Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-09-26
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Captain Shoemaker chief Of the
revenue cutter service. Washington
ID. g.. has received a report from can
tain kilgore of the Rush. dated Ju-
ncHu. Alaska. September IS, giving the
details Of the rescue by his crew of the
Am, rican ship McLauren on AUGUST
80, last, about IL miles from Dutch
hArt'"r. tn;,laska. The men when
taken aboard the Rush stated that
while trying to work through Unamik
pass, in heavy gale. the ship lost her
rulder and that all efforts to prevent
her drifting had been unavailing The
crew in the omen boat had been to
liutch harhor for assistance. but no
boats We're found willing to venture
outside in the storm, and after three
DAYS the men set out and finally sight
Cd the Rush.
Admiral George Dewey, Friday. re-
ceived the congratulations of his fellow
officers and friends on the 5nth ami
versary of his entry into the naval
service. OF the 80 midshpmen who
entered the Naval Academy. Sept. %.
1854. the admiral is the only one On the
active list. today. and but seven of
The admiral is in his 9th year. The
President sent Admiral Dewey letter
Of Generalization. together with n
handsome bouquet.
a dispatch from Venice says the re-
port published in the United States by
news agency that an ATTEMPT has
been made to assassinate Don Carlos,
the Spanish pretender, is without
foundation.
james Armstrong. q farmer. was ar
rested. Friday. at Huntsville, Ala. on
warrant charging him with murder
He is the eighth alleged lyncher al
rested of the &c persons indicta 81 by the
special grand jury.
The American steamer Alert of Bell
ingham. and two large scows. one or
them loaded with salmon and $1,000
worth Of nets, We're seized by Il DO
minion government fisheries protection
steamer. The value of the property
seized is about $4,000 The authcri-
ties ailege that the American boat was
poaching on fisheries, 125 miles from
the American boundary. The seized
steamer has been brought into Van
c0uver. Il. G.
A special from Naples says that We
suvius is gradually becoming more ac- |
tive. The crust around the crater has |
broken away and produces magnificent |
turrieS Of red-hot ashes and sparks or |
fire which rise occn sionally in inn |
mens2 columns To Il height Of 100 feet |
accompanied DE loud detonatiOns and |
slight earthquakes, the sound rescmb-
ling a bnmbardmeIt by artillery. The
eruption, Friday night. was the most |
spectacular witnessed in the last TO-
years. A great stream of lava was
discharged. threatening wide destruc-
ton. The spectacle was Witnessed nv
thousands OF aWe-stricken people
The unveiling of the monument to
catherine the Great, Friday. in the
square facing The governors palace. in
wilma, Russia. was particularly infer.
esting because it was the occasion of
the last public appearance here of
Prince Sviatopolk- Mirsky. the former
governor-general of wilma and presen,
minister or the interior who Leaves
wilma, sooh' Tor St. Petersburg. Hell
was received everywhere during IN.
day with the the utmost en+bnei,e,, nv
Jews ana CHRISTIANS alike. The whole
town Is lea.ooned with bunting and a
great crowd attended the unyoiIing
ceremonies which was significant ow.
ing 10 tne presence of VARYING e,e-
ments. the ecclesiastical dirnitaries