Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-05-25
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Rev. DR.. Oliver Hunekel resigned as
pastor of the First congregational
church. Sunday, to accept can 10 pc
come pastor of the Associate heiornied
church at Baltimore, ND.
PasauaIe Micole committed suicide in
the Charles street Jail at Boston, sun
day. by strangling with par OF sus-
penders. He was tried for indecent as
sault, about a week ago, ana the jury
disagreed.
VIM. Z. Ross, the 15-years-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Ross Of Stockton. n.
J.. committed suicide, Sunday by
hanging himself. He was addicted TO theI
use of cigarettes for which he was
chided by his father.
The following men in Harvard Uni
yersity were named. Sunday. for parts
in the commencement exercises: from
the college, A. a. Bryant. j. II. Choate
Jr., p. w. McKaye, r. +. Olds and w.
Il. Parker; from the Divinity School,
j. w. Rice.
Senator Morrill,, who has been con-
fined to his bed at Washington. Tor
some days with an attack of bronchitis,
was reported to be very much better,
Sunday, but 1t is not probable that he
will be able to- attend the SESSIONS oi
the Senate for some days.
By an arrangement just completed.
the National Bank Of Commerce of
Kansas City. Mo-, win absorb the busi-
ness of the Metropolitan National
Bank. having decided to buy the de-
posits OF the latter institution. Both
banks are among the oldest established
and biggest concerns in that city.
A dispatch to the London Times from
Buenos Ayres says: kilograms from
the Brazilian frontier of Uruguay say
that the rebels made a determined
stand at Reverb. The government
troops tried to capture the town. but
were repulsed with severe loss. They
are now waiting for achievements.
Lying helplessly i'll. with her 3-year-
old child at her side. Mrs. Nellie Daw-
son. % years old. was shot and killed
by her husband. John Dawson. at
Chicago. Sunday. The shooting fol-
lowed n quarrel. The murderer Is al
large. but the police declare he Will
soon be captured as he is well known
to them.
Mayor Carter Harrison, riding a
wheel and escorted by eight officers in
knlckerbockers led the annual sunday
run Of Chicago's Bicycle Clubs. Sunday
The parade started from 35th street
and Grand Boulevard and ended al the
loop in Garfield park and was partici-
pated in by 5000 cyclists Of whom lbo
were women.
Of the establish
ment of the American Tract Society WAS
celebrated at New York. Sunday. with re-
igious exercises in the Broadway taber-
nacie Various organizations connected
with the church conducted separate eX-
ercises during the day. Rev. DR.. Arthur
Little of Boston. preached at both morn
ing and evening services. and commended
the work of the Tract Society. report
was read in the evening by Rev. q. L.
Shcarer showing the work of the society
| for the year. The new permanent publ
cations added 10 the society's list during
the year are Is.
Captain Bailey of the Yale Varsity
crew, Sunday night, announced that
| the following candidates would be
given seats: Bailey, Griswold, Camp
bell. Greenway, Langford, Marsh,
Mills. Rogers. Whitney. Allen and
Green. coxswain. This practically set
| ties the membership of the Yale crew
| for the season. At conference of the
Yale and University of Wisconsin navy
managers, at New Haven Conn.,. sun
day, it was decided that Robert Leh-
man. the Harvard coach. be invited to
| referee the contest next Saturday.
The Portuguese residents in Massa-
| chusetts, whether citizens by natural
| ization or not. were much in evidence
| in Boston, Sunday. through their OBJ
servance of Ecce Homo day, the most
important religious festival in the Por-
| tuguese church. The Soeiedade Ben
efcente Astronomical Michaelense cell
ebrated the day publicly which in clud-
ed street parade by the Boston
branch assisted by divisions from
Taunton. Fall River and New Bedford.
The celebration terminated with pub
lie meeting held in Faneuil hall late In
| the day.
| A sensation was created at George
| town, Del. Sunday, when it became
rumored that Lawyer Cullen. the chief
| attorney for the defence in the Gordy
| case, had in his possession letter
which stated that the writer and COM
panion plotted the murder of Mrs
| Lewis, for whose death James NJ. Gordy
is to hang on June II. The story comes
| from Gordy's cell and he says that he
has been assured that his attorney has
the letter and that the case is to be
investigated. Gordy talks as though
he was firmly convinced that the writer
can. and will be traced, as he says he
| has an idea who the parties are.