l "MORE muss GAINS. Trade Outlook Very EncOuraging Ac- cording to Dun’s Review. GREATER FOREIGN DEMAND.- Despite Increase In thePl-lce of Corn, Exports Exceed Those of Last Year: Strong Condition of Stocks. Failures of the Week. New York, July 31.—R. G. Dun & :‘o.’s weekly, review of trade says: Dispatches from almost every north- lrn city of importance report without exception improvement in business, and from. Detroit to ,Seattle and Portland splendid crop prospects. The stock market was expected to drop off with realizing after the tariff bill passed, but it advanced. The wheat market seemed to have met a reaction, but has been moving upward as rapidly as be- fore.’ Money markets have been made more confident by declarations of the president and Secretary Gage. The task of adjusting the business and indus- lries of the country to conditions creat- ed by a. new law has progressed with gratifying rapidity and ease. Increasing strength of striking coal miners probably forwards the: adoption of the uniformity plan, which promises to remove most of the causes of such struggles. Some confusion is caused by events seemingly contradictory; by closing of large cotton mills when many other works are starting, and by decline in some prices when others are Advancing, but the balance is unmis- takably on the right side. The most important event since the passage of the new tariff, which was generally anticipated a week ago, has been the marked increase in foreign de- mand and advance in price for wheat, which has 'risen 3.62 cents during the week, with western receipts for the first time exceeding last year’s, and west- ern railroads besieged for cars and with Atlantic exports of 1,718,738 bushels, flour included, for the week and 6,351,— i78 bushels, in four weeks, against 6,917,— 365 last year. With heavy contracts for shipment, exceeding 1,200,000 bushels on I. single day, Liverpool reports of a ship- ment from America to northern Bohe- mia and French markets excited, spec? ulative sales here have little influence. Substantial Foreign Demand. The fact that com exports exceed last year’s, although the price has advanced to 32.75 cents, is proof that foreign de- mands are substantial. Withcrop news still favorable, as our western dispatches show, producers may probably realize something like $80,000,000 more than last} year on wheat, which meaps a great difference in purchases by agricultural states. Corn also advanced 1.12 cents and cotton 1-16 cent, though reports as to the cotton yield are still encourag- mg. Peculiarly significant is the fact that the stock market, although nearly all the powerful influences were looking if not working for a reaction, and sales by foreigners and realizing Americans have been Very heavy, declined not half a brokerage on the average Monday and Tuesday and rose on Wednesday and Thursday, new purchases far over- :oatching heavy speculative sales. Great confidence was shown because of crop reports, improvement in earnings, rap- ,dly increasing bond purchases and the placing of $10,000,000 New York bonds on a. basis of 3%, cents. July earnings, in spite of small grain traffic at first, about equaled last year’s and were only 8 per zent less than in 1892. A stronger proof of the volume of business appears in bank clearings, for the week 31 per cent larger than last year and 7 per cent larger than in 1892 and for July 1.8 per cent larger than in 1892. , The industrial sky is partly over— clouded by coal and iron difficulties and by the closing of some large cotton mills. Having run for months far ahead of consuming demand on cotton bought at comparatively high prices the mills see ahead a large crop and cheap cot- ton, and it is but the rational way to halt production, clear off accumulated stocks .at the season when vacations are common and begin the new year on Its own basis. The monthly average for cotton has risen every month since Jan- uary, but all prospects point to a yield exceeding last year’s, which depressed the price from 8.57 cents in September to 7.19 in February, and the demand for goods, though now improving, is re- tarded by a production exceeding pres- ""ent consumption. \Vool and Iron. , The woolen manufacture answers wholesomely and moderately to new tariff conditions, and while opening of light weights below about $1 in cost has met a very encouraging demand the ad- vance in prices asked is not lai'ge. Delay in the iron industry is partly because wages have not been settled at all works, though at many, but partly because steadily rising demand does not yet raise prices. In some‘ products prices are a shade lower, notwithstand- lng a larger demand, owing to competi- tion between works, -but bessemer is a shade higher. In structural work, plates, sheets and bars for the enor- mous operations of agricultural imple- ment works the demand increases, and for rolling stock owing to the abun- dance of crops. Delayed purchases of boots and shoes now crowd the works, *- and shipments in July, not 1,000 cases larger than last-year and not 6 per cent less than in 1895, are larger than in any previous year. Failures for the week have been 236 in the United States against 281 laSt year and 28 in Canada against 40 last year. . ' Colonel Grant Resigns. . New York, July 31.—Colonel Frederick Dent Grant today carried out his an- nounced purpose to resign because his colleagues in the police board refused to agree with him in the manner in which the police should secure evidence against disorderly houses. A messen- ger from police headquarters handed a document to the mayor this afternoon containing the resignation of Colonel Grant.~ ‘ "The Mutual Afl‘eotionafe Society.” Albany, J'Ily 31.—A benevolent asso- ' ciation ofNew York city which was in- corporated with the secretary of state today will be known as the Mutual Af- fectionate Society of the City of New York. Thedirectors aive Frank Dia- damo, Giuseppe Tuccl, Geremiah Paris‘ g‘Benedetto di Pietro and Gaetano di Ci— acci'of New York city. ‘ Even the ' ’ BURSTING or. A DAM. Reservoir Near Middletovvn, Conn., Emp- ticd—Damage Estimated at $30,000. Middletown, Conn, July 31.—The large dam confining the water of_ Wilcbx’s reservoir, located on the Durham road about two miles from the center of the city, burst without warning. today and let down tremendous volumes of water, doing damage estimated at $30,000. . Wilcox’s dam was located almost ad- jacent to the lock shops of William Wilcox. The reservoir is a brook fed body about 400 feet long and 50 feet wide. From this reservoir the lock shop, the fertilizer manufacturing con- cern of Rogers & Hubbard "and Wilcox, Crittenden & Co., ship Chandlers, ob- tained their power. The confining dam was nearly 50 feet wide and was built but a few years ago at a cost of about $20,000. ' ‘ All of a sudden today there was a dull boom, and in another instant one after another of the huge stones of which the dam was built gave way be- fore the water and were carrieddown with the flood. These bowlders crashed against‘the side of the lock shop, and the accompanying water rushed into the factory. The 40 workmen escaped safely, and within five minutes there was water on the floors 30 inches in depth, and it was rushing through the shops at a great rate and out into the swollen Pameacha brook. Within 15 minutes the entire dam had disap- peared. A bridge on the Durham road, a short distance below the shops, was lifted up bodily and carried off. The flood then followed the course of the brook and went on its way to the Connecticut riv- er, into which the stream empties. The wheels of the lock shop were imme- diately crippled and slowly stopped. A great portion of the machinery is un- der water and probably ruined. «On. the lower floors there was some stock, which will be seriously damaged if not rendered worthless. Three small sep- arate buildings, used as storerooms, were lifted from their foundations and carried away, with whatever happened to be in them. JAPAN WILL ARBITRATB. Reply to the Offer of Hawaii In the Im- migration Dispute Matter. Washington, July 31.——The Japanese government has accepted the offer made by Hawaii to arbitrate the immigration dispute between the two countries. The state department has been informed of the offer and its acceptance. The sub- jects of arbitration will include not only the difliculty over the landing of the Japanese immigrants, but also other disagreements between the tWo coun- tries, the most important of which is the sake tax imposed upon a Japanese liquor largely imported and consumed by the Japanese in Hawaii. When the officials of the state depart- ment were informed of the offer and ac- ceptance of arbitration, the secretary of the. Japanese legation here was in- formed that until the annexation treaty was concluded the United States would not assume any authority in the matter and that the presentdispute must be considered as between Japan and Ha- waii. The secretary in reply said he was glad to learn that such was the position of the United States, as it would permit Japan sending two or three warships to Hawaii pending final action on the ar— bitration treaty. The interpretation of the situation rather surprised the state department official, who answer- ed that the United States would consid- er in a different light an agreement of arbitration and the sending of warships, and intimated that noninterference by the United States in one case could not be construed as passive acceptance of the latter position. The Japanese sec- retary was told, however, that in the absence of Secretary Sherman and As- sistant Secretary Day nothing could or would be said officially upon the subject and any conversation must be consider- ed as wholly unofiicial. ' . Two Long Sentences. New York, July 31.—John F. Ryan and Leon Graves, who lured Burt S. Clark, a lawyer of Brooklyn, to a flat they had in East Eighteenth street on July 16 and there robbedhim and tried to force acid down his throat, were each sen- tenced today to 18 years’ imprisonment at hard labor in Sing Sing. Both plead- ed guilty yesterday. Fighting In India. London, July 30.——A dispatch from Simla, published in today’s Times, as« serts that the British garrison at Mala- kand, in the Chitral, which was attack- ed by natives on the evening of July 26, is now so disposed that any tribal at- tack upon it can be readily repelled. De- spite this assurance, however, a later dispatch from Bombay says that the British camp at Malakand has again been attacked by tribesmen and that the British loss was 13 men killed and 30 wounded. Foreigners Resident In- Belgium. Brussels, July 30.—The chamber or deputies has passed a bill compelling all foreigners who have had a year’s residence to enroll themselves in the civic guard. The measure is the result of the great increase of late in the for- eign colonies at Antwerp and in this city. It is expected that the senate will kill the bill, but M. Schollaert, the min- ister of the interior and public instruc- tion, threatens to resign his portfolio unless the measure is made a law. . Domino Dead. Louisville, July 30.—Domino, son of Himyar, (lied on the farm of Major B. G. Thomas at Lexington today. He won many big eastern stakes as a 2—vear-old. As a 3—year-old he was never beaten except by Henry of Na— varre. of New York and his winnings aggre- gated $100,000. Emperor William to Meet Bismarck. Berlin, July 31.—A sensation has been created in Dresdenby the publi- cation by a newspaper of that city of the assertion that on his return from Norway Emperor William will meet Prince Bismarck at Altona, at the house of Count von Waldersee. Siam’s King In England. Portsmouth, July 31.—The king of Siam, on board the royal Siamese yacht, arrived at Spithead today. Four Brit- ish warships, anchored off Spithead, fired a royal salute upon his arrival, and. his- majesty was received'by the Duke of York. ’ He belonged to James R. Keene- THE SULTAN’S TABLE. 33,00O A DAY SPENT, ON WHAT HE AND HlSl HOUSEHOLD CONSUME. He 'Dines Alone—His Dinner Served to Him in Whatever Part of the Palace or Grounds He May Be and More thana Hundred Servants Assist in Serving It. Sultan Abdul Hamid’s table expenses are $5,000 a day: For the 365 days last year he spent $1,962,000. No human being of modern. times is accredited with spending One-fifth this enormous amount. It does not include grand State dinners or other elaborate functions. It is simply for His Ma- jesty’s regular every-day meals. A strange feature of the Sultan’s dining is that no one enjoys the food with him. He eats alone. 'Never, up- on. any pretext whatever, does he have a companion at his meals. He does not even have a dining room, or a din- ing ball, but takes his dinner wherever he may happen to be. The inezzials at the dinner hour, search out His Ma- jesty, and then in a long procession, bring the banquet to him, table, trays. dishes and all. 3 He may be in the palace, or in, the garden, or any part. of his great pri‘ vate park. It makes no difference, he takes his meal right on the 'spot. All the morning, the large corps of im— perial cooks’prepare the dinner. As the noon hour arrives, slaves are sent in various directions to discover the whereabouts of His Majesty. Having done this, they report his exact loca- who then calculates the time required to transport the numerous dishes to him without their getting cooled. The Chamberlain then stands beside the chief server and supervises the transferring of the different kinds of food from the kettles into the silver turcens. These vessels are elaborate. They consist of many shapes, sizes and designs, and are beautifully chased and engraved. They are so constructed that they can be entirely scaled up, leaving no chance for any one to drop any thing‘into the food. As fast as each vessel is filled, the chamber-lain seals it and puts on it hit official stamp. This is a guarantee of its inspection, and that it contains no poisonous substances. Over each tu- reen a bell-shaped felt cover is clapped down tightly to retain the warmth. Over these felt covers magnificent vel- vet cpvers, embroidered with gold and silver threads and'pearl, coral or tur- quoise. beads, are spread. The dinner procession, consisting of over a hundred persons, is then formed. First come ten slaves, bear- ing the great table. It is of silver, and perhaps the most exquisite table that has ever been made. The legs and sides are richly chased and the top is so highly polished that it looks like a mirror. Then come a long line of jublakiars, or “first assistants of the ‘chief cook,” each bearing on his head a tray, upon- which rests one of the sil- ‘ver vessels. These jublakiars are so perfectly trained in the .art of head balancing that no accident—not even the jarring of a dish—has ever been known. Following come more slaves, bearing on their heads anotlier‘course, and after them come still other de- tachments with other courses. In the rear follow the slaves who are to'wait on His Majesty. - The procession moves up to where the Sultan is standing. Two slaves run forward with a silken rug, which is spread upon the floor or ground as the case may be. On this a (livan is placed, and the Sultan reclines. The table is placed in front of him and the tureens are brought up. As each is set down the Chamberlain steps for- ‘ward and breaks the seal. side of him stands an imperial taster. The Chamberlain hands a ladleful from each vessel first to one taster and then to the other. After it has been swallowed the Chamberlain then takes a spoonful himself, the Sultan meanwhile watching the operation. Everything being satisfactory, the ket- tles one after the other, are arranged before His Majesty, who runs his. eye over the many viands. Then. he picks and chooses, eating a piece here and a piece there, a mouthful of meat, a spoonful of water ice, 3 sweet cake and ’a tiny fish ball. The Sultan never uses a plate. He takes all his food di~ rectly from the little silver kettles that are arranged in a circle around him, rarely ever using a knife or fork. A Spoon, his bread and his fingers, which are constantly wiped by an attendant. ——New York Journal. Some Ancient Fruit Trees. The pear tree, it is said, will con- turies; such t-Iecs bearing fruit in abundance when at least 300 years old being not an uncommon occtirrence. ,They are much longer lived than the apple, which rarely lasts more than 100 or 150 years. The pear tree also grows much larger than the apple, and when 200 years old has quite the up pearance and dimensions of a forest tree. The nutmeg tree, when culti- vated, bears fruit for sixty years—the niut being gathered three times in the year. In. the Baidar Valley, near Balak- lava, in the Crimea, is a 'walnut tree reputed 1,000 years old, which still yields annually from 80,000 to 100,000 walnuts. Orange trees will continue to bear abundantly from fifty tc eighty years. The fig tree bears fruit to a very advanced age—New York W’Orld. . , Wanted a Bumper. ’ “He is filled to the brim with expe- riences." _ . “Th-at would not be so bad if he did not regard his tongue as a faucet."— Ti'utb. ~ “Have you any trouble in meeting .your creditors. Old chap ?” “Nodifliculty whatever. Meet ‘cm : everywhere, old boy,” ‘ ‘ .From all Other Sources - ' - -p . V - For all Other Accounts - - tion to the Sultan’s chief chamvberlain, - 011‘ each _ tinue bearing fruit for several cen-p ¥ RICHARD A. MOGURDY, President. -» V. V V, Statement for Its Year Endint‘ December r3-I-sl,l89 According to the Standard Of the Insurance Department of the'State of New York. ‘ - INCOME, ' " - $ 39,593,4I4 20 ‘ lO,l08,28| 07 $ 49,702,o95 27 . Received for Premium ' - - - DISBURSEMENTS, To Policy-holders for Olaims by Death , - - To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, elc. - - - - . sI2,5os,II-a 39- lz,m,455 u 1 lO,lOl.OO5 54 353.513.333.14 ASSETS. United Slates Bonds and other Securilic - - ‘ - _ Firsl‘lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage - - I . - Loans on Stocks and Bonds - - — - Real Esiale , -, - cash in Banks and Trust companies . - - - - . Accued Inleesl, llel Oefeed Pemiums, elc- - - . - S I I 0,I25,082 I4 “543,929 ",09 _ 22,161,655 60 l2,680,390 00 6,535,555, 06 s 25317—746335 ‘- - 205,0l0.633 I! ———-——.._-—— Reserve for Policies and olher Liabllilics . - - - Surplus - - ,- - - ' - - - ”2&5”!!! Insurance and Annuities in force - - - - s 9|8,69'8,338 45 I I have carefully examined the foregoing Statement and find the same to be correct liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department CHARLESIA. 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 York To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF'TRUSTEES or “IE MUTUAL LIFE IllSllllAllOE OOMPAllY OF llEYl YORK The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twentv- third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, an cl verify the same, respectfully REPoRg- That, pursuant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates between‘t ~ ate of the said reference and the date cf this Report attended at the office of the Company, and have been waited on by the freasurer, the Comptroller, the Auditor and and the Cashier, together w1th the the respective assistants of such ‘oflicets, 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 many cases below them. They have examined and counted the bonds and mortgages on real property held by the Company, ' d. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdings Of real estate and have and find the same to be as state . . verified the deposits of money In the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the ashier. ‘ . C 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 oflicers and their assistants, and that the same are accurate, in g'ood order and well kept. . . . And the Committee further certify that the Investments of the Company are of a high order, and that the'Syslem and methods adopted by the Company in recording Its transactions and caring fer the assets are entitled to commendation All of which is respectfully submitted ROBERT OLYPHANT J , HOBART B-ERRICK ' JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DICKEY, JR; NEW YORK. JANUARY 35, 1897, JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. HENDERSON The company. has issued an order whereby women can be insured Without the extra charge heretofore required. 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 J 3.: GEORGE S.’ BOWDOIN THEO. A. HAVEMEYER WILLIAM C. WHITNEY WILLIAM BOCREEELLER JAMES N. J ARVIE CHAS D. DICKEr JR. ELBRIDGE T. GERRY HENRY H. ROGERS JNo. W AUCHINCLOSS THEODORE MORFOBD WILLIAM BABCOCR STUYVESANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB FREDERIC CROMWELL JULIEN T. DAvIEs ROBERT SEWELL S, V. R. CRUGEB CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECRHAII J. HOBART HERRIOK WM P DIXON ROBERT 'A. GRANNISS ROBERT A GRANNISS Viceérrasiaent. ‘ 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 ‘ FREDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer. ’ . ' JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIMPSON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. -WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Lashier. ‘ ‘ EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. . . . . . ' ' JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, Assistant Auditor. HENRY 8. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendentof Domestic Agencies. ED WARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. ' MEDICAL DIRECTORS: . . GRANVILLE:II.,W BITE, M i‘ SAMUEL D, BABCOCK RICHARD A. MCCURDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HEBMANN C. 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