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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
WALLACE'S NEMESIS.
WestbrOek Man Pursued By Fate Or
Something Else.
ANOTHER CHAPTER IN A SERIES
OF STRANGE EVENTS.

His Prosecutors Throw Him Into a Reser-
voir, Attempted to Poison Him-shot
AT and Wound Him and aft last
Visit His Room at the Dead of NIGHT
and Leave an AK as a Souvenir of His
Visit-Ralph McKenney Arrested by
Marshal Cloudman for Some Unknown
Reason
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
ANNOUNCEMENT.

We are pleased to announce that we
have succeeded the well house of
Stevens & Jones Co., and have also pur-
chased the stock and good will of
Thomas B. Mosher, the Exchange street
stationer.
We shall carry full line of Stationery
for Office and private correspondence.
and shall make speciality of LitlsOs
graph work, Legal Blanks.
Office Supplies, Card Plate En-
craving and the manufacture CT
Blank Books.
We have all the patterns of Isithograhs
and Blank Book Work formerly done by
these two houses, and are prepared to
duplicate all orders promptly and in 9
satisfactory manner.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY.

rake laxative Bromo Quinine Tab
let's. All druggists refund the money if it
ialls 70 cure. my30d1aw3
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08
The National League.

UGS6 eAIS Ul6 I0SQ1 Us VI bllo games
played in the National League yester-
day:
EE AT BOSTON.
Washington, 0 0 0 0 4 o.
Boston, 0 0 0 0 1 0 l 0-3
Base hits-Washington, 81 Boston, 9.
Errors-W oshington, 4; Boston, Bat
teriea-German and Mcclure; Stivetts,
Sullivan and Camel.
AT BALTIMORE.
Baltimore Q 1o8 8 z ox-l6
New York, 0 0 0 o 0 90 l
Base hips-Baltimore, 10: New York, g.
Errors-Baltimore, / New York, Q.
misunderstanding and Clark; Meekin,
Getting and Warner.
AT CLEVELAND.
Cleveland, 020O 001 0 0 0 o-8
Pittsburg, 900 0 0 0 0-3
Base hits-Clevleand, ~; P!ttsburg, g.
Errors-CleYeland, 4; Pittsburgh 8. Bat.
teires-Cuppy and thinner; Killeen and
Merritt.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

Lewiston, August 7.-Lewiston and
Augusta had fierce struggle for last
place in the race today. The home team
woa the uncovstsd position. Attendance
$50. The score:
Lewiston. 3 o . / z 2 o Ii
Base hits-Augusta, 10; Lewiston, 9.
teries-Weeks and Butler; Morse and
Messtt.
Pitcher Goff Lasted Quick.
Pawtucket, August Fall River tried
Gotta Dighton amateur, in the box today
He lasted three innings. Fitzpatrick
had little better success the home team
batting the ball at will. Yerkes for
Pawtucket was relieved by Horner after
the third inning. Attendance 900.
The score:
Pawtuoket, 5 2 o O 8 $40
Fall River, 0 0 0 c U g
Base hits-Pawtuoket, 90; Fall River,
IS. krrors-Pawtucket, 2; Fall River,
2. Batteries Homer and Yeag-
or; Golf. Fitzpatrick and Rupert.
Doe Put Out of the Game.
Brookton, August 7.-Doe's cowboys
gave thebeat "Wild West Show today
ever seen on these grounds. Doe, We'd
didge and Weihl were each fined SIS for
too much talk. Doe was put out of this
game. Attendance 500. The. score:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

And in addition to these, the TIMES
will as usual have the best account of
local happenings, the fullest Geographic
service, the best society column, the
latest financial and market news.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

Bankers More Cautious About Making
Loans-Rise in Price of Cotton Ac-
count of Heat-Reports Concerning
General Trade More Favorable Than
Last Waak
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1896-08-08

Naval Cadets on a CruiSe-Hard
Work as Sailors and Jolly Larks
Ashore.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01

Queen City of the West, but has also de-
vclopcd rooters all over the state of Ohio.
When tho Baltimores played on the Gin
cinnau grounds Sunday, July 10, excur-
sions were run into the city on nearly all
the centcring railroads, and the Baltimore
club was paid for nearly $4,000 spectators.
That Is tremendous crowd Of people and
compared 60 the size OF the city il proper
tionately the largest gathering of rootcrs
ever seen AT n baseball match Philadel-
phia, New York, Chicago and Brooklyn
have at numerous times turned out larger
crowds. but they have greater populations
20 draw from.
For most OF the rest Of the season the
battle for the League pcnnant will bo
transferred 10 the east. This Is where the
Baltimores will get winning advantage.
Beginning with the 1st of August, they
will play 30 games on their own ground
and only 10 abroad, while In the samo
time the Cincinnatis will have 30 road
games and tho Clevclands 30. All who
know what n decided advantage n club has
at home over It's visitors will readily SEQ
why the Baltimores are by far the most
probable winners Of tho pennant
Excepting the champions, the late west
ern trip of the eastern clubs has been a
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01

great disappointment. This Is particularly
true OF the Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia
and Washington clubs, which were expect
cd TO make n good showing and which
marked their progress through the western
cities by almost constant defeats. Inc
New Yorks, from whom little was expect
ed, did better sid created surprise by beat
ing the Clevelands twice. In this intersec'
tional series Anson's Colts made their an
nual squirt and pulled up into fourth place,
where they promise to land when the season
has ended.
The New York teams long and ineffec-
tual attempt TO win three successive games
Is one Of the curiosities of the present year.
This rather strange fatality caused almost
a spirit Of superstition TO come over tho
New York players in every game after two
straight victories.
There is some attempt made 20 belittle
Delehanty's recent feat OF four home runs
20 five times at bat by recalling the cir
,cumstance OF loves four home runs sew
eral years ago. The latter made his record
on the Congress Street ground, In Boston,
with it's short left field, and every one OF
the four hits was a fly over that fence.
presume several Of the balls could have
been caught had their been an open field.
The Delehanty feat cannot be matched by
any performance with the bat since the
present style Of the game has been played
What IA chance there is for young base
ball players who have ability, nerve and
intelligencel New York, Philadelphia,
Boston and Brooklyn all have scouts out
hunting for phenomenas The supply OF
veterans Is exhausted. The spring importa-
tion Of new material was almost wholly
failure. Consequently the clubs whose
teams are veal have agents I'm all sections
looking for promising young talent. AS
soon as u junior league club disbands its
best players are sought with an eagerness
which amounts To competition. 1t Is the
old Biblical truism over. Many arc called
but few arc chosen. What clubs will do
for recruits next season Is hard TO predict,
but at least four OF the eastern six Will
continue To experiment largely with new
candidates. The rage at present is TO drop
the older players as fast rs they show
tendency to decline The success Of young
men Of the Collins, Clark, Jones, Lush,
Miller, Irwin, McCreary, Dexter and Cooley
kind has created n yearning for more Of
their ilk. But To find them, to separate the
gem from the mud, is almost like digging
for diamonds in South Africa Still the
League diggers are out in the woods turn
ing up the soil and searching.
The latest pitching record il made by
that sterling veteran, ID. Il. c'Cy'D Young,
who on July 23 held the Philadelphias
down TO n single hit in nine innings. Men
of Young's stamp OF character help To
keep baseball respectable and permanent.
.. p. CAYLoR
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Rocky Point.

Manager Harrington has had big
parties every day this week, hut the
supply of CLANS is mex haustible, and the
genial assem- blyman with his army of as
sistants never tires OF giving pleasure to
Others. So Rocky Point IL one of the
finest places In New England to go TO
for endowment, and 1t is particularly
attractive spot on Sunday. There are
countless attractions, in addition to the
big features like the chute, the PAINS
Spectacular and the Casino, and a Rocky
Point dinner Is a most finished culinary
production.
Never In the history OF Rhode Island
shore resort has SO much amusement
been offered patrons as Is now being
given at Rocky Point, and best OF all Ii
Is OF quality that is not 20 be sneered at.
Manager Harrington has at the Point at
present, four big theatrical enterprises,
the continuous vaudeville in the new Sea-
side Music Hall, by a corps or 80 leading
speciality artists. In the Forest Casino
Yamasaki's Royal Japanese troupe APP
pears in their startling performances.
The game grounds are being utilized for
PAINS big pyrotechnical spectacle, "The
War OF japan and Cnina," and Edison's
latest success, the "Vitascope, Is shown
afternoon and evenings. There In GER
tainiy plenty OF wholesome amusement
TO choose from in the list. The new ar
lists In the Seaside Music Hall include,
Miss Ida Howell, Americas leading
sou ubrette, fresh from New York triumphs,
the Tanakas Oriental Wonders, the
Brownings, Miss May Bryant, the three
Lane sisters, the Nelson trio, aud Is
Others. The water toboggan is now COM
pleted, after many delays and the boats
are running In crowded condition day
and evening, the myriad of electric lights
making II beautiful sight. Colonel
Harrington's shore dinners are this
season better than ever before.
The half-nourly schedule OF Sunday
boats Is happy and much needed in
Dvvation at the Point, and was the last
requisite necessary TO visit to Rocky
Point, perfect in all details.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Crescent Park.

The management of Crescent Park does
6 heap of advertising and the beauty OF
IL Is the actual attractions are even more
desirable than they are pictured in the
Autographs. Everybody goes there, and
II you want TO find a wheelman on Sun
day the quickest way to do IL is to go
10 Crescent Park. There is an endless
string OF glistening wheels from the city
TO the Park all day Sunday, and that
is only a fraction OF the throngs who Wis
II Mr. Boyden, because every car full and
every boat in the fleet of the Providence,
Fall River az Newport line stops there.
The reason why il most simple mat
ter, when one considers the dinner, the
floating theater, the chute, the dance
halls and dozens of other attractions.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
PAINS Big Spectacle.

Manager Harrington OF Rocky Point
has purchased Mr.. Pains interest I'm the
big spectacle entitled, 1.-THE War in
Japan and China" for next week.
He has also contracted with Mr.. Pain to
furnish his very best and most sensa-
tional fireworks.
There will be considerable change in
the vaudeville performance in front of
the city before the bonn bardment and the
speciality artists engaged are among the
best In this country. A change has been
made in the prices, which will meet with
popular approval all next week.
The admission will be 25 cents, with a
reserved seat for Is cents more Visitors
can, therefore, get the best there is for 90
cents. The last evening boat for Rocky
Point will get passengers to the grounGs
IN ample season TO see the big show, and
boats will oe IN readiness 10 bring exour.
sionists back, no matter how large tho
crowd is.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Where Summer AmuSe-
mentS May Be Found.
Height of Season at Rocky
Point and Crescent Park.
Famous Rhode Island Resorts the
Play Grounds OF Thousands.

A week ago today party OF 400 mer-
chants, bankers, lawyers and politicians
went down the bay on the steamer Dor
chester to see where the new channel is
10 be dug out by the government, and
the plat which was spread out on the
deck showed that the dredger is 10 go
right through Fields Point. 1t is hard
10 believe that that loved peninsula is to
be cut away but the march OF progress
demands IL, and the epicures OF Rhode
Island must make the best OF Il. There
fore, 60 down there tomorrow for your
shore dinner. Colonel Atwell serves one
OF the finest on the bay, and the dining
rooms are always cool and cheerful, COM
manding a magnificent view OF the har-
bor.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
TRorrrNoAT WARREN TRACK.

Irotting races will be held on the half
mile track OF the Warren Driving Park
Association on August 13 and IA. On
the 18th the 2:45, 1882 and 2:2S classes
Will be run ana on the following day the
2:35, 2:30 and 2:20 classes. A purse.of
$3.50 Is offered for each event and the con-
ditions are mile heats, best three out of
five, six to enter and five 10 start. The
rules OF the National Trotting Association
will Dvern the meet. The purse divi-
sions VIII re so, rs, l5 and 10 per cent.
Entries close Aug o.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
EASTERN LEAGUE.

Syracuse and Springfield played the
only game In the Eastern League at Syra-
cuse yesterday. The Ponies had walk
over and succeeded in oubling the score
before the game closed. Willis, who has
not recovered his old time form since he
left the hospital, was wild and Delehanty
was substituted in the fifth. In this
inning the visitors rolled up enough runs
to win the game. Smith pitched iine
game for Springfield. The playing of
: hsnnon was the feature OF the day. At
tsdance 1000. Score by innings:
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Must Go TO Boston.

Washington. Aug. 1.-The district at
torney at Boston having insisted that
the presence Of the barkentine Herbert
Fuller IL indispensable for the purpose
OF carrying on the trial against the per-
sons accused OF having committed muir
der on board that vessel the department
of justice has requested the department
OF state 90 instruct the United states
consul at Halifax to send the vessel To
Boston.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01

NATIONAL LEAGUE.

At Boston-Boston, Is; Philadelphia. 1.
At New York-New York, 2; Brooklyn,
8.
At washington-Baltim s; Wash
ington, 4.
At Cincinnati--Pittsburg, 8; Cincinnati
z.
At New Bedford-New Bedford, Is; Fall
River, /.
At Augusta-Augusta. 13; Lewiston. 4.
At Bangor--Portland, IL; Bangor. 6.
At awtucket-Pawtucket %; Brock
ton, s.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Female Racing Not countenanced.

Toronto. Aug. LIN the racing board
bulletin issued yesterday, the Canadian
board condemns female racing. IL says;
Several female bicycle track races have
taken place in Canada. Notwithstanding
every effort on the part of the board TO
suppress such exhibitions. Promoters
are warned that the board will hereafter
blacklist any track upon which female
bicycle riders are allowed to race before
the public"
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Seaccnnet.

One of the finest boats that piows the
waters OF Narragansett Bay Is Captain
Pettey's Awashonks. 1t goes from this
city TO Stsconnet Point, at the tip end
of the State, and affords a most delig htful
voyage, with just enough "outside" to
1t to afford the spice OF being at sea on a
seaworthy craft.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01

Boys will be boys" but yol can't
srord TO lose any Of them. Be eady for
the green apple season by having Dew tits
Collie and Cholera Cure in the buts.
Johnstons Pharmacy, Sq3 Westm inster
street; Metzgers Pharmacy, 230 North
Main stresti Alfreds Pharmacy, s1l EDDY
street.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01

The first handicap golf match of the
season took place on the Point judith
Country Club links yesterday for a silver
cup. II Wharton, " ith a not score Of 92.
was the winner. Charlie Hitchcock
second, and IA Mylio third.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
nuptoNc pFFFArFD pARFr

CIR Budlong, the Brown University ten
mis- champion, defeated = Parei, the
southern cham ion, In the Wentworth
tennis tournament at New Cnstie, n II,
by the score 3-6, G-3, 81.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
GAMES TO-DAY.

At syrscuse-Providence VS.. Syracuse.
AT Rochester Springfield VS.. Rochester.
AT Buffalo-Wilktsb sbarre VS.. Buffalo.
At Toronto Scranton VIZ. Toronto.
The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1896-08-01
Fields Point,
Silver Spring,
Crescent Park.
STEAMERS FOR
ROCKY POINT.

LEAVE PROVIDENCE, week days. Q, rio. rli,
ria. RI, ~, ?, ~, ~, rs, 8 10, " 80.
RETURNiNG, LEAVE ROCKY POINT. for
proyiaenee week days, II 80, dla 70, IL 30, diio.
LEAVE PROVIDENCE, Sundays, rio. rio so.
ri riiaS, ~ ri2 "a r. n ~ - 10 r. So f''
RETURNING. LEAVE ROCKY POINT, foe
Providence. sundays, si1 I'll is, I'll as ria l5
rtf 90, ri To-. RI 20, n 10, rl o. RS h rSte, rtia
a Stop at Fields Point only coming from
Rocky Point
stop al Crescent Park and Fields Point only
going TO or coming from Rocky Point).
stop az Crescent Park only (going to or
coming from Rocky Point.
SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17

have him speak 10 them particularly, and
the Governor has consented to deliver an
address to the German voters at the
Auditorium next Tuesday. 1t will be
purely an sAItgeld meeting, and their ex-
clusiveness does not meet with the ap-
proval of the Democratic National Com
mittee or other silver and Bryan workers,
when they consider that next week has
been selected for general attack on the
Mckinley column in Cook County.
/. n. Stevens, chairman OF the silver
party committee, to-day called meeting
of silver Repub leans for the night follow
ing Governor Altgeld's address in Central
Mus Hall, to be addressed exclusively
by silver Republicans. There will be no
Altgeld speakers there.
Senator Teller called on Senator Jones
to-day, and made speech in Englewood
tonight. He has been stumping Illinois,
and said he had made the conditions
among the Republicans a special study.
He declared the majority for Bryan in
Illinois would be little short of an
avalanche. The two Senators COMPARED
notes on the Illinois situation, and Chair
man Jones said:
1T is ridiculous TO presume the Repub-
licans have the slightest grounds fos claim
ing this State. am conservative in stating
that Illinois is absolutely safe for Bran
by so, 900 majority"
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
1LHAFS TIE SAME sToRF.
Spanish Officers Make Reports of I,ss"T'
gent Defeats.

Spanish Officers Make Reports of 1as"T-
gent Defeats.
HAVANA, CUBA, Oct. 16.-The police
authorities here detained the New YORK
and Cuba mail steamship Vigilancla,
which was to have sailed hence at IL
o'clock last night for Vera Cruz, on ac-
count of the refusal Of her master, Captain
Mcintosh, to deliver to the police an al
legged Spaniard who came from New
York on board of the steamer en- route to
Mexico. Consul Lee was informed
of the facts and he approved OF Captain
McIntosh's refusal to surrender his pa S,
senger. The affair was finally settled an d
the Vigilancia sailed to-day with the pas
senger on board.
Colonel Augerilla reports that his cav
airy command of Ill men had an engage
ment with $50 bells, commanded by DEF
gado and Pitierre, at Cangre, near Ma
druga. The rebels were entrenched be-
hind stone fences, but they were dlslodged
and pursued TO the Economlca estate,
where the Spaniards made furious
charge and completely routed them. The
insurgents, according to Colonel Augerilia,
left forty dead on the field, and despite
the report that they were completely
routed they carried many wounded with
them.
General Molins reports that while on his
way on the gunboat Contram@stre, in
response to request for assistance by the
Spanish troops on account of the recent
engagement with the re bells at Rio Honda,
near Trinidad, he discovered number of
groups OF insurgents on shore. He landed
with party of marines and dispersed the
rebels. capturing 500 rifles, a quantity of
ammunition, gun carriage, stores of med
icines, ETC.. together with two ships boats
bearing the name "Dauntless."
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
RICHES LEFT N A TRUNK
Railroad Bonds and Deeds to
Valuable Property Security
for a Board Bill.
Twenty. Five Thousand Dollars Worth
of Collateral Now Without
an Owner.

CHICAGO, ILL, Oct. 16.-The proprie-
tor of the Saratoga Hotel IN opening a
trunk left as security for an unpaid board
bill yesterday found package of railroad
bonds and deeds to real estate in Iowa,
Missouri and South Dakota, valued at
SIS 600. The trunk was the property of a
racehorse man who gave his name as
George Craft and was left at the hotel
shortly after the Worlds Fair. The clerk
of the hotel has heard from Craft several
times during this time. the last intelli-
gence coming from Cincinnati three
months ago, each letter cautioning the
clerk to take good care of the trunk.
The bonds were bound up in package
addressed "Capbell and Schooicraft," but
were made out in the name of J. Lawrence
Schoolcraft. The coupons have not been
clipped since 1874. In the package was
found slip of paper bearing the address
"Mrs. Schoolcraft and Mrs. Beatty, Rich
mond, Va" Chief Badenoch, in whose
custody the package was placed. tele-
graphed the chief of police at Richmond
regarding the two women, and tonight
received a reply that full information
would be sent by mail.
The San Francisco call., 1896-10-17
EoKLES oN A TOUR.
Doing All He Can to Help Out II
National Democratic Party.

Doing All He Can to Help Out the
National Democratic Party.
CHICAGO, I'LL, Oct. 16.-James H.
Eckles, Comptroller of the Currency. was
a visitor at the National Democratic
party's headquarters to-day. He LETT for
Ottawa, ILL.,, his home, and addressed a
meeting of Palmer Democrats in that city
tonight. He speaks at Peru, ILL.,, to-
morrow night and at Danville Monday.
Hon. Don. NJ. Dickinson spent several
hours at headquarters comforting with
Vice-C Chairman Hopkins and Treasurer
Frenzel. He has secured large fund for
campaign purposes in Ohio, Indiana and
Michigan. Chairman Bynum returned to
headquarters from Jackson, Mich, and
went to Dowagiac, Mich, to speak. He
will speak at Oshkosh, Wis. October %,
instead OF at st. Paul, where Palmer and
Buckner have meeting.
Governor Flower of New York will
reach Chicago next Sunday from a trip
through Illinois, Minnesota and Indiana.
Letters received here state that the New
Yorker has made effective speeches every
where, especially in the agricultural COM
munitieS.