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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
THE WEATHER.
Facts Of interest Concerning the
Rainfall of this and other Years.

Although at present In itself disagreeable,
the weather forms, for conversation, topic
which in these dull times it would be hard to
do without. Everybody is talking about the
weather, and all say about the same thing
concerning it. Many old residents say they
do not remember having experienced SO long
rainy period before. ''It beats ALL" said
one, 81 actually believe that this years pre-
cipitation on level would, if it was now on
top Of the ground. be deep enough to swim
in" This statement seemed at first to the
writer an exaggeration, but upon looking
over the books at the United States weather
signal office he learned that it really was not
an erroneous representation. From the first
Of January up to 2 o'clock yesterday after
noon tine records show that there has been a
rainfall Of four feet, lacking 1888 inches
This is within 80 inches of the entire precip.
itation Of last year. From Saturday morn.
ing to o'clock yesterday afternoon 1.1s
inches Of rain fell on a level, making the
amount for this month 6.93 inches. In MANY
years we have not had so wet September
and October. as we have had this year
From the first of September over fifteen
inches OF rain has fallen. During the months
OF september and October last year the rain
fali was only BIZ inches, and from Septem-
Der LIST to January LIST, 1887. the amount was
but 1908 inches. In 1886 during these two
months 1926 inches fell. Thus far this year
the rainfall is 1911 inches in excess of the
normal for corresponding period in the last
fifteen years.
The following table. showing the amount
of precipitation in inches for each month in
the last three years. may be of interest:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
RAILWAY MATTERS.

Inc Boston journal says: Eastern is
apparently sustained by expectations that
tne tease OF the Boston & Maine may be
broken. This lease received the hearty and
almost general approval of the Eastern
s'ocknoiders and all subsequent additions
nave received the approval of Eastern stock
noiderS. IL Is not likely, therefore, that the
lease can be broken; beside this, the Boston
q Maine Is in possession, and this is said
10 count nine points in law suit The
Eastern stockholders would have accepted
the protts OF the year with pleasure if there
n It Deen any. Ihey should now look the
SITUATION IN the face with resignation.
,,1 AtcolSing 70 the Wall Street News: "a
Boston q Maine director stated last night
at a New ork hotel that there not only
would not be dividend declared on Eastern
put tnere were so many renewals to be made,
equipment. etc, that it might be a long time
peIoIe dividend was declared. He thought
tne STOCK would sell much lower and would
Teach price at which those who hold for a
long pull might safely purchase"
Inc GioDe says: Eastern stockholders are
IN anything but happy frame Of mind, and
caused with the direct intention Of forcing a
consolidation with Boston & Maine at as low
figure as possible
In commenting ON the Eastern railroad
system the Commercial Bulletin remarks
that the Central Massachusetts, lease has
proved loss to the extent of 100000. The
Boston d Lowell. it is believed, has not
earned the per cent guaranteed to it. The
Bradford disaster has cost about $3.50, 200,
ana the Maine intends to saddle it all upon
one years earnings, in place of issuing i'm
proyement bonds, and finally that it is
easier Tor the Maine to make consolidation
terms with the Eastern when its stock is sell
ling at $50 than when the quotation is $125.
lt is stated that efforts are being made,
both among the Eastern and the Boston &
Lowell stockholders, to secure united action
in one effort to break the existing leases.
Hon. Frank Jones is said to hold 5000
shares OF Boston & Maine which cost him
above 200.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
U. S. COMMISSIONERS COURT
BEFORE COMMISSIONERS RAND.


SATURDAY.-In the hearing in the extradition
ease OF william ). Best saturday, Mr.. Cleaves
MED the following objection 10 the jurisdiction:
me respondent objects 0 The jurisdict on of the
court, ana claims that the commissioner before
whom these proceedings are penoins has no iuris
dleiion TO act In The matter, because
flrst-lt does not appear in the c,mpIant
against William j. Best that the complai ant was
an oncer OF or representative or agent of the
S-cond-Because there is recital in the war
rat til 4 II is issued upon the complaint Of duly
authorized or accredited agent of that govern
Third Because complaint made be ore a
Onlted States Con missioner upnn which a war
ram ISSUES Tor me arrest and Q Tradition OF
lugitve from Justice is fatally defective If it does
not show on It's face that the person making il
was an agent or representative of the foreign
William j. Best, the defendant testified that he
Is 40 years old He lost his left leg in 1851 and
ms Ilgh hand was also injured SO that he has
phrtla ~ lost the use OF two fingers. On Octob r
9th Best went 10 Batso IS store in company with
Alvin Parker. Best had a revolver. bel, d accns
TONED to carry one, because he is a cripple and
sohepmes ma good deal OF money on his person
lie went into the store and asked all hands TO
orl x. Charles Pa oh took whiskey with him
again ne asker all HANDS to drink No one re-
sponded. He then went to the door and called for
Av D Parker 70 co. e in and drink. Parker a. :
s S" mo, Bill, won't 80 in there" Edward
Batson came and took hold Of Bes and com.
menctd to push him on saying he did NOT want
him there He showed Best so iolentIy that
Best had to catch hold of the IGOR to We himself
from falling. In an angry passion lest pulled ont
his revolver and fired. Best saws he made no
threats or loud talk of any KIM in the store. He
ald nOtl tend TO nurd, r Batson, but fired on the
impulse OF the moment lie was on good terms
with Edward Batson but not with George Resi-
says there is III feeling against him In Camp obelo
on account Of his beng an American citizen in
business there. "
A questions tendns to show that Best is an
American citizen, except his claim that he had
voted here that he was q soldier in the late war.
that he list his leg while in the United sts ties SER
wee, tlat he IS a member of the g. A. r. Post al
y sport. or that there was Ill ceiling against him
~ Campobello, because Of bis participation in
Memorial day services with his post or that he
excluded by the court W.
:, III. cross examination elected the fact that
Best has voted In New Brunswick since his resi-.
dence there. ~ ~
The hearing was adjourned until Monday.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Real Estate Transfers.

The following transfers of real estate in
this county have been recorded at the Regis
try of Deeds:
81 etc.
etc.
oline E. Wherein. $3.50.
etc.
Casco- William sposedo to Ellhu sposedo. 81
etc,
Portland-Haniet NJ. Pope to c. C. Libby. 81,
sc. -
Long Island-Fern Park Land Company to j.
W; Leavitt. SlC0 Fern Park Land Company to
Adelaide Leavitt. 800.
Great Chebeague Island-A. M Austin to L. O.
Bean ct al. ST. sc.
Westbrook-J. P. Cash to W. c. Haggett 81,
SC. w.
Bridgton-william S. Libby ct al to J. A. VIM
$l,&c. S. L. Weston to j. Webb $3.50 E
Potter to j. Webb. 81 &c.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
PERSONAL.

Hon. Wilbur F. Lunt will leave for Ari-
IONA on a business trip today.
Hon. w. l.. Putnam has gone to stump
Michigan.
Mr.. Howard Corning has been elected a
meiuber of the Harvard Canoe Club.
Hon. Fl. c. Brewer of Freeport and Hon.
ID. w. Merrill of New Gloucester were in
town Saturday.
Rev. DR.. Hill will lecture in the chapel of
Colby University, at Waterville, before the
students next Thursday morning.
The owner of the brig Hyperion has
brought suit against the Old Dominion
Steamship Co.
The Adams Street Baptist church of Bid
deford have extended an unanimous call to
Rev. l. B. Mower of Kennebunkport.
Mr.. John Torrance. Jr., of the Dominion
line was in town Saturday and Mr.. Robinson
of the Allan liae was it the city during last
week.
Portland friends OF Mr.. Chamberlain of
Manchester, N. H. formerly of the Falmouth
hotsl have presented him and Mrs. Cham
berlain with solid gold napkin rings.
Capt. Joshua f. Stafford who lately died at
VIC asc VI ucdlB OF years was an ola
Portland shipnlaster and brother of Charles
+. and William f. Stafford now deceased.
Capt Charles f. Musaus formerly Of Port
land died suddenly at his home in Liverpool
Oct &C. The remains will be brought here for
burial
Charles S. Williams is a student at the
Maine State College and his brother Hiram
A. Williams student at the Kansas City
Medical College. These young men are the
sons of the late John W. Williams " no was
for many years connected with the u. S.
light house service.
Prof. r S. Woodward of the U. S. geologi-
cal survey is in Maine directing the work of
two corps of the typographical engineers
who have begun the important labor OF max
ing complete typographical survey of
Maine at the expense of the government
Massachusetts and New Jersey have already
been surveyed and mapped, and our state is
now to receive the same minute and careful
attention. Last week Prof. Woodward was
the guest of Prof. Rogers of Colby Uniyer-
sity. Prof. Woodward has undertaken the
mathematical investigation of the theory of
the difference of heat in metals and Prof.
Rogers has entered into an agreement with
him to furnish the experimental data needed
for the verfication of the theory His first
paper upon the subject is already in type and
will soon be ready for distribution.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Superfine Flour.

There is no article of food more generally
consumed than wheat flour in its various
forms of bread and pastry, but chemists by
examination find that by its use,
mankind loses two-thirds of the elements
that go to make up bone and muscle
These vital elements are the phosphates
which are absolutely necessary for the main.
tenance of health, and which nature has pro-
vided in the wheat grain, but man has re-
moved from the flour in the process of bolt
ing. 1t was this fact that suggested the in
vention of Prof Horsford of his preparation
for baking powder that would add these
nutritious phosphates, and thereby supply
the deficiency in the flour. In place of the
alum, cream tartar, ETC., used in common
baking powders, he produced an acid phos.
phate, and thus makes baking powder
which not only raises the dough, but leaves
in the bread the vital phosphates of which
the flour has been deprived.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Steamboat Sparks.

The stockholders of the Kennebec Steam.
boat Company have determined to have a
new boat built aud put on the route early
next season. probably from the first to the
fifteenth OF June, not later than July 1st
the Star of the East, two feet wider and the
same depth, and will have all of the modern
improvements, such as electric lights, steam
to where the boat will be built has not vet
been fixed upon, but in all probability the
hull and engines will be built in Bath, The
contract will be placed in few DAYS.
There is much talk in Bangor about the
new steamship line which is now proposed
between Boston and Bangor to be started in
the spring. Report has it that the rich Plant
steamship company Of New York is to put on
tie boats and that they are now being built
at Chester on the Delaware river. 1t is fur
Their stated that Capt Chas. B. Sanford has
sold his wharf property at Belfast to the
new company.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Colby University.

The appointments for the senior exhibit
ton, which occurs at the end of the present
term,are as follows: MaryIL. Tobey, II. Ever.
EFT Farnham, James King, Frank E. Nye,
J. L. Pepper, Edward T. Stevens. The
Junior parts, to be delivered at the same ex-
hibition. are Greek, -Addie T. True; Latin,
Merten L.. Miller; French, Dana w. Hall,
English, w. l.. Soule. Compulsory atten.
dance in the gymnasium begins October 10Th,
ana the Tour classes VIII exercise in fouI
different squads. The east wing of the
gymnasium will be fitted up for the use OF
the base ball men, and will serve as a Cage
for batting and battery practice.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Give Them a Chance.

That is to say, your lungs. Also all your breath
ing machinery Very wonderfui machinery it is
Net only the larger air-passages but the thousand
Of little tubes and cavities leading from them.
When these are clogged and choked with matter
hich ought not to be there, your lungs cannot
half do their work. And what they do. they can
not do well.
Call 1t cold, cough, Group, pneumonia, catarrh
consumption or any of the family of throat and
nose and head and lung distractions, all are bad
All ought to be got rid of. There is just one sure
way to get rid of them. That is to take Boschee's
German Syrup, which any druggist will sell you al
40 cents bottle. Even If everything else has
allied YOU you may depend upon this for certain
now d1ycTu
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
SUBURBAN NEWS.
SACCARAPPA,

The Naomi Lodge, d. of R., fair, that
closed Saturday evening, was very success
full in the way Of entertainments. and finan-
cially also.
Parties from Boston and Haverhill have
secured control of the leatherboard mill and
will probably soon begin work there.
The new Baptist church on Main street
will be dedicated with appropriate exercises
next Thursday afternoon,
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
The TRANSPORTATION Bond.

In regard to the bonding of the Boston g.
Maine for the transportation of merchandise
between Portland and Boston, Capt. j. S.
Wlnslow from the committee, wrote Secreta-
ry Rich, Saturday, that the committee had
an interview with President Lord, who
would lay the matter before the board of di-
rectors and thought they would authorize
such bond
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
To Try the Sewali Heater.

Mr.. d. c. Richardson, master car builder
of the Boston & Maine railroad, is fitting
passenger train to run between Newbury-
port and Boston with the Sewall car heater.
AT the car shops in Somerville, thirty cars
will be fitted with the Sewall heater. The
train which Mr.. Richardson is working on
VIII be ready to Igo on the load in about a
week This is the first experiment with this
system Of car heating made by the Boston &
Maine railroad.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Married In her Fathers Stockings.


A good story is gradually leaking out in
Bath society circles at the expense of well
known Bath lady, who was very recently
married The cc-'mnny occurred in a
church, and the bride, that she might not
soil her slippers nor catch cold, drew on a
pair of her fathers white hose before leaving
the house. Arriving at the church, in the
excitement peculiar to noyices on such occa-
sions, the bride forgot about the socks in
which her feet and slippers were encased,
and walked to the front of the church entire
ly oblivious of her forgetfulness. However,
all went well until the pair knelt at the
chancel: Here it was that the keen eyes of
were few, among others, who laughingly
espied those white socks in close promixity
to the shiny soles of the new boots of the
groom, and these thought the joke too rich to
keep and so the society people of the town
are quietly smiling in private over the
incident.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Because He Was a Republican Vet

[Kittery Letter to Biddeford JournaLl
1t is reported by Democrats that the rea-
son Carpenter Philbrick was detached from
the navy yard was because he had list of
men to be employed, containing the names
of Republicans. Within short time he had
taken on to work Lyman Spinney, man
who had served three years on the u. S.
steamer Kearsarge, being attached to her at
the time she sunk the Alabama. Mr. Spin
ney is one of our smartest mechanics and is
in need of employment, but he was suspend
ed from the yard by Carpenter Junkins, Mr..
Philbrick' S successor, very soon after Jun
kins got established in his place. Mr. Spin
ney is Republican.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
A Close Gall.

Mr.. Henry 1. Nelson of Portland, stood
with his back to the railroad track at Spring
vale Depot, last Friday, assisting Mr.. S. b.
Emery in removing trunk from cart. The
horse attached to the cart started, and Mr..
Nelson was thrown against a wheel of the
train. Mr.. Emery's son seized his leg and
pulled Mr.. Nelson's head away from the
wheel in time 10 save him from decapitation
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29

In this city. Oct 27, by Rev. A. Ii. Wright. Cha.
+. Smith and Miss Clara E. Hall both of Portland
In Norway. Oct 49, Frank l.. Haskell Of Harri
son and Ina M. Gerry of Norway
In South Paris, Oct. 10, Samuel L. Morse and
Jessie Il. rulsifer. both of Norway.
In Lewiston, Oct. 10, Fred f. Bartlett of Rum
ford and Sadie Warhurst of lewiston
In Augusta. Oct. 49, Harry p. Lowell of Angus
ia and Miss Bertha 1. GrOyener of Kennebnnk
port.
In Hallowell, Oct, 20, Herbert O. Stevens and
Miss Lille V. Merrill both of Chelsea
In Waldoboro, Sept. 80. VIM. II. Chandler OF
Warren and Mrs Lettie Halves of Waldoboro,
at Round Pond, Oct. 3, George K. Munroe and
Mary nj. Weber.
In Kennebunkport Oct. l6, Edward Williams
and Miss Annie NJ. McNally of Biddeford
In York, Oct. 10. VIM L. Fernald and Hattie /.
Parsons. -
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Improved order of Red Men.

Machigonne Tribe, No. 8. will work the a
auoptlon tonight There will be some new
features introduced in the work, which will
MAKE IL OF special interest to members.
Ihere VIII be some remarks made in regard
to forming council of the Daughters of
Pocahontas. All members will find II for
their interest to be present.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
ATTENTION HARRISON GUARDS.

Every member of the Harrison Guards is re
quested to meet at No. 9s Exchange street
THIS MONDAY EVENING, Oct. 2sth, at 7.3C
o'clock. to drill for the Rochester N II. trip Wed
nesday.
Per order, j. ID. PRINTABLE
Capt. Commanding Co.
L. H. TIBBETTs, Clerk.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
At scarboro Crossing.

The new Scarboro Crossing railroad depot
is being pushed to completion. 1t is already
hall built. A large platform is being built
and when the whole thing is completed it
VIII add much to the place. A side track
extending on the Eastern Division road east
ward from the station with a capacity of 50
cars, is now half completed and will soon
be ready for use.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
PORTLAND AND VICINITY.
DESPERATE STRUGGLE FOR LIFE,
Mr.. c. o. Siattery, OF Cape Elizabeth,
Rescued after Twenty Years OF
Suffering.

Mr.. {. ID. Slattery, Of Cape Elizabeth Me-, has
been at deaths door for the past twenty years,
He bad been reduced In flesh from 205 pounds to
81 He was first taken with pain in the side. 1t
would come one day and disappear the next. This
continued for month or two; then the pain be-
came constant, and his general health became i'm
paired. His heart became very SORT. He suffer-
ed from distressed breathing and general swell
ling Of the chest and abdomen; terrible pains
would seize him in different parts OF the body,
and he says at times he would have such q Jump
ing pain in his limbs that he would feel as If thew
were lcosened from his body. His to que was
heavily coated and attended with disagreeable
taste in his mouth, and dizzy. full sensation in
the head. His sleep was disturbed with friehtfrll
dreams, and his arms and legs would become
numb. stomach became very sore, and the
food eaten distressed him. His complexion
changed to dark saffron. His hair dropped out.
and his bowels were terribly constipated. He be-
came wasted to mere skeleton. During all these
long years Of suffering Mr.. Slattery had doctored
constantly, and always declared there was some
thing that would eventually restore him to health.
Two months ago he heard OF Drs. Smith and Nc.
Mullen. the magnetic physicians, at the u s.
Hotel, and at once placed himself under their
treatment, and his restoration to health has been
wonderful indeed. He is now a well and happy
man, and enjoys to the fullest extent the com
forts of health. Mr.. Slattery says after he read
the advertisement of Drs. Smith and McMullen,
he dreamed he went to them and was cnred. and
his dream has come true.
Drs. Smith and McMullen are permanently To-
Gated at the U. S. Hotel in the city of Portland.
They treat successfully every form Of chronic dis
ease. Consultation free from 8 a. m. to p. m.
oct29 AZ.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29

Advice 10 Mothers. - MRS. WINSLOW'S
SOOTHING SYRUP should always be used when
children are cutting teeth. It relieves the little
sufferer at once; 1t produces natural, quiet sleep
py relieving the child from pain, and the little
cherub, awakes as "bright as button" 1t is
Very pleasant to taste. 1t soothes the child soft
ems the gums, alays all pain, relieves wind regu-
lates the bowels, and is the best known remedy
tor diarrhoea, whether arising from teething or
other causes Twenty-Five cents bottle
lan16 FM&wAw,v
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29

Inc neet landed only 1882 barrels for last
week against 1917 barrels the previous week
and 2S69 barrels for corresponding week last
year. Total catch is 35,149 barrels against
72,514 barrels in 1887, 1874 barrels in 1886
3l6.s5S barrels in 1885 and All ,oSS barrels in
1884. The vessels continue to haul nm as
fast as they arrive, and very little more fish
ing will be prosecuted on this coast this
vaor
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29

"UctuDef up 70 p. m. yesterday.
The loss to house building contractors has
been very large owing to the long continued
rain which has prevented them from COM
plotting the buildings upon which they are
working 1t is said that the difference to the
new reservoir contractors amounts to up
wards of $S.0OO
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
Washburn Union.

At a meeting of the Washburn Union, con-
nected with the Church of the Messiah, the
following officers were elected:
Presidrnt-George Z. Lefavor.
First Vice Presidential. M. Heseltine.
Second Vice Presidential Fanny Knight
Third Vice President Walter LiLefayor
ESecretary-Miss George Ford.
TreaSurer-J. p. Rockwell.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29

1t is expected that volume so, OF the Maine
Reports, will be issued next month. The
State library will receive 600 copies, one of
which will be sent to each city and town in
the State.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1888-10-29
so Cents Per Yard.

Purchasers OF these goods should re-
member these goods are 81 inches wide,
all wool, and cannot be duplicated this
season.
LOT 8 consists Of % pieces OF SO inch
all wool TricOts, have been re.
tailed by us all this season for 75 cents.
Price Wednesday morning,