The Somerset reporter., 1904-06-09
STATE AND GENERAL.

business for last week as rather dull.
The last section of the second cable
connecting Germany and America was
completed the night of June :.
W. R. Pattangall of Machias was nom
mated for Congress at the 4th District
Democratic Convention at Bang or, yes
terday.
! The State House at Augusta has been
insured for S500,0 900 in "a companies.
The time is five years. This is the first
time this building has been insured.
Gen. Funston said that American SOL
diers fear death, while the Japanese
seem to court it. He pronounces the
Japanese the best soldiers in the world.
| Kansas advertises for some 20 600
hands to help harvest the crops again
this year. Considerable stress is laid on
the fact that college training isn't re-
quired.
W. r. Pattangall, who has been nomi-
mated for Congress by the Democrats OF
the fourth district, is going to let no
June grass grow under his feet but will
begin TO stump the district next week
Contrary to expectations at the be-
ginning of the season, it is now said that
all of the ice harvested in the Penob-
scot, last winter, will be shipped, this
summer. The crop was small, consist
ing of about 48, 900 tons.
For the past two terms the number of
divorces granted by the supreme court
In AAuburn has fallen off over 80 per
cent. The usual number is from 80 to
40 At the January term less than Is
were granted and at the April term 20
were granted.
Rev Frank W. Sanford of Shiloh has
purchased the Maine Central hotel prop
erty at Lisbon Falls and lot adjoining,
and work will at once begin on the cree
ton of large building to serve as the
headquarters of the Holy Ghost and Us
Society in that village.
A Dawson special to Seattle paper
says: since slu cling began in the Klon-
dixie on May s, a royalty has been paid
on So, 1853 ounces of gold, or over two
tons. This is the largest amount ever
produced up to June in this district.
Last year only 1000 ounces were taken
out in similar period.
The approximate amount of cash en-
bezzled by Douglas NJ. smith, teller of
the National Tradesmen's Bank of New
Haven, since about Dec Is last, is
slightly in excess of $4,000, according
to a statement by President VIM. l..
Fields of the bank, Friday.
1t can safely be predicted that the
Russian squadron at Port Arthur will
not wait until the last moment before
going out. The admiralty seems to
entertain no fear, If the situation there
becomes desperate that the squadron
will be caught like rat in trap.
At meeting of cotton goods manu-
facturers at Fall River, Mass, Friday, 1t
was voted to postpone indefinitely the
proposed cut of 10 per cent in wages of
employees. The cut was to have been
made, June IL, providing such action
was agreed upon by representatives of
2, 900, 900 spindles
Orders have been issued, by several
cotton mill managers instructing agents
to curtail production on account of the
depression In the textile industry.
Many mills in Southern and Central New
England have been running on Phort
time all the spring and at present about
$4,000 operatives are affected.
The amount of insurance paid in
Maine towns on life policies the past
year was $2, 345, 794 OF this, $4,000 or
more was paid in each of the following
cities: Portland, S485, 536; Bangor,
$140,0 900; Bath, S71 86l; Auburn, 800, 9O4;
alais, 800, 1874; Lewiston, $50, $50 The
amount in force in Portland Is $40, AGO.
600.
The First Maine Cavalry association,
of which there are many members living
In this section, will hold its annual re-
hn
in August, probably upon the 10Th, and
an effort will be made to have every
living member of that famous regiment
in the line during the q. A, K. Encamp.
ment. week.
Word reached Wiscasset, Friday, that
the body of Kiah b. Somes, aged about
90 years, had been found in a pasture
just outside Edgecomb village. 1t had
been burned to a crisp. 1t was supposed
that he became exhausted while fight
ing brush fire and his clothing was ig-
nited by the flames.
The Democrats of the Second Maine
Congressional District nominated two
candidates for Congress, yesterday.
The Hearst faction named David r.
Hastings of Auburn and the anti-Hearst
faction named Il. G.. Foss of Auburn.
Two sets of delegates were also elected
to the st. Louis convention, Hearst and
anti-Hearst.
At last Judge Parker has spoken.
But not on politics, not on the subjects
on which the public wants to hear his
views. He made an address before the
students of the Albany Law school on
1.-THE Origin and Development of the
Law" supplemented by an informal
talk on his own experience as lawyer
That is a safe subject.
The Deer Island, Me, schooner Chas
A. Hunt foundered off Halibut point.
Cape Ann, Friday, after having sprung a
leak In an easterly storm, Thursday
night The crew of four men escaped in
small boat The vessel was bound
from Stonington, Me-, South with gran
lite. She was of lie net tons and was
built at Bath, Me-, in 1892.
The Hancock county Republicans held
their convention at Ellsworth Thursday,
and the following nominations were
made: Senators-Edward $. Clark, Bar
Harbor Sumer p. Mills, Stonington
Sheriff-Howard F. Whitcmb, Ellsworth.
Register of probate-T. f. Mahoney,
Ellsworth, County commissioner-Ray.
mond Joy, Eden. County attorney-C.
II. Wood, Bar Harbor.
Hon. Joseph II. Manley of Augusta,
will be unable to attend the Republican
national convention, and has sent his
proxy to Hon. Marion Simpson of Ban
gor, chairman of the State committee,
who is a delegate, requesting Mr.. Simp-
son to act for him as representative OF
| Maine on the Republican National com.