The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-07-12
NEWS OF A WEEK
photographic Photographs Of the Worlds Doings


One of the richest gold strikes ever
made in Colorado has been encoun'
tered in the famous Ground Hog mine
on Battle mountain, two miles from
Red Cliff. The lessees were driving
across the cut for air when they opened
a vein of tale one foot wide which is
full of free gold, yielding FROM grab
samples assays 2,240 ounces of gold
and 200 ounces of silver to the ton, OF
more than 500 pound.
There were more than 5000 persons
present at the memorial services which
were conducted over the remains of the
unidentified victims of the General Slo.
cum disaster, Sunday afternoon, in Lu-
theran cemetery at Middle Village,
N. Y. Erected at the side of the big
trench in which the unidentified dead
are buried was the speakers platform
heavily draped in black.
Great destruction of property fol-
lowed in the train of a terrific storm
that has visited Punxsutawney, Pa,
and the adjacent region, Saturday. The
losses from the storm are enormous
The damage suffered by farmers will
amount to thousands of dollars. Many
bridges were carried away.
epopriNn Broomstick, three
nrrA,1o year-old, on Saturday
rfsino' wrested from the lame
Irish Lad the Brighton handicap at
Brighton Beach, N. ", and made a
new worlds record of % As for mile
and a quarter in the most remarkable
race ever witnessed upon the Amer
lean turf. The horse which made pace
for the victor fell only few inches
behind at the finish. Over 25,000 peo-
pie saw the race.
Hermis, with 1873 pounds up, won
the Test handicap at the opening of
the Brighton Beach IN. ~ Racing as
sociation's summer meeting on Wednes
day and in doing so equaled the track
record for one mile by covering the
distance in ] minute 3S seconds fiat.
Willie Anderson, with score of 303,
retained his title Of open golf cham
pion over the Glen View links at
Chicago.
rn,mro Several lives were lost
49,, and immense damage
49, was done to crops and
SAoOAl lES' railway lines In Kan
sas and Oklahoma last week by floods.
In Kansas City 10000 people were
driven from their homes. Wichita. EN-
poria and Winfield also suffered Sc
yerely.
The eleven-year-old son Of Henry
Gill, farmer near Graham, Va, ac-
cidentally shot and instantly killed his
brother. aged five years; fatally wound
ed another brother, aged seven years;
seriously wounded his sister, aged three
years, and MORALLY shot boy OF the
name of Holbrook, aged eleven years,
by one discharge of a shotgun.
Seven workmen were killed and two
Others seriously injured, Friday, by be-
Ing blown from the second arch Of the
new railroad bridge across the Mis-
s.sssrrs river at Thebes, ILL.,. by a
tornado
On Monday, while endeavoring to res
cue her two children from her burning
dwelling. Mrs. William H. Levy of Au-
burn, N. X. was fatally burned. The
children were unframed.
The price paid by the country for the
celebration Of Independence day is, &C.
cording to statistics collected, 81 dead
and 1900 injures The property loss
is $450,000.
Thirty eight excursionists were in
jured by the dernilment of an east
bound train on the Missouri Pacific
road near La Babe. Mo-, Sunday.
IN rHE A general strike, in
r,r,n volving 10000 union
80, men engaged in the
Or LAsoH. nine big packing cen
tiers of the country, is said to be inn
minent. Negotiations between the Off
cials of the Amalgamated Meat Cutters
and Butcher Workmen Of America and
the big packing firms have been broken
of.
The American Steel and Hoop COM
pany has cut the wages of all the steel
men employed in its Girard plant and
the upper and lower plants in Youngs-
town, O., ranging from 20 to go per
cent The puddlers are not affected
EoREicN The jong, or fort, held
MorEe by 1000 Tibetans at
or.n,-snr Gyangtse was captur-
- " ed on Wednesday by
mere handful of British and Indian
soldiers. The excitement of the long