The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1899-10-12
THE NEWS.

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President Mckinley was kept busy attend
Ing the religious services on Sunday In Chi
cago. In an address to the colored people,
he said their race had demonstrated its pa
trlotlsm by its sacrifices.
Secretary OF Agriculture Wilson says this
years corn crop will be between twenty
three and twenty-five hundred millions OF
bushels, one OF the largest in the history Of
the country.
The thirtieth anniversary Of Rev. Or. E..
Erksineh pastorate Mt the Big Spring Pres
byterian Church, at Newvllle Pa, was cell
ebrated with impressive exercises.
| The coroncr's inquest in Virginia devel-
oped the fact that Enoch CLARK, who died
| from the effects of a beating had been
walking about with fractured skull.
Several OF the gamblers who assaulted
! passenger on the steamer Georgeanua dur
lug the yacht race were held for trial, aud
the captain was fined.
The United states hospital ship solace ar
rived at San francisco from Manila with
discharged sailors from vessels in the
Asiatic squadron.
P.ummer Dodson was arrested in Danvile,
| Va, on suspicion OF having murdered his
mother-in-law, Pnttio Lovelace.
In speech nt n banquet In Chicago, Sec
retary OF War Root said that the fighting
machinery should be improved.
The French Canadians OF Chicago gavo
Sir Wiired Laurier, premier of Canada, an
enthusiastic reception.
The Mary Washington Hospital was dedi-
Gated at Fredericksburg, Va.
At Dallas, Texas the battle flag captured
during the war by Indiana soldiers from tho
Texas Rangers, was returned, the governors
OF both stntes participated in the exercises.
Marcus L. Hennion was arrested at
Orange, N. j., charged with the murder OF
Nathaniel Dobbins, whose skeleton was
found under heap OF rocks.
Captain Bowen, of the Arctic Stream, re-
ported, Mt Santa Monica, Cal, the wreck OF
the British steamer Tekoa, and loss OF all
but five OF the crew.
President Mckinley received enthusiastic
greetings at his old home, Canton, and other
Western cities through which his special car
passed.
The Mallory Line steamer Leona was de-
stroyed 10y lre mt her wharf in the East
River, New York. The cargo, valued ut
$3.50 000 is IA total lose.
A syndicate OF Pennsylvania and other
Eastern capitalists has bought 12j,000 acres
OF coal lands in Indiana and Armstrong
counties, Pa.
The convention OF the High Tent Indc-
pendent Order OF Rechabites, closed at
Washington, to meet next year ut Lonhcon-
ing, Md.
Buck Spear, one OF the two prisoners who
escaped from the New Jersey Penitentary,
was captured Mt Susquehnnnu, Pa.
The Allen-Thompson-W Whitney Company's
furniture factory, in South Ashburnham,
Macs. was destroyed by 1re.
President Eckert OF the Western Union
Telegraph Company, wired the president Of
the New York Cotton Exchange, declining
to discharge the employees responsible for
the misleading cotton quotations.
j. T. Reese. OF the National Mine Work
ers' Union, in an address to striking miners
at Leavenworth, Kas., said no miners kit
! was complete without rifle.
| Sixty blacksmiths, who came from New
York to work at the Cramps shipynrd4.
| yielded TO the opportunities OF the strikers
and refused to go to work.
| Captain ]. W. Partridge, OF the Little
Island Life-saving Station, Va, was arrested
on the charge OF criminally ussnulting Mrs.
| Moore.
Mre. Owens, OF King George county, Va,
was placed on trial on the charge of burn
! ing the storehouse OF j. c. Nlnde.
Frank Walker and his bride were mur-
deIed In Montgomery, No., by Charles Ran
kin, who then killed himself.
Two men were killed aud two others
fatally injured by the explosion OF n sawmlll
boiler In Louisa county, Va.
The eleventh annual convention Of the
American Bottlers' Association was begun
| In Cincinnati.
Chicago's Fall Festival was opened with n
brilliant electrical display.
The Gallego Mills property was sod in
Richmond, Va, for Sl05, 900.
| Louis Westerman burned himself to death
at Toledo, Ohio.
The first OF the series OF international
yacht races between the American boat
Columbia and the British boat Shamrock
on the Atlantic ocean, outside OF New York
harbor was declared "no race" because
neither vessel finished within the required
time limit OF Ave and half hours. At the
expiration OF the time limit the Shamrock
was leading the Columbia by little more
than quarter OF n mile. Tho boats were
then four miles from the fnish, having trav-
eled 26 miles. The time expired Mt 4.45 p.
| NJ, the race having started at Ills. The
| reason for the failure OF the boats to finish
within the time limit was the comparative
| lightness OF the breeze.
Admiral Dewey was presented the sword
voted him by Congress. The presentation
ceremonies, In which the President and
Secretary Long participated, took place at
the Capitol, whittier the Admiral and other
| distinguished personages were escorted by u
military procession. The Admiral wns
President McKinley's guest at IL dinner in
the evening.
William II. Stubhs, OF Baltimore, defeated
William Duffy, OF Pniladelphia, In contest t
In operating the Mergrnthaler typesettipg &
machines In Philadelphia.
| The British government is reported TO
have placed large orders for canned meats
with the Chicago packers for use OF the
troops In South Africa.
| Augustus Hopper Kruger, OF Nebraska, n
half brother OF Paul Kruger, passed through
Chicago on his way to the Transvaal, to join
tho army.
Des MoInes, Iowa, was visited by $780,
900 fire.
Miss Luclna Clark and her aged mother
were burned to death at their home In
Pisrrepont Manor, N. Y.
James Robinson and Wilbur Turner went
to sleep In lime Kiln In Richmond, and
were suffocated.