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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1897-01-14

Rev. Lyman Jewett D. D., one of the
most eminent missionaries of the Baptist
denomination, died in Fitchburg, Mass,
Jan. 7th. He was native of Waterford
Me-, and graduate of Brown University
and of Newton Theological Institution. He
sailed from India in October, 1913, as mis-
sionary to the Telugus, and continued in
that service, with brief intervals of fur
loughs in America, until few years ago.
Since then he had been residing in this
country, chiefly at Fitchburg, with a daugh-
ter.
The herald., 1897-10-03

that effect have repeatedly been made
by Turkey during the past three
months and that there is variance Of
opinion on the subject between Emperor
William and Baron Won Bulow on one
side and Prince Hohenlohe the imperial
chancellor, on the other side, the latter
distinctly rejecting all such overtures.
IMPRUDENT CYCLISTS
The emperor is having poor sport at
Rominten, from which place he has sent
1000 marks to the poor of Buda Pest. His
majesty has prohibited bicyclists having
access to the whole of Rominten district
and forests, the reason being that on the
day Of his majesty's arrival, hordes of
bicyclists were 'impudent enough to
race along the road both in front and
beside his carriage, soaring the horses
and outspeeding them"
Emperor William was so annoyed at
this disrespectful behavior upon the part
of the bicyclists that he summoned the
first policeman he met and ordered the
officers to arrest the worst of the Of
tenders.
KNEIPP'S SUCCESSOR
At Woerschofen, there is bitter strife
between DR.. Baumgarten and Prior
Reile, each trying to become sole sue
cessor Of late Father Kneipp inthe man
.agement of the famous water cure es-
adjustments. The result is that the
newspapers, inhabitants and patients,
are taking sides in the quarrel and
manifesto has just been published
against the prior. 1t is signed by 200
nafipOfC tVArlrdtnU To
tives of principalities and some members
of royal families.
The students of Buda Pest University
have sent fraternizing document 10 the
students Of Berlin University in which
the former refer latteringly to the re-
cent presence among them Of the young,
chivalrous, heroic emperor" and touch
upon the "tender alliance of German
and Hungarian hearts,"
The government is preparing bills pro-
viding for compulsory life insurance
throughout the whole empire and for old
age insurance for the laboring classes.
Delegates Of the central insurance bu-
reau have been asked to advise the gov
ernment in this matter.
Miss Amy Crawford Peacock, grand
daughter Of Mr.. Griscom, the Pennsyl-
vania banker, was married In great state
on Wednesday last to Lieut.. Axtell Won
der Knabeck, of the Eleventh regiment
Of Uhlands. The groom is son of
Lieut.. Won der Knebeck.
Miss LeOnord Jackson, the young
American violinist who has just won the
much coveted music prize known as the
Mendelssohn stipendium,. formerly re-
sided ir, Chicago She was sent IN Rrr
lin by Mrs. Grover Cleveland and other
ladies then In Washington, in order to
study music under Joachim. This is the
first occasion upon which the prize
amounting to 1900 marks, has been wor.
by an American. The competition
aroused the keenest interest, representa-
The herald., 1897-10-03

bed His mind was still clear, however,
and only few days ago he called for he
daily paper and read porion of /.
Early in the afternoon he lost con-
scious ness and an hour later he passed
away.
A large number of messages Of condo
lence from various parts of the country
have been received.
(Neal Dow, though for sixty years an
uncompromising foe of liquor, furnished
in his own nonagenarian viger the most
impressive argument for abstemious-
ness. Ninety-three years ago he opened
his eyes on the world in the same Maine
town In which he finally closed them
Portland. Alexander Hamilton was then
alive, the second war with England was
not to come for years yet and 1t was a
full generation before the Presidency
of Andrew Jackson.
Neal Dow had. a will of steel and, start
ing alone, he strode ahead of timorous
reformers, and fought so trelessly and
fearlessly that forty-five years ago he
dragooned the whole Maine legislature
into enacting drastic, thorough going
temperance measure and then for years
bounded the officials charged with its
execution until they learned to stamp
out practically all surreptitious dram
selling in every corner of the State.
He came to Father Abraham's" aid at
the head of the Thirteenth Maine Volun-
teers rose to be rigadiergeneral. was
badly wounded. captured, and confined
in wicked old Libby prison.
He has made several platform tours in
England, revivifying the cause of tenn
perance. Until recently he was still
sending forth eloquent letters on his
life's theme with undiminished virility
At an age that Gladstone will not reach
for some years yet he could make a ring
ing speech from the rostrum.)
The herald., 1897-10-03
Hunted for Trouble

MONROE, Oct. 2.-Andrew McPher-
son was shot and instantly killed at the
home Of Mrs. Viola Dowdy while at
tempting to force an entrance, with a
pistol in his hand. Mcpherson was
charged with the abduction and seduc-
ton Of the 15-year-old daughter of Mrs
Dowdy, and was under bonds for the
crime. He refused to marry the girl
and visited the house to make trouble.
Charles Dowdy shot him twice with a
shotgun.
The herald., 1897-10-03
nor nuggets nor company gold aboard

nor nuggets nor company gold aboard
her.
The latest news In regard to the steam
er Hamilton is to the effect that she
cannot possibly get beyond Rampant
City, but that twenty of her passengers
were making the effort to pole up the
river to Dawson City, with little chance
of success.
Thirty five passengers, who have given
up all hope of reaching the Klondike
this season. returned on the North Fork.
All reports coming from the mining dis
trict confirm the reports of a prospective
famine this winter.
FROM COPPER RIVER
SEATTLE, Wash, Oct. 2-The steam
er Wolcott arrived here tonight from
Williams sound Alaska. The Wolcott
had two passengers who Report every
thing was quiet in Copper river district.
Ex- United States Marshal Lewis Will
Jams Of Alaska, who was one of the pas
sengers, states that it is utterly impos-
sible for boats to ascend Copper river
owing to rapids and other distractions.
The herald., 1897-10-03
A Mystery Solved

ANTWERP, Oct. 2.-For some emonths
the police and people have been baffled
by mystery. Bellringer Nuyens Of st.
Paul's Church vowed vengeance against
a man named Derollus for some sup
posed injury, and a few months ago he
stole Derollus' 4-year-old child and
wrote to the parents saying they would
never see it again alive. All efforts to
trace them failed. About two weeks
ago the body Of Nuyens was found in
the Brussels canal, and last night the
body of the child was found hanging in
the vaults of ST. Paul's Church.
The herald., 1897-10-03
THE YELLOW SCOURGE
SHOWS LITTLE OR NO INDICA-
TION OF ABATEMENT
Physicians Refuse to Report Cases and
Many Patients Are Deprived Of
Proper Attendance

NEW ORLEANS, Oct. 2.-Numerous
as was expected. The weather Is warm
and the foci Of infection have increased.
The malignancy Of the disease, however.
has not been emphasized. There have
tonight, but there have been many dis
charges of patients The new cases are
widely scattered. No section of the city
escapes the infection. At o'clock this
evening the health officers reported
twenty-five new cases and three deaths.
The board Of health finds great diff
Guilty in the work of stamping out the
disease, and failure to report cases is
becoming exasperatingly common The
result is that patients are not receiving
prompt medical attention and dying
where they might be pulled through If
the doctors were Immediately called in.
AT EDWARDS
EDWARDS Miss, Oct. 2.-There we're
nineteen cases of fever officially re-
ported today, of which number ten are
white, and one death, that Of Luella Nc
Kay, is reported.
Rev Father Pendergast is among
those stricken
Mrs. w. G. Redfield and her youngest
daughter, Lillian, are so III that very lit
tie hope Is entertained of their recov-
cry
Mayor Redfield, who had the black
vomit yesterday, is better tonight.
Mail, If it could be received daily.
would be blessing. To be shut up here
with scarcely a paper to read is hard,
indeed.
A Vicksburg paper was in circulation
the other day that had been passed
around so much that the printing was
scarcely readable.
AT MOBILE
NOBLE, Ala, Oct. 2.-Frank Pierre,
mulatto is the only new case today.
There was one death, that Of Alexander
Sellers Two patients were discharged.
Total cases to date, 80; total deaths, 13;
total discharged, AZ: now under treat
ment, AZ.
The occurrence of one case only IL
taken as evidence that the work Of dis
infection is having its desired effect.
At Ferndale there are two cases.
At Scranton, Miss, today five new
cases and three suspicious cases were
reported.
The herald., 1897-10-03
The Wine Crop

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2. The
vintage of California this year prom
ises to reach 100000 gallons, or 25 per
cent more than last season. About one
half of the grape crop has already been
converted into wine. The growers are
now receiving an advance Of from IS to
$40 ton on their grapes. the under
standing being that they are to receive
one dollar ton for every cent per gal
lon the wine brings when sold.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Not Like Andrews

SEATTLE. Wash, Oct. 2-The board of
regents of the University of Washington
today dismissed President W. F. Edwards
charging him with insubordination Prl
G. F. Reeves was elected president pro TEN.
The vote dsmissing President Ed
wards stood: For dismissal, four;
against two; one being absent.
President Edwards, in speaking Of the
action of the regents, denied in toto
the charges of characterization and
changing the catalogue, or that students
have been melted to revolt by him,
The herald., 1897-10-03
The Chess PLAYERS

BERLIN. Oct. 2.-The game left unfln-
ished between Schletcher and Janowski
in the seventeenth round of the interna-
tional chess masters tournament resulted
In draw. Today the eighteenth round
was played. The games resulted as fol-
lows: Metger lost to Schletcher: Janowski
was defeated by Cohn; Walbrodt defeated
Blackburne; Burn disposed of Schiffers:
Zinkl lost to Charousek: Caro- defeated
Albin; Winawer drew with Alapin: Suech-
ting and Tschiogorin had byes. The final
round of the tournament will be played
on Mondav
The herald., 1897-10-03
Vessels in Collision

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2.-The steamer
Isabelle collided with the brig w. G. Irwin
near the Pacific Mail wharf today. AS
the brig, sugar laden was passing, the
Isabelle steamed out of the west side Of the
dock and crashed into her before she saw
the latter vessel The upper works Of the
steamer were badly damaged and the head
gear Of the brig torn away. The Isabelle
afterwards towed the Irwin to her wharf.
Both will require repairs and overhauling.
The Isabelle Is new steamer.
The herald., 1897-10-03
LIVED UNTIL NINETY
AND DID MORE WORK THAN
q MOST MEN
Neal Dow, Names Uncompromising
Temperance Advocate, Has Gone
to His Reward

PORTLAND, Me-, Oct. 2.-General
Neal Dow died at his residence in this
city at $3.50 o'clock this afternoon. The
end was quiet and he retained conscious
ness until an hour before he died, rec
ognizing his children, who were about
his bedside. General Dow's death was
due to the infirmities of old age. A week
ago today he was obliged to take to his
The herald., 1897-10-03
Raisins and Prices

FRESNO, CAL, Oct. 2.-The raisin grow
ers of Fresno county are standing united
for minimum price of 31s cents in the
sweat box. A mass meeting of 200 growers
was held here today, and the decision was
to stand for that price. In order to aid
growers who need money, arrangements
nave been made to reopen sixteen of the
cooperative packing houses, where raj
sins will be packed and stored and money
loaned upon the warehouse receipts. Sim
liar action has been taken by the growers
at Selma and Kingsburg.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Climate Killed Him

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-George N.
Macondray, one of the members of the
we'll known firm of Macondray Brothers
q Lockhart, silk and tea importers, died
today at st. Luke's hospital, where he has
been confined for little over a week, suf-
1ering from complication of liver, kid
ney and stomach diseases, contracted dur
ing a protracted stay in the humid cls-
mate Of the Orient where he had been in
charge of the firms interests
The herald., 1897-10-03
Diphtheria Epidemic

SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2.-The spread
Of diphtheria throughout the city bids fair
to cause distress untold to the poorer peo-
pie living in the tenement houses south of
Market street. Already the city and coun-
ty hospital has been called upon to come
20 the relief Of children of poor people
and provide the nourishment and treat
ment which poverty keeps parents from
giving their sick offspring, and there are
now TITO cases in the hospital
The herald., 1897-10-03
A KNIGHTS Pilgrimage

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct 2.-The COM
manderies of Knights Templar in the
northern, central and southern depart
ments of California are preparing to make
pilgrimage to Los Angeles, where they
will hold their second annual conclave
commencing next Thursday afternoon and
continuing until Saturday. 1t is confident
ly expected by the Knights that this meet
ing will prove as great a success as that
held at Sacramento last year.
The herald., 1897-10-03
A Scandalous Job

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 2.-Senator
Stephen M. White, who is in the city re-
cuperating from an attack of pleurisy, in
an interview today vigorously denounced
the proposed sale of the Union Pacific rail-
road for $33. 00,000. He declared that such
Z sale would constitute one of the most
ecandalous Jobs in the history of the ma
ton.
The herald., 1897-10-03
The Sierra Road

Y SAN FRANCISCO. Oct. 2.-work on the
Sierra railway is being pushed rapidly,
and its projectors hope to have the road
comple;.. - Jamestown within ten days
The track las already been laid a dis
tance Of 81 miles from Oakdale. OF this
stretch. 30 miles are in operation, regular
trains being run from Oakdale to Dom
Pedro
The herald., 1897-10-03
A Rancher's Death

FRESNO, Oct 2.-Charles Stricken, a
rancher of Scandinavian colony this coun-
ty, died this morning as result of falling
from his wagon last night. The autopsy
revealed a blood clot on the brain. De-
ceased was a native of Germany, 50 years
old.
The herald., 1897-10-03
A Suspicious Brother

ANTIOCH. Cal, Oct. AT midnight last
night Billy Nichols shot and instantly
killed Gus hristianson, mate of the scow
schooner Lizzie H.. because the sailor had
taken Nichols sister, Mrs. Nellie Junta,
on board the schooner, which was an
chored in the river
The herald., 1897-10-03
New Mexican Missions

DENVER, Oct. "A special to the News
from Santa Fe, N. NJ, says: At the meet
ing of the synod of New Mexico, now in
Presbyterian church of Santa Fe. was
unanimously elected superintendent of
missions of New Mexico and Arizona.
The herald., 1897-10-03
Killed bv the Cars

OAKLAND. Oct 2.-John Hand, aged 8
years. was killed today by Southern Pa
cific freight train at Eighth and Cedar
streets. He was climbing up the end Of a
car, when he fell and half dozen heavily
laden box cars passed over his body.
The herald., 1897-10-03
A Dwelling Looted

OAKLAND, Oct. 2.-The residence of
John B. Mhoon, the we'll known attorney,
was ransacked by burglars this morning
and $1,000 worth of diamonds and several
hundred dollars in money taken.
The herald., 1897-10-03
The One Desire of Emperor
William
REFUSAL TO VOTE THE FUNDS
WILL CAUSE THE REICHSTAG'S
DISSOLUTION
A Rumored Alliance Of Teuton and
Turk-Mrs. Cleveland's Musical
Protege Succeeds
Associated Press Special Wire.

Associated Press Special Wire.
BERLIN, Oct. 2.-(Copyright, 1879
The entire German press is speculating
upon the new naval bill, which is now
being considered by the cabinet. Both
DR.. MIGUEL the vice-president of the
council of ministers, and the Bundles
rath have approved the measure, but
before 1t reaches the reichstag 1t may
still be somewhat changed. The bill
asks for a total appropriation of No.
600, 900 marks to be distributed over sew
eral years and contemplates the con-
struction of score of vessels, of which
ten are to be large ships. If the reich
stag refuse to grant this amount Of
money, it will be sent home by the gov
ernment and new elections will be Or
dered forthwith, in which the naval
plans Of the emperor will be made the
principal issue In spite of the whole
Agrarian party's advice, who in that
case fear defeat
The herald., 1897-10-03

tives of score of countries and all parts
Of Germany taking part in 1t.
The herald., 1897-10-03
A TURKISH ALLIANCE

The reports in the Turkish newspa-
pers to the effect that Turkey is ne
gotiating with Germany for special de-
fensive alliance and that Turkey is on
the point of joining the Dreibund, are
denied emphatically at the German for
eign office. The correspondent of the
Associated Press, however, learns from
diplomatic circles that approaches to
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19
The Liquor Traffic.

l found statement last week
which ought to interest those peo-
pie who, in their abundance of pro-
found ignorance, say that wiping
out the liquor traffic ruins a state.
Here it is: Maine is prohibition.
Ohio and Illinois are license States
The population of Maine is less than
one fifth that of Ohio, but they
have more than half again as much
laid up in the savings bank. Maine
has n little more than one-sixth the
population of Illinois. but the de.
posits of the people exceed twice the
deposit of the people of Illinois
Twenty. nine States are more popu-
lous than Maine, but only seven sur.
pass her in the aggregate of savings
banks deposits. In 1890 Governor
Burieigh said "Nu state has sc
little property under mortgage, ac.
cording to valuation, as the State OF
Maine. There are whole counties
in which there is not a farm mort.
gage, and Maine loans more money
than any farming state" Cover.
nor Foraker said that the people oi
Ohio were suffering dreadfully from
their heavy mortgages, and thai
thousands of their farms were mort
gagged for more money than they
would ever bring. Many of the
children in Maine never saw {
drunkard. No young person il
Maine ever saw dramshop.-FreC
Press.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19

AT the Sunday-School Convention,
under the auspices of the Pennsyl-
vania Association, at Stroudsburg,
Wednesday, ex-Judge and former
Congressman John B. Storm created
a sensation. He is a we'll known
Methodist layman, and he took oc-
casion to attack Rev DIR. Lyman
Abbott, of Brooklyn, N. Y, for his
ridicule of Jonah and the whale
story in the bible. Judge Storm
said that the Jonah story could not
be thrown out by Christians. His
remarks were loudly applauded.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19
The End Of the Century.

Frederick Campbell writing to the
Evangelist on this point says;
The question as to when this GEN.
tury will end and the next begin IS
more and more upon us, as the few
years that intervene are rapidly
diminishing in number. The con-
troversy appeared in the columns
of The Evangelist some months ago,
and it has been carried on widely.
Some maintain that the new century
begins the moment 1899 turns to
1900 ;others that 1901 is the first
year of the new century. There is
one consideration which Ihave not
seen advanced. If we can tell
where fractions of this century
ended and began, there ought to be
no difficulty in determining where
the whole ends and the next will be-
gin. No one will dispute that the
first decade of this century ended
with the year 1910 the first quarter
ended with the year 1926: the first
half ended, not with 1S49, but with
1850, and therefore the complete
century must end with 1900; other
wise we have only forty-nine years
in its second half. There is yet an
other way of settling the question,
The first century did not end with
the year 80, but with the year 100,
and the second century began with
the year 101 the second century
therefore must have closed with the
year 200 1.-THE third with the year
500 the tenth with the year 1000
and the nineteenth must close with
the year 1900. The simple rule is
that it takes a full 100 years to make
a century therefore full 1900 years
to make nineteen centuries. The
next century therefore does not be-
gin with 1900, but with 1901, jusi
as the first century began with the
year one. Consequently, including
the year begun, we now have -four
years remaining of the nineteenth
century.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19
npartloeps ctlmlnss2n

During the last year a couple of
correspondents for the Gazette"
not young, only in experience have
made themselves ridiculous by pro-
testing that when l mentioned some
particular breach of good morals, or
of the law that / was claiming all
the people of Sandyston were Grim
inals Proceeding upon this false
assumption they assailed me as a
villifier and vigorously defended the
offenders against good morals as
well as the open violators of law. 1t
were the essence of Stiffness on their
part to claim aught else, but what
we believe that there are many good
people in our town that the major
ity are good, and fully up to the
average of other towns. But while
New York has among its criminal
classes the Bridge and Stable gangs,
and Chicago its Slaughter House
gangs, yet the majority of the peo-
pie of each city are good citiz ems.
SO while Sandyston may have its
Meat House gangs or other criminals
yet no one has ever had any rea-
son to infer under color of my
writings that the whole population
was of that Objectionable stripe.
The evident relish with which these
quill drivers defend this class, would
lead to the reasonable inference, that
there is at least fellow feeling. |
could not understand their action
on any other ground. Do not they
who apologize for crime, and be-
come it's defenders thereby pqrtici-
pate in such wrong doings? have
little sympathy with it and l have
particularly noticed that whenever
1 expose wrongdoers these scribes
always act very much as if the stone
had come through their own roof,
/ leave it to everyone to draw their
own inferences where their sym
pathies lie, and why. H.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19
MILFORD SCHOOL.

Grade intermediate Department
Arithmetic. Prof. j. G. Watson,
teacher.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19
Giving Away franchises.

If the village, as well as the city,
would understand the fact that it
ought to sell and not to give away
its franchises, possibly much might
be accomplished By this means
it could acquire funds enough to en- =
able it to keep its streets in perfect
order without extra tax upon the in
habitants, so that they would need
only to hire a suitable agent to carry
out necessary reforms. European
towns profit by the sale of franchises
to lighting and transportation com
panies, and Baltimore raised money
by slight tax on the street rail
ways to purchase and maintain its
beautiful park.-Mary G. Robbins in
February Atlantic.
Pike County press. (Milford, Pa.) 1895-1925, 1897-02-19
Mileage for eonstsblss.

Relative to the much discussed
question of Constables pay for
mileage, Judge John G. Love
handed down an opinion in court at
Bellefonte, on Thursday, in a test
case brought for back compensa-
ton. Judge Love holds contrary to
many decisions handed down else
where in the state, that the act of
1895 does not deprive Conrtables OF
their customary compensation, and
he orders the Commissioners to pay
the same.