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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
ENGLAND INTERESTED.

London, March 18.-Replying in the
House of Commons to a question, the
parliamentary secretary for the foreign
office, MI. George N. Curzon said the
British ambassador at Madrid would be
instructed to enquire into the report that
the Spanish minister at Washington had
received instructions to discuss the
preferential treatment of American
products in the Spanish West Indies as
under the existing treaty British goods
were entitled to the minimum colonial
tariff
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
DEATH OF VETERAN GAMBLER.

Lewiston. March 1s.-Tom Higgins, a
gambler by profession, and probably the
best known of the profession in New Eng
land, died at the place he called home in
Lewiston this morning. He has been i'll
several weeks and in his last days has
been reduced to extreme poverty. When
he breathed his last he was surrounded by
a number of his local admirers. During
the war he was in the Fifth Maine Regi-
ment. Years he played at his business on
the Mississippi river steamboats,.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
custom House wharf, Portland, Me.

Custom House Wharf, Portland, Me.
Week day time table, commencing Sunday
Nov. 2S, 1897.
Fer Forest City landing. Peaks Island.
$50, $40. 800 a. M, 2.15, 6.15 D. m.
For Ponce's Landing, Long Island, 800.
a. m,2.15 p. n.
For Trefethen's Landing, Little and Great
Diamond Islands !. oc. a. m, 2.15 p. m.
All Sunday trips OIL CaSco Bay Steanboa, Co.
line discontinued for the season.
sept24dtt G. w. I. COOLING. Gen. Man.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
BOY HANGED FOR STEALING,

Little Rock, Ark, March 18.-A spec
ial from Batesville, says that negro boy
whose name cannot be learned was
lynched at Marcella, in Stone county
Tuesday night. He was accused of steal
ing $50 from the cash drawer of a store.
The mob strung him up three times in an
effort to make him confess, and finally
left him on the ground in dying con-
dition.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Hides.

The following quotations represent the pay
ing prices in this market:
Cow and OK hides. ...............71a " Id
Bulls ana Sba9S..... s.o12c
CcaIf skins, trimmed, ..............1Cc
DO untrimmed. ................. NC
Lamb skins ................ 60 to soc eacn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
THE ANTHEMS OF FIFTY YEARS
AGO

BY special request the sacred music
OF so years ago which was sung at High
street church few weeks since by
picked double quartette, will be repeated
at DR.. Fenns lecture tomorrow evening
at the same church, and contrasting
anthem by one of our best modern COM
posers:
Prelude in d. Brucs
Internationally Praise, White
Strike the CymbaL
RESPONSE, Jerusalem My Golden Home
Offertoire-Serenade, Scubert
Anthem-Sing Allelulia Forth, Buck
Postlude, Rfnok
Sopranos, Misse Varney and Robertson:
contraltos, Misses Weeks and Cobb;
tenors, Messrs. Coffin and Burke;
tasses, Messrs. Mcdonald and Jack
son; organist and director, James A.
Balm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

NEW YORK-Ar 18th. schs " Jordan. I'm
Baltimore; Il Blenderman, do for PhIadel-
phia: Carrie L Xix, and Nettie Cushing. fertn
Amboy; iona Sawyer, Reynolds, Pooles Land
ing for Cape Charles City.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

CHICAGO. Mch. Is. observation-disclosures ;
900 STEADY beef steers mostly 1904 10 ;com-
mon 9oG4 20; stockers and feeders st 5OG
4 10. e9
Hogs-recelpts 81 900; active; 7oa4 IL.
Sheep-receipts 1000; good demand 26@
4 10; yearlings SONS 90.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

Retail Grocers' sugar HaGes.
Portland market-cut loaf 4: CONNECTION a
&c: pulverised 80; powered, &c; granulateo
VA coffee crushed DC: yellow A..
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Domestic Markets..

tBy Telegraph.
Mch 1S, 1898.
NEW YORK-The Flour market-receprs
49, 34 bbs; exports .766 bblS; sales 5000
packages; steadier. active
Flour quoIations-city mills patents at s 75@
6 90: winter patents 3005 90 :city mills clears
at E0p5 %; winter straits 60A4 10; MINI.
pats 2CG5 As: winter extras 1904 II mimi
bakers 1894 So; winter low grades at 2 90@
3 90.
Rye steadier-No Western at 1914 fob
afioat New York.
Wheat-receipts $500 bush: exports sc, 1873
bush; sales 2,O55, 900 bush; futures 10000
bush spot; No Red at / o4Hs t o b atioat to
arrives No Northern Duluth at 11zs b
af1oat to arrive; No hard Manitoba l liza +
o b afioat.
Corn-reoelpts s6.525 bush; exports $3.50
bush; sales leo. 900 bush; futures 1900 bush
spot; spot firmer; No at 3614c afoat.
Oats-receIpts 100, 800 bush: exports 81 1854
spot; No 2 at 3l@31Ac; No at 30M C; No 2
white at 3Us4 C; No 8 white &c track white 80 W
@39c.
Beef firm; family -;extra mess $3.50.
Lard steady: Western steam 40;
Butter Arm: Western creamy at 15@ &c; do
factory at 129loc; Elgins 19c: state dairy IA Ia
o. &c do crem l6Dl9c.
Cheese quiet; large white Sc; small white at
S1sc.
Western fresh at 10Ac.
Tallow steady
Petroleum dull.
R0sn quiet
Spirits TurppentIne quiet.
Moasses steady.
Freights strong.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations.;
Flour dull.
Wheat-No 2 spring sS1s@951sc; NOS do at
C; No Red at 02@1 O3. Corn-No 2, 28s4 G.
Oats-No 2 at 251ac 10 b; No2 white fo b at
2Y1s @3O1ac; No 3 White at 20 a2Sc; No rye
at 49e No Barley o &C: No Flaxseed at
l Is; Prime Timothy seed 2 80. Mess pork at
8 9Ol9 rs. Lard 1895 1917: short RIB sides
at 921a(@5 171s. Dry sailed meats-shoulders
4s4 as; short clear sides 2685 40.
Butter steady; cremry 13@18c; dairy 101a@
16c. Cheese quiet SgSAc. Eggs steady; fresh
at Ga.
Receipts Flour. $4,000 bbls; wheat 1000
bus; corn 256 900 bush; oats 273 900 bush;
rye 1000 hush; barley $4,000 bush.
Shipments-Flour ST, 900 bills; wheat So 1000
bush corn l38, 0o0.bush; oats $4,000 bush;
rye IL. coo bush BARLEY $4,000 bush.
TOLEDO-Wheat-No cash at 9S1ac; May
99A.
Corn-No mixed at 3O1ac.
Oats dulI-No 2 mixed 27c.
= Rye-No 2 at 5O14c.
Cloverseed-prime cash and Dec =.
MINNEAPOLIS-Whea : March at %; May
90 1a096s s ;July 931ac; No hard at OOsa !;
MOI Northern at o81sc.
wMINNEAPULIS-Flo ur-flrst patents SO9
90; second patents 66G4 10; first clears at
8 5000 90; second clears at Q So@3 90.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
F1ours

FLOUR
Superfine &
low grades.4 O0@4 25
Spring Wheat baK-
ers.ci anu STD 1C06lO
Patent aprnp
Wneat... 5 e0G6 10
Mich. sur gni
roller 8 35G5 30
clear do. Is 1QG5 20
-tLouis sygi
roller. 8 1895 30
clear do. 30 2O@o 30
" nt'r wheat
patenJs.. o 1bGb w
FISH.
iBuying& selling prlce)
Cod-La ar ga
Shore ....A7 505Oo
small do. 2 Dogs 90
Pollock ....2 26G3 90
Paddock. Il 70@2 90
Hake.. ....2 O0Gz rs
Il errlng. DOE
Sealed go. 9Gl4c
MaCkerol, ~
shore Is 1922 0OGS26
Shore Is SIS OU@S20
Large rs $134S15
produce.
Cape CanrrcJe moo
do Dbl 8 5O@lOgOC
Malne........ 3 OO
Pea Beans.1 30@l 4O
Yellow Eyes.1 55&1 IS
Cal Pea. 6641 90
IrishPotat's. DusS5895
90, Dol a
SweeISJerSey575@4 90
40 Norfolk 0 OO0
do Vineland. A 50@S5
Onions. Egp$0 OO@0 90
do NaJlves 2 1893 90
Chickens. -. 10@12
TURKEYS. Yves. 13@L5e
Northern 40.
Eowls,ss S@9
AppleA
Eating appPs3 60@4 80
do common $2@3 90
BaldwInS 3 1904 90
Evap u n 9@10Hc
LemoHss
Messlna 2 1898 90
oranges.
Florida A 00G4 SO
Jamaica 1904 90
California, 3 O0@3 30
do Seedlings 2 50@3 90
Eggs.
Eastern extra. UlS
Fresh W esJern.. 11@l2
Reld......
Butter.
Creamery ncy..lS
Gilt kdge vr'mr. els
Choice. .s..sss
Cheegc.
N. \, fctry1O ell
VermonJ 40 OIL
Sage. ....l1Aa@l2
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
MAINE PENSIONS.

Washington, March 1S.-The following
pension changes are announced:
ORIGINAL.
John Cavanaugh, Togus, sc.
INCREASE.
Patrick Paine. Togus, s6 to SO: Benja-
min f. Chase, North Monroe, 1874 to $50.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Olive E. Bracket, Dixfeld, $l2.
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e. M aine e. r.
In effect Oct. 4th, 1897.

In effect Oct. 4th, 1897.
Trains leave Union Station. for Scarboro
Crossing. 1900 q M b:i5 SO PM scers 90
5.i5, 62O D. M; Old Orchard, saoo Bid
deford: zoo. $40 10. % a; m 70 12s : y $50.
5iS m ks s1"
100 $40. a. m. 1915. $50. Sin .. M;
Wells Beach ZOO. 40 a. M, $50. 5.15 p; nj
100. $40 a, M, 1245, $40, 5.15p. m;
Pennington, Alton Bay, $40 a. m. 1915,
COMA. plymouth, $40 a. m: 1915 p. NJ;
Worcester via somsrsworth; 100 a. m;
Manchester. Concord: via RBoockingham
Hill. Lawrence Loweli, Boston. Tf4o5.
1is. n $50 Boston n ms S 1Sis 'sO 1 E.
4.22. 7.2a. o. m. Leave Boston Tor Port
land. $50. 7.8o. 500, $50 a. M, LOO. Ais.
p. m, Arrive Portland, 1918, HOO a.
m 1900, 1920. 500. 500 D. M
SUNDAY TRAINS.
scarboro Beach, Pine Point, Old Or
chard, Saco, Biddefotd, Kennebunk. Wells
Beach, 1885. 4.3o D. NJ; North Berwick,
ell, Boston. 4.05 a. M. 1886, 4.30 p. IN. Ar
rive Boston, 1926 a. rn OPS, S.45 p. m. Leave
Boston for Portland 8. 40 a. M, arrive Port
land 7.l0 a. Ill.,
EASTERN DIvEAION.
For Way stations. 8 a. M; Biddeford.
foA' ASfh"s
Boston. +2.0o. 1900 a. M, S1.oo. 1910
D. n. Arrive in Boston, 5.57 9. M, 1850.
4.16. 9.25 .. NJ. Leave Boston, for
Portland, 7.3o. 900 q. M, 1880, 700.
D. hi. Arrive PORTLAND, lilo "A. NJ. 1915,
40, 1920 p. IN.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Biddeford. Portsmouth. Hewbury.
port Salem. Lynn. Boston. 200 a. H. 100
D. N. Arrive in Boston, 5.57 a. M. ~ .. m.
Leave Baston for Portland. 500 a. m. 100
p. H. Arrive in Portland, 1875. 1880
D. m.
Connects With Rail Lines for New York,
South and West.
TDaily except Monday.
SConlects with Sound Lines for New York
Through tickets to all points for sale at Union
Station.
D. j. FLANDERS. G. p. & I. A. Boston
GEO. II. THOMPSON. Ticket Agent. Pori
land.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

LONDON. Mch. ID. 1S9s.-Consom closed at
11I1s for money and liz for account.
LIVERPOOL, Mch. 10, 1s9s.-Cotton market
is qnie American niddling at l1-32d; sales
1000 bales, including 500 bales for specula-
ton and export.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Cotton Markets.
,ty Telegraph,

,ty Telegraph.
q4 NIGH. IS, 1885,
NEW YORK-The Cotton market to-day
closed steady; m1ddling uplands 6Mci do gull
at 6asc; sales T60 bales.
CHARLEsTe N-Th~ Cotton market to-day
was quiet Miaa1ing 9-16c
GALVESTON-Cotton market today was
steady; middling 1876.
MEMPHIS-rne Cotton market to-day was
steady; middlings 5ssc.
NEW ORLEA NE-The Cotton market to-day
was steady; middhng 9-1ec.
MOBILE-The Cotton markst to-day was
dull niddlng 5ssc.
SAVANNAH-rke Cotfen market to-day was
quiet, steady; middnng 5sse.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Portland & RunfOrd Falls R'y.

EM Effect Nov. rs, 1897.
DEPARTURES
$50 A. NJ. and ITO P. NJ. From Union Station
for Poland, Mechanic Falls. BucAfeld. Can
ton, Dixfield, Rumford Falls.
$50 a. H.. ITO and SIS D. m. From Union
Station for. Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations
ITO train makes close connections at Rum
ford Falls for Bemis and all stations on II. f.
s. r. L. r. r.
Through Tickets on Sale.
R. {. BRADFORD, Ii afie Manager
Portland Maine
Ell. LOvEJOY, superintendent,
ie1S diff Rumford Falls. Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Portland and Boothbay Steamboat Go
WINTER ARRANGEMENTS.

GOING WEST.
STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves as fol
lows:
EAST BOOTHBAY for PORTLAND, Mon
days aad Fridays. at 7.15 a. M. touching az
South Bristol, and Boothbay lIarbor,
PEMAQUlD fer PORTLAND. Wednesdays
at 600 a. M, touching at above landings,
GOING EAST.
Leave PORTLAND at TOO a. m. Thursdays
and Saturdays for
Boothbay Harbor, South Bristol,
and East BOothbay,
Leave PORTLAND at 700 a. m. Tuesdays
for PEMAQUID and above landings.
oct3Odtt ALFRED RACE, Manager
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Boston rroauoe Market.

BOSTON. Mch. IS. lS98-Ths following are
to-day's quotanons of Provisions. etc.;
FLOUR.
Spring patents. 289 90.
Spring, clearland straight. 4 80 go 20
Winter patents. 2o&5 60.
Winter. clear and straight, 60G5 80,
Extra and Seconds 90
Fine and Supers -.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

Exports.

Louisburg, CB. Schr Augustus Palmer--2007
tons coal to G NJ StanWOod
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Portland yyno,ssa.s mars

POKTLAND. Mich. I8.
The Flour market to-day was rather quiet, but
unchanged in price, Wheat at Chicago closed
strong with sharp advance. Corn and Oats
mer. Turpsntine mas decllned ic Sugar is
dull and barely steady.
The following are todys' wholesale prices of
PrOYlSlOnS. GrOcerlaS:CIc
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co

HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.
Beginning October 1st, 1887, steamer Aucocls-
CO will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily, Sun
days excepted, as follows:
For Long and Chebeague Islands, Harpswell
Bailey's and Orr's Island, 200 p. m.
For Cliff Island, Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays. 200 p. m.
way Of above landings, TOO a. m. Arrive Port
land, $50 a. m.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Gen1 Mgr.
sep1l dn
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Grain

Grain
Corn car 39g40
do bag lots .... AZ
Meal Dag lots @40
Oats. ear lots 36W36
Oats. bag lots p37
Cotton 6eec-
car lots 90 OO@23 90
bag lots OOO0@24 90
Sacked Krn
car lots. Is 60@17 90
bag lOtS1T O0@1S 90
Middhng S1660017 81
bag OTIS. .S17@1S 90
Mixed feed. II 90
Coffee.
Rio, roasted 11@15
Java&MOcha do25@2S
MClaSseb.
Porto Rico. ....26G30
Barbados. ....26a36
Fancy. .3O@33
Tea.
Am0ys ......15@20
Gorgeous. .....16650
Japan. -. ....18@86
Fermoso. ......22@60
Sugar.
StandardGran 81 ID
Elk cine quality 81 Is
ExuAS..s.. q "a
Yellow Extra C....4ss
Seed
Timothy. 3 65@3 rs
Glover. West, S1a 40
do N. 7. 915@lo
Alsike. l0@1O1a
Red Top, 15@l7
Fr0V1s10Ugs
Pork
heavy backs IA 90
mediumlz 50213 90
short cut and
clear SI3@lS 30
Beef--light..9 OOQ9 26
heavy. 8 T6@l0 rs
Bnle8ts IN DS 5 76G
Lara. rcs an0
" bbl.pure GA CESS
do comma. 5 @6A
pals. compd 6 Ha @oA
pals. pure 6sl @7
pureIn SiyzA9
Hams ssss 8 @9h
90 CGv'rd ..
Oil.
KeroSene120 Is SH
Ligol1la.......... Sh
Centennial ...... S1a
Pratt's Astral ..1OL2
In half bbls 10 extra
Reisins.
Musctl.6 lb bxs6W6M
London iaY'rll 7602Oc
Goal.
Retail-delivered.
Cumberland OOOG4 so
Chesrnursso. @9 6U
Franklin. 8 90
Lehigh. &C 90
fea. ...... 4 %
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

Spoken.
JAN Is, lat % s. Ion 20 W. ship Emily F Sta
pies. Pendleton. from New York for Shanghai.
Jan %, lat 81 S, Ion ~ W, ship Tam O'Shan-
ter, Ballard from New York for Kong Kong
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19

New YORK 'luousuons sUucKs and Bonds
by Telegraph,
The folloing ware to-day's closing uuotaJions
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DOMINION LINE ,

E8USIVK SVEVIGVq
TO LIVERPOOL VIA. oUEENSTOV N.
e. NJ. S. CANADA, MARCH &C. noon, Sat
r, NJ. S, CANADA, APRIL 80, 400 p, III. Sat
RATES OF PASSAGE.
First Cabin, $4,000 and upwards Return
S1c0 and upwards according to steamer and &C
commodations.
donderry and Queenstown, $34 to $3.50. Re
turn SG6.75 and $780, according to steamer
and accommodations.
Steerage, 10 Liverpool, London, London.
derry. Glasgow, Queenstown and Belfast
500 so and $3.50 according to steamer.
Apply TO j. B. Keating 81 1-2 Exchange
street. T. Z. MCGOWAN. Alb Congress street, J.
W. Peterson. 2 Exchange street, ar David Tor
rance & Co.. general agents. foot of india
street.
dec28dtf
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-19
Our Free CoIonist Sleepers

passing ell route through principal Canadiiti.
cities ana Chicago and ST Paul, Minnesota ana
Dakota.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-20

PER ALAMEDA-Cherri Plums,
Peaches, ApricOts, RhUbard, Aspara-
gus, Celery, CaulidOweT, Gooseberries,
Fresh Salmon, Crabs, Founders, Froz-
en- Oysters (tin and shelD, Apples,
Grapes, Oranges, Figs, Lemons, Sweet
Potatoes, Burbank Potatoes, Fine
Olive Oil, Dry Fruit, New Crop Of
Nuts, Raisins, etc, etc.
CALIFORNIA FRUIT MARKET.
Tel. 378. 1915
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-20

Each employe Of the Metropolitan
Meat Company has received a present
OF one of the new Annexation badges.
Col. J. II. Fisher has declined to act
as grand marshal Of the admission
day parade, preferring 10 remain in
command Of the First Regiment, n. g.
II. on the occasion.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-20
in Shoes.

IN nine cases
Of ten it really has significance
bargain in shoes standard
the
The cheapest not always the best neither
cheapest
inuIy duplicate,
in the
buy honest shoe o
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1898-07-20

Is the most delicate of all delicate
things, and is more subject to external
influences than grown persons.
The quality of the soap used in the
baby's bath is of great Importance,
because it means a happy, healthy
child or a fretfuI one, with skin full
of irritation caused by the excessive
alkaH in the soap.
CurativeSkin Soap means much to
the mother. 1t is as pure as it is pos
sible to make a toilet soap. 1t will
not cause skin blemishes, but pos
sesses a soothing effect; it cleans
but does not irritate. Try cake. It
is it's own best advertisement. Made
in America, too. Get it of
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
TO CARRY PASSENGERS TO-DAY.
HAIF-HOURLY TRIPS OVER THE BRIDGE TO
BE MADE BY TROLLEYCARS.

Trolley-cars will run over the Brooklyn Bridge to-
day every haf-hoIr for the general public. Ar
rangenents for the service were made by President
Rossiter and Secretary Williams of the brooklyn
Heights Company last night. The idea IS 10 get
the rnotormen and conductors familiar with the
route particularly at the New-York terminal The
cars will begin running at half-hour intervals at 10
o'clock in tho forenoon and continue till o'clock
resurnng at clock and continuing till . o'clock
tomorrow morning. Chief Engineer Martin Is op-
posed 10 allowing the TO be operated regularly
until the roadways widened and all the work
Is completed.
-Four made circuit Of the Bridge yesterday
They bore a large number OF public officials and
railroad men passengers. The trip was sue
cess In every way. and compliments were freely
distributed upon the railroad men and Bridge off,
cials who had been chiefly instrumental in intro
6uc!ng the trolley service the Bridge Former
Mayor Wurster and former Bridge President Berr
were the TWO men who received the lions share Of
praise.
The cars lef. the Brooklyn City Hall l0:3
o'clock and down Washington-st. 10 the Bridge
AT the Manhattan terminal the turn was made
the fourth loop. the one nearest Park Row. Upon
returning 10 Brooklyn the cars went up fulton-st.
and back 10 the city Hall.
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
THEY WANT A NEW COUNTY.
CITIZENS OF OYSTER BAY AND HEMP
STEAD HOLD A MEETING.
BILL. no BE DRAFTED MAKING ALL THAT PART
OF QUEENS NOT WITHIN THE GREATER
NETWORK A COUNTY BY ITSELF.

NETWORK A COUNTY BY ITSELF.
Several hundred residents Of the towns Of Oyster
Bay and North Hampstead, and that part OF the
town Of Hampstead outside OF New-York City. held
an enthusiastic meeting in Aliens Hotel. Mineola
Yesterday afternoon. The object was to take steps
toward the formation of county on Long
Island. New-York City has swallowed up four Of
the Queens County towns, and the towns of oyster
Bay and North Hampstead were the only two In
the county left entirely out of the greater city.
L. Halstead Scudder was temporary chairman
and Archibald Callace. of Hampstead. secretary.
The meeting chose Benjamin d. Hicks. Of Old
Westbury, town Of North Hampstead. as chair
man. after Mr. Scudder had called 1t to order.
There was informal discussion as to the terri
tory TO be included In the county. Some IA
vored the towns Of Babylon and Huntington. both
in Suffolk County being Joined with North Hemp
stead oyster Bay and part OF Hampstead. but It
was finally decided that oyster Bay and North
Hampstead, and the part Of Hampstead not in
New-York City should form new county by
themselves.
The following resolution introduced by J. B. c..
Tappan Of Glen Cove adopted:
Resolved That it is the sense Of this meeting
that Hampstead North Hampstead and oyster
Rav Withdraw from the County Of Queens and that
a1 q new county. to include said towns be formed.
No name was decided upon for the proposed
new county. Three suggested. The most
favorably received was Nassau. which was men
toned when a third county was spoken Of. years
the Indians and Norfolk
Assemblyman George Wallace. Of Oyster Bay,
who represents the district In the Legislature.
was present. and said that he would give whatever
aid he could toward carrying, out the wishes OF
fhe meeting. subscription list was opened for
The purpose of defraying the necessary expenses.
and $50 was secured Then resolution. asking
tbe towns to be included in the county TO
appropriate $3.50 each for expenses was adopted.
a committee, consisting OF +. Hastead Scudder.
at large; James II. Ludlam and Colonel James S.
Pearsan representing oyster Bay; Lott Van de
Water and William D Miller, Hampstead, and
roesnb II Rogart and William Lewis North Hemp
stead. were appointed to push the proposed legis-
at
New-York tribune., 1898-01-23
THEY WILL MAKE A HARD FIGHT.
BROOKLYN WAR VETERANS INTEND TO RE
SORT TO THE COURTS IF THEY ARE
REPLACED BY DEMOCRATS

Interminable confusion and great expense VIII
follow the action OF the heads Of the bureaus
formerly in the City Works Department II the
programme to discharge all the old Repubhcah
employees is fully carried out. In every depart
ment are many Grand Army veterans, who
are saying nothing. but already they have
quietly made arrangements to stand together
and fight any action taken by the heads OF de-
partments looking to their removal. The Dem
ocratic Deputy Commissioners in Brooklyn, es-
pecially Dalton of the Bureau Of Water Sup
ply, Ryan Of the Building Department and
Patterson OF the Bureau Of Taxes and Assess
ments are gnashing their teeth over the dis
covery that their departments are lined with
war veterans. who are disposed to show the
same undaunted front that they did many years
ago.
1t looks If the Democratic Commissioners
in Brooklyn will take the risk and dismiss
scores Of these men. replacing them with Demo
Gratis. Unless mandamused. these Democrats
will draw their pay. and the veterans. If sus
tained by the court Of last resort they
probably will be, will come in for their salaries,
too.
war veteran who was clerk under Com
missioner Willis told a tribune reporter yes
terday that he and his friends had agreed TO
stand together and fight In the courts for their
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