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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-08-16
A Thousand Killed by a Hurricane
in Japan.
THE QUEENS MESSAGE TO PAR
LAMENT VERY BRIEF.
Question and Causes Unfavorable Com
ment-Other Happenings Abroad,

Vancouver, B. c., Aug. 15-Tokio ad-
vices dated Aug say Japan was visit
ed by a terrible storm on the Gath and
25th Of July. The hurricane swept across
Kuishu and passed along the shores of
the inland sea, crossed over the central
districts of the main inland and emerged
into the Pacific ocean. Its track every
where was marked by great loss of life
and destruction of property and as the
catastrophe was followed by heavy rain,
foundations added devastating effects to
the havoc wrought by the wind. 1t is
calculated over thousand people were
killed or drowned.
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HERE is one day in the
year when the on-looker
realizes that the chief
executive of the state is
a military commander,
and this fact is brought
to the attention of the
spectator by a display
embellished with no
small amount of the
pomp and pageantisln
of war. This Governors S
Day at Camp Cleaves
has been as successful as
any for many years.
There was a CO ol breeze
blowing over the top of
the hill, and in it be-
meath the Stars and
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Death of Judge JeIleson.

Biddeford, Aug. 10 Abel FL. Jelleson,
for twelve years judge Of the Biddeford
Municipal Court, an ex-alderman, ex-as-
SCISSOR, ex-legislative representative, and
for forty years engaged IN the grocery
business here, died tlsk morning OF
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TAYLoR's AssAILANT ARRESTED.
He Was Captured in Sommersworth and

de WAS CdPtureu III SUHMersWOTGH ana
Taken to Sanford.
Sommersworth, N. H., August 15.-
Fred Elwell was arrested here today for
sayagely assaulting Harry Taylor, at his
home in Sanford, Me-, last evening He
was taken by Deputy Sheriff Fogg to
Sanford this afternoon to stand trial to-
morrow. It is alleged the assault was
committed to intimidate Taylor from
swearing out warrants against the liquor
dealers,
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Off for Bar Harbor.

Newport, R. L.HAug. 15-The North
Atlantic Squadron sailed this forenoon
for Bar Harbor Secretary Herbert is
on board the New York.
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Stripes on the tall flag pole futtered a
small blue flag, a miniature copy of that
banner which the orderly carries
when the Commander-in-C Chief rides
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dropsy. He was native of Waterborc
He leaves widow, one daughter and oni
son. His age was seventy five
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WAS PAID SIS.
The Price For Knocking Out" Har-
ry Taylor at Sanford.
SHERIFF FOGG CAPTURED HIS
MAN YESTERDAY.

The Fellow Confessed Everything and
Gave the Name of the Sanford Man
Who Hired Him to Do the Work-Petit-
ions Are Being Circulated for the Au.
thorities to Drive Out the Rum Ele-
ment.
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No Danger of Further Outbreak.
The Omission Denounced.

London, August ia series of meet
ings of the Nationalist members of the
House of Commons was held in the com
mittee rooms today, at which the
omission from the Queens speech of a
promise of Irish land legislation was
unanimously denounced
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PAGEANTRY OF WAR.
How COInmander-in Chief Cleayes
Received His Army
THE DAY WHEN THE I CITIZENS
FLOCK TO THE MUSTER.

The Evoiutions of the Day and Some of
the People Who Saw Them-Prize
Winners in the Rifle Competitions
johnny Comes Marching Home Today.
Especial TO THE PREss.1
Augusta, Me-, August Is, 1896
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wheel into line and march around and
down the centre of the field past the re-
viewing party, the band playing its
prettiest. The Second Regiment follows
the First. After it comes the Signal
Corps, Lieutenant Butler mounted and
the men armed with the little rifles which
can do so much execution if necessary.
Last comes the ambulance, followed by
the men with the stretchers The column
after passing the Governor, marches back
to the tents and the companies disappear
on their way to their quarters. There is
burst of applause from the spectators as
the reviewing party leaves the field and
the review is over. During all this
riding around. close behind the
Governors staff gallops the
GOVERNORS COLOR BEARER
holding the gorgeous blue flag which
waves just above his head To the
civilian he is the hardest working and
most picturesque figure IL the army.
Of course there are other features of
this day not seen on the other days of the
encampment The Governor presents the
prizes to the crack shots, there are the
drills and the dress parades, but it is the
review which furnishes the attraction for
the visitors. This one is regarded by
military men as particularly successful
and the Commander Chief expresses
himself as much pleased with the con-
dition of his forces.
SEEN ABOUT THE CAMP.
Among the visitors today who saw each
other and the rest of the multitude were
many Portland people, including Hon.
Fred E. Richards and Mrs Richards,
Miss Mae Piper, Captain Whitman
Sawyer, Mr.. George H. Thompson and
Mrs. Thompson, Mr.. Henry Fox, Stephen
G. Perry, Esq, Mr.sC. o. Barrows and
Mrs. Barrowes, olLynch, City Marshal
Trickey, Mr.. John D. Printable and
Mrs Printable, and Alderman DAM
Among other visitors are Congressman
Milliken, State Senator Fuller of Massa-
chusetts, Hon. VIM. L. Haines and Mrs.
Haines and P. S. Heald of Waterville
Hon. Harrison Hume, Col. Stanley
Plummer of Dexter, Mr.. J. o. Patten Of
| Bath, General S. D. Leavitt of Eastport,
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THE WEATHER..
Fair and Cooler.

Boston, August 15-Forecast for Friday
Slightly cooler; westerly to northerly
winds.
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Utica, N. Y. Aug. 15.-This morning
six men stepped on the elevator used in
the work of constructing the Martin
block and rode to the top of the building.
just as one OF the men was about to step
off on the temporary floor the rope hold
ing the pulley to the iron girder on the
roof, broke and the elevator and six pas
sengers fell to the cellar, seventy five feet
below. Jeremiah Hess was killed, Albert
McI4ain and Emery Wood probably fatally
injured and the other three men were
badly brushed. The coroner is inyesti-
eating.
Hopkinson Savings Bank of Hope Val
ley, Conn, has suspended payment and
will probably wind up its affairs.
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Washington, August 15.-Forecast for
Friday for New England: Fair; variable
winds
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DEERING.
REPORT OF THE SCHOOL COMMIT.
TEE

The Deering school committee have
made up their report for the year. Por-
tions of it are as follows:
The conditions under which the schools
have been carried on for the past year
are much the same as those of the year
before. In our last report we said in
substance, that while there had been no
radical changes and perhaps no striking
improvement, the standard has been adj
vanced somewhat, and that on the whole
the year then closing had probably been
the best in the history of our schools. We
think that we are Justified in repeating
that statement and bringing it down to
date. Els AGod hs
Inqpassing Judgment upon the work of
our schools, one thing must be borne in
m iud, and that is that in some respeots
they labor under decided dieadvanJage
as compared with the schools of larger
and more compact cities. In Portland.
for Instance, each teacher has Charge Of
only one class. No Deering teacher has
less than two classes, some of them have
at least three, while some nave five or
more. 1t is hardly necessary to demon
strate that teacher cannot give to each
of three or four classes as much time as
she could give to one class alone.
Under the circumstances it is mat
ter for congratulation and for praise
that the standard or our schools is kent
so high; that their work suffers SO little
in comparison with that of the schools
with apparently greater advantages. 1t
would no doubt be decided improve
ment to grade our schools in such a way
as to give each teacher but one class.
or at the most two classes; but as it
would involve an increase in the num-
her of teachers and a consequent increase
of salaries of from fifty to one hundred
per cent, to say nothing of the need of
more schoolrooms, we can hardly expect
to see that Improvement fully accom-
plished at present.
indeed, as it looks now, the problem
will soon be how to give our increasing
number of pupils as good advantages
even, as have been enjoyed heretofore.
Every spring the census shows an in
crease in the nun Der OF persons of school
age in the city, and the registration of
pupils in the schools is increasing term
by term. Hi.
The seating capacity in some of the
rooms is now taxed almost to the limit.
In some cases it is already time for some
measure of relief. In the Ocean street
grammar school, for instance, there were
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the insidious attacks of the Jesuits on
our public school system. applause
We ought to excluf from the society
| that partisan spit IS the curse
of our country t.s.. va should foster
our public schools, ana Insist that every
child born under the American flag
shall be instructed in the fundamentals
of good English education. applause,
and lastly, we should labor to preserve
the purity of the ballot.
Mrs. Virginia FL F. Wilson OF Woodfords
next responded for Elizabeth Wadsworth
Chapter of the Daughters of the Ameri-
can Revolution. After referring pleas
antly to the gathering of tn Sons and
Daughters about the common board.
she spoke about the circumstances which
had brought about the organization of
the national society of Daughters in
1890. 1t now numbers about 1000 mem
bers. Our organization differs from
yours in that it has chapters. which con-
stitute the branches of the national So
ciety, while yours has state oreaniza-
tions. Our chapter here mum bers 81,
and we are pleased to number one
daughter of revolutionary soldier, Mrs.
John c. Proctor of Portland, who is here
today (applause) also Mrs. Jones of
Freeport, another daughter of a revolu-
tionary soldier, but not member of our
chapter, is present.
Mrs. Wilson went on to relate
how the chapter had been
named Tor Elizabeth eWadsworth, wife
of General Peleg Wadsworth, of whom it
was said in an old journal that "She
was lady of fine manners and all the
womanly virtues etc. Mrs. Wilson re-
ferred pleasantly to the near neighbor-
hood of the old Longfellow house, which
stands next the Preble, and was the
mansion of General Wadsworth. From
the balcony of that house a daughter
had presented flag to the first uni
formed company from Maine.
Mrs. Wilson's remarks were most cor
daily applauded.
my Country, tits of Thee" was next
sung by the quartette.
Hon. Melvin Frank was next called
upon, and received with applause. Ma
tions, like individuals, he said, had GER
tain distinct inheritances of characteris-
ties. The distinguishing marks of the.
patriots of the Revolution were two; a.
firm, abiding faith in an everything
Providence, and an equally firm faith
that that Providence would bring about
the triumph of their cause. From father
to son they had. learned to be loyal to
their convictions asSe
AS the Roman people could point to
the two knights of Lake Regillus, as the
Swiss to the valor of Arnold Won Wink
lereid, let us point2to him who rode the
white charger on the banks of the Della
ware, who turned the tide of battle at
Princeton, and finally gathered the laur-
els of victory at Yorktown. applause
If we would preserve our institutions,
let us keep alive the cardinal virtues
which we have inherited from our an
cestorS.
Two of the documents exhibited Ey
Mr.. Vinton of Gray were read, after which
tie banquetters adjourned.
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CITY OF PORTLAND.

To the Electors of the City of Portland:
Notice is hereby given that the Board OF
Registrati Oh OF Voters of said City. will be-
in open session at Room Number IL, City
Building, upon each Of The nine secular
days prior to the Municipal Election, to be
held on the Fourth day of March next; be-
Ing February 18th 10 February Attn inclu-
sive, FROM nine in the forenoon, to one
O'Clock in the afternoon. and from Three till
five O'Clock in the afternoon, and from
seven till nine o'elock in the evening. .ex
"Wednesday, February 27th,) when it will
not be in session after five O'Clock i'll the
afternoon, to receive evidence touching the
qualifications of voters in said city, and to
revise and correct the voting lists. There
will also De sessions on February 2Sth and
March lst and End to ena BILE the Board. to
verify the correctness OF said lists and for
closing up the records; of said sessions. .
. Chapter 304 Public Laws of Maine, ap-
proved March 80. 1888. provid es-3 i.
Section 3.--Every person whose name ha -
not been entered upon he Voting Lists in
any city in accordance With sheproyisions of
this act. must if he deslr TO vote, appear in
and prove thar he posse u all the qualifca-
lions OF voter. Every person qualified to
Vote AS hereinb efo.e provided, shall Vote
only in the ward ofIheaSity.}t and Noting
Precinct thereof if5any, in which he had his
residence on. the first day Of April preced-
ing. or of his becoming inhab;tant after
said day.
During said time said Board will revise
and correct the Voting Lists; and the War
dens of said city shall be governed by said
revised and corrected list, and no name
shall be added to or stricken from said LIST
on said day of election, ard no person shall
vote at any election whose name is not on
said lists. but the Board of Registration will
be in session Oh the day of election for the
correction of errors that may have occurred
during said revision.
AUGUSTUS f. GERRIsH.
MONROE A. BLANCHARD,
MICHAEL c. M'CANN,
Board of Registration Of Voters.
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NOTES,

Walter Watson OF Boston is visiting his
parents in this city for few days.
II. L. Boyton is making Improvements
In his store, partitioning off a part for
an Office and painting the whole of the
interior.
Conductor Warehouse, of the electrics,
is confined to the house with severe
cold.
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1877 pupils registered in the fall term.
| These pupils all have seats In one room,
and they are under the charge of two
| teachers. Il this mum Der is kept up, and
| it is likely to increase considerably, an
additional teacher certainly ought to
be employed next year.
| OF course these conditions point to the
necessity of somewhat increased ex-
penditure for the schools in the near
future.
While it is true that the maintenance
of our schools form of a large item in the
city's expenditures, and that the amount
of money spent Tor this purpose has been
increasing somewhat from year to year,
and must robably increase still farther,
it should be understood that our outlay
is relatively much smaller than that of
other cities with which we are brought
into comparison.
The total amount expended for all the
schools for the municipal year now clos
ing, according to the auditors report,
is 1000, of which amount the state
pays about $4,000. This expenditure, on
The basis of the average number attend
ing the schools, (966) amounts to SIG
report OF Portland, the cost per scholar
in that city, on the basis of average at
tendance, was S22. ~.
Comparing the salaries of the COM
mon school teachers in tine two cities
and excluding from the comparison the.
male teachers, we find that the average
in Deering is s342 against 1927 in Port
land. Not one of the DeeriEg teachers
receives quite as much as the average
Portland teacher. To give the teachers
of Deerine the same average salary as
those in Portland receive would cost an
additional $1,000; and to spend as much
per pupil in our schools as is spent per
pupil in the Portland schools would re-
of $4,000.
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Gorham Normal School.
:. lspeoial 10 the PREss.I I

Gorham, February 90. = Washington
birthday was very pleasantly observed al
the Normal school yesterday afternoon by
the rendering Of the subjoined programme
the children from the model rooms assist
ing.18 la aegs gsasss
Thesaparts. both original and otherwise,
were delivered in pleasing manner. the
former rejecting deserved credit upon their
authors.
Miss Bessie Whittier from the model de-
part ment, with her artless eulogy of "Our
Hero brought smiles of pleasure to the
faces of scholars and the friends of the
school. who were kindly invited to the ex-
ercises.
singing,-Flag of the Free. School
Greeting, Misses Usher and Chafin
Poem-our Washington
Observation-Disclosures of Indepen-.
Raadine"Patrick Henry, Miss Pulsiie,
Miss bennett
Singing-Arts or Freedom, School
Rect a1ion, Pul lis from Upper Gram
northumberland Men born in Feb
ruary. Miss Maud Collins
-'e'i'" ''0A . - Lawrence Harding.
Quotations. -.
singing-Our Star Spangled Banner
1soio) Miss Bragdon
ORIGINAL Poem-Our Nations Flag.
Miss katherine Johnson
9ecitation. Pupils fl ON Lower Gram
mar school
comnarison of Washington and Napo]e-
on Miss Perkins
Recitation-Under the Old Elm.
Miss Lucy johnson
Sineins.-Red, White and Blue. School
Essay-Dorothea Marshalls Diary.
Hiss Crosby
Cbaracterizations.
Miss Russell
Racitatien-Our Hero, Bessie Whittier
Singing--America, school
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n B.-We have few thousand yards of
Velvet and BRUSSELS rempants for rugs
very low in price.
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The following officers were elected fo

The following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year:
President-Geo F. Talbot.
Vice observation-disclosures A Butler OF
Rockland, Jas.P. Baxter, of Portland,
Jos. Williamson, of Belfast, John N.
Chandler, of Machias, Archie T.. Talbot,
of Lewiston, Fred N. Dow, Of Portland,
Walter H. Sturdivaut. of Richmond,
Everett r. Drummond. of Watervllle,
John M. Adams, of Deering.
Sec-H enry S. Burrage, of Portland.
Treas.-Eben Corey, of Portland.
Reeistrar-Josiah H. Drummond.
Librarian-Hub bard W. Bryant, Of
Portland.
Observation-Disclosures Edward Banks.
Chaplain Francis b. Davis.
Councilors-Warren Ii. Vinton, OF GRAY,
VIM A. Goodwin. Brown Thurston, u. K.
Harmon and Edwin S. Drake, of Port
land.
During the voting in of new mem ber$
unite debate arose over the admission
of Capt. Sopiel Selmore. His proofs OF
descent, presented by Hon. MI King,
showed that he was son of Capt. Sci
more Loktomab, a chief of the Passa.
m 40 uoddy Indians, VINO was with Col.
Allen in tha Revolution and rendered
valuable services.
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Water SUPPLY.

IL in want of water supply for private
use .or town purposes, can get reason
able terms by contract or foot of A. s.
MERRILL, Practical Artesian Well
Sinker, WOOlWich, Maine. Work
guaranteed feb1Sd6w$
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WEsTBRO0K.
CHURCH NOTICES.

Rev. E. NJ. Cousens will supply for Rev /.
Mr.. Martyr at Warren church next Sun
day morning.
The services at the Universalist church
next Sunday will be a sermon by the
pastor at p. M, subject, Endurance"
in the evening at the subject will be
"Why I do not believe in Endless Pun
ishment."
At the Advent church tomorrow, ut 2
p. M, the pastor will speak on the sub
ject How is your house furnished, or
practical Christianity manifested in the
homer" There will be an illustrated ser
mon in the evening.
At the NJ. E. church tomorrow, the pas
tor, Rev. &C. Phelan, will preach at
1890 a. NJ. on the subject, After lie
came down from the Mount In the
evening at z o'clock there will be a
preaching service, subject, "The Power
of the Gospel" All will be welcome.
The pastor, Rey.A N. Dairy, will preach
at the Baptist church tomorrow, the
subject of tie morning sermon being
1.-The Great Invitation" In the evening,
"Speechless," will be the subject.
The young people of the Universalist
church will give an entertainment and
supper in their vestry Monday evening,
February 25th.
Rev. S. Adams, pastor of the West
brook Congregational church, will
preach next Sunday on "The relation oil
belief to life.n In the evening. at
O'Clock, Mrs. Woodbury. of Deering will
| speak for the American Missionary So.
ciety. Mrs. Wood bury is said to be ar
| unusually interesting speaker.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Treasure City, Nev.) 1868-1906, 1895-02-23

House was well represented, like
wise old maid and bashful school girl.
The pride of San-Pete, a bakers extra,
evidently bread maker, looking for
a good bread winner. The girl of
many colors, showing industry and
originality; flower girl. well and taste
fully dressed. Night, fretted with
golden fire, silent and serene, the adj
miration of ALL Queen of the cow
boys, well sustained, her calves were
no butter-milks Silver party repres-
ented by moke, whose perception
was as dull as his visage. Both old
parties, were well represented yet they
were evidently lost in this State. Fat
boy and girl were jolly and will mako
good match. Ben Harrison and
John Ryan fooled every body. The
best sustained character was Eddie
Hewlett, as a squaw; this little fellow
has keene perception and good judg
ment for one SO young. There were
many others who added to the success
of the affair, but space for-bids men
ton suffice it to say they all enjoyed
themselves to their full satisfaction, for
the sun was shining when they hung
up the fiddle.
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Dr.. Prices Cream Baking Powder
Worlds Fair Hi9he st Award.
CHERRY CREEK ITEMS.

John B. Williamsons' commanding
figure has again been seen on our streets
this week, his was the most conspicu-
GUS figure on the floor at our ball af-
ter the masks were removed.
Peace and quiet again reigns in
this place. The last of the ball goers
having departed.
We understand there is to be q
change in our Post Office in the near
futre. We wish the new conner sue
cess.
Our mails are coming in on time
again. The driver reports 4 feet of
snow on Phalen's summit.
Mr.. Jas. Service is looking after
Gov. Adams stock interests in this
section. He says stock is looking very
thin.
William Norton foreman for f. A.
McDermid, reports their sheep doing
well on the desert-very little loss.
The Hard Times Masked ball given
in Cherry on the 18th was grand
success from start to finish; and every
one enjoyed themselves to their hearts
content. There were many characters,
representing all kinds and conditions
of mankind. Among the more note
worthy and ably sustained were Grover
and Queen Lii, their seemed to be a
strong affinity between these two; a
miner, from his shreds and patches,
and emaciated form I would says he
was from poverty fat. The busy