Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1899-05-04
Capital lettings.

The President has appointed Herbert
w Bowen Of New York. as minister to
Persia Mr.. Bowen was consul at Bar
cclona before the Spanish war broke
out.
a reciprocity agreement between the
United States and Italy is nearing
completion. The agreement is unde.'
the Dinghy law allowing a reduction
of duty on certain specified goods i'm
ported to this country in exchange for
concessions in the duties on our goods
Stanley Turner of Detroit, Mich, has
been selected as United States consul
at Windsor. ont, to succeed Julius
Lay. named for the consulate at BARGE
iona. Spain. Mr.. Lay receives a sub
stantial promotion, his new post pay
ing salary Of $4,000 per annum with
fees of more than double the compen-
sation of his present post.
The Constantlnople correspondent of
the London Daily Chronicle says:
The Sultan has authorized the Amer
lean minister (Mr. Oscar $. Strauss TO
telegraph President Mckinley that His
Majesty has promised to pay the Amer
lean claim Of 100000 for losses sus-
tanned by Americans in Turkey during
the Armenian massacres in 1895"
The space at the Paris Exposition
was formerly taken possession of,
Wedne sday. by Commissioner Peek
and the limits marked by American
flags A curious coincidence was that
the Spanish sites, which are the only
others yet occupied. were taken pos
session Of by commissioner of that
country, Wednesday. and that their
flags are the only ones waving side by
side with the Stars and Stripes.
President Seth Low Of Columbia Col
Iege Capt. y. T. Mahan. L. 5. N. and
Frederick w. Hollis, the American
delegates To the peace conference at
The Hague. sailed from New York,
Wednesday. on the American liner St.
Louis. President Low received part
ing ovation from several hundred stu
dents Of Columbia. Captain Mahan
said the main point the American dele
CATION would endeavor to get the rep
resentatives of other nations to agree
to would be TO stop privateering and
exempt merchant vessels not carrying
! contraband of war from seizure.
Minister Lewis had informed the de-
! partment Of state that he was request
! ed by the minister of foreign affairs Of
| Venezuela to inform the department
| that it is the earnest desire of his
government to confer upon Admiral
Sampson and the commanding officers
| Of the North Atlantic squadron who
recently visited La Guayra with him
and also upon Commander c. c. Todd,
of the Wilmington, the decoration Of
the order Of the Bust Of Bolivar. The
| Venezuelan government in this way
desires to express its cordial apprecia-
| ton Of the friendly disposition evinced
| BY the visit Of Admiral Sampson and
the squadron under his command.
Letters addressed to the Spanish
minister at Washington are beginning
| to arrive and until Duke d ARGOS
reaches Washington, the letters are be-
| ing delivered to the French embassy.
! He has not made known his move
ments and up to this time no legation
| building has been taken. Arrange
| ments are in progress, however. for the
| transfer of the Spanish archives as
soon as the new representative arrives
! AT present all the documents up to the
| beginning of the war are at the Aus
| trian legation. Inc papers relating 70
/ Spain since the war began and inciud-
| ing all the peace negotiations are at
| the French embassy. The staff of the
new minister has not been announced
but it is understood that Senior Sc
fraoo is favorably considered for the
post of first secretary. he was forIn-
erIy first secretary and was then ad-
vansed TO the position of Spanish MIN
lister at Bogota. His family resides at
washington. having remained through
| out the war.