The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-12-28

Oscar S. Strauss, the United minister
t. turkey, left Constantinople for the
the United States, Thursday, on leave of
absence
The mail vote for commanding gene
raj of the Patriarchs Militant, l. o.
r., closed Wednesday, and the returns
are now all in. Col. Charles K. Weeks
of Rockland, was practically the unani-
nous choice, he received all but about a
dozen votes.
Thursday afternoon, the firm of Kel-
Icy, Spear & Co. at Bath, launched the
tug boat Cohannet, which was built for
the Staples Coal Co. of Taunton, Mass,
for whom the firm of Kelley, Spear d
Co. has already built fleet of rs coal
barges.
The naval committee of the French
Chamber of Deputies, Wednesday, unan-
imously approved the principle of the
proposed bill of the minister of Marine,
M. Lockroy, opening credit of 500 mil
lion francs, for the defence of the coast
and naval station and an increase in the
number of ships.
The Love bicycle factory at South
Portland, has been closed for time
owing to the John p. Lowell Co. having
an account with the Globe National
bank at Boston. AS the company will
at once adjust the account of the fac
tory will undoubtedly be in operation
again within week or ten days.
1t Is reported that the United States
Leather & Tanning Co. has purchased
the five tanneries in Maine known as the
Nv Brothers property. 1t is their in
I ntion to operate two of the tanneries,
one at Vanceboro, the other at Grand
Like. The Princeton, Brookton and
Forest City tanneries will be stripped,
as 1t would not pay to repair the latter
buildings.
The attempt at revolution in Guate-
mala, has come to an end, according to
advices to the State department at
Washington, from United States Minis
ter Hunter. He cabled that, Dec. Ia
the rebels seized the town of Tacoma,
near the Mexican boundary. The gov
eminent troops soon surrounded the
place and captured nearly all of the in
surgents, bringing the revolution to a
sudden termination.
cd at the International Paper Co.'s mill
at Chisholm's, was instantly killed there
Thursday morning, by being crushed
between several large rolls. In some
way he got too close to the machinery
and was drawn between the rollers.
The body was badly crushed. Bouffard
was 81 years of age and unmarried. His
body passed through space of only %
inches.
1t is of interest to know that the first
lighthouse on the Maine coast was erect
ed on Portland Head, and was lighted
for the first time January 10, 1901. The
height of the tower when first built was
80 feet, but was soon after reduced to
81 feet. The tower has braved the
storms for nearly century, yet at
present is in very firm condition
The light is now visible in clear weather
10 miles. The first lighthouse at Bos,
ton was built in I'LL
Upwards of forty school children were
drowned, Friday afternoon, in an ice ac
cident at Frelinghem, near the French
frontier. The school children of the
district had been given holiday with
permission to play on the frozen river
Lys. When the merriment was at full
height the ice broke suddenly and the
children disappeared. Some were res
cued half dead, but the majority were
drowned. Thirtysix bodies have been
recovered, but others are still missing.
AT a meeting of the Bangor Maine
Musical Festival chorus, Thursday even
Ing, Hon. F. o. Beal, for the executive
committee, announced that the commit
tee had unanimously decided to have a
festival in Bangor in 1900, second in
merit to none of those which has pre-
coded. The most of the necessary
financial support has already been sub
scribed, which gives complete assurance
of the festival there, next year. Mr.. w.
r. Chapman of New York, director-in
chief, was present and directed the
rehearsal.
The locomotives built and shipped
some months ago by the Baldwin Works
of Philadelphia for the State railroads