Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-08-06
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Proposed Water Supply for the
City Of Manila.
Philippine Day to Be Celebrated at
Worlds Fair-ingomar Wins $1,000
Prize-Passenger Train DeraiIed in
Indian Territory.

The Fall River cotton manufacturers
have notified the Textile Council that
their representative will meet the I'm
ion secretaries whenever a conference
on any subject Is desired, as they have
done in the past. The union officials
do not regard the notification as having
any special Significance. The manu-
facturers 80 far as can be learned have
received no communication from the
National Federation.
James Douglass, aged SIS years, was
killed and Nellie Leslie and Irene La
bar seriously injured by an explosion
in the Oliver Dynamite Co.'S plant,
controlled by the Dupont Dene Mours
Co, at Laurel Run. Pa, Thursday. The
building, in which there was 1900
pounds Of dynamite, was totally de-
molished, the force of the conclusion
being felt IL miles away. A hole near
ly Is feet deep was torn out under the
site Of the mill. and not a vestige of
the body of the dead man can be found.
The girls who were injured were en-
gagged in filling cartridges In another
building 500 feet away. None of the
other buildings were damaged. The
loss is estimated at $4,000.
A meeting OF creditors of D. j. Sully
& Co, to consider the question of a
settlement between the creditors and
the bankrupt concern which was held
at New York, Thursday, adjourned un-
til. next Monday, without any decision
having been reached.
D.. 10
east-pound car in the head-on collision
OF cars Of the Boston & Worcester
Street railway. Monday. was arrested,
Thursday, at his home in Natick, on the
charge Of manslaughter. The death Of
Motorman Edwin V. Doe Of the west
bound car, Thursday morning. makes
the second fatality resulting from the
accident. Mrs. Caroline Stewart of
Winthrop Beach. dying from her in
juries. Monday.
The Meteor. a fast passenger train on
the ST. Louis & San Francisco, the
Frisco system from Dallas and Fort
Worth for st. Louis, was derailed near
Vinita, /. T., Thursday. Several per-
sons were injured but no one was
killed.
The Massachusetts State Board OF
Health, Thursday. notified Attorney
General Herbert Parker to serve no.
tees against all manufacturers alonl
the banks Of the NepOnset river, tina,
unless they Immediately cease dumping
refuse and waste matter into the wa
tiers Of the river. injunctions will be
issued restraining them from doine
business until arrangements for the
escape of the refuse through other
channels are perfected. This order viii
affect large number of manufacturing
firms in Walpole, Norwood Hyde ParR
and Milton. which include book and
magazine publishing houses. factories
OF ink and other materials. 1t is esti-
mated that the total value of the plants
to which the order applies is more thar
$15,OOO.O0O.
A call for 100000 feet Of lumber
mostly cypress. has been received ir
Washington by Secretary Murphy OF
the Panama canal committee. from the
isthmus. Besides the lumber 10000
pieces of piling was also asked for. with
the request that the shipment be made
a. Oiite' Ills Is tIle SeCOIlu OTueT IOI
lumber for the canal.
United States officers arrested John
Marshall Berry and Francis c. Web
ster. officials of an organization known
as the North American Trust in Bos-
ton. Thursday afternoon, charging them
with a conspiracy to defraud the pub
lie. They are also accused Of conduct
fvc h,,- to-
lottery laws. The concern has offices
In Lynn. New Bedford, Lowell, Haver.
hill. Providence. Fall River. Leomin.
ster. Salem. Dorchester and Portland
warrant has also been issued fol
third official who has not as vet beer
found. Berry and Webster were ar.
raigned before United States Commits.
sioner Fiske and held in $1,000 each fo
hearing. August IL.
The American yacht Ingomar, wor
the Town prize of $500, over tn,
Queens course at Cowes, Thursday
defeating Emperor Williams Meteor
the scratch boat, and six others. Kin,
Edward sailed on board the Meteor.
Plans for the proposed water suppl,
and sewage for Manila, have been lai,
before the secretary of war and Colone
Edwards. chief of the bureau of insu
lar affairs, by Ma jor ]. F. Case the cit,
engineer of Manila. The plans hav
received the approval of the municipal
board of Manila and have been favora
bly, reported upon to the secretary O
war by an eminent consulting enginee
sent to the Philippines. Major Case
plans also have the approval OF tn
secretary of war. and an issue of bond
to meet the cost to be incurred hav
been authorized.
James T. Lewis. former war governo
Of Wisconsin, died. Thursday. in Co
lumbus. Wis. as the result of a secon
stroke Of apoplexy. Mr.. Lewis was s
years Of age.
The fiscal campaign was reopened 1
London. Thursday. by Hon. Josep
Chamberlain. He addressed a meetin
at which was gathered from 10000 t
$4,000 people from the surrounding az
ricultural counties in the Riding Schoc
of Webb; X Abbey. the seat of tn
Duke of Portland, near Worksop Not
tinghamshire.
The French cruiser. Duplex, arrive
in Boston, Thursday, from Newpor