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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03
ihr THIRD " eek.

New Bedford. Mass, Jan. 31-The
third week of the big strike of the New
Bedford cotton mill employees began this
morning with affairs in relatively The
same position as they were at the be.
ginning of the contest. Although 81
many are out of employment lhe city
continues very quiet, and with the eX-
ception of the idle mills and the com
plants of the business men, there is Ill
tie to indicate that one of the biggest
strikes in the history of the textile in
dustry in N.sy England exists here. II
is thought the exodus of the mill hands
Will continue this week, although hun
dreds have already left town.
The manufacturers have not yet made
their statement as to the future policy
10 be pursued by them, and it is the gen
eral opinion that they will not mike amy
effort to start the mills for some time
The mill hands are apparently as de
termined as ever TO resist the cutdowr
and some of them have already sta ed
that they would not be surprised If the
strike lasted we'll into the summer.
Contributions from cities and towns
throughout New England and New York
state have been forwarded freely dur
ing the last week, and the strikers are
now drawing strike pay. The union Off
Gals assert that if there is no serious
disturbance in the big mill Centers that
the strikers viii be able to hold out In.
definitely.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03

People seldom love those who with
stand their prejndices. and who en-
deavor to control their passions.
Too many people are singing, "Scat-
ter sunshine" and waiting for some
body else to do it.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03

Man believes himself alV avs greater
thau he is, and is esteemed less than he
is worth.
Love of reading enables a man to ex-
change the weary hours which come so
every one, for hours OF delight.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03

DIR. Robbins No. 1925 for the. liver.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03

Go to any druggist for Ne. 25 %.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03
FOK MANY tklMfS
station Agent o. ". bradford Arresied
at 6eurgeton


at Ge"rgetoN
Georgetown, Mass. Jan. % Had 4
cyclone struck THIS town, the eiuzens
would not have been mofe startled than
they were saturday forenoon By the an
nouncement that Orln ". Bradford fgr
several years station agent Tor the Bps-
ton and Maine railroad company .rNhls
town. had been arrested
He Wen; 10 The station as usual IN the
morning. and began the routine bus.
ness OF the day. shortly after 10 %
O'Clock the railroad auditor entered tn
office and informed Mr Bradford TIA,
the company had decided % make =
change. and new agent vas al once IL
stalled The customary transfer Wa
then made. after which Mr. Bradford
started TO leave the depot, wheE H. wa
placed under arrest. and quietly agreed
to proceed TO court.
II was soon learned that Bradford was
Arrested on several warrants. one Of %
counts alleging forgery. another Of %
counts charging embezzlement whHe
another alleged that he had broken INTO a
safe and stolen $3.50
Bradford. who has been a res. dent u
this town FOR more than 10 years, had
heretofore borne a good reputation He
resided with his wife and three children
on Munroe street, and was deemed a Il q
emplary man by the citizens. He was a
prominent member of the order Of Ode
Fellows. and previous TO the present year
had served for long time az con table
He was trusted and respected by all. and
his arrest today caused the biggest sen
sation IN town for many years.
1t was early learned that he arrest
was due to fine detective work on thu
the part of John A. Meloney special off
Ger of the Boston and Maine railroad
who had investigated several clews per
tanning to the breaking of the safe anc
the larceny of money. and also by WORK
performed by Sheriff Bridges regarding
the issuance of certain way checks.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03

All druggists keep Robbins 1926.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24
TELEGRApHIC BR EVITIES.

The conflict between the civil at
thorities and soldiers, it is feared, may
yet lead to serious results.
A dispatch from Wilkesbarre Pa,
says another big strike was begun this
morning at the Lehigh and Wilkes
barre Coal Company's works at Auden.
reid. The entire works are idle. The
strikers number 800 in all.
Margaret Adams. the negro servant
of the late Dolly Reynolds, who was
recently murdered in the Grand Hotel,
New York, this afternoon found her
late mistress's missing jewelry in re-
icule in a closet of the flat where the
Reynolds woman formerly lived. The
police are now confident that the muir
der was not committed for the purpose
ofrobbery.
One of the most interesting nurses now at
work in the hospital at Montauk Point is Miss
Annie Vince er, daughter of Gen. Wheeler
Miss Wheeler went to Cuba as a volunteer
Nurse. and when she came to Montauk Point
on the Olivette she again offered her services
rs nurse and was accepted.
Tillio Wolff was murdered at 2 o'clock this
morning in Chicago by a steel umbrella rod
| being iabbed into her left tempe penetIat.
ing her brain. She died in few moments.
The murder was the result OF saloon br4wl
Rose Barnhart and Chris Lambert have tcen
rested Oh suspicion.
Miss Nora Isor, daughter of prominent
citiz N Of Alliance, O., was bou ad over to the
circuit court last night charged with robbing
the house of Bev. T. " Lane, of whose
| church she is member. The house was also
| set on fire.
Il he Pope has now fully recovered from his
| recent illness. 10 expresses desire to make
arrangements for an early welcome of the
American pilgrimage, which ceremony wa
| postponed by reason of his illness.
Five persons were poisoned in Chicago yes
terday by eating toadstools which they mis-.
took for mushrooms. The condition of one
of the persons is extremely critical.
A Washington special say the appointment
OF the peace commissioners will be announc'
| ed Friday or Saturday.
This morning found Rear Admiral echley
greatly improved and everything now points
to speedy recovery.
Eight deaths aud many pro5trations from
the heat occurred in Chicago yesterday.
The warshps are not to b withdrawn
| from Hampton Roads.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

FUGITIVE CAPTURED. Charles, alias
Buck Schafer, who held up Police
mAu Knight on Friday night last, and
who has since managed to elude the
officers was captured yesterday By
S-rg-. smith, and Policemen knight,
Betls and Beach, Oh the Potomac flats
near GEORGETOWN. Schafer was brought
to tins city and licked up. He was
brouyht bafore the Mayor this morn
jng. who fad him $40 for bealin" his
Wi. ana $40 Tor assauiting Officer
Knight with q gun. Schafer was he'd
in default OF payment of the fine, ard
if be TAILS to raise tie amount he will
be placed or the chain gang. NJ, ypr
Simpson stated in summing up the cat @
that in tn g matter the police offic r
was animated by desire TO bril- & vio-
lators of the law to Justice, and with no
desire for reward, and while the statute
prov ded heavy penalties for violently
intimi iaJing an officer, yet was the les
son in this case sufficiently impressive
to deter iutHEe, offenders and the fine
would ia this instance be only one dollar.
TIE Mayor further stated that much
cred- was due the officers for their zeal
90 aud OF duty in perfecting arrange
ments for the capture of the offender.
Buck Schafer to-day swore off from the
use of intoxicating liquors for period
oftwo years. The Mayor administered
the oath.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24
CAMP NOTES.

Brig. Gen. Goblin reviewed tie Penn,
sylvania brigade at Camp Alger yes
terday afternoon. The review u as held
on the old drill ground at the former
camp and many visitors were present.
Two more deaths from typhoid fever
occurred yesterday. The victims were
Private Morgan, Company B, Fourth
Missouri, and Private Roma DuvaIl,
Company G, Seventh Ohio,
The new courtvmartial for the First
Division was convened yesterday. Col
William Male, is president; Capt.
Robert L. Lemosurier, and Venable S,
Hardwick of the Third Virginia, are
members. The court decided that the
charges made by Private Ely, Company
G, Eigh b Pennsylvania, against his
reeimental surgeon, Major Fauss, were
groundless. Ely claimed that the sur
geon refused to dress his finger when il
was badly cut.
A detail f:on Company NJ, Third
Virginia, has been sent to Birmingham
Ala, to arrest Sergt. n. P. German, Of
that compsny. German escaped from
the guardhouse while under sentence
to serve six months in Fort Columbus,
NY.
Gen. Davis inspected the camp ct
Thoroughfare Gap yesterday, and has
ordered nearly all the regiments sta
toned there TO move to higher ground
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24
Remarkable Rescue.

Mrs. Michael Curtain, Plainfeld, ILL.,,
makes the statement that she caught
cold, which settled on her lungs she
was treated for month by her family
physician, but grew worse. He told
her she was hopeless victim of con-
sumption and that no medicine could
cure her. Her druggist suggested DR..
Kings New Discovery for Consump-
ton she bought bottle and to her
delig hit found herself benefited from
first desc. She continued its use and
after taking six bottles, found herself
sound and we'll, now does her Own
homework and is as we'll as she ever
was.-Free trial bottles of this great
discovery at E. s, Leadbeater 4 Sons,
Drug Store, large bottles 81 cents ana
81 90.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24
LOCAL BREVITlES.

The pTico Of tometoes has materially ad-
vanceu III The past fow days.
Theodore L. Page, former p:opIiet of the
Senate restaurant, has become bankrupt.
A bunch of keys was found i the market
| III mor.ing. which the owner can obtain
from the Market Master.
The funeral of the late Henry Engelhardt
will take place fre III st. Msry's Church at 9
O'Clock tomorrow morning
The Board of Supervisors of Fairfax county
have invited bids Tor the repair of Cameron
Iun bridge, which was damaged by the recent
heavy rains.
The County Court adjourned Monday to
meet to-day. At one 0 clock, however, no
one save the clerk hal appeared ut the Co..
lumbns street courthouse.
game of baseball was played at Camp
A'ger last Saturday between mines from the
Third Virgins and the Fl st Connecticut
regiments resulting in victory for the Vir-
ginIans by score of 30 to Z.
An insurance agent living in this city was
arrested here to-day on a warrant issued in
Warrcnton charging him with issuing poll
cy in that place on false representations He
was released aft>r giving bail in tho sum OF
900 for his appearance.
George c. Taylor, a messenger in the Pen
sion Office in Washington, committed suicide
Mon lay night by taking dose of laudanum
He also plugged all the keyholes and other
air aportures of his room and tlrnod on tho
gas at his boarding place.
Thirty Sp4ni-h prisoners captured in the
naval battle of Santiago passed through this
city yesterday en- route TO Portsmouth. N. II ,
where they will he held until peace is declsr
cd. Many of the prisoners were suffering
from wounds received in the battle.
A read has been opened from Mount YER
non avenue To the fine spring of water at
Warwick" Mr.. Frank Humes country
homo. This will prove decided convenience
to the many bcycists who pass up and down
the avenue from this city, Washington and
neighborhood.
The City Council of Alexandria and J.
Hoge Tyler, Governor Of Virginia, have been
summoned TO appear at the Circuit Court for
the City of Alexandria to answer bill in
oh merry against them by the Board of Super.
VSOrs of Alexandria county. This is the
court house and jail controversy.
Miss Sophie Gheen, young woman from
Baltimore, who had gone to Washington 10
spend few days with her uncle, Mr. r. w.
Gheen, met sudden death in collision be-
tween two vehicles i'll the dark driveway in
side OF the east gate of the SOldie s. Home in
Washington. MIR. Ghoen will be remembered
AS q former resident OF Alexandria
r. Lee Field received his first consignment
of school suits for small b'ys to-day. These
goods are made strong than ever and are
cheaper than ever before. Mr. Field will an
nounce his fall line of suits, suilings aud fur
nshngs shortly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

JUDGE MACKEY AND HIS WIVES
| Judge Mackey, in Jersey City, yes
terday, sho we'd a reporter the follow
ing letter, which be said he was just
going TO post:
NEW YORK, August %, 1898.
"Colonel George A. Porterfeld
"Sir-I have just read your letter OF
the 10Th instant addressed to my wife,
in which you give the assurance that
no prosecution shall be instituted
against me for sixty days in order that
l may be free TO prosecute an action in
the Supreme Court of this city which
shall establish the legality of my mar
riage with your daughter. Relying
upon that as. u ance, l will begin such
action within the next four days to an.
nu the mari iage entered iuto by me
with one Sarah Curtis in 1891.
That ACTON, of course, should have
preceded my marriage to your daugh-
ter, ard l 30 intended, but the peculiar
circumstances that surrounded me at
the date of my marriage TO her had the
effect OF temporarily clouding my judy
ment, and my devo,i N to her led me
to run the terrible risk of mourning
prosecution for the alleged crime of
bigamy and suffering also public odium
and disgrace rather than abandon her
to situation that she deemed intoer.
able. | never for an instant doubted,
however, that my marriage of 1891 was
not @ lawful marriage, aud that | was
legally free 10 marry your daughter.
That shall establish by legal evidence
in the courts without delay.
"THOMAs JEFFERSON MACKEY"
Judge Mackey then left the room,
and the moment the door closed behind
him his wife's manner changed, and
she declared with vehemence that she
had no knowledge of his previous mar
riage at the time she married him.
Judge Mackey," she said, "came to
live in the same house in Washington
where | was staying, and paid me every
attention. He Was a most devoted
sutton. l did not accept him at first,
and he then wrote to my father. He
accompanied me to my home in Charles
ton and stayed two weeks. My mother
said that he must either leave
the house or we must get married.
| never loved him, but he won me
by perseverance. Finally broke my
engagement with Alexander Spottsford, of
Virginia, and consented to marry Judge
Mackey We won't from Washington to New
York, and after we had been there for few
days Judge Mackey confessed to me that he
had an important secret to reveal to me. At
ter urgi g me to he brave and have every con.
ii lence i'll him. he told me that there WAS a
woman in New York to whom ho ha boon
married in 1891. That was the first time l
had heard Of the other marriage. After that
We went to Pittsburg Chicago and Phladel-
pha and then returned here. My father
q ,cs not know where am"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

SrLTRY NIGHT.-The temperature
Ia, nient was believed to have been
ma most oppressive of the season. The
n ,rs for the past few days has been
,r4J-hct" and during the day people
mbo bsys been kept ION the go" have
o"rneriepced the disagreeable effect
nr53uced by wilted collars and sat
rated underwear. The mercury yes
tsrisy took n decided stand at So, and
r.msined immovable until late in the
a1arnoon. There was breeze from
,.a smith. hut it Was entirely devoid of
c,olinr qualities and from which no
r-.r4.hment WAS obtained. Locusts
rst,lsd as the penetrating SUMS rays
struck them, aud limp. weak and per-
soj,jng humanity mopped their brows,
fu,bt flies aud sighed for relief. But
n aid not come. and the hopes INDUCED
thai win the close of the day a thun-
der cloud might alter the situation
were doomed to disappointment. The
temperature seemed to drop but little
alter darkness set III, and throughout
the night the heat was oppressive, rem
derine sleep in many instances impos,
sible The indications this morning
pouled to another hot day. A decid.
ed mll in the temperature has been felt
from the Mississippi valley to the
Rocky mountains. North Platte and
Concordia report fall of 20 degrees in
n hours. Omaha Is degrees. Des
Moines and Dubuque l6 degrees. II is
earnestly hoped the wave will come
this way.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

PROPOSED EXTENsIoN.-The scheme
for Mt. Vernon avenue, to connect the
Washington National Monument with
Washington's grave, is growing slowly
toward completion. During the pres
emit season, under the auspices OF the
Alexandria county authorities, that
avenue will be graded and improved
fr, IN Del Ray as far as the Alexandria
corporation line, AS soon as connec-
tiou with it is made by the Alexandria
Improvement on one of the extreme
western streets, there will be fine
roadway from this city to the Aqueduct
bridge at Rosslyn, and bicycle route
over into Georgetown, down Bridge
street to Pennsylvania avenue, thence
by Fourteenth street to the Long bridge
and over the Alexandria and Washing
ton turnpike to this city. This will be-
come favorite long run for the bi-
cyclers of this ssction, while the re
verse route will be popular with the
wheel-owner5 of the District OF o.
lumhia.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

FIGHT OVER A GAME OF PoKER.-A
game Of poker was being INDUCED in
by .veral parties in Fourth ward sa-
loon day or two ago, and enc of tie
participants, who was somewhat dis
smemhercd by over-indulgence in
exciting beverages, Was invariably
the loser. A friend eudeavor-
ed to get him to leave the
table, when man who had but one leg
became wrothy and assaulted the party
for interfering with the game. The lat
ter se'z=d crutch and used it Wit
marked effect upon his assaiiaat, an
when he dts sted announce that eithe'
one present could make the quarrel hi
own. None took up the gauntlet an !
the man and his friend departed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

USELESS DoGs.-Complaint is made
by persons living in different parts of
the city Of the number OF dogs whit h
prowl about the streets and run at
teams and bicycles. OF course num-
bers OF these are unlicensed aud Il e
authorities would rid the city of nuis-
ance by sending out the dog cart oc-
casionally. Early in the moroing these
vagrant ours scour the city in search OF
something to eat, for which purpose
they invade alleys and yards. Half o
dozen at time are often seen in the
night prowling through the city with
apparently no objective point in view.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

CLAIM FOR DAMAGEs.-Scott Acres,
well-known colored man of this city,
has. through his attorney, Mr.. Q. Z:
CarIin, informed Secretary Alger, OF
The War Department, of the action OF a
squad of cavalrymen, who on July y
last deliberately rode into and over.
turned a buggy in which were Acres
vale and little son. The buggy was &C.
@ollahec and the occupan s thrown to
S Inc ground, sustaining slight injuries.
he eavalrymen amused themselves by
CHASING the frightened horse. after
winch they returned it to the owner.
aud hnaly rode off, leaving the horse
III the road. Acres has made clotm for
9ae dsmage 10 his buggy.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

GONE HOME TO WE'D Lieutenant
Carter b axton of Company K, I'd Va {,
regiment, and Miss Esther Menifee OF
StauotOn, will be married in Trinity
Episcopal Church in that city, on the
Both inst. There will be no cards. Miss
Meni(ee is the ouly daughter of the
late Capt. Thos. X Menifee and 8
young lady OF beautiful person al q
character, aud has wide circle OF
friends throughout the State. Lieu :
Brsxton is the brother OF Mr. a. "a
Bra1ton, and is deservedly popular:
ga the night before his company lett
for the front he was elected ID Lieutei :
ant OF the Staunton company anat
gh'ls: he was in camp he was eleott q
Commonwealth Attorney for the
town, but will not enter upon his legal
duties until the military company re-
turns home.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24
roL1cE CoURT.-Mayor G, L. Sim

roLICB CoURT.-Mayor G. L. Simp-
8oa presiding-The following cases
were disposed of this morning
John Baker, colored, arrested by VII j.
Richards charged with stealing clothing, was
dismissed.
Charles Buck schater, arrested by Scr
geant Smith and Officers Knight, Belts and
Beach charged with assauiting and beating
his wife and for an assault on officer Knight
wi h CUR, was fined $50 foy the former Of
Tense and SO for the latter,
an lie johnson. arrested by Officer Fergu'
son charged with assaulting and beating An
ME Rrantman, forfeited 50 collateral.
Night Report night was clear and
warm Three prisoners and one ledger were
at the station house
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

PERsoNAL.-Misses Mary and Han.
nah Lunt have gone on visit to Bay
Ridge.
MIS-. 0. F. Baggett and daughter
Leslie, and Geo. Q. Bagge;t, with a
party OF friends rom Washington. left
this morning foc Coiopial Beach where
they will occupy the MCGOWAN cottage
for the remainder OF the season.
Mr.. ]. s. Blackburn has returned
from his vacation.
Charlie Smoot, son of Mr.. ]. c.
Smoot, is couvalescing satisfactorily
from his recent sickness from scarlet
ina.
Mr.. John Harlow has gone to Lees
burg TO examine pair of horses which
the Fire Wardens contemplate purchas
ing for the Hydraulion engine.
Mr.. Winfield Jones left here this
evening for visit to Markham.
Among those who attended the ger
man given at Jordan's Springs last Sat-
urdsy night were Miss Marion Chal-
mers and Mr.. VIM. Z. Fendal, of the
city.
Hiss Alilh NIeull, Vi LfCcuOurR, Is
visiting Mrs. Thomas Pullman of this
city.
Miss Ella r. Smoot is visiting Mrs.
Warner Moore at Eagle Rock. Bote =
tourt county.
Miss Lena King is visiting her sister
in Charlottesville.
Mrs. Z. b. Peyton and children. OF
Charlottesville, are visiting relatives in
this city.
Rev. and Mrs. P P. Phillips arc spending
the remainder OF their vacation at Magnoli4,
Mass.
Mr.. G. V. Peyton has gone 10 Greensboro,
N. -
Mrs f c. Joyce has returned from pleas.
ant visit to Prince William county.
Mrs. D. w. Schofiold has returned from
Culpeper.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

DEATH FROM observation-disclosures, the
bright aud interesting little daughter OF
Mr.. W. G. and Mrs. Belle Flemming, Of
Paris, Fauquier county. died day or
two ago from lockjaw. The little girl
recently stuck small splinter OF wood
iuto one of her feet, and no particular
apprehension was felt by her parents as
to the outcome OF so trivial an accident.
The wound, however, festered and gre "
more aud more painful until, despite
the efforts OF the ply sicians, the dread
ed tetanus appeared and her death OF
course followed.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1898-08-24

A STRANGE SPEcTACLE.-Durirg the
funeral Of the late Edgar II. Field, a
native of this city, at Centenary church,
Lynchburg, Monday afternoon, dove
that had flown into the church
through side window as the process
sion reached the place, sat upon the
cOrnice just above the pulpit and cooed
softly throughout the services. 1t was
& strange spectacle, and produced a
visible impression upon the audience.
It's presence AMI the soft sound of its
voice seemed like q message OF peace
and comfort to the erief-stricko GA friends
and relatives Of the deceased. AS the
services were drawing to close, the
dove after glancing around moment
or two, swept out of the window and
vanished from sight in the geatle glow
OF The late afternoon.