The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-07-25
STATE AND GENERAL.

twenty two of which were in French,
eighteen in English, three in Russian
and the remainder in German
Secretary Hay left Washineton, Thurs
day last. for his summer home at New
bury, y. Il. expecting to re away from
Washington until the autumn unless
business should require his return
earlier.
Associate justice Joseph Mchenna of
the United States supreme court is
spending the summer with his family at
York Harbor This is the third season
spent by Justice McKenna at York
Harbor.
The Bar Harbor authorities have noti-
fed the saloonkeepers that their bars
must be closed at II o'clock instead of
II at night and not open until morning
also that they must be closed all day on
Sunday.
On Friday, about o'clock. the body
OF Bion Austin the six-year. son Of
ATDO y. GuTIOH4 WINS ANult IL Ahc man
pond at West Peru by 5. +. Robinson.
1t is supposed the boy must have fallen
In while at play.
The safe in the depot of the Washing
ton County Railroad at Machias, was
blown open and robbed, Saturday night
1t being the custom of the agent to leave
but small amount of money in the safe
over night, less than 500 was secured
by the burglars.
J.E. Rhodes, I'd, of Rockland, who
has been acting as private secretary to
Congressman Littlefeld, has resigned
that position and resumed the study of
law. He will be succeeded by Edward P.
Walker, nephew of the Congressman,
and a son of the late E. p. Walker of
Vinalhaven.
A cablegram received at the State De-
partment announces the death at Glib
raltar of Horatio II. Sprague, United
States consul at that place. The
Spragues are a Massachusetts family and
have had the Gibraltar consulship since
1882 when Andrew Jackson appointed
the father of the deceased.
James Howard, in jail at Louisville,
Ky, awaiting trial ON the charge of
completely in the murder of Governor
William Goebel, has issued signed
statement concerning his connection
with the killing of George and Thomas
Baker He admits having killed George
Baker, but claims justification.
The Ecuadoran consul general in Val
paraiso A. Arias Sanchez, was assassin
ated, Thursday in the center of the city.
He was shot and stabbed and his ears
were cut off 1t is supposed that the as
sassins are enemies of the present faro
administration in Ecuador. Several
Ecuadorians have been arrested.
Joseph Cole, alias Joseph Vashon,
alias Joseph Delrose, arrested in Angus
ta suspected of being the burglar who
robbed the hardware store of Hanson,
Weber g. Durham in Waterville, Satur-
day, before Judge Shaw waived exami-
nation, Thursday. and was bound over
to the September term of the Supreme
court.
The coroner's jury which has been in
vestigating the death of Michael Cragin
returned verdict, Saturday afternoon,
holding Isaac Bennett responsible for
his death. Bennett was with Cragin
and Is said to have quarrelled with him
In a barn owned by Edward Bennett
Cragin was found unconscious in the
barn, Sunday, and died, Tuesday of last
week.
Joseph S. BARLEY, the defaulting State
Treasurer of Nebraska, sentenced five
years ago to twenty years. imprisonment
for embezzling public money has been
paroed after little over four years
confinement. The defalcation of Treas
urer BARLEY never was accurately est.
mated. 1t was not less than S500,0O0 In
amount and might have been consider.
ably more
Paymaster Winslow of the Pepperill
Mills, Biddeford, has curiosity In his
possession In the shape of large piece
OF cotton made from spruce log which
some OF the Oldest officials are unable to
detect from the genuine. The cost of
manufacturing cotton by this process is
too high to compete with the natural
growth, but la said to be rapidly an.
preaching marketable figures.
Fire, resulting from the explosion of
gasoline stove in Crowley I& Nelson's
laundry on Elm street, at Biddeford
Saturday morning, destroyed five dwell.
ings, three-story building occupied by
various manufacturers and caused a loss
of $4,000. Before the blaze was under
control the business section of the citv
was so threatened with destruction that
after all the apparatus in Saeo and
Biddeford was brought into use, helm
was summoned from Portland.
Cresceus, the chestnut stallion owned
and driven by George II. Ketohem of
Toledo, won the free-for all trot on
the Detroit driving clubs track AT
Crosse Pointe, Thursday afternoon last,
and incidentally trotted the fastest heat
and won the fastest race. He won the
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