The Republican journal., 1896-01-23

Sdlc LlduuldclureT, IeIC Boston TWO weeks
ago, after having forged the name of his
father-in law, Frank NJ. Ames, to notes
for S75, 600. His whereabouts is unknown.
1.-The destination of the English flying
squadron is believed to be the West Indies.
1.-The consensus OF opinion in Madrid is
that the superseding of Gen. Martinez
Campos in command of the Spanish forces
in Cuba will greatly improve the situation
there. The military journals censure Gen.
Campos and declare that his splitting up
his 100, 600 followers into small sections
to protect rural property has been the
chief cause of the extension of the Cuban
revolt..... r. G. Dun e Company report:
Failures the past week We're much larger
in magnitude, numbering 395 in the Unit
ed States against 373 for the correspond
ing period last year .. The Honorable Ar
tillery Company of London is preparing
foG reception OF the Ancient and Hon
orable Artillery Company of Boston, which
will visit England next July. They will
be banqueted and feted at the military
clubs and by the Lord Mayor at the Man
sion House. Excursions will be arranged
for them in the country and they will be
given general welcome. 80. Miss Clara
Barton, president of the American Red
Cross, and the members of her personal
staff. sailed from New York yesterday,
Jan. y, the date originally decided upon,
en- route tor Turkey....... An earthquake
was experienced in Craig, Colorado, Satur-
day evening. Articles were thrown from
the shelves and clocks stopped. No seri-
Gus damage is reported. Farmers living
ten miles away felt the shock. Shortly
after the earthquake terrific wind came
up, which lasted half an hour. H. NJ
Bullock of indianapolis, who has been
employed in the Holmes case, claims. to
have discovered evidence showing that
Holmes was not present at the time and
place where the murders for which he is
about to suffer were committed. -. Bern
hardt Gillian, the famous cartoonist of
Judge died at Canajohare, n Y, yester-
day morning. He was 3S years of age.
Death was caused by heart clot, result
ing from severe attack of typhoid fever
........C. Marxen Erase arrived in New
1ork Saturday from Venezuela, where
he represents the large commercial inter-
est of Flint, Eddy & Co. MI Marxen-
Erase stated that the reports as to the
war-like spirit and excitement in Venez-
uela were grossly exaggerated.
WASHINGTON WH1sPER1NGs. Bills have
been presented providing for pensions for
Olive Brown, mother of Edward Brown,
late private in company F., I'd Maine
cavalry: and James Murray, Augusta late
company E, 14th Maine infantry, and also
one to remove the charge of deserter
against James E. Gray, late company d,
3lst Maine infantry.....A bill for the re
lief of Herbert w. Leach, now of Brock
ton, Mass, has been Introduced. MI
Leach was native Of Maine and was a
seaman on the Inflated Jeanette expe-
diton to the Arctic region under the com
mand of Com. Geo. W. DeLong 4
favorable report was made to the Senate
Jan. 10th on MI. Frye's bill, authorizing
the delegates of the United States to the
ashIngton international marine confer
ence OF 1889 to reconvene at the discretion
OF the secretary OF State. This bill is in
tended to give authority IN the event of
certain contingencies. The conference of
lSS9 agreed upon certain rules of the road
to prevent collisions at sea. These rules
We're authorized by law by the United
States, and 10y every other power partici-
paJlng i'll their construction except Great
Britain, the English seamen objecting to
some OF the fog signals. For three years
the matter has been held in abeyance bat
is to be brought before Parliament by the
Nh Flye's bill is intended to authorize
the ieconvening of the American delegates,
so that if England proposes amendments,
this may be speedily acted upon and re-
port made to Congress-. Chairman
Hughes of the Nj inc Democratic State
committee, saw President Cleveland about
the Maine offices, Jan. 18th, and states
his belief that Mr. f. c. SWEET will be
r To OIL
had a conference with Secretary Carlisle.
..... There is high authority for the state
ment that President Cleveland was ready
on Saturday to issue proclamation re-
cognizing the belligerency of the re-
vo.utionists, and that it was withheld on
account of the announcement of the recall
of Gen. Campos. 1t was felt by the
President that to issue Il proclamation
Immediately on the heels of the action
would be an atfront to the Spanish Gov
ernment, and delay of a few days was
accordingly decided upon.
FISH AND GAME. The Press says that
the Portland Cooperage Company is de-
Hvering large quantities of clam bait bar
rels, and they are being rapidly taken
down east by the coasters. The clam bait
business has become a very important
maulef. 1t lasts Tor only about two
months, but it is brisk while it does last,
and calls for thousands of barrels, and
gives work for months before it opens to
many men. There is a brisk demand from
Spain, and Nova Scotia takes hundreds of
barrels. One Portland firm orders about
800 barrels, and it takes about 1000 bar
rels to supply the Boston orders that a
single firm, W. G. Sargent & Co. of Sar-
gentville, receives. About peck of salt
to barrel of CLANS is the rule, and the
idea is to have the bait as nearly fresh as
possible. There is a demand for CLAIMS
almost entirely fresh, and they are fur
nished in large quantities for immediate
use. Fish know the difference between
fresh and salt bait, and will eagerly take the
fresh, and leave the salt. For two months
the clam bait business is simply rushing,
and orders are far ahead of the supply as
rule, and then it is over for year..
1t may surprise some people to be inform
ed that it is estimated that the lobster
traps along the Maine coast give constant
employment to at least three thousand
people, not including those who are indi-
rectly employed in the lobster business
1t is a very important branch of Maine in
dustry
POLITICAL POINTS. At a joint caucus
of the Republicans of the Iowa House and
Senate U. $. Senator VIM. B. Allison was
nominated by acclamation to succeed him
self. There WAS GREAT emf huSiaSm and