Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-10
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
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General Alger, on returning to De-
troit, was given a fattering reception.
Engineers on the Brooklyn elevated
road have had their wages cut from
$3.50 to $3.50 day.
Free delivery postal service will be
established at Crawford and East
Orange, N. j., Oct. 1.
The yacht Shamrock left England
yesterday to cross the Atlantic and
endeavor to capture the Americas cup.
At least six people were killed by
Wednesdays cyclone in southern
Maryland and the damage to crops was
enormous.
Judge d. w. Shackelford received the
late Congressman R. P. Bland from the
Eighth Missouri district
Saturday. Aug. 5.
Pennsylvania will yield about As per
cent of full crop of apples this season.
Harry Stocker, a Philadelphia line
man. was shocked to death on an cleo
trio light pole.
Lieutenant Colonel Barnett, of the
Tenth Pennsylvania volunteers, has
declined the proposal to elect him colo
mel of the regiment.
Led by DR.. Seldom Grove, an elderly
physician, New York crowd burned
William Waldorf Astor in efigy for
becoming a British subject
Four masked burglars bound the
woman inmates of DR.. Parkinson's
home, near WeIlsburg, w. Va, and
stole $10,500 in government bonds.
Monday. Aug..7.
The bubonic plague has made its re-
appearance in Calcutta
Hundreds of new coke ovens are be-
ing built in the southern part of Fay
cite county, Pa.
President Mckinley has purchased
the Canton cottage where he first be-
gan housekeeping.
A leading Cuban merchant of Ha-
vana declares universal suffrage would
mean a black republic.
Generals Toral and Pareja. tried by
court martial at Madrid for surrender
ing Santiago, were acquitted
Postmaster Gordon, at Chicago, de-
MES that Admiral Cervera is to be in
vited to the postof1ce corner stone lay
ing in that city.
United States Commissioner Tripp
and German Commissioner Sternberg
arrived at San Francisco from Samoa.
British Commissioner Elliott returns
home via Australia.
Tuesday. Aug. s.
A Rome correspondent says Admiral
Dewey has asked an audience of the
pope.
President of the Spanish senate Mar
shall Martinez de Campos predicts a
ministerial crisis in November.
1t is said in Michigan that General
Russell A. Alger has abandoned the
idea of running for the United States
senate.
1t is stated that the insurgents in
the Philippines demand $1,000, 900 for
the release of the Spanish prisoners
held by them.
and insane asylum are under arrest in
New York, charged with beating an in
mate to death
At Toledo last night Officer Langen-
derfer killed Patrick Meade. who was
beating him badly Meade had bitten
off the officers ear.
Wednesday, Aug. 8.
The number of enlistments Monday
were 442, making a total of 10, 769.
Aguinaldo issues an appeal to the
powers for recognition of the Filipino
republic.
The body of Colonel Hawkins, of
the Tenth Pennsylvania, is en- route
from San Francisco to Washington,
Pa.
General Torres, of the Mexican army,
has the Yaqui stronghold at Bicam
surrounded. and big battle is ex
peeted
The report of Marquis Romano to
the Italian government on the recent
Louisiana lynching of five Italians de-
clares it wholly unwarranted.
At Fort Douglas, Utah. Sergeant
John Jackson was shot and killed by
Private w. II. Carter, who in turn was
shot dead while resisting arrest. Both
were colored.
Thursday, Aug. 10.
Free delivery postal service win he
established at Wayne, Pa, Nov. 1.
1t is now proposed to have letter car
riers receive registered letters at your
doors.
At the Bridgeport trolley accident
inquest testimony favorable to Motor
man Hamilton was introduced.
Colonel William e. Sim. the well
known Brooklyn theatrical manager.
died at Pittsiield, Mass. aged 65.
The short term prisoners in the Bath.
N. u. jail have got the strike fever and
refuse to work ever eight hours day.
The steamer Monobaki Moru was
wrecked on Barnu island, in the Orient,
and two boatloads Of passengers were
drowned.