The Somerset reporter., 1898-10-06

The conduct of the Spanish custom
officers at Havana is very unsatisfactory
to the President and 1t is said to have
been decided to take possession of the
custom house there at an early date.
Congressman Jehu Baker of Illinois, is
blind after an active career covering
half century. At his age, rs, the doc
tors say these is no hope of restoration
of his sight. The congressman has been
failing for some time.
Discussing the probable advance in
the price of wool, Hon. William Law
renee, president of the American wool
growers association, advises farmers
and local wool dealers who have wool
on hand, not to sell the same until the
parity of the important price has been
reached.
Zinc ore has taken another jump ad-
vancing from $50 to SIS per ton, coming
within one dollar of the highest price
on record. Never since the discovery OF
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ed at such figures as for the past month,
ranging as they have, from $50 to S34
per ton.
An important land sale was held at
the office of State Treasurer Simpson in
Augusta, Wednesday, at which 100000
acres of wild lands were sold to the
highest bidders. The lands that are
sold in order that the State may recover
the amount due for taxes. The land
sold, Wednesday, which was largely in
the northern part of the State and some
in Washington county, was for taxes of
1896, and before.
Information has reached the Presi-
dent that the Spanish authorities at San
Juan recently took possession of and
sent to Spain about $40, 900 belonging to
an association of school teachers. This
matter has been the subject of a protest
sent to the Spanish government to COM
pei its return if possible, and II not, Wig
orous measures will be taken to collect
it from the persons responsible for its
misappropriation.
1t is amazing to see the number of
applications for guides licenses that are
pouring into the commissioners Office
even at this late hour. During the alb
sence for a few days of Mr.. Carleton in
Northern Maine, a stack of them accu-
mulated. MIR. Carleton says he does not
know how many have been registered,
as he has not counted them in several
weeks, but there must be a large num-
Der more than last season
The Bath Iron Works have contracted
to build an aluminium detachable sport
ing boat for Mr.. A. A. Root of Buffalo,
New York. The unique craft is to be
Ia feet in length and arranged so that it
can be taken apart in three pieces which
can be enclosed in case convenient for
transportation. The work of building
the craft has begun and is under the di
rection of Assistant Superintendent
William G. Besselievre, of the works.
Mr. Root will use the boat when fishing
and hunting.
Important developments are looked
for in Cherryfeld, in the movement that
the board of trade is making to induce
outside capital to utilize the water
powers of the Narragaugus river.
Parties who have an eye in this direc-
ton, have announced their intention of
looking over the field. Since capital is
not obliged to 60 begging for opportu-
mites to invest, Cherryfield is disposed
to meet the visitors with liberal induce
ments believing that it's present and
future welfare demands such policy.
Secretary Young of the State board of
health, says there is a very slight preva-
lence of infectious disease in the State
for this season of the year as Indicated
by the reports of the local boards. In
regard to the reports of the death of so
many at Frenchville this summer, DR..
Cote of the local board of health, in
reply to letter from DR.. Young, says
there were about so deaths during the
summer, and of these, all were children
but three. The trouble was summer
complaint that attacks the people in
that region with great force in the sum-
mer months.