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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-12
RAILROADS.
MAINE CENTRAL r. r.
In Effect, Feb. 11th, 1894.

In Effect, Feb. 11th, 1884,
Trains leave Portland, Union Station. Railway
Square, for stations named below and inter-
mediate points as follows:
715 a. M. For Brunswick, Bath, Rockland,
Augusta, .Waterville, Skowhegan, Lewiston via
Brunswick, Bangor.
Lewiston, Winthrop, Oakland, Waterville.
Liyermore Falls, Pennington, Phillips and
Rangeley.
s.45 a. M, for Bridgton. Fabyans, White
field Lancaster, St Johnsbury, Montreal, Chi
cage, St. Paul and Minneapolis and all points
west.
Springs, Rnmford Falls, Lewiston, Farming
ton, Kingsfleld Winthrop, North Arson,
Bingham, Waterville, Skowhegan.
"1.2o p. m, For Brunswick, Freeport, Angus
ON Knox & Lincoln division, Water
yille Skowhegan, Belfast. Dover and Foxcroft,
Bangor, Bucksport, Bar Harbor, Vanceboro,
St. John, Halifax sSt. Stephen, Houlton, and
all Aroostook County.
$50 p. M, For Sebago Lake. Bridgton, North
Conway, Bartlett, Fabyans. Lancaster. Quebec,
Montreal and Chicago.
sos D. m, For Brunswick, Bath Lisbon
Falls, Augusta and Wateryille.
$40 p. M, For New Gloucester, Danvile
Junction, Mechanic Falls, Auburn and Lewis
ton.
411OO p. M. For Bath, Lewiston Augusta,
Waterville, Belfast, Dexter, Dover and Fox
croft, Bangor, Bar Harbor VancebOro. ST.
Stephen, st. John and all Aroostook County,
Halifax and the Provinces.
72O a. M. Sunday, paper train for Bruins
wick, Augusta. Watervflle and Bangor
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND.
from Montreal. and Bridgton. $50 a.
M, Lewiston, and Mechanic Falls $50 a. m.
Augusta $3.50 a. M, Rockland 1928 p M;
Pennington, Skowhe gan Rumford Falls and
Lewiston 12.30p. M, st. John. Bangor and
Bar Harbor 1926 p. m; No. Conway
(mixed) 4.50 p. M, Mooshead, Bangor, Bel
fast and Wateryille, 5.25 p. M, Rangeley,
Pennington. and Rumford Falls 5.45 p. M.
+ Montreal $40 p. M. Night Pullman. Lao
a. m. daily.
*Runs daily, Sundays included, to Lewiston
via Brunswick, Bath, Bangor and st John.
might express with sleeping cars attached.
runs every night, Sundays included. but not to
Dexter OF beyond Bangor, on Sunday morn
ings. "
Vice Pres. and Gen. Manager.
F. E. BOOTHBY, Gen. Pass. and TlcketAgen
Portland. Feb. 10. 1884 feb9cu
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Domestic Marktes.
tBy TELEGRAPH,

FEBRUARY. 10. 1894.
NEW YORK-Flour-rece HTS pigs ;
sales - pkgs. Wheat-receiptS bush; sales A.
760, 900 bush; closed easier to-day at "a c tor
Corn-receipts $50 bush; sales $4,000 bush
closed to-day dull and easier at 4314c for cash,
OatsEreceipts II, $50 bush; sales {, 900 bus !;
closed rather irregular to-day at 341sc bid for
Feb.
Beef quiet and firm. Pork inactive and steady.
mand; fresh steady. Cheese quiet and steady
Sugar-raw quiet and firm. Petroleum quiet
and steady. Spirits Turpentine quiet and firm
gDIolasses dull and steady. Rice in moderate de-
Rosin quiet and easy. Tallow dull and easy.
CHICAGO-Wheat opened and closed easy at
5614 C for cash and Feb.
Corn opened firm and closed easy to-day at
34L4c cash and Feb
Oats opened and closed steady to-day at 27N
for cash and FEB.
provisions closed seady to-day ~ 10
for cash and 2 OF Feb.
Lard closed shade easier to-day 35 cash and
7 80 asked Feb. 5
Short ribs closed at O5 bid cash.
heceipts-Flour. $500. bbls: wheat. 80. 500
bush: corn. 399 900 bush: oats ss221 900 bush:
rye. 1900 bush: barley. $4,000 bush:
Shipments-Flour $500 hbls; wheat $500
bush: corn. $1,000 bush: oats $4,000 bush;
rye. 470o bush BARLEY. $4,000 bush.
ST LOUIS-Wheat closed easy at 53c for
cash.
Corn closed easy at 327s cash and 33c asked
for Feb.
> Oats easy to-day at.2sc bid cash, 2sA for Feb
ruary.
Receipts-Flour 24oo, bbls:. wheat. 10. ooo
bush: corn SO. 900 bush; oats $4,000 bush:
rye. 0.o00: barley. 10000 bush oooo
Shipments 1900 bbls; Wh a9n h IUJo
bush corn. $4,000 bush: oats. 12Ooo push
rye 5000 bush: barley 90 bush
DETROIT-Wheat-N While closed firm
I at 56M ecash; No2 Red closed firm 571s cash.
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Boston & Maine r.
In Effect January FL. 1894.

WESTERN DIVISION.
Trains leave (Union Station for scarboro
Crossing. 800 a. M. LOO p. M, Searboro
Beach, Pine Point. TOO. a. M, $50. BIS,
Biddeford. Kennebunk. 100. a. M: 1910,
$3.50, 5.15, 6.2Op. NJ; Wells Beach. TOO, a.
m. $50, 5.15 p. m: North berwick, Great
Falls. Dover. TOO a. M. 12.4O, $50. OLD
p m; Kochestsr F. F 3 IN Alton .i sss'
via Great Falls and Rochester) 700 a.
M: Manchester, Concord. TOO a. m. $50
D. m. South Newmarket junction, Exeter.
Haverhill, Lawrence. Lowell, Boston.
100. a. H.. sl2.4o. $50 p. m.
Boston for Portland. $50 a M. 1880.
3.45 p. m.
Sunday trains for Boston and way stations.
1856, Ais p. m.
EASTERN DIVISION.
From Union Station For Cape Elizabeth.
EE-S.45 a. M; saco. Conway Junction,
boro 1900 a. m. Biddeford, Portsmouth,
Amesbury, Newburyport, Salem. Lynn.
Boston, 200, 1000 a. M. S1.O0. 1900
p. M; Boston for Portland 30, 300 a. M
pm. Sunday trains for Biddeford, Ports
mouth, Newburyport. Salem, Lynn, Bos-'
ton, zoo a. M, LOO p. m.
SConnects with Sound Lines for New York.
FWestern Division from North Berwick Sun
days only.
train for Boston via Eastern Division.
+Connects at North Berwick for all stations
on the Western Division.
Through tickets to all points in Florida the
South and West tor sale az Union Station.
D. w. SANRORN. Genl. Supt.. Boston.
GEO. HI. THOMPSON, Ticket Agent, Portland
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UNION MUTUAL
LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY.
Incorporated Is4s.
~
FRED. E. RICHARDS, President.
ARTHUR L. BATES, Vice President.
JOSIAH H. DRUMMoND, Solicitor.
J. FRANK LANG, Secretary.
SAMUEL S. B0YDEN, Actuary.
THOMAS A. FOSTER, Medical Director.

During the past year the Union
Mutual paid Twenty eight death claims
under the Maine Non-Forfeiture Law.
In EACH of these cases, the policy had
lapsed for the non-payment of premium,
but the Insurance was continued in
force by the AUTOMATIC action of
this invaluable law. These policies ag-
gregated in Insurance more than Sixty
five Thousand dollars, an AVERAGE
of Two Thousand, Two Hundred and
Fifty each. The period of time inter
vening between lapse ofpolicy and death
of Insured varied from 9 years and II
months to 8 months, the AVERAGE du-
ration being years and71 months.
jamie eodtf
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Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO. Feb. 9. 1894.-The Cattle market
-Keceiprs S. 900: strong; common to ext steers
Q sO65 20; stockers and feeders Q 5O@3 30;
cows and bulls at 35@3 40; calves, at 5o@
6 25
95@5 80; choice mixed at so@5 25: choice
assorted at 25@5 35; light 4 95@5 rs: pigs at
41O@5 Is.
Sheep-receipts 1000: weak; inferior to
choice 1 5U13 go: lambs 00@47 rs.
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Railroad Receipts,

PORTLAND. Feb. 10.
Receipts by Maine Central r. R.-FOr PORT
and. 1872 cars miscellaneous merchandise; fol
connectns roads / Is cars.
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Retail Grocers, sugar Rates.

Portland market-cut loaf at &c :confectione. 8
&c; pulverized. &C; powdered, 6 12c ;granulated,
&c; coffee crushed. SEC; yellow. -95c.
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DOMINION LINE.

Steamers sail about p NJ on arrival of
trains.
Rates of passage-First cabin, $45 to
$40; return, 800 to $13O, according to
steamer and berth.
Second cabin to Liverpool, Londonderry,
Queenstown, Belfast Glasgow, $50 to
1856; return, $65. Storage to Liverpool,
London. Londonderry, Queenstown, Bel
fast or Glasgow, $24.
Apply to JOHN w. PETERSON, 2 Exchange
ST., T. P. MCGOWAN, AIS Congress St., GEO.
H. STARR or DAVID TORRANCE & CO,
Foot of India st. decl6dtf
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STEAMERS.
Portland & Boothbay Steamboat Co.

WINTER ARRANGEMENTS and
w after Monday, Nov. 7, 1898 Steamer En-
terprise will leave East Boothbay every Mon
South Bristol and Boothbay Harbor. Every
Wednesday will leave Franklinwharf, Port
land, at a. M Tor Round Pond, touching at
Boothbay Harbor. Every Thursday VIII leave
ing at Boothbay Harbor. Every Friday Will
leave Portland at a. m. Boothbay Harper.
Pemaquld. South Bristol East Bootnpay.
(Weather permitting) N-No freight taken
after LAS a. M, on day of sailing
nov6tf ALFRED RACE, Manager.
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New York Stock and Money Market.
(By Telegraph.)

New YORK Stock ana MONEY NJ RrKet.
(By Telegraph.)
NEW YORK.Feb 10.
Money on call normally at per cent. Prime
mercantile paper was quote at 4,94'9 per cent.
Sterling Exchange was firm, with actual 5usl-
ness in bankers bills at 84M "a So for 6o-day
bills and 1864 a4 81 for demand; posted rates
at 1894 Sta; Commercial bills. 6o-days at
4 saga 841a and demand at SG14 "A S61a.
Government Bonds strong. Railroads higher.
Bar silver 64ss.
Mexican dollars 511a.
CsThefollowng are to-day's closing quotations
OF Government securities
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Memoranda.

Gloucester, Feb 1O-Capt Dorr, of sch Annie
G Quiner, of Bucksport, at this port from New
foundland. reports, Jan 80. lat 46 10. ion 81 A.
passed schr Alert. abandoned, apparently in
good condition. The Alert had been ashore and
was supposed to be a total wreck.
Fernandina, Feb 9-Sch Agnes 1 Grace, at
this port is in charge of the U S Marshall. The
captain of the vessel died suddenly this morn
ing.
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Portland & Rumford Falls R'y,
In Effect Feb. 1e. 1894.

IN Effect Feb. II, 1854.
DEPARTURES.
7.3o A. NJ. & 100 P. M. From Grand Trunk
R'y Station for Buckfield, Canton, Dixfeld
and Rumford Falls.
$50 A. M. Il l.15 2. M. From Union Station
e sd r9 snon sPEs ana Hsck
STOP. M. From Union Station for Poland
Springs and Mechanic Falls
Through passenger coaches between Union
Station, Portland and Rumford Falls.
Through tickets Op sale for all points
on p. & r. T R'y
r. c. BRADFORD, G. p. Il L. Agt
Portland, Maine.
Feb1odtf Runitetd Falls, Maine
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*Ex-div.
The. Wool Market !

BOSTON. Dec. 10, 1s9s.--The quotations on
Wool for this market are pretty firm, with some
grades slightly stronger. The figures are as
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1UIIUWS. 80. = - ~ :
Ohio and Pennsylv'n Xxx and above.23 @24
Ohio and Pennsylvania X. ........21 fd2l1a
Michigan and Wis. x and above. 10 @20
Ohio and Penn. No j clothing "a 025
Michigan Mol clothing p 924
Ohio delaine. fine ............24 1a 9251a
Michigan delaine ........... 0a312
Ohio Mol combing. .2b GIG
Michigan No combing ........ PA GO
Fine sinWashed & unmerchantable. ] s. OILS /
Unwashed combing :. ...... .18 CPL
Medium unWasned. ..14 OILS
Fine Texas and territory. :. 91a@15
Medium Texas and territory ..... OIL
Ordinary Texas and territory. OLA
Fine medium Texas and territory. .13 OFT
oregon. ..-...'-i.. gio
California spring. 10 MI4
Kentucky and Indiana clothing. .15 OBJ
Georgia. =. ..'.iS 81
Super pulled. % @30
Cape Good Hope ...............2T OBJ
Australian and New Zealand. 80 OBS
MOnteyldeo So. Ia l4o1
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-02-12
MARINE NEW s
PORT OF PORTLAND.

SATURDAY, Feb 10.
Arrived.
Steamer Alex Dallas (USR) Smyth. cruising.
Sch Howard w Macomber, Bray. W1scasset,
complete cargo for Demerara
Sch Frank Rich, Reed, Boothbay--fertlzer
to Cumberland Bone Co.
Cleared.
Steamship Manhattan, Bragg, New York
j B Coyle. ~,
mington, Del-Clark & Chaplin Ice Co.
Sch Belle Hardy Cook, Calais-Peter 5 NICK
erson.
Sch Railroad, Simmons, Friendship j H
Blake.
Sch Mary Elizabeth, Dunton, Boothbay-D
Choate.
SUNDAY, Feb IL,
| Arrived.
/ Steamship Laurentian, CBr) Moore. Liverpool
passengers and mdSe to III s. A Allan.
Steamship Cottage City. Bennett, New YORK
passengers and mdSe to j Coyle.
Sch Quickstep. Browns Bank, with 75'OOO IDS
mixed fish. Smashed two dories.
Sch Maud B Wetherell, Cash's Banks
SAILED-Schs Helen II Benedict, Talofa. and
Rodman Nicherson, May Williams, Maggie
Ellen, Belle Hardy, and coasters Whlch put IN
for a harbor
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.
PORT CLYDE, Feb 9-Ar, schs Mary Eliza
| Winterport for Boston; Fannie M Lorlng Rock
| land for do.
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Flour.
Superfine &
low grades.2 S0@3 10
X Spring "
Xxx Spring 3 l5G3 20
Patent Sprne
wheat. 4 5504 10
Mich. Strglll
roller. :. 3 5O0o 10
clear do. % 35@3 so
StLouis st'gt
rooler. -. 35s@3 10
clear do. % Bugs o.
Wnt'r wheat
patents. A OOiQ4 20
Fish.
, Cod-Lar ge
Shore % 25@5 30
small do. 3 1904 30
Pollock =. q 60@3 SO
Paddock. 2 5O@3 90
Hake.. ...l 5OC02 10
Herring. box
Scaled. l4919c
MackereI. bj
Shore Is SIT OO9S2OI
Shore rs Sl3 @S11
Med.3 &c.. $l29S14
Large S.. IL O0@$15
! Produce.
Cpe Cran'bs. 7 00@7 so
Maine 10 O09OO y
New York
Pea Beans l 95s62 Ool
Foreign do1 9001 95l
Yellow Myes.2 25Q2 So
Cal. Pea. q O0Q2 15
Irish Potat's
Hebrons g. Rose65@76l
Sweets 5 25fG3 so
CABBAGE. Dbl soc q
Bbi Onions 2 25g2 50I
Spanish cite (9
Chickens 12@l3
Fowls $3.50. 1f(012c
Turkevs.... l3@l &C
Geese. 10
Apples.
Eating. Dbl 4 1896 90
MOI Baldwin, 5ota4 70
NolGreening4 50t947 0
Evap @fp. I1@12h c
Lemons.
Florida. 2 1898 so
Messina. % 1904 25
Oranges.
Floridas. 2 2503 90
Mandarines 3 OO@3 30
Tangerines 3 00@3 so
Eggs.
Eastern ext. 1871 8
Fresh Western. 1SM
Cold storage. 1875
Butter.
Creamery .25@27
GilUEdge Yr'mt. 22@24
Choice. 20121
Good. -. 1919
Cheese.
n. .Ifct'ry.12H G131z
Vermont 1874 0131a
Sage .....l4 @14A
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Portland wholesale Market.
Grain.
Flour
N

PORTLAND, Feb. 10. 1884.
The followingare Jo-day's quotations of Grain,
Provisions PrndIIcn aIn-.
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I Grain.
Corn. car Its 47@4S
Corn. bag lots. @5l
meal. bag lots. Gas
4 Oats, or lots. 38G40
iOats. bag lots. .42043
Cotton See
car lots. 90 O0@25 90
] bag lots 81 o0@0O 90
SACKED Br'n
car OTIS. $18 50019 SO
| bag lots. .S19@20 90
lMiddlings. .S20@21 SO
/ bag OTIS. .S2l@23 90
| Coffee.
Rio, roasted. 23@26
Java do. .... .30931
t. Molasses.
Porto Rico. 3OG40
barbados. 26@30
| Fancy fonce .37440
Tea.
souchong 1880
do choice. 35@50
Japan. ........25935
IOoolong. .20@35
Formoso.. $3.50
Sugar. ~
Standard Gran 47-16
Ex-uual'ty fine
granulated.. Az
Extra Co. 4 1-l6
F! Seed.
Red Top-re-
eleaned..... 91s @10
common. S12t09
| Timothy 2 15,@2 35
Provisions.
Pork. BkS. M
No L.. II Oo@17 30
No g.. l6 50@l7 90
clear 1T OO@17 80
F; snort cts
i No L.. II Oo@17 80
Z. No q.
.Beef.ext mss3 5000 rs
! plate IL 5G012 90
/ ex-plate IL 50@13 90
IBneless ~ bic 250$6%
Lara. tubs. z n 9
+; uerces :. Z @ 9
E pals. 7h@11M
pure leaf. 11M @l2
!. Hams 10 @1O1a
90 cov'rd II @11E2
!. Oil.
}, Kerosene. ret. pet. 6
i Ligonia -. 80. 6
!. Centennial. -. 6
Pratt's Astral. s
Deyoe'S brilliant s
+: ISaisiils.
Muscatel.. Il 50@1 rs
London lay'r2 o0gG3 so
lOndara lay'r,.7 GS
! Valencia. :. Ga az Ha
!; Coal.
Cumberland 25@5 90
Acadia.
chestnut. 8 oo@
Franklin. 8 90
lLehin. -. 60OSsl
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

Passed Batavia Jan T. ship Henrietta Ross,
Singapore for New York.
SD i'm Ipswich Sth inst, ship Willie Reed,
Forbes, New York.
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liverpool Cotton Market.
I1iFSI PVVf N"IrVH TIE ~ n
(By Telegraph.)

LIVERPOOL. Feb. 10. 1S94.-The Cottol
market is quiet; mIddlng 414d sales estimate,
1000 bales speculation and export 500 bales
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Cotton Makerts.

by Telegraph.)
FEBRUARY, 10. 1894.
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
steady ;sales $50 bales: middling uplands at 8 1.
Ice: middling gulf at 5-16c.
NEW ORLEANS-The Cotton market is
easy ;mladling Z 5-16c.
CHARLESTON--Th Cotton market steady;
middling 7-16c.
SAVANNAH-The Cotton market is steady;
middling 7ssc.
MOBILENThe Cotton market is cas-: mid
dlings S-l6c.
. MEMPHIs-The Cotton market is quiet and
steady; mlddling 1880.
Havana Market.
HAVANA, Feb. 10, 1S93.-The Sugar market
is in active demand; prices advanced; Molasses
Sugar. regar to. good polarization, S. gold p
gold P quit exports for Feb. to 7th 1900 tons;
stock 10000 tons. H..
Freights nominal. Exchange dull
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International Steamship Co.
Eastport, Calais, Si.John,N. B., Halifax,N.S.

and all parts of New Brunswick, Nova SEQ
tia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Bret.
on. The favorite route to CampObello and
St. Andrews. N. e.
Winter Arrangement.
On and after Nov. 13th and until further
notice, tie steamers of this line leave Rail-
road Wharf, Portland, Monday
and Thursday at 5 p. M. for PASSPORT and
ST. john with the above connections Return
ing-Leave ST. John and PASSPORT same days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. ug-Freight received up to 400
D. m.
For Tickets and Staterooms, apply at the I'm
ion Ticket Office, 40 Exchange ST., or for other
information at Company's Office. Railroad
Wharf, foot of State Street.
aug31dtf j. B. COYLE, Gen. Man.
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beginning Sept. 25th steamer Merry
ID coneag will leave Portland Pier, Portland,
week days: For Long l.. Little and Great
Chebeague, Harpswell. Bailey's & Orr's Is.
3 P. M For Cliff T. Tuesdays and Fridays
only. 200 Pm
Return for Portland, leave Orr's I. $40
a. M touching at Harpswell and intermediate
landings. Arrive Portland 8,45 a. m. From
Cliff l. Tuesdays and Fridays only.
ISAIAH DANIELS General Manager.
sapt23 DIR
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.

PORT CLYDE, Feb 9-Ar, schs Mary Eliza
Winterport for Boston; Fannie M Lorlng Rock
land for do.
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Spoken

Percy from San Francisco for liverpool.
Feb 8, noon ~ miles SW of Frying Pan, bark
Gleneida from Brunswick for New York.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27
Registration dav next Saturday.
DISTRICT CONVENTION.
w. C. 7. u Convention for the Twelfth District
Held In Crystal Fails.

w. c. 7. u Convention for the Twelfth District
Held in Crystal Fails.
The district convention OF tho w. G. T.
Z. for the Twelfth district Of Michigan,
opened its session in the First NJ. II.
Church on Tuesday morning. The ses-
sion continued until Thursday evening,
when il was closed in tho Crystal Falls
opera house. During the convention
several interesting programs were rem
dered in the opera house, notable among
which were those prepared by the ladies
of the local union md that OF the y. and
l.. r. l.. organizations oi Iron River.
Some musical features were presented in
several OF the programs, in which Mrs.
+. l.. Bond OF Iron River and Mrs. L. II.
Abbott aud Miss Daisy Henry, oi Crys-
tai Falls, appeared. About fifty dele
gates from different points OF the penin-
suIu attended The district officers were
reelected The local union has request
ed TnE DIAMOND DRIL to publish the
following resolution:
RESOLVED: That our Union extend thanks 20
the citizens ol Crystal Falls who No generously
opened their homes for the entertainment at the
delegates and friends also for the interest taken
by the gentlemen at the convention and forpaSt
lnvors: fordonation of electric light for the re-
duced rate az which Mr.. Douoet gave the Opera
house. IN fact we scarcely know whom not 70
thank
Signed
Nina l. ID powfey pucg
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27
SECURED A VALUABLE MINE.

Mus l.. y. RowLey. Pnce.
Mus. NJ ID. l.. FuLLen, Sec.

The Minnesota Iron Company Purchases Mesabi
Range Land.
A Duluth despatch OF October 23 says;
The Minnesota Iron company has con-
cluded TO take up the option given 10
sixty days ago 10y the Rouchlcau Ray
Iron company on one Of the finest mines
In tho Mesabi range The property
comprises eighty acres II IL n purchase
Of the land instead of n lease md the
consideration IL 100000. There arc
4 100000 tons Of ore in sight on the
property and il grndcs ms high ms sixty
three and sixty-four per cent. in metallic
iron and il very low in phosphorus.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27

A proposition with n view to purchase
was submitted 10 the stockholders ofthc
Escanaba River Land & Iron company.
nj special meeting held in the city OF
Ncgaunec last Monday afternoon. Cap
tain Walters oi the Lake Angelina mine,
has succeeded IN interesting Milwaukee
aud Chicago capital In the new property.
Recent Developments ne the mine have
been encouraging IN their nature aud
only capital is needed 60 place the con
cern high up IN the list of tie profitable
producers OF this range.-lron Ore.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27

The hope ,nucb cherished by Demo-
Gratis Of dissa tisfaction with the Republi-
cnn county ticket in the west side OF the
county has been blasted. Complete har-
mony prev ails and every west-side Re
publican has his shoulder TO the wheel
for the election OF the Republican candi-
dates. rfhe Democrats must not forget
that tho Republicans OF tho west side oi
Iron county are ns loyal as those OF the
east side. They want no morc Democ-
racy in the court house or the state
cnpiijol.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27
The Fair,
A. LUSTFIELD.

Rememb er that we have no
old trash, but s. ;rictly New and
First-Clas, Goo Is In every De-
partment-
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27
TRAPPED.
Twelve Miners Buried In The
Pewabic Mine.
Eleven Are Rescued After A Heroic
Struggle OF Thirty-Six Hours.
Only One Perlshed.


What promised TO be mining casual
ty, equaled in its awful destruction Of
human life by the terrible calamity
which beiell the Mansfield mine in the
Crystal Falls field year ago, Unopened
at the Pewabic mine, near Iron Noun
tain, at 3 o'clock on Thursday alter
noon. cave-in occurred on the fourth
level, caused by the sandstone cnpping
giving way and dropping with sufficient
force TO crush the timbers beneath
Peter Hascoe, the shaft boss in charge
OF the men Mt the time OF the accident.
and the only one known To have escaped
uninjurcd, states that the accident wnH
caused 10y running water eating away the
sandstone capping in room 100 feet in
height on the third level. This immense
mass of rock, weighing hundreds Of tons.
crushed down through the floor ~ the
level, carrying away timbers and every
thing TO the fourth level, on which tho
men were working. He heard the thun-
dering crash OF rock and broken timber
and by last running made his escape.
Peter Gabardi, a trnmmar at work di-
rcctly under the falling rock, was caught
and crushed to death. His body has
been recovered.
Eleven other men employed in that
part of the mine at the time were en-
tombcd by the accident and their lives
were despaired OF for thirty-six hours.
The difficult work Of rescung them was
nobly prosecuted, however. with Supt.
Brown at the head until this morning,
when all Of thcu were taken from the
death-trap alive. The names OF the res
cued miners are:
THOMAS PENGLASE.
WILLIAM OLIVER.
SAMUEL HUSBAND.
! GEORGE WILCOX.
! STEPHEN ALLEN.
! WILLIAM BAIRD.
/ GEORGE PORENE.
JOHN THOMAS.
: GEORGE RICHARD.
I PETER HELLBERG.
: JOHN FARRELL.
e George Richard will be remembered by
g many Crystal Falls people ns former
! resident Of this district.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27

lyon want TO vote registcr next Sat-
uuIsy.
The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-10-27

T ne spectacle oi an idle or hali-paid
wo rkinrman voting against, his own inter
es' y. his own pocket and his own flrcsldc,
~ .errly To support Democratic office
> ecker ON the score ~ good-icllowship u
IAN incident for Fate a. record on the
tablet oi iuture consequences. vote
flor "a Dcmocrat IN any way, shape or
form, H. decree against the return oi
Republicanism md prosperity.