Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-16
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Leroy, Harrison & Forward, cotton
merchants of Liverpool, have written
a letter to the secretary of the Liver
pool Cotton Association. saying they
regret they had to place their affairs
in the hands of Harvard, Banner &
Son. accountants.
The 10th session of the Troy con-
ference of the Methodist Episcopal
church convened at Saratoga, N. Y,
Wednesday. Nearly 200 ministers,
representing as many churches in New
York, Vermont and Massachusetts, at
tended the first meeting, which was
presided over by Bishop William Burt
of Zurich, Switzerland.
DR.. Alexander b. Mcdowell, a New
York physician, Wednesday cut his
throat with q razor and: died soon af-
terward. Just before death came he
urged his housekeeper to summon
medical aid The suicide was IS years
|. OF age, a WidoWer and had son Of
five years He had appeared in good
health and. spirits earlier in the day,
At the Republican convention for the
Sth Massachusetts Congressional dis
trict, held lin Somerville. Mass,
Wednesday, resolutions favoring the
nomination of William H. Taft for the
Presidency were adopted, but the dele
gates were left urlinstructed. Samuel
j. Elder OF Boston and Edward Glines
of Somerville. were elected delegates
ard E. s. johnson of Woburn and John
G.. Bracket of Arlington, alternates.
The first engineer and the cook Of the
disabled steamer Sonora, which has
been drifting helplessly in the gulf for
a week. arrived at Vera Cruz, Mexico,
in an open boat. They travelled 250
miles at the mercy of the winds and
currents in the gulf. They left the dis
abled vessel Sunday morning at day
break in the open boat off the Triangle
Islands near the Yucatan coast. Yes
sells have been sent out to locate the
missing steamer She has a carg0s Of
cattle. H..
Rev. DIR. Ludwig Holmes, pastor Of
the Lutheran Zion church at Portland,
Conn, has resigned, and accepted q
call to the passionate of the Emanuel
Lutheran church at Evanston, III. DR..
Holmes went there from Burlington,
Ia, five years ago. He is widely known
for his work in literature and poetry,
for which the late King Oscar of
Sweden bestowed upon him the title
Of knighthood. He is the only possessor
in America of three decorations from
that monarch.
Frank Duffy, New York district
election captain, who had been con-
yicted in having assisted 80 men to
register falsely at the last election in
the 18th Assembly district, was sem
fenced Wednesday to not less than
two years and three months and not
more than four years and three months
in prison. The punishment was melted
out in spite of more than 200 letters
asking for clemency of the court and
Judge Rosalsky in passing sentence
said that had it not been for this rec
ommendation he would have imposed
the full penalty Of the law.
The Dominion cruiser Canada was
ordered out by the marine department
Wednesday to search for three. schoon-
ers, the Jeanie Myrtle, the Violet West
and the Lewis, which left Louisburg,
C. b. week ago and have not since
been heard from 1t is feared that
they have been, blown well off the
coast and are fast in the drift ice. The
Dominion Coal Coz tug Douglas N.
Thomas left Sydney Tuesday night to
join in the search and the tug Bona
vista left Louisburg Wednesday to as
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