The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1899-02-03
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide "orio
Briefly and Tersely Told.

! An immense ice jam Is reported III 'ie
| gorge at Niagara Falls.
Extreme cold weather was reported III
Chicago and the northwest.
/ Senator Quay still lacks 10 votes OF
reelection in the Pennsylvania contest
Fire in Woburn, Mass, destroyed
| civil engineering library valued at $2O,-
| 900.
The new gold strike at Cripple creek,
| Colo, will 1t was stated, run $oVV'oOo per
| ton.
Thirteen freeholders of Passaic coun-
ty. N. j., were tried for malfeasance ~
office.
Mayor Harrison Of Chicago has vetoed
the Illinois telephone and telegraph or
1inance.
The Ninth Ohio battalion, colored, Ma
Tor Young commanding, has been mus
tered out.
The carpet factory of William Judge
& Bro, Philadelphia, has been burned
Loss, 100000.
The Miners Copper company, with
300 900 capital, has been incorporat-
ed in Trenton.
Bishop Doane of Albany celebrated
the thirtieth anniversary of his con-
,ecration as bishop.
General Ludlows order forbidding the
sale of liquor to soldiers in Havana has
caused much grumbling.
The New York State Medical society
adopted resolution urging state san
itarium for consumptives.
Trains in Colorado were held up In
snowdrifts. One accident occurred and
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two persons were injured.
Mr.. Joseph H. Choate, United States
ambassador to Great Britain. has re-
ceived his final instructions.
The application of Miss Lindblom to
become a member of the Chicago board
of trade has been Withdrawn.
Commandant Cromwell, at Havana,
has recommended that the naval station
and yard there be abandoned.
The cruiser Buffalo has arrived at
Manila, having made record breaking
run from New York in Sd days.
1t is reported in Havana that the
American West Indies company will
purchase the Matanzas railroad.
The Rubber Goods Manufacturing
company has been Incorporated at
Trenton, with capital of $56,000,000.
1t is reported that President McKin-
ley will appoint Congressman Barrows
of Massachusetts librarian to congress.
A resolution has been introduced in
the house directing that one of the new
battleships be named 1.-The American
Boy"
Mountain towns in Colorado are
threatened with destruction by snow
slides. Provisions are reported to be
scarce.
Saturday, Feb. IL, has been set apart
by the house for paying tribute to the
memory of the late Mr.. Dingley OF
Maine.
A resolution has been introduced in
the New Jersey senate providing for the
presentation Of sword to Admiral
Sampson.
The Filipino junta at Hongkong has
protested against the American Philip
pine commission because there was no
native representation.
Louis j. Snure of New York, who stole
$4,000 from his employers, Mandel,
Pursch & Weiner, has been sentenced to
Sing Sing prison for seven years.
Robert T. Rink, Jr., swallowed poison
and shut himself up in trunk in Phil
adelphia, following the example of Mrs.
Ayres in Penn Yam, N. Y, last week.
Two officers of Admiral Deweys fleet
have returned to Manila from the island
of Luzon, where they made an official
inspection, with the sanction of the Fill
ipinos
Former Attorney General Garland was
stricken with apoplexy while address,
ing the United States supreme court
Thursday afternoon and died within ten
minutes.
William A. Clark (Dem.) was elected
United States senator from Montana by
a combination of Republican votes with
those of Democratic, members of the
legislature.
The New Jersey house of assembly
has adopted resolutions urging the rati-
fcation of the peace treaty and pledg-
ing the states support to President Nc
Kinley in carrying out his policy.
Chicago will supply Europe with TO-
900 coach and bus horses. They are to
come from different parts of Illinois
and Iowa and will be shipped at the
rate of 200 head week under contract.
Edward Marshall, the New York Jour-
nal correspondent who was wounded at
the charge of the rough riders at Quasi
mas, will have to have one of his legs
amputated at the hip joint The doc
tors consider this necessary to save his
life.
Grant G. Gillett, the Kansas cattle
trader who recently failed with liabili-
ties aggregating over 81, 900 900, has
turned all his property over to his cred
itors, and it is stated that the latter
have promised that no criminal action
will be instituted against him if he re-
turns from Mexico.
In joint assembly at Madison, Wis,
Joseph Quarles, Republican, of Milwau-
kee, was formally elected United States
senator to succeed John /. Mitchell,
whose term expires on March 4, receiy-
ing the solid Republican vote The Dem
ocratic vote was cast for Timothy Il
Ryan of Waukesha.
President Mckinley has announced
the appointment of Representative Sc
reno e. Payne of New York on the Joint
high commission to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of Representative
Nelson A. Dingley. Mr.. Payne also sue