Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-04-01
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. March 26.

1t is probable that the North At
| lantic squadron of the United States
navy will gather in New York harbor
| to participate in the Grant parade.
Judge Keane, of the supreme court,
at Tacoma, Wash, decided that over
| 80 people who have secured divorces
in that state during the past three
years are bigamists.
1t is rumored that Stewart L. Wood
ford of New York, who is mentioned
in connection with the Madrid mission,
may go to Cuba as President McKin-
ley's special commissioner.
Saturday, March ~.
Cotton mills in Manchester, N. H,
are making large quantities of goods
for the Chinese trade.
President Mckinley will deliver an
address at the Grant monument dedi-
cation in New York April II.
Ex-Mayor Grace, of New York, is
to establish girls industrial school
in that city. The charity will cost him
over $1,000, 600.
Torpedo boat No. Z, which has just
been completed at the Heueshoff works
in Bristol, r. l., will be launched at
high tide on Monday afternoon. The
boat will be christened Dupont.
Monday, March 20.
William T. Adams ('Oliver Optic') I,
the we'll known writer of boys stories,
died at his home in Boston, aged rs.
Mrs. Birdie Anderson, young widow
of st. Louis, Mo-, was shorn of her
flowing tresses while she slept by a
burglar.
Twenty more victims of the wreck of
the French steamer st. Nazaire have
been landed in Europe, making in all
only "a saved.
Secretary Long has accepted an in
vitation to go to Boston, Mass, April
80, to attend the unwilling of statue
to Robert T. Shaw.
Harry O'Neil is dead and Joseph Mar
ker dying as the result of accidentally
inhaling illuminating gas in their room
In a Pittsburg hotel.
Tuesday. March 80.
Governor Adams yesterday sigueu
the bill abolishing capital punishment
In Colorado.
John S. Patterson, of PHILADELPHIA.
was acquitted of the charge of larceny
of produce from New York merchants.
1t is reported that all the German
army officers on two years leave of
absence have been ordered peremp-
torily home.
The municipal election at Danbury,
Conn, yesterday resulted in an over
whelming Democratic victory. The city
gave Mckinley a majority of 800 last
November.
Wednesday, March 81.
Hon Ga0rCo 7. Cox,xrorco
of congress, died at Columns, O., aged
20.
Angus Cameron, United States SEN
ator from Wisconsin in 1858, died In
Milwaukee last night. aged Il.
The young wife of Andrew Carnegie
gave birth to daughter at her New
York mansion. 1t is their only child.
By exploding dynamite in a water
tunnel in the lake off Chicago Owen
O'Malley and Peter Gallagher were
blown to bits and several injured.
John G. Cooks dynamite storage
building at Scotch Plains, N. r., blew
up yesterday. John Scheelen was in
stantly killed and Albert Fensendorfer
probably fatally injured.
Thursday. April 4.
Mgr. Merry del Val, the papal able
gate to Canada, has arrived in Quebec.
1t is probable, owing to the four cor
nered mayoralty fight in Chicago, that
Carter Harrison, the Bryanite candi-
date, will be elected.
President Diaz will open the Mexican
congress tonight. He win be able to
show very satisfactory condition in
finances and revenues.
President Kruger has suspended his
grandson. Eloff, from Office for making
a speech in which he insulted Queen
Victoria and Great Britain.
The granite cutters of Boston, Cam
bridge and vicinity. who have been on
strike for several weeks. have returned
to work, a settlement having been
reached.