Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-02-26
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

rbe island Of Tutuila and the Samoan
group generally were visited Dy hurfi~
| cane on Feb Il. The fury OF tne Winu on
both land and sea was tefilhc. MUCH
damage was done
| Harry lsarrer. one OF the best-known
water color painters in America, IS dead
at New York He was born IN Lohaon IN
1916. He came to this country " ~. io'i. for
lmany years he was secretary Oh the Amer
lican Water Color Society.
During q dense fog Wednesday, three
| interurban cars crowded WITH working
men collided a Acme small statiop near
Peoria ILL., Fifteen persons mfre l'u were
taken to hospitals at Peoria
| Ii is reported that the wedding of Miss
Cathleen Nelson, daughter or MIS-. FRED
| ericl Nelson, to Reginald 9. vanderbilt,
| is to be celebrated on saturday, IN Easter
| Weeg April is, says the New York Ifef-
| aid. at the brides home, NO. lv r1ltn
avenue.
A large barn belonging to John 5. Lick
| ey at Cambridge City, Ind, was destroy
| ed bv fire. Wednesday, and IA race horses
being held for next weeks sale Were
| burned to death. All had good records
! The loss is $4,000 with no insurance.
Among the horses burned were Logan
Boy, Mexican Boy. Lafentain and Jones
Boy.
The British freight steamer Boston City,
Tuesday reached Newport r. l., having
in tow the Russian steamer Eriha. which
two weeks ago carried away her propeller
in mid-ocean. Arrangements nave been
made for towing the EriSa to Providence
and the Boston City having seen the dis
abled vessel into a safe position, will pro-
coed to New York.
The battalion of the 18th q. S. Inf,
which is to depart for the Philippines on
the transport fitzpatrick, has arrived at
San Francisco from the East. Inc k1l-
patrick will SAIL Feb 2o and Will carry
the troops direct to the island of Samar.
The Logan will sail for Manila on the
,-,.,1r Of hr
Infantry 80 casuals and is cabin pas
sengers The Logans cargo amounts to
5000 tons.
A most extraordinary notice has been
awarded to Lady Granville Gordon, says
the New York Americans London repre-
sentative by the official notification is
sued in the London Gazette from the lord
chamherlains office of the cancellation
of her presentation to Queen Victoria at
the drawing room held on March 49, 1871.
This notification is due to Lady Gord0n's
confession while on the witness stand Of
a divorce court
The German steamer Erna, which arrv-
ed at New York, "Wednesday. from West
Indian ports. reports that on Feb g. in
Lat. $3.50. Long i4.50, passed L. S. navy
collier showing the letters "P. o. F." sc.
v. b. r" The signal letters "P. o. f.
in the international code mean mo INTEL
ligence Of" and the letters &c. V. B. F.''
are the code signals OF the revenue cutter
Alexander Hamilton. The signal letters
of the missing collier Alexander are &c.
Q. t. s.
Gen. Casper Ochea, who owns the Popo-
catapetl volcano, including the immense
sulphur deposits in its crater, is reported
to have sold that property to an American
syndicate in which the Standard Oil -
terests are largely represented, says a dis
patch to the Chicago Tribune from Mexico
City. The purchase price is said to be
$5,0O0,000. The purchasers intend to build
a cogwheel railway up the mountain and
operate the sulphur deposits on an extern
Sive scale.
1t has been learned, says the Paris rep
resentative of the New York American
that the Baroness De FontenillaT, who is
an aunt of the duchess of Marlborough
and a sister of Mrs Oliver H. p. Bel
mont, has obtained divorce from the bar
on. The baroness has been ordered by the
judge to resume her maiden name of Miss
Mimi Smith Baron de Fontenillar with
Count F'itziames. secured some notoriety
by a thrilling boat adventure at the time
of the Martinique disaster while attempt
ing to explore the devastated shores of
st. Pierre.