The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1895-12-26
NEWS OF THE WEEk.

4 NEWS OF THE WEEk.
II MAINE MATTERS. According to the re
4lt of the State steamboat inspectors,
Horace Atwood of Hampden and Charles
A staples, Jr. of Portland, there are upon
4 Names inland waters and under State
4 s5ntrol 13S steam vessels, of which 119,
Il With an aggregate of 1882 tons, have
een granted certificates of inspection.
4 licenses have been issued during the
li TO 1857 masters and pilots, and 131
4 saineers. Fifteen vessels have been
4 iied to the service during the recent
s4tsvn. Two vessels have been condemn
4 I'd As passenger steamers, and repairs or
Il deled ON the hulls of two others before
d gQing into service, next year...... The an
AQal report Of the railroad commissioners
i yves remarkable results of the year S
I business. The transportation earnings
Y si9w an increase throughout the State.
ietUrns for the year ending June 30 1895,
si8w an Increase over 1894 of S5S1. 135,
liing >1.566, $50 against ST. a24, 333l in
w ,+ This is a gain OF S23, 514 over any
N ieyi0us year $ history OF the state. Pas
9 ,enger mileage in 1895 was :, g57, 252,
4 against ), 716, $50, in 1894; freight carried
a .ai 1895, 5.U03, e34, against J. O2U, ,31U IN
M 4f'f-t NliitttSt Ol SAIELl ltllNdNN III 1ct'Ds
" 80. against so 80 for 1894. Street
AiIoads show an increase in passen-
-c.s carried and transportation earn
#r-s. Railroads are reported in gen
sllllY good condition on many extensions.
a lI lie State, the increase in mileage of
+ -il over 1891 is III per cent, about the
" s54a as 1904 over ls93..... The commits
slNAris II inland fisheries and ga re
ppl balance in their department of
l4l but state that the settlement Of
W outstanding claims for fish culture and
NIilen service ana some unsettled bills
sd require the balance of the approprla-
lIJns 4.- The land agent has submitted his
Saee luts for the year. Tie total receipts
3lG 81 i39, with disbursement of - J1I.
4 Ae Duik OF the receipts are from stump
ASK sUld,.... The interest account OF the
Sllte debt is SO, ,440, the appropriation
y being $50, 900. lin the suit against the
4 Bangor x Aroostook railroad company, to
4 recover SO, 600 damages for causing the
5eath Of VIM. GibeIson at Mars Hill the
Nly returned verdict for the plain
tiff of $1,000. The ;,lry was out six
9llrs, The attorneys for the corpora
lpn promptly filed motion for new
Adl on the ground that the verdict
vas against the evidence, and the case
goes to the full court for decision.
Mrs. III. F. Dowst, president of the
Maine federation of women clubs, SAYS
he year book of the association will this
\ year show So clubs, decided increase
oyer last years figures. The federation
Las been invited to hold its annual meet
NJ next year with the Woman's Literary
nlon in Portland, and will probably ac-
! sept,.... +. X. Gould, as president of the
historical department of the Maine Sons
Of Veterans, is about to send out some
letters to military notables of Maine, re-
nesting their photographs to be hung in
llie historical society rooms in Portland.
Among others, requests will be sent to
MAJOR Generals O. o. Howard, Adelbert
Ames and Joshua L. Chamberlain. p.
IT, Merrill, prominent citizen and bust
ness man of Skowhegan fol 33 years,
qled, Thursday, aged e2....J. A. and
Edgar l.. Thompson. brothers, of Mon
mouth, were brought to the Kennebec
lall AT Augusta, Dec. 10Th, charged with
the murder of Augustus SAWYER who
vas found in his barn with bullet
through his brain, on the afternoon of
May II, 1894. Both protest their iuno-
eence.. ~. The creditors Of Quinn 4 Co.
met, Friday, at Portland The liabilities
u this firm are stated to be about SIS, ono.
with $40, 900 mortgage on the plant. 1t s
lhpnght that the firm will be forceO
lAipagh Insolvency.. Melvin G. Spotford,
4 fisherman OF Cranberry Isle, sailed,
thursday for Baker Island, but it is be-
lleNed that he is drowned as his boat was
found adrlft on the rocks in front of Chat
void, the summer home of JOS Pulitzer at
bar iiarbor, Friday. and a message from
A sfottofd 5 father states that his son never
reached Bakers Island. Spotford's 49,
fedIs-od son was drowned from the same
oRat, last summer.....It was reported in
he Lewiston journal that G. H. Nelson
eohtemplates removing from Waterville to
Ntony Ford Farm i'll Massachusetts. The
iuft, Farm and Home calls attention to
we TACT that Stony Ford Farm is in New
ofk instead of Massachusetts, and says
luat if the rest of the statements in the ar
.ice referred to are equally reliable there
Sprobably little prospect of Mr.. Nelson S
gong away.
In BRIEF. According to the lake ship
Ping report Of the Chicago Inter Ocean,
Vessels with a greater carrying capacity
olan those under construction at all Other
shlpyards in the United States are now
oaildlng on the lakes Among them are
'Mehty- one steel steamers of the G, 900 tor
eiass The Massachusetts board of ag-
acuiture has put itself ON record, with
eal eu dissenting voice, as favorable to the
st1lstlng milk standard. zee. The people Of
fdDlslgn dnn countries have paid 100 million
~ ae'iafs for the animal and cereal products
~ mo, american farms during the past II
on.hs moa OF 1885. This is great deal ol
Money but the vital point is whether OF