The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-03-28
CONDENSED.

The outbreak of cholera in Manila
is much more serious than at first an
ticipated.
A State tax rate Of 25 per cent Of a
mill will prevail in New York State,
the lowest since 1859.
France will require 45, 900 square
feet of space for her exhibit at the
st. Louis Exposition.
A $40. 900 club house will be erected
in Holly Wood, Long Branch, for the
Holly Wood Golf Club.
Ten new cases Of smallpox were
located within three hours in Jersey
City on Sunday afternoon.
The mortality occasioned by the
bubonic plague through the Punjab
district of India is said to average
1000 daily.
Wreaths were placed on the bust of
Longfellow in Westminster Abbey on
Monday, the goth anniversary of his
death.
An attempt to corner corn is being
made in Chicago. The combination, it
is said, has many millions at its COM
mand.
Congressman o. III. P. Belmont was
arrested in Washington on Tuesday
for speeding his automobile faster
than the limit.
1t looks very much as if there would
be serious strike among the anthra-
cite coal miners in eastern Pennsyl-
vania after April 1st
A party Of Japanese financiers have
arrived on the Pacific coast. 1t is
understood they are interested in Sc
curing large loan in New York and
London.
A beet sugar factory with capa-
city Of 500 tons day is to be erected
near Phoenix, Arizona. Considerable
New Jersey capital is invested in the
new plant.
The House Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce has ordered a
favorable report on the Hepburn mea-
sure otherwise known as the Pure
Food Bill
The statement is made that J. p.
Morgan & Go. in order to protect the
control of the Northern Securities
Co., purchased $15, 700, 900 of N. P.
stock in May last.
President Roosevelt will deliver the
address at the Arlington National
Cemetery on Memorial day upon the
invitation of the Department of the
Potomac, G.. A. r.
Cecil Rhodes died at Cape Town,
South Africa on Wednesday after a
wonuerful career. 1t is estimated that
his fortune will probably exceed
500, 600, 900. He was unmarried.
Florence Burns, who was arrested,
charged with the murder of Walter
Brooks, was discharged on Saturday,
there not being sufficient evidence to
hold her for the Grand Jury.
Ex- President Cleveland, Mrs. Cleve-
land and party OF friends have gone
to Florida in the hope that the stay
there will benefit Mr.. Cleveland's
health, which has been impaired by a
severe attack of pneumonia,
1t is rumored that President Roose-
veit may appoint Jacob Kiss, of New
York, as Governor Of the Danish West
Indies. Mr.. Kiss is thoroughly prac-
tical, systematic and efficient, and
his appointment would be wise one.
An auto belonging to George Jay
Gould, and driven by his chauffeur
in the vicinity of Lakewood on Mon
day, at speed of 40 miles caused a
runaway in which the men were SER
iously injured
Twenty -five saloons at Cheyenne,
Wyoming, we're closed, dur
ing the last month, owing to recent
order by the Union Pacific Railroad
Co., prohibiting employees visiting
drinking places while off duty.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is opposed to
the erection of an arch in honor of
her husband in Richmond. because as
she says it would be strange pro-
ceeding to erect 'triumphal arch' to
the memory of a man whose cause
failed.
President Cassatt, of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad on special train be-
tween Broad street statio:.. Philadel-
phia, and the Jersey City depot broke
all previous speed records on Monday,
when the distance of 901s miles was
made in 70 minutes.
Albert 7. Patrick was found guilty
in New York yesterday of the murder
of William Marsh Rice. an aged mill
lionaire. Patrick played desperate
game expecting by a forged will and
assignment to acced to the Rice estate
amounting to something like $4,000, :
900.
1t is said that irregular bookkeep-
ing by the Evansville and Terra
Haute Railroad Company has caused
shrinkage Of 50, 600, 900 in it's assets
which will make it necessary to pass