Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-08-29
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Government receipts Tuesday: From
internal revenue, $3l1, 452; customs
$9.2,H79: miscellaneous, $49,9I. Expen-
ditures $1,2i0,G00.
The Unionist party of Porto Rico
Tuesday unanimously renonIinated To
!io Larrinaga as commissioner Of Porto
Rico to the United States Congress.
Il was announced at the State House
at Boston Tuesday that State Forester
Alfred Alderman had resigned to accept
a position as professor of forestry in
the University Of Georgia.
Albert +. lockwood. aged AZ wears.
Tuesday committed suicide at his faith
ers home at Franklin, Mass. by cut
ting his throat with a razor Despond-
ency over nervous troubles and lack If
employment is supposed to have caus-
ed the deed. one son survives
The North American Gazette of Ber-
lin Tuesday announced that Baron Won
Nofdentlycht, the consul general If
Germany at New Orleans, had been di-
rected to proceed to Havana to protect
German interests in Cuba during the
absence Of the minister resident. who
IS on leave Of absence.
The 18th annual convention of the
International League of Press Clubs
opened Tuesday ut Denver. Col. Presi
dent Il. J. Keenan, of PittSburg pre.;id-
cd and responded to several addresses
Of welcome, made by city and state 81
iiciats, and by Edward Heating. prcsi-
dent Of the Denver Press Club
George \. Littleticld. a prominent at
tOlngN formerly ~ II =
island State Normal school, past super
intendent Of the public schools at New
port, once = state legislator and preSi-
dent Of many societies died Tuesday at
Providence. Death was due To blood
poisoning, caused by neglected ulcer
ated tooth.
Secretary Shaw was at the sub-treas-
ury at New York Tuesday on his way
back to Washington from Boston. He
EXPRESSED his satisfaction with the gen
ci1l situation. The secretary haa moth
ing to say regarding the report that the
treasury department. contemplates re-
firing in advance part of the per
cent, loans Of 1907.
NJ. r. Elliott of New York. general
counsel for the Standard Oil Co. WAS
shown the telegram from Peoria. H..
to the effect that the Standard Oil o.
mad taken steps to acquire all of the
principal diStilcricS in the United
states as the result of the passage Of
the dcnatured alcohol law by Congress.
Nothing could be more absurd" said
Mr.. Elliott. concerning the matter
The Standard Oil co. has taken 10
steps in this direction whatever, nor
vii! it. We have no interest whatever
in buying up distilleries or in the man
ufacture Of denatured alcohol. There
have been no negotiations to this and
no talk Of any
james f. Sloane, a pioneer merchant
Of Spokane, Wash. was killed Monday
night by his 11-year-od son Sidney.
The body was found Tuesday behind a
pie IF rocks in an alley near his home
IN sixth avenue, near Stevens street
investigation proved that he was muir
iercd in his room after midnight, tie
body then being placed in Il wheelbar-
row and carried to the alley When
taken into custody Sidney Sloane con-
feSsed that he had killed his father
with an axe. This boy said he hopc.l
to get possession of the $4,000 which he
thought his father carried Mr.. Sloane
has been one Of Spokane's leading mer-
chants for years.