The Somerset reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1868-1909, 1901-09-12

suers for nearly day.
The steamer Tartar, of the Canadian
Pacific fleet, has arrived at Vancouver,
B. c., from the Orient with the news OF
the burning of the business portion of
the city of Foo Chow, China. Over one
million dollars damage was done and
many people are said to have been killed
in fights over the loot. The fire occur
red Aug. 20, and was caused by the
overturning of a lamp in native under
taking establishment European pro-
prietors of business houses and large
Chinese merchants were the heaviest
sufferers.
A full and unreseryed confession of
the murderer furnished the authorities
of York county with the solution OF the
mystery surrounding the killing OF Mrs.
Serah Mcdonald. otherwise sadie
Waldron, at Kittery Point, last week.
The confession was made by Charles
Almond McCloud, an ignorant section
hand of vicious habits, upon whom
strong suspicion was fastened as soon as
1t was learned he hastily left trolley
car on the night of the tragedy to walt
for the woman, who was returning
home from Portsmouth.
A message has been received from
Marcus A. Hanna stating that he will
accompany his daughter, Miss Rpth,
when abe comes to christen the cruiser
Cleveland at Bath on Saturday, sept.
2s, at noon, which is the date which has
been selected for the launching OF the
largest government vessel Bath has ever
built. Delegates from the Cleveland
city council and board of trade have
stated their intentions to be present and
the Bath company will request the
company of Senator'S Hale and Frye and
Representative Littlefeld at tho event.
Brunswick had another incendiary
fire early Friday morning, in the historic
house owned and occupied by MISS
Frances E. McKeen. An occupant OF
the house was awakened by hearing the
incendiary breaking into the shed with
a bundle In his arm. AS soon as he
broke in the door he dropped the
bundle and ran away. A few minutes
later the shed was ablaze The loss
was about $500, Insured. Cleveland
Grover, a 10 year-old boy, was arrested
later and confessed to having set the
fire. His record is a bad one having
twice been an inmate of the state Re
form school.
The coroner's inquest over the death
of George w. Thornton, who was shot
at the Maine State fair grounds, Thurs
day last, was resumed, saturday after
noon. The jury found that Thornton
came to his death on Thursday by a
lead ball discharged from rifle in the
hands of some person or persons I'M
known. The rife was discharged in
shooting gallery on the grounds of the
Maine State fair in Lewiston, and that
death was due to the negligence of Il.
w. Slaven- White in the management of
the shooting gallery, and the officers
and servants of the Maine State Agri-
cultural Society in allowing a shooting
gallery without any restrictions and
regulations.
The new officers of the Maine Chris
tian EDdeavor were elected, Thursday
afternoon, as follows: President, Rev.
Charles D. Crane of Yarmouth; vice
Rev. w. E. Overlook of
Rev. 1. W. Case of Lubec,
b. D. Marshall of Portland; correspond
ing secretary, Miss E. Hattie McKeen,
Saco; recording secretary, Miss G. Alice
Osborne of Waterville; treasurer, Rev.
G. E. Owen, Waterville; superinten-
dents, Junior department, Miss MargA-
ret Koch of Waterville; Floating de.
partment, G. w. Foster, Portland;
Evangelistic department, Rev. G. K.
Flanders of Biddeford; Missionary de-
partment, Miss Alice L. Horne, Port
land; Christian citizenship department,
Rev. H. N. Pringle, Eastport; excursion
manager, E. w. Packard, Lewiston.
A carefully prepared plan for the
escape of prisoners from the Cumberland
county Jail at Portland was discovered,
Wednesday night of last week, just in
season to prevent it's success While
Turnkey Grover was making his rounds,
he CHANGED to put his hand on the pad
lock of the dungeon door and was sur.
prised to find that it turned easily. Upon
examination he found that one side of
the staple had been sawed off thus allow.
ing the locked paddock to be removed at
will. The cut made by the saw had
been filled with soap In the dungeon,
which was unoccupied at the time,
several bars at the window had been
sawed off and then refltted in their
places with the aid of soap. In corner
of the dungeon the officer found saw
and small pot of grease which had
been used in the operation, Sheriff
Pearson thinks the work probably was
done Labor day when all the prisoners
were allowed an hour and half liberty
In the corridors,
Cured of Chronic DiarrhOea After
Thirty Years of Suffering.