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The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01

Rumors that the Russian crown prince
would renounce his birthrght in favor
of his youngest brother are refutcd by
the reports of hasty preparations for his
marriage to the Princess Alix of lIesse.
This match was made some time ago,
but the wedding has been delayed for
various reasons of state as well as
personal reasons. For one thing. the
bride is Obliged to renounce Protestant
ism and join the Greek church This
she is said to have been slow to make up
her mind to do, while in other points of
settlements she has had mind of her
own. However that may be, the cere-
mony is now TO be FASTENED in anticipa-
ton of the death of the Gar. 1t
appears that this is because of law fix
ed upon the house OF Romandof by the
puerile and tyranncal Gar Paul, son of
Peter Ill and Catherine, who was murder
ed in his bed by his mobiles almost a
hundred years ago. Paul decreed that
no unmarried heir should succeed to the
throne. Under the absurd Russian
system the will OF the dead Paul. as that
of the dead Peter with relation to Con-
stantinople is binding on his successors,
who nevertheless style themselves
autocrats. So if the Gar dies before
Nicholas is married, he loses the throne
and it passes by the second brother
George, who is dying of consumption,
to the third brother Michael, who is a
minor. Hence the hasty prepations for
nuptials.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
NIimicry of the Spider.

A southern man gives the following
account of his discovery IF "A chameleon
spider: zone afternoon, while tramping
along dusty road, noticed III tn
bushes which grew along the side what
appeared to he a singular looking " it
flower, with blue center. Stopping L
examine it, found to my astonlshment
that ii was not a flower at all, hut a
spider web, and that the supposed light
blue heart of the flower was the spider
itself, lying in wait for it, prey, The
notified brown legs of the spider Were
extended in such a way as to resemht
the divisions between the petals Of a
flower.
"The web itself, very delicately woven
into rosette pattern. was white, and
the threads that suspended is from thu
bushes Were SO fine rs In be almost III
visible. The whole thing had the al,-
pearance of being suspended in the all
upon stem concealed beneath. Upon
knocking the spider from his perch int
the white gauze net which | carried luy
surpris, was greatly increased upon SEE
ing my captive instantly turn in coior
from blue To white | shook the mt.
and again the spider changed color.
this time its body becoming dull
greenish brown. As often aS Wit 4
shake the net just so often would Tie
spider change its color, and kept il L.
until it had assumed about every hue j
the rainbow. "-Philadelphia Ledger
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01

The Hon. Malen Chance of New York
made rafting speech recently from the
report of which we clip the following
truthful paragraphs.
This depression was caused because
the business of the country tried tC
adjust itself to the free trade promises
made at Chicago. Whatever of pros
effort of business to adjust itself to the
German Tariff act that repudiates the
doctrine of unconstitutional protection
and free raw materials. At Chicago
they adopted the Constitution of the
Confederacy, and said that protection
was dead and damned. And, as Arte-
mus Ward said, business knew her
business better than anybody else knew
her business 1t took half the nations
wealth to save the nations life when
Civil War ragged. But in the paid peace
of Grover Cleveland we have lost more
than in the blood and sacrifice of
Abraham Lincoln.
There is no adhesive capacity in the
Democratic party. There may be
vulgar fractions, but no common denom-
inator. One-half of them saw that the
other half are boodlers and backmailers,
and the other half say that the first half
are liars. And, MIR. Chairman, | think
they both have scored. Brice wanted
coal protected; North Carolina wanted
rice; Louisiana wanted sugar, and
Murphy, of our State, whose neck is not
clothed with thunder but with cuffs
and collars, wants a IS per cent. Mckn-
ley duty retained upon those articles.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
Re-! B BsMassz
ABSOLUTELY PURE
An I5Hragcd Cow

\. William !. Dinglr1. vino liYe-
about tNo mIle. from Pirf-fi-ld 9ilage.
W. at work in hi. barn Thursday
noun. Mi. Dinghy came from fhe
hou,, and while eoHyeI-iug NiJh her
husband opened tie door Of -ort of
box stall. Where 4 COW aud her ueAlf-
born calf We're confined. The c6R III
-tantly -praug forward and attacked tn
lady. carrying her across the iloor -
tie partition opposite where -he fell to
the floor. her face bleeding proiu-elY.
The ruraged animal then turned upon
Mr.. Diuglcy. who WAS near by. but Who
could not Interfere. 30 swiftly VA the
attack made. The COW succeeded in
knocking Mr.. Dingley under a wagon
near by. ~ he quickly rose 70 HI. feet
the animal abandoned a second rn-h
toward. Mrs. Dingley's PROSTATE form.
and went to her quarters.
After carrying his wife into the house
and summoning neighbor. Mr.. Dug
ley drove with all speed for surgical as
sistance. The doctors found that the
cows horn had entered Mrs. Dingley's
right cheek near the corner Of the
mouth, penetrated to the mouth. and
from there tore the cheek to the bone a.
far as the inner corner Of the right eye.
and otherwise mutilated the check. and
also fractured the nose in several places
Grave consequences are not looked for
AS an outcome of this accident, but it
cannot fail to leave permanent disiigure
ment of the features.
Mrs. Dingley is well-known and
popular lady She is secretary Of Pitts
field Grange. and many friends will re-
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
ROBBED BY THEIR GUESTS.


Hotel Keepers Complain of til, Continual
Theft Of small Articles.
1t is fact we'll known to every hutel
and restaurant keeper in the city that
people will steal. Why they resort to
peculation is u mystery, but far great
CT mystery seems to be wrapped up in
tho class of articles that are stolen.
Guests who stop at first class hotels
and pay their bills i'll departing have
been known scores Of times to take with
them toilet soap and towels from their
rooms. Blankets, sheets, clocks and or
naments likewise disappear with the
departing transients.
Nor does the population stop at this.
Cheap plated trays, cutlery, forks and
spoons plainly marked with the names
of the hotels are stolen again and again
This seems strange. for if the articles
are used by the thief they bear, Of
course the indellble evidence Of the
guilt of the peculators.
Sometimes the stolen articles are re-
covered, and sometimes they are not
| Only recently the proprietor Of a local
hotel advertised repeatedly and offered
a large reward for the return Of a yalu-
able clock Of large size which had been
taken from the hotel and in manner
never discovered All the advertising
WAS in vain.
The late John Hoey once succeeded
! by a shrewdlv worded letter in recover
! ing valuable rus which a we'll known
] New York woman had taken with her.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
Last Saturday was the centennial of

Last Saturday was the centennial of
an event on the kennebec that no one
seems to have thought of celebrating.
1t was just 100 years ago that day, so
the local papers say, that the first crimi-
nal WAS committed to the Kenncbec
county Jail. The name of this individual
was Henry McCausland of Pittston and
he was convicted of murder. He died in
Jail Aug. %. 1929. From 1904 to 1929
about 500 prisoners were lodged in this
Jail for criminal causes. During this
time the majority of commitme' ! were
for theft, while many were for orgery,
hut only very few in the ell ire list
from 1894 to 1929 were imprisoned for
drunkenness. Several were arrested for
passing counterfeit money.-Lewiston
Journal.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01

Wolves are reported in Aroostook
county, of late and it is thought they
attracted by deer being plentiful. The
theory is where deer are common wolves
will soon be found. Forty years age
wolves were as numerous as bears in
Maine and hunters made good thing in
killing them for ten dollars bounty the
state then paid.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
Why He Abstains.

A schoolboy gave the following paper
as his reasons for being a total abstain
er; II abstain from alcoholic drinks
because, if | would excel as crickster,
Grace says abstain; as a walker, Wes-
ton says abstain: as an Oarsman, Han
Ion says abstain. as a swimmer, Webb
says abstain; as an orator, Bright says
abstain; As missionary, Livingstone
says abstain; as a doctor, Clark says
abstain; as a preacher, Farrar SAYS
abstain. Asylums, prisons and work
houses repeat the cry abstain
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01

This is the message the telegraph mes
sengcr handed to HIM:
Come down y, ~ You am .yia..
h,Tr.
Eight hours later he arrived at the
house. to Ia met ON the piazza by kate
herself
Why. what did you mean by send-
ing me such a message he asked
"Oh, " she eurgled, wanted to say
that | We dying to SEQ You, but my 10
words ran out, and l had to stop. -
indianapolis Journal
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
Maine Good Tcmplars.

The Good Templars have commenced
active organizing work in the State aud
Grand Secretary Bracket reports the
following new lodges instituted the past
week: Clinton No. Is of Clinton, T.. B..
Hunter, deputy Brownficld No. 335 of
Brownfield, Chas. +. Hill, deputy; Mt
Pleasant No. 1913 of Denmark, ID. f.
.Jewett, deputy; Cordiality No. - At
Dexter, o. NJ. Cousens, deputy.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01

Germany has placed a practical EN-
barge in American beef and although
the rulers of that country don't say so it
means retaliation on account of the new
tariff law which by aborgation of the
reciprocal agreement was in the nature OF
violation of treaty obligation.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
The Somerset Reporter.
]. o. SMITH & Co, PUBLISHERS,
l49 WATER STREET, SKOWHEGAN, ME.

Fires still trouble some sections of the
great west, Prairie fires are raging in
northwestern Nebraska, in Sheridan and
Cherry counties. sweeping everything
before and them driving people from
their homes.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01

Hon. Charles +. Nash of Augusta,
publisher, also Loring, Short & Harmon
of Portland, have remembered the RE-
PORTER with copies of the Maine Farm
ers Almanac. for 1895, for which they
have our thanks.
The Somerset reporter., 1894-11-01
Relief at La St.

MRS. ELIZABETH !. CROSS,
Of FAIRFIELD, Me. wen: - the
Hot Springs Of California to seek
relief from The rheumatism tor
ment!ng her. She came home
helpless and discouraged, bu. Ms
induced 10 ty DANA'S. Relief
came al last. thanks t. DA\AS.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

Washington, Dec. 21.-Mlnister Den
by cabled the state department to-day
that the Chinese government has ap-
pointed two peace commissioner.
Chang Yin Kuan and Shao, who VIII
proceed at once on their mission from
PeIzin to the Japanese capital.
Chang Yen Huan Is at present a
member of the Tsung Ii Yamcn, or
Chinese imperial council. He was Il
few years ago Chinese minister 10
Washington and has the reputation OF
being thoroughly skilled diplomat in
the form peculiar to Oriental countries.
Shao is now acting governor OF the rich
Chinese province OF Huan, and in adj
Huon holds several minor offices In
the imperial government.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
AGAINST SUNDAY CONCERTS.
Licenses of Three boston Thcaters Re.
yoxsd.

Licenses of Three boston Theaters Re.
voksd.
Boston, Dec. 2L-After an executive
session lasting for several hours the
board OF police, who have been inye5ii-
eating the propriety of the Sunday ey-
ening concerts, has decided 20 revoke
the licenses granted to the Palace the
alter, Howard Atheneum and Grand
Dime museum. No action was takon
in the cases of the Boston and Hollis
street theaters, Judgment in the former
case being suspended on account Of a
disagreement.
The reason given for revoklnZ the
three Licenses is that the managers OF
those theaters do not pay special at
tention to the sacredness of the Sunday
concert programmes. The licenses
were granted by the board of aldermen
but under an act of the legislature or
1894 the board of police is given au-
thority 10 revoke the licenses granted
by the aldermen. This decision Is look
ed upon as n victory by the leaders Of
the movement against Sunday con
certs.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
JEwETT MAY ACT ALONE.
Turkey Still objects to His Independent
Inquiry.


Washington, d. c., Dec 21.-Tho
latest advices from United States Min
lister Terrill at ConstantiDople to the
state department, indicate that the
porte is still firm in its opposition to thd
inquiry proposed to be made into tho
Armenian ourages by United States
Consul Jewett under the conditions
prescribed by the president. II Mr..
.Jewett persists in undertaking the In
quiry In spite of the refusal of the porte
to sanction his mission, he will do
so at great personal risk. 1t would be
extremely unsafe for him to venture
into the disturbed country without an
armed force, and the porte seems disin-
clined to furnish such an escort, even
though requested to do so by Mr.. Ter
rill, speaking for the president. 1t is
probable that the United States min
lister will persist in his efforts to IN
duce the porte to accede TO his re-
quest, and II it should be finally re-
fused, Mr.. Jewett will still undertake
the inquiry with which he is charged,
and the Turkish government will be
held responsible for his safety, for thu
state department cannot concede thu
right Of foreign nation to prevent
its officers from collecting information
for its own use and guidance.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
MRS. COUGARS TEST CASE.
Files Suit Against the ElectIon Board nj
Lafayette, Indians


Lafayette, I1dians-
Lafayette, Ind, Dec. 17-At the No
vember election Mrs. Helen NJ. GOu-
gar, president Of the Indiana Woman's
Suffrage association, went to the yot-
ing place in the precinct In which she
lives and demanded the right to vote.
She was refused because Of the fact
that she was woman. She then of
fered TO make affidavit of her citizen
ship, but was refused for the same rea-
son. To-day in the Superior court she
brought suit against NJ. II. Timber
lake and others, members Of the cleo
ton board, for $4,000 damages.
Mrs. Cougar is represented by s. NJ.
Saylor Of Huntington and her husband,
John ID. Cougar. The case will be Civ
en- hearing at an early date, and will
then be taken to the Supreme conrt.
The main object In filing the suit IL 10
test the validity of the Indiana stat
utes relating to suffrage. Mrs. Cougar
contends that women are admitted to
practice law In this state aud for that
and other reasons are entitled to the
right Of suffrage.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
SAD ros souArrERs.
Resident. on the Freeman CI.in as Grip
ME Creek Must Buy.

pie Greek Must buy.
Cripple Creek. Colo, Dec. 22.-The
news of the decision Of the interior de-
partment in the Freeman placer case
cnused great interest here, as there are
over 8. 900 persons affected by 1t, while
there are over 500 houses on the claim,
some being very expensive buildings.
All were erected by the squatters.
Dr. Voorbryck, who has led the
squatters' fight. says: 1.-The only thing
now left for US is to buy our lots
There are 12S acres in the ground W
conflict adjoining the town OF Cripple
Creek. and the main portion Of the resi-
dence houses of the town are located
on this land.
]. Fl. Freeman, jr, one Of the prln-
cipal owners and in whose name the
ground was located, says that the
suuatters Will be given first right 10
purchase the property they occupy, and
that they viii be given reduced rates
Notwithstanding the fight they have
made, and If they are unable to pur-
chase the ground they Will be allowed
TO move their houses OFF the land.
The land Is estimated as now being
worth at least a half million dollars.
The owners of the property are J. IL
Freeman, IT,. George Carr, william
Eaton. J. o. Hirschberger, j. X. Van
alta and Thurloy & Hutton, the latter
three being Colorado Springs parties
Most OF the squatiers will al once
purchase the ground from the rigbtful
owners. The property has been in IN
cation for three years and the hrss
piece of property ever sold In the DIS
irict was the Rising Sun placer.
portion of this ground was sold 10
Count Pourtales, but has since reverted
10 the original owners.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

the names Of these Judges were In his
possession, but that he would not use
them unless forced to do 90.
Mr.. Coz then went back to the mat
fer OF collections I'm the Tenderloin and
expressed some surprise at the cap
tain's statement that he could only col
lect 800 per month In this entire pre-
cinct
what about Lille Clifton's immuni-
ty from this bIackmail?'
81 did not interfere with her at Cap
tain Devery's request"
"Did he give you any reason for this
request"
case"
"Now. captain, did you ever give one
cent to any police official besides those
you have named hereT'
"Yes. l paid Commissioner Martin
500 last year and another 500 to Com
missioner Sheehan previously. 1t was
a political contribution, however, and
given voluntarily, because they were
leaders in the district ! was In. 1t was
intimated TO me that 1t was advisable
for me to do so. l gave the money d.
rect to them"
Schmittberger then said he knew that
Captain Martens had paid money for
his promotion as roundsman because
the money had passed through his
hands.
when I was sergeant, Captain
Martens was patrolman." explained
the witness. ale wanted to be made
roundsman, and I went to see Captain
Williams about it. He said he could
be made a roundsman for $500. Mar
tens gave me the money and / gave 1t
10 yyiJI;o me In biS Sifica al nolice. head
quarters"
Did he pay any more money when
he was made a sergeantT
Eyes, he asked me about it, and l
asked Williams what that would cost.
He said 1t would cost LOGO. Martens
gave me this money and l gave 1t to
Williams"
do you know of any other case!'
~ have heard Martens paid S14,0O
! for his appointment as captain"
The witness said it was common talk
in the police department that any one
could get on the police force by the
payment of $500.
Now. captain, have you told every
thing you know about this matter,
without reserving anything"
ayes, sir; have made clean breast
of all know, holding back nothing. 1
feel that the pillars Of the church are
falling, and in justice to my wife and
family have told everything"
"Then you think the department is
rotten to the coreF
Eyes. sir, l do. and acknowledge the
part / have taken in it."
"Do you think this rottenness per-
vades the whole department without
exception
81 want to say that / think Superin-
tendent Byrnes is an honest man and
means to do right. and II he was not
hampered he could run things prop
erly."
Chairman Lexow said he thought
that next weeks sessions should be ex-
ecutive, but Mr.. Con said a few more
witnesses must be examined publicly.
He said he would sit up nights with
the committee II necessary.
Senator O'Connor also wanted ex-
ecutive sessions next week. Adjourn
ment was then taken until 1870 a. IN.
Wednesday.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
A KILLER" IN HIS CABIN.
Evidence of Conspiracy in tho New j
Murder Case


Murder Case
Colorado Springs, Colo, Dec. 81
Evidence Is accommodating against A.
w. Van Houten, who is in jail for the
killing of Richard Newell on Welncs-
day last. The district attorney re
ceived n letter to-day from resident
Of Colorado City In which he alleges
that Sylvester Yeaman, who is in jail
charged with being an accessory, stated
in his presence when speaking Of the
right of way matter that he had a
killer up In the cabin now, and that
he had held the company up for SIPS,
and was going TO hold them up for n
couple OF HUNDRED more.
Some of the railroad men made
threats of lynching last night. and for
that reason the county Jail was doubly
guarded.
The body Of Richard Newell was sent
east on the train tonight. The re
mains viii be inferred in Cleveland, o.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
4 weleome ushsr 81 IN.

mo beginning Of the new year wiz ~.
welcome usher in the shape Of . fresh Almsn,'
descriptive Of the origin nature and ma. :, :,
national tonic and Alternative, Hostettsr'. 'Ae
ach Bitters- Combined with the desc,sn, sln-
matter viii b found calendar and sstrono,,,,..'
calculations absolutely reliable for correc,,a..
statistics, Illustrations. verses csrsfuIiv %
lected, and other mental food highly prof,,as,.
and entertaining On this pamphlet, publ,xhas
and printed annually BY Ths Hoststt., c.
pany OF PtttsburG, % hands arc employed in ~
mechanical department alone. Eleven uor,h'
are devoted TO its preparation. II Il ocn,as,s
free. Of druggists and country dealers .y..r
whore, and Is printed in English o.r,nas
French. Spanish, Welsh. Norwegian, HolJana
Swedish and bohemian
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29
CHARLgY MrrcuELr, who has beer

CHARLEY MITCHELL, who has been
popularity supposed to be dying OF
Bright's disease, is coming over to
America with the ayowed purpose of
'getting on a fight" Charley may
have an occasional kidney attack, but
his mind continues unimpaired, and
he would work the American public
for its dollars if he had only week
TO live. II Sullivan had Mitchell's
shrewdness he would be the richest
"has been" in the world.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

IT appears that the Paris and the
Lucania did not race on their last trip
across the Atlantic. They simply
made Simultaneous run. This is a
term which could be used in different
ways. When man is afraid that his
wife will lecture him II he tells her
that he has been to a horse race. he
can say that he just witnessed '.sim-
ultaneous run" There can be nothing
wrong in that.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

A NEW YORK, electrotyping firm il
said TO have hit upon an idea OF
electrotyping articles Of apparel which
it is declared to preserve as memen-
toes. A baby's first shoes, for ex-
ample, may be preserved indefinitely
in metal. We might give other in
stances. but, although we should be
sorry to discourage the firm, so far as
our own experience goes mementoe5
do not generally take the form OF wear.
ing apparel. Such things as Tommy .
first trousers and Johnny's first top
hat would scarcely make good souy-
enirs.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

MoBAM,ED WEBB, the apostle of
1aiamism in America, is in danger of
losing his official head. the Moslem
institute of New York threatening to
place him on trial for misconduct II
there be such a thing as Moslem in
stitute in Armenia to look after the
misconduct Of Mohammedan digni-
taries. now is good time for it to fol-
low the New York example
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

Topeka, Kan, Dec. 20.-Ex-Senator
John J. ingalls, before leaving for the
East, 1t Is Just learned, declared he had
no expectancy Of being voted for for
senator In the Legislature this winter,
and had not for a moment considered
himself as possibility. He said his
senatorial ambitions were not for 1895,
but II he had any, were for 1897.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

Is it because the possibilities OF life
insurance frauds are only Just begin
ming TO be revealed that SO many of
them nowadays are at the bottom OF
other crimes? II not. what is the
true explanation Is it the loss OF re-
spect for law, decay of public moral
ity or depression caused by the long
spell of hard times?
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

IT was to be expected that the
Daughters OF the American RevoIu-
ton would be a spirited lot, but there
seems no occasion for the constant
quarrels in which the ladies OF this
order are embroiled in the East. 1t
seems that the trouble is over the
question Of lineage and social stand
Ing, for the ladies are quite forgetful
that about century ago the "embat-
tied farmers Of whom they are 80
proud to-day had little to brag Of in
the way OF blue blood.
The Meeker herald., 1894-12-29

SHOULD Kaiser William succeed in
passing his anti-revolutionary law,
which, in effect, abolishes free
speech in Germany. there seems to be
no reason why he shall not next draft
law forbidding people to think him
either despot. or eccentric, or an
egotist. To forbid thinking in these
modern days is not far from forbid
ding speech.