The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-12-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.

puOlu lever.
A large shipment of potatoes, first of
the kind, will soon be made from Wash
ington to China.
The annual cost to Greater New York
Of the city's police department is esti-
mated at $11 ,162,32S.
The American Transvaal league has is
used an invitation to ex-President Kru-
ger to visit this country.
The annual report of the New York
state treasurer shows a balance greater
than last years by more than $3,000,-
300.
All the members of the presidents cab
net except Attorney General Griggs
have decided to remain in Office after
March 4.
After receiving subscriptions for the
relief of the famine stricken in India to
the extent of 1852, 1888 the New York
committee has ended it's work.
Robert Winstet, assistant bookkeeper
Of the German National bank Of New
port, KY, has been arrested for compiled
ty with Frank Brown in wrecking the
bank
Julius Scharn of Norwich, N. Y, has
committed suicide. He recently pur-
-HdSeu a uISWely III CHdL NilldBe IOr plO,,
900, and his investment had not proved
good one.
Enraged because Albert Lane paid at
tentions to his own half sister, James
Hanley, who was in love with the girl,
killed Lane in the woods at Frost Valley,
in the Catskills.
The Panama Railroad company has be
gun chartering steamships and seeking
dock facilities at San Francisco in an
ticipation of war with the Pacific Mail
Steamship company.
The trustees of Columbia university
have decided to authorize the United
States government to offer tuition in Co
lumbia in any school save that of medi-
cine to FIVE Filipinos.
The New York court of appeals has set
the week of Jan. IA as the time for the
execution by electricity of William Neu-
field, who murdered Annie Kronman at
266 West Thirty-fifth street, New York
city. i
AS a result of prosecution by the
Browns Tract Guides association Lieu
tenant Governor Timothy Il. Woodruff
has paid fine of $3.50 for violating the
game laws in hunting before the opening
of the season.
Miss Eugenia Washington, great
grandniece of George Washington, one of
the founders of the Society of Daughters
of the American Revolution and president
of the Society of Founders and Patriots,
has died in Washington.
Former Governor Joseph w. McClurg,
aged SO years, has died at Lebanon, Mo-.
of hemorrhage of the stomach He was
oil of
lican in 1868 and served one term He
served in congress from 1862 to 1868.
Cornell was defeated at football on
Thanksgiving day by the University of
Pennsylvania. The score was ~ to O.
On the same day Columbia defeated the
Carlisle Indians IL to 6. The Thanksgiv-
ing day games closed the football season.
-Four men and one boy were instantly
killed and 10 persons injured by the ex-
plosion of boiler in the power house of
the Chicago and Northwestern road on
Monday at Chicago Several of the in
jured are hurt so badly that they may
die.
The war department has received dis
patch fDpm General Macarthur telling of
the surrender of 2.1S0 Katipunan insur-
rectos to General Young at Santa Maria.
Santa Maria is a town of 10000 inhab-
itants, situated 10 miles from Vigan, in
the proN1Acc of Ilocas Sur.
Frank Tuscani, an Italian living in
Hudson street, Hackensack, N. j., was
stabbed to death Sunday by John Gam
bola, fellow countryman. Friends of
the murdered man avenged his death
with stiettos, and Gambola now lies at
the point of death in the Hackensack hos
pital.
The navy department has been inform
ed that the gunboat Manila has left
Cavite with detachment of marines for
the occupation of Subig and Olongapo,
which temporarily have been transferred
to the control of the department. The
Culgoa is being used as a station ship at
Cavite.
The Jersey Centrars New York .fier
from Easton, Pa, was wrecked at Vul-
canite, N. j., by running into the rear of
a coal train William Miller, the engi-
neer of the passenger train, was fatally
hurt, and Benjamin Burwell, the fireman,
had both legs crushed. The men lived
at Phillipsburg, Pa.
Thomas j. Kinney, prominent among
New Jersey Republicans and former own
er and publisher of the Newark Daily
has died at his residence in
Newark. Mr.. Kinney was 20 years of
age. He was reputed to be worth at
least $2,000,000 and leaves a widow, q
son and three daughters.
The British court of appeals has rem
dered decision unfolding that of a di-
visional court in the suit of the attorney
general versus the Jewish Colonization
association claiming estate and success
sion duty upon the death of Baron
IIirsch de Gereuth. The crown by this
decision gets upward of Fl ,250.000.
Admiral Remey has Informed the navy
department that the General Alaya
about which vessel some uneasiness had
been felt, as it was thought she would
encounter the Guam typhoon on her way
over from that island to Cavite, has ar
rived safely at Cavite with detachment
Of marines and some of the Yosemites
officers.
The division of customs and insular af-
fairs of the war department has prepar-
ed for publication a statement showing
that the total receipts from customs
sources in Cuba for the ten months ended
Oct. 81, 1900, were S13, 215, 499, while for
The same ten months of 1899 they We're
S12, 120,991. an increase in 1900 of ST..
)94. 507.
Danford g. Eggleston, freight agent
for the New York Central in Watertown.
n Y, was found dead in bed Mr.. Eggle-
ston was born nj Marcellus, n. Y, aboui
IS years ago. He had been in the employ
IF the railroad company since 1863 and
was conductor of the first passenger train
which ran west from Oswego. He was