The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-01-04
FOREIGN NOTES OF INTEREST.

Supposed diamonds have been found in
New Mexico.
A new outbreak is reported imminent
in Venezuela.
The murderer of Baron Won Ketteler
has been executed at Picking.
Nearly 100 lives have been lost in re-
cent marine disaster on the English coast.
Nicaragua will secure to the United
States complete control of the canal route
in her territory.
Boxer proclamations have been found
in Seoul calling upon Korean Boxers to
expel all foreigners, including japanese.
Major Alexandra Alberto da Rocha
Serpa Pinto, the African explorer, has
died in Lisbon. He was born April 80,
1876
The Earl of Hopetoun, governor gen
eral of the commonwealth of Australia,
was sworn into office with much cere-
mony.
The marriage of Queen Wilhelmina of
Holland to Duke Henry of Mecklenburg-
| Schwerin has been fixed officially for
Feb. Z
1t is said that Sir George Newnes, the
proprietor of a number of London news
papers, will purchase Nine. PATHS cas-
tie at Craig-yNos, Wales.
The English colonial Office has received
news of native rising in the Gambia
| river region of West Africa. A punitive
expedition is being organized.
The Duke of York, Queen Victoria IS
grandson and the heir presumptive, has
| been gazetted as a rear admiral in the
English navy. He is passed over the
| heads of GA senior captains.
The steamer Rio Jun Maru brings news
| that the japanese training ship Tsukishi-
ma Maru has been lost with all hands
| numbering 121, near Namadzu, Japan
| She was long missing, and the warshir
| Midsasha was sent to search for her
without avail.
Queen Victorias New Years honor
| list includes the name of Hiram s. Max
i'm, who was born in Maine and who is
| the inventor of the automatic system of
| firearms. He is knighted. Sir Alfred
Miner, the administrator of South Afri-
ca, is made a Knight Grand Cross of the
Bath.
The London and Globe Finance corpo.
ration, limited, has suspended payment
| When the brokers delivered stock pur.
chased on account of the London and
| Globe and asked payment, they received
| checks which were dishonored. This was
| followed by the failure on the Stock Ex
change of Is firms.
The steamer Miowera brings advicet
| from Queensland that a prospector nam
| ed p. Killane has been killed and, accord
| ing to the belief of the ships people
eaten by the natives. 1t was reported
that gold had been discovered near Apia
| in Samoa, and that Mataafa is becoming
| restless and on Dec. 6 called a meeting
| of native chiefs.
Lord William Leslie de la Poer Beres
ford has died in London. He was borI
July 20, 1S47. This leaves the daughter
of Commodore Price OF the American
navy widow for a third time. Lillian
Price was first Mrs. Hamersley of New
York, then Duchess Of Marlborough ant
stepmother of the present duke. Lore
| William Beresford was son of the lat,
Marquis of Waterford and a brother o.
Lord Charles Beresford
A dispatch to the London STANDARD
from Berlin says that Captain Saxegaard
| a Norwegian, has discovered and named
| after himself hitherto unknown islanC
in the Pacific ocean, lying in latitude .
| deg min. north and longitude 1876 deg
30 min. east, between the Philippine ant
| Caroline groups. 1t is stated that al
American gunboat commander has an
nexed the island, which seems to be rich
| ly wooded and very fertile.