Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-07-29
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, July go.

Marcus Nichols, a. wealthy farmer,
residing near Bridgeport Conn.,, was
murdered by burglars.
President Mckinley will summer on
Lake Champlain. and will leave Wash
ington on Wednesday.
A bear escaped from his trainer near
Hamburg, N. Y, and freed five bloomer
girls before he was recaptured.
James r. Keene. the veteran Wall
street operator, is said to have increas-
ed his fortune 100000 by the rise in
sugar stock.
The Cinnamon of Philadelphia will
oppose the payment of the alien tax on
the ground that they are barred from
citizenship.
Saturday, July "a.
The knee pants makers strike in
New York is gaining strength:
For criminal assault on a S-year-eld
child, Jim Grey, q negro, was lynched
yesterday near Goldyille, S. q.
Fire last night destroyed the main
building Of the Peoria Glls.) Grape
Sugar company, causing s59g09e loss:
While standing with his mother be-
meath a tree near Upper Lehigh, Pa
l6-year=old George Remps was killed
by lightning.
The Japanese cabinet has agreed to
the proposal of the Hawaiian govern
ment to submit the questions at issue
between the two governments to arr
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Three 40-knot torpedo boats are to be
built in this country for South Ameri-
can government
Rev. DR. Malcolm MpGregor Dana
died at his home In Brooklyn yester=
day. He was SO years old.
Because they could not marry Pat=
rick and Annie Sullivan, COUSINS. com.
mitted suicide at Westchester, N. Z.
John Griffin, q cold storage house
laborer in Buffalo, N. T.. was killed by
ammonia fumes. His body was burned
as if by fire.
The ehittenden collection Of old
stamps, worth $1,000 has been stolen
from DR.. J. Bruce Chittenden's house
In New York,
Tuesday, July 81.
The wheat crop of the United King
dom is reported away below the aver
age.
Frank M. Hayes has been appointed
receiver of the Keystone National bank
Of Erie, Pa.
Pasquale Dedario. the Italian who
murdered the little child, Modestino
MOTTO, was hanged at Philadelphia
this morning.
The young king and the Queen regent
of Spain had narrow escape being
shot by a bird shooter In the woods Of
ST. Sebastian.
Theodore H. SehintZ. q Chicago law.
yer and real estate dealer, who failed
to the extent of nearly million doll
lars, has been arrested on a charge OF
fraud In selling trust deed for $1,000.
Wednesday. July IS.
Secretary Sherman denies that he in
tends resigning his office.
President Mckinley left Washington
for his summer home on Lake Cham
plain.
William Sicily, a wealthy truckFnan
Of Brooklyn, was Instantly killed at
Coney Island yesterday by falling under
a truck
annexation and the correspondence
oNc1AA4A6 0RO4t ~ as -AAdAGdt1fC VI dp~
preaching trouble.
The president has appointed Major
Moses r. Handy, OF Illinois, special
commissioner of the United states to
the Paris International exposition Of
1900.
Thursday, July 40.
The British military station at Hali=
fax is being greatly strengthened
Rev. James Trobec. of St, Paul, has
been appointed bishop of St. Cloud,
MINI.
Marquis Ito, the ex-Premier of Japan.
now in Paris, declares that there is no
danger of war between Japan and the
United States over Hawaii.
1t is not likely that there will be any
further extended correspondence be-
tween the state department and the
Japanese minister on the subject Of
Hawaiian annexation.
William r. Valentine, a wen known
Brooklyn newspaper man, who claimed
to be the author of Casey at the Bat,
died yesterday at Oyster Bay. L. L,
aged 50 years, Of abscess Of the brain.