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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1901-01-24
Domestic Market
By Telesrap h-s

Jan. %. 1901.
81 9I5 bbls; exports G.3T3 bots. safes g.IOo
pcKgs: STEADY and unchanged.
2 4oG3 so. MINNESOTA patents OOa4 81: win
tel .extras 2 50td5 90: Minnesota bakers 3 % q
8 81: do low grades 45lG2 Go.
bus safes l. 4 90 900 bush futures. $4,000 bush
spot: spot firm; No Red at S0lse o D afioaI
no Red at 7IEs elev; Mol Northern Duluth
Corn receipts IL. O75 bush; exports 25.4s2
bush: sales $4,000 bush futures, $4,000 bush
spot; spot steadyi No 2 at AZ elev and 46ssc
oats-receipts es.ooo bushi exports - bush;
SPOT dull; No at 3O1Sc;No at 3o;No 2 white
at 32c: No white 81 hsc: trace mixed Western
al 30a3i lsc; track white Western at ala 35e.
sBeef Quiet; family at IL 0o8$l2i mess SOC
o 90
Cut meats firm ID ckls bellies at tn asa do
shoulders 5bsab@a do hams SlaG9l4.
Lard irm Western steamed at 20: refined Is
Arm; continent at z SO; 5 at 50i compound
PORK dull; mess at IL 75Gl4 rs; family at
10 GOALS 10; short clear IA SOAR co.
butter steady; creameries lea &c; do facto-
~ l1g14c; June crm 10000; state dairy ii
ta2Oc.
Cheese firm; fancy large fall made at I1MR
IL IA do small lisa 9f2.
Eggs steady; Sfate and Fem at 20a2 C:
Western average &C Western loss OF &C.
sugar-raw steady; fair refining 1915. Cen
trifugal % test 5-16e; Moiasses sugar 3ssc;
refined duh.
CdICAGO-Cazh quotations..
7 riouf duh and easy.
NneaJ-Fo Z spring - G, No do eoashAc,
No Red 73lsc. Corn-No 2 at 37GsT "A mo 2
yellow 81 d37Mc. Uats-No at 24lhc: No 2
white 2Il4 Nos white at 261s G26s4c; No 2
kye at SOC; fair 10 cnoice mailing Barley al
5Cia6oe; 40 Flaxseed rs; No N w Flax
seed at 10; prime Timothy seed at 20: ness
Fork at IL 0001t4 l .; Lard 22M0DT 80 ~
snort ribs Sides at 7 o0d7 20; dry sailed snos-
ders 6lA46le short clear sides 26a7 So.
Butter actiye-ereamery at 14G21, aalries
11isa1sc.
Cheese dun At 1oA&1iMc.
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IIRRLSToL, ENG. Steamer Farringford--312
boxes meats 1929 boxes cheese ibis potash
10 casks phosphorus 200 sacks peas 32,Ul7 lbs
leather t34 boxes iron pipes 1888 bush 0Sts
b6,14j do wheat Ss4 bales pulp So37 SACKS of
-four 12O bales doweis 2uUu PTS lard 2s6 rolls
pa er.
LONDON. Steamer Iona 80. 655 bush peas
7S.6OT do outs II ,oSO bdl 922 es splin.s
IS sarks oil cake 50do peas 2i6 do oatmeal
49, bdl CHI stock 1I73 bales hay 520b boxes Of
cheese 33 bales leather 90 cs mica $3.50 sacks
-four 364 bbls apples b4 boxes meats 100 bbis
pork AGA bales pulp 52S5 cs meats Asa tie
Ab4 sheen 3 horses.
LIVERPOOL. ENG. Steamer CambrOman
253ss bash peas "a. los do wheat 1S, A. do
oats 1928 sacks -four so do peas 70 boxes of
cheese l64 bales hay Al pix leather 81 d. FUR
niturc 10 organs 80 cS hardware a22T ma lie
blocks 81 p sundries G42 bales cotton 04D do
paper 232 do pulp sS7 bx3 hams and bacon 90
pls lard 4S9s bbls apples So tile.
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NEW YORK. Jan 23.

f.Money on call closed easier la4 a21A per ct
last loan ia ruling rate -.
Prime mercantile napeF 31s d4ba per cent
Sterling Exchange firm. with actual Dust
ness in bankers bills STA a STA tor ae
mSnd and 1855 "a s3ss or sixty days :Dostec
rates 4 s4a4 s41s anu So, Lon mercial bills
4 s2sl a 1 1914
Bal Silver 62M
Silver certificates 63ls9R
Mexican dollars ASA.
Governments strong.
Railroad bonds firm.
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RAILROADS.


Portland 81 Yarmouth Electric Try. Co.
For East Deering, Falmouth and Yarmouth
SO a. m hourly till 12.45 p. m. hafhoury till Gas
p m, hourly till 1915 p m. Leave Yarmouth
for Portland $40 a. m. hourly till i2.40p M. hall
hourly till GO, TAO. $40. $40 p. IN.
Sundays for Underwood at SIS hourly till
ILLS, i145 a. m, 12.45. half hourly till 6.i5,
7.45. 80. s.45 p m. For Yarmouth $40 s.15,
i015 Ills a. M, 1915. 40. 2.15 3t5 half hourly
till SIS, 6.l5 7.45, s.45, 9.45 p. m. Leave Var
mouth hour minutes earlier.
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Ar At Antwerp Jan 20. steamer Kensngton.
New York.
Ar a. Rotterdsm cad. steamer Pcttsdam, I'm
New York via Boulogne
Ar al Santos Jan IL, steamer Brince. River
Platte for New YORK.
Std I'm 50 Lucia Jan 90, steamer Beilarden.
from Santos Tor New York.
Arat alQuiri Jan o, sch HOratio l. Baker,
Morris. Norfolk. for Port Tampa
ar at Baracoa Jan 4. sch st Croix, Stratt0n.
Tamano Bay, Cuba.
Ar At Barbados 22d. sch Jonathan Sawyer.
Reynolds, Norfolk.
At Barbados Jan s, sch Chas J " Wizard York,
for Porto Rico. to load for United States port.
AT Ora Cabassa 14tn. barque Hancock, for
North OF Hatieras next day.
AT San Juan, PR, Jan Is. sch Fortuna, for
Port Tampa. about ready.
Ar att Savanna-la-Mar prior 10 Jan al. barque
Arlington, Savanilla. TO load for North OF Hat
teras,
Arst St croix Jan 81. barque silicon. PhIla-
deiphia.
AT d Clenfuegos 2ist steamer cIentuegos.
New York via SC Jago.
Sid FIN Curacao 2ist, steamer Hildur. for New
York
At Matanzas Jan is. sch Hoien q Moseley,
Holt from Pasoagoula, disg.
Ar at Loaisburg, oB, 22d. steamer Turret
Sid 22d, steamer Turret Bell. Portland.
spoken.
Jan 90 of Currituck Point, sch lHIlda, Rlnos,
from New York for Savannah.
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Chicago Cattle Market.

CHICAGO. Jan. %. 9Oi.-Cattle - receiDts
lSOuO, Including 90 Western and 90 exams
rood 10 prime steers 25d6 90: poor to me
d am at 3 6Od6 10; stOeKers and feeders firm
Z 1904 55; Texas fed steers ooa4 10; Texas
grass do so s 90.
Hogs-reeelpts SO, 600; mixed and butchers at
2Od5 30 good 10 choice heavy 2oG5 80,
bulk of sales -.
Sheep-recelpts 1000; good to choice weth-
ers 5 75u4 60: fair 10 cnoIce mixed at 45d
y 80; Western sheep 3 1894 so; Texas sheep
IG3 so; native lambs A Dogs 90; western
do 90 90.
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BOSTON & MAINE II. Il.
In Effect Ocf. 9, 1900.
WESTERN DIVISION

Trains leave Union Station tor scarboro
Crossing, 1000 a. m, SO ?. ms scarboro
6.25, so, D. IN. Old Orchard, saoo' hid
deford, Kennebank. 200. $50. 1900
n ken iasS; s SeS ssn 1888 80 a. m P
l2.5O, $50, 8 p. m; WetIs Beach, ZOO, $50
a. m. $50. i. esp. m; North Berwick, Roll
1890, $50, 5.25 p. IN Rochester. Farming
ton, Alton Bay, WOlfbOro, so a. m 1880.
$40 p. M; Lakeport, Lseonis, wsirs.
ter. Concord and Northern connections,
100 a. m, $50 p. M Dover, Exeter. Haver-
1880. also. p. M; Boston, taos, 100, $50 a.
Tor Portland, So fi,so' s.ss a n. LIS as
p. IN. arrive Portland, lO.t0. ~1l.50 a. tn,
1910, 500, 7.5o. p. ~
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave Union Station for scar6oro Beach,
Pine Point, Old Orchard, saeo,
Biddefords <ennebunk. North Ber-
r raMrenee. ' Lower, Boston. iS5s 81
D. M arrive Boston, sis. s2 p IN
EASTERN DIV SION.
Leave Union Station for Boston and Way
stations, zoo a. M, Biddeford, ktttery,
Lynn, HostOn, 200. 900 a m. l2.45. 600 D. m;
arrive Boston o5T a m 1910. 800. s.05 p. M;
Leave Boston go, 400 a. m. 1890, 100
7.4b .. M, arrive Portland ii IS a. ~. LOS
4.3e. 10. 10. l0,45 p. N
SUNDAY TRAINS.
Leave Union Station for BIddeford, Kit
terry, Pos tsmouth, Newburyport, Salem,
Lynn. Boston, zoo q. m, I243 p. No., arrive
Boston 5.5z a. m, Acc p. m. Leave Boston
for Portland, zoos. NJ. 100 p. m. arrive
Porthn 1910, 1880 p. m.
p--Daily except MnndS.
w. N. & r. DIV.
Station foot OF Preble street.
For Worcester, Clinton, Aver. Nashus,
Windham, Epping, Manchester, Com
cord and Points North 7.Si a. IT,. 1888 p. m;
Rochester, 5pringvaIe, Alfred, Water
boro. Saoo River, 73i a. IN. 12.33 $3.50 p. M;
Gorham, wesebrook, Cumberland Mills
westbrook jet, Woodfords. T.S3 9.4S a.
M, I2.3s. 3.0S, SIS. $50 p. N. Trains
arrive from Worcester, LOT p m;
ham and Way stations, Gao. s25. 1o.47 "a us,
i.07, AIS. 5.4s D. IN.
ID. j. FLANDERS, G. p. q A.
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Portland & Bocihbay Steamboat Co

STEAMER ENTERPRISE leaves East
Boothbay at a. m. Monday, Wednesday and
Friday Tor Portland. touching at SO. Bristol,
Island.
Returning. leave Franklin Wharf. Portland. at
a. m. Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday for
SO. Bristol and East BoOthbay.
aug2dtf ALFRED RACE Manager.
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ETTH TI~TTTIT 7 -
Ftour-rseents SO.OUu nbist wheat i2l 900
bush, corn Gf6.OpO Dushs oats 3s4.nfw PUSH
rye ! .Otfg bush. harieg H3.OOu bnsn-
Shlpsnents- Flour $4,000 nos wheat 90. 900
bush; corn t79.UU0 Dusni oats 2b5 900 bush
rye 5000 bush, barley 22.llUU uusi.
DE'rROTT-Wheat quoted at use for cash
Wnte, and Ked; May SOis.
TObEDO-wheat quiet; cash and Jan 77itc;
Mayat 7siaci Juls fsssc
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PORTLAND Ian

PORTLAND. Jan. q
Wheat was frmer to-day with NJ y closing =
higher Local market firm fol- Corn and oats.
Flour steady and unchanged. Eggs weak and
&c lower. Butter steady. Turpentine higher al
acc.
The following quorarIonsrepre sent tho whdle
SAFE prices for the market;
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BOSTON Jan. % Ion1-Tne following were
today's quoIauons or flour ana Corni
FLOUR
Spring unteutA 20 1b 25
Winter patents o0a4 So.
ClaAr ana stralgnt 3 80 41b
Corn-steaIner yellow 401sa47e.
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4 otton RinrKs-.
lBy Telegraph

New YORk--rhe Cotton market To-aay was
dull; middllng uplands at 85s G, DO gulf 1oisc
sales 1850 bales
GAI.N EsTON--The Gotten mArxet closed
uuieti middlings Oi4c.
CHARLESTON-The Cotton market to-day
steady middlines vssc
MkMPHIS--rhe Cotton market to-day closed
quiet; mddlngs 9iAe.
NEW ORLEANs--The Cotton market closed
auIeti mlndhngs 7-16c.
hoBILE-Cotton market Is dull, mIddling
5-16c.
sAYANNAH-The Cotton marks. closed
easy mlddling 7-f0..
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HARPSWELL STEAMBOAT co.

win leave Portland Pier, Portland, daily, sun
days excepted. az 200 p. m. for Long Island,
Little and Great Chebeague, Gin Island, So.
Harpsweli, Bailey's and Orr's Island.
Return for Portland-Leave Orr's Island, and
above Landings, 100 a. m. Arrive Portland
% Octida ISAIAH DANIELS. Gen. Mgr
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ueteII Grocors sugar Market.

Portland marKet--cut loaf g.; confectloners
fc;powdered FAC: granulatei at 7c eofiee
crushed 61sc yellow g.
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The staunch and elegant steamers TIRE
MONT and EBAY STATE alternately
leave. Franklin wharf, Portland. and Ipdia
wharf, Boston, at 700 p. m. daily, Sundays ex-
These steamers meet every demand OF modern
steamship service In safety, speed, comfort and
Through tickets for Providence Lowell, wor-
eeSter, New York, ETC., etc.
JF. LISCOMB, General Manager.
THOMAS NJ. BARTLETT, Agent.
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sTEAmERa
ALLAN LINE
PORTLAND TO LIVERPOOL.
CaIIlng At BIovIlIa


RATES Of PASSAGE.
CABIN-e5O.Oo ana upwards. A re iuct.on
Of 10 per cert Is allowed on return tickets ex-
cept on lowest rates.
SECOND CABIN-TO Liverpool, London or
Londonderry-S3 $500 10 5000.
STEERAGE-Liverpool, London, Glasgow.
Belfast, Londonderry or Queenstown, $3.50
ana Q G.9a. Prepaid certificates $3.50.
Children snder u years, half fare. Rates 70
or from otner points on application 10
n. r. MCGOWAN. 42O Congress st.,
Portland, Me.
First National Bans BuudtnGs Fsrs~
iand. Maine, "A. A. Aiiea, India st
nov5du
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MARINE NEW 6
roar or ponrLANa
WEDNESDAY. Jan 20. 1901,

WEDNESDAY. Jan %. 1901.
Arrived.
Steamer Britanic. (Br) Nelson. Sydney, CB-
coal to q M Stanwood.
steamer Manhattan. johnson, New York =
sengers and mdse to j + Liscomb
Schs Robert s Carr, and ranny Reed, shore
fishing.
Cleared.
Steamer Turret Chief. (Br) Smith, Louisburg.
G NJ Stanwood.
Sch Geo 4 Walcott Bunker. coal port-J
Winslow & Co.
Sch Chas A Campbell Small Wiscasset and
New YORK; Winslow & Go.
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UNITED STATES STEEL CO..

TREAsURERs OFFICE,
Boston. January 9TH, 1901.
The regular quarterly dividend OF per cent
has been declared payable on Monday, Jan.
2sth. 1901 10 stockholders OF record at close OF
transfer books January 23d, 1901. Books viii
reopen January 10Th.
CHARLES s. MILLER,
jan11d2w Treasurer.
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aldes.

The following quotations represent tn- ray
ing prices in this market;
Cow and steers. s.ssssss oH2
Bulls ana stage..... sss.sssss7T2
Calf Skins-NO quality ....-....... o.
Ho3 49,. ....o
Nos zoe each
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NlIEl Y Eg|'5Ish
TRAINS LEAVE UNION STATION. RAIL
NAY SQUARE AS FOLLOWS.

Way SQUARE AS FOLLOWS;
700 a. m. For Brunswick, Lewiston (Iower)
Bath, hoeklane. Angusta, Waterville. Skowhe-
gan, Belfast. Bangor. Bucksport aud Vanccboro
connecting lot St John. st. Stephen, (Calais),
Hoalton and Woodstock.
$50 a. m. For Danvllle Junction, Rumford
rails, Lewiston. Pennington, Rangeley and
Wategvile,
les a. IN, For Brunswick. Bath. Lewiston,
bangor, fatten Hoaiion aud Caribou via 5. s
il'io ,. m. Express for Brunswick. Lisbon
Fails. Lewiston via Brunswick, Augnstt. WatsT-
Vile. Newport bangor, Bucksport. Bar Har.
Dor. Washington Co. T.. X. Oldiown Greenviile
ard kAtahdH Ron Works.
1855 p. m. For DanYille, ia, Rumford Falls
BemlS Lewiston. Pennington Carraba5seL
Raageley. Bingham. Watervllle. skowhoxan.
Il. n. L. points. Augusta Waterville SkoWhe-
gan, belfast, Dover and FOxcroit Greenyllle
Bangor, tdtown and MattawamKeag. and to
$40 p m For Brunswick. Bath. RoskIand.
Augusta and Watervle.
r, sio p. m; For Dauvlils Junction. Mechanic
=, HOO P. m. Night Express for brunswick.
b sstn; lewiston AngGsta waterviie: ssoS,
County via Oldtown. Bar Harbor. BueksporL
Wasninz to GO. Il h. YaneeUoro. st. stephen
took County via vsnceboro. Halifax aud the
srrovinces; me train ia, sa,.'G satnrdag night
Foxcrof'. Tor beyond Bangor
WRITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
s-5oa. m. For Bridgton Harrlson Fahyan4
Burlington, Lancaster. ST. John sbury Sner.
brooke. GU bee. Montreal. Chicago, St Paul
and Minneapolis
les r. m. For ssbago Lake. Cornish. Frye
burg North Conway. FaDyans, Lancaster
Co,ebroo& aud Reecher Fails.
600 p. m. For sebago Lake. CornIsh, Brfig.
ton. Tia rison. North Conway and Bartlett.
SUNDAY TRAINS.
T.20a. Paper train 70. Bangor, Bath and
for Rockland except Ferry Transfer at Bath.
1910 p. m. For Biuuswiek Lewiston, Bath.
Augusta. Wateryille and Bangor.
li.eO y. m. Night kXp;ess for all polutA
ARRIVALS IN PORTLAND
From Bartlett. No Conway and Cornish.
s.25 a. m. Lewiston and Me chaDic Falls. 1856
a. r.; Wateryille, Augusta aud Rockland, 8.&5
a. M; Bangor, Augusta aud Roeklanu. y. l5
p. ms SkOwhegar, Pennington. Rumford Falls
and Lewiston, 1870 p. M. Beecher Falls. Fab
vans and Bridgion, lib .. M; Sk0whegan.
WaterV lie, Augusta and Rooklan $50 p M;
St. John. 81. Stephens. (Caisis), Bar HarbOr.
ArotStoOF County, Moosehead Lake and Ban
sor, e.35 p. nj kangeley. Farmington, Rum
Iord Falls and Lewiston, 6.45 p. m, Chicago.
Montreal, Quebec, Fabyans, No. CONWAY,
LIS a. M. daily; Halifax. St Jonn. Houlton, st.
Stephen. Bar Harbor Bangor $50 a. IN.
SUNDAYS Bangor and Lewiston, 1923 p. MI
Bangor. 20 a. M HALIFAX 3. john, vance
borO and Bangor, $50 a. IN.
GEO f. EVANS, V. p. & g. NJ.
+. Z. BoOTHBY. G. p. J. A.
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MINIATURE ALukSAG ...... JAN. a.
Sum Sum Rises .sss 4es High water an g
Length Of days. AL Moon sets $500. . 58
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turopsan Markets.
tBy telegraph
LIVERPOOL. Dec. ~. foO1.--The Cotton
market easier, spot at sid; sales 5000
bales.
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Portland & RumfOTd Falls By.
In Effect Oct. y, 1900.

In Effect Oct. =, 1900.
DEPARTURES.
$50 A. NJ. and 1885 noon. From Union station
for Poland Mechanic Falls, Buckneld, Can
ton. DiKneld and RumiOrd Falls.
$50 a. m. 1885 noon and 5.i5 p. m. From Union
station for Mechanic Falls and intermediate
stations.
1855 noon. From Union Station for Bemis
II. &. BRADFORD. Trafic Manager,
Il. L. LovEJoY. superindent, $3.50 '''''''''
Ieisdu RumiOrd Falls. Maine
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Imports.
Exports =.

Loulsburg CD. Steame. Britannia -279l
toms coal 10 q + Z,
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Jan 20. of Currituck Point. sch lHIlda, Rlnes,
rom New York for Savannah.
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WRITE MOUNTAIN DIVISION.
SUNDAY TRAIN,

7.2oa m. Paper train for Bangor. Bath and
Tor Rockland except Ferry Transfer at Bath
1910 p. m. For BiunSwiek. Lewiston, Bath
Augusta. WateryiIle and Bangor.
LEO 2. m. Might kXp:e.s for all polnti
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
PICNIC OF PEAPA OK SMITHS.
TWO THOUSAND DESCENDANTS OF THE
OLD HOLLANDER HOLD TWENTY
SIXTH ANNUAL REUNION.

Peapack. y j. Aug 2s-The Peapack Smiths held
their twenty-sixth annual reunion here to-day at
the old Smith homestead. the head waters
of Raritan River, Just east of the village where
stood the old log cabin of Zacharah Smith over
one hundred years ago. II may be the last 10 be
held there. but the thing said last year.
The property. il said. to have been sold.
it being the last tract of land in the neghborhood
not bought by the Ravine Association syndicate.
In the of the day about two thousand of
the family and fits descendants registered and there
gratifying number Of newcomers whose ages
were less than year Many members OF the
Northern New-York branch of the family. well
others from almost every part of the United
States present. At II o'clock the Hill City
Brass Band. OF Summit, came to the grove headed
by the officers of the reunion and by a large
ber of the family The president. Isaiah Smith.
after few words of welcome introduced the
speaker of the day the Rev. Mr.. Conover rector
of the Episcopal Church of Bernardsville. Mr.. Con-
took for his subject THE Family. the Mother
Of the Nation" He made plea for the family
and home life. and said he hoped he would be for
given for claiming relationship to the Smith fam
lily because our respective ancestors came from
the land of windmills and canals" Holland he
said, has carried to her colonies the
the love of home.
After Mr.. Conover had concluded short addresses
were made by the Rev. William Johnston the Rev.
Mr.. Anderson, OF the Gladstone Methodist Church
and others.
The founder OF the family of Peapack Smiths was
John Schmidt, Holander. who came to this
try more than hundred and fifty years ago. and
settled in Long Island Later he got a place
the farm Of Christian Hassel in Stanton. Hunter
don County this State, and shortly after married
the farmers daughter. After marriage Schmidt
changed his name 10 Smith. He and his wife had
seventeen children. nine and eight daughters,
all OF whom married and raised big families.
The youngest OF the seventeen children OF John
died at the age Of sixty years, while the longest
lived was Mrs. Charity Sheats who lived TO be l04
years old
That many of the descendants inherited the
longevity OF their ancestors shown to-day In
the group OF white haired men and women who
gathered around Abraham Smith, the vice-presi-
dent of the family association, who is more than
threescore and ten himself. He and many OF the
others just as lively some OF the members
Of the sixth and seventh generations Abraham Is
Of the fourth generation.
When the association organized, twenty six
ago. there were still twenty-five Smiths OF the third
generation living. There is branch Of the family
in Seneca County. y. Y. which has a membership
of four hundred. They hold picnic every year,
and Il is said IL the New-Jersey reunions to be
abandoned the Seneca County branch will continue
them and seek to have them made the big family
feature.
New-York tribune., 1901-08-29
PRISONER SUIMS TO FREEDOM
SENTENCED FOR TWO OFFENsES. \ SOL
DER AT GOVERNORS ISLAND
LEAPS INTO BUTTER
MILK CHANNEL.

A soldier who had already deserted from the
army twice. and who had Just been sentenced
TO hard labor for two and a half years escaped
from Governors Island yesterday by leaping into
Buttermnk Channel. 1t Is believed that he
swan out 20 mi5stream. where he was picked
up by tug and put ashore somewhere along the
East River front.
The name ny which the fugitive was known In
the army was George Harvey His real name
however. is William Ayeling. He formerly
lived in Long Island City. Having enlisted on
January IS 1895 in the 2d United States Cav
airy he first deserted on August * of the same
year. Nothing was seen or heard Of him until
April 22, 1898. when he surrendered in order
that he might fight in the Spanish war He
was tried at Fort Hamilton. and sentenced to
three months Imprisonment and three months
forfeiture of pay. This sentence set aside
by the Presidents proclamation.
Harvey went with his regiment to Camp
Wheeler. at Huntsville. Ala. Here he became
sick with the fever. and was in the hospital
when the camp broke up. When he had re-
covered he received a furlough TO come here
1t was the old story again. and on Febru-
airy 21 1899, Harvey once more deserted. He
disappeared completely from the sight OF the
army officers until July 10 last when he ap-
peared before Major Wheeler, of the recruiting
Office. at Brooklyn. and asked to be reinstated.
Major Wheeler Immediately recognized him. and
sent him TO Governors Island.
Harvey tried to plead that his term of service
had expired when he had surrendered himself.
but his defence not sustained by the ex-
amining court which sentenced him,
Harvey first learned the terms of his punish
ment Tuesday night, when the sentence was
posted as an official order He appeared greatly
depressed and AT became taciturn- He
put work yesterday In coal shed on the
Buttermilk Channel. About o'clock in the az
.-pr,iC C0Do hat on
in the channel and headed toward the
Brooklyn shore. search for Harvey resulted
in the finding of his clothes near the water. the
convicted man had apparently slipped from the
coal shed In which he was working TO another
shed near the water there undressed. and then
leaped into the channel