The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-05-17
NEWS OF "A WEEK
photographic Photographs Of the Worlds Doings

The figures of the annual report of
James r. Roderick, chief of the de-
partment OF mines, for 1908, relating to
the anthracite coal trade Of Pennsyl-
vania, show total production for the
year of 67,000,000 tons. This output is
valued at SJ35, 100000 at the mine and
$300,000,006 at the points Of distribu-
ton. In the anthracite region of this
state, which produces practically all
the anthracite coal in the United
States, there were 51S fatal accidents
and 1926 nonfatal accidents.
st. Stephens college, the Episcopal
boys school at Annandale, Duchess
county, N. r., of which Bishop Henry
G. Potter is chairman of the board Of
trustees, has been made the defendant
in civil suit for damages on account
of hazing said to have been perpe-
trated by eight students OF the college
on Archer Bedell, the eight.year-old
son of Edwin Bedell Of New York. The
amount asked is 100000
The body of e. L. Wentz. son Of a
Philadelphia millionaire, who so mys-
teriously disappeared on Oct IA, 1903,
was found Sunday afternoon near KEEL
ley View, Va, within a mile of the
place where he was last seen alive.
The body, which was lying on the
ground in plain view, was in a state of
preservation sufficient for identifica-
ton.
convention, after a stormy session al
most unequaled for the heat of its de-
bates, adopted resolutions instructing
the delegates to the national conven-
ton in st. Louis to vote as a unit for
Alton B. Parker. The vote stood 1865
to 1856, the latter being the strength Of
the Hearst supporters.
The committee OF fifteen which was
appointed by the national triennial con
vention Of the Episcopal church at San
Francisco in 1901 to consider the adj
visibility of changing the legal name
of the denomination has issued an ex-,
tended report in which the opinion is
expressed that any change at this time
Is inexpedient.
At the United States mint in Phila-
delphia twelve tons of gold are being.
daily reduced to molten state At the
same time the coinage department is
at work converting the mass into gold
en- eagles, and within the next few
days about $12,000,000 will be coined.
Most of the gold came from New York
In bullion.
Governor Odell Of New York has
signed the Bowling (the so called Je-
romeo witness bin, the Newcomb anti
trading stamp bill, the Troy municipal
commission bill, the good roads appro-
priation BILL the Cornell agricultural
college bill and the Rochester, Bing-
hamton and Flushing armory bills
New Jersey Republicans in their
state convention on Tuesday Endorsed
the Roosevelt administration and elect
ed as delegates Governor Franklin
Murphy, United States Senators Kean
and Dryden and State Assessor David
Baird of Camden.
An operation was performed on Sec
rotary Taft in Washington on Wednes-
day for the removal of a growth re-
sulting from tonsilitis. The knife was
used on the secretary's nose, and the
pain was acute, resulting in violent
Inflammation.
President Roosevelt has appointed
Colonel A. L. Mills, commandment of the
West Point Military academy, brig
adler general. Colonel Mills was at
the White House and received his com
mission from the hands of the presi-
dent himself.
1t has been decided that the Liberty
bell will be taken from Philadelphia to
ST Louis. A special committee Of
twenty will escort the Revolutions
airy relic, and an appropriation Of $780,
600 to defray the expenses has been
made
The national Socialist convention at
Chicago nominated Eugene v. Debs
for president of the United States.
Benjamin Hanford of New York was
nominated for vice president. Neither
Of the candidates had any opposition.
John F. Wallace, general manager Of
the Illinois Central railway. has ac-
cepted an appointment as chief engi-
neer of the Panama canal at salary
of $4,000. He win leave not later
than early in June for the isthmus.
The French line steamship La Lor-
raine sailed OF. Thursday from Nay
York for Hayre with S9.300,0o0 in 4 nd.
bars and snecie in herstrong room, the
most valuable shipment Of gold that
has ever gone out Of that port.
The investigation by tbe department
Of agriculture at Washington OF the
horse malady which has broken out in
Iowa Inns shown that the disease was
brought to this country by horses i'm
ported from France
James Hill president OF the Great
Northern railroad has pledged dona-
tion Of S1.50000O given jointly by him.
self and Mrs Hill toward the erection
Of the new S3.0oo.000 cathedral IN ST.
Paul. MINI
A lowing oil vein has been struck
about four miles from jamestown,
Tenn At depth Of 700 feet oil began
flowing at the rate Of 800 barrels an
hour. and II continues to dow
Noncumbustible motor cars built Of
steel. with silver white aluminium III.
teriors. will be used In the New York
rapid transit subway when the road Is
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