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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
POLICEMEN FIRED BY WHOLESALE

Chicago. October 26.-Chief of Police
Ripley today issued an order discharging
from the force of four hundred and thirty
four policemen and appointing in their
place like number of mem bers of the
''Star League" Democratic ex-policemen
who had been discharged under the
previous administration.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
MURDER IN A CHURCH.

New York, October 26.-Policeman
Frederick Smith WAS shot and killed this
wednesday, morning in the church of
the Holy Redeemer. Third avenue. by
Fritz Meyer, burglar, who was robbing
the poor box. Meyer was arrested.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
KILLED WHILE RACKswALKING,

Lynn, Mass, October 26.-While walk
ing on the Boston & Maine railroad
track between Ashland and Cottage
streets tonight, Joseph Kennedy. Sau-
gus shoemaker, 2S years old and married,
was struck by train and instantly
killed.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
LETS GOVERNMENT OUT.
New Offer Made For The Union
Pacific.
1T COVERS ROADS OBLIGATION TO
GOVERNMENT.

Sale win Proceed as Origin ally Intended
Consents to Postponement of Sale of
Kansas Pacific.
Washington, October 26.-Although TIE
government officials decline either to
affirm or to deny the report of its accept
| ance OF the new proposition of the re-or-
gan1zatlon committee of the Union Pacific
railroad there is no reasonable doubt of
Its accuracy. This proposition is under
stood to be an increase of the original
guarantee bid of $50, 600, 900 to sum suf-
flo1ent to cover the full amount of the
government claim against the Union
Pacific proper, which on October 1, aggre-
gated S5S, 1893. This includes the
principal of the debt, which amounts to
S27, 1885, 51a, and the interest paid by the
United States amounting to $so3, ,sS6.
This represents the full amount of the
Union Pacific obligation to the govern
ment. The sale of this line will'be pro-
ceeded with as originally intended about
November 1.
As to the Kansas Pacific road, the COM
mittee withdraws it's guarantee and con-
sents to postponement of the sale to any
date to suit the convenience Of the gov
ernment. This action, 1T is understood,
leaves the government in the same
position with respect to the Kansas
Pacific as before the negotiations were in
stituUed and in this situation the govern
ment may, If it SO desires, postpone the
sale indefinitely. The debt of the Kansas
Pacific to the government aggregates
nearly S13, 900, 600, of which amount S.
300, 900 is principal and the remainder,
unpaid interest. Whether the government
will ask the court to order sale of the
Kansas Pacific on December IS, cannot
bessstated, but should it be so deciGed,it is
understood that no objection will be
raised by the reorganization committee.
The net result of the new arrangement SO
far as concerns the Union Pacific, is re-
garded by the officials as highly ad-
vantageous to the government as it
secures all that 1t has ever claimed to be
due it, and renders it practically certain
that very large share of the debt of the
Kansas Pacific will be realized whenever
it may decide to consent to it's sale.
AN OPPOSITION SYNDICATE.
London, October 26.-The first attempt
to organize a syndicate in London Tor
the purchase of the Union Pacific rail-
way having the appearance OF substanti-
ality is being made by Coates, Son &
Co., stock and share brokers. Coates,
Son & Co., is financial house of the
highest standing which has had railroad
interests in Canada, and has just sold
Canadian and American bond Issues in
Europe. The concern became interested
in the Union Pacific sale and is said to
be organizing an opposition syndicate.
SALE WILL GO ON.
St. Paul, October GA telegram from
Attorney General McKenna this afternoon
notified the attorneys for the government
in the Union Pacific railway case that
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27

DO you scra4ch and scratch, and Won
ger what's the matter? Doan's Ointment
VIII instantly relieve and permanently
cure any itchy disease of the skin, no
matter of how long standing.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
AMBITIOUS TO BE A GUITEAu.

Chicago, October 16.-''If do not get
my just deserts L may become d second
Guiteau and there will be serious trouble
for President Mckinley" said a man
who gave the name of George Scholder of
Otter Greek, Iowa, in Senator William
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
BODY II IDENTIFIED.

Poughkeepsle. N. y, October s6.-
Body No. II, which was found in the day
coach late this afternoon was Identified at
Cold Spring tonight as Isaac Rettinger
Of Buffalo, 80 years of age, dealer in eye
glasses.
Body No. IS, John @. Tompkins, fire.
man, was shipped to Rennesaeler to-
night. He was "a years old and is sur
vived by widow and two children. His
ribs, leg and arm were broken
The unknown woman is still unidenti-
fled, but telegram of inquiry about her
description was received from Cleveland
tonight. The body of the italian will be
claimed tomorrow by his wife. who lives
at Albion. n. Y. His correct name is
Giuseppe Padnano.
The bodies Of eight Cinnamon were to-
night sent to New York, where they will
be buried by the Chinese society.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
BONAl and WEEKS CAUGHT
Two Notorious Connecticut Murder.
erS Run to Earth.
WANTED FOR NICHOLS MURDER
AND ROBBERY.

Two Men Captured in Huntington at the
Home of Weeks Nj other-Are Believed
to Have Been Lurking in the Vicinity
Since the Crime.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
THE WEATHE ER.

Washington, Oct ct.26.-Forecast for New
England and eastern New York: Fair,
variable winds.
Boston, Oct. 26.-Forecast for Boston
and vicinity, Wednesday: Fair weather;
sasterly winds.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
SALE Will GO ON.

St. Paul. October GA telegram from
Attorney General McKenna this afternoon
notified the attorneys for the government
in the Union Pacific railway case that
the sale could proceed as originally
planned arrangements having been made
with the reorganization that guarantees
to the government it's full lien on the
property.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
ANOTHER BODY FOUND.
Twentieth Victim Of the New York
Central Disaster.
BODY OF FIREMAN TOMPKINS ALSO
RECOVERED.

The Big Engine Dragged From Its Mud
dy Bed-Engineer's Body Still Missing
Latest Body That of Isaac Ret.inger of
RuffaIo
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
Fifty Years Ago.

ih1s IS the stamp that the letter bore
winch carried the story far and wlde'
VI certain cure for the 1oathsome sore
mat bubbled up from the tainted tide
ot the blood below. And twas Ayers name
And his sarsapari11a, that all now, know,
1hat was just beginning its fight of fame
with its cures of so years ago.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1897-10-27
Ayers Sarsaparilla

Is the original sarsaparilla. 1t
mas behind it record for cures
1nequalled by any blood purl-
Tying compound. It is the only
sarsaparilla honored by a
mccall at the Worlds Fair Of
1898. Others initiate TIL @
remedy; they can't initiate the
record:
90 Years of Cures.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
Alb. seattle. win three tricks only.

Trick III this lead was intended as q trump
Invitation, Il was a very bad one for the suit y
Contains is the Only thing in it, 3 SEEMS to
he has not The hand to Justly him in respond:
Triok AZ very properly proceeds to draw
two for one. getting informatory discards at the
d. TTlc <, S-A I, + l. now psssi bs snSssn tn the . devil Ia and ID the
m molSaE he ben isaay IN away zs fr band tho Il major IL l tsaso ei n
II the play of this hand is An ,:the
Seattle team must have won In consequence of
Tacoma in tactics. The two teams seem TO
these two hands we're played Seattle must have
been fourteen tricks In the lead, and as the five
seem 10 have been made by using Seaitle's sys.
tenn, the nOn-numborshOwing. non. trum p.ahow.
ing % mSt Y a dTId,,e hisE nnh fourth. best
three tricks better than the regular long-sult
game Of four years standing.
CLUB NOTES.
The Philadelphia Whist Club team, M, C.
Work, ,A.,W Watson; i ?. MoEridge, and ca.
I'M sti nd hold The A. W; mo L. trophy ss %n snd 4 looks G%ld.
have dropped, out. Buffalo, was expected TO play
yesterday and the Toledo Yachting Association
on sRa iias as'u rs -fSc;!!oastss?: ' F sesss iSaaf w Whit RfT
SIub, MlEsHkSO Dupliests Whist Club VA.
Club. Albany Chess and Whist. Indianapoiis
Whist Club. and Inc Toledo Whist Club. or
these, there is room for five only before the mid.
winter meeting.
The challenges for the New York State trophy
for teams of four, which Is now held by the AL
bany Club have been drawn, aud came out OF
the hat in the foll3wing order: East Siie Club
| OF Troy, Catholic Union Club OF Albany. brook
| iyn Whist Club. Albany Chess and Whist Club,
| and Ionic ClubOf Troy. The committee has not
yet settled upon any plan OF play for the pair
trOUu!.
"Thc re 'ular annual intGrclub tournament In
Brooklyn will begin on Thursday next, the frat
Rame being scheduled at the Irving Club. There
viii t. two weeks between games. and one club
will draw q bye each time. Lincoln draws tho
bye this week.
e. :. H.. aud Olhers.-The scores for all New
YUrh and Now Jeraey tournaments are now
S " natehos on Mondayy94 Friday IS IS the fe0 al q;
for publishing results OF the COMPASS and pair
gauics in New York and Brooklyn,
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
Al. Tacoma, win eight tricks.

Al. Tacoma, win eight tricks.
Trick Tho very first lead docs Just what
George Bum always said It would do.,estab-
fishes the entire suit in tho hands Of the ad.
versaries. The trifling detail that they never
get another trick in It does not matter:
Trick 3.--Y's leading away from his minor
tenace suit is not exactly good form. II z Is
strong enough to lead trumps, the singleton
spade should not hurt him.
Trick 5-The Tacoma captain peacefully pur-
sues the long suit" which he opened with orig
inally.
Trick lit does not seem to have occurred to
z that If his partner has no more trumps lead.
ing the queen will probably establish the ma
tor tenaee against, hin. Why not lead the
VS. strong suit. for he can have nothing elsei
Trick S-This may he called whist in Seattle.
In Japan IL is called hRri.kari.
Trick 1o-This is . very clever pnderplay on
seIse principles which he speaks of as attached
to the regular long-suit game Of four years
standing.
When the Seattle players got this hand they
seem to have gone back to the old barnyerd
game, iisregarding the tenace suit, and select
ing the worst possible opening from the hand.
of Seattle having the opening lead:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05

Alb lose a slam.
The chief point about the play in this case ia
the fact that u Is not afraid or A, whose original
lead shows a certain element of weakness,
against which Y feels justified In finossing. Even
II A wins the second round OF trumps, he must
lead TO a disadvantage whether he continues the
clubs or shifts.
Trick 10. Y's diamond discards seem to have
led A to believe that Y was very strong In
spades. and that II A. played the king second
hand, IL would certainly be lost.
Here is how the Street players managed A
Bs cards:
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
N FOR THE HOLIDAYS
From the "Christmas Corner"

The approach of Christmas is already felt here. Everything is in rad-
ness, A superb stock of watches and jewery has been gathered in a stock
which ecipses even our former famous successes in offering to our patrons a
selection of the best and most elegant articles that the manufacturers Of thu
world can produce. For more than twenty years we have been before the New
York public, and, from a small beginning, we have built up what is conceded to
be the most popular jewery house in this great city We have done this by
taking the utmost care that everything that comes within our doors is the best
of its kind by giving every customer the full and exact facts as to everything
he wished to buy or asked to see and by making prices lower than those for
which similar articles could be bought elsewhere.
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05

ABB win six trioksi all clear gain.
Although A shows strength In the diamond
suit, y cannot afford to lose what appears TO be
a great chance 10 make a phenomenal score
with his great club suit. SO he leads truInps.
II Y leads his clubs, he can make eight or nine
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-12-05
Some Appropriate Gifts.

The most appropriate Christmas gifts are those which combine beauty and
durability. Chief among such articles are Watches and Jewery. They ara
always welcome to old and young, are of constant use, and lose but a very
small portion of their value by reason of age and usage. Here are some instances
of combined sterling value and notable bargains. Two special watch offerings
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
VIEWS OF A TRAINER.
Heavy, Big Muscles Are IA Disadyant
age Rather Than n Help.

Among superficial observers of cy-
cling the impression is general that
tremendous muscles are necessary to
success as a rider. This, according to
expert opinion, is a mistake.
"As a matter of fact" says a we'll
known trainer, "heavy, large muscles
are a positive disadvantage. While in
some cases, notably that of Dute Ca
banne, the large and heavy muscle is
also soft and pliable and loose, 1t is
also a fact that "horse muscles" as
they are called, are actually hard,
close and ropy. While they may do
all right for a long, slow plug, they
never will cut any figure in fast work,
not even over a long journey on the
road. They have not the clear, fine,
long texture of the sprinter's muscle
and their composition is not so we'll
calculated to furnish endurance and
speed. call this long muscle 'alliga-
tor muscle because it is long and
tough.
"You notice Bald, Cooper Gardiner
Willie Coburn and the rest of the
cracks, and you will see that a single
muscle runs clean from their waists
to their toes. 1t is the lone
muscle that trainers are always
working to procure and develop
You have no idea how much
seasons riding and good rub.
bing will do to develop such muscle
| The heavy muscle is what experts cal
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
BICYCLE GOSSIP.

On the proper use of the bell by
cyclists when riding Henry Sturney,
the well-known English rider, has this
to say: Of course, all you have to do
is to ring the bell when something is
in the way and this is what most peo-
pie do, especially the women. who seem
to think that the idea of the bell is to
clear the road rather than to intimate
the presence of the cyclist to other
users of it. They seem to expect that
at the ring of the bell every other user
of the roadway will instantly clear out,
and when the expected does not hap
pen, and they charge into some hapless
wayfarer, they simply excuse them
selves by a plaintive; I rang the bell,
as if that settled everything"
Upper and lower rear forks, forming
double arch, are among the features
Of medium grade 1898 construction.
which will be embodied in several mod
els, says a writer in Cycling Life. The
lower and rear parts, respectively, of
the forks, are formed in one piece, the
top of the arch taking the place of the
bridge. The narrow part of the forks
joining the seat mast or the bottom
bracket forms a second smaller arch
in one piece. The connection with
bracket and seat mast is effected In
| various ways.
A simple manner in which stretched
chains may be restored to pitch is 10
take taper punch of some kind and
| drive it down between each pair OF
side bars sufficiently far to spread
them enough in the middle to draw the
center blocks up to pitch again, sc
says an authority. This will make an
old chain run with a semhlance of ac-
curacy for at least a short period OF
| time, but the method fails as a salts
factory measure in that it is impossible
| to shorten a chain in this way with
any degree of accuracy.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06

Positively the Cheapest Place in Scranton to
Purchase a GOOD Wheel
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
NEW GAME LAWS.
They Involve Many Improvements on
the Old Statute..-lts Effect on
Squirrel Hunting.

President ]. o. II. Denny, of the
Pennsylvania State Sportsmen's asso-
citation, is happy man. He is pleased
because the new game bill has become
a law.
The new law provides for many i'm
provements over the old statute. The
measure is as follows: Woodcock, July
/ to July 81, and from October is to
December Is; quail October Is to De-
cember Is; pheasants, October 15 to
December Is; turkeys. october 10 to De-
cember Is; rabbits, November l to De-
cember Is; squirrels, october 16 to De-
cember Is: deer, month of November.
Another section provides that no one
man can kill more than Is quail. 10
Woodcock, 10 pheasants or turkeys in
one day, or more than deer in one sea-
son. The sale of game is prohibited,
as is also shipment out of the state.
People say the new law will compel
a change in the method of hunting
squirrels. The new law fixes the OPEN
ing of the season on October 15 a time
when both leaves and nuts are near
ly all off the trees and the squirrels
have about completed their harvest.
They then are most commonly found
on the ground and are hard to ap-
proach, as the gunner has no conceal
ment of foliage. 1t is than that the
trained squirrel dog, generally a crea-
ture of mongrel type, proves his value.
He runs eagerly about the woods,
chases the squirrels up the trees and
summons his master by barking. When
treed by one of these dogs a squirrel
will cling closely to the upper side of
a limb without moving. The hunter
may discover it's exact whereabouts
and shoot while it's attention is dis
tracted by the dog
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
AMATEUR BASE BALL.
HoIfOrd Clubs Denial.
Sporting Editor of The Tribune.

Sporting Editor of The Tribune.
We, the Holford base ball club, of
Peckville, would like to correct the
statement that they We're defeated by
the Ontario base ball club, as stated in
Wednesdays Tribune. The club that
played the Ontario club was a picked
club named the Mountain Indians and
the score was not 10 to 3, but it was
Is to II.
We, the Holford base ball club, would
like to play Richard Grifith's Ontario
base ball club for fun, money or
marbles, but not the Olyphant Browns,
as was playing on Tuesday. William
Evans, captain; o A. Holford, man
ager
The Holford base ball club chal-
lenges Richard Grffiths' Ontario
breaker base ball club for a game to
be played on any date arranged. The
Holford players are as follows: Evans,
C.; Morgans, p.; Gallagher,s.s.; Hodges,
1b,; Coleman, 2b.; Jones, 3b.; Jones, If. /;
Curtis, c,f.; White, rf.; Curtis and
White extra players. William Evans,
captain; o. A. Holford, manager
The Nonpareils, of Priceburg, accept
the challenge of the West Side Ath-
letics TO play Aug. s on the latter's
grounds. T. Hall, manager.
The Taylor Reds challenge the Moosic
Populars to a game on the Moosic
grounds on Saturday afternoon, Aug.
IA. Please answer as soon as possible
in The Tribune. Conner L. Davis, man
! ager.
The Taylor Reds challenge the Oily
| phant Browns to a game on the Oily
| phant grounds for Wednesday after
| noon, Aug. II. Answer in the Tribune
| If satisfactory. Conner L. Davis, man
| ager
The Young Crescents, of Pine Brook,
would like to know whether they are
in the Electric City league or not.
Answer in tomorrow's Tribune. L.
Howley, manager.
The Young Crescents would like "a
play the Daisies, of Green Ridge, Sat
urday, Aug z, at 10 a. m., on Johnson's
lake grounds. f Howley, manager.
The Olympics challenge the Anthra.
cites, of the West Side to a game OF
ball, Aug. 8, at 10 a. m. Answer as
soon as possible; say where grounds
are. p. j. Mack manager.
The Olympics challenge any team II
the city averaging 10 years of age, the
Klondykes, Juveniles, Violets and
Sliders to a game of ball on Aug. Is a
p. m. Answer as soon as possible
p. j. Mack, manager.
The Cowfield Rattlers would like tC
play any club in the city under ~ years
Of age. Answer in The Tribune. w
Melville, manager
The Lackawannas and West Side
Athletics will play this afternoon on tn,
Luzerne street grounds.
The Little England Stars have chang
ed their name, and will be known al
the Actives. They will play the Taylo
Grays Saturday, August 7, on the Ac
tives' grounds at 2:SO p. m. Come t,
the end Of the Petersburg street ca
line and we will meet you. III. Davis
manager; e. Harper, captain.
The Olyphant Browns viii play tn
Moosic Populars on Saturday, Aug. I
instead of Aug. 6. Thos. Meehan, man
ager.
The Olyphant Browns would like L
play the Taylor Reds Aug. 10 at oily
phant park. Thomas Meehan, man
ager.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
SETTLED AN OLD GRUDGE.
Jack Doyle Pursued by n Policeman
Who WouIdn't Relent.

After Jack Doyle had retired in favor
of O'Brien in Washington recently he
went up to the coaching line and began
to guy Reilley. The latter appealed to
Emslie, who ordered Jack to stop. The
two exchanged some words, which fun
Emslie stopped by peremptorily order
ing Jack off the field for an alleged
personal remark.
Jack gracefully slid around the stand,
where he was confronted by park po-
liceman, who volunteered to escort him
to the gate. Doyle wanted to take a
seat under the stand, but the guardian
said no. There was some talk, during
which the fellow blurted out that he
had an old grudge against Jack, who,
he claimed while a Giant, once threw
a ball at him. Doyle did not want to
go out, and tried to jolly the man with
grudge, who persisted, and finally
escorted him through the gate.
Doyle got a cab and went back to the
hotel Tn talking about the matter af-
ter the game Jack said that he had no
recollection of ever having thrown the
ball at him. but as the easiest way out
of a lengthy and absurd argument he
consented to leave the grounds.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-08-06
INTEREST IN SWIMMING.
Is Lagging in the East but Is Alive in
the West.

Interest in swimming seems to
have fallen off in the East. In Chic
cago, however, it is booming. While
DR.. Paul Neumann, of the c. A. A, Is
considering the plan of visiting En-
gland in September to arrange a
match with J. Jarvis for the long dis
tance swimming championship of the
world, he may conclude to accept the
acceptance of George Whitaker, of
Milwaukee, for a contest.
Recently the statement was given to
the press by Whitaker that during a
visit to Milwaukee by DR.. Neumann,
he (Whittaker), had defeated the c. A.
A. crackajack in a friendly race. This
excited p. d. Rowland, swimming
instructor of the c. A. A, to follow the
denial of Neumann by the offer to bet
81 900 that Neumann could defeat
Whitaker in match race.
To this cha..ange Whitaker named
his own favorite distance, and re-
plied
"If Neumann wants a match he
knows where to find me. / have met
him in a 440-yard race before and have
beaten him easily. If he thinks he
can beat me now, I'll give him another
chance"