The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-26

the delegates were instructed FOR
Judge Alton b. Parker for president.
Former Senator David B. Hill was in
absolute control of the situation. The
delegates chosen were: David B. Hill,
Edward Murphy, Jr.; George Ehret,
James w. Ridgway; alternates, G. N.
Bulger of Oswego, W. Cara Ely of
Buffalo, f. Burton Harrison of New
York, G. H. Alderman of Brooklyn.
The Pennsylvania Democratic state
convention held at Harrisburg on
Tuesday refused to instruct the nation
al delegates from Pennsylvania to vote
for the nomination of Judge Alton B.
Parker of New York for president.
The delegates will go to st. Louis un-
instructed, but bound by the unit rule
The delegates at large are: James M.
Guffey, Pittsburg; J. K P. Hall, Ridge
way; Robert e. Pattison, Philadelphia,
and Robert e. Wright, Allentown.
At the National Academy of Sciences
meeting in Washington Professor Os-
born of Columbia read paper advocat-
ing a Redistribution of the reptilia,
chiefly interesting because Of positive
announcement that man as a mammal
with single arch ON the side of his
skull is Enthusiastically descended from
that class of reptiles known as lynapi
da, which has only one arch.
In the United States circuit court at
St. Paul, Mimi, Judges Sonborn, Thay-
err, Van Devanter and Hook unani-
mously denied the application of e. II.
Wy @ I'D
Oregon Short Line Railroad company
for leave to intervene in the case of the
United States against the Northern
Securities company.
Albert A. Ames, formerly mayor of
Minneapolis, has been arrested on an
indictment charging him with having
accepted a bride Dec. 10, 1901, from
Bessie Lee. The Indictment is similar
to the others upon which he was first
arraigned, but in this instance the
same witnesses are not depended upon.
The twelve inch gun crew of the bat
tleship Texas now holds the worlds
record for fast and accurate work
snatching the laurels from the battle
ships Wisconsin and Alabama. The
Texas made an average of about 81
per cent hits, which is about 2 per cent
better than that of the Wisconsin.
At the Philadelphia mint the coinage
during the week beginning Monday,
April IL, and ending on Saturday,
April 16, inclusive, aggregated SILL
100000 in gold an average of nearly
$2,000,O00 a day. The weight of the
81 ~,
age was over forty-two tons.
Forty-nine members of the savage
head hunting Igorrote tribe, who form
part of the Philippine exhibit at the
worlds fair in st. Louis, enjoyed their
delayed feast of dog meat on Sunday.
The dish is regarded as a great delica.
cy, and only chiefs and head men are
allowed to partake of It,
The worlds fourth Sunday school
convention opened at Jerusalem on
Monday in huge tent outside Herod's
gate. The attendance included 500
Americans and 500 British. Many 9th
er delegates from all quarters of the
globe were present. e. X. Warren was
elected president.
A blizzard that would be regarded as
severe in January prevailed Tuesday
night throughout northern and central
New York and New England. Several
inches of snow fell, and the temporal
ture in some localities fell dangerously
near the zero mark.
special to the Seattle (Wash) Post
Intelligencer from Dawson says that
the Klondike will produce at least $780,
100000 this season. Nome has done
more work this winter than ever be-
fore and will swell the total several
millions more.
The original indictment of Aaron
Burr for treason has been found in the
archives of the federal courts at Rich
mond, Va. 1t was long supposed to
have been lost. 1t is signed by John
Randolph of Roanoke, foreman of the
jury.
On Tuesday night in Washington
the cornerstone of the Memorial Con
tinental hall, which the Daughters of
the American Revolution are to build
In memory Of the heroes of that war
was laid with impressive ceremonies.
George w. Mullen, president of the
Buffalo On. W Wine, LiCNlor and Beer
Dealers association, states that cam
paign fund of $750,000 is being raised
in the state to bring about repeal of
the Raines liquor law.
1t was announced in Chicago, Thurs
day, that the Standard OH company
plans to lay pipe from Texas to New
York, with branch lines radiating to
the various oil fields.
Articles providing for the consolida-
ton of three Spanish war societies I'M
der the name of the United Spanish
War Veterans were signed at Indian
apolis on Tuesday.
This week marks the bicentennlal of
the American newspaper. The event is
of especial interest to Boston, where
the first newspaper, the News Letter,
was issued.
The new comet. Hercules, the TWEEN
ty-fourth to be discovered by Professor
Brooks of Smith observatory, Geneva,
N. Y, has stellar nucleus and short
tail.
In Grand Rapids, Mich, Wednesday,
State Senator David e. Burns was ac-
quilted of bribery in connection with
fha Lake Michigan wafer scar dal