The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
Death of Emperor William II.

The Emperor Of Germany died last Friday
morning. and has been succeeded by his son.
the Crown Prince Frederick William under the
title Of Frederick III.
Frederic W lillian Louis. Emperor William II
of Germany. was born in Berlin. March -.
1877. He was the second son of Frederic
William III, King of Prussia. His mother WAS
Queen Louise. He was of feeble heath till the
age of lG when he was put into military train
ing. and instantly gained vigor. In 1Sl3 he re-
ceived his captain, commission. and took part
III the operations eliminating at Waterloo.
From this time on his life was devoted to war
fare.
In 1870 Frederick William w.. being child
less. decreed that Prince William should be
called Prince of Prussia and he heir 70 the
throne. In less than 10 years the prince became
monarch of Il powerful nation, despite the
grumbling> Of Europe.
In the final conflict for supremacy between
Austria and Prussia. King William took an ac-
tive part, and proved himself an iron soldier.
When the war of $50 was finished he rode in
triumph in Paris for the third time and upon
his return to Berlin. in June. 1871. he was 10
longer King of Prussia, but Emperor of lnited
Germany.
In 1929 William married Augusta. eldest
daughter of the Duke of Weimar. His do mes
tic life has always been such as to endear HIM
self to the German people.
place on the training grounds of the Baron
Rothschd, near Creil. The contest ended in
a draw after 81 rounds. Mitchell improved at
the finish, but the referee declared a draw
The fight was desperate one. Both received
fearful black eyes and were severely punished
.....Mr. Randal's tariff till is made public. 1t
takes off the entire internal revenue tax on to-
bacco, fruit brandles and alcohol used in the
sciences. and reduces the tax on whisky 30
cents gallon. 1t revi>es the tariff AID puts !;
large number of articles on the free list......
Capt. Horatio Il. Reed. late of the 9TH Artillery
U. 5. A., died last week at Togus, Me-. aged 3D.
lie served in Gritfin's old battery, was wound
| ed at Bull Run. served as adjutant at Fortress
Monroe when Jefferson Davis was a prisoner
there, and had control of the Carolinas during
The reconstruction period. After rcsigning
from the United States army he joined the staff
of the khedive OF Egypt and became Bey Reed
1.-The followingi is the --latest invention of the
enemy The New York IIerald's special
from Washington says it is runored there that
Mr.. Blaine is to run for Governor of Maine this
summer, and that the legislature will, after his
election, choose him for senator when Mr..
Frye's term expires in March. 1Ss9......The
specifications for the stone work for the sub
basement for the congressional library have
been advertised, and quite a large number of
New England quarries have signified their in
tenton of bidding on the work, which will
amount to nearly 500, 900. Among the quar-
ries are the Quincy Granite Co.. the Dodlin
Granite Go. of Waterville, Me-, the Vermont
Marble Co., two quarrieS from Manchester, \.
H., and w. Ii. Strout of Fox Island, Niece.
Counterfeit American five dollar silver certiti-
Gates have appeared at Toronto, Ont. They
are smaller than the genuine and the engraving
is poor......A clerk in the employ of b. &. Dins-
more Il Son, one of the largest boot and shoe
firms in WaterviIe, has gone wrong. He was
suspected and watched. and one day was caught
slipping the proceeds of a sale into his pocket.
He confessed, and owned that he had appropri-
ated in all, at different times. about $500. lie
will settle With the frm.....C nder a law dis
covered by Lawyer Barker on the Maine and
Massachusetts books some of the witnesses
who came before the Stain-Cromwell trial will
be entitledto over 1925 each, and the cost of the
trial will run close to $40, OOO....Angie NJ. War
rem, wife of Darius NJ. Warren, of Benton.
died Monday forenoon under suspicious cir
cumstances. Coroner l.. ID. Carver impanelleda
jury and ordered an autopsy. Her body, head
and face are covered with bruises which her
husband, who was alone with her, claims
were self inflicted while in fit......Geo LARA
bee who was convicted at Dover Monday for
assault with intent to kill John Arboo, at
Northeast Carry last Sept. was sentenced to
government of Portland was inaugurated Mon
day. w. H. Smith was elected chairman of
the Board of Aldermen, and A. T. Laughlin,
President of the Common Council......Capt.
Waldo Hill, well known among the old seamen
of New England, died Monday in Biddeford.
him....The trouble existing for the past two
weeks between the New England Ship Build
ing Company and the jOiners employed at that
yard has been adjusted. Forty joiners who
went out returned to work Monday morning
under new rate of wages; first class joiners
will be paid 25 cents an hour till March next
year, the demand was for $50 days.