Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-27
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. July 81.


At Canton, China, junk foundered
during storm. and so women and
children were drowned
New York's grand jury again liz
dicted Roland r. Molineux for the
murder of Mrs. Adams.
The accident to the German empress
on Tuesday was more serious than at
first reported, she having broken a
bone in her leg.
Admiral Dewey is at Trieste At a
banquet rendered him he declared that
cup of coffee given him before the
battle of Manila made him deathly sick
At the Democratic national commit
tee meeting in Chicago everything was
favorable to Bryan. The Nebraskan
addressed the Altgeld Is to ! meeting.
Saturday. July %.
Indians are still slaughtering game
unlawfully in Wyoming.
Striking New York freight handlers
resumed work on their own terms.
At TaIlulah, La, five Sicilians were
lynched for shooting DR. Hodge.
Explosion of the British torpedo boat
destroyer Bullfinch, on the Solent, kill
ed nine and injured four
A boiler explosion in Wayne Town
wounded his father and slightly in
jured his brother.
Congressman Hill, Of Connecticut.
who has just returned from Alaska,
favors a territorial form of govern
ment for that country.
Monday, July 81.
Detroit is preparing a grand recep-
ton to General Alger on his return to
that city.
On the Austrian torpedo boat Adler.
in the Adriatic sea, boiler exploded,
killing five.
The strike of New York and Brook
Ign street car men ended in defeat for
the strikers.
Twenty thousand delegates attended
the recent Epworth League convention
in Indianapolis
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, who
shot deer out of season in Colorado,
may be arrested on his way back from
California.
Brave Lifeguard "Jack" Hogan per-
ished trying to save A. g. Hubert,
newspaper man, from drowning at Fire
Island Beach, N Y.
Tuesday, July 25.
The long pending reciprocity treaty
with France was signed yesterday.
Admiral Dewey, at Trieste. declares
himself in perfect health He expects
to arrive home by Oct /.
Policeman Ambrose, of Philadelphia,
shot Andrew Parker, negro who re-
sisted arrest, and Parker died
Contributions to the Dewey home
fund yesterday amounted to $1,513,
making the total to date s16,51S
Twenty-one Brooklyn strikers, charg-
ed with wrecking the elevated struc-
ture, were released. They will sue for
false arrest.
Wednesday, July 60.
William ]. Bryan will be delegate
to the next national Democratic con-
yention.
1t is reported that Russia and Japan
are arming with view to a possible
conflict in Corea.
President and Mrs. Mckinley left
Washington today for several weeks
vacation at Lake Champlain.
For criticizing the government,
French General De Negrier has been
removed as inspector of army corps.
All Yu, sailor on Dewey's Olympia,
is the first Chinese pensioner of Uncle
Sam, at $50 month.
The total enrolment of troops for
the volunteer army, not including yes
terday's recruiting. amounts to 4.792
men.
II is said that the American troops
are almost unanimously opposed to car
rying on the Philippines war, and that
sending home the volunteers was the
only thing that prevented a mutiny.
Thursday. July 81.
Two more deaths from yellow fever
have occurred among the American
troops in Cuba.
All the aspirants for the Democratic
nomination for governor in Maryland
are gold men.
General Otis has proclaimed a pro-
visional government for the Island OF
Negroes. with Bacolor as the capital
]. Danenhower, Philadelphia cleo
trio light lineman received a severe
shock while fixing street light, fell
to the street and died from his injuries.
The American troops in the Philip
pines were victorious in another en-
gagement with bandits in Cebu. Five
bandits were killed and seven cap
tured
Dispatches have been received in Ha-
vana from the United States to the eff
feet that President Mckinley has de-
termined to soon grant independence
10 Cuba.