Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1898-03-29
TIE WEEK in MAINE.
THE MOST IMPORTANT STATE NEWS
BRIEFLY TOLD.

The striking employees Of the Cabot
cotton mill at Brunswick have voted to
return to work at the reduced scale OF
wages. The strikers at Sac0 still decline
to yield.
1t ID evident that william A. Van
Norden In the political boss of Long Is
land plantation. He is first selectman,
clerk, treasurer, superintendent OF
schools and road commissioner.
The Foxcroft committee which has In
charge the matter OF compromise on
the Hale notes, has already secured the
signatures Of holders of nearly 800, 600
of the notes to n % per cent settlement.
This comprises n strong half OF the
notes outstanding.
The railroad commissioners, after a
thorough investigation OF the Maine
Central accident at OfOnO on the 10Th Of
January, report that they are unsble TO
determine the cause Of the accident. No
one WAS guilty Of any negligence, so far
as can be ascertained.
Ii Ia said at Augusta that the Wiscasset
and Quebec narrow gauge railroad Is to
be changed to standard gauge and ex-
tended northerly to q point where the
Canadian Pacific will be tapped. New
York capitalists who mean business are
said to be behind the project.
Amanda Joseph Of Bangor, an Arabian
pack peddler, Is under arrest charged
with the murder Of her new born babe.
The body of the child was found 10 the
vault OF an clubhouse connected with
school house In VassslbOrc. The woman
had been unable to find any one to take
her in.
The English steamer season ut Port
land Ia now nearly ut an end and II IL a
noticeable fact to record that OF the
20, 900 cattle which have been transport
ed abroad from this port, not one OF
them has suffered an injury In being
shipped. This Is the largest number by
far that has ever been taken from Port
land.
The Lewiston, Bath and Brunswick
electric syndicate ia making big plans
for this spring. The Cabot mills will
furnish the power for the road. They
hope to have the whole line In operation
by July |. New pleasure parks are to
be opened to catch the Sunday and holt
day crowds. The road will strive for
higher speed than Is attained on any
other Maine trolley line.
Bowdoin medical students are always
telling stiff yarns, and they have repu-
tation TO maintain. But they say IL Is
true as gospel that 10 dissecting the body
of woman last week, they found In her
interior anatomy piece OF nail, tack,
n piece Of lead, and ten or twelve pieces
of brick about half the size OF walnut.
IL IL only fair to the memory OF the
woman 10 add that she had been insane.
Friday night, the 18th, Fred McQuillan,
an employee OF the kennebec Fibre Con-
pany At waterville, WAS killed by being
caught In the machinery. Working
upon the shafting belt caught his
clothing, revolving him about the shaft
ing with great rspidiiy, tearing his arm
from his shoulder, the body being
thrown violently to the floor, causing
death within an hour. McQuillan was
81 years old aud unmarried.
The report Of Prof. Robinson, the
Bowdoin College chemist, who exsmin-
I'd the viscera of the late Mrs. Qusrttiro-
paui OF Hallowell. Who died March l..
under mysterious circumstances, Was re- I,
ceived Thursday. IL states that enough |
arsenic was found 90 have caused death |
In a much shorter time than was the
case-a hours. The report viii be sub
mitted TO the coroner's jury March - |
There l. not the slightest clue a. 20 hos !
or why the poison was administered.
At Rockland Tuesday a revolver was
discharged Ia the hands Of the lj-year-
old sou Of w. -. Fuller, Jr., editor Of
the Courier-GsEette. and bullet struck |
Manogo Piligisn, an Armenian employed
in the family, In the head. The bullet |
entered the brain and the Armenian
died shortly aftsrward. Young Fuller
had borrowed the revolver the day be-
fore 81 friend who told him IL was no,
loaded. The victim was 81 years Of sge, |
and had been In this country q year or
two. A coronsr's jury brought In YER
diet OF accidental shooting.