The Somerset reporter., 1899-08-31

The Libbey Dingley Company has
been organized at Lewiston with capt.
tai of $50, 900 preferred stock and $780,
600 common stock for the purchase and
operation of the Lincoln mill.
Since the beginning of the Spanish
war there have been enlisted in the reg
ular army 90,67l men. This includes
those who were discharged after the
close of the war and the increase of the
regular army for service in the Philip
pines.
Dewey is combining business with
pleasure on his home ward trip. Before
the Olympia touches at Gibralter the
crew will be put through the regular
quarterly practice with the big guns.
He knows by experience that it is better
to keep ones hand in.
The California Regiment landed from
the transport Sherman at San Frans-
cisco, Friday, and marched to the Phe-
sido. AS this was San Francisco's
home regiment the demonstration ex-
ceeded in enthusiasm the reception ac-
corded to other regiments.
w A. Roberts, who has been men
toned as candidate for congress in
this district, and who has been on trial
at Biddeford for embezzling $50,
was Monday morning discharged from
custody, Judge Cleaves finding the com
plant unsustained by the evidence.
Mr.. VIM. Oliver Stevens was elected
Saturday, to fill the position as in
structor in English at Colby to take the
place made vacant by the absence of
Prof Roberts during his year s study at
Harvard University. Mr.. Stevens is a
native of Waterville, graduate of the
class of 80 of Colby, and is "a years old
1t is pleasing announcement to the
many friends of Asher Kinds in Maine
that Speaker-to-be Henderson will re-
tain him in the same position that he
has so ably filled under Mr.. Reed. Mr..
Kinds is thoroughly efficient clerk
and his good qualities had become so
well known that it was natural thing
for Mr.. Henderson to offer the place
without being solicited to do so.
Mrs. Madison of South Portland, who
went there and identified the dead body
of George Bennett, one of those drowned
in the Mount Desert ferry horror, as
that of her brother, writes that her
and well in Maryland. The dead man
looked much like her brother and had
marks on his body resembling those on
the live man. The mystery about the
Bennett man is still unsolved, nobody
having claimed his remains or those of
his wife, says the Bangor Wing.
The war department gave out Monday
for publication an interesting statement
of the financial condition of the island of
Cuba. 1t shows that under the manage
ment of the United States. government
the receipts of the island from January
| l, 1899 to June 30, of the current year,
exceed the expenditures by the very
handsome sum of $1,480,021. This
statement probably will be a surprise to
many persons who had thought that
Cuba under the military occupation of
the United States was not self.sustain.
ing.
Parson Mckinney on his way to a
camp meeting Saturday, halted long
enough TO make it clear that if the
Democratic nomination for Congress
was offered him he would not run away
from it, He appeared to think the
"proper time" had not arrived to let
himself out, inasmuch as the day for
the special election had not been set.
Still he contriyed to say enough, with
out violating the proprieties, to make it
tolerably clear that the Democrats need
not hunt outside of the town of Bridg-
ton for candidate. SO says the Port
land Press.
The annual reunion of the 10Th Maine
Regiment was held at Rockland last
Thursday, 80 members being present.
A banquet was served in Grand Army
hall in the afternoon and in the evening
a campfire was held. Among the field
and staff officers present were Col. l. W.
Starbiard of Chelsea, Mass, Col. W. H.
Foger of Rockland, Commissary Ser.
geant J. w. Winter of Bath, and Quar-
termaster Sergeant B. B. Hanson. 1t
was voted to hold the next reunion at
Vinahavsn. Officers chosen for the
year are as follows: President, G. B.
Vinal, Vinalhaven; vice president,
Wooster S. Vinal and F. s. Carver,