The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-12-15

decided to establish college for girls in
that city.
The Carlisle Indian football eleven won
the Thanksgiving day game with Column
bia by score Of 40 to 0.
In New York city 20 persons have been
indicted for alleged election frauds by an
extraordinary grand jury.
The transport Manuense has arrived
at Manila, after terrible voyage, in
which she narrowly escaped shipwreck.
Admiral Dewey's acceptance of the in
vitation to visit Chicago May l next has
been received by the Dewey day commit
tee.
The total coinage at the Philadelphia
mint during November was $3,046,070,
which represents 19,415.240 separate
coins.
The transports Dalnyvostock and Co
lumbia have sailed from San Francisco
for Manila with the Forty-second in
fantry on board
The revolutionary movement in Vene-
zuela against General Castro, the presi-
dent pro tem headed by General Herman
dez, is daily gaining ground.
Private advices from England state
that American manufacturers are about
to receive contracts for about 1000 troll
ley cars for various European electric
roads.
The Culgoa, which was sent out by Ad
miral Watson to ascertain if the wrecked
cruiser Charleston could be rescued, re-
ports that the Charleston has disap-
peared.
Aguinaldo's youngest child, who was
recently christened at Tarlac with great
ceremony, died during the fight of the
insurgent leader and was buried at Day
amban.
Hon. Thomas W. Upton, who repre-
sented the state of Nebraska in the Unit
ed States senate for eight years, has
died in Washington in the eighty-third
year of his age.
Major Guy Howard son of General o.
o. Howard, who was killed in the Phil
ippines last October, has been buried
with military honors in Prospect Hill
cemetery, Omaha.
L. Il. Lansing has been appointed min
lister of finance of Hawaii, to succeed S.
M. Damon, whose resignation was sent
from Rome. The appointment was made
by President Dole.
Rev. Samuel May, the famous aboli-
zionist, has died at his home in Leicester,
Mass. He would have been 80 years old
ward, class of 1929.
The University Of Pennsylvania an
nounces subscription of $250,000 for
the erection of laboratory of physics.
The name of the donor, a Philadelphia,
is for the present withheld.
Colonel Joel j. Seaver, prominent
Franklin county On. " man, is dead at
his home in Malone, aged II years. For
% years he was the chief editorial writ
er on the Malone Palladium.
Two persons We're burned to death,
several were injured and score or more
had a narrow escape in a fire in a four
story brick building at 40 Houston
street. New York, on Tuesday.
The battleship Kentucky has had her
first official speed trial over the govern
ment course oE Cape Ann. She develop
ed speed of nearly Il knots under adj
verse conditions of tide and wind.
Andrew Carnegie's offer of $4,000 for
a public library building in Tucson, A.
T., has been accepted, the city council
voting site on the Military plaza and
81, 900 per annum for the maintenance of
the library.
Judge John r. Putnam of the New
York supreme court died on board the
steamship Hongkong Maru Tuesday.
Nov. 2S outside Hongkong. His death
was due to exhaustion following seasick-
ness.
Reports to the immigration bureau
show that the total immigration to the
United States during the last four
months was 115,276, an increase over
that of the corresponding period of last
year of 30,544
Bert Repine of Nashville won the 4S
hour bicycle race in Kansas City The
final score was; Repine, 961 miles 4 laps;
Julius, 961 miles 3 laps; Miller, 961 miles
2 laps Lawson, 900 miles 10 laps; Wal.
Ter, 960 miles laps.
General Robert V. Vance, brother of
the late Senator u. b. Vance and for 10
years representative in congress from
the Asheville district of North Caro-
lima, has died at his home in Alexander,
near Asheville, aged ~.
J.P. V. Gridley, son of the late Cap
tain Charles " Gridley, who command
ed Admiral Dewey's flagship at the bat
tie of Manila, has been designated for APP
pointment as lieutenant in the marine
corps by President Mckinley.
Senator Timothy Ellsworth speaker
pro ten. of the New York state senate,
has given out the statement that the
present standing committees of the upper
branch of the legislature will remain the
same for the coming session.
The state canvassing board of Ne
braska has completed the count of votes
of the election of Nov Z. Sas A. Hol
comb (fusion), for supreme judge, recev-
ed 109,320; M. Il. Reese (Rep), 95,213;
majority for Holcomb, 14.107.
Commissioner Wilson of the internal
revenue bureau in his report for the fiscal
wear ended June 80, 1899, shows that the
receipts from all sources aggregated
$273, 4S4,573, an increase over the pre-
ceding year of $102, 617,00O.
John G. Lammerts, ex-county treasurer
of Niagara county, N. Y, convicted Of
grand larceny, first degree, for appropri,
ating $2,549.5O of public money to his
own use, has been sentenced to seven
years a. hard labor in Auburn prison.
Mary Racket, 4 years old, was taken
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