Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-27
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
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Friday, April e1.
Our government officials hope to
avoid further increase in the army.
The Mexican senate adopted the new
extradition treaty with the United
States.
Yale university viii send crew to
row against Annapolis naval cadets on
June g.
Congressman Hepburn and Hender-
son, of Iowa, are candidates for Speaker
Reeds place.
1t will soon be necessary to resume
the free distribution of food in San
tiago, owing to the general poverty.
The report of the court investigating
charges against officers of the Seventy
first New York regiment declares Lieu
tenant Colonel Smith, Captain white
and Major Austin guilty Of cowardice
and incompetence.
Saturday, April 20.
General George w. Davis succeeds
General Henry as military governor of
Porto Rico
Court Secretary Roonocke was SEN
fenced in Berlin to two years i'm
prisonment for lese majestic.
Edward Edmond (white) and Horace
Scott (colored) fought duel with
pitchfOrks in Chicago Scott was killed.
Congressman Cannon and Hopkins,
of Illinois, and Hull, of new York, an
nounce their candidates. Tor the speak
ership.
Two more skirmishes between our
troops and rebels near Taguig, Philip
pines, fought yesterday, resulted in
two more victories.
The steamer Whitney, of the Morgan
line, was wrecked off Cape Canaveral,
on the Florida coast Mate Phillips
and nine men were drowned
Andrew Freedman, Croker's business
partner, and Abraham Himmelwright,
of the Roebling company, defiantly re-
fused to answer questions in New
York's investigation
Monday, April %.
DR.. Nicholas Sem is being doomed
for the Republican nomination for
governor of Illinois.
William Burdick's body was blown
to fragments by exploding nitro-glycer-
inc at Bradford, Pa.
The fiscal year 1898 was our banner
export year, the exports reaching 81
210,291,91S: imports. $616,049, 054
A Spanish prisoner recently released
by Filipinos declares the rebels are
well supplied with arms and ammuni-
ton
DIR. B. e. Patton, probably dying at
Terre Haute, Ind, declares he was
poisoned by his wife. He is her fourth
husband
The funeral of Congressman S. T.
Baird, of Louisiana, took place in
Washington yesterday. The body was
taken to Bastroy, La
Tuesday. April %.
Ministers of Toledo, O., favor mu-
nicipal ownership of saloons.
New York's antitrust law has pass
ed both houses of the legislature
kid" Lavelle died in Pittsburg af-
ter being knocked senseless in a prize
fight by John Cavanaugh.
Richard Croker sails for Europe on
Thursday He will reappear before
New York's investigators Aug. %.
The jury in the Lake City Is. ca
lynching of Postmaster Baker failed tc
agree, necessitaung a new trial of the
alleged lynehers.
A Washington firm offered CLERK
In rival firm higher wages. His
original employers raised his wages
and sues the tempter for damages.
Governor Jones, of Arkansas, has or.
dered county officials to prevent i'm
! portation of negro miners to take
! strikers places. The United State.
court has issued an Injunction restrain.
ing interference, and there is conflict
of authority
Richard ]. Oglesby. four times goy-
ernor Of Illinois and once United
| States senator, was attacked with yer.
; tigo at his home In EIkhart, Ills.
struck his head against a piece of fur.
nitllre. and died from conclusion Of TIKI
brain. He was rs years old.
Wednesday. April 26.
There is talk of sending coioreC
troops TO fight the Filipinos.
Senator Frye, of Maine, says he viii
vote to seat M. S. Quay in the senate
Governor Tunnel, of Delaware. will
not appoint United States senator t.
succeed Gray.
Russian intrigue in Corea bids fail
to make that country practically Rus
sian province.
Arrangements are being perfected
for transatlantic cable connecting
New York and Ems, Germany
In Boston the estate of the late Ed
ward Austin paid an inheritance tax
under the war revenue measure, O.
100000.
In Camden, NJ j.. Edward Oswald
killed his wife Mary and 6-year-olt
daughter Gussia, then cut his owr
throat, but will recover. Another child
9-year-oid Edna, was saved by a neigh
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