Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-29
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,

Friday, Dec. rs.
M. Cambon, French ambassador to
the United States. will probably be
transferred to Berlin.
General Otis at Manila and General
Henry at San Juan de Porto Rico report
those provinces quiet and orderly
Private Turner. of the Sixth Virginia
regiment (colored). was killed at Macon,
Ca, by a street car conductor who was
attacked by Turner.
Thomas Grossly, 13-year-old son of a
wealthy Chicago widow, killed Deputy
Sheriff Nye. who entered the house to
serve writ.
At Philadelphia, Admiral Schley was
presented with a $500 sword purchased
with contributions from Pennsylvania,
New Jersey and Delaware.
j. w. Kelly, civil war veteran of
Chillicothe o.. had his disability pen
sion stopped because he enlisted as 4
mule driver in the Spanish war.
The daughter of Governor Atkinson,
of West Virginia, was married at the
executive mansion in Charlestown to c.
C. Buery, wealthy coal operator.
Saturday, Dec. 81.
CHAM Bey, aide -de-camp TO Turkey :
sultan, was murdered in Constantinople
by Hafuz Pasha.
In speech at Lincoln, Neb., Colonel
w. j. Bryan vigorously denounced ter
ritorial expansion.
Justice Roger A. Pryor. of New York
retired for age 90 years., will resume
the practice of law.
Several hundred Montenegrin sol
diers. overtaken by storm in the Lara
Pass, were frozen to death.
Rear Admiral Sampson arrived at
New York from Havana. He comes to
attend his daughters wedding oman. A.
Our government has ordered Captain
Taussig, of the Bennington. to take
formal possession of Wake Island. in
the Pacific.
Off Liberty Island, New York bay
the steamer Idaho collided with the
steamer Flowergate. William Smith
asleep in his bunk on the Flowergate
had his throat cut by broken plates Of
the iron steamer.
Monday. Dec. 80.
President Mckinley will soon appoint
ENJOYS to represent the United States
in the cars peace congress.
Judge Day, our peace commissioner
has returned to Canton, o., and an
nounces that he is out of politics.
Colonel Irish, of the Michigan volun,
teers, has entered the race for United
States senator against ]. c. Burrows.
Six-year-old Richard Hickson was
suffocated to death in a small fire at his
home in Greenwich street, New York
Mary Coyle, whose 10th birthday was
being celebrated by friends at her home
in Philadelphia. went to the cellar tt
attend the furnace and was burned te
death.
The residence of Senior Cana, Chilean
minister at Washington, was partially
destroyed by fire. The minister's young
son saved the occupants by arousing
them from sleep.
Tuesday, Dec. 81.
Robbers secured $1S.162 from the
American National bank at Lima, o.
The czar's disarmament conference
will meet in st. Petersburg next May.
Robert Fellows, 81 years old, dropped
dead while celebrating his 50th wedding
anniversary at Ottumwa Ia.
The American commissioners in Ha-
vana issue proclamation warning Gu
bans against attacks on Spaniards.
Mrs. Isabel Mallon. known under hel
mons de plume of Dab" and "RutF
Ashmore," died in New York, aged 80.
The Filipino congress at Malolos ad
journed without formulating a consti
tuition. Aguinaldo's cabinet has re-
signed.
James W. Clattenburg, 10 years old
Arthur Collins, IL, and Emma Miller
IA, were drowned while skating a
Brookline, Mass.
Wednesday, Dec. IS.
John P. Cochran, ex-governor of Del
aware, died near Middletown, Del.
aged 80.
The retirement of Admiral Bunce OF
Sunday last makes Admiral Dewey oul
senior naval officer.
AT Port Golden, N. J.. Grover, Lucy
and Pearl Geary, aged IL, 8 and years
were drowned through the ice.
Captain John M. Tobin, U. S. volun
teers. discharged, committed suicide b,
shooting at Knoxville. Tenn.
MISS mercedes Garcla, daughter o.
the dead Cuban general, died of con
sumption at Townsville, Ga.
The dry goods store of Henry Yves
sells, in Baltimore, was entered BY
burglars, who blew open the safe ant
secured $1,000.
w. A. E. Moore, convicted in New
York of working the badger game OF
Martin Mahon, was sentenced to 1:
years in Sing Sing prison.
Soteros de Sarantos, brigand FOL
whom the Greek government offers g.,
900 francs dead or alive, is under arres
in New York for felonious assault