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The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
RETROSPECTIVE.

Some OF the Events OF National Importance
That Occurred Last Year.
sreciai 20 the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON. Dec. Sl.--As the old year
goes ont tonight people are recalling the
many events of national Importance which
have been crowded into the last year.
Early in January began the exciting
debates in the Senate over the federal
election bill. Following close came the
fight for the closure rule and the free silver
bill and they soon become Interwoven.
The compromise of tho eight Repub-
lican Senators with the Demo
cratic Senators brought about the passage
of free silver bill in the Senate. the
abandonment of the election struggle after
an almost unprecedented dead lock in the
Senate and the failure OF closure rule. In
the House the last year witnessed the pass
age of two bills. on of which for the pay
ment of French spoilation claims. has
been been before stf TINS .n country s;, for more ore
other. tie direct-tax refund. has come
every year for two decadea On the 4th of
March the Congress which had been made
memorable by Speaker Reed and his rules
came to an end. and the political complex
ION of the House of Representatives was
Overwhelmingly changed and new
element. the Farmers Alliance. made its
first appearance IN national politics. only 10
find its influence Immediately checked by
year of nnexampled agricultural prosperity.
Men of national prominence have risen
and fallen. Flower has gone from Congress
to Albany as Governor and is even talked
OF for the presidency. Mckinley has be-
come q Governor. and he. too. Is a presl-
Dental possibility. Governor Campbell
has been eclipsed. Governor Bo;es has ap-
pearcd upon the presidential horizon. Mr.
Hill managed Co combine the TWO titles of
Governor and senator. and promises go con-
tinue his reign at Albany as power behind
the throne OF Mr.. Flower.
The Behring sea controversy. after years
of negotiations. has reached the stage OF
arbitration. The Italian incident. with
the withdrawal and recall of Baron Fava.
has been followed by the more serious ip-
transitional complication with Chilli, aud a.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01

WASHINGTON, Dec. 31.-Ralph Warren.
of New York city. O Princeton College stu
dent, and o weil-known football player,
left the house of friends. where he was vis-
iting. at No. 20l3 Hillyer place, Wednesday
morning and has not been seen since. He
ception at the Vice-president's Tuesday
evening. and yesterday morning he com
planned of headache aud dizziness and
started out for q walk about z O'clock. He
failed to return, and his friends are greatly
alarmed over his disappearance. Theyoung
mans father in New York Was wired and
the police requested to keep u lookout for
him
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01

ticket. The bolters from the committee
met at the custom-house. and named the
18th of January the day for the as
semblage of the Republican State nominal
ing convention. Since the above call was
issued number of district committees
have met and Endorsed the action of the
regular committee. and condemned the
action of the bolters. To-day the boilers
circulated petition, and had it signed by
as many of their committee as they could
find, postponing their convention until the
third Wednesday in February. A number
of the regular committee tonight stated
that the action of the bolters was regard
ed ss finally disposing of their proposed
IN rOnvenfinn
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Chill NAV Yet sue for Peace.

LONDON, Dec. 1-The Santiago de Chilli
correspondent of the Times to-day affirms.
on what he declares to be the highest
authority. that Chilli would not feel humIli-
ated in helping to the utmost of her power
to terminate peacefully and in a manner
honorable 10 both herself and the United
States the conflict which, but for the
lengthy and secret form of criminal pro-
cedure followed in Chill. which has al
lowed constant false reports hostile to
good understanding to be .propagated
abroad, could never have attained such
exaggerated proportions. Tho correspond
ent says il is evident that there are ire
brands who are anxious for the inaagura-
tion of a war which wouid be disastrous to
the best interests of both the countries
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01

LONDON. Dec. Sl.-Sighted: Werkendam,
Britannia and Illinois, from New York.
BALTIMORE. Dec. 3l.-Arrived: Schiedam,
from Rotterdam.
NEW YORK. Dec. 3l.-AIrived: Nevada.
from Liverpool.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Found a Practicable Route.

SAN FRASCIsco. Dec. 31.-The United
States fishing and surveying steamship AL
batross arrived in port sthis morning from
Honolulu, after q trip of nineteen DAYS.
Tho steamer has been engaged in surveying
a line of cable from here to the Hawaiian
islands. and reports q practicable route has
bean found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Blaine Will Not speak at Boston.

BosToN, Dec. 81. Secretary of State
Blaine has written a letter to Secretary
Moore, OF the Boston Merchants Associa-
tion. regretting that Mrs. Blalne's contin-
ned iii health will prevent his acceptance
of the clubs invitation to speak in Boston
Jan. z. On that account he has entirely
abandoned his expectation of making a
visit to New England at this season. There
has been deal of anticipation and specu-
Iation here over the announcement that
Secretary Blaine was coming from Wash
ington to deliver a political address in Bos-
ton. Politicians have looked forward TO
his more or less definite declaration on that
occasion of his position in regard 10 the Re-
publican nomination for the presidency.
to hear his views on the reciprocity ques-
tion in Its practical application to various
countries where New England has present
or prospective business relations.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
COLLISION OF DOUBLE. HEADERS.
Fireman Killed and Two Postal Clerks and
a Brakeman Seriously Injured.

Fireman Killed and Two Postal Clerks aud
Brakeman Seriously Injured.
DENVER, COL. Dec. 31.-A disastrous
wreck occurred this evening on the joint
track of the Denver, Texas & Fort Worth
and the Union Pacific railroads. few miles
north of Graneros. Col Graneros is a
small station. midway between Pueblo and
Trinidad, and was two hundred miles
south of Denver. Thisl road has been
biookaded by snow for the past two days.
aud when the blockade was raised this
morning two double-header trains were
started-one from the north and
the other from the south. The
station agent failed to deliver
the dispatcher's orders to the north. bound
train, and the consequence was that tho
two trains came together from opposite di-
rections with a terrible crash. Fireman III.
Grubb. of Denver. was instantly killed.
Mail clerks Woicott and FL belt and brake
man &. 4. Evans were badly injured. The
trains were heavily laden with passengers.
but as far as can be learned they escaped
any serious Injuries. The four engines are
in the ditch and badly wrecked. Four mail
cars are q total loss and the baggage car is
nearly demolished. The station agent i'm
mediately disappeared after the wreck oo-
Cured and has not yet been found.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Norm p.kotn Bank closed.

MINoT, n. d.. Dec. 3l.-The bank of T..
Ashley Mears closed it's doors to-day. Its
capital is $4,000 Officials of the institu-
tion say that the trouble is only tess corary,
and was precipitated by the Withdrawal Of
county funds.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
The Charleston at San DIEGO.

SAN DIEGO. CAL. Dec. 3L-The cruiser
Charleston arrived off this port tonight.
She is anchored outside and will not enter
the harbor until morning.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
TOO GREAT FOR THE SENATE
Hill Nay Not Associate with the Solons
of the Upper Branch of Congress.

Possibility that BE Nay Resign His Seat and
Devote His Time to Bossing New York Poli-
ties and Laying Ropes for the Presidency.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Ran Into an Open switch.

BETHLEHEM, Pa, Dec. 3l.-The fast Buff
falo express, leaving Philadelphia
at 7:30 last night. was wreck
ed near Lansdale. The train ran
into an open switch. supposed to have been
turned for the purpose of wreckiDg the
train and robbing the express car. The
engineer and firemen were seriously in
jured.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Brief Review of National Events ofIm-
portauce During the Past Year.

Two-Per-Cent. Bonds at aPremium-GOyern-
ment Credit Never So GOcd-HOw Food Do
nations for Russians Should Be Prepared.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
SIGNIFICANT NOTE FROM Chilli
Minister Montt Transmits TO Mr.. Blaine
Dispatch from His Government,

Which Claims that All bat Two of the Balti-
mores Assaulted Sailors Testified that the
Valparaiso Police Did Their Duty.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01
Whole Family Only 5 cts. a Day

1our demands answered any moment. day or
nigh. enrooin house. Bath. water-closet
sprinkiing forty feet front. and domestic service
only DC day.
INDIANAPOLIS WATER CO.,
7o Circle street.
The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-01-01

NRw ORLEANS. Dec. 3l.-rhe regular
Republican State central COMMITTEES. of
which P. II. Herwig Is chairman. called o
convention. to meet in this city Jan. 10. for
the purpose of nominating . full State
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
GOSSIP OF THE ORANGES.

Riverside Grsnge, North Brewer had =
literary contest last Saturday evening
the captains being Miss Blanche Burton
and Mr. Charles Grant.
The drama Strife" being the last Of
the seliss of winter entertainments Civ
en- by Gorham Grange was presented To
good audience on saturday evening
The following programme was ear ted
out at the meeting of Sagadahoc Grange
last Saturday; !, singing; ,. lecture by
worthy lecturer; 3, reading BY sister
Clara Coombs; 1 song by sister Vic a
Reed; ), question box Each member
10 put in question or forfeit five ceuts ,
4, How 10 take advantage of our house
work so that it may be done easily" r"
be ans wered by Sister Ellen Marshall; :,
singing: S original poem, Sister Addie
Williams; 9 story, A, Nj, Brown; 10,
song Sister Theresa Carr; / |, essay, Si,-
ter Nancy Coombs II, What can we dc
to make our grange meetings more in
teresting and call out the rest OF our
members, Bro Marshall. Merrymsn,
Wilson and worthy master; Is, quota
tons from "Longfellow;" IA, singing
Somerset Pomona Grange met with
Victor Grange, Tuesday March ). Quite
large number were pleseHt including
some from Skowhegan, Norridgewock ST
Albans and other towns The meetiog
was called 10 order by Worthy Master
NJ. L. Merrill of st Albans, an address
of wei, ONE was delivered by Mrs. Clara
Hoxie of Victor Grange aud response
BY ID IL Bartlett of Nkowhegan rhe
question "how May Our Public School,
be Improved WAS ahiv discussed by j
o Winsluw,J p Ellis, John renuey
and several Others. an essay was read
by NIs Ellen Goodwin The choir fug
nished music = bounti'ul dinner wA>
served ana all seemed 10 feel thst he oc-
casion had been one OF profit as well IA
pleasure
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
Maine Farming NOtes.

Clark Foster Of East Hebron who
raised the second largest quantity OF
apples in that town, attributes til,
abundance of his crop to spraying III
tree with Paris green ut the time that
the blossoms were falling,
Corydon Powers Of Caribou has q
barn nearly 76 feet square, and Mr.. PAT
sons, of PTesque Isle living on the OIL
farm, has barn G2xl20 feet, with ba~,
ment There are other farmers IN thi'
section who each have three or foul
good sized barns.
At the fourth annual meeting OF the
| oxford Dairying A Sociatiou, buckiielu
held last week. the following Ulcers
were chO.en President Frank l. WaT
rem; treasurer, Charles II Prince
clerk, Alfred Cole; directors. + l. Wa
rem, II. {. Kicker, j DeCostcr, o II,
HeTsey X d. Waite; auditing commit.
tee, " II, Atwood. Fred II Atwood
w shaw The receipts for the pro-
duets Of the creamery last year were
so 0l7.2G
Rev " II FultI resigned his Office IA
master OF WODlHiCh Grange at the reg
lar meeting last Wtdrc- dry evening.
This is owing to the fac, that he is Ia
move to lelcstoro to assume the pastUI-
ate of church there Mrs. Fultz also
resigned rs lecturer for the same 7, asoD,
aud new officers were elected Il
fill these vacancies as follows: Geo
A walker, master, and Chas II
Walker, Lecturer. hese were installed
by the county deputy, who was present,
and also the gate keeper, Mrs john A.
Partition and the lady assistant stc ward
Mrs. G A. Waller. WOolNich grange
will take hold of the grange fair AT Bah
next fall with renewed interest. he
mem beers with to purchase a musical IL
stument and Introduce other improv,
ments, and they hope to realize s0m'
thing ON the t .ir tor such purposes.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
FLOUR FOR RUSSIA
The Steamer Missouri will Sail from
New York Tuesday.

New YORK, March, u .--Csps. Findley
of the Missouri. which Is 10 tske cargo CT
$500 tons Of -four aud ccrImssl To the
starving sui scIs Of the Czir, said todss
thst the chip would not Ell until Tue sdsv
Some Of her cargo was Delayed by the
bhzzATd. The ship will not hsvs TO ws.t
for that though. for the firm OF q 'eenvi.le,
Perrin & Co. tffsred to tske The bills u
isding ard to supply Al equal amour. Q 3
-four Immediately. So they will furni h
about 250 000 pounds i'll this way.
The cusm5er OF commerce which hsi
slresdy given $1,000 in sid of the furnishing
Russisns, will proosbly increase their 6 f;
by $1,000. W. c. E5gsr OF Minneapolis
~ho, il company with E S. Phelps, s!so of
MINI espolis, goes TO Russis as a comm =
sioner from Gov, Merrimsn CT Minlsso,s
and Gov. Boyd Of Nebraska, Intends 10
sail by the Teutonic on Wednesday.
He will 60 by rail across the continent 10
s.. Petersburg, where lie will meet United
States Minister Cherries Emory Smith
Mr. Smith has telegrspheo to Secretary
BlaiJe that he, in co, junetion with She
Russian suthorite ', has plans for the Oh =
ibution of the cargo which he thiaks will
be satisfactory.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
Raise More Buy Less.

Fred J. Libby, Richmond milkman
ia planning to plant 10 acres of corn the
coming season. He believes it PAYS tC
raise corn and oats for his stock rather
than buy Western grain There are
good many other farmers that think the
same way. but not all. as immense quan,
titles OF grain from the West are puF-
chased by Maine farmers right along
l. f. Andrews of Fast Bruins wick
who for years has had milk route ID
Bath, pays out upwards of $500 year
for grain And this il only one farmer.
just think of it, six hundred dol
lars a year and there are very
many more who buy practically all 81
their grain, and the practice has
become so general it makes US feel
somehow as though the agriculture Of
Maine was being -aTped TO help enrich
that of TIL great Ness. We never feel
reconciIed to this condition Of things
and we believe our farmers would do
better to plant more and buy less.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
MASCULINE MENTION.

Colonel Henry Thurston, of Titus county,
Tex, towers up to the height of feet ]
inches.
Sir C. Cavan Duffy has one of the finest
collections Of rare and little known gems
in the world
Count Arco Valleys successor as the
kaiser's representative at Washington, DIR.
Won Halleben, is short and stout.
NJ. Deibler the Paris executioner has
always been passionate violinst, practic-
ing early every morning, execution or
otherwise.
Squire johnson, justice of the peace at
Grayson, Ky has enrolled himself as a
scholar in a country school near his home
He is forty years old.
Rider Ilarcards brother, W. II. Doreton
Ila%garl. is British minister to Ecuador
He was at one i1c attached TO the English
colony at Washington,
Congressman Hooker, of Mississippi, is
one of many members who regard a
straight white tie as a badge of dignity to
be worn in daylight and with any costume.
Pang Yum, credited with being the rich
est Chinaman east of San Francisco, has
become the husband Of Miss Ada Norton, a
recent graduate Of the high school in In
dianapolis, where Yum is also in business.
Young Suchetti, who recently married
an heiress Of the old Italian house of Bar
berini, is said to have become Il duke.
prince, marquis and count by the payment
of fees that Melted the Italian government
nearly $1,000
Senator Dawes during a term of public
service covering nearly thirty-five years,
has never been absent from his seat in the
house or senate by reason of sickness but
two days, and that was quite recently, oc-
casloned by an attack Of grip.
Mr.. Joseph Francis, the venerable found
er Of the L nited States life saving service
is, Mt the age Of ninety, writing his auto
biography. Mr.. Francis collection of de-
signs and original model of boats is now in
the possession of the Smithsonian institu-
ton.
President David Starr Jordan, of the
Stanford university, in California, says
that he is the heaviest man that ever as
cended the Matterhorn. The first man to
climb 10 the very top Of the famous Alpine
peak was Edward Whimper who accom-
plished the feat in 1865.
Ii Hung Chang. the Bismarck of China,
surrounds his movements with great So
crecy, and thus adds to his power Though
he hates Europeans he copies their ways
He wears an imperial Bad teeth and
dirty finger uails do not add to his charms
He speaks English little
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
Experience With Poultry,

Mr. II T. Leach Of East Monmouth
well known in this State as the orig nato'
OF the White Plymouth Rock fowl. give,
some Of his experience with poultry tt
the Mirror ant Farmer As follows
some years ago fri, d the full bloode4
Partridge CochnS and grades produced
by crossing full bloods with lgh- Il All
ma hens, and raised s0nlr very nice pnl-
try; but wher looked foregg-, found
hur very few. | watched ana waited fed
different kinds of grsio, bran snd mrs
mash; gave them plenty of lime and
she'll; but the egg didu't come Finally
in April, dressed the whole lot and
sent them TO Boston,
On Telatiug my experience, | found
that my neightogs were in the same h N
with me-, and wer" willing 20 sell out
their stock bought ann Killed several
40, Ks. which brought good returns for
my laJor. | had at The same time hal a
dozen barred Plymouth Rocks, which
pleased me 30 much By their eggs and
poultry that | have bred tht m ever since
| find them q very profitable all-purpose
fowl. have raised during the past
year Isl chicks. | have sold of them
s4-the most of them dressed-for
ss9.G2 Eight fall chicks l sold when
very small, for small sum. | have now
on hand 10 pullets and - cockerels bt =
sides the few that | bred last year,
have an incubator that | intend to try
this year think shall start it mex
month, aud if have good success with
it | shall Try TO raise quite a flock
raise nothing but barred Plymoth Rocks.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
1904
The Number that Registered-Death
Removed Several.

The hhers Of the hos,d il preparing :
voting let for this city wsre brought to =
close Saturday Afternoon. The names Of
2S04 voisrs have bsen plseed IN the lisa.
Thers have many deaths in the city sinee
last December when tie registering be gar,
and in eorseqae7 &c some rxmes we've re-
moved, tBt tie list as i! nov remains is
larger thsn ever before, provided the cid
vo,irg lists hsd been hep. up 10 the standard
stopped ty The registration b9sro. One
gentleman Vho 6; fret vas bitterly opposed
10 personal II gis;fsiof. said Saturday Il
an now ss, & d Il was the bsst hing that
could have Dten ioae sd l notiee that
there has not bssn nearly the snouni OF
friction b. fore the board ~ this spripg
meeting saat there used to be before the
beard # aldermen as. before the mum
c-psl election
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
The Loan Exhibition.

In cons qgence If the many dive'ting Ell
tertsinmenis, socisis, church gatherings,
and public Political meetings Of the past
week, which have iuterfersd ~ith the sue
cess Of the lean exhibition held ty the Nat,
ursl History and Ant q Isrisn Sac ETY., the
Council of the society has decided to cor
tipue it during tie afternoons and evenings
Of this week. All the donors have geuer-
ously consented 10 slow their exhibits 10
remain, while m any new ones will be add
ed, and it is hoped that our citizens gen.
orally will take this occasion TO yiit the
exhibition and thus aid the society. The
sdmlss on is so low th.t ali may svsil them
selves Of he opportunity of studying this
Ace display, which is well worth a much
higher price, ard is d serving Of generous
support from our people.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-03-14
TOWN ELECTIONS

Reports from the several town election
have been received by tue JOURNAL as TO-
Iowa:
HURRICANE IsLE-Sp'entmen, J Nc
C,he, w Hsddics-, II L Dear ;Schocl com
mitfee. J ! NcCtoe. Money sppropii sted
Schools, $3.50; support Of poor, $50; othel
purposes, 300
FREMONT -Se'ectmen. W Richardson
Cha A ~etcb, AIber} Csjv T: oown CLERK
z II CLARK sehooi con- m TIE. Go Fuller
C H Welch, J1seph Harmon Macy AZ.
pre- pristed: Schools. snouat required b.
law hish.sys. $500; scto u books, $3.50
support Of poor, $3.50; cubic library, s25
town charges $3.50; .hovtling snow
$500: hi7h school, 500; safe, sl5.
EDEN-Selectmen Bliiher Higgins. alon
20 Higgins, Frank + Whitmore; town clerk
Samuel y Rich supervisor of schools, vii
liam Z Peach Money appropriated School.
5000. Highways 60'0; support OF poor
1900; other purposes, 10000.
ISLE At HAUT ~electuen. \ J Fl Turner
J Z Rarter. \ Robinson town clerk. {
Turner; Supervisor. a J Il Turner. Money
appropriated Schools, $40; highways. 2O0
support Of poor. SO
CRANBERRY IsIES-SelerfmeH. W + Had.
lock. John Giliey. Samuel { slower; town
clerk. Geo w Bulger; school commit ee
Frank 6 Squirting. Gilbert T Hadlock, Lor.
ing Stanley. Money appropriated Schools
the sum required bv law for support Oi
schools; highways. $3.50. support Of poor
80: town charges eco.