Gloucester County Democrat., 1902-06-05
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, May 80.

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Atlantic City's new bicycle coliseum
was opened for the season last night
! with a fine racing program.
Wednesday nights heavy frost al
most entirely destroyed vegetation
and truck patches in the vicinity of
Altoona, Pa.
H Clay Evans, the new consul gen
eral to London, paid his farewell visit
to President Roosevelt yesterday. He
will sail for London June 4.
The senate committee on military
affairs authorized a favorable report
on the bill to retire General Brooke
with the rank of lieutenant general.
Senator Platt, of New York, intro
duced a bill in the senate yesterday,
making train robbery felony and
providing the death penalty for the
Offense.
Saturday, May 81.
Representatives of first class post
Offices in Pennsylvania met in Harris
burg yesterday and formed state or
ganization.
While temporarily insane, Mrs. Rose
Fieginow, of New York, killed her
daughter by asphyxiation and then
committed suicide.
The grand stand at Hawthorne race
track, Chicago, was burned yesterday
afternoon shortly after the last race
was run. Loss, $75,000
Brigadier General William F. Spur
gin has been retired, making two va
in, thu 1ict Of hxino o1e,
in the United States army.
Monday, June 2.
The new French chamber of depu-
ties opened yesterday.
The Yaqui Indians in Arizona are
still on the warpath.
Russell Sage has so far recovered
from his illness that he is expected to
be out today.
Baron Eichhi Shibusawa, one of the
richest merchants of Japan, is now in
San Francisco. He is making tour
of the world.
Louis Palma Di Cesnola, chief direc-
tor of the Metropolitan Museum of
Art, died at her home in New York
yesterday of heart disease.
Tuesday, June 8.
Frank P. Carpoon, of Boston. trav-
cling salesman, was found dead in bed
in a Philadelphia hotel.
Kate Quinn. II years old, was found
dead in a field last night near Scran-
ton, with her head badly battered.
Rev. William ]. Reid, DID,, yesterday
resigned as clerk of the General As
sembly of the Presbyterian Church
The first of the military exercises
which form part of the annual ex-
aminations of the corps of cadets were
| held at West Point yesterday.
The American Congress of Tubercu-
losis began it's third annual meeting
yesterday in New York in joint session
with the Medico-Legal Society.
Wednesday, June q.
Captain E. W. Watson, of the United
States navy, has been retired with the
rank of rear admiral.
A call for the National Farmers
Congress, to be held at Macon. Ga,
beginning October Z, has been issued.
yesterday decided to report favorably
the bill creating a department of COM
| merce.
According to the United States cen
sus bureau, there were 23,720 farms in
New York on June 1, 1900, valued at
| $888,134,1S0.
Coal dealers at Baltimore, Nd, re-
t.
ply of anthracite coal in the city and
a coal famine is threatened.
Senator Quay introduced bill in
the United States senate appropriate
ing $4,000 for the purchase of addi-
| tional land for the Gettysburg Ma
tional Park.
Thursday, June 5.
Lieutenant General Miles has gone to
Fort Riley, Kas., to witness practical
test of field guns.
The Missouri State University yes
! terday conferred the degree of Doctor
| of Laws on Samuel L. Clemens Mark
Twain.
The senate passed bill extending
the free postal delivery service to cities
of 5000 population, or to cities having
postal revenue of not less than $4,000
| annually.
Albert Wertz, of Rossmere, Lancas-
| ter county, Pa, while driving four
horse team was struck by fast freight