The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1904-04-12
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Louis pronounced upon United states
Senator J. X. Burton of Kansas for
using his influence before the post
office department in behalf of the
Rialto Grain and Securities company
and for having received payment from
the company for his services. The
punishment is six months imprison-
ment and fine of 50 800.
The Bowling Jerome antigambling
bill was on Wednesday passed by the
New York assembly by vote of SO to
At. Having already passed the SEN
ate it now goes to the governor. The
bill will take effect Immediately and
is retroactive. Late the same night
the Judges pension bill passed the SEN
ate by vote of 80 to 16 after ram
corous debate.
Eight specific charges, each one
pointed out as a violation of the Sher-
man antitrust law, are brought against
the twenty-six leading railroads run
ming into Chicago The action is an at
tempt by the coal men to put the Chi
cago Car Service association out of
business on the ground that it is an
illegal combination Of railroads.
The case of the interstate commerce
commission versus Baird, commonly
known as the anthracite coal case, has
been decided by the supreme court of
the United States in favor of the con-
tentions of the commission, the deci-
sion of the United States circuit court
for the Southern district of New York
being reversed.
The United States transport Logan
sailed on Saturday from San Francisco
for Manila via Honolulu and Guam.
She carried 275 recruits under com
mand of Major Henry Benham of the
Twenty third infantry. Among the
other passengers was Mrs. Wood, wife
of Major General Wood, with her three
children.
Former Attorney General John p.
Elkin of Indiana county was nominal
ed unanimously for supreme court JUS
tice by the Pennsylvania Republican
state convention at Harrisburg on
Wednesday. Governor Samuel w.
Pennypacker, slated for the position,
declined the honor.
The United States mint at San Fran.
cisco has undoubtedly broken all rec
ords for gold coinage since the use Of
money began in civilization. The
amount coined during March reached
the enormous sum of $33, 113, 800, an
average of more than $1,000000 day.
Albert f. Bell. the alleged mail
pouch robber. accused of crimes in
many states and who escaped from
two United States marshals near Phil
adephia last October by jumping from
moving train, has been arrested at
Tacoma. Wash.
Charles Cackley. murderer of Con-
stable Reuben Fenstenmaker in 1866 at
Pennington. Ia, who was not arrested
until thirty-six years after the murder
has entered a plea of guilty. He was
sentenced to ten years in prison at
Fort Madison.
AT Newport News, Va, Tuesday, the
new battleship Virginia was success
fully launched in the presence of a
large assembly of distinguished per
sons. Governor Montagues daughter
was sponsor for the new vessel.
At the municipal election in Chicago
on Tuesday the proposition for city
control of all transportation facilities
was carried by vote of 120,744 to
50,S03 The city's heavy debt prevents
immediate action.
According to the latest estimates, the
cost of repairing the damage to the
Erie canal caused by the floods and
the breaking of the ice gorges in the
Mohawk valley will considerably ex-
coed 100000.
In Milwaukee, Wis, Tuesday, David
S. Rose. Democrat. carried the city in
the municipal election, having plu-
rality of sop over Guy d. Golf, Re-
publican.