The Morris County chronicle., 1904-05-03
NEWS OF A WEEK
Paragraphic Photographs Of the Worlds Doings


As144i . 4 tlC AOoS ID pCoJOOV1 4l1SQE
ance, about $4,000
The Pine Brook breaker, owned by
the New York, Ontario and Western
Railroad company, at Scranton, Pa,
was burned Tuesday. Eight hundred
men and boys in the mine when the
fire broke out escaped. The loss on the
breaker will amount to about 100000
Early on Wednesday morning thirty
day coaches and several dining and
one private car were destroyed in a
fire which burned the coach shop OF
the shops OF the New York Central
railroad at West Albany, N. T., entail
ing loss Of $3.50, 600
The Lyceum theater, vaudeville
house, located in Clinton street, SYRIA
cuse, N. X, was practically destroyed
on Tuesday morning. The Wieting
Opera house, adjoining, was slightly
damaged; loss, about 100000
In Brainerd, Mimi, fire which
started at midnight on Wednesday de-
stroyed the greater part Of the busi-
ness portion Of the town, causing loss
which is estimated at $150,000.
The factory of the Empire Furniture
company at jamestown, n. y, was de-
stroyed by fire on Sunday. The loss
will amount to 100000.
At Putnam, Conn, Sunday, the First
Baptist church was destroyed at loss
Of $4,000
EoRE,cM "A serious riot is re-
MoTrs ported to have taken
,.,~ra5- place at the market
= ~ : nI = town Of Elesd, near
Gr0sswardein, resulting from a COLI
sion between meetings of the Socialist
and Independent parties. While order
was being restored by the gendarmery
Socialist fred a revolver. killing the
commander. The gendarmes thereupon
fred volley, killing twenty three Of
the rioters and severely wounding for
ty.
Twoscore Europeans and Americans
were reported on Monday to have been
massacred by Chinese mobs, melted
and led by brigands, within the past
few days. Twenty were hacked TO
death In desperate fight near the
Manchurian line. The authorities there
have telegraphed to Peking for re-en-
forcements.
The Turkish embassy at London is
sued a report Sunday that Armenian
malefaetors had attacked the Moham-
medan village Of Latchghian, in the
sanjak Of Mush, Asiatfc Turkey, and
had committed horrible crimes on the
inhabitants, men, women and children
alike
The capture Of IlEfg, ON the coast of
Somaliland, from the deFvishes is offi-
cially reported. Three British blue
jackets We're killed and six wounded
during the attack ON the enemy's
works..
Premier Maura Of Spain was shot at.
but was not wounded, while on MS
way to Madrid from the Balearic Is
lands. Al large number of men well
arnaed had formed q plot to kill him.
President Loubet, Foreign Minister
Delcasse and a distinguished company
Of officials on Sunday arrived In Rome
to repay the visit of King Victor EN-
manuel. to Paris In October last.
The warrant under which John Bun
yam was apprehended and placed in
jail at, Bedford for six months during
the reign Of Charles H. has been sold
atauction in London for $1,525-
Captain Algermon Sartoris, grandson
Of the late General GrHnt, and Mile.
Germaine. Cecile Nouffiara were mar
rieds at. the Church of St Honore
d'Eylau; in Paris, Wednesday,.
The collapse of d cage in the Robin
son mine at Johannesburg, South AT
RIGA, hurled forty three natives 1000
feet TO the bottom Of the shaft. All
were killed
About 200 houses OF the town of
Buczacz; Austria, were destroyed by
fire which hroke out at midnight April
25. Some 5000 Of the inhabitants are
homeless.
Eighteen conspirators have been
hanged. at Warsaw after their trial In
connections with a Polish revolutionary
plot
King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the
Princess Victoria and their suits start
ed Mandav on their visit 70 IRELAND
IN rug The Philadelphia
r,r,n branches of the Unit
ed Garment Workers
Or LABOR. of America have noti-
fed the national officers Of the organi-
zatioR Of their refusal to obey the or
der TO strike against the ''open shop"
The reason given by the union men
for rot striking is that nonunion men
woald immediately take their places.
The 400 operatives IN the card room
Of the Arlington mills at Lawrence,
who struck on March % following a
cut IN wages, have declared the strike
at an end. The strikers win be rein
stated as opportunity permits.
About forty-flve boilermakers and
their helpers at the West Springfield
(Nfass.l shops of the Boston and AL
bany railroad went out on strike on
Tuesday. Discharge Of two men was
the cause.