The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-02-03
STATE AND GENERAL.

over the east, died, Friday, at his home
in Waterylle lie had been in the
horse business for over ~ years and
during that time had handled many line
horses.
Captain-General Blanco is said To have
taken $500, 800 with him on his visit to
Gomez but the Cuban leader seems dis.
inclined to see the Spanish chief unless
1t be in the presence Of the officials Of
the 50 called Cuban government
According TO the press dispatches
Nestor Aranguren, the Cuban insnrgent
leader, who had Col. Ruiz, the Spanish
agent who brought proposals for the
acceptance Of autonomy to him shot.
has been killed by the Spanish forces.
1t is announced in a despatch from
Shanghai that four German sailors have
been murdered by the Chinese. The
BILE. Twelve natives were killed during
the rabble and the greatest excitement
prevails at Kioa Chou.
President Mckinley has signed the
| bill authorizing the payment To William
l.. Grant of Gardiner Of 1000 on ac-
count of his wagon train lost in Texas
to the rangers over 30 years ago. Hon.
Ii. Nj. Heath of Augusta. has been the
successful prosecutor of the claim.
A divorce case was recently heard in
the supreme court at Bangor, the dis.
turbing factor in tlF- case being the TACT
that the wife devoted her attention TO
Christian science while her husband de-
tested all mention of it. The couple
had been married 40 years. The court
decreed the divorce.
The St. Josephs cadets of Lewiston,
rendered reception to Governor Pow
ers, Thursday evening. II WAS the first
time Governor Of Maine has recogniz-
ed officially a Catholic military organi-
cation. The Governor was accompanied
by Mrs. Powers and his staff. and most
of the prominent citizens Of Lewiston
/ duu AUBURN were present.
stale Superintendent of Schools Stet-
son will take vacation of four weeks
beginning February 10, the first he has
taken for number of years " hi e
away he will attend the national super
intendents convention at Chattanooga.
Tenn, February ~, and will visit in
| Illinois and Iowa. On his way home he
will visit normal schools in New York
and Connecticut.
The following members of the senior
class of Colby have been appointed to
the senior exhibitions From the wo-
mems college, Alice Lena Cole, Mary
Caroline Evans, Janet Christine Ste
| phens; from the mems college, Arthur
Hasterin Page, Bertram Carver Richard
son, Arthur Wordsworth leaves, Ey.
erett Carleton Herrick, Raymond Harold
Cook, Hezekiah Walden.
The Imperial Club, composed of
''knights of the gripsack,' held their
j
House, Pittsfield, Friday evening. At
the annual business meeting the follow
ing officers were elected: ". ). Ames,
president; Lewis Dorntee, vice presi-
dent; G. p. Anderson, secretary and
treasurer; Messrs. Seavey, Morrill, and
Dearborn, directors.
Eli Blake, postmaster at Tongawa,
Okla, was waylaid, Thursday night,
and beaten to death, presumably by a
gang of toughs. Blake, who was dea-
con of the Baptist church, had been
leader in attempting to drive the saloons
out of Tongawa. He had been advised
by letter to cease the agitation if he
valued his life. The attack upon him
followed the arrest of four saloon keep.
ers.
Says the Bangor Wing: The STAN
pede has bgun. That seems to be about
the order of things as regards the liquor
selers-due to the letters sent out to the
sheriffs of the different counties by Gov
ernor Powers. In this city preparations
are being made, it is said by the liquor
sellers to prepare for trouble Ne hear
of loads of liquor being secretly hauled
out of saloons at night to places of safety
in anticipation probably on the part of
the proprietors Of raids of the officers
They do not know what may happen SO
believe in preparing for the unexpected.
A semi.otiicial note Just issued in re-
lation to the visit of the United States
batteship Maine to nba, says: This
necessitates Captain General Blanco
sending battleship as well as the
cruiser Viczay to visit American ports.
The visit will be made the occasion for
festivities in honor of the Spanish sailors
and the different naval commanders will
exchange visits The forthcoming
festivities are regarded here as well as
in Washington as a demonstration calcu-
lated to be satisfactory to both coun-
tries.
The Mary Dillingham; Chapter d. A.
K. of Lewiston and Auburn, has begun
the work of establishing Historical
Library of Androseoegin County which
is designated to furnish as far as posi-.
BILE complete records of the history of
o.,,t,. -, mitch tho ,ba,,ta,