Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-12-17
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

Another contribution of 100000 from
John d. Rockefeller to the University of
Chicago was announced at the university
convocation Tuesday.
Robert F. Owens block at Amsterdam,
N. Y, composed Of stores and flats, was
badly damaged by fire, Tuesday. Pete,
Fury, aged 50 years, was burned to death.
Robert f. Owens and w. II. Robbins
We're painfully burned. Total loss from
fire and water, $4,000; covered by insur-
ance.
Judge Alexander Martin, dean of the
law department of the Missouri Universe
of paralysis of the heart. He was a
graduate of the University of Michigan
and Harvard College and had a wide rep
utation as an authority on law, having
written many law books.
In the House of Commons, Tuesday.
John Redmond the Irish leader, with the
ma jority of his colleagues. who had alb
scented themselves for some time, reSum-
ed their attendance and voted with the
Mnisterialist majority in favor of Sir
Charles Dukes motion to reject the House
of Lords amendment to the education
bill
Fire. early Tuesday, destroyed the six
story building at 329-333 Canal street. Chi
cago. occupied by Murray q Co.. makers
of tents and awnings. The warehouse OF
the Alfred Peats Co, which adjoins the
estimated that the loss to Murray Co.
t'' D." ~eg"+o $50 m" md NAT ~ N.
Peats Co. about $4,000. The total loss
i.orduiy Wa. iNat.4 $4,000.
The fight Monday night, at Terre
Haute Ind. between Eddie Gardner, a
brother of oscar Gardner of Minneapolis
and kid" Blackburn of indianapolis
scheduled to go 10. rounds, ended IN the
tenth round when Gardner walked to the
ropes and explained it was useless for
him TO continue the battle. He was in no
condition for fighting, while Blackburn
mad trained hard for the contest.
That wheat was grown in Alaska by the
Russians a century ago is proven by the
discovery of two old flour mills built by
the subjects of the Car. One of these
has been discovered on Wood island, in
southeastern Alaska. and the other in the
interior The former mill has just been
investigated by Il. b. Taylor of the
Smithsonian institution. He says the old
flour mill was built by the Russians early
in the last century.
According to the London correspondent
of the New York Tribune. negotiations
are still pending by an English syndl-
cate for acquisition from the Ontario gov
eminent of a concession for a large tract
of land on terms similar to those offered
an American syndicate for a tract OF
100000 acres. 1t is asserted that the
English syndicate has ample financial
resources and is displaying zeal and in
terest in working out an immigration
scheme of exceptional magnitude.
The noted Beef Trust case was again
revived, Tuesday, in arguments before
Judge Il. S. Grosscup in the United States
circuit court at Chicago. In the demurrd
which was filed in August the packers
assert the bill for an injunction is ''mul~
Hilarious and does not refer to any Of
renee with sufficient particularly con-
stituting a violation of the United States
statutes. Attorney General Miller, repre-
senting the packers, declared that the
acts of the packers were IN furtherance
OF trade rather than in restraint.
The fight at Seattle, Wash. Monday
Of lava rasF
ana hid " Villains OF Denver, ended in an
uproar with the ring filled with policemen
and Gibbs and the referee engaged in a
fist fight. Ii was declared no contest.
For six rounds Williams had the better
of the fight. He knocked Gibbs down
three times in the third round. In fierce
rnixtp in the seventh. Gibbs landed on
the Jaw and Williams started to fall.
The referee would not get out of the
way so Gibbs hit him. The referee re-
snonded with bare knuckles and then the
notice entered the ring.