and clear-headed judge doesn’t al- low himself to be biased by preju- dice. Superstition doesn’t affect his decisions. M e r e tradition has no place in his rea- soning. Facts are the only things which he consid~ ers.. If the intelli- . y gent men and wo- men who make up this great country of ours will simply bringr their reason and common-sense to bear onthe problem of curing. their sickness, we will soon be a na- tion most remarkable for health and longev- ity. The plain, undceorated facts about Dr. Piercefs Golden Medical Discovery are all that is necessary to convince fair-minded people of its transcendent merit. They are as follows : . All diseases come from germs. The germs get into the blood, propagate and increase in the blood, which carries them all over the body. When they find a weak spot, they stick to the weak spot. It becomes a dis- cased spot, and the disease is called by the name corresponding to its location in the body. The cause is the same for nearly all diseases. All impurities are germs, or breed germs. Impnre blood means germ filled blood. Kill the germs, eliminate the im- urities, enrich the blood, and it will force itself into the diseased spot and strengthen it, and give it power to throw off the germs that exist there. ‘Dr. Pierce’s Golden Med- ical Discovery is designed to do this—that is the theory. The facts are these—tens of thousands of people have used the “D15- cove .” It used to be sold with the under- standing that if it didn’t cure, it should be returned, and the money refunded. No- body ever asked for the money, and so that clause was dropped. Thousands of people . have written voluntary letters of thanks to its discoverer. A few of these 1:”:ch have been included in Dr. Pierce’s great thou- 'sand page book, Common Setzsa IvIcciical Adviser. It will be sent absolutely free on receipt of 91 one-cent stamps to ay for mailing only. Address, with stamps, Vorld’s Dispensary Medical Association, No. 66:. Main Street, Buffalo, N Y GRQMMAE Bfifilliii'ii IMPROVED SODA Alli] illit- ERAL WATERS. Flavoring Extracts Also the har_ “’i Syrups and Olden Time Fruit Juices, Root Beer. Lemon Soda, Soda Water Sarsaparilla, Supplied in Birch Beer, Steel Fountains Seltzer and Vichy in Siphons. Address‘ H. J. 8: G. S. fiRUMMMifi 4% Main Street, Norm-ant, Conn worn , 10 THE WISE ., Merchants,__ Manutamm ers, Lodges and Societies will consult their own mm.- cst-s by giving us a call. REMEMBER— -If you hour work to do, write to us. 9 A disinterested57-l WEEKLY NORWALK' - .GA ZRTTH.‘ BIG FIRE lN KNOXV. .—_._.—— llhc Heart of the Business Portion of the City Destroyed. MANY MAY HAVE PEBISHED. A Score of Persons Unaccounted For—They Were All In the Hotel Knox at the Time of the Conflagration—Loss Reported to Be $3,000,000. Knoxville, April 9.—The worst fire lhat ever visited this city occurred )arly today. Four of the biggest build- ing blocks, on which stood‘the large wholesale houses,- were completely wiped out, and more than 20 lives are believed to have been lost. Ten per- sons were badly injured. Within two hours and a half from the time the fire was first discovered the ~2ntire west side of Gay street, from Commerce to Union street, had been burned and several public buildings and office buildings, together with the Hotel Knox, had been completely de- stroyed. The 20 persons believed to have perished were guests staying at the hotel. There were 50 guests in all, and thus far only 30 are known to have escaped. The damage done by the con— Elagration will amount to fully $3,000,000. The fire broke out in the storeroom of the McNulty Grocery company, whose premises, together with the Ho- tel Knox, occupy the entire block. It was discovered a few minutes. after 3 o‘clock this morning. The flames spread with marvelous rapidity. .Beforethe firemen could reach the scene the entire McNulty block was tblaze. ' Seeing that it was doomed the firemen turned their efforts to the Hotel Knox, which adjoined it. But the fire was too fierce for them. It .had already been licking away at the casings of the hotel, and in a few minutes more it was evident that that building too was doomed to destruction. Guests Barely Got Out. The flames leaped from floor to floor unmindful of the torrents of water that were being hurled on them, and it was only with the greatest difficulty that the 30 guests who are now alive were rescued from the hotel. Then the flames attacked the big Brisco building, occupied by Brisco Bros, dry goods merchants. The immense stock of dry goods which they carried made the work of destruction all the easier for the flames. As soon as they had got a hold inside the building it was lost. The fire con- tinued on in its career. It licked up building after building as if they were so many bales of cotton, leaving nothing but the ashes and iron work to mark the places where they had formerly stood. The flames shot up high into the heavens, and against the black sky made a gorgeous specta- cle. Having razed the Brisco building they next seized upon the adjoining building occupied by E. P. King, in— surance agent. Like the others it of- fered no resistance to the fire, and in a few minutes was wiped out. The build- ing occupied by Sterchi Bros, dealers in furniture, came next and went next, and then in rapid succession the fire devoured the buildings-occupied by S. B. Wiman & Co., job printers; by Cul- len & Newman, dealers in glassware; by M. L. Ross & Co., wholesale grocers; by Woodruff & Co., wholesale hard- ware; by Burphy & Robinson, whole- salers of hats; by Haynes & Co., wholc- sale shoes; by Wickliff Bros, dealers in boots and shoes; by Stanton & Sut- cliffe, milliners; by A. P. Lahr, a retail dry goods merchant, and by Henegar, Doyle & Arnold. There the firemen were at last able to stop the spread of flames on Gay street. But they could not check their course in V ’other directions. Indeed, they were bad— ly handicapped in the fight they were making, for in one of the big wholesale grocers’ stores were stored more than 100 barrels of coal oil, and they knew that if the flames reached these an ex— _Vplosion would follow which would cer- tainly kill whosoever was within reach of its effects. Many Buildings Burned. ‘ Checked on Gay street, the flames turned their assault to the buildings on State street. With the ‘same rapidity which had characterized their work on Gay street, building after building on this street went down bemre them. Several hours had now elapsed since the fire began, and, realizing that they were unable to cope with it, aid from Chattanooga was telegraphed for. The entire Chattanooga fire department re- sponded, arriving at 8:30 o’clock on a special train. The engines were im- mediately put at work, and by 9:30 o’clock, an hour later, the confiagration was at last under control. In addition to the buildings already enumerated, the wholesale dry goods house of Cham- berlain & Albers was also partially de- stroyed, while numberless buildings in the vicinity of the fire were damaged to a. greater or less extent by the heat, smoke and sparks. Not more than a. third, if that much, is covered by insurance. The confla- gration occurred right in the heart of the town in what is known as the wholesale district, an area which con- tains more valuable property than any other similar area in the city. After the flames were out it was .Il- most impossible for the firemen to be- gin any search for the missing. Clouds'of smoke rolled up from the scene, and the debris was so hot that no one dared venture in it. The following casualties were report— ed: John Bogle, badly burned; Joe Mc- Millan, shoulder dislocated and ankle broken; W. H. Keppart, injured by JUmping. P. C. Dyer was overcome by excite- merit and dropped dead from a. para- lytic stroke. _.r_____ Cordage Mill Burned. Shirley, Mass, April 9.,——The Fredonia mill, owned and occupied by the Sam- son Cordage company, was burned to- day. The mill contained a. large stock of rope and cordage material and ex- pensive machinery, and the loss will amount to fully $50,000, partly covered by insurance. It is thought the fire was started from a defective dynamo. Fire In a. Carriage Factory. ' Taunton, Mass, April '9.—There was a. $10,000 fire in the carriage factory of Peck & White today. Some carriages were damaged and the bicycle depart- ment also suffered. .’ :LLE ‘ .4... l choice. 72l1.@75"c. l “o 'fir-‘Ir‘rm rum u-uUEZSI-J‘ Tr: 11m. Serious Native. [Tpri-iings In the Limpopo Country and In Gazaland. Lisbon, April 9.-—An official dispatch from Delagoa Bay says that the whole Limpopo country is in open revolt against what the natives regard as tyr- anny on the part of the Portuguese au- thorities in the imposition of taxes. Sev- eral whites have been killed in the en- counters which have already taken place. The dispatch asserts that 25,000 natives are in actual rebellion in the Limpopo country, and the situation in Gazaland is also serious, particularly in the territory close to the Transvaal border. Portuguese troops are being hurried to the front as rapidly as possi- ble. Applies For a. Receiver. Atlantic City, April 9. - A bill has been filed in chancery chambers by Commissioner of Banking and Insur- ance Betie asking for the appointment of a receiverfor the Atlantic Mutual Fire Insurance company. The directors of the company at their last meeting decided to go into liquidation, as the company had suffered some heavy loss- es recently. Killed by Antitoxine. St. Louis, April 9.-—James M. VJilliam- son, aged 15, died at the Christian Or— phans’ home under circumstances most remarkable from a medical standpoint. Williamson was given an immunizing injection of antitoxine for the purpose of preventing diphtheria. Forty minutes later the boy was a corpse. A Compulsory Education Bill. Springfield, Ills.,Ap1-il 9,—The compul- sory education bill has passed the sen- ate, and it will undoubtedly become a law in its present form. It compels every person having control of a child between 7 and 14 years of age to cause such child to attend some school 15 weeks annually. Trenton Rubber Company Receiver. Trenton, April 9. —Vice Chancellor Reed today appointed err-Vice Chancel— lor John T. Bird temporary receiver for the Trenton Rubber company and has named t 20th of April as the date for the company to show cause why the ap- pointment of the receiver should not be made permanent. ’ Simon Hommcr ’s’as Properly Convicted. Annapolis, April 9. —— The Maryland court of appeals'today decided that Simon Hommer, who was sentenced to be hanged for the murder of Samuel McCarrier in Alleghany county, was properly convicted. A date for the exe- cution will be na:..ed by the governor. Two Men Killed at a Crossing. Lowell, Mass., April 9.—Herbert Cra- ven, a driver for the Lowell Bunting company, and Samuel Benson, a. driver employed by Frank Hale of Dracut, while crossing the Boston and Maine railroad tracks here, were killed by the express from Montreal today. ‘— Gift to Yale Law School. T"~w Haven, April 9.—John W. Hen- dri’ Of Sound Beach, Conn, to whom the Yale Law school is indebted for many repeated benefactions and large amounts, has given the additional sum of $10,000 toward the fund for complet- ing the law building. ’ New York Legislature Adjournment. Albany, April 9.-—In the assembly to- day Mr. Nixon offered a concurrent res— olution fixing the date for final ad- journment on April 22. The assembly passed the resolution, and the senate referred it to the finance committee. Adirondack Purchase Bill. Albany, April 9.—The assembly has passed Senator Ellsworth’s bill appro- priating $1,000,000 for the purchase of land in the Adirondack park territory by a vote of 110 to 28. . Battleship Iowa Returning. Boston, April 9.———Tl;e battleship Iowa sailed from her anchorage below Bos- ton light today for Philadelphia. The Weather. Rain, followed by clearing; easterly, shifting to westerly winds. FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL. Closing Quotations of the New York Stock Exchange. NEW YORK. April 8.-—Money on call nomi- nally l%@1% per cent. Prime mercantile pa- per, 3}§@4 per cent. Sterling exchange firm, with actual business in bankers’ bills at $4.87 @4334 for demand and 8.4.8-5%@4.86 for60days. Posted rates, 84.86% and [email protected]}§. Com- mercial bills, $4.85. Silver certificates. 6]}§@ 6%0. Bar silver, 61%0. Mexican dollars, 48%0. Government bonds firm. State bonds quiet. Railroad bonds firm. Closing prices: Atchison .......... 103/ Bur. &Quincy.... 78% C.. C., C. & St. L.. 30% N. J. Central ...... 78% North American. 4 Northern Pacific. 19% Chesapeakedz 0.. 17% Do. pref. .. ...... . 36% Chicago Gas ...... 80% N. Y. Central.. ...100% Cordage ........... —- Omaha............ Cotton Oil ........ 1 Ontario & West... 13% Del. & Hudson. . .lllli-l’ué Pacific Mail. . . .. . 3755 Erie ............... 13 Reading. . . . . ...... 20% General Electric.. 31% Rock Island...... 63% Hocking Valley.. 3% Silver Bullion.. G2 Lackawanna. ...... 15236, St. Paul ........... 73% Lake Shore ....... 165% Sugar Refinery..‘.114§é Lead .............. 23 Texas Pacific. 8% Louisville & Nash 48%; Union Pacific. . . . . 5% Wabash pret...... 13 W’estern Union... 82% Missouri Pacific. . .16 Northwestern. . . .105lé General Markets. NEW YORK, April 8.-—FLOUR — state and western quiet and steadier: city mills patents. [email protected]: winter patents, [email protected]; city mills clears. [email protected]; winter straights, “@430. WHEAT—No. 2 red opened stronger on cov- ering prompted by better Liverpool news, later cased oil under realizing, rallied and became unsettled; May, 72%@727/sc.; 7- July, 71%@ 72 11-160. ' CORN—NO. 2 quiet, but firmer on better Liv- erpOol news and rains west; May, 28 15-16@290.: July, 3034c. OATS—No. 2 were quiet. but steady; May. 21%@21%c.: track, white,‘ state, 23@29c. PORK—Easier; mess, [email protected]; family, 39.75 @10.50. LARD—Quiet; prime western steam. $4.30. nominal. BUTTER—Steady: state dairy, 14@91c.: state . creamery, 15@.’ZUr:. CHEESE —— Quiet; large, mmMcJ small, 9@12}§c. EGGS—Steady: state and Pehnsylvaniaflifi @10c.: western, 9%@9Mc. SUGAR-Raw steady; fair refining,3c.: cen- trifugal. 96 test, 3%c.; refined quiet; crushed. 5%c.: powdered. 5c.' TURPENTINE —Stead1’ at 29%@29%c. MOLASSES—j—Steady; New Orleans, W00. RIL‘Z—Steadr: domestic, 4meygc.; J span, 4%@4’}RC- ' TALLOVV—Weak: .city. 3M@3%c.; country, 3%@3l§c. . . HAY—Quiet: shipping, -"»5@57}§c.: good to state, ‘charge heretofore required. THE MUTUAL Lin: NSURANGB III; RICHARD a. Mccuanr, President. 4 Slaltment for the lat lulu Bscemhar 3Isl, 098. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. lNCOME, 5 33,593,414 20 10,109,201 01 . ,. 5 49,102,695 '21 "Dassuasemewrs, ' ' I0 Pciicwhclders for claims by Heath . 1",. Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. Far all Other Accounts Received for Premium From all Other Sources $12,505,113 39' 12,042,456 51 - 10,101,905 64 Assays, 336.218.515 14 tilled Slates Bonds and ciher Securities FirSi lien Loans 011 80an and Mortgage Loans 00 Stocks and Bonds Real Estate flash in lacks and Trust companies Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc- 3 I I 0,125,002 15 11,543,929 6 11,091,525 00 22,161,666 65 12,600,390 00 6,535,555 05 c REFEREE 205,010,633 12 —— —-.———._—— S 22,133,5l4 10 ___.__.._——.- 3 9l8,598,338 45 figservc for Pclicics and other Liabilities . _ Surplus Insurance and Annuities in force I have carefully examined the feregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor. From the Surplus a dividend will be appmtioned as usual ‘ ,chort of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York , To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD or TRUSTEES OF THE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANGE GQMPAHY 10F HEW ' YORK The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty. third day of December, I 896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and to verify the same, .espectfully REPORT That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby Conferred, the Committee have at various dates between the date of the said reference and the date of this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective assistants of such officers, and have care: fully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be correct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the price at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations and find the same not exceeding Such quotations—in fact in l w them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Cornpaii to be as stated. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings of real estate and havyé n the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the many cases b- and find the same . . verified the deposits of money i Cashier. ’ And the Committee certify that all the books, papers. documents and evidences of title of every description necessary in such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in good order and well kept. - And the Committee further certify that the investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the System and methods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ROBER 1‘ OLYPHAN'I‘ J. HOBART EERRTCK JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DIOKEY, JB 1! JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON All of which is respectfully submitted NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1°97. The company has issued an order whereby women can be insured without the extra More definite information on the subject will be furnished'by the local agent, Mr. A H. Camp, ‘ « Board of Trustees GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN THEo. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEEELLER JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELERIDGE T. GERRY HENRY H. ROGERS JNO. W AUCHINCLoss THEODORE MORFORD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E, MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. ll ALTER WEBB FREDERIO CROMWELL i J ULIEN T. DAVIES ROBERT SEWELL S, V. R..CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECKHAM J. HOBART HERRIOR WM P DIXON ROBERT A. GRANNIss ROBERT A, GRANNIS’S Vic's-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE. General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD. 2d Vice-President. HENRY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. _ . . ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. . FBEDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. ’ EMORY MOCLINTOCK, Actuary. ' JOHN TATLOCE, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIE‘FORD'GRETSINGER. ASsistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller. JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D" GRANVILLE M.‘WHITE, M, l SAMUEL D, BABCOCK RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HEBMANN C. VON Posr LEWIS MAY OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYPHANT GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT GUSTAVUS S. WINSTON. M. D. JOHN w NICHOLS .,...... General Agent for this of Bonnectlcut.‘ . Am H. @AMP; Local lgcnl.
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