Daily Kennebec journal., 1904-11-04
BITS BY WIRE.
Dynamite Explosion Does
Damage Near New York.
Russian Officers to Receive ST.
George Crosses.
A Glance at What Is Happening IN
Many Places.

\ dispatch from St. Louis says that
while Capt. Baldwin of San Francesca
inventor Of the California Arrow air
ship. and several assistants We're re-
turning from the place II landed III St.
Louis county, after It's sdccessiui
flight. to the Worlds Fair aeronautic
concourse. the lead rope was dfassed
from the hands of Baldwin assistants
and the airship broke loose ana soareh
into The air. When last seen the ar
ship was drifting rapidly in n"rth-
westerly direction.
The Emperor and Empress OF Russia
and the imperial family attended SOL
elnn requiem mass, Wednesday. at the
church Of St Peter ana st. Paul FOR
tress, in memory of Alexander Ill. VINO
died ten years ago. The Emperor eX-
poets to leave St. Petersburg in few
days for SheerneWice and. on ms WAY
home. will stop at Dvinsk and bid fare
we'll to the fourth army corps. when
will be included in General GTippen-
burgS army.
Helen Phiprs. daughter Of Henry
Phipps of Pittsburg. Pa. and New
York and Bradley Martin. Jr.. We're
married, Wednesday afternoon. at kil-
taflity parish church. lvernshire. Scot
land. by the archdeacon of London DR..
Sinclair. The ceremony was largely
attended by local society and friends
from London. Henry Phipps gave
away his daughter, who was attended
by her sister, Amy. as maid of honor.
There was u large reception afterWard
at Beaufort castle. and the bride ana
bridegroom subse quently started for the
Earl of CCmbes' seat. Coventry. The
presents included much beautiful jew
elry.
The Finnish petitions for recognition
by the Diet have resulted in a surprise.
showing al equal division of the ad-
herents of what are known as the con-
stitution;N ard old Finnish parties.
The latter are supporters of the Rus
sian regime.
BY the sudden slipping from the
blocks of a big steel barge which is be-
ing built for the Standard Oil Co. at
the yards OF the Fore River Shipbuild-
ing Co. Quincy. Mass. Wednesday, two
workmen We're killed. two others seri-
ously injured and several slightly in
launching, and was to be sent down
the ways is soon as the yards were
clear of the battleship New Jersey.
| which is to be launched November 10.
The cause of the accident is not known,
but -tRs~ e9inien is expressed that the
barge slipped on account of the care
less removal Of one of the wedges. The
barge was injured and will delay the
launching.
The 2Sth annual convention of the
American Humane Association assem-
bled, Wednesday. st the st. Louis expo
sition for 4 session of three days.
President James NJ. Brown of Toledo,
Ohio, delivered his annual address.
which was general review OF the
aims and purposes of the association
and the work accomplished.
The trustees OF the Peabody Educa-
, ton fund had their annual meeting in
New York, Wednesday, DR.. Daniel c.
; Gilman of Baltimore. presided. acting
for Chief Justice Melville W. Fuller
There We're present DR.. Samuel A.
| Green and Richard Olney of Massa chu-
sets; James d. Porter of Tennessee;
J. Pierpoht Morgah of New York; Will
liam A. Courtnay of South Carolina;
Henderson NJ. Somerville of Alabama
Charles f. Fenner of louisiana: Dan
; iel c. Gilman of Maryland: Hoke
Smith of Georgia: The Rt. Rev Will
/ liam c. Doane of New York and Morris
*. Jesup of New York. After the
adoption of resolutions on the death of
Senator Hoar, the retiring officers were
all reelected. J. Pierpont Morgan pre-
scented his report as treasurer. showing
that the fund remains practically the
same as that shown in the last annual
report.
The report of NJ. Jusserand. the
French ambassador to the United
States on the signing of the Franco
American arbitration treaty. was re-
cciVed ly Foreign Minister Delcasse.
Wednesday. The latter will not sub
NIT the treaty to parliament for ratiti-
cation until the ambassadors mail re-
port. with the signed text of the treaty.
arrives. However the officials here
have made sufficient inquiry in regard
70 the sentiment of parliament. to show
that the treaty will be ratified promptly
and perhaps unanimously.
it FNntpSlDi cI -oUU pounds or 0yna-
mite stored at the side Of the deep rock
cut. running from the western limits
OF Mt. Vernon. n. Y, to the New York.
New Haven & Hartford Railroad sta
ton. which was used for blasting a
path for additional tracks. shook the
city of Mt. Vernon and surrounding
country for radius of five miles, and
it is thought killed one man, an Italian
who was in charge OF the dynamite.
About 40 other persons were injured,
two Of whom are not expected to re-
cover. The explosion tore hole in the
ground so feet deep. wrecked the Bond
street bridge over The tracks, broke all
the v indoNs within 4 quarter of mile.
shifted many houses from their found
ations. stripped walls of plaster and
splintered furniture All the workmen.
except the Italian, who is supposed to
have been killed. We're away at the time
at dinner. The bridge destroyed was
owned by the city of Mt. Vernon.
DR.. l.. A. Goddard, young dentist,