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The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08
SOMERSET REPORTER,
A Weekly Republican Newspaper,
SKowHEGAN, MAINE.
COUNTY DIRECTORY.
COUNTY OFFICERS.

Clerk OF Courts:
suutlAM T. SBERINs, ................... .Skowhegan
County Attorney:
GEORGE W. COVER, ...........,'''' Skowhegan
Judge OF Probate:
EDWARD F. DAHFoRTH,. ...............' Skowhegan
Register of Probate:
NATHAN FOWLER. ........ ....''''''''S kowhegan
Register oil Deeds:
I1KwELLYE GOODWIN, ........'.''....'' 'Skowhegan
Treasurer
r. H. REED. $3.50 Harmony
Sheriff and Jailer:
DEPUTIES: c. E. Duren, Fairfield; Anon Baker,
Bingham; William E. Priest, Pittsheld Lewis Fish,
Hsrtland; Fred Lucas, St. Adams; Charles E. Var
,ry. Mercer George F. Aver, Athens Wallace Emery,
Sorth Arson; Albert E. Millay, North New Portland
cb,rIes Dunbar Madison William E. Briggs, Show
nan; Orlando Bracket, Starks; Herbert Eaton,
Scion F. c. Holt, Norridgewock; ]. Frank Durgin,
The Forks; Fred J. Horn, Canaan William H. Viles,
flagstaff.
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Get The Signed Guarantee.
@. r. Fogg Agrees to Return None
II MIRO ma Falls 10 Make You Wei

Have q. T. Fogg sign the following
guarantee when you by boz Of Mi.o-na
natures cure fzr dyspepsia.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08

The man who gives q tri1e mesnly Is always
meaner than the trifie.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08
Exhibition Building

Will present to the Changers the
greatest display of agricultural
products that has ever been seen in
New England. Oranges all over
the state have engaged space for
their exhibits.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08
The Great BabyShOw

Which held the attention of the
entire State last year, will this year
eclipse anything of the kind ever
attempted.
Liberal Premiums. Handsome
Presents.
The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-09-08
City Hall

Will overflow with only the choic-
est. Ladies will be spellbound at
the display of needle-work and high
art.
An entertainment of high order
has been arranged for each evening.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
NIUcHWANG RAISES THE
FLAG OF FRANCE
Russian Banners Lowered in Antici-
patton Of Japanese Attack.

Niuchwang: The Russian flag no
longer floats over Niuchwang From
the poles above the public buildings of
the town the flag Of France few Thurs
day. The cars banners were hauled
down Thursday morning.
The streets are full Of rumors
hinged upon the coming Of the Japan
ese. One is to the effect that three
japanese gunboats and two big cruis-
ers have been sighted from Sable
point. on the Chinese coast, opposite
Yin Kow. There is another to the
effect tnat 5000 more Japanese have
landed at Taku Chan, a seaport on the
Korean bay between Dalny and Wiiu.
This force, 1t is said. is proceeding
toward Niuchwang. The inhabitants
of the town are terror stricken. This
move of the Japanese will enable
them to attack Niuchwang stimuli
taneously from the land and the sea.
A band of mounted Manchurian
brigands swooped down upon Rus
sian outpost, near Pan La Chan, a
lown near Port Arthur, Thursday, TAX
ing the cars troops entirely by sur
prise. A brief, but desperate. battle
followed. The brigands fought with
the ferceneess of fanatics. There was
no limit to their recklessness. They
apparently had not the slightest re-
gard for consequences, their only aim
appearing to be to cut the Russians
to pieces.
The Manchurian brigands are the
terror of the thinly populated dis
trlcts throughout the theater of war.
Since the opening of hostllities they
have been harassing the Russians
to such an extent that they are regard
ed as a scourge. 1t was these brig
ands, it is now claimed that blew up
the bridges of the railway near Niu-
chwang, after the torpedoing of the
Russian feet at Port Arthur.
For a time the Russians withstood
the attack of the brigands, but were
finally forced to retreat, leaving two
Maxims on the field. 1t now appears
that the Russians misttook the brig
ands for Japanese, and naturally fig
ured that the attacking force was
backed up possibly by unlimited num-
bers.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
MINERS DEP0RTED
FROM TELLURIDE
sixty-Five Men overpowered and
Shipped to ouray.

Telluride, Colo: Sixty-five men, who
at 10 o'clock Monday night wire at
home sleeping with their families or
comfortably sleeping at their boarding
houses or hotels, were Tuesday morn
ing in Ouray, having been deported
during the night from Telluride and
San Miguel County by members of the
Citizens Alliance at this place.
AS the union men and their sympa-
thizers were captured they were
marched to a vacant lot in front of
the City Hall and surrounded in a
circle by members of the alliance, all
heavily armed.
The prisoners grew cold and it was
later decided to remove them to a
store room formerly used by the mil
itia as a commissary headquarters.
Here they were herded until = o'clock.
when they were marched to the rail-
road station. Arriving there. sixty-fiye
or seventy men were loaded into two
coaches aind the special departed As
the train departed volley after volley
of shots were fired from rifles and re-
volvers by alliance men,
Telephone messages from Ouray Tues
day morning stated that sixty-fve o.
the exiled men are in that place Ru-
mors were rife Tuesday night that $50
or 200 remaining members of the Min
ers' Union in camp will assemble in
the big Miners Union Hospital build
ing, on Columbia avenue, and convert
it into place of safety and armory in
case the Citizens Alliance ventures
out again.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
MAJORITY ARE AGAINST
MINERS STRIKE
Official Count Shows Vote for Scale
to Be Decisive.

Indianapolis, Ind: The tellers COM
pleted their work Friday afternoon
and announced the vote, as follows:
Total vote cast, 165,S37 For accept
for the scale, 9S.514; against the scale
and in favor of strike, 67373. Ma
jority against strike 31,141.
Secretary Wilson of the United
Mine Workers, said a meeting of the
Joint Sub-scale Committee would in
all probability be called for Indian
apolis next Monday, when the scale
would be signed for two years, and
arrangements would be made for the
next joint convention to meet two
years hence.
After the total vote had been ascer-
tanned by the tellers, the work Of
canvassing the States was begun.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
SULLY THE COTTON
KING HAS FAILED
Had Bulled Staple From z Cents to
More Than II Cents.

New York: Daniel j. Sully, who has
for fifteen months been the largest
figure in the cotton markets OF the
world and who has "bullel" cotton
from cents a round to more than II
cents, Friday announced his inability
to make good his engagements on
the New York Cotton Exchange.
Within a few moments cotton fell
nearly cents bale from the high
est figures of the day
The failure is the largest in the
history of the country, involving prob
ably $17,OOO,OO0. Not all this will be
lost, of course, nor is all the loss
Sullys. It was estimated Friday night
that the Sully firm will lose 100000
to 100000, though even this is a
matter of much uncertainty in the
absence of exact data.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
MRS. BLAIR SUES FOR LIFE
INSURANCE OF HUSBAND

in the payment OF premiums, the
policy to remain In force in the mean.
time
The other suit is against the Proyi-
dent Savings Life Assurance Society
of New York. on a policy for $4,000
alleged to have been issued January
%. 1901.
It was assigned to Benjamin b.
Graham as trustee for the benefit Of
Blair's creditors September 81 last, 1t
is averred. All premiums were paid,
It is stated.
The policy is ineontestible. except
should the assured die in military or
naval service, or in time of war, 1t
is ayerred
Blair's debts were in excess Of the
amount Of the policy at the time of
his death. 1t is alleged.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Colombia Closes It's Legation.

Washington: The Colombian lega-
ton in this city has been closed, and
DR.. Thomas Herran, who for a long
time has been acting as charge DAT
flares, viii leave the United States
for his former home in two or three
weeks. In the future communications
between the Colombian government
and the state department will be CON
Quoted through Consul General Arturo
de Brigard, at New York. The closing
OF the legation is the direct result of
events ending in the secession OF Pan
anna and the negotiation of the pres
ent Panama canal treaty.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
STORM
AT NEW ORLEANS
Hail Chokes Cutters and Water Pours
Into Cellars of Stores.

New Orleans, La: It was estimated
Thursday night that something like
half million dollars damage has been
done property by the severe wind,
rain and hail storm which swept over
the city late Thursday afternoon. BY
far the most considerable damage
done to buildings was that suffered
by the Southern express company's
offices and warehouse on Perdido
street, between st. Charles and Car
ondelet.
In the midst of the storm a general
fire alarm was turned in, but it was
later discovered that there was no
fire, but that the Southern express
company's building had collapsed.
In the st. Charles hotel a panic was
caused by the downpour of hail on the
10000 square feet of glass roof which
covers the palm garden. Men and wom-
en- rushed in the remote parts of the
hotel or down into the corridors to
see what was the matter, but an ex-
PLANTATION of the roar soon quieted the
confusion.
The greatest loss, probably, was
that which was done to the stocks in
the stores. The hail, choking up the
cutters, caused the water to pour
through the Jennings of the walls, do
ing great damage in many stores.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
RUSSIAN ACTIVITY
BECOMES INTENSE
Large Force Stationed in Fortified
Town Near Niuchwapg.

Reports wednesday Of intense ac-
tiyity on the part OF Russian troops
IN Manchuria and Northern Korea,
coupled with the somewhat indefinite
story that seven Russian ships were
seen off the eastern coast Of Korea,
Indicate that important developments
are at hand in the far Eastern war,
Toxic officials are still disposed to
think that Russian warships have left
either Port Artuhr or Vladivostok.
Russian soldiers from Vladivostok
are pushing into Korean territory,
which they now regard as hostile.
The troops recently at Antung, It is
reported, have pushed across the Yalu
River to join the forces at Kssan and
Anju, where the excuses of the sol
diers have thrown the people into a
panic.
Another important change is the
massing of Russian soldiers at Asian
Shan, on the Harbin-Port Arthur Rail-
road near Niuchwang. where the Jap
anese advance ended in the war with
China 1t is supposed that this is in
preparation to promptly repel any
attempt of the Japanese to invade
Manchuria by way of Niuchvang OF
to check any possible force that may
come from the shores of Korean Bay.
Residents assert that all Of Port
Arthur was imperlled by the Japanese
fire at the time of the last lombard
ment, fragments of shells falling every
where and causing some damage by
flames.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
WARSHlPS' GUNS
TAKEN TO SHORE
Russians at PortArthur Expect Early
Attempt at Landing.

The Russians have mounted the for
ward guns from two battleships to
command Pigeon Bay at Port Arthur
This would indicate that the battle
ships are not fit for action in the near
future and that the Russians are expect
ing an effort of the japanese to
obtain foothold there.
A foreigner arriving at Tien Tsin
asserts that another brief naval engage
ment took place at Port Arthur last
Sunday. the cruiser Diana being dam.
aged
Russian authorities at St. Petersburg
deny in the most emphatic terms the
story emanating from Toxic that they
are about to abandon Port Arthur.
General Zilinski asserts that Japanese
scouts. fleeing before Cossaeks, left be-
hind them poisoned swords. whose use
is contrary to international law.
Russians assert that they have 1000
men at Kasan and Anju, Korea, the
latter not more than thirty miles from
the Japanese stronghold at Ping-Yang
Fourteen thousand more soldiers are
on their way to these points from
Mukden
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
sues for Kratz Reward.

st, Louis: Regulo Echeverria, police
official at Guadalhajara, Mex, entered
suit in the Circuit Court Wednesday
against Circuit Attorney Joseph w.
Folk and Chief of Police Matthew
Kelly for $500 reward for the capture
of Charles Kratz in April, 1902. Eche-
verria AYERS that he arrested Kratz
through circular Offering the reward,
signed by Folk and Kelly, and con-
tanning a picture of Kratz, who was
wanted in st. Louis on a charge of
boodling. The circular stated that the
reward would be paid for the arrest
and detention of Kratz until officers
could be sent for him. Attorney Joseph
Wheless, who represents Echeverria.
said that refusal to pay is based upon
the fact that the officers who were
sent for Kratz were not allowed access
to him and that his case is pending in
court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24

st. Louis: Mrs. Apolline NJ. Blair
filed two suits in the Circuit Court
Friday for insurance on the life Of
her husband, james l.. Blair.
One was against the Mutual Lie
Insurance Company OF New York for
the first installment Of $4,000 on a
policy of 100000.
She alleges that her husband took
out the policy January 8, 1902, and
that 1t was made payable to her, and
proof OF Blair's death January 1e, last.
1t is alleged, was delivered to the
company February 10.
She states that the premiums were
paid except for the last quarter, which
became due January 8, last.
The policy contained a clause that
after IL had been in force for one year,
thirty days grace would be allowed
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
vardaman vetoes Appropriation.

Jackson. Miss: Gov. Vardaman sent
his first veto to the legislature Mon
day afternoon ON AN act for the sup
port of the state normal school at
Holly Springs" This training school
for negro teachers has been supported
by the state for several years. The
present legislature made the usual
appropriation of $4,000, but Gov.
Vardaman returned it with a two-col-
umn message, in which he says he
would sign it if he thought the char
acter of education could produce bene-
fetal results. but it does not. Literary
education. the knowledge of books,
does not seem to produce any good,
substantial results with the negro,
but serves rather to sharpen his cum
ming, breed hopes that cannot be graft
fed, creates an inclination to avoid
honest labor, promotes Incidence and,
in turn, leads to crime"
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
RECEIVER APPOINTED
FOR PACKING COMPANY
Directors Charged with wrecking
international Concern.

Chicago. with the appointment of
receiver Thursday to take charge
OF the assets of the defunct Interna-
tional packing company, which now
conalsts of 100000 worth Of land in
the stock yards district, with a few
empty buildings on II, comes the
charge that the directors bankrupted
the packing company three years ago
by squanderlng 100000 in gambling
in puts and calls upon the Chicago
board of trade.
Jacob Newman, counsel for the com
plainants-william b. White. Gustav
A. Bluhm, A. o. Slaughter and the
Hibernian banking hssoclation--also
declares csc debenture committee and
the directors OF the old company had
formed a combination by which they
were going to sell the idle plant and
surrounding property to the new pack
ing trust and pay the money over to
those holders who had deposited their
debentures with the committee. by
securing the appointment of a re-
ceiver we thwarted this plan to pay
certain friends and leave seventy
five others, holding 100000 worth of
stock, out in the cold" said Attorney
Newman.
John G. Mcpherson is named by
Judge Dunno as the receiver. When
the property is sold all the stoclShold-
ers will receive their share.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
WIN Not sign the BIN.

Annapolis, Nd: Governor Warfield
announced Tuesday that he would un-
der no circumstances sign the bill just
passed by the Legislature providing
for the submission Of constitutional
amendment for the purpose Of accom-,
pllshing the practical Acknowledgement
OF negroes OF the State The particular
point Of Gov. Warheld,s objection is tho
lodging Of such wide powers in the
hands OF registers Of voters. who. under
the bill as passed. have the absolute
right to decide wheter an applicant Tor
registration measured up 70 ths tests.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Knox seeks Mandamua.

washington: In the Supreme Court
Monday the Government through At
torney General Knox, applied for
writ Of mandamus to compel Judge
Francis j. Wing of the United States
district COURT of Ohio, to take what
the department of justice maintains
his legal action with respect to GER
tain Chinese exclusion cases. This is
the first time in the history of the
Supreme Court that the Government
has sought writ of mandamus against
a federal judge.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
White House Egg Rolling.

Washington: By direction of the
President the children of the national
capital are to have their annual egg
rolling exercise on the south grounds
Of the White House. which will be
opened after 8 o'clock a, m Easter
Monday, April A, 1904 In accordance
with custom, children only will be ad-
mittej in the morning, except that
small children may be accompanied
by adult guardians. Adults not accom-
panying children are to be admitted
to the grounds after o'clock in the
afternoon. The marine band will be in
attendance from to o'clock. The
grounds win be closed upon the com
pletion OF the concert.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Case Against Mrs.Rudolph Dismissed

Union, Mo-: Judge Davidson had not
on Wednesday secured an attorney
for Rudolph, and as a consequence,
Rudolph was not brought into court
20 be arraigned. Judge Davidson hay
ing nothing to do in court Wednesday
labored about all the afternoon to
get Judge Shaper and Attorney Owen
to consent to defend Rudolph. without
being compelled to do by mandate of
court. The case against Nancy Jane
Rudolph. the mother of William Ru-
dolph, has beeen nolle prosequid by
Prosecuting Attorney Meyersieck. and
the case against George Harms. uncle
of Rudolph, has been continued.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Fire in BatsOn Oil Field.

Houston, Tex. Fire broke out
again in the Batson oil field Friday
morning at 4 o'clock, and when it
finally burned itself out only one der
rick left standing. The big storage
tanks did not burn, but may yet go,
as one of the Moonshine company's
gushers is roaring a column of flame
and boiling oil is pouring in a stream
across the field. The loss on derricks.
small storage tanks, machinery and
the oil is estimated at 100000.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
sees Little Rffeet 70 FOLLOW.

Omaha, Neb.; Gen Chas. F. Mander-
son, genraI counsel of the Burlington
railroad one of the lines affected, said
the decision would not, in his opinion,
either benefit or injure the public. He
also stated that It would in no way
affect the management of the three
lines included in the merger, and that
each of them would continue to operate
as separate and competing corpora
tons.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Meponald Pleads MOI aulltr.

Bedford, Ind. James Mcdonald, in
dicted by the grand jury for the muir
der Of Miss Sarah Sehaefer in this
city on the night of January 81, was
brought here Thursday from Bloom,
ington jail and arraigned. Mcdonald
pleaded not guilty TO the two counts
OF murder ana attempted assault His
trial was set for the first day Of the
May term OF the Lawrence County cir.
cult court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
water Cut OF in Kentucky Town,

Harrodsburg, KY: The water supply
of this city was cut of Wednesday by
the Harrodsburg water company shut
ting down its plant, The company
claims that the city is in arrears for
water for four years. amounting to
about $21. 900. and has made no pro
vision to pay. The water is cut on until
the claim is paid, Meanwhile, Harrods-
burg, a city of $500 people, is without
FIRE protection.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
salOOnists Held Liable for Death.

Springfield. ILL.,: The APPELLATE Court,
in a decision handed down Wednes-
day, holds that saloonkeeepers are
liable for the death of their patrons
who meet death while under the in
fuence of liquor sold them by the
defendants. The case was that of
Kate Algood, who was awarded $4,000
damages against William Botwinis,
a saloonkeeper of this city, for the
death OF her husband, George Algood.
who had been drinking in the saloon
Of Botwinis. and who, while in his
intoxicated condition, fell from his
buggy and received injuries which re.
suited fatally.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Dawes Commissioned Resign.

Washington: Allison Aylesworth and
Van V. Smith, secretary and disburs-
ing agent, respectively. of the Dawes
commission, have rendered their resig-
nations to the secretary of the interior
and they have been accepted. William
c. Beal of this city and Reese Evans
of Virginia were appointed to succeed
them, the former as secretary and the
latter as disbursing agent. Both have
been connected with the commission
for several years and receive a pro-
motion. AyleswOrth and Smith we're
severely censured in the Bonaparte
report on the Indian Territory officials
and their removal for the good of the
service was recommended.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
cleveland Celebrates eth birthday,

Princeton, N. j.; Grover Cleveland
Friday quietly observed his 67th birth
day at home. There was no celebration
except that he received some of his
most intimate friends, who called to
offer their congratulations He also
received a number of congratulatory
kilograms.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Convicted on Gambling Charge.

Springfield, ILL.,: A jury in the Sanga-
mon county court Friday night re-
turned a verdict against Chester NJ.
Lane, finding him guilty on eighteen
counts of violating the city ordinances
relative to gambling and keeping a
gaming house. This is the first of over
100 cases filed by City Attorney Fitz-
gerald against alleged gamblers to
come to trial.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Gets Judgment Against Russell Sage.

New York: After being out but a
few minutes the jury in part II of the
supreme court, before which was
tried the suit of Robert d. Vroom
against Russell Sage for an alleged
debt of $4,000 on a stock deal, re.
turned a verdict Friday afternoon in
favor of Vroom for $12,5OO with in
terest, a total of $14,6OS. Mr.. Sage
was too i'll to appear in court.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Aoauit ono. conviet Another.

Cairo, NJ; The case in the federal
court here of H. Flockskamm and r.
w. Reaves of St. Louis, who were
charged with using the mails to do
fraud, resulted Thursday night in the
acquittal of Reaves and the convic-
ton Of Flockskamm.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
occupy Feng Hoanr Chone.

London: A dispatch to the Tele-
graph from Yin Row reviyes the re.
port OF the Japanese occupation Of
Feng Hoang Cheng. which constant
Chinese reports conhrm, although no
details can BE- obtained.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
peelinea % piseuss Removal.

Omaha. Neb.: District Attorney W.
S. Summers was shown the dispatch
stating that he would be removed
from office as result OF the Dietrich
Investigation and refused to discuss
the matter, remarldng; Just say that
silence Is GOLDEN
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
pootora Rntertain I.awyera.

Jacksonville, nl.:The Morgan county
medical society entertained the mem
bers of the Morgan county bar at din
ner Friday night. Later an address
was delivered by Judge o. p. Thomp-
son Of the circuit court
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Firms sympathize with Japan.

Chicago; Condemnation of the Rus
sian government and expressions Of
sympathy for Japan in the present
war are contained in resolutions
passed and made public Friday by the
combined Finnish organizations OF
chicago.
Mexico Missouri message., 1904-03-24
Prize for undrInkabIe Alcohol.

Washington: The Russian Minister
of Finance has offered prize of $4,000
rubles (S25.70O) for the person or per
sons who will invent some way of
making alcohol undrinkable. reports
B. H. Warner, Jr,, consul at Leipsic,
Germany.