Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-07-13
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A Summary Of The Most Important
Happenings Of the Day.

policemen at East PlttSDurS, "a,
shortly after midnight Friday morn
ing one policeman was killed and
another was probably fatally wounded.
A negro, who was suspected or having
fired the fatal shot, has been arrested.
Ore man instantly killed and five in
jured, two seriously, was the result of
an explosion in the mine of the PalOe
Coal ard Coke Co, Is miles northwest
of birmingham, Ala, Thursday. The
explosion is thought to have been
caused by the ignition of fire damp.
Seven mine workers, all Italian. We're
killed in an abandoned slope of the
Lehigh ana Wilkesbarre Coal Co., at
Honey Brook, Pa, Thursday by deadly
white damp. Three others are missing
but official confirmation as to whether
they are in the mine cannot be secured.
Of the dead only the body of James
TavannO, n foreman, has been recov-
cred The accident is said to have been
due to the ignorance of the workmen
regarding the dangerous gases.
A sensation was created Thursday in
the Christian F.nleavOr convention at
Seattle. Wash, when after c. NJ. Tate
Indians, were being abused and per-
mittcd to fall into moral decadence
Silas Il. Whitman of the Lapwai Indian
reservation, arose and denounced the
utterance of the speaker as eXaGgerat-
ed and false. Services We're held Thurs
day all over the city, the principal
one taking place in the Williston tent,
where "Traning of the Young was
the theme The speakers included Mrs.
Francis f.. Clark of Aul'urnlale. Mass.
and Rev. Smith Baker. Portland, Me.
A plan to cxtort $50. 900 from the Sal
walton Army has been made public by
the arrest of solomon ItObitScheck, an
elderly dealer in second hand clothing
of Lowell, Mass. and Bennett Silver
blatt, a young Lowell attorney. 1t Is
alleged that Robtscheck either wrote
or secured possession of poem cast
ing grave reflections on the motives
and practices of the Salvation Army
and . copy of the verses was sent to
General Booth, commander of the
army. with a threat to publish the
verses and sell them at five cents per
copy unless the army paid $4,000 to
the sender. The matter was turned
over to the postottce department.
Pnstoflice Inspector d. E. Mcleod and
United states Deputy Marshal Frank
Bancroft Thursday arrested Hobit-
scheck and Silverblatt in Lowell.
1t has been practically decided to
erect Il statue Of Christopher Columbus
that Will cost 100000 in the center of
the plaza in front of the new union
station at Washington, where it was
originally intended to erect large
fountain. d. II. Durham Of Chicago.
the architect who designed the new
union station and who is chairman Of
the Senate park commission and who
called upon the commissioners to-
day. it is understood. has agreed to the
erection of the monument on the plaza.
as inGicatcd 1t is understood that the
selection of this site was at the solicit
tation of thu members of the Knights
of Columbus. which organization was
responsible for the act of Congress APP
the sum for the statue.
Tho raval board, composed of Capt. |
Wainwright Commander Griffin and
Lieut. Commander Key, which was
charged with the duty of examining
the curriculum Of the Naval Academy
with a view to its Improvement. has
completed its work and made its re-
port to the secretary of the navy. Per-
sons who expected to find any startling
changes in method recommended by
the board will be disappointed. An idea
had obtained that the course at An
napois was too theoretical and not
sufficiently practical. Especially vas
this criticism directed against the pre-
given the mathematics.
The board did not find this criticism to ]
hc we'll founded. and mathematics
probably will continue to receive the
highest markings in the first two years.
some Encouragement of the course in
modern languages is suggested, AMI
othc: small changes but there is moth
ing like the sweeping revision Of the
Annapolis course that was expected in
some utilrt,rS