The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-01-03
TWENTIETH'S
FIRST YEAR
1901 as a Marker Of Time
and Events.

A-VSnSo VI lSVAs FUEn Jamu-
uary to December miscellaneous.
Sporting, Political and Personal
Items Work Of the Flames, Ship
wrecks, Accidents and Storms.
The year 1901 was marked BY the
end Of the second longest reign IN his
tory and the assassination OF presi-
dent who had Just brought the ration
successfully through great crisis.
For the first time in almost three gen
erations king sat upon the throne Of
England for the third time In thirty
seven years president of the republic
was cut down by the pistol shot OF an
assassin.
In weather fluctuations affecting the
products of the soil the year 1901 was
remarkable. Excessive spring rains,
which drowned and rotted the seed In
many productive districts, were follow
ed By drought. which for q time bade
fair to ruin the second paintings Ex-
cessiye heat prevailed over wide terri
tories, and the prices OF produce rose
to an abnormal figure
In the deaths Of ex-President Benja
min Harrison and William M. Byarts
in 1901 the country lost two of its rip
est statesmen. Literature mourns the
passing OF Walter Besant, Robert
Buchanan and Charlotte NJ. Yonge in
fiction and poetry and Professor John
Fiske in religious and moral philoso
ply The problems Of the foreign
| world in the far east viii not be the
easier OF solution because OF the death
Of Earl Ii HING Chang, the foremost
statesman of China and the broadest
and ablest diplomat In all the disturb
ed realms of Asia.
The bone of contention between ia
pan and Russia which led to ominous
growls at the beginning Of 1901 nas
not been removed Russia remains IN
Manchuria with the federation but not
the assent of other powers France
has been compelled to make q great
naval demonstration against Turkey
and got for her pains only the prom
ises OF the Turk to be good in future
The South African war entered upon
It's third year. The Beers; according
to Lord Kitchener's estimates, have
now 10000 burghers in the field In
spite Of his threat to exile all who re-
manned in arms after Sept. 10, 1901.
Lord Kitchener also claims to have
10000 Beers under guard in the yaTf-
GUS prison camps. including ST. Helena,
and says that $4,000 fighting burghers
j have been killed off during the war.
| The problems or the United States IN
the government Of her new possessions
are In a fair way of solution by peace
full means. Civil rule Is on trial 10 the
Philippines. and Agulnaldo has been
captured and converted to an apostle
Of submission. The army in the Philip
pines is, however. kept up to Its full
strength, and to meet the emergencies
Of the future the regular army estab-
lishment has been reorganized on an
increased basis
| At the close of the year 1901 Porto
Rico and Cuba are quiet During the
year a United States tarin measure
obnoxious to the Porto Ricans was re
pealed. In the Cuban congress q spir-
tied protest against United States dom
nation ended in the adoption Of q CON
stitution in accordance with sugges
tions emanating In the United States
The Pan-American fair Of 1901 al
Buffalo was notable exhibition Of It's
kind and marred only by the assassina
tion within its grounds OF President
Mckinley. At home our pan-Ameri
can neIghbors have been excited over
revolution. the end Of which cannot
be foretod. Ii is said by Intelligent
South Americans that the liberals ol
several states lying near the isthmus
OF Panama seek to establish new
United States of Colombia similar tC
that Of the days of Bolivar.