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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-17

Food, Home and Garden thinks
there is good deal more softening
of the liver than of the brain; too
much exercise of the jaws and not
enough of The muscles. Peope are
dying everywhere of physical ex-
cesses, of useless expenditures of
vitality. Probably five-sixths of the
constitutional vigor of every man
and woman is wasted, and the last
twenty or thirty years of their lives
are eked ont miserably in conse-
quent (preventable) pain and dis
comfort.
Ink spots if dried in the wood
are difficult to eradicate. Strong
vinegar or salts of lemon may re
move them. Strong muriatic acid
or spirit of salts applied with d
piece of cloth, and the spot after
ward well washed with water will
remove all traces of ink.-Good
Housekeeping.
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ALL DUE TO a DREAM.
some Good Fi.irics vent f"nr lfttie
Irish BOY His Fortune.

Irish lloN His urtuhr.
There died in this eitYuu April q, 1s9o,
an honest, hard WORKING u3clnnlst by
the name If Patrick SHINE, WHO. having
accumulated some little wealth ana
knowing that his end was near, Il few
weeks previous to. his death decided all
of his property to his faithful Wlie'
Ellen. their union never having been
blessed with children. The loss uf her
life companion Frustrated the widow
and her grief was so great that Just
three months latcr-on June u, ls9o-
Ellen Shine. no longer able to bear up
under her load OF sorrow, quietly
breathed her last to REGION her beloved
husband in another world
Ellen Shine died interstate, and her
property was taken charge Of by Public
Administrator james {. Penne, who at
once advertised and otherwise searched
for any unknown heirs. 50 that if they
existed they could have an opportunity
to present their claims.
Among the people who knew Ellen
Shine was Mrs. Mary }nn johnson, OF
40 Fen street the Wile=uf u mechanic.
Mrs, Shine and Mrs. johnson were both
Of them natives OF Comfy Cork, Ire
land. and whenever they met they used
TO cXchaugereWlnlscences oi the day 5 oil
tlgsirNoulh. When Mrs johnson learned
through the newspapers That her Ola
friend had died ana That NE popIIc 'u'
mim@irator had en- re oil her property
for the lack of ieS"l claimants sAe "d'
greatly distressed '3u th' iii"lter Nor'
ried her for many weeks IL VAN INT
good Wonaa cad4eled h'I bruins III "n
elidedN9r l7 T'Ils lIi'tsi i'' i' 81, ,,''''
ever heard gl any one teI"teH ~ l-ilei'
SHINE Siie e"ull Iecpii'it no "ile'
Ihn matter occupied hef iiiih'l 81
much that 1t Is not III All sur ing tila'
one night lAllg' ~ 2'l I'll yer retHiliB'
still much pef'ufh'I over lAe laet 'iia'
all the MONEY sll""id 20 10 Stith5'iH'
Mrs. johnson haa iler P5acci4l sum yer
Disturbed oy ute''ii' one ''I''iiie'' Vi
Ellen SHINE as young Elrl NOM III ire
land. surrounded ny Il most oi rsi't' IVES
ana conspicuous III lH'1 ',si''ia'iS piO
fure IRON uiee'iii'ili W. w ~ ,'io "
KEY. alhei J"itie9' N'ii MIMI ~ NV
dreamer ,...-..
w men MIS- ''i'''S''', Il y, 'N' ,,',' ''ol a
lns sne reiae'iocreu hei o!e''l ~ . anu
Thought II alfaiiSc 'i'"l III 1t "'. !,
James sh"0d ne iillAtd up WI" en'
y"l.thiul days oi hef late friend lh'
more she p'llaefe. over nus 10 iier' III
eNplicabic TACT the moro she pec'tii''
convinced mat the proper person |" ap
| ply to Tor information concerning th'
,.,,.;sl r,iost ,nd sbn resolved at onc,
70 writ. to him
Her surmise proved correct In du,
t;,no. sbe received , letter from the Rev
Fatbar lanes now known "a Cano,
Uor,rtv IN which he said that he knew
! l,1lon Shine vall when she y,s still n
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-17

Portland, Me: March s, 1892.
B. Walker McKeen ESQ.
My Dear Sir-I am in receipt of
your favor inviting me to be present
at mass meeting ofthe Taxpayers
Protective Union to be held at
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-17
Government
Water
PAINT.
NEVER BEATEN
SELDOM EQUALLED

This paint contains in addition to
the best Lead, Zinc and Pure Lin
seed Oil, a pigment that is found in
no other paint, giving it an abso-
lutte waterproof quality, and an ad-
hesive and elastic property that
prevents cracking and peeling, and
at the same time gives. the surface
a gloss, and adds beauty and dur
ability, quality and covering capac-
ity considered, the cheapest and
best paint upon the market.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-17

AT the meeting of the Taxpayers
Union at Waterville Wednesday
among the letters read were the
following:
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-03-17
Herbert Wentworth
Insurance Agency
WATER STREET,
SKOWHEGAN, MAINE.
Lloyds Plate Glass ms. Co.
OF NEW YORK
Incorporated August. 1899.
Commenced Business September 4, 1882
J. q, BEEMER, W. |. WOODS,
President. secretary,
Capital Paid up In Cash $250,000 co.

LIABILITIES Dee. 81 1891.
Net amount OF unpaid losses and
claims. :. ......... 3,50s s5
Amount required to safely lc-insure
all outstanding risks. =. ....... 1874 $50 30
etc ,..........'.. 80. -. :, ia,25s SO
Total Liabilities, except capital stock
ard net surplu', -. 80. 49,. M7, 952 IA
Capital ACTUALLY paid up in cas- ,..... 25O 800 90
Surplus hey CAPT al, 49,. .......- r. t3 ii
Aggregate amount of liabilities in
Guiding net su1plus, ............. 57t sos b5
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LIApILI TILES Dec al, 1891.
Net amount of unpaid loses and
CLAIMS, . ............ E. ........... 9s,672 Al
Amount required to safely re-insure
Il outstanding risks, ....... O.. ..... $50, 1858 o.
All other demands viz : commissions.
etc.. observation-disclosures. Sc 900 81
Total amount of liabilities .,.....l, O15 22l 0l
surplus beyond ali liabilities. :. 1903 66j 40
Aggregate amount of liabilities in
gliding uet surplus, 80. 80. S1,sOss $50 70
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Tax Union Meeting.

DANA'S SAkSAFaRILLA CURES
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Cotton Seed oil Generates Fire.
The recent losses by fire in the cargo
of ships carrying cotton has shown that
cotton seed oil when held i'll the cotton on
tho outside of the bale, rapidly oxidizes
and generates spontaneous combustion.
Now York .Ionlnal.
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OFF/CHRS
DEW President GEO
Az tsec
HERBERT WENTWORTH, Agent Tor Skowhegan and vicinity
St, SkOwhegan Maine.
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To keep apples from decaying put them in a
9 oil place-where there is a large family OF
children,
, 1892-03-01

A. K. Burnett of San Diego was seen
at the Grand last night and expressed sur
prise at learning of President Collins ar
rest.
collins has been one of our most
prominent citizens" he said. and every
one had implicit confidence in his iuteg-
rity. He is about As years of age. has
resided in San Diego for at least eight
years and by shrewd investments made a
good deal of money during the boom Of
1869. when the bank was founded.
He has been a successful but some
what daring s%peculator, and many of the
more conservative bankers in southern
California looked upon his management
of the California national bank with not
a little quiet apprehension. Whenever
a new enterprise was started in San Diego
the bank backed it up, and it was report
ed before the suspension some months
g that several of these loans could not
be recovered.
For several wears Collins has dabbled
extensively in outside Investments. He
placed considerable money in mines in
San Diego county and lower California,
which were never worked extensively. but
some of this mining property was subse-
quently sold at a good advance. Last fall
he put a large sum in a motor road then
being constructed near Seattle or Tacoma,
l have forgotten which city, and it was
said that the enterprise would prove I'M
profitable, as | believe 1t has.
"Of late it has been rumored that he
had lost much Of his shrewdness. 1t was
whispered that he had shown symptoms
of mental collapse. About two years ago
his wife and his children were drowned in
the bay under peculiarly distressing cir
cumstances, and he has certainly not been
the same man since his bereavement.
That is the most satisfactory explanation
which | can give Of his alleged embezzle-
ment."
, 1892-03-01
FATALLY
Death Ends the Promising Career Of
Ed chaffee.
The Fort Collins Man Who Fell Out of g
Window at the Kelley.
His Remalns Will be Taken For Interment
to Colorado.

Shortly after 3 o'clock yesterday morn
ing Edward Chaffee died. He is the
Kelley institute patient who met with a
terrible accident Tuesday morning by
jumping from a second story window to
the ground below. Chaffee's injuries
and in fact he seemed to be improving up
to Sunday morning. Sunday evening he
grew worse and rapidly failed from 9
o'clock up to the time Of his demise.
Chaffee lived at Fort Collins, Colo.
and is of a good family. He is known in
Cheyenne, his brother. ]. W. Chaffee.
having been in the stock raising business
at Hillsdale some years ago. A reporter
for THE LEADER called at the institute
yesterday and listened to the story of the
dead mans life history as told by his aged
mother, who has been at his bedside con-
stantly since he met with the accident.
sets forty-five years ago. He was edu-
Gated in the best schools of that state and
while yet in his teens the family emf
grated TO New York city where Edward
secured a position as bell boy in the Fifth
Avenue hotel. From that position he
was promoted until he was appointed
chief clerk. He held this place for FIVE
years. and thus became acquainted with
prominent people from all over this and
other countries.
In 1878 he resigned the chief clerkship
of the Fifth Avenue hotel and with his
mother and her family moved to Colorado
where he has resided ever since, and most
of the time at Fort Collins, having an in
terest in a grocery store there. There are
a number of Fort Collins patients taking
the bi chloride treatment at the institute
now. and all unite in saying that Edward
Chaffee, while a very hard drinker, was
uniformly courteous and obliging to every
one, and that no man in Fort Collins had
fewer enemies than he had. His remains
will be embalmed and shipped home this
afternoon, where they will be inferred in
the family cemetery.
Just how the accident occurred is a
matter of conjecture. A friend of Chat
fees. who is now at the institute, says
that the man was a somnambulist. and
the probability is that he got IN in his
sleep and raising the window walked out.
From all accounts it seems he had not
been drinking much if any and had been
at the institute only two DAYS. He un-
doubtedly plunged head first to the ground
and struck a block of sandstone below the
window with such force as to fracture his
skull. When the place was examined In
the morning it was found hat this block
of stone was cracked ard some bits Of
flesh, hair and blood still adhered to it.
His limbs were partially paralyzed by the
fall.
, 1892-03-01
THE FIRST DIVIDEND.
It is Declared for the Cheyenne
National by the Comptroller.
Receiver Foster is Authorized to
Declare a rs Per Cent Dividend.
The Money Will be Ready for Distri-
button About March Is.

Receiver Foster of the Cheyenne Ma
tional bank has received the pleasing in
formation from Comptroller of the Cur
rency Lacey declaring a dividend of 25
per cent to the depositors ofthe suspended
bank. The money arising from this divi-
dend will not be received until about the
middle of the month. Receiver Foster
must at once set to- work making out a
schedule OF the accounts against the bank
that have so far been proven. Upon this
basis he will figure the 25 per cent dlvi-
dend for each and then make out checks
to each individual, leaving the date and
signature blank. This schedule and the
checks will be forwarded to the comp
%troller, who will verify the schedule with
the original schedule of indebtedness sent
in by the receiver after which the checks
will be dated and signed and returned to
the receiver for distribution. Receiver Fos-
ter's part of this work will be finished be-
fore Saturday next and at once forwarded
to Washington. The signed checks will
probably not be returned here much be-
fore the middle of the month.
The total amount OF claims against the
bank Is about 1920. 900. OF this $3.50. 900
has been proved according to the rules of
the treasury department, and it is on this
amount only that the first dividend will
be declared. 1t will be seen that the
amount. which will be distributed is
$62, 200, 80 that the benefit to the town
will be about the same as though two
Union Pacifi, paydays were combined in
one.
The receiver now has had some $50. 900
paid in and a 80 per cent dividend could
as readily be paid as one Of 25 per cent.
A second dividend of 25 per cent will
probably be declared early in June, col
l~ections now in sight assaying this. The
last SO per cent will be slower in coming
in, SO that the affairs of the bank cannot
be completely wound up inside Of a year,
some law suits now being in view.
, 1892-03-01
FITz OR mAHERs
What Local Sporting Men Saw in Re-
gard to the Fight.

A number of local sporting men in
Cheyenne are taking much interest in the
Ftzsimmons- Maher fight which will take
place tomorrow at New Orleans for. a
purse OF $I2, 200. All of them have
opinions upon the subject and a good per
centage of them are so enthusiastic that
they are willing to back their ,~iavorite
with their pocketbooks. Here is what
some of them say:
Charles Hynds-Maher is my choice
and l think he will win.
Jack Hynds-Maher will whip Fitz SC
badly he won't know his name.
Ed Towse-Maher will win if it. a fail
deal. d
Ralph Friend-Why of course Maher
will whip.
Jack Reeves--Fitz Is one of the best
men of his class IN the world. He will
whip.
Bill Turnbull-Fitz will win easily.
He's a hard hitter and he combines science
with 1t. too.
Joe Abbott-Fitz will get there Eli.
Billy Smith-Maher will knock out
Fitz L am pretty sure, and | do not under
estimate Fitz' ability, either.
John Chase-FItz Is a hard hitter, a
scientific fighter and he'll make Maher
see stars. L think Fitz will win.
Ed Farrar-Maher will whip.
W. n. Butler-Maher will whip.
Max Meyer-Maher will knock Fitz out
of sight.
"Fistlc''-Maher will whip FItz until
he can't hold up his head.
Chas. Erswell-I think Fitz will whip
Maher if no taxing is allowed.
Harry Hynds-Maher will whip.
, 1892-03-01
CALL
For a Democratic State Convention
OFFICE OF n
STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL

STATE DEMOCRATIC CENTRAL
COMMITTEE,
CHEYENNE, Wyo., Feb. %, 1892.
Notice is hereby given that there will
be a state Democratic convention held at
Douglas, Wyo., on the 18th day of April.
1892, at the bour-of Z o'clock p. M, for
the urpo of selecting SIX delegates and
six alternates to the national Democratic
convention to be held at Chicago, ILL,
June 81, 1892, and also tor the purpose
of choosing a state Democratic central
committee for the ensuing term, and for
the transaction OF such other business as
may properly come before it. The appor-
tionment OF delegates to said convention
to the several counties shall be as follows;
Albany county, eight (S) delegates.
Carbon county, seven Cd delegates.
Converse county, four az delegates.
Crook county, four (4) delegates.
Fremont county, four (4) delegates.
johnson county, four (4) delegates.
Laramie county, twelve (l2) delegates.
Natrona county, two ~ delegates.
Sheridan county, four az delegates.
Sweetwater county. six (6) delegates.
UIuta county, seven az delegates.
Weston county, three (3) delegates.
Total, sixty-6ve.
Especial attention is called to the fol,
lowing resolution, adopted by the state
Democratic central committee:
Resotued, That this committee econ
mend to the several county conventions tc
consider and act upon propositions to reg
ulate or abolish the proxy system or tC
limit representations by proxy to resi-
dents of the county or district repre-.
sented. LOUIS j. PALMER.
Secretary Pro TEN.
, 1892-03-01
FULLER DETAILS.
A More Complete Statement of
Charges Against J. W. Collins.
His Arrest Was Quite a Surprise 10
His San Diego Friends.
An Allegation that He Has Been
Mentally Unsound for Months.

SAN DIEGO, GALA, Feb. 24.-J. w.
Collins. president of,the California Ma
tional bank, which suspended November
10, was this morning arrested by United
States Marshal Gard, on orders from the
attorney general at Washington. Collins
is charged with embezzlement in the sum
of 5000. 600. Until yesterday there were
strong hopes that the bank would resume,
as 90 per cent of the stockholders had ar
ranged to meet the necessary assessments.
The California National bank will carry
down with it the California Savings
bank.
For several days rumors of impending
sensation have been current, but no one
cared to openly charge what may be
feared. Marshal Gard arrived on Mon
day, and it appears the warrant was Is
sued two or three DAYS ago. but the order
to serve it was not received by the mar
shall till late Tuesday night and was not
served until today. Marshal Gard awaited
at Hotel Brewster this morning until MIR.
Collins, who resides there, came down
from breakfast, when he called him to
one side and served the warrant. Nh.
Collins took his arrest very quietly.
The complaint upon which the warrant
for arrest was issued sets forth that Col
Inns, as president and director of the Cali
fornia national bank, by virtue of such
employment, and while so employed and
acting without the knowledge or consent
ofsaid association or OF its directors, did
then and there abstract money, credits
and assets OF said bank, namely, $780,
900, and convert the same to his OWE use
with intent thereby to defraud and injure
said bank. and did then and there as such
president and director, and as agent of
said bank, and by virtue of such employ
ment, and while so employed and acting,
receive and take into his possession large
sums OF money. funds and credits of said
bank, and which he then and there held
for and in the name of and on account of
said banking association, and while 80
holding and having In his possession said
money, funds and credits, did embeZzle
| and convert to his " use certain por-
| lions or parts OF said funds, money and
credits, viz: 5000. 600. with intent then
and there and thereby to iniure and de-
fraud said banking association"
A preliminary examination will be held
before United States Commissioner Ward
In a day or two. The latter intimated
today that bail would be fixed at $50, 600.
Receiver Pauly said today that the treas
ury department at Washington has been
in possession of the information upon
which the warrant was issued for six
weeks. but had withheld action in order to
give the stockholders an opportunity to
put the bank on its feet. but resumption
would be practically impossible.
Mr.. Collins was very reluctant to talk.
He processes that the matter does not
amount to much, and that he can explain
it easily. 1t is evident, however, that he
does not feel SO disinterested as he would
have it appear. He shows the effects of
the nervous strain, and says he prefers not
to talk at present.
, 1892-03-01
CUPID,s LIVELY WORK
Four Couples Made Happy Yesterday
and SUNDAY

There was a very pretty wedding at the
Catholic church last evening. The con-
tracing parties were Mr.. Johu P. Bren-
nan and Miss Mary L Talbot, both well
known young people Of Cheyenne. Father
Carmody performed the ceremony. There
was a large number of the friends of both
the contracting parties present. After
the ceremony was performed the bride
and groom repaired to the home of the
brides parents. where a delightful repast
the newly married couple called and ex-
tended their congratulations to them. The
bride, who is the daughter of Councilman
James Talbot, is a handsome and accom-
plished young lady and numbers her
friends by the hundred. The groom. who
is a son of Mat Brennan, is well and
favorably known 10 Cheyenne, where he
has long resided. John Conroy was best
man and Miss Annie Talbot, sister of the
bride, was bridesmaid.
BUCK-HURD.
Charles f. Buck and Lille Hurd we're
married Yesterday afternoon at the Con-
gregat,onal church by Rev. DR.. Kicker.
Both the bride and groom are from Pen
ningtoD county, s. d..
GROsS-DOLAN.
@. J. Gross. the popular merchant OF
Pine Bluffs, and Miss Mollie E Doian Of
Egbert were yesterday united in mar
riage in st. Mary's cathedral. by Rev.
Father Carmody. The bride was attired
IN a taiIor-made gown of broadcloth and
looked exceedingly handsome. Miss An
ME G. Conroy Of this city acted as brides.
maid and Mr.. Demerit Brown of La
Grange as best man.
The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. WIN. Doian of Egbert, who are old
time and highly respected citizens.
PIERoE-THoMPsoN.
Francis M. Pieree,a painter employed at
Tuttle's, and Miss Minnie Thompson, also
of this city. were married at the Vendome
annex Sunday evening by Judge Carroll.
, 1892-03-01
POINTS.
Ed Graham of Douglas is in town.
Mort HANNA of Denver spent Sunda

Ed Graham of Douglas is in town.
Mort HANNA of Denver spent Sunday
in town.
W. J. Hills of Laramie was a Cheyenne
visitor yesterday.
j. Fl. Cater of Denver. a prominent
Red Man, Is in town.
Mr.. j.. s. Battersby and Fred de Billier
are in the city from the north.
Pete HANNA reached home yesterday
from a two months visit in Omaha.
Bert Forbes, the new manager of the
Capitol restaurant, assumed his duties
yesterday.
B. B. Davidson, l.. r. Gillette and T..
A. Benjamin of Iron Mountain are at the
Inter Ocean.
Mrs. Geo. w. Brown. who has been
visiting her sister in Minneapolis for some
time past returned home yesterday.
, 1892-03-01

A settlement in full for damages sus-
tanned by fire in merchandise, lumber and
buildings on Dec. Is, at La Grange. was
made by Bergman & Gay yesterday with
BiRgs & Brown. The loss was complete
and considerably more than the insurance
covers. The total amount of the insur-
ance was $3.50, divided as follows: Liv-
erpool. London & Globe, 81, 800; Hart
ford. l 1850; Sun fire Office, 81 900; st.
Paul German, $1,000, and Michigan fire
and marine, $500.
, 1892-03-01

Women who suffer from nervous and
physical debility find great help in the use
of Ayers Sarsaparilla. 1t produces the
rapid effect of a stimulant, without re-
action-the result being a permanent
increase of strength and vigor, both of
mind and body.
, 1892-03-01
A Suggestion.

To the Editor of The Leader.
CHEYENNE, Feb. 29.-To escape the
calamity threatened next Sunday to the
unmarried ladies Of Cheyenne by the Sun,
l would suggest that such Of them as con-
veniently can get married in the mean
time and thus avert what must prove an
exceedingly unpleasant and decidedly in
delicate positlon to be placed in either col
lectivelv or individually. JUDGE.
, 1892-03-01
Don't fail to try Jack Frost. =
The Coming I

The Chicago. Union Pacific & North
western line offers the best accommoda-
tons to the travelling public en- route to
Chicago and intermediate points via
Omaha. Through trans. fast time,
magnificent sleeping cars, elegant dining
cars, reclining chair cars and handsome
day coaches.
, 1892-03-01
DON'T Yuu BELIEVE IT.

The wal is not yet over but we are busy
selling groceries and haven't time to
write up advertisements nor can we sell
groceries cheap and support all the news
papers, so send IN your orders.
A, UNDERWOOD q Bro.
, 1892-03-01

The great majority of so.called cough
cures do little more than impair the
digestive functions and create bile.
Ayers Cherry Pectoral. on the contrary,
while it cures the cough, does not inter
fere with either stomach or liver.
, 1892-03-01

at the weekly drawing of the Cheyenne
Steam Laundry. Each fifty cents. In
laundry work gets a ticket for one chance
for S. in furnishing goods OF iewelry.
Free mending for single men.
, 1892-03-01

Ives VanSchaack. for the past three
years with B. B. David, is going to open
q first class drug store next to the post
office March l and will be pleased to see
all his friends and make things pleasant
for them.
, 1892-03-01

Furniture for four-room house, been
used a little over a year. For particulars
address Fl. D., care Leader.
, 1892-03-01

A new establishment for the sale of
new furnishing and second hand goods
has been started on the corner of Eigh-
tenth and Eddy streets with Fred Bonn
stead as manager.