Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-29

Theological Seminary to Cambridge
and it's union with Harvard Divinity
| School. A resolution was adopted re-
questing the trustees of the seminary
to submit the matter of removal to the
board of visitors for approval.
Coroner's Physician of Chicago n.
G. N. Beinhardt discovered Monday
that the heart of Paul Grgzgswigski,
who was killed Saturday night by Tony
Flax, was on the right side of his body.
Grgzgswigski was stabbed on the left
side, the knife cutting the pulmonary
artery causing him to bleed to death.
The verdict of the coroner's jury was
that Flax, although lie killed
Grgzgswigski in self-defence, was in
sane at the time and is now of ul-
sound mind. The jury held him to the
detention hospital.
The meeting of trunk line
presidents appointed for next
Thursday at New York has been post
poned until May when the question
Of an increase of freight rates will he
finally determined. In railroad circles
here the impression is strong that the
increase will be adopted, in preference
TO decrease in wages. which has been
the alternative proposition. Traffic de-
partments of the large railroads have
| been at work for sometime upon q new
schedule, which if adopted, will affect
both class and commodity rates east
of Chicago.
Mariners rounding the southeast
point OF Block Island, r. l., will be
without the warning of the sirens for
sometime, the house in which the
whistles were sheltered having been
burned early Tuesday. No person was
known to be in or near the whistle
house when the fire started, and it
was discovered only when it had reach
ed too great a Roadway to admit of
saving it. A large quantity of oil
was stored in the house and it Is
thought possible that spontaneous
| combustion among the oil barrels
caused the blaze.
The American Federation of Labor
has petitioned Governor Post to rec
ommend the appointment Of an In
dependent to fill one of the three ex-
listing vacancies in the native mem
bership of the executive council of
San Juan, Porto Rico. The council
publicans and one Independent The
governor proposes to eliminate the In
dependent and to recommend the
names of two more UniOnists The
Federation has submitted three names
The matter will be taken up with
President Roosevelt.
band of volunteer fire fighters
| prevented a disastrous fire in the viii
lage of Rockland, Providence, II. r..
early Tuesday. The fire, which IT is
believed was of incendiary origin. de-
stroyed the Rcckland cash market and
all adjoining ice house. 1t had gained
considerable headwav before it was
discovered. bucket brigade was
nastiiy organized and the progress of
the names stopped. At one time how
ever, the whole center of the village
was threatened. Seth Rounds and
George Rathburn owned the property
That was burned and they estimate
their loss at $500.
AT the annual meeting of the North
western Commercial Co just held at
seattle surplus of cash on hand of
over $4OO,OO0 was reported on the last
years business or a dividend of nearly
10 per cent. on the cOmpany's capitali-
Zatlon The money was derived by the
operations of subsidiary companies and
VIII be used in extensions and better
ments In addition to other thisgs it
was announced that three new passen-
ger and freight steamships to cost
about $45O,000 each would be laid with
IN the next year to ply between Seattle
ana Cordova on the completion of the
copper River & Northwestern Rail-
road. The vessels will be built in
Seattle
The British House of Commons which
assembled Monday after the Easter hol-
ldays only to adjourn for day in respect
TO the memory of the late Sir Henry
Campbell-Banncrman, made fresh start
Iuesday under the leadership of the new
premier. H. N. Ascuith. After formal
business had been disposed Of Mr., AS
quith moved the second reading Of the
licensing bill. The debate on this meas
ure promises to bring on a great fight.
The vote will not be taken before the
evening OF May 4. Despite the united
opposition. the second reading will be
carried by large majority. The Conser-
vatives, however. are confident that it
never will pass the House OF Lords in lts
present form.