Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1901-03-07
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED
Friday. Marcel, 1.

The 18th victim of the recent rail-
way wreck near Bordentown, N. j.,
died yesterday in Camden.
Four young children of Mrs Amy
Scott were burned to death in their
home in Bitchfield township, Pa.
Jesse R. Davis, the hospital nurse ac-
cused of killing Louis Hilliard, an in
sane patient, in New York, was ac-
quilted.
The national senate yesterday passed
the army appropriation bill, including
the provisions affecting the Philippines
and Cuba.
Rosslyn Terrell, who murdered his
friend, Express Messenger Lane, for
money with which to marry, was cleo
trocuted at Columbus CO., this morn
ing.
Saturday, March 2.
The Boston cup defender will be
named independence.
The senatorial deadlocks in Nebraska
and Montana continue, fruitless ballots
being taken daily.
The queen regent Of Spain has sign
ed decree appointing Rear Admiral
Cervera to be a vice admiral.
Mrs. Carrie Nation, the Kansas sa-
loon smasher, is again a prisoner in
Topeka jail. She will be tried in April.
The mayors Of Pittsburg and Allie
gheny will make a legal fight against
the ripper" bill passed by the Penn
sylvania legislature.
Senator Edward o. Wolcott has re-
signed as member of the Republican
national committee from Colorado and
Archie M. Stephenson has been desig-
mated as his successor.
Monday, March 4.
Capital punishment for kidnapping
has been provided in Texas.
Republicans Of Toledo nominated
Brig. Gen. w. V. McMakin for mayor.
The torpedo boat destroyer Preble
was launched Saturday at San Fran
cisco.
A new extradition treaty between the
United States and Switzerland was pro-
mulgated Saturday.
Four people were killed at Gallipolis,
o., by the bursting of the boiler Of
Jacob Lindewood's sawmill.
Russia and other powers have ad-
dressed remonstrances to the sultan
against the Macedonian disorders.
Bodies Of the % victims of the Dia-
mondville, Wyo., mine fire have been
recovered and work will be resumed.
Tuesday, March s.
Mayor Harrison was unanimously re-
nominated today by Chicago's Demo-
cratic convention.
At Woodland, Pa, Woods Appleton,
well known citizen, shot and wound
ed his wife and then killed himself
The woman's condition is critical
Lieut. Evlyn B. Baldwin yesterday
closed contract with a Chicago packing
company for the entire supply of food
for the Baldwin-Zeigler Polar expedi-
ton.
At Union City, Ind, United States
officers seized 1920 pounds of butter
belonging to the Hudson Produce COM
pany, 81 tubs of which was oleomar-
gr-'--
Thomas H. Carter, the retiring Re-
publican senator from Montana, defeat
ed the river and harbor bill by a speech
lasting nearly 13 consecutive hours.
The st. Louis exposition bill passed.
Wednesday, March 6.
A bill favoring woman suffrage pass
ed in the Indiana legislature.
John D. Rockefeller has given $780,
900 to Vassar college for a new DOR
mitory.
Gen. Aaron S. Daggett, recently APP
pointed brigadier general of the army.
has zen retired.
Captains R. D. Evans and H. G. Tay-
lor, for service at Santiago, have been
commissioned rear admirals.
Mr.. John G. A. Leishman, the newly
appointed United States minister to
Turkey, arrived in Constantinople yes
terday.
Miss Anna White of Williamsport,
Pa, was yesterday appointed depu-
ty factory Inspector vice Mrs. Mary
Wagner, of Harrisburg.
The president yesterday sent to the
senate the names Of all present cabinet
officers. They were promptly confirm
ed Griggs will retire next month.
Thursday, March Z.
An agreement between Chicago con-
tractors and carpenters will prevent
carpenters strikes for two years at
least.
The total population OF Alaska III
1900, as shown by the returns of the
twelfth census, is 1882 as against 3D.
052 for 1890.
A bill passed the lower house of
Indiana's legislature which provides
for the dismissal of any sheriff whose
prisoner may be lynched.
In collision yesterday between pas
senger and freight trains on the Penn
sylvania road, near Gainesville, Pa.
two postal clerks were slightly injured