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The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
Killed by the Train.

Prentiss Colson of 11S Waldo avenue. was
struck by the train and killed while walking
on the railroad track Tuesday morning. He
started from no about o'clock to go
smelling on the river, and when about five
rods below the lower Robertson crossing was
overtaken by the 20 passenger train. He
was seen by the engineer, who in addition
to the regular crossing signal at once gave
the "down brakes" whistle and set the air
brakes. The train stopped suddenly, but not
in time to prevent hitting Mr.. Colson. He
was taken to Citypoint station, and physi-
clan was sent for. DR.. Adelbert Millett, who
was on the train, said he could not live Drs
Small and johnson drove to Citypoint, and
found that he was njured at the base of the
skull He bled quite freely from the wound
He died about o'clock Coroner Chas r.
Coombs was sent for and drove to Citypoint.
but before he arrived there the down train
came along and the body was removed to
Belfast.
The coroner impanelled the following Jury
o j. Dickey, Chas. W. Lancaster, E. r.
Conner, G. E. Owen, W. j. Clifford, James
Maine Central depot, where the train hands
were examined. The jury then visited the
scene of the accident and returned to the
city, re opening the inquest in the Common
Council room in Memorial building The
evidence disclosed facts as stated above and
the jury returned a verdict "That Prentiss
Colson came to his death by being struck by
NJ 81 A..
on the Maine Central Railroad near the Rol.
erson crossing in Belfast The officers in
charge of said train having done everything
in their power to avert the accident are at
no fault
Mr.. Colson was born in Winterport, and
was 67 years old at the time of his DEATH In
early life he worked as cook for the lumber.
men and on board large vessels. When the
war broke out he enlisted in the Fourth
Maine Infantry, Company l. He was trans.
ferred to the Nineteenth Maine and again to
the First Maine Heavy Artillery He was a
prisoner in A Jacksonville eleven months
After the war he again went to sea until
1870, when he learned the stone cutters
trade, which he followed as long as he was
able to work. For five years past he has
lived with his son, Albert P. Colson, in this
city. He married Sarah, daughter of Am.
brose Colson of Newburgh, who survives
him, with two sons and one daughter, Albert
P. and Herbert Fl. Colson of Belfast and
Bessie V. Colson of Bangor. He was a mem.
Der of the Grand Army and Seaside Grange
having served as gate keeper in the latter
several years. He was an honest, reliable
man, and was respected by all who knew
him.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
Resolutions of Respect.

Ladies' Aid Society No. I2,of A. E. Clark
Camp, No. 43, Division of Maine, has adopt
ed the following resolutions:
Whereas, it was the will of our Heavenly
Father to take from us our dearly beloved
sister, Alberta Dickey, as we deeply feel her
loss, miss her presence in our Society, yet
we truly believe she has left these earthly
scenes only to enter into a higher and more
complete life, therefore,
Resolved, That in the death of our sister
we have lost true and faithful member OF
this Society
Resolved. That our charter be draped in
mourning for thirty days and that these
resolutions be placed upon our records, a
copy be sent to her mother, and a copy to
The Republican Journal for publication.
ETHEL WISE I COMMITTEES
NErr1E PERKINS, on
ANTILCA Young, [ Resolutions
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contents of To=Day's Journal.
PAGE l.

5, ", of the Week. supreme Judicial Court.
r0s Nnntville Arson Case. High School Notes.
u.ral services of Rev. DR.. Field. News of the
..Ul es.. Killed by the Train. Personal .ur.
gift to Belfast Old Newspapers. The
..ttlon at Mt. Waldo. Sudden Death of Cyrus
.. IMAM. Mr., Boutelle's Condition.
PAGE2
.i,-toric Valley Forge. New York Fashions
,a Anvil CITY, Alaska. Christmas in Seattle.
Along the Way .Sardine Canning Syndi-
PAGE 8.
res of Life in southern Portugal Capt.
lt aud Dom Paul. Resolutions of Respect.
tfl.l statistics of Searsmont. Colby College.
PAGE 4 .
.U lals Cooking Oh au Old Time Coaster
....I Wan Zone. Names Public Men. Obitu-
Ir News of Brooks. Probate Court The
ST. dollhouse fnd OF an Aged Horse Case
IN Unity. Mt Desert Correspondt nee
PAGE 3.
.>7 vi Belfast. The Churches. Acknowl-
- secret Societies.
PAGE 8
Yt-n. ". Field, ID ID. Register of Deer
-cis, Hon. Levi T. Boothby- Fish and
FACE 7.
IuuN finances. Bobs Soul building.
me Married. Studying Out OF Doors
"A Terrible Warning. The Story OF
Nt -t NJ.
... r Locals. County Correspondence. Shil
N.lsels. Births Marriages, Deaths.
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decided that lie will not issue challenge
for the Americas cup for 1901 before Au-
gust this year at the earliest. go. VIM. J.
Bryan passed through Lincoln, Neb.
Jan. 18th on his way to st. Louis. His
tour includes speeches at St. Louis,
Frankfort, KY, Cincinnati and the New
England States, and will not be finished
until Feb. 3.....John Barrett, ex- United
States minister to Siam, publicly named
Senator Hoar Saturday night at lake
Forrest university as the United States
Senator whose anti expansion speech was
cahled to Hong Kong and subsequently
put in the hands of the Filipino soldiers
causing, as Mr.. Barrett believed, the open
insu1ection. ...... Halsey }. Boardman, a
prominent lawyer in Massachusetts, and
widely known throughout the country,
died Jan. 18th, aged 65.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18

WASHINGTON WHIspERINGs At the
eabinet meeting Jan. 12th, Secretary Hay
read the reply of the British government
lagarding the -four seizures in Dalapoa
lay. Members of the cabinet, after the
meeting, said that the British answer was
entirely satisfactory to this government.
The several resolutions of inquiry as to
the conduct of the war which have been
introduced in Congress were discussed
and the statement was made that full aud
complete information would be furnished
on all of the matters conveyed at the
earliest day possible. go. The House COM
mittee on census heard Prof Alex. Gra-
ham Bell, Friday, upon the amendment to
the census bill for the compilation of
complete statistics regarding the deaf,
dumb, blind and other afflicted classes.
In the past statistics of the afflicted class
have only been taken at institutions.
These, Prof. Bell said, hardly covered
four per cent. of the afflicted. :. Senator
Pettigrew has presented petition from
the Woman s Suffrage association of South
Dakota, asking for an amendment to the
constitution, affording the women of the
United States, Porto Rico, Hawaii and the
Philippines the right to vote.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18

A very curious theory lately revived is
that the sap of living tree GIBBS and flows
In some way in sympathy with the tides
of the ocean. This idea comes from Italy,
where grower of vines says that no
tree should be tapped or pruned except
during the hours of ebb tide.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
Personal.

q. G. Brooks of Boston was In this city the
f rst of the week.
Chas. B. Hazeltine left Tuesday for New
York on business.
Elmer Sherman went to Bangor last Tues
day on business.
Llewellyn Bruce went to Gardiner Tues
day to work in a shoe factory.
Mrs. Frank B. Mathews will leave to-day
for visit in Rochester, N. Y.
Miss Bessie Robbins of Rockland arrived
last week to visit Miss ENERGY CHM.
True Hayford arrived home Saturday
evening from Augusta, where he has been
employed.
Mrs. H. H. Kirkpatrick and daughter
Eurie from Debec, N. B., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. S. G. Cottrell.
Mrs. Warren Hopkins of Portland is
spending the winter with her husbands par
ents Mr.. and Mrs. 7. j. Hopkins
Miss Edith Williams is at home from
Brunswick to spend the winter with her
mother, Mrs. Freeman NJ. Woods.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank M. Staples returned
to South Hancock Saturday, after visiting
in Belfast, Washington and other places.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas E. Shea returned to
New York Monday, and Mr.. Shea's brother
james returned to Boston the same day.
Henry Haugh has a situation as clerk in
the hotel Seymour in Lynn, Mass. His
mother. Mrs. Mary E. Haugh, visited him
last week.
Mr.. Austin W. Keating of this city was in
lslesboro last week and put into the new
Pendleton store the actylene gas works for
which he is agent.
Capt. Oscar Limeburner of this city, who
was first officer of schooner w. Wallace
Ward when she was abandoned at sea, has
taken the same position on schooner David
Baird.
Mr.. and Mrs. W, G. Tuttle went to Madi-
son Saturday, where Mr.. Tuttle has bought
a Photographic studio. This makes nine
branch studios operated by Mr. Tuttle and
his family.
Miss Dora Casey, who has been IN charge
of Mrs. H. B. Cunninghams millinery de-
partment, left Thursday for vacation at
her home in Southbridge, Mass. She will
return before the spring openings.
Mrs. George I. Ranlett has sold her house
on High street to Mrs. Sarah E. Peavey of
Swanville. Mrs. Ranett has stored her
goods and is visiting her sister in Dixmont.
Mrs. Peavey and family have moved in
Mrs. G. W. Cottrell has been quite severe
ly i'll for the past two weeks but is some
what improved at this writing; and under
the skilltnl treatment of DR.. Kilgore and
the care of good nurse her friends hope for
a speedy recovery.
Mr.. Geo. P. Field of Boston Mr. and Mrs
Charles Fl. Field, Miss Carrie Field. Mr..
Benz amin D. Field and Mr.. Herbert 7. Field
of Belfast and Mr., H. S. Pearl of Bowloin
college attended the funeral of the late Rev.
Geo. W. Field in Bangor last SATURDAY,
Rev. G. q. Winslow and wife arrived
home last week after an absence of several
weeks. Mr.. w. has been IN various places
in the interests of the East Maine Confer
ence Seminary at BuD ksport. Mrs Winslow
has been visiting in Boston and vicinity
The Boston Journal of Jan, 18th contains
a portrait and sketch OF Charles F. Wldes
of the Somervlle, Mass Journal, who has
just been reelected President of the Re
publican City Committee of SomervllIe
Mr. Wildes has been frequent visitor IN
Belfast, and has many friends in Maine.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
The Situation at Mt. Waldo.

There has been another break at the Mt.
waldo Granite Co.'S. sheds in Frankfort.
By the failure of the labor union officials to
sanction the rate agreed upon amicably
between the company and the local union
granite cutters, the truce is off and non.
union labor will, this week, be at work at
the sheds. Bangor Commercial.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18

PROSPECT. A goodly number of spirit.
ualists met recently at W. NJ. Jellison's and
brought out some good testimonies from
the spirits of departed friends. Melvin
Clark and wife spent an evening with f. Part
ridge last week. Miss Grace Partridge of
Belfast is visiting her sister, Miss Elma
Partridge. &C. H. Partridge has sent his
second case of eggs to Boston. . Miss Ella
Cole of Winterport visited her sister, Mrs
Lulu Cole, last week. Il. F. Gould has ship-
ped six cows to parties in New Hampshire
....Jasper Gray has bought the Mrs. Jennie
Marden lot in Prospect. -. Isaiah Colson ia
going to work his team on the Perkins lot
There is some little hitch about the
stone cutters pay yet, and committee has
gone to headquarters. with what result do
not know.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18

face shine dow in benediction from the pull
pit or look up from the pew. He has been
translated. He has been called to God be-
cause God needed him. He has gone to that
infinite love upon which he loved to dwell
God called him because He needed him and
because He wished to crown him."
At the cl Sc of Mr.. Penmans address the
choir sang Crossing the Bar, after which
Prof Sewal pronounced the benediction.
The people were then given an opportuni-
ty to view the remains, and then they were
taken to their last resting place in Mt. Hope
cemetery.
The arrangements of the funeral were in
charge of Joseph G. Blake and Maj William
u. Clayton was the director. The ushers
were Frank B. Cummings, Harry M. Smith
and Owen H. Williams.
MEMORIAL SERVICES.
A large number of people were present
Sunday evening in the Hammond St. Con.
gregational church. Bangor, to pay homage
to the revered and honored memory Of the
late Rev. Geo. Warren Field, d. D. After
Mrs. w. l.. Bragg had sung beautiful solo
Rev. Mr.. Griffin introduced Mr.. John L
Crosby, who paid an eloquent tribute TO his
friend He spoke of DR.. Field as a man
whose equal he had never seen. either as
preacher or as one of high and noble charac.
ter. His great interest in young men was
shown by his generous gifts from moder
ate purse to his college, his seminary, the
Y. M. Z. A., and to many individuals. His
manner of giving was so pleasant and
so delicate that often the giving was more
appreciated than the gift. After his resigna
ton as pastor his devotion to his church was
great, his interest and helpfulness were con
Stant.
Rev. J. E. Adams, D. D., referred to his
early recolections of DR.. Field. As ser.
moniZer he could make his illustrations sc
clear and so practical that his sermons were
long remembered. He mentioned having
heard a sermon at the Third church years
ago from the words Son. Remember" max
ing his remarks find a permanent place il
the memory.
He, too, was man of prayer, one whose
very life showed it, whose public prayer was
always inspiring in its beauty of language
He was generous, unassuming and ont
whose every evidence marked him as
great and good man.
Mr.. Chas. L. Hawes, in well-chosen words
said that in the departure of DR.. Field Ban
gor has lost one who was in many respect.
her most eminent citizen. 81 remember,
said Mr.. Hawes, "of his preaching and the
| beauty of it as | heard him in his prime life
There can be no true elcquence wthou
having at the back of it truth and the powe
of it. The voice of the truth is always elo
quent God made him speak words tina
cannot be forgotten"
Rev. S. d. TownP, in few brief remarks
referred to his help1u,ness to young clergy
men. "Dr. Field saw the best that was IL
men and in young men. He was a help t.
all the young ministers. 1t will never b
known what he did to help them He woult
have them at his home. and in many way
aided them. Always kind and sympathetic
generous, with malice toward none, will
charity for all, every one found him an un
| falling friend. We all feel bereft N the feel
ing that he is gone
The service closed with prayer by the pas
| tor.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18

In BRIEF. General Lord Roberts, the
new commander of the British forces in
south Africa, and his chief of staff, Gener-
al Lord Kitchener, have arrived at Cape
Town.....Sir Thomas Upton has finally
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
Mr.. BouteIle's Condition.

BOSTON, JAN. 16 A report which was
printed IN Boston to the effect that the con-
o'tlon OF Congressman Boutelle is hopeless
IS denied absolutely at the Mclean hospital.
Dr. Cowles stated to day, that the congress-
man had not had single relapse since his
arrival at the asylum; that he was comfort
able and gradually gaining strength, and
that there was not the slightest foundation
Tor the statement that his life was in danger
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
Sudden Death OF Cyrus Sherman.

CAMDEN, Me. Jan. Is. Cyrus Sherman
died suddenly upon the street here this
morning. He was the son of Ignatius Sher-
man, one of the oldest aud wealthiest set
tiers of Camden.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18
SOPHOMORE SUGGESTIONS.

oOA AOHiohG oS NuES 1IONS.
A fruit.
A Maine college.
What everyone ought to be.
A famous battle.
Houses.
The capital of Texas.
A style of hat.
A State.
Opposite of fat.
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-01-18

Superintendent Brick has repaired the
plate electrical machine for the use of
the scholars in physics and it will soon
be returned to the High school labora-
tory. 1t has been out Of repair and quite
badly broken for some time. The Leyden
jar, which is used in connection with the
machine, was made by E. j. Morrison, under
the direction of W. A. Huston, the High
school teacher in 1868 or go.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-29
REMEY ORDERED TO rAku.
Foreigners and Foreigner Troops In Great
Danger In China.

Washington, June 24.-The war
branch of the government Is preparing
for any eventuality that may arise out
Of the Chinese situation. 1t was stat
ed by one of the highest officers of the
army that the scale of preparations is
Of magnitude that would both inter-
est and surprise the public.
But, he added, the information would
be of even greater interest and service
to any foreign foe which the United
States may be called upon to face with
In the next few weeks or months, and
for that reason there is no purpose to
make public the full preparations max
Ing to meet whatever issue arises.
All that the officials say is that both
the army and the navy, II occasion
arises, will give good account of
themselves.
The Navy Department this afternoon
gave out this bulletin:
"This telegram from Admiral
Kempff, dated Che Foo, June oath,
says:
I'm the ambuscade near Tien-Tsin,
June 21st, four of Waller's command
were killed and seven wounded. The
names will be furnished as soon as re-
ceived. A force of 1000 started to re-
neve I1en-Tsin to-day"
The secretary of the navy has order
ed Admiral Remey wit the Brooklyn,
to Go to Taku and assist the army
with what troops the Brooklyn can
carry.
London, June 25.-The position of the
international forces in the section Of
Northern China, where 1000 men are
striving to keep footing and to succor
the legations at Pekin, appears to in
crease in peril with every fresh dis
patch. Pekin has not been heard from
direct for fourteen days. The last dis
patch was one implorlng aid.> Admir-
al Seymour's column of 1000 was last
heard from twelve days ago. At the
time 1t was surrounded midway be-
tween Pekin and Tien-Tsin. Possibly
now 1t has reached Pekin.
The 5000 internationals at Tien-Tsin
were hard pressed and fighting for
their lives Thursday, and n relieving
force of less than thousand had been
beaten back to Taku Friday. Observ-
ers on the spot think that 100000 men
would not be too many to grasp China
firmly.
"The attack on the Tien-Tsin relief
force was made by 10000 Chinese, u.s.
ing machine guns and modern field
pieces. The allies were wise in re-
treating. Forwarding detachments in
this manner is suicidal, and the defeats
of the foreigners, even though In small
force, greatly aids the movement Of
the Boxers, which is gaining enormous
ly through the inability of the foreign.
srs to make head against It.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-29
Minister WI Ask. an Armstice.,

Washington, June 25.-The chief de-
velopment to-day in the Chinese situa.
tion was the effort of the Chinese
minister, WI Ting Fang, to secure an
armistice in the operation of Ameri.
can troops until Ii Hung Chang could
reach Pekln and bring about a cessa-
tion of the disorders. The proposition
is rather novel one and is based
upon representations of the viceroys of
the important provinces of the Yang
Tse-Kiang valley that they can main
tain order without the aid of foreign
troops and that the presence of the
foreigners would act merely as an In
centive to disorder.
Minister WI brought these repre-.
sentations to the attention of Secre-
tary Hay, who consulted the Presi
dent. The latter's decision as subse.
quently conveyed to the minister was
that while the assurances of the vice.
roys for continued quiet were fully ap.
preciated, the United States could not
bind itself not to send its forces to
points where disorder actually existed
and where the safety of our officials
and citizens We're endangered.
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-29
FOREIGN FORCES IN TEN rs,M.
Rumors of Disaster to seymours E.ps
dition.

Rumors of Disaster to scymour's Exps-
dition.
London, June 90, 3:35 a. m.-The
British cruiser Terrible has arrived at
Che Foo from Taku with the latest
news, which is as follows:
Eight hundred Sikhs and 200 Welsh
fusiliers have effected b junction with
the American, German and Russian
forces, which had been cut off by the
Chinese about nine miles from Tien
Tsin. 1t was proposed to deliver an
assault upon the Chinese forces at
Tien Tsin last Sunday night.
at Is not clear what forces united.
1t would seem that one relieving force,
cut off, had been relieved by another.
AT any rate, 1t is apparently certain
that the allies arrived in sufficient
force at Tien Tsin Sunday to attack the
besieging Chinese"
Foreign official opinion here" said
n dispatch from Shanghai to the Daily
Express, dated yesterday, "incline to
the belief that the worst has happened
to the legations at Pekin and to Ad-
miral Seymour. Even II the legations
We're safe on June 10, there Is no guar
antee that they are safe now. The
situation, in fact, grows more and
more gloomy. The entire absence of
reliable news from the capital seems to
justify the worst construction which
can be put upon it."
The Holly chieftain., 1900-06-29
Chlna,. Immen.e force At Pekln.

London, June 2G.-3:3O a. m.-"Gen-
eral Mas army" says correspondent
at Shan Hal Kwan, consisting Of
1000 men, left week ago for Pekin,
and General Sung Ching's troops, num-
bering $500, left for the same place
June 10.
"a careful estimate Of the number
and armament of the Chinese troops
around Pekin puts the total at 800, 900,
and it is calculated that these troops
possess 227 large Creusot guns, IS
Krupps and $50 Maxims
"Their supply Of ammunition is prac-
tlcally inexhaustible. 1t has been
mainly supplied by German firm at
CarlowitZ. Fully three-fourths of the
Chinese forces are badly drilled, Who'll
ly undisciplined and quite unfamiliar
with modern weapons"