Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-10-12
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


Friday, Oct. 8.
James Harlan. ex-United States SEN
ator and secretary of the interior in
LIncoln's cabinet. died at Des Moines,
aged 70.
Admiral Dewey is believed to have
recommended the dispatch of moro
troops as well as more ships to the
Philippines.
The Mallory line steamer Leona
came into New York with fire In her
hold, and was sunk before the hremen
could subdue the flames. Loss, $780,
000
Saturday, Oct. 4
OF $50 mules sent to the Philippines
on the transport Siam all but 10 were
killed during two typhoons.
Admiral Dewey has decided to ac-
cept the home in Washington sub
scribed for by over $4,000 citizens.
During the nine months ending Sept.
80 a round numbered total of 2,700
miles of new railroad were laid in the
United States
The estimates for the entire naval
establishment for the fiscal year end
ing June 80, 1901, aggregate $73.045, 1913,
of which 81 ,395.092 is for League ISL
and.
MONDAY, Oct. ..
Admiral Dewey has promised to visit
Atlanta, Ca, not later than Nov. 1.
Andrew Carnegie will give public
library building to Conneaut, o.
Several parts of woman's body
found in New York harbor and in the
city are slashed like LondOn's vic
tins of Jack the Ripper
Locked by their parents in the house,
two children of Clifford e. Bale, at
Terre Haute. Ind. persisted in the
burning building.
On Dewey day, at Three Oaks, Mich,
Miss Helen Gould will unveil the Span
ish gun captured by Dewey. and won
by the village.
Tuesday, Oct. 10.
Ten of the twelve volunteer regi-
ments last called out are fully re-
cruited.
The will of Cornelius Vanderbilt, 1t
is said. will give his two eldest sons
$50, 1000, 900 each.
At Chicago's fall festival banquet
Secretary Long paid brilliant tribute
to the unknown heroes of the navy.
The Paris Matin is authority for the
statement that the Dreyfus family will
shortly go to Egypt for the winter.
General Schwan's column in the
Philippines captured San Francisco de
Malabon, the Filipino stronghold in
Cavite, after several skirmishes.
The navy department is preparing
the auxiliary cruiser Buffalo to take
the wives and families of naval officers
serving in the Philippines to Manila.
Wednesday. Oct. IL.
The contributions to the Dewey
home fund to date amount to about
$50, 800.
The admissions to the National Ex-
port exposition at Philadelphia yester-
day numbered 1881
Rear Admiral Howison was retired
yesterday, and Captain Barker now be-
comes a junior rear admiral.
For the fourth time yesterday the
yachts Columbia and Shamrock were
unable, for lack of wind, to race for the
Americas cup.
Six officers of the regular army will
be promoted to the grade of brigadier
general on the retirement of General
Shafter next week
Confederate veterans ask no pension
from the federal government, declared
Colonel Hall, of Macon, Ca, in his
address at the blue and gray reunion
in Evansville. Ind.
Thursday. Oct. I2.
The admissions to the National Ex-
port exposition at Philadelphia yester-
day numbered 1882.
The California state board Of health
has decided not to quarantine against
consumptives of other states
Seven-year-old Kitty Shaughnessy,
of Brooklyn. was badly bitten by rats,
which invaded the child's bed
Chairman Jones. of the Democratic
national committee. will soon resume
active charge of campaign affairs.
Senator Shoup, of Idaho, who has
just returned from Alaska, is opposed
to ceding an inch of land to Canada
In Alaska.
Thomas Morgan and Louis Cam
eron, bill posters from Detroit, were
asphyxiated by illuminating gas in a
New York hotel.
Mrs. Barrow. a widow, living at
Ozark. Ala. shot one negro dead and
wounded another who were trying to
enter her home.