Statement for the Year Ending Dec. 31:97; According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. Received for Premiums From all other SOurces DISBURSEMENTSQ . _ ' ll-"EEK'IAY-F THE MUTUAL let's [monitor [:1 ' OF NEW YOR.K. RIcHARD A. McG'U'RDY, President. ‘ INCOMEO T0 Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividenads,vetc. For all other Accounts ASSE’E’SQ United States Bonds and other Securities . First Lien Loans 0n Bond and Mortgage -. . Loans on Stocks and Bonds . . . Real Estate . . . . . _ . Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . Rogued - Interest, .Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities " . ,_.Sprplus.._ ,. . , : . . Insurance, and Annuities in Force . . lhave carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be.c0rrect; liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER. Auditor. ‘ From the Surplus a dividend will be apportioned as usual Report of the Examining. Committee. Office Of the Mutual Life Insurance Company Of New Yerk.‘ To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD or TRUSTEES or TIE MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY OF NEW YORK. The undersigned, a Committee appointed by your honorable body, on the twenty- second day of December. I897,to examine the Annual Statement of the Company and to verify the same. reSpectfully—fi That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have, at various dates between the date of the said referenceand 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. the Cashier, together with the respective assistants of such Officers and have carefully gone over all the items contained in the said Statement, and have found the same to be corrc ct. They have examined and counted every certificate of stock, bond and other obligation held by the Company, and compared the prices at which the same are carried in said Statement with the market quotations, and find the same not exceeding such quotations—in fact, in many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, and find the same to be as stated. ' ' pany’s holdings of real estate and have verified the dep051ts of money In the various banks and trust companies, and REPORT have counted the cash on hand held by the Cashier. And the Committee certify that all the books, papers, documents, and evidence of title of every description neces- sary 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 ods adopted by the Company in recording its transactions and caring for the assets are entitled to commendation ELBRIDGE T. GERRY J. HOBART HERRICK and math All of which is respectfully submitted. NEW YORK, January 21, 1898. CHAS. R. HENDERSON S. V. R. CRUGER Board of Trustees- ,‘ SAMUEL D. BARcoos RICHARD A. McCURDr JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARRIMAN ROBERT OLYI’HAN’l‘ GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT WM. P. ROBERT FREDEBIC CROMWELL JULIEN T. DAVIES A. N. VVATERHOUSE S. V. R. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PEOKHAM J. HOBART HERRICK HENRY H. ROGERS WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVESANT FISH DIXON A. GRANNIss , ROBERT A. GRANISS, Vice-President. J No. W AUOHINCLOSS THEODORE MORFORD AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R. GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB WALTERR. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President} WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. ' WILLIAM W. RICHARDS. Comptroller. ' HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller 5; CHARLES “A, PRELLER, Auditor. C. CLIFFORD GRETSINGER. AcuiStant Auditor. JOHN. C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies. E‘) WARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicito ELIAS J. MARSH, M. D- EMORY MGCLINTOCK, Actuary. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. NIGHOLS a GILBERT, Generalaggmgt AOTHLO @AMPE L@@@l Aggnfib 1'. 0 . 5‘3290l7934l 45 $253,786,437 6'6 59.36.634.496 63 They have also verified the valuation of the Com- GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN JR. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM ROCKEFELLEB JAMES N. JARVIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR ELRRIDGE T. GERRY JAMES SPEYEng DUEH du-P. BRECK. Corresponding Secretary ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary. FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. " JAMES TIMl’SON. 26. Assistant Treasurer. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assis GRANVILLE Ill WHITE. M D 11,469,406 24 IO, [32,005 57 I $42,693.20! 99 $54,162,608 23 t $13,279,630 66 12,712,424 76 $36,124,060 99 69:42.3,937 3! 12,880,308 00 21,618,454 88 11,705,195 82 6,141,200 20 218,278,243 07 $35,503,194 59 A. N. WATERHOUSE JAMES C. HOLDEN taut Cashier. N 01 R ‘W r ’ E NAVY Teen-T SPAIN at the Navy Yard. IT DEPENDS UPON SAGASTA "A Lil If His l’cace Commission Are Refractory it is Believed That the United Staten “’ill Send a Sqadron to Europe Includ} ing the Oregon, Iowa,.lhe New York and the Brooklyn. Brooklyn, Oct. 6.—-A widely circulated rumor is going the rounds at the navy yard to the effect that the administra- tion is preparing a strong fleet of war- ships for the purpose of making a na- val demonstration if necessary on the coast of Spain. The fact that the battleships Iowa and Oregon were originally 'irdered to sail from here for Manila some weeks ago, and even now, while they are all in readiness for sea, are being delayed, is thought to give substance to the above rumor, and in naval circles the fact is generally acceptetd as true. The fleet, according to the naval men. will consist of the two first class bat- tleships named, and the cruisers New York and Brooklyn. All four ships are now at this station and in the course of a short time all of them will have beenoverhauled and put in the finest possible condition for active service. In addition to these the battleships Indiana and Massachusetts are here and are rapidly being put in shape. Of cruisers there is also a variety to pick and choose from and if the ad- ministration is resolved on making the demonstration on the Spanish coast there is plenty of material at hand and immediately available. The fact that the administration IS far from being pleased at the progress made by the peace commission now ne- gotiating at Paris is well known, as also is the fact that this feeling has been aggravated by Sagasta’s instruc-- "tions to his commissioners to positive- ly insist on the retention of Spain's sovereignty over the entire Philippine group. , According to the cable dispatches from abroad these instructions have been couched in positive terms, and it carried out by the Spanish peace commission, or not modified, it is feared that the present negotiations for peace will be terminated and that a state of war may exist again between the United States and Spain as the re- sult. It is to prevent this contingency that the aforesaid fleet and demonstration is said at the navy yard to be prepar- ed. Deoolate Jamaica. Kingston, Jamaica, Oct. 6.—Th_e in- dustrial outlook here grows gloomier daily. Yesterday a leading newspaper an- nounced that many well to do colon— ists, besides poorer ones, are deserting the island. ’ This is owing to the government’s arbitrary action in enforcing the tobac- co and excise law passed last year, in Spite of popular protests and a memo- rial. Most of the tobacco cultivators have given up that business, including all the Cuban exiles, who are returning to Cuba. Many factories are closed and the government, has now hastily appointed a commission to meet to-day to inquire into the matter. Boston Goes to Tlen Tsin. Washington, Oct. 6.—A dispatch from Admiral Dewey, dated Manila, October 5, informs the navy department that the cruiser Boston and the gunboat Petrel left Manila for Tien-Tsin furnish protectiont o the American in- terests. ~ The navy department ordered the ad- miral to send the Baltimore and the Petrel, but discretion is allowed to na- val Ofllcers in such matters and the Boston was substituted. Admiral Dewey did not explain why he sent the Boston instead of the Bul- tim'orc. Lynching at Annapolis. Annapolis, Oct. G.——Wright Smith, ml- ored, who a. month ago attacked Mrs. Morrison, wife of Captain James Mor- rison of the Third district, living near Jones Station, was taken from the jail in this city shortly after two o'clock yesterday morning and shot by a mob. ‘ _ The. lynching party went to the jail, pointed guns at Night W'atchman Du- vall and taking the prisoner to Sand- ers’ lot, near the city cemetery, they riddled the body with bullets. Count A. Von Goetzen Reports Berlin, Oct. 6.—Count A. Von Goet- zen, a cavalry officer on the general staff and formerly military attache to the German embassy at Washington, who was commissioned by Emperor William to accompany the United States army during the Hispano-Amer- ican war, made his report to the em- peror yesterday. Afterwards the count dined at the imperial palace. Discovery About Our Bullets. Birmingham, Oct. 6.—The London correspondent of the Post says he is informed upon high Spanish authority that it has been fully proved by the Spanish government naval and mili-, tary commission that the bullets and shells used by the United States in the war Were filled with horsehair, wool and other improper materials. v. Will Fight' in Syracuse. Buffalo, Oct. 6.——C. M. Wilson, secre- tary of the Hawthorne Club, in“ an in- terview said: “You can say for me, as secretary of the Hawthorne Club, that the Corbett- McCoy match will take place in Syra- cuse.” , Spanish Warships for Sale. Madrid, Oct. 6.—The government has authorized aptain Aunon, minister of marine, to sell the Spanish war ves- sels in Cuban waters to the Dominican or other‘republlcs desiring to pinches such craft. __ .. -. -—.- to' .i _ , L d -— New York Dentist Knows Katherine Wilber and Thinks Police Have Arrested the Wrong Woman. ' She Looks and Acts Like Dr. Guilford. One of the most remarkable incidents in the Yellow Mill pond tragedy developed late yesterday afternoon. It will be remembered that the first dispatches alleging that Dr. Nancy Guilford had been caught said that the woman under surveillance-gave her name as Mrs. Katharine VVilber of Los Angeles, California. She said she was a widow and was going to visit her daughter. This woman was lost sight of and then arrested later and is now held in London awaiting extradition. The following letter came unexpect— ed yesterday to Charles Baker a well Bridgeport dentist. For various reasons Dr. Baker does not care to give the name of the writer but known he says he is a prominent dentist in New York and one that is extremely self contained and reliable. He does not think he would write as he does un. less he felt he had sufficient cause. The letter explains itself and shows that either a grave mistake has been made and the wrong woman arrested, or else a most remarkable coincidence has been brought to light. The Bridgeport police, however, have full confidence in the discretion and skill of the: London authorities. The letter reads as follows: New York, Oct. 4, 1898. Dear Doctor: In reading the morn- ing papers I notice an account of the arrest in London of a woman supposed to be “Old Nance.” N ow she gave the name of Katharine Wilber, Los 'Ange- 1es Cal. and traveled under this name. So much for that. I had a young woman about 30 years of age, whom I did some work for and who was known as Mrs. Katharine Wilber and she went to Los Angeles last spring. She told me she would go abroad this fall. The photos I have seen of Old Nance, are very good pho- tos Of hul‘, aside from hair. Her maiden name began with a “G”-and the description of the woman arrested in London fits Mrs. Wilber to the dot. The metal purse is the same. In fact I am almost certain they have the wrong woman. The color of hair would prove the case. Mrs. V‘Vilber had dark brown hair. I am quite certain they are otf the track or this is the greatest case Of mistaken identity ever saw. While Mrs. VVilber was a patient of mine I do not wish to be mixed up in the case as she is the wayward daugh- ter of good parents who have but re- cently gone to California. Katharine Wilber, acts and speaks exactly like the supposed Old Nance, but she never saw Connecticut. It is to save an innocent one from a dungeon cell that I write you and ask that you will see the chief of police, state the case and ask him to find out who her New York dentist was. I do not want the genuine Mrs. Wilber locked up any longer than possible, besides if it should prove to be the case the laugh would be on your police. I may be wrong but I believe I am not I have not as yet seen any state- ment as to age of woman arrested. The lady was born on the other side. Her close mouth is assumed to shield her family from publicity no doubt. From information I believe she was in Wash- ington, D. C. at time of murder. If the woman gives my name as I said she is no case for you. She’s too young to be a mother of any child as Old as Old N ance’s. The spoons may be her mosher's and the initials may be hers. Act quickly and it will possibly save Some One. NOW’S TNIS ? We Offer One Hundred Dollars Re- ward for any case of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. 'F..l. CHENEY & 00., Props, Toledo, 0. “Te the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly heuorable in all business transactions. and financially able to carry out any obligations made by their firm. ‘ West & Truax, Wholesale Druggist, Toledo. 0. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, VVhole- sale Druggists, Toledo, Ohio. Hall’s Catarrh Cure is taken inter,- nally, noting direcdy‘ upon the blood and mucous suit-aces of the system. Price 750, per bottle. Sold by all Druggists. ’l‘estimOriials free. . Hall’s Family Pills are the best. MH—fl One never sees a feminine figure representing Time. Women are not anxi< us to pose as exponents of its fligth. ' NO matter how angular the female. She will be accounted lovely if the figure in her bank book runs into curves. Nancyt l l emu-ton mum BARN BURNED. A Blaze. That Destroys Over Thirty Tons of :Hay. O Evidently of Incendiary Origin. A large barn and adjoining sheds on Clifi street, belonging to Cyrus Water; bury, were burned to the ground last night. - The fire which is believed to be of incediary origin, was discovered short- ly after 10 o’clock, and an alarm given. Prompt work resulted in the saving of the live stock, and some of the vehicles; Aside from the buildings the main loss was thirty tons of hay, and a. quantity of grain, all of which is cover- ed by insurance in a Stamford agency. . - The South Norwalk Methodist Church Well Filled with Lovers of Good Music. ' An inaugural organ recital was held at the new Methodist church in South Norwalk last night. Despite the un- ' zpropitious weather there was a large and well pleased audience. . The programme consisted of the ren- dition of many selections from the great masters, Bach, Gounod, Guil- mant, Wagner, etc., by Mr. Frank Miller, organist of the Washington Square M.E. church of New York. The organ is the finest and sweetest toned' instrument in this vicinity. Mrs. Lillian Sherwood-Newkirk and Miss Alice May Sherwood charmed the ‘ congregation with their ever sweet voices in many ballads and other selec- tions. The applause they received was loud and long . Democratic Convention. The Democratic Congressional con- vention for the purpose of nominating a candidate for Congress for the Fourth COngressional district and for doing any other business which may be prop- er at such convention will be held in the Danbury City Hall. at Danbury, October 11, next, at 11 o’clock. Vvv- To Liquor Dealers. The county commissioners give notice in another column, that they will meet in room 1, GAZETTE building, on Thurs- day, October l-lth, from 10 a. m. until 4 p. m., to receive applications for license. ————<o-ob—-—— Was John Mill’s Barn. The barn struck by lightning and burned in Greens Farms, Tuesday night, belonged to John Mills and not Charles Sherwood as published. ~———-—‘0-0’—— The melancholy days have come ,the saddest of the year. You can’t tell in the morning if it means to rain or clear. “-_ er Isn’t it strange how quickly after marriage husbands discover faults in their wives that they wouldn’t see dur- courtship. _— ’ Pain- ' ‘ Refine 3- Killing MUEIU U“, the most wonderful medicine tO-day, positively curing Colds, Sore Throat, R he u matism and all pain. 'Whollyfreefrom Oily taste, pleasant to use either as an internal or external remedy. Gets. trial bottle and satisfy yourself of the great curative powers of RENNE’S MAGIC OII. 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