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The Republican journal., 1899-03-02

Mary F., widow of the late David T.
Davidson and member of one of the oldest
Bucksport families, died Tuesday morning
at her residence on Kinks street, after a
long decline, aged rs years Mrs. Davidson
was a daughter of one of the earliest and
most famous shipbuilders Benjamin Swett
and spent all her life in BuCksport. OF the
SWEET family there is remaining four sons: ::
John of Charlestown, Mass. Henry, the
we'll known Bangor resident Frederick of
Watertown, Mass, and Frank of Boston ;
also two daughters, Mrs. E. T. Atwood of
Pennsylvania, and Miss Hannah of Bangor.
The deceased leaves two daughters and
two sons Mrs. Mary L. Hopkins of Bucks
port, and Mrs Cora Marsh of Waltham,
Mass, Joseph of New York, and Thaddeus
of Glen Mills, Pa. Mrs. Davidson was a
member of the Elm street Congregational
church of long standing and during her ac-
tive life was valued member of the COM
munity. Bucksport Herald.
telegram received here Sunday brough
the sad intelligence that another good
Bucksport citizen who sought support for
his family upon the sea would be seen NO more
and there is sorrow in the home of James G.
Seavy on Pond street, where widow and
1Our Cnllufen are leIG TO mourn MT oedNy
was mate of the Deer Isle schooner Florence
Leland, Capt. Spofford. The Leland ar
rived at New London, Conn. Sunday, with
flag at half-mast, reporting that in the gale
of Wednesday last while overhauling a
SAIL mate Seavy had been blown overheard
and lost, his body not recovered. Mr.. Seavy
was a member of the Bucksport Lodge,
Ancient Order of United Workmen and the
widow will receive benefit of $4,000, as
| soon as the necessary papers are filed. He
The Republican journal., 1899-03-02

PALERMO. George Crummett Of Branch
Mills has bought house lot of Bert Pink
ham, between Mrs Gaines house and VIM.
Daleys, and Is preparing to build in the
early spring. John Black cut and stored
30 tons of ice last week to use next summer
in his creamery. The ice was % inches
thick-22 inches of clear ioe.... Mrs. Jane
Osgood has been quite sick the past two
weeks but is now improving. George and
Charles Osgood recently sold 500 worth OF
cattle to Walter Gleason of Oakland. The
Ladies' Sewing Circle met last week with
Mrs Ellen A. Rowe. The receipts amount
ed to S3,74 Officers were elected for the
year as follows Cora A. Goodwin, president;
Goodie Bachelor, vice president; Netta
Nelson, secretary Ellen A. Rowe, treasurer
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
England Admit. rh.. 1. i. war.

st. Petersburg, Nov. 27.-The Rus.
sian newspapers announce that the
British charge d'nffaires has informed
the Russian government that Great
Britain has been In state of war with
the Dutch republics of South Africa
since August 18th. The Svet, com.
menting upon this, says:
England, in giving this notification,
withdraws her declaration that she is
not carrying on war, but Is merely
subjugating rebels"
The NovOe Vremya, which attributes
farreaching importance to the British
notification, says:
"The powers are now in position to
send not only Red Cross agents, but
military agents as well. and they may
Judge this fitting time to intervene,
especially as the Afrikanders are going
more and more to the. Boer side"
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01

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The Baltimore and Ohio lines vast
Of the Ohio River present very busy
appearance these days. as there Is
scarcely a ten mile stretch without a
bridge or construction gang at work.
There are still few OF the So bridges
purchased last January to be erected.
and almost all Of the 20 900 tons of IS
pound rails have been laid. At several
points sidings Of 100 car capacity are
being constructed, and between New
hrk and Chicago Junction thousands Of
men are working on extensive grade
reductions. Between Chicago Junction
and Chicago nearly score Of passing
sidings are being constructed with 4
riew of a double track some time In
the future. They are to be long
enough In most cases to hold three SO
car trains.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
Big sheep Combine in Montana.

Billings, Mont, Nov. 27.-Represen-
tatives of the American English syn
dicate have been in this state all sum-
mer and fall travelling all over the
large sheep raising sections, securing
options on the best sheep ranches and
best watered land for the purpose of
consolidating them into one large COM
pany. Already options on nearly 50O,-
900 head of sheep and 100000 acres Of
the finest and most fertile sheep rails
ing land in the state have been OBJ
tanned.
The representatives Of the syndicate
in Montana nre Calonel e. G. Waters
and Edward ]. Morrison of Billings,
both experienced and successful Mon
tana sheep men. Bert Reiss of New
York is counsel and organizer of the
company, which will be known as the
Consolidated Montana Sheep & Lamb
Company. with capital Of $4,000.
600.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
ANOTHER BRITISH VICTORY.
Lord Methuen Again Attacks Beers and
Drives Them Back.

London, Nov. 26-This afternoon the
war office posted the following dis
patch, dated Cape Town, 1920 p. IN.
to-day, from General Forester Walker:
"Lord Methuen reports that he
moved yesterday Saturday at $3.50 a.
m. with the Ninth brigade, the mount
ed corps, the naval brigade and two
batteries. The Guards followed with
the baggage. Near Gras Pan (about
ten miles north of Belmont on the rail-
way line to Kimberly, $500 Beers
with six guns and two machine guns
opposed him. The action began at 6
n. IN. Our batteries fired shrapnel ac-
curately till the heights seemed clear.
Then the naval brigade and infantry
advanced to the assault. The firing
was desperate until 10 n. M, when
the heights were carried. The Beers
retreated on the line. where the Ninth
Lanciers were placed to intercept them.
The result was not known Mt the time
of telegraphing. The artillery took
immediate advantage of the enemy's
retirement.
early in the action 500 Beers at
tackled our rear guard. The brigade
met this, and also protected the flanks.
The naval brigade acted with the
greatest gallantry and suffered heavily
but no particulars are yet known.
1.-The enemy showed the greatest
stubbornness and must have suffered
greatly. Twenty We're buried. 1t Is
known that thirty-one We're killed and
forty-eight wounded. More than fifty
horses were found dead In one place.
One battery fired 500 rounds.
"Our force must halt one day Mt
Gras Pan to rest and replenish am
munition. The force worked splendid
ly and is prepared to overcome many
difficulties. The naval brigade, the
Royal Marines. the light infantry and
the First battalion of the North Lam
cashire regiment especially distin-
Guishtd themselves.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
A s,x Mai, Train.

New York, Nov. 23.-Last night the
Pacific and Oriental mail train of the
New York Central railroad, leaving
New York at 9:15. was composed Of ten
cars loaded to their utmost capacity
with bags and letters and newspapers
for the Asiatic countries, Hawaii, Aus.
tralia and the Philippine islands, and II
picks up additional cars at Buffalo
time 1t reaches San Francisco 1t will
have not less than thirteen or fourteen
cars and carry the heaviest tonnage OF
mail that was ever hauled by locomo-
tive This train will make the fastest
time ever made by q regular train
across the continent
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
NO FILIPINO GOVERNMENT.
Aguinaldo Fugitive. and His Onciais Ar.
Surrendering

Surrcndering.
Manila, Nov. 26.-The news which
the steamship Brutus brings from Dag
upan dispels all doubts that the so
called Filipino republic is crumbling
like house of cards. Aguinaldo is de-
serted or being abandoned by the poll
ticians. and the army. which fort
night ago was intrencled at Tarlac
and exercised n de facto government
over nine-tenths of the people of Lu-
zon, Is n fugitive in the mountains.
with small hope of establishing the
machine. The army Is scattered in the
hills on both cides of the railroad and
widely separated detachments are
within the Gordon which General LAW
ton and General Wheaton have ce-
mented.
The ruling spirit of the Cabinet Bue-
nca Miro and two other members of
Aguinaldo's Cabinet, are prison
ers In Manila. and the small
fry are tumbling over each other
to get to Manila. Three provincial
governors have arrived in Manila
to request General Otis to install
them in their old offices under the new
regime. DIR. Luna. brother Of Gen.
Luna and n prominent insurrection-
ist, has arrived here and his friends
and many others are applying to Gen
Otis for permission to enjoy the lux
uries of Manila after months of sep.
aration from civilization.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
A Bridge-Ferryboat.

In the .transbordeur" which spans the
Seine at Rouen enginecrB have sought and
found a practical method of getting Pc
destrians and vehicles across a large
stream without interfering with the use
of the stream by shipping. The struc-
ture. which is combined bridge and
ferry boat. has on either bank n steel
tower 225 feet high. These towers are well
anchored and bound together by heavy
cables. The latter carry a horizontal track
$50 feet above the waters surface-high
enough to permit the passage of the larg-
est ships. A truck with sixty wheels runs
on the track, and from this truck hang
thirty cables, which partly support a plat
form or ferry boat large enough to take
on several tram cars. Power for propul-
sion Is applied to the upper car; the low
er one slips over the water without jar
405 feet wide occupied only minute or So.
Besides Rouen. Bizerta and Bilbao have
tried the arrangement. which they have
found thoroughly practical.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
HITCH IN SAMOAN DEAL.
Stated That Our Government Has Not Con-
sentsd.


Washington. Nov. 2T.-The United
States has declined to accept the agree
ment as to the disposition of the Samo-
an Islands reached by Great Britain
and Germany. 1t was possibly the
leaking out of some information to this
effect that gave rise TO the report cir
culated In European capitols recently
Of the development of serious hitch
in the negotiations.
AS matter Of fact there is no seri-
GUS hitch and the reasons which influ-
enced the State Department here in re-
5ecting the British-German arrange
ments when 1t was submitted for an
proval, related entirely for minor mat
ters, and touched rather upon the form
than the substance of the arrangement
Having rejected the tentative treaty
submitted by the other two powers, our
government has in turn and at the in
stance of the other two parties, pre-
pared and submitted draft of treaty
which 1t Is hoped will be acceptable to
all three powers. This is now before
the foreign offices at London and Ber-
lin for consideration and 1t is confident
ly believed here that 1t will receive
unanimous approval. not differing in
principle, as already stated, from the
original project.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
THE HoeERr FUNERAL.
Imposing Ceremonies Attended by Many
0mcInls.

A"Posing Ceremonies Attended by Many
OmcIals.
Paterson, N. j., Nov. 25.-with the
impressive religious services of the
Presbyterian church and with the dig
nifty due to his high office, all that Is
mortal of the late Vice President, Gar
rett A. Hobart, was committed to the
earth this afternoon. The President,
Secretary Of State John Hay, Chief
Justice Fuller, Former Vice President
Levi r. Morton. Former Secretary of
War Alger, Secretary of the Interior
hitchcock, the Supreme Court judges,
members Of the Senate, members of
CONGRESS and the vice presidents per-
sonai friends filed the beautiful
church OF the Redeemer, and with
moistened eye and bowed head testi-
ned silently and eloquentiy to his
worth as statesman, friend and
neighbor.
On every side of 1t the floral offer
ings were. banked In wealth Of beauty
and color. The funeral services were
opened by Rev. DIR. Charles S. Shaw,
VINO read a portion of the ninetieth
Psalm. verses to 4, 10 to IL. This was
followed by selection from Job, xiv,
verses l to 2 and Z TO L., and con-
cluded by reading from the fifteenkh
chapter of Corinthians, first verse.
After n prayer sixty male voices filled
the church with the beautiful melody
Of Nearer, My God, to Thee"
The sermon was preached by Rev.
DR.. David Magic, who extolled the
business, statesman-like and social
qualities Of the deceased. Then the
Orpheus Club sang n cantata by
Chwatal. DR.. Magic then propounced
the benediction, nnd in the same order
that 1t arrived the funeral procession
left the church.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
Bosr. Retiring Toward 1..dy.m,th.

Dstcourt, Nov. 27.--The railroad
bridge at Frere. spanning a wide
stream, has been destroyed by the
Beers, who are reported to be retiring
rapidly.
A general advance upon Colenso has
been ordered and n flying column has
left here to Intercept the Boer raiding
parties.
A reliable messenger from Lady
smith says he gathered from the Beers
that they had proposed combined at
tack, all over the country for to-day.
General JOubert is expected to stoutly
dispute the passage of the Tugela river.
London, Nov. 27.-The colonial Office
has received the following dispatch
from the governor OF Natal, dated Pie
termaritzburg, Sunday, November 20:
''The Beers are retiring on Weenen,
Our troops are occupying ridge three
miles nOrthward OF the Mooi river, It
appears that the Beers have found our
position too strong and are retiring to-
wards Ladysmitli with the loot they
nave collected. The river is In food. "
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
REPORT FROM oTls.
Hs Tells How His ldlcrs Arc Cbasing
InSurR eufg

He Tells How His ldlcrs Arc Cbasing
Insureenfs
Washington, Nov. 27-General Otis
to-day reports the situation in the Phil
ippines in the following dispatch to the
War Department:
''Manila, Nov. 21.-Steamer from San
Fabian yesterday brought 115 Spanish
prisoners. $4,000 insurgent govern.
ment money, and other property cap
tured by Lawton's troops near Taug
on 25th. Nheaton's troops. Fowler's
company, Thirty-third. drove enemy
westward from Mangalaren, few miles
southwest Dagupan, captured five g.
inch muzzie-loading guns, - rifles, H.
wv rounds Maxim cartridges, 1000
schrapnel. 500 pounds powder and 9TH
er property, also "a Spanish and seven
American prisoners. Bell, with Thirty
fourth infantry, in pursuit, and will
march down western Luzon coast. In
dications are two or three bodies In
surgent troops, numbering probably
500 or more men each, in mountains
west of railroad. can be readily ham
died by Macarthur; they have the bulk
of the insurgent artillery. all of which
Will be captured unless buried. Young
still in pursuit of Aguinaldo, who is
heading for Bangued. few miles east
Of vigan; Young with cavalry and
scouts. is followed by battalion Thirty
third and by balance battalion Twenty
second: two battalions Thirty-third en-
route for viguen by military post road.
Young's reception by inhabitants en-
thusiastic. They give all aid possible.
Aguinaldo has collected more than l.
600 Of his troops at the north. probably
most will desert him. Numbers small
detachments insurgent troops through
out country north of Manila have been
captured and inhabitants manifest
gratitude for deliverance. Indications
are that insurgent troops south of
Mania disintegrating and troops going
to Their homes. Reports from southern
islands favorable. Zamboanga insurg-
ents surrendered to our troops and no
trouble anticipated there
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
AN INTERESTING EXPERIMENT.
Milwaukee Men Telegraph Through Seven
Rooms Without the Use of wir.a.

Rooms without the Use of wir.a
Chicago. Nov. 2S.-Prof. W. S. John
son and @. l.. Fortier of Milwaukee to-
day made successful test in this city
of the wireless telegraph. They sue
ceeded in telegraphing without wires
through suite of seven rooms, with
all doors closed and through seven
walls.
Another test was made when the sig
nats were conveyed through three fire.
proof vaults and an ordinary telegraph
switchboard. in which thirty wires
were Connected up and about forty dead
wires We're located.
Notwithstanding the fact that this
switchboard contained live wires, the
current passed through all of the vaults
and through this board. This is one of
the most severe tests that has ever
been given wireless telegraphy.
third test was made, in which the
sending instrument was placed inside
of one of the steel vaults and both
doors were closed and the combination
lock turned. The signatures We're then
transmitted clearly from the inside of
the vault to an adjoining room.
The professor claims that his inven-
tion is materially different from that of
Marconi, and that instruments can be
constructed to be carried on horseback
and be ready for operation within n
few moments after they have reached
their destination.
The sending instrument used to-day
was intended for only short distances.
The receiving instrument. however,
was complete and ready for use at any
distance.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
SITUATION IN CUBA.
Trouble May Soon Come II Promisss Of
Independence Are Not Kept

NrouDle Mny Soon come IL Promises OF
Independence Are Not Kept
Havana, Nov. 2S.-Nothing is known
at headquarters In this division or In
General Lees to justify the report,
published In the United States and
cabied back here, that 1000 armed in
surgents have taken to the woods in
the province OF Pinar del Rio and that
general uprising against the Ameri-
cans has been planned for Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Indeed, the story ia abso-
lutely discredited by the American au-
thoritles, who say it is impossible that
anything of the kind should have hap
pened or should be in prospect without
knowledge Of 1t coming to some army
post.
Rumors of more or less alarming
character have for some time been
plentiful around Havana. 1t Is said,
for Instance, that this general or that
Is about to take to the woods, and It is
apparently true that certain men are
nursing programs hostile to the Ameri-
can administration. But the spread of
the campaign of education is doing a
great deal to Offset the influence of
such people, and in any event no trou-
BILE whatever is likely to occur until
after Congress meets.
1t is fact, however. that many
Americans here believe IL nothing is
done toward giving the Cubans some
definite assurances, IL not precise
date. regarding the independence Of
the island, there viii be rising of
some sort. although opinions differ
widely with regard to what 1t will
amount to. Some believe that the NAL
contents will be practically bandits.
easily controlled by a few troops.
Others hold that the rising would be
formidable and would call for large
American force.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
eritr.h Los... At Belmont,

London. Nov. 27.-The commander
in-chief at the Cape has sent the ad-
miralty nm additional list of casualties
among the British naval brigade en-
gagged at the battle of Gras Pan, as
follows:
Midshipman Huddart OF the cruiser
Doris and ten sailors and marines
killed and thirteen petty officers and
seamen and seventy six non-commis-
stoned officers and men OF the marines
wounded. Total casualties, 1O5.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
C.C.C.LINE NOW OPEN!
Completed and Opened
TO the Public.
Greatest Improvement of tho Age -
Anyone Can Ride Over 1t to Health
and Happiness.

Chicago.-TSpecial.l-- 1.-The new c. c. c.
line is now open to the public. and at once
gained an enormous patronage on account
of tho meritorious service 1t performs
The line Is built on solid merit. and leads
by the straightest and shortest route to
Health. Everybody Is delighted. and
those who thought they would never
reach Health and Happiness again have
found this an easy and sure way of get
ting there.
Ninety per cent of the Ills of humanity
are caused by lazy livers. chronic consti-
patton and their consequences, impure
blood and a poisoning of the whole sys-
tenn. What's the use of stumbling along
the roadway, sick and weary. when you
can quickly ride to health-by taking Cas-
carets. Buy and try Cascarets Candy
Cathartic to-day. You will find that It's
what they do. not what we say they'll
do, that will please YOU. Sold by drug
gists generally. 10c. 25c or Soc per box,
or by mail for price. Send for booklet
and free sample. Address. Sterling REM
edy. Co.. Chicago; Montreal, Can; New
This is the CASCARET tab
let. Every tablet of the only
| NrRN genuine Cascarets bears the
| 0NN / magic letters &C C c." Look
k--.I at the tablet before you buy,
Nv and beware of frauds, imita-
tions and substitutes.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
LONDON is NERVOUS.
Afraid That the Boers Captured the Lam
GERS mt GrnR Pan.

GERS Mt GrnR Pan.
London, Nov. IS, 4:3O a. ma fresh
interruption In the East African cable
service at this interesting moment has
caused n cessation of war news. As
yet the war ofiice'has not received Lord
Methuen's detailed list of casualties,
nor is any information Mt hand regard
ing the whereabouts of the Ninth Ian
GERS, who were sent in pursuit of the
Beers from Gras Pan.
The Daily Mail says that n private
telegram announces that the Lancers
are still scouting ahead Of Methuen's
advancing column, but as he an
nounced yesterday that he was giving
his men days rest this is hardly pos
sible.
Indeed, the greatest anxiety is felt,
and more especially In view of the fact
that Berlin journal, the Deutsche-
warte, which regularly prints Boer
communications. announced yesterday,
before 1t could have been ascertained
from British sources, that the naval
brigade lost 100 men at Gras Pan and
that the Ninth Lancers were captured.
1t is understood that the government
has decided to proceed Immediately
with the mobilization and embarka-
tiOn of division of 10000 men, un.
der well-known lieutenant general.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
SENATOR Hayward Fan. steadily.

Nebraska City, Neb., Nov. 28.-Sena-
tor Hayward had another bad night,
and DR.. Whitten was considerably dis
couraged at the condition Of his patient
this morning. The senator is gradu-
ally growing weaker, his pulse is ac-
celebrating and 1t is thought by those
sannot survive the week.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
rh. cornfed philosophsr.

'Of course, the only truly happy man
is the man who devotes his life to Do
ing good for others, said the cornfed
philosopher. '.riat is the only occu-
patton a man can engage ia In which
people will let him have his own way.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
EIectricifx for nrain.

A scientist has discovered an appa-
ratus which will stimulate the brain.
1t consists Of an electric band. While
scientists have been inventing unnat-
ural ways OF making the brain work,
HOstetter's Stomach Bitters has for NJ
ty years been doing u naturally. II
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
WANTED.

WANTED either sex) to fold circu-
lars, etc, at home. sl2 weekly sal
ary. Particulars &c. Address, The
Non-Medicine Cure Club, Lock Box 500,
Los Angeles, Cal.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01
succe..ful Trial Of Coallnx nt Sea.

New York. Nov. 27.-As result of
three days trial OF the coaling ship
while towing at sea, just completed by
the United States battleship Massa.
chusetts and the collier Marcellus. II
may be possible for any battleship to
receive coal by the overhead wire sys.
TEN at the average rnte of twenty tons
an hour The vessels named returned
to port tonight and anchored of
Tompkinsville, Staten Island, after
having been away for n week, three
days Of which were spent mt sea giving
the Miller cOnveyor a thorough trial
under varied conditions.
At the conclusion Of to-day's trial.
the third Of the series. 1876 bags of coal
ench weighing 40 pounds. had been
transported In sixty minutes without
an accident. eighty-cight of them being
delivered In forty-four minutes. The
trial board announced that the test was
ended and that they were satisfied with
the result
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01

You can always tell whether girl
has had her mills manicured during
the last week by the graceful way shs
tries to use her hands.-New York
fress.
The Holly chieftain., 1899-12-01

do you think Congressman Roberts
"Bisamy? He's guilty of trigonometry.