Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-20

James A. Roosevelt, first cousin of
President Roosevelt, has arrived at
San Francisco on the steamer Dorjc
from China. He is Il years old and is
making tour of the world which will
he completed when he returns to Bos-
ton. whittier he is now travelling.
The French government has decided
to install a wireless telegraph system
in the islands of Martinique and Guada-
loup owing to the frequent interrup-
! tions of the cable service there Two
telegraph experts will sail from Bor-
/ dcauy. Sept. 26 with the apparatus.
"Oficials here have been told TIL.
the British government has raised the
British flag on the island of Patcs.
which is near Trinidad. notwithstand
ing the protest of the Venezuelan gov
eminent" says dispatch TO the Nt.,y
York Herald from Port of Spain. Trim
\ dad.
II Il reported at Vienna, that Tullio
: NIurri. the well-known Socialist and
I lawyer of Bologne. Italy, who is ac-
cused of the murder of Count Bon Mar
TIM. his brother-in-law. who was re-
+ Gently found assassinated in his. house
at the frontier town of Ala. austrian
TiroD.
Carlos Miron Of Guatemala, a con-
| fidental agent of Pres Cabrera, has
/ arrived at San Francisco. He is er-
| trusted with commission to purchase
| steel and iron for is new public build
| fngs to take the place Of those de-
stroyed in the earthquake of April
| IS. last.
The court of errors and appeals at
! Trenton n. J., Friday, by a vote of s
I to 3. decided in favor of the United
States Steel Corporation in the suit
brought by Mrs. Berger to restrain the
corporation from converting $780, 00.-
eco per cent. preferred stock into 5
per cent. second mortgage bonds.
During a dense fog, early FRIDAY.
the Norwegian steamer Alderney, Capt
Frivold. bound for Louisburg, G. b.
with a cargo of coal for Boston, struck
| on the long ledge off Scituate, Mass.
A message was sent to Boston for tugs
and at 900 the steamer was fioateI.
She then proceeded to Boston, whe. e
she will be repaired
At a conference at Turin. Friday.
with Signor Galiberti minister of posts
and telegraphs. VIM. Marconi submit
ted plans, for the erection of q wireless
telegraph station to cost $4,000 for
establishing connection from Italy with
the British and American stations. The
scheme will be submitted to Parlia-
ment. King Victor Emanuel has de-
slowed the cross of the Order of the
Crown on Marconi.
Gov. A, u. Cummins Of Iowa. With
yrs
of the Des Moines christening party
arrived N Boston at 3 p. NJ. Friday
The cruiser Des Moines is to be launch
ed at the yard of the Fore River Snip
and Engine Co, Quincy SATURDAY,.
Among the party was Miss Elsie Ma
comber, who will christen the cruiser.
Lieut. Gov. John l.. Bates viii do hon
ors for Massachusetts at the launch
ing and during the visit of the Iowans.
Father Anatoly of the Greek Catho-
lie church of Minneapolis. Mimi.
Thursday night admitted that he was
in procession Of ecclesiastical docu-
ments tending to confirm the American
claims to the rich gold bearing terri
tory in the Northwest which has been
in dispute between the United States
and Great Britain for years. These pa
pers consist chiefly of reprints and sur
veys authorized by the Russian gov
eminent when Alaska was in the Cars
domain.
John Stebbins Lee. ID. LID, pro-
fessor of church history and the first
president of ST. Lawrence University
died at Canton, n. y. Friday. aged
So He was the oldest educator in the
T-nivcrsaIfst denominations having
been connected with denominationsl
schools and colleges for 81 years. ie
was a large contributor to denomina-
tional papers and the author -
Mature and Art in the Old World
and Sacred Critics \ son. Leslie
A. Lee. is professor Of biology ami
geology in BoWdoin College.
The steamer City of Para, which has
Just arrived al New York. from Pana-
ma. had on board Can't. j. G. Moon OF
the British steamer Patena, says dis
patch from San Francisco to the New
York American. The captain is quoted
as having said his vessel was stopped
at sen BY the Colombian rebel gunboat,
Boyaca. and searched Notwithstanding
| the captains protests. He will make Il
report of the matter to the British
| consul The rebels suspected that III"
| British steamer was carrying arms
! from Valparaiso to the Colombian gov
eminent.
| John G. Knight. the former police Of
| fcer- of SomeTville. Mass, who was re-
arrested. Thursday night, on a warrant
charging breaking, entering and lar
| cenv from the store of Jackson Clad
/ Well &, Co. was arraigned before Judge
| wentworth at somevile. Friday. Re
! pleaded not guilty. waived examination
and was bound over in $1200 for the
superior court. Patrick Fl. Aherne and
! Philia Mcdonald, both residents OF
| Cambridge. who were arrested. Thurs
dav night. on the charge of receiving
/ some Of the property alleged to nave
been stolen by Knight. We're arraigned
| before Judge wentworth. later. Both
defendants pleaded not guilty and were
I held in 5000 for hearing, Oct. 3.
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