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Million Dollar Company.


H4DH..| H. KockIand by f. F. Hanson.
I'N- luue 1t Is "A Fire Resister.
.N .u Tire Resisting Company was
Iuckland Jan. 1st, by eX-Mayor
I..>oH lf Belfast with a capitaliza-
H Gpu, Of which 800 has been
.leeu stockholders. At meet
directors f. F. Hanson was
Irnt and Herman L. CasSens of
''t.a... Jerk, The company will manu-
e9-.U uicago "a fire resisting paper for
-I Tho spread of fire in the walls of
.' au.djng, and will deal in all sorts
t-'aHWls shing apparatus and fire res
l.e'a Mr. Hanson is the dlScOverer
0eH d treatment of ordinary felt
'ai'v -hch IS said by those who have seen
" 3 Almost wonderful fire reSister. EX-
'n- made the past year proved that a
BOARD auyered with a quarter inch
-sAes- a. The paper and the paper sub
4IeI -Hl degrees of heat for IA min
".s "5 Scorched. The material is
as. '1Le proof and will be used as a sub
.le 'o s,eel ceilings also. 1t is so hard
4t Treatment that it cannot be cut with a
ausou said: "Mr. Lucas, represent
l"Ntutard Oil Company, spent day
''t ne ieaentjy Investigating the resister
..i s',r. I6jecting it to the most severe
-'i' l.adf IN offer of $4,000 for the pro-
reiu,ed to sell, for know there is
.'an N it, X, f. Briggs, president Of
.- hs- III and Carriage Co., of Ames-
E Mass, and Robert T. Hough, of
YIN a-'lo, D. c., counsel for the National
and Trust Co., of New York, are
s'o. eholders in the company and we
'a.- '-'iil of capital to start a factory to
as, , olae'nIe the felt paper, mixing the
.' ..l.a' @th the pulp instead of treating
4- tap4f after it is made. This will be
-.a-'I oul In any thickness. Ireceived an
.7' last week from big furniture firm in
+. ''e4- who had a sample of the resis--
i3 enough to cover about an acre of
'r-.''s' they are erecting, but was not
7p".sl TO fill it then. We will at once
t''f o1 he market also dry powder fire
''- s'trf. and today ordered a car load
-7Ngais sent on to Chicago from New
.s. etvr for Chicago January 10"
.'.r millions in it," concluded Mr..
With an enthusiasm that brought
H lIe celebrated Colonel Mulberry
hpckland Star.
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Made Him Apologize.

,.' ''atgf >taples, who is superintendent of
r,. "i Washington, recently had Wes-
N.. ones i3 years of age, arrested for as
si pom tle school teacher at RazOrville,
,5 De attends school, and brought be-
R,. l.iai Justice W. f. Overlook. Miss
,e,I ,.3 be- bowed fight, but She, being plucky
'',.,.. tered the punishment. Mr.. Staples,
s,r' ''eF thought it was time to take a
a-... ,'g, aoa Lad him arrested and tried in the
,-i.. ,leE Of the whole school. The judge
.li5Iuled him to the Reform school, but
ssga1' l''l the mittimus during his good be-
.gSa ana made him apologize to the
-0lleI kockland Star
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SHIP PLANT FOR CAMDEN.

es poesibility, and Certainly
Ipuks Feasible.
star recently published a
hat a big ship plant was
.. H u Camden; that H. NJ.
-f-r his shipyard to new
flum active business, and
Is LAWSON and Captain John
.... u>tou and Charles w. Henry
un-jdge of Philadelphia, and
1rm the new company, and
ul ior the building of steel
81. lean when interviewed said
u .a he story, but had not been
...... tie matter and had not sold
.-.,.. tu sell There is reason to
.4.ea. that a scheme of this kind
..4u 4 well-informed Camden
.0.a. iatement:
.... ..e 8uubt but that in less than
... ...rpuration will be formed which
.a-. fhe Camden Yacht Building
4. .. 1mpany, which has bought
.sftl shore of the inner harbor
sg1 ~t4amship Co.'S wharf to
she llarbor, the II. M. Bean
d.. ., 3mden Anchor and Rock
N. Jompany, knowlton Bros.
I others for the purpose of en-
ID g,aasuely in vessel building and
..,.tj II descriptions on a scale that
.rr.-, LOT only Camden but Maine
s.s llLland The subject has been
i. s-uh, but as say the plan is in
mt.. Las As line harbor and depth
r.a-4 port of New England and
u .c hes OF manufacture which are
H,. uoked The fame of Camden
S., .- International. By joining the
above named the new company
...,ht entire harbor front on the
..0-uf he harbOr, with the eXcep-
- steamer wharf and another
.-r adjacent owned by Willis
MI Grinnell and Mr.. Bean
'u.a upders in the Camden Iacht
-... UulWay Company, while the
Htioued are also interested III
~ stockholders.
eie are II the company j. Y.
md E. W. Henry, Philadel-
....- with plenty of money, Cap
&. mNiey Of Taunton, who has had
built here and who is an
. .l.He,s associate of Thomas W.
Shepherd of Rockport, and
hu up interested i'll Camden
.H- ship supplies.
1 capital is concerned, there
that d million dollars could
1>cribed to push the work
. the Camden Yacht Build
W} Company,who have recent
..rmnal shore privileges in the
J}" their railways in opera
l for the repairing of large
-.~ ana that before the close
lumul will have begun to eX-
Y.-lnrss IN IA manner that VIII
-prtlun."
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Hawaii to Maine.

BANGOR, Me-, Jan. 3. About O'Clock
this afternoon the first cablegram to be re-
ceived in Bangor over the new Pacific ca BILE
came direct from Honolulu. The message
was to Edward II. Kelley, editor of the
Bangor Commercial, from Wallace X. Far
ringtOn, a former resident of Bangor, now
editor and part owner of the Honolulu
Evening Bulletin. 1t reads:
Compliments of the season from Hawaii
to Maipe,"
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To-Day's Journal.
PAGE /.

PAGE /.
plant for Camden....A Million
Hg saa,y Thew aldo Delegation. .obltu-
nl5L 2.lbtrrehss Made Him Apoioglze..;: ;. Inc
.r f5r ~ y. mag Industry. Hawaii to Maine.
st1c9'if faral Industries. News OF the
Mer-p5 f-,,r Weather Report divorced IN
.rsrs o,t,HrgfeUow the Poet OF the People.::
ssaaa ,,i,,.7} Court. City Government Meet
r,4m u transfers in Real Estate.
PAGE2.
PAGES.
..... .u continued.
h. rAGK4.
Wedding Bells; A Silver Wedding
E ~mn News Coal for Rockland..
l-r,. Deaths
PAGE s.
nrtast. Secret Societies.
rAGF e.
.. hred- The Maine Fisheries.
nuant Register of Deep Wa
M 1lod Old Times. Stock Feed
..nty,G. A. r. Encampment.
INEE7.
-t5ulal. Ten Vessels, Eighty
soldiers in the War of 1872.
4 tu Make.
IAGES.
ui,u,e...An Old Time Dinner
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1ae Gloucester Fishing Industry.

iha ne ne total receipts of fish at Gloucester for
ailPt'"sIl year were 102, 1879, 1876 pounds. In
Nassouut, a., Gloucester vessels landed about
N, tvND (S6 W.. pounds at other ports. In 1901,
ritB pounds were landed at Gloucester
ed ontu! soout the same relative amounts land
Wear inside. The fleet at the close of this
y FGG ~, comprised 312 vessels, with total of
Year IONS, tons, The principal falling off of the
ine was IN the salt mackerel catch, it hav-
ii l9" sTeh several thousand barrels less than
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-01-08

The petition of Horace B. Smalley and
others for street light at the corner of
Primrose street and Waldo avenue, was re-
ferred to the committee on lights.
David W. Dyer presented a petition to be
allowed a compensation for damages alleg-
ed to be done to his property by raising the
grade of Front street. The matter was re-
ferred to the City Solicitor.
Adjourned at $50 o'clock, after the short
est session of the year.
NJ. c. Hill, collector, reported as follows:
total amount collected upon which per
cent. discount was allowed, $5,S55.72; dis
count, $11I11; net amount, So, 1861 col
lector's commission on same, $48.7 IS; paid
City Treasurer $5,6S9. SO.
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City Government Meeting.

The regular meeting of the city council
was held Monday evening, January 5th. A
full board was present in the aderman's
room and six members in the common coun-
Gil. Roll of accounts No. 10 was passed
Following are the amounts under the vari-
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Wind, Sky, etc.

The average for the month of December
was 1920 against 24.70 for December, 1901,
and an average of 240 for December for 43
years past. The highest temperature was
go the 22d day, against 550 the 10Th of De-
c4mber, 1901. The lowest was -17o the 9th
day, against 90 the 9th and % days of De-
cember, 1901. The ''cold spell'' from the
7th to the 18th was the longest and most Sc
we're ever recorded here in December. Rain
fell on days and snow on s, with total
snowfall of III inches and precipitation,
rain and melted snow, of 400 inches. In
December, 1901. there was rain on days
and snow on 6, with snowfall of q inches
and a preci pitation of 9.74 inches. The av-
erage precipitation for II years past was
363 inches. The number of clear days in
December, 1902, was II; partly clouny, 8;
cloudy, II; in December, 1901, clear, 10;
partly cloudy, IA cloudy, Z.
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Belfast Weather Report.

Following is a summary of the weather
record of the Belfast station of the U. S.
Weather Bureau for the week ending JAN
&, 1903:
The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1903-01-08

Edwin NJ. Knight Of Rockland was fatally
injured Dec. 3lst by fall from the roof OF d
she'd He was a painter by trade. and had
been painting a house. In coming down
from the roof after painting the chlmneys,
he was placing ladder to get from a shed
roof to the ground, when his foot slipped
and he fell with the ladder The distance
was only about eight feet, but he struck his
head upon the frozen ground, and received
fatal injuries His skull was not fractured,
but the conclusion to brain and spinal
ganglia was Sc severe as to cause uncon-
sciousness, from which he did not emerge,
and he died about O'Clock that evening.
Mr.. Knight was 90 years old and had been a
resident of Rockland about 80 years. He
was born in Lincolnville, son of West
brook and Olive (Norton) Knight, and was
twice married. His first wife was Eta
Thorndike They had two children, George
and Mabel. His second wife was Carrie E.
Knight. Their children are Fred L.,
Florence NJ, Eva b., and Harold, all of
whom are living. Two brothers, Clarence
and Sewall, who live in Castleton, Pa, also
survive him. He was veteran of the civil
war, having served in the 4th Minnesota
regiment. one of the famous fighting regi-
ments, and he was in many battles. He
was member of Edwin Libby Post, G. A.
R., of Rockland, and delegation from the
Post attended the funeral.
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Zilpha A., widow of the late Isaac Hodg-
man, died Dec. 30th, at the residence of her
daughter, Mrs. A lien Bowler, at Ingraham
Hill, Rockland Mrs. Hodgman had been
i'll long time, but the immediate cause of
her death was pneumonia. Mrs. Hodgman' S
maiden name was Zilpha Bryant, and she
was born in the town of Knox, Waldo
county, June IS, 1921. She was married to
Mr.. Hodgman i'll April, 1852, at Thomaston,
where they atterward resided several years.
From Thomaston they removed to the town
of Thorndike. Mr. Hodgman died Oct. 81,
1883 Their daughter Mary became the
wife of Allen Bowler and "a few years since
Mrs. Hodgman came from Thorndike and
made her home with her. Mrs. Hodgman
in early life became Christian, uniting
with the Baptist church IN Knox, hel con on
Besides her daughter she leaves one brother,
and many friends to mourn their loss. The
remains were taken to Knox for interment.
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al Cnufcn was nelQ nlTSudy evening, Jan.
!st. Supper was served in the lower vestry
at o'clock, and at 7.3O O'Clock, the pastor,
Rev. George S. Mills, called the meeting to
order. After singing hymn, the S4th
Psalm was read responsively, and prayer
was offered by Augustus Perry, the oldest
male member of the church, who is in his
SSth year. The pastor theA called the roll
of members, many of whom responded by
repeating verse of scripture. Several let
ters were read from absent members Mrs.
Rachel Roix, now living in Houlton, sent
S. for the church with her letter, and Mrs.
Kate Conant of this city, who was unable to
be present, sent gift of money to be used
in purchasing coal DR.. A. O. Stoddard,
clerk of the church, made his annual re-
port Four have been received into church
membership during the year, on profession
of faith three members have died, and one
was granted letter of dismissal to another
church, leaving the membership the same
as at the beginning of the year, a total of 14S.
Of this number, IS are non-residents By
vote of the church a portion of the legacy
of $500 left by the late Huldah NJ. Gam
MANS was useu Ill repairing anu pdiHIins
the church edifce at cost of $17O.44.
The clerk announced that friend who
wished his identity unknown had made
gift of 5000 to the church during the sum-
mer. This was pleasant surprise to the
members, as this was the first knowledge
they had received of this gift. The
church has given in benevolence dur
ing the year $363.23. The parish expenses
have amounted to $1,637.22, as reported by
Charles P. Hazeltine, treasurer of the par
ish. The reports from the various commit
tees, the welcoming committee, that on city
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05
MATCH COMPANY
TO MOVE AWAY
Finds Illinois Laws Too Ex-
acting for Its Pur-
poses.

CHICAGO, Feb. 4-President Barber,
of the Diamond Match company, an
nounced at the annual meeting of the
stockholders today that the manage
ment was planning to move the home
of the company to some other state.
''The state of Illinois," said Mr.. Bar
Der, by it's annoying requirements. has
prompted the board of directors to seri-
ousIy consider the advisability of mov-
ing the home of the company to some
state where the exactions are not Sc
we're and special meeting of the stock
holders may therefore be called at an
early date to consider the subject"
The impossibility of owning the real
estate necessary to the company's busi-
ness under an Illinois charter and
heavy taxation are considerations that
make the removal desirable. The taxes
this year will be about $125, 900. The
company moved its main offices to New
York more than year aao. 1t is prob
able that the new charter will be taken
out either in New York or New Jersey.
The net earnings of the company in
1902 were $1,957 ga, or 1904 per cent on
the stock, as compared with $2,O21,702.
or 13.47, in 1901. The amount carried
to surplus for the yeer was $457 674.
making the total surplus Dec. 81
$2,104, ,593. The stockholders reelected
the retiring board of directors, who
subsequently reelected the old officers
and declared the regularsqu div
idend of 212 per cent.
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HOBSON is ASKED
TO RECONSIDER
Wants to Serve Again Should There Be a
War.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Admiral
Taylor, chief of the navigation bureau, has
made the following recommendations to
the secretary of the navy regarding Capt.
Hobson's designations:
The bureau is reluctant to recommend
tion, believing that time should be given
q trial of the new duties at the station
government may retain the services of an
liant
Secretary Moody today telegraphed this
recommended ton to Capt Hobson with
the statement that the department ap-
proved it and that he transmitted it to
him for his consideration. The CORE
spondence attending the tender of the
resignation was made public. Capt. Hob
son gives as a reason for his action the
bad condition Of his eyes and thus closes
his letter:
Upon thus severing my official connec-
tion with the navy, | beg to make the
following standing and permanent re-
quest: That upon the approach of war,
ward to congress the application 1 here
assigned to active duty during the period
of emergency"
The attitude of the construction corps.
to which Mr.. Hobson is. attached is in
closed in this Endorsement upon the letter:
THE bureau recommends acceptance to
take effect Feb 5, 1903.
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THERE FOR HIS HEALTH.
NOT COALING STATIONS
Isle of Pines Figures in the Cuban
American Negotiations.

Isle of Pines Figures in the Cuban
American Negotiations.
HAVANA, Feb. 4.-Commander Lucien
Young, formerly captain of the port has
arrived here. 1t was reported that his
visit was connected with choice of. GER
tain ports for United States coaling sta
tions. Commander Young, however. de-
nies this report and says his trip to Cuba
was made merely to assist him in recov-
ering from an attack of pleurisy He will
sail on his return to the United States
next Saturday.
The negotiations regarding the proposed
United States coaling stations are ex-
pected shortly to be concluded
The American settlers on the Isle of
Pines are apprehensiye that the United
States may trade their claims against
some possible advantage in the coaline
station agreement. It is well under-
stood, however. i'll official circles that the
solely on its merits.
The Cuban Railroad company is ap-
pearing to take proceedings before the
supreme court to recover S160 O0O the
amount of tax levied by the secretary Of
the treasury on the transfer of the prom
critics of the original Cuban COMPANY to
the Cuba Railroad company. Sir VIII
liam Van Horne deposited the money with
the treasury in accordance with Spanish
law until the validity of the tax could
be determined. The opinions of LEADING
lawyers are against the legality Of the
levy. The secretary of the treasury has
no animosity toward the railroad. but
CLAIMS that the law requires the collection
OF the tax. 80
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RUSH ORDERS FOR
WORK ON WARSHIPS
Trouble In Honduras Said to BE the Only
Reason Therefor.

MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD, Cal.
Feb. 4.-Rush orders have been received
from Washington ordering that all work
on vessels now in the navy yard be COM
pleted with the grea test possible diSpa tch.
In view of this order an extra force of
men will be employed at once and a night
force was inaugurated last night to com
plete the repairs on the United States
steamship Bennington, which is practical
ly ready for service. Several others can
be made ready for sea within a short
time.
Large quantities of stores were shipped
to San Francisco to be transferred to
the Boston, New York and Ranger, now
lying at anchor in the harbor. 1t is un-
derstood that the trouble brewing in
Honduras is the only reason for the ami
nation now being shown at the navy
yard.
SAN FRANCISCO, Cal, Feb. 4.-The
warships in commission in this harbor
will be on their way to Amapala, on the
week. The New York, the Boston and
the Ranger are now in the bay ready to
start on short notice. Admiral Glass to-
day relieved Admiral Casey in the COM
ranged that the flags of the admirals
should be changed on Feb. TO- but the
hurry orders to the fleet to get into
Southern waters prompted the change
being made in commanding officer in ad-
vance Of the arranged time.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb 4.-The
state department has been advised that
Sierra the hoId-over president of Hon
council Of ministers and that Bonilla,
who claims to have been held to. the
presidential office. has proclaimed him
self president of Amapala
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05

WASHINGTON, D. c., Feb. Am
portant advices on the question of the
settlement of the Venezuelan claim
reached the German embassy tonight
from Berlin, and were communicated
to Mr.. Bowen, VeneZuela'S representa-
tive. by Baron Won Sternberg, the Ger
man minister. Their purpose is not
known, but the reply is believed to be
favorable to a settlement as Baron Won
Sternburg subsequent to their receipt
expressed himself as hopeful of an
early settlement.
Three months preferential treat
ment for Great Britain, Germany and
Italy promises to be the compromise
upon which the allies and Mr.. Bowen
Will agree as a condition precedent to
the raising of the blockade. This is
the modification proposed by Baron
Won Sternberg of the original conces-
sion of Mr.. Bowen of one month dur
ing which time the allies exclusively
should receive the 80 per cent of the
customs receipts of the ports of Puerto
CabellO and La Guaira.
If the German foreign office approves
the suggestion OF it's representative
Italy, it is expected, will throw her
support to Germany. France intimat-
ed her willingness to accept the plan,
as have the other claimant nations
and the united efforts of the nations
will be put forward to influence the
London foreign office.
The British ambassador was an ear
ly caller at the state department to-
day, where he spent some time in con-
ference with Secretary Hay. He did
not call on Mr.. Bowen, but went at
once to the German embassy, where
it is assumed he informed his govern
ment of the willingness of the United
States to accept the German sugges-
tiOn of three months preferential
treatment for the allies.
The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-02-05

The big appropriation bill of the ses-
sion was introduced in the senate yes-
terday morning by Senator Comstock.
of Hennepin. The bill asks $5O6,50O for
the state university, the money to be
expended for improvements and new
buildings.
The appropriation is divided into the
following items:
$4,000 for completing the mines and
mining building.
$4,000 for repairing and equipping
the engineering department
$4,000 for improving the campus.
$4,000 for ordinary repairs
$2O,500 for extraordinary repairs.
$4,000 for library.
$1,000 for enlarging and grading the
campus.
100000 for building a department Of
botany.
100000 for building a department of
language, literature and arts.
$4,000 for college of dentistry.
$4,000 for equipping chemical build
ing.
$4,000 for enlarging the law build
ing.
$4,000 for a library catalogue.
100000 for current expenses.
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Defending Caracas.

CARACAS. Feb. Am army of rev.
olutionists is row almost at the gates
of Caracas, and everywhere in the
city preparations are being made to
repel an attack. Trenches are being
dug and citizens are being drafted in
to the military ranks. Animals are
being seized for the government serv-
ice. President Castro is cool and is
displaying a tireless energy. He is
on horseback directing the defensive
operations. The Katos revolution has
at last reached a point where some
decisive action must take place within
a very few days. The blockaders have
notified the La Guaira authorities that
if they see Venezuela soldiers in town
they will shell the fort. This notifica-
ton is ineXplicable to the La Guaira
authorities, as Venezuelan soldiers oc-
casiOnally pass in the streets on their
way to fight the revolutionists. La
Guaira residents look upon the notifi-
cation as new tactics of the Germans
to assist the Matos revolution, and
are asking where is the peaceful
blockade?"