Daily Kennebec journal., 1899-05-01

dlShes ana olher noVable objects ra hcd.
The heat here for The tine Of year las
been phenomenal, today the mercury
reaching 80 degrees in the shade
The remainder of the Dartmouth COM
mencement prize speakers We're selected
Juniors. Guy A. Ham, Boston: ID. b.
Rich Hyde Park. Mass: II. l.. g. Samp-
son, Middleboro Mass: sophomores Ron
ert r. i-eavens; Boston; Andrew Mar
shall. Boston; Robert J.. Scales, Dover.
n. II.
An exciting discussion Is expected III
The Chamber Of Deputies al Rome, today,
over the governments foreign policy, IS
peciaily its vacilation regarding the de-
nand upon China for q J9-ycar-leasc ~
san Nun Bay for a naval base ana coal
ing station. 1t Is not unlikely that the
debate may result in the resignation OF
he minister for foreign affairs, Admiral
CaneVarO.
y. n. Miller. vice pres dent and moneyed
partner in the recently failed Golden
| Hank. committed suicide at Cobden ILL.,,
saturday, py shooting himself in the
| mead. Ecceutly creditors of the bank
suits against Miller aggregating $G0010,
and this is supposed 10 have been The
reason for his $elf-murdcr. The deceased
left his widow ana six children $Go,Oe0 If
paid-up insurance.
The United Traction Go. Of PittSburg
| Pa, has advanced the wages of 1900
| employees 10 per cent. ana following
| this the West End Traction 60, Sat
| urday, announced an increase of ~
! per cent. to 200 men. KountZ Bros
have given their brick yard employees at
| Harmarsville an advance of ~ per
| cent.
The International Sunday School con
| vention at Atlanta, Ga, Saturday, decid-
! ed to hold the next meeting at Denver i'm
1902 Sunday School work in the new pos
| sessions Of the United States was dis
/
! Wanamaker of Philadelphia, was elected
| chairman of the executive committee If
the Internati3nal organization, and b. L.
Jacobs of Ch!caSh, was chosen world $
commissioner to visit Sunday Schools IN
all lands where the Bible is used.
The death list at Newtown. Mo. from
! Thursday evenings storm has reached
Il and probably will reach l6 in thn
next day or two. Mrs. Flagg died.
| Sunday, from her injuries Her housa
was one Of those blown away by the
tornado. Three others of the injured
are thought to be dying. Thousands OF
sight seers visited NewtoWn. Sunday.
The fire which broke out in the sawmiu
of George Cochran at Enfield Center. y.
! H., Friday night. and which threatened
| to sweep away Il large section of the
| town. WAS checked before it reached the
| Montcalm House, in the stables Of which
! the flames were controlled. Besides tho
sawmil and the Montcalm House stable.
| the residences Of John Cole ana George
/ w. Johnson We're burned. The total loss
| IL estimated at $1,000 The insurance on
any Of the property was not large.
An electric Gar bearing . Or 80 passen-
| gers On the Worcester X Suburban Street
hallway bound for Worcester. jumped
| the track while passing the Blackstone
| Canal at Aillhury, Mass, Saturday night.
ana four persons were injured one per
| haps fatally. The injured: Mrs. William
| Wright. right side ana back; rendered un-
conscious; injuries probably fatal. Ber-
| tha T.. Sutton, injured in the abdom n
and wrist Spraincd. Joseph Gonyon. HIT
wrist sprained. Arthur +. Sutton, right
side injured.
The Philadelphia Commercial Muse
um is now sending letters to over 100
chambers of commerce. boards Of
trades and similar bodies in all parts
Of the world. inviting the attendance
| OF representatives at the international
| commercial congress TO be held there
next October. Even Spain has not been
| omitted. There are 30 chambers Of
commerce in that country, ana it is eX-
pected that there will be many accept
ances to participate in the coming cX-
position.
Prof. Carl y Meyer. professor Of Co
man language at the Albany High school
and assistant teacher of that study at tho
! Albany FthlAlc dClu'iH5 III NlpdlN 49,
Y, committed suicide, some time Saiur-
/ day night, IN Il lonely spot on the ken
Sn"'i,I Sg,i rom norIina 'i,, bV Mar;fn Knatf Il
farmer. a. he was walking down the road
W,I@ 6nl ylSo lI Viewed he BODY thai Prnf
| Mcyer had committed suicide, for tightly
clutched in the rght mana was 5--c!Ii-
pfr ItN"lEtI III uHe nu'Lt,N l' ,tr Nl,' .,'i
HIM, 'ut ,,,, i,'ti, Tha hf,rt iost cGrislnl.
prnf. Meyer had 4 severe attack of thr
grip, from which he never iuIlN recovered.
a1 \, Il iii hi, s th, c.ims ~ his ru-
iug his life. The professor was nearly 50
years Of age.
Col. John J. Dillon, aged 5S, one or th'
moSt prominent citizGhs Oh ,,i,. MtHrhtS' ,; T
n,iira in ihe Eeunari building. at 10 l.. NJ
saturday. He was a native of London,
| Eng. At the age of y he went to sea.
calling Which ne l"lioWru l"I S9IHC I'M mn
IN iN'' nc - IN ~ 80 ifb NV iJ,mnsbr,
Regiment, in which hr served with con
spIrunu9 I5,.,tnI Il N'Inrhast~I. and Was
given the position Of superintendent .gf
pumps on the AnosheaS Corporation: ...:,i i,v
nto ame f s.,.nr1i !. locai military
cnmpanfrs at different times, colonel Of
the lsl Regiment; New Hampsh,fe N3-
tipnJl Guard. diltl tPllllitt''i''i '-'t'