Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1898-01-19

the year 1897 were S1.749, 73S 30, and the
disbursements were 81, 500 1888 IS. The
cash balance in the treasury at the close
of the year was $152 35O22. The tax
assessed against cities and towns for the
year 1897 has been paid in full"
Micah M. Foster, late trns surer of the
defunct Lubec savings bank, was ar
raigned in the supreme court at Machias
Friday upon the indictment for emoez-
zling he funds of tie bank. The respon-
dent entered the plea of noLo contendere.
The presiding justice stated that mas
much as Fosters assistance was necessary
in Strengthening out the affairs OF the
bank, he would fix the bail ut s. 100, and
the case was continued to tue April term.
A civil action against tue trea.arer's
bondsmen was defaulted for 5000.
Governor Powers has received from the
clerk of the council statement OF the
amounts saved mud turned mack into the
treasury Of tue Stale from he various ap
propriation, for the Year 1897. Not
single appropriation was overdrawn for
the year--a thing never quite accom-
pllshed before in the history Of the State.
Sonnet ming has heen saved from every ap-
preparation, the amounts ranging from
two cents on the account OF farmers in
stitutes to "a ,S06.2S, on account OF sJ,u er-'
pensions. The total amount saved and
turned back into the state treasury is
s24,O7518.
The STANDARD OF admission to the state
nuI h.,Ia h.,
July /, candidates will be examined in the
elements of physiology and hygiene,
simple equations in algebra, the four
fundamental rules, common and decimal
fractions, dcnonlnale num- ers and the
applications of percentage In arithmetic,
the essential facts aud principles OF geog-
rapny and grammar, United States Ills
tory, reading and spelling. No student
will be admitted 10 any normal school
VITO fails ia attain an average rank Of IS
or VINO falls below 80 in arithmetic,
geography or grammar.
A pension decision, which will be OF in
terest to many, was rendered by Assistant
Secretary of Interior Davis, last week. A
widows claim was rel ected for the rea-
sous that the application was not fl ed in
the office OF the commissioner OF PEN
si"n@ until several months after the death
Of the soldier. In his decision Assistant
Secretary Davis says: "The soldier died
January IS, 1880. Application was flied
June IS, 1880, more than five mont BIS after
the death of the soldier. the law auth
orjzes the widow to prosecute her hus-
bands pending application; but where
the soldiers application was not filed
Wit n the commissi ,ner OF pensions until
after his death, he cannot he said to have
an application pen ling, and his widow is
not authoriz un :er any existing law to
prosecute"
The $4,000 or more skilled operativ.
employed in about seventy OF the chief
cotton mills of the New England states
Monday came und-r the sweeping order
OF new wage scale, which entails a re-
This reduction is the be- inning in New
Bedford, Mass, and Lewistp aud Bidde-
ford, OF labor strike, which may
prove an industrial battle g.eater in ex-
tent and more disastrous III effect than
any in the previous history of cotton
fabric making in the United States. The
battle against the corporations undo hit
eddy "ould have been fought everywhere
had not the voices of men and WON II
who are lily prepared at this tim. of var
to go into enforced idenes+ been needed
by those who are classed rs conservative.
The game commissioners in their an
nuai report say there has been less viola
ton o the game laws this year than ever
Def since fish and game became album
dant. The law for the r.gisi ration of
guides has worked we'll, and is held in
grent favor by the commissioners and a
large majority OF the guides and true
sportsmen. The number OF guides regis
tered was 1916 The guides have been
employed 81 ,91S days, which, at the usual
rate OF 80 day, indicates Sl55,754 paid
them by sport5men. Besides this the
taxidermists have received $50 O)O. The
number of sportsmen guided was 10 500,
of whom :, 125 we're from out of the State.
The record of game kilel is $50 moose,
239 caribou, $50 bear. s,9i7 dear. Visiting
sportsmen spent in the State at least
g 1000 000; resident sportsineu Sl75 900.
The youngest guide i, fourteen, the oldest
seventy-eight.