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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-01-20
COUNTY CORRESPONDENTS

CLARKE's CORNER, PROSPECT. One of the
most pleasing marriages that has taken place
in Prospect for some time was at Mr.. vii.
liam Clarke's Jan. s. The parties were Mr.
Wellington Chase of Whites Corner and
Mis-. Elsie Chase of the same town. The
ceremony was performed by Mr.. j F. Lib
by The invited guests We're Mr.. A j.
Walter and wife of Wadoboro. Mr.. Clifton
Hartman was best man and Mrs. Hartman
bridesmaid. The floral decorations by Mrs.
George Walter We're very fine. After the
ceremony the company sat down to a boun-
uinl supper prepared by Mrs. Lon Clarke
ON account of the storm and slippery going
the company had to stop all night. . Mr..
Howard Moore, wife and son of Frankfort
was at the Corner Sunday, Jan. 10th. -. Mr..
and Mrs A. j. Walter of Waldoboro are
visiting Mrs. Melssie Clarke
MORRILL,. Mr.. VIM. T. Creasey. who
was run over and badly hurt in Belfast
some three weeks ago, does not improve
His wounds have healed but his mind is
badly shattered and he seems constantly
restless, requiring watchers all the time
His daughter Lila come home from Rhode
Island to see him last week, returning
Saturday. Mr., Ira Chandler from New
Haven, Conn, has been here visiting his
aged mother the past week. Mrs. Ada
Blodgett of Belfast has been visiting her
father, MIR. d. W. Morey, for few days..
Tuesday evening. Jan. 18th, the many friends
of Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Sheldon met at their
home to celebrate the tenth anniversary of
their marriage. The evening was spent in
dancing and playing games. Mr.. and Mrs
Sheldon were the recipients of many USE
full presents, including half dozen silver
knives and forks, half dozen tea spoons ;
butter knife, sugar shell, towels, tides, apu
other things too numerous to mention.
Refreshments were served during the even
ing. There will be an old folks dance at
Storer's Hall Friday evening, Jan 21st All
are cordially invited. Picnic supper.
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KNOX. The social dance at McGray's hall,
East Knox, Jan. 14th,was a success in every
way. All lovers of good music could not
fail to enjoy themselves. There will be an
other social dance at the same hall Friday
evening, Jan 28th, with music by Townsend
Bros.
SwANvILLE CENTRE. Fl. G. Marden has
lost one Of his pair Of heavy horses. Mrs.
Flora Robertson is on the sick list. Mrs.
S. j. Beale has been having trouble with one
of her eyes. Mr. and Mrs. P. White of
Winterport We're the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H P. " hite, Sunday.
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DIED.

ATWOOD. In Hampden, Jan. IS, Elijah H.
Atwood, aged SO years, month and IA days.
AREy. In Owls Head South Thomaston, Jan
Z, Lewis Arey, native OF Vinalhaven, aged 30
years, 3 months and days.
ACHoRN. In Rockport Jan. IL, Jacob Achorn,
aged 80 years.
BLACK. In Bangor, JAN IS, Dorice Ruth, in
FAINT daughter of Perley T. and Nellie R. Black.
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WATCH

For more new goods
that will soon arrive
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At a Probate Court held at Belfast within and for
the County of Waldo on the second Tuesday of
January, A. d. 1898.
A certain instrument, purporting to be the last
IA will and testament of JESSE SMART, late
of Troy, in said County of Waldo, deceased, hav
ing been presented for probate.
Ordered, That notice be given to all persons in
terested by causing copy of this order be pub
lished three weeks successfully in the Republican
Journal printed at Belfast that they may appear
at Probate Court, to be held at Belfast, within
and for said County, on the second Tuesday of
February next, at ten of the clock before noon,
should not be proved, approved and allowed.
GEO. E. JOHNSON, Judge.
A true )py. Attest
CHAs. +. HAzELTINE Register.
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STATE OF MAINE.
WALDO IS.
COURT OF INSOLVENCY,

BELFAST, January u, 1898.
In the case of AUGUSTUS j. TOBEY of Palermo,
in said County, lnsOlvent Debtor:
YOU are hereby notified that the said Augustus
i j. Tobey, Insovent Debtor aforesaid. has
filed in said Court for said County of Waldo, pc
tition for discharge from all his debts provided
under the Insovent Law of said State of Maine,
and for certificate thereof; and that a hearing
upon the same is ordered to be had at Probate
Court Room in Belfast. in said County of Waldo,
on Wednesday, the 9th day of February. A. d.:
1898, at two O'Clock in the afternoon, when and
where you may attend and show cause, if any
you have, why the prayer of said petitioner should
not be granted
Attest :-CHAS p. HAZELTINE,
2w3 Register of said Court.
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BORN

ArHERToN. In Rrooklin, Dec. 80, to Mr. and
Mrs. Almond j. Atherton, a son.
PRIFsr. In Rockport, Jan. 8, to Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred b. Priest, daughter
RICHARDS. In West Rockport, Jan. 10, to Mr..
and Mrs. Norris Richards, a daughter.
SNOWMAN. In 4luehil, Jan. !, to MIR. and Mrs.
Clarence S. Snowman, a son.
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WALDO Ssh Court of Probate, held at Bel
w fast, on the second Tuesday of January, 1893.
JOSIAH F. HICHBORN. Administrator the
estate of BARNABAS NJ ROBERTS, late of Stock
ton Springs, i'll said County, deceased having pre-
sented his first and final account of administration
of said estate and of the partnership affairs of b.
NJ. Roberts & Co for allowance.
Ordered, That notice thereof be given, three
weeks successfully, in the Republican Journal
printed in Belfast, in said county, that all persons
interested may attend at Probate Court, to he
held at Belfast, on the second Tue sday of Fehrll
airy next and show cause, if any they have, why
the said account should not be allowed.
GEO. L. JOHNSON, Judge.
true copy. Attest
CHAs. p. HAzELTINE, Register.
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NOTICE..

For the convenience of persons indebted % the
estate of AMELIA $. GATES, / have left an I'M
paid bills belonging said estate the Ollie 4
r. F. Dunton, in Belfast. where the same may he
paid. WILLIS A Gates.
Sw3 Admr. estate of Amelia ; Gates
The times., 1898-01-10
The Wool supply.

From the Philadelphia RecOrd-l
The American Wool Reporter estimates
the stock Of wool outside OF mauufac-
turers' hands in the United states at
223. .7f9 Pos pounds, against 2I9,641 -ISS
Pounds a year ago. These figures are
necessarily. III part at least, merely eX-
pert approximations to exact data. but
if they be accepted as reasonably accu-
rate they Imply that. in addition 10 their
unknown holdings year a 90 the manJl-
faeturers have had available this year
a total supply of about 500, ,Oo0 900
pounds Of wool. This aggregate comes
from the addition TO last years stock OF
a clip OF at least $50, 900 400 pounds AMI
irnFoTtatious ia ten months or 32S ,O0u.-
900 pounds.
There are no relihle data concerning
the past years wool consumption by do
NEST ic mills; but il IL reached the maxi
mum estimate OF 500 900 900 pounds the
figures would Imply that something like
100 900 900 pounds of wool are held by
manufacturers in excess OF the stock in
the markets. The amount would be larger
according TO the extent TO which con
sumption fell short Of 500, 900 900 pounds.
or the extent 10 " which mill holdings
year ago exceeded . 900 900 pounds.
All such data are largely speculative
but they are sufficiently reliab TO demon
strate tina there is an abundant supply or
wool available. without the necessity OF
important additions from ilnpCrtatiOns
pending the shearins of the 1S9S clip III
the United states.
The times., 1898-01-10
Law to Increase Marriages.

tFrom the New York JournaI-y
The \ rgentine Republic has passed re-
maTkable law to encourage marriage. 1t
infIicts q fine upon any person OF mar
riagrable aEe who rejects proposal. Here
is the substance of the statute.
People OF maria geabIe age Of either sex
who refuse an offer TO we'd without reG-
sons which are considered valid in law
shall not b. permitted 10 marry thereafter
without the permission of the government.
They shall. moreover, pay an indemnity
sum Of not more than $500 TO the person
W nose offer they have refused.
Young men and women under twenty
years old are exempt from the law and
can marry as they please. After they are
ty.enty-eight the men are obliged 10 pay
q heavy ia x IL they remain single.
In A Argentina women propose Us Wen as
men, so an unmarried young man be
tween twenty and twent Weight years Old
i'll that country has a troublesome time.
Not only is ne made TO pay a tax for be
ing bachelor, bdE Ii he refuses proposal
he has to pay the prUpOser fine.
The times., 1898-01-10
French Secret Police Methods.

TOm harper ) NeektS..l
| once spent an afternoon in pleasant
little villa on the banks Of the River Marne
with the former chief of police in the
time OF Napoleon III, up to the proclama-
tion OF the republic. No one would nave
thought, to look at the peaceful figure of
the proprietor, little man in Jabots, with
GRAY heard la Millet, absorbed in cultf
waiting the ma gnificent hortensias that COW
cred his terraces, reaching to the waters
edge, that his head had been storehouse
for all the mac hinations and turpitudes OF
that period of deca dence which ended III
a disa st rous war and a revolution. 1t was
ON that afternoon that I learned how the
fatal Olivier ministry was decided upon
by NJ. Thiers and his political friends one
evening in the conservatory of a Beautiful
French woman, living not far from the
opera. Two brothers, we'll known in the
hest Paris society, meanwhile distracted
the attention of the guests in the salon by
sleight- Of-hand tricks and gymnastic feats
on Persian rug. And when asked the
old man how he knew all this with such
precision, From a femme de chambre,''
he answered, TRANQUILITY; 'all personages
of Importance at that time, at their own
request, tookk their servants only from my
hand ~
The times., 1898-01-10
MR.. JONES SEES A SIMILARITY

''The most striking thing" said Sem
ator Jones of Arkansas. yesterday,
about Mr.. Cages bill and his state
| ments to the committee and the bill
sent out by the monetary commission
and their report, Is their similarity in
all respects.
THE monetary commission repre-
sents a convention that was employed
for the purpose of establishing a gold
standard.
"Mr. Gage is the Secretary of the
Treasury of an Administration elected
on a pledge of the national party to
promote bimetallism, and yet the rec
concentrations of the two are identical
showing that there is no sincerity on
the part of the Administration TO carry
out the pledges of the national conven-
ton, and that they are proposing eX-
actly the same course that these pro-
fessed advocates of the gold standard
favor.
1.-The bill promulgated by the none
tary commission provides that no sill
yer dollars shall hereafter be coined,
ana IL further provides for shs sale OF
silver bullion now in the Treasury. The
report suggests that in the near future
silver dollars might be melted down
and the bullion sold. Both schemes
pToNlue IoE lfi- ItNilttiiciI VI paper
money, for the issuance Of gold bonds,
and both propose to increase the pow
erS of the national banks.
while ! have no doubt that there is
very large element in the Republic
an party who are opposed to the retire
ment of the greenbacks, and who do
not want any further contraction III
the volume of our currency. there can
be no question that the members con-
trolling the party and managing its
plans are completely in the hands of
the very class VINO wish to decrease
the volume of money so as to Increase
it's value, and, Of course, enhance the
value of bonds and interest bearing in
vestments, and of capital,
THE test which will come. and which
must be met. will be the one between
those who advocate the gold standard
with it's continual tendency 10 decrease
prices and enhance the value or the
medium of exchange, and those VINO
believe that such policy IS pfacucal
cOnfiscation of the property now owned
by the people of the United states;
that il means the continued and 1uf-
ther staSnatiOn of our business and
commerce. and that it will bring dlsas-
Ter 10 ali honest enterprise and indus
trv. and who favor as means OF re-
turning to the masses of the people n
condition of prosperity and thrift the
remouetization of silver.
The times., 1898-01-10
khiSer William


You are young, Kaiser William" the old
man said, 81 VIZ
nd Your kno wledge of music is nil.
ana yet you conducted an ode that you
made
What gave you this wonderful skiII?',
In my cnildhood, ''the Kaiser replied. with
My own little trumpet I'd blow,
And as continue the practice. style
Myself musician, you know
You are young. sa,dthe age, 'as men
toned before. IT
And have never yet been in "a fight
But somehow you lecture your soldiers on
Do you think at your age it is right?''
In my childhood the Kaiser replied tt
the sage.
II sat on some soldiers of tin.
Has helped me my lectures to spin.''
You are young said the sage, land
your hands are unused
- To dra wing with pencil or paint.
Yet you Knocked off poster which
greatly amused
The public.it seems very Quaint
AS a child" said the Kaiser, Il painted
the tioor
OF my nursery crimson and green,
And, IL that wasn'tart, have nev er before
Been told so-by artists, mean
You are young" said the sage, and the
ruling of men,
OF course, is difficult task,
Although you are getting on nicely; but
when
viii you govern yourself, NAV / ask?'
I've answered three questions, and that is
enough,
Sa id the Kaiser. ''and if you assail
NV rights as heaven born r;ller as stuff
Pick Me-Up.
The times., 1898-01-10
Peace Negotiations in Cuba.

At length it is evident enough that
| Mr. Mckinley has reached the point
of an attempt TO end the war in Cuba,
| through direct negotiations with the
| chiefs of the republic There is good
| excuse for thinking that he is about
to take such action, with the privity
and consent. and doubtless at the re-
quest. of Senor Sagasta.
The ground for this opinion is to be
| found in the sudden facing about Of
| the New York Herald's Havana corre-
spondence and editorial comments dur
ing the past two or three days. The
Herald, which, more than any other
paper published in America, is, and al
ways has been, representative of the
! private relations existing between the
| Administration. and the Spanish gov
ernment, in the interests of the Spanish
Cuban bondhoIders and Sugar Trust,
was insisting last week that the Cuban
people were accepting autonomy with
much avidity, and that the scheme
promised to become an eminent sue
| cess.
But on Sunday the point of view was
changed Then The Herald's man in
Havana presented totally different
picture. He declared that the end of
the war was near, and that, although
such an idea was secuted at the palace,
there was little doubt that Blanco was
going East to meet Gomez, if possible,
and had asked Gen. Fitzhugh Lee to
accompany him on behalf of the Amer
lean Government. The Herald's in
formation leads it TO believe that an
effort. viii now be inaugurated to secure
peace on the basis of independence and
an indemnity. Should that plan fail,
Spanish army officers and officials
think that nothing can prevent a war
between Spain and this country.
What that probably means is that
The times., 1898-01-10
DeIny VIII BE Costly.

Legislators who have any very well de-
fined idea Of public duty viii stir them
selves and their fellows, and set about
preparing for the census of 1900. In
connection with former censuses action
has usually been deferred as long
as possible, and then taken with haste
and indiscretion. The Hon. Carroll ID.
Wright is authority for the statement
that, if the Eleventh Census had been
taken up in time. and its working force
selected and organized in a deliberate
and orderly manner, more than 81 000.-
900 might have been saved to the Gov
ernment.
One cogent reason for getting down
to work without loss of time is that we
may expect some opposition to the
Democratic idea that the census should
be non partisan and truthful To both
of those propositions it is reasonable to
look for violent Republican antagon-
ism, but, if it can be made plain early
in the fight that there is Democratic
strength in the two Houses sufficient
to compel a non partisan measure, with
no census at all as the alternative, we
feel sure that the other side viii sur
render, and allow a reasonable and
equitable bill TO pass. But the Repub-
licans in the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives should be given prompt and
unmistakable notice that if they desire
q census for 1900, they will have to con-
cede -partisanship. as an absolute
condition precedent.
The times., 1898-01-10
To walk Across the Ocean.
CFrom the. Chicago Times H Herald1

(From the Chicago Times era!o-'
Cant. william c. oldriete. OF Boston,
has planned to walk across the Atlantic
Ocean next July. He VIII begin his jo'ir-
ney July 4, and will he accompanied ny
Capt william A Andrews, famous bS
reason OF his voyages across the Atiahue
in a small boat.
The searoinc shoes of Mr.. oidrieve -
the most wonderful part OF the whole az
fair. They are really pair OF cedar
boxes five feet long. with fins on the
tottou and sides. They are very ltSht
and capa ble OF ustaining 40 pounds Dut
as OIdrieve weighs only $50 they are
as good to him as a steamers deck into
each OF these wooden shoes the water
walkers feet are thrust deep down ana
a rubber garter-like affair is fastened TO
his leg, thus effectually keeping out the
water. Rubber boots reaching 10 the thigh
are also worn. when thus equipped Old
rieve is able to walk many miles and
10 travel over choppy seas, and even the
heavy swell OF the ocean
His theory of midOcean walking is 10
slide down the side of big swell and
walt for the next one to lift him ZIP.
In this way he says, 1T really requires
less exertiOni to walk on water FAR out
at sea than it does in a sheltered bay
The ha rdest work OF all, he says, is to
go in chuppy water, he did III the
East River. He thinks he will be able to
walk from 500 to / 200 miles OF the
way across the Atlantic IN period OF
forty to ninety days. As the course taken
viii he in the path of steamships, he
expects Co speak many passing vessels
and send back letters written while walk
ing in midocean to his friends in Boston.
The times., 1898-01-10
A Surgical Triumph.

from the Cleveland Plain Dealer
One of the most wonderful surgical
operations known to science has been per.
formed upon a san Francisco man 1t
consists in the coiling OF fifteen yards OF
silver wire about the size OF a hypo6er-
mic needle within the aOrta, the great ar
terry leading direct from the heart. Three
or fouI months ago. from the result Of an
injury, there arose very grave danger OF
a rupture of the aorta, which, OF course
meant death. The physicians. therefore,
coiIed his wire within CiiStended portion
of the great artery, in order to- partly fill
Ii andfOrm clot that would. u washOped.
cont ract the cha nneI To its normal size.
Having been in place for this length OF
time, the physicians entertain strong hopes
that the desired result Will he secured.
When the peculiar construction and fuuc-
tions Of the aorta are taken into eonSidera-
ton. 1T will be seen that sbis experiment
was one OF the boldest strokes in medical
history IL it proves a complete success
d most signal triumph in the treatment Ol
aTteTiaI troubles has been achieved.
The times., 1898-01-10
The Rising sun of Hanna

Inasmuch as the conditions in Column
bus have changed, so that now it is the
sun of Austerlitz and not that of Wa
terloo which seems about to rise for
Napoleon McKinley's chief marshal, we
are almost confident enough Of the final
result TO offer our congratulations to
Marcus Aurelius Hanna in advance. If
present indications and reports are to
be trusted, there should be little ques-
tion as 20 his success when a ballot is
taken.
His associates and friends, and the
Democratic party, have every reason
to hope that he may pull through. The
Times so often has given its bases
for confidence in such an outcome to
the fight in Ohio. that il would be su-
The times., 1898-01-10
Now for Annexation.


According to the notice given last
week by Senator Davis, chairman of
the Foreign Affairs Committee, the Ha-
waiian annexation treaty will come up
for consideration in executive session
this afternoon. Its friends are gaining
| confidence every day that it will be rat
flied before long, or whenever vote
can be reached. How strong fight
! may be made to defeat or talk it TO
death cannot yet be predicted with any
degree of accuracy; but that there will
be a struggle is not to be doubted.
Senator Morgan, in an interview pub
lished in New York on Sunday, gives us
excellent reasons FOR expecting power
full opposition from Great Britain. That
power, ever since Cleveland withdrew
the Harrison treaty from the Senate
and attempted to restore the monarchy,
has been counting upon gaining control
Of the islands by hook or by crook.
From some cause or other, the British
interest seems to have acquired fresh
strength and hope of late. The half
English Princess Kiaulani, has been
i'm case the American Senate should
reject the treaty. In that event it IS
the undoubted design of the Salisbury
government to place her on the throne,
and to declare a British protectorate.
So thinks Senator Morgan. and there
could not be better authority.
One may say that, in its indirect
| the seizure of I<iao Chou by the Kaiser
! was not without its providential fea-
| lures, as far as we are concerned.
| Among the reasons which made that
act an agonizing pain to England, was
| the British consciousness that it would
open the eyes of America to the neces-
sity for immediate American occupa-
ton and control of Hawaii, the key of
| the Pacific. It has done so. and, among
intelligent people in this country, has
rae licaliy ended what former oppoSi-
ton had been fomented by the Sugar
Trust and foreign influence. 1t has
worked such a change in the views Of
Americans both in and outside OF Con-
gress, that it we'll may be doubted if
the millions which the Anglo-Japan,ase
and sugGr lobbies VIGOROUSLY are pre-
pared to expend Will be sufficient to
stem the tide.
In a general way it is hard to avoid
regret that consideration of the treaty
must be conducted behind the closed
GocIs Of executive sessions: but pro5a-
bly, that is a vital necessity in the pre-
sent case, since there are reasons TO
believe that there viii be disclosures,
connected with certain foreign plots to
prevent annexation, which it would not
be wise craftsmanship to make public
in the present state of our international
relations. But everything will come
out in due time; besides which the
Senate is not exactly a Masonic lodge
in point of secrecy, and the public is
likely to hear a little something rom
day Il day Fortunately, in this one
matter the Administration is with he
American people, and against the deep
laid scheme 10 thNart the nation On
that account the Government, being
amply warned, viii not fail to use its
secret service to detect and defeat
any nefarious movements on the part
of the lobby. On the whole, we shall
mark the opening Of the debate with a
very profound belief that before next
summer the Stars and Stripes will te
floating over the palace at Honolulu.