The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-24
STATE AND GENERAL.

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The warship Amazonas, built for
Brazil but purchased by the United |
states, was formally transferred 70 the
United States government Friday at
Gravesend.
According to a special despatch from
Sunderland, the United states govern
ment has purchased a torpedo boat de-
stroyer from sbipbuilder Of that place, |
named Dexford
The Knox county bar, Thursday even
ing, extended a banquet and reception
at the Thorndike, Kockland, 10 Hon. "
II. Fogler, the newly appointed justice
of the supreme court.
Senator Proctor in statement before
the Senate in regard To his Cuban trip
said: Outside of Havana there was des-
olation and misery. People we're sur
rounded by trocbas and controlled by
forts or block houses.
Tom Higgins, gambler by profession,
and probably the best known of the pro-
fession in New England, died at the
place he called home in Lewiston, last
week. He has been i'll several weeks
and in his last days he has been reduced
to extreme poverty.
Orders from the navy department have
been received at the Bath Iron Works to
rush forward to completion the torpedo
boats, Eahlgren and Craven. The hulls
are to be completed in eight weeks and
the boats will be ready to launch in few
months
Prof. Dean c. Worcester of the Uni
versity of Michigan, who has twice Wis
tied the Philippine Islands in the inter
est of science, said that people here are
unwilling to believe the things said
about the Spanish treatment of the Gu
bans. They seem too abhorrent. But
if they could appreciate that the out
RACES in Cuba dwarf those of Armenia,
they would have stopped them long ago.
! Nineteen steamships were, Thursday,
chartered to load grain at Philadelphia,
New York and Baltimore on European
account, which is claimed to be the
largest number ever chartered for that
purpose in single day. 1t is estimated
that these vessels will carry at least
100000 bushels of grain to foreign
markets and it was reported that many
orders from London were not filled
because of the rush.
The winter boat of the Kennebec d
Boston Steamboat Co., which has been
kept on the route between Wiscasset,
Bath and Boston, the past winter, has
proved as profitable as expected She
has more than paid her way, although
in February it was possible to make only
four or five trips on account of the
stormy weather. In March the business
has increased, the passenger list each
way running from rs to 125.
Peculiarly sad was the death of Lucy
| Williams Cony which occurred Thurs
day night at her home, the residence of
Hon. j Fl. Manley of Augusta, follow
lowing so closely the death of her only
brother, Mr.. Frederick Cony, on Sunday
last She was born Feb. n, 1858, and
was the only surviving child of the late
Governor Samuel tOny and Lucy Will
liams Brooks. she has been an invalid
tor twelve years.
General Weyler denies the authentici-
ty of the letter published in the New
York journal in which the former cap
tain general of Cuba is alleged to have
said that the United States would not
have dared to send a warship to Havana
while he was in command there as "they
knew the terrible punishment that
awaited Them" adding "he had Havana
harbor we'll prepared for such an emer-
gency," having rapidly finished the
work" that Martinez Campos carelessly
abandoned"
Ice in Merrymeeting bay began to
move seward at about 2 o'clock, Friday
afternoon, and now the river is clear.
1t is believed that the ice from above
Richmond has passed down the eastern
channel The ice moved out witbout
the slightest resistance and in less than
two hours from the time it started moth
ing but clear water could be seen either
way from the village. The opening of
the river will probably enable ice con-
Germs to begin shipping very early in
the season.
The first disbursement under the re-
cent act of Congress approprating S50,-
600, 900 for the national defence has
been made by the treasury department
on an executive order for e30,000 ster.
ling cabled to London to the credit of
Sir William Armstrong in part payment
for twelve rapid fire guns including
mounts and ammunition for the war de-
partment. The purchase price includ
ing mounts, etc, is 1852, 900 for the
twelve. In addition to this payment
the treasury department will cable the
Rothchilds at London 81, $50, 621 in full
payment for the Brazilian cruiser Anna
zonas and in part payment for the
Abrouall.
The following attachments have been
made against personal property of the