Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-08
NEWS IN BRIEF.
A Glance at What IS Happening N
Many Places.

the. ribbon of st. George upon all Red
cross nurses of the Sisterhood of st
George for bravery NJ tn" bat io o.
Limo Yang. During the awful night
If September |. these nurses tolieu
INCREASINGLY, going about upon thelr
errands of mercy under Il han OF
SFlrauucl dressing wounds ana carry
ing disabled soldiers to the ambulance
IS.
COY. Charles Eel delivered his in
aucural address. Thursday Afternoon
10 the Vermont legislature, which met
and organized in Montpelier. WedntS-
day. There was a full attendance OF
both branches and the galleries were
filled with visitors. Gov. Nahum
Rachelder Of New Hampshire. with the
members of his staff We're present and
made 4 brief address at the invitation
Of the legislature.
At a public mass meeting. in CON
nccticn with the International Peace
Congress- held in Park Street church,
Boston. Thursday night. for the pur-
pose of discussing the reduction or
armament and the menace Of great
armies ana navlcS. Gen. Nelson a.
Miles WAS the principal speaker. con
orcssman Samuel w. Mccall, presided.
other speakers We're Herr Richard
Frldhaus Of Germany. and Rev. G. f..
Jefferson of New York.
A fire which caused loss Of about
s1oo.oo0 broke out il ". Il. Wardelrs
coal yard in South brooklyn. Thursday
night. The flames spread to Willard :
basin. where several vessels We're dam
H. oil ;Dt II, h.-
7In. whore We're anchored W. Il. Leeds
Yacht Norma. W. X. Vanderbilt, Jr. s
Tarantua. Charles r. Flint's Arrow
lnd other yachts.
George Foster Peabody. treasurer of
H., Democratic national committee.
mas issued an appeal for contributions
for the campaign fund, in which H."
says: There are about 1000 900 legal
voters in this country. and to intelli-
Gently present the issues Of the cam
u4gn and the records of the c;ndi-
iatcS 10 this vast electorate requires Il
very large sum Of money. The Demo-
cratic party has no Industrial IA
Worries from whom either by promises
~ by threats il can draw campaign
subscriptions, but must rely for neces-
-alY funds upon patriotic contrbu-
ions under the laws. From al such
citizens | request such contributions
IS they are able ana willing to make.
f"r which prompt personal acknowl-
'dgm,mt will bc sent
The I'D annual meeting of the Wo-
mems Home Missionary Society Of the
Methodist Episcopal church, which
has been in convention at Trinity
-.l,,, 1, II
Der -. closed. Thursday A COM
ni:tee has been appointed to formulate
/ Plan to raise 5000. 900 for an ami
vers;,ry fund by means of a silver Of
fcring. During the convention nearly
5000 WAS .appOrtioned to the va
rious fields of work of the society 1t
| Was decided 70 hold the next conven-
| ion at indianapolis. in 1904.
Coy. Joselh n. Terrell. accompanied
by party of prominent GeOrgians.
left Atlanta. GA, Thursday night. for
Bath. Me, Wicle they will participate
IN tho launching of the new battleShip
rienrca. next Tuesday. The cover
nors rarity included Congressman and
Ms Tate and Miss Stella Tate. sister
of the Congressman. Miss Tate will
thristcn the hattleship.
The National Shipwright Joiners ana
Clulkers Union in session. Thursday.
1t Paducah Ky. adopted a resolution
favoring 9-hOur day, a minimum
scale of $3.l5 a day and the support of
Al unions now having an S-hour day.
An automobile, containing party OF
FIVE women ANA four men, Went off an
rmbankment. While speeding along the
road in the Bronx district in New
York, Thursday morning. The ma
chine fell onto the NV York Central
tracks and the WreckIge was struck by
= southbound train. One woman was
killed and the rest of the party badly
injured. They We're taken to the Ford
ham hospital. The name of the woman 4
killed could not be as@ertained. Among
the injured are: Emma Perez. New
York: Jeannette Davis address noy
known; Moses Spies, New York:
Charles Doran, New York.
A contract has been let for the cree
ton Of 2 new wireless telegraph station
near Fort Morien. Mt Glaze Bay. g. r. |
The old towers at Cable Head are to be
dsmanted. The station is to be the
most powerful which has yet been cree
ted in Cape Breton.
The captain Of the British steamer
Sibun. which has arrived ut Kingston,
st. vincent, reports that when tn" 2
steamer passed the island of Marti-
niaue. Sept. 80 Mont Peiee was in full
eruption. The spectacle was witnessed
by those on board the steamer ut
O'Clock on the morning Of the Gay men ,
toned. the volcano emitting Stupendous
black clouds and balls Of fire This ac
counts for the dust clouds reported 20
have been seen yesterday, throughout
the WindWard islands.
Fire. cf unknown origin, occurred
Thursday night, in the hold Of thu
cruiser Washington" being built for {
the government, ut the yards of the :
New York Shiphuil1ing Co so far as
is known, no on" WIS on the cruiser
within fnnr hours Of the time when the
flames We're discovered. The fire origi-
mated in a he1 of |