Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-19
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
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Frank Bonapo, aged II years. died In
New York of starvation rather than
ask his relatives for assistance.
A big plant is being erected at West
Portal, N. j., where Edison will sepa-
rate iron from rock by electricity.
Fort Scott, Kan. may impose an oc-
cupation tax on ministers In order tc
make up losses incurred w the closine
of saloons.
A woman's advocacy of lynching was
the sensational feature Of the Georgia
Agricultural society's meeting at Tybee
Island. Mrs. w. p. FELTON, was the
speaker.
Saturday, Aug. ii.
United States Senator James z
George died at Mississippi City, Miss.
aged II.
The family of a striking Pennsylva.
mia miner were found starving to death
in the streets of Jersey City.
Bridget Mullen, an Elmira servant
girl, died of fright caused by an at
tempted burglary at her employers
house.
Consul Germaine, at Zurich. Switzer-
land, reports that snake venom is be-
AAAS uSSu dS au cAlSCtAFS dutluOtS 1OI
snake bites.
Consul General General Lee reports
that Raymond Hidalgo. said to be an
American imprisoned in Cabanas fort
ress, is a Spanish subject.
Monday, Aug. 10.
Ethan Allen Hitchcock, of St. Louis
has been selected for minister to Rus
STA.
Professor Lincoln was severely in
jured by an explosion in the laboratory
of Wisconsin university, at Madison.
The body of Pom Kwang Sob, for
merly Korean minister at Washington
who died Friday. was cremated al
Washington yesterday.
Women are gaining strength in the
government of Lincoln, N. j. Two more
females are likely to be added to the
number already in the town council.
At Harrisville, w. Va, all the pris-
oners escaped from the Ritch county
Jail, including Erwin Brown, murderer;
Mrs. Eckhart and son, prisoners, and
Hustled, forger.
Tuesday. Aug. II.
A party of four were held prisoners
for three nights and four days by a
storm on Mount Tacoma
A hailstorm in Lancaster county, Pa.
did great deal of damage to tobacco
which was ready to cut.
Dep Ackley, who nearly murdered
his twin brother at Hfcksville, O., was
captured after a desperate fight.
Thomas Green, of Belleville, N. J.,
died in New York, supposedly from
fright, he having been bitten by a dog,
The Canadian government has SUBJ
mitted to the authorities at Washing
ton plan for telegraph line in the
Klondike region.
Wednesday, Aug. IS.
Governor Griggs, of New Jersey, an
nounces that he is not candidate for
United States senator.
General David G. Swain, u. S. A., re-
tired, formerly judge advocate general,
died in Washington yesterday, aged g.
According to the reports of the Uni
ted States commissioner of education
there are 16,415 1877 pupils in the edu-
cational institutions of this country.
The Duke and Duchess of York are
now visiting Ireland Their reception
in Dublin today was wildly enthusiast
tic.
General Bradley 7. johnson is out
in letter opposing the movement to
have the Grand Army of the Repub-
lie meet at Richmond, Va, in 1899.
Thursday, Aug. 10.
At yesterdays New York price the
value of the silver in the standard sill
yer dollar is 40.13 cents
Colonel Elmer Otis. U. S. A., retired,
died yesterday at San Diego Cal, after
long illness, of diabetes.
Assistant Secretary Howell decides
that silk ribbons are dutiable at the
rate of so per cent ad valorem.
A mob captured a colored lad near
Apalachlcola, Fla, charged with at
tempted assault and threw him, bound
with chains, into a lake.
1t is said that Minister Woodford
will impress upon the Spanish govern
ment that autonomy for Cuba must
be preceded by the withdrawal of the
Spanish troops from the island.