Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Sir Wilfrid Lauricr. the Canadian
premier, and his PARTY arrived at Ven
ice Thursday from Rene He is return
ing to London.
Government receipts Thursday: From
internal revenue. $1,O11, 912; customs,
81, O5O,91S; miscellaneous, Sis 16S. Ex-
renditures, $1,G10,OOO.
A severe earthquake was experience
ed Thursday at Valvivia. Chile. s;ev-
cral buildings and the railroad bridges
there destroyed ana five persons were
killcl.
In the elimination heats for Emncr-
or Williams cup Thursday at Ham
burg. automobile "19-C" Was dcmol
ished at the village of Graevcn-Wcis-
bach. The chauffeur was killed.
Foreign Minister Iswolsky and Mr..
Motono. the japanese minister at st
Petersburg, Thursday signed the Rus
sO-JapancSe agreement providing for
the reciprocal working of Chinese east
ern and southern Manchuran railways
a deal involving more than million
dollars ana the construction of an cleo
trio railway system from Tacoma,
Wash, to Vancouver, y. c.. was closed
this week, when stone & Webster of
Biston purchased the holdings and
franchises Of the Everett Electric Co
This transfer insurcS the long talked of
Nancouvcr-Ta Tacoma line
Degrees were conferred upon two
graduates Of Andovcr Theological Sem
mary ut the 99tn Commencement cX-
crciscs Thursday. Tho graduates arc
Arthur a. Mcbride of Au@:;1 800 d..
and Clifford l.. Miller ct fri''.-1' =,
Tenn. A degree was also conferred ~
on Rev Frederick Palmer. =. Of Au-
dover Tho alumni dinner WaS .I N 1t
noon.
| Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Chamr":ia;n
arrived Thursday NJ BirnHi%''.''l.
Eng, from London. The health of Mr..
| Chamberlain is improving, but his
comparative helplcSSncsS was great
shock to his friends who assembled at
tho railcrad station To meet him. There
was no cheering. but all hats were
raised in respectful silence as his car
riage drove away.
Peter Turgcon, aged p. formerly Of
| Salem, Mass, was arraigncd in court
at Somersworth, y. H., Thursday, on
| the charge of stealing $85 from cash
register in SomcrsWorth hotel early
| Thursday. He pleaded guilty and was
bound over to the September term Of
the superior court in $500. He was
apprehcndcd at Dover during the af-
| tcrnOon.
\ special grand jury which is dealing
with the insurance cases at New York
returned a finding Thursday dismissed
the complaint charging forgery in the
third degree against George w. Per-
kins in connection with dealings of
bonds of the International Mercantile
Marine Co Mr.. Perkins is under six
indictments now in connection with in
/ surance transactions.
The Hamburg American lines new
steamer. President Lincoln, arrived at
New York Thursday on her maidon
voyage from Hamburg, Boulogne and
| Plymouth. The steamer had consider
able rough weather during the voyage
| but tho officers say she proved herself
an admirable sea boat. She was built
at Belfast. She is Of 1903 gross ton
mage and carries n crew of 800 men,
NJ. Nelidnff. Russian ambassador to
France and head Of the Russian dele
cation to the peace conference, was the
principal arrival Thursday at TIN
Hague. The European delegates nov
there ere guarding carefully whatever
nrorosition they intend to submit