The Somerset reporter., 1899-03-09
STATE AND GENERAL.


January, 1898 when the 10 per cent re-
duction was enforced.
Frederick o. sturgis Of West Gorham,
committed suicide, Friday, by shooting.
Mr.. eturgis WAS about 80 years Of aye
and resided with his wife and one son
on comfortable farm containing nice
set of buildings and to all appearances
the man was in good circumstances.
Admiral Geo. Dewey raised his flag AS
an admiral on board the Olympia, sat.
urday morning and was saluted by the
guns of the forts, of the foreign war
ships, the British cruiser Narcissus and
the German cruiser Kaiserin Augusta,
and by the American ships in the port
Lieut.. Arthur Cowan Of Orono, who
was graduated from West Point, last
week and who arrived at his home a few
days ago, received orders the next day
to go to Washington. 1t is understood
that he is to be ordered to Havana.
Lieut. Cowan was attached to the third
regiment infantry.
A sergeant of twenty-three years
army service who testified before the
court of inquiry this week, put the
canned beef controversy in a nutshell
when he said that the canned beef didn't
look well when opened, it was not pal
atable when eaten, and did the men no
good after eating.
Notices were posted, Saturday after
noon in the Lockwood mills, Waterville,
announcing the advance of employees
wages to take effect April b. They en-
ployes of the Lockwood company manu-
facturers of cotton cloth were cut in
wages an average of II per cent. Jan.
18th, 1898. This advance will effect a
pay roll of some 400 people.
Among the United States Senators
whose terms expired March 4th, and
passed into the ranks of the Senatorial
has beens are George Gray, of Delaware !;
David Turpie, of Indiana; Arthur p
German, of Maryland; James Smith, Jr.,
of New Jersey Roger Q. Mills, of Texas
and Charles j. Faulkner, of West Vir-
ginia, all notable men and all Democrats
The steamer Labrador from St Johns,
n. b., to Liverpool, ran ashore on Mack
enze rock, four miles from Sherrymore,
Scotland, in thick fog early Wednesday
morning. The passengers and crew es-
. ! nanp6 in hnafO 1acipn hax
possessed. Capt. Erskine endeavored to
save the mail, but was obliged to aban-
don them owing to the vessel threaten
to break up.
Mason H. Wilder, a native of Dixmont,
died recently at Vallejo, Cal, at SO
years of age. In 1868 he was editor of
the the Machias Republican, at Machias,
and in 1864 was appointed trial justice
and later in the same year was elected
registrar of probate court. About 1874
he was admitted to practice in the SUI
preme court without examination. He
went west in 1892 on account of i'll
health.
VI uOli CACilCtDCnl W DIS CduStu III DTuDS-
wick, by Ernest Hartman of Lisbon,
upon the 1870 trolley car bound from
Brunswick to Lewiston, " ednesday, by
his drawing jack knife and stabbing
Conductor Hinckley in the arm. Quick
action of Hinckley probably saved him
serious injury. Hartman was arrested
at Topsham by Deputy Sheriff f. Cor
nsh and placed in the Brunswick lookup
He was somewhat under the influence of
liquor.
Senator George Gray of Delaware,
whose term expires March A., has signi.
fled to the President that he would ac.
cept tender of appointment as United
States ircuit Judge for the third Judicial
Circuit, comprising the States of New
Jersey, Pennsylvania and Della ware, and
his appointment has been definitely de-
cided upon. Senator Gray is a gold
Democrat and was one of the American
Commissioners in the recent peace treaty
negotiations.
hhiibhi bhpbttJ's VIM Nho III bbll-
mand of the Spanish squadron destroyed
by Admiral Dewey in the battle of
Manila bay, and the commander of the
Cavite arsenal, have been ncarcerated in
the military prison at Madrid, pending
trial for their conduct at Manila The
government has also ordered the prose.
cution of Gen. Linares, who was in
supreme command of the Spanish forces
at santiago at the time of the capitua
tion to Gen. Shafter
After considerable delay, the former
| Spanish cruiser, Reina Mercedes, which
was sunk in the channel of Santiago
| harbor during the bombardment by Ad-
miral SIMPSONS fleet on June 6, has
! been raised and pumped out, the govern
ment tugs assisting the wrecking com
papy. She was taken up to Santiago de
/ Cuba Thursday afternoon. Such repairs
as can be readily effected will be made
! here after which she will probably be
towed to Havana, though final orders as
to her movements have not yet been
received.
In the regular staff of officers on board
the L. s. army hospital ship, Relief,