Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-09-15
i WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. sept. 8.

Friday. Sept. 8.
General Polavieja's new party Is
growing in Spain, and he may succeed
Sagasta as premier.
Brigadier General Miner, U. S. A.,
Thursday, aged SO.
With the exception of few details
to guard government property, Camp
Alger is now deserted.
Six cases of yellow fever have de-
veloped in Colonel Sargent's Fifth "im-
mune" regiment at Santiago.
United States Senator Kennev, of
Delaware. has been again indicted for
completely with Boggs in wrecking' the
Dover bank.
Saturday, Sept. 10.
Senator George Gray, of Delaware.
has consented to act as a peace COM
missioner at Paris
Colonel Roosevelt of the Rough
Riders, has been named for governor
of New York by the City club.
General Cassius M. Clay, of Ken
lucky, has been divorced from his
child wife, Dora Richardson Clay.
The Ladies of the G. A. r., in con-
vention at Cincinnati. elected Mrs.
Agnes Winslow, of Chicago, president.
At meeting held in Poughkeepsie,
N. Y. to aid sick soldiers at Camp
Wikoff. Captain Evans criticized the
governments neglect of its heroes.
Manuel Estrada Cabrera has been
elected president of Guatemala. He
was vice president under Barrios, and
succeeded to the presidency when
Barrios was assassinated.
Monday, Sept. IL.
Admiral Cervera and 1900 Spanish
prisoners sailed from Portsmouth, N.
H., for Santander, Spain.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie arrived at
Baltimore with members of the Mary
land naval reserves from Porto Rico
OF the Spanish prisoners recently
sent from Guantanamo, Cuba, it is be-
lieved that half will die en- route to
Spain.
The Eighteenth Pennsylvania regi-
ment arrived at Pittsburg from Camp
Meade. and received an enthusiastic
greeting.
gasoline explosion on South street,
Philadelphia, totally wrecked three
buildings and killed five persons, four
of one family.
New Westminster, B. c., was flame
swept on Sunday. The whole business
portion was destroyed and the people
are suffering. Loss, 81, 500, 900.
Jerome. Ariz., was completely de-
stroyed by fire Sunday. There are
seven known dead. Is missing and $780,
900 worth of property destroyed.
Captain Higginson, of the Massachu-
sets, has been made commodore, and
Assistant Naval Constructor Richmond
P. Hobson full naval constructor.
Tuesday Sept. l3.
A movement in Chicago contemplates
national naval reserve.
General Woods enforcement of clean
Illness in Santiago has reduced the
death rate from 70 to 40 daily.
Peter Schemm, the we'll known Phil
adelphia brewer, committed suicide at
Niagara Falls, being swept over the
precipice.
In an interview at Cavite, Aguinaldo
declared that the Philippines insur-
gents do not want annexation, but in
dependence.
In the recent massacre of Christians
at Gambia, Crete, 600 men, women and
children were either burned alive or
slain on the streets.
The Republicans won with decreased
majorities in the Maine election. Messrs.
Reed, Dingley, Burleigh and Boutelle
were reelected to congress.
In the Spanish senate Count D'Alme-
mas declared that Generals Weyler,
Blanco, Linares and Primo de Rivera
and Admiral Cervera should be dis
graced.
Wednesday,, Sept. ID.
The will of the murdered Empress
OF $500, 900, to charity.
1t is announced in Washington that,
beyond those already designated, no
more volunteers will be mustered out
Ambassador Hay, who succeeds Sec
rotary of State Day, left Liverpool for
home today
Colonel William ]. Bryan may be or
dered with his regiment to Cuba fol
garrison duty.
A revolution in central China seems
inevitable.
Delaware Democrats nominated the
following ticket: For congress, L. Irv-
ing Handy; state treasurer, William M
Ross; state auditor, DR.. L. A. H. Bishop
Lorenzo Snow has been chosen presi-
dent of the Mormon church, succeeding
the late President Woodruff.