The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-03-02
STATE AND GENERAL

for mayor of Waterville by Republicans
and f. l.. Jones by Democrats.
Hot springs, Ark. was visited by
disastrous fire, Saturday, entailing loss
cOnservatively estimated at 81 OK, 600
Five lives were lost.
Oliver Otis has accepted the Demo
cratic nomination for mayor, OF Rock
land, the conditions which he stipulated
having been complied with
The st, Petersburg students have just
voted themselves vacation until next
fall. 1t will be hard to convince Amerl-
can students that there's no freedom IN
Russia.
1t is estimated that John D. Rookie
Teller will receive only about 500, OO0OO
iu standard oil dividends this year. He
will be able to worry along on that with
a little economy.
The Washington Post notes that
Speaker Cannon's eyesight Is 40 bad
that he Is unable to recognize any
member who favors an omnibus public
building bill.
AS result of an explosion 10 sh aft
No of the United States Coal andC oke
Co, at Wilcoe, West Virginia. Feb 26
% miners are supposed to have lost
their lives and 1t is possible the number
will exceed this.
The President has appointed for Uuit
ed states district judge for the eastern
district of Wisconsin. Joseph B Quarles
of Wisconsin, whose term as United
States senator expires March 4th,
Gu Thursday, Feb %, the President
issued a proclamation converting the
senate in special session at II O'Clock,
noon, on March 4, next to receive such
communications as may be made by the
executive.
A water famine is causing much suf-
fering in Williamantic, Conn The
water mains in several of the principal
streets are frozen solid, and it is esti-
mated that over 100 families are with
out water, and the number is daily
increasing
Information reaches Paris that, after
the riots at Baku, 800 corpses we're
counted in the streets. fartars were let
loose on the Armenians 1t looks as if
the Inflated Christians of the east are no
better off under Russian than under
Turkish msrule.
Investigation of the Iriquois Theatre
fire has been begun anew at Chicago,
+ Thursday, by the grand jury. The
complaint ia identical with that present
ed one year ago when indictments were
returned, out which were recently
quashed as faulty.
The Montana House of Representa-
tives has by unanimous vote adopted a
resolution commencing the altitude of
President Roosevelt in regard to the
trusts and endorsing the Presidents
recommendation for an enlargement of
the powers of the interstate commerce
commission.
The U S. Senate committee on inter.
state commerce, Friday, agreed to re-
port resolution asking that the COM
mittee be authorized by the Senate to
sit during the recess of Congress and
take testimony for the purpose of pre-
pairing some measures for the regulation
of railroad rates
The Somai Mullah is again on the
wsrpsth He is reported TO be day
march from Obbia and TO have seized
and killed a nun, Der of the Sultan of
Obbia's followers. Somll Mullah la the
80 called Mad Mullah of Somaliland, who
has caused the British and Italians a
great deal of trout BILE in the past.
Herbert Shaw was killed at West
Falmouth, Saturday, by a passenger
train from the east arriving there at
noon. While sitting in his sleigh on the
crossing, watching passing freight
train coming from the opposite direction
he failed to notice the passenger train
and was not observed. by the engineer
until too late.
Fairfield, has been appointed to Anna
nnli hu mo 10
burne will leave college within few
days to tutor for the examinations
which he will have to pass next June
before he can be admitted to the acade-
my. He Is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles z. Osburne of Fort Fairfield
and is 10 years of age.
The republicans in caucus, at Ellis
worth Feb. %, nominated DR. Alexander
c. Hsgerthy for third term as Mayor
and the present Board of Aldermen for
reelection of all by unanimous vote.
For the first time in many years the
democrats held caucus, and adjourned
without making nomination, the placing
of a ticket in the field being referred 10
a committee to report at future
meeting.
At the White House and at the State
department, DIT Lub hubbldu, rT6uCu
German, British and Italian embassies
and the Japanese legation, Friday
where enquiries were made regarding
peace between Russia and Japan, the
most positive statements were made
that if either of the belligerents were
thinking of proposing peace it was a
secret securely locked in the foreign
Office at st. Petersburg or at Toxic
Fire, Saturday morning, Quilted the
main building Of the plant of T. f..
Cassidy & Son block makers, shipsmit his
and dealers in ship stores, on Front
street, Bangor The building and it's
contents, valued at $4,000, are prscti-
cally total loss, covered by insurance
The FIRE ragged fiercely for an hour and
at one time seriously menaced adjacent
buildings. T. F. Cassidy & Son incurred
loss of Gil 900 by fire about year ago
In the same plant
The grand lodge of the Ancient Order
of United Work men of Maine held its
session in Lewiston on Thursday. Feb.
%. The election of officers resulted as
follows: Grand Master Workman, Jo-
seph Z Hall, of Anchor Lodge OF Ban
gor; Past Grand Master, d. B Phslan,
of Dsnforth; Grand Foreman, Edwin
Stone, of Biddeford, Grand Overseer,
George s Longley, of Lewiston; Grand
Recorder, A. c. Andrews, of Augusta;
grand receiver, =. F. Roberts, of Port
land.
United States Minister Dawson, al
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