Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 38, Number 2, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 August 1905 — FINDER IS THANKED. [ARTICLE]

FINDER IS THANKED.

HIS REWARD FOR RETURNING 53,000,000 TO LOSER. Owner of Valuable Securities Declares He Had No Ready Cush -Manhattan Life Insurance Company's Assets Are Cut by Examines Police Chief Murphy of Jersey City handed to Richard Cullen S3,JX»U.OOO worth of securities of various concerns which Cullen lost some days before while washing his hands in the Battery Park fouutain in New York. The securities had been picked up by Peter McGovern of Essex street, Jersey City, who later turned them over to Chief Murphy. Cullen was notified that he could have the securities by proving ownership, and he went to Jersey City and identified them. He said “thank you” to Chief Murptiy, but left nothing by way of recompense for McGovern. At the time McGovern found the papers he notified Cullen, who la president of the Duluth Iron Manufacturing Company. The two met and talked over a reward. Cullen said he had no ready cash, but offered McGovern SI,OOO worth of the securities. This offer was rejected and McGovern was arrested. He turned the securities over to Chief Murphy and was released. FIGHTING FOR PENNANTS. Standing: of the Clubs in Prominent Base Bali Leagues. NATIONAL LEAGUE." W. L. W. L. New Y0rk...69 28 Cincinnati ...49 48 Pittsburg ....61 35 St. Louis 36 63 Philadelphia. 57 38 Boston 31 68 Chicago 56 42 Brooklyn ....28 65 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. W. L. Philadelphia. 54 36 Boston 44 43 Chicago 51 37 Detroit 44 48 Cleveland ...53 40 Washington.. 35 55 New Y0rk...45 41 St. Louis 32 58 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. W. L. W. L. Columbus ...68 35 St. Paul 49 50 Milwaukee ..62 40 Indianapolis. 48 52 Minneapolis. 57 46 Toledo 35 62 Louisville ...53 51 Kansas City..3l 67 WESTERN LEAGUE. W. L. W. L. Des Moines. .61 32 Sioux City.... 48 41 Denver 56 40 Pueblo 1 33 56 Omaha 48 41 St, Joseph... .27 62

LIFE ASSETS ARE CUT. Examiner Fails to Find $600,000 Claimed by Manhattan Company. Chief Examiner Vanderpoel has just handed in to the insurance department of the State of New York a report in which he cuts down the admitted assets of the Manhattan Life Insurance Company of New York about $600,000. The chief examiner Anils that on Dec. 31, 1904, the Manhattan Life stated its assets as $18,573,285.06. He reports that he can find assets of only $17,961,860. In its report the company claimed a surplus of $1,754,674.08, whereas Mr, Vanderpoel finds it is only $943,249.08, a difference of more than SBOO,OOO. Friends of the company declare the reduction in the surplus was due to a reduction in tha appraisal of its real estate, but a close examination of the report shows that Mr. Vanderpoel only reduces the real estate valuation from $5,283,441 to $5,063,500. Peuce Envoys Meet. “Gentlemen, I propose a toast to which there will be no answer and which I ask you to drink in silence, standing. I drink to the welfare and prosperity of ■the sovereigns and people of the two great nations whose representatives have met one another on this ship. It is my most earnest hope and prayer in the interest of not only these two great powers, but of all mankind, that a just and lasting peace may speedily be concluded between them.” This was the sentiment of President Roosevelt delivered in the dining saloon of the Mayflower to the peace envoys from Japan and Russia, who have come to this country upon his invitation to determine whether they can end the war now raging between their two nations. Tots in Post Holes. To prevent the Bell Telephone Company erecting poles nloug the roads of their locality, farmers near Cincinnati gathered their children and placed one in each hole that had been dug. Over half the school children in the neighborhood were in the earth up to their chins when the telephone people abandoned their work. Uncle Sam to tight Fever. President Roosevelt, acting on the request of Gov, Blanchard of Louisiana and leading officials and citizens of New Orleans, has directed Surgeon General Wyman to take charge of the yellow fever situation. Mississippi quarantined boat is captured by Louisiana naval mi-, litia and officers and meu arrested. Disagreement in Land Cases. After being out more than forty hours the jury in the Oregon laud fraud cases against .Congressman Williamson, Dr. .Van Gleaner and Lnnd Commissioner Biggs reported that it was unable to agree, making the second disagreement In the same case. The third trial will noon begin. Mrs. John O. Carlisle Dead. Mre. Mary J. Carlisle, wife of former Secretary of the Treasury John G. Carllale, died Friday at her country home in Weat lalip, L. L Sage Takes a Holiday. Ruaaell Sage waa 89 years old Friday. He celebrated hia birthday by remaining •way from bia office in New York, spending the day quietly at hia country home la Long Island. It ia aaid by his clerks to be the first occasion on which the aged financier baa voluntarily absented blmaelf from his office on hie birthday.