Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-01
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Mass. Thursday, accomplished the ascent
of Mt. Washington in their automobile.
This is the first lire Mt Washington has
been climbed by such machine. and a
far as known. the first time tina, 4 noun.
tain of any prominence has been aSCended
in this way.
A petition from the Netherlands Wo-
mans Disarmament League has bon
presented to Queen Victoria. pra, z
her, in the name of womanhonl and
motherhood to avoid war With the
Beers and saying it would cast a
frghtful blot upon Your Majesty's most
glorious reign
The theatres of San Francisco were
Wednesday night, turned over to the
sailors of the cruiser Boston and to the
soldiers of the returned California ReSi-
ment and the California Heavy Artil-
lery The men We're divided into squads
of from 8 to 50 men and distributed
along the principal theatres.
w. E. Danforth 80 years Of age. for i
Gerry at Cliftondale. Mass. left town BY
night There is shortage, in his ac-
counts This was discovered with his dis .
appearance. "Wednesday. He failed ~
turn in collections until several hundred
dollars had been diverted. He is unmdr
ried. The police have issued warrant
for his arrest and notified other places
that he is wanted for embcZZcment
AT the third day of the English Derby
September meeting. Thursday, the race
for the Quarnden selling plate of los soy
ereigns for 2-year -ods. was won by NJ,
II. Barnot's chestnut colt Swcars G3 to 81
ridden by Tod" Sloan. Five horses ran.
The kedleston plate of POO soveregns was
won by Mr.. j. Portcr's 3-Year-Uld chest
nue. flly Crowborough ''Skeets" Martin.
another American Jockey. had tho noun,
on Chaffinch. which finished second.
Three horses ran.
A telegram received at Grand Rapids
Mich. by DR.. j. d. Peters, fatherin-
law of Frank Ives, the champion bill
lard player announces the lattcr's
death, which occurred at Progresso
Mexico. Consumption was the cause
of death. Ives body will be brought
to Plainwell, Mich. of which place he
was born, in 1866.
Ethel McCauley. aged s. and Ethel
Rankin. aged s. daughters of Chas.
McCauley and John Rankin. both Of
Brooklyn. \. Y. cottagers at Burns
Point, Milford, Conn. We're drowned
while bathing, Thursday afternoon.
and Daisy Taylor. the 5-year-old
child of another cottager. was rescued
as she was going down the third time
The project of certain money men to or
ganZe a United States ana China trading
company 10 control the bulk of the trad
of China. has excited much comment
among the commercial people Of San
Francisco, some Of whom give the scheme
formulated by iIocow the Chinese consul
general. their unqualified approval In
brief. the proposition is that if a company
is formed there with from s.. 900 900 to $40. \
100000 capital. it can secure from the
Chinese government about every trading.
contracting and commercial concession
that IL sees fit to ask for.
Michigan lumbermen who own tim
Der in Ontario. have united in "A pc
tition to the high court of justice III
Toronto. to have the regulation forbid
ding the expectation of logs set aside
as unconstitutional. The petition sets
up that the suppliants purchased
their timber land prior to the passage
of the act and ask damages for the
loss sustained since the law has been
in force.
To i'll to continue his journey to
Washington without a days rest, Dr..
Edward Bedloe. United States consul
at Canton, China, halted in Chicago,
and while there took occasion to deny
the report that he is under suspension.
Charges were filed. several months
DR.. Bodloe. They allegc that an
American registry had been furnished
by Consul Bedloe for the fiibustcr
steamer Abbey, u short time before it
was captured by n vessel of Admiral
Dewey'S fleet near LuZon. Il am not
under suspension said Consul Bed
loe. IL speaking of these charges Il
am away from my post on so DAYS
leave of absence for which l made ati-
plication some four months ago.
Whatever charges may have been pre-
ferred against me at the state depart
ment | must decline to discuss at least
till | know their sourse and contents.
The registry was granted more than a
year ago and at time when the
Filipinos were regarded as allies of the
United States. The charge that | am
in sympathy with the Filipinos is rank
nonsense. .