The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1901-01-03

.....Joseph E. Hall of Bangor, who is
candidate for Congress to succeed Hon.
Charles A. Boutelle, got part of his
education in the schools Of Portland.
His father was Secretary of State un-
der Gov. WaShburn and afterwards was
editor of the Portland Daily Press......
The Sagadahoc grand jury rose Dec. 20
and reported 20 indictments, mostly in
liquor cases. The county attorney is
much disappointed with the small num-
ber of indictments, and will endeavOr
to secure additional ones.....P President
Alpheus B. Stickney of the Chicago
Great Western railroad, is to be married
in January to Miss May Crosby of Dex-
ter. The bride to be is the daughter OF
Judge Josiah Crosby and she and Mr..
Stickney became acquainted when he
was a young lawyer in her fathers Off
ce. Mr.. Stickney is a widower. The
marriage will probably take place in
spend the winter in New York. ..J udge
| Strout, who is presiding over the Su-
preme Judicial court now in session at
Skowhegan, has already imposed fines
| aggregating nearly $4,000 against offend
ers of the law, nearly S4100 of which
was, or will be, paid by liquor sellers,
with several offenders yet to be SEN
fenced. This is the largest amount i'm
posed for several terms.....Rev. S. F.
Pearson, sheriff elect of Cumberland
| county, preached to crowded audience
at the Gospel mission in Portland last
Sunday evening. After the sermon and
closing prayer, and just before he pro-
nounced the benediction, Daniel P.
Parker, a well-known temperance work
er, rose and in behalf of very many of
his supporters and of the temperance
men of the county presented to him a
solid gold badge. ..... The concerts to be
given by the Maine Symphony orches-
ira at City Hall, Portland, on Jan. 7,
have been postponed for two weeks for
various reasons. The date will be an,
nounced later.
IN BRIEF. The steamer Rio Jun
Maru, at Victoria, B. c., brings the
news that the Japanese training ship
Tsukishima Maru was lost with all
hands numbering 121 near Namadru,
Japan, during typhoon. Not one of
the whole ships company escaped. The
body of the captain was found, also
some wreckage. The steamer Inushima
Maru struck a rock in Alaska Bay and
was lost with all hands save one.... Miser-
able rain, fog and dirt made Christmas
week of evil memory for England.
Depressing gloom in thorough harmony
with the weather, settled over the coun-
try. The coasts were strewn with
wrecks, commerce was out of joint and
the public bitterly digesting the critic
cism of the British army. .....Former
President Benjamin Harrison has re-
ceived his fee Of $780, 900 for his services
in connection with the arbitration of
the boundary dispute between British
Guiana and this republic After Jan.
1, in making the calculation of the per
capita wealth of the United States, the
Hawaiian Islands, Alaska and the In
dian Territory will be included. The
probable effect will be to reduce slight
ly the per capita wealth, which now is
about S27. The American and Danish
governments are engaged in direct ne
gotiations for. the sale of the Danish
West Indies" says the Copenhagen cor
respondent of the Daily Mail ''and the
Danish minister in Washington will
shortly submit a proposal for the con-
slderation of the American Senate"