Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1900-09-27
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, sent. al.


The population of Easton, Pa, ia 2b.-
23S; In 1890. 14.481.
The population of Williamsport, Pa,
is 2S,757; in 1890, 27.132.
Vice Chairman J. H. Edmisten, Of the
Populist national committee, chal-
tenges Senator Hanna to joint debate.
Three robbers entered the First Ma
tipnal bank OF Winnemucca, New, at
noon, held up five men, and escaped
with 5000.
Charles B. Foote. of the New York
banking firm of Hatch & Foote, which
made an assignment few days ago.
died at Oceanic, N. j., yesterday.
Saturday, Sept. ~.
President Mckinley has returned TO
Canton for an indefinite stay.
Thomas Seaton fell Is stories down
an elevator shaft in New York, and
! lived one hour after.
American casualties in killed, wound
ed and missing in the Philippines in
the past ten days approach 100.
At Berlin, N. j., Miss Laura Chew
was burned to death yesterday by the
oil tank back Of the kitchen stove ex-
ploding.
1t is announced that William J.
Bryan will speak in New York, New
Jersey, Maryland and West Virginia in
the near future.
]. Kahlere, a young aeronaut, was
killed by fall from his balloon at st.
Joseph, Mo His three brothers met
death In the same way.
Monday, Sept. "a.
The strike of butchers In the pack
ing houses of Buffalo, N Y, has been
declared off.
Marshal Campos. twice governor gen.
eral of Cuba and SPANS most famous
fighter, died at Zarauz. Spain. yesteF-
day.
The striking taiIors of Cleveland, O..
have won, securing a 10 per cent in-
crease in wages and recognition for
their union.
Gen. Joseph Wheeler peremptorily
declines to be a candidate against Sem
ator Pettus for United States senator
from Alabama
Charged with embezzling $4,000 be-
longing to the Union National bank,
Of Chicago, William d. Duncan was ar
rested at Old Point, Va.
Fire destroyed the large five story
building on Water street, Pittsburg, oc-
cupied by Wilson, Bailey & Co., doing
$4,000 to $100,000 damage
Tuesday, Sept. 25.
After being closed a fortnight, the
saloons of Galveston, Tex, were re-
opened yesterday.
Detectives who have been guarding
the Chinese legation at Washington
have been withdrawn.
w. J. Bryan denies the statement
that he has already promised cabinet
positions in case Of his election.
DR.. Nansen and the Duke of Abruzzi
have agreed TO undertake a Joint ex-
petition into North Polar regions.
At Geneva, N. Y, DR.. William r.
Brooks has succeeded in Photograph
ing objects solely by the light from the
planet Venus.
A cyclone at Morristown, Mimi, de-
molished a saloon In which 16 people
had taken refuge. Eight were killed
and six injured
DR.. Preston B. Scott. president of the
Association of Physicians and Sur
geons of the Confederate Army and
Navy, died yesterday at Louisville,
aged 60.
"wednesday, Sept. s8.
Last evening another death from bu-
bonis plague was reported in Glasgow.
The cotton crisis is paralyzing the
Bombay spinners. Thirty-hve mills
have closed.
Walter c. Jones, mayor of Galveston,
is Republican nominee for congress In
the Tenth Texas district.
A freight train jumped the track
near Lenoir, g. c.. yesterday. and En-
gineer Jack Palmer was crushed to
death.
Postoffices advanced from fourth to
third class In Pennsylvania: Monessen.
New Haven and Perkasie. In Maryland:
Brunswick.
Ex-United States Senator John M.
Palmer, gold Democratic candidate for
president In 1896, died at Springfield.
Ills. aged SO.
Advices from Southampton, l.. l.. are
to the effect that Secretary Of War
Root ia able to be out Of doors, and
his condition is not at all alarming.
Galveston issues an appeal for fur
Their contributions. The appeal gives
the number of dead at 5000 to 5000;
property loss, 10000, 900; houses to-
tally destroyed. 1900.
Thursday, Sept. TT.
Gen. Porfirio Diaz was declared mn
anlmously elected for his fifth success
sive term as president of Mexico.
Felix r. Bruno and wife of Pittsburg
have given S3S3,000 to the College Of
the Sisters Of Bethany at Topeka, Kan.
Mrs. G. A. Barker. wealthy st.
Louis woman, saved her pet dog from
being killed by a trolley car, but was
herself killed
Archbishop Ireland, while In Paris.
was decorated by M. Cambon, French
ambassador to Washington, as a CONF
mander Of the Legion Or Honor.