The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-11
STATE AND GENERAL.

State Cattle Commission submitted to-
day, 200 head of horses and cattle affect
ed with disease were killed during the
year. The greatest trouble was from
CHAMBERS.
Eleven counties have had the honor of
furnishing department commanders for
the Maine G. A. r. The five counties
whohad not yet this distinction are
Aroostook, Franklin, Waldo, Washing
ton and Hancock.
Congress is asked to pay $4,000 for the
chickens and pigs stolen, injury to
crops, etc around Portland by the sol
der boys during the war game, and
$1,000 for damages done to residences
by the discharge of the big guns in the
harbor ports.
The National Republican Editorial as
ISOLATION hss unanimously passed reso-
luton offered by Charles 5 Francis,
editor of the Troy, n. Y Times, strong
ly endorsing President Roosevelt for the
nomination for the Presidency aud
pledging The best efforts Of the associa-
ton to that end.
The strike of the Boston teamsters
has been settled, and new wage schedule
agreed upon between the Master Team
sters' Association and the Team Drivers
Union %, representing 5000 teamsters.
1t is understood that the new agreement
il on the same lines as the one in force
for the past two years.
The American Ice Co, which has sus-
pended operations on the Penobscot
river for couple of days, resumed cut
ting, Friday morning. With $4,000 tons
housed, the company expects to com
plete operations and fill its two houses
with from 10000 to 5000 tons of ice
in from eight to ten days of fair wealth
er.
Lorenzo D. Cobb of Bath, the Oldest
Maine Central conductor, died, the 4th
instant, from paralysis, which, seven
weeks ago, caused his retirement from
active service He was born at North
Belgrade, was "a years old A widow
and two daughters survive him. He was
for 80 years conductor and was mem
Der of the order of Railway Conductors,
also Mason.
Weather conditions unfavorably af-
feet trade and transportation through
1 Al Ia Il l,y
fuctuating markets for cotton, coffee
and the cereals make the speculative
situation of those staples matter of
concern. The feeling grows that later
opening of spring trade and cOnserva-
tive buying are to be looked for in many
lines, says Bradstreet,
A ban was placed on sparring in Port
| land, last week, when the committee on
public buildings voted not to lease any
exhibitions This means there will be
no more exhibitions at the Auditorium
which is considered the only building in
the city suitable for large bouts, Chester
Goodwin and Andy Daley, Boston, were
scheduled to spar there, Feb 9th.
The jury in the case of the Rev Frank
w SANFORD, head of the Holy Ghost
and Us Society, charged with man
slaughter, reported disagreement,
saturday When they took the case
they were instructed to report at the
opening of the court. Failing to do
this, the judge gave them further in
structons during the forenoon, and
after they had consulted again they
came into court and formally announced
their Disagreement.
Penobscot is discussing the fight for
the republican nomination for county
attorney, Daniel w. Mason, Esq, of Ban
( gor, formerly city solicitor, his friends
claim, is going into tho convention with
big following and he and his support
ers are already saying that they win out.
Joseph F. Gould, Esq of Oldtown, also
while Il. II. Patten, Esq, the third can
didate, is none the less confident.
The Maine state cattle commissioners
have submitted their report to the gov.
ernor and council. They say that, dur
ing the year 1908, they expended the
$l1, 900 appropriated by the State, and
in addition thereto, contracted bills t.
an amount of $373.80 which is still due
They killed 1872 cattle and 43 horses dur.
ing the past year, at an average cost oil
$40 Is each. OF this sum tho owners oil
the stock received as an average, 1913 Oh
for each animal, the remainder being
the expense of investigation and killing
The executive council has refused q
pardon to Samuel D. Haynes, who ia
serving life sentence In the State prs.
on for the murder of Police Officer
James P Robbins of Rockland, June II
1879. Haynes's case was presented to
the council by the Hon. l.. NJ. Staples
of Washington, Ne, who argued for nearly
two hours, telling the council that
while Haynes shot and killed Officer
Robbins, he had no intention of doing
so, merely intending to stun him 80 that
he might make his escape from the lock
up. Mr.. Staples was county attorney
when Haynes was convicted.