Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-03-31
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. March %.

The building trades of Milwaukee on
May will make a united demand for
an eight hour day.
The Chicago city council has limited
the height of sky scraping buildings to
ten stories, or 100 feet.
William Roberts, a night driver in
the Bast colliery, at Ashland, Pa, was
crushed to death by car.
John Holiday is in custody at Jer-
sey City, accused of INJECTING prob
ably fatal injuries upon James Holden,
aged 81 years
Saturday, March 90.
Sixty Japanese, who came from Vic
toria, B. c., are detained by the San
Francisco immigrant officials.
The Illinois free silver Democrats
have organized the Monticello club to
shape the party's policy in that state.
Three citizens of Gibson Station, l.
r., have been indicted, charged with
the murder of e. D. Chalmers and wife
| near Wybark last Saturday.
The children of DR.. Ruiz. who, it is
alleged, was killed by the Spaniards in
Cuba, will prosecute q claim for dam
ages against the Spanish government.
Monday, March 70,
The New York legislature will ap-
propriate $4,000 for good roads.
Commander Eugene D. f. Head, U.
S. N, died at Annapolis yesterday.
John Simpkins, member of cong ess
from Massachusetts,, died in Washing
ton Saturday night.
Reports of United States consuls
show that 100000 people have starved
to death in Cuba.
The Paris Matin says the court of ap-
peal will quash the conviction of Emile
lola and order new trial.
f. w. johnson, colored, has brought
suit against a Montreal theater for
excluding him on account of his color.
Mrs. Della Tudor Parnell, mother of
the late Charles Stewart ParneH and
daughter of the famous American
naval officer, Charles Stewart died at
Avondale, Ireland, aged &c.
Tuesday, March 80.
The condition of Fanny Davenport.
the actress, lying dangerously ill in
Chicago, is slightly improved.
Anton Seidl, the celebrated musical
director, died at New York, presumably
from poison, probably from eating fish.
A robber named Cailliard murdered
a family of six persons, including two
little children, at Bernai, France. He
confessed.
Freezing temperature in northwest
ern Missouri, Kansas, Oklahoma and
Indian Territory causes grave appre-
hension for the crops.
A London dispatch states that ex-
Premier Gladstone is calmly awaiting
death, having been informed that re-
covery is impossible.
At Coe Hill, a small hamlet near
Belleville, Ont, Frederick and Gran
cite Colboys, aged and 8, were killed
by wild hogs while going to school.
Wednesday. March 80.
Ohio miners will strike for a Satur-
day half holiday.
The new torpedo boat purchased in
Germany has been named the Somers.
Flood damage near Greensburg, Ind,
exceeds s1s0,000. There were dozen
persons drowned.
Five robbers held up train near
Grant, N. M. Messenger Fowler OPEN
ed fire and drove them off.
The public funeral of Lieutenant Jen-
kins, who lost his life in the Maine dis
aster, took place at Pittsburg today
The national senate has passed the
bill appropriating 100000 for the in
dustrial exposition to be held in Phila-
delphia.
Two more bodies have been taken
from the ruins of the burned Aver
building, Chicago making total of IL
thus far found.
Thursday, March 81.
A wild man" has been seen for sew
eral days past near the village of
Franklin Delaware county, N. z.
During the civil war the sessions of
congress did not consume as much
time as is usual in times of peace.
1t is reported that Denmark has sold
to the United States the islands of st.
Thomas, st. John and st. Croix, in the
West Indies.
A stock jobbing rumor in London
yesterday was to the effect that Presi-
dent Kruger, of the TransvaaI repub-
lie, had been assassinated.
The Italian government has ordered
italian consuls in the United States to
see that the italian emigrants observe
the strictest neutrality in the event Of
war.
Dr. Swaflovv as an Tndanaus7anf