The Somerset reporter., 1905-01-26

County Attorney Emery moved for SEN
tence
high official of the Chinese foreign
Cffice, at Paris, said in an interview,
| Friday afternoon, that the neutrality OF
China was assured now as hitherto.
Every precaution had been taken, the
official added, and he could only suppose
that the present Russian complaints
were Intended to constitute pretext for
the further demands as compensation
for the loss of Port Arthur The official
emphatioally denied that there was any
connection between Chinese neutrality
| and anti foreign feeling. instaneing the
prompt suppression of the disturbances
at hanghai in connection with the delay
in bringing to trial the Russian sailors
who killed Chinaman there as the re-
suit of a dispute about the hire OF
! jinrickisha.
! If the movement now on foot in Ban
gOr is carried through there certainly
will be lively times in Augusta before
the present legislative session reaches It's
final adjournment. The movement is
nothing more or less than the abolish
ment of the state liquor agency and of
the city and town agencies throughout
Maine A number of prominent Bangor
men say that they are to have we'll
known democratic lawyer of that city
together with a prominent republican
member of the legal profession draw up
bill to this effect and have it presented
to the legislature at an early date.
Whether they will do this or not remains
te be seen. But certain it Is that they
are very much in earnest.
A bad runaway accident occurred
Thursday night, i'll Augusta, to party
consisting of Hon. aud Mrs. Harold M.
Sewall of Bath and Mrs Sheldon of
Boston, who were returning to the
Augusta House after dining at Hon. j.
II. Manley's. The driver lost control of
his horse and in turning sharp corner
the sleigh was overturned and the occu-
pants thrown violently to the hard road
Mr.. and Mrs. Sewell escaped uninjured,
but Mrs. sheldon suffered a bad disloca
ton of the shoulder. She was taken u
the Augusta House whore every hing
possible was done to relieve her, and
saturday morning she was able with the
assistance of a trained nurse 10 take the
train for her home in Boston.
Eleven persons we're injured, four seri-
ously, by the wrecking of the "Sunrise'
express from Halifax and 1T John on
the western division of the Boston d
Maine r II In Durham, N. H., Friday
About dozen other passengers received
Gu 8 and bruises wnen the passenger car
leaped from the rails on account of
defective rail and piled up in stone
culvert at one side of the track. The
locomotive, baggage car and one Pull
man remained on the rails but the rest
of the train, consisting of the smoking
car, a Pullman and two day coaches, was
thrown from the tracks. The most
seriously injured we're: Miss Belle Don
aid, Hampton, n. B.. severe injuries to
her head, and her shoulder dislocated.
Colored porter of Pullman car who re
fuses to give his name, head and shoul
ders lacersted and bruised by being
thrown through car window Albert B
Hall, Portland, Me-, internal injuries
Charles Dunn, Jr Portland, Me, head
and hip injured.
Clark n. Barker, postmaster of Port
land, died suddenly at his residence 608
Congress street at IL o'clock saturday
night He had not been in the best of
health for several months but was for
the most of this period at the postoftice
every day. He remained at home indis-
posed all day Thursday but was at the
postoffice building as usual on Friday
and again on Saturday He spent the
forenoon at the office going home for
dinner at l o'clock Returning in the
afternoon he remained until 4 O'clock
To all he appeared very bright and
cheerful Saturday evening at 8 80,
while bis wife was reading to him, he
attempted to rise from his chair and fell
to the floor. II was assisted to a couch
and Mrs. Barker quickly summoned DR.
Cousins But her husband WAS beyond
all medical aid and he passed quietly
away within two hours. He had suffer
ed a shock of apoplexy and clot of
blood had formed over each temple.
His age was 68 years. He leaves wife
and three children.