Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1898-11-17
i WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. NOV. III.


There are now 1850 postoffices in the
United States.
Admiral schley arrived at New York
today from Porto Rico.
Sickness is increasing at an alarming
rate among our soldiers at Honolulu.
over hundred American colleges
promise free tuition to a limited num-
Der of young Cubans.
State Senator Magee, of Pittsburg,
declares he Is not a candidate for the
United States senate.
Robbers held up a train near Fergus
Falls, Mimi, and blew open the ex-
press safe, securing little money Six
have since been captured.
Luigi Luchenni. slayer of Empress
Elizabeth. was sentenced to solitary
life imprisonment at Geneva, Switzer-
land. He declared King Humbert and
Duke Of Orleans would soon be killed.
Saturday, Nov. IL.
At Kwellu, Africa, 10 murderers of
American missionaries were hanged
Robbers broke into the Kirksville
(Mo) savings bank and secured $32, 900.
Fire caused explosion of powder in
store at Hanover. Mass, and four
men were killed.
Jutaro Kormora, the new minister
from Japan, arrived at San Francisco
en- route for Washington.
At conference of glassworkers and
employers at Pittsburg last night it
was decided that all factories should re-
sumo.
Private Thorburn. of the Twenty
first Michigan regiment, went home on
furlough unannounced. The happy
surprise killed his mother. who had
heart trouble.
Monday, Nov. ID.
There is talk in Paris of plan to
syndicate" the Philippines for Is
years
Admiral Schley is to command the
European station when peace is de-
clared.
During the fiscal year ended June 80,
1898, our government spent $7,34S, 795 fo1
ordnance.
James Gilliss. assistant quartermas
ter general, U. S. A., died on Gov
ernor's Island.
General Gomez is getting rid of all
Americans in his command, as well as
Cubans favoring annexation.
Germany assures our government
that Emperor Williams proposed stop
at Spanish ports has no political sig
nificance.
1t is again asserted in Washington
that Senator Mcmillan, of Michigan,
will be appointed ambassador to Eng
land, Secretary Alger to be appointed
senator.
Tuesday. Nov. 15.
DR.. Campos Sales was today INSTALL
ed as president of Brazil.
Brigadier General Worth, U. S. A.,
has been placed on the retired list.
General Garcia and other Cuban DEL
egates are en- route to Washington.
Bar Harbor, Me-, is now connected by
telephone with Austin, Tex, $500 miles
away.
Lieutenant Herman G. Drese1. u. S.
NJ, committed suicide by shooting in
Baltimore.
Congressman Dingley declares that
the war taxes will continue for at least
year longer.
Our government has now in course
Of construction 55 naval vessels, in
Guiding eight battleships.
The Women's Christian Temperance
union. in convention at st. Paul, voted
to abandon the Temple project.
AT Medford, Mass, N. B. Kenyon,
Democrat, was elected to the legisla-
ture by a majority of one vote.
Wednesday, Nov. 16.
A gas war in Trenton, N. j., has cut
the rate to rs cents per 1000 feet.
A leading Carlist of Madrid antici-
pates an uprising of the Carlists with
in a month.
The coal miners strike at virden,
Ills, has ended in victory for the
strikers.
Nine. Adelina Patti announces her
betrothal to Baron Corderstorm, a
| Swedish nobleman.
A misplaced switch on the Grand
Trunk railroad near Trenton, Ont,
caused wreck Twelve killed and as
many injured.
Soldiers of the Ninth immune regi-
ment (colored) fought with the Cuban
gendarmie at San Luis, Cuba. Six
were killed, including two soldiers. The
| troops to blame.