The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-04-25
GENERAL NEWS.

The crew and passengers OF the steam
er Danmark which was wrecked recently
have been heard from. All landed at the
Azores Islands. Three hundred and forty
have arrived in Philadelphia and the rest
are on the way.
Surgeon General Hamilton of the ma
rine hospital service received a telegram
IN Washington. dated Jacksonville,
/ Florida, from III. Dariei president Of
the State board of health of Florida, stat
ing that the report that there was yellow
fever in Jacksonville was absolutely false
and that the general health of the city
was decidedly good.
The St. Louis Republic prints reports
on the prospect of the wheat crop from
Missouri, Illinois, Kansas, Indiana, Ken
lucky and Michigan which show an i'm
proved condition in all these States. The
average condition of the six States COM
pared with this time last year indicates a
tremendous yield of winter wheat this
year, barring untoward accidents.
The President has under consideration
the propriety of making a change in the
civil service rules relative to the time
within which person dismissed from the
Federal civil service can be restored with
the bottom again.
The biggest and fercest fire New York
ers have witnessed in this generation
swept the east bank of North river clear
Friday from 55th St. to what would be
Goth St, If the street ran to the river
there. 1t destroyed more than 81 800. 600
worth of property belonging to the New
York Central railroad and at least 100000
lar ha la
belonging to other persons.
Whitelaw Reid, having taken an office
abroad, retires herewith from the editor
ship and direction of the Tribune. 1t is
understood that the management of the
paper will be left for the present In the
hands of Donald Nicholson and staff, so
long connected with 1t. 1t is hoped that
Col. John Hay will be able on his return
from his summer trip to assume the edi-
toral supervision.
A church in Southern Illinois is about
to have a fair, in which one of the fea-
lures will be the pigs in clover, with real
pigs. A large fac-simile of the toy will
be built in the hall, and prize will be
given to the man who pens the porkers.
IL the great Washington centennial to
end in drunken carousal? 1t looks tn at
way, with the committee fighting over
the purchase of 5000 bottles CT cham
paigne, for the banquet. 1t might be
supposed that the crime, suffering and
disgrace, caused in one hundred years by
drink might have taught our people
something; and it would be better to pre-
sent to our countrymen sample of the
Improvement in moral culture brought
about in that time, rather than rein
statement Of the barbarian carousals of
the olden time. One hundred years, and
nothing gained? One hundred years, and
wallowing in the same ruts of dissipa-
ton? Washington would shed tears of
painful sorrow on the scenes. 1t is q
most unholy Dissertation !-Bridgton
Ne,os.
Whittier Is to be poet at the Washing
ton centennial and so the world is assur-
ed of one more poem from the bard
who writes from the heart. Whittier has
seen America pass through many throes
of warlike debate, and the cause of
right triumph over ignorance and greed.
His poetic review of the advance OF the
national sentiment will be a valuable ad-
dition TO our literary wealth.
The Massachusetts Legislature has de-
cided that Congress had no business to
make April 80 legal holiday, and 1t has
decided that 1t is not legal holiday In
tn at State any way. 1t will be interest
ing to note the action of national banks
| in Massachusetts in this matter.