Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-12
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Friday. Ian. @.

Mrs. Moore, the financial hacker Of
Kelley, of motor fame, died in London,
aged rs.
The British completely routed the
dervishes on the Blue Nile, but Rmir
Ashmed Fedil escaped.
General Polavieja, ex-governor gen
eral of the Philippines, may succeed
Sagasta as Spanish premier.
It is reported that Count Leo Toistoi
will be banished from Russia for cham
pioning the cause of the disenters.
Captain Sigsbee's share of the prize
money for the British ship Rothermel
is s976.sS Sailors get 81 and IS each.
In a fight with six fleeing robbers in
Chicago Policeman Wallner was killed
and Policeman McCauley wounded. The
robbers escaped.
British steamer Rossshire and French
steamer ruquesclin collided off Revose
Head. Wales. Eleven of the latter's
crew were drowned.
Saturday, Jan. z.
Stringent regulations have been is
sued for regular inspections of army
camps.
At a shipbuilding works at Barking,
England, boiler exploded, killing nine
people.
Exploding acetyline gas killed Gus
tav Kiel, a prominent merchant Of
Pemberville. o.
Governor Roosevelt rode on loco
motive from Albany to New York in
record breaking time.
Rev. Newell D. Hills, of Chicago,
has been chosen for the passionate of
Plymouth church, Brooklyn. vice Ly-
man Abbott.
]. B. Bertholf. Western Union man
ager in Jersey City, has been indicted
swindle,' in accepting the sharpers'
kilograms.
Monday, Jan. o.
Tornado destroyed a country school
house in Scott county, Ark, killing
three pupils.
General Lawton proposes to take with
him to the Philippines the flower of the
American army.
A head on collision on the Southern
railroad. near Elk Valley, Tenn, killed
four railroaders.
Philippines insurgents have 'Tkero-
sened" Iloilo, preparatory to burning
the town if attacked by Americans.
The report of the late Colonel Warning
on the filthy condition of Havana warns
the government against delaying sani-
tary reforms.
Fire in the Richelieu hotel at Pitts
burg resulted in the death of A. S.
Lands, Grapeville. Pa; G. A. Walters,
Camden N. j.; Mrs. Catherine Boyle,
Pittsburg.
Tuesday. Jan. 10.
Archbishop Ireland left st. Paul for
Rome. to visit the pope.
Lawyer G. w. Byram was sentenced
in New York to seven years imprison-
ment for forgery.
Despite General Ludlow's order, Gu
ban General Sanguily parades Havana's
streets in unifirm.
A wreck on the Union Pacific railroad
near Sidney, Neb.. resulted in four
dead and seven injured.
A Chicago syndicate offers to buy
street railway franchises, reduce fares
and sell to the city after rs years.
The Spanish troops landed in BARGE
Iona from Havana were in such a pit
liable condition that the populace in
dulged in threats against officials.
Wednesday, June IL.
Premier Sagasta, of Spain, announces
that there will be no cabinet crisis.
The Tennessee legislature reelected
W. B. Bate as United States senator.
At Saranac Lake, N. Y, yesterday
the thermometer showed 80 degrees be-
low zero.
Admiral Dewey's sword of honor,
voted by congress, is on exhibition in
Washington.
In last nights prize fight at New
York Sharkey the sailor pugilist, de-
feated kid" Mccoy in the tenth
round.
There was an important conference
at Manila between representatives of
the insurgents and the American
forces.
A. ]. Beveridge, S5 years old, has
been selected by Indiana Republicans
as Turpie's successor in the national
senate.
General Wood. military governor of
Santiago de Cuba, arrived in Wash
ington for a conference on the Cuban
customs.