Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-04-12
4 WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, April Q.

In March 81 persons were sentenced
for lese majestic in Berlin.
Pupils in Cuban schools have in
creased in year from 1000 to 49,
600.
Gen. Otis will transfer the command
of the Philippine forces to Gen. Mac
Arthur May / and return home
Miss Hannah Sampson, daughter of
the admiral, was married in Boston
last night to Ensign Wat Tyler, who
was on the Maine when she blew up.
julius Moyse, who married a girl
while impersonating Capt Clark, of
the battleship Texas, was sentenced
In New Orleans to three years i'm
prisonment.
During the last three months the
exports TO the United States from
Frankfort, Germany, amounted to ST.
Gil. 856, an increase of $2S7. 495 over the
corresponding period of last year.
Saturday, April I.
Five murderers were executed by the
garrote at Ponce, Puerto Rico.
General Joseph Wheeler announces
that he has no ambition to become
candidate for vice president.
The United Irishman, Dublin's radi-
cal newspaper, was seized for publish
ing an article by Maud Come on 1.-THE
Famine Queen"
The Kentucky court of appeals de-
cided Beckham the legal governor of
Kentucky. Republicans will appeal to
the United States supreme court.
The Atlantic Baseball League this
tn
Athletics OF Philadelphia, Reading, AL
lentown, Wilkesbarre. Scranton and
EImira.
Monday, April o.
The S2d birthday of King Christian
Of Denmark was splendidIy celebrated
yesterday in Copenhagen.
The fund which is being raised by
subscription for the widow of the late
Gen. Guy V. Henry has reached IS, $685.
Webster Davis, ex-assistant secetary
Of the interior. vigorously denounced
the British at Washington pro-Boer
meeting.
Albert Davis and Samuel G. Brookes,
convicted at Cleveland of robbing the
city, have been sentenced to four years
each In the penitentiary.
Mrs. Dewey, who joined the Catholic
church on her marriage to Gen. Hazen,
has now joined the Episcopalian
church, the admiral's choice.
c.. w. Mussey, former cashier of the
Merchants National bank, at Rutland,
VT, has been held In $4,000 bail for
court, on charge of embezzlement,
having waived preliminary hearing.
National senate decided to vote on
the Quay case April "a.
The death list by the recent floods in
Texas will reach so. Hundreds of cat
tie were drowned.
In stable fire at Peru, Ind, Reilly
Gregory. a hostler, was burned to
death. with AZ horses.
Gen. Bates has captured II towns in
the department of Minandoa, Philip
pines, without firing a shot
Rev. DR.. Arthur c. MeGiffert, of New
York, yesterday formally withdrew
from the Presbyterian church.
Rev. DR.. Talmage left New York for
Europe today. He will preach in Ber-
lin, st. Petersburg, Stockholm and
other cities.
1t has been discovered that the bul-
let fired at the Prince of Wales by
young Sipido. in Brussels, passed a
foot above the princes head.
Ex-Congressman Charles A. Towne,
of Minnesota, and Ex-Governor Patti
son, of Pennsylvania, are named as
Democratic candidates for vice presi-
dent.
Wednesday, April II.
Central and western Kansas had
heavy fall OF snow yesterday.
A cargo of corn, value $4,000, will
leave New York this month for midas
starving.
Admiral Dewey denies the report
that he will withdraw from the presi-
Dental contest.
Members Of the Philadelphia base
ball club are on strike for higher sal
aries and allowances.
Mrs Phoebe A. Hearst has decided
to establish museum of art and arch
aeology at the University of California. |
The British government has placed
a contract in New York for 10000 to
81, 900 cavalry horses, to cost several
millions.
Sir Andrew Armstrong has secured
a divorce in Texas from Melba, the
songstress, and custody of their only
child, boy of 16.
James +. Smith, 1e-year-old New
York messenger boy. Is en- route TO
Pretoria with a sympathetic message
from Philadelphia schoolboys to Presi-
dent Kruger: