Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-31
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.

Thursday. Aug. FL.
General Otis has applied the Chi
nese exclusion law to the Philippine
islands.
Cuban. soldiers waiting forpaymento of
Americas gift at Cuevitas attacked the
gendarmies Five were killed and IL
wounded.
General Funston will return to this
country with the Kansas regiment. He
il in Manila hospital suffering from
an old wound.
The United States transport McClel-
Ian sailed from Brooklyn yesterday for
San Juan, Porto Rico, carrying 1,600
tons of clothing, provisions. medicines
and building material for the destitute
in Porto Rico.
Friday. Aug. 90.
Ex-Judge Henry Hilton died in Sara
toga, N. Y. aged rs.
The receipts from tonnage taxes in
the United States during the fiscal year
ended June 80 were 1894 .0S7. compared
with 1916. I'll for the previous year.
Emigration from Finland has as
sumed immense proportions. Agents
are being sent to the United States.
Canada and Australia to seek settle
ment.
Pennsylvania Republicans nominated
J. Hay Brown for supreme judge, Jo-
siah r. Adams for superior court judge
and Lieutenant Colonel Barnett for
state treasurer.
Saturday, Aug. 90.
A new SIS silver certificate will bear
tha vipnefte of WaShin ofOn
From Jan. to June 80 the receipts
of Cuba exceeded expenditures by ST.
480,021
The Florida end of the Miami-Ha-
vana cable was successfully laid yes
terday 1t was gala day for Miami.
More than e1,5OO,0OO in property has
been destroyed during the severe
storms that have swept Chile during
the last fortnight.
Monday. Aug. IS.
Mayor Jones. of Toledo. will stump
Ohio in an automobile in his guberna-
torial car Ass.
Arthur Slausen, Is years old, at
Highlands, N. Y. confessed that he
drowned his playmate, Henry Rose,
years old.
Sir Thomas Upton, who left Queens
town yesterday for the United States,
promises to exhibit the cup first in
Cork-if he captures it.
A parcels post between the United
States and Germany was on Saturday
signed by Postmaster General Charles
Emory Smith and the special German
envoy, Mr.. Mumm Won Schwarzstein.
Tuesday, Aug. 20.
The Guatemalan government is buy
ing Mauser rifles and ammunition in
the United States.
Today $50 troops sailed from San
Francisco for Manila. and within two
weeks 1000 more will leave
Colonel Metcalf. of Funston's Kan
sas regiment, declares many of the
men are re-enlisting for the Philippines
campaign.
The Madrid Red Cross society has
news from Manila that Aguinaldo has
promised to release all sick Spanish
prisoners.
General Davis cables that nearly ST.
100000 will be required to tide the
Porto Ricans over until new crop
can be grown.
Wednesday. Aug. 80.
General Joe Wheeler has been as
signed to the command of Funstons
brigade in the Philippines.
Senator Vest, of Missouri, says that
silver viii be the leading issue in the
next presidential campaign
Four street cars in Cleveland were
nearly demolished by rioters last
night and the crews put to flight.
General Jiminez, the Santo Domingo
revolutionist, was arrested at Santiago
de Cuba by order of General Wood.
Mrs. Myrtle B. Eyler, principal of the
State Industrial School for Girls at
Trenton, was arrested and held to
answer the charge of extreme cruelty
to Kate Barlow. an inmate
Although the Dewey home fund is
increasing only by small contributions,
and has not yet reached the $40 900
mark, Treasurer Roberts says there
are $4,000 additional in sight for the
fund.
Thursday, Aug. 81.
Russian ascendency in Korea is
completely supplanted by Japanese.
Misses Helena and alice Gillespie,
cousins, were drowned at Quebec while
attempting to save a companion.
Dan Coughlin, who forfeited a s15.-
900 bond ii Chicago rather than face
jury bribing charge. has been located
in the Argentine Republic.
At Mayville, Mo, Officer Wallace
killed Rev. William Johnson, colored.
who resisted while being taken to Jail
for assaulting a white woman.
M. Mayer, an assayer of Butte. Mont.
j. F. Boyd and James Mcdonald are
under arrest charged with stealing $780,
600 in silver bullion from the Bimetal-
lie comDanv