The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-04-13

against the reported exactions of Tor
res, Senior Correa says however that he
does not apprehend serious trouble at
Bluefelds az the Nicaraguan govern.
ment will see that American citizens are
afforded the fullest protection.
Among the cadets at large to West
Point appointed by the President to
enter the class beginning June next is
Ohio E. Michalis, sergeant Light Bat
terry A, Second United States Artillery,
son of the late Major o. E. Michalis,
ordnance department. Mr. Michaelis is
well known in Maine, his father having
been for some time in command of the
Augusta arsenal and that city being un-
til recently the home of his family.
Fire, Friday morning, destroyed the
residence of Wallace Z. Andrews, the
president of the New York Steam Heat
ing Co, of New York, and II persons,
almost the entire household, was burned
or suffooated to death. The residence
of Albert J. Adams, adjoining, caught
fire from the sparks from the Andrews
house and one woman persisted in the
flames, and a number of persons were
injured. The fire was caused by an ex-
plosion due to the leakage of gas.
The Warren line steamer Norseman
which went ashore ON Tom Moore's
rock off Marblehead Neck, more than
a week ago, was foated Thursday morn
ing. She was towed into Marblehead
harbor where divers made a thorough
examination of her hull and, finding it
possible to cover the holes without
Bleaching the vessel, as the wreckers had
planned to do, it was decided to patch
the apertures and tow the steamer to
Boston, where she is to be repaired.
A fierce battle occurred at Highland
Falls, N. Y, at late hour sunday night
between candidates for admission to
West Point az cadets on one side and
boys of the village on the other. The
trouble began with "a hand to hand en-
counter, but the crowd increased and
stone throwing took the place of fists.
The services of all the doctors in town
were required to dress the wounds of
the injured. u. S. Grant, Jr., was the
one who received the worst injuries.
Interesting figures covering the OPP
Grafton of the jails of the State in 1898
have recently been published. The to-
tai number of prisoners in the jails was
6425 for the year. of whom GIL were
males and 33l females. The tramps
numbered 1903 and poor debtors 120.
Nine hundred aud four were of foreign
birth. There were committed for drunk
enness more than foI any other offense
as usual, 298i; for selling intoxicants,
IT'S; for non payment of fines, 1905.
Forty-six under - years of age went to
Jail.
The big wholesale and retail grocery
store of George G. Shaw & CO., of Port
land, was completely Quilted last Fri
day and the greater part of the loss falls
to this firm. The fire was discovered
about 1890 p. m. and was not under
control until after o'clock, being one
of the worst the department has been
called upon to fight for some time. 1t
threatened for while to sweep the en-
tire square but was we'll handled though
it took almost the entire department to
do it. The loss on stock and building
will be about $4,000.
The cruiser Detroit, which was lying
off Laguayra, Venezuela, was ordered,
post haste TO Bluefields, Nicaragua, Fri
day, for the protection of American in
terests in that quarter. On the way she
will touch at Port Limon, Costa RIGA,
where her commander will put himself
in communication with the United
States Consul at that point, and where
he also may receive further instructions.
She is also likely to make brief stop at
Her dispatch under hurry
orders is at the urgent request of the
State Department, to which American
residents, both at Bluefelds and in
Costa RIGA, have appealed for protection
of American interests.