The Republican journal., 1896-10-29


Asiatic Turkey in $780,. The annual
meeting of the Boston & Maine road oc-
CURED at Lawrence, Mass, Oct 14th.
The old board of directors were re-elect-
ed. 80. Westford, Mass, farmers have been
shipping large quantities of apples to Eng
land. Reports of these shipments are not
as encouraging as was expected. One
farmer, who sent 600 barrels, after all
commissions were taken received one cent
a barrel for his fruit, packing and carting.
Another farmer had to pay out few cents
per barrel for the privilege of shipping....
The world team record for trotters OF
PAGERS, was broken at Lexington, KY,
Thursday by Miss Rita and Josie B.,
Oriin Hickok driving. They went to the
quarter in 80 II; half in 1-04, three-quar-
tels in 1.337, mile in 200 l. .... The De-
partment Of Agriculture reports the aver
age condition of apples remained practi
cally stationary during September. The
crop is reported as being heavy and of
fine quality. In the northern tier of States
prices are extremely low. This IS the
case in Michigan where the markets are
glutted. The fine packed fruit is selling
in that State as low as 81 cents a barrel
and evaporation stock at 10 cents a hun
dred pounds. The first half of October
shows deficit in government revenues of
50, $50, S77t3. The deficit tor the fiscal year
to date is $50, 394, 600. The total receipts
for the fiscal year to date, S9l, 30, go; eN
penditures. S122, 800, $40. Receipts for Oc
tober to date, SD, $50, 120; expenditures,
SIS, 40, 600. .... The gold output Of Nova
Scotia last year amounted to nearly half a
million dollars, a large proportion of
which was mined within twenty miles of
the city OF Halifax. .... Lady Henry Somer-
set and Mrs. Ormston Chant are prepar-
Ing new institution for England, school
for the instruction OF women in public
speaking.....A heavy wet snow fell in
Chicago for about two hours Oct. 18th.
This breaks all records so far as an early
snow storm is concerned. the nearest to it
being the storm of oct. 20 of last year....
Leslie Weekly prints a story to the effect
that William Jennings Bryan, Popocratic
candidate for President, applied by letter
on January last to W. J. Block of Herald
Square theatre for the place of press
agent...A Washington special says that
if Spain does not close the war in Cuba
within less than three months, the United
States will take such steps as will amount
to virtual recognition of Cuban in
dependence.....T The viceroy of India has
cabled that owing to the lack of rain the
crops in northwestern India, in several
districts of central India and in upper
Burmah have been seriously damaged
and that unless rain falls shortly a famine
will be inevitable. A Washington special
to the New i ork Herald says that the
Venezuelan dispute has been settled, an
agreement on all the essential points hav-
ing been reached between the United
States and Great Britain. The despatch
says that arbitration is assured and that
diplomatic relations between England and
NenZuela will be resumed. ~ The Ship
Owners Association at San Francisco has
reduced wages for seamen s. per month
for lumber vessels and 50 80 per month
for colliels. This rate only applies to
Pacific coast ships. the owners alleging
poor business. A strike is considered
probable 80. The will OF the late Prof
Harold Whiting of Cambridge, Mass,
was filed in the probate court Oct 10Th.
It bequeaths $50. 000 to Harvard for the
William Whiting Fellowship III Physics,
and so 600 to the University of Cali
fornia for the physical department.
! Prof. Whiting and wife We're lost at sea
of the coast of California last year,.
Henry +. Abbey, the well known theatri-
cal manager, died suddenly October
18th at his residence in New York City.
$50. hief Justice William A. Richardson
of the United Court of Claims, Washing
ton, d. c., died October 10Th. He
was formerly secretary of the treasury
He married Miss Marston of Machiasport.
Me, who died some years ago One
daughter, an only child, Mrs. DR.. Ma
gruder, survives him.