'Philadelphia and Arthur Phillips _one familiar with the . “_ u.__ M Entrainment at Trenton. TWENTY MILLION CAPITAL II: is Reported That Mr. Vlh'tney is Do- hind the TIIovemont, Stutmnents (Jo to Show That. an Endeavor \Vill be lilulo to Absorb the Edison Company. Trenton, N. J., Jan. 6.--The Electric Company of America 1‘1ch yesterday with the secretary of state articles of incorporation. ”The company has an authorizedc apital of twenty-five mil- ' lion dollars. lts expressed Objects are to manu- facture, produce, purchase. own, use and sell to public and private users, coal, coke, gas, Oil, electricity, light, heat, steam and compressed air power, water, etc., and to owu, acquire, con— struct and lease and operate plants in connection therewith. The incorporaters are James E. Hayes of Camden, Elmer Smalling of of Philadelphia. The company, it is understood, is organized for the purpose of acquiring and operating the electric light plants in different cities. The Electric Company of America, incorporated at Trenton with twenty- five million dollars capital, was said by local electric. consolidation plans to be the work of the Whitney syndicate. This syndicate. under the name of the Electric Light, Heat and Power Company, purchased a subway in the upper part of the city and acquired the property Of the Mount Morris Electric Light Company. The main interest in it, however. was due to its negotiatiops with the Edison Electric Illuminating Company of this city, which controls much of the down town subway and electric lightling system, for a consolidation with a view to obtaining the control of the entire electric light, heat and power of the city. ‘ It is said that the new incorporation marks the success of this scheme. At any rate. Mr. D. 0. Mills of'the Edison Company was quoted a day or two ago as saying that the negotiations ' had then reached stich a point that the transfer of the Edison company to the syndicate could practically be accepted as a fact. Gov. Rol lings In a uguratcd. Concord, N. H., Jan. 6.—-Frank \V. Rollins, Republican, yesterday took the oath of Office and assumed the duties of governor of New Hampshire. The most notable measures advocated in his inaugural message were the build— ing of abicycle path along the entire seaooast of New Hampshire, the con- struction of a state highway from the Massachusetts line to the summit of Mount Washington, with branch roads through other sections of the White Mountains; the preservation Of forests, the increase by one regiment of the state militia, and the urging upon Con- gress of the necessity of a strong naval force at Portsmouth. Governor Rollins suggests that at all colleges an expert be employed as in- structor in the making of good high- ways. ' Small Pox in Leroy. iochester, Jan. 6.--Despite the efforts of the board Of health in the village Of Leroy, two new cases Of smallpox have been discovered. All funerals are strictly private. as fear of the dread disease has filled the inhabitants with‘ alarm. The boardof health has issued. an- other notice prohibiting all public gatherings under penalty of a fifty dol- lar fine for each violation. Business is almost at a standstill in the village and many families are mov— ing out Of town until the scare is over. Guards are stationed at the homes of persons who have been exposed and a strict quarantine is kept over such per- sons for two weeks. . deve Lost. in l ollision. Falmouth, Eng, Jan. 6.~—A pilot cut- ter landed here the captain and thir- teen of the 'c-rew of the British steam- er Rosshire, from Cardiff for St. Nan zair, and the captain and twelve oi the crew of the French steamer Du- guesclin. from Rouen for Swansea. The latter Sank immediately after a collision with the Rosshire, which oc~ curred yesterday morning Off Trovos. Head. The Rosshii-e was abandoned in a sinking condition. Eleven of her crew were drowned, as was one member of the crew of the Rosshire. The survivors were picked up by the Norwegian steamer From and transferred to the pilot cutter. BITS OF NEWS. Forty thousand loads of snow were removed from New York streets on erdnesday. 'Gold to the amount of one million dollars has been engaged for shipment from London. A car load of matches was burned in the railroad yards at Weehawken Thursday morning. By the will of the late Caroline Macy two hundred thousand dollars is be--. queathed to the New York Teachers‘ College. Remington Vernam, founder'of Ave- nue-by-the-Sea, L. I., has filed a pe- tition in bankruptcy with liabilities of $728,040.74. The fund subscribed to the Waring memorial has reached the desired one hundred thousand dollars. It is to be used to endow a chair in Columbia College. President McKinley's. wedding gift to Admiral Sampson’s daughter was an autograph letter, accompanied by the famous message sent by her father announcing the fall of Santiago July 4, 1898. The United States circuit court of appeals has vetoed the injunction in the Fayerweather will ease, and the executors may now pay out the three million dollars bequeathed to different, colleges. ........ - —- *‘lmn- - ..._. erE’E’VEAING GAZETTE ”lore. Than Two Thousand Already at. “fork. Havana, Jan. 6.-—General Ludlow is determined to form a rural mounted police of three hundred men and lo patrOl the suburbs with Cuban sol— diers. ' About thirteen hundred Cubans are now working on the new branch of the railroad from the government dock to connect with Quemados camp. some five hundred Cubans are handling the quartermasters‘ Stores at the wharves and elsewhere. two hundred Cubans are cleaning the streets and two hun- dred more are cleaning the public buildings. General Brooke, as soon as the cus- toms receipts permit it, will employ more‘Cubans, thereby hoping to largely reduce the number of the restless class Of unemployed indigents. A drinking place at San Lazaro has been closed by the United States pa— trol for having sold liquor to the Am- erican soldiers. ' General Julio Sanguilly was Offend- ed yesterday because some municipal policemen on Albesu street failed to salute him. Sanguilly’s aide~de-camp thereupon raised a. disturbance, and a crowd gathered; but it was easily dis:— pcr‘sed by the United States patrol. Carlos Cadalso, a carpenter Of Ve- dado, declares that the so-called exe- cution chamberor torture chamber discovered in the late residence of the Spanish military governor, adjoining the palace. was prepared by him to preserve ,meats during the blockade Of this city.‘ " ———_ AH h____,~ - ,. _. FIGHTING IN THE SOUDAN. Defeat. of the Emir Fedil ‘Vith Loss. London, Jan. 6.——Particulars regard- ing the recent battle on the Blue Nile have been received in a dispatch from Cairo to the Exchange Telegraph Com- pany. ' Colonel Lewis, it appears, when he routed the Emir Fedil. the last re— maining formidable Dervish chief, kil— led five hundred Of his followers and made many prisoners. The emir, how— ever, succeeded in escaping. ' An official dispatch from Colonel Lewis says that with a SudaneSe regi— ment and a detachment of irregular troops, he attacked Fedil while he was crossing the Nile at the cataract south Of RoSeirex, or Roseres. The colonel’s force stormed the is- land on which Fedil took up a posi— tion and severe fighting followed. Eventually Fedil fled with three hun- dred followers across the river, where his force was dispersed by the Maxim guns. - ' fl. On the British side, Major Ferguson, six Egyptian officers and eighteen men were wounded and twentyseven men were killed. ' Cairo, Jan. 6.—-Colonel Lewis defeat~ ed the Emir Ahmed Fedil on the Blue Nile on December 25. His position was taken by storm [and 1,500 Dervishes were captured. Heav y l Auguinaldo Goes to Iloilo. Jan. 6.-—An official telegram received by the Filipino junta here. dated Manila, January 4, says that Aguinlaldo has gone to Iloilo at the request Of the insurgents there to place himself at their head, with the view of. possible fighting with the American forces. . A member of the Filipino junta here explains that Aguinaldo did not run away, but” “left Manila for the 'moun— tainous region behind Cavite in order to make secret arrangements for his voyage to Iloilo.” The Filipino who furnished this in— formation also categorically and spe— cifically asserts that the latest tele~ graphic advices declare that if the Am- GlllC'al’lS insist upon the occupation of the principal cities by the American troops, the whole of the Filipinos will “resist by force of arms.” . The cabinet is described as homo- geneous, every member being pledged. according to these advices, to resist the American military occupation of the "Philippines. - Senor Tuason, who has been appoint- ed Filipino agent »at Paris and in Lon— don, is expected -to arrive here shortly. The members Of the junta assert that the new cabinet will bring forward the “most energetic policy}; Paris, Tho Sealing Controversy. Washington, D. (.1, Jan. 6.--The Ca- nadian joint high commission resumed its session yesterday: The only ab- sentees on the American side were Representative Dingley and John W. Foster, both of whom are ill with the grip. ‘ ' The joint session was followed by a meeting of the sub-committee on the Behring sea negotiations. It [is understood that substantial pro- gress is making towards a “sealing agreement. Gov. \Volcott Installed. Boston, Mass, Jan. 6.——The inaugu- ral exercises at the state house yester- day paSsed with the customary smoothness, Governor Wolcott taking the oath of office as chief magistrate of the commonwealth for the third time. A similar proceeding took place in the case of Lieutenant Governor Crane, after which Governor Wolcott read his inaugural address. Prof. E. Otis Kendall I): 31!. Philadelphia, Pa., Jan. 6.--E. Otis Kendall, former professor of mathe— matics and astronomy at the Univer- sity of Pennsylvania, and for years one of the foremost educators of the country, died yesterday at the age of 82 years. ' He was a deSCendant of one of the Mayflower Pilgrims. \Vestern Union Indicted Camden, Jan. 6.--The Camden county grand jury has finished its labors for the term here. An indictment was re- turned against the Western Union Tel- egraph Company for transmitting mes- sages giving poliey drawings. and sev~ en indictments were returned against alleged policy dealers. ' Mr. Dingley Better. Washington. D. 0., Jan. 6.--After a consultation of physicians yesterday it was announced that Representative Dingley was very much better and it is likely that he will continue to im- prove. .1» LUDLOW EMPLO‘fls CUBANS. 1 I Knowmaflw luvs. The Moral-of T his Old, 0 Anecdote Will Save a Heap of Trouble and a File of Money. Something,r had gone wrong" with some simple part. of the machinery of a. stationary engine, and the Stoker could not fix it. After spending a. day or two on it, he was for-eed to ask the aid of a more competent workman. He failed also and someone suggested the employment of a. local celebrity—a sort. of tinker at. any mechanical job. There is generally one in every localr ity. He gave two or three raps with his hammer and touched upa rod or two, when the pounding, or whatever ailed the machinery ceased. When asked to make out his bill. it read as follows: Fixing engine, $ - .50 Knowing how, 10.00 Total, $10.50 ‘ This anecdote has nothing earthly to do with Mr. Win. F. Knapp, engineer and fireman at Roth & Goldschmidt’s, South Norwalk, but it serves to intro- duce him to the Norwalk public, and at. the same time shows the close rela- tion between the tinker’s work on the engine and average humanity’s, when they tinker with their kidneys. Mr. Knapp tells how he cured his. Read this statement : “I am an Old time engineer, and like a great many men who follow my call- ing. the Weak spot in my anatomy is my back, probably caused by becoming over-heated in a warm atmosphere and then exposed to cold. Be that as it may, I had considerable trouble with my kidneys, and although I used sim- ple household remedies and on one or two occasions took medicine, I was never able to‘completely rid myself of the attacks. Reading about. the work performed by Doau’s Kidney Pills in and around the Norwalks, I came to the conclusion that they might. help me, and procuring a. supply, [ com- menced the treatment. After com- pleting it I was so greatly improved in my general health that I conscientious: 1y endorse Doan’s Kidney Pills.” Just. such emphatic endorsement is plentiful in Norwalk. Drop into Glen- dening & Co.’s drug store and hear what their customers report. Dean’s Pills for sale by all deal- ers. Price 50 cents. Mailed by Foster- Milburn 00., Buffalo, N. Y.,sole agents for the U. S. Remember the name Doau’s and take no substitute. D.»_—T AS TO STRlKING MATCHES. Streaks That Show \Vhere Lights “'cre Produced to Be Found Everywhere. “I may be wrong,” said the little woman. “but I fully believe that a man would strike a match on the tombstone of his mother,” and her eyes snapped and her cheeks flushed it the idea of such a. sacrilege. Go where one will, in the most out- of—the-way place or corner to ignite 3. match, telltale streaks will be found as positive proof that a match striker has been there before. Raise the drapery about a, mantel and peer underneath and there again will come in view the cabalistic brown tracks, the “blazed” way. as it were, of the match-striking guild. ' Letter boxers, streer, corners. door jambs, bottoms of chairs and edges of bureaus, washstands and dressing cases possess the hiero—or pyro— glyphics. ' Even church edifices are not sacred when the hurried call is issued for a light. Even alter rails,have been vis- ited by the same touch. In fact, there is no place too sacred or too much out of the way not to have, at one time or the other, received-the necessary Hiction required to se- cure a light. When Cleopatra’s Needle was placed in Central Park the apex bore traces, among the al- most obliterated hieroglyphics, of the passing of the match. It is said tha.f the same modern signs can be found upon the topknot of the Sphinx and upon the top of the” Pyramids. Scent; Bottle 'of Sydney. One of the oddest ornaments of whieha city ever boasted stands in Sydney, Australia. It is called “the scent bottle of Sydney,” and is for the purpose of drawing the gases from the sewerage system of the city. It is constructed of brick work. rend- ed over with cement stucco, and is eighty-seven feet high to the top of the casting surmounting the brick work. ’ then the shaft was completed it was intended to purify the air es- caping from the sewer by means of charcoal, and trays containing; char- coal were placed in the bottom of the shaft so that all air escaping from the sewer must pass the.material. This was, however, found inoperative and was discontinued. Subsequently fire was suggested, but this in turn proved ‘ unsatisfactory. . The “scent bottle” is not an eyesore. [tesbusineq is so disguised that it is an object of beauty, and is readily mistaken for a monument. Indeed, it is the biggest, most conspicuous and picturesque of all the notable inonu. ment-is in New South Wales.-—New York Herald. HOSTETTER‘S 3 ZLEBRATED. KIDNEYS Healthy Kid- neys filter im- purities from the blood and keep it red and p u r e. S i e k Kidneys don’t. ’ HOSTETTER'S the p r o pe r per- forma n c e of STOMACH their duties. . ITTER a n d t. h u s _. m a. k e S t. h e blood pure. HE- MUTUAL ALIPE INSURANGB -|} RIGHARD A McG'U'RDY, President. Statement for the Year Ending Dec. 3i,’97. According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York. .. INGOMH. Received for remiums , . . . , . $42,693,301 99 From all other Sources . . . . . 11,469,406 24 554, 162,608 23 . DISHHIEIEIMENVE. T'o oil cy-holders for Claims by Death . . . $13,279,630 To olicy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 12,712,424 76 For all other Accounts . . . . . 10,132,005 57 . . $36, 124,060 99 ASSETS. United States Bonds and other Securities . . $132,017,341 45 First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . . . 69,423,937 31 Loans on Stocks and Bonds ’ . . . . 12,880,308 00 Real Estate 3. " ~ . . . . . 21,618,454 88 Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . ~ . 11,705,195 82 Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,141,200 20' ‘ $253,786,437 66 Reserve for Policies and other Liabilities . . 218,278,243 07 Surplus . . . . . . . $35,508,194 g Insurance and Annuities in Force . . . $936,634,496 63 I 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 usua. Re port of the Examining Committee. Office of the Mutual Life Insurance Company of New York. '1‘ C THE HONORABLE, THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES or - 'I'IIE MUTUAL LIFE INSUHAHGE 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—fl . 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 ofifice of the Company, and have been wait’ec‘; 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 corre 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 fipd the some to be as stated. They have also verified the valuation of the Com- pany’s holding“ of real estate and have verIfied the deposrcs of money In the various banks and trust. companies, and 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 some 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 connnendgmon All of which is respectfully submitted. CHAS. R. HENDERSON ELBRIDGE T. GERRY A. N. WATERHOUSE new YORK, January 21, 1898, s. V. R. CRUGER J. HOBART Hmerox JAMES C. Hoan‘q Board. of Trustees- HENRY H. ROGERS J NO. W AUGHINCLOSB THEODORE MORFOBD WILLIAM BABCOCK STUYVEBANT FISH AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIAED CHARLES E. MILLER WALTER R. GILLETTE H. WALTER WEBB GEORGE G. HAVEN ADRIAN ISELIN J3. GEORGE S. BOWDOIN . WILLIAM C. WHITHEY WILLIAM ROOKEI'ELLES JAMES N. JAEvIE CHAS D. DICKEY JR. ELEEIDGE T. GERRY J AMES SPEYERJ FBEDERIO CROMWELL J ULIEN T. DAVIES A. N. WATERHOUSE S. V. B. CRUGER CHARLES R. HENDERSON RUFUS W. PECKHAH J. HOBART HERRIOK WM. P. DIXON I ROBERT A. GRANNISB . SAMUEL D. BABCOOK; RICHARD A. MCCUBDY JAMES C. HOLDEN HERMANN C. VON POST WILLIAM J. SEWELL OLIVER HARBIMAN h OBEBT OLYPHANT GEORGE F. BAKER DUDLEY OLOOTT ROBERT AFGHANISS, Vice-President. WALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager. l‘SAAC I“. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President DUEB du—P. BRECK. Corresponding Secretary WILLIAM J. EASTON, Secretary. ALBERT KLA-MROTH, Assistant Secretary, FREDERIC CROM WELL, Treasurer. - JOHN A. FONDA, Assistant Treasurer. JAMES TIME SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer. WILLIAM P. SANDS, Cashier. - EDWARD 1’. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier” " g“ ' EMORY MCCLINTOCK, Actuary. - JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant Actuary. CHARLES A, PRELLER, Auditor. . WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller. C. CLIFFORD GRETSIN GER, ASuistant Auditor. HENRY S. BROWN, Assistant Comptrollez j ; J OHN. C. ELLIOT, Superintendent of Domestic'Agenoies. ' EDWARD LYMAN SHORT. General Solicitor. MEDICAL DIRECTORS: ELIAS J. MARSHJA. D' GRANVILLE 11 WHITE. M D G. S. WINSTON M. D. Consulting. #61... NICHOLS do GILBERT, General. Agents. 1 .3 -1 A. H. CAMP, housed. Agent. -
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