The Somerset reporter., 1900-09-06
STATE AND GENERAL.

The supreme lodge of the Knights of
Pythias has chosen San Francisco as the
place of the next biennial gathering of
the order.
General Otis has been selected to fill
the post of commanding officer of the
department of the lakes made vacant by
the retirement of General Joseph
Wheeler.
Governor Roosevelt has granted
Mayor Van Wyck of New York city
fifteen days additional in which to file
his answer to the charge made against
him for his connection with the Ameri-
can Ice Company.
Secretary Hay, from Newbury, N. H.,
telegraphs Senator Chandler at the
Monitor office, that the story of his
serious Illness Is without foundation
and says, my indisposition was slight
and am now in my usual health"
Before the term of Office of Governor
Powers expires next January, he will
have to appoint railroad commissioner,
warden of the State prison.. commits
sioner of pharmacy and member OF
the board of prison aud Jail inspectors.
Direct telegraphic communication be-
tween the United States and Germany
was opened, Thursday, through the new
German cable in conjunction with the
Commercial Gable Company's system
from New York to Fayales, thence to
Germany.
Mr. and Mrs. Hudson Maxim of New
York arrived in Augusta, Saturday, for
brief visit, stopping at the Cony
House. This Is Mr.. Maxim's first visit
to his native State since two years ago
when he was present at the Wayne
centennial.
Thirteen persons killed and over 80
others injured is the appalling record of
a rear-end collision between an excur-
sion train and milk train on the Beth.
lehem branch 81 the Philadelphia &
Reading Railway, Sundry morning, at
Hatfield, Pa.
At the New England Fair at Old Or
chard, last week, Jersey cattle and
Berkshire pigs from Hood Farm, owned
by Mr. c. l. Hood of Lowell of Sarsa-
parilla fame, were exhibited Hood
Farm won all the Berkshire prizes and
good share of the Jerseys.
Mr.. Kruger and Mr.. Steyn have gone
to Rarberton. 1t is believed that they
are preparing for flight. The general
opinion is that the war Is now very near
the end, but should the Beers construct
strongholds In the bush on the veldt or
elsewhere and begin system of raids
the British would require further large
supplies of horses.
The foreign Office at London was not
ready, Sept. 8, to publicly declare Great
Britain's position in the present Chinese
situation, but all indications tend to
confirm the belief that Lord Salisbury
favors the principle contained In the
American Russian proposals, though
possibly he may have some modifioa-
tons to suggest.
"Of 700 ten-dollar marked bills paid
on Saturday night by Massachuse
mandatory to its hands, 400 by the
following Tuesday were deposited in
the bank by the saloon-keepers." Here
Ia the chief reason for "hard times,'
slow wages" "out of job" suffering
families" and dull market for the
necessities and comforts of life.
Many of the APO Christian Endeavor.
ers who reached New York from Europe
Wednesday on the North German Lloyd
stenmer Aller are unable to proceed to
their homes owing to lack of funds.
None of the 420 passengers had any bag
gage when they arrived, lacking even q
change of linen. They tell narrowing
stories of their experiences abroad
They report the continent of Europe
dotted with ill-used Christian EndeavoI
tourists.
The steamer Katahdin, the largest
and most powerful boat of the Coburn
line and generally rated the fastest
craft on Moosehead lake, has tested
speed with the Priscilla, the new craft
owned by the Shaw Lumber company,
which phys between Lily bay and Green.
Vile. It happened, recently, that the
two boats left Greenville at the same
time with the lake before them and for
six miles the new boat attempted to
sustain the expectations Of its owners
and builders, namely, that she was the