The Somerset reporter., 1903-04-02
STATE AND GENERAL.

CdSeb vi lneSe OF are Ou luo "oSb eido
of the river.
The new Penobscot county court
house at Bangor will be ready for occu
pancy for the April term of civil court
which convenes April 7.
The St. Petersburg correspondent of
the Frankfurter Zetung cables that
Russia is trying to negotiate loan of
100000 600 in France.
At the largest caucus held at Calais in
years, the Republicans, Thursday, re-
nominated Mayor j. NJ. job nson, who
received $50 votes against 104 for r. w
HinckIey.
Gen. San Miguel the last unreconciied
Filipino insurgent was killed in an en-
counter, Friday, near Marquina. His
body was identified and delivered to his
relatives for burial.
James K. Prindle. aged IS years, who
opened the Canadian Express office in
Portland in 1856, and. had always been
its manager, died suddenly in the office,
Thursday, with apoplexy.
At special town meeting held in
| Turner, Thursday, the motion to invest
$4,000 i'll the proposed electric road
was defeated after warm debate by a
vote of yes LOT, to no 1858.
Deputy Hurley of Lewiston seized 10
gallons of whiskey at the Grand Trunk
depot, Friday morning. Fifty gallons
was in one barrel and the remainder
was bottled goods. The owner is not
known.
Hon. Francis c. Faulkner, a member
of the state board of railroad commits
sioners of New Hampshire died sudden
ly at his home at Keene, N H, Thurs
day, from heart failure, superinduced
by an attack of the grip.
A great strike riot, accompanied by
much bloodshed has occurred at the
town of Slatousk in the government of
OATS, among the Ural mountains.
Twenty eight persons were killed and
so others were wounded.
The Maine Central track was covered
with another landslide Thursday morn
ing, and this time at Winslow. Blue
clay covered the track eight feet deep
for distance of IS feet. All the trains
we're held for some hours.
Harold, the year old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph Stimson of Rockland, Fri
day afternoon, picked up cigar stump
and, ignorant that it was still alight, put
it in his pocket. His clothing was set
on fire and he was badly though not
fatally burned.
The Bowdoin college faculty announce
that Rev. Edwin P Parker of Hartford,
Conn, So, will deliver the Grafton at
the dedication of the Hubbard library
building on June pa Chief Justice
Melville W. Fuller, SO, will accept the
gift in behalf of the trustees.
The explosion of can of gasolene at
the plant of the American Cycle com
pany at Akeron, Ohio, Thursday, result
ed in the destruction by fire of the en-
tire works and also the plant of the
India Rubber company adjoining. Loss
$3.50, 900; insurance $4,000.
A syndicate of we'll known Bangor
men have recently purchased tract
of cumberland in Washington county,
comprising so square miles, or 3d. 600
acres. This is one of the most extern
sive transfers in wild land that has TAX
en- place in the State for some time.
The secretary of the treasury has
Rockland, Me-, for $33, $40, the contract
for furnishing the granite to be used in
the construction of the light and fog
signal tower to be erected on Ram Island
ledge, at the entrance to Portland har-
Dor, Me.
Major General A. B. Farnham, adju-
tant general, has received official no.
tice that the date for the annual meet
ing of the Interstate National Guard
Association has been fixed. 1t will take
place at Columbus, Ohio, April IA to
/ al 10 n6 OIuGcIb huu Iu0uU6Tb Oh
the National Guard of Ohio have made
elaborate preparations to entertain not
only the delegates, but all officers of the
National Guard.
Chas. G. Hoyt, aged 81 years of North
Orripgton was killed, Thursday morning,
by fall at the plant of the Eastern
Manufacturing Co In South Brewer,
where he was employed as millwright.
He was engaged in adjusting a pulley
and losing his balance, he fell to the
| floor, distance of eight feet striking
on his head. He lived only few hours
after the fall. A widow and three child
rem survive him.
The Elder-Dempster steamship Yola
sailed, Tuesday morning, for Hango,
Finland, with a cargo consisting of 1884,
1922 bushe els of oats, 10000 bushels of rye
and ,715 bushels of barley and large
supply of clothing, money and other
articles contributed for the famine
stricken Finlanders. This is the third
Shipment of the kind, each of which
came from Canada. The grain will be
used for seed next season.