The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1899-03-16


dance. 90. The two topedo boats building
at Bath will be ready for their trials in
middle of April. The cruise has not yet
been selected but it must oe long one as
the boats must run four hours at speed
of over thirty miles.
IN BRIEF. Lord HeIschell, one of the
Joint High Commissioners of Great Brit
ain, died in Washington, d. c., March
LIST He fell on a slippery sidewalk and
broke the pelvic bone some weeks ago
and this is probably what caused his
death. Acting GOV. NorthcOtt of Hi
nois has signed the bill appropriating So,
0OU for statue of Frances Z. Willard to
be placed in the rotpnda of the capitol
building at Washington. The statue OF
Miss Willard is the only one of a woman
given a place in the rotunda. 1t is Ad
milal George Dewey now. The one great
hero Of the wal Las been rewarded The
President has signed the bill reyiving this
highest rank in the naval service, and
Secretary Long has nominated the man
vino fought the first and last battles in
the war with Spain for this coveted honor
..Josephine kipling, the eldest child Of
Rudyard klpling. died March 9TH Ot
pneumonia 1t the home Of Mr.. De For
est in East 81 h St. Nv York City. She
was SIX years of age kipiing himself is
much improved. Elsie, his other dau9h
tel, is also improved. Admiral Dewey
raised JhU flag OF his new rank at Manila
Mare Attn, a4d tie slips of the -AmeIi-
can and i reign fleets sd!uled o. the
foreign fleets The British led OF in the
salutr..... ID is reported that Admiral
~cAley viii 20 to England IN the Brooklyn
~ convoy Lhe British cruiser Talbot, bear
ing -be remains Il Lord Herschell...N ale
ana Harvard may abandon New London
tilis year in favor OF some other city,
The New T. ,uduG board If trade is not do
ing what he race managers think il
should ice secure Ohe eyent..... Hon. John
Sherman Is one 81 400 tourists going to
the scenes OF the war in Cuba and Porto
Rico on steamer Paris. .... Excellent pro
gless has been made during the past week
on the new cup defender at Bristol, 4, /.
WAsHIEGToN WmsPERlNGs. The Sen
ate passed Che bill appropriating $50, 900,
600 foI raym. Mt to Spain without a dis
stnting vote. - Bailey Of Texas has an
u unced that he has irrevocabiy decided
Il to be Il candidate for the Democratic
leadership ia the House OF Representatives.
o. !! he Senate March Sd passed bill iucor-
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Of America he nomination OF Sam J.
Ba rows To be Librarian Of Congress was
reported upon untavcrably by the Senate
Committee on Library, for the reason that
ne is not a trained librarian. The PIesi-
dent sent tins nomination to the Senate
last week. Assistant Naval Constructor
Richmond Pearson HOOsOn % be advanced
ten numbers from number | of the list Of
assistant naval constructors to number 5
on lis OF naval constructors for extra
ordinary heruiSm. -. Speaker Reed was the
guest ct honor last Saturday March 4th at
dinner rendered him by the Republican
members vi the New York delegation in
the House, who presented him with a
handsome loving cup. The donors were
Representatives, Sherman. Harley, Fischer,
Bennett, Foote, Littauer, Odell, South
wick and Ward. The last day of the
session OF Congress, which began at II
o clock Friday morning and closed at noon
Saturday, was crowded with legislation,
the most important measures OF this or
any previous session for years being
passed in that time, These large appro-
priation measures were passed: River and
harbor, supdry civil army, naval, general
deficiency and District of Columbia. All
these measures were subject to conference
after conference and in some cases angry
discussion in both houses. The chief
fight was on the river and harbor bill.
which the northwestern senators antagon-
lied because Of its failure to provide for
irrigation reservoirs tor arid regions
They finally gave way, however, and allow
ed it TO pass The army appropriation
bill passed with the amendment which
provided that no franchises be bestowed
in Cuba by this government. The sundry
civil bill contained no provision for the
Pacific cable. The naval appropriation
bill provides that the price If armor plate
should be $500 per ton, but the govern
ment factory was not authorized: the new
warsEips are to be three battleships, three
armored cruisers three protected ci users
and SIX light cruisers. In most of these
measures the House won the advantage....
The closing scenes of the 10Th Congress
We're unusually Impressive. The vote of
thanks to the Speaker was the occasion
OF most interesting ceremony, marked
by many expressions of high esteem and
good will from men of all parties on the
floor. Mr. Bailey of Texas in exceedingly
happy terms, pr sented the resolution,
which was as follows: "Resolved, That
the thanks of this House are presented to
Hon. Thomas B. Reed, Speaker of the
House Of Representatives, for the able,
impartial and dignitied manner in which
he has presided over It's deliberations and
performed the arduous and important