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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
OLD HlCKORY,S WAYS.
Two Characteristic Stories of Jhckson's
Rtuntness when lie Was President.

Rtuntness when lie Was President.
General Armstrong, assistant com
missioner of Indian affairs, thinks that
Andrew Jackson was one of the greatest
men this country ever produced and
has number of stories which were told
him by his uncle, who was an intimate
friend of Old Hickory. One of them Is
very characteristic of the man.
Lewis Cass, secretary of war, was
over at the White House one day with
some important papers for the president
to sign, among them being court mar
tial findings
"Cass, what is this:" inquired Jack
son as he was about to write his name
to the document.
ut is a court martial, " answered
Cass.
"What have to do with it," asked
the president.
ut dismisses an officer from the serv-
zee, and the president must sign such or
dcrs.
Jackson toyed with the paper and
said musingly; "Dismisses him from
the army, Ell? Why?'
Drunkenness; getting drunk and
falling down on parade or something Of
that kind, answered the secretary.
who ordered the court?' asked Jack
son.
General Scott, " answered Cass.
who is it," inquired the president,
with more interest.
inspector General Kraun," replied
Cass
WHAT shouted Jackson. MY old
friend Kraunl Cass, just read what
that paper says. "
The secretary read the usual form Of
the court martial sentence in such cases,
The president then took the paper and
wrote across the bottom where he was
about to sign his name:
THE within findings are disapprov-
ed, and Colonel Kraun is restored to
his duty and rank.
He passed the paper back to Secreta
ry Cass and said, with bis usual vehe-
mence:
by the Eternal, Cass, when you and
Scott serve your country as well as that
man has you can get drunk ON duty ey-
cry day.
A young man from Tennessee, son Of
q friend of General Jackson's, came to
Washington for place He locked
about and found what he wanted. 1t
was in the war department. and filled
by very efficient Wing, whom Secre-
tary Cass would not remove. The young
man told Jackson the situation, and
Cass was sent for,
"Cass," said the president, this
young man, son of my old friend, says
You have got place in the war depart
ment filled by a Wing which you won t
give him. "
Secretary Cass explained that the
duties Of the office were Of peculiar
kind and he could get no one to fill the
place if tho man now in it should be re-
moved. Jackson fiared up.
by the Eternal, Cass, do you mean
to tell me you have an office in your de-
partment filled by Wing which can t
be filled by Democrat? Then abolish
the oiiicel"
The young man got his place. Wash
ington Post.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
CORRESPONDENCE.
pisIlOn's Ferry.

John Walker shot a deer last week.
Emery Hall is on the sick list
Mrs. Rose Strickland spent "A day with
her parents at Skowhegan, last week.
Mrs. S. f. Parker Is visiting relatives
In Bingham.
The Skowhegan school (north) river
road, Miss Kate Fletcher teacher, closed
Friday. The afternoon WAS devoted to
exercises consisting of recitatinns and
select readings. A generous treat of
candy and peanuts WAS much enjoyed by
the little people. There is to be a vaca-
ton of two weeks.
Miss Ida Walker has returned home
from North Wilbraham, Mass.
l.. Decker is shipping large quantities
of eggs.
Mrs. G. II. Pishon still remains very
feeble.
j. l.. Woodbury. Of Canaan recently
visited friends in this place.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
I'ittSticl,i.

Work on the Piitslield Water works
is again resumed after u loag delay
waiting for pipe.
The Waverly wooden mill is now run
ming over time and has large number
of orders ahead. More machinery is
also being added so rs 10 bring the mill
up to its highest capacity.
party of pilt-iicld hunter, returned
Tuesday from huntiug trip up north
with two deer and one moose.
DR., +. G. Bryant has recently hcen
elected to membership in the New Eng
land Dental Society.
MIR. William Dohson Is not able to at
tend to business continuously although
ne is improved by his european rip.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
NIayfielti.

Hiram Moore was in town Monday.
Two eases of typhoid fever in town.
DR.. Turner attends them.
Charlie Haskell is stopping at II. S.
Clark's.
William Brown was at his daughters,
NMndaY.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15

Frank Robinson will move his family
o Aroostook county soon, where he
will do quite a business at saving lum-
1er in a new locality.
Randall McCrillis is very low.
Mrs. Frank Gerald is gaining, aud it
seems now "a ii she would ouee more tie
we'll.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
w. PALMYRA.

The cold wave that i passing over re-
minds us of the cold winter near at
hand.
John Poolcr aud wife have returned
from their ten days wilt to Oidtown
and vicinity.
Misses Anna Jones and Matte Hay
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15

Visitor to Public lnstitution-Isn' IT il
rather close here? Don't you think Their
is need of ventilation:
City characterization? Great Cn-
sarl No; there's been altogether toe
much ventilation of the place already.
-Boston Travscrint
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15

FALL
announcement -!
We have now in stock
a large variety of Fancy
Goods, Small wares, use
full and ornamental goods.
Linens, plain and stamp
ed, uandkerchiefs, Bas-
kets, pretty and cheap,
China Silks, plain and
figured. The Brainerd
& Armstrong crochet
and embr 5idery Silks in
all the different varieties.
Handkerchiefs from sets.
to S1.25. Spend a little
time in looking them
over
We keeping Columbia,
Germantown, Scotch and
and Spanish yarns, no bet
ter yarns anywhere. Vel
vets, Feathers and other
Millinery good we are
selling at much less than
cost. A good line of
Corsets and Waists,
Thompson S Glove fitting
and Warner Brothers,
good Corset for soc. in
black and colors, black
warranted fast color,
The Equipois Waist is
too well known to re-
quire comments. The
Ferris Waist is we'll
known too. We have
them for Ladies, Misses
and Children. Hair
Goods is one of our spec
ialties. Try a bottle of
our Toilet Water and get
coupon for the Elegant
French Clock, which the
person returning the
largest number will re-
ceive free on May I, 1895.
Oct 81, 1894.
'wi4
T. B, E. J, A, Colby,
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1894-11-15
A PEICKY WOMAN
And What She Was Able To
Accomplish.
SHE AND HER DAUGHTER HIVE
REMARKABLE ENPERIENCE.

She Was 4 Hard Working Person and
This VIII Inters-t All Workers
The sun., 1894-10-31
. LORD sALIsBURY,s REPLY.
He Makes His Promised Answer at Elin-
burgh to Lord Rosebery.

LONDON, Oct. 80. Lord Salisbury. speaking In
Edinburgh this evening. replied TO Lord Rose
bery's speech against the House OF Lords. The
Prime Minister, he said. had drawn big her
ring in the way Of Home Rule. but II was evil
dent that during his Bradford address he men
tally. II not actually, held his tongue In his
cheek. Lord Rosebery had no more power than
had anybody else to determine the subject,
which would be referred TO the voters At the
next election.
To submit detailed measure for the decision
Of the electors was certainly an honest proceed
ing. and In the form In which 1t existed in the
States was decidedly advantageous TO good gov
ernment and the stability the country.
However. Lord Rosebery had not stated his
project. but had merely asked that blank
check be drawn In favor OF his instruments in
the House Of Commons. II was ridiculous TO
suppose that the English and Scotch electorates
would place their neck under the feet Of men in
the west and south Of Ireland who had sent
Archbishop Walshs battalions 10 Westminster.
II the Liberals would only drop this ruinous
Irish policy. the parties In the House OF Lords
would be found more evenly balanced than ever
before. He must warn the people earnestly
against an unrestrained representative cham
ber. Urging new theories prompted new cow
ardice. In closing his address Lord Salisbury
expressed confidence that Joseph Chamberlain
domestic proposals would receive the hearty
support Of the Unionists Of all sections.
The sun., 1894-10-31
PENNsrLTANI1'SM MARRIAGE L1Ts.
The License Requirement discovered 60 he
Not In Force.

PIrTsBrRGH Oct. 3O.-Wm. Resrdon. in the
Criminal Court to-day, was defending Thomas
McQuirk charged with perjury for falsely swear.
Ing 10 the age Of the woman hc married. md Mr..
Reardon said that the marriage license law was
not IN force. This caused Judge MaSee TO re-
mark:
such a statement in earnest"
- ] do. your Honor and I cnn prove II. The
Marriage License act was passed In 1883, and
was amended In 1899. by that amendment on
and after Oct l, lSpS, parties desiring 10 be
married In this State must take out license"
The acts nf 1885 and lSD3 were sent for and
read 10 the Court. Judge Magee said that IL the
act was correctly printed Mr.. ReardOn was
right, and the present marriage license law
would not he in force until sos. by agreement
OF counsel a certified copy of the act was sent
for and the trial proceeded.
EARRIsBURG, Oct. 3O.-The supplement nf 1893
to the Marriage License act nf 1888 was bum
Rled. IL was clearly the intention of the au-
thor Of the bill that II should take effect ON Oct
!, lsoa. The transcrbng clerk wrote - Ave"
for "thrte." The error was discovered soon
too late TO rectify the mistake.
The sun., 1894-10-31
CHIcAao's REGIsrRr rRAUDs
5000 Names VIII ne Dropped mt Ouce-
Some Typical Instances.

CHICAGO. Oct. 30-The statement Is made in
to-day's newspapers that out of 5000 names sus-
pected as fraudulent on the registry lists more
than 5000 will he dropped. The men have failed
To make any response TO the notices sent to the
addresses given. To show the extent Of frauds
perpetrated In almost every division of the city
the newspapers have begun the publication OF
illustrations OF the various lodging houses where
most OF the colonization has existed. One two
story shanty at 364 Clark street, the first floor
occupied entirely by low groggery, has regis
tration Of nineteen alleged voters. The second
story 10 occupied by one of the men who own the
saloon. and 1t is known that he does not keep any
boarders.
An even more iagrant case Is reported from
22 Meridian street, in the Eighth precinct OF the
Eighteenth ward. Eghty-six voters. II In
claimed, live in one Of the tumble-down novels
on this street. The street is mere alley. the
depizens Of which chiefly negroes and the
lowest types of men and women.
The lodging houses are filled To overlooking
with "foaters." So called colonies" have
been planted in every precinct, and hundreds OF
men are registered as living in houses the In
teriors Of which they have never seen. No pre-
vious campaign has ever disclosed such methods
Of fraud and corruption and II Ia believed that
further and more startling disclosures will be
made
The sun., 1894-10-31
cows AND HORSES STABBED.
Mysterious aad Cruei InJuries 90 Cattle
Graxiag In Opea Lots In Newark.

Graxiag In Opea Lots In Newark.
NEWARK, n. j., Oct. 30.-Within month a
number of horses and cows turned loose to
Craze in open lots In the vicinity of Emmet,
Goble, and Wright streets have been shoe ckingly
mutilated. Henry vanderroest, n veterinary
surgeon, has been called upon in three such
cases. In one instance. he said to-day, n cows
tail had been cut of. in another a horse had
been stabbed and Its lungs were punctured, and
in q third horse had Teen ripped up the breast.
In the latter case he had to take thirty two
stitches to close the wound. There is no clue to
the identity Of the offender.
One OF the injured live stock owners Is Henry
Goodfellow OF l9a Astor street.
Last Thursday morning." said Mrs. Good
fellow to-day. my husband turned his brown
horse out in the lots and went up on the Hill
with his pony. 1t was 1880 when he returned,
and he then found the horse trembling and evil
IDENTITY in great pain. There was a deep cut be-
what had been done and stayed hers until the
doctor arrived and dressed the wound. Eleven
~ stitches were taken In the wound; We have no
Mrs. Moses Labar OF sos Mulberry street de-
clared that one OF her cows had been killed.
turned our two cows out in the morning, At 4 in
the afternoon We found one Of them moaning
Of Hsa her pff S eRs doos
her lungs, She died the next day. Then we
case. We have heard that several other persons
in the neiehborhood had animals injured in the
Isaac L. Post of a34 Emmet street is the man
whoss cow lost her tail. One of the other cows
was stabbed. Nobody could be found who had
any idea who did the mischief. There was not
COW or horse TO be seen in the lots this after
noon.
DIR. yanderroest thinks the culprit must have
a mania for mutilating animals.
The sun., 1894-10-31
WHAr MIR. cLErELAND WROTE.
Z. Last April He said Ferity 60 Psrty
Was Everything.

P1TTsBrRGH, oct. 3O.--An extract from let
ter from Grover Cleveland to the Hon. Chaun-
ccy T. Black, dated April ~, 1894, Is made TO
play significant part in a circular letter from
Democratic headquarters, appealing for cam
paign contributions, and received to-day by the
employees Of the Pittsburgh Post Office and
Others in Federal employ here. The circular Is
written on the Democratic County Committees
paper and is signed, Democratic County Com
mittee." The attention OF the receiver Is
" called to the following declaration on the sub
ject of party duty"
This is the extract from Mr.. Cleveland's letter
to which reference IL made!
IAN who are charged on behalf Of the Demo-
ratio party with the redemption of its pledges
should now I've imprcssively reminded that
fealty to party organization demands the sub
ordination OF individual advantages and wishes
aud the putting aside OF petty and ienoble jeal-
ousies and chickering's when party principles and
party integrity and party existence are at
stake"
The sun., 1894-10-31

he smelied burning kerosene. Then Eva witof-
eky, the Fondillers' servant who slept on the
ground floor, made conflicting statements when
questioned. First she said that che siept
IN the rear. room. then In the side room,
then in the room with the Fondiller
boys then that she fell asleep with her head
smoke but saw glare outside, and ran out
We know that she was fully dressed while the
boys had only their niRhtshlrts on. I am in
formed that che once went TO sleep In a room
where a lamp was burning, knocked over the
lamp, and set the place afre. The Fire Com
mssOners. will have Coles. the girl, and other
witnesses before them tomorrow"
Fondiller's insurance is 81, 800 in all, he saya,
Yesterday afternoon a building Inspector,
picking his way through the dark hall, fell into
the cellar, and was with great difficulty extrl-
Gated by the flremen. rs he weighed $50 pounds
and was quite helpless from alarm and shock.
Beyond being stunned, he was unhurt
The sun., 1894-10-31
EMO MUST GITE NEW B4II.
state Rights Involved In the Decision OF the
United States supreme Court.

The decision just rendered by the United
states Supreme Court, reversing tho decision of
the Circuit Court, under which John c. Emo
was released from the Shcriff's custody leaves
the District Attorney free to prosecute Emo in
The Court OF General Sessions ms soon as he
shall have been notified officially OF the decree.
The mandate from the supreme Court will
probably arrive in n few days. Emo will then
be notified. and required to renew his bail.
Assistant District Attorney Cnger said yester-
day that the decision OF the Supreme Court Is
one OF great importance from legal point Of
view. o. ~ ixcs point uf st~is rights. IL con-
cedes to a State the privilege Of prosecuting for
the infringement of Federal statute, inasmuch
as 1t is a matter Of State, we'll as national.
concern.
The sun., 1894-10-31
Suicide FOLLOWS MURDER.
why Did FrIsdsrich Merit. Xiii His wiz.
and nimselff


Frederick Mertz. ~ years old, shot his WIFE
Maria, in the parlor OF their home at 227 East
Forty-second street at 4:O5 O'Clock yesterday
afternoon. Going into the adjoining room. he
lay down on his bed and fired a bullet through
his brain. Death was instantaneous. His wife
died in an ambulance while on the way 10 Belle
vue Hospital.
No one heard the shots or saw the shooting
and none OF the people living In the boarding
house could assign a reason for the tragedy.
Kunegunde Mandel of 5d2 First avenue. "a sister
in-law OF the dead man. said he was undoubted-
ly crazy. and that lie had not been entirely sane
since last summer. when he was struck on the
head by falling brick while putting some iron
ratings on house for man named Wagner.
Mrs. Mertz was housekeeper OF the boarding
house at 227 East Forty second street. About
o'clock yesterday afternoon she left the kitchen
To carry up stairs some dinner and glass of
beer for her husband. little later George
Wiser, the boarding house keeper. who has a
bar on the ground floor. found Mrs. Mertz lying
on the floor just outside her parlor door. She
had her hand claspcd "a her right side, and. as
Wiser reached her, she said
husband shot me.
The boarding house was in an uproar in a
minute. and some one ran out and called Po-
llceman James Mclaughlin of the East Fifty
h, street 'SGR 81. TaH found MeE.
right temple and cheap 3s-calibTe revolver in
his hand. The bowl OF soup and plate OF dinner
on the parlOr table were still smoking hot
showing that Mertz must have shot his wife
almost ~ soon as she entered the room, Mrs.
MeTtz did not speak Afterward. and had become
unconscious when the ambulance arrived.
Charles Mosley, who lived in a room next 70
the Mertzes, said he often heard Mrs. MertE sCold
her husband for not going tO work. He always
answered grufiiy, but the QuArrels nCver came
to blows. MeTtz called on Mrs. Mandel about a
week ago and said lac was tired Of life. as he
could get nothing 10 do. She said he threatened
20 kill himself, but gave no hint OF intending 70
The sun., 1894-10-31
DoGs WENT TO IHE STATION, TOO,
Whsa ths Bun Terriers BItIaE Mrs..
Foehaa Caasea Their Owaer's Arrest


Louis Pochau and his wife were crossing
upper First avenue AT $3.50 o'clock last night, on
their way TO their home at Ala East Eighty
ninth street. when they met hve dogs hghting
When they stopped TO look at them one OF the
dogs, a bull terrier, sprang at Mira PAchau. He
caught her left wrist with his teeth and bit her
four times.
He let go when MIR. POchAu began TO beat him
with an umbrella, and Mrs. POchan tainted. A
big 'longshoremAn, Henry FoI, owner OF the
terrier, now came up and Knocked POchAu down
for beating the dog.
When Policeman Burns arrived and proposed
TO arrest the 'lOnRshoremAn, Fox warned Burns
not to touch him, because II he did the bull
dog, which belonged TO him, would fight. The
bull terrier also Was his, and he had. besides. a
skye terrier which was ready 10 fight for him.
A parley was held, and then Fox said he would
20 TO the station II some way could be found for
taking care Of the dogs. lie suggested that he
tAke the dogs with him. That suited Burns.
East Eighty eighth street, First there WAS
Burns. Then came Fox. with his bull terrier
WFggling under one arm, and the bulldog strug-
Cling under the other Following Fox Was a
sman boy who had volunteered To carry the
SKYE terrier. The poChAus brought up the rear.
Al the station Mrs. POchau tainted again
FOx dropped his dogs on the station house hOoF,
aud the big cat which makes is home la tile
station house vacated the premises for the time
FOX wAs locked up. His dogs we're tied IN The
baek yard aud the society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty 10 Animals Was nOtihed y tzke charge
" them. Ars. P0ckau scat " ths Presbytsriln
Assptlal PoeAAa Ysns ~Aet,S -
The sun., 1894-10-31
SLAPPED THE LAWYER's FACE.
JustIes MeKsAA saEEsstsd MutuAI Apollo
EIes, bat LASysr Lev M0aIa Not AEree.

JuSuee AeASAn SuEEssted AutaAl Apollo
Eiss, bat Lawyer Levy WOsld Not Akres.
In the Seventh District Court yesterday testi-
mony was being taken in a suit brought by
Isaac GOOdstein to recover SGT for rent from the
Congregation Hebrah AhAvSth Thorah Anshe
Naphtali. Lawyer Jacob Levy, who represented
the society, tried 10 get GOodstein TO admit that
the premises had been occupied since the con-
gregatiOn wit ithdrew. The testimony didn't suit
the lawyer, aud he said TO Judge Nc ckean:
We Will show later that this testimony Is
rank and deliberate perjury. Any one else who
may testify similarly Will also tell a deliberate
lie"
The last sentence referred 10 GoOdsteln's son
Harry, who Was about 10 take the stand. Judge
chance TO cool down. Harry GOOdstein inn
proved the opportunity by going up TO Lawyer
Levy and slapping his face Before the lawyer
could recover from his surprise court officers
interp0sed and separated the two.
Judge Mexican. who had seen the occurrence,
recOnyened the court. and the matter was
called 10 his attention. He suggested mutual
apologies. GOOdstetn's lawyer Assented, but MIR.
Levy said, with great diRnityi
will accept no apology, and do not con-
slider that anything ] have done calls for one
from me-"
The Judge said that there was some provocA-
tiOn for the blow. and advised the parties to
settle the dihculty In police court. Mr.. Levy
didn't want TO do that. but thought the Judge
should infiot = penalty for contempt Judge
Mexican refused 10 go on with the case and
threw IL out Of court
The sun., 1894-10-31
MONROE RUN OYER ny THE TRUCK,
II FroAt or which Hs was Throwa By =
broadway Gable Car.

While James Monroe, aclerk, 25 years old, OF
lag Hester street was crossing Broadway at
him In the side, throwing him in front OF a
truck which was being driven rapidly in the
other direction.
The truck driver tried TO stop his team In time
10 prevent the wagon from running over Mon
ros but was unsuccessful, so he whipped up his
horses and escaped. No one appears 20 know
who he was or 10 whom the truck belonged.
Monroe was removed 10 the New York Hospital
severe internal injuries.
Mark Anthony Wilkin a bOarder at the
Metropolitan Hotel while getting on Rroad-
way car Ia front Of the hotel at o'clock last
night, fell and received q severe scalp wound.
lie refused to 20 tO a hospital
Margaret % BTien Uf $50 Second avenue WAS
struck BY Broadway cable ear at Forty fourth
street last night and hsT back MAS slightly In
iured.
The sun., 1894-10-31
4 TnIRTEES-rEaR-oAD HEROINE
She Saves Two Younger Companions from
DroWaIng.

NoRTHwoon. y. V. Oct. 3O.-Just IN show the
kind Of stuff some Adirondack girls are made of,
II may he interesting TO read how Abhie Jones.
a thirteen year-old girl, saved two companions
lives when scow upset and cast the three girls
into the water of W. T. Finch's fish pond yes
terday.
The boat was m0Ored At the dam. which shelves
on into twelve feet Of water. tho boat heing
fastened 10 some hrches OvrrhanGing the water.
Two Of the girls had gotten into the bOat when
Deema Gny, in stepping in, upset II and all
three went under. Ahhle got ashore. hut grasp
ing an OyerhanEinG branch waded I'm immedl-
ately aud, cTasping Deema Gay, drew her To the
shore. She then waded in for the other. Eda
Roberts, who IN her struggles had gotten fur
branch would allow her. Abble was able 10
grasp Eds's hair and drag her 10 land as she
was about Ia sink for the third time.
The last one rescued, Eda Roberts, weighs
about $50 pounds though only fourteen years
old, while A6bie l. slight-built girl and is but
thirteen years old.