The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1889-05-16
GENERAL NEWS

The G. A. Il. demonstration In New
York city on the next Memorial Day il
expected to be the most impressive of
the kind ever witnessed in that city.
Mr. George S. Batcheller of New York,
Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, has
stated to his friends that he does not care
to retain the office he now holds and is a
candidate for the mission to Turkey. The
duties of the office OF Assistant Secretary
as they are now distributed are very
oneIous and irksomc and not to the tastes
of Mr.. Batcheller.
Twenty-six head Of fine steers in herd
fattened at Abilene, Kan. have been
killed because they had hydrophoba. A
mad dog bit one Of herd of 200 a few
weeks ago. Rabies spread rapidly 1t
became necessary to shoot the maddened
animals.
Special dispatches have reached Chica-
20, showing that copious rains have fall
len in the past few days over a very wide
wheat oats, and corn growing area in the
West. Area reported covers the entire
State of Illinois. Indiana and parts of
Iowa, Wisconsin and Michigan.
Ex-senator Mcdonald of Indiana dis
claims any idea Of aspiring to succeed Mr..
National Committee. The way appears
to be open for the rainbow chaser" to
capture the prize without opposition.
years before in Ca1ii 6hfa dbt"gGsd.. forty
road train out in Arkansas rhe other day.
They recognized each other, and, after a
short talk, concluded to remarry, and the
ceremony was performed that evening on
reaching Eureka Springs,
a building In the process of erection in
Tacoma, w. T., was blown down Monday
and 10 or 20 men buried IN the ruins.
The New England Portelectric compa-
ny exhibited to a number of newspaper
men at the Old South church Tuesday an
invention which transmits mail and other
matter by electricity and solves the great
problem of rapid mail transit. at long or
short distances.
President Pepper of Colby University
delivered the baccalaureate sermon at
Newton Theological Seminary Sunday
last.
Theodore Roosevelt of New York,
recently appointed civil service commits
sioner took the oath of office the 18th
inst. he commission now has lis full leg al
quota Of members, circumstance which
has not existed for some time past. As
now constituted the commission consists
of Charles Lyman of Connecticut, Hon.
Hugh S, Thompson of South Carolina
and Theodore Roosevelt of New York.
The board was formally organized by
electing Mr.. Lyman as president.
Advces from many parts in Montana
indicate a close election of the candidates
for the constitutional convention. Nei-
u han H,-a al
Helena elects five republicans and four
democrats.
The New York assembly Tuesday passed
by vote of 60 to 40 Senator Vedders
bill, taxing all liquor stores In the State
The bill now goes to Governor Hill, who
1t Is said, will give it pocket veto.
The contest In Hayti has assumed an
other peculiar phase. Each of the rival
contestants for the kingdom is ready to
make trade with any government which
will support him. Legitime has asked the
French Government to consider IIayti a
protectorate of France, and now comes
the report that Hippolyte intends to ask
the United States to extend her protect
ing arms to that plague-stricken island
The United States Supreme Court
Tuesday, in an opinion by Justice Brad
ley, awarded the executors of the will of
Myra Clark Gaines the sum of S576 900
against the City of New Orleans for the
use of property sold by the city, but re-
covered by Mrs. Gaines after long ltiga-
ton. The judgment of the lower court.
awarding the executor 81 300, 900 for the
use of the unimproved property sold by
the city, was not concurred in. The
present case, it is generally conceded, ex-
haustS all the resources of the law and
Is regarded as final settlement of the lit
igation.
James Beebe Smith, city editor of the
Springfield Republican, was shot and in
stantly killed Monday morning, by his
brother-in-law Royal B. Sturtevant, at
the home of his father-in-law, W. f.
He was mistaken for
burglar.
c. w Hatch, an insurance agent of
Conn, Is on trial at Denver,
COL, for the murder of his uncle In Colo
RADIO. The victim was found brutally
beaten to death after q visit from the
nephew, who was arrested on suspicion.
United States Paymaster, Major j. w.
Whame was robbed In Arizona last week,
while on his way from Fl. Grant to pay
The troops at Fort Thomas. He was &C.
companied by his clerk and an escort of
eleven soldiers. They were attacked 10 8
narrow gorge by an ambushed gang Of
seven men, aud 10 the battle which lasted
Tor half an hour, eight Of the soldiers
we're seriously wounded. The robbers
succeeded In getting S29, 900 and making
heir escape to the mountains.