Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-07-18
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday, July IL.

harry mann, the tneaLrlcal manager
Of New York city, died at Saratoga
yesterday of hright's disease.
Robert l.. Hayes, formerly sheriff
of Chester county, Pa, died yesterday
at his home in West Chester, from
heart disease He was So years old.
A resolution was offered at the con-
vention of the Retail Clerks in Buffalo
yesterday calling on all members be-
longing to state militia organizations
to withdraw from them.
John II. Bacon, Milwaukee news
paper man, and veteran of the Span
ish war, has accepted an appointment
as vice consul general and clerk to
Consul General Rubles at Hong Kong.
Saturday, duly 10.
Cardinal Gibbons has received let
ter from the Pope praising the work
Of the National Catholic University at
Washington.
Charles 7. Becker, wealthy re-
tired diamond broker of Brooklyn
shot and killed himself yesterday. Ill
health IS given as the cause
The freight engineers on the Pitts
burg division of the Pennsylvania rail
road were yesterday granted an adj
vance in wages by General Superin-
tendent J. M Wallis.
Hon. Richard b. Hubbard, formerly
governor of Texas, and during Presi-
dent Cleveland's administration Uni
ted States minister to Japan, died at
his home in Tyler, Tex, yesterday.
Monday, July is.
Andrew Carnegie has offered $4,000
for the erection of free public library
in Amman, Scotland.
Mrs Julia Ward Howe, who has been
in poor health has fully recovered and
is about the house as usual.
The Dawson Railroad company has
been incorporated to build line from
Liberty, on the new Rock Island ex-
tension, to the Dawson coal fields, 1870
miles. The company is capitalized at
100000
General Baden-Powell is suffering
from overwork and fever; and his med
ical advisers in South Africa have or
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proceed to England.
Emperor Nicholas, according to a
dispatch from st. Petersburg, has is
sued an order that 308,500 men shall
be recruited for the Russian army and
navy during the present year.
Tuesday, July is.
Senior Moret was yesterday elected
president. of the Spanish chamber of
Deputies
Edward P Kershaw, formerly vice
president of the Knickerbocker Ice
company, died yesterday In Philadel-
phia.
The United States delegates to the
congress of American republics have
about decided to have their first meet.
ing at Buffalo two weeks hence
A great Belgian, Russian and French
syndicate is forming in Brussels to
construct railways in China It will
have capital of 1,000,000,o0 francs.
Wednesday, July II.
Charles f. Alba, former United
States appraiser, died In New Orleans
yesterday from heat.
Colonel John S. Mosby, the Confed.
crate leader during the Civil War. has
been appointed special agent of the
general land office.
Colonel John Wallower, who found.
ed the first individual freight line from
Harrisburg to Philadelphia and New
York, died yesterday in Harrisburg
from paralysis.
Charges of irregular practice made
against Corn King" George H. Phil.
lips have been dismissed by the di.
rectors of tie Chicago board of trade.
President Mccarthy of the Iowa
State Bar Association spoke yesterday
on the prevalence of bribery in Ameri
can courts
Thursday, July 10.
Maurice Robinson. of New York, is
arranging for motor trip around the
world
The wages of the puddlers at the
Harrisburg rolling mills will be In
creased from $3.50 to 1915 ton be-
ginning July 16
Charlemagne Tower, United States
ambassador to Russia, will give ban
quet at which 80 covers will be laid, to
Anthony J. Drexel.
On the st. Louis, which sailed yester-
day was James J. Van Allen, VINO is go
ing to England to receive the decora-
ton of the Order of St. John Of Jerusa-
lem from King Edward.
The Denmark ministry formed A nrit
81, 1900, has resigned. King Christian
has requested the ministers to retain
their portfolios pending the appoint
ment of new cabinet.
Fairfax Inn Destroyed.