Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1902-08-21
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED,
Friday, August is.

Friday, August is.
The Supreme Lodge of the knights
I of Pythias will meet next year at
Louisville, KY.
Fire yesterday destroyed the main
building of the Iowa Agricultural Col
lege at Des Moines, causing loss Of
$4,000.
i Four men were seriously injured in
New York yesterday by derrick fall
ing on them while at work on a 16.
: story building.
J The United States cruiser Boston
was placed in commission yesterday
/ at the Mare Island (Cal.) navy yard.
after undergoing extensive repairs.
: Altoona Pa. street car employees
4 will go on strike if the companies re-
fuse TO grant them 10 per cent. in
crease in wages and semi-monthly
pay
Saturday. August IS.
The large department store of T.
v. Howell. at Hamilton, O.. was de-
stroyed by fire yesterday. Loss, $780,
900,
The Very Rev. Francis Henry of
London, is coming to the United
States to solicit money for heather
missions.
| The threatened Altoona (Pa.) street
car strike has been averted. the en-
ployes accepting 10 per cent. in
crease in wages.
| King Edward, of England, has pre-
1
beautiful golden crucifix as memento
of his coronation.
Monday, August 1s.
The New York Republican state
convention will be held at Saratoga
| September %.
| Frank G. Andrews was convicted
in Detroit of misapplying funds of
the wrecked City Savings Bank.
The Union Veterans Union accept
| ed the invitation to hold its national
encampment in Washington in Octo-
| Der
The eighth annual session of the Ma
| tional Bible Conference was opened
| at Winona yesterday, with 1,500 minis
| tiers of various denominations in at
| tendance
Tuesday, August 10.
During the week ending last Satur-
day the public baths of Philadelphia
were used by 320,O01 persons.
The plant Of the Tallahatta Lumber
Company, near Meridian, Miss, was de-
stroyed by FIRE yesterday Loss, $4,000
Mrs. Emma Schieble, of Dayton, O.,
was run down and killed by bicyclist
yesterday while alighting from street
car.
The battleship Maine was locked at
the Brooklyn navy yard yesterday to
put her in shape for the official speed
trial
-Four labor leaders were arrested in
Manila yesterday for threatening to
kill striking cigarmakers il they re-
turned to work.
Wednesday, August 20.
Fire of unknown origin yesterday de-
stroyed Parson College at Fairfield Ia.
Loss, $4,000
Congressman r. r. Butler, of the
First district of Tennessee, died at his
home in Mountain City yesterday.
Thirty-one candidates have passed
the mental examination for entrance to
the Annapolis Naval Academy, class
of 1906
Western apple growers held meet
, ing at ST Louis yesterday to form an
organization to regulate the price OF
that fruit.
Senator James X. Jones, of Arkan-
J sas, denies that he had been offered a
2 place on the Isthmian Canal Commits
sion by President Roosevelt.
i. Thursday, August Fl.
The Bridgeport (Pa) Tube Works
were destroyed by fire yesterday. Loss
$4,000.
The Pennsylvania Grand Lodge
knights of Pythias, will meet next year
at Carbonate.
Lieutenant General Miles left Wash
ington yesterday to inspect the forts
along the New England coast.
Charles Schwab, president of the
United States Steel Corporation, sailed
for Europe today on the French liner
La Lorraine.
The British steamer Monomoy, load
, ed with 100000 bushels of wheat, ran
aground in the channel at Galveston
/ Tex, yesterday.
Il A dispatch from Rome says it is
probable that Bishop Blenk, Of Porto
D Rico, will be appointed apostolic dele
t gate to the Philippine Islands.