Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1897-08-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. July 80.

Five gold bars from Klondike have
been received at the Philadelphia mint
| New Jerseys only woman attorney
| Mrs Annie Star Keller, was present in
a Camden court to try her first case.
The announcement is made that M.
Alorowski, consul general of Russia at
New York, will be transferred to Siam.
Consul General Lee has warned Gen
eral Weyler that Manuel Fernandez
must not be executed, as decreed by
| Spanish court martial.
Saturday, July 81.
| Frederick D. Grant has resigned as
| police commissioner of New York city.
John Sebolt, of New Brunswick, N. J.,
was shot by his wife, who mistook him
for burglar.
| During a quarrel over love affair,
near Hazelton, George Martina killed
Andrew Albertini.
The loss to Chester county, Pa,
farmers caused by the vet spell is es-
timated at $150,00O.
B. F. Mckinley, uncle of President
Mckinley, has been appointed assist
ant postmaster at San Francisco.
Burned by the x rays, and perhaps
disfigured for life Miss Josie Macdon-
aid, of New York, will sue for DANA
ges.
Monday. Aug. 2.
Prince Henry, of Orleans, will fight
duel with the Italian General Alder
tone some time next month.
Walter S. Hobart, the young million
| aire and turfman, is suffering with ap-
OF HEofo G1I
The monitor Puritan was damaged
by an accident Saturday, when the
shafting of her rudder was wrecked.
Miss Ida M. Claussen, Of New York,
was thrown from a runaway at Mar
ragansett Pier, r. l., and severely
bruised
President Albert Schaeffer, of the
failed Allelnania bank, st. Paul, Mimi,
has been acquitted of alleged embez-
Element.
By premature blast in the Badger
quarry at West Quincy Mass. John
Scott was killed and Hugh Dawson
fatally injured.
Tuesday. Aug. 3.
Five deaths occurred from heat at
Hopkinsville, KY.
Sayannah's first bale of new cotton
was sold at auction yesterday.
Serious floods are reported from Aus
tria. Many persons were drowned.
A lake of petroleum five miles wide
and six miles long has been discovered
in Alaska.
At Wilmington, O., James Harvey
was sentenced to life imprisonment for
wife murder.
Word was received at Philadelphia
of the sinking off Cape Henry Of the
schooner A. D. Lamson
Advices from China are to the effect
that the higher class of Chinese are
taking very kindly to American plans
of life insurance.
Wednesday, Aug. A.
In some Kansas counties there will
be no corn at all saved from the hot
Winds
The fast flyer on the Kansas Pacific
railway was wrecked at daylight near
Denver.
There is great need of rain in Corea
and the governor has sent priests to the
mountains to petition the gods for
showers.
At Albany, N. z, John Flanagan,
the champion hammer thrower, sur
passed all records by throwing the l6
pound hammer 157 feet inches.
The Rome (Ga.) cotton factory has
obtained a contract for 1,3o0, 900 yards
Of heavy duck for mall sacks. The
amount of the contract Ii $25O,OO0.
Thursday. Aug. 5.
Bloodhounds were used in Camden,
N. J., to run down horse thieves.
Secretary Sherman will return to
Washington Saturday from Amagan-
sett, L. L
There Is unusual activity at the Mare
Island maynard. California, In prepare
ing government vessels for sea.
It is asserted in Washington that
Senator German will not be a caudi-
date for reelection to the senate.
John T. Johnston. aged 81 years. =
clerk in the department of internal
affairs at Harrisburg. died suddenly
yesterday.
Commander Booth Tucker sailed for
London today. He goes to lay his plans
| for colonization in the United States
before General Booth.