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Locusts and Babies.
New York Nan and Exnress.

met an interesting old lady in one OF the
Hudson River cities recently. She was in her
ninety-thrd year, and was much interested in
telegram which reported that farmers in the
vicinity of Nyack were blowing up thousands
of seveuteen-yeaT locusts in The grub form, The
FIRST appearance of these insects, it was
stated, since 1877. Giving her spectacles a
little nudge, the old lady looked up from her
warI In 1860 flocks Of these locusts,
great big, clumsy things, were found all over
the country, and on the wing OF every one OF
them could be planly'seen the letter W. The
great War of the Rebellion followed. tell you
we'll have war either here or ~ Europe if those
cri ters come around again. Another sure
sign," she added. "is the fact that all the ba-
bies this year are boys. l read in an old his
tory when was little girl that in the days OF
Romr's supremacy the approach of war was
of male children. Look out for stormy times"
said the old lady as she gave her spectacles
another nudgr.
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Exchange and Bullion.
Produce Market.

FLoUR-Net cash prices are as follows: Family
extras. SO 60@3 10; Bakers extras, S3 6O@s3 so;
superhne. 81 zoos p Dbl.
WHEAT-Since May l the demand for spot
Wheat for Call Board purposes has fallen off and
the price is lower. Speculation. too, has dimin-
ished and the market is quiet all around. No. /,
for Call Board purposes, is quotabie at 81
OIL O11z. For shipping account. No i. s21s@
93Ac; choice. csc; lower grades. SU@9Oc; extra
choice for milling, 81 0712@1 l21a q ctl
CALL BOARD SALES.
INFORMAL SESSION = 10 O'Clock = 100 tons.
81 1878.
REGULAR MORNING sEssIos-December- 100
tons 81 1884 600. 81 1853
AFTERNOON SESSION = December-b00 tons.
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BONDS.
Oregon a. Trans IS.
Foreign Markets.


LIVERPOOL. May 2.-The spot market is dull
at S. Cargoes are weak and slow at PAS Sd for
off coast, 24s Cd for prompt shipment and 24s Sd
for nearly que.
FUTURES.
he Produce Exchange cable gives the following
Liverpool quotations for No Red Winter;
May, As SAD; June, As SGD; July, As Ssz d;
August, IS ga; September. As s12d; October,
Is 9s4d.
LONDON, May 2 = Consnls, 10O1s; Silver,
29Ad: French Rentes. 1907 zoe. Bullion into
Bank OF England, f143, 900.
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Omaha Livestoc, Market.

OMAHA. May 2-Cattle-Receipts. 1000 Mar
ket was shade fTmer. There was good active
demand from all sources. Better reports from
Eastern markets encouraged both sh ppers aud
exporters and local dressed beef men found COM
petition. ! he good light Steers sold to the best
advantage, but all grades moved with fair de-
gree OF freedom. CowsIuf was in moderate sup
ply and about steady. and there was little quotabe
change III the stocker and feeder market. Quota
lions unchanged.
Hogs-Receipts. $500. The market was easier.
local houses, shippers and specu ators all took a
hand ana cleared the pens in good shape Sales
were at from $685. 10. with the popular price
So O5.
Sheep-Receipts. 400. The demand was very
good an the market active and frmer. atves
50 1904 so; westerns, 81 25@4, common aud
stock sheep, 81 1898 so; Lambs, 50 5O@4 rs.
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MARKET REPORTS.
WEDNESDAY EVENING, May 2
SUMMARY OF THE MARKETA

SUMMARY OF THE MARKET&
Silver unchanged.
Wheat very quiet
Oats and Corn dull,
Barley rules firm.
No change in Rye.
Hay firm. Beans unchanged.
Potatoes steady, Onions declining.
Butter tower. Eggs higher.
Cheese steady.
Poultry in heavy supply.
Game d DING better.
Cheap Cherries not wanted.
Strawberries lower
-Four cars Oranges aucUioned.
Vegetables unchanged.
Low Coal expected.
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London-Market quiet; near months Sd lower:
September Sd higher; other months unchanged
Sagar-Raw, active and frmer: fair refining
2Sse; centrifugal, 96 test 2 I3-l6@2Jsc; sales
1900 hogsheads. Muscovado, SO test 2Ssc; 1000
bags moasses sugar, SO test, 21sc one cargo cubes
eentrifugt to New York, 96 test, 13-l6c, cost
and freight; one cargo cubes centrifugal to New
YORK 30 test 227-132c. cost and freight: me
cargo Cuba centrifugal to Philadelphia SO test.
l3-loc. cost and freight; four cargOes Cuba CEN
trfugal to Boston. SO test. 27sc cost and freight:
Raw, No. 8. 31h@a3 II-l6e
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San Franc SEQ Meat Mar set.

Wholesale rates for dressed stock from slaugh-
terers are rs follows:
BEkF-First quality, &c: second quality. so
615c: third do. 31b@4Ac q h.
VEAL-Large, 4(06c y To- small Calves. 60
7c Dairy Calves, 7@Sc p 10
MuTToN-Wethers. 6G61ac; Ewes 51ac p 10.
SPRING LAMB-8@9c p 10.
PORK-Live Hogs. 4s4c for heavy and medium
granted and 41ac q ID for small; stock Hogs,
31a@4c = ID; dressed do. 697c p d.
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General Merchandise.

GRAIN BAGs-Nothing going on at ALL Calcut-
tas. nominal; State Prison Bags 61Ac; WoolBags.
34@36c.
SUGAR-The w estern Sugar Refining Company
quotes. terms net cash: Cube. Crushed. Powdered
and Fine Crushed. all 5s4c Q 10: Dry Granula ted.
518c: Confectione rs' A, Sc; Magnolia A, 4Ac;
Extra C, 45sc; Golden G. 1880: d, 41sc; half bar
rels, 1sc more than barrels, and boxes FAC more.
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The Coal Trade.

The private circular OF L Stehart gives the re-
ceipJs of Coal at this port thus far this ear at
419, 500 tons, against 394 500 tons during the
same time IN 1898. The circular says: The coal
marke, during tue month has been without special
feature. business being about the average aud
prices unchanged. Ample tonnage haYIng been
secured by importers insureS liberal supply of
Aus raiian coal for the lance of the year and it
Is therefore reasonable to expect that prices of all
kinds Of coal VIII rule low throughout 1894.
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Coinage of the MINI.

The local Mint coined In April 81 100000 in
Double Eagles 5000, 900 in Half Dollars and 800.
600 in Quarter Do lars. For the fiscal year TO date
the coinage is $40. .2SS, against $l9,9l3, 12l
during the same period IN ls92-93.
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FOR PORTLAND g. ASTORIA, OREGON

THE UNION PACIFIC SYSTEM Rm.
j ocean Division-and PACIFIC COAST A4A3
s. 8. CO.. VIII dispa tch from spear-street wharf,
At 10 A. M. for the above ports one OF their Al
hon steamships viz:
STATE OF CALIFoRNIA-March %. April 4.
Ia, "a. Maya. IA. .
CoLUMBIA-March3 80, April 8. 10, 20. May 8.
l9. 20
Connecting via Portland with the u P. Ry. and
other dverging lines for all points in oregon,
NsBhingron, British Columbia, Alaska, Idaho,
Montana. Dakota. Utah. Wyoming, Yellowstone
lark and all points east and south and to Europe.
Fsre TO Portland-Cabin, $l6; steerage $S:
round trip. cabin, $50,
Ticket offces-1 Montgomery ST., and Palace
hotel, New Montgomery ST.
freight onice-200 California st.
eOODALL, PERKINS co, supt. Ocean Div
II 10 Market II San Eranciseo
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Chica rkets.

CHICAGO, May 2.-wheat had another weak day
ana closed 12e lower than that of the day before.
Lower cables aud extremely favorable reports
from the agricultural bureaus OF several States
with regard to the present condition of the winter
wheat caused great weakness in the wheat open.
ing. Ia half an hour from the start July, which
closed yesterday at 595sc, was down TO 59c, and
May had worked off to STAG against 577sc he
market opened rather tame. although weak
ana the trading was only moderately active dur
ing the decline. Foreign news continued Dear
lsh and the settlement OF the Great Northern
Railway strike which was argued. would increase
the receipts OF wheat at Minneapolis and Duluth,
was also factor Notwithstanding the repeated
assertion that Chicago Is out OF line with other
markets and wheat is too high Armour q Co,
sold to-day 10000 bushels of ordinary NO.
spring wheat at lie over May. Heavy clearanees
and good buying caused a recovery OF 12c In
July. where the prices held around 90 12c until
near the close. when tresh batch OF selIing
orders sent it down to 599591sc where 1t closed
Corn went its own way. VINE TOOK IL IN an up
ward direction. but it gained only 1sc In the end
Oats held firm ana is likewise 1sc higher. Pro-
visions were dull to stagnant and the dizziness
was ccompanied by lower prices.
Estimated receipts for Thursday-Wheat 81
cars. corn 235 cars, oats 169 cars, hogs 24.00O
head.
Wheat H HS EST Lowest Corn No 's1e'' Lowest
s:ss Ssiy ss$sS sss
Lard per 90 lbs Snort Ribs per W ioS
81 421a 81 40 May. Sc 400 SO 80
81 l715 81 10 July =. 40 So 321a
Sept....S7 20 81 U7lAlSept. So 50 So 80
Mess Pork per DBL
July. SO SIP 281t
The cash quotations were as follows: Flour
Dull No. Spring Wheat. 571ac; No. 3 Spring
Wheat. 53@55c; No. Red. 571ac: No. 2 Corn,
37Iac: Prime Timothy Seed nominal: Mess
Pork . Dbl $l2 20@l22714; Lard. y 90 ms
4712: Dry Sailed Shoulders (boIed). seas 25 |;
Short Clear Sides (boxedl. So 81 Aa q l21a !:
whisky distillers finished goods q gar, 81 5 :
Sugars, Cut Loaf. -; GRADUATED, -; Stand
on the Produce Exchange to-day the Butter
market was weak and quiet; Creamery, l3@l61hc.
Eggs. steady at loo.
CATTLE
CHICAGO, MAY 9Th Evening Journal reports:
Cattie-Receipts, 10000; in better demand with
everything trife higher Prime to extra native
steers. S4 5O@4 70; medium. 81 1904 rs; others
50 sO@33 80; Texans, SO SCOT 10
Hogs-Rec-ipts. $4,000 pened steady; bulk
sold that way, closed easier trough heavy. S4 rs
al So; packers aud m xed, S. 0@5 80; prime
heavy and butchers weights So 25@5 30; as.
sorted light. 81 27IsG5 3619
Sheep and Lambs Receipts. 8 600; sheep
10 better demand; lambs unsettled: top sheep
81 2594 rs; top lambs 81 1905.
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GUNARD LINE.

GUNARD LINZ.
New York to Liverpool, via Queenstown,
from Pirr 40, North River.
FAST EXPRESS MAIL SERVICE
Luoania May 5, 5;3OAM Lucanta. June z, 500 PM
Umbria. Mayl2. II :; DAM Umbria, June 8, $500 AM
Csmpauia NY 10 :30AM Campau ia incl g. :00PM
Etruri1 NJ 25. 2 30 AM ttruria d, AM
CABIN passage $50 and upward; second cabin,
$40. -. 500 ac iding % e. mHoi 70 s
Steerage tickets to and from all parts of
Europe at very low rates. For freight and pas &.
s1ge apply at company's ofice. Bowling Green,
New York
VERNON II. BROWN & CO.. General Agents.
Good accomm odation can always be secured on
application to WILLIAMS, DIMOND d. CO.,
ThSaTu Agents, Sau Francisco
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INV YORK STOCKS.

Bonds, E1changH, MOney anu ha1Iroad
Shares.
Money on call easy at IL; last loan IL; closed
at ~ Prime mercantile paper, 1857. Posted
rates "a s814 S9l5. Commercial bills. 81 S61
"a s6sl. silver certificates. 64065c Sterling ex-
change str NC, with actual business in bankers
bills at 81 1884 O. SO for demand and - STAG
4 S712 for sixty-day.
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HOTEL ARRIVALS.
PALACE HOTEL


" Duncan, Ukiah w f Hall & ". Boston
{ Temple, Boston r MeCarty, st Louis
H Porter. Chicago Mrs 3 Moore, Chicago
Miss Moore Miss Ling, ny
s futile & I'm, Portland A b Jackson, Salinas
T Field Il W. Moutery g ! Niles. Los Angeles
II h Rose, asadena II NJ Phell. Riverside
y II Horton Il W, Chcgo jones', fhlla'Ie ipni"
A Henley q VI Lawrence 5 n, CLINTON
" GrOut. Boston w l. Grout Jr' Drnter
Miss Il j Dow BoSton Miss J l. circuit, Boston
+ Dickinson A W Omaha NJ Adams chicago
Mcconnell VT, Iripp CHnoaso
Omaha 4 CONS. y" ems -,
Il sykes, owens & w Williams, Honolul1
/; + Piarar A VT IosA NJ Platter & WI, WASH ID G
J II Burger Boston IL buISSl' VSiSo1 Sl'J
+ = RsirT'' P Si smith. salt Lake
ME- q NTircbelI Colo W Chapman. Red Bluff
r. Miller 4 " burg + Miller Il servt, Ham0rg
8 ID Never Guatemala II Meyers q W, Oaklnd
" Fl McGuire Chicago Mrs NJ COrbit, st Louis
MISS Corbit st Louis Mrs HasEins. Ariz
A w ChiIds Los Ang q n Mansfield. San Diego
F C Babcock Nebr osborn, Los Angeles
"A Nsngle Mexico W Justice IL ", Phila
Miss Duer. Phiia Ramsey d W., Gatos
W blatt. Detroit Murphy W, Detroit
INTERNATIONAL HOTEL.
& Kendall, L SN W Eggett, c S
b c showers q W, Neb d Carman, Stockton
w j FlarIUy, j Noble Tex
GaruetG. Tex II b Parker, Kans
A II Barker. Iowa Stoufer Iowa
W Cotton, W, Compton Wilson, Chico
Burke, Mrs Henderson, Iowa
II HayleSs. = y nderson, u y \
} Perry, Hendrick. US N
n Robinson, n D Reed, Kans
n Schemig; D kaggs a W, San Jose
Allen J Letellier Or
Thomas, or Wood, Los Ang
John Rock, san Jose P West u s N
Bnright, Cummings, 81
frYan, j Newman 4 W. n
hunt n Rallmau,
w DattiDger, HOLSTER j f brown HolIister
NEW WESTERN HOTEL
y hoDl. G1lroy Jack heeler GilroY
MT EncalAus, San Jose j Nj Benon, Gilroy
e L ShaW Boston Carey, Newport
Mrs Lyden, n Y j wilson SAT- Lake
+ L MahOn, London w Pariu Lower Neb
X hedler, Los Angeles + Piaehenin. Reno
r Kerr. Mendocino w Sbmerche Or
y Packham, Or Lowenthal bostoni
mrs Barr ogden Miss Walker, Ogden
Z Smith Il W. Buffalo NJ smith Buffalo
Brown, Martinez NJ Miller Il vs., San Jose
W Reals San Jose
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rortlar g cuisines,

CORTLAND. Or. May - Clearancex STA
coo: balan es. 1910 O.
Wheat-Valey, S5c WaIla walla. 76@77iac
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OCEAN STEAMSHIPS.
PACIFIC COAST STEAMSHIP CO.

DISPATCH STEAMERS FROMSAN See
~ Francisco for ports In Alaska 8 A. NJ. RNRFM
March 26 april and May 10. 26. June 4, sNAES1szss
8, ID. "a. July 8, g. 10, "a. August 3, y. 1S. %
For British Columbia and Puget Sound ports
March 81, and every fifth day thereafter
For Eureka. Humboldt Bay. Wednesdays. q A. NJ
For Newport, Los Angeles and all way ports
every fourth aud fifth day. ga NJ.
For San Diego. stopping only at Port Hartford
santa barbara, Port Los Angeles. Redopdo Qos
at IL A. NJ
For ports In Mexico, 2bth OF each month.
Ticket Office-paace HOTEL New Montgomery
street.
GoODALL PERKINS d CO.. General Agents
If 10 Market ST.. San Francisco.
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4 Office Furniture and Fixtures
M G. F. WEBER & CO.,
|ssE 9 300 to BOG Post St.. cor. Stockton
49, mr3l TurhSaSuly
OCEAN STEAMS HIPS.
NORTH CT RMAR LLOYD s. s. CO

sPREE. HAyEL, LAIN. TRAyE, SAALE AL
LER, EMS, wERRA. FULDA. ELBE,
KAISER WILHELM IL
New York. Southampton. Bremen. The fast ex-
press steamers of this company sail every TUES
DAY and SATURDAY. Landing passengers In
southampton In 711a days or less from n ew York
These steamers are celebrated for their speed and
the comfort afforded passengers
MEDIrEhRANEAN SERVICE.
NEW YORK, GIBR ALTAR, GENOA.
Kaiser. April 81, 9 AM. Vera. June 2. Q A. NJ.
werra, April 2s, l0A. NJ. Fulda. June IL, 8 AN.
Fulda. May IL, 10 A. NJ. Vera. July 5, PM.
Cabin rates from $50 upward.
ROBERT CAPELLE, Gen. Agent for Pacific
Coast. llS Montgomery street, under Occidental
HOTEL San Francisco ia7 ly THU
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AUCTION SALES.
GEO. F. LeMS0N, AUCTI0NEER,
OFFICE-4lo KEARNY ST.
THIS DAY,
Commencing at IL O'clock on the premises
2213 STEINER STREET,
-. WILL SELL.
The Superior Furniture of Residence,
AUCTION SALES.

--CoMPRISING.
One Elegant ParIor Suit upholstered In silk
cashmere and coUred silk plush odd pieces of
Parlor pholstery Valuable Paintings: fine Brio
a-Brac; Elegant Brussels Carpets; Fine Rugs:
one elegant Chamber SUIT extra Double and
Three-Quarter Bedste IDS; Fine Mattresses and
Bedding; Elegant Lac Curtains and Center
Tables one Elegant Hall Hat-stand: Fine Hall
and Stair Carpets: one Walnut Extension Table
Walnut Dining Chairs to match: Fine China, Cut
glass and Slver-plated are one Superior
Range: Agate Ware: Fine Kitchen Ware with a
large lot of other desirable articles.
GEO. F. LAMSON. Auctioneer
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ROYAL MAIL STEAM PACKET co.
CLEANERS LEAVE ASPINWALL A<A
y sortnightly for the west Indies and SfsS&
Southampton calling On route ut Chof.oul :.
France. and Plymouth. to land passengers.
Through bills of lading, IN connection with the
Pacific Mail s. s. Co., issued for freight and treas
ure to direct ports in England and Germany.
Through f!ckets from San Francisco to Ply
mouth, Ohsrbourg. southampton. First-class
Sl95; .hird.ciasa S97 So For further particu.
lars spply to PARROTT Co., Agents,
n sos California St
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BAK r. 90 eel w de->TaEET.
Evening journal., 1894-04-18
BILLY PLINMER A SICK NAN.
ais Ear Is swoIlod as Biz as a ooooanut,
the Result Of AN Absoess-His Company
Shut Out From "A Local Theatre.

Hls Ear Is swolled as Big as a Coooanut,
the Result of an Absoess-His Company
Shut Out From IA Local Theatre.
The failure Of the Billy Plimmer com.
bination 10 fll its engagement here at
the Peoples Theatre caused great deal
Of dhsatisfaction among the sporting
fraternity However, there are two
sides to that story, as to all others
johnson, the manager Of the Peoples
Theatre, suys that be is simply protec-
ting the reputation Of his house in re-
fusing to let the show open without its
stni.
Owing to a misunderstanding AZ to
Plimmer's being able to appear, the show
was allowed TO 60 on Monday night.
Tuesday night he was not able to ap.
pear and the show was refused the use
Of the house rs the only man advertised
wss not present. That Is the theatre
peoples side of It,
The show people say that on Monday.
finding that Plimmer would not be In
condition TO appear, they notified Mr.
Johnson, and that he gave permission to
go ahead, opened the ticket office and the
company gave their specialties, to an $S4
house.
Last evening the company came, all
but Pliumsr and the management re-
fused 20 open the house and even turned
the lights out in the dressing rooms so
that they had to get a lantern to get
their properties.
Meantime Plimmer is really a sick
man. aud as be Is the only man the people
wanted to see, the show ought not to
have been allowed to appear at all.
For some time the young pugilist, who
once bested George Dixon, has been
suffering with an abscess about his right
sAr Since arriving in Wilmington the
trouble became aggravated and now
Plimmer is a bedfast sufferer with an
ear the size of a coeoanut, at tae Central
Hotel.
Manager Johnson, OF the Peoples
Theatre, has secured damages from the
management Of the show. He secured a
foreign attachment, but before It was
served the show people compromised on
/ $25. Walter II. Hayes represented
Manager Johnson.
Evening journal., 1894-04-18
PILOT SUTHARD EXPELLED
FOR RUNNING THEBELelAN STEAMER
CAUCASE ASHORE.

The Pilot Commissioners Blame the
Agents OF the ship, to some Extent, as
They Had Been Notified That suthard
Was Drunk.
Pilot E. j.. Suthard IS no longer in the
Delaware service He was expelled by
the Pilot Commission to-day at a meet
ing held ct Secretary B. Frank Town
sends Office. No 1905 Market street.
The commissioners present were: Cap
tain p Virden, president; William
Bright, Charles s. Morris and B Frank
rownsend.
Ony two witnesses were examined
One was Captain Loppeus, Of the Belgian
steamer Caucase The other YVES Pilot
suthard. who Gran the steamer aground.
Captain Loppens stated that on April 8.
the steamer got under way and proceeded
down the Delaware river under Pilot
Suthard's orders. At - 10 o'clock the
vessel struck the bank on the stsrboRrd
side going down of Chester, and remained
fast although the engine was reversed
Immediately.
he requested the pilot to give him
an excuse for putting the ship aground
He said he could not account for it he
said IL WAS his fault, and an accident.
He could not blame il on the man az the
wheel A number of plates were loos-
ened, aud the captain estimates the loss
az s 6 900, which the underwriters will
have TO pay. The commissioners ohought
this rather high.
The pilot was called upon TO make his
statement. He had evidently been
drinking and failed TO say nything ia
extenuation Of his conduct
In cons deration Of the fact that this
was the fifth offense, the board adopted
the following resolutions, which were
offered by Mr. Norris and seconded by
Mr. Townsend:
Resolved, That E. J Suthard be ex p
pslled from the pilot service Of the State
OF Delaware.
Resolved, further, That E }.
/ Suthard should not have been taken on
board after the agents Of the ship had
been notified by the pilots agent that he
was not in condition 70 pilot said ship.
Suthard has been In the pilot service
since 1881, but the commissioners ssy
/ that he is now out for good.
Evening journal., 1894-04-18
A sult over a Lot of Hnr.

Mrs Anna L Hopes brought suit
against Michael Bolk ia Magistrate Kel-
ley's office, for $lS, this morning. In
1889 Bolk moved on the farm of Mrs
Hopes, in Christiana hundred, and
signed an agreement to leave as much
hay on the premises when he left as
there was at the time OF occupancy.
Bolk left the farm last March and no bay
could be found, hence the suit Refer.
ees John Pyle, Samuel C0lbert and John
p Almond awarded the plaintiff S44 05,
50 % being allowed for repairs made by
Bolk John Biggs represented the de-
fendant.
Evening journal., 1894-04-18
REV. F. W. LONG MoDERAT OR,
or the New Castle Presbytery Now Ia
Session Rt Pooomolse City.

or the New Castle Presbytery Now in
Session at Pooomoke City.
The Preabytery Of New Castle met in
the Puts Greek Presbyterian Church at
Pocomoke City yesterday afternoon. THE
FIRST business was the election Of officers
for the ensuing year + W. Long was
elected moderator and w. T. Lewis and
l.. A Oates, clerks.
The following report OF the Com
mittee on Arrangements was adopted:
"lhe presbytery will assemble each
morning 40 o'clock Devotional exer-
oises 9 % 8 80; afternoon session. 2
o'clock; evening session. 30. Wednes
day evening popular mass meeting IN the
interest OF Temperance and home mis-
sions, TO be addressed by Rev. w. p
SWartz, Of Wilmington, and Rev s. W.
RelFaTt, d D., Of Salisbury. Thursday
morning, weather permitting, there will
be an excursion 10 the old Rehoboth
Church, rendered by Elder E g. Polk,
Of that chdrch.
After the adoption Of this report a re-
cess was taken until 30 o'clock, when
the retiring moderator. Rev. John d
Blake, Of Falkland, Del preached. At
the conclusion Of the sermon an informal
reception was held TO seventy delegates
present To day commissioners were
nominated to the General Assembly,
which oonvenes at Saratoga Springs. n
Y. The election will be held this evening.
Evening journal., 1894-04-18
The FIDDLES WILL PLAY TONIGHT
Aud VIII Doubtless Attract Many Per-
sons TO the Fiowery. Bowers Where soies
Are offered for Sale.


sons TO the Fiowery. Bowers Where soies
Are offered for Sale.
Sommers Brothers are now ready for
business, but not at the old stand. There
are three of them and any one is az good
looking, courteous aud obliging as the
others In fact, they are thoroughly
conversaDt with the shoe business, and
apparently know just what the people of
Wilmington want
Some time ago A. H. sommers ran a
shoe store at No 200 Market street, but
he was not altogether satisfied He wrote
to his brothers, d Sommers OF Roanoke
Va and + Sommers, of Washington, d.
C.-and proposed to them to join him in
establishing one of the largest shoe and
trunk houses in Wilmington They
evidently thought the offer advanta-
geous, for they came aud sssocl ited
themselves under the firm name Of
Sommers Brothers, adopting as their
motto, "It's ell IN the family
When William NJ. Pyle, of No All
Market street. was sold ont, they leased
the store house, had il extended back to
Shipley street, and large bulk windows
we're put in at both ends a, forcs of
men Was put to work. The storeroOms
were decorated, electric lights we're put
in, French plate mirrors were introduced
aud big guilt shoe was put up over the
front entrance
Now everything is ready for the re.
ception of the public. This is the
opening day. The windows and
shelves are filed with high
grade foot wear, and the towering
plants and evergreens give the place
/ Riggs orchestra will discourse it's
sweetest music, while eight salespeople
wait on the customers who want to wear
I the best productions of the factories OF
/ Hathaway, Soule & Harrington. Stacey,
! Adams & Co, and @. p. Ford The
wholesale department and trunk rooms
are on the upper floors