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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-07-27

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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1882-07-27
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
BELFAST. THURSDAY, JULY 81, 1882.
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Plaisted endorsed the State steal
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The fruit crop has been so fine i'll South Car
DINA this year that the country papers are all
advising the farmers to preserve as much of it
as they can.
OF course all that they can will be pre-
served.
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The Weekly Mountaineer, published at
The Dalles, Oregon, and edited by Coz.
T. 5. Lang, formerly Of Maine, says Of the
political outlook in this State
From private adyices we are inclined to be
licve that the State Of Maine has had Il sufficient
experience i'll Grecnbackism, in the false pro
fcssions of Democratic leaders. and i, likely to
wheel into line with Oregon, in the support Of
safe Republican doctrines. Oregon can hold out
= most cordial hand to Maine inviting the stern
old northeastern battlement of the National ter
Iitorv to come into the fold. having learned that
there j. no safety with traitors. or with men
who would cover principles with shadows.
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Hon Vim. I Frye Will speak in Hay
ford Hall, ths city, Saturday afternoon
Aug. 18th. The Waldo County Republic
can convention is to be held on the morn
ing VI that day of Mi. Frye's ability
as a speaker it is needless to say any
thing. lie is sure of a large audience
All aro Invited, Including Mr.. T. H
Murch Of hockland.
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The first Fusion rally Of the campaign,
held at Portland on Monday last, was Il
tiZZle. The attendance was small. Gov
plaisted and Mr. Dane were advertised
to speak, but both were sick Ladd and
Thing made speeches.
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CHARLES A. Observation-Disclosures. EDITOR.
" ' LOCAL EDITOR.
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Beltast's conundrum "Shal we have
a new hotel?" Don't give it up.
Dust reigns and rain would be vel
come.
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We cannot decide whether the Port
land Press has 'knocked out" the Adver-
tiser or not. But as the Journal is not
referee it is not called upon for decision.
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4 HARD SEASON FOR FUSION.
NOTES AND COMMENTS.

p. II. Gordon, greenbacker, calls Oh Cover
nor Plaistcd TO denounce the national banks.
But is moi that unkind: Would not the feelings
OF Mr.. Dane. the fusion nominee for Congress
and national bank director, be narrowed by
such untimely remarks:
ncle Scion, speaking of Squire Dane, the
banker and nominee of the fusonists of Con-
gress, remarks: ''Mr. Dane told the Green
back wing of the convention which nominated
him. in accepting the nomination, that he was
always proud TO stand by the side of the Green
hackers A Democrat never was born who
would not stand beside Greenbackers to get
their votes"
The Aroostook Republican Indignantly and
emphatically repels the assault recently made
by Daniel Stickney in Gov. Plaisted's Portland
organ upon the Republican candidate for Cover
nor and upon the integrity of the majority of
the delegates from that County.
Only one National Bank president has been
candidate of the Greenbackers of the first
Paisted he is one of "a race of iders, misers
and towards, who will never take any chances
with labor in the productive industries"
The Lewiston journal says: Our adyices
from Aroostook county are that a Republican
gain may be looked for from that section of the
State. \ gentleman from oxford county re-
ports numerous Republican gains in that section
and general disgust on the part of Greenback-
ers who were formerly Republicans. There is
much dissatisfaction over the fusion count
ticket. Our advices from all parts of the State
indicate that the Republicans are hard at work.
and confident of electing Col. Robe by from
5000 to 10000 pluraity-most estimates being
the latter.
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The Maine Mining Journal says: There
has been 20 change in the mining situa
alton Since our last reports, and there
has been analmost entire absence OF news
from the Maine mining districts during
tha past week The good work goes on,
however i'll a systematic manner. The
active mines are making a most favora-
lie showing, ana the ore shipments are
reaching creditabe proportions.
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Grief affects some people strangely,
Mrs. Scoyille publishes letter, in which
she says her Feelings have already been
shocked and lacerated beyond restora
ton and 50 She offers what remains Of
her brothers "mutilated body to the
highest bidder for cash. As Mrs. SEQ
Vile has no title 70 the property She Of
ters for sale, it does not seem probable
that she viii have the consolation Of
pocketing the cash therefor
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The sore heads who are disappearing
under the name Of independents, held Il
second secret conference in Portland
Monday, and are said to have adopted
IL call for a convention. 1t should be
called the dark lantern party.
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GEN. NEAL DOW FOR ROBBIE.
The Boston Globe prints the following letter

ITVIII V'II' NVdT DOW
PORTLAND. July :. 1SSa.
Dear -ir-I am Just home from Western
Pennsylvania, and find your note of 26 June.
In reply have TO say that have known Col.
Robe Wen for many years, Il temperance
man and prohbitionist. Personally. have
favored the nomination of Mr.. Thomas, and
WAS afraid of the candidature of Mr.. Ro-
bic because he was urged by certain deacons
and other 'rUmmies" in the eastern part of the
state whom ! supposed TO have Interior views
for their reference; but | am assured by Col.
Robbie that he is changed in nothing except per-
hapS in more earnest views of the importance
to individuals, and of the wisdom of prohibition
for the state, with which policy he is and always
has been in hearty sympathy. Respectfully
Nj,
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The Calais Times (Fusion) condemns
Congressman Ladd's vote for the naval
appropriation bill, and says that had this
vote been recorded prior to the 'recent
conventions in Maine he would not have
been mentioned as a possible candidate
for a Congressional nomination On the
Democratic and Greenback tickets"
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letter from Hon. W. H. Prescott
late special envoy to South America has
been published, which clears up several
points il the peru-Chlian affair in a
most satisfactory manner, and sustains
every position taken by Mr. Blaine,
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1 SAMPLE OF FUSION AMMUNITION.

The Boston Post recently invented the state
mrnt that at the prohibitionist conference at
Portland. in June, Joshua Nye vouched for
Capt. Bouttle by declaring that he had no,
drank Intoxicating liquors '.to, tro yeo,~."
This report in the Post was entirely mis-
chieYouS, as the writer and all others who
know anything Of Capt. Boutelie are aware
that while he has never made any parade of it..
he has in fact been for nearly twenty years one
of the most rigid personal abstainers from the
u>c of any sort of liquors, wines or infoXicants
of any description. The attempt of the Post
10 east Sur upon him in that regard is one of
the most ineNcusable and petty demonstrations
of nnliticaI nlaliee. Lkenn.hec .Lnulnal.
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THE NORTHERN PACIFIC.
The Efforts to Secure the Forfeiture of Its
Land Grant.


New YORK, February 21.-With regard
TO the lapsed land grants the Mail and En-
press Washington special says: IL is very
evident that there soon will be stir In Com
gress on this subject. The Northern Pacific
Railroad people have planted their lobby on
the ground and show considerable nervous
ness as to the issue. The Judiciary Com
mittees Of both Houses have the whole SUBJ
ject under consideration, and 1t ID intimated
by prominent members thereof that they in
tend to see the Governments interests pro-
tected at all hazards In this relation. One
of the members says that they intend TO In
quire carefully into the question Is to wheth-
er the decision of Carl Schurz, when he was
Secretary of the Interior, overrnling the de-
cision Of the Land Office Commissioner, was
the result of ignorance of the law, of favor
itism or of venality. Some pretty rough
things are said about Schurz In this connec-
ton, and they will all be investigated with
the general subject, and, If any of them are
snbstantiated, bill will be passed directing
the Attorney-ieneral to add all the lapsed
railroad grants to the public domain. The
Northern Pacific people appeal for mercy on
the ground, as they allege, that they have
the entire road under contract for eonstruc-
ton, and that they will complete IL in two
years.
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How b Snow Death Came 10 : Usnh
FamaIy.


OoDES, February 27+--The Pilot says To-
night Of the victims OF the Cottonwood
cafio snow-slide: On last Wednesday even
ing, Mr.. Taggart and family went TO bed In
their cabin In Big Cottonwood canon. The
next day 1t was discovered that the cabin
had been covered up by snow-slfde, and
party OF men went to rescue them. The
scene OF The disaster IL one Of the widest
spots In the cafion. From the head of the
stream which runs through the canon to the
top Of either ridge Is about mile, while the
distance between the peaks Is not over half
q mile. The course Of the slide was plainly
marked. A vast body of snow, amounting
to several thousand tons, had broken away
from the apex Of the ridge, and gone down
the steep, rocky side of the mountain, strik-
ing with terrible force ut the bottom Of the
canon, and packing as hard IS Ice with Its
own momentum. The level space at the
bottom of the canon is about 100 yards wide
and the snow filled the entire space and
damned the creek.
After about two hours work, the roof Of
the cabin was reached. 1t had been torn of
the cabin with portion of the logs. Pres
emily bed quilt was reached, and when the
snow was cleared away the bodies could be
felt under the bed clothes. They proved to
be those of Mr.. Taggart and his wife lying
side by side. When the snow was cleared
away from their faces II was plain to all that
death had overtaken them in the night.
They were lying on their sides as Ii asleep.
A little babe lay between, close to Its moth
er's breast, where 1t still seemed TO be nurs-
ing. There were four children, all In bed rs
II asleep, packed under about eight feel OF
snow nearly a. hard as rock. None Of the
bodies had any external injuries, except the
father, who was slightly bruised by falling
timber.
The bodies were wrapped In rawhides and
securely bound; ropes were then attached,
and they were dragged over the snow to Ar
genta, after which they we're taken on sleds
to the mouth of the cailon. 1t is doubtful If
any Of the victims ever awoke after having
gone to sleep In the evening. The lives Of
the whole family Of seven persons must have
gone out into the great Unknown at the
same time, and without pang or conscious
ness of their fate.
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CoNKLrNC AND SARGENT.
The Nominations sent to Committee.


WASHINGTON, February 25.-When the
nomination of ex-senator Conkling as Assoc
ciate Justice of the Supreme Court was read
IN the executive session of the Senate, mo-
ton was made to take 1t up for immediate
consideration. Senator Hoarthereupon took
the floor and warmly said: While he con-
coded Conkling's great qualifications and
that no man since Webster had surpassed
him In Intellectual force, he believed Conk-
ling had used his powers for bad purposes,
and he did not believe him honest. His ele-
walton to the Supreme Bench, said Hoar with
great excitement OF manner, and pounding
bis desk with emphasis, would be disgrace
to the Judicial ermine, and he therefore In
terposed his objection TO the present consid-
Grafton of the nomination, and insisted that
1t should take the regular course OF reference
to the Judiciary COMMITTEES,
A single objection being sufficient 10 pre-
vent immediate consideration, the nomina-
tion was accordingly referred TO that COM
mittee under the rules, without an oppor-
tunity for debate or any reply to Hoar's re-
marks.
The nomination of ex-senator Sargent as
Minister to Germany was then referred TO
the committee on foreign relations, under
objection to its immediate consideration,
which was interposed by Cameron, Of Penn
sylyanis, understood to be friendly both to
him and Conkling, but who desired to pre-
vent The appearance of any distinction be-
tween the cases Of the two ex-Senators.
Prominent members of both political parties
In the Senate predict the nominations will be
confirmed by an overwhelming majority.
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Sergeant Mason's Trial.

WASHINGTON, February 23.--In the Ma
son collrt-martial to-day, Captain McGilroy,
OF Sergeant Mason's marine company, testi-
fed that since Mason's confinement he had
been returned to duty By witness as duty SER
geant.
Warden Croker described the location Of
GGiteau's cell, and said the arsenal troops
could be witnessed from the cell window.
Guitea1, when not reading or writing, spent
some time looking olt of the window.
Bigelow, counsel for Mason, objected to
testimony Is to Guiteau looking out of the
window, unless the Judge-Adsocaie engaged
to show that this habit was known 10 Ser
geant Mason.
The Judge-Advocate said he proposed to
show this.
The Court sustained Bigelow's objection.
The Judge-Advocate then announced that
be intended to prove Mason knew Of the
habits of Guitean.
Mason, rising from his chair, exclaimed
!" I will clear that, Judge; did know"
The President OF the court peremptorily
ordered Mason to be silent.
No material fact was elected to-day.
The arrival Of Mason's wife aud little boy
seems to have q soothing effect on him. He
continues to complain bitterly Of the food
and the quarters furnished him, and con-
stantiy urges the treatment accorded him by
the military authorities and that accorded
Guiteau by civil officers at the jail.
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Death OF Judge Mason.

BURLINGTON, February 25.-Judge Mason
died eariy this morning after short illness.
He was one of the pioneers or Iowa, prom
inent Democrat, born at Pompeii, N. Y,
graduated at West Point at the head of his
class, of which Robert e. Lee and Jefferson
Davis were members, was assistant professor
In an academy two years, and in 1885 was
editor of the New York Post while William
Cullen Bryant was abroad. He came to
Burlington In 1887, and was appointed by
President Van Buren, Chief Justice Of the
Territory Of Iowa, holding the Office until
1877. He was the author of the Constitution
Of 1851, and under It's provisions was elected
Judge. In May, 1858, he was appointed
Commissioner Of Patents, and resigned In
1857. After that he was connected short
time with the Scientific ADaerican, ana In
1850 established an Office In Washington,
where his practice was devoted exclusively
to patent cases, In which he accumulated .
large fortune.
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Another South American Job.

New YORK, February 23.-The Graphic's
Washington correspondent has anearthed
another South American scheme coincident
with Blaine's recent foreign policy, that has
not heretofore come to light, and which is
almost on par with the Peruvian Company
and Credit Industrial. The project was to
work great silver mine In Bolivia. A syn
dictate was to be formed with something like
s73, 600, 900 capital, and bonanza, by the
side of which the Nevada lodes would APP
pear puny, was promised by the manager.
The modus operdadi was to secure title
from Bolivia to the silver district, for which
that Government was to receive q royalty
from the production. American capital was
TO work 1t, and blocks of stock were to be
distributed among large number Of leai-
Ing politicians, who were to contribute to the
prosperity Of the enterprise by assisting in
shaping the foreign policy Of this country in
certain channels. The manager presented
the matter to certain Senators, and endeav-
ored to show that the enterprise was legiti-
mate, and above all would be profitable. All
that was desired of Senators and other prom
inent politicians was to induce the Govern
ment to interfere and prevent Chill from
overrunning Bolivia and absorbing the prov
ince which embraced the mine. IL was
urged that il they went abroad at once and
PIT In American capital, the Administration
could mol decline u I,isis' that Chill should
respect the property rights Of our citizens.
Bolivia was represented . being willing to
give sufficient guarantees on her part, the in
dueements being two-fold: First, royalty
from the now idle mines, and, second, the
protection Of the United States, under cover
Of preserving the rights Of its citizens within
the territory Of sister republic, whose title
at the time Of the investment was not jeop-
ardized. Whether any Of the Senators gave
encouragement to the scheme is not known !;
but one 1t least who was offered block of
stock lii the Bolivian bonanza Ii known il
have declined 10 have anything to do whit.
Should Congressional inquiry into South
American matters be ordered, It will all
doubtless come out.
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STAR ROUTE INDICTMENTS.
How the suit Il Progressing.


WASHINGTON, February 20.--A reporter
Of the Associated Press interviewed Colonel
Bliss, chief counsel In the Star route prose-
cution, tonight. Colonel Bliss confirmed
the report of the indictments, and gave the
following list: Ex-Assistant Postmaster
General Thos. j. Brady, ex-senator Stephen
a. Dorsey, John w. Dorsey, brother Of The
Senator, w. III. Turner, formerly clerk In
the Postoiiice Department, John r. Miner,
OF Henry NJ. Vale q Co., J. L. Andrews, j.
=. Peck, Of Dorsey's firm. The last named
{Peck) Is said TO have died recently. 1t Is
understood that the presentments do not liz
clude French r. Riley and 5. p. Brown, who
were included In the original information.
Bliss stated that the grand jury were unan.-
nous In their finding on the merits Of the
case. One juror had some doubt rs to the
several cases, but none whatever as to the
propriety Of returning the indictments.
Bliss regards the unanimous action of the
grand jury as vihdicatlon Of the admins
tration Of justice In the District Of Column
bia, and, second, as vindication of the ad-
ministration of President Arthur, who has
insisted from the first that justice should
have full sway In these cases, and that the
guilty should be punished, and, third, Is .
vindication Of the prosecution and, In mi
nor sense, of himself, for he had said all
along that these parties ought TO be indicted
and believed that they would. Said Bliss,
~ never saw any case in which evidence was
collected with such energy, intelligence and
ability. That credit does not belong 10 me
nor to any of the prosecution, but to inspect
ors Of the Postofiice Department, who gath
cred this testimony from all parts of the
West. There has been some criticism ofthe
apparent delay of the prosecution. was,
alone, for months, working on the average
not less than. sixteen hours per day, select
ing and deciding upon witnesses who should
be called. For instance, on one case In
Washington Territory, there were two wit
nesses familiar with all the facts on the
lower end of the route, and two who were as
familiar with the important facts about the
other end. We concluded, finally, not to
call either Of these witnesses, but some one
who knew really less about the routes than
the others, but whose knowledge was relat-
Ing to the whole route. We called him in
order TO recognize witnesses before the
grand jury. The aggregate payments to
them for fees and mileage will be 100000.
The prosecution will call about $50 wit
nesses.n
"When do you expect to get to trial P''
asked the reporter.
aWell, If the defendants honestly desire q
speedy trial, we can begin In little while.
II will require ten days to draw up the in
dictments. They are being prepared In the
Attorney Generals Office. The Government
witnesses who appeared before the grand
jury have been allowed to 60 home, to pre-
vent the hardship which their remaining on
$i.25 day would have been to them. Some
witnesses came 4,T00 miles,"