Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-05-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

In an alleged duel for the right to
court an italian girl. Pasquala Montuc-
ii. was stabbed and killed Thursday in
Brooklyn. The police are searching
for his slayer who they allege to be "A
barkcercr i'll the employment of the
father of the girl over whom the two
men quarrclcd.
John @. a. Johnson. n prominent build
er Of Newhuryport. Mass. and promi-
nent in G. A. r. circles committed sui
eide at his home Thursday by shooting
himself through the heart. He was 10
years of age. Dependency is believed Ia
have prompted the suicide. johnson is
survived by a brother and three sisters
With two bullets wounds through the
heart. the body of a man supposed to
he Charles McCarty, a Boston fireman.
was found Thursday in Holy Cross
cemetery at Maiden. Mass. a 80 cali
hre revolver with four empty chambers
and a bottle of carbolic acid lying by
his side indicated suicide. The body
was taken to a local undertaking room
to await identification.
The Massachusetts Free Baptist Church
Associations convention at Lynn. Mass.
Thursday was presided over by the new
president. Rev. j. Stanley Durkee. A. +.
Kenyon. Rev. I. w. Pnkham Rev. +. p.
Moulton and Hon. Fl. +. Mosher partci-
pated in a symposium on Manifestation
of the Holy Spirit" Rev. W. J. Frost de-
livered the annual sermon in the after
noon ami conservation followed.
The Chicago Board Of Education
action possible under the law to put an
end to High school frat"rnties and so
roritics BY a vote of 10 to : the anti
frat rule was mad" operative Unless the
members Of the different athletic teams
withdrew from mcmbe rship in the secret
Sncites they will not he permitted to rep
resent their schools in any public con
tests
Joseph Carpenter. who is said to be
wanted in Providence. Il. l.. on the
charge Of escaping from court room
while under trial and at Rrdgcwater
| for escaping from the state farm there.
was arrested Thursday in Boston on
| the Charg" of breaking and entering.
Carpenter is mid to have served two
terms in the Massachusetts, Reforma-
y
| state Prison.
| Interest in the investigation into the
| mysterious killing of Charles Spier. a
| confidential agent Of II. H. Rogers was
| mainly coniir"d Thursday to the status
Of his financial affairs. which have been
four.d to have been badly involved. 1t was
reported that accountants have already
| discovered Indications Of discrepancies
| " hici might account for the s1Iic id" the
| oly. Tie whereabouts Of certain secu-
rites belonging to Mr.. Rogers was one Of
Tire points investigated
The General Association Of German
| Metal Working Establishments at Berlin
= Thursday, denied the correctness of Il
statement sent 10 the press May I. which
declared that they had appointed May 10
i for 4 general lockout Of the wnrkmcn in
! tho metal industry. a meeting of the as
/ Suciatiou has been called at Berlin MAJ
i II to decide what action will be taken as
i tho latest proposals Of the association
have been rejected by tn" worltmen. Par
tial lOckoutS are probable.
dispatch to the Cincinnati Times Star
from Portsmouth, Ohio, says that the
; New York Limited train on the Chesa
!.
| Cinnati Wednesday night was derailed
near Bucna Vista station, 100 miles east
Cincinnati Thursday. The sleeping Cal
WAS detached. but Of the IS passengers
on it, only four women were injured, on.
of tncm. Mrs. d. J. Mckelvy Of CinCiu-
natI being seriously hurt. The other thrc
women arc unknown. Three trainmer
were badly injured. a broken rail caused
the accident.
While being launched from Bishops
Shipyard at Gloucester, Mass, Thurs
day the new schooner yacht Eclipse
which has lust been completed for JOhr
Callahan Of New York to compete il
the German F.mperOrS cup race off The
New England coast during the coming
summer vas 50 badly damaged tina
extensive repairs will be needed t
make her seawortEy Mr.. Callahan
the owner, with party of 10 New
| York friends. was on board at th'
time. Although seriously damaged i
is thought repairs can be effected sool
enough to allow the boat to participate
III the races