The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1896-11-05
STATE AND GENERAL.

me Ohlteu states grand Jury has re-
ported an indictment against Mate
Bran FOR the murders which occurred
on the bark Herbert Fuller.
Regardless of opposition, the Water
vile City Hall building commission,
Wednesday morning, placed the con
tract for the foundation work. L. /.
Proctor secures the job
Terrific storms have prevailed upon
the Portuguese coasts. A fishing boat
foundered in the Bay of Setuahal,
IN esday night and her crew of
fourteen men were drowned.
The military commission appointed
by the Sultan to investigate the recent
riots in Constantinople, estimated that
the number of Armenians massaered
was $3.50, and that 400 Mussulmans
were killed.
A cyclone visited Oklahoma Terrific
ry, Thursday night, doing an immense
amount Of damage and killing num-
Der Of people. The same night another
cyclone struck the city Of Dennison,
Texas, unroofing buildings and tearing
up trees.
a special election prayer presented by
Bishop Satterlee, the new Episcopal
bishop of Washington, was read in all
the churches in Washington, sunday.
This is the first time in the history Of
the church in America that such step
has been taken.
Secretary Herbert has announced that
the unnamed ships now under construe-
ton will be named as following battle
ships Alabama, Illinois and Wisconsin;
gunboats, Annapolis, Marietta, Newport,
Princeton, Nicksburg and Wheeling.
A violent gale ragged in the West,
Thursday, Mississippi, Wisconsin, Min
nesota and Illinois towns, suffering from
its effects. In Nebraska there was a
heavy snow storm which fell to the
debth of n.inches in the Western part
of the State.
An order has been issued by General
Manager d. w Sanborn of the Boston d
Maine, prohibiting the use of tobacco
by all employees when i'll or about sta
tions, or by passenger trainmen in cars
when on or oil duty, also the playing Of
cards at such times.
The later developments in the Parson-
field murder case only add to the horror
of it. The two boys aged Ii and 20
years, who killed Mrs. Hobbs are in
prison awaiting trial, Their confession
shows that the murder was premeditat-
ed and the motive was robbery.
Late Friday afternoon, Orrin G.
Mink shot and instantly killed his
brother, Edward Mink at the home of
their father on the road leading from
Waldoboro to Jefferson Orrin was
taken into custody by the constable and
held awaiting arrival of coroner.
A Chicago dispatch to the sun says
Gen w. 5. Roseerans, the commander
of the army of the Cumberland and
President Cleveland's ex-Register of the
Treasury, has declared for Mckinley.
Mai. Mckinley served under Gen. Rose
Grams in the army Of the Cumberland.
George Grenier aged II, was found in
a dying condition in a stable left in
Lewiston, Thursday morning, and died
ON the way to the hospital. He is sup
posed to have been thrown from a rum
smuggcr's team frightened by a shiftel
in the Maine Central yard in the night
The matter is being investigated.
SPANS troubles are increased by 4
conspiracy in the 100 Loo islands
Eight Spanish soldiers were shot in a
conflict with the reyolutionists at Zoo
Loo the capital of the Zoo Loo arehi
Ipelago, and troops have been sent there
by the governor of the Philippines, who
has also armed local force at 100 Loo
The Maine Union Veterans at then
annual meeting in Lewiston, Friday
chose the following officers. Command
CT, NJ. A. Murphy, Lewiston; adiutan
general, J. Edward Nye, Auburn
quartermaster general james NJ. Fern
aid, Lewiston; chaplain, z. II. Good
rich, Brunswick; surgeon general. DR.
5. Norcross, Lewiston; inspector gener
al, o. ID. Bridge, Oldtown.
The three mill corporations in Bdde
ford and Saco paid out 500, 900 to opera
tiyes on Saturday and as result Satur
day night the streets of the two cities
were filled with shoppers and the stores
could not hold the people who were out
with money to spend. Several stores
had to turn away customers because OF
lack of room. The PSpperell paid its
usual SO 900 or thereabouts, and the
York paid $4,000 and the Lacona paid
$1,000
A Eusts man while hunting recently
heard a bullet whiz close by his head
and before he had time to give an
alarm two more bullets struck the
ground near his feet He finally got
his voice and, in reply to his call, a man
stepped out of bunch of bushes and
considerably asked; Did | hit you:
| saw something moving and thought
it was deer This is fair sample