The Somerset reporter., 1905-06-08
STATE AND GENERAL.


Japanese announce the loss of ak
ships during the war thus far, mostly
sunk by mines.
Sales of wool in Boston market were
large, last week The American " oolen
Company bought u 900 900 pounds.
Bates won over University of Maine
in the inter. collegiate debate held in
City hall, Lewiston, Friday evening.
Congressman Littlefield was one oil
the speakers at the Lake Mohonk inter-
national arbitration conference, last
week.
A dispatch from Christiania Norway
says war between that country and
Sweden is not looked for in either
country, all meeting the present crisis
with oalmness.
By vote of 1851 to 459, the graduates
of the Massachusetts Institute of Tech
nology have declared against the pro.
posed alliance between the institution
and Harvard University The vote OF
the non graduates WAS 6S4 against and
367 in favor of the alliance
Mrs. Gertrude Stevens Leavitt OF
Stroudwater, daughter of Mrs. L NJ N
W. c It. u, has recently written what
she styles The Story of Frances E.
Willard" the beloved predecessor OF
Mrs stevens in the Office of national
president of the W. c. T. U.
President Roosevelt will start on his
trip through the South next Autumn on
the 17th of October. This announce.
ment was made at the White House,
June 1st Coupled with it was the
statement that the extraordioary session
of Congress which it is the present in
tenton of President Roosevelt to call,
will not begin until after the November
elections.
An important announcement was
made by the Maine Central Railroad,
Friday, when Superinte ndent P. NJ.
Hammett of the motive power depart
ment informed the 400 or more employ ca
who come under that head that the
company had decided to make reduc-
tion from 10 to 81 hours for a days
labor The schedule of wages will not
be changed.
Rough estimates made of the Russian
losses in the battle fought in the sea OF
Japan, inclusive of nearly 5000 prisoners,
varies from 1000 to 5000. 1t is feared
that the majority perished. Calculating
the compliments of the sunken and cap
tured ships at upwards of 10000, 1000
men remain unaccounted for. 1t is pos
sble that the ships which escaped res
cued some of the members of the ere ews
of the less fortunate ships.
The basement of St Mary's Catholic
church at Orono, Me-, which is occupied
by the society until the completion of
the church edifice, was damaged by fire,
June 1st. to the extent of $4,000 1t is
supposed TO have caught from candles
burning at the altar. The situation
presented serious aspect for time
because of high wind, but the flames
we're placed under control. The darn
age is fully covered by insurance.
Charles r. Welch, yard conductor for
the Boston & Maine Railroad at Port.
land, Friday, for illegal transportation
was found guilty after an extended and
interesting hearing in the municipal
court, Friday morning, before Judge
Hill and sentenced to pay fine of $50
and COSTS. The state alleged that Welch
in his position of yard conductor shifted
car containing liquor in an effort to
liquor was consigned.
On June 1st in the presence of dis
tinguished assent blage including all the
members of the cabinet except Secretary
Hay, who is in Europe, associate justices
of the United States Supreme Court
members of the diplomatic corps and
invited guests, President Roosevelt, at
% O'clock p m pressed the telegraph
key which sounded the chimes in the
government building and started the
machinery of the Lewis and Clark cen
tennal exposition at Portland, Oregon
On June lst Portland, Oregon made
her bow to the world in the formal open.
ing of the Lewis and Clark Centennial
Exposition. The celebration was par
ticipated IN by the President of the
United States and his personal represent-
ative, Charles w. Fairbanks; represent
atives of the state and of the House OF
Representatives of the National Con.
gress; of the army and navy together
with the governors and staffs of the
States of California, Idaho Washington
and Oregon and multitudes of people
from far and near.
Servia has notified Turkey that she
will recall her minister from Constanti-
nople unless satisfaction is given by
June II for the recent violation of the
Servial consulate at Monastir, Mace
donia It appears that the local police
searched the consulate and seized cer-
tam papers. Seryia demands the dis
missa aud further punishment of the
chief of police and that an official visit
be paid to the consulate by the govern
or of Monastir with an expression OF
regret on the part of the government
for the occurrence.
BENZ. c. Stone, grand scribe of the
Grand Encampment of Naine, |. o o.
f., and clerk OF courts of Cumberland
county, died, June lat, aged II years.
He was in point of service, the Oldest
except one of the clerks of courts in this
state, having been elected in 1887 after
serving eight years as deputy clerk He
was a mem Der of Maine House of Rep.
resentatives in 1S74-75 Mr.. Stone
served as Grand Master of the Grand
Lodge of Odd Fellows in 1875 and as
representative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge in 1893 and 1894 He was a
Mason of 32nd degree.
President Roosevelt's tender of his
good offices to bring about peace is re-
ceived with general favor in the prest
and by the public at st. Petersburg and
desire that some steps should be taken
towards securing an honorable peace
is increasingly manifest. The Russ
declares that the Presidents offer should
be commended as an act of friendship
tending 10 bring out Japan's term OF
peace and Russia's acceptance of an of