The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1896-05-07
The Republican Journal Thursday Morning. May 7, 1896
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

cipal authorities to Insurance Commits
sioner S. w. Carr regarding fires from
May 26th to December 81, 1895, made in
compliance with the law of 1895, give the
following: Three hundred and forty-nine
were total loss, 259 partial loss; damage
to buildings, $500, 400; to contents, $780,
947 10; insurance paid upon losses, $780,
1873; on contents, 1924, 95S. Buildings rep
resenting l 10 different businesses and in
dustries were destroyed or partly destroy
ed during that period. .... Mrs. Sylvia w.
Hazeltine of Portland has brought suit
against DR.. Chas. r. Walker, promi-
nent physician of Concord, N. H., claim
ing $25, 900 damages for alleged malprac-
tice, and has had all his real estate there
attached. The suit is returnable in the
United States court at Portland, May Sth
.... Miss Azubia Thompson, aged 80,
daughter of Wilson Thompson of Friend
ship, committed suicide April 23d by
drowning herself in an old well. She had
been in ill health for several years and
had become discouraged and Respondent.
$50. Bates College won from Boston uni
versity April 23d in the debate of the in
tercollegiate debating league in Faneuil
Hall, Boston,. James Beecher, aged 80,
and William Roberts, aged 35, quarry
Iutu, NCIt ulpN uou ny d UodI DCIuS, ONSl
turned in squat near Clark's Island
April 23d. Beecher was a native of the
Isle of Guernsey and Roberts was a WEIGH
man. Their companion, Thomas Owen,
was rescued 49,. The annual reunion of
the Maine State College of Boston and
vicinity was held April 23d at the Parker
House. Hon. l.. G. Southland, rs, pre-
sided. The guests were j. D. Lazell of
New York, President A. W. Harris and
Prof. N. G. Grover The officers were
elected: President, l.. c. Southland; secre-
tary, Ralph X. Jones; treasurer, w. B.
Pierce. .... The Grand Army Post in Au-
gusta has passed resolutions endorsing the
recent action of Congress in recommending
the recognition of the independence of
Cuba. A copy of the resolutions was
forwarded to Congressman Milliken of
this district. see. In the case of Bank EX
aminer F. E. Tmberlake against the
Granite State Provident Association,
Judge Haskell of the supreme court at
Portland April oath appointed Gov. Henry
B. Cleaves receiver of the association in
this State fixing the amount Of the re-
ceivel's bond at 500, 900. 49,. The water in
the Aroostook river is the highest ever
known. One third.of the big dam across
the river at Caribou went out last week.
The damage is estimated at $40, 900. This
leaves the town without lights or water.
A temporary engine to run the pumps has
been ordered by Mr.. Holmes, who will at
once prepare to supply the people and
town with water; hut electric lights must
wait. 1t is thought doubtful if the dam
is ever rebuilt. " Capt. Frank W. East
man, of the schooner Reuben Eastman of
Gardiner, died at the marine hospital at
Vineyard Haven April 22d. His remains
were forwarded to his home in Gardiner.
.... The city government of Brewer came
forward to aid the public library move
ment in that city by appropriating the
sum of $500, providing 81, 600 is raised by
private subscription for the library fund.
1t also voted to raise $50 for the public
library at South Brewer.
IN BRIEF. The battleship Massachu-
sets was given a preliminary run by the
builders over the official course April 23d.
The trial was SO satisfactory that only
twO-fifthS of the distance was steamed
over The ship was speeded for little
less than two hours and in that time aver
aged 1859 knots per hour, which is 80
knot above the contract speed. There
was heavy sea and sailor was injured
Despite the heavy swell the ship hardly
role at all and proved she is an excellent
gun platform. 49,. Rev. Albert Diaz, Amer
lean Baptist missionary at Havana, and
his brother Alfred who WAS arrested
recently, have been set at liberty and
ordered to leave the country before the
expiration of six days. The exodus
from the island continues Messrs.
Leary and Darby, representatives re-
spectively of the Philadelphia Bulletin
and Harper Weekly, arrested on charges
of maintaining relations with Alfonso
Lope, suspected of being a rebel spy,
have been released on bail. ... George
Munroe, the well known publisher, died
suddenly April 23d at Pine Ill., in the
Catskills, n. Y. Heart failure was the
cause of death. Mr.. Munroe was born
in Nova Scotia, Nov. y, 1925. From
1850 to 1856 he was instructor in mathe-
MATES in the Free Church College at
Halifax. He came to New York in 1856.
He made a fortune by publishing cheap
editions of standard works. His gifts to
Dalhousie College, Halifax, aggregated
nearly 100000. He was also a bene-
factor of the New York University. One
of his daughters is the wife of President
Schurman of Cornell University. 80. The
Raines liquor law was declared constitu-
tional April 22d by the appellate division
of the supreme court of New York,
Justice Patterson writing the opinion and
all the justices concurring. -. The Do
minion parliament at Ottawa was formally
prorogued April 23rd by the governor
general. 800. In the official trip April 18th
the battleship Massachusetts covered 81
knots of the official government course in
three hours, so minutes and % seconds,
making the magnificent average of speed
for the four hours of 16. Is knots, speed
which makes her the fastest battleship in
any navy of the world. The contract of
the Cramps with the government called
for a bonus of $25, 900 for every quarter
knot made Ly the ship above Is and
by her great performance Saturday the
battleship earned for her builders pre-
MUM of 500, 900.
POLITICAL POINTS. The Republican
State convention of Pennsylvania was
held April 23d. The platform endorsed
Quay for President and favored reciproc-
ity, protection, and protection to ship
ping. On the currency question it said
sthe Republican party favors internation-
al bimetalism, and until that can be es-
tab1iShed upon a Secure basis onnoSeS the