Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-11
CONDENSED DISPATCHES.

warehouse containing crop Of
shade grown tobacco practically ready
for market a dwelling house and
smaller buildings on the tobacco farm
of CulIman Brothers of New York. NJ
Simsbury. Conn, were burned To the
ground. Wednesday. The loss is placed
between $4,000 and 100000. There is
partial insurance.
Marcus I'll. Cartwright. one of the
best known bookmakers on the Amer
lean turf. is dead at Chicago of heart
disease. He formerly WAS a butcher.
but forsook his trade for racing, and
was reported to nave made 81 100000.
He had books open on every pnomi-
nent track in America, his hobby be-
ing te lay odds against favorites. He
was - years old.
A bill containing measures 10 be
adopted for the extension of the
growth of cotton in Turkestan has
been drafted by the Russian minister
of agriculture. His desire is TO make
Russia independent of foreign cotton
and especially of American and the
bill he has just introduced has given
an impetus TO efforts in this diree-
ton.
The upper floor of st. Rita's hall,
one of the group of buildings of Villa
Nova College. conducted by the Au-
sustinian Fathers. II miles from Phil
adelphia. was burned, Wednesday.
For a time the flames threatened the
other buildings. but the prompt ar
rival of fire companies from suburban
towns and the valiant work OF the
$50 students and priests, resulted in
confirming the fire to the hall. The fire
started in the dormtory on the fourth
floor and burned through the roof.
70 ayenge the murder of Mr.. Dan
iels. missionary at Malta, some
months ago. the British gunboat Bel
ANA went to the solomon islands, ana
landed a punitive expedition when
rayaeed the islanders village, killed
10 natives and wiped out huts, pigs
and all else, according TO adVices
brought by the steamer Soalandia'
which, Wednesday, reached Victoria,
II. c. Twenty-Five bluejackets ana -
natives We're in the party, led oy
Deputy Commissioner Parlington. one
bluejacket was wounded.
Another distinguished foreign eX-
merit has come from Europe to study
in the mining laboratories of the
Massachusetts Institute of Technol-
oev. He is DR. Ignace SchiloWsky Oh
Aix-La-Chapelle. He is metaiursl-
cal engineer of the city and grad
nate Of the Polytechnic institute
there one of the foremost in Europe
with the best department OF metal
lurgv on the continent. He has peeh
CARRYING on at the polytechnic I'M
portant Investigations in eiectrlc
smelling of copper ores ana the re-
filming of impure metals from copper.
A cable dispatch received. ednesday
morning, by the American Board Oh
commissioners for Foreign Missions
announced the death at Ahmeuhdsar'
est india, of Mrs. Elizabeth IL. -.
Harding Mrs. Harding was tile
daughter of Rev. Henry and EnZapeth
.. Rallantine and was born at Ahmed
nagar Jan. g. 1888. She came to MT.
Holyo<e Seminary and was afterWard
a teacher in this country till her mar
rjaee to Mr.. Harding. They went 10
Bombay in 1869. Except three iur-
Ioughs in America, Mrs. Harding mas
been engaged 40 years in missionary
work among the Marathi people. Inc
last wears of her life she was prevent
ed from active service, but she re-
manned in the mission, where several
of her children have been in service,
one Of them Miss Mary b. Harding
who survives her mother, being now
located at Sholapur.