Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-08
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. Dec. 2.

The French government issues de-
cree barring out American fruits.
]. t. Cause, president of the Harlan
& Hollingsworth Shipbuilding COM
pany, died in Wilmington, Del, aged 65.
Mr. WI Ting Fang, Chinese minister
Mt Washington, appeals against en-
the Philippines.
Germany is endeavoring to purchase
the Caroline Islands from Spain, con-
tingent upon avoiding international
complications.
The 50th anniversary of Emperor
Francis Joseph's accession to the throne
is being celebrated in Austria. All lese
majestic prisoners are pardoned.
In connection with the fatal riots at
virden Ills, Governor Tanner has been
Indicted for malfeasance in office, Mine
Manager Lukens and three others for
manslaughter, and 16 guards for riot.
Saturday. Dec. 3.
1t is deemed certain that Aguinaldo,
the Philippines insurgent leader, will
not oppose the United States.
The Second division of the Seventh
army corps has been ordered to leave
Savannah for Cuba as early as pos
sible.
General Miles has prepared a bill to
increase the standing army to 100000
men. It will be presented in congress-
soon.
An injunction restraining strikers
from boyeotting the Davis iron works
in Denver was dissolved by Judge
Johnson.
Senator Hale, of Maine, says that
if we had the entire trade of the Phil
ippines it would not pay the army and
navy expense made necessary.
A bottle containing a message signed
by Explorer Andree, found in the vi
cinity of the Ural mountains, says:
"Andree's balloon has crossed the Ural
mountains"
Monday, Dec. ).
An exploding steam pipe on the
steamship Alamo. at New York, killed
six men.
Gillett, the absconding Kansas cat
tie plunger, is in Chihuahua, Mexico,
Swallowed by detectives.
Mary E. zeIner, charged with pois-
oning her 70-year-old husband in Phil
adelphia, was acquitted.
Ex-Congressman Lindsey, of the
Seventeenth New York district. died at
Kingston, N. Y, aged 70.
Three big buildings on Broadway,
New York, were Quilted by fire. Fire
men could not reach the flames in a
16-story building. Loss 100000.
Michael F. Corcoran, hotel keeper at
Scranton. Pa, was murdered by four
masked burglars, who escaped with
$780,
Tuesday, Dec. 6.
Explosion in a powder factory at
Pinole, Cal, killed Superintendent Ken
nedy and four Chinese.
Assistant Secretary of War Meikle-
john announces that he is not a can
didate for United States senator from
Nebraska.
H. L. Applegate, the young Trenton
lawyer who robbed people of $4,000 by
fraudulent mortgages, gets Is years
Imprisonment.
A resolution was introduced in con-
gress to present Miss Helen Gould with
a gold medal in recognition of her care
of the soldiers.
In the joint peace conference at Paris
Judge Day declared that "a peace
treaty can contain anything which the
victors put in it,
Messrs, Stone OF Pennsylvania Nc
Millin of Tennessee and Sayers of Tex
as, recently elected governors, were
warmly greeted on the opening of con-
gress.
Wednesday, Dec. Z.
Senator Vest, of Missouri. introduced
an Instrumentation resolution in the
senate.
Powell Clayton. minister to Mexico.
has been raised to the rank of am
bassador.
Senator Hale introduced in the SEN
ate a bill to revive the grades of adj
miral and vice admiral.
While removing submarine mines
from Boston harbor four men were
blown to fragments and one killed by
conclusion.
The fall of an elevator in New York
killed w. H. Griffin, prominent in
surance man, and wounded two others,
one fatally.
The Hawaiian commissioners report
includes bills making the islands a ter
ritory, giving the franchise to all
whites and to all natives who sup
ported the republic.