Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-07-16
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Katie McVeight. waitress at New
York. was stabbed to death. Monday.
by Mary Jennings. also waitress.
The stabbing was the result of a trivial
quarrel.
In the final heat of the amateur mile
handicap race. in the saucer track at
Butte. Mont. Hoffman of California,
broke the worlds record making the
mile in 1854
Capt May Of the German steamer
Tans from Hamburg. June 81. for
Montevideo. cables that his vessel ran
ashore at Punta Morgates and is n to-
tai loss. Her passengers and crew are
preceding for Montevideo.
Many protests are being made be
cause the Russ ian authorities ut Port
Arthur are opening all letters To and
from the American and European resi-
dents there. Nothing is permitted to
be sent out that contains any allusion
tn Russian military affairs and Criti-
oism of Russian methods.
Oriental advices give details Of a
terrible destruction Of human life
which occurred in northern Java. last
month. by a sudden and terrific out
burst of the volcano kloct. For 80
miles around all tic coffee plantations
ana other estates were destroyed by
showers Of ashes and stones together
with great streams of lava and hot
mud. Seven hundred natives and a
number of Europeans persisted.
The Klein Journal (Germany) prints
l., \ mi 81
dor White To the editor of the paper, in
which Mr.. White says he will go to the
United States in September to visit his
family. Whether or not he Will remain
in Berlin, he writes. depends upon Nari-
Gus considerations. particularly the
status of certain questions between
Germany and the United States which,
doubtless. will occupy the Reichstag at
it's next session.
The steamer John s. Kimball which
sailed from Nome. July 4. arrived at
Seattle, Monday. with 20 passengers
and SO. 00n gold from that district con
signed principally to local bank. She
reports that St Michael as regards the
discharge of freight from steamers,
was still ice bound on July ;. Passen-
gers could land and about 2ooo from
the Klondike and other Youkon points
had arrived there. two-thirds of them
being Nome bound.
The steamship Reversible. Capt
Wilcox. arrived at New York, Monday,
from Progresso. reports that. July II.
lat 1918: long. 14.04. she spoke the dis
masted and waterlogged schooner
TheoIine from Brunswick for Boston.
the MAJ ter of which asked to be towed
4 hawser was made fast. but as the
sea was high and both vessels labored
heavily the tow line parted. Threat
en;ny weather setting in with increas
ing sea. the steamer offered to take of
the crew. but they refused to leave
their vessel The Ravensdale then pro
CcrGcI.
An important general meeting of the
! utomobile Club of America has been
Z, alled for Wednesday evening in New
York. Amendments to the bylaws and
!: scheme for the af;iliation of recog-
+ zed automobile clubs through the
nited Stntes will tc considered. \
riendly lelat 'onship exists between
tie Automobile Club of America and
,rn states 1t is believed by TIE mem
ers of tte former that majority OF
he latter are favorable to a plan that
viii brinr them into an association of
.:.hich the Automobile Club of America
viii be the lead
The American schooner VIM. Neeley
,.hich arrived at New York, Monday
lhorning. from Brunswick. Ga. brought
INTO port the abandoned yacht Ashu
net. When sighted the yacht was seen
u be in a distressed condition. as her
nils were lost. A heavy sea was run
ring and the schooner's crew had great
difficulty in securing the little craft in
order to tow her. The line parted and
/: fter some time a chain was passed
e bout the yacht and she was towed
with more ease. The yachts crew
:, handoned her. Friday. and were
I rought into port by the schooner VIM.
Parker from Darien. The Ashumet is
owned by Gouveneur Paulding and be-
longs to New Haven. Conn.