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The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
FORTY CARS ARE SMASHED.
One Man Dead, Several Are Hurt in
Wreck at Whitehouse, N. J.

Vic Mill Ocdut ocftidl arc huIl III
Wreck at Whitehouse, N. J.
Whitehouse, N. ]. Both tracks of the
New Jersey Central Railroad were
torn up, forty coal, passenger and
freight cars were smashed to sp!inters,
and one man was killed in wreck
here.
The evening eastbound combination
milk and passenger train had stopped
near the station to take on the Potters
vile and New Germantown milk cars.
The engine left the main track to go
on a siding for them. While 1t was
there coal train came down the grade
from Pickles Mountain at fifty miles
an hours and crashed into the passen-
ger cars that had been left on the main
eastbound track. The passenger cars
were hurled over on the engine and
the milk cars in the siding. The steel
cars of the coal train were torn to
pieces and piled high in the air. Both
engines We're completely shattered.
Levi Abel, fireman of the passenger
train, was killed instantly. Fisher, the
engineer of the same train, saved him
self from serious injury by jumping.
His leg was torn. Moser, fireman Of
the coaler, was severely hurt.
The engineer of the coal train says
some one turned an angle cock on one
of the cars of his train, which broke
the air so the brakes would have no
effect. The block signals were against
him, but he could not stop his train.
People in the rear of the passenger cars
heard the coal train coming and
jumped off.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
TROLLEY CARS in COLLISION.
Eighteen Persons Hurt When Car
Runs Away Down Hill.

Runs Away Down HILL
Worcester, Mass. Trolley cars in
rear-end collision on the Westborough
and Marlborough Street Railway. two
and one-haIf miles west of Westbor-
ough, injured eighteen people. Slip
perry rails are accountable for the acct
dent A Worcester Consolidated Street
Railway car, used on the Worcester
and Marlborough Division, was being
sent to Worcester for repairs by way
of the iWestborough and Marlborough
tracks.
Itleft Westborough several minutes
ahead of regular car. While making
the hill near the Fay place the car
kicked, and before the motorman could
get control Of 1t it was running back
ward down the hill. At the foot of the
hill at curve 1t was met by the regu-
lar car from Marlborough to W0rces-
ter, which was making good speed to
climb down the hill
The cars crashed together with ter
rife force. demollshing the vestibules
on both cars and ripping every seat
from its fastenings OH the Westbor-
ough car, which had twenty passengers
aboard. There were no passengers in
the other car. A panic among the pas
sengers followed the crash.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
is EARTHQUAKES SINCE APRIL,

Seismograph at Johns Hopkins Records
That Number of Disturbances.
Baltimore, Md. DR.. H. F. Reid, who
has charge of the seismograph at the
Johns Hopkins University, developed
the films and found that it had record
ed fifteen earthquakes since April last.
Not only is this the largest number, re-
corded during like period. but the
machine also showed the longest shock
ever recorded.
This occurred on August q. when an
earthquake began at p. m. and lasted
until 7.30 p. m, The shock was SO
great that 1t moved the beam that sup
ports the registering needle over six
teen millimeters. The work just COM
pleted involved the developing Of 1000
feet OF sensitive paper
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
Care Of school chilarsn in brussels

In Brussels every school child is med,
ically examined once IN every ten days
Its eyes. teeth. ears, and general ply
steal condition are overhauled, IT 1t
looks weak and puny they give it doses
Of cod liver oil or some suitable tonic.
At midday it gets substantial meal.
thanks to private benevolence assisted
by communal funds, and the greatest
care is taken to see that no child goes
ill-shod, ill-clad. or iA-fed.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
The Field OF Sports.

The Cincinnati Club has turned down
a Brooklyn offer for Pitcher Ewing.
Wallace Clements of the Jersey City
baseball team. has been signed By Chi
&C so.
Frank Croker and A. D. Proctor
Smith were matched to race motor
boats from New York to Albany and
return.
In the fight for the bantam weight
championship Of the world. Frankie,
O'Neii. OF San Francisco, lost to "Joe"'
Bowker, Of England. ID twentyr0unS
bout in London
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

soldiers are firing from rifle pit they
are obliged to expose their heads To
obviate this Mr.. Waller has put lit
tie mirror on the rifle. which permits
the soldier to aim with the greatest
accuracy and yet keep himself hidden
Experiments taken with this device
have given good results. The mirror
may be taken off and hidden in box
in the butt-end of the ifie.-Philadel.
phia Record.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
AN INGENIOUS TIGER TRAP.


Cam Rank Bay isolated
OF
both spikes
which Of about six inches
parh dog small placed inside through apdoor and
black panther which abounds
nous part Of the country The animals once pushed IN 70 drag out
withdrawn the for freedom the brute
only impales
spite Of them the tigers make great
of natives
NPhuadeDha
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
HURLED BOMB AT PREFEcT.

Thrower Killed and Several Persons
Hurt in Russian Police ONCE.
Berlin.-A telegram from Bialystok,
Government Of Grodno, says:
"a man about twenty years of age
and attired as 4 workman entered the
Office of the Project Of Police and
threw a bomb. The terrific explosion
which followed killed the miscreant
and injured some policemen and civ.
ilians."
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
ACCUSED OF wIFE's MURDER.
Bridgeton Farmer Said to Have Con-
fessed Prosecutors Statement.

~'h'fSSeVA = oA liCh Oh1Q W Tive IUu-
fessed- Prosecutors Statement
Bridgeton, N. J. So Frank Rasinger.
the young farmer who was arrested as
witness in connection with the killing
OF his wife in their farm house at Shi-
lob, near here, was formally accused Of
having murdered her. and is said to
nave confessed. Prosecuting Attorney
fFithian gave out this statement:
"A formal charge has been made be-
fore Justice Of the Peace Samuel M.
Hall. accusing Frank Rasinger of the
murder of his wife. This charge is the
result of evidence now in the posses
sion of the State which absolutely as.
sures the guilt of Rasinger .
Rasinger was subjected to the
ssweating process" for several hours.
but with what success is not known
beyond the statement given out by
Prosecutor Fithian.
Mrs. Rasinger has been buried. RAJ
singer was permitted to attend the fun-
eral.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
WHIPPED AWE BRANDED wIFE.
Elmira Man Confesses Brutal Assault
Woman Not Likely to Live.

Elmira. N. Y.--Joseph G.. Riley. a
lather, was arrested charged with muir
derously assaulting his wife at their
home in this city.
In his cell Riley said he had dis
pute with his wife over money matters.
He first attacked her with his fists.
knocking her down. Afterward he
whipped her with the butt end Of a
heavy whip into insensibility. He,
the. thrust hot iron into her mouth.
burning away part of her tongue. Ri
ley also applied the iron hot to her
body and kicked the unconscious WON
an. He then left the house
The couple have been married ten
years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
RODE BICYCLE IN SLEEP.
Mysterious Ghost on Wheel Proves to
Be Young Woman.

BE 1oung woman.
Fort Dodge, Iowa.--A ghost on a BIZ
cycle, which has scared the superstl-
tious here for many weeks, has been
shown to be woman somnambulist
rider. Clad in her night robe she has
raced madly up and down the avenue
at midnight, terrifying belated pedes-
trians.
Two young men with bicycles finally
determined to investigate. When the
apparition appeared at the customary
hour they took up the chase. After a
keen race they oyerhauled the spectre
and were amazed to discover a young
woman of their acquaintance, Miss
Lucy Kittredge, daughter of leading
business man.
1t turned out she had been 4 SOM
nambulist for years.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

Richard Higgins was arrested at
Peoria, ILL.,, after the death of wo-
man with whom his father was infat-
uated and who, he says, tried to use
a hatpin on him when he and his sister
asked her to cease intimacy with their
father.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

TWO Slain and Many Wounded by Shrap-
mel - seprchlights Play ed Upon the
Helpless Vessels az the warships
Blaze Away Baltic Sea Squadron Then
Sails Away to the Southwark.
London, England. The Russian Bal
tic feet has opened its career as the
second Pacific squadron with an out
rage SO amazing that but for unques-
tionable evidence it would be beyond
belief.
Part Of the feet. supposed TO be the
lattleship squadron, after 1t emerged
from the Danish straits, steered a
course for the English Channel At
about midnight it came across the Hull
fishing feet, which either in Apanic or
uncomfortable ignorance the Russians
must have mistaken for Japanese
torpedo boat hotilla.
This is the only explanation at pres
ent that can be offered for the terrible
fact that the Russian warships opened
IRE on the defenceless fishermen with
shrapnel, maintaining their fusilade,
decoruing 70 the nsnermen who es-
capped, for twenty minutes. sinking at
least one trawler and scattering death
and wounds among the crews.
NOT the least disgraceful feature of
the tragedy is the fact that the war
ships continued their course without
attemptIng 70 rescue the victims or
even 70 ascertain the extent Of the
ga mage they mad done The only sug-
gestlon lnat IS offered III pailiati0n Of
enis inhumanity IS that the Russians
Were SO overcome by panic that they
ulu their utmost TO escape the mag
ineu enemy.
me earliest news OF the aHair was
prougnt g Hull by the traWlers Mino
ana MonimeIn, both OF which We're Sc
rsously damaged BY shot. The Moul-
ahe,h haa sixteen noles IN ner null.
Hef skipper says that the heet was
hsnlhg ABOUT 200 miles east by north
o. spurn Head at o'clock IN the morn
Tug. Inc Weather was rather hazy,
Wnen tne ouliihes OF several large YES
stas, apparently warships, sailing In q
it1e. were signted
ME the Hsnermen were interested
Watcnlng the vessels searchlights
were mashed on the traWlers, and those
OF tue Mouimeln We're enabled by the
iagnt 10 see torpedo boats approaching.
= seemed lhat they We're going TO
poaru the Mouimeln, out they turned
anqs steamed away
Wilhln snort space one OF the war;
slips opened nre, ana the crews real
izeo Win horror tnat their boats We're
neihg mace 1argets OF by warships.
ntrst one ana then another OF the
tfaWlers was struck.
MOST 81 the crews sought shelter be-
ioW' put fortunately for those on the
Mouimeih tney uld not, Tor the firing
nad not TASTED long DeforesWhat seemed
20 pc round shot struck her on the
port sue ana passed through the yes
sci Where the men would have been
nam tney gone DeioW
me Mlno, which was near the Moui-
mem, was struck several times. Hap
piiy eacn shot mt her above the water
itne. None OF her crew was hurt.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
Sold Spurious Drugs

It was stated that hundreds Of New
York City druggists had gone so far
as to attempt to sell spurious drugs
to the Board of Health.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

The Court Of Special Sessions, iii
New York City, sent man to Jail for
six months for carrying a pistol with
out permit.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
Thief Shoots Himself.

A thief who held up bookheeper in
an Office In Newark, N. j., for $1,000,
shot himself when run down by pur-
suers.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

6. Fl. Otter For r I. Governor.
observation-disclosures George H. Ut
ter was nominated for Governor OF
Rhode Island by the Republicans.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

WANTED SEVERAL ESDUETHTOUs PER.
sons IN each state to travel for house eetab-
ilshed eleven years and with q large capital 70
and profitable line Permanent engagement.
Weekly cash salary oss$24 and all travelling e1.
penses and hotel bills advanced In cash each
week. Experience not essential Mention red
srenca and enclose sblf-addroassd onwelnpe
atkNAEl9NAL Dearborn 81. Chicago
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
GUN SIGHTING DEVICE.

VI HITS VIII 70 - ~ = 2 n W HsM~
out Exposure.
A rather elaborate device for the
purpose of accurately aiming gun
from behind wall or tree was intro
duced some time ago and attracted
considerable attention among the MILF
tary men Of the world. A much simpler
device to accomplish this same pur-
pose has been invented by G. Waller,
an officer in the Swedish army When
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
Prince Fnshima sails

Prince Fushima. special imperial en-
voy to the st. Louis Exposition; sailed
for the United States from Xokohama.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
70 Stimulate our svmnatbv

Prince Fushima's visit to this coun-
try is believed to be due to desire
to stimulate the waning pro-Japanese
sentiment in America.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25

China's Law Not Enforced.
Prince Ching has postponed the en-
forcement of the Chinese trade mark
law, in view Of many protests.
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
s * 81
THE
THE
New Baldwin AirShip.
By J. Wayne Baltimore.
SSS s

eSsstS9skeAeskasxAPTAIN 4. s. BALDWIN,
m of Oakland, Cal, is the re-
3 cent inventor and construc-
kw W tor OF whit proves to be
leaselesex4al very successful dirigible
The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-10-25
BRITISH SHIPS FIRED ON
Hull and Garnecock Fishing Fleets
Struck ~ Russian Fleet,
FUSlLADE LASTED 20 MINUTES

Two Slain and Many wounded by shrap-
mel - seorchlights Played Upon the
Helpless Vessels az the warships
Blaze Away Baltic Sea Squadron Then
Sails Away to the Southwark.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01
Baltimore Provisions.
Stocks and Bonds.

New York May 31.-Three days of
leisure for the contemplation of stock
market prospects did not result in any
accession of speculative confidence so
far as was revealed by the meagre
dealings and the halting and narrow
fluctuations today. The market show
cd no essential change from it's re-
cent lethargic character. The firm
tone of the London market and the
Saturday bank statement, which was
called favorable by commentators
We're worth a fractional rise this
morning which amounted to an aver
age of about u Prices then slipped
back to below last Fridays level. The
nominal cause was the suspension of
a firm on the cotton exchange, but al
though the failure was announced as
due to a defalcation with no bearing
on the market or financial conditions
the market failed to cover its lost
ground. News of the rain was not
important, but it offered some more
favorable features than for some time
past. The market ignored these. The
weekly crop bulletin of the Weather
Bulletin was encouraging as regard
ed the winter wheat crop and was
distinctly hopeful for the start of
spring wheat crop. The cotton crop.
also, was shown to have improved.
me tenor Ol lslc Wcckly links DIV
traffic officials of the railroads was
distinctly affected by the brighter
hopes felt for the crops. which have
had some effect in turning the down.
ward tide OF railroad traffic in evil
dence since the middle Of April.
Net earnings do not yet show q
turn in the situation, retrenchment in
operating expenses not vet being eff
fective in the reports for that period
The Erie statement was the import
ant example today with its decline in
April net compared with last year of
$293,375, or nearly 20 per cent. The
stocks of the company suffered from
this showing, especially the first pre-
| ferred from fears that the integrity
| of its dividend was threatened. There
was a light covering movement by
shorts late in the day, but the closing
was easy. A number of inactive
| bonds made wide declines from lone
preceding sales and the general tone
| was heavy. Total sales (par yalue)
| $1.340,O00.
U. S. rs registered declined u and
| the rs coupon advanced u per cent
| on call.
Total sales were 13S,70O shares, in
Guiding Chesapeake and Ohio 500
Erie $500: Erie, first preferred, 7,1O0
| Louisville and Nashville coo; Norfoll
and Western 700; Union Pacific $500
Southern Railway 100; Amalgamatet
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01
Ware e. LeIand's
Cotton Letter

Raleigh, n. c., May 31.-The much
needed rains in the Atlantic coast
region came over the holiday ana the
entire cotton situation has been
changed. No one knows how much
rain has fallen or over how extensive
an area. But some sections have had
as much as two inches, and the els
turbance is still central over the
South's region This means that we
NAV get more rain and that we are
likely to. With good rains IN the
drought section there would be little
inducement to buy cotton. We
thought there might be fireworks to-
day in the event of drought and clear
skies. But rains fell and the market
broke easily and sharply. The sus-
pension of one of the oldest firms on
the floor helped the weakness. The
house was not committed to the mark
eft to any great extent, but the news
acted as a depressing factor. The
combination of a failure and rains
proved too much for prices. New
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01

Copper 1900: American Smelling
and refining $500; Brooklyn Transit
$500; Tennessee Coal and Iron 400.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01
w. B. Smiths
Market Letter.
Especial to News and Observer }

New York. May 31.-It is our opin-
ion that the pesslmlstlc feeling pre-
yailing in the stock market is more
sentimental than real. 1t is based on
the facts that this is a presidential
year and that we have had the usual
cycle of seven prosperous years, when
must necessarily be followed by an alb
rupt change of conditions. We be
lleve our country is too stable, too
firmly entrenched as the center of
finance and trade to be dominated by
such sentiments and With the passing
of the election, the financing of q few
important bond matters and the COM
pletion Of the new crops that the
large and increasing capital. which is
now withheld from the stock market
viii be attracted By the values of food,
and that the continued progress of the
country will be accompanied by q re-
vival of interest in stocks which will
carry them to prices higher than we;
have yet seen.
Attention in the grain market today
was centered in the wide fluctuations
in the May option. Opening at SO u
ii sold up to 9SA, broke to 95 y, and
again rallied to 81 at the close. The
July and September options were
somewhat heavy both declining frac-
tiOnally on the failure of May to adj
vance further and on the weekly
weather report showing Improvement
iii the winter wheat prospects.
Corn was firm and buying of shorts
was the principal feature. ProVis-
ions were aggressiVely strong on re-
newed buying by the packing inter
ests.
The market for cotton was decided
II weak and at noon July was 80
points under Fridays closing, with
the new crop months following close
ly. While today's break was not un-
expected, in view of the favorable
weekly report, it is likely that on the
break there will be a greater demand
for spots, and the action of spinners
will be closely watched. An increas-
ed demand for spots may cause raj
ly, but if they refuse to buy at pres
,ent levels lower prices are inevitable.
w. Il. SMITH & co.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01
At TWENTY-S|X
TO THIRTY -SEVEN
Cotton Ends at This Net
Decline in Prices.
DAYS RECEIPTS FULL
The Cotton Crop Along with Others is
Shown by the Weekly Crop Bull
Ietin to Have improved, A
Cotton Firm Suspends.
(By the Associated Press.)

New York, May 31.-The cotton
market opened weak Mt a decline OF
IL to Is points following much low
er cables than expected. Liverpool
having broken badly over the holl-
days while spot demand there was
practically at a standstill. The Dull
had also to confront Il very favorable
set of weather maps, showing rain in
the dry sections, while temperatures
remained generally favorable. In
view of these various developments
and the fact that suspension OF 10
cal house was announced before the
call the opening changes were not pao
and soon afterwards prices rallled Il
few points on covering. There was no
sign of a bull support, however, ana
with New Orleans showing consldera-
BILE weakness the market soon began
to decline The weekly report of the
Weather Bureau at midday proved
more bearish than had been expected
and following its publication there
was very heavy liquidation, LED appar-
entity by a large local wire house with
New Orleans connections. rms sell
ing carried July down to l2.4O, the
lowest point it has occupied since the
elimination of the first bull campaign
last January, and net loss OF AZ
points October sold down to 1898, 4
net loss of 81 points, and the general
list was % to 40 points net lower.
In the late trading room covering
rallied prices somewhat with the help
of a light demand from spot people
and Liverpool and the market was
finally steady at a net decline OF 20
to 81 points. Sales were estimated al
100000 bales.
The concern suspending was said
to have very few open trades in the
market and consequently the failure
was not thought likely to involve any
other firm to any material extent.
Receipts for the day were full as com
pared With last years, and exports
over the holidays have been made
moderate.
Receipts of cotton at the ports to-
day 6,735 bales, against 4,017 last
week and 5,479 last year. For the
week $4,000 bales against 1925 last
week and 25,295 last year Today
receipts at New Orleans 4.17O, against
Lila last year and at Houston 443.
bales, against asa last year.
New York, May 3l-CottOn spot closed
r1iet 10 points lower: middling uplands,
l275 gulf 300, sales 480 bales.
rvtures opened weak closed steady.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-06-01
Open Ciose High Low
New Orleans Cotton.

New Orleans, May 31.-There was
n fairly good demand for spot cotton
for export, but buyers and sellers were
apart as to price. Sales 2,25c bales,
il,cluding 100 to arrive and 400 1. o. %. +;
delivered on contract 100. Quotations
&c. lower. Futures opened weak at
a decline of from IA to AZ points, pe-
low the close of Friday. The most
bearish feature was the weakness OF
Liverpool, which at the opening. was
1G to u points down on the old ana
from to points on the new crop
months. when compared with Thurs
DAVIS close This was followed by the
announcement of a failure in the New
York market and the report of heavy
rains in the eastern and central mar
ket portions of the belt where they
we're badly needed. With everything
in their favor bears sold heavily and
showed hardly any desire to take
urofits There was almost an entire
absence of bull support, and little or
no long buying What little buying
there was came from satisfied shorts
In the trading July lost 80 points from
Fridays closing at 1860, recovered to
1876 and finally declined to 12.47
The market closed quiet and within
a point or two of the lowest of the
day. the list showing net losses of A.
to As points on the old crop positions
and p to 80 on the new.
Now Orleans Nav 3I-(,OttOn futures quiet