The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-12-19
GeneraIltleS.

Florida growers will soon have Strawberries
in the market.
1t Is reported in Paris that the Jesuits will be
expelled from Brazil.
George W. Cable will locate the scene Of his
next novel in Tennessee.
Within the last twenty years Kansas courts
have granted Tl91 divorces.
The Cornell crew has sung itself out Of debt
by an amateur minstrel performance.
The steel ship King Robert of Glasgow Scot
land has been abandoned at sea- on fire.
Whitney Il Co. of New York, dry goods, have
suspended; liabilities about half million.
The Kansas Grangers think that they have
discovered frauds i'll the sorghum business
Mrs. Ifumphry Ward looks askance at the
woman's rights movement and shuns publicity.
Philip Armour began his fortune In Cafor-
MIA, where he went with the Argonauts to find
gold
Honduras has approved the agreement es-
tablishng union OF the Central American
States.
Revenue steamer Manhattan has been order
ed to patrol Long Island Sound to prevent
smuggling.
The City of Boston will give $4,000 to the
family of each of the men killed In the recent
hre in that city.
The will of the late Enoeh P. Couch of Nash
ua. n H., leaves about $4,000 to various Bap-
tlst organizations.
The Emperor of Germany has conferred upon
Count Won Moltke the exceptional honor Of the
crown and briIliants.
United states ship Enterprise has been de
tailed to bring the remains of eX-Mnister Pen
dieton 10 this country.
one English syndicate is reported to be rap
idly buying up the entire northern portion Of
the State Of Wisconsin.
Patti receives percentage of receipts dur
ing her present American tour, instead of her
customary salary of $4,000 night.
The steamship Amaranh brought to Boston
last week 1913 tons Of sugar. the largest largo
of sugar ever brought to that port.
\ company of New York men is said to be
ready to build the Cape Cod Ship Canal and is
trying to secure the present charter.
Quilts are said to have been first used for pens
A. H. 55;, although some authorities give the
year 635 as the date Of their Introduction.
Nineteen freshmen Of the Yale scientific school
have been suspended on account of low stand
ing in Latin, and are likely to be expelled.
tiona banks with less than $50 900 capital has
been reported back adversely to the Senate.
judge LaiClaw of Oakland Cal., who recent
~ appeared n public in an intoxicated condi-
ton, apologized from the bench and fined him
self so.
The recently organized Dempsey Athletic
Club Of Fargo, n, H., offers purse Of $4,000
for d fight to il finish between sullivan aud
Jackson.
1t IS believed that Mr. IIirsch, the American
Minister TO Turkey, Will insist upon the pun
i>hment Of Muu>sa Bey, the notorious khur-
diah chief.
1t IS & surprising fact that the commerce Of
the lakes now equals two-thirds Of the entire
foreign commerce Of the country, and Is rapid
i Increasing.
A Chautauqua literary and scientific circle
has been organized among the convct- IN the
Nebraska pententiary. The class numbers 25
members.
The Egyptian cotton crop + larger this sea-
son than ever before, and the cotton is Of a sI-
periOr quality, though not equal to that of the
| nited states.
\ trust among the rag paper manufacturers
Is the latest Of such organizations to be an
nounced. There are over 1000 Of these concerns
in the United States.
" III susanna ". punkIee OF Newton Mass,
wa we HISt !" oman 10 Jerome panh treaSnf-
eI III tLe lateu States 9he mas heId the po-
>tion for fifteen years
The New York Times says that an English
company will furnish 500 000 900 to aid Ameri-
can railroad enterprises. The concern will be
known As the Financiering Company.
Adelina Patti has her luxurious raven tresses
dyed to beautiful auburn hue, because she
has to have hair of that color In playing Ju-
iittte ana does not want 70 wear wig.
Yhrae vessel, Of tbc North Atlantic souadrou
NM 1, ,aie,,a DolI,hi, M, kpar.aroa sei1e,j frnn
I"t PIo9hI!h NaF! ara te'eltiy' under or
"ti' Hu'H secretary Tracy l0r iort-au-frlnre.
Commissioner Roosevelt REPLIES TO certain
newspaper structures with challenge 70 AMI
body to prove that the railway mail service py-
a @''"''o'i' arg hol common sense an" Pfa'l-
''''
senator Eimunds proposes that tie United
States celebrate the landing of Columbus by
founding a national university at Washington
~ thihh~ lhlN Woaio pc better thah worlds
i"''
Iowa's corn crop of 336, 100000 bushels Is
worth SO 900 GOO and would fIl a train of cars
80 miles in length. 1t would give five bushels
NM. ''''''' "''''' aug 'i'''' III inc "''
The total catch of mackerel, this wear, will
not exceed 10000 barrels whereas, up 10 this
time last year more than 10000 barrels had
rna.t now. '''
The oldest daughter Of Senator Allen Of the
new State OF Washington, although but 10
years old is an expert typeWrte and for
some time past ha> acted as private secretary
When Stanley started out to find Emin Bey
he was cuuaptj for a CDulsc of lectures I'm