Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1904-11-07

amIte unoer the BOND street bridge.
Mt. Vernon, n. Y, at p. m, Wednes-
day, shook the city and the surround
ing country within radius of five
miles, probably killed one person and
injured nearly 40 others. two of whom
may die. The man supposed to have
been killed was an Italian in CHARGE
of the dynamite. He was seen at his
post of duty just before the explosion
and no trace of him has been found.
Fate of Ten Miners.
During the lowering of miners at
the Auchincloss shaft of the Della
ware, Lackawanna and Western Co.
at Nanticote, eight miles south OF
Wilkesbarre, Pa, recently, the steel
cable broke and a carriage-lo load of
men were dropped to the bottom of
the shaft, distance of several hum
dred feet. Ten men were on the car
rage at the time and it is reported
that all were killed. Details are mea-
gre, for the company officials refuse
absolutely to. give out any informa-
ton.
Twenty Dead.
With an awful crash and entirely
without warning the Boyle building in
Memphis, Tenn, occupied by the Con-
tinental Savings Bank and number
of Offices collapsed at $40 one morn
ing recently aud at least twenty lives
are believed to have been snuffed out
in the death trap. Only one man es-
capped alive, the tailor on the top floor.
who was bruised about the head and
face. Scores of policemen and others
rushed to the scene and the work of
rescue is now going bravely on. Bus
mess in every direction is paralyzed
The building was next to the site of a
proposed sky scraper of the Tennes-
see Trust Co., the excavation of which
caused the collapse of the Boyle Build
ing.
Airship at the Worlds Fair.
After circling in every direction at
height of 1000 feet above the Cas-
cades, in sight of thousands of cheer
ing enthusiastic spectators on the
worlds fair grounds, Tuesday, A. Roy
Knabenshue of Toledo, in command
of Thomas s. Baldwin's airship "Cali-
fornia Arrow" returned to the place
from which he started, covering three
and one-half miles, part way against
an eight mile wind. Knabenshue
started from the aeronautic concourse
at 3.37 p. M, and returned at O5 o.
m. On the return trip the airship
sailed slowly over the exact spot from
which it had risen % minutes prev
iously, and glided about 100 feet fur
Their west, where it settled gracefully
to the ground.
Harvard's Republicans.
After the republican clubs of Har-
ward and the Institute of Technology
numbering nearly 1000 students in
uniform, had marched peacefully
through Boston streets with torches,
disappointing thousands of specta-
tors who lined the streets expectant
of witnessing traditional battle be-
tween the two colleges, about SOC
Tech students went to the steps Of
the Rogers buildings to give theil
customary cheers and became en-
gagged in fight with 100 police Of.
ficers, in which about SO student:
were injured and four officers severely
| beaten.
| Canadian Election.
The Dominion parliamentary cleo.
tons were held Thursday. The re
turns at midnight pointed to the re-
election of Laurier government with
a majority of between sixty and sew.
enty in the House of Commons which
is composed of PA members. This il
a liberal gain of about Is. The con.
servative leader, R. L. Borden. was
defeated in his own constituency
The province of Quebec, Laurier'1
home, sustained the premier by re-
turning large liberal majority. TIL,
campaign was brief and remarkably
free from political rancor, the princi
pal issue being the construction of tn,
Grand Trunk Pacific railroad will
government aid, project favored b.
the liberal government.
| The War.
The incident of the killing Of British
fishermen in the North Sea bv vessel
of the Russian Baltic squadron, which
for several days kept these two DOW
ers on the verge of war, is now con
sidered closed for the present. /
proposition from Great Britain tina
the whole matter be left to the Hagu
peace tribunal for arbitration wa
promptly accepted. 1t was only b,
wise official action that trouble wa
averted. A Che Foo despatch say
Port Arthur is doomed. A CORES
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