The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-02-04
STATE AND GENERAL.

pristing $780, 600 for statue of Abra-
ham Lincoln in the city of Washington.
The speculation in the cotton market
carried May and July cotton options
above It cents pound on a local mark
ct in New York, Monday. for the first
time 10 90 years.
Fire destroyed the barn, eight cows
and one pony belonging to John Webs
ter, a farmer living about two miles out
side the city of Bath, Sunday; loss about
$500, no insurance.
The fine residence of Charles amp
bell, Cherryfleld, was destroyed, Thurs
day, by fire which started from defe sc
tive chimney. The loss will exceed
$4,000; partially insured.
Work was practically suspended, Sun
day morning, at the Harwick mine, the
scene of last weeks explosion and the
day was given up to memorial services
and funerals. Thus far 1872 bodies have
been recovered.
Another delay has occurred in franz
ing and forwarding the Russian answer
to the latest Japanese note and this will
result in further averting the culmina
ton of the crisis until the latter part
of this week, perhaps longer
A press dispatch recently sent from
Lewiston to the effect that unless there
was a rain the mills will be obliged to
shut down entirely is contrary 10 the
facts. The mills are now running three
days a week, and, on the natural flow of
the river, can continue to do 80 for an
indefinite time.
America leads the world in exports.
The value of American exports last year
was 81 ,457 ,565, 600. The United King
dom came next with 81, 415, 617, 600.
Only thrice before has this pre-eminence
been ours, and this thrice has been un-
der the present Dingley tariff, which oc-
CURED in the years 1898, 1900 and 1901.
The Brown mills at Dover, owned by
| the American Wooden Co., employing
200 hands, were started, 4 Monday, after
idleness of two months because of lack
of orders The mill will be working full
time within few days on large order
received, saturday. Many of the EN-.
ployes who had left town when the mill
closed, returned Monday.
The supreme court at st. Paul, MINI
Friday, quashed the indictment against
former mayor Ames of Minneapolis and
the entire court held that the indictment
was faulty. Judges Stsrk, Collins and
Lewis conourred in the majority opinion
that the offence was not proven, while
Judges Lovely and Brown disagree with
that part of the opinion of the majority
The jury in the Kilgore- Hartford case
In court at Auburn rendered verdict OF
not guilty after being out two hours
In this case Kilgore, the father of a ID
year old boy, brought suit against Miss
Hartford, the teacher, for whipping his
son for disobeying school rules. In in
structing the jury Judge Savage held
that "a schoolmsster has the right to in.
fiict reasonable corporal punishment.
Frank Pooler, well known resident
of Old Town, was Instantly killed anC
his body badly mangled by & A
train or engine on Wednesday night
The body was found about o'clock ano
the man had evidently been dead fol-
some little time. Pooler has been a resi-
dent of Oldtown for many years. He
was 90 years old and is survived by g
/ daughter.
One thousand employees of the Laoonis
and Pepperell divisions of the Pepperel
Manufacturing Co. at Biddeford are idle
| because of the 25 per cent curtailment
which went into effect, Monday. The
entire department of 2500 looms devoted
exclusively to the production of export
goods closed down, Monday, and, the
fficials say work will not be resumed
as long az the high price of cotton con
tinues.
| A shortage in news paper, book, writ
ing and white paper is general in the
industry on account of lack of water
power at the mills. The paper districts
in New York and New England have
never experienced such hard winter
Streams that few weeks ago furnished
little water power are now almost en-
tirely frozen up. There is great
scarcity of ground wood pulp and the
International Paper Co. for the first time
in it's experience has been importing
wood pulp from Norway.
Mr.. Goodall of Maine's word fair com
mission reports everything practically
ready for installation of the Maine ex-
hibit The log cabin, 65x180 feet has
been set up in the Aroostook woods,
taken down again and is now being load
ed on the cars for shipment to st. Louis.
The special train, consisting of Is car
loads of logs and hotel car in which
will travel the 20 Maine carpenters, who
will erect the building, will leave for the
west the middle OF next week, and will