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THE
NORTH ami RICAM REVIEW

is essential to every American reader
who wishes to keep up with the times
The New York Sun says Of it: "The
North American Review constantly Of
fers to the public a program of writer's
and topics that excite the reader and
crafty the intellectual appetite. In
this respect there is no other magazine
that approaches the North American
Review" 1t is neither a partisan nor
a sectarian publication,
But ALL SIDES OF ALL QUESTIONS
in which intelligent readers are inter-
ested are promptly discussed in its
pages, and facts and arguments are
presented with all the ability and log
ical force of the most eminent writers
in the world. Among contributors to
early numbers will be
THE RI. Hon. W. E. GLADSTONE,
His Eminence, Cardinal Gibbons,
Hon. Davidt B. Hill, Hon. Thorn B.
Reed, Hon. r. @. Mills, Col. r. G. In
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Rodolpho Lanciani, and other distin-
guished writer's,
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VI. a. H.
Me- IL I'd and 18th Thursday i'ights IN eacl
mouth. vt 6 50 o'clock p. M, hill aver Sen Marco
Restaurant Mai. A Csntwell, Commander J,
81. hrwin Adilltaut
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Wafanga f,'dge M Zig. meets every Nn,iday
night: IL Knights Of Pythias Hall, East Makrel
street. W. A Dickinson, District Nohle Grand,
i. A. NonEle Noble Grand; Geo. W Hughes
Vice Grand: Ed Strain. 8 &c. d ". Mcleod, Treas
The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1892-03-10
PRESIDENTIAL CAMPAIGN.

During the coming year, the Re-
view will be of special interest and val
tie to query American voter, AS IT will
lay before its readers discussions Of the
important issues Of the Presidential
campaign by the recognized leaders in
the several political parties,
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Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
EXTENDING TIE CIVIL SERVICE.
Letter Carriers and Clerks 10 Be included in
The Classified List.

WAsHI>GroS. Dee 22.-There il little
roum to doubt that the President will soon
issue an order extending the civil service
law AMI rules so as 10 include all letter
carriers an clerks in free delivery post of
fees These Offices now number COL and
give employment TO ahont / 200 carriers
and $500 clerks, making 2o,50o in all
Postmaster General Wanamaker in his
last annual report strongly recommended
that this be done, AMI be also included the
clerks emTLayed in the division heshquar-
ters of the inspection service at Boston,
New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Chi
cago. Cincinnati, St Louis. Chattanooga.
New Orleans. Denver, Helena, and San
Francisco. Mr. Pollock, the superin,en-
dent of the free delivery service, recon-
minds that the officers and clerks in thu
free d. livery division of the post Office de-
psrtment be also included in the or
der.
Petitions have been received asking that
the district government, the government
printing office, the bureau of engraving aud
printing, the chiefs of divisions in the exec
utive departments in Washington and the
force OF ws,chmen and messengers in the
executive departments be also Included. 1t
is hardly believed that the President will
now go beyouni the free delivery post Of
fees AMI possibly the chiefs of divisions.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
COLLISION AT GARDINER.
Trains No. II and is Meet On Single
Track-ao One Hurt


"ARhiNhk' pee' -, Npeciai' "A col
lision occurred on the Maine Central Rsil-
road at this station this afternoon between
.-.- -, :, r, , -
f"ih' o' '''' 81. ''''
reached TINS ety on time an after making
the regular stop pulled ont across the
travel rokd ami sioppe,l. No signals had
been hung ont for or Iprs and when the
time was un Jewett'< train started ont on the
,,,,;r track tn mako tho nav, switch whore
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
THE INMAN FLYING YANKEES
One Will Hoist the Stars and Stripes in Feb
ruary. One in March.

NEW York. Dee. 22.--The Inman line
has completed its arrangements for the ad-
mission of the City of Paris and the City of
New York to American registry, and has
made out its schedule of proposed saihngs
for 1898.
Each big twin screw flyer will make one
more trip under the British flag. The City
of New York will sail from Liverpool direct
10 New York about the middle OF February
She will sail from New York to Southamp-
ton on Feb. %, after having formally as
sumed the Stars and Stripes. There will
be big patriotic blowout on the ship on
the occasion of her transfer to American
registry.
The City of Paris will fy the British flag
for the last time on the trip she will com
plete at this port from Liverpool on March
4. She will sail hence as a Yankee ship On
March IL.
Two other vessels of the Inman line, the
City of Berlin and the City of Chester. will
viii remain under British registry. All
sailing from New York will BE- on Satur
days, instead of on Wednesdays, as hereto
fore.
Imler the new order of things the City
nf Paris will deliver the | niicd States mail-
at the LONDON postofiice at least eigh, hours
earlier than she has previously been able to
do. and from four to five hours sooner than
any other steamship. except the City OF Ne"
York.
BY the new route the passenger will EN-
bark at the Inman Lines new pier ut New
York. and upon arriving at the new Empress
docks. Southampton, will boari special
train for London, after passing n brief Gus
tom house examination. His baggage vii
90 10 LONDON on the same train. and rid,
of an hour and half will lani him in the
English metropolis. where he can enjoy 4
half days Sightseeing before the tourist wh'
came by Liverpool arrives.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
SPLENDID FREEZE
On the Kennebec---The Best
Ice in the World.
Gardner Stockholders in Atchison,
KAN, Bank Sued.
Fire in Baiiey's oiieioth Factory. sk,~hesan
Foes Damage ei 500.

GARD1SEH. Dec. 22.-{Speeial. The
present cold wave has placed kennehec ice
men in the ST of humor regarding the
prospect OF a splendid crop Of ice thi'
winter. One prominent icenaa is quoted
today as saving that this IS the best freeze
that the river has seen Tor years.
Two years ago the river froze Dec. lst.
1t was bitter cold day but a high wind
ragged and blew sand and dirt into the ice
until much of il " Is rendered utterly use-
less Last year the freeze did not come
until early January and even then was
of rather poor quality.
Totay. howeYer. the river has a splendbi
covering of -4black" lee as clear as crystal
and from three to eight inches thick. Sew
eral companies have men on ehiseiling ths
ice and If the cold weather continues will
put on horses very shortly and commence
cuitlyating their fields The knickerbocker
pond privileges at Boothbay are frozen ov r
il. fine shape with ice five and SIX inches
thick
\ few more hours of swapping cold
weather and it will require quite a good
storm or spell Of warm weather TO take II
out of the river. Ii Is regarded as a per
manent freeze BY our icemen, who are
making every preparation to harvest big
crop il it will but stay.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
FIRE AT AUBURN.
Conant's Box Factory and Other
Manufactures
6urned-Wster Supply Was insuficient-loss
Nearly Partially Insured.

AvseRs, Dec. 90 - Special Fire was
discovered in the box factory of +. r. CO.
nant i Co, Washington street, this even
ing. A live gale was blowing at the time.
The flames soon enclosed the whole plant
and aid was summoned from Lewiston.
The in.utfcieney of Auburn's water
works system was made fully apparent.
There was not sufficient force TO the
streams to reach the caves of the buildings
Soon F II. Fellow-' machine shop adjoin-
ing was in t'amcs an / in few minutes was
fiat. Snow on the roofs of other buildings
saved fearful conh sgration. as the fire.
men were badly handicapped by the poor
water supply.
Losses: + X. Conant & Co, box shop,
5000, Insurance, s21Go; fObcy 4 CLARK,
pump manufacturers. same building. $1,000,
with partial insurance: +. X. Fellows 4
Co, msehinists on building and machinery
5000, with partial insurance +. T. Fuller,
leatherboard manufacturer, in same build
ing, $500; insured,
Forty hands are thrown out of employ
ment- The Auburn city government hold
a meeting to night TO take acton on the
proposition of the Water Works Company
to put the system in good working order.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
MORE RAPID FIRE GUNS.
Latest Orders and Tests by the Navy Depart
ment.

WASHINGTON. Dec. 22.-The final order
for rapid fire guns for the navy, out of
money availahl' under the present admins
tration, has been placed by the bureau of
ordnance. The order consists of 25 high
power guns, one -pounder Hotchkiss guns,
nnd is being filled hy the Pratt 4 Whitney
establi- hnl.nt of Hartford, Conn. Up to
to-day guns of the yj ordered have been
constructed AMI tested.
The proof firing on the new one-poundcrs
is more rigid than has been expected from
any previous rapid fire weapon The test
consists in iuterchanging the breach mech
anism of each gun with the mechanism OF
at least five other guns. Heretofore the
gingle proof test of a breach mechanism in
its own gan was deemed sufficient
The present + gil requirements are TO IN
SURE the efficiency of the new one-pounders
nnlcr their empowered requirements.
The H0trhkiss Company in delivering this
last order will endeavOr 10 show y service
velocity for each gun of 1870 feet per sec
ond. The previous service velocities for
the same type gun have been kept under
1850 feet per second.
The new guns will be much longer than
any of the one-p Founders now in the navy.
They will approach close to five cahhres
length of barrel more than is possessed by
the pr sent guns The effect of this length
ening OF the barrel viii be found in in
creased v1locities with an ACCOMPANY ing
greater range and accuracy. The new
one pounder will constitute part of the
secondary batteries of the new coast de-
fense battle ships.
They will he placed on recoil cylinders
and either on cone or fixed rail mounts.
\ single recoil cylinder will be placed un-
der the barrel of each gun in lieu OF the
sister side cylinders hitherto used There
will be no trigger guard on the new guns.
Acrii. ntal discharge ia provided against by
the fitting of safety catch. The ne"
guns will weigh not more than so pounds
above the former designs.
The new Spons,l rapid-fre gun, which
is spoken of in ordnance circles MS mod
fled Hotchkiss," is unprorided with a
mount of its own. II has been favorably
reported on to the bureau of ordnance by
Ensign Harold X Esmes, the United States
naval ordnance Inspector at Hartford
The gun six pounsier, has been prant-
fired, using Hotchkss mounts. Unless the
mounts for the Sponsal gun are msnufact-
nred at the Washington Gun Foundry. the
Hotchkiss patents will prevent the new
weapon from entering into successful COM
petition with It's rivals. The same trouble
appears to exist over the briggs Schroeder
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
An OCEAN STATION NEEDED.
Mr. Dunn Hopes the Bureau Will Have Ono
Some Day.

Nrw YoRK, Pee. 22.-Woatber Expert
Dnnn sat in his study in the Equitable
Bnilding tower anil told those vho called
on Him that if there was one thing he
pee,lrd more than another it was an ocean
weather station
..You see. " he said If we had a weather
station on the Atlantic ocean. about 500
miles off th. coast of Maine. We would he
able TO tell " hat ia going on. storm o"
the Atlantic may bank a storm ~ eeping
over this country from west to east anil
cause il to move from VS. very slowly. An
ocean station is \ much-needetl addition to
the weather bureau, and hope We may
have it some day
rs to the weather Yesterday Mr.. Dunn
said that snsw had fallen in the region of
the Great Lakes and in the Middle Atlantic
states. Tic temperature in this city was
inst warm enough yesterday morning to
melt the snoS which fell. Further up the
state, however. the weather was colder
Tbs. storm centre was in the Atlantic
ocean. OF the eoass of Virginia, and il had
moved rapidly eastward
cold wave covers the country every
where except on the South Atlantic and
Gulf coasts. The temperature eyeryr here
norti and west of Washington was heloH
the freeing point, the coldest place heipg
at 81. Vincent. MINI, whore the mercury
was Il 4, grees helgp zero.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
STATE GRANGE
Closes a Profitable Session
The Last Days Work.
Auburn Has a Very Lively Blaze, Do
ing Nearly $4,000 Damage
aa.er s,assm Said TO be very 'heH'e'sa' '''
10 be improved.

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i't" '''"'' c,tI.,t m order h,
VI the STATE efaa2e ~ 49,
Worthy Master fi'"'
wadnesaay was real ami approved
-, prs.,,. moved 4 recon.ilerarion OF
|''i''' '''''' '''' ...,.I,,;o, !, 70.
VIZ '"'' wv ~ ,.;,t; IT..
gard To legislation IN fo2h "oA'''hs' N'
motion prevailed.
~. .l-.r,,;o, off J. Porter in regard
''' ''-'.o ,..,o- a,s-,ar from
70 raising the Si''s 'l's r., - sram tho ,abla
t7''t 4" - ,-.-,,.o,as
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
CUBAN IMMIGRATION
TO be Investigated During the Hoiidays-Aiso.
South American Ports.

WAsmrNoroN, Dec. 2?.-The joint com
mittee on immigration of the Senate and
House have decided 10 send joint sub
committee to Cuba during the holiday re-
cess. TO investigate the character of I'M
migration from the West Indies, and the
danger of con,aglon from these island to
this country through Key West. The Al
legation that Senator Chambers hill will
not prevent immigration from South Amer
ica " i'll be made basis for an inquiry.
The joint committee on imm'gr 'tion has
decided 10 report two bills, one to the
Senate. That 10 he reported To the House
is Mr.. Stump's bill, which provides for II
quarantine abroad, and for the suspension
of immigration whenever the President
deems it necessary for ihe prevention of
introduction of any contacious disease into
the United States. The other bill is Sena-
tor Chambers and suspends all immigration
for one year.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
FEvE RiSH MOMENTS.
All the Newspapers Compare tho Present
Time to Revolutionary Days.

LoSpox, Dec. 90 The Paris corrcspon-
dent of the Times says: "Paris papers b'.
tray a general, ill.concealed CONSERVATION.
Les Debats says Tuesdays sitting OF the
Chamber was the most painful since isIi.
A vague, bea y suspicion rests like storm
cloud on all heads recalling the famous
iays OF q century ago" Le ''aulois says
The final scenes in the sitting carried us
back to the floud tide of the convention in
the height of the Reign of Terror Cas-
sagnac says in L'A1torite 1T = clear VIC
are in the mii.t OF n revolution la Lib
crte SAYS: "The republic viii survive but
with frightful wounds"
The correspondent of the DNiy Teie-
graph writes from Paris that. " fhr public
Is in state of feverish eypoc,inrr- The
common expression. In r. MIR ctaraftf'
20 suggestive of the gidli"iin, and the
Reign of Terror has beer used ~ refer
encc to thc first batch ~ senators ani
20 be sacrificed in the panaain affair. Ibr
general question IL pbo " ~ he the neAt
tnmbril The Decorations and Bonlanger
| scandals, also. are not TO he compared with
the present crisis.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
NEW ENGLAND SOCIETY
OF New York Holds 9th Annual Dinner--'
Prominent Men Present.

NEw YORK, Dec. 22-The s7th annual
dinner Of the New England Society was
held here tonight. Three hundred and
seventy New Englanders sat in the banquet
hall of Sherry's discussing choice siands
and wines to an orchestral accompaniment
of populsr and merry melodies.
Hon. David G.. Rollin. presided and at
the same table sat ChaunceY NJ. nepe~'
Rev. Edward Everett Hale, uon.Set Low,
Rev. II. l.. Wayland, d. D.. Major Gen
eral Howard, Isaac \. Bailey. Pierpont
Morgan, w. l.. Strong. Judge \. Nasser
president of the Holland Society and
others.
At right angles TO the presidents table
sat 80 persons The thre tables were pre-
sided over by c. +. Brooks, j. j. Dudley,
j. p. Townsend. Alfred W. Bates, }. j,
Goodman, Henry n. Bridgman and ID
Rufus p. Lincoln.
The toast list was "Forefather's Day.
Rev DIR. Edward Everett Hale; New
England and Higher Education Hon
Seth Low: Their Sef~hne>s. DR.. II. l.
Waylsnd; The New Englander's All
Rouni Capacity for Good Citizen
ship" George A. Marien, TREASURED
of Massachusetts, "The Ud New Eng
land Home Gov. +. Lo"rcy; "oul
Adopted Som" Chauncey NJ. Depew
THE Pilgrim from New England, Dayi'
C. Robinson
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
SPLIT TICKETS.
The Boston & Maine and Gen.
trail Vermont Railroads
Disturb Western Passenger Associ-
alton and Are Asked to Explain.
how Comes q Tin Between the Mestefners
and Boston 4 Maine.

CuicA6o, Dec. 22.-Chairmsn Caldwell.
of the Western Passenger Association has
received replies from the Boston i Maine
and Central Vermont roads in regard To
their issue of tickets which has been dis
turhing the rates west of Chicago,
The Central Vernon, people explain that
the split tiskets Of which complains, was
male have been taken OF sale. aui new
form suhstitut. d, containing none of the
Objectionable features of others. They
declare their intention of paving the Wes-
tern roads their full proportions on all
tickets sold over their Inns, allow ing di-
visions on the basis of the advanced Rates
from Chicago and st. Louis 10 Missouri
RIVER points.
A hess satisfactory reply was given by
the Boston 4 Maine, which was apparently
rutfitd by the impu,ation that lis business
methods were not entireiy regular, aud
thought an apology due it from the Eastern
roads.
The apology will be forwarded in the
shape of number of split tickets of the
Boston < Maine issue dated Boston; Dee.
2l, and having five days limit, purchased
in the Chicago market on the same day
they are alleged 10 have been issued in Bos-
ton,
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
HERE'S A MESS.
Rutland, VT, Out Of Funds and Can't
Raise a Single Dollar.
The Town Will be Practically Dead Till City
Charter Takes Effect.

RUTLAND, VT, Dec. 22,-This village
ran out of funds some time ago and "A
specisl meeting was held tonight to raise
money to pay expenses until the city cha Ter
takes effect, next March The lower class
attended in body and the business men
s,aid away, and all attempts TO raise money
or allow the trustees TO carry on the affairs
of the village until it becomes city were
voted down, and the meeting adjourned
despite the efforts of the officials.
Immediately following the meeting the
trustees held Il private meeting aud drew up
resolutions to shut off the electric lights if
arrangements can be made with the COM
pany TO order the street commissioners to
stop all work on the streets; providing that
the committee on police do away With at
least a portion of the police force, or with
the entire force if they consider it ex-
pedient
Another meeting will be called at once
In the meantime the indications are that
Rutland will, for time at least, be pract-
caily without protection.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
SPARKS FROM MAINE WIRES.

At an early hour Thursday morning,
TIN, resi- 'ence of Mrs. Charles Como at
Orono was damaged $500 by fire; no in
snrance.
The secretary of the navy has directed
thot the gunboats whose bulls were built at
the Bath Iron Works shall b. fitted out
there, also.
Several new contracts are talked of in
the different shipvards at Bath. work to
commence this winter. The outlook for the
winters work for the shipyard men is
growing brighter every day.
The ocean race between the Shenandoah
of Bath. aud the Tam o'Shanter, from San
Francisco to Liverpool has just been conf
nletrd. The Shenandoah arrived t"o
laws in advance of her rival
Charles Morueault. general trader and
lumber manufacturer. Grand Isle, Is seitl-
in insolvency. Poole & Ieaton, publishers.
Bangor. are settling in insolvency. Charles
5. Fuller, grocer, Ansop. il settling in in
solvency.
The Nahanala arrived at her wharf at
R,tb Thursday Mt 1890 \. NJ, after a hard
strugele The Gut and for some distance
hollow the bridge was frozen solid anil the
100 was about three inches thick ani the
ice '5oons;,l.r,bI., "%S vork 10 do To effect 4
ooa' "a' h,,, sbe finally succeedei. She
passasV pa,,,.es ter trims from Boothbav to
Gu.'''l ,,,.ao, rr;j,v
r,,,,. ,,,;o p;,,.o
At "esiIf"oN "''. - - u;,t -
was nei'Ie 49, ,,'a',s ar;rg p pa,d a,
ting hre 10 we nous Va - 80" ,nst;sa5 ,ha+
the n'shl VI 80 co.. ,s, 49, f." Tho pilc,s
IN" heA, ah '"' ~ I,e,n,,. sheriF Ct,nte th,t
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
HAITI MUST EXPLAIN.
Minister Durham TO Investigate the Outrage
on Frederick News.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 22--Minister Dur
ham, our representative to Haiti, has been
ordered 10 return to that country i'm
mcdiaiely and investigate the facts attend
ing the imprisonment of Frederick Mevs,
IN American merchant of Port-au-Prince
Ii the circumstances are as reported, the
minister will be expected TO bring the sub
iect to the immediate attention of the
Haitian government with view to full
inIemuifcation for the wrong done Tho
secretary of the navy las placed the At
lanta at the disposal of the state department NJ
to take VI mister Durham to his post, and
he will sail from Norfolk within few day
The facts connected with the arrest Of
Mr.. News are know only in brief at th'
departm. mt He is a citizen of Phlladel-
phia. doing business at Port-aB-Prince
lie was arrested on a charge of smuggling
n box OF smal value and kept in prison
several DAYS. despite the personal protest
and appeals of John 3. Terres. vice cor
sui general, and in violation of the law
which guarantees to prisoners besri-'g or
the charges against them. When finally
given trial he was acquitted.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-12-23
THE BRIGGS TRIAL
Resumed-Dr. tampe Is Still Considering
Charges In Their Order.

NV YORK. Dec. 90. The trial Of DR..
Briggs was resumed b'fore the New York
prcsbvtety this afternoon. DR.. Lamp
took up the consideration of the siS'l,
charge against Dr. Bfiggs, to the effect
that he teaches that specification does not
follow Immediately after death, Dr. Briggs
Position is contrary to that held by the
Protestaut church"
DR.. Lanfpe concluded his argument.
DR.. Henry Vandyke moved that as Dr-
Lsmpe introduced new matter in rcbu'tal,
that Prof. Briggs be allowed 10 reply. Col.
McCook maintained that Dr. Lampe intro
dnced a new argument. NOT new evidence
Moderator Bliss ruled that new matter had
been introduced and gave Prof. Briggs the
right of reply.
Dr. Briggs reply was brief. He attacked
DR.. Iampe's historical knowledge. liz
challenged the court to Judge him by thc
Scriptures and Westminster coafession.
Moderator Bliss then ruled that the case
so far as the arguments and evidence VA.
concerned was ended. IL took n long dis
cussion to choose the time for resuIBing th'
case, but finally next "wednesday wa
named.
The court will then begin 10 consider the
evi lence and arguments ani proceed t.
vote in detail on the charges.