The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-08-04

they have schemed to murder many per-
sons...... The City OF Paris, which with
the City of New York will soon fly the
United States flag has broken all records
She passed Daunts Rock at 2O4 p m,
July p and reached Sandy Hook at l. OF
July u, making the trip in five days, u
hours and IS minutes, beating the Teuton-
les records 33 minutes and travelling sew
EN- miles farther. She also beat the single
days record of the Teutonic of 517 miles,
by making $40 on the third day out and 52O
on the fifth. ..... The Myra Clark Gaines
estate has finally been settled. The city
of New Orleans has given W. w. Whitney,
the administrator, check for 1923, 7SS
which pay, tins debt in full. OF this,
>594, 313 is for principal, the balance for
interest and costs. The estate recognizes
claims against it for legal services of
>219. 0s7, and disputed claims to the
amount of S37H, 600. Forty eight cases OF
prostration 10y heat and five deaths We're
reported in New York Thursday. $50. This
Homestead strike is certainly gilt edged.
We have heard of strikers whose wages
ranged from - to SD Il day, and of strik-
crs who were able to give bonds for their
comrades up to $4,000 but the highest
point is reached when Hugh O Donnell.
one of the leaders. announces that he is
going to seaside resort for Il month to
recuperate. The second month of the
great Homestead strike opens rather dis
couragingly, 50 far as the locked out men
are concerned. though they do not admit
it and express as great confidence in ulti-
mate victory as ever. On the 10Th of
June. ,, 600 men having been locked out,
800 others struck out of sympathy, and
only a few watchmcn were left around the
plant. July % there were about 725 men
in the mill, and the firm is daily filling va
cancieS and training new men for the
work. 500. The number of deaths in New
! Iork last week was 1854, in Philadelphia
so and in Baltimore 451. This is un-
prccedented.. 1t is rumored that the revol-
utionary forces in Venezuela have again
been advancing on Caracas 80. Princess
Beatrice, of England. had a narrow es-
cape in the castle at Hcilenberg, Prussia
A curtain caught fire in her sleeping ap-
partment. The wing of the castle was de-
stroyed. The Princess lost her jewelry
and clothing. .... The Columbus celebra-
tion was formally begun at Cadiz Sunday
by the departure for Huelva of the Column
bus caravel Santa Maria, escorted by
British cruiser and several Spanish war
vessels. .....A A sea captain who was there,
estimates that 10, 600 lives We're lost by
volcanic eruptions on Great Sangir island.
...,.A wrccking expedition has succeeded
in recovering from the cabin of the Alva
Mr.. Vanderbilt ; treasury, which con-
tanned large sum of money and several
checks. The wreckers also stripped the
Alva of her spars, two large brass cannon
and other deck fixtures. The wreck will
be sold at auction where it lies. ...... The
backbone of the Homestead strike ap-
pears to be broken. Many old employees
are returning. EN-Private Iams has taken
action against his officers fol assault and
battery, Those who participated in the
diSgraceful scenes ut Homestead after the
surrender Of the pinkertons on July g,
will he prosecuted for highway robbery.
The strike in the New ork building
trades has become general. and crippled
business