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The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
The Party's Voice.
NOW THAT BLAINE is OUT, HARRISON
LEADS HANDSOMELY.

NOW THAT BLAINE is OUT, HARRISON
LEADS HANDSOMELY.
The Toledo Weekly Blade near the close
OF 1871 undertook to secure a representa-
tive polling of Republican preferences
throughout the Union of candidates for
the Presidency. Each Republican voter
applied to was asked to send his first and
second choice for the Republican Presi-
dental nominee this year (not for Presi-
dent and Vice President). At the time
the call was made it was matter of un-
certainty whether Mr. Blaine would al
low his name to be used before the Min
neapolis convention OF would withdraw it,
1t is proper to state that the poll of pre-
ferences had closed the week before Mr..
Blaine sent out his letter of withdrawal,
and hence the result of the poll is entirely
unlntiuenced by that event. The response
to the call was tiattering in point of num-
bers, II, 131 Republican voters having sent
in their preferences.
In the result herewith given, it must be
understood that the first of each set of fig
ures is the first choice for Presidential
candidate, the second is the second choice
OF those whose first choice is Mr.. Blaine,
and the third set contains the second
choice of all the others. The summaries
presented by the Blade ON this system are
as follows:
New England; Blaine-le2; s.; ~;
Harrison-s1; %; 8; Mckinley-6; 30; "a.
Middle States; Blaine-1910;-; 345,
Harrison-474; sss; 27; McKinley-72; !;
551; 60.
Southern States: Blaine-6516 ;--:
l242; Harrison-1s27; 3747; 80; Mckinley
300; 1921; 34S.
The West; Blaine-903O;- ;--: 37OS;
Harrison 5664; 4Gl4, 1923: Mckinley
115S; 2329; IA.
The Territories; Blaine-12o --; 27:
Harrison-577; u; o: Mckinley-6; 6; s.
General recapitulation: Blaine-17. S44 :;
-; 5364 Harrson-S103; 63S4; 1164 :;
Mckinley-1512; 1887; SIC; all others, in
Guiding such men as Sherman, Gresham,
Foraker, Alger, Rusk, Allison and Lin
coin, PIP; 734; 4s4.
AS Mr.. Blaine has withdrawn from the
Presidential race, it is plain that the sec
ond choice of his supporters now virtually
becomes their first choice. Substituting,
therefore, these votes for the Blaine votes
in the first column of the above table, the
following result is reached:
McklnleY ............,...,, ,.........e.... .. $40
This places Harrison far in the lead,
Mckinley second, and nobody else in the
race.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Newspaper Notes.

The New York Tribune employs forty-one
college bred men ON its staff.
The courts have decided that refusing to
take periodicals from the office, or removing
and leaving them uncalled for. is prma facie
evidence of intentional fraud.
Mr.. j. W. Brackett formerly of the Phil
lips Phonograph, becomes editor of the Au-
burn Gazette, and manager aud treasurer of
the Gazette Publishing Company, succeed
ing Mr. Calvert.
The retirement of Mr.. Thomas E. Calvert
from the editorial chair of the Auburn Daily
Gazette, takes from Maine journalisnl-tenl-
porarily only, we hope-one of its ablest wri-
ters and most courteous gentlemen. For
sixteen wears he has been engaged i'll news
paper work in Androscoggin county, and
had his rewards been equal to his Intelligent
labors he would now be able to retire on a
competency. He is, however, too young a
man to be spared from the profession he
adorns. In "a Word Personal" Mr. Cal
vert takes graceful leave of his readers and
in the same issue of the Gazette (Feb l6)
the new management have an announce
ment, in which, among other things, thev
say
With the retirement of Mr.. Calvert from
the active management of the company the
directors realize that the paper loses one OF
the brightest and ablest newspaper writer's
of Maine and of New England. He has la
bored ndefatigaby for the success of the
paper, even to the disregard of his health.
The American shiphuilipI, New York, a
weekly journal OF naval Architecture, ship.
building, lharine engineering, commerce
steam navigation, etc, has put on a new
dress and has a new and tastefully engrav.
ed illustrated heading. Our contemporary
speaks of it as "new head geat,N and per.
haps our many nautical reatters will under
stand that better than the ordinary newspa
per parlance. However, we are glad to note
the improvement, and congratulate Messrs
Bradley Howell on the tidy appearance o1
their clipper craft. Mr.. G. Foster Howell is
| no novice in the office of shipping journal
or at sea, and can steer his trick, pass the
weather earring or tie a bowline with any o
the old salts. The journal has been indebt
ed to Mr.. Howell for many favors in the
past, and he has always had our good
wishes. Success to the American Shipbuild
er IT'S officers and crew
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
An Offensive American Consul,

Last August, as fully told in the journal
at that time, the brig Ned White was driven
ashore in the harbor of St. Pierre, Mar
Unique, during hurricane which destroye yed
all the shipping in port and dismantled the
whole island. Captain Elwell barely saved
his own life, and of the vessel, to use the
captains effective phrase, "there was not
enough left to photograph" AS soon as pos
sible' the captain reported to Mr.. Alfred
Keevie, U. S. Consul at St. Pierre for such
advice and assistance as would naturally be
looked for. He got little advice and no as
sistance. 1t seems probable that Mr. Keevie
received his postgraduate course at Dick
ems Circunlocrtion Office, as he appeared
thoroughly versed in the art of how not to
aid. What appears to have been the most
unj just act of this official was the retaining
by him of the vessels papers and the cap
tain private account books as we'll Cap
tain Elwell protested against this course in
the presence of several witnesses, but pro-
test and threatenings availed nothing He
left the island without the vessels papers or
his accounts. Mr.. Keevie promised that the
documents should be sent to the home gov
ernment at once. During the past six months
Capt. ElWell and the owners have been maxi
ing all possible efforts to recover at least the
accounts, that the final settlements between
master and owners might be made Nobody
seems to have known where the documents
We're. Mr.. Blaine was asked to give his per
sonal attention to their recovery, and doubt
less did so. Capt. Elwell was referred hy
the State Department to the Fifth Auditor,
who said, so long ago as early in last all-
tumn, that he could get the papers, and
would. Still they did not appear, nor any
reasonable sign that they would eventually
be produced Finally our representative in
Congress, MI. Milliken, was appealed to.
Mr.. NJ. is noted as being a man of great per-
sstence when a business matter affecting
any of his constituents calls for action. At
ter the lapse of months time, by methods
not known to us, Mr.. Milliken secured the
papers, and they We're received by the own
ers of the brig in this city last week The
captain feels greatly indebted to our Con-
gresham for his earnest efforts, which re-
suited 50 successfully. Could he succeed
i'll addition, in putting the enquiry at the
State Department, as to why such a mole
hill despot is retained in its consular service
by this government, the gratitude would be
still further increased.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

commission in place of Frank Gilman, de-
ceased. He was rejected. The Council
also rejected the nomination of Fred A.
Tarbox of Biddeford as State detective
Other nominations were confirmed. .
The warm sun of Monday raised havoc
along the Kennebec taking the frost out
of its ice and rendering it extremely haz-
ardous to operate it. Tuesday made bad
matter worse and operations were gener-
ally suspended. The ice was thin at best
and the houses are only one-half to two
thirds full. The sun is running higher
every day and each days delay now is a
serious loss to the ice companies. -. Mary
Falland. of Wateville, died Saturday
night from the effects of 'Rough on
Rats which she had used for her hair.
In 1884, Daniel Cressy, of West Buxton,
was robbed of nearly S6, 900 in bonds
About 81. 800 were recently recovered in
New York, through the efforts of Mr.. G.
d. Weeks, of Gorham. Mrs. Fernald,
who was shot 10y her husband at Ellsworth,
Will recover...... Arthur NJ. Cobbcn died
in New Y Iork yesterday, leaving a fortune
OF $500, 600. He began by peddling in
Maine.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Names Workers.
FACTS ABOUT MANUFACTURES IN TIE
PINE TREE STATE.

FACTS ABOUT MANUFACTURES IN TIE
PINE TREE STATE.
The annual report If Hon. S. W..
Matthews, the Maine Commissioner of
Labor Statistics, has been printed. There
have been but few labor troubles, and
those that have occurred have not been of
a serious nature. Much of this happy CON
dition of affairs is to be credited to the in :
t1uence OF labor organizations. AS a gen
eral rule the radical and impractical agita-
tor has been relegated to the rear, and in
his stead have arisen men possessed OF in
telligence, moderation and honesty.
A personal canvass of workingmen has
been made and facts and statistics relating
to many classes and conditions of work
ingmen obtained. The whole number OF
reports obtained was 1892 number
American born S95; foreign born, 1877
owning homes, 2S5; value of homes, $405,
$50; homes mortgaged, so; amount OF
mortgages, S26, 1863; number renting, 4S1
having savings bank accounts, 1S1; who
have accumulated savings in former years
696; during the past year, 595: run in
debt during the past year, 1O4; neither
gained nor lost during the past year, 3S3
An interesting article written by Mellen
Plummer of Auburn, on ''The Shoe In
dustry in Auburn and Freeport,' is print
ed. The beginning of the firms now at
work was small. A. P. Cobb, of the
present firm of A. P. White 4 Co., began
in New Gloucester in 1874, and is the old
est manufacturer in the business in the
State. John F. Cobb began business in
North Auburn in 1S4S, and came to Au-
burn in 1856 Mr.. Cobb was the first shoe
manufacturer Of Auburn. In 1854 Asa
Cushman began the manufacture of shoes
in West Minot, and in 1862 removed to
Auburn. Other firms followed, some of
which have disappeared.
AS regards the present firms, the fol-
lowing table will show the growth and
progress of the business:
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Waldo ID. l.. of Good Templars

The annual session of Waldo District Lodge
of Good Templars will he held at Belfast
with Belfast Lodge No. 30, ON Saturday
March ), 1892, commencing al 10 A. NJ. and
the Lodges are requested to he represented
according to our laws The following is an
outline programme of the session: l. Open
in ID. l.. degree: ,. Credential Com. report
3. Initiation T. Address of welcome by T. H .
Fernald, Deputy of Belfast Lodge; 5. Res
ponse by District Templar, j. r. Mears of
Rescue Lodge, Morrill, ,6. Reports of Officers
I. Appointment of CONS. s. Intermission
for dinner; 9. Election and installation of
officers 10. Election of delegates to Grand
Lodge; II. Recommend Dist. Deputy II;
Reports of Lodges by visiting Com, and by
delegates present; 13. Locate next session );
IL. Assign subjects for discussion at next
session; Is. Good of the Order. AS this is
the annual session much important business
will be transacted and it is desirable to have
a full attendance from every Lodge. The
session will be held at Belfast Lodge rooms
in the Universalist vestry. Belfast Lodge
sends a cordial invitation to come and accept
its fraternal hospitality, and as there are
half dozen new Lodges in the District
which have been organized since the last
session, there will be a large attendance.
All members of the Order will be cordially
welcomed
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Washin2ton's Anniversary at the Lower
Grammar School.

The Low er Grammar School, Belfast Miss;
Mary A. Birktord and Miss Bertha Bird
teachers, celebrated Washngton's birthday
on Friday, by interesting and appropriate
exercises y picture of Washington was
drawn ON the blackboard, The following
program was carried out
Wishing a HappN Washington Birthday.
Ethel Barr
Our Presidents from Washington to Har-
rison, Maria Kingsbury
Recitation, Washington King,
Etfie Clifford
Five celebrated dates,
Recitation by five boys
Washington Exercise by Lillian Fernald
Helen Bird, Cleora Haney, Margaret
Keen, Blanche Rockwell, Louise Ricl-
ards, Carrie X krngshury. Flora Blake, AL
Via Cunningham, May Robbins, Bernice
Rogers.
Sketch of the Life of Washington,
May Parker
Essay, Harold Siblcy.
Quotations from the writings of our cele-
brated men, BY the School.
Reading-Wa Washington, Margaret Hazeltine.
Recitatlon-Wa ashlngton. Lu lttletield.
Dialogue-U nrlt sam, (kalph Stckney) Lib
rrty, (Margaret IIazeltincl Washington
Qiarold SibleyJ and the thirteen colonies.
by other members of the school.
Singing-Red. white and blue.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

FISH AND FISHING. From all accounts the
pickerel that are caught in Maine ponds this
winter are smaller than usual or the fisher
men are more truthful. 1t is generally be-
lieved that the latter conclusion is the cor
rect one; and the era of big fish stories is
drawing to a close, says the Bangor Daily
News. Fishermen say that the present
Maine lobster law gives provincials great
advantage over the Yankees engaged in tile
business. From May to July the Maine
fishermen may take any lobster more than 9
inches in length, but during the other months
no lobster under 10 1-2 inches in length can
be bought or sold. In the mariti me provin-
ces from July to January is close time al
together, but from January l to July l the
provincial fishermen may catch and sell any
size of lobster, and during that time they
fill our markets with fish smaller than the
Yankee is allowed to take.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

3, 553, 600 pairs OF foot wear made from
June 80, 1890, to June &c. 1891.
Labor earns by machine now 100 per
cent, more than by hand in 1884; female
labor is paid several times the wages of
1850 and males receive about three and
one-half times the wages of 1850. The
shoe workers are mostly American, 10 per
cent. only being foreigners, of whom 124
are French, 81 Irish and Nova Scotians.
Among the contents is readable article
on the ''Maine Ice Industry written by
L. c. Ballard of Farmingdale, and a tab
ulated statement of the factories, mills
and shops built during the year 1891, in
Guiding engagements. The total value of
these is 50, 023, $50, employing 427S hands.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Secret Societies.

Judge Geo. f. johnson left Monday for
Boston, to attend the annual session of the
Grand Lodge of the Ancient Order of United
Workmen. Judge johnson is the represen-
tative of Enterprise Lodge
Mr.. Samuel Adams, of Belfast, Grand
been invited to so to Rockland to instruct
i'll the beautitied work staff from Marian
Rebekah Lodge.
Mr.. Charles NJ. Busbee, of North Carolina.
l. o. o. F., has issued an anniversary proc
lamation calling upon the order to observe
April Goth, the 7jd anniversary of Odd Eel
lowship.
Judge Geo. f. johnson, District Deputy
Grand Master, accompanied by Messrs. An
sci Wadsworth and F. B. Mathews, went to
Islesboro, on Thursday last and publicly in
stalled the officers of Island Lodge of Ma
sons. The lodge room is situated in a pic
turesque spot near the head of Grow Cove.
The attendance was large and an excellent
supper was served.
We somewhat question the report that
some of the members of the grand lodge of
Maine want to postpone the next session of
that grand body for a time, because it meets
on the same day the National Republican
convention is held in Minneapolis. The
principles of the Order are too we'll fixed in
the Pine Tree State to allow politics to inter-
fere with its legitimate work, or the work of
its representative body. o. F. Dept. Inde-
pendent Statesman, N. II.
10
tween the two bodies. The Republican
National convention meets in May or June,
while the Grand Lodge of Odd Fellows
holds it's annual session on the third Tues
day in October.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Whence These Steers?

Isn't there any one who can and will say
a good word for the poor old Waterville
Mail? To be sure it reminds one of boy
who has the itch and is proud Of it, but then
the steer team now in control of the once
highly respectable organ deserves some little
consideration. Fairfield journal.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

TURF Topics. &. Il. Ellis of Belfast
offers to match Elmbrook and Westbrook
against any two horses in Waldo county,
bred by one mare, trot or pace, and put
two hundred dollars on each horse and
make two races ON each day of the meet
ing. Or he will match Westbrook, three
years old. against any trotter OF PAGER
three, four OF five years old for any stake
not to exceed 500. This means mile
heats, hest three in five to harness, the
right way on the track. No quarters or
eighths in this, but it is full miles and at
least three of them. .u.. The Boston Herald
in describing the driving on the Arsenal
road last Thursday, says: 1t might be said
that it was a ''Maine day. for an I'M
usual number of horsemen from that state
were out. Without exception the most
noted man who tried to get over the snow
Tor rather the slush) in some kind of style
was Mr.. {. II. Nelson of Waterville, Me-
otherwise known as ''Hod' AS everyone
knows who knows anything about the turf
Mr.. Nelson is the owner of the famous
stallion Nelson (2:1O), which is just now
an equine Pariah on account of that funny
race (?) with Alcryon few years ago.
Among other visitors from the Pine Tree
state were Messrs. A. l.. Libby of the
Pine Tree Stock Farm, Gardiner, c. W.
Morse of Bangor, well known owner of
good stock; Philo A. Strickland of Bangor
Bert Beaton of Augusta, George A. Altleh
of Waterville, who aired his $4,000 trotter
Miss Ledo, who has mark of 2:2s, and
D. NJ. Murphy and G. W. Berry of Rock
land. The two last named were seated in
Mr.. George Clark's tandem. .... David
Durham Withers, the leading turfman
of the United States, died at the Brevoort
House, New York, Feb. Is.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

In BRIEF One of the most prominent
personages in Mexico said recently that
reciprocity with the United States was
improbable. The negotiations, he said,
had been suspended since the end of De-
cember on account Of difficulties in regard
to the question of cereals. "A dispatch from
the City of Mexico says there is truth in
the report that the Mexican government
will grant a concession to the Louisiana
lottery. The loss by fire in New Orleans,
Feb. II will reach S2,0OO,OOO. Every in
surance company in the city has about an
equal share of loss. ..... Plots to kill Gen
eral Cante and President Montt of Chill,
have been discovered and thwarted. . The
foot and mouth disease scare is spreading
throughout England, and the price of
meat is advancing. The import of cattle
from every European country, except Nor
way, Sweden, Spain and Portugal, has
been prohibited. .... The return of the reg
istrar- general of vital statistics furnishes
reason for the belief that the influenza has
ceased to be epidemic in England. 80. Des-
patches received from San Francisco tell
of the loss of the whaling bark Tamarlane,
of New Bedford, and 1s of the crew, on the
Island of Hilo, one of the Sandwich Is
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25
Obituary..

Elizabeth, wife of the late Henry f. Car
tel, died Sunday morning in Belfast at the
home of her son-il-law. Mr. III. A. Carter at
the age of IS Years and 10 months. Mrs.
Carter has been i'll for some time. She was
the daughter of Samuel Peck, of Belfast, lo
lived in what is now the John Stewart house
above the Savings Bank. She married Henry
E. Carter, of Montville, q ship builder.
They resided in Belfast many years, when
they moved to Pembroke and subsequently
to Robbinston, where Mr.. Carter built YES
sels. About twelve Years ago they return
ed to Belfast, where Mr.. Carter died Mrs.
Carter leaves three clil'lren-Mrs H. A.
Carter, Belfast, Mrs. Martha Babcock, of
Lowell, Mass, and MIR. Fred j. Carter, of
Boston. The funeral services took place
Tuesday and We're conducted by Rev. Geo.
f. Tufts.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

lands, Feb. I'd. The bark sailed from San
Francisco, JAM 18th. She was command
ed by Captain Walter F. Howland, of
Chatham, Mass. .., Charles E. Hudson, of
Brockton, Mass, died Friday, having re-
fused food for AZ days with suicidal intent.
.....A resolution looking to an investiga-
ton of the Kelley cure has been intro
duced in the New York legislature. >. VIM.
Landregan fatally wounded James Ferris
at Wild West show in Lynn, Mass, Fri
day. Landregan pointed a revolver at
Ferris. He didn' know it was loaded V.
A motion for a new trial for Mrs. May
brick will soon be made and her counsel
believe it will be granted. 900. The ship
builders of Great Britain are preparing for
a final battle with the organizers of
strikes. 800. The Mexican government is
claiming strip of territory belonging to
the United States, including the towns of
Tuson, Yuma, Tombstone, Nogales and
many smaller ones...... The Superior Court
of Dakota has granted decree Of divorce
to Mrs. James G. Blaine, Jr. He is to
pay $1,000 down and 500 a month for the
support of Mrs. Blaine and her child. ...
Austin Bidwell. the famous American
forger, sentenced to life imprisonment for
forgery on the Bank of England. has been
released. Lucius Tuttle has been elect
ed vice president of the New York New
Haven 4 Hartford Railroad.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

WASHINGToN WHISPERINGs. Secretary
Foster said Feb. II that there was moth
ing in the financial condition of the treas
uly to cause the least uneasiness and it was
silly to suppose that he contemplated to
use the 500, 900, 600 gold reserve to meet
the current obligations of the government.
While the present net cash balance of $27,
800. 600 consisted almost entirely of subsidi-
ary coin and money on deposit with the
national banks, it did not include the
national bank redemption. fund of S55, 800
900 and disbursing officers balance
amounting to S25, 600, 600, both of which
funds were subject to action of the depart
ment and should not be regarded as ode
mand liabilities. 80. The Northern demo-
Gratis are almost unanim ously opposed to
free coinage. With the cooperation of
their conservative Western and Southern
colleagues there are good prospects of the
defeat of Bland's bill by from twenty to
thirty majority. 800. Representative Morse
of Massachusetts has introduced a bill to
repeal the interstate commerce law......
In the House Thursday Mr.. Bland had
read circular letter written by Mr.. Harter
of Ohio, to various Grand Army posts in
denunciation of free silver, urging the
posts to urge Congress to vote against it
as it would prove detrimental to the in
terests of pensioners. This circular Mr..
Bland characterized as bulldozing docu-
ment.....Mr. Harter, of Ohio, a Demo-
cratic member, had a field day in the
House Friday. He persisted in talking
against free silver no matter what the
topic under discussion, and the House
adjourned without taking any action on
anything. ..... There was no quorum again
in the House Friday, and from the account
of the lively scrimmage between the anti
free silver and the free silver Democrats
it might be judged thst there was no de-
corum either.
The Republican journal., 1892-02-25

Capt. Albert Sleeper formerly of South
Thomaston died at his home in Searsmont,
Feb. 11th, aged about IS. He was the son Of
Jesse Sleeper. Most of his life he followed
the sea as master mariner. He married
Ruth P. Butler, Sept. 3, 1842, by whom he
had six children. Five of them survive him.
He leaves beside his wife, four sisters, Mrs.
Geo. Thorndike of Massachusetts, Mrs.
Oliver Sweatland, Mrs. Henry Spaulding,
and one brother Jesse Sleeper, also of South
Thomaston. Something over quarter of
a century since he purchased large farm in
Searsmont and removed and resided there
until his death He was brother of Elias
P. Sleeper, father of Mrs. E. H. Lawry of
Rockland He was an able shipmaster and
an excellent man. [Rockland Tribune.