The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1899-11-02
FOREIGN SUMMARY

1t Is reported from Plymouth that tie
admiralty is about 10 mobilize - cru.s-
ers.
The army transport, Port Albert, has
arrived at Manila with 49S mules, los
ing only three ON the trip.
The well-knoWn authores Franziska
Blumenreieh. committed sti#ide at Fer
lin by jumping from the fourth story of
a hotel
Prince Frederick Augustus of SaXof y.
while hunting. fell from his horse and
sustained a fracture Of The skull lis
condition Is not considered dangerous.
The British bark Greenland. CAPTAIN
Andersen, from Philadelphia. oct T., FOR
Turks island. is total wreck off the
Turks island coast The crew were
saved.
John V. S. TJWnshend, MARQUES Of
Townshend, formerly Liberal member of
parliament whose ancestors distin-
guished themselves in war, died AT Lon
don. in his 69th year.
1t is semi-oficially asserted that the
increase in the German naval expeudl-
ture will be betrayed by the increase in
grain duties in 1903. which is expected to
produce a surplus of 10000, 0O0 marks
of General Svmons. He had already
sent "A dispatch of condolenee To Lady
Symons. Some time ago SIR William
visited Rome and had an audience of
the pope.
The mill owners at Bombay have de-
clded to work four days wee k. owing to
the depression in tn industry, due 70
the failure of the cotton crop. thu glbt
of yarn i'm the china market and thu
cheapueSs OF yam.
Lord Yarmouth has been enjoined by
his parents against the use of the family
name in the career of a professional
actor. which he is about to embark uroa.
He VII he known henceforth to tn
world as Ia1c Hnpe.
The Berlin Nossiche Zeitung says il
understands that Great Britain has al
fered Germany the Gilbert islands and
the British portion of the solomon isl
ands in return for reuunciatiOn of
Germany's claims in Somod.
Kingston. Jamaica, Is flooded as the
result of three days OF continuous rain
storms Business has been practically
suspended and railway traffic is blocked.
1t is feared that extensive damage has
been done in the country districts.
BOSTON fRO0Uss MARKET
Flour-Winter clears, S3.4om3.S0.
straights $350n4. patents. S3.s5@45o.
spring clears, So 2OQ3.50. patents, 4lea
Ats.
Corn-No. yellow, 44e; steamer ye.-
low, 431ac: steamer iSi4c.
Oats-Clipped fancy, 3iN2tl4c: Ne ..
S2lbc: No ,, 52@52lqe. rejected 31lec.
Hay-Fancy $l6.50Qt7; prime. $lGN
1850; fair TO good. $ll@l2; common, SNn
10; clover mixed, $S@l0.
Straw-Rye, 500 II; oat $6.50@5.
Butter-Crcamery Vermont and M
Hampshire. extra, PIC; New York. eNtit
2ic; western. extra. 230 23lac. lirsts, ID
pc: dairy extra. PC. imitation creamery.
l6mlSc; ladle. extra, l6al6l-e. baN
creamery, extra. Z419@25e, dairy. 2$c
Cheese-New York and Vermont, e.-
ira. l2l2Wf2$4e. trsts, ll0l2e. second
gdlOc: twins. extra. 1026fl2lac. Oh
fiat, 1l@1l1ac; sage lSe.
Eggs, suburban and cape fancy, ~
Roe. eastern, extra, ga 23c; fair TO "oo..
1S02Oc; western, selected. 49,. a 20c, faii
to good, $50 lJe
Meat-Beef. choice. 912e; good iie@Ns
hind quarters. choice, la ia &c. commo..
to good. ga1O' -. foreQuarters. 5iap7'se
veal. choice. "A Toe fair To good. 1850.
common. 5@6c. mutton. extra, 10.
common to good 5Q7c; yearlings. 5@1c.
lamb, choice SC.
Vegetables Potatoes. extra. 45m4S
per bushel; sweet, $l12al75.
Beans Small pea s.75. California
$3.50: marrow. choice, S1.70fl.7s; us-
dunn, choice. $l.7OQL75, yellow eyes
extra, 81 SOC, SO, red Hidneys. s. 15@2 -.
Apples Nova Scotia. sraVenstems s.
G4; York state, missed. S.5O0e. fan
pippins, 81 I5@2