The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1892-12-29

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ton, d. C......lt is said that Bangor will
| soon have fine stone passenger Maine
central depot and new freight houses.
he Maine Commercial Travellers Asso-
clatlon Will hold its seventh annual ban
quet at the Preble House Portland, Satur-
day evening, December }1st, at O clock
Arthur Flckett who robbed All TIE Lamb
a Portland Chinaman, of $500 ana a watch,
| III LoWeil Saturday night, was arrested in
Nashua Monday brought to Lowell and
| locked up. Most of the money was re-
covered
IN BRIEF. The reported discovery of
gold diggings in southern Utah where
the san Juan river joins the Colorado has
! caused an excitement similar to the Cali
tornia fever Of 1910. There are already
| 900 men on the ground and more are
| pushing across the desert as fast as they
can traVel..... Cordial visits have been ex-
changed between the officers OF the Chilli
an navy and those of Admiral Gherardi' $
fleet The government is giving the
Americans every possible attention. Gen
Frederick +. Dent, brothel-in-law OF
lNSscs 5. Grant, died III Denver last Fri
day of dropsy, aged - years.. The ia
nous case Of Father McGiynn. of St
/ stephen 5 Church, New York city has
finally been decided by the restoration to
hlln OF pucStiY tunCtiOnS.. North Carolina
was visited by a blizzard and two inches
OF snow covered the ground Monday
..... Montana cattlemen are suffering great
losses from cold weather and snow.
Collamore 4 Go. Winter street Boston
merchants, lost SO, 0o0 by fle Mouda ...
A horrible triple murder and suicide was
discovered at noon in Worcester, Mass.
Sunday, in the upper fiat of the three tene-
ment building at 81 fainter street Hen
rY g. \arnum and bis little adopted
daughter Florence, were found dead
His wife was nearly dead when discovered
and died on the way to the hospital Mrs
Wright, mother of Mrs. NarnUm. lies at
the hospital in a critical conditions unable
to tax or indicate in any way the story Of
the awful event. The crimes were com
mittcd by Narnum, who is thought to have
been insane. Steamers coming into New
York report fierce storms and bitter cold
weather at sea. Every vessel which came
INTO port was Il mass OF ice from water
line tomasthead. Several steamships had
their deck work smashed and members Of
their crews We're frost bitten.... 1t is said
that a strong combination has been formed
in hicago to force mp Wheat.-. The
steamship Etiuria beat the City If Paris
iii an ocean race from New y ork to Liver
pool...., The situation in France is still
critical. but the government is apparently
gaining strcn9th.....All The railroad
blotherhoodS. except the swtchmen. are
to unite to prevent strikes during the
World Fair pcii0d......,I john d. Rockfel-
len has given the Chicago University an
other -, 900, 600. This makes >. 600. 900
that lie has given this institution. mainly
tor an endowment fund. The endowment
and value Of lands. bindings and other
property of thc university now amount to-
81, U0u, O00..... Navigation on the Hudson
closed for the season Tuesday nght....
The jury in the case OF Mrs. Anna Make
peace of Avon. Mass, charged with kill
ing her husband. were unable TO agree
and were dismissed from further consid-
Grafton of the case. it is thought that
she viii never ha tried again.
PoLTIcAL POINTS A summary Of
the opinions of tWo-thirclS ot the Demo-
ciais elected t. the next house OF repre-
seutatiycs prepared 10y tile New ork
.spress'' shows that lG4 taYol prompt
repeal vi tbc Mckinley law and four op-
pos, IT: 1i+ tavor radical reduction In the
tariff anG rs o1Iy slight changes: ~ favor
an eAtI;. session ot Gungles~ and J4oppose
If. l"N av'l Iele;t ot the present silver
law auu II do Hot; i0l favol = free silver
biti and ~ do n0t.......An evening paper
has hcen established in Toronto, am.
with the aVoWed purpose of advocating
anneXatiun........J. Manchester Haynes.
eX-member Of the Republican national
committee. advances the theory that it
was the prosperity of the country which
defeated the Republicans on November s
The wolllingmen had rather see the
manufacturers poorer even ii wages are
lower he said. ''but think they will
soon be glad to see the Republicans win
again. .....Ihe returns OF the popular
vote show that Mr.. Cleveland polled last
month Just 81, 4G6 votes more than in 1855
This does not suggest a landslide. The
fusiOnS with the Populists told on Nh
Cleveland 5 Vote..... Counting out ''the
solid South the remaining States gave
President Harrison a plurality of 42l, 416
over Nj. Cleveland. This does not look
rs if the North and West had become sud
denly Democratic..... Nh. Cleveland has
practically determined upon four mem
beTS Of his cabinet. According to his
present intention, the next Secretary of
State Will be I. J. Phelps Of Vermont;
the Secretary OF the Treasury will be
John l.. Carlisle OF Kentucky: William Il.
Morrison of Illinois will pre- side over the
interior Department: and J. Randolph
Tucker OF Virginia will be attorney gen
olal This information comes directly
from the President-elect.. decision
has been rendered in Montana which is
likely To give the legislature to the Re
publicans. Jerry Simpson is candidate
for nitcd States senator i'll kanSas......
Judge Rose OF BiSmark n D. has derid-