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The Washington times., 1904-06-27
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
DEPARTMENT OF INSURANCE
of the
DISTRICT of COLUMBIA.
washIneton. March 4 10


I, THOS. E. DRAKE, Superintendent
of Insurance OF the District OF Columbia,
DO hereby certify that the FIRE
MEMS INSURANCE COMPANY, To-
GATED in Newark. In the State of New
Jersey has complied in all respects
with the laws of the District OF CO.
lumbia applicable to IL. and Is au-
thorized TO transact in the District Of
Columbia its apr opriate business of in
surfing property against loss or damage
by fire and lightning and tOrnadoes, and
making all KINDS of Insurance on goods
and other property in course of trans
portation on land and water and on any
vessel or boat during the current year.
It's condition and business on the 3lst
day OF December OF the year next pre-
cedlng the date hereof is shown by the
statement. under oath. as required by
section 6i1 OF the amended Code of Law
of the District OF Columbia, TO be as
follows;
Aggregate admitted assets. $3.50. 722 30
Aggregate amount of liabili-
ties Except capitaD, in
cludiEg re-insurance........ TS2. 435. a
Net assets.................... 2.52S. 2S6 IS
Amount of actual paid-up
capltal OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 1000 0O0. %
-
Amount of insurance in force 1s5, LIS. 400. 90
Amount OF losses sustained. $50, 500 90
Amount of income for the
year In cash. 959 2l9 81
Amount of expenditures for
the year in cash..-......-.... az, Sj4. "a
In witness whereof l have hereunto
subscribed my name and caused my Of
fetal seal to be affixed, the day and
year first above written.
(Seal) THOS +. DRAKE,
superintendent of Insurance, District
OF Columbia. 1t
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.

NEW YORK. June 27.-The following
prices were quoted on todays exchange:
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the Russian lines for five days 10 cable
station. There is fighting now on the
LiaO-Tung Peninsula. thirty miles north
of Telissu. and forty east of Kaiping
the two Japanese armies under Kuroki
and Oku striking together.
THE Russians are vacating Niu-
chwang a couple of hundred remaining.
and the japanese are expected within
the week ! came from the Telissu
battle. and reached the end of the rail-
way, where the Red Cross trains were
awaH1pg. / returned under guard to
MukTtsn. where AleXieff ordered me de-
ported TO Moscow. but escaped. thanks
TO Willard. Attache McComb furnished
me with money. and passed the Hong
hutZes, thanks to the protection of an
English missionary, and reached the
neutral zone at Shinmuntin
4 three days battle ragged from June
II TO Is between Wafautien (meaning
red tile tavern'O and Wafangtu (mean-
ing red tile waIr). otherwise Teliss,l.
seven miles apart on the railway. fif-
teeen miles due north of Pulentien. at
the head of Adams Bay. east from Fu-
chow fifteen miles. The country is
mountainous. and the weather was
clear. but the heat was excessive.
$500 Casualties.
: disastrous Russian defeat is adj
mitted. The first estimate of Russian
losses Is: Killed, 1900; wounded. 1900.
with two generals. four colonels. and
forty-eight officers; missing 300, men; one
colonel. six officers and one regimentaI
guidon flag. but not the colors with
the saints image
Fourteen machine guns and much am
munition was lost The Russians
abandoned their rifles. blankets. horses,
carts. caissons. and tents in a complete
rout
counted 1900 wounded. Four Red
Cross trains of twenty cars each came
from The battlefield and the hospitals
are filled at Liao-Yang Mukden and
Hardin. Kuropatkin arrived too late
Lieut.. Gen. Baron GeoTg Carlovitch
Stakelberg commanded two divisions of
me East Siberian rifles. Stakelberg is
a famous cavalry general of fifty-three
and an old Cossack lieutenant under
hautman IN the Turkestan campaign: as
a captain in the Turkish war he was
decorated for bravery with the order
OF the Black Eagle and Vladimir and
maze cavalry general at the age of
thirty RE has recently been COM
Hander OF the First Cavalry in Korea.
commander Major General Alexander
AleNeievitch Gerngross was severely
wounded IN the face. He is fifty-three
years old and has been sixteen years In
central Asia and seven in East Siberia.
As an infantry adjutant in the Turkish
war ne was wounded. He commanded a
brigade IN the Boxer campaign, where
ne was wounded and promoted to be a
general
The second divisional comma nder was
Maj. Gen. Cipriau Antonovitch Konda-
tovltch. fOrty-fOur years old. always "a
stan ofilcer; in the Turkish war an in
fantry lieutenant and in the Boxer cam
paign Alexieff's adjutant; always a po-
litical soldier.
The Washington times., 1904-06-27
~ DFPOSIT ND TRUsT SrOCKa.

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American Security = Trust........ 1874 OF.
y ash. safe epcsit-............. 40 ..
Euicu Trust & Storage ..-.....-.. l07 Jos
Washington Savings Bank........, lJ5 10
HJEse Savings Bank........-...... Is l6O
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RAILROAD STOCKS.
NATIONAL BANK STOCKS

Capital Traction lei =
Washington Street Railway pf.... 55as
Washington street Railway conn.,. -
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GOVERNMENT BONDS
RAILROAD BONDS.

Wash Gas Co., ser. a. CO l902-27. 100 49,.
Wash Gas Co.. ser. b, 6s l9O4-2I. 10 ....
Washington Gas cerL..-......l l74 lis
l. :. alec Light Deb Imp. 1902. lux l03X
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Chez. Pot Tel. Co 5s........ l15 JOG
Wash Market Co.. lat 6's. Isolde 49,.
Masonic Hall Assn S. c. lei ...
The Washington times., 1904-06-27

The London market Is featureleSs,
Americans being extremely dull and
practically at our parity.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Smoke from burning cigars in the
basement of Holtz's cafe, on Broad
way, New York, overcame 80 firemen,
their eyes paining SO intensely that
they could not continue work
When the Perdicardis matter is set
tied at Tangier, the u. s.. warships
may go to Turkey to induce the porte
to settle missionaries grievances.
Bully" McRae and his son Jack.
of Glaze Bay, G.. b., men of giant
physique, fought with bare fists over
a money argument, and the son killed
his father. after being terribly injured
himself.
Rafael Ortiz. the Porto Rican who
Killed n United States soldier and was
sentenced to five years' imprisonment.
has been if6leased from the Minnesota
penitentiNt. Senator Ayers interest
i'm tho tldn's case had much to do
with his ftsm being shortened
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
The Cnnrn.con. Inns.

Wounded officers who have returned
to Japan give interesting details of
the battle Of Nanshan hill. After the
first Intellectual attack on the hin
Japanese scouts discovered that there
were mines ut the foot OF the hills
1t was determined that they could be
definitely located only 10y the sacrifice
OF some men. Hundreds volunteered
to go to what appeared to be certain
death. They led the second advantc
ana found that heavy rains had
washed away the covering of earth
and had exposed the mines. EnGt
neers cut the connecting wires. Tic
volunteers were nearly all killed u
the subsequent Intellectual attack o.
the hill.
The Osaka men from the right wing,
while advancing through the water
along the shore. encountered body
Of Russians also in the water. y
fierce fight ensued. both sides being
waist deep i'm the sea. When the
Russians finally retreatcd the water
was literally crimson. Both sides
lost heavily.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
No Legal Power.

President Roosevelt has received q
telegram from W. ID. Haywood. sccrc-
tary of the Western Federation of
Miners. urging him to institute IN in
vestigation of the present serious con-
dition of affairs in the Cripple Creek
mining district of Colorado. At least
twice heretofore. in the last six
months. the president has been asked
To interfere i'm the Colorado troubles,
hut declined. after mature eonsidera-
ton. because he had no legal power
TO take action in the matter. 1t is re-
garded by those in close touch with
him to be unlikely that the president
will interfere in any way with the ac-
ton of the constituted authorities OF
the state of Colorado
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Secretary Cortelyou, head of the de.
partment of commerce and labor. lis
said to have been selected by Presi-
dent Roosevelt for chairman of the
Republican national committee. No
official announcement. has been made,
and it is quite likely at present that
none will be made until the new ma
tional committee shall have taken for
NAL action that shall have taken for
NAL action by electing Mr.. Cortelyou
as chairman. The matter is recogniz-
ed. however. as being quite as well
settled now as it can be in advance
oratorical ability
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
IN CRIPPLE CREEK.
some VIII Hang for Dynamite Outrage
Late Phases,

| Some VIII Hang for Dynamite outrage
Late Phases,
The committee of safety was In SEES
sion nearly all day Saturday holding
examinations. y number of men have
stated that they were willing To 1--we
up their unions cards as there was no
longer any union, but they were not
willing To take out a permit to work
| from the Mine Owners association,
| but preferred to leave town.
| The committee states that 1t has eX-
tremcly damaging evidence against
number of persons. connecting them
with the Independence dynamite out
| rage and it is likely some very import
ant evidence will be introduced when
the trial comes up. \ member of the
court of inquiry says: I'VE have evil
dence that will hang five and possibly
double that number, and enough to fill
the penitentiary. We have unearthed
state of things that the public will be
slow 10 believe; that we ourselves are
appalled, at. even knowing, rs we have.
that they are bad. We would be doing
a wrong to turn these people loose.
They must be punished. ana will be,
now that the laws are enforced"
| Gen. Bell says: Il have indisputable
evidence which will lead to the cOnvic-
ton OF number OF union men for the
murder of the nOn-uniOn miners who
were killed in the Independence depot
explosion. We have between thirty
five and forty men in the bull pen who
will swing for this crime. We are only
waiting 10 capture two or three more
men before we tell what our evidence
| is" He has announced that the troops
will not be needed much longer as the
civil authorities have control of the
situation and the people are looking
forward to a speedy end Of the mill
tary rule.
In following up the determination
to eXterminate the Western Federation
of Miners. from the district. Gen. Bell
as military commander of the district.
has issued proclamation similar in
wording and intent 10 that concerning
| the Portland mine, directed To the OPP
orators of the Pride of Cripple Creek
district mine and the Winchester &
Morgan leases These were prepared to
be operated with men who are alleged
to be menace to the welfare and SAT-
ETY. of the good people of the county
and q hindrance TO the restoration of
peace and good order, and their arrest
was ordered as n military necessity.
The reopening of the mines cOntin-
ues. and by the end Of next week prac-
tically every mine conforming To the
military necessity restriction will be
working full force.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
Furnishing the Russians.

Information was received in New
Chwang Monday night through here
tofore reliable channels that part of
the Japanese force left at Pu-Lan-Tien
TO checkmate the Russians south
ward movement to relieve Port Ar
thur was attacked southeast of Shun'
gnamo Sunday.
After slight fighting the Japanese
made false retreat. the Russians hot
ly following them, when the Japanese
made a flank movement, catching the
Russians in a trap. The Russian loss
es are placed at 500 men. They then
fell back on Kai-Chou and began tn
retreat along the Standardization
road
About 1000 Russian infantry from
Kai Chou passed through New
Chwang. accompanied by a large sup
ply and hospital train. The troops
appeared tagged out and showed ev'
cry indication of long forced march
The officers refused to furnish any
information, but a non-commissioned
officer told a correspondent that all of
the troops were retreating from Tsai'
chou. Before he could say anything
further he was reprimanded by cap
tain. Stragglers are closely watched
by non-commissiOned officers to pre-
vent them from talking.
The Russians nave abandoned the
ground mines eight miles south of
New Chwang. A native messenger
Just in from the Russian camp east
reports that Lnere are many wounded
men there
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17
Charles Wridgway started from Bos-

Charles Wridgway started from Bos-
ton TO ride 1000 miles in an auto. but
was physical wreck when he ar
rived in New York after Il 81 hours
ride over bad roads.
Theophile Belanger dropped dead of
fright at st. Scholastique, Que, as the
hangman clicked the lever which was
to drop Belanger through the drop.
News of an outbreak of bubonic
plague mt Paita. Peru ION the border of
Ecuador and Peru. Is causing II great
panic. Ton persons died of the plague
within three hours on June 10 The dis
ease II rapidly spreading.
J. ii. Hull. clerk of the Wolf Lake
club house. near Chicago. whose dead
body was found i'm Il naphtla tank car.
IS now said TO have been suffering from
n delusIon that officers were pursuing
him. and To, have jumped into the
nnphtha fer safety.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Gen. Oku's army is proceeding with
the investment of Port Arthur. and
the eyes of the world are on the
Kwantung peninsula. Il is conceded
that the fall of the fortress, involving
as it would the destruction or cap
ture of the remaining vessels of Ad-
miral Wittsoeft's feet, would be a
severe blow TO Russia Widely vary
ing views are held as TO the strength
of the fortress. w. s. Smith, brother
of the United States consul at Mos
COW, who was at Port Arthur recently,
says that the garrison consists of IS
600 men, provisioned for eighteen
months,
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

The announcement is made of
combination of mining interests of
America, with John D. Rockefeller at,
its head. The capital of the merged
companies, it is said, will be $2500.-
900 and the purpose is TO control the
mineral output of the United States
with the possible exception, of the
Calumet & Hecla copper mine in
Michigan a. .rsf.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Gov. Pennypackcr. of Pennsylvania.
officially appointed Mr.. Knox successor
to the late United States Senator Quay.
Gen. Knox said: My retirement from
the cabinet VIII in no way affect the
policy of the administration. Mr..
Roosevelt stands for certain principles.
Upon my resignation he viii expert
cncc no difficulty in selecting man
who Wall continue to represent those
principles and carry out the national
policy as set down by him"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

vention TO this city. Having secured
the convention, the committee went
TO work to make good its promise.
All the seats are sloping, so that
each delegate can have a splendid
view Of the chairman's platform and
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

It has been discovered by an emf
nent Boston authority that Paul Re-
vere's morals were far from being
what they should have been. This
renders it impossible for us to revere
him as we did.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

AS no news is reported from Brazil
or Peru, it is supposed that war is
going on there in the same old monot-
onous way.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

The General Federation of Women's
Clubs has gone on record in opposition
TO divorces. This Is a magnificent
compliment to the husbands the ladies
now possess.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

One OF the Indian chiefs on exhibit
ton at the st. Louis fair wears eye
glasses. This is perhaps the strong
est possible indication that the noble
redman can be civilized.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Rev. DR.. Parkhurst, Fhe New York
slum expert, spent a %hcle night re.
Gently visiting saloons in Gotham, and
unlike many DINERS who did the same
thing be had no trouble in getting his
hat on in the morning.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

In New Jersey town the mayor re-
Gently cut out an appropriation to buy
pocketknives for the aldermen. They
probably found their own pocket.
books.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

A Milwaukee contemporary says
that "the man with a small income is
passing through a trying time" The
trouble is that so many never get
through, but get stuck.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

A Baltimore preacher has been sued
by his brokers for the commission"
on a recent flyer" in the stock mar
ket. What might be called a high
flown" preacher.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

A passenger brakeman who lis
around depots a good deal says no
man is so ornery that somebody
does not want to kiss him.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

The Boston Globe states that there
Is a sad-eyed man down in Maine
whom the neighbors CAP Mrs. Capt.
Johnson's husband" Ksf Some men
have greatness thrust upon 'em.
Capt. Johnson" mighty never have
been heard of If it washf for this Dor
rowed radiance.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Letters from Mr.. Perdicaris say
that his health is good and that he is
well cared for, but there is no post
script to add that he is really enjoy
ing his outing in the hills with the
Moorish brigands.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

The Chicago committee in charge OF
the preparations for the convention
promised the Republican national
that the finest convention
hall in the world would be placed at
its disposal If it would bring the con-
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Now it is settled that the insurance
companies do not have to settle the
policies of men who have been hanged
or committed suicide, who is going to
take chances on paying premiums?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

One OF the club women at st. Louis
declared that Good pies will not hurt
any one" but she didn't add that she
could make them.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

The eighteen miles between Nan
shan hill and Port Arthur is generally
recognized as the longest eighteen
miles in all Asia.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

A fashion journal declares that the
summer girl this year will wear sus.
pendsrs, but unfortunately neglects to
say whose suspenders.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

An English parish church has
changed its hour of service to suit
the golf players-including the par
son, perhaps.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

An Ohio justice of the peace makes
every couple he marries promise not
to seek divorce. Don't have to seek
TIT just comes natural.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

In Korea widows are not permitted
TO remarry, but there are no statistics
to show what effect this custom has
on masculine longevity.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

"In these days." said Prof. Burleigh,
too many society women bring up a
child in the way the nurse girl says it
shall go-when they bring them up at
ALL"
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

the convention hall proper The bal.
cony is reserved for spectators, the
location of the platform making II
possible for every person in the build.
ing to see and hear without difficulty.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Why is it that every successful test
of flying machine ends with some
disablement of the machinery that pre-
vents further experimenting?
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

A Baltimore man has been fined
500 for kissing his typewriter girl.
The dispatches don't say how much it
cost him to square it with his wife.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Incredible as It may seem, there
is no such place as Chow-chow on the
map
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

After all is said and done the dis
ease microbe still remains the most
deadly implement of modern warfare.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

In Korea they sell the Offices to the
highest bidder. They could hardly be
expected to let them go to the lowest.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

It is sad to hea- that Bill Nye's
widow is in want. That is too fire.
quently the legacy of humorists.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

We don't know where the fly has
been all winter long. but it was some
where where he got nicely rested.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Rev. DR.. Locke says that only the
good are brave, but fortunately others
besides the brave are good.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

It's wise husband who lets his
wife make all the arrangements for
the summer vacation.
The Yale expositor. (Yale, St. Clair County, Mich.) 1894-current, 1904-06-17

Talebearers are just as bad as tale
nakcrs-Slicridan
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27
Oh, Be My Friend.

Hast thou named all the birds without a guess?
Loved the wood-rose, and left it on it's stalk?
At rich mems tables eaten bread and pulse?
Unarmed, faced danger with a heart of trust?
And loved so well a high BEHAVIOR
In man or maid, that thou from speech refrained,
Nobility more nobly to repay?
Oh, by my friend, and teach me to be thine!
Ralph Waldo Emerson.
The progressive farmer and the cotton plant., 1904-09-27
A THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.

The way to speak and write what shall not
go out of fashion, is, to speak and write sincere
ly. The argument which has not power to reach
my own practice, I may well doubt, will fail to
reach yours. But take Sidney's maxim: Iook
in thy heart, and write" He that writes to him
self, writes to an eternal public.-From Emer-
sons Essay on "Spiritual Laws"