The Republican journal., 1896-03-05

Sill, 900, 900 for which the new issue of
500, 600, 600 four per cent. bonds was made
the treasury has received directly and in
directly nearly two thirds of the
amount SO far $50, 900, 900 of gold has
been taken up in the treasurer's cash and
$40, 600, 900 is on deposit in sub treasures
and national bank repositories. Sec. Car
Isle made the announcement Feb. 10Th ::
''Messrs. j. 2. Morgan & Co. associates,
under their bid for 100000, 900 U. S. 4
per cent. bonds of 1925, made in accord
ance with the recent circulars of the sec
rotary of the treasury, are entitled to re-
ceive bonds of the face value of about 81,
700, 900 in addition to those of which they
have already been notified. Exact figures
cannot be stated until returns from vari-
GUS sub-treasuries are fully verified. -
This will give Mr.. Morgan about S3o, 000,-
600 of the bond issue. -. Pom kwan Sob,
the new minister from Corea to the
United States, was formally presented to
President Cleveland by Secretary Olney
Feb. 10Th. 1t was the first occasion of state
at which Corea's diplomatic representa-
tives have appeared in European dress and
without the queue, under the decree of
Jan. last. The senate committee on post
offices has reported favorably a bill de-
filming fourth class mail matter as that not
embraced in the first, second and third
classes, which is not liable to destroy, de-
face or otherwise damage the contents of
a mail bag or harm the persons handling
it, and not over four pounds in weight eX-
cept single books..... In the house Feb
10Th bill granting a pension of 500 d
month to the widow of the late secretary
of stat, W. Q. Gresham, as brigadier
general with an amendment making it
SlOO) went over without action, as Mr.
Voorhees,, who originally introduced the
bill, but who was absent, desired to OPP
pose the amendment. A bill was passed
tor the payment OF year salary to the
the widow OF the late Isaac II. Bassett
}. Judson Barclay, L. ). Consul General
at Tangier, Morocco, reports to the State
Department that permanent American
mission station has been established after
several difficulties at Mequinez, in the
southern part of that country, by Rev. Mr..
Nathan, the pioneer head of the Morocco
mission..... Mrs Amelia Waite widow of
the late Chief Justice Waite, died Feb.
2lst. She passed away without being
made aware of the death of her son,
Christopher G. Waite, at Columbus, o.,
that morning. Mrs. Waite had been an
invalid for the past six months and her
death was not unexpected .... The daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution, Society
of the Oldest Inhabitants and others cele-
brated Washington birthday. Public
buildings were closed and there was a
parade of the district troops
FISH AND GAME. Claims have been
presented the State treasurer by the va
rious cities, towns and plantations of the
State for bounties on animals and seals
killed in 1895. The law provides that for
each bear and wolf killed, bounty of
S. be paid, and for each seal 81. The
returns show that there have been in all
paid out by the local treasurers for the
year, 81, $50 for ''anmals'' and 81, 662 for
seals, making total of So, 1872. OF the
animals, one was wolf, killed at Ando-
yer, the first one reported for many years.
The remaining 3O5 animals were bears, with
/, 1852 seals. For 1894, there was paid out
for bears 50, $50 for $50 animals), and
S192. so for seals Representing 3S5, as at
that time the law gave but so cents seaD.
These figures show a large increase in
the number OF seals, as previous to the
last legislature the bounties on them were
confined to the Penobscot river and bay,
and less price paid per head at that.
Hancock county received 1857 in bounties
on seals during 1895. The town of Deer
Isle leads, receiving S139. Swans Island
received $125; BROOKLYN, s92 and Bucks
port 81. AS the bounty ON seals is 81
head, this represents 357 seals killed dur
ing the year, but as many Of the seals are
lost by sinking after being killed, the
actual number killed during the year is
probably far in excess of that indicated
by the figures. And still it is said the
seals are increasing in number.