The Morris County chronicle. [volume] (Morristown, N.J.) 1877-1915, 1909-06-29
LATEST News.
BY WIRE.
no Chisal LincoIn Monument.

To ChiS6i Lincoln Monument.
Lincoln, Neb. - Daniel Chester
French, of New York City, was COM
missioned to chisel the memorial sta
tue of Abraham Lincoln, to be erected
on the State House grounds here.
Hoke Smith Suspends McLendon.
Atlanta, Ga. - Governor Hoke
Smith suspended from Office Chair
man d. G. McLendon, of the State
Railroad Commission, because of his
refusal to order the State railroads
to reduce rates between Savannah
and Atlanta.
Venezuelan Vessels Leave.
Beaufort, N. C.-The steamer Nan
ticoke and tug Dispatch, which were
detained on suspicion of connection
with Venezuelan filibustering opera
tions, but subsequently released,
steamed away for Maracaibo.
Girls Taught to Whistle.
Bayonne, N. IA protest has been
filed with the members of the Board
of Education by mothers because
their daughters have been taught to
whistle in school, They learned the
art in Miss Timm's class.
Twenty Years For BlackmaiIing.
Chicago. Bertucci, alleged
blacAmailer and slayer, was found
guilty by a jury in Judge Winde's
court and sentenced to twenty years
imprisonment.
Condemn Benzoate in Foods.
Detroit, Mich.-At the convention
of the American Institute of Homeo-
pathy resolutions were adopted con-
demning the use of benzoate of soda
as a preservative in food products and;
indorsing the efforts of DR.. Harvey.
w. Wiley, of the Department of Agri-
culture, to prevent its use.
Major Found Guilty.
Washington, D. C.-Major Charles
J. T. Clark, Twenty-sixth Infantry,
has been dismissed from the army,
having been found guilty of miscon-
duct in financial affairs. He is re-
turning with his regiment to San
Francisco from the Philippines. He
is native of New York.
Standard Outs Price of Crude Oil.
Pittsburg, Pa.-The Standard Oil
Company made another cut Of five
cents in the price of crude petroleum.
The new quotations are: Pennsylva-
mia, S1.63; Mercer Black, $40; New
Castle, SLOT; Somerset, rs cents;
Ragland, SIS cents.
william 7. Trego Dead.
Philadelphia, Pa.-William T. Ire
go, noted portrait painter and
sculptor, was found dead at his home
in North Wales, near here. He was
fifty-one years old. One of his most
noted pictures is Rescue of the Col
ors,' purchased by John Wanamaker,
and presented to the Bucks County
(Pa.) Historical Society.
"Suicide Queen" Dies.
st. Louis, Mo. - Mary Kenyons
thirteenth attempt at suicide was sue
cessful, and the Suicide Queen" is
dead The woman met Patrolman
Kane and told him she had taken lau-
danum. II guess you are bluffing
again." said the officer. you'll soon
find I'm not" she replied.
Wisconsin Bank CLOSED.
Sheboygan, Wis.-The Dairymen's
National Bank, of Sheboygan Falls,
was closed by order of the Board of
Directors. The bank has capital
stock of $25 900, surplus $4,000 and
deposits amounting to $4,000.
fuckers Reach Divorce Agreement.
Chicago. -Notice was given Judge
Barnes, of the Superior Court, that
Mrs. Mary Elizabeth Logan Tucker
and her husband, Colonel William F.
Tucker. who was recently retired
from active service in the United
States Army, have reached an agree
ment whereby Mrs. Tucker will ask
for a decree of divorce on the grounds
of desertion.