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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

1870 - " 7lilttit - Ntl III
Bert Scribner had chorping last saturday
Win George is at work at sandy Point in a saw
mill
ar; Fred Black has been dangerously i'll viii
measles
Miss Nellie E. Dorr was at home few Gays last
week.
James ". Grant Of Prospect was in town h few
days last week.
Geo Miller of Brooks was in town last week
visiting friends.
Mrs, G. 5. Chaplin of Camden is visiting her son,
Capt Geo. +. Chaplin.
Rev. I. A. Crabtree Of Bangor preached at the
church here last sunday.
Several large hocks of wild geese have been
seen recently, going north.
Mr.. and Mrs. ). l.. Dodge are expected home
from California very soon.
Mir. and Mrs. Chas. Grant of Prospect have beer
visiting friends in this vicinity.
Mrs. VIM. J. Mathews has been quite i'll lately
Wlth.hcarttrouble, but is now better
+. NJ. Eastman had his wood choppng last week
SO, too, did Geo. W. Nckerson.
Mrs. Frank Cleavcs vistedsthe family of Marias
Stevens III SwanNille one day last week.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

IL Is reported from w washington tHat a deputy
collector Will be appointed for Camden well as
Rockport.
Mai. =. NJ. Foglcr, of Augusta has accepted an
invitation to deliver the Memorial Day Grafton at
Camden.
Mr.. {. \. Brown of this city, has brought to this
Office egg the small end of which is an excel
lent representation Of serpent coiled up.
MI, Pierce, superintendent of streets, says he
wants il heavy granite roller seven feet long and
two and Il half feet in diameter, for street pur-
poses. Such a roller would weigh about three
tons.
Deputy sheriff John r. Ayerill, of Frankfort,
brought to Belfast, Monday, Mr.. John Dorr,
tive Cal phases in liquor cases. Dorr recognized for
lis appearance before the April term of the $ j.
4 Court
Alen 4 Hartman, detectives at Bangor write
CITY Marshal Mcdonald that Lawrence I. smith,
the man WHO ~Windled his landlady in this city, be
longs III Bangor and that they will find him if he
i wanted
The next meeting OF the EcDekah sewing Club
viii lie held this afternoon (Thulsd5y) with Mrs
a. q. spencer, On North street If stormy will
meet % Friday.
Mr. .)amc- kuowltun has driven the team Of
swan x Siulcy, of this city seven years, and dur
ing th,t time has been on duty every working day
except thirty hye, ana fifteen Of those lie was ILL.,
4 good record.
AIg. Bancroft II. Couant, of this city, has bought
81 Nathaniel f.arrabec, of North SeArsport, prom
i-lu. tyso year OH Stallion, known as Ashur. The
cot is Volunteer -to,& from cen. KnoA mare
and weighs 800.
An ajouraed parish meeting OF the Congrega
ton;,.-t society win he held at the church this
Thursday evening at o'clock. The proposed
repairs on the church, OF the building q a new
one, Viii Ice considered.
Ni-- Eo.lman OF this city, reported last week as
Wounded in the face by the discharge of pistol,
j. not So lady injured as fist reported. 1t is
Thought the powder marks ON her face will be
u,.trly OF quito ob-cratrr
TIE lie left the i'enobscot river sunday morn
Ing, opening navigation to Bangor. The river has
been closed los lay from December 18th to March
3i-t. Last Year the river opened pril 18th, after
Icing closed lld day and in l,s7 the ice departed
on Alrl 33d
i. u Bean, the Widely known >earsmont mer-
cbalt, Has iu-t returned from Boston with some
pec..i bargains. which he is unable to enumerate
jn oir advertising columns this week. Those who
,,tii .G his lacr IF business Will he sure however,
,u ind something / Nlll be made worth their while
;oUuy
3 A.nl1naNcu subscriber writes Il could not
~ a.nut the journal, it Aeel5 me posted on
WalIo counts aiiail7. ! glad 10 hear Of 50
lnaus improvements in your city since l was there
me years ago. The cuis Of the b y b. : CO.'S
biln- anl crosby Inn are worth Il years sub
inf
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

WRECK OF sIN AMERICAN AND GERMAN MEN OF
WAR. LOSS OF LIFE 40 MEN.
Dispatches from Samoa via Auckland, received
last week, reported violent storm and the total
wreck of six men-ofWar. Further particulars
received at London sunday and rabed to
this country. The hurricane burst upon the har-
hor at Apia suddenly, March Il. The German
man-ot-war Eber was the first vessel to drag her
anchor. She became unmanageable and was driv-
en- helplesaiy on the reef which runs around the
harbor. she struck broadsite ON at & O'Clock i'm
the morning. The Shock caused her to lurch and
u stagger back, and she sank in moment in deep
water. Most OF her men were un,cr matches, and
scarcely soul of them escaped. The German war
snip Adler was the next 10 succimh She was
lifted bodily by gigantic wave and cast on her
beam ends On the reef \ terrible Struggle foI life
cnSut't among the officers and sailors aboard
Many plunged into the raging surf and struck out,
some reaching the shore i'll safety Others chung
the rigging until the masts fell. OF the latter
two gained the shore safely The captain of the
Adler and several other officers were saved.
IN the meantime tnc nItet States steamer Nip
SIC had been dragging her anchors and drifting
toward the shore ihG captain, however, managed
to keep control and ran her IN sand bank. Boats
were Immediately lowered and the Whole company
were saved, with the exception of SIX men, who
We're drowned by the careiling OF boat.
The nitcd states steamer Nandalia Was carried
beiore the gale right upon the reef. She struck
with terrible shock, ana the captain hurled
against eating gun and stunned, Before ne
could recover great swept the deck amt wash
81 him away. The vessel sank 40 yards from the
NP9lc. several Of me officers and men were wash
ed overheard ana grow ncd Others ptii>hcd White
making desperate efforts to swim to the shore.
some remained for hours c.iugiug to the rigging.
hut heavy waves dashed increasingly oVsr them.
ami one ny Que they we're swept away. D.. this
time might hat st iu
MANY natives ann Europeans hat gathered on
tine shore, and all We're anxious to Itnder assist
auce to the wrecked vessels ANA their uuf rtjualr
crews, but, darkness having fallen ON the scene.
they were wholly unable 70 nc of service
soon after the Nandt.ia hti SUMS, thc American
War9hip Trenton broke from lpr anchorage amid
waS driven upou the Wick N IN. VHn,la,ia.
( R4Hft -lt,. IL fft.l =. Z
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

Mr. w. A. Clark, who put one horse power
motor into his clothing establishment, has ex-
changed it for half horse power, which drives
his twelve sewing machines, and works perfectly.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

The 18Th Psalm followed, and prayer vlS made
by grandson, Rev Edward T.. small of Maiden,
Mass, after when Mrs Mcuithew, surrounded
by her children, grandchildren, great grandchill
relatives and friends, sang, GOOD is a Refuge in
distress" The presents were then displayed, ana
remcmbrances shown from many States and even
from across the continent. Nearly one hundred
dollars were received in presents Cant. George
l.. small, grandson, sent % cold dollars After
pleasant renewals Of bysone days. the guests were
led to the table, where the bounty prepared by
Mrs. Mcrrthews niece, Mrs Brown, and Her nus
band, was partakcn If from tea Set presented by
Mrs. Menithew' 5 neiGhb0rs. Twice the table wa
fllcdhv the guests and then the honors done, came
evening and rest.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

NIIIIIING illNs. OF Ship GOV. Robbie noV in
the diy dock al Portland, HE Evening Express
say The vessel has been highly complimentcd
by men Who nave examined her hull since that ter
rblc experience, and pronounced it the best built
ship they have seen there. The frames of the ship
are uniniurcd, the lines are unchanged and 30 one
would suspect TO look at her from above that she
had passed through trial that would have crush
ed IN iron Ship into fragments" THE Marine
Journal cGTccts error i'll the item published on
the tf-t page concerning the Ship Tillie f. star
buck. The ship was built by John Roach and not
By Commander GorrinEe IAN article on the first
lage IN o"ai carrying in harges Will interest sea
farers Capt. James Mchccn, OF sch Nellie 5.
! Pickering, arrived home last Thursday, Capt Geo
\. Flowers taking command of the vessel. Sch
Maggie MulverY, iiandlCtt, Of lslcsboro, from ST.
John for New ork pat into Belfast last week for
repairs, having split mainsal. Repairs We're made
and the vessel proceeded. sch. sarah l.. Davis,
which wintered at New London, Ct, arrived here
last week and will be taken out for repairs. Can't
Jones reports that habor thieves robbed the vessel
OF the running gear and everything that could be
taken away. 1t cost the 800 to replace the
stolen articles ...Sch. Lillian was taken out of the
tier last week and dtted for the seasons business
She will be commundcdby Capt Franklin G. Ryan.
The Lillian will load brick at Castine for Boston
Sch. Carrie A. Lane, of Bath, Dyer, which sail
ed from Baltimore Nov 10th for san Francisco
was spoken Jan. 10Th in lat. As SOUTH and ion. 50
west, in the vicinity Of the Falkland islands. The
vessel ought to be in san Francisco soon. The
scow H. Parker, owned by Conant Il Co.. of this
city, wood loaded at the outlet of Goose River,
flied VITA water last week. The vessel wa.
beacled... Sch Forest CITY. Can't Jones' arrived
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

BROOKS. The Good Templar Lodge is starting
up with encouraging prospects. Last Saturday
evening debate Was INDUCED III with Stantial,
McTaggart CHM and Dow for disputants. An in
teresting programme is arranged for the next
meeting by the literary committee, A. b. Stantial,
Laura Perkins, Bertha Pilley. NJ. j. Dow, James
b. McTaggaIt, Mabel Rose and Mrs. Emma Hulk
ford were elected delegates to the Grand Lodge.
key Humphrey Small preached at the Quaker
chapel last Sunday morning Friend starpiess
went to Waldo in the afternoon Colds and sore
tnroat , are prevalent 3ganey cut MS
but DE-. Rich fixed 1t up all right Miss Abbie
Seayey has been at home sick for The past two
weeks. Elmer Roberts has moved into the VIII
Jones house. Mr.. Roberts in company with Dr.
kilgore has patent medicine which they are
pushing The Preceptress of OAK Grove Semi
morning. In the afternoon she Will have lee
ture for young ladies only. In the evening she
VIII give an address at the chapel. she Is
will be greeted by a large audience........
Master Ernest Gould was the biggest man at the
chapel last Sunday. He has just beer freed from
the ignominy of pettcoats and for the first time
came to church in his suit. lie will never
take another step that is of more importance to
business for his little ''job printer, and Is doing
well for boy. Mrs. A. f. Dow has been quite
seriously II Thaddeus HuNford has has sold "G i.
colt will not be two years old till May, stands IL
hands high, weighs over ten hundred pounds, and
Is called an extra one. He is by Harbinger, dam
by Gideon.... Joseph Roberts has nice gray
horse years old that he thinks should be reckon
ed among the nice horses In Brooks. He is by
Tiger, dam Knox mare. The stores will soon
he stocked up for the summer trade. Mrs. Dow
will open of hats next week. direct from
factory In Philadelphia The Young Peoples
Association is booming and there is a full house
Monday evening, mud or no mud. Peter Cilley
one of the oldest residents of this town. died uneN
pectedy Tuesday morning. He over eighty
years of age and had been lame fer years, going
about with two canes, but lately it had not been
noticed but what he was in usual health. Tuesday
h inf had and II, n fnXH m
found dead, evidently having died without strug-
gle. He was probably the oldest man in town.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1889-04-04

PERSONAL. Rev. K. I. Hack, of this city, cx
poets to leave carly in June for vacation trip in
Europe. Four of the Professors at the Bangor
Theological seminary going abroad this sum
mer and Mr.. Hack expects to have one of them as
a companion. He is told there are two things in
Europe he must not fail to see-Scotland ana the
Aps....Mr W. c. Crawford, of Waterville was
at his former home in this city last week. Mr.
and Mrs George c. Harding, of this city, who
have been spending the winter in Lynn, Mass,
have returned home.....G Guy W. McAstcr has
been commissioned postmaster at Bucksport :.
Mrs. p W Bagley and her son, of this city, have
gone to Jacksonville in the sch. st. Johns Miss
Charlotte i. Sibley, a student of Nassar College,
is at her home in this city for Il vacation. The
Maine Farmer says: cdr Joseph Williamson, the
accomplished local reporter of the Kennebec Daily
journal, will enter his fathers Office at Belfast as
law student, next June. George L. johnson,
of this city, has been reapponted justice OF the
peace and quorum. Bank Examiner Bisbee was
in Belfast Monday, and made an examination of
the Belfast Savings Bank Mr.. Charles II.
Sargent, of this city, went to Waltham Mass,
Monday, to bring home the remains of his brother
Dana, who died at that place Saturday. Mr. G.
J. Hall, of this city, who has been in Washington
for some time, arrived home Friday. Miss Agnes
Craig, of this city, has for twenty-five or thirty
years been the housekeeper of the late Jacob
Sleeper, who died in Boston Sunday. -. DR.. IL. H.
johnson, of this city, returned home from Wash.
ington Monday evening. lie says that Mr.. Milliken
is very busy and will not be at home for three
weeks. Mayor Mcdonald leaves Monday for
three weeks trip south, and will visit his brothers
in Bristol and Knoxville Tenn
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-10


xhex Didn't Knew How Che PhnnIz
Wcnid Rise.
When shortly after the great IRE three
men started . little cigar fsstory in the
rear Of q small store on Second street
the knowing cnea sid there would
be another failure TO record in fsw weeks.
Home manufactured cigars won't sell, y
sid they. But the knowing ones reckoned
without their host
The men who started this business in q
modest way were practical men They
knew that to build up q trade
they must make Is kood grade
ct goods Is any imported: thai
they must enter into competitor with tie
best goods in the markes. Not only did
they know this, bar thev did ii.
They imported the very hest
tobacco. they employed only Cuban work
men. they made cigar equal to any inn
ported or Key West goods IN appearance
and quality, and appropriately named
1t The Phoenix The cigar only had 10
be introduced TO create remarkable de-
inand for it. Orders keps pouring in from
all parts Of Washington. and the small
quarters OF the Phoenix cigar factory
were outgrown. TOW the second door Of
the big building on the corner OF
West and Marion streets is occa-
pied BY the factory, which now gives
employment TO over thirty expert cigar
makers. The Phoenix cigar is be-
coming more popular wish smokers
every day, and the business Of the factory
Is constantly increasing. all of which goes
to prove that the knowing ones didnst
know what they were talking about when
the factory opened.
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NUMBERING rHE people,.
The Census Bureau Ready TO Begin chs
Count New Information.

The Census Bureau Ready TO Bexin the
Count New fnfornatien.
WAsHfx6rog. Nov. 9.-The report s,f
Robert l.. Porter. superintendent Of the
eleventh census. concerning the operations
Of the census oEiiee since June /, 1850. en-
plains in detail the vast amount Of work
that viii begin next wear. The methods
inaugusaied BY the Office and approved By
the secretary Of the interior win nos only
bring the best work and leave the supeYirl-
tendent free 20 act with great rauiiitv
when the demand Is greatest for clerks.
but il in the line of practical civil service
reform
Several important reports Of the eleventh
census viii lie ready for publication during
the fall ard winter Of iss0. and Mr. Porter
makes suggestion which. II adopted nv
congress. viii secnrs. be thinks. puhlicatior
OF volumes speedily after they are ready
for the printer. The plan is TO have the
volumes printed BY private contract i,v
having the census Office print and pnhlfsn
them itself.
The work preliminary 20 enumeration 4
well IN hand. The population schedule
has been prepared. and in addition 10 the
Information eAllsa for By the tenth census
the schedule vii ascertain what lanxnate
is spoken BY every person 10 years a ace.
h0w long adult males 81 foreign birth hm,ye
been in the United States and whether
thev are netngaaiEed. hoN many Children
each married woman has had and how
many Of them ere living. and the clsssfk-
fcAtsoa ~ race viii include muiassoex
Qra1rooas aad ocsor0ons.
Among the important req features ARE
A special study - the birth ard dean
rates and the principai causes Of death In
fNensy-scEE Of oar largest cities; q sxecial
ssaay Of the Influences Of race unesa se-
ealieats and mortality. and 3 special steslv
os The relation Of occupations 70 the death
rate ard 20 parsSealAr GAMES OF death. An
tusnsry regarding the names, the orrnnizs-
tsclas 4Hd the length oE service 81 Surviving
veterans nf the rehxIli who SERTED tie
United States vii cali fer report 81 eieht
voaaNaea Of .ssn Fsages e4ek
The statistics os agriculture. Il il ex.
pessea. VIII b mare compas shaia ever
hesove. and may inclnae some rev fsa-
Iases n relation - irrigation. dafry and
poEilsyy pxsGacts. ranch cattle sna The
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-10
NnehviIfa R,aces.

NASHVILLE Tenn. Nov. 9.--Today was
the last day Of the races as West Side park.
Two-year-olds. four fmriongs-- Nanny r.
won. Wentworth second. ResivA shird.
Time. 0:525ss
Seven fuflongs Somerset wons Con-
siEnee second. Katie 4 third. Time. :3as<.f:
Free handicap. one miie- Rival wson, Nc
Murtry second. Argentas ~ inird. Time
f:fS1k.
Same eonditS'nAE IS the third Hornplps
won, M~-jniGa Hardy second, Queen o.
Trissa.ps third. Time, 1863.
Free handicap for two-voar-olds, five
furIongs--Sis olee won, Zufola second. Ar
niol third Time. :07.
Same conditions as the hfEb--Basil Duks
won. Cecil u. second, b. Freed third.
Time. :06s1.
Five farioRgs-Bun Boy won. Weeks
second. rSohus third. Time, ;07s4.
Five furlongs Tom Karl won. Robin
second. Germanic third. Time. /: o.
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-10
BOB WHITE CAUGHT.
The Nan Who Used His Pistol
at the Prize Fight.
SEVEN MONTHS 4 FUGITIVE,
sheriff MeGraw keeps Coed his Vow e
Arrest Hlm whenever Hs Rssurnsa
70 Americ@n sen.

= cispasen vas recelsea from fora.nN {
.sIe last night announcing tnas ooo
Wnitss IEgu1Fe from hang county JUS
nee. had been arrested by the police IN
thaf CITY.
Bob White 10 the man who shct Frank
and Tom Clancy and Jim Mccain. The
well-known sporting men. IN the legs,
IN melee at the sScottyn-
Briffon fight at the race track
on Sunday. April @ No cause for the
shooting other than pure cussedness was
ever assigned. as White had no grudge
against the men be shot. and was in no
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Last Tuesday night. while The infant
child Of Mr.. (. f. Young was slsening
sonadly In its cradle hy the hedside % its
mother. was attacked by large woosl rat.
Tho rat succeeded In making two wounds
upon the top OF the child head. Its par.
pose Is supposed 20 be to have sucked the
bsaod from the wound. Had Il not been
that Mr.. Young, who. suffering from a
severe cold. was too sick 10 sleep. there Is
no telling how much the child might have
been saiured. lie had heard the rat sew.
eral times during the night hut supposed
that Il was up stairs. Hearing the child
scream he rose 10 see what was the matter
whea the raj ran away. Upon picking up
the baby from the cradle. he noticed souae-
thing on IT, pillow, which upon examine
ton proved TO be biood. This. we believe,
Is the onsy case We have heard OF where a
raj became bold enough to attack human
being in such manner. Mr.. Young pro-
cured some stFgchnine aad his xaishlp is
now 30 more.
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ns~ sAs Golden oppersaalsy Came,


There vas grocery jast across from the
Dept. and on bench under she window
we're sexen large wateFmeicna. a short,
eadaFezons-icokifls eolcFed man sat on .
haggage track looking across at the grocery.
Alter BIT one OF the crowd ssantered up
to hins and caselesslg observed:
some 1ne melons over there.
Deed dey Is, boss was the reply.
DO colored folks ever eat watermelons 2"
Does deyg Does deg eat waternsssl-
yonsl ! should reckon TO consider dat dey
did,
IL tnss so7 How many celored men
about yDur - sFuuld il take 70 get sway
With one large melon ~
'sIiew, man. say. boss. pears 70 me
Jon fioans lib IN dis kentry."
No, Ina just over from England"
Dat accounts. Yer dosu' know us.
How many would IL take7 You'd better
ax how many nieIlyons would be wanted
fur ole Guild pusson named Josephus Tar
don.
3f0a don't mean you could eat whole
one -
D0an' 2 II / eain't eat de hull seben.
III 80 of IN de swamp an diel'
We capped tn 90 buy up the lot and give
the man the golden opportunity OF his life.
The melons we're brought over and laid IN
arow and Joasps1Hs removed his bat and
oat and let cut bis leather belt three nofch-
81, and sat down With his back braced
against box.
ksi-pl vent the knife as he got the worss,
and the ssorna had burst. lie cut tie mel
on into four quarters, dropped the knife
and IN just two minutes by the watch moth
Ing was Left hut heap Of rinds and hand
fnl Of seed. A second was rolled over TO
The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1889-11-10
YAKIMA WONDERED
Waterfalls and Glaciers !.
Eastern Cascades
A NEW NIAGARA ON TIE rel
Sanehsrass Clothes sAe ls,,. g.
Flames Eating the ygoe.,. s, Il.
Of Soda Foaasalas.


a lew weeks ago Mr.. lossaA III.
family Of the Ahtanam vallsx
trip into the Cascades cirscslr - =.
city, spending two weeks ia No.
less the most wonderful ssefls- ]. .s !
most wonderful mountains
Near the end Of the soutA g. 5.
fietan, one and hall msl,s 49,
glaciers, he discovered a wsf...t,H =
high and grand beyond dese,s,ss,.s' 3. |.
lowing down the stream IL 49, -. =.
sien OF falls from q to va ~ !,
Thence for eight miles sbe v,ll,a !. s.
level, then came rapids and I -.
OF fails from Ten TO twenty feps -
mountain scenery in this locslssr !. I. e
and there is doubtless no ssns- &C.,
river and mountain granasur i 49,.
eaGes.
From that locality Mr.. WI.ev -.
the norsA OF kliekitat. He M, 80
splendid range Tor cattle and No. 4
rest fires were raging In thar .or.;s. X
some places the flames leane,i i ) I. q.
OF 200 feet. The flames swept Is r-
tain sides with the fury os 1 1.us..s
From the North klickitat AZ Is. &
tied the middle fork OF that ris< 8; I
the land Of soda springs. Soae j n.
We're located in the center Of 81 -
One was OF such force as 10 rsi.s l1,.a II. /
up through the running ~s:er 4 a
stream. The volume Of wassr f.. i S
nearly three feet in dsasnsssr 5
We're seen in this s,ctisa
OF these soda springs. shs
is most excellent. On Goat n,fslnssI. 4.
Wiley experienced q snowstofs. r.
Is. He saw many Indians hriasine 4
berries from the regions hasea6 H.
the fall on the south klickitat. sslns<
very plenty. There we're bat iex N
the upper TietAn. Two Of tee rafs tui
$50 trout In three hours Oh shs tpprr
ifat. small game and deer Wsse iii
plenty.
The mountains of these regions. slshbs4
so near 10 our city. are VERY i.sia ktn4l
The day will come when TIER vi
thronged with tourists anil heslth-ss<flI
the season through.