Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-26
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Friday. Aug. 30.

Assistant Secretary Roosevelt Will go
to sea with the squadron Of evolution
and direct the maneuvers.
Michael Angiollio, the slayer of Span
ish Premier Canovas del Castillo, was
garroted today at Vergara. Spain.
Baltimore police are up in arms
against the new order which directs
them to suck wounds inflicted by mad
dogs.
1t is understood that Miss Goelet, of
New York, will be married to the Duke
of Roxboroughe. who is said to be very
wealthy.
Banker Wilson, of New York, says
he knows who wrote the scurrilous let
of young Cornelius Vanderbilt.
Saturday, Aug. 81.
Three children arrived at New York
from Europe tagged as freight.
The government of Peru has ordered
its postage stamps to be made in this
country.
Reports received by the agricultural
department show that both the wheat
and rye crops of Europe are short
Fourteen pirates boarded the italian
bark Fiducia off Cape Bahia, ransack-
ed her, and carried off her captain,
boatswain and a seaman.
With great pomp and circumstance,
the Duke of York and Lord Frederick
Roberts were yesterday installed as
KNIGHTS of st. Patrick at Dublin castle.
Monday, Aug. 90.
Officers of the cruiser Cincinnati
buried their pet dog, Nellie, with mill
tary honors while on a foreign cruise.
It is estimated that the advance in
wheat will make Berks county Pa.)
farmers $4,000 richer than their ex-
pectations one month ago.
Lockjaw caused the death of Robert
Luther, who in a fight at Altoona, Pa,
a couple of weeks ago, was struck on
the head with stone, alleged to have
been thrown by Ge"rge Peight.
At the Christian Alliance conven-
ton in Cleveland last night $11, 900 was
raised for missions in a few minutes,
women throwing diamonds and their
gold watches into the collection boxes.
Tuesday, Aug. "a.
Ex-State Senator J. c. Bills, of Iowa.
committed suicide by shooting at Dav-
EXPORT Ia. Cause, i'll health.
Princess Kaiulani. niece of ex-Queen
Liliuokalani is going back to Hawaii,
and hopes to be made queen.
The grand total of appropriations
made by the Fifty-fourth and Fifty
fifth congresses is $528, 735, 078.
Lily Jercley, aged 4 years, fell head
first into boiling water at Yonkers, N
Y. and was scalded to death.
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Texas is being made on the issue of
free or protected raw materials
Adolph Luetgert, the rich sausage
maker of Chicago, was put on trial yes
terday, charged with wife murder.
Wednesday. Aug. 20.
The American flag is reported to be
flying on Clipperton Island, in the Pa
cific.
The contest over the estate of the late
Andrew ]. Davis, of Butte Mont, who
left s., 900, 900, has been settled.
Mrs. Hugh Wallace, daughter Of
Chief Justice Fuller, is dying of ap-
pendicitis at Ashford's farm, state of
Washington.
An all night chase was made for
Warner, the alleged kidnaper, who is
Poughkeepsie.
The police of Chicago broke up a
seven days hypnotic exhibition, but
they could not awaken the subject
being obliged to call on the hypnotist
Thursday, Aug. 26.
It is reported that the Duke and
Duchess of York will visit Canada next
spring.
William R. Holloway, of Indiana, has
been appointed consul general to St.
Petersburg.
Wisconsin's prison label law has been
declared void, because it discriminates
against the commerce of other states.
A peddler gave Mrs. Dean. of Win
sted, Conn. a trial dose of headache
cure, which was nothing but chloro-
form, and while she was unconscious
he robbed the house.
President Kruger in the volksraad de-
livered a sensational speech, declaring
that they could not recognize the
suzerainty of Great Britain in the
South African republic.