The Somerset reporter., 1886-09-01
GENERAL NEWS

The Mugwump Boston Herald stated
the other day that 1t chad yet TO hear OF
the first man who voted for Cleveland
who would not vote for him again, aud
II at once heard from six men In one OIL
flee on State street, Boston, who had yot-
ed for Cleveland but would not do II
again.
According TO the observations OF the
American naval officers who have been
cruising along the Provincial coasts late
ly, the enforcement of the treaty OF 1918
causes far more hardship To the Cana
dams than to the Yankees. In that case
no wonder the maritime provinces deslle
to rid themselves OF the blum lering Otta-
wa government.
\ new Indictment containing % counts
has been found against Rollln II Squire
and Maurice B. Flynn, the New lnrk
fraud. Flynn ha, resigned his position
as chrirmnu ui the district county deipe-
c .acy aud Mayor Grace ha, made u r,con'-
mendaliou Tor Squiro's Removal as COLI
missioner of pubic works To Gov. lilit'
Flynn and Squire will probably be tred
IN September.
Congress failed II pass bin last ses-
sion to admit free Of duty certain articles
/
be opened. Consequently Secretary Fair
child has made the exposition buildings Il
bonded warehouse in which the articles
may be kept, thus avoiding duty uniess
taken ont. Mrs. Cleveland has cunsented
to open the exposition Mt the cottage
oceupic by the President III the Adlroh
dacks, where there will be ID button which
| Mrs. Cleveland will press at the approptl'
ate time.
A private letter from an American navy
ofllcer at ConstantinoOle, s. ut to Wash
ington, s.ates .hai the Sultan has confer
ed the order OF the Cncfakat upon Mrs.
Cleveland. The CnrIakat is the well
known benevolent order. 1t was recent
| y conferred by the Sultan on Mrs, CoA,
the wife of Minister Cox. The Sultan
will send with the ribbon of the order
TWO large gold mounted albums contain
ing views ot the most attractive points ol
interest about Constantinoble. One oil
the albums is Inscribed "Ine President OF
the United States aud the other MRS.
Grover Cleveland
The meeting OF the Irish n atioHal Lea
que at Chicago opehed on Wednesday
| The della yates from Ireland, OBrlen, Daa-
sy aud Redmond, arrived in New YORK,
/ Monday and went To chicago tnat gay
Mrs. Paruell, the mother of the Irish lead
er' was iu att, ndabce at the convention.
A massive silver service was presented u
Patrick Etgan, the retiring president, by
Machael Duvitt, on Hehalf Of the league
Thursday afternoon John Fitzgerald, ol
Lincoln, Neb., was elected president OF
the league for the coming year. Fizger
aid is a banker, and is said TO be wortf
$1,000 900.
The post office department, with The
view o. atiurdng the public addtiona
facilities tor correspondence by mail, ha'
completed, arrangements for correspond
ence by mail, has completed arrange
meuts for issuing Combined letter shte
aud stamped envelope OF pattern whlcl
can be readily understood and used.
Is led 'letter sheet envel pc" Fo
the present at least, 1t is deemed eXpe
dent by the postu ster-general TO con
fine the issue of the letter sheet enVelop
) To few Of the principal Jilices, the Bos
ton Office being among the number. III
price, al which the envelopes are to b
sold as follows: Single sheets, 3 cen :
two, j; uhIce, ! four. 10; i've, II, sis
IA; seven, II; eight, 10; nine, , , ten, q
, pads OF % sheets, JS {, nts; 30, Sl.l5; III
= 81 80; 800, Sll.50, 1000, S23.