Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-07-06
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Friday. June 80.
Ambassador Pauncefote will retire
from the British embassy in Washing
ton next April.
Major Acosta, a Cuban officer, has
been arrested at Artemisa, charged with
completely in Havana safe robbery.
Fire in a convent at New Haven
caused the death of Sister Mary
Aloysius, who succumbed after warn
ing others.
Steamer Olwill foundered in Lake
Erie, off Lorain, o. Captain Braun
his wife and seven others were drown
ed. Three saved.
In the Harvard Yale rowing contests
at New London Harvard won all three
events-the university and freshmen
Fights and the substitute four5.
Saturday, July L.
Mrs. e. D. E. N. Southworth, the
noted authoress, died in Washington,
aged 70.
About $500 troops are now en- route
to Manila, and 1900 more are await
ing transports.
A train carrying negro miners to
Brush's mine, near Centeryille, Ills,
was fired on by strikers. One negro
woman was killed.
Paced by a locomotive, on board
track on the Long Island railroad,
Charles NJ Murphy rode mile on a
bicycle in 81 As seconds.
President Dove, of the Commercial
Travellers association, declares trusts
have thrown $4,000 travellers out of
work and reduced salaries of $4,000.
Monday, July 3.
The fighting Tenth Pennsylvania is
homeward bound from Manila.
The first attempt to collect mail with
an automobile, made in Buffalo, was
eminently successful.
w. T. Bottolfson rode a bicycle with
out handle bars from Milwaukee to
Racine and return, 81 miles.
Governor Pingree. of Michigan, de-
clares an alleged interview in which
he opposed Mckinley is pure fabrica-
ton.
Alexander Jester arrived at Mexico,
Mo-, to stand trial for killing Gilbert
Jd1Eo ~ dSO. IlC MdS 81 WEAK
that he had to be carried from the
train.
Professor J. G. Schurman, of the
Philippines commission, just returned
from tour of the island, is satisfied
the natives want an American pro-
tectorate.
Tuesday. July 4.
The Spanish senate ratified the treaty
of peace with the United States.
General Harrison Gray Otis told
President Mckinley that $4,000 troops
were needed to suppress the Filipinos.
Admiral Schley and wife received an
enthusiastic serenade at the hands OF
citizens of Chester, Pa, and surround
ing towns.
Judge Walter S. Cox, who sentenced
Charles Jules Guiteau to death for
killing President Garfield, has resign
ed He is 72 years old.
Mrs u S. Grant makes no objection
to the proposed marriage of her grand
daughter, Miss Julia Dent Grant, to
Prince Cantaeuzene of Russia.
The contributions to the Dewey
home fund yesterday amounted to $401,
making a total so far of $12,522 The
contributors to date number 10.474.
Wednesday. July 5.
Miss Mamie Sampson, daughter Of
the admiral, is i'll at Newport
Queen Kapiotani, widow of King
Kalakauna, died in Honolulu, aged 65.
General Horatio G. Wright, a hero
of the civil war, died in Washington,
aged 49,
The agitation in Belgium against the
electoral reform bill has forced the
government to withdraw the measure.
A good looking thief robbed Mrs
Macksey of her $500 diamond earrings
at her Chicago home. Then, at the
point of revolver, he compelled her
to kiss him.
The Fourth was Loyalty celebrated
in our new possessions In Manila
America" was sung by children OF
Spaniards, Filipinos and Chinese in a
curious mixture Of dialects.
Thursday, July g.
Nineteen sticks of dynamite ex-
ploded in mine at Calumet Mich.
blowing John Dokli to bits.
Negroes of Horny, S. c., threaten to
lynch white boy named John Dew,
who killed a negro, if he is acquitted.
A locomotive boiler exploded at Tip
Top, w Va, killing Engineer McCol-
gan, Fireman Albert and Brakeman
Owens
Thomas f. O'Brien, a New York DO
liceman, is under arrest for robbing
the body of man killed by a streefcar.
There is conyicting evidence.
President Mckinley, General Corbin
and Secretary Alger attended the fu-
neral of General Wright, who was
buried in Arlington cemetery yester-
day
Veteran Fighters For Manila.
New York, July COMPANY e, of
the engineer corps. left WiIlets Point
yesterday for Manila via San Fran
cisco. The company is one of the
best in the service. and has in It many
men who have served 20 and 30 years.
One man who goes as a private was
formerly lieutenant in the volunteer
army. Another member of this COM
pany is Sergeant Edward Carroll, the
mine expert, who has been detailed to
teach the method of laying and taking
up mines in warfare. One hundred
and fifty men make up the company.