The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1901-04-05
NEWS OF THE WEI.
Happenings of the Wide World
Briefly and TerseIy Told.


Manila for the murder of an Eng
lishman.
John w. Griggs, former attorney gen
eral, has resumed his law practice ii
Paterson, N. J.
Two tons of American flags have
been ordered for Fourth of July cele
bration in Porto Rico.
The wages of the employees of the
Glasgow Iron company at Pottstown
Pa, have been raised.
| Charles Momm, first assistant exam
liner in the United States patent Office
has committed suicide.
A mob prevented the city council OF
| Kansas City from granting franchises
to street railway company.
Calvin T. Titus, the first soldier tt
scale the Picking wall, has been ap.
pointed cadet at West Point.
The canals of New York state will
open between April 10 and May 1 and
as near the former date as possible.
The exports of merchandise from the
port of New York for the week ending
AAHi I'll ~ NCIC NdIuCQ at splOsOOJ,OOO.
The secrtary of the treasury has
bought in New York 100000 of
short term bonds for the sinking fund
Twelve thousand Filipinos have just
taken the oath of allegiance to the
United States in South Ilocos province,
Luzon.
Colonel Robert L. Meade, marine
corps, U. S. NJ, has been made brig
adler general by brevet for bravery at
Tien-tSin.
The Yukon Journal, four page dai
ly, has been established at Dawson
News has been received at Dawson of
big strike at Pelly.
A seat on the New York Stock Elk
change has been sold for 500, 700.
which is $1,000 more than the highest
price heretofore paid.
The son of Congressman Crowley
of Lockport, N. Y, has been arrested
in San Juan, Porto Rico, in connection
with alleged postal frauds.
Six trotting horses, valued In all at
$4,000 and owned by Edward e. Per-
kins of Poughkeepsie, were burned to
death in Mr.. Perkins barn.
The Kentucky court of appeals has
granted new trials to Caleb Powers
and James Howard, sentenced for the
murder Of Governor Goebel.
Sam Jones, the golden rule mayor"
Of Toledo, has been reelected by about
1000 plurality over the Republican
candidate, General w. V. McMaken.
The Rev. John Jasper, the aged ne
gro Baptist preacher who held the
theory which he expressed as 1.-The sun
do move" died ~ Richmond at the age
of 50.
The Hendrick Hudson hotel at Park
Hill, Yonkers, n. Y, almost completed,
has been burned, causing n loss of
$1500O0. The cause of the fire is I'M
known.
Governor Odell has signed the bill of
Senator Hill authorizing the Pan
American Exposition company to issue
second mortgage bonds to the value of
100000.
The Chicago Evening Post has been
sold by H. Ii. Kohlsaat to a company
headed by J. G. Shaffer of Evanston,
who will be president and publisher of
the paper.
Neil Gilmour former New York state
superintendent of public instruction
has died at Ballston, N. Y, from an
embolism arising from valvular dis
ease of the heart.
The state department has called Min
lister Loomis from Caracas to Wash
ington, desiring to consult him regard
ing issues with Venezuela, which are
said to be growing more acute.
Carter ii. Harrison has been re-elect-
ed mayor of Chicago for the second
time. His to al plurality over Judge
Elbridge Hanecy, the Republican NOM
inee, was in the neighborhood of $4,000.
1t is authoritatively stated that the
demand made by the furnace workers
in Sharon and Sharpsville, Pa, for in
creased pay will be granted by the OPP
orators. The increase will affect about
1000 men.
Mrs. Mcpherson, widow of former
United States Senator Mcpherson of
New Jersey, is dead at her home, 331
Lexington avenue, New York city, of
acute pneumonia. She was ill but
three days.
An amendment Of the charter has
been filed at Trenton by the United
States Steel corporation increasing its
capital stock from $1,000 to 81, 100000
600. The $1,000 original capital was
only nominal.
Complete returns show the election
by plurality of 1885 of Rolla Wells
Democratic candidate for mayor of ST.
Louis. The remainder of the Demo-
cratic ticket was also elected by about
the same plurality.
Former Representative Thomas J.
Bradley is dead at his home in New
York city. Mr.. Bradley was 35 years
old. He was twice elected representa-
tive from the Ninth congressional dis
trict, his last term ending March 4.
The transport Buford has sailed for
Manila via Honolulu and Guam with
the depot battalion of the Fifth infan-
try, Troops c and ID of the Fifth cav
airy, 100 recruits and casuals, 81 hos
pital corps men and number of pas
sengers.
The board of directors of the Read
ing company at meeting accepted the
resignation of President Joseph s. Har-
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