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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

In a letter to the Portland Press Hon. Josiah
ii. Drummond says of the prohibitory law
"Whateyer earnest enforcement of the law we
do have is the work of the Republican party.
know of no instance in which the Democratic
purpose of rendering il obnoxious and secur-
inc its overthrow"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Eight Maine cities held elections March 9Th
In Portland, where Neal Dow was the Demo.
cratic candidate for Mayor, The contest was
one of national interest. The Prog. Age, OF
this city, which loudly vaunts its enterprise and
ability, came out three days after these cleo
tions without one word about them. IN the
matter of news the Prog. Age is as badly left
as is the editor when in quest of office.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

We publish on the fourth page the call for a
National Anti-Saloon Republican Conference
in New York city April Is and -. The 'Anti-
Saloon" movement was largely provoked by
the growing arrogance and vast financial and
political power of the banded liquor interests
and has ''come to stay 1t will gain new
power and fresh impetus from each successful
development of the practical ideas that control
the movement
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The President of tine Belfast Personal Liber.
ty Club is quoted as saying that 1.-THE clubs will
ask the political parties to advocate Il license
law. If they refuse a third party will be
formed The Democratic State Committee has
been asked to favor the adoption of Il license
plank by the convention and has refused. The
reply of the Republican State Committee to
such proposition is not Il matter of specua
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Capt. Polly Bryan, who was dismissed from
the Salvation Army for wearing hustle. has
New York. and her advent has created great
hustle there. In one sense. with Capt. Polly, it
is bu>tle> to the front. but she continues to
Wear hers in the usual place.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Waldo county man writes from Down
east: ''That personal Liberty business is
simply the old railroad fight in n new Dress
That is the gist of the matter; but we should
put it in this way: 1t is simply an attempt OF
certain few to obtain place and power by the
same system of deceit and trickery practiced
in a contest now happily ended.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The early settlers of Prospect had large
families, but Joseph Moreno. a native of Pen
saco!a, Fla, beats their best record. He had
twenty-seven children, and, what is perhaps
unparalleled, he had three great-grandchidren
when his last child was born.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Our Rhode Island correspondent sends Il
correction concerning the recent outrages in
East Greenwich, which IL in effect that the
first reports were somewhat exaggerated.
There can be no doubt lis to the origin of the
lnslnuatlons that poison and powder We're
used by the temperance workers with view
to making martyrs of themselves. Our CORE
spondent evidently takes 10 stock in this yarn ::
neither do We. If a .'half drunken rascal
sought to perpetrate practical joke''-rum. or
some other liquor, was at the bottom of these
outragc>. As first stated.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

We print on the fourth page report of the
recent speech of Senator Ingalls,, in which he
dressed down the Southern brigadiers and
paid his respects to the Democracy in general
1t is good reading, and the boys who wore the
blue will SpeciallY enjoy it.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Mr.. George w. Morse died in Washington,
d. c., March 9Th in the seventy-sxth year of
his age. His reputation as an inventor was
world wide. 1t was conceded in official reports
of Congress that he invented all the essential
features of the modern breech-Ioading system
Of firearms now in use in all parts of the world.
The breech-loading cartridge bearing his name
is the invention which probably will perpetuate
his fame.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The editor of 1.-The Griggs County Oak
Courier" calls attention to the fact that Griggs
County contains room enough to seat the en-
tire population of the globe in armchars with.
in its limits. allowing each person space OF
thirteen feet.
Does the Courier propose to furnish the
armchairS!
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

This is probably the way the Prog. Age
figures out big circulation. The papers sent
to the country are returned by subscribers who
are indignant at the free rum advocacy of
the Prog. Age, and thus the ''circulation" is
doubled,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
Good News, If True.

report based Oh what seems to be very good
authority, says that Thomas Temple, NJ. r., of
Fredericton, N. b., the chief owner in the Hart.
land Il. r., was in that town recently and inform
ed the people there that the road would be extend
ed to the Lake, and would probably be built to
Harmony the coming summer. Bangor CONNER
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The town of Mcrose. Mass. has refused to
grant liquor licenses by vote of 500 to 5. The
Boston Record says this action will do the
town more good than $4,000 spent in advertis-
inc
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Meal Dow not to he Bangor's Mayor is the
caption OF L despatch in the New York Press
announcing the result of the Portland election
No. Portland, and Bangor as we'll, made other
arrangements.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The pension bill passed by the Senate is
practically the same measure which was ell
dorsed by the Grand Army at the last national
encampment. 1t grants a pension of $12 a
month to soldiers suffering from disability
switch totally incapacitates them for the per.
Torrance of manual labor"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The Maine Farmer is not Il political paper,
but is found OH the side of the home and good
morals every time. Its brief editorial on the
Personal Liberty Club, elsewhere published, is
to the point, and will open the eyes of many
who might otherwise be led into the trap set
for them by few played-out politicians.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Among the notable articles on the first page
is another letter from Hon. S. l.. Miiken on
Byron: Songs of the Civil War by Helen N.
Packard, and a communication from Il. c.
Dow on Personal Liberty Work.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The Albany Journal has sent out personal in
quiries to the farmers on its lists in various
States, asking their opinion to the Presidents
message and its demand for the removal of the
duty on foreign wool. 1t reports that, out Of
thousands of replies, not one in 500 is favorable
to the Presidents view of the tariff.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The people "arc arou>ing every year to the
cncroachments of the organized liquor inter-
est says the Boston Advertiser.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
THE DEAD.


II |. Goulding, b, foreman composing room.
Mrs. Hattie +. Farley, %, editor.
Miss Gertie Thompson, Is, proof-rea.lcr.
{. l.. Brown, -, compositor.
". f. Hovcy of Boston. -, compositor.
j. Lazonc, 3d. compositor.
TIE INJURED.
+. G. Ellsworth, about Is. clerk in counting
room.
Thomas Donahue, b, compositor.
III. III. Myrlck, employed i'll the X. II. Smith Co
Our Springfield contributor, ii. \. T.. writes
under date March sth; 1.-The sun never went down
In this fair city on such a scene of woe as las,
night. Those who witnessed the terrible spectacle
of men and women jumping forty feet to the brick
pavement and rolling over and over in their terri
Bile descent, like wads of paper thrown from 4
great height, and then striking with full force on
the sidewalk, wl!never forget the sight. No words
can express the horror of it, and those who saw il
say they can never forget it. | thank God did
not get there sooner. | saw the helpless, bleeding
bodies tehderly ..fte,i into the ambulances anC
patrol wagons, and carried to the morgues an,
that was enough for me. was on my way to tho
edNkbrial rooms of the Union when the alarm
should most undoubtedly have been in the tol
story of that high building when the awful dis
aster occurred. Mr.. Goulng the foreman, wht
lost his life in his desire to save others, was one o
natures noblcmen and his earnest Christian life i.
well cNemplited i'll his heroic death.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Lowelps new volume of poems is entitled
s'ROsemary and Rue" The rue is for Low
elrs latter-day mugwumpery.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

Dead-the British-Bayard fishing treaty, the
Texas-Arkansas free trade tariff measure, and
the Jim-Jam party.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The Atlanta Constitution (Dem.) calls Mr..
Mills "a glittering ass
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
The Burning OF The Springfield Union once

The office of the Springfield, (Mass.) Union was
burned Wednesday afternoon March and six of
the employees persisted. Five others were badly
injured, one of them fatally. The fire caught in
the mailing room and spread with such raplty
that about thirty of the occupants of the upper
part of the building were cut off from escape by
the stairs. Some escaped by climbing over the
roof of an adjoining building, others were taken
out by the iiremen through windows, while others
jumped to the ground. in that way meeting death
or receiving serious injuries. The following a
list of
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
Republican Journal Pub. Co.
The Demoralized Democracy.

CHARLES A. PILSBURY.............. EDITOR.
RUSSELL G. DYER.............. LOCAL EDITOR.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

BANGOR. The Democrats made desperate efforts
to carry the city, but despite still hunt, thor
ough canvass and much hard work to get out theil
vote. Mayor Bragg was reelected by plurality
of 2l9 and five of the seven Aldermen are Republ
cans. The surprise of the day to the Democrats
was the result of the election in Ward Two where
the Republicans did splendid work and gave MIR
+. o. ISeal, the Republican candidate for Alder
man, majority of So over his Democratic competi
tor, a change OF l67 votes. The Republicans elect
five aldermen and the Democrats two, a Republi-
can gain of one over last year The vote for Mayor
was follows; Chas. +. Bragg, Rep, 1927; JOSEPH,
+. Snow, Dem, 140l; John c. White, Pro, 81.
AUGUSTA. The Augusta Republicans re elected
Mayor MacOmber by n majority of $685. the total
vote being 1929. They also elected every Alder
man and every Councilman making large gains in
their votes.
BIDDEFoRD. The Democrats elected Charles Z.
Goodwin, Mayor, by 1874 majority, the Re
publican candidate, Gilman +. 1.ittlefehl. The
vote was the largest ever poled, over 500 ballots
being cast in ALL The Democrats elect five of the
seven Aldermen and fifteen of the twenty -onc
Councilmen The Democratic majority last year
was 2l5.
PIrTsFIELD. The Republicans elected the full
board of Selectmen for the first time for many
years, by large majority. The board consists Of
Frank Weeks, Oramcl Murray and Benjamin F.
Mathews.
GORHAM. The Republicans elected all the
officers except Moderator and one Selectman.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

The Democratic measure supplementary to
the Texas and Arkansas tariff bill. bv which if
is proposed to reduce the internal revenue
some &25,ooo.ooo, is in keeping with the Demo-
cratic policy. The tax on tobacco is taken off
except Oh cigars and cigarettes. which con-
tlnues the monopoly of the large manufacture
erS. while it benefits the Southern planters
whose product is suitable only or mainly for
manufacture into smoking or chewing tobacco.
The tax is retained on the Northern product of
leaf which is suitable for cigar wrappers. As
to spirits it is claimed that the bill is drafted in
the interests of the whiskey ring and Of the
moon>hiner: that it is in the interest of large
disti!leries and oppressive to those who have
only a small capital invested in the distilling
business: that it imposes a burdenSome petty
tax of one dollar upon small dealers, the only
object of which appears to be to give employ
mcnt to the large internal revenue force, much
of which will be rendered unnecessary if the
proposed reductions in the tax shall be effect
ed. no portion of which, however, it is pro-
posed by the bill. shall be dismissed.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
All In Line Except Biddef0rd.

Hon. J. IL. Manley, chairman of the Republican
State Committee telegraphed to the New York
Tribune Monday night as follows:
The municipal elections held in Augusta, Ban
gor. Belfast and Biddeford, to day, suppementing
the elections held last Monday show the Republf-
can column unbroken. Maine emphaticallv rcpll-
diates, notwithstanding Democratic assertions the
free trade heresy of President Cleveland and the
surrender fisheries treaty of Secretary Rayard,
and declares in unmistakable terms for a protec-
tive tariff. The homes of congressman Boutelle,
Reed, Dingey and Miiken all give decided Re
publican ma orities and indorse the National rcpu-
tation won by these faithful Representatives of
the party,
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
SEEING INTO a MILESTONE.

Congressman Dingley's eye-sight is wonder
fully well preserved for news paper-man of
his age; and yet he evidently don't sec every
thing that transpres He has been in WASH
ingtOn seven years without having seen a
congressman under the influence of liquor.
That is remarkable: and yet it by no means
follows that congressman never get drunk.
Some people 90 to Portland on business or
pleasure. and spend DAYS and weeks in various
portions of the city without CHANGING to see a
single person under the influence of liquor
while others, on a tour of invest igation in a
single evening see anywhere from fifty to a
hundred drunken men. boys and girls. of all
ages and conditions in life. The truth is. some
people see much further into a milestone than
others. DHrilutOn News.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

ii. b. X /. ii. Ellis, Belfast, find sheep it, nau,
ry profitable. They have twenty-five >htop-hircs,
and high grades, some Weighing 100 pouuu>. Tine
feed per day is two pounds of hay for each sheep,
and one peck OF roots To the iock. ON thi, feed they
have made steady growth ali winter and the lambs
that have come thus far very line. huidN ani
mails. Regularity In feeding, warm water. and =,
light feeding of roots daily, tells the story with
any flock. Maine Farmer
The other day one of the little bits Of pa,tcbuard
inscribed call" placed i'll the T. - boxes to iual
cate registered letter, presented ut the dcliy
cry window, and with Il wave Of his hand il, the
direction Of the money order Office Postmaster Kill
gore remarked "Hand it in to Woodcouk." The
"Call" wa presented at the bookstore to NJ T..
Woodcock, who couIin't see the point. The mat
ter finally explained and satisfactorily adjust.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15
THE SEA SERPENT AGAIN.

1t is time to trot out the sea serpent. and we
reprint the following from an exchange. not
withstanding an impression that this is not the
first time the paragraph has gone the rounds !:
The sea seapent has been lettering about the
Maine coast for long time. He was seen here
in 1917. and by a minister too. The British in
their expedition to Bagaduce. saw him and re-
ported that he was 300 feet long. Mr.. Staples
one of the old settlers of Prospec Me-. used
to say before he died that in 1850. As a schooner
was lying in the bay. one of these enormous
creatures leaped over it between the ma>ts
The men ran into the hold for fright and the
weight of the serpent sunk the vessel lone
streak. The schooner was of about eighteen
toms
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

4. c. Plummer, 49, is city editor of the Bath
Times. Three members of that class have en-.
tered journalism. c. b. Burleigh is editor and
proprietor of the kennebec journal and j. v
Lane is city editor of the same paper.
Lewis A. Burleigh has been elected captain
of the Freshman base ball nine.
Prof. g. T. Little will start for the North the
goth of this month.
DEMOCRATIC DELEGATES TO ST. louis.
The Washington correspondent of the Bos.
ton Evening Record says: 'Earious bits OF
New England politics come floating along these
days. They say that the slate for democratic
delegates from Maine to the national convention
at ST. Louis looks like this: 1, W. II. Emery
2, Arthur Sewall of Bath; 8, Z. c. Allen OF
Augusta; 4, W. II. Strickland. William Hen.
merry Clifford is not in the list, it will be noticed
The reason for this is that he has traded off a
delegateship for the promise of holding his
place on the national committee, and being
allowed to pose as a wOrkingman's candidate
before the people of Tom Reeds district this
fall"
Rev. l.. L. Hanscom, formerly of Orono,
will deliver the Memorial Day address at New
Gloucester this year.
The North Franklin Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company are soliciting subscriptions
to build telegraph line from Strong to Eustis.
b. X. Lewis, Carmel man, was found dead
during the night by heart disease.
1t is stated by Charles Wentworth of Gin
ton, who has bonded the water power in New
port. that large manufacturing establishment
Is to be erected there this season.
Over 200 tons of powder have been used since
operations began ON the Canadian Pacific Rail-
road In Northern Maine.
The Sewall car coupler invented by Mr.. J.
H. Sewall, and which went into use on the
Maine Central very early, is being generally ac-
cepted on the railroads Of the country.
DR.. Alexander Fulton, an aged and popular
physician of Ellsworth, well known through
out the county, died March 7th, after long i'll
ness, from paralysis and heart disease.
Mayor-elect Little of Lewiston, has received
many congratuatory kilograms, among them
one from Hon. Henry b. Cleaves of Portland,
who was in Captain Titles Company, in the
23d Maine.
Charles Stain says he intends to open har-
ness shop in Fairfield. He has applied for the
reward offered by the bank for the arrest and
conviction Of the Barron murderers and says
he expects to get It.
Andrew Scannell and Jere McGillicuddy,
were arraigned In the municipal court in Lew
iston Friday for illegal voting on Monday.
They waived examination and were bound
over to the April term Of the supreme court.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

LAW COURT. CLERK OF Counts Wadiin hats re
ceivcd the certificate of opinion and lll in the
case of VIM. H. foglcr vs.. Andrew +. Clark n ais
This was a case of assumpsit against the defend
ant as late partner under the name at CLARK X
Fernahi upon II promissory note for Sl43 to- tie.
order of |. W. Parker, dated Feb. u, 1876. ThI.
note was given by the firm. winch subsequently
dissolved, Mr.. Clark assuming the liabilities, Oet
!, 1879. Clark filed Il petition in insolvency and
Feb. -, lSSu was discharged. The holder OF the
note put in a claim and received S36 81 dividends
The note was made over TO plaintin Who tried to
recover the balance. The deft. said he had been
discharged from the debt 10y the Insolvency court
and WAS not liable. The matter went to the law
court 1t was agreed 'f the discharge of Clark is
valid defence to him In this suit Judgment is to be
In his favor and Fernald is to he defauted." The
Court non suited the plaintiff the following re.
script:
A creditor whose debt occurred before the passage
of the Insolvency law, having proved his claim in
the insolvency proceedings of his debtor and re
up that the law is unconstitutional as to his claim.
His participation in the procedure prccluties his
recovering the balance of his claim
Mary Il. Hodge set. ais. vs.. Ambrose F. and
Annie S. Heal, Lincolnville parties. An action of
trcspa1s in cutting wood on certain lands. Tried
at the January term 1881 with verdict for defts.
Exceptions were taken and the case went to Law
court, which has ovcrrulcd the exceptions. Re
script:
1t is ndmis for grantee in decd of an un
divided half of parcel of land, to show by ora
evidence that it was agreed between him and tho
grantor at the delivery of the deed, that the sum
paid as Il consideration for the conveyance should
also be in full satisfaction of trespass previously
committed BY him upon the land. Any one Of
several owners in common of land may collect or
release a claim for damage arising out of trespass
upon the common property
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1888-03-15

al State and Local ". c. I. L. The call issued hy
the National W. c, TT. reads
| BELOVED SISTERS We call every union and
every woman in our heroic constituency to spend
a week in united and special prayer, both public
and private, for such IL baptism of wisdom and
! courage upon ourselves, and such putting forth
Of divine power as shall be felt in All TINS land
| Reasons: The wear upon us Is one OF struggle and
| destiny. Within these months the temperance
cause shall be in the very heart IF mighty con
| test. Then let us pray,
| First That upon orr great organization mag
come q fresh impulse from Hedren; and on erery &c
the morker a new ano"ttng ofhe spirit
| Second: For our amused membership held to us
by pledge and name, but not consectated to the
spirit and activities of the work. Let us ask God
| to call our own women from deness to service
Third: For the gredt bOdN Of CHRISTIAN TonaR
hood who Yet stand afar from this greatest of mis-
sionary agencies for the salvation OF our own and
| other lands.
| The meetings in this city will be held in the Uni
| tartan parlor at $50 p. m
| STEAMER NOTES. The New York and Bangor
steamship Company has been incorporated for the
purpose of carrying passengers, freight, etc, be
tween New York and Maine ports. Its capital
stock is S50,0O0 and the incorporators are Thomas
NJ Bartlett, Malborn p. Smith, Fred p. Litchfeki,
William ii. Smith and Gerald Keller. 1t is
rumorcd that the steamer Florida has been pur-
| chased by the Boston and Maine 5. 5. Co., and
about the last of March. The steamer Sebcnoa
Is at Bath to receive boiler, and changes and
repairs to fit her for freight traffic. Her boil,
er is of the double furnace horizontal type and Is
already finished at the Goss Iron Works. The
Sappho has taken the place of the Sebenoa on the
Mt Desert Ferry route. The City of Richmond
took freight for MillLrdge Tuesday the ice having
left that harbor. Deer Isle and sedgwck are the
.,,lx, tk,o
Lucy p. Miller from New York for Bucksport, re.
ported in the ice at Fort Point the 6th with the aid
of the cutter Woodbury. succeeded in forcing a
passage through the ice and reached Bucksport
last Saturday morning. She had a heavy freight
for Bangor. The case Of the Boston and Maine
Steamship Company steamer City of Richmond
to recover salvage for services by the steamer
Forest City in towing the City Of Richmond last
August, was argued last Monday In the United
States District Court, Portland, before Judge
Webb. A decision was rendered for the hbeliants
for 800 damages, with costs of marshal, clerk and
proctOrs