The Morris County chronicle., 1904-06-14

One Of the most important and inter-
esting subjects discussed at the session
Of the American Medical association at
Atlantic City, N. j., Thursday, was the
menace of pneumonia as a communica-
Bile disease, in which DR.. Edward f..
Wells took the ground that 1t was a
new peril to civilization" and main
tanned that his own experience had
convinced him Of Its contagious char
acter. He asserted that 1t could be
communicated by coughing or sneezing
on the part Of the patient.
BY unanimous vote the executive
committee Of the National Rife associ-
alton, which met In Washington, de-
cided to return forthwith to England
the Palma trophy, which the American
team won at the Bisley shoot last Sep
tcmber, because Of the charges made
that the American team violated rule
Of the contest in using rife slightly
different from that used by the regular
army of this country.
Seeing the world at cost of only
$500, including trip from San Fran
cisco seven-eighths of the way around
the globe, and occupying a year and
half in the journey, is the accomplish
ment Of two young American women
who arrived in New York on the Cedric
on Friday. They are the Misses Kate
and L. Ninde, the daughters Of Judge
Ninde Of Iowa.
Cardinal Satolli was a passenger on
the steamer Princess Irene, which ar
rived on Thursday at New York from
Genoa, Naples and Gibraltar The
cardinal was welcomed down the bay
by an enthusiastic body Of clergymen.
He declared he came only on a friendly
visit and had no mission. He expects
% remain about six months in the Unit
ed States.
The executive board of the st. Louis
worlds fair has announced the official
attendance figures for May as follows:
Paid admissions, 542,029; admissions
BY pass, not counting workmen's pass
rs, 459,363, making total Of 1901, ,391
persons attending the exposition in
Nay. The number of workmen admit
ed cannot be learned.
Thirteen-year-old Annie Riley of
Dickson City, Pa, Is recovering from
IN operation by which her heart was
restored to its natural place on the left
side of her body after being out of
place for more than year. To bring
about the restoration surgeons found 1t
necessary to remove four ribs and
parts of four others
The president on Saturday ordered
he removal Of General r. H. Pratt as
read Of the Carlisle Indian school.
this is the elimination Of long con-
linued disagreement between General
Pratt and the department of the inte-
hor, which reached its climax during
the incumbency Of Secretary Hitch
.ock. a;.s4sssss : * *, {. &C.,
Nine thousand six hundred and thir-
y-four barrels Of oil were consumed
Us fuel to take the freight steamer
Nebraslxan from New York to San
Francisco. The trip occupied fifty-two
H. and ten hours, four days ahead Of
estimates. The oil burning appli-
ailces were never out of order.
The czar OF Russia has sent to the
New York Stock Exchange magnifi-
cent solid silver gift as token of his
imperial appreciation of the courtesy
Of the exchange in listing the recent
war loan.
In report to the department Of COM
merce and labor United States Consul
Berliner, at Tenerife, Canary Islands,
says good tobacco land there, with wa
ter facilities, has been sold at $4,866
per acre.
Charles Tucker OF Auburndale, Mass,
has been indicted by the Middlesex
county grand jury on the charge Of
numbering Miss Mabel Page at her
home In Weston on March 81.
cpiMEa A three seated gas
AMn oline automobile be-
longing to George J..
CASUALTIES. Noakes, the restaurant
man, was run down by q northbound
New York Central train at Van Cort-
landt Park, N. ", Sunday afternoon.
and Frank D. Read, one Of the six oc-
cupants of the car, was killed. A foot
of Miss Margaret Noakes, daughter
Of the owner, was cut of, while the
other members Of the party were all
badly injured
Elisha H. Jones, street car motor
man, was killed instantly in Berkeley,
Va, on Friday, by coming in contact
with live electric wire. Mrs. Jones.
wife Of the motorman. was killed few
minutes later by grasping the same
wire which caused her husbands
death. Mrs Jones had attempted to
save her husbands life.