The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-06-24
STATE AND GENERAL.
Naterville is building over 40 houses
just now, not bad record for this time
in the season.

/ Ex Queen Liliuokalani has filed pro-
test to the Hawaiian annexation treaty
and beseeches the senate to ratlfy it,
Lightships No. IS and 90, built by the
Bath iron Works were successfully
launched from the works, Thursday in
the presence of about 1000 people.
One Auburn man has replanted his
garden three times. He is nearly ninety
and says that he remembers of only one
such spell of wet weather, that being
when he was boy.
AT a special town meeting held at
| Wayne, last Saturday afternoon, it was
voted to aid the Franklin, Somerset and
Kennebec railroad to the extent Of
$500, provided the tracks were laid
through the town.
A Washington special to the Press
says that Freeland II. Cakes has been
recommended for collector of customs
at Saeo, in place of II. A. McNeally.
Mr.. Cakes was collector under President
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A knave who stole some liquor from
a Portland saloon, was arrested and his
plumber taken from him. The saloon
keeper was then invited to come around
and identify the goods. He didn't ae-
cept the invitation for obvious reasons
Fire was discovered, Wednesday night,
by two women in the closet of Friends
church, Portland, during the session of
the New England conference. 1t was
extinguished before it had spread far.
This is the fifth attempt to start a fire
in public buildings in the city within a
week.
The announcement was officially made
from the State House, Thursday, of the
appointment of Hon. Fred Atwood of
Winterport, by Governor Powers, as a
trustee of the State reform school at
Cape Elizabeth, to fill the vacancy on
the board caused by the death of Gen.
John J. Perry of Portland.
The Athens correspondent of the daily
Telegraph says; at is reported here to-
night Thursday that the peace con-
ference and the Porte have accepted a
settlement giving Turkey either the
town of Ligara, southeast of Milouna or
Nezero, north of Larissa." The Athens
correspondent of the Daily Chronicle
says the Porte has abandoned the policy
of delay and decided to accept the advice
Premier Canovas is willing to pay the
widow of DR.. Ruiz $40,0 if the United
States government will not press an
official claim. The announcement of
this fact has aroused vehement public
opposition which the Madrid press is
intaming The newspapers blame the
government for allowing DR.. Ruiz to be
killed, but censure it most for acknowl-
edging it. They say Spain is "under
the iron heels of the Yankees"
Some of the Democratic members of
the Senate committee on finance say that
henceforth they will interpose no objec-
tion to the rapid disposal of the tariff bill.
They will suggest amendments and ask
votes on them for the purpose of making
a record, but there will, if they can con-
troll the matter, be no long speeches
with the exception of wool hides. the
reciprocity paragraph, which the Re-
publicans have promised to report, and
few other sections.
Almost the whole of the Province OF
Assam has been devastated by the earth.
quake. The ruin is appalling, the courts
treasures, jails and hospitals have col.
lapsed. The loss of food supplies is
|, enormous. The crops are mostly ruined
and great scarcity of food is expected
All traffic is difficult as a number of the
roads have been completely demolished
Earthquake shocks still continue to be
felt in the Province of Assam. Heavy
rains are immensely increasing the dam.
age.
The bicyclists in Bath are threatening
to become factor in the next mum.
cipal election. They think from then
number, and as they are assessed fol
their wheels each year, they ought tc
have little attention paid to their com
{ fort on the roads in their vicinity Il
is estimated that there are upwards Of
, eight hundred wheels owned in the city
{ and by little work among the owners
they are confident of receiving SOME
! recognition from the would be member,
of the next city council.
The perseyering farmer drove into
Waterville one morning last week will
a load of hay. When night came the
, load was still unsold, as has happened
in 80 many similar cases before, But
this farmer didn't mean to spend all hi,
profits in board and lodging. He went
to store and procured a supper OF
crackers and cheese, then mounted the
load, dug a hole in the hay, curled VI
and went To sleep. He was on deck
again bright and early the next morning
and, it is pleasing to be able to relate,
found purchaser before noon.
Boy and Girl Street Cleaners.
The street cleaning department Of
the city of New York, had its aunua