Daily Kennebec journal., 1898-03-04
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Reports of Smallpox in the South
ern States.
Received 6y Secretary Young Of State Board
Of Health Capitol News.

For several years past. there has bee
bat very little annoyance caused by tn
smallpox in the United States" said Sec
retaly Young of the Maine board o
health, Thursday. to 4 journal reporter
but ii now looks as though the diseas
was to give the people more trouble. fo
II - very prevalent in the Souther
states, ana is gradually working North
There is a sort of an Interstate nforma
tion bureau, composed of The secretarie
of the various State boards of health. an,
whenever there is a run of any kind %
" contagious disease in a state. the sec
retary at once notifies all the other stat
secretaries.
Secretary Young received one such let
ter, Wednesday morning and two NOR
Thursday
The Alabama secretary reports th'
worst condition. there being 2j3 eases re
ported to him. while il is reported that j
Is prevalent in hundreds of places.
FLORIDA reports II cases; Georgia Us
and there are also many cases reported il
Virginia and the District Of Columbia
1t is not apprehended that there will ht
any great danger of The disease in this
State, but if it should come. the authori-
ties will be fully prepared to battle with
the dread disease.
On account of the many reports Of Tho
slaughtering Of game in the woods
caused by the ease with which the muir
derous hunters can approach the game
in the deep snow, the fish and game COM
missioncrs have issued the following let
Ter to The registered guides:
Augusta. March > 1855.
Nv Dear Sir-Ten days ago we sent out
.0a letters to registered guides in various
parts of the State, respectfully calling at
ttntlon to the helpless condition OF tn'
game in the deep SHOWS, and asking all
registered guides to help us in protect
ing it,
We are much sratiiied at the way that
good many Of the guides respond eN-
pressing a Willingness to do AL they cam
"" are sending out To guides 1ond let-
terS, this week The worst is To cone. fol
as soon as the crust forms and snoW>hoe-
ing is good. The game is helpless
We are getting reports OF poachine cv-
cry day. Every warden We have funds
to hire is working as hard aS human en-
UllranCe Will permit. II is to be rtGr,.,-
ted that this poaching is hY our nVl peo-
pie. 1t was in deep SHOWS thai the hle
aamr was once nearly oXtprminaled iii
Maine. Every indication points To mon,
SportSm"u coming to Maine this year
than ever before. provided there is biz
game We must All work togethcr-tio
our utmost to protect il. VIII YOU help
let it be known that you propose to have
game protected i'm YOUR section
Nov let us work a. We never have he
fore YoU know the commissioners have
not funds to hire sufficient WarlenS.
Promptly let Us know of amy podchng-
conlidentjallY. if you wish.
Let us make Il long pHll a strong pull
and a pull together Are you with Us for
h,4 work? Sincerely yours.
commissioners OF Inland Fisheries and
Game. l.. r. CARLETON, Chairman.
A mounted hen hawk has been contrib
uted to the collection in the hsh and
game department. by Game Warden Fred
Z. Davis of Madison.
Chairman Carleton says that the com
mission would be voyT much pleased to
receive contributions in this line from
anyone, and they will be labelled with the
donors name and placed with the col
lection which the commissioners wish 10
make AZ large as possible.
In Saturdays Journal Will he published
{ he FIRST of the weekly letters from Chair
man /. T. Carleton Of the fish and game
commission in which he Will review the
work done by that department during the
week.
These letters will be made a permanent
feature of Saturdays Journal and will be
very Interesting.
In the first letter many items of news
that have been heretofore unknown, Will
he published.
The State library is 10 assist the Gospel
Mission rooms on Water street, by giving
them many duplicate copies of magazines
and papers for their reading room.
The decoration of the Senate chamber
goes merlily on. and both the colorineS
and decorations are beginning To take a
form. 50 that it can be clearly seen how
beautiful the room will be when it is
completed.
The following company filed papers OF
Thursday:
The Bartlett x Dennis Company has
been organized at Gardiner for the pur-
,,acn of c1rrNin" on the business of buy