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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

A mean landlord raised the rent of
one Of his honses because the walls have
bulged out, and therefore made the
house larQer.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

Two heads are better than one in dime
museum.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

A Partisan novelty for midsummer is
the frock of white brilliantine, with
vest, collar and cuffs of grass linen. The
godet skirt has each gore defined by a
line of grass linen insertion, which gives
1t novel touch. The waist has short
Elton jacket effect, with full vest OF
eyelet grass linen over white silk. The
rather small revers are lined with white
silk and edged with grass linen inser
ton. Brilliantine is used for the leg O.
mutton sleeve, which has three bands of
the insertion arranged half an inch apart
as the cuff.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01
ortland, Lewiston, Wsterville,
Skowhegan and Bangor.
rom Boston, Portland. Lewiston, Augusta.
Waterville Skowhegan and Bangor

aF.Flag stations; at which trains will stoI
on signal or notice to Conductor.
Mixed between Bingham and No. Arson.
STAGE CONNECTIONS.
At Norridgewock. for Mere T, (snd Electric
Cars to and from Skowhegan) At Arson. for
Sawyer's Mills, tStarks);
No Arson, for North and West New Portland
Dead River, Flagstaff and Eustis. At Bingham
for Forks, Moose River, Mayfeld Kingsbury
and Abbott.
W. NJ. AVER SuPT.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

Asthma and Hay Fever cured by newly
discovered treatment. Address for pamphlet
Worlds pispensary Medical Association,
Buffalo, n, y.
Like cures like. and therefore cast steel
soap should wall out iron rust.
Good advice to carpenters, masons and
plumbers Always carry a box OF Redding 8
Russia Salve. Then when you get cut or
bruised, or burned. you nted not suffer. 1t
quickly soothes, heals and cures. Buy IL to-
Day of your druggist. Only % cents.
Whenever you see a ed headed girl you are
almost certain to see white man on bicy'
a1
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01
Extremely So,

Summer Resorter-Andi is everything
pn your farm rice and fresh?
Farmer-Nice and fresh? | guess
you d think so if you d see some of our
city boarders, Boston Transcript.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

In 1902 the cold was so severe in Rus
STA that the Baltic sea was frozen over.
In 1850 this occurred again and horse
men rode from Denmark to Sweden
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-08-01

Catarrh caused hoarseness and difficulty in
speaking. | also to a great extent lost hear
ing. By the use of Ely's Cream Balm drop
ping Of mucous has ceased. voice and hearing
have greatly improyed--J. W. Davidson, Atty
at Law, Monmouth, Ill.
used Ely's Cream Balm for eatarrh and
have received great benefit. believe 1t a safe
and certain cure. Very pleasant to take" m.
Frazer, Rochester, y. Y
Price Of Cream Balm is fifty cents.
What makes you think that young man is
not familiar with the salt water "Beeause
h. neare a XachtinR suit in TOWN.
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GRANTED A REPRIEyE.
A Convict Respited an Hour Befor
His Execution Was to Occur,

A Convict Respited an Hour Before
His Execution Was to Occur.
PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 3.-The Supreme
Court of the United States this morning
granted a reprieve until March 4th to
Theodore Lambert, who was to have been
hanged to-day for the murder of William
G. Kairer, rich Camden baker, Decem-
ber 4, 1898. This is the second respite
granted Lambert.
An hour before the time set for the
execution of Lambert in the County Jail
this morning, the stay granted by Judge
Shiras in Washington, until March 4th,
was served on Sheriff Barrett. Notice of
the stay was given Lambert by his coun-
sci, Lawyer Semple. The condemned man
fell to the floor i'll a faint, from which he
recovered in a few minutes, when he fell
into another faint, in which condition he
remained nearly five minutes. ON being
revived, he shouted, GLORY to Godn'
then fell Oh the neck of his counsel and
kissed him. He now shouts and sings by
turns.
After leaving the Jail Lawyer Semple
went to Lamberts home, where his
mother was awaiting the news of her
sons execution. She cried: "ls ne dead
yet? L thought he was not to be hanged
until 10 O'clock" When told of the stay
she fell like a log on the floor. When
CONSCIOUSNESS was restored she went to
the Jail and mother and son were per-
mltted to have meeting alone. The
scene was affecting. Mrs. Lambert re-
fused to leave her sons cell, and was
allowed to remain with him.
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CHINESE FISRMONGERS
Fish As Tame as Domestic Animals
and Like to Be Handled,

and Like to Be Handled.
In Canton the fshmonger's is most
important trade. The Chinaman is a
born tisherman; he also has for ages past
cultivated system of artificial breeding
and rearing of live fish for the mark eI.
In the shops were displayed live and
dead fish, tlsh fresh and salted, smoked
and preserved. One variety was like
whitehall, in baskets, graded from tiny
things not half an inch long to what ap-
peared TO be the same fish grown TO eight
or nine inches in length. These were
sold fresh, salted and smoked. Shark
fins are a delcacy. There were fish mot
tied and barreled, bright and dull, fish of
quaint and ito u.s. unknown shapes; but
foremost, above all, and everywhere to
be seen, were the artificially grown live
fish,
a wonderful creature was this, always
appearing to suffer from heat, gasping at
the surface of the water for breath, and
recalling Verdant Green's fish, that were
beginning to sweat and complain. They
were as tame as domestic animals, seem
ingly careless of being knocked about,
thrown from ponds into boats, from
boats into tubs, from tubs into buckets,
and then back into tubs again. They
were used to being handled and inspected,
and, II dlsapproved, put back into the
water, to be sold alive if bought whole.
or cut to pieces while living and sold in
bleeding chunks. a thick, short fish is
this, Of the mullet shape, averaging about
fifteen inches in length, and weighing
about three pounds, but sometimes
longer, and running up in weight to as
much as four or even five pounds. When
cut up they bleed like pigs, and to show
how freshly they are killed, the salesman
is in the habit of slicing live one into
pieces, and with the blood smearing all
the pieces for sale, so that they look reek-
ing and horrible to European eyes. To
keep them alive in the shops, they are
always placed in a large tub with
smaller vessel fixed above il. From the
bottom of the upper vessel a bamboo,
with one or two saw cuts i'll it, sticks out.
and from those cuts streams of water
flow in thin cascades into tubs beneath.
Every now and then, when the upper
vessel becomes empty: the fish all rise to
the surface, and glop! glop! glop! take
down both air and water. Then an at
tendant, attracted by the noise, plunges
bucket down among them, and from
the water in which they swim fills the
upper vessel full again.-The Century.
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APPLEMAN's TRIAL,
Cross-Examinatfon of the Defendant
by Attorney Cook.

Cross-Examinatfon of the Defendant
by Attorney Cook.
WOODLAND, Jan. MIR. Cook resumed
the cross-examination in the Appleman
case this morning, and it was not con-
cluded until the hour OF adjournment
this evening. Mr.. Cook adopted line
of questioning intended to test the mem
ory of the witness. General Hart OBJ
jected. Mr.. Cook said the witness was
very circumstantial in relating all the
incidents of July 1lth, so much so that he
had a suspicion that the story had been
rehearsed. de proposed 10 test his
memory.
The court held that the line of question
ing was proper cross-examinanon. Mr..
Cook then led the witness through all the
Intricate maZes OF his movements on the
llth of July, in the course of which there
were some discrepancies between his
statement and his direct testimony, and
fiat contradiction OF one of the witnesses
for the defense in relation TO meeting of
defendant and some children near Mrs.
Matheny'S house.
Mr.. Cook tried to get some information
from witness by which it could be ascer-
tanned what the name of the engineer was
he met in front OF the fremont House,
Appleman had conyersed with the
could not tell anything about his runs.
81 slapped him on the shoulder" con-
tinued the witness, ''and asked him if he
had been called. He answered No, and
they will not call me. as they know |
will not come Just then we heard the
train pulling out. and the engineer said
There goes that scab, Clark"
All efforts of Mr.. Cook to get some in
formation by which the engineer could
be identified were futile. He then tried
another tack.
"Do you know where this man Bunton
is who says he went with you to the
swimming pond ?" asked Mr.. Cook.
II do not" he replied, "but | have
heard that he and ex-Judge SpauIding
left for Portland"
Mr.. Cook tangled up the witness con-
siderably when he began to question him
about reading the news of the wreck i'm
the papers. He said that at noon on the
18th of July he bought an Examiner and
read the account. The Erdn.iaeJ. of
the 18th did not reach Sacramento until
the 18th, and could not reach Yuba
County, where witness was, before the
18th. Witness bought and read the papers
every day, but could not remember any
particular article. He read Sherburn's
testimony. All the San Francisco papers
containing that testimony were presented
to him, but he failed to recognize in any
of them the article he had read.
Witness tripped again when Mr.. Cook
asked him If he had seen Il. Buckingham
in Washington on the forenoon of July
1lth, with gun on his shoulder, and
told Mr.. buckingham he was going to
shoot jack-rabbits.
mo. that was on July 10th,n replied
the witness.
This morning he testified that he was
in Stockton on the 10th, and did not re-
turn until after l O'Clock.
Witness created a sensation by point
ing to letter lying on the table in front
OF Mr.. Cook, and exclaiming: II know
where you stole that letter.
Mr.. Cook held it up to show that il was
addressed TO himself, and the court
sharply reprimanded the witness.
Detective Gibson and Officer Lee told
the Associated Press representative to-
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"CALL' AND "BULLETIN'' SALE.
Charles NJ. Shortridge Bids In the
Former PaDer,

Ais BtuS IN the
Former Paper.
SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-The Morninq
Gail, one of the oldest news lpars on the
Pacific Coast, was sold at auction here
this afternoon by United States Com
missioner Heacock, acting as Master in
Chancery, under an order issued from
the United States Circuit Court to effect
final settlement of the long standing
partnership between George X. Fitch
and the estates of his late partners in the
newspaper business, Pickering and
Slmonton. The bidding was opened by
Charles NJ. Shortridge, editor Of the San
Jose Mercat1y, with an offer of SlO0, 900.
X. a. Crothers, the cars business man
ager, was the only other bidder to appear.
lie raised the bid Of Shortridge $50, 900,
and the bidding then became spirited.
The price was run up to S334, 800, this be-
ing the bid OF Mr.. Crothers, and a recess
was taken. An hour later the sale was
resumed, and when Mr.. Shortridge had
made a final offer of $500, 900 Mr.. Crothers
stated that he had no further offer to
make, and the call was declared sold to
Shortridge.
In accordance with the rules of the sale,
the purchaser at once gave his check for
SlS,OOO, 1t being per cent. of the pur-
chase price, and announced that he was
ready to pay the balance as soon as the
sale should be approved by the court.
The formal transfer of the paper will
probably take place on Monday next.
The EUeni7tg Bulletin, which is owned
by the same interests, was also to be sold,
but by agreement between the interested
parties the sale of that property was post
poned until next Wednesday. Mr.. Fitch
Will be spirited bidder for the Bulletin.
OF which he is now editor.
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ARMENIAN AFFAIRS.
Turkish Newspapers Deny the Assassi-
nation of Tahsin Pasha.


CONsTANTINOPLE, Jan. 4.-The Turk
ish newspapers deny the reported assassi-
nation of Tahsin Pasha, Governor OF
Bitlis, saying the story arose from the
death of Hielmi Bey, Vail OF the Savas,
which, it is claimed, was due to natural
causes.
The newspapers of this city also pub
lish dispatch from Tahsin Pasha stating
that all is tranquil in the Province of
Bitlis.
The imperial decree giving notification
OF the election OF Mgr. Ismirelian as Ar
menIan Patriarch in succession TO Mgr
Achlvian, who recently resigned on ac-
count OF difficulties between the Porte
and patriarchate, was issued without the
usual demand that the Patriarch should
promise to pursue line of conduct con-
slstent with the views OF the Turkish
Government, which promise Mgr. Is
.mIrellan refused to give.
Reports received here as to the situation
In Macedonia are disquieting. This is
due to the extension OF brigandage. The
Porte is making inquiries on the subject.
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VICTIM OF FRAUD.
Experience of n Cattle Man in Il
Lower boundary of California.

Experience of a Cattle Man in the
Lower boundary of California.
SAN DIEGO. Jan. 4.-James Dukes, a
cattle man, who has had herd of cattle
pasturing below the line, desired to re-
move them to another range. Obtaining
permission from a person whom he was
led to believe had authority to grant a
permit to remove cattle, he had no sooner
arrived at the new range than the entire
herd was seized by the Rurales, and he
was charged with smuggling. Escaping
by stealth, 1t now appears that he was the
victim of fraud, the permit to move the
cattle having been given by confederate
OF the Rurales with the view Of placing
them in their hands.
1t is probable that Governor Sanginez
will cause an investigation to be made.
and the over-zealous Rurales will proba-
bly, be punished.
Deputy Sheriff John Wilson, who has
been acting as Customs Inspector at
campo for month past, returned to the
city to-day. He denied the report that he
or any other men of his party had had
trouble with Mexican officers regarding
cattle, and said that j udge Pierce and his
party were at Allison's upper range hunt
ing.
While at Campo Wilson learned that
the Mexican gendarmes had captured
about 80 horses in bunch, which had
been driven across the line by two Ameri-
cans under suspicious circumstances.
The Americans told two stories. one to
the effect that they were from Mesa
Grande and another that they were from
Los Angeles. They are really from Vi
salia, and there is reason to believe that
the horses were stolen. The Mexican Of
ficials, under command OF Martin Agu-
ierre, ex-Sheriff of Los Angeles County,
have rounded up the horses in the Coco
pah country, and twenty men are guard
ing them. They will be driven to En-
senada to be sold.
The record-union., 1895-01-05
Few Women Bald.

'Few women are bald, and L never
heard of bald-headed Indian. The
headwear of women tends to make their
hair grow. Indians wear no headgear
except as they become civilized. liz NV
opinion nature intended us to be bare
headed. The ancients wore light wrans
around their heads There is no record
that know OF which refers to any head
wear worn by Christ and his disciples.
have been waiting for you to ask me IL
mems hair would grow as long as
women's if the men did not spoil its
growth by cutting it. | answer yes, pro-
vided the diseases OF which l speak do
not interfere to prevent. Singing hair IN
prev ent its growth is barber's humbufr
started to turn an extra quarter.n
"What is the proportion of bald men m
bald women ?''
Five hundred to one. / nave aold 81
given time GOO worth of medicinaso
raise hair. OF that amount SIOS was r,a;S
by men."-Chicago Tribune. >N
The record-union., 1895-01-05
Hawaiian Question Again Brought
Before the Public.
LODGES RESOLUTION DISCUSSED
IN THE SENATE.
General Debate on the Curreucy Bill
VIII Continue In the House Until
Next Thursday, When q Final Vote
is Expected to be Taken-Carlisle
and Crisp Hold a Conference Com
corning This. Important Subject.
Special to the REcenD-UN1ox.

Special to the RECeED-UNIoN
WAsHINGToN,3J Jan. 4.-In the Senate
to-day the Hawaiian question was again
brought before the public by tho
discussion of Lodges resolution. call
ing on the Secretary of the Navy for in
formation why the United States battle
ships had been withdrawn from Hawaiian
waters. The debate, which was interest,"
ing throughout, consumed a greater part
OF the morning hour, and at tho close a
resolution was passed to place it on the
calendar, and it can be taken up only by
unanimous consent.
Morgan concluded his speech on the
Nicaragua Canal bill, after which the bill
MAKING appropriations for support for
the military academy for the fiscal year
1876 was passed. 1t carries an appropria-
OF $40, 600, reduction OF S4l $50, as passed
by the House. Adjourned till Monday.
IN THE HOUSE.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4.-The general de-
bate on the currency bill, which con-
sumed the time OF the House again to-
uay, Will continue until caucus is held
Then II the present plan of the advocates
OF the Dill are indorsed. debate will 90 on
under the flve-minute rule until Thurs
DAY OIL next week, when a final vote, it is
expected, will be taken. The entire days
debate was speech in opposition to the
measure by Hendrix, New York
banker. lie declared that the bill would
Do inadequate as a measure of relief for
the Treasury, and besides would provide
an unsound currency. He suggested as
the only measure OF relief the passage of
bill to fund greenbacks. Other speakers
to-day were Hepburn, Dingley and
Gresham.
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SETTLED OUT OF COURT.
Wedding Presents, Even OF Trouser
Belong to the Bride.

Wedding Presents, Even OF Trousers,
Belong to the Bride.
Two men were jammed together in one
of the narrow seats OF Walnut Hills
grip car. They had never seen one an
other before, but jolting over switches
was rapidly making them intimate.
''I say" said the one on the outside.
"queer decision by that Chicago Judge,
wasn't it?"
"Huhw said the other, "whafs that?u
THAT all the wedding presents are the
property Of the bride.
THAT amt sense"
Its worse-its law"
Look here" said the inside man,
''what do you suppose that fool Judge
would have done in the case of one Of nv
wedding presents? My best man was n
tailor; he knew l had a weakness for
plaid trousers, so he sent me three pairs
of 'em. S'pose any court would say they
were my wife's!"
Sometimes the courts don't have to
settle who wears 'em," said the outside
man. Good night. [ get out here. -
Cincinnati Journal.
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Tranps VIII Have to Work,

Los ANGELES, Jan. 4.-If the tramps
who are floeking toward this city are
strangers TO work, they will. upon their
arrival, be given formal introduction to
implements of toll which they will be
compelled to use without receiving the
usual compensation. Four bold burglar
les nave been committed in this city since
Monday last, beside numerous highway
robberies, by this class of tourists.
and the authorities are determined to
stamp them out. A plan is now under
way to establish a branch city Jail, and
as there is considerable grading to be
done on some of the unfinished streets,
the hobos will be compelled to add to the
wealth and beauty OF Los Angeles by
grading her thoroughfares.
The record-union., 1895-01-05
The Late James G. Fair.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-The remains
of the late James G. Fair, the millionaire,
were buried this afternoon. The late
millionaire's two daughters, his son-in-
law. Herman Oelrichs, his son Charles
Fair, and several relatives from San Jose
were present. None of the relatives from
Iowa, who will receive several million
dollars from the estate, put in an appear
ance. The remains were inferred in
Laurel Hill Cemetery. Among the pail
bearers were Senator John p. Jones of
Nevada, two representatives of the So
ciety of Pioneers, and several WE'LL
known business men.
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DEMOCRATS WILL CAUCUS.
A Conference on the Bond Issue VIII
be Held Monday.

A Conference on the Bond Issue VIII
be Held Monday.
WASHINGTON, Jan. IA Democratic
caucus has been called for Monday next.
Currency bills and the bond issue will be
the principal subjects. Representative
Sperry of Connecticut, member of the
Banking and Currency Committee, will
propose another substitute for the Carlisle
bill. 1t strikes out all after the enactinr
clause, and provides for a sufficient bond
issue 10 retire outstanding green backs
and treasury notes under the Sherman
Act. The bonds bear per cent. interest,
and are redeemed il gold. They are TO
run thirty years, with the right to re-
deem them after ten years. The Secre-
tary OF the Treasury is empowered to
keep the gold reserve up TO minimum
OF SlOO,0O0,OOO by selling these bonds.
Provision. is made for the steady retire.
ment OF greenbacks, both from The pro-
ceeds OF bonds aud from the surplus
In the treasury. Sperry's substitute is
understood to have executive approval in
case the Carlisle bill cannot pass.
The record-union., 1895-01-05
Auction sale of Oranges.

SAN Francisco, Jan. 4.-The second
auction sale of oranges, which took place
this morning, was success. a carload
was disposed of in different lots aggre-
eating $50 boxes. The buying was gem
eral. and good prices were secured. Fancy
navels brought 81 80 per box, with few
exceptions, which were disposed OF at
81 go. Choice fruit of the same class
brought from 81 40 to 81 % box.
The record-union., 1895-01-05
Political Assessments.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 3.-The charges OF
political assessments and of partisan re-
movals in the San Francisco Custom
House have been under consideration by
the Civil Service Commission for some
time through correspondence with the
Collectors and others in San Francisco.
The commission has determined to make
a thorough investigation and an agent
will be sent to conduct an inquiry at the
Custom House, probably within one
The record-union., 1895-01-05
The Judgment Affirmed.

SAN BERNARDINo, Jan. 4.-Notice was
received by the attorneys for U. B. Nc
Sweeny to-day. that judgment in the
case of the People VS.. McSweeny had
been affirmed by the Supreme Court.
4 bout a year ago he was tried and con-
victed of murder committed in Hol-
comb Valley. in a miners quarrel, and
was sentenced to prison for lie.
The record-union., 1895-01-05

day that it is current rumor in Wash
ington that if Appleman is convicted
there will be two or three shooting
scrapes.
Bad blood exists between John Apple
man and Detective Ahern. Each claims
that the other has been trying to pick a
quarrel ever since the trial began. They
came near having a collision on the train
a few days ago. They met last night, and
General Hart ayerted a difficulty by
taking Appleman away.
The record-union., 1895-01-05
TRAGEDY IN GEORGIA,
Deed of a Negro While in Flu
Jealous Rage.

SAVANNAH, Jan. 4.-In fit of Jealous
rage this afternoon, George Jordan, a
negro, who has borne an excellent repu-
tation, shot and killed his 10-year-old son,
shot his wife in the forehead and neck,
and shot his 3-year-old daughter in the
chin and head, then shot himself twice
in the breast. His wounds are fatal, and
it is believed his wife will die. The little
girl has chance to recover. Jordan's
wife says her husband left her two weeks
ago. Christmas he attempted to shoot
her. Wednesday she swore out a peace
warrant. The only explanation Jordan
gives is he wanted to die and thought it
best to take the family with him.
The record-union., 1895-01-05
NICARAGUA CANAL BILL.
Belief that 1t VIII Not Pass at This
Session of Congress.

WASHINGTON. Jan. 4.-The judgment
of those Senators who remained in the
city during the recess is that the Mica
ragua bill cannot pass this session. sit
is not favorable time to urge such a
measure" said Senator Davis OF the For
eign Relations Committee. "The times
have been so hard that people do not like
the prospect OF increasing the expenses
or creating additional debt.u
Senator White of California favors the
canal, but does not see the possibility of
getting it through at this session. He said