The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-03-24

publican, was elected mayor nearly yunani-
mously... County Attorney Carleton, of
kennebec, has been at the Maine General
hospital for treatment and from there has
written letter cOnSenting to be a candi-
date for re- election. .... The Iowa Republi-
cans Thursday chose delegates to the ma
tional Republican convention, and in the
resolutions endorsed the administration of
President Harrison. The Bangor Whig
of the 2lst says For some days past
there has been quiet investigation of the
recent election going on, and enough is
now known to warrant the statement that
the election of the Republican candidate
for Mayor only prevented by gross
fraud. In one instance i'll Ward Seven a
repeater was discovered and is now under
bonds to await the action of the Grand
jury, but i'll most of the cases the guilty
party was not detected, although the
fraud itself has been clearly demonstrated.
At the election last Monday Nh Beal
only lacked tlirty-one votes of the num-
ber requisite to give him Il majority over
al An examination Of the lists in the
Democratic wards shows that more than
this number 1T men who were not in the
city Monday are checked as having voted.
who were ont ot town and sent in other
men to vote on those names. just as they
did in Ward Sevcn, but in that case their
victim who was first made drunk failed
to escape detection and will have to answer
to the charge HEREAFTER. ..... The inaugu-
ration of the Saco city government onday
terminated in deadlock between Mayor
James O. Bradbury. Republican, and the
Democratic majority Of the board of al
dermen. The Democrats GOT all the elect
i've officers 80. Old Town has turned over
to the Democrats by a majority OF ~ votes,
Melville NJ. Folsom being elected mayor
to succeed George H. Hunt, the Republi-
can nominee. The Democrats elected
four out of the five aldermen and a strong
majority of the councilmen...,.A dispatch
from San Francisco says that President c.
W. Eliot of Harvard University said Mon
day that if David B. Hill is nominated by
the Democrats he certainly will be defeat
ed. The Mugwumps in New York and
New England, he declared, would not
vote for Hill ..... Roger Q. Mills has been
unanimously elected United States sena-
tor by the Texas legislature.
WAsHINGToN WHISPERINGS. In the
Senate, Thursday, Mr.. Frye, from the com
mittee on commerce, reported the Senate
bill eXempting American costwise sailing
vessels, pioted by licensed masters or
United States pilots. from the obligation
to pay state pilots for services not render
ed. Calendar. Friday Senator Frye in
troduced bill to provide for the punish
ment of offences on the high seas. 1t pro
IL,
ceeding $1,000, OF hv Imprisonment not
exceeding one year on both, of any person
not a member of the crew of an American
vessel, within the admiralty jurisdiction
of the L nitcd States. and out of the juliS-
! Ciiction OF any particular state, WHO shall
| create any rioJ or disorder. OF commit any
| breach OF peace Or resist the crew in the
| performance of the commands ot the
| officers OF the vessel. Provision is made
| toI the punishment by a fine not eX-
cecding $1,000 OF hy Imprisonment at hard
labor not exceeding two years. of any per-
son not Il member on Il creW who Shall
strike, lnjure or commit an assault upon
any other person on a vessel ont of the
| jurisdiction of the several states. but with
in the admiralty jurisdiction of the Unit
| ed States. .... In the diplomatic appropiii-
tion bill Us it viii he reported to the
| House. Il number of missions to South
| American countries are united and the
| Danish mission is Joined to tll;tt OF Swed-
| en and Norway, the salary being left at
! -. 800. .... Lord Salisbury has sent a com
| municatiDn to this government in reply tu
| the note Of Acting Secretary Wharton of
| the state department requesting tine re-
| neWal OF the modus yivendi for the pro
| lection OF seal life in Behring sea during
| the coming season. The communication
| has been submitted to the President, but
| its contents have not been made known.
| Mr.. Dingley of Maine presented in the
| House Monday large number of petitions
| signed by several thousands citizens of
Maine, asking for the passage of a law to
! prevent speculative bidding for carrying
| the mails..... The House Committee on
! Rivers and Harbors Monday completed
| the consideration of the river and harbor
| appropriation bill, and it will be reported
| to the House in a day or two Among
| the appropriations for Maine harbors are
| Rockland, $50, 600; Mooseabec Bar $50,
| 600; Portland 500 900; Back Cove (im-
| provement OF channeD so 600: Break
water from Mount Desert to Porcupine
| Island, $40, OOO Belfast. $40, 600. Rivers
| -kennebec, $50, 600; Penobscot s25, 600;
Saco Gncluding breakwater), S25, 600; Har-
ranecket, so, 900. ..... Reed and Rusk is a
| new Presidential ticket that is talked of
| in Washington. go. In the Senate Monday
Mr.. Turpie from the pension committee re-
| ported back the House bill to increase
from S12 to $50 a month the pension of
Anna Maria Young, widow of Revolu-
tonary soldier of the Pennsylvania troops,
and asked the Senate, in Difference to the
military service OF the husband and in
| Difference to the great confictin which he
served. to pass the bill now. The bill was
passed. .... At a meeting of the full board
of the interstate commission, Hon. Will
liam Morrison was elected chairman to fill
the vacancy made by Judge Cooleys resig-
nation. Secretary Blaine is rapidly inn
proving. Sunday afternoon he took Il
long walk about the city, and Monday at
| tended at his house to official business
In BRIEF. Alfred Tennyson' comedy
of Robin Hood was produced in New
York last Thursday night before great
and refined audience at Daly's theatre,
and was well received. The play is a pas
toral comedy. written partly in blank
verse and partly in prose. A leading critic
says: ''Robin Hood is more a poem than
a play The leading parts, Marian Lee
and Robin Hood, We're played by Ada
Rehan and Mr.. Drew. Max Strakosch,
the famous impresano, died in New York
| last week. .....A horrible list Of wife muir