The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1906-05-01

amlneu ner stomach, reported that hl
found traces of arsenical poisoning.
John Alexander Dowie, first apostle
of Zion City, ILL.,, who was reported ia
tally i'll in Chicago Of heart disease
belied the report by visiting Zion City
He received cold welcome, the fol
lowers of William Glenn VoIiva, the
new overseer, refraining from greeting
Dowie. Mrs. Dowle has been recon
ciled to him.
Arthur T. Hadley, president of Yale
university, has accepted an appoint
ment as Roosevelt professor of Ameri.
can history and institutions In the Uni;
vers1ry or Bernn ror me academlc year
1907-0S and has selected as his subject
Economic Problems In the United
States"
A sensation has been caused in Kan
sas by the statement of Mrs. w. z.
Stanley, wife Of Ex-Governor Stanley,
who charges Governor E. w. Hoch
with attempting to embrace and kiss
her. when she called at his Office on
official business late last year.
George Jackson, seventy-five years
old, in the employ of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
company continuously for ffty-fiye
years, has retired. 1t is believed his
record is the longest among railroad
employees in this country
The crown prince of Germany is hav-
ing yacht built to race in this coun-
try next September for the Roosevelt
cup. The contests will be held off Mar
blehead, Mass, and three boats will
represent Germany and three this
country.
The state department received dis
patch from Edward H. Thompson,
American consul at Progreso. Mexico,
stating that three American fishing
smacks We're seized BY a Mexican gun
boat for alleged fishing in Mexican
waters.
Six miles or more a minute is the
startling speed that has been theoret-
ically developed in a motor by which
Mayor Tom L. johnson of Cleveland,
o., its inventor, hopes to give to the
world a remarkable system of rapid
transit.
William Jennings Bryan is visiting
Jerusalem on his tour of the world. In
an address on the life of Christ and his
teachings he expressed establishment
at the small proportion of American
and European Christians visiting Pal
estine.
For six years Thomas. Mccarthy a
bartender of Newcastle Pa, and his
brother Michael of Wampum, Pa, fore
man of a railroad section gang, have
been heirs to 100000 each, left by an
uncle in Denver without their lSnowl-
edge.
Prosecution Of the suit against Ar
mour and Swift interests in Texas to
infIict a $12,0O0000 penalty for viola
ton of the antitrust laws may result
in the closing of all the packing plants
of the Chicago concerns in that state.
Mrs. John Disston, wife Of a farmer
of Grand View, H., presented her hus-
band with twins eleven months ago A
few days ago the Disston family was
increased by another pair of twins
All are alive and well.
Delegates from England, Ireland
Scotland and Wales and from every
part of this country gathered in Phila-
delphia to celebrate the two hundredtl
anniversary of the organization Of the
Presbyterian church.
Father Thomas sherman, son of Gen
eral w. Z. Sherman, started from Fort
Oglethorpe Ga. accompanied by a de
tail of federal cavalry, to follow the
route of his fathers famous march K
the sea.
Governor Higgins Of New York de
clined to receive d Hearst delegation
Of nearly 800 men appointed at meet
ing held in New York city to protest t
him against the killing Of the recoun
BILL
In Annapolis, Md, was laid the cor
nerstone of a monument TO the mem
DRY of the soldiers and sailors D
France who died in the service Of thi
country during the Revolutionary war
The acreage of sugar beets harvested
during 1905 in the United States wa
1894, with an average yield Of S.6
tons per acre. The aggregate manu-
facture was Cos. 81. 22S pounds.
On her maiden voyage the new
French liner La Provence succeeded il
lowering the record between Havr
and New York to 8 days % hours an
10 minutes.
| In the circuit court In Toledo, O
custer proceedings were brough
| against the Standard Oh compan
and seventeen affiliated companies.
Congressman u II Bankhead wa
| defeated for denomination from til
Sixth Alabama district BIZ Captain
r. Hobson, the Spanish war hero.
| One thousand Greek, Montenegro
Bulgarian and Servlan immigrants
brought here IN violation Of the col
tract labor law, were deported.
The amount carried BY the naval al
preparation bin Is 800. 73s 215. The el
| Inmates Of the navy department aggrl
gated $121 SCI. us.