The Republican journal., 1901-02-07

partly in Canada and partly in the
United States, that the open season for
black bass shall be from July 1 to Jan.
!, and that net fishing shall be entirely
forbidden on Lake Champlain, the
States of New York and Vermont and
the province of Quebec. Right Rev.
Henry 7. Satterlee, Episcopal Bishop
OF Washington, is planning to establish
IN New York City a home where poor
girls OF good character may be trained
nurses....H. o. Stanley of Maine was
elected vice president of the North
American Fish and Game Association
at meeting in Montreal Jan. 3Oth.
| The New England States were well rep
resented and Hon. S. L. Carleton was
elected member of the executive COM
mittee.."..In Great Britain there are A.
S43 churches, branch churches and mis-
sion stations, providing sitting accom-
modatlons for 1,744,111 persons. The
church members number 431, 517, a sub
| Stantlal increase of some $4,000 mem
DerS on the returns made last year,
| The Boston port record for the amount
| of cargoes of coal was broken Jan. 31st
| when the incoming fleet of tugs, barges
and schooners brought in an estimated
| 133, 500 tons. The fleet represented a
valuation of upwards of s5,0OO O0O....
! The bequests of the late Robert Cod
man of Boston to various hospitals de-
notes a remarkably Catholic spirit.
They not only include Protestant and
Roman Catholic Institutions, but allo-
pathic and homeopathic as well. 1t
isn't often that personal philanthropy
is so broad as that. Monday. Feb. i,
is the centenary of the installation of
John Marshall as the third chief justice
OF the United States supreme court and
as recognition of his great talents and
almost lnestimable service, exercises in
his honor were held by County and State
bar associations all over the country....
The stockholders of the new Manhattan
steamships between New York city and
New England ports, have elected the
following officers: President, Richard
Morrell; treasurer, James n. Huston;
secretary, Ernest Smith; general mana
ger, n. L. Newcomb... Chaplain Tribou
of Charlestown Navy Yard was ordered
Feb 4th to duty as chaplain of the
cruiser New York on the China station.
The New York is Admiral Rodgers
flagship. Tribou has been in the ser
vice over twenty-nine years Mrs.
John Garvin of Avona. Pa, has just
given birth to triplets, all girls. She is
the mother of five children that were
born within u months, having given
birth to twins last ear...Reports re-
ceived say that the sugar and tobacco
crops in Porto Rico are the largest that
have ever grown on the island, and
planters fear that the factories will be
unable to handle them. The general
prosperity which the country is just
now enjoying appears to have extended
to our inSular possessjOns.....P President
Wheeler of the University of Califor-
MIA has received telegram stating that
President Mckinley will accept his in
vltation to address the students of the
university on commencement day, May
15.....During the year ending June 30,
1900 the number of casualties in Cana
dian waters and to Canadian seagoing
vessels in other waters was ISL, repre-
sentlng a tonnage of 59,066. The loss is
put at 1856, ,S4S Seven lives were lost.
WAsHINGToN WHIsPERINGs. Unit
ed States Fish Commissio ner Bowers
expects to select the site for Names
new lobster hatchery himself early in
'iAS SPAiio' Pittii w 81 w AhdillC oiS
soon as the winter is over" said he
Feb lst. "The location of hatchery
in Maine is very fortunate as the spawn
of the Holsters from the Maine coast
are the best of any in the United
States. The natural spawning grounds
are off the Maine coast. -. The bill for
a pension court of appeals, which has
attracted considerable attention as G.
A. X. measure, met reverse in the
house committee on invalid pensions.
Feb. 1St, where, by a vote of six to
seven, motion to report it was defeat
ed A subcommittee, consisting of
Representatives Norton, Graft and
Miner, was then named to perfect the
department bill providing for pension
appeals. Representative Jones of
Washington introduced in the House
Feb. 1st bill providing that after Jan.
l, 1908, no foreign vessel should enter
any port in the United States carrying
products other than the products Of the
country whose flag she flies. ..At the
cabinet meeting Feb. 1st Sec. Hay spoke
at some length upon the situation in
China. 1t developed that the plenipo-
tentiaries of the powers are not making
as rapid progress toward a settlement
as was hoped, and that many disturbing
questions have arisen in consequence. -.
The output of U. S, postage stamps at
the bureau of engraving and printing
during January was the largest in the
history of the government, the total
number being 500, ,676, ,615, of which g.
564, $40 were put up in the little book
form. The President signed the bill for
the reorganization of the army at 12.40
p. m. Feb. 2. 1t is now law,
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