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The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

The Night Travellers Experience.
There is no place like home especial
ly when You are riding In sleeping
car Philadelphia Record
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

Associate Justice Whtehouse Of the
supreme court, has notified Hon. c. r.
johnson that he will grant temporary
injunction restraining the building
commission from erecting the Carnegie
Library building on Monument park
Watervile.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
Card of Thanks.

We wish TO extend our most heartfelt
thanks TO al those who so kindly help
ed US in our sad bereavement al the SUD
den death OF our loved one.
Mr.. and Mrs. GEORGE LEssARb
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

It's well enough to aim at stars, but
there are things below the level Of
stars which are worth the winning.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

Foley's Kidney Cure makes the dis
eased kidneys sound so they will elimi-
nate the poistns from the blood. Sold
by F. W. Buckham, Skow hegsn.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
BETHANY

Public worship with preaching by the
pastor next Sunday at 1915 a. m. Sun
day school session at II m. Meeting OF
the Christian Endeavor Society at 6 p.
m. In the church parlor. The usual
evening service at I O'Clock will be omit
ted because of lecture In the Congre-
gational church.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

Stops the Cough and works on the Colt
Laxative Bromo-Qutnine Tablets cures Acold
In one day. No Cure, no Pay. Price Is ssHti
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

Sixty three veterans of the first Maine
Cavalry held reunion at Dexter,
yesterday.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
FIRST BAPTIST.

AT the First Baptist church on Sunday
there will be morning worship at 40
by the pastor, Rev. II. F. Huse upon the
theme, "The tragedy of Adams sin."
Singing by the finely trained choir of
the First church, under the leadership OF
Mrs. Philo Steward. Sunday school at
II o'clock. Juniors at 3 o'clock.
Sunday evening there will be no SER
vice In the First church, but a union
meeting In the Congregational church to
listen to AZ illustrated stereoptlcon ad-
dress upon the Denver National Sunday
school convention, by Mr.. L. X. Cook,
Supt. of the Baptist Sunday school,
Yarmouth, Maine.
Prayer meeting in the vestry tonight
at 80. Please bring Bibles, paper and
pencil. The pastor will begin series
of brief studies upon the use Of the
Bible in personal work.
Study number one, "The Divine
Agencies All are invited.
Upon Tuesday, October 27th the First
church will celebrate the l00-h anniver-
sary of its establishment. Plans for
services in the afternoon and evening
are formed and will be announced with
full program later.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
The Somerset Reporter
AWeekly Republican Newspaper.

o..rru L. E. MoNEELIE.
n SMITH & CO., PUBLISHERS,
,swArrR STREET sKowHEGAN ME.
..vrRr1saEsTs ;--Rusiness and legal Adver
N.anfs inserted at reasonable rates, adjusted
ase snace used, and the position given.
-. - quoted on application.
~ Va of Thanks and Resolutions Of Respect
...srted at cents per line.
SUBSCRIPTION RATES.
When paid in advance.
raar ......s1.50 Six months,
oR Three months, ,.............S8o.
-will be charged If not paid until end OF year
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
M METIIODIST.

Divine worship with sermon by the
pastor at 10.45; bible school at 12.05 !;
Junior League at B; Epworth League
prayer meeting at 6. There will be no
service at 7. Do not forget the prayer
meeting tonight, Thursday.
The home and foreign missionary
societies of the NJ. <. church will have
their annual meeting with Mrs. W. B.
Steward, Coburn Ave, Monday, Sept.
2lst, al 2.30. All the ladies OF the
church are cordially invited.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17
CONGREGATIONAL.

Divine Worship Sunday morning at
10.45. Preaching by the pastor. Subj ct j:
Life as a Race" Special music. Bible
School at 1905. Young Peoples meet
ing at o'clock. In the evening Mr.. L.
r. Cook Of Yarmouthville and member
Of the State Executive committee of the
Sunday Schools will give his illustrated
lecture upon 1.-THE International Con-
vention at Denver" The address will
be illustrated by over 100 views, many
of them the scenery of the Rockies and
of Colorado, beautifully colored. This
lecture was given at a county convention
at North Arson but as those from Skow-
hogan were compelled to return home
before evening it is repeated here at this
time. The other Sunday Schools of the
town have been invited to share this
exceptional opportunity.
The Junior Society of Christian En-
deavor will meet at four O'Clock Friday
afternoon.
The knights of King Arthur connect
ed with the Congregational church will
meet next Monday evening at seven
O'Clock.
The Working League will meet in the
vestry Monday next at O'Clock.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

.xrEREo As SECOND GLASS MAIL MATTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1903-09-17

SUrERNUMERARIEs George II. Palmer, Show
hegan; Benjamin A. Sawyer, Skowhegan;
y. a. Withee, Norridgewock; Hanson G.
Walker, Norridgewock.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
COTTON'S TELEGRAM TO WASHINGTON
996, ,545 PENSIONERS.
Mir Ware Says 100000 Veterans Are
 Alive Who Never Applied.

Washington, Sept 1.-The annual report of Commissioner of Pensions Ware places the total number of pen sioners now on the rolls at 996, ,545, of which 729,356 are soldiers and 267 ,1S9 are widows and dependents. MT Ware announces it is not probable the pension roll will again cross the mil lion line, the high water mark having been reached a year ago. Five of the pensioners are on the roll on account of the War of the Revolution, 1,116. on account of the War of 1872, 4,734 on account of the Indian wars, and 1StS.4 on account of the Mexican war. The great bulk of the roll is as follows:
 Civil war, invalids 703, ,546, widows PAS, ,39O; Spanish war, invalids 9,200, widows 3,362; and the regular estab- lishment, invalids 9,170, widows 2,93S. The roll shows net loss of 2,9O1 pen sioners during the year. Out of a to- tai of 3O4, ,SO9 applications on hand during the year 1901 were admit ted and 113,7 rejected.
 The average annual value of each pension is now $13S The annual value of the Spanish war pension roll has reached $1, ,765, ,31O.
 The cost of the pension system per capita of population tor 1903 is given as $1.75. The system, Commissioner Ware says, was the greatest as bur den to the people in 1893, since which time it has shrunk from SPA to $1.32 per $1,000 of taxable wealth, and in ten years, he says, the burden will cessa to be noticed.
 MT Ware eSfiTn afas th3f tha unnnn- stoned survivors of the Civil war, ex- elusive of deserters. is in round num- bers 100000, and says this unknown army is meeting with disease and mis- fortune to such an extent that it is ap- plying for pensions at the rate of more than 14,000 a year. Tn ten years, MT Ware predicts, the unknown army will have ceased to be factor.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
BEAVERS ARRAICNED AGAIN
Office Holder Who Tried to De-
 fraud Government.

He Was Brought Up on Bench War
 rant To-day-He Gave Bond of
 $5,O00 for His Appearance Septem-
 Der 25-Beavers Will Insist on Gov
 ernment Producing Evidence When
 Case Comes Up Again.
 New York, Sept 11.-George w. Bea- vers, the former head of the depart ment of salaries and allowances in the postoffice department, was alraigned before United States Commissioner Hitchcock to-day on a bench warrant issued in Washington charging him with conspiracy to defraud the gov ernment Beavers furnished a bond of $5,0OO for his appearance on Sep tember 25. Beavers was recently ar raigned on the indictment returned by the federal grand jury in Brooklyn.
 Neither MT Beavers or his counsel would discuss the case to-day, but counsel gave notice that he would on September 9 insist on the government producing the complete evidence on which the indictment was issued. The United States district attorney said if such demand were made he would insist on receiving certified copy in another district with all the evidence necessary.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
BISHOP ON UNION OATH
Gays It Must Not Interfere With Al
 legiance to Church.

|. Newark, Sept 11.-Bishop John J. 'Connor, in speaking of the possibility of. Catholic printers being obliged to leave the union or else the church be- cause of clause in the unions oath of allegiance, said:
 "A man owes his allegiance first to God, that is equivalent to his allegiance to his church. If this oath or pledge requires the members of the union to do anything which the Catholic church forbidsit being a religious organiza, tion, as described in the oath-no Catholic can conscientiously take the oath or make such a pledge. The church requires allegiance 1rst.''
 The oath to which there is opposition follows: 'I hereby solemnly and sin cerely swear that my fidelity to the Typographical union and my duty to the members thereof shall in no sense be interefered with by any allegiance that may now or hereafter owe to any other organization, social, political or religious
 The bishop said the oath might be interpreted otherwise than interfering with mans religious obligations, but according to the text of the oath of all legiance the union has priority over all other.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
HE CONDITION OF TRADE.
Business is Quite Active and Notably So in Large Places.

Outlook for Fall Business is Also Good
 Textile Strike at Philadelphia All
 But Ended-Half Time at Coal Mines
 Gives Impression That Curtailment of Coal Production Is Sure to Fol
 low.
 New York, Sept Photographic re ports from correspondents of the In ternational Mercantile Agency through out the United States on the state of trade, are summarized as follows:
 Distribution of general merchandise, on the whole, is quite active, notably so at New York, St Louis, Boston and Chicago. Jobbing in the northwest is checked by late grain deliveries. Dry goods and clothing are most active at Baltimore, rehecting confidence at the south. The like is true in New Eng land. Fall outlook at the east is ex- cellent. Chicago dealers in imple- nel1ts, furniture, hardware and wear ing apparel report gains in order. In- fux of country buyers into St Louis stimulates dry goods and millinery lines, Kansas and Nebraska buying freely, especially from flooded districts. Mercantile collections are slow at the south and northwest because of the crops being late, but this is less no ticeable at the southwest
 Philadelphia long drawn out textile strike is practically broken, but all the men have not yet gone back 4 gen eral curtailment of anthracite coal pro duction is predicted through half time at the mines. which will affect 15o,000 miners and may curtail wage distribu- ton by nearly $2,000,0O0. The out look is for curtailed pig iron produc- tion, late cuts in prices putting more stacks on a non-paying basis. Rumors of reduction in steel prices are not con firmed. There is less activity in glass, building, silk and cotton industries for the moment, but early revivals are counted on in all of them. The drop of pig to SIT is expected to bring the steel trust into the market for 75,000 or more tons The harvester trust must also buy heavily soon.
 Bad weather is delaying threshing of spring wheat and with continuance promises to be serious. Lack of com petition in the Atlantic coast tobacco section keeps prices abOrma1ly low. A good portion of the western and cerl- tral western corn crop has been saved from possible damage from frost by eight days of favorable conditions, in- cluding warm wave throughout the belt tempered by light but beneficial rains An increase of Chicago ship ments of wheat and four to Europe is noted On the Atlantic coast cotton crop prospects are less favorable than. last week with drought, shedding, and small bells. Tn the lower Mississippi valley the weather is dry and cool; the condition of cotton is below the aver age for the season. The damage from Weeyil in Texas has been somewhat exaggerated. There is less talk of q 12,0O0,O00 bale crop, and receipts prom ise to remain low.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
OLYMPIA SHOWS DAMAGE.
Cruisers Bottom Is Rasped and Rent
 and Water Pours from Seam.


 Norfolk, Sept 11.-With two long, deep furrows extending along. the port and starboard sides of her underbody and a stream of water gushing from a crushed plate beneath her engine room, the cruiser Olympia is resting in the wood dry dock of the Norfolk navy yard.
 The work Of docking the vessel was delicate task for Naval Constructor Evans, owing to the injuries the ship sustained when she ran upon ledge Of rock off Portland, Me, in the recent naval maneuvers, but it was accom- plished safely and for the first time since the accident the damage has been actually seen. Along the starboard side of the Olympia's bottom for dis tance of ninety-six feet there extends an indentation two and a half inches deep. On the port bottom plates are dented to depth of five and half inches distance of forty-fiye feet, and many are buckled. Beneath the en- zine room there is broken seam, and from this the contents of the water tight compartments that saved the yes sel from sinking on her trip down the coast was rushing a steady torrent all of yesterday. New plates probably will have to be placed all along the damaged part of the Olympia on both sides of her bottom
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
BRITISH SQUADRON COMING.
To Pay Us a Return Visit For
 Our Trip to Portsmouth.

Five First Class Battleships Will Ga
 Sent to Our Shores-And About a
 Dozen of the Smaller Vessels of
 the English Navy.
 London, Sept 1.-The press associa- ton announced to-day that the British home squadron will be sent to the United States on a courtesy visit in re- turn for the American action in send ing a squadron to Portsmouth.
 The home squadron, which is com manded by Vice-Admiral Sir Arthur K. Wilson, has just returned from a successful participation in the naval maneuvers and will sail September Is for few weeks cruise around Scot land. Shortly afterwards, according to the announcement the squadron will sail for America.
 The British home squadron consists of first class battAestips Benbow, En1- press of India, Hood, Revenge, Royal Oak, Royal Sovereign and Sans Farrell, the second class battleship Anson, the first class cruisers Edgar and Hawke, the second class cruisers Dido, Mersey and Venus and several other powerful cruisers.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
ONE OF TIE CLARK SISTERS
Ended Her Own Life at the.
 McNutt Hospital.

Was Daughter of the Millionaire
 William Clark-She Inhaled the
 Fumes From a Gas Stove-One of
 the Four Handsome Clark Sisters
 She Had Attempted Suicide Twice
 Before.
 San Francisco, Sept 11.-Miss Isa- bella Duncan Clark, daughter of the late William Squire Clark, the San Jose millionaire. committed suicide in her apartments at the McNutt hospital yesterday. On a stool by her side she placed a small gas stove from which the steadily escaping gas caused death. There was no doubt the deed had been planned deliberately for the dead woman was partially disrobed and clad in a dressing sack and on q stand nearby was an envelope ad- dressed to Dr McNutt and cont9Ining a holographic will.
 The dead woman was one of the four handsome Clark sisters. well known in this city and San Jose, and was 32 years old. Miss Clark suffered from frequent spells of melancholia and ha1 twice before attempted suicide.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
IN NEW YORK.
There Has Been No Trouble Between
 4l Ton.r4o-u ox5 4,o r, xx,hr, Lro;+l

There Has Been No Trouble Between
 the Printers and the Roman Faith. E, New York, Sept 11.-Near the main entrance to St Andrews Roman Cath ollie church, at Duane street and City Hall place, hangs 8 sign with this an nouncement:
 Mass for printers and night workers is said in this church every Sunday morning at 2:3O a. m., and on holy days at 3:30 a. m.
 The sign is visible from the window of the office occupied by President F. H. Mccormick of Typographical union No 6, and he pointed to 1t yesterday when asked for his views on the attack made by Father NJ. T. Ward of Beloit. Wis, on the oath administered by the union to its members.
 t"That is the best answer,o he said, ''to any rumor of clash between our union and the Catholic church. There can be no reason for antagonism. be tween them. A very large percentage of the printers in this city are Cath olics.
 ''The oath for our members includes this passage, which has given rise to the present stir: That my fidelity to the union and my duty to the members thereof shall in no sense be interfered with by any allegiance that may now or hereafter owe to any other organiza- ton, social, political or religious, se- cret or otherwise
 II admit that it is open to misinter- pretation. but what it means is simply that no discrimination shall be shown against a man, or in his favor on ac- count of his creed or political opinion.''
 Father Hayes, chancellor of the dio cese of New York, viewed the matter differently. although he came to the same conclusion as MT Mccormick He insinuated very strongly that the oath taken by the members of the union was not in accordance with the church views
 ''No oath obliging a man to obey the rules of an organization, in preference to the laws of the church or the state. can have the sanction of the Catholic church. 1t is on this ground that the church fights the secret societies But there is no reason to regard the Typo graphical union as equally dangerous. 'The church also recognizes the fact that the members of the union rarely consider the utmost consequences of the obligation they take When req soned with. they never fail to recognize the logical attitude of the church and | to put themselves in such position I that they do not exclude themselves l from the church. We deal with each l individual case as it arises and so far there has never been any trouble"
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
. MINING DISTRICT DARK.
Company Was Unable to Get Water to
 Run Boilers

Company Was Unable to Get Water to
 Run Boilers.
 Cripple Creek, Col, Sept 11.-Practi- cally the whole mining district here was thrown into darkness last night. The Labelle Go, which furnishes light to the camp, was unable to secure water for it's boilers. Yesterday the company commenced to furnish com pressed air to the Golden Circle mine and every man in the employ of the Labelle plant walked out The power and light company immediately in stalled new complement of men and the wheels turned smoothly the entire day.
 Shortly after the new night shift went to work it was found they were not receiving water for the large boil CTS, so the machinery had to be stopped This water is furnished by the city of Goldfield and it is alleged that the water commissioner, who is a prenninent union man, had it shut off.
 Some excitement was occasioned yes terday afternoon by the ordering of two troops of cavalry under command of Captain Smith to the jail where President Kennison of the Miners union is confined, charged with carry ing concealed weapons. It was sup- posed that an effort would be made to take the prisoner from the sheriff, ! but no demand was made.
 Five men in all were arrested by the military yesterday and a 'sbull pen" was established in which they are de tained
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
BODY WAS EMBALMED.
And Autopsy Failed to Show Cause
 of Death.

And Autopsy Failed to Show Cause
 of Death.
 South Norwalk, Sept 11-At the in quest held to decide on the death of Charles B. Morehouse, light trimmer for the Connecticut Railway x Light ing Go, it developed that the body had been en1balmed several hours before the autopsy was made, and this was one reason why the physicians could not decide positively whether the man died from heart failure or electric shock.
 Superintendent A. Y. Wainwright Dr R. L. Higgins, P. T. Cuneo and Medical Examiner Huntington, all of Norwalk, testified. Attorney John w. Banks of Bridgeport represented the railway company and Attorney John Keogh of South Norwalk was present in the interest of the family of More house.
 Coroner Doten reserved decision stat ing that he will probably decide to- day.
Waterbury evening Democrat., 1903-09-11
TURNED HEBREW.
An Incident Which Has Stirred Hart
 ford People.

EOrd HeOpIG.
 Hartford. Sept 11.-About fourteen months ago Theodore Hleasco, 2S years old, arrived in this city from Rou- mania. He went direct to certain Roumanian Hebrews and they be friended him, helping him to start soda water and fruit stand on Market street near. the corner of Morgan street, opposite the Cheney silk mill. which he still conducts. About six months ago Eleasco went to Rabb. Bernard Lippman of No 60 Pleasant street and told him that he desired to be taken into the Jewish fold. He said that he had been studying the religion for some time, that he admired it's prfn,. ciples and was entirely willing to ac- cept it. The rabbi explained to him something of the history of his peoples persecution. saying that they had no land of their own, and that outside of the United States and one or two other countries they were still persecuted race. He also brought up the recent prosecutions by R0umania of the lie brews which Eleasco denounced strongly. He advised Eleasco to delay a few months to think the matter over and. if at a later date he was still de- sirous of changing his creed, he would be accepted. The report of this inter view spread and Eleasco was treated by the Hebrews as one of them, though he had not been formally anf religiously accepted into the faith. Meanwhile he was assidiously studying Hebrew customs and observances, was trying to learn Yiddish jargon, which language is so commonly spoken among Hebrews. and he was in all outward respects a Hebrew.
 As this was the first, case of this kind to occur in Hartford, so far as is known, a great deal of interest was aroused. The ceremony took place at noon yesterday at Rabbi Lippman's s house on Pleasant street. Eleasco, Rabbi Lippman and company of men first went to the Roumanian Orthodox synagogue on Market street to pray Following this they went to the house, where the prescribed rites were per formed by Rabbi Lippman and pr Leavitt. His name was changed from Theodore to Abraham, evidently to commemorate the event of Abraham's s institution of the custom, when he was 99 years old. Prayers were said, re- treatments served and Abraham (Theo- dore) Eleasco was congratulated as a new brother of the fold.
 Rabbi Lippman told a Courant re- porter yesterday that he was elated over his convert. He said that he tried to dissuade Eleasco at first from chang ing his belief. for he was afraid he was half-hearted about it, or that it was on account of some girl, but now he saw that Eleasco would make a good and faithful Hebrew. A rumor was circulated yesterday that Eleasco changed his religion because of a He brew girl. whom he desired to marry, but Rabbi Lippman said that he was sure that such was not the case, though Bleasco told him that he would in time marry a Hebrew girl. and none other. Eleasco lives. at No Portland street, and will be come member of the Rou- manian Orthodox synagogue. Besides his parents he has two brothers and two sisters in Roumania.