Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-02-27

which is scheduled for next Thursday.
March 3.
Governor and Mrs Hill are now
speeding homeward across the CONT
nent from their visit to New Mexico
and il is expected they will arrive in
the city Sunday afternoon, though it is
possible they may not reach here until
Monday.
Not for many years has there been
so long "a list of nominations as that
posted in the executive department
this, week, for confirmation at next
weeks meeting of the Council. This
list, which was published in the
Journal Friday morning, contains no
fewer than "a names. There are Al
men nominated for justices of the
peace: 10 for notary of public; three
trial justices; three cOroners; three
agents to prevent cruelty to animals:
four women authorized to acknowledge
deeds, administer Oaths and solcmnize
marriages: and four other nominations
for minor offices. There are no nom-
nations of great Importance in this
list; but the list to come a month later,
while it will probably be shorter. will
contain several important nominations
: As result of the hearing held at
China. Thursday. at which all three
commissioners of inland fish and game
were present. 1t was voted to close
China lake to ice fishing for two years
from March l. The feeling in favor of
such an action seems to be very strong
in that section. The people do not
object 50 much to visitors from neigh
boring cities fishing through the ice to
get fish for their own use, as they do
t. the catching of fish by the whole
sale for the market as has been done
by various Waterville parties.
The commissioners held a hearing at
WATERFORD. Wednesday. on petitions to
close OsSipee lake in that town, and
Great Fast pond in Acton to ice fishing
but voted to allow the petitioners leave
to withdraw. They went to Foxcroft,
yesterday. where a hearing was held
or the petition to close Garland pond
in the town of Sebec to ice fishing.
Insurance Commissioner Carr re-
ccived communication. yesterday,
from Lloyd Wilkinson. insurance COM
missioner Of the State of Maryland,
giving the exact losses of the COM
panies which suffered by the recent
great Baltimore fire. The first reports
sent out after the fire stated that the
insurance would reach about 500, 000.00
later reports scaled this down to some
thing like $50.000,O00. AS matter of
fact according to the official figures
now given out by Mr.. Wilkinson. the
insurance amounts to s27.13O,327. This
loss is divided among 80 insurance
companies, of which "a are American
companies and 25 foreign companies.
OF the American companies, II are
Maryland companies. and these are
particularly heavy losers. OF the 90
companies which suffered by this great
fire. six are forced to discontinue bust
ness. and will settle their insurance
through the courts. The remaining SO
will settle their losses without any de-
lay. and in nearly all cases the loss is a
relatively trifling matter to them. No
company doing business in this State is
in any degree shaken in its standing
as a result of this fire. and no Maine
policy holder has the slightest cause to
worry.
Captain James b. Mitchell of the
United States regular army. who is in
speeding the National Guard Of Maine
has been inspecting the companies at
Eastport. Houlton and Bangor this
week. During the coming week he will!
inspect Company F. Dover. Monday
evening: Company E, at Skowhesan.
Tuesday evening; Company NJ. Angus
ia. Wednesday evening: Company H.
Waterville. Thursday evening: and
Company A. Gardiner Friday evening.
That will leave him the companies at
Norway. Biddeford and Sanford which
he will inspect on Monday. Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, respectively. of
week after next.
In the office OF the commissioner of