Nebraska Newspapers

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The Wealth
and Lincoln Independent Consolidated.
VOL. X.
4 LINCOLN, NEBRASKA, THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1899.
NO. 42.
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MISS GOFF'S PLAN,
Iadorsod by Maay Corranpondaafci ud dis
cussed Id all ot ths WnImb Mtstet
Cdltor Independent:
I have read witb moe h Interest, tbe
plan suggested by Kllen M. Goff, In the
issue of February 2. I supposed your
Invitation to discuss the plan, or if pos
Ible Imnrpvs it by amendment, or eome
new and better method, would be more
liberally compiled with, but perhaps tbe
brethren bare atoned to ask who 1 this
this Ellen Goff? This should make do
material difference, as the beet idea's we
have in government, originated in tbe
thinking of fertile mind's of women, it is
a notable foot they have always been
foremost in every rood word and work
Tbe Goff plan is tbe beet, so far pro
posed, it carries a two ioia purpose,
first It will friv to tbe people their prl
- mary lesson in "direct legislation" and
let them in a practical way decide for
themselves the merit or demerit ot "In
itiatlve referendum",
Second, it provides that the three ail
ver parties may unite on a platform of
principles, that in 1800 they can sup
port to a man. andsotstooln the cam
palgn as they did in 'DO quibble over
details. t . .
Let us start right, t$on go ahead, but
we most not be too exultlnt of success,
Neither should we unU est! mete the
work before as. The silverWties have
in a measure got to resurrswt the time
time honored principle of Avwricaa bl
UMWtmWWUBf VHOV Umm VVVU VHWVSSWU i was
George Washington down to William
McKinley, for tbe goldbng exposition
MaliaitM ttskS has Kaam ii II if i i SSSj 1 il f fStt
now frequently ten na in a maoxer so
ainoers and solemn, tbat silver ta dead
and will never acain be a national issue.
Then in tbe nam of our great pcillo
debt whv Is it: they have been so cruel
'. as to reorganise their forces to do bat
tie against s principle that naa joineu
the rrert silver maioritv.
Abl friends. 'Eternal vigilano is the
prioe of liberty." Why sit ws here idle.
W. T. MotiuiitB. Chairman,
Furnas County Pop. Cen. Com
Tbe question of who Miss Goff is, as
Mr. McGuire remarks is not material.
It is not her personality tbat is under
diicusion, but a plan of getting together
to flgbt plutocracy tbat she first sug
gested. However tbe Independent bas
no objection to telling its readers who
tm Ami'rtntiaA nnmamrnnAan i liiaa
Goff first became known to tbe reform'
ers in Buffalo and adjoining counties
s yvibou iub auiuuce movemens - pisywi
v Nucha part in arousing tbe common
f I . wl III . A I Jt
people to make an effort to save their
homes. She was but a young girl then,
but she made many speeches, organised
the women, got them to take an active
part in tbe Alliance, got up little social
affairs to raise money and help the fight
along. Then she came to Lincoln, at
tended the University, graduated at tbe
bead of the law class and receiv d an un
solicited letter from the bead of tbat de
department declaring ber to be tbe most
efficient student in it. Her plan ot get
ting together has been received with fa
vor in the populist press not only In this
state, but also in Wyoming, Kansas,
Washington and other states. A good
many letters have been received at this
office concerning Miss Goff e plan, some
of which were printed last week. The
Independent is an open forum for any
one else who has any thing to say on
tbe subject.
WHAT THEY WILL DO
ConWmplrttng tbe Grastett Orline In the
Whole Htetory of the World.
11 is auoui time tua t some one capa-
bleof leadership took h old of matters and
directed the attention away from little
side issues, official sea dais and petty
quarrels nod to the real situa
tion. Tbe rspublican congress bas be
fore it a bill which it Intend to put In
shape so tbat it can be passed at the
aest eeosloa without loss of time, by
the slils of whMi the crime ot73 will
ink Into insignificance. It that McKIn-ley-Gage
moaey bill eaa be enacted Into
law there ia no hope for five generatlone
to eome lor aay relief from the prevent
rale of trusts and the basks. Il will es
tablish a moaeyed arUtoerery with aa
army asd a aavy so powerful that there
Ul be little hope of esesps, Mas may
flint but they Will esly lk to ds. tu
tied' sake let as drop this bill patty
qaahbliag aad try to briag atteetioa
to the esiawitWs that Ises as aad from
wkka there la aa except by Is.
taat astioa. We ante bad eaosgb id
psesat fvhH Taepewplearetlmlof
it. Ut as take thoas tkiag Uat aUl
save tae soaiataa pMks ruw ibstres
tka gtasee at the Missis eeaiatary al
the M thai v0i eeraly s al Ike Mil
sssOoa slusgns aeWss tmnJU lera
Umm atlNittMS) triM kmm buU, mkw
abte Walters aad oftWtei KeJtiu
aavtaf Ueessslvea aad I lots eMMrva
ktm a 4ua wvea taaa the eMldiai t
lie fast '
irli
Il 3&,-a as a aiiav al kaUmik.
wiaitra ll.44,alT. aad iS
fc rmateal In reOwis lata
t. It rr---ses tkUoniiaa l .l.l i
KfvaUslMK aataaatiaf Im '
846,081,016, and tbe treasury iiotes
aed under tbe law of 1890, being
198,849,280, and the 'notes of national
Danks, amounting to 9885,430,985.
These sums added together amount to
$1,317,855,628, every dollar of which is
payable in silver or gold at the pleasure
of the government By this bill every
dollar is payable only in goldsilver no
longer being a legal tender in .the pay
muni oi aeois. 4 ,
8. Tbe first section of this bill repeats
the declaration tbat tbe gold dollar is
tbe only money standard of value.
4 This Uage-McKlnley bill, in the
second section, provides that all public
debts and alt outstanding obligations,
as well as those incurred hereafter, shall
be payable in void coin only, and tbe
seotion provides that all private debts
shall be paid in gold coin, the avowed
purpose boing to entirely demonetize
silver and drive it into companionship
wun me oaser meiais. .
5. All the outetand nor standard silver
dollars amounting to about 500,0O0,.
000, must be redeemed In gold. The
silver certificates mult be paid In gold
when they have found their, way into
the federal treasury, .
Tbe only legal tender permitted by
this bill is gold coin.
6. To obtain the money with which
to maintain the so Id standard and re
deem tbe greenbacks, treasury, notes,
silver certificates, silver, coin and . bask
notes, la ease of a failure ot a bank to
redeem it circulation, the secretary 'of
tbe treasury shall sell the gold bonds of
ine government to mans irood inetr ob-
litrn.tJi.na. . .(. 1 'i ' V
Tbat means that those who have cor-
nered gold will receive interest on 1,
800,000,000 which they do not now re
ceive. It means not only an awful :' in
crease In taxation to pay interest 'on
thau vast amount which will be the first
result ot the passage of this bill, but up
on more thin double of tbat, for tbe
bankers wS issue their "promises to
pay" in untold amounts and receive in
terest on them also, Ths people of this
country would better wake up.
NEBRASKA'S DEAD,
Tbs Ooveremont Will Send Their Bodies
Bsck From Honolnlo end Manila.
The Nebraska soldiers reported by
General Otis as having died from
wounds received in action, have been
identified' from the muster rolls in the
adjutant genral's office, aa follows;
iSdward D. Day, company A, fork;
age 20, farmer; guardian, A. J. Day,
York. 1
John S. Ally, company D, Lincoln;
age 28, tinner; guardian, S. D. Ally,
Madery, Cel.
Warren II. Oook, company P. Oma.
na; age 25, clerk; single; guardian,
Mrs. Anne Bones, Forest City, la.
According to a letter received by,
Adjutant General Barry the remains
of Nebraska soldiers that ore buried
at Honolulu will be returned to the
United States for burial without coat
to relatives or friends. The letter in.
diicaitea tbat the same will be done
with tbe bodies of soldiers buried at
Manila, The letter received by Ad.
jutant General Barry was written Feb.
mary 7, by George Huhlen, major and
chier quartermaster United States
volunteers and lieutenant colonel in
charge of tbe quartermaster's depot at
Honolulu. It containea a request for
the names of Nebraska soldiers buried
at Honolulu, Tne letter says:
"Arrangeraenits have been made by
the quartermaster's department no
disinter the remains of all deceased
officers aud soldiers of the United
States army and volunteers buried
here, and to send them, enclosed in
scaled caskets, to the place of real,
dence of the parents or otfter relatives
or the deceased. This will be done by
tbe government without cost to the
relatives or friends of the deceased.
"Skilled persons, under wliose super.
vision Hits work will be done, are now
on the way to Manila, ami when they
have completed their work there they
will come to Honolulu anal pre pa re for
shipment the remains or all deceased
officers and soldiers who are btirtad
here. Tbe time of their arrival at
Honolulu Is not definitely known, but
wilt probably be during the month of
May or June, isaa,
"Il is desired that aecurste Infor.
tnstktu in reerd to the name ami
plsre ot reoidenee of the relatives of
every dreensed flWr end suklier v. ha
U buried here may be fumUhed to
Urutriuuit ColoiM-i (War ". l4ng,
upo! quarleruiSMtrr, Ksu Knwlw
tat., sad a bo tn me hrrw, m that es.
kets esn m nwmtljr atsfketl ami id.
ilrooaed bffure they leavs llimulaltt.
AdltMaal (ieiMrrs) lUrry has fr.
warded the nsmvs of ths (olios laf sal,
tilers f the llrrt Neissks wst lie
turi is isthu eentetery al Itusululsi
II, t, ilt, wmny 11 died J'ise
tl burial la kt Na I.
JmUms tl. Miller, eMiay II) dlel
(WHwUr to; tMtriod la lH 11.
(iesrn W, NvtoMs, ewy ni die.1
(ks4r St b(i4 is U l.
Is rvrstd la s UU nreabf the
ftrsMwsl epinprUiait ht att I
4 (tie ssitoosJ fvuml, siw Alles
has srtties IS AdjvHst tlesoral tVsrry
SS fIUMt
f tH e.w uf la all ts esy fitt.
mj th NkUunsl fused, as eoyeUlty
Ike - ms erst Urslia vefsnsais.
Vsm mi as aswt4 last I wil ts4
wy se a4 vws is aay smmsuts thai
ui adas lie tsteeNrfa ssr Uvs
h kae Ahmi ma mk ersdit las
tis NeVessk la tha war wita
tto.i a.
HOT CORNELL BUT
Having: Evidence in Their Hands to Settle the Whole Ques-
. . tfon. They
'1
No Insurance I Company Ever
,f Proof But Dees Not
It Is perhaps only right to open this
article on tbe investigation of the audi'
tor's office with tbe remark tbat prob
ably ninety-nine out of every hundred
populists in the state of . Nebraska will
vote for William- Jennings . Bryan for
president at the next election regardless
of what ticket or tickets be runs upon.
,Nex in order is t-he statement that if
the populist par ty is t be held respoiH
sibte for the adminlstraUoo of tbe stats
it should appoint men who are In fay
sympatiy .with the principles . of the
party as pressed in lt national and
stoats platTJrma, and who have shown
their sympitiy by aotlve work and
sacrifices to mental n those principles.
If tbe leadin J , democratic paper of tbe
state Is to oontlaue , its assaults upon
the populists aa iti did 00 Iloloomb's
first. administration aod pow tpoa the
auditor's, offlos i the sooner the
populist party ct loose fro such
allies the mors rotas, it will be fcbUto
cast for reform. , A ;, i
In order that the readers of t&e Inde
pendent may understand the whc!a bus
iness and have the lair upon wbloh
thav eaa form their own tMiniOna It will
be necessary o give a revW-af O law
governing tb'a auditor's ot, the rdles
and practice of tbat office un&r tba law.
and tbe reasons for them. ,'
In tbe first place, of all tbe blook suck
ing corporations with which this nation
bas been cursed, tbe . great insurance
oompanies are the worst The gold
standard and falllpg prices have given
them an opportunity to fleeoe the people
out of mSlllabs and they bav inado tbe
most of their opportunities. Men driven
to despair by tbe shrinkage of values,
tbe loss of business and of property
have sought refuge from pauperization
in their old age and deetitutlon for the
ones that they loved by investing in in
surance. Millions upon minions nave
been piled up in the vaults of these com
paniee, much of it by the lapse of poli
cies, where men, because of the bard
times, were nnable to keep up their pay
meats and alt that they had paid
was
taken by the companies
for which tbey returned nothing. The
millions that some of tbeee companies
have accumulated is so great in amount
that no mind can comprehend it, and it
bas for the most part, been wrung from
tbe poor and families in distress. Many
a poor wife has scrimped and saved and
halt starved herself and children so that
she could be able to make the regular
tribute to tbeee great corporations, but
at last tbe day came when the greatest
sacrifice no mora could be paid and all
of ber savings have gone for nothing.!
; Ro great bas this drain upon ths peo
ple become tbat every state of ths union
has taken action to remedy the evll.jln
surance companies havs been made to
pay for Menses for tbe privilege of gatb
erlug tbe wagts of tbe poor and the men
In distress, jvho loving their families,
sought ln'hat way "to providefor them,'
The profits were so great tbat many
scoundrels organised companies with
do capital, for tbs sipress purpose of
collecting premiums having bo Idea of
ver paving a lose. Tbs states have
pa! various laws, la Nebraska thsrs
is law preveatlug theas eompaaWs
from doing bualuese without alieaaes,
There Is one providing for eismlaers
a ho shall go to ths hadarlers ot the
eompaaWs aad eiantlae tbolr books aad
seeousts l Iks parptHM of lading oal
whether the eoaipsaWs are reliable aad
eaa be fort! to pay their loases. All
laesUt have simitar lass. Aa as
eosataat eaail id stsklftg ansa eisail
eat lose Im)uss la a pmlbltts thai al
ways casrgva kkaa petwa fur Its smkaes,
will bs rvsiestUevd Ital see l Iksst
was ewtplued by the last WgWIsI are aad
aha after statist aa agretssfal la writ
lag Is wok fur awwtsis essi pee dsy,
at Uf sards laalllsUd evil aad eiaissnl
tsesl l dvUsrs a day, Tla at
abt what las ehargs.
Tw etisipsaiwi sualrthatad tsasee
sasss lalke Math llaesaeampaitfa read.
They did it ss aad ahos t.
Tly krvsghtMsry Masses that taf
eusld Is tsar ( their fvlmf vIm
to Isrss Ikest Is twls M ths fvld slaad
ard. AU Um lasts aes svil hsswa aad
aoieVaiMl, Ills fees sip ted last ra
Mwa psaert tisM rasa U Mum
e4 Iks laesraaea tastpaaisa. Iwai4N
RFP. COM. CAUGHT
Suppress It
Held Up and Fisher has the
Give It Publicity.
Uielr duty, according to their Ideas of
political warfare, to do so. Hut why
should a democratic paper tbat sup
ported Dry an fly to tbe defense of these
corporations that fought Bryan with all
the power of their great wealth, appeal
to the sympathies of the public in their
behalf and falsely claim tbat a populis
omolal had been "holding them up?"
l ine misdoings for which the World
Herald calls upon a populist office bolder
to resign wore not crimes committed by
him, but by democrats whom be was
forced to appoint because of our alliance
with the democratic party In the state,
and after a combination bad been
formed tbat seemed to imperil tbs inter
ests of reform in tbe state. The World-
Herald knowing tbeee facts, instsad of
denouncing tbe democrats who bad
caused tbe trouble jumped onto tbe man
Who was gnllty of receiving letters writ
ten to him by them and nothing else
and demands bis resignation. Does any
one believe that if tbe auditor bad been
democrat, ' that tbs World-Herald
would bave written tbe tirade tbat ap
peared in that paper last Friday? Not
very much.
Then tbe charges in tbs World-Herald
uat Insurance companies have been
held up has not one scintilla of truth in
ii There bas been no insurance com
fanyjiold up. Even tbe Insurance com
(inies themselves, one and all deny tbat
fiey bave been. Not a nartlcla of evl
1 nee baa been Introduced to show that
tjbey bave been. Tbe republican com
rVttee bas failed to find any evidence of
Uat kind. Tba charges made for examl
nations during Mr, Cornell's term of
office have been from one-fourth to one
half what tbe Insurance companies bavs
bad to pay heretofore and.are now pay
mg to tbe examiners ot other states.
Just tba other day an examiner from
the state of Illinois appeared in Omaha,
examined a company located there,
charged f 700,00 and was paid his fee
and not a word said about it. Wby did
not tbs World-Herald get after that ex
aminer for "holding up" a Nebraska
company? Wby is it that its sympa
thies are only for these great bloodsuck
ing concerns in tbe east, who can pay
their officers a hundred thousand dol
lars a year and .then have hundreds of
thousands to contribute to a fund to
down Bryan?
wbatbas been proved against Cor.
nell? It la proved beyond contradiction
tbat be appointed two democrats as In
surance exarainors. Tbey started out
on a trip. Tbey wrote him three letters.
In ons of them, the charge for examina
tions was called "holding up." In an
other letter they said that if they suc
ceeded In collecting a certain amount
tbey would make the auditor a preseat.
In the next letter tbey said tbey did not
succeed la collecting the bill and t here
fore cboutd rot make tbs present. Those
were private letters and wore glvea to 'a
committee of bis political onerali-s by th
auditor iiiuiMir. The claim is mads that
that Isfvld-ow upon which tbs auditor
has shown himself guilty and that he
ought to bs Impeached orriga. All
thevldenoe so far shows that ths audi
tor never received a oval from the ei
aailaera or any other wrongful so arcs.
No attempt has Uwa made toskow that
the auditor has ever euibeuled a seat.
atbptftced a rat or rsneived a real ibal
heassaot eatltUdto, It Is said that
he should havs laitsedistely dwrnUawf
the Iso examiners akea he rweived
I Mir krttevs. list thM appuJat were
aol me of his osa party. Tier re
reprsMialaUves of the d4snrslk parly,
I la the sitdat of a esstMia the audi
tor had dwharsHI Iss aVatoerals who
sere oaty guilty of wrttisg iwk Wltsra
Ikaes wsaM have Us a bigg rtis ikaa
skos ke diet harfd a prvkifetlwalel who
s s 1 silly si btasg a Ikwsss taaa is
suivest tsrss uoiay,
Ilea Ike eusds id Ike asdtlo ste
tkle laveeligattvs) baa shusa aay svl
Wtt'i4gUl? II fN sal gae)tkesi
alt Iks Netted Ji tkfflaa, whkb was
las saly thing tal ikey we eslilMI la,
hstaetsrssdsvsr Is Ikes) klaptate
leltsr bawl ea4 at) his rttate tetteea Is
etsdiaaj swats (essi his wits, II as aa4
aailblaf l eaassai weaWI he kve daas
Ikal? Wsstd aaa ks U4 I
gaUI s4 Mdlag as tsesrsaes suaipaaNi
sdkasMlaWS4 wllk dshssesl
men have eonductod himself in that
way? No honest man in th state wil
say so.
Tbsunjustness of th charge of tbs
World-Herald excite comment even
among the auditor's political anemias.
Th State Journal of February 27th
has this criticism of the World-Herald's
foolish attack. It says:
"Th World-Herald calls upon Audi
tor Cornell to return. Although ths edi
tor believes tbat tbe auditor has violated
no law, tbe paper calls unon!hIm to re
sign or submit to the indignity of being
Impeached. Dut if Mr. Cornell has frac
tured no statute, bow can impeachment
proceedings be sustained? As usual, the
World -Herald is substituting- hysteria
lor legal knowledge and horse sense."
Tbe republican committee Is not dis
posed to be just. Its time is not spent
in trying to arrivs at tbe truth, but in
trying to make political capital and in
the effort of soms lacking country law
yers to show off their smartness. In
stead of trying to find out whether tbe
insurance companies' bave been "held
up," tbey sit ber and ask such ques
tions of the examiners as. "Did von
have a hot time??. "Did too drink good
whiskey?" etc., etc, Meantime they are
u ppresslng the real evidence in th eaa.
Tbat tbey were at that kind of dirty
work was found out in th following
ways
Th cbargs was that tbe auditor and
his examiners war "holding up" tbs in
surance companies. The commits ap
pointed by Governor Poyoter started
A. A . S .a .a
to nng out wnciner that nbarg was
true or not. Tbey went at it in a way
tbat would find out. They did not out
a witness on th stand and question him
ur on uuur wneiner :n naa a "hot
time," or ask him what kind of wbisksy
bs drank. Tbey requested th secretary
01 state, Mr. l'orter. to write to all in
suranco companies doing buslnsss in Ne
braska and ask them if tbey bad been
"held up." In answering these letters
many of tbe companies sent a copy of a
letter that they bod written to Mr,
Fisher, saying that be had written to
them and their reply to blm covered th
case. This showed tbat th republican
committee bad th only reliable evidence
in th case and after obtaining un
doubted proof tbat no company"bad
been "held up," tbat tbat committee
bad refused to submit th evidenoeto
the public.
There Is republican fairness and boo
ty! Spending night after niaht at
great cost to the state ask Inr foolish
and irrelevant questions, hlrlnar stenog
raphers to writ tbem down.typewriters
to transcribe tbem. and all h Hm.
having ths evidence in their own bands
that would settle the whole question.
It would be a michtv mod thw u
some of ths farmers of ibis state could
drop in on that committee and listen
for an hour to these country Jackleg
lawyers while they try to exhibit their
MTUM-t.neM at the cost of tha tux
w vie sraie, wnue at tne same time
tbev ere aunnreaainir videnwi-a. Aim
renutable trick thai would 1IW r
ery one of them fa any decent court
in civiuzauon.
In answering Sec re tar v Porter, ev
ery insurance company denies tbat it
nas oeen neiu tin. and but two 00m.
p nun or Having been overcharged by
any examiner sent out by Mr. Corn
ell.
Very many have aaJd in reply to In.
quirlea that tbs oharges were less than
usual. Ths Independent cannot nrlot
sll of these letters for want of space.
retracts ironi soma of them are aa
follows:
The Kunerlntendent of tbe Brother
hood of America, writes! The ex.
am I nation mads by Fred A. Archard
limtrr suttiorltv of John V. Corn-1 1.
Htste Auditor of Xebrsaka. was satis.
factory to us. Ws found Mr, Archard
rentlfnian In every reeneot, and rea.
nnable in all bis dents imIs upon us.
Ilia htrM vtmrm mt .lAnulf, an.l
wers Wrwer than they tniebt bavs been.
aeoortllng to ths previous etstemen
received by our prealdeat on that suh.
lect, Yours resiwlfully, 1
a. c inxitrrr,
ttunertBlewlettt.
Ttia arlar of Ka KatUtiual hun
. -
eil uf Knights and I tulles of rWsial'.y,
sf Tiwks, Kas., writest Ths KaighU
sul Indira ot rWeurlty was etaiidaed
bv tlirertius of the auditor of the
stsls la IVcemWr, ltT, Th eamlaa.
tloi wss iN4foh and fvss resatHMb'a
tMiuir SlT lW. a Uaa aunt tha.H tk ui
eieiy he ever mU far aa etaiutastioa,
ours rvapwtiuu.v,
NstwrMil "Wretsry.
Tbs roiled Htstss rVMlty aad
fiuarantM r.imtMn v at IWltimora.
! the follusts letter Wag a sopy
uf tbs MVer wrlttes a Mr, Itsnor
f tbs Immm. asd waa U a MnwU.f
tf IK4 SuHaftMitleSI
tuksMwletl? th resell sf tm
(ih .. t K. Slk lul ralAii wm ma lha
ssiurs ssd (! st Iks sslnsllsss
f ts gasMUl swMtbUas wf tkM swot.
petty, asd by las sxdivwr st ebrak ,
sm4 is reply ensU beg is say thai Ike
. . .... . . . . . . . . . .
vMnaa ti mm eMtiBay mmm
Ux bv ths rifewHs sf las as.
rtise sf vnuLf atsis s Urvk IVvh fwr
sssst Bj iss was erfv w
Thai tea sxt sate !as!ad4 sasrfs tof
k . k .. . L . . . .1.1
examination, but also traveling expen.
sea, and to our opinion tbds is a larger
sum than we should be required to
pay. The examination was made very
critically and thoroughly, every Item
of our assets being checked and verl.
fled by ths securities held i til All M
session, The gentlemen who mads this
exnminaxuni irom your suite, wers no.
lit. COUrteOUS. and e-avs tin nan mm inm
complaint Yours very truly,
, SECKBTABY,
The National Union of ToUrfn. ft .
writes 1 I would alait tli-f. m
about May 6th, 1808, 0. W. Palm, a
representative of Jolvn F, Cornell, an.
ditor of Nebraska, mads bis appear,
ance at tnv ofllce in Toledo, n . trnt
stated that be had been sent here to
make on examination of ths affairs of
our society, Such examination was
made by Mr, Palm and wwa sutisfsct.
ory so fur aa w were comcerned ind
presume it wo to th auditor. A bill
of exnenae amount no- tn tni.RO it th
expense of attending this examination
was presenter oy u. w. I'alm and I
have bis receipt In tnv offlcs for ths
amount. I did not refer ths matter of
charges to tbe auditor, assuming that
us jiua omy mnat sucn charges as bs
Was entitled to Under the reniutramanife
of your state Jaw. Fraternally yours,
J. W, MYBJtEB, '
Secretary National Union,,
The Amerioan. ItniuHrur mnA TV,,-
Co. of Baltimore, writes: Ws beg to
state tbat this company was examined
once last year, by Mr. 0. W. Palm, as.
alstani insuranes eommbudonii. Thm
treatment received from Mr. Palm was
courteous and ws believe thai bis ex.
a mi nation was thorough atul emrmtal.
Tbs fee exacted for ths examination
was wot erhorMtant. and ws did. not
consider It necessary ia nmnvt h
mstter to th auditor for adjudication.
Our correspondence with ths insuroncs
uepsrunent nas always been pleasant
and satisfactory and ws bavs no mm
plaint to make. Very truly yours,
PARE A. MACBETH, ,
' Superintendent,
Th Svea Assurance o. ot Near York
city, writes: Th examination of our
company mads by tbs auditor's reprv
sentatlves, M. Palm and Mr. Gillan was
entirely satisfactory and ths charge
for th same were in our Judgment,
reasonable, and not ons cent too large,
Tbs examinations anivn rA n 11a 4a
be thorough and pains taking and ws
" Buaoiuieiy no cause lor aiaaeus.
faction, W bavs sent no letter op let
ters to Benrcani4Aila ffl.h.. ...
wvHcr uicinucr 01 ne legislature eon.
vcrmng inie matter. As ws toko for
granted that your purpose is to bring
out ths truth la ths matter ws trust
that we may bs pardoned for referring
4S St a...l.11 Al M 1 Mt . "'
w yuum.auvn in tne nrst column of
page 2 of ths Omaha Daily Bee of ths
14th lust, in which it is alleged tbat
Mr. Palm demanded the state agency
for Nebraska of four of our corapan.
ies. Mr. Palm never Ama aa
thing and ths subject of his horing ths
state agencies of any of our oompaa.
""w meaiionec y him. Very
.rti I sr emiiMa sr .
WEED & KENEDY,
1 Managers.
In a letter to f vi.t..- .u.
..ui uja aevre.
tary of the Fidelity and Causality Co. -
Of W Va.1. ,It 1 -
, , . " nave no 00m.
plaints to make about examinations by
your inaurance department, havlnc
been courteouely treated.
The Mutual Life Assurance Co. of
Worcester, Mass., writes to Mr. Fisher
SS follows: An TAmlnu,tn. J.
- -"lftw. UIMig
during the last year, I think in April.
Tne chnree made t n. fm i mi
The exanni nation was made with coorl
teousy and fairness, I think witb on.
tire exactness by ths gentleman who
reprrseniea ui department.
A. O. BULLOCK,
President
The Northwestern Tnrlnn of ir.n.
Marenco. Ia.. wrltM! V Vnallfsl nit
complaint whatever on the account ot
charges mad for examination of our
society by Mr. I'alm, Mr.
Palm charred S38.03. wh!.,h aa
consider exorbitant at the time.
P. M. ROWLANDS,
Tlia Hartford Firs
writes! Wm beg to esy that ths usual
ire taken by the suditor of Ne
bnuka In mmd
of this eomnsov Ku k. .
euet by th departmerrt of most of ths
' in w nieo ws do bnslness.
l C, ItOYCR, ,
. Beervtary,
The tioval Leemi nf r,i..- -dL.
Our aaaooktkMi was exaintne by O, W.
I'atitH ataiul Uis Its or Ith of J mis,
Tbs examliwr ni,i ......
r ftv dsya amt tns.1 a thorough St.
auuiuiiHia, now ver, tas prks was
whal vre thourhl was evtnlaianl, but
wss lata) without ant nunii., TK
anwrnnt il I was IIU.DO, s s m
think that the ehsrgrs nuuts r twk
tsnklimtkMMi ars etveaaWi n, ihers
buuhl bs aiHtts legi'lstlos enaeted v
aiuvsd tbs sank. Yours rvaiwwlfuit.
t llAUt.M K I'lPftM,
Huptsins rh ribs,
Ths llretiisas litsursws la at Smm
Jftrr, willesi Tss siamlMsUtm at
our e4iHsay sts.ts by Iks tMaurss
ttrrHMKt sf year easts, wss sella.
ftMt4ry us and It sm1 ta bs la
tketw. swl ik sir eksnree wers rssssa.
skis, Ywurs rv irsiy.
IHMKL M. W'NltAJI,
rwMftt,
Ths tkvtitkse4rsj Mstwst Ufs As.
vta tsUas st Wwm, writest Mr. Area,
rt. as rvpresvalstlvs 4 fast iWpsrt,
,hii uf Iks M.k westers, 6ka eras
stttkfaotMrsHry dssts, s far ss w at