The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-06-18
STATE AND GENERAL.

ments next week.
1t costs $40 to $50 to send an enlisted
man from San Francisco to Manila, and
| $110 to send a horse.
Fourth class postmasters advanced to
the presidential class effective July l,
include Bowdoinham and Greenville,
Maine.
The government has offered the govern
orshlp of Cavite proving to Capt. Shanks
of the 18th infantry regiment, but the
latter has declined.
DIR. Adolph Lorenz has cancelled all
his American engagements for the
present and will return to Europe at
once, having been called home by cable.
In spite of a drenching rain and a
heavy northeast storm, the big four
masted schooner John B. Biemiller of
Bath, was launched, Saturday afternoon,
at Bath
The general opinion In Holyoke, Mass,
the largest paper making center in the
world, Saturday, was that strike in
practically all the mills would be instit-
uted by 5000 or more operatives.
The Rookland Opinion says that
there is less need of protecting short
Holsters than there Is of protecting the
honest fisherman against the abuse of
| the over Jealous wardens.
During the 10th century 200 ships,
$30, 600, 600 and countless lives were lost
in the effort to discover the North pole.
Now there are three expeditions either
fitting or on their way to the land of
death and ice.
| Judge Putnam of the United States cir
cult court has granted continuance
until the 30th of the hearing of the bill
in equity brought by the Central Trust
Company of New York against the
Washington County railroad.
Right Eminent Frederick G. Thayer,
grand commander of the Grand Com
mandery of Maine, Knights Templar,
has extended an invitation to Governor
Hill to attend the grand Knights Tenn
lar demonstration at Portland, June "a.
1t is refreshing to note that the Lewis
ton police are also taking hand in
cleaning out the Saturday night dives.
These places of mushroom growth and
easy disguise are the most difficult to
apprehend says the Journal of that city.
A case of smallpox was discovered at
Danvile Junction, Auburn, Saturday by
the Board of Health. The patient is
the IL year-old daughter of c. o. Stinch-
field 1t is not believed that an oppor-
tunity has been given the disease TO
spread.
That the universities will be of great
use in solving the troubles between
capital and labor was declared by Presi-
dent Charles F. Thwing OF the Western
Reserve University in an address at the
commencement exercises at the UniVers-
ity of Illinois.
Judge Gray has notified the Reading
company that, acting in accordance with
the anthracite commissions award, he
has appointed Prof. Charles P. Neill of
Washington commissioner to compute
the increase of miners wages under the
sliding scale.
1t was learned, Friday, at Princeton,
! n. j., that former President Cleveland
had been offered the presidency of the
University of Virginia. When seen,
Friday night, Mr.. Cleveland said: Il
should be utterly unable to accept such
position"
The search for missing Wilbur Clark,
the flve-year-old lad who disappeared at
Chebacco pond, Beverly, Mass, year
ago June II, has been resumed. There
is a reward of $1,000 still wal ing for the
one who can furnish the father definite
information of the lost child.
twenty-five thousand schools teachers
are expecting to visit Boston next
month; and it's safe to say the pedagogi
cal grammar Throughout the land is re-
celving such brushing up as it has not
received for months in preparation for
the trip to this center of learning.
A Grand Trunk passenger train from
Portland left the rails during the storm,
Friday night, owing to the washing out
of a culvert between Gorham and Shell,
burne, N. H. Engineer George Young
was injured slightly but none of the
passengers we're injured beyond bruises.
Fl. Warren Foss who has been princi-
pal of Higgins Classical Institute for
several years has resigned to accept the
principalship of the Bar Harbor High
school, He will succeed Prof. A. NJ.
Thomas who resigned to accept the prin-
cipalship of the Higgins Classical Insti-
tute.
The British North Atlantic and West
Indian squadron consisting of the flag.
ship Ariadne, first class cruiser and
the second class cruisers Retribution and
Tribune, will all arrive at Bar Harbor
July 8, for stay of some days according
to message received from the British
vice consul, j, B. Heating, at Portland.
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