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The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
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home IN Texas.
then visited Galveston. spent two days
looking up tho business OF the city. at her
wharves, her market. her baths and wll0le-
sale business. ! took a sail up Galveston
and Trinity bays and up the north forf
Of Double bayou 10 Colonel IIamilton's.
| spent week with the colonel and found
him one OF the most atiable gentlemen !
have ever met.
After seeing all OF Magnolia plain de-
cded Ash Point TO be my ideal. when
developed for a homo in South Texaa.
will change tho name from Ash Point -
Clover Rest. =
j have travelled moro than 1000 miles
looking for the best place 70 live, but
never saw such place as this whsre
so much that is desirable could be ontstnee
for 80 little money. As bec that IA
found honey, when g0 North VIII caxsy
tho good news Of Magnolia Pistn % ~
cast shore Of Trinity bay q hsr axcella0
and bright. kina citiEens y. =. Myeee
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
rill bo assisted BY Rev, e. ". solomon

OF Marlin
close at n. m. during the meeting to
give their employees a chance 10 attend.
The ladies enjoyed three lovely enter
tafnmeuts during tho week. one al Mrs. w.
Y. Bars in honor OF her sister, Mrs
Judge Gould OF Palestine; another sym
postum cntertaiument at Mrs. r. S Rath-
or'g 10 the Literary club and the third at
Mrs. George y. otoy's to the Fancy WORK
CHM All we're very enjoyable occasions.
Tho mother Of Professor w NJ Coleman.
from Houston. IS visiting her hon here.
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

being tho purchase by the Port Artbu,
Land COMPANY OF 1875 acres In the Bcn-
Sabine lake and Ia only a few mlles from
Port Arthur. Another rather large deal
was j. Il. Broussard's purchase OF e2il
acres In the Felipe Lazarlne league for
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
LOCAL AND PERSONAL NOTES.


plovcr are thick on the pralrics around
beaumont and they are being slaughtered
by the hundreds,
Colonel w S Davidson, president OF the
First National bank left for Asheville.
y e. Thursday night His father. now rs
years Of axe. is critically III.
CITY Treasurer Fletcher has money 10
pay registered street and bridge scrip up
10 and iacluding No s0i and general fund
scrip up to registered 40. 637.
a half dozen or moro prospec,ors and
prospective investors have been In the city
during the week OF late this class Of WIS.,
itors has been quite numerous.
Tuesday VIII he the regular monthly
meeting day Of the city council. 1t will
also be the dav on which an alderman from
each OF the three wards will he elected,
and the council session therefore Will be
brief
Bids for continuing the work on the Jet
tics at Sabine Pass will be opened on the
10Th Several contractors prospective bid
ders for the work have been In this vicin-
itv during the past ton days and have IN
vegiigatcd the rock resources AZ Rocklaud
and the facilities for getting 1t TO the Pass
W. H. Turner OF Kountzc departed yes
terday morning for the 81. Lawrence river,
Cauadn Mr.. Turner recently purchased
schooner of 200 ton freight capacity, which
he proposes putting in the lumber cY-
porting business out OF Sabine Pass. lie
has gone 10 Canada 10 take charge of the
vessel and in company with captain en-
ulovcd 1T Lake Charles Will sail it around
to Sabine Pass.
Curly Pine camp Wooimen OF tho
World Will give an entertainment to the
members and their families en- the 10th
instant. Besides q feast OF aeasouable dell
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04
READING cLup.

The Woman's Reading club met at the
home OF Mrs. j h Goodhue on Friday,
April >. The following programme was
rendered;
Quotations from James Wh,tcomb Riley.
Paper Settlement of Pennsylvania by
William Penn; His Life and Treat
menl Of the Aboriginal Inhabitants
Observation-Disclosures. MIR. Hal Greer
Vocal solo ........... Miss 1.ouia Long
Paper The Founding OF the Getty OF
nrothorly Love" and Its History up
TO the Present Times ..........,,
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mrs. Il. Norvcll
Pauer-The Home Of the Montezumas.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mrs, Goodhue
Vocal duet. Observation-Disclosures.
Mrs. Lip Eorycll and Mrs. Edwards
The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-04

Weddings, families and parties supplied
with cakes made to order by Dawson, capt.
tol and Fannin.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

Iol6en Bis gu 1000 @i~nlpObnern), 1T bic N6z
huGtrng Der @oripa6l uuf @runb bes Sc
Iebes 3pang; Die 8ahlri6ter unb zGLerts
per0en BON zen Pdrteiz&usf4iiIsn ungeFSsGt;
bic 9rin1drpabl6e5irfe miiiTen 400 bis 800
9artei@@ timmgsber 5dblen; Die 8orpabl bat
BON 2 bis 7 u6r Hu4mittdgs tattaufinben;
ale So item trdgt bas Gountp; bas Ge9t CUR
amtli6 gei9iibten 8orpabl bleibt auf bie
garteien beI@rdntt, tpelde boi Der Gebtbpt6er>
gebenben uG9emeinen @abl 10 pro5ent Der
@timmen erbelten, uno Die 8ornu6len 6aben
3%peinal i'm Sabre, i'm Sriibiabr unb int
Serbit, 20 Biz 80 Sage por ben betreffenben
8u6len 1tatt5ufinoen. = 9as piirbe oilers
binaS tur3e @a6len geben unb benz @6aher
in ben @onpenten Elm @nOe MAIDEN, fonff dber
erbeben iib ge8sn me9rere Der 8eitimmungen
Der 8OrIage b~tefelben @inlpdnbe, pie gegen
Die Sin Der @ibic FEDERATION,
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

sic bslduft f6 nur ouf 21,729 OOsr o.3
proaent, unb es entfa1en ba0On auf @ngz
lamb 8126, Canada 3911, Srda4rsi4 3529,
9eutf9lanb 2453, Die @6pei3 955. Nm
ge1idts bes g~eringen pro3entIabes nnierer
@@pei3er 8ebDlferung tit Iebts1e 3iffer I'M
@er6dltniB ie6r bo9 unO Elm Sepeis BON
ber bsIonberen @eT8dftstii4ti9feit Der
96peiaer. Ser Merfpiirbigft;t Rol6er lei
erpGbnt, baB fi9 80 @ntbeile ii aored, 81
in @bina, 10 in often, 6 in Nfrita unO nrr
1 in Norpegen befinoet.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

Cine rimarnab1<8tGf pelAe
ben 8pIttifern aus bielen 9rll1oe1
nt9t be6agen tptrb, 1T BON eem 0emoz
fruti16 en N6georoneten 9arnsberger ein9'@
brubt tporben. 9ieIelbe %berfigt, bdB f9on
Bel Der 8orlpa91 iiber ale GdnoiOaten dbgez
fbimmt tperben muB, pel4e ii4 Dor benz
8arteiz Content I'M Elm Nnt beperber1, unO
baB bieIe ii9 beim Gountpclerf gu melOen
BADEN, BON pel6em bic amtli4en Wd9l5ettel
aus3uFertigen ItnD. 0ieie 8ruris piiroe nllO
Die Iogenannten vi9par5en Pferoe" poe1
Ne6elreiter unm0gli4 ma9en. Heberal'
mo oas geIeb angenommm piro Tin StdOten,
Counties, Soipns, @iaages bis Ainunter gu
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

SIM Weonat Nobember belief f6 bic
sc ammtausfubr an unFeren
9auptprobutten uuf $82,323,699, elm Mebr
BON $6,130,459 gegeniiber benz gopember
unb BON 1894, 761 ge9eniiber benz DECEMBER
%porigen Sabres, ,. +. gegeni6er Der b06ften
&usfubr, Die iiberbaupt in cirem Mpnat
itdttgefunoen bat. 8on Der biesiG6riqen
NoOemberousfubr entfalen cuff 8roti toffe
$28,622,774 auf 8aumtpole 35,472 ,493,
auf Mineral0l $4,9 ,726, auf 9ieb unb
S4peine $2,606,829 unb auf YropiIionen
$40, 656,873.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22
spastersameer 10. gSp1 C0orid).

@lei4asitig nit Or. Mbrs uIerlsstem
8erte itber Si3ian unb feline 3eit, ba5 mir
bor einigen Sdgen einge9enb beipra9ea, bat
Der 8u6bdnbler Gd1ar S9mi6t ii Siiri6
ou3 cine ir6r iA0ne nere 4llsgabe BON WDPs
pSpa3ter9dn9entn Neape1, 5orz
rent, Pompeit, Capri, Nnralfi, pdItum
unb i'm Muieo 8Drbonico" berausgeseben.
8ie Der Sobn @prs in einem 8prtpprte SIT
bSefer neuen Nufla9e NIT GeAt ~ber1ertt, iino
WDrs S9ilOerungen aus Dem unteritalieniz
f3en 8olfsleben unb aus Der Stunt IN teiner
Weiie %peraltet, IonOern 1te6en in Der Qaupts
fa4e iiber Der .3eit.
Sang Defenders a6sr gilt bies BON benz
ienigen Sbeilen, in pel9en Der 5eiftrei0e
8erfa1er neben ieinem boben 8erItdnbn;B
fir &un1t un6 Nntife audi feline finIleriIAe
Bbantafi tie pulten Taft. &uf OieIe Meile baut
unb medt er bor benz QeIer mmentli3 au9
bic am "a. @uguIt bes ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Sabres Der 9riitli9en 3eitre4nung pur6
einen fur9tbaren Nl9enausbru9 beg GeIub
perf9ittete u1b i'm 2aufe bes porigen l1nb.
bes iebi9en ~Sobr4unOerts a%usgsgr1bene
Stabt pompeii unb lire Menf4en in;e0cr
auf. l1eberaus an8ie6snb 1T Die @s76i4te,
Die er, i'm @eiite iener 3eit, NIT elmer Der
ergreifenben u1b fu69emdBen S4ilberltn9en
aus 9ompeiPs ~untergang Oertniipft unb Der
fein binterlaifenes S09tsrlein ben @ornumen
berOantt, Wir lafen bier aGs probe bes
berrli9en Mplf9en 8u9es bus WeIenttiGIte
oieier rei5enben S4iGoerung unb 9ei4ic4te
fplgen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

Der n@upertntenbent" Der
offentGt9en S9u1en Der Stabt
Buffalo i'm Staate Seem gort, Der
snglii@zameritunii9e @4ulmann
s meron, ertldrt ii6 in feinem Sa6rs3z
beri3t entf3ieben ii ben beutf9en
Il nterrt9t in ben DffentIi9en Shulen.
Die bon i6m geltenO genta9ten t~riftigen
9riinbe ent6alten natiirli9 ni6ts Heuss;
bas piirbe Bel Der oielfa9en GrDrterun9 Der
5rage' unmOgli9 Iein. Die Sauptfabe 1T,
baB Elm tii9tiger engli{9 zamerifani56,r
@3ulmann mebr benz Natibismus in Der
S9ule often entgegentritt.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

e6 ipsrbe ieDem 0iann tOftcnfrei cine 0robe hr
SciInlittsl ien6sn. Die mir Die poac Manuesfraft nie.
oen bate. Sieie W%teoiain bsilte mid ~O6SdidnDio BON
gtarfe, %uerpDier e6ndGe uno n69tliGen GroiHsn.
uno iuirO Sic ebenio beifen. Sic fbnnen es our1 ems
gnirooe ~erlanaen. Gcnoen Sic mir Sbren NQmen unS
9SreHe bette, pa bies ni6t Dieoer eriNeinen naa.
man ibliebe cine @ricfnarte bel. NDreFe: Carl ].
Walker, 146 Masonic Temple. Kalamazoo, Mich.
2fs6lSmt, IA. io.iu0
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

gpn ben 270,149 in~bibiOuells1 Snbabern
BON NdttDnalbdnf Mftien 5inb
101, 944 pber 265 Bro5ent Srauen,-
bic 5ulammen 1,418, 542 Mntbeile Dber 22.4
Pro5ert bes gefammten Mftienz Gapitals BE-
fiBen. Merfpiirbig gering 1T bi, 3abl Der
&ttien, bic ii4 i'm Muslaube befinoet
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22
S6eI6n. Neb., ben 18. Sept. 1897.

9se9rts GtPe0lflon Der Slln0is Staatss
3eitungi
@rlaube mir biermit, S6nen meinen unb
meiner SamiIie beiten 0art fir bas mir 5uz
e%rtannte pert40Ole @ef4ent (Geiiebilber
bon 6ermann Gaiter). Elm Nnbenfen an uns
feren berftor6enen 9errn 9ermann Gaiter,
o~us8ufpre6en, pieipo1l audi fir bas f9Dne
Bib rNupoIeon's &iid3ug bon Mostau",
tpel9es groBeS Snterei1e fir mid bat.
S6r bant6arer
peter S6alen.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22
Su pieI ~perldnot.

D6uber, gebit 0u nit in Die &unituus>
ftelung?" nSn Die &unfausfel<
Iun99! Sd bin boot tein Grem5cr!"
Isl. 3D.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

&lopf' in Der Not6 Bel Greunben an,
llab Oir pirb - 'sAuss oufset4au.
Illinois Staats-zeitung., 1897-12-22

Ru3 Nngabe iupanif6er 81dtter tot Der
Baron Nii6i, Der iupdnii9e Miniiter bes
Nuspdrttgen, ben japanif4en GeTanbten in
Qonbon, paris, ct. petersburg, 8erlin ulo
pefing, folgenoe Nnipeiiungen g%e9eben: Grit
li9 gu ermitteln, Db Die 8eiiBna5mc BON
8idozSf9au bur99 eut19Ianb ni9t ir6plae
elmer &6ma3ung 5pii9en 9eutiGtarD,
Srantrei4 uno RuBldnb tattgefun0en Eabs.
Serner, pb 0eutf4lanb bic NbiGt babe,
siHsu 9beit bes 9ineiI9en Gei9es Dauernb
in 8eiib gu nebmen. Was 9eutf9lano nit
Der 8eiebung BON &iao%S16au beabIi6tige,
unb pel4e 9altung 9rOBbritunnien babel gu
beo6a9ten gebenfe.
Nls Der iupunii6e GoniuG @him;beae I'm
bic InIi4ten feiner Regierung iiber bic Nm
gelegen6eit befragt tpurbe, ertpiberte er, bab
bas cabinet bur9 9eutf9lanb's 8orgeben
pouitGnbig iiberrai6t por6en lei. 9obiel er
ptfIe, babe man nod feinen @nt19luB 9ez
faBt, neil Sapun auf einen 8eri9t ii6er bic
4nge1egen6eit BON 9eutf4lanb unb cnberen
Md9ten parte.
Die pOGitiI4e &rifis in Sopun bausrt moi
fort, unb bic &egierung Iopobl, als au9 bi.
liberale Bartei peroen i9arf getabett.
Der 4sremier Mutfugata unb bic Mitglie.
Der feiner partei, iinb BON elmer 9epataion
Der nutiOnaIen l1niOnspartei auf9sforbert
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
International Hockey Match.

Saturday afternoon at 3.30 has been
decided on as the time for the Interna-
tional hockey match at the Portland Ice
rink. The Canadians are linn bering up
for the occasion and are expecting an
easy time with their American cousins,
but the latter are keeping quiet and
saving wood. 1t is safe to say it Will
be rather warm work from the time the
"ice-cutting" begins till latter the ball
is over" The steamship clerks will line
ND the same as last Friday. The Port
land team is all decided on except one
place and there is considerable rivalry
for the position. The men have been
hsrdsat work every day and will give a
GOOD account Of themselves when the
time comes. All should bear in mind
that this game is.clean and strictly anna
teur. The proceeds are for the Seamen' e
recreation rooms.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
Coroner,s Inquest.

The coroner's inquest, called by Coron-
or Perry to inquire into the cause of tn e
death OF William J. Shorten. the brake
man who received fatal inquiries in the
yard of the Grand Trunk railway on
February goth, from which he died on
February 9th, was resumed at the coun
ty attorneys Office, in the CITY building,
yesterday.
The jury WAS composed of George D..
Loring, foreman, Benjamin p. Daven-
port, George W. Wells, James L. Dyer.
Luther Sterling and George T. Means.
County Attorney George Libby con-
Quoted the examination of witnesses.
The following witnesses were exam
ined: DR.. John B. Thompson and DR..
Edward J. McDonouRh, who attended
Shorten at the hospital, DR.. Henry P.
Merrill, who was called to the station to
see the injured man and By whose direc-
tion he was taken to the hospital, Al
bert E. Hanson, conductor, Levi A.
Noyes, engineer, Fred II. Roberts, fire.
man, and Thomas A. Mathews, brake.
man of freight train No. 2S.
The jury found that Shorten came to
his death while in the performance OF
his duties as brakeman from injuries re-
oeived By falling from the top of train
No. %, while carrying the signal line
from tho van across the top of the train
to tile engine, the train not then being
in motion.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
A HAPPY EVENT.
MIR. and Mrs. Simeon skilings Celebrate
Their Silver Wedding.

Tho coav home of Mr.. and Mrs. Simeon
Bkillings on Vesper street, wasshlled with
a hnpps throng OF over hundred people
who were there to help them suitably
celebrate the 25th anniversary OF their
wedding. The house was profusely deco
rated with evergreens and flowers. Mr..
and Mrs. Skillings stood under hand
some arch, IN the bay window and re-
ceived the hearty congratulations of their
friends. Rev. Mr.. Lindsay made some
brief hut felicitous remarks and original
,,oems were read BY Miss Mary leighton,
Mr.. r. y. SkilIings, Miss Mary Brinnel
and Mr.. G. b. Griffith.
The following ladies off1ciated at the
refreshments tables. Mrs. u. II. Jen'
p,nss, Mrs. Freeman Milliken, Miss L.
v. Holbrook, Mrs. Josie Harding, the
Missea ellison and Mrs. Ralph Dyer.
There were large number OF valu-
able and appropriate gifts including q
beautiful silver tea set from associates
in Congress Street Methodist church and
an elegant silver water set from the I'M
mediaue family.
The party separated at late hour after
a delightful evening wishing hoss and
hostess long life and happiness.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
BRIEF JoTTlNos.

DR.. Blanchard will deliver the last Of
his present series of sermons on "Studief
in the Higher Criticism" on Sunday
morning in Congress Square church.
The 81 bieot will be "The Book OF. Job. !"
All persons interested are cordially in.
vited to attend.
Yesterday was bright and cold with a
strong northwest wind.
There will be special meeting OF the
Portland Commercial association, Fri
day, March 5, at Gam. at No. 26 Monu-
ment square. for the election OF officers
and the transaction of such other bust
ress as may legally come before 1.-The
meeting.
At the services in Oasis hall this eve
ming. MIR. W. e. Houston and Mr.
Charles Drake will both speak. Servi
ces begin at 7.80 instead Of 7.45. AL art
cordially invited to attend.
The claim of Messrs Haley..and Hamil
ton for about S14,0 fees in thesBrynn'
ease, reported in yesterdays issue, was
continued before Referees Whitehouss
and Strout yesterday.
A man was arrested yesterday morning
1t the east end on a charge of exposure
pf person to some children. As the evi
dence did NIT support the charge the
man was discharged.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
BOARD OF TRADE.
A Substantial Increase in tho Membership
Yesterday Morning.

At the stated meeting of the managers
of the Board of Trade yesterday morn
ing, applications were received for MEM
bership of the board from William g..
Soule. Harlan P. ingalls,, George w.
Morris, Robert Ingalls,, Fred E. Hodge,
Charles ". Roberts, Charles W. Bray. L.
P. McGowan, Elmer f. Woodbury., A. W..
Bradbury, James L. Johnston, Joseph
A. Locke, Fred L. Tower, Joseph A. Dir
wanger. Howard Il. Soule, Hiram Knowl-
ton, Edward L. Sayward, M. A. Jewell.
Frank A. Thompson, @. Thornton Lib
by, W. G. Nelson, O.G. Boyd, George b.
West, Frank Dudley, Clarence A. Hight,
John M. Fox, DR.. Charles A. Ring, Grant
Mcdonald, Joseph B. Reed, W. N. Tay lor,
J.W. Tabor, Frank L. Shaw, Charles i.
Manning.J E. Gould, Herbert R.Sargent'
Henry F. Merrill, j. E. Wengrsn,F. W. Jor-
don, Films Hersey, A. r. Alexander,
Geo. P. Thomas, Isaiah Daniels, 4. N.
Haskell, Roswell E. Doten, David W.
Snow, Joseph W. Symonds, q. +. Black,
Reuel Small. W. L. Gard, George W. YER
rill. Under suspension of the rule, a
ballot was takep, and all Of the above
were elected members of the board.
A communication from a new footwear
company, apparently of considerable
merit, that would like to locate in Port
land with a prospect of employing a
large number of hands. was referred to
the board of manufacturers, together
with another upon mirror manufac-
turer.
President Boothby announced to the
board that the steamer Frank Jones
would be placed upon the route between
Portland and Machias rs soon as proper
wharf accommodations are completed
here. Much satisfaction was expressed
by Messrs. Fobes, Whitney, Conley, Ire
fsthen, Hall and others, and on motion
of Hon. H. S. Melcher, president OF the
Grocers' and Flour Dealers Association,
it was voted that the board hereby than
the management for re-establishing
direct steamboat communication again
between Portland and Machias.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
Birthday Party at Riverton.

MIR. Frederick o. Mariner gave party
TO about sixty of his young friends at
Riverton last night the occasion being
his eighteenth birthday. The party left
The head OF Prsbls street at 6. 81 o'clock
In two special cars, chaperoned by Mr..
and Mrs. NJ. c. Sterling, Mr.. George D.
Loring and Mrs. T. A. Griffin. Upon
arrival at Riverton the party repaired tc
the Casino where one of Landlord
Smiths best suppers was served, to
which all Gid ample Justice. At each
plate at the table was handsome
boutonnier and the tables were elabor-
ately decorated with flowers.
After coffee and chocolate were served
Mr.. Otto Mariner, in a few we'll chosen
words, thanked the young people fol
their company on this occasion. and then
called on Mr.. George D. Loring, who
spoke a few words of welcome and then
called OF Mr.. Foy Murphy, who, in g
few well chosen words, presented Mr..
Frederick Mariner with beautiful silver
shaving sSt, including a silver handled
occasion from his assembled friends. Mr..
Mariner was also presented with beau.
tiful bouquet of eighteen daybreak
pinks, the gift Of Miss Edith Small. The
purity then adjourned to the dance hall
where choice order of ten dances was
participated In. Music for the occasion
was furnished by Messrs. James Balm
and Charles Snowman. The party left fol
home about 11.80, all voting it an coca.
sion long to be remembered and wishing
Mr.. Mariner many happy years in the
future.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
PoRTLAND's INAUGURAL: BALL.
Held in Armory Auditorium Was a Grand
Success.

Last night for the first time the large
auditorium or drill shed of the arnory
as thrown oren for a grand inaugural
military ball under the auspices of the
Ladies' Auxiliary Of tho 1st- 10th 29th
Regiment Association. The affair was
unique and a grand success. Fully 500
people were in ATTENDANCE and as the
magnificent floor of the big building
proved excellent to dance upon all who
attended this ball enjoyed themselves to
the utm ost.
No attempt was made to decorate the
big building and no decorations ere
needed az the presencs of many mem
bers of civic and military organizations
in gay and elaborate uniforms lent color
enough. to the scene.
Previous to the ba II fine concert was
rendered by Given's orchestra aided by
the Maine State Fife and Drum Corps.
The selections given by this organization
were very warmly received and the corp 6
was obliged to respond to many enoores.
The grand march was formed shortly
after nine O'Clock and over 200 couples
took part in it and well arranged orde r
of dances followed. There was no crowd
| ing in any of the dances and the success
Of last nights ball will undoubtedly be
repeated many times in the years to
come as this Is to be very popular hall
in which to give dances and balls.
The Portland daily press., 1897-03-05
HARBOR DRIFTS.
Items of All Kinds Picked Up Along
Shore.

The A Ian liner Austrian, Capt. John
Brodie, arrived off her wharf at o'clock
yesterday morning, but it was nearly
1890 before she was securely docked.
The tide carried her stern down stream
and tug had to haul it back again.
Then she poked her nose into the wharf,
ripping up few feet of splinters and
scattering the crowd like sheep, and in
the push several came near Icing carried
overheard. Everybody was shouting or
ders at once and as she attempted to get
up to the dock the second time, the men
working on the side belt gallery, 30 feet
overhead on the wharf, decided they
had business elsewhere and moved out of
range. This time the bow ploughed a
furrow in one of the supports of the gal
lery and took an ear and part of an arm
off OF the weather beaten figure head at
her PROV. Finally line was carl led to
the opposite wharf and her head pulled
away. This is the Austrian's first trip to
Portland this season. She left Glasgow
February IS, thus making an IS days
passage. Capt. Brodie reports head
winds all the way. He went nearly 1000
miles out of his course to avoid ice, and
some days did not come more than 100
miles. She was nigh out of water, bring
ing a light cargo of 500 tons of GOAL and
about 400 tons of general merchandise for
Montreal and Canadian points. There
were no local consignments. Her only
passengers were Is returning cattlsmen.
rhe cutter Woodbury. sailed east yes
terday morning.
The brisk northwest wind sent all OF
the fishermen and coastwise vessels out
yesterday morning and the harbor looked
deserted.
The Portlsnd did not arrive until S.3l
y esterday morning.
The schooner =. P. Black burn has
gone to the Grand Trunk to discharge
her cargo of coal.
The schooner Electric Light brought
in 1900 Holsters for S. .SKillings yester-
day forenoon.
The steamer Labrador sailed yesterday
afternoon about 'olook with big gen.
eral cargo and s5 passengers.
The Allan line steamer Numidian
from Liverpool, arrived yesterday at
noon at Halifax. The steamer enc0unt.
cred terrific head gales and high seas
to the banks and some days made only Al
miles. On February o. the valve of her
low pressure engine broke and she was
obliged to disconnect it and proceed un-
der two engines, after delay Of 10 hours.
The captain states that he has heard
nothing of the disabled Cambria. The
vessel will be here on Saturday with IS
passengers.