The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-06-08

a banquet TO be given In his honor at
New York at such time as he may das z
nate.
Stockholders OF the North and West
Chicago street railway companies voted
to lease the two systems TO the Chicago
Union Traction company. concern
formed by d number Of New York capt
talists.
The Lawrence tMass.) board of alder
men went on record as favoring the pc
tition of the Massachusetts Telephone
and Telegraph company for permits
sion to establish a telephone system In
that city.
From a forest fire, which was burning
at Ingalls, Siding, Me. the flames com
municated to several freig ht ears and To
q quantity OF cedar posts. which We're
piled there for shipment, causing con
siderable loss.
The acting secretary of war has Is
sued an order for the re establishment
of the military department of Texas, and
the assignment OF Colonel MeKibben OF
the Twenty first infantry TO command
the department.
John Seward and Joseph Borie became
involved in a quarrel at Dudley, Mass.
which resulted in the latter's receiving
deep stab wound in the right leg. beneath
the hip. 1t Is expected that Borie will
be lame for life.
Bills taxing express companies per-
cent and telegraph companies 3 percent
on their gross earnings, and joint reso-
luton permitting the taxing of corporate
property on its cash value, passed the
Michigan house.
A medical examiner held an autopsy
on the body of Mrs Sarah ]. Briggs. who
died in the police station at Pawtucket,
r. l., where she had been carried from
her home. 1t was found that death was
due to natural causes.
Simeon Herrill. treasurer of the Fair
field (Me) Savings bank. died after a
nine-weeks' illness of spinal trouble. lie
was postmaster under President Har-
rison and WAS a prominent Knight
Templar and odd Fellow.
Philip Henry Savage. clerk of the
board of trustees of the Boston public
library, died from appendicitis. He WAS
the son Of Rev Minot J. Savage at one
time pastor of the Church of the Unity.
Boston.
Captain Wadleigh of the receiving
ship Wabash. at the Charlestown navy
yard has been ordered to report at the
New York yard to serve on board ap-
pointed to inquire into the injury to the
hull of the cruiser Brooklyn.
Requests have come to the war de-
partment that no persons dying on
transports coming to or going from the
United States to Manila shall be buried
at sea. The secretary of war has taken
this matter up, and an order to that
eeffct has been issued.
The conference between representa-
tives of the National Feundrymen'
and Moulders' organizations at Co
lumbus. O, has ended. The recon-
mendations regarding the strike at
Providence and Worcester will not be
made public until they are submitted
to the organizations they effect.
The historic old Wabash, the receiving
ship at the Charlestown navy yard. has
been moved from the anchorage on
which she has lain undisturbed for
nearly a quarter Of a century. Her old
berth was a portion of the site of the
new drydock now being constructed.
and her removal was thus compulsory
Father Wright, for mn :. years rector
of the Roman Catholic church al Media,
Pa, died three weeks ago, leaving an
estate valued a $1,000. A will was found
containing number of requests but
the writing Was unsigned Accordingly.
Harry l.. Bascomb formerly an actor,
who is now an inmate of the Forest
home al Philadelphia.