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Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17
A GOOD MOVE
4 Prospective Home For Old and dis
aLicd NTicer1.

"~~I~ ~A'-|+
TLo v-,.orn pod,ro.in, of Nira,s ~,
,a,ic, = declaration r all y N1fna,c,
I~rniora nf the Pacific Srates the head-
onartar. Of which oroanization is TO-
I,7tod ,t Rutfa CITY, Mont. has under
wav = proposition the object 5f which
f.. to hni,d and maintain Home fo,.
/ oll and DisabIad Miner. A sito fo,.
49,. n.ooosad bono; j. avnoctad "a ho
/ .aYaotod in some peniaI CLINE in one Of
the Pacific State. Tha Federation in
t.r3- TO raise funds for this n,.aisa-
worthy object first by l~eyyinr an an
nnaI assessment on it, membership and
second bv public donations. The pro-
position of the founding Of this home
Was first brought before the notice of
the Fourth Annual Convention Of the
Federation. which WAS held that year
at Denver. Colorado. and it's provisions
I were inerafted into the original laws of
the Federation.
It. is the intention Of the Western
Federation Of Miners, assisted by the
good people of the West, to spare alb
s0Iutely no effort in trying 10 establish
Il suitable Home for the eu~peranuated
/ miners Of It's Jurisdiction. where those
so incapacitated may spend the few re-
naming DAYS of their lives in q home OF
! peace and retreat after their vouthrul
/ days and f~anciful dreams Of fortune
/ have al. vanished in al. In order to
make the scheme a complete success
thu. miner. need the Friendly aid of the
nrass or the u,4at est enlisted in theil
causet o brine the nrono,itior on lis
! merits before the pub]ic notice.
Itistba intantion of the Elaboration
to mako This homo na,tlv .aIf-s1.tair-
inc tn have donated or huv = tract o.,
land and Meet thereon a suitable
/ huiIdinr to cost. SAY not lass than
So Ooo and nrt .,e;cier+ 1.rd ,,,Go,
cul1ivatfor
All monavs collected forthis rnrnose
must he nIacad narp,pant1v in .ink-
inc fnpd known as the Miners, Home
Fnoa and cannot ho ,,sod forarn o+bo,
nnrno.4 On January 1900 tbe
Fedaratf,r had IN +hi. fund e,n cog "a
and when the assessment for that mn.
nose fo,. b nro.en, vaar j. .ouoo+oa
Tho fnnd will bo r~oDI.n;.ha4 hv an "a
ditiona1 sum Of $40 ooo rrord
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17
ALL SORTS
rrib cure. bruises and SurainN.

Trih cures bruises and ~SprainS.
uo ..
Mr. and Mr.. " g. 1y,,-un arrived
,ron, California ,a..,.I,,
me ,"'t9' e"",S Il. ''''~ ANA D"'NI's
Two ply carpets are now being solid by
MRS. Grant hawthorne departed for
'"FIln last nlsnt 70 jon" her husband.
Mrs. Harry Gorh3m N;,~ a thrnurh
passenger last night.
Miss Tavior.. elk shirt w.i-t soia +.
,,r.o+irr u,,ob .++,n.:o,
i"@l LUCKY NV''Nc 'oO"cc" at
'''0"" > 10 '"Ninl the town.
lHoS' NoIuon' VINO MS oeen spend
ing d lew days IN TINS city, returned
/" oVerton.
W '0""S '''l
-NN u" SS' S'o" 'Iz"''
For n good ciUar 90 r, Jna Enhn.nr,.
drug store Fox block, opposite Capitol.
u-.1 y
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17
Quo Warranto Proceedings.

The City Trustees Of Reno yesterday
filed quo warran1o proceedings with
the Supreme Court to test tho consti-
t~utionality of the disincorporation Act
that passed the Legislature. This is
the beginning of a lively fight over the
proposition.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17

Easter Knights

The knights Templars of this city
will join those from Virginia City on
Easter Sunday and attend divine SER
wees az Reno. The custom is time
honored and the Sir knights visit the
different cities in turn.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17

Our buyer has just returned from
below, our goods have arrived and we
line Of furnishings ever seer in this
city. Jos. Plat.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17

See our new child's sailor blouse
suits. The very latest for little folks.
We have several styles and coIorS.
Jos. Plat.
The special clearance sale Of boo Is
and shoes at Ed. Burlington'a still con
tinues and all goods will be sold as ad-
vertised. The public are alive to their
interests and fully Il half of the stock
is gone. Next week he will have a new
line Of low shoes and tennis goods on
special sale.
The Emporium continues to sell over
coats at extremely low prices.-Get one
while the sale is ON.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17
Notice to Creditors

In the First Judicial District Court of
the State Of Nevada, in and for Ormshy
county.
In the matter of the estate Of John q.
Carter. deceased.
Notice is hereby given that Mary Car
ter has been appointed by the above en-
titled Court as e~xecutrix of the estate of
J. G. Carter, deceased, and that 81 n APP
pointnIent was made on the 18th day OF
March, 1899. Notice is further given to
the creditors Of. and ali persons having
claims against the estate of said deceased
to exhibit them, to the Clerk of the above
entitled Court, with the necessary vouch-
ers, Within sixty days after the first pub
LEGATION OF this notice.
ml5-lw MARY CARTIER,
E~NecUtriX.
Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1899-03-17

The Emporium continues to sell over
coats at cut prices.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
wESTBROOK.

There will be a special meeting of Mig
pah chapter, o. e. s., Saturday evening.
May 13 at 7.30 pollock. Business of i'm
portance is to come before the chapter.
Mr. Joseph A. Warren and Mr.. Charles
Carleton are on business trip to Phila-
delphia, and Washington, and possibly as
far south as Baltimore.
The Daphne Glee club are to observe
gentlemen's night Wednesday May II, at
the home OF Miss Mildred Warren, Lamb
and Oak streets.
Calanthe Assembly, P. s.. have invita-
tions from the assemblies at Woodfords
~.
AT the annual meeting of the Excelsior
club the following officers were elected !:
President, Mrs. Ii. l.. Berry; vice presi-
dent. Mrs. Alexander; secretary, Mrs.
Cressey; treasurer, Mrs. Smith.
Mr.. Richmond Edwards, boss of the rag
department of the S. ID. Warren COM
pany. is unable to attend to his duties
owing to poor health. His place Is filled
by MIR. George Sawyer.
At the meeting of Temple lodge of
Masons held on Wednesday evening, DR.,
A. ID. Rurrough, past master of the
lodge recently appointed district deputy
grand master of the seventeenth Masonic
district, was Installed into his new Office
by Junior Grand Warden Franklin k.
Redlon, of Oakdale. Several members
from Woodfords and Portland were
present. The NJ. NJ. degree was conferred
on four candidates after which fine ban
quet was enjoyed.
City Marshal Dudley I. Swan is con-
fined to his home ON Main street by III
ness having been unable to work for
several days now.
Mr.. Charles SWEET is moving from
Brackets street to the Winslow house on
Spring street, West End.
Mr. Edward c. Fogg of Boston, former
ly conductor of the Westbrook division
of the Portland railroad, is In the city for
n few days. MIR. Fogg entered the employ
of the proprietors of Clark IS hotel, Boston
a year ago as an assistant clerk and has
recently been promoted to the position OF
head clerk.
Col. H.. r. Millett of Gorham was in
The city Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Whitney are to occu-
py the rent in the mouse of the Misses Ad-
cline and Mary Proctor Spring street.
party of about so young ladies from
the Portland High school visited West.
brook Wednesday afternoon, and through
the courtesy OF the Haskell Silk Mil Co.,
were shown over their plant.
The Westbrook High school team will
go to Narragansett Park, Gorham, Satur
day, for an athletic meet with the Deer
ing High school team.
MIR. Fred A. Hobbs, teacher In the
High school and lieutenant of the Cleaves
Rifles, has very interesting article in
the May number of the Purple Bell.
Mrs. Edith AIey Phelan also has a beaut-
iful poem, entitled "The Legend of st.
Ogg."
Alr. Hugh Cragie is to entertain the
members of his Sunday school class this
evening at his home on Cum berland
street.
Rev. Father Wallace of Lewiston, and
Rev. Father German of South Berwick,
were in the city Tuesday evening az the
guests of Rev. Father i3eCelies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
THIS SEASONS GREAT OPPOR-
TUNITY.

Once In a season there comes an oppor-
tunity for economical buying In nearly
every article worn in the shape of gar
ments, but 1t has been years in Portland
since SO graId chance has oc-
Cured In Lad les Misses and Children s
Cloaks. Jnokets, Capes, Suits. Skirts and
Waists as that about to be offered by X.
NJ. Lewsen & Co., 5SS Congress street.
A manufacturers entire stock of ladies
outside garments amounting to over $ll,
000 has just been purchased by the above
named urn for about 60 cents on the dol.
lar, and this purchase is TO be sold in the
next ten days at only 10 per cent advance
on the price paid In other words GUS
toners save nearly so per cent over the
regular retail price of these garments.
Not a cheaply made or poor quality gar
ment in the lot. Sale begins Saturday.
The morning is the best for examination,
as the store is bound to be crowded in the
afternoon. Further particulars in the big
ad on another page.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12

Cid 9th. schs Sullivan Sawin. Norton, Ken
nebec and Washington.
Ar lltu, schs Geo Walcott. and Clara Good
win, Newport News; Il + Pettigrew. Norfolk /;
Portland Packet. Pembroke; Victory, Amboy
Lizzie Lee, Vinalhaven.
Sid 18th. sen sullivan Sawln, for Kennebec
and Washington.
Sid lOth, schs Jas A Brown, for Thomaston;
Rabboul, and Maggie Mulvey, eastward.
BRUNSWICk-Ar 10Th, sen Anna Peadieton
CID 10Th, schs John G Smith, kneeland, New
York; Florence Leland. Spoford. Norwich.
BRANFoRp, Ct-Ar 10Th, sch Henry FLA
BATH-Ar 18th, schs VIM X Park, Portland
Bessie c Beach, Lynn.
Sid til, schs Myra W Spear. for Washington J
Campbell, tor Green's Landing.
CHARLESTON-Sld 10th, sch Linah Ka-
minski. Satila River.
Prescott. Crowley, from Boston for Norfolk.
CALAIS-Ar 10th, sch Maggie j Chadwick.
Sid 10Th, schs Maggie Todd. Coggswell, New
Haven; } Kennedy. Hooper. Fall River.
ELLSWORTH-sld 10th, sch l. ID Remlck.
| FALL RIVER 10th. sch Senator Grimes,
Sid ii, sch Nettie b Dobpin, from New York
| for Calais
| Dow. Malcomson, Port Tampa
| GLOUCESTER-Ar 10th, sch Native Ameri-
| can Cole Calais for Plymouth.
| GLOUCESTER-Sd TO- sens Winslow Morse,
| Newton. South AmDoy for Dover; Mary Halves,
! Kent Rockport for New York; Josie. Clark
| Machias for Boston, Lizzie Lee, Clayter, Vinal-
| haven for do; Chas Atwood. johnson. Saco
| Tor Lynn.
HIlO-sld 2isr ship Henry B Hyde, Serb
ner, New York
bound east. Delaware, do; Annie Gus, Lunt
| for Calais.
JAcKSoNvlLLE-A Ar 9th, sen f W Young
| JACKSONVILLE-A Ar 10th, sch Harold j
| McCarty. McKown Philadelphia.
| NORfULK-Ar 10th, schs Warner Moore,
Crockett Richmond; Spartan ihomaS' BOOM
Sid 10th, sch Eleazer W Clark, Goodwin, Pen
sacola; Saml Hart New fork; ia" Smlh
NEWPORT NEWS Sid 10TH sch David L
NEW BEDFORD-sld 10th, sch II Sawyer
| Calais.
| PHILADELPHIA-Ar 10th, sen Mary Man
CID Ioth, sch Mai Pickands Laitnwaite, Port
land: Jennie Greenbank' Exeter; Lizzie Call
Ar 18th. schs Harry Messer. Bath; John
Randall, Bangor.
Reading. for Bangor, towing barge halmla, Tor
PERTH AMBoY AR 10Th, sch Miranda,
PR0VIDENCE- 10th, sch Isaac orbeton,
SAVANNAH 10th. sch Alice Mcdonald.
SALEM-sld 10th. sch Tampa, Retta. Jones
port; Mary Hawes Kent, New York; Phineas
| II Gay, Bryant. do.
din, Hoboken or Belfast; Victory, Amboy for
Boston; Hattie Buck, Port Liberty for Bangor
5 II sawyer. Ne@ Bedford for JonesporI.
Passed ION. sehs Alfred w FISK, Amboy Tor
Boston: Clara Jane, Port Reading ior Calais
Alta Aines, New York for Roekland; jos Ia
ton, and Thomas liiY, Rockland for New YORK;
Post Boy. Bangor Tor Ron:out.
WASHINGTON - Ar lltn. SCH Augustus
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
THE COURTS.
SUPERIOR COURT Before Judge
Bonney.


Thursday. In the casa of George W..
Hunt, indicted for keeping liquor
nuisance, the jury disagreed.
The following respondents Tiled demur-
rers and gave bail in cases of search and
seizure:
Amos Ashnault, James A. Conwell,
Patrick Curran, Robert K. Crosman
1.-TWO cases), August Bunker, Thom as
J. Lilly, John Howley. Jr.
The following fines and costs were paid
in search and seizure cases. Thomas
Donahue, S1u0. costs So Thearn Hill.
ton, 800. costs 81 So; Thomas Nolan,
500, costs sll.Os.
Alphonso A. Field paid fine of $40,
and costs $lO.37, upon complaint for
intoxication. George W. Crowley upon
similar complaint, was sentenced to W
days In jail.
Robert E. Crosman, in nuisance case,
filed demurrer and gave bail.
The case of George w. Hunt was con-
tinued, and the respondent gave bail.
Patrick +. Duran, in nuisance case,
filed demurrer and gave bail
Tho jury were finally excused thursday
noon.
MUNICIPAL COURT.
Judge Hill on Thursday disposed of
these cases:
Elizabeth Thorpe, fined IS and costs.
suspended during good behavior to take
pledge for one year.
Margaret Flavin, fined IS and costs.
Margaret Coffin, thirty days in the
county Jail.
James McCafferty. fined $40 and costs
william Griffin, sixty days in the
county Jail; also suspended sentence of
May Sth, 1885, brought forward and i'm
posed, the sentence being fine of S. and
coats.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
FINANCIAL and COMMERCIAL
Quotations Of Staple Products in the
Leading Markets


~ Iele ram
NEW YORK. May IL.
Money on call steady at 8a4; last loan at
-sS per cent; prime mercantile paper at Sbs
e4A per cent Sterling Exchange easier, with
actuals business IN bankers bills at 1854
GA 1854 for demand, :andIc 0Oa4 54s4 fort six
ty days posted rates s5lss4 ssh. CONNER
cial bills 4 s4iAa4
Silver certificates 61naG62h
Bar Silver elss.
canidollars4S1a.
Government bonds strong
Railroad bonds firm.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
MADE FRIENDS IN BATH.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.I

Bath May lt.-Bath Iron Works en-
ployes today ara circulating petition adj
dressed to Governor wolcott of Massachu-
setts, asking that he pardon Robert WI
son, who escaped from the Concord prison
last July and who has been at work in
the pipe shop until yesterday, when he
was again placed under arrest and taken
back. He made many friends here and
was well behaved
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
Portland Wholesale Market.
pnRTIANn Nav

Dizziness Is one OF the chief features OF the
wholesale market, and In some instances values
have a downward tendency. AT Chicago to-day
Wheat dropped &c bushel on selling caused b !
a bearish Interpretation Of the government crop
report Corn and Oats were trine higher. Pork
and Lard weak. Lemons about Zoe better.
Linseed Oil and Turpentine have declined 1c.
The following quotations represent the whole
aaie markar.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
Domestic Markets.
tBy Telegraph

MAY IL. 1890.
NEW YoRK-The Flour market-receipts
packages inactive and weak on all grades but
winter extras.
| 5Oa3 60; Minnesota patents S0a4 20; Win
! ter extras COOS 10; Minnesota bakers 95g
| 3 10; Winter low grades 4oq2 SO.
| Rye weak; No 2 Western t6ls 4 b af0at.'
Wheat-receipts 93,435 bush; exports 3o,94s
| BUSH sales 2,275 900 bush futures, and So
90 bus, spot and outports spot weak iNo2 Red
| at S21. o b af1oat 7Sc In elevator.
Corn-receipts 800, 500 bush: exports 212,936
bush; sales 235, 900 bush futures; 100000 bus
spot and outports; spot weak NO z at 4oes
| O b af1oat TO arrive and spot.
Oau-receIpts l45, 5000 bush; exports $500
| bush; sales : bush spot and outporis; spot
| quiet; No at sic; No at SOC; No white at
| 36c; No 8 white -; track white at 34G39c.
Lard is easy; western steam at 20; refined
| quiet.
Butter strong; western creamey l41saI71a;
do factory at ii1aa13; Elgins =: State dairy
o,d Cheese weak; large white lilac small do
1i1s new cheese,frm large at 91s asssc Edo
Eggs ss steady s,ateland Penn at .c;western
Petroleum dull.
Rosin hrmer.
Turpentino easy.
Rice steady.
Nolasses hrm.
Freghts quieter.
SuEar-Ihe raw market weak, IdlI IcHniuk
at q Centrifugal 90 test at 4s4;s moasses
| sugar Slice; refined Sugar barely steady.
CaICAGO-Cash quotations:
-Four steady.
No q Red 1874 a741ac. Corn-No at 33Ssc |;
No q yellow 34I4c. Oats-No at 2614 d26A (;
| No Q white 291a a3olsc; No 3 white at PSI ad
291sc: No 2 Rye at 5sc No Barley 35ta4ic
| No i Flaxseed at 06; prime Timothy seed at
| 2 SO; Mess Pork 8 1898 %; Lard 9od4 30 I;
short rib sides 4 40a4 10; Dry sailed meats
shoulders 4i494Mc short clear sides at Sb9
| 4 30. LII
Eggs steady fresh lis &c.
| Cheese weak creameries at 1o1adllc.
| Butter steady-creamery at 12al7c; diaries
10914c.
Flour-receip.s $4,000 bbls; wheat $4,000
bush corn 228, 900 bush; oats 368,0OU bush;
| rye 4oOOibush; barley 10000 bush.
| Shipments-Flour 10000 bbs; wheat 1000
bush corn 1865 900 bush; oats 100000 bush
rve::2l 900 bush barley 1000 bush.
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES May at G s9sc July
/ 6oMc; Sept O; I4c; No hard at zoe; no
Northern at 691h; No Northern 6Sl4c.
| Flour-frst patents at 3 1898 So; second pat
ents 56a3 So; first clear 7oa2 30.
| DETROIT-wheat quoted at 73i4c for cash
White ;cash Red at 74c; May &C; July 1874 C.
| TOLEDO-wheat dull-cash 74M C; May at
7414c; July at 73Nc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
II; n EW :
PORT OF PORTLAND

THURSDAY. May IL.
Arrived.
Steamer Planet Mercury, (Br) Kelley, Lon
don-mdse to X Reford Co.
steamer State of Maina. Colby, st john NB,
via Eastport for Boston.
steamer fremont Tho mpson. Boston.
steamer Percy V. Howe, Orr's Island
steamer Minna g. Lizzie, Slrout Grand Ma
nan--liye Holsters.
New York-coal TO Sargent Dennison g. Co.
Sch ID JlSawyer. Keller Arroyo. PR-molasses
to Twitchell-C hampin co.
Sch Myronus thatto Perth Amb0y-coal
Sch Diadem, ThurstOn, Boston.
Sch Henry Chase, Chatto. Boston.
Sch Mansur Cakes, Garnett, Machias for
Sch Kate McClintock, -.
Cleared.
Steamship Manhattan, Bennett NewYork-
J + LiscomD.
Bristol.
Barque PeppIna NJ. Cafero. Norfolk-chase.
Leavitt 4 Co.
Sch Imogene, wellman. Rockport-J II Blake
Sch Railroad, simmons. Friendship j II
Blake.
FROM OUR CORRESPONDENTS,
BOOTHBAY BARBOR May IL - Ar, schs
Annie Wilder, Rockport for Boston; Clara s.
Mabel Friendship for Portland; A Hooper.
Calais for do; Cha' Hunt, Boston.
EXCHANGE DISPATCHER.
Sid FIN Queenstown 18th, steamer Cymric I'm
Liverpool for New York
Ar at Liverpool May 10th, steamer Pavonia.
Boston via Queenstown; Majestic. New York;
Waesland, Philadelphia.
Memoranda.
Bath, May 1.-THE four-masted schr VIM NJ
Bird, Gait Barrett from Portland, went ashore
on the ledge at Parker Head It'll. and had 10 be
taken off by tugs. Extent of DANCE not known.
Domestic POrts.
NEW YORK-Ar 10Th, schs Penobscot, from
Jacksonville; los w Hawthorn, Fernandina (;
Edith May, Ia pm Bay.
Ar 11t6, chs Katharine ID Perry. New Or
$: Normadny. Merry, Fernandiba; Mary l.
Gro ,bv L. INN. Brunswick. -us
Ar nth. schS Mary Brewer, RocklanI; Irene
Il Meservey. st John, nh; Eastern Queen, from
Rocklaud; IZetta. Bangor Lizz'e Lane, Bangor
Elizal s Potter. Somes Sound; OsDray. Machias
Northern Light, Bangor; LnsaEo. Gardiuer (;
Henrietta Simmons. do.
Ar nth, schs Annie Booth. from Edgewater
for Waldoboro; Nettie DobDin. Fall River for
Culas VIM T. Downes. HisbOro for NYork !;
4 w Cooper. Maehias for do; Il G Tryon Ston-
ingIon for do; r II Gay. Damariscotta for do |;
Mary Hawes. kockport .or do; kennebec. SO
Gardiner for do; Benz I Bggs. Augusta for do
Passed Hell Gale 10th, sehs David Story
from New York for Rockand; Georgietta, 40
Providence; Fred G Holden, Port Readiug for
Calais Onward. Amboy for Rocklann,
Passed. sch Johu Francis. Stonington Tor New
York steamer Reading. with barge kalmia. FIN
Philadelphia for Portland.
BOSTON--Ar 10th, schs Josie, Clark, Ma
chias: Norton, Pierce, Rockpoft.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
K0hLlNG'S
SPRING
OPENING.

Spring weather has come and so
Nave our Spring Cloths for the Spring
and Summer season. These goods
are of the latest designs of Foreign
and Domestic manufacturers.
An early inspection of these
goods is respectfully requested.
arrl7 dim
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
Oh caro rav. stock Marxr,

CHICAGO, May IL, t5s9-Cattle-recelpts
0. 500, fairly active fancy catto at 8 4Oa5 90
beef steers at 90a5 20: stockers and feeders
=; cows and heifers at 3 GOA 20; Western
fed steers Texans at 4 O0a4 80.
Hogs-recelpts $4,000; active fair TO choice
3 1898 p5; heavy packers at 3 50d3 72is
mixed 6Oad3 30; butchers 65e3 90; light
3 GO,a3 SO pigs 3 25a3 az.
Sheep-receipts $4,000 ;livels demand higher
sheep quoted at 20 Is 20; Colorado unshorn
lambs at Dogs so; shorn J0a5 10.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
Cotton Markets.
lBy TelegTaph.)

MAYI 1899,
NEw YORK-The Cotton market to-day was
quiet; middlng uplands at 614c do gulf at 6is
sales 90 bales.
CHARLESrON-The Cotton market to-day
closed steady; middlings 5hac.
GAIV ESTON-The Cotton market closed
steady Imiddlngs 1870.
MEMHHIs-rhe Cotton market to-day closed
steady; middlings SAC.
NEW CRLEANS-The Cotton market closed
steady; middlIngs 5ssc
MOBILE-Cotton market is quiet middlngs
at 8 i:-I6c.
SAVANNAH-The Cotton market closed
quiet; middlings 64sc.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-05-12
ALFRED.
Close of the Winter Course of tn
English Literature Club.

Alfred, Me-, May Io.-The English
Literature club of Alfred, closed Its
winters couI SO with reception, May
9Th, held at the house OF Judge Derby,
followed by banquet. Twenty-four OF
the twenty members were present.
The occasion was made more interesting
by each member representing the title OF
n book or some character of fiction. many
of them in dainty and appropriate COS
tune. the guessing of whose significance
formed the first part of the evenings en-
tertaiument This was followed ny
conundrums the answers to which con-
tanned the names of many OF the authors
studied during the course. Then sides
were chosen for contest In guessing
names of authors from their photographs,
then some very amusing charades were
given.
The dining room was prettily decorated
with draperies, plants, and cut flowers,
the dainty hand painted menu cards were
the work of Miss Perkins and MISE trace
Came.
The president, Miss Dora Jordan, made
the address of welcome, and introduced
Judge Derby as toastmaster, who pro
posed the following toasts: The Pros
perity of the Club" "Our Gentlemen
Members Our Crawford Ladies, >,
1.-The New Century Club Woman, !"
Federation of Woman's Clubs,
Poetry" which were ably responded to
BY Rev. X. e. Drisko, Miss Harriet
Lander, Mr., Frank K. Briggs, Hon. j..
ID. Donovan, Miss Mary Perkins, Miss
Mary +. Dane. Then followed business
meeting. the programme OF the next
years course was read and accepted. 1t
was also voted to change the name to the
New Century Climb" "
We feel quite proud that in spite OF an
unusually Indictment season, no meeting
of the club has been omitted and only one
pOstDOneQ,