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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26
Baltimore Losses Of the Following

MECHANICS INSURANCE COM |
.PANY. PRINCIPAL office: Milwaukee, Wis.
dent; Oscar Griebling, secretary. Attorney to
accept service In Minnesota: Insurance Com
missioner. Cash capital. 5000, 900.
INCOME IN 1908.
Premiums other than perpetuas.. 81 ,s33, 936. SO
Rents and interest ,............. G1O9, $780,
From all other sources .......... 1888
Total income .,............. s1,445, $40 .as
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1908
Amount paid for losses ......... $3.50. 3s7 81
Dividends and interest ......... so. OO0.O 90
Commissions and brokerage 222, 1854
Salaries and fees of officers
agents fes and In s%p Pse,s ssssss g
Ali other disbursements ........ 92.O51 sc
Total disbursements .... s1,2sI. 1866 SO
Excess of income over disburse-
ments ........................ 2o7, e53.O9
ASSETS DEC. 81, 1908.
Value of real estate owned $3.50. $500 90
Mortgage loans .........:....... 1,256, COS. SO
Bonds and stocks owned 1880. 1921. 1875
Cash in office and in bank 1Q7, 234. 81
Accrued interest and rents ..... 31.297.47
Premiums III course of collection. 1876, 302.27
Total admitted assets 1859. s2,s2e,2s1. AZ
s. LIABILITIES DEC. 81, 1908
Unpaid losses and claims 1890. ST., 0O2. so
Reinsurance reserve ............ j, 1S6, 7O2.16
Reserve retained for reinsurance
Capital stock paid up ........... 200, 600. 90
Total liabilities including CAPT
tai ............ ....... ST. 39, O72 80
Ne RISKS ' AND PREMIUMS 1903 BIISiSEs ss
Fire risks written during the years ,6S7. 264 90
Premiums received thereon !, 790, 736. 90
Net amount in force at end Of the
year ........................ 1856. 3s2, 243.oo
BUSINESS IN zMIeNNsoTA IN 1908.
Fire risks Written .s....:..... $2154,9s3OO
Fire premiums received ......... 3499000
Fire losses paid OVERWHELMINGLY. 14,514.0O
Fire losses incurred 1S 4S5 90
Amount at risk (fire) .......... !, 1892, 475 90
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the Milwaukee Mechanics Insurance
Company, a corporation organized under the laws
| Of WISCONSIN, has fully compiled with the pro-
visions of the laws of this state. relative to the
| admission and authorization Of insurance COM
panies of It's class. {. - .-z----4s--
/ : Now therefore, l.. the undersigned. Insurance
| Commissioner, do hereby empower and authorize
/ tie said above named company to transact. its
/ appropriate business of fire. insurance in the
( State of Minnesota according to the laws there
/ Of until the 31st day of January, A. D. 1905.
unless said authority be revoked or otherwise
! legally terminated prior thereto.
In testimony whereof! have hereunto set my
! ! aud and AFFIXED my official seal at st. Paul
this soth day of January, 4. .. 1904
Insurance Commissioned.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26

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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26
COOL MURDERER
Escaped by Strolling Out Of Courtroom
When Verdict Was Read.
Gall

In the musty archives Of Sacramento
can be found the records of a case un-
paralleled in any but a real frontier
American state.
1t was in the sixties. when the city had
a genuine rowdy, Tip Mclaughlin, who
never left his gambling quarters without
having his pinstol cooked. This rough had
killed several men in his day, but at last
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26

GERMAN1A FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Prnspal 9fse New sa aeS ssbS Ss ~ pres,dent
Charles Ruykhaver and Gustav kehr. secretaries.
Attorney to accept service in oon s1
INV = INCOME IN 1908. -, >,
Premiums other, than perpetuals. ST. d0l 800 81
Rents 6nd interest ............ 2lo.o|o''o
Profit on ledger assets. over book =, 40, a..
values ...........,.. ..,.'.... I-'o@i.7'
TOTAL income .............. 50, 1874. s43. %
Amount maid t1e FOR losses sso1. 7ss. "a
Dividends and interest .,.......... 16o'0o0.o 90
sd AND ase sr0k of ocers
agents and employees .......... las. 933
Taxes. fees and rents ......... !oo, S.o.O1
AL other disbursements '...'.. loi'ooo'i'
Total disbursements s1,747, o47.1s
Excess of, income over disburse- ze7 roe "a
menus ASSETS DEC iii 81. 1908.
Value Of real estate owned " $50 4sS. 90 I
M Ronds sea e etoess owned 4iis172ss
Cash in office md in bank $40 2!9.4S
Accrued interest and rents. lO,ul6.o3 |
Premiums In course of collection. 5o1 5oo. % |
All other admitted assets ....... 972O4O
Total admitted assets 49,. S.. s49, 1873 IS
Assets not aaR 81 tifiE $le 9se g. 1905
EnRsa esss; and claims
Commission and brokerage 6,26S.S9
Capital stock paid up l,0Oo'oOo.oo
Total liabilities including cap
ital ................-.... $3.33d 3 oo
Ne R1s sqTslu AND PhEM1UMs, 1908 BUSINESS.
Fire risks written during the year $3.50 5OS 90
Premiums received thereon ...:.. 2nI ,6o3.oo
Net amount in force at end of the
year 40 4S4 ,on. o4oVo
| Fire. Tor Aggre-
Risks written s5,di i.fs 1858 s5,5i
Premiums received. 6I,309 6I,3ll
| Losses paid $500. 1886 80. 1896
! Losses Incurred =. 29,S12 29,Sl2
| Amount at risk II, 221, 627 800 11,221.927
STATE OF MINNESOTA,
! Department of Insurance.
Whereas, the Germanfa Fire Insurance Com
| pany, corporation organized under the laws OF
New York. has fully complied with the pro-
visions Of the laws of this state relative to the
/ admission and authorization of insurance compa-
MES of Its class
| Now therefore. I, the undersigned. Insurance
/ Commissioner do hereby empower and authorize
i the said above named company to transact its
appropriate business of fire insurance in the State
Of Minnesota according to the laws thereof
until the st day of January. A. d. 1906, unless
I said authority be revoked or otherwise legally
Il terminated prior thereto.
\ In testimony whereof. | have hereunto set my
n hand and affixed my official seal at ST. Paul
Il this 31st day of January. A. u. 1901. .,-
4 ELMER H. DEARTH.
u Insurance Commissioner.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26

MILWAUKEE, FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY
Principal office, Milwaukee, Wis. Organized
Minnesota: Insurance Commissioner Cash cap
ital, 5000, 900.
INCOME IN 1903
Premiums other than perpetuals.. $2T4.572.22
Rents and interest ............. %, 1886
From all other sources I.6l5.2f
Total income .............. sso4,o11.1o
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1903
Amount paid for losses .......... S14S. 001.97
Commissions and brokerage T5.513.01
Salaries and fees of officers.
agents and employees ......... 14.Ss6T9
Taxes fees and rents ......... a.Z1387
All other disbursements ......... 2o.636I5
Total disbursements ..... s25s.251.aa
Excess of income disburse-
ments ,....... ......:....,... o0,oo5.al i
ASSETS FEC. 81, 1908.
H Hssa: sd o s;stt: owned sss
Cash in office and in bank ........ 1907. 20
Accrued interest and rents ...-.. 2,56o.52
Premiums in course Of collection. 245S2.19
Total admitted assets -. 1858 se5.4o
LIABILITIES DEC 81 1908.
ReGsia 'ssss; reserve sss claim: 81 1ss
Relerve retained for reinsurance
Capital stock paid up .......... 2oo,ooo.oo
Total liabilities including cap
1tal ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. $45O,846.Jx
Net surplus ..........!.......... 103,21Sso7
RISKS AND PREMIUMS, 1908 BUSINESS.
Fire risks written during the year S27 905, $500
Premiums received thereon 351, 0OS.0Q e
Net amount in force at end of the
year S4,oOo,S 43.Oo
BUSINESS IN MINNESOTA IN 1903
FIRE risks written ...........,. S4J2.362Oo
Fire premiums received ......... 7,s25re0
Fire losses paid .......,......... 3,035O0
| Fire losses incurred ............. 5,1S1,00
! Amount at risk, fire ............ s77,O1s,00
/ STATE OF MINNESOTA,
| Department of Insurance
Whereas, the Milwaukee Fire Insurance COM
/ pany. a corporation organized under the laws
| of Wisconsin, has fully complied with the pro-
visions of the laws of this state relative to the
| admission and authorization of insurance compa.
4 mics of its class.
Now, therefore, I, the undersigned, Insurance
kGpmmissoner, do hereby empower and authorize
1.-The said above naned, company to transact itl
+ appropriate tbusness I fire insurance in Mtnpe-
i sofa according to 4 laws thereof until The
l3ist day of January =. d. 1905 unless said au-
lsthoritS be revoked otherwise legally termi-
/ mated prior thereto.
1 4 In testimony whereof. I H. hereunto set my
j hand and affixed my offcfal cal at st. Paul
this Both day of January, a. D. 1904.
IS. 800. 8. ELMER H. DEARTH. n a.
/ < Insurance Commissioner
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-02-26

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Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
ASSESSED VALUATION
 OF STATES REAL ESTATE.

The total value of the real es- state of all kinds in the state of Arkansas, according to the as- sessment of 1903, the total figures having just been computed by the auditors office, is $159,5O0,- O39. This includes all real prop erty of every kind. The great est part of this amount is assess ed upon farm property. The total value of this kind of real estate is 800, ,251, ,851. The total value of town lots is placed at $41, ,9SS,- 726. Railroad real estate is as- sessed at $23, ,547,2j8. The total value of personal property in the
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
ONE-WAY RATES.

Every day from Sept. 15 to Oct 15, 1904, the Union Pacific will sell one-way colonists tickets at the following rates, from Mis- souri river terminals, Council Bluffs to Kansas City:
 $20.00 to Ogden and Salt Lake City.
 $20.00 to Butte, Anaconda and Helena.
 $22.5O to Spokane and Wenat- chee, Wash.
 $25.00 to Everett, Fairhaven, Whatcom, Vancouver, and Vic- toria, via Huntington and Spo- kane.
 $25.OO to Portland and Astoria; or to Tacoma and Seattle, via Huntington and Portland or via Huntington and Spokane.
 $25.00 to Ashland, s.ssRoseburg, Eugene, Albany and Salem via Portland.
 $25.00 to San Francisco, Los Angeles, San Diegol and many other California points.
 From Chicago and St. Louis proportionately lowss rates are in effect by lines connecting with the Union Pacific to all above points.
 For full information call on or address J. H. LOTHROP,
 9O3 Olive St., St. Louis, Mo. 18tOct10
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
HEBREWS PERFECT
 CHURCH ORGANIZATION.

Rabbi Alfred Godshaw was greeted at the lodge room Fri day evening by a goodly num- Der of the Jewish people of our city in response to his call, much interest being manifested.
 Charles Meyer was elected president, Sigmund Adler, vice president, and Charles Brasch, secretary.
 The first meeting will be held in the lodge room Sunday after noon at 3 o'clock.
 Rabbi Woolsey of Little Rock and other ministers of this sec tion will visit the congregation
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24

state is almost the same as that of agricultural lands. The per sonal property assessment is S90, 279, ,069. There are 253, 197 horses in the state, according to the returns on that class of per- sonal property. The total value of the horses is $9, ,318,3O0, The number and value of the mules in the state is almost as large. They are 2O5, ,9O1 in number, and their total value is $9,078,274. The reports also show that there were 296,917 polls assessed last year.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
GRAVETT'S WHEREABOUTS
 CONTINUE A MYSTERY.

J. P. Gravett, formerly a citi- zen of Newport of good standing and buyer for the Houston-Cur- tis Lumber Company of Chicago, has not been heard from in sev- eral weeks, and his family have given up their residence in New ark and gone to the homes of relatives in Missouri.
 MT. Gravett is several thou sand dollars short, but as he had always borne such an excellent reputation, his friends were 10th to believe he had skipped.
 Several weeks have now passed since his mysterious departure for unknown parts, and as the, amounts of his embezzlements continue to increase, no other theory than that he has jumped his shortages can well be accept ed.
 MT. Gravett was a pleasant man personally, and a good fa- ther and husband, of an excellent family, and we are sorry to hear of their misfortunes.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
MIDGET BRUBAKER MARRIED,
DAaIlest Man in the World Narrles . Tall Young Woman in
 New York State.

Claude Brubaker, better known as Maj. Page, midget weighing 4s pounds, 31 years old. and standing sA inches high, was welded to Miss Mary Wickle, of Shamohn, Pa., at Cortland, N. Y. Brubaker is said to be the smallest man in the worh.
 While travelling with the Wallace drcus he visited Shamokin. Miss Wickle attended the show and fell iE love with the dwarf. With him it was a ease of love at first sight. Miss wiekle is IS years old. stands feet 10 inches, and weighs 15o pounds. The ceremony was performed in Taylor aau which was crowded with spect< sUss to witness the novel wedding, hV Rss. George c. Smith. The bride WIS nfAanad in white satin-
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
LETTER TO MIR. o. D. WAT
 SON, NEWPORT, ARK.

Dear Sir: MT N Avery, Delhi, N Y, had two houses exactly alike, and painted them; one Devoe lead-and-zinc; the other barytes-and-zince. He paid same price for both paints.
 He used six gallons of lead and-zinc, 12 gallons barytes-and- zinc.
 He paid SIS for painting lead and-zinc, $36 for painting barry tes-and-zinc.
 The total cost of the lead-and zinc job was $27; the total cost of the barytes-and-zinc job was $54.
 He didn't know he was buying barytes; the dealer told him that paint was as good as Devoe.
 A fair example of how it gen. erally comes-out, when you buy something just as good" Bet ter go by the name: the name; and the name is Devoe.
 Yours truly
 F. w. DEvoE & Go
 New York and Chicago.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24

Continued from First Pageo
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
COACH EXCURSIONS TO ST. LOUIS, MO-, VIA THE IRON MOUNTAIN ROUTE.

Coach Excursion tickets will be on sale daily-September 14th to September 3Oth inclusive. Rate $5.6 60 round trip; childen under 12 and over 5 years of age $4.00, return limit on these tickets seven days from date of sale.
 THOS. H. REAMEY, Agent.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
1.-THE CHURCHES<
 <~>~~~>~>~N o~~~~H
CHRISTIAN CHURCH,

Corner of Third and Walnut streets. Sunday school at 9:30 a. m.
 Preaching at II a. m. and 7:3O D. m. Dr. Luke says: "The disci- ples were called Christians first in Antioch. (Acts 11:25.) The pastor will preach from this text in a few weeks. All invited to attend our meet ings. T. F. RICHARDSON,
 Pastor.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
METHODIST CHURCH.

M. E. Church, South-Corner Second and Laurel. Preaching at Il a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Sab- bath school at 9:30. The public, with all strangers and visitors in our city, are cordially invited te attend each service.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
DINING ROOM SUITES.

We have nice line of Dining Chairs, Sideboards, China Closets, Dining Tables-in fact, anything in the Furni- ture line. Come and see us. We are are ready to show you what we have.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
ST. PAUL'S CHURCH.

The seventeenth Sunday after Trinity. Morning prayer, the litany and sermon II. Sunday school 9:45. The Venerable, the Archdeacon of Arkansas, Dr.. Lloyd, will take the service for the day, and be the preacher for the day. At the lodge room.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24

from time to time and hold ser- vices. The Hebrew sect have shown a devotion to their church in all ages, and this movement has received cordial support from the local adherents of the faith.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.

Rev. R. B. Willis will fill his regular appointments at the Prebyterian church tomorrow at usual hours.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24

McDonald's boarding house in Newport?'
 'I object to the question, your honor," said MT. Andrews, and a hot colloquy followed for ten minutes, both speakers remain ing standing.
 The court finally sustained the objections interposed by the pros ecution, and witness was ex- cused.
 SHERIFF WOOD TESTIFIES.
 Sheriff Wood was placed on stand, told of his trip to Clayton, Ga. where he carried picture of Doctor Lightle and found that he (Lightle) had mailed letters home from another postoffice than Clayton. Sheriff had ex- amined grave in Lightle barn and found it 7 feet long, E feet deep.
 DOCTOR MOORE AND BART WAT
 KINS.
 Doctor l.. E. Moore, bondsman for young Gregory and the phy- sician for the family, testified that he would believe Gregory on oath, as did also Bart Watkins, whom Lightle had met the night his barn was burned and stated that he would have to fill his lamp before reading.
 Judge Grant Green testified that Gregory told him the com- plete story of the conspiracy three days before any arrests were made.
 INSURANCE COMPANIES RECOVER.
 s. M. Powell was recalled by the state and testified that Mrs. Lightle had returned $15,500 of the insurance money and witness had paid her $375. Mrs. Lightle did not want any of her friends present at this conference, and it was at this time that a policy of her own was cancelled with her consent.
 NEELY'S FIRST STATEMENT. 2
 Dandridge Nicely made his first public statement of the matter, told of being with Deener near the cemetery, where they saw three people robbing a grave, but could not recognize the par ties, though he thought one was a woman.
 Witness and Deener had gone to Roberts office and Roberts said he begged Lightle with tears in his eyes not to go into the scheme. Roberts denied being one of the three grave robbers, but offered Deener and witness they $250 each not to tell what knew.
 Nicely denied running a gam bling house, said he knew Ligh- tie was not dead three days after the fire and told Paul Gregory not to let Walter Gregory get drunk any more, as he was "up against the real thing" and would tell the whole matter if he ever got drunk. Witness said he offered to skip out at one time for $500, and then wanted as much as Deener was going to get.
 This about concluded the states testimony, and it was eX- pected that Lightle and Roberts would be placed upon the stand by the defense Saturday.
Newport daily independent., 1904-09-24
LIVERYMEN FARMERS DRAYMEN

And all users of axle grease that want the best grease on the market and that recognize a good thing when shown it's merits, we recommend our Golden and Cas- tor Oil brands of Axle Grease. It is put up in 1 pound tin boxes and 3 pound tin buckets. For sale by all up-to-date merchants. Ask for it and take no substitute. It is guaranteed to have no equal for quality on the market.
 WATERS=PIERCE
 OIL COMPANY.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

Ieeted for this duty, with which the
cable was cut. First. however, two long
ropes were attached to the ends of the
cable that were to be buoyed
When this operation was concluded
came the task of buoying the ends, if
it was found necessary to leave them
unconnected for a time In an open
boat on rough sea it was no joke TO
pick up or put out one of the large
buoyS. used in the cable work The
men who manned the small boats tool,
their lives in their hands every time
they tackled these jobs. In fact, the
odds We're against them. with the chance
of being sWamped. carried overheard, or
of going down in the boat, stove in by
constant jamming against the buoy.
Filipino Crew.
But the cable hands and crew of the
Burnside Were used to this kind of thing
Filipinos almost tS man, they had
had, most OF them at any rate. several
years experience in cable work in and
about the Philippine Islands All OF the
officers on board the Burnside were
Americans. 1t was decided. however
to use the islanders in preference TO
training American seamen in the work
OF laying submarines cables. In spite
OF the fear that the cold climate might
prove too much for the little brown
men Colonel Allen determined to RELY
upon them entirely. The outcome iusti-
fled his decision, for instead of feeling
i'll effects from the colder climate the
Fflipinos grew heavy and harder than
ever. They were 4 quiet lot and did
their work thoroughly. To ,the un-
Initiated the language they spoke would
nave been worse than the proberbiai
Chinese puzzle. 1t was d curious mix
ture of Filipino. Spanish. and English.
The officers aboard the Burnside quickly
learned TO understand the men, and they
also to make themselves understood by
the Filipinos, however. and the curious
hodge-podge OF tongues was little or ne
drawback 10 the work
Accustomed 10 the water from early
childhood the Filipfnos were always at
home, whether aboard ship or in the
small boats. They could swim like
fishes and had no fear of drowning in
spite of the heavy clothing which they
wore to keep out the cold. Although
a life belt was provided for each of the
men assigned 20 a boat no one ever
thought of putting on belt. The men
used them instead to keep the boat from
grinding to pieces on a buoy. or making
bumpers of them. On one>occasiou, how
ever. it was almost a miracle that a
boat did succeed in getting back to me
ship. 1t had been unusually rough, and
Notwithstanding all the efforts of the
crew to keep the side of the boat clear
of the buoy it had been badly crushed
Sea after sea washed into and over the
boat But the men stuck to their work
until it was finished, and when they
finally reached the Burnside the boat.
filed with water. was in sinking
condition. Dgenched with icy water.
The Washington times., 1904-12-25

gradually withdraw from telegraph work
IN Alaska The extent of the business
interests served by the Government
lines at present is unexpectedly large
During the year there has been spent
s56. $3.50 for Alaskan kilograms handled
by the Signal Corps alone. OF the entire
volume of business. which amounted TO
55.559 messages, there were 3. GO cou.-
mereial and Il, $50 official mesa ages 1t
is said that with the connection Of
Nome by the wireless section and the
completion Of the Valdez-Sitka section
the receipts of the Government from
this system viii largely Increase.
The money received for sending tele-
grams over the Alaska system and mes
sages themselves, have been handled
entirely by the enlisted men OF the
Signal Corps 1t speaks well fer the
high character OF the men that there
has not yet been u report of any defaI-
cation in spite of the large sums which
are handled by many of them One man
bad turned over to him for messages
more than $1,000 and another 81, 60
If plotted on a map the Alaskan tele-
graph system as IL exists today would
reach from Wyoming to the Bahamas
on the coast OF Florida The cables
used would reach from Newfoundland
to Ireland. and the land lines from
Washington TO Texas The United States
has brought southeastern Alaska. the
Bering Straits region. and the Yukon
valley into teIegraphc communication
with the rest of the civilized world
There yet lacks TO complete the dream
OF a half century since, OF biographical
ly uniting America and Asia via Berins
straiss, cable 10 the Asiatic shore
ard line of 1f f1Q,IT I 5fsf yr,i1ac
to Nikolaevisk.
1t would be possible for the Signal
Corps wireless station at Nome, to COM
municate with similar station on the
Kauchatka coast, but the infertile and
sr4rseiy populated country stretching
thence TO the nearest Russian station,
Nikolaeyisk. renders any such enter
prise unlikely.