Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-10-18
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, oct. IL.

The population of Connecticut is
90S, 355; in 1890, 746.25s.
1t is asserted in Rome that Arch
bishop Martinelli will be raised to the
eardipalate.
Harry Payne Whitney, it is said, will
join the syndicate to build cup de-
fender to race next year with Sir
Thomas Lipton's Shamrock ii.
The United States naval recruiting
station in Chicago has received orders
resembling a recent order making the
age requirements for landsmen from
81 to rs years instead OF Is to 25,
Saturday, Oct. 10.
The Galveston relief fund in Cuba
now amounts to $1,000. The city Of
Havana has given $500.
Hon. Frank s. Monnett, formerly
Republican attorney general OF Ohio,
is on the stump for Bryan.
ExrPresident Harrison declares he
will make no more campaign speeches,
though he strongly supports President
Mckinley.
AT New York Miss G. G. R. Wendell
was adjudged incompetent, by jury,
to manage her $411 ,000 estate A guar
dian will be appointed.
The Peruvian government has ap-
pointed the Peruvian consul general in
the United States, Senior Pazet, to be
secretary of the Peruvian legation at
Washington.
Monday, Oct. Is.
There has been a heavy fall of snow
in the Rio Grande valley in Texas.
The Galveston relief fund contribu-
tions to Oct. Il amount to 1878, 595.
Fire in Halyoke (Mass.l tenement
burned TO death the four motherless
children of Ovid Berniche.
Governor Pingree, of Michigan. has
announced that he will retire from pol
itics at the end of his term.
Edwin Fletcher, one of family of
steepie climbers, fell " feet from a
chimney at Attlebre, Mass, and was
killed.
The steamer City Of Seattle, which
arrived Saturday at Seattle, Wash,
from Skagway, Alaska. brought 2S2
passengers and $685. 900 in gold
A new modern postof1ce building for
the Philippines is to be built in Manila
at an early date.
Baron Fava, Italian ambassador, on
Saturday presented to President Nc
fIinley his credentials from his new
master. King Emmanuel
Tuesday, Oct. 10.
\ In a steeplechase at Chicago Jockey
Allmark was thrown by Negligence
and his leg broken.
Chicago's city council adopted an or
dinance that will result in municipal
ownership of gas and electric plants
Lord Alverstone, formerly Sir Rich
ard Webster, will succeed Baron Rus
sell as lord chief justice of England.
The wine harvest throughout Ger
many is more abundant and of more
excellent quality than for several years
previous.
The trial of Henry e. Youtsey for
completely in the Goebel murder goes
on at Frankfort, KY, with Youtsey
brought to court on his sick bed.
The sultan of Turkey has leased to
Germany, for 80 years, the island OF
Urean, in the Red sea, 20 miles north
of Kamaran, for a coaling station.
Among the passengers who arrived
at New York last night from Europe
on the steamer Minnehaha were Mr.. S.
L. Clemens mark Twain, Mrs. Glenn
ems and the Misses Clemens.
Wednesday, Oct. II.
London papers demand the suppress
sion of Dowie, the Christian scientist,
w. P. Dillingham; leads thus far in
the Vermont senatorial contest. with
Congressman Grout second.
The London Times announces that
Sir Alfred Milne will be appointed gov
ernor of the conquered South African
republics.
Davis Richards, butler for Charles
Pfiser, near Bernardsyille, N j., has
disappeared with $4,000 worth of Mrs.
Pfiser's diamonds.
Miss Alice Hammell died last night
at Van Vert, o., of injuries caused by
vitriol thrown in her face on Sept. 16
by Mrs. John Van Lew Jealousy.
Storm caused the collapse of a build
ing under construction at Newark, N.
T., killing w Ruble and J. Baumgart-
ner, masons. and r. Ward, hod carrier.