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THE ILMLNGTOJST MESSEN(fiR, TUE8DA 2, DECEMBER 26. 1805 ( 1 stTd 3 V SURiCE INQUIRY StateSuperintendent Hendricks on the Stand GAVE LITTLE INFORMATION Evidently Were Not Thorough Examinations by Ills Department arc Made to Ascertain Only the Solvency of the Companies The State Super intendent Declares That He Knows Little or Nothing About the Various Examinations More Information Furnished to Prussia Than to the New York State Department Chief Examiner Vanderpoel Also a Witness. New York, December 21. Francis Hendricks, superintendent of insurance of New York state was the' chief wit ness before the legislative committee of insurance investigation today and testified that the examinations of in surance companies by his department are made to ascertain only the solv ency of the companies and that no in vestigation is made into the extrava gance of the management of a compa-; ny or into the salaries paid to offi cers, so long as the company is able to pay its obligations. No,, investiga tion is made into the commission's paid to agents, the system of loading on the premiums, the advancing of loans to agents, or loans to directors. 7 Tne employment of kinspeople of ikofficers in high positions is not in t quired into. This has long been the V custom of the department, Mr. Hen dricks said, and he declared further that he personally knew little or nothing about the various examina tions made, as they were entrusted to Isaac Vanderpoel, the chief examiner of the department. While Mr. Hendricks' memory failed him as to any legislation which he bad suggested as a remedy to any de fects in the laws governing insurance companies, he stated that no mea sure that he had ever presented had ever been opposed in either house of L. l i 2.1 a 1. 1 - tue legislature. ieitner naa any bills fen passed against his recommenda- m. LYIr. Hendricks said that his deD.irt- Fment spent last year about $137,000 and received In fees and navments V$287,72G, which was paid into the .state treasury. To make examina tions that would bring out such in formation as has been gathered by the legislative committee the witness said, would require ten more examiners, and an additional appropriation of from $50,000 to $60,000. He thought, how ever, he could get the appropriation if he asked for it. Mr. Hendricks knew nothing of the large legal expenses of the New York Life Insurance Company, the Equitable and the Mutual Life, as they had nev er been called to his attention. He had never heard of the wash-sales of securities nor the year end loans of the Equitable to clerks of Kuhn, Loeb and Company, nor had these ever been brought to his attention. Mr. Hughes asked: "Do you require the companies to present a detailed statement of their legal disbursements, showing the names of lawyers who had money and what they had it for has the depart ment ever required that?" "No, I don't think so." "Now, we find information of that sort being furnished to Frussla and not to the New York state department. Here, for example, I have the state ment of the legal expenss of the New York Life, for 1898, giving in detail the amounts paid, aggregating $197, 725.88, and the names of the recipients as furnished to the Prussian govern ment. Now, did the New York state department ever have a statement like that?" "No." "Now, what is your practice in re gard to reports that come in? Did you look them over yourself, the an nual reports?" "Not all of them, if there is any thing that the statistician referred to me ." "Then they were referred to the star tiscian in the first instance?" - "Yes." "What were his duties with refer ence to the report?" "He examined all the reports." "Did you look through the collateral loans?" "I don't think so." "WTho had charge of that matter?" "Mr. Vanderpoel." "Did any one in the department en deavor to ascertain whether there had been any shifting of securities or tem porary arrangement made which would indicate that the department report was not true?" " ' "No, we took the reports as they were made to me." "Unless, then, you had an examina tion you would not detect whether the securities report at the end. of the given year were changed In the begin- . '" . At ning or tne next year : ? J "I think not without examination." "When was it first that you learned that Kuhn, Loeb and Company, for example, were taking alleged collat eral loans at the end of the year, cith er . In, their own name or in the name of their clerks, without any real loans being in existence or intended to be?" efseenSaich a statement lni the newspapers; I never learned it "Did you learn that In the course of your examination this, year?" -V"I don't think so' Mr. Hendricks said that in making the, examination of the Equitable last spring he did not have his attention called to the existence of a memoran dum in lieu of cash kept by the cash ier, and he was asked: "What examination was made under your instructions to verify the cash re turns of the cashier to the cash on hand?" . , "Mr Vanderpoel made it; I did not give any instructions." "You are in the position of a super intendent who relied upon your subor dinates, but in looking over your re ports or the reports furnished you from time to , time, was not your at tention attracted to the very large amounts expended by the Equitable, by the Mutual and by the New York Life for expenses?" "I thought they were large; I ,did not know what they had hid away1 In them." 'Have you asked during your Incum bency for any information from Insur ance companies additional to that which was previously required?" "I don't think so, ' sir." "You haven't examined the Provi dent Savings Life Assurance Society during the time that you have been superintendent why is that?"-' "I can't tell. I suppose it had been until I looked at that list." ""Had it ever been brought to your attention that their gains were in creased by marking up the values of their real estate?" ? . , "No, I never examined into it." Isaac Vanderpoel, chief examiner of the insurance department followed Mr. Hendricks and detailed what was done at an examination. He said that prac tically it was a comparison of the company's sworn report with the books. He had never known of wash sales, nor of the year end loans; he had never known the salary of Presi dent McCurdy, of the Mutual, nor had he ever inquired what it was. The salaries are in one lump sum in the salary account and he had never tak en steps to find out if these moneys had been paid for that purpose. The large expenditures in the supply de partment had never excited his curi osity, although the vouchers had been looked at at random. These were stamped with the approval of the ex penditure committee and he had never questioned their legitimacy of purpose The vouchers for the $25,000 payments to the chairman of the expenditure committee,, he had seen but never in quired into. Mr. Vanderpoel said all examinations were conducted in this manner, that he never tried to go back of a voucher or book entry. This was a custom which had prevailed ever since he had been in the department. Mr. Vanderpoel was on the stand when adjournment was taken until tomorrow morning. SAILORS EXPERIENCE HARDSHIP Crew of the Schooner Pendleton Sis ters Forced Into the Rigging by the Waves One of the Number Died From Exposure. New York, December 21. A 24 hour cruise with every member of the crew in the ringing: in a vessel which crept a few miles along the Virginia coast line bumping on the shoal3 with nearly every wave was the experience of eight sailors who arrived here today. They are from the schooner Pendleton Sisters, which was bound from Port Arthur, Texas, for New York and went ashore last Thursday. Friday they were rescued by the Matompkin Life Saving station, after a struggle against cold, in which one member of the crew died. The schooner was anchored Thursday night, but the anchor, broke and she went ashore. The waves drove the crew into the rigging. All night they clung there and when morning came found they were no longer off the light house near which they had gone ashore the night before. But'were pro ceeding along the coast. On Friday the cold drove them out of the rigging. Unable to cling there any longer they slid down to the roof of the deck house. The colored cook died soon af ter dropping from the rigging. Late Friday the schooner's cruise ended when . she stuck fast near ; the life saving station. . - - j COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY Committees Appointed to Carry Into Effect the Recommendations Made by the Council. New York, December 21. Columbia University's action in recommending the abolition of all inter-collegiate sports was acted upon promptly today by President Nicholas Murray Butler. He appointed two committees to devise plans whereby the recommendations made by the University council may most speedily be accomplished. One committee 'consisted of faculty mem bers and the other of alumni. President Butler said this action did not aim to abolish college athletics at Columbia altogether, but to only abol ish them in their present form In order to put athletics on a basis in which every student can participate. He said that Columbia's ultimate purpose was to encourage the widest possible par ticipation of students in athletics. Torture of a Preacher. The story of the torture of Rev. O D. Moore, pastor of the Baptist church, of Harpersville, N. Y., will in terest you. He says:-"I suffered ag onies,! because of a persistent cougn, resulting from the grip. I had to sleep sitting up In bed. I tried many remedies, without relief, until I took Dr. ; King's New Discovery for Con sumption, Coughs and Colds, which entirely cured my cough, and saved me from consumption." A grand cure for diseased conditions of Throat and Lungs. At R. R. Bellamy, druggist; price 50c and $1,00, guaranteed- Trial bottle free. The Russian students seem to have the advantage of the American stu dents, all things considered. . A revo lution is substantially as distracting and, brutal as football,, and there Jsn't so strong a taint of professionalism about it life. . .v v Mr W. P. Boger will spend the hol idays in Morganton. :. THE KBIT -c ."-V " ' -r V 'j'-V' 3fcli-'.w V.''' Charges Assist Preiiis-t 1 IIcctsTelti ' n aed GQiemor HiKiax "" ww BY FORMER GOVERNOR ODELL lie Says They Made & Deliberate At- ----- . - tempt for Their Personal Ambitions. Their Harmony, He Says, Consists of "Knocking" Charges Biggins With; ! Duplicity. i ; i, New York, December 21. Former Governor B. B. Odell, Jr., chairman of the Republican state! committee. made a statement today in which he charged President Roosevelt and Gov-I ernor Higgins with a deliberate at tempt to wreck the Republican party of this state for their own personal ambitions. He declared that if disas-i ter ensued they, not he, would be re sponsible. Mr. Odell's accusations were a part of his comment on the, situation grow ing out of the contest in the Republi can party In this, state for the speak ership of the New York assembly. Mr. Odell declared himself in favor of E. A. Merritt, Jr., several days ago. On Monday last, Governor Higgins came out in favor of J. Wr. Wradsworth, Jr. Mr. Odell said today that he hal understood Governor Higgins was for Merritt and was surprised when the governor "switched his trolley," He said it was the worst case of duplicity in, politics he thad ever known and continued. : "I charge Mr.; Roosevelt and Gover nor Higgins with deliberately trying; to wreck the party in this state for their own personal ambitions. If this means party disaster they and not I and my friends are responsible. They, and not I, are to blame. "So far as gratitude is concerned. Governor Higgins certainly owed something. Instead of putting out the hand of friendship he chooses to throw, stones at those who have been his friends. Higgins could have told me that he did not want me nor Merritt to be in this affair, but instead he throws stones. If the President want ed reform I was friendly and they could have had it. I charge him and Governor Higgins with injecting, their personalities into this matter. Their harmony consists of 'knocking. I make the prediction that Wadswortb will not be elected as speaker. We will put him out." Governor Higgins, in an interview said the President was not interferring in the -speakership contest and that Odell had no authority for using his name in support of Merritt's candi dacy. ADJOURNED FOR THE HOLIDAYS . I After Short Sessions Both Houses of Congress Took a Recess Until Janu ary 4th. Washington, December 21 After a session of a little more than an hour's duration the Senate today adjourned until January 4. Only about half of the session was legislative in charac ter and the greater part of that time was devoted to a discussion of the reg ularity of the credentials of Mr. Gear in, who succeeds Mr. Mitchell as a Senator from Oregon. The credentials were accepted . and Mr. Gearin was sworn in. Washington, December 21.' There was but a ten minute session of the House today when the holiday adjourn ment until January 4, was taken. Two speeches, one attacking and the other defending the cotton crop estimates of the government, were to have been made; but permission was granted to print these speeches in the Record, seems to have been exhausted," and without extending further invitation to any member for a speech, the adjourn ment was declared by the speaker. THE CRUISER CHARLESTON Elaborate Preparations for Her Re ception by the City From Which She Takes Her Name. - Washington, December 21. Elabor ate preparations are being made by the people of Charleston for the reception which that port ' will give to her namesake the new ten thousand ton protected cruiser Charleston, the first of her class which will Tisit Charles ton January 9, 10 and 11, next, and will be presented with a handsome silver service by the city. Secretray Bona parte has' tentatively accepted an invi tation to attend and he is anticipat ing making, the trip, in the new ship. If he goes the army will , join with the navy in welcoming him to the city. Nothing definite has been decid Mr. Payne announced "Our oratory ed yet about the trip and much will depend upon the disposition of sev eral important official matters pend ing. After her visit to Charleston Commander Winslow will take his ship out for her final trial and will then start for the Pacific coast Schooner oGes Ashore Kew York, December 21. -The lum ber laden schooner George F. Phillips, from Norfolk, Va., for New York, went ashore in the thick weather today Off Bayhead, N. J. Her crew was rescued by the life savers whose station Is near the point where the schooner grounded. Although the vessel was rolling heav ily when the crew left her she . was still In good condition and not in im mediate danger of going to pieces. A Fearful Fate. It is a fearfui fate to liave to endure the terrible torture of Piles. "I can truthfully say " writes Harry Colson of Masonville. Ia "that for Blind, Bleeding. Itching and Protruding' Piles, Bucklen's Arnica Salye, Is the best cure made." Also best for cuts I burns and injuries. 25c at R- R- Bel lamy, druggist , . Miss Millie Archer will leave ; today to spend Christmas at her ' home in Chapel Hill.: .-.-;- tiflPS PILL GIT! Wholesale Arrests ofYorli fiien Llsde STRIKE STARTS TAMELY ImpressiYe Demonstration in Industrial Section of the . , , The Workmen Seem Quiet, but Deter- mined Government Makes a Test of its Ability to Run a Train to Ber- 1 in Thousands of Men Iidt Their Work at Twelve O'CIock Moscow Cut Off From St. Petersburg No Communication With the Provinces. St. Petersburg. December 21. (2:10 p. m.). Since noon today the streets have been filled with troops especially those in the industrial sections. The railroad stations are in possession of the military. Wholesale arrests of the leaders of the workmen were made last night. It is reported that the -police include in their captures the members of the sec ond workmen's council who were placed in the fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul with the members of the first council, who were arrested Saturday night. A third council however, promptly took the place of the second. Moscow is already cut off from St. Petersburg and with V the provinces generally there was no communication this morning. According to the latest information the Lituanian insurrection has extend-, ed into the province of Vitebsk, across the borders of Livonia. At Kohun kusen the chief of police and his as sistants were tried by a revolutionary iina averaged 46 pounds in weight tribunal and executed. .wniie year the bales in this state It turns out that Tukum was only,. - .,,, t i-A rvrvinri surrounded after a severe fight which ' SO far avenged but 4o0 pwnto lasted for 'twelve hours. The insurrec- Taking this fact into consideration, tionists are fortiying the town by Mr. Burleson says that if the running throwing up entrenchments and by bales are reduced to 500 pounds gross digging pits. The trenches were taken weight so as to afford a correct basis by storm, both sides losing heavily. for comparison the seeming discrep- The latest information from Khar- ancy between the ginners report and koff says that 10,000 revolutionaries the estimate of the department of ag- are under arms and that troops are riculture is thoroughly explained and Ses"rP the PUrPSe C - fact ,h there is nothing to , jgyw The strike started here at noon very that the estimate is not substantially tamely. In the center of the city the correct. shops were not closed, the proprietors Mr. Burleson makes the statement having received guarantees that if they that Mr. Liovering has candidly con remained open they would be given fessed that he has personal interest ample protection and that any deputa- ja endeavoring to reduce the price of tion of strikers seeking by threats or cotton; that in tne beginning of the force to compel the closing of the he went Qn the shops would be (instantly arrested. ' , ,T , . . .i..TO There was, however, an impressive floor of the iNe York cotton hange demonstration in the industrial sec- and predicted that the crop this ear tion. The main interest in the strike would reach 13,000,000 bales, of the railroad men centered in the Mr. Lovering, he says, is one of the Warsaw station, where the government largest cotton spinners In the country, was to make a test of its ability by ana believing the crop would be large moving a train for Berlin. The depot h evidently failed to provide himself was pacKea witn iroups. riumyuj . noon there wras wild hurrah accompa nied by the roar of escaping steam and a few moments later the railroad men walked out of the yard in a body. The authorities however, were prepared and after a delay of ten minutes a lo comotive manned by soldiers of a rail road battalion backed Into the station and was coupled to the waiting train which was crowded with people seek ing to depart from the unhappy coun try, lines of soldiers with fixed bayo nets flanked the train and an official with four soldiers entered the carri ages and thoroughly searched them in order to ascertain if suspicious persons were on board. As the official and his escort left the train a signal was given and 20 soldiers entered the baggage cars, while another detachment was scattered through the carriages. The train then nulled out. An extra car loaded with wrecking apparatus was attached to the train to be used in nresident of the Mutual Life case of accidents between stations. The 1? president or tnt jiuiuai j,uc mail car was missing. At other sta- Insurance Company and other mem tions similar precautions were taken, bers of his family have ir3nsferrd val- In the manufacturing districts be- uable property in this city within the yond the Warsaw and Narva gates, in last cw days were ma(ie public today, the Schulsselburg district and in the aIr McCurdv and his wife on Decem sections on both sides of the Neva, the G d , December 19, workmen generally obeyed the sum- narrels of real estate to mons to strike and promptly at 12 transferred Parcel or real estate 10 o'clock thousands of them emerged to their son Robert H. McCurdy. The the street. - ' s011 on December 19 transferred to Police. Cossacks, soldiers of the his mother his interest in the new guard, regiments and other patrols McCurdy home, which has been occu were everywhere, but so far as report- ' pje(j Dy Richard A. McCurdy and which ed, no collision marked the inaugura- jg kave 400,000. By this tion 01 me striKe. ine woncmen seem ed very quiet, but determined. The men of each factory 'selected in ad vance a certain number to act as pick ets for the purpose of preventing any attempt to introduce strike breakers into the factories. f?t. Petersburg. December 20 (Wed- nesday) 6.55 p. m. The governments. advices show that all the trains, with troops, which enter the Baltic pro vinces are being stopped by the insur gents. A number of Cossacks in a car were captured and disarmed be yond Dorpat. The town of Tuckum has been re- taken from the insurgents by itussian troops. ' SITUATION AT MOSCOW Grave News of Disorders and Collision Between the Troops and the Popu lace. -. , St Petersburg, December 2L 1:20 ing to Moscow this morning brought grave news of serious disorders ' and i collisions between the troops and the j populace. , ? The Narshadney formerly the Syn i Ontechestva, and other secretly pub- lished papers which are being being dlstrib- uted by thousands to the workmen are filled with the most inflammatory ap peals inciting the people to an armed, rebellion. Many of the i articles are especially directed to the army, which is implored not to shed the blood of the nation. On8 writer addressing the soldiers said: "Join us. Rise with us. No power M E5nt:i fflaas Trafard Ira tj C:ns tub DIFFERENCE IN THE I2STTAIATES Accuracy of Figures of the Department s of Agriculture Attacked by Mr. Lot j erinr The Inaccuracy Said to be Caused by Variations in the Weight of BalesMr. Doverta- Was Short tn lite Supply of Cotton for His Mill. Washington, December 21 The cot ton crop ccnticversy in the Hoa which was transferred from the floor io "leave to print" In the Congres sional Record today, consists of state ments by Mr. Lovering, cf Massachu setts, and Mr. Burleson, of Texas. Mr. Love ring attacks the accuracy of the estimates of the crop by the depart- mcnt of asricultnrc in several ways. He says the ginners report issued ty f e census bureau yesterday shows there has been ginned to December 13 m Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Oklahoma 1S3.341 more bales of cotton than the department estimated as the entire crop in thlt territory, and there is from C to I weeks more of the ginning .season left. Mr. Loverin'? innkes no criticism of the secretary of agriculture pers.ona ly nor of officials under him. He baa taken the estimates of the cotton crop for the past ten years, compared them with the ascertained crop, and deduces the conclusion that the estimates have been uniformly less than the actual crop to the extent of 7.42 per cent., or a total of 778,400 bales during the whole period. The reply which Mr. Ihirleson has filed maintains that the difference s;e tween the figures of Mr. Loverln.:; nnrt those of the deparilDCBt vry sin ply because of the variation In the weight of bales. He says the department an nounced its esimate cf the rop on De cember 4, in bales of 5uu pounds gross weight; that the census bureau makes its preliminary reports in "running bales." Running bales are those ac tually turned out by the ginners, and according to Mr. Burleson they have different weights in different states. Last year the bales in North Caro- cl1fHr.f atnoV for his mills. "hence these tears In Mad Chase. 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Sold under guarantee to do the same for you. by R R Bellamy, druggist, at 50c at bottle. Try them today. can stand against the people and army united.". The strike call in addition to mak ing the regular demand for a constit- uent assembly, universal suffrage, ihe abolition of martial law, immunity of the person and the other features of the proletariat of the t programme in- slsts on the release of the imprisoned members of the workmen's council. the discontinuance of all political suits, acquiesence with the petitions of the army and nary and of the rail road and postal-telegraph employees for an Increase of par, the transfer of the land to the people an eight hour day and the abolition of all restric tions regarding nationalities and. re-Hgion. ffi7F0Ef.;iOl OKES PQLI6Y SirCiy tji Ted fzi h MARCS BID FOR POPULAR VOTD The Premier Clearly Avoided the Quest Uoa of Home Rule for Ireland Ex pression of Sir Henry CanubelL Banner-man Concern I nr Foreign Re lation. London, December 21. Sir Henry Camprjell-Itannra&nft first 'speech since ho accepted the premiership was delivered at Albert hall tonight, before a mass meeting under the auspice of the Liberal Federation. A feature of Sir Henry pHvh wn his announcement that the fcoverinneut. imd decided to op the Importation of Chinese coolies into &uth Africa until fcucii time us the iithidian for r asainsi such importation 0011 Id he de rided by a Sautu African iur!iaiueat, elected by potwlar vote. Tiila was grertwl with tremendous uOmiasu, tho lHerintr intimihi for luliy tt ju minutes. peakluz f foreign r laUiu., Mr Henry first cxpres! hU kindly feel ing toward llussia In th,. pjrM t!t trial through 'which that country was pac ing. In the case of Germany aaid, he Siiw iK) reacou wha vcr ir trangemeut. Kesardlng the United states, l'muri and .Isajr. the premier atfvpted the existing ewi.Utiotut and approved everything which tiMided to wards peace. .Sir Henry upheld this announcement with another which elicited great ap plause. He said that the growth of armament a wa at great !.h:kw. that force was not the only reti edy. and that economy must Ik? adopted, lu this, he Hintcd out. the government had a notable ally in the present liscal eystem, which was a great guarant of !eaee. In general term the premier out lined Ills policy for retrenchment and for n complete system of pv eminent by the people. In equally general terms Us gave notice that most of tin domestic oat of the into government 'would le tra versed by the incoming liberal govern ment and he made a inverful hid for the popvJar vote. PHILIPPINE TAUIFF MLIj Vieu.s of Minority Member of Ways and Means Committee Filed. Washington. December 21. The views of the minority members of the ways and means committee on the Phillippine tariff bill were filed iu the House today by Representative John Sharp Williams, of Mississippi, the Democratic floor leader. The Democrats offer a substitute de claring for absolute free trade between the Philippines and the United States, including Hawaii and Porto Itico, but add that if their substitute is voted down they will support the Republi can bill, as it is a "long step in the logical and right direction." The report says: "The members of the minority of the committee on ways and means believe that the anomalous and preposterous status of the Philippine Inlands, by which they are treated as American territory for certain purposes and as foreign or as semi-foreign territory for certain other purposes cannot be long maintained and should be imme diately terminated. "The party which w In part rep resent, desires to get rid of them at the earliest practical moment and we welcome the dissatisfaction of the hith erto legislatively favored classes growing out of the competition of the products of Philippine labor with our own product, in our own market as a possible moving cause to governmen tal divorce between the Philippine ar chepelago and the balance of the Unit ed States." Andrew Carnegie prides himself up on the assumption that he Is un ex cellent Judge of mem. He has shown us Schwab and Corey to prove it Sa vannah News. SALE OF PAXA5IA BONDS Treasury Department Does Not Con template an Early fgue. Washington, December 21. Secreta ry Shaw today authorized the follow ing statement: . . Although the Panama Canal bill, which has Just passed Congress, per fected the legislation relating to the sale of Panama bonds and make? it possible to issue them at any time, the treasury department does not con template an immediate issue. The ap propriation for the Panama canal which has Just been made by ' Con gress is coupled with a provision that money paid out of the treasury for such purpose may be reimbursed from the proceeds of bonds hereafter sold. This provision permits the secretary of the treasury to choose his own time for issuing the bonds. At pres ent, conditions for an issue are not so favorable as they are likely to be later on. An immediate sale would with draw money from channels of trade where It Is now needed, equal tbe amount of the issue. . Death of an Author. -New York, December 2L The death of Henry Harland. the American cu thor who wrote "The Cardinal's Swiff Box was announced in a cablegram received from Italy today. His Ameri can home was at Norwich, Conn., aad he also had a London residence. Mr. Harland wrote under the pseu donym of Sidney Luska. - , Don't drug - the stomach to core a cough. 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