Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1909-05-14
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Wright Flying Machine Co. Ltd.
has beer organized at Berlin with a
capital of S125.0O0. 1T will construct
and operate aeroplanes on the Wright
system.
Otto Suter of Cleveland won the well
tcrweight wrestling championship OF
the world from Charles Conkle of Ham,
ilton, Ont, Thursday night at Cleve-
land. Suter won in straight falls of Al
and three minutes.
1t is announced that Yale University
has just received gift of securities
amounting to more than S50,0O0 to be
applied to adding to the galleries and
class rooms of The school of fine arts
The gift is a memorial Of the late Rich
ard $. Fellows of the Glass of 1882.
The torpedo boat Tingey was the pen
nant winner in the use of guns and tor
pedoes in combined day and night prac-
tice during the season of 1905 In gun
practice alone the belong was the lead
ing vessel with score of -. In shoot
ing with torpedoes alone the Tineey led
with a score of 10.
The aversion for catapllers of Mrs
Mary Nj. Whiting. Sc years old result
ed in her death Thursday night al
Northbidge, Mass Mrs. Whiting. afte,
l. hours of unconsciOuSneSS, died o!
burns received while destroying the in
sacts at her home. Mrs. Whiting, hat
used a torch composed of wooden an(
other int1ammable material. wount
around poe. WHICH had been saturat
ed wltn kerosene. The blazing O
al ha ShC.lll6nIs
and her clothing was set aire.
Cardinal Logue has issued strong
condemnation OF certain practices o
the Ancient Order of Hibernians. HI
says that in some places the Hibernial
I Society is pest and practices cruel ty
rany, it's members INDUCING in drink
| ing and dancing and compelling people
| by force to join the organization
through threats of boycott and ever
| personal violence. He forbids thu
| priest: from this time on to give abso
| Luton to guilty of such practices.
Wind and weather being favorable
the new 5f.0G0-cubic foot balloon Mas
| sachusctts of the Aero Club of New
| England. which is TO be christene,
at PittSfel(, Mass Saturday morning
will nalie an attempt to reach the Ca
madam frontier Oh its initial voyage
The balloon will be plotted by Charlie
j. Gliddcn Of Boston and the passen
| gers vii! be Frank B. CominS of Bos
| ton. vice president of the Aero Club o
| New England. and Gen. Otis Draper O
| Fopedale. nephew Of Gov. Draper.
| The Will of the late Lady William
| BeresfOra. who died at Dorking, Jan
! II, has been proved at London. TIL
| gross value of the estate is given a
| 100000 Lady Beresford was Miss Lii
Ian Warren Price, daughter of -th
late Commodore Price. U. S. ~. o
| New York She was married thre,
| times first to Louis Hamersley. thal
to the eighth Duke of Marlborough ant
| for the third time to Lord William
| Berestord. She had only life intcres
| in tie great estate OF her first hus
| band
Forest fires continue to 90 great dam
age around Cordova. Vera Cruz. Mexi
too. the long continued drought favor
ing the rapid spread of the flames Be
low lsla. 4 fire eight miles wide il
sweeping everything before it, Nea
Pcnula a fire has destroyed all tn,
buildings around a big rock quarry
leaving several hundred people home
less Great areas of forest are nov
burning. Several big sugar plantations
have been devastated
Tie Garden party given at Toxic
Japan. by Prince Shimazu in honor o
Rear Admiral Giles B. Harder. com
marder Of the third division Of tn,
Pacific squadron and Rear Admiral ST
Fedworth LambtOn. commander of tho
British Asiatit squadron was bril-
liant success. 1t was generally fel
that the occasion served to demon
strate that the most cordial friendship
exists between the three nations chare
/ e., with joint responsibility in main
| tanning peace in the Far East.