The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-08-18
STATE AND GENERAL.

The Honolulu Bulletin say: Now
that the Islands are part Of the United
states chang is beginning already %
be felt in the business community.
Within month there ha- been quite an
influx Of eastern and California business
firm hire looking OYER the sifu ton.
The annual muster and encampment
Of the Name 9 A. 4 for $50 viii be
held at amp Benson, beginning ,atuf.
day, Aug 10Th, and continuing 10 Mon
day, Aug. 18th. he committee II
arrangements are hard a. work and vii
spare no pains to make fhs the most
successful and enjoyable eucampment Il
the history Of the association.
Geo. Sadean, Of St Francis charged
with shooting and ~oanding l.. 5.
Deputy Marshal NcNauy, nearly seven
years ag9, was arrested and taken u
Portland, last week, and vas arragned
on the above charge he pleaded not
guilty and was bound oxer in $1,000 for
trial in september. He could not
furnish bail.
At the Third Names reunion "a Bath,
last week, the following officers ~efe
elected for the ensuing year Presi-
dent, John Il. Raymond, Bath; lst vice
/ president, D. W. Emery. Augusta; md
vice president, Hadley o. Haw. 5, Halo
we'll See, Dr.. VIM. McDayid, Augusta:
Cor Sec, Lewis selbing. Augusta
Treas, Geo. 5 Fuller, Hallowell; chap
lain, j. E. Nye, Auburn.
The Manitou ard Pike Peak cog
railroad has signed a contract for a lafge
observatory to be built on The Top Of
Pixies Peak with tower which can be
seen for miles. The structure will be
built solidly SO as to Withstand he terri
BILE wind and snow storm. which rage ID
winter over the barren top OF the peak.
10 the tower will be mounted four large
and powerful telescopes for observation
purposes.
1t is reported that Mulai.Ad-De-Az. Z
Sultan of Morocco. is dead. The sultan
Mulai AID Dei-Aziz, known 20 his SUI
iects under the title of Emir.E Mume-
min or Prince Of True Believers VAS
born in ISL. and succeeded his father on
June :. ISL. He WAS the fifteenth #
the dynasty of Aides, founded 10y MaI4i.
Achmer and The 3G,h lineal de,ceadeef
of Ali, uncle aud son-ir.law Of the
prophet.
The FIRST, Tenth and 18th r -gim~ntaI
Association met for their annual REUNION
at Long Island. last week. On tuesday
officers were elected "a follows: Pre-i.
dent, Adoniram }. Lttlefeld, Cam.
bridge, Mass; vice presidents, Jerry 5.
Douglass. Portland, Charles II. We'eh
Boston. VIM. &, Cole, Norway, John q
A. Jumper. Lewiston, Geo. >. Aver
Saco; Surgeon, DR.. Atwell SWEET, Ban
gor Chaplain, Fayette B cknell, Pepper
ell. Mass; Historian, Secretary and
Treasurer. John NJ. Gould, Portland
Executive Committee, Charles II. Frost
Charles :. Emerson. Benz. NJ. Redlon.
AS result of the good offices of Sec
rotary Day, severe crisis in the rela
tions between Italy and Columbia grow
ing out of the Cerruti affair has probably
been ayerted. telegram received a
the State department from Rome
stated that out of regard for the United
States the Italian government had order
ed Admiral Candiani at Cathagena, oil
umbia, to give the Columbian govern
ment eight months time in which to
settle with Cerruti's creditors under the
terms of President Cleyeland's award,
While Columbia has not yet been heard
from in acceptance OF this proposition,
it is not doubted here that it will be
accepted.