Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-03-30
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

Friday. March "a.
Race wars IN Arkansas and Mississippi
have resulted in the lynching of ten ne
groes in the past three days.
DIR. w. H. Lipscomb, IS years old,
has just entered Mississippi's state prison
to serve a life sentence for murder.
Lolo BanzilIa. popular Austrian
actress. excIaiming I" It's love that
kills." shot herself in view of Vienna
audience.
Saturday, March e5.
Hon. +. FL. Pierpont, the first gov
ernor of West Virginia, died in Pitts
burg.
Commercial agencies declare that, de-
spite trusts and stock speculations. busi-
ness steadily improves.
Consul Fowler, at Chez Foo. China, is
sues an appeal for American aid for
China's starving millions.
G. W. Leitner, the noted German lin
guist, died at Bonn, Germany, aged 81.
He wrote and spoke 50 languages.
Miss Marion Cockrell, daughter Of the
Missouri senator, will ehristen the battle.
ship Missouri at Newport News, Va, i'll
October.
The New Jersey legislature adjourned
sine die at 9:15 last night. the clocks
having been stopped just before 3 o'clock
the legal hour of adjournment.
Monday, March 81.
Ex-Governor Fletcher of Missouri,
died in Washington Saturday.
George Bidwell. the noted Bank of
England forger, died in Butte, Mont.
Secretary of War Alger and party ar
rived at Havana yesterday afternoon.
DIR. Knapp, special agent of our gov
eminent to Japan, declares that country
needs our farm products.
The yacht Thistle, from Vancouver, B.
G., has been wrecked. One man, four
women and four children were lost
John and Paul Zeltner killed Lawyer
Westenhayen in court at Hoytsvillc. o.,
then escaped to their home. where they
before surrendering. In the firing at the
house Clarence Weidenmeycr, of the
posse, was killed
Tuesday, March IS.
All the brigands about San Luis,
Cuba, have been captured.
DIR. James o. Murray, dean of Prince
ton university, died in that city, aged IL
President Mckinley and party reached
Washington this evening from their visit
to Townsville. Ga.
In message to New York's legisla-
are inequitable, and urges taxation of
franchises.
w. II. f"Coinnl Harvey has resigned
as general manager Of the ways and
means committee of the Democratic ma
tional committee.
Catholic Bishop james Duggan died in
st. Vineent's insane asylum in st. Louis,
where he had been confined 20 years.
He imagined himself the pope.
A gang Of fvc thieves who robbed the
traction eonipany's station at Maytield.
Pa, were captured after battle az
Mount Araraf One was killed and two
wounded.
Wednesday, March 20.
The government has abolished military
postofiiccs in Cuba.
Mrs Botkin. sentenced in California
to life Imprisonment for murder, has
been granted another stay.
Guglielmo Mareoni. the inventor. gave
a successful test of teIegraphing without
wires from the French coast to England
In the ruins Of the Armour eurled hair
works, IN Chicago. destroyed by fire on
Monday evening, FIVE dead bodies were
found.
Ex-Secretary Sherman, who was taken
| i'll while touring about Cuban ports, has
returned to his Washington home, still
seriously i'll.
A movement is on foot 10 make Rich
ard 0lney. cx-sccretary DC state, TIN
Democratic candidate for the presi'
dency. He Is an imperialist, but opposes
annexation of distant islands,