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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06
An Interesting Case.

A novel will case came up in Massa-
chusetts recently in which certain
Somerset people were interested.
Susan Latham of Bridgewater, Mass.
died two years ago the possessor of
property | valued at $4,000. Forty
years ago in a moment of anger against
her family, she made will devising all
her property to the heirs of great
aunt and great uncle who had then been
dead 80 years. She had never seen
these heirs at the time of making the
will and knew nothing Of them. She
subsequently became reconciled to her
family but forgot about the will in The
hands of lawyer. At her death the
will was brought into probate court,
proved and allowed.
One branch of the family numbers
six, and five of them reside in Somerset
County: Warren Blanchard of Madi-
son, Hiram, Jesse and Josiah of Skow-
hogan, Mrs. Mary Ann Russell of Madi-
are the persons who received 1926 each
after the payment of all legal expenses
The other branch of the family was
very much more prolific and numbers
IS persons, residing in Maine, Massa-
chusetts and other States.
IN Forrest Goodwin, Esq, looked after
the case for the Somerset heirs and
secured reversal of a decision in Pro
bate court which increased the cash
received by the Som erset heirs $1,000,
and the amount they received was en-
tirely unexpected until they heard of
Mrs. Latham and her will, and then they
had not sufficient faith in the case to
advance any money to employ lawyer
to look after it. Ii was nevertheless a
very acceptable windfal to all of them.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06
Live bait at Fairgrieves'

Live bait at FatrgrieVes
Rev. Mr.. Berry of Waterville, was in
town Monday.
w. c. Young of Greenyille is in town
for a few days.
Mrs. Lewis Moore of Bangor, arrived
in town Monday morning.
B. F. Baker returned from his trip 30
Washington, d. C., last Tuesday.
See the bargains Judkins' is offering in
new hamburgs and torchon laees.
F. Danforth, Esq. went to Boston
by Monday mornings train on business
trip.
Miss Annie Russell is substituting at
the Park intermediate school, Miss
Annie Barbeau the regular teacher being
| i'll.
The annual meeting of the Somerset
Central Agricultural Society will be
held next Saturday afternoon in &. A.
/ X. Hall.
Prof. D. Wilder Colby and family,
who have been visiting in town for the
past few weeks returned to Orono, Mon
day morning.
The Ladies Sewing Circle of the Uni
versalist Society will meet with Mrs. w.
II. G. Estes, Leayitt ST., Thursday after
noon, Feb, 6.
The topic for the Young Peoples
meeting at the Universalist church, Sun
day evening, Feb. 8, is Spiritual Toilet.
References, Matt, % lib; Ps., "a a.
Forrest X. Brown went to Newport
Monday morning, where he is engaged in
making cans for the Portland Packing
Co.'S. factory, a job he has had for
several years.
Nanny McFadden, a veteran of the
late war, who has been dependent for
some time, was secured admission to the
Soldiers Home at Togus and taken
there last week by our board of select
men.
As Rev. and Mrs. George E. Leighton
were returning from Madison Sunday
afternoon the sleigh struck unexpected
ly heavy snow drift which overturned
the occupants therefrom. Fortunately
Mr.. Leighton had a firm hold upon the
reins and managed, after being hauled
through the snow several rods to stop
the horse. Mrs. Leighton being thrown
into the soft snow was uninjured, but
Mr.. Leighton has very lame shoulder
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06
HARRISON OUT OF THE RACE
VIII Not Let His Name Go Before tho
Republican Convention.

lNDIANAPoLIs, Feb. 4-Last evening
Captain John X. Gowdy, chairman of the
Republican state central committee,
called by invitation AT the residence of
General Harrison, when the expreSi-
dent handed Aim the following letter:
TO Hon John X Gowdy In view of
the resolutions passed by the state central
committee at their recent meeting aud of
the fact that delegates to the Republican
national convention are soon to be chosen
in this state, | have concluded that some
statement from me AS to my wishes and
purposes should now be made to my In
diana friends.
Hitherto have declined to speak to the
public upon this matter but scores Of
friends with whom | have talked. and
many scores more TO whom have written,
will recognize in this expression the sub
stance of what l have said to them. To
every man who has proposed to promote
my nomination, / have said NO There
has never been an hour since | left the
White House that L have felt wish to
return to it.
My Indiana friends have been most de-
voted and faithful, and / am their CRATE
iul debtor. The Republican party have
twice in national convention given me it's
endorsement and that is enough. l think
the voters of our party ARE now entitled to
have "a new name. For the sentiment,
great or small that has been manifested
for my nomination, l am grateful; and of
that wide respect and kindness breaking
party lines-which have been shown me
in many ways l am profoundly appre-
ciative.
l cannot consent that my name be pre-
sentcd to or be used in the St. Louis con
yention. and most kindly ask my friends
to accept this as a sincere and final ex-
preston on the subject
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06

Mr.. Depew read II cablegram from
Cromwell Booth, "chief Of staff" to the
effect that General Booth was now in
India, but that the recalling of his son
was intended as no discourtesy. Mr..
Depew then pointed out that the meeting
of protest was attended by every denomi-
nation and creed, except those who were
most interested There was not Saliva
ton Army uniform in the hall.
Mr.. Depew then went on to eulogize the
work Of Commander Booth and his fol-
lowers in the army, and explained in his
felicitous way just why there was such
objection to the removal of the present
head OF the army. Other speakers fol-
lowed with similar purpose, and the
meeting closed with the adoption of reso-
buttons protesting against the removal of
Commander and Mrs. Ballington Booth.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06
PROTEST AGAINST RECALL.

BENJAMIN HARRISON
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06

Bids for the 100000, 900 have been re-
ceived by Secretary Carlisle to the
amount of five times the amount required.
Thus do people manifest their interest
and faith in the government.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06

Commander and Mrs. Booths Sew York
Friends Rally to Their support.
New YORK, Feb "A large meeting to
and Mrs Ballington b NJ oil the saliva
ton Army in the United states was held
in Carnegie Music hall last night. Elab-
crate preparations had been made for the
gathering. Chauncey NJ. Depew acted rs
chairman, and Mayor Strong made brieI
speech
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06

Edwin F. Uhl. Asst. Secretary of
State has been appointed Ambassador to
Germany to succeed Mr.. Runyon, de-
ceased.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06

In the war of the revolution Massa-
chusetts furnished more troops to the
army than any other state.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-02-06

A large assortment of hair brushes
aud combs at SIMPSONS.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

cause by drawing from the Bryan vote.
believe they are mistaken. The silver
men are united and will draw from the
Republican ranks. The sound ney men
should have been willing to forget the
Eames Republican and Democrat and vote
for Mckinley and an honest dollar. In
the pivotal states believe that the third
ticket will draw more votes from Mckin-
ley than It will from Bryan. That is why
1 am against it,
Says Congressman Hepburn. Of Iowa:
II do not think that this Is the year for
Republicans to yield any OF their principles
in order to conciliate the Democrats who
are disguised with the actions of thei: own
party. There is no doubt that the money
question Is the main issue in the cdni-
paisn. but do not think II is Mr. Whit
ney's place to suggest to the Republicans
that they abandon all the other decla' a
tions Of their platform and make the fight
On the financial issue alone. The Repub-
licans have always been committed to 4
tariff sufficient to raise the necessary rev.
enue to run the government ard to pro-
tect American industries from the cheap
labor of European concerns. To surreE-
der this principle when II Is embodied as
one OF the cardinal features Of our plat
form would not be acting in gooi faith
with the people. / for one do not believe
in making any such CONCESSIONS TO the
Democrats. They know that the Repub
lican platform and Republican candidates
stand absolutely for sound money. and If
NJ. Whitney ard his colleagues desire the
success Of sound money they should dro?
their prejuGiccs and vote the Republican
ticket"
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
Some Hard Facts,

1t has been shown repeatedly In these
columns that the free coinage of silver
at 16 to by this nation alone. as pro-
posed by Mr.. Bryan, would not increase
but would for considerable time con-
tract the currency. 1t would have this
effect first, because it would drive into
hiding or send to Europe the s62G, 600. .OOO
In gold that Is now in circulation, and
cut to one-half it's value the SITS. 700, 900
of uncovered paper which Is now main
tanned at par on the gold standard.
$714.45O, 900, or about SO per cent, and il
our mints worked day and night coming
silver dollars on the 16 to / basis II
would take them more than fifteen
years to make up the loss. even though
the dollars which they coined could by
law despite commercial discrepancy, be
held up to the value Of the gold which
they would supersede--an almost in
credible supposition.
, the free silver experiment. If there
were any hope that things would even
tually right themselves so as to COM
pcnsate for this sudden cutting of our
circulation in two we might be able. at
Il considerable sacrifice. to stand it. I'm
fortunately there is no such hope. A
fa nj -
important than all the others combined
1t is estimated by the director of the
mint that while we have in this corn-
try at the present moment a per capita
circulation of $500 in gold, s9.Os in sill
yer, and S6lO in paper there is yet to
be reckoned with the fact that we have.
In practical effect, further per capita
circulation of SSO.5O in the form of bank
credits. Adding all these items to-
gether. we discover that our real per
capita is s1O557-a sum exceeded by
only one nation in the world, England,
which, upon the same basis of computa-
ton, has s1399S.
Now. we wish to ask our Democratic
friends in all candor how long they
think we should continue to have q per
capita circulation of ssO.5O in bank
credits if this government were to de-
eide to throw its mints open to the free
coinage of the worlds silver into half
value dollars? Let US even suppose
that the bankers of the country are in
conspiracy to maintain the gold stand
ard. Is there any force under heaven
which could compel the banks to main
tain the present volume Of credits un-
der system of financial legislation. to
which they are almost without excep-
ton opposed? Would not the sudden
withdrawal of these credits produce
such panic in business that free coin
age, even If attempted. would have to
be preclpitately abandoned?
No matter how attractive the propo-
sition Of Mr.. Bryan and collea sues may
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
COUNTING THE COST.
From the Philadelphia Times.

From the Philadelphia Times.
There are 1.Ol7 savings banks in the
United States, with 4,S75,5l9 individual
dpositors, and the total deposits in our
savings banks, which are almost wholly
the savings of wage-earners, amount to
81, $40, ,597, ,O23 The adoption of the silver
standard would reduce the value Of these
savings just one-half In other words.
the wage-earn.r Of the country would
suffer an actual or total los Of nearly
s9C0. 100000 by the degradation of our cur
rency to the standard demanded by the
free silyeriteS
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
Looking Forward.

A point which may not receive due
consideration in the present excited
state of political feeling in the South
and West, but which is sure to make
Itself felt eventually. no matter how
this years election shall go. is thus
judiciously brought out by Senator JUS
tin s. Morrill, in the August Forum:
Our southern states are, for the most
part, far less densely populated than their
sister states of equal age, and the acre
age Of their uncultivatGl land is enor-
mousiy greater. The unused water power
of their numerous rivers, and their inex-
haustible iron ores and ccal-fields would
seem to invite an unlimited expansion of
diversified Industries as we'll as a large
increase Of population. Their material
prosperity and advdnce in the value Of
their estates in land must be, for genera
tions to come, wholly based upon irspir-
ing confidence in the owners OF capital
and in many people to move there with the
view Of finding a safe end conservative
home for both labor and property. In
stead Of this the silver heresy, threatenin:,
the stability Of all values. RACES like an
epidemic in the south. where it may be
supposed that some advantage will be de-
rived by cheap money in payment Of cheap
labor. Now the highest ambition of all
enterpriang people of our new states must
be to attract large accessions of an in
dustrious and Intelligent class of citizens
to their respective states. But will this
be accomplished where one industry alone
is made dominant, and where all other oc-
cupations, If not deemed intrusive are
held as subordinate. or where there is the
same dictator in politics as in business
Our western states also want to attract
capital to make great and permanent in
vestments within their magnificent bound.
aries; but, as an attractive sign to tempt
either domestic or foreign capital AMI
labor to go west Of the Mississippi to build
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

Isn't it just little audacious for
eastern Democrats to say that the
Chicago convention which nominated
Bryan was not Democratic? 1t was
called by Democrats, attended by Dem
ocrats and dominated by Democrats,
The Democratic party in congress has
for years been for free silver, and this
year two-thirds of the Democratic
masses endorsed its attitude. II this
doesn't constitute a Democratic con-
vention. what does?
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

look in theory to those who are in debt
pull them out. II would. II put into
practice. have to encounter hard facts.
These facts would inevitably stop its
progress; but not until the country
should have experienced the worst busi-
ness convulsion In its history.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

"The money of the United States,
and every kind or form Of il, whether
Of paper, silver or gold, must be as
good as the best in the world. Itmust
not only be current at its full face
value at home, but 1t must be counted
at par in any and every commercial,
center Of the globe. The dollar paid
to the farmer, the wngc-carner and
the pensiOner must continue forever
equal in purchasing and debt-paying
power to the dollar paid TO amy gov.
ernment creditOr.''- Mckinlcy y in His
speech Of Acceptance.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

Long before next November the abb
surd free silver craze will have wilted
so that the tariff will again take its
rightful place as the fundamental is
sue; and the public will perceive that II
the Mckinley tariff had been let alone
there would have been no money ques-
ton in national politics.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
IMPORTS OF CATTLE.

In other words. as a consequence of
the Democratic party's recent war upon
the Protective tariff, nearly $4,000 in
cash has been handed over to foreign
farmers which. under the Mckinley
law. would have remained in this coun
try. But that is not all the story. The
Mckinley law imposed specific duty
Of 81 per head upon cattle one year
old or less, and SO per head upon
cattle over one year old. The average
value Of each dutiable animal imported
under this law was 81. The Wilson law
imposed an ad valorem duty Of 20 per
cent. Under this arrangement the for
eign farmer simply swOre that his cat
tie were worth one third their actual
value, and the custom officials had TO
take his word for 1t. The average value
of each dutiable animal imported since
the Wilson law went into effect is only
1854 as against 81 under the McKin-
ley law. In the meantime. the value
of our own cattle has remained prac-
tically stationary per head. although in
numbers our herds have seriously de-
creased. In 1892, we had in this coun-
try S7,651,2 ,2S9 cattle worth $50, O,749,155;
and in January, 1885, we had only &c..
OSS.sO3, worth $5Os, ,92S, ,416. a loss directly
due to tariff agitation of $61. .71O,739
The foregoing are some of the reasons
why the American farmer should steer
clear of the political organization which
opposes a Protective tariff.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

We fear that our neighbor, the Times.
is letting it's zeal outrun its discretion
The calling Of names has never yet
amounted to effective argument. And
in this campaign the voters are think
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

Ex-Congressman Snowden. of Le-
high wants to know If Mr.. Singerly,
one Of the Democratic nominees for
presidential elector, will vote for Bry-
an. We don't think he will get the
chance to-not in Pennsylvania.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
The Farmer and the Tariff.

The following table shows how tht
Mckinley and the Wilson tariffs hay,
affected the growers of American ca.
tie. We are indebted for it to the Amer
lean Economist:
Y,,noprc, az, r.u,-rT l.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
STATE.


Concrcssmen.at-Larg
GAICSlIA 4. GROW, OF Susqnehanna.
Samuel. A. DAVENPORT. OF Erie.
llGGtiOn bay, NOV. B.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
THE TROUBLE WITH BRYAN.

From the Globe Democrat.
Bryans oratory recalls Disraeli's allu-
sion to one Of his contemporaries as "a
sophistical rhetorician inebriated with
the exuberance Of his own verbosity."
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

up safe and happy homes. will II be wise to
advertise and tolerate no other financial
| flag but the silver standard at l6 to 1?
In the end. this silver agitation is
bound to react most heavily upon the
very sections where 1t Is now the most
powerful. intolerant and unrelenting.
1t will hurt the East and North. of
course; but they are well to do. have
diversified industries. good banking ia
cilities. well-developed natural resource
es and can quickly recover from the
blow. Not SO with the South and West.
In the South, the success of free silver
would bring no relief to the growers Of
cotton. although it would stop all other
forms of industry: and the failure Of
that political experiment would leave
the cotton planter under suspicion
among the givers of credit and set the
whole community back q generation in
it's industrial development. The same
is true in less degree of the West. Free
silver would temporarily enrich the few
silver-producing states, but it would
cripple all the others; and the slight
gain which it would bring to the few
would in no wise serve as an adequate
compensation for the prolonged losses
which 1t would inflict on the many.
Passion and prejudice may momen-
tarily obscure these facts; but in the
end they will be seen and digested.
The determination of Chairman Han
ma to make this q campaign of short
speeches ard crisp, to-the-point litera'
ture is another demonstration that he
is the right man in the right place.
Long ana solid eXposltions Of the lead
ing Issues appeal to students and pro-
f2ssional economists; but for every ten
voters cf this class there are 10000 busy
meE--Garners, workingmen ana lEer-
Chants-Who have no time for the ab-
struse clements Of the problem. but
want the salient features Of it in clear,
short words. The silver men have al
"cady played to this want with consid-
cradle Skill But they cannot hold these
converts if Republican orators and ed
itors will boil their discussions down.
If the fight were going to be close, the
naming by the boiling Democrats of
third ticket would probably cause Nc
Kinley's defeat. But long before cleo
ton day the common sense of the
American people will come to Mckin-
ley's rescue and elect him president by
an overwhelming majority no matter
how many minor tickets are placed in
the field. The silver movement has
spent its force. 1t is no longer danger
Gus. 1t will soon be not even amusing.
-
The most charitable view Of the re-
cent conduct of Major General Snowden
toward certain officers of the Thirteenth
regiment, is that he was not, at the
time of its occurrence, in a frame OF
mind to be held accountable for his ac-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

About three months hence Tom Wat
son will again wonder where he Is at.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
REFERRED TO BRYAN.

From the Times-Herald.
He Is a wise candidate who refrains from
talking when the people want to sit down
quietly and do a little thinking.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
THAT THEY WILL.

From the Times-Herald.
Four million depostors in savings banks
will work against the proposition to pay
them back in 5O-cent dollars.
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

There are Republicans enough In the
United States to elect Mckinley regayd
less of what the Democrats do. Let
Republicans guard their own and not
be too eager for new and strange al
liances
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
IMPORTS OF CATTLE.
Tleven months.

1t is apparent from this table that
the imports of dutiable cattle have in
creased rapidly since the Mckinley tar
made more plain by the following COM
parison:
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28

The most charitable view Of the re-
cent conduct of Major General Snowden
toward certain officers of the Thirteenth
regiment. is that he was not at the
time Of it's occurrence, in a frame OF
mind to be held accountable for his ac-
The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-07-28
THE REPUBLICAN TICKET.
NATIONAL.

Tor President,
WILLIAM MehlNLEN, of Ohio.
Tor Nicc-prcsiJcnt.
GARRET a. HOBART. Of New Jersey.