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BERLIN 0W LETTER

Hundreds of Lives Lost In the Floods
' In Eastern Germany. ,

 

y. AROYAL CASTLE I‘NU‘NDATEVD

The King and Queen of Saxony Forced to
Flee From Pillnitl—A Hotel With
All Its Occupants Buried Under
a Mountain Landslide.

Berlin, Aug. 9.—The cloudbursts and
inundations whichhave recently devas-
tated the eastern parts of Germany
were the worst which have occurred
since 1870. According to the‘ local sta—
tistics, 105 persons were killed in Silesia
alone, and in Saxony the number of
killed will not fall short of 180. The
financial losses foot up over 150,000,000
marks.

At Pillnitz, the country residence of
the queen of Saxony, the river Elbe
rose so "fast that it flooded the lower
floor of the royal castle, forcing the
king and queen to hurriedly flee from
the place and seek refuge at Dresden.
Prince Hohenlohe, the imperial chan-

cellor, who was then on his way from~
his estate at Aussee to Berlin, had to-

leave the train at Aussig and was con-
veyed 10 miles in a Sedan chair to an-
other railroad station.

Through a landslide of the highest
summit of. the Silesian mountains, the
Hotel Schneekopfe was carried down
and buried with all its occupants.

Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria
has granted 30,000‘fiorins from his pri-
vate purse for the relief Of the suffer-
ers, and the queen of Saxony has grant-
ed 20,000 marks and the regent of Ba-
varia 15,000 marks for the same pur-
pose. Emperor William of Germany
has not yet made a donation to the peo-
ple who have Suffered from the floods,
etc., in the eastern parts of the country,
although he has given 25,000 marks to
the flood sufferers in Alsace.

The newspapers are calling for special
sessions of the reichstag and diet in or-
der that these bodies may make extra-
ordinary grants of money for the relief
of the suffering families; but, as the
suggestion was first made by The Vor-
Waerts and other Socialist newspapers,
it is being discouraged by the govern-
ment. The municipality 'of Berlin has
granted 500,000 marks for the relief of
the thousands of people rendered home—
less and penniless by the storms, and
the city of Dresden has voted 300,000
marks for the same good work.

The Tariff \Var.

The German newspapers continue to
discuss the new United States tarifi,
and they call for reprisals, but your
correspondent learns from the foreign
office that the government of Germany
.has no intention of beginning a tariff
war. A high Official of the foreign office
said toyour correspondent:

“There will be no tariff law, since
Germany is too weak to successfully
carry it out and because a. large part
of the American imports of foodstuffs,
as well as cotton and other raw mate-
rials, are indispensable to our industry.
The formation of a large continental
tariff union, with ‘its ram pointed at the
United States would miscarry because
of England’s Opposition. As a matter
of fact, our hands are tied and even
Baron von Thielmann, the German em-
bassador to the United States, who has
been named as the successor of Count
Posadowsky-Wehner as imperial secre-
tary Of state for the treasury§though
his advice and intimate knowledge of
the American tariff and financial af-
fairs would be of great help to us dur-
ing the coming crisis, cannot change
the facts in the case."

Palpable effects Of the new tariff are
already noticeable. The manufacturers
of Selingen are 'complaining of lack of
orders, and many Of the factories have
been compelled to reduce the number
of hands employed. In the Guben and
Chemnitz. districts there is already
much industrial distress. Similar com-
plaints are made elsewhere. The Flor-
ists’ association has sent a memorial to
the imperial chancellor protesting
against the tariff as seriouslyinjuring
the export of seeds and plants during
the last few weeks.

Threats For the Kaiser.

Before starting for Russia, Emperor
William received a number of threaten-
ing letters from nihilists and panslav-
mm. 'In consequence of this one of the
‘ shrewdest criminal cdtnmlssioners, Dr.
Henninger, with a’ section of the Berlin
political police, was sent to the Peter-
hof palace a week ahead of Emperor
William, and this corps of detectives
will accompany him everywhere dur—
ing his stay in Russia.

The past week has witnessed a num-
ber of fatal accidents on race courses.
Among the number Count von Fech,
a wealthy gentleman rider and at one
time the friend of the Barrison sisters,
and’Lieutenant Bartels, also a entle-
man rider, were killed during a, ace at
'Kreuznach. At the Heuss races the
most successful gentleman rider in Ger-
many, Lieutenant von Kayser, was kill-
ed, and Captain vonr Suernomdt was
seriously injured. Two jockeys met sim-
ilar deaths.

General Nelson A. Miles, U. S. A., ar-
rived here from Carlsbad on Tuesday.
He hteceiving many Official courtesies.
The general visited the extensive Gru-
son works at Magdeburg ’and was
granted permission to inspect the 'gov-'
ernment' works‘Kr Spandau “and the
naval yards at
the barracks-and e Krupp works at
Essen- m , . .

General Miles gOes"'tO"StOckholf at the
end of the coming week and thbnceto‘
Russia t'o'view the. military institu-
tions of that country. ' He will return
here in time for the autumn maneuvers.

 

Awake In'Death.

Brooklyn, Aug. 9.—-While “sleeping
near a window yesterday, John Tobin,
37 years” old, fell out and was instantly
killed. In his fall he struck'Miss Ella
Rick, who was sitting'on the front

stoop. She sustained a fractured leg.

 

A Mutlnons Crew.

London, ’Aug. 9.-"—-The British bark
Assyria, Captain Dernier, from Green—
Ock for Rio Janeiro, has put into Lam-
lash, Isle of Arran, with a mutinous
crew. ' -

 

The Still Voice.
' Washington, Aug. 9.-.-—The secretaryiof
the treasury hasreceiveda conscience
contribution of $10 in an envelope post-
marked'Sprlngfleld, Mass. ' ' ‘

 

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as well as some of,

' 9 and 10 o'clock Friday night.

 

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CZAR AND' KAISER MEET.

A Cordial'Welcome arid Embraces—How
Europe Views the Conference.

London, Aug. 9.——The leading question
in continental political circles is, will
the visit of Emperor William of Ger-
many tO St. Petersburg result in a Ger-
man-Russian—French understanding di-
rected against Great Britain? Such a
consummation is undoubtedly devoutly
wished for in Germany, where the de-
nunciation of the treaty of commerce
between Great Britain and Germany
has rekindled anglophobism. Deutsche
Zeitung voices the general hope, say-
ing: “The emperor will achieve imper-
ishable renown if he succeeds in creat-
ing an alliance aiming at the annihila-
tion of England’s power and the closing
of the continental ports against English
goods.”

The fact that the German emperor is
accompanied to St. Petersburg by the
imperial chancellor, Prince Hohenlohe,
and by the presumptive foreign minis—
ter, Baron von Buelow, indicates the
importance which is attached to, the
visit. Advices from Paris, however,
show there is little enthusiasm there on
the subject of the suggested anti-Eng-
lish alliance, the impression being that
France, in entering into such an ar-
rangement, is only playing Germany’s
game, and it is very doubtful if France
will derive material advantage’ there-
from. _

On the Other“hand, Great Britain,
judging from the tone Of the press, is
absolutely indifferent and is content to
continue in her position of “splendid
isolation,” satisfied that either the drei-
bund or' theIRusso-French combination
will receive her with open arms if she
ever desires to join them, even though
maps are already'published showing
the approaching partition of the British
empire.

Czar and Kaiser 'nIeet.

Cronstadt, Aug. 9.-—The meeting be-
tween the czar and Emperor William
was cordial in 'the extreme. The Ger-
man emperor’s yacht, the Hohenzollern,
was received amid salutes from the of-
ficers, men and guns of the Russian
warships. When the Hohenzollern came
up to the Alexander, both yachts came
to anchor. The czar and czarina, the
Grand Duke Alexis, uncle of the czar,
and Prince von Radolin, the German
ambassador to Russia, at once went on
board the German yacht. Emperor
Nicholas wore the uniform Of a Ger—
man admiral, and the grand duke was
similarly attired. ,

Emperor IVilliam and the empress
welcomed their visitors at the gangway
and repeated warm embraces were ex-
changed. The czar congratulated Em-
peror William upon his appointment
as an admiral in the Russian navy, and
after a short time the entire party
boarded the Alexander and proceeded
for the Peterhof palace. All remained
on deck as the yacht steamed on her
Way and were kept busily engaged in
acknowledging the cheers of the peo-
ple.

Upon' landing the czar and czarina
and Emperor William and the empress
drove to the Peterhof palace, where
luncheon was served. After luncheon
the emperor and empress visited the
czar and czarina at the Villa Alexan-
der and then made calls upon other
members of the royal family.

MELTED A HUMAN BODY.

A Ghastly Experiment For the Luetgert
Blurder Trial In Chicago. .
-. Chicago, Aug. 9.——The experiment Of
destroying a human body by the use
Of crude potash has been successfully
carried out. The body was destroyed
in two hours with the exception of a
few small splinters of bone. Of the

[fleshy substance Only a small quantity

of fluid about the consistency of mo—
lasses remained. The experiment was
made under the orders of the prosecu-
tion in the case of Adolph Luetgert, the
rich sausage manufacturer, who is
charged wi‘h murdering his wife and
disposing of her body in the vats at his
factory. .

The theory Of the prosecution was
that Luetgcrt placed the body Of his
wife in a solution of crude potash and
cold water, raised the solution tO boil-
ing jmiut, and destroyed all traces Of
his a; (-596. mime. A few small bones
c.2e :L—Iald l0 have been found in a vat
in the factory. -

The stale has wound a complete web
Of circumstantial evidence about the
sausage maker, but the fact that a body
could be thus destroyed has been dis-
puted. The test settles that point be-
yond a doubt. The cadaver was cut
up, '. placed in the solution, the fire
started, and in. a. short time the flesh
had completely dissolved. The frame
did not melt so quickly, but at the end
of two hours nothing remained except
a few splinters and a small amount of
fluid.

The attorneys for the state were en-
tirely satisfied with the test and be-
lieve the last link in the chain Of cir-
cumstances has been found to convict
Luetgert of his alleged crime.

Killed by Officers.

Montgomery, Ala., Aug. 9.—A special
to The Advertiser from Elba, Coffey
county, Ala, says: Allen Lightfoot was
shot and killed and his son J'oe badly
wounded Friday by an armed posse of
officers. The Lightfoots were charged
with a number of crimes, and the elder
one had been convicted Of a felony and
escaped from the officers. They both

'bid defiance to the law. The Officers met
them in, the road, and the fusilade be-

gan. ,

Struck by 'a Waterspout. ‘
Omaha, Aug. 9.—A waterspout struck
the town of Hot Springs, S. D., between
It'raisec‘u
the water in the creek which runs,
through the town between 10 and 12
feet. One life was lost, and four bridges
of the Elkhorn railroad which cross the,

creek were carried away. ,

 

Winter Route to the ,Klondike.

Winnipeg, Aug. 9.-}-It is reported that
lite Canadian:Pacific._railway and Do-
minion government are conferring with
the view to openingTupa wagon road tc;
the Yukon from‘,‘ Edmonton. ' The object
is to give a short and safe road for
prospectors and to be able to maintain
winter communication. "

 

 

Astor and Elmwood.

Boston,. Aug. 9.‘-——It is impossible to,

confirm the report from New York that
John Jacob Astor has contributed $18,-
000 for the purchase Of Elmwcod, the
home of the late James Russell'Lowell.
The treasurer of the fund, William M.

B'illard, states that he knows nothing

of the gift.

'P. P. P.

 

RICHARDSON WILL CONTEST.

TheSecond Wife Files One Testament and~

the— Children Another.

New York. Aug. 7.—Two wills of Jo-'
seph Richardson, the eccentric con-
tractor who died some weeks ago. leav-
ing an estate valued at many millions,
were offered to Probate Clerk Benjamin
A. Jackson today for probate.

By the earlier will, dated Oct: 29, 1894,
Richardson left his'entire estate to his
daughter, Dellaripha Grace Richardson,
and his son, George Richardson, to the
exclusion of Mrs. Emma J. Richardson,
his second wife. ‘

The later will, dated April 24, 1897, di-
vides the estate equally between the
widow and the two children after give
ing $50,000 .to the Rev. H. M. Warren
and $17,500 to the Central Park Baptis
church. 4

When the wills were offered for pro-
bate today, Mrs. Richardson filed a no-
tice of contest to the will offered by the
testator’s two children, and they filed
a. notice of intention to contest the will
offered by her.

In her notice of contest Mrs. Richard-
son asserts that the will dated Oct. 29,
1894, and offered for probate by her
stepchildren, George Richardson and
Dellaripha Grace Richardson, is not the
last will of the testator and that he left
another will dated April 24, 1897. She
also asserts that the earlier will was

not executed ~by the decedent, is not in

conformity With the statute, and that
he was unduly influenced.

Mrs. Richardson’s formal notice of
contest concludes, “She prays that this
alleged will may be rejected and be not
received.” ’

Counsel for the‘children filed Objec-
tions to the later will, in which it is al—
leged that the document dated April
24, 1897, is not the last will of their
father, as it doesn’t conform to the
statute and was not the free and volun-
tary act of the testator. They also as-
sert thatehe was not of sound mind
when he executed the document—if he
did execute its—and was unduly in-
fluenced. The children also ask that
the later will be rejected. Clerk John-
son filed the two wills and the objec-
tions to each, and set down the hearing
as to which Of the two wills shall be
admitted as the last will of the dece-
dent for Sept. 15.

The Man Who Threatened Dr. Hale.

Memphis, Aug. 7.—William Collier,
who was arrested at Wakefield, R. I.,
for threatening to kill Rev. Dr. Edward
Everett Hale, is the oldest son of Col-
onel W. A. Collier, a lawyer, and at one
time president of the Appeal-Avalanche
company. Young Collier left Memphis
several weeks ago to push street car
advertising work for a relative. He in-
tended to enter a Unitarian school. He
is well educated.

 

Supposed Lynching In Alabama.

Tufelo, Ala., Aug. 7.—At Harris, a ne-
gro gained entrance into the bedroom
of a young woman. He was frightened
away, arrested and guarded in a store.
When the train passed the station, the
crowd had determined to hang the man,
and the latest news is that the deter-
mination was carried out. There is no
telegraphic communication with the
village.

 

 
 

 

 

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For Three Years He Suffered—Could -
Hardly Breathe at Night—One Nostril . -.

Closed for Ten Years.

Mr. A. M. Ramsey, of De Leon, Texas,
was a sufi’erer from Catarrh in its
worst form. Truly, his description of
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Velous. Instead Of seeking‘ his couch,

lad for the night’s coming, he went to
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long, weary, wake‘ful night and a
struggle to breathe was before him.

DE LEON, TEXAS.
Messrs. Lifxpman Brim, Savannah, Ga.,

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THE STATE OF TEXAS, $5,: ,
County of Comanche, "
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‘ RICHARD A. McCURDY. President. ' 1 _ 1

Statement * tor the Year EndinI ,flehemhat 3|.sl, I89 . ‘ :

‘ AccOrding to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
lNooMEf

Received for Premium .- - . -.
From all Other Sources - - - V . -

 

$ 39,593,414 20. ,
I0,l08,28l 07

_. . mil—2.69737
§ DISBURSEMENTS, , ’ ,

To Policy-holders for claims by Death ' . f - - sI2,595,I,|3 39'

To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, elc. _ - -. - . ”$42,456,“

For-anotherncéounls '- ' - - * - - - 10.18:,005 54

ASSETS. - s35,zIs—,-515_li
Ilniled Slates Bonds and other Securilie — i . - -
Flrsl lien Loans on Bond and Morlgage - . - -
Loans on Stocks and Bonds - .,
Real Es‘late
cash in Banks and Trusl companies - -. ,
Icoued lnleesl, llel Defeed Pemiums, elc- -‘ -. - -.

 

—-5 I I (”25,052 I4
1|,543,929
ll,09l,5 '

22,151,555 50'

l2.585.390200

' 6,535,555, 06

$ 234,744, 48. 82

- 295911.533 1_2

‘ s 2935—33470

.———._.———..__—.

s 9l8.698,338 45

Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities - - 9 -
Surplus ' -

l have carefully examined the foregoing 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 apportioned as usual

i' Report of the Examining Committee .
‘ Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York

To THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or
THE nquu LIFE msunlues GOMPAHY or new von’x .,
The undersigned, a Committee apppointed by your honorable body on the twenty-
third day of December, I896, to examine the Annual Statement of the Company, and

 

verify the same, respectfully

REPORT .

ant to the power and authority thereby conferred, the Committee have at various dates betweent . ate of the
d the date of this Report attended at the Office of the Company, and have been waited on by the Treasurer,
the Auditor and and the Cashier, together with the the respective aSSlSlaula 0’ 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
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. They have also verified the valuations of the Company’s holdm‘gs of real estate and have
verified the deposits of money in the various banks and trust companies, and have counted the cash on hand held by the

Ca‘hier. . .
b rtify that all the books, papers. documents and evrdences of title of every description necessary in

And the Committee ce _ _ _ , .
such examination have been freely submitted to the Committee by the said officers and their aSSIstan-ts, 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

All of which is respectfully submitted ROBERT OLYPHANT J. BOBA RT DERRICK
JAMES N. JARVIE CHARLES D. DICKEY, JR.
JAMES C. HOLDEN CHARLES R. “HENDERSON

That, pursu
said reference an
the Comptroller,

NEW YORK. JANUARY 25, 1897.

 

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 R.j
GEORGE S. BOWDOIN
THEO. A. HAVEMErER
WILLIAM C. WHITNEY
WILLIAM ROCKEFELLEB
JAMES N.»JABVIE y
CHAS D. DICKEr JR.
ELBRIDGE T. GEBB!

. HENRY H. ROGERS
JNO. W AUCHINCLOSS
THEODORE MORFORD'
WILLIAM BABCOCK
STUYVESANT FISH

AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIARD
CHARLES E, MILLER
WALTER B GILLETTE °
H. WALTER ,WEBB

FREDERIC CROMWELL

J ULIEN T. DAVIES
ROBERT SEWELL

S, V. R. CRUGER
CHARLES R. HENDERSON
RUFUS W. PECKHAM/
J. HOBARTH'ERRICK‘
WM- P DIXON

ROBERT A. GRANNISS

ROBERT A GRANNIss Vice-President.

~ WALTER- R. GILLETTE, General Manager. , ‘ » '
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President. HEN-RY E. DUNCAN, JR, Corresponding Secretary -
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ' ALBERT KLAMROTH, Assistant Secretary
FBEDERIC CROMW ELL, Treasurer. r - . _
JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. " JAMES TIMPSON. 2d’Assislant Treasurer.
WILLIAM P, SANDS, Cashier. , EDWARD P. HOLDEN, AsSistant Cashier.
' . ' ~ “ EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. ,

, JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. j ‘ . , _ ' . ,
CHARLES A, ‘PRELLER, Additor. 7 p j ' WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller.‘
C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, Aegistan-t Auditor. HENRY S..BRO WN, Assistant Comptroller

- ' ' ' JOHN C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of DoinestioAgencies. ‘ ‘ '
‘ ED WARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. '

~ MEDICAL DIRECTORS: .. , , - . », '
ELIAS J; MARSH, M. D' GBANVILLE:M.§WHITE,M l

s , low Haven,

SAMUEL D, BABCOCK
RICHARD A. MCCURD!
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN C. VON POST
LEWIS-MAY

OLIVER HARRIMAN
ROBERT OLYPHANT
GEORGE F. BAKER
DUDLEY OLCOTT

 

 

 

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