Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-10-02

west Of ST. Louis at I o'clock Monddy
morning and two persons were Killed.
one seriously injured and the passen-
gers We're badly bruised.
Asa Smith, former prominent
Democratic legislator in Connecticut,
is dead at his home at New Haven
aged II years. He was also past grand
master of the Grand Lodge Of Masons
in Connecticut. Mr.. Smith was the
father of Mrs. J. II. VanBuren, wife or
Bishop VanBuren Of the Episcopal
church in Porto Rico.
The authorities Monday completed
the autopsy on the bodies OF Maxim
Novakovics and Milan NoVakoVlcs, the
two former army officers VINO were
killed in the Jail at PelGrade, SerVla,
Sept 80 during fight with the prison
guards, and the report of the doctors
goes to prove that the two men were
victims of police ferocity. AS soon as
the result of the autopsy was known
orders were issued to hold the troops
in readiness to put down any possible
demonstration. The Novakovics were
members of one OF the leading families
of Belgrade
Chelsea street in East Boston was
veritable river OF naphtha Monday
night, as a result of the collapse of a
large tank of the Standard Oil Co, late
this afternoon letting 5000 barrels OF
the inflammable fluid into the street.
Electric car traffic was diverted from
the street and extreme caution taken
in every way to guard against an eX-
plosion. Pumps We're hurriedly got to
work and at late hour tonight large
portion of the naphtha had been re-
covered. The collapse Of the tank was
due to the cave-in of it's foundations, Il
result it is thought of the heavy rains.
The loss to the Standard Oil Co., is es-
timated at $4,000.
w. H. Hearne, a millionaire attorney,
has announced that he will be a candi-
date for the Republican nomination for
governor of the state of Illinois.
Hearne is GO years old
Leonard J. Clarkson, captain and
manager of the Norwich University
eleven, died at Hanover, n. H., Mon
day. Clarkson was about % years old
and a graduate OF the Portland, CT,
High schoo in the class OF 1901
The refrigerator ship Glacier and the
cruiser Des Moines coilided off Barn
stable Monday during the northeast
storm. The Glacier was at anchor
with the rest of the fleet at the head Of
the bay. when the ground tackle gave
way and before she could steam ahead
she collded with the Des Moines. Both
vesses We're somewhat damaged and
were sent to Boston for repairs.
After considering the subject for
many years, the financial and Other
difficulties have been overcome and
Sweden again is about to challenge for
the Americas cup for which she COM
peted in 1852. King Oscar who is
honorary admiral of the Royal Swedish
Yacht Club, warmly endorses the pro-
ject
Wireless dispatches received at Bcs-
ton Monday from the North Atlantic
squadron anchored at the head of Cape
Cod Bay show that two lives were lost
two vessels damaged and the entire
fleet was given severe shaking up by
the storm. The dead are Lieut.. John
II. Furse of the battleship Illinois and
an ordinary seaman of the. battlesilip
Minnesota whose name is withheld
l@itol Il VI 50 w dS tIlIoN II against
hatchway Of the Illinois and so badly
injured that he died during the night.
The seaman from the Minnesota was
washed overheard and drowned
Among the numerous acts passed by
the last Legislature in Massachusetts s
which went into effect Monday, is that
modifying the present law regarding
work on the Lords Day The act pro-
vides that except in cases of emergency
or except at the request of the
employee, it shall not be lawful for any
person. or corporation, to require an
emplOye engaged in any commercial
occupation, Industrial process or in
transportation. to do on the Lords day
the usual work of his occupation, I'M
less the employee is allowed during the
six days next ensuing, "a consecutive
hours without labor.
Samuel Bolin of New Rochelle, ~
y. who was arrested Sunday on a
charge of attempted burglary. failed 10
appear in court Monday for arraign-
ment and his bail of $4,000 was de-
clared forfeited by Justice Van Auken.
While posing as a we'll to do physician
and druggist Bolin has according to
his Wife's story. been employed as a
1N,y 10, nd. II.