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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

WASHINGTON WHISPERINGS. Assist
ant Secretary Howell has made decision
regarding the duty on caifskins, ruling
that they were dutiable as hides at Is per
cent. ad valorem, and general letter to
that effect has been sent to the collectors
of customs. .... The United States has
claim against Turkey for Sl25, 900 arising
from the massacres in Armenia. Minister
Angel has been instructed to demand of
the Sultan the immediate payment of this
claim, but unless strong pressure is ap-
piled, the willy Individual is likely to use
to good effect, in this as in other pending
matters, his customary ''stand off, poll
cy..... President Mckinley has modified
President Cleveland's recent order cutting
down the fees of certain consuls abroad,
but has judiciously made his modification
apply only to those consuls whose salary
is 81, cooper annum or less. The fact that
this order applies only to the smaller con-
sulates and not those already receiving
large salaries will greatly distress the
Democrats who had expected to make
political capital out of the order, had it
applied, as they supposed it would, to the
large places as well as the small ones. :. The
government has again entered a formal
protest against the application to German
sugar of section Of the new tariff act by
which such sugar would be taxed with
higher duty than that from other coun-
tries. The treasury department has re-
ceived an intimation from the Spanish
minister that cargo of arms and ammu-
milton has been shipped from New York
to Bridgeport, CT, whence it is said it is
to be transferred to a vessel, supposed to
be the Douglass, for shipment to the Gu
ban insurgents. The custom officers have
been instructed to see to it that the laws of
the United States are not violated. .... The
United States pension roll has almost
reached the million mark. Commissioner
Evans has just issued a statement show
ing that at the beginning of the fiscal year
! the pensioners numbered 9S3, 52S, an in-
crease of II, $50 for the past year. During
that year 80, l0l new pensions were grant
ed and 3, 191 persons were restored to the
rolls. Old age and disease, however, are
working great inroads into the lists, for
there We're II 800 deaths during the year.
Other marriage of widows; l, S45 orphans
attained majority; :, 6S3 failures to claim
pensions and 3, $50 losses from unrecord-
ed causes
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

will probably reply to the proposals of
the commissioners on behalf of the United
States in October.... The Canadian Pa
cific has plan to open road from Ed
monton to the Klondike to afford winter
communication. The Dutch are fight
ing the natives of Sumatra. In a battle
Friday they killed Ill of the natives. the
Dutch loss being one man killed and %
wounded.....A water spout struck the
town of Hot Springs, S. D., Friday night.
One life is reported lost. Four bridges
were carried away. Edward H. Ten
Eyck, winner of the diamond sculls, was
IS years old Saturday. The Cologne
Gazette says that Germany's proposal for
European control of Greek finances has
been accepted by the Powers. .... Senior
Canovas del Castillo, the prime minister
of Spain, was assassinated Aug. s, at
Santa Agueda, by an anarchist. The
murderer fired three shots, two taking
effect in the head and another in the chest,
The wounded man fell dying at the feet of
his wife, lingering in agony for two hours
and then passing away with the CIV of
Long Live Spain.' The assassin was
Immediately arrested. He is Neapolitan:
his name is Michele Angino Coli. The
murderer declares that he killed Senior
Canovas ''in accomplishment of a Just
vengeance" and that he has avenged the
anarchists who were executed in Mont
juich, the fortress of Barcelona. He was
ordered to kill Canovas by society of
anarchists.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
The Churches.

Rev j, NJ, Leighton OF the Unitarian
church preached in Castjne last Sunday in
exchange with Rev. W II. W0ude
The Baptist pulpit will be occupied next
Sunday morning by Prof G. K. Berry A
union prayer meeting viii be held W tie
evening.
The Methodist choir has been re-organized
as follows Emery White, tenor, leader
Maurice Davidson, bass Mis- Lena San
born, soprano Miss Isabel CHM, alto. The
music next Sunday forenoon VIII include
"There is happy Land, soprano solo and
quartette; solo, selected Miss Pettinglu.
Meetings will he held weekly in Peoples
Mission, 50 High street, every evening ex-
cept Monday and Friday evenings at
o'clock, also on Sunday at 80 and p. II.
Sunday school at p. m The meetings are
conducted by Mrs. NJ. G. Clapp of Boston
and are undenominational. All are welcome.
There will be a change IN the evening
services at the NJ, E. church next Sunday
and the same order will be continued d few
weeks. At 715 p. III. there Will be a song
service followed by union prayer meeting
under the direction OF the Epworth League.
Miss Milly Beverage Will lead the meeting
next Sunday, ana the subject will be The
prayer at the shipwreck," Acts u ;25-25.
All singers cordially invited, The
other services Sunday aud during the week
will be as usual.
Next Sunday, Aug. l5, there will be the
usual services at the Congregational church.
Rev Il. G. Harbutr of Searsport will preach
at 1915 a. IN. in exchange with the pastor,
Sunday school at - m. Prayer meeting at
715 p. m, in the vestry. Please bring Bibles
for responsive reading. Let each one come
prepared to repeat a verse OF a favorite
hymn, and give the name of the author.
The topic of the prayer meeting this, Thurs
day, evening Will be Victories of Faith"
Judges . 9 II; Sam. IL 40 81; Sam. IA
1-l6; Heb. Il: 32-40; l John 8: 4.
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The Maine Farmer.

The change of ownership of the Maine
Farmer will cause a number of changes in
the editorial and other departments of the
paper, it is said. DR.. George NJ. Twitchell, ,
one of the owners, Will be the active mana
ger. He has been connected with the
Farmer since 1878, and since 1882 with the
editorial department. He will have charge
of the business department, formerly man
aged by the late W. S. Badger. He will
also have entire charge of the editorial
management, succeeding Howard Owen,
Esq, who retireS, the retirement to take
effect October l. MIR. Owen has been con-
nected with newspaper work for over 43
years, 25 years of which We're passed on the
Keunebec Journal, and 10 years he has been
editor of the Maine Farmer. 1t is under
stood that Miss Marion Harlow will act as
book-keeper and stenographer in the place
of Miss Annie Fuller, who has been with
the Farmer number of years. Kennebec
journal.
Mr.. Owen, although grandfather, is too
youEg to retire from the profession he adorns,
ard we expect to hear of him in the business
again.
MONROE. Mrs. Mary Moore has returned
from her visit at Gardiner with Mrs. E. NJ.
Dollotf. Mrs. D. returned with her to visit
her parents, Capt. and Mrs. Tolford Dur
ham. Mrs. Alice Palmer is spending a
week at Northport. .Drs. Cole and Holt
tapped B. A. Curtis for dropsy. Five quarts
OF water were taken from him recently.
Our Sunday school is buying new library.
Master Charlie Mayo spent last week in
Bangor. Mrs. Walter Nealley and her son
Dana from Minneapolis, Mimi, have arriv-
ed on visit. They are at Jefferson Neal
ley's. The young man will stay year if
he likes on farm.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
Gift to VinaIhaven Historical Society

1t will be recalled that, at the last session
of the Legislature, Hon. Fred S. Walls,
Senator from Knox county, was instrument
tai in the presenting and passing Of the law
establishing the weight of bushel of pars-
Brown of Belfast has obtained the pen with
which the bill was signed by Governor Pow
ers and has forwarded it properly inscribed
to Mr.. Walls to be presented to the Vinal-
haven Historical Society, to keep forever.
[Kennebec Journal.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

and revised from year to year according to
agreements between the sardlne packers of
east of the Penobscot and the fish Oil manu-
facturers west of the Penobscot. 1t is claim
ed that by some manipulation the porgy
fishermen succeeded in having substituted
in the law the word "mainland" for "land,"
so that as the law read it prohibited seine
hshlng in any bay east of the Penobscot, the
entrance of which was less than three miles
wide from mainland to mainland, instead
of from land to land By this change,
many bays and waters along the island-dot-
ted coast of Hancock county were thrown
open to the porgy fishermen, and the intent
OF the law circumvented.
The case was, therefore, one OF vital inter-
est to the porgy fishermen on the one hand
and the sardine fishermen on the other. The
porgy fishermen evidently combined to de-
lend the case so that it assumed more i'm
portance than case simply against the cap
Tam OF the steamer. A number of men from
Round Pond accompanied Capt. Gray, the
defendant, to Ellsworth.
At the opening of the case, Lawyer Hilton
asked for dismissal on the ground that the
section of the act under which the action
was brought stated that fine should be col
lected by action for debt, not by criminal
actlon. Counsel for State submitted an
other section OF the same act that provided
that criminal could be brought. The court
denied motion to dismiss.
Judge Chase, in opening the case for State,
spoke briefly OF the damage which had been
done to the fishing industry of Hancock
county by the porgy fishermen. He then
recited briefly the facts of the present case
as he knew them.
He said he would pass over the evident
intent of the law to prohibit entirely the
SEINE fishing in Bluehill bay, which had
been avoided by the substitution in the law of
the word mainland" for Gland, +" and would
prove simply that the defendant had illegal
~ taken porgies in the waters of Bluehiil
bay within line three miles long drawn
from mainland to mainland.
Lawyer Hilton here made another argu-
ment for dismissal on the ground that
three miles from mainland to mainland
referred only to the entrance of bays and
not to coves within bays, The court ruled
in favor of the prosecutions Interpretation
of the law.
The case was then placed on trial. The
State called about ten Witnesses who testi-
fed to have seen the steamer "Seaconnet'
taking fish in cove inside a line three
miles long from mainland to mainland. The
defence was simple denial of the allege-
ti0nS.
Judge Peters found the defendant guilty,
and imposed fine of 5000 and costs,
which amounts to something like 300 more,
Defendant appealed and furnished bonds in
the sum of $500 to appear at the supreme
court in October.
1t is expected that the captains of the
Church and Curtis will be arrested with
Ii week and brought here for trial.
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PERSONAL.

Milton Priest of Boston is visiting friends
in Belfast.
George W. Burgess is confined to the
house by illness.
W. L. Walden of New York is visiting his
brother, Chas. Fl. Walden.
Mrs. r. L. Kittredge and two children are
visiting at W. Fl. Clifford's.
Miss Sarah Fl. Fletcher went to Madison
yesterday to visit classmate.
Chas F. Robinson of Somerville, Mass,
arrived Tuesday to visit friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Dorman went to Free
dom Tuesday for "A visit of a few days
L. H. Stevens returned to Lynn, Mass,
Tuesday from a visit to friends in Belfast.
Miss Jennie Pillsbury of Baltimore visited
her cousin, Mrs. W. X Keene, last week.
Miss Lucy Cochran went to Fryeburg
Tuesday to attend the Chautaugua assembly
Mrs. A. C. Mosman and daughter Ethel
are spending the week at Winder,nere Park.
Mrs. Carrie Stoger went to Aurora yesrer-
day to visit her parents Mr. and Mrs Isaac
Mace.
Robert Curtis is at home for visit from
Westboro, Mass, where he has employ
ment.
Mrs, Annie NJ. Pierce of Washington, d.
c., arrived Tuesday and is a guest of 7. w.
Pitcher.
Mrs. Jennie Lassel and niece, Miss Jennie
Brown of Rockland, are visiting at Alonzo
Beckwith's.
Mrs. Albert Peirce and children of Frank
fort are visiting Mrs. P.'s father, joseph
Williamson, Esq.
Mrs. Byron Wilson of Lynn arrived yes-
terday to visit Mr.. W.'s parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Joseph B, Wilson.
Misses Alice and Rhoda Sprague leave to-
day for a visit to relatives and friends at
Belfast. Rockland Star
o. H. Dilworth and Miss Emma Knauff
of Waterville are visiting Mr.. DIS parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. C. Dilworth
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Farrow of Wnches-
ter Mass, returned home Tuesday from
| visit in Belfast and Islesboro.
! Joseph 3. Pendleton, wife and daughter
OF Newton, Mass, are visiting Mr.. Pendle-
tons father, Capt. f. f. Pendleton
Mrs. Thomas Carter has rented her house
on High St, and leaves to-day to live in
Maiden, Mass, with her son, Walter P
| Carter.
Mrs. Eliza Donnell of Searsmont Is visit
ing her daughter, Mrs Henry w. Mariner
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

Hole conspired to rob him of his prop
erty, causing his wife's death and the
working up of public sentiment to the
point of lynching himself. .. The govern
ment lightship No. IS, used on the Fire
island station, left the Bath Iron Works
Friday afternoon for Staten Island, where
it will be turned over to the lighthouse
board. :. The Massachusetts, Benefit Asso-
citation which has proved a financial
wreck held sos, 900 in Maine policies. A
good part of these are said to have been
held by Bangor men and it is understood
that there is a small chance of their being
able to recover any part of the claims.....
From reports received at Ellsworth from
surrounding towns, it appears that hail
storm which passed over that section Fri
day was one of the most severe in many
years. Torrents of rain fell for two hours,
intersperscd with hail, which beat down
crops, broke windows and caused consid-
cradle damage to fruit trees. The light
mig crippled the telephone lines, and the
excessive rain washed the roads badly.
Brooklin, Bluehill Franklin and other
places in Hancock county suffered Sc
verely..... The farm buildings of Frank
Douglass of FoXcroft were set on fire by
lightning Sunday and Mr. Douglass
mother, Mrs. Irene Douglass, aged Sc, was
burned to death in the barn in view OF
her neighbors and relatives. She went
into the burning building to rescue the
cattle and the fire surrounded her. Hon.
c. Il. McFadden of Waterville, well
known in Universalist circles of New Eng
land, is dead, after a long illness, at the
age of - years. He has held every office
that the city could give, and he has serv-
ed as sheriff of Kennebec county two
terms. He was Royal Arch Mason. A
widow, daughter and one son, A. L. Nc
Fadden, now sheriff of Kennebec county,
survive him. The foundation for the
Maine festival building in front of Maple
wood Park, Bangor, is rapidly nearing
completion and in short time work upon
the wooden structure will begin. The
foundation is a very solid one and care
will be taken with the building that it may
also be so strong and substantial that it
will easily support any crowd which may
assemble there either during the festival
or after. The exact date for the festival
has not yet been decided upon, but it will
occur sometime early in October as now
planned.... A terrific thunder storm des-
troyed several barns and telegraph poles
at West Old Town, Aug. 9th, the wind
blowing gale and heavy rain fallng....
Capt. Cyrus Chadwick, an aged and high
ly respected citizen of Gushing, while
tending his lobster traps at Burnt Island
Zone of Georges Island group on Satur-
day morning, Aug. 7th, fell overheard
fromIsome cause unknown and was drown
ed His body was recovered.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12
TgE REPUBLICAN JOURNAL.
.a5u EVERY THURSDAY MORNING BY THE
ara5IiCan Journal Pub. Go.

"a. .ornQl is THE PAPER for Maine sea
faring people,"
Circulation in City and County
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-08-12

g... FlIoN IFRMs. In advance, 2.00a year;
-Is months; SO cents for three months.
.. Is NG TERMS. For one square, one inch
aolumn, rs cents for one week, and
each subsequent insertion.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Southern Pacific Excursions.

PRESIDENTIAL INAUGURATION GER
EMONIES.- Washington ID. c.. March
4. 1897. For this occasion the Southern
Pacific will sell round trip tickets for
S54 40 Selling dates Feb 9th and 18th.
Final limit for return March 10th 1897.
Rene mber that the Southern Pacific
trains make the fastest time to New Or
leans where close connection Is made
with the fast trains east of that point
and Washington can be reached from
FL Paso in lutte over four days Bur
one change between FL PasO and Wash
ingtOn.
REUNION OF Ton GREEN S BRIGADE
at Victoria. Tex, Feb. % TO %. 1897.
For this occasion the Southern Pacific
will sell round Trip tickets on Feb 10th
and Dist, for 500 90, good for return I'M
til Feb. ooh, 1897.
MADRI GRAS CARNIVAL at New Or
leans Mar. 2nd. 1897. For this occasion
the Southern Pacific will sell round
trip tickets for S33 20. Selling dates
Feb Goth and 9th Final limit for re-
turn March 18th 1897. Tickets to be
used for continuous trip in both direc-
tions. Do not miss this gorgeous dis
play and remember that the great Sun
set Limited leaves here on Mondays
and Thursdays of each week at p M,
reaching New Orleans 1870 a. m, the
following Wednesday and Saturday.
Our regular daily train leaves Ri Paso
at 1 90 m, reaching New Orleans at
$50 m the second day thereafter.
HARRY TURNER, T. E. HUNT,
Ticket Agent. Coml. Agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
New Tourist Sleeping Car SArvice.

The Southern Pacific have inaugu-
rated through Pullman Tourist sleep
ing car service as follows:
Between Washington, ID. &. and San
Francisco, via Piedmont Air line,
passing Ell Paso east Mondays and west
Tuesdays.
Between San Francisco and Cincin-
natl, Oh o, via Queen 81 Crescent pass
ing Ell Paso east Sundays and west
Mondays
Between San Francisco and Chicago
via Illinois Central, passing Ell Paso
east Fridays, west S saturdays.
In addition to this special tourist
cars for San Francisco leave Ell Paso
on Fridays and Sundays.
The cars are operated by the Pull
man company on same plan as first
class sleepers, and like first class
sleepers are furnished complete with
mattresses, curtains, blankets, pillows,
sheets and pillow slips, new upholster-
ed seats (cane) being put in and
other Improvements made. Clean
sheets aud pillow cases are put on
every night. Berths in these cars are
available to through or local passen-
gers holding first or second class or
excursion tickets. Each car is in
charge of uniformed porters to make
up berths and keep the car clean. For
rates and further information call on
H r. TURNER, T. Z HUNT,
Ticket Clerk, Commercial Agent,
Corner San Antonio and Oregon
streets, Ell Paso, Texas.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Texas and Pacific Excursion List.

INAUGURATION OF PRESIDENT
ELECT MCKINLEY-Was hingtOn, ID. G.
March An: tickets on sale February
27th and 18th final limit for return
March 10th: one fare for the round trip
S54 40, with choice of routes via New
Orleans, Shreveport. Memphis or St.
Louis.
MARDI GRAS-New Orleans, La
tickets on sale February 26th and 9th
final limit for return, March 18th, at
rate of one fare for the round trip S33.-
20 no change of cars b stween Ell Paso
ana New Orleans
K. OF P. UNIFORM RANK-Hot
Springs Ark, May 18Th. Tickets on
sale May 18th and 10Th: final limit for
return May 26oh. One fare for the
round trip 500 90.
INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION Y. Nj.
G. A. Mobile, Ala, April 2lst to 10Th,
rate Of one fare for the round tri p
1896 to duly accredited delegates,
certified by local secretaries, Tickets
on sale April 18th and 10Th final limit
for return April 30th.
In addition to the above there will
be reduced rates via Eel PasO route"
Texas and Pacific to meetings to be
held in Buffalo, n. Y, g. a. II. Ma
tional Encampment IN August, Annual
conven ion National Educational as
ISOLATION, Milwaukee, July 9th to 9th
Southern B iptist convention. w lining
ton 5. G. May 9TH to 14th. United
Confederate Veteran reunion Nash
vile. Tenn, May 9TH to 18th. For
further information call on or address.
E. S. STEPHENS, B f. DARBYSHIRE,
Depot agent, GenI agent.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
Free Pills.

Send your address to II. E. Bucklen
& Co, Chicago. and get q free sample
box of DR.. Kings New Life Pills. A
trial will convince YOU of their merits
Thee pills are easy in action and are
particularly effective in the cure OF
const patton and sick headache. For
malaria and liver trouble they have
been proved invaluable. They are
guaranteed to be perfectly free from
every deleteriOus substance and to be
purely vegetable. They do LOT weaken
by their action, hut by giving tone to
81 omach and bowels greatly invigorate
the system. Regular size 25c. per box.
Sold by w. A. Irwin & Co, wholesale
aud retail druggists, FL Paso.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
AYERS PILLS Cure Liver and Stomach Troubles

and pickles in wood, straight carloads
with the understanding that class G
rate apply from ST. Louis will be the
m nimum rate from Kansas City and
Kansas City territory.
Effective Feb. %, rates on molasses;
glucose, sugar Except lemon and
maple) and syrup, straight or mixed
carloads. MarshalltOwn. Ia, TO Texas
points will be fifth-class. ditfereutial
higher than the authorized rate from
ST. Louis.
The chairman has called a comm it.
tee meeting at he Holland house. New
York. Feb. Is. to cOn-ider propositions
to change the rates from seabOrd and
other defined territory to points in
Texas
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

CLEVELAND objects to the senate
amendment to the arbitration treaties
with the Orange Free State aud the
Argentine Republic, and insists siren
uously that fugitive from justice
should not be enabled to secure i'm
munity from arrest and punishment by
sheltering himself in the country of
which he is citizen, which might be
the case under the operation of the
senate amendments, though the sur
render of the fugitive is left discretion
airy with the government called upon.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

TIE proposed constitutional amend
ment providing that man of foreign
birth shall not be qualified voter in
this state until he shall have become a
naturalized citizen Of the United Stat 5
in accordance with the federal natural
ization laws, ought 10 BE- adopted by
the Legislature and submitted to the
people. AS Burney of Kerr county
well said, iu the course of debate in the
house. Thomas jefferson S invitation to
the oppressed of all nations to come
here carried with it the reciprocal OBJ
legation that they were to become citi-
zens, and not to come here and govern
the people without becoming citizens.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13

of it's affairs is also asked for. An
auditing and adjudicating of the res
pective rig hts and priorities of all
parties, whether creditors or stock
holders in or to the assets of the asso-
citation.
The assets of the association are
stated to consist of nominaliy $50, 300
600 of notes or obligations executed by
borrowing members and secured by
real estate mortgages, also about $500.
900 of real estate and comparatively
small amount Of cash on hand.
El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-13
The little daughter of Mr.. Fred Web

The little daughter of Mr.. Fred Web
Der, Holland, Mass had very bad
cold aud cough which he had not been
able to cure with any thing. L gave
him a % cent bottle of Chamberlain
Cough Remedy, says w. p. Holden,
merchant and postmaster at West
Brimtield, and the next time saw him
he said it worked like Il charm. This
remedy is intended especially for acute
throat and lung diseases such as colds,
Group and whooping cough, and it is
famous for its cures. There is no
danger in wing it to children for it
contains nothing injurious. For sale
by all druggists.