The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-02-18

lnQlcl pT1lter W. l., BIOOQ OF South ParlS,
formerly deputy sheriff, who was
accused of ordering liquor of Boston
dealers under assumed names in order
that he might seize these packages when
they arrived. ..... Patrick Cullinan. former
merly a special police officer OF Biddeford,
is under arrest charged with stabbing
Thomas Kelley, with intent to kill. ......
Josiah Chandler, aged nearly so years, for
nearly 80 years a merchant and long a
town officer at Dexter, died Sunday, He
was highly esteemed for his probity and
had acquired considerable property....
The round up of the Bangor liquor men
begun Friday forenoon. Fifteen were
called before the court and these paid one
alumdred and ten dollars each, a total of
sixteen hundred and fifty dollars. 1t
is reported that the druggists will con
tend that they are not public nuisances
and eannnt lac So considered in law. be
| cause they took out stamps. building
| owned by the Franklin company and
Nlams and johnson, burned in Lewiston
Monday afternoon. 1t was occupied by
Adams and johnson. sash and blinds;
could Bros. window screens. and Has
>ell d Hall. carpenters. The loss is
about $1,000. ......A meeting of the stock
holders ot the kumford Falls and Buck
field Railroad WAS held at Portland Mon
day. called to see if the issue of bonds
would be authorized 1t was voted to
issue bonds and enough We're subscribed
for at once to guarantee the completion
of the road to RIlmford Falls. Out OF
the half million immigrants who came to
this country last year l.36T found homes
in Maine. t.s~-s3 hA
I),,TI NT,ttn
says, in a column and half editorial in
the Courer-.Joumal Mr. Harrison will
be his own successor upon the National
Republican ticket, and if there are those
who think he will prove weak nominee.
OF a candidate easy to be beaten, they will
find themselves mistaken....... "Grover
Cleveland is not a candidate for the Dem
ocratic presidential nomination. said
Hon. John J. Leentz before leaving
Springfield. o. for his home in Columbus
Feb. 9. Mr. Cleveland told me some
significant things in our last interview in
New ork a short time ago. He assured
me that he had come to an age when he
appreciated leisure; that he had modest
and legitimate fears that in the event OF
his reelection he might not make the
record that he did during his administra-
tion and. besides he dreaded the horrors
of presidential campaign. ...... .Secre-
talN Blaine attention was called to the
story telegraphed from Washington and
printed in some of the papers that he will
shortly retire from the cabinet Mr.
Blaine promptly and emphatcally said,
q. The story is false. There is not word
OF truth i'll it. Questioned as to other
rumored changes III the cabinet Mr.. Blaine
sand. "l do not know anything about them.
have all can do to deny absurd rnmors
about myself without giving attention to
those concerning others. suppose these
rumor> are started by the same men who
set atlpaf the one about me. There seems
to be no more Foundation for them. ...A
mass meeting was held in Cooper Union.
New \ orll city, Thursday night, to pro
test against holding the Democratic State
Convention in February. Speeches We're
made by Oswald Ottendorfrr, Frederic Is.
Coudert. Charles 5. FairciIild. +. Ellely
Anderson and others. Cleveland was
checred and Hid was hisSed. Wash
ingt"n special To the Boston Journal says:
''The statement that some of the friends
| of MI Blaine uutside oi Washington are
not willing TO accept his letter of declila-
tion as final is surprise to most OF Mr..
Blaine friends here. No one here makes
any doubt that Secretary Blaine : declina-
tion is absolute. Postmaster Manley OF
Augusta, who is here and who has seen
Mr.. Blaine since the letter was written,
says that it is final. and that any one who
questions it miustly reflects upon MI
Blaine's sincerity MI Manley himself
has no doubt that the delegates from
Maine to the Republican Convention will
be instructed Tor Harrison, and he thinks
that with very few exceptions New En-
gland delegates to Minneapolis will be
solid for Harrison......An attempt is be
ing made to unite the labor organizations
OF Maine with the farmers in the TAX
Payers Protective Union.i Deputy La
Dor Commissioner Chalk is sending circu-
lars to the labor organizations commend
ing such union. Efforts being made to
establish a labor paper at Augusta are
apparently meeting with success. The
following gentlemen have been invited to
address the Taxpayers Union at Water
vile March 9th: Hon. f. c. Burleigh;
Hon. Frederick Robie Gorham; Hon. NJ.
b. Hunt Belmont, Master of Maine State
Grange: Gen. II. B. Cleaves, Portland;
| Hon. A. NJ. Spear. Gardiner; Hon. J. F.
Hill Augusta: Hon. W. H. Ninton. GRAY:
Hon. K. W. Ellis, Embden: Hon. d. A.
Wadlin. Northport Hon W. L. Haines.
Waterville: Hon. A. r. Savage. Auburn:
| 5. W. Matthews. Augusta Mr. NJ. l..
Merrill, st. Albans MI. !. NJ. Deering.
Saco: Prof A. f. Rogers. Orono: Prof. /.