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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1892-11-24
Beers Lose, His Pension.

In the proceedings by Nm. II. B""r>.
formerly president Of TN NeN iorL liz"
INSURANCE Company, against that c"rpor-
alton to recover thc pension which III"
company agreed 10 giHe him. aud IN"
I,ak lncnl OF which MI. refused by th"
present president. .loln \. Me, mil. TN"
general term ui the supreme court lhr>-
day. gave Judgment in l.lyor nj iir COM
lpanN
\ tunnel. the Ionao-l in llp, @orld. ha-
ln.rn projected and begu. practically.
under >impluu. fo >uper.rde the famous
road oyer the lnulmjin constructed 10y
\apolpou. The Route nj The Nimplou
i rhriy-ci@llt milr- in eugfh: The tunnel
y i'll hcatritl- l"-~ rhu f@clye mil"- and
"a hlll Ihc~ wagon rald j. 6.592 feet
above .ra ! vel. L. trnl}-fiNa Ia thirty
feet wide. cr"--"~ 81 ! bridge aud la~-",
Through several tunnels + takes ri.Il
or MIN hour- tp croS- tn mountain by
H. Wagon road: tle iW0ei can b" TRAY
,.r-ed IN thrrc-quu'e'- al AN hour. the
power TO rum tho jriIl.. Ii2l the work.
i11, and N.ujilur lia tuaue. l. lu bo de-
#fsa.i From 'lr river Nu-J Tine cost l.
mtolal 1hnr ~l2luaoo a mile.
.fhemo-. Iiiuaoe.om ny riii~ulw-
a-#am- wu n l,f tig leuaerfl.. victory
i fhn Il '-1 fr'Waph II deWo,rwN N,r
f.ua.rcy. lu' .sua'ang wing of 'b
tfHr.ead.D party !. H'~ fd eyer i.'-
a.aa ih.p.n, of .5#HseN. f. -n..' 3
- aI aI ltHe8 he Ire ahar 'i
-f= Nwtt N-iurn sha aar @al lat'- 10
..#ss. o. .},H -f'e which ten'rr-
ff E1s,uurN. r. I'M I'll. HUui- 81. ., I'.'.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28

was well filled with guests. and the loss
of life in that one house has doubtless
been great. Mrs Sashen and Miss Strain
were sisters. They were killed by the
collapse of the Sashen IL Kirk carriage
factory. and their bodies are in the
burning ruins of that structure. Silva
and Walter FOrSythe received fatal in
JurleS in restaurant. Ida Jones was a
dining-rOOm girl in the Phillips house,
and was instantly killed. Her body
was the first to be taken from the ruins
of that building. Grand Army hall has
been converted into a hospital, aud hun
dreds are now employed in the work of
carrying the dead and injured to places
of safety.
The destruction south of Harvey ave-
nue. was comparatively insignificant and
no lives have been lost in that section
so far as is known. The destruction in
the northeast part of the city has also
been great, but definite details cannot
now be had. Great confusion prevails
everywhere and the whole facts cannot
now be learned.
Wellington is the county seat of Sum-
ner county. and has population of
over 10000 inhabitants. 1t is in the cen
ter of thiclly settled district. 1t is the
most prominent town in Southern Kan
SaS.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
JIM EATS TOO MUCH.
So Says Matt Quay Concerning
BIaine'S Health.

PITTSBURG, May Ex-senator Quay
came to the city today and has been be-
sieged with callers, When asked if Mr.
Blaine's name would be presented to
the Republican convention, Senator
Quay replied: II think 700 delegates
will present the name of James g.
Blaine to the Republican national con-
yentiOn at Minneapolis on June T."
But hasn't Mr.. Blaine refused to be
candidate?" was asked.
"YeS, he says he is not a candidate,
but that would not stop the delegates
from nominating him."
He also said in his letter that his
name could not be presented to the con-
yentiOn.'
We'll, he may say that, but if some
delegate would present his name. neither
he nor no one else could stop that"
rs it true, as published, that you
stated that Blaine would be nOmi-
nated?"
No. never made such remark, al
though | think nIne-tenths of the dele
gates are for Mr.. Blaine"
"Ilave you any assurance that he
wOnld accept the nomination if ten
aered?''
Il know nothing about that. I sup
pose, however, that if he is nominated
UNANIMOUSLY he can hardly refuse. |
never heard of any man refusing the
nomination for the presidency of the
dominant party after it had been made -
Speaking of Mr.. Blaine's health Sena-
tor Quay said: mir. Blaine eats too
much, then he has an attack of indigeS-
tion and thinks 4het;is going to die, but
he is not. He is good for many years
yet, and if nominated for president
would sweep the country"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
SOUND AS A DOLLAR.
Secretary Blaine Stands u Phys
icaI Examination.

| New YORK, May 27.-A special to
the Press from Washington says Dr..
| Pepper, of Philadelphia, provost Of the
University of Pennsylvania, one day
| last week made thorough physical ex-
| animation of Secretary Blaine. at the
latter's request. The doctor sounded
Mr.. Blane'S lungs, tested his heart, eX-
amined his muscles and tested all his
| other vital organs. After the exami-
nation was finished DR.. Pepper said TO
Secretary Blaine: "Mr Secretary, yOu
are a perfectly sound man. There is
not a symptom of organic disease about
you. The only possible defect that |
can discover lies not in either your vas
cular or your muscular system. Your
nervous system is little strained. but
that can be speedily remedied. You
want tollOok after your eyes and take
plenty OF exercise. With these precau-
tiOnS you are fit for anything"
The Press says this was one, and per-
hapS the most striking, Of many stories
narrated Wednesday night at the dinner
given by Senator Allison to the follow
ing gentlemen: Chairman ClarkSOn,
Vice President Morton, Senators Hale,
Aldrich, Hawley. Davis, Mcmillan and
Jones, of Nebraska, and Representa-
The story about Mr.. Blaine's physical
condition was supplemented by the
statement. made upon the authority of
one socially intimate with Mrs. Blaine,
that the lady was greatly pleased with
the results of DIR. Peppers tests. and
that she is more than ever willing that
the secretary of state should accept the
nomination, provided it comes as vol
untary gift from the Republican party.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
HEROES PASSING AWAY.
Gen. Streight Dead and Gen.
Gre sham Dying.

lNDIANAPolIS, Ind, May 27.-Gen.
Abdel ID. Streght died at mis- country
home, two miles east of this city, this
morning. lie was born in Wheeler, y.
Y, June Il. 1929. For many years he
worked at the carpenters bench, and
later engaged in the bOOk-publiShing
business. He recruited i'll the Ffty-first
regiment of Indiana volunteers, and was
commissioned colonel in 1861. Col.
Streight'S command became prison.
ers of war, and the officers
were sent to Richmond, Va, and
committed to Libbey prison. BY
reason of his having led the raid into
the enemy'S country, Col. StreIght was
ironed, confined in a dungeon and
forced to SubSiSt on corn bread and
water for thirty days for attempting to
escape. Soon after his release from the
dungeon, he planned the memorable
and historic tunnel scheme for escape,
by which lUS officers secured their free
dom. After the battle of Nashville, he
was made brigaGier general by PreSi-
dent Lincoln.
CHICAGO. May p. - Col. Benjamin
Gresham, an elder brother OF Judge
Walter q. Gresham. and hero of the
wars with Mexico and the COnfedrracy,
ID ul llIR dl his IOluO OII lilo Idl Ill IlCdl
LanesVille, Harrison county, Ind.
Judge Gresham returned from his
brothers. bedside today. and is hourly
expecting dispatch announcing Col.
Gre Sham's death. The dying soldier is
siXty-tive years of age. At the battle of
Charlottesville, Confederate bull
let struck him in the right hip,
passed clear through his abdomen,
piercing the bladder and lodging in the
left hip. He recovered, however, and
was promoted for gallantry colonel of
the Tenth Indiana cavalry. Later. at
the battle of Nashville, Col. Gresham
was dealt terrible blow with a musket
over the heart This wound has af-
fected him ever since, and of late years
he has been paralyZrd physically. and
recently his mind failed. The old hero
has wife and five children.
FREMONT, O., May 27.-Gen. Ralph Ii.
BucKland, of this place, died today from
a stroke of apOpleXy at the age of
eighty years. He was in command of
the Fourth brigade of the army Of the
Tennessee at Shiloh and member of
the Thirty-ninth congress.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28

MILAN. pre- ident of the Columbus IL
st. Louis Gas comnanv. Drrin" "iS
stay i'll Columbus he was frequent Wis.
ltUt AT Jnc DISpatch OhIce, ANA uur,nG
one of his calls showed in the office
letter which he claimed was an
ori sinal ami ge: uiDe letter from Gen.
Grant to Roscoe COnKlng. Those who
were in the Off at the time recall hay
ing seen the letter. and. as near as all
could judge from the signatures of Grant
under his picture, concluded that the
letter was firnuine. Mr.. Page allow ed
Il copy of the letter to be III lde, but i'll
sisted that it should not be published at
that tim1. When asked how he came
by the lett II, Mr.. Page replied: 'By a
CON DinaJiOn Of luck. strategy and queS-
tionable Methods and that was one
reason why he did not want it made
public at the time. He aided that if
the letter wee ever publisned-and he
supposed it would bG-the public would
excuse the questionable methods en-
plOyed which preserved SO important
bit of history.
The letter was copied and handed
back to Mr.. Page, and the copy put
away and almost forgotten until my re-
turn from New York, when. III looking
for some other papers, [ came across it.
AS MIR. Page was nov dead, | thought
there could be no objection TO the letter
being made public, and, without a
thought as to its political bearing,
concluded that it should be published
to round out the life of Gen. Graut. No
politicians were consulted in regard to
its publication; and as for Mr. Foraker,
he knew nothing about it. Mrs. Page,
now living at Summit, \. j., distinctly
remembers her huSbcnd showing the
letter. She is now searching among his
papers to find it. If there was forgery
we did not know it. We took the lett er
for what it was worth, believing it to be
genuine"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
WILL NOT BOLT, BUT
If Hill Should BE the Man Bolt
They Will.

New YORK, May 27.- The World
prints some interesting interviews from
leaders of the anti-Hill movement.
Among them is one with christopher c.
Baldwin, the Wall street banker, who
is said to have spent $3.50 in the Han
cock campaign. He is one Of the pro-
YiSiOnal committee of fifty and dele
gate to the Syracuse convention. Asked
about the report that the delegation to
Chicago would be simply protesting
one, he replied: NO, sir: we are going
to stand by our colors. We will send a
cOnteSting delegation to Chicago. What
effect would a protesting delegation
have? The people are overwhelmingly
for Mr.. Cleveland, and we are voicing
their desire for his nomination."
Recurring to the argument that q
cOntesting delegation from Syracuse
would look in other states as though
the party were seriously split in New
York, Mr.. Baldwin said: I'VE are all
good Democrats. We will vote for any
good man the convention chooses if it
does not choose to give US Mr.. CleVe-
land. we'll and good. We will not bolt"
''UnleSS Mr.. Hill is nOmiIated?" sug-
gested the reporter.
"Bnt he will have no voice in the con-
vention. New Jersey settled all yester-
day. l believe the matter is practically
settled, and that nothing stands in the
way of Mr.. Cleveland's nomination."
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
BLAINIACS TURN BULLS.
Trimmers Setting Sail to Catch
the Breeze.

New YORK, May 27.-The Blaine
feeling which has been expressed with
a mixture and fear for the past week bv
his many supporters who have been con-
gregating in this city took decided bull
movement tonight. Senator Pettigrew,
of South Dakota, a delegate to Mime
apolis, was cautious and guarded in his
statements when he arrived here the
other day. but he has not evidently got
his bearings and is prepared to speak
by the card. Said he tonight:
IL confidently believe that Blaine will
be nominated on the first ballot. | see
nothing to prevent ii In the section
from which come there are only four
state delegations instructed for Harri-
soil. My own state delegation will cast
its full vote for Blaine. He will get
eighteen votes of the fOrty-eight dele
gates in Illinois. all but two of the six
votes in North Dakota and half the Min
neSnta delegations; Montana will give
him her six votes, California her eight
cen votes, and other states will follow
suit"
j. NJ. Aspley. president of the Toledo,
Ann Arb0r Il Northern, who has an
nOunced his intention to do his utmost
for Blaine, said tonight that the Pacific
slope should have place OH the ticket.
He thought that Blaine and Este would
sweep the country.
j. SlOat FaSSet was asked tonight
what he thought of the ticket as given
above. He replied: "Mr Este is
good man, and it would seem to me that
the Pacific coast ought to get what it
wants if its demands are reasonable
but | understand that Mr.. Este was
not a soldier, and the candidate for
vice president must be a veteran"
Considerable interest in the arrival of
Gen. J. 5. Clarkson, who was expected
to reach this city on the congressional
limited" with news of importance
from Washington. Senator Pfatt left
the hotel tonight for the purpose of
meeting Mr.. Clarkson.
Secretary Blaine remained in his
rooms at the hotel this evening, not
leaving for Washington as expected.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
CARTER FOR HARRISON.
A Federal Official Talks for the
President
Special TO the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
WASHINGTON, May 27 General Land
Commissioner Carter, who is credited
as speaking by proxy for Harrison, said
today:
II have no knowledge of Mr.. Blaine's
purposes with reference to the presi-
Dental nomination, excepting through
his own letter to Gen. .CiarksOn,i in which
he announced that his name would not
90 before the convention. 1t seems to
be offensive and improper to quest on
Mr. Blaine'S veracity or sincerity. The
people who instructed the delegates to
Minneapolis in favor of the president
may have done so because of the belief
that Mr.. Blaine would not be a candi-
date. ] assume that action favorable to
the president was in many eases taken
with the further understanding that, in
the face of MIr. BlaIne'S letter, he
(Blaine) could not be a candidate before
the convention. With the friends of
the president it is wholly immaterial
who the candidates presented to the
Minneapolis convention may be. The
presidents name will be presented, and
he will be nominated by that conven-
ton. With the record made by Harr
son during the campaign of 1883, the
Republican party will not stultify itself
by repudiating the bameless and sue
ceSSful candidate and DreSidento
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
MONTE CARLO TRAGEDY.
An American the --latest Victim
of Gaming.

VI
NICE, May 27.-AnOther tragedy has
come to light at Monte Carlo, notwith-
withstanding the efforts of NJ. Blanc
and his agents to bury out of sight the
victim of the gambling casino. James
Welbregg, said to be an American from
New York, arrived in the early part of
this month. lie had over $4,000 with
him. The games seemed to have for him
an irresistible attraction, aid he was
continually talking about the great
winnings of thc reputed successful
gamblers. Welbregg played heavy
stakes, but luck was steadily against
him, and when he withdrew from the
tables his whole capital had disappeared.
Tuesday Welbregg entered the casino
and approached the tables as ii about to
play. lie did not play, however, but
stood and watched Others, as if the
spectacle fascinated him. Then he
turned away and walked into tie read
ing room OF the casino. Suddenly the
report of Il revolver was heard, and
there was rush to the reading room,
but before the visitors had an OppOr-
tunity TO see who the victim was the
employees of the casino swarmed about
the suicide and the body was borne
away. In the dead of Tuesday night
the body of Mr.. Welbregg was borne to
the cemetery in which repOSe other vic
thus of the gambling table at Monte
Carlo.
Mr. WPlbregg had some acQuaintanceS
who were not to be put off in their reSu-
luton to know what became of bin, and
they succeeded in finding out all the
facts regarding his fate and aScertaining
that the new grave in the cemetery COW
cred his remains. The affair has caused
great excitement among the foreigners,
and especially the Americans. and Eng
liSh at Monte Carlo, following as il does
upOn the recent suicide Of Count de
BlOcciSZewSkl, an esteemed member of
the Polish colony in Paris, who is said
to have lost 500 900 francs in the casino
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
Congressman Cochran Says
That Tammany Will Be
True to the End.
New York's Seventy-Two Will
Stand by the Senator
Faithfully.
Vague RumOPS of a Possible
Truce Between Cleveland
and Hill.
Indications All Continue to
Point to Blaine, but Ben
Is Stubborn.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-The congress
SiOnal friends of Senator Hill express
great annoyance at the repeated state
mentS that the New York delegation to
the Democratic national convention con-
template abandoning Senator Hill after
a ballot or two and casting their votes
for some other candidate.
Hon. w. BOurke Cochran strongly re-
sents the insinuation that the Tammany
delegates are not loyal to Senator HILL
and he. as we'll as Gen. SIocnm, asserts
that Hill is in the fight to the finish;
that not one of the Seventy-two dele
gates Will abandon him. and that if the
New York candidate is TO be defeated
he will 90 down with the Seventy-two
votes of the Empire state loyal to him to
the last,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
DISHONORED JURYMEN.
An Angry Judge Lectures a
Thoughtiess Crowd.

DEs MONIES, Ia, May PA sensa-
tional scene occurred in the federal
court this morning. Last night the
jury acquitted John c. Newton, presi-
dent of the Des Moines Il Kansas City
railroad, of conspiracy to defraud the
government. Newton Immediately ban
quoted the jury at the Sayerie hotel.
This morning Judge Coolson reprl-
manded Newton, broadly intimating
that if he had power he would again
put him on trial. and that if he had
anticipated such conduct he would have
set the verdict aside. He then diShon-
orably discharged the twelve jurymen
from any further connection with the
federal courts.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
BELIEVES BLAINE OUT.
DIR. Depew Sees No Reason TO
Desert Harrison


Desert Harrison.
New YORK, May 81. - The Times
prints the following: Chuncey NJ.
Depew'S attention was called yesterday
afternoon to published statement that
Mr.. Blaine had reconsidered his I-Will
not-be-a- candidate" letter to Mr.. Clark
son, ana was now willing to accept the
nomination for the presidency.
"Well, | spent about an hour and a
quarter with Mr.. Blaine Yesterday"
said Mr.. Depew. land he did not talk
that way to me. | do not think that
there will be any such message sent
from Blaine to the convention"
Do you still adhere to your opinion
that Mr.. Harrison will be nominated"'
Yes. am still of that opinion" said
Mr.. Depew. and after slight pause lie
continued, II would be a Blaine man if
lie were candidate, but he has not
placed himself in a position where he
can be so considered. If the convention
nominates him it Will have to take the
risk of his declining. | do not believe
that Mr. Blaine will be candidate at
the convention"
In reply 70 a question as to whether
Mr.. Blaine's physical condition would
permit him to enter upon the strain of
a presidential campaign. Mr.. DepeW
said: lie certainly looked well enough
Yesterday"
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
DAVID B. AND STEPH EN- G.
Vague Rumors Concerning a Pos
Sibia Truce.

sibis Truce.
NEW YORK. May 27.--The Herald
says: The ait was full of rumors yes
terday of a conference of the utmost
Importance regarding the candidacy Of
Grover Cleveland and Senator Hill. A
number OF prominent Democrats from
other states ca me to this city quietly.
and went away rs quietly as they came.
Don NJ. Dickinson, of Michigan, ,eX-DOSt-
master general under Cleveland was
here Yesterday. William NJ. Singeriy,
of Philadelphia, was Eere "Wednesday
night. Attorney General RenZel and
Secretary of State William +.
Harrity, of Pennsylvania, arrived
i'll the city yesterday afternoon, and
eX-Dstrict Attorney John K. Reed, of
Philadelphia. joined them last night. 1t
is said that many other conspicuous
Democrats are in the city, but have kept
out of sight.
One report is that Mr.. Cleveland's at
titude toward the May anti-snap con-
ventiOn is about to be made known in
an authoritative way. Another is that
efforts are being made to patch up 4
truce between Cleveland and Hill. AL
the men mentioned, above are ardent
supporters of Mr.. Cleveland. They are
also known to be fearful that the action
of the convention to be held at Syracuse
may be such as to put Mr. Cleveland in
false attitude before the convention
that of being backed by boilers The
Pennsylvania men are doing their best
to get the SiXty-fOur votes of that state
solid for Cleveland, and Mr.. Dickinson
has Michigan'S delegation Of twenty
eight votes for the eX-praSiGeut.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
MUST STOP FIGHTING,
Warming to Irish Factions From
America.

New York, May 27.-The Irish Ma
tionaIists appointed by last November's
conference to issue an address. met yes
terday and approved a strong manifesto,
demanding that the factional strife in
Ireland shall cease or American
and Australia will not furnish
''sinewo of war;" They call the
conflict going on most scurrilouS
and declare that it has well nigh for
1eited the confidence of Irishmen
abroad, by twelve years of digni-
fled effort for home rule under ParnelI'S
leadership. The manifesto Is signed by
}. p. Farrell, New Haven; Thomas f.
Keenan,, Boston; DR.. William Carroll,
Philadelphia; John Dewey, Chicago;
James Gibson, Paterson, n. j.; j. p.
Howard, Charles O'Donnell, Des
MolneS; John NJ. Dingay, White Plains;
James r. Oberne, Michael Breslin,
New York; DR.. j. W. Casey. Rochester;
John King. PasSaic, \. }.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
Bonanza Town i'm Danger.

CREEDE, Col, May 27.-Crcede is in
danger of being swept away The melt
ing of the snow OH the ranges has
caused Willow creek TO rise rapidly.
and for the rast week it has been run
ming bank-ful 1t is now almost out of
its banks. and the dikes are apt to give
way at any moment. Residences along
the valley road are in perilOus posi-
tiou, for, once the dixie gives way, there
is no hope for the town, which is mostly
the city, owing to the danger of a flood.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
Bribed Confess.

ALBERT LEA, May 27-The jury in
the case of the State VS.. Charles Brown,
after having been out night, came in
this morning and could not agree, and
were discharged. This is the second
defendant in the Tanner trial. Thomp-
son, who was yesterday convicted on
his own confession. went upon the
stand and swOre that the confeSsioniWas
gotten out of him by bribery, and that
neither had anything to do with the
robbery. The case will be tried again
next week,
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
DEATH IN MORPHINE.
A Wealthy Vermont ManTakes
His Own Life in Mon
tana.
He Was Despondent Over a
Sister Who Had Become
Insane.
Glasses Graduate From Nor
NAL Schools at st. Cloud
and Moorhead.
Two Persons Killed on the
Omaha Line at Eau Claire,
Wis.
Special to the Globe.

Special to the Globe.
GREAT FALLS, Mont, May 27.-Bert
c. Hunter, mining man of Neihart
camp, sixty miles distant, was found in
a clump of willows by the river here
yesterday forenoon, black in the face
ard apparently dead, except for slight
gurgIing sound in the throat. a bottle
capable of holding sixty grains of NOR
phne near by told the story. Three
physicians at once began work on him
with an electric battery and other dp-
pliances. For seventeen hours they
kept him moving and bouncing on a
board to keep off the fatal sleep, but he
died at 2:45 this morning. He WAS
single and his age twenty-five. He had
acquired valuable property. His home
was Poultney, Vt. He came here few
weeks ago and had been leading fast
life. He has been despOndent over
sister who went insane.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-05-28
Two Men Killed.

Special 10 the Globe
EAU CLAIRE, Wis, May 27.-Two
horrible accidents occurred ON the
Omaha here today and two men met
their death. One was Frank Krauser, a
brakeman, who, at an early hour this
morning, by the giving away of brake
wheel, was thrown between the cars
and so injured that he died i'll a few
hours.
At7o'clock tonight, an old man was
struck by the express near the city
limits and cut into thousand pieces.