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The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12

INCOME IN 1908
Total premium income ..,........ 1852, .63
From interest, dividends and rents 63, 656.2
From all other sources .......... 1885. As
Collateral deposits, etc.......... 1926, 81
Total income ................ $s45, 1918
DISBURSEMENTS IN 1908.
Net paid policy holders ........ $271,72s.24
Commissions .................... 144, 4O2.S5
Dividends to stockholders ........ 100000
Salaries Of officers, agents. en-
ployees, examiners and inspec-
AT 5'e sin FEE. disbursement: a5 81 sss5s
Total disbursements ......... 1896, 1855
Excess of disbursements over In
come Z. ri, 141.37
ASSETS DEC 81. 1908.
Value of real estate owned...... $72, 602. 20
Mortgage loans ................. 62,52S.4
Collateral loans .................. 100, 800. 90
Bonds and stocks owned. 1928, STATS
Cash in office aud in bank ..s...- PSI 1856. 90
Accrued interest and rents 1921. ID
Premiums in course Of collection 1O6, 1885, SO
All other admitted assets, ac-
counts receivable, secured ...... 1871, 1858
Total admitted assets ..... $2,142, S31.12
Assets not admitted, 1918, 1856. 68).
LIABILITIES.
Claims in process of adjustment
and reported ................. $72,8e5.44
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
STRIKE NEARS END
Copper Miners in the Peninsula Ac-
cept the Company's Terms.

cept the Company's Terms.
Houghton, Mich, March lathe
striking miners of the three mines Of
the Copper Range Consolidated have
voted to accept the company's offer of
$50 a month for miners and $54 for
trammers. 1t is expected that all will
be at work by Monday.
The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1904-03-12
Wallace e. Be1deu.
9fO new YORK LIFE Bull DINa
AMERICAN BONDING COMPANY

Principal Office: Baltimore, Md
(Organized 1894.)
JAMES BOND. SAML H. SERVER,
President. Secretary.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
Epworth League Elects Officers

The Epworth league of the Metho- dist Episcopal church held its semi-au- uual business meeting last evening, and elected officers for the ensuing six months. The following officers were elected; President, Prof. J. T. Lee; first vice president, Mrs Fl, H. Royal; second vice president, Miss Harriet Case; third vice president, Mrs. Mary A. Updegraph; fourth vice president, Miss Hattie Nilsson; secretary, Lucy Parsons; treasurer, W. J. Hopkins. Nelly Parsons was elected superin- tendent of the Junior League, and Miss Baker, orgenist of the league. The reports of the officers indicated that the league is iu a good condition. Two new members were added to the list and committees were appointed to cooper ate with the Ladies' Aid Society in the reception to be given Bishop J. W. Hamilton, IL D., when he arrives in Skagway xtweek. The officers elect will be publicly installed one week from next Sunday.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13

All the delicacies of the season at the Pack Train Restaurant.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
THf REASON
City Council Says Why l.
 Acts

The following resolution introduced into the council by Councilman BOugh- ton, and passed by the council at the meeting Monday night, sets forth the foundation cause for the action of the city council in deciding upon water plant tO be owned by the city:
 Whereas: The present water service is unreliable and unsatisfactory as fire protection; and,
 Whereas a committee appointed by the council to act with the chamber of commerce have reported that water sy. .em could be put in for about Sl5,- eco;
 Now Therefore Be It Resolved That the common council of the town of Skagway construct and operate a water system.
 The supply for such water system to be taken from the tank owned and used by the r. v A. k. & N. Co.,, under an agreement with such company.
 That the main be laid from said tank to State street, down State street with such laterals on such other streets us may be deemed advisable.
 That committee consisting of three members of the town council be ap- pointed to take charge of the cOustruc- tion of said system and to prosecute same diligently until completed
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
FULL SWING
Atlin District Is Now Very
 busy
Lsnecial Correspondsnee.l

Discovery, Atlin District, July 10 All through the Atlin district mining operations are going on at a steadily in- creasiug rate. The hydraulic plants on Mckee, Pine, Spruce, Birch, Bould- CT and Otter creeks are busily at work and all of them are showing up better than ever.
 One of the RuGuer syndicates Is in- stauiug a new plant directly opposite Discovery and it will be piping under very favorable conditions within three we Ks.
 Frank Bracket has moved this spring anfmmeuSe amount Of dirt at Discovery, resulting in some very nice cleanups
 The dredge on Gold Run is doing good work and has now a big hole down to bedrock. It certainly works smooth ly and efTectually, Its capacity for handling big bOulders is atteSted by several perhaps weighing 2O9O lbs each now on the upper deck of the craft
 The only unfortunate circumstance happening in the district is the flooding of the Black Grant mine on Boulder which threw out of templOyment large gang of men However, operations there will be resumed shortly, as soon as the usual summer freShet On Boul- der is over, after which the hydraulic Hume will carry all the creek water and preventing seepages New pumps have been installed and no more trouble with water is anticipated
 Individual miners on all the creeks are at their summers work. Several summer drifting operations on each creek are being carried on, and this method of mining promises to assume larger proportions in the coming years. Spruce creek is very busy, probably the livliest creek in the district. On this creek mining ingenuity in the way of derricks. hOiS,S, water wheels, hydrau- lie plants, etc Is being exercised in a great way. Spruce will certainly yield SI5O,OOO; Pine, slo0,Oo0; Boulder, slOo,- OJO. wirh the other creeks bringing a grand total over the half million mark.
 Al the g,d haphazard methods of mining. incident to the early develop, mcut of a camp are now over Every thing is going on in thoroughly per maucut sort 0t a way, resulting in bet ter work ard more economical methods.
 There are at a rough guess 1000 men at work W th very few idle ones in the camp. Wages are S2.jO and S25O with board.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
AC0MMON ERROR
The Same Mistake Is Made By Many
 Alnslxa People

It's a common error
 To plaster the aching back,
 To rub with l.uimeut rheumatic joints,
 When the trouble comes from the kidneys.
 DOap's Kidney Pills cure all kidney ills.
 c. A. Gilsoa. switchman in the R. R. yards, of fl2I5 Jackson street, Red Bluff, Cal, says: "For six months I knew my kidneys were in some way upset, probably weakened from the cOutrac- tion of a cold which settled across the Joins or perhaps excited from oyerex- ertion. Be that as it may, when my back was aching l asked Mrs. Gilson to go to the drug store one day for DOan's Kidney Pills and took a course of the treatment. It stopped the backache. Up to date there has not been a symptom of a recurrence, thus proving to me conclusively that Doan's Kidney Pills act as repre- sented."
 For sale by all dealers. Price, 50 cents per box.
 Foster-Milburn CO., Buffalo, N. Y., sole agents for U. s. Remember the name, Doan's, and take DO substitute,
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
w. Meet All Cu S

The Vienna Bakery wants your Ous- mess. It gives the very best at the cheapest price. Phone B.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13

1 cannot tell a ue, we must make a little profit. ClaYsOD x Co.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13

The leading barbershOp and baths The Principal, opposite Board ofTrade
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
Eiks' Meeting

There will be a meeting of Skagway Lodge No. 45l, Benevolent and Protec- tive Order of Elks, at their hall, Thurs day, July II, at S;3O p. ID,
 There will be initiation.
 All visiting Elks are invited to at tend. F. A. MURPHY, Sec'y.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13

Heavyweight ulsters at Cayson & Co.'S
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13

The ladies find the latest and best at HarrisOns'
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13

Oyster cocktails, Olympia or Eastern, ct the Pack Train restaurant,
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
For Sale or Rent

will sell cheap or lease the follow ing property:
 16 town lots; good dwelling house, good barn, chicken house, 400 or 500 chickens, implements belonging to hem nery, horse and wagon, ] heifer calf, garden and fields in full bloom.
 Apply to undersigned.
 ' ii i'm A. Lauridsen.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
Notice

During the summer morths I will sell bread at 5 cents a loaf and all other pastries in proportion. We use the best material and a competent ba CT is in charge. Give us a call and be con vinced. The Vienna Bakery.
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
GOOD SHAPE
City Finances Are Greatly
 Improved

The end of the fiscal year that has just closed finds the city finances in much better shape than they were at the same time last year, though they were then in excellent condition. July l. 1904, found S4OOO in the city treasury as against about sllOO on July 1, 1903, Of course, the present city council has had S6OOO or s7OCO more money to handle than was disbursed by any previous ad- minis,ratiOn of the city, but they pre- sented the schools with about 5000 and purchased the Firemen's hall and com pleted the purchase of the old school building that is now used as a city hall. Besides that, much street work has been done during the last year,
 The report of W. =. McKean, show ing the condition of the city's finances July l, 1904, and the receipts and dis bursements for June, submitted at the last meeting of the city council, is as follows:
 NTo,r 2f holorrp pn
The daily Alaskan., 1904-07-13
Famous Oyster Cocktails

The Pack Train saloon IS now serv- ing Elmer Chamberlain's famous oyster cocktails. If
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Bond Market Improvino.

The bond market, however is steadily improving. An increasing demand is noted for middle class bonds which are in reality as safe almost as the gilt edged issues and which yield 5Ia to 6 per cent on the investment Surplus sup pnes of such bonds which were quite large a few months ago are now small and disappearing. The way is thus being paved for the new issues and barring un- foreseen calamities, another. s or 12 months should see the railroads success fully financed and across the bridge The new bond issues will probably aggregate close to $400 GOO. Tn all the history of railroad construction in the United States no $iO0. 100000 ever went so far Proper ties have been improved in the most sub stantial fashion. The larger part of it has gone Into terminal facilities in the big cities and at important commerce gateways. The balance has gone for equipment, the betterment of roads and into the construction into territory where there was urgent need of better trans portation advantages. The Great South- west has been especially favored in this latter regard. Great areas in the region tributary to St. Louis and Kansas City have been opened up to settlement and to the profitable cultivation of the soil.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

taining 1,3i5,000 square miles an area ioore than one and a half times as large as all of the United States east of the Mississippi river. and larger by 100000 square miles than the combined area of France, Germany. ustro-Hungary, Spain Italy and Great Brtian and Ireland, which supports a population in excess of 250,000O0O. It Is figured out that there is more arable land in the states tributa- " to the Rock Island than in the Euro Tean countries enumerated above. Of It's total mileage nearly 120O0 miles are In the following states and territories the number of miles of road of Rock Island and the percentage of the Rock Island to the total railroad mileage being given: Iowa, Rock Island mileage 21sS, fercen- tage of total 23 per cent, Missouri, mile age ZOOS, or 29 per cent; Kansas, milage 1.769, or 20 per cent; Arkansas. mileage 1,115 or 30 per cent; Texas, mileage 2,099 or % per cent. Oklahoma mileage 1892 or S3 per cent; Indian Territory. mileage ,125 or 53 per cent; total mileage n,796. In the Rock Island mileage given for Texas is included ,230 miles of road own ed jointly with the Southern Pacific. Ac- cording to the last census the states and territories tributary to the Rock Island system produced S5 per cent of the corn grown in the United States, 54 per cent of the wheat, 5G per cent of the oats, GA per cent. of the cattle, one-half of the cotton and 63 per cent. of the total farm pro- ducts of this country. Forty per cent. of the dairy products of the United States originates in six of the Rock Island States
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Steel Trust Rumor.

A sentiment Is being cultivated in the financial district that the steel trust will reduce it's dividend on the preferred
 stock from 7 per cent to per cent. Of- fcials of the corporation make earnest denial of such reports, but the story told by the tape is more or less con frmatory. If insiders were half as con fident with their cheque books as they are with their voices steel preferred would not now be selling in the 5os. The trouble with steel Is that many rich men directly identified with the property are bearish. The center of speculative trade opinion on the steel stocks Is Pittsburg
 Chicago also persists in being bearish on the steel stocks, and every other large iron and steel center entertains similar views. Reports which come to Wall street from these localities are almost univer- sally discouraging. It Is barely possible that the talk emanatlng from these quar- ters is governed by the speculative mar ket position of the big people resident there. One very important Pittsburg cap- ftalist makes no concealment of the fact that he is short 40,,00 shares of steel preferred, three or four. points under cur rent quotations. He says, furthermore, clares that trade conditions warrant him in continuing on thaL side. While steel preferred remains in sthe 50s4the general public can hardly be- expected to take hold of 1t with avidity, especially when the market meets great masses of in- side stock every time it puts 1t head up
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01

ed "What place Is that?" "The county jail" another answered. Whereupon Hidegarde embarrassed her father and aroused the suspicious of the other oc- cupants of the car by asking in loud, shril voice. "Is that the jail you were in father?'
 writer in the London Chronicle says: "An instance of the ignorance of Lon doners as to the addresses of important institutions occurred to the present writ e. in his early youth. He was attracted by a building in Pail Mall and inferred that the stalwart soldier at the entrance was the representative of the proprietor. will you please tell me the name of this place.? said the youth from the coun- try, The sentry moved mot an eyelash. I dunno what blanky place they do call it, he replied, savagey. Some years afterward the youth from the country discovered that this was the war office"
 A frightened boy named Dodd, charged with some dire scholastic offense, was once brought before Dr. Vaughan for many years head master at Harrow. What is your name?" asked the mas ter. with due severity. "Dodd sir," an- swered the trembling boy. "Dodd, Do you spell 1t with one d or with two?" I''No, sir; three," answered the boy The doctor let him off with a warning and acknowledged that he had never before received so good lesson in spelling.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
MARKET BELIEVED
 ID BE HARDENING
improvement All Along the Line
 is Predicted
HE 0RGIE IS NOW OVER
Era Of Corporate and Individual Ex- travagance Is Past and Healthy Tone Is Evdent-coneress
 Attracts Little Notice.
BY w. G. NICHOLAS.

New York, April 3O.-Although price fluctuations are insignificant and the mar ket narrow the securities situation pres ents many unusually interesting features. The market foundations are unquestion- ably hardening Only a political eonvul- sion or a calamatous crot failure can prevent decided and permanent improve ment all along the line. Only a little more than a year ago stocks were sell ing at prices yielded 2Ia to 8 per cent on the investment. Then money cost bor- and bonds are selling from 20 10 4O per cent lower than they were eighteen months ago, and the return on invest ments is and 5Ha per cent and in some instances per cent and above Call money is abundant under 1l2 per cent and there is a surplus store in the banks obtainable by solvent borrowers at and Az per cent for periods of G. and 10 months. It costs less to carry stocks now than it did year end a half ago and conditions are in every way more favor able from an investment standpoint.
 Within the last year and a half this country has paid off and wiped out a floating foreign indebtedness variously estimated at $S50000,00 900 to 5000, GOO, OO0. The inside figure is probably nearer the truth than the outside. The international balance is now running in our favor and is increasing all the time. Our exports of farm products. merchandise and manufac- lures are of stupendous volume nsuring a favorable trade balance of more than s4O0,00o,0O0 for the fiscal year 1909-4.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Stories of Places.
From the Chicago News.

From the Chicago News.
 For long time the higest known wa terfall in the world was the Cerosola cascade in the Alps, having a drop of 2400 feet But waterfall in the San Cuayatan canyon, in the state of Du- rango, Mexico, now claims first place. It was discovered by some prospectors ten years ago in the great barranca district, which is called the Tierras Desconocidas. While searching for the famous lost mine Naranjal, a great roar of water was heard. With much difficulty the party pushed on and up the mighty chasm un- til they beheld the superb fall, which is said to be not less than 5000 feet high.
 There Is a pretty legend about the an- cient bridge of Ayr Scotland, which has recently been closed to travel. It was built about the end of the thirteenth century by two maiden danes, one of whom saw her lover drowned in fording the river. They built a bridge for the benefit of happier lovers. The faces of the old ladies used to be seen on mem oral stone on the eastern parapet, but the canny Ayr men found it a convenient rlace. for striking matches and now the Id faces have vanished.
 Five years ago the Misbourne river, in
 uckinghamshire England, dried up. Now
 has returned to its former bed. Fol-
 wing heavy rains of last summer. little
 of water were seen in the autumn
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Transactions Not Imposlno.

Transactions on the stock exchange are not of imposing volume. The daily move ments are largely directed by profession al traders who are obliged to do the best they can within a swing of 3 or points
 When the market turns weak it looks very very weak, and when the pendulum swings the other way and values harden there is deceptive ,-ppearance of boom symptoms. The really big men are do- ing comparatively little for the moment
 They have no stocks for sale at these prices, and their shelves already being lined with the goods they are not add ing greatly to their holdings. The over 'whelming view of the experienced people In Wall street, however, is that con ditions are irresistibly hardening and slowly working for improvement. They do not encourage theories or expecta- tions of great speculative movements,
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Little Interest in connress.

Wall Street takes only a languid inter est in the adjournment of congress There has been nothing before that body this year to provoke market sensations and it's early passing creates not the slightest ripple, The street Is concerned much more in what the two national conven- tions are going to do. or rather the democratic convention at St. Louis will do. The Chicago action is fore shadowed definitely. That it will be Roosevelt on a stand pat" plat form is taken for granted. The outlook for St. Louis is foggy. With the south sitting on the fence to see whether the Parker boom is really subsiding or not and with the radicals bombardng Au- gust Belmont snd David E. Hlll there is enough uncertainty ins the situation to add zest to the speculation as to the outcome TEere are men in the finan- cial district who believe that Senator German or Judge Gray have better chances for the nomination than Judge Parker.
 Wall streets prejudice against Rose welt is not as acute as it was and al- though men of republican ieanings would be glad to vote for a safe and sane dem ocrat there Is an underlying feeling that the chance to do so may not be offered. They hope for the best and fear the worst.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Era of Extravaqance Past.

The era of corporate and individual ex- travagance is past. The orgie is over. This is reflected moderately in a curtailment of mercantile and manufacturing activity throughout the country. The reduction from high pressure in one direction Is off, set in another by the curtailment of wasteful outlay. We are getting our feet down to earth again and our heads out Of the clouds. This latest development betokens return to health and the pass
 ing of feVerish conditions. ', hile the en- thusiasm was on in its full force there was false appearance of extraordinary prosperity. It was in reality most un- healthy and dangerous situation and stimulated wild and ill-consdered speeu- lation and expansion. The country is bet ter off without such periods of exhilira- ton and gets clong better if held down to steady and healthful growth. It is well for the country that the people are again working into a safe and same con- ditlon and position in matters pertaining to business.
 During the years of high prices and stimulated activity railroads were forced into heavy expenditures for construction and extension and in providing terminal and other facilities. This outlay was, com pulsory. Railroads ha' to spend the money or the facilities with which to do the business crowded upon them. It was ln- fortunate that they ,Jere -orced to make these colossal outays while prices were high. but there was no way out of 1t.
 It is now for the railroads to fund or otherwise capitalize the investment This process is going on. The present conspicu- ous feature in that direction is the giv- ing by railroad corporations of short time notes 10 tide over until bonds can be disposed of on satisfactory terms This sort of paper has been put in circula- ton to the amount of not less than $l50,- OO0oO0 bearing a rate of interest averag- ing 5I2 per cent and running well into the next calendar year. This Is a pret- ty high rate to pay for the accommoda- ton considering the ease with which priv ate borrowers can obtain money, but it is regarded as wise corporate financierng as 1t puts the companies at their ease and relieves them of the necessity of forcing bond issues prematurely upon a market not yet quite ready to take the lead
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Tips Go Wronu.

Two or three market tips given out in Albany in cepsideration of legislative favors have gone wrong. One was con- soldated gas. There was spurt in that stock to be sure but a good many very shrewd Tammany capitalists got the tip to buy too late and were '1and- ed" with the shares at top figures. An ether set were advised of a big bull move. ment in Brooklyn Rapid Transit They put varying sums of money into that stock and are anxiously awaiting for the advertised advance. The Tammany poli- ticians have not been lucky in Wall street as q rule. although there are a few exceptions. The "bunch" got unmer- cifully punished in American Ice Steel. Metropolitan. Third Avenue and other deals which promised well, but turned out badly.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1904-05-01
Little Yarns.

From the Chicago News
 Some years ago Julian Hawthorne visit ed a jail in order to write a magazine article on prison life. On returning home he described the horrors he had seen, and his description made a deep impress sion on his daughter Hlldegardef who was a little girl at the time. Mir Hawthorne and Hildegarde a week later were in train together, which stopped at a sta- tion near a gloomy building. A man ask