The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1898-03-03
STATE AND GENERAL.


The Spanish cruiser Vizcaya, sailed
from New York for Havana Friday.
+. II. Sleeper, member Of the whole
sale grocery firm Of ). 5. Sleeper & 20,
Of Boston, committed suicide yesterday
by shooting. He had been suffering
from trouble with his head TIE credit
Of tie concern Is excellent.
Dun %. report further improve
ment In business aud industrial eondi
! tions the past week Failures numbered
Z43, az compared with z0G the same
week last year.
Among the words fifty spoken are
these from Congressman Boutclie: /
feel that any man who by spoken
or written uiterance adds spark 10 IN
flame public sentiment at this juncure
is as guilty as the man who would touch
match to the powder magazine II d
vessel.
N. Laborie counsel for NJ. Zola. Thurs,
day lodged notice Of appeal on behalf
Of NJ lola, from the sentence imposed
upon him, Of one years Imprisonment
and a fine Of 300 francs. \ similar no.
tice has filed in the ease 81 N. PeIrleux,
nominal directorof the Aufofe u winch
the alleged libel for which lola was in
dicted appeared.
1t is semi.offieially announced that
/ Colonel Picquart the. chief military wit
ness for lola during the latters trial.
will be placed on the half pay of
lieutenant. a chaplain eong1atulatiug
lola has been placed uponsthe unattach-
ed list, and Professor Grimanx Of the
/ Polytechnic school, who signed the en-
dorsenent of Iolas action, Las been IT,
tired
1t is stated that conservative estimates
of loss from the recent snow storms
places the figure at a million. Three Of
the largest numbering operators Of the
Kennebec river sy stem agree that there
will be from L to - per cent. less limb
er cut owing to the snow a large
number of firms should be cutting. yard
ing and landing; the former work is
suspended and landing is all that is now
possible. THIS is likely to advance the
price of lumber and be a great blow to
the wage Garner known as river men.
The post office department has dis
continued the office at Lake City, 5 c,
where the negro postmaster was killed
with one child and other members of his
family were wounded by a mob. and has
offered $500 reward for detection of the
murderers. Nobody supposes the offer
will amount to anything or that one of
the cowardly miscreants will ever be
brought to justice but a community SO
given over to barbarism doesn't need a
post Office OF deserve one. Ii is but a
slight part of the punishment due, but
SO far as it goes it serves them right.
The Watervlle Weekly Sentinel has
been sold to W. NJ. Laid of Fairfield,
and possession was taken. Thursday
For the past two years and over the
Sentinel has been owned and conducted
/ by samuel A. Burleigh who purchased
the paper of Judge O. G. Hall The
new proprietor proposes to make stock
/ company plan work IN this case, and the
name of the company will be " NJ.
Laid Company. Mr.. Laid is practical
printer of 20 years experience and has
called to his aid in the mechanical and
/ editorial department his brother, b. H.
| Ladd of Dexter, who for several years
| has been associated with anoi her brother
in the propIietorship of the Dexter Ca
zette. Mr. w NJ. Ladd has been pro.
prietor of the Fairfield Journal in com
pany with still another brother for sever
al years.
The members of the various churches
of Foxcroft and Dover to the number of
419 have pettioned the supreme court
/ through Judge Savage as follows I'VE
the citizens of Dover and Foxcroft in
1 Piscataquis county, desire to call your
attention to the lawlessness that exists
in these towns, large quantities of liquor
are sold here in open defiance of law
and law-abiding citizens, and vendors
declare their purpose to continue the
business defying the courts 10 punish
them. We protest against this open
disregard of law and order, We protest
against the condition of things which
permits the sale of intoxicating liquors
in our midst by simply paying fines.
Therefore, we earnestly petition that
the full penalty of the law be dealt out
to all parties found guilty of selling in
toxicating liquors and pledge ourselves
to do all in our power to have the law
rigidly enforced
Somerset Pomona.