The Somerset reporter., 1900-02-01
STATE AND GENERAL.


isobert. Fl. Curtis, blacksmith, q
years of age, committed suicide, Friday
night, at his home in Bath by hanging
with towel from the kitchen door
Unrequitted love is said to be the cause
of his act.
After a weeks work on the crcum
stances attending the death of Mrs
Amelia A. Welch of Machiasport, the
authorities have decided that the wo
man committed suicide as the result Of
an attack of temporary insanity.
Pearl Stevens, employed by Ernest
Harris at North Turner, ended his life
with a shot gun, Saturday. No reason
is assigned for the act. Mr.. and Mrs
Harris left the young man alone in the
house and when they returned found
him dead with the gun by his side.
The annual banquet of the Bowdoir
college alumni of Portland was held
Saturday evening, and it was mos'
pleasant occasion for the graduates OF
this old and famous institution of learn.
ing. The Grafton of the evening was
delivered by Prof. Henry l.. Chapman.
There had been 1400 carloads more oil
imports from European ports to Portland
than during the corresponding period Of
any former winter steamship season
The exports have also been heavier thar
ever before. Portland's Importance al
shipping port seems to increase every
year.
The work of forging the largest iror
shaft cast in the country, was completed
al ihe Nashua IN. H.) Iron and Steel
, npany'> liant, Thursday. 1t was
f. I'D under ten ton hammer and 25
men worked on it. The shaft is 81 feet
long, 25 inches in greatest diameter and
20 inches in reduced diameter, and
weighs 81 400 pounds.
Three dwellings were burned at East
port, during the heavy gale, Monday
morning, the occupants escaping in their
night clothes. One house was occupied
by Mrs Edward Stamp, another owned
by c. e. Capen and occupied by Loring
Cross, and the third owned and occu
pied by Ainsey Turner. The loss on
the buildings and contents is $4,000; in
surance, $1,000.
The transport Pennsylvania sailed
Friday morning for Manila. She car.
ried 81 500 0U0 in gold coin and consd-
cradle sum of money in treasury notes
for the payment of the soldiers. Two
government printers, three men to as
sist in putting up refrigerating plant
at Manila, and 20 men of the hospital
service, also went along. The Pennsyl-
vania carried large cargo of army
supplies,
An imperial edict, issued from Pekin,
the Gath inst, says that owing to the
emperor's poor health, he is unable to
conduct the business of state and ap
points Pu Chun, son of Prince Tuano,
his heir. The emperor apparently, has
been compelled, by the dowager en-
press to abdicate about the Chinese New
Year, though it is understood this will
meet with considerable opposition in
certain court circles. The dowager, in.
tends to carry out the program which
she has been planning for years
The destruction of the Bellevue house
at Hebron took place Friday night.
Fire broke out about $50, and in a short
time the building was in ashes. 1t was
owned by Frank Glover, and was used
by the students at the academy as a
lodging and boarding house. The oase-
ment contained general store, in which
was located the postoffice. Happily the
fire occurred before many of the inmates
had retired for the night. The contents
of the postofiice were saved. The total
loss is estimated at $4,000, against which
there is small insurance.
A large and disastrous fire occurred in
Nillinocket, Friday morning about three
o'clock. People living in the vicinity of
the company's construction yards, were
aroused by the constant shrieking of
the whistles from the nearby engines.
1t was soon discovered that the lime and
cement sheds of the J. B. Mullen Co.
were practically beyond even partial
rescue and that the large piles of lum.
Der located close to the sheds on either
side were all afre. The estimated loss
is about $500. No insurance. The fire
was caused by the melting snow, caused
by the heavy rainfall of Thursday, drop
ping through ON to tho lime.