Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-10-17
AWEEK'S NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday. October Il.

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Friday, October n.
The Union League Club Of New
York endorsed the mayoralty candi-
dacy Of Seth Low.
The founders day address OF Lehigh
University was delivered by President
Scott, of Rutgers.
1t is reported that the North German
Lloyd Steamship company will extend
its lines to Honolulu.
The tableware factory of the Central
Glass company at Wheeling. w. Va.
was destroyed by fire.
Mayor Boyden, of SALISBURY, s. c.,
invited President Roosevelt to go on
a hunting trip in his state.
Fifteen cars were wrecked in rear
end freight collision on the Southern
railway near Georgetown, Ind.
The American Board of Missions
at Hartford last night raised 100000
to wipe out the debt Of the board.
Saturday, October IL.
London newspapers demand the re-
signation of General Butler.
The President announced the APP
pointment of Robert L. Howe as ma
jor in the Porto Rico Provisional
Regiment Of Infantry.
Fire destroyed the building and
contents of the st. Louis Cereal Sugar
company. The loss is $150.000. The
st. Louis Candy company, adjoining,
lost $4,000.
H. M. S. Amphion has been ordered
| to look after British interests there
during the progress of the rebellion.
The Icarus is already there.
Mr.. Kruger was the recipient Of
many gifts and addresses upon the
| occasion of the second anniversary of
the declaration of war in South Al
RIGA. Among his visitors were the
burgomaster of Hilyersum and other
officials.
Monday, October IA.
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen
Helena of Italy will soon visit st. Pc
tersburg.
Cubans will open an Office in Wash
ington, d. c., about November /, to
push reciprocity agreement.
The first days registration of vot-
ers in Greater New York was 231,035,
/ compared with 251,818 In 1900.
During quarrel over woman,
| Daniel G. Bennett was fatally stabbed
at Detroit, Mich. presumably by
Frank ]. Klein.
Striking telephone linemen at Chi
cago, ILL.,, have been notified to re-
turn at once or new men will be hired
to take their places.
| Iowa's supreme court has decided
! that a mere fine for keeping saloons
open on holidays is unconstitutional,
the law providing that the license OF
an offender must be forfeited.
Tuesday, October IS.
The smallpox epidemic among the
Indian reservations is spreading.
Emperor William has returned to
Berlin, after three-weeks' hunting
trip.
Mrs. Hannah Powderley, wife OF
Immigrant Commissioner Powderley
died yesterday.
Rev. N. H. Melhorn, of Philadelphia
refused to take a $1,000 pastorate Of
fered him by the Grace Lutheran
Church of Bethlehem, Pa.
The Rev. Sheldon A. Harris, Con
gregational minister of Dwight, Ill.
has been elected vice president of the
Illinois State Federation of Labor.
i Wednesday, October is.
The American Humane Society con
vened in Buffalo yesterday.
George Carter knocked out Joe Wal
colt in the seventh round at Sar
Francisco last night.
Ex-President Grover Cleveland was
elected member of the board of trus
tees of Princeton College.
John d. Rockefeller is said to have
pledged 100000 toward the endow
ment fund of Barnard College.
The 9th annual convention of the
directors of the poor and charities OF
Pennsylvania is in session at Altoona
| Thursday, October II.
i Booker T. Washington, of Tuskegee
Ala, dined with the President last
evening.
Edgewood Inn, a summer hotel or
Lower Saranac lake in the Adiron-
dacks, was burned.
All litigation over the will of jacob
S. Rogers, the eccentric Newark mil
lionaire, has been settled.
Somerset will be the next meeting
place of the Association of Directors
of the Poor of Pennsylvania.
The first annual meeting OF the In
ternational Missionary Conference o.
the Christian Church began at Piqua
O., last night and will continue in ses
sion four days.