The Somerset reporter., 1899-09-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.


Grant Allen. the author. who has been
In III health for some time past is slight
y better. The nature Of his Illness is
still Underlined.
In the special match pacing race at
Sioux city, for a purse OF $1,000 Patehen
beat John r. Gentry IN two straight
beats. Time, 2:05 and 2:0IA.
The worlds bicycle record for five
miles. unpaced. was broken by
James T. Ingraham at Brockton, Mass.
Ingrahams time was l2:06.
The stockholders of the Cape Cod Ma
.ional bank. Harwich Mass, voted to
reduce the capital stock from SSOO,O0o o
i2oo. 900 The bank has a surplus Of SEQ
700
The navy department has awarded the
for building the Portsmouth
dock, one of the largest structures OF It's
kind. to John Pierce of New York, at
81, $50 0o0.
Arrangements are being made by the
anti-imperialistie league for a
mass meeting OF anti-imperialists from
all over the country to be held In Chiea-
go oct. i.
Three of the largest hotels at Ham
mers Station, Rockaway, We're de
stroyed by fire, entailing a loss Of SD
boo. Two firemen were injured, one
probably fatally
The war department has abandoned
the steamship Morgan city to her own
ers. She lies below Nagasak and
wreckers have been engaged in the at
tempt TO float her.
AT meeting of company c, Eighth
regiment, at Marble
head, Benjamin Mitchell was elected
first lieutenant, and Henry s. peach
second lieutenant, of the company.
Frank Goodrich. aged 81 years. Of
Ct. murdered Mary Ban
ming a young girl of that place and tht Il
committed suicide. Jealousy IS believed
TO have been the cause of the crime.
The Charleston beard of health has
declared a quarantine against NV or
leans. key West, Passehristian, MssiS-
sippi city and jackson on account OF the
prevalence of yellow fever at the latl. r
places.
The principal candidates for the Har-
ward football team have reported for
practice. 40 strong. college Will not
open for over week, vet the number of
was surprisingly large for
this date.
y dozen sailors, lately a part Of the
crew of the Boston, called al the navy
and We're presented with
he medals awarded by congress in reeog-
milton of Admiral DeWeys victory in
Manila bay.
At meeting Of the New England Sab
bath Protective league at Boston, il was
voted to send a committee to Rhode Isl
and resorts. where games and other
methods of entertainment are carried on
on sundays
President Mellen OF the Northern Pa
cific Railroad company authorizes a de-
NAL of the report that h. is likely to sue
coed Charles p. Clark as president OF the
New York New Haven and Hartford
Railroad company.
Marie r. Barnard, the operate singer.
was married at Newport, r. l., to Frank
Russak. Of the banking firm of Rusaak
Bros, New York. Justice Dubois per
George w. Cutler.
The navy department has directed that
the Eagle and Yankton be completed a
the Portsmouth navy yard by oct L. as
they are needed for survey work about
Cuba and Porto Rico, and viii lie thus
all winter.
Prince David KaWananakoa. a cousin
Of ex Queen Liliuokalani of Hawaii. has
arrived in Washington from Honolulu.
His visit to Washington is purely per
sonal and has no connection with the
politics of the island.
The contractors for building the ar
mored cruiser Albany, the Armstrong;
Of England, are months behind in the de-
and the attention of the department has
been called to the matter.
The Portsmouth mills at Mirbury.
Mass. have passed into the hands of
the Noted silk Underwear company
Of New Jersey, with a capital stock Of
$4,000. The plant has been shut down
Tor a year but will soon be started up.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has decided that telephone messages be
tween points in this country ana any
foreign country are subject to the same
tax as domestic telephone messages
that is, l cent for each message for which
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