MOVEMENTS ON LAND

Toxic, July 1.-The Russian VIadi-
<ostok squadron, accompanied by tor
pedo boats, appeared off Gensan, on
the east coast of Korea, yesterday.
Torpedo boats entered Gensan harbor
at $50 in the morning, shelled the set
tlement and sunk small steamer and
small schooner. The torpedo boats
left the harhor at 1920. A total of 200
shells was fired into the settlement,
but no serious damage resulted.
Later the Vladivostok squadron,
consisting of three cruisers, one tor
pedo boat destroyer and nine torpedo
boats, was reported off An Pen (about
fifteen miles to the east of Gensan)
proceeding in southeasterly direc-
tion. Its destination is not known.
Seoul. Korea, July 1.-Reports re-
ceived here Of the appearance of the
Russian Vladivostok squadron off Gen
san on the east coast of Korea, say
the warships were first seen at $50
O'CLOCK in the morning. Four torpedo
boats entered the harbor and sank a
1small steamer and a junk, while the
cruisers remained outside and shelled
the Japanese barracks on shore. At
the end of half an hour the Russians
withdrew in the midst of a torrential
downpour of rain which prevented the
lookouts from noting what direction
they took.
The damage inflicted by the Russian
fire was slight, and no casualties have
been reported. Further news howev-
ser, is expected when the telegraph
wire between Seoul and Gensan, which
was broken by the storm. is restored
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Affairs in Port Arthur.

On Board the Daily News Dispatch
Boat Fawan, Che Foo, June 30.-Eight
European refugees who left Port Ar
thur in Chinese junk were picked
up yesterday morning by the Fawan.
There were five men, two women and
child in the party. They belonged to
the upper class. The information they
gave seems reliable. They stated that
the Russian feet now consists of the
following ships in good condition. The
Czarevitch, Retvisan, Pobieda, Peres.
Wet, Poltava, Askold, Diana, Bayan
Novik and twenty torpedo craft and
smaller boats. The torpedo transport
Amur is damaged and the battleship
Sevastapool slightly damaged, but
they can soon be repaired.
There are 1900 sailors and 10000
soldiers in the fortress. Women are
largely employed as nurses. There
are $50 artisans and 1000 citizens.
These 1000 have now been drafted
into the army and are drilling daily
There is plenty of food, but the gov.
ernment is controlling prices in order
to prevent speculation.
The refugees also stated that, owing
to the jeers of the army. the fleet was
forced to make its recent demonstra.
tion on June 23d in order to preserve
the morale of the garrison. 1t came
out of the harbor with a total of thir.
ty-fye ships. The Japanese made a
torpedo attack the same night.
Russian sailors say they are afraid
of the Japanese torpedo boats as they
always rush at full speed for the bat.
tleships. Regardless of danger from
mines, when the torpedo boats came
up. the Russian vessels retreated in.
sNde the harbor, tie Sevastapool
striking one of the Russian mines in
the dark. However. it was only
slightly damaged. The refugees deny
that the Russians lost any cruisers.
They say, however, that the Japanese
lost two torpedo boats. This, however,
is not to be credited. They stated that
they thought the fleet would make a
great fight eventually, but that mean
time, while waiting for the arrival Of
Admiral Skrydloff. all the officers were
afraid to risk defeat without ORDERS
The captain Of the Novik is an excep-
ton to this rule. He is very brave,
going out repeatedly.
These refugees said that they
thought the fortress could be taken
from the land side only. The Japanese
are ct present making an attack on
Wolf mountain.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

the appearance of having been in q
general engagement, her bow having
been shot away and it looked as if she
had rescued many men. The Lieuten-
ant Burukoff is one of the torpedo boat
destroyers taken from the Chinese at
Taku in 1900. The general belief here
is that she ran Admiral Togo's block
ado and came here with dispatches for
the army and for st. Petersburg. This
is quite natural, as two Cassack officers
were on board.
The Russians last night celebrated
the arrival of the Lieutenant Burukoff.
Bands of music from the camps east of
the town Were sent to the administers
tora house, where there was singing
and champagne dinner.
The Russians have large force at
Tia Tche Kiao. A Russian officer in
formed the correspondent of the Asso-
ciated Press that General Kuropatkin's s
plan is to place 100000 men in that vi
cinity. 1t has, however, it is believed.
been found to be impossible.
The commander of the torpedo boat
also reports that two japanese torpedo
boats were crippled.
Toxic, July 1.-The Toxic cores
pondent of the Times says:
There is considerable uncertainty
here regarding the Russian losses in
the recent sortie frcm Port Arthur. 1t
is just possible that no ship was sunk.
The Peresveit may have got into port
at night
"The Japanese, on the other hand,
feel certain that three torpedoes took
effect on three ships"
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Ihree Forts cantured.

Toxic, July lit is unofficially re-
ported that the Chik Wan Shan, Chit
An Shan and So Cho Chan forts, south
east of that part Of the Port Arthur
defenses, were captured on Sunday
after an all-day fight, beginning with
an artillery duel. So Cho Chan, it is
added, was first captured and the
other forts fell soon afterward. The
Russians retreated west, leaving forty
dead. The composition of the Japa-
nese force has not been ascertained
beyond the fact that 1t is said to have
consisted of all branches OF the SER
vice. The Japanese lost three officers
and 100 men killed or wounded, and
captured two guns and quantity of
ammunition. The officials here do not
credit the report.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

The ships sunk. according to dis
patch to the Central News from To-
kio, were the steamer Koun, of 2.S76
tons, and the little coasting steamer
Seitu.
St. Petersburg, June 30.-It is ru-
mored here that the Russian torpedo
boat destroyer Liuetenant Burukoff,
which arrived at New Chwang from
Port Arthur Wednesday evening,
oeft again. on June oath, gave battle
to the japanese fleet
New Chwang, June 3o.-The Russian
torpedo boat destroyer, Lieutenant
Burukoff. arrived here from Port Ar
thur yesterday evening and is berthed
alongside the gunboat Sivouch. The
river bank was soon crowded with ex-
cited natives who were told by the Rus
slams that the Japanese fleet had been
completely destroyed.
The officers of the Lieutenant Buru-
koff tell several stories. One is that
Admiral Togo's report of the fighting
was exaggerated. and that the Russians
have made two cruises in the gulf OF
Pc Chi Lii in FIVE days.
Another story is that Port Arthur
fleet has joineu the Vladivostok squad
ron.
The correspondent of the Associated
Press sent a messenger who speaks
Russian to the side of the destroyer
but the Russian sailors would not talk
except to say that they left Port Ar
thur Tuesday night. Every inch of the
boat was crowded with men. She had
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

<Nladivostok was the first Russian
stronghold constructed in the far East
and is said to be almost impregnable.
The city is built on what is called the
Muravev or Albert promontory, and
may be reached from two entrances
one from Ussuri Bay, on the east,
where the Japanese fleet now is re-
ported to be lying in wait, and the
other from Amur Bay, on the west.
Both of these bays are merely inlets
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

drawing twentyfour feet of water
along the arsenals. Vladivostok is
the terminus of the Trans-S Siberian
road, and Russia has expended mil
lions in its defenses and in its count
less hidden land batteries. Vladivos-
tok, which means The Ruler of the
East" was founded in 1861. and be-
came naval station for the Siberian
fleet in 1870. The first forts were built
in 1S76-77.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

from Peter the Great bay, into which
the Muravev peninsula juts. The en-
frances to the town are long, narrow
and bordered with high hills, which
conceal many guns and because of
its land-locked and protected harbor
Vladivostok is called the eastern Bos-
porus, while the port itself is known
as the Golden Horn. The harbor is
one of the safest in the world, the
depth of water permitting vessels
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Capture Of Forts Denied.

st. Petersburg, July 1.-Telegrams
from Toxic relating to the capture of
forts forming part Of the defenses of
Port Arthur do not agree with inform
alton received at the war ONCE, nor
with the reports Of Geseral Stoessel.
which indicate that the siege opera.
tions are proceeding very slowly.
Heavy guns have not yet been brought
in rrnge of the works at Port Arthur.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Durango Democrat eoycotted.

Denver. July "A Durango special
to the News says that the Durango
banks withdrew their patronage from
the Durango Democrat Thursday even
ing. The Democrat will publish their
letters of withdrawal with such COM
ment as Dave Day. the editor, deems
equal to the occasion.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

Thomas Richardson, chairman of tho.
executive committee of the Transmits
missippi Commercial Congress, an
nounces that the fifteenth annual ses-
sion Will be held at the Palace Of Edu-
cation, Louisiana Purchase Exposition,
at st. Louis, September 10th to 18th, in
elusive.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

Charles E. Magoon has been appoint
ed general counsel for the Isthmian
Canal Commission. Judge Magoon has
been the law officer of the bureau OF
insular affairs since the Office was ere
ated in 1889, and his work has been OF
high character and great value.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09

In accordance with Police Judge Ri
leys recent whipping post decision, a
fourteen-year-old colored boy was CIV
en- fifty lashes at Lexington. Kentucky
June 28th. His coat was removed and
the lad vas whipped with a buggy whip.
in the presence of over 1000 citizens.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Grain.

Wheat choice milling, per 100 lbs.
S1.4o Rye. Colorado, bulk, per 100 lbs.,.
S5c Oats, bulk, Nebraska new white,
$1.S5; mixed, $l.33; in sack, Colorado
white, $l55 Corn. in bulk, 96c; corn
chop, sacked S103; Colorado corn and.
cat chops, sacked, s1,25; bran, Colo
rado, per 1C0 lbs, s1.05.
The Glenwood post., 1904-07-09
Hay.

Upland, per ton. 5OM12.50; second
bottom, choice to fancy, SS.00M9.0 90;
good to choice, s70OaS.00; timothy.
S12.0O; timothy and clover, Sll.00; al
falfa. prime. $500; straw, s4.00@5.00;
South Park wire grass, s14.t0.