The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1898-07-21

In BRIEF. At Racine Wis, July 18th,
fire destroyed the large three story struc-
ture of the Racine Malleable and Wrought
Iron company, resulting in pecuniary
loss of 800, 900. Three persons were
killed and a score or more were seriously
| injured. The fire was caused by an ex-
plosion in the japannng room. There were
290 men at work in the building when the
explosion occurred. $40 All hope of rescu-
ing the victims of the Cleveland, O.,
water works tunnel disaster is given up.
A rescuing party penetrated the tunnel
6, 100 feet, or to within about 400 feet of
where the bodies of the II victims are
supposed to lie. Beyond this the passage
is blocked by wreckage, and the tunnel is
filled with dangerous gas Several men,
bers of the rescuing party We're brought
to the surface in an unconscious condi-
tion..... Major William G.. Moore, for
the past Il years Superintendent of Po-
lice of Washington, d. c., died there
yesterday, aged 50 years. Maj. Moore
was well known throughout the country.
Mr.. Moore acted as private secretary to
President Lincoln, and after the latter
was assassinated he continued in similar
position with President Johnson. The
18th annual session of the rational div-
sion, Sons of Temperance, was held in
Burlington, VT. last week The dele
gates present included Chas. H. Corringe
of London, England; William Clarke of
Manchester, England; Arthur Page of
Redfern, y. S. W.; r. B. Cropley of Sid
ney, n. $: W. and G. 7. Dorning of Mel
bourne, Nic.....St. Johnsbury and vicinity
was visited by frost the night of July
1lth. In some parts of the village gar
h lv ipi, r la
explosion of boiler in the Niagara Starch
works in Buffalo, July IA, the building
was wrecked, six persons killed and % in
jured, and two others are missing who
are supposed to have perished. 80. Gov
Black, before the New York Legislature
adjourned, Saturday, signed the met
ropolitan district election bill, and at
once sent to the Senate the nomination of
John Mccullough, former chief of police
of New \ ork, as state superintendent of
elections under its provisions. The SEN
ate confirmed the nomination by a vote of
IS to H.. The steamer City of Seattle
arrived at Victoria, B. c., Saturday, from
Alaska, with Is miners from Dawson and
about $500, 900 in gold dust and drafts
The City of Seattle brings news that the
town of Skagway has been placed under
martial laW... The resignation of DR.. f..
Benjamin Andrews as president of Brown
[ University to accept the position of
superintendent of schools in Chicago has
been received by Rev. Thos. D. Anderson
secretary of Brown University corpora
ton. The resignation is to take effect at
/ once. The President has appointed as
commissioners to meet on similar COM
mission on the part of Great Britain and
Canada, for the purpose of adjusting re-
lations between the United State and
Canada, Senators Fairbanks, Gray; Rep
resentatives Dingley, Kasson, Foster.....
The steamer Cottage City, which touched
at Victoria, B. c.. July u on her way to
Seattle from Alaska, had on board 20
miners from Dawson City, with about
three-quarters of a million dollars in gold
dust and drafts, mostly the latter. Good
strikes have been made on a new branch
of Eldorado, Bonanza, French Creek and
Skookum Gulch. They are reported
enormously productive OF high levels.
Quartz claims prospected so far yield poor
prospects. George Alfred Pillsbury of
the firm of Pillsbury q Co., president of
the Northwestern Bank and one of the
best known men in the Northwest, died
in Minneapolis July II, aged 81 years.
He leaves a large fortune and his public
gifts in the past five years have aggregated
over half a million dollars.