Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-09-01
CONDENsD DISPATCHES.

L 1cIlNI INTERESTS III lie Venezuelan
arbitration at The Hague will be repre-
scented by Louis Renault of the foreign
office; Edourd Clunet, counsel, and
Henri Fromageo, secretary.
General Don Carlos Hasselteno, a
distinguished scholar and linguist, died,
Monday, at Denver, Colo. He served in
the Confederate army, was captured
and sentenced to be shot but escaped.
In a golf match on the links of the
Gardner City Golf Club at New York
Monday, between teams of New York
and Boston newspapermcn, the former
We're victorious by the score of to 3.
A cahlegram issued, Monday night,
ut Berlin. assigns Admiral Prince
| Henry of Prussia to command the naval
station at I<iel. Admiral Rooster sue
ceeds the prince in command of the
iirst active squadron.
The report from Cadez, Spain, Sun
day, that the Austrian torpedo cruiser
Zenta (not the Sunboat Zerlia) had
fuundered off that port arose from the
fact that one of the boas from the
Zanta foundered. The boats crew
We're saved.
Leander won the 20-mile motor paced
race. Monday night. at the Coliseum at
Providence, r. T.. beating Gus Lawson
by quarters of a mile, in 1929
VIII Stinson, the third starter in the
race, had a fall in the ninth mile and
was obliged to withdraw.
Andrew Gegdes, for several years
chief clerk of the department of agri-
culture, at Washington, has been re-
lieved of office on charges of Il personal
nature, and S. r. Bushcy, chief clerk
of the bureau of animal industry, has
been appointed to succeed him.
William J. Onohan of Chicago. who
returned, Monday, from Rome, is au-
tliority for the statement that in the
near future two cardinals will be
created in the United States. Mr..
Onahan would not discuss the names
Of the men who are to be appointed and
would not even admit that he knew
them.
Rev. j. +. j. Mcconnell, d. D., record
ing secretary of the Board of Church
Extension of the Methodist church,
died, Monday, at Philadelphia, after Il
protracted illness. DR.. Mcconnell was
until recently secretary for the Phila
delphia conference of the Goth century
fund, in which capacity he was instru-
mental in raising $1,71O,OO0. He was GA
years old.
Consul McWade at Canton, under
date of July "a. has sent to the state
department at Washington, detailed
account of the insurrection in Kwangsi
province from which it appears that in
a number of engagements the rebels
defeated the government troops. The
insurgents are led by LUX KIM, who
was prominent when Lii Hung Chang
ruled the empire.
Martin Duffy Of Chicago the welter-
weight champion of the world, and |
Gus Gardiner of Philadelphia, cham |
pion at 1875 pounds, fought 10 rounds to |
a draw, Monday night, at Saginaw, |
Mich. Gardiner was outweiShed by |
Duffy nearly IS pounds and considering |
the discrepancy fought like demon. |
Duffy tried hard to put him out but |
could not hit hard enough.
The JOY liner fremont, which met |
with an accident in Long Island sound, |
Friday right, bursting a steam pipe
and being compelled to lie to for sew
rral hours in a heavy sea, was taken to
New York and tied up at her dock,
Monday. Capt. Oilweiler declared the
report of panic among the passengers
was greatly exaggerated. Necessary
repairs will consume several days.
All New York newsboys under IA
5ears of age, began wearing badges,
in accordance with the law
'assed by the last Legislature. Badges
viii be issued only to boys between the
'ses OF 10 and IA years. Boys under 10
VIII not be permitted to sell newspapers
no boys over IA can sell without
'adges. The law prevents girls under