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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02

Board Of Detectives, rested his chin on MS prea
slept. The terrible suspense ws over ~ "a law.
Thus We soc the oSGcting life Of ofcer OF the NV"
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warning came into headquarters.
al caught moro fish than horse could draw up In
Northern Wisconsin, he Kissed. moment later ~
added
"About this murder case wc woro worAlnk in
7 know what's wantcd-I must Disguise myself
He nut on an Immense false beard, fur cap
TUCKED his IN his boots and wound four long
woollen comiorters around his neck
al am nov a Norwegian immigrant Just arrvci,'
said sIeuthhound. mo one will know mono man
IN the world can penetrate this disguise. will 90
out and mix with the pooplo and run down tho
murderer
lie passed out the door.
arrlo. sleuthhoundiS cried a man who had not
seen him for I'VE years.
lie went down the street.
GHaye q paper this morning, Mr. sleuthhound' -
asked the newsboy Oh the corner.
shine, Mr.. slsuthhoundi
"oood morning sleuthhound.H
Hello, old man. when did you get back from your
fshinE tripP
ue turned and waIked 10 another part OF town.
Zee that man with the black whSkers and fur
can going across tho square, said q man who vsS
showing some friends from the country about town.
"weli tho whtsRers talse-ts slcuihhound, prosi
don't of our Board Of Detectives. Hos disguised and
running down soma murderer
"sleuthhound lust went past on hot trau He's
running some man 10 the death'
"Hold on a minuto. 6leuthhound. want TO speak
to you"
"I'd hate 10 have such man after mo-
GHave q cab, Mr.. slcuthhoundi
"There goes sleuthhound disguised run AMI inter
view him TO the extout OF column for tho extra
~ heard . dozen different mon say they saw slouth
hound disguised and chasing murderer"
seuthhound boarded car and went out tn the ball
game al may be able to got some pointers II mix
Quietly with TIC crowd and listen TO their couversatoh
without being observed, I feel that Am CITING
o,oaer 10 the criminal ell the time"
He bought ticket aud passed onto the grounds.
man near the top OF the grand sand AMI shouted
GThree ohecrs for sleuthhound, efficient presL
a.r, of the Board OF Detectives p
aIIur.ray Murray Hur,ray y yelled the crowd.
HHa hal they have fOied old sleuthhound again =
Hs nut his whtskcrs in his pocket and went home
Another week rolled around, Sleuihhound sat in
"a. chair nj headquarters. Be was In deep thought
lie had lust hit on plan absolutely certain 10 find
The murderer He vas worAing out the details
vcrEes Llehtfoot entered
asleuthhound,s said he, have Just rad IN novs
ospsr that Il has been discovered that the man We
Jaw under the fence end thought vas dead only
dfq,nh He aftervsrd got up sud wsihed away. II
vssaH strange that ne couldn't ind the muFdePor'
! pogherrg II. slsathhepnd presiaest d the cheseo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02

Three days later President Sleuthhound eamo into
headquarters, hung up his dshinFrod and said
"Liehtfnot, whilo was up In the woods thoughh
OF a new plan to work on this murder csre. Tho
trouble IA 80 haven't made any arrests. Go out to
the corner OF Safest and Wahashave. and arrest
every man that passes for the next halthour'
Twenty minutes later Lightoot came back and said
sieuth fhere isnt any corner TO Sts,oS. AMI
wabash ave.--they 10th run the Tamo way"
@Too true Kissed sIeuthhound "Try another
corner, them
A half hour later the cells were mil OF men.
Look out for important dlsciosurcs- SOON hissed
sicuthhouud 10 the reporters.
Two days later seutbhound slided into headquarters
Ike a snake His football nevor made sound nc
never slept. And SO forth.
HHAh, have Il at last 7" he said IN a hoaso
whisper; 81 must get trail. That's what's
wanted,-to get on trail"
Taking dark lantern, pair OF handouts and two
rovoivers ne went ont and got trail
He STAYED on that trail for three days.
IIo u.ed to get on u each morning AZ O'Clock ana
stay tl at night, carrying his dinner In the dark
lantern He stuck 10 that trail mi his back Hchei
About the middle of tho forenoon Of the fourth day
he saw = man going past and SAID:
SCome over hero 9 minute, want 20 hiss some
thing TO you"
The man complied
ats hard work staying on this trails
"why not get orr
81 never thought Of n. wih'
He got on the trail and went homo
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-06-02

-. "a hava constituted the great attraction OF q
,lae,v ad vertised performance Indeed it's failure
10 appear In the Magyar capital on the appointed
date has led 10 lawsuit for breach OF contract,
and the Pesth tfibunls are now called upon 10
aeoide as 20 whether temporary customs reguh-
tion can be regarded constituting the legal en-
preston OF force maJeufe'
crsa. misery and distress have been caused
throughout Servia by this action on the part OF
Austria. and the discomfort of the population hos
ham even still more increased by the vigorous
attempts made by the Regency 70 enforce the pay
nens OF the arrears Of taxes. The authorities at
Belgrade have found il utterly impossible TO carry
On the Government without moaey, notwithstanq-
Eng the extensive reductions made In every kind
a. sxpsndisare, and hence have been under the
nerssy Of proceeding 10 seizures and forced sales
In their attempts 20 recover the dues TO the Crown
1hey have. however. been clever enough, with the
essstanee Of the clergy. TO bring the peasants TO
believe that the entire cause Of the present dis
Hess. and even the enforcement OF the payment Of
NJ taxes. 70 due 70 Austria. Already antagonistc
~ u1 latter, both On the grounds Of difference
81 race and Of creed the bitterness of the seryan
psAsants soward their powerful neighbors has been
cafemiiy fomenfed and kept alive both by the
eswsy and tbe psnslsyist agents, who have taught
tnem saat the fste most To be dreaded is anncxa-
Con 20 Austria since the Austrian aristocracv he.
tng lsnd-graheers, would quickly make ~, s,d =,
their small holdings. The hatred o. sbe ,,sa.
antsy toward Austria has At she present nome,
reached the boiling PITCH and II seams ,nevisahls
that H. will soon result In rising asains, The p,v
hsss Of the Progresssts az the anal pailAustr,so
party are called.
The chief OF the latter is NJ. Garaschaninc, for
% many years King Milens Prime Minister, ana
persona gratissima Ut Vienna. He lives In .
handsome house 10 ths Michael Street the oaly
sunIly Important taoroughfsss Of BELGRADE
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
Department Commander.

Lieut.. Samuel l.. Miller of Waldoboro
is to be candidate for Department,
Commander of the Grand Army at the
meeting to be held at Augusta In January
and his prospect Of election to that hon.
orable and responsible place seems to be
good.
Besides having an excellent record as a
soldier he Is a genial gentleman, q popu-
lar veteran and an editor whom his asso-
ciates have honored with the presidency
OF the Maine Editorial Association. He
has special qualifications for the command
of Maine G.. A. X. Department, through
experience gained as second officer Of
that body for one year. and In being q
prominent member, well versed In its
afr IRIS, for many years.
The Portland Press says:
The hand of fate seems to point to the
genial Samuel L. Miller of the Waldobo-
RI Vows. as the next Department Com
m.uder Of the Maine G. A. r.
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m oo80 River.

School In the JackmantOwn district
closed on Friday. The teacher, Miss
Hattie Hilton of North Arson, on account
of her long experience, has had no dlfil-
Guilty In making 1t one OF the most sue
cessful terms ever taught here 1t is
expected that she will come again In the
spring.
Mrs. Isaac Newton is meeting with
success In her efforts to raise sufficient
funds to bnild urch. s Q Is rig I
after them. and Is bound to win.
The sociable and hop, which we ne
elected to mention, at the residence of
Prof. Robert Kew, on the 9Th Inst. being
his 10th birthday, was attended by a large
number Of friends and neighbors, who
Joined In wishing him another fifty years
Of unbroken happiness.
About six inches of snow fell on Fri
day, which has since melted, leaving the
roads very muddy. The ponds are all
open yet. and the outlook Is that they will
remain 30 for somc time.
Mr.. David Holden, who has been dan
gerously III, Is now fsst recovering.
Mr.. Brooks d. Savage came In Saturday
night from Moosehead and left on Sunds '
to join T. o. King at the Spencer. We
when they come out again.
Several weddings are booked for the
early spring; how many will materialize
! 1t IL hard to say, as talk IL 40 cheap. II
any are really in earnest we hope they
will not abandon the idea, Is delays are
dangerous.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
Brown 8 Corner Canaan.

The following frightful accident which
was taken from the Lulare County Times
Visalia, California, will bring sadness to
the many friends and relatives of Will
liam MCGEE formerly of this town, who
in 1870 went to California the second
tim, where he has been engaged In lum
ber.Dg. While living here with his aged
parents he was respected as an honest,
upright and temperate man, and the
dreadful fate which has been his will be
lamented by many. He has a sister living
in this town, Mrs. Nancy Harris and one
in Alpena, Mich. Mrs. Margaret Kimball
William MCGEE, formerly OF the log
ging camp at Cornstocks sawmill, and
who for number of years drove au Oh
team on the mill road met with fatal
accident on Friday. October %. He was
handling the OK team used for hauling the
logs on the skiding, and In hi. endeavor
TO save The team lost his life. Tn re
were five or six logs on the skidway, and
through their humping against one
another a log was bounced from the
track, striking MCGEE and pnning him
to stump. The left leg was mashed to
jelly, and the right leg was broken in
two or three places.
The accident occurred about nine
O'CLOCK IN tne morning, ana although he
received every attention, by IL o'clock he
had bed to death. His remains were
brought to this city, and on Saturday
were Inferred In the Visala cemetery.
The deceased was about so years of az,
and native of Maine
On Sunday, Nov. II a fire was discover
ed under good Roadway on the roadside
and which quickly spread to the stump
fence on the farm of Chas Bean. Will
ing hands fought 1t bravely and shortly
had it under CONTROL. No doubt some
one passing, In lighting a pipe threw the
burning match into the dry grass and
and leaves, which ignited, and the re-
sult-a blackened place by the roadside,
some ancient stumps reduced to ashes,
and several burned hands.
Some of the ladies' of the neighborhood
turned out and gave the school house
thorough cleaning last week.
Mrs. Ora Woodbury. has In her pos
session sheet, the cotton and linen of
which 1t was made 10 years ago, was
carded and spun by Phebe Libbey at Is
years of ago, 1t is well preserved, also a
hair comb which measures l,2 in one
width by IL in length How would
our young ladies' of to-day look in such
head gear as thatY
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
No Anson.

A few days ago Rev. Samuel Savage,
of North Arson, was at Carratunk Falls,
and while there took his horse out and
hltched 1t short distance from the v ag-
on. The crews were blasting at the time
when stone weighing about sixty
pounds was thrown over the tops of tall
trees, striking Mr.. Savage's wagon some
twenty-five rods away and completely
demolshing II. The stone buried itself
eight inches into the ground.
The dramatic entertainment which was
to have been held at the Congregational
church on Wednesday eve, took place
Tuesday eve. 1t was a fine entertain
ment, with full house. We don't envy
''the only young man in town"
Mr.. Ben M. Steward has moved into his
fathers house (Mr. Columbus Steward
instead of Gray's block, as stated last
week.
Mr. Delano Mann. son Of DR.. d. Mann
Of this place, has been visiting home for
few weeks, from Nevada, where he is
interested In mining. He is probably
here to attend the wedding of his sister,
Miss L Ia Mann, who Is soon to be mar
ried to Mr.. Harry heath Of Ashland, N.
II.
Miss Lillian Ware Is home on vaca-
ton from Kenti Hill, at the Maine Wes-
leyan Seminary.
The 1. q. o. F. give an entertainment
and supper at their hall on Dec g. A big
time Is ext ected.
There will be dance at Central Hall,
Thursday evening, Nov. %.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28

Rev. 2. Longley of Madison has sup
piled the Free Baptist pulpit ON Black
well Hill the past summer. He is eight
years old and will commence series OF
revi' al meetings in few days with this
church.
The Sunday School at the lively,
Corners closed its school two weeks age
with picnic supper which was we'll at
tended,
The scholars of the intermediate grad.
of the Madison public school gave a yer,
interesting exhibition last Tuesday even.
ing at the close of the fall term. Tn,
exercises consisted of dialogues, recita-
tions. singing, etc. coll, ion was
taken, the proceeds to purchase a die
liouafy Tor tie school room,
The Y. z. s. C. L, readlng-room is op
en every evening during the week keep
Tuesday aud Thursday, and is yer,
pleasant place to spend the evening.
Frank Good>peed, Nellie Gregory ant
Julia Gray returned from KenI's Hill las
Thursday TO spend the vacation.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
Congress.

The 5lst Congress of the United States
will assemble at Washington, Monday
next, Dec. 2nd. and call has bee issued
for Republican caucus of the Represen-
tatlyes-elect at noon Saturday, Novem.
Der 30, to nominate candidates for speak.
er, clerk, sergeant-At-arms, door keeper,
postmaster and chaplain.
The great contest comes In the Repub-
lican causus for the candidate for speak
ership. Hon. T. B. Reed of Maine is the
leading candidate, a plurality being con-
cided to him by all, but as 1t requires a
majority to make the nomination there is
an element Of doubt as to the result.
Mr.. Reed has the East substantially
solid, is very strong in the Middle States,
on the Pacific coast and In the new states
He is the second choice of enough men
to give him the nomination unless the
other candidates who are western men
can hold their forces together long enough
to make solid combination on some one
of their number. This seems hardly
possible.
Mr.. Reed was twice the Republi-
can candidate for speaker when thai
party was In the minority, has been &C
knowledged leader of his party for the
two last congresses and Is clearly EMIT
led to the honor Of speakership now tina
Republicans have control OF the House
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28

Thanksgiving Day is family festival
Of New England origin and New England
people but is now generally observed in
all parts of our Country, more especially
an those localities where New England
people predominant.
The public religious observance of tina
day is not as general as formerly, although
the people of this country have as much
of public nature to be thankful for and
rejoice over now as ever they had, but it
is growing in favor year by year as day
Of family reunions and social obser-
vance.
Let us be thankful for our Nation, for
our State, for our Town. for the free in
situations of our Country, for liberty of
conscience and liberty of person modified
by wholesome law.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
A New Train East.

The Kennebec Journal has been doing
valiant work of late, in favor of better
Alfred train service eastward from the
State Capital, and 1t appears to us it
makes out very good case.
1t is stated that an early train Is to be
run from Dover, via Dexter and Newport,
to Bangor, reaching there about 0 10 A
M. and leaving Bangor in return at about
4.30 p. NJ. This will give Foxcroft, Do
yer, Dexter, Newport and other places
along this line opportunity to 60 to Ban
gor In the early part of the day and re-
turn to their homes In the afternoon.
Now Augusta desires connection with this
train at Newport by train leaving Au-
gusta about $50 A. NJ, and to leave New
port on the arrival Of the afternoon train
from Bangor, thus giving Augusta, Vas.
salboro, Waterville, Fairfield, Pittsfeld,
etc. the same opportunity to reach Ban
gor and return that 1t is proposed to give
to Foxcroft. Dover, Dexter, etc. This
can be done by an extra run Of At mile.
each way. We are Informed that this
arrangement is intended to include con-
nection at Augusta with Gardiner and
Hallowell by the Augusta Gardiner ac-
commodatlon train, known as the "Dum.
my" thus reaching and beneilting these
two kennebcc cities, as well as those
places mentioned above
This would also give the Augusta, Hal
lowell, Gardiner, Vassalboro and Wipslow
people much better facilities for reaching
other towns in Kennebec county on the
back route, which 1t is now quite difficult
to do on account of the long hours Of
waiting both going and coming.
The Maine Central Management ia
prompt In increasing train service when
ever 1t can be made 10 see that it will nav
In the near future, and would undoubted-
ly be inclined to afford the four Kepnebec
cities facilities to reach the Queen civ of
the East aud other towns by morning
train, II 1t can be made practicable. 1t
certainly seems to US that the scheme is
worth trying, as 1t involves less than 90
miles extra train service each way. If it
will not pay, with the great business in
terests Thu people Of the Krnnebec valley
have with those Of P,nobscot valley and
Moosehead Lake region, we cannot see
where any jn the State Of Maine can be
found that will pay, and we believe If
once tried 1t will be continued.
This would not sffect US here at Skow.
hogan one way or the other, unless differ
emit arrangements are made than at pres
ent. Whether this can or cannot be done
to our advantage does not affect the ques-
tion Of the desirability Of the train asked
for BY our down river neighbors, and we
hope they will get 1t.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28

DIR. rwitchell Is enieavoring to get the
next meeting of the farmers institute
b Id in Fairfield. There is no question
bot the meeting can be brought here in
thu Ulcers of the organ'zaio ion see 1t in q
favorable light.
F. II. Brown Of Est Doy,r sul l. c.
Fpss OF Unity will soon start a pam shop
here. They have engaged the building
on B'idge st. owl ed by c. G. Totman.
and used as carrisge repository, and
will! 1T mp the room with machinery for
the manufacture of clothing.
The Opera House company intend to
add more to the inside finish of their
house aud the Framing company is get
ting ont window finishing etc for them.
The work will propably be completed by
the first of January.
Mrs Joseph Nye died at her residence
on Main st. Thursday morning.
Hon. William Connor is quite i'll. Ex-
Governor Connor his sou spent Sunday
last with him.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
CoTnvjlIe.

Two of the elderly citizens of Cornville
born in that town in 1905, Samuel Wood
man and Parker Flanders rode out to a
somewhat remote part of the town from
their present home one day last week,
and after calling on old friends and rela-
tives on their way, called on David Per-
kins z. NJ. of the Revere +. o. who has
recently made some very important and
commodious change In h III . " ciiius mousse
and 1t Is the birthplics of Mr.. Woodman
hose father, Joshua Woodman E-q. Gear
ed the land In the early settlement Of the
town. They also visited Mr.. Flauders's
only sister now living who resides in the
neighborhood, Mrs. Greedy. And as they
rode along together they very naturally
referred to md talked of events of be
tween Is and 80 years ago. They say
their visit was very enjoyable and pro-
ftable one.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28

John Halves, who was the Oldest resi-
dent In this town, died the 18th. He has
always been hard working man and
highly esteemed by his townsmen.
think John NORM IL now the oldes:
man In town. being SO. He Is quite smart
for one Of that age. He does considers
BILE work and can read the Gofpel Banner
and New York Times without spectacles.
]. L. Hodgdon has been suffering from
rheumatism for the last week, but Is bet
ter and gaining.
z. W. HOdgdon moved to North Arson
last week.
A deer became 20 much attached to
Frank Bosworth that II went home with
him, last week. Frank has some very
winning ways sometimes when he walks
out. He and 0ilss Durrell start for the
wOods the seth, 70 work for Nicolas and
Ned Durrell this winter. W.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28

Hymeneal-A very pleasant event oc-
Cured at the residence of Rev. V. ID.
Sweeiland. in which Mr.. W. s. Spauld-
ing and Miss X, zzie Hubbard cast their
fortunes together cut upon the broad
ocean of life, The event was q very
quiet affair, only few intimate friends
being present. Mr.. c. f. Frost acted as
best man and Miss Annie NJ. Johnnett a.
brides maid.
Mr.. W. b. Robinson of this place has
recently gone to Worcester, Mass, where
he has secured lucrative employ In a
sash and blind factory.
Mr.. william W. Bahcock went to
Boston, Saturday. We learn that he has
secured work in that city and will re-
main there this winter.
Miss Eda NJ. Rix is teaching school in
n. Newport. This is Miss Rixs first
term, and we trust that she will meet
with success.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-11-28
CE N ERAl

The Chippewas have surrendered their
lands to the govern meat. The amount of
land surrendered under the agreement
jn =, mt de Will probably reach 3 900 600
acres, and Includes rome of the most val
liable ptue timber AID agricultural land in
Northern Minnesota.
Timothy McCarty. while putting up
electric wires in Pro, idrnce, X. l., Satur.
day, grasped a live wire with his pincers
and accidentally touched another live wir.
W 18th his other hand. He was instantly
killed.
Letters are received from Stanley. re.
citing some of his experience, his d. pr;-
vations, sickness and battles with the
hostile savages.
The annual report of First Assistant
Postmaster General Ciarkson is published
The profits on local postage throughout
the country the past year was more than
two and half millions, and it is recon-
mended that the free delivery system be
extended to all places having population
of 5000, and whose offices produce a
gross revenue of not less than $1,000.
The Washington statisticians who are
figuring on the total of the coming CEN
sus differ widely. Some hold that the
census will show $4,000, 900 people in the
United States, and others set the total a.
high as 100000 The more general
estimate and that Of trained statisticiaps
is that the population will be found to he
60 900, 000 they assuming that the rate of
increase per decade Of 80 per cent. has
been maintained.
The report of the Boston & Maine rail-
road for The quarter ending Sept. 80,
shows surplus of $3.50, 1858, as against q
surplus Of S7l3,85l for the corresponding
period of 1883 The balance sheet shows
profit and loss balance surplus Of 81 ,O79,-
5JG. This, increased by the surplus earn
ines of the three months, gives total Of
81 OH 800.
BY the will of the late j. Warren Mer-
rill, Of Cambridge, the following public
requests are maize: Baldwin Place Home
for Little Wanderers, $1,000; American
Baptist Missionary Union. $50. 900; Am
ericam Baptist Home Mission Society.
slO 900; Colby University, 1000: New.
tou Theological Institution, SEQ 600 ;
Conference Of Baptist Ministers, SIC. 900 !:
Massachusetts Baptist Convention, as
900; Trustees Of the Daniel White Chart
ty, 5000; Brown University, $4,000;
Vassar College, $4,000
Corp. Tanner and Col. W. W. Dudley.
ooth ca ACCOMPLISHMENTS VI PENSIONS. are
t. form co'partnership at Washington In
he pension and claims business. Ii is au-
thoratively stated that Gen. Alger did
not. o. enormously reported 1t the
time. advise Mr.. Tanner not to resign his
Office as commissioner Of Pensions, and
that be, Gen. Alger, would look out for
his business future. Gen. Alger, how
ever, has Informed Mr.. Tanner that he IL
ready and willing to render him whstever
financial aid he may require In establish
Ing himself In his business.