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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-03-28
Chapter II.
AN ACr 10 amend section twelve ~ chapter
one hundred and forty of the Rev -ol Statutes

AN Act To amend section twclyoo ~ chapter
one hundred and forty of the Rev Sod statutes
relating to state Prison.
SGcucN l. section Twelve OF chlrIrr "ae
hundred aud forty Of HE revised s'1'u'c-I#
hereby amended 81 that said section AS
amended, snail read as follows.
Section =. The inspectors shall yjsiO .iI lhe
Jdiis nj least once in every three months, and
inquire into the manaeein ut OF the -iil', t.te
such advice in relation thereto as they 4'rHI
useful and proper: classify all COaV cts la said
jails. having regard 10 age, character AID
offences; anu Tor that purpose may urLD" thH
county commissioners of ei her O. the counties
to make such alteration in their several juis as
the Inspectors deem n &C. sary, n ORDER o.
classify the eonyiels therein. and persons
charged With erime; and if said commits lplcr%.
after such orderneglcct or refuse tu mal," such
alteration, or 10 provide Tor the class .llctNon
Of eoaNicts and person charged With Crlmc,tAe
inspectors may cause SAID cunNio'sHrd persons
charge with crime to be removed to amy ii
cation has been made, and the expense Of the
removal and keeping Of sch lets or per
convict or persons is removed, and they may
require tn keeper OF said Jail to keep a cHien-
dar tn such statistics in relation to h > jail as
they may deem useful for future reference.
Said inspectors may remove prisoners from JailS
whore no arrange have been made for the
labor ot eonVcis, IL soma work JAN. ami when
any il has a larger number of CunYicts, al her
in custody or At labor than can be we'll accom-
modated. they may remove a purliui OF them
10 any other jail where better accommodations
can be Afforded. any jail where arrangements
have i'een made or shall be hereafter mad" for
the labor OF cpuXIcts committed for any spec.it
crime, or class of crimes, al any special KIND "t
labor, shall be deemed a work jail For he re-
moval uf conv,cts as aforesaid. the inspectors
may issue precepis to any officer qualified
To serve preceptS in criminal cases in his
county, 10 cause sub removal whether such
service is performed in whole or part in one
or more countless and tie expense OF r .inot4I
Shall hc paId by thu eouatv la Wh ch such com
vicis were sentenced. The INSPECTORS shall
make report of the condition ot AN The prisons
to Tho governor ana council by the tnirt,cjh
day IT November annually
SC .. Tins act sha lake effect when app
proved. Approved February Ie.I
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OF he probate and nsolven y courts may make
Lew rules AMI blanks or amendments TO az
listing rules and blanks, which new rules and
bianks,or amerde rules and blanks shall, when
approved by the supreme judicial court or "a
majority Of tho justices thereof take effect ami
he in force in all courts OF probate and insol-
VoncY.
SEC. q Said commiss on or commissions, so
appointed, shall make a report to the governor
OF such expenses a. may have been incurred in
carrying out the provisions of this act, and up
on the approval OF the same by the governor
and council they shall be allowed and paid IA
state.
&c. 3. This act shall take effect when APP
proved.
LApprovei FebruarY ~
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Clianicr Q.

y NCT 10 repeal chapter eighty seven of the
P8tlic Laws of eighteen hundred and ninety
no. entitled IAN Act Relating to Fraternal
beneficiary Organizations
-Fe TON /. Chapter eighty seven of the Pub
Laws OF eighteen hundred and ninety one,
tiled AN Act Relating to Fraternal Bcneh-
frf Organizations" is hereby repealed.
size. .. his act shall take effect when APP
rOFCd.
Approved January 3.
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lIlnntnr Z.

~ ACT to repeal section eight of chapter four
OF Roy Sod statutes relating TO Elections.
section q gh of chapter four of tn Revised
Statutes IS hereby repealed.
iApproyed February l.
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CIlautcr s..

AZ ACT ia repeal section ten of chaqter forty
Of the Rows Statutes, r 'lat,ng to SIZE Of
packages containE Smoked Herring.
Section ten Of chapter forty Of the Revised
auieS u eighteen hundred and eighty tArce,
Is hereby tpealed.
tATproyel February 5.
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STATE OF MAINE.

enc YrAn.oF OuR LORD ONE THOUSAND EIGHT
HUNDRED AND NINETY Eve.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
A CIRCUIT COURT DECISION.
Divorce Case with More Than Usual
Sensational Features


Charleston, S. c.. Aug. l9.-Judge Bucha-
nan Of the circuit court to-day handed
down a decision in the celebrated and in
famous case of Alice McAllister VS.. John
McAllister, which was tried before him
in Chambers last month.
Alice McAllister sued her husband for
alimony and maintenance, which is all the
divorce that can be had in this state The
evidence brought out on the trial by the
defendant was of such a vile character
that the local newspapers refused to pub
lish 1t.
The decree of Judge Buchanan is all in
favor OF the plaintiff. She is awarded 81 800
for counsel fee and the costs of the court
and is decreed alimony at the rate of 500
per month during the joint lives of the
parties. Provision is made for the collec-
ton of this amount by the court and the
defendant Is empowered and restrained
from in any wise molesting or hindering or
Interfering with his wife in living apart
from him or prosecuting or trespassng
upon any home or place of residence where
on the plaintiff may reside.
McAllister is a well known politician
here and prosperous man. He is presi-
dent of the Fourth Ward Democratic Club.
and CONDUCTS quite an extensive livery sta
BILE in connection with the business of an
undertaken.
The testimony which he brought out
against his wife to defeat her suit was of
such vile character that it has created a
great sensation. The vindication of the
woman by the decree of the court is re-
ceived here with general endorsement.
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THE NoBLEs-FAMBLEs CASE.
The Sentiment In the Wire Grass
Country I'm Respect 40 IL.


Douglas Ca. Aug. ls-Editor Morning
News; To say that the people Of Wire
grass Georgia. who have so nObly stood
by his excellency. W. Y Atkinson. are
deeply surprised. and sorely disappointed
with his interference in the Mobiles
Families murder case. is putting it very
mildly. He was our ideal man and states
man. one in whom we put our utmost con-
hdence TO uphold and maintain the laws
of our grand old state. and the last man
on earth that We thought could be in
duced to swerve justice aside TO cater to
a false Mandy pamdy sentiment of I'M
merited mercy for one of the darkest pre-
meditated. cOld-blOoded murders that
stains the escutcheon of Georgia.
The ladies at the head of this move
ment for executive clemency reside far
away from the scene of this terrible
crime and know nothing of its hideous-
ness. They ask for clemency for a wo-
man who deliberately planned the murder
of her honest, upright husband, with
whom she has lived as wife for over thir-
ty years, whose only Offense was that he
disapproved of the manner and doings of
the female members of his family.
After being tried by a special court with
a competent judge, twelve upright. sworn
to be impartial jurors, defended by able
counsel appointed by the state. while her
relatives were able but unwilling from
the Nervousness of her offense. to employ
counsel; and after just verdict of guilty.
her counsel who had better knowledge
of her case than any outsider. saw no just
grounds for an appeal for a new trial. and
could only delay justice by an appeal;
could not of right do anything but let the
law take its course
The Morning Nous WAS rfuhf II AL
ways IS, when it stated that the dark
crimes of lynching would never abate IN
til the delays and extensions of time coup
led with executive clemency to such red
handed muTderers as these, was stopped.
In similar cases in future we may expect
Judge Lynch to preside, as that is the
only court that can successfully carry
out its mandates without interference. The
criminal minded will not hesitate to glut
their evil passions as long as such hope
OF immunity is held out by the powers that
be. Gov. Smith was one who dared to do
right, though the heaven had fallen, and
felt satisfied that the court and jury who
tried and heard the evidence against Su-
san Eberhardt knew better as to her pun
ishment than he or all outside petition
for clemency.
II the laws are wrong revoke them by
legislative acts. but so long as they ex-
list uphold them at any sacrifice of per-
sonal feeling or future personal ambition.
James NJ. Smith may have lost at the
time for his non-interference in Susan
Eberhardts case some political influence
but he won the admiration of all true law
abiding Georgians by daring to do the
right; and then there is scarcely any
comparison in the cases. The foregoing
is the sentiments of every one Of our peo-
pie, after a careful personal canvass in
the matter. Our idol has fallen. and God
alone knows what effect 1t will have for
the future of our state.
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CONVICT SYSTEM INVESTIGATION.
Lessees Will Give the Men Proper
Care or Take the Consequences.

Lessees will Give the Men Proper
Care or Take the Consequences.
ATLANTA, Ca, Aug. 19.-Dr. e. b. Bush.
the recently appointed principal physi-
clan of the penitentiary has returned after
his first round of visits TO the camps in
North Georgia.
DR.. Bush said in speaking of his trip
that he had made careful inspection of
the camps and that he had recommended
various changes that would be made at
once.
I'm some of the camps" he said, ''in
most of them. in fact, the sanitary ar
rangements are good. but IN several /
found a state of affairs that was anything
but satisfactory. ordered changes made
at once and they will be made, too, or
somebody will hear something drop"
The recent order of Gov. Atkinson that
the convict system of the state be rigidly
investigated is bearing fruit. The various
penitentiary officials are now making a
rigid investigation and the convict lessees
will either take more care of their pris-
oners or suffer the lawful penalty.
Assistant Principal Keeper Yake Moore
is also on his rounds, making a close in
vestigation of the camps under ins'truc-
tons from Gov. Atkinson, who, since the
1ooseness of discipline developed on the
recent investigation of the death of Porter
Stocks at Mineola is determined 20 have
the regulations rigidly enforced.
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LOCAL OPTION ELECTION.
ProhfbifiOnists Threaten 10 Hiring
One on i'm November.

Atlanta. Ca. Aug. 19.-As result Of the
movement by the saloon men and others
to have council amend the saloon ordi-
nance so as to allow the bars 20 keep
open until u O'Clock at night, the prohi-
bitionists threaten 10 bring on another
local option election at once.
This threat, which was made last week
when the matter was up before the coun-
Gil committee, took definite shape to-day,
when the Methodist Ministers Association
met and passed resolutions 10 that effect
The ministers had a warm discussion on
the subject and appear 10 be determined
20 bring on the fight An effort to tamper
with the 10 o'clock ordinance violates their
agreement. they claim, and reopens the
prohibition question.
A prohibition election would be extreme
" unfortunate for the city just now. 1t
would be a hard blow to the exposition.
The council met this afternoon and killed
the proposed ordinance allowing the sa-
looms to stay open till midnight.
At their meeting, the ministers gave no
intimation whether such action as this
would deter them from calling the cleo
ton or not. They have issued a call for
a public meeting TO consider the matter
further and dispose of It next Monday.
The time for the election discussed by the
ministers is Nov. 1, when the exposition
would be in fun blast.
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NEWS FAKIR EXPOSED.
Newspapers Cautioned TO Avoid Jas.
#. Young, Alleged Cuban.

AOHAA9f ThhhNEGA
New Orleans, Aug. 19.-Mr. Nelson Pol
hamus, who is the representative of the
Cuban revolutionary party in this city,
sends the Southern Associated Press the
following letter:
New orleans. Aug. 19.-To the Agent of
the Southern Associated Press. City:
Dear Sir-I respectfully beg to advise you
that one James f. Young, who is, accord
ing to his own statement. member of the
Cuban revolutionary committee, is in no
manner or form connected with the Cuban
revolutionary party. His statement that
he knows of any rebel expeditions or that
he has or will participate in any of them
are false. have seen a dispatch to the
st. Louis Chronicle in which he states of
knowing of expeditions to sail from here
and of important Cuban news, and that
the Cubans were near Havana. MIR. Young
is a fraud and desires to obtain money by
taking news and he knows nothing of Gu
ban affairs. As he is liable to bolster up
fake news. l would thank you to advise
the editors of the newspapers on your wire
of the contents of the above so that they
will not be taken in by this same man.
You can refer to me as authority. Thank
ing you for your attention, / am as ever
your obedient servant.
j. Nelson Polhamus.
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AN OPINION on FINANCES.
Interview with the President of q
BimetalIic League.


cambridge. Ga, Aug. 19.-Capt r.
Hobbs of Albany was IN the city to-day
and was interviewed on the silver question,
and his reply, in view of the fact that he
is the chairman of the democratic execu-
tive committee and also president of the
Second district bi-metallic league of the
Griffin free independent and unlimited
coinage at 16 to 1 ratio convention, is of
special significance, especially since his
colleague, Toby Stevens of Dawson, re-
Gently similarly declared himself in an in
terview on the same subject.
Asked to-day: Are you in favor of the
free and unlimited coinage of silver at the
ratio of 16 to 1 Independent of all other
governments2" Capt. Hobbs replied in
writing: MY answer is that want to see
a democratic congress elected favorable to
the coinage of both metals on a commercial
parity and leave TO that congress the ra-
ito and unlimited part of the business"
Capt. Hobbs then asked his interlocutor,
Col. A. L. Halves, his views and Col.
Halves answered: 1 agree with you fully
on the proposition, IL being really in line
with the democratic platform of 1892. This
puts Capt. Hobbs back on the national
platform of 1892, with both feet. and now
the question what will the Griffin conven-
tion free silverites do for head in the
Second congressional district?
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
TO HOLD BACK COTTON.
Organized Effort to Defeat the Plans
of SpecuIntors

Atlanta. Ga, Aug. 1s.-Hon. Hector d.
Lane. commissioner of agriculture of AL
ALBANIA and president of the American Cot
ton Growers Protective Association, is
in Atlanta to confer with Col. r. T. Mes
bitt, commissioner of agriculture, on the
important work of that association, look
ing to the holding back of the present
crop to defeat the plans of speculate tors.
Mr.. Lane has been here since Saturday.
Col Nesbitt has been out of town since
last Friday and will not be here again I'M
til tomorrow or next day, but Mr.. Lane
has determined not to leave until he has
seen him. MIR. Lanes plan is TO organize
all the commissioners of agriculture into
a movement to influence the farmers to
hold their cotton back until the size of
the crop is actually known. He is pos
Tive from estimates gathered from all
the cotton growing states that the cotton
crop will not exceed 7,250,OOO bales, al
though the spectators are claiming 90OO,-
600 bales in order to buy cheap.
By establishing the fact that the crop is
short, he believes the farmers will get
better prices, and it is to organize the
farmer into movement to establish this
fact that he is now working
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
$500 IN GOLD BROWNS A MAN.

At the burning Of a steamboat on the
Hudson river forty years ago, many Of the
passengers were drowned Among the
bodies brought up from the bottom Of the
river by graphing was that Of a man
known TO have been an excellent swim
mer. Around his waist was a belt con-
tanning nearly $50 in gold. That told
the story.
In old and chronic cases of indigestion
dyspepsia or gastritis-it is all the same)
the sufferer develops a great variety or
symptoms and often dies-poisoned by the
products Of his own torpid and inf1ameo
stomach His food. instead OF being di-
gested, and so furnishing strength and
physical substance, ferments and putre-
fies within him. The chief process of life
is arrested at a vital point. The more he
eats the worse of he is. And yet unless
he can be fed he must also perish. Peo-
pie do so die, daily, by thousands, but
we doctors seldom have the moral cour-
age to give the cause its true name
lest we should be laughed at for our ina
bility to cure so simple a thing as indi-
gestion. Simple? Why, il is the capstone
of all complaints-and the mother of most
OF them SO writes a famous English
physician.
Ht sufferer IIltnuS OILen ADVISE MIN 10
cheer up; 10 throw off his lethargy ana
eat freely. bad advice. He knows better.
NO, he answers, Il cannot; my food
does me no good" He is right. Food now
is gold in the spent swimmers belt
Take light nOurishment followed inn
mediately by a dose of the Shaker Diges-
tive Cordial new and radical remedy
discovered and prepared by the Shakers of
Mt, Lebanon, n. Y.-the essence of me-
cicinal herbs and plants cultivated by
them alone. Then, continue with it. Re
lieves at once and soon cures. Pleasant
20 the palate and adapted to all consti-
tutions- Get Donkey Puzzle Book from
your druggist.-ad,
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BY WIRE FROM wAYCRoss.
Interesting budget of Happenings.
Female Ball Tossers.

Waycross, Ca. Aug. 19.-Mrs. Delevan
Salisbury died of consumption this morn
ing, at o'clock, and was buried this even
ing at O'Clock in Lott cemetery. Mrs.
Salisbury has been sick for some time.
She was daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. t.
+. Lanier.
Two negroes were gambling last night
at Halls turpentihe still on the Air Line
road, and one of them shot the other
through the body. The wounded negro
was brought here to-day for medical at
tention.
J. j. Brady. white. is in Jail here, charged
with cruelty to animals. 1t is charged that
he beat n. A. Morris horse cruelty, and
that the horse died in consequence of its
injuries.
The George Pine Lumber Company will
begin tomorrow the survey of railroad
from Nichols, on the Waycross Air Line,
TO saw mill on the Southern railway,
near Hazlehurst.. The road will be built
at once.
A woman's base ball team from the
north arrived here tonight and will play
a match game tomorrow with the Way
cross team,
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
MINERS WAGES INCREASED.
All the Lake Copper Mines Have Re
Gently Raised Wages.

All the Lake Copper Mines Have Re-
Gently Raised Wages.
Calumet. Mich, Aug. 19.-The employees
of the Calumet and Hecla Tamarack,
Tamarack Junior. Osceola and Kearsarge
mines have been notified of an increase in
wages, dating from Aug. /. amounting in
most instances, to 10 per cent over 5000
men are employed at the five mines in
question. All but two of the Lake SUI
perior copper mines have now raised
wages since Aug. l.
Ishpeming, Mich, Aug 19.-The strik-
ing iron ore miners at the meeting to-day
decided not to accept the companies
terms and will not return to work This
has caused great dissatisfaction among
the men, and many of them have declared
their intention of returning to the mines
tomorrow and asking for work under pro-
lection. This, 1t is believed. will be done.
Marquette, Mich, Aug. l9.-Orders were
given to-day at all large mines involved in
the strike for fires to be drawn out and
in some cases for the pumps to be raised.
This means that the companies have de-
cided to let the mines fill with water and
that operations will not be resumed be-
because of the final rejection of the compa-
MES ultimatum to the strikers at the
meeting held this morning.
The county is now confronted with the
grave problem of how TO support thousands
who will be thrown upon the charity of
the public. The funds were depleted by
the care of the INDECENT during the winter
of 1898, when the iron industry was pros
trated by the panic.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20

Yankee craftiness, harnessed 20 steam,
electricity and coal oil, has produced the most
wonderful piece OF soap OF the nineteenth cen
fury. There is no use to which it cannot be
put. 1t is used equally as we'll for the laundry
as for the toilet. II will lather freely in salt
or hard water. 1t viii remove spots from the
most delicate fabric without fading. and with
a sponge and little hot water gentleman
can thoroughly clean a suit Of clothes lust as
well as any cleaning establishment. The
name of this wonderful article is Coal Oil
Johnny Soap
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
stock Law Leads to Murder.

Marion. ILL.,, Aug. 19.-The stock law
passed by the last Illinois legislature led
to murder last night, it's enforcement be-
ing resisted by the small farmers and
renters in the wooded portions of South
ern Illinois. E. W. Moreield, the pound
master for Stonefort township, was way
laid and killed on the highway by Eph
Thompson. negro farmer, whose only
COW the pound master had taken from
the range. In many localities in the tim
bered districts the farmers threaten TO
kill any man who will come to enforce the
obnoxious law.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
FUNERAL INVITATIONS.


BROWN.-The relatives and friends of
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Brown and family are
respectfully invited to attend the funeral
of the former, from the residence of
their daughter, Mrs. Elias Brown, 81 Bar
nard street. at 4:30 this afternoon.
RYAN.-The friends and acquaintance
of Thomas Ryan and family are respect
fully invited to attend the funeral of his
son, John, from his residence, 7 West
Broad street, this afternoon al $3.50 o'clock.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
EVENTS AT ATHENS.
COIOred Boys DrOwned-white Men
Charged with Assault.

Athens. Ga, Aug. 1s.-Two negro boys,
sons of Bart Hill, were drowned in the
Oconee river yesterday. Foul play was
suspected, but the coroner's jury returned
a verdict of accidental drowning
Croft Hinton, colored, swore out war
rants to-day against Ro McCune and How
ard Epps two young white men, charging
them with assault with intent to murder
He alleges that they beat him with knucks
at the upper bridge in this city Saturday
night. The men have not yet been ar
rested.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-08-20
A Carpenters Terrible Fan

Atlanta, Ga, Aug. ls-The exposition
works claimed another victim TODAY
While working on a scaffold at the man
ufacturers' building this morning, Henry
smith. white carpenter aged as OF
Is Luckie street, fell and broke his back
The physicians have no hope OF his ~.
covery. smiths fan was caused by a
timber giving way unexpectedly.
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TO REACH SCHOOL CHILDREN.
A Weeks Vacation Advised During
the Exposition.

Atlanta, Ca. Aug. 1.-THE executive
committee of the Cotton States and Inter
national Exposition this afternoon provid-
ed for an organized effort to reach the
school girls and boys of Is years Of age
and upwards In the different states by in
dueing the high schools. academies, semi
naries, etc, TO give a weeks vacation dur
ing the exposition. Ex-Gov. Northen.
who has charge OF the matter will endeav-
or 20 enlist the cooperation OF the SUPER
iniendents Of education in each state 10
the END that the boys and girls may take
advantage o. the object lessons OF this ex-
position.