The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1905-01-12

makes it impossible for any government
friendly to Russia to advise peace or 10
unite with any other government III
offers of international edlation The
feeling at the Russian court, il is assert
ed here, is 80 absolutely for continuing
the war that probably not one person
who has access to the Emperor of Rus
STA could be found who even privately
favors Russia accepting defeat. Field
operations of magnitude not before
seen in the war, it is believed, will be-
gin in a few weeks
Henry V Poor, widely known for
many years az railroad authority and
an expert in financial affairs, is dead at
his home in Bro0kline. Nr. Poor fell on
the ice and broke AN ankle three weeks
ago and the shock to his system even
tually affected his heart He WAS born
in Andover, Oxford county, Name, in
1913 He was educated at Bowdoin
College and was the oldest graduate of
the institution For many years he
lived in New York ity, where he pub
lished a well-known railroad manual
and wrote many books on financial sub.
jects He is survived by widow. one
son, Henry ". Foore, prominent bank
er, and three daughters
The Maine Central railway steamer
Sappho while at her dock at Bar Harbor
saturday, preparatory to leaving for Mt.
Desert Ferry to connect with the noon
train was picked up by tremendous
wave and brought down upon the piling
with such force that hole was torn in
her side extending from the prome-
made deck down TO within three feet of
the water line. The breaking of the
steam pipes filled the cabin with steam
and 25 passengers including a number
of ladies', were nearly thrown into a
panic. 1t was with great difficulty that
they were COTTON to the wharf without
accident or being burned As there is
no other boat available travel was sus-
pended two or three days except by team
to Ellsworth
With the thermometer at % degrees
below zero, Friday, the fremen respond
ed to a general alarm for a fire in the
mule room of No. l mill of the Edwards
Manufacturing Company at Augusta
The building is five story structure
and the oldest in the plant. The fire
was confined by determined work to the
mule room but the smoke and the flood
ing of the building with water increased
the damage to S75, 900. The loss was
covered by insurance. The other build
ings were not in danger at any time.
The fire was fought by the mill employ
ers with their own apparatus for a half
hour before 1t WAS considered necessary
to sound the alarm. The repairs on the
building will require suspension of
work in No | mill for two or three
months, about 100 hands being made
idle
R q Dun's Commercial report for
the past week states: Aside from some
hesitation at the South, owing to the
recent fall 10 price of cotton, business
conditions are favorable and optimistic
sentiments are evidenced by extensive
preparations for active trade. As annual
reports appear it is found that the clos
ing months of 1904 made a much better
exhibit than the first half, which starts
the new year with smaller stocks of
goods in the hands of dealers, assuring
liberal contracts in the near future for
replenishing supplies. A few minor
labor controversies have arisen but the
Fall River mills are more active and in
most branches of manufacture there is
steady decrease in the proportion of
idle machinery, one prominent produe
er of wooden goods reporting 95 per cent
of all plants in operation. Boston re
ports bargain sales reducing stocks and
spring openings well attended.