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CAlhE of the soudan war,
EeypUansat Cairo Wera Incited toton
pr Tte Ccnntry by My, Americans.
Inn mm, ano mw
Nowt .Tun- to Jeta w. it li BHtlafc t<> tiri
Baofctb* ina,..0,1,1 ceaatry at .-i.i n*
tha BwoniSk** iii BHtt?tl? Alni..,
BSaM I.ii..iii;Ii to Muk.- I ni)
Willi. M.ui a ' << ll IC.?lr?.
(Oopyrlgkt. ix -
Thc charge I
the :' I
Btataaniaa. W h, n I
t'ls. ,i ?
I liar. '
i ans made by ;
I' ?. i' it. ;
bi
v
ma ki m.
U
from tbs
'tax..
g?.ln on-l greed. Si
crraty to
eaa.ii.n of tl
. ? ? ? i.
Er ii i
Moro. Tatt v ?. Ith Ita tn ?
1 nl^n;- the ptOfeod fltlfj of a moun?
tain.
!n th*- ground, hine- upon lt In
. .ii ii li tint koa b.ik.. only tn
; ? dirt nu iv to gol it, la i:o!ia' -
r ai An! th,ra In an-.-. In tb* sides
t h.- bed* ol i ..'.ki,. k.
jan,iai mines; sad while ron
upon 1 hi rn. k oe **?. tbs dull
of the ...ii k. in uni tb.- (*?i,. lesa Iron.
it Ivory, Elephants m.;
Ill lin ' Of Afl . 'I'la IL al . Olin
' ii lu (ila- tia ni rh nn
? and no Africa has
ry nf tin world, lt i* tor these
i i products that nil tia. fsoadsn it
l.ltb:
the American Indiana r..iiphf,
ta. i bntii, rj for their bomeati als Bul
tia i ? ki, ;? t,,. j.r. i I ai*! metala for them
ti .,?? ii., v tian kn.-i ni..ait li there were,
Hay .lia n..t know it And for yt ira tba
Soudanese ail n..t kn av ot ta.- treasure
that lav itt ? They were i
fill tb- ti :-, :1 tba land*
Pin. i font . .i'll
;?;, .-t of conquest,
tish lOOfc akk.iy !;.an tba Atina,aa
t territory oi A '?? ?? C ilro iiml
,. pai t nf tho Nile kk . ?-. largely
bk them from the ?
amati thai thi British
i iii
? mers upon the N ??
Tl ey ma t wlnti resort, and
. ? '. ? there
r aa Khartoum.
Ixird YA .?!-. ,. k, in 1----.-., v a
bat k 'ni t
don Khartoum, bot up to thal time tKo
a had ?.**.'?! ll for i
i . i i h* whole eaaten I
rn 'nt .'.ll ' ? . ii ? a if; Tb*y
in Com?
pany for the lukin. ' ?
... Tba clever 1 i - * sa
al. Illa flair, the Khalifa, will kill the
enemy xxiii, wSOtOT* un.lrT Ita folds."
? nm'," xwu.* thc American repty,
"Toa .-uti kill tb* Mahdi willi your Maxim
gillio.''
That, .uv* the Englishman, waa th*
point wini upper Attica. Tb*
KgypUnna an ah * t" think, but art In
deed When th. British taik?-?l of rstak*
lng Khartoum and established a direct
railroad coramunicsUon between Cairo
and tlie Hrltlj.li Soul li Africa Company.
they xv. re delighted. Their activity waa
unparalleled. They knew tba country.
They would nol be sickened bx- tba eu
mats Tbey would ..-inc tba whits troon*
through tho torrid .lava. Only let the
lim, li while man pupi'ly th'- puns and
. ? g, and they wi.ubi laka fha coun?
try liv the poiier i.f smoke and
without their eagerness tbe British could
bat t does hula.
lint tko Ma),.11 and Kine Menelek,
though tar sop.ir.if..i. were ref Idle Tba
Kini: iiini h.s princess entertained them
selvea ona plea ss nt evening experiment?
ing xx lt h a dynamite bomb Whets th.-v
lint th-tr ammunition is nol koowa But
nny of tba countries thal hui" tba Eng?
lish xii.iiiii supply it Rumor baa ir thal
the Hoers, through th* dormans, snpplled
Menelek with nil the ammusJUou hs
wanted. Th. ie are < linnell goos in Cen?
tral Africa bow t" fae* tho** lO.oOO
.~;r Hercule* Robiaaon hat Mni for.
In warfare the dervish li as inxin.-ifiie
as human flesh csn i >-. Witta matted har
' B ls- B di xii in ?
. i" pb i.i. i from yoiiti) t., endure
ti..- \\<-.-it!,.r an i the wara of the conn irv.
I He baa a hide tanned with n. ids and
lierb.. aral toughened with mJt and tine
ajar. He ls u fiend in haman ahapa when
1 bound upon deatroctloo. in leaping bo
l can outdistance th* run of a boro*, ead
1 when attacking la can dance and jump
and* fly our spaces thnT are supposed
?HE DB-mTUTH. WOT matt.:!. HAIR. HM BODY WC*3*H> WOT 8AL.T. HT^^^^SmV^tc
fcrn.erly theirs I?? ? ?? they aili.
be.vu Mitti tbs Url!
Fur yean pas) i- im has
lni-rea*fil each I ? id,
wealtb baka gone to I Ibe win?
ter. Inala id of 1 kk .um
i<!ai?, Klori i Kgypl In winter bi- fi
otlmate alrallai i i ... Bul
iii" Gulf States hart i - no nu
t'vea to dress In qualm
Korosko ia.i \-.
ood products to ? for a sons of
r.)x.j>i ni ? A mei to I'.nyia
year by year In < ? uambers.
WAK ' l' \. I i
The tl. Ja.. r Africa
han sttrat led tl n of os ei I
country Ku?
tra in ibe o-ii.k ?
not di >k !.. ia iii , '.tb. i N ii i:,
cr South a
Bouth Africa, be lt ki
Hon vt Africa tba; il?
tur North Am ?
Tba-re i* more ol Ktil
toriiU bett tbun bal ? lt Most of Africa
is a.* pleasant .. an '
Htat. a. Its .-1:111.i'. . J il ?
fui. fn'i of i lat i
Tb.- <oa.it.ai il line inns thr.v,;. ?
l?h Afri.-a and tl Congo Trot
Slat.*, sa. Imb ls a. >k held by thi
tiie Mahdi, lt l- an
1* winn I* undi I.
lt la a* lsrgre a. r ?>? - I
South of tbl* .mil south of tb.- .
I* 0*1 nu. a Afrl a S'lii fi
ore the Ma- I
aerts to tba ?
th* anny ot thc M
south yet ore the )'?'>? ? i. Tl -
ore apparently quiet nos Mut i
ro ur.d.-r au ffi ra : ? ope ri y
touche* lirltl* li South Afrl
(lo ia t V, il r * ' . Tau.'
ed in theil 'i*-i ? ?? Thi y, ipa i,
of ftfibt, and it tba evagea
tiiouah they are, p.-'.\? il woi i, tN
askers. President Krui n, wai
l ri tbl M.- ' S, ntlfl, rn .1- tana; up, ba
eome oe* with the Mnhdl. ami In a vast
bodv march up tia- Ni...
The term - ie" in given t*. sll
there fighting Airb-.it. peoplt
to aH who are In Central Africa I
the Nile from . tii-iuficl.iiietit l?y th* Kng
11* h.
Th., Rel/Hana fir ?! tl
valuaiaie little blt- <r country, bat hone
are hurdy renou* h, except tn.. British, .o
try ty bold lt ik ai y but peaceful lenna,
e> ? the Kalina-,, who are righting with
Meriflek about r'. lr ?; .lil hi.ot.
The f!*jhiln*- iti tho "Soudan," or tn the
whole of Africa, except In th* lit tl*- place
ct the north. Cairo, wael** tb* JKrltiah
hold property beyond tllapute, ls nor.
cauHfd by any s*-.-ilona! difficulty. No
queatlon of *-t Kl.--, do rpieetlon of lung es
tab1l*hed cu*tom, no ftaa\ no ancestry, no
inalietialJe. fod-'-.ven rights have stirred
?t KIP- _ ..
PRICBL1 ss TftKAHrRE.
It ls * PJUMtton of gold. A question of
gold and aiivej- and ibamoad*. of metala.
af rare ?tcne*. of fsrtn* frult-flelds, of
BEA Ubaket and pure* tbaa ar-a* that avar^
, s tne i usiy worn uk m. af
: o N;!,. that then was gol i th. n .
They I i a ool Tho
mpantea, 'i i,"
j inks "i Fife beta .to hst
, undi r bis name, Cecil R
. lox ? i i...r . ' the toa a, owned the
diamond mines "f Ce plsoe, ? holding
might) enough to fl id the world wita
diamonds, were thej nd s.-m out, so that
diamondi would be a?. plenUI
GROWTH OF BRITISH.
Th* Soudanese, tbs "natives" the ln
comi ra pan i aUi i them, wara
allowed tin- prtvtteg* of being servant*.
They watted > pon tn* lord* in their maa
?lon*, aaa f land ma
.....
?ew I om* flowing In. < nough
all tblnga to drink and eat, ana
the great homet to live In. Whora did
they get lt'.' ?tut of U ?? ground tba
? tive* bad given awayl
Thi* lay smouldering in their minda.
M< ? xx lille ail went merry In the uppor
:' Egypt Cairo ia a beautiful city.
>p!e further down tha Nile became
' to n by bringing thi ir curios and
baakrti and rushes ana odd atonoa up t.>
fair., to s,ii. Boon they found they wet*
wt! ? i down
i They bi Kan to call th.-rn tho
> Thi f 1 at* 1 tia aa,
i W. teley, thinking theo* native*
? \ alue In cits.' of * xvur
. them Into troops, and drilled
tl .* hi - oi'.i i av ?? i bi :n i.i caa*
.. Ith the S.ni,inn. se. Tl
ks itrange to see
th. in In British uniform, marching under
the l.'nlon Ja k. Tiny ara Inrinclble In
warfare, and con only ho beaten by being
i 1 hinter Pacha I* dow ll eli
commander. They mai-ch with tbs Brit?
ish troops, but tiley are "dervishes" In
1 nit the i ime They are com
. bul they must ba under
amandi r as bar l aa th. ma I
a u break esray from all rank and
ru?.h upon their cousins, the Sou lanes.-,
iso* them to their hom.*, tfettitiK
loot In th.i desert* and murshe*. Manx
w. re lost in the conflict last o/eek la thia
XX
li til a f.w month* bro all wrns Quiet
along the Nile. The upper putt of lt waa
heil bx th* British and th* friendly na?
tive*. The nu.Mle um! lower i. ri bx- the
dervishes, '."h avuldi-d tbs Other ai
though the .;. x il.
AMERICA Ml TALK.
Tim rlppta of trouble aroa* through trie
Americana visiting the Nile-to believe
the Khifiuh itateemen. Cairo was only
h place oAxinter resort. Americans, with
tl..-i inborn Heiiae of tra file, tulki1 about
trie fold mines. Inquired if mv w, ir
thereabout*, speculated about th* proa*
?BOO "t diamond field*. Informed tba i u
Uvoa ..f their vales They told the Koro
ak<r people what a pity lt waa that traffic
with Berber had been Hopped ao many
yeera. They openly -.poke of th* rlehneas
of Khartoum and deplored the Ignorance
thar allowed th* Mahdi to hold tt with lila
great horde of Soudanese. "But th*
Ai*aUi- lo ?Jl-fiuwarfuL. jj* i* tuperaajtur-1
r have only ."-p'-ai-*. to Brybl with.
i hi dervish bus irnni w sn l
bul In Kio e\a. IS "! warr ire Il?
illi..ws away bis nan His I
. nan.,! restrain Itseli i
In tn., bound* of jun practice Head to
hand itn-l spear to m-.-ar ba* kk.ints to mt ?t
in-, enemy. Any derviab cai
white men sinai* handed, sad kvith i;uis
hm, a- .;. n crear) alu nu
th* ground, entirely covered by bis shiel I,
until wubin striking distance of bl*
ri.?HIV. ,
Th* British 'alk nf lying quiet until
September. Lest week sn attack wak. i
thi rn lt waa univ ri I m. ittil of der.
? Bul Hie Union lack bsd I
all its t: ops out '.. meet them. Sir ll. r
Roblnson asks tar 10,000 to I
kki.ii. with ta. other 10,000 be
marches up tin- Nile to tn.-at them.
Wai! w iii bs t1 ?? outcomi of thia strag?
gle for gold? How many atalwart aouli
will, Ilk" IK airy of Battenberg, have 'h..
privileg-e, not of "dying for England," t ut
for the sold that is tbs reol of sll evil
in tho world, but especially in South Af?
rica.'_ll AHVKV KINf'I.N.
Help"
Is needed by poor, tired muthera, over?
worked arjd burdened with care, debili?
tated and run down because ol poor, thin
and impoverished blood. Help i* needed
by the rervous Bufferer, tho men and
women tortured willi rheumatism, neu?
ralgia, dyspepsia, scrofula, catarrh. Help
Comes Quickly
When Hood's Sarsaparilla begins to en?
rich, purify and vitalize the blood, and
sends it in a healing, nouriehing, iuvig
oratingstn amto tho in'ries, murrles and
organs ol the body. Hoods Sarsaparilla
Ku lids up the weak and broken down ays
tern, and cure* all blood diseaaee, because
Hood's
Sarsaparilla
Il tbs One True Blood Purifier. .'.ll druggist*, fl.
Prepared only by C. I. Hood ft Co.. Lowall, Mast.
u^.ji. rv 11 ?re Ui* only pffls to t*ka
HOOd* Plll5ei*bHo*da*ami*arlJJa.
-lAELAWAUE I.V8URANCE-OOMPANT OF PHILADEIJ'HIA.
an:
\
OF THIS Y.AVVS*4^"lCrUD TOMMON* l.ALTH.
Presfdcnt-TaUnall Patil-llog. / x
* Vice-President* charl-* H- Yarnall.
* Secretary ti?:,ry Lylburn. ,
l'rlr.clpal offl- Thl'.d un', WalMt^trBOtB. d bu5jD?s< August 0. 1S.T3.
i. Organized or Incorporated, April io. io.w, euiiwiciix.? -
BBB!
%
BSBSSSJ
? Vx ! *t amount OJ joint-stock or gtnrautee,! capital authorized .V^'\-"-, UO
?.. bola anicunt of capital actually pani up in cash .?
IX AB BETS.
Value ot na! aotate owned by tho co*npany.??? * IfftOOO 88
'?l>.;ins on mongm i.iuiy recorded .un. oMRg the Brsl Hon ott th" faa ,,.,.,,,,,.
simpi. / upon wii o not moro thea oom ) ,.,ir<a int*n .-t la due. n? -\ '
Interest accrued thereon.* ?. ?
Value ol landi mortgaged, ezelosivo o; bolldlnga and periab
anio Impn ? . .jlol.nw
i Value of building* *n*x-ta^tg*sl (Ins'ired, ;or 171,000 aa col
lat. Tai).-. 32,500
Total value of nail mortgage J piiemjc,,. (carried in i !?). ..AJBtMAAM
AOOOXJitT OF B 'M'S "J" THE I KJ&Md states'. AND OF THIS
STATB A.ND OF OTHKR STATES, Ami ALSO OF BOND8 "!?
1NCOKPOB f iii' ' i fIE8 IN THIS 8TATF. AND OF AC. OTI1BB
BONIiS ANO STOCKS, OWNED AB??oXL'TELV L'Y THE COM*
l'A.VY. ,, ,
l?nr v aloa. Market \ alua
Banda of tko dty of Philadelphia. {M.**) 00 !T,aiO BS
ol ti.- i.. ? ,?.. Valley Ballroad Cooa.
pany. Aoaaoi aavianai
j. ... ol tbs A rv an Bt**aiashlp Coai
paay. . tn.noo '*) 41 /-rn mi
Funds of til- city of New-ark. N. J. 7f..i?.?> Ol 7!,'I5$ ??
Bond* of the city of Camden, .n J. 30.000 00 30.S'"' ""
Bond* of the city of 8pr! ifield. Ill . '.v-ju 00 bbVJJOO OB
Bonds of tho I'hlladi phi* and Reading
lOToedOomp. y, i lr* ? rb i Stem,.... ^^ ^ ^^
^i?*^ ' ,Wn Ter:nlnaJ.1{aUr"1 60,000 CO 50.000 00
Bonds of riv* Lehigh Valley Railroad Com
pnnr. Consolidated . lOO.noo 00 102.000 00
Bouda of tlie Pern .vivaria and New York _
Canal ant Balli si Company. trO.ooo oo 46..50 oo
Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore
Kalin.,,.i Company true! ertlBceie* . 80.000 no 11.100 00
Compromise bondi State ot Tonnes***.... 31 JW) 00 17,0t4
PhUaii.-ii'i.'.i ?? i Heeding Railroad <om
paay Car Truat loas tn.onn on ????.'??? ""
Bto i -?: ' ? i ,b*anla '?'?,:':' ?*? '''"'" _ ?
panv ... . SS.000 00 MOOS 00
?.. '. ngatown and
Ashtabuls Railroad Company OB 00 14,000 00
Benda oi th* 1 . tinaire }:. lt Balli
. I.'.ono 00 4".4.? 0i)
Bonds of the, NortheBB Pacific Railroad
Company, Pend D*Oi**fll* dlvltton... 1,000 00 1."!- rn
St. Lrouli Bterchaats* Bridg* Terminal
Company . V6 ?"??'>.> 25.025 00
Delano Lend C my nsortgage bonds.... 80.000 no 00 00
Stock of the Phi Mphil Bourse. 1,000 00 -..,.1
Tlie Mortgsge Ti i?.i Ccawtpany ot I i
sylvania . is ono no W.ono 00
Bonds of tba State of Geontla. -jr. i.O'io 825 00
Bonds of the city of JjUcbrwand, Va . 87.. v. 00 11,000 00
Bonds of the v. nfngton and Northern
ii . 251*10 no aa,TOO 00
Stock Underwrlt. rs' Sai\ru;o li.nipar.y, of
New Voik . Bim qi, 600 00
i n Wharf and Ware
boooa Company. 20.000 00 10.500 00
Total par and market value (earrie,-.
out at market value). $91,1 .oe no '$9117,249 00 1087,240 00
fa-h tn the company*! prin/tlpal office ' . itrt 30
i";ish rx the comp** epa*lted \a bank .,. aa\t>Tt n
Gross pram ? i written li tl ? poltcMs) in coursa of
not mora tnaa 'tiree l'lotitrm due. ico.r.14 io
Bills receivable, nol matured, taken for fir., marina, and Inland
. 2.SC7 20
An ottaei rn ? ' t i^'oneinu to the company, ria.: Rente doo and ac*
rrued, IB2/J 84; tettUng u-cnt of company at Liverpool, 125.30; aundry
..IjjTJgT^^^^^^^^^^BflflBBBwBBBBB1,.
Agfi-repata an ount of all the assets of th.) company, Hated at " ? r
actual value .11.818,000 Ol
" \ ill. MAiui.iTina.
Gross claims for BdJUBtSd and DBpOld losses du* and to
become due' .-.$ L8BS 00
Gross losses |n process cf adlustmant. or In suspense. Ut*
eludlng nil reported and i Moa. 43.150 00
i .? ? including tnteroat, costa, ana othar ex
.^.BsaflSBSS^flBBBS^flflBBsVflflBSB^flSSslflflSSSBMflflSt 8.500 OO
Net amount of unpaid losses.aa..ai.-. 1j3.j45 00
Gross pr. n.. ecelved and receivable upon ail unei
i ,i -, ,j :?.? ri ki runniniT one year or /ess from date of
I nteresl pretnlam* cu perpetual fire
1.074 7- anearned premium* (50 per cant.).I 2n.,o.i, 37
, ;.lunts ? ? Ived and re, eli U ?? upi n all Ul
. risk* running moro thar "tie rear from ''..ce
of policy, IS94.824 S3; uMartaad praraloma (pi i i itt) . _____
Tot.il unearned pi mtOSM ns compute," abc out). 491,?34 01
Amount n-rlalmok** bx- th* Insure,! on i"" i iMOrBOC* POU
rie.o ),]--? 95 7'ei cent, nf tbe prer-iiiim Ol dapostt received. BLOCZ .'-4
Cash dlvldei i unpaid . ,..????
All Other ?]? ma:,.Is against th,, COttOPony. ll... 4'.
i tal -.mount of a'l Ilsbflltleo,'es apt c.ipit.ii ... -k and Botourplua.t 041.110 Tl
Jotat-otock eaplUl act ia ly pa l op In . ?
?ap.-.,i md sll other llaWUtlea . I
Acsracata animm' of al! lUMlltl**, Including M'i'Cip capital StOt*
a',1 :.-'"''?"'
IV RECEIPrt DCRINO THE TEAR.
Mai s
FllS. sud Inland.
Creen pr.mbim* and 1 lill unpaid at dose
?S [Jt xear. t141.24d M t48.1S1 M
NtrtXOllectsd . r ? 1148.24084 148,10122
n , . nremlum* on r ' ' ?ad ro
. W7 -J _ ll*.** ?
. .... |1 081.210 IO 1187,103 12
. '
Fnrire pramlOBM ? I ?** tko ? ^ ^
it*, abatement.
P;i','l ,ei,.: . ?.ttW01_^^-"'1
?r_ r:.sb a tn-Cv rt tlTSd for rremium*
. ks OOO 44 ll_8.344 13 |W2.flM Tn
ereat cn mortgage*. 1.240 OS
: . iteraj
414
ta . Ti- ..i
[J . .; ? ._fj
Aegrega'" arno ' of receipts actually recetvod during the year
v I MENTS HrRINO THE TEAR.
v' Marina
Fire. and In!an_
G-rs., an ont a . rr ln .. . ,
. moss .1 1181,184 92
wc!" scolvsd by '
?S{S ? ' .?"r"5^ . . *":''11S
. . :,,ount paid during ^^?r f'.'r ' . |?y.W8 78 1522 013 TS
BjJa*ia*Bj_iBjaTflBatSSS-flBBBBB?fltaa _.?.,i,Uy.t^-_7^aiSBBBB^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^****
42.1T2 BO
'^nhoide^ii^ A?x-rok,;rago::::::::::::::::;:::::;;;;:::;;;::::;":::: ualli 8
^^^^^^^^^^^^^ " offb'e.o, clerk-,
. T4.B08 28
i . 80,075 'V:
. 77
A 'gate amount of actual disbursements during tlie year, In cash! 90fi,207 70
losaes .???????? w stockholderfj ? of atoch
C*i?h.ad_^- a-Vlifart ring the year. $42.17 i .
V ' . redeem*
C ?-' ll ? ' i
"; ? ? ' ;rafr,.
1 . ,. ?.
?*!!? A;" ' nn,! othPr Sfate;
:,..rSp'a%:
' * nT*BTVP__i IN' THE STATE OF VIROINIA DURING THE YEAH.
1,1 ?*x"a ? '? pira Risks.
fHn rl^ks written .?.5 s'*j ?''?"??' Oft
l-ioi.o.in- re "ix 1 ' '? . -I ,
l -1 POW ??. . u t7 nil
Losses incurred .?g'aTBBJBBJBBJBBJBBJBBJBBJBBJBBJj}. *."<< w
^^^^^^^^h.nr*l CH.4KI.ES If VAP.NAT.Ti. Vice-rre.ldent
I! HENRY LYLBURN, Secroury
State of Fenni^ivai ? j . j,. ^.?. hrf
(Sea,.) ^ui'?'.."'-* | CHARD H. REILLT.
Notary 1'ubl'c.
T. L. ALFRIEND, Apt,
1103 East Main Street,
RICHMOND, VA.
my3-su4t
DAVID A. AINSLIE,
Carriages and Harness,
8, 10 and 12 Tenth Street, RICHMOND, VA.
Vii..li. '. Cari-iae,-* ar. not aa low In
pelee aa Ike aketeey a*ak**, bal in iiuaiity
?nil for ,-oii.tunt arrwl, c ara tn.. . Iir..p.?t.
Call and see our show-room*. It it a
pletaur* and pride to ahow our vehiclei.
'iou will be ast'iniihed how near our
pricei tue cheap grad.i ar* told,
taaVttaUaasta AND ItLPAlNl'I.NO A
SP-CIALTY.
Any style of V*uicl* baiit to ord*r.
PAVJDjiVilJuN^IB. 1
0
fOXDON ASSURANCK CORPORATION, OF LONDON, ENOLAlfD.
ANN! AL STATEMENT Foil THK YF.AR BKDINO DECEMBER Bl, 1*.p5. OF
THE CONDITION AM' AFFAIRS OF Tilt; LONDON ASSURANCK COR
roHATIiiN, iiF- LONDON, ENULAND OROANIZED UNDER THK LAWS
OF OREAT BRITAIN. UADE TO THE AUDITOR OF Kl BLIC A' COI NTS
OF THK COMMONWEALTH OJ/ VIROLNIA, KN Pl KSLANCfc OF 'ili**
LAW8 uF VIROINlA.
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Governor-Keorge W. Camph.-ll. I B
Manara"r In Knited Stat.a* a h*rl*a L. Case.
Prln.-lpal Office In Knttad States 44 Pin* street. N"w York etty.
Organized or Incorporated-A. Lb 1720; commenced business, A. D.
1972
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I. CAPITAL.
Amount of capital atock subscribed .I Kw "..v> fO
Amount of capital Block aclually piild up In cash . 41\-75 OD
U. A!-SK.-S.
Loans on mortgage (duly ri' or.Vd iital being tb* first Hans on th* fe*
Bindle; upon which not more than uiiu ycar-a interest ls .lue.I 15,000 00
ACCOl'NT OF BONDS OF THK UNITED k.'ait;s. ANK OF 'lin*
HTATK AND OF OTHER STATES, AND A I .Si i OF BUNDS OK
INCORPORATED CITIES IN THIS STA i AND OF ALL OTHER
R"NKS A.NLi S'luCKb, OWNED ABSOLI 1KI.V
PANY.
BkUl ri <t*at?s
i on ls .
Baltimore- Belt rsilroa I 6 pei
b..n<:? .
registered 4 per cen*
""ioii
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Par Yalu*.
JC'iO.OOO 00
IC, OuO CO
10,000 00
lit i UK COM'
Market Value.
|7Ua'
15.600 10
46.400 i.i
27,875 '
27,600 00
61,000 Oil
0,800 DO
28:
28,*00 ''
69.000 00
31,200 00
&3.3'.:5 00
20,230 00
Central Railroad of New Jemy ?
mongaga 0 petr i eat gold b
Cbicsco, Mllweakee and ll Pas ra'l
j -'i, Western dlvieioo, Ors! mortgags
s per eeo gold boa-is . 25,000 00
Chicago. Milwaukee and St Paul rel*
I '??rina, il fi per cent gold rail . 25,000 00
MiiwauK... ur.,j fit paul railroad, sc
Paul division, th st mortgage 7 pei cent.
gobi boin], . 60,000 00
Chicago, at. lanais ani New i irb-atiB rail
r.ail 5 per 'ern. roI.1 loan. 8.000 00
Colorado Midland Raliway Company first
mortgags fl pp, resat fold bond*. 85.000 00
Denki-r and Kio Grande Urst consolidated
Seneral mortgage 4 | Bf I -at. gold bond*. 80.000 00
Ern- raliway i ona ilidated mortgage 7 pi r
cent, gold bonds . 60,0C0 00
Lehfgh Vall'-y Railway Company first
mortgnK? iv, per coat "fold hoads. 80.XI0 00
Loni* Island railroad first consolidated
moitun*'* 6 per cent gold bands. 43 000 00
Louis, lil,, and rtashVlllS raib...!, ff. O.
and M division, Ural Btortgeg* ?? f'r
.-"ar gold bouda . 25,000 00
Milwaukee Laka Bbors and Wsstsra
railro.nl. Mn Iliwan division, first niort
g.iK" 6 i-.-r cent, gold hoods ...., 25,000 00
Philadelphia and Reading railroad ??n.
? rnortgsg* 4 tper cent gold bondi 15,000 00
Pltt.sb'irK, Claemaatt, Chicago and Bt,
Loni* consolidated Ms Vt COBt k --1
bar,:. . 25.000 00
St. Paul, Minneapolis and Manitoba rail?
road .-or. per c>tit. gold loan.. 23.000 00
St Paul, Muna au,o'.ls and Manitoba rall
road second mongaga 6 pi r .???nt. gold
bonis . 80.000 00
Soba,, Valley and New England railroad
first mortgag* 4 per cent, gold bonds.... 811.000 00
City of Richmond 1V1.1 4 uer cent bonds. 6o.;?j0 00
Ceetbag*, Watertown arni Si. katta Har
bar rafiroed 5 pei cent, gold bon la. 83,000 00
Cltv of N.'w York water stock, 15 per
COBt, dim 1901. 40.000 00
City of N*tw Vork water stock. 8 per
? ? ur , du- IsXM . 85,000 00
City o'f NVw York water a took, 3>? ter
cent . due 19u4. 25.000 00
City of New York school-house, 34 per
? , dun. 1011 . 10,000 00
City of Brooklyn local Improvement 8
per rem bouda, duo j?12 . 100.00000
City of Boston 'publla purk toani, a^ por
emt bonds, du.- IIM. 100,00000
Cleveland, cincinnati. Chicago and st.
Lp la ttlU ld I'.rst mongaga 4 per
<????'. gold honda . 60,000 00
Chit ago and Krlo railroad nm naot-tga*ce
r. pei c. nt. gold bonds . 60.0C0 00
Chesapeake ana Ohio railroad Riot eoe*
auli.lut.-J 3 v-ir ccut. goll bonds.^ 60,000 00
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Total par ar.1 market value (carried
? it market vain"). Il.702.0i.i0 00
Cash tn I nipan*/*! principal oates.
Cash belonging to tbs compatn d?pj-!t*d In bank .
latsrest ind act rusd on b ii ls n - Int I ided in "market valu*"....
Gross premiums (as written In the Kilbie*' in course uf
not mora Kain tbr"* nuntin due.?
B .'le. not mature.), taken far fire, inun:i*, and inland
risk*. -.
All other r r>.porty b"!or".i?!n/' to tho Com pea* -viz I Ka* fran other
eompnnle* for reins irsi s on lo*s*a already paid (nans companl***),
I18.17S.10; cash In hani-. ui glacial agent*, (266.70..~.
81.250 00
11.325 00
27,000 00
80.5oO 00
86.400 00
:svp) on
60,o
8*3,270 00
40.C00 OiJ
86.000 00
23.500 00
10,100 00
03.000 00
100,000 00
4T.250 00
63,000 00
62.730 Ou
I1.8ST.248 t? $1,887,248
1 -aa
. JW
BMM
18.443 TO
Agrr"?ri'" amount of all Kio sssets of tho company, eta*. I I
actual valuo .$2,373,1
III. LIABILITIES.
Gru?* claims for adjusted and unpaid looses due and to
secoraa .lue .I 222:3100
Cross ios<?i'3 in prooe** of 1 IJu tment. ..r In in?
cluding ail reported ari. 40,07300
Loss.-s r"sist" 1. Including Inti -. and other ex
pen:-* thereon .-. 23.833 00
Total tri -s amount nf ?' ans for Jessa*.jj, .
Deda.- 1*,'suranca tra "ii..
N"t amount of nopal*losSas .j ^",770 00
Gross premium raotarred an'! r. el a upon all ui
pin 1 1 ;?? n iks, rdnnlng ??? of
policy. Including inti . .ams on perpetual :
risks, $;,-.'?.',.M7.7u; unearned premium* !?0 : ...$ 2T.0.73-S SO
1;, . premiums received and receivable upon
plred Ht" risks, running more than .-ne nar trom
? . . unearned premiums (pi . 442.U77 37
Gross prei I bills) recsived and 1
un all unexplri 1 in .rine dsbs. 63.1-. v.
Tata! nr.. ;.? ? 1* computed a '-?1
Amount reclaims il
rice, bell ,- 80 ?? ? 174 so
All
due and to ba ome du ?? sted ? 1/
Commlaelona, 1 rokei ige, -. . ? , be
cora- 1 paid ead
.
Return premiums .87 21
lteliiburaa.ee. 0,000 01
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Total amount ef al liabilities, exc*pt j
"Surplus beym.i capital cal ul .
Aggregate BBMUnt of all llabl'.lK-?. '.r <,,..,, .. ,
and net surplus. ,. n
IV. RECKIPTS DURDIQ THE VKAIt.
ICsrtas
Gro?s premiums aral bills unpaid at close
of last year.
Fir*.
5 11
I
Net collected ..
Kr -x premiums on risks written and ie
r.ewtd djarlng K.e y*ar.
Total .$1,K
Deduct groa* pramlurn* sad balbi
cu .r.-e ol OOlle lion m tbl* uato._ K"
Entire premiums collected during the
y.-ar .ll/.I
Deda- ti ? rebate, ut itement,
ani 1 "turn premiums .
Net cash actually received for premiums
(earned outi . $ *fl
Rec tved for Interest on mortgages.
Recetvc I for Interest a- : nds on <
luaus, a:.! from all other souraes.
Aggregate amount of receipts actually received during th* y*ur"
tn cash.
j 15 11,21
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M2 71
V. DMBURJJEMENTB I'kiun', TUM TUA*
?' '.ne
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Gross amount a-tua'.!y paid for lo* .
, ? duding I121.T17.01 lo**e? occurring lo
.I 611,000 00 I 014.71000
1 . a-r all amounts actually rscstvsd for
?, ,a,. (whet ber w ' the last
or of previous var-.'. Il'-' ??"- ?'. and all 1
amounts actually ra ad 1 rilriwr.
ance In other companies, |9B,8J0 il: '.o
tal deduction . 80.208 37
I
Net amount paid during th* y.ur for
tosses .v- a,.* <-"^ ??
Ta'al for commission or brokeraae... .
Kail for salaries, fees, and alt otb
at.tits, and all oKi'T employes. m', ??na ^
Paid far State and local taxes tn this and otl
All ether payment* an! expenditures via 1, ,
lng atatlonery, travelling, rent, maps, off! ipi - ^.
Remitted to home office . ' -. , .
Aggregate amount of actual disbursement* during the year. In u
BUSINESS IN TJIF. STATE OF VIROINlA DUR INO THF rKAX
!_<** ,- -,.- t Fire Risks
Mar'n* and Inland risks wrl-'en .!...'.. <;.:??.
pi.lum* re, *tved (gre**). 7 117 72
Ko?s"H paid . fl-li-t
Losses incurred . 3.220 ?3
Inland Ki.ki
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679 ll
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toa ts
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(Seal i
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(Stgned)
York, city of New York
Sworn to January
CHAHI.KS L. CASK. Manage,.
ISM, before
K-MII. l-KNKl-L, Notary PaastbV
JOHN H. CLAIBORNE & SON,
821 JgAST MAin STREET* . . .' Ricb^p^^

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