Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-21
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, Sept. Is.

None of the cabinet officials will take
part in New York's Dewey reception.
A platoon of Indians is to be re-
cruited for service in the Philippines.
Postmaster General Smith will speak
for the administration in the Ohio
campaign.
Paul E. Aver, of Columbia, s. c.,
a veteran of the Spanish war, chal-
lenges Count Esterhazy to duel.
Colonel DENLY and Professor Wor-
cester, of the Philippines commission,
have been summoned home for confer
ence by the president.
Saturday, Sept, 10.
Two marines of the cruiser Philadel-
phia were killed by drinking wood
alcohol
The revolution in Venezuela, despite
contrary reports, is assuming alarm
ing proportions.
The Chinese government is suppress
ing kilograms to the German minister
at Pekin regarding he destruction of
German property by natives in the
Hintcrland.
B. r. Banning, a Hawaiian capital
list, arrived at San Francisco with a
yalise containing $4,000. He after
wards missed il. and it is believed to
have been sent back to the islands by
mistake.
Monday. Sept. is.
A Paris dispatch says General Mer-
cier will be candidate for the senate
in the department of Sarthe.
Manuel Cordova. wife and six chill
dren were killed by the collapse of their
adobe house near Mora, N. NJ.
Charles A. Pillsbury, founder of the
famous Pillsbury flour mills in Mime
apolis, died in that city, aged 81.
Congressman Daniel Ermentrout, of
the Ninth Pennsylvania district, died
in Reading, aged g.
In fight between white union min
ers and negro non-unionists at Car
terville, Ills, five negroes were killed.
Troops are now on guard.
Tuesday. Sept. 10.
Fire in Los Angeles, Cal. caused
S250,000 loss and fatally burned two
firemen.
A case of smallpox prevented the
departure of the Thirty-first infantry
from San Francisco for Manila.
John G. johnson, of Peabody, Kan,
was chosen executive officer of the
Democratic national committee.
Ex-Secretary Alger retires from the
contest for United States senator from
Michigan for personal reasons"
The Chinese government has en-
tered a formal protest against the ex-
QllCiOn nf Chiroca MI
pines.
A boat containing the captain and II
men of the French steamer Dunral. re-
ported to have foundered, is believed
to have been lost.
The French senate, sitting as a high
court of justice, is considering the
cases of % royalists and others charg-
ed with conspiring against the govern
ment
Wednesday. sept. go.
Over 1000 are dead and missing
as a result of the recent typhoon in
Japan.
In the Democratic primaries In New
York the Croker forces were defeated
by John c. Sheehan's followers.
Trouble over the wage scale threat
ems to disrupt the AmaIagamated AS
ISOLATION OF Iron, Steel and Tin Work
ers.
M. Guerin. the anti-Semite agitator
long besieged in his home in Paris
surrendered to the authorities this
morning.
Lieutenant Colonel John d. MiIev
inspector general of volunteers. died
In Manila of cerebral meningitis fol-
lowing typhoid fever.
American residents of Central Amer
lea have. it is said, complained to the
state department of the recent course
OF United States Minister Hunter. and
ask his recall.
Thursday. Sept. 2I.
An earthquake in Alaska extended
500 miles inland
Ex-Congressman ]. d. Taylor died at
Cambridge, O., aged SO.
On Wall street yesterday United
States Flour Milling shares dropped
81 and IS points.
II is authoritatively announced that
Carter Harrison will try for the Demo-
cratic nomination for governor of
Illinois next year.
Taylor Cook, In the Kansas peniten-
tiary under sentence OF death for MUIR
der committed ten years ago. asks the
governor to sign his death warrant