Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1901-04-27
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IthSepuN Mine AT aurora. MO. ClNp1 in.
Friday. and buried five men at a depth OF
10 feet. 1t may be a month before they
can be reached
Elmer BIrrett Bryan. professor of phil
osophy and pedagogy in the Indiana TINT
versity. has been offered and will accept
the general superintendent of the nor
NAL school system of the Philippines.
The Berlner Tageblatt, Friday. printed
a special dispatch TO the effect that Rres-
e.. who assassinatcd King iiumbert of
Italy. has Just been removed to the penal
colony on Nentolsnc island and that hc
Will remain there for life.
The blockade or the down-bound fleet
at the foot of Lake Huron still continues
as the ice bridge is holding firm. Some
Of the boats have been in the ice nearly
a week but the fleet is increasing daily 81
that now there are about - boats Wis
iblc.
Emperor William. who in company with
Crown Prince Frederick attended the stu
which he presided. remained in the prcsi-
dental chair until | \. NJ. Friday. The
crown prince. Friday, took his first les
son in exercise with the students sword.
Adviccs have been received at London
that the Peninsular and Oriental steamer
Sobraon, which left Shanghai horneward
bound. Airil %, went ashore on Tong
Wing in dense fog. April -. Her mails
Junk at Foo chow. The Sobraon was
launched in 190. She is reported to be in
critical position.
There has been change in the man
agement of the Shore Line Railway III
which Russell Sage is interested. f.. NJ
c. Rand and D. NJ Boyd of New York
have been at St. John and inspected the
road Mr.. Boyd has assumed the posi-
ton of superintendent. +. j. McPedke Of
St. John, resiening from the service. The
new official announces extensive improve
mentS are 10 be made.
The Presbyterian committee at Pitts
burg decided upon two important features
Of the plan for revision which will be
presented to the general assembly. These
features are as follows: |. y new state
ment of doctrine to he issued as a sup
plemcnt to the confession of faith. 2 \
revision of The confession itself either by
the addition Of a declaratory paragraph
or a change in the text.
The Cologne Gazetts st. Petersburg
correspondent telegraphs that the condi-
ton OF the Shah of Persia is becoming
worse. His liver and kidney affections
and difficulty of respiration are assum-
ing more acute forms. The correspondent
also says considerable excitement exists
among the population of Teheran because
of heavy taxes recentlv imposed upon
meat and other food stuffs.
Capt. Titus of New York. was notified,
Friday. by the police of Washington II.
G.. that they had in custody Hannah and
Lizzie Michel. members of a band Of GNp-
sizes who were encampcd AZ High Bridge.
New York city. short time ago. on sus-
picion of being implicated in the kidnap-
ping Of Willie Mccormick one of the
girls. it is said. while in photograph
gallery dropped n piece of paper bearing
the name Of the missing boy Capt. Titus
sent a detective to Washington To make
an investigation.
The supreme court at Helena. Mont.
has decided the petitions of L. S Senator
VIM. A. Clark to withdraw from the bond
of the Montana Ore Purchasing Co, of
which +. A. Heinze is the principal own
Amalgamated Copper Co. The court dis
missed the petition for the reason that
the facts stated in said petition are not
sufficient to warrant the de!ie1 demahdeu
or any relief. or to invoke any such ac-
ton in the promise. The bond amounted
to about $l.0o0.0oo.
State Game Commissioner II. w. Love
day, acting under United States govern
ment authority. has made at chicago
what is believed to be the greatest SeiZ
| ure OF game birds on record More thar
| %, 600 quail. grouse and ducks nave beer
| confsC ted because they were snippcd III
violation of the federal law known as thf
Lacey act. Suits are to be instituted
| a gainst 4S men charged with the snip
| ment of game into Illinois contrary !,
law. OF the total number OF elrds se,zeu
over u, 600 were quail. There were about
! 700 prairie chickens taken and less tnaI
/ 30 each of ruffled grouse and ducks =
| few live song birds were taken by tht
authorities at the came tine as the dedc
| game.
| A sp.,ral to the Chicago Tribuns from
Omaha saws: Hard pressed by three con.
stables. a burglar. thoIsht to be T. Z
| Worley, leaped into the Miss ouri river a
| Penton. Ia and persisted in midstream II
| fun view Of his pursuers. BY chance
| farmer had come upon the burglars boot
hidden in his field. and for two nights {
squad Of men lay and watched. suririsih!
n bold dash for liberty and was chase
TO. the Missouri river where he plunged
| In The constabIes had set off from shor'
when they saw their man disannear. Tn
current washed the body into shallow wa
Tor where ii was recovered some time ar
forwards A book in the dead man
nocket bore the name of z. c. Worley.
special from Savannah, Ga. says
..Thc Georgia troops will send no repre-
sentatives to Sea Girt, this year, to par
tic;pate in the rifle matches to be hclt
under the auspices of the New Jerse.
IPiNe Association The officers of the cen
trnI military organizations at confer
cnce here Thursday night. unanimousl
agreed that this state should SEND no rep
reservation as long as the management
Of the Sea Girt range remains the sam
az II was in 1889, when the Georgia team
n is alleged was not given its Just right
and the trophies in the matches. Th
C,eorgians issued a cliallciise 70 meet rel
any range save Sea Grit. ana TOT an
nr;ze or amount The challege is issue
bv the officers and former members OF IN
Sea Girt team.