Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-04-02
STATE HOUSE.
Adjt. Cen. Richards Shows Friend
ship for His Men.
Gossip in and About the Mary Capitol
Departments.

Nearly every mail brings to Adju-
tant General richards letters from SOL
diers who served during the late war.
establishing their records that they
may receive the pay to which they are
entitled through the order granting a
furlouGh.
There were seven companies entitled
to the pay for the services rendered
and it is to establish the fact they
served in those companies that the
men are writing.
1t was through the efforts of Cen
eral Richards that the men who We're
stationed at the camp are to receive
this pay. Through the orders Of the
war department the men were granted
a 80 days furlough, which amount "a
to the mems receiving an extra 80 days
pay. During this time the men sta
toned at the hill were serving while
the other men in the companies We're
off on furlOugh. Believing that these
men on the hill were entitled to pay
during 80 days furlough they did not
have, ne wrote TO the war department
and received the letter. a part Of which
was published in Saturday morning 5
journal.
= l. ar,i,.;,a,o3 ~, ,ho s,ator,on,e
If cnmmjssinner Matthaws regarding
the canning Industries which is To be
one Of the features Of his next report,
will be very interesting. There has
been large increase in the canning
business. There has been as great an
increase in the sardine industry as in
any at her canning Industry in the.
state. daHy ne" l"cl"llr : nav p'cH
erected IN Passport ana TINS VIII b"
touched on % some extent
W ME speaking 81 inc canning IN
duStry IN general way. Commissioner
matthew's Sald 2" had recently recelN-
'd "'i' from Il''iaS III the N'9l WI"
SPEAK n ih' 'AItIi"At reputation
Maine canned corn mas III that section
Nearly every manufacturer VINO
thinks ne mas superior article refers
to MS goods as Maine canned corn ana
through a. puhS thIS name hhS NJ ~
matter was last touched On in the re
ports number n factories have been
built. TINS beng especially rn" 81 IN"
f"Ttiahu f"' h'hS -. gnu NH"l hp!u7
tfu" M me corn alSo h"ld7 tru" N "th'
vegetables. - thdt from what mas
been gained 50 far il seems That th"r"
has been d large increase iii this in
dustry in all parts Of thu state
tn" state board ~ assessors VIII
mold its regular meeting. IueSdaN.
II i anticipated mat hothIhS new Will
come up ana that business viii b. CON
fined t. the usual routine matters
one letter when mas been received
from partieS IN tht eastern part Oh tht
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S''ti"h dfe p's.iiii'.s !" pan w '''Vi'
spring N"' ~ ne I'''ei iVleiiVu |"
pualhtHH - S'oNts aHi II VII s,d'
thdt Inc maker clalii'eu 'htS ndu pTe"
S"ld - Eahs'r parties anu therefore.
'ui' "'' r. 90" '''a
had been sold TO New York parties. 50
that the question was raised whether
or not they should be taxed as being
the property Of on-residents.
Inc contract 81 No!es son i'l pu'-
ing IN the steer Deans lor lhe moor
in the rotunda Is praCtcilly completed.
The last steel beam was laid and bolt
"a in place before noon. Saturday.
IA he done hut the work is really done.
The remaining work IL that Of touch
ing IN the brick work and painting
the beams. With the work done at
this time il is completed five days
ahead Of the time called for in the con
tract.