Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1903-12-03


southern China as result Of the de-
struction Of several hundred fishing
junks in a typhoon off Swallow.
IA THE The officials of the IN
EIEIn land Steel company at
oE rAnor Indian Harbor, Ill.,,
have decided to close
down the entire mills until next May
because no settlement can be reached
with the steel workers, they refusing to
submit to a reduction in wages Aside
from the $50 skilled workers about
1850 others win be thrown out of EN-
ployment.
The strike of the employees Of the
Chicago City railway was settled at an
early hour Wednesday morning at a
conference between the mayor, the al
dermanic peace committee, President
Hamilton and q. r. Bliss, counsel for
the company, and the executive board
of the local union of the strikers. The
basis on which the settlement was
reached is complete victory for the
company as FAR as the original de-
mands of the men are concerned
The strike in the northern Colorado
coal field has been settled, and ma
jority of the miners resumed work on
Monday. r. G. Williams, general SUI
perintendent of the Northern Coal and
Coke company. is of the opinion that
there are not sufficient miners III the
district tG operate the mines at their
full capacity at present, but he believes
those who have left the district will re-
turn.
The closing down Of the Townsend s.
Downey company's shipbuilding plant
at Shooter island, where between 900
and ], ZOO men are regularly employed,
came as a surprise on Saturday. Sew
eral reasons are given for the step. One
Is that the concern is to be reorganized
and more funds furnished, and the 9TH
en- is that labor troubles have affected
the company
-Four carloads of miners, numbering
nearly 200, some with their families,
have left the vicinity of Wilkesbarre,
Pa, for Thurber, Tex, where a new
soft coal field is opening. Some 300
more will leave within the next month
NEWS OF All the larger planta-
o,lp tions in the great Cu-
Mr,c1.o9e ban sugar belt around
- 49, Cienfuegos, at Manza-
nilla, Guantanamo, Puerto Padre, Cal
BARREN, Nuevitas, Cardenas and Matan-
zas are grinding cane this season a
month earlier than usual, and with the
improved American machinery intro
duced since Spanish evacuation well
known sugar growers say they can pro-
duee the higher grade sugars for cent
a pound at a big profit
The city Of Santo Domingo, capital
of the republic Of that name, has capt.
ulated to the revolutionary forces Sa-
lutes of twenty-one guns each were
fired throughout the country, and there
was great rejoicing over the triumph of
the revolution. The defeated President
Wos y Gil, accompanied by his cabinet,
sought refuge on German warship.
General Jiminez, leader of the revolu
ton, who now for the third time be
comes president, belongs to family
distinguished in the West Indies as
fighters, revolutionists and politicians
A South Piegan Indian under the in
fiuence of liquor ran amuclx on the
South Piegan reservation, in Manitoba.
Before he could be arrested he had kill
ed his wife and six other members Of
the tribe
The Chilean congress has passed a
measure providing for the expenditure
of S5.000,000 for the draining and sew
ering Of Santiago.
ACCIDENTS An accidental explo-
ARR sion OF gas caused the
.,,n,r,re death of thirteen min
efeSS - ers and great damage
Id coal mine No. 20 at Bonanza, Ark
When the explosion occurred there
were about ITS men ii the various
shafts. All escaped without injury ex-
cept the thirteen who were employed in
entry TX, : the scene Of the explosion.
BY the giving way of a floor at the
residence Of John Waters at Sellecks
Corners, Conn. forty three persons who
were attending church social as Wa
ters' guests were thrown suddenly into
the cellar. ten feet below. Several
were badly bruised and some sustained
broken bones.
Mr. and Mrs George Smith sixty