The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1900-08-03
CRISP NEWS NOTES.
A Condemned Summary Of Happenings the
Whole World Over.

growing ont of the Spanish war is pro-
crossing rapidly.
The Philippine commissioners con-
template sending natives of the islands
to the United States to study.
A dispatch from Rome says the
Anarchists have decided to assassinate
four European sovereigns besides King
Humbert
The czar and the czarina received
Rev. DR.. Z. Dewitt Talmage last Fri
day morning at the Peterhof palace,
st. Petersburg.
An attempt on the life Of the Shah
of Persia, Muzaffer- ed Din, was made
Thursday morning 1t resulted in
no harm to his Majesty.
The Prince Of Naples has succeeded
to the Italian throne Since the death
Of King Humbert the prince has been
crowned, his title being Victor III.
All the Peking and Tung-chow
Americans, and also the Walkers,
Chapins, Smiths, Wyckoffs, Yeritys,
Hobarts, Terrys, and Maclzans are
safe in Picking.
A Christian town near Peking has.
it is reported been wiped out by Inn
perial Chinese troops. Ten thousand
natives and five foreign priests are
aid to have been killed.
John Clark Ridpath the historian,
died at the Presbyterian Hospital
New York, Tuesday afternoon. He
was taken to the hospital on April 49,
1t was realized at that time that he
could not recover.
A despatch from ST. Petersburg
announces the birth of daughter on
July ~ to the Princess Cantacuzene,
granddaughter of ex-President Grant
and daughter of. Brig Gem F. d.
Grant
The new army estimates of $55, $780,
600 for England are to run only until
February next OF this amount
Sis. 900, 600 is for the troops in China
and the balance for carrying on the
war in South Africa
The march of the allied forces on
Picking is reported to have already
begun. 1t is said that the column has
advanced eighteen miles from ITEM
Tsin and should reach the Chinese
capital in eight days.
A Chinese army of Is, 600 men under
command of Imperial Commissioners
Ii Ping Heng is marching-by order
ofasthe Empress Dowager from Marking
to Wou-chou, numbering Christians
and plundering property.
All records for hot weather in North
Dakota were broken Thursday when
the Government thermometer regis
tered 1862 degrees. The prairies
are dry as finder and fires are reported
to have started in many places.
The British and American troops at
Tien-Tsin are getting into shape for
an advance ON forty EIGHT hours
notice. They will make demonstra-.
ton toward Yangstan, where the
Chinese are preparing to resist.
The Bethlehem steel company, South
Bethlehem, Pa, has made contract
with the Russian Government for
2, 600 tons of Krupp armor for the
three new Russian vessels, Alexander
III, Orobino and Orel, all of which
are now building at st. Petersburg.
Bresci, anarchist who killed King
Humbert, was resident of Paterson,
N. j., and has wife and children
there now. The police are investiga-
ting the anarchists in Paterson in or
der to discover how much of the plot
to take Humbert's life was Matched
there.
Four young women lost their lives
while bathing in the surf at Ocean
City, N. j., Tue >day hey were
Miss Birdie Lonsdale, Miss Jennie
Lonsdale, of Philadelphia, Miss Vir-
ginia Lowe and Miss Elsie Lowe,
of Pelham, Pa.
Sven Anders Hedin, the geographer
and traveller recently made an excur-
sion into Thibet in direct on never
before attempted by European. He
reached Lake Lobnor, on the shores of
which he discovered the remains of
an ancient city. The ruins are des-
cribed as magnificent
United States Minister Conger at
Peking has at last been heard fl ON by
letter. He says: "Since the 10th of
July there has been no firing. We
have provisions but little ammunition.
If they continue to shell us we cannot
hold out long and comp etc massa-
ere will follow. All safe and well. -
King Humbert of Italy was assas-
sinated at Monza Sunday evening.
He had just entered his carriage when
he was struck by three shots from
revolver fired by man named Angelo
Bressi. One of the bullets pierced the
heart of the king. and he expired in a
few minutes. The assassin was
arrested.
Major Heath. officer In charge of
the arsenal at Bridesburg, Pa, has
received orders to work his force two
hours day extra in order to manu-
facture more quickly the cartridges
and shrapnel needed for use by the
men being sent to China. A few days
ago an order was received for 7,000,
600 rounds, put up in boxes holding
], 200 each. The product is to be
shipped daily to San Francisco. The
employees of the Schuykill arsenal are
busy making and shipping clothing
for the men in China.
In reply to a suggestion of Ii Hung
Chang that the Ministers might be sent
under safe escort to Tien-Tsin pro-
vided the Powers would engage not
to march on Picking, Secretary of
State Hay replied ON July 3: ''This
Government will not enter into any
arrangement regarding disposition
of or treatment of legations without
first having free communication with
Minister Conger. Responsibility for
their protection rests upon Chinese
Government. Power to deliver at
Tien- Tsin presupposes power to protect
and to open communication. This is
insisted on.
COUNTY AND VICINITY.
The Government has awarded to
the Taylor Iron and Steel COZ pany
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