The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-11-11
STATE AND GENERAL.

A tramp murdered the four children
Of Mr.. NuIly, a farmer living at Rawdon
P. @ The girls we're Is, - and Il, and
the boy 10 years Of age.
1t is thought 10 be finally settled that
the Republicans Of Ohio will have
majority Of five on joint ballot Of the
two houses Of the legislature.
Mark Twains publishers in Hartford
have received letter from him denying
that he said be had paid all his debts in
the past two years. He still OWES
$500
The superior court jury, Boston,
which has been trying the case against
Joseph A. Issgi, ex-Turkish consul,
charged with the embezzling Of $40
900 from French estates, has reported
verdict Of guilty.
The Lewiston Daily sun which was
established some two years ago has as
signed 10 Warren Z. Kicker Of Lewiston.
The paper has been under the manage
ment of Geo. S. II. Mcdowell who with
drew some days ago from the manage
ment.
stephen L. Goodale, president of the
Saco 4 Biddeford Savings Institution
for more than 70 years, the first secre-
tary of the State board Of agriculture
from ls5e to 1879 and prominent in
numerous enterprises, died Friday, aged
81 years.
Henry Hecker, e8ard Of the
schooner Cameo, was arrested by the
Boston harbor police, Friday, charged
with attempting to murder the captain
Of the schooner. Ira Colbeth Of Machias-
port, Me. Captain Colbeth carries three
bullets in his body.
A new phase of the Boring Sea nego-
tiations developed Friday, when the
State Department at Washington, was
advised that Sir Wilfred Laurier.
Premier of Canada, and Sir Louis
Davies, minister of marine and fisheries
in the Laurier cabinet, would arrive
early next week to take part in the ne
gotiations.
Ext ity Treasurer Palmer Of Bath,
threatens to sue for libel some of those
city fathers who, on the charge of
drunkenness, removed him from office.
Bath banks refuse to honor the checks
of the newly elected treasurer. Alto
gether Bath seems to be having a very
disagreeable time over this city treasur-
ship matter.
The Gardiner Improvement society
has begun the warfare on caterpillars in
due season, by Offering a dollar a quart
for nests of caterpillars collected in that
town and s. to the one who brings in
the largest number, collections to be re-
ceived on and after the 18th of April
next. If every Maine town only had
such an improvement society as Car
diner possesses, indications of tent
caterpillars taking possession of the
earth wouldn't be so numerous next
spring.
Joseph f. Kelley the young Somers-
worth murderer and bank robber is now
being tried for his crimes. His lawyers
will try to prove his insanity, but Kelley
declares he is perfectly sane, killed
cashier Joseph Stickney and wishes to
suffer the penalty He asks, however,
that the death penalty be not carried
ont until after Jau'y Is, '9S, as he is
under compact to serve the devil until
his 21st birthday, which is Jan'y.
10, and if he dies before that time the
compact would be binding forever.
Waterville is to have a French paper.
On Friday of next week the first number
of La Sentinelle de Wateryile will be
issued from the Office of the Nateryille
Sentinel Samuel A Burleigh will be
the publisher and DR.. Ayilla O. Roulay
will be the editor. It will be published
in the interest of the French people of
Wateryille and the State. 1t will deal
mostly with local news, and will con
tain news from the French centers of
the United States, and will have depart
ment work that will be of interest to
the French people.
The first soldiers monument on Mt.
Desert Island was dedicated last week
at Bar Harbor with appropriate cere-
monies to the sops of the town of Eden
who fought in the Rebellion. The cere.
monies commenced in the morning with
the unwilling of the 8, 900 monument on
Mt Desert St, followed with a parade
of 400 school children, G. A. r. posts.
w. X. c., X. of p, 2. o. S. Of A, and
fire companies, The orators were l.. B.
Deasy, Department Commander L. T.
Carleton of the g. A, r., &. f, Cogins
and Eben Hamor.
An official count of the ballots cast or
Tuesday last in Maryland, made in the
counties, leaves no further room foI
doubt that the Republicans have con
troll of both branches of the Legislature
and that Republican will succeed
Arthur Z. German in the United States
Senate. Five members of the Assembly
and one Senator were taken from the
Democratic list of probabilities and ad.
dpd IN that of the RpDub1icaps This