The Somerset reporter., 1904-03-10
STATE AND GENERAL.


Fire insurance rates on risks in the
congested districts of large cities are to
be advanced, according to the Journal
of Commerce.
1t has been definitely decided that
Hawaii will make no exhibit at the St.
Louis fair. The sum of $4,000 which
the Legislature appropriated for an ex-
hibit will be returned to the treasury.
Col. Z c. Milliken, commander of
the Department of Maine, G. A. R, has
made two more appointments to his
staff, Hon. Leroy I. Carleton of VIM
throp, judge advocate; Capt. w. L. Ross
of Palmyra, chief mastering officer
John Bomily of Rome was sentenced
to 10 years at hard labor in the state
prison, the maximum for manslaughter,
by Justice Spear in the supreme court
at Augusta, Saturday afternoon for the
murder of his neighbor, Hosea Stevens
in November last.
The Roosevelt Republican club was
organized in Saco, Friday evening, with
So charter members. These officers
were elected: James o. Bradbury
president; William o. Freeman, vice
president; Everett NJ. Ridlon, secretary
Willis 7. Emmons, treasurer.
There are 10 dead, Is know to have
been injured and three persons reported
missing as the result of the collapse of
the unfinished Darlington apartment
hotel building on West 10th 8 rect, New
York, Wednesday, and of the result
ant injury to the hotel Patterson, d.
rectly in the rear of the collapsed build
ing.
Prairie fires that swept over large
portions of Kiowa and Comanche coun-
ties Oklahoma, last week, destroyed
hundreds of farm buildings and much
live stock, made 600 persons homless,
caused the death of several persons,
threatened a number of towns and swept
away scores of buildings in the outskirts
of the towns.
Hon. F. Marion simpson, chairman of
the republican state committee has stat
ed that a special effort was being made
to secure the presence of Senator Chaun-
cey NJ. Depew at the republican state
convention at Portland, April IA Mr..
Depew has written that he would come
unless the pressure of business in con-
gress should keep him in Washington.
Capt. Amos F. Noyes, the oldest men,
Der of the 23d Maine and the oldest liv-
ing member of the Grand Army in Maine
died, Monday, aged %. He was born in
Norway, Dec. II, 1912, and saw service
as a captain in the Aroostook war of
1899. He entered service Dec. I6, 1861,
as first lieutenant of company G, the 18th
regiment, served six months and two
days and was discharged for disabilities
caused by wounds. Latter he served as
captain in the 23d regiment, for 8 mos
Bradstreet's report for last week says
"Trade and industry are still irregu-
lar, being active in favored sections but
hampered in others by the prolongation
of winter weather, with its concomitants
of delayed transportation, car shortage
or floods. Southern trade advices are
relatively most favorable, wholesale
trade in that section being brisk at all
points and generally in excess of a year
ago. Southwestern trade is better,
though buying is conservative at st,
Louis"
w. II. H. Murray, Familiarity known
as "Adirondack Murray" died at Guild.
ford Conn.,, Thursday. He had been in
poor health for two years, but his sick
ness was of but few days duration. His
wife and four daughters survive him
AS an author, traveller, lecturer and
clergyman, Mr. Murray was widely
known. He was a native of Guilford
and died in the room where he was born
Mr.. Murry was graduated from Yale il
the class of 1852 and was later ordained
as a Congregational clergyman. He wal
at one time pastor of the Park stree
church in Boston, also organizing an in
dependent church in the last nance
city. A