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Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
DOCUMENTS RECORDED.

The following instruments have been filed
for record in the recorders office since our last
report. We publish complete list of doeu-
ments recorded, and must decline to accede to
any request to suppress any document from
these columns. Don't ask US TO do SOL
Deeds Ora W. JaycoX to Frank b.
Mills Ell al, Pension Placer mine, Ply
mouth district, S27O0.
F. E. Blakely and others to John
+. Davis, Mitchell and Dane quartz
mills, Pine Grove.
f. Nj. Pense to Martha e. Moyle,
part of lot block 3, Jackson, $500.
VIM. Hodge to Alex Hodge, 2OC
acres, 33-7.10, $500.
Alex Hodge and wife, to VIM
Hodge part of lot in Sutter Creek, $40.
Benz Griffin to l.. ". Jones, st
acres near Pine Grove, $40.
Notice of Estray-R. q. Horton,
one heifer branded H left hip.
j. W. Joses, one black and white
steer, no brand, underbit and hole in
each ear.
Brand-Antonio Canonica, brand
recorded A g on right hip for horses,
cattle and hogs.
Mortgage-AleX Hodge and wife to
Frank W. Soracco, 2O2 acres, 33-7-10,
9lOOu, . mODunS. per cent.
L. w. Jones to Ben Griffin, 16C
acres, 24-S-l4, S452, one year, 8 pei
cent
Certificates of emption-AIlce
M. Ryan l60 acres, "a and 25-8-14,
taxes for 1900, S15. 4S.
John F. Davis. Dane and Mitchell
quartz mine, taxes for 1903, S239.93;
also, SIT. 26 taxes of 1904.
John +. Davis for Brown and
Bannau on Original Amador quartz
mine, Amador City, 500. 33, taxes OF
1904.
John f. Davis for DR.. G. j. Decker,
Mitchell mine etc., taxes of 1902,
S54.S2.
Lis Pendens-Richard Webb VS.
Mary kennedy-Notice of pendency
of foreclosure suit.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17
ASSAYING so cts.
Pioneer Assaying Co,

l57 New Montgomery ST., San Francisco, Cal
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

Never since the Amador canal has
been built, has the mining interests
been so completely paralyzed for lack
OF water as at the present time. Not
stamp is dropping along the entire
mother lode, from the Mokelumne
river to Plymouth. Five hundred
stamps are hung up. and over thou
sand men are out of work. Most of
the mines are doing some repair work,
and all are keeping the water out.
A copious rain would at once revive
the industry. Still the clouds gather
not, and how long the drought will
last is problematical. Last Thursday
the water was shut off from jackson
for domestic purposes all the morn
ing. This was not caused, as some
figured out, by the Argonaut storing
water in their reservoir, and not
allowing the town supply to go though
the ditch. The fact is, there was
abundance of water for the town
going through all the time. But
when the Argonaut mill and hoist
closed, the flow of water was so reduc-
ed that the intake at the tanks of the
Jackosn water works was too high to
catch the water. 1t simply went on,
and the tanks soon became exhausted,
cutting off the town supply. Mrs
Richtmyer had men at work lowering
the intake, and now it is so arranged
that all the water flowing in the ditch
will be caught in the tanks. None
will go by until the tanks are first
filled.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

DO not be deceived by counterfeits
when you buy Witch Hazel salve.
The name of E. Q. Dewitt & Co. is
on every box of the genuine. Piles
in their worst form will soon pass
away if you Will apply Dewitt $ Witch
Hazel salve night and morning. Best
for cuts, burns, boils, letter, eczema,
etc. Sold by all druggists.
Amador ledger., 1905-11-17

Sheriff Norman took Thomas W.
Freeman to San Quentin yesterday to
serve out his twelve year term.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
AGAIN SCARS UPWARD.
New York Spot Cotton Quoted Yes
terday at 9 Believed That
Many Will Unload When s Cent
Mark is Reached.

New York spot cotton made another
advance yesterday, the price reaching
100. The Wilmington market was still
quoted at 1925. It seems to be the
opinion that when cotton reaches S
cents hat many of those who have
large quantities Of cotton on hand and
those who lave advanced money on cot
ton will place the same on the market.
which will in all probability cause the
price to go down again. Cotton mas
had such a tendency to remain around
the Z cent mark this winter that some
u~neasiness is felt lest the slightest
cause will make it fall to the old prize
again.
There is no considerable difference
thus far in the receipts but If the
market remains up a few more days it
is expected that the receipts will IN
rease enormously.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
MRS. A. d. BLACK DEAD.
Passed Away at Her Home mt Red
Springs Yesterday After Short
Sickness.

Mrs. Christianna Black, wife Of
passed away yesterday at 12:45 p. m.
after a sickness of only a few days
with pneumonia. When Mrs. Black
was first taken i'll it was not thought
that her sickness was such as to
cause alarm, but she grew rapidly
worse. Her death was very unex-
pected and but few of her friends
knew that she was sick.
The deceased was a sister of Mrs.
]. F.. Matthews, of this city, who re-
ceived a long distance telephone
message on Tuesday afternoon telling
her that her sister was critically ill
and could live only a short time. On
yesterday morning Mrs. Matthews
went to Red Springs, leaving VIII
mington on the early morning Sea-
board train.
Mrs. Black was in her 61st year.
For many years she lived in this city
and the news of he death will be
learned with deep regret by her
numerous friends here. Mrs. Black
was a daughter of Rev. j. M. Sprunt,
d. D., Of Kenansville, and was a first
cousin to Messrs. James, W. II. and
T. E. Sprunt, of this city.
The deceased is survived by her
husband, Captain A. D. Black, and
four children. Mr.. James NJ. Black,
Mrs. w. G.. Butler, Miss Mary Black
and Miss Christianna Black, all of Red
Springs. She also leaves two sister,
Mrs. J. F.. Matthews, Of this city, and
Mrs. Maggie Roddick, of Red Springs,
and two brothers, Messrs. w. H. and
J. E.. Sprunt, Of Dillon, S. c..
The funeral will take place at Red
Springs this afternoon.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
NAME STRICKEN FROM ROLLS.
Tank y. COmerford Expelled From
t:c li.i:.ois House of Assembly.

springfield, Ill, February S.-Frank
y. Comerford. a representative from
tEe second senatorial district of Cook
county to the 44th general assembly
was today expelled as a member of
that body by a vote of 121 to 13 and
his name stricken from the rolls Of
he house of assembly. His expulsion
&as the climax of a series of sensa-
tional charges of corruption and at
tempted bribery made in a lecture
January 31st before the Illinois Col
lege of Law by Mr.. Comerford against
members of the Illinois legislature
which were investigated by a special
committee of the house and which
found hat the charges brought by
AIR. Comerford were unfounded. To-
day his committee reported is find
ing to the house.
Mr.. Comerford in a speech review-
ed the testimony taken before the in
Vestigating committee. flerceiy scored
the committee for admitting Of the
scope of the investigation that God
Almighty Himself if he came here.
would have been prevented from get
ting evidence against a self-confessed
thief"
''This committee stands convicted
before the country % resorting to
subterfuges to prevent any deal in in
vestigation." he said. Mr.. Corre~ford
denounced certain m~er1Hcrs of the
house for the nature of taeir testi-
anony before the committee which he
claimed was so far different from
what they had told him That they
stood convicted as liars"
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
THE ADVANCE LIQUOR BILL.
House Committee Decides to Make
UufavorabIe Report On its Pass
age.
Especial to The Messenger.)

Raleigh, n. c., February THE
House committee on the liquor traffic,
after a long hearing, reported unfavo--
ably by q vote of fifteen TO eleven, the
Senate bill prohibiting the manufacture.
of liquor at Advance, Davie county. Ehe
opponents Of bill. represented by Frank
Osborn OF Chalotte, and Victor Boyden,
of Raleigh, introduced petitions signed
by ,hirty-eight out of the sixty voters
of the town n 210 out of the 280 voters
in the township against the bill. Aft
daVitS from many prominent citizens
of town and county were introduced
declaring that the order and morality
of the town were better now than prior
to the establishment Of the distilleries
by the vote of the citizens under tho
Watts law. Among them were the
sheriff, clerk, and treasurer of the
county, principle of Advance High
School, "a Wake Forest graduate, Ind
others equally prominent. Ten wit
nesses were sworn and examined and
gave similar testimony. Rev. w. G.
McNinch, of the committee, conducted
the prosecution for the bill and made
elaborate speeches. Osborn spoke only
five minutes. He took the position that
the Watts law had been accepted IN
good faith by the people of the state
and this radical departure was breaking
the plighted pledge of the Democratic
party to the people. The bill had pass
ed The Senate unanimously. McNinCh
gave notice of a minority report.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10

Off Coast of Nova Scotia-Loss Of
Captain and Several Passengers
Feared.

Halifax, February 7.-Word reached
here tonight that a large steamer is
ashore off Musquodobit harbor. about
sixty miles to the eastward Of Halifax.
It is thought the steamer is on Egg Is
land. Communication with that part
Of the coast is difficult. The steamer
has been sending UP signals of distress
for some time but the weather is thick
and she cannot be made out.
Later reports say the steamer is the
Damara Rritish) Captain Gorst, from
Liverpool via st. Johns, N. F., for
Halifax and that she has since foun-
dered.
The chief officer, with eighteen men,
bers Of the crew reached shore in a
life boat. The captain, with three
passengers and the balance Of the
crew, also left the steamer at the same
times but are still missing.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
GOIDSBORO GOSSIP.
Assignment of a Dry Goods Mer-
: chant SmOuldeIing Fire in a
Residence for Several Days.
Especial to The Messenger.

tSpecldl TO Inc MeSSenSer.)
GOldsboro, N. c., February The
business circles of Goldsboro have re-
ceived the announcement of the failure
of Mr.. S. r. Rackley, who for the past
few months has been conducting a re-
tail dry goods and millinery business in
this city. He has assigned to Mr.. J. r.
Handley. The amount of his indebted
ness will approximate $4,000. He has the
remnant of his stock of goods on hand
which will be Insufficient to pay what
he owes. This is the first failure that
"Goldsboro has had for some time and
is due to the dull season consequent
upon the low price of cotton, which
has knocked the bottom out of business.
Mr.. r. l.. Thmpson a a fire in his
residence last night, which, while it
did not do so very much damage vas
very annoying. About 10 o'clock smoke
was seen ooZing through the hearth
and through the floor. An Investigation
revealed the fact that a sleeper which
passed under the hearth was on fire.
The floor and hearth had to be torn up
and it was 4 o'clock this morning before
the ~slumbering fire had been put out
entirely. Mr.. Thompson says the heavy
timbers under his house had been burn
ing for several days. He smelled the
smoke last Friday but could not dis
cover the fire until he tore up the floor
ing last night.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
DAILY COTTON MARKET.
Port Movement

Galveston firm at Z Lille; net re-
ceipts 1851 bales.
New Orleans firm at &c; net receipts
6,488 bales.
Mobile firm al 71ac; net receipts oss
bales.
Savannah quiet at 7hc; net receints
1913 bales.
Charleston steady at N; net receipts
557 bales.
Wilmington steady at nc; net re-
ce:pts 1875 bales
Norfolk firm al 5Ac; net receipts
1,17S bales.
Baltimore nominal at 7%c.
Boston quiet at 7.96; net receipts lot
bales.
Philadelphia steady at S.15.
New York, February 8-Cotton quleC
at $50; gross receipts $40 bales; sales
81 bales; 1883 bales; exports to Great
Britain SASS bales; exports to the o n
tinent 5000 bales.
Interior Movement.
Houston steady at Z 9-16c; net &c
ceipts 1858 bales
augusta firm at 7 11-16c; net receipts
q? bales.
Memphis firm at TIC; netr eceip,s
$50 bales.
st. Louis firm at TIC; net receipts
go bales.
C~ircinnati; net receipts 573 bales.
Louisville firm at Z 11-16c.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
THE LIVERPOOL MARKET.

Liverpool, February S.4 p. m.-Cot-
good business done. Prices
s points lower. American middling fair
at 4.5S; good middling APO; middling
4.0S; low middling 1856; good ordinary
3.S2; ordinary 800. The sales of the
day were 1900 bales of which 1900
were for speculation and Export and
included 1890 American. Receipts 49,
600 bales, including 1880 American.
Futures opened easy and closed firm.
American middling G. 0. c.: February
4.0S; February and March 4.O8; March
and April Al; April and May Alb;
May and June Ais; June and July AIS;
July and August 4.19; August n Sep
TENDER 4.20; September and October
AL; October and November Al: No
yember and December AZ.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS.

New York, February S.-Total today
at ports-Net receipts Il, 906 bales; ex-
ports to Great Britain 16, $40 bales; ex-
ports to the continent $3.50 bales; stock
ISL, 9S3 bales.
Consolidated, at all ports-Net .e-
ceipts 81, 460 bales; exports to Great
Britain ~, 1888 bales; exports to the con-
tinent 23,135 bales; exports to Japan
2,O10 bales; exports to Mexico 100 bales.
Total since September LIST at all
ports-Net receipts $751; 74 bales; ca
ports to France $50, S44 bales; exports 10
the continent 2,O77, O46 bales; exports to
Japan SO, AS bales; exports to Mexico
10 Ola halpS
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
CLOSING OF COTTON.

New York. February Spot cotton
closed quiet; ten points higher. Mid
ding uplands 100; middling gulf sis;
sales 81 bales.
Futures opened firm February 7.55
bid; March 7.45; May 7.52; July ISL:
August 1865 bid; September 1853; Oc.o-
Der 7.73; November 7.75 bid; December
7.7S bid.
Futures closed steady. February 7.49:
March 7.53; April 7.55; May 7.57; June
1852; July 1857; August III; Septem-
Der 7.72; October III; November Isl;
December "a
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
First Governor General of the Phil
ippineS.

Washington, February Luke E.
Wright, Of Tennessee, is the first Amer
lean citizen to pear the title of governor
general in the Philippines. The Philip
pine bill was signed by the Presiden.
yesterday, authorizing the change of
the title he now holds, namely, civil
governor of the Philippines. Secretary
Taft today sent the following telegram
to the new governor general:
Il salute and congratulate the first
American governor general of the Phil
ippine Islands and wish for him tire
same success which has attended his
administration as governor
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
WILMINGTON MARKETS


Wednesday. February 3.
CCTTON1teady at 7.25.
Receipts of cotton :odayIS5 bales
Receipts same day las year-.Ss
bales.
Receipts of the season TO date-.se71:
bales.
NAVAL STORES.
SPIRITS OF TURPENTINE-
Dull at Sly.
ROSTN-$2-4O bid.
TAR-Firm at s1.60.
CRUDE TURPENTINE-Ffrm; hsrd
$3.50: dip 1910.
RECEIPTS TO-DAY.
10 casks spirits ~turpentine:
81 barrels rosin:
II barrels tar;
IL barrels crude ~turpentine.
RECEIPTS SAME DAY LAST YEAR
10 casks spirits ~turpentine:
25S barrels rosin;
314 barrels tar;
II barrels crude turpentine.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10

NEW YORK PRODUCE MARKET.
New York, February s.-FLOUR-
Firm hut slow. Rye flour quiet Buck
wheat ior quiet. Corn meal steady.
Rye nominal. Barley slow.
WHEAT-Easy: No. 2 red s1.21% f o
b a1oat.. Options Is to 1Ac net decline.
May s115A. July $1.04%; September
96A.
CORN-steady; No. 2, 54k elevator.
Option market net unchanged May
50H; July sos.
CATs-Steady; mixed 3ss to,s7h.
BEEF-Steady.
CUT MEATS-Steady; picked bellies
7 to ~: picked shoulders 6.
LARD-Steady. Refined quiet.
PORK-Quiet.
RICE-Firm.
MOLASSES-Firm.
COFFEE-Spot Rio quiet; No. Z n
voice Sas; mild quiet; Cordova 10 I Is.
Futures steady at a decline of 10 to
20 points under active liquidation.
SUGAR-Raw dull: fair refining 4%:
centrifugal 9S test SIS; molassesG sugar
AS; refined quiet; eonfectioners A. S.
50; mould A. $40; cut a Sc IS; crush
ed O6.75: powdered $6.15; granulatcd
$6.05; cubes $3.50 b,
BUTTER-Ffrm, unchanged.
CHEESE-Firm, unchanged.
DGGS-Quiet, unchanged.
COTTON SEED OIL-Firm and mosl-
erataly active. Prime crude f o b. mills
II; Irime summe yellow PAN to- o.;
off summer yellow nominal; Dr1m1
white % to 2Sk; prime winter yellow
2Sk to 20.
POTATOES-Quiet; Long Island 1915
to S2.CO; state a1d western SIPS to 81.
So; Jersey sweets $500 to $500.
PEANUTS-Firln; fancy handpicknt
5A 20 51a; other domestic ga to- 5M.
CABBAGES-Quiet; Flat Dutcn per
100, SO to s3 -0A
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
RECEIPTS OF COTTON.

New York, February 8.-Receipts Of
cotton at the ports today IL, 905 bales
against 20,5S0 last week and 22,523 last
year. For the week (estimated) 49,
900 bales against 148, 305 last week and
127,772 last year. Today's receipts al
New Orleans 6.448 bales against 1886
last year. Today's receipts at New
Orleans 6,44S bales against 1886 last
veal and at Houston 1858 bales against
1909 last year.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
MONEY MARKET.

New York, February S.-Money on
call steady at 2 to ~ per cent: clos
ing bid 2 per cent: offered at 2A perI
cent. Time loans steady; 60 and 90 days
8 per cent: six months 3h pe e cent
Prime mercantile paper az to ~ per.
cent; sterling exchange weak with ac-l
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
COUNTRY

PEANUTS-North Carolina Prime
sl-O0@$l.1O; Virginia prime 5000.
BEESWAk-25 to 27h.
CORN-63@65..
CORN MEAL~56k@60.
EGGS-20c.
TURKEYS-(live) IS; (dressedf Is
to 20.
CHTCKENS-Hens 2O@s5; spring
Is to %
SWEET POTATOES-6O@75.
BEEF-2 to 3h cents.
N. c.. Bacon-Hams (old) 15c; shout
ders 9@1e; sides 9.
sHIHGLES-Per 1000: 5-lnch sag,
$500: 5-inch hearts $500: 6-inch saDs
$500: 6-inch hearts S4.G0.
TIMBER
Per M Extra milling. 7.50@8.5 81
Mill fair S6-s0@7.0 on
Common mill .S5-0005 Ri
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
NAVAL STORES MAE. RS.

New York, February 0.-Turpentine
steady at So to ssh. Rosin steady.
charleston, s. c., February 81 ar
pent!ne and rosin nothing doing.
Savannah, Ca February A-Turp 70
tine steady at 81; receipts 81 ca {,
sales lis casks. Rosin frm; REC
LBS barrels: sales 1.713 barrels: ahIp-,
ments 1,248 barre 8. Quote: A b c.. r.
5s; d. s2.57h; E, $3.50 to $2.s1h; r, sass;
G. $2.75 to $2.S2iA, II, 33.15: i, s.. SO; X,
$4.05: N, $3.50: N, $4.15: w G. $500; w
w. $5.15.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10

Cash quotations were as follows
Flour steady; No. 2 spring wheat s1.12-
@s1.16: No. 3 s1.056s1.16; Ne. Q red s1.Is-
@$1.19s; No. 2 corn 43A; No. 2 yellow
43k; No. 2 oats 30; No. 2 white 32@3sA:
No. 3 white 31AG32; No. 2 rye "A; good
feeding barley 3763S; fair to choice
mating 1905; No. 1 flax seed s1.16:
No. / northwestern $1.23; prime timothy
seed $zs2k: mess pork per barrel $12. co.
Q$12.65; lard per 100 pounds S6.670$6.7 20:
short ribs sides Qoose), s6.5OGs6.75 Is:
short clear sides (boxed), ss.750sS.S7:
whfskey, basis of high wines, $I2s.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
PRODUCE.

SALT-Prices car load iots-1eo lbs
c. +. 3sc; 200 Ibis c. F. 79c: 200 lbs
f. F. CSC. Less than car load lots-1ol
lbs c. F., 43c, burlaps; 45c burlaps In
cotton sacks; 200 lbs c.. F. In cotton
sacks. sec; 200 lbs F. z. s1.05.
DRY SALTED SIDES-7h to IA.
BUTTER-27 to soc.
COFFEE-9k 10 lie.
FLOUR-Straights Sa.75; second pat
ents s6.25; full patents $780,.
AOLASSES-S. House a: New Or
-ans Fr'ghta % 20 25. Porto Rico 90
aba 2s.
SUGAR-Granulated 500; w. c. X.
No. 5 $3.50; No. Z $50; No. s $3.50;
No. II, $40.
LARD-(Tierce Basis) Pure SIS cents;
compound Ga cents.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
The Kidneys

When they are weak, tor
pid. or stagndnt,, the whole
system suffers. Don't neg
lect them at this time, but
heed the warning Of the
aching back, the bloated
face, the sallow complexion,
the urinary disorder, and
begin treatment at onceWith
Hoods S~arsaparina
which aims the best and
safest curative substances.
Fo1 testimonials Of remarkable cures
send for Book Oh Kidneys, No. 8.
c.. l. Hood Co., Lowell, Mass.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10

Charlotte has better luck hunting
blind tigers than most OF the towns.
They are captured and convicted there
In bunches.-Greenvfle Reaector.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10

tuaE business in bankers bals at 4.S7.So
to $4-S7.90 for demand and at $4.S5.60 to
$4.S5S5 for 60 day bills. Posted rarcs
s4.S61a. Bar silver 61k. Mexican dol
lars Ek.
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
CLOSING STOCK LIST.

Atenison $780,. -. ............... Ssx
AtIantic Ioas Line 49,. ........ 123
Baltimore and Ohio 1O6zs
Chesapeake and Ohio ga
Loulsvliie ana Nashville ....... 1878
.... ......... 173A
street Railway -. 121la
Nv 10TH central ...- .--...... l47h
NorIo,k n western --.....- S3xs
NoTIoiA u western pfd $4,000. 81
renns.Isansa -. >. ....--...... 140k
Sou.lern nanWay .. $4,000. IAN
Tru.Le-n rada"ay spId --..-... a71x
Union racine .-. Iv2N
The semi-weekly messenger. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1897-1908, 1905-02-10
CHICAGO GRAIN AND PRODUCE

chicago, February S.-Ihe leading fl
lures ranged es' follows:
Omen High Low Clos.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-08-26
COL. GREENE'S ASSETS
Deceased President of Insurance Com
pany Leaves but Small Estate

Telegraphic dispatches from Hartford
Conn. announce that the estate of the
late Col Jacob l.. Greene, president of the
Connecticut Mutual Life Insurance Cam
pany. VIII amount to a little more than
10000. Col. Greene was generally ar
counted to be one of the wealthiest men in
Hartford. and the fact that his estate foots
up such small total is a matter of general
surprise. He was well known In this city
through his connection with many veteran
CARNATIONS.
educated at the University of Michipan
At the outbreak of the war of the rebel
hon ne ENLISTED in cavalry regiment and
became famous as a cavalry leader. At
the close of the war he became connected
with the Berkshire Life Insurance Com
pany of Pittsfield. Mass Later he went
to the Connecticut Mutual. with which to
remained until his death. He was one of
the best known insurance men in the coun-
try. He wrote many papers and pamph-
lets condemning the methods of many large
companies. He opposed what he called the
absurdity of buying insurance policies with
a savings bank attachment, arguing that
all the companies dealing in such add
much more expensive StaffS and required
more money to operate than the average
savings bank.
His financial ability was highly regarded
and during the time he had charge of the
Connecticut Mutual. IL is claimed. he placed
that company in the best possible condition.
In addition to having charge of the large
trust fund of the company he was treasurer
of many other concerns. and made money for
every organization with which he was as
ISOLATED From the reports of his execu-
tors ii is found, however that he did not
turn any of his money making abilities to
his own account, but used them all for the
various enterprises with which he was
connected