The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-17

OF A WEEK
Secession From the National
Live Stock Asso'n. Dela
ware Deadlock Broken.
TO ENCOURAGE MATRIM0NY.

At its annual convention in Denver
last week the National Live Stock as
sociation was rent in twain By the
adoption Of a new constitution which
admitted the packers to membership
and provided an open door through
which the railroads Of tie country may
at any time become factors in the CON
troll of the organization Practically
all cattle breeders except sheep raisers
seeded
Relatives of former Millionaire Bro
die L. Duke, who last week had him
placed in New York saiLStorium, are
seeking to annul his recent marriage to
Alice Il. Webb on the ground of fraud.
alleging that he has no recollection of
such ceremony. Excessive indulgence
in stimuIants Immediately previous to
the date Of his marriage on Dec. 10 is
said to be the cause of Mr.. Dukes ac-
ton.
The deadlock which had existed In
the Delaware legislature since Jan 8
was partially broken on Friday by the
organization Of the house Of repre-
Esentatives William p. Denny Union
Republican, Addfexs) was elected
speaker, the Regular (anti-Addicks) Re
pubIicans voting solidly with the I'm
IONS
Joseph 4. Bristow fourth assistant
postmaster general, rendered his resig-
nation on Friday to take effect on the
Goth inst. BY an executive order just
issued President Roosevelt designates
Mr.. Bristow as a special commissioner
to investigate trade relations In connec.
tion with the Panama railroad and ca
nal.
Henry Phipps, the Pittsburg multi
millionaire and former partner of An.
drew Carnegie, has announced his in
tention to give $1O00,000 as the capi-
talization Of society for the construc-
ton and maintenance of model fiat
houses for the poor In the congested
districts of New York city
The statement has been made BY Col
lector Of Customs Leach that consider
ably more than $250,00O worth Of jew
elry and precious stones handled by
Mrs. Chadwick Of Cleveland. o., has
been traced and positively located. IT
is added that the Investigation is stin
incomplete
On Thursday, after a fight OF twelve
years duration for General Joe Haw-
Iey's seat in the United States senate
former Governor Morgan G. BulkeleY
of Hartford, Conn, was nominated for
the place In the caucus held in the cap
itol.
In the lower house Of the Tennessee
legislature Mr.. RawIs has introduced
bill ito encourage matrimony and
to promote the strenuous life" He pro-
posed to tax all bachelors after they
reach the age Of twenty three years
Former Secretary OF War EIihu Root
and former Chief Justice Andrews
have been retained In the matter Of
testing the constitutionality Of the New
York 1000 ton barge canal act recent
ly passed by the legislature.
The board of selectmen of Hyde
Park, Mass, through an examination
of the treasurer's books and the town
accounts, have reached the conclusion
that the town has 100000 more to its
credit than it ought to have.
Three women converts were baptized
in hole cut through eight inch ice in
the Delaware river at North Cramer
Hill, N. J., on Sunday. They came
from the Gospel Herald society of Phil
adelphia ta4 !
President Roosevelt, on Saturday. is,
sued a recommendation that the Pana-
ma canal commission be reduced in
size to five or, preferably, three mem
bers.
From Jan. / to Jan. 10 over1 400 inn
migrants arrived, at the port Of New
York. OF this number 9195 were, He
brews, of whom 1000 came from Rus
sia
Charles Smith, a wealthy farmer Of
| Union township, o.. while tearing Down
an old house found jug of gold con-
tanning $1,000 hidden thirty years ago.
Rodman Wanamaker Of Philadelphia,
son of the merchant prince, is the most
heavily insured man in America. His
policies amount to S3,200,000.
One Of the severest freezes expert
enced in a long while prevailed on Sun
day morning throughout the south and
in the gulf of Mexico.
The supreme court of Nebraska has
declared unconstitutional the beet sug-
ar bounty law enacted at the legislative
session of 1896
Death of Road Commissioner Budd.
! Henry l. Budd, state commissioner