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Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-26
Treasurer's Office.

Treasurers Office.
Augusta, April Is, 1904.
Upon the following townships or tracts Of land
not liable to be taxed In any town the following
assessments for county tax of 1904 we're made by
the County Commissioners of OXFORD County
on the 18th day of March, 1901
Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1904-04-26
STATE OF MAINE.
Treasurer's Office.

Treasurer's Office.
Augusta, April l3, 1904.
Upon the following townships or tracts of land
not liable to be taxed In any town, the following
assessments for the State tax of 1904 were made
by the Legislature on the 2sth day Of March,
1903.
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NOTICE..

Tho subscriber hereby gives notice that he
has been duly appointed executor of the last
will and testament OF
ELIZABETH c. TUBES, late OF Hebron,
in the County of oxford, deceased, and given
bonds as the law directs. All persons haVlng
demands against the estate Of said decease'
arc desired TO present the same for settle
ment, and all indebted thereto are requested 10
make vment Immediately. con,
April 18th, 1904. FRANCIS II. JUDD.
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According to the estimate of the Amer
lean Grocer, the per capita consumption
of alcoholic liquors in this country has
largely increased in the past three years.
And yet none of our license friends has
seized the opportunity to show that this
result is due to prohibition.
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Hiram.

Llewellyn A. Wadsworth left Hiram
Apr. 18th to visit his brother, Marshall,
in Somerville, Mass. He has been sick
in bed with acute rheumatism in hips
and spine, but is improving. He will
return home as soon as he is able, and
can buy pair of snowshoes. He has
not been confined to the house before a
day for 81 years.
Mrs. Martha c. Chick. sister of Sher-
if Flint, died in East Hiram, April 18th,
after an illness of five days of pneu-
monia, aged about 10 years. She was
long worthy member of the Methodist
church.
The Hiram Creamery Co. organized
Apr. 10th with d. B. Cram of East Hi
ram, president; John Colby of Denmark,
vice-preSident; directors, d. b. Cram,
Henry n. Burbank, Rufus n. Lowell of
Hiram, Charles Fessenden of Brown
field, John Colby, Frank Haley of Seba-
90. Capital $4,000; $1,000 paid.
Mrs. Ruth (Lord) Flye, wife of James
F. Flye, died in Cornish, Feb. 23d, aged
IS years. She leaves an aged husband
and six children-John Flye of Cornish,
Arthur of Sebago, Mrs. Everett Lord of
Porter, Mrs. Seth Spring of Hiram, Mr..
Frank Emery of Skowhegan and Miss
Nettie Flye, who faithfully cared for her
mother through a long sickness. She
also leaves two brothers, Samuel W.
Lord of Hiram and Edwin l.. Lord of
Porter. The family have lost faithful
wife and mother, and a large circle of
friends in Hiram, where she lived for
many years, can bear witness to her
goodness as friend and neighbor, and
her kind care of the sick. Funeral servi-
ces were held at Cornish, Rev. William
Cotton officiating.
Mr.. Franklin Huntress died in Hiram
March Sth, of Bright's disease, aged IS
years, months and IL days. He mar
ried Miss Adelaide Wadsworth of Hi
ram, who survives him. He also leaves
four brothers and two sisters. He was
an industrious and successful farmer of
unblemished character, peaceable and
genial in all the relations of life. Funer-
al services were held at the home of his
brother-in-law, Alexander Wadsworth.
Rev. William Cotton of the Baptist
church officiated, and paid a fitting
tribute to the upright and honorable
character of the deceased. The aged
wife who faithfully cared for him through
six years of wasting illness, has the SYM
pathy of many friends.
Just as gentle as spring leaves come.
Or snOwilakes whiten the sod,
Pas ed he from an earthly home
Into the home of God.
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ORDER OF NOTICE THEREON.

DISTRICT OF MAINE IS.
On this 23rd day Of Apr, A. D. 1904. on read.
ing the foregoing petition, 1t is
Ordered by the Court, that hearing be had
upon the same on the 18th day of May, A. d.
1904, before said Court at Portland, in said Dis.
trict at 10 O'Clock In the forenoon; and that
notice thereof be published in The oxford Dem.
ocrat, newspaper printed in said District, and
that all known creditors, and other persons in
interest, may appear at the said time and place,
and show cause, If any they have, why the
prayer Of said petitioner should not be granted
And 1t is further Ordered by the Court, that the
Clerk shall send by mail to all known creditors
copies Of said petition and this order. addressed
to them at their places of residence as stated.
Witness the Hon. CLARENCE HALE. Judge
of the said Court, and the zeal thereof, at Port
land, In said District, on the 23rd day Of Apr,
A. D. 1904.
isl JAMES +. HEwEY, Clerk.
A true copy OF petition and order thereon.
Attest:-JAhES +. HEWEY, Clerk.
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Bankrupt's Petition for Discharge.
In the matter of
JOSIAH BUTTON, In Bankruptcy

Bankrupt.
To the Hon. CLARENCE HALE, Judge Of the
District Court of the United States for the
District Of Name
JOSIAH BUTTON, Of Norway, in the County
u of Oxford, and State Of Maine, In
said District, respectfully represents, that on
the 10th day of March, last past, he was duly
adjudged bankrupt under the Acts Of Congress
relating to bankruptcy; that he has duly sur
rendered all his property and rights of property,
and has fully compiled with all the requirements
Of said Acts and OF the orders Of Court touching
his bankruptcy.
Wherefore he prays. that he may be decreed
by the Court to have full discharge from all
debts provable against his estate under said
bankruptcy Acts, except such debts as are ex.
copied by law from such discharge.
Dated this 18th day of April A. ID. 1904.
JOSIAH BUTTON, Bankrupt.
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TIMBER AND GRASS ON RESERVED
IANnS


ORAMANDAL SMITH.
State Treasurer.
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AGATEWARE LOWER THAN TINWARE.

Just received from the factory big lots Imperial se
ageware cooking dishes with which
expensive All double thick STEEL double coated
VERY thick heavy Some have slight mpeectons coating but
nothing wearing One these thick heavy dishes
prices lower than the regular prices
weight TX TIM that the for tnware pound
and Sample prices quart double boiler 25c, all
cooking kettles with agate larger quart
coffee pots 1885,, quart water pals &c.,
Chase's Variety Store, South Paris.
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ORAMANDAL SMITH,
State Treasurer.
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Hyomei a Record Breaker.

ArSold by Druggists. price 75c. per bottle.
Hall's Family Pills are the hest.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
Bows Find n FIoater.

DAKOTA CITY-Arle Hager and
Charley Fueston, two young boys of
this place, were in the timber about a
mile south of this place, and becoming
thirsty, went to the Missouri river for
drink. On getting down over the
bank gruesome sight presented it.
self to them, it being that Of foater,
who was lying face down in the
water, his feet reaching the shore and
his body extending out in the water.
The body was recovered and buried
without being identified.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
RIGHT OF REFUGE
NEUTRALITY OF CHINA is MYTH
TO THE JAPS.
THE STAND THAT THEY TAKE
It is Radically Different from That
Adopted by the United States in
the Spanish. Wharf.-The Right Of the
Mikado to Independent Action

WASHINGTON-Mr Takahira. the
long communication from his home
government setting forth its views
as to the right of Russian ships to
take refuge in Chinese ports. 1t is
believed to be identical with other
notes submitted to the European
chancellories and is evidently an indi-
cation of the Japanese purpose to
make a defense in advance for dras-
tic action which it proposes to take
regarding these Russian ships.
The officials here freely admit that
the problem presented in the Japan
csc demand that Russian ships shall
not be harbored by China is a most
intricate and perpleXing one and there
are precedents or all sides of the
case. AS late as lie Spanish war
the American scouts and gunboatS
made frequent use Of neutral potts
in the West Indies notably Danish
and British ports, to communicate py
cable with the home government and
with sections of the American fleet;
yet there was no charge that neutral
ity had been violated. But the Jap
anese contention, as made in this last
note, is that Chinese neutrality has
been violated at Che Foo through the
war by the Russian gunboats and
junks which repeatedly passed be-
tween that port and Port Arthur with
contraband.
The Japanese are understood to pro-
test against the making of repairs on
the Russian ships in Chinese harbors,
yet in the Spanish war the United
States cruiser st. Paul spent nearly a
week in French West Indian ports re-
pairing and no charge of violation of
neutrality followed. The Japanese
are understood in this note to object
to being deprived of their lawful prey
by the dismantlement of Russian
ships in Chinese harbors and also in
the German harbor of Using Chau,
but in the Spanish war the British
government held an American tor
pedo boat-the Somers-in port
throughout the war. But it is also
pointed out that the ability of the
American navy to secure such privi-
leges during he Spanish war by no
means constitutes a positive asser-
ton of the right of the neutral ma
tions to accord them. 1t may be
stated positively that our government
looks upon the issue presented by
Japan as one distinctly between that
country and China and therefore it
will not interfere in the settlement.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25

CHE FOO-A battle of huge pro-
portions ragged around Port Arthur
August II and 10, and it was resumed
August II. The Japanese, II is re-
ported sacrificed 10000 more men,
but gained important advantages in
the matter of position. The above
news was brought here by junks, one
of which, having on board three Rus
slams concealed in the baggage of the
Chinese to escape from the Japanese,
left Port Arthur Wednesday night
and was blown rapidly to Che Foo by
gale.
The main force of the attack was
directed against the left wing and
resulted in the capture of the Pigeon
bay positions and some of the forts
at Liaoti Shan At Palun Chang the
Japanese hastily mounted guns, which
did excellent service in aiding the
storming of the right wing, where
the Japanese are said to have captur-
ed two forts of minor Importance,
mounting eight guns-two siege and
six cuicll-firing.
The position that the Japanese oc-
cupy on the Liaoti Shan peninsula is
not clear, but numerous Chinese
sources aver that the Japanese have
been seen in force in that section.
Apparently a crushing attack, orig
mating at Louisa bay, swept through
the Pigeon bay positions into the
peninsula, in the doing of which a
majority of the lives of the attacking
force we're sacrificed.
On the night of August Is the bat
tie lulled somewhat, when the Japan
csc sent the terms of surrender to
Lieutenant General Stoessel The
terms declared that the garrison
should march out with the honors of
war and join General Kuropatkin;
that all civilians be brought to a
place designated by the Japanese adj
miral; that the Russian warships in
| the harbor and twelve or more tor
pedo boat destroyers and four gun
boats be surrendered to the Japanese.
Lieutenant General Stoessel is al
legged to have received the terms
with burst of wonderful profanity,
his habitual tacturnity deserving
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
confers with His Lleutenants.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Vortel-
you of the National republican commit
tee, who is in the city for a few days,
had loNg conference with President
Roosevelt. The chairman will return
to New York on Monday. Secretary
Hay was at the White house for some
time Sunday night, as was also Secre-
tary Wilson. The latter has just re-
turned to the city from the west and
gave the president some Information
regarding the political and crop con.
ditions in that section of the country.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
Farmers Ask for Rates.

SIOUX FALLS, S. D-A petition
has been filed with the state board of
railroad commissioners by the people
of Twin Brooks and vicinity, protest
ing against the high freight rates
which the people of that place and
vicinity have to pay when compared
with the rates charged east of Mil
hank and other towns The farmers
in the neighborhood of Twin Brooks
are said to have discovered that the
rates on grain from Twin Brooks have
been too high, and efforts will be
made for reduction.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
Calf Case In Supreme Court.

LINCOLN-A stipulation has been
filed in the supreme court continuing
the case of Jacob CrockfOrd against
the state until the second November
sitting of the supreme court. Crock
ford and Fred Cogger were convicted
by the district court of Mcpherson
county of stealing a calf valued at
$40 from r. II. Towels of Mcpherson
county on May 10, 1903, and were SEN
fenced to five years each in the peni-
Tertiary. Crockford appeals on the
contention that the two men should
have been tried separately.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
JAP FLEET WINS.
Admiral kammura Reports Severe
Engagement


Engagement.
TOKIO.-Vice Admiral Kamimura
encountered the Russian Vladivostok
squadron at dawn today north of Tsu
island in the strait of Corea and at
tackled the enemy at once. The battle
lasted for five hours and resulted in a
complete Japanese victory The Rus
cruisers Rossia and Gromoboi fed to
the northward, after having sustained
serious damage.
Vice Admiral Kamimura cables the
navy department that the injuries in
flicted upon his vessels were slight.
The fate of the crew of the Rurik is
not known. 1t is presumed that many
of them were killed or drowned.
The strength of the feet under Vice
Admiral Kamimura is not known, but
it is presumed that he had the Adj
suma, the Idsumo, the Iwate the
Takashiko and other light cruisers.
Toxic is joyous over the news, as
it gives Japan mastery of the sea and
restores commerce.
Japanese guns dominate the DOCK
yards at Port Arthur, and in view of
this fact it would seem to be impos-
sible again to make seaworthy OF
flghtable the Russian battleships
which have returned to Port Arthur
1t is probable that the Russian battle
ship CZarevtch will disarm at Using
Chou.
The best possible naval force that
Russia can now concentrate at Vladi
vostok is four cruisers.
The imperial prince, Hiroyasu
Kwacho, was slightly wounded aboard
the battleship Mikasa in last Wednes.
days engagement. The Russian ar
mored cruiser Rurik was sunk in the
engagement in the Strait of Oorea
The armored cruisers Rossia and
Gromoboi escaped to the northward
heavily damaged.
WASHINGTON.-The Japanese le-
cation has received a cablegram from
Toxic saying that Admiral Kamimura
reports that his squadron, after five
hours severe fighting with the three
ships of the Vladivostok squadron on
the morning of the 14th, in the mouth
of Tsushima island, sank the Rurik.
The other two ships, which appeared
to have suffered heavily, fed north
ward, Our damages" says the re
port, ARE slight"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
Make Deed to tn. Island.

WASHINGTON-A mail report re-
ceived at the navy department from
Commander Underwood the Ameri-
can naval governor at Tutuila, an
nounces that the native chiefs of the
island of Manua have acknowledged
the sovereignty of the United States
over that island, This they did in tho
form of deed which is enclosed
with Commander Underwood's re-
ports, The action is not regarded by
officials here as cession of a govern.
mental character. ,-. the United States
already owned the island of Manua.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
COUNTY TAXATION INCREASED
State Board of Equalization Laying
Out Course of Action.

Out NourSe OF ACtlon.
LINCOLN-Attorney General Prout
was in consultation with the members
of the state board of equalization for
the purpose of determining upon a
course of action in the suit brought
by ,Nemaha county citizens for the
purpose of avoiding the 5 per cent
increase ordered by the state board,
and decision was reached to file in
the Nemaha county district court q
motion to dissolve the temporary in
junction granted to Church Howe,
who is appearing for the remaining
taxpayers of that county. The suit
will be made test case for the pur-
pose of determining all the questions
Connected with equalization in the
counties, and the attorney general will
use every possible effort to bring the
case to a speedy decision in the SUI
preme court.
The suit will oblige the board to
disclose in the courts the reason for
the increase, whether it was due to
the low valuation of land alone or to
other factors. 1t is probable that they
count on this feature of the suit in
Nemaha county to secure evidence as
to a disproportionate assessment of
different classes Of property.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
cIoudburst in Arizona.

KINGMAN-Reports by telephons
from Layne Springs, Sourteen miles
north of here, say that between o and
6 o'clock cioudburst fell on Summit
Cernbat mountains, sending a food Of
water fifteen feet down the canyons,
carrying everything before 1t. At the
Night Hawk mine house was car
ried away and two men drowned.
George NJ, Bowers, well known min
ing man, escaped from the building,
but was imprisoned in the tunnel of
the mine and dug out by fellow min
erS
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
NEGROES BURNED AT STAKE.
Chained to. a Tree and Facots Piled
Around Them.

. STATESBORO, Ga.-With clothing
saturated with kerosene, writing and
twisting in their agony, screaming to
heaven for the mercy that the mob
would not show, Paul Reed and viii
Cato neg>oes, two of, the principals
in the murder and burning of Henry
Hodges and family, six miles from
Statesboro, three weeks ago, We're
burned at the stake Tuesday. A deter
mined mob charged on the court
house, overpowered the military
guard, secured Cate and Reed. who
had been found guilty after legal
trial and sentenced to be hanged took
them Rtwo miles from Statesboro and
there burned them alive. The climax
came quickly and unexpectedly.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
NEBR ASkA STATE NEWS
GOLD is FOUND NEAR COLUMBUS
Parties Have Taken Lease on Land
Where Discovery Is Made.

Parties Have Taken Lease on Land
Where Discovery is Made.
COLUMBUS-Gold has been discov-
cred within three miles of this city
and the land has been leased and
preparations have been made to thor
eughly prospect the place. The gold
was discovered on the farm Of Got
lieb Klause, a German, who lives on
the south bank of the Platte river in
Butler county. Miners from Denver
made the discovery and found their
pay dirt three feet under ground in a
bog or quagmire. 1t is said that
Omaha capital is behind the enter
prise, and Mr. Klause has leased his
farm, but the names of the parties
have not yet been disclosed.
There is much the same kind of
looking land on each side of the Platte
near here and If the enterprise is a
success more prospecting will be done.
The gold is in the form of what is
called by the miners rust deposit"
and Is very easy to get at. Just at
present Mr. Klause has refused all
offers to sell his land and will await
full developments. The prospectors
also claim they have discovered evil
dence of an oil deposit near the same
locality.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
In Daily Touch Near Lao Yanu.

LAO YANG-The Japanese are re-
ported to be much nearer Anshanshan
on the southeast than twelve miles
and Lieutenant General Zassaltch's
troops, who had severe skirmish on
the 18th are now In daily touch with
the enemy, The latters advance
guards, beginning a few miles south
Uf Anshanshan, swing around to San
chengtse, occupy Liandiansian, X.
chiatzu (about thirty miles southeast
of Lao Yang) and the hills opposite
Pensihu Con the Taitse river, about
forty-five miles east of Lao Yang),
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
MRS. MAVERICK sENpe THANKS.
Protests Innocence and Prays for
Time TO Demonstrate


LONDON.-The Daily Chronicle
this morning. publishes q three-colurn
interview with Mrs. Florence May.
brick, mostly concerning her exper.
fences during her life in prison. The
interviewer describes Mrs. Maybrck
as clear witted, outspoken, mildly 70.
bust and in no way shattered, either
physically or mentally, though her
face is drawn, as with grSef and suf-
fering.
Describing the arrangements for her
release, Mrs. Maybrick said she could
never hope to repay the debt of graft
tude she owed Ambassador Choate,
Henry White, secretary of the Ameri
can embassy, and other kind friends,
and she wished 1t known how good
the officials of the American embassy
had been to her AS a practical
recognition of the fact that United
States immigration officials regarded
her as an American citizen, she said
that Ambassador Choate provided a
gentleman escort for her when she
left Truro.
To the interviewer Mrs Maybrick
protested her innocence as firmly as
she had done at the beginning, and
said: 81 am praying for the time
when my innocence will be proved to
the world"
She said she experienced nothing
but kindness from the prison officials
and spoke with deep gratitude of the
late Lord Chief Justice Russell's eff
forts in her behalf.
Mrs. Maybrick declared that she
was most anxious to get to the
United States, saying: 81 shall feel
happier there"
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
DAVIS FORMALLY NOTIFIED.
Democratic Nominee for Vice Presi-
dent Receives Committee.


WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, w.
Va.-Henry Gassaway Davis was for
mally notified on Wednesday that he
is the nominee of the democratic
party for vice president Of the United
States. Mr.. Davis accepted the nomi-
nation in brief speech reviewing
the political situation, expressing the
sentiments of Judge Parker on the
money question and expressing the
determination to be successful in the
campaign.
John Sharp Williams of Mississippi,
chairman of the nomination commit
tee, delivered the notification address.
The ceremonies were held on the
lawn of the White Sulphur Springs
hotel, which affords natural amphi-
theater, the grounds sloping up from
the speakers stand on all sides, and
sheltered by huge, spreading oaks.
The day was an ideal one from every
standpoint. There was large attend
ance.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
G. A. r. PICKS LEADER.
General Wilmon Blackmar Elected
Commander-in-Ch

BOSTON, Mass.-General Wilmon
w. Blackmar of this city was elected
conn" nder-m-chief of the Grand
Army of the. Republic by reclamation
at the closing session of the national
encampment Thursday, and Denver,
Colo, was selected as the place for
the encampment of 1905. The other
national officers elected were:
Senior Vice Commander-in-C Chief
John r. King, Washington.
Junior Vice George
w. Patton. Chattanooga, Tenn.
SURGEON General-Dr. Warren r.
King, Indianapolis,
Chaplain-inC hief--Rev. j. H. Brad
ford, washington.
Custer County Republican. (Broken Bow, Neb.) 1882-1921, 1904-08-25
WATSON AND TIBsLEs.
They Receive Official Notification of
Their Nomination.

NEW. YORK-Thomas e. Watson
of Georgia, the peoples party candi-
date for president, and Thomas II.
Tibbles of Nebraska. vice presiden-
tial candidate, were formally notified
of their nomination here Thursday
night at Cooper Union. The big hall
was crowded when, at o'clock, the
two candidates, accompanied by Al
fred G. Boulton of Brooklyn, chair
man of the meeting, appeared on the
platform. There was much cheering.
Chairman Boulton at once intro
duced General Samuel Williams of
Indiana, who made a speech officially
notifying the candidates of their selec-
ton