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The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17
POSTMASTER IN MAINE.

Washington. January l6.-The follow.
ing fourth class postmaster was appointed
today for Maine: North Dixmont, Carrie
L. Kimbail.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17

DIR. Bulls Cough Syrup 10 tbs
standard remedy for throat and lung troubles
1t is a specific for grippe and bronchitis.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17
ANoTHER BANK CONSOLIDATION

ANOTHER BANK CONSULIDAT ION.
Boston, January 10. 1t was learned to-
day that another local bank consolidated
10 In contemplation, the institutions In
question being the National Hide and
Leather and New England National
banks.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17
O CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY

Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All drug
gists refund the money II 1t falls to cure. 25c.
The genuine has L. B. Q. on each tablet
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17

CALLED TO PLYMOUTH CHURCH.
New York, January IS "A meeting Of
tho Plymouth church congregation was
held tonight and call was Issued to DIR.
Newell ID. Hollis OF Chicago to serve as
pastor of the church.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17
GOV. M'MILLAN INAUGURATED.

Nashville, Tenn, January l6.-Benton
Mcmillan was today inaugnrated as
governor. Governor Taylor delivered his
farewell address Mr.. Mcmillan then
spoke.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17
SERVICES IN LEWISTON.
Funeral Train VIII he Met In Portland
by Committee From That city.

Lewiston, January i6.-On the arrival
of the remains of Mr.. Dingloy In Bos-
ton, on tuesday. they will be
brought on In special train, arranged
by the sergeant.at-Arms. There will be
about thirty five people In the special con-
gressional party from Washington.
This train will run express TO Portland.
where 1t will be met by the committee Of
citizens of Lewiston. consisting OF Hon.
VIM. ID. Pennell. Dir James A. Walsh.
Hon. George Z. Wing, Mr.. Frank Gut
mann, DIR. W. X. Cakes. Mr.. A. b.
Noaley, and Mr.. IL L. Pratt.
On Its arrival in Lewiston it will be
met at the depot by the local committee
and by carriages for all. The procession
and military guard OF honor from the
| Grand Army of the two cities There
will be twelve policemen and twelve
soldiers of the Grand Army four from
| each Of the local posts of that organize
ton. The carriages will escort the re
mains to City hall, while the bells of the
cities will toll.
At City hall the squads in front Of the
building will have been cleared by the
police and the remains will be taken to
the large hall, escorted by the Congress
sional committee, the local military guard
of honor, and placed under the large
catafalque in the centre of the hall.
The building win be thoroughly policed
and no one will be allowed to approach 1t
| till all the arrangements are made for
| viewing the remains on the part OF the
Lewiston and Auburn friends.
The military guard OF honor will dc
guard duty In relays in the afternoon =.
and everyone will be given chance tc
view the remain while they lie In state,
from arrival of the train till five O'Clock
In the afternoon, when they will be- taker
to the home OF Mr. Dipgley on Pine ant
Horton streets
| At ten O'Clock Wednesday morning
there will be public funeral In PINE
street Congregational church, Of VIII CT
MIR. Dingley was q member, and at tn,
house conducted by Rev. George 81
Howe, his pastor. The remains will ther
be escorted to the cemetery in Auburn.
A largely attended meeting of the Lew
iston Board of Trade was held this eve
ming to take action regarding the death
of Congressman Dingley. Col. Charles
Ii. Osgood. president of the board In call
| ing the meeting to order spoke feelingly
of the dead statesman. A committee or
resolutions was appointed and it wa
voted to request all places of business t.
close on Wednesday between s a. M, and
noon. The public schools will be CLOSED
Tuesday afternoon while the body lies in
state at City hall in order to give thu
students an opportunity to view the re
mains The mills and Auburn school.
! will be closed from 8 to II. The city
governments of both Lewiston and Au-
burn will attend in q body.
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17

Runs on fast special schedule via Chicago
and Nlton. Iron Mountain Rout". Terss
and Pacific, >ontherl facific Co. summer
route for winter travel. For particulars apply 70
Chicago & Alton. 25S Washington st.
Iron Mountain a. 100 woshtns.or CT
Texas a. Pacific
so. Pacific CO., . state 81
Boston, Mass.
dec7dWedSSat
The Portland daily press., 1899-01-17
FUNERAL TRAIN AT JERSEY CITY.

FUNERAL TRAIN Al JEhSEf CllI &.
New York. January l6-The uain
bearing the remains of Congressman
Dingley arrived In Jersey City . few
minutes after ten O'Clock tonight. The
delegation from he Merchants and
Manufacturers board of trade Of this city
left the train there and went to their
homes The train was put aboard ferry
boat and taken to Mott Haven, where 1t
proceeded over the \. Y, N. IL. q ID.
road for Boston and Lewiston.
One car was occupied by the family of
Mr.. Dingley and the other two cars by
the comm ttees and officers OF the House
and Senate. The coffin was hidden be-
nath the mass of flowers tie most beauti-
full of which was the wreath from Presi-
dent Mckinley.
FROM ANGLICAN COMMITS
SION.
Washington, January l6.-Ihe joint
high United States and British commits
sion today adopted the following note and
ordered that 1t be entered In the protocol
of the days proceedings and communi-
Gated to his family:
The commissioners have heard with
profound sorrow of the death on the 18th
inst OF their distinguished associate, the
Hon Nelson Dinglsy of Maine. Whilst
the death of this eminent and useful
statesman is regretted by all his country
men, the commissioners feel that they
have special reasons to deplore the loss
of one who had rendered valuable aid In
their oounsels and whose kindly DISPOSE
tion and friendly sentiments had endeared
him to his colleagues.
The commissioners desire to express to
Mrs. Dingley and to the other members
of his family their sincere and heartfelt
sympathy in the affection which has be-
fallen them.
AS q further mark of respect for Mr..
Dingley's memory the joint high COM
mission at once adjourned
TO MEET DINGLEY TRAIN.
Boston. January l6 Governor Woleott
has instructed Adjutant General Dalton
to 20 to Park Square station tomorrow
morning to meet tho Dingley funeral
party from Warrington and express the
sympathy Of the commonwealth. There
will be = floral emblem taken 10 this de,
pot from the state, consisting OF ivy and
American roses
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Hester's Annual Report

New Orleans, September 2.-Secretary Hester's New Orleans cotton exchange an- nual report was issued in full today He places the cotton crop of 1S9S-'99 at Il ,274,- $40 bales, an increase of "A ,S46 bales over 1S97'9S, and says that while Texas, includ- ing Indian territory, shows an excess of 4S0 900 bales and the group of Atlantic states, consisting of Alabama, Georgia, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky and Virginia, increased only 5000 bales, the group of other Gulf states, con- sisting of Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississip- pi Tennessee, Oklahoma and Missouri have follen off 41i000 bales That while the crop was the largest ever gathered it was far from satisfactory, the unfavorable weather of the fall and winter which without parallel, having depreciated the grade to an etent that made a difference in value of the crop from that cause of fully $20,000,000.
 MT. Hester places the average commercial value of the crop at s25 per bale, against $2S.62 last year, $36.76 year before and s41 in 1s95-96, and the total value of the crop a S2s2 900 against $320 ,553 900 last year and $320, ,e25 900 the year before. He calls at tention to the fact that the money value of the cotton crop just marketed is slightly under that of he 1S9394 crop. which was TIPS 023 bales less, the value of the 1S93-94 crcp having been s2S3 11S,000.
 He puts the total spindles in the south a 1852 092, an increase over last year of S94. S4S. These include s23,S54 new not com plete. The net gam III tHe HuIHDer ol southern mills over last year has been fifty nine, making the total now 550 and the consumption has been divided as follows;
 Alabama 1327 763 bales an increase of 31 6o1; Arkansas 31S2 bales an increase of 1,2SS; Georgia ,S07 bales, an increase of 319O; Kentucky 26,S42 bales, an increase of 6S6: Louisiana 1S025. an increase of 1876; Mississippi 19,S94 bales, a decrease of 1S6; Missouri 3,96S bales, an increase of 233: North Carolina 3S2, AT, an increase of 49,676; South Carolina 443,97S, an increase of 65,S24 Tennessee 4,316, decrease of 2,335; Texas IS ,o59, an increase of 1865; Virginia 46OSS, an increase of 4,240.
 Total consumption of cotton in the south.
 In reference to the general manufactur- 1 399, ,399 bales an increase of 170,0l9 bales.
 ing industry of the country and it's com- parative progress north and south, MT. Hester says that the year has been an &C., tive one for American mills. Low prices for the raw material and improved values for manufactured goods have enabled northern spirners to recover from the de- pression of the two previous years. and the result with a continued improvement in the south has been the largest consump- ton of cotton and the heaviest taking by mills on record. ft
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
INTENSELY DULL
 IN STOCK MARKET Net Changes Extended Beyond
 Fractions Only. MONEY VERY FAVORABLE
Distress in Foreign Financial Centers- New York Banks Narrowly Es- capped Serious Pinch-Bonds
 Quiet, Changes Irregular

New York, September 1.-The stock mar ket was intensely dull throughout the days short session and net changes extended be- yond fractions only in rare instances. As the bears had sold the market short in an- ticipation of the bank statement the even- ing up of their contracts when it appeared, closely conforming to estimates, created a demand which rallied the market from earlier depression and brought prices in most cases above yesterdays level. The fact that Monday is a holiday had an effect in keeping stock exchange operations at a minimum.
 The report of a death from yellow fever in New Orleans and the Texas quarantines caused weakness in the railroads in the south, notably Illinois Central, Brooklyn Transit, Tennessee Coal, the Republic steel stocks and American Tobacco led a rise before the bank statement came in contrast to the sudden outbreak yesterday of activi- ty in Yanderbilts there was only a single sale in the first hour of Northwestern and of Omaha, the latter at a gain of a point New York Central did not appear on the tape at all until the second hour. Kansas x Texas seconds became active in the late dealings and advanced 1 per cent.
 The evidence of uneasness, if not of actual distress, in foreign financial eenters on account of the heavy bills they must pay to this country are accepted by the bears as a symptom that easier means will be sought in the future to satisfy their needs. So far as the immediate outlook is concerned, money conditions are favora ble to the decline in prices of securities. The surplus reserves of New York banks are unpreeedentedly low for this period of the year. Even if interior money markets are able to supply funds to move the crops That will involve a curtailment of supply at a source to which New York has applied quite freely of late for relief.
 The constant recuperatiye process of the banks of England, France and Germany for many weeks past has put those great eenters of finance in much better condition to meet an imperative demand from New York for gold But it is still quite obvious that only high rate for money here would induce shipments of gold to New York The government revenues are running far ahead of last years corresponding period and the outgo is much less. Had it not been for the leaving on deposit with the National City bank of $3000,e0O by that bank for the old custom house and site in New York the New York money market would likely have been seriously pnched this week.
 The bond market has been quiet and changes irregular. United States new As advanced 1s in the bid price.
 By Private Wire to Talbott & Palmer.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
COTTON MARKET
 WAS DISTURBED Yellow Fever at New Orleans Had
 a Temporary Effect. SPOT SALES WERE LARGE Attendance at the Exchange Very Small With Transactions Light and Fluc-
 tuations Few and Narrow
 Closed Steady

New York, September 2.-The cotton market opened quiet with decline of 1@ ? points lower with trading dull and con- fined chiefly to evening accounts in antici- patton of Mondays holiday and in view of possible climatic damages in the crop belt, or if changes at Liverpool before the re- sumption of business here Tuesday morn- ing.
 The market was disturbed. too. by ru- mors of yellow fever in New Orleans, but this influence was only temporary, as but one case was reported and that one was said to have been an imported subject. The easier ruling of the market followed disappointing Liverpool cables, especially as the spot sales continued large, receipts rather bearish and other features reported less bulish. But the attendance on Change was very small and transactions light, and fluctuations few and narrow. At Il a. m. the market showed a net decline of 1a2 points. The market closed steady unchanged to 1 point lower.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Murphy & comnany's Stock Letter

By Private Wire to Murphy & Co.
 Birmingham, September 2.-The stock market was a little feverish this morning, but values were well held throughout the shot session. There was very little trad ing with the exception of evening up oyer Mondays holiday. The yellow fever sit- uation has become somewhat alarming, but it had but little effect on the market. Louisville and Nashville selling off B. after which 1t rallied and closed 4 higher than last night. Tennessee Coal and Iron was again a very prominent feature of the short day, advancing to SS1s, Southern, prefer red, showed considerable strength in the fact of the yellow fever reports. The bal ance of the market near the close rallied F to a4 per cent, the bank statement cutting but little figure in the transactions As whole. the market closed very heavily, with indications for higher values Tuesday, un- less we should have additional cases Of yellow fever at New Orleans and Mobile.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
TaIbott & Palmer,
 Commission Brokers. NO. 1l H. TWEHTlETH ST. TELEPHONE sB4
Cotton, Stocks, Grain and Provisions.
Direcf private wires to New York,
 Chicago and New Orleans.

of the stock market, in its relation to out side conditions must take into account the fact that there has already been a very large and fairly general advance in prices which it must be assumed was based upon and reflected the gradual development of the current tremendous of the countrys trade and other favoring circumstances of the past three years. While, as noted the weeks stock market has given no direct reflection to these conditions, it has in the main been fairly steady. The grangers to- day and the other standard issues were lightly dealt in al very slight price changes. Northern Pacific. common. was rather sharply depressed at the opening but later rallied while Union Pacific followed con- trary course. B. R. T. today reflected moderate amount of pressure at the open ing, but later rallied sharply, while Man haitian was comparatively firm. notwith- standing its poor annual statement and this mornings news in respect to the probable undertaking by the city of the construction of the underground railway. The loss in annual cash that appeared in the bank statement proved about equal to the eom- mon estimates.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
TRAIN SERVICE TO ASHEvILLE,
 N q

The A. G. S. R. R. is now operating double daily trains between Birmingham and Asheviile. N. c. No. ?, leaving Bir- mingham at 5:55 a. m., arrives Ashevile same afternoon at 5:So This train carries sleeping car Birmingham to Morristown, where change is made. Also cafe dining and observation car Attalla, Ala, to Nor ristown, Tenn. No. 4, leaving Birming- ham 4:15 D. m., arrives Asheville next morning at 5:10. Sleeper Chattanooga to Asheville.
 Further information furnished upon ap- plication to R. M. Ellis, T. P. A.. 20l9 First avenue. 7-31-tf
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Birmingham City Bonds
Iccsi Cotton Market Cotton-Middling, 512c.

Fruits and Produce Rutter-Elgin, 200; dairy. No. 1, 15c; dairy No. 2. 12hc; country, 12l4c; cooking, 10c.
 Potatoes-Irish 55c. Iemons-Choice, $s5o6S.75; fancy, s4.25 Poultry-Hens, 206221kc; fries. 15d1Sc; small. s1kc; ducks, 20c geese, 200. Eggs-12c.
 Tomatoes-25635c. Cabbage-1Ac per pound. Onions-2c per pound. Grapes-75G90c per crate.
 Local Staple Groceries Flour-Best patent, $41oQs425; straight, $3.75.
 sugar-Granulated. s55O; Y. C.. 53s@51ac Coffee-Green, S9111kc; Arbuckle's pack ages. S1O.S9; Levering's packages, $10.5O; Lyons packages, looo. Lard-6hc.
 Clear rib sides-5Be. Molasses Centrifugal. i5@35c; sugar house, 20q35c. Rfce-51z@6hc. Corn-Mixed, 4Sc; white. 5oc, ..
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
ally tatement

Galveston-Steady; middling, 1-16c; sales 3S0 bales, receipts, 516S; stock, 29,771.
 Mobile-Quiet; midding, 55sc; sales, 750 bales; receipts, T4; stock, S,524.
 avannah-Firm; middling 59sc; sales, 653 bales; receipts, 3,153 stock, 0,491
 Charleston-Steady; mddling, 59sc; re- ceipts, 2,424 bales; stock, Il 436.
 Whining ton-Steady; middling, 57sc; re- ceipts 3S2 bales: stock, 10SI6.
 Norfolk-Steady; mddling, 6c; sales b bales; receipts, 9S2; stock, 6,033.
 Baltimore-Nominal; middling, 65c; re- ceipts, 46 bales.
 elphia-Quiet; middling, 6kc; stock 4,5S1 bales.
 Boston-Quiet; middling, GAG; receipts, 46 bales.
 St. Louis-Quiet; middling, 5 15-16c; sales, 754 bales; receipts 54S; stock, 64 ,134.
 Memphls-Quiet; 'middling, 57sc; reeeips S. 122 bales; sales, 250; shipments, 1O6; stock, 56 541
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
BONDS
Financial

New York, September 2.-The Commer- cial Advertisers London financial cable gram says: There was small attendance and no business to speak of in the markets today Americans opened dull and had fractional later. The bank bought 4H,Ooo of gold in bars and e40,O0O was taken for Roumania Money was wanted early. Call money was up to 21s at first, but relapsed later to 1h; too late, however. to affect bids.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
TO THE MOUNTAINS Of North Carolina-Eight Dollars For the
 Round Trip.

For trains due to leave Birmingham Sep tember Il. the Alabama Great Southern railroad will sell round trip tickets to Asheville, N. C., at the very low rate of ss Tickets will be good to return fifteen days from date of sale and will be honored on regular trains in each direction.
 An excellent opportunity to visit the mountains of North Carolina at a greatly reduced rate. Full particulars furnished upon application to R. M. Ellis, travelling passenger agent Birmingham, Ala.
 S-2-10t
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Taihott & palmer's Cotton Letter

By Private Wire from Fairchild & Hobson.
 New Orleans, September 2.-Liverpool closed today at loss of 12-64, withtspots unchanged sales 5000 bales. Better re- suits were expected from that quarter, based on the American advance Of yester- day. The Chronicle, no doubt, in it's stat ing that reports this week were somewhat more favorable, influenced the easness of Liverpool Prices here opened at decline of points, with October 5.57, and on shorts covering in New York improved and closed on the basis of last nights. Ii is gratifying to know that the southern cot ton mills consumed ,399 bales the past season, which shows a gain over last year of 167 55S bales. Spots closed steady and unchanged
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Talbott N PaImer,s stock Letter

By Private Wire to the New York Sun.
 New York, September 2.-While the gen. eral financial situation in the main is still sound, strong and encouraging, it has little reflection in the weeks stock market. To what extent the present current level Of prices reflects the. outside conditions Is an- other question. Any adequate consideration
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Coffee.

New York, September 2.-options closed 15 points lower, although steady sales, B. 200 bags, including November; s4.40; Decem- ber, $f.65; April, $4.S5@s4 90; May, &95 Spot coffee-Rio dull; No. I invoice, 59sc; No. jobbing, 61sc Mild quiet; Codova, sh9qllc.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
WANTED

Six good Stone Masons, ac- customed to working under steam derricks, for which best prices will be paid Ad- dress Hardaway, Jones & Co.,, Colum bus, Ga.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
TreasurY Statement

Washington, September 2.-Today's state- ment of the condition of the treaury shows available cash balance, s27S, ,753, ,795; gold re- serve. s24S 3T ,17S.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
New Orleans Cotton Market

New Orleans, September 2.--Cotton steady; sales, 1.450 bales ordinary, ie; good ordinary, 41zc; low middling, 3-16c; middling, 1S-16c good mddling, G1sc; mid ding fair, 6kc; receipts, 4.1S4 bales; stock, 137. Consolidated statement: Receipts net, 1856 bales; exports to Great Britain, 5,603; stock, 3S6,513.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Talbott X PaImer's Cotton Letter

By Private Wire rom b. De HuIIVeHs
 Son.
 New York, September 2.-The cotton mar ket opened shade easier and ere long to 3 points lower on small offerings. Total dealings were light, with final prices about 1 point higher. Receipts were of over shadowing importance and indicated 1000 vs 5,00O last year. Texas reported rains at Galveston. Corpus Christi and Houston and showers were indicated iu East Texas.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Pearl Meal-95c.

Pearl Meal-95c.
 Hay-Choice timothy, s15.oo; No. 1, s14.5O; clover mixed, $l3.50.
 Oats-Mixed, 35c; white, 371sc. Bran-Mixed $16.50; pure wheat, S1700. Cotton Seed Meal-$1S.25.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03

New Orleans. September 2.--Cotton fu- lures quiet and steady. September 559@ 5.61; October, 560d5.61 November, 5.65G5.i6; December 5.70@5.71; January, 5.75u5.16 February, 5.79G5.S1; March, 5.S2d5S4; April, 5.S6@5SS; May, 5.92d5.94.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03

Owing to the holiday Monday, sellers were not conspicouus. Port receipts are eX- pected to reach 1O5 ,0OO for the week against 65 .OGO last week and 1000 last year.
The age-herald., 1899-09-03
Talhott & Pal,n4.r,s Grain Letter

By Private Wire from Ware & Leland.
 Chicago, September 2.-Wheat: Liverpool closed 1A lower. Paris, 10 lower. Antwerp unchanged. India wheat shipments 752.OOO against 456,OOO lastaweek. English farmers deliveries sold at an average of S5 cents against 73A cents last week. Cooler weather nas prevailed in the northwest, with heavy frosts in portions of Manitoba. Indications are for cooler weather, Primary receipts, S2S,000; shipments. 256.000; clearances from July 1 to date, B 122 600, an increase of D. 52S,000 over last year. While receipts are falling down, they promise to be very heavy in the north west during the coming week, 2,0o0 cars being looked for at Minne- apolis and Duluth on Tuesday There was a report of 75,00O No. l northern sold here We have not heard of any cash sales at any other interior point and cannot confirm any new export business at the seaboard. While this years crop in the northwest is below that of 1898, it looks as if there were more old wheat held back than was sup posed to be tine case, as farmers continue to sell. There some strength early on the advance in coarser grains, but 1t was all lost and the close was heavy. It has been a traders market all day and values continue to drop. Judging from the out look. with trade so light, we see no other alternative bu. weakness which will carry the market to a lower range Well under 70, which may bring in investment buying
 Chicago Change
 Chicago, September 2.-Corn was again the big market on the board of trade Fears of damage from the long continued hot dry weather drove September shorts to cover and advanced the price of that com modity 3sc. Other futures closed un changed. Wheat was weak for deferred futures on expectations of large receipts next week. Oats closed unchanged to bc higher, and provisions generally closed trife higher.