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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
MANY REBELS KILLED.
Gen. Whoaton's Forces Rout Body Of
5000 Filipinos at Pasir.

1000 tilipinoa ~ Paaig.
A Manila special says: Gen. Llovd
Wheaton, commanding the United
States flying column, attacked and dc.
feated force OF 1000 Filipmos at
Pasig Wednesday afternoon, inficting
heavy loss upon them. The American
loss was slight. The Americans cap
tured $50 Filipinos. Many bodies OF
killed in the engagement wero seen
floating down tho river.
Private Fornon, of company l..
Twentieth regiment, was killed; Pri-
Yates Newman, Carroll Marshall,
Combs and Rogers were wounded
About $50 Filipinos surrendered at
the town Of Taguig to the Washington
regiment and 175 Filipinos we're cap
tured at Pasig by the Twentieth regi-
ment.
Our troops found LOG dead Filipinos
and 100 new graves near Pasig.
The prisoners were unarmed and,
therefore, it is presumed they executed
their threat of throwing their arms
into the river.
A later dispatch states that the
strongly fortified village Of Caitai,
northwest Of Pasig, was captured
Wednesday after desperate fight by
the Twentieth regular infantry.
The Americans lost seventeen
wounded, while the rebels loss was
heavy.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
WILL CHARGE FOR RATIONs.
The Cubans VIII No Longer Get Their
Supplies Free.

The Cubans VIII No Longer Get Their
Supplies Free.
A special from Havana says: An
order was issued Thursday by the
United States military authorities to
the effect that all rations distributed to
the Cuban poor after the supply now
on hand is exhausted shall be charged
against the customs receipts of the
province in which they are distributed.
Monthly acquisitions will be made
as heretofore and the United States
authorities win supply, buying in the
Cuban markets such articles as sugar
and rice if they can be obtained to
better advantage in Havana. The rest
of the rations will be bought in the
United States.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
CASTELLANOS TALKED BIG.

Late Governor General of Cuba Angers
Spanish Army Ofcers.
A Madrid dispatch says: An extra
ordinary speech made by General
Castellanos, the Spanish governor gen
eral of Cuba, who was recently APP
pointed captain general Of Madrid, to
the soldiers during an inspection
which he made at the barracks We'd
nesday has caused intense anger in
military circles
The captain general said "There is
only one thing good in the army and
it is the soldier himself. As to the
officers, if they are derelicG in their
duty I am accustomed to send them to
the galleys."
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
WORK OF WOODMEN.

Interesting Reports Presented at the
Meeting in Memphis.
Wednesday afternoons session Of
the Woodmen of the World at Mem
phis, Tenn, was one of especial inter
est, but little business was transacted
except in the way of receiving and re-
ferring resolutions.
The report of Sovereign Clerk Yates
shows that during the year 1898 the
death rate was about seven in every
thousand, and this is q small decrease
over the records of theprevious twelve
months.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
MATAAFA's CROWD WARNED.

RebellOus samoans Must Maintain Peace
or Suffer Consequences.
Advices from Samoa via Auckland
state that owing to threats by the
Mataafa people to burn The Malietoa
villages in the Island of Siavaii unless
they sent taxes levied upon them and
a number of soldiers to support Ma
taafa, the British consul visited Savaii
on the British cruiser Porpoise and
the commander Of that vessel threat
ened to shell the villages of Mataafa's
followers if peace was disturbed.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24

Governor Rollins ofNew Hampshire
wants all the sons and daughters of
the state to como ''home" at least
once year. There are many of them
in Boston, where they have a -four
fishing organization of the Sons of
New Hampshire, and it was at a recent
meeting of this association that the
governor made his novel suggestion.
His idea is to have q week in the sum-
mer set apart TO be called cold Home
Week, "and to make it an annual affair.
He would have every town and city in
the state make up lists of all its native
born sons and daughters living in 9th
er states, aud send them an urgent invi-
tation to be present through the week,
which he would make a carnival week
with all sorts of entertainments. In
addition, he urged as a part of the
program that every visitor should, dur
ing the week so to the place of his ma
ivity, and see what he or she could do
30 assist in the Improvement and beau
fifying Of the place, and its general
Hpbuilding and uplifting.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
TRANSPORT DETAINED.
Ship Is Held Near Savannah BY Georgla's
Quarantine Law.

The detention of the transport Mich
igan at the Georgia state quarantine
below Savannah, is giving the war de-
partment some concern. The ship is
prevented from returning to Cuba and
bringing back more troops.
1t is feared that the quarantine de-
lays which will occur in the southern
states will greatly hinder the return of
troops to this country. The weather
is yet too cold to bring the troops to a
northern climate, and they must be
landed at southern points during
April.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
NO RESPITE FOR MRS. PLACE.
Murderess In Sing Sing Prison Must Die
In the Chair.

A New York dispatch says: Warden
Sage, of the Sing Sing state prison.
has informed Mrs. Place, the muir
deress, of Governor Roosevelts refu-
sal to commute her sentence of death.
Mrs. Place bore the shock without
sign Of emotion, but after the warden
left Mrs. Place wept bitterly.
Governor Roosevelt also sent to
Warden Sage letter giving directions
as to the details for the execution of
Mrs. Place to make it as unsensational
as possible.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
ITALIANS DEFY LAW.

Lake City, Colorado, At tho Mercy of Arm
ed and Threatening Desperadoes.
A dispatch was received by Cover
nor Thomas at Denver, Col, Wednes-
day morning from Sheriff J. w. Deck,
of Hinsdale county, asking for troops
to aid him in enforcing the law at Lake
City. II says a hundred armed men,
mostly Italians, are defying the law.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
BRYAN IN BLOOMINGTON.
He Is Introduced to Audience BY Ex-Yice
President Stevenson.

Iebiubub obeNeHSOMs
W. J. Bryan addressed large audi
ence in Bloomington, ILL.,, Thursday
night. He had been invited to take
part in the st. Patrick Day exercises,
but could not be present Friday, So
the celebration was held Thursday
night. Bryan was introduced by ex-
Vice President Stevenson as "the fore
most statesman of the times"
you've heard of him before; you
will hear of him again." said Mr.. Ste
venson,
These expressions were received
with great applause which was re-
doubled as Mr.. Bryan arose. The
greater portion of his address was an
argument against imperialism.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24

At last the alleged bones Of the late
christopher Columbus have arrived
an Spain. The career of the great
voyager may now be regarded as a
closed incident.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24

Here and there canals are being
abandoned as obsolete But for every
such one two new ones are being
eonstrncted.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
BY the governor.
PHILIP Cook, Secretary of State.

NOVefnOf's bLrOnE condemnation
Governor Gambler said in an inter
view Thursday morning:
81 regard the outrage as simply in
excusable. These men had been ar
rested, as I am informed, and proof
was at hand to convict them. They
were in the hands of the law. The
law was amply able to punish them,
and the interposition of this mob of
two hundred disguised men was
entirely unnecessary, since with the
proof in the hands of those who had
made the arrests conviction and pun
ishment were absolutely certain.
81 shall today offer the largest re-
ward the law will authorize for the
apprehension of any one or more of
the perpetrators of this dastardly
deed, and will try to see to it that
they are prosecuted to the limit of the
law. Such outrages must stop in
Georgia"
Details of Tragedy.
Further details of the deplorable
affair show that is was one of horror.
The negroes killed were: Tip Hudson,
Bud Cotton, Ed Wynn and Henry Bing-
ham. John Bigby was fatally shot;
John jameson, shot, but will recover;
George Tatum, arm broken; Ison
Brown and Glenn Watts escaped with
out injury.
The men who were guarding the
negroes are we'll known and promi-
nent citizens OF Palmetto, and were
sworn in only Wednesday as special
guard for the night.
Bud Cotton, who was killed, had
confessed to the burning of the stores
in Palmetto and had implicated all the
others who had been arrested.
Eye witnesses state that when the
mob broke into the warehouse the
guards were placed in. line, six of
them, aud marched around the room
and then marched to the front of the
room, near the door in which the mob
entered.
They were placed in line against the
front wall of the building and ordered
not to move at the cost of their lives.
They did not speak, neither did
they move, and not a word was said
by the guard to the mob.
The men then walked around where
they could get good look at the
trembling, pleading, terror stricken
negroes, begging for life. and declaring
that they were innocent.
There was a moments pause of
deliberation. The negroes thought it
meant that the assassins hesitated in
their bloody deed, but the men only
hesitated because they wanted deliber-
ate action and clear range for their
bullets.
The negroes, helpless, tied together
with ropes, begged for mercy, for they
saw the cold gun barrels, the angry
and determined actions of the men,
and they knew it meant death to
them.
On leaving the horrible scene of
their work the whitecaps turned to
give a word of warning to the guard,
and then disappeared as silently in
the night as they had arrived.
The military sent by Governor Can
dler arrived at 10:40 o'clock Thursday
morning on . special train under
command of Co onel John s. Gambler,
and took immediate charge of the
place.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1899-03-24
GOVERNOR OFFERS REWARD
FOR PERPETRATORS OF THE PAL.
METTO, GA, HORROR.
FURTHER DETAILS OF THE AFFAIR
Witnesses Say the Negroes Were Shot
Down Like Dogs and Were
Shown No Mercy.

Governor Gambler, of Georgia, took
prompt action in the endeavor to
bring the perpetrators of the Palmetto
lynching to justice by issuing the fol-
lowing
Proclamation
Whereas, official information has
been received at this department that
on the night of March Is, 1899, an
unknown mob foully murdered Henry
Bingham, colored, Tip Hudson, col
ored, Ed Brown, colored, and Bud
Cotton, colored, while said parties
were incarcerated and we'll guarded
awaiting a committal trial upon the
charge of arson, in the county of
Campbell.
1 have thought proper, therefore, to
issue this my proclamation hereby
Offering a reward of five hundred dol
lars for the apprehension and delivery
of the first member of said unknown
mob and q further reward of one hun
dred dollars for each additional person
so implicated, with evidence sufficient
to convict, to the sheriff of qaid county
and state.
And do moreover charge and re-
quire all officers in this state, civil and
military, to be vigilant in endeavoring
to apprehend the said members of the
unknown mob in order that they may
be brought to trial for the offense with
which they stand charged. Given
under my hand and seal of the state,
this the 10th day Of March, 1899.
A. D. GAMBLER, Governor.
BY the governor.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
News and Notes.

Among vegetables which the depart
ment of agriculture has imported and
pronOunces of great merit are two spe-
ries of asparagus new to America, one
from Algeria, the other from Naples.
The Brazilian duck, recent deli
tlous addition to the menu of the cpl
cures, is said to be wood duck" diff
fering much from the popularity raised
Pekin. To be a success for market It
must be fed and fattened with the
scrupulous care and nicely of the
French poultry growers, on finely chop
ped mixed feeds specially designed to
give dellcately favored meat.
Over 20 important products are now
made from corn. Under latest modern
discoveries and methods not particle
of corn is wasted. There is said to be
absolutely no refuse.
Our imports of wines currants raj
sins and fresh grapes aggregate over
$S,350000 year
"a liberal potato crop I'm sight" IL
The American Agriculturist's verdict,
though the crop has proved disappoint-
ing in the northwest and in parts of
New York and Ohio.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
Farmers Institutes for Somerset

A series OF farmers institutes has
been arranged for Somerset towns, be-
ginning at Mercer, Friday, Nov. II.
The programs are as follows:
Golden Cross Hail. Mercer, Friday,
Nov. IL at 10 30 a. NJ, "Orcharding,
by Mr.. F. Ii Rollins of Cbesterville,
member of the Board IT Agriculture for
Franklin county. 1.30 p. m, 'tAsso-
ciated dairying, its b utfits and its re-
auirements." bp Prof. g. NJ. Gowell OF
Orono. 7.30 p. M, "Soil Improvement
and maintenance of fertility by Chas.
W. Burkett, Professor of Agriculture at
New Hampshire Agricultural College,
Durham, n. H., followed by "The out
look for Maine farmers" by Sec. b. w.
NJ Keen.
Union Hall, Bingham, Tuesday, Nov.
81, 10 30 n. M, "Some problems in STOCK
husbandry,n by Sec. h. w. McKeen.
l 30 p. M. "Orehsrding,n by Mr.. f. II.
Rollins. 730 p M, Improved methods
IN agriculture, their influence upon the
farm, the home and the State by Prof.
Elijah Cook OF Vassalboro, Lecturer
Maine State Grange.
Wesserunsett Hail, Athens, Wednes-
day, Nov. ~. The same program as at
Bingham.
Union Church, Cambridge, Thursday,
Nov. % 1890 a. M, "Sheep husban-
dry," by Mr.. f. II. Rollins. 1.30 p. m,
Better culture and better care OF fruit
trees" by Prof. Elijah Cook. 7.30 D.
M, Improved methods In dairying," by
See. B. W. McKren.
Orange Hall, Palmyra, Friday, Nov.
"a. 1890 a. IN, "Orcharding," by Mr..
f. II. Rollins. 1.30 p. n., milk pro,
dnction," by Sec. b. w. McKeen. 7.30
.. m, "Corn, its history, uses, varieties,
methods of cultivation and comparative
values" by Sec. B. w. McKeen. The
use OF the Babeock milk tester will be
illustrated during the forenoon meeting.
Institutes will be held for Piscataquls
county, In Grange, Hall, Wellington,
Wednesday, Nov. %; Grange Hall, East
Sangerville, Thursday, Nov. %; g. A.
r. Hall, Monson. Friday, Nov. "a;
Grange Hall, Milo, Saturday, Nov %.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16

A story from Secretary Wilson Illus
tratng the uses of adversely Is told in
the Chicago Record. A farmer out
west planted lot of ground with sug-
ar beets. They grew beautifully and
sent out a glorious foliage of dark red
leaves, with deep red veins In them.
which he admired very much. A tor
nado came and cut them off close TO
the ground. The poor farmer was dis
cournged. He decided that he would
give up farming and go back east.
Before they had finished packing,
however. he noticed new, healthy
shoots coming from all the beets and
told his wife he guessed they had bet
ter wait awhile and see what hap
pened. In few weeks the foliage
was as fresh and strong as before, so
he hoed out the weeds. with the conf
dence of getting a goou crop. When
he dug up those beets and took them
to the sugar factory that fall, they
were found to contain more saccharine
than any others that were offered, and
on investigation at the experiment sta
ton 1t was decided that their superior
ity was due to the storm.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
How Mosquitoes Hibernate.

ain what stage of their existence do
mosquitoes and similar gnats pass the
winter| Is a query to which Miss
Mary T.. Murtfeldt replies in the st.
Louis Republic. So far as has been as
certained. the mosquito and its nearest
allies hibernate in the perfect form,
hidden away in hollow trees, in cor
ners of buildings and among low bush
es. That the most severe cold does
not impair their vitality is proved by
the almost insupportable abundance
and ferocity of these insects in arctic
regions. They will also survive in
heated rooms in state of semiactivity,
as the writer has proved by expert
ment
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
HIVES FOR WINTER.
A Cheap Char Arrange 40
Move Bees.


There Is no better arrangement for
wlnterlng bees than an ordinary dry
goods box made into n chaff hive, as
shown in Fig. |, and the manner of fix
ing 1t is SO fully explained in the pic
ture that no further direction is need
ed The side of the large box Is taken
off to show how to arrange the hive of
bees. The hive is tipped up at one side
to show the bottom arrangement The
side is placed back and the entire space
between hives inside filled with dry
chaff, a good roof added and all paint
ed up nicely, as shown In Fig. 2.
This arrangement is illustrated in
Farm, Field and Fireside, in which A.
Ii. Duff also tells about moving bees.
He says that moving them, either long
or short distances, should be done be-
fore cold weather They should be To-
Gated on the spot where they are in
tended during warm weather to be
wintered, so as to be thoroughly ac-
quainted with their surroundings be-
fore cold weather sets in. This not
only answers for long distances, but
more especially so If they are to be
moved about in the same apiary.
IL colonies are thus changed just at
the beginning of winter, when they do
not have chance to mark their new
location by frequent flights, it will re-
suit In irreparable damage and heavy
loss In bees. The only safe plan to
move colonies In the same apiary is to
move the hive a few feet each day that
the bees are flying until the desired
spot Is reached.
In this manner the bees will follow
the hive and find their way home;
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16


otherwise they would become lost or
enter other hives, in which case they
are liable to be stung to death by other
bees. There is less loss in this respect
during the autumn months than at any
time during spring or summer, as the
bees are lying idle the greater part of
the time at this season.
Bees should not be moved during
winter They should not be disturbed
or molested in any manner while TAX
ing their winter doze, except on fine
day, when they are flying, to look after
their wants. They may be moved in
early spring in safety, when they are
beginning to fly daily.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
Save the Nick els.

From saving comes having. Ask your
grocer how you tan save 15c by investing
five cents. He can tell you just how you
can get one large 10c package of RED
Cross" starch, one large 10c package of
"Hubinger's Best starch, with the
premiums, two beautiful Shakespeare
PANELS printed in twelve beautiful
colors, or one Twentieth Century Girl
Calendar. all for sc. Ask your grocer
for this starch and obtain these beautiful
Christmas presents free.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16

In the county of Escambia in Alabama
is the little town of Flomaton and there
lives Mrs. Mollie Grimes. She was
good wife and mother but several years
ago she found her health slipping away
from her. She realized that this meant
the inevitable nervousness and irritability
that would surely lose for her the affec-
ton of her children and husband, and
that as her health declined discord and
misery would appear in her home. She
was filled with the loving motherly in
stinct, but two miscarriages in succession
almost broke her heart She had almost
lost hope when the clouds rolled away
and the light of health and happiness
returned.
She tells her story in these words:
~ was almost heart broken to think l could
not raise any more children aud had to suffer
/ did had lost two children by miscarriages
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
The Best Plaster.

A piece of flannel dampened with
Chamberlain's Pain Balm and bound on
to the affected parts is superior to any
plaster. When troubled with a pain In
the chest or side, or lame back, give 1t
a trial. You are certain TO be more than
pleased with the prompt relief which II
affords. Pain Balm IL also certain
cure for rheumatism. For sale by Hora-
ito W. Cushing, Skowhegan, and Snlli-
van Newton, Jackman.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16

Commercial Fertilizer and Potatoes.
The Virginia station draws the fol
lowing conclusions from experiments
with commercial fertilizers for pota-
toes:
First.-That potatoes grown without
fertilizers contain the greatest amount
of dry matter. The addition of fer
tllzers tends to diminish the dry mat
ter, and also as the quantity of fer
tilizer used IL Increased the amount of
dry matter Is diminished.
Second.-Potatoes grown where sui
phate of potash was used contain more
dry matter than those where muriate
was used.
Third.-The ash Is not affected to
any very appreciate extent. Fertile
Zers tend slightly to increase it.
Fourth.-Nery little effect is produced
on the starch by fertilizers, their tend
ency being to increase rather than to
diminish it.
Fifth.-POtatoes grown with muriate
of potash contain less dry matter but
slightly more starch than those grown
with sulphate of potash.
Sixth.-Neither the kind nor amount
of fertilizer has any appreciabe effect
on the percentage of nitrogen, phos-
phoric acid and potash contained in
potatoes,
Seventh.-The percentage of chlorine
Is considerably increased when muriatc
of potash is used. and the more muri-
ate used the higher the percentage of
chlorine.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16

ture. and that Is some sort of locking
device to hold the support in place. In
the accompanying illustration he has
tried to show how this could be accom-
plished. If the upright is brought
close to the inside of the support and IA
cleat nailed on the projecting end of
the upper and bottom rails. it will hold
the support firmly in place. 1t seems
either "A cleat or pins would be abso-
lutely necessary to hold it properly in
place.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16

IN the tue uappcu-
ings in the every
day life of everyday
people are materials
for M o st thrilling
novels. There are
every day stories of
heroism, suffering
and the final tri-
umph of good over
evil of happiness
finally browning en-
deavor. Here is a
case in noinf
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16

Maine Farmer The agricultural So
cieties of Somerset county have unani-
mously elected Mr.. Ansel Holway MEM
Der of the Board of Agriculture for the
next three years. This is but fitting
recognition OF the faithful services of
Bro. Holway to promote the best inter-
ests of the farm and grange, and we pre-
dict he will do good service for his
county In this new position.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-16
DRINK GRAlN.0

after you have concluded that you ought not
to drink coffee. 1t is not q medicine but
doctors ord er it, because it Is healthful, in.
MIGRATING and appetizna. 1t Is made from
pure grains and has that rich seal brown color
and tastes like the finest grades of coffee and
cost about Il as much. Children like 1t and
thrive on 1t because it is genuine food drink
containing nothing but nourishment. Ask
your grocer for Grain o, the new food drink
IS aud Csc.