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The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19
r. & G. oorsets Z. Heselton,s.

r. & G.. oorsets at Heselton's.
New Idea Magazine for March at
Heselton's
Harold Phillips, Esq, returned from a
trip to Boston, last evening.
The Underwood Visible Writing. y
type writer, Herbert Wentworth, Agent,
Mr.. Geo. e. French and family wei
to Bath on this mornings train, to
visit for few days.
E. f. Harris, superintendent of the
Skowhegan Jersey Creamery, is In Pitts
tield, today, on business.
The family of W. H. Wildes and Mrs.
Fannie Wildes moved to Hotel Heselton,
Saturday, to remain the remainder OF
the winter.
The Congregational Working League
will meet, Monday afternoon, at !
O'Clock, with Mrs. Mary E. Briggs, Mid
die street.
Mrs. Fred A. Wood was unexpectedly
called to Belfast, Wednesday, by the
death of her mother, Mrs. A. 2. Steph.
enson, whose death occurred that
forenoon.
A. II. Lang was in Portland, Wednes-
day, in attendance upon meeting of the
sherifrs of the State to formulate plan
for forwarding through the legislature,
bill for changing the fees for them
selves and deputies.
George Simpson, the grocer has sold
during the year ending Monday last
1910 lbs of Miss Pages domestic cheese.
This is his speciality, but he has sold as
much more of the factory cheese.
Carrabassett Lodge, No, "a, |. o. o. F.,
worked the initiatory degree on four
candidates, Wednesday evening, Feb. Is
There will be work in the inltiatory de-
gree at the next meeting, Feb. %.
1t is probable that the date of the
lecture of Prof. Chapman of Bowdoin
College, to be given under the auspices
of the Woman's Club will be changed
from March 3rd because of the concert
to be given on that evening in Coburn
hall. Further particulars will be given
next week.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19
The Chapman Grand Concert

The concert company which Mr.. ".
r. Chapman will bring with him this
March for the tour through Maine Ito
assist the Festival Chorus concerts) prom
Uses to excel all previous efforts in the
variety and excellence of the artists who
will assist.
MISS CORRINNE WELSH, the distinguished
church singer and contralto ia member Of the
church choir with Gwilym Miles, and an artist
of great ability, She is the pupil of Madame Al
yes, who Is also tn teacher OF Madam Eouton.
and she possesses an exceptionally beautiful
voice, singing with style and finish.
MISS LOUISE TRUAX, the celebrated whist
Ter comes at the request Of many of the choruses
who remember er delightful art. and the pleas
, ure she has given them. Miss Truax has come
into much notoriety the past two years In New
YORK, and has been 1.-THE society fad" for all
muscales and concerts, as well as for the church
services AMI the Sunday afternoon Y. NJ, c. A.
meetings. She Is under contract for large sum
of money TO go to Europe IN April, and her man
ager is booking her for an 'xtendea trip there.
Ii will, therefore, be long time before Miss
Truax will be heard again in Maine
MR.. CARL NELSON RABEN is a most won
derfu yiolinist. He is called the Ole Bull Of
Denmark an has an individuality of person and
appearance which makes him unique HIS bow
ing is strong and vigorous and he is fun of SEN
timent and poetry. He is considered one OF the
greatest OF the young yiolinists of the day
These concerts, under the personal di-
rection of Mr.. Chapman, are looked for
with pleasure by the music loving people
of Skowheean, and at the low price of
So and so cts. Coburn hall ought to be
packed on Tuesday, March 3rd. See
poster.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19

Remove the cause of rheumatism-no
outward application can. Take them.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19

| think not one half of the Mining
Cos advertising to-day will ever pay
dividends and not one In twenty of the
Oil Cos. have known the Ethel Mining
Go. for years and show my faith in it by
owning more than 1000 shares. honest
" advise the purchase of this stock at
40c. Ii advances to 60c March lst; is
paying III per cent at present price.
Very truly yours,
K. z. FAIRBRoTHER LOG Water st.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-02-19

For sale--farms, wood lots, saw mills,
tillage land near town. c. W. Good
rich, real estate agent, Madison Ave-,
Skowhegan, Me.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
PRESIDENT KISSES BABIES
DIES MONIES WOMEN GARRY OFF,
 SPRINGS TO HIS CARRIAGE.
Dnshes Across Iowa and is Everywhere Met by Large aud Enthusiastic Crowds A Feature of the Day the Large Num- Der of School Children That Greeted Him.
Him..

Ottumwa, Iowa, April 2S.-President Roosevelt dashed across the state of Iowa to-day and was everywhere met by large and enthusiastic crowds. His speech-making began at o'clock this morning, when he made a brief stop at Shenandoah, and his last speech was delivered here shortly after s o'clock tonight before thousands of people.
 His speech here was preceded by short drive through the city. although his train was late and did not arrive until after dark. He spoke tonight on the good work Secretary Wilson has done in the field of agriculture.
 The president has had as his guests to-day Governor Cummins and Secre- tary Shaw, and for a part of the day Congressman Hull and Hepburn. He will spend the night here, leaving at 4:30 o'clock tomorrow morning for Keokuk, and will arrive at St. Louis tomorrow afternoon shortly after four o'clock.
 One of the largest crowds that has greeted the president since his trip be- gan was waiting for him as Des Moines this afternoon. He was taken for a long drive through the city and stopped for moment to address the Mystic Shriners, who were holding a conven- tion there. He was then driven to the capitol, where he made an extended ad- dress on good citizenship, incidentally paying tribute to Congressman Hull for his efforts in securing the new miii- tia law. At Des Moines the president kissed number of babies. During the drive four mothers. each with baby in her arms, approached his carriage and handed him bouquets of flowers. They then held up the babies to be kiss ed, and the president did not disappoint them.
 One of the features of the day was the large number of school children that greeted the president. At every place he stopped and at many places where the train did not stop the little people were congregated, waving small American flags. This feature pleased the president very much and he refer red to the children several times. .. .,
 Stops to-day were made at Shenan- doah Clarinda. Sharpsburg, Van Werth, Osceola, Des Moines, Oskaloosa and Ottumwa. The president is bear ing the strain of the trip splendidly, and his face has not yet lost the tan 1t acquired during his two weeks in Yel- lowstone Park.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
GONE TO INSPECT MANcHURIA
Departure of Russian War Minister on
 Significant Journey.

St. Petersburg, April 2s.-The war minister, General Kuropatkin, started on a special train to-day for Manchuria. He will possibly go to Japan. A fare- well breakfast was given in his honor yesterday at the Chinese legation.
 Lieutenant General Sakharoff has been appointed acting war minister during the absence of General Kuropat- kin. The latter, who intends to make thorough inspection of Manchuria, will be absent two months, and will visit Port Arthur, Dalny, and Vladivo- stock. Although the generals attention to make the trip was announced pulp 1icly some weeks ago, his departure has excited speculation in view of the re- cent news from Manchuria.
 The marine minister has decided to order the construction of twenty gun- boats (which will be furnished with turbine engines), for the protection of the Russian frontier at the Amoor river. ..'
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
sn.pense in Wilmington.

Washington, April 2S.-No response has come to the state department as yet from either Ambassador Mccormick at St. Petersburg or Minister Conger at Peking, to the inquiries respecting Russia's demands in connection with Manchuria. The officials are in sus- pense and uncertainty, in view of the conflict in the semi -official dispatches from the Russian and Chinese capitals. In the absence of official statements of Russia's purposes, the opinion prevails here that these Russian demands were really put out in a tentative form last week, and not in regular official shape
 There is good reason to believe that the Chinese government itself let the de n1ands leak out in. order to secure the support of the powers in its refusal of the Russian tenders. e
 Noting the intense public excitement over the proposition, the Russian gov
 ernment, it is surmised, took steps through the statement issued in St. Petersburg yesterday to abandon sev- eral of the original demands. It is not doubted that such reduction of the 1naXtn1uTl eQeffldrluS was IuilS WllHiu contemplation when the tentative state ment was thrown out. .s
 If this assumption is well founded, then Russia will not further interfere with the consummation of the United States trade treaty with China, includ- ing as it does the new ports of Mukden and Taku Shan. On the other hand. the fourth demand, characterized by the St Petersburg statement "as unirn- portant," is not so regarded here, for 1t amounts to an indefinite continuance under Russian direction of present con- ditions in China, which will stop all re- form movements. It is now learned that in the original statement of this fourth demand, namely, ''the present status of the administration of Man churia is to remain unchanged" there was an important element of error and the word Mongolia should take the place of "Manchuria." The demand as thus modified continues the. status quo in all North China.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
The Howe X StetsOnC Co
LITTLE GIRL KILLED.
strnck by Electric Gar on carIisio stroet .. and Died Instantly.

Etta Sasso, four years old, of 129 Carr lisle street, was struck by electric car No. 66 in front of her home at 7:05 last evening and she died instantly. She was across the street playing. Seeing her mother coming aftre her she dafted across to meet her and ran right in front of the car. The car was coming to this city from Savin Rock and just as it was nearly opposite her she ran directly in front of it. Her skull was crushed by the wheels. She was picked up by witnesses of the accident and carried into her home but died before she reached there. Medical Examiner Bartlett and the police were notified. Dr. Bartlett found that the child s skull was crushed. The police investi- gated the case and attach no blame to the motorman as it appears that she ran directly into the car. Motorr1ac Robinson was running the car, The car that struck the child was the same one that struck the little Italian child near the dye works on State street day before yesterday. Tn both cases the children ran directly in front of the cars, making the accidents unavoida- ble. .,i z
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
KING TO VISIT VATICAN,
He WfH Interview Pope in Absoiute Privacy.

Rome, April 2s.-King Edward and
 the King of Italy drove this afternoon
 to. the coliseum, the arch of Titus the
 palatine forum and the monument of Victor Emmanuel. King Edward ex- pressed his great admiration of what he saw. Wherever they went the, two kings were loudly cheered and received a continuous ovation.
 A court dinner, at which 104 covers were laid, was held this evening. King Edward sat on the right of the King of Italy and on the left of Queen Helena. Lady Currie, wife of the former British ambassador to Italy, sat on the other side of King Victor Emmanuel. All the high dignitaries of the state and court were among the guests.
 Tomorrow afternoon at half-past four King Edward will go to the vati- can. Starting from the British en- bassy, he will alight at the Court of St.
 Damas. in the vatican, where he will be received by Monsignor Bisleti, mas- ter of the chamber, accompanied by the vatican officials. The pontifical guards will render royal honors to the visitor. MOHSlSHOr blSiell Will conduct King Edward to the stairway, where Monsig- nor Cagiano de Azevedo, the pope's major domo, surrounded by prelates and high dignitaries of the holy see,
 will greet the British sovereign. King
 Edward will then be conducted by the
 major domo to the private apartments
 of the pope, and no one will be present at the interview between the pontiff
 and the British sovereign.
 When the chamber opened to-day
 President ,Biancheri made short speech in which he said he had had the |honor to assist at the arrival in Rome
 of the King of England and to present
 to his majesty the greeting of the
 chamber and it's thanks for the visit
 paid to Italy, to the Italian sovereign
 and to the city of Rome. He was cer- tain he expressed the sentiments of the
 chamber in offering it's salutations to the sovereign of a great and friendly nation, and in expressing the chambers lively sympathy for the British people. The deputies listened to the presidents remarks standing, and he was warmly |applauded.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
GEN. MILES TAKEN TO TASK
STRUCTURES ON MAJOR GLENN STRONGLY RESENTED.
Attorney squires, of St. Paul, Brother- tn-Iaw of the oficer, writes an Open Letter to the Head of the American Army-Ataempts 10 sesmirch Brother Officers Deprecated.

St. Paul, April 2S.-George c. Squires, an attorney of this city, and brother in-law of Major Edwin F. Glenn, has written an open letter, addressed to General Nelson A. Miles, in which he replies to the strictures upon Major Glenn in General Miles, report upon al- leged atrocities in the Philippines. The letter follows: f',' .-
 Major Glenn, as you are doubtless aware, was tried something over year ago for administering the se-called water cure to: traitorous Filipino. While he was convicted and given a most absurd sentence Gone months suspension from duty, with pay, and a fine of $50). it is an open secret that the court which tried vlin, on the first bal lot, voted unanimously for acquittal, and then, on the suggestion of some member of the court, reconsidered the vote, on the theory, that an acquittal would be construed in the United States as an official approval of the water cure, but every member of the court signed and attached to the findings a paper in which Major Glenn's conduct in Panay was highly commended, and the reviewing authority was requested to exercise clemency.
 "On the trial of Major Glenn last Jan uary for issuing orders which, it was claimed, resulted in killing of seven na- tives the court, after a patient hearing lasting eighteen hours, unanimously ac- quilted him, such result being reached within five minutes after the trial was concluded.
 Tt is remarkable spectacle that the commanding general of the United States should attempt to besmirch the good names and records of his own brother officers and hold them upto the world as unfit for the positions which they hold.
 If, instead of listening to the unsup- ported statements of irresponsible na- tives, you had taken the trouble to read the sworn testimony in the last trial of Major Glenn, I think even you would have been convinced that the charges of atrocities which you so recklessly lay upon our officers are as nothing compared to the hideous cruelties com- mitted by the Filipinos.
 Tn conclusion let me suggest that not even your prejudice against the admin istration or the well-founded impress sion that you went to the Philippines to find fault with existing conditions is a sufficient justification for the general of great army, which has gone through untol hardships and privations to announce to the world, upon hearsay and unsworn testimony, that his broth CT officers, graduates of the finest of all military schools, are unworthy of the uniforms which they wear"
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
WOMAN IN NIGHTGOWN
Gpes Around tho Streets in the Eight tn
 Ward Early This Morning,

About 2:30 o'clock this morning the fireman on watch at No. Ss engne house on Edwards street heard knock ing on the window. He looked out and saw a woman, clothed only in a night gown, knocking on the window with a bunch of keys. He started towards her. she saw him coming and ran bare footed swiftly up the street. The fire- man could not leave the house, so he called the Grand avenue police by tele- phone and related to them the circum- stances. Policeman Ryan after chase caught the woman near Orange street. It was learned that she has been i'll and that she escaped from her attendants. She was taken home by the policeman. Her name is Margaret McNamara and she lives with her mother and brother at 205 Foster street. She is d single woman, about thirty years olw, and is subject to brief spells of absent mind edness.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
HARVARD STUDENTS INDIGNANT
To Protest Against ConfiseaiInE of
 Signs In Their Rooms.

Cambridge, Mass. April 23.-Harvard undergraduates will meet in Sanders theater tomorrow to hold a general in- dignation meeting over the recent ac- tion of the faculty in conf1scating signs found in students rooms. During the vacation the faculty obtained search warrants for all. the dormitories owned and run by the college and had the jan itors collect signs from the students rooms and turn them over to the police. As far as possible the police have re- turned the signs to the original owners. The students claim that a great many of those signs had been purchased, and not stolen. They feet that it is unfair for the faculty to strip the rooms during their absence from Cambridge.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
shrrkey Wins Wrestling Match.

Hartford, April 2S.--Tom Sharkey won his wrestling match with E. c. Quinn at the Coliseum tonight. Quinn won the Graeco- Roman bout in 1895 and Sharkey won the catch-as-catch-can in .4:1O. sharkey selected catch -as-catch- can for the last bout and threw Quinn with a half Nelson in T:5o. M. J. Dwyer lost his match with Oscar John- son of this city. DWyer was to throw him twice in an hour. It took him for ty-seven minues four seconds to get a fall at catch-as-catch-can He failed
 to throw Johnson at Graeco- Roman. Over 1000 were present %5
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
OBJECT TO VISIT TO POPE
LONDON CHURCH ASSOCIATION
 VOTES ITS DISAPPRoVAL.
Grand Gala Theatricai Performance Co in Rome Attended by Kings Edward and Emmsnusi-Entire Stan of the American Embassy Also Present.

London. April 2s.--At the annual meeting of the Church association held in St. James hall to-day, it was voted, with only three dissenting voices, to send to King Edward at Rome pro- test against his visiting the pope simi- lar in expression to that sent yesterday by the Protestant Alliance. This pro- test expressed the Alliances intense regret that our Protestant king intends to visit the pope who is described in the honlilies of our Established Church as Anti Christi %'% ra
 Romes.April 2s.--The grand gala the atrlcal performance of this evening in honor of King Edward was attended by the kings of Italy and Great, Britain, the royal princes, members of the diplo- matic corps, court officials and the elite of Roman society. The house presented a brilliant spectacle
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
WHITAKER WRIGHT's CASE.
Hearing on Extraditton Before United
 States Supreme Court.

Washington, April 2S.-In the United States supreme court the hearing in the extradition case of Whitaker Wright was begun to-day. Samuel Untermeyer appearing for Wright. Charles Fox representing the British government and Solicitor General Hoyt the United States. The case comes here on appeal from an order of the United States cir cult court for the southern district of New York dismissing writs of habeas corpus and certirorai issued on Wright's petition and denying his application for release on bail
 The most striking feature of the pro- ceeding in the supreme court to-day was the presentation of an affidavit made by MT. Fox to the effect that the appeal is from a decision in a case which had been instituted on March Is, whereas the British government had formerly to abandon the proceedings then began and had asked for the discharge of Wright from custody under those pro- ceedings.
 He claimed, therefore, that the court practically was sitting in moot case. The court soon after adjourned. >,, t.t
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
NEW YORK'S COMMERCE
LIKELY TO BE TIED UP WITHIN F0RTY-EIGHT HOURS.
Enginesrs' Protective Assoeiatton Ds- eides Upon Enforcement of Their De- n,ands-UnIess settlement Is Reached The Entire Business of tho Harbor VIII be at standstfIi.

l. VIII uc ht N StAnUstfAi. 58S s New York, April 2s.-At secret
 meeting of the Engineers Protective | and Benevolent Association tonight the enforcement of the demands recent | ly presented to the owners of toWboats and other steam vessels at this port was decided upon. Unless a settlement l is reached the entire commerce ill this harbor will be, tied up within forty eight hours.
 Final action was decided upon when thirty-six represent tatives from kindred Organizations in Boston, Philadelphia land the sound ports informed George | A. Kolb, business manager of the local association, that the employers are making ready to resist the demands and are engaging on-uion marine engineers at. those places. Then the proffered arbitration plan was declined and the. local engineers voted to stand together for a ten-h hour work day, an increase of g per cent in pay and recognition of the association. It was explained that | the engineers fear federal action to. thwart their plans, and for that reason soSSt 70 @ to-night's meeting.
 | The marine engineers all hold licenses granted by the federal authorities, and as a tie up of all harbor craft will se- cretly interfere with interstate com. merce and the transmission of mail It l Is feared that the United States courts may be appealed to by the tugboat. owners to prevent the threatened strike. The engineers want to avoid having l the action decided upon tonight called strike because they say they will re-. re-. sign as individuals unless the demands made in the name of the association are granted. --4 ie,ssS iessS ..zgss | After the meeting some of the en- gineers boasted that they had walk over because it would be impossible l for the tugboat owning corporations to get licensed engineers to take their places. Recently the engineers enl- ployed on the ferry boats received an l increase of wages under threat to col
 Iectively resign. : X: #.5..
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
FinaI Refusal from China.

Picking, April 2S.-China has given Russia what the officials describe as a final and definite refusal to accept her demands regarding Manchuria.
 Tokio, Japan, April s2s.-The Jiji to- day published dispatch from Peking in which it's correspondent quoted the Russian minister there as saying that the effect of the remonstrances of Ja- pan and the other powers would be that the statesmen now paramount at St. Petersburg would decide to incor- porate the three provinces of Man. churia in the Russian empire.
The daily morning journal and courier., 1903-04-29
Li.chfieid county Medical Association.

Winsted, April 2S.-The Litchfield County Medical association, the oldest organization of it's kind in the United States, held it's one hundred and thirty ninth annual meeting at the Hotel Winchester here to-day. There were thirty doctors present and number of papers were read and discussed. The following officers were elected: Presi- dent, Dr. J. S. Bissell of Torrington; vice president, Dr. George H. Knight of Lakeville; secretary and treasurer, Dr. A. E. Cobbs of Falls Village. Drs. Ingalls,, Cook and Smith of Hartford were the guests of the association to- day.