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The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06
To whom it may concern.

~ whom IL may concern.
] advise all persons who have any idea
yof attending business college to take a
course at Woods Commercial College,
on accOdnt of its quick and easy systems
in shorthand and type-writing and also
its experienced teachers was a pupil
of this College for FIVE months in the
Shorthand Department, when 1 was
offered a situation as Court Reporter in
West Virginia, and it was through this
College that | was successful in my
work. / think that any student ought to
complete a course at this College in five
or six months, and with great deal OF
study and effort in much less time The
Professor is very successful in obtaining
positions for his students and often gets
the best places a stenographer can hold
! also consider it the best business col
lege in Washington and one Of the best
in the United States, if not the best.
JONI WALKER FENToN.
June 1, 1899
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06
Proposition No, 1.

FAOpO5AAloM wv -
Complete Course in Shorthand Type.
writing, $50. This will entitle a per.
son TO instruction, day or evening, until
proficient and position is securely
Proposition No. ?.
Complete Course in Bookkeeping and
English, $50. (This will entite a per
son to instruction, day or evening, until
proficient and position is securely
Proposition No. 3.
Complete Course in Shorthand, Type.
writing, Book keeping, and any Other
subject the pupil may select, $50. Clhis
will entitle person to instruction, day
or evening, until proficient and position
is securely
Proposition No. 4.
Complete Course Of instruction in
Typewriting, $40. CThis will entitle
person to instruction, day Or evening"
until profcient)
Proposition No. 5.
Complete Course for Government Posi-.
ton, Civil Service or Census, $40. CIhis
win entite a person to instruction, day
or evening, until prepared to pass the
examination.)
Proposition No. 6.
Complete Course in English Branches,
s 90. This will entiHs a person to in.
struction, day or evening until prof.
Client.
Proposition No. 7.
Preparation for College, including
Latin, Greek, English and Mathematics.
Private lessons or class instructions.
Apply for rates.
Proposition No. 8.
Instructions during May, June, July,
August. Day sessions, 500; three monthA,
$l5. Evening sessions, $l2; three months,
$40.
Proposition No. 9.
Private and class instructions TO coach
public school pupils so they can enter
next grade; three months, $40; one
month, 81.
The rates given are for cash, but salts
factory arrangements may be made to
pay in installments.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06

Most spiders are possessed Of poison
fangs, but very few are dangerous to
human beings. -'.-~----
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06
ArtlnnInl CynIone BoK.

A Kansas City inventor proposes an
artificial cyclone machine for extract
ing the feathers from chickens in large
packing houses. His scheme Is to
place the fowl to be defeathered in a
receptacle into which are turned sew
eral cross currents OF air, from cleo
trio fans revolving Mt exceedingly high
speeds. It is claimed this machine
will strip a bird of It's feathers In a
few seconds.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06
BARGAINS!
y y

The readers Of this pa.
per are constantly upon
the alert to ascertain
where goods can be pur.
chased at the lowest
prices, and if a merchant
does not advertise and
keep the buyer CONVEX.
SAINT with his line Of
goods, how can he expect
to sell them2
y y j
'HlNKOVER THIS!
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06

PRoF. WooD:
Am delighted with your method of
training pupils in the Civil Service
Course.
As a teacher of Bookkeeping you
cannot be excelled; under your instruc-
ton it becomes an intensely interesting
study instead of a dry bug-bear of
accounts"
For a good practical business educa-
ton, one must go to Woods Commercial
College.
Wishing you unbounded success, am,
Yours truly,
CLARA HARRIET JONES
1912 I ST., NV, Washington, D. c.
The suburban citizen., 1900-10-06
Woods Commercial College,
3II EAST CAPITOL STREET,
Washington, D. G.
Established 1885 and heartily endorsed
by It's students.
SUMMER SESSION.

Now is a good time to commence New
classes formed every monday
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
VETO BY PRESIDENT.
OF Bill 20 Rob Navajo Indians of Their
Land.

Washington, May 4.-The President TO-
day returned to Congress with veto
mes sage the bill authorizing the adjust
ment of rights Of settlers Of the Navajo
Indian reservation, Arisona."
The President dwells upon the progress
made by these Indians and the recent
enlargement OF their reservation In order
to avoid contention and friction between
the Indians and Whites. Tie message
adds.
"The present bill proposes to open to
miners and prospsotors and 20 the opera
tion of the mining laws . substantial
portion of this reservation, including a
part OF the lands covered BY ths recent
order. There has been no effort to obtain
from the Indians a concession Of this
character. nor has any reason been pre-
ssnted why II these lands are to be taken
from them, for that will practically re-
suit from the dill II 1t becomes law, even
though not SO intsnded, IL shonld not be
done in pursuance OF negotiations had
with the Indians as In other instances.
The Indians could not understand how
land given to them In January as neoes-
sary for their use should be taken away
without previous notice in the same year.
While the Indians are the wards Of the
government and must submit to what
Is deemed for their best interests by the
sovereign guardian, they should never
thsless be dealt with In q manner oalou-
lated to give them confidence In the
government and to assist them In pass
ipg through the inevitable transition to
stats Of civilization and full citizsn-
ship. Believing that due confederation
has not bssn given to the status and in
tsrssts OF the Indians. I withhold my
approval from the BILL"
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
IN THE HOUSE.
Fair Progress Made ON the sundry
Civil Bill.

Fair Progress Made ON the sundry
Civil Bill.
Washington. May 4.-The House made
fair progress today with the sundry civil
bill, completing 70 Of the
lss pages of the bill. Much Of the time
today WAS consumed In an effort OF the
IN mem bsrs OF the naval committee TO Grip
pie the Goa st and gsodetio survey in re-
taliAtion for the refusal Of the House to
agree to their Recommendation when
tine naval bill was before the House, to
place the survey of the waters OF our
insuiar possessions in the hands Of the
navy. They tried to strike out the item
in the bill authorizing the coast survey
to survey the coasts In ths Jurisdiction
of the United States, but were defeated.
They made point OF order hold against
q new vessel for the survey and against
an appropriation Of Sis2.7i for enlisted
men on survey vessels, but the latter ap-
rropriAtion went back in the bill in an
of her form.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
ELECTIONS IN CUBA.

havana, May 4.-1he election through
out the island OF membsIs OF the boards
OF regis,ration-thIes mem ners for each
distriot-termin sted at noon today, hav-
Ing lasted since April 80. those chos'
being thoss vino have received the lar
est number Of signatures Of qualinei vot-
srs, The nationsl and the Republican
parties claim that they have won an
overwhelming majority OF the hoaros Ia
the 40 wards of Havana. Ssnor TRmaoy,
secretary OF government, says great
many election inspectors, after being mo-
minated by municipalities, tried to avoid
serVing, but he issued an order making
service compulsory. This hs had to do.
he explains, because In some Gases, the
inspector was the only available man
who could read, and, II he had been al
lowed to back out 1t would have made
the situation difficult.
The elections went Cff, so far as reports
yet received would indicate, withos
trouble. In some Districts there we're no
three men able to read who were availa.
hle for service on the inscription hoaFds.
In each In nce the district WIS merged
IN she nearest district where an inEcrip-
ticn bead could be constituted.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
jolly gathering ss are all ,hs Elks'
social ssssions
LOOKING FOR REYNOLDS.
York County omccrs Hsvss't Given Up
Old Orchard Ciue.


Biddefoid, May 4.-Deputy sheriff
Miles Is worxing today on the possible
clue furnished by Old Orchard 10 the
South Berwick murder.
He wants to lsoate Reynolds and alive
him o obs zoe to clear himself from any
possihls suspinion. He has little doubt
In his own mind that ths murdered
woman vas the same Mrs. spraeue who
stopped at Old Orchard and in Saoo and
was insimats with Reynolds, though
some OF the Old Orchard psopls who
knew her s,y that the pictures OF the
murdered woman do not resemble the
woman who lived there.
10 would be- . singular coincidence II
thers we're two women Of about the same
age, named sprsgue, called By some
spriggs both belonging up in the vicini-
~ OF Eliot
This Ars. Sprague whom Reynolds
knew lived In Saoo for short time In
1895 and went from there to Old Orchard.
She told people in Saco that her maiden
name had bsen Fanny James. She
claimed to be o widow. She also has q
sister who married q man namsd Little
feld and who lived up country scms-
where. This woman. just before shs left
Old Orchard told friends that she was &C
ing to have oil her tseth pulled and re-
placed by false teeth.
The murdered woman's maiden namo
was Fannie Abbott. She married q
Sprague who was commonly called
.'Srriggs." She had sister who married
man named Littletield who lives near
th . scene Of the murder. The murdered
woman had false teeth.
There are many reasons to believe that
the two women were one and the same.
The only discrepancy is that the one
claimed that her maiden name was james
instead Of Abbott. and that . picture Of
the woman who lived at Old Orchard,
taken when she was q good deal younger
does not look like the picture Of the
murdered woman published In the papers.
A South Berwick man who was in
townItodsy was cor fident that the murder
er would be found. He expressed no sus-
picions but said that 1t was his opinion
that 1t would be man who did not live
far away from where the murder was
committed.
Neighbors living across the road from
the knight place had seen Mrs. Sprague
carrying water from spring but Q short
time before the murder must have been
committed, but had not seen any
strangers or any men at all around the
place.
That morning q man who was buying
old rubbsrs called at houses nearby but
with this exception NO strangers were
sesn In tie sioinity. The South Berwick
man says that nobody in his neighbor'
hood, and hs lives within mile Of the
knight place, has any idea that any
tramp or any stranger to Mrs. Sprague
murdered her.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05

Washington, May 4.-Today's session
OF this StnAte was rendered especially
notable by the passage, after debate
lasting only three hours. CT the army re-
organization bill. In military orioles the
mt Rsure is regarded as one OF the most
Important Of the present session. It rrae-
ticaiIy rsvolutioDizts the present stan ar
rangements OF the army. 1t proposes to
change the present system OF permanent
appointments in certain staff corps to one
of detail by q gradual process. ~ the
officers now in those 90 rps 60 out OF ac-
tive sarvice. As vacancies occur In de-
partmcnts of the adiutsnt general, quar-
termss ter general, inspeetor general and
oommissory general they are TO bo filled
By details from the line the details to be
temporary and not to exceed four years.
The new system is net applied to the
corps Of engineers, medical department..
pay department or Judge advocate gensr-
ais department. The bill discontinues
the rsgimental organization OF the nrtil-
lery and establishs an artillery corps Of
two branches, viz:
One hundred and twsnty-six batteries
of coast artillery and eighteen Held bat
tsriss OF field artillery, with total OF
Gsventeen Thousand four hundred and
forty sight men. 1t provides for an In
creass OF one hundred in the corps Of
cadets at West Point, two &C large from
each state and ten more to the present
number Of twenty from the United States
at large. The rank OF the commanding
general is raised to that OF Lieut.. Gen
eral and that OF tue Adjutant GensrAi. to
Major General, the latter being during
the incumbeney of the present Adjutant
General, General Corhin. The President
is empowered to place on the retired list
any officer who has been suspended from
duty by sentence OF court martial. or by
executive order In mitigation Of such
sentence for period extending to OF
within one year OF the time of his COM
pulsory retirement for age. This is well
understood 20 apply to Commissary Gen.
eral Eagan.
An amendment creating q veterinary
corps for the army consisting Of COLONEL
and thirty-nve other commissioned Off :
cers WAS attached to the bill sfter a
spirited debats, the amendment being
adopted by a vote OF twenty i've to
| twenty-three.
The rortinoations appropriation bill,
carrying about s., 500. 600 was paFssd.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
PRICES SETTLING.
Increased Conservatism Noted In Busi-
ness Ventures.

New York, May 4.-Bradstrests tOmor-
row will say:
A further subsidenoe Of demand and Of
the level of prices is noted In several lines
this week, this process being no doubt
aided blythe unsettling effect Of the rath-
er more than usually disturbed oondi-
tions In labor orioles. The net result is
something approaching dullnsss in many
channels OF distribution, increased con-
servatism In the making of ventures and
a disposition to digest business already
arrange for before making new engage
ments. That the BASIC conditions Of gen
eral business such az the outlook for the
crops, the export demand and the in-
creased purchasing power OF the people al
large have not been much reduced but on
the contrary, actually improved, seems
evident from the advicss received this
week. Business at Wholesale is relative
ly quieter, but more than ordinarily
ma-ked attention Ia being concentrated
upon the rail- demand. Improved weather
conditions at the east tend to favor an
enlarged retail distribution. Decreases
far utnumber increases in staple values
this week. Good crop prospects and weak
ness In provisions have exercised de-
pressing effect upon corn and TO l:s' e1-
tent upon wheat
The weakness Of print cloths Is confined
east to outside manufacturers quotations..
the pool price being unchanged.
For April, bank clearings are about ten
per cent smaller than a year ago. Busi-
ness failures in April we're thirteen psr
can't smaller than In March and twenty
per cent smaller than In april year ago.
Bor the week failures number 1853 as
compared with 164 In this week year
ego.
Wheat, including -four shipments for
the week aggregate 4,6S7,o2s bushels
against 3,4Si,Osl bushels In the oorrs-
spending week of 1892
Corn exports for the week aggregate
S,41i, obs bushels against 2, si7,ss bushels
in this week year ago.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
ATLAS COUNCIL ENrERTAINs.

Atlas Council OF the Royal Aroanum
held an entertainment and smoker at
their hall in the harrington tl,ck last
evening and about 40 members were In
The eDtertainmsnt consist
ed of several selections on the phono-
graph. What playing was also enjoyed.
Remarks were made by Regent horing
and Deputy Supreme Regent Smith. A
nsw member was initiated. Light re-
freshments were served, 1he committee
in charge of the sffair was composed Of
Forest Z. Libby. Jonn Williamson and
Walter l.. LefaVoF.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
SCHOONER ABA NDoNED.

Halifax, MS, May 4.-Schooner Nell
lie from Halifax, With general cargo for
GabArus. was abandoned yesterday on
Little Lorraine. q. b.. east of Louisburg.
She anchored closs to ths rocks In thick
fog and the crew fearing she was.Roing
to drag ashore took 10 the boat and rowed
ashore. A tug from Louisburg afterwards
picked the schooner mp and towed her
into Louisburg. Owners Of the tug have
iteeIIed the schooner for salvsgs.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
LEARN HOW TO Be BEAUTIFUL.
Prof Damon Gives Another Private
Lecture To Ladies.

Congress hall was nlled with ladies last
Wednesday afternoon. They heard q most
Interesting lecture and witnessed several
remarkable restorations. Upon this oc-
caslon rising vote was taken requesting
another privsts lecture to lsdiss In re-
sponse to this Prof. Damon vii give bis
lecture entitled, "How to be Beautiful
Saturday afternoon at 2.t0. As the ac
mission Is free II would be weil to 90
ssrIy and ssoure q good seat. Many who
not have missed what thsy heard and
saw for any thing. much Of value Will
te learned. Pref Dsmcn bss tffiees ct
the u 5. Hotel where he may be con-
suited free.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
QUESTION OF AMUsEaENTs,
Brought Up in Yesterday's session OF
Methodiss Conference.


Chicago, May AT foday's session Of
the Methcoiss conferences, DIR. Henry
Brown, hroueht up the amusement quei =
sion BY sffsring resolution whioh In
substance ives tt as the conference sho1ld
hy propsr aoklop. snow the Hcild that
ths church had not changed front on tine
amusement qrestiGns He asked TO foI-
ssnll so,ion By thcse IN favor OF grest'r
IihsEality IN this matter. that rule as
OF the book OF discipline befofe the next
qusdrsnsiulp, be left substantially un-
changed. The resolgticn vas referred to
the com mmittes on ssstO OF the church.
DIR. A. N. Craft sscursd tts passage OF
n resolution calling for cnrnuittee ooT :
posed OF one member Of each cjnfersnte
district 60 Inquire into the coodition o
tSe Methodit Theological seminaries
A oommittes Of 20 was appointed TO In
quirs into the matter of the Deaconres
society.
Dr. william u. Wilson of Iowa, Intro
duoed a resolution when, after icing
amended. read as follows;
heselred, That no bishop or general
o0AAotcHoo tiH 9cN hbhA ANoosNo "~S
above sotuAI expenfes for services In the
dedication and reopening OF ohurchss' st-
tending commencsms nts Of Methodist Ed
ucational Institutions or for any similar
services which be m light render the ohurch
The insinnation In the resolution that
ths bishops mad ssKsd for more than act
ual..expense in instances was received
wita indignation By the bishops them
selves and osused half a dozen gentlemen
to clsmor for recognition.
DIR. Buckley Opposed that first part OF
the resolution which oalling for liberal
support OF bishops and general conference
officials" was stricken out. but declared
in favor OF she remainder OF the resolu-
tion. He spoke for q eoals OF salaries In
keeping with the duties OF officers.
DR.. J. ID. Potts, supported the amend
ed resolution while DIR. Bardin and DR..
Haileron opposed 1t. The amended reso.
luton was adort.d.
10 was resolved Co request every Protes-
tant pastor in the United STATES to read
to his congregation tho Bishops address
delivered to the conference yesterday and
containing 1900 words.
CAT Up M. an adjournment was taken.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
LEWIS WAS WILD
And PhilIies Won Their Game I'm First
Two Innings.

Boston, May 4-Lswis started in to
pitch for Boston today, but after giving
fiss passes to first and making two wild
pitches, retired In favor OF Pettengsr ia
tae second inning. Bernhardt pitched
u good steady game, being especially
effective when men were on basef.
Elick's batting and the work Of the
PhiiadelphiA outtisld were features. At
tendance 200. Score:
Tosttn, OO2 3 o 0 o o o. 4
Phuadtlp phia, 4 / . % . 1-l2
. Hits. Boston, 10; Philadelphia. l2. En-
rors, Boston, 9; Philadelphia, 0, Batter
iss. Lewis, PettsDger and Sullivan; Bern
hardt and Mcfarland,
NEW YORK BATTED BETTER.
New York, May 4.-The New Yorks
managed to win q game from the Brook.
lyns today by superior batting. Dshlen
got into an argument with the umpire
and was removed from the game. Score
BTooklyn, Q Q 5 0 0 O-S
Hits. New York, 10; Philadelphia, 0.
Errors, New York, 3; Brooklyn, D Bat
teries, Carrick and Grady; Dunn and Far
rell.
RAGGED FIELDING BY CHICAGO.
Chicago, May s-Garsin pitched fins
game for Chicago today. but his work
went for naught because OF the ragged
fielding back OF him, all OF Cincinnatfs
runs resulting from misplays. Ryan's
hitting was a feature. Score:
Chicago, -
Cincinnati, 0 o go
Hits. Chicago, 10: Cincinnati, s. Ell
rors, Chicago, q; Cincinnati, l. Batter
les. 9arvin and Donahue; Newton and
Wood.
At Pittsburg-Pittsburg-S Louis
game postponed on account cold weather.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
GIRLS FOR A UNION.

Winslow, May 4.-Although half Of the
striking cutter girls at Holiingsworth
and Mhitney's paper mill have gone back
60 work, 1t is now understood that the
remainder have organized into a union
and secured promises from the girls from
Gardiner that they will return home to-
morrow night. TIE strikers also claim
that the machinemsn are In sympathy
with them.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
FUNERAL or ABsE DE LAvIGNE.

Montreal, May "A large nancer %
Catholic Irlssts and diguna'iss from the
United stites were present today at the
fuasral OF the late Ahte De Lavigue.
superior of the Seminary of Philosophy
st Notre Dame. Among them were Me.
Hesly, Bishop OF Portland, and the Fatt :
er Provincial Ct the Domin'cans, heWis-
ton. Ne.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
THE AGRIPPA LETTERS.

Philadelphia, May s4.-Prof. J. Ron
del Harris. paleolographsr Of CAmbridge
university, England, considered one Of
The greatest authorities IN the world on
biblical man uscEipts and Inscriptions.
who Is here, ridiculss the story OF the al
legged newly discovered correspondence be-
tween Jesus Christ and Agrippa. an
ancient monarch. said to have been in
Fcribed upon the wall Of an old palace at
Ephesus.
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
10 PROTECT HOSPITAL SHIPS

Washington, May 4.-The Senate in
executive session today ratified a treaty
negotiated with the maritime nations Of
the world extending the Geneva confer
encs regulations to naval warfare. These
have long applied TO war on land and
under the treaty hospital ships VIII te
under the same protection as hospital
tents and holdings en- land,
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
ELKs. SOCIAL SESSION.

The Elks enjoyed . social session Last
evening. Among others who entertained
them was William Devere and Mr.. Allen
OF the Black Sheep company. Mr.. Devere.
has a fund Of humorous stories and
knows how to tell them. There were
songs by JOHN p. we'ch and plano seleo-
tlons by SIS, Hrauk Callahan. It-Was q
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
NEWPORT VILLA BURNED.

Newport X. l.. MaY 4.-1hs summer
villa OF William S. Wells of New York.
located on Bellevue avenue, was burned
tonight; lass 81 600; fully insured. p
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
LAST WASHINGTON TOUR

of the season under the Personally Con-
Quoted Tourist-System Of the Psnnsylva-
mia railroad will leave Boston May IL.
Iisttsy urg. LurAy and Washington tour,
May 2s. Itinerary Of ID. n. Bell, Tour
ist AGENT, sO5 Wash ngton street, Boston
The Portland daily press., 1900-05-05
NATIONAL LEAGUE STANDING.
OTHER GAMES.

At Cambridgs-HarvArd, '03, 80; Nj. /.
T., .0S, Ia
At Wcroester-Holy Cro<s, D; Prince
ton. g.
Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1900-11-19

FOR SALE-By Bruner- Goodhue-
Cooke Co., 232 s. Main st. Phone
Is.
No. 937 e. Market ST., lot 75x175,
$4,000.
No. 613 Spicer ST., lot 52x20O 6
rooms, natural gas, well and cistern,
cheap at pricem, $500.
No. 213 St Clair ST., 6 rooms. gas
Throughout, S1,5OO.
No. 217 Spicer ST., 8 rooms, all mod.
ern, $1,000.
No. 213 Johnston st, 8 rooms, mod.
ern conveniences, $500.
No. 127 Grant ST. lot 4Ox112, S1,100.
No. 40 Bloomfield ave-, rooms,
furnace, cistern, $1T00.
! No. 203 Huron ST., rooms, cheap at
81 300.
| No. 130 Carroll St, rooms, S2,5OO.
No. S06 e. Exchange ST., rooms,
near spicer $1,000.
No, III Lods ST, rooms, $1,000.
Large lot corner Marshall ave. and
Merriman st, $1,000.
No. 103 Beacon ST., 5 rooms, 1000.
NO. 13o w. Cedar St, 500 down,
balance 8 per cent, $500.
No. 1921 E. Market ST., 10 rooms,
will trade, $3,100.
No. 800 w. Thornton St, rooms,
lot 50x150, $1,000.
Look at No. 212 Canal St, 10 rooms,
rents for SIS per month, will sell for
| 81, 400, a good Investment
No. 1921 Bowery ST., rooms, lot
42X192, 1,500. ,9
No. 210 Grouse ST., 6 rooms, large
lot, $1.400. dGn
No. 11S Crosby St. rooms, modern,
$500.
Vacant lots in all parts of the city.
The Bruner-Goodhue- Cooke Co.,
232 s. Main st.