Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1905-01-26
A WEEKS NEWS CONDENSED.
Friday, January 20.


a mine at Shenandoah, Pa, and in
stantly killed
Edward R. Abbott, of New York, on
his deathbed married Mrs. Carrie Tut
tie and left her his entire estate, val
ued at 100000.
President and Mrs Roosevelt enter
tanned the diplomatic corps at dinner
at the White House, covers for more
than so being laid.
Ro0Fer E. Washington addressed the
KAN legislature on the race dues
sion, but was refused entertainment at
she Wichita hotels because Of his color.
DR.. William H. Jones, of Harris
burg, one Of the leading negro physi-
clans Of Pennsylvania, died of pneu-
monia after a short illness, aged IS
years.
Saturday, January Fl.
The United States senate in execu-
tive session ratified the extradition
treaty with Spain.
Fire destroyed the Mount Washing
ton Methodist Episcopal Church at
Pittsburf entailing a loss of 100000
Secretary Hay and Minister Grip
signed an arbitration treaty between
this country and Norway and Sweden.
Because her husband upbraided her
for smoking cigarettes, habit she
could not conquer, Mrs. Sadie Tnomp-
son, Of Chicago, committed suicide.
President Roosevelt has received a
gift from President Palma, of Cuba,
of volume containing fac SMILES of
all the state papers relating to the
establishment of the Cuban republic
Monday, January %.
Celia and Cassie Olive, aged sisters
Of GAINESVILLE, o., We're burned to ieath
by their clothing taking fire from an
open CRATE.
Tramps, who barely escaped with
their lives set fire to Albert Parsons
barn, near Bangor, Pa, and all the live
stock persisted
Charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the Des Moines Qa.) National Bank,
former Assistant Cashier Carl n.
Spencer has been arrested.
Thirty-two indictments have been
returned against N. S. Walpole, the
new postmaster at Denver, Colo, in
connection with the election frauds.
Obeying the pope's decree, st. John
Gaulbergs Church, at Johnstown. Pa.
has introduced the Gregorian chant,
being the first church in the Altoona
diocese TO do so.
Tuesday January "a.
The Countess Buxhoewden, nee Nc
Knight, of Bordentown, N. j., died at
Nice. France.
The New Hampshire Hotel, at At
lantic City. was destroyed by fire, en-
failing a loss of $4,000.
King Victor Emanuel has conferred
the Grand Gordon of the Grown of
Italy on Whitelaw Reid, OF New York.
J. Mahlon Barnes. a cigarmaxer. of
philadelphia, has been elected ma
tionaI secretary of the Socialist party,
with headquarters at Chicago.
Mrs. Rachel Peters. an octogenarian
and inmate OF the almshouse at York,
Pa was burned to death while alone
in her room at the institution
Wednesday, January IS.
Nathan b. Scott has been reelected
United States senator by the West
Virginia legislature.
The 2Stn annual meeting Of the
Pennsylvania state board of agricuI-
ture was held at Harrisburg.
Colonel Theodore S. Barton, former
". senior vice commander-in-chief of
the G. A. R.. died at Providence. R. I.
The Retail Grocers' Association held
their national convention at Cinein-
natl. with 5000 delegates in attend
anee.
Mrs. Ella Greeley. rs years old, of
Lickingville, Clarion county. Pa, IS
charged with killing her 6-year-old
son by cutting his throat with razor
Thursday, January 20.
A bill absolutely prohibiting collie
giate football as felony was intro
duced in the Nebraska legislature.
Captain William Carter, once
famous horseman and millionaire. died
penniless in New York from ape
plexy.
The Texas legislature has elected
Charles A. Culherson, Democrat. so
succeed himself in the United States
senate
Charles Ronier, aged rs years, has
been convicted for the second time Of
murder for killing GrNnz Frehr, at
Buffalo, N. Y
Zacharias T. Lair, a trackman on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, was struck by
freight train during a snow storm at
Bird-in-Hand, Lancaster county, Pa,
and instantly killed.
LAFoLLETTe ELECTED SENATOR
Will Back Up President In Fight
Against Railroad Rebates.
Milwaukee, Wis. Jan. 26.- Governor
Robert Lafollette was in the joint ex-
ecutive assembly elected United States
senator to succeed Joseph v. Quarles.
The governor received 101 votes out of