Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-09-30
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, sept. "a.


Judge g. B. Kilgore. ex-congress-
man from Texas. died at Ardmore, /.
T., aged 81.
organization of the National Bank of
Ocean City, N. j.
There is to be big lobby In Wash
ington this winter to work against Ha-
waiian annexation.
Joseph NJ. Hardy and Henry G. Blake,
for kidnapping little John Conway, of
Albany were sentenced to IA years and
four months Imprisonment.
Saturday. Sept 25.
A report received at Port Townsend,
Wash, says that Is gold seekers were
buried in a landslide in the Chilkoot
Pass recently. Only one body recovered.
Lord Farrer, In q long letter in the
London Times on bimetallism, says:
I'm my opinion the ultimate solution Of
the question will be found in the adop-
ton of the gold standard in India
The land owners of eastern Pennsyi-
vania have been thrown into consterna-
ton by the state authorities putting
into force a law for the collection of
arrears of purchase of money for lands
UOuSAl DIS LII Ddck dS 100.
Monday, Sept. 81.
The skull of a woman, supposed to be
Pearl Bryan's, was found in the Ohio
river near Cincinnati.
Count Casimir Badeni was wounded
in a duel with DIR. Wolff, the German
Nationalist leader. The emperor au-
thorized the duel.
Four eye witnesses of the recent
murder of Charles E. Grower on train
near Pittsburg, have identified Crack
err Smith, a prisoner in the Allegheny
county jail as the murderer.
Another verdict of mot guilty, but
pay the COSTS" was rendered in court
at Lebanon. Pa, in the case of A. S.
Hibshman. a teacher tried for severely
whipping Scar Pitney, a pupil.
Tuesday, Sept IS.
George M. Robson, ex-secretary of
the navy, died at Trenton, N. J., yester-
day, aged So.
Victor Anderson, a farmer of White
dale. Mich, murdered his mother and
committed suicide.
An extraordinary degree Of activity
Is shown in the Indiana gas belt, many
glass and iron factories working day
and night.
Michael Simmons, of Baltimore, shot
his sweetheart. and when the police
came to arrest him put a bullet through
his heart. The girl may live.
The three men in Jail at Billings
have been identified as the robbers who
stole several thousand dollars from the
Butte County bank in June last.
Wednesday, Sept 80.
Masked highwaymen robbed a stage
near Ukiah, Cal. and killed ]. R. Bar
nett, a passenger.
Massachusetts Democrats nominated
George Fred Williams for governor on
a strong free silver platform.
Isaac Monroe and John Hanlon, fire.
men, were killed at fire in Utica, N.
Y. Hanlon had record as a life saver.
Edward Williams, 10 years old, killed
his wife, Virginia, aged %, on a New
York street last night. Both were coll
ored.
Governor Hastings and the attorney
general of Pennsylvania are commend
ed by the directors of the American
Institute of Architects for upholding
the experts decision on the new CAPT.
toll building.
Thursday. Sept. 80.
So many children run about Wash
ington at night that curfew regula-
ton Is talked of.
Massachusetts, Republicans renomi-
mated Governor Wolcott and all the
present state officers.
Seventeen hundred chests of tea re-
Gently brought to Tacoma have been
rejected as unfit for importation.
Five thousand miners are idle in the
Monongahela valley because of the
operators failure to sign the differen-
tial rate.