Evening Telegram (St. John's, N.L.), 1899-05-16

              THE EVENING TELEGRAM. VOL. SL Price: One Cent. ST. JOHN'S, NEWFOUNDLAND, TUESDAY, HAT 16, 1899. $3.00 Per Annum. ffb. 112. lADVEKTMEMEHi'fM. CJION SALEB. [ROW, WEDNESDAY, IS o'clock, on ttio Premise*,/!. alaabie Building Lot, i on Maxse Street, adjoining property of Mr. P. J. Doyle, tber particulars chh be had from DltlM OLI>. Auctioneer. «* SAVED ~~~ STEAMSHIP u SCOTTISH KIM," —•  int of whom it may concern,) PIBLIC AUCTION, ay Next. 19th iastant, at -PAST TEN O'CLOCK, u the Premises of i. BM BROS., Lead PATTENS, for Electrical >ses. 2 Chamois Skins. ! CHAMPAGNE—quarts and Brand, "Reiuaid, Pere and*] CHAMPAGNE. Brand, "Rouis erere." es GEN. I cases DYE. i GLASS; also, HOOKS and EYES. h Loading 12 Bore Sporting. 8; 13 rolls ELASTIC, railore' CANVAS. Qj3 SKINS. sTGIN. from the stranded Steamship T*sr, ordered to be sold at Pnb>n for the benefit of whom it ei'n. R. L. MARE. Not. Pnb. iTrorsALf! received from P. E. Island, arload of HORSES, mixed iage and draft. Will be sold e sale. Apply to JOHN 11. HENRY, t Shea A Co's. r HERRING. o boxes Digby Herring ewly put up) ex "Dame" from Halifax. m MURRAY. POTATOES, OATS, etc i per s.s. Bonavitta due to-night, Choice Seed Potatoes—Blues. Choice Seed Potatoes—Dakota 5; specially selected for seed MM. iels No. 1 Black Oats. ids No. 1 White Oats. Will be at Lowest Possible Prices. 5 jjML, BECK'S COVENOTICE ! ntli from the date hereof, applicaviii he made to His Excellency the of Newfoundland, for a grant of tent for certain new and useful im s in or relating to the Treatment of in Apparatus therefor, to be granted h BarnstouPiirncll, of Curshalton, Surrey, England, Metallurgist. St. John's, this 25th day of April, EP.BUKT K. KNltillT, Solicitor for Applicant. Winter Cabbage Plants! ♦  will take orders for about the Winter CABBAGE PLANTS, various kiuds. rE NEAL, Beck's Cove. EAP COAL NOW LANDING: SOO TONS toria Coal. lament home at .40 PER TON. fIOREY*CO .tf ion of Co-partnership! is hereby given that the foitrnhip business heretofore existing c undersigned Jane* Black, of St. wflundland, and John Jackson, ot lace, carry .'"E on business as Dry rcliants at St. John's, aforesaid, name and style of "Jackson & has been, and is by mutual con*;*i<l partners, dissolved from aud day of May instant; and all mil owing to or by the late firm will 1 aud jain by the snid James Black. Saint John's, aforesaid, this eighth ', A.D., 18U9. JIMKS MUM K. JOHN JACKSON. » t A \K D. I.IUV, Solicitor. u MEW ADVERTISEMENTS Butter! ON SALE BY JOHN WOODS & SON, A Small Consignment of CHOICE FAMILY BUTTER. Put up in small Tins of 20-lbs each, and Bolls of 4-lbs each. WATER STREET East. maylo,3fp NOTICE TO TENDERS, TENDERS will be received by the undersigned up to Saturday next, 20th iiiNt., for the purchase of the Stock of Medicines, Toilet Requisites, etc., and the Book Debts cf the Estate of Mr. George W. Andrews, of Harbor Grace, Druggist. The Stock of Drugs etc., and Book Debts can bo seen at the Central Drug Utoie. J. J. MURPHY, Assignee, Estate ot G. W. Andrews. Harbor Grace, May 15th, 1899. 2fp,tu,f rNewfoundland Archery and Tennis Club! THE ANNUAL MEETING of the Newfoundland Archery and Tenuis Club be held iu Messrs. A. Harvey A Co's Office, on WEDNESDAY, May 17th, at 8 o'clock, p.m. €. MACKENZIE HARVEY, mayls,2fp Hon. fec-Tres. New BUTTER 13T30 Tubs New Table BUTTER' Small Tubs, Newly Made, ex Cofam, from Montreal. EDWIN MURRAY. t FOR SALE! Ifir Giant Pansles, Carnations, Double Daisies — Red and White ; Polyanthus, large flowering sorts (perennial). Also, Cucumber Plants, all ready for transplanting. J&'Call or telephone. MRS. STEIN, Herzberg. mayl3,6fp NOTICE I In the matter of the Estate and Will of Uilbert C'lnpp, of St. John's, Newfoundland, ©en— tleman, deceased. NOTICE is hereby given that all persons claiming to be creditors of or who may* have any claim or demand upon or affecting*, the Estate or Assets of Gilbert Clapp, late of St. John's, aforesaid, Gentleman, deceased, are requested to send to the undersigned Solicitor for John S. Clapp, Robert Clapp and William M. Clapp, Executors ol the Will oft the said Gilbert Clapp, on or before the 20th day of Jnne, A.D., 1899, particulars of their claims duly attested. And notice is hereby, givtn that after the said 20th day of June," A.D. 1899, the said Executors will p.oceed to distribute the Assets ot the said Eatate amongst the persons entitled thereto, having rcgaid only to the claims of which they shall then have had notice. Dated at St. John's, this lGih day of May, A.D. 1899. WILLIAM M. CLAPP, Solicitor for Executors. Address:—Blackwood Building, Duckworth St., St. John's, N.F. maylG.liw iI)OLS. s By William J. Locx*. '•I strongly recommend Mr. William J. Locke's " Idols" to all novel readers. It is well written; no time is wasted in superfluous descriptions; there is no fine writing for fine writings sake; but the story, the general probability of which is not to any appreciable extent discounted by two improbabilities, will absorb the reader. At all events it is a novel that once taken up cannot willingly be put down until imUhcu."—Punch. "One of the very few distinguished novels of this present book season."—Daily Mail. Special Colonial Edition. Cloth 90c; Paper GOcts. S. E. mm LE4DIMG BOOKSELLER. NOTICE! Union Bank of Newfoundland, IN LIQUIDATION. A SIXTH DIVIDEND of Five Cents in the Dollar, will be payable to the creditors of this Institution, at Martin's Building, Water Street, on and after Wednesday, May 3rd, 1899. JOHN T. GILL.ARD, J A MRS GORDON, JAMBS R. KNIGHT, JAMES I). RYAN, JAM JOS RYAN, ap24,fp,tf Receivers and Liquidators. dill Consignees Notice. -• jjgy'lhe schr. " Howard " has now arrived from Boston. Consignee* will please pass Customs Entries, pay freight and take immediate delivery of their goods. T. «. CM FT, Agent. inl6 For Sale, a London built Wagonette, in good condition; apply to M. A. BASTOW. apa6 NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. -" 1 - Fertilizers! W ii ■ ■—I—»■———»—■—s> &F»JUST RECEIVED: 5 Tons BONE MEAL FERTILIZER. 10 Tons IMPERIAL FERTILIZER. 7 Tons VICTOR FERTILIZER. 10 Tons SPECIAL POTATO FERTILIZER. I Ton FRUIT FERTILIZER. 5 Brls FLORAL LIFE-5 and 10 lb. bags. PATERSON, DOWNING fc Co Shingles.  Ex •• Water I,lly.» NORWOOD'S LUMBER CO'S WHARF. SALE BY """"" T. J. ED ENS: 20 cases VALENCIA ORANGES. 10 cases LEMONS. 20 sacks ONIONS. 40 sacks TIMOTHY BAY SEED 1000 bushels BLACK OATS. 150 brls 5 Roses FLOUR. FRESH COUNTRY EGGS. T. J. EOENS, Duckworth Si. and Military Rd. JUST RECEIVED: The May Number of The Fall Mall Magazine, Containing articles on NEWFOUNDLAND, with Illustrations, by P. T. HcGUATH, Esq., Editor of the Evening Herald. Price, 27c. .-m . GARRETT BYRNE. I NEW COOPS. 1 SI 3 BARRELS CRANBERRIES. 5 3f B CASES CRANBERRIES. g 3» 6 CASES RICE POP-CORN. & X I CASE COCOA. X m ' 0 CASES PICKLES. %S g 6 CASES VINECAR. *» S 4 CASES LIME JUICE. £3 5 I CASE CASTOR OIL. g X 5 CASES ASSORTED SYRUPS. M 6 10 CASES ASSORTED JAMS. % Jg I CASE LIME JUICE, I CASE CORN FLOUR. Jgg |Z. COX, 347 Water Street. | ———an—MUUMinnwii.i umiiwi——————^"^—*—* bm 0 MGR S3J\ 99 ffflfc KB nn n 9 9 881 B 8 9 BPB In ART MUSLINS, CURTAIN NETTS, DRESS and BLOUSE PRINTS, CREPONS and SATEENS, ALL GUARANTEED FAST COLORS. ■  SiMlfll i CY WATER AND ■ lYIil-L-E ¥ b COLONIAL STS. Hg^sat*ALL KINDS PRINTING Jm®sW EXECUTED at this Office. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. BOYS' MR Boys' Knicker Pants, from 40c. Boys' Tweed and Bine Sailor SUITS. Boys1 Pleated Norfolk SUITS, Size 2 to 8. Boys' Rugby Suits, 3 garment, Knicker Pants. Hen's Tweed Pants, from 90c. Hen's Serge Tailor Hade Suits, $3.50. Hats, Caps, Collars, Scarves and Braces. P. LARACY, may 13 S 4 4 Water Street. NEW BUTTER. To arrive per s.s. " Coban," this week, 100 tubs Xew Make Creamery anfl Dairy Batter. JAMES R. KNIGHT. mayB Commission Merchant Just Come in Time KT*ANO FOR SALE Another Shipment HUBBARD'S CELEBRATED SCOTCH RUSKS. MINI'S CELEBRATED SHORT BREAD. HUBBARD'S CELEBRATED OATCAKES. AfSO. Phesant TEA, Mgjg* Mb. tins; 5,10,2 D lb, bis, ■ TXAS. without doubt the fin- est TEA imported. IRISH HAMS AND BACON. t7 QUALITY MHI PRICES RI6HT. Send year Orders for UROCKRIKS to T. C. KENNEDY'S, Opp. Railway Station, may 11 St. Joliu'g. CABBAGE PLANTS. ♦  i4K flflfl Choice w»nter Cabbage lUil/UU Plants; strong stems, hardy growers. Dae on Monday next per Allan boat. Orders now booked for delivery on arrival. EDWIN MURRAY. IE j Tint Hay Seed. The Cheapest iu the Market. Ked Clover Seed, only lie. per lb. tyliitc Clover Seed, only 14c. per lb. And to arrive ex s.s." Corean," from Liverpool, another shipment of choice Scotch Seed Potatoes, consisting of: 50 sacks Bruce Seed, 100 sacks Main Crop Seed, 30 sacks Up-to-Date Seed. For Sale by T. B. CLIFT, AGENT. OCEAN ACCIDENT AND GUARANTEE CORPORATION, of LONDON. Capital . . $5,000,000. Personal Accident BnsiiicM a Speciality. PERCIE JOHNSON, AGENT, auir6,tp,tt Mechanics' Uuikling. REMOVAL NOTICE. J.K.PBRCEY&GO Cleneral Merchants aud Insurance Agents, REMOVED TO NO. 279 WATER STREET, next door to Messrs. Uowjing Brothers. ORANGES, ONIONS, CABBAGE PLANTS. 15 Cases Sweet Valencia Oranges, 20 Sacks Silverpeel Onions, 12000 Winter Cabbage Plants, EDWIN MURRAY. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS I NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. SPECIAL SHOW OF SUMMER J: CURTAINS AT SPECIAL PRICES. €S2SaS^."™^'. *r}2oc. per yard. CMBIKNW.^r™-^'*™.<:B^AlS}2oc. per yard. lißce-Edged CURTAIN MUSLINS, niuK-lO |>r» w\gy* \tcivA uificent Value • /OvU pUI JfClI U. Splendid Variety MADRAS CURTAIN) MUSLIN, Tameled Edge, in all the rAA w\e%» %#oi>/l New Shadeis, at SO, 40c, 15c and J »Utr- pGI JdrU. Frilled Edge Madras CURTAIN MUS-\fTf|/* r>4*»* i#cirrl LINS, at 45c. and /OUC- pel JCLTUm SETS CURTAINS in Lace, SWISS QUIPURE, SPOT MUSLIN, and MADRAS MUSLIN. 50 Pieces TO?g£A£ J?: }40c. per yard. HENRY BLAIR. mayl2,fp FROM INDIA AND CEYLON. «t \ IT'S A TREAT \ wm + W. BARKER, Water Street, f> S octis St. John's, Agent for Nfld.  Morley Universal Library. DICKS & Co., CENTRAL BOOKSTORE. De Qulncey's Confessions of an Opium Eater. The Banquet of Dante. Stories of Ireland, by Miss Edgeworth. Walker's Original. Frere's Aristophanes: Acharnians, Knights, Schiller's Poems and Ballads. Birds. Peelo's Plays and Poems. Burke's Speeches and Letters. Harrington's Oceana. Thomas a Kempis. Euripides: Alcestis and other Plays. Popular Songs of Ireland. . Praed's Essays. Potter's .ASschylus. Traditional Tales, by Allan Cunningham. Goethe's Faust: Part 11, Anster's Translation Hooker's Ecclesiastical Polity, Books 1.-IV. Famous Pamphlets. 'Euripides: The Bacchanals and other Plays. Franklin's Sophocles. Izaak Walton's Lives. M. G. Lewis's Tales of Terror and Wonder. Aristotle's Politics. Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation. Euripides: Hecuba and other Plays. Drayton's Barons' Wars, Nymphidia, etc. Rabelais—Sequel to Pantagruel. Cobbett's Advice to Young Men. A Miscellany. Uniformly Bound in Cloth; Price, SO cents. For other Numbers see the Herald. DICES & Co., Bookbinders and Stationers. JUST RECEIVED A Large and Splendid Assortment of our Celebrated CORSETS, rAT  THE ROYAL STORES, Limited. IvIlE PL..L MA 2500 brls FLOUR, best brands. mrm \m iu, 250 bags cor;,-. * L RARE HIUE. -S* m mm m> Retailing at ~.«»„« 15c, 20c, 25c, 2800 Mi OATSI '30c.', ' 60 puns Barbados MOLASSES 40c so MlßeeiCittiits,sBsobrl wtm mm "brls FAMILY PORK- Utuulnsl iftiwW 10 trcs SPARE RIBS. TO SHOPKEEPERS. 2 tODS RICE. J. J. ST. JOHN, Duckworth-st mew ADVERTISEMENTS. ~ *= : — The ktial Meeting Of the friends and supporters of the CHURCH of ENGLAND ORPHANAGE Will be held in Bishop Feild College Ilall, this TUESDAY evening, at 8 p.m. His Excellency the Governor will preside. HENRY DI'NFIKLD, may9,tii,w,tu,lp Hon. Sec. CANON WOOD Memorial Hall. (Furnishing Fund) WEDNESDAY, MAY 17th, *v At 8 p.m. Grand Entertainment. Admission, 20c; Refreshment** 10c. Tickets to be had at Uroy * Goodland's. mayllt2fp,tb,ta WANTED! JfcTo Buy or Hire, a SgfcmSCHOONEg. about 6o to 7*> tons, more or less. For particulars address "A. B. Schooner," Office Evening Telegram, St. John's. mayl6,3fpjeed LAND TO LET! TO LET for building purposes, a piece of LAND, situate op Monkstown Road, and known as the Lime Kiln, formerly in the occupancy of the late J. T. Southcott; also. Building Lots on Winter Avenue, King's Bridge, Portugal Cove, and Torbay Roads. For further particulars apply to CII4RLKS H. HUTCHING 9, mayll,th,tu,fp,tf Solicitor. FOR SALE, A BARGAIN, gfj Land and Dwelling gbtd Houses, situate on Rennie's Mill Road. For particulars apply to KNIGHT * BLANDrOBD, Solicitors, mayl3,3lp,9,tu,th 2SO Duckworth St. toTetm gW A Desirable Summer jfyjiResidence, situate on " Willow Farm," on Freshwater Road about one mile from Town. For further particulars apply to KNIGHT A BL4NOPORD, Solicitors, 280 Duckworth Street* mayl3,3fp,s,tu,th FOR SALE! £W| A Building, situate off JjgjJlHenry Street; suitable for a Carpenter's Workshop, Cooperage, Stables, etc. For further particulars apply to KNIGHT A BIjANDFORD, Solicitors. 280 Duckworth Street. mayl3,3fp,s.tu,tli FOR SALE. MM That desirable DwellflaSaing House, situate on the West side of Cathedral Hill, at present ra the possession of Thomas Horwood, Esq. For particulars, apply to KENT & HOWLEY, may9,3fp,tu,th,B Solicitor* TO LET ! mm The Dwelling House jjjJlf and Shop, situate on (lower Street j at present occupied by Mrs. Daivd King ; apply to I KANK D. LILLY, mayl,B,tu, tj>,tf Solicitor. |S!» House and Farm to iKHflJciit, situated on the Logy Bay lioad, about 10 minutes' walk from town, containing about 8 acres well fertilized land. Would make a splendid summer residence. For particulars apply to MRS. P. J. BROWN, on the premises. a2B,tf £Wf For Sale, or to Let, a Jjy^JDwelling House, on LeMarchant Road; possession given when required ; for further particulars apply to CHARLES H. HUTCHINGS. maylO,fp,(f Wanted, a good General Servant, in a family of two; apply at this ofliee. n>ls,fp,tf Wanted, a Girl that understands plain Cooking; must be recommended; apply at 38 lieu idea Mill Road. may!s,fp,tf Wanted, a young woman to take care of children and who is a goo 4 seamstress; good wages to a competent person; apply to MBS. STEELE, 100 Water-*