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a * Shooting ofthe Hamilton Police Officer Had nao Connection With Murder of Miss early _ suminer will be invited Dominion, the Ot haew a . March 6 â€"Th Register EXtrirsion, The w Catholic Clureh Extension Canada will antounce > Bhat the pope has resofved the first | plenary councit i through his representative, retti, the aposflic delegate The _ council w# be fiefd PLENARY COUNCIL IN CANADA With this evidence im the: Possession of the authoritivs, it is believed the mystery alttending the stootime of the constable will he vleared aw ay as wel} as some of the dread and uncertainty which have been abroad in Hamiltop since the murde of Miss Kinvade and increased w hen the policeman was firâ€" & 94 upot _ The man who â€" shot Conâ€" Stable Smith was discovered in the home of Mr.d: I . I\np]n'lr, sout hea«t vorner ol Rav and Market streets, about 9 o‘clock on Thursday night, by the constable, who at oner â€" asked several neighhbors to assist fim in surâ€" rounding the house They were pass + ing through a side alley to enter the bouse from the rear w bet they were fired upon from the rear of the louse. One bullet struck Constable Smith on the side of the head, and the second hit Mr. James Hanley on the temple \ Both men fell to the ground, but did net â€" Tose consciousness. When they were picked up they were able d walk [ to the > treet, and the ambulance )w-l ing called, ther were ftaken to the city hospital. _ An N rai eperiadion ;wnâ€"' formed on Friday showed that Conâ€"| stable Smith was very sebettsly _ in dured, half of a Dbullet Irvang . pene trated the brain The weapon use Was a 38â€"calibre revilua» t t 1s not as favorable as the d hoped for. He is stfter ing j and has to be given oplates unsr u. 1 1 Bcers, who are looking for a matr now believed to be in or near Hamilâ€" ton, and whose principal occupation of late bas been the systematic stealâ€" ing of chickens. The connection _ of the man with the shootivg of _ the policeman had been rstablished by a bag picked up after the constablo was shot. The bag, the police assert, was a short time before in the possession ol a man seen loitering _ arougd â€" the bome of Bishop Dowling, which is just in the rear of the dwelling where Poâ€" lice Constable Smith was shot. _ The man who had the bag under his arin was spoken to by Joseph Lyneb, coachman for Bishop Dowling. _ ‘The man was about 5 feet % inches _ in height, and spoke with a decided Eng~ lish accent. lHe is also described as havieg rosy cheeks, with â€"a twaoâ€" weeks‘ growth of a moustache. _ Hig clothing consisted of a fight brown or grey suil and peak vab. fHe wore no overcoat, and had every _ appear ance of having just come a shott disâ€" tanmce owlen he net the Bishop‘s coachman. That the mat | Was â€" an ordinary chickenâ€"thief is exident, the police say, from the mambret of feathâ€" ers found jinside the hag which _ was carmnied by the wan, and abterwards picked up at the scene »l the shootâ€" ing. 8 a 3Kâ€"calibre revolver ‘onstable Smith‘s cond Hamilton, March 7. â€"â€" The first threads of a web ol ovidence which the Hamilton and Provincial detecâ€" tives bave }vcn trying to gather up against the man who fred m and perhaps latally wounded table Simith of Hamilton last Thursday might have beeu obtained by the auâ€" thorities, who are now satisfied that the shooting of the policeman and the murder of Miss Kinrade were not dou1 by one aud the same person. The theory that the mar who shot the policeman was the one who murdered Miss Kinrade, which met with much favor at first because so many . of the circumstances of the case supported it, has been completely abandoned by both the city of HMamilton and Proâ€" vincial detectives. The investigation of the shooting of the policeman is being jeft solely in the bands of the Hamilton police ofâ€" RRmS BC I i eord at Quebec, all the bish wil ny interest at the fay night. For the Jurors â€" Provincial Saturday had plans condition to night as the doctors had olved to call ] acil in l'an.ul.u,, tive, Mig Sha gate ‘ hreff dn o the 1 bad heen nnâ€" tives ever sinee more marked, ee eitcles . toâ€" e developments wiy matubret ME m . Lans, pust, o1 Amenkâ€" takhe ind much pain is of the religrous [ theoloâ€" Catheln t ouf, the wrely in ‘TuesGar the it | of old business 1:), eats 1« it 1Jeu, I than in the previous ca., and the inâ€" | creased amotunt of new _ business, ‘ which ne: essarily creates a large.part ol our expenses, .the ratiq of experse , to income was iess than in 1007, beâ€" | img 18.70 pet cont as against 17.11 | per cent. * | \ssets â€"Tthe addition ta anr assets ! for the year was $1,327,264.15, In imgâ€" junk the folal ns36bs up to $13,984 â€" i ©7137.. Of this amount #2.6 per cent.. | comsists of _ mortgages, debentures, . | bonds and policy Joans. Your Direeâ€" | tors have consistently refrained from | investments in stocks of any _ kind, iand they are pleased to rrpor! that {there is no real c8tatt on their hands l except the Head Office building Reserte and Surplus.â€" The â€" same basis | of actuarial ~calcolation was Again cmployed / as lor some _ years past, namely, the combined experience except the Head Office building Interest payments on mortgages were again most satisfactory in Ontâ€" anie and Manitoba, the total amount everdite hbeing _ only $30,439.18, _ of which a large part has sifce _ been paid . nat tvod ondew ments $271,118; purâ€" chased | policies $107,008.23, _ surplus $80,586.15, and annufties $11,221.34. Qulmthstanding the uy o ameimi " NC Interes! receipts exceeded _ the total expenses by $203,625.51; the mortality by £349,901.33, | and â€" was rqual to about 80 per ceut. of the exâ€" popses and mortality combined. _ The total interest income from the fiate of organization to January Ist, 1009, vaceeded the drath claims paid within that period by $1,043,336.55, These figures atrs significant as showing the vffeet of careful investments, good inâ€" terest rates, and absence of Josses upâ€". un ont profit earning powers. ‘ The _ payments â€"to noalicyholders Reserve I Gentlemen.â€" Your Diectors beg to subnut their thirtyâ€"ninth annual â€" reâ€" tl'ull, for the year ending _ December "lst, 1908. 3 _ New policies were issued for $7,251â€" |138, as aghinist $7,051, 102 3n 1907, heing an imcrease of $170,357.. All of this was written in Canada except £80,000 in Newfoundland. _ The tota) business _ in force is 35,277 polcies for £51,693,8K3.58, showing a gain for the year of 2137 policies for $3,â€" 802,035, The death claims were $378,006, beâ€" inz only slightly in excess of the amount in 1907, and largely â€" within the expectation The income for the year was $2,â€" 4d6,111.38, â€" arising â€" from premiums $1,917,331.(5, and interest $638,807 .â€" 2%, the excess of income over _ 1907 berng. £302,571 ‘ The interest teceipts exceeded the total expenses by $203,625.51; the mortality by £349,901.33, | and â€" was rqual to about 80 per ceut. of the exâ€" popses and mortality combined. _ The total interest ineome fram tha alata «t After the meeting was organized Managineâ€"Director Wegenast read the Directors‘ report as follows:â€" To the Policyholders of The Mutual Life Assurance Company of Canada. ter in addition to announcement of the exceplional success of the â€"Company during the year which was favorably commented upon there were _ other features that made the meeting interâ€" esting and cpochâ€"making. It was the hrst annual inceting presided over by the now President, Mr. E. P. Clomâ€" int, K. C., who succceded tho late President lobort Melvin, whose â€"abâ€" sence was keenly felt by those who have been connected ‘with the â€" Comâ€" pany since 1870, Mr. Clement was heartily congratulated and nearly all the speakers referred _ to the excepâ€" tional abilitics he possesed to _ fil} the oitice of President of one ul the best and most prosperous insurance companies on the continent. ’ The thirtyâ€"minth annua) meeting . of The Mutual Life Assurance Cg. . was beld at the head offices in Watprioo vy Thursday alternoon and _ was proâ€" aounced by the few that have attendâ€" ed these annual gatherings since 1870 to be the most largely attended in its Iustory. There was a spirit _ of buoyancy and enthusiasm among â€" the directors, agents and policyâ€"holders which characterized the proceedings, and the report of the directors â€" and the addresses of the officers and agâ€" ents aroused keen interest. SPLENDID â€" ADDRESSEs BÂ¥ OFFICERS AND â€" AGENTS|a«%â€" Directors Report for 1908,[Shows that $7,252,464 in New Busine Was Written, the Largest Amannt in any Year in History _| . {of the Company. DRECTORS‘ REPORT of 1 ments _ to _ policyboldars #5820259.50, aaal t aâ€" death ciaims $352,271.23, of The Mutual tepresenting out assets, as well â€" as the absoiute need _ for larger accomâ€" imodation | for our rapidly growing staff has for some years past caused sthe Board a good deal . of thought rand anzicty, and after long and carâ€" :wat mms_im&:o*u, and lfl: o.:;!:‘- ing the ( one of the. ai of Canadia®n ‘architaite â€"© hm Wesek and we ttust, will continue to be so. With our business growing so rapâ€" lidiv in every department the security of our records and of tho documents |\\i|l refer at some length to the inâ€" vestments in which the Company‘s asâ€" acts have been placed, and 1 need add nothing _upon that point beyond â€" the simple statement that their gilt edged echaracter has been amply maintained , and we trust, will continue to be so. 18, a§s You are awarr, higher _ ihan the Government standard. The dividends paid to policy holders have been liberal as the report shows, and yet we close the year with a handsome surplus of $1,852,018.54 on our own standard of valuation, which The fact that the death rate is reâ€" markably favorable, being only 50.41 per cent. of the expectation, not only bears eloquent testimony to the care vsercised by our very able chief mediâ€" cal adviser, and our excellent cxamiâ€" ners all over the Dominion, but also, 1 th . nstifiee the position _ which th> Board bas takon, V>;) That owe will do well to confine our Busiress to British North America, that 1; to sat, io UCrnada with New Foundland "1 am sure you will all agree with ilue, that, having regard to the busiâ€" ness conditions _ which have existed throughout Canada during 1908, the showing which we are able to make toâ€"day is highly satisfactory. It proves, what I think is becoming more and more appatent cvery day, that the public are coming to look: upon life insurance, not as a luxury to be indulged in when cverything is booming, but as a necessity of life needed all the more when business is depressed and when other provisions designed for the protection of the famâ€" ily seem to afford doubtful security. . The story told by the Report for 1904 is the same old story, which has become delightfully monotonous, of progress along every line and records made in every department. You will be particularly, pleased to observe that despite the depression of 1908 we wrote in that year over seven and une quarter millions of dollars of new business, and _ yet that the expense ratio is even less than the extremety low rate of 1907, while the assets, the rovenue, the imcome and the surâ€" plus all show marked increases. Mo ‘In moving the adoption of the Diâ€" rector‘s Report Presidert E. P. Clemâ€" ent, K.C., said â€" The executive committer, as in forâ€" mer years, examined the asscts in de tail, andâ€"verified the entries relating. to them on the Company‘s books.. All vouchers, accounts, as well as payments to policyâ€"holdets, were nlso" examined and passed by the commit~ tee, from month to month. The folowirg directors retite by rotation, but are eligible for reâ€"elecâ€" tion:â€" W. J. Kidd, William Snider, W. D Beardmote, and R. (. MceCultoch. Un bebalf of the Board. in conclusion, the report recorded the Directors semse of the great loss which the Company susiained, in the death ol the late President, Mr. Robâ€" ®rt Melvin, which occurred on _ Octâ€" ober 17th last, while on his _ return home from a business trip to New York. He had been connected _ with the Compary since Fobruary . 24th, 1871, when be was elected a Director, in succession to the late Sberif Springer. In 1889, when the office of 2nd Viceâ€"President was created under an amebdment to our charter, . Mr. Melvin was the unanimous choice for that position; and on the death of the lato lsaac E. Bowman in 1897, he [wu elected to succeed him as Presiâ€" dent. _ Throughout the thirtyâ€"seven years he exercised a strong infiuâ€" ence in moulding the policy of our Company, especially in respect of its investments, for which he possessed qualifications in an eminent degree. Mis sterling qualities and devotion to the Company‘s interests won for him the respect and confidence of our polâ€" icyholders, and the public generally. Mr. E. P. Clement, K. C., First Viceâ€"Prosident, was clected to succeed him as President, and Mr. R. O. Mc Culloch, Secretaryâ€"Treasurer of the Goldio,McCulloch TCompany of Galt, as Director for his unexpired term. . 3 hh cdlficacs. , d i cent. purchase ol s block ol land nearl! |London s s1 mement soenmm hom om. ce B whre! is us ons ul opat on all assurance coutzacts from Janâ€" ‘ ; Waterlido as a site for such a new vary lst, 1900 to 1993; and therealâ€" t ler tho same table with 3 per cent. Mrad Office building. This will eoâ€"}n. p. ( interest. For Anppuity ‘contracts the able us to crect at a moderate ez | Tp, ; British Offices Aunuity Table 1893, | pense a modern nre proof buildiag, | Cana« was used with the same rates of inâ€" | with ample air and light on overy teptst as for assurances. The re | sido and so located and constructed Dear | serve now amounls to $10,067,831.69, |as to be capable of being added _ to i The My agd the total liabilities to $11,131,â€" | from time to time as the growth ol |of Canq 657,83. The amount of surplus earnâ€" | the business may demand, . without | would ; ed for the year was $433,883, of which | tmpairing the architectural design. _ | were w $85,380.16 was paid to policyâ€"holders, | We wete fortunate in being _ able | portupii and $348,206.86 reserved for future | to dispose ol our present Head Office expressi distribution, making the total _ surâ€" | property at a‘price greater than that | affords â€" plus fund, on our own standardâ€"â€"of | Paid by. us for the how site. newly â€"a ‘eluation $1,852,016.51, and on the | There are a number ol questions four Cor lm stringent Government standard |Â¥itailyâ€"alfecting our business, _ upon | As an $3,291,034.03. which, upon such an occasion as this, | interest in conclusion, the report recorded ome would like to touch, such for €*â€" | Mutua} the Directors sense of the great loss { ample as _ the new _ insurance _ bill f especiall which the Company susiained, in the | which, it is believed, will in softie Ptinued P death ol the late President, Mr. Robâ€"| form. pass the House at the present | that you ®rk Melvin, which occurred on _ Octâ€"| session, but 1 will content mys¢if § congratu ober 17th last, while on his return| with referring to one other _matter, | to the h home from a business trip to New |and that is, the great injustice un Presiden York. He had been connected with|der which Life insurance Companies stances, the Compary since Fobruary _ 24th, in Canada sufter by reasom ol the pré {paying y 1871, when be was eleoted a Director, |sent enactments regarding the taxaâ€" , promotic in succession to the late Sberi#|tion of such Companies, and 1 relér emphasia Springer. In 1889, when the office of| to this matter here and now because mflq ind Viceâ€"President was created under|I bope that as a result of persistent the an amebdment to our charter, . Mr.|agitation ol the subject by the Polâ€" | servrices : Melvin was the unanimous choice for|icy Holders of this and other Comâ€" nently er that position; and on the death of the | panies the evils may be remedied. of your ato lsaac E. Bowman in 1897, he| There seems to be no justifcation |as to th was clected to succeed him as Presiâ€"| whaterer for a tax. Mr. Mills says | our comy ent. _ Througbout the thirtyâ€"seven|that "It is a direct Giscouragement |ally, ears he cexercised a strong infiuâ€"|of prudence and forethought." The} As dee nce in moulding the policy of our | burden is a grievous one; we pay the promoting jompany, especially in respect of its| Dominion Government a share of the |cent ins nvestments, for which he possessed |cost of the supervision givem by the |with sati ualifications in an eminent degree.| Finance Department to the compaâ€" | untiring ¢ fis sterling qualities and devotion to |nies; that is not open to serious obâ€" |pose in s he Company‘s interests won for him |jection, but when you have the wealâ€" fers‘ inter he respect and confidence of our polâ€" thy Provinces of Untario, Manitoba, | that you yholders, and the public generally. {Saskatchewan and Alberta imposing | important Mr. E. P. Clement, K. C., First{a tax of 1 per cent. upon the gross | to offer, 1 ‘iceâ€"Prosident, was clected to succeed {premium income, British ColWimbia a | The tho im as President, and Mr. R. O. Mc | tax of i per cent. on the gross premâ€" { present j ‘ulloch, Secretaryâ€"Treasurer of thefium income and the gross _ interest.{ the name: oldio,McCulochk Company of Galt, [ income from investments, _ and the,| Bowman ; s Director for his unexpired term. Province of Quebec 1{ on the gross | gentiemen The executive committec, as in forâ€" | premium income and _ Nova Scotia, [ to our cof or years, examined the assets in de [New Brunswick and Ptince Edward upou , its | ail, andâ€"verified the entries relating ; Istand Sollowing with their _ varied cannot eff ) them on the Company‘s _ books. |levies, and then remember that there | We are 1 vouchers, accounts, as well _ as fare in many places municipal license | that your ayments to policyâ€"holdets, were also | Ives payable as well, you will agree| your fong (amined and passed by the commitâ€"| with me, l think, that it is _ high‘of the be e, from month to month. time that something were being «tone, fcompany i The Inllowine irmtars carten ac ds pur W & " 2 vary ist, 1900 to 19903; and thereatâ€" ler tho same table with 3 per cent. interest. For Anppuity ‘contracts the British Offices Aupuity Table 1893, was used with the same rates of inâ€" teptst as for assurances. The . re serÂ¥e now amounls to $10,967,831.69, add the total liabilities to $11,131,â€" 657,83. The amount of surplus earnâ€" ed for the year was $433,883, of which $85,580.16 was paid to policyâ€"holders, and $348,206.86 reserved for future distribution, making the total _ surâ€" ded President‘s Address our first Viceâ€"President some length to the in whi}'h the Company‘s as E. P. CLEMENT, President his part of l_;ev m:l!:; in which the affairs of the Company were managâ€" oed. He congtratulated the Board upâ€" on jits e:allyno report. __The report was unanimously: adoptâ€" Mr. Gen. McLagan, of Stratford, said this was the first annual merting he had ever attended. Since Jooking into the affairs of the Company â€" he bad become greativ interested _ and there was a growin@ appréeciation on ' Mr. Wm. Hendry, who is the advisâ€" ng actuary, and former Manager, said he was exceedingly happy at the continued _ suecess of the â€" Company with which be has been connected since its inception. He could not find a single flatw in its present manageâ€" mrnt. The quality of the agents was the quality of the Company and. he believed there was not a better staff of agents in the countrr. \ long about actepting this position had 1 had not had such strong conâ€" fidence in the ability of my tellow Directors, our Managing Director, our Superintendent of Agencies, the Office Executive and the great body of agâ€" ents to whose exertions in the field the Company owes so much, as to induce the beliet that gespite my deâ€" ficiencies, Canada‘s only Mutual will continue its marvelous course of rapid growth and prosperity®year by year, to the great satisfaction of its large and intelligent membership from otean I beg to move the adoption of the report. _ This is not the time or the place for any crtended eulogy of our _ deâ€" ceased Prosident, but those of us who have been associated with him for years past in connection with the affairs of this Company know _ how large a place in his thought the Muâ€" tual Life occupied, and how much the company has profited by his wide knowledge of affaits, his long experiâ€" ence, his great caution and his sturdy independence of thought and action. ‘‘What shall the man do that comâ€" eth after the King?" 1 can . assure you that 1 should have hesitated 1 carnot conclude my temarks with out referring to a subject, which, J know is uppermost in all your minds, and that is the fact that we mourn toâ€"day the loss of one who was with us at every annual meeting of the Uompany during the whole of â€" its cxistence, and who for cleven years Past oocupied the place which I ocâ€" cupy toâ€"day. micag I said a year ago that To po one man is this Company so much in-‘ doebted as to Mr. Melvin for the magâ€" nificent position which it gecupies in the eyes of the public toâ€"dav." of the various companies, and partiâ€" cularly by the association of Insurâ€" ance Presidents of the United States and Canada, and it is hoped that beâ€" fore many years have passed â€" this blot upon our fiscal system will Have been wiped out, or so modified as to leave less room for dissatisfaction. Wovuih a Ns Pivita NOCCC CEWICss and 1 am pleased to be able to . inâ€" iorm you that the matter is receiving attention at the hands of the officers Splendid Addresses 1..0 «Mead Office) ... .. _ Cash in banks melg Cash at Head Office ... Duc and deferred premiums (net) ..... Interest due Mortgages 4 $8,241,201.78 Debentures and Bonds 4,217,103.29 Loans on Policies ... _ 1,850,258.78 Premium Obligations 20,507 49 Real estate (Company‘s 81, 1907 .0.00_. Premiums (net) ... Interest ... _ Net ledger assets enthusiastic ,mmâ€"---“. by Messts. T. R. Earl, art, Stntford, Thos. . wakea .00 mmemi® imannet in which the agency staf had kept up the work during a hard year, and he extended to them the Irishâ€" man‘s 'hh"..'u.y your luck surâ€" prise the blessed saints." The motion was passed unanimanâ€". We are satisfied, Mr. ~ President, that your 1 training, as well as your fong 6x fence as a director of the best aged life insurance company in otr Dominionâ€"The Muâ€" tual Lile of Canada,â€"~â€"qualify you to efficiently discharge the arduous and: responsible duties pertaining to the position rou occupy. We feel that our company‘s present unsullied reâ€" cord and financial standing are only a moderate indicatfon of what â€" its achievements will be under your guidâ€" ance in years to come. In everything pertaining to the growth and prosperity â€" ol the â€"contâ€" pany we pledge you our loyal ~and hearty support, belicving that guided 1)! your ripened judgment and fore $ i Moaa ET CCC TOEC" thought the company will go forth 5 4 UA es c ce on tm n vote of thanks to Mr. T: R. Rai and his staf for the excellent result of their work during tho year, which Mr. Hume CronyH, of London, in an cloquent address moved a Weéarty wage s s 1 . 1 S on on ae ; The thought of your occupying this present position naturally suggests the names of your â€"predecessors Mr. Bowman and Mr. Melvin. Both these gentlemen were towers of strength to our company, and left an impress upoun,its history that passing years cannot efface. ets‘ interests, and therefore wo feel that you deserve the highest and most important position the company has to offer, namely, its Presidency. ubtiring energy, and singleness of purâ€" pose in safeguarding the policyâ€"holdâ€" services in the Company‘s geball emiâ€" ,-nuy entitled you to the confidence of your associate directors, as well as to the respect and confidence of ::"1; company‘s policyâ€"holders generâ€" As deeply interested coâ€"workers fot promoting the interests of our beocfiâ€" cent institution, we hare watched with satisfaction your cautious zeal, . paying you our tribute upon such a promotion, ‘we wisk‘at this time to emphasize the fact that wo â€"are prompted to do so from our knowâ€" mfld to do so from our knowâ€" that the record of your past As an agepty body we are vitally| interested jn/ the future welfare of The Mutual Life/of CaQbads, and ‘we are especially i ‘as to its _ con :lhl;!d m.‘?:c therefore t that you .w tépt our . warmest congratulations m your elevation to the high and honbrable position of President. While, under any circumâ€" stances, we would ‘be warranted ~in The Mulsat Life Apsttmnce Company ‘ ‘ance Company ol Canada, unsnimously feel that We would be negliectlu} of our privilege, were we t,’ md" this our first opâ€" portupity ‘to pass‘ without a forma} expression of the getuine pleasure it affords us Lo weléme vou sns n..] our Company. Mtr. C. R: and ‘the presentation yg‘!‘b_:_yhgp. £, German, ol E..P. Clement, Ezq., K.C., President The Muttal Life Assurance Co. of the policyâ€"holders and fine Vote of Thatiks. ho ons es | $88,914.17 and accrued _ 259,776.5% Asscts Income. The address was read by by Mr. , December 120 112CE ASHTETL. to the enefgetio $13,983,071.37 were délivered Duncan Stewâ€" $13,615,087.60 FINANCIAL STATEMBNT $11,068,816.22 <1,97,3394.15 220 $28,807.33 32,883.39 309,216.10 2,320.45 BALANC E SHEET CASH ACCOUNT. sungry accounts uy 9,832.78 Credit Ledger Balances 23,897.03 Surplus, Dec. 31, 1908 .. 1,853,016.54 (Surplus on Government Standard of Valuation $2,291,034.93) .0. ... & adjusted ........ ..00.. .0. 4,100 Premijums paid in advance â€"14.305 Dur for medica) fees and Reserte, 1, 34 and 3 per cont. standard ..__. $10,967;831.69 Reserve on lapsed poticies on which surtemder values are claimable 13.3; Death. claims unadjusted 55,258. 00 Prrorat value of death claims payable in instalments . 44,907. &1 Matured Endowments, un â€"â€"â€"â€"â€"§ 837,249.26 Expenses, faxes, etc .. ... 425,181.69 Balance net Jedger assets December 31st, 1908 12,263,056.65 cirg ... Surplus .. Annuities ments .;..... 2 Surrendered Poliâ€" To Poticyhoiders: â€" Death claims> $353,217.23 Matured Endowâ€" â€" After a photograph of the meeting had been snapped _ the adjournment followed. .The Board of Directors met immediately after and reâ€"elected the officers. ~ s «_ _ The retiring ditrectors, Messrs. W. J. Kidd,â€"Wm. Snider, W. D. Beardâ€" more and R: 0. MeCulloch were â€"re elected, each of whom expressed _ his appreciation of the confidence thus exâ€" pressed of the services on the Board. Croup positively stopped in 20 minâ€" utes, with Dr. Shoop‘s Croup Remeâ€" dy. One test alone wolt surely prove this truth. No vomiting, mo distress. A sate : and pleasing syrup.â€"30c. Sold by all dealers. Sipprell, S. Burrows, W. S. Arsenâ€" sult, P.E.1.; J. M. Muir, Waterioo; J. S. Miils and Geo. Mills, Toronto: W. _M. Irving, Calgary, and Dr. Wi}â€" as minutely as the Board over which be has the honor_to preside. In conâ€" cluding be alluded to the new buildâ€" ing proposition and expressed the opiâ€" nion that the Company has the finest site on the continent. J C0MI Sirehgth to strength, attract: ing"from year to year still more exâ€" tensively, the confidence and patronâ€" % a critical â€"public; â€" ng you~thany more: years io adorn. the â€"Presidency to which Fou have been clected, * _~ ‘ . Bigned on behalf of the Agency Staff of the Executive, . W. MONAGHAN, Pres. W. M. 0. LOCHEAD, Secy. Mr. Clement‘s Reply; _ President Clement was taken comâ€" pletely by surprise and in repiying to the address he stated that it was too laudatory, but he appreciated the hind sentiments expressed. Hoe enjoyâ€" td the intimacy which has always erâ€" isted between the staff and the Board and be hoped it would always â€" conâ€" tinue.‘Hle referred in feeling terms to the death of the late President, Mr.:Robt. Melvin, who died a martyr in the interest of the Company. Mr. ‘mn wotuld never counterance anyâ€" thing. that was dishonest or â€" savored of grait, and in this respect he desirâ€" ed to follow the footsteps of his preâ€" decessor.. He was confrdent there was not a Board in the Dominion that goes into the delails of the business from strength Royal Household 1 Directors Reâ€"elected DMisbursements LAabilities 107,608.23 85,586.46 11,221.34 371,116.00 $12,003,874.37 $13,615,987.80 4,100.00 a wheat that is rich in t (Ar is the whitest and finest flour made ; it makes ‘l]? oneâ€"third â€"more bréad to the pound than any soft whest flour and is more dependabiec in every respect. iz > 39 Ogilvie Mour Mille Co.. Uniltcd, Montresi. Ftotaâ€"eie s flong “‘;,_“L,,",',,,‘?“‘" d ipient and d:?tk the work to w" rights plea. Anâ€" m&lg;lrm-‘;nntln. was held, when a strong resolutéon of censure was passed. _ Brantford â€" merchants whose places of business are situated around the Market Square, which is in the beatk of the city, are very much up in atm® over the proposal of ‘Ald: Ham to ts move the market to a site in front of the Kerby House and sell the Marâ€" ket Square to the Government for building purposes. An application for legislatior is now being‘ made at Toâ€" ronto for that purpose, and will be fought by the exponents of the vested oPPOSED TO THE MOVE I could no longer ';;k; and â€" ;; laid off on three different occasions for several vee_kl. during which 1 was under the treaiment ol my docâ€" tor. I scemed to get little if ~ any botter, _ no matter what I tried °ind Mr. P. 6. Wells, of 338, Ogder Streel, Fort William, Ont., 59y8;â€"â€" ‘‘Following my duties in altending to passenger trains 1 often get wet through with rain and steam (the latâ€" ter in winter.) This with hours of duty in icebouses in summer was no doubt _ the cause of my contracting rheumatism in both knees, left . arm, and shoulder. This got so bad that Frequent rubbings of the afficted parts with Zamâ€"Buk will rot only drive out all pain, reduce swelling, efc., but will strengthen the skis and tissues _ and enable them to regist cold and damp. The lolloving case will show bow Zamâ€"Buk ‘brings ease to those tortured by rheurpatism. loose Bark â€" keeps Trees in bright healthy conditionâ€"inviâ€" gorates the growihâ€" produces :I‘Me ‘;:G“hfl.u fruit, ite m + cce c ear o N efi " *SENT PREE" _ SENT Face Jast st Mmm when the ;idid‘â€" dry ‘winter is way to a mild or yet mote humid season, getms of thoumatism, sciafice, and ailiod ai}â€" ments scome upoo their victime with A ‘hl deepâ€"seatod » soon as you any pmain .in the joints, back, wrists, or elsowbere, place a liberal supply of Zamâ€"Buk on the fingers or on the palim of the hand, snd rub it well in to the part aflected. The peooirsâ€" ting power of this "embrocétion baim"‘ is exceedingly great, and once having reached fhe seat of the pain it removes it speedily. It also ends the stiffness which i< so unpleasant. TORTURED ‘BY@RAEUNMATISH. Kills the spores of Pungiâ€" Sle-(roy! Plant Pestsâ€"removes V 1i FLUJID more fruit of évery kind when you spray the trees with & â€"More Appies â€" â€"More Peaches The Winier Spray bhâ€" ! elter l:ut\.mui:: newig. s :flv le‘cr of tfi { spray mixture, C d € ic