The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1895-02-14

si.75 will be charged if not paid until the
nd OF year
ENTERED AS SECOND CLASS MAIL MATTER.
Senator German will offer an an
amendment to the Sundry civil bill
authorizing the issue of per cent Treas
ury certificates to meet current diticien-
cies and Republicans will favor il.
The public mind is relieved by the
announcement of the safe arrival of the
over due ocean steamer, La Gaseogne, at
New York harbor. The information is
hailed with delight by thousands Her
steerage gear is out of order.
The United States government is not
alone in its financial tribulation. Canada
is running behind this year at the rate of
half IA million dollars per month and the
finances of England are not running as
smoothly as in some former years.
The exciting news from Hawaii, of
late, which is ten days old when it gets
here by steamer, has impressed our sena-
tors at Washington, with the fact that II
cable 70 chat country is greatly needed
and Senator llale'S proposal for the L.
:. Government 10 lay one WIS carried
through the Senate by eleven votes. An
amendment is put on the diplomatic ap-
preparation of 100000 to begiu the
work with AT once
The comrades assembled at the State
Eneampment of the Grand Amy We're
all pleased with commandments
Lawler, and delighted with his practical
and instructive address before the en-
campment and the public meeting Tues
day cve ming. He is IA typical western
man hearty and genial, and Quarter
master General Burst was splendid
second in the combination. They are
both very entertaining speakers,
"Stevens never pulled down the flag
were the last words of the veteran
statesman, John l.. Stevens, who died at
Augusta, Friday morning. Through his
last sickness as well as since the memoir
able time when he landed the l.. :.
mariners at Honolulu, to protect Amer-
can citizens and American Interests dur
ing the revolution there, when the citi-
Zens rose in their power and organized II
provisional government, his mind dwelt
upon the stirring scenes in which he Was
conspicuous figure, and upon suhse-
quent days and years in which the Cleve-
land junto tried hard but without avail
to discrcdit him and IIarrison's admins
tration. The pulling down the flag was
left to ''Paramount" Blount, Cleveland ;
special ambassador.
President Cleveland ON Friday last,
the two houses that he had made ar
rangements with foreign investors to Is
sue 30 year per cent coin bonds, at
rates that will net them "a per cent,
interest, stating that he had stipulated
that if Congress authorized such action
within ten days, government could issue
instead thereof 3 per cent bonds, payable
in gold. The difference in the interest AT
3 81 and 3 per cent is computed to be
$l6,000,000 for this ore issue OF bonds of
So, 100000. This amount might be say
ed if Congress would only pass "A till AS
the President suggests. But it won't.
1t does not hear President Cleveland's
suggestions promptly. The wicked
Republicans say this message is for bun
comb. Ii does have that look.
Lumber manufacturers and forest own.
ers of the East and North met in Boston,
last Friday, and organized the "Norih
eastern Lumberman's Association
Those present represented 1l,0O0,000
invested in forests, mills and lumber
property and embraced most of the Lead
ers in Maine. New Hampshire and YER
mont and some in Canada, New Bruins
wick and Nova Scotia. Among the Ken
nebec operators were: Ira II. Randall,
ii. W. JeNett, \. II. q I. w Fogg. f..
j. Lawrence, NJ. G. Shaw, NJ. p. Mill
ken, G.. 4. Phillips were elected on the
board of directors and Mr.. Lawrence il
president. \ schedule of prices OF
spruce lumber WAS adopted. This is the
first association of its kind ever organ
lied in New England, and much benefit
to the business is hoped from it.
The Director of the L. $. Geological
Survey has recently submitted to the
Secretary Of the Interior an amendment
to the "Sundry Civil Bill" which is OF
interest to our citizens who have at heart
the Improvement Of our schools. The
amendment provides for the printing and
free distribution of an atlas of ten topo-
graphical map sheets to the schools, aead-
emies and colleges OF the country.
These maps together with an eXplana-
tory text, will enable the study of geog
raphy to be made more interesting and