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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-04


Colby Howard has nearly completed the
repairing Of his house.
A. I. Crosby will make extensive repairs
on his house this spring.
Miss Mae West, who has been at work in
Searsport village, has returned home
Quite number from this place are attend
ing the revival meetings at North Searsport.
Mr. Rober tNickerson of Brooks is at home
helping his father, Mr.. Nelson Nickerson
do his planting.
One of the latest arrivals in town is a II.
pound boy at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John
Hutchins, born April 10Th
Mr. and Mrs. W. E Nlckerson and family
We're in town Sunday visiting the family OF
Mr.. anu Mrs. j. S. Nickerson
Ed. ana win Ames have bought several
fine blooded Jersey cows and will furnish
cream for the Belfast creamery
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther George of North
Searsport were here last Sunday visiting her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. w. Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elijah Moore, and Mr.. and
Sunday visiting Mr. and Mrs H H. Felker
Quite number from this place attended
the Christian Endeavor meeting held at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. S. K Richards in
East Belfast on the afternoon and evening
of Fast Day.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-04
SEAHSFORT LOCALS.

Lowell returned home last week.
c. f. Treat has gone to Boston and will
make short visit to his son Warren.
Miss Hannah G. Colcord returned Satnr-
dav from a visit TO friends in Thomaston.
Speeial meeting of Mariners Lodge next
Tuesday evening Work is the second degree
Mrs. j. c. n ckels and sister, Miss Thomp-
son, arrived by steamer City OF Bangor SAT
urday.
Joseph p. Curtis, wife and son, OF
Worcester. Mass, arrived by train FRIDAY
evening
Can't. E. D. P. NickeIs has rented the
Sheldon residence on alter street Tor the
summer.
Mrs. w. H. Mason and grandson. Master
Howe Slavery are sitting her daughter Ayda
in Boston
MIR. and Mrs. d. f Flint of Bangor made
short visit to their son, DR. " B. Fhnt'
last week.
c. G. SHELDON arrived 10y train Monday
evening, ara WIN remove his household
goods to Il eter, \ H.
Cant Jai Is n Pendleton arrived from
New YORK Tuesday and will reside at we
harbor during ms stay on shore
l I,,, t.,.A Cant. A G Closson ar.
u.a f..,,, R.n,,or FRIDAY. lumber laden,
,..,,i..i IA New York Monday
.,.st., \ t1tt,n. f. !. Wentworth and
~, pl..1- sr.. aal4pates to the Grand
t..,l ,1.s,ns At Portland this week.
.,,.,,,+;f,1 +l,is
MAY n.,f,,+ ,..r..
spring 0eNt'"' '"'''0'
over ann0ay anu See"leu i'' -
Hall hueeland of the University OF Maine
rode from Orono on his wheel Friday. rms
"'' JUG
N"4N4'N
A L lrunNy Will receive N'>Y
cargo Of lumber Tor ms yafuS' Aili' or.
dlcates he expects more OF less "''''uinS "iiN
repairing here
The annual teachers meeting of the Congl.
Sunday school VIII be held at the confer
4nce room after the regular meeting We'd
n+sdav 7euing.
r ;,,for,,,s No -bat there i \
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-05-04
Hurricane; Ella Presley, Maloney Thomas
ton.
April 20. Sch. A. Hayford, Ryan, Boston.
May 3. Sch. S. j. Lindsey, Roc9land

Hurricane; Ella Pressey, Maloney, Thomas |
ton.
April 90. Sch. A. Hayford, Ryan, Boston
May o. Sch. 5, j. Lindsey, Rockland.
AMERICAN PORTS
New York, April "a. Sid, sch ID d Has
kell brunswick %, ar, brig Katahdin, Mar
shall. New Bedford; 26, cid. sch Austin D |
Knight, St. Pierre, Mart; sid sch Annie P. !
Chase, Old Point, Va: ar, sch Hattie MEG |
Buck, Chandler, Baltimore 81 ar bark Ma |
tanzas, Havana; %, ar. sch L L Warren |
Rockland ", ar, sch Joel F Sheppard, Car |
ter hurricane Island cid, brig Jennie HUI |
burt. Tampa; sid, schs Austin ID Knight |
Demerara F Pendeton, Savannah pass
ed Hell Gate, schs A W Ellis, New York for |
Ninahaven; Menawa, Amboy for New Bed |
ford Maggie Mnlvey, do for do; 30, ar, sch |
Celia F, Jacksonville; passed He'll Gate, sch |
Maud Briggs, Amhoy for Bangor
Boston, April 26. Ar, sch Nat Aver, New |
YORK; CD, sens X Bowers Young Bruins
wick, Ga; Daylight, Nickerson, Kennebec
and Washington; n, cid, Eliza S Patten,
Alien Sones. Sound and New York. %, cid,
bark Penobscot, Buenos Ayres; May j. ar,
SENS Wm. Butman, Lowell, Eddyyiile; Her
| bert E., Shute, Perth Amboy.
Philadelphia, April 27 Ar, sch Puritan,
Sargent, Sullivan; %, ar, sch K W Hopkins,
| Boston.
Bangor, April 2G. Ar, sch Mary Ann Nc
Cam, Gates, New York IS, ar. sch Mary f
J Palmer, Haskell, Philadelphia. sId, sch liz
/ ze Lane, Ciossou, New York
Brunswick, Aprl %. Cld, sch WIN II
sumner, Pendleton, New Work; y, ar, sch
| Gladys, Cosou, Key West; % ar. bark Alice
Reed, New York cld, sch Melissa A Wiley,
4 Co"mhs Bath 80, ar. sch Willie l. Newton,
| New Redtord; May /, ar, sch Florence Lee
land Spotford, Norwich.
Savannah, April II Ar, sen Viola Rep
| pard, DuntOu, Boston.
Gloucester, April NJ Ar, sch Paul Seavey
/ Pattershdll, New NOrk.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

TIE Annual Encampment of the Depart
ment of Washington and Alaska adopted very
severe resolutions against Henry Clay Evans.
Only one member attempted to defend the
Commissioner, and he gave it up very quickly
THE latest phase OF Alger-P -Pingree affair is
the assertion of the Secretary's friends that
Senator Mcmillan is trying to put him in
hole, but that he is entirely loyal to the Presi-
dent and if necessary, will dissolve with
Pingree, give up the Senatorship, and remain
in the Cabinet. 2 -
RUMORS have been very positive that Brig
Gen. Harrison Gray Otis, late commander of a
brigade in the Philippines, had been called to
Washington to succeed Secretary Alger.
There is no doubt that Gen. Otis is on the
cards for something good. He was Captain
in the Presidents regiment and an unusually
good officer. He has always been prominent
in politics, and is the owner and editor of one Of
the very foremost newspapers on the Pacific
Coast He was given Brigadicr- Generals
commission at the outbreak Of the Spanish
war, and did some Of the best fighting around
Manila. He is big-hearted, big Drained
man, and very popular with all who know
him. He has denied that he has any thought
Of taking Secretary Alger's place.
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you've any doubts, go to the Orderly
Sarjint. II he don't satisfy you. go to the
Captain. If you have doubts about him.
carry it to the Colonel. II you're still in
doubt, refer it to the Brigadier-G General,
then to the Major General, to Gen. Thomas.
Gen. Grant, and lastly to the President of
the United States.'
Great goodnessr' they gasped
But the less you bother your heads with
Captains and Kurnels and Generals the
better you'll git along. The feller that's
right over youth arms length o you all
the time-is the feller that you've got to
look out for sharply. Pm him. Now
want you to form in two ranks quicker N
scat. and tend to business. Pm goin' to
drill You: Gid MackalI, take your place
there. Harry Joslyn, stand behind him" )"
Ihe old squabble as to precedence i'm
mediately broke out between Gid and
Harry, which 81 impatiently ended by
snatching Harry by the collar and yank-
ing him behind Gid. with the wrathful
Harry protesting that he intended carrying
the matter up through the whole military
hierarchy, even to the President of the
United States, if necessary. He did not
come into the army to be run over.
You came into the army to do just as /
tell you, and you'll do it. Silence in the
ranks, commanded ST. Humphreys,
stand next to Mackall. Scruggs, stand
behind Humphreys"
why do you put one man behind an
other" queried Monty Scruggs. Il don't
think that's right. Jim's big head1l be
forever in my way, SOS 1 can't see any
thing. Why don't you put us out in one
line, like class in school? Then every
bOdy'S got the same show"
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

THE testimony OF lir. P Z. Dove, President
of The Commercial Travellers National League
before the Industrial Commission, would
indicate that commercial travellers are the
worst hurt of any class by the rapid spread of
the trust system. He claims that not less
than $500 Of these enterprising and highly
trained men were thrown out of employment
up to june 16, with loss 10 them of $50 000,
600 in salaries. He claimed that an equal
amount would be lost TO the hotels, railroads
and livery stables by the disappearance of
their old time patrons from their usual routes.
The equestion of vital public interest is whether
the consumers viii get any considerable por
ton of the saving made by dispensing with
these expensive adjunc;s to trade. If the
trusts reduce the price of their wares by these
economies the public will be the gamer. If
they simply add si20, ,0O0, 600 to their profits,
the public will be decidedly the loser.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
PERSONAL.

Comrade F. d. Coburn, who has made
more than a National reputation as
statistlcian, progressive agriculturist,
and an exponent of the farming resources
of the great State of Kansas, has been
actively doomed for the position of Presi-
dent of the Agricultural College of Kansas,
but has punctured his own boom, by refus-
ing to be considered for the place. Conn
rade Fred has more congenial work on
hand, that of employing the highest typo
graphic and artistic art to assist his fluent
pen in convincing the world that man
lives longer, makes more money, has a
pleasanter home, raises a bigger family
Of brighter children, and generally gets
more out Of life ON the fertile prairies Of
Kansas than anywhere else that the sun
shines. -
Capt. Coghlan has not been made to
suffer keenly on account of his tese ma jeste
against the German Emperor. He may
or may not have received a stern repri-
mand from the Navy Department. but if
he did Nesting will not rankle very deeply.
He has been assigned to most desirable.
billet-the command Of the Naval Station
at Bremerton, on Puget Sound, which he
will assume Aug. 1. r
Maj Gen. Henry, Madill died at Towanda,
Pa, June 20, aged 20 years. He had been
ill but short time, although in poor health
for several years. Gen. Madill entered
the 9Th Pa. in June, 1861, and was made
Major of the regiment. On August 80,
1862, ne was appointed Colonel of the
famous 141st Pa, and led the regiment
through many memorable battles. At
Gettysburg he was with his men in the
Peach Orchard and of the 200 who went
in but 10 came out alive. He was made
Brigadier-General December 2, 1866, and
brevetted a Major-General.
Gen. Nelson A. Miles is going in short
time to Bangor, Me-, to visit his old friend,
Gen. Jos. S. Smith, and the good people
of that town are preparing to honor him.
Gen. Smith went out in 1861 as Quarter
master-Sergeant in the Sd Me. He won
commission and was brevetted Colonel
and Brigadier-General for distinguished
gallantry in the operations around Peters
burg,
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

GEN. HENDERSON says with reference
to the report of his Waterloo speech:
Some of the items sent are true, and the
utteranceS were made by me. Some are
entirely original with the reporter, and
none of them gives the accompanying
facts which ] gave in my Waterloo speech" +"
This is only partial explanation and docs
not go far enough to satisfy the comrades
They are exceedingly anxious to know just
what parts were due to the reporter S magma
tion, and we again offer Gen. Henderson the
free use Of THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE'S col
unlns for the fullest explanation that he may
desire 10 make. Ii he has got any facts to
ameliorate their judgment of Henry Clay
Evans they want them. They are all as
anxious TO do the Pension Commissioner
justice as Gen. Henderson can be.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
NATIONAL THURSDAY

clouds of witnesses in every part Of the coun
try fully support this charge. Mr.. Evans
dares not attempt to deny it He sends out
to the press long statement about the nun
Der of veterans employed in the Pension Bu-
reau, and the positions they fill. In the first
place, those veterans have absolutely no
voice in the policy of the Bureau, being merely
clerks and other employees, strictly subordi-
mated to execute the policy of the Commits
sioner. Secondly, all but very few of them
were appointed long before Mr.. Evans was
made Commissioner, and therefore he is not
entitled to any credit for them. A fraction
stated by Evans, but almost invariably to
lower places and salaries than they formerly
had. Their places and salaries are still en-
joyed by Lochren's pets.
We have strenuously insisted that instead
Of the requirements for obtaining pension
being made more rigid and harsh, they should
be relaxed, as far as could be with safety to
the public interests. The reasons are
not merely the pledges made to the
veterans in 1896, but the allcontrolling
ones that the veterans are much older, their
disabilities have notably increased, the time
left to them is much.shortcned. and mercy,
honor and gratitude loudly call for prompt
action. Again Mr.. Evans replies that this
is clearly the work of some wicked pension
attorneys. Have the pension attorneys made
the claimants prematurely aged? Are they
daily intensifying the pains and aches born
of the strains of 1868? Are they response
bic for the rapidly increasing mortality rate
Of the veterans? Are they thinning the ranks
Of the veterans, and converting wives into
widows?
Mr.. Evans again illustrates the familiar
story of the ctttle-iish, which has no defense
against its adversaries but to darkcn the
water with cloud of ink, behind which it can
make its escape.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

18th Census will show 73, 000, 600 people in the
United States Robert p. Porter thinks it
may run up to 75,0O0,000. Other expert
statisticians place the number as high as
II 100000. Any OF these numbers. is 3sufIi-
cient,' as Speaker Reed used TO say. 1t is
not so much, after ALL the number OF millions.
but the quality OF the people, and there is no
doubt that this has been raised out OF proper
tion to the increase in the numbers shown by
each decennial census. That is. there is
great deal more education. knowledge, moral
ity, and general capacity for usefulness in
every million of our people now than at any
previous period of our history.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
EyANs,s DEFENSE.

The astonishing weakness Of Mr.. Evans's
defense must strike everybody who has even
casually followed the dispute.
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE and other friends
OF the veterans have made the most positive,
specifically defined, and crushing charges
or dared to dispute its truth. On the con-
trary he has tried to distract attention from
them by setting up clamor about pension
attorneys" some OF whom he alleges TO be
very bad men. Possibly they are, but why
does he not send them TO the penitentiary, or
at least disbar them? He has all power to
do so. There is no reason why he should
tolerate a dishonest pension attorney day.
We have distinctly alleged that Mr.. Evans
has deliberately disobeyed the mandate of the
people in 1896, by slavishly following CIeve-
lands and Lochren's harsh and unjust inter
pretations of the pension laws, instead of
restoring the rightful construction of those
laws made by President Harrison, Secretary
Noble, Assistant Secretary Bussey and Com
missioner Raum. We have constantly urged
that he was bound in strictest honor to do
this in fulfillment of the pledges made the
comrades in 1896, and by virtue of which
pledges he obtained and holds his present
position. He has never ventured to deny
this, or show that il was incorrect in a single
instance. He has not pointed ont solitary
case in which he has ameiorated the harsh
conditions which were the subject of bitterest
complaint up 10 the time of the Presidential
election, and were a potent factor in bringing
about the political revolution. He simply
rencwS his perpetual elamor about pension
attorneys stirring up discomfort How does
! he make out that whatwer the ''just gricv-
ances of the veterans and their dependent
ones when he was a candidate for office,
become merely the "grumblings of pension
attorneys trying to force through fraudulent
] claims after he gets into Officer
| We have charged that it is as hard, If moi
harder, TO get meritorious claim allowed
now as under Lochren; that the percentage
of rejection is al least as great; that the delays
are as long; that the circumlocution is as
tortuous and artbrealing; that the nag
ging, caviling, technical pettifogging, and
other shifts TO prevent allowances, are as
discreditable and injurious. The records Of
] the Pension Bureau and the testimony Of
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
THE NATIONAL MONUMENT.

Col. Marion T. Anderson, the Financial
secretary OF the National Reunion Monument
Association, makes the following report Of
contributions received since last report:
Lincoln Relief Corps, 6, Depart
ment of Potomac, additional. $1,000
Columbia Circle, Ladies of the
,G-A.R., Fulton, N. Y.;;... 200
Gen. Rusk Post, 80, Depart
~ment of Washington and
Alaska-Seattle.. e.............. 1.60
Maryland Division, Sons of Vet
Grams. ................. 20.70
The contribution of the Maryland Division,
Sons of Veterans, was particularly graceful
At the conclusion Of the recent very successful
Annual Encampment of the Division it was
;ound that it had On hand small unexpended
balance, which it was decided TO turn over to
he National Reunion Monument Association
as the beginning Of the fund it proposed 10
raise for that great enterprise
This is a matter that should have the earn
est interest and assistance OF every veteran
every wife or widow of veteran, and every
son and daughter of veteran in the whole
country. AS we have before frequently re-
marked, ii is not at all crcdi.able to this coun-
try that in its beautiful capitalize city for
the safety of which 1,0000O0 of men fought,
and Immediately around which-from Gettys-
burg to the Appomattox 900 Of them lie
buried, there is absolutely no monument or
other memorial to the enlisted men Of the
Army and Navy and the officers who led them
in battle. There is nothing 10 show that any
body but Generals and Admirals fought for
the Nation. The National Reunion Monu-
nIent Association was organized to supply
this want It's scheme is to have the people
OF the whole country unite in raising such a
monument in Washington to American man
hood as viii testify forever the patriotism,
gallantry and fortitude OF the citizen soldiers
who rescued the country from destruction
1t is a supremely worthy object and should
command the earnest support and help, ant
contributions proportioncd to means of every
man, woman, boy and girl in the country, who
honors devoted patriotism and courage
Every one should make an effort TO hav,
all societies, churches associations, schools
or other organizations with which he or sh'
may be connected take deep interest in thi:
affair, and be represented in it by substan
.iel contribution.
All contributions will be acknowledge
through THE NA1I NAL TRIBUNE.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

U. S. GRANT Command, Nc. l, U. V. L.,
Topeka, Kan, was very active in supporting
Gen. d. B. Henderson's candidacy for Speak
.er. They canvaSsed the Representatives from
their State, and greatly helped securing the
solid delegation for him. But Gen. Hender
sons speech at Waterloo, Iowa, in support of
Henry Clay Evans struck them with chill.
They haye asked for an explanation, and in
the meanwhile have suspended all efforts in
his behalf
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
once: sss Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.

THE question resolves itself simply into
Dne of whether the 100000 people in the
Philippines shall be ruled for humanity and
higher civilization by US or for savagery,
spoliaticn and tyranny by the leaders of one
of the tribes inliabiting the islands
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

WE can hardly blame the Germans for
getting hot against this country. Last year
our exports TO Germany increased by Si2, ,000,-
O00 while Germany's exports te us decreased
by S17,0O00OO. The actual excess OF trade
in our favor was s131,000,000, where five
years ago the balance was i'll favor of Ger
many. This is enough to provoke even
calmef people than the Germans.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

They are beginning to ask the pertinent
question in some of our cities whether it is
not better to pay Councilmen fair laries
than to let some one else do it.
The National tribune., 1899-07-06

(COpyfIBht 1893, by PubIlShcrS OF THE MA
TIoNAL TRIBUNE)
SYNOPSIS.
ST and Shorty return to their regiment,
which they find encamped on the side of
Mission Ridge, near Chattanooga. They
were ordered to bring with them a batch of
boyish recruits, whom they succeed in
getting through, after some lively ex-
periences on the road. The recruits are
divided up among the companies-Co. @
receiving seven.
81 Klegs Puts His Awkward Squad Through Its First
Drill.
II guess" thought ST, as he left the
Orderly-Sergeant, and walked down the
street to the left. that the best
way to begin is to get them little whelps into
an awkward squad. and give 'em an hour
Or two o. sharp drillin'. That'll introduce
EN- to the realities o. soljerin'."
The National tribune., 1899-07-06
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TIE NHTIoaHL TRIBUNE.

JOHN McELRoY, ROBERT W. sEoPPELL.
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