The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-11-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings Of the Wide World
Briefly and Tergely Told.

AAs SOuke pIGSAAShts
Three men assaulted Baltimore jew
sler and plundered his store, which is
near poli.e headquarters.
Governor John Crepps Wickliffe Beck
ham Of Kentucky has married Jean RAJ
phael Fuqua, daughter Of an old Ken
lucky family.
Complete returns from the state cleo
lions in Idaho show a plurality Of 1898
Tor Bryan electors. Hunt, fusion, has
plurality Of 2,233 for governor.
The population Of Hawaii as announc-
ed by the census bureau is 154,001 as
against 10000 in 1896. This is an in
crease Of 1881, or 41.2 per cent.
The population Of the state Of New
York as officially announced is 7,268,012
as against 5,997, 1853 in 1890. This is an
Increase of 1,270, 159, or 21.1 per cent.
A shipment of 1000 tons of pig iron
has been made from Florence, Ala, via
Brunswick, Ga, to Bremen. This is the
third shipment made in so days to a for
eign port.
The New York court of appeals has
granted new trial to DR.. Kennedy, the
dentist who was convicted of the muir
der Of Dolly" Reynolds at the Grand
hotel in New York city.
Frank Wilson, who was arrested with
Henry Zeimer and two women in con-
nection with the divorce mill exposures
In New York, has pleaded guilty to three
Indictments charging him with perjury.
The Baltimore Sun announces that DR..
Daniel @. Gilman, who for nearly %
years has been president of the Johns
Hopkins university, has signifed his in
tention of resigning that position and re-
firing to private life.
The second trial Of the new torpedo
boat Stockton has been held in Chesa-
peake bay. With 800 revolutions of the
propellers per minute the vessel attained
an average speed of 20 knots per hour,
her contract requirement.
Brigadier General James f. Smith OF
San Francisco.has been appointed collect
or Of customs at Manila. General Smith
went to the Philippines as colonel of the
First California volunteers and is now
governor Of the island of Negroes.
A pork packing plant is to be built in
Bellevue, a suburb of Schenectady, N. Y.
Schenectady business men have subscrib-
ed the capital stock Of $4,000. Over so
men will be employed from the start.
The concern will be ready for business
in the spring.
The 300 men and boys employed at the
Colbert colliery at Shamokin, Pa, who
went on strike Monday because several
Of the mine workers were discharged for
attending a funeral have returned to
work. The company reinstated the dis
charged employees.
Police Commissioner James A. Nc
Carthy Of Newark, N. j., has died of
typhoid fever. Mr.. Mccarthy served two
terms as a member Of the council. He
was appointed police commissioner by
Mayor Seymour in April. He leaves
widow and one child
The official count of Omaha and
Douglas county, Neb., has closed, show
ing one Republican senator and seven
representatives elected. This gives the
Republicans the organization of the
house and senate, 72 votes on joint bal
lot, constitutional majority of five.
The population Of the state of Penn
sylvania as officially announced by the
census bureau is 6,302, 115 against $685.
Ola in 1890. This is an increase Of 1,044,-
101, or 1913 per cent. The population in
1880 was 4,282, 891, an increase of 976,-
1923, or 22.7 per cent, from 1880 to 1890.
General Burlington, chief of the ord
an expenditure on coast defense guns of
1920. 1856 out Of $29, 1896, 788 appropri-
ated and that we have 65S heavy guns
for our coast defenses and new smoke
less gunpowder, which has proved sue
cessful.
Waller McAjIister. Andrew Camnhell
William Death and George Kerr, indict-
cd for the murder of Jennia Rosscha;ter
%ha potoreon IN r mill GIRL xvoro or-
raiyned on Friday before Supreme Court
Judee Dixon. All pleaded NOT guilty..
Jud9a Dixon set Ian. ID as the date IN
which tbe defendants are to he tried,
THO nostnaster genaraI hos dos;gnotoa
postoftica Tnsnactor Iohn r Harr;son
,osy ,,ostn,a star If Havana nc tho actin,
d;rector general of nosts IN Cnha mend.
ING fine absence of Director General Eos
nos who is eonyalescing in New York
from yellow fever and pneumonia Mr.
Harrison Is from the ST Louis division.
The collections NJ internal revanua for
tho month of Octoher AGGREGATED s27
464 495 against S26. 147 44f; for tbe same
month LAST year '1Nhe receints arc class;-
fed rs follows. Shirts S11 095 55(l. To-
haeeo ST. 400. 9S3: fermented liouors. S6. :
491 .4SS. oleomargarine. S231. BOG: special
taxes, $50. ST.: miscellaneous. S4.171 .595.
The limited States surveying corns
found over 100 deod bodies in ! swami
inst west Of Galveston on the island
where thev had heen denosited nv tho
storm of Sept. s. The unburied dead
,.;ero in an ont Of tho vvav nlaca naa, +be
county road and had NOT been discovered
by the burying parties sent out after the