Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-10

Juan, Porto Rico; Harvey Coale. consul
Of the Argentine Republic at Baltimore,
Md; j. Harris Pierpont, consul of the
Argentine Republic at Pensacola, Fla.
Senator Mcmillan of Michigan, has
received a dispatch announcing the
death. Friday, at Colorado Springs, of
His son, captain James H. Mcmillan
The cause of Capt. McMiIlan's death
was an affection Of the lungs which
developed from his military service in
Cuba. He was Il man Of stalwart
frame ana shared actively in the man
agement Of the large business affairs
of his father.
The machinery of the law has been
set in motion to secure the return to
the United States for trial Of Clara
Taylor. the Cincinnati woman who is
charged with kidnapping her niece,
Margaret Taylor. and is now fugitive
in Italy. instructions have been sent
to the American ambassador at Rome
to secure the preliminary detention of
the woman pending the arrival of eX-
! tradition papers, and from that point
on the proceedings will be purely rou-
| tine.
| The controller Of the treasury has
held that Rear Admiral CroWniushieid
! is entitled only to the highest pay Of "A
rear admiral of the Junior grade, on
| $500 a year. The contention was that
under Section 1896 of the Revised stat
utcs Mir. Crowninshield should be given
the highest pay given any rear admiral
for the reason that he was promoted TO
his present position from that Of a
chief of bureau in the navy department
| ana therefore his pay should be $1,000
Il year.
| Strong representations from the Boer
clubs of philadelphia and vicinity have
been received by the attorney general
protesting against the further supply
| of the British army in Africa from the
United States. These have been dis
eussed by the cabinet and the attorney
general has been charged with the pre-
paration of an answer. which IS ex-
pected to be forthcoming very soon
i There is little doubt that the answer
4 viii be based upon the investigations
made by Col. Crowder at Port Chal-
matte and in substance will hold thai
there has been no breach of neutrality
An alleged chain letter scheme
whereby Messrs. Van Kirk and ROBINS
lof Wilkesbarre. Pa, sought to sell foun-
tain mems. has been pronounced frauc
nv the postmaster general and dehlec
ire use of the United States mans
Accordingly the postal oiltiais
wnkesbarre will now return to thei
senders an accumulation of many thou
sand letters. containing remittance
which are said to aggregate more ina
sf0o. coo. Charges said TO be similar ii
I'll material points to those agalhs
Van Kirk and Robins have been undei
consideration at the department
against the following: The Auburn Fel
, Co. Hull & Tallady and the Huh "
, Taliadv Fountain Pen Co. of Auburn
! y. Y, THE NJ & M. Manufacture;
| Co" of Harrisburg, Pa.
Following up the action of the polio
: court in quashing all the criminal case
(. connected with the incident. Senate
II. ID. Money. Wednesday, notified Rob
ert ". button. chief engineer of tn
; District fire department. that he di
not wish to press the charges asains
: Foreman j. L. Hooper of Truck 60. :
/. It viii be remembered Senator None
S charged that Foreman Hooper assiste
!. in the alleged assault upon him on IN
n occasion Of recent difficulty WITH