The Somerset reporter., 1901-08-01


Michael Cragin, who was found dead
under Suspicious circumstances, July 10,
was exhumed Thursday afternoon, and
another autopsy was performed by DR..
Weeks of the Maine General hospital at
Portland, assisted by Drs Gerrish and
Emerson. At the previous autopsy only
the head wM examined, but this time
every vital organ was carefully gone
over.
The Maine Log Rolling Association,
Modern Woodmen of America, has ae-
cepted the invitation of Rockland Camp
to hold their annual meeting in that
city, this year, and August 13 has been
decided upon as the date. August Is
also will be observed as state day,
during the Old Home Week exercises
1t is expected that between 200 and 3O0
members of the association will be in
the city, guests of the Rockland camp,
on that day.
During the payment of troops at Santa
Cruz, Friday, 800 was stolen from
the guard house. The robbery is sup
posed to have been the work of soldiers.
1t appears that Major Candy, who was
paying the troops in the Laguna dis
trict, left the safe in the guard house
and that while it was there the thieves
succeeded in abstracting its contents.
Gen. Chaffee has sent the chief of
Manila detectives to Santa Cruz to in
vestigate the affair."
Saturday morning Mayor Boothby OF
Portland received letter from Secre-
tary Long to the effect that he will
surely come to Portland on the Dolphin
on the 18th of August, which has been
designated as the great day of the Old
Home Week in Portland. Secretary
Long will be the principal speaker in
City hall in the evening of that day and
among the others invited to be present
are Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Hon. Henry
b. Cleaves, Hon. j. W. Symonds and
number of others.
Following are the names of the Maine
delegation that attended the launching
of the battleship "Maine" at Philadel-
phia last week: Governor and Mrs
John +. Hill, General and Mrs. John I.
Richards, Miss Mary Preble Anderson,
Mr.. and Mrs. William n. Anderson, Col
F. II. Parkhurst, Col. K. B. Sanger, Col.
E. c. Dill, Lieut.. Col. w. NJ. Aver.
Lieut.. Col. Francis Keefe, Lieut.. Col
T. H Anderson, Percy Hill, John Lig
gett, Hon. and Mrs. Charles Sumner
Cook, Col. and Mrs. c. II. Prescott,
Maj. Holman ). Day and Col N. S Pur-
ington, the Cover nor's private secretary.
The cattle commissioners, Thursday,
| filed their reports to the council cover
| ing the six months ending July l. The
number of cattle destroyed was 18l.
The value placed on same was $8,9s0.70,
of which the State paid onehalf, or
81, 490 80. The expenses of the COM
mission during this period were ST.
904.55 The whole expenditure amount.
ed to $6,394 So The commission has
already drawn $4,000, leaving $2,994,80
due the commission the first of July.
The appropriation for the year was
$500, and made In July, there is moth
ing remaining.
Designs have been made by the naval
board of construction of huge battle
ship, the plans of which will be sub
mitted to Congress next December
These are, length $50 feet; beam, 70 feet,
mean draft "a feet and 6 inches. The
total coal capacity will be about 1000
tons and the total displacement 10000
tons. The battery recommended by the
majority Is to consist of four IL inch
guns in two 10 inch armored turrets,
twenty inch guns in easements and
twenty 8 inch guns Eight of the inch
guns are inclosed in individual armor,
four on the upper deck and four on the
gun deck, firing ahead and astern. The
remaining twelve guns are located on
the gun deck in a central casemate bat.
terry. The machinery Is protected by a
ten inch armor belt tapering to four
inches fore and aft beyond the machin.
cry space, and the other protection con
sists of armor seven and six inches thick
except on the IL inch turrets, where II
Is ten inches thick. II built it will be
the largest vessel In the navy.