The Somerset reporter., 1902-11-20
STATE AND GENERAL.

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opera house from apoplexy.
Honduras, since 1900, has had no
market for her cattle. In the past she
has depended on Guatemala but finan-
cial conditions in that republic have
closed the market.
The Auburn Advocate has suspended.
The paper was started by Grant Rogers
formerly county attorney, and after.
ward sold to George F. Huff. 1t was
prohibition organ.
This fall the Boston & Maine has
distributed $3.50 in prizes for the best
grounds around the stations. Kenne-
bunk, South Berwick and Kennebunk-
port all received prizes.
SO far five persons have been mistaken
for deer and shot during the present
bunting season in this state, three of
them fatally, and there are four weeks
more of the hunting season.
The general coal miners strike in
France has practically come to an end
although many of the men are still hold
ing out About two-thirds of the strik
ers have already returned to work at
the mines.
James McHugh of Bangor, aged 90
years, while sitting sand at the bank at
High Head, Thursday, was instantly
killed by being buried by great mass
of sand and clay. 1t required several
hours to dig him out.
The hazing spirit must have pretty
we'll died out at Colby when the
Freshmen are allowed to publish class
paper without interference of any sort.
Years ago this would have been con-
sdered an act calling for the sternest
variety of Sophomore discipline.
A detachment of So Cinnamon recruit
ed in Buffalo, Plattsburg, and Malone,
In. Y, in charge of U. s. Deputy
Marshall j. Munroe, of Auburn, N. Y,
were brought to Providence R. L.,
Saturday, to be deported, having been
convicted of having been illegally in
this country.
John F. Walker of Bangor, member
of the Y. Nj. c. A, dropped dead on the
gymnasium floor Thursday night during
game of basket ball. Heart failure
from over-exertion is supposed to be the
cause Walker was a prominent athlete
and the strongest player on the basket
ball team.
| The railroads are face to face with the
greatest car and power or engine short
age In their history. 1t Is estimated by
conservative and expert traffic men that
the demand for cars to move the traffic
of the country which ia now being offer
ed for transportation is fully $4,000 in
excess of the supply.
The Pennsylvania railroad, has an
nounced an increase of 10per cent in the
wages of all employees of the company
east of Pittsburg and Erie and now earn
ing less than 5000 a month. The
advance became operative November /.
This increase will, 1t is estimated affect
about SO, 900 employees.
The explosion of large boiler In a
scrap puddle furnace at the West Works
of the American Iron and Steel Manu-
featuring Co.'s plant at Lebanon, Pa,
Thursday, caused the death of four
workmen about 40 others were more or
less seriously injured, The calamity is
the worst that ever occurred in Leba-
non.
Admiral Dewey, who will have SUI
preme command of the combined fleets
engaged in the Caribbean sea man
oeuvres next month, will hoist his four
starred flag on the Presidents yacht
May flower at the Washington navy yard
Dec /, and will sail the same day with
his large personal staff direct for the
naval base, Culebrs island.
Speaking one evening of the lumber
ing conditions in New Brunswick, John
Kilburn of Fredericton, one of the most
extensive operators in the province said
"rhis has been a very bad fall for lum
boring. There has been too much rain
and this will greatly curtail the cut.
Men are scarce, wages run 80 higher a
month than last year, and provisions are
costing more, 80 the price of lumber de
livered on the brows will be higher.
Sergeant Wyle d. Floyd of Portland,
has just been elected commander of
the Maine Signal corps with the rank
of second lieutenant. He enlisted in
the corps in 1895 and has served con
tinuously since that time. He went
to Cuba with the corps under the COM
mand of Capt. George w. Butler, dur
ing the Spanish war, and did excellent
service, having the rank Of tirst-class
SCI geant. Since the resignation of
Capt. Butler, two years ago, Sergt
Floyd has been practically in command
of the corps.
Complete election returns from Ha-
wall show that Prince Cupid, the Repub.
lican candidate, has beaten Delegate
Wilcox for Congress The prince car
ried all the districts. The Republicans
have twenty representatives out of thirty