The Somerset reporter., 1903-08-13
STATE AND GENERAL.


Wallace Bros circus train refused to
work in the Grand Trunk railway yard
at Durand, Mich, early Friday, causing
a collision between the two sections in
which 81 people were killed and over a
dozen injured
The annual report of the department
of agriculture for the year 1902 has been
issued. Il is a szeable, as well as very
readable volume, of 470 pages and is
filed from cover to cover with matter
which is of greatest interest to farmers,
for each article is handled by an author
ity on the particular subject
Saturday, Gen. S. B. NJ. Young sue
ceeded Gen. Nelson Miles in command
of the United States army. The sue
cession stood In this order: Miles, Young,
Chaffee, Corbn, Macarthur, Wood.
Young reaches the age of retirement on
Jan. o, 1904, which gives him only five
months service In supreme command.
The surprise in state political circles
Friday was the announcement by friends
of Hon. F. K. Undertake, state bank
examiner, that he will be a candidate
for state treasurer to succeed Hon. Ora
mandel Smith. The other candidates
are Kendall NJ. Dunbar of Damariscotta,
and Hon. P. P. Gilmore of Bucksport.
At the annual collection of the Chris
tisn Alliance Society on the Old Orchard
campground, Sunday, cash and pledges
were received amounting to $4,000.
Two meetings were held. The small
est sum donated was IL cents, the
largest $1,000 A basket collection was
taken but very little jewelry was donat-
ed.
The International tennis trophy, pre-
sented three years ago by Dwight F.
Davis of this country, goes to New Eng
land through the united effort of R. F.
and FL. F. Doherty who clinched their
hold on the trophy by winning both
matches in singles Saturday, and scor-
ing in the entire contest four out of the
total of five points.
j. Plerpont Morgan, Thursday, saved
the country from financial crash which
promised to exceed the losses of Wednes-
day, when securities deprecated in
amount aggregating at least $500 OOO, 600
and bring about catastrophe of SER
ious character. Morgan called con-
ference of the market leaders, and
forced an agreement to stop the down
ward tendency. Millions of dollars were
saved by the concerted action of the
kings of finance.
William E Dodge, the New York mil
lionaire and phlianthropist, died, at 5
o'clock Sunday afternoon, at Stanwood,
his summer home at Bar Harbor. MI.
Dodge had been Ii poor health for
several months. He was a member of
the New York metal house of Phelps,
Dodge & Co., and was II years old.
He was one of the founders of the Union
League Club and we'll known as fore
most worker for all good charities. A
widow and three daughters survive him
Gov. Hill, president of the Maine Old
Home Week association, has sent out
5000 invitations to former residents of
the state. The Maine association de-
ally outlined for Old Home Week. 1t
had been found that set programs, as a
rule, had not always found favor, the
visitors preferring to hasten to their re-
spective homes and wander at will over
the scenes of their childhood This
year the reception and gatherings will
be informal, but just as hospitable.
The State fair grounds at Lewiston
have been greatly improved since last
year. The fences have been painted, the
secretary's Office repaired and painted,
newspaper row. has been painted, in
fact everything that is paintable, has
been painted and still Improvements are
being made daily. The grounds near
the stock sheds have been graded and
many other minor changes made which
are very noticeable. The race course is
In splendid shape this year, and promises
by fall to be the fastest in its history
Cardinal Gibbons was received by the
pope Friday in private audience. In
lengthy conversation Plus X. renewed
his expressions of interest in America,
already made manifest by his reception
Wednesday to the pilgrims from the
United States. The pope said he should
like to have had the cardinal remain in
Rome for some time in order that he
might become thoroughly acquainted
with all questions relative to the United
States In closing the audience the
pontiff charged Cardinal Gibbons to
carry the apostolic benediction to all the
faithful of America.
The American Ice Co. expects to ship
every pound of ice from Its Kennebec
houses this season. The company is
drawing heavily from Maine to supply
the demand in New York, there having
been short crop on the Hudson. The
company has been shipping of late from
its houses at Bangor, Wisoasset Booth
bay, and along the Kennebec. Six hum
dred men have been employed. Two of
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