Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-15
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, July o.

Bishop Potter may be the arbitrator
in the coal miners strike. and he will
cut short his European trip If he is
wanted.
The bodies Of man and woman cut
to pieces were found yesterday on a
raft in the Ohio river, nine miles from
Cincinnati.
A Chicago dock warehouse was
burned yesterday morning and a
steamer lying near slightly damaged.
Several sailors had narrow escapes.
Saturday. July 10.
Three masked men held up a Chicago
trolley car Thursday night, and robbed
the conductor, motorman and passen-
gers.
The coronor's jury has exonerated
Policeman John Greer, who fatally shot
Patrick Gallagher at Norristown, Pa,
last Saturday. while attempting to ar
rest him.
Official dispatches from the Haw-
allan government. received at the state
department represent an apprehensive
feeling among the people Of the island
on account of Japan's attitude.
Monday, July IL.
A fall of roof coal near Scranton
killed Miners William Price and Adam
Ledolian.
Hon Sir Patrick Alfred Jennings, K.
c. M. G., LII. D., member of the legis-
lative council of New South Wales, is
dead, aged 66 years.
Carl Brandes, German porter, out
of work and Respondent, committed
suicide by hanging in Moshulu park
way. New York city.
A. E. Carr, of Seattle. has arrived
from Alaska and reports the wreck of
the Alaska Commercial companys
steamer Arctic crushed by ice.
Tuesday. July ID.
George v. N. Lothrop, ex-United
States minister to Russia, died at his
home in Detroit yesterday.
Mr.. Woodford, United States minis
ter to Spain, is in Washington study
ing the state departments brief in the
Ruiz case, which he is to present at
Madrid.
A bolt Of lightning destroyed the Y
NJ C. A. tent at New York's state mill
Mcdonald and Frustrated several
others.
Word has been received from the
Longview, o., insane asylum of the
death at that institution of Kid
Baldwin, the once famous catcher of
the Cincinnati Red Stockings.
Colonel C. w. Fraser, father of Vir-
ginia Fraser Boyle, the poetess, is
dead at Memphis. Fraser was mem
Der of the Fifth Confederate regiment
and was one of the leading lawyers OF
Memphis.
Wednesday, July Ia.
Authority has been granted for the
organization of the Homestead Ma
tional bank. of Homestead. Pa.
The city councils of Chicago have
passed an ordinance levying a yearly
tax of 81 on every bicycle.
The Cuban army in the west Is using
a good deal of dynamite against the
Spaniards, with terrible effect.
The Dominion cabinet has decided tc
put the alien labor law in force at once
against workmen from the United
States.
The Kansas City police commenced
yesterday to work women prisoners or
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prisoners, according to the new rule.
Thursday, July IS.
Portugal will demand an apology fol
the tearing down and burning of a
Portuguese flag at Monterey, Cal.
Secretary Sherman has sent Ambas.
sador Hay for his guidance important
and vigorous instruction in the Behrine
sea question.
Congressman Mcmillan will probably
be appointed United States senator
from Tennessee, to. succeed the late
Senator Harris.
After boyish quarrel at Charlotte
N. c., 10-year-old John F. Austin stab.
bed and killed his 12-year-old com.
panion, George K. Cation.
Fifty dollars a day is offered te
miners at Klondike. the new gold
fields in Alaska, and grub" is said tc
be the only thing lacking there.