Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-09-26

Kametars Yamamoto Of Kobe. Japan,
| delegates 10 the international CONNER
! cidl congress which is to be held in
| Philadelphia next month. have arrived
| in Chicago from Vancouver They were
met in the city by Mr.. T. Furuya of
| New York and Toxic, who will go east
| with them. Each is the president of
the Chamber Of Commerce in his
| home city. Mr.. Otani is a millionaire
| banker and largely interested in silk
| plantations. Mr.. Yamamoto is also
| capitalist.
/ +. -. Allen, who committed suicide in
| a New York hotel. Monday, was re-
| tired general superintendent of the
! Central division of the New York. New
| York, New Haven and Hartford Rail-
| road. His Wife, Flora Z. Allen, and a
son L. G. Allen, Jr.. reside at UXbridge,
| Mass, and the sad news came as a
great shock. No reason can be as
| signed for his act Of self-dcstructiOn.
| Mrs. Allen had made preparations to
| join her husband in New York. Thurs
day. She says he was in good health
and had no known business troubles.
Guy ". Currier Of Methuen was
the Democratic convention of the 5th
Essex district, at Lawrence. Mass.
Monday night. The convention elected
ex-senator Richard A. Carter, a men,
Der of the state central committee over
Amedee Cloutier. the present member
by vote Of 80 to %. The new member
is distinctly anti Williams. while Mr..
Cloutier. whom he supercedes. is a
strong supporter of the Dedham states
man. The fight upon the election of
the member Of the committee was
made upon the Williams issues.
The case of Edwin Ray Snow came
up at Bars abla. Mass Monday morn
ing, by continuance. Officer Letteney
requested a continuance Of 10 days,
which was granted. and Snow was TAX
en- back to the Barnsta BILE Jail to await
4 hearing later on. The case will come
np again, oct. !. only a few days be-
fore the sitting Of the grand jury.
which will come in on the following
Tuesday. The government officers
plan to have as brief hearing. oct
;, as possible and with that end in
View will present the smallest possible
amount Of evidence to make out prob
able cause. The officers desire not to
disclose any more Of their case than
they are obliged to-
Before the Anglo Venezuelan bound
airy commission at Paris. Monday. for
mer President Benjamin Harrison con-
tinued his argument on behalf Of Ven
czula. MIR. Harrison contended that,
While the Dutch rights are so called in
termediate territory had been acquired
Ply conquest, these rights must be
M n 1f
treaty of Munster strictly limited them.
NJ. De Martens, president of the tri-
hunal. asked MI. Harrison where he
found the word delimitation in the
treaty. Mr.. Harrison replied that he
would show that delimitation was a
necessary effect, which did not, as had
been claimed by Sir Richard Webster.
n behalf Of Great Britain, permit the
Dutch to acquire concessions. except
rom the Portuguese in Brazil.
Two bodies which were found in the
Connecticut river at Greenfield. Mass.
ne. Sunday night. and the second.
.IOnday morning. have been identified
IS those of William Strange of West
<orthtield and Fred OBrien. The
riends Of the latter are unknown. The
ody of Strange was found at the Mon
A9 w Wy LtuSt- he lett MS nome
Vest Mortified, Saturday, for the pur
ose Of visiting his daughter, who lives
4 Huntington. Strange in some man
er drove his horse into the river. The
nan was drowned. The body of
i Brien was found at a point Just be-
NV the place where the body of tho
-orthfield man was taken out. Tho
circumstances attending the accident
l-r,n of
as nothing on the body to show
here he came from or who his friends
re.