The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1891-07-30
CE N e RAJ.

FIX Speaker Thos. B. Reed was anon,
the passengers arriving yesterday in New
York on the steamer Cry of New Yorl
from Liverpool.
Philadelphia claims the talest police
man in America. He is John Rollins, anC
he measures feet, inches in height, ano
weighs $40 pounds. Patrolman Johr
IIanlon of Chicago, is next, standing I
feet, "a inches and weighing 29s
pounds.
A dispatch from Geneva states that
Henry M Stanley, the explorer, has met
with serious accident at Muerron. Hi
left thigh bone was fractured by slipping
while mountain climbing,
President Harrison has appoin' ed
Thomas II. Durham to be assistant APP
praiser Of merchandise in the district Of
Boston and Charlestown. G. neral Dun
ham has been In the service OF the treas
ury department nearly 20 years.
TIL great ~ inch rDh.. the first pierc oil
modern heavy ordinance ever built in Thu
country was successfully tested at Sand,
Hook Friday. A reduced charge of Pot
pounds of powder and projrctile weigh
ug 1000 pounds were used. With this
charge the projectile was thrown a dis
lance of five miles.
Two serious railroad accidents occurred
Sstui day-One on an Ohio X II. near
Dayton, and the other in Paris, France
Both were excursion traing and crowded
with people. The Ohio train stopped t.
repair a broken bar and was run into by
freight train. Three were killed and
large number seriously injured. The Par
is train was run into by another excur
sion train, and 200 are reported killed OF
seriously injured.
The annual reunion of the Seventh
Maine Regimental Association at head
quarters, Camp Connor, Long Island
Portland harbor, occurs Monday, Angus
18th, to continue through the week. Tn.
business meeting will be held Wednesday
the 10Th. Roll -call at 23O NJ. Re
union dinner on Thursday, the 10th, Il
which the ladies are cordially invited.
The defeat OF the motion to adjourn
was recognized by everyone as the defea
of New York, and after that she stood M
chance whatever. Having stood by New
York as long as there was any hope o.
locating fair there. Congressman Boutell,
In the last two ballots voted for Chicago
This is the whole story of Congressman
Boutelle's alleged sacrifice of the interests
of his constituents. 1t Is only by delib
erately and malciously ignoring q yer,
large part Of the facts that any color cal
be given to such an allegation. TIL
whole truth acquits him completely
Portland Press.
The New York World the leading
Democratic organ In the country, couple
1.-THE burdens of the present tariff an,
the combined injustice and humbug o
prohibitory laws" In its denunciation o
the record of the Republican party. TIL
third party prohibitionists, however, vii
continue to lend their assistance to tn
World and the Democracy in their eu
deavors TO overthrow these two institu
tions. Boston Journal.
Chairman Quay and Treasurer Dudley
of the National Republican committee
have resigned their Offices aud their resig
nations have been accepted.
banquet was given in honor of tb'
Worlds Fair Commissioners In London
Tuesday. ard In speech Viscount eros
said he wished to assure America In tn,
strongest terms that England was heart
lily with the United States In this matter
and that she would do everything posi-
BILE to insure the best representation q
the fair, not only of England bot of lndi'
and the colonies. Visc,unt Cross alst
promised the American committee TIL
heartiest corporation Of the government