The Somerset reporter., 1902-01-30
STATE AND GENERAL.

The transport Thomas Captain Buford
to sail for Manila Feb. 1st, will carry
fifteen hundred unassigned recruits,
now at the Preside.
In the Supreme ourt of York county
Friday afternoon 40 French Canadians
were naturalized Tn is the largest
number ever naturalized at any one time
in York county.
City Treasurer Thompson of Portland
has ascertaned that the cost of the Graf
fam, Hands and Brainaid murder trials
was over 500 In the latter case tex
pert testimony" added big figure to the
bills.
The engine in the saw mill at Blaine,
owned by Allston Gushing and Parker
p. Bureigh of Houlton was totally
wrecked by an explosion, Saturday. No
one was injured. The loss is estimated
to be $1,000.
Burglars blew open the safe in the
Old Orchard ticket Office of the Boston
& Maine railroad Thursday night and
although the Office was thoroughly ran
sacked and the safe practically destroy
ed nothing of value was taken.
Frank Rakwski, until recently soldier
In the U. $. army, was taken to the mill
tary prison at Alcatraz island, where he
will serve sentence of ten years for
threatening the life of Pres. Roosevelt.
He claims he was intoxicated when he
made the threat.
Thomas Gaddis, the submarine diver
who has been at work for the govern
ment at the East Lamone coaling station,
died Thursday afternoon, following a
descent. He had been i'll for several
days and went to work too soon. He
took chill after going into the water
and a few hours was dead He belonged
In Boston, where his widow lives.
Luther Gannett, an aged mau who
lived alone at Belfast was burned to
death in his home there early Friday. 1t
is supposed he attempted to light lamp
during the night and accidentally set fire
to the bedclothes. He was very feeble
and probably was overcome while trying
to extinguish the blaze. Mr.. Gannett
was 8S years old and had no relatives.
DR.. ii. A. Robinson died at his home
in Dover, Friday afternoon. He was
born in Foxcroft in May. 1910 He be.
longed to the Royal Arch Chapter of
Masons, and to st. Johns Commandery,
Knights Templar of Bangor. He had
been a dentist there for 40 years He
leaves a widow and two children, Leon
ard II. of that place and daughter
Alice H..
The largest private stable in Maine is
that which is now being built for Joseph
Pulitzer of New York, publisher of the
World, at Chatwold, his palatial summer
home at Bar Harbor, The main build
ing will, when completed, be 148 feet by
126 and will be the largest single build
ing in Bar Harbor with the exception of
the immense Rodick House with its
hundreds of rooms
The twenty infantry stationed at
Fort Sheridan, received orders from
Washington, Thursday, to prepare to
start for Manila. The command is one
of the new infantry regiments provided
under the recently enacted army re-
organization bill, 1t has been in process
of formation since last March. Col
VIM. Auman, the commanding office, is
now in the Philippines
DR.. w. II, Milburn, the blind chaplain
of the Senate, thinks he may fairly lay
claim to the title of grandfather of the
House." He entered the service of that
body ten years before John Sherman of
Ohio and Justin $. Morrill, of Vermont,
who were termed "fathers of the House"
Mr.. Milburn was first elected chaplain
of Congress in 1916, being then resi-
dent of Illinois and hailing from the
congressional district represented by
Lincoln.
AS the result of a terrible mine disaster
atLost Creek, Iowa, Friday afternoon, 81
dead are in an improyised morgue, and
eight are in temporary hospital. The
explosion was what is known as a dust"
explosion. The miners had just fred
their usual noon shots, one of which