Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-09-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. Sept. 4.

FRANK IVES the billiard champion,
died in Progresso, Mexico, Of con-
sumption.
An additional major general and five
brigadier generals are to be appointed
in the volunteer army
General Funston says the only way
the Filipino insurgents can be sup
pressed is by whipping the natives.
The man recently taken into custody
in Mount Vernon, Ills, for insanity, is
John B. Leorie. an Italian sculptor,
who made much of the heroic statu-
airy for the Worlds fair.
Saturday, Sept. 2.
Six hundred lives have been lost by
the flooding of mine at Besshi. Island
of Shikou Japan
Exploding boiler at the Republic
iron works, Pittsburg. killed five men
and injured seven
In bowl factory at Copemish
Mich. the boiler exploded. killing
three and injuring four.
Sir Thomas Upton, challenger for
the Americas cup, was warmly receiv-
ed at New York He talks like true
sportsman.
The Kansas regiment lost 3 officers
and 30 men killed and 10 officers and
men from disease in the Philippines
campaign One hundred and fifty re-
enlisted
Monday. Sept. a.
S. H Ellis. of Waynesyille. O., has
accepted the Union Reform nomination
for governor.
William ]. Bryan is to stump Ohio
in the interest of McLean's candidacy
for governor.
At Black Rock, near Bridgeport,
Conn.,. one man. three little girls and
boy were drowned while bathing.
Gilbert Benning. 20 years old, and
Abraham Hill. aged 10, were drowned
from rowboat in the harbor of Buff
falo.
S. c. King, of Clarion, Ind, was in
stantly killed at Warrington, W. Va,
while boarding a train for the Phila-
delphia G. A. r. encampment
Frank P Blair. of Chicago, counsel
for Captain Oberlin NJ Carter, declares
that the latter is the victim of a con-
spiracy to degrade him and says that
Carter's opposition to the Nicaraguan
canal scheme led to the court martial.
Tuesday. Sept. 5.
The cruiser Olympia, with Admiral
Dewey, arrived at Gibraltar yesterday.
About $500 men will sail from San
Francisco to Manila between Sept. -
and Is.
Columbia again defeated Defender
off Newport yesterday, and there will
be no more trial races.
The corn production of the United
States this year will reach $500, 900
bushels. breaking all records.
By the sinking of sailboat in the
harbor of Halifax, N. s., three men
and four women were drowned
Negroes of Brunswick, Ga, fiogged a
negro woman for living with China
man. and gave other negro women no
tiee to leave their Chinese paramours.
Wednesday, Sept. 8.
The contributions to the Dewey nome
fund to date amount to S23.700.
The Shamrock has had two practice
spins, and shows wonderful speed and
seaworthiness.
Prince Cantacuzene, who is to wed
general, on Sept. 25, arrived at New
York.
John Y. McKane, ex-political boss
OF Coney Island, who served SEN
tence for ballot frauds, died at Coney
Island, aged 5S.
Admiral Dewey says he expects to
retire under the regulations, and does
| not expect to go on sea service again
except in the event of war
The Thirty-third regiment of vol
unteers has been ordered from Fort
Sam Houston, Texas, to San Francisco,
whence it will go to the Philippines.
The colored population of Cuba de-
mands share in the spoils of war in
the event of independence, on the
ground that they did most of the fight
ing.
Thursday. Sept. Z.
Three brothers named Campbell were
suffocated in a well at Lowell. KY
The number of enlistments Tuesday
was 321. making a total of 1904 for
the ten regiments.
The Rural Guard of Mariel, Cuba
had a fight with bandits, killing one
and wounding two.
Ex-Secretary of the Navy Tracy is to
be called as a witness before the Mazet
committee in New York.
A Melbourne dispatch says the Iegis-
lative council of Victoria yesterday re-
jected the woman's suffrage bill.
A Mount Vernon. N. Y, family had
narrow escape from death at the
hands of an insane servant girl, armed