The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-10-21

IN BRIEF. The Madrid correspondent
OF the London Times referring to the cabi-
net council Oct 18th says: The cabinet
was unanimous i'll the opinion that the
system of warfare in Cuba must be COM
pletely changed. Special attention was
drawn to the deplorable condition of the
sick and wounded soldiers now arriving.
his aspect OF the case was considered 1t
the direct initiation OF the Queen Regent.
The King OF COrea has proclaimed himself
Emperor OF that county,. The London
anltS Fair says that the Queen, who has
made close study of the American people
holds almost pessimistic views in regard
10 the stability and future OF the republic
.....,The three Naumkeag steam cotton
mills at Salem which have been running
On short time Since July, began on full time
schedule Oct. 7th....S Seth Low Oct 6th
publicly accepted the nomina zion of the
Citizens Union for mayor OF the Greater
New ork, at a large and enthusiastic mass
meeting held in the Cooper union. Charles
Stewart Smith called the meeting to order
5uo made the opening speech. Carl Schurz
delivered long address which was en-
Enthusiastically received. IAN earthquake
shock was felt at New Madrid, Mo-, Oct.
Sth, but no damage was done. New Mad
RID was the scene of a violent earthquake
IN ISL, when great part of the land in
the entire county sank several feet and
was overlooked by water from the Missis-
slppi..... The gold bricks made in Seattle
from AIondlke gold are nine inches long,
lHIee inches wide and three eighths of an
luch thick, and are worth 81 100 each...
In the supreme Court at Concord Oct. Sth
The frSt sentence passed on a New Hamp-
shire offender under the Habitual Grim
Inv f so
True, the Hopkinton burglar, who took
his third State prison penalty, getting 45
years IN all, upon three counts. .. Gold to
the amount of >, 80, 600 has been eneag-
ed III London Tor shipment to the United
States. Hawaiian advices state that Sena-
tor Morgan of Alabama addressed the
natives Sept. 30 on the benefits of annex
alton to the United States. 49,. The Yela-
tlohS between Russia and Japan over
Korea are strained. a protest has been
entered against the engagement of Russian
drill instructors, but at Yokohama it is
expected that the Russians will carry their
polnt....A resolution to endorse Henry
teoIge's candidacy for mayor of New
ork was defeated at a meeting of the
United Labor League in Philadelphia Oct.
In several Boston churches o. 10th
the pastors devoted portion of their dis
courses to presentation of the lessons 10
oe learned from the career of the late Neal
DOW. Attn annual tournament of the San
francisco Fly Casting club W. D. Mans
field, the champion long distance caster,
who broke all existing records few
months ago by cast of III IL feet, again
broke the worlds record, increasing his
cast six inches. Judge Augustus M.
cunningham of the second district of
hlng county, New York, is dead. He
mas been noted lawyer and was associat-
ed with Roger A. Pryor in the Tilton-
beecher suit. The severest storm known
for years was raging at st. Johns n. F.,
Oct 10th. In the afternoon an unknown
barkentine was sighted off the port flying
distress signals, and the British warship
Pelican, sailed to her assistance. 1t is
feared that great damage has been done
TO the f1eet OF fishing vessels now returning
from Labrador..... United States Senator
DAVIS, chairman of the foreign relations
committee, said in an interview Friday,
Oct Sth that the resources of Spain are
exhausted and her military power in Cuba
Will surely collapse. ''If hostilities con-
tinue," said the Senator, CUBA will be
ours. Freedom will come first and an
neXation will follow" 80. 1t has Just leaked
out in London that Mrs. Langtry, who
was being ostracized at the Newmarket
races and was not allowed to enter the
Jocky club enclosure, was restored to all
the privileges of the club through the in
tercesson of the Prince of Wales. w. S.
Gilbert has announced that he will write
no more plays. He is said to be disheart-
ened by the erroneous point of view from
which criticism is made.... There is no
longer any doubt that the whaler Navarch
OF New Bedford has been lost in the Arc
tic. Thirty men have probably persisted
Sixteen persons, including the captain and
his wife and two of the ships officers,
were saved.