The Somerset reporter., 1905-03-16

procured the certi6cation on checks ON
. nationaf bank Ut time when she had
no money In tho bank.
Statistics show that the deaths from
bubonic plague In India within q few
years has reached nearly 5000 600. In
1908 the mortality in India from the
plague alone was $4,000. The number
/ of deaths recorded last week, while ex-
traordinary, Ii not unprecedented.
The committee of the storthing of
Norway, by a vote of 10 to 3, has deoid-
ed to establish an independent Nor
wegian consular service not later than
April 1, 1909 This practically is the
expression of Horway's determination to
enforce her views without waiting for
Sweden's assent.
On March so the new ship Charles II.
Darling, In which Commander Robert G.
Peary will make his next dash for the
/ North Pole, will be launched at Bucks
port, Me. Not disheartened by the
failures of his other attempts, the
explorer is confident that this time he
will meet with success.
The youngest son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene o Torrey of Bangor was burned
to death Thursday night. While asleep
it rolled from couch upsetting light
ed lamp on the floor aud setting its
clothes on fire. Although quickly res
cued by an older sister the little one
lived but an hour, being badly burned
about the face
Hon. John NJ Goodwin. Oldest mem
Der of the YORK County Bar Association
former bank president, one time candi
date of the democratic party for United
states Senate, and for years Que OF the
best known citizens in Western Maine,
died, the Sth instant, at his home IN
Biddeford, aged 50 years
In a decision handed down by the Su
pIeme court at Hartford, Conn the
judgement of the Supe Tor court in de-
clarng that the sealed letter in the
Phlo 5. Bennett will containing be
quest of 50,000 to William j. Bryan, ia
not part of the will, is upheld. The
case went up on Mr.. Bryan's appeal
! from the Supreme court decision.
Leonard E. Gowell, aged 76 years, the
oldest steamboat engineer in Maine.
committed suicide at Bath, Sunday, by
shooting himself in the head with re-
volver. The bullet entered the right
temple. and he died instantly. Despon-
dency over failing eyesight Is given as
| the probable motive for the deed.
A recent dispatch from Madag ascar
announcing that Admiral Rejestvensky' 8
entire squadron was returning to Jibu
til. French Somaliland. is not yet offici-
ally confirmed, but 1t is generally accept
cd as being a fact and appears to be
coiucident with Russis's canceling large
orders for supplies to be forwarded to
| ba D1ea;an aaonpd Donifio aouadrnn
u s. sen. William Brmmage Bate of
Tennessee, twice governor of his state, a
veteran of both the Mexican and Civil
wars, rising from private to major gen.
eral in the latter, and for IS years con
spcuous member of the upper House of
ongress, died at his hotel apartments
in Washington. Thursday, aged 70 years.
Death was due to pneumonia and de-
fective heart.
Over four thousand nests of the brown
tail moth have been collected by the
scholars in Kennebunk. The offer of
the Village Improvement Society to pay
| for the collection of these nests and
| give premium to the boy in each
school securing the largest number Is
having very stimulating effect and will
asrve greatly to diminish the number OF
the pests in that locality.
AT the d. Warren plant. Westbrook,
q force of men has begun the construo
ton of the foundation upon which 10 to
be erected the greatest of all paper max
ing machines. OF course these founda-
tons must correspond in strength as
well ss extend to the mighty piece of
machinery that they will have to sup-
port The work is very elaborate and
thorough, and some features of it will
be of interest to the public.
The coroner's jury at Honolulu, Fri
day night, returned a verdict that Mrs.
Jane l.. stanford died an unusual death.
The verdict says that death was due to
strychnine poisoning, the poison having
| been introduced into a bottle of bicarbo-
nate of soda with feloDous intent by
known. The sheriff is quoted as saying
that in his opinion the poison was plac-
ed in the bottle In san Francisco.
The travelling public will learn with
great regret that Scion s. Cahill, who
for the past Is years has been the genial
agent at the Maine Central station in
Brunswick has rendered his resignation
In order to devote his entire time to the
management of his new hotel The Villa
at Lisbon. Few people in the state
have larger acquaintance than Mr. "a
| hill. He has Deen connected with the
ID. c. r. R., ever since he was boy.
Eugene $. Palmer, the night watch.
man at the Boston & Maine railroad
round house at Turner's station, just
outside Portland, who was found uu-
conscious on the floor of the round
house one week ago, died saturday.
That be had been assaulted and robbed
seemed evident from the fact that about
$50 was missing from his clothing and
he had bad bruise on one side of his
head. He did not regain oonsciousn ess,
and at times repeated the words, Don't
kill me-" The authorities have been In.
VI stigating the case.
Carmine Navarro. who was arrested
in Brooklyn and brought to Portland,
Friday night, on requisition papers, sp-
peared in the municipal court Saturday
| In answer to the charge of muder In con-
nection with the death of Alphonzo
Rune on the night of Feb. 81 At the
request of the county attorney the hear.
ing was continued to Monday, March 20
| The police stated that Navarro had re-
peated to them a confession which he Ia
alleged to have made to the police in
Brooklyn, in which he stated it was the
original intention to mutilate Rume, but
the cuts we're deeper than intended and
he died from loss of blood. In addition
to De Fillippo, who he is alleged to have
charged with being an accessory, he i'm
/ plIcated Vincenzo Cavozza, as an acces.