Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-02-02
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

The Spanish armored cruiser Catalina
left, Algeeiras, Spain. suddenly. Thurs
day, fer Vigo. It is thought that her
despatch to that port is due to the
trouble in Portugal.
The New Hampshire Peace Society was
organized. Thursday, at Manchester, \.
Il, with President Ernest Fox Nichols
of Dartmouth College as president The
meeting was presided over by Edward j.
Burnham of Manchester
A coronel's Jury Thursday at View
York. discharged Frederick Heyl tho
chauffeur accused of killing 1o-year-old
Patrick Fay, who was run down on Jan.
% by an automobile which sped away,
leaving the boy dead in the street,
The entire crew of the British bark
entine Aureola. from Troon for st. Johns.
n +, has been picked mp at sea by
the Norwegian steamer Marie, which sig
nailed, Thursday, to The Lizard, Eng,
that she had all of them on board.
Charles Clifford Dyer, the painter for
merlv of Chicago, died. Thursday at
Munich, Bavaria He had lived abroa
for about 20 years in France. Germany
and Austria About II years ago he eX-
hibited a collection of his paintings in
Chicago.
Wearing the same dress III which she
was married II years ago in Liverpool
England Mrs E. Z. Newton has applied
fer divorce in the district court at
Kansas City. In her petition she de-
clared she had had no new clothing since
she made her wedding garments.
August Belmont of New York has sent
$500 to w r. Bishop of Raleigh, \. c..
engineer. of the Seaboard Air Line train
who was injured in the wreck recently
at Mckinney. Va. Mr.. Belmont, who
was on the train, says Engineer Bishops
courage in sticking To his post prevented
great loss of life.
Telephone communication between
England and the Continent is developing
rapidly. Conversations took place,
Wednesday night, between London and
Amsterdam and Rotterdam. The post
master general hopes to be in position
to open an Anglo-Swiss telephone ser
vice as soon as negotiations with the
Swiss and French administrations have
been completed
a receiver was appointed, Thursday, at
Seattle, Wash, for the Columbia River
Orchard Co, which is bonded for 5000
coo; the Washington Orchard Irrigation
& Fruit Co. and other companies subsid-
larry to the first. Bonds of the orchard
company have besn sold all over the
United States The companies have no
available assets, according to brokers
and attorneys in the case,
A male giraffe, the second born in
captivity in the United States, arrived
at the winter quarters OF the Barnum
& Bailey Circus at Bridgeport. CT, at
o'ctock, Wednesday morning. Mary
mother Of Bambino, the first giraffe
born in captivity, is parent of the new
conner The giraffe is the third born
i'm captivity in the world The first
birth. records show, took place III tho
London Zoo in 1S49. The new baby viii
be cnristened in Madison, Square Car
den. New York. the middle of March.
Iowa's champion bread maker, lett
Chicago, Wednesday night, for Wash
ington. where she viii bake loaf of
bread for President Taft Miss Ed
monds wrested this honor from l409
other contestants With her are 10
Iowa school boys, each a champion
corn raiser in his own county. The
children are being sent to Washing
ton by the Iowa congressman. All
were awarded prizes, last year, as
champions. The boys are accompanied