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The Progress., 1896-11-14

W llONs
Sbrev.uo t. La, November IA IL Z.
The market closed dull, Lie oil since
We day,
Last
To-day Saturday
Ordinary; 49, No'"''"'
GOOD Ordinary. SIC
Low Middling.... 65 &c
G Glod'! Waii;di;nc.... SIS s2l% acaoo ia
r, COMPARATIVE STATEMENT. >
Stock oi9hand September l '.s5h 2'oS3
Received this week ...... ao'o ,oS
Received previously. ........... oo'ooo
so PROVISIONS.
| Bacon Lac,
:, Dry.salt meati, steady, aL4 1885, Is 81
/ breakfast bacon, &c. :.
Hams-Choce, sugar cured Hoe 10
Lard .-compound 45-4e; pure; SAC.
BRFADsTUFFs.
Flour-Rest patent. SIS; half patent or
straight, ". Is; extra fancy, $4,6O.
Coz nmeai, rs yer bDI; ~ IL pound
sacks, 1Oc less.
Crackers-A B e soda crackers are
quoted a LIE; cream. 81 by the lot.
Rice-New Louisiana. l-2a4 l-*c.
COFFEE ANC TEA.
Coffee easy: fair, l6 lie; medium
orade Is lie; better. 2Oa2l lac,
Tea -Guou stock OH hand. falr de-
mand; far at 25c: good, 4Oa,Oc; fine, 7oa
S5c; finest, $l,OOal.2j per 10 by The chest.
, SUGAR AND MOL ASSES.
susar-Standard graDuiated, 5-Sc;
Euma yraluiated. l-Sc SHOW white
3-Sc; choice yellow clariid, 20; prime
yellow Claritid, l.4c seconds, AZ.
Mulass-s--Comn"n, lSa25c. prime open
Kettle, So; choice rebolled. none.
Tobacco,
n Chewing. good medium, II inch, l1d2jC
better grades 35a5Oc tiue quality of cue"
Ing, 5Oa75c.
Smoking 2Oa52c,
II Esculenls.
K Onions, new, 76c bushel.
Helus, navy, 3a3 lie per 10,
Irish potatoes, new sue per Dushel.
Cabbage. ~.
=, Kraut, ~ 85n3 barreIs,.
i, Begging and Ties.
Bagging, 2 Id u; "a 10, & LIE,
Twlne for baillng purposes quoted
100 per ID by the bale.
Iron ties. 45-b. Sl.5O.
Grain and feedstuf.
Corn, mixed. sacked. 44c per bu.
Hay, choice sairie, ARKANSAS. ~ Te'
Oats, VIII, e, &c; rust proof Sc.
Rye 9Uc.
Barley ,6c,t .a
*s9E Bran 75t,
Il Cuvppeu corn, SOC per lOO lbs. II
MilleJ seed. sc per bu.
Cu,tuDtseed meal 8uc per sack.
Wheat y5c.
Chickens and co,s
Chickens, hens per boz, u 10.
Brolers per doc. $l,5J
Fryels large, per duz, S1.75,
NH Eggs per uUz l5alSr.
MR Butter, country. per ID II l-2al5c.
Turkeys, Pei ID 81. -
:lron aud hardware. ssfnoii
Axes. $6alu.
Axits, u l-2c per pound.
b flows aJa22u.
N Betting, rubber 6Oc and III per ceDC
y" Kelly pl WIS, boss Il ~ each.
49,. Keiiy pOluts, BOSS Sl.4O per co.,
Kelly land slides, Boss Sl.4O per doz.
"gs S.eeps-Ai sizes. 3alc per pound.
)ac' 5Oa5.UU per dOzuli.
-rs Trace Cnalns-s7@4Dc per pair.
9 of Bull tongues, cOru shove,s, diane
bp scoOters A.: ,url, shvyeis LIE; heel b,
ton SIC pei doZ grass rods $l25 yer dOz.
NJ. Wire, galvaniZ3d barb 1.2c.
.-nt Wagons. ~ I'd, hes GiiinOle skeiD,
per q ga luees s45; 3 Inches S46; Ia incl
0p' 20, 3 II inches sG5; seats Z 5V; Ur''
pro- 500; tubular or mellow iron aAle waS'
.y-r Two horse so w; four horse ID. 0Oa7O.U w
Nails Z ~ Dasls: new card.
miscellaneous.
. it's Axle gre.s~ l.75Alr2 by the vasa
.,heeee full cream, IL lag;
. lu4 CroAsu lJ:.
-. Caps. percussion ars Qnotsd ht ~
~ No. r. md NV ~ - DP II
The Progress., 1896-11-14

The Little Gem Restaurant, opposite
the depot, 10 ne best y ace III lhe CITY
for fish game md oysters, III any style
a-d q ,antity
The Progress., 1896-11-14
BANCROFT, THE MAGICIAN

Saturday night ut the Oper, HOUSE
Bancroft, the famous Magi ian, brings
~ carnival Of magic, n,iith and spec
tacuinr This celebrated performers
fame has long proceeded him ard one OF
tho largest houses OF tn. season can "
exp.,ted. Bancott's present t'ro'tlIttion
IL The psIil al tweti, wars exptTfh''
in /, :, magical .lipit. slph. His 'eetH'
| trip g., l.,,list ir, 't.hi M st'iti's ~ per
| fect,o,, aud gives tteatrt gees ihe op
Dortnnty 10 see he nlo-t II nnfa'e pro
In tioo al tli.ano Mag's.A' trtis ever
! given 10 - pub'lc.
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SPECIAL NOTICE.

SPECIAL NOTICE.
T again take Uccasluu to remind my
friends in the city ahd ,scinlty that
nv place Of bcsiness is continued at
my old stand, 210 Texas street, and
that I have no interest in or connect
ion with the "Gordon Jewelry Com
pany Limited" Very respectfully
S. +. GORDON.
Shreveport. La, October "a, 1876.
The Progress., 1896-11-14

Tie Progress wnc glad . see Its
old scLoal.lnase, Mr. g. u, L. lol
this week. but regrets that be was
aelled on ! uiaDios - I'D
The Progress., 1896-11-14

The C.nter Line hao two ears on
Monday.-Don't believe it? Well ask
Mr. James H. ffner, he raw them too.
The Progress., 1896-11-14
GENERAL MARKET.
COTTON,

COTTON,
shrev-po t, La, November IA 10 =.
The market closed dull, 1-l6 oil since
We day,
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
STEVENS INSTITUTE.

Tho recular term examinations have been harder
than usual this year. owing 10 the fact that the
standard * the institute Is being raised another
notch.
The college annual Link appeared last Tuesday
AMI reflects much credit on the board Of editors.
wh..h was composed OF the following men: T. John
Nunbv cAi,or-in-ch.et. George y Richardson. bust
ness manager. Charles B Grady assistant business
manager. l. NJ orr. jr.. secretary; H. W. AMBER
son l. r. Lent and ". Y. Rugg.cs.
The graduating c.ass this year VIII be tho largest
in the history Of the institute II was composed four
years ago Of is pupils. ana VIII graduate 81. show
INK thut 81 per cent OF the orignal number have
either lcst college or been dropped
Tho bacca.aureate sermon was preached 10 the
gra llai!uE class yesterday by the Rev. Dr George
G. HouEhion IN Trinity church. Hoboken. The ere
nation OF calculus by the class ~ N Will ,ake place
Tonight ON Wednesday. AT =. m the class OF
9i w.l. present stanley Kelly induction motor To
the Institute ON Thursday. from 10 p. m. there
viii Ice reception 10 the faculty. alumni and un-
grrErdiuuts-. gwen hy a." president ana Mrs.
Henry Morton. and at = there Will be meet
INK ~ the Alumni Association In the Hal Of Stevens
: looi. CA Thursday AZ y. IN. there VIII be the
CONNIE ncement exercises in the loboken Theatre.
Robert ". Hunt. oi chicago. VIII deliver the adj
dress 10 the graduating class. W H. Dickerson. &c.
is the saluiaiorian. and Arthur J. Wool. 80. is the
vale lctOrlan
The examination for the Priesiley prize In general
and aua,ytlca. chemistry and meialiurgy Will be
hrli 10y Dr Leeds In his lecture-room on Wednes-
day.
The college championship In tennis has been won
by q. ". King. 80.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
SARATOGA SUMMER SCHOOLS.

SARATOGA. June lit will be remembered tna'
Saratoga started reform movement last season
by closing the gambling places and pooirooms'
The citizens last autumn presented to fresideht
Sturgs handsome watch testimonial OF the.r
appreciation of his vigorous enforcement OF the
laws embodied in the new State constitution Inis
season there Is to be abatement Of effort at re-
form The racetrack VIII be closed. ana some
trnld hotel propretors fear that their patronage
will be much curtailed Others however, are max
ing an effort 10 substitute higher order OF enter
tainment and a better class Of attractions. beneV-
ing that Saratogas prosperity Is not dependent
upon either racing or gambling. Among the at
fractions offered are the summer schools. These
consist of full collegiate conducted by the
faculty of Union College. and theological course
which has been organized by Professor EDWIN
Knox MITCHELL Of Hartford Theological Seminary
This latter school consists Of ten or more courses
Of six lectures each. covering In a broad way the
curriculum Of theology. The lecturers are drawn
for the most part from the various theOloglchl
srnina ries of different denominations. Among tnose
taking part are Professors Creelman, OF ! aie'
Ncf'urdv of Toronto: Gould. Of Philadelpnia:
e,corn4 and Pratt Of Hartford: Stuckenberg OF
Cambridge Hubert, Of Cincinnatl ierre.ri Oh
Hamilton; and Dr. George Leon Walker Ihere
VIII be TWO classes in Hebrew. and special lnsruc-
ton in New Testament Greek. Another popular
lecture course Will conis OF groups OF three lect-
uros by such we'll known lecturers as Bsnops New
man ard Perry General j. b. Gordon anI ItoIe -
sors French and Elson. Colonel u: r. fltcnie IL
the secretary of the Summer schoos Co'hiil't'ee'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15

During the last week about half ~ the class Of
seniors competed for the Hughes Medal This IS in
honor Of Archbishop Hughes. and was awarded -
the student I'm the senior class who received the
hirhcs' percentage at the competition. Tho exam
ming board consisted Of the Rev. T. J. Cannon tho
Roy. /. ORcily ana tho Roy. a. Monlalr As "a
the custom. all of the competition was carried on
I'm the Latin language Examinations were also
held I'm the classes OF general chemistry and OF
analytical chemistry
J. &. Coylc professor Of chemistry. left here for
Woodstock last Saturday. where he Will make the
final preparations for hts ordination. which takes
place at Woodstock College. Maryland. on Satur-
day June q.
Captain Frank II. Elmunls. LIST Infantry. L. $
A. commandant AT the college has issued orders
for Wednesday, June y. commencement day: First
H. the formation OF the battalion OF cadets and
OF IN, cDlors. whch Will be followed by battal
ION drill on the campus. Afterward comes dress
parade. when the military diplomas Will be pre-
scented TO the graduating class. Lastly Will be the
designation OF the color company and presentation
OF the colOrs II the company which will he selected
drill and dress parade. Tho uniform will be fun
dress. including white trousers and helmets. The
first call Will be sounded at 100 o'clock, and the
assembly Will be ten minutes later.
The FOrdham team closed the season the homo
grounds last Thursday afternoon in game with
the \tlhnOva College team. of Philadelphia, and
defeated them by a score OF Is to II.
The Forrtham team and the Invinclbe nine had
their pictures taken last Friday.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
woMANs coLLrGn or BALTIMORE.

Baltimore. June l-At the class day exercises
last Monday thu pres dent. Virginia kennedy. de-
Hver'd an address on The Advantage 81 College
Training for Girs." Ruth Adams Of Brooklyn
read the class history: Alice Marie Clark wa poet
and Elsie Brook" Hopkins related the prophecy
The class song composol by QUO ImhoN. ~. was
sung by tho G,cc club. Laura Gcrc Thompson
WAS Ivy orator.
ia "a" afternoon the Board Of Visitors met
Bishop Cyrus Foss presided ~ tn. meeting Ms,
H.nt"ck ana Miss Griiing student trustees were
present. AT thu Hotel itcuncTt. In tho afternoon.
the class o. - hold Its first reunion. After the
banquet tho election Of officers resulted follows.
President. Johnetta Van Meter. secretary Bertha
M.l"r; treasurer. Leila Powell; po-t-h. ir0rian. A.
Grace Afkn'On.
In the evening Of class day the annual college re
c,ptiOn took place.
Thirty-s'vcn candidates received their degrees on
Tuesday President RAYMOND. Of Wesleyan. made
an address on The New EducatlOn."
AT a meeting Of tho a.uTnnac Tuesday il wa
decided that certain sum of money should he
raised for memorial library a. voted 10 the chair
Of mathematics and astronomy IN memory OF Or
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
DARTMOUTH.

Hanover y. H., June H-This year has been a
successful for Dartmouth In athletics In The
three triangular leagues. of which she IS a mem
her. with Amherst and Williams. football, general
athletics and baseball she has won the champion
ship OF the first wo-of football for The third con-
secutive year. and OF general athletics AT the FIRST
annual meet. a championship has not been won In
baseball for four years. and Dartmouth is The
"tail-enicr this season. Dartmouth also won the
championship last May OF the New England Inter
collegiate Association for the third time within four
years.
Although the present senior class VIII Z"
only fifty men. less than half the number Ia
each of the lower classes. this years commence
will be Of the most interesting ever held.
Tie classes OF 80 &c H. r. 49, 81 and SJ hold
reunions and the Buttcr1eld Museum VIII p"
opened Inspection. Many Of the recitation rooms
Will be located in the latter building next year.
thus. giving increased accommodations for dOrmi-
tories.
Charles Ernest Bolsor. 81. Of Amesbury. Mass.
has been elected captain OF the athletic team for
the next college year BOlser is tho champion long
distance runner in college. James y Prngle, -,
has been elected manager Of the team
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
CITY COLLEGE.

The graduating class Of the CITY College THIS year
exceeds that OF any previous year. II numbers
eighty-onc men. The number OF honor men mas
been increased this year to eeyen'een
Tho commencement exercises WI take place on
Thursday evening June IS. at Carnegie Music Hal.
The orations Of the evening will be given by the
following: Emus w Scherr jr valedictoran;
Charles Sindclar. salutatorian: Herbert A Knox
Rudolph C. Pokorny. Edward Kasner. j. Harper
Jasper Jerome Alexander otto g. SoTmerch' Nor
rs c. Valentine william G. Vo.ckhausen, Simon
Zorle Lewis Truckenbrodt. Frederick j. Dryfu'
r. Samuel Bari Louis J. Rosett oscar wagner
ana George A Kues
The graduates this year are Jerome Alexander.
Samuel Bari,. Eugene Bernstein. Emil Dryer. Carl
oscar Carlson, George NJ. Clark. Arthur w Corse'
Paul Morgan CranGell. joseph Atwood Cunningham.
r Adrian Curtis. Fred J. Dreyfus william Josehn
Enrharl Rudolph Pell Ellis. Millard Henry Ellison
Robert Livingston FernbAch George Joseph Ferris.
Edward flanagan William Herman Franklin Jo-
scph Harrington Gandofo Milton Gershe!. Emil
Chuck Lawrence Goldberg. Joseph Goolman. Max
Greenhaurr Max Siemund Hamburger. Joseph :.
He'll Samuel Hoffman. Edward Ho.anler' \. Wen
deu Iiuhschm.ii ~ icrc Lincoln Hunt LOUIS J"''-
b,vi,z Charles u Jameson. !. Harper jasper, Id
ward Kasner. Milton Kempner John $ Kennedy.
Etward Joseph E.nney. Herbert Allan Knox. A"N-
amber HAYES KrAel. George August kues. Louis
Noss.u Lawyer James J. a Lee. Frederick l"se.
David Levine Henry Levy Ado.phls A Lippe'
Alexander Henry Mcdowell. Louis Marks norman
Mlrtin Thomas Martin. l.. J. Martin ri M'scHeo-
wiz Conrad Mund. Huch Murray. August H.
Petersen Harold Peyscr. Harold VI. phillips. sam
u.i Edward Pion.ky Ru1oph 9 pokorny. J. Maui
rlce Ripe. william Rosensohn. LOUIS j. ho'"'t'
Emilia. william Sch"rr jr. rt%"tl n
Charles S!r !e'ar Charles SnioNnik. hNSh J'iv."'
,y,'..r . Stro,.. Albert Steele Taylor. Charles r
Tr.lu.srn Lewis Trr ,k,nhro.l Morris 'ra"i /.
Valentine. Frank Hay.es N"rIn.tt, " ..an . "sp"'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
WESLEYAN.

Middetown, Conn. June 1.-THE baseball team
was photographed Tuesday on the gymnasium steps
Immediately afterward the met for the election
OF captain for next year. NJ. b. Cav, 81,
elected the first ballot
The elections of the Track Athletic Association
were held Friday. A. l. Smith, 's7. elected
manager; Henry. rs, secretary treasurer, and
Wyatt. 'eS. captain.
c. II. Raymond. SO, easily defeated Blakes.ee, &C,
present champion IN the final tennis match. This
victory makes Raymond college champion In singles.
A. II. Leo. Wesleyan. 95, has been appointed
major in the Church Army. recently organized
under the command OF Colonel IL. Il. Hadiey. Leo
will work in NewYork City.
The first official reports concerning the calorlmeter
investigation will be out in about Two weeks.
The Scientific Association held is final meeting
Thursday evening The programme consisted OF a
York City" By Professor Woods. president OF Maine
permental Psychology" Officers for the ensuing
year elected follows: President Professor
Rosa; vice-president, Dr. Benedict; secretary, Pro-
fessor Bradley.
II will be a disappointment to the members OF the
Phi Beta Kappa Society, well to the whce
college to learn that Professor White, or Harvard.
Will be unable TO deliver the annual address before
the society Professor White has been called to his
In pursuance of the long-est ablished CUSTOM the
seniors had their walk around Saturday morning.
Immediately after receiving notice from the faculty
that they mad passed up. they lined up behind Mar
buildings, stopping long enough 10 give the ella ss
yell in every hail. 10 visit professor in his
study. After the walk around a photograph OF
the class taken.
Mr. Judd. son of Orange Judd. has been appointed
assistant in the governmental chemical work of
Storrs College. The work is done A. Wesleyan.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
TRINITY COLLEGE.

Hartford. Conn. June 1.-THE final term issue OF
the "Trini;y Tablet" appeared June .. This IL
the last number over which the old Board Will have
ur!slicton, for the elections have been held and
the seniors the Board have stepped down 10
make for others. The successful candidates
for positions the Board Hermann Won
Wechnger Schultz. 81; Howard Daniel Pmpton.
81; Ruell Allen Bendon, 49, and Joseph Henry
lie Cour. '9S The Board has elected these officers for
the ensuing year Henry Rutgers Remsen. IS, man
aging editor; Herman Van Wechlinger Schultz.
90 literary editor; Walton StoutenDurgh banker,
81 business manage
The baseball team has played It's last college
game and has gone out OF training. The captain
for next year has yet been chosen.
The musical clubs gave a very successful con-
cert In Alumni Hall Monday evening. June g.
The feature Of the Glee Clubs music the new
college song Dear ola Trinity" the music Of
whCn composed by Stafford Waters. ~. and Tho
words were written by II. II. Belden. IS The
song first appeared IN the 81 IVY ana is evidently
gong 10 be favoritc among the college airs.
The college is In the middle Of examinations.
which VIII last through the middle OF next week.
The seniors almost all through class day coming
on sday. June %, and commencement Thur
day, June p.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
UNION.

Schenectady June 1.-THE musical organizations
gave delightful dance at the Yates Boathouse last
Friday evening.
The preliminary practice debate for the Robert G.
Alexander prize held in the chapel last Friday
afternoon. Ten contestants were chosen, who will
try for the prize on Monday of commencement week.
The question debated Friday was: "I;cs) vcd That
the Government of Great Britain is more Demo-
cratic than that Of the United States"
The Phi Beta Kappa Society at meeting Tues
day afternoon elected the following new members
from the graduating class: Roscoe Guernsey. George
W. Damn. ID Howard Craver and Daniel W. West
fall. jr.
REGULATIONS for the year closed las; Friday. and
this week will be devoted entire.y - examinations
a large number OF engineering students will spend
the summer in practical work at the local plant OF
the General Electric Company. 4 majority of The
faculty will spend the vacation at Saratoga. where
they viii conduct the summer school
Athletics are again enjoying prominent place in
the college life. ana after the lapse Of n month, the
baseball men are on the campus doing daily work
The team made an excellent showing in a game with
a local nine last Saturday, in spite of their long rest
The usual baseball game will be played during COM
mencement week. In the chapel last Friday morn
Ing President Raymond expressed his qualification
al the resumption of athletics and said that the
spirit Of the games would be better than Foot
bal arrangements for next year have not as yet
/ taken definite shape.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
RUTGERS.

New-Brunswick, n. j., June 1.-THE theses by
the scientific section Of the senior class read
in Kirkpetric Chapel on Friday afternoon.
Sophomore orators in order Of merit
nounced as follows: Edward Dawson, Jacob
Wyckon. George Harrington. Frank Drury. George
Vaules, f. C. ". Meury. j. f. Drake and John
Black.
The Scarlet Letter." the junior annual. made It's
appearance this week.
Prizes announced are: Spader prize in modern
history, j. F. Drake, first; George Harrington, sec
oni Brodhead classical prize. Charles c. Mallory,
'ss Luther Latin prize in metaphysics, Lane
Cooper: in logic. divided between George Baier and
George W. huffman.
There is being mounted in Geological Hall at
Rutgers the most perfect and larges; mast dOn
specimen in America. The bones were found in
Salem County in Il peat bog in 1859. 1t was pro-
cured by the late DR. George II. Cook for Rutgers
College. and recently sent 10 d I'll m IN Rochester
y. Y. 20 be prepared for mounting. Tho bones
and mountings OF the mammoth beast M eleven
great ca SEES, and made three heavy -iucHOads. il
Is hoped that the entire work Will be finished be-
fore commencement is over. The brass tablet OF
the pedestal VIII hear the name "Mastodon Gi-
ganteus" The expense Of the mounting l. borne
by Judge Henry w. Bookstaver, OF New-lo rk CITY,
an alumnus Of Rutgers College
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-06-15
HOMDOIN.

Brunswick. Me. June 1.-THE following seniors
have been selected by competition 20 deliver adj
dresses at commencement Richard NJ Andrews
Gray; Frank +. Bradbury. North Freeman; Chase
Eastman. Portland; Preston Kyes, jay; John c.
Minot. Belgrade Harry II. Pierce, Portland.
The seniors had their class dinner at Lewiston
Wednesday evening. with large Attendance. +. G..
Peakes A. G. IIebb. s. Fessenden. H. w. Coburn.
H. O. Clough. 4. p Ward and c. G. Fogg respond
ed 10 the several oasts.
The annual report Of the president. which has
fust appeared. contains fun account, with dia-
grams ard cuts OF the proposed central heating
citation to cost in the neighborhood of $4,000. and
estimated 10 save 81 900 annually in the expcndi-
turc for fuel tabular view OF the elective courses
chosen by the students shows that the so-caIed
''humanities' maintain their place In competition
with the physical sciences, for the study OF which
at Bowdon special facilities have been offered in
recent years. A special report OF committee or
the boards makes urgent appeal for a new u
brary building. the structure most needed by the
college at present. The library numbers $500 vol
umes and has proper shelving for only about ooV'J
books. The collection is the largest IN the Sta.s.
and its growth and efficiency arc both hampered Dy
the lack OF shelving facilities.