The Portland daily press., 1883-03-23
NEW YORK.
A Banquet to the New Associated Press
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a Banquet to the New Associated Press
Agent.
NKw YORK, March Civilian Henry
Smith, late Of Chicago. general agent of the
associated press, was formally welcomed to
New York tonight at banquet given at the
Union Club. An assembiage composed OF the
bench, bar, the banks, insurance, railroads.
telegraphS and various mercantile pursuits par
ticipsted. SPEECHES we're made BY Mr.. Hyde
of the Equitable Insurance COMPANY, Judge
Noah Dsvis, Chief Justice Of the Supreme
Court, Hon. Clarence NJ. Depew, .Wnitelaw
Reed, John 4 Stewart Of the United Trust
Co., Gen. Porter, H. w. Alexander, Erasmus
Wiman and Other prominent men. The occas
ion was pleasant and significant one.
Good Friday.
The Stock Exchange, Cotton Exchange,
Produce Exchange, Board of Trade and Trans
portation, Chambers of Commerce and Mining
and Petroleum Exchange close tomorrow,
Good Friday.
The Shooting of Haverstick.
The coroner's jury in the case of u Haverstick,
the young mining broker who shot dead by
Conkling, the brother Of mis- mistress, find
that the fatal shot was fred under great provo
cation. ConkliDg was committed TO the Ton bs
without bail.
Sale of Trotsing Stock.
At the. sale of trotting horses, yesterday af-
ternoon, the bidding was quite spirited and
ing are the principal sales: Hierophant, S82J;
Douglass, 10 w. A. jerks Of Adams, Mass.,
$3.50; Gretchen, TO Enoch Earl OF Worcester,
Mass, $500; Naiad, to J. NJ. Forbes of Boston,
wood, S1,5C9; Beatrice, $500; Mintwood, SiG25;
Sadie Bell, 1926; Lady Mapes, 500.
The Milk War Still Raging.
GOSHEN, March 22.-Another very large
meeting of the milk producers was held here
this afternoon and additional subscriptions re-
ceived TO aid the producers. The question OF
submitting the matter TO arbitration was dis
cussed and a committee appointed to meet the
dealers in New York city tomorrow If no
terms can be made the committee ars author
lied to arrange for sending milk to New Y ork
by trucks and disposing OF it to small dealers
at lower price than the milk exchange de-
mands A despatch was received from New
England farmers announcing that meeting of
the milk producers OF the Honsatonic valley
will be held Monday to take steps to unite
with Orange county in this struggle. The
meeting adjourned until next Monday.
NEwBURo, N. Y, March 22.-The Orange
county milk war has extended to Newourgh.
The milk boat began her trips last night, ard
was at once visited by committees OF striking
farmers, who wanted the owner Of the boat to
take four cents per quart for milk he received
and allow them to dump 1t In the Hudson. He
declined, and the police prevented the farmers
from taking any other proceedings. Roughs,
employed for the purpose, have attempted to
intercept milk before it reached this city, both
yesterday and to-day, and where the boat took
about $50 cans from Newburah last night, it
took but Al to-day. The stoppage of three
wagons from the Montgomery Creamery OF
Blakes & Co., last night, on the outskirts OF
the city. resulted in a desperate struggle. Jor-
dan. one OF the proprietors of the creamery,
was with the wagons, and beat off the attack
ing party with an ice pike, only losing the tail
board of one wagon and six cans Of milk. One
Of the attacking party was hurt by the pike,
which was stained with blood when Jordan
reached Newburgh. A more determined ef-
fort was to have been made to relieve some
wagons of their loads to-day, but Jordan con
cluded to make to-night's shipments
by the Erie railroad from Montgomery.
The milk is said TO have reached that
station after a desperate fight with
with spilers, in which one man is said to have
been badly injured. Some Of the creameries
are threatening to suspend operations until the
trouble is over and farmers from this eide Of
the river are said TO be trying to induce pro-
ducers in Dutchess county to join them in the
str Ike.