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The independent., 1904-01-28

1903, the percentage of losses paid TO
the premiums received are as fol-
lows:
Per cent
Old line fire companies. $500. Sc 2-3
Mutual fire companies, city and
village .................5l 5l "a
Farm mutual fire companies. 40 3
The United Mutual Hail Co.. :. SO
The above figures show that the pa
irons of the United Mutual Hail re-
ceived a much larger percentage of
their premiums in return on loss than
was paid by any other class OF cas-
ualty insurance in this state.
The last legislature amended the
hail insurance law so as to require so
per cent of all the premiums collected
to be deposited in some bank for the
payment OF losses only. This would
leave so per cent which could legally
be used for management expenses.
Manager Zimner of the United Mu-
tual recommended to the legislature
that GO per cent should be set aside
for losses and the above fgJres will
show that the United Mutual has
done more than the law required, for
after paying all necessary expenses it
transferred from the expense TO The
loss fund and applied on loss pay
ments the sum of SLIGHTEST, making a
total payment on losses in 1903
amounting to $53 3,596.e0 The total
payments on losses by the United Mu-
tual Hail company during the last
five years amount to $200,911S0. This
is certainly large sum to be paid by
mutual organzation and speaks
we'll for the management.
The United Mutual Hail company
has saved in premiums, compared to
the rate charged by old line COM
panies for hail insurance, upwards of
$4,000. The past season was the
worst in the istory of the state for
destructive hail storms. The United
Mutual adjusted l,031 losses on 1900
policies, which was nearly three
times the percentage ever reported in
any year since its organization.
The percentage of losses paid to
the premium receipts as shown by
the different classes of companies is
certainly encouraging to mutual COM
panies, but this is not all the credit
that is due the mutuals, for the diff
ference in the amount of premiums
collected must also be taken into con-
sideration. The average premium
collected by Ga farm mutual fire COM
panies is less than one-half the tate
on hxy ri
premium collected by the city and
village mutual fire companies is only
about 75 per cent Of the old line rate,
and the average rate of assessment Of
the Mutual Hail Company during the
past five years has only beer 60 per
cent of the ola line rate for hail in
surance, so that if we take the
amount and figure that the mutuals
had collected the same rate as charged
by old liners the figures would show
as follows
per cent of premiums paid for
losses.
Farm mutual fire companies, rs per
cent of premiums paid for losses.
City mutual fire companies, GA per
cent of premiums paid for losses.
Old line companies, 36 2-3 per cent
Of premiums paid for losses.
These figures should be convincing
evidence that as much as possible of
our insurance should be placed with
our home mutuals. Our laws regard
ing fire and hail companies in the
state now are about the best of any
state in the Union and there are at
present no wild cat companies in OPP
Grafton in the state that are organized
in Nebraska
The independent., 1904-01-28

cago, holding that the state of 1lli-
nois has not delegated TO the city the
power to regulate the price of gas.
Here is a pointer for the Lincoln
News.
The Lincoln Star and Omaha Bee
are holding a post-mortem debate
over the recent republican committee
meeting and it's action in deciding
upon one convention instead OF two.
ROsewater wanted two conventions,
but was beaten and now he's kicking
as usual.
The "redeemers'' in Nebraska seem
to be worried They should "let well
enough alone" with a united par
ty," says the State Journals Wash
ington correspondent, "Bryanism can
be stamped out in Nebraska this
year." Why this year? Organism"
seems to have been pretty badly
stamped on, If not "out," the past
three elections.
More of the strenuous life" John
T. Goggin, treasurer of the Nashua
Trust company, looted the institution
of about 100000, and it closed up
shop Monday.
The Russo-Japanese situation is still
unchanged. The Russian council of
state will meet today (Thucsday) to
consider the terms of Russia's re-
sponse to Japan's last note. japan
proposes at home to impose a war
measure, doubling the land and in
come taxes.
Word comes from Porto Rico that
Alonzo Cruzen former collector of
customs, sailed Wednesday for the
United States. He will return to Me-
braska and has intimated a desire TO
succeed Senator Millard
The grand jury at Chicago, investi-
eating the IrOnuois fire, returned an
indictment against Mayor Carter Har-
rison. The mayor gave bond, but
later gave himself up to Sheriff Bar
rett and made application for writ of
habeas corpus which was granted by
Judge Tuthill Wednesday and the
mayor was released.
Senator Burton of Kansas was ad-
mitted to $4,000 bail at st. Louis
Wednesday to answer for trial March
T. He pleaded not guilty. when ar
raigned on the charge of accepting
money for use of his influence to
prevent issuance of a fraud order
against the Realto Grain company.
The astrologjsts ought to be sup
pressed. They predicted dire disasters
in 1904 and thus far everything shows
them to be true prophets. A bad
street car collision at st. Louis and
collision on the st. Louis & iron
Mountain at Diaz, Ark, both causing
injury and death, are the record for
Wednesday.
Whitaker Wright, the London
promoter" was convicted of fraud in
London Monday and Immediately af-
ter sentence was pronounced secretly
took cyanide of potassium and died
shortly after.
The independent., 1904-01-28

NJ Watts, Humboldt, Neb.: EN-
closed find order for your valuable
paper for another year, as | think it
the best paper published in Nebras-
ka"
The independent., 1904-01-28

G. B. Chase, county judge, Elwood.
Neb.: please find postoffice order
for $1.2O, and you may stop my pa
per-"
The independent., 1904-01-28

Whitaker Wright, the London
promoter, was convicted of fraud in
London Monday and Immediately af-
ter sentence was pronounced secretly
took cyanide of potassium and died
shortly after.
The independent., 1904-01-28

judge urosAcup has decided the IS
cent gaa suit against the city Of chi.
The independent., 1904-01-28

Bridgeton, N J.
The independent., 1904-01-28

Kansas will never allow n sister
state 10 be alone In her glory Ne
braska for b:ef period enjoyed the
distinction of be ng the only state To
have United States senator indicted
while in office So Kansas butts in.
senator J. Ralph nurton. that. IN some
respects. replica ol our own G.. tleufy
.letrich has heca indicted hy ged-
cral Frand jury AZ m. Loula tor using
has position to secure immunity l0F a
'get rich quick" concern known a.
the ltlalto Grain Co And by the way
pardon the DEPRESSION, Kansas Was
redeemed" frcm the blight" ot Iaan-
ullsm at the same time Nebraska put
On her apotlcss ruhea'
The independent., 1904-01-28

cago, holding that the state of llli-
nois has not delegated 10 the city the
power to regulate the price of gas.
Here is a pointer for the Lincoln
News.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-30

suplica los maestros que actualmen-
te residen en- San Jnsn que concurran
manana las TO de la>>manana la |
escuela Lincoln para trataf,de la con-
currencia de los nihos de las escuelas
p1blicas q la parada del dia de Ju-
Ito. Igualmente Sc suplica los pa
dres de esos nif1os que los envfen la
antedicha escuela las 1870 del dia
de manana.
@OFICINA de asuntos admins
trativos judiciales y agencia de ne
gocios de Jose G.. del Vale, Allen %,
altos. Gesti6n en- los departamentos
del Gobierno Insular, Ayuntamientos
Tribunales de Justicia. Para 10
judicial: abogados Acufa, Diaz Ma
varro y Texidor. Buen traductor y
maquina de escribir.
-Muchas personas pertenecientes
III elemento Official han visitado hoy
al nuevo Gobcrnador.
Con gusto damos hoy la notici a
| de encontrarse completamente resta-
| blecido de la enfermedad que le retenfa
en- cana nuestro amigo don Pho ANA
dor.
-Hemos sido atentamente invita-
dos para la fiesta que Sc celebrara con
motive de la entrega del nuevo Co
| bierno ell dia enel teatro & las diez
de Ia manana.
-Ha salido hoy para Mayagnez
con objeto de trasladar su familia q
| San Juan Ell senior don Libertad To-
rres Grau, quien tomara possession de
su cargo de Assistan Attorney el dis
cinco de Julio.
/ IPARA curar un resfriado en-
un dia tome las PASTILLAS LAXAN-
TIES DE BROMo QUININA. Ell boticario
lie devolvera ell dinero ST no Sc cura.
La frma de E. w. GROVE Sc halla
en- cada cajita.
Han sido designados como ta-
qu1grafos de las Cortes de Distrito los
senores don Antonio Laloma para
San Juan; don Enrique Contreras.
para Aguadilla; don Arturo Muniz J
Cintron, para Humacao; don Fernan-
do Montilla, para Arecibo; don jose
Orsini, para Mayagdez; don j. Sama
zeno, para Ponce; senorita Muniz J
Cintron para Guayama.
Estos j6venes han obtenido sus
plazas pom oposici6n entire IA que las
solicitaban.
En- algunas casas de la calle d.
la Cruz, San Francisco y Tetuan 81
permiten tener macetaS de flores
cantaros en- la baranda de los balco
mes, las cuales son regadas de tai mo
do que las aguas mojan d los tran
sauntes que transitan por dicha'
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-30
Information local

Con motive de la fiesta anoche en
el Ateneo, estaba la Plaza de Baldo-
rioty completamente LENA de elegan
tes damas Y caballeros.
Desde la Plaza sc vefa muy ex-
plendido dicho Centric.
ETDR. PONTE.-Ha trasladado
su ofcina dental San Francisco 40.
1873
POGO concurrido resulto anoche
la exhibici6n del Cinemat6grafo en-
ell teatro.
DE un momento q otro Sc espera
On esta Capital la compaffa acroba-
ta de Chupahi, que hace ounce amos
trabaj6 en- la Marina. Entire los ar
tistas fguran Ell xRompe-loz a1 y <Sie-
te pescadosS, que en- diez minutes Sc
toman doscientas botellas de cerveza
Pa5st, de Milwaukee, la bebida t6nica
por excelencia, la mas pura y la mas
barats. Importadores, M. r. Calde-
ron v Compaffa, Tetu4n n1mero Ii,
San Juan.
-Estalnoche llegar4 esta, pro-
cedente de Caguas, don jose Bazan,
nombrado juez de policfa de esta ca
pital.
-Ha sido confrmado en- su cargo
dc Clerk de la pagadurfa del Departa-
mento del Interior, don Antonio Ba-
Z4n.
Aver fueron pagados todos los
empleados que cobran sueldos del Te-
soro de Puerto Rico.
RTCAMINAR diariamente mucho
y banarse todos los dias, sin ponerse
al salir del baflo las ropAs sudadas y
evitando tenerlas sudadas al descan.
sar son necesidades organicas tan ur.
gentes como tomar un dia por mes el
Digestive Mojarrieta, para purifcai
los alimentos y acumular nutricion.
cuando Sc padece Anemia Trastor.
nos nerviosos: languidez, palpitacion
escalofrios, suehos intranquilos fre
cuentes jaquecas. Las personas que
pures de lentejas friioles, habas (
petit pOeS, con los alimentos habituales
y cuando Sc digieren con difcultaC
estas legumbres deberan acompanarst
de una oblea del Digestive Mojarrieta
-Seg1n parece algunas jnntas es
colarss Green no estar autorizada
para contratar los maestros a quie
mes se les ha expedido licencfa hast;
le primero de Febrero. Esos maestro
pueden ser contratados en- igual formi
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-30

4ae aquellos que tienen licencias por
IN ann, pues las licencias condiciona-
les seran prorrogadas hasta la termi-
nacion del curse escolar 81 los macs
durante ell primer termino del ano es-
collar. Las Juntas que est6n en- duda
acerca de este punto deben consultarlo
con el Departamento.
-Parece que ell asunto de las car
nes que han de ser suministradas q
los departamentos de Sanidad, no Sc
decidfr4 hasta despues de la llegada
del senior Gomez Brioso, jefe del de-
partamento consolidate.
-6Quiere I'd. que los japoneses ga
nen la guerra? pues hosp6dese en- ell
cHOTEL MARINA. Allen, no 10
Capital.
Don Carlos Franco Soto, juez
que era de la Corte de Ponce, Sc en-
cuentra en- esta Capital.
Mr.. Wilcox ha tornado possession
hoy del cargo de Sub-secretario de
Puerto Rico.
La policfa debe de corregir los
chiquillos que proferan blasfemi as,
obscenidades 8 palabras indecorosas.
Aver era impossible pasar por ell
atrio de Catedral, donde Sc reunen los
chiquillos que lanzan dichas blasfe-
| mias.
RI-LAS SINDIGESTIONES Sc ali
Wan Embellishments, con tomar dos
sellos, y radicalmente Sc curan con un
solo estuche del Digestive Mojarrieta:
sin privarse de alimentos. Las Dis
pepsias Gastralgicas, Sc curan con
tomar 8 4 estuches. Para curar ra-
dicalmente las mas graves enfermeda-
des cronicas, gastrointestinales, sc
| debe tomar durante 8 4 meses el
| Digestive Mojarrieta: que es ell 1nicC
verdadero remedio gastro-intestinal
complete radical, universalmente
confrmado superior todos los otros
para curar las enfermedades del est6-
mago.
-Anoche habfan muchos zaguane:
abiertos y sin luz, 10 que es contrariC
q las ordenanzaS municipales.
-Seg1n parece las Cortes de Dis
trito no podran empezar a funciona
hasta ell d1a 5, pues tienen que orga
nizarse antes de quedar inauguradas
Don Francisco del Vale Muflo
que Sc encontraba en- los Estados Uni
dos, ha regresado hoy en- ell vapo
<Caracas>, acompanado de su esposa
SabemOs que ell seflor Vale acepta g
cargo de juez municipal de San Juan
para ell que fu6 designado por el AT
torney General.
Ell Departamento de instrucci6l
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-30

Gales.
-Anoche & las diez hubo una pc
qnena pelea en- la plaza principal en-
tire dos j6venes distinguidos por cues
tiones de amores. varios amigos
pusieron paz en- los dos contendientes.
En- Ia casa de don Luis Venega
de Guayama hubo aver un conato de
incendio el cual fue sofocado oportu-
namente.
A pesar de que la mendicidad
pdblica esta prohibida en- San Juan,
son muchos los individuos que implo
ran limosnas sin licencia.
Sc han dado 6rdenes q la poll
cfa para que impida en- los zaguanes
hacer hogueras Il otros fuegos que
esten expuestos propagarse.
-Notamos aver que la calle de
Allen estaba NAL barrida por los en-
cargados del servicio.
-Por una chispa electrica fue des-
| truida una casa en- ell barrio GoloteO
de Guayama.
! <THE HELVETIA. .-27 Gale
de la Cruz. Gran casa de huespedes.
| liable d. hutel.@ Apos entos para IA
milias y persoaas solas. Comidas q
cincuenta centavos~ cubierto. Banos.
| Telefono, 1872. Apartado eorreo. 295.
Propietarlo, Pedro ScAira. Nota;
Este hotel esta cargo lie una senori-
ia cagdena.
En- barrio de Hato Tejo sde Qua
yama fueron detenidos Pedro Rivers
J Julio Rodriguez acusados de rapto
| PAPEL viejo de periodico Sc ven
de en- esta Imprenta q DOS PESOS e
quiutal.
| PIANO.-Se vende uno de muy pc
co uso. Informaran en- xLa Fama d.
Puerto RicO.>
La casa de Jose Pacheco, d,
Guayama, fue incendiada por mano
criminales. En- ell momento fue descu
bierto el fuego pudo sofocarse despue
de quemarse las puertas y parte de III
tabique.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-30
La DemOcracia Sc Vende

En- los kioskos de la plaza de
'Baldorioty.
En- ell cafe LA Margarita.
Y en- la imprenta, calle de San
Francisco, 53.
En- estos sitios Sc encontrarau tam
bien n1meros atrasados.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-06-30
TipograJfa ia Democracia "

En- eStG inlprentG Sc hacee todG clGse
de trabdjos tipogrdfcos & todas horas del
did V De JG nOche. EreciOs los 4lds bGrdtos.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06

club for the showing it has made. That
the games are interesting is an undis-
puted fact as is also the additional
fact that the article of baseball in the
Iowa league is equal, at least, to that
in the Three-I and larger leagues
which include larger cities.
At the beginning of the season the
attendance in Ottumwa was equal TO if
not greater than that at the other
cities in the league With the single
exception of Burlington, this is the larg-
est city in the league and it should
have as large crowds as any of the
eight because of its superior team. The
local association, if given the right
kind of support this year, will try next
season to get into larger league but
unless encouraged from now until the
end of the present season by better
attendance than that of the July series
it is doubtful if the Ottumwa men who
have made baseball possibility will
consider it worth their while to make
the effort next year, even to remain
in the Iowa league.
A baseball team advertises the city
it represents. That cannot be and is
not disputed For that reason if for
no other Ottumwa should have team
1t is hoped that the patronage afforded
the club during the next month will
encourage it to continue playing ball
for many seasons to come.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
VACATION TIME.

This is the month Of vacations. In
spite of all that Russell Sage or any
one else may say, the great bulk of the
American public likes vacation. May
hap it is only a week of idleness with
out a change of scene or it may be a
trip into the country and an exchange
of work at desk for bout with the
thresher. Maybe it includes trip to
the fair or into the wilds of the north
ern country. But everyone-or so
nearly everyone that the exceptions
only prove the rule-like to take week
or month away from work in the hot
summer months. August is the most
popular time for these vacations
though this summer September claims
the greater number because the wealth.
err at the worlds fair will be more
pleasant then than in the hotter
months.
No matter what one is engaged in
a rest and change Of occupation
means one and the. same thing. va
cation gives both and affords the work
er an opportunity to forget the little
details of the workaway life for 8
time, give his time to pleasure as he
desires it and puts his mind in hap
pier fran el to return again to his desk
and begin again the round of daily
labors, fresher in mind and body fol
having taken respite.
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
toned, however, they would wonder
how they did without the trolley cars
and the success OF the plan would be
assllrad - N
OPPORTUNITY.

= ~
That the woman who hesitates Is
lost" is not doubted by anyone who be-
lieves in the value Of popular quota
tions, but that this Is not entirely con-
fined to the fairer sex is no less q
fact. The growth Of the country is an
illustration. The hundreds of men
who secured claims In the Rosebud
strip would not have had this good
fortune had they been content to wait
until the next piece Of land is thrown
open. Opportunity, except a man be
extraordinarily fortunate scomes but
seldom and then tarries only for the
moment. If he does not grasp 1t the
next man or the next one does.
This is not intended to mean that
the chances for advancement are not
what they were generation or two
ago, for the United States still has a
this is true, even in what is called the
"thickly settled middle west is point
ed out in the current issue of "Oppor-
tunity," a st. Paul publication, which
says, under the caption, Chances All
the While"
1.-The Winnipeg extension of the 500
line through northwestern Minnesota
is opening up new and rich country.
It is partly a prairie and partly tim
Der region and will afford an oppor-
tunity for thousands of people to find
their future homes
THAT at this late date it should be
possible to build railway in Mime.
sofa through a sparsely settled coun-
try for a great many miles shows that
even in the supposedly well settled
states there are abundant opportuni-
ties for those who are on the alert to
seize them. Missouri is another state
whose development has scarce begun,
though it has been settled for three
generations.
I'm many instances it is true, the
pioneers got the pick of the opportuni.
ties but there are plenty left and the
rapid growth of population in these
latter days creates opportunities that
did not exist in the earlier days"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
THAT SUBWAY INN.

People who favor good government
will watch with interest the progress
of the Subway Inn, the modern pure
government" saloon which has been
established by Bishop Potter and 9TH
ers in New York City. 1t was formally
opened with much ceremony few
days ago and Bishop Potter himself
made the principal address of the
day. Descriptions of the place say
that the front portion is fitted out with
a soda fountain and ice cream parlors,
and that here women are allowed. Be-
hind this, however, is a place for men
only, where drinks of every conceiv-
able kind, good, bad and Indifferent,
are sold at bargain day prices. The
management of the place has announc-
ed that the object will not be to make
money but TO afford place where men
may gather and quench their thirst,
obtain free lunch and glass of beer,
or quaff the strongest flicker" paying
only a moderate stipend.
To an outsider it is little difficult
to see what benefit is to be derived
from this plan. No hymns are sung,
no Salvation Army lassies are there
to point out the error of the way the
drinking man follows, the bartenders
make as good cocktails as lemonades,
no list of patrons is kept for the pc
rusal Of wives or mothers. The place
is provided with tables, pictures, mag
azines and newspapers. In fact, it is,
judging from descriptions, up to the
standard of the fashionable clubs
thirst parlors.
1t is not probable that man will be
allowed to stand at the Subway Inn
bar and guzzle all the liquid fire his
money will purchase, but what is to
prevent him getting four drinks there
tor the price of one anywhere else,
then going around the corner to an
orthodox bar and acquiring the re,
mainder Of we'll matured Gag" on
what is left?
Just what the real object of this
scheme of the bishop and his partners
in the liquor business may be is not
quite clear and a prospectus would not
be out Of the way. No doubt there is
some one thing at least-to recon,
mend the scheme but if there is it
must be a secret guarded closely by
those who are next"
Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-08-06
THE FORT MADISON LINE.

Although the new train on the Fort
Madison Ottumwa line is an improve
ment over the old one, people who live
along the line are not yet satisfied and
the general belief is that the Burling-
ton company would not only confer a
favor on the people but open way
for better profit for itself if the train
lett Fort Madison in the morning and
returned in the evening. Naturally,
the current of the traffic along the line
would be to Ottumwa. This is larg-
err city than Fort Madison and shop
pers can therefore find a larger as
sortment of goods here than in Fort
Madison or any of the other towns on
the line. In addition to this, train
arriving here about noon would afford
connections both east and west along
the main line of the Burlington, on
the two fastest trains on the road At
Fort Madison also the connections
would be better if the train arrived
there when it does at Ottumwa All
things considered, it would seem that
both the company and the public
would benefit if the change were
made.