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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04
What Our Readers Say.
AN HISTORIANS VIEW OF 1HE LOCAL Ne

AN HISTORIANS VIEW or IRE LOCAL NEWS
PAPER.
A distinguished { ana,li;,n author SAYS. in
a private letter to the editor of the journal:
The change in the form of the Journal is i'm
every way favorable to the reader do not
think that anywhere in America can we find
paper equal to the journal as Il gatherer of
local news. If we had had papers of this
class in the early times of Canada and the
nited States, historians would be saved
much trouble nowadays in collecting ma
terials for local histories. | have NOW he
fore me an old copy of the Quebec Gazette
more than century old-and Vet it has not
more than three or four original items Of
local interest. 1t is all official notices and "a
page or so of extracts. | am quite sure tile
journal does not overlook ANYTHING in the
district where it is published. No one is
forgotten, alive or dead. 1t is obvious y not
necessary to perform acts If national r,l,lte
to NE noticed everything of luc;, occurrence.
is sure to be recorded So il should be- y
local newspaper should he a mirror of the
whole mMlnity-eVcrybody should sec
himself on herself in it, within rertain lilli-
tations of course. AS AN old newspaper man
| know something OF the great labor and
care entailed in bringing cat such a paper.
| congratulate the journal and its readers
on this new epoch in its Very crelitable his
tory
THE BEST COUNTRY PAPER IN THE L. S.
| A Washington d. G., friend writes: II
congratulate you on the appearance of the
II
certainly has metropolitan air about it
and every indication that it is, and will be
conducted on such plane as to entitle it to
the well deserved compliment paid it by a
distinguished citizen of Maine as the best
country paper in the United States
/, WELCOME AS A LETTER FROM HOME.
A Journal subscriber writes from Texas
II have always liked the Journal. 1t has
for years been a source Of home news for
me which has been very gratifying. 1t has
followed me from Maine to West Point, tc
Montana, to Kansas, to Orono, Me-, and tC
Texas. Its weekly appearance is always
I welcomed, mach as letter from home
! believe that III its new form the Journal
will prove still more valuable as a loo al
newspaper.
DOES NOT CARE FOR CHROMoS,
! A Montana subscriber in making a remit
tanrt4 adds the fnllHWinu
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04

Penobscot Bay and make it very unsafe
and unhealthy for foreign foe to harbor
here, as they did in our wars with Eng
land. What splendid bay is this same
Penobscot of ours.
Passengers will please select their bag
gage for Rockland, issuing from the bell
boy, following ringle, Jingle, Jingle Of
his bell, means us, SO we select and as
semble ourself together ready to go ashore
in a mass Here we are, Lime Rock City.
Everybody seems ANXIOUS to abut on the
salt water, 50 the city is ''all long and
no wide' like, with great smoky kilns
wherein the rock is roasted into quick
lime for the markets of the world The
Rockland of to- day is a much larger and
a much improved place, and it's future is
before it to occupy upon. Dinner refresh
ed us very much as the early breakfast,
long ride and sea air had all conspired to
sharpen up wonderfully generally sharp
appetite With leisure half day before
us we proceeded to invest it in exploration
and sight seeing. 50 we went over the
city, looking at whatever attracted the at
tcntion most. Among other places we
went out to Tilson Hill. where the 18th
Maine Regt. camped and drilled before it
left the state last June. There We're few
vesti9es left of its sojoulm here. Many
in that regiment were old Schoolmates and
friends. Now they are far away on south
ern soil defending the flag we all love SO
we'll. Some have fallen by bullets at
Bull Run; others by disease some dis
abled by wounds OF sickness. How many
OF that gallant band will survive the war
no one can tell.
The old steamer Pioneer then piled lie
tween Rockland and Machias, and with
favorable weather and tide could make
the trip nearly as quick as a coaster with
a good wind. We went on board her that
night and had sound night sleep in her
quiet cabin. At o'clock The next morn
ING all being ready she cast off and let the
wharf 60 adrift and steamed out of the
harbor on her course for the eastern trip
Our way to Deer Islands led across the
lower part of the bay and is a fine sail,
find in my note book some lines penciled
then running:
Fair, lovely bay, stand to-day
Upon the Ugh blutted shore,
And gazing DER the broad eXpanse
MY fancies widely soar.
Thy far off skies drapery lies
Mu;ng thy distant farm
While lovely a sea of glass
Rests now thy bosom calm
Is. LoCKHEAD.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04

the United States SelZeu the islands, pom
barded the South American settlement
and hoisted the stars and stripes above
it's ruins. This gave rise to complications
between the U. S. and England; and two
years later the British flag again tloated
over Port ST. Louis and the present work
of thorough colonization was begun.
About forty-six years ago, Mr.. S. La
fone, wealthy Englishman who had been
engaged in the hide and cattle trade on
the Rio de la Plata, obtained grant from
the British government of the southern
portion of East Falkland, peninsula six
hundred thousand acres in extent, and
possession of all the wild cattle on the is
land, for a period of six years, he paying
down ten thousand pounds sterling, and
agreeing to pay twenty Thousand pounds
1852 The peninsula was named Lafonia,
and the scheme first drew public attention
to the natural advantages of the archpel-
ago. In 1851 a company was formed in
London and incorporated by royal char
ter, (the present "Fal1land Island sheep
Farming Company, for the purpose of
turning to greater account the herds OF
wild cattle that roam the Islands. and the
enormous extent of sheep ranges. Mr..
Lafone' interest was purchased for
500. 600. and the Company $ headquarters
We're established at Stanley. while their
grazing and boiling down operations were
carried on i'll various places all over the
undertaking necessitated the establish
ment Of stores and workshops at the
seat of colonial government, and now
ships can be repaired and provided at
Stanley at less cost and in much better
shape than at any other South American
port, matter of great Importance, con-
sidering that much more jury is annual
ly done to vessels that round Cape Horn
than in any other part of the world. The
average number of vessels that enter
Stanley harbor in year is 30 and of that
ItlltDtl lullN TWO llllltlS arrive III tltSlltSS
and remain for repairs. A novel industry
in which many Falkland Islanders find
employment is the rescuing of wrecked
essels and their crews. Not that there
is any regular life saving service. main
tanned by individuals or government but
as in other out-of-the way sections of
stormy coasts there are those who make a
business Of wreckiny for pl1lnder-ll here
parties keep schoonclS in constant rea(li-
ness to go out at a moment notice when
ever a ship or schooner is sighted with
broken masts and other evidence of a los
ING conflict with Cape Horn gales. with
offers OF aSSiStance-not from motives Of
unmiXed philanthropy but for a good
round rate of coin I'"nSaton. which GEN
orally completes the ruin OF the victims by
Wrecking them financially.
FANNIE b. " ARD
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04
Maine Board of Agriculture.

The State Board of Agriculture met at
Augusta JAN 20 for it's annual meeting.
The following new members qualified: T.
B. Hunter, Franklin county, three years !;
J. B. Low, Kennebec, to fill the unexpir-
ed term of II. 0. Nickerson, one year; A.
w. Gilman, Piscataquis county, three
years; F. M. Thompson, Washington coun-
ty, to fill the unexpired term of Z. A.
Moore; J. w. Greene Penobscot, three
years; J. G. Porter, Houlton, three years
0. Gardner, Rockland, three years b.
F. Briggs, OF Auburn, was elected presi-
den; F. 5. Adams, Bowdoinham, vice
president; G. NJ. Twitchell, messenger
At Thursday mornings session B. W Nc
Keen Of Fryeburg was unanimously elect
ed secretary. A paper on Irresponsible
ties of individual Members was read by
J. W. Greene Of Bangor. An interesting
discussion followed. At the afternoon
session President Fernald of the Maine
State College spoke on Educational Feat
ures of Institute Work. The board final
ly adjourned Thursday
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04

Walford, a novel by Ellen Olney Kirk.
author of The Story of Margaret Kent, y
etc, is published by Houghton, Mitflin &
Co., Boston. in the Riverside Paper Series
Price so cents. The disappearance of a
child, the search for her, a labor strike,
and clearing up of the mystery give Mrs
Kirk the materials for story of great in
terest. She tells it admirably well, she
brings before us characters of great valie-
ty and some of exquisite beauty, and the
story is one to be read eagerly and long
remembered.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04
Valuable Material for Maine History.

At the meeting Of the Maine Historical
Society at Portland on January 21st, Hon.
Joseph Williamson. If Belfast gave I'm &C
count of the historical materials used by
the historian, William d. Williamson.
When Gov. Williamson died his library
fell into vandal hands and much Of it has
been lost Careful search for many years
on the part Of Judge Williamson. how
ever, has resulted in the recovery of some
papers of great value. Gov Williamson
in the preparation Of his history sent out
circulars to each town asking Il series Of
questions, the answers to which, given by
intelligent men, form an almost priceless
synopsis of the history Of the State OF
these los have been rescued. COY. VIII
hanson seems to have engaged in the lat
ter years of his life in the compilation Of
an encyclopaedia Of the biography Of the
State, for in the collection are IS sketches
of prominent people, mostly lawyers, Oh
viously sent in in response to a request
from Mr.. Williamson. At previous
meeting Judge Williamson presented a
series of sketches Of 1Ol early ministers of
the State which We're probably intended
to be part of the same volume
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04

lngton, ID. G.: In your issue of Jan. Dist.
you ask chow do you like the new head of
the Journal ?'' My reply is, like the new
bat like the old better, AS by it | recognize
the Old Republican Journal.
WEALTH OF READABLE MATTER
A Belfast boy writes from New York city :
have just received a copy of last week s
issue of the Journal, and not only was |
gratitied at receiving home paper and
learning all the news from Clown East, "
but I was also pleased to notice the hand
some appearance of the journal and its
wealth of readable matter"
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04

''Winter Smelt Fishing by Clayton j.
Kinsley, in Outing for February, is a
pleasantly written description Of fishing
through the ice for the palatable silvery
little smelt
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-04

DOES NOT CARE FOR CHR0MOS
A Montana subscriber in making a remit
tance adds the following postscript:
n. B. If there il sewing machine, thresh-
ing machine saw mill goes with this sub
scription, never mind sending them, as
Just wish to get the news from a land I left
years agO-and ! remember the
old journal well.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03
The Briggs Case.

In the Presbyterian General Assembly
at Portland, Oregon. last Thursday, the
minority report on the Briggs case was
laid on the table by vote Of 3S9 to 1872
the appeal was entertained and the trial
begun. On Saturday the case was finish
ed the appeal against the action OF the
New York Pres5ytery in dismissing the
case was sustained by vote as follows
1ssustain as a whole" 3G2; "sustain in
part." 1877; '.not TO sustain" 81. Total
vote, 5l9.
As soon as the vote was announced
Jadge Sayler moved a resolution of pur-
port as follows:
WHEREAS, The appeal in this case has
been sustained by this assembly:
RESOLVED, That the verdict of the Pres
bytery of New York be reversed in all par
ticulars; and resolved, that all papers in
the case be returned to the stated clerk OF
that presbytery, and that the presbytery
be and hereby is ordered to proceed to the
trial of the case upon its merits.
Upon motion this resolution asreierred
to committee consisting OF Judge Ewing
Of Pittsburg; Judge 5ayler of Indiana; Mr..
Junkfu Of Philadelphia, DR.. NJ oilatt OF
Washington and jefferson College, and DR..
A Alexander of San Fransco, for the purpose
of putting it in proper legal form, with in
strnctions to report 1t at the. opening ol
the session on N onday morning
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03
Western Cyclones.

The towns of Wellington and Harper in
Kansas were partly destroyed by Cyclones
last week. with great loss Of life and prop
erty.
On Friday night cyclone plowed
through wellington, destroying several
blocks of its principal business street, and
killing and iniuring hundreds of people.
Fire broke out and one woman perishcd in
the flames.
Trees were torn from their roots, houses
turned around and stoves actually lifted
until they landed on the upper floors Of the
ruins. Freight ears were picked up and
carried 200 feet. In one instance horse
was taken from the ground and carried to
the top of a two-story building. \ little
child was taken out Of its cradle, carried
two blocks and deposited on the ground
without being injured,
The Lutheran church was turned com
pletely over, the court house demolished,
PRESBYTERIAN church reduced to splinters.
The principal block OF the town is nothing
but a pile of brick mortar and glass.
The old court house, = solid two-stOry
stone structure, was completely demolish-
ed, while one little frame Office by It's side
that pair of doukcys could drag from its
foundations was left standing
The most appalling scene was that at the
Phillips House, where n bali was in pro
gress when the cyclone burst. The dancers
were given little opportunity to escape
from the topping structure.
As the building began swaying in the
terrific gale, the people in the crowded
ballroom made frantic rush for the door.
The stairways and halls were Immediately
filled Ly the crazcd men and women, who
tore at each other in their mad rush for the
open air. With the crash OF the wall
about and over them, there arose great
wall OF dosdar from the imprisoned and
doomed people. AS the timber crushed
down upon the struggling merFy-makers
their cries were thottled by the weight. OF
mass Of timbers above them Then came
the silence Of death.
Harper is a smaller town than yelling
ton ana in il hardly o building escaped de
molition and the place is strewn with de
bris from end TO end II is almost mira.
clio that more lives were not lost, as the
death list contains now only seven names.
Many were seriously injured, and scores
az trrpttpla
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03
Clinton Township Items.

Msss Ella Kepple. Of Tarcntum, is visit
ing her friend Miss Marie Harvey.
IL is reported that there will be wed
ding in our township this week.
Miss Jennie Norris is staying with he
sister Mrs. Mary Borland, of Cheswick
Allegheny county
Mrs. Stephen Brewer who has beer
seriously i'll for some time is able to be on
again.
Mr. Frank Halstead who is attending
school at the Slippery Rock Normal wa
home over Sabbath.
Mr.. D. W. Peters, of Creighton, Ale
gheny county, Is spending ia few weeks al
his brother Johns.
Rev. p. L. Simpson, of Oak Grove. viii
be absent next Sabbath assisting Rev
Rickets Of Ohio.
Quite a number of our boys from Ale
ghenY and Pittsburg came home toI
Decoration. Messrs John, George and
viii Harvey; Clarence and Will Nc.
Kibbin, OF Allegheny; Messrs Eli
Hemphill, Holsc Morris, OF Pitisburg,
and j. G. Cunningham, Jr., of East
Emu. lHeg hll tHluh Nilhe"h "" uohiP '"o
best place TO come to- 10 have nice time.
The Misses Ella Love and Ella Smalley,
of the Clinton O. Y z. society, and Misses
Eva Cunningham ard Annie Norris, Of
the Oak Grove society were delegates to
the institute Of o. Y. p. which met in East
Liverpool, May 10Th and 21st. They re-
port pleasant and profitable meeting
They with quite number of others took Il
trip over into W. Va.
u KNOW.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03

For the same reason nothing could have
been Compressed from the beds Of slate
above and below The slate underlying
and overlving is imperyi0us 10 water or
oil bainu eonprcs sed mud, il has no pores
and Il 81 inuervious to liquid or iluid as
class we have drilled through the deep
conrlomerate rocks thousands OF times and
have fouud no erevices or seams through
which any fluid could go down Or come up
into tbe rocks. The conclusion therefore,
v hieh has become fixed in my mind for
more than fifteen years, is that petroleum
is the direct product of ocean water ana
has been made so in natures own chemical
labratory .--,
At first this might seem to be a physical
impossibility. but when We consider that
fresh water can be converted mt" gas ahd
is highly inflamable and has been used Tor
light and heat. it does not seem so Impos-
sible. 1t has been stated y fact IN the
last few years that petroleum IN sinai!
quantities has been produced by chemlcal
process from sea water. If TINS De tne
origin of petroleum and it seems to bethe
ONLY theory that will account for the tactS'
we NAV expect TO find petroleum IN the
sedimentary formations wherever an ocean
shore is covered up at the proper depth
and under proper chemical conditions
This will account for its wide Distribution
over the world and we may expect II Z" DC
practically as inexhaustible as coal
In concluding ] would remark that IN
the wear 1859 It has been estimated That
about 1000 barrels were produced; IN IoGO,
SOC. 600 barrels, and 1851, 2,OUo, VVo baIIels, % &
in 1852 3. .OOO. 600: and now over $4,000, GOO
barrels are produced per annum along the
foothiIls of the Allegheny mountains with
out including the Ohio or Lima field, Col
orado or California The total production
ne rat-rolenn, in this country up to date Is
estimated to be about 500 900 900 barrels,
and the value of the oil exported from this
country to the present date IS estimate d TO
be 81 100, 900. GOO. 1t stands third on the eN-
port list. 5
All these figures are given III round
numbers but are believed to be approx
mately correct No mining industry IN
the history of the world in winch men nave we
ENGAGED has produced so many sudden
fortunes and perhaps no one in which so
many were as suddenly lost
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03
A Gallant Colonel.

An interesting little scrap of hitherto
unwritten war history is brought out in
connection with the application of the
Hon X. M. Powell for place in the in
terstate commerce commission.
recommendation has been received
BY the president from the survivors Of the
Eigbty-tnird Pennsylvania volunteers in
dorsiDg his application. Col. Powell com
manded Third Regiment Confederate Tex
as infantry, and was captured at Gettys-
burg by d. ID. Rogers Of Butler, Pa. Mr..
Rogers took an ivory-handled revolver
from the colonel, A correspondence oc-
CURED this year, and Col. Powell has been
invited to attend the next reunion of the
Eighty third, when bis revolver will be re-
turned to him. The kindly and fraternal
feeling which Col. Powell has expressed
for his late captors SO pleased them that
they recommended his appointment to. the
president.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03
Administrators Sale.

BY virtue uf an order OF the Orphans Court
OF Butler county, Pa, at o, G., No. 81, June
term 1892, and TO me directed, VIII on
FRIDAY, JUNE 3rd 1892,
at o'clock p. NJ, expose to public sale or out
cry on the premises IN CoaltOWn, Cherry twp,
Butler county Pa, With leave to adjourn SAID
sale TO the Court House at Butler Pa, for want
OF sufficient bids by giving due and public
notice OF said adjournment, all the following
described real estate, tO-Wft: All that certain
lot OF land situated In Coaltown. Cherry twp.,
Butler county Pa bounded and described as
follows tO-wit: On the north by lands OF John
Kiester on the east by lands OF Baird q Bro,
on the south by public road, and ON the west
Jy land formerly OF John htcster now III W
Elliott said lot fronting Sixty-eiSht feet on
said public road on the south and being one
hundred feet on the east and west sides
respectively and having thereon erected two
story frame house with brick basement, also
plank stable ana outOuildingS. Terals OF sale;
One-third upon confirmation Of sale by the
court and the balance in two equal annual
payments, with interest 20 be secured by bond
and mortgage on the premises ana "a contain
an attorney IS commission of five per cent Tor
TIE collection thereof.
MARY A. NEWELL,
Administrators,
CoaItoWn, Butler county. Pa.
). +. BOWsERi ATTY.
Butler citizen. [volume] (Butler, Pa.) 1877-1922, 1892-06-03
Depew on the Nomination.

Mr.. Depew was asked whether he had
understood any change had been made in
the political situation, and said:
" know of none. think Mr.. Harrison
will be dominated. The men who are
urging Mr.. Blaine to run are counting on
influencing the delegates instructed for
Mr.. Harrison. Now, in my opinion, there
Is no candidate but Harrison possible so
long as the Clafkson letter-which is, in
effect, letter to all republicans-stands
1t does not matter what construction may
be put ON it by commentators, 1t took Mr..
Blaine out Of the race. A Bible reader as
general thing sticks closely to the text
no matter what the commentators may
say; the Bible is inspired aud the com
mentators are not"
"You evidently are.not in sympathy with
the movement to nominate Blaine9"
1 am not, because there is no sign that
Mr.. Blaine would take the place. am a
great friend of Mr.. Blaine. The men who
are leading this movement are his enemies.
I have worked for Mr.. Blaine for many
years, and was in tho minority. No word
came from Mr.. Blaine. / talked with him
while he was here, and he discussed the
financial situation and the affairs of the
country with candor, clearness and oil his
old force Of mind But he didn't drop a
word on which to base the slight suspicion
that he had changed his mind. When
talk with the men who say he must be
nominated ask them il they have reason
TO think he has changed his mind and they
say no. Has he written anotherletterp No.
Has he said he would withdraw the Clark
son letter. No. Has he intimated that
he has changed his mindi' NO. All they
can say is that they got the general i'm
preston that he will run.
when ask what they mean they de-
clare that they are not sure Blaine will
have it, but that he must be used to beat
Harrison"
Have they admitted that to you"
Certainly they have. IF you can nom-
mate Blaine, they say, lit will kill off
Harrison even il Blaine will not accept it,
because no President would be likely to
accept an Office which had been made to
one Of his Cabinet and rejected They do
not seem TO realize that the rejection Of
the nomination would be q calamity TO the
party which would have a most depressing
and disastrous effect on the canvass and
the result A number Of them are also
depending on the fact that no man has ev-
Blaine would be loath to throw the party
into confusion by rejecting the nomination
after it had been forced.
~ am very frank to say that there is
much in the situation which may not be-
come clear until the delegates get TO Min
neapolis. Indeed, / will not absolutely
know what am going to do myself until
] get there"