The Morris County chronicle., 1904-05-03


Atlantic.
Answers Of the United States Ship
building company, of James Smith, Jr.,
receiver thereof; Of the Eastern Ship
building company and Of the other de-
PENDANTS to the foreclosure proceedings
begun by the Mercantile Trust COM
pany, trustee of the Sic, 100000 deed Of
trust, and by the New York Security
and Trust company, underwriters OF
the Schwab $10,00O,00O mortgage
bonds, were fled in the United States
circuit court at Trenton, N. j., Monday
The plans for the new Bellevue hos
pital in New York city have been made
public. They provide for the largest
hospital in the world, magnificent
structure It win take ten years to
finish the structure and will cost $12,-
000,O00. 1t is to be constructed of
brick and stone, will be fireproof and
will accommodate $500 patients.
The contract by which the owner
ship of the Panama canal passes to
the United States was in Paris on Sat
urday signed, sealed and delivered.
The title to the canal route Is now vest
ed in the government of the United
States, and the transfer is complete
and without reservation, and the Unit
ed States secures perfect title.
The year 1903 stands as the high wa
ter mark Of prosperity III the anthra-
cite coal trade, according to a report Of
the geological survey about to be is
sued. 1t says that the tonnage of that
year exceeded by more than 100000
tons that Of any previous year and
that the total production was 66,351,
713 tons.
William J. Bryan in d hall in Chi
cago secured at his own expense on
Saturday night made a speech ON the
New York Democratic platform, III
which he found nothing to commend,
and criticised Judge Parker, whom he
declared Unfit for the Democratic nom
ination for president
Six vestiDuled trains left New York
Wednesday ON the Pennsylvania rail-
road carrying delegates and visiting
friends bound for the general confer
ence of the Methodist Episcopal
church to be held at Los Angeles next
month. There were about 900 persons
in the party.
A report from Crockett, Tex, states
that driIlers IN the 7. r. Drisk1ll oil
well when they reached depth Of
thousand feet encountered the trunk Of
a tree The wood is very hard. and
the tree measured as near as could be
estimated between two and three feet
In diameter.
Mrs. Bridget Boggie ana Mrs Kath-
crime LAWN, sisters and widows in
very moderate circumstances, residing
In Buffalo, have received notice from a.
Cooktown (Australia) attorney that
their brother is dead and that his for
tune of $1,000000 had been left to
them.
The Colonial Danes and Daughters
Of the American Revolution have I'M
yelled at Frederica, near Brunswick,
Ca, bronze tablet, marking the ruins
Of the fort erected by General 0gle-
thorpe at that point.
1t is announced that the famous
manuscript Of Book i. OF Milton's
paradise LOST recently offered for
sale in London, has been purchased. by
J. Pierpont Morgan for $25 900.
President Roosevelt has selected
Judge Beekman Winthrop of New
York, now in the Philippine Islands, to
succeed William II. Hunt as governor
Of the island Of Porto Rico.
A steady rain falling In western Mis-
souri, and in Kansas for twosdays early
this week caused many sman streams
to spread out over valuable farm lands.
The new board Of regents for New
York state has elected Whitelaw Reid
chancellor and St Clair McKelway
vice chancellor Of the university.
President Roosevelt has signed the
bill opening 416000 acres Of the Rose
bud Indian reservation in Gregory
county, S. p.