Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-05-30
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

1t III learned from auth, ritlt!vc
sources that tn" Argentine delegates to
The Hague boar instructions; 10 pro
mote the holding OF IN international
conference in itupEos Aylc:i III 1919 for
the purpose If rendering Uniform the
question of domicile and tp cndeavOr
to reconcile it with that of nationality.
A petition for 4 receiver for TIE Chi
cago-Nrw York Air l.inr Railroad 90.
was filed before Judge Wiudca 1T Chi
| cago Wednesday ~ 10 Stockholders "f
| the company. The court Il, the mat
| ter for hearing next Friday. The rcti-
| TONERS are small Stockholders. their
holdings running from one 10 ten
! shares.
The trial of former Judge Y. G. Low
ing, charged with the murder of Tl:co-
| durc Estes, will take place at spc cial
| term OF court to be held at Houston,
Halifay county. Virginia, beginning
June "A. Judge I:arkSdalc'S decision
granting 4 change of venue was an
nOuncCd at the opening of court today.
The club house of the American Boat
| Club, located on the banks Of the Mer-
rimacl; river in NewburyroTt, Mass,
was destroyed by fire Wednesday,
| causing Q loss Of about $500 The
| building was Of wood, two ana Il half
| stories high ana was built only two
| years ago. The club has about $50
| members ana carried partial insurance.
Southern Pacific passenger train No.
/ 10, the Sunset Express" which left
| San Francisco Tuesday night, was
| ditched Wednesday near Bradley, Cal
| Engineer James Bybee Of San Fran
| cisco and a man who was stealing q
ride We're instantly killed. The fire.
| man was badly scalded. An investi
| CATION Of the cause of the wreck is be
| ing made
| The funeral services OF the late Pro-
| fcssOr Albert darkness of Brown Uni
| versity were held Wednesday in the
| First Bapust meeting house in the
| shadow of Brown University at Provi-
| dence, L. T., where he was for 50 many
| years an educator. Rev. II. NJ. King,
| pastor of the meeting house otficiated.
| The burial was at Swan Point ccme-
| terry. Representatives from the uni
| versity and from the Cammarian Club
| attended the services.
| Tho public service commissions bill,
vetoed Wednesday, by Mayor McClel-
Ian, will not be acted upon by either
| House at Albany, n. ", until next
week. 1t was received Wednesday by
| the clerk Of the Assembly with the
| mayors veto, hut was not handed
down. the House adjourning before it
| could be reported. There were not
| Republicans present to press the veto
and it was understood that the Demo-
| Gratis intended to vote to sustain the
veto.
Tho following cablcgram from
Colonel Cotton, American administra-
| tor Of customs in Santo Domingo. was
| rrcC iVcl mt the war department
| Wednesday,: The principal features
Of the loan contract for $20,000,0O0
| were approved by Congress May %.
| The funds for the interior debt and for
the Sunto Domingo Improvement Com
| raHy claims are to b. deposited pend
ing an investigation. carlos +. Nor
alcs. former president Of s:anto Domn-
| 90 was drrnrtcd from Port Au Prince
| to New York. May "a"
I'rerh ". Hi. forincrlv secretary Of
| +. II. Hartman. Who sometime ago
| sold t. a newspaper the nuW famous
StIuCv Webster letter written by Mr..
l!t!llIitIi 'fFt lll'' IuUIltfil ION pl w llltll
drew :, heated rcI,?y from President
I;ocs"v.l It. Wednesday 1T New York
pleaded guilty to Violation Of that sec
ton Of the penal code which prohibits
| the making public Of private documents
~ confidential employees. ON The roc
| omm"rdati ~ of Assistant District At
tnrnrv Erntcl ana ct the request of
| Mr.. Hartman, sentence was suspended.
! The SPANISH government has elabor-
, atcd and Submitted to Parliament q
| scheme for the distribution Of the I'M
| cultivated lands helnnCing to the state
| To- the ,Ommun,S, 50 as to allow each
! head at :; family desiring to do 50 to
take UP q sufficient area to maintain
| his family. Tine land would be- granted
| t. inhabitants Of the CummuneS on the
| Payment Of - Ter cent Of its actual
value, the whole amount of the pur-
| chase money to De repaid in SO years.
| The plan involves the organization Of
| c0-Opo ratiGe societies to aid the col
| onist: in securing and exploiting the
| lands.
| The steamer City Of sydney, arriving
| TUESDAY night at san Francisco from
! Central America. brings a story Of the
probable death by execution of Juan
| FEenteS ana H. Bontilla. alleged
| traitors Of Salvador, who were taken
into custody aboard the City Of Sydney
| by Senior FiSuera, son Of Gen. Figuera
president Of Salvador. Passengers ar
irving on the steamer believe that the
| two prisoners We're shot soon alter they
We're taken ashore. Fuentes was for
| merly private secretary to General
| Figuera and was in possession OF the
| secrets Of the administration. Not
| much is known of Montilla.