The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-07-27
CRISP NEWS NOTES.
A Condensed Summary of Happenings
the whole World Over.

The transport Mcpherson reached
New York Saturday bringing about
seventy five school teachers from
Porto Rico.
Mrs. Charles Ethelridge, of New
Y ork, met with painful injuries Tues
day at Atlantic City. Mr. Ethelridge
was in the act of swinging his golf
stick while playing in a game, when
Mrs. Ethelridge, who was standing
within reach, received the terrible blow
of the stick III the face The injuries
will not cause permanent disfgure-
ment. 7
Disturbances are spreading in Corea.
Wednesday the Chinese killed eighty
Russians at Antung and defeated fifty
others who were travelling from Port
Arthur to Pyeng- Yang.
On her official trial Wednesday the
new Russian protected cruiser Variag,
built by the Cramps at Philadelphia
proved herself to be the fastest ship of
her class in the world. Over a mea-
sured course of ten nautical miles
the Variag was gradually speeded up
/ to 24.6 knots an hour.
Col. Liseum, of the Ninth Infantry.
killed in the battle of Tien Tsin, was
inferred with military honors July
/ IA.
/ Secretary of State John Hay believes
that the worst has happened at Picking
and that there was juggling with
/ Conger's message of July Is.
The fighting between the Govern
ment forces and the insurgents con-
tinues at Panama, U. S. of Columbia.
1t is asserted by the Government sup
porters that the advantage thus far
rests with the Columbian troops
War Office returns at London show
that the total British losses in South
Africa thus far have been 81, $780,
! The new steamship, Deutschland
of the Hamburg American Line arrived
at Plymouth Tuesday morning. She
created a new record from New York,
having made the trip in days, IA
hours and minutes.
| Patrick Henry Jones, Brigadier-
General in the Civil War and Post
master of New York under President
Grant, died at his home in Port
Richmond, Staten Islard, Monday
night.
Major-Gen Adna r. Chaffee, with
the Sixth Cavalry, has arrived at
Nagasaki, Japan and has reported his
arrival to the Secretary of War.
| The men employed On the burned
steamship Saale, lying at the foot of
Fourth street, Hoboken, discovered
three mere fire victims in the hold
Wednesday evening.
William Woodville Rockhill, has
been appointed Special Commissioner
of the President to China. Mr..
Rockhill will leave Washington on
Saturday for China
Ii Hung Chang has sent messages to
the Empress requesting her to sup
press the Boxers quickly if such were
her intention, and adding that he did
not have sufficient forces to reach
Peking if he had to force his way.
Seven persons were seriously scalded
by an explosion on steam launch
at the canal lock at North Salina
street, Syracuse, Tuesday. Two have
since died and the death of the third
is expected.
Bryan and Stevenson will be notified
of their nominations for president and
and vice president on August 8.
The Cunard liner Campania struck
the bark Embleton in the English
Channel Saturday cutting her in two.
| Eleven of the crew were drowned.
| A whole battalion at West Point is
under arrest for discourteous treat
ment of an officer.
| Sunday the Beers attacked the
British at Heidelberg and were re-
pulsed after sharp battle.
| Last week 200 insurgents and twelve
Americans were killed in a severe
engagement on the island of Luzon.
| Filipinos in Manila will give din
ner tomorrow in celebration of Presi-
dent McKinley's order of amnesty.
| Latest advices from Dawson City,
Alaska, give details of another TRACE
| dy, four out of a party of five losing
their lives as result of trip taken
to the headquarters of the Stewart
river.
Fear that the Boxers will poison the
tea which is exported from China
has led many people to discontinue
using that beverage.
Ten thousand people heard Cover
nor Roosevelt speak before the men,
bers of the Jewish Chautauqua AS
sembly, Monday afternoon, ON the
steel pier at Atlantic City.
Fire at Buffalo Monday DESTROYED
the Eastern Elevator. The elevator
and contents, valued at $3.50, 600, are
total loss.
The third battalion of the Fifteenth
United States Infantry, consisting of
Companies I, K and L, which has
been stationed at Governors Island,
left Tuesday for service in China.
Prof. William r. Brooks, Director
of the Smith Observatory at Geneva,
N. Y, discovered new comet We'd
nesday morning.
The united Sunday Schools of Tar
rytown and nearby villages started
on an excursion up the Hudson Tues
day morning. They got stuck in the
mud and spent the day 800 feeG off
shore, but reached the dock ON sehed-
ule time in the evening.
Large stone ruins have been dis
covered in Pajarsto canon. between
Bland and Espanola, New Mexico.
One building was $50 by 400 feet
entirely of stone, carefully dressed 1t
was two or three stories high origin
ally, and probably contained 800
rooms.
New Orleans has been the scene of
bloodshed and riot this week. Negroes
attacked the whites Three policemen
were killed and many people serious
ly hurt. Robert Charles, the chief
negro rioter, has been captured.