The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-11-24

and the business of the convention will.
without doubt, further the Christian work
very materially. At the meeting of the
agents of the Lowell cotton mills Nov. 15
1t was decided to grant an increase, not to
exceed 7per cent, i'll the wages of their
operatives This is to take effect Decem-
ber 4. Wages have been increased in the
mills at Providence The annual din
ner of the Chamber of Commerce was Civ
en- in New ork Nov II. The principal
speakers We're Nh Cleveland. Secretary
Foster, of the treasury, Nh, Depew and
Mr.. Reid. Mr.. Depew and Mr.. Reid
warmly congratulated Mr. cleveland Oh
his victory The Nicaraguan Canal
Company, it is said. has been pri-
Vately urging upon the government the
wisdom of issuing national bonds to the eX-
tent of 500, 600. 600, S75, 600. 900 of which
isto remain i'll the treasury at Washington.
In tins way the government would have
undisputed possession......An An important
investigation was begun at Chicago Thurs
day, when Senator Gallinger, of New
Hampshire. and Senator PETER. of Kan
sas, began looking into the Chicago end
of the trouble between detective and labor
organizations.... Thursday morning Il
tornado swept over Red Bud, H.. destroy
ing b houses, killing Jacob kabe Il boy,
and lnluring 10 other persons......It is
stated authoritatively that there is not in
the famous little black trunk of Asa p.
Potter 0f the failed Maverick bank Il
single paper that could bear in the Slight
est degree on criminal case against him.
......lt. ID. q Gurus. in the superior
court at Boston, has received Il verdict
ton $500 damages against the Boston and
Maine railroad for being put off the train
a. h"l'teh lol aI'eSeo non payment OF
l"le' '"o'isei iof 'he fallio"o llleu mo-
l lioii ioi ne" Iilai' ...''-A hlth giving ms
n"lii' Ia - D"N'" . NalTa"ay forged MI
ID, n,"iile li,'iie 70 d ilote III washington
1, l'''tls.!"H p'l lhile'i H 10 get IL 0asneo. '''
e'iiiiiliHsione! h'oseNcll ol the ciNil ser
wee oolii'ilssioii, mas lte"thlhehded tllat
'l'e 'lNil e1iNirc &c l'"H eA1eh1 over 1le en-
P!"N0S W 'he Dis,Ilct oi toi''ihp hpl"'.. Az
Nice9 i.oiii APi": 7diiiod, sho" mu'h ''ls-
Iule' III lhe group. disturbances nave
occurred among the natives on I"fnlla Is
i'ht, arising from the claims OF flVal chlefs
10 'he lllle OF Manga he Association
for the Arrangement OF Women III session
al minneapolis, Tenn, thursday elected
offlcers as follows: Ice lresldents-Abby
VI. fuItoh, OF Name and Others Treas
uref-henIletta l. Wole"tt, sot Massachu-
setts..... lhe postmaster general has al
tel mature consideration decided to adopt
Speclal design for a Tag 10 fly at the mlz-
zen OF every mted States vessel haNlAg
On board the mted States mails. Sever
al designs have been suggested by steam
snip companies. AS soon as the depart
ment annual reports are disposed OF the
matter Will be taken up..'... The Confer
ence OF ath"hc alchblShops i'll New York
declare that they hope to see All Catholic
children III the parochlal schoolS........A
New pfk man has dreamed that tleNe-
land Is t" die January 1th and there IS
worry among the sllperStltlous Democrats.
--...At a meeting "i the Amalgamated IS
Soelatl"n at Homestead November 10Th
the great strike at Carnegie works was
"fhGaIiy declared OFT. The strike lasted
about tlVe months and 1T has been one ot
IN" most disastrous IN the history Of the
country The strike at one time involved
nearly 10000 men, and the loss III wages
VIII reach, 1t Is sad, about 1000, 600.
liie loss L" the llrm is estimated at double