Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-04-13
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. Anril Z.


The strike of Philadelphia bricklay-
ers resulted in complete victory for the
strikers.
John Addison Porter, the presidents
secretary, is confined to his home in
Washington by illness.
General Gomez will lead in the
movement for Cuban independence.
He wants our soldiers withdrawn.
Emily Vanderbilt Sloane, a niece of
the Vanderbilts. was married in New
York to ]. H. Hammond, of Boston.
Governor Stone gives as a reason
for refusing to urge the name of Get
tysburg for one of the cruisers a de-
sire to avoid wounding the feelings of
our southern brothers.
Saturday, April s.
The Cuban generals have decided to
reinstate Gomez as commander-in-
chief
Philip D. Armour, the Chicago beef
king, is trying to secure all the glue
factories of the country.
The elections in Ireland have result
ed in overwhelming defeats of the
Unionists by Nationalist.
On March % Malietoa was crowned
king of Samoa, Americans and British
participating in the ceremony.
There was a sudden slump in prices
on New York's Stock Exchange, which
were partially recovered after an ex-
citing day.
General Eagan may have another
court martial as the result of a letter
from Armour & Co., showing that Ea-
periments in preserving meats.
The new battleships to be construct
ed win be named Pennsylvania, New
Jersey and Georgia; the armored
cruisers, West Virginia, Nebraska and
California; cruisers. Denver, Chatta-
nooga. Des Moines. Galveston, Tacoma
and Cleveland.
Monday, April 10.
Almon NJ Clapp, government printer
from 1869 to 1877, died in Washing
ton, aged So.
Secretary Alger left San Juan de
Porto Rico yesterday for home on the
transport ingalls,.
Stephen ]. Field, associate justice OF
the United States supreme court, died
IN Washington, aged 80. He served
over "a years.
Booker T. Washington, the noted
colored educator, advises colored men
in the south to cooperate politically
with their white neighbors.
At Kansas City, Mo-, Rajah. NAM
moth elephant with Lemon Brothers
circus, crushed out the life of his
keeper, Frank Fisher, aged rs.
An ice gorge in the Yellowstone river
at Glendive. Mont, caused food in
which IL persons, including James Sui
Ivan, wife and six children, were
drowned
In fight between West Pointers
and town boys at Highland Falls. n.
Y. many were injured. including u.
s. Grant, third, who was with the
West Pointers.
Tuesday. April II.
Professor John r. Sweeney. the noted
hymn writer. died at Chester. Pa.
aged So.
President Mckinley hopes to visit
the Yellowstone park about the mid
die of July.
Bartlett Trip. ex-minister to Aus
tria, will represent orr government on
the Samoan commission
The Cuban military assembly has
turned over to General Brooke the
muster rolls of the Cuban army.
Senator Mcmillan. of Michigan, de.
MES a report that Secretary Alger will
resign and Mcmillan succeed him.
Governor Roosevelt, of New York.
was wildly welcomed when he smoke
before the Hamilton club. in Chicago.
Hon. H. A. w Tabor, postmaster of
Denver, Co:o. once a multi-millionajre
miner and United States senator. died
in Denver. aged So
Another riot between union miners
and imported negro miners at Pana.
His, resulted in seven killed and nine
wounded. Town is under martial law.
Wednesday, April II.
Springfield, Ills, is to have a 81 ,00O,-
600 Lincoln monument.
A bill in the Pennsylvania house
will, if enacted, make Philadelphia the
state capital
Herr Fischer, the radical German
Socialist, who defied Emperor William.
has been reelected to the reichstag.
Great Britain's new torpedo boat de-
stroyer Albatross is the fastest war
vessel afloat, having attained speed
of SO knots.
At Bridgeport, Conn. Nancy Gull
ford pleaded guilty to manslaughter
and was sentenced to ten years i'm
prisenment for killing Emma Gill by
abortion.
Before the beef investigators General
Shafter testified that the refrigerated
beef was wholesome. Pennsylvania
volunteer officers swore it was unfit
for food.
Idle Hour, the handsome villa of W.
<. Vanderbilt at 0akdale. Il +. where
w. x. Vanderbilt, Jr.. and his bride
We're spending their honeymoon. was
totally destroyed Nv ere