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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-27
BIcycIe Races at Lynn.

BosToN, Sept 25.-The bicycle races at
Lynn, were attended by 5000 spectators.
All of the events were interesting and nearly
all of them were very closely contested.
ing the afternoon and somewhat heavy
track and chilly atmosphere, very fast time
was impossible. The first race was a one
mile professional open race. in. which the
starters were. Prince, James Frazier, and F.
IS, with Wood second in 2.5S 3-5. The one
mile promoteur 3O5 limit tricycle. race for
the A. c. u. championship between f. L.
Ives and E. P Burnham, was Won by the
latter in 2.50 3-5, Ives time, was 2.59 As and
heat twas a fine squirt by Burnham on
the home stretch that won the race for him.
The next was contested 3 mile proma-
teur bicycle lap race between Stone, Rowe,
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MAINE.

w. w. EIcHELBERGER,
Sergeant, Signal Corps, u. .. a,
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CHARGED WITH MURDER.
An ex-PoIicennan Arrested for Killing
Woman.

BosroN, Sept 26..-James w, Drury, an
expoliceman, living at No. 70 Hampden
street, was arrested tonight and will be ar
Mary B. Sharp, of No. II Oxford street. The
woman was his mistress and he has on sew
eral occasions been complained of for abus-
ing her. Having been in court for an offense
last Wednesday,, he is said to have
beaten her severely, and she has been sick
Drury was discharged from the police force
about year ago for drunkenness. When
arrested tonight he was found hiding in a
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Nevada Republican.

CARSON, New, Sept. 26.-The Republican
state convention yesterday nominated Geo.
Tufty for treasurer; j. NJ. Dormer for
secretary of state, and j. f. Hallock for
comptroller The platform adopted arraigns
President Cleveland for vetoing pension
bills, for net protecting persons and proper
ty Of Americans in foreign countries, and Tor
his action on the silver question, favors a
tariff to protect wages workers and Ameri-
can industries, demands restoration of the
wool tariff of 1867, opposes further immgra-
ton OF Chinese. and favors unlimited coin.
age of gold and silver, and the passage OF
the Cullom railroad bill by Congress.
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Damage to the cotton Crop.

GALVESTON, Tex, Sept. 26.-Reports from
several counties in the cotton belt tell OF dis
astrous results to open cotton by the late
heavy continuous rains; also of considera-
Bile damage reaulting from the cotton worm
ing counties. 1t is believed large quantities
of cotton have been whipped out and dam
aged by rain.
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LOVE AT FIRST SIGHT.
a Merchant Draws His Bank Ac-
count and Skips.

JERSEY CITY, N j., Sept. 25.-The resi-
dents of Union Hill are agitated over re,
ported elopement. Katie Ringler, a tall and
pretty pre blonde, q years old, whose parents
reside on Union street. has disappeared: It
is believed that she has eloped with j. I.
Melcher. merchant of Rockville, Conn. He
is so years old, is married and has four chill
dren. Katie was employed by large house
on Franklin street. New York, as book
keeper Melcher did business with the
house, and his manly bearing and courteous
manners soon captured the. young lady's
heart. Under pretenee of giving her en-
ployment in his store in Rockville at an in
crease of salary, he obtained the permission
of her parents to take her away. He is said
to have drawn his entire bank account on
Thursday morning at Rockville and then dis
appeared. Yesterday his wife visited, the
Ringlers at Union Hill and informed them
of their daughters flight with her husband.
1t was the first intimation the parents had
received of the elopement, and they were
nearly heart-broken. Melcher was OF the
firm of Melcher & Dalton, dry goods mer-
chants.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-27
Kate Fields work Commended.

SALT LAKE CITY, Sept. 26.-At a meeting
of James B. Mexican Post, G, A. r., here
last night a preamble and resolution were
adopted expressing appreciation of the
thorough work done by Kate Field in inves-
tigating Mormonisnl, and closing as follows
earnestly commend Kate Field to our COM
mander-in-chief as the one especially to pre-;
sent the facts in the case through the Grand
Army of the Republic to the country, and re-
spectfully request that we commend her in
her good work to our comrades everywhere.
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Thrown from a Carriage.

Especial to the PREss.]
SANFORD, Sept. 25.-John Humphrey was
thrown from his carriage while driving on
High street last night, sustaining injuries to
his right arm and sh oulder.
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a Bold Jump,

MAIDEN, Mass, Sept. 25.-John Sexton,
aged years, jumped from an express train
on the Boston and Maine road at Edgeworth
today, when it was running at the rate of a
blv fatally hurt. He had taken the train at
Wyoming, thinking it would stop at Edge
worth where he lived, and when he found 1t
running past it he leaped from the platform.
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THE DOMINION.
Looking After a Journalistic swindIer

OTTAWA. Ont, Sept. 26.-Initiatory steps
have been taken looking to the prosecution
of the journalistic swindlers who sent bogus
reports concerning the alleged new fishery
treaty. Their offence is indictable and in
consequence of popular indignation over the
numerous imposftions practiced lately it
seems that industry is to be put an end to
for a time at least.
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MONDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 81, 1885,

Ives and Rowe. Rowe, won with tn A. P points
Ss ii . t;n,e for three miles being 9.22 As. The
last h,S race was a three-mile amateur handicap
hicycie with Foster, Scratch and Dubois
OK Yards and Bondreau 800 yards start.
Foster withdrew in the the first mile and
DeBlois finished first
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RAILWAY MATTERS.
THE MEeANTIc ROAD.


The Canadian Pacific railroad managers
mean business and are pushing their
Megantc line across Maine in earnest. SnPt.
McFee visited Skowhegan this week and
negotiated with the administrators OF the
Coburn estate as to the right of way across
certain timber lands owned by the estate.
The Fairfield journal thinks 1t Will not pc
easy to obtain the heirs consent. Probably
they think the danger from fire offsets what
apnreciation might accrue to their lands
from the construction of the railroad.
MAINE CENTRAL.
The exhibit of the Maine Central road for
Jnly. and seven months, shows very
credtable gain, and is an index to the inn
proyement in Boston & Maine railroad traffic.
The Maine Central figures are
July. 1856. 1880: Increase.
EARNINGS o.. ....... 1916, ,222 $25S,33S $16.SS4
Expenses. 155,O67 15l ,S04 $3.50
Net ...:.:.... .$12o,165 s1o6,5s4 s13,621
Since Jan. 1st.
Earnings. 81 63S, ,4S0 81 ,552,040 SS6, ,43B
Expenses......... l. 35,225 9o6,216 $4,000
Net,............sGO32 255 $555 500 s57b74
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a Hotel Keepers scneme.

TORONTO, Sept. 25.-Charles A. Hand, a
hotel keeper of Sarnia, was arrested last
June last to blow up the residences of j. c.
McRae and Thomas House, supporters of
the Scott temperance act. When arrested
Hand had in his possession two half-pound
dynamite cartridges and piece of fuse. He
told the detective that he obtained the dyna-
mite in Detroit.
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THE PORTLAND DAILY PRESS,

Published every day Sundays excepteO by the
PORTLAND PUBLISHING COMPANY,
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SPECIAL NOTICES, one-third additional.
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THE MAINE STATE PRESS,
Published every THURSDAY MORNING, at $3.50
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Advertisements inserted in the 4'MAINE STATE
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Address all communications TO
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TIE BEST

You can't afford to get through your next wash
day without using
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THE WEATHER..

WASHINGTON, Sept. q.
The indications for Maine, New Hampshire
and Vermont are local rains, followed by
fair weather and slightly cooler.
The indications for New England are To-
cal rains, followed by fair weather, slightly
cooler or nearly stationary temperature,
westerly winds.
Cautionary southwest signals continue on
the Atlantic coast from Sandy Hook to East
port.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-27
FIRE RECORD,
Several Buildings Burned.

RocKAwAY BEACH, L. l., Sept. 26.-A
eral buildings, including Harper & Stainef's
pavilion, the Brandeth House, Jenning' s
general store, Johnson'S barber shop and
LANDRY, Thomas Cornings store, and five
cottages attached to the East End Hotel.
The loss is $25,000.
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The Police Would Like to Get Him.

CHICAGO, Sept 25.-On the trial of the
Mccormick rioters yesterday Jacob Colanda
was called as witness. No sooner had he
taken the stand than he was recognized by
pants in the riot A warrant on charge of
assault with intent to kill was at once sworn
out, but before it could be served he had
skipped out and has not been found.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-27
TWO LADIES KILLED
BY a Newspaper Train in Con-
necticut.

NORWICH, Conn.,, Sept. 26.-The Sunday
newspaper express collided with a horse and
carriage at Poquonoc crossing, in the town
of Groton, at o'clock this afternoon, killing
the horse, Mrs. Benjamin Gardner and her
daughter-in-law, and breaking a leg and
otherwise injuring Mr.. Benjamin Gardner.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gardner were over 60 years Of
age and the daughter-n-lawa young woman
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-27
Approves of Ordering Out Knights
of Labor,

BRooKToN, Mass, Sept, 25.-The Massa-
soft Assembly, K, of L., representing over
five thousand Knights at a meeting last eve
ming. resolved that Massasoit Assembly
heartily endorse the action of the local joint
executive board in ordering out all X. of L.,
members in George E. Keith's factory.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1886-09-27
Fatal Accident.

BELLOWS FALLS, Vt, Sept 26.-Mabel
Wright, aged six years, living, near Sextons
aSei Young colt and injured SO that she survived
but few hours.
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GRATFEUL-COMFO
EPPS'S COCOA.
BREAKFAST.

"By a thorough knowledge of the natural laws
which govern the operations of digestion ana nu-
triton, and by careful application OF the me me
properties of well-selected Cocoa, MI. EppS ndn !d
provided our breakfast tables with delicateiy
favored beverage which may save us m many ny
heavy doctors bills. 1t is by the judieious use a oa
such articles of diet that constitution may S
every tendency to disease. Hundreds OF to, saotl,e
maladies are floating around us ready 10 a aGoaGa
MANY fatal shaft by keepf1 ourselves well fort,
fed with pure blood and properly nouflsheo
frame. ."-CiUiL SerUjce gazette. .,, co,d
Made simply with boiling water or mllk: nolu
only in half pound tins by GrOcers, laDeled thus'
JAMES EPPs 81 CO.,
ie1a S&Tu&w1y
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The I,awrences will play here Thursday,
Friday and Saturday of this week, and Mon
day and Tuesday Of next week
The Bostons Saturday by. leaving the
grounds without permission OF the umpire
lost the game, their percentage OF the re-
ceipts. and subjected themselves to fine of
Spence has decided to play no more this
season. Kearns will play second base and
O'Connell right field for the Portlands mere
The Portlands play in Biddeford on Tues
dav and at Newburyport on Wednesday.
ifhe Boston league team will play two
games here between October 18th and 10th.
Haley has been suspended for the remain
W The Chicagos play the Portlands here.
October 16,
Shoeneck has ordered hat from X. F.
Somers & Co., the hatters. He is so conf
dent of making a home run before the season
closes that Mr.. Somers thought he might as
we'll make the hat one time as another.
In view of the probability that the Chicago
olnh viii win the league pennant, and that
uy tba 81 Louis Browns will capture that of
the American Association, Van Der, the
nresident of the latter club, has sent letter
r. r a Snaulding, president of the former,
CHALLENGING him to play after the season is
over a Series of five, seven or nine games fol-
the worlds championship, II the challenge
is accepted, time, place ana o'iier ue'''iiS VIII
be arranged later.
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Relief Work in Charleston.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept. 25.-To-day
.passed without incidents and without shocks.
The relief committee are making progress in
examining applications and will probably
begin next week to pay out claims on cases
where damages are small and the houses are
owned by widows and poor persons All
cases of relief for persons who do not own
houses are acted on at once, and small sums
are granted to replace personal property de-
stroyed or to relieve pressing wants The
weather continues fine, with no indications
of the usual September gale. Government
engineers sent to inspect damaged buildings
estimated the moneyed value of real estate
damaged by the earthquake at from $2,0O0,-
or0 ia S6 000 GOO
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Statue of Calhoun.

bronze statue of the statesman John G. Cal
houn arrived here today by the New York
steamer. and will be unloaded on Monday
and stored until the monument is completed.
The statue is the work Of Albert E. Hornish
of Rome, and cost $4,000. The monument,
when completed, will cost about $4,000.
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MAcoMB, ILL.,, Sept. 25-E. V. Kinsley,
night agent of the Burlington road here, was
robbed of $685. in cash, at the point of shot
gun, while in his office Friday morning
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AT Boston-Bostons, q; Detroits, 1. Base
hits-Bostons,. Detroits, 7. Errors-Bos-
tons, 4; Detroits, s..
At New York-New Yorks, 8; Kansas
Citys, g. Base hits-New Yorks, 7; Kansas
Citys. 8. Errors-New Yorks, 8; Kansas
.Citys, Z Same called at the end of the sixth
inning on account of rain.
At Washington-W -Washingtons, 3; St Louis,
/. Base -Washingtons, Z; st. Louis, 8.
Errors-W -Washingtons, 4; st. Louis, 8.
Cages, 4. Base hits-Philadelphias, 13; Chi
cagos, 6. Errors -Philadelphias, s; ChicagOs.
IA.
Afternoon Philadelphias, s. Chi
At Skowhegan-Sk s.; Colbys, Z.
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Death of Caleb CiIkey.

CAMDEN, Sept. 26.-Caleb Gilkey, re-
tired sea captain, died last night, aged eighty
one years and one day. He was an esteemed
citizen and was deacon of the Baptist
church
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without regard for political factions. If any
organization desires to indorse him, he will
be glad to accept, but he will make no
promises
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BELFAST, Sept. 26.-Soon after midnight
this morning crowd assembled and stoned
the police in Shanktill district. The police
were reinforced and soon dispersed the mob.
The attack upon the police was subsequently
renewed and the rioters were fired upon. A
iuryman named David Moore was shot
through the lung and was conveyed to the
hospital in dying condition. Twelve con-
stables were seriously wounded with stones.
MANY arrests were made.
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Mean daily bar. ..29. .825l Maximum ther. .71.S
Mean daily ther. 1874 Minimum ther.... 49,
Mean daily DIV pit. 60.3 Max. vel. wind 19 SW
Mcan daily hum..... 900 Total Drecip... 100
METEOROLOGICAL REPORT.
(Sept. 26, 1886, 1000 P. M.)
Observations taken at tie same moment OF time
at all stations
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the pulpit platform was crowded with
chorus of children led by Mr.. G. Fred Morse.
The Superintendent of the school, Mr.. II.
w. Noyes, conducted the exercises After
singing by the chorus choir, and an inyoea-
ton by the pastor, Rev. A. T. Dunn, the
superintendent led the school in responsive
reading from the Scriptures. After the read
ing the audience sang the Anniversary
Hymn, written for the oecasion.by Miss Ellen
H. True.
The historical sketch of the first twenty
five years of the schools existence was read
by Lewis B. Smith, Esq 1t was scholarly
and careful review Of the period. Here is
an abstract of it:
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other Games Saturday.

Games lost. 35 37 49l54l5sle2I !.
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Informal reunion in the church.
AFTERNOON.
2.30 o'clock-Organ voluntary.
Doxology-By the choir and congregation
Invocation-Rev. A. I. Dunn.
onening remarkably the Chairman, Hon. Percl-
val Bonney.
Poem-Hon. George +. Emery.
"reminiscences by former paSt0rs-Rev George
W, Bosworth, d. D.. 1855 to 1865: Rev. j. c.
Stockbridge, ID. d. 1865 to 1867. Rev.
A. X. p Small,sD D., 1868 to 1874.
Rev. James McWhinnie, ID. D.,
1875 to 1884.
Reading digest of letters-Major II. S. Melcher.
Benedictory hymn-The choir.
DVENING.
TOO oclock-SOeial reunion in Mechanics Hail.
Hon. Geo f. Emery presiding.
Collation-7.30 O'Clock.
Brief addresses-By past and present members
relating to the prominent phases OF
church life and history.
The public are cordially invited to the al
ternOon exercises.
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Bakers Great American Specific.

1t is one of the best medicines
that we have used. ANY one SUI
fering with colds, sore lungs, sore
throat, indigestion, cholera NOR
bus, teeth ache, neuralgia, rheu-
matisni, sprains or weak eyes Will
find this to be n safe and sure rem
edy. We speak from experience,
being cOgniZanf of its use for the
various diseases named. Ii saved
my wife's life i'm an atIack OF
pneumonia. We feel it a duty to
say this for the benefit of others.
We know of many of the best cit
iZenS of Portland who Will IN
dOrse every word and more than
we have said i'm its praise.
EDITOR OF EXPRESS,
Portland, We.
Bakers Great American Specific. the infallibie
for all pains Qnterna or externaD cuts, burns
bruises, sprains, soreness of limbs, rheumatism,
neuralgia, toothache, and other household us, Is
sold by all dealers. Price 50c Maurice Baker q
Co. PrOD'rs Portland Me. auZ4eouII
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The Call for Bonds.
FROM CHARLESTON.
Fine Weather Prevailing. but the
People Anxious About the Future.

CHARLESTON, S. c., Sept 26-The weather
is fine today and most of the city congrega-
tions attended services in their own
churches Open air worship on the Battery
city is crowded with excursionists.
A thorough examination shows that the
damage to the venerable and beau tiful
Huguenot church is about $4,000, and the
congregation contemplate sending their pas
tor, Rev. DR.. Vedder, to the North to appeal
to the Huguenots throughout the country for
contributions to make the necessary repairs.
This congregation was among the heaviest
of the sufferers by the earthquake.
The signal officer here applied to the
Weather Bureau at Washington for indica-
tions covering the period of Wiggin's pre-
dicted earthquake. Tonight the following
despatch was received from Gen. Hazen
''There are at present no indications of
now and the 3Oth. Timely notice will be
given Won should any change appear"
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READY sEPTEMBER lst.
Price, Go cis., $500 per dozen.
PARLOR ORGAN GALAXY,

A good and large collection of Reed Organ Mu-
sic, selected and arranged by w. +. SUDDs. 40
good Marches, Galops, Waltzes, Rondos. Sehot.
fisches, ETC. and II popular songs, covering 96
sheet music size pages, yet sold for the very low
price of 80 cts.
Remember our superior new Sunday school
Song Book. songs of Promise. l35 cts.) and our
High School Song Book sOnGG -~''"g (6ocls.)
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Fire at Gardiner.

GARDINER, Sept. 26.-The store on Water
street belonging to Mrs. Mary Long was
slightly damaged by fire early Sunday morn
ing. The stock of millinery owned by Mrs
NJ E. Robinson is total loss. In was in
sured for $1,000 in the agency of B. A. Neal
& Son. The cause of the fire was defec-
tive lue