The Somerset reporter., 1905-05-25
STATE AND GENEItaI.

Maine Modern Language association,
Friday and Saturday, at oiby college.
No invitations to the wedding Of
Crown Prince Frederick William TO
Duchess I cecilia on June 9, Will be ls-
sued to European Governments, al
though some private Invitations have al,
ready been rent h individual Princes
and princesses.
King Victor Emmanuel, last week, ,
received 10 private and most cordial
audience Senator Henry abot Lodge Of
Massachusetts, showing great interest
in ana knowledge Of American aff4iIs
he conversation, which wag in English,
lasted half an hour.
The United states has Is 900 post
Offices aud SOC, 900 miles Of postal routes,
with yearly travel over them amount
ing to 500 600, 900 miles The service
COSTS over $3.50, 600 600 year. The re-
ceipts now almost equal the expendi-
| tures and have doubled in the last ten
| years.
The 10th annual excursion of the
Maine Sportsmen's Fish and Game As
sociation will be to Rangeley Lakes
section, Mountain View Hotel at foot of
| Rangeley, being headquarters The
/ dotCb ni6 Juut E3lill NOuAd1t
26th, aud Tuesday, 9th going, tickets
good to remain to July 5th.
There were 8 0S0 Chinese Inhabitants
of New York according to the last cen
sus but the popular estimate is that
the actual number of Cinnamon is twice
as large Though there is a rigid Fed
era exclusion law and few births occur
in the Chinese quarters. the Chinese
population seems to increase.
Philip Armour is said to have drop
ped 81 000,0 600 in corn speculation, one
day this week. To the ordinary indi-
Vidual the loss of large sum like this
would cause ruin, but the head of he
Beef Trust doesn't mind little thing
! in the shape of a million dollar reverse.
| He may more than make it up some
other day.
Johann Hoch, who by his own con-
fession is a polygamist and who is
charged by the police with having mar
ried at least 40 women in the last l.
years, on the 10Th inst at Chicago, was
found guilty by a jury of numbering the
next to his last wife, Marie Welcker
Hoch The death sentence was recon-
mended by the jury
News has been received that Pala,
the outlaw Kor chief who has been pur-
sued the past two weeks on the island of
Jolo by troops under the command of
General Wood, has been killed. His
few surviving followers are being trailed
by the troops. At the beginning Of the
uprising, Pala was reported to have
following of 800 armed men, most of
whom have been killed
AT the next meeting of the governor
and council the petition for the pardon
of Edward Chase, who is serving a life
sentence in the State prison at Thorn
aston for murder. will be considered.
Chase was convicted of murder in the
| frs degree in causing the death by
shooting of Mrs. Ida NJ Stevens,
daughter of the Hon. j. +. Ladd of
Gardiner at Portland, in 1887,
Hon. Horace PurintOn, mayor of
Waterville, appeared before the county
commissioners, Thursday, aud asked for
the appointment of two special deputy
sherlffs in Waterville for the enforce
ment of the liquor law. He said the
81 uatioD as 10 enforcement in Water
vile was nice but he wanted it ideal.
He thought as the county got the fines
in violations of the liquor Jaw 1t should
bear at least portion of the expense.
The price of radinm has increased,
owing TO the difficulty of obtaining fur
ther supplies 'lhe consequence is that
research work involving it's use is al
most at IA standstll sir William Ram
say states that 800 milligram or a
rate of 50 900, 600 on ounce, is now de-
manded An expert expresses the opin-
ION that not more than half an ounce of
radium has been manufactured since
Professor Curie discovered it
4 complete outfit for counterfeiting
money was found by fremen at Rumford
Falls, while raking over the debris of
building owned by } II. Mckeeman,
which had been destroyed by fire. 1t
was packed in heavy box bound with
iron and had been placed in the building
for storage. Mr.. McKeeman would not
dvulge the name of the person who
rented the space for the box, except to
federal officers who were summoned
from Portland.
The fears expressed that owing to the
reported nervous breakdown of Vice
admiral Rojestvensky. the Russian fleet
in the Far East would lose its present
commander-in chief, turn out to be un-
founded. Captain Iilotti, the aide de-
CAMP OI NlDlSibI VI ndllbc ANCiidb
authorized the statement that Rojest
vensky has not applied to be relieved
from duty. However, the condition of
the admirars health continues to be a
source of anxiety.
In connection with the movement of
the alumni of Harvard university to pre-
sent an endowment gift of - 800, 00o to
the college, circular has been issued
by the committee in charge announcing
that 81 800, 900 has been raised. The
circular which is signed by President
Roosevelt; Right Rev Nm Lawrence,
president of the Harvard alumni; Chas
s. Fairchld of New York and other
prominent men, uQges Harvard grad.
yates 10 assist in increasing the sum to
the desired amount.
Recent rumols that Secretary Hay
would not resume his duties AZ Secre-
tary of State upon his return from
Europe are authoritively denied Seere
tary Hays health has shown rapid and
continued Improvement since the day he
left New York for Europe. soon after
his return to this country Mr.. Hay will
go to his country place in New Hamp-
shire IL is positively asserted that
unless his physicians absolutely forbid
his returning to work, which is not
thought probable, he will remain IN the
cabinet