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The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
Mr.. Blaine's Withdrawal.

Mr.. Blaine letter, elsewhere published,
stating that he is not a candidate for the
presidency, and that his name will not 60
before the Republican national conven-
ton for the nomination. will cut off one
line OF gossip, but will naturally create
new fields OF speculation and invention.
1t cannot be said that this letter was
wholly unexpected While nine tenths of
the matter published concerning Nj.
Blaine is sheer invention. and for the
most part emanateS from envy and NAL
ice. the impression among his friends and
we'll WiSherS has been that he would at
the proper time make just such an an
nouncement as that given to the press this
week 1t need only be said that his de-
rision is regretted by his friends and re-
ioiced over by his political opponents. In
this letter MI. Blame practically declines
the highest office in the Gift of the Ameri-
can people Had he said he was a candi-
date for the presidency and that his name
would 90 before the Republican national
convention for the nomination, his nomi-
nation and election were assured. This is
generally conceded. The Boston Globe
SAYS of his withdrawal: cit is quite GER
tain that the most popular and formidable
of all possible Republican nominees has
taken himself out of the way" This,
from a Democratic organ. states the case
mildly. Mr.. Blaine, always strong in his
party and with not a few supporters
among the Democrats, was never so
strong with Republicans as to-day. Those
who opposed him a few years ago are now
among his warmest admirers. His digni-
fled and statesmanlike course as Secretary
of State has disarmed criticism and com
PEELED even the Mugwumps to admiration.
As the Boston journal well says: ''With
such unyaryin@ tact. consideration and
dignity has Mr.. Blaine borne himself that
after nearly three years passed in the
bright mercileSs light which beats upon
public men at Washington be is to-day by
common consent the object Of far greater
popular favor and popular confidence than
ever
While Nr Blaine has occupied so large
a share OF public attention. due to his
personality and to the course of events
which have brought his office into such
prominence. the wisdom and patriotism
of President Harrison have not escaped
attention In the campaign which pre-
ceded his election Mr.. Harrison gave sic
nal proofs of his ability and his state pa
pers. and his conservative course as the
Chief Executive of the nation, have reflect
ed credit upon himself and upon the
American people. Viewed from every
standpoint his official acts bear the clos
est scrutiny and must command even the
reluctant approval of his political oppo-
nents. The continuation Of So excellent
an administration will commend itself to
the good Judgment Of the people. and the
logic of events points to the rc-nomina-
ti"n AMI reelection of President Harli-
son.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11

Ferdinand Dodge, of Lawrence, Mass, AL
phonso Dodge of Lewiston, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Perkins of Hampden, arrived in Bel
fast Tuesday to attend the funeral of their
mother Mrs. Betsey J. Dodge.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
A Blow to the Fishing Interests.

The bill introduced in Congress by Sen
ator Lapham of Rhode Island, for the
wholesale slaughter of mackerel and men
haden ''at all times" and in all places
along our coast ''where the tide tiows,'
has caused great excitement among the
citizens of Maine, who feel outraged at
this attempt to pass bill evidently aimed
at Maine and Massachusetts. and framed in
the interest of few foreign capitalists,
who wish to rob our poor Maine fishermen
and ruin our coast fishing.
Before the advent of purse seines, our
fishing was unexcelled; but the free and
unrestricted use of these machines of de-
struction to the finny tribe, soon drove
them from our coast, and wall long and
loud went up from those interested in OBJ
tanning livelihood by fishing in a limited
manner.
Wise legislation, with enforcement of
laws passed, has improved the fishing of
the entire coast of Maine, and the fisher
men are rejoicing over the return Of the
old time fishing. and are preparing, in
small way, for more extensive operations
the coming season.
The past summer our shores We're
the fine fishing. The farmers from the
interior come to the shores of our coast
to enjoy short respite from labor on the
farm, and to catch their winters supply
of fish, and just as we are about to enjoy
the fruits of our past protection, these
porgie pirates, thoroughly deadened to
any sense of right, seeing an oppor tunity
to enrich their Golfers at the expense of
the masses, cause to be framed a bill to
nullify our present wise State protective
laws, and have it placed before Congress
by Senator from the State where a great
er part of these vultures live.
The past season there was such vigor-
Gus war waged against these law break
ers, that it has driven them to resort to
an attempt to pass national bill; as all
their endeavors to lobby an obnoxious
bill through the Maine legislature have
thus far proved futile.
The people demand protection against
such cormorants, and it is to be hoped
that the Representatives to Congress and
Senators from Maine will use their ut
most endeavors to defeat the passage Of
this bill. The future of Maine $ fishing in
dustly never looked more promising than
a present and there is no doubt as to their
position in this matter. when thoroughly
informed as to the wishes Of the people
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11

w NJ Rhoades returned by train Tuesday even
ing from few days visit in Portland.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11

Mrs. E. W. Pendleton, of lslesboro, was in this
city the first Of the week.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
Hoods SarsapariIIa

! have taken it now pretty regularly for
ten years and have no more pain and
can get around all right. have
advised good many to try Hoods Sar-
saparilla." R. D. WHEELER, Deputy
Sheriff, Winooski Falls, Vt.
Hoods Pills Cure Liver Ills
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11

We DO not remember ever to have seen
so general rebuke from the Maine press
as that called forth by recent utterances
of the Waterville Mail concerning Gov
ernor Burleigh 1t is hardly worth while
TO use harsh language in characterizing
the Mail S indecency, but it should not
pass unnoticed. In whose interest these
diatribes have been published does not
Jure all who are concerned in their pro-
duction, while strengthening the cause of
the gentleman at whom they are aimed
1t is bad enough when the candidates of
opposing political parties descend to vi
tuperation; but it is still worse when a
republican newspaper uses such weapons
against a member of its own party.
The latest recognition of the power of
the pen in politics is reported from Lew
lston where the Republicans propose to
run Harry E. Andrews, of the Lewiston
Journal, for mayor. Mr.. Andrews may
count upon the united support of the
state press irrespective OF politics, If he
desires it. The Maine editors We're never
yet known to desert comrade in cases of
such dire distress. Bangor Commercial
That is so. At the same time it must
be admitted that Harry is badly handicap
ped by his newspaper connection While
everybody recognizes his abilities as a
journalist, and his many good qualities,
the L. J. has the merited contempt of
both parties for its numerous offences
against journalistic courtesy.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
SarsapariIIa

1t would be difficult to find man
better known in the vicinity of Burling-
ION, VT, than Mr.. R. D. Wheeler of
Winooski Falls, the efficient Deputy
Sheriff Of Burlington county. He says:
sc. |. Hood q Co., Lowell, Mass:
"Dear Sirs If Hoods Sarsaparilla cost
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
Sciatic Rheumatism

for if ever man suffers with anything
in this world it is with that awful dis
ease. 1t seems to me as if all other
physical suffering were compressed into
that one. | took about everything man
ever tried for it but never got dollars
worth of help until began taking
The Republican journal., 1892-02-11
$1,000 a Bottle

I should still keep using it, as have
for the past ten years. With me the
question as to whether life is worth
living depends upon whether l can get
Hoods Sarsaparilla. I don't think |
could live without it now. certainly l
should not wish to, and suffer as used
to. For over ten years | suffered the
horrors of the damned with
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
KEPT HUNGRY NET.
No Police Changes at Present
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No Police Changes at Present
Applications Continue to Come.
Chief Garvin says there are to be no
changes, at least for the present, on the
police force. 1he number of appliea-
tions for appointments, however, con-
tinueS TO flow in. over POO having been
received since June 1. In addition 10
the applications for appointments a
large number OF the force have had
their friends get up petitions asking
that they be given the promotion each
and all of them so richly deserve.
There are only six written applications
on file for the position of clerk to the
chief.
Mayor Wright requested an opinion
from the city attorney yesterday as To
whether the law requiring appolnteeS
on the police force TO be under thirty
five years of age applied TO pound
masters, jailtrS and drivers of patrol
wagons. The city attorney has recently
informed his honor that the law OF 1887
had been changed SO as 10 do away
with the provision requiring persons
appointed as detectives TO be under the
age of thirtyfive years.
The ten men who had been promised
positions as dog catcheTs were around
Yesterday to get their commissions.
The kick made by Assemblymen,
ReardOn and DOran prevents their Sc
curing the good job" as Mr.. Reardon
expressed it, for a week or SO. Last
year the expenses for taking the dog
census and collecting non-licensed
CANNES was reduced to a small
figure. This was done by detail
ing officers from the sub-statiOnS
to take the census. the only money
paid out being for drivers and teams.
Under the new administration, how
ever, the plan by which the most men
can be given employment will be
adopted.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16

people to st. Anthony's chapel, on
Mount Troy, on and about the ami
versary of st. Anthony, is dead.
The good priest was Frustrated day
or two ago while ministering bare
headed to the mnltitudes in attendance,
and his condition steadily grew worse.
This morning an operation was per-
formed for rupture Of the stomach.
The patient never rallied from the
shock, and died at 2 o'clock this after
noon.
When the tidings became known to
the people in the vicinity of the church
the excitement was intense. Hundreds
of invalidS who were boarding close to
the church in the hope of being healed
Of their intirmitieS were stricken with
terror, and more than one was heard to
eXclaim that there was now no hope for
their own recovery. Others who had
already been treated wept for the good
old man. through whose ministry they
had been made whole. Rev. Father
Malling9r was born in HOlland,and was
educated as physician, but later Joined
the priesthood. He was over seventy
years of age and reputed to be worth
from S2.00O.OUO to S3,OOO,OOO. The fame
of his miracles is worldwide.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
WHY THE STEPS SUITED HIM.
One OF the Architects Legs Was
Shorter Than the Other.

One OF the Architects Legs Was
Shorter Than the Other.
Coming down the main walks from
the capitol to Pennsylvania avenue
there are groups of three or four steps
that are very confusing to the average
pedestrian, and there is queer incident
connected with their construction. For
years there was a man about the capitol
who made the study of steps and per-
SONS going up and down stairs a fad ana
L science. In watching crowds
walking down the long approaches
to the capitol he discovered that by far
greater number of persons stumbled
on those groups of steps than the record
ought to show. The attention of the
the matter, the Washington Post says,
| but he was incredulOus at the idea.
"Why," said he, ''Frederick Olmstead,
| the architect, took especial pains with
| these groups of steps. | know" How
ever, they watched the tricky groups of
steps and discovered that it was really
astonishing the number of persons who
| stumbled going up and seemed inclined
| to fall in descending, but they were ut
terly at sea for any explanation.
Olmstead himself came here later.
| The subject was brought to his atten-
ton, and he went down to watch the
steps himself. He was simply amazed
! at the way people behaved when they
reached those steps. He said: Il can't
account for it. spent weeks arranging
the proportion of rise to tread for them.
| Wooden models Of them were put down
for use at my own place. and L walked
over them day after day till felt sure
| thew were perfect"
"Olmstead, isn't one of your legs a
J trif1e shorter than the other?" the step
| Savant inquired.
Olmstead was dumfounded when it
| flashed On him that. owing to the in
equality in the length of his legs, he had
made steps to the capitol that were
| suited only for people similarly afflicted.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
THREE OF A KIND.
A Trio OF Damage Suits Against
Mr.. LOwry's Company.

Michael Harmon asks that the st.
Paul City Railway company be COM
pelled to contribute $500 as pay for in
juries received by him on March II last.
Harmon was driving his $500 team along
Cedar street, and when crossing Eighth
street his wagon was struck by an elec-
trio car. His wagOn-wOrth S1OO-WaS
demolished. He was thrown out, IN
turing him externally and internally.
He was laid up three months, and was
put to an expense of $500 for doctors
bills. medicine, nursing and care.
Steven Collins has resorted to the
courts to compel the st. Paul City Rail-
way company to pay him S10,000.or such
sum thereof as he may show he is en-
titled to receive, for injuries sustained
on April 20 last. Collins desired to
alfght from a street car at Indiana ave-
nue., and when getting off, the car
started, Jerking him so that he fell to
the ground. He was entangled in the
trolly rope and dragged along the
ground, cutting and bruising him and
causing internal injuries.
Peter Derrick has entered suit against
the st. Paul City Railway company to
recover $4,000 for injuries sustained by
being thrown from wagon at the cor
ner of Cedar and Eighth streets March
17slast. The wagon in which he was
riding was struck by an electric car.
Derrick asserts that he was put to an
expense of $500 by reason of his in
juries.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
MAJESTIC PALMS IN INDIA.
Trees Hundred Feet High--Many
Uses for the Leaves.

Uses for the Leaves.
The talipot, or great fan-palm, grows
for about thirty years, and reaches a
height of more than 100 feet. Then, for
the first and only time it blossoms.
What looks like single huge bud
four feet in height is developed,
and finally bursts into a
pyramid of snowy plumes composed of
numberless small cream-cOlOred flowers.
The cluster is sometimes twenty-five
feet high, and at its base has diameter
of forty feet. AS Miss Cummings says
in her 1.-TWO Happy Years in Ceylon."
ut is glorious object, and is visible
from an immense distance, as 1t often
grows among fiat surroundings. such as
rice fields"
The natives turn the leaves to thou
and uses, domestic and literary. When
on journey, and especially if they are
on a pilgrimage to some sacred shrine,
each of them carries a portion OF one
of these great leaves tightly folded
into long, narrow form, like
a gigantic closed fan. This serves
as SunShade or rain cloak by day, and
at night several friends contribute every
man his palm leaf, three or four of
them. with the pointed end upward,
forming very fair bell-shaped tent.
And very picturesque few groups of
these tents look when pitched in some
forest glade around blazing camp fires.
Formerly the exact grade Of every
great noble was shown by the humber
Of such sunshades which he was en-
titled to have carried before him, and
on state occasions leaf, inlaid with
pieces of glittering tale and folded like
huge fan, formed the ceremonial can
opy which was held above his head by
one or more attendants.
The leaves attain their largest size
when the tree is about twenty years of
age, at which they sometimes measure
twenty-five feet from the base of the
leaf stock to the outer edge of the fan.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
A PRECEDENT IN 1T.
Mrs. Sibley's Claim Under Her
Confederate Husbands Con-

Mrs. Sibley's Claim Under Her
Confederate Husbands Con-
tract.
The house of Representatives recently
spent the day in vain effort to pass a
bill to provide for the adjudication by
the court of claims of a private bill
which possesses some sensational and
extraordinary features. The claim arose
from contract between the government
and Maj. Henry II. Sibley, of the army.
executed by Secretary Floyd In 1858.
Under this contract Sibley was to re-
ceIve royalty of S. on each tent of the
Sibley patent manufactured by the gov
ernment prior to Jan. l, 1859, and there
after until notice of the termination of
the contract should be given.
Maj. Sibley received about $4,000 in
royalties before he threw up his COM
mission in the army of the United
States on May 13. 1861, and entered the
Confederate army, in which he served
during the war. The tents continued
to be manufactured and used to some
extent during the war. and Maj. Sibley
naturally received no notice of the terml
nation of his contract. as he was in
arms against the government. lie re-
celved pardon in 1867 from President
johnson, and his political disabilities
were removed by congress, but it was
not until after Mr.. Cleveland became
president that Maj. Sibley applied to
congress for payment on account OF the
tents manufactured under his patent
while he was in the Confederate army.
He died in August, 1886, and the claim
has since been prosecuted in the name
of his legal heirs.
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the case. 1t is maintained that the wife
of Major Sbley was loyal to the cause
of the Union throughout the war. 1t is
true that she left Brooklyn, where she
was living at the outbreak of the Re-
beliion, and, with her children, joined
her husband at New Orleans four Or
five months after the first battle of Bull
Run, and remained with him in the
South until few weeks before the sur
render of Gen. Lee, when she returned
to Brooklyn with Ter children. They
were daughter eighteen or nineteen
years of age, and son, not yet fifteen
years old at that time. In the words of
her affidavit in support of her claim,
''neither of the said two children was
guilty of nor being capable of being
guilty of disloyalty to the government
of the United States," although they had
been with their parents in the Confed-
eracy during the war. and their father
was an officer in the Confederate army.
The claim is therefore based on the
asserted loyalty of the widow and chill
dren of a man who was notoriouSly and
actively disloyal, and is for one-third of
the amount which Maj. Sibley would
have received if he had remained loyal.
1t is the widows third" and amounts
te s37. 700. Ii the claim should be al
lowed and paid oD this ground it would
establish precedent which would open
the door for the payment of Southern
war claims of every description,
amounting to untold millions.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
WHAT! ALREADY?
A Contingent Fund Voted the
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A Contingent Fund Voted the
Mayor by the Reform Aldermen.
The board of aldermen held meeting
last night, attended by all the members,
with President IngersOll in the chair.
The list of committees was not given
out, Mr.. Ingersoll having not yet COM
pleted his selections. The rumor that
the delay in announcing the committees
is due to combinations being made to
assist Aid. Copeland in his candidacy for
president of the Joint bodies is denied.
The desk of Alderman Franklin was
adorne dby handsome bouquet present
ed by delegation from the trades and
labor assembly, who assisted him i'll his
campaign. The final order for paving
Day ton avenue from Avon to Victoria
street was referred to committee on
streets. Alderman Copeland said prop
erty owners expected the improve
ment would cost about 50, per foot,
but the report showed that it would be
nearer So. Under the circumstances he
wanted the property owners to have a
chauce to protest. An ordinance pro-
Yiding punishment for persons driving
teams over sidewalks was presented and
passed. The mayor was allowed con-
tingent fund of $500 for use in his Off
cial capacity. A resolution ordering
the corporation attorney to codify the
laws relating to and governing the city
and draw $500 from the genera! fund 10
defray the expenses was referred to the
committee on ways and means.
Aid. Franklin introduced resolution
repeating Board File No. 1902, providing
for all extension OF time until July l.,
1893, for the completion of the Stryk er
and Maria avenue street car liues. The
resolution explained that the file was
adopted, or pretended to be adopted, by
the board and assembly and approved
by the mayor May y, 1852: that the
adoption of the resolution is not in the
interest of the people living in the
locality and a violation of good
faith on the part Of the street
railway company. The resolution went
to the committee on streets. TO prove
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
PRIvATEs WE'RE SCARCE.
Reunion of Army of Potomac
Veterans.

SCRANTON, Pa, June 15.- There are
more men of titles than privates regis
tered at the hotels to attend the
Society of the Army of the Poto-
mac reunion which began here today.
Gen. Bntterfield presided at the busi-
ness session. and Treasurer Truesdale's
report for the year, showing a very
small expenditure, was submitted.
Boston was selected as the next place OF
meeting. Gen. Horace Porter was
elected president. On motion of Gen.
Mcmahon, the presidents of the differ
ent corps were selected to secure funds
to erect monument in honor of Gen.
w. L. Sherman.
St. Paul daily globe., 1892-06-16
THE JURY'S HANDS.
The Rossbach Murder Case Still
Undecided.

The case of John P. Rossbach, tried
for murder in the third degree, is in the
hands of the jury. The case was sub
mtted about o'clock yesterday after
noon and the jury failed to agree up to
midnight. The county attorney pre-
sented the case ably in his argument to
the jury and Mr.. Wellington made
an eloquent and able plea for
his client. During Mr.. Wellington's
address Rossbach several times sobbed
like child and his wife sat at his side
and wept profusely. The charge of
Judge Kerr was an exceedingly logical
and exhaustive one on the crime and
the points involved. 1t is seldom that
courts take as mucn pains to define rea-
sonable doubt and the principle of self
defense. At the conclusion of the
charge one of the jurors asked that the
offense of justifable homicide be re-
stated. Judge Kerr repeated his charge
on that point 1t was supposed that the
jury would soon return with a verdict
and it was somewhat OF a surprise that
no verdict was returned last night.