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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1884-09-29
ATHLETIC SPORTS.
Base Ball.

BOSTON REsERvRs TODAY AND TOMORROW.
This afternoon the Reserves will again ap-
pear here, and the Portlsnds will have a
chance to try their mettle without Conner in
the box.
PoRTLANDs IL, BowDoINs 1.
1t was cold, raw day Saturday, and only
about $50 persons assembled on the Portland
grounds to witness the game between the
above clubs. The game was called at 2.30,
with the Portlands at the bat, and the way the
first inning opened it looked as IL score book
would not be large enough to contain the
record of the game. On total of six errors
by the Bowdoins, and three safe hits by the
home team, four runs were scored in the first
inning; on total of seven errors, two singles
and three-bagger the Portlands got seven
runs in the sixth inning, while in the seventh,
on single, a three-bagger and wild throw
two more runs were scored. The. Bowdoins
did not get man farther than second base
until the ninth inning, when { ,ook got in
base hit, stole second and third, and would
have been out at home had not Malloy dropped
the ball thrown him. This was the only score
obtained by them during the game. A fine
pickup was made by Torrey OF hot grounder,
and Freligh made some good stops and throws
Fish was finely supported by Abbott, and
pitched splendid game, striking out 10 men.
The out-fsld of the Portlands had nothing to
do, the entire game being played by the in
field. Hatch covered third base in good style,
and Malloy got his usual error on first. Tor
rey played fine second base for the visitors,
and Means good centre field. Cook pitched
q good game, and had he been supported bet
ter, a far lower score would have been the
result. Waterman will need practice in short
stop, but he will make good one; he throws
nicely. The score:
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Drawbaugh's Claim.
Ex-Judge HIPS Plea for the Defense in
the Telephone Suit


The monotony of ex-Judge Hills argument
for the defense in the case of the American
Bell Telephone Company against the Peoples
Telephone Company in the United States
Court in New York Friday, was broken only
twice during the entire day-once when
certain witness was spoken OF as "a liar" and
again when ex-senator Conkling held loud
whispered consultation with friend near the
Judges desk. MIR. StorroW'S reputation as an
indefatigable talker was forgotten in the won
der at Mr.. Hill, whose eloquence seems to
grow as time wears on. During his argument
Mr.. Hill read testimony tending to prove that
the telephones on exhibition on Judge Wal
lace's desk are the same instruments that
were seen in Drawbaugh's shop prior to Feb.
A. 1876, when Bell first applied for patent
There are IA instruments, beginning with the
teacup transmitter and receiver made in
1867, and ending with the completed tele-
phone in 1876. Improvements were made on
Drawbaugh's telephone in 1878, and as late as
1880. During his argument Mr.. Hill said !:
1.-THE magnetic telephone was completed by
Drawbaugh in 1875. No higher development
of it has ever yet been made by all the skill,
science, and ingenuity of the world, We do
than Drawbaugh had carried it as early as
March !, 1875"
In refuting the charges that Drawbaugh
had not made an effort to patent his invention
Mr.. Hill said that during all the years from
1869 to 1880 Drawbaugh had applied to his
neighbors, friends, and relatives, and even to
strangers, for pecuniary assistance to get his
talking machine patented and introduced into
use, offering them half interest in it for tn cir
help, but they uniformly declined to invest
their money in talking machine He was
ridiculed, laughed at, and called foolish old
man for trying to make talking machine.
"Yet all this opposition, ridicule, and discour-
agement," said Mr.. Hill, 'never for a mo-
ment moved him to abandon the invention
nor diverted his mind from it. He seemed
determined to cling TO it. even if, as Mrs.
Drawbaugh told Chellis it would land him in
the poor house. In view of this evidence, no
man can have the slightest doubt that if any
one of his acquaintance had responded to his
appeals for aid the telephone would have been
patented and introduced into public use long
before March, 1876, and before the earliest ex7
periments of Prof. Bell" Mr.. Hill will finish
his argument o1ay.
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GRAIN AND VEGETABLES.

Roofs and Vegetables. F. Ferris, Portland
LOOK the following: Essex Hybrid squash, LIST;
Jumbo i squash, list; Hubbard, LIST. A. b. Chapman,
melon, I'd.
Potatoes G.. Thurlow, West Gloucester, I'd.
Grain-Barley not less than one acre. I'd, A. G.
Thurlow, West Gloucester.
Grain, Seed and Sheaves-O nefourth bushel yell
low eye beans, I'd, A B. Chapman. West Gloucester.
Pears-General exhibit, LIST, Samuel Rolfe, Port
land I'd, L. j. Perkins, Deering; dish Duchee
ter Han 1st a. B. Chapman west G nab
west Gloucester; dish Vicar of Wakefield, I'd, A. b.
Chapman. West Gloucester.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Specimen canned raspberres-2d, A. B. Chip
man, West Gloucester,
Specimen canned tomatoes-2d, A. B. Chapman,
West Gloucester.
Specimen preserved strawberries list, A. B..
Chapman, West Gloucester.
West Gloucester.
oar apple jelly-2d, A. B. Chapman, West Glou-
oJar currant jelly-A B. Chapman, West Glouces-
ter.
Hall Premiums.
Bread and Table Luxuries-Mrs. A, B. Chipman,
Maine Corporation Manufactures-Display of
robes Sanford Mills Sanford Smyrna rugs, LIST,
Mousam Mills. Sanford.
Needle and Fancy Work-Gent's wooden mittens,
lst, Mrs. A. b. Chapman, West Gloucester; large
afghan, 1st Mrs. A. H. Rodgers Portland; silk en-
Droldereo skirt. Miss Rose w. Leland, Wood
fords; piano cover, LIST, Ella W. Libby, Port
Decorative and Industrial Arts-Free-hand
crayon. I'd, Mr.. Harvey Woodworth, Portland.
collection OF photographs, LIST and 3d. O. b. Conant,
Portland. Collection specimen photographs, LIST
and I'd, G. B. Conant, Portland. Water color por-
trait. LIST, W. c. Kellogg, Portland. Pastel finished
portraits, 1st O. A. mirror, Portland and Boston;
I'd, @. B. Conant, Portland.
Agricultural 1mplements-Horse Power sepa-
rator, 3D., Kendall s. Whitney; Portland; CIDER
MIL, 90, Randall q Whitney, Portland; 70 horse
pcger windmill, LIST, A. A. Mitchell; "A horse
power, LIST, A. A. Mitchell, Portland; 2-horse
sc 7rator and thrasher, LIST, A. A. Mitchell; fod-
A. A. Mitchell.
DHarvesting tools, etc-A. A. Mitchell, Portland,
LIST elevators for grain and hay and LIST for har-
poon fork. John j. Frye, Portland, took first
premium for steel plows No. l, 2. and 4, and for
sulky plow.
New Inventions-K Kitchen table, LIST, j. D.
Cleaves, Yarmouth.
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THE WHALING FLEET.
Arrival of One of the Fleet at PROVING
tOwn-RepOrts from MANY Others.

Arrival of One of the Fleet at Province
tOwn-RepOrts from Many Others.
PRov1NcETowN, Sept. 28.-Arrived, the
whaling brig D. A. Small, Capt. Curren, with
300 barrels of sperm oil and 90 barrels sent
home She reports that in lat 31.12, Ion. 46 81,
August 9th, spoke the schooner Gage Fl. Phil
lips Captain Dyer, with so barrels of sperm
oil; in lat. 1880. lat 4806, August 25th, spoke
the brig f. A. Barstow, Capt. Reed, of New
Bedford, with 70 barrels of sperm oil this sea-
son; also in lat. 81 40, lon. 1920, August Goth,
spoke bark Wave, Captain Briggs, of New
Bedford, with 20 barrels of sperm oil this sea-
Chase. Forriera, of New Bedford, with go bar
rels of sperm oil. Sept 9Th, Jules Silva An
tone, seaman of st. Nicholas, Cape Verde
Islands, died of an unknown disease. Sept
18th, in lat. 49, lon. as, the Small experienced
hurricane from the south southwest, and lost
waist boat, also carried away mainstay sail,
split trysail and foretopmast stay call; was un-
der bare poles five hours in u heavy sea.
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there seeming to be no end Of money behind
him. The fact that Ross was selling r.
and more, set the sports to wondering II tn.
was anything "crooked" about the race. ;
one, however, was bold enough to declare III
the race was "fxed." One explanation offe
ed was that the betting men did not arriy
until Saturday, so that pulse OF opinion, bacf
ed by money, could not be felt until tneg
Both Ross and Teemer circulated among th2
crowd, and were asked times without numb
how they felt and whether the race wou.0
come off or not. Neither bod taken any exc!
else during the day, either in their boats or o.
the track, deeming it better to lay In an en-
stock OF rest in order TO be equal to the strn.
demanded of them Ia the race. 1t had been
announced that the race would be started as
near o'clock as possible. Everything was In
readiness; flags, huoys, ETC., being in place.
The water appeared too rough at that hour,
but the crowd waited patiently for some time
longer in the hope that the wind would sub
side and the water smooth down sufficiently to
permit the oarsmen to row. But it did not,
and almost all had made up their minds that
postponement was inevitable when Referee
james Ormand mounted the band stand and,
addressing the crowd said: '@rhe race is post
poned until Monday at o'clock D. m. All
bets are declared off," There was no "kiok-
ing" at this decision Of the referee for every
one could see for himself that the water was
totally unfit for she'll rowing. AS soon as the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT was ulAuo Tue Ql5dppOAhb5u
crowd slowly wendell its way back to the cars
and returned to Boston and Lynn.
NOTES.
Wallace Ross received on Friday last official
notification Of the proposed International re-
gatta at New Orleans next May, and at once
determined to signify his intention Of Compel
ing. He will be in the single scull event, and
probably in the double scull race. Ross and
Mckay are both very good in a double rig, aud
it is thought they can row a very fast three
miles.
Gaudaur has challenged Conlsy, but the con-
ditions Of the challenge are such that the Port
land sculler does not feel justified in accepting
the st. Louis proposition. Conley was under
the weather" for two or three weeks, but about
ten days sgOhe resumed practice, and is now
in shape again. He is prepared to row most
anybody" barring Teemer, and the fact that
he has not given up sculling for the season is
an indication that he has hopes Of getting on
another race before the river freezes over. He
has made up his mind that he will not 90 TO
st. Louis to row Gaudaur for any small stake,
but is prepared to meet him on neutral water
for reasonable amount.
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A Double Tragedy,

DALLAS, Texas, Sept. pa shocking double
tragedy was developed this afternoon by dis
covery in the woods, just beyond the corpora
tion limits, of the dead bodies of a man and
The bodies lay side by side. The mans arms
were extended and partially laying on the
woman, as if in tho agonies of death he had
sought TO embrace her. She was apparently
about Is years of age, wore a diamond brooch
and was dressed with exquisite lasts. He
appeared 10 be few years her senior. Be-
tween them lay revolver with two chambers
empty, and near by was found a note saying
AS we cannot be united in life, we will in
death. Geo. Faustrick aud Annie Maulor."
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SPORTING.
The Gaudaur- HI Osmer Race-The Former
Wins by Three Lengths, in 20 Minutes
so Seconds.

ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28.-The race between Jake
Gsudaur of st. Louis and George Hosmer of
Boston, three miles with a turn, for $500 a
side, which tsok place at Crevecour Lake this
afternoon. was won easily by Gsudaur. More
than 5000 persons were present. The water
vas quite lumpy, preventing fast time. The
men we're started precisely at 4 45 O'Clock and
took water simultaneously, Gaudaur pulling
81 strokes minute and Hosmer Sc. Hosmer
maintained this stroke to the turning flag
which he reached in 9.43a, Gaudaur who had
dropped his stroke to % being couple of Sec
onds behind. Ga the way home the pair
moved very evenly until within about half
mile of the finish, when Gaudaur quickened
his stroke to "a and began to draw away. Hos
mer then made spurt but it was of no avail
Gaudaur continued to increase his lead, not
withstanding the efforts of his opponent, and
crossed the line three open lengths ahead in
20.50. The race from the turning flag home
was against strong wind and in rough water
Gaudaur will challenge Ross for a race of
three miles with turn over the same course
for $500 side, and will allow him $3.50 for
expenses to come here.
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LATEST MARINE NEWS
Loss of tbe schooner Hattie Gard.

AOss Oh tne schooner Hattie Gard.
VINEYARD HAVEN, Sept. 28th.-Schooner
Hattie Card of Boston, from Camden, Me-,
with cargo of lime, sprang leak on the af-
ternoon of the 18th inst, thirteen miles south,
south west ct Block Island and sank in % faith
oms OF water. The captain and crew
took to beat and reached Block Island Sat-
urday morning and afterward boarded the
schooner Annie, from New York for Bangor
and were brought to Vineyard Sound where
they were transferred to the schooner Centen-
NAL of St. John which landed them here. The
cfe" will be forwarded to Boston, Monday.
They saved nothing except some personal
effects.
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RUN DOWN AND SUNK.
Loss of the Fishing Schooner Willie Ii
WiIbur-The Grew Saved.

"AO"r-Ane Grew saved
PRovINcETowN, Mass, Sept. 27.-The fish
ing schooner Willie B. Wilbur, Captain
Wsreham of Provincetown, was run down and
sunk last night seven miles northwest of Race
Point by the fishing schooner Ocean Ranger,
Capt. Silver of Provincetown. The crew of
the Wilbur saved their lives by jumping on
the Ocean Ranger when the vessels struck.
The captains story is that the Wilbur was ly-
was southwest and moderate, and red and
green lanters were in plain sight in the rigging
The watch sighted the Ranger at a distance
coming bow on, and finding that she made no
change in her course he called down the gang
way There's vessel coming right for us. )"
The captain was on deck Immediately an d
hailed the Ranger, but she made no reply and
kepton, striking them near the main rigging.
The Wilbur sunk in 20 minutes The lost ev-
erything including their wages for the trip
which were paid short time before.
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Carrie J. WeIton,s Ipenth.

WATERBURY,, Conn.,, Sept. 27th.-Miss Car
RE J. WeltoD, whose death from freezingiWhile
descending Longs Peak, Colordo, is reported
today, was born in this city in 1912 and resided
here most of her life. She was q brilliant
horsewoman with the propensity to do uncom-
age and physical endurance. Her home here.
(Rose Hill Cottage), is the handsomest resi-
dence in the city. Her father, wealthy man
ufacturer, was killed several years ago by
kick from his daughters horse Miss Weiton
had already this season assembled Pixies Peak
and had written home within a month of her
exploits performed and contemplated. Her
mother Is on her way from Europe. The body
will be brought here for interment in River
side Cemetery.
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PoRTLANDs.

SUMMARY.
Earned runs-Portlands g.
Wild pitch-Cook.
Passed balls-Abbott L, Moulton 3.
Struck out-PortlaRds 2, Bowdoins Is.
First base errOrs-Portlands 10, BOwdoins g.
First base on called balls-Portlands 2, Bow.
doins 2.
Balls called-On Fish 90, on Cook So.
Strikes called-On Portlands 6, on BoWdoins o.
Left on bases-Portlands 7, Bowdoins A.
Three base hits-Chatterton, ~.
Double plays-Moulton and Pushor, Means and
Pushor.
Mr.. Walter Emerson of Oakland umpired
the game in satisfactory manner, although
somewhat slow in his decisions. Neither club
had any cause to complain.
AVERAGES OF THE PORTLAND TEAM.
The following table shows the individual
record of the Portland club for the season to
date:
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Al NE FARMERS.
Close of Their State Stow and Fair.
The Entire Receipts Estimated
at $4,000.
THE PREMIUMS, RACES, AND
OTHER MATTERS OF INTEREST.
Special to the Press


LEWISTON, Sept. 27.-The Maine State Fair
closed this evening, after five days of unusual
success, the weather of the last two days being
exceptionally fine. 1t has been the largest ex-
hibition ever held by the society and COM
plete satisfaction has been given to both the
exhibitor and the visitor. The receipts of the
first four days amount to $16,9O5.12 and it is
thought that today's receipts will increase that
sum to $4,000, making good surplus over
expenses. This is the fifth consecutive year
the fair has been held in Lewiston.
The smallest receipts were those of $780,
$15, 1864 The largest were those of last
year, $22,10258. We give the re-
ceipts for the four years previous Fairs in
Iawiston.
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A CLEAN SWEEP.

A Terrific Cyclone Passes over Alton,
Pn-Six Houses Wrecked, but NO Lives
Host.
BRADFORD, PA, Sept ga terrific
cyclone passed over Alton, few miles south
of Bradford this afternoon. 1t came from the
south west. Six bouses were wrecked there,
but no lives lost. The path of storm was five
rods wide and swept everything before it.
There were several narrow escapes from
death.
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WASHINGTON.
The New Orleans Exposition

IT HAO INOW VTAphNB IApUsItIOWs
WASHINGTON, Sept. 28.-Col. s. A. Buck, of
the board of managers of the New Orleans Ex-
position, is in Washington with all the vouch-
ers of expenditures made by the exposition
managers, which are now being examined by
the treasury department prior TO making gay.
ment of the third installment, amounting to
$166. 666, of the 81, 100000 loaned by the gov
eminent to the exposition. Col. Buck expects
to complete his labors and return to New Or
leans with the third inssallment in few DAYS.
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Failures in Maine,

The following failures for the week in Maine
are reported:
Gordan Stanford, flour, Bangor, is reported
failed.
Robinson Brothers, general store, Houlton. are
reported failed.
scanned 8 Cronin, fancy goods, Lewiston. are
reported failed.
The Douglas Copper company, Blue Hill, is re,
ported failed.
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DISASTROUS CYCLONE.

The Ruin it caused i'm wellsburg, N. ".
ELMIRA N. Y, Sept. ga cyclone struck
a village of Wellsburg, six miles east of here
at o'clock this evening. Houses, barEs and
other buildings were unroofed, orchards were
DESTROYED and the streets were strewn with
trees. The wind was accompanied by terrific
rain storm which lasted sometime and deluged
the streets.
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written across it in the captains well.remem-
bered handwriting. As soon as Mr.. Lord could
recover from his surprise he asked:
"'Where did this come from?'
1T was explained to him that the portrait,
neatly rollef up, had been found floating hum
dredS of miles from the spot where the ill
fated vessel commanded By Captain Fairfield
went down. When opened, except for the
seams and roughness, of which have already
spoken, it was found to be uninjared, despite
the long time it had been in tho water. The
address written on the folded letter was the
means of the picture at last reaching the sister
of Captain Fairfield, for whom it
was painted. OF course it was
never discovered where the captain had it
painted, and it must forever remain mystery
how it came in the water. Perhaps, finding
his vessel must go down, Captain Fairfield
wrote the address, rolled up the picture and
threw it overheard, in the hope that it might
sometime be found and sent to his sister. But
this is only conjecture, and the real inward
ness of the matter will probably never be re-
vaalod -
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS.
MAINE.


WASHINGTON, Sept. 27.-The Comptroller of
the Currency has extended the corporate ex-
istence of the National Bank of Winthrop,
Me-, and the Cheshire National Bank of
Keene, N. H, to Oct l, 1904.
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Praying for Rain.

PETERSBURG, Va, Sept. 28.-Prayers were
offered in the churches here today for rain,
which ia badly needed in this section on ac.
count of the damaging effect a protracted
drought las had on the crops The beds of the
creeks and small streams are perfectly dry.
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POLITICAL.
Congressional Nomiu;

Congressional Nominations.
Third Mississippi District, T. c. Catchings,
Dem.
Fifth Georgia, j. j. Martin, Rep.
The Republican counties of Helena, Mont,
Saturday, nominated Hiram Knowles of Butte
for Congress.
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WIND AND HAIL.

a Disastrous Storm ia EOwn-One Man
Killed.
DEs MONIES, Ia. Sept. ga storm of wind
Sac county last night. The bank building at
wall Lake was partially wrecked and an old
man named Strong was killed by piece Of
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Edward Kendall theatrical manager OF BOSTON
was arrested in New York Saturday for assaultin9
BENZ. Levy on the street. and when arraignei in
court was held to await trial. Kendall claim
ed that when Levy as an agent for him he collect
ed money which he never returned,
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AUGUSTA.

The Kennebec Journal says We hear talk
OF starting weekly paper, to run in the in
terests of prohibition, In this city before long.
With the amount of rum which is being dis
pensed out here every day under temperance
city marshal We should say that the enterprise
would be a good one.
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Round Pond Republicans raised Blaine
and Logan flag amidst great enthusiasm Fri.
day evening. David Chamberlain, Esq, pre-
sided, and Nathaniel j. Hanna, ESQ, made a
ringing speech. There was a large crowd, in
Guiding many from surrounding towns. The
post office was finely illuminated. Bristol has
been a Democratic town, but it will not be sur
prising If Blaine and Logan get a majority in
Nnvemher
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The grand cavaleade of live stock took place
at nooa and was one of the most attractive
features of the exhibition. The line of pro-
cession extended for half mile. Governor
Robe, the officers and members of the society,
with several distinguished guests occupied car
riages and were escorted by the Cobarn Ca
lo%o
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William Sanford, Baths Oldest citizen, died
last week, at the age of 90 years