The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1897-09-09
STATE AND GENERAL.


eral stewart l.. Woodford on Sept. -.
Mountain climbing is dangerous bust
ness. a party Of four Alpine tourists
were swept by an avalanche into a ere
vase, Thursday.
Two masked men held up train at
Twin Mountain colorado, Friday night.
and secured several thousand dollars
worth Of cash from the passengers.
It's reported that the Maine and pos
sibly some other vessels Of the North
Atlantic squadron may have to be sent
70 Halifax To be locked, as was the In
diana
special despatch from Constantine.
pie says that eight Armenians, who
have been convicted Of taking part in
the recent bomb outrages there, have
been sentenced to death
Pres. Seth Low, who is at his summer
home at Northeast Harbor, was notified
Thursday, Of his nomination for mayor
Of Greater New York by the Citizens
Union and has accepted the same.
Canada also is rejoicing over her
wheat crop, which will be the largest in
the history Of the Canadian Northwest.
Canada's total wheat yield will be fully
G0,oo0,O00 bushels of prime wheat.
The finances Of the Red Seal Remedy
Company Of Lowell, formerly of Rock
land are in bad condition. It is stated
that the liabilities of the concern are
about $40, 900 aud the assets something
] less than half that sum.
A large number took the State teach
ers' examination last Friday, aggregating
nearly 600 in the State As these ex-
aminations are entirely voluntary. il
shows very wholesome spirit Of pro-
gress on the part of the teachers. a
large number will receive certificates
Half Of Bostons new subway was
opened for traffic sept LIST The sub
way was begun in March, 1s94 The
total length of the line is one and one.
half miles. The subway is Il feet high.
"A fee wide, where two tracks are laid,
and IS feet wide where there are four
/ tracks.
/ Thomas Ney the victim of the North
i Nassalboro stabbing affair is now upon
the sure road of recovery. He has
taken tbs hundredth chance which Dr.
] F. {. Thayer gave him and if the pre-
sent symptoms of improvement continue
he will be upon the street within a
week.
The failure of the potato, hay and
corn crops in most of the districts in
Ireland has resulted in the gloomiest
outlook for the winter. 1t is declared
that Ireland is on the verge Of a great
agricultural crisis, and that numbers OF
rentpayers will be compelled to 90 To
the work-house.
President Hyde of Bowdoin college.
isn't coming home from Europe fer the
opening of the fall term at Brunswick
he now announces the date of his return
as Jan. 1. In the meantime the plesid-
ing char in the faculty will be filled 10y
Prof Henry l.. Chapman, and Prof.
Macdonald will take Pres. Hyde classes
The Aroostook starch manufacturers,
especially those who have been holding
large quantities of starch for a rise, are
feeling better. Under the prospect of "a
short crop of potatoes, and The stimulus
Of reyiying industries, starch is begin
ming to look up in price. It is already
three cents with a fair prospect OF a
higher rise.
The good weather of last week was
most fortunate for the two big fails Al
Lewiston and Bangor, and gave the
people generally chance to attend
There We're more than the usual number
who awaited themselves of the opportun-
ity. Between $4,000 and 10000 people
are claimed by both fairs as the atten.
dance on Thursday.
The demand for horses to be used IN
packing over the passes from Skaguay
is increasing and during the present
week several hundred of horses will be
shipped there. There are now at Ska
quay about 1000 horses and it is difficult
to see how this number can be fed dur.
ing the winter. Many predict thar both
men and horses will be starving before
spring and that the horses will be killed
and eaten.
The Bangor Il Aroostook railroad de
livered to the Maine Central during TIA,
month of August, las loaded cars, Al
increase of 541, as compared with thu
delivery for the corresponding month il
1896. This includes S,456.0o0 shingle,
from the Aroostook division alone
against 1902 600 in August 1>96, and /.
the largest number of shingles shipped
from that division in any single moutl
since the b. Il A. was opened
Secretary Hester's annual repor
shows receipts of cotton at all United
States ports for the year, To be so. le
bales, against 5,42O, 246 last year. over
land 940, 4S2, against 73.4h5; southern
consumption taken direct qSs, So, against
SIS, 635, making the cotton crop o.
the United States for l>qd.a7, amount Il
s,75S, Q64 bales against 7.l57,546 las