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The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

ISLAND AVENUE CaNGREGATIoNAl-
BESjANss B. MgssiL,. Pastor.
Residence II. Man street.
Sunday services: I7.45 morning worship,
with sermon y the pastor. Il o'clock, Sas-
day School, :. m. !. ?. :. {. I p H.
PRAYER and praise service.
The Working League VII meet at the
church parlors nent MONDAY afternoon al two
O'Clock. A full attendance IS desired.
BETHANY BAPTIST CHURCH.
GroR6E MEEsIsu, Pastor.
Residence - Madison Avenue.
Prayer meeting .oH5sh: a 80.
Sunday service. Io45. Preaching by the
O'Clock, Y. I. : {. (. : 5'eiock evening
service. All vii he gwen cordial welcome
especially those Who are strangers.
FIRST BAPTIST.
H. F. H-ss Pastor. Residence = n air Strs-1
Morning worship a; lo:45 with sermon By
the pastor. Singing BY the chorus chog
under the leadership Il Ms. Philo Stewz71
Sunday school 3. L. 45ung Peoples
meeting a; q Gospel Fra.s- service Al 2
The sermon Sunday n rning vii. he %The
A. b. {. of Christian EnaeaYor.' Yong
people especially invited,
PRAYER meeting tonight al 50. IoPir,
"Doing ~ best"
CENTENARY METHODIST EPISCOPAL
Rev. Free A. Isit5s Faster.
Residence, IS Island Avenue.
Morning service, Ie4si Bible STAY, -
O'Clock; Iani1r FpWstth league, ) o'clock,
| EpvortH League, o'clock General prayc
service o'clock. G.ass meeting Iuesd1y,
. = 20 p~ayer serve -
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

Ia the soldity and evenness Of its
vote, in the recent election, Somerset
comes pretty near York in being the
banner R publican county of the State.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

By recount of the votes in Kennebec
county 1t is found that Hon. George w.
Heselton OF Gardiner, is elected State
Senator, over Rev. John B. Reardon Of
oakland, by % votes. A mistake was
found in Waterville. where lG votes for
Heselton hadn't been counted. This
means that the Senate will stand n Re
publlcans to Democrats.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

Bryan is to make eleven speeches in
North Carolina. but not 10 one of them
will he refer to government ownership
OF railroads.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

And now Mr.. Gompers turns his great
abilities to the defeat of Congressman
Sherman 10 New York. May he be as
successful there as he was in Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

There has been no particular change
In the Legislature since our last. The
Republicans will have on joint ballot a
handsome majority.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

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The SOMERSET REPORTER, skowhegan, Maine.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

After all, the President says, If the
people don't take kindly to "smplifed
spellng," he won't insist uFSn it. We
thort so tu.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

Those who bought their coal early last
spring made a mistake. It is cheaper
row than il was then.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

Mrs. A. a. Downs of Fairfield psssed
the day, sunday, 10 town the guest Of
Mrs. Frank Sedgley and her sister, Mrs.
C. !. Abbey.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20
Complete Returns from
Somerset.

We print on page four of this issue
the tabulated returns showing the vote
cast in every town and plantation of
-omerset county for stae and county
officers. The final result shows a plur.
ALT, for the Republican over the Demo
crat candidate in every instance, the
figures being as follows: William r
Cobb, for governor, $50; Edwin C. Bur
leigh, representative to Congress, 613
william G. Bailey, eastern senator, $40
Edward P. Page, western senator, 1873
William T. oeekins, clerk of courts
702; 1hos. j. Young, county attorney
81; Clyde Il. Smith, sheriff, POO; Henry
Crowell, county commissioner, 800
f. P. Dyer. county treasurer, TOO
Llewellyn Goodwin, register of deeds
715.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

If Bryan could only be the continuous
c4nddate of bis party, the Republicans
would have nothing TO fear.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

Taking the advice OF all your friends is
as perilous as having three doctors when
you are III.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

ching Blind, Bleeding, Protrudlng Piles Drug
gists ARE authorized to refund money II PAZ(
OINTMENT fails to cure in 6 to IL days. SOC.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

ENTERED AS SECOND GLASS MAIL MATTER.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

People who wear their dispositions
wrong side out are more peculiar than
pleasant.
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20
The traverse juries are as follows:
TRAVERSE JURORS.
FIRST TRY.

TRAVERSE JURORS.
FIRST T.Ry,
r,bn w uo,r.,a,, Eo,e,,a,, Af.d;.or
Joseph Adams, Bingham.
Philander Baker, Caratunk.
u, y; l. brewster d, 8 n.. ALlsIn'
Fr,nI- F chs Detrn;,
Jacob Goodwin, Solon.
Victor \. Hanson, Ripley.
T. l. harms eEo"hegan'
psnaisc 1,,zil;ns an
49, - 49, No-.;>j(,a,'., ~
w Guy penneu Foreman. Skowbepan.
Samuel C. 0uinby. Cambridge,
Harry Randlett. Hartland.
Frank / Rowe, Smithdeld.
Loren 5. Smith, Brighton.
Leo Y. Standish. Flagstaff
Harry +. Starbird, Harmony.
T. NJ IrlPP' ackman'
49, - u, ost' l{1 'i;'''u'
Everett NJ. " nliamson, Norridpewock.
George \. Williamson, Mercer.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
Char!es II. noHie, fairheid'
Oharles /. MONK iNtsheia'
Tuesday was occupied in calling the
docket assigning cases for trial and
othorrisa d,onosino ot than
''n0. "''o ui9po'i1e %
a 10" important cases Oh general III
terest are assigned for trial. Among
these ia the case of George Flint OF
Arson va Sonarsot pauvo, o0sioned
tor luesday, oep'. 20. Inns Is an ACTOR
LOT personal injuries Iece,Veu at tnt
orossine III 10 Aneon 'l'iaso oy n''
iU u" h;e Uo sona djsta1oa ~ end ~ rhiot
he received serious injuries. He suet
for S., 900. c. o. Small and Hon. For
rest Goodwin appears for Plaintiff
augustine simmons, ana walton anc
' ~, '0D ~ ,,s.
o"''-eN
America anu Tue Not"icn Onlon rlr'
Insurance Company are assigned fol
trial on Wednesday. Sept. 20. These
actions are to recover the insurance or
the Blaisdell House In North New Port
land. the fire which DESTROYED that hote
being the same for which Mrs. Hoyt
formerly Capola Nav Kershner. was in
dicted az being the ipstigator, a charge
of which she was acquitted by Somer
set Jury at the December term last. TIL,
defense in these cases will be- along tn,
line followed by the prosecution in tn,
criminal case, viz. that the fire was Sc
by OTIS Reed. at the instipation of the
assured. Forrest Goodwin, esq, appears
for the plaintiff and Z, Y. Merrill, esq
and Hon l.. c. Cornish of Augusta for
the defendants.
Trosd,y oftarnoon Franz pooler snc
-, -
"ull Lofenzeh "ere aom'l'eu " c'N@en
SNIP
The trial of civil cases opens, Wednes
day, the first case assigned for trial be
ing that of Chas. Z. Stuart against II
f. Andrews. This is an action for al
iarod flsa i,,,rioon,nsnt Strort wa
saano5 ~ 800 ~ SLann,an o,o -
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20
The Somerset Reporter
A Weekly Republican Newspaper.
Published every Thursday at Skowhegan, Me
By ELMER E. McNEELIE.
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The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20

TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Take LAXATIVE BRONO Quinine ia lets.
Druggists refund monty Il II tails q cure Z
", GROVES signature Is on each box. DC
The Somerset reporter., 1906-09-20
Church \ otes.

ISLAND AVENUE CONGREGATIONAL
BES5ANIS B. MgEglLL, Pastor,
Resl.er-e u. II II ~trtei.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
REMOVED THE NEGROES.
CoIorcd Troops Unve Been Ordered Away from Fort Brown, Tex,
 Where Trouble Occurred.

Washington. Aug. 21-.Orders were issued Monday by the military sec retary, Major General F. c. Ainsworth, for the transfer of the colored troops from Fort Brown. Tex. where there has been serious trouble between cit izens and soldiers, @ Fort Ringgold, Tex, which is about 100 miles above Fort Brown and is also on the Rio Grande.
 One company of the Twenty-sixth infantry is ordered to Fort Brown to take the place of the colored troops.
 The company ordered to Fort Brown is made up of white men. This shift ing about of troops was made subse- quent to report from Major c. w. Penrose on the situation at Fort Brown and after an appeal " Senator Culber- son to President Roosevelt. In his report Major Penrose says he was per suaded that the killing of one citi- zen in Brownsville and the wounding of another were the work of soldiers, although he has been unable as yet to discover who the guilty men are.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
TO UNITE THE FARMERS.
Call Issued for Co-Operative Congrsa to Arrange for Control of Farm
 Products.

Topeka, Aug. 22.-A cal. was issued Monday night for farmers cooper ative congress, composed of delegates from the Mississippi river valley, to meet October 22 The call is signed by James w. Butler, formerly secre- tary of the Kansas Cooperative Ship pers association, and is indorsed by the secretaries of the farmers asso- citation of Il states. The states in which the farmers organizations have indorsed the call are Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana, Alabama, Oklahoma. New Mexico, Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois. Kan sas and South Dakota. In Kansas the call has been iindorsed by c. w. Peckham, president of the Independent Grain Dealers association The con- gress will probably meet in Topeka
 The purpose of the congress will be to unite the farmers of the Mississippi valley in q permanent organization to control farm products and to secure the enactment of laws favorable to the farmers. None of the Mississippi valley states has law regulating the
 
 organization and control of co-opera- tive associations. Kansas has law to cover the subject, but it is inade- quate, according to the members of such associations. It limits the capital stock to $l00.000 and provides no means of regulating the amount of stock which oen member may vote. The call says that another purpose of the meeting will be the formation of uniform plan for the organization and operation of cooperative tele- phones, cooperative exchanges, CO., operative clearing houses, cooperative elevators, cooperative creameries, CO., operative gins, cooperative ware houses, cooperative terminal markets, cooperative insurance, cooperative factories and cooperative packing houses.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
NEBRASKA REPUBLICANS.
Delegates Gathering at Lincoln for the State Convention-Inte in Sena-
 toriai Fighi.

Lincoln, Neb., Aug. 22.-Most of the delegates to the republican state con vention, which meets here Wednesday have arrived and there is the keenest interest in the contest. particularly fl, the fight for the United States senator ship. The convention will nominate a candidate tc be voted for by the re- publicans of the next legislature. The friends of Norris Brown, attorney gen. eral, insist that he will be nominated for senator on the first ballot, but Edward Rosewater. who has the next highest number of instructed dele gates, believes he will be nominated after three or four ballots have been taken The platform proposed by the resolutions committee is radical, call Ing for the abolishing of passes, cheap CT railway fares and revision of the tariff.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
An Accidental suicide.

Atchison, Kan, Aug. 21.-George Baumgardner. f5 years of age, acci- dentally committed suicide shortly after noon Sunday by hanging. After inviting two other boys to go to the play hall with him he preceded them dressed in an old roman robe. At one sic of tho stage Is an offset of three feet Evidently while waiting for the other boys young Baumgard- ner carlessly placed rope two feet long about his nee8 and stepped into the offset. His neck was broken in the fall He came from GerInlby two years ago and was studying for tha rriesthood.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
YELLOW FEVER AGAIN.
One Case nt New Iberia, Ln., 125 Miles from New Orleans,
 Puzzles Physicians.

New Orleans, Aug. 21.-The follow ing notice was sent out by President C. H. Irion of the state board of health Sunday afternoon:
 "One case of yellow fever at New Iberia, 125 miles from New Orleans. Am leaving tonight to take personal charge of situation.
 Dr. Irion left Sunday night accom- panied by Medical Inspectors Brady and Mayor and Chief Fumigator Des- traumpes.
 years old, living in an isolated part of the town There is so far nothing to show how the infection originated.
 Dr. Brady will be specially detailed to trace the infection.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Sued Three Express Companies.

Indianapolis. Ind. Aug. 22.-Merril Moores, attorney acting on the relation of Charles F. Benedit. prosecuting at torney of Marion county and the rail- road commission of the state of lndi- ana, Monday filed suits in the superior court of Marion county to oust three of the express companies doing busi- ness in Indianapolis-th Adams ex- press company, the United States ex- press company and the American ex- press company. It is charged that they violate the laws of the state by fail ure to deliver freight beyond the cor porate limits of the city of lndianapo- lis. The refusal of the companies to comply with this law, it is charged. is an act of discrimination which amounts to forfeiture of their rights to do business as common carrier and in a corporate name.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
May Have Been StensIapd.

Colusa, Cal. Aug. 21.-Paul O Stensland, defaulting president of the Milwaukee Avenue state bank of Chi cago, is thought to have been seen in Colusa. On Sunday afternoon a well dressed stranger appeared at the hotel Riverside. engaging one of the best rooms. Later in the even. ing John Hartog, manager of the Colusa county chamber of commerce, formerly of Chicago, who had pass ing acquaintance with Stensland came into the hotel. Hartog noticed familiar look about the stranger, who had also scrutinized Hartog carefully. Shortly after this meeting the stranger left and has not been seen since.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
PEOPLE SLIP N THE OPEE
Valparaiso and Santiago Resemble Great Camps Since the
 Eearthquake Disaster.
FURTHER DETAILS OF CATASTROPHE
Report of Governor of Valparaiso to tn President Temporary Sheds Erected fo Shelter the Homeless Continuing
 Earth shocks Render People Desperate Nothing Definite as to the Death List.


 Santiago. Chile, Aug. 22.-Only now can the seriousness of the catastrophe begin to be appreciated. The greater part of the modern houses are unsafe for habitation and the authorities have organized special corps to pull down the tottering buildings. Tn most of the streets it Is not safe to walk on the pavement owing to falling debris.
 Santiago resembles camp. The public squares and the principa. avenues are crowded with people sleep ing in the open All kinds of car riaees and cabs have been requisitioned to sleep in. or even under them.
 The statement that the approach of the earthquake was announced by the naval observatory at Valparaiso two days previous to it's occurrence is con- firmcd The news was published in the Chilean press on Wednesday. Au- gust 15, the day before the earth quake occurred
 Santiago is still practically isolated Geographically from all other parts of Chile but an improyised line. to Los Andes connecting with the Flu ropean cables is working. No really definite news has yet been received here from Valparaiso. except the gov ernor's official report to the president, outlining the situation and adding that he earnestly requests reinforce ments of troops which Tuesday were sent to him by forced marches.
 The governor informed the president that he had caused the construction of sheds on Brazil avenue in order to shelte: the homeless families He es- timated that the quantity of provisions on the way to Valparaiso and the stock on hand there would be sufficient to last month. The water supply, however. is very short owing to the destruction of the waterworks. He calculated that two weeks must elapse before traffic would be restored in some of the streets.
 The governor says the only illum- ination of Valparaiso at night is that furnished by the burning buildings Difficulty is experienced in buryins the bodies of the dead owing to the panic prevailing.
 The authorities of Valparaiso also have to contend with serious difficult ties in snccoring the wounded owing to the fact that all the drug stores apparently were destroyed and some time elapsed before medical supplies from this city reached the stricken port. The state of affairs existing al Valparaiso furnishes serious outlook for Santiago, since many of the home less people at the former place will undoubtedly make their way here and there is not sufficient accommodation or food in this city for the destitute peo-
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Ries sierImni,hinT thinese Isboul


 Washington, Aug. 22. Specifications for bids to furnish Chinese labor for the construction of the Panama canal were issued Monday by the Isthmian canal commission. The basis for bid ding is invitations for 2,500 coolies, although it is made clear that the commission may call for such addition al numbers of Chinese laborers as it may need, should the experiment be successful, but the number shall not exceed 2.000 per month. All proposals muat be received not later than 10 a. m, September 20, at which time they will be opened The usual conditions regulate the competitive bidding for government supplies Is prescribed by the sIecifications,
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Run,xax Cars Cause Wreck.

Cheyenne, Wyo.. Aug. 21.--A string of cars escaped from the Cheyenne freight yards shortly before daylight Monday and was struck by a north bound freight from Dcnven demolish- ing the engine and eight or nine of the runaway cars. Traffic was delayed for six hours Engineer Alex Messick. of Denver WIS pinned between the tender and the cab and scalded to death. William Shell, fireman. aud II. II. Adams. brakeman. both of Denver, were injured
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Investigating Brown.viIIe Incident

st. Louis, Aug. 21.-A special to the Republic from Brownsville, Tex, says; Maj. A. P. Blockson. U. s. A., inspector general of the southwestern division, arrived here Sunday to in vcstigate the recent outrage commit ted by federal negro soldiers of the rwenty-fifth , infantry stationed at Fort Brown. Typewriter copies of all the testimony taken by the citi- zens' committee las week were turned over to the inspector general, who will resume his inquiries Monday af tho fort
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Another suicide on stens,and's Iaas.

Chicago, Aug. 21.,-Anothcr suicide was added Monday to the list caused by the wrecking of the Milwaukee Avenue State bank. Edward Kollereb. 45 years of age. who two months ago deposited s250 in the defunct institu-' ton Monday hanged himself. The prospective loss of this money is said to have unbalanced his mind. Re- ceiver Charles c. Dawes closed the Milwaukee Avenue Co-Operative Store, the Stensland enterprise Monday. Notices were posted on the windows that the store had been closed in pre- paration for a receivers sale.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23

Peoria, Ill.,, Aug. Civilian J. Bryan according to his friend, Judge Owen F. Thompson, of Jacksonville, desires no instructed delegates from Illinois in the next democratic con- vention unless National Committec- man Roger c. Sullivan is repudiated by Tuesdays state convention.
 Judge Thompson made the announce ment immediately upon his arrival in the city that he had received such message from MT. Bryan. When asked Monday for copy of the dispatch Judge Thompson said:
 "I cannot give you a copy of the message as 1t contains other matter which should not be published can, however, quote verbatim all that 1t contains relative to tho instructions by the convention This is oppose in- structions unless Sullivan repudi- ated' That was all there was on the subject"
 What is Mir Bryan is going to do about 1t if Sullivan is upheld by the convention and instructions are given for Mir. Bryan despite his pro- test?''
 They will never do such thing as that" replied Judge Thompson. Do you suppose that any man will attempt to compliment MT. Bryan with instructions. when he has been informed by MT. Bryan that it is not in his power to compliment him. I don't believe it."
 Now then." continued Judge Thomp- son. coming down to politics practical in the extreme, when Mir. Bryan is elected where will these fellows stand, who poked their instructions in his face, after he had in effect declared that he would regard them as an in- suit. There may be pics to cut when Bryan is in. Who knows. VIII the | fellows who showed instructions on him get any of these pies? No sir. no pie. The followers of MT. Sullivan are strong on pie. and they will not stand out long when they see they are 1 going to starve.
 Mir Sullivan merely laughed when asked what the convention will do about endorsing Bryan.
 We will not oppose any instruc- tions in favor of Mir Bryan We never have thought of doing so. If delegates come to the convention in- structed to vote for Bryan, they will have to vote that way guess" ! The actual fight for the control of the convention did not commence until 10 o'clock Monday night when the state central committee met. Ex-Congressman Williams, ex-Con- gressman Kerns and Judge c. c. Boggs are mentioned for temporary chairman After this little matter is adjusted, the fight will be shifted to 1 the committee on resolutions. Na- tional Committeeman Sullivan and his friends do not wish the resolu- ton endorsing Mir. Bryan to contain anything beyond that endorsement. The opponents of Sullivan desire that 1t contain a condemnation of Sullivan and request for his resignation from | the national committee. The matter will undoubtedly come before the convention in the shape of majority and minority reports. Matters were very quiet Monday, but the political mercury Is expected to bound up- wards when the Chicago delegation, | 1000 strong arrives.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Japanese Teachers Indicted.

Washington, Aug. 2l.-ActNng Sec retary Murray of the department or commerce and labor has received a telegram dated at Valdez, Alaska, from Walter l. Lembkey, agent in charge of the seal fisheries of Alaska, informing him that the 12 Japanese poachers captured recently on St, Paul's island, while raiding the seal rookeries were indicted last Saturday for violation of the United States law enacted to protect the fur bearing seals.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Wisconsin Drought Broken.

Superior. Wis. Aug. 22.-The seri- ous drought which has threatened the potato crop in northern Wisconsin was broken Tuesday by drenching rain. Reports from the vermillion and Mesaba ranges in Minnesota indicate that the rain there was bountiful. Forest fires on the ranges are not en- tirely smothered but the danger Is thought to have passed.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
r.rrr,, of pur,iprton,s M.vor.

Bloomington, H.. Aug. 21.--The funeral of James $. Neville. mayor of Bloomington. and a member of the state board of warehouse commission CTS was held here Monday morning. Gov. Denecn and staff. ex-Gov. Yates and the state central committee att tended the services and Yates spoke briefly at the grave.
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
Drovpea tu swImm,n9 rank.

St Louis. Aug. 21.-While swimming an impromptu race in the Missouri Athletic Clubs tank Saturday night J. Jefferson Donnelly, club member. was drowned. Donnclly was uniform salesman fer large clothing concern. and had wide acquaintance among national guards throughout the coun- try
The Mena weekly star., 1906-08-23
nutcb-r.IuC Convcntion.

Milwaukee. Wis, Aug. 22. Several hundred delegates from all parts of the United States and some from Europe are attending the goth annual conven- ton of the United Master Butchers association which opened a three days meeting Tuesday.