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The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
POLO PROSPECTS.
MANY Portland People Hope the Game
VIII Be Played Here.

The prospects for polo in Maine are ex-
tremely good this season. The league,
which has been newly organized, is
stronger than ever before and the inter-
est in the game with Bangor, Augusta,
Rockland, Bath, Lewiston and Portland
represented cannot help being far greater
than ever before.
At the present time there is some doubt
about Manager ". W. Burnham of Port
land being able to secure City hall as the
committee on public buildings voted
some time ago not to, lease the hall this
winter for polo. In taking this stand
the city government committee was in
fiuenced by a letter they received from
Lewiston which stated that polo in that
city had injured the floor of the,new Lew
iston city hall very much. Since that let
ter was written it Is evident that the
Lewiston city fathers have changed their
minds about the matter and are now not
only willing but anxious to lease the hall
for another season for polo playing. The
following letters received by Manager
Burnham few days ago shows what
the people iu Lewiston and Augusta
think about the floors of their city halls
being damaged by polo playing:
Ia Augusta, Me-, Septem Der %, 1893.
Mr.. W. W. Burnham, Portland, Me-:
Dear Sir:-The committee of city rooms
and buildings are all in favor of renting
city hall for roller polo this season. The
hall has been used for polo for two years
and we find the floor in very good con-
4 ontf fr1I Iv
W. II. EDWARDS,
Chairman Committee on City Rooms and
Buildings.
Lewiston Me-, September 16. 1898.
Mr.. W. W. Burnham, Portland, Me.:
Dear Sir:-The committee on public
property have decided to let city hall for
roller polo the coming season. have
personally inspected the floor and find
that it has not been materially injured
a''s1 '"' seasons 'l z. pieRs.nHa;o 2. HaoDeK1Ns,
Chairman Of Public Property.
When the city government committee
Of Portland Is confronted with much 9th
or evidence Of this character which Man
ager Burnham has in his possession and
when 1T is shown them that the rent of
the hall in one season brings in some
thing like $1,000, while the entire new
floor of the building which is causing all
the trouble costs only $500, it is probable
that they will vote to let the hall for the
game.
There are something like thousand
people in Portland at tho very lowest es-
innate who want to see polo here this
winter. It Is only fair to these people
that they should be given some considera.
tion in the matter for the hall belongs as
much to them as it does to any one else
and while the committee on public build
ings are perfectly honest in their view of
the matter, 1t is the opinion of many peo-
pie that polo does not hurt Q hard wood
floor any moro than some other attrac-
tions for which the hall is leased.
The polo enthusiasts arc oil very anx-
ious to have this matter settled and will,
undoubtedly petition the public buildings
committee to give the matter further CON-
sideration before they bar polo. out alto
gether.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
CORNELL BEAT COLGATE.

Ithaca, N. Y, September 2i-Cornell
won it's football game from Colgate on
Psrcy field today but WAS unable to pre-
vent the visitors from scoring. The score
stood % to at the end of the first half
and the coaches deemed 1t advisable to
put in substitutes in line positions. As
result, inexperienced guards and tackles
were unable to Withstand the fierce on
slaughts of Captain Cramp of Colgate,
when he started to go through Cornell 8
limo. The feature of Cornell's work was
Captain Writings long run. He scored
five touohdowns. The final score was
Cornell 20, Colgate 8.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
TRAMPs AT EAST DEERINo.
Attempt Made to Hold Up Electric Car
Houses and Hen Roost supper.

| Conductor W. P. Cobb of the Portland
Railroad company on the East Deering
line, and Motorman Rollins, ewere the
victims of an attempted hold up on We'd
nesday evening of the past week. 1t was
past II O'Clock and the car was being run
over the North Deering line from Lunt' s
corner to the car stable at Morrills.
At North Deering the motorman discov-
cred man in the centre of the tracks as
if signalling for the car to stop. The brakes
were applied and the car brought to a
standstill The man that boarded the
rear platform proved to be young man
shabbiiy dressed in light colored clothes
which bore evidences of hard usage
The stranger asked Conductor Cobb to
alight from the car and show him where
Deering junction was. The conductor re-
piled that he knew of no such place and
that furthermore he should not leave
his car.
The tramp, for such it is believed he
was, then made a motion as if reaching
for revolver. Conductor COBB closed his
hand as if to strike the man blow and
at tl0 same UlIuo T0aCHou lUr Uu6 D6ll
rope and gaveEthe signal to go ahead.
Then the tramp departed. Conductor
Cobb watched the form of the disappear
ing trampsand noticed that he was joined
Immediately by another :. of the tribe of
"Dusty Rhodes
1t has also been discovered that onRthe
same evening the house occupied by Mr..
Wormell on Ocean street, was entered by
! tramps. Mr.. Wormwell returned home
| late in the evening and found that the
doors of the house were opened and as he
entered he heard the hurrieda footsteps of
the tramps leaving from the rear en-
trance. The rest of the family were at
home, but were sleeping soundly and
were unconscious OF the fact that the
| house had been entered.
Several houses have been entered
| of late and robbed of some OF the stock.
| The latest thieving that.has come to
| light was on the premises of Mr.. Knight
at North Deering, where it is reported
that 30 hens have been stolen during the
past week. The tramps are getting num-
erous now Ethat the cold weather is
coming on and the police are kept buslly
/ engaged in following up complaints en-
tered against these tramping individuals
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
A CRITICAL time
During the Battle
of Santiago.
SICK Or WE'LL, A RUSH
NIGHT AND DAY.
The Packers at the Battle of Santiago de
Cuba Were All Herees-Their Heroic
Efforts in Getting Ammunition and
Rations to the Front Saved the Day.


Rations to the Front Saved the Day.
P z. Butler, OF pack-train No. 3, writ
ing from Santiago De Cuba on July 23d,
says: 1--WE all had diarrhoea in more OF
less violent form, and when we landed
we had no time to see a doctor, for it
was a case of rush and rush night and
day to keep the troops supplied with
ammunition and rations, but thanks to
Chamberlain's Collie, Cholera and Diar-
rhoea Remedy, we were able to keep at
work and keep our health; in fact, | sim
cerely believe that at one critical time
this medicine was the indirect saviour
of our army, for if the packers had been
unable to work there would have been
no way of getting supplies to the front.
There were no roads that wagon train
could use. Ny comrade and myself had
the good fortune to lay in supply of
this medicine for our pack-train before
we left Tampa, and know in four cases
it absolutely saved life.''
The above letter was written to the
manufacturers of this medicine, the
Chamberlain Medicine Co., Des Moines,
Iowa. For sale by D. W. Heseltine &
Co, 3S7 Congress ST.. Edward W. Stew
ems, 107 Portland St.; King S. Raymond
Cumberland Mills; w. A. Oxnard, 92l
Congress ST.. Ell. p. S. Goold, Congress
Square Hotel.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
THE THREE LINKS.
Close of the Session of the Sovereign Grand
Lodge at Boston.

Boston, Mass. September 24.-4t Is now
Grand Sire Alfred 8. Pinkerton and Past
Grand Sire Fred Carleton. The Massa-
chusetts man was formally installed IN
office this morning as the head OF the
Sovereign Grand Lodge, with the usual
ceremonies. and the Texan stepped down
among the former chiefs of the !. ..
o. +.
Several hundred Rebekahs witnessed
the public. installation. There was music
by the Salem Cadet orchestra, speeches by
the higher officers of the order, which
aroused considerable applause, and other
interesting features.
The installation took place Immediately
after the closing session of the Sovereign
Grand Lodge, in Copley hall.
At the business Iksession of the lodge
several important matters were acted
upon. 1t was voted that in future
Patriarchs Militant would be deprived Of
the right to participate in parades unless
they were in good standing.
Tho question of insurance was con.
sidered, and it was decided to wipe out
all previous legislation which would per
NIT the use of the name of the order by
regular insurance companies in indorse.
ments, etc.
It was voted that the Grand Sire's de-
ci sions should not be published in the
interims of the Grand Lodge.
The proposed floral work for Rebekah
lodges was not adopted.
Grand Sire Pinkerton, Immediately
after taking oath and being invested with
the sigma of office, announced his ap-
pointive officers al. follows: Grand mar
shal. John h. Coekrum. P. g. NJ, P.
q. R., OF Indiana; grand guardian, John
W. Bourlett. P. g. NJ, P. M. R., of New
Hampshire; grand messenger, Charles B.
Lumsden, P. 6. M, P. g. R., of New
Hampshire; grand chaplain, Rev. ]. W.
Venabls of Hopkinsville.
Elwin J. Curry, assistant grand score
tary, was re-appointed. The appoint
ments were severally confirmed by the
Sovereign Grand Lodge. The venerable
grand cha plain was re-appointed unani-
nously by q rising vote.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
HELD UP A TRAIN.

Kansas City, Mo. September "a. Seven
masked mon held up the westbound
Missouri Pacific passenger train known as
the Little Rock and Wichita express, at
that point in the woods between Leeds
and Dawson, seven miles from Kansas
City, at $40 o'clock last night To
prevent Interference they first smashed
the telegraph instruments at j.. the Belt
Line station, the junction OF the Belt
Line and the "Frisco" near the scene
of the hold-up, and marched the operator,
D. NJ. Hisey, before them TO point halt
a mile east. While two men covered his
eyes, the others tagged Ethe train as ii
approached, quickly covering Engineer
Slooum and Fireman Weston and COM
pelling them to dismount, then detach-
ing the engine and the Pacific Express
car, they sent them down the track a
mile and half toward Dawson. The
passengers were unmolestsd, but the
porter, who attempted to interfere, was
quickly sent to cover by a shot directed
by one of the robbers. At a desolate spot
up the road the baggage car was quickly
broken into, great quantities of dynamite
placed upon the through safe and the
local safe placed on top of 1t. So much
explosive was used that the car wasliter-
ally blown to splinters and the safes
thrown away to one side of the track.
This morning nothing but fragments OF
the local safe could be found, and the
through box was wreck, the top having
been blown of and the door wrenohed
and otherwise damaged. The explosion,
which was Of such force as to be heard
distinctly in Kansas City. undoubtedly
destroyed many valuables that the safe
contained. That the robbers themselves
were not blown to atoms seems strange.
SO terrific was the tlast. The express
officials examined their one remaining
strong box this morning. They abso.
lutely refused to make statement of
their loss, saying simply that it was
"small."
Superintendent Moore OF the express
company insists that the train carried but
little treasure. A small army of detec-
tivss was at the scene early this morning,
but up to 10 a. m. no tangible clew to the
robbers had been secured. The belief that
they were old hands at the business and
are by this time safe from capture is
general.
Flying debris from the shattered ex-
press Car carried down the telegraph
wires along the Frisco track, which
parallels the Missouri Pacific at the point
of the robbery, and completed the stop
page of telegraphic communication begun
at the Belt Line station. 1t was therefore
some time before the news of the robbery
became known, and still longer before a
wrecking train could be obtained.
A new engine had to be secured, as
that the roadmen had used had been
"killed." 1t was 3. 90 this morning be-
fore the wrecked baggage and express
matter. strewn in all directions, was
gathered together, the train made up and
the trip south continued.
The express matter, in many cases
totally destroyed, was taken to Ossawat-
temie, Kan. Much excitement prevailed
among the passengers during their long
wait in the detached cars, though but
little firing was indugled in by the rob-
bers. The robbery undoubtedly was one
of the boldest ever committed in the
locality so notad for ho1duna
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
DARTMoUTB's SCHEDULE.

Hanover, N. H., Septem ber 27.-The
Dartmouth foot ball schedule for 1898
was announced tonight and is as follows:
Ocotber !, Philips-E Exeter at Hanover;
October 8, Harvard at cambridge; Octo-
ber IS, Bowdoin at Hanover; October %,
Holy Cross at Worcester; October 60,
Wesleyan at Hanover; Nov. 5, Amherst
at Amherst; November 10, Williams
at Williamstown; November 10, Brown
at Providence; November %. University
of Chicago at Chicago, November 81,
University of Cincinnati at Cincinnati.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
DEFENDER WILL BE PUT N
SHAPE.

Bristol, r. T., September 24.-It Is un.
derstood here that Herman B. Ayea Is to
be associated with Messrs. Morgan and
Iselin in the new cup defender syndicate
In view of this fact. it is not believed
that more than one boat will be built
to defend the cup. The work of prepar.
ing the ways for the reception OF the
Defender which is expected here in a
few weeks. i is progressing. 1t is under
stood that the aluminium upper body of
the Defender will be entirely removed
as the plates have SO thoroughly oorroded
as to be useless. Thin plates of bronze will
be substituted. Lieut.. John A. Tobin,
the inventor of Tobin bronze, with which
the Vigilant is plated, was here last week
In consultation with the Herreshaffs,
and 1t would not be surprising II Tobin
bronze plates were put on the Defender
to replace those of aluminium.
ORIOLES BEAT THE SENATORS.
Baltimore, September "a. The Orioles
today pounded Weyhing's delivery all over
the lot, winning with ease. McJames had
the Senators at his mercy. The score:
Baltimore, A 80 / % x-14
Washington, 0 0 o 0 0 o. 3
Base hits-Baltimore, 49,: Washington,
z. Errors-Baltimore, 3; Washington, s.
Observation-Disclosures and Clark; Weyhing
and Casey.
SUNDAY GAMES.
At St. Louis-St. Louis, 2; Louis
vile, 4.
At Chicago-Chicago, z; Pittsburg, 4.
At Cinoinnati-First game, Cincinnati,
5; Cleveland, 4; second game, Cincinnati,
Q; Cleveland, 2.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
SUNDAY GAMES.
COLOMBIA TAKES IT BACK.

Colon, Colombia, September ga
special despatch from Bogota says the
Colombian government has reconsidered
the decree recently issued severing diplo-
matic relations with Italy, and the Brit
ish minister is now recognized as repre-
senting italian interests in the absence
of the italian minister.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
BRUNSWICK TUB PRIZE WINNER

South Framingham, Mass, September
24.-The Firemen's and Veterans Relief
association. of Massachusetts, and Maine,
held a muster at the agricultural grounds
thisEafternoon. A playout was begun at
4 80 O'Clock. The Niagara tub of
Brunswick, Me-, won first prize. The
distance made by the eight clubs oompst.
ing are as follows:
Niagara. Brunswick, Me-, 2l6 feet,
II 5-S inches.
Edwards Hopkins, Roodsville, 200 feet,
10 inch.
Warren, Pepperill, 200 feet.
Union, East Pepperell, 1893 feet, II rs
inches.
Baw Beese. South Gardiner, 191 feet,
1 10 inches. 3
Quinsigamond, Hopkinston. lse feet,
8 inches. aa1
Nonantum, Newton, 1888 feet, 10 s-4 in
ches.
Columbia, Winchendon, 1ss feet, IL 1.s
fpohea
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
THE LADIES.

The pleasant effect and perfect safety
with which ladies may use Syrup OF Figs
under all conditions, makes 1t their fav-
orite remedy. To get the true and gen
uine article, look for the name of the
California Fig Syrup Co. printed neal
the bottom of the package. For sale by
all druggists.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
FoRTY-oNE TO NOTHING.

Philadelphia, Pa, September 24.-The
University of Pennsylvania football team
today defeated the Franklin and Marshall
eleven by score of Al to 0. The Red and
Blue played with q dash in the first hall
and rolled up 81 points. In the second
half the Pennsylvania team was composed
principally of substitutes and but little
effort was made to run up big score In
this half. Hart, MoCracken and Captain
Outland played brilliant football and the
entire eleven showed better form than for
number of years at this early date. Tho
referee was II. T. Williams of Yale.
AT ANDOvER.
Andover. Mass, September 24.-The
Philips.Andover football eleven won the
first game of the season today, defeating
the Boston Latin school % to 0 in two ten
minute halves. Andover played with
great snap, Captain Holt particularly dis
tinguished himself by his hard, sure tack
ling; while Cullinan, Kimberly and
McAhbee also played we'll.
THE INDIANS BEGIN WE'LL.
Carlisle, Pa, September 24.-The
dians today defeated the Bloomsbury
Normal school football eleven by the
score 43 to @. The Indian rushers were
too heavy for Bloomburg and the red men
won as they pleased.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
PACING RECORD BROKEN.

Wichita, Kas., September s4.-At the
races here yesterday Martha b. nroke the
record for two year old pacing by making
half mile in 1.04, previous record
04 1-2,
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
THE DAILY PRESS
Can always be found at the periodia

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E. \. Sprague, 406
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T; A. Jellison, 9St Congres street
B. L, Donneli 1876 Congress street.
G. Frederickson. 16 India street.
A. stubbs, corner Federal and Temple Sts.
r. Ii. Erskine 43 Middle street.
L. D. j. Perkins, 2 Exchange street.
S. P. dennis, Ais Commercial street.
G, 3; Cole. Cor. Boyd and Oxford street
". i. Crane. 7e Exchange street.
Westman 8 West. aS and 95 Commercial
Join 4; Allen, ss1hs Congress straet.
e. ]. Hodgson, s61a Portland street.
F. F. 1. L. BraoEstt. Sf, Peaks M Island. and
J. !; Harmon, 1a15 Congress ,g street
81. M. Butler, 6S Pine street.
J. H. Vickery, 221 Spring street.
\. p. Mckenzie. .,s cor. d Spring and Clark
6. W. Hunt, Custom House Wharf
John Cox, 23 Monument square.
j. f. Hutchinson. IL Elm street.
Peter Trims. Forest Avenue.
Also at the news stands In the Falmouth.
Preble, Congress Square and United States ho-
tells, and Grand Trunk and Union Depots. 1t
can also be obtained OF chisholm Bros, Agents
and Portland Rochester railroads and Of
agents on any of the Boston Trains;
The PRESS can also Detound at the following
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The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
Rain AT READVILLE.

Readytlle, Mass, September a4.-The
rain again interfered at the Readyille
track today and the two purse races. the
3. O9 pace and the 2.24 trot were deol ared
off, The two colt races which are stakes,
will be raced off Monday.
The Portland daily press., 1898-09-26
YALE, IS; TRINITY, O.

Hartford, September 24.-The first
football game of the season for both
Yale and Trinity was played this after
noon on Trinity's grounds and resulted
in favor of Yale 1S to 0. Despite the
threatening weather there was good at
tendance. The halves were 20 minutes and
is minutes. respectively.
Yale began her season with more spir-
tied playing than she has shown for sew
eraI years at the opening of the season.
The Trinity men played we'll, but ware
in poor condition, while all the Yale men
appeared to be in excellent form. Yale.
when the game was easily well In hand,
tried out several of the reserve men.
Trinity plainly showed the loss Of Lord,
'9s, last years. centre. The line up:
Trinity. Position: Yale.
1bbert. left end, soheppe, (Yalksrl
Sutton, captain, left tackle, Durston
Bacon. left guard, Brown
Brown, centre, Walton
johnson, CBlakeslee).
right guard, Richards
Blakeslee, (Woodle),
right tackle,
Chamberlain. captain.
Bellamy, rlHnb Gnu, wy
Nichols, quarter back,
Uesaulles, (Sulliyan)
Weed. (Woodle), left half back.
Corwin, (Townsendl
Brinley, right half back, Dudley
Little, full back,
Dashiel, (McBride}
Umpire, Chadwick of Yale. Referee,
Coggswell of Trinity. Line men, Morris,
of Trinity; Young OF Yale. Touohdowns,
Mcbride. Dudley 2. Goals, Brown, 8.
Score, Yale, ls; Trinity 0. Time, 30 and
Is minute halves.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1898-09-15
August Ate
Contest Notice.
W. Il. BENEDICT,
Plaintiffs Attorney.

Department OF the Interior, |. S. Land Of
flee, Huron, ). d. August l, 1898. A sufficient
contest affidavit having been filed in this OF
flee by John l.. Olson, ofNil'er, $, OAK, con
testant, against homestead entry No. 14221
made May 3lst, 1898, for southwest quar-
ter, section 20, township Ill Range 81
w, by Hans Peter Anderson Contestee. in
which il is alleged that: the said entryman
has wholly abandoned said tract that he
has changed his residence therefrom for more
than six months since making the entry
That said tract is not settled upon and cult
waited required by law. III is further al
legged that the entryman has failed to reside
upon the tract at any time during the years
1896, 1897 and 1898 to date and that no
pare of said land is under cultivation and
that there are no buildings and improve
ments fany kind upon the tracts, said part
les are hereby notified to appear, respond
and offer evidence touching said allegation
at 10 O'Clock n. IN. on September 20, 1898, be
fore the Register and Receiver at United
State Land Office in Huron, Beadle County,
South Dakota.
The said contestant having, in a proper
affidavit. filed July 18th, 1898. set forth
facts which show that after due diligence,
personal service OF this notice can not be
made, il is hereby ordered and directed that
such notice be given by due and proper
publication.
JOHN WESTDAHL, Receiver.