The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1900-09-27
STATE AND GENERAL.


Richmond was robbed by burglars, Sat
uTday morning, and the thieves escaped
with the contents u the safe although
the police discovered them and endeag.
ored u prevent their fight by shooting.
They took SO which was all they found
n tie safe.
Vim. Reed Of Lewiston was badly
burned aud disfgured, Friday night, by
coming in contact with a i've wire. t
was found that ar arc light wire had
become crossed with the circuit To
which the lamp was attached and when
he took hold Of It to turn On the liqht.
he received the full force Of heavy
current and death must have been
instantaneous.
About - Thursday morning, a shot
was fred into Tie electric car coming ap
from Lisbon. No one was injured.
The hole in tie side Of the car was about
Of an inch in diameter Officers went
Immediately to the spot and arrested
man with gun, intoxicated, who gave
his name as Charles Estes. He denies
shooting at the car but says he Lad been
put of a car.
State Agent burlington Of tie Cru.
city to Animals Association visited the
fair grounds at Windsor, last Thursday.
and seized six horses from countryrneu
visiting the fair. Judge Goodspeed Of
Randolph was summoned and heard the
arguments made, after which he ordered
them shot. The affair created quite an
excitement and much feeling was ex.
pressed condemning the action Of
burlington.
Major General Cofbin, adjutant gen
eral of the U. S. army, acted as secre-
tary of the war, last Thursday, for the
first time in his long and varied military
experiences. This comes about by
reason of the temporary absence of
Secretary Root, i'll at his Long Island
home; Assistant Secretary Meikeljohn
on his way to Nebraska and Lieut..
Gen Miles inspecting military posts aud
schools il the West
The Greek cruiser, Navarehos Mis-.
culles the first warship that Greece
ever sent to this side of the world. arriy-
ed in New York, Monday, from Phila-
delphia. She will remain there about
two weeks, after which she will 20 to
Boston and thence sail for Greece.
While the vessel is in New York harbor
the Greeks of the city will entertain the
officers and crew. a silver vase costing
s4o0 will be presented to the ship by tie
Greeks in America.
Post Office Department officials ex-
press the belief that the postmaster
general will recommend to Congress a
reduction in the rate on registered mail.
The growth of this branch of the service
has during the last year been pheuome-
nal, and it is said to be profitable and SO
a further stimulus to its increase is de-
sirable. The annual rate of increase has
been about four per cent, but this year
the increase is expected to reach nine
per cent. In the larger offices the
growth of business is even more rapid.
Thursday night, G. II Mllliken of Cor
nish registered at the United States
hotel in Portland and Friday morning,
was found dead in his room. He had
turned on the gas full force, first stop
ping up the keyholes and the crack
under the door. Then he shot himself
in the temple with revolver, inficdng
mortal wound He also had a bottle
of chloroform and a rope in his pocket.
1t was evident he had tried to use the
chloroform but had not succeeded in
killing himself with it and then resorted
to sterner measures.
A special dispatch from Vancouver
quotes Naval Constructor Hobson, who
went out 10 Manila to save what be
could Of the wrecks of the former
! Spanish fleet, who is now on his way
home, as saying that Dewey sunk none
of the Spanish vessels-that all were
scuttled by the Spanish crews. The
American gunners have heretofore been
given credit for sending these ships to
the bottom of Manila bay by II e terrible
accuracy of their cannon fire and the
statement of Lieut.. Hobson creates
surprise among naval men.