The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1902-02-07
NEWS OF THE WEEK.


have been broken OF by the recent
earthquake.
Baldwin's lumber mills and adjoin
ing property at Oswego Falls, n. X.
were destroyed by fire on Saturday
loss, $4,000.
Five thousand men OF the American
Wooden company have been thrown
out Of work by weavers' strike al
1 Olneyville, II. /.
John d. Billiard, one Of the wealth
TEST and most prominent residents OF
Meriden, Conn, died on Saturday. He
was eighty-thrce years of age.
The returns so far received from the
recent elections in the Philippines in
dictate the election in most cases of ma
tiyes as governors of provinces.
The livery stable of Booth & Weston
and an adjoining row Of frame dwell
ings at Lawrence, N. T., were burned
OH Monday. The loss Is estimated at
$4,000.
| -Four persons were killed and one
was probably fatally injured as the re
suit of an explosion of gasoline Mon
day night in the bakery of George Car
yer of Boyertown, Pa.
| A loss of between $4,000 and $75,-
900 was caused by a fire in Boston on
Saturday in the five story brick block
1902 to 394 Atlantic avenue owned by
the Atlantic Trust company.
Nantucket county, Mass, enjoys the
distinction of having Jail without
any occupants. Not person has been
In the county Jail for year, accord
ing to the report Of the prison commits
! sionerS.
Fire of an unknown origin Monday
night completely destroyed the main
building of the Bridgeport Wood
Finishing company's plant at New Mil
ford, Conn. 1t is estimated that the
loss will reach 100000.
The United States supreme court has
adjourned until Feb. "a. The court
did not announce a decision in the
Northern Pacific merger case, and that
case now necessarily goes over until
after the reconvening of the court.
| Major Edgar B. Robertson of the
Ninth infantry left Peking on Wednes-
day for Manila, and Captain Andre w.
Brewster of the same regiment has as
sumed command of the United States
legation guard in the Chinese capital.
| The gunb0at Machias, which has
been at the Brooklyn navy yard for a
month for repairs. has been ordered by
the navy department to proceed at
once to Cuba to join the north Atlantic
squadron in the maneuvers at that
point.
| The navy department has extended
for six months the leave of absence
granted to Civil Engineer Robert e.
Peary, who is now in the Arctic ocean
In command of private scientific ex-
petition. He has been on leave since
May 81, 1897.
Elijah Thomas a well known old ne
gro hermit, was burned to death in his
mountain hut near Spring Green, N.
", on Monday. Thomas gave the gov
ernment valuable assistance in locat-
ling moonshine distilleries in the noun
tains year ago.
John Murphy of New York. a rough
rider In the Spanish-American war,
was on Thursday convicted in Cum
berland (Md) court Of murder in the
first degree for stabbing John English
of Newark, n. J., at Pinto. Md, where
both We're working.
Lillian Nordica, who is in San Fran
cisco suffering from the shock caused
| by her experience in a recent railroad
wreck, has not improved so rapidly as
was expected. She is unable to re
ceive any visitors, and her concerts
have been postponed.
Eleven lives were lost, many people
| slightly injured, two buildings, 372 and
374 Twenty second street, were wreck
ed and $4,000 damage done by an ex-
| plosion of gas at the intersection Of
Twenty-second street and Archer ave
nue., Chicago, on Wednesday.
BY the explosion of the boilers on the
towboat John w. Allies, owned by the
Mouongahela River Consolidated Coal
and Coke company, near lock No. 2,
Pittsburg, on Tuesday, one man was
killed outright, four probably fatally
injured. ana several are still missing.
William Collins Whitney, one Of the
most potent men in the financial world
of the United States, has retired from
all active business affairs and will de-
vote the remainder of his life to rest
and enjoyment This statement is
made on the authority of Mr.. Whitney
himself.
Since it has become practically Ger.
tain that the Nelson bill creating the
new department Of commerce and labor
will become law gossip has begun as
to who will be the first to head that
department. The name of Senator
Hanna has been mentioned many times
In the last few days.
John Hughes, farmer, aged sixty
FIVE, was found dead lying in the snow
three miles east of Palmyra, n. Y. He
was last seen driving home some dis
lance from Palmyra Sunday evening.
He doubtless missed his way, got out
of his cutter to try and locate the road
and was frozen to death.
The old Arson Wood mansion III
Hoosick Falls. N. ", was nearly ruin
ed by fire on Saturday. Alvah Harri,
son Webster was going through the
kitchen, lamp in hand, when he step
ped ON one of four kittens that were
lying near the stove. The kitten squeal-
ed, Mr.. Webster lost equipoise and the
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