EMANRS FROM ALGER-
The War Secretary Expresses!
Gratitude to Miss Gould.
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He Declines to Talk About Miles
Gaveg’reut Credit to Shaffer and
Otis-w aid He Conducted the War
to the Best of His Ability.
NEW YORK, Feb. 14.—Secretary A11 ‘ feature of the day’s work
ger, who has been a guest at the Fifth
Avenue hotel, spoke rather freely yes-
terday about some affairs in connec-
tion with the department.
He left for Washington last night
He was to have gone over to the trans-
port Sheridan in Brooklyn, but he sent
some one else. Troops are to go to Ma-
nila soon on the Sheridan.
Secretary Alger yesterday morning
made a call on Miss Helen Gould. He
said he wished to personally thank her
for the work she did during the late
war for the sick, wounded and distress-
ed soldiers.
In regard to the criticisms of his de-
partment by the war commission he
said that he would rather say nothing
about that till he had read the entire
report. He said it contained, he under-
stood, 60,000 words. He had sent for it
through his secretary on Saturday, but
had failed to procure a copy, as the of-
fice was closed. He declared that he
wanted to see what went before and
came after the criticism before making
any statement about it. Secretary Al-
ger, however, during his talk came back
to the subject of his department to say
that he had carried on the work all
through the war to the best of his abil-
ity.
"During the war,” said the secretary,
“when we had so much to do criticisms
began to appear in some papers. When
this happened, I gave orders that that
paper should not be sent to me, as there.
was no time to waste. My first duty
was to conduct the affairs of the de-
partment as well as I could.”
General Alger compared the depart-
ment with a large private business,
saying that many unforeseen things
happened in it just as in a large private
business. Storms came up which could
not be prevented.
When asked about the criticism by
the war commission of General Miles,
General Alger asked to be excused from
talking upon that subject.
Secretary Alger said concerning the
'naming of a commanding officer for
‘the army. that he thought a regular
:army man would be named in prefer-
ence to a volunteer. He said that the
‘volunteers have no standing after their
two years' term of service. He said
ucongress could do as it wished about
such a matter, but he thought a regu-
lar army man would be appointed. He 1
did not care to discuss the matter more ,
at present.
His attention was called to the selling ;
of supplies alleged to be army rations,
in Havana at less than the regular mar-
ket rates. General Alger talked ff‘ankly
about this, saying:
“Colonel Bliss, who was in chaige of
the collection of customs at Havana,
was asked to investigate this when it
was learned that such sales were being
made. Some persons were selling sup-
plies at less than any one else could sell
them after importing them and paying
the duty. Colonel Bliss found that two
men were buying up all the surplus ra-
tions from the troops. The rations the
troops received were more than they
could use, and it is considered legiti-
mate to buy them up and sell them
again. It is a general practice in the at-
my for companies to sell their surplus »
rations and place the sums received to
the credit of the funds. These two men
were, in a way, carrying on a. legitimate
business.
“Colonel Bliss found that they had a '
storehouse full of. flour and coffee and
some other things and that they were
able to sell flour at $2 a barrel less than ’
those who were importing flour and
paying duty on it. He told them, after
consulting Washington, that they must
either pay duty on the goods or he
would pr event them from selling. This
practically stopped the selling. Orders
were given to the commissary depart-
ment to buy back the extra rations so
that the soldiers Would get as much
from the government as from outsiders
and save the scandalous talk."
General Alger also compared the cam- 1
paigns at the Philippines and Santiago
in which he stated that they were whol-
ly different
“General Shafter.” said Secretary A1-
ger. “and his expedition had to land on
a hostile island and do the attacking in
the worst season there, the hottest part
of the rainy season. General Otis has
been at Manila some time, and he was
prepared for the attack. In Santiago
General Shatter had to attack the Span-
iards, while in thePhilippines our forces
occupied the position the Spaniards had
in Santiago."
General Alger said he wished to make Z
no criticism of General Otis, who had
done brilliant Work in Manila. He said '
that the two campaigns could hardly be
compared, as they had been fought un-
der altogether different conditions. Both 1
generals, he declared, were entitled to
great credit.
No Holiday In Boston.
BOSTON, Feb. 14.—There was little
'going on in Boston yesterday to indi—
cate that the urthday of Abraham Lin—
coln was being observed. A few public
buildings displayed national flags, but.
as the day is not a holiday in Massa-
chusetts things moved along in almost
the usual way in the business world.
The Stock Exchange was closed in con—
sequence of a New York holiday. '
Accidental Shooting.
ALBANY, Feb. 14.—Carrie Gurbin,
aged 16, was accidentally shot by Chris-
tafer Pfiitzer yesterday at Coeymans,
about 12 miles from this city. Pflitzer;
was cleaning a revolver, when it dis-
charged, and the bullet passed through
the girl’s heart, killing her instantly.
, Frozen to Death.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Feb. 14.—John
Regan, a. farmer from up the state
who was bringing a load of feed to the
city, was found frozen to death yes-
terday half buried under a lot of bags
in the wagon
Dewey to Be Admiral.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.—The senate
has passed a bill creating the office of
admiral of the navy. Rear Admiral
Dewey, it is understood, will be named
for the office.
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NATIONAL COUNCIL OF WOMEN.
It Is Recommended That a. Commit-
tee Visit Our New Possessions.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. —A blinding
snowstOr-m did not prevent the meeting
of the National Council of Women at
the Church of Our ‘Father yesterday,
though the members were late in ar-
riving. About 50 ladies were present.
It was decided, on account of the
weather, to hold a continuous session
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WRIT A LOTMDF THEM.
Norwalk Produces its Share
But They Are Growing
Less Every Day.
What a'wonderful lot of people ther:
are who suffer with backache. From
inStP—ad 0f adjourning and meeting 1 the millionare sitting in his ofiice c11p-
again at 3 o’clock as provided. The ses-
sion was devoted exclusively to busi-
l
ping coupons. down to the humble citl-
zen who swings a pick for a doll-.11-
ness matters, the report of President 1 (la-v1 nobody is free flom it.
May Wright Sew all being the principal
Mrs. Sewall recommended that an ef-
fort be made to bring different women’ s ney ache.
And it all comes fr om the same cause ~
The kidneys are to blame.
Backache is really nothing but kid-
You can be sure that it.
and coeducational colleges into affilia- [means a diso1dered conditien of the
tion with the National Council. A mod-
ification of the constitution would be '
necessary, but it would be possible to
arrange so that such institutions could
be brought into the council on‘ a par
with the local councils that shall be re-
ceived into its membership. It was rec—
ommended that at this triennial meet-
ing a committee be- appointed to collect
information respecting such institutions
with a view to preparing a list of them
to be presented at the next executive
session.
In view- of the practical extension of
the United States it was recommended
that a committee be appointed to study
the social and domestic conditions of
life in our island territory with a view
to seeing what way the women there
can be aided.by the initiation of the
women into American methods of or-
ganization for mutual benefit and for
the public weal. That these studies may
be intelligently prosecuted it was rec—
ommended that a commission be nomi-
nated from the national council and
that the council endeavor to secure for
it the recognition of the government
and that the commission be instructed
to visit the islands. The last act of the
present administration of the council,
it was suggested, should be the sending
to the czar of Russia of a letter express-
ing the sympathy, appreciation and
gratitude of the council for the initia-
tive taken by him in behalf of disarma-
ment. Expressions of sympathy, Mrs.
Sewall said, should be sent also to the
national commission in Great Britain
for their interest in the subject.
Cost of Reorganizing‘ the Navy.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 14. -—The entire
cost of the recasting of the navy on
new lines as proposed in the pending
personnel bill will ,be $...,,002 569.
fact is set out in a communication to
the United States senate from Secre-
t_ary Long in tnswer to a resolution of
inquiry introduced by Senator Jones of
Arkansas. Merging the line and en-
gineers, as is proposed in the bill, the
cost of the combination would be $2,-
665,600, which is $600,000 more than the
total of the present pay to both branch-
es. The increase in the pay of the ma-
rine corps is $1,228,838, which Is account—
ed for by the increase in the number
of both officers and men. The new na-
val appropriation bill also carries an
appropriation of $4, 111, 505 for pay of 10,-
300 additional enlisted IneIi.
Ovation For Gomez.
SAGUA LA GRANDE,.Cuba, Feb. 14.
—General Gomez was given a great ova—
tion at a banquet and ball in his honor
Sunday night. Major Logan spoke, com-
paring Gomez to Gladstone, refusing the
temptation of official emoluments and
satisfied to remain the “Grand Old Man"
of Cuba. He said the Americans did not
.come to conquer Cuba, but to work for
a perfect government on the island.
When the time arrives, he added, Cuban
people must decide that question. Amld
wild enthusiasm General Gomez, in
tears, embraced Major Logan. General
Gomez spoke again, making clear Cu-
ban faith in the American administra-
‘ tion.
Smallpox Epidemic.
WATERVILLE, Me., Feb. 14.—The
epidemic of smallpox in this city has
become so serious that the board of
health has decided to use the state laws
governing epidemics to enforce the
proper quarantine of houses, the isola-
tion of patients by means of pesthouses
and the reporting of suspected cases by
physicians. Schools-of allkinds‘are or-
dered closed, entertainments and all
public gatherings forbidden, and those
citizens who had accepted invitations to
the governor's reception at Augusta to-
day are peremptorily requested to de-
' cline the same.
Judge Dellenbaugh Guilty.
CLEVELAND, Feb. 14.—The circuit
court yesterday found Judge F. E. Del-
lenbaugh guilty as charged in the third
specification. The sentence‘of the court
was not announced, and it is understood
will not be made public until after the
_trial of State Senator Burke, which will .-
beein within a few days. The third spec- I
ificatlon in the charges against Dellen-
baugh is in connection with the “O. K."
which he, as judge, placed on the Man-
ning r'ivorce decree and in which it was
alleged he was also interested as coun-
sel. .
It Was a Fake.
AVON, N. Y., Feb. 14.—The “old
maids’ ” convention, extensively adver- '
tised as a bona fide convention in cer-
tain New York papers, is a. fake pure
and simple. A drama entitled ”The Old
Maids’ Convention” was given here last
night under the auspices of the ladies of
Zion Episcopal church. TWO New York
papers sent, special correspondents here
to cover the “convention.” They left
this village yesterday morning some-
what crestfallen.
Fatal Railroad- Accident.
FORT TICONDEROGA, N. Y., Feb.
14.—Delaware and Hudson train No. 4,
which left Montreal yesterday morning,
was derailed near Cummings‘ siding,
about two miles south of here, yester-
day afternoon. The engine turned over,
and the engineer, W. R. Combs, and his
little boy, about 10 years old, were kill-
ed. The rest of the train hands and
passengers escaped. The train was de-
layed about four hours.
A Ballot In Utah.
SALT LAKE CITY, Feb. 14. --'I‘he joint
assembly took one ballot for United
States senator yesterday and adjourned.
The result: King, 8; McCune (Dem. ), 24;
Powers (Dem.), 2; Nebeker (Dem.), 1;
Cannon, 12; Sutherland (Rep.), 11; ab-
sent, 6; not voting, 2.
More Australian Gold.
SYDNEY, Feb. 14.—The American
steamer Alameda, Captain Von Ostern-
dorp, has sailed for San Francisco hav-
ing on board 202, 000 sovereigns in gold.
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kidneys.
And ifyou are wise, you will heed
the wainincr immediately. Backache
neglected means severer forms of kid-
ney disease, diabetis. urinmy troubles,
5,7191”, 5 disease—death.
Doan 'SKidney Pills are the one sim-
ple remedy that can be replied upon in
1111 forms of kidney trouble.
Some of your neighbors have 131' led
them and not. one has found them want-
ing. Here is the experience of a Nor-
walk Citizen:
Mr. Josiah Dodge, No. 2 Belden
place, sayzs " I had some trouble in
the way of kidnevcomplaint, and rheu-
matic-like pains in the back. Being a.
frequent. visitor at Mr. Hale 5 {now
Glendenino 8; Co 5) drug store, I no-
Liced a g1eat- many people buxing
Doan sKidnevPills, and as the-v all
spoke Yen 11111"th about the results
obtained. I U013 11. box, began taking
them and in a fen (lave Lime they had
cured the attack. 1.1m recommending
them to my f1 lends.
Doun’ s Kidney Pills for sale bV all
de.1.le1s. Piice 50 cents Mailed by
Foster-Milbur 11 Co., Buii’alo, N. Y.,
sole agents f01 the U. S. I“. emembcr
the name Dunn’s and take no substi-
tube.
THE suczzszFNT REEDBIRD.
How He Should 14:1 tucked and Hay no
Should Be Eaten.
l:il.11(lélplzlr2 is the only city in the
world where the :ccdbird can be found
in a state 0'." ove 1'1'unning obesity, and
the only 11131.2 1.1 ‘2191 1 he can be cool;
ed to periccgion. In New York the
French cocks conceal its delicate
tootlzsomeness in rich dressing.
There ”they know as little about reed-
birds as they do about tcrrapin, scrap-
ple, and pcppcrpot. lieccntly‘ there
was give-11 in this city a dinner in
which recc'lvidrds were served in thir-
the
Ice-11 dif’d rent forms. 111111311}:
courses were soup made from reed-
i1i1 '11s ricccd 1irr ls stuffed with Blue
Poi ht oys. e115, l‘eClIlllldS pluc: :1 inside
11 hmlow 1111 1110 and 101.:1stcd 1.3011111 1.1::
stuffed with hcrb iillin." 11nd ital-2.111.
reed birds Stewed 1..ith fics‘u 1111:511-
110-0115, rec-dbirds split :1n1l.b1'oilc-d——-:1n
abominable practice by the way—-
lend bird smite and :1 sec .1‘1111 pic,
final 11 inch two (10:; :11 iccclbi ids flew
fOIth and around the room.
But, after all, the1e is only one we:
to cook and eat the succulent rcecd-ies
—-sr1ute! Select birds which have
little clumps of yellow fat on bot
sides of the part last over the fence.
Place them in a sauce pan, or, better
still. :1 chafing—dish, with plenty of
the best butter. salt, black pepper, and
a plentiful sp1inkling of pa .prika—H
the sweet Hungarian pepper which
nowadays can be found in any first-
(lass grocery. They must not be split;
and their heads must not be removed:E
Coo-oi; them for five or six minutesj1
according to the size of the bird and!
the heat of the fire, but do not allosw,‘
the yellow fat to become brownedE
Nothing could be simpler, and yell
few, very few "cooks can prepare 11E
recdbird without destroying its tooth-l
someness.
There is also an art in the eating oi:
his daintiness, but it can only be ap-
plied to birds of the character and
prepared in the manner described
above. Wring off the head and sink
your teeth into and absorb the brains
Then hold the little darling aloft by
the protruding bones of both legs, and,
slipping him into a watering mouth,
crunch your way through his carcass
until not a bit of him remains but the
leg bones. Then cast your, eyes about
and say grace. That’s eating reed-
birds, that is.—Philadelphia Times.
Trnulm some Jerusalem.
People offm ask how it is that the
futnro of Fur-$11110 presents such difii-
culticr-z. The reason is simply that .70
rusal-rm—you can-ct separate Jerusa-
lem from Palestine—sis The sacred (“'1'
of so many «rm-(ls nn'l purring faith:
Not only is it the holy place of all
the Shristinli churches, and two of
them quarra‘ I'itmrly over it—tlw
(lrceks and the Latins—hut it is also
one of the mos+ sacred places in the
Mohannncdan “011.111 Mecca and Mc-
dina 1110 hard ly mmc snmcd than the
Mosque of 0111111. That is :1 fact “111("1
is often ignored by Finopenns. 'uho
forget that‘ 1:11 _t-urn the liohnmmednns
out of the temple enclosme would dis
turb the whni. . Moslem woilrl 1'- 'o1n 11,13
Straits Settlement to Al‘s-aria. “'1-
must never forget that Mohammedan
pilgiims from India visit “7011153191“
just as Christian pilgrims fish from
Europe. Lastly, Jeiu~a‘lm111sprofouiul
ly sacred to the Jews, and the Jews
are beginning to be locally numeroml
and imp01'tant.—Spectat01’.
What it: Does.
Hostetter’s StomaCh Bitters cures
malaria and biliOus attacks. It. cures
nervous prostration and exhaustion.
It. makes the nerves strong. It makes
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Bitters
fibres. It banishes
dyspepsia, indigestion
and constipation. It.
does all these things.
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INOOME.
Received for Premiums . . . .
From all other Sources . . _ . . .
BISBURSE‘MM HN'ESQ
To Policy-holders for Claims by Death . . . .
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. .
For all other Accounts . . . . '.
ASSETS.
United States Bonds and other Securities . .
First Lien Loans on Bond and Mortgage . . .
Loans on Bonds and other Securities, . .
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents
at $23,534,826. 88 . Book Value . . . .
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . . .
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . ' .
. W ‘ LIABILITIES.
.V'Policiy Reserves, eta, . . . .
Contingent Guarantee Fund, . - . . . .
Divisible Surplus . . . . . . .
Insurance and Annuities in Force .' . .
From the Surplus a. dividend will be apportioned as usua
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H ENBY H. ROGERS
J so. W AUOHINOLOSS
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABCOCK-
STUYVESANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER B GILLETTE
H.‘WALTER WEBB
FREDERIO QROMWELL
JU_LIEN T. DAVIES
A. N. WATERHOUSE
1 CHARLES R. HENDERson
I RUFUS W. PECKHAM
‘ J. HOBART HERRIOE
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SAMUEL D. BAncoce
RICHARD A. MchRDI
JAMES C. HOLDEN
HERMANN G. VON POST
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
OLIVER HARRIMAIl
ROBERT OLYPHAN'I
GEORGE F. BAKER
[30111.27 OLOOTT
WM. 1’. DIXON
ROBERT A. GBANNISB
GIOROE G'. HAVEN ,
ROBERT A. GRANT
W ALTER R. GILLETTE, General Manager.
ISAAC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-President-
WILLIAM J.EASTON,Secreta1y.
‘ FREDERIC CROMWELL, Treasurer.
JOHN A. F ONDA, Assistant. Treasurer.
WILLIAM P. SA} DS‘, Cashier.
' EMORY MOGLINTOUK, Actuary.
. JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant. Actuary.
. CHARLES A. PRELLI. R, Auditor.
0. OLD: 11' 0RD GRETSINGER, Acuistant Auditor.
JOHN C. ELLIOI‘, Superintendent of Domestic Agencies.
['3 "fl‘v ARI) LYMAN SHORT, General Solicitor.
_ MEDICAL D1REOTORS:
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111.1915 J. .
G. S. WINS'IONM. D. Consulting
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liabilities calculated by the Insurance Department. CHARLES A. PRELLER, Auditor 1':
Board. of Trustees-
ADRIAN ISELM J1.-
GEORGE S. BOWDOII
WILLIAM C. WRITER:
W ILLIAM ROCKWELL”.
JAMES N. .TARVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR.
ELBRIDGE T GERRI
JAMES {SPEYER} '11.
SS, Vice-President.
DUEB du-P BRECK, Cuirespor. ing Secretary
ALBERT KLAMIIOTH, Assistara Secretary
JAMES TIMI SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
EDWARD P. HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptroller;
HENRY S BROWN, Assistant Comptroller
GRANVILLE RI WHITE, M 0
A” H” GAL—ME: LW@M AQGEMS
RIGHARD A. MoG'U'RDY, President.
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