The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1893-09-21
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
IhnrsilnY. SEMI. L..

| Immense forest nfeS are raging In the
Black Hills-Plate glass works started
up at pittsburg--The Austrian govern
= ment has taken steps to crush the Czech
movement-l;upb Der docks at West Bay
/ City, Mich, were damaged 100000 BY
tire--Startling pension frauds are al.
| legged to have been unearthed in Balti.
more-Father James Rogers. a Bost on
priest, died ia Liverpool OF heart disease
The recent Hindu riots in Bombay are
said TO be the work of the congressists-
Convict miners at Tracy City, Tenn,
mutinied because of the roor food fur.
nished them-rhe South Dakota towns
of Lead City, Central City and other
cities are hemmed IN by fres-The
Britannia bcat the NayAhoe by 9 l-a
seconds in race across the Eng
lish channel and back - 20 miles
- for the Brenton's Reef cup -
Fred l.. Ames. the Massachusetts million
steamer Pilgrim-A North Adams
tMass.) Clergyman voluntarily arranged
to take only half of his salary because of
the hard times-President Smyth of the
Concord and Montreal road declares that
consolidation with the Boston an Maine
is out of the queston--There were 5000
people ut the Springfield (Mass) diamond
cycle meet. Sanger was the lion of the
iay--The Haverhul (Mass) board of
trade held a meetinscih favor of the con
struction of II state highway from Law
renee to the sea and park system.
Friday, sept. 15.
The Brotherhood OF St Andrew is in
session in Detroit-The Prague press
has been muzzled by the government
A death from cholera occurred at Ashton
under Lyme, Eng-The mutinous miners
at Tracy City, Tenn. have surrendered
There are five settlers to every claim
in the Cherokee strip-The Red Jacket
shaft of the Calumet and Hecla is to be re-
opened-Seattle's Wash city treasurer
is missing and so is more than 300, O00-
The Vigilant's owners have offered to sail
a match with the Jubilee for 5000 a side
The season for shooting grouse and
woodcock has opened in Massachusetts,
The Bank OF France is said to have fur
nished money for the resumption OF work
on the Panama cana--A fixed sum is to be
pad by the various cities and towns In Mas
sachusetts for water basins outside their
own limitsABaring Bros. 81 Co. have re-
ducad their liabilities to the Bank of
+ gland and others S2l, 100000 ia round
iNcuby JuililOus
Tyler defeated Sanger and Zimn1ermar1 at
Springfield Mass, thus becoming a half
mile record breaker. Sanger did the same
for two miles, while Meintjes. the African,
broke 81 records (Mass.) is
to have big mandatory of silverware
a weaysrs' strike is thrsetened ct New
Bedford, Mass-Many New England
mills are resuming work-Mrs. J. J.
Aston and c. A. Stevens won the mixed
double tennis match at Newport. r. /
The BON bardment of Rio Janeiro is In
progress-The Brenton reef cup was
awarded to the Navahoe-The battle has
begun in the house over the proposed re-
peal of the federal election laws-The
Democratic campaign opened in Ohio.
Saturday, Sept. 1e, ..a
-Four more case. OF smallpox were dis
covered In New York-Three children
were burned to death in Millersville,
Tenn--General Paine's yacht Jubilee
has gone out of misunderstanding
city councilmen were arrested at Spokane,
Wssh-The yacht Ttania was sunk in
collision off Cowes, Eng-Little damage
was done at Rio Janeiro by the BON bard
ment Of the rebel heet--A shortage Of
tlUo,OUV is dileKSu III JHt transportation ue-
partment of the Worlds fair-The
Mapewood hotel and schoolhouse at
Randolph Centre, VT, were burned. Loss
about a.. 000-~A train was held up near
Calumet, Mich, and 1900 intended for
the Calumet and Hecla company WAS
stolen The steamer Roma, at Buenos
Ayres from Rio Janerio, was ordered out
of port because there was cholera on
~.
has relieved Judge Bishop as pre-
siding justice over the Norfolk
superior court at Dedham Mass
The Mexican boundary dispute is to be
settled by diplomatic means-The
United States consul at Lisbon has been
instructed to protest against Portugals
action declaring New York ports infected
with cholera-Ex- Congressman John f.
Andrew, of Massachusetts says he would
not accept the office Of first assistant sec
rotary of state-Congressman Fithian
Of Illinois is 10 endeavor to get a free ship
bill passed by the present congress
Another effort is to be made to secure the
mole at St. Nicholas, Hayti, for a naval
coaling station-A messenger from the
pope with letters to Mgr. Satolli and Car
dinal Gibbons arrived at New York
NEW OTh nave cukdBcd Couu-
sci In Costa RIGA to attend to the extra
dition of Francis II. Weeks-There were
nine suicides in New York in "a hours
The rush to the Cherokee strip continues
Water is selling for 81 a pail. Immense
crowds are aocking in--Houses and
bridges were swept away by swollen
streams at Binghamton, N. "a mob
shot five negroes confined in jail at
Carrollton, Ala--John p. Jackson of
Medford. Mass, had tussle with a bur-
glar. The latter secured II pocketbook
containing several hundred dollars
The church at New Sharon, Me-, believes
charges made by the Campello (Mass.)
shurch regarding Mrs. Lillian NJ. Swift
we're not sustained--Rev. Richard Nor
gan of Ludlow, VT, was killed by car
riage accident---Green goods operators
are working Gloucester, Mass--One Of
the New York pilot boats has spoken the
Valkyrie some miles southwest Of Fire
island. The Valkyrie reported all on
board we'll
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