The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-01-26
STATE AND GENERAL.

grip at his home in Bangor
Capt Arthur Berry a prominent bust
ness man OF Gardiner, died sunday, aged
Is years.
Jas. A. Cooper, ex-governor of Colo
RADIO, died suddenly at Denver, Friday
afternoon, of heart failure.
Porter J. McCumber, republican, was
elected Z : senator in the joint assem-
bly, at Bismarck, y D., Friday.
Treat and Websters island, which is
the French settlement of Old Town, was
the scene, Wednesday night, of brutal
murder. The affir happened about
9 80 o'clock, aud the alleged murderer is
Lewis Bnshey, aged % Years The
victim is Nellie Donohue, aged "a.
A Bangor merchant has secured an
order for 5000 boxes, which will be
shipped in few days to Redlands,
cal. 1t is thought that this small or
der will be followed by larger ones, and
that soon the golden APP lies of the Pa
cific coast will for the most part come
east in Maine made boxes.
Up to January /, 7l,816 spanish
troops had evacuated Cuba and though
the island is now fully under American
control and no Spanish soldiers remain
in Havana, there are ID 900 awaiting
ships at Matanzas and Cienfnegos. The
estimates of an immense spanish army
in the island were not exaggerated.
William F. Packard of K, adield, who
had been working for an express com
pany in Portland for some time up TO a
few weeks ago, was arrested Saturday
on a charge of obtaining money under
false pretensss by paying two bills with
checks which proved worthless. In one
case the bill was 80 cents and the check
So, he having received in change 81 10
in cash.
After futile efforts to secure bail Bert
Priest of North Vassalboro, was com
mitted to the Augusta Jail to await
action of the April term of the Superior
Court upon the alleged murder of
Henry Bushby, an English resident and
wooden mill operative of North Vassal-
boro, who was assaulted at the barber
shop of John Merrill, Dec. 10, and died
Dec 30
1t is stated that Edward n. Dingley of
Kalamazoo, Mich, will represent the in.
terest held by his father, the late Repre-
sentative Dngey, in the Lewiston Jour
nal. He will move from Kalamazoo, it
is said, before many weeks, as soon as a
member of the Michigan Legislature
and editor of the Telegraph can be
closed out and take up his residence in
Lewiston.
Camden is justly proud of its ship
building facilities and of the big five
master recently launched there, 80 the
Camden Herald gets wrathy and indig-
nant at the Rockland correspondent of
the Boston papers who wrote up the
launching as taking place in his city.
"Why," exclaims the Herald, "Rock-
land hasn't facilities for building a
decent sized fishing smack
A report from Constantnople says:
The Sultan is disturbed at the growth of
the young Turkey party which is daily
winning recruits from the best Turkish
families. lie is especially concerned be
cause he has been informed that the
party is preparing his biography, reveal
ing gross places of iniquity and describ-
ing in detail the arts and methods con-
shutting the 'Hamidan system
1t has been practically settled that the
New England fair will not be held at
Rigby Park, this year The Rigby Off
GERS say that the fair could be secured
by them if they so desired, but they do
not care to run fair next season.
Three race meetings will be held at
Rigby, this year, one of them grand
circuit or class meeting in the early fall.
Dover, N. H, is making an effort to
secure the New England fair.
Senior Sagasta, the PREMIER will con-
vene the Cortes for January 25 or Janu-
airy 30 and will Immediately demand a
ratification of the peace treaty. The de-
bate, which is expected, will last a
week. Spain has again reminded the
Washington government of the under
taking on the part of the United States
peace commissioners with regard to
Spain's prisoners in the hands of the
Filipinos and has asked prompt reply.
A. G. Buckmore, one of Machias's old
est citizens, who died, Wednesday morn
ing, was one of the oldest war veterans
living in Maine Mr.. Buckmore served
in the war 1872 when about 10 years of
age. He also took an active part in the
Aroostook war in '4i and 40 as we'll as
the late civil war of '61. Mr.. Buck
more's health has been failing very
rapidly of late aud he has been great
sufferer. He leaves a widow and many
children and grandchildren.
President McKinley's commission to
fix upon the form of government for the
Philippines has been chosen with most
admirable udgment-Admiral Dewey,
Gen. Otis, ex.Minister DENLY, President
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