The Republican journal., 1901-03-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.

1
MAINE MATTERS. A portion Of the
large. Office building to be erected in
| Pittsburg, Pa, was let on joint con-
| Granite Co. of Hurricane and the Bod
| well Granite Co. Of Vinalhaven. The
building is to be 20 stories in height,
five of which is the award to the above
mentioned firms. The building is to
be erected by Mr.. Prick, the well known
| Pittsburg steel magnate. The work
/ will begin at once, necessitating about
$50 additional men for each company.
] At the annual meeting of the Waverly
Wooden company of Pittsfeld, held
Feb. 10th, the treasurer reported that
| the assets of the company showed that
for every dollar of capital stock the
company had one dollar and seventy
four cents. A dividend of five per cent.
will be paid March l. The old officers
and board of directors were reelected.
.....Commander J. K. Cogswell light
house inspector of Portland, Me-, will
be detached from duty in March and
proceed to the Asiatic station for duty.
1.-The Civic League of Bath has decid-
ed to make a new move against alleged
liquor sellers by endeavoring to secure
perpetual injunctions against them....
The Department of Maine, National
Relief Corps, has elected Mrs. Sarah J.
Ross OF Newport, as president; Azuba
y. Bagley OF Lewiston, vice president;
Mrs. Annie L. States Of Springvale,
junior vice president. Governor Hill
chairman of the Bangor board of regis
tration. This position was rendered
vacant by the death of Col. J. w. Por-
ter. Waterville for the next ten years
| will be on even terms with Augusta in
the matter of number of representa-
tlves in the legislature. Up to this
time the capital city has been the only
town in the county with a population
large enough to entitle it to more than
one representative. Waterville's close
approach to the 10000 mark gives her
the same privilege, so that in the next
J and succeeding legislatures two persons
| instead OF one will be at her service....
A fine portrait of the late Judge Will
liam Writ Virgin has been added to the
collection in the rotunda of the State
House. The painting is by Coombs and
friends of Judge Virgin pronounced it
an excellent likeness. It is a gift to
the State from Mrs. Virgin and Senator
Virgin. The Bangor Democrats in eau
Gus Feb. 23d, adopted resolutions de-
claring that the municipal election to
be held March II will be illegal on oc-
count of the changes made in the ward
lines, and decided to make no nomina-
tons for any office. The resolutions
denounce all who had any hand in
changing the ward lines. A city COM
mittee was elected and also delegates
to the Democratic district convention.
The present political situation in Ban
gor is unprecedented. The Jackson
club of Thomaston held its annual
meeting, Feb. 22nd, and the large at
tendance and enthuiasm showed that
this now famous Democratic organiza-
ton had lost none of it's spirit.
Speeches were made by Senator Staples
of Washington and DR.. G. Langtry
Crockett. Right Rev. Robert Goldman,
bishop of the Maine Episcopal diocese,
administered the rite of confirmation
to 10 candidates at st. Johns Episcopal
church in Bangor Sunday, Feb. 25th.
There was large congregation. State
received from the educational commits
sion of the Philippines requests for a lot
of Maine teachers to be sent out to teach
in the newly organized schools of
that country. The requirements are
that these teachers shall be graduates OF
high school, academy or seminary of
standard grade and of normal school OF
training school. The pay will be from
S65 to 500 a month, and teachers of both
sexes are desired no distinction being
made. Supt. StetsOn is inclined to think
that the government will take as many
from Maine as it can secure.
IN BRIEF. The foreign ENJOYS at
Pekin received an unofficial communi-
cation from the Chinese plenipoten-
tiarieS Feb. goth offering to agree to all
the terms of the powers. The Chinese
desired, however, to save the lives of
Chao Shu Chiao and Wing Men, but
they were informed that the ministers
insisted upon the former demands.
The Boston and Maine railroad census
of it's working force, shows the total
number of employees to be 22,366. OF
these the largest number is in the road
department, $500. The number of
those employed in the running Of the
trains is 4,343, and in and about the
stations, 5,075, while it required 1886
men to look after the motive power de-
partment. The firm of John P. Squire
& Company, capital stock of $7,500,000,
was incorporated at Trenton, n. j.,
req. ZOIIl, W 10 pork packing DuSIIleSs
in Boston and other eastern points, alb
sorbing about dozen concerns, includ-
ing the business of John P. Squire Com
pany at Boston....A contribution of a
quarter of a million dollars by John d.
Rockefeller to Brown University was
announced Feb. 10th, at the annual
dinner of the Brown University Alum
nj Society of New York, held at the
University Club. Rev. DR.. Faunce,
president of the university made the
announcement. National flags were
hoisted over the American embassy and
consulate at London Feb. 22nd in honor
of Washington's birthday, but the usual
ambassadorial reception and the Amer
lean Society banquet were abandoned
owing to the Queens death.......lt
is announced that Mrs. Emmons
Blaine will shortly turn over to the uni
versity of Chicago the Chicago Institute
an academic and pedagogic school
which was founded as memorial to hel
husband, a son of the late James G
Blaine. The total value in endow
ment and annual expense fund is ovel
\. $4,000, 900.
WASHINGTON WHIsPERINGS. Rep
resentative and Mrs. Littlefield OF