Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-21
NEWS IN eRi EF.
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an altitude of 800 feet, WIN oVV Ieet vi
line. awards should he made as follows:
First prize, $500. ]. Il. Wardwell OF
Stamford, Ct; second prize. $500. J. ~
Fataut Of st. Louis; third prize, $500
H. Il. bristol of Webster Grove. MO.
The winner Of the first prize Is boy,
1e wears Of age, and WAS the cbly con-
testant. with the exception OF MS
father. who used Il box kite, the others
using Eddy kites.
A dispatch from ST. John, N. f.. says
that the Labrador mail steamer
Virginia Lake, concerning which there
has been much anxiety. is safe. She
was Diet aimed by severe hurricanes that
swept the coast Of Labrador last week.
The monument erected in honor of
the late Major General Frank Wheaton
by the state of Rhode Island. was UNI
yelled with appropriate ceremonies.
Wednesday. at the National cemetery
at Arlington. Lient. Frank Wheaton
Rowcll, l.. S. A. grandson of the
general, loosed the cord that held the
draping flags. A squad of cavalry and
the eth cavalry band participated in
the ceremonies. The invocation was
Pierce, ard the address was delivered
by Gen. Elisha Fl. Rhodes of Provi-
dence President Roosevelt was in
vited to attend the dedication of the
monument but was unable to be pres
ent. The commission which called on
the Presi lent consisted of Gen. Rhodes
Capt. Charles Gray. state auditor of
Rhode Island. and Capt. Walter a.
Read, state treasurer. The commission
was accompanied by former Governor
Charles Warren.
At Wednesdays session Of the Ma.
tional Congregational! Council. in Dies
Moines, Ia, Mrs. Booker T. Washing
ton of Alabama, spoke of THE Adj
vancement Of Colored Women" She
spoke of the educational work among
the colored women and said they owed
a debt of gratitude to the American
Missionary Association and it's numer-
GUS auXiIiaries.
The go annual Indian conference
was called to order in Lake Mohonk. y.
Y. Wednesday, by Albert X. Smiley.
There we've about $50 delegates present.
Charles J. Ronlpart2. a member of the
board of Indian commissioners, was
chosen as permanent chairman of the
conference.
Chairman W. H. r. Emmons Of the
Boston police board, announced We'd
nesday, that he had directed the
boards attorney, Edward B. Adams, to
apply for summonses for everybody
in thu violation of the
statute laws in connection with the
handling of the dynamite which caused
the Melrose explosion, and which re-
suited in the death of nine persons ana
the injury of &c. 1t is the intention of
the police board to prosecute everybody
except Percy Hawkins, foreman of the
Express Co. and Fenton. the driver Of
the express wagon. Attorney Adams
after careful inquiry into the matter.
has reported that the violations in
rluded the failure to notify the fire de-
partment the dynamite was to be
the failure to pack the dyna-
mite in sawdust and the carrying of
more than one box OH one wagon.
Gen. George d. Ruggles. who retired
several years ago, and who was man.
agtr of the Soldiers Home in Wash
ington, D. c., died in the city, Wednes
LAY night. He was a native of New
York and a graduate of West Point,
but at the outbreak of the Civil War
entered the volunteer army. General
was appointed adjutant gen.
cral CT the army in $685. retiring for
age just before the Spanish war. He
is survived by a widow and four chill
Gren.
The schooner Mclrose. which left
Fla. October II. for
Nassau. p. r., in command of Captain
Kelly. was wrecked near Palm Beach,
Fla. during a gale last Saturday, and
seven persons lost their lives. The
MelrCse carried a crew of eight and
four passengers. Much damage has
been done on the Florida coast. The
four masted schooner James Judge of
is aground four miles
south of Palm Beach, having been
swept ashore by the gale, Monday. The |
three masted schooner Zion, owned by |
a. Hcnmes of Emblem. Germany |
stranded five miles north of the House |
Of Refuge, near Fort Lauderdale, Tues |
day. Capt. Hemmes and crew of IA |
men saved themselves with the aid Of |
pieces of lumber and improvised RATS. |
In the surrounding country fruit and |
crops are damaged to a con-
sidera Bile extent.
The: National Congregational Coun
Gil. in Des Moines, Ia, Wednesday,
adopted resolutions COM
President Roosevelt for his
action in declaring that he would call
an international peace conference. 1t
was voted to hold the next triennial
session in Philadelphia.
The case OF Former Mayor A. A.
Ames of Minneapolis. charged with
bribery, based upon allegations that as
mayor he was responsible for a sys-
tenn of graft" of which abandoned
of the city were victims. was
given to the jury. Wednesday night.
hut up to late hour the jury had not
reached an agreement.
Fire broke out in the building next
TO the Haymarket theatre, in Chicago,
Wednesday night, and the audience in
the theatre was Informed that the per-
formance would be discontinued. The
steel curtain was lowered, all the exits
we're opened and the people filed out in
of