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The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

There is in Galloway. Scotland. an
ancient ruin known rs Sweetheart alb
hey, Within its ivy covered. storm bat
tered walls lies buried the atTectionate
and devoted Dervorsill. with the heart
of her husband, John Ballot, EN-
balmed upon her breast. Lovely in
their lives, in death they are not divided.
The crumblins masonry Is still and must
ever be a romance in its symbols Of
death and decay, telling every day, as il
has for 600 years, the thrilling story of a
wNman's tender love and devotion. -Ex-
chance.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
The Shell of the Pearl Oyster.

Very few people are aware that the
pearl oyster Is not i'll any way like the
oy sters which we eat. 1t is of an en-
tirely different species, and as n matter
of fact the shells of the so called pearl
oysters are of far more value to those
engaged in pearl fishing than the pearls.
There are extensive pearl fisheries in the
gulf of California. and some of the finest
pearls have been taken from those Wa
tiers. In 1881 one pearl-a black one
was sold for SIT, 900, and every year since
that time many pearls have been taken
from the beds i'll the California gulf val
ued at over 81 500 each. But such finds
are very rare, and as IL rule the pearls
which are brought up are of very little
value. The shells, however. are very
valuable. Most of them are shipped to
Europe, where they are manufactured
into ornaments, knife handles, buttons
and the hundreds of other articles for
which mother of pearl is used-Har-
per's Young People.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Hon. Daniel :. Pike,

Hon. Daniel T. Pike died at Augusta
OF appopleXy Monday morning. aged -.
Mr.. Pike was born in I.itchtield and
moved to Augusta when boy. He
learned the printers trade and became
one of the best known newspaper men
in Maine, He edited and published the
New Age. a prominent Democratic pa
per in Augusta, and was contemporary
OF James &. Blaine with whom he had
several famous contests. Mr.. Pike was
prominent in political circles. He was
secretary of the state Senate in l>i6-50.
He i survived by his wife and one son.
Manly H. Pike, the well known humor-
ist and author.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Russian OIL kiutyS.

The wealthy Russian oil kings, the
Nobel brothers, who have driven Ameri-
tan oil out of eastern Europe. have no
lick of crude petroleum, for the firm it.
lelf is said to own 80 oil wells near Baku,
and several are plugged down, not being
wanted at present. One of these mon
ster wells has suddenly spouted 100000
BOO gallons to the surface, and not long
aGo the great DroojHa fountain rose to
The height of 800 feet and elected the oil
1t the rate of 5000 tons day.-London
Tit-BitS
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The Ways and Means Committee of
the House of Representatives at WASH
ington are at work on a tariff bill, and
are giving some hearings to persons
representing certain industries. On
Monday they heard several English
gentlemen from Bermuda, asking that
the early garden vegetables. which are
sent to this country in such large guam
titles from the Bermudas may be admit
ted free of duty. In the course of the
hearing the Bermuda gentlemen said
that they paid the duty, as prices were
fixed in New York by American produc-
tons. This was not acceptable infor-
nation to the Democratic committee but
the Bermudans etuck to it TO the chagrin
OF this committee.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Secretary Ioke Smith has been OBJ
ged to take back water on;his suspension
of pensioners on account of the wide
spread Indignation manifest on all sides.
Commissioner Lochren of the Pension
Bureau has issued an order modifying the
practice of the office rs to the suspen-
ions of pensions. The most important
change is that which directs that here
after there will be no suspensions, eX-
cept in cases where the record shows on
its face that the soldier was not entitled
to any pension whatever.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

our Maine cities, Portland, Lewiston and
Biddeford, but was not generally Oh
served in the smaller cities and towns.
In Boston there was IA notably fine pa
rade of working men.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Gov. Cleaves and staff were at the
State Fair on Wednesday and entertain
ed at the Dewitt. The Maine State
Agricultural Society's officers met
them and attend to showing the Gov
ernor and party. all the sights of the
twin cities and the fair.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The famous DR.. Thatcher Graves who
was at one time convicted of the murder
of Mrs. Barnaby of Rhode Island was
found dead in his cell with the following
letter among others directed to the
Coroner of Denver and dated August 8.
Dear Sir: Please don't hold any
autopsy on my remains. The cause Of
death may be rendered as follows; Died
of persecution; worn out; exhausted.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Lieut.. Peary has arrived at Falcon
harbor and the steamer that conveyed
Newfoundland. Despite the rumors to
the contrary he seems to he making
satisfactory progress on his exploration
Trim
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The Bath builders of iron ships are
again successful in making fast time.
The gunboat Castine on four hours
trial yesterday, averaged 1916 knots,
thus beating the Machias' record.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Pending the election of successor to
the late John +. De Witt. Hon. Josiah
II. Drummond, Vice President, is acting
President of the Union Mutual Lite
Insurance Company.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Consumption Not Always Fatal.

1t must not be supposed that every
one inheriting Il consumptive tendency
succumbs to it. 1t is during the years
preceding maturity that the danger of
poor, unhygienic surroundings is great
est. butif such persons can lie kept strong
until their ionhs have developed they
may become the very strongest of the
strong. Youth's Companion
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Services in the Union Army during
the late rebellion constitutes disquali-
tcation for service on Il Pension examin-
ing board under Hoke Smith administra-
ton of pension affairs. Veterans are
liable to have too much sympathy for
comrades who served in the army.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Generalship and Epileptic Fits.

A remarkable historical fact which
has frequently been noticed by scientific
writers, but never accounted for salts
factorily, is that Julius Caesar, Yelling
ton, Napoleon and the Archduke Charles
of Austria, four of the greatest generals
the world has known. We're all subject
to epilenti .its
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

10. Winslow of st. Adams, filed Mon
4ay his voluntary petition in solvency.
ms assets were generally estimated at
$4,000 to $4,000; liabilities from $685..
W. to S35, 900. Mr.. Winslow has carried
on large creamery business in st. AL
pans, Somerset county, and in Vassal-
eoro, kennebec county. He has manu-
iaetured large quantities of spool and
enalr stock and is an extensive grower
u u. sweet corn and other farm products.
us Insolvency is a surprise to people
generally.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
Can't Faze an English Sparrow

A sparrow las built its nest and laid
four eggs inside n gong at Isleworth
railway station. The gong has cir
sumference of 81 inches, is sounded up
ward of $50 times every day, and when
1t is rung the alarm can be heard 600
yards away.-St. James Gazette.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Boston journal: If the passage of the
Silver Repeal bill was secured by any
dangerous compromise, as some of the
Administration organs are intimating,
the ugly truth is certain to come out
sooner or or later. 1t would be deplor-
able and disheartening if it should be
discovered that the unexpectedly large
Democratic vote for repeal was simply
the fruit of secret bargain.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The air we live in is gaseous at and
near the surface of the globe but If NJ.
de Fouvielle is right at an elevation of a
few miles above the ground air is either
liquid or solid or both.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

\ majority of the members of the Pen
sion Committee in the House of Repre-
sentatives at Washington are southern
men. The south rules the Democratic
party in Congress and Speaker Crisp is
an intense southern man. Truly the
veterans who fought the battles of their
country are sin the hands of the Philis-
tines"
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

senator PETER said in the senate
few days ago chat the repeal of the
Sherman act without provision for
free coinage would destroy the old par
ties. If that is the case why does he
object to it, In that event his party
would be Il big one. aud he would be Il
great man.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

There is tribe in central Africa
among whom speakers in public debate
are required to stand on one leg while
speaking and to speak only as long as
they can SO stand.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The rooms in the new cottages at
Good VIII Farm are all furnished by
volunteers. The people of Brunswick
We're DESTROYS of furnishing one room,
but were little too late in making the
offer. and there was no room for them to
furnish when they did make the offer.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

The use of the flannel shroud dates
back to acts Of parliament Is and 49,
Charles IL. which. toencourage the wool
en- trade in England, compelled that all
bodies shonld be. l.a.ec.el.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Pensions have been granted To these
residents Of Somerset county: Reissue,
NJ. V. b. williamson. Mercer. Original.
widows etc.. Mary +. Nye, 81, Alhan-,
W. W. Fish. father. North Faifi IL.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

SUBSCRIPTION RATEs;-One year S1.50; SIX
months, rs cts; three months, 81 cts, when
ei.75 will be charged if not paid until the
and Of year.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07
The Somerset Reporter,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

!. o. SMITH. E. E. McNEELfE.
]. o. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
i49 WATER STREET. SKoWHEGAN. Me.
The Somerset reporter., 1893-09-07

Use DANA'S SARSAPARILLA IT'S
THE KIND THAT CURES"
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
ESCAPED FROM SIBERIA.
Ten Russian Exiles Put to Sea In an Open
Boat-Rescued by whalers.

Ten Russian Exiles Put to Sea In nm Open
Boat-Rescued by Whalers.
SAN FRANCISCO, Nou. 9.-Five Rus
slams, who escaped from the island of
Saghallen, a notorious Siberian penal
prison and We're picked up by the whaler
Charles w. Morgan in the Oshkosh sea
after days of suffering in an open boat,
have arrived here. Five others of the
escaping party are expected to
arrive during the day on the
whaler Cape Horn Pigeon. The party
of 10 lived in an open boat for IA days
with nothing to eat but rice and were
finally picked up by the whaler Morgan.
Five of the party wese transferred to the
Cape Horn Pigeon ON account of scare
ity of provisions on the G. w. Morgan.
The party planned their escape for
weeks. They hewed out 10 oars and
stole pockets full of rice until they got a
kettle full, also secured some water.
Then they stole a canoe and escaped.
One of the party intiqated that two on
three of the guards at the island might
be missing,
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
ELECTIONS In THIRTEEN STATES
Statement of the Ofices Contested For b.
Tuesdays BaIloting.

Statement of the Ofices Contested For by
Tuesdays BaIloting.
WASHINGTON, Nov. ELECTIONS Were
held in ID states as follows:
Maryland elected a legislature and five
judges.
Penns lFania elected state treasurer
and judge of supreme court.
New Jersey elected eight members to
the senate and a full assembly.
Kentucky elected a Legislature which
will choose a United States senator.
South Dakota elected three supreme
court and eight circuit court judges.
Michigan elected a congressman in the
First congressional district to fill a va
cancy.
Nebraska elected a Judge of the SUI.
preme court and three regents of the
university.
Missouri elected judge of supreme
court, superintendent of public instruc-
ton and member of railway and ware
house commission.
Virginia elected governor, lieutenant
governor, attorney general and legisla.
ture, which will chose a United States
senator. There were three tickets, Dem.
o~cratic, Populist and Prohibition.
New York elected a secretary of state,
comptroller, treasurer, attorney general,
state engineer, judge of the court OF ap-
peals, and entire legislature and dele
gates to the constitutional convention.
Massachusetts, elected a governor, lieu.
tenant governor secretary of state, treas.
urer, auditor, attorney general, eight
executive councillors and a legisla
ture. There were four tickets
Democratic, Republican, Prohibition ant
Peoples.
Iowa-governor, lieutenant governor
judge supreme court, railroad commits
sioner, superintendent public instruction
and a legislature which will elect 6
United States senator. There werethret
tickets, Democratic, Republican and Pro.
hibition.
Ohio elected governor, lieutenant gov
ernor, treasurer, supreme court judge
attorney general, dairy commissioner
member of the board of public work
and legislature. There were three tick
cts, Democratic, Republican and Prohi
bitiOn.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
THE TARIFF DID TT
Gov. Mckinley Reviews the Causes
Leading to His Overwhelming
Majority.
He Says His Opponent Opened the
Campaign On the Tariff
Issue,
And That the Battle Was Fought On
Those Lines Throughout the
Canvass.

COLUMBUS, o., Nov. 9.-In reply to
an inquiry from General Manager
Stone of the Associated Press, as to the
causes of the result in Ohio, Governor
Mckinley states that Lawrence 7. Neal,
the Democratic candidate for governor
was recognized as much as a free trader
as he (McKinleyewas an advocate 0 fpro-
lection. AT the Chicago national con-
vention last year that nominated Cleve-
land for president, Neal was the author
of the anti-tariff plank, and had it in
serted in the platform, in place of the
plank reported by Cleveland's friends on
the committee on resolutions.
In his opening speech in this campaign
at Newark, O., Mr.. Neal not only said
that his campaign would be fought on
the lines of the Chicago platform, which
had been Incorporated into the state
platform, ON which he stood, but he also
so clearly defined his position, boldly as
a free trader; that the two candidates
were recognized throughout the canvas
as embodying nj their views this issue s it
had never been before so distinctly pre-
scented to the people.
The next day after Meals speech at
Newark, says Governor Mckinley, /
accepted his Interpretation of the issue
as represented by us respectively, and
| we
Fought It Out ON That Line
in over 100 public meetings of each can
didate that followed and were invariably
addressed in accordance with the chal-
lenge at Newark and its prompt accept
ance.
Governor Mckinley said the returns
would now speak more forcibly than he
was able to do, and he knew of
nothing he could add, except to
say that heretofore the campaigns
have been conducted with complications
of issues, but that this time the fight was
conferred on protection with the leader of
free trade clearly defined in his position
and the tariff issue fully presented at
every meeting of all parties in the can
vass.
Governor McKinley's office is thronged,
and it is impossible for him personally
to keep up reading all the congratula-
tory kilograms.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Thanksgiving Proclamation.

State of South Dakota, Executive
Chamber .-Obedient TO custom, and IN
accordance with the proclamation OF
the President of the United States:
I. Charles Ii. Sheldon, Governor of the
State of South Dakota, do hereby ap-
point Thursday, the Goth of November,
1893, a day of thanksgiving and prayer
throughout this state.
On that day let all places of business
be closed, and let the people meet In
their several houses Of worship to X
press thankfulness TO the Great Oliver OF
all that is good, FOR the blessings with
which we have thus far been surrounded
Let the more prosperous remember
the poor, and by the division of their
bounty make glad the hearts of those
less fortunate, sweeten their W food
by their acts, and prove their right to
the enjoyment that always comes from
the exercise Of true charity.
While there may be some portions Of
the state in which a bountiful harvest
has not been gathered, we yet have
much for which to be thankful. The
usual health of our people, remarkable
by comparison, has been preserved
There is no wan beyond our own ability
to supply. No disastrous storms have
visited us, en:ailing great destruction
of property and loss of life. We have nc
idle, hungry, turbulent men. Our
people are peaceful, law abiding, coul'
ageous and hopeful. For all these
blessings let US be thankful and give tc
our thakfulness that expression which
becomes an intelligent, Christian people
Given under my hand and the Great
Seal of the State of South Dakota, this
9Th day of November, A. D., 1893.
SEAL CHARLES FL. SHELDON.
BY the Governor,
THOMAS THoRsoN, Secretary of State.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
STEAMER FRAZER BURNED.

Eighteen Lives Lost by n Disaster ON
Lake Nipissing.
TORONTO, Nov. BY the burning of
the steamer Frazer ON Laka Nipissing
10 persons lost their lives. The disaster
occurred near Goose island, and in spite
of the most strenuous efforts to save life
the above number persisted. Lake Nip
issing is situated northeast of Lake HUI
ron in Ontario, nearly midway between
it and the Ottawa river, and it is sup
posed that the steamer was in regular
service on the lake. Only the most mea-
gre particulars are obtainable.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Nelson's Proclamation.

ST. PAUL, Nov. 9.-Governor Nelson
has issued the usual Thanksgiving proc
lamation, fixing Thursday, Nov. 80, as
the day when all the people of Minnesota
shall give thanks for the blessings en-
joyed during the year, and especially
urging the prosperous to remember the
poor ON that day.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09

In reference TO the illogical position
taken by the democrats In congress in
the matter of giving up protection TO
needful industries and raising the de-
>hc.ency If national revenue by an in
come tax, the New York Sun, democrat
ic, of the 10Th ult, says:
Once only in the hIstory Of the United
States has the federal government found
it necessary to impose and attempt to
collect an income tax.
That was under the stress Of civil war.
The tax was forced by the enormous
expenditures of a government engaged
in military and naval operations or a
gigantic scale. The income tax was a
war measure, a last resort, a revenue ex-
pedient obnoxious IN itself, bat justified
by the necessity that knows no choice.
4 democratic administration has 10Y
been 10 power for a little more than six
months; six months of profound peace.
Has democratic rule for six months
brought the country TO a condition
equivalent to hat resulting from tbs
stress of war with half the country IL
arms + , conquer the other half? Has
democratic rule proved such a misfor
tune that resort is necessary for tht
second time in our national experierci
TO the calamity tax, the extreme expedi
ent and last effort of the taxing power
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Tried to Poison am Editor.

ELIZABETHTowN, Ills, Nov. 9.-S. L.
Jackson, editor of the Cave-in-R Rock 1lls.)
Register, came to the city and filed com
plant against his printer, Herman Brill,
charging him with two attempts to poi
son him. The boy admits his guilt, but
alleges that he was led to do so by a
leading Cave-in-Rock citizen, who fur
nished him with the poison and instructed
him how to administer il.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
defeated with Heavy L,o...

CAPE Town, Nov. 9.-Commander
Raaf's column from Fort Tuli, with the
Bechuanaland police, engaged the Mata-
beles on Nov. 2, and defeated them with
heavy loss. The British loss was IL
white men killed and two wounded.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09

Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, Z: Col. I.
III. Brown, who returned yesterday from
his summers stay at the worlds fair,
says that nothing has yet been done
toward disposIpg of the South Dakota
building. He had an offer OF $1,000 for
the building, but the other members
opposed selling and nothing has yet
been done and it is doubtful il much
will be received now, though the COM
mission has until next May to remove it.
Every effort will be made to sell the
building TO the best advantage. The
bulk OF the exhibits are small and would
hardly be worth returning TO the orig.
lnal holders, but just at this time the
university building and museums had
been burned and Col. Brown was au.
thorlzed by the commission to turn ovel
the glassware and such m~ineralogicaI
specimens as belonged TO the commission
to the university. There were also 1
number Of cases and cabinets and furni
ture and these were also given in charg,
of President Mauck. They will prove
most valuable aid to the institution
The wool exhibit and the milling OK
hibit were claimed by the exhibitors
The stabe took nineteen awards for min
erals, while Montana took nothing. tn
commission will hold it's anal meetin
about January 15 In Sioux Falls. TIL
appropriation has been just about co,
cred.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09

RED WING, Mimi, Nov. Six new
cases of diph.heria have been reported
and three deaths from the disease have
occurred. The state board of health has
taken hold to assist the local. board TO
stamp 'oat the epidemic.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Won by G0rman.

PITTsBURG, Nov. 9.-The long antici-
pated prizefight between the lightweights,
Ed German of New York and Billy
Murphy of Australia, took place at mid
night at Rock Springs, a summer resort
in West Virginia. German won easily
in the ninth round. The purse was
ri. 900.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Cars Well Guarded.

MARsEILLEs, Nov. 9.-The horse car
companies managed to start 30 cars to-
day, in spite of the efforts of the strikers
to prevent them. Each car was escorted
by nine mounted hussars two gend'armes
and by two ordinary policemen.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09

Washington dispatch, Z: Col. Pat
Donan was standing talking to John
Paul Jones-Dan Voorhees, nephew, and
a descendant of the old revolutionary
hero-when Senator Grey of Delaware
passed by. There goes a strong presi,
dental possibility" said Jones, pointing
to the tall Delawarean. "Not by a id
slght!' exclaimed DOMAIN. Three peach
orchards and IA whipping post will never
breed a president of the United States
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09

John Juhola, OF Frederick, Brown
county, was stabbed by n Matt Miller,
presumably with intent t murder him
for his money of which he had about $50
on his person. Miller escaped into
North Dakota before he could be ar.
rested.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Doesn't Care to Talk.

ALBANY, n. Y, Nov. 9.-Goyernor
Flower, upon being interviewed, said:
THE senate is Republican by four
majority and the state is lost. The Re-
puhlicans have carried the assembly. I
don't care to talk of the matter.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09
Aiaskans Have Influenza.

WILMINGTON, Nov. 9.--Tnder date of
Onalaska, Alaska, Oct. Z. Captain Healey
of the revenue cutter Bear, reports that
an epidemic of influenza and pneumonia
has broken out at that place among the
people in the village and on the vessels
i'm the harbor.
The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-11-09

WASHINGTON, Nov. 9.-Solicitor Gen
eral Reese has decided that the use Of
aluminium tokens by merchants of Elk
ton, S. D., in trade. is illegal because the
tokens are of the shape, size and color of
United States coins, and apt to deceive
the ignorant.