Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-01-26
DOINGS IN NEW JERSEY

Millville n. j.. Jan. 25.--The glass
workers Of South Jersey did not strike
yestei day. as the men were not as well
organized as was expected. AT least
a hundred more workers Joined the
organization yesterday afternoon. The
tending boys refuse to meet the man
ufacturers. The union officers are urg-
ing the men to conduct themselves
upon a high plane.
Passaic, Jan. 21.-There was a fire
In Passaic today which would not have
cost life had not a young woman en-
deavored to rescue her jewels from her
apartments Another young woman
lost her head and jumped from a third
story window. and her good luck alone
saved her from injury After 1t was
safe to enter the building a search was
made for Miss Rump,er. Her charred
body was found on the floor near the
kitchen. Miss Rumpler was % years
old and popul.r socially.
PIainfeld, jan 21-The family of
Hugo Keim, living near Union Village.
consisting OF himself. his wife, son
and three daughters, were overcome
by coal gas Thursday night from a
stove in which the hampers had been
closed. The mother was awakened by
the cries of her infant child. and stag
gering to the cradle carried the child
to the fresh air Then she turned her
attention to the others. whom she res
cued by pulling them from their beds
and opening the windows. She then
rushed to the neighbors, who. bring
ing restoratives. succeeded in saving
the family.
Camden, Jan. 21.-Supreme Court
Justice Garrison yesterday dismissed
the writ of habeas corpus in the case
writer, and Neville was sent back to
the county jail to serve the sentence of
six months imposed by Judge Arm
strong. Lawyer Semple argued that
Neville's imprisonment was Illegal be-
cause Judge Armstrong had suspended
sentence at one term of court and inn
posed punishment at the next term.
Justice Garrison decided adversely to
the lawyers contention and asserted
that there was practically no limit to
the time in which judge might impose
punishment after suspending sentence.
Greenville. S. c.. Jan. 21.-The Fourth
regiment. New Jersey volunteers, en-
camped here, are just now in a tanta-
lizing state of uncertainty whether they
will be sent to Cuba for garrison duty
or kept here to be mustered out after
an army reorganization bill is passed
Colonel Gilmore has the regiment in
fine shape and most Of the men are
anxious to see foreign service, but
there is a considerable number of both
officers and men who would welcome
muster out orders. So far the winter
has been mild with no snow and very
little frost The health of the regiment
is excellent there is very little sick
ness and not man has died from dis
ease.
Camden. Jan. 21.-Lawyer Frank F.
Lloyd. of Stockton. has prepared a bill
for the annexation of that town to
Camden. and it will soon be introduced
in the legislature. When Lawyer Lloyd
was a member of the house of assembly
three years ago he introduced such a
bill and tried hard to get it passed.
The one fatal defect in the bill was that
it did not give either Stockton or Cam
den residents a chance to vote on the
annexation project Since then Stock
ton has grown considerably. the anti
annexation feeling has in a measure
subsidized and the scheme for a greater
Camden will have stronger support
The bill is not likely to pass. however
unless it contains a referendum fea-
ture