The Somerset reporter., 1904-01-14
STATE AND GENERAL.

The state Senate of Mississippi has
unanimously passed resolution urging
the United States senators from Mis-
sisspp to vote for the Panama canal
treaty.
The Vermont Anti-Saloon League has
decided not to try to have the license
Law repealed this year, but TO endeavor
to have as many towns as possible vote
no license
Nearly $1,000 men have been laid off
in the last three months by fifteen rail-
roads centering in Chicago. Seven other
lines have laid off large number of EN-
ployes on account of the season.
1t is estimated that by the end of this
month over 1000 Japanese will have
gone back from California to Japan,
having been called to go by an edict of
Japanese consul Melon of san Francisco.
The board of trade of Orlando, Fla
has passed resolutions asking Florida
senators and representatives. in Congress
to vote and use their inhence for the
ratification of the treaty between the U
s and Panama.
Elisha Bradford, aged 81, shot and
killed himself, Friday, at the residence
of his son at Island Falls. Bradford,
who formerly resided at Pennington,
had not been ill nor affected by insanity
as far as known.
John Ellis master mechanic of the
Maine Central railroad, and for 80 years
an employ of that company, died at his
home in Bath, Saturday, aged SO years.
A widow and five children survive him.
Mr.. Ellis formerly resided in Waterville
and Augusta.
Amos E Dolbier, representative to
the Legislature from Kngfeld in 1859,
died at his home in Pennington, Jan
7th, aged 81 years He was native of
Klngfied, where he resided for more
than forty years. A widow and one son
survive
Insurance Commissioner S. w. Carr
states that the first seven days of 1904
were record breaking week for loss by
fire in Maine. The total loss was ap-
proximately 1898 100, estimating the
loss at Augusta at $175, 900 Two lives
have been lost.
There are approximately 1000 cases
of typhoid fever in Montreal and the
half dozen smaller municipalities which
join it on three sides The health off
GERS of the various suburban towns say
fresh cases are being reported constant
ly despite their efforts to check the
disease.
Gen. G Gordon, the last of the
great Confederate generals of the Civil
war, died at Mans, Florida at five min
utes past 10 o'clock, saturday night.
lie began to sink at 7 O'Clock and al
though every effort was made to prolong
his life, it was without avail and three
hours later he passed away.
show that in - per cent of the births
recorded one or both the parents are
French Americans, 10 per cent are
Yankees and per cent are foreigners
In 90 per cent of the births both parents
are Fren III. The French of the city
have made a gain of 128 during the year
in births.
The Russian ambassador of London
Count Benckendorff and the Japanese
minister, Baron Hayashi, visited the
Foreign Office, Friday and had a half
hour conference with Lord Lansdowne,
to whom the text of the Russian reply
to Japan was communicated. The British
Government is continuing its efforts in
the interests of peace.
Hon. Henry w. Swanton of Bath, for
merly member of the Maine Senate
and House of Representatives, for sew
eral years AN alderman and for a long
time general manager of the Eastern
Steamboat Co., died the It'll instant
from pneumonia, aged about 10 years
He was a we'll known merchant. being
senior partner OF the hardware and ship
chandlery firm of Swanton, Jameson Co
Ruth Cleveland, eldest child of ex
Pres Grover Cleveland, died at the
Cleveland home, the 7th inst, very IN
expectedly, the immediate cause of
death being a weakening of the heart
action during a mild attack of diph-
iberia. Dr. Wyoff, the attending physi-
clan, said that Miss Cleveland had been
i'll with a mild form of diphtheria for
four days and the heart affection was
not anticipated. She was Is years old
Referring to the statement published
in the United States that final arrange
ments were made Friday at a conference
between Ambassador Choate and the
Home effice officials for the release of
Mrs. Florence Maybrick, in April, it is
pointed out that the status of the case is
! Just as cabled to the Associate Press
March %, 1908, when it was announced
on the authority of the Home Office that
she would be released in 1904. The
exact date of her release is not yet fixed
The Baroness Won Rogue, mother of
Mrs. Maybrck, is satisfied that her
daughter will be given her freedom.
The british authorities have made no
conceament of their intention to release
Ara Mavhrick in JulV Whau she will