The Somerset reporter., 1901-06-27
STATE AND GENERAL.

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ably for the first time In many centuries
This is largely because for the first time
in many centuries she is free from
Spanish government, and under modern
regime.
The President has made the following
Appointments for Maine: State-Chan'
dler Hale. Maine, secretary legation at
Vienna, Augusta; treasurer-Wm. l..
Gerrish, collector of customs, district OF
Saco, Me.
Over 1000 members of the A. o. U. W.
in Maine voted for a separate jurisdic'
ton (more than the requisite number
required), probably Grand Lodge OF
the order will be organized in Maine the
last of this week.
The engine house of the B. & A. rail
road at GreenyiIle Junction was burned
between / and o'clock Friday morning
The house contained two engines. Both
were SO badly damaged as to be unit
for use that morning
Hosbie Toarn, minister OF communl-
cations in the last Ito cabinet and
former president of the Japanese House
and minister to Washington, was assas-
sinated in the city assembly, Friday
He was stabbed. Politics caused the
trouble.
1t is stated that about six thousand
residents of Cape Colony, mostly farm
ers' sons, have joined the Boer com
mandos. If this news be true it readily
accounts for the report that the British
find the South African situation as
grave as ever.
Many persons were killed and injured,
Friday, the result of an explosion among
large quantity of fireworks in the store
of Abraham NJ. Rittenburg at Paterson,
N. j. The cause of the explosion Is not
known. The property loss will not
exceed s35 900.
Fransworth Marshall of Portland, has
been awarded the Smyth mathematical
prize of $500 for obtaining the highest
rank in mathematics during the fresh
man and sophomore years at Bowdoin
college. This is the most important
prize that is offered in college.
Three gun carriages, quantity OF
cannon balls and numerous other articles
have been recovered by divers near Van
cour Island in Lake hamplain on the
charted location of the schooner Royal
Savage which was sunk during naval
engagement with the English fleet on
October II, ITO
One of the most destructive tornadoes
to human life that ever occurred in Ne
braska crossed down the Keya Paha
river at 9 o'clock Thursday evening.
One family of seven are killed or fatally
injured and out of another family of six
two are killed and the remainder except
the father, are seriously or fatally in
jured.
Enie, the 16-year old son of Jefferson
Bragg, was drowned in Davis brook at
Shapleigh, Thursday afternoon, while
trying to swim the pool In company with
two other boys. He was seized with
cramp and went to the bottom. The
pool was but 40 feet wide and seven feet
deep. The body was recovered after
being in the water for an hour.
On Tuesday afternoon, the county
commissioners awarded the contract for
the construction of the new Penobscot
county court house to NJ. c. Foster &
Son of Waterville, for $78,500. Robert
j. Kelley of Bangor, was given the
stating contract for S10S2 The fire
proofing on the building will be done by
Andrew W. Woodman of Boston for
S5992.
George a. Proctor, driver of hose cart
No. l, of the Waterville fire department,
was instantly killed Friday morning, at
the Main street gravel pit, run over by
the heavy wagon. One leg was fractur-
ed, the ribs of one side of his body were
crushed against his heart, causing al
most instantaneous death. Mr.. Proctor
was 81 years old and is survived by a
wife and one child.
A head on collision between two
freight trains on the Central Massachu-
sets divisions of the Boston & Maine
r. R., occurred near the Lyman estate
in Waltham, about $50 p. IN, Saturday,
but no one was injured and the damage
to rolling stock probably will not exceed
e2500. Not more than three cars were
damaged. The responsibility for the
accident has not yet been fixed
After being out three days settle.
ment has been effected between the
striking weavers and the management of
the Piscataquis Wooden Company at
Guilford, Me-, and the men returned to
work Thursday afternoon. The settle
ment was reported to be compromise
satisfactory to both sides and amicable
relations are likely to be continued be-
tween the concern and its employees.
A postmortem examination of the re-
mains of the late Mrs, Nellie Allen,
which were found in the Androscoggin
river at Lewiston Saturday, has been
made by DR.. A. M, Garcelon and City
Physician Hawkins, and as result, a
coroner's jury will be empanelled and