The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-05-25

Prof. A. j. Roberts, Waterville; Prof.
Lyman G. Jordan, Lewiston; Mrs. II.
NJ. Estabrook, Orono.
Dawson city in the klondike region is
an unfortunate place. April Doth fire
occurred, causing one million dollars
damage and no insurance. The business
center is wiped out and no building ma
terial is on hand or easily obtaiEable
ond big fire this city has suffered from.
The other occurred something over
year ago.
An expedition under Prof. Mathorst
left Stockholm, Saturday, for the north
east coast of Greenland in search of
Prof. Andree. After carefully examin-
lining the region between the 73d and
10Th degrees north latitude, the ex-
petition will proceed toward Cape Bis
marck, on the east coast of Greenland,
in the hope of meeting Capt. Otto
Sverdrup's expedition which left Chris
tiana last June on the Fran. Every
effort will be made to find the explorer.
George w. Pierce, sentenced to 38
years in the States prison, was taken
there Friday morning, by Deputy War
den Wyman, wearing handouts and
shackles. He made no demonstration
at the station and none of his relatives
or friends were there to see him OFF.
The officials have purposely kept the
exact time of his departure from them.
To all appearances he was as calm and
sane as any prisoner ever removed from
the county Jail in Auburn to the States
prison.
The Barbarossa of the North German
Lloyd Steamship Co., which sailed from
New Y ork, Thursday morning, carrying
500 saloon and cabin passengers, several
hundred emigrants, crew of $50, and
cargo of general merchandise in which
there were over five Thousand bales of
cotton, bound for Bremen, was discov-
cred on fire in leaving the harbor. She
Immediately put back for dock where
the fire was extinguished. She rammed
French liner and sunk two barges on
her way to dock.
The American line steamer Paris,
Capt. Watkins, from Southampton for
New York with $50 passengers, struck
on an outlying ridge of the Manacles
near Falmouth, Eng, early Sunday
morning, in fog, half a mile from
where the wrecked Atlantic transport
liner Michigan lies. The passengers
were taken to Falmouth where they
were lodged. The sea at the time was
smooth and there was no wind. An
effort was made Sunday afternoon to
tow the Paris off the rocks. Three
tugs were engaged at full pressure with
the steamers steel hawsers, her own
engines assisting for half an hour. The
steamer not moving an inch.
Adjutant General Richards has issued
orders No. |, commanding the volun-
teers of Maine for their promptness in
responding to the call for troops in the
war with Spain. In general orders No
he commands the discharg of all en-
listed men who failed to pass the physi-
cal examination required when they
presented themselves for acceptance in
organizations that were mustered
into the United States volunteer army
with Spain, also all men who for any
reason are unable to attend promptly
and efficiently to their duties. Compa-
MES and corps will be, as soon as prac-
tcable, recruited to the minimum
strength fixed by the militia law, care
being taken to enlist only men of good
moral character, such as will be credit
to the National Guard and who can pass
the physical examination required for
the regular army.