Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-01-07
A WEEK s.NEWs CONDENSED

Secretary McCraith, of the American
Federation of Labor, resigned yesterday.
The official votes from all the states
shows McKinley's plurality to be $50, 745
and his majority over all BIG, 800
William Park, representing the sugar
trust, committed suicide by shooting at
Duluth, MINI. He was $1,000 to 5000
short in his accounts.
Comptroller of the Currency Eckels de-
clares that recent bank failures should
cause no apprehension.
Joseph B. McCullagh, managing editor
of the St. Louis Globe Democrat, commit
ted suicide by jumping from the third
story of his residence He had been Ill for
some time.
Saturday, Jan. 2.
Rear Admiral J. N. Skerrett, q. S. N.
retired, died in Washington, aged 66.
r. G. Dun's review of trade predicts
strong revival in industries for the current
year.
George Jenkins, aged years, fell into
tub of water at Philadelphia and was
drowned
Senator Wolcott. of Colorado, left New
York for Europe today, to urge inter
national bimetallism.
The total losses in the Malagasy cam
paign were 2, 49s men, which was nearly
one-third OF the whole French forces
The state Of Tennessee has raised the
$4,000 necessary to make the govern
mental appropriation for the centennial
celebration recently passed by congress
available
Monday, Jan. 4.
In the French elections yesterday all the
socialist candidates were defeated.
Corn is only nine cents bushel in
Nebraska, and farmers are using it for
fuel.
General Daniel E. Sickles, Of New York,
CITY, is seriously i'll of nervous prostration
and insomnia.
State Auditor Dunn, of Minnesota, re-
ports that nearly half the state has been
given away In railroad grants.
Thomas Bran was convicted at Boston
of numbering Captain Nash, Mrs. Nash
and Second Mate Blandbury, on the bark
entine Herbert Fuller.
John A. Wood, night porter At the
Junction house, White River JuTfction,
VT, disappointed in love, shot himself
twice and then broke his neck by jumping
from fourth story window.
Tuesday, Jan. 8.
Three more st. Paul banks were closed
down yesterday as q result of runs" by
depositors
The northwest has been visited by So
we're blizzard, which has caused general
cessation Of business.
James Duffy, who was knocked sense
lfsnc
fight Saturday night, died yesterday
Martin Royan, Joe Cox, Tom Curry,
William Bisby and Simon Pitt were killed
by mine explosion at Anderson, 1. T.
Richard Cornelius, for many years cash
Ter of Baltimore bank and leading
church official, drowned himself when q
$4,000 shortage in his accounts was dis
covered.
At Jersey City Bob Fitzsimmons signed
the agreement for fight with James j.
Corbett, to be brought of by Dan Stuart
March II, at place to be hereafter named.
Corbett has already signed.
Wednesday, Jan. 8.
Professor w. H. Pancoast, a leading
physician and educator of Philadelphia,
died in that city, aged SO.
Mr.. PETER, it is believed, stands the best
chance to succeed himself in the contest
for the Kansas senatorship.
Near Babcock, Wis, three children OF
Ole Della, the oldest years old, persisted
in fire which burned his house.
Many Canadians are now in most dis
tressing circumstances in Sac Paulo, Bra
I'll, as result Of gIittering promises held
out to immigrants
The price of Goldfish in the European
market has dropped alarmingiy, and ex-
porters at st. Johns, N. F., are very APP
prehensiYe of the result.
The grand jury at Washington indicted
+. J. Kleckhofer, formerly chief Of the bu-
reau Of accounts In the state department,
for alleged e1nbezzlement Of S1S0. 900.