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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-12

Washington square and to Broadway and
4th street, where the parade disbanded.
There were 25, 900 Roman Catholics in
line under command Of Father Keefe and
Victor Downing archbishop Corrigan
reviewed the parade as it passed the
Roman Catholic Orphan Asylum r
ATS D. m, hundreds Of people assem-
bled at the Seventh Regiment arnory
To Hear the German Singing
societies. 1t was one of the most sue
cessful, singing festivals the city has ever
had. Some time ago a prize was offered
for the best cantata and was won by DR..
Mealannet of Baltimore. Over 1000
voices were in the choruses.
The fireworks display on Brooklyn
bridge began at 1880 and lasted until
midnight. The display was gorgeous.
There were illuminations from the tow
ers in the shape of Chinese suns, six feet
in circumference, of an Illuminating
power which enabled them to be seen
twenty five miles. showing the Ameri-
can and italian colors. Groups of bou-
quets and thousands of rockets were
fired simultaneously from the towers and
millions of magnesium stars of the
largest calibre were fired skvward from
mortars distance of 800 feet AS a
wind up, came the Falls of Niagara,
which occupied the length of the bridge
from tower to tower. Immediately after
this 5000 rockets were fired off simultan-
eously in the form of bouquet. From
the start to the end all kinds of fireworks
were discharged. @ ~
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over Niagara on a Tight Rope

NIAGARA FALLS, N. T., October IL
Niagara S gorge will be crossed on three
quarters Of an inch steel cable on Wed
nesday afternoon, at o'clock, by Cliff
ford Calverity, a handsome young Cana
dian, Mailing from Toronto. He is %
years old, regular featured, black curly
hair and a moustache, and clad in a light
English tweed suit, with cap to match
one would think society favorite by his
looks and manner.
He has been very successful in his
walking a cable so feet above the ground
at Hanlans Island in Toronto Bay this
last summer, and proposes to prove by
his rapid dash across his cable here that
he is the champion high wire walker
with the best record in the world.
His cable has been stretched. 1t is
91O feet long and has been properly
guyed and ba1lasted with bags of sand.
1t is located between the cantilever and
railway suspension bridges.
The bank at this point is 245 feet high.
The cable has a sag OF 25 feet in the CEN
tire. Dixon's time at this point was
thirteen and one-half minutes. Calverly
expects to do it in less than seven
minutes. He also proposes to do feats
in mid-air. one of which is hanging by
his toes. He will carry twenty foot
pine balancing pole.
The young man will apper in sky blue
tights, pale pink trunks, collar and cuffs
with silver trimming and buckskin shoes.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-12
OPENED AusPlcIoUsLY.
Sunday School Convention in the City Of
Shipyards. %f 4; s.
Especial TO the Press.

BATH, Me-, October II. The oath an
niversary of the State Sunday School
Convention opened at Winter street
church this afternoon at 2.30. There
was good attendance, and the conven-
ton was promptly organized. The first
half hour was taken up by devotional
exercises, led by Rev. A. A.'Lewis, pas
tor of Wesley church.. The address of
! welcome by Rev. S. +. White, pastor Of
Elm street Baptist church, followed, the
address being delivered in very pleas
ant manner, and was responded TO- by
the president.
A conference followed, the subject be-
ing Recruiting Service" Discussion
was opened by Rev, G. A. Towne of Au-
burn, and the topic ably handled. CUES
], tions were asked and promptly answered
showing that the delegates had given
the subject much thought. AT o'clock
Miss Lucy Wheelock took charge, and
made her subject, Review and Re-
views" very clear and interesting.
Among the first ones on the ground
was F. w. Lamb, whose sweet singing
has pleased so many He led the sing
ing in the devotional service. The en-
tertainment committee were in the cha
pei in readiness, to provide all with pleas
ant. and honelike entertainment. To-
morrow large number. are expected.
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Eight Thousand Lads in Parade.
GRADUALLY GROWING WEAKER.
Mrs. Harrison's Disease Progressing Rap
idIy-The Left Lung Involved.

WASHINGTON, October 11.-Mrs. Har-
rison is gradually growing weaker.
Nourishment consisting of raw eggs and
beef tea, which has beenjso important an
element in keeping up her strength, is
now taken in smaller quantities. She
rests quietly as rule and sleeps much of
the time, but awakes exhausted instead
of refreshed. The cough which dis
tressed her at intervals has ceased, but
this is regarded as an unfavorable symp-
tom. The disease is progressing more
rapidly and the left lung is now involved.
Tonight she is fairly comfortable.
The Pension List.
WASHINGTON, October 11.-Pensions
have been granted to the following
Maine people:
ORIGINAL
Reuben Robinson, Oscar NJ. Fernald,
Charles M. Goldey, Jos. johnson,
Lawrence Griffin.
ADDITIONAL.
John W. Hammond, William Kimball,
James Fl. Griffin, Michael Cullen.
RENEWAL AND INCREASE.
Asa R. Merrill.
INCREASE.
James G. Cramer.
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2, Gray Dick 3. Chandler Boy 4, Mary
Ann 5, Minnie S. 6, Lester 7.


2, Gray DICK D. Chandlef BOY y ",'
Ann o. minnie .. o. Lester :.
aor Inc nlst neal tnere Mas Mas ths
lead ard Elisa hah;nd hin, was Mary
Ann, pushing him for all lie was worth
..See that old maid so it, was voice as
they went under the wine a.,t
Gray Dick won the second heat easily,
but was apparently feeling the strain 10
which he had been pushed.
The Portland mare, Jessie ID. captured
the next heat, and the Waterville horse,
Lester, took the fourth. Gray DICK naa
by this time got rested and won the neA1
heat ana race. Ihe summary
2.36 oLAss--PURsB S2oo.
Portland Il 1 1
Jessie H., m ii. II. Dresser
Lester, b G. B. Gilman. Water. .
Minnie s., 6 m Dr.. II. NJ. Monlton,a .
Cleveland Boy, b g w. E. Smith,
Mary Ann. b m E. E. Cross Port
land. b
Clara NJ b m Is. w. Hutchlns, All
Time--2. s..i4, 1854, 2.s4sl 2.s71s, 2.s4s4.
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scHooNERxHAYEs LOST.
Her Captain Telegraphs that the Crew
Were Saved-Frank Jones Disabled.
Especial to the PRESS.

A.
RocKLAND, October ia telegram
has just been received here from Capt.
Fred c. Hall, master of the three masted
schooner A. Hayes, stating that the yes
sci was a total loss. The dispatch was
dated at Cazanos, Mexico, but beyond
the fact that all were saved gave no par
tioulars. The Hayes was vessel of 402
gross tons, built in Camden. Me-, in 1882.
She was owned by Capt. Hall, whose i'll
terest was insured, and New York par
ties. She had been loading mahogany
for New York.
Owing to the breaking of piece of ma
chinery, the Frank Jones was unable
to make her trip today, the steamer Rich
mond taking her place. The accident
to the Jones happened Saturday night at
Millbridge and caused her to be some
five hours late arriving here last night.
She will only be delayed one trip.
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May Release Mrs. Maybrick,

LONDON, October 11.--Mr. Stead, edi-
tor of the Review of Reviews, has re-
ceived copies Of the death-bed confess
sion of Harry Wilson, in South Africa,
declaring that he, Wilson, with a woman
whose name is not given, placed arsenic
in the medicine administered to the late
Mr.. Mabrick, whose wife is now in pris-
on, convicted of his murder. Mr.. Stead
denounces the travestysi of justice which
causes Mrs. Maybrick9 to languish in a
prison, and makes a strong appeal for
her release.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-12

The following games were played IN
the National League yesterday:
AT BROOKLYN.
First Game.)
B BDssGay SD .......o Z ! & 9 9 J. 5
Base hits--Bostons, Z; Brooklyns, 8. Errors
-Bostons. Ii Brooklyns, l. Batteries-Stein
and Daley, Nichols and Camel.
Second Cameo
Brooklyns. ................4 Q 2 1 o.
Bostons. ....................O o o. 2
Base .hits-Brooklyns, 12; Bostons, 5. Errors
-Brooklyns, 1; Bostons, l.. Batteries-Kenne-
dy and Daley, Stivetts and CANCEL
AT CINCINNATI. rs
Chicagos ........2 O 0 o O. 5
Cincinnatis.. ....2 O. 0 O. 4
Base hits hicagos, 81 Cincinnatis, Y. Err
Chamberlain, Murphy and Vaughn, Luby and
Kittredge.
AT ST. LOUIS.
St deais, .s % J 99 g g 9 i :
Base hits-St. Louis, IT; Louisvilles, 6. Err
rors-St. Louis, 81 Louisvilles, 2. Batteries
Breitenstein and Buckley, Stratton and Merritt
AT PHILADELPHIA.
Philadelphia 2 l 2 O.
WaShingtOnS. ......l D.
Base hits philadelphia, IL; Washingtons, s.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2; Washingtons, 2, Bat
teries-Killen and Mcclure, weighing and Glenn
ents.
AT NEW YORK.
New Yorks. .............1 O z 1 o o. 9
Baltimores. ............ 20 0 0 4 4
Base hits--New Yorks, 8; Baltimores. 3. Err
rors-New Yorks. 2; Baltimores, 3. Batteries
Schmidt and Robinson, Rusie and Doyle.
AT PITTsBURG.
Pittsburgs $50 o l 90 0 O s. 4
CIevela1ids. IL 0 D o o 0 o. 4
Base hits-PittSburgS, 8; CleveIands, 5. En-
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rime-2.21A, 2.1e, 2.1eA, 2.22A.
Fell Dead on the Track,

Fell Dead on the Track,
LEXINGTON, Ky.,M October 1.-THE
striking feature of The racing here today
was the lowering of the time very mater
tally below that of the class in which the
horses entered. At the close of the
second heat of the fourth race, Sallie B.,
who came in eighth, fell dead just after
passing under the string.
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Municipal vessels. city of New York.
Steam ,YaohfS

Eight divisions of merchant vessels.
The feet of Naval Reserve consisted of
16 tugs divided into four squadrons On
passing Battery Park a second salute wac
fired by the vessels in the squadron,
which then proceeded up to the North
river to One Hundred and Twenty-ffth
street. where the ships anchored.
When the Mayor and his guests passed
the men-of-war in their boat a national
salute of q guns was fired.
A rough estimate of the multitude on
the bluff at the northern extremity of
River Side Park, where Grants tomb is,
and where the parade dispersed
places it at 100000 people. The steep
bank of the Hudson about here formed
natural reviewing place, which the
committee of one hundred left free to
the public. BY 2 o'clock the long bank
was one mass of human faces. The
grand stand, an immense structure
crowded with 1000 people, only married
the scene by its hideousness. Governor
D. Russell Brown and staff of Rhode Is
land, were made prominent as onlookers
by their uniforms. Along where the
New York Central road has its tracks,
the people lined the bank and many were
Accommodated on the tops OF freight cars.
The head of the parade reached the dis
banding point soon after 8 o'clock and
was received with cheers by the crowds,
which then filled every nook command
ing the scene.
At eight o'clock this evening the pa
rade of the United Catholic Societies
started at 59th street and Eighth avenue
and marched to Fifth avenue, to 18th
street, to Union square, to 18th streeu, to
University place, to Waverly place, to
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-12
Greenwood Sues Portland.
Especial to the Press,1


PARIS, October 1.-THE October term
of the Supreme Court for Oxford coun-
ty began here this morning. Judge Has
kell presides. But few cases: have been
marked for trial and the term will be
short. A suit of the inhabitants of the
town of Greenwood against the city of
Portland, to recover bill of $32.14 for
board of Estella S. Felt at the Insane
Hospital at Augusta in 1890 and 1891, will
be taken up Wednesday morning. Messrs.
Kimball & Son and J. P. Swasey appear
for the plaintiff town and A. W. Brad
bury, Esq, for the defense.
Edward Blanchard's Body Found.
ORoNo, October 1.-The body of Ed
ward Blanchard was brought from the
vicinity of the Gulf this morning. He
fatally shot himself while hunting Mon
day.
A Saco Boy Missing.
BIDDEFoRD, October 11.--Lester But
terrified of Saco, aged 7, left his home
yesterday and has not returned. It
is feared he is drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-12
YOU ARE INVITED

To call and look over our store,
We sell Groceries. Il i..ssss -.
a. We do just as you would if you, were
starting, a new business; make it an OBJ
iect for the people to come.
We call attention to our line of Teas
and Cofees. -
No use to quote prices, they are the
same everywhere.
Quality is what we claim will make
you our customer.
We are sole distributors in this city of
the justly celebrated Arabian Coffee.
Price 35c per h., lbs for s1.oo.
Here are a few specialties for opening
week:
Finest Scotch Marmalade, 1 lb. glass jars, 1Sc
Curtice Bros Pure Fruit Jams, lib. tins, 15c
Choice Alaska Salmon 13c per can. 2 for Zoe
Choice Maine Packed Lobster 18c per can, 2
for 35c.
Our line otSpices, Condiments, Sauces,
Ketchups, Canned Goods, Imported Fan
cy Groceries, Fancy Crackers, Cheese,
Butter, etc., will be found complete.
Watch for our "ads."
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1892-10-12
A Connecticut Celebration.

New HAVEN, Conn, October Ii
The Knights Of Columbus of the State
today celebrated the quadro centennial
of the discovery of America by Colum-
bus. The total number of men in the
parade was 5000 and there were between
10000 and 40, 900 visitors in the city. The
decorations were profuse along the route
of procession.
Eight Thousand Lads in Parade.
PHILADELPHIA, October 10-The Cath
ole Columbian centennial celebration
parade today of the boys of the Catholic
Institutions of Philadelphia was a
big success. Over 5000 gaily uniformed
lads were in line. In addition to hun
dreds of banners and standards carried
at the heads of the different bodies,
every boy in the line carried an Ameri-
can flag. The parade was blaze of
color from beginning to end.
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THE OCTOBER MEETING.
Trotters Again Gathering on the Track
at Mystic Park.

BosroN, October 1.-THE October
trotting meeting at Mystic Park, opened
today. Pure Wilkes trotted an exhibit
ton mile in 2.258,
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Struck His wife iu Court.

B1DDEFoRp, October lin the Bid
deford court today, Michael Murtaugh
was arraigned on charge of intoxication
and assaulting his wife, on whose COM
plant the arrest was made. He was sen
fenced to the county Jail for 30 days. On
his way out and while accompanied by
the officer, the prisoner stopped to speak
to his wife and struck her violent
blow. Judge Cram called the prisoner
back and bound him over to the Su-
preme Court.
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SPRINGS.
National $3.50; Spiral and Woven Wire Mattresses at
bottom prices. .~<a vi
ATHERS.

What will take the place of Feather Bed on a
night? We have Feathers from 25c to S5c, an
takes about rs lbs of Feathers to make bed; p
lows made to order $3.50.
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SPECIAL FOR THIS WEEK.

We have limited number of handsome Platform
Rockers, richly upholstered i'm leather and brOca-
teles these regular $500 chairs for this week only
for $500.
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MAT TT RESSES.

Excelsior soft top, $780, $500 and UP; Wool $500
and upward; Hair $40 and upwards.
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BASE BALL.
The National Leagu,

The following games were played in
the National League yesterday:
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-27
Tricks In ALL Trades.

There is. said to be cheating and tricky
scheming in every business, especiallyin
the metropolis, and when a business man
is anxious to do right he is almost pre-
vented from doing SO. In lines Of bust
ness where cheating is not supposed to
exist at all it is practised on a large
scale. -.
.sIf I only had the owner to please"
said a prominent carriage builder to
me, ~ would make a fortune in a few
years, build up my trade and give per-
feet satisfaction. The principal trouble
in this business is giving money to the
coachmen and carriage washers. They
all expect it, and I must feed them OF
I will not get the work. When I
started in business it was very discourage
ing. I had the best Of work done on
every carriage, The vehicles were made
as we'll as possible and repairs were
skillfully done, but not a quarter OF
their trade came back.
fsThe coachmen who came with the
work often spoke about presents, but l
did not think they were hints to me.
One day I was conversing with a board
ing stable owner and he explained why
carriages did not come back the second
time. You have to give the ccachmen
. $40 or $50 bill occasionally. I was
in the business years ago, and the coach
men used to wash the carriages with hot
water so as to destroy the varnish I put
IN. When I gave them money my
work became the finest in the land, and
( did a great business. You must try
this scheme, and see how it will pan
out
.Ifollowed the boarding stable owners
advice, and from that day on ny work
IN every carriage has been excellent.
So you see there are tricks in every
trade."-New York Telegram.
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Rainfall and Population.

The distribution of population relative
to mean annual rainfall indicates not
only the tendency of people to seek arabic
lands, but their condition as to general
bealthfulness. The average annual rain.
fall in this country is 1916 inches, but
the variations range from zero to perhaps
one hundred and twenty-five inches.
Gauging the distribution of the popula.
ton in accordance with the annual aver.
age rainfall in different localities, some
interesting points are observable, not
only as to the number of inhabitants in
the areas calculated, but as to the density
of population. The greater proportion
of the people of the United States are
living in the regions in which the annual
rainfall is between thirty and fifty inches.
Mr.. Gannett calculates that about three
fourths of the inhabitants of the country
are found under these conditions; and,
further, that as the rainfall increases or
diminishes, the population diminishes
rapidly. The density of population in
regions where the average rainfall is be-
tween thirty and forty inches is 49, per
square mile; in regions where it is from
forty to fifty inches annually, the density
is SO per square mile; in regions where
the rainfall is from fifty to sixty inches
annually, the density is 25.1, and in the
arid regions of the West, where the rain
fall is less than twenty inches, being two
ffths of the entire area of the country,
less than three per cent. of the popula-
ton finds its home. The population
has increased rapidly in the regions
having from thirty to forty inches aver
age rainfall.-Ppular Science Monthly.
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grain, impure water, and exposure to
sudden changes of weather. A remedy
is not to be found among medicines, but
il general treatment of the animal, Civ
ing only the purest food, and when or
binary hay is given it should be sprinkled
either with pure water or with a very
weak brine or lime-water. Sound: clean
oats may be given, but ground feed with
an occasional handful of linseed meal or
oil cake added is preferable to continuous
rations of oats or other whole grain.
Horses affected with heaves may also be
fed roots, such as carrots, parsnips, and
Jaw potatoes, and with benefit, as these
tend to keep the bowels open. Good,
well.cured corr fodder is far preferable
to hay even where the animal is inclined
to be thick-winded. We 10 not mean
the ordinary cornstalks saved after the
ears have been harvested, but corn sown
thickly in drills and then cut up before
frosts, and nicely cured in the shock.
Most horses will prefer such fodder to
the best of hay, and it is the best coarse
food as yet discovered for horses afflicted
with heaves. In summer the animal
should either be allowed to run out to
pasture or fed on fresh-cut grass or
similar green food. There are, however,
cases of heaves that are incurable, owing
to certain organic diseases of the bron-
chial tubes or the rupture of the air cells
in the lungs, but such cases are COM
paratively rare, while the ordinary fo,m
of heaves is more or less common.-New
York Sun.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1892-01-27
Remarkable BOWlders.

Accepting reported measurements, the
largest cratic block, or bowlder, as yet
recognized in the United States, and
probably in the world, is in the town of
Madison, N. H., and, according to Pro-
fessor Crosby, of the Boston Institute Of
Technology, has the following maximum
dimensions: Length, SO feet; width, in
excess OF As feet; leight, 80 to 81 feet;
contents, go, 900 cubic feet; and prob
able weight, L., 300, 900 pounds, or q.
$50 tons.
Next to this in size is undoubtedly the
great rock IN the town Of Montville, New
London County, Connecticut, generally
known by its Indian designation as
''Sheegan," and also as "Mohegan." In
the opinion of some, this rock is an
isolated granite protuberance, and not a
true "erratic" or bowlder; but recent ex-
aminations have seemed to completely
negative the first supposition. Its ap.
proximate maximum dimensions are:
Length, rs feet; width. SO feet; height,
60 feet; contents, 10000 cubic feet;
weight, 5000 tons. If allowance be made
for IN immense fragment which has
fallen from it's northeast side, the di-
mansions and cubic contents of "Shee-
gan" would approximate more closely to
those of the Madison bowlder. One point
that goes far toward substantiating the
claim on behalf Of the s'Sheegan" rock
that it is a true bowlder, is the number
of undoubted powders of an immense
size and of the same granite which exist
in comparative proximity. - Popular
Science Monthly.