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The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19

The Spanish Cabinet has complied with
all our demands in regard to the De LONE
letter, has disavowed all its statements
and insinuations of insincerity, and has
severely criticized the deposed minister.
This was not a very easy thing for the
Cabinet to do because the popHlace is
deeply incensed against the United
States, and is very quick to resent any
thing that looks like trucking to this
government, which this action of the
ministry certainly does. Yet Sagasta has
taken the risk, which is considerable, of
giving deep offence at home, simply for
the reason that he does not want to take
any chances of getting into a war with
the United States, which he knows would
be fatal to his country. This exhibition
Of anxiety to keep on good terms with
our government, even at the expense of
some considerable sacrifice of Spanish
pride, which follows many other exhibit
tions nf the kind, ought to convince eve
ry sane man that the Spanish authorities
could have had nothing to do. either d.
rectly or indirectly, with the disaster to
the Maine A government that has FREE
ol1cntly come very near humliating itself
in the eyes of it's citizens by yielding to
our demands to keep us on friendly
terms, could not, unless it had suddenly
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FOR ATTEMPTED MURDER.
A Lewiston Negro Charged With seri-
GUS Crime.

South Framingham, February 1e-Wm.
H. Miller, the negro who was arrested at
Wayland yesterday afternoon, after he
had shot Station Agent William Henry
Lane, was brought into the District
court this morning and arraigned on a
charge of assault with intent to kill. II
was in custody Of State Officer Whitney
who brought him from the Jail at Wal
than about 10 O'Clock. Miller was ap-
parently unconcerned and pleaaed NOT
guilty to the charge. He was held under
$40, 900 bonds for appearance February
2S.
The condition of Mr.. Lane is very
critical and should the wound prove fatal
the charge will be changed to that OF
murder Miller was taken back to Jail
after the session of the court.
MORE ROBBERIES TRACED TO HIM
Cambridge, Mass, February 18.-Wil-
liam H. Miller. the negro, who is under
arrest for having shot and robbed Sta
ton Agent w. II. Lane, at Lower Hill,
yesterday, was brought here from Wal
than today.
After he had been placed in the East
Cambridge jail, he was visited by Miss
Annie Mcbride, station agent at the
Fresh Pond station of the Fitchburg
railroad who was held up and robbed by
negro two weeks ago, and by Mrs. E..
A. Hardy, proprietor of an ice cream sa-
loon at Jamaica Plain, who had a SINH
lar experience Wednesday. Both women
identified Miller as the one who had
robbed them.
A SOCIAL STAR IN LEWISTON.
Lewiston, February S.-William H.
Miller graduated from the Lewiston
Grammar school, class of 1890, and was
popular young fellow in. spite of the
fact that in 1882 he was arrested for
stealing a horse, and again in 1884 was
arrested for the theft of the team belong
ing to Mr.. James Wood. prominent
lumber manufacturer. He was q mere
boy when these thefts were committed,
He was a wonderful singer, having a
fine tenor voice and being skilled on the
piano. He was in custody once or twice
afterwards for stealing. but generally
got off. AT one time he had freedom OF
the houses of the best people because OF
his musical ability and his class mates
who were of the best families. He mar
ried Miss Edwards of Franklin street,
white girl who has some very good con-
nections here.
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could not have been guilty of an act OF
this kind unless it was bent on suicide.
The Woman's Council has decided to
place in nomination women as candidates
for school committee in the three wards
where vacancies occur. No element OF
personal opposition to the men who may
be nominated in those war DIS enters into
the movement, which is founded on deep
conviction that women on the sohooi
| board would be exceedingly helpful IN
the management of our schools, and would
contribute in many ways to their I'M
provement. AS is well known the move
ment is not q new one, its inception da-
ting back FIVE or six years. 1t has been
! thoroughly discussed publicly, and as
Stunning that their expressions of opinion
were sincere, large majority of citizens
best qualified to judge of such matters
have agreed with the projectors of the
movement that the addition of women to
the school board would be of great pene-
| fit. Nevertheless no woman has yet been
elected, though the names of a number
have been placed ON the official ballot.
At the last session of the legislature an
amendment to the city charter was
adopted authorizing the election at large
of three women to the school board. The
acceptance of this amendment would have
relieved the movement for women on the
school board of all appearance Of antago-
uism to the men nominated in the differ
ent wards. A strong campaign was made
in it's behalf before the people, and it ap-
peared to be commanding very influential
support. But it failed. Hence the Wom-
ems Council, unless it is to abandon
the movement entirely, which it cannot
do without being untrue to its convic-
tions, has no alternative but to nominate
candidates In the three wards where
there will be vacancies, and appeal to the
voters who believe with them that the
addition Of women to the school board
would be helpful to the schools to sup
port them. The women selected are Mrs.
| Arabella Pollister, Mrs. Thompson and
DR.. Florence Dyer, all of them thor
oughly competent to perform thesdutles
that will be devolved upon them if they
are elected. The first consideration
which should enter into the selection OF
school committee is what will be for tn 9
best interests of the schools. There is
no reason under the sun why people
who believe that women on the schooi
board, would tie helpful should not sup
port these candidates, and every reason
| whyEthay should.
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the use of water at the Weston mills on
the island, the power developed by the
company, last season, at very large ex-
pense.
A Skowhegan professional man who
time past had trouble with his pump
and The plumbers were called In rev
days ago to repair the same. An lnyestl-
CATION showed that green snake lneasur.
ing three feet from tip to tip had 1ouno
his way into the pump, and was lodged
in the pipe unable to move either way. liz
is understood that the family will use
city water in the future
About 40 ssquarrymen employed in the
Rockland lime quarries announced that
they would not return to work Thursday
morning. They have no grievance OF
their own, but the strike is q symrathetic
one, the quarrymen being in S. mlathy
with the kiln men of the Cobb Li'oe Co.,
who are out of work. A few weeks ago
when the kilns were to be SET aiife or the
spring work, the employees in the Cohb
sheds were asked to accept reduction
from the wages which had hitherto OBJ
tained. The men were unwilling to 40
this and were not asked to return &c
work, new men being obtained at the
lower figure for some OF the kllns Whl1e
OU0erS nave not D6en kluuleu.v Aio v ueAi
rymen who go out are notsthe COBB quar-
rymen alone but those employed by the
other manufacturers.
The Rockland Star recalls one of the
gold ,crazes, of which Maine has had
several 1t is Bar Harbor man that
tells the story of how, fifteen years ago
or SO, report was circulated in Bar
Harbor that down Otter Creek way a
mysterious ship had been seen lowering
off the coast and newly-dug earth gave
evidence of newly hidden treasure. 1t
was surmised at once that 900 worth
of gold and silver stolen from the Van
derbilt residence at Point D'Acadia not
long before, had been buried there and
fifty men with picks, shovels and torches
promptly started for the spot. They had
Just got to work when two pistol shots
gave the diggers a scare, but these proved
to have been fired by two trick-loving
mem bers of the party. After getting
down ten feet broken silver spoon raised
the excitement to the highest pitch. Later
came bundle of papers, carefully tied
up. There was breathless pause while
all crowded around to see this opened.
Two or three wrappers were torn off and
there, in the gray light of early morning
appeared q small piece of cardboard.
bearing this legend: april Fool. - And
then everybody remembered the date
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19

and completely lost all its senses, have con-
nived at the blowing up of one of our
battleships while lying at anchor in one
of its ports. If it were cruel and treach-
erous in superlative degree, even if 1t
We're lost to all moral considerations, it
could not have been guilty of an act OF
this kind unless it was bent on suicide.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19

As the result of little racket at the
Eastern Maine Conference Seminary at
Bucksport, Wednesday night, three of the
most popular students are suspended and
possibly more will be. The affair has
is the custom at the school to place a
teacher in charge of the boys do dorm a,
Lately, however, several of the older stu
dents have been placed in charge instead
of the teachers. The other students have
objected to this, and each night when any
other than o teacher has been placed on
the floor the students have made it rath-
er warm for him. Wednesday night
things were unusually exciting, and the
one in charge could do nothing with the
students, who made things decidedly I'M
pleasant. The scrap continued until a
lnte hour, when peace was restored and
quiet prevailed. Thursday morning the
students were called to President Hutch
inson's office, where three were suspend !.
ed The outcome of tho affair is awaited
with considerable interest both at the
semir airy and by the townspeople. who
are knowing to the facts.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19
THE PRESS.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 10.
There bids fair t. be long constitr

There bids fair t. be long constitu-
tioaal argument over the right of Mr..
Corbett to sit as Senator from Oregon,
but more potential than constitutional
argument in deciding his case will be his
position on the money question. The
majority of the Senate are free silver
people. Corbett however, is a sound
money man. That, we venture to say,
will be sufficient to settle the question
against him wherever the weight of con-
gtitutional law may be.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19

The equity case entered in the Supreme
Court in Somerset County IN November,
the Skowhegan Water Power Company
ct ais VS.. Levi W. Weston ct ais, is case
of great Importance to the parties inter
ested. The plaintiffs in the case are
named in the docket as the Skowhegan
Water Power Company. Lewis Anderson
Sc Co, the Nolin Manufacturing Com
pany, Joshua F. Williams, the Richards
Pulp Co., Shepherd & Anderson, the
Milburn Company and N. J. Allen.
The defendants are Levi W. Weston,
Chas. A. Marston, Vim. Doran. Helen
III. Doran, Levi G. Emery, A. r. Bixby,
the Skowhegan Electric Light Company,
Steward Brothers and Hiram S. Stew
ard The counsel for the plaintiffs are
Sy1nonds, Snow & Cook of Portland,
Leslie c. Cornish of Augusta, and A.
<. Butler of Skowhegan. The counsel
for the defense are Walton & Walton and
Forrest Goodwin of Skowhegan, and Her.
bert M. Heath of Augusta. Danforth &
Gould represent the interests of Steward
Brothers and H. S. Steward. The prin-
cipal question at issue is the rights of the
Skowhegan Electric Light Company in
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19

Senator Morrill, of Vermont, who has
been opposed to the Hawaiian treaty, but
who, it was supposed, had been persuad-
Q / to keep still, had either not been per-
suaced or changed his mind for he has
1usb made forcible speech in opposition.
OF course as the Senator has spoken
against it be will vote against it. His
course practically seals the fate of the
treaty in the Senate. If Hawaii is to be
annexed it must be by joint resolution,
and this form Of procedure will throw the
whole matter open for discussion in pub
lie. The more airing the scheme gets the
less likely it is to be contaminated.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19

The New York Journal offers $50, 900 for
the discovery of the perpetrators of the
maine outrage" That is a very patri-
otto thing to do. Our government being
handicapped for lack Of funds it is very
kind for New York newspaper to come
to its assistance. Still, if the Journal
would offer to contribute $4,000 towards
the payment of the national debt it would
be more patriotic. The national debt
exists. Whether the Outrage does or not
is questionable. If there was no outrage
thers was no perpetrator. and the Journal
won't have to pay out $4,000, and there
fore will not win the Eplaudits of great
country, as it would be sure to do if
there were no contingency about its
promise, as there would not be if made
in reference to the national debt.
The Portland daily press., 1898-02-19
STATE TOPICS OF INTEREST

The annual dinner of the Maine School
masters Club will be held at the Ton
tine in Brunswick on Friday, April /.
Among the after dinner speakers are the
following: Prof. Ii. L. Chapman, Prof.
f. A. Robinson, Bowdoin College; Prof.
Black, Prof Roberts, Colby University
Miss Mary S. Snow, Superintendent, OF
Schools, Bangor; President A, W. Har-
ris, University Of Maine; Representatives
from Bates College; 1. l. Graves, Presi-
dent Maine Pedagogical Society; Princi-
pal Chase, Portland High School; Super
intendent Phillips, Lewiston; Superin-
tendent Lord, Portland.
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(which Wins 2"

has already laid its grim hand upon him,
and doctor after doctor and medicine after
medicine have been tried in vain-now, per
haps, comes some kind friend who says,
DR. Pierce can cure you, write to him:
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cued thousands who were further gone
than you"
''He is chief consulting physician OF
the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute,
of Buffalo N Y; he has been at the head
of this great Sanitarium for thirty years. he
has probably had more experience in treat
ing severe chronic diseases than any other
physician living. Write to him anyway;
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and freely answer your letters with friend
1y, fatherly advice which will be OF value
beyond all pricen' ,
Now is the critical instant. VIII the
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Which wins?
Mrs Emily Howe, of 7 Park Avenue, Chicago,
Ills writes: About two years ago my son was
afflicted with what seemed to be symptoms of
consumption. 1 purchased three bottles of DR..
Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and it cured
him completely"
The Peoples Common Sense Medical
Adviser, Iooo-page illustrated volume by
R. " Pierce, M. D., will be sent free for
cost of mailing only,-2I one-cent stamps,
Address Dr. Pierce, Buffalo, N. Y Or send
81 stamps for heavier cloth-bound copy.
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the use of water at the Weston mills on
the island, the power developed by the
company, last season. at very large ex-
penSe.
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4 Lesson 10 coN,:EIssMt.N.

The Senat" seems to have contract
ed d slight ease OF the tomorrow habit.
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Spanish affair it would be better to use
them than to draw upon raw recruits.
If the estimates of the War Depart
ment are shown to be too low, how
ever. there can be no doubt that more
than enough Americans, who make up
in patriotism and loyalty what they
lack in military training. stand ready
TO defend the flag. Americans Us q
rule do not take kindly 70 the i,ksoma
demands Of q mili,ar. life, but the
American volunteer On many hard
fought fields has proved tina; training
is not all.
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congressman ar" now Well informed
as to the strength aud weakness Of
our navy. Had W.. been as FUZZY pre-
pared as other naval powers always
are. all the excitement MS 10 war With
Spain might hnv. been prevented
congressman know how tn" present
situation has gained in gravity from
week to week and from month to
month. and they must know that If W."
had had in the beginning Il navy com
ncnSuratr with our position as - ma
ti"n. TIL. complications with Spain
would not HAY" led to war
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Fired on upon
Th6 HI0h Seas
BY THE vIzcAYA.
The Spanish Fleet
b0lnb0rdGd
Spanish FIotilla Bic ckading
New York IIarbol.
Excitement Along Our
Whole Coast Intense.
The Country in

While such rufnors as these are cur
rent in the land we continue to sell
Real Estate at the same old stand, l35
Twenty fifth street. Such reports
need not disturb anyone contemplate
ing the purchase of property in our
city. With the whole bottom of
Hampton Roads mined with torpe-
docs. the Flying Squadron, the NOR
tar batteries in the pines, and the lat
est improved disappearing guns
mounted on the ramparts of Fortress
Monroe, I'VE need fear no harm,
though a thousand (spansh) dogs
should bark
Handsome residences and
desirable business property
for sale in al! sections Of
Newport News.
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Tn" youn. king Of Spain possesses
eisht Christian names ana about 8,
titles.
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The indications are slrong that the
government OF the United States viii
make q mistake if it shall accept for
service against Spain, in the event Of
war, any hut trained soldiers. The
country mas at least 100000 men of
that class. within the limits Of military
age. Some 81 900 in the regular
army, and as many more, no doubt.
have served in the fine little body OF
troops. About 10000 are active mem
bers Of national guard organizations.
and there must be 10000 who have re
tired from the drilled and armed mill
tia. Allowing for deductions which
ought to be made on account Of men
who, for various reasons. viii not be
asked or expected to enlist, there
should remain Z5G,0O0 more or less
thoroughly trained soldiers. That
number ought to be more than sufti-
cfent.-Cleveiand Leader.
These figures are interesting and in
structive. especially at Il time when
one hears so much Of the weakness Of
the military branch of the great Amer
lean government. In fighting as well
as in anything else training
counts for a great deal and IL there Is
q sufficient number of drilled and com
petent soldiers 70 handle the little
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For COUNCILMAN.

AT THE solicitation of my friends
hereby announce myself as a candidate
for the Common Council from the
Fourth ward, subject to the action Of
the Democratic primary.
Z. I. FORD.
March 81
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FRIDAY. APRIL Is, 1898.
RIGHT OF INTERVIEW.

Many thoroughly honest ana con
s':tnti"us persons find il iilliSait ta
Justify amy in,erferencc On uh; part OF
the United States government. in th,
Cuban affair. They argue. With a sI,,,.y
OF legality THAT is bound 10 thrill thc
pettliosE1es mind With admiration ana
dsllght, that it is none. of Uncle sam $
BUSINESS If Spain treats Cuba aus il sees,
fit. The Pearl of the Amt ill,s" is a
province of Spain ann the latter has, a
rfght to do as she pleaSts with what
belongs 70 her. There are laws how
ever, higher than mere Uwn-.r,,hir lima
eidve 10 >i-, with a proper .s5 sys a pos
session, a fact which us s,.,lingly ID
Illustrated in the quick and nlrrit,.l
punishment which follows the man who
unrnercdully InalVl-ca,s mis- own horse
1t is also recognized in the Instructive.
admira t'iOn one feels for the man Nrllo
refuses to allow a big bully To thrash
a puny and weak adversary. h3ut l,av-
ing out ALL sentimental ana humane
considerations ClG such a Thing were
pOcsSrblel 1T Seems ITO us that Uncle
Sam has abundant grounds no inteGtfere
in Cuba Tor other reasons. Not only
have American interests been ,ramprd
under foot, but as result vi THE in
famous methods pursued in tht. ta!-ba-
T,ouS anarchy prevalent in ililv. island
a United States battleShil has been
destroyed and more than 250 Amer .. n
sailors killed Il f This is not enough to
justify q course OF action which Will
put an end to existing conditions. il Us
difficult TO imagine any thing THAT could
be pleaded in justification of firm and
vigorous stand for the honor OF tbs.
natl ion. Interference would not inca II
war, but for the unreasonable attitald..
OF the Spania rds, who, in spite: of their
dIiabrlity TO put down the rebellion, re-
fuse to retire from the fight and leave
THE insurgents liz Possession of the is
aaTbd.
The course OF the SpAniarde has be
come into!erabie in more ways than
one. The American government has
given them several gentle hints that
their presence in this section of the
world was not desired under exist
6ng conditions. They G!ave Seen i'll 10
ignore these warnings. AN that nonH
mains TO be dom. is for Cnclt. Sam 10
aifi them out on the fo.. nf his boot
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Not having been sufficiently urged
before this to announce myself n candi-
date for councilman in the Fifth ward,
have decided not 70 wait on my friends
any longer and now taae this method
OF doing SO. subject TO the Democrats
primary OF April 23tIh, 1898
I'd. a. l.. POWELL.
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March %.

Al the solicd ation OF my friends anG
upon Information that Mr.. j. A. Will
lett VITA not BE- a candidate for rv-eiec-
ton, hereby announce myself a can
GTdate for the Council froen Fifth ward
subject 10 the Democratic PRIMARY
+. W. ROBINSON. .
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From Highest to Lowest.

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We have furniture owl
like our goods be relied
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and
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to
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Lash, The Accommodates,
1908 and 1905 Washington avenue.
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hereby announce myself as a can
date for Reelection TO the office If
councilman OF the Sixth ward OF This
city. subject TO the Democratic pt dInary.
JAMES +. HUGHES.