The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1903-10-15
STATE AND GEN ERAL.


suspend the revolutionary operations
till the spring in order to see whether
Turkey will execute the promised re-
forms.
Sir Thomas Upton sailed for England,
Friday, on the steamer Cedric. He said
he was not feeling as we'll as he looked,
but that he expected to gain strength on
his way to England. He would not talk
about the possibility of his challenging
again for the cup.
At Fridays session of the Maine Ad-
vent Christian Conference the following
officers were elected: President, Rev. E..
p. Woodward, Portland vice president,
Rev. James A. Nichols, Bridgton; sec
rotary and treasurer, Rev. Thomas j.
Coolbroth, Waterville.
Russia is the largest seller Of eggs in
the world, She sells to foreign coun-
tries $50, 900 600 dozen eggs nearly every
year. In 1895 she sent abroad 1,475,
900 900 eggs; in 1897, 1,737 100000 and
In 1893, 1881, 100000 Her sales are all
the time increasing.
Rear Admit Louis Kempff was retired
from active service, Sunday. He was
born in Illinois and has seen active SER
vice in all parts of the world since his
appointment to the navy in 1857. His
E 1,a in ma fld n
squadron at Taku, China during the re
cent difficulty when the forts were bonn
barded.
The U. S. Geological survey will have
parties next year investigating the
mining resources of southeastern Alaska,
the formation in the Yukon country and
/ the oil deposits in Alaska. If the ap
preparation is ample it ID intended to
study the geology of the Nome district
and to conduct an investigation of the
coal supply of Nome.
The Maine Central officials have
granted the request of a large number
of travelling men and others for an adj
ditional train between Newport and
Dover and Foxcroft during the winter.
The request was sent to the officials in
the form of a signed petition aud the in
creased passenger service will without
doubt be appreciated by the travelling
public.
A warrant has been issued for the
arrest of Frederick White of Brooklyn
n. Y, at Augusta, for hunting and
trapping fur bearing animals is upon
wild lands in Maine without license
! He has been arrested here before. War
rants have also been issued for the ar
rest of DR.. G. B. Parker of Brooklyn, n
Y =, for hunting and killing deer in close
season.
The CONNIE cal treaty between the
United states aud China was signed
Thursday by Sheng Kung Pao, Lu Kai
Huan, United states Minister Conger
Consul General Goodnow and Mr. Sea
mon. Requests for the publication OF
the text were Officially refused until il
has been submitted to the United States
The treaty between Japan and China
was also signed Thursday.
The State assessors have completed
their Canvass of the counties. The
figures for the State returns will not be
given out until some time in December
but the assessors are finding general
increase in prosperity and consequent
increase in valuation all over this terri
tory. They estimate that the total in
crease of valuation in cities and towns
for the past year, is close to 100000
Maine hospital authorities are inter
ested in the announcement that Mr..
Armour, the Chicago millionaire, whose
daughter Lolita was permanently cured
of congenital dislocation of the hips by
the great German surgeon, DIR. Lorenzo,
is to establish chair of surgery after
the Lorenz school in at least one hos
pitsl in the leading city of every state
and territory in the United States and
several in Canada.
Sir Thomas Upton has become an en-
thusiast on ocean racing as the supreme
test of yachting and of the merits OF
yacht designers and sailors He will
give to any yacht club that will serve az
guardian of the trust $1,000 perpetual
challenge cup for race to be sailed an
nually from Sandy Hook to the Needles,
the race to be open to all sloops, schoon
ers and yawls, without allowances or
restrictions of any sort.
Sir Frederick Borden, minister OF
militia and defense in the House al
Ottawa, Canada, on a vote of 81, 800 00C
for arms and equipment, said that il
was intended to have force of 0,00C
to be called on in case of emergency. OF
these forty per cent will be enlisted al
once and nearly one. half will be called
upon for annual drill. The other sixty
per cent will be supplied with arms and
ammunition and will be ready in case OF
trouble.
The committee appointed at the mass
meeting of Bowdoin college students
carefully reviewed the recent might
shirt parade" and has decided not tC
prosecute the matter. They were un-
able to obtain evidence positively identi
flying the leaders of the mob and those