One Cent. Absolutely I ndcpcndent. FRIDAY, MARCH 6, 1891. UNIVERSITIES. A friend of the DAILY GAZETTE at— tending the University of Michigan, compiled the following report, which all people interested in educational work will read with interest, as it gives the standing of the different education- al institutions of the country, and shows the University of Michigan to be ahead numerically. The figures in the table of the attendance at the principal uni- versities and colleges of the country, are certified to by the registrars of the faculties of the several colleges. They are correct to the close of the first half year. It will be seen that the Univer'- sity of Michigan leads them all, with- Harvard a close second, she having 101 students less: University of Michigan... ......:3.37‘7 Harvard ................ - ...................... 2,276 Northwestern University. ............. 1,914 University of Pennsylvania ................ 1,754 Columbia ..................................... 1.709 Yale .......................................... 1,615 Cornell ....................................... 1,356 Princeton ............................ . ......... 850 It has always been thought that the University of Michigan had by far the largest law school in the country, but from the following table it will be seen that Columbia leads by nine students. These figures are also authentic : Columbia ...... '. ............................... 589 University of Michigan ..... ' .................. 580 Harvard ........................................ 299 Cornell ........................................ 2118 University of Pennsylvania .................. 173 Nortlnvestern University ..................... 115 Yale ............................................ 116 The foregoing compilation is believ- ed to be the first absolutely correct one of that character} that has been made of late years, and it will, there- fore, be carefully preserved for future reference by every one who takes a practical, personal interest in the af- fairs of the student world. -—.-~~ ._~_.. . coo-r~ ._,._.. — — The \Vorld’s Fair. C-nquo, March 6.—'l.‘he executive com- mittee of the “'ofld‘s fair directory has practically agreed to concede the. demand of: Organized labor in the city for an eight hour day and the appointment of a board of arbitration. These are two of the five propositions sub- mitted to the directory by the labor committee. As to the employment of union labor, as far as possible, and :1. minimum rate of wages of $1.50 per day of eight hours for unskilled labor, the executive commit- tee is not ready. to commit itself. The whole subject will come up for final dispo- sition Friday night. 'i'ery Emily Snow Blocked. DENVER. March 6.—.-\ special from Du- rango, Colo. says: The snow blockade is still on. By means of the rotary sweep- ers, however, it is expected that the road will be clear by Sal urday. Business is al- most at a standstill, no mail having been received for the past seventeen days. The telegraph wire to Silverton is down. No trains will be able. to reach there for many days yet. The town is almost out of pro- visions, and unless relief comes soon there must be great suffering. Postmaster Bogcrt Shameless. SonANTox, Pa, March 6.——The case 01 l'hnanucl K. Bogert, who was until May last the deputy postmaster at \Vilkesbarre, came up in the United States court and the outcome result-ed in the cxoneration 01 Mr. Bogert. The charge against him was that he had been guilty of using canceled postage stamps. District Attorney Lyon thought the evidence for the prosecution was not sufficient to warrant him in tak- ing the case to trial, and consequently en- tered a nolle prosequi. ’ Delaware's .Missing Securities. \Vimnxcrox, Del, March 6.—-The miss- ing state securities have presumably been located. Dr. Henry Ridgely, president of the Farmers’ bank, of Dover, who, ex-Gov— ernor Cochran says, took the $647,440 of missing securities to Philadelphia for safe keeping in 1875, said last night that the, state’s transactions in that year were with the Philadelphia National bank, and it is supposed the securities are now in that in- stitution. State Treasurer Burnite will investigate the matter. Flames in Philadelphia. PHILADELPHIA, March 6. — The J. O. Schimmel Fruit Preserving company’s plant at Eighth and Berks streets was destroyed by fire early Thursday morning. The company did an extensive business, - and had branches in all the leading cities throughout the country. The loss on building and contents is estimated at $150,- 000. The residence of Dr. Buckley, at 725 Berks street, caught fire from descending sparks, and was damaged to the extent 01 85.000. A Desperado Identified. (innrizxxii, “’yo, March 6,—Bill Brown, the desperarlo and horse thief in jail at Buffalo under the name of Dolph Lusk, has been identified as one of the Rawlins stage robbers, and the man wanted for horse stealing and. other crimes in Utah. A strong case has been made against him. He was employed as a cowboy when ar- rested. Since then several men who know him and others to whom he has boasted oi lawlessness have come to the front. Massachusetts Republicans. Bos’rox, March 6.—A. call is issued by Maj. J. Henry Gould, member of the sub- executive committee of the Republican National league, inviting the Republicans of Massachusetts to meet in convention in Tremont Temple, Boston, March 25, for the purpose of reorganizing the Republi- can State league and choosing delegates to the National Republican league conven- tion at Cincinnati in April next. Mine Workmcn Meet. THERE HAUTE, Ind, March 6.—-'l‘he first annual convention of the United Mine \Vorkers of the Eleventh district is in ses- sion here with about thirty delegates pres- ent, representing 7,000 miners in this state and 1,200 in Kentucky. The general policy for the mining year, beginning May 1, is to be determined, the wage scale being the chief question before. the convention. Getting Ready for Jackson. Ocmcx, Utah, March 6.—'Parson Davies, who has been recuperating for some time at Ogden hot- springs, was joined yesterday by Jim Corbett and they left for San Fran- cisco, where Corbett will go into training ’- u- 1 1113112111} with Jackson. DAILY-'NORW'A—LK-GAZETTE. . ' , mmmnmmmmu The Struggle for Supremacy Be- tween Liberals and Tories. THE EXOITEMENT INTENSE. Never Before Since Confederation Has the Anxiety Been So Intensely Fever- ish Over the Result of an Elec- tion—The Issues at Stake.‘ Tonox'ro, Ont., March 6.—The battle of the ballots in or throughout the queen’s North American dominion and the strug- gle for supremacy wages with fierce and feverish intensity. Never before, since confederation, has there been anything ap- proaching the excitement and anxiety as to the result of the elections. The issue, while really a question whether Canada shall endeavor to arrange closer trade relations with the United States or maintain the existing protective system, has been so distorted by the government orators and organs as to appear a question of British connection with or annexation to the United States, with the result of in- creasing the bitterness and asperity usual in a general election. The government supporters have per- sistently stated that that is the true posi— tion of affairs, and that while ostensibly the Liberals are seeking unrestricted reci~ procity it is but the first step to annexa— tion. All possible capital has been made out of this annexation cry, and it has had considerable influence with the English born population and the young element in politics. 7 - The Liberal Stand. The Liberals, while vigorously denying the annexation charge, have freely ad- mitted that they are for Canada first, and that if commercial union with the United States endangers British connection, so much the worse then for that connection. No power ,that can be used by the gov- ernment is being spared in its efforts to re- tain power. The great Canadian Pacific railway has been drawn upon, and it is openly charged that its employee are being intimidated to support the government. The church in Quebec province has also been prevailed upon to throw its influence on the side of the government. N otwith— standing this, however, the government is having a hard fight for life. The generally expressed opinion among those well informed on the political situa- tion is that the government will lose a. great many seats, but it is doubtful if the Liberals can overcome the majority at the time of dissolution of parliament, which was fifty-one. To do this the Liberals must make a clear gain of twenty-six seats. It is conceded that they will gain several seats in Ontario, chiefly in the ru— ral constituencies along the border, and possibly one or two seats in the cities. The Pivotal Point. It is in Quebec, however, that the great- est gain is looked for. This is the home province of Sir Wilfred Laurier, the Lib- eral leader, and he is backed by the influ- ence of Premier Mercier, of the provincial government. Mercier has promised Laurier a majority of twenty from Quebec. If this is fulfilled it alone will defeat the Mac- donald government. The maritime prov- inces are expected to go slightly in favor of the Liberals because of the prospect of a settlement of the fisheries dispute by means of a reciprocal arrangement. Mani— toba, British Columbia and the N orth- west territories will show but little change, except possibly a Liberal gain of one or two seats in the first named province. Justice Pitman Dead. BOSTON, March 6.——The Hon. R. C. Pit- nian, senior associate justice of the supe- rior court, died at his home in Newton Thursday morning, in his sixty-sixth year. He was born in Newport, R. I., graduated from the \Vesleyan university, Middletown, Conn, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar in 1848, formed a co— partnership with Thomas D. Eliot, of New Bedford, and five years later formed a co- partnership with Mr. Borden that endured until the senior member was raised to the bench of the superior court in 1869. The deceased served several terms in both branches of the state legislature. He was twice the Prohibition candidate for the governor-ship. He was a forcible writer, and his work on “Alcohol and the State” was notable for its masterly presentation of the subject. A Drunken Police Brute. EAU CLAIRE, Wis, March 6.——Val Blum, a policeman, without the’ slightest excuse and while drunk, arrested Minnie Bahlke, a pretty young servant girl of unblemished character, who was going quietly to her home. The drunken officer summoned to his assistance a hoodlumwho was stand— in g by, and the two men dragged the shrieking,lsobbing girl to jail and thrust her into a cell. She remained there calling for help for half an hour when the jailer arrived and, recognizing her, released her at once. There is great indignation. The policeman was removed from the force yes- terday. The girl is in a critical condition from nervous prostration. Ex-Senator Palmer Laid Up. DETROIT, March 6.—Ex-Senator Palmer, president of the World’s fair, is confined to his bed at his Woodward avenue home suffering from a severe cold approaching in severity the case of the grip, with which he was afflicted last winter. His ill- ness is declared not to be serious, and his physician says Mr. Palmer will be able to attend to business in the course of a to days. . A Society Lady Attempts Suicide. MILWAUKEE, March 6. — Mrs. George Houghton, J r., a well known society lady, attempted suicide here. mate friend of Miss Gertrude Hickcox, who took her own life last week. Mrs. Houghton was Grace Kirby before mar- riage and is a daughter of ex-Mayor Kirby. Young Houghton, her husband, is at pres- ent in the south. An Old Cripple Roasted to a Crisp. NORRISTOWN, Pa, March 6.—Aaron Szhwenk, aged 80, was fofind dead lying Mross a red hot stove at his home at Zeig- lervillc, the flesh roasted to a crisp. He was acripple, and, it is supposed, fell on the stove and was unable to rise. He had probably been dead an hour when his hor~ rible position was discovered. ' Mrs. \V. H. Stoddard Dead. NORTHAMPTON, Mass, March 6,—Mrs. \V. H. Stoddard, formerly principal of Mount Holyoke college, died here, aged 70. She was the wife of the noted mission- cry to Turkey, Rev. Solomon T. Stoddard, and after his death married his brother, W. H. Stoddard, of this city. She was an intio- 27th Annual Statement E Tauffituas Insurance Co. I Hartford, Conn., January 1, 1891. Paid-up no capital, $000,000. Assets. Real Estate .......................... $1,159,189 92 Cash on hand and in bank .......... 807.314 26 Loans on bond and mortgage, real te................ 3,227,143 07» es 3. Interest on loans, accrued but not 62,536 34 963,509 48 159,489 19 u Loans on collateral security ........ Deferred Life Premlums ......... '. , . Prems..Due and unreported on Life pohc1es .......................... 115,961 25 State, county and municipal bonds 1,932,647 38 Railroad stocks and bonds. . . . . . . . . . 2,133,707 50 Bank stocks .......................... 888,769 00 Miscellaneous stocks and bonds. . .. 794,200 00 Total Assets .............. $12,244,467 39 Liabilities. Reserve, four per cent., life depart- nt, ...... ,. .' ............ .. ..... $9,119,394 00 Reserve for re-1nsurance. Acc-ident department ...................... 803.230 ‘ 39 Claims unadjusted and not due. and all: other liabilities ............ . 241,099 00 Total Liabilities ........ $10,163,723 39 Sur lus as regards policy- iolders ...................... $2,080,744 00 Statistics for the Year 1890. Life Departlnent. No. Life Policies written to date .......... 62,338 New Life Insurance written in 1890, 31356330000 Paid Life Policy-holders to date, 6174,8677 “ “ 111 1890, 767,912.46 Accident Department. No. of Accident Policies written to tote ..... . ............. ,......,......,.1,721,516 No. of Acoldent Polic1es written in 101,928 13,417 pan ., ......... _. ...... . .............. 214,929 Am 1; Accident Claims paid in 1890. . . 960,050.88 Whole Ain’t Acoldent Claims paid . .13,023,736.12 Total Losses paid, both depts., $19,198,604.06 J AS. G. BATTERSON, President. RODNEY DENNIS, Secretary. JOHN E. MORRIS, Asst. Secretary. GEORGE ELLIS, Actuary. EDWARD V. PRESTON, Supt. of Agencies. J. B. 1111: 7' 189 .................................... N0. of Accident Claims paid in 1890. . .. Whole number of Acc1dent Claims E. K. LOCKWOOD. 1EWIS, M. D., Surgeon and Adjuster. 1 311140 and 75 cents per gallon. \ ' LECTRIC BURGLAR _ BELLS, _— ALARMS. Annnncuators,_Automatic Gas Lighting and Electric Wiring in all its branches and satis- faction gzoaraiueed. Doon BELLS $4.00 Ur Samples mav be seen at A. STOMMELL’S. or W. H. SMITH &. CO.’S' or address tf20 CHARLES RILEY. Norwalk. LAM CHOWDER—W311]. COLLINS is pre- pared to supply families Wltll his Cele- brated Clam Chowder at 20 cents per quart . All prders received at restaurant delivered at resulences without extra charge. tf44 $500 REWARI. REWARD of Five Hundred Dollars will be paid by the Selectmen of the Town of . Norwalk for the arrest and conviction of the party or parties setting any of the recent mcendiary fires in said town, or any such that may occur hereafter. tf40 SAMUEL DASKAM, Selectmen of NELSON J. CRAW, the Town OSCAR W. RAYMOND, of Norwalk. Dated at Norwalk, February 16th, 1891. Must Be Sold. 9 FARM of 35 Acres, all Meadow and Pasture Land. Dwelhng House, nine rooms, about 20 years old. Large barn and cow house nearly new. Five hundred peach trees in full bearing. Apples, grapes and small fruits in abundance. Situated two miles from Norwalk Bridge, on the mainroad to New Canaan, on high ground. Fme View of Long Island Sound. Price $4,000. Must. be sold to settle an estate. For further particulars enauire of " 0. E. 'ILSO Wm. Sheldon, i 8000, Buck and 80000000000101: Curbing, Flagging and House Connections. tf25 Lock Box 36, Norwalk. a mo 0000000000000. Theodore Coleman, FURNITURE, children’s Carriages, Picture Frames And everything pertaining to the Furniture Busmess, .202 AND 204 WASHINGTON ST., SOUTH NOR‘VALIL FRANK I. JONES E. K. LOCK‘WOOD 8» Co. Plumbing, Steam and Hot Air Engineering, FULL §L|NE OF HOUSE FURNISHING GOODS, N ORWALK, CONN. The Dal Gazette’s ~Gift. A Superb Gold Watch to be Presented to the Most Popular Working Girl: in Norwalk. *( , ~ The DAILY GAZETTE proposes to present to the most popular Working Girl in the town of Norwalk a handsome Gold Watch, her popularity to be determined by a vote of the readers of the DAILY GAZETTE, the voting to close on Friday May 1', the result to be announced on Saturday, May 26. In order to facilitate the voting, and for the convenience oI the voters, the appended official ballot will be printed daily in these columns. This ballot is to be cut out, and the blank lines filled in by the voter, with the name of the candidate and her place of employment and sent to the following address : Gold Watch Editor, Daily Gazette, Norwalk, Conn. I Daily Name Gazette’s Gold Watch, ~ For the Most Popular Working Girl in Norwalk. Ballots sent addressed in any other manner than asabove are liable to be cast aside and not counted. Any Working Girl working within the boundaries of the town of Norwalk is eligible as a candidate, whether employed in the factory, store, office, or in the household. The progress of the voting and the scores of the candidates will be an— nounced from day to day, that voters may keep themselves informed as to the standing Of their respective favorite. The watch will be placed on exhibition in the window of one of the prominent stores of the Borough, and will also be exhibited in Seuth N orwalk and East N orwalk. And now the ball is opened. Let all join in. Cutout the ballot, fill ,in and send" to this office addressed plainly as directed above. . THE MUTUAL Life Insurance Company, ’ ; oF NEW YORK. RICHARD A. McCURDY, President. Statement iorerar Ending Dec. 8 0 ,’9 0. Assets, $147,154,96l20. $136,668,368 00 505,359 82 9,981,233 38 34,978,778 69 16,973,200 05 160,985,985 58 638,226,865 24 Reserve on Policies at 4 per cent, - Liabilities other than Reserve, » — — — Surplus, - — - ~ - - Receipts from all sources, - V - ‘ - ~ Payments to Policy-Holders, - - - Risks assumed, - - 49,188 policies - Risks in force, - — 206,055 policies ' - The Assets are Invested as Follows: Real Estate and Bond and Mortgage Loans, - $76,529,231 72 United States Bonds and other Securities, - . - 51,311,631 54‘ Loans on Collateral Securities, - ” - - 8,624,400 00 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies at interest, — — 3,556,441 59 Interest accrued, Premiums deferred, etc., - - 7,133,256 35 $147,154,961 20 I have carefully examined the foregoing statement and find the Eli-£1; to be correct. A. ‘N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. From the Surplus above stated a dividend will be apportioned as usual. The business for l890'shows INCREASE over that, of l889, as follows: In Assets, - - - — $10,753,633 18 In Reserve on Policies and Surplus, - 10,554,091 94 In Receipts, - - - - 3,859,759 07 In Payment to Policy-Holders, - - ‘ 1,772,591 67 In Risks assumed, - 4,611 policies 9,383,502 21 In Risks in force, ~ 23,745 policies 72,276,931 32 . '.i i.‘ ’1‘ so ,~ . if. . 19”- Asiliiiléa. Outiiliiiding. Pfiiigilifitidiars. “GP-11’“- Ave”. 1884 $34,681,420 $351,789,285 $13,923,062 19 $19,095,318 41 $103,876,178 51 1885 46,507,139 368,981,441 14,402,049 90 20,214,954 28 108,908,967 51 1886 56,832,719 393,809,203 13,129,103 74 21,137,176 67 114,181,963 24 1887 69,457,468, 427,628,933 14,128,423 60 23,119,922 46 118,806,851 88 1888 103,214,261 482,125,184 14,727,550 22 26,215,932 52 126,082,153 56 1889 151,602,483 565,949,934 15,200,608 38 31,119,019 62 136,401,328 02 1890 160,985,986 638,226,865 16,973,200 05 34,978,778 69 147,154,961 I I Board of l rustees Samuel E. Sprouls. ‘ S. Van Rensselaer Cruger Charles R. Henderson. George Bliss. - Rufus \V. Peckham. J. Hobart Herrick. William P. Dixon. Robert A. Grannies, Henry H. Rogers, Jno. W. Auchincloss. Theodore M orford. William Babcock. Preston B. Plumb. Stuyvesant Fish. Augustus D. Juilliard. Charles E. Miller. James W Husted. Walter R. Gillette. James E. Grannies. Lucius Robinson. Samuel D. Babcock. George S. Coe. Richard A. McCurdy. James C. Holden. Hermann C. Von Post. Alexander H. Rice. Lewis May. Oliver Harriman. Henry W. Smith. Robert Olyphant. George F. Baker. J 05. Thompson. Dudley Olcott. Frederic Cromwell. J ulien T. Davies. Robert Sewell. ROBERT A. GRANNISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. ISAAC, F. LLOYD, Second Vice-President. WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretar ‘ FREDERICK SCHROE ER, Assistant Secre ary ARCHIBALD N. WATERHOUSE, Auditor. EMORY McCLINTOCK, LLD., F. 1. A., Actuary. JOHN TATLOCK, J 3., Asst. Actuary. CHAS. B. PERRY, 2d Asst. Actuar FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer. JOHN FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier EDWARD'P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier. WILLIAM G. DAVIES, Gen. Solicitor. WM. RICHARDS, Comptroller MEOIOAL DIRECTORS—GUSTAVUS N. WINSTON, M. D.; E. J. M ARSH M. D.; GRANVILLE M. WHITE, M. D. , ' ‘ ‘ .1 01111, W, Nichols, New Haven, GENERAL AGENT FOR STATE OF CONNECTICUT.
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