The Somerset reporter., 1902-08-07
STATE AND GENERAL.


The flood in Texas which has tied up
railroads, washed away bridges and
pixies and caused loss of life to man and
beast almost daily for over week, sub.
sided and was over the 1st inst.
Rapid progress is being made in re-
building on the area swept by the des-
tructive fire of two months ago in
Houlton and large portion of the burn.
cd district is covered with buildings in
various stages of construction.
A New Orleans paper computes that
the agents of the British army left four
teen and a half millions of dollars in
this country in return for the horses
and mules which our farmers furnished
for the campaign against the Beers.
1t has been practically decided that
King Edward is to review the colonial
troops and present the coronation medals
in the private grounds of Buckingham
Palace, August II. The Indian troops
will either be reviewed at the same time
or the day after.
The annual reunion of the 9th Maine
Regiment association takes place at Cape
Porpoise, August 9th. Further par
ticulars can be learned by applying to
the president of the association. Lieut..
s. Bryant of Kennebunk, or the secre-
tary, w. s. Hasty of Portland.
Mrs Mary Mushet of Saco aged go, was
found dead at her home Thursday morn
ing from strangulation. She was sick
during the night and fell, her throat
across the edge of a pail. AS che had
not strength enough to rise death fol-
lowed. She had been dead six hours
when found.
Following the announcement that this
government will establish two stations
on the Atlantic coast for the use of wire.
less telegraphy and, by the way, that a
Maine boy, Mr.. William Bean of Bethel,
is to have charge of one of them, comes
the news that a station is to be built soon
in Chicago.
The trustees of the East Maine Con
ference Seminary announces the receipt
of a conditional gift of $4,000. The
donor, who desires to remain unknown
at present, requires that friends of the in
stituton raise an additional SIS, 600. If
the trustees are successful in securing
the amount, the endowment of the sem
mary will be raised to $4,000.
Gov. Gotta of the province of Formosa,
japan, has visited Ellis Island, New
York to study American methods of
excluding Chinese immigrants. Japan
is said to be preparing to adopt an ex-
clusion act, and Gov. Gotta is gathering
data as to the manner In which the
country has carried out the system of
keeping Chinese from our ports.
General Jacob Smith, who arrived at
San Francisco, Friday, from Manila on
the transport Thomas, positively de-
clined to say anything for publication
and would not even allow reporters to
approach him. Through his aide, Lieu.
NJ. II. Shields, Gen. Smith said he
would not be interviewed as he did not
care to subject himself to further criti-
cism.
The freight steamer Blaamanden,
Capt. Amunsden, went onto the rocks at
White Point lodges near Canso, Saturday
morning. This is dangerous point
on the east coast of Nova Scotia
about 120 miles from Halifax. There
were but 2 passengers aboard and nc
lives were lost, but the ship is likely to
prove a total loss. Much of the cargo
may be saved.
The coroner's jury in the case OF
Wheaton A. Dolbeare, the Maine Cen
trail brakeman, who was killed in the
western station at Bangor, Thursday
returned verdict, Friday, in which il
declared the railroad company to be
liable in not providing tell tales to warn
him of the trains approach to the end
of the station. 1T further recommends
that these tell tales be erected at once
The upsetting of boat on the Ken
nebago stream near MooselookmugutiC
lake, Franklin Co., July 80, brought death
by drowning to three of party of four
Mrs. Paul Virgin, Tom Paradise and
Leon Martin. The survivor is Mrs
Virgins husband. The men were
laborers employed on the extension Of
the Portland & Rumford Falls r. R.
and they were in camp at KennebagC
farm.
Forty-four steamships, one of the
largest fleets in the history of the sugar
trade, are now either on their way tC
Delaware breakwater or are taking
oargoes in Java, and within the mex
few weeks will LAND on the piers of the
Atlantic coast retlneries not less thar
250,000 tons of raw product. All the
vessels are large, modern carriers, whose
cargoes will average at leas, $500 ton,
each.
The body of an unknown man was
found lying beside the Maine Central
track about so feet below the big culvert
which is located almost opposite the tan
merry at Clinton about O'Clock, Satur.
day morning From the wounds found