The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-24
CRISP NEWS NOTES.
A Condensed summary OF Happenings the
Whole World Over.

General Rumble reports that 684
Beers surrendered in Harrismith dis
trict, August 10.
Chicago's population, according to
the official count of the return of the
twelfth census is 1895, 800.
Shekib Bey has been appointed Turk
ish Minister to the United States, in
place of Ali Ferrouh Bey, recalled.
Boaz, small town in Marshall
county, Ala, was nearly destroyed
by fire Monday. The loss is estimated
at $50. 900.
Congressman J. B. DolIiver has been
appointed Senator from Iowa, to fill
the vacancy caused by the death of
Senator Gear.
President and Mrs. Mckinley leave
Washington this afternoon for Chicago
to attend the annual encampment of
the Grand Army.
A complete restoration of the rela-
tions between the United States and
Spain has been effected by the treaty
recently contaminated at Madrid.
Director of the Census Merriam has
announced the population of Phila-
delphia as 1898, 697, according to the
IOtuln6 III lOOO, III lOJO Iu11du6l-
phla had 1,046, 1854 inhabitants
The Botanical Gardens in Bronx
Park, New York City, have received
a large and valuable collection of
plants from the Conservatives of
Miss Helen M. Gould at Tarrytown.
Reports from Picking announce that
in the attack on that city a musician
named Calvin p. Titus, with the Four
teenth Infantry, scaled the wall and
was the first American to get inside.
Fifteen hundred Americans attacked
the Imperial Palace. Peking, on
August ID, and captured the four
courts. The American flag is flying
on the Imperial granary. The Imperial
Bank has been looted.
1t is reported from Cabul, the
capital of Afghanistan, that a great
army OF defence is, being modified
there, melted by fanatic Fakir priests
who are preaching holy crusade
against Great Britain.
The Hon.. o. B. Stevens, Commits
sioner of Agriculture for Georgia, in
his report just made public estimates
at 958, 900 bales, against /, 25S, 600, the
average of five previous years.
Terrific electrical, wind and rain
storms ragged in the northern, eastern,
and southern sections of Maryland
during Sunday and Monday. Several
lives were lost. The estimated
aggregate loss to property is SIS, 600.
Albert j. Schwab of Philadelphia,
was drowned Sunday trying to save
Miss Saline Newbauser, his sweet
heart and Miss Ellen Young, her
friend, who were also drowned because
of getting out beyond their depth at
Cape May Point, N. J.
Police Judge Samuel I. Gordon, of
Omaha, sitting on the bench crank
quart of milk containing compound
known as preservaline, Just to
convince people that it was harmless.
He is now confined to his bed with
serious stomach trouble.
An experiment with view to expe-
diting the collection of mail from the
street boxes is being tried by the New
York Postal authorities in the use of a
small electric automobile. The
vehicle is so small that it could
easily be run on the sidewalk.
The Emperor and Empress Dowager,
with an escort of 3, 900 of Gen. Tung
Flu Hxsian's troops, left Peking four
days previous to it's seizure by the
allies. A detachment of the Japanese
troops rescued the missionaries and
converts who were imprisoned within
the palace.
There is great dissatisfaction in the
G. A. r. in Philadelphia and vicinity
because of the invitation issued to
Bryan at the dictation of Mayor
Harrison of Chicago, to attend the
encampment of the order in Chicago,
August 26 to 80. Many veterans will
not attend the encampment.
Postmaster General Smith has an
nounced the appointment of State
Senator William M. johnson of
New Jersey to the place of First
Assistant Postmaster General from
which Perry s. Heath resigned Mr..
Johnson lives at Hackensack, N. j.
and is the President of the New Jersey
Legislature.
Theodore Wallart. q farmer at Ar
lington, Mimi, killed his wife, boy
of 10 years. girl of Is and a baby
Monday night. He then set fire to his
barn, destroying the stable with nine
horses, a corncrib and full hay
barn Mrs. Wallart had been trying
to secure divorce, the couple having
been separated.
Considerable anxiety has been
caused by reports to the effect that
large numbers of members of the O. E.
Society were stranded in Europe.
Secretary John Willis Baer cabled
George B. Graft, representative of the
society in Paris, and received the
following reply Tuesday: Christian
Endeavor Tours and Z, numbering
1870, are i'll Paris, with all the members
we'll and happy and all bills paid.
Most of the delegates leave Cherburg
Tuesday, Aug. 81, via North German
Lloyd steamer Aller for New York
and the balance Aug. 80.