The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-17
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.

The State Insane asylum at Yank-
ten, S. D., was burned Monday, causing
the death of IT of the inmates.
The residence of George A. Lewis al
Ballston Spa, N. Y, has been burned
1t was a colonial building erected 1OC
years ago and was of historical note
The loss was $1,000.
Major General Wood has recommend
ed the appointment of Demetrio Castillo
for the position of acting civil governor
of Santiago, believing that Castillo rep
resents the highest type of the Cuban
people.
The L. A. W. has voted to control rae
ing and to eliminate professionals from
membership in the league. The vote on
admitting professionals to the league
was defeated-114 yeas to 105 nays-a
two-thirds vote being necessary.
The south bound Cleveland fiier on the
Pittsburg and Lake Erie was wrecked
Monday afternoon near Fleming Park,
opposite Davis Island, Pa. The fireman
was injured so that he died. and II pas
sengers were badly injured. The wreck
was caused by broken rail.
The Boston Fruit company's steamer
Admiral Dewey, Captain McGrath,
bound from Port Antonio, Jamaica, for
Boston, is ashore on Cuttyhunk, near
the entrance to Buzzard's bay. The
steamer is full of water. Her crew is
reported saved. The Admiral Dewey is
a new steamer.
Very Rev. John Finnen, pastor of ST.
Johns Catholic church, Pittsburg, and
vicar general of the Scranton (Pa.) do
cese, is dead He was II years of age.
He was educated in st. Charles Bor-
romeo college, near Philadelphia, and
Pittston. He built up a great church
property in his parish.
The reservoir at the Big Dipper mine,
in the Iowa hill mining district near
Auburn, Colo, broke and carried away
the entire mill. blacksmith shop and
drying house. Five Chinese and one
and their bodies were found several
miles down the canyon.
1t is authoritatively announced on
the part of Mrs. Henry T. Sloane OF
New York, whose estrangement from
her husband has filed so large share
of social gossip recently, that all her
furniture and household effects are to
be sold at auction. Then she will sail
for Europe. to be gone for many years
President Mckinley has sent a mes
sage to congress calling attention to
the urgent necessity for the construc-
ton of a cable across the Pacific ocean.
1t makes no specific recommendations
as to the way in which the cable shall
be secured, the main point being that
it is imperatively necessary a cable
should be laid.
A six story building in Chicago which
was occupied by the Traders Ware
house company and number of small
er concerns has been completely de-
stroyed by fire, the total loss being es-
timated at $7S0,000 The origin of the
fire is unknown. The building was own
ed by Edward B. Butler of Chicago and
was valued at $4,000.
w. l.. Hope, grand worthy chief tenn
plar of the Good Templars of New Jer-
sey, died Tuesday in Shrewsbury, N.
J. He was 75 years of age. He was
born in New York and engaged in the
mercantile business and then went to
Red Bank, N. J., and engaged in farm
ing. He spoke on the stump for Lin
coin and Grant when they were run
ming for the presidency.
Oliver Hazard Perry Champlin of Buff
falo died on Tuesday. Mr.. Cham
pin was the Oldest son of Commodore
Stephen Champlin, u. s. N. who took
part in the battle of Lake Erie as sail
ing master He was born in Lebanon,
Conn, in 1918. Mr.. Champlin was a
member of the Old Union Continentals
and with them stood guard over the
body of Abraham Lincoln when it lay in
state at Buffalo.
Hon. jeremiah Dingley of Auburn,
Me-, is dead, aged n years. Mr..
Dingley had served several terms in
both branches of the legislature as we'll
as in the city government. At the time
of his death he was president of the
First National bank and a member of
the Dingley-F oss Shoe company. Mr.
Dingley was an uncle of the late Con-
gresham Dingley. A widow and two
daughters survive him