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The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-16
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Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Reed of Harmony
were in town, Friday.
Samuel R. Harding returned home
from Boston, Monday night.
Grant Luce, agent for ''Uncle TOMS
Cabin was In town over Sunday.
Regular meeting Of Sunset Chapter
o. f. S., Friday evening, Oct. Il work.
Mrs. W. o. Wildes went to Boston
Tuesday morning, for visit Of several
weeks.
Fine 10 cent assorted chocolates, 20
cents pound at the o. F. Knowlton Com
pany.
The Congregational Working League
will meet at the vestry, Oct. 20,h, at 2
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. H. Preble and Mrs.
F, H. Colby of Bingham were in town,
Saturday.
H. T. Lord was the guest of relatives
here over Sunday, returning to Portland,
Monday morning.
L. c. Williams, postmaster at Athens,
and County Commissioner-elect, was in
town few hours, Saturday
Ed. Gledhill, manager OF the Msrston
Worsted mills, returned from his New
York business trip, Monday night.
Angie Goodwin, who is, studying law
in the office of Walton and Walton, is
doing local work for the Bangor Com
mercial.
Mr.. and Mrs. I. w. Baldwin of Booth
bay Harbor, who are on carriage trip
through the state, were in town over
Sunday.
Miss May Garland, who has been at
the White Mts. during the summer
season, returned to Skowhegan, Mon
day afternoon.
DR.. and Mrs. George Fl. Payne OF
Cambridge, Mass, who are on an auto
mobile trip through Maine, were in
town, Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Isaiah Fuller, who have
been visiting their sister, Mrs. }. c.
Ceilings, few days, returned to Lewis
ton, this morning.
DR.. w. S. Stinchfeld accompanied
Mike O'Brien of The Forks to Portland,
Tuesday morning, where he entered the
hospit.l for treatment.
Among those who left for Topshsm
to attend the fair, Tuesday, were
Hiram Berce, Will Holt, j. j. HarvlIe
and George Cleveland.
j. Abbott Kendall and Miss Annie
Allen went to Fairfield, Tuesday, TO
furnish music for a private assembly
under the management of the young
ladies'.
c. E. Dealey went to Waterville, Mon
day morning, where he is clerking for a
few days at the Bay View, the hotel
recently taken by c. M. Hilton OF
Madison.
Meeting of Russell Relief Corp this
week, Friday afternoon, Oct. II. A full
attendance Is desired as business of i'm
portance ia to come before the meeting.
With the change In time which went
into effect on the Maine Central, last
Monday, came also change of the
train crews on the Skowhegan-Portland
run. Conductors Austin and Whitney
are given other runs, their trains being
taken by Conductors Richardson and
Feeney. The new baggage masters are
F. C. Hooper and Harvey Hilton.
The Webster stock company opened
what was to have been an engagement
of three nights at Coburn hall, last
Thursday, to very small house,
Friday, there we're so few people in the
audience that the money was given back
and there was no performance. The
company left for Waterville, Saturday
morning. The greater part of the
troupe were evidently amateurs and
the program gave very poor satisfaction
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-16

Coal handlers at Portland, numbering
about 10 men, have struck for better
pay. They claim that they make very
low wages because the amount of work
is so limited on account of the small
amount of coal to be handled.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-16

Let US frame your picture. We take
out all of the wrinkles and use new
kind of backing that will not stain the
picture and ask you no more.
BRAGG q VARNEY.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-16

Stops the Cough and works OF the Cold
laxative Bromo-Quinine Tablets cures cold
in one day. No Cure. no Pay. Price Is cents.
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-16

A fine room tenement to rent. APP
ply to |. j. Smith. 35tf
The Somerset reporter., 1902-10-16
SOEASY SILVER POLISH.

Use Soeasy Silver Poll
ish, it is the best that was ever
put on the market.
AS usual we have a COM
plete line of JeWely, Watches,
Clocks, Silverware, Cut Glass and
Fountain Pens.
Columbia Records at So per dOz
Call and hear our new Disk
Graphophones, they are louder
than any Graphophone made.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
TARIFF BILL
BY HOUSE
DECLINED
SENATE AMENDMENTS TO THE
PHILIPPINE TARIFF BILL
GO TO CONFER
ENcE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 26.-The house
non-concurred in the senate amendments
to the Philippine tariff bill, sent bill to
conference and at 2:05 adjourned.
At the opening of the session of the
house today, Mr.. Loud. of California,
asked unanimous consent that the bill
to classify the rural free delivery SER
vice be taken up next Monday and be
made a continuing order until disposed
of. The order was made,
A bill passed to provide for the COM
mutation for town site purchasers of
homestead entries in the portion of Ok
lahoma opened last August.
Mr.. Tawney, of Minnesota. made a per-
sonal statement to correct a statement he
made on the floor a few days ago during
the speech of Mr.. Burleson, of Texas, on
the trusts to the effect that the governor
of Montana was not opposed to the North
western railroad merger. He said his
statement was made hastily under mis-
apprehension. The governor of Montana
had BEEN said he, always opposed to the
merger and had done and was doing all
he could to aid the governor of Minnesota
in his fight against the movement Mr..
PAYNE of New York, chairman OF the
WAYS and means committee asked unan-
imous consent that the senate amend
ments to the Philippines tariff bill be dis
agreed to and that a conference with the
senate he requested. To this Mr.. Rich
ardson. the minority leader, objected. He
demanded the regular order which re-
olired the consideration Of these amend.
ments in the house, making the point OF
order also that the amendments must nrst
be considered in the committee OF the
whole. ,,, 81
Mr.. PAYNE Indicated a willingness 10
concede q per cent reduction of the SEN
ate but he urged non-concurrence IN oru-
er TO simplify the phraseology.
Mr.. McClellands motion was lost-e4 10
1O7. !. .,or
Mr.. Payne contested the point OF order
but admitted that one Of the amendments
ar least was subject to the point OF order
But Mr. Richardson disclaimed any IN
tention Of desiring to use obstructive tao
ties and agreed that the debate should
proceed under the five-minnte rule on Mr..
Pavne's motion. The house went into
committee OF the whole and took up the
amendments seriatim. A.
Mr.. PAYNE moved that the committee
recommend non-concurrence' in the first
amendment to reduce the rates on goods
coming into the United States from the
Philippines to rs per cent of the Dingley
rates. while Mr. McCielland moved nom
concurrence with an amendment 20 re-
duce the duties to Is per cent Of the Ding
ley rates.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
DoCKERY FOUND DEAD
AT CANNON HOTEL

After having been refused admission by
numerous hospitals, John +. Dockery,
mechanic and a member of a well known
family in North Carolina, was found dead
in his bed at the Cannon hotel, at the
corner of Alabama and Pryor streets, yes
terday, death, It is believed, having
come from erysipelas, which was caused
by a blow on the face while the man was
on a spree.
For nearly a week Dockery had been
drinking hard and Notwithstanding the ef-
forts OF his friends to save him he at
last went down under the tide of dissipa-
ton. Dockery was a mechanic at the
Southern shops. He boarded at $40 Pryor
street. Last Monday a week ago, he quit
work at the Southern and began drinking
heavily He was a member of the Rail-
rof Y NJ. c. A. and in the course OF his
spree that day, he called at the rooms OF
the association on Alabama street. Sec
rotary Wagner, of the association took
the man in charge and tried to sober him
up. He noticed a scar on his face and
Dockery told him it came from his having
hit himself against a manteL The secre-
tary carried the man to the Cannon hotel.
Dockery continued to drink and DR.. Jo-
seph N. LeConte was called in, when the
mans face began to. trouble him. Fry
sipelas developed and he became much
worse Tuesday afternoon the police
were notified of the mans condition and
Chief Ball made every effort to get him
admitted to a hospital. A Grady ambu-.
lance was called, but could not take him,
as the disease was of an infectious ma
ture. Chief Ball. not knowing the man
had had medical, attention, had DR.. Emile
Won Goidtsnoven, a city physician, to
call.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
MERCER STUDENTS
ROUGHLY TREATED
VINEVILLE YOUNG MEN SAID TO
BE JEALOUS OVER THEIR ATTEN-
TIoN TO YOUNG LADIES.

MACON, Feb. 26.-Mr ]. II. Pate. of
Arabi and who is a student of Mercer
Law school, is consulting with the solicit
tor general about prosecuting about a
dozen prominent young men in Vineville,
who, he charges, attempted to haze him
last Sunday night. He contends that the
crime was assault and battery, and he
wants warrants charging that offense. Mr..
Thomas Stewart. who claims to have at
tempted to be peace-maker, and insists
that he had nothing to do with the at
tack that was made on Mr.. Pate Sunday
night, had a personal difficulty with Mr.
Pate yesterday on Mulberry street.
The matter has set the community agog.
Mr.. Pate claims that four other Mercer
boys were beaten or roughly handled by
the Vineville young men on the same
night the attack was made on him. He
has secured the consent of some of the
members Of the law faculty and of the lit
erary faculty of the college to prosecute
the cases, and he declares he means to
follow It to a finish.
1t seems, so the students claim. that the
young men of Vineville are jealous of the
young ladies Of that vicinity. 1t is caused
by Mercerians visiting the young ladies
Vineville is one of Macons most refined
and cultured suburbs.
Sunday night ]. II. Pate, B. r. Collins
and A. Mcmahon were visiting in Vine
Vile and were attacked by a body of fif-
teen or more men, Mr. Pate was beaten
badly. but gave his assailants all they
wanted. ii is said. He was attacked just
after leaving a young lady's home and as
he was I'm the act of boarding a trolley
car for the city.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
MANILA MAY HAVE
APOPULATION Of
100000

SAN FRANCISCO. Feb 26.--Brigadiel
General ]. c. Breckenridge, inspector gem
eral of the United States army, returned
on the transport Hancock from tour of
inspection of the Philippine islands In dis
cussing the situation in the Philippines
he said
1.-The islands cannot be said to be en-
tirely pacihed, for a certain amount of
guerrilla warfare is going on. The mill
tary forces are not operating to any great
extent just now, as this is the rainy sea-
son. After the rains are over 1 expect the
soldiers will penetrate the interior and
bring about peace. / visited forty different
posts, and found that there is room for
great improvements.
THE posts were much better, however,
than 1 expected to find them. The signal
corps has done glorious work on the
islands. That branch of the service has
lost more men than any department. l
believe that II the strength of the signal
corps was doubled down there the work
would be quadrupled.
Governor Taft has made great ad-
vancement toward placing the islands on
a peaceful and substantial Industrial foot
ing.
'sThe schools in the islands are flourish
ing. The white teachers who have gone
to the Philippines are accomplishing great
results, but / believe that Ii would be a
great thing If native teachers of the Phil
iDpines were. sent here to study our form
of government.
81 think that the day is not far distant
when Manila will have a population of a
million inhabitants-yes. a million and a
half. 1t is a great seaport, and the Phil
ippines are most valuable possessions.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
YACHT IS LAUNCHED;
GIFTS ARE PRESENTED

NEW YORK, Feb. 25.-In a drizzling
rain and In the presence Of a brilliant as
semblage. amidst cheering and the roar
Of cannon the German emperor's new
schOOner-yacht Meteor was launched from
Shooters island today.
Unlike the weather. the arrangements
were perfect and no untowand incident
marred the occasion. The president, Mrs.
ana Miss Roosevelt Prince Henry and
the distinguished party accompanying
them, were enthusiastically cheered when
they arrived at the platform built Just
back Of the bow Of the Meteor.
After greetings had been exchanged,
Miss Roosevelt stepped forward and ia
king hold OF a silver covered bottle con-
tanning German champagne, broke II on
the side Of the vessel.
Immediately she seized a silver axe and
severed the rope which released the
weights. holding the Meteor.
The vessel went gracefully into the wa
ter with the American flag breaking out
at the taffrail.
American and German national airs
were played and from the scores of craft
containing excursionists came enthusiast
tic cheering.
Exactly at 1888 Miss Roosevelt broke
the champagne bottle with vigorous and
effective hand saying:
I'm THE NAME OF THE GERMAN
TEOR"
Guns roared. bands played and the great
cheering continued for several minutes.
The prince handed a bouquet to Miss
Roosevelt and then. raising his hat, in a
few words acknowledged the cheering of
the assemblage on the main platform.
The launch occurred without any mishap.
The presidents daughter lifted a silver
Ratchet and struck the rope. II parted
cleanly and down came the weights The
wedges few UP and out. The yacht trem-
bled, started forward and slid slowly
down into the water to the cheers Of the
distinguished gathering. She took the
water safely and brought up in the middle
OF the 'Kill-Von-Kull without accident
Prince Henry and Miss Roosevelt were
then photographed. The prince presented
Miss Roosevelt with a silken cap ribbon
of the new yacht Meteor and she wore 1t
on her left arm as she stood before the
camera with the prince.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
FIGHTING SENATORS
RESTORED TO ROLL
RESOLUTION WILL BE PASSED BY
SENATE, HOWEVER, SUSPEND
ING THEM.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 25,-The most i'm
portant development today in connection
with the T1llman-McLaurin episode of last
Saturday was the act of Senator Frye,
president pro TEN. of the senate, in order
ing tie clerk of the senate to restore the
names of the two South Carolina sena-
tors to the senate roll.
If the present plan is carried out this
act will be followed by the adoption by
the senate of a resolution before a vote
on any other subject is taken practically
endorsing the action of the president pro
tenn in ordering their names erased and
suspending the two senators for some deh-
mite time.
The order of Senator Frye for the resto-
ration of the names to the rolls was IS
sued almost Immediately after the senate
convened today and was the result OF
general conference among the Republican
leaders of the senate.
When asked If the result of this action
would be the recognition of either of the
senators to either vote or speak, Senator
FRYE replied that 1t would not, and that
was a question which must be decided by
the senate.
He declined, however, to state how the
question would be brought to the atten-
ton of the senate.
Inquiry in other quarters developed the
fact that there had been conference OF
the Republican leaders in Senator Aid
rich's committee room during the forenoon
and that the extent Of Senator Frye's rul-
ing, and especially its rar-reaching effect
not only in this case but as precedent
had been very exhaustively discussed, the
construction being that the action OF the
president pro tenn. in striking the names
of the South Carolina senators from the
roll and his refusal of request to have
their names called was beyond precedent
in the senate and not entirely JUSTIFIED.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
B0ER WAR A LOTTERY;
ONLY THREE PRIZES

NEW YORK, Feb. 26.-The impending
departure of General Rumble from South
Africa, says a London dispatch to The
Tribune. will leave Lord Methuen as the
only survivor in the field of the original
muster of generals sent out from England
as corps commanders, and he has COM
manded since the relief Of Kimberley only
small bodies of mounted troops. Lord
Methuen will have full credit for logged
determination in seeing the thing through.
General Rumble has not met with any re-
verses, yet has not improved his reputa-
ton by any brilliant achievements. The
Boer war has been a lottery filed with
blanks for the British general Roberts,
French and Hunter were the only prize
winners.
A dispatch from Lord Kitchener made
public today, says:
"A convoy of empty wagons was at
tackled and captured by the Beers, south
west of Kerksdorp. Transvaal colony,
Feb. "a The escort consisted of an I'm
perial Yoemanry, three companies of the
Northumberland Fusileers and two guns.
The fighting was severe but have no fur
Their details.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
GERMANY TO RAISE
TARIFF ON GRAINS

BERLIN. Feb. 26.-The tariff commit
tee Of the Reichstag today adopted the
compromise amendment to the new tar
IN bill regarding the corn duties. in spite
Of the strenuous opposition by the govern
ment members. The vote on the amend
ment was IL ayes to 10 noes.
The discussion Of the committee preced-
ing the vote on the amendment was very
bitter. Count Won Schwerin-Loewitz
Conservative in supporting the amend
ment, declared that threats Of a dissolu-
ton Of the Reichstag had no terrors for
the Conservatives. II the government de-
clined to meet the rightists, he said the
latter would refuse to recognize their OBJ
legation 10 conclude commercial treaties
The government was acting in antagonism
to the majority OF the Reichtag and OF
the diets and therefore the ministers were
responsible for the consequences.
The compromise amendment passed by
the tariff committee raises the minimum
ana maximum rates on wheat and corn
20 and ! - marks per 1000 Kilograms.
respectively. and on oats and barley TO
51-2 and : 10 marks per LOO Kilograms.
respectively.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
OPERATORS COMING
To ATLANTA ON
SATURDAY
TEXAS DELEGATION EN- ROUTE
TO THIS CITY TO ENTER THE
TELEGRAPHERS' TOUR
NAMENT.

Delegations Of telegraph operators who
will participate in the tournament that is
to be held here, beginning Saturday
March 1, are already en- route to this city
and by Thursday afternoon or Friday
morning they will probably commence ar
irving in the city.
All arrangements for the entertainment
of the operators during their stay in this
city have been completed and everything
possible has been done to make their visit
pleasant. 1t is believed that at least fifty
of the fastest operators in the country will
be here to take part in the struggle TO de-
termine which of them is the fastest man
at the key. Thirty-five telegraphers have
already entered for the contest and let
tiers are being received from others every
day. T.
There will be.seven gold medals and four
silver medals, in addition to various cash
prizes.
The Texas delegation is coming to this
city by way Of Memphis and Birming-
ham.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
BUSINESS. SUSPENOS
IN BLOODY VILLAGE

WELSH, Ia, Feb. 25-Business has been
entirely suspended in this little town. The
murder of the six members of the Earl
family has cast an influence over the
whole community, which makes ordinary
AFFAIRS of life impossible.
The body of 1. S. Earl, father OF the
murdered boys, was found in a ditch near
his home with the throat cut and the body
far gone into putrefactfon. There was
every evidence that the murders were
committed as part Of a prearranged plot.
The home of Ward Earl, three miles
from here, was some distance from that
of his fathers. The evidence goes to show
that Ward Earl was first murdered and
that his father was then summoned from
his home and murdered.
Mrs. Earl left a piece of sewing on the
machine in her room, when she left the
house and the three children had scat
tered the cards with which they were
playing about the floor. When the bodies
were found they had been piled in a hea
with the exception of that of /. S. Earl,
which had not been carried to the home
of his son. The bodies of the boys had
been thrown into one room, Wards at the
bottom and upon the heap the body OF
Mrs. Earl was cast.
The only possible motive which can be
conceived was robbery. Miss Maud Earl
is in a critical condition. Her mind
seems to be affected by the shock to such
an extent that she cannot realize the ex-
tent of the tragedy.
SPIKARD, Mo-, Feb. ga. z. (Batson,
who was hired man on the Earl place
at Welsh, La, where six members of the
family have been found murdered, has
been arrested here on instructions from
the Southern authorities, on the suspicion
of being connected with the crime. Bat
son will be held pending the arrival Of
requisition papers.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
THIS ILLINOIS TOWN
is WITHOUT ANY LAW

. DANVILLE, ILL.,, Feb. 26.-The town Of
Sidell, this county, finds itself in a pecu-
liar predtcament. 1t is without town Off
cials,- laws or ordinaries. Mayor Charles
Goof died a few days ago from the eff
fectg of a gunshot wound; the gun being
discharged while hunting. George Clark
Cohen, the county treasurer. has resigned
and left for Oklahoma, while in a recent
fire the city offices were destroyed, togeth-
er with all the town records and ordinance
es. A committee has been appointed to
prepare new ordinances and at the next
meeting of the town council mayor and
treasurer will be appointed. The predica-
ment of Sidell is unique in the history Of
municipalities.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
Carnegie Sends 4'7sp to the Boys.

Andrew Carnegie today wired the secre-
tary of the American Photographers tour
nament to offer gold medal in his name
for the speediest work at the coming con-
test in Atlanta. Mr.. Carnegie's telegram
came from Fernandina, Fla, and says:
MAY the records be broken; 70 to ALL
The convention will be held in Atlanta
Saturday The tournament committee to-
day decided upon a solid gold medal. upon
which a large diamond will be mounted,
with appropriate lettering, in enamel on
the face of the medal. This lettering will
surround a bust In relief Of Mr.. Carnegie,
about which will be grouped the various
instruments known to telegTaphy.
Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-02-27
OFFICIAL CABLE REPORTS
MISS STONES RELEASE

WASHINGTON. Feb. 26.-The state de-
partment this morning received cable
gram from Minister Leishman at Constan-
tinopIe, containing the first official an
nouncement it has had of Miss Stones
release.
SALONICA. Roumania, Feb. 26.-Miss
Ellen N. Stone and Nine. Tsilka will start
without delay from Salonica, Macedonia,
for Constantinople. In the meanwhile
the liberated missionaries are staying at
the missionary headquarters, where they
are receiving the congratulations of their
colleagues.
Mr.. Leishman cabIed that Miss Stone
was suffering from fatigue and nervous
strain and would not attempt to move
from Strumitza to her home in Salonica
until today or tomorrow.
Now that the captive is released the
state department does not hesitate to an
nounce its full approval of all that has
been done toward effecting the release by
Minister Leishman and Spencer Eddy, the
secretary of legation and charge, and by
Consul General Dickinson. Whether Mr..
Eddy viii return to Constantinople or not
is for himself to decide, but If he does not
care to return TO his post the state de-
spaFtment will spFoFide~ for him otherwise
in the department service. The depart
ment finds it impossible this moment to
determine upon the next steps to be I'M
deTtaking I'm this case. There is evil
dence that pledges have been given by
Miss Stone and by the rescuing agents
which will complicate any efforts to Sc
cure the punishment of the brigands. If
no such promises have been given, then
the state department will very promptly
call upon both Turkey and Bulgaria to
pursue these brigands to the point of ex-
termination.