The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1905-01-03
News of
A Week
photographic Photographs Of the
Worlds Doings

about 1913 100000 shares, an increase OF
over 20,000,000 compared with 1903. In
unlisted stocks business for 1904 was
fully 6,5O0,000 shares in excess Of 1903,
while the dealings in government state
and unlisted bonds was greater by
many millions Of dollars.
The submarine tunnel connecting
Boston and East Boston was opened
for public travel Thursday night with
out any formality or ceremony. The
tunnel is one Of the longest saltwater
tunnels in the world Its total length
is ia miles, although only 2,700 feet Of
this are under the water
The charges on which influential cler-
gymen and Iaymen of the Protestant
Episcopal church would present for
trial the Right Rev. EtheIbert Talbot,
bishop of central Pennsylvania, have
been made public. They include crimi-
nal libel, immortality and conduct I'M
becoming a bishop
1t is announced on reliable authority
at Washington that Whitelaw Reid
will succeed Ambassador Choate at the
court Of St James on or about March
A. Edwin II. Conger win be trans
ferred from China to the Mexican EN-
bassy to succeed General Clayton, who
wishes to retire.
The drought which has been costing
western Pennsylvania Industries ST.
100000 day has been broken. On the
crest of a rise in the Ohio river 10000
600 bushels of coal will be shipped
south. 1t is eight months since the
Ohio river has been naYigable for coal
fleets
The Delaware legislature in extra
session, after disputing nearly all day
over division Of offices, effected an
organization Friday night. passed the
bill extending to Jan. i, 1906, the time
the new judgment lien law shall go
into effect and then adjourned sine die.
The New York city board of estimate
has sanctioned unanimously the APP
pointment of commission to draw
plans and specifications and to make
an estimate of the cost of building and
maintenance of an electric lighting
plant by the city.
DR.. Leroy $. Chadwick, in company
with a sheriff who met him in New
York on his arrival from Europe, reach
ed Cleveland on Sunday After being
released on bail he had an affecting in
terview with Mrs. Chadwick in the
county Jail
At Duluth, Mimi, on Sunday the UNI
usual spectacle of New Years ex-
cursion on Lake Superior was what
thousands of people witnessed. All
throughout the entire country the day
was unusually mild and pleasant
Wealthy New York men have incor-
porated an association for the purpose
of equipping an expedition to reach the
north pole. 1t will be known as the
Peary Arctic club, after the explorer,
who will lead the expedition.
According to official figures no less
than 334,0S4 international orders were
forwarded to other lands from the New
York postofflce during the three weeks
preceding Christmas, and these orders
called for $4,667, 62s.90.
Governor Van SAINT has taken pos
session of the executive offices in the
new Minnesota capitol, which is near
ing completion. The whole structure
when complete win have cost about
$5,O000O0.
At a conference of Republican leaders
in New York on Thursday it was de
cided that Senator Depew would have
no opposition for reelection and that
former Governor Black would not be
candidate
Alton B. Parker former Democratic
candidate for president, received an adj
verse decision in the first case he ar
gued before the New York court of APP
peals since his retirement from the
bench
The cotton growers of the south plan
to destroy 100000 bales of cotton in
order to help the price. At Fort Gaines,
Ga, Wednesday night. nearly 500 bales
were burned in the public square.
Plans for the erection of the largest
and most completely equipped sailors
home in the world in New York city
are being prepared for the American
Seamen's Friend society.
The District Of Columbia grand jury,
In making its final report for the pres
ent term OF the supreme court, recon-
mended the establishment of the whip
ping post in the District.
The unusual sight Of twelve lawyers
acting as jury in murder case was
presented in the Laporte qnd) circuit
court in the trial of Charles Kreinke
last week,
1t has been decided to experiment on
the American zone on the isthmus of
Panama with laborers to be taken to
Panama from Porto Rico.
The Pennsylvania Railroad company
Is preparing tozspend $4,000, 600 in the
construction ofsa new railway station
in Chicago.
San Francisco experienced a number
Of earthquake shocks on Sunday.
CRIMES While sitting in her
nMn home with her baby in
ca,,s,- her arms and laughing
S'S e : with party of friends
over the noise which signalized the IN
coming Of the new year, Mrs Theresa
Preschine of Hoboken. N. j., was shot