Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-10

Fryeburg and well they may. But the dear
old town will probably be as beau tiful
another year
Portland Press: The Cowan poisoning
case will probably not be argued before the
law court. The exceptions are expected to
be overruled, and Mrs. Cowan will take her
sentence. This Is the Dixmont case Mrs
Cowan being convicted Of poisoning her
child The motive for the crime is be-
lieyed to have been the desire to control
her husbands property. The child stood
in the way of this Mrs. Cowan was also
suspected of having poisoned a husband
or two, but never was tried on such
charges. The effort to secure new trial
was apparently made only to prevent the
sentencing of Mrs. Cowan at the time.
She was in a delicate condition, and since
"A child has been born to her in Bangor
jail This child has died 1t was not the
wish of the officers to sentence her to the
state prison until her health would admit
of it.
A good story is told of a Pittsburg cler-
gymen, who is good fisherman. He Is
spending the summer in Maine and
sought secluded pool the other day in
quest of speckled beauty. He found all
the fishermen of the neighborhood there
engaged in fishing, but catching no fish.
After waiting awhile he cast into pool
just above them and extraordinary luck
attended him. Trout after trout came to
his basket until one old man remarked
- hn 1tfNhanl.
you" responded the clergyman, THAT is
my profession.
Instances of miraculous healing are DIAL
ly reported from Old Orchard. One would
think that miracles would soon become so
common as to cease attracting attention.
Bar Harbor rumsellers seem to be los
ing, judging by the assaults upon the Off
GERS of the law of late.
Congressman Boutelle before leaving
New York for Europe was interviewed.
Speaking of the Hawaiian matter he said
"ltisnot closed by any means, With Senate
uncertain and wltha President againStuS,
| don't know what we shall DO able to &C
compliSh IN thCvay Of o reconstruction Of
our lack Of foreign policy. shall probably
Introduce a bill at the coming session to
annex the Sandwich Islands. They be
long to us by virtue of natural rights and
by the unanimous desire Of the Hawaiians
to become part of the Am 3r.can Republic.
They are As necessary for the full defence
of our Pacific coast line as If they were,
situated off San Francisco harbor, and
while we may not be able to pass any an
nexation measure with President Cleve-
land determined against the acquisition
OF the islands yet we shall be able to place
the Democrats on record
Regarding the business situation in
New England Mr.. Boutellc said: "Thcre
has been a gradual improvement in bust
ness In 1894 we were down to bed
rock. There has been, of necessity. a
bctterment, but Its present condition is not
nearly equal to what it was in 1899. I'm
der the Wilson law we shall import too
much TO get back where we were three
years ago. Wages are going up, but they
are not equal to what they We're then
Then tariff will undoubtedly be the Re
publican issue next year The Demo
Gratis will defend tariff reform. Silver
will not be a nominating issue. The i'm
provement in business has killed that
agitation. When the farmer has prospects
Of good crops and the workingmen and he
can jingle the dollars in tn cir pockets,
they are not going to bother their heads
about the money q uestion."
One of Skowhegan's brightest young
attorneys received, few days since, lot
Of bills for collection. Among them was
one for % cents, the debtor living in
distant town, and it was sent out with
the others. A few days later the attorney
received a largeKshoe box by express.
Charges upon it had not been prepaid but
the lawyer hsdi no suspicion and paid
about fifty cents In all to have the box de-
iivered at bis office. There an investiga
ton of the contents was undertaken and
In tho course of the day, after an endless
unwinding of Irvine and removing OF pa
per wrappers, the kernel was reached %
cents in the copper of the realm