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The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
INSURANCE. IN CALIFORNIA
IS PROFITABLE BUSINESS
Commissioners E. Myron Wolf Submits
Comprehensive Report of Years
Work 10 Governor Pardee.

Commissioners &c. Myron Wolf Submits
Comprehensive Report of Years
Work 10 Governor Pardee.
Insurance Commissioner e. Myron
Wolf has submitted to Governor Pardee
his annual report of that department
for the last year.
1t shows that the total number of
companies which were authorized to
transact business in the State during
the year was 2I1. OF these 1876 wero
fire and marine companies, y5 legal re-
serve life insurance companies. as
sessment life. health and accident in
suranoe companies, 35 miscellaneous in
surance companies and 10 county fire
mutuals.
The returns indicate that the COM
panies had a very successful year. The
only exceptions were in the cases Of In
dustrial life. marine and credit indem-
nifty. The former of these shows a
greater amount of insurance in force
than at tho close of the preceding year,
satisfactory condition.
The total premiums received by all
the companies during the year amount
ed to $24.127.539. and the losses paid by
them were ss.5lz.1o8 Is.
Recommendation is made In the re-
port for the passage OF a general Fire
Marshal law TO disseminate information
in regard to the causes of confiagrations
and to vigorously prosecute incen-
diaries.
Commissioner Wolf believes that tho
recent disclosures OF fraud in the
Equitable and other large insurance
companies will ultimately result In
much good to the general public.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
RED MEN TO ASSEMBLE
AROUND COUNCIL BRAND
Representatives of the Improved Order
and the POcahOntas VIII Meet
In Neyadu City.

Representatives of the Improved Order
and the Pocahontas VIII Meet
In Nevada City.
The representatives of the local
tribes of the Improved Order of Red
Men. those from the tribes in the i'm
mediate vicinity and the delegates from
the councils of the Degree of Poca-
hontas. will leave this city tomorrow
morning at 10 o'clock for the purpose
of trailing to Nevada City. where the
Great councils OF both orders will
kindle their council brands on the
morning Of Tuesday next. The special
train that Is to carry these representa-
tives of the two organizations will start
from Oakland mole, bound for Colfax,
where cars will be taken for the con-
vention city. On the way the train
will take on representatives at Oak
land. Pinole, Vallejo Junction, Crock
ett, Benica, Davisviiie, Sacramento.
Roseville, Newcastle and Auburn. The
following is the programme for the
week that tho visitors shall be in the
mining district:
Monday, August 14-Arrival OF the
delegates. In the evening a grand pub
lie reception will be rendered the dele
gates and their friends under the aus
pices Of Weimer and Wyoming tribes
of Red Men and the councils of Poca-
HOntdS VI dldSS dlicy oil INCNaod lily.
Tuesday. August 15-Business meetings
of the Great councils Evening-Lec-
ture and stereopticon views in the Ne
yada Theater by Judge A. NJ. Cunning,
grand senior sycamore. Wednesday,
August 16-Business meeting of Great
councils. Evening Competitive drill
at Armory Hall in the adoption de-
gree: f1rst prize, 5000; second prize,
$125; third prize. SIS. After the drill
the Great councils will be entertained
by the Pocahontases. Thursday, August
17-Grand fraternal parade at 10 a. m,
in which the military and civic societies
of the county will participate. to be fol-
lowed by great camp stew" and
visit to the mines. EVENING" grand
ball. Friday, August Is - Business
meeting Of Great councils. Evening
The Great councils will be entertained
at Grass Valley by the Red
Men and Pocahontases. Saturday,
August 19-The closing OF the Great
councils and visit to the mines Of the
county.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
Judge Smith wilI Try Case.

The Court OF Appeals has decided that
Judge Lucas Smith OF Santa Cruz must
try the Noel divorce case Theophilus
Noel alleged that Judge Smith was
biased in favor OF his wife and sought
q writ Of mandate to restrain him from
proceeding with the case. The Court
OF Appeals does not consider that Noel
has proved judicial prejudice, and d.
rects that the trial proceed.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
New Modern Woodman.

Good Fellowship Camp of the Modern
Woodmen of America will hold an ex-
traordinary session in the Electrians'
Hall on Eddy street tomorrow night
for the purpose Of rendering q recep-
ton to Special Deputy Head Consul
w. H. Pendergast OF Milwaukee, re-
Gently appointed by Head Consul A. r.
Talbot to have charge OF the work Of
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
Rasmussen Held

Carl Il Rasmussen, captain of the
bay schooner Malvfna, was held to an
swer yesterday by Z. S. Commissioner
Heacock to the charge Of having in his
possession q counterfeit certificate Of
naturalization. His bail was fixed at
$4,000.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
RIBBONS

city and Santa Cruz are now looking
over the ground with u view OF max
ing their estimates OF the cost of ths
work 1t has been announced by the
promoters of the new enterprise that
its road will be double tracked betweea
San Francisco and Santa cruz. Bids
for construction will be opened in this
city on September l.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

the order in San Francisco and in San
Mateo County. At the same time w. L.
Gregg of Napa will present the camp
a very handsome gavel. In addition to
speeches there will be fine pro-
gramme of music. songs and specialties.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
Kneass Butld. speedy Launch.

gasoline launch built by George w
Kneass for exhibition at the Portland Ex-
position was given a trial trip yesterday
and made 1S% knots over the Government
measured course. She is forty-five feet
long. five feet five inches wide and four
feet deep. She is equipped with forty
five horsepower engine.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

The California EruIj Growers AssocIa-
ton is furnishing it's fruit buyers and
travelling agents with automobiles. hav-
ing received a carload of the machines
recently.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

You'll be ''tickled to death" If you have
your next booklet printed by EDWARD
KNOWLES CO. "a Second street
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

land is all sold. The secretary was busy
yesterday filling out the deeds, to be
signed by Notary Martin Aronsohn.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

VIII Soon Award Contracts.
Intending bidders for the work Of
construction along the route of the
proposed Ocean Shore road between this
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

The marriage is recorded at Elk. n. NJ,
Of z. Barefoot and Miss S. NJ. Boots.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

Miss /. E. Connor is In New York selecting
her Fall Millinery. 225 Post st.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

Try the United States Laundry. 1904
A<Arist street. Tsisphess south $50.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

Alden is the only fortified point between
Egypt and Bombay, and Is regarded as an
outpost of the Indian Empire.
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13
School Rocks.

Buy your new and secondhand school
books Of King Bros. 81 Fourth street. .
The San Francisco call., 1905-08-13

B.Fston dentist: Haight & Masonic av..
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
SHOWED HIM THE DOOR.

Mr.. Roosevelt is being severely cri-
ticized because of his removal of Pub
lie Printer Palmer by telegraph. The
President is not noted for courtesy in
showing folks the door. When he
wants them to go, he shows them his
number mines That is very effective,
though not very considerate. Some
times he is right and sometimes he
is wrong. In this instance, public
opinion is much divided. He declares
that Palmer's purchase of seventy-two
Lanston- -Monotype machines was mad
administration" but no corruption
He gives Palmer a grand bounce who
had done nothing half as bad as Nor
ton whom he praised to the skies. The
square DEAL is often administered,
but a man who is Rooseyelt's person.
al friend rarely feels his number nine,
however richly he deserves it, for the
President is as blind to the glaring
faults of his friends as he is unre-
lenting i'm his punishment of others
who make the slightest departure
from what he regards the correct path.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
TO HELP THE TENANTS.

The chief difficulty in the South of
CARRYING out the declaration made by
the Southern Cotton Association to
sell no cotton Cor less than eleven
cents is that there are not Il few
farmers and tenants who are in debt
in such manner as makes it necessary
for them to realize the cost for their
cotton as soon as it is ginned and
ready for market. If all the cotton
grown by men SO circumstanced is
thrown on the market this month
and next. il will be a serious blow to
the determination of the farmers to
put cotton up to eleven cents mini
num-"
The immediate question, therefore,
is for all local farmers associations to
provide a practical method for aiding
the tenants and others who must have
money now The planters in the
Montgomery, Ala, section have near
" ali signed the following agreement:
1--WE, the land owners and farm
ers of Montgomery county, will call a
meeting, to be held in the city OF
Montgomery within four days. at
which meeting We will obligate each
land owner and farmer TO take the
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
Who Got That Bill? An Incident That
calls for an Investigation.
Salisbury PoSt.)


That some person deliberately with
a purpose born of fraud secured and
DESTROYED the original indictment in
tho case of the Caruthers brothers.
who had been tried and convicted for
secret assault upon Walter Crump
now living at the Whitehead-Stokes
Sanitorium, mutilated, butchered
semblance of his former self, admits
of 10 doubt.
Who did il?
The innocence or guilt of the Ca
ruthers does not enter into this ques-
tion. A bill of indictment represented
by the solicitor to have been drawn
in form, complying with every legal
requirement.. upon which three men
were convicted of secret assault has
disappeared. 1t appears that the So
licitor contends, by inference, that the
word felonious appeared in the Dill.
Witnesses say it did not Ihe Judge
presiding refuses, and very properly,
to pass upon the facts ana sentence Is
withheld Able and disinterested
lawyers hold that these men cannot
again be arraigned for a felony upon
which they had previously been con-
victed. That proposition also seems
sound. If it is. justice will be cheat-
ed and d brutal crime go unavenged.
1t is up to tho court, we should fhlnK.
to probe this matter to the depths IN
an effort TO discover the party or
parties responsible for the disappear
ance of this bill.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

at the home of his daughter, Mrs S.
P Mason, in this city this morning
at IL o'clock. He was here on Il
visit and was taken i'll about a week
ago. Old age was the principal cause
of his death, he being rs. The re-
mains will be taken to Wilson tomor-
row morning. Mr.. O'Hagan has two
children, Mrs. S. 7. Mason, of this city
and Mr.. Charles O'Hagan, of Wilson.
Mr.. Jesse Lee, son of Mr. r. j. Lee,
died at the home of his father on
Milton avenue this morning. The buri-
al will take place tomorrow. The young
man was sixteen years of age and had
been extremely i'll with fever for sew
cral days. He left a father, mother,
three sisters and six brothres.
Patrick Latta, the thirteen year
old son of Simpson Latta, is uncon-
scious and in a dying condition as a
result of a fail. Saturday afternoon
he was in tree knocking down hick-
ory nuts when the limb on which he
was sitting broke and he fell to the
ground, a distance of between twenty
and thirty feet. He fell on his head
and shoulders and at one time it was
thought that his neck was broken.
He was still living this afternoon but
had not regained. consciousness.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

cotton that is offered for sale by our
tenants at ten cents and credit the
amount and hold said cotton to pre-
vent it from being sold at less than
ten cents in this market
The fight upon which the Southern
Cotton Association has entered is no
chid's play. Naturally the spinners
of the word wish cotton at the lowest
possible price, and the European and
Northern spinners will be in hearty
accord with the speculative world to
defeat the resolve of the Southern
Cotton Association to have greater
power in fixing the price of cotton
than the spectators and spinners.
OF course the bulk of the small spin
ners would prefer a fairly uniform
price and Southern mill men would
welcome eleven cent cotton if they
could have any guarantee against
wide fluctuations.
If the cotton grown by tenants and
put upon the market, the fellows who
want cheap cotton and who wish to de-
feat the attempt of the farmers to
have a voice in compelling buyers to
paw them what cotton is worth. will
have an advantage that may defeat
the Southern Cotton Association. No
land owner need sell his cotton now,
but unless some plan is put in general
operation to enable the tenant and
mortgaged farmer to hold his cotton,
how much will it profit for the other
farmers to hold for eleven cents?
THE injury of one is the concern of
oil
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
DEATH OF MRS. y. L. BLACKWELL
Mr.. John O'Hagan Dies While in
Durham.-Patrick Latta Prob
ably Fatally Hurt
Especial to News and Observer.)

(Specla1 to News ana observer
Durham, n. c., Sept 1.-THE re-
mains of Mrs. Nellie f. Blackwell.
wife of the late James l.. Blackwell
and mother of the late Col w. Il.
Blackwell, were inferred in Maple
wood cemetery this afternoon at 8
O'Clock. The funeral was conducted
from the First Baptist church by Rev.
&. j. Thompson, pastor of that church.
Mrs Blackwell died at late hour
Saturday night after an illness of sew
eral months.
Before her marriage Mrs. Black
we'll was a Miss Buchanan. In early
life she married James l.. Blackwell,
who died some twelve years ago OF
this union one child was Col. w. I.
Blackwell, who made for
tune in the tobacco business and gave
to Durham the first name as great
tobacco center. There are living the
following children: Mr.. Emily Monta-
que, of Person county; Mrs. Lucy Hoi-
loway, of Durham; Mrs. n. r. john
son. Mrs. Ella 3. Markham, Mrs. j.
ID. Pridgen, Mr.. James w. Blackwell
and Mr. George r. Blackwell. all of
this city. She has one living brother
and three living sisters. as follows:
Mr.. George Buchanan, OF Gu1i1ord
county: Mrs. Martha West, OF Gullfofd
county; Mrs. S. F. Conrad, of Char
lotte. and Miss Kate Buchanan, of
Charlotte. Until recently she lived
at the old Blackwell home place in
this CITY but recently she went to live
with her daughter, Mrs j. ID. PrIdgen,
and it was at this home that She dled'
The opening sermon to the student
body at Trinity College was preached
yesterday by President j. Z. hllgo.
Mr.. John O'Hagan, OF WILSON, dled
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
Spirit of the Press.
Too Early To Pass Judgment.

Charlotte Observer.
The death of the patient Nall, of
the State Hospital at Raleigh, as the
result, as alleged, of ill-ucagc by at
tendants sent to re-capture him after
his escape from working party
makes "a very distressing story. "A
Just final judgment cannot be pro-
nounced in advance of d disclosure OF
all the facts; but it is not improper
even at this juncture, to say that Or.
James Mckee. the superintendent OF
that institution. is one of the kindliest.
most humane of gentlemen. and that
his assistant physicians are of like
type. The nurses and attendants in
all properly conducted institutions OF
this character-and that at Ralelgh
is so conducted-are chosen with spe-
cial reference to their patience. Judg-
ment and humanity. OF course mis-
takes occur and abuses arise. but these
are infrequent Where they do occur
the culprits should be punished. but
as to the case in hand it is too early to
pass judgment upon DR.. Mckee ana
his assistant physicians. let us wait
for the full facts
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

health of the organs peculiarly feminine.
BY preserving the health of these or
ganS. and relieving the system from the
deblitating drains, ulcers and inflamma-
tions which sap its health. "Favorite
Prescription" paves the way for this
natural change to come in Natures way,
without the loss of capacity to please
others or personal inability to enjoy life.
"Your Favorite Prescription brought me
safely through that difficult period. called
change of life,' 1" writes Mrs. Mary EnSmin-
ger. OF 344 f. Ankeny ST.. Portland Oregon.
"This change made very unpleasant dis
turbance through my entire system. L had
hot and cold flashes. sick headaches, became
MY appetite was itful and for days l was
unable to eat fair meal. My aunt recon-
mended me to try DR.. Pierce's FASorite Pre-
scription and it made a great change for the
better Within two weeks the unpleasant
feelings had disappeared. have HUSBAND
and eight children so have the care OF large
family but was able to attend to my house,
hold duties without any difficulty and passed
the period without any more trouble L can
recommend your Favorite Prescription as
a grand medicine for women"
You may be willing that somebody else
shall say that their baby is Just as good
as yours. but you don't want that baby
substituted for yours. Let dealers say
what they like about other medicines
being "juSt as good" but don't let them
substitute anything for "FavOrite Pre-
scripton." 1t is absolutely unequaled.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
Reputation For Doing Great Things on
a Big Scale.
Southern Publisher.

Southern Publisher
The recent mammoth Educational
Edition of the Raleigh News and OD-
server was we'll worthy of that al
ways genuinely excellent publicatlon'
1t was filled and running over Win
valuable information concerning North
Carolina schools and colleges, ana
contained matter well calculated to
arouse a still deeper interest i'll edu-
cation throughout the State. Many
splendidly executed engravings adorn-
ed it's numerous pages and from every
standpoint it was a most excellent Is
sue, more than sustaining The News
and Observers reputation for dong
great things on a big scale.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
PAaiLICO. A TRUCK GARDEN.

Whether it is the Southern or some
other system. the purchase of the
Pamlico, OrientaR and Western Rail-
way by company represented by Col.
w. B. Rodman, means that the road
is to be built fifty-two miles east from
New Bern into Pamlico county. Twen-
ty miles have already been built and
work will be pressed to completion,
1t will develop spendid truck, timber,
and agricultural section, capable of
the highest development. There is no
richer land i'm the State than in Pam
leo county. Properly drained. it will
be a rich truck garden.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

personal p t TT a c.
tiven eSS. Such
fears are largely
warranted by the
effects which this
change produces in
many women. But
no woman need let
these fears fret her.
Those who have
used DR.. Pierce'S
Favorite Prescrip-
tion do not suffer
from the change
of life either in
face, form or feel
ingS as do other
women. This fact
is due to the in
innate connection
of the general
health with the
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
Makes an Ugly Showing.

Grecnville Reflector.
The investigation into the cause OF
the death of the man Nall. who was
a patient of the State Hospital al
Raleigh. makes an ugly showing Tor
the officers of the institution ana
nurses connected with the case. Bru-
tality of those in authority over IN
mates of hospitals and prisons mas
become too common and proper pun,
ishment of offenses of this kind will
have a tendency to check it.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
HE TURNED THE TABLES.
Nash Pulled a Gun and Osborne Shot
Him Dead.
Bv the Associated Press.D }

Roanoke Va, Sept. 11.-A special
to the Roanoke Times from Gate City
Va, says at DunganOn, Scott county
Sunday evening, Albert Nash was shot
and killed by Benjamin Osborne
Nash went to Osbornes home and
raised difficulty with Young Taylor
q nephew of Osborne, finally striking
him with his pistol and shooting him
in the shoulder. Osborne asked him
why he wanted to kill Taylor where
upon Nash turned his revolver on Os
borne. when Osborne shot Nash dead
Osborne did not try to escape. Nash
was thirty years old and served term
in the Virginia penitentiary severa!
years ago for manslaughter.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
A MOSQUITOES BITE.
Mrs. L. II. OvernIan Suffers Serious
Illness of Two Weeks.
Salisbury Post.)

Mrs. f. r. Ovcrman, who has been
seriously i'll for the past two weeks,
is greatly improved though still un-
able to leave her bed. Mrs. Overman
is peculiarly afflicted. her prostration
being due to the sting of mosquito.
For time it was feared blood poison
ing would result and it is against this
possibility that the attending physi-
clans have been fighting.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
Mr.. McCown Looks at ThiDG-i In The
Right Light.

Durham Herald.
FROM the best information we are
able to get it can be said of Mr.. NC
Gown that he recognizes fully the
enormity of his offense and is sorry
for what he did and is willing to take
his punishment without protest IN
deed if left with him it is doubtful IL
an appeal would have been taken TO
the Supreme Court.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

East Raleigh can be cleaned out and
made as respectable as any section OF
the city The police are at last awake
and if the authorities have the nerve
and determination the cattle that in
fest that section will be driven out
unless Judge Purneil over-rules the
Supreme Court of North Carolina and
protects the soiled doves.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
No Trust In MatI'imOny.

Norfolk Landmark.
The Dukes are as conspicuous
failure in matrimony as they are
success in business. We suppose |
they'll have to console themselves with |
tobacco.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

The Elkins rate control plan" bobs
up again. 1t is the railroad measure
to defeat the Esch-Townsend bill. Ii
is worse than nothing and would
make 1.-The promise to the ear and
break il to the hope.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

A New York newspaper says thai
when the secretary of the Connecticut
Mutual Life Insurance Company teSti-
fled that the president was paid Sl2,-
500 "a year and the secretary $500
and superintendent of agencies $4,000
1.-THE plutocratic officers Of the New
York companies lay back in theil
chairs and smiled hugely They
doubtless smiled at the "unsophisti-
Gated country innocence and homes
ty," says the Springfield Republican
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

North Carolina folks go to the top
wherever they locate. When Baron
Komura became suddenly i'll in New
York on Saturday, he of course want
ed the best physician and Dr. VIM. Is.
Pritchard was called in attendance.
He is we'll remembered in Raleigh as
the son of the late Rev. DR.. Pritch-
ard, long pastor of the First Baptist
church.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
MORNING TONIC.
phillips BrookS.)

Sad will be the day for any man
when nc becomes absolutely contented
with the life3 he is living, with the
thoughts he is thinking, and the deeds
that he is doing,-when there is not
forever beating at the doors of his
soul some great desire to do some
thing larger which he knows that he
was meant and made to do because he
is a child of God
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

Senator Tillman is to be congratu-
lated. Senator McLaurin has decided
to head the movement to Sbolish the
dispensary. Tillman always plays in
good luck
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
YOU'LL BE CURED

OF any ailment of the stomach. Li'er.
Bowels or Kidneys very quickly IL
you'll only resort to the BltterS at the
nrst symptom. ThouSands nave IouHa
The news & observer., 1905-09-12
HOSTETTER'S
STOMACH BITTERS

should therefore have permanent
place in every home because it Is alb
solutely safe and can be relied on ~
cases of Indigestion. Dyspepsia.
Cramps. Costiyeness. Heartburn OF
Female Ills.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

When life's autumn comes. women, worn
out by the burdens of motherhood, yet
shrink from that second "change of life"
which will Danish these burdens forever.
They fear change in form, in feature, in
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

The Federal courts have plenty to
do without staying the hand of the
city government of Raleigh in its first
attempt to shut UP houses of i'll fame.
The news & observer., 1905-09-12

Any gossip can say mean things, but
it takes a good cook to turn out a
first-class roast.