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The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

The Most That Was Expected Was That
Race Occurs Today.
New York, September 1.-THE regatta
Club rendered a decision late this after
noon sustaining Mr.. Iselins protest
against the Valkyrie and awarding yes
terday's race to the Defender. This was
the result reached after deliberations nd
conferences lasting practically all day.
Strong efforts were made by the commit
tee to bring about an agreement to re-
sail the race, but Lord Dunraven and Mr..
1selin demanded judgement on the pro-
test. This left the committee only one
thing to do to decide if the Valkyrie
fouled the Defender or the Defender
fouled the Valkyrie. AS the ocurrance
and was witnessed by thousands there
was only one decision possible. Lord
Dunraven and his friends held that his
boat was crowded by the Defender and
the accident was unavoidable. The COM
mittee gave each side ample time to state
their side and took the testimony of the
captains of each yacht and others on
IL
on the Defender as representative OF
Lord Dunraven, and J. r. Bush who
represented the New York Yacht Club
on the Valkyrie each reported on the oc-
currance. All interested parties were at
the yacht club house until late in the
afternoon. It was 80 p. IN. when the
decision was announced. 1t was in the
form of reply to Mr.. Iseliu's protest
and read as follows:
stWe beg to acknowledge your letter
yesterday protesting Valkyrie. We have
given the matter our careful considera-
tion and believe that the foul occurred
through the miscalculation of the dis
tance between the two yachts at a criti-
cal moment. From our observation sus-
tained by that of others who were in
good position to see, we find the Val
kyrie in contravention Of section racing
rule, 16, bore down upon the Defender
and fouled her by a swing of the main
boom when luffing to straighten her
course We consider the Defender allowed
the Valkyire sufficient room to windward
to pass clear of the committee boat.
Your protest is therefore sustained"
Lord Dunraven accepts the decision and
will have the Valkyrle at the line tomor-
row for the third of the races
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
ATTEMPTED TO DEFRAUD.
An Ungrateful Nephew's Return for Kind
ness-Tried to Swindle His Aunt.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

ESPECIAL TO THE PRESs.l
Winthrop, September 11.-Charles l.
Nelson was arrested as he was about to
board the train at Winthrop station,
Monday afternoon, by the sheriff on a
capias writ as he was about to leave the
state
Several months ago, Nelson's father
came from Sioux Falls, s. D., upon a
visit to his sister, Miss Frances Shaw.
Finding that he could obtain money
from her he obtained $500 with which to
purchase a grocery stole and set his sony
up in trade.
Saturday, young Nelson sold out to
John L. Ingraham and received his
money. He Immediately forwarded it to
his father and made preparations on
the quiet to follow the money, although
he gave his friends to understand that he
was to remain in town for several wesks.
1t appears to be a we'll laid scheme up
on the part of the father and son to get
what money they could from Miss Shaw
and skip. 1t was indeed fortunate that
he was apprehended before given an op-
portunity to carry out his intent
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
ASHORE ON SOW AND PIGS.
Schooner Ada S. Allen of Calais VIII Prove
Total Loss.

9 Vineyard Haven. Mass, September II.
Schooner Ada S. Allen OF Calais,
Martin, Hoboken for Eastport, Me-, with
1854 tons of coal went ashore on the Sow
and Pigs ledge off Cuttyhunk island
about noon today, during dense forg
and strong southwest wind and heavy
sea- She filled with water in twenty
minutes after striking. The sea made q
clean breach over the vessel. About 10 30
the captain and crew were taken off by
the steam tug Mercury and brought here.
They saved nothing except the yawl boat
and portion of the crews personal
effects 1t is feared the vessel and cargo
will be a total loss. Captain Martin viii
90 to the vessel soon as the weather per-
mits with the Boston Towboat compauy's
wrecking boat.
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which was part of the oompany's dis

which was part of the company dis
play.
S. Arenoosky was represented by the
delivery wagon of his clothing estapilsn-
ment, the wagon being trimmed for the
occasion. The Westbrook Chronicle car
riage came next, the name of the paper
being worked in colors on the ny net
which covered the horse One OF Uhe
handsomest displays in the parade was
that of the Haskell Silk Company. Long
strings of white flowers decorated the
barouche which was drawn by four gray
horses. A youngster setting beside the
driver held a banner of purple silk on
which the lettering informed the peo-
pie that this was the Haskell Company's
exhibit. In the carriage sat four young
ladies in japanese costume looking like
the "three little maids from school,,
and one Of their chums. Phillips & Webb,
the lumber dealers, had a wagon in the
parade and on it were placed chimney
pieces and other examples of what may
be done with wood and the carvers' tools.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
EXPENSIVE SALUTE.
wadding From New Yorks Gun Caused
East Boston Fire.

Boston, September 11.-There is very
interesting theory just now being investi-
gated by Fire Marshal Whitcomb with re-
gard to the origin Of the fire at the East
Boston wharves. 1t is based on the iqueer
coincidence that only about fifteen
minutes before the fire was discovered a
salute was fred by the six-pound bow
battery of the United States cruiser New
York.
A reporter found Fire Marshal
Whitcomb in his Office shortly before
noon and learned from him the substance
of the clues upon which the Marshal was
at work. The evidence tends to show, 4
said Mr.. Whitcomb, that the fire caught
in some bales of hay stored in the ex-
treme ends of this wharf. There kwere q
series of sliding doors opening out of this
long shed. and these doors were all shut
and fastened on the night before the fire
in the usual manner.
The investigation that has been carried
on shows, however, that while these
doors were smut and fastened there we're,
as is usual with doors to freight sheds,
cracks and crevices along the sides and
about the corners. These did not fit tight
like the doors of q safe, and there was
more or less looseness and play all around
them. At the bottom, also, along the
sills of the shed, there was quite little
space which the doors did not close up,
and as was natural about a place of that
kind, there was chaff and hay scattered
around loosely over this sill and along
the wharf outside. BY means of this
tinder-like chaff, a single spark of any
burning smouldering substance that
CHANGED to fall among the stuff could
communicate blaze to the bales as
easily as if conn ected by train of
powder.
About two or three hundred yards out
in the stream lay the cruiser New York.
Her bow was Just opposite the endssof the
wharf where the fire was and there was a
strong southwest wind blowing on the
morning of the fire, just in the right
direction to carry any wadding from her
saluting guns directly over to this tin der
box upon the wharf. Now the strange
thing about the whole matter Is that the
New York fred salute at just about
fifteen minutes before the fire on the
wharf was discovered. This combination
Of circumstances would tend to give
plausibility to the theory that the guns
of the New York might have been re-
sponible in come way for the blaze:
Fire Marshal Whitcomb stated that be-
fore he could gather the facts to substan-
tiate this theory he would have to COM
municate with the officers OF the New
York, and from them learn the nature of
the ammunition, the exact time Of firing
and the position of the guns from which
the salute was fired. AS the New York
is not in port at the present time, these
facts cannot be ascertaine for some days
to come. OF course, it is possible that the
guns were trained in such a position as
to render the theory improbable, or it
may be- that the wadding used was of a
non-combustible material, but with the
facts at hand it must be confessed that
this suggestion offers a plausible theory.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

rouohe gaily arranged in colored bunt-
ing and occupied by Mayor Cutter, presi-
dent of the Council Haskell G. B. Wood
man, and S. H. Hoplinson of Council
and Hon. Charles M. Waterhouse. Then
came another brightly trimmed ba-
rouche, flowers being used for adorn-
ment here. In this carriage were Mr..
and Mrs. L. W. Edwards and others.
The S. D. Warren Paper Company was
represented in the long line by a
mammouth team, on which were piled
high great bales and boxes of the COM
pany's paper. The wagon itself was
decorated and it was drawn by six pow
erful horses. Four horses drew the team
OF the Westbrook Manufacturing Compa-
nv on which was tent, tent of many
bright hues, for it was composed of the
Songo plaids, Westbrook ginghams and
Portland drills made by the company.
-Four young women rode in the wagenette
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

ers, the shoe dealers, had shoe on a
float and the shoe was big enough to
hold the firm and one or two friends be-
side. E. A. Carter, who deals in shoes
sent gaily decorated wagon. Kimball
Eastmans team was naturally laden
with groceries and teas, and W. W.
Spears was under a canopy of wall pa
per. A gilded mortar and pestle was SYM
bolical of the drug business of KS. Ray
mond. G. E. Cobb had milk team in
line and John L. Bohnsen had two wag-
ons.
It was creditable display and receiv ed
lots of applause, but many of the cxhibi-
tors dropped out of the line when the
rain began to descend. Among the sece-
ders was the team of j. I. Springer,
the jeweler, and it is described as one
of the best.
1t was in the form Of great sea shell
andssin this shell sat pretty young girl,
evidently from the far east. judging by
the amount OF rare gems and other jew
elry of gold and precious stones with
which she was adorned.
The parade was gratifying exhibit of
Westbrook's prosperity and received many
compliments.
THE CATTLE AND THE PULLING
OXEN.
The PRESS of yesterday told how the
cattle at gthis county show had filled:all
the stalls and overf1owed to the fences
round about. Today Superintendent
Isaac johnson of the cattle department
said he had 20 yoke of oxen which it
was necessary to quarter in outside
barns because there was no room for
them in the park. They will be on hand
with the others for the pulling contests
Mr.. VIM. H. Deering of Saco praises the
cattle exhibit. Mr.. Deering!said today
cit is the, best county show have ever
seen and 1 have been handling cattle and
going to fairs for 60 years ever since
there were any fairs to go to.
Mr.. Charles W. Hayes, one of the judges
in the cattle department., has.written in
one of the premium books, statement
which reads almost like that of Mr..
Deering ana laments the fact that few
of the thousand of visitors have seen fit
to inspect the cattle department which
he declares to be the finest he ever saw
at a New England county fair.
There is one part Of the cattle exhibit
which does attract attention. That is
when the steers and oxen are pulling and
their drivers are shouting "Gee, star, -
Aline," Whoa, hish buck" There was
lots of fun at the contest in the rain to-
day. One OK insisted on hanging the
chain on his right horn and another
created great amusement by his efforts
C.-&s~.S - S>cnud DO o.
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NO ADVANCE. :.
Fall River Manufacturers Deny the
Weayers' Request.
FOR AN INCREASE IN THE
WAGES PAID.
The Weavers Will Hold a General Meet
ing Tonight But 1t Is Thought There
Will Be No Strike.

u
Will Be No Strike.
Fall River, September ia meeting
was held by the manufacturers this after
noon and was attended by about half the
members of the association. 1t did not
remain in session more than fifteen
minutes. The sentiment was unanimous
ly against granting any advance and
there was no discussion. After the
weavers' letter had been read, in which
an increase of ten per cent was asked "a
vote was called for. 1t was decided with
out single dissenting voice, not to ad-
vance, and then to appoint committee of
four to draw up letter explaining to the
weavers why the sought for increase
would not be made. The committee held
a meeting Immediately after the ad-
journed association meeting and
discussed what would be the best form
of letter to send to the operatives. This
letter will not be given publicity until
the weavers' secretary receives it. simply
as matter Of courtesy to the union. In
substances the letter will say tho manu-
facturers cannot afford to increase wages
at the present time, because the margin
for profitable business is not large enough
to warrant doing so. Cotton has advanced
rapidly to 81 cents and this sharp ad
vance has not been any more than
equalized by the advance in prices for
cloth. They will make it clear that the
profits of the past six months came
wholly from speculative buying, when
cotton was cheap All mills did not
follow this policy and those that did not
have been buying cotton for some time
at advanced quotations They concede
the prospects for a steady fall trade now
seem fair, but to advance wages because
of prospective business would be not
only impolitic, but might be followed by
reductions and serious troubles later.
: The weavers will hold a general meet
ing tomorrow night and it is thought the
letter will reach Secretary Whitehead be-
fore that time. Two collectors of the
union gave their opinion tonight that
there would be no strike.
The action of the state board of arbitra-
tion and Cancellation in the matter of
the linen mill str ike was made public TO-
day. The board sent.Secretary Howard the
following: 'tWe deem it our duty to in
form you that we are fully assured that
if the sp1nners will return to the mill of
the American Linen company Monday
next, everything will be done by the
management to make the spinning as
good as it can be made for workmen, and
conditions favorable as possible for earn
ing good wages.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
BOYS IN BLUE.
Thirty Thousand Veterans Marched
Through the Streets of Louisville.

Louisville, KY, September H. -Loui-
syille was ablaze with patriotic en-
thusiasm today. Through her streets
marched as her guests $4,000 of these
who once came to conquer. Their path
way was banked by 400, 600 persons, who
gave the boys in blue reception that
will never be forgotten. Men Of southern
birth and sentiment We'd with their
brethren from the north in their demon
strations of greeting, ard white haired
women who so years ago heard of the ap-
proach of the bluecoats with fear and APP
prehension, pelted them today with
flowers. 1t was gigantic and sincere
tribute to the sentiment that there was
at the head of the procession, and which
was worn today on badges innumerable.
cone Flag, One Country" The weather
was clear and very warm.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
THE WEATHER..
Showers.

Boston, September :. 11.-Cloudy !;
probably local showers and thunder
storms; continued warm westerly winds.
Washington, September 11.-Forecast
for Thursday for Maine: Showers; clear
ing in the interior; westerly winds
WEATHER CONDITIONS.
The barometer has fallen rapidly in
New Eng land and slowly throughout the
Central valleys. 1t has risen in the
Northwest and at the Rocky Mountain
stations, and has fallen rapidly on the
North Pacific coast with rain Ihere is
a slight depression north OF the o1. Law
renee and over the upper Lake region:
Showers are reported from the north and
east portions of New England near Lake
Superior, and from the South Atlantic
and East Gulf States. The weather con-
tinues fair from the Middle Atlantic
coast, westward to the Rocky Mountains
with warmer southerly winds: Generally
fair and warm weather will continue
Thursday in the Central valleys, thence
eastward to the Middle Atlantic coast
Local Weather Report.
Portland, Me-, September 1.-THE local
Weather Bureau office records as to the
weather the following:
sa. m.-Barometer, 49, 933; thermome-
ter. 6s.5; dew point, 81; humidity 20;
wind, SW; velocity, 9; weather, CLOUDY
8p. m.-Barometer, 49, $50; thermome-
ter. no; dew point, 81; humidity, 90;
wind, SW, velocity, 4; weather, cloudy.
Mean daily thermometer, $50; maxi
mum thermometer, 1872; minimum ther-
mometer, $50 maximum velocity OF
wind, Is. SW; total precipitation, os
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
Hancock County Fair.

Ellsworth, September 11.-Trotting at
Wyman park this afternoon Dlarb ed the
second day Of the annual fair of the Han
cock county fair association. In the q As
class, purse 500, five starters, E. II
Greeley, Ellsworth, Matin Bell. bf, by
Don R., was first Charles G. Andrews
Bangor, Lady Lighftoot, b m, second.
Best time, 1861. In the 2.24 class, purse
$3.50, resulted, A. R. Buck, Cortland,
Camille, by Harbinger, first: N. T. Dore,
Bangor, Flora, br m, second; Charles 6.
Andrews, Bangor, Denver. blk 6, third.
Time, 2.3l, 2.2s, 2.26. Attendance four
Thousand.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
A cAIssoN EXPLODED.
Havoc Raised in An Artillery Company at
Louisville.

Louisville. KY, September ia
caisson exploded this morning at sunrise
as gun was being fred by Battery A.
Louisville Legion. Five members of the
battery were killed, two were
wounded and one is missing.
The victims were: Corporal A. L.
Robinson, privates G. Woods, A. Nc
Bride and William Adams, a colored
driver. The soldiers killed were members
Of Battery A and belonged to a section OF
six in charge of one gun.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

Competent Judges So PrOuOun c6 It-A
Great Crowd Yesterday Despite the
Rain-Westbrooks Trades Parades-
Some of the Premiums.
Sup you go and down you go; round
and round; only attraction on the
ground" sang the shouter for the wheel
which would make Mr. Ferris open his
eyes in wonder to see three or four men
supplying the motive power where he
used great steam engines.
"Holy Moses, look at these bricks !;
they're overgrown and double -jointed
and we're selling 'em out at five cents,
Just half dime" cried the man with
the slabs of pop corn, adding to the peo-
pie on the wheel "Take one with you
as you go up to shake hands with the
man in the moon"
"Here's your good hot dinner for 10
cents clam chowder and baked beans. !"
yelled the proprietor of the dining tent
by the South American museum. "La-
dies and children can go in for five cents.
Just half dime," replied the museum
man.
"Ladies and shentlemens, here you
vas find undertakings for rs cents a suit.
Shtep right in now amt it, called the
Hebrew peddler whose stock of dry
goods was laid out on the ground.
From all of which it may be gathered
that while it rained yesterday at Mar
ragansett park, enough people were in at
tendance at the county fair to keep the
fakirs on the midway hustling for the
dimes and nickels. In fact it was a
gratifying attendance even for pleasant
day and the heavens finally smiled on
the crowds, the clouds breaking in time
for the races of the afternoon, but not
until the trades parade from the nearby
city of Westprook was sadly bedraggled.
Yesterday was Westbrook day, devoted
to the parade from that city and made
the occasion for visit to the fair by
many of the Westbrook people. They
came by team and they crowded the
Portland and Rochester trains. In the
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
Maine Mau Dead Out West.

Biddeford, September 11.-Oficer
Timothy Elliott today received telegram
announcing the accidental death of his
brother, Joseph A. Elliott of Walla Walla,
Washington. native of Biddeford and a
veteran of the Fifth Maine regiment. He
leaves a widow and children there. He
was a carpenter and contractor and had
been in Washington for eighteen years.
The despatch gave no particulars OF the
accident
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
Maine Pensions.

Washington, Sept. 1.-THE following
Maine people have been granted pension
today:
ORIGINAL.
Henry T. Mitchell, Cherryfield; Elijah
J. Cowen, Groverville; Thomas Geary,
alias Thomas Gray, Togus.
ADDITIONAL.
Orchard S. Cummings. Togus; Frank
lin Young, Dexter; James S. Hunt,
Browntield.
INCREASE.
William W. Sheridan, Togus.
REISSUE.
Mary E. Braun, Liberty.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
Colby Admitted to tho Phi ks.a kappa.
ESPECIAL TO THE PREss.l

LSPECIAN 70 1HN FKESS.I
Saratoga, N. Y, Septmber .1.-At the
national council Of Che United Societies
of Phi Beta Kappa held today in Sarato-
ga Springs, Col. T. W. Higginson Of
Harvard University presided. Twenty
seven colleges were represented Colby
PROT II. T.. Chapman Of Bowdoin College
was elected member of the Phi Beta
Kappa Senate, and Rev. 81. s. Burrsge
represented Brown University in the
council
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

At w1lliamsport, Pa, in the Democratic
State convention yesterday, John NJ
Garman, exrdistrict attorney Of Luberne
county was made permanent chairman.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

all day. He went down to tho front step
and got close to the Valkyrie's hull and
made a critical examination Of it.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
FUN AT THE FAIR.
The Trotters. the Pulling Steers
and tile Fakirs Make 1t.
THE BEST COUNTY SHOW HELD
IN NEW ENGLAND.

Judges So Prououn ce It-A
Great Crowd Yesterday Despite the
Rain-WestbroOk's Trades Parades-
of IL,
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Continued on ssonnd Page.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

All kinds of Ladies NecktieS and
Novelty Neckwear- new and up
to date-at popular prices.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12
DEFENDERS RACE,
Valkyris Disqualified for Fouling
the Yankee Boat.
THE DECISION OF THE COMMITTEE
CAUSES GENERAL SURPRISE.

The Most That Was Expected Was That
the Race Would be Resailed-The Third
Race Occurs Today.
The Portland daily press., 1895-09-12

Gossamer School Bags. Water
proof Cloth School Bags-plaid and
plain linings-large assortment in
oolors and black,
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-03
NEWS SUPPRESSED.

Salvador, Sept. 25.-rhe pol
ice al this 'uorniug brought in
FIVE prisoners, who they claim
ed were part OF a band OF con
spira;ors whom they surprised
on the outskirts of the city,
most Of whom fed when they
discovered that the police were
after them.
Considerable excitement is
now noticeable in official circles
in which It can no longer DO
denied that the revolution is
organized. Deserlions from the
array are more frequent day by
day.
There IS a slight reFuIsion o9
feeling in favor Of Antonio
E2e.a aHd a prominent partisan
Of he Gutierrez government
inid the correspondent that ha
/ formerly hated and drSpised
Ezeta bar he is now obliged 10
admire him for bis ability in
swindiing the people Of San
Francisco and The United
States.
The government is doing all
It possibly can 70 suppress the
news aud its telegraph lines
Che only ones out of here re-
f.ise 10 receive matter adverse
to the government or in cipher,
ana the correspondent is oblig
ed 10 resort to IuSe 10 get his
stuff ont. This city is full Of
the widest possible lunors of
rising at Sonsonate and AGA
Julia.
The daily herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1892-1897, 1895-10-03
REVOLUTION RAMPANT.
All Central America Is likely
TO Be- Involved.

Guatemaia, Sept. 25.-The
report that Barrios IS deternin-
ed to aid Mare Aurelio Soto Of
Honduras in his revolutionary
plans against the government.
Of Presiden! Bonii.a are again
rife an 1t Is claimed shat Soto
will return from Europe IN No
vember and lively times are
predicted for then all over Cen
trai America. The Salvaaoraan
and Honduras refugees now III
this country are becoming
holder day by day ana openly
boast Of their revolutionary
plans. II is well known that tie
dealers here have sold out their
entire supply of arms and am
munifion and il is claimed all
to unknown parties.
Gen. Anastacio Ortiz, HE ex-
Vice President Of Nicaragua,
is still here, bus be denies that
he is conspiling against the
Z-laya government. Discomfort
N this country is.no longer CON
c-aled, and it is predicted ihar
the revolution will break ont
simultaneously in the North
and Soath after the crops are
in.