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The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
The Beef Trust.

Those people who are repeatedly
Welt and the Department Of commerce
and Labor do not take some action
against the beef trust ignore the real
fact in the cat e. Some mouths ago Judge
Grossup Of the United States Circuit
court at hicago granted blanket
Injunction against the SO called trust
restraining it from manipulating prices
in violation of the sherman law The
packers of course appealed and their
appeal is now pending in the U. 5.
Supream court which does not convene
again until October. In the meantime
it is charged that since the present
strike began that the packers have vi
olated the provisions of the injunction.
Weather or not this is true the admin
istration has taken steps to find out and
has had men on the ground ia hicago
and elsewhere making Investigations
and gathering evidence 10 be used later,
if deemed advisable, either in a con-
tempt proceedings or when the appeal
is heard
A great deal has been made of the
likelihood that the case before the U 5.
Supreme court will not be heard before
next December. OF course ii is charged
that it is being held back on account of
the coming election. But as matter
of fact the court will not be in session
until October and the position of the
beef trust case on the calendar puts 1t
after several Other important matters
that it will take some time to dispose
of. To be sure the President could
have the order changed II it we're nee
essary or advisable, but as the matter
now stands the government has won its
case The injunction is in force and
there is no reason in the world why the
administration should hurry the hearing
of the appeal. That is the concern of
the defendants.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Boston Transcript: President Roose.
Welt seems to keep well in mind the im-
portant fact that he is President first and
candidate for the presidency second. He
continues stalwart champion of the
spirit IA we'll as the letter of the national
civil service laws as is shown by his re-
primand OF Postmaster Alayton M
Michael Of Philadelphia, who has been
playing politics in his selections from the
eligible lists for subordinate positions.
Il has been his custom to take from sucl
lists only those who had the backing OF
Influential local politicians. A he select
ed from certified names he probably did
not violate the letter Of the law, hut hi
evasion Of its intent was so glaring and
50 obvious that the President very pre-
perly interfered 10 teach him his duty.
1t would be well for these public sell
wants to remember that Mr.. Roose veil
Was a champion OF civil service reform
before he was President, and hasn't ye.
gotten over 1t.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Wall Street, Journal: The danger in
golved in the election of Judge Parker
lies not 50 much in Judge Parker him
self or in any uncertainty as regards the
gold standard. as in the men who may
surround Judge Parker and in the
clements which compose the party be-
hind him. In this respect the Demo
cratic party presents striking con-
trast to the Republican President
Roosevelt has substantially a united
party supporting him. There are, sof
course, shades of opinion in the Re
publican party as regards the tariff, as
regards the regulation of the corpora
tons, and as regards the government
Of the Philippines, as well as regards
other questions, but these differences
are not radical, and they do not pre-
vent that party qualification which is
necessary for effective governmental
action But, in selecting Parker, the
people of the United states would run
all the hazards involved in turning
over the government to party
divided widely in regard to it's prin-
eiples and its aims, containing irrecon
cilable elements, and having no settled
policy, a party, moreover, which in the
past eight years has been under the
control, first of one element, and then
OF another element within it.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
The Bell with the wall of IA Child.

\ queerly shaped gong which occu-
pies a position OF honor in the center of
the city of Seoul, Korea, is said to be
one of the largest in the world and is
called the bell with the wall OF Il
child in its voice" When first cast the
bell sounded with a harsh and cracked
note. and tie supcrstitons emperor.
fearing m Ill omen, consulted with his
magiciaus. These gentlemen held =
long confab and finally stated that the
bell would never sound right until Il
live child WIS given to it. The mass
was then melted again, and live baby
WIS thrown into the molten metal, The
vail of agony uttered by the little tot
as the bronze engulfed 1t seemed 10
be repeated every time tire bail WAS
tolled, and today the Koreans still
claim that tie wall of child can be
heard i'm TIE voice of the metal.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Municipal Court

AT the time or very soon hItef the
breaks made at the store OF Bert c.
Taylor on the island, the night of April
8th, and the place of business of VIM.
Donaldson & Son the night Of April 10th,
our officers were well satisfied that they
knew the offenders but they have but
recently succeeded In getting evidence
which would warrant them in making
arrests. The revolver and knife which
were taken from the Donaldson store
furnished the clue from which the whole
matter was worked out, and the chance
arrest and commitment to Jail Of Geo. A.
Taylor for intoxcation, few weeks
ago put the aicers on track Of these two
articles.
Taylor was induced by Sheriff Lang to
tell of the purchase If revolver and
belt from certain Ralph E. Russell and
to give the name of the party in Oakland
to whom he sold them. Officer Clifford
went to Oakland and, after tracing them
through several changes Of ownership,
brought both the revolver and knife to
Skowhegan and they were Identified by
the Donaldsons as the ones taken from
their store. Being satisfied now of the
guilt of Russell he was arrested by OF
ticer Clifford, Friday morning, and, after
some hesitation, he confessed not only
to the break at the Donaldson store but
also to the theft at the Taylor store on
the island. He also told that he, With
Anon Fish. Chas. f. Moore and Silas A.
Hodgdon took from the premises OF
Frank Gage on the Norrldgewoek
road, which were unoceupied at the time,
three gallons Of cider aud tin pail.
Warrants were at once issued for the
arrest of Fish, Moore and Hodgdon, the
two latter being lodged in the lookup,
during Friday,by officer Clifford who also
went to Augusta and arrested Fish,
whom he found, at o'clock Saturday
morning, camping in an orchard
on the outskirts of the city, and he re-
turned here with him, arriving at 1890,
just 10 time for the municipal court
which convened at that hour.
All four of the young men were placed
on trial, S. j. Walton, esq, appearing as
their counsel and County Attorney
Cover &C conducting the case for the state.
Ralph E. Russell plead guilty to the
charge of the theft at the Donaldson and
Taylor stores and was bound over to the
September term of court, a 81, 900 bond
being required in each case.
Chas. E. Moore, Silas Hodgdon and
Anon Fish plead not guilty to the charge
of stealing the cider and pail from the
Gage farm but upon the testimony OF
Sheriff Lang and Officer Clifford, to
whom, previous to the trial, they had
admitted the theft, supplemented by the
testimony of Ralph f. Russell who testi-
fled that he was with them at the time
that the break was made, they were held
and ordered to recognize in the sum of
81 900 each for their appearance at the
September term. All were committed
to jail but Hodgdon subsequently fur
nshed bail and was released.
A large amount of work was necessary
to secure the evidence and bring these
parties to trial and our officers are TO be
commended for the ability with which
it was performed.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
How the Smoker polishcs His Pin


lone of the fads of the dyed in the
wool pipe smoker is to have a dazzling
polish on his pipe, ana its curious how
he puts the gloss on" said tobacco
dealer.
Watch veteran pipe smoker CLOSE
ly and you see him occasionally rub
the bowl of his pipe against his face.
usually on each side Of his nose. That 5
how he puts the polish on. The heat of
the brier and the oil Of the skin
against which II is rubbed work up IA
rich gloss. y smokers favorite pipe,
you will find. has the sheen Of rose-
wood. 1t takes months of rubbing To
work up looking glass polish, and
the longer the practice is INDUCED In
the more shiny the pipe becomes. |
don't know who originated the idea,
but all old smokers are on to it, and
the pride they take in their polished
pipes Is amazing. Philadelphia Rec
ord
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

The town of MiIlinocket has purchased
the sewers and sewer system of the
Great Northern Paper Co. by whom the
system was constructed prior to the
Incorporation of the town in 1901. The
price paid was $4,000. In addition to
this the cooperation has dedicated all
the streets in the town to the use Of the
inhabitants as we'll as all the streets that
may be laid out in the future. Never in
the history of the mill has there been
so much paper made as during the past
few months. Thursday of last week the
output for the eight machines was 600 :
lao pounds This beats the record for
one days run In this mill. The largest
days run of strictly news on single
machine was made on No 2, Tuesday,
when 1t reeled of Al tons.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Bangor News: In spite of strikes and
iockouts, in spite of gigantic mergers Of
capital, and of trusts and watered stocks
and financial bubbles of many kinds, the
general condition of the nation is good
Never since the strenuous days of the
Civil war was employment so easy TO
obtain. There are plenty of idle men
in different parts of the country, there
are some right here in Naine--in Ban
gor; but the fact remains that no man
who wishes to find work has any need
Of going without employment for a sin
gle day or single hour. The men
who follow trades-the carpenters, ma
sons, painters and decorators-not only
have all they can do, but they are re
tusing proffered jobs for the reason
that all their working hours are en-
gagged.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts:
WILLIAM 7. SEEKss, .................,,.S kowhegan
County Attorney:
GEORGE W. COVER, .......... go. Skowhegan
Judge Of Probate;
HOWARD F. DANfoRTH.. .Skowhegan
Register Of Probate
NATHAN FowLER...s...... ......s....' Skowhegan
Register OF Deeds:
LLRRKLLYN GooDwIs,. ..................Sk owhegan
Treasurer
Z. II. REED. ....... Harmony
Sheriff and Jailer:
Allied II. LANG. .......-. .,....S kowhegan
DEPUTIES: {. Z. Duren Fairfield Anon Baker,
Bingham; William f. Priest Pittsheld; Lewis Fish,
falkland; Fred Lucas, St. Adams; Charles f. Var
pey. Mercer George F. Aver Athens; Wallace Emery,
North Anson; Albert E. Millay, North New Portland
Charles Dunbar Madison William f. Briggs, Skow-
hezaa Orlando Bracket, staIks; Herbert Eaton,
SCION; F. c, Holt, Norridgewock; ]. Frank Durgin,
TIE Forks Fred J. HON, Canaan; William H. Niles,
Flagstaff.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
A Perfect Painless PHI

is the one that will cleanse the system,
set the liver to action, remove the bile
clear the complexion. cure headache
and leave a good taste in the mouth
The famous little pills for doing such
work Pleasantly and effectually are De-
Wits Little Early Risers. Sold by Geo
Z. Sampson.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Cure For Ray Fever.

Hyomei is positive cure for the
sneezing watering of eyes, excessive run
uing at the nose, and intense burning of
hay fever. 1t soothes and heals the
irritated mucous membrane and gives
quick and lasting relief
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Prompt treatment of u slight attact of
Disrrhoea will often prevent a serious
sickness. The best known Remedy is
DR.. >ETH ARNoLp's BAIsAM. Your
apothecary, G, r. Fogg or VIM II Fui-
Ter warrantes it to give satisfaction.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Marriage may be = civil contract but some
people eertsinly behave in very uuciyl
manner after the contract has been duly
signed and sealed
Itching hemorrhoids were the plsl re Of my
life was almost wild. Doau's Ointment cured
me quickly and permently. after doctors had
failed" c. F Couwen, Valley Street. Saugerties,
Ny.
Man propose, but after that the woman
takes charge.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
Tnrna of Cnnrta.

supreme Judicial The third Tuesday In March,
and eptember and fourth Tuesday in December. Civil
and Criminal.
probate;-The second Tuesday Of each month.
County Commissioner The FIRST Tuesday in
March and August and the second Tuesday in Decem-
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

On Tuesday morning Milford p. York
was arraigned before Judge Bachelor
on a charge of larceny, having been ar
rested, Monday, by Sheriff Lang on a
warrant sworn out by Officer Clifford.
The psrticu ar count on which the arrest
was made was for the theft of three
wrerches which were finally found at
the second hand store where York had
disposed of them. York plead guilty
and was sentenced to ninety days in Jail.
Only one year since York completed a
term of two years in State prison where
he had been sentenced for similar Of
fence and at the time the State prison
sentence was pronounced there were
two other indictments on which he had
plead guilty on which sentence was
suspended for such time as the accused
should properly conduct himself. His
conviction at this time makes him liable
TO punishment on these two previous
counts and it is not unlikely that they
will be brought up and sentence impos-
ed at the next term Of the >, j. Court.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Accidents come with distressing frequency on
the farm. Cuts, bruises, stings, sprains. Dr.
Thomas Eoectric OIL relieves the pain instant
ly. Never safe without IT,
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

John Dellahyde was brought before
Judge Bachelor, Thursday OF last week,
having been arrested the afternoon be-
fore by Officer Clifford for intoxication.
He was fined $500 and costs and was
committed to Jail for thirty days in de-
fault of payment.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Ayoung man can button his sisters glove
In less than half the time it tAkes MIN TO
button any other girls.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18
WHAT is CATARRH?
Hyomei Only Guaranteed Cure for
This Common and DIsagreeabIe
DiaeeS


Avonnei Onlv Guaranteed Cure for
-
This Com mon ana DlSdRFO6dOl0
z,
OIhSeS.
uvomai c,,ras oa,arrL bv the simnle
'JN'"S' S"i0' '"'''i - -
method of breathing il into the air
passages and lungs. II kills the germs
If catarrhal n,ison heals and soothes
~ ' ir,it ~, i,D ,',a,,na ,,.n,hr.na and
agao+nail,, drivas RIO dise.,sp from tho
s, a'To,,''' - WV ''''
''1 70 na, have orv nj tho followiro
~ 'ny -, ,,r., ~ ris.
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

Money makes the mare GO ard sometimes
proves, in consequence, that she is spawned
and has the springhalt
ralf the ills that man is heir 10 come from in
digestion Burdoek Blood Filters strengthens
and fone' the stomach makes Indigestion inn
possible.
The man who gives ttife mesnly is always
mesner than the trife
The Somerset reporter., 1904-08-18

County Commits sioners:
Ions MRTcALF. New Portland
MILTON L. MERRILL. St. Adams.
L. {. WILLIAMS, Athens.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
LIQUOR BILL EXPLAINED.
Act Not intended As a Prohibition
Measure.

Washington, April 9.-The report IA
voring the passage of the Hepburn
Dolliver bill. granting the states police
power over original packages of
liquor shipped within their borders as
Interstate commerce, was filed in the
House yesterday by Representative
Clayton of Alabama. The report says:
There has arisen misrepresentation
as to the meaning and purposes of
this proposed legislation. 1t has been
said by some of the prohibition people
and by others to be an attempt to de-
prive the Individual citizen OF the
right to have beer. wine and other
liquors shipped to him from another
state for his own use and enjoyment.
Neither of these assertions is true, as
we think has been demonstrated.
This bill is not intended to pro-
hibit the sale and use of beer. wine, or
other intoxicating liquors, which have
been uniformly held by the United
States to be legitimate articles of
commerce, nor is the measure de-
signed to abridge the right of citi-
zen of one state to import from anoth-
er state such beverages as he may de-
sire for his own use. as before said.
The purpose of this proposed law and
its sole purpose, is to allow each state
to carry out its own domestic or inter
nal policy in regard to intoxicating
beverages within the boundaries of
the state. The sole effect will be to
permit the state. if it so wills. to cir
cumscribe the sale of intoxicating bev-
erages within its boundaries to the full
extent that it may desire to restrain
such traffic, to tax or to regulate the
sale of the same through the medium
of its own laws, including local option
laws, high license laws or dispensary
laws.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
LAND HOLDS
DESERT ACT NOT REPEALED
Reeder's Bill Repeating the Act De-
feated in House Irrigation Com
. mittee by Large Maiority.


Washington. April 9.-The House
committee on irrigation yesterday took
IA vote on Representative Reeders bill
repeating the desert land act. The bill
was overwhelmingly defeated, by
vote of to 3.
Those voting for it were Reeder,
Van Duser and Underwood.
The closing debate on the proposition
was very acrimonious and at times
considerable feeling was manifested by
both sides.
Representative Hogg was one of the
last speakers to address the committee
and made a strong speech against the
bill. He said he deplored the senu-
ment which had sprung up within the
last year or two, which appeared TO
have no other object than to make the
settlement of the West more difficult.
The fact that railroads had contrib
uted nearly $4,000 annually for the
purpose of creating sentiment in favor
of the repeal of the act was considered
by Mr.. Hogg to be very significant he
left 1t to the committee to consider
whether this was philanthropy on the
part of the railroads. The committee,
he said, would probably place its own
construction upon this fact, and he
earnestly requested it not to endorse
the repeal of the act under which some
of the most thriving sections of the
West had been settled.
In the course of his remarks he
called attention to the lavish creation
of forest reserves. which. he stated,
was a method of multiplying the land
laws and in which also the railroads
lad shown their hand by their unusual
interest in having these reserves Gre
ated, thus enhancing the value of their
own land. This same thing would ap-
ply, he stated, if the desert land aot
was repealed.
Chairman Mondell made the closing
argument against repeal He said;
Il am not surprised that Mr.. Max
well is working for the repeal of this
and other land laws The fact that he
derives his funds almost entirely from
land and script owning railroads has
already been brought out. Another in
teresting thing which has not been so
we'll understood. is that Mr.. Maxwell
never has been honestly in favor of the
national irrigation law as 1t now
stands. He has always favored the
taking up of the work of irrigation by
specific projects. This plan would fur
nish steady employment in lobbying
these projects through Congress. The
only way to bring this about now is to
defeat the objects OF the national lrri-
cation law. and this can be most ef-
fectively accomplished by taking away
its source of revenue, to-wit: the sales
of public lands"
The bill repeating the timber and
stone act is. still pending before the
House committee on public lands. Prior
to the exposure of the Maxwell lobby
there was a general feeling that this
bill would be passed. but there has
been such a reversion of sentiment on
the question OF repeal that it is now
considered doubtful If any repeal leg
islation will be enacted.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
AGAIN IN EXILE
RETURNING ERs DEPoRTEp
sixty-Eisht Men Return to Telluride
Only To Be Driven Out BY
The Military.

Denver. April "a News special
from Telluride last night says: sixty
eight men who have heretofore been
danorted by the military authorities
and citizens returned to Telluride on
The train. arriving at 1850 this evening
from Ouray and Ridgway. They were
met at the depot by General Bell, with
about 100 soldiers and 200 armed citl-
zeps. who were on duty in the town,
and marched to Red Mems opera
house, where they and their baggage
were searched for firearms and other
weapons. Immediately after the men
were searched they were given good
meal.
There were more than 900 people at
the depot when the train rolled in. 1t
was more than three-quarters OF an
hour late. and the wind was raw and
cold but men, women and children
stood silently and waited, lining the
sidewalks on both sides of the street
for more than a block up from the de-
not. until the faint whistle and few
minutes later the headlight OF the loco
motive proclaimed the coming OF the
train. They then pressed forward 10
ward the depot until soldiers warned
them to proceed no further. In the
crowd were the wives and children and
friends of the returning men, some OF
whom when they caught glimpse or
their husbands and fathers wept.
When news of the return or the de-
ported men reached here this afternoon
General Bell at once called upon tho
civil authorities for assistance, and IN
addition to the 100 soldiers at the de-
pot there were between 700 and SUI
armed citizens. Troop A was ilhed up
. hn ,Iat fhp side next 10 the
track. and the citizens were deployed
around the station building. AS the
men stepped from the coaches they
were marched into the waiting room
and after being detained there for a
few moments were filed out and
marched uptown. soldiers and citizens
being in front, behind and all around
them. They proceeded directly to the
Opera house. where they were searched
and given supper
At $3.50 tonight most OF them were
again marched from the Opera house
to the depot. Stewart E. Forbes. sec
retary-treasurer of the Telluride Min
ers' Union: Swan Cooke. Joe Barnes
and a few other of the leaders. were
held for disposition later by General
Bell. The men were loaded into the
cars from which they had alighted
couple of hours earlier, and General
Bell assumed personal command or the
train. Captain Wells also went along
with detail of thirty men of Troop
A. No one but soldiers and railroad
people were permitted around the de-
pot when the train left.
General Bell said tonight that the
men returned on the advice of Hay
wood and Meyer.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
Moffat Road Assessment.

Denver. April 9.-Tax Agent Jones,
for the Denver. Northwestern & Pa
cific railroad. appeared before the
State Board of Equalization yesterday
morning and was given hearing by
that body. He stated that the Moffat
line does not expect complete exemp-
.tion from taxation. bus owing to the
fact that the entire road is not yet op-
Grating he requested that the assess
ment be a light one. He stated that
the road will have crossed the range
before the close of the present year.
The board asked that the directors
of the Moffat line send in certified
statement of the property of the COM
pany and the mileage of the road as
held up to December 81, 1903.
The Lamar register., 1904-04-13
Big Storm in Nebraska.

Denver, April "a dispatch from
Beatrice, Nebraska, last night says:
One of the worst storms of the season
is now raging in this section. Snow
driven by strong northwest wind has
been falling all day. Telegraph and
telephone wires are down and railroad
traffic is greatly impeded as result of
the storm. The mercury is gradually
falling this evening. This will be Sc
we're on stock.
The entire state of Nebraska is
swept by the worst blizzard of the
year, and old residents say it is the
most severe April storm known in
many years. A fine sheet of sleet and
snow is driven by wind that at times
reaches the velocity of a hurricane,
minor damage being reported from sew
oral towns. Cattle on the ranges,
turned out for spring grazing, will suf-
fer, the temperature having fallen
twenty degrees since last night.