Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-11-15
a WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED


-e-s-% , IVY o.
The population Of Massachusetts ID
2.805. 346; in 1890. 2,23s,943.
Senator Proctor thinks congress will
increase the army to 10000, with dis
.cretion to the president to raise it to
100000.
Charles Johnson, alias sFroggy."
was sentenced yesterday at Annapolis
to hang for killing Hester Lomax with
an ak.
Prince George of Greece. now in
Copenhagen, will extend his visit to all
the European capitals, going first to
London
Alderman Frank Green, who was
elected lord mayor of London Sept. 20.
was formally installed in that office
yesterday.
Saturday, NOV. 10.
In military target practice in Ger
many pauper corpses are used as tar
gets.
Secretary Nabeshima. Of the Japa-
nese legation in Washington, has been
transferred to Berlin
Pugilistic contests advertised as box
ing matches were prohibited by the
OulStd1o VI 42ilLdUetDt N. j.
Governor Tanner, of Illinois, is an
ayowed candidate for Shelby NJ. Gull
Ions seat in the national senate.
Sir Charles Upper, leader of the
Conservative party in Canada, an
nounces his permanent retirement
from public life.
Yesterday was one of the busiest
days in the history of the New York
Stock Exchange, the number Of shares
traded in numbering 1,544.00
Monday, Nov. IL.
Indians cost the government the last
fiscal year S10,175,107.
The population of New Jersey is
1883, 500; in 1890, 1,444,9 39.
Total contributions to the Galveston
relief fund to date, S1,153, 715.
Earl Cadogan has consented to con-
tinue in Office as lord lieutenant of Ire
land.
Prof. Oliver w. Huntington, Of Bos-
ton, vas badly injured by an explo-
sion in his private school, at Newport,
RI.
Yesterday being the birthday of King
Victor Emmanuel, of Italy. his ma
jesty signed decree pardoning many
criminals.
The steamer Monticello was wrecked
off the Nova Scotia coast Saturday. OF
the 40 men on board only four were
saved and % bodies recovered.
Tuesday, Nov. IS.
The salt trust has raised the price
100 per cent.
Appropriations for the navy IN 1901.
$65, 1S0,916; estimates for 1892, ST.
172,631.
Chieago's city council urges a state
law regulating the price of gas and
electric light.
In hotel fire at Poplar Bluff, Mo-.
nine or more persons persisted and
many were injured.
The Paris exposition was formally
closed yesterday, and the buildings
will be removed at once
Congressman D. H. Mercer. Just
elected for his fourth term from Ne
braska, is urged for the national SEN
ate.
Patrick J. Fitzgerald, once cham
pion six-day -you-please pedes-
trian, died in Long Island City yes
terday, aged IS.
Chicago yachtsmen will accept the
challenge of the Canadian Yacht club
Tor the Canada cup, won by the Gen
esee. of Rochester, last year.
A train carrying a number Of work
men as passengers was derailed yes
terday near Brueggan, Germany Six
men were killed and several injured.
Wednesday, NOV. II.
A $50, 600 900 cattle trust, to absorb
so Texas ranches at the outset. is now
talked off.
John D. Rockefeller has given s10,-
900 to the building fund of the Chicago
Of Physicians and Surgeons in Cleve-
land.
Influenza is again epidemic through
out Germany, especially in Berlin, but
has not yet assumed dangerous pro-
portions
The gelatine mixing house of the
Giant Powder compony at Sobrante,
Cal, was blown up yesterday John
c. Hoffelmeyer, foreman, and two Chi
nese were killed.
Thursday, NOV. 10.
The population of Ohio is 4,157, 545;
in 1890, 3,672. 316.
The population of Georgia is 2.2f6,-
331; in 1890, 1.S37, 1858.
During bull fight at Alearite, Spain,
the seats collapsed. Eight were killed
and 200 injured.
A match has been made between
Pugilists Jeffries and Sharkey The
fight may come off in Nevada
Immigrants have arrived in this
country at the rate of 1000 per day
from all countries since July last.
At Shippensburg. Pa, burglars blew
open safe in the United States ex-
press Office. The safe was unlocked,
and was empty.