The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-03-17
STATE AND GENERAL.

The Auditorium theatre at Chicago
has been allowed to reopen, using the
whole stage Building Inspector aud an
aldefm 4nic committee after a thorough
examination pronounced the theatre safe
according to law
The foreign Office at Berlin gives out
positive ASSURANCES that European COM
plications are not likely 70 come from
the Russo-Japanese war A thorough
understanding exist between Germany
and England and France and England
Fourteen recruits left Bangor, satur-
day morning, for Fort slocum, y. Y
where they are 70 be mustered into the
United States service. The branches OF
the service which they enlisted for are
the infantry, coast and field artillery and
cavalry.
A petition for divorce filed 10 the dis
trict court of Big Horn count, Wyoming,
Jan. last, by Col. William F. Cody
buffalo Bill) has just been made public.
Tho complaint alleges cruelty and
alleges that ON Dec 20, 1900, Mrs Cody
attempted to poison the plaintiff.
The concentration of troops at the
Russian strategical base has resulted in
much suffering among the Chinese in
habitsnts, especially at Lao Wing where
even private buildings have been appro-
/ nT m a.
and thousands of Chinese are conse-
quently without homes.
Benjamin Greene, prominent cotton
manufacturer and flnancier of Brunswick
died, Friday, aged SO years. He was
agent of the Cabot cotton mills 35 years,
resigning in 1890, and for IS years had
been a director of the First National
Bank. Mr.. Greene was born In PASSPORT,
Conn where he entered the cotton
mills.
X. G. Dun d Goa Weekly Review Of
Trade says that more seasonable weather
has brought increased activity in BUSH
ness, normal conditions existing for the
first time this year at many points.
Manufacturing returns are favorable as
to steel and footwear, but textile mills
are not active and further curta.lment
of cotton spinning is probable.
Chester z. Rowe, who resided at the
home of Frank Miller in Greenfield, was
instantly killed, Thursday afternoon, at
the numbering operation of the Laid
Bros. near Ebeeme pond. Mr.. Rowe
was at work in the yard loading logs
which were at the top of an incline: he
was rolling a log down. when another
started from above and struck and
knocked his feet from under him. The
log passed over his body with fatal
results
The purpose of the majority faction of
the Democratic party OF Rhode Island to
give W. r. Hearst the entire vote Of the
states delegation to the Democratic
national convention at st. Louis was
made evident Friday, when six of the
eight delegates elected by the D mo-
cratic state convention earlier in the day
met and adopted resolutions declaring
that they would be unanimous 10 Hearts
support and announcing that they pro-
posed to vote later that the unit rule"
govern the Rhode Island delegation.
/ The trial of prisoners charged with
participation in the massacre of Jews
at Kishineff, Russia last April is closed.
After fortnights elaboration the court
gave judgment in the case of Rusneke
and 81 others, of whom Is we're charged
with homicide during the anti.Jewish
rioting and 40 with creating disorders.
Rusneke and Bodijsn were found guilty
of the murder Of Jewish couple named
Forrarj. Rusneke was sentenced to
four years imprisonment and Bodijan
to 80 years. Fifty persons accused Of
rioting were each sentenced to a years
imprisonment and three others to four
months Thirty-six of the accused
were discharged.