The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-05-05
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and Tersely Told.

Speaker Nixon OF the new IL II -
assembly is better.
The Chilkat Indians in Alaska are re-
ported on the warpath.
Heavy rains in the middle west nave
greatly benefited crops.
Three schooners went ashore on cape
Cod. The crews escaped.
A negro has been lynched at Osceoia'
Ark, for burning barn.
A Protestant Episcopal church mas
been established at San Juan.
The United States revenue cutter hees
has left San Francisco for Alaska.
Nearly 1900 immigrants arrived at the
port of New York in one day last week.
Secretary Gage has gone to Hot
Springs, Va, for a two weeks vacation
Estimates of this seasons .Klondike
gold yield varied from $12,OOO,O 900 to $zo'-
900, 0OO
Traction stocks have dropped in New
York because of the passage Of the
franchise tax bill.
Stanton Sickles of New York has been
appointed secretary Of the United states
legation at Madrid.
The first biennial convention OF the
National Federation of Musical Clubs
,pened in st. Louis.
The United Laundries company, with
an authorized capital of $1,000,00O has
been incorporated at Trenton.
Senator Kyle Of South Dakota resign
I'd the craftsmanship of the industrial
commission owing to i'll health
Governor Stevens of Missouri has ap-
IoI f1.. afd fov he n stricken
villages of Kirksville and Newton.
Eighty acres of rich mineral land near
Aurora, Mo-, including the futile mine,
have been sold to a Boston syndicate.
Masked strikers blew up mining prop
erty valued at $250,00O at Wardner, Ida,
killing one man and mortally wouading
another.
Silas l.. Baker, IS years old, a pros
porous farmer of Serbia, N. Y, commit
ted suicide by shooting himself with a
| shotgun.
Addison Johnson of Portchester,
| Westminster county, is now the warden
of Sing Sing prison. He succeeded
| Warden Omar V. Sage on Monday.
The president has appointed Herbert
w. Bowen of New York as minister to
Persia Mr.. Bowen was consul general
at Barcelona before the Spanish war
| broke out.
A warrant was drawn at Washington
| for $191,372 in favor of the governor OF
New York for expenses incurred by the
| state in raising the volunteer army for
the war with Spain.
The government has decided to es-
tablish a military post at Pyramid har-
Dor, in Alaska. This harbor is on Chill
kat inlet, near Chilkat village. A COM
pany of troops will be sent to this place
Richard Harding Davis of New York
| the well known writer, and Miss Ceci
| Clarke, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Johr
Marshall Clarke of Chicago, were mar
ried at st. GabriePs chapel, Marion
| Mass.
The funeral of George B. Meek, the
first Ohio soldier killed in the Spanish
war, will be held at Clyde, O., on the
18th of May. 1t will be made STATE
event. Senator Foraker will deliver tn,
address.
David Bragaw of Newark, N. J., il
dead from pleuro- pneumonia, aged &
years. He served several terms as al
derman and was appointed postmaste
in 1898. He leaves a widow and on,
! daughter
| After having been out over 81 hour
the jury in the case of Mrs. Anna
| George, charged with the murder o
George D. Saxton, the president
brother-in-law, brought in a verdict o
not guilty.
The jury in the trial of Margaret An
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numbering her husband by poison, re
turned verdict of manslaughter. Mrs
Anderson was sentenced by Judge Ell
mer to ten years in the state prison a
Wethersfield.
The famous asbestos mine at Sal
mountain, White county, Ca, has beef
sold for 100000 to Bancroft & Kennick
| mining engineers of London. The sale
on the basis of 100000, is the creates
amount ever epaid for a mine in TIN
state of Georgia.
Ore assaying $1,000 gold to the ton ha
been taken out of the side of Blowou
mountain, in Cook county, Ark, ant
every claim within a radius of a mil
of the discovery has N'en staked
Farmers have quit their fS.d work ant
gone prospecting.
Captain Coghlan has notified the nav,
department from Philadelphia that h
had left that place on the Raleigh 70
Wilmington, N. G. This effectually dis
poses of the story that Captain Cogh
Ian was to be relieved of his command
as soon as the Raleigh arrives at Ports
MOUTH
President Seth Low of Columbia col
lege, Captain A. t. Mahan, United State
navy, and Frederick w. Hollis, three o
the American delegates chosen by Pres
ident Mckinley to attend the car
disarmament congress to be held thi
month at The Hague have sailed on tn
steamship st. Louis on the way to Hol
land.
Secretary of State Hay has delivere,
to ambassador Cambon of France fou
treasury warrants, each for IS, 00t
representing the indemnity of $4,000, 90
for the Philippines. M. Cambon slgne,
a receipt stating he had received tn
money. The warrants are payable a
the subtreasury in New York in eithe
gold coin or bullion.
The employees of the blast furnace
| of the f. & G. Brooke Iron company
Birdsboro, Pa, have been notified O
another advance of 10 per cent in wages
taking effect on May Is. They will the
be getting raise of "a per cent owe
1898 wages. At the puddle mill of thi
firm during the month of April the ad
vance amounted to 80 1-3 per cent.
The New York state legislature ha
adjourned. The assembly before ad
| journment by vote of 104 to SS passe
the Ford bill providing for the taxatio
of franchises as real estate. The bi
| hos q Iran d1t haan M scnd hnr tho snrnntl