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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-20

A dispatch from Rome says that the results
Of experiments made at Speza with new
shell fired from hundred ton gun far surpass
all expectations. The destructiveness of the
shell exceeds that of any ever before used
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1t is asserted that an American syndicate
with capital of S50,OOO,oo0 has been formed
to construct a railway in Siberia, and that sew
eral former and present American diplomats
and consular agents are interested in the un-
dertaking.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-20

Old ties We're renewed and new ones form
e'i. We trust there will be ma ~ meetings OF
this association. Nj
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Professor Bateman COmplimented.

DEAR FRIEND BATEMAN | have read your beau
ttul poem, The Maniac Maid of Lock Va Carr
IN the journal with the deepest interest and with
the kcencst cnioyment In your explanatory note
you spoke something about submitting the poem to
the criticisms of the reading public Truly, friend
Bateman, one must be very ignorant of poetic lit
eraturc, or blinded with preiuiice to speak in lie
rogator! tcrrls of this wonderful poem. l. for one,
see nothing III tn" poem to crti"se; the contra
~, | see something in il to admire and praise.
When you speak Of the "Ruined Castle" and
Lock Ma Carr in your first measure, are
thoroughly pleased with your brilliant description,
and in the sixth measure when the Maniac" says
to the ''Irembling Old Man:
My troubled life is nearly run
To thee, farewell, The morning sun
VIII see a happier life begun
We the highest poetic qualities and feel the
touching pathos. l congratulate you upon your
success writer of poetry and prose, and
only add in closing that YOU are fast being recos-
nized, by people of culture and refinement, as Il
writer of brilliant attainments
Your friend f. W. GOWN.
Freedom Dec. 10, 1855.
To TIE EDITOR or THE JOURNAL | have lust
received Il stray COPY Of your valuable paper con
tanning among other interesting matter, the mag
nfcent poem, "The Maniac Maid Of Lock Ma
Carr, from the pen Of the gifted writer, Prof. l..
c. Bateman. 10 my mimi it is worthy of the pen
Of scott, Byron, and should place its author in
the front ranks of modern poets. it may interest
your readers to learn that the poem was written
il this town, during the most dismal week Of the
long rainy season, while PrcI. Bateman was de.
iIvclhg course of lectures upon his fayorte
.,ipurc- Two or three times DINING the lvrpL
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-20

United States District Attorney Sellers of
Indiana has resigned. The chief reason as
signed for the resignation is the failure of the
threatened suit against Colonel Dudley. Promi-
nent Democrats were very outspoken a few
weeks ago, and gave Sellers reason to believe
| that they could produce the necessary evidence
against Dudley, but failed to do so. II is un-
derstood that President Cleveland will decline
to accept SelIers's resignation.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-12-20

T. Brigham Bishop, formerly stock broker
in Boston and New York, has filed petition
In insolvency,
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REV. DIR. GEORGE W. FIELD.

REV. DIR. GEORGE W. FIELD.
Rev. DIR. George W. Field, the able and eo-
quent pastor of the Central Congregational
church. Bangor celebrated his 10Th birthday
Sunday Dec. 9Th, and cOmmemorated the eve mt
bya sermon appropriate to the occasion, in the
course of which he announced that at the close
of his pastoral year next March he should re-
tire from the pulpit, but should continue his
residence among his people. The announcement
was received with deep regret by his parishon-
ers and by the community generally, by whom
he is held in the highest esteem. Impaired
health is the on, reason for his step.
The Bangor Wing and Courier of the 10Th inst.
says editOrially: Few announcements have been
made in Bangor that caused a more genuine
feeling of regret than that from the pulpit of
the Third Parish church, yesterday morning,
when Rev. George W. Field informed his
congregation that at the expiration Of the pres
ent parish year he should retire from the active
duties of the ministry. Nor will this feeling
be confined to Bangor, but will extend over
the State and throughout New England, the
friends and admirers of the Reverend gentle
men being legion. The reason for his wonder
ful hold upon the hearts of the people is
not only found in the master mind that enables
bin to deal with the great moral problems Of
the day with force and clearness that makes
him man marked among men, but in the deep
rooted conviction of the absolute genuneness of
| his every word and act. In the pulpit or out
| of it he is the same broad minded. noble heart
ed, fearless advocate, and like pure metal al
ways rings true. DIR. Field has occupied the
pulpit of the Third church for twenty-five years
and now at the age of three score and ten feels
that it is time for him to allow The labOrs and
| responsibilities Of the pastorate to rest or
younger shoulders. Twenty-Five years OF al
most constant service in the pulpit is a severe
strain upon the physical and mental forces OF
| a man, but at seventy we are sure that DIR. Field
| Is younger than good many men at fifty, and
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move is in progress to secure Il water
supply for Machia>.
Mr.. &. ii. Nelson reports the sale of four
months Old colt for $500.
Hon. w. L. iiaines is organizing a company
to run a steamboat UP the Kennehec to Water
Vile.
The Fort Fairfield butter factory ha. closed
its season of five months. havn. made in that
| time 10000 pounds of butter.
Portions of the State funds are deposited in
GO different savings banks. ali but one of which
are in Maine. The amount entrusted to their
charge is about S150,000.
The House opposed Congressman Dingley's
measure calling for an appropriation of S23,OO0
| to erect monument in Thomaston. to the
memory of General Knox, of Revolutionary
fame
Julia Patten who is supposed to have been
connected with the killing of Jacob Britt in
Augusta last summer was arrested in Water
| Vile Dec. ). The case is causing considerable
| excitement in Augusta.
| There is said to be considerable talk in
! Aroostook county of ii movement among the
| farmers to influence the Legislature to change
! the law enacted at the last session which made
the weight of a bu>bel of oats 81 pounds, and
restore the old standard of 80 pounds to the
| bushel.
DR.. George f. Brickett of Augusta. has
received his appointment of Acting Assistant
| Surgeon in the regular army. He was recon-
mended for the position by Captain .. p.
| Michaes of the kennebec Arsenal. DR..
Brickett will continue to reside in Augusta,
and be in charge Of the medical affairs Of the
Arsenal.
The relatives of James Shea, the Biddeford
soldier who was found drowned at Togus, are
suspicious to the cause of his death. One
| of his comrades says he knows that Shea had
about $50 on his person. but 10 money was
found when the body was recovered. He had
| been an honest. hard working man and had
| saved about 5000.
The annual meeting of the Maine Pedagogical
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MtTIt WINS.
We desire TO say to our citizens, that for years
we have been selling DIR. Kings New Discovery for
Consumption, Dr. Kings New Life Pills, Bucklen S
Arnica Salve and Electric Bitters and have never
handled remedies that sell we'll or that have
given such universal satisfaction. We do not hest
tate to guarantee them every time, and we stand
ready to refund the purchase price, If satisfactory
results do not follow their use. These remedies
have won their great popularity purely on their
merits. X. II. Moody, Druggist.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05
The changed Situation.


The railroad situation in the West has
mended very decidedly. and 40 has the
wall street situation. The latter has
6oosol 10 BE- IN accurate indication OF the
oountrys condition, its prices being
ehleny due to manipulation. But 1t looks
- though the people in control OF
~ railroads, who also control
Wall street prices, had concluded to
rid to the naturally prosperous con-
1ltions in the country. We expect to
hsar soon Of the accommodation Of the
rAilroad strike, which has now been
shown to be remarkably under control,
a the Limitation which has been sud
nonly put upon it, to the road on which
4 4 originated.
The public is always very much in the
dark - to the outcome of threatening at.
Situdes between great corporations and
their employees, since 1t is seldom possible
~ reason about them, the main. springs
of the movement being known only 10
Those who incite them these generally
heing the railroad directors seeking to
eerve their pockets.
The industry of the country is largely
I e the mercy Of the men who are trus.
tecs placed in charge Of great corpora
tions, seeking their own profit at the cost
oe their trust. When the law lays q
heavy hand upon such practices, and
only then, can we hope for uninterrupted
Z seasons Of business prosperity and calm
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05

THE first issue Of the Mannheim Monitor,
the new paper Of that progressive borough,
is very creditable and, - II carries the name
Of Mrr. Fannie Il. Missemer at the top Of
Its second page, there il abundant evidence
that this good lady has not mistaken her
calling. The first issue abounds In news
and MAKES the live suggestion that Man.
helm ought to have semi. centennial cele-
bration on May 10, 40 that date will be the
fiitieth anniversary OF the Incorporation OF
Mannheim a. q borough. As reason for
expecting sufficient patronage, the Monitor
notes that Lancaster county has loss papers
in proportion TO It's population, than the
counties Of DauphIn. Lebanon, Chester,
York, Schuylkill, Montgomery, Bucks,
Cumberland, Delaware, Franklin, Juniats,
Perry, and others In this section OF the
state, Montgomery county, for instance,
with population Of o6 900, has % weekly
psperr, while Lancaster county, with 139,.
600 inhabitants, has only q weekly papers.
We trust that the new journal will get its
share OF the newspaper patronage that Ia
abroad.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05
PERSONAL.


BRONSON HOWARD recently made the
witty remark that he would rather be
playwright than be president
KATIE ROONEY, the actress, now has q
guardian, Mrs. Emma Wicker, and her
stepfsther, Pat Rooney, may no longer
molest her.
THE PRESIDENT on Wednesday signed
the commission of Medical Director John
NJ. Browne AZ surgeon general Of the navy.
The appointee IL well known In Lancaster.
MRS. CHARLOTTE BcsrwICK has just
given SIC, 900 10 tho Germantown hospital.
A gentleman. whose name IL withheld,
has given &. 900 TO the same institution for
. laundry.
M. MELINE, member OF the Chamber oi
Deputies from the Nosges, was on Wednes
| day elected president Of the French Cham
ber. He received l6S votep. M. Clemen
ceau received the same number of votes
hut M. Meline WAS declared elected, OWNS
t. the fact tina. he was the older.
THE LATE Mr.. BREWSTER wore until
his death the style OF high white beaver
hat In vogue In the year 1910, and had hi
head coverings made to order from speoIa
block. Rufllsd shirt bosoms and waist
bands, with lace frilliDg, after the gallant
l old fashions Of century ago, he also af
| fected, together with a luxuriancs In waist
coats that made him marked figure or
the streets OF any city. He shaved himsel
| c osely every day.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05
WANA MAK8R'S


Silks. II not, read on a little.
We may help you get the silk
and save your head. The
prices 60 from 75c to $3.50,
widths from 70 to a. inches.
The styles 60 through all
primary colors with their COM
plements and contrasts, through
all patterns, plaids and plains,
flowers and figures, natural and
conventional. If you want a
surah dress pattern just idealize
your notion, tell us what it is,
and if human ingenuity has
been ahead Of you, the stuff
awaits your call. Any margin
between your fancy and our
fact we can doubtless over
come.
There is no false witness in
our 81 Black Surah. You can
get it only here. Other Surahs
plenty. These nowhere else.
Pure dye, pure silk, and two
years experience.
The Chinaman and cheap
labor gives you real Shantung
Pongee at S. the piece Of Io tc
20 yards. You don't buy Chi
nese land pounded into the
fabric-just good honest nat
ural silk. All Sin isn't in the
| transaction.
West Transept.
Habit Cloths. Not for riding
habits only, but for all sorts o
other dress uses. s grades
Read the roll. Only a sign
board to lead you to the stock
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05
ADAMS EXPRESS COMPANY.
Letter From the Assistant Foreman OF tho lDa-
livery Departmental Subject In Which

Lcttff From tho A0eI6tSnt EOfeHon OF tn0 u0-
livery Departmental Subject In Which
Thousands Are Deeply Concerned.
About Ave years ago suffered fIOm painful
urinat,on ana great pain ana weak ness in tho
lower part Of my back, pain in the limbs. bad
taste In the mouth, disgust at food. and great
mental ana bodily depression.
live at At York street, Jersey City, and on
arriving home one night found a copy OF tho
shdksr almanac that had been left during the
day. / read the article. "What IL the
Disease that Is Coming Upon Usf" 1t de-
scribed my symptoms and feelings better
than could II had written whole book.
My trouble was indeed Z" like q thief In the
night" for IL had been stealing upon me un-
awares for years. ! sent Tor a bottle Of Shaker
Extract OF Roots, or Seigel's Syrup. and before
l had taken One-half OF II felt the welcome
relief. In o few weeks was like my old self.
enjoyed ana digested my food. Ny kidneys
soon recovered tone ana strength, and the
urinary trouble vanished. was we'll.
Millions Of people need some medicine sim.
ply 10 act on the bowels. To them commend
Shaker Extract in the strongest possible
terms. 1t is tho gentlest, pleasantest, safest
ana surest purgative in this world. The most
delicate women ana children may take 1t. One
point more have all the more confidence in
this mediciue because 1t 10 prepared by the
Shakers. may claim to be q religious man
myself ana ad mire the Shakers for their zeal,
consistency ana strict business integrity.
W hat they make may bo trusted by the pub
lie. w. H. uALL.
For sale by all druggi ITS and by A. J. W hite,
"a Warren street, New York.
febA-lyd& wTu.ThdS
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GrnntiDT License.

Come OF the Philadelphia judges have
been making sensation in that town by
xejectihg the majority of the applications
for license. Presumably they are select
Ing the best Of the lot but according to
tho newspaper reports, if that is their in
tention, they are not very successfully
exscuting it; but this is an almost neces-
naxy result in deciding SO many cases in
tho brief time allowed for the examina-
ton. The judges have evidently under
taken too much in attempting to decide
upon brief inquiry as to the character of
the thousands Of places applying for
license. They are Influenced doubtless
by other information than that which
they get In open court and information
thus privately obtained is very apt to be
of bad quality.
But IL occurs to us that these Phila-
delphis judges are making law, in SO lib.
egally constituting the authority given
them to withhold licenses for cause, as to
withhold them from respectable and re.
sponsible persons for no other reason than
their own idea that the places are not
needed. The idea of the high license law
WAS that places not needed would be
crowded out by the high license and the
bond and the applications in Philadel.
phiA were reduced one half by this influ.
ence. II seems that such applicants as
we're willing to pay the fee and could se
cure bondsmen, and who were men of
rood character, who had heretofore kept
places OF good repute, should have had
0etr licenses granted as a matter of
night and that the judges should not
~ up their own desire to limit drinking
places against the free license of the law,
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05
Rhode Island.

Rhode Island has gone Republican with
a msjority on the head Of the ticket of
1,6OO or 100, after one Of the most
desperate canvasses ever made by the
Republican party. In 1884 for president,
it gave Blaine 6,639 majority and two
years later gave q Republican majority Of
4,396. Last year the Democrats carried
the state for governor by 1884 votes, and
captured the popular branch Of the legis-
lature. The Republican victory on Wed.
nesday was nothing to boast Of. The
Democratic lever is working and Rhode
Island may be put in the doubtful COL
umn for November next.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05

WE publish to-day President Cleveland's
reply to the ill-considered protest OF the
Methodist conference sgainst the exclusion
Of native Languages In the education of In
disns. In the first place the government
does not " compel them to receive ell relig.
ious instruction in Englisb." Tho govern
ment simply provides for an ordinary
secular education and has nothing to do
with religious teaching. 1t would be the
height Of folly TO try to educate savaGes to
take care Of themselves without giving
them the language Of the country by the
laws of which they must be protected and
with whose citizens they must cope. The
only way that We can save the Indians from
determination Ia by teaching them TO take
care OF themselves, to swim with the cur.
rent of civilization when It strikos them.
1t is Of the very first Importance that they
should abandon their language, and the civ.
ilized Indians have tscitly recognized II
and made English the language OF their
national congress in the Indian territory.
An Interpreter is present to translate for
those memb who do not speak Englisb.
Yet these Indians have literature and
al lphabet OF their own and therefore much
more reason to cling TO their native tongue
than the iiliterate savages for whom the
ministers presumed to speak.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05

Two hundred and twenty eight
varieties. Hope you compre-
hend it. We are somewhat
used to woolens, and yet it is
rather much for us.
westoi Main Aisle. near Market street.
Some time since we gave our
shirt factory a hard task. 1t
was to produce Boys Shirt
Waists of better quality and
neater fit than had before been
made by anybody anywhere. 1t
has been done. And there is
only one competitor in all the
land. BY our own making we
can sell exclusive styles at 81
each; otherwise equal quality
would cost $3.50. A compe-
tent judge says that our 50
cent Shirt Waist, unlaundercd
percale, is worth 81. He is
right as the world goes, but,
after all, an article is worth
what it will bring. We are sat
isfed to take SO cents, but the
bargain you get is our satisfac-
ton.
West OF Chestnut street entrance.
TIL e maze of Millinery.
Kaleidoscope. Changed every
hour in the parlor for trimmed
bonnets, and among them not
only women's, but misses and
children's also. But the chill
dren's corner-ask anybody in
the Millinery store where it is
You speak somewhat con
temptuously perhaps of thi:
millinery business. But ever
the children's portion of it i.
enough to command the bes
there is in many an ambition!
brain. TO grasp it is no NEAR
attainment. 1t has been graspet
here-witness the stuff. You
girl, or small boy, your daugh
ter of larger growth, whethe
your tastes be grave or gay
your purse lean or full, can b'
served for school or for dres
with anything the civilized
world produces for head-rig
Cloth helmets, straw Tan
O'Shanters, jockeys, sailors
fancy shapes and untrimmee
from 40 cents to s.. But th'
buying crown tells the story
| What more?
Thirteenth and Chestnut streets.
The Mems Suspenders at ?,
cents areas we said on Sat
urday-worth double, treble
and quadruple. If you don
believe don't buy. The be
levers are taking them OF
quick.
Market street entrance. Main Aisle.
| Richness and style in Men
Neckwear, plaids, at so cents
We hesitate to say how cheap
this stuff is. You'll say it TO
us.
West OF Chestnut street entrance.
Odontine. Do you know it
If not, you have yet to make
acquaintance with the best anc
purest tooth-powder. IS ane
as cents a bottle.
Northeast OF centre.
Perfection Bustles, 40 cts.
East of Chestnut street entrance
A long chapter certainly, bu
too short by far. Lots of thing,
delayed for another day.
INLN NAyhkJ XED
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05
COmmendAbie Zeal.

The state department has displayed
Oommendable zeal in the case of Mrs.
Leon Baldwin, whose husband was mur-
dsred by Mexican bandits, and whose
claim OF 100000 damages against the
Mexican government, is based on the fact
that Mexico had invited American capi.
tal and immigration to the region where
Baldwin was killed, and had formally
guaranteed protection Of life and prop
eFty. It will be remembered that when
this'claim first became prominent, it was
feared that Mexico might with justice
reject It on the same ground that we
might have plausibly held against
China's claim of indemnity for the mur-
der OF Chinese miners in the far West.
Ia the Chinese treaty now awaiting rati.
iicati0n, it is not admitted that Cinnamon
in remote and lawless regions are entitled
20 Indemnity for loss of life and property,
md the money granted is given solely
ffum humane considerations.
The difference between the Mexican
and Chinese case is simply that Ameri-
cans are invited and urged to operate in
ramote and lawless regions of Mexico,
and protection is assured, while China
nen are not invited to our shores, but
are formally discouraged. A great many
Americans have suffered in Mexico at
The hands Of outlaws, and in spite of
promises it is well known that they 20
Into the border states of Mexico with
their lives in their hands. The diff.
Guilty Of procuring evidence has usually
discouraged any effort to induce Mexico
TO make good her guarantee. 1t seems to
be very foolish for a government to
promise what it is obviously unable to
perform within reasonable expense, but
that is not our concern. And as both
England and Germany have collected
damages in similar cases, there seems to
b no escape for Mexico except in the
0yetthrow of Mrs. Baldwin's evidence
Secretary Bayard says that her claim j.
we'll established, and has assured the lad,
that It will be vigorously pushed.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05

All this trouble with Morocco has a
yery ugly look, for it bids fair to put us
y The position of lighting for dignity, of
1mperilIng the lives of brave seamen and
taking the lives OF miserable barbarians
because pig headed Mohammedan dt g.
poe refuses to release a Moor who has
esmehow q claim on our protection. And
~ aggravsting part Of the business is
thae we cannot gain anything very tang
'ihle BY hostilities. Perhaps we had bet.
ter pocket the insult for the present and
eoune day land q force of marines and
capture . few deys and sultans.
Qur national quarrels of late years have
- Zen Of kind that could add to our
noa3oaai reputation. Canada and Mexico;
NV we looked down upon them over our
4gcd boot toes OF . rotten navy and de.
1oooolees coasts But il Germany don Il
- e)ow about the seizure of Samoa she
pey and foeman worthy of her steel.
Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-04-05

THE Memphis Sunday 7ymes,in its issue
OF April Lis illed with pictures Of the men
who have made Memphis the enterprising
city that II now L. The performance il very
creditable TO the Times, and suggests that
George 8. Lands, now Of the Times, but
formerly OF the INTELLIaENcER, hes mot
allowed his hand 10 forget ~ old time cum
ming,