The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-01-20
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly md TerseIy Told.


Fire in Memphis resulted in loss of
$4,000.
The Astor battery has arrived at San
Francisco from Manila
The British warship Pheasant is at
Port Townshend, Wash.
Captain Richard p. Leary Of the navy
has been appointed governor of Guam.
George w. Dent, brother-in-law of
General u. s. Grant, died at Oakland
Cal.
The first piles for the United States
pier at Triscornia, Cuba, have been
driven.
The nonarrival Of 1000 bales of raw
cotton caused the Exeter mills, New
Hampshire, to close
The transport Ohio has arrived from
the Philippines with $50 soldiers re-
turned for various reasons.
1t has been decided to christen the big
freight steamer building in Cleveland
after Senator nj. "A. Hanna.
The censorship at Manila has been ex-
tended to all outward and homeward
kilograms containing political news.
General Brooke will soon create q SUI
preme court for Cuba, consisting Of
chief Justice and six associate justices.
A platform in the Coliseum at Den
yer. where Colonel Bryan spoke. broke
down, and naany persons were injured.
DR.. Lymsln Abbott.s resignation az
minister OF Plymouth church has been
accepted, ind DR.. Hills OF Chicago has
been calleti.
The preAident has nominated William
Barnes, il, proprietor Of the Albany
Journal to be surveyor Of customs At
Albany.
Rev. Henry g. Perry, grand chaplain
Of the Benevolent and. Protective Order
of Elks and well known An. MASONIC cir
cles. is dead sry TO- n.s,s i .f.sa ~ III j.
Long distance. telephones will Connect
banquets of the Massachusetts, Insti-
tute Of Technology in, five different
cities on Feb. g.
The Maine house OF representatives
pansion and inviting President McKin-
ley to visit Augusta.
Lieutenant B. r. Waite who claims to
be one of Colonel Rooseveit's Rough
Riders. was arrested In Fall River for
alleged horse stealing.
The war department has received q
dispatch from General Otis denying
alarming reports regarding the situa-
ton in the Philippines
The United States cruiser Albany,
which was purchased from the Brazil
ian government last March, has been
launched at Newcastle.
Two employees of the Lorillard To-
bacco works in Jersey City were killed
by the bursting Of great wheel, and
two others were injured
The New York state senate has adopt
ed the house resolution extending a vote
Of thanks to Miss Helen Gould for her
services during the war.
Daniel Maloney of Buffalo, while
crazed by cold and hunger. attempted
to pass a check for $786. 342.63 on the
Union bank of South Chicago.
w. J. Fransioli has resigned as gen
eral manager of the Manhattan Elevat-
ed railroad to accept position with.
the American Air Power company.
Senior Sagasta has announced that the
queen regent would convene the cortes
the peace treaty by the United States.
In an old safe in the Havana post
office two packages containing $4,000 pc
setas were found addressed to the cap
tain of the Spanish cruiser Alfonso
XIII.
Official announcement has been made
of the contamination of deal by which
Roswell P. Flowers syndicate obtains
control of practically all the trolley
lines in Brooklyn.
Hon. Nelson Dingley of Maine, leader
of the Republican side on fhe floor OF
the house of representatives. died in
Washington Friday hight of pneumo-
mia after an illness of about two weeks.
Father Chiniquy. the apostle of tenn
perance,% died at Montreal in the Prot
testant faith. He was ordained to the
Roman Catholic priesthood, and, in 1858,
with the entire village of st, Anne,
withdrew from the church of Rome
Senator Joseph r. Hawley has been
reelected to the United States senate
from Connecticut. receiving a large ma
jority of the votes in both houses. In
the senate the ballot stood: Hawley,
10; Daniel N. Morgan. 2. The house
gave Hawley 1859 and Morgan SIS.
The new Cuban local officials in Ha-
yana have been formally installed in
office. The North American syndicate
which has obtained control Of the street
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railways of Havana has paid over the
purchase price, $2oS 700, for Regia ferry
and will expend $3.50, 900 in changing the
motive power to electricity.
The steamship City Of Macon has
brought into port Captain Kennerley
and the crew, nine men all told, of the
Aloha OF Bath, Me-, abandoned
Saturday night rs miles southeast of
Georget DOWNRIGHT in a sinking condition
The Aloha left 'Fernandina a week ago
with cargosof phosphate rock bound
for New York. g ss..s.s.s ~
Articles OF Incorporation of the Amer
lean Steel and Wire company, with an
capital of $50, 100000, have
been filed with the secretary of state
of New Jersey. The company is au-
to manufacture and trade in
steel, iron and other metals and to man
ufacture and trade in articles made
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