The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-03-10
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.

Briefly and Tersely Told.
President Mckinley has appointed
sormer Governor Merriam of Minnesota
superintendent of the twelfth census.
Five men and woman were buried
under an avalanche of snow which
came down Granite mountain near the
| Magma Charta mine at White Pine,
Colo.
Austin Bidwell, one of the men who
became famous through the Bank of
England forgeries is dead at Butte,
Mon. The cause of his death was given
as grip.
The federal grand jury has returned
two indictments against James Mac
naughton of New York and one against
his brother Allan, charging them with
defrauding the Tradesmen's bank.
Four companies of the Second United
States engineers comprising the garri-
son at Honolulu, are shortly to be re-
called home. They have been on duty
there since the outbreak of the Spanish
| war.
| Aguinaldo declares that he has paid
| filibusters 100000 and has received on
| ly 500 rifles and 100000 rounds of am
munition. The filibusters say the rest
have been captured, but probably they
were never bought
| The cruiser Raleigh, en- route to the
United States, homeward bound from
the Philippines, has sailed from Malta
and will touch next at Algiers. The
training ship Essex has sailed from st.
Thomas for San Juan, Porto Rico.
| The Vulcan Iron works at Tamaqua,
Pa. which are controlled by Wilkes
barre capitalists and have been idle
more than a year, will shortly resume
operations with contracts on hand that
will require years time to complete.
General Cassius M. Clay of Kentucky
will probably be placed in an asylum
by his friends at his neighbors' request.
Since the remarriage of his divorced
young wife. Dora Brock, the old man
has become violent, and it is feared he
may harm somebody.
The body of Lord Herschell, who
came to this country as Great Brit
aims high commissioner to negotiate a
Canadian treaty, arrived in Jersey City
and was at once transferred to the
British cruiser Talbot, which will con-
vey the corpse to England.
Ex-Representative S. j. Barrows OF
Massachusetts, whose nomination as IL
brarian of congress failed of confirma-
ton by the senate, was again rendered
the place as recess appointment. Mr..
Barrows has presented a letter to the
president declining the honor.
The coal miners strike in Arkansas
is still on. with little prospect of an ear
ly termination, although there has been
no serious clash between the opposing
interests. James Boston, leader of the
strikers, says efforts will be made to
extend the struggle to other fields.
The Nebraska legislature j joint SEES
sion elected NJ L. Hayward (Rep.)
United States senator to succeed Will
liam v. Allen. He received "A votes,
the solid Republican membership with
the exception of one absent on account
of sickness. Allen received So, the full
fusion strength.
The richest gold ore yet found in Re-
public camp, Washington has been dis
covered in the Flag Hill claim Tellu-
ride ore was encountered in the shaft at
a depth of 20 feet which assays $18, 987
per ton. A sensational strike of gold ore
has also keen made in the Bunker Hill
mine, on Palmer mountain, in Okano-
gan county.
Notices have been posted at Kimber-
ly's rolling mill, at Greenville, Pa. an
nouncing an increase of 10 per cent in
wages in all departments except ton
mage men, whose wages are controlled
by the Amalgamated association Twen-
ty furnaces are in operation, and more
will be put on in a few days. 1t is re-
ported that the new Steel trust is nego-
tiating for the plant
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state at
Trenton of the United Electric compa-
ny, with an authorized capital of $20-
O0O O00 The company is formed for the
purpose ul acquiring and consolidating
the electric light companies of Essex,
Hudson and adjoining counties in north
ern New Jersey and is backed by the
United Gas Improvement company Of
Philadelphia.
The United States transport Sheridan,
from New York on Feb. 10 for Manila,
has arrived at Malta. BY permission of
the governor of Malta, General Sir Ar
thur James Lyon Fremantle, the Amer
lean troops, consisting of 1000 men,
landed, and the governor, attended by
his staff. inspected them on the Florian
parade ground. Subsequently the Amer
leans marched past and created splen-
did impression.
The Valcenia has sailed for Manila via
Honolulu. She carried about $50 recruits
for the infantry, artillery and hospital
corps and was laden with supplies of all
kinds for the troops in Hawaii and the
Philippines. The most important item
of her cargo was 81, 100000 in coin, under
the charge of Major Eugene Coffin, pay
master, U. S. A. This vast sum will be
used for the payment of soldiers, and
all but a fraction of it will be disbursed
at Manila.
Representative Bailey has announced
that he will not be candidate for the
Democratic leadership in the next con-
gress. He says that his decision is ir-
revocable. The refusal of the Demo-
Gratis Thursday to follow his lead in the
| demand for the consideration of the
resolutions declaring General Wheeler