The Somerset reporter., 1889-04-18
GENERAL NEWS.

The Chicago News says that the farm.
ing implements laid in by the averag.
Dklohoma settler consist simply of 4.
brace of big revolvers with navy blu,
barrels.
The president has made the following
appointments
Lyman 4 Knapp of Mlddlebury. Vt.
TO be governor of Alaska.
Spencer Hartwig of Covington, Kv.. t.
make allotments of lands in severalty t,
Indians under the provisions of the ac,
IF Congress approved Feb. s, 1887.
George 7. Brown, democrat. was elect
ed Senator from Providence by 1888 ma
jprity over Geo. j. West. Republican
and Warren r. Pierce, Prohibition anc
Law Enforcement. This completes tn,
next general assembly, which now stand.
~ tn" Joint ballot Republican, 80;
democrat 40.
Democrats in the New York Legisla-
tnre are evidently deteroratng. Las,
year eleven of them had the courage to
vote for the SaXton Electoral Refor m
bill. This year every Democrat Weld, d
to Gov HIS lash and voted against the
bill.
The soldiers w o are charged with the
duty OF guarding Otllh I'M are bee I'm
ing very clearly overtaxed 1t looks A,
II the eager "boomers" could not be kent
out of the territory until the 22nd by til,
whole regular army of the United States.
The United States Grand Jury at Por,
Townsend, W. T., has found twenty g.
indictments against William Harmed, *.
Special Deputy Collector; Hubert f.
Bet cher, ex-Treasu"y Agent, and Quincy
\. Brooks, for stealing from the Cover n
ment.
Senator Stewart of Nevada, had a long
interview with Secretary Window, Ii
which he tried to persuade the Secretar '
to increase his monthly purchase of sill.
YER. This the Nevada Senator argueG
was the best way to reduce the surplus
Secretary Window could not see jus,
how the surplus was reduced by giving
nut greenbacks and getting silver in re-
turn.
Mrs George b. Mcclellan, widow OF
the General, Is understood to have decid-
ed upon an indefinite residence in Eu.
rope, where she has been year.
Miss Krarer, an Esquimaux, is lectur
ing in Philadelphia. She is only littl,
over three feet In height. She speak,
English fairly well, with peculiar gut.
teral accent.
According to advices received by Henri,
Mcmillan, the New York agent of tn,
t.lovds steamship line, II serious contic'
has broken out between the blacks and
Portuguese at Demerara. The shops OF
the Portuguese and principal tradesmeI,
have been sacked. entailing loss OF
Sl00, 900.
Colonel George W. Dyer, prominent
patent lawyer, died In Washington Satur-
day. He was native of Maine, and al
he beginning of the war was a member
Of the staff of the governor of Maine.
The advance in sugar is attributed to 1
short cane crop and an European corner
inIthe beet product. Some time, perhaps
this country will be able to provide it,
own sweetening, though the experiment..
with sorghum and heets have not been a.
successful as might be wished.
Twenty thousand men on the Baltimore
and Ohio railroad threaten to quit work
The steamer Alameda has arrived at
San Francisco from Samoa, bringing the
particulars Of the disaster to the men of
war.
There has been more or less gossip
published about some supposed rudeness
of Secretary Blaine toward Minister Per-
~ Belmont at Madrid, such as that Mr..
Blaine had asked for B .lm ,nts resigna
ton very sharply. The truth is that Mr.
Belmont, like many other foreign minis
ters, sent In his resignation to the incom-
ing administration. and, 40 far from be-
ing hurriedly accepted, Secretary Blaine
sent him cable, asking him, IL not disa.
greeble to him, to remain at his post I'M
til his successor should arrive, and by
mail Mr.. Blaine sent Mr.. Belmont very
pleasing letter.