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JfciiiiiHiinjr Tbe Ori g inal W> 3U C© Worcestershire BEWARE OF IMITATIONS •• Is adapted for every variety of dish—from Turtle to Beef, from Salmon to Steaks, to all of which it gives a famous relish." JOHN DUNCAN'S SONS, Agents, N. Y o CiNiPfiRS MIIXCI IK THE DELEGATES TO THE INTER NATIONAL CONVENTION AT MINNEAPOLIS OLD MAN FATALLY INJURED Knocked Down by a Freight Train und Thrown Under the Wheels— Serious Nature of His. Injuries and His Advanced Age Make Hi* Recovery Improbable — The Xews of the Mill City. I LLbk'6 MINNEAPOLIS OFFICE, V 20 WASHINGTON AY. SOUTH Advertising- Subscriptions- Tel. a 796 J—l. Tel. 2790 J—* Delegates to the ninth annual conven tion of the Coopers" International union, which convenes In Minneapolis this morn ing, are nearly all on hand. Among the arrivals yesterday were delegations from Baltimore, Omaha, St. Joseph, Chicago, and the balance of the delegation from Milwaukee. Representatives of the New York and St. Louis coopers' organizations were also expected yesterday, but some for some reason or other failed to put In an appearance. All of the coopers' unions in the North west will be well represented in the con vention, their delegates having, with one or two exceptions, reached the city Sat urday. in addition to the settlement of the con- j troversy between the Milwaukee coopers j and a brewing concern of that city, which j will be the most important matter to i come before the convention, tha inter- ; national will take steps to further the or- | gar.ization of coopers in all parts of the j country. In nearly all of the Eastern, ! Northern and Western cities the craft is ; pretty thoroughly organized, though there | is an occasional weak spot here and there ! that will require the attention of the I International officers. It is, however, in the large cities of the Southern states, ac cciding to Secretary Cable, particularly ! In New Orleans, that the international has ! the hardest work pn its hands, as there | a^e very few union coopers in that see- j tion of the country. In New Orleans alone I there are between 1.000 and 2,000 coopers ■ whose condition the international officers | Bay could be improved if they were or- ; ganized into a union. To that end plans ! wili be considered by the convention to I further the work of organization there i and in oth«r parts of the country. Other matters to come before the inter national include a plan looking to the ! furtherance of the movement to create a j greater demand for the goods bearing the | coopers 1 label. The by-laws and constitu tion of the international will probably be changed to meet changed conditions in the craft. OLD MAN INJI RED. Run Over by n Train and Will Not Recover, James Goldsbury, sixty-six years of age, whose he me is at 2520 University avenue southeast, Minneapolis, met with a probably fatal accident last evening-. He wps run over by a freight train at the intersection of the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railroad tracks at St. Anthony Park and his right leg- was cut off above the knee and his right arm above the- elbow. Mr. Golrisbury was walking home on a narrow walk which covers the wires used in the block system. A freight train was backing toward him and the side of the caboose struck him, throwing him be neath the wheels, which severed the leg and arm entirely from the body. The Third precinct police took Golds bury to St. Barnabas' hospital. Owing to his ago the attending physicians re gard it as extremely doubtful If he sur-. Vives the night. Barto Stepn Out. X F. Earto has tendered his resigna tion as secretary of the Minneapo i< Com mercial club, to take effect as s^ on as the beard of directors of that organiza tion select his successor. MINNEAPOLIS BREVITIES. M. E. Wallace is very ill with appendi citis at St. Barnabas' hospital. Several old frame sheds in the rear of 2 and 3 First avenue south were des'roy ed by fire early yesterday morning,' and an old house at the same number WbS somewhat damaged. Rev. Carey E. Morgan delivered h's farewell sermon at the Portland Avenue Church of Christ, Minneapolis last even ly A / a/ ewe" reception will be tendered Mr. and Mrs. Morgan Tuesday evening PIANO DETECTIVE. Keep Watch of Instrument* Sold on the InMnllment Plan. Philadelphia Inquirer. "Did you ever hear of a piano de tective?" The city hall detective scratched hi 9 head reflectively, and then was com pelled to admit that he had never heard of such an individual. "Well, there are a dozen or more of them in Philadelphia, and they mak6 good money, too. "The/r work is simple. You see, a great many piano firms sell instruments on the installment plan. That is, the purchater pays, say, $50 down on a $500 or $600 instrument and agrees to make good t?\e remainder at so much a month. By frj the greater number of such pur chaseil are as honest as the day is long, but once in a while a man comes along whose little scheme Is to move out the piano a day or two after It is delivered and sell it for a couple of hundred. "It is the business of the piano detec tive to circumvent this sort of thing. As a rule, some suspicious movement on the part of the would-be defrauder of the piano dealer causes him to be placed un der suspicion. The dealer can't step in and take his Instrument away under the contract, and the only thing he can do is to watch it. Here is where the piano detective comes in. Night and day he hovers around the house in which the suspected purchaser lives, watching any attempt to make way with th" piano. Usually three or four weeks are \ MF^W RlfVfl I^C Gents * or Ladies' up from $8,17 A /\ IHL4TI OIL I LL^LaSJ -.. „ . Bicycle Cotaloe»e Fr««. / J%*2Ss^ Roberts Special—Equal to the best, y3?C"J7}K&A / SfISRZXTn^ SEND 97 CENTS and take your choice and only 922.47 //^^'Jl&3>S!b\mArf/F\\ ///X» Pay balance when bike is received, no rl&ic, order now. ' '^ Ggm& (K~^iVP^Hi The BIUC ibbon~Equal to many bests, ladies' or gents', only $17.75 Vtf-T nK^Cw ? ena for Blcycle Catalogue-conlaing prices all kinds bicycle repairs. Morgan 4 Wright Tirei 14.97 \r?% IVT r^ff Hfflr \ir/77/KvOar a Bet- GET SHOT Qun> and tttfleß a* wholesale prices. Large Qua Catalogue, 96 pages, size GtoxlSte \&7 \\\y * XKtZ / l£flr Mnt poßtage paid on recei Pl ol 3 cents- Bho*. 11.35 a sack. w> T. W. ROBERTS' SUPPLY HOUSE, Minneapolis, Minn. long enough to settle the question one way or another. If the piano buyer is crooked he is practically certain to make some sort of a move before the expiration of that time. If he doesn't, it is a pretty safe presumption that the suspicion is groundless, and the piano detective is called off by his employer, with no one but himself and two or three others the wiser. But the precau tion is a necessary one." ERAVE CONFEDERATE SPY. Silent on the Scaffold, Though (on fcKHion Would Have Saved Him. New Voice. One ol the purest and bravest men I knew, says the Rev. C. E. W. Dobbs, during the war for the Union, was Sam Davis, a famous Confederate scout, who met his death on the scaffold at Pulaski, Term., in the summer of lSi.4. His mem ory is cherished in Middle Tennessee as that of a martyr patriot. Davis was one of the most reliable and daring scouts in the Southern ranks, and to him were committed some of the most dangerous missions within the Federal lines. In ex ecu.ing one of these peculiarly hazaid-us expeditions he was captured and thrown into a military prison. Some incriminat ing papers were found upon him—p ip^rs the author of which it was quite import ant 10 ascertain. >!'.> was stun;naruy tried by court-martial and sentenced to die upon the scaffold. Davis was placed in charge of a yong captain abjut the Fame age as his pris oner. Between the two there developed a congeniality which rapidly ripened into mutual esteem and friendship. The yonug captain was authorized to offer life and freedom to Davis if he would reveal the source of the information contained in the inerimniating papers. "I canont be false to my comrades or to friends of our cause within the l"n --ion lines," was his unvaried and decided answer. Again and again was he importuned to save his life by divulging the names of his confederates. To all such importunity hs heroically turned a deaf ear, declar ing his determination to die with the se cret buried in his bosom. Perhaps the severeset test of his courage was when his affianced, a lovely young woman of Northern Alabama, found her way through the Union lines and was accord ed an interview with her condemned lov er. They were permitted a private inter view. Even to the loved one he positively refused to yield the coveted information. She pleaded: "Sam. if you love me and your dear old mother weeping for you at home, I bejj you to save your life." "I do love you, Janie, and my heart Is breaking almost as I think of mother, but " His voice quivered and utter ance almost failed him, but he quickly recovered his composure and firmly fin ished his sentence: "There are occasions and circumstnees when one's duty to God and country rises above every other mo tive. I cannot be a traitor." To the creidt of the woman he loved be it said that she ceased to urge him, and soon passed from his presence with eye undimmed, after assuring him of her in creased admiration for him in view of Mrs. B.—T go to church every Sunday. Mrs. C. —What is the trouble —baby cross? hto evident devotion to his duty. The day of execution was not long delayed. To the young captain was assigned the sad duty of pulling the lever which was to send the soul of his new found friend into eternity. Together they stood upon the fatal scaffold. Once again the cap tain, with voice tremulous with emotion, urged Davis to give the desired informa tion and save his life. The doomed man hung his head a moment and his lips were seen to move a moment in silent prayer. Then, raising his head, he firmly answered: "If I had a thousand lives I would lose them all here before I would betray my friends or the confidence of my In former." Stout hearts were moved by the hero ism of the man and tears stole unbidden into eyes of strong men. Reluctanly the lever was sprung and the brave soul of Sam Davis went to meet his God. Slam a Millionaire. The king of Siam is one of the rich est of monarchs, his annual Income be ing about $20,000,000, and he knows how to enjoy the good things that lie within his reach. His palace is like a city, as nearly 5,000 persons live in It. It la lighted by electricity. Wealthiest German City. Hamburg is still the wealthiest city in Germany. There ire as many as 13G.572 payers of income taxes, although all those whose Income is under 900 marks are exemnt. Suez Canal Tollh. The toll of an ordinary ship passing through the Suez canal averages about $4,000. The distance Is ninety-two miles. THE ST. PAUL GLOBE, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, 1899. FEVER IN SEW YORK YELLOW JACK CONTAGION CAR RIED NORTH BY PATIENTS FROM KEY WEST STATUS OF THE EPIDEMIC One Hundred and Fifty-Five Cases Have Been Reported at Key West, With a Total of Ten Deaths—The Disease Secures a Footing in Mississippi — Reports From the Southern Cities. NEW YORK, Sept. ?.0.-Health Officer Doty reports that all of the four patients from Key West removed to Swinburne island from the steamer Lampasas have developed yellow fever. MERIDIAN, Miss., Sept. 10.—Meridian tonight quarantined against all places af fected with yellow lever. This will pre vent the United States circuit court con vening in this city tomorrow. Judge Niles and Marshal Collins, who are at Jackson, today telegraphed the local au thorities for permission to enter the city, but Mayor Dial refused and instructed the ofl'cers not tc permit any one from an infected point to enter Meridian. NEW ORLEANS, La , Sept. 10.—Presi dent Souchcn, of the state board of health, has issued the following bulletin: No new cases; third case improving. Dr. Grant wires that the isolation at Missis sippi City is perfect. YELLOW FEVER STATUS. One Hundred and Fifty-Five Cases at Key Went—Ten Deaths. WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.—The marine hospital service has an official dispatch from Key West giving the total of yel low fever cases up to date as 155, with ten deaths. The detention camp at the Dry Tortugas Is now in operation and refugees are being received and cared for. KEY WEST, Sept. 10.—Twenty-three new cases of yellow fever and two deathß i have been reported in the past twenty- I four hours. The situation is still very gloomy and large numbers of people are being sent to the detention camp at Dry I Tortugas. JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 10.—One case of yellow fever in Jackson was officially re ported to the state board" of health this afternoon. The patient is D. P. Porter, city clerk. New Cane of Plague. OPORTO, Sept. 10.—One new case of the bubonic plague was officially re ported yesterday. Dr. Irving, an Amer ican physician, arrived here today to study the epidemic. . o THROUGH A THRESHER A Raccoon "Went After Frightening' Several Pernons. New York Sun. Theodore Morgan, a farmer living in West Fayette, southwest of Geneva, thrashed his grain yesterday afternoon. The separator stood on the barn floor with th.; feeding board near the front door. Wilson Van Gorder was feeding and Fred Lamb, Will Gleason and George Wilson were pitching bundles from the mow. The bundles had been pitched out until the mow was in terraces. Lamb was on the lowest level, Gleason was on the middle level, even wilh Lamb's head, REASONS. and Wilson stuck his pitchfork into a bundle in a dark corner under the roof. Something moved, gave a sound that rose to a screech and jumped towards Wil son. It was an Immense raccoon. Wil son had run a tine of his fork through its left hind foot. When "Wilson saw the animal jump towards him he thought it was a wild cat. He yelled, jumped backwards, fell off the terrace, struck his head against a joist, and was rendered unconscious. The raccoon jumped at Gleason, but went over him and struck Lamb's shoulder. Lmnb thought It was a wildcat. He yell ed, jumped to the feeding table and towards the barn floor. He struck the driving belt which was running the sep arator. He was thrown against a bulk head and badly bruised, though no bones were broken. When Lamb Jumped the raccoon sprang towards Van Gorder. He dodged, and the raccoon went into the hopper of the separator and was cut to pieces. Mrs. Morgan, Mrs. Van Gorder, Mrs. Gleason and two other women stood In the barn watching the threshing. They heard the disturbance In the mow but did not know its cause. They saw Lamb thrown by the belt and when they saw the raccoon's blood, they thought a man had been kill ed. Mrs. Van Gorder and Mrs. Gleason fainted. Mrs. Morgan became hysterical, and the other two ran screaming out of the barn. Best Marksmen. The best marksmen are usually those ■with gray or blue eyes. Snake* to Spare. Brazil will exhibit 500 varieties of ser pents at the Paris display in 1900. BELL DOESN'T RING • —— In the Telephone Girl's Ear, as Munj Irate Subscribers Think. Kansas City Times. As a matter of information to the man who is of an irascible temperament and grinds away viciously at hia tele phone bell for the sake of waking "cen tral" up, it should be said that the sound of his bell is never heard. No sound, mars the quiet of the telephone ex change. The theory that there Is a bell which rings and clangs Ui the ears of the telephone girl is simply a scheme that the company has to allow its more ex citable subscribers to work, off some of their surplus haste and ill-temper In grinding away at the telephone crank. When one turns this cranlc at his 'phone all that happens in the office is that a little metal disc falls and a tiny light momentarily shows before the face of the operator. It doesn't make any difference whether the subscriber whirls away fifty times on only once or twice, the result Is the same. Probably nothing is more tantalizing to the subscriber than to call up and have central murmur something in his ear which sounds something: like "talking now." Half the time he doesn't know ex actly what central means, or else doesn't understand what was said. Then he whirrs the crank again viciously. To obviate this trouble the companies in sev eral cities have provided an automatic arrangement which clearly explains to the subscriber just what is meant. He calls up a certain number and the central girl, ascertaining that the required line is already in use, connects him with a phonograph, which incessantly calls out, "The line is busy, the line Is busy." But this plan so exasperates subscribers that it is certain never to be used very much. Probably nothing was ever invented that could make a subscriber madder than to have a squeaky voice calling in his ear that the line is busy. To get around this some companies replaced the phonograph by a mechanism which ticked away like a big clock, but then it took half the time of the girls to explain what It meant and why they didn't have the courtesy to respond when called. CROMWELL'S ONLY STATUE. It Siands in Manchester, and Is an Eyesore to Queen Victoria. St. Louis Republic. There seems to be a Cromwell revival in contemplation in England, and it is planned to set up a statue to the "Pro tector" In his native town of Hunting don, to which end, it is stated, subscrip tions are being sought from American admirers of the dead Englishman. In this connection it should be noted that there is an entirely erroneous impression in this country that so far no monument has ever been raised in England to Oliver Cromwell. Twenty years ago the city of Manches ter accepted and dedicated a eke for a heroic statue, the gift of a Mrs. Oliver Heywood, widow of a member of an old Lancashire family of that name, and much acrimonious discussion and hard feeling was created in consequence. This statue still stands in one of the principal squares of Manchester, right opposite the cathedral, at a point where the boroughs of Manchester and Salford join and hard MI'TUAL. RESERVE FL'XD LIFE AS- SOCIATION. Home office. New York, N. Y. Fred'k A. Burnham, President. Chas. W. Camp. Secretary. Incorporated February, lt&i. Commenced business February, 1881. At torney to accept service in Minnesota, Insurance Commissioner. Net assets, Dec. 31, previous year $3,939,367.29 INCOME DURING im. First year's assessments or premiums $691,294.01 Subsequent year's assessments or premiums 4,672,113.50 Membership and examiners' fees 24,535.38 Total paid by members $5,390,943.1!) From all other sources 743,384.03 Total income $6,134,327.27 DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1898. Death claims and installments Paid $3,887,500.95 Return and other payments to members 16-1,211.77 ■* Total paid to members $4,051,712.72 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collec tors. 1,259,191.1 i Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 364,398.04 All other disbursements , 670,637.40 Total disbursements $6,375,939.30 Excess of disbursements over income $241,012.03 ASSETS. Value of real estate, bonds and stocks owned $1,037 080 16 Mortgage and collateral loans. 1,195,580.11 Cash in office and in bank 974,ti70.07 Accrued interest and rents .... 24,473.u5 All other admitted assets 151,614.70 Total admitted assets $3,386,418.0J Assets not admitted $368,210.11 LIABILITIES. Losses and claims adjusted and unpaid $538,550.00 Losses unadjusted and present value of installments 1,133,001.0S Losses resisted 110,833.00 Advance payments, surrender value and dividend obliga tions ; 142.512.30 All other liabilities 78.045.35 Total liabilities $2,003,241.71 Balance to protect c0ntract5..51,383,176.38 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICES. BUSINESS OF IS9B. Total Business— T , „ „„ Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (be ginning of year) 111,908 $301,567,101 00 Written during the year 12,779 32.027,390.00 _ T°tal •• 124,687 $333,591,491.00 Ceased during the year ..22,308 64,425.170.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 102,379 $269,169,321.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 beginning of year).. 528 $1,737,585.00 Claims incurred during the year 1,392 4,237,530.00 _, Total .. 1,920 $5,975,415.00 Claims settled during the year 1,352 4,193,031.00 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 568 $1,782,384.00 Amount collected dv- Ying year $4,059,147 06 Business in Minnesota— _ . _ M Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (begin ning of year) 990 $2,916,500.00 Written during the year 143 356.000.00 Total 1,133 $3,272,500.00 Ceased during the year 263 930,000.00 In force Dec 31 (end of year) 870 $2,342.5)00.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (beginning of year) 2 $2,700.00 Claims incurred during the year 5 12,000.00 Total 7 $14,700.00 Claims settled during the year 5 9,700.00 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 2 $5,000.00 Amount collected du ring year $39,828.48 State o£ Minnesota. Department 'of Insurance, _ iV . . St- Eaul. 7-12, 1599. I, the undersigned Insurance Commis sioner of the State bt Minnesota, do hereby certify that thf Mutual Reserve Fund Life Association, above-named has compiled with the laws ot^thls State re lating to insurance, anxt ts-Jiow fully em powered, through Us autßbrlzed agents, to transact Its appropriate business of Assessment Life insurance In this state for the year ending January 31st, 1900. J. A. O'SHAUGHNESSr, Insurance Commissioner. ' by the oldest portion of the city, to wit, Humphrey Cheetham's Fourteenth Cen tury library, and the ancient Mitre Inn. the oldest licensed house in the United Kingdom. It represents Cromwell in a powerful pose, aggressive, yet held in control, one hand on a basket-hilted sword, the unwieldy weapon of the pe riod, the other touching a Bible—how dearly John Bull seems to love to pose, Bible in one hand and sword in the other. The statue has a rough granite base, and there are heavily wrought iron street lamps at each of the four corners of the stone space on which it stands. Crom well's face is turned toward the Victoria station, one of the principal railway de pots of the city. It—both the statue and Its acceptance by the people of Manchester—was appar ently taken as an insult by Queen Vic toria, as it was current gossip In Man chester for years after that the presence of the Cromwell statue was the main rea son why the queen persistently refused to visit the city. Furthermore, the name Heywood be came anything but gratissima to tho^e connected with the court. Many members of it had been respectively mayors or al dermen of the city, and later it happened that the royal steam yacht Victoria and Albert, at the time commanded by a Ger man princeling cousin to her majesty, ran into and cut in half Sir Percival Hey wood's Balling yacht the Mistletoe, two ladies of the party being drowned as a result of the accident—which, however, was proved to be negligence on the part of the royal navigator, as Sir Percival's boat, being a sailing vessel, had the right of way at the time. Yet the Heywood baronet only received a cold -letter of re gret for the unfortunate occurrence. Her majesty did not love the Heywoods or their tribute to her martyred ancestor. Perhaps the spirit of the Manchester branch of the Heywoods is shown in the name of one of its present leading repre sentatives, a barrister and county court judge, George Washington, son of Aid. Heywood. So it happens that, overlooking the ground where Prince Charlie's troops aft erward fought the Whigs, stands grim old Oliver—a central point to a bus.y pop ulation of 5,500,000^ people—hard-headed and independent Lancashire folk, accus tomed to go their own way without syco phancy to court or monarch—for, taking a fifteen-mile radius from the cathedral church, one Is in the heart of the most thickly populated districts of England— about 1,000,000 people in Manchester and Salford proper and about 5,500,000 within the forty-five-mile circumference. It's a curious fact, too, that there are more good Roman Catholics to the square inch In Lancashire than In almost the rest of England put together, and the principal county families remain still in the old faith. Free Treatment To ladies or gentlemen. It coits you nothing. Investigate la person or by mail. We have the best Electric Belt made. Office open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sundays, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Peterson's Improved Electric Belt Co., 47 Washington Ay. S., /llnneapotis. NORTHWESTERS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY. Home office, Chicago, 111. C. E. Mable President. R. E. Sackett, Secretary. In corporated June, 1874. Commenced busi ness July, 1874. Attorney to accept serv ice in Minnesota, Insurance Commission er. Net assets, Dec. 31, previous year $1,226,728.14 INCOME DURING 1898. First year's assessments or pre miums $750,839.14 {subsequent year's assessments or premiums 1,442,548.63 Membership and examiners' iee3 2,154.74 Total paid by members $2,195,542.51 From all other sources 51,784.04 Total income $2,247,326.55 DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1898. Death claims and installments Paid $1,681,111.47 Return and other payments to members 500.00 Total paid to members $1,681,611.47 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collec tors .... 414,204.09 Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 143.099.96 All other disbursements 117,952.04 Total disbursements $2,356,867.56 Excess of disbursements over income $109,541.01 ASSETS. Value of real estate, bonds and stocks owned $154,831.88 Mortgage and collateral loans.. 749,250 00 Cash in office and in bank 157 313 75 Accrued interest and rents 2l"l0l'66 Assessments due and unpaid... 10 000 00 Post-mortem assessments to be au OIIVL due ••; 31,000 00 All other admitted assets 17,783.23 Total admitted assets $1,141,280.52 Assets not admitted $10.729.b0 LIABILITIES. Losses and claims adjusted and unpaid $233 200 00 Losses unadjusted and present value of installments 102,608.86 Losses resisted 38 500.00 Advance payments, surrender value and dividend obligations 190,967.85 All other liabilities 104 91 Total liabilities $565,381.62 Balance to protect contracts.... $575,898.90 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES, BUSINESS OF 1898. Total Business— In force Dec. 31 (begin^" 1^ AmoUnt" Writfen° f EK^" thi* 717 ™'™'™-<*> year 1,965 4,168.000.00 n T°^ al i"7 •••■36,682 $102,643,400.00 Ceased during the >'ear 16,251 47,815,000.00 In force Dec. 31 end of J'ear) 20,431 $54,828,400.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (beginning of year).. 129 $474,717 00 Claims incurred during the year 492 1,611,000.00 ■_ Total 621 $2,085,717.00 Claims settled during the year 511 1,715.017.00 Unpaid Dec. 81 (end of year) 110 $370,700.00 Amount collected du ring year $2,195,542.51 Business In Minnesota— . „ Number. Amount In force Dec. 31 (begin ning of year) ...: 1,441 $4,017,500.00 Written during the year 10 20,000.00 Total 1,451 $4,037,500.00 Ceased during the year 889 2,522,000.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 562 $1,515,500.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (beginning of year).. 4 $20,000.00 Claims Incurred during the year 21 53,300.00 Total 25 $73,500.00 Claims settled during the year 21 64,000.00 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 4 $9,500.00 Amount collected du ring the year $65,732.14 State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance, St. Paul, 7-11, 1899. T, the undersigned Insurance Commis sioner of the State of Minnesota, do here by certify that the Northwestern Life As surance Society, above named, has com piled with the laws of this State relating to Insurance, and Is now fully empowered, through its authorize^ agents, to transact Its appropriate business of Assessment Life Insurance in this State for the yea? ending January 31st, 1900. J. A. O'SHAnaHNESST, Insurance Commissioner. ODD FELLOWS' ANNUITY ASSOCIA TION. Home office, Dcs Molnes, lowa. Wm, Musson, President. C. 11. Baker, Secre tary. Incorporated January, 1890. Com menced business January, 1890. Attorney to accept service In Minnesota, Insurance Commissioner. Net assets, Dec. 31, previous year $26,324.0S INCOME DURING 1898. First year's assessments or pre miums $23,313.30 Subsequent year's assessments or premiums 71,691.65 Membership and examiners' fees. 16,716.00 Total paid by members $111,720.95 From all other sources 2,169.41 Tocal Income $113,890.36 DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1898. Death claims and Installments paid $43,200.00 Total paid to members $43,200.00 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collec tors 40,531.48 Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 15,151.80 All other disbursements 6,723.56 Total disbursements $105,606.84 Excess of income over disburse ments $8,283.52 ASSETS. Value of real estate, bonds and stocks owned $2,000.03 Mortgage and collateral loans.. 10,950.00 Cash in office and in bank 21,657.60 Accrued interest and rents 185.07 Assessments due and unpaid 16.J57.20 Total admitted assets $50,1179.87 LIABILITIES. Losses and claims adjusted and unpaid $37,000.00 All other liabilities 1,048.54 Total liabilities $38,048.54 Balance to protect contracts $12,831.33 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES. BUSINESS OF 1593. Total Business- Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (begin ning: of year) 4,592 $6,604,600.00 Written during the year 2,928 3.514.650.00 Total 7.520 $10,419,250.00 Ceased during the year 1.261 1,712,950.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 6,259 $8,706,300.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (beginning of year).. 38 $33,200.00 Claims incurred during the year 34 45,600.00 Total 72 $78,800.00 Claims settled during the year 72 43,250.00 Unpaid Dec. 81 (end of year) 44 $37,000.00 Amount collected du ring year $95,004.05 Business in Minnesota- Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (begin ning of year) 109 $149,400.00 Written during the year 143 196,600.00 Total 252 $346,000.00 Ceased during the year 68 91,400.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 184 $254,600.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (beginning of year) .. 1 $900.00 Claims incurred during the year 1 1,400.00 Total 2 $2,300.00 Claims settled during the year 2 1,150.00 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) _2 $1.150.03 Amount collected dv- Ing year $2,546.20 State of Minnesota. Department of Insurance. St. Paul, 7-12, 1899. I, the undersigned Insurance Commis sioner of the State of Minnesota, do here by certify that the Odd Fellows" An nuity Association. above-named, has complied with the laws of this State re- Jatlnjf to insurance, and is now fully em powered, through its authorized ascents, to transact its appropriate business of Assessment Life Insurance in this State for the year ending January 31st. 1900. J. A. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Insurance Commissioner. | BOSTON MUTUAL I,IFE ASSOCIA TION. Home office, Boston, Mass. John W. Wheeler, President. Edward A. Ly man, Secretary. Incorporated August, 1891. Commenced business February, 1892. Attorney to accept service in Min nesota, Insurance Commissioner. Net assets, Dec. 31, previous year $61,907.31 INCOME DURING 1898. First year's assessments or pre miums $12,231.05 Subsequent year's assessments or premiums 53,320.59 Total paid by members $65,651.94 From all other sources 3,425.10 Total income $68,977.64 DISBURSEMENTS DURING IS£B. Death claims and installments paid $36,379.13 Return and other payments to members 606.42 Total paid to members $36,985.57 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collec tors 10,890.4i Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 4,514.84 All other disbursements 5.980.64 Total disbursements $58,376.52 Excess of income over disburse ments $10,601.12 ASSETS. Value of real estate, bonds and stocks owned $55,658.75 Cash in office and in bank 16,349.68 Accrued interest and rents 708.97 Assessments due and unpaid.'... 4,743.91 Total admitted assets $77,461.34 Assets not admitted $1,000.03 LIABILITIES. Losses unadjusted and present value of installments $10,000.00 Losses resisted 2,000.00 Advance payments, surrender value and dividend obliga tions 640.72 ■ Total liabilities $12,640.72 Balance to protect contracts $64,820.62 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES, BUSINESS OF 1898. Total Business — Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (begin ning of year) 1,657 $3,548,750.00 "Written during the year. 759 1.088.500.00 Total 2,366 -$4,637,230.00 Ceased during the year.. 528 1,017.700.0J In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 1.83S $3,6i9.K50.00 Claims unpaid Dec. 31 (beginning of year).... 8 $18,000.00 Claims incurred during the year 10 30,500.03 Total 19 $48,500.0J Claims settled during the year 15 36,500.00 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 4 $12,000.03 Amount collected du ring year $65,551.94 No business in Minnesota. State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance. St. Paul, 7-11, 189l>. I, the undersigned Insurance Commis sioner of the State of Minnesota, do here by certify that the Boston Mutual Life Association, above named, has com plied with the laws of this State relating to insurance, and is now fully empower ed, through its authorized agents, to transact its appropriate business of As sessment Life Insurance in this State for the year ending January 31st. 1900. J. A. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Insurance Commissioner. 3 FEDERAL LIFE ASSOCIATION. Home office. Davenport, lowa. Henry Egbert, President. E. H. Whitcomb, Sec retary. Incorporated March, 1882. Com menced business May, 1882. Attorney to accept service in Iviinnesota, Insurance Net assets Dec. 31,%previous year.562,644.53 INCOME DURING%9B. First year's assessments or pre miums $45,754.87 Membership and examiners' fees. 23.631.41 Total paid by members $69,386.28 From all other sources 4,i07.98 Total income $73,494.26 DISBURSEMENTS DURING 1898. Death claims and installments paid $31,132.25 Return and other payments to members 1,327.19 Total paid to members $32,459.44 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collectors. 29,007.98 Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 4,287.72 All other disbursements 9,bG.'i.^ Total disbursements $75,C18.43 Excess of disbursements over in come $2,124.17 ASSETS. Mortgage and collateral loans ...$00,350.00 Cash in office and in bank 170.39 Accrued interest and rents 1,Xf.5.e0 Assessments due and unpaid 1,264.71 Total admitted assets $63,140.70 Assets not admitted $1,606.91 LIABILITIES. Losses unadjusted and present value of installments $11,000.00 Advance payments, surrender value and dividend obligations. 540.15 All other liabilities 503.82 Total liabilities $12,043.97 Balance to protect contracts $51,096.73 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POLICIES, BUSINESS of 1898. Total Business— Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31. (begin ning of year) 2,509 $2,509,000.00 Written during the year 950 950,000.00 Total 3,459 $3,459,000.00 Ceased during the year. 641 641,000.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year) 2,818 $2,818,000.00 Claims incurred during the year 42 $42,000.00 Total 42 $42,000.00 Claims settled during the year 31 31,132.00 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 11 $11,000.00 Amount collected during year $73,494.26 Business in Minnesota- Number. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (begin ning of year) 300 $300,000.00 Written during the year 297 297,000.00 Total 597 $597,000.00 Ceased during the year. 264 264,000.00 In force Dec. 31 (end of year), 333 $333,000.00 Claims incurred during the year 3 $3,000.00 Total 3 $3,000.00 Claims settled during the year 3 3,000.00 Amount collected during the year $8,488.58 State of Minnesota, Departrr>'--it "f ip'-i'-ann*. St. Paul, 7-12, 1899. I, the undersigned Insurance Commis sioner of th^ State of Minnesota, do here by certify that the Federal Life Associa tion, above-named, has complied with the laws of this State relating to insurance, and is now fully empowered, through its authorized agents, to transact its appro priate business of Assessment Life Insur ance in this State for the year ending January 31st, 1900. J. A. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Insurance Commissioner. NORTHERS LIFE ASSOCIATION. Home office, Marshalltown, To. W w DooUtOe. President; E. H. kibben. Sec^ yU J ncor Porated May, 1882. Com menced business May, issi Attorney to SiS ln MI—ota: msurLce Net assets December 31, previous year $50,768 16 INCOME DURING 1898. First year's assessments or pre miums «42 495 oft Subsequent year's assessments or premiums 71,572 57 Total paid by members .lm^9S43 From all other sources 4,353 40 Total Income $118,351 ~83 DISBURSEMENTS DURING IS9B. Deatn claims and installments P. ald • ■ $54,666 68 iteturn and other payments to members 2,068 39 Total paid to members $56,735 05 Commissions, salaries and ex penses of agents and collectors. 32,922 96 Salaries of officers, employes and examiners' fees 16.542 68 AH other disbursements 6,t>95 39 Total disbursements $111,8?5 98 Excess of income over disburse ments $3,455 85 ASSETS. Mortgage and collateral loans... $70,264 00 Cash in office and in bank 6,111 27 Accrued interest and rents 1410 60 Assessments due and unpaid lOioOO 00 All other admitted assets 8,916 30 Total admitted assets $96,702 17 Assets not admitted $1,932 44 LIABILITIES. Losses and claims adjusted and unpaid $5,000 00 Losses resisted 5,000 00 Advance payments, surrender value and dividend obligations. 1.499 64 All other liabilities 1,594 84 Total liabilities $13,094 48 Balance to protect contracts.... $83,6'»7 69 EXHIBIT OF CERTIFICATES OR POL ICIES, BUSINESS OF 189cJ. Total Business— No. Amount. In force Dec. 31 (beginning of year; 4,653 $8,000,000 Written during the year 1.621 3,004,500 Total 6,274 $11,004,500 Ceased during the year 1.510 2,588,000 In force Dec. ol (.end of year 4,764 $8,416,500 Claims incurred during the year 32 $60,000 Total 32 $60,001 Claims settled during the year 31 55,001 Unpaid Dec. 31 (end of year) 1 $5.00fl Amount collected during year $113,998 43 Business in Minnesota- No. Amount. In force Dec 31 (beginning of year 30 $43,000 Written during the year.... 6 15,000 Total 36 $58,000 Ceased during the year 15 21,500 In force Dec 31 (end of year) 21 $36,500 Amount collected during year $66199 State of Minnesota, Department of Insurance. St. Paul, 7-11. 1599 I, the undersigned Insurance Commls pioner of the State of Minnesota, do here by certify that the Northern Life Asso tion, above named, has complied with the laws of this State relating to insur ance, and is now fully empowered, through its authorized agents, to transact, its appropriate business of Assessment Life Insurance in this State for the year ending January 31st, 1900. J. A. O'SHAUGHNESSY, Insurance Commissioner.