Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-05-03

y great number of inquiries which
have recently been received from for
eign navies by Capt. c. c. TODD. chief
photographer of the navy. attests to
the remarkable prestige this branch of
our naval service has gained abroad
our photographic service is conceded
TO be more advanced and complete
than that Of any other navy in the
world and foreign naViCS are cndeavor-
ing to emulate the example set by our
own advance in this line. Requests
for information on various points come
from practically all of the European
nations and all proper information is
given without reserve.
The annual convention Of the Pro-
prietary Association of America was
continued at New York. Thursday. with
the president. DR.. V. Mott Pierce of
Buffalo. in the chair. W. c. Bolton of
the Drug Merchants Association of
Greater New York. endeavored to show
that the manufacturers We're standing
in their own light in regard to sell to
the retailers direct. particularly in New
ork. Several addresses We're made in
opposition to Mr.. Bottoms suggestions.
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president and Charles II. Howell Of
Lowell. Mass. was elected member
OF the executive committee.
Nome papers as late as Feb. 20 re-
ceivcd ut Seattle, Wash. state that
Benz. T. Miller. formerly of Sc
attic. and Charles f. Gay. brother of
the United States district attorney Of
Seattle. were frozen to death in the
recent billiards in the Nome region.
Miller was recorder for the Agiapuk
district. and Gay was United States
commissioner for the Arctic district.
Gay was on his way. ii is thought. to
visit some mining property in which
he was interested. His fate overlook
him 100 miles inland from Teller City.
Miller was on the Agiapuk river with
dog team and native guides. Many
minor casualties are reported.
Roland A. Swan. formerly clerk in
he office of the Arlington town treas
urer. who was arrested. Wednesday.
in connection with the recent robbery
of the treasurers office. appeared in
| the Cambridge district court before
Judge Amy. Thursday. Swan was
without counsel and appeared dazed.
although he minated that he was
| ready to go on with the case. lie was
| charged with the embeZZlement of $4,000
from the town funds and also with the
| larceny of two checks and four books.
w. II. II. futile, counsel for the
| town. and Chief of Police Hartman
asked for continuance and the date
was set for Friday, May 10. The bonds
We're placed at $4,000, in default of
| which Swan was committed to the
house Of correction.
Gov. Allen d. Chandler of Georgia
has issued 4 statement in which he dis
claims any intention to condemn any
member of the party of Northern men
interested in negro education that
visited the South recently. Referrina
to those who have expressed hatred t
the South and ignorant criticism of his
course he says: They are the lineal
descendants Of those who. fleeing from
the old world to enjoy religious free
dom in the new, called a sort of town
meeting in the little boat in which they
sailed, the day before they landed and
passed q resolution that they would be
governed by the laws of God until they
could find time to enact better ones
and when they landed proceeded a,
once to enjoy religious freedom by
burning witches and scourging Quak
ers, Baptists and Papists at carts
tail. and from that day to this they
have busted themselves in attending tC
other peOple'S business.