Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-21
j WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. Jan. 1E.

AA<A&yp Seetts A-rs
The national senate spassed the free
homestead bill, involving 81, 25s al acres.
J. Pierpont Morgan has presented to the
New York Lying-in hospital building
which will cost 81 100000.
The Mexican government has Just
awarded contract for the making OF q
harbor where ships may safely anchor at
Mazatlan, to cost 100000 600 In Mexican
silver,
Mrs ]. w. Dayan, the mother Of Kath-
arine Clemmons, the actress, announces
ct her San Francisco home that her
daughter Is to wed Howard Gould, the
New York millionaire.
Saturday, Jan. 1e.
Albert S. Willis, United States minister
70 Hawaii, died in Honolulu on Jan. 6.
Senator Sherman. who has accepted the
state portfolio in Mckinley S cabinet, APP
proves Cleveland's Cuban policy.
Adolph Meyer was caught in the act of
setting fire to a New York tenement
housein which twenty families reside.
Edward S. Cramp, Of the firm Of the
Philadelphia shipbuilders, has concluded
arrangements for opening factory at
Rockford, Ills, for the manufacture of
So1.oe NesiAAJ VI snip pouuiu&, rum OOlh-
stalks.
William M. Roe was hanged at Napa,
Cal, yesterday for the murder Of Mrs
Greenwood. Roe smilingly mounted the
scaffold, smoking cigar, and did not fall
ter when his legs were strapped and the
black cap adjusted.
Monday, Jan. IS.
Fire destroyed the Buckner orphans
home near Dallas, Tex, and sixteen chill
dren were burned to death.
United States Senator Edward o. VOL
colt is the guest of Baron Rothschild at
his country seat, Tring Park, in Hert-
fordshire, England.
While Mrs. Staub's family soundly slept
at their home in Williamsport, Pa, a thief
shoveled out and got away with ton of
coal from their cellar
Senators Quay and Penrose, of Pennsyl-
vania, visited Major Mckinley at Canton
on Saturday, presumably to confer re-
garding a Pennsylvania member Of the
cabinet
T. M. Mckee, who travels for thread
company of Chicago and New York, cut
his throat with razor in hotel at North
Topeka, Kan, and will die. Domestic
trouble is blamed
Tuesday, Jan. 10.
The national senate confirmed D. r.
Francis as secretary of the interior.
Countess Castellane, formerly Miss Anna
Gould, gave birth to a son in Paris yester-
day.
Farmers of Illinois are contributing
corn literally to relieve the distress in
India.
A dispatch received at Halifax, N. s.,
reports the Nuremberg schooner Molega a
total wreck at Trinidad
The government of Dutch Guiana has
granted 100000 acres of selected gold
lands to British syndicate.
Bank failures yesterday: First National
of Newport, KY; German National of
Louisville; Minnesota Savings of st.
Paul, Mimi.
The Ohio coal operators have consented
to an increase of from fortY-five to fifty
one cents for January and February min
ing, to meet the increase of from fifty-one
to sixty cents in the Pittsburg district.
"Wednesday, Jan. go.
DR.. Arthur Duestrow, the st. Louis
millionaire who killed his wife and child.
will be hanged Feb IS
The comptroller of the currency has
given authority for the organization of the
First National bank of Summit, n j.
Vice Presldent-elect Hobart has leased
for four years the handsome residence of
81. L. Barber, the asphalt king, In Wash
| ington.
The grand jury at Jacksonville has failed
| to find true bill against General Emilio
Nunez for aiding in fllibustering expedi-
tions to Cuba.
| Secretary Lamont has sent to the ma
tional house an estimate of an appropriate
| ton OF SIS, 600 for the construction of q
sea wall at Sandy Hook.
A. bill introduced in the Colorado legis-
lature abolishes the theater hat. Des
Moines Ia, city council has passed an
anti-theater hat ordinance
Thursday, Jan 81.
Nine. Carnot, mother of the assassinated
president of France, died in Paris yester-
day.
The reunion and rally of the founders
! Of the Republican party, in Pittsburg last
| night was remarkably enthusiastic.
A society for the purpose of setting forth
| and perpetuating the history of the Irish
race in this country was organized last
night in Boston.
The Washington legislature took three
ballots yesterday in an effort to elect q
successor to United States Senator Squire,
who had two votes