Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-09-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The war department is advised Of the
arrival Of the transport Seward. at Ma
Mia, Sept. %.
Government receipts Thursday: in
ternal revenue, STAT .G3S; customs. ST.
121,Ga miscellaneous 5000; expendi-
lures, s!.470.6Od.
In collision of freight trains on the
Pittsburg, Bessemer and Lake Erie
near Pardee, Pa, Thursday. four men
We're killed and two fatally injured.
The Republicans of the 4th New
Hampshire district, Thursday, nomi-
mated Col. Seth NJ. Richards Of New
port, for member of the Governors
Council
The Prairie. the big auxiliary cruiser
which is TO take battalion of 600
marines and "A field batatery to Pana-
ma, next week. from the Norfolk navy
yard. sailed, Thursday.
The newspapers at Rome, announce
that the grand master of the Italian
Free MasOns has instructed all the
Italian lodges TO open subscriptions in
behalf of the destitute Beers.
Gov. Odell of New York, has issued
proclamation for special elections for
members of Congress to succeed the
late Amos j. Cummings and George w.
Ray, resigned, to be held on the day Of
the next general election.
The cruiser Philadelphia has been
put out of commission at the Puget
sound navy yard on Geographic orders
from the navy department. Exte nsive
repairs have been ordered which will
take about year to complete. Work
is TO begin at once.
Pres. Palma Of Cuba, will soon call
meeting Of the officers of the Cuban
army to consider the immediate in
crease of the artillery corps to 800 men,
cables the Havana correspondent of
the New York Herald. This will be
| done with a view to replacing the
American soldiers now guarding the
Cuban coasts.
After a meeting. "Wednesday night, at
Chicago, telegram was sent by the
Northwestern Kranken Unterstuet-
Zungs Ferein to Pres. Roosevelt and
Sec. Hay in which the Jews of Chi
caso rendered their heartfelt thanks
Tor the efforts in behalf of their race
and in behalf of humanity in the mat
The official report of W. H. Collins,
president of the British Lawn Tennis
Association. of the tour of British ten
mis- players in the United States, frank
ly admits that the recent contests
demonstrated that the Americans pos
sess two singles players as good al
least as our best: but in doubles. we
have a pair better than anything they
can for the moment produce
Reports. sent out from the Yellow
stone National park to the effect that
S. Csgood Pell of New York. has been
J injured in an encounter with grizzly
bear while hunting in the Rocky noun
tains are untrue. although he had a
narrow escape. Mr.. Pell wounded the
bear and it started to attack him, but
| the shots from the rifle finished the
animal. Mr.. Pell's horse was nearly
killed by the bear.
l.. G.. Burnham. prominent in the coal
industry, died suddenly at his summer
home in Essex, Mass, Thursday. APP
poplexy is assigned as the cause of
death. He retired, Wednesday night,
apparently in perfect health. Mr..
Burnham was president of the Metro
politan Coal Co. second vice presi-
dent of the United Fruit Co. and was
formerly president of the Chamber OF
Commerce. He was also director of
the Mechanics National Bank trustee
Of the city hospital and president of
the RoXbury Central Wharf Co. He
was 5S years old. A widow survives
him.