Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1899-08-24
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED

] In telegram Admiral Dewey says
he will arrive in New York Sept. 20.
Large quantities of supplies are being
forwarded to Porto Rico for hurricane
sufferers.
! A carriage containing six people fell
i into the White river near Washington,
Ind, and all were drowned.
A cotton mill combine is to be
formed to absorb $35, 900 worth of
/ Fall River manufacturing property.
An attempt was made to hold up
train in Colorado by one man. The
express messenger and conductor were
| injured The man was afterwards ar
rested badly wounded.
Saturday, Aug. 10.
The town of Placerville. Idaho. was
practically wiped out by fire.
Five men were drowned by the cap
| sizing of a boat off Point aux Barques,
Lake Michigan.
The cup challenger Shamrock arrived
/ in New York, taking only IA days, 10
hours and So minutes in the passage.
Prospects are more favorable for a
settlement of the South Jersey glass
blowers strike which has existed since
last April
Two negroes, Armestead Taylor and
John II. Brown, were hanged at Rock
vile, Md. for the murder of Louis
Rosenstein and wife.
Monday, Aug. 81.
The bubonie plague is reported to
have appeared in Spain.
Walter Wellman and party of Arctic
explorers have arrived at Tromsoe,
Norway.
Price Henry of Prussia will return
from the far east in December by way
of the United States.
The bubonic plaques appearance in
Oporto, Portugal, is attributed to i'm
ports of rice from India.
A mob in Paris streets Sunday en-
tered churches, tore down statues of
the Savior and Virgin, demolished
church property and made bonfires
of it.
Tuesday, Aug. 22.
The Klondike output this year will
be fully $20,000,000.
There were two deaths from bu-
bonic plague yesterday in Portugal.
The business portion of Victor, Colo,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, 81, 1000, 900.
4
tally wounded by a farmer whose
watermelon patch they were raiding at
Ouray, Colo
| A lamp exploded on the altar of the
Church of Good Shepherd at Toledo, o..
and the fire which ensued destroyed
| the church
Ralph Robbins was accidentally shot
and killed by his brother, William,
near their Adirondack camp. WIIliam
mistook Ralph for deer
Wednesday, Aug. 23.
A father, after assaulting his ~
| year-old daughter, committed suicide
at Bassett. Neb.
The commissioner of internal reve-
nue. decides that pawn tickets will not
have to bear stamp.
The Union Reform party of Ohio yes
terday nominated Seth H. Ellis for gov
Jones failed.
Nebraska Democrats. Populists and
silver Republicans fused on ex-Gov-
ernor Holcombe for supreme court
judge of Nebraska.
The recent storm wrought great
havoc on the Atlantic coast near Hat
teras, N c. Many vessels were wreck
ed and 80 lives lost.
The postmaster at Peck, Fla, was
maltreated by whitecappers for ap-
pointing a colored assistant. The post
Office viii be abolished
Thursday, Aug. "a.
The fund in Philadelphia for the re-
lief of the Porto Rican sufferers has
reached s20.O51
The United States transport Sher-
man, bearing First California volun-
teers from Manila. has arrived at San
Francisco.
Captain Francis w Dickins will take
command of the battleship Indiana,
succeeding Captain H. G. Taylor, who
has asked to be relieved.
Each regiment of the United States
artillery hereafter will consist of II
batteries of heavy artillery of 113 men
each, and two batteries of field artillery
of 1872 men each,
The United States transport McCleI-
Ian sailed from Brooklyn yesterday for
San Juan, Porto Rico, carrying 1000
tons of clothing, provisions. medicines
and building material for the destitute
in Porto Rico.
The Clyde line steamer Oneida from
Wilmington, N. c., for New York, with
a cargo of freight, broke her shaft Is
miles southeast of Atlantic City light
house yesterday and it is now anchored