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granting the demand OF the men in a
modified form. Passenger engineers,
who had been receiving So 25, will now
be given So so for 100 mile trip. They
asked Tor 1915. The fremen Of these
engines, who had been receiving So. 10,
and who asked TOR 1925, will receive
1920. Freight engineers will receive 315
cents a mile, with the ten mile an hour
guarantee. They wanted 384 cents. The
firemen on freight engines will receive
1920 and the same conditions. They
asked for $3.50. The engineers on the
heavy draught engines have been given
four cents mile and the ten mile guar
antee. They asked for five cents. The
change in wages will cost the company
an increased outlay of from $4,000 to
$500 year.
Catholic Educational Work.
At the Catholic educational conference
at Chicago last week DR.. Conaty of the
Catholic University at Washington said
The Catholic church spent last year in
the United States the sum oil S25, 100000
on education, chiefly in parochial schools
and exclusive of what was spent in AGA
demic, collegiate and university educa-
ton. Notwithstanding the serious de-
mand made on her for church and charit-
able development, she has under her edu-
cational training over 100000 pupils.
Ofthese about 10000 have received col
legiate instructions under her direction.
Mgr. Conaty commended that a most
important issue in Catholic educational
work is in the development of the Cath
olic high schools, which are the necessary
links between the parochial schools and
the Catholic colleges. The tendency to
add college work to the high school
course and thus make an easy step to the
university or to business life presents a
serious problem to the college and de-
mands consideration.
If the high school movement be over
looked or neglected the parochial school
system is in danger of becoming feeder
for the public high schools, thus leading
its graduates to the non Catholic college
or university. Mgr. Conaty closed with
a strong appeal to the colleges to be
loyal to one another and loyal to the
university.
DIR. Goodwin Resigns.
Many Harvard men will regret Prof
Goodwin's resignation, which is just an
nounced. For as years he has been
among the finest Greek scholars in the
country, a patriarch OF classical learning.
at Harvard. During his service he has
seen scholars and professors grow up
around him. OF late years he has been
able to teach only the most advanced
and promising men. Prof Goodwin got
his Phi. D. at Gottinger in 1855. He has
had the LII. D. degree from score of
colleges: Oxford, Edinburgh and Cam
bridge have hopored him. Royal socie-
ties from every country in Europe have
made him honorary member. Medals
and distinctions have been showered
upon him from Greece to Germany. Not
the least is the distinction his Greek
grammar has gained. 1t has long been
the standard text book.
DR.. Goodwin resigns because of his
belief that at 70 man has earned his
rest. He will be made professor emeritus
and will continue to add dignity and
scholarship to Harvard University.
Endowment of 100000.
Armour Institute in Chicago which
owes its existence to the late P. D. Ar
mour, has received an addition of $780,
100000 to its endowment, the money
coming from Mrs. P. D. Armour and J.
0. Armour. the widow and son OF the
founder. The announcement OF the pro-
posed gift was a surprise even to the off,
Gals OF the institution. The institute is
now in very prosperous condition, hav-
ing an endowment of So, 100000, all of
which was given by the late Mr.. Armour.
Samoan Census Taken.
A census of the Samoan group has been
taken. The number of Samoans in Upola
and other islands under the German gov.
ernment is $4,000, while the population
of the six islands under the United States
government is $500. Infant mortality
is great owing to ignorance and careless
ness of mothers in dieting their young.
Pres. Mckinley has donated $4,000
towards fund of 100000 necessary to
secure the erection OF a new and modern
hotel in Canton, Ohio. The hotel will be
built on the site of the recently burned
Saxton block. NJ c. Barber has written
the president on behalf of Canton people,
asking that he allow the hotel to be call
ed the Mckinley. The new building will
cost 100000.
Vermont will have foster son in the
the Fifty seventh congress as delegate
from the territory OF New Mexico. B. S.
Rodey of Albuquerque, who recently
spent a week in Washington is native
OF Ireland, but be lived several years in
Newport, and his parents still reside in
that town. Mr.. Rodey afterward went
to Boston, studied law in the office OF
Ben Butler, and then went to New Mexi.
CO as private secretary for a big rail-
road official He is a gifted young man,
one OF the leading LAWYERS of the terri
tory, an ardent republican, and speaks
both French and Spanish huently.
Ex-Congressman George Willard, who
died recently at Battle Greek, Mich, was
native of Bolton, but went to Michigan
at the age of II. He was rector OF
a church in Kalamazoo for two years,
but resigned on account of it's conserva-
tism. For ten years he was a regent OF
Michigan University and did much to
open its doors to women. During his
four years in congress his most notable
effort was speech against the force bill.
In 1872 he established the Battle Greek
Journal, which he managed until his
death.
The first United States coaling station
to be located on foreign soil has just
been completed at Pichalinqui, on the
west coast of Mexico. The station is on
California Bay, at the extreme end of the
long peninsula which juts down from