Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-07-07
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

] DR.. G. II. StileG, of the United States
! Public Health and Marine Hospital
SerVlc" Friday received a notice Of the
death at Genoa of Dr. Fritz Schaudins
OF the Imperial German Health Office.
lie was known particularly for his in
festigations of malaria
Jabez Wolff. the well-known SWIM
mer swan from Dover 10 Ramsgate.
Eng. Friday covering the IS miles in
hours' % minutes, breaking the record
Tor the same course, made by the late
capt. Webb in 1875, who covered it in
, s hours, so minutes.
Christopher Columbus Lengdeu
LII b., LID, Dane professor of law,
emeritus at Harvard University and
noted authority on law, died suddenly
at MS nome at Cambridge, Mass, Fri
DAY from heart disease He was born
| IN HllisborouSh county, New Hamp-
Shire, in 1926
\ gasoline tank in the Cosendai Dive
Works at Saginaw, Mich. exploded
"lth terrific force Friday wrccking tie
building in which it was located. in
stantly killing f. A. Foehle. an emp,ove
and "ounding four other persons. Ey-
cry window in the block bounded by
Tuscola, Jefferson, Baum and Genes
| see streets was broken.
Dr. ". II. Wiley, chief of the bureau
or chemistry Of the department of ag-
llcultlire, will attend the annual con-
Ventlon of the dairy and food commits
slollefs of the various states. which,
VIII convene at Hartford, Conn, on
July Il. He will deliver an address ex-
planning the new pure food and meat
inspection laws.
Ambassador Reid and Mrs. Reid gave
a luncheon at Dorchester House in Lon
don Friday to a large party of visiting
Americans including Paul Morton and
MIS-. ana Miss Morton, Bishop Will
liam p. Lawrence of Massachusetts ana
MISS Lawrence. John w. Yorl1es, COM
missioner of internal revenue: r. O
Meier former governor of Connecticut
and D. Q. Mills.
Having declined to make concessions
III the matter of Austrian imports the
government of Austria Hungary Fri
day closed the frontier against Seryi;,n
cattle and ordered the enforcement If
The autonomous customs tariff on other
imports from that country. AS over
10000 Servian cattle are now ready
awaiting marketing in Austria the out
break of the tariff war is likely to be
a serious blow to the Scrvian stock
raiSers.
Turkish attempt to seize further
territory on the Persian frontier has
been checkmated by the governor Of
pIShklr who rnnJlSal bn
force of 800 Turkish regulars ana 700
mounted Arab irregulars with consid-
cradle loss to the raiders. The coua-
Gil of ministers has now instructed the
Turkish commander, Zekki Pasha. to
Withdraw his troops from their most
advanced positions and to avoid further
causes for a rupture with Persia.
Mr.. jay, secretary of the American
legation at Constantinoplc. has pre-
scented to Foreign Minister Tewfik
Pasha a note formally announcing the
elevation of the legation to the rank
OF an embassy and saying that so soon
rs new credentials are received by Am
baSsadCr Leishman the change Will
take effect. The note also expresses the
hope that the decision of the United
Tnitd States government will be roc
ognizcd as fresh proof Of the friendly
relations existing between the two
states and the esteem felt for Turkey.
The United States transport Thomas
is reported to be ashore on Coral reef
near the island Of Guam. Gen. Wood |
has asked the secretary Of war for au-
thprity to send the transport Meade to |
take off the passengers and cargo Of |
the Thomas, whose position is favora- |
bic as long as good weather prevails. |
The Thomas is reported to have run |
on a reef a distance OF 100 feet. Eff |
forts to dislodSe her thus far have been |
futile. All on board the Thomas are |
safe. She carried no troops.