Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-21
D0INGs IN NEW JERSEY /.

PATERSON, N. j., Jan. 16.--A mammoth
strike was inaugurated here yesterday,
when 300 persons employed by the Golden
Rod Manufacturing company went on a
strike. Before night many other employees
OF the other silk factories were out, and
by tonight it is predicted that every fac
tory in the city will be shut down and TO-
900 employees will be idle.
ATLANTIC CITY, Jan. lit is now pos
sible for Division Inspector Holland, of
the New Jersey life saving service, to talk
by telephone from his office at Point
Pleasant, a few miles south of Sandy
Hook light, to the life saving crew on
duty at the station at Cape May Point a
distance of nearly 200 miles. The line
has been partially operated for several
years, but was not made complete until
recently.
NEWARK, N. j., Jan. 18-Vice Presi-
dent-elect Garrett A. Hobart said in an in
terview yesterday that there would be no
cabinet appointments from New Jersey.
more particularly for the reason that New
Jersey seems to have been pretty well pro-
vided for. He said that the talk of a mill
tary escort for the vice president-elect
from New Jersey to Washington amounted
to nothing. He did not desire ANYTHING
of the kind, and the matter will not even
be submitted to the legislature for con-
sideration.
MILLvILLE, N. j., Jan. 17.-While work
ing on an old building on the Hayes prop
erty, about two miles from Port Eliza
beth, Somers Cole, a carpenter Of the latter
place, found snug fortune secreted in
the ewes of the structure. The fortune
w6s found in long box and was in the
shape OF bonds, mortgages, gold and silver
coin and large rolls of paper money. and
amounted to nearly $25, 900. It is believed
the money was hidden there years ago by
John Hayes, and is claimed by his grand
son, Lorenzo Hayes, now 70 years old.
BURLINGTON, Jan H. Judge Gaskill
yesterday appointed three excise commis-
sioners for this city, to succeed the board
recently abolished by common council.
The appointees were Colonel Nathan
Haines, of Governor Griggs' staff, cashier
Of the Mechanics National bank; James
O. Glasgow, former lay judge of Burling-
ton county, and Rev. J. Madison Hare.
pastor of the Baptist church and chaplain
of the Sixth New Jersey regiment Colonel
Haines' appointment is for three years,
Glasgow two and Hare one The lsxter
was member of the former board.
TRENTON, Jan. 1S.-Ex- Mayor Frank A.
Mcgowan, of this city, and his wife, who
was formerly Mrs J. A. Barnes, together
with the child of the latter, arrived here
today for permanent residence. Mr. Ma
goWan declines to say anything about the
amount paid Mr. Barnes for the settle
ment of the latter's $50 600 suit for aliena-
ton Of his wife's affections He, however,
gave out statement that be and Mrs
Barnes were married at Milwaukee, Wis,
Immediately after her divorce last June,
and that they were remarked in Phila-
delphia ON Saturday last, lin order to de-
feat any attempt Of my political enemies
to make trouble.
HoBoKEN, N. J., Jan. 19-Mrs William
Hoffman was found dead in her bed by
her son Richard, at her home here yester-
day. The woman, who was 40 years old,
had been killed with three blows from q
Ratchet, which Implement was left lying
upon her breast The police express
the opinion that the crime was committed
by some one acquainted with the prem
ises, and Richard Hoffman and John
Eugelbrecht, who boarded with the Hoff-
mans, have been taken in to custody pend
ing further investigation. Mrs, Hoffman
had been separated from her husband for
the past ten years and the latter is now d
resident Of Narwalk, Conn. There il no
eVidencc that Hoffman and his mother
bad eve sluarreled Both prisoners boar
good regulations