The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1900-03-29
NEWS NOTES.

The Costa Rican Nicaraguan Minis
lels ueny any opposition OF their govern
ments to the Hay Pauncefote treaty.
Lebanon Covers, the new Minister OF
the Netherlands to Washington, is grand
son OF Senator Wright of New Jersey.
A young shorthorn heifer belonging to
ANDERSON Mitchell, near Shelourn, lnd.,
dropped three strong and we'll developed
calves.
Monthly summaries of the commerce of
the philippines, Cuba and Puerto RICO
Will hereafter be made, in pamphlet form,
by the War Department.
The President drank no wine at the
Ohio Society banquet. He turned his
glasses down at the beginning OF the feast
and used only apOllinars water.
Miss Estelle Reel, superintendent of In
dian schools, is preparing bill to present
to Congress which will have for its object
the compulsory education OF Indian chill
dren
DR.. John P. Wood of Coneyville,
Kan, insists that he is the oldest practic-
ing physician in the world. He is SO years
patients.
Henry E. White, letter carrier in the
Cleveland (O,) post office, is son of Gen.
Sir George White, who commanded at
Ladysmith. He came to America nine
teen years ago.
United States naval authorities say that
seldom in the history of this arm of the
service has there been so good chance
for young men entering the navy, for the
reason that there is shortage of officers.
In 1910 Harriet Martineau visited the
United States and reported seven occupa-
tons only open to women - teaching,
needle work, keeping boaTders, working
IN the factories, typesetting, bookkeeping
and household service. Now there are
about 400 occupations in which women
are employed
The investigation going on at Cleveland
shows that bills for CITY supplies have
been raised for years, and city employees
and contractors have shared the loot. A.
E. Davis and S. G. Broker, city employees
indicted tor the practice, are now on trial,
and sensational evidence is coming ont
daily.
u pIOtldludtiOn mas Deeu iSSutu DH NTOV.
Stanley at the solicitation of the live stock
sanitary committee, declaring quarantine
which practically excludes the shipment
OF dairy cattle into Kansas The quaran
tine is established i'll order to prevent the
further Introduction of tuberculosis into
Kansas herds.
Freight cars are being run over the
street raj way tracks in Cleveland, where
stone is being hauled from a quarry eight
miles distant from the point of delivery.
The cars used are OF Is, 900 pounds Ca
pacity each, and the work is done before
daylight in the morning, after the close of
the passenger traffic.
After three months Of trial, the munich
pal pawnshop in Chicago is pronounced a
success by its advocates. Not only does
1t yield fair return upon the Investment,
but It is reaching exactly the class of per-
sons it was intended to benefit as shown
by the fact that large number of the
loans are for small amounts.
The Post Office Department is about to
attempt the establishment of a shorter mail
route for Alaska. Dog sledges will go
overland from Katmai, about 600 miles
from Sitka, to Cape Nome, by way of
Nnshaga%, through practically unexplored
territory. The distance will be shortened
by this course 1900 or 1900 miles if the
plan is successful.