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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-01
WESTBROOk.

Last Saturday evening as a party Oh
young people were coasting on "hlte
House hill, Mr.. Virgil Watson, one OF the
party, met with serious accident.
Young Watson was lying down on DIS
sled while coasting, having IN tow com
penion, Percy Bachelor, whose SLED was
attached to the formers foot owing TO
the darkness Mr.. Watson ran his sled
onto stump. throwing him OH ana
breaking his leg just above the ankie'
Young Bachelor, his companion al
though not nearly as heavy or as strong,
lifted Watson onto the sled. hauled MIN
home and carried him into the house. Inc
fracture WAS Immediately attended to by
physician.
A memorial service was held on Sunday
evening at the Westbrook Congregational
chnrch in honor of Rev. Joseph Daniel
son At the time of Mr.. Danielson's pas
tor.te here the parish comprised the two
villages of Saccarappa and Cumberland
Mills. Warren church being built
about the time of his departure
TIL, funeral of the late Miss Emily j.
Hanson was held Sunday at Q p. M, at
the Uuiyersalist. church of which she was
q member, Rev. Thomas B. Payne, the
pastor, officiating. The burial was at
Woodlawn.
The society of Kings Daughters con-
nected with the West End Congregational
church will meet with Isaac M. Farrar,
rs Valentine street, Thursday. at $3.50
p. m.
The board of registration will be in ses-
sion Tuesday and continue until Friday.
These sessions will be held in the city
assessors rooms.
The turkey supper held by the Metho-
dist society last week Melted them S41.6o,
as a reward for their undertaking.
The officers of Beaulah chapter are re-
ouested to meet this afternoon at 2
O'Clock at their hall.
The funeral of the late Mrs. Joseph
Larrie took place yesterday morning at
eight o'clock. 1t was largely attended by
friends and relatives. Burial at st.
Hyacinth's cemetery, Stroudwater street.
Mr.. Alonzo Libby was reported as a
little more comfortable yesterday morn
ing although very weak as he has not
been able to retain anything on his stom-
ach since the attack of Friday last.
The Rebekah circle met yesterday after
noon and evening at Odd Fellows hall.
very pleasant social was enjoyed, the
circle being entertained by Mrs. William
ElweIl and Mrs. Fred Libby.
The Westbrook W. G. 7. U. will meet
this afternoon with Mrs. Gilkey, Stroud
water street, at $50. Speakers from
Portland are expected to attend.
DUCK POND,
Spring is almost here and no one will
regret it,
Mrs. Dodge is to move to Deering to-
day as housekeeper for Mr.. Edward II.
Grant, Maple street.
The Redmen have been on the warpath
all this last week, and their companions,
were also brought into the war dance
and tonight and tomorrow night, we
understand they must attend, SO we pre-
dict almost anything after Tuesday.
MIR. Hail is failing fast.
G. P. Sawyer is the banner fshman if
one wishes to know where to get bass and
pickera1 ask him. khe noWS sure.
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NO RIVER AND HARBoR BILL.

= Washington, February 2S.-It can be
stated positively that no river and harbor
bill will be reported at this session of
Congress. The House leaders are opposed
to a river and harbor bill and the
friends of the bill on the committee be-
lieves it would be better to wait until
after the congressional elections next
fall.
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illness Saturday, February at the age
of 70 years.
o. w. Symonds is about to begin saw
ing spool stock OF Strout & Spiller S
mill, South Casco.
Twenty two members of Riverside
Grange attended the Pomona at Gray,
Saturday last.
Cyrus 81. and Jennie PIummer are on
visit to their brother Ernest s., at
Cumberland Mills.
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CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.

Custom House Wharf, Portland, Me.
Week day time table, commencing Sunday
Nov. %, 1897.
Fpr sorest City Landing. Peaks isiaho'
o.3O, $40. 500. a. M, Els, 6.15 p M o "a
FOR Ponce's Landing, Long Island e.oo'
a. m.,215 o, M
BOT Irefethen's Landing, Little and Grea1
Diam0nd Islands $780, a. m. 10 p. u.
a, All sunday trips on Casco Bay Steamboat Co.
me discontinued for the Season.
sept24ou 9. w. T. COOLING, Gen. MAIL
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STRIKE GOES ON.

Lewiston, February g. -Monday morn
ing brought no new developments in the
situation at the Androscoggin mill The
mill did not open its gates. Tickets are
being sold for benefit entertainment
for the strikers.
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lIARpsWELL STEAMBOAT co.

Beginning October LIST, 1897 steamer Aucocs-
co will leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily Sun
days excepted as follows:
For Long and Chebea9ue Islands, Harpswcl.
Bailey's and Orr's Island 200 p. NJ.
For CHI Island Mondays, Wednesdays and
Fridays, 200 p. m.
Return Tor Portland Leave 0rr's Island by
way of above landings, 100 u, N. Arrive Port
land, $50 q. IN.
ISAIAH DANIELS. Genl Mgr
seg1l N
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Portland and ,Boothhay 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 Ilarbor,
PEMAQUlD for PORTLAND. Wednesdays
at 500 a. NJ, 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 100 a. m. Tuesdays
for PEMAQUID and above landings.
oct3Odtt ALFRED RACE. Manager
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M A RINE NEWS
PORT OF PORTLAND.
MONDAY Feb 20.

Arrived.
Steamship Carthaginiau, (Br) France, Liver
pool-passcngers and mdse to FL & A Allan.
Steamship st Croix, Allan, Boston for Eastport
ana st John, NIB.
Steamer Enterprise, Race, South Bristol and
East Boothbay.
Steamer Salacia, Oliver. Boothbay Harbor and
Wiscasser.
Tug Plymouth towing barge Cent RR No
from Port johnson, with coal to Randall " NC
Allister
Sch Alicia Crosby, Bunker, Norfolk-coal to
Randall & McAllister.
Sch Lizzie j Clark. Look, Boston.
Sch Lewis II French, Kendrick, Camden
lime to Carlton Bros.
Sch Imogene, Cousins. Rockland-lime to G S
Chase.
Sch Eastern Light Lindsay, Rockland.
Schs Wlde-awake, Moses Linscott Julietta
Lila Fernald. Mary Hagen, Thos w Knight
and Ira Kilborn, fishing.
Cleared.
Brig Caroline Gray Locke, Rockland-Ryan
g. Kelsey.
Sch Dreadnaught. Allen, North Boothbay
ard Philadephla-Chase, Leayltt & Co.
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STEAMERS.
international Steamship Go.

- ION -
EaSipoh, LuheC CaaiS 81. 10 W. N. g., Halifax MS.
and all parts of New Bruins wick, Nova Scotia
Prince Edward Island and Cape Breton. The
favorite route to Campobello and St Andrews
n. b.
Winter Arrangement.
On and after Monday. Dec GOTH steamer will
leave Portland on Mondays at p. M.
Returning leave StJohn and Eastport Thurs
days.
Through tickets issued and baggage checked
to destination. Freight received up to 400
p. M.
Pine Tree Ticket Office, Monument Square or
for other information, at Company's Oifiee,
Railroad Wharf, foot of State street.
b COYLE Gen. Man.
sep2odtf Fl. P. G. HERSEY Agent
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Hides.

Hides.
The following quotations represent the pay
ing prices in this markets
Cow and OK hides. .............,7hc " fb
BUNS ana ST. gs... ..61sc
CcalI SKINS, trimmed, ...1Cc
Lamb skins ................ so to soc each
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European MARKETS..

European MarketAs
BY Telegraph
LONDON, Feb. %, ISeS.-Consois closed at
1l2M for money and 113 for account.l
LIVERPOOL, Feb %, 1898.-Cotton market
is lower: American mddlingsat 7-l6d; sales
$4,000 bales, including 1000 bales TOR spec
ulation and export.
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Retail Grocers' sugar Ka aes.
Portland market-cut loaf 7: CONNECTION ca y
&c: pulver1sed Go; powered, Go; granuated
61aci coffee crushed &c. yellow A..
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1BOSTON. Feb. %. lS98-The following are
to days quotations of Provisions. etc..
FLOUR
Spring patents. 30Gb so.
Spring. clearland straight. 7095 40.
Winter patents. 25A5 70.
Winter clearland straight, 7O9s Do
Extra and Seconds %.
Fine and SupeTs-.
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Print Cloth Market.
Boston Produce Market.

FALL RIVER. Mass. Feb. %. 1S98.-The
print Goth market is dull at 2 3-16
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Domestic Ports.

Burgess. Brunswick: SENS JAS G Beechcr. from
Savannah; Harold j Mccarthy. Wilmington:
Annie Henderson; s S sShs ghar aese,1
Rockland; Adelia I Carlton. Rockport; Chas
G Endicott. Allyns Point.
Passed He'll Gate 26th, sch Willie l. Newton.
from Brunswick for New London.
BOSTON-Ar 9th. sch w Hopkins, HIGH
born, Thomaston.
Stephen j Watts, Bridgtown, NJ; Carlton Belle
sid sid 18th. schs Carrie Miles, for Rockland;
BALTiMOkE-Ar 2eth, ship Servia, Gilmore,
New York.
Newark
Bartlett. Miller Bar Harbor for Portland; High
land Queen. Dobbn. Jonesporr for do; Cum
CHARiLEsTON-Ar 2eth. sch Ella NJ Wiley.
FERNANDINA-sld 2eth. sch Laura M Lunt
for Port Spain. WV,
VIEWPOINT NEws-sid 2eth, sch Mary Cur
It's Maker, Charleston:
Old 26th. sch Dora Allison. Rose, New York;
Bertha Dean, Thomas. Boston.
Ar 9th, schs Warner Moore, Crockett. Car
teret; Jas Clifford. Mills, New York.
PASCAGOULA--Cld 26th, sch L A Edwards.
Peterson. Caibarien.
TdlLADELGdIA-AT I'LL. 6todluOl
burg. with barge Glendower. from Portland;
sch VIM Hood. Davis. Allyns Point.
PERTH AMBOY = Ar 2Sth, barque Benny
Door; Burgess; Brunswic ss.,, -, III. Nov
Greenleaf. Roclkland.
Sid 2eth, sch Sarah W Lawrence, Coleman,
Norfolk.
Cliff. kockland. TO discharge.
PORTSMOUTH-Ar 27th, schs Agnes Man
ming, Hayes. Perth Amboy; Carrie Norton.
Wylie. Perth Amboy; Ella CroWeli, AmDoy;
R L Kenney. New York.
SAVANNAH--Cld 26th, sch Rebecca M Wall,
Little. New York.
SAVANNAH-Ar 9th, sch Morris W Child,
VINRYARD-HAvEN-A 27th, schs James
r Talbot Rockland for New York; Ella Pres
sey. Thomaston for do. and sailed.
Sid 9th, sch John L Treat, and Mary Lang
don.
Passed 2sth, schs Jos W Hawthorn Hoffses
Charleston for Boston; Chas hoffman, Phlla-
delphia for Bath.
Passed 2sth, sch Chas Balch. FIN Phipsbur g
for Baltimore; Carrie L Xix, Rockiand for New
York.
WILMINGTON. NC AR 2etb, schs Ira B
| Ellems, Marston, New York; Sarah d Raw
| son. French, New York.
FOREIGN Ports.
At Newcastle. NSW. Feb Q, ship Louisiana.
| Haicrow, for San Francisco.
| Passed kinsale Feb 81, steamer Monaghan,
from Liverpool for Portlan ~ ,,,.ro c,ons,,a
Ar at Montevdeo req "a, Darque Uieheiua
| Corning, New York.
Bennett. Mobile.
Ar at Havana Feb 10. sch Jas Fl Dudley Cobb
Pascagoua. -
Pascagoua.
Sid I'm Sagua Feb 49, sch Clara E Randall,
Charlson. New York. -,
Ar at Vera Cruz Feb "a, sen cara fhlhney,
| Phinney, Sabine Pass.
| Ar at Bermuda Feb 22 sch Cactus. Wiley. I'm
| Norfolk.
Sid Feb 81. sch Flora Morang' Morang' ior
| New York.
Nln port Feb "a sch Helen Montague. Adams,
for Darien and Philadelphia, (master sick)
Mclean, and Emma, Hunter, Portland; A Glib
| son. Rogers. Boston.
Cid at st John. NIB, 2eth. sch Nellie Crock
| er, Henderson. New York.
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Domestic Markets.

FEB %. 1898.
NEW YORK The Flour Misunderstanding
1874 bbls; exports 56,255 bbls; sales 5000
Tiour uuouations-city mills patents at 500
5; winter patents 90@5 4o:city mills clears
at 6Oao 70: winter straits 6o94 70 MIMI
uats 35Gs5 65: winter extras 7O9A 10; MINI
bakers 4O94 80; winter low grades at 2 9o9
90.
Rye firner; No 2 Western.
Wheat-receipts 77,7O0 bush: exports 10 a 10
bush: sales s,756, 600 bush futures 10000 BUS;
spot firm; No Red l O6H b afloa. to ar
rive; No Northern Duluth lss2 af1oat
to arrive; No hard Manitoba at l 1875 o b
afloat
Corn-recelpts 1850 bush: exports 120,29o
bus: sales ~ 900 bush; futures 1877 600 spot;
spot firm No at S6Mcf b afioat.
Oats-recelpts 90, 400 bush; exports 226. 24S
bus; sales 90, 900 bush; spot quiet: futures =
bl sh mo 2 at sic; No at 301ac; No W, tie
al 32a No white 32c; track white S21a@
SOC.
Beef firm: family IL 25@11 10.
Lard easy: Western steam 40.
K Pork dull; mess 10 75@1lh0.
factory at 11@l4c; Elgins 2lc: state dairy at
1AH a11c; do crem 14g2oc.
yCheese dull; large white Sac; small white
EGGS firm; state and Penn 1514 @151s; Wes-
tern fresh at 16Ac.
Tallow barely steady.
@Sugar, raw steady.
CHICAGO-Cash quotations;
F Wneat NO = spring s2ae4; NOS do at ESQ
CSC; No 2 Red 03s4 al GAIA. CorD-No 2 at
1884 @29c. Oats-No at 26c; No white TO b
lev { o s1@4oc No FIaxseed / 21la Prime
Timothy seed at 80. Mess pork 10 30@1o So
Lard logs 121a; short rib SIDES 9o9b 20.
Dry sailed meats-shoulders 4N @6; Short clear
sides 5 a6@b As.
Butter firm; cremry 13@2oc ;dairy at 11@ &C.
Cheese quiet S0S4ac. Eggs weak, fresh l29
iI14c.
bus corn 500 900 bush; oats $4,000 bush |:
rye II. 600 BUSH barley 1900 bush.
shipments--Flour $4,000 bbls; wheat Il, 900
bush corn 100000 bush; oats ITS, 900 bush !;
rye 700 bush; barley $1,000 bush.
ST LOUIS-Wheat-No red cash elevator
at CSC; track 97@9s1sc; Feb CSC; May 997s c
al 10: July at "a . C; No hard cash :.
Flour pats 76@a SO; SITS 40@4 so; clear
400 4 % medirm at oO@3 rs.
Corn-No cash at 27c; Feb at 265ac; May
27st C asked: July 2SHs.
2sIsc May 264s July 23s4c. No white at
% 1a029.
DETROIT-Wheat-No White 951sc; No 2
Red 98c: May 961ac.
Corn-No mixed at 32c.
Oats-No white 31c.1
Rye-No Plat 011ac.
Wheat-No2 cash at 1884 MAY at
Corn-No mixed 3os4c.
Oats dull-No mixed &c.
Rye-No 2 at Ole.
Cioverseed-prime cash and Dec
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. - February at CSC;
May al 966sc; July 9b1s O955sc; No hard at
O1$& NO Northern at 9STs.
Observation-Disclosures patents SEQ
SO second patents 70a4 80; first clears at
8 s0Q94 OO second clears at 8oa3 90.
DULUTH-Wheat-No l Northern cash at
99c; May 50 u ;HJuly 9644c.
MILWAUKEE-No 1 Northern oil; No
Spring at 95@96c; May at o2sa July.
| DrLty In ~
2 bOal4 rs.
Sheep 75@475. Lambs 4sOo@5 80.
Cotton Markets.
tBy Telegraph,
FEB. %, 1898.
CHARIEST0 N-The Cotton iuArKe, to-day
was steady; Middiing SAC.
GALYEsTON-Cotto market today was
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New York Quotations StocKs ana Bonds
Ry Telegraph
The foIlolDg ware to-day's closing quotations
of Bonds
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Cotton Markets.
by Telegraph,

FEB. %, 1898.
f'HARIiESTON-The Cotton marie, to-day
was steady; Middling Sac.
GALVESTON-Cotton market today was
firm; middling &c.
MEMPHIs-Ths Cotton market TO-DAY was
firm; middlings 5sz G.
NEW ORLEA NS-The Cotton market to-cay
was frH middllng 1I-16c.
MOBILE-The Cotton market to-day was
steady; Kidding 5 11-l6c.
SAVANNAH-Tho Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middling 5Me
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RAYMOND.

East Raymond, February 2s.-Isaac
Mcclellan. has moved his family to Gray
where he will be employed by III. C. Nor
rill.
John N. Brown, an aged and respected
citizen of Raymond, died after short
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will leave Franklin Wharf, Portland, on Tues
days Thursdays and Saturdays, at 7.30 a. m.
for Popham Beach, Bath, Boothbay Harbor
and Wiscasset. Touching at Five Islands on
Tuesdays and Saturdays.
Returning-Leave Wiscasset Mondays.
Wednesdays and Fridays at 700 a. M, for
Boothbay Harbor. sata, Popham Beach
and Portland. Touching at Five Islands on
Mondays and Fridays. Weather permitting.
o. G. OLIVER, President.
CHAS. r. LEWIS. Treasurer nov9dH
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Portland wno,esais MARX

FJRTL ND, Feb. q
Wheat is very firm and held about 2hc aboy Q
Saturdays figures. closing at Chicago to-day at
O4sA cash. Provisions firm but unchanged.
Burning OILS higher. Flour firm.
The following are to-1ays wholesa prices of
Provisions. Groceries, c5c
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our firm.
VS. wboIesa a pr,css of
crc
Grain.
Corn car 3aNno
do bag Iotg 40
Meal nay lors 440
Oats. chr lots S5a036
Oats. bag loEs Gy7
Cotton secc.
rar lnts 40 ooG 90 m
hsy inra OO0oG2dOO
So crad IRIS ~
cer lots e6 5o0,75o
no inrs1T nnSn1s an
M;TS,, ,0 s,e6OII7 so
no = az TG1a %
nx; Sas go
a"'Aou 80 &c.. W
r.. -oo. NWiAe0' 110,k
az Tava - S1 y ooh. doaEssoS
'"'"~ M ~ OSa $50 ssN'ssN0
por+, T,on , oe4eo
I . az ~ . = , w SSsSoe
Pc, Sau0es' aOG9 90
sAS' -: '0oxso"
smovs 1kAoo
CIV rno 1o,s 1 SgsG
T Tons y sG.s
g"r~m 80 sc'' aSgS0
: "a 'v:ss
|c+onaordTron saa
3."i nt,na ona dn sSI
!, - .rx, n..,o e0'''A'' oe
VaiIoss Ev+ra c.4i%
A0i'o" So -
Timothy '0 q s6Ma TX
.1lovor West. sMGa
a. N v oiES1n
LIZ IN 7oNsIHntiv
BE- Tcr 1Sgi 1y7S
A' Sn~,...A'
pnr,, = AoA~Ass
aa,,u n,o,-, - ~
n r"%uy D,ons So0Ie 20
n = ~ ~ n,t 80 U = w
Sn1 1 oue a saa,o-o
cle H. ao Oaa o , o ~
OIoA-..hn'. Q eosS . ~
nneafy,3 o Jog ~ 20
Snies v n % o 1o@
L1ro; We ane .,xea
e ppl.puie eW N6 %s
40 som na. . goa
pniiS'coupu - ~ goA
pureIf SIhm9
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Wnedb Is very HfIu ant
Saturdays figures. closi
/ O4sA cash. Provision
Burning OILS higher. F
The following are to-da
Provisions. Groceries:
F1Ours
Supernne 8
low grades.4 O0Q4 70
Spring Wheat DaB-
ers.cl ana STD 1C05lO
Patent ITnP
Nneag... 5 e096 10
M2cn. str Gilt
roller o 3oMo o0
clear do. % logo 20
tLo,iis ST. gi
roller Q SOD oo
clear do. 30 2O@5 35
Nnt'r wheat
paten1s. 8 85Ge 90
FISH.
Buying& selling price,
CCd-Lar GO
Shore 75@50O
email de. 2 DOGS 90
Pollock ....2 26gS 90
paddock. 1902 90
Hake.. ....2 00@2 20
q orrlng. pex
Scaled go. 9&l4c
Mackerel. bs
Shore Is 822 00GS26
Shore 2s SIS 0O&S20
Large IS $123114
produce.
Cape CanrrcJe @0O
do Dbl 90O@S9 nc
Maine. ....... 3 w
Pea Beans.1 30@l &C
yellow Eyes.l 564I 66
Cal Pea. 66@1 GO
IrlshPotars. DusS5@95
10, bDl a
SweersJersey575@4 90
40 Norfolk o 0O.G
do Vineland. A 60@s5
Onions. EgpSO OO@0 90
do NaClves 3 6O@3 rs
Chickens 10@12
TURKEYS. Yves. 13@Ibe
Northern 40.
FoWlS.ss sos
Apples.
Eating apDl'S3 50@4 90
do common $2@3 90
Baldwlns 3 1904 30
Evap u N 9@l1c
Lenonss
Messlna 3 O0@4 90
Oranges.
Florida 4 OO@+ so
Jamaica 75@4 90
California, 8 00t93 so
do Seedlngs..2 50@3 90
Eggs.
Eastern extra. 1920
Fresh W estern. .15@t9I
Held......
Butter.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
GilthGge vrmJ. @1Sl
Choice.
Cheese.
N. Y. fctryl0a ell
Vermont -. 10Aa oil
Sage ...s.l2 @12A
Portland Daily Pref
Corrected by Swan &
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Memoranda.

Dutch Island Harbor. Feb &c - Sch Cassie
Jameson. from Fall River for Norfolk. while
working out ef this harbor to-day, caught on
the Middle Ground near Fox Hill and remains.
Probably off at high water.
Bermuda, Feb 22-Sch Flora Morang, Capt
Morang. from Macorris for New York. which
arrived here some weeks ago in a disabled con-
dition has repaired and reftted. and sailed
for New York yesterday.
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EXCHANGE DISPATCHES.

Sid i'm Shields 26th, steamer Iona, Portland.
Ar at Liverpool Feb %, steamer Canada, I'm
Boston.
Ar at Halifax, Ms Feb 49, steamer Scotsman.
Maddox, Portland, and cid for Liverpool.
AR at Cape Town. CGH, Feb 9th, sch Mabel
Jordan Belano. Rio Janerio.
Sid FIN Rio Janeiro Feb 90, sch r F Pettigrew
Morse. Baltimore.
Ar at Queenstown Feb %, barque Torrsda1e.
Portland.
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FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS.
ROCKPORT. Feb 27-Sld, sens Edw Briery
Ross, Washington; Elvira French, Kendrick.
Baltimore; G Tryon, Gaul, for Philadelphia;
Calvin f Baker. Megathlin, Portsmouth, Va;
Harry Messer. Studley, Baltimore; Arthur s
Woodruff New York.
Arrived. SENS G Perkins, Farnsworrh.
Portland: Mozurka. Stinson, Boston; Henry
Sutton, Moore, do; Alfred Braorook. Garland.
do Katharine d Perry, Garfield, do: Robert
Byron, New York.
BOOTHBAY-HARBOR Feb 24th-Sld, schs
Eliza Levensel er, Keller, Thomaston far New
York; Glenullen. Mitchell, Grand Manan for do
Annie Harper. Salem for st John, NIB; Lady
Antrim, SWEET, Rockport for Boston j; Maggie
Hurley Rogers, do for New York.
The fishing schr Sir Knight, 80 tons. built at
Roothbay in 1885. and owned at Southport, has
haen sold To New York nartieS.
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MORE MERCHANTS MEETINGS ARRANGED.
70 BE HELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN

TO BE HELD FOR THE BENEFIT OF PEOPLE IN
TRUNK LINE TERRITORY FROM APR1L II TO IS
Yesterday was the last day for merchants 10
return home az reduced from the third series
Of conventions held by the Merchants Association
IN this city The next series under the auspices or
the association will be held from April Y TO April
IL inclusive Tickets for this series OF conventions
will be placed on sale April S, and the sale VII
be continued up 10 and including April Il through
out what is known as the trunk line teIf.roIy,
England States west Buffalo. Pittsnurg ana
Wheeling. W. We. south 10 and inclnding Mast-
.ngton and Baltimore. and north 70 canada irse
tickets Will be good 70 return nome from Af' -
up 10 and including April q ,,-- Gu.
During the period the Old Dominion seam
ship Company Will make reduced rates rom 1lclI.
mond. Norfolk Portsmouth, on Font Coihlodl
and such other points II has direct raj! connec,
lions with The Merchants Association mas mao
prcpared a new circular setting form all the De-
tails Of the dates between which tickets can oe
when such tckeis are E0oo ~ hss 1r,nted
in 1t map showing the territory enected ano
COPY has been sent by mail 10 all the merchants
- The conventions from March Il % March -
four addresses were delivered on topics o. interest
"Coilectons" by Alvah TrowbrtdCe. vi'e-presi-
dent OF the National Bank II North America;
"AdvertislnC As a Business Force" by Robert .
Ogden resident partner OF John Wanamaker' our
T,Tsn.n,ortation system" by Francis Z. ThurDer
and nrotest on behalf Of the Erie Canal by Will
lam 7 King president OF me association. / hese
Sv he Merchants Association. and copies OF the
nannhlct have been mailed 10 oil the resident mem
he's OF the association. some twelve hundred IN
number 70 all the executive ocers o. tns ra,roau
smch rersons and organizations as would be inter-
ested in the topics treated
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-05
INTERCOLLEGIATE CHAMPIONSHIPS.

Oliver shlrcs. manager OF the intercollegiate AS
socation's annual field and track championship attn
le,ic meet says In reply to the many rumors IN
circulation: This years championships VIII DE
tald -, R.rkeley oval on May y and Is, and the
,nitcaton, are that II Will be the most succcssluI
meet OF It's kind held in many years II mas nern
drrided 10 change the plan Of running on the meet
~ NAVY important ways. Heretofore II mas Deeil
me custom TO run two separate meetings. one io'
H. hicvclc and one for the athletic contests iii,
.Srhe two tracks at Berkeley oval this year VIII
.,ahe no TO run on the cycling and athletics 70
49, That will be important Improvement.
End another will be in the plans which provide tnat
80 1890 Will be evenly ba anceu
u i ~, I mean that we will run Off final races
on both days The first day will NOT be entIre ny
tN,b AVS SIN another Improvement VIII he the
General scaling down OF the prices OF admssoh;
!. re- &, m and the admission fee 30 cents while a
seal rate FOR schoolboys will be made TINS year
80 received assurances OF support from many
scboois which will be represented by deesatioohs
OF coming athletes fIattering reports ar, his meets
,no seems TO be more prominent than ever peiore'