Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-06-01
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Friday, May a6.

Friday, May 90.
Secretary of Agriculture Wilson says
he is not candidate to succeed ]. II.
Gear, United States senator from Iowa
Senior CASTELAR,. the famous Republi-
can and president of the short lived
Spanish republic. died at Murcia, aged
66 years.
Later advices show that the Mos
quito coast Indians have refused to
surrender their rights to Nicaragua
and threaten to revolt
SATURDAY.. Nav 27.
Admiral Dewey telegraphs that he
will not reach New York before Oct. 1.
The president has appointed John c..
Twombley postmaster at Denver, Colo.
Rosa Bonheur, the famous animal
painter, died at Fontainebleau, France,
aged IT.
An automobile travelled from Chi
eago to New York, TOT miles, in 40
hours and minutes.
Fire at Coney Island swept 20 acres,
destroying 200 buildings and causing
nearly 100000 loss.
The Presbyterian general assembly
referred the case of Dr. McGiffert, for
alleged heresy, to the New York pres
bytery.
The Presbyterian general assembly,
at Minneapolis, adopted resolutions
urging an anti-polygamy constitu-
tional amendment.
Monday, May 60.
A tornado in Hamilton count, Ne
briska, did 100000 damage.
Susan Grant, young colored wo-
man, was outraged and murdered on
a lonely road near Savannah.
Coal production in the United States
In 1898, 19,SS5,993 short tons. an in
crease of nearly 10 per cent over 1897.
It now seems evident that the steam
er Paris, ashore on the rocks near Fall
mouth, England, is doomed to destruc-
ton
In recent railroad wreck near
Waterloo, Ia, caused by a washout,
nine passengers were killed and % in
jured
Near Vaudeville. S. c., the farm
house of Jacob Solomons was destroy
ed by fire. Solomons, his wife and
seven children persisted.
Tuesday, May 80.
Rev. w H. Faunce, of New York,
has accepted the presidency of Brown
university.
The Belgian government has rescind-
ed the Introduction upon the importa-
ton of American cattle.
Marion Clark, the 18-months-oid
child kidnapped from her New York
home nine days ago. is still missing.
A famine in pig iron is threatened,
and factories may be compelled to sus-
pend operations, despite pressing or
ders
President Mckinley yesterday issued
the amendments to the civil service
rules, releasing about 1000 offices from
their operations.
Adrian Braun was electrocuted at
Sing Sing for the murder of his wife
whom he killed when she visited him
in prison. bringing him delicacies.
Wednesday, May 81.
General Otis declares that an army
of 10000 is all he needs in the Philip
pines.
American ladies of Havana decorated
the wreck OF the steamer Maine yes
terday
Alabama newspapers are urging
General Joe Wheeler as a candidate for
governor.
The Cornell-Pennsylvan freshman
boat race at Ithaca, N Y, was won by
Cornell in 11.261s.
Liberia will ask for a protecorate
from the United States. and the latter
refusing, it is said England will then
be appealed to.
Memorial day was more generally
observed throughout the country than
ever before, the ceremonies being de.
voted largely to the memories of sol
diers who died in the Spanish-Ameri-
can war.
Thursday. June 1.
General Deganay, formerly military
attache of the French legation in
Washington, died in Paris last night.
In a recent fire at Yamagata, Japan
600 houses and II shrines and temples
were destroyed. A number of lives
were lost.
The cruiser Brooklyn struck hid
den obstruction while entering the
North river and will have to be locked
for repairs.
Edwin Gould has been paidS1 900, Ue9
by the Diamond Match company for a
controlling interest in the Continental
Match company.
President Kruger, of the TransvaaI
and Sir Alfred Miner, British High
commissioner, have met at Bloom
fontein to consider the Uitlanders
grievances.
BY a decision of the supreme court
of Canada, E. V. Hobbs. a second
hand dealer of Victoria, B. c., becomes
owner of the East Wellington Exten-
sion mine and a millionaire.