Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-20
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. sent. II.

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr., won the
Upton cup with his yacht Rainbow on
the ocean course off Sandy Hook.
The most Rev Michael ]. Hoban,
bishop OF Scranton, Pa. now visiting
Rome, had an audience with the pope
yesterday.
The Morgan line steamer Whitney,
concerning whose safety there had
been considerable anxiety, has arrived
at Havana.
Richard McDonough, a student in
the new Catholic seminary at Bona
parte Park, Bordentown, N. j., was
drowned while swimming in Cross
wick's creek.
Saturday, Sept. 10.
The population Of Harrisburg is So
167; in 1890, 1885.
The population of Erie, Pa, is 3d.
1888; in 1890, 1864.
The German loan of $40 1000 900 has
been successfully negotiated in New
York.
President Kruger, of the Transvaal,
now at Lourenzo Marques, is to sail
for Holland.
: Rear Admiral Montgomery Sicard
retired, died Of apoplexy yesterday at
his summer home at Westernville, NJ
Y, aged g.
An imperial decree issued in Aus
tria admits women to practice as ply
sicians and chemists on the same con-
ditions as men.
Several convicted oleomargarine
dealers in Philadelphia were sentenced
to from ten to thirty days imprison-
ment and $50 to 500 fine.
Monday, Sept. II.
Chicago coal dealers have raised the
price for all grades of hard coal from
s6.25 to 81.
It IS said that F. w. Reitz, secretary
Of the Transvaal republic, will settle
permanently in the United States.
For a murder committed IA years
ago, Peter Austin, farmer, at Pough-
keepsie. N. ", was indicted Saturday.
With the thermometer at. 20 above
zero it commenced showing at Negau-
nee, Wis. yesterday and continued all
afternoon.
In New York last night 60-year-old
Charles Sibley kicked a dog that was
barking at him and was fatally shot
by 26-year-old Louis Guiffra, the dogs
owner
During the last eight months the
emigration from Hamburg and Bre-
men was 138,418, as compared with
105,511 for the corresponding period
Of last year.
Tuesday. Sept. 1s.
The population of Elizabeth, N. J.,
is $3.50; In 1890, 37,764.
The cattle disease known as IAN
thrax" apparently is on the increase in
Wayne county, Pennsylvania.
Prince Albert Of Saxony was thrown
from his carriage near Baden Baden,
his horse taking fright. He was in
stantly killed
Grand Master T. M. Sargent, of the
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen,
announces that he will not be a can
didate for reelection.
AT mass convention Of Missouri
Populists at Kansas City resolutions
were adopted endorsing the entire
Democratic state ticket
Rather than wait 20 minutes for a
ferryboat, six negro laborers took a
batteau to cross the river at Savan-
nah, Ca It capsized and all were
drowned.
Wednesday, sept. 10.
The population of McKeesport, Pa,
is 1927; In 1890, 20,741
Seventy-two new coal mines have
been opened in Prussia this year, IN
creasing the output for 1900 by 2,00O,-
600 tons.
Express train ran into freight near
Red Key, Ind Fireman Mcclellan
and a tramp were killed and Engineer
Montague had both legs broken.
The yellow fever situation in Ha-
yana is decidedly unfavorable Mr.
Andrew B. Patterson, Of Wheeling, w.
Va, died yesterday of the disease.
The transport Thomas sailed yes
terday afternoon from San Francisco
for Manila with 1,64S enlisted men, II
cabin passengers and $1,S00.000 In
treasure.
Thursday, sept. 90.
The population of Johnstown, Pa,
is IS 1876; in 1890. 81, 500.
Anthracite coal is quoted in St. Louis
at S8.25 a ton, an advance of S1.75 in
less than two months.
Democrats nominated Col. George
Pfeiffer, of Camden county, for con-
gress for the First New Jersey district
The Democratic convention for the
Eighth New Jersey district nominated
Edward A. S. Mann, of Bayonne, for
congress.
The Democrats of the Fifth New Jer-
sey district yesterday nominated John
Johnson, president Of the Paterson
board of aldermen, for congress.
At Spring Lake, N. j., yesterday fire
destroyed the Monmouth House, the
Essex, the Coulton, a dozen other
summer residences and block Of
stores. Loss, $3.50, 900.
THE FASTEST AUTOMOBILE.