The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-01-12
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.


The Fifteenth United States infantry
has arrived at New York from Cuba.
i IL. c. Frick has been dropped from his
position as chairman Of the Frick Coke
company.
J. G. S. Blackburn has been elected
United States senator by the Kentucky
legislature.
Julia Marlowe Taber. the actress, has
been granted divorce from her husband.
| Robert I'aber.
4 Andrew Carnegie has promised the Col
lege of Emporia. Kan, $4,000 for h
brary building.
Contributions to the fund for the relief
of General Lawton's widow amount to
about $4,000
The University of Chicago has decided
to use the reformed spelling in its papers
and magazines
! Miss Helen Gould has given 81 900 to
fhe movement to retain the Women's
! temple in Chicago.
John d. Rockefeller has pledged $4,000
to the Dewey arch fund, which now
amounts to about 100000.
General Abney H. Maury, late of the
! Confederate army and some time minis
ter to Colombia, has died at Peoria, Ills.
Admiral Schley has reported the sui
eide Mt Montevideo of Lieutenant Com
mander +. e. Green Of the Montgomery.
The transports Sherman and Warren
| lForty-nizth infantry, Colonel Beck ar
rived at Manila Jan. 2. No casualties re-
ported.
Columbia university has received from
John d. Rockefeller 100000 to be used
for the endowment OF the chair of psy-
chology.
| A 10000 cubic feet gas well has been
struck four miles east Of Findlay, o., by
operators who are ''wildcating" in new
| territory.
The National Bank of Commerce of
New York city has absorbed the National
| Union bank and will have capital of
| $10000,000
Fred A. Newton, paying teller of the
Fidelity Trust and Guaranty company,
Buffalo. is charged with having embez-
lied $4,000
Six hundred employees are thrown out
of work temporarily as result of a fire
at the Lycoming Rubber works at Will
Transport, Pa
The Hartford, Admiral Farragut's flag
ship, has sailed from San Francisco on
cruise to New York in charge of Com
mander Hawley.
Three persons were burned to death as
the result Of Il fire in FIVE story tene-
ment at 305 East Ninety street
New York, last Friday
DR. Elizabeth j. French of Philadel-
phia, one Of the best known women ply
sicians in the country has died at her
daughters home in Boston
The senate committee on privileges and
elections has decided by vote of 4 to
to make an adverse report upon the reso-
luton to seat Senator Quay.
One of the meters in the Essex and
Hudson Gas company's works in New
ark, n. j., blew up Wednesday night and
caused about $4,000 damage.
1t is reported on reliable authority that
the Savannah Cotton mills, which have
been idle for three years, will shortly be
started up again on full time.
Three armed men entered the office of
the Lehigh Valley Coal company in Chi
cago, took about 1000 and a gold watch
from the cashier and escaped
Mrs. Elizabe Mebarry of Richmond,
Ind, who gave $4,000 last week to Ohio
Wesleyan university, has added $4,000
to her fund, thus endowing two chairs.
The basis of general treaty to replace
the treaties of 1875 and 1877 has been
drawn up by Spanish Premier Silvela and
United States Minister Bellamy Storer
The Presbyterian general assemblys
permanent committee ON temperance has
petitioned the president against the sale
of intoXicants III the nations new posses
sions.
Andrew Carnegie has offered to give
Chilicothe Mo. $4,000 for a public Ii
brary building if the city will provide the
site and $1,000 annually for running ex-
penses.
Heavy snow falls aud slides have
blocked the line of the White Pass and
Yukon railroad. and traffic to the Klon-
dixie and other districts is suspended in
definitely.
Alfred f. Burr, the veteran editor of
the Hartford Times, is dead. Mr. Burr
was the Oldest editor in the United States
in the matter of continued service on one
newspaper
Robert r. Lincoln and Norman B.
Ream, executors of the estate of the late
George NJ, Pullman have been allotted as
compensation for their services the sum
of $425,000.
The president has created a military
department consisting of the territory of
Alaska and assigned Colonel George III.
Randall, Eighth United States infantry
to command.
Miss Cecilia sherman Miles, daughter
of General Nelson A. Miles, and Can
tain Samuel Seber. U. S. A., were mar
ried at ST. Johns church, Washington
on Wednesday.
The Newark City home reformatory
for children at Verona. n j., was burned
Tuesday night involving ii loss of nearly
100000 Three hundred inmates were
got out in safety.
Commodore Farragut's flagship, the
Hartford has heen fioated out of drydock
at Vallejo Cal. where she has been UNI
dergoing repairs. She is now said to be
in prime condition.
The weavers of the Wilkesbarre lace
mills have had their wages increased II
per cent About $50 hands are affected.
The increase was voluntary upon the
part of the management.
Cornelius Shew and James j. Eagan,
the murdererS of Andrew j. Pepper. an
aged and wealthy farmer of Rush town
snip, Susquehanna county, have been
hanged at Monhose, Pa.
Governor Roosevelt has appointed JUS
tice Pardon G. Williams of Watertown
as justice of the appellate division
bench fourth department, to succeed
Justi>e Walter Lloyd Smith.
General Ludlow has fined Ell Cubano
So for publishing story that he struck