The Republican journal., 1902-10-30

almost exclusively of rich mines in the
Batopilas district, Mexico. ..... What is
stated to be the oldest ship in the world
has recently been sold at Teneriffe to
be broken up. This is the Italian ship
Anita, registered at the port of Genoa
The Anita, which resembles Christopher
Columbus ship, the Santa Maria, was
built in Genoa i'll 154S, and effected her
last voyage at the end of March, 1902,
from Naples to Teneriffe, six or seven
weeks ago.. Elizabeth Cady Stanton,
the we'll known woman SutfragiSt, died
Oct. Goth at her home in New York, Of
old age. She was conscious almost to
the last. The children with Mrs. Stan
ton when she died were Mrs. M. F.
Lawrence and Mrs. Stanton Blatch of
New York, Henry and Robert l.. Of
New ork, lawyers: Theodore of Paris,
and &. Smith, a real estate broker at
at Wardenclitfe, Long Island.
FISH AND GAME. The section along
the route of the SebaSticook 4 Moose
I head railroad, above Hartland, is not
to be grlnned at when it comes to game
For several miles the track runs
through forest which has for quite a
number of years provided entertain
ment tor hunters, and many deer, par
tridges and Woodcock have been shot
there, while Moose pond on the west
side of the track has afforded not only
good fishing but at times pretty fair
duck hunting. And now it is told that
a deer was shot by a lady who was
aboard The morning train on its down
trip the other day. The deer was seen
II short distance from the track and
.lt i,Sf Il,
Muddy Pond, Washington, has been
stocked with trout and square-taied
salmon, from the State hatchery at Au-
burn, at the instance of Hon. l.. NJ.
Staples, who is taking a lively interest
i'll the work of stocking the ponds of
Knox county with fish. Senator
Staples will undertake to get law ell
acted by Legislature next winter pro
hibiting the taking of fish from this
pond for a period of five years and
regulating the fishing after that time,
SO as to preserve the fish. Muddy
pond is admirably adapted for the prop
agation OF trout.~,.F. H. Savage While
out cunning i'll Bath Friday, at Dana's
mill pond. got sight of flock of six
teen black ducks. They were on log
in the water and Mr.. Savage had fine
view of them. He had a double bar
relied gun and let both charges go at
them. He secured eight of the birds.
POLITICAL POINTS. Rev. 5. L. Han
scom of Bar Harbor has filed an appli-
cation with the governor and council
asking that corrections be made i'll the
vote of Hancock county for sheriff at
the recent election and that certificate
of election be issued to him. He claims
that votes intended for him We're not
counted in the following towns: Blue
hi0, 20; Brookline, Il; Brooksyille, 10;
Bucksport, .: Deer Isle, 10: Dedham, ),
Eden Bar HarGor ~, Ellsworth, .;
Gouldsboro 10: Hancock, 20: Lamoint,
8; Mount Desert, 3, orland, 6: PenOb-
scot. 10: Sedgwick, Is; sullivan, %:
>urry, I: fremont. :: Trenton. 3:N erona,
3: Winter Harbor, /: sorrento. 1; and
Stoningt0n, 6. Making total of 27S.....
Sixteen Republican State conventions
lave pledged their delegations to the
national convention for Roosevelt.
This gives him about 400 of tile aSl dele
gates to the convention. which is yet
two years away.