Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-28
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Two Americans losr in the bush a
| Nepigon. Ont. have been rescued
| They had been four days without food
| They are p. F. Kendall Of Cambridge.
Mass. and G. Z. Eastman of Saginaw
Mich.
Secretary Root, accompanied by
Private Secretary Mason. left Wash
ington Wednesday, for Gettysburg.
Pa. To inspect the battlefield ana at
tend to business connected with the
Gettysburg commission.
Judge shras at Dubuque, Iowa, Tues
day. established precedent in bank
ruptcy Law He held that one member Of
q firm can file a petition and have Other
members declared bankrupt if good ana
sufficient cause is given Ii the party All
legged 70 be bankrupt does not contest
then the prayer of the petitioner viii be
granted.
Early in October 4 ship will sail from
New Orleans for Natal with 5000 draught
and pack mules for the British army. The
British admiralty has closed arrange
mcntS for the vessel ana 4 special com
mission which has been there for the pa.
SIX weeks was. Tuesday, ordered by cable
to close options on 5000 mules for which
they pay SO a head premium over the
market price. Major Scnbell ~ the Scots
GreNs. head Of the commission. is nego-
other members Of the commission lett
New Orleans, Wednesday. for the West
to negotiate for more stock. Major Scl-
bell said that he also wanted from 800 10
100 drivers and would give preference to
men who served in Cuba during the SAN
tagO campaign. He said he was acting
for the British Office lie has placed rN
tens1Ve orders for wagons in this country.
Supt. II. S. Pritche,t Of the United
States Geoletic Survey. announces. at Sc
attic. Wash, that he Will make a new
and somewhat novel use Of the wireless
biography. Next season the United
States ship Pathfinder will be sent to
Alaskan waters to survey the islands Of
the Aleutian groups near I-nimak pass.
The islands Mr.. Pritchett says. have NOT
been correctly located on government
charts and maps. The Pathfinder was
built a year ago at Elizabeth. n. j.. ami
equipped with tho latest apparatus appii
ances and instruments. including appar.
atus for the new system Of tclegraphy.
Several Islands OF the Aleutian group
lying between = ana ~ miles apart near
tnim2k pass. have been selected as
raphy. BY this means the difference in
latitude Of the islands will De determined
To a fine point
The London Times, Wednesday. printed
dispatch from Cork which says there = |
MUCH Indignation among the fishermen |
and exporters on the south ana west
coasts Of Ireland at the appearance OF |
American fishing boats, which compete |
uht"Ll4! GIH ihe locdl men. Inc dlS,
patch adds: "A few years ago cured |
mackercl We're exported tn the United |
States. affordinS remunerativ employ
ment at a period when employment was
scarcest. The Mckinley tariff killed the /
trade ana the appearance this season Nj \
American fishing boats which are captur-
ing autumn mackercl in large numbers
has therefore caused great irritation
among the local fishermen, who complain
that the new arrivals are taking their OH
trade. The Americans, moreover. use
small mesh nets. which scoop up imma
,ure fish These nets. and sling nets,
even. are prohibited in American waters.
X Is feared more boats Will come, next
year.