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The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
DOMESTIC.

James Fl. Hyde, Of New York City,
was reelected Vice President Of the
Equitable Life Assurance Society and
also Chairman of the Executive and
Finance Committees, from all Of which
positions the Alexander faction desired
to oust him.
Harrison f. Johnson a Brooklyn On.
" lawyer, died from drug taken in
a resort Two women were held.
w. G. Smith, of New York City, the
W0erZ hOld-up man, was sentenced to-
twenty years In State prison.
The senior class OF the Massachu-
setts Agricultural College at Amherst,
Mass, voted to Withdraw because of
the suspension Of three of its members.
Train service was reported as badly
tied up by snow at Syracuse, N Y.
George e. Priest, President of the
New York State Tax Commission. an
nounced at ithaca, N. r., that he would
retire from the service of the State.
Tt was stated in Appleton, Wis., that
q new pulp mill combination had been
organized there.
To eyaGe British law forbidding a
man to marry his deceased wife's sis,
ter, Mr. Herbert Allen and Miss Char
lotte M. Meade came to New York from
London to wed.
J.. Pierpant Morgan was appointed
one of committee of directors of the
New Haven road to hear the grievances
Of the Brotherhood Of Locomotive Fire
men at the Grand Central Station, New
York City.
Edward L. Harper, who was convict.
ed of wrecking the Fidelity Bank, of
Cincinnati, in 1897 and served six
years in the Ohio Penitentiary, has
gained the confidence of the financial
world in New York City, and is now
the head of great corporation.
Mrs. Elsie Laux. of Bloomfield, N. j..
suffering from asthma and fearing the
same affiiction in her children, killed
her two babes by gas and nearly sue
? @ceeded in ending her own life.
BY rear end collision in the SUBJ
way between 10th and 122d streets,
several persons were cut and bruised
by pieces Of flying glass and the cars
were seriously damaged.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
Recent Assas.inataons.

In June Of last year n season of as
sassination opened for Russia. Among
the crimes against persons of higt
rank have been the following
June 16-General Bobrikoff, Cover
nor General of Finland, fatally shot a.
Helsingfors by eugene Schaumann, {
Finn.
July 1T-Vice- Governor Of the Gov
ernment of Elizabetpol, assassinated a
Agdshakent.
July 23--M Piehve. Minister of th,
Interior, killed in st. Petersburg by |;
bomb thrown by a young studen
named Sazonoff.
August 1-Lieutenant-G General Bogus
lavsly, chief administrator Of a dis
trict in the Caucasus, murdered a
Igdir.
November General Tcherrffo. Gov
ernOr of Warsaw, the target for thret
rifle shots fred from troop train
They missed him. but killed a gen
darme who was standing near him.
January ia charge OF ,case-sho
fred from d saluting battery at thu
Czar during the ceremony of blessing
the waters of the Neva.
February 6-Soininen SoIsalon, Pro
curator General of Finland, shot ant
killed in his Office at Helsingfors by
Karl L. Hohenthal, a political fanatic
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
FOREIGN.

VeneZuela's Supreme Court confirmed
the appointment of receiver for the
American Asphalt Company's property.
Four men were killed and fourteen
injured by two explosions on board a
British submarine boat in the harbor
of Queenstown
Mr.. Asquith's resolution demanding
immediate submission of the fiscal.
question to the voters Of Great Britain
was defeated in the House Of Com
mons, the Government obtaining ma,
jority Of sixty three.
Mr.. Theodore M. Davis, special
cable dispatch from Cairo stated, has
discovered royal tomb near Luxor.
containing intact sarcophagi and a
beautifully preserved chariot
The news of the Grand Dukes muir
der caused CONSERVATION at Tsarskoe
Selo- The Emperor is said to have
been Frustrated. and all festivities in
honor of Prince Leopold of Prussia
were at once abandoned.
Moscow women petltioned the Car
ina to use her influence to bring peace
to a distracted country.
1t was said at ST. Johns, n. F., that
there was much disappointment over
the rejection OF the Hay-Bond treaty.
-Four thousand men, following the
lead of the st. Petersburg iron work
'ers, struck at Kharkof.
st. Petersburg remained quiet owing
to the military precautions; many ar
rests were made, and the strike spread
to number Of factories.
All railroad trafhc in the naighbor-
s,liood of Batoun has ceased, and a
famine threatens the city,
Forty thoilsandamen were locked out
in Lodz, a special cable dispatch stated.
In the House Of Lords the Marquis
of Lansd0wue defended the Under Sec
retary for the Lord Lieutenant of Ire
land. Sir Anthony Macdonnel, accused
OF collusionswith revolutionists,
A steam automobile omnibus for
Paris traffic, special cable dispatch
said, constructed by NJ. Leon SerpoIlet,
has been tested successfully.
A special dispatch from Buenos
Ayres stnted that several. high army
officers were suspected of being impli-
Gated In the recert revolt.
Erencn ana japanese 0fflcIalS denied
the current rumors of peace,
A yomen's club, the first OF its kiad
in Paris, according to a special cable
dispatch, is to he opened in May.
A prominent Russian Liberal pre-
dicted that the aatocratic system would
be swept away by a revolution within
two years.
Three aer0nauts made balloon yoy-
age from London 10 raris ii six hours
and ii quurter
Lawyers for Tie Countess AEontigGoso
have refused the demand Of The King
| OF SaxonE for the possession OF
l'riacess Anna MeniyR lila.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

Among the most interesting ethno-
logic exhibitions at the st. Louis
Worlds Fair was group Of pygmies
from the Wissmann Falls region OF
the Congo Free State. Although they
do not look as small as the imagina-
tons of many readers Of books of
African travel have perhaps pictured
them, vet they plainly belong to a
diminutive race Of mankind. A writer
In Science, comparing the various
measurements OF these pygmies, and
others allied to them, arrives at the
conclusion that the average height of
these small men Is little more than
four feet eight inches, or about one
foot less than that OF the normal man.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

and the pistol in such manner that
they are both available as the exigen-
cies Of the occasion demand.
The implement consists of two parts,
the mace and the handle. The latter
IS supplied with hammer mechanism
.Had with handle which does well for
either purpose. Between these two
parts it is possible to fit cylinder
with cartridge-carrying chambers. so
that an officer desiring to be armed for
any emergency may do so by fitting
hnd loading the cylinder. Philadelphia
Record
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

The policeman in street scrap gen.
orally endeavors TO make use OF his
club as a primary means OF defense,
aud resorts only to his pistol when II
is absolutely necessary 1t frequently
happens that at the moment when the
officer Of the law decides that he must
make use of the shooter, he is not al
ways able to get it, being too busy in
warding off the blows OF his adver-
sary in the little contest which he has
on hand. His pistol under these cir
cumstances is as useless as If it were
miles away, and for the purpose OF
answering an emergency of this kind,
u recent invention combines the club
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

An interesting Beethoven relic was
put UP for auction at Berlin recently
ia the shape OF an inscription copied
by Beethoven himself from Champol-
lions Egyptian Pictures the original
OIL which is stated to have been in a
temple erected to the Goddess Meth.
1t runs as follows: Il am everything
that exists. am everything that is,
that was and that win be. No mortal
has lifted my veil. He is only of Him
self, and to Him alone everything owes
It's being
Beethoven liked the inscription, be-
cause, he said, it corresponded with
his own views on religion, For that
reason he had it always before him on
his study table.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
MoRR1srowN PosroFrrcr.
Open from I'm the Morning Until 2
In the Evening.

upcA AEOuA IA tuC AOEuAHE UM6AA
In che Evening.
MAILS cLosn.
y.soA,M M,-For New York and all lntsrmsdi-
ito stations.
8.I5A M.-For Easton. Newton. Chester and
Llintermediate stations. Whippany.
8.lB A. M.--For Brocksides Mendham and an
stations on the RoozawAy valiey Railroad.
9.l5A. M.-For New York. and intermcdisto
stations.
Oils A.N.-For Mount Freedom.
e.aS M.-Eor Newark. New York and be-
Tcnd. .
ll.ssA.M.-ror Newark. New York and BE-,
road.
is.45 ?. K.-For New York and ali Intsrms-
uAte stations. NV 3
+ ls.46 p, M.--For Rockaway and Dover.
$50 P. M.-Eor New York and all interzSe-
Hate stations.
MAILS READY ROB DELIVERY.
s7,sOA M.-ErOm New York and intermedi-
Ite stations.
eS0 A. M.-Erom Hackettstown and inker
mediate stations. whippany. Mt Freedom.
"a. M.-From Brookside. kendhan and All
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
500 A. M.--From New York aud intexmcdi-
ate stations.
a2A. M.-From Dover.
lilo p. NJ, From New York and intermedi-
ate stations.
128 P. M.-From New York.
$50 P. M.-From Philadelphia, EAston, New
hon. Chester and intermediate stations.
$50 P. M.-From Brookside. Mendham and al
stations on the Rockaway Valley Railroad.
*AAI p. M---From New York and ineormedi
ate stations.
"4IA From Newark and New York
sDeiivered bY carriers.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
Manufactures Hold Wei.

Iron furnaces and steel mills operate
sIose to their fnll capacity. and the
quarterly report Of the leading concern
showed an enormous tonnage of busi-
ness on the books at the end of the
sear, despite the fact that the closing
months of 1904 made very good exhib-
its. Woolen mills maintain records
Of activity, but there is still much to
be desired at cotton plants. and shoe
factories have only moderate amount
IT business in sight,
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

WAsHINCsTON

Hard blows were aimed at the Naval
Appropriation bin in the House, ana
special efforts are being made to pre-
vent tie authorization Of any new bat
Tie ships.
II was announced at the White House
that all the members Of the Cabinet,
Except Postmaster-G General Wynne,
will be feappointed on March G. Mr..
Cortelyou will Become Postmaster
General and Mr.. Wynne will be made
Consul-General at London, England.
1t was announced by Secretary Hay
that the arbitration treaties amended
BY the Senate will not be presented to
the governments with which they were
negotiated.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

When the young mistress OF the
house entered the kitchen she carried
herself with great dignity. She had
come to call the cook to account.
Mary" she said. II must insist that
you keep better hours, and that you
have less company in the kitchen at
night. Last night l was kept awake
because of the uproarious laughter OF
one OF your women friends"
'.Yis, mum, l know" Mary replied,
Tcheerfully, sbut she couldn't help 1T
/ was telling her how you tried to
make cake yesterday morning. "-Bir
mingham England Post
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
The Duke an Autocrat.

The Grand Duke Serglus was ar
uncle of the Czar. He was formerly
Governor-General of Moscow.
s Sergius was born at Czarskoe-Selc
on April 20, 1857 He was married il
1884 to the Princess Elizabeth of Hesse
Darmstadt. He was one Of the lead
ing spirits in the Russian reactionary
party, and was credited with being
the chief of the malign influences
which surrounded the Czar, forcing or
the war with Japan and repressing al
the Cars inclinations to grant the
Russian people more liberal form o.
government.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
FIRE PANIC IN THEATRE.

Men Fight in Rush Fos Exits In Scare
Caused BY Scufile.,
Detroit, Mieh.-A pahic occurred in
the gallery Of the Avenue Thea tre
when q CRY os hight was mistaken
for an alarm Of fire. A frenzied crowd
or men fought each other in mad
rush for the exits, but no one was
seriously injured
Two boys, whose scufIiing caused the
trouble, were arrested for disordegH
conduct.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

Admiral Togo hoisted his Dag on The
Mikasa at Kure.
Marquis Oyama reported skirmlshes
In which the Russians were repulsed.
General Barren Kaulbars has taken
command of the second MAnchurian
army.
Reports from General Nogi show that
Port Arthur was fairly welt supplied
with ammunition.
General K,lropatiSin reported that
Russian scouts had surprised and bay
oneted dirty Japanese 81 the Tallse
Rireg.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
TuRKs RuRN WOMEN.

After Fight With Bulgarians, They
Put Village to Biames.
Saloniea Iu a fight between Rul.
garlans and Turks IN the village OF
kukiltch, near Stramitxa. the Bulgar-
ians lost twenty killed OF wounded.
'rhe Turks subsequently, burned the
Villages
A eoNMissieu of inquiry sent 10 the
SPOT fg0m this city discovered ia the
ruins Of tho Slliage the ehArrc,l yema lns
Of goartesN wonca aud sexeras cur
uren.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
TWENTY PERSONS KILLED.

Explosion on Naphtha Barge Flames
Spread to a Landing Stage.
Daku. An explosion on board a
naphtha Darge set fire to several other
barges and landing stage. IT is re.
ported that twenty people perished.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
rood Takes Haif FaIntly Purse.

AS shown by data collected BY the
Bureau Of Labor regarding the Incomes
and expenditures OF some 250Q famIl
les. collected Id thirty three States.
during recent years, the average ex-
pendituve per family for food is found
to be nearly one-half the total egpendI-
ture for all purposes. 10 be exact
this figure was placed at $32G0O per
family. which represents 1854 per
cent. OF all expenditures.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

The Ambassadors Of Great Britain.
Srance italy and Russia presented a
note TO the French Foreign Odice de-
siiping to accede 10 Prince Georges
proposal for the annexation of Crete
by Greece.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
nhnrlin Rank nlrillen,l.

A forty per cent dividend has beeE
declared Tor depoSatoFs IN the CitiaenS
National Bank at 0berliN Ohio. which
was wrecked hy AIRS. ChSdwlck's OPP
srati0nS.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
To our subscrIbers.

When you wish to change the address
Of your paper be sure and send the
present address as well as the new one.
If this is not done it is impossible to
make the change promptly.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
Russian Council Summoned.

The Council Of the Russian Empire
was summoned An extraordinary ses-
sion at St Petersburg. 70 consider the
situation arising from the Grand
Dukes nlurder,
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
JAPAN,s NEW DEsTRoYERs.

Two Fast Ones ia Commission and a
Third Ready FOR Launching.
Toxic, Japan.-The new torpedo-boat t
aestroyers Arlake and Fubuki. CON
structed in Japan, have been placed in
commission. Their average speed Is
twenty-nine knots per hour The tor
pedo7boat destroyer Arare is finished
at the Yokosuka Navy Yard, and Is
,'eady to be launched.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
For MAYOR Of Chicago.

John M. Harlan. son Of Justice Har-
Ian, was nominated for mayor Of Chi
cago, H.. on the Republican ticket.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
kansas. Banking Renorts.

The State Bank Commissioner OF
Kansas reports deposits in Kansas
banks at Sill. 394452, which exceed
the previous high record by $1,000, ,000.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
DUKE SERGIUS MURDERED
Uncle Of the Gar Assassiaated BY a
Bomb IN Moscow.
WAS DRIVING NEAR HIS PALACE

Assassins Occupied Close Carriage as
They Lay in Wait Tor Their victim
Dukes Coachinan KILLED and Carriage
Blown to Pleces-sketch Of OfNobieman's
Life-Recens similar occureucss.
Moscow, Russia 71'be Grand Duke
sergius. an uncle of the Car, has been
assassinated.
The Grand Duke drove out of the
Kremiin by the Nikolski Gate. here,
after luncheon. When his carriage
was about fifty yards from the gate
two men in sleigh drove rapidly
alongside it and threw two bombs.
The Grand Duka was blown to
pieces only his head and one, foot re
naming in the carriage.
Two arrests were afterward made,
but it is not known whether they were
those of the men who threw the bombs.
Tie news has created an enormous
sensation. There is only one possible
description Of the effect on public opin-
ion. The feeling is one of complete
satisfaction everywhere outside of
bureaucratic circles. News of the kind
has been awaited with degree Of
expectancy almost amounting to conf
denee for the past few days. There
was even betting as to whether the
Grand Duke Vladimir or the Grand
Duke Sergius would be the first victim.
One of the murderefs was badly
wounded by the explosion. Several
RfIIdpnfS h9Vn bapu 11.rpStnd
ST. Petersburg The Moscow corre-
spondent of the Standard says that
Sergius was assassinated at O'Clock
in the afternoon near Sans. Souci Pal
ace. in the outskirts of the city, to
which place, the correspondent says
he had retired on vacating the post OF
Governor-General Of Moscow.
|. Washington. D. C-Count Cassini
the Russian Ambassador. was informed
of the event by the press dispatches
When seen he expressed great regret
at the occurrence.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

There are 23,600 kilometers of tele-
graph lines in Brazil, 21,900 in Argen-
tina, 19,1OO In Chile, TACO in Uruguay,
1850 in Bolivia, 4TO0 in Peru and $50
III Paraguay.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

3'he centenniai of the CoWading og The
lgce school system II New YovS city
Hns celebrated.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

frndcsiek (oQk. forfAeciN Secrnt0fr
< SSNle. alad s0llaensg AZ lspehesteg.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
Dled al l05 Years
FROM tLe Seat ID war

Miss Rachel Martepse, OF Brooklyn
n. r., died in her 105th year.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

There are now eighteen cotton mills
Ia the Argentine Republic.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

Governor Hoch Signs Oil Bill
Governor Eoch. OF Kansas, signed
the bill providing for State oil refils
erV
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

Jay Cooke was regarded at one time
as the greatest Sfnancger in America
OF him Grant. said In 1865:
Without jay Cookies aid the money
to finance the Federal war loans could
not have been raised, and the rebellion
might have succeeded.
Born in Sandusky, Ohio. in 1921. Of
ancestors who came over in the May.
flower, Jay Cooke was identified WITH
Philadelphia since 1888. In 1886 he
was a member of the famous banking
house of f. w. Clarke e. Co, of Phila.
delphia, and negotiated the Govern
ment loans for the Civil War.
Later he established his own banking
house and he founded the First Ma
tional Bank of Washington, and the
First National Bank Of Philadelphia
Among many great enterprises he un.
dertook and began the building of tbs
Northern Pacific Railroad.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

Look at This and You VIII Be Able
to Looate the Blaze.
now 70 SEND IN AN ALARM

10 send in an alarm, open box and pull down
the lever on the inside. When an alarm is
sent in. the fre bell will sound the number Of
the box and repeat the alarm four tines.
There are several keys to each box. which aro
held by persons living nearby-a card attached
TO each box gives the names Of such holders.
Policemen also have keys.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
JAY COOKE DIES.
At One Time Greatest OF Tlnanciers ii
America.

Philadelphia, Pa.-Jay Cooke died al
10 o'clock at night at the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Charles d. Barney. al
Ogontz, Pa. He was in his eighty
fourth year.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

rigs Ia Exery Atahio.
a pig Is usually kept ID cYeFg stable
Il PersIa.
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21
now TO 1ooArn Al Ar,AnM.

II the alarm Is sounded from box Is, the are
bell win strike two. then pause and strike ave.
which viii indicate that the fire is in the victs.-
ity Of No. % bog. Every alarm is repeassd
four times
The Morris County chronicle., 1905-02-21

Washington, D. C.-Count Cassini
the Russian Ambassador. was informed
of the event by the press dispatches
When seen he expressed great regre'
at the occurrence.
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-08-30
Personal AND OTHERWISE.

Mr.. r. e. Milan is visiting in Green
vile.
Miss Jessie Hix is visiting in Green
vile this week.
Miss Sarah Simmons, of Greenwood,
is visiting relatives in the city.
Mrs. Juno Harris and Master Clifton
Harris + visiting in Greenwood
county.
Mrs. Geo. S. McCravy is visiting.
relatives and friends in Greenville and
Fountain Inn.
Mr.. John Miller, a young and enter
prising merchant of Whitmire, spent
several days in the city last week.
Misses Ruth and Evelyn Turner, of
Greenwood, have been the guests of
Senator and Mrs. f. p. MCGOWAN.
Misses Geraldine and Vida Belotte, of
~Greenville, have returned home after a
visit to Mrs. Nj. S. Milan, of Lisbon.
Miss Ethel league of Washington,
ID. c., is spending a month with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S. league,
near Lisbon.
Master William Moore, son of Mr..
w. j. Moore of Greenwood returned
home Thursday after a visit to relatives
in the city.
Mr.. and Mrs, j. w. Cathcart of CO.
lumbia have been the guests of friends
and relatives in Laurens and vicinity
during the past several days.
Mrs. James b. Taylor and little Miss
Lucille Taylor, Of Abbevillc, we're the
guests of Mrs. w. e. Harrel and other
relatives in the city for a day or so last
week.
Mrs. Drummond and Miss Florence
Drummond, wife and daughter of Dr..
Matthew Drummond of Woodruff, We're
the guests last week of relatives in
Laurens.
Last Thursday the members of the
family of Mr.. and Mrs. John n. Wright
enjoyed a very pleasant day at their
home at Lisbon, the occasion being a
family reunion at which all the chill
dren were present
The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1905-08-30
Things Eyenteate In Chicago.

According to the Ohio State Journal,
there Is something doing" in Chicago.
The Journal says that a Chicago news
paper publishes the following interest
ing catalogue of events %transpiring in
the city by the lake:
A death every fifteen minutes.
A birth every eight minutes and
twenty-seven seconds.
A murder every seventy hours.
A suicide every eighteen hours.
A serious accident, necessitating
nurses or PHYSICIANS care, every four
minutes.
A fatal accident every five hours.
A case of assault and battery every
twenty-six minutes.
a burglary every three hours.
a fhioffdd-up every six hours.
A disturbance of the peace, to at
tract attention, every six seconds.
A larceny every twenty minutes.
An arrest every seven minutes and
tflIIy bSSoiuS.
A fire every hour.
An arrest for drunkenness every ff-
teen minutes.
A marriage every twenty. minutes.
A case for the coroner every three
hours.
A new building completed every one
hour and fifteen minutes.
A railroad passenger train arrives
every fifty-six seconds.
Sixty passengers, suburban and
through, arrive every second at railway
stations.
Seventeen thousand gallons of water
a minute pass through the 1000 miles
Of city water mains.