The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-08
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Senator Morgan made an able speech. :. j..
General Daz was formally inaugurated
President of Mexico Thursday This will
be his third term. E. Asa P. Potter has
filed exceptions to the rulings of Judge
Putnam. Of the United States Circuit
Court, who sustained Is counts of the in
dictment charging Potter with making
false entries in the books. This brings
the case before the United States Supreme
Court on questions of law, but does not
delay the trial of Potter which will take
place January 24th. ... Last years Florida
crop of oranges aggregated 1900, 600
boxes, while California shipped 500, 600
boxes This season the probabilities are
that Florida will ship between 3,O0O 600
and $500, 900 boxes, but the California
output will be swelled to l 200, 600 boxes,
and may be l. 800. 600: so there is no scar
/ city, and it can be said that the quality of
| the Florida fruit this year is rs fine as it
! has.ever been. .... Up to November26 there
has been exported to Europe from New
York, Boston and Montreal 753, 900 bar
rels of apples, falling off from last year S
! shipments in the same time of about So
600 barrels The Age of Steel announces
the formation of IA gigantic barb wire trust
with headquarters at Chicago, and branch
es at St Louis New York, Pittsburg and
| San Francisco. 1t will be known as the
| Consolidated Steel and Wire Co., with a
paid i'll capital of 81, 900, 600 m Henry G.
i Inckey, the Boston Globe reporter who
wrote the sensational story about the Bor-
den murder case and was under indict-
ment, met with a tragic death at Hamil-
ton, Ont, Saturday. In attempting to
catch a moving train at the Grand Trunk
station, he slipped and was swung under
the cars, and his life was crushed out. t.
| Major General Benjamin w. Bryce, U. 5.
| A. (retired,) died of congestion OF the
lungs in Washington last week, aged so
| years and four days. s..... Senator Chandler,
chairman of the Senate immigration COM
| lnittee, left New y ork for Washington
Saturday. Il believe he said, that
Congress will be willing to pass a bill this
winter to shut off immigration for year
| | think the sentiment of the country is in
favor of it. 1t is the only way we can
prevent cholera getting into this country
next spring. 1t is is not a partisan ques-
| ton. ....T The village of Honeybrook. Pa,
situated over the Honeybrook mines, is
believed to be sinking in the burning
mines, and the people are terror stricken.
... The National Prison Conference con-
vened at Baltimore saturday. Cardinal
Gibbons made the opening prayer and
| dresses of welcome. DR.. Graves. who is
| under sentence of death in Colorado for
the murder of Mrs. Barnaby, is SO conf
dent that he will finally get clear that he
| has signed contract with bureau to go
on a lecturing tour... The United States.
| England and Germany have agreed on
common action to restore peace in Samoa.
.... VI. B. Curtis testified in the murder
trial at san Francisco Monday, making a
a complete denial Of the charge against
him.. The funeral of Jay Could took
| place in New ork Monday afternoon at
| o clock. The services We're very simple
WAsUINGToN WHIsPERIND>. The only
woman who ever carried the United states
| liag in battle during the late war died
| NOV. Both at Garfield Hospital in this city
She was Mrs. Eliza Z. Cutler, and at Fort
| Donaldson as her husband regiment WAS
| fighting against great odds She appeared
on the field sword in hand bearing the
legimental colors and remained on the
field until ordered aboard a steamboat by
the colonel. .... The public debt statement
| issued Dec. lst show decrease in the
| debt daring November of S1,019 934. 80
| The cash balance in the treasury October
81. 1892, wl> el3l, Oil t01. l.t November
30, lS9Z. ol3O, 3zS, &IS. 50....,. Talks with a
number Of Democratic representatives re
gareling the State bank tax plank in the
| Democratic platform, show that a great
| difference OF opinion exists ON this ques-
tion. Many Democrats from the east and
| west ale opposed to doing anything with
reference to State banks, while many rep
resentatiVeS from the south, vocing de
mands then constituents for larger vol
ume ot currency insist that the plank
..l,. ,.,h Ia. ,,J
| W. Mason, commissioner of internal reve-
nue. reports receipts during the fiscal
year ended June }0th last OF S153, S57.-
544, being -, S., l2s more than the
previous rscal year. The estimate
of the collection for the current
fiscal yeal are Sl65. 600, 700. .....A state
ment prepared at the Treasury Depart
ment shows that there was net increase
Of -, go, 63l in circulation during Novem-
| Der and net increase of 50, O24, POI in
money and bullion in the Treasury. The
circulation per capita December l was
S24. A.. ...... The roll of members elect to
the 53d Congress is being compiled in the
office of the clerk OF the House An un-
official list shows 217 Democrats rs Re
publicans Populists. Two districts in
| Rhode Island, in which elections are to be
held, and the fifth district of Michigan at
| present represented by MI. Beiknap. are
| left blank for the reason that it is regard
ed still III doubt...... Congress met Mon
| day. Representative Wheeler, OF Alaba-
ma introduced bill which provides that
it shall be unlawful for any officer of the
federal government to interfere i'll any
| manner with ;tn election III "A State of this
| Union and any officer of the United States,
| So offending. shall be amenable to the
laws OF the State in which such ottense is
committed. Mr.. Oates. of Alabama. also
introduced a bill to repeal the laws of the
United States providing orsllpervisors and
deputy marshalS at elections. Chairman
Durborow. OF the World fail committee
| has introduced in the House a bill to open
, the fair SUNDAYS. The President ; message
was read III both Houses Tuesday. .... Mr..
Blaine was SO far recovered chat he took d
a drive Monday
POLITICAL POINTS. The story is print
ed that Col. {. B. Morton has brought
word from Cleveland to the Maine Demo
Gratis that the recommendations OF the
State committee will be very potential ill
determining who shall hold the offices
This affords a fine opportunity tor sixteen
Democratic gentlemen to embark i'll the
Office brokerage business. 80. Harrison s
plurality over Cleveland in Ohio, as Off
cially announced is l,01Z. The total
| Presidential vote of Maine was as follows