The Somerset reporter., 1904-02-18
STATE AND GENERAL.


aged SO years. A wife and several chill
dren survive.
An average of fourteen railway col
lisions day is the record in the United
States last year, as shown by the report
of the Interstate Commerce Commission
The Japanese government denies that
Pavloff., the Russian minister to Korea,
withdrew from Seoul under Japenese
pressure, but asserts that withdrawal
was entirely voluntary.
1t is stated that $4,000 people are
thrown out of work by the Baltimore
fire. Assuming a weekly wage rate of
So to $40, this means the stoppage of a
pay roll of from s250,OOO to $500, 1000.
Admiral Uria of the Japenese navy
graduated from the naval academy at
Annapolis in 1882. He seems to have
learned a thing or two there, as well as
to have picked up a few points since
An incident that inspired the whole
community with confidence was the re-
sumption of business by the Baltimore
banks on Thursday, deposits being re-
ceived and checks honored in the usual
way.
One OF the the worst fires which has
visited Orono in years occurred Friday
morning, in which the Town hall, valued
at $50, 900, University hall, valued at
$1,000, and other property,al to the value
of over $50, 900 was destroyed.
Charles Il. Leeds, the young man,
wno was cipUted mayor of Stamford,
Conn on the Democratic ticket year
ago, has announced that he had become
a Republican. His sudden flop has up
set the local political situation.
The blockade of the Central Pacific
railroad between Sacramento, Cal, and
Truckee, was reported to be serious,
Monday. Snow sheds have been broken
dow by heavy snow at several polt Is
requiring many hours to clear the track.
The schooner Henry Whitney reached
Portland, Sunday afternoon from Booth
bay Harbor leaking badly; in fact the
schooner set so low in the water that
had it not been for her cargo of lumber
to buoy her up, she would have sunk
before she could have reached there.
Over fifty employees of the Lewiston,
,;oly O. DafI rua
prised NJ. II. Blackwell, who recently
resigned as Il easurer of the road, Satur
day evening, and presented him with
all elegant diamond ring as a token of
the esteem in which they hold him.
Five men entered the Colonial club, a
resort frequented by leading sporting
men in IAN Francisco Friday night
" lille one remained on guard the others
broke into the clubroom and rounded
gainst the wall with hands held up. They
were then relieved of their valuables to
the amount of $4,000
The freight blockade between Buffalo
and the East is greater than has been
supposed. According to a prominent
operating official, nearly 10000 loaded
cars of freight are stalled between Buff
falo and New York on the different
roads, and no one Is willing to venture
statement as to when they are likely to
be moved. The causes assigned for this
blockade are snow storms, extreme cold,
lack of motive power and heavy traffic.
A steamer of the Harpswell Line, Sat
urday, forced her way through miles of
ice to the islands unvisited for several
days, and where the people have been
looking for news from the outside world
and supplies She made her landings
at South Harpswell, Cliff Island, Great
Chebeague, and Little Chebeague. Orr's
Island was not reached, but the people
there were in communicate with the
main land over the ice, and even are tax
ing provisions on sleds back with them.
1t has been announced by the post
Office officials that contracts have been
signed for the addition of another mail
car to the Boston-B Bangor run and it is
expected that the new car will be put
on the first of the coming month. 1t is
considered probable that the extra car
will be put on train II. Going in
the opposite direction, it will be added
to train 2, which leaves Bangor at 8 p.
N. for Portland and Boston. The addi-
ton of another mail car to the Boston.
Bangor run will necessitate the appoint
ment of, at least, four or five new men.
Albert Michaud of Presque Isle, who
was arrested charged with a murderous
assault upon his wife, was given hear
ing in the municipal court, the 18th
inst and later held in $1,000 bail for the
grand jury. He furnished the bonds.
Michaud is accused of having attempted
to kill his wife with a butcher knife,
following quarrel which arose while
the family were eating supper. Thorn
Cyr, father of Mrs. Michaud, intertered,
who was attracted by the trouble. In
the struggle that followed all three men
received slight injuries.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS: The fo!-
lowing are the real estate transfers re-
Gently recorded In the county registry
Pittsteld-Rachel NJ. Davis ct al to F.