The Republican journal., 1892-07-28

lion dollars. There are rumors that some
lives were lost. Monday was the hottest
day of the season in Washington. In some
parts of the city the mercury registered
103 degrees. In New York it was the
hottest 25th of July on record. The next
hottest was in 1855, when the temperature
rose to 91'. On July 25 of last year the
highest temperature was So. A strange
feature of the temperature all over the
country was that it varied very little.
jacksonville was no hotter than Portland,
and Boston $ temperature was exactly the
same as Chicago S.. Cruiser No. II, bet
ter known as the "Pirate.' was launched
from the yard of Cramp X Sons, Phila-
delphia, Monday afternoon, Miss Edith
Morton, daughter Of the Vice President,
christening the new war vessel the Co
lumbia.
.tSliINGToN WHl>PEEING>. In one
of w. \. Crotfut's recent letters describ-
ing the more prominent of the younger
men OF the National House of Representa-
tiveS, he says: "Doubtless some OF the
men have mentioned will be leaders of
Congress twenty years from now. They
certainly will if their States know a good
thing when they see it and keep them in
their seats. Maine has only four members,
but She has as much influence as the larg
est States. Indeed, New York and Penn
sylvana habitually get ont of the road
when the >parsely settled Pine Tree Stare
drives down its matchless foul-hol g
team. ...... The President has issued a
proclamation appointing Friday, October
2l as general holiday for the people of
the United States. in commemoraton of
the 40Oth anniversary of the discovery of
America by Columbus. The anti option
bill was the topic Of discussion in the Sen
ate July 20, but it was finally laid aside
without action...... The acting comptroller
of the currency has authorized the Fort
Fairfield National Bank of Fort Fairfield,
Maine, to begin business with a capital of
$50. 900. ..... Hon. Louis E. Met omas, of
Maryland, has been appointed by Chairman
Carter secretary of the National Republi-
can committee. Mr.. McComas has accept
ed the position and will begin the dis
charge of his duties in New York city
forthwith ... President Harrison has
sent to the Senate the nomination of An
drew d. White as Minister to Russia. 4.
I.ouden Snowden to be transferred from
the mission to Greece. Roumania and
Servia to Spain, whose place is to be filled
by TruNton Beale, now Minister to Persia.
to Brunswick Germany.... The Senate
has confirmed the nominations made by
the President Thursday, including those
to the Russian, Spanish and Grecian mis-
sion. .... The President has approved the
act for the relief of the ports OF Bangor
and Nanctbnro. .... The secretary of state
announces that an entirely cordi al and
mutually satisfactory settlement has been
reached between the governments of tie
'nited States and Chill respecting the
indemnity to be paid by the latter ON
account Qi the assault upon the crew OF
the Baltimore SeNcntN-live Thousand
dollars in gold will he distributed among
the families ot the two men who lost their
lives and To the surviving members Of the
crew who We're wounded, ... The Senate
Tuesday confirmed the nomination of
George >hiras. il. to he associate. Justice
of the nited State, supreme court.
POLITICAL rolNTs. MesSrs Cleveland
and Stevenson were officially notified of
their nomination il Madison Square Gar
den. New York July 20th in the presence
of 20, 600 people. Both candidates made
brief speeches. Mrs. Cleveland occupied
a box. There Was a great deal of enthus-
is;,m.....L. |. Carleton, ESD, writes TO
the Winthrop Banner to deny the charge
that in the recent congressional contest
he sold out to Milliken after claiming To
be Burleigh man all through the canvass
He says he told the Burlegh managers he
would not submit, if he could help it, 10
a WiSwell delegation, OF a delegation that
meant Wiswell at any stage of the contest
and that the Governor lost the Winthrop
delegation because the majority of the
votes We're not for him. Mr.. Carleton
concludes: ''Other causes contributed to
the defeat, such as the quite prevelant
idea that the Winthrop delegation would
do the Governor no good if he got it: Mil :
liken' speech his statement that he could
help Libby sell the product OF the con-
densed milk factory to the United States
government. William f. Harrity was
,, unanimously chosen chairman Of the Dem
ocratic National Committee 5. p Sheer
in made secretary and Robert b. Roose-
welt treasurer. ..... The Aroostook Demo-
cratic county convention adopted resolu-
tions denouncing the alleged ballot-box
stutfing, and false counting at the Demo-
cratic district convention in Bangor, June
!, and declaring that the Democratic vot-
ers of .ArooStook are free to cast their votes
at the September election for amy Dem
ocrat who may be legally before the peo-
pie of the district as Il candidate for Con
gress, without regard to the action of said
Bangor convention.....T The Republicans
of Brunswick and Topsham have formed a
campaign club. which started out with q
membership Of over one hundred. |. II.
Palmer and Riley Champlin, two prom-
nent Democrats. of Cortland, y. y. last
week resigned from the Cortland Demo
cratic Club and came out for Harrison.
| In IA lettcr'of explanation MI, Palmer says
! that Mr.. Cleveland letter on the force
bill which is not an issue. is Il cowarlly
evasion OF the TRUTH and he has been re-
| luctantly convinced by Mr.. Cleveland
own actions of his ''truculency and his
dishonesty and nsincerity' on the ques-
ton of the tariff.
REGIMENTAL REL MONS. a letter from
Secretary A. NJ. True of the 18th Maine
Regiment Association announces that the
reunion of that regiment will occur thi,
year at Bethel, Thursday, August 1S...
The annual reunion of the 10th Maine
Regiment association will be held in Wash
ington, ID. c., September 20 and II. A
special train will leave Portland September
Is at II :45 p. M, from p. n X. station
for Providence, where the party will take
steamer to New York. They will be trans
10, Il