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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
THE PORTLAND SCHOOLS.
Spring Term Opened Yesterday Morning
With a Large Attendance.

The spring term Of the Portland schools
opened yesterday morning and in almost
every room there was full attendance of
pupils. Probably more children are now
attending school in this city than ever
before.
On Munjoy hill it was impossible to
take any new pupils, on account OF a lack
of room. When the new school house is
finished in the fall there will be room
enough forsall pupils.
At the North school the first grade
rooms were crowded this morning. Miss
Emma Weed is new teacher in the
primary school, in place of Miss Jordan,
who recently resigned.
| At Chestnut street school a new room
was opened this morning, with Miss
Logic as teacher. This room is crowded
with children who have never before at
tended school and the other two first
grade rooms are also oyerfowing.
The new kindergarten rooms at No. 1913
Pearl street, were opened yesterday morn.
ing, with so large an attendance that an
assistant may soon be needed.
1
| Miss Farnham, the new teacher in the
High school, began her work yesterday
morning.
| Miss Barstow, the kindergarten teacher,
| is absent on account of sickness and her
place is filed by Miss O'Donnell.
| At Casco street school new room has
been opened with Miss Evelyn Clark as
! teacher.
At the Butler school, Miss Marion
Chapman takes the place of Miss Jacobs,
| deceased.
At Bracket street school the rooms are
we'll filed. The attendance upon the
kindergarten is SO large that an assistant
may be needed.
| At the Mcclellan school new room is
to be opened in charge of Miss Geogia
Rines. The furniture for this room and
one other room in the same building has
not arrived, SO the rooms were not ready
for use yesterday.
Vaughan street and West End schools
have many new pupils.
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FESTIVAL CHORUS REHEARSAL.

There was avery enthusiastic and in
last evening at Kotzschmar hall, when
both Mr.. and Mrs. Chapman were present.
Mrs. Chapman ADDRESSED the chorus in her
usual charming way, explaining some
thing Of the sale of tickets for the forth
coming concert by the Maine Symphony
orchestra and the chorus, which is to be
given at the Jefferson, June 18th. There
are to be three different prices for the
tickets. for which certificates will be
given to exchange at the box office June
1st. Mr. Chapman worked with his usual
earnestness and energy, and the members
of the chorus responded enthusiastically
to his suggestions
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
Yellow Jaundice Cured.

Suffering humanity should he supplied
with every means possible for its relief
1t is with pleasure we publish the follow
ing: ''This is to certify that I was a
terrible sufferer from Yellow Jaundice.for
over six months and was treated by some
Of the best physicians in our city and all
to no avail. DR.. Bell, our druggist,
recommended Electric Bitters, and after
now take great pleasure in recommend
ing them to any person suffering with
this terrible nalady. I am gratefully
yours, M. A. Hogarty, Lexington, KY
Sold by II. p S Guold Druggist.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
IN THE HOUSE.
War Measures Were Passed With Dis
patchs

patchs
Washington, May 9.-The greater part
of today in ths House was consumed by
war measures. The recommendation of
the President that vote of thanks be
rendered Commodore Dewey and his asgo-
ciate officers and men, was followed
quickly with a unanimous vote, and with
equal concert the House passed the bill
creating an additional rear admiralship
for the hero of Manila. The bin providing
for the organization of an volunteer en-
gineer brigade and the enlistment Of 10
900 troops immune to tropical diseases
passed after two hours debate.
The prin cipal ground of opposition pre-
sented was found in the features giving
to the President the appointments of all
officers. The Senate bill authorizing the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
BuckIen's Arntca Salve.

THE BEST SALVE in the world for
Rneum, Fever Sores, Tetter Chapped
Hands Chilblains, Corns and all Skin
Eruptlons and positively cures Piles, or
no pay required. 1t is guaranteed to give
perfect satisfaction or money refun ded
Price 20 cents per box. For sale by II. z.
D Goold, 677 Congress St., under Con-
gress Square HoteL
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10

1t is the primary duty
of every woman to wear
in her face the lilies
and roses of health. 1t
is one of wo11lan's nat
ural missions to please,
and one of the first at
tributes of a pleasing
woman is a complexion
that shows the bloom
of health.
No matter how beat
tiful a woman may be
at the outset, if she
suffers from weakness
and d lis e a sc of that
delicate and important
organism that is the
threshold of b II m a n
life, she will soon show
fraceo of eufTarino ~
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CoPpINGER REPORTS.

Washington, Nay in obedience to
orders, Major john C. Coppinger,
who has been in command of the troops
CHARTERED as Mobile, reported at army
Headquarters fer duty today and took
the oath Of office as major general.
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THANKED DEWEY.
Resolutions Passed by Con-
gress Yesterday.
COUNTRY'S GRATITUDE TO
GREAT COMMANDER.
President Authorized to Appoint Him
Rear Admiral.
BOTH MEASURES WERE PASSED
WITHOUT DisSENT.
% So az aH
BOTH MEASURES WERE PASSED
WITHOUT DISSENT.

-
Sword to the Hero of Manila Bay and
Ordering Medals to Be Struck TO Be
Given to the Men-The Military Post
Office Bill Passed-Appropriation Bill
to Be Voted on Today
Washington. May 9.-Fitting tribute
was paid by the Senate today to Commo.
dore Dewey for the magnificent victory
he achieved in the battle of Manila Bay.
A message from the President was re-
ceived recommending that vote of
thanks be extended by Congress to Com
modore Dewey and the gallant officers
and men of his command. Without a
word of debate and without dissenting
voice the Senate agreed to the resolution,
carrying into effect the recommendation
of the President A bill WAS presented
increasing the number of Rear Admirals
in the navy from six to seven in order
that the President might nominate Com
modore Dewey to the highest position in
the navy within his gift, and that, too,
was passed without dissent In addition
a joint resolution was unanimously
agreed to directing the secretary of the
navy to present to Commodore Dewey
a sword of honor and to have struck, in
commemoration of the battle of Manila
a bronze medal for officers and men who
participated in the fight The resolution
appropristes $40. 900 to enable the secre-
tary to carry its provisions into effect.
The bill offered last Friday authorizing
the postmaster general to establish post
offices at military posts and camps in
order to facilitate the delivery of mail to
soldiers, was reported favorably by the
post office and post roads committee and
unanimously passed. Subsequently an
amendment to the post office appropri-
alton bill was agreed to appropriating
$40, 900 to carry the bill into effect. The
post office appropriation was under dis
cussion during almost the entire session,
the subject of discussion being the pro-
position to reduce the compensation of
railroads 20 per cent for carrying the
mails. The amendment was defeated,
40 to s.
At late hour it becayue evident the
bill could not be disposed of today and
it was unanimously agreed to vote upon
it at 2 O'Clock tomorrow.
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Mr.. Hilborn to reconsider the vote nv
which the conference report was adonted
Mr. BAILEY, having again raised the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
CHIEF JUSTICE CARPENTER

Concord, N. H., May 9.-Chief Justice
Alonzo P. Carpenter of the New Hamp-
shire Supreme SQUIRT, was stricken with
apoplexy at his home on North Main
street, this city, today, and is now re.
garded as dangerously i'll.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
FlTZ TO FIGHT AGAIN.
Accepts Offer of Corbett and Kid Nc
Coy.

Boston, May 9.-Bob Fitzsimmons, this
afternoon, announced his acceptance of
the offer of Kid Mccoy to pay the cham.
pion SIC, 900 for fight at middleweight.
and also his acceptance of the offer of
James ]. Corbett of S25, 200 for an oppor-
tunity to regain the heavyweight cham
pionship. Fitzsimmons says he will meet
either man before the regularly organized
club offering the largest purse, but he
will insist of side bet of So eco in each
case, and both matches must take place
before the last of September
The announcement is ACCOMPANIED BY
the offer OF Julian. Fitzsimmon,s mana
ger, and the prize fighter himself to bet
$500 that neither Mccoy nor Corbett will
make good his offer.
FitZsimmons states that he will enter
tho ring one month after the signing of
articles. AS q guarantee Of good faith
the moneys offered for the fights y:s.sst he
placed in responsible hands. and rnust
be paid to FitZsimmons the moment he
enters the ring. Fitzsimmons states that
his acceptance of the offers is prompted
only by the recent newspaper assaults
emannting from those pugilists, and it
is to ascertain their sincerity rather than
catering to this as means of advertisino
that FitZsiDmons and his manager have
considered them.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10

FIVE-YEAR-OLD BOY DROWNED
Calais, May 9.--Fred Lila. aged five
wears, fell into the river here this after
noon and was drowned.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
CITY o. DEERlNC.
Notice to Dog Owners.

In accordance with an order issued by Mayor
Moulton notice is hereby given owners Of dogs
on April !. 1898, that until the 18th of May is
hereby given them to procure license at the
City Clerks office. After that date prosecution
will be made in accordance with Chapter 2s7 of
the Public Laws of 1888, as amended by Chap
Iers go and 297, of the public laws of 1897, Of
the State of Maine. q
Per Order y
EDWIN r. BROWN, City Marshal
Deering. Me-, May 5. 1898. may6d6t
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-05-10
CORBETT TO THE FRONT.

Denver, Colo, May 9.-After reading
the Associated Press dispatches from
Boston this afternoon announcing that
Bob Fitzsimmons had accepted his offer
of SIS. coo fer an opportunity to regain
the heavyweight championship, James
j. Corbett sent the following despatch to
" A. Brady, his manager, who lives in
New York city: $50 after that man
(Fitzsimmons) and make my offer to him
again-s25, coo that / will stop him in
ten rounds-aud put up some money.
Show him up''
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CONCENTRATIONS FOR DEWEY.
message of the President Sent to Con
gress Yesterday.

washington, May 9.-The President to-
oay sent the following message to Con.
prees.
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-11
TO AMERICAN CATHOLICS
The Archbishops Issue q Letter
to the Clergy.
IT BREATHES PATRIOTISM
Prayers to Be Said Beseeching Almighty
God to Crown Our Arms With Vic
tory and to Bring the War to
Speedy Termination.

Washington. May 10.-The archbish-
ops of the Catholic church In the
United States have agreed upon let
ter addressed to the clergy and laity
of the country. The letter bears on
the war with Spain and will be read in
all the churches on Sunday. II Is in
dorsed by Mgr. Martinelli. the apos-
tolic delegate. and is as follows:
ITO the Clergy and Laity of the
Catholic Church OF the United States,
Greeting: The events that have sue
ceeded the blowing up of the battle
ship Maine and the sacrifice of 266 vic
Tins. patriotic seamen of the United
States, have eliminated in war be-
tween Spain and our own beloved
country.
Whatever may have been the in
dividual opinions of Americans prior
to the declaration of war. there can
now be no two opinions as to the duty
| of loyal Americans. A resort to arms
was determined upon by the executive
of the nation, with the advice of both
houses of congress, and after consul
tation with his cabinet officers. but
not until every effort had been ex-
hausted to bring about an honorable
and peaceful solution of our differ
encies with Spain. The patient calm
ness, the dignified forbearance. the
subdued firmness OF President McKin-
ley during the trying time that inter-
vened between the destruction of the
Maine and the declaration. are beyond
all praise, and should command the
admiration of every true American.
We. the members of the Catholic
church. are true Americans, and as
! such are loyal to our country and our
| flag and obedient to the highest de-
crees and the supreme authority of the
nation.
| I'VE are not engaged in a war OF
| section against section, or OF state
| against state, but we are united as one
man against a foreign enemy and a
common foe II. as we are taught by
| our holy church, love of country Is
| next to love Of God, a duty imposed
upon us by all laws. human and di-
vine. then IL is our duty TO labor and
to pray for the temporal and spiritual
| well-beirg Of the brave soldiers who
are -Ua<trrfs'<<fUr-vur be1gVsd sssssaASss.
Let us faithfully beg the God Of bat
ties to crown their arms on land and
sea with victory and triumph. to stay
any unnecessary effusion OF blood. and
! speedily to restore peace TO our be-
loved land and people.
! ITO this end we direct that on and
after the receipt of this circular. and
I until the close of this war, every priest
| shall in his dailv mass, pray for the
restoration of peace by glorious vic
tory for our flag. We also direct that
| prayers for the brave soldiers and sail
ors that fall I'm battle be said every
day after mass. These prayers shall
be said aloud with the people and shall
be our Father and one Hail Mary
and the DE Profundis.'
1--WE pray that God may bless and
| preserve our country in this great
crisis and speedily bring victory. honor
and peace to all our people"
The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-05-11
AT OLD POINT COMFORT.
The Men Responded Promptly to Night
Gail for Battle.

The Men Responded Promptly to n Night
Gail for Battle
Old Point Comfort. Va, May 10. on
Board the Flagship Brooklyn, of Fort
ress Monroe.-The first clear day, with
beautiful weather, that has greeted the
flying squadron began this morning. on
the ships all is hustle. although the
squadron officers disclaim any knowledge
of an early movement. The New Orleans
was not allowed TO go up to Newport
News for coal, but at o'clock this
morning began taking on coal from the
lighters alongside and will finish coaling
that way.
The st. Paul. being of lighter draught,
will be able to run in dock at Newport
News for her 600 tons of coal. The Mn
neapolis coaled this morning to her full
.apacity and Joined the squadron later.
Captain Folger of the New Orl, ans says
that the stories of his ship max ng a very
slow voyage down the coast are without
foundation. He did not leave Newport on
Thursday last. as stated. but on Saturday
night, arriving at the Capes Sunday. but
thought II wise to stay outside until Mon
day.
There was a night call to battle on all
the ships last night and the celerity with
which the crews responded was quite re-
markable. No preparations were made
and the majority of the men were asleep.
but the guns were ready to shoot on all
the ships In less than six minutes.
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ASSIGNED TO DUTY.
Major Generals and Brig adler Genera.s
Receiving Orders.

Major Generals and hrig adler Genera.s
Receiving Orders.
Washington, May 10.-Major General
Sewell has been assigned to command
the concentration camp near Falls
Church. Va. This is taken as an indi-
cation that the general has concluded
to accept his military command, risk
ing his tenure of Office as a senator
thereby. The order issued from the
war department to-day reads as fol-
lows:
'The following named officers shall
be ordered to report to the adjutant
general for duty with the troops to go
into camp at Washington, d. c.: Maj
or General Sewell. Brigadier Generals
Poland. Kent, Young, Randall, Schwan
and ]. c. Bates"
None of the corps commanders have
yet been assigned finally, although the
entire list of commands has been pre-
pared. The three civilian major gen.
erals are not to receive such commands
but are assigned to divisions, Generals
Lee, Wilson and Wheeler going to
Chattanooga for duty. General
Brooke will undoubtedly command one
Of the army corps.
The war department officials admit
ted to-day that all the regular troops
now at Chickamauga had been ordered
away. They refuse most positively to
tell the destination OF the troops, con-
tending that to do so would be simply
to invite attacks by Spanish naval ves-
sells upon the transports which convey
them. Nine of the new brigadier gen.
erals have been assigned to duty un-
der Major General Brooke and will
lick" the raw recruits into shape at
Camp George H. Thomas. They are
Brigadier Generals Briggs. Compton,
Burt, Sumner, Snyder, Henry, Lawton,
Chaffee and Davis.
General Schwan, one of the brigadier
generals assigned to duty at the Wash
ington concentration camp, is at pres
ent principal aide to Adjutant General
Corbin, and has just been promoted
to the rank of brigadier general.
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II was Y nj Me-.

London. May 10.-The third drawing
room of the season was held to-day at
buckingham palace by Queen Victoria.
Her majesty was accompanied by the
Prince and Princess Of Wales. the Duke
and Duchess of York. Princess Beatrice
and Princess Henry of Prussia. There was
large attendance. including United
States Ambassador Hay and Mrs. Hay
and Mrs. Carter. wife of the second sec
retary of the United States embassy.
Mrs. Hay presented Miss Alice Hay and
Miss Fairchild OF Wisconsin In the diplo-
nratic circle and in the general circle Mrs.
Hay presented Mr.. and Mrs. Thorndyke
90 roston and the Misses Cheney of New
York
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HAWAIIAN ANNEXATION.
General sehoheid says We Need 'Em Now
as q CoNitng tasi0n.

ooueroi ScnOuetO says we SeeO 6m NoW
as n Coaiing 'esiow.
Washington. May 1o.-The house COM
mittee on foreign affairs met to-day TO
consider the Hawaiian annexation reso-
luton. but finally deferred the vote until
next Thursday. The delay was due to the
request OF the minority. The committee
stands IL to II in favor of annexation.
There was little done by the committee
at this session aside from the examination
Of Lieutenant General Schofield, L. s.
A.. retired and Admiral John q. Walker.
l.. s. N, retired. both of whom warmly
advocated annexation. Ex-Minister Lorin
A. Thurston OF Hawaii was also present.
General Schofield was asked as to the
cost of fortifying the island and said he
believed $4,000 would be all that was
necessary for adequate fortifications.
Admiral Walker concurred In the views
expressed by General Schofield. He said
that the expedition now being organized
by the government to go to the Philip
pines would have 10 stop at Honolulu.
and II could not stop there IL Hawaii was
neutral, and that Hawaiian neutrality
would be extremely injurious to the Uni
ted States. General Schofeld said that II
the expedition Of troops now being ftted
up for the occupation OF the Phi ippines
should have to go straight through with
out stopping to re-coal at Honolulu.
which Is about one-third of the distance.
the amount of extra coal that would thus
have to be carried would displace ap-
proximately one-third OF the cargo.
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NONE FROM THE SOUTH.
Southern Senators Say They Can't Help
Noticing II.


Noticing II.
Washington, May 10.-There was
some discussion by the senate in exec
utive session to-day because none of
the nominations for staff officers of the
army sent in by the president yester-
day were from the South. Senator
Money raised the question when the
reference to the nominations was made
and he and Senators Bate. Bacon and
Lindsay commented upon the fact.
Their speeches were not in the nature
of fault finding. but the omission, they
said, was patent to all.
Replies were made by Senator'S Hoar.
Carter and Wilson. The last two stat
ed that the far western section of the
country also had failed to receive any
recognition at the hands of the presi-
dent in the matter Of stan appoint
ments.
Senator Hoar said there were still
many other nominations to be made.
and, while he made no claim to be in
the least the presidents mouthpiece,
he believed he would make an equit-
able geographical distribution of the
officers. All the nominations Of stan
officers We're referred TO the military
committee.
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ACREAGE OF WHEAT.
Nearly Six Per Cent. Greater That II Was
Last Year.

Nearly SIX fer Sent. STeutsf NAV II w Us
Last Year.
Washington. May l0.-The May returns
to the statistician of the agricultural de-
parment show the acreage In winter
wheat to be 81 per cent. greater than the
acreage last year. the comparison being
not with the acreage harvested in 1897.
but with that sown i'm the fall of 1896.
While there is an increase of IS per cent.
i'm Kansas, "A more or less incrf ase I'm ev-
cry Eastern and Southern state and some
increase also on the Pacific coast, the
large expansion thus indicated is to some
extent offset by the decrease Of per cent.
In Indiana, 3 per cent. In Ohio, IL per
cent. in Iowa. 13 per cent. in NJ ssouri and
16 per cent in Illinois. The average condi-
ton of winter wheat II s6.5. against S0.3
on May 1 of last year. In the min states
with 1000. 900 acreage or upwards I'm this
product the average areas are as follows
Kansas. 105. Pennsylvania e6. Michigan
IS. Tennessee. 80 Missouri IS. Indiana 81
Illinois ss. Ohio s. California 20.
Correspondents agree In reporting the
crop of California to be one Of the small
est ever raised In the state. On the other
hand the crop OF Kansas bids fair to be
the largest I'm its history. The average
condition of winter wheat and rye is %.6
as compared with 81 per cent. on May I
of last year.
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DASTARDLY BUSINESS.
spanish Spies Attsmpt to Poison Camp
n, bile.

~pHueu spies AttemVt 10 HObsOu CImP
n bile.
Atlanta. Ca, May 10.-A special to
the Constitution from Mobile says: "a
second dastardly attempt to poison the
infantry at Camp Mobile has been
made. Several days ago some soldiers
found in the creek. which runs along
side the grounds, . sack filled with
absorbent cotton which had been satu-
rated with arsenic and tied down be-
meath a rock which juts out into the
stream at a point just above the place
where the soldiers get their drinking
water
BY accident. trooper discovered the
deadly trap. removed the sack. and
upon the contents being revealed, re-
ported his find to the commanding off,
GER Strict orders were given not tn
mention the incident. and so the matter
was hushed up.
Since that day. however, the creek
has been closely watched, and vigil
lance was rewarded when Corporal
John Sullivan of Company A. 18th in
fantry. found a poison bag loaded With
arsenic and anchored down just as In
the first instance.
Spanish spies are known to be lurk-
ing in the neighborhood. where a num-
ber of Spaniards reside. They are all
under strict scrutiny.