The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1904-05-12
STATE AND GENERAL.

Sir henry Nj. Stanley, the African ex'
plorer, Is reported to be dying of pleu'
risy.
Sheriff Cummings was nominated for
sheriff on Thursday by the prohibitory
party of Androscoggin county.
The seth annual meeting of the Maine
Pharmaceutical Association will be
held in Portland, June 81 and %
A total of S4,50O,000 gold left New
York, Saturday, for Europe, bringing
the total on this movement, now just a
month In duration up to $2s, 900, 0OO
A dispatch from ST. Etlenne, France,
says that the National Rifle factory has
received orders for 200, 600 Lebel rifles.
1t is believed that they are intended for
the Russians,
1t is semi-officially stated at st. Peters
burg, that the report that Viceroy Alex
Jeff will be recalled at the instance of
General Kuropatkin and Vice Admiral
Skrydlof is absolutely unfounded.
The ice left Moosehead lake, Monday
afternoon, shortly after O'clock. For
several days past it had been breaking
up in several places, and the warm
weather of the past few days greatly
helped it out.
The trial of six men charged with an
attempt to murder two Jews during the
April disturbances in Kishnieff. has been
concluded One of the men named
Woituschenko, was sentenced to five
years servitude and the others were
acquitted.
The year-old son of Sanford B. Bug
bee, Portland, was instantly killed, FRI
day night, by breaking his neck His
l3-years-old sister was earring him down
the steps in front of his house when she
slipped and fell. The baby's neck was
snapped and he died instantly.
Despite Russia's declaration that no
power shall intervene, England, backed
by Germany, is making persistent and
determined efforts to end the war in the
far east, and officials and diplomats here
confidently expect that the powers will
intervene in the far east within 80 days.
President Candamo of Peru, died,
Sunday, at Arequippo, Peru, after long
illness with rheumatism of the stomach.
The Presidents death Ia deeply regret
ted. He was regarded by the political
elements of Peru as an honorable man,
and devoted to the interests of the
country.
After setting fire to her clothing which
she had saturated with kerosene, Mrs.
Mary Z. Blatchford, of Boothbay, Me-,
aged 81 years, insane, ran from her home
with the evident intention of reaching
the cemetery near by. She succeeded in
covering half the distance when she was
overcome and fell exhausted. She died
shortly after from the effects of the
burns and the flames inhaled.
The annual meeting of the Maine
Amateur Press association was held at
the Sanford high school building, Sat
urday. The following officers we're
elected: Tony Fiske, "Sigma," Bruns-
wick, president; Arthur Irish, "Leavitts
Angelus," Turner, vice president; Miss
Gladys Foss, Quill" Sanford, secretary !;
Miss Jessica Cousins, "Clarion," Coburn
Classical Institute, Lewiston, treasurer.
Figures given out at the secretary of
States Office, saturday, show that the
receipts of fees for the organization of
corporations in the State for the month
OF April were only about half what they
we're for the corresponding month in
1908. The figures for April we're s4780,
while for the same month in 1908 they
were $7405 To May the total receipts
for the present year from these fees was
1923 1856; for the same period year ago
it was Sal ,230.
If the Bangor & Aroostook shall be
extended to the sea and the Somerset
Railway extended to Moosehead Lake
il will make about 1875 miles of new
steam railroad in the State, this year
According to present announcements
- ,x,iI s.
electric railroad before snow comes in
the fall. 1t is good many years since
$50 miles of railroad building was done
in Maine in single year; in fact it was
probably never done
At the annual meeting of Maine Loyal
Legion held at Portland, May 5, the fol-
lowing officers were elected: Command.
or, Colonel F. NJ. Drew; senior vice com
mander, Ensign K. A. Butter: junior vice
commander, General B. B. Murray; re-
corder, Henry y. Burrage; registrar,
Holman s. Melcher; treasurer, Captain
Thomas J. Little; chancellor, Charles
w. Roberts; chaplain, Rev. John s
Sewell; council, Henry b Cleaves,
Alexander B. sumner, Roland B. Brown,
Calvin L. Hayes, Edward d. Noyes.
Judge Hall, in the Kennebec Superior
Court at Augusta on Thursday, sustain
ed the demurrer filed in the case OF
State vs D. K. Jewell of Hallowell, for
subornation of perjury. This case
which grew out of the Republican city
contest, attracted no little attention in
county circles. When the case came up
in the court, the Hon Charles F. John
son of Waterville, counsel for Mr.. Jewell
filed demurrer, which he supported by
argument alleging that the indictment
was defective in two respects. The
court having sustained the demurrer,
the case against Mr. Jewell drops, as it
is not anticipated that there will te any
further action in the matter.
Hon. Josiah Crosby, one of the most
prominent attorneys in Maine ano sec
ond oldest member of the Penobsoct
county bar, died at Dexter, the 9Th in.
slant, after brief illenss, aged 81 years.
Mr. Crosby was native of New Hamp-
shire, coming to Maine early in life and
settling with bis parents in Atkinson.
He was graduated from Bowdoin Col
lege in 1885 and at the time of his death
was the Oldest alumnus of that nstitu
ton, and for the past 20 years had been
one of its trustees He entered the
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