The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1898-12-02
.E[EGRAPR|C NEWS MOTIFS.
Short Items From All Parts Of the
Civilized World.


more to the Philippines.
Rival republics are fighting each
other in the Philippines.
New Jersey suffered from the bliz-
gard, and her road traffic was generally
delayed.
The United States will offer Spain
$1,000,000 for Strong Island, one Of the
Carolines.
The Picquart case in Paris bids fair
to raise greater storm than the Drey-
fus case did
Sixty volunteer firemen in Summit,
N. j.. resigned, leaving the town with
out protection.
The War Department, now that
peace is assured, will muster out about
10000 volunteers
Gov. Hastings has decided to honor
the Ohio requisition in the Mcgowan
child-kidnapping case.
Fourteen manufacturers of elevators
have formed stock company with a
capital of $1,000,000
1t is rumored that John D. Rockefeller
is trying to control the entire copper
output of the United States.
Bolton Hall, of New York City SON
of the late DR. ohm Hall, filed volun-
tary petition in bankruptcy.
Friends of General Frederick D.
Grant are trying to have him made
Military Governor of Porto Rico.
-Four companies of American soldiers
have arrived at Havana with winter
clothes, and the sun is scorching hot.
Ex-senator Edmunds says that
Roberts, the Utah polygamist, should
not be permitted to serve in the House.
During the storm in Boston thirty
barges and schooners lying in the har-
Dor were sunk and at least twelve lives
lost.
storm on the Massachusetts coast, and
it is feared twenty others have
persisted.
Despite opposition at Santiago to
negro immigrants, the Rev. NJ. Venri,
of Topeka, Kan, is going ahead with
his colony.
Senior Capote, president of the Cuban
Assembly's executive commission, says
Cuba will later on be annexed to the
United States.
Gen. Wood win impose $1,000 fine
upon any persons promoting a bull
fight at Santiago. He has appointed
Cuban Mayor.
The members of the Cuban Commits
sion appointed by the Cuban Assembly
to visit the United States have arrived
in Washington.
Postmaster General Smith in his re-
port says that in Cuba, Porto Rico and
Manila the American mail service has
followed the flag.
Prominent Senators and Represent
atives doubt the constitutional power
of Congress to apply the "open-door'
policy to the Philippines.
The Spanish mail steamer, Villaver-
de, with Marshal Blanco the former
Captain General of Cuba, and his
suite on board has sailed from Havana.
Secretary Longs report contains a
warning that annexation of the Philip
pines must be followed by an expend-
iture of many millions for a larger
navy.
A Spanish lieutenant in an account
of our land and naval battles at San
tiago says $40 men defended Ell Caney
ten hours and $50 held San Juan four
hours.
Mrs. Jennie Babcock, formerly a
wealthy woman, who gave largely to
charity. is sheltered in the City Lodg-
ing House, New York being without
means
John Philip Sousa the Bandmaster is
ordered by the courts to render an
accounting and pay half profits to
Mrs. Blakely, the widow of his late
manager.
DIR. Lyman Abbott, pastor of Ply
account of i'll health, and the announce
ment was a great surprise to his CON
gregation.
1t is reported that the syndicate
headed by William r. Grace was seek
ing to obtain control of the Maritime
Canal Company, which has concessions
IN Nicaragua
1t is stated that the Pope in
tends to establish Papal Nuncio in
the Philippines and has summoned
Archbishop Ireland to Rome to offer
him the office.
At the trial of William A. E. Moore
ed with blaekmail, measures were TAX
en- to prevent the woman from hyp-
nothing the jurors.
1t is said more than a million dollars
has been raised by street car magp3tes
to secure the passage of fifty year fran
chises by the Chicago Common Council
over the Mayors veto, ard that $780,
100000 are at stake in TIE contest.
The Secretary Of Stgte at Washing
ton received a eaBN message from
United States Consd Gibbs at Tama-
taye, Madagascar, saying that the bu-
bonic plague has yroken out at that
place.
Frank N. Slaytqh, who deceived New
Haven (Conn.) PEOPLE by saying his
name was Lee AID that he was nep-
hew Of Genera Fitzhugh Lee, was
arrested on a charge Of passing
worthless check.
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