THE ADAMS CASE.
lorry Cornish Again on the Stand
,1 I; Be Accuses Molineux.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. —Harry Cornisl;
Occupied the witness stand nearly the
whole of the mOrning session of the
Adams inquest yesterday. He made 1'.
long statement, I’t‘énding to strengthen
his original accusation that “Molineun
was the man." He declared that he
coupled the latter's name with Barnet’s
" death and sought by references to Mrs
Molineux's testimony, among othez
things, to establish a motive. He placed
the blame for troubles in the Knicker-
bocker Athletic club to tales started by
Molineux and said that the plot against
his own life was laid by persons mem-
bers of the club or who had been mem-
bers.
Mr. Osborne' s examination was almost
entirely confined to Cornish’ s conflicting
testimony concerning the receipt of the
package and the resting place of the
bottle and bottle holder the night before
Mrs. Adams’ death
Dr. Lewis A Coffin testified that he
attended Cornish at the club the day
Mrs. Adams died. He told him that his
case was similar to that of another man
in the club. He later told him that Bar-
net had died of cyanide of mercury.
Professor VVitthaus brought the orig-
inal bromo seltzer bottle to court. He
testified to finding cyanide of mercury
inMrs. Adams’ body, though he added
. that the quantity would probably not
have been sufficient to kill any othe1
person.
Dr. E. Styles Potter repeated his for-
mer testimony, and Richard Eduard
Moran testified to troubles in the Knick-
erbocker Athletic club.
TO GOVERN LON DON.
Mr. Balfour Introduces 11 Municipal-
ities Bill In House of Con1mons.
LONDON, Feb. 24.—In the house of
commons yesterday M. Arthur J. Bal-
four, first lord of the treasury and gov-
ernment leader in the house, introduced
the London municipalities bill, 'the prin
cipal measure of the session. The bil.
divides the metropolis of London into
15 municipalities, each electing a mayor,
councilors and aldermen with full local
powers.
The area of the metropolis known as
the city of London, under the jurisdic-
tion of the lord mayor and common
council, is not touched by the measure,
which deals exclusively with the terri-
tory embraced by the administrative
county of London.
The new bodies will have the same
powers as are now possessed by the
.great provincial municipalities of Eng-
land and will not be connected with
,the London county council, the govern-
ing body of the administrative county.
‘This council in future will deal only
with matters of general metropolitan
-'CODC€I‘I1.
CONDENSED DISPATCH ES.
Nine men went adrift on a field of ice
in Lake Superior at West Superior, Wis.
A wave Of prosperity in Pittsburg
started every mill, factory. and work—
shop todts-fullest capacity.
The war department has. decided. to
send the Sixth and the Ninth infantry
to re—enforce General Otis.
The second largest auditorium and
convention hall in the United .States
was dedicated in Kansas City. ('3‘;
The White Star line steamer German-
ic, which sank at her pier in New YOrk
ten days ago, has been floated.
Secretary Alger's business partner, M.
S. Smith, denies that the secretary in-
tends resigning from the cabinet.
State Auditor Cornell of Nebraska is
accused of permitting “holding up” in-
surance companies for personal gain.
The Cubans who insulted the memory
of the late General Garcia by refusing
to parade at his funeral have petitioned
to Washington for the removal of Gen-
eral Brooke from Havana.
,Croker’s Company Has a Rival.
NEW YORK. Feb. 24.—Richard Cro-
ker’s autotruck company will have a
competitor in the automobile field in the
New York Electric Vehicle Transporta—
tion company, whose articles 01; incor-
poration were filed at .Trenton yester-
day. The authorized capital of the new
company is $25,000,000, and it is empow-
ered to acquire, manufacture and sell
vehicles of all kinds to be operated by
electricity.
Feeding the Cubans.
HAVANA, Feb .24. ~The United States
is now feeding 5 per cent of the total
population of Cuba, and the number
appears to increase rather than dimin-
ish. From 20,000 to 25,000 are fed in Ha-
vana alone on army rations, or 10 per
cent of the city’s inhabitants. During
the last live 'days the number of ra-
tions distributed has been double the
previous average owing to- the change
of system of inspection.
Babies Poisoned.
NEW YORK. Feb. 21.—Two children,
Robert Wilkinson, aged 3, and his sis-
ter Lucy, aged 5, were poisoned in a
tenement house on Ninth street yester-
day. Thc former is dead, and the lat-
ter cannot recover. It is believed that
they ate candy or meat that had been
_ intended for pet dogs or cats.
Ex-Trensurer Haywood Dead.
HARRISBURG, Feb. 24.—Benjamin J.
Haywood, ex-treasurer of the common:
wealth of Pennsylvania and one of the
joint defendants with United States
Senator Quay in the People’s bank con-
spiracy case, died yesterday at his home
ln Sharon. He had been seriously ill for
seve1al weeks.
Thompson Gains Three.
LINCOLN, Neb., Feb. 24.—The feature
of the senatorial ballot yesterday was
the gain of 3 for Thompson, who now
has 13. Hayward's vote shows no
change, the votes coming frOm the
minor candidates, eliminating Vandu-
sen, Cornish and Foss.
Funeral Mass at St. Petersburg‘.
ST. PETERSBURG, Feb. 24.—A grand
funeral mass for the repose of the soul
of the late President Faure was cele-
brated in the Roman Catholic cathedral
yesterday, Emperor Nicholas, the court .
and all-the government and diplomatic
ofilclals attending.
Cleveland to Speak at Dclmonico’s.
PRINCETON, N. J., Feb. 24.—Grover
Cleveland has received an invitation to,
be present and. make an address at the
dinner to be given at Delmonico’s
March 2 in honor of Carl Schurz. Mr.
Cleveland has decided to accept the ln--
vitatlon.
IHEAEYENINc GKzETTE 7‘57""jfi qu.W3
TH E SULTAN'S BACKDOWN.
ueased Cooling St—jtlon to France.
British Cannon Changed His Mind.-
BOMBAY, Feb. 24. —Important details;
regarding the action of the British au- I
thorities at Muscat, the capital Of thel
sultanate of Oman, have just becomeI
public. It appears that the news of a
lease by the sultan of Oman of a coaling 1
station to France on the coast of Oman
leaked out while the British politicalI
agent at Muscat, Major Fagan, was ab- I
sent. He promptly returned to his post”
but the sultan refused to furnish himI
with any information. The commander 1
of the British gunboat'Sphinx thereupon I
dispatched a lieutenant and an armed
party to Bandar-Jlosih. But the sultan,
hoping to receive aid from the French,
continued to be recalcitrant. The ar—
rival of the second class cruiser Eclipse,
flagship of the East Indies station, with
Rear Admiral Edmund C. Drummond
If discussed adversely, many of the speak—
on board, threw the sultan’s subjects
into a panic, though the sultan himselfI
still remained obdurate. During the?
morning of Feb. 16 Admiral Drummond
sent word ashore that unless the sultan
attended a durbier on board the Eclipse
at 2 o’clock that afternoon he would
bombard the forts at 2:20. Notice of
the admiral' s intention was sent to the
fo1eign consuls, and the town was
speedily in confusion. The advisers of
the sultan entreated him to submit, and
the Eclipse took up a position broadside I
to the town, while the other British
ships cleared for action. The sultan
thereupon posted a notification at theI
custom house and on the gates of the
town that the agreement with the
French was canceled.
~‘ 01n- Meats In Germany.
BERLIN, Feb. 24.—At the meeting of
the German agricultural council yes-
terday Baron Hammerstein-Loxten,
Prussian minister of agriculture, at—
tending, the meat inspection bill was
ers insisting that the measure discrim-
inated against home producers in favor
of the United States. Herren Mendel
and Steinfels were applauded when they
advanced “embalmed” meat stories as
proving the necessity for a stricter in-
spection of American meats.
Michigan Invites Wheeler.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. — General
Wheeler has received an invitation from
the Michigan delegation in congress,
headed by Representative Smith of
Grand Rapids, to visit Michigan in
June and attend the encampment of
state troops at Petoskey. General
Wheeler said he would attend if in the
country at that time. This reservation,
it is understood, was in view of the pos-
sible ordering of the general to the Phil—
ippines.
Wrem....
LARAMIE, Wy., Feb. 24.—The Union
Pacific east bound flier No. 2 is in the
ditch 35 miles east of Rawlins, at Weed,
a small station. The sleeper, dining car
and chair car are‘ completely wrecked
and the passengers all injured more or
less. Three passengers and the con—
ductor are reported killed, but it is fear-
ed the casualties will prove much
greater. The latest report. was that at
least a dozen were seriously injured.
Burglar Identified.
NEWBURG, N. Y., Feb. 24.—John J.
Gleason, the burglar who was shot by
Postmaster Hauser of Delaware Water
Gap, Pa., and who died from the effects
of the wound, was born in this city. He
had just completed a ten year sentence
for shooting a Newburg policeman.
Gleason belonged to the ”Bridge Ban-
dits" and was a. chum of the so called
“King of the Bandits," Tony Sarvis,
who is now imprisoned at Sing Sing.
Carnegie Buys a Team.
CHICAGO, Feb. 24.—The attraction at
the Splan-Newgass sale yesterday was
the Donovan team, Wert and B. 0.,
each with a race record of 211515. They
were started at $2,500. The bids Were
raised until finally H. N. Van Voorhis
of Pittsburg secured them at $9,500,
which is the highest price paid for a
team for a number of years. The horses
were bought for Andrew Carnegie.
Fatal Explosion and Fire.
HARTFORD CITY, Ind., Feb. 24.—By
a mysterious expldsion following a fire
discovered in the Dick building yester- :,
day four persons lost their lives and'
three were injured. The explosion lifted
the third floor and dropped it down on
the second. Flames enveloped the Dick,
the Williams and the Mason buildings.
Fire Takes Half of Mnscogee.
VVAGGONER. I. T., Feb. 24.—A fire at
bluscogee. I. T., has destroyed almost
one—half that town, entailing a 10Ss ag-
gregating nearly $500,000.‘ The fire began
In? . negro’ s hut near the courthouse. It
des fmyed the greater portion of the
bus ness d1st11ct and many private resi-
dences.
For Honorary Attaches.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24. — Senator ;
McMillan yesterday introduced a bill?-
authorizing the secretary of state to
appoint honorary attaches of embassies ,
and legations, who are to act without
pay. The bill requires that such ap-
pointees shall be Americans and quali-
fied.
Weather Probabilities.
Partly cloudy; colder; fresh north-
westerly winds.
New York Markets. .
FLOUR—State and western slow, but
steady; winter patents, $3. 76@4: winter
straights, $3. 55@3. 65;' Minnesota patents, »
$3. 95@4. 25; winter extras, $2. 50@2. 85.
WHEAT—No. 2 red stronger on ca-
bles, foreign buying and cold weather;
March, 83%@83%c.; May. 77%@77 15-18c.
RYE—Steady; state, 6250c. , No.2
western, 661700., f. o. b., afloat.
CORN—No. 2 moderately active and
steadier with other markets; May, 40%
@40%c.
OATS—No. 2 dull; track, white, state,
361/z@401/gc.; track, white, western, 361,5
@401 ,./2c
PORK—Quiet; mess, $9@10. 75, family,
$10. 75@ll.
LARD—Firmer; prime western steam,
$5. 55 nominal.
3 BUTTER—Steady; state dairy, '13@
210. , state creamery, 16@220.
CHEESE—Steady; large, white, male. .,
small,white,11@111/4c.
EGGS—Firm and ex'cited; state and
IPennsylv’anla, 291/2c.: western, 29c.
' RICE——Firm; domestic, 4%@7c. , Ja-
pan. 5@5’/4c.
TURPENTINE—Easy at 46@46%c.
TALLOW—Qulet; city, “40.; country,-
41,4@4%c.
HAY—Quiet; shipping, 40@50c.; good
: to choice.,55@660. , I
. ~ous"'system.
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N0 EXTRA SESSION
Senators Will Pr‘epare a New
Army Measure.
T0 RETAIN MAIN POINTS OF HULLBILL
To Meet the Wishes of-Democrats the
Time Lilnit Is Fixed at July 1, 1901.
Naval Appropriation Passed.
Rank of Admiral Revived.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—That there
is to be an adjustment of the differ-
ences on the army reorganization bill
in the senate was the general under-
standing among senators. last night.
Few, however, will attempt to give de-
tails, if indeed these have been ar-
ranged. The Democratic senators have
contended for little more than the fix-
ing of a time limit for the continuance
of the existence of the enlarged army,
being willing, as they. say, to give the '
administration all the men and mon-
ey necessary to its purposes for the
present. Accordingly the time for the
I cOntinuance of the increase has been
fixed at July 1, 1901. ‘ There is a mutual
understanding that the new army shall
not number to exceed 97,000 men, as
provided in the Cockrell bill, and that
the staff provisions of the I—Iull-Hawley
bill shall be retained in substantially
the same form as reported from the
military committee. Of the troops au-
thorized 35,000 are to be raised subject
to the discretion of the president and
may be natives of the new possessions
or otherwise, as he may d~termine.
The present understanding is that the
bill shall be a new measure, not a sub-
stitute. for the Hull bill. To make it a
substitute would leave the matter open
to a. conference committee, and the
Democrats are not willing to take their
chances in a conference. Hence, after
the bill shall have passed the senate, it
will have to go to the house and be
acted upon there as if no army bill had
passed that body.
House Passes the Naval Bill.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 24.—The naval
appropriation bill finally passed the
house yesterday afternoon after four
days’ acrimonious debate, most of which
was spent upon the question of rehabili-
tating the Naval academy at Annapolis
in accordance with the scheme inaugu-
rated by the appropriation of $500,000 in
the last naval bill and the proposition
to increase the maximum price to be
paid for armor plate to $545 per ton, ex-
isting law limiting it to $400. Upon both
propositions the naval committee suf-
fered signal defeats. The amendment
to build a great armor plant was ruled
out upon a point of order, but after a
rancorous debate the price to be paid
for armor was cut down. from $545, the
price which the committee insisted was
oeing paid for the new Krupp armor, to
$445, and a proviso was also added pre-
eluding the government from paying
more than was paid by any foreign gov-
ernment for similar armor. When the
bill was reported to the house, Mr. Bou-
telle attempted to secure a reversal of
the verdicts of the committee of the
whole on the Naval academy and armor
plate amendments, but in both cases he
was defeated.
Another victory over the naval com-
mittee was secured by the adoption
of a provision to the naval bill
creating the rank of admiral of the
navy. This was accomplished by Mr.
Moody of Massachusetts, who offered a
copy of the senate bill creating this
rank as an amendment to the naval bill.
The amendment was clearly subject to
the point of order raised against it by '
Mr. Boutelle, but the sentiment of the
house was so apparently unanimous in
favor of the amendment that he with-
drew the point of order, and it"was
adopted without a dissenting vote. The
naval committee had amended the sent
ate bill so as to also create the rank Of
vice admiral, but Mr. Moody's amend;
ment was the original senate bill with-,1
out the latter provision.
Mrs. Boole Favors the Alnbler Bill.
ALBANY, Feb. 24.—The first hearing
on the numerous propositions for
amendment of the Raines liquor tax
law was given by the senate committee
on taxation and retrenchment yester-
day afternoon to Mrs. Ella Boole, presi-
dent of the state W. C: T. U. She ap-
pea1 ed in advocacy of Senator Ambler' 3
bill to prohibit the sale of liquors in
quantities of less than five gallons in
grocery stores or other stores where
provisions or articles of household fur-
niture are sold. The committee, how-
ever, took no action upon the bill.
Potomac Sees Many Bergs.
NEW YORK, Feb. 24. —Many icebergs
were sighted in midocean from the Brit-
ish oil tank steamer Potomac, which
came into port last night. The steamer
left Swansea on Feb. 8 in ballast. From
north latitude 46 and west longitude 46
to north latitude 45 and west longitude
48 no fewer than a dozen large arctic
wanderers were counted, and a number
of smaller ones were seen. The big
bergs, Captain Anderson says, were-be-
tween 150 and, 200 feet high.
To Examine Mrs. Place.
ALBANY, Feb. 24.—Dr. William M.
Polk and Dr. W. S. Dana of New York
city have been appointed a commission
by Governor Roosevelt to examine Mrs.
’ Martha Place, the condemned murder-
ess of Brooklyn, who is awaiting execu-
tion. with a view of determining if she is.
sane or insane and what her mental.
condition was at the time of the murder
of her stepdaughter.
Milk Producers’ Association.
MIDDLETOWN, N. Y., Feb. 24.—Two
hundred farmers attended the meeting
of the Five States Milk Producers’ as-
sociation at Goshen, N. Y., yesterday.
No local, organization was perfected,
but the plans of the association were
explained to the farmers by members of
the executive committee.
care of vour health. Take
Hostetter's Stomach Bit-
ters, and then there will be an end
to Dyspepsia. Inmgestion, Bilious-
IIIMIIEIIII IIII’SIIIIIBI 8
Siamach
care of your sliOmaOb, and
your stomach will take
is. It. drives all
poisons from t.h
blood 'and build:
up the! broken.-
down body and
shattered nerv-
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, HERMANR C. VON POST
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‘OF ‘NEW YORK.
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RICHARD A. 'McO‘U'R‘DY, President.
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atement for the Year Ending Dec. 31,08.
According to the Standard of the Insurance Department of the State of New York.
. ‘ I INOOME.
542,318,748 51
. 12,687,880 92
$55,006,629 43
Received for Premiums . .' i” , . .
From all other Sources
DISEUESEMENTS.
I
To Policy-holder's for Claims by Death . . $13,265,908 00
To Policy-holders for Endowments, Dividends, etc. . 11,485,751 35
For all other Accounts ' . , . . . . 190,493,379 53
5351245903 5 88
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as‘snms.
United States Bonds and other Securities . ,. . $160,956,141 33
First Lien Loans O11 Bond and Mortgage . , . . 68,503,580 90
Loans on Bonds and other Securities, . . 9,396,619 00
Real Estate, appraised by Insurance Superintendents
. at $23,534,826.88 . Book Value . .. .. . . 20,604,649 61
Cash in Banks and Trust Companies . . ‘ . 11,621,377 36
Accrued Interest, Net Deferred Premiums, etc. . . 6,434,957 1.0,.
$277,517,325 436
LIABILITIES.
233,058,640 68 I
Policiy Reserves, etc., ' . . . .
Contingent Guarantee Fund, , ~ . . . . 42.238,684 68 I
Divisible Surplus . . . . . . $2,220,000 00 ,
-.; ’ 271,517-3'25 35
Insurance and Annuities in Force , ._ . . $971,711,997 79
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
Board of Trustees-
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ADRIAN ISEL1\ .1 h
GEORGE S. Bowoon
‘\VILLIAM C. .W 11111713112 '
VVILLIAM ROCKERELLER
JAMES N. JARVIE
CHAS D. DICKEY JR
ELRRIDGE T GERRY
JAMES SPEYER
HENRY H. ROGERS
JRO. W Aucnmcmss
THEODORE MORFORD
WILLIAM BABGOCK l
STUYVF-SANT FISH
AUGUSTUS D. J UILLIABD
CHARLES E. MILLER
WALTER R GILLE'rrr
H. WALTER WEBB
FREDERIO CROMWELL
J ULIEN '1‘. DAVIES
A. N. VVATERROUSE
CHARLES E. HENDERSON
I RUFUS W. PEOKHAM -
I J. HOBART HERRIOR I
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SAMUEL D. 1511130001.
RICHARD A MCCURDY
JAMES C. HOLDER
WILLIAM J. SEWELL
OLIVER HARRIMAR
ROBERT OLYPBANT
GEORGE F. BAKER
Doom) Omorr
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WM. 1’. DIXON
ROBERT A. GRANNISS
Grocer: G. HAVEN
ROBERT A. IGRANIISS, Vice-sPresident.
. WALTER R“ GILLETTE, General Manager.
.' iSA AC F. LLOYD, 2d Vice-PIeSIdent ‘ DUEti du-P. BRECK, Gonespos 111g Secretar)
WILLIAM J. EASTON, Sec19ta1y.ALBEliT KLAMROTIi, Assistant Secretaly
' ; FiiEDERlC‘ OItOMWELL,T1eaaurer
JOHN A. F ( )1}? DA, Assistant Treasurei. ’ JAMES TIMI SON. 2d Assistant Treasurer.
WILLIAM B. SANDS, Lashier. EDWARD 'L‘ HOLDEN, Assistant Cashier.
EMORY MOCLINTOOK, Actuary.
JOHN TATLOCK, JR , Assistant. Actuary
OHARLE A, PRELLElt,Aud1tor. WILLIAM W. RICHARDS, Comptioller.
U CLIFFORD GRETSINGER. Acuistant Auditor. HENRY 5. BROWN, Assistant Comptroller '
JOHN C. ELLIO ',I‘ supeiintendent of Domestic Agencies.
‘ E )V‘. Atil) LY MAN SHORT. General Solicitm.
. - MEDICAL DIRECTORS:
MARSH, M. .11" GRAN VILLE )1 WHITE
U. S.'W1NS'ION M. D. Consulting.
ELIAS J. M '1)
Ricnous c Stunner, Seneca! Agents.
A... it: CAM-ii, "arousal, Agent.
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