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The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Notice of Hearing.

Whereas Benjamin Welch ct ais. have ne
titioned the city council to lay out and build a
new street on Peaks Island, from Island Ave.
Notice is hereby given to all parties inter.
ested that the joint standing committee on law
ing out new streets will meet to hear the bar
ties on June 10th 1893, at AZ o'clock p. m. at
afterward proceed to determine and adiudae
whether public convenience and necessity re-.
quires that said new street be laid out and
built for public use.
CHARLES II. RANDALL
Chairman Committee on Laying out New
Streets.
Portland, June 2, 1898 je3dtd
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
FOR THE soLD1ERs AND SAILORS

FOR THE so LDIERS AND SAILORS.
The Indies of St. Luke's parish held a
meeting OH Monday afternoon to consult
as to the best means of forming an $3.50
citation of the ladies of Portland who are
interested in working for the soldiers and
sailors of.the army and navy. There will
be a meeting at four O'Clock Thursday
1t Reception hall, and it is hoped that all
who are willing to assist in the work will
attend.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
WOMAN'S FOREIGN MISSIONARY
SOCIETY. J.

Portland District Association of tho W.
F. NJ S. will hold its semi-annual meet
ford, June 10th. This will be an all day
meeting with basket lunch at noon. A
very interesting programme has be en-
prepared, and Miss Ruth Marie Sites, of
China, will be prese mt and address the
meeting.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
MAINE BOYS AT cHlcKAMAUoA.
Very Little Sickness in Campfire Daily
Routine of Duties.

A letter from one OF the Maine soldiers
at Chickamauga says the reg1men1ai
camp has been wonderfully free from
sickness. Great precaution is exercised
in regard to drinking water and IN the
care of the camp. All the surplus CROWN
about the camp has been burned; all re-
fuse matter is removed, and every inch
of ground in the camp is swept twice
day.
The routine of camp duties has been ar.
ranged so as not to subject the men to
the heat of midday. The routine calls
Ire as follows:
First call for reville, $40 a. m.
Reyeille, s. 80 a. m.
Assembly, 5.35 a. IN.
Mess call, 600 =. m.
Sick and fatigue, $50 a. m.
Drill call, g. 80 a. m.
Assembly, ZOO a. m.
Recall, $50 a. m.
Second call, 1890 a. m.
First Sergeant's call, 11.50 a. m.
Mess call, 12.00 m.
Drill call, $40 p. m.
Assembly, $50 p. IN.
Recall, 800 p. m.
Mess call, $40 p. IN.
Guard mounting, $50 p. m.
Assembly, 5. 40 p. m.
First call for parade, IS minutes before
sunset.
Assembly, 25 minutes before sunset.
Adjutapt's call for battalion, is min.
utes before sunset.
First call for retreat, Is minutes before
sunset.
Assembly, s minutes before sunset
Tattoo, 9 p. m.
Taps, 9.15 p. m.
Church cali Sundays, 800 a. m
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
WISCONSIN CELEBRAT TIES ANN
VERSARY.

Madison, Wis, June 1.-THE celebra-
tion of the semi centennial of the ami
yersary of Wisconsin's admission into
the Union opened here today. The visitors
We're welcomed on behalf Of the state by
y overnor Scofield and on behalf of the
Guy py Mayor Whalen. A response was
mace by Gov. Bushnell of Ohio.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Denver, Col, June THE annual o1n-
ventlon of the American Medical associa-
ton opened here today with large at
tendance. Gov. LAmes ana Mayor Nc
Murray delivered addresses of welcome.
O1lcers were elected as follows: Presi-
aent, ID. Y. Walker of Detroit: senior vice
president, DIR. Fl. Bertelds, Los Angeles;
junior vice president, j. e. Woody,
Loulsville; secretary treasury, Bayard
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
MAINE PENSION

Washington, June 7-Pensions HAYS
been granted residents of Maine as fol-
lows:
ORIGINAL.
Rudolph L. Dodge, Portland. So; Win
field Smith, Togus, SIS; James r. Sprague,
WaIdoboro, So.
ADDITIONAL.
Maurice Todd, Bath, Sc to IS.
RESTORATION, AND INCREASE.
Elijah c. henderson, East jackson, $40
to S12.
ORIGINAL, WIDOWS. ETC.
Hannah &. Henderson, East Jackson,
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08

Pittsburg, june 1.-THE twenty-second
district Republican oonvsn-
ton today nominated John Dalzell. In
the 23rd district William Fl. Graham WAS
nominated to succeed William A. Stone,
recently nominated for governor.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08

Three spectres that threaten baby's life
Cholera infantum, dysentery. diarrhoea
Dr. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry
never fails to conquer them.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS.
City of Deering.
GRANITE PAVING BLOCKS.

PROPOSALS will be received by the COM
i mittee on streets until two O'clock D.
m. OF Tuesday, June 14th, 1898, and then
publicly opened and read at the City Coun-
Gil room for furnishing 5000 square yards,
mote OF less of granite paying blocks,
having the following dime1sions Length 10
to Il inches, depth to inches, thickness
3 IL to IL inches, and cut so that the
joints will not exceed "a of an inch in
width. Delivery must be made at Woodfords
station or at some point as convenient to
the work. Blank specifications and all
necessary information may be obtained at
the Office of the City Engineer.
HANSON S. CLAY,
JABEZ M. LANE,
WALTER PICKETT,
Je6dtd Committee on Streets.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08

Washington, June 7.-After the tran.
saction of routine morning business, the
bill for the protection of the Indian Ter
ritory was laid before the Senate TODAY.
Mr.. Bate. Democrat of Tennessee
th ought the bill ought to go over as It
was clearly violation of all the moral
and legal obligations of the government
to the Indians of the territory and to the
white citizens who had gone there to live
The bill, he said, took away from the
Indians their court and violated every
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
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You can afford to indulge yourself or your
family in the luxury Of good weekly news
paper and a quarterly magazine of fiction.
You can get both of these publications with
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TO PROT ECT INDIANS.
Measure Discussed by the Senate and
Finally Passed.

Measure Discussed by the Senate and
Finally Passed.
Washington, June 7.-Almost immedi-
ately after the Senate convened today con-
sideration was resumed of the bill for the
protection of the people of the Indian
Territory. After the reading and discus
sion of the measure which occupied near
ly three hours, it was passed. 1t provides
for the allotment in severalty of certain
lands to the Indians of the territory, the
payment of interest claims to the Chicka-
saw Indians and the ratification of the
agreement effected with the Indians by
tho Dawes commission. The discussion
on the census bill precipitated civil ser.
vice debate, which had not been con-
cluded when the Senate adjourned.
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GENERAL AVERAGE FOR THE
STATE.

Condition of grass fields, 1903 per cent.
Condition of pastures, ITO per cent.
Amount Of young stock turned to pasture
Colts, 80 per cent; young cattle, 103 per
cent; sheep, 105 per cent. Blossom of
fruit trees: Apples, ITO per cent; plums,
Io3 per cent; Strawberries, 100 per cent;
in potatoes, ITO per cent; corn, lO7 per
cent Amount Of hay on hand, 1872 per
cent.
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GEALED PROPOSALS will be received until
~ II o'clock noon on June nth 1898, for labor
and materials necessary Tor plumbing the High
School building now being erected in Deering.
Me; Plans and specifications may be seen
at the office of Frederick A. TompsOn, Archi-
tect. 122 IL Exchange street.
The Committee reserve the right to reject any
or all proposals if in their judgment they deem
1t Tor the interest OF the city so to do.
j. NJ. LANE. J Committee
GEO. SMITH. on Public
CHAS. S. FARNHAM. J Buildings.
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The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
MAINE CROPS

The following statements are taken
from the reports on the condition of the
crops on Maine farms made to the State
Board of Agriculture:
CUMBERLAND COUNTY.
Condition of grass fields, 118 per cent.
Condition of pastures, 100 per cent.
Amout Of young stock turned to pasture
Colts, 80 per cent; young cattle. 104 per
cent; sheep, ITO per cent. Blossom OF
fruit trees: Apple, 103 per cent; plums,
100 per cent; strawberries, 1l2 per cent;
other small fruits, 100 per cent. Varieties
Greetings, Gravenstsins, Kings, Ben
DaSis. Acreage in potatoes, ia per cent;
corn, l15 per cent. Amount of hay, 100
per cent.
GENERAL AVERAGE FOR THE
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
CASCO BAY STEAMBOAT co.
Special Notice.

On and after May l1th the
fare Will be FIVE CENTS to
and from Forest City Landing,
Peaks Island.
Steamers leave Custom House
Wharf.
See time table i'm another
column.
G. w. II. COOLING,
my11dtf Gen. Manager.
The Portland daily press., 1898-06-08
APPROPRIATION BILLS.
Both Houses Have Tackled Them in
Earnest.
SUNDRY CIVIL BILL CONSIDERED
In THE HOUSE.

Eight of Senate Amendments Considered
and Three Observation-Disclosures to Allow
Volunteer Soldiers in War to Vote
Taken Up-senate Discusses Census
Bill.
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CONGRESSMAN NOMINATED.

Hannah &. Henderson, East Jackso
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-09
Sunday in Camp.

The revelle N.as sounded at the usual
hour, and the men turned out to find a
fierce wind blowing. and Il bad day
promised
Breakfast over, and the usual duties
performed, the men We're at liberty to
do as they pleased, as the drills We're
not to be INDUCED in.
Many of the men went to the city and
attended church, about every church
being patronized. Companies f and l.
of Portland and | Of Lewiston. march
ed in a body to ST. Mary's Catholic
church.
Large numbers of those who remain
ed in camp, gathered about the Y M.
c. A. tents where singing of patriotic
songs and hymns was kept up through
ont the day. The reading and writing
tent, was full all day.
The camp was onen to visitors until
4 o'clock in the afternoon, and great
crowds of them thronged the place all
day.
Even though the weather did look
dubious. the trains from both the West
and the East, brought in great loads of
people. the one from the East alone,
bringing about $50 people.
The crowd as a whole was typical
one, with light summer dresses for the
cold day, and all DESTROYS for peanuts
and lemonade.
They were as a rule. the regular
| summer excursion crowd, fellows and
| girls hand in hand and all out for .
| days sport.
Among the. visitors however, Were
many who wished to see relatives anC
| friends in the ranks.
One man said there had not been Sc
large a crowd visit the camp in years
as that of Sunday.
At dress parade Of the I'd Regimen
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city We're visited, and until an early
hour in the morning. the guard was on
duty Nearly all who escaped the
squads in the city, would be captured
by those who were in hiding on the
outpost guard.
soldier would be walking along
congratulatng himself upon the ease
with which he escaped the guard at the
city. when he would suddenly find him
self surrounded by men with muskets
and bayonets, who would demand the
lonely traveller to march along with
them.
Adjutant General Richards and Ma
jor Spaulding were on their way to the
camp, and they were held up until The
lieutenant in charge of the party came
up, and liberated the two gentlemen
with apologies.
Commissary General Thompson was
also surrounded by the guard, and was
allowed to proceed only after he Ma!
jocularly threatened that if he was
placed in the guard house they won! l
have nothing to eat the next day.
AS each party Of prisoners were can =
ried to the camp, they We're placed IN
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the guard house, only to be liberated
when the next squad arrived.
The guard worked until o'clock in
the morning. and captured in all $50
prisoners
one prisoner was captured as he was
proceeding to camp. loaded with a bas-
was being chased, he fell and spilled
the bottles all about the ground. The
beer was gathered in as contraband Of
war, but it never went further than to
the capturers of the man.
One man in an ugly frame of mind,
refused to show his pass. and defied the
provost to arrest him. In the tussle
that ensued he showed great strength,
but he went into Mysteries. He was re-
moved to Bowditch & Webster's drug
store, until the ambulance arrived,
when he was taken to the camp hos
pital, where he was obliged to be given
opiates to quiet him. He passed bad
day Sunday. and opiates We're required
to keep him quiet. so badly shaken
We're his nerves One surgeon said he
had never seen a case of the kind be
fore in men. though such hystelia was
quite common in women.
The report that he was wounded by a
bayonet was wholly without founda-
ton
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At CAMP POWERS.
Continued from page ~

said they often do have them, it is for
a uniform
But the ladies shouldn't be blamed
for that, as it is part of their nature.
to honor anyone who is willing to don
a uniform and fight for the Stars and
Stripes. and they merely entertain
them on that account alone.
The forenoon was passed by the I'd
Regiment in battalion drills, that all
the military men pronounced as very
good.
In the afternoon. the 1st Regiment
had battalion drills The many men
taken from the ranks of the 1st is
plainly noticed in their drills as the
ranks of some of the companies are
very thin.
The guard house was not patroniZed,
Friday night, as the provost did not 90
down town al all
y new mode of enforcing the rules IF
preventing men from crossing the
guard lines was hit upon, Friday night.
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The non commissioned staff. and the
band were examined, Friday evening,
and five of the latter We're rejected.
The only member of the non CONS
who was turned down, was Quarter
master Sergeant William II. Murch Of
Portland, who was rejected on account
of his false teeth
When it was learned that Papa"
Murch, as he is popularity called had
been rejected there was a universal
dissent, and all the powers that be. are
now working to have him reinstated.
because they feel that the efficient Of
ficer should be retained. Quartermas-
ter Murch has had 20 years of expert
ence, and is held in very high esteem
by the officers, besides being so very
popular with the men.
How the enlisting officers are hust-
ling in their efforts to get ahead of one
another in order to be the first to have
a full company, and thereby be the
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-05-09

The mastering into the United States
service of a company of volunteer in
fantry after they have been accepted
by the surgeon, is done in the follow
ing way: The company is formed and
faced to the right. The mastering Of
ficer, accompanied by the surgeon. af-
ter inspecting and accepting the cap
tain and lioutenantS, places himself
about u dozen PAGES from and nearly
in front of the LIST sergeant. with the
captain near him on his right, to call
the names. The I'd lieutenant places
himself by the left of the. 1St sergeant
with directions to keep the right-now
front-ti file of the company mot called
close w to his front and to see that
each man, when his name is called per
Sonally answers here" in a tone to be
heard distinctly by the mastering in
officer. At the instant of answering
the man steps eff briskly to and in
front of the mastering officer, and
passes on to join the list lieutenant
who forms the company in the same or
Continued on page g.
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OFF DUTY.

by one of the guards. The majority 81
the guards hesitate about hitting a
man with his bayonet. who is running
the guard. as there is a sort of a fellow
feeling between the men. and they
would much rather be called down by
their officer than to stick their bayo-
net into a comrade. who is guilty of a
deed that is no greater than that Of
running the guard.
1t happened that this night there was
a college man on guard who is quite
a foot ball player, and he INDUCED in
a little practice. A fellow attempted to
run bv him. and instead of using his
rifle and bayonet he dropped both, and
tackled the fellow, downing him, ana
Juggling him back across the line The
fellow didn't make a second attempt
to run by that guard,
A corporal lost his stripes. Friday
night. for allowing some of his own
company ~ pass III 'A''N"'
pass from headquarters.
The hospital force is not getting the
nractice that it received, last August.
There have not been so many cases by
15o'' said Hospital Steward w. II. Tu-
kew. Saturday, during the six days we
have been here, as there were in i've
days last August
Shortly after dinner, Saturday. the
1st Regiment band gave a concert thal
was greatly enjoyed One OF the seiec-
tions that they played caused great en-
tbusiasu 1t was "Remember the
Maine" and a large number joined III
singing the chorus.
Hundreds of letters are being receiF-
ed by the officers from men VINO WISH
70 recruit. and Col Kendall states that
all who come to Augusta will be enlist
cd if they can pass the examinations
The signal corps got some good prac-
tice a detachment in heavy marching
order going to the top of a neighborihS
hill and with their wig Wag flags
sienalled to those who remained al
their camp.
At dress parade there were many
who were present in teams to witness
the good work, the LIST going out at 4."V'
and the I'd at a little before sunset.
Baked beans was the principal artI-
Gle of food for the Saturday night sup
ner. and it is said that there were quite
a few eaten by the hungry men.
AS night approached the men began
running the guard as usual. ana VIII
80 ,as+ dress narade over the men be-
gan 20 pour out by dozens. ana go It
the city.
At a little past o'clock in the even
ing. a very large detachment WIS sen
ont as a provost guard, and long eA
citing night they had of it before they
| returned.
One detachment was placed as al
OUTPOST, so that the entire space De
tween Winthrop street ana "estei
avenue. a short distance on each sio
of the streets, was guarded, in such
manner that it would be difficult 10
one to pass by them
The remaining force was sent
squads of 20 or more, to the CITY, "hei
they proceeded to arrest 'iiose S''''e'
who had no passes. All parts OF tn
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ranking company of the 1st Maine Vol
unteerS.
Captain Dana W. Lovejoy has a lit
tie lead Of the others, being right at
home on the start, and will doubtless
reach the full limit of his company
this morning. He was fortunate al the
start, in having the greater number of
recruits to have examined and they
were a fine set Of men, only Is out OF
the 50 being rejected. it being the
smallest per cent. of any company Of
the regiment.
Captain Lcvejoy and his Iieutenanta
hustled. Saturday, and secured t. re-
cruits, of whom passed SO that or
Saturday night, the company was
within seven Of being fun
The percentage Of those rejected Of
the new recruits who viii be brought
here by the recruiting officers. will In
all probability, not bc 50 large as the
first examination was, as the officers
NOW know about who to accept. and
who not 70 accept. They know what
the weights should be, according 10 a
mans height. SO that few viii be re
fused on that score. Then great attcn
ticn VIII be paid to the mems feet
Nearly if not an Of those who were
rejected have gone to their homes
som" We're secretly glad to go: others
made a prctcncc of being sorry ana
still others were openly and truly
sorry.
The scenes at the railroad station
We're varied Saturday. as the men de
parted. There We're the many men who
We're going home, nearly all very silent
With their friends who were successful
in passing the board, all about As the
train would come into the station. they
would get aboard some with hilarity,
nc matter what their feelings were, but
others could not mask their feelings,
and many a great bronZed fellow cried
as though he was leaving home for
and all that he held dear 1t was
great contrast; one man laughing
while his companion would be Weep
ing.
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There is much discussion about the
pay which the members Of the 1st
Regiment will receive after they be-
come a portion of Uncle Sans army.
Col. Kendall will receive $500 a year
the lieutenant colonel, whoever he may
be, $4,000: the majors. $500 which in
cludes list Surgeon Bradbury: quarter
master, $500; Assistant Surgeons
O'Neil and Elliott, $1,000 each; Adjutant
Davis. $500: Chaplain Cummings
$500; captains of companies. $500:
first lieutenants. $500: second lieuten-
ants. $780, first sergeant and orderly.
$25 month for the first two years;
sergeants. SIS the first two years, S19
the year. $40 The fourth and 81 the
fifth: corporals. SIS the first two years
SIG the third year, ST. the fourth and
SIS the fifth; Drivates $l3 the first two
years, Sl4 the third year, SIS the fourth
and SIG the fifth. Privates are found
and officers have allowances for horses
equipagc, rationS, etc