Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-12-01
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. Nov. e5.

Friday, Nov. 25.
Thanksgiving day was celebrated by
the Americans in Santiago. but the
Cubans did not observe the day.
Fire destroyed the Baldwin hotel, in
San Francisco, and four dead bodies
have been recovered while two are
missing.
Members of the Third Alabama coll
ored regiment, at Admission, Ala, fired
on the provost guard. Two whites and
two negroes killed.
The First regiment of engineers ar
rived at New York from Porto Rico,
and were treated to a Thanksgiving
dinner by the New England Women's
society.
In driving snow storm which fol-
lowed heavy rain the University of
Pennsylvania defeated Cornell at foot
ball in Philadelphia yesterday. Score,
II to s.
Saturday, Nov. 90.
Work has been begun at Glasgow on
the Shamrock, Sir Thomas Lipton's
challenger for the Americas cup.
The first American troops have en-
camped in Havana General Blanco will
leave for Spain about Dec. 3.
Senior Barcardi, Cuban, has been
appointed mayor of Santiago de Cuba,
the military mayor, Major McLeary.
resigning.
At the request of President Mckinley,
President Gompers, of the American
Federation of Labor. points out needed
labor legislation.
Frank Mcgowan and wife will be ex-
tradited to Cleveland from Erie. Pa, for
kidnapping little Ethel Barnes, Mrs. Ma
gowan's child by her former marriage.
Monday, Nov. IS.
Rev. DIR. Lyman Abbott will resign
the pastorate of Plymouth church,
Brooklyn.
Grant C. Gillet, the Kansas cattle
king, has failed for $1,O0O,OOO and de-
camped.
An Antwerp newspaper asserts that
Major Comte Esterhazy is en- route for
the United States.
Charles w. Couldock, the veteran
actor, died in New York, aged 80. He
had been So years on the stage.
The recent blizzard resulted in five
deaths and six picked up unconscious
in New York and Jersey City.
The boiler of river steamer ex-
ploded near Fourteen Mile Slough, Cal.
Six were killed and 30 injured.
1t is reported that West Virginia
coal operators have contracted to de-
liver 100000 tons of coal at Sandusky,
O., for SLIPS a ton.
Deputy Sheriff Warner was killed at
Birmingham, Ala, by Will Collision,
an escaped negro convict he went to
arrest. Collision escaped.
Tuesday, Nov. 90.
Russia's car insists upon his SINGER
ity in proposing disarmament.
Postoffice department wants ST, $780,
900 for postmasters' salaries and SILL
100000 for clerk hire.
Baron Speck, German charge daft
flares at Washington, assures our gov
ernment that Germany will not inter-
fere in the Philippines.
Private Lindsay, of the Tenth cav
airy (colored, who killed comrade,
has been sentenced to death by court
martial at Huntsville. Ala.
Hospital ship Relief arrived at New
port News, Va, with 102 sick soldiers,
including 81 from the First engineers
and Pennsylvania volunteers.
The French government has decided
to surrender on demand of the court OF
cessation all documents in the Pic
quart case. This is a point in favor of
Dreyfus.
Wednesday, Nov. 80.
English capitalists desire to revive
the sugar industry in Cuba eff bounties
are abolished"
It is asserted that G. D. GilIett, the
Kansas City cattle plunger, took $780,
900 with him when he absconded
The school board of Alton, Ills, is
upheld by the circuit court in supplying
separate schools for whites and blacks.
1t is reported that 5000 more regu-
lars will be sent to the Philippines and
some of the volunteers there returned
home and mustered out.
Frank A. Mcgowan and wife furnish
ed bail for trial in Cleveland on a
charge of kidnapping Mrs. Mcgowan S
child by her former marriage.
Jim West, an engineer of the Missouri
Pacific railroad, and two others held up
train on that road The officials had
been warned, Jim was captured and
the others escaped.