The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-07-05
NEWS OF A WEEK
Paragraphic Photographs Of the Worlds Doings


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Secretary Lee Of the Philadelphia
board of health submits as a warning
the following figures of the joint work
of the toy pistol and cannon cracker
throughout the country on the last ma
tional holiday: Died of lockjaw, caused
by injuries, 400; died of other injuries,
SO; totally blinded, 10; number who
lost one eye, 70; arms andNegs lost,
"a; number who lost fingers, ia; num-
Der injured who recovered, 1888; total
number of casualties in the United
States, 4,349.
AS a climax to the searching inquiry
Into the causes which led to the terri
Bile loss of life on the General Slocum
and the responsibility therefor the
New York coroner's jury, without a
dissenting voice, on Wednesday night
returned a verdict which led to the
Issuance of warrants for the arrest of
all the officars, directors and employ
ees of the Knickerbocker Steamboat
company who, actively or passiyely,
had anything to do with the Hell Gate
holocaust.
The yearly statement of the amount
of United States coins executed at the
several minis during the year ended
June 80, 1904, shows total coinage Of
SIS, 1903, 500, as follows: Gold, $14,SS4,-
400; silver, $s42, 141; minor coins, $177,-
O98. All of the silver available for the
purpose having been used, no more
silver dollars will be coined by the
government under existing laws.
On Friday, July 1, Victor H. Metcalf
of California was sworn in as secre-
tary Of commerce and labor, to sue
coed George B. Cortelyou, resigned. On
the same day Paul Morton formally
assumed the duties of secretary Of the
navy, succeeding Mr. Moody, who be
came attorney general Of the United
States, to fill the vacancy occasioned
by the resignation Of Ma. Knox.
The monthly circulation statement is
sued by the comptroller Of the curren-
cy at Washington shows that at the
close of business June 80, 1904, the to-
tai circulation of all bank notes was
$449, 235, 095, an increase for the year
of $35,564, 445 and for the month of
$3,246,580.
Passengers on the French line steam
er La Lorraine, which arrived in New
York on Saturday from Havre, declare
that they saw gigantic sea serpent on
Sunday, June 26, at 11:20 a. M, in lati
tude 1850, longitude 17.06, when about
$40 miles from Havre.
DR.. Charles w. Littlefield, scientist
Trd %lfok ho hos
generated animal life from chemicals.
Insects and other forms of animal life
produced, he states, can be nourished
into higher culture to ascertain what
they may propagate.
George Rice Of Marietta, o., who
has been fighting the Standard Oil
company for score of years, has be-
gun an action in New Jersey to dis
solve that corporation and distribute
its assets among its shareholders.
President Roosevelt arrived at his
home in Oyster Bay, N. Y, on Satur-
day afternoon over the Pennsylvania
road from Washington. The natives
made demonstration in honor Of the
homecoming OF the president
Henry M. Hoyt of San Francisco has
been appointed by the president Unit
ed States attorney at Nome, Alaska, to
succeed Melvin Grigsby, resigned. Mr..
H0yt Is originally from Pennsylvania.
There were 12,243 deaths in New
York state during the month of May,
according to the bulletin of the state
department of health. This Is 1900
above the May average.
A severe hailstorm passed over Cam
den and Gloucester counties, N. j.,
early on Saturday, causing damage to
growing crops and window glass esti-
mated at 100000.
rp,mEe After being held in
49,. their home more than
four days under the
CASUALTIES. dual torture Of fear
and starvation the wife and six chill
dren Of Edward Denton, farmer of
East Meadowbrook N. Y, were res
cued by the combined efforts of four
deputy sheriffs and several of their
neighbors after an armed battle with
Denton. The family had been threat
ened by the husband and father with
death by shooting If they stirred out Of
doors.
AS the result of injuries sustained In
the explosion Of gasoline tank on a
pleasure launch at Lake Minnetonka,
near ST. Paul, Mimi, George L. Upton,
a society leader and clubman, and his
wife are dead and five others, including
Llewellyn Christian, father of Mrs Up
ton, were painfully burned.
The body of Hank Prentiss has been
found near the Osgood river. in the
Adirondack, with bullet hole through
the neck, and Jerry Parsons has con-
fessed that he shot Prentiss accidental
Ig, having mistaken him for deer
Bobby Walthour, the bicyclist, while
riding in a three cornered motor paced
race at Atlanta, Thursday night, was
thrown against the railing and terribly
If not fatally hurt. Two Ribs, one arm
y