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CIVIL SERVICE REPORT.
COMMISSION DISCUSSES ITS WORK
OF THE PAST YEAR.
There Were 1O,4fs Persons AppOint-
ed, Promoted OF Transferred Upon
It's NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. for still
Further Extension of Service.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 2.--The sixteenth
annual report of the United States civil
service commission has been presented to
the president.
The report opens with a preliminary
statement In regard to the extent OF the
classified and unclassifed service. from
which IL appears that there are approxi-
mately 5000 classified positions and lo7,-
900 unclassified positions. OF the latter,
1907 are occupied by fourth-class post
masters. There are 19446 positions In the
executive service In the District of Column
bia, and more than 10000 distributed
among the states and territories. The
commission states the expenditures for
salaries. classified and unclassifed, In APP
proximately $1O4.OO0.0o0 per annum. a large
increase having resulted from the war
with Spain.
or the positions classified. 72 per cent.
are subject to examination. for which
good common school education is suffic-
lent training, such as clerk in the depart
mental, postoffice and customs services.
and railway mail clerks; 20 per cent are
subject to registration tests including no
educational examination, but requiring APP
plicants to furnish evidence as to their
ability as workmen. experience, physical
qualifications and age. The positions of
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trains and a relieving force. The bridge
is being rebuilt so that we may proceed.
French Makes Demonstration.
LONDON, Jan. 21.-The war office has
received the following from Lord Rob-
erts, dated Cape Town, January q:
Gen. French reports demonstration
with cavalry and two guns toward He
bron on Friday. but that otherwise the
situation Is unchanged"
VIII Use Colonial Troops.
CAPE TOWN, Jan. 21.-Recognizing the
Importance of colonial troops, Lord Rob-
erts has authorized the formation of
complete division of colonials under Gen.
Brisk. 1t Is intended to raise in Cape
Colony one of mounted regulars.
AS further mark of favor, Lord Rob-
erts, 1t is said, intends to select his own
body guard from the colonials.
Losses at Ladysmith.
LONDON, Jan. 81. - A third supple
mentary list of the British casualties in
the attack upon Ladysmith January 6
was published by the war office today. 1t
shows twenty eight noncommissioned
officers and men killed and five danger
ously wounded This brings the total of
casualties in that engagement to 1885,
Clery Advances 1000 Yards.
SPEARMANS CAMP, Jan. q. 1920 p. m.
After ten hours of continuous and terri
BILE fire yesterday. Gems. Hart and Clery
advanced 1000 yards. The Beers maintain
ed an irregular fire during the night, but
the British outposts did not reply.
This morning at daybreak the Beers
opened stiff fire. The British stood to
the guns, where they had slept, and an
engagement was renewed vigorously. The
field artillery poured shrapnel into the en-
emy's trenches.
A rumor that Ladysmith had been re-
lieved eniiyened the British. who sent up
a ringing cheer. This was taken for an
advance. The first kopje was carried at
the point of the bayonet, and the Beers
retreated to the next kopje, which, like
most others, was strewn with immense
boulders, surmounted by mounds on the
summit.
Fought All Day Long.
Tho British advanced steadily and the
Beers relaxed slightly. The latter did not
show such tenacity as previously Their
Nordenfeldts fired at long intervals and
their cannon fired but seldom. Apparently
the Beers We're short of ammunition.
All day the roar of musketry fire con-
tinued. The British took three Boer posi-
tons on the mountain and found shelter
behind the boulders,
Natal beers Disheartened.
LONDON, Jan. 22--The correspondent
of the. Times at L.ourenzo Marquee, tee-
graphing Saturday. says:
IT learn from absolutely unbiased and
trustworthy information that the Beers
In Natal are dlsheartened. | also learn
that the British residents in the two re-
puhlics would suffer severely AT the hands
OF the Dutch did not the latter fear the
result for the Beers in the hands of the
British"
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NEGROS ISLAND IN REVOLT.
MORE SERIOUS THAN FIRST re-
PORTS SEEMED TO INDICATE.
Led by Native OnicinIs Who Were
Installed by Americans Last Mo-
vember--AII of Them Arrested and
VIII he Expelled From the Island.

MANILA, Jan. q, 10 p. m.-The escort
of fifty men of Company c, Thirtieth in
fantry, Lieut.. Ralston commanding, which
was ambushed near LIpa, consisted OF fif-
ty convalescents from the hospital. who
were going to rejoin the regiment. The
insurgents hid In the bushes along the
road and opened fire upon the pack train
from three Sides
The Americans, in addition to their cas-
ualties, were compelled to abandon the
train, which consisted of twenty-five
horses. The latter, with their packs, all
fell into the hands of the insurgents, who
pursued the retreating escort for three
miles along the road until the Americans
were reinforced.
lars of the uprising last month In the
southern part OF the Island, In which Lieut..
I,edyard, Sixth infantry, was killed. IN,
stead OF being an unimportant revolt or
native police, as was at first reported, IL
appears to have been an attempt to over
throw American authority. The movement
was started by the chief officials OF the
autonomous government, the men who
were elected and inaugurated with so
much ceremony last November
Eleven of these officials, including sew
eral councillors were lodged In jail on a
charge of plotting treason. Several secur-
ed their release under heavy bonds, but
others remain in prison.
Gen Smith found evidence that the re-
voting police were following the orders of
the autonomous government, which design
ed to use the forces under Its control TO
overthrow the Americans. The plot fall
ed through being started prematurely, but
Negros was In state OF une a,es ro OF
infantry were hurried from lloilo to REIN
force the garrison at Bacoior.
The officials arrested include some OF tho
lieved that they will be expelled from the
island.
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TRIBUTE TO GEN. WHEELER.
Volunteer in the Philippines Writes
of the Old Veteran.

MUNCIE, Ind, Jan. 21.-B. r. Whaley,
an Indiana volunteer. writes from Pana-
qui, Philippine islands. making the fol-
lowing reference to Gen. Joseph Wheeler:
How could single man in our ranks.
be he veteran or rookie, make even a
wry face at their trials of war when the
inspiring sight of that venerable cotton
headed Southern war horse and hero
OF FL Caney and San Juan, Gen. Joseph
Wheeler Is at the front of our column,
leading the way through the swamps,
across rivers and into the dense junges
of this island, and now and then dis
mounting from his horse and bidding
some exhausted soldier to get into the
saddle. while he taking the gun of the
private and singing 1t over his shoulder,
marched along with us, chatting with
the men about him in a gleeful familiar
way, causing them to forget every sem
cation of hunger and fatigue and to re-
member only they were the defenders
of the fag?'
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TKayyyW o4Aers
Gratitude
LETTER TO MRS. prsxHAM NO. a6,7ssl


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took your Compound all through, and
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before had such an easy time during
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E. Pinkhem's Vegetable Compound. I
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thank you enough. MRS. Ed. En-.
LINeER, DEvINE, TEX.
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GEN. MERCER REBUFFED.
Defeated by Former Students In
school Election.

PARIS. Jan. I.--Gen. MERCER received
an unexpected rebuff yesterday when the
old students of the Ecole Polytechnique,
which furnished a majority of the ar
tillery and engineer officers to the army
met in the school theater to elect IA presi-
dent
Amid great excitement the ballot was
MERCER against 1000 for his adversary.
Uproar and a free fight followed, Gen.
Mercier's partisans declaring that the
ballot had been falsified Tables and
chairs were overturned, and Gen Bois-
senet, who presided. was hustled.
Eventually order was restored and
recount confirmed the defeat of Mercier.
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Wonderfully Strengthened.

81 have been taking Lydia E. Pink
hams Vegetable Compound, Blood
Purifier and Liver Pills and feel won
derfully strengthened. Before using
your remedies was in terrible state;
felt like fainting every little while. 1
thought must surely die. But now,
thanks to your remedies, those feel
ings are all gone. "-MRs. EMILE
SCHNEIDER, 1914 HELEN AVE, DETROIT
Mich.
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KILLED BY EARTHQUAKE.
Seven Lives Lost and sixty Wound
ed by Seismic Disturbance in
MexfcO-BujIdfngsW Wrecked.

COIJMA. Mexico, Jan. Alan earth
quake shock began here at quarter be-
fore midnig.. Friday and assumed serious
proportions at Terminate, many houses be-
ing badly injured and some of light con-
struction were wrecked. There was great
CONSERVATION and people rushed Into the s.
streets, some barely escaping with their
lives. Seven people were killed outright
and sixty were wounded and are being
cared for by local surgeons. 1t was re-
ported that the volcano had burst into
eruption, but 1t now appears that the phe-
nomenon was confined to subterranean
manifesto lions. Local scientific men be-
lieve that the earthquake Travelled from
the Pacific ocean and that when news
reaches here from the Coast there Will be
interesting details. The governor of this
state has appointed commission TO IN
spect the churches and public houses
Quiet has returned and there Is little ap-
prehension of the return of the disturb
ances.
Damage at Guadalajara.
GUADALAJARA. Mexico, Jan. 21-At
midnight Friday an earthquake shock
cracked the arches and staircase of the
state palace and the porticos of the uni
versity and the Calado theater The
were damaged. The shock was felt Sc
verely at San Bias, on the Pacific, and
noises underground were heard resembling
the rumbling of a heavy sea rushing on
the shore.
Small Injury at Capital.
CITY OF MEXICO. Jan. 21.-News Is
arriving from the interior points affected
by the earthquake Friday night and Satur-
day morning. Much damage was done to
property in Guadalajara, ana the city OF
Colima capital of the state of the same
name, was the scene of terrific expert
ences. accompanied with loss of life. The
City of Mexico came off comparatively
unscathed in the earthquake, few acct
dents occurring here. The Church of the
Three Kings, in the suburbs. was cracked
and will be closed for repairs.
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DMnish West indies.

LONDON, Jan. 22.-The Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Daily News says:
81 hear that Denmark and the United
States are arranging that the Danish West
indies shall enter a zolverein with the
United States which may be prelude to
the cession Of the islands 10 the American
government"
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Arbitration for Nicaragua.

MANAGUA, Nicaragua, Jan. 21.-Cvia
eminent will appoint Jose Rodriguez and
Bruno outrage as arbitrators for Mica
ragua in adjusting the differences with
the Maritime Canal Company. It is un-
derstood the government will object to
United States Minister Merry and Ru-
dolph Weiser. the companys agent, as
representatives of the company in the
arbitration,
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

gun 700 yards. They emplaced five
FOUNDER and proceeded to drop shells reg
ularly into Market square.
We have made UP our minds to stick it
out, and have food for another three
months. The whole garrison is enraged
at the enemy for firing upon the wo-
mems lager.
Fired ut Women's Lager.
MAFEKING. Jan. 10. via Gabrones
(via Lourcnzo Marquee, Jan. 2D.-The
enemy continue the bombardment with
field guns and an occasional 100-pound
shell. They have again fired at the wo-
mems laager, but without hurting any
one.
The Relief of Mafeking.
LOURENzO MARQUEE. Jan. 2l.-A
dispatch from Gaberones. undated, says:
Col. Plumer has worked down this far
toward Mafeking with three armored
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o.p,,n Diuu, Imnri.onea.

SJAKIM. Jan. 2t.-Osman Disna, prin-
cpal general of the late Khalfa Abdul
in the hills near Tokar, was brought here
today and imprisoned
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John Ru.ksn.. Funeral.

LONDON, Jan. T.-The remains of John
Ruskn. in accordance with d wish ex-
pressed yesterday, will he Inferred in Cony-
stone church. The funeral viii take place
n February 4
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VOwcd to UeIfast,

LONDON. Jan. 81 The steamer Paris.
which has been at Milfordhaven making
temporary repairs to the damages re-
ceived while she was ashore on the
Manaoles. was towed from that place to-
day FOR Belfast.
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2-Richard novelist died
1.
at
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London
has continued
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He
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TO CURE COLD IN ONE DAY.
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets
All druggists refund the money IL 1t fails
to cure. E.. w. Groves signature ID on
each box. 25c.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
Grange Meeting at Lakewood.

The meeting held at Lakewood, yester-
day, under the auspices of Somerset
Pomona was one of the largest and best
ever held there. Competent judges
estimated the number In attendance from
1000 to $500 and they came from all
parts of the county.
There were sessions morning and after
noon presided over by Worthy Master
Brown of Somerset Pomona and music
was furnished by Palmyra Grange Band.
LII the forenoon the magnificent audi
ence WAS addressed by Hon. Edward
Wiggin, past master of the State grange,
and Obadiah Gardner, master Of the
State grange. In the afternoon the
speakers were Hon. w. w. Stetson,
State grange lecturer and Hon. Aaron
Jones of Indiana, master of the National
grange, the official head of the order.
The speeches, morning and afternoon,
were highly interesting and instructive
and received the close attention not only
of the members of the order but of all
visitors who were fortunate enough to
attend
The noon hour was observed by the
large crowd dividing up into family or
neighborhood groups, and partaking of a
picnic dinner from baskets such as Som
erset ladies know how to fill and have no
trouble in obtaining plenty of help
to empty.
The weather was just the right tenn
perature for out-of-door gatherings. 1t
could not have been better were it made
to order for the occasion. All crcum-
stances favored the fine meeting and it
was thoroughly enjoyed.
The speakers took a team after the
meeting from Skowhegsn to Waterville
In order to take the evening Pullman at
that city.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
DEMOCRATIC
MASS MEETINGS.

viii be held in SOMERSET COUN.
~, addressed by the following Speakers
MADISON, Sept. l.
Hon. Thos. H. Brown, S. w. G uld, Esq
so, NoRRIDGEwoCK, Sept g.
Hon. Thos. H Brown, S. w Gould, ESQ.
sOLoN, Sept. 4.
bon. Thos. H. Brown.
NO. NEW PORTLAND, Sept. A.
W. Gould, ESQ.,
BINGHAM, Sept. 8.
hon. Harvey N. Collision, Samuel w. Gould
SKOWHEGAN, Sept. 6.
Hon. Harvey N. Collision, Hon. Thos. H
brown, Hon. Luther F. McKennev. Hon. D. j
acGlicuddy, Hon. w. H. McClelland, Sam.
0eI W. Gould, Esq.
BRIGHTON, Sept.
eW. Gould, Esq
PITTSFIELD, Sept. s.
hon, Thos. H. Brown, Hon. c. T. Callihan
FAIRFIELD, Sept s.
Hon. c. 7. Callihan, s. w. Gould, Esq.
Il HARTLAND, Sept. 7.
non Thos. H, Brown.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

William Webb, who has been passing
two weeks at Boothbay as the guest of
Coburn Marston, returned home, Satur-
day afternoon.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30
BORN.

Skowhegan, Aug. 2O-To the wife OF E. T.
Goodrich, SON.
Skowhegan, Aug. 23-To the wife of DR. j. E
Wadsworth, q son.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

mblu6 Will DC lhClC III lol &c huihDCA9
next week.
Extensive Improvements are in pro-
gress on the high school building. Steel
ceilings are being put on the rooms of
the first and second floors and the greater
part of the roof made over, steel being
substituted for the tin used. The chemi-
cal laboratories are to be entirely remod-
eled and removed from the large room
to the two smaller ones in the rear of
the same fl Dor. The partition has been
removed between these rooms and the
one thus formed, fitted with double
row OF benches and shelves and with
spacious closets In the walls. The entire
furnishings and walls of the third
stUry painted and put into fine condition.
The main room will be finely finished
and benches and seats added that it may
be used for class or recitation room.
With these changes completed the lab.
oratories will be as good as there are in
any high school In the State and will be
thoroughly appreciated by all connected
with the school. These changes will
make the chemical department, which Is
growing more important each year, as
we'll equipped as any other in the school.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

Tandem bicycle for sale and Rem
ington typewriter for sale or to rent
4w33 ROLAND T. PATTEN.
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.rw ADVERTISEMENTS.

..ocials-W. p. Ordvay.
sPa,ice-N. w. Brainerd.
s"urssds-D. F. Judkins.
SSpanted-Hotel Heselion.
soii Capes-W. q. Wildes;,
ggoonnnrs}on-M. c. Railroad.
EsauSruptcy-L. B. Hanson
tbssaciaIti, s-M. B. Heselton.
sp"sic-Dinsmor. & Bickford.
Mus u Tor Taxes-Treas. of State.
ss rls;,stion-Simpson & Savage.
NANCE Sale-W B. Steward.
oolnsiress Buits-Chas +. Ward.
pppuS,erset Ballot-Sec'y of State.
SON Lair-Geo. II. Clarke, Sec'y.
2 asn,oc ratio VI. etings-Committee.
p9ssnission to Barn. w. Brainerd.
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MAR RED

Skowhegan-Aug. 49, by Rev. w. H. Spencer
William B. Pierce OF Milford Mass. and Miss
Josephine w. Smith of Skowhegan.
Also Henry William Bosnian of Wsterville
and Miss Beatrice Edith Foss OF Skowbegan.
The Somerset reporter., 1900-08-30

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets. All
druggists refund the money IL 1t fails to cure.
f. w. Groves signature Is on each box. 25c
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DIED.

Skowhegan-Friday, August "a. George Tag.
CART, aged "a years months.
Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1900-08-02

Miss Evans, who has been visiting
at the William Lewis home for some
time, returned to her home, at Sioux
City, Wednesday,
Charley Ramsay drove to Dedham
Saturday returning Sunday. His sis
ter, Minnie, returned with him and
will visit with relatives for few
days.
Oh Mease has engaged Jim Foster
to engineer his steam thresher this
fall and Mrs. Foster and the children
will visit with friends during his
absence.
Mrs. William Lewis is at Manning
staying with the family of her son,
John Lewis, during his absence up at
Hartley where he has gone to visit
with his brothers, Tom and George.
Rev. Steere, of Wyoming, who Wis.,
tied with his mother and other rela-
tives for several days, departed for
Indiana last week tojoin his wife who
is visiting at the old home. He does
not know whether they will return
to Wyoming or not, as, his health is
very poor.
Sunday evening as Roy Swaney was
driving down the street his horse be-
came frightened at steam thresher
which stood by Fred Hepp's shop
and tried to run. Harry Wilson, four
years old, was knocked down and the
horse and two wheels of the buggy
passed over his body. No serious in
jury resulted, however, but he has a
very sore leg where the horse stepped
on it, and several bad bruises on his
body, but will soon be all right.
Miss Edna Beers entertained a mum.
Der of our young people at her home,
Thursday evening. Edna expects to
take up her residence in Manning
soon where she is apprenticed to
learn dentistry, and she took this
method of giving her young trienGs
as we'll as herself pleasant evening,
BEFORE her departure, and no one ever
fails to have good time at the Doc
tor Beers home. Her friends wish
her success in her chosen work.
Friday while Willie WEIGH, who
! lives west of town, was stacking hay
4 he fell from the stack, taking the fork
with him, and one of the tines ran in
to his eye cutting open the lid just
above his eye until the eye ball was
visible, also below the eye until the
cheek was laid bare. Doctor Beers
was called and dressed the wound
which is doing well, but he cannot
yet determine whether the sight OF
the eye is destroyed or not.
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TO- )

Ice for sale at Farmers Store, 4Oc
per hundred.
Salt, fine or coarse, ST. barrel at
Farmers Store.
Rev. O. 7. Nichols was a business
visitor in Ross Friday.
Are you getting your share Of the
bargains at the Farmers Store.
Miss Minnie Krauel visited from
Friday to Monday with friends at
Hamlin.
Miss Mollie Barger, from Gray,
visited over Sunday at the pleasant
home of Ed. Bates.
Will Williamson expects to again
resume his labors in the Luse elevator
beginning next Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merit Fiscus are re-
joiclng over the arrival of boy at
their house last Saturday.
Mary Koch, who has been working
for Albert Fest, took sick Tuesday
and went home for awhile.
Mr.. and Mrs. Miller. who have
been visiting at the home of j. H.
Baxter, returned home Saturday.
Will Williamson is assisting his
father this week to begin the thresh-
ing season opened so many times by
them.
Wilhelm Weiderstein was in last
week and contracted l 200 bushels of
corn, to be delivered soon at the
Omaha Elevator.
j. j. Courtney, manager of the
Omaha Elevator, contracted 1900
of corn and 200 bushels of wheat OF
Fred Weiderstein one day this week
Jessie Luse is visiting this week at
the home of her friend, Grace Miller
They are having splendid tsme talk
ing over school days and enjoying
each others company.
Frank Rice finished harvesting
Monday morning and hitched up II
the afternoon and brought his family
down TO visit with relatives, while
he transacted business the next day
with the firm of Ruhs Il Beers.