Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-27
Medals Give to Battle
ship Missouri Seamen.
Japanese Army Reserves Or.
dered Home for Service.
Sudden Death Of Postmaster of New
York City.

signatory powers of the original Hague
treaty to come together again for the
purpose of broadening and strengthen
ing the original convention. The in
vitation also goes forward to four of
the South and Central American re-
publics which have signified an earnest
desire to adhere to the Hague treaty,
which have so far been pre-
vented from doing so because of the
singular omission of a general clause.
The note is directed to the American
ministers and amba ssadorS abroad with
instructions to extend President ROose-
vet's invitation in such terms as they
see fit.
According to the Brussels of the Lon
don Standard, new Russian loan has
been concluded. The first portion Of
this loan $1O.0O0.0O0, it is expected, will
be issued in January. Half the loan has
been reserved to Germany, and the re-
mainder to France, Belgium and Hol-
land.
Louvi Halling and Alexander Peters,
both boatswains mates of the battle
ship Missouri. which is now undergoing
repairs at the CharlestOwn navy yard.
ard gratuities Of 500 each by the navy
department at Washington. The men
risked their lives in an unsuccessful at
tempt to save brother seaman. Cecil
Gay Young, who was washed over
board from the Missouri during a
storm off Marthas Vineyard island,
several weeks ago, each of the rescuers
jumping into the sea after the drown
ing man.
While fire was in progress in the
basement of the Sisters of Mercy con-
vent in Chicago, Tuesday night. more
than POO girls directed by Mother
Superior DeGales marched out of the
building in the manner in which they
had been repeatedly drilled. Several Of
the young women collapsed after leav-
ing the building. but there was no
panic while they We're leaving the
building. The damage is estimated at
$4,000.
A dispatch received at Amsterdam
from Batavia, reports that the Dutch
troops have captured Batoebatoe IN
Achin. after severe fighting. Achinese
the dispatch says, lost 1856 killed and
the Dutch captured 20 guns and had
three killed and l wounded.
| One OF the largest audiences ever
gathered in the opera house at t.ikins,
/ Va, listened tC speeches by Attorney
General Moody and Congressman y. g.
Davton, Tuesday night. General
Moody stated that his main reason fo-
stunning West Virginia was 4 prnm-
Use to assist Dayton in his consrcssnn
al fight.
Secretary William Taft addressed A
Republican meeting in Newark. n. j..
Tuesday night. which filleG tie Kruger
auditorium to the doors. Senator Dry
der presided at the IN eetng.
The town of Troy. Ohio, mas recently
been visited by two disastrous fires.
the loss being estimated at $4,000. The
chief individual losses are to the c. T.
Brown block. $4,000 and F. E. Steel,
dry goods. 100000.
The Harland & HoIlingswOrth plant
of the United States Shipbuilirg Co,
was sold, Tuesday, by Hames +. VIM
chester Of Wilmington. Del, special
master appointed by the United States
court. The purchaser was George F.
Shel,ion Of New York. representing tho
re- organization committee. The plant
was sold in two parcels and the mimi
mum amount fixed by the court in each
instance-$550,0 00 for the plant for
merly owned by the Harland & Hol-
linSsworth Co. and s125.006 for the
material owned by the United States
StIpbuildiEg Co.
Students, alumni, members Of the
faculty, trustees and guests of Dart
mouth College thronged to the athletic
field. Tuesday night, for the Dartmouth
might" exercises in connection with
the laying of the corner stone of the
new Dartmouth hall. The corner stone
} is to be laid by the Earl of Dartmouth.
a descendant of the English nobleman,
in whose honor the college was named
} more than 100 years ago.
. The trawler Ship arrived at Hull
Tuesday, with two Of the wounded
fishermen of the trawler Crane, which
was sunk by the Russians.
An imperial ukase. dated October %.
appoints General kuroratkin comman-
der-in-chief Of the Russian army.
A caLlegram received at the state
department. Tuesday, from Spencer
Eddy the American charge of embassy
= at st. Petersburg. stated that the Rus
sian government has received the pro
test of the British government against
the action Of the second Pacific saua-
dron in firing upon the British North
sea fishing fleet. Mr. Eddy added that
the foreign Office was busy in the
preparation Of reply to the British
representation. 1t is believed here that
the acute stage of this incident has al
20 ready passed and that it will surely
:, = Yield to the methods of diplomacy.
n The total registration of students
re has been completed at Princeton and
n shows a falling off of "a There, are
l. 1886 names now on the university
4 books and the figures show a decrease
}, Of Sc in the academic department, while
% the scientific department has gained 3d.
m A dispatch from New York says that
gold to the amount of $1,25O 600 was
engaged, Tuesday, for shipment to
Paris.
The John Bowman Hardware and
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