The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-05-02

Paper Company at Millinocket few
days ago and their workmen have since
been rushed in order to fill it. 1t is for
300 wooden cores which are used to
wind the paper upon. These cores are
round, seven and eight feet long and
five inches in diameter, with square
hole through the center. 1t will re.
auire between 5000 and 5000 feet of
! lumber to complete the job.
/ Articles of association of the first
unusually large company Incorporated
in this State since the removal of the
capitalization limit by the last legisla
/ ture were filed with the Secretary OF
State, Friday. The new company Is to
be known as the Bingham Mining and
Smelling Co, and is to be capitalized
at $40 900, 600 OF this sum nothing is
to be paid in. The officers of the COM
pany are Donald NJ. Beleher of Brook.
line, Mass, president and Larkin /.
Trull of Lowell Mass, treasurer. The
articles of association state that the
company is organized for the purpose OF
carrying on quarrying business. No
details are given
1t has been determined to increase the
! regular army to approximately 5000
men and to leave it at that number
unless conditions in the Philippines
should make more troops necessary
The President and Secretary Root
have reached this conclusion and the
details will be worked out by the sec
rotary snd Gen. Miles. The number OF
officers appointed will be as originally
contemplated. The artillery corps will
be increased to its full strength of $4,000
men. 1t has not yet been determined
what proportion of the troops shall be
stationed in the Philippines, although it
is known that large force will be need
ed there for some time.
The big ocean tug cuba, which has
Just been completed at the Bath Iron
Works for the Staples Coal Co. of Taun-
ton, Mass, steamed into the Portland
harbor, Saturday afternoon, on her first
trial trip. As she turned Spring Point
light she presented an animated appear
ance with dozen fluttering flags and
hunting that covered the new boat from
stem to stern. She was given noisy
welcome by blasts from every steam
vessel in port, and was kept busy re
turning the salutes long after she was
made fast at Randall and McAllister's
wharf The Cuba is the largest tow
boat on the Atlantic coast and will DO
service between American ports and
Cuba.
State Game Commissioner, H. w.
Loveday, acting under United States
government authority, has made at
Chicago what is believed to be the
greatest seizure of game birds on record.
More than $4,000 quail, grouse and
ducks have been confiscated because
they were shipped in violation of the
federal law known as the Lacey act.
Suits are to be instituted against 48 men
charged with the shipment of game into
Illinois contrary to law. OF the total
number of birds seized, over q 900 were
quail. There were about 100 prairie
chickens taken and less than so each of
rnfiled grouse and ducks. A few live
song birds were taken by the authorities
at the same time as the dead game.
Major Noble, adjutant general of the
department of the Viscayas, has re-
ceived the surrender of Quentin Salas
and three of his officers. All the in
surgents under Salas will surrender
soon. 1t is claimed this will terminate
the instruction in the island of Panay.
1t is estimated that there are $4,000
lepers in the Philippines and 1t is plan
ned to isolate all the lepers on one
island Major Maus, the medical in
spector, Capt Ahearn, of the Ninth in
fantry and Captain Quartermaster Nor
ton, composed the board of officers APP
pointed to select suitable island.
They have visited Busang, Cuillon, Co
gayan, Dajolo and other islands, and
have made report, but it has not yet
been acted upon.