The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-27
STATE AND GENERAL.

1t is understood that the date of the
opening of the new normal school at
Presque Isle will be Tuesday, Sept. 15
Owing to an accident to the Steamer
Frank Jones, she was withdrawn
from service for both passengers and
freight, but was resumed.
Field Marshal Lord Roberts and his
staff have booked passage on the Do
minion line steamer Mayfower, which
sails from London, August q for
Boston.
The Missouri, sister ship of the
Maine for the International Mercantile
Marine Co, was successfully launched
the goth inst, at the Maryland steel
Co docks, Baltimore.
Major Samuel Reber, Signal Corps,
general staff officer, has been detailed as
secretary of the army war college. He
is a son-in-law of Lieut.. General Miles,
retired and formerly was his military
secretary.
A newspaper train running at a speed
of mile minute, plunged into ditch
at Gulf Bridge, n. Y, Sunday. Engi-
neer Robert Lilley and Fireman Conley
were killed and several others were
seriously injured.
The annual campmeeting of the East
Maine Methodist conference will be
held at Northport, Aug. 81 to Sept. 8
The committee of arrangements is Rev
|. II. w. Wharf, Rev. T. F. Jones and
Rev. T. l.. Hayward.
Edward P. Mitchell, formerly of Bath,
who has been for long time connected
with the New York Sun, has been pro-
NOTED to the responsible position of
editor-in-chief of that paper, owing to
the resignation of Paul Dana.
An occasion which was memorable In
the history of Pennsylvania transpired
Saturday, when the giant armored cruiser
Pennsylvania named by the daughter of
the states senior senator was launched
at the yards of the William Cramp Ship
& Engine Building Co.
The Sultan of Deseen has appeared
before Major r. P. Billiard with large
retinue and has made a full and com
plete apology for the insult rendered
the United States flag. The Sultan de-
clared that his insane son, since disin-
herited, was alone responsible for the
outrage.
proposition to admit Sons of Veter-
ans into the Grand Army posts was
strongly supported at the National
Encampment, but defeated by small
majority. The encampment adopted a
resolution requesting Congress to pass
bill pensioning all veterans who have
reached the age of g.
Factory B. of the Lubec Sardine Co.
was burned Sunday as result of an ex-
pulsiOn of gas from an oven, causing a
property loss of $4,000 and throwing
four hundred persons out of employ
ment. The loss is about two-thirds
covered by insurance and the factory
will probably be rebuilt.
Fully 1000 attended the York county
field meeting of the Maine State Grange,
Patrons of Husbandry, held on the
court hosue grounds at Alfred Saturday.
Every Grange in York county was well
represented and there were prominent
grangers from outside the county pres
emit, includ ng State Master Gardiner.
A large number of the American
Woollen Company's thirty-fve mills
throughout New England are closed
for from one to two weeks several
we're idle this week and others went
on their vacation schedule today. Next
week, it is estimated that more than
twenty thousand employees of the COM
pany will be idle.
Secretary of War Root sailed for Liv-
erpool on the steamer Celtic of the
White Star line, Friday. He goes to
England to act with Senator Lodge and
former Senator Turner of Washington
as the United States representative in
the Alaskan dispute. Before sailing the
secretary declared that he would accord
ing to his present plans leave the cabi-
net about the middle of the winter.
The Russian Black Sea squadron
which was ordered to Turkish waters
and which arrived at Iniada, eastern
European Turkey, August 10, in order
to support Russia's demands on the
Sultan growing out of the assassination
of NJ. Rostkowski, Russian consul at
Monastir, has been recalled to Sebasto-
pol, the squadron's point of departure.
The recall followed the notification from
the Porte that the Sultan had ordered
all the Russian demands to be complied
with.
Postmaster General Payne has had a
statement prepared giving the status OF
the Rural Free Delivery Service through.
out the country. 1t shows that during
the month of July. the first month OF
the fiscal year, almost three thousand
new routes have been established. The
appropriation made for the entire service
for the year was $12, 900, 900, or little
less than So, 900, 900 more than necessary
to maintain the existing service. This