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The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

One of the pleasant excursions of the
month is that of the Maine Sportsmen's
Association. The members and ladies
arrived at kineo. Monday. Among the
prominent people of the state who were
with the party were. Governor and Mrs.
Powers, General and Mrs. Richards,
General an9 Mrs. w. ). Choate, General
aud Mrs. Seldeu Conner, Hon. j. Man.
chester Haynes and Hon. Leroy 7. Garlic.
ton. Tuesday evening the Governor and
wife held an informal reception and the
which lively speeches were made regard
ing the sporting interests of the State.
This outing, while mainly for recreation,
has other beneficial results than those
which come directly to the participants
by the enjoyment of beautiful scenery
aud the rest aud strength gained. 1t
helps to advertise our State in the right
way for nothing proves more conclusive
" the genuineness of States resources,
whatever their nature. than the enthu-
siasm of her own citizens regarding
them Names resources are varied and
they are all important, but the fact that
her woods abound with game, her waters
with fish, the scenery is delightful, the
air pure and invigorating, and that she
is indeed paradise for the sportsman
and summer tourist as well as one of
the best States in the union to live in, is
truth which cannot be told too often.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

Something overs s2oo, 900 will be
paid by the government as head money'
to the officers and sailors who DESTROYED
Cervera's feet This is according TO the
law, which provides payment Of 500
head fer every nan on the ships of an
enemy, when these ships are DESTROYED.
A te~ OF the o.acers will receive pretty
good fortunes
The lax governing the distribution of
this money Is ferv explicit. There are
exact provisions f9r carving it into effect
and every man. according to his rank.
viii be paid II dae season. Records in
the bureau OF telIieerce at the Navy
department show lat HE complement
Of etdeefs and nea OF ;he ships was as
follows
Eizeata -, Nara Teresa sec. Ami
rante Oquendo -. Chr,,oUai $50 Fu-
ror =. Pmon -. To,a., g.. BIZ
On this reckoning he government will
pay the cfflceis ard men OF SIMPSONS
Meet. S2@&.11C
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

There is a good deal of controversy
now as to who shall pay for the one
cent stamp which must be placed upon
packages sent by express, in accordance
with the war tax law recently passed.
The express companies refuse TO pay 1t,
because they do not feel that it is their
right, and the shippers rebel for the
same reason. The law is not clear upon
who shall pay but is clear in the state
ment that the stamp must be affixed. A
prominent express official, in speaking of
the matter, said in defense of the stand
taken by the express companies, that
reckoning from the number of packages
carried by the four leading companies
of the United States during the past
year about 1S0,00O,000 packages were
handled The tax therefore would be
81 800, 000 which it would be impossible
for the companies to pay, as they are al
ready heavily taxed, without increasing
the rates. In accordance with their ar
rangement with railroad companies, to
pay the one cent per package to the
government and come out whole them
selves, they would have to charge five
cents extra for carrying each package
and thus the cost to the shipper would
be much greater than it would, did he
pay the one cent himself The shippers,
however, cannot take the same view and
the New York Merchants Association,
it is said, propose making test case and
to carry the matter to the courts for de-
cision.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

DR.. johnson was onee consulted hv
an old lady on thu degree Of wlckydu,--
To hc attached 70 her son rohbiu4 am
orchard Madam, SAID Johnson lit
all depends upon the weight Of the
boy. l remember my schoelfellow, Dayy
Garrick, who was always little fell.
low, robbing dozen orchards with I'M
punity hut the very first time | climbed
up an apple tree-for l was always a
heavy hoy-the lough broke with mt.
and II was called Judgment
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

No class of people on the globe admire
heroism and despise seltishness in eases
of accidents or otherwise, as do the Ameri-
cans. Both clses have, been brought
before the people recently and only a
few days from each other. The former
in the case of Hobson with his seven
associates risking their lives to save the
lives of others and the destruction of
property, and the latter in the case of
the crew and steerage passengers of the
i'll fated steamer, La Bourgogne, who
murdered others in their effort to save
themselves. When HObson was released
he could hardly get through the line for
the crowds who wanted to grasp his
hand, and he was cheered by everyone.
When The crew of the La Bourgogne
left the train at New York, everybody
at the depot Kissed, showing how public
opinion turns against men who survive
when women and children perish.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

kennebec journal: The American
sailor who climbed aboard the burning
Fizeaya, and, at the risk of his own life,
saved three helpless Spanish sailors from
perishne in the flames, well deserves
the promotion for which ne is to be
re2ommended-not only for the heroism
OF the act itself, but also for the i'm
mense moral effect which this deed Of
consideration for helpless enemies must
have on the foreign regard of American
conduct toward the var pushed, and this
eountrys claim of higher humanity in
Its civilization.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

A Spanish officer estimates the value
of the Spanish squadron destroyed AT
Manila at S., 100000, and Cervera's four
cruisers and two torpedo boats at SlS,-
100000. But this $23, 900 900 is the
smallest item in the losses Spain sustains
through the destruction of her navy as
the result of Spanish incompetency. All
the world looks upon Spain as already
defeated The only question is, will she
give up now and save what is left of her
possessions, or will she wait until she is
utterly crushed. Incompetency of judy
ment may bring the latter result.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

\ premiership going begging is An
unusual happening, but such is the case
In Spain since premier Sagasta resign
ed. The affairs of the nation are in too
critical state for anyone to wish to try
TO guide them. Blame not glory is
likely to be the portion of the one who
attempts it.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fol
lowing are the real estate transfers dur.
ing the past week.
Fairfed-Edwin Pillsbury to Albert
Tallouse, $ll5; Benz. f. Jones TO Edwin
Pillspury, $35.
Forks-John II. Durgin to II. d. Dur
gin, 81; Wa. & j. II. Farley 10 A. +.
Farley, 49,
Madison-Minnie Adams to Fred M
Tufts, 81; Celia +. Tufts ct ais to G. b.
Fairgrieve, ST.
Carratunk-Annie l.. Savage to Nancy
V. Hall, $3.50.
Detroit-Emma l.. Whitney to II, G
Whitney, $S75.
St. Adams Abiel +. Badge to d. D.
Stewart, $500; Mary E. Nye to Geo. w,
Nye, $1,000.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

Once upon time there was klondike
craze, though most people have ceased
TO think of it. But the fact remains
that klondike still exists and the recent
statement is on record that the cleanup
Tor Dawson city will be upwards of $40
100000.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

A prosperous Aroostook county farmer
says that in his judgement there is more
money in beef and fertilizers than in
selling hay, and buying phosphate, and
just as soon as he saw his grass crop
prospering he bought a lot of young
cattle so that he might demonstrate his
theory.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

The subscriptions to the new war loan
will close at O'Clock this Thursday
afternoon. Up to Tuesday, both the
number of subscriptions received and
the aggregate amounts subscribed for
far exceeded all estimates. Monday the
number of subscriptions was about 81
600 for the day and the total sum sub
scribed for reached the aggregate of
S220,0 Those for $500 and under to
date are for about $65, 000,0 900, and it is
expected that it will approximate $50,
900, 900 by o'clock on the l4th instant.
The subscription for sums exceeding
$500 already aggregate 1891 900, 900, and
it is expected that at the time of closing
they will have reached $445, 200, 900,
making the grand total, including the
blanket bids, over a billion and quarter
dollars.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

The Spanish idea of the Americans is
liable to change when the people find
how their prisoners of war are being
treated. Comfortably housed and well
fed, their sick and wounded we'll cared
for, they find Uncle Sans inhumanitv is
an unknown quantity after all.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14


Biitlsh Consul GoI'an says poor people
In Havana are dying IKE sheep. soldiers
are on nall fatiohs' ana pIiee 81 TODD -
prohibitive.
Spanish prisoners from the ST. Louis
landed on Seavey's island, Portsmouth.
London Times correspondent at Mad
rid says Sagasta has rendered his resiu-
nation.
carora1 Milo o,,i,-o.s a., e,a,,,i,..5.. 81
oo.,f,.,s ,,itb s,,,,,.,,r nd -...f,..
x,-..,..l,t,.. 49,.
o,e,. toward tn rit,. hut tha,. f..1I #.4,,,
aho,,t fooo faat
'eHeial i'ia !. - ca "''9 /" Maai ID tiial
~ il's oiiels' ."h'I''E' '' apieha iasei
10 '''e 'i''7i 'ii'''
f'al'1A J. JOL -
Spaniafds ~ Central Auefba trans
nit for publication I'm the Central Ameri-
can newspapers Information Of alleged
numerous Victories won by spanish oser
! hiled STATE Warships mabS al as
~ attempts by the Oulied states L. lata
soldiers In cuba, ana they hurrah ami
console themselves over the makeup
kilograms.
Governor Wolcott writes Secretary
Alger that there is no loneer any #naaa
for the First Massachuseti heavy ar
tilery. L. :. y. along tho.coalsf. and. IT,.
regiment is Row at the disposal If TN
government for any service deemed
necessary
Anona fbe eicl, and ,,.o,,,,,,,.., -..l.7s.,..
hro5,aff IN P,,t Tam, 49,, 1,...#I -.
Cbarol.oa arr. IL man, ~ c,.,
MASSACHUSETTS, and t,.o' Of ~. N,t,.,h
SAYS that General Shatter advised TIM
acceptance o. General IoraI $ terms. and
'~'l uaA Nun ESCAPE nom SAINT
- ','' ~ y ny '''"''' 'l'S oiasi .a
Munro "a : -N'''''I''' '''N's hep9ssl-
a''''''las d d ~ i'lSi'' 10 I''i'..
,,.'..,. U', '''''. - pr II,
- W .a,. ,''' r ,''''' l,.,,s - ~
Qua ooo ,r,i.,n,.ity
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

The recent naval events have proved
two things most conclusvely: The
craftsmanship of the American gunners
is wonderfully accurate, and the big,
modern, armored battleship is not the
uuwieldy and useless thing It's enemies
have claimed for it, but is really a
mighty, almost invincble floating fort,
capable Of being controlled, and respond
ing easily and accurately 10 the will of
its commander
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

At the preliminary fight Sunday, at
Santiago, three OF our men were killed
and four wounded.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14
The Somerset Reporter,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.

10. SMITH. T. H. moNkRlik
10. SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
,.s WATER STREET, SKOWHEGAN, ME-
suRsoR1PT1oN RArEs;-One year sl.50; six
-onths rs cts, three months, 81 cts, when
nsid in advance.
rs will be charged il not paid until the
and OF year.
ADVERTISEMENTS business and legal adver-
u.meuts inserted at reasonable rates, adjusted
10 the space used, and the position given
p,icesquoted on application,
Cards OF Thanks and Resolutions of Respect
inserted at cents per line.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

Up to this, Thursday morning, the at
tack by the American army and navy
upon Santiago had not begun, Gen.
Shafter deeming it wise to give the
Spanish General Toral that much longer
time in which TO make up his mind to
prevent the great slaugh er of his men, by
surrender. Resistance will cause useless
blood shed and it is hoped that the Spanish
may so view it in time to avoid it. Gen.
Skaters program is, according to his
despatch, "If he refuses | will open on
him at noon, Thursday, with every gun
have and have the assistance of the
navy, which is ready to lombard the
city with l3.inch Shells This despatch
was sent after long interview with
Gen. Toral.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

Apropos of the refusal of the express
companies to stamp their bills of lading,
United States Assistant Attorney Gener-
al Boyd has given out this opinion;
1.-THE purpose of the law is clear. It
was to tax carrier and not the shipper,
and these provisions undoubtedly fix
upon the express companies and other
carriers the duty of providing, atlixing
and cancelling the stamp, and their fail
ure to so provide, afiix and cancel such
stamp subjects them to the penalties
provided by law
This may not be considered final
authority by the express companies,
however, though it is wholly in accord
with the opinion of the shipper.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

The following said by Hon. William
Prentiss, chairman, in a speech before
the Democratic convention of the State
of Illinois, shows how party lines have
been made Invisible by the present strug-
gle in which our nation is engaged.
"Together as Americans we will wage
this war to glorious end. AS Ameri-
cans we will bear and follow the stars
and stripes. Republicans of Illinois and
of the nation, the Democrats of Illinois
and of the nation greet you, and say to
you that in the conduct of this war with
Spain, William Mckinley is no more
your President than ours. He is the
commander-in-chlef OF the armies and
navies of the United States and as such
the Democrats of Illinois and of the ma
ton will be loyal to him as they would
be if Democratic president were in the
chair"
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14
REPUBLICAN NOMINEES.
For Governor,
POWERS
For Representative in Congress,
EDWIN c. BURLElC n.

For Senator's
MILTON L. MERRILL.
GEORGE G. WEEKS.
For County Attorney.
CHARLES o. SMALL.
For Sheriff;
FRANK p. PENNELL.
For Register of Deeds:
LLEWELLYN GOODWIN.
For County Commissioner
JOHN METCALF.
For County Treasurer.
ROLAND T. PATTEN.
The Somerset reporter., 1898-07-14

Thirty four years ago picturesque
icene was enacted III the Danish capital.
A deputation of Greeks stood before the
SD king 81 Denmark and asked that
hey might offer the crown Of their
:oustry t. his great nephew, Prince
george Fer an answer the old man
urned to the youth babe him take
bat at his side and saluted him as his
lrother sovereign.
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OLD FOSTER MISSION.
ItitIc NtI.-r,r {, m-4 20 Secretary
Gn;,r THAT i:c'ati' iIi~ !ilriy Al
GyItir> Et CHicn;.o.

An interesting little volume which
Secretary Ha-c .r,.'ut,d u ON" @! his
Sunday school scholars il i~J1,a 30
light the uthcrGay and was rurLcd over
to the sccrgtary, who again put an IN
scriptiou in it. The boob was given t.
STEPHEN u. JawOrs!.i, who was rrcg at
ly a deputy collector Of internal rev
euuc at Chicago. one Of the >ccrrtary's
scholars at the Foster mission, lDc1Iod
Oh the West side almost io!caTs ago.
There are several Inscriptions in the
book. the first Of which rcad~: Pre-
scntcd to Stephen ID. Jawors HI. January
z 1859, 10y his sunday school teacher, l..
j. Gage" The second one which Was
written in 1891. reads: "Thirty-0uy
years after the above inscription Nj
Jawgrski calls my attention to the at
tie gift. Sound in body and mind we
both remember with gladuesS the old
days in Foster mis- sion sunday school.
/ now rydcGicatc the little book To liiI
end Lis family ard IN the hopes thai he
may live long. an honorable and a use
ful life" Two years later the secretary
wrote: With renewed a urarc,> OF
tie interest la my pupil 81 former e.! y
| indulge in mutual cCUL ratU!atiuE that
time has dealt 50 kindly with Us Lo,u."
Secretary Gage has nov inscribed 30
the faded and timc-worn iItf!c VrIrmS.
"Attcr all these passing years the lit
IL book comes back again iron ny
Old pupil for a new dcdicar.uu. | am
glad that il still remains To- him, rs it
doe, to me. pleasing reminder Of drys
Of Lang slUc. With best wishes for
lis future happiness am still has
friend"
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WAR SHIP MASSACHUSETTS,.
u WIN Cost Aboat $4,000 and Take SIX
Weeks Time Ia Put tho Vessel
in Good Repair.

NEW NoRk. Dee. 2i.-Navy yard en-
gineerS went under the battle ship
Massachusetts in dry dock Friday and
measured her damaged plates. Work
men were there also. cutting out rivets.
Repair work will proceed night and
day next week. II is estimated it
will cost about SI0.0o0 Ia put the
ship in order and that the work
will take six weeks. The board Of
inquiry. of which Commodore Picker
ing is president. finished its work FRI
day and forwarded the report to the
secretary of the navy. None of the
members would say anything about
the findings upon which will depend
the decision of the secretary of the
navy as to whether court-martial will
he ordered.
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THE EXCHANGE OF FLAGS.
Programme Agreed a 'on for the >urren-
der Of the Cuban Government 1" the
Ua3tcd states at Noon January 4.

HAVANA. Dec. -. NJ the joint me T.
ing of the United Statcs and Spanish
military commissioners, Friday the pro-
grammc was finally agreed upon for
the exchange of flags On January at
noon. just before o'clock the Amer
lean war vessel, will fire a salute Of Il
guns in honor of the Spanish flags.
Promptly at IL o'clock Spanish flags on
the public buildings will he lowered
and Immediately thereafter the Stars
and Stripes will Ice hoi~tcd over II
MORO and the public buildings of the
city, while Spanish artillcristS at Ga
banas fortress will Salut" the American
flag with u guns. Spanish war>hip> in
the harh"r participating in the salute.
At the same hour the Spanish troops.
if any then remain in the city. will
he paraded in barracks and will render
proper salute Ia the American forces
passing.
just before noon the American and
Spanish commissioners. ten. liminiz
CastillanuS, the Spanish captain gen
cral, and the American ranking ntli-
Ger in Cuba Mai. ten. John Il.
brooke, if he arrives in time. other
wise Maj ten. Lee, will assemble
at the palace. The Spanish commits
sioncrS will then surrender the gov
eminent Ia the United States commits
sioncrs. who will Immediately transfer
il To the American general command
ing. After this the various function
aries will remain while Ia receive
those VIII" may wish to pay their re-
spccts Ia the incoming authorities
1t was agreed AT the Joint meeting
that the Spanish troops remaining in
Cuba after January |. should he con
sidered in the light of foreign troops
in friendly country and To he accord
ed the privileges usually granted under
| international law.
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Ii VIII lie AbroSated and New Agree
ment Beiw zen the United States and
England VIII lie Negotiated.

WASHINGTON. Dee. 24.-All danger of
further friction between the United
States and Great Britain over the con
struction of the Nicaragua canal will
shortly be removed by the abrogation
of the Clayton-Bulwer treaty. Your
correspondent is in a-position
to authoritatively state that
Sir Julian Pauncefote, the Brit
ish ambassador, has received, Or
Sesp '.,:-- IT -n~.
positive instructions to- cnt.r upon
the negotiations with Secretary Hay
for the abrogation of the convention
referred to and the preparation of a
new treaty guaranteeing the neutrality
of the can.l.
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The CASE OF H. CLAY KING.
The Venerable Murderer of Frank Poston
Must Die in Prison at NIshville-Gov.
Taylor Rufus-s to Interfere

NASHVILLE, Tenn, Dec. 24.-Dozens
of efforts have been made To secure a
pardon for II. Clay King. hut it looks
like the life sentence of the venera bile
murderer will not be interfered with
Recently letters were secured from
former Judge Dubose and Attorney
General Peters to the effect that
they think Col. King has suffered
enough for the murder of Frank Pos
ton, and former Gov. buchanan, who
committed Kings sentence from dealt,
to life imprisonment, was here advo
eating pardon. Gov. Taylor refused.
however. to reopen the ease under any
circumstances, saying he considered it
closed.
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k-ntuc y 4, .tnlhs ers.

WASHINGTON. Dec. New fourth.
class postma>tcr> for kentucky have
been appointed a. follows: Coal. John.
son county, ErastuS Miller: Drake.
Warren. Thomas II. Mcador; Eagle
Hin. Owen. William \. priccr: Griffith,
Davies. Francis V. Clark: Lallcvillc.
Mag"flin. Harlan u. May: Maggie,
Trigg. Frederick q. Clark: Mallie,
Knott. Tonic Craft, and Shrcve, Ohio
Thomas +. Butler.
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Henderson n b,cc, Sales

llENpEIsnN. Ny, Dee. GA good
season resulted in the market being
flooded with tobacco. hut prices re
maincd firm and the quality offered for
sale WAS excellent. Something over
400. 0oo pounds WAS offered for sale. A
lot of lo.0ol pounds WAS sold for $40.
SO and -. Another lot Of 10000
pounds went for $40 ~ and s.. Gala
her 4 60. of Belfast. Ireland. and VIM.
Clarllr'S sons, Of Liverpool. are the
heaviest buyers now ON this market.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-29

FEA>KFoRT. Ky, Dee. 2;.-llnn. Nor
drcai Williams. Of Boyd county, the
democratic candidate for congress in
the Ninth district in the late clrctinl,
who WAS defeated 10y rugh. the rrpub-
lican candidate. 10y only ten votes an
nounccd "Wednesday that lac wnuld not
contest before congress. William,
made FIGHT before the stat" election
turned down.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-29
HIS FUTURE WlFE'S NAME.
The Curious 1ouuf, Wan Had ~ Fold
to Him to an Absolute Ger
tainty.

lie was a chatty Kind Of a couiurer. aud
was anxious L. ou,u thr .T,"r1g entertain
meu. wvruIy. - hr ,t,pr.u forward To the
front of tbs ,tg-- lud sand.
ladies and l,ufl. mgn. ii there j. in this
audience any ypr.r- mru who Wuu'd like 10
know tha name ..t i..- iulJT, Wav. o. that
yudr- m.u viii kindly -'HEk w ! VIII Un-
d,r,tkc 90 tell him. and tlI.r D. no aua.-,ng
csmp.tits"u. Nov, ~ ]. any single SuH'is
man Indy stand up
tp jumped young man in the ocu.er of
thu room.
Thank you," said the coniurer. 'Scw.
do YOU wish To know the name OF yoU . IN
turc wiz
Il do." said he Young man.
Wei, said the man oi magic, Il a,ways
like 60 do thing, in a proper business fash
ion: will yau k.ndly give "a, your name!
"le-, ,CItGIu'y," sli the young man;
my ud #f. i, James JorL.ou.
"Ih.ua yoG, replied tbr couiurcr; then
the uJn. ol Your future wife viii be Mrs.
jackson. London Fit-liiDs.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-29

LEXINGTON. by. Dee. 2s.-Thc Hob
son game was tried for the first time
in Lexington "Wednesday. First Lieut..
Hurnam Law. assistant surgeon of the
5th Ohio. was passing through this
city. 4 Miss Warren. with whom he
was acquainted. and seven other hand
some young ladies whom he met for
the first time. were nj the train Ia
see him. and during the short wait
each of the girls kissed him twice.
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>hot IlsC Church.

IlorkINsvuIE. Ky. Dee. 2l.-Charles
Stanficld and Nip Gilmore became in
VOWED in a quarrel over the ownership
Of banjo at festival at Bethel
church. Staniicld seized and took the
banjo 10y force. Then Gilmore secured
a revolver with which he shot STAN
field in the shoulder aud side. inilicting
wounds thought To he fatal. No ar
rests have vet been made.
Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-12-29

DANviLLE, ILL.,, Dec. 24.-John John
son. who was to hang here next Tues
day was granted another respite Fri
day until February ~. A petition
with 1000 signers has been presented
to the governor asking for life impris-
onment