Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-08
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, June q.


A 100000 monument to Admiral
Dewey is to be erected in Lincoln park,
Chicago.
Governor Jones, of Arkansas, an
nounces himself a candidate for United
States senator.
The bimetallic convention at Louis
vile endorsed the Chicago platform
and William ]. Bryan.
The German government has not
lodged a protest against the sending
of the cruiser Newark to Samoa to
take the place of the Philadelphia
In his last will and testament Sam
T. Jack, the dead theatrical manager,
willed his wife to his brother, James
c. Jack, urging that they become hus-
band and wife.
saturday. June 8.
Spain has ceded to Germany the
Caroline islands. the Mariannes and
Palaos.
Ohio Republicans nominated G. X.
Nash. the choice of Senator Hanna, for
governor.
Forged bonds of the state of Ar
kansas have been discovered. The
forgeries may reach millions.
W. H. Ellerbe governor of South
Carolina, died of consumption at his
plantation near Dillon, S. c., aged 81.
Suit has been brought in Washing
ton to prevent the payment of con-
gressional appropriations to sectarian
institutions
Major Comte Esterhazy confessed in
London that he forged, by order of
Sandherr. the bordereau that con-
victed Dreyfus.
Monday, June s.
Governor Otero, of New Mexico, ex-
poets congress to make that territory
state next year.
Duke d'Arcos. SPANS minister to
Washington, was formally received by
President Mckinley ON Saturday.
Johann Strauss, the famous Aus
trian musical composer, known as the
waltz king" died in Vienna, aged "a.
While Great Britain is still the
greatest coal producing nation, the
United States is a close second, and
will soon lead.
The publication of infiammatory ar
ticles in the newspapers of Santiago de
Cuba has forced General Brooke to
establish press censorship.
Tuesday. June 8.
Admiral Dewey left Hong Kong for
his homeward journey today.
A dispatch from Samoa announces
that both native factions are disarm-
ing.
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General Lord Kitchener a grant of
6 1851 for his victories in the Soudan.
The naval section of the armament
committee of the peace conference at
The Hague has unanimously rejected
the Russian proposals.
At Vienna, Ga, John Hannaway,
who last Saturday attempted to as
sault 6-year-old child, was sentenced
to 20 years Imprisonment
New York's congressional delegation
voted to support d. B. Henderson, of
Iowa, for speaker. This insures his
almost unanimous election.
Wednesday,, June =.
Frederick o. Prince, Massachusetts,
Democratic leader and thrice mayor of
Boston, died In that city, aged 81.
Admiral Dewey will accompany
President Mckinley to Chicago on
Oct 8.
In farewell manifesto to Cubans
General Gomez urges them to coop
crate with the Americans.
Ex-ConsuI to Havana Ramon O.
williams, just returned from Cuba,
notes the wonderful improvement in
Havana
Sheriff Hazen was killed while lead
ing his posse after robbers who dyna-
mlted a Union Pacific train near Cas-
per, Wyo.
fined one cent for contempt of court,
because the grand Jury failed to indict
insurance companies.
Thursday, June 3.
Thousands of sheep are dying on the
New Mexican ranges for lack of water
and pasturage.
Robert Rush, a smaehinist, was killed
by live wire which he touched while
working in New York cellar.
A party of scientists was captured by
Russian cavalry in the Lao Tung PEN
insula and put to death as spies.
President Schurman, of the Ameri-
can Philippine commission, sails to-
morrow on three weeks tour of the
southern islands.
The wife of the Spanish Lieutenant
Llebregat, who was lynched by the
Cubans at San Antonio de los Banos,
is dying of shock.
Four-year-old Annie Mullen fell
from the third story of her home ii
New York. but her dress caught on 4
projection, which saved her life.
A Fruitiess Conferences.
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