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The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
FRISCO FIRE LOSSES
RESULT OF INVESTIGATION BY
NEW YORK OFFICIAL.
CROSS LOSS, S222,836,3O7
Deducting Reinsurance and Salvage,
Companies Involved Show Net
Loss of $132,s23 ,o67-Hart-
ford Biggest Loser.

Albany, ". Y.--State Superin.
tendent of Insurance Kelsey has Just
made public the results of his investi-
cation as to the losses of fire insur-
ance companies in the San Francisco
disaster. All joint stock fire and in
ternational and marine insurance COM
panies transacting business in the
state were called on for q sworn
statement as to their losses In Cali
fornia. The companies were asked for
the gross amount of insurance in
volved in risks destroyed or damaged,
the deduction for amount to be recov-
cred from reinsurance, the deduction
for estimated salvage, the total deduc-
ton, and the net amount
shown by the records June 80, 1906.
The New York state companies, AZ in
number, show the gross amount of in
a involved as .$41,11Q,069; the
reinsurance to be recovered, $10,S34,-
1856. The estimated salvage $~7,137,1S3,
and the actual amount of loss, $685.
1873, 909.
Returns from other joint stock fire
and fire marine insurance companies,
81 in number, show: Gross amount of
insurance, $S0,423 ,704; reinsurance to
be received, 22,130,167; estimated
salvage, $I1,35S,425; actual amount
Of loss, 51,9S3,111. The for
eign companies, 80 in number,
made these returns: Gross insurance
involved, SOL, 1902, 535; reinsurance to
be recovered, $32,3S1,S0S; estimated
salvage, $15,31S,S $50, and actual loss,
S57,701,S56.
The gross amount of insurance in.
volved by all companies was 1925, 1885,
307; the reinsurance, 5,246, I'll; sal.
wage. $33,S14,46S, and actual loss, $780,.
S23,OG7.
The largest net loss is the Hartford
Fire, of Connecticut, according to the
deport. It's loss is $6,1S6, FOL.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
NOT A UNIVERSAL DEMAND
Statement That Western Republicans
Are Clamoring for Tariff Re-
form Is Incorrect.

A few Republican and many Demo
cratic correspondents at Washington
are telling their papers that the Re.
publican party will suffer in the west
In the congressional election of 1906
on account Of its attitude on the tar,
if and on meat inspection. They
say there Is a powerful sentiment in
Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois and other
western states In favor Of a revision
Of the tariff and as the Republican
party of the nation Is opposed to tar.
If changes of any sort at this time,
they reason that the patty will lose
votes throughout all the region.
Meat inspection, they declare, is
dealing a heavy blow to the cattle
and hog r~aisers, and, as the Republic.
an congress and the Republican ad.
ministration pushed a al for
meat inspection, the Republicans are
sure to be hit hard in all the west.
ern states in the contest of 1906.
These prophets are astray. The
tariff revision sentiment which they
imagine they see in the west is con-
fined to a very few spots, and is not
very pronounced even in those spots.
Gov. Cummins, Of Iowa, ia a reviser,
but 1t is not altogether certain that
the Republicans of his state back him
in his demand. Secretary Shaw, who
probably represents a pretty large ell
ement Of tie Iowa Republicans, is
against revision at this time. So is
Senator Allison, who also stands for
a good many Republicans in that
state. Gov. Cummins Is making a
canvass on the revision issue now,
and although he claims to be far
ahead of Perkins, his rival, for the
governorship candidacy, it is not en-.
tirely certain that he is correct.
Perkins friends are also making
claims, and these do not agree with
those of the governor. But even il
Cummins should carry the state on
that issue, it would not necessarily
Indicate that the west was on his
side. There r a good many states
in the west, and there has not been
any marked demonstration In favor
Of tariff revision among the Repub.
lfcans in any of them except in Iowa
and Wisconsin. Those are important
states, but they do not dictate the
policy of the national Republican
party. Moreover, the Republicans
will carry both of them on the con-
gressional vote this year.-St. Louis
Globe Democrat.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
State Happenings.
School Enumeration and Money

''@
Jefferson City-The sixtieth annual
apportionment of public school money
among the several counties of the
state has been made, together with
the announcement of the school
Grafton, which includes persons be-
tween the ages of 6 and 20 years. The
figures were issued by State Superin-
tendent Of Public Schools Darlington.
The net amount apportioned, which
Is one-third of the general revenues
of the state, was 81, 800, 205. 3S, and the
total enumeration of school-age pop
ulation is 994,226, making the amount
for each such person S1.36S104S2. The
total sum to be distributed Is derived
from the following sources: One-third
the revenues, $1,173,110.3S; interest
on school fund certificates, $187 ,040;
refunded from Texas county, $92.57;
refunded from Bates county, 513.4t;
refunded from Wright county, 1899.
st. Louis city will receive $243,S7S.37
on an enumeration of 1890; Jack
son county gets sos, 559.12 on an
enumeration of 1880. There are rs
counties which receive in excess of
$4,000; % which receive in excess of
10000; 3 in excess of $40, 1000; 1 in
excess of 100000, and l in excess OF
100000.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
EIGHT WERE DROWNED
BY YACHTS CAPSIzING

Anglesea, N. 1.-Two of a feet Of
yachts coming in from the fishing
banks capsized on Hereford Inlet bar
off here, Sunday, and SO far as can be
ascertained eight persons lost their
lives. There were so persons on one
yacht, of whom seven were lost, and
IL on the other, all of whom but one
were saved. That not more fell VIC
Tins to The rough sea was due to the
heroism of Capt. Henry S. Ludlow of
the Hereford Inlet ~life-saving station
and a rev of five men. 1t was at first
thought that from Ia to 2S persons
had been lost, but after an investiga-
ton the coroner stated that he be-
lieved only eight were lost.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
NEWS OF The WEEK
AN EPlToME OF THE MOST I'M.
PORTANT EVENTS AT HOME
AND ABROAD.
NORTH, EAST, WEST, SOUTH
A Carefully Digested and Condensed
Compilation of Current News
Items, Domestic and Foreign.
IN RUSSIA.

"Strong.handed reform is laid
down by NJ. Stolypin, the Russian
premier, as Tia keynote of his admin
istration.
Premier Stolypin says that the rea-
son the members of the late parlia-
ment who signed the Viborg manifesto
were not arrested was because it
would have conferred a mild and
much-desired martydom on them.
The question OF a general strike
hangs fire, from various causes. The
%peasantry in the famine district, it is
asserted, would resent the tying up
of the railroads upon which they de-
pend for grain to keep them from
starvation.
The police of st. Petersburg and
Moscow are becoming active in break
ing up meetings and making domicil-
larry searches.
1t is now said that the immediate
impelling cause of the dissolution of
the duma was the discovery of the ex-
istence Of a gigantic organization for
a general revolutionary strike in Oc-
tober next, the plans for which have
been perfectly prepared.
The constitutional democrats appear
to be afraid of compromising them
selves, and one wing is said to have
been won over to the side of the min
istry against the programme of oper
revolution.
The printing establishment of the
Echo, in ST. Petersburg, where thou
sands of copies of the Viborg man
ifesto were being surreptitiously print
ed, has been closed by the police.
Cronstadt has been declared under
martial law and announcement made
that meetings and demonstrations O.
all descriptions will be disbursed b.
armed force.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
A Prediction.

The views Of a practical business
man and large industrial producer,
Of Providence, as expressed In a let
ter to the American Economist, are
worthy Of attention:
1T is essential to leave the tariff
absolutely alone.
1T can do no harm, and 1t is do.
ing good every day.
II stated before the ways and
means committee in 1897 that we
were then the largest agricultural
nation. That If the Dingley tariff
would remain in force for rs years
we would be the largest manufac-
turing and money nation in the world.
In manufacturing iron and steel and
some other items we are to-day.
IF the present tariff If left abso-
lutely alone for 10 years more we will
be the largest in all these depart.
ments, as l predicted"
Nine Of the rs years have passed,
and the prediction has been practi.
cally verified. Under the operation
Of a protective tariff the United
States leads the world:
In manufactures.
In agriculture.
In gross wealth and per capita
wealth.
In internal and external trade.
In the production OF coal, iron ore.
and pig iron.
With 10 years more of uninterrupt
ed protection, who can doubt that
the United States would become the
financial center, as it is now the in.
dustrial center of the world2
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
FOUND HIS Wife AND
CHILDREN MURDERED

Canonsburg, Pa.-When farmer
Samuel Person, a w~ell-known resident
Of Washington county, returned to his
home from a drive, Sunday night, he
found his wife and two children dead
and a third dying from bullet wounds.
Who fired the shots has not yet been
learned. Indications point to robbery
as the motive. An attempt had also
been made to set fire to the house, but
Pears arrived in time to extinguish
a blaze that had been started in q
bedroom.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
DUE TO RECKLESS
FRENCH RIFLE PRACTICE

Chefoo, China.-Lieutenant Clar.
ence England, navigating officer of
the United States cruiser Chattanooga,
was wounded about noon Saturday by
a rifle bullet fired by a member of
the of the French armored
cruiser Dupetit Thouars.
England died at six o'clock Saturday
evening.
England was struck in the back, at
the base of the spine, probably by a
ricochet bullet, which left his body
ricochet bullet.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
MISCELLANEOUS

A special federal grand jury will
onven In Chicago August 6 to probe
the methods of the Standard Oil Co.
in the transportation of its products.
Frank Kern, VINO, with Miss Bertha
Bowlin (since dead, was murderous-
ly assaulted in Kansas City, Mo-, mas
finally regaine6 -corsciousness) and
definitely accuses Albert M. Crone,
under arrest charged with the MUIR
der of Miss Bowlin, with having first
abused them and then assaulted them
with a lead pipe.
Spain is said to be irritated owe
the action of the United States in
the affair of Guatemala and Salvador.
The Madrid journals declare that
Spain was the proper arbitrator.
Judge Quarles, in the United States
district court in Milwaukee, released
Joseph Black, John G. Black and Au-
gust Anderson, of Shawano, Wis, on
habeas corpus proceedings. The men
were indicted at Portland, Ore, in
connection with alleged land frauds,
but Judge Quarles did not consider the
evidence warranted sending them
there for trial.
The supreme court Of Georgia de-
MED the motion for a new trial for
Jesse and Milton Rawlings, convicted
of completely in the murder of the
Carlis children, near Valdosta, over
a year ago.
John Black and William Reagin, ne
groes, charged with the murder of Ed
Granger, a write tu%rpentine operator
were lynched by a mob near Fort
Gardner, Fla.
Judge Lands, in the federal court
in Chicago, has placed Zion City IN
the hands of a receiver and ordered
that an election be held September
IS, when the people are to choose ar
overseer by ballot. Meanwhile Dowie
retains possession of Shiloh house AND
its appurtenances.
Secretary of State Root was giver
an enthusiastic welcome on his ar
rival at Rio Janeiro. The historic
Abrantes palace was placed at the
disposal of himself and party. A grand
reception in his honor was given by
President Alves.
Russell Sage, in his will, bequeaths
all of his estate to his widow, Marga
ret Olivia Sage, after the payment o.
SIS, 900 to each of Mr.. Sage's nephew
and nieces, and $4,000 to his sister
Mrs. Fanny Chaplin, of Oneida, N. Y.
now dead.
Henry G. Brockmeyer, a former lieu
tenant governor of Missouri and one
of the best-known business men, writ
ers and politicians An the state, Is
dead, after a long illness. He was one
of the founders of the Concord schoo
of philosophy.
When shown a statement made by
DR.. Hamilton to the effect that Harry
X. Thaw is insane, District Attorney
Jerome of New York remarked. "Thil
Is probably another n OF the ex
: tremely numerous cases in which DR.
Hamilton will be afforded an oppor
tunity to revise his opinions"
At the suggestion of William J
Bryan, the committee having In charge
the arrangement for the reception II
New York on Mr.. Bryan's home-com
ing. will call for popular subscriptions
of from 81 up to $50 to defray the ex
penses. taking care to receive none
from questionable sources.
m. lLL ~ In "AZ
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
IN A HEAD.oN COLLISION.
One Man Killed and Several Injured
North of Rushville, Ind.

Rushville, Ind.-As result of a head.
on collision between a freight and con
struction train north of this city, early
Sunday morning, Taylor Keith, Of
Westport, Ind, foreman of the Big
Four construction gang, was killed,
and several of the crew of the freight
train received slight injuries. Misun-
derstanding of orders is said to have
caused the collision.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Wise Woman Weighs Feathers.

Kansas City-A new idea in steal
ing has been reported to the prose-
cutting attorney. A woman gave her
feather beds to a cleaner, weighing
the feathers before and after, and
found that they came home 80 pounds
short. 1t is not possible that there
could have been 30 pounds of dirt in
them, so she claimed that that amount
was stolen.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Conducted an Open Church.

st. Louis-Rev. DR.. w. f. McMurry,
who has been pastor of Centenary
Southern Methodist church for almost
four years, delivered his farewell mes
sage to the congregation. Since the
beginning of his administration Cen
tenary has entered the class known
as the open church" The large door
stands open from 8 a. m. to 6 p. N.
An invitation in clear view on the
outside invites the weary and tempted
to come in and rest and pray.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Charged With I~nterceptine Letters.

Jefferson City-A. A. Maltese, an
aged and wealthy farmer of near
Steedham, Galloway county, and his
child bride have been brought to JEFF
United States Commissioner Geisberg
of removing letters from a mail box
in connection with their alleged ef-
forts to prevent Mrs. Matteson's Sis
ter, Miss Virgie Gilman, IA years old,
from corresponding with her avowed
sweetheart, Will Witt, of st. Charles,
clare they will fight the case, and will
be able to prove that they did not vio-
late the federal laws.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Richard L. Mabrey.

Doniphan-The remains of Richard
l.. Mabrey, foreman of the job print
ing division in the government print
ing office at Washington, who died at
his home there, were shipped here for
burial. Deceased was the brother Of
Thomas w. Mabrey. ~ex-speaker of the
house in the Missouri legislature, and
had held his position in Washington
about fifteen years.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Arthur spaueh Given SIS Years.

Centerville-Arthur Spaugh was
found guilty of the murder of Sheriff
Polk of Iron county and given 55 years
in tae penitentiary. The case against
Mary Spaugh, Arthur's mother, was
continued until next November.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Allow JrouuoI. cases "a I.n.e.

Chicago.-Circuit Judge Chitraus
has decided that many of the Iroquois
theater cases nave come to naught
through the carelessness OF the plant
ifs' lawyers. who have allowed the
statute Of limitations to interpose.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
10 Be Shot BY chiIIan cruIsers.

Santiago, Chili.-The two Chill.
an cruisers Esmeralda and O'Higgins
Will go to Punta Arenas to meet the
United States cruiser Charleston when
the American vessel arrives at that
port with Secretary OF State Root
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Charged WIth HuaaIna.

Valley Park-Mrs. H. A. Winslow,
married, had her landlord. a wealthy
man, arrested, charging him with
hugging her against her will.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
A Few Came to MIssourI.

st. Louis-During the year ending
June 80 the steamships landed $780,
SAB immigrants at Ellis island, and OF
these 1896 came to Missouri.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
"The River For Me-"

st. Louis-Mamie Young quarrelsd
with a young mar whom she accom-
panied on a steamboat excursion, and
overheard.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Mad-Doq Bites Two.

Savannah-C. H.. Carter, a farmer,
and G.. T. Metcalf, postmaster at
Forbes, Mo-, were bitten by a sup
posed mad-dog. They came here and
tried the maidstone. 1t adhered nine
hours.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
New Railroad Chartered.

Jefferson City--The secretary of
state has issued a charter to the st.
Joseph & Southern Railway Co.; cap
ital, 100000. To build from Kansas
City to st. Joseph.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03

The idea which has taken possession
Of Mr.. Bryan lately Is n that he had
not expected to pick up when he went
abroad this time.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Would Not Save 1ateman.

Jefferson City--Gov. Folk refused to
Interfere in case of Edward Bateman,
negro, sentenced to hang at Mount
Vernon, for criminal assault.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
Surplus Hive and cane Products.

TVVe dUu OdH0
Jefferson City--The surplus hive
and cane products of Missouri for
1876 brought $4,000. The products in.
clude honey, beeswax and sorghum
molasses.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03

Kansss City,. D. Farr, WHO was
bitter py 2 dos. now banks and snaps.
The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1906-08-03
MissourIan Murdered In Ohio.

Ellis-Albert Kennedy, aged SO, of
Ellis, was fornd murdered near Lea
vittsburg, o., his body in a berry
patch and head in a hay field.
, 1906-11-14
HOPE IN THE BOTTOM OF BOX

Some little time ago, in one day and
on 6,42s counts, two federal grand
iuries indicted the Standard Oil com
pany for taking rebates. The maxi
mum fine on each count was 100000;
the possible aggregate would about
equal the Standards entire capital
and so, in trouble with the courts, this
great corporation appealed to the peo.
pie through the Palladium of our lib
critics. the public press.
We recall these facts not to vent a
delayed and unholy glee, but rather be-
cause reflection has awakened a pure
ly patriotic pride and convinced us
that, in the words of a doughty doctor,
There is Hope" The country has
long been traduced. Various people,
from various motives have rejoiced to
say that certain ag~gregations of capital
were mightier than the government
itself. From this %slanderous premise
big business has deduced the cheerful
conclusion that IL was o only a duty,
but a necessity. of the government to
let it alone; and demagogy has con
cluded that We were in imminent
danger of becoming slaves.
This theory of an inherent helpless
ness in a republican government
against consolidated wealth has done
harm. 1t is false. The Standard Oil
company dts affiliations being consid-
ered) is the richest and most stiff
necked corporation in the world.
Seeing the government roll up its
Sleeves in earnest, this corporation be,
gins to beg for quarter. The mere
brandishing of the governments sword
causes its HAIR TO stand up.
Let us put away the silly and mumilt-
ating idea that any corporation, or any
combination of corporations, car pos
sibly be more powerful than the gov
eminent when the government is ami.
mated by a vigorous will.-Saturday
Evening Post.
, 1906-11-14
BEN sHELDoN's WATERLOO.

A recent number of Harper's Weekly
contained an article in opposition to
woman's suffrage on the ground that
women are too easily swayed by pas,
sion, prejudice and sentiment, and do
not give a to considerations Of pub
lie policy or the needs Of government.
If they do not fancy a democrat, senti-
ment will drive them from the ranks
of their own party L the support of a
man of the opposite political faith.
This phase Of woman suffrage has been
noticed in wyoming on more than one
occasion. but is not considered a suf-
icient detriment to warrant serious
opposition to the privilege accorded the
sex,
In Cheyenne ut least two republi.
can candidates for mayor have been
defeated because the ladies' did not
like them and were sentimentally in
clined toward the democratic candi-
date.
Over at Lander, the rock-ribbed
home Of wyoming democracy, senti'
ment has just relegated to private life
n of the wheel horses of that party,
a man who Ia been in office so long
that the memory of man runneth not
to the contrary. Everybody thought he
was invincible. even though other dem
ocrats went down TO defeat. But he
met his waterloo. One warm day last
summer there foated into his office
a charming young lady This clerk in
a short-sleeved peekaboo waist. 1t was
too much for the veteran o~fiice-holder.
He decided that the waist must go.
The young lady said that she would
60 with Il. The result vas the sever
ance of her connection with the office.
And then the fur began to fly. Other
young ladies of Lander, and matrons
too, decided that the county clerks of
fee was no fashion d%elineator and
that one of their sex should not be al
lowed to have her sacred rights tram
pied upon by any horrid man. In the
campaign they got even and the an
Client and horrible county clerk VII
take a rest from official duties. H'
was badly defeated although his party
colleagues scored a signal victory.
No woman can control the behests
Of fashion. How foolish is man, then,
to try it.
1t has not been announced to the
state at large, but the sequel will
surely relate how the young lady again
became the deputy clerk of Fremont
county.
, 1906-11-14
WORSE EVERY YEAR
Plenty of Laramie Readers Have the
Same Experience.

Don't neglect an aching back.
1t will get worse every year.
Backache is really kidney ache.
To cure the back you must cure the
kidneys.
II you don't, other kidney ills fol-
low
Urinary troubles, diabetes, Bright's
disease.
A Laramie citizen tells you how-the
cure is easy.
Mrs. J.. w. McBeth, 1853 West Ere
mont St, Laramie, Wyo., says: my
daughter had scarlet fever when a lit
tie girl and it left her with kidney
trouble. OF late years her condition
has been especially bad. She COM
planned of evere pains and soreness
across the kidneys, at times a bloating
was very pronounced. every part of
her body being swollen. One doctor
told her she had Bright's disease in a
bad form and another said 1t was
drorsy. Every treatment she tried
proved unsuccessful until she began
to use Doan's Kidney Pills. After TAX
ing them three days a decided improve
ment was noticeable and after using
the SECOND box the pain and soreness
in her back was completely removed,
the swelling subsidized n every symp-
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daughter is enthusiastic in her praise
of Doan's Kidney Pills, mildly ex-
presses the truth"
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