The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-09-06
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.

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Musician Henry Vance, who deserted
to the enemy in the Philippines and
was captured, was brought to San
Francisco to serve sentence OF ninety
years imprisonment
The contractor erecting the new
Federal building in Chicago signed
the agreement of the union and dis
charged the non-unionists.
The otter Creek Lumber Company's
plant, near Parsons, w. Va. was de-
stroyed by fire. the loss being about a
quarter Of a million.
report recommending the restric-
tion OF brokerage was made at the
convention of fire insurance agents in
Milwaukee.
The residence of Rev. f. j. Cobb of
Statesville, Ca, was struck by hight
ming and Mrs. Cobb was killed.
Charles Moody killed his father
while the two were working in a coal
mine near Belleville, Illinois.
A number of arrests were made in
Akron, Ohio, on account of the recent
riots there.
Forty-four cotton mills in Fall River,
Mass, shut down for a week.
The American Bar Association elect
ed officers at Saratoga and adjourned.
Mr.. John Hlnkley, of Baltimore, was
chosen secretary, and Henry st. George
Tucker of Lexington. Va, one of the
executive committee.
E. S. Washburn, president of the Kan
sas City, Fort Scott and Memphis Rail-
road Company, died at Rye Beach, Me-
David Beetle, a farmer, living near
Clements Bridge, N. j., shot farmers
son, and while in Jail drowned himself
DR.. Wilkinson and Josephine Pack
ard, of Dover, Del, have eloped a sec
ond time, this time from Philadelphia.
Second Lieut.. Henry N. Way was
killed in Luzon on August 2S. He was
born near Rutland, ILL.,, in 1874.
Thomas Jones, negro preacher, who
murdered family of six, colored, was
hanged at Raleigh, N. c.
1t is said that NJ. E. ingalls, may be
chosen president of the Southern Pa
cific Railroad Company.
Over 100000 has been secured by
the Sons of Veterans for national col
lege.
Harry Howells, aged sixteen, was
Killed by train near Avoca, Pa.
Forest fires are doing much damage
In Colorado.
Captain Gilley, an Alaskan explorer,
is dead.
Thomas ]. Powers, commissioner of
banking for Pennsylvania and a lead
ing Republican State politician, was
found dead in the outskirts of Phila-
delphia. He had fallen from train.
George r. Peck. of Chicago, deliv-
cred the chief address before the
American Bar Association at Saratoga.
His subject was THE March of the
Constitution.
Claims against New York for in
juries received by colored persons in
the recent riots filed in the Comptrol-
ler's office now aggregate $260,00O.
The Supreme Lodge of the Knights
of Pythias chose San Francisco as the
place of the next biennial gathering
OF the order.
Supreme Vice Chancellor Ogden Fl.
Fethers, of Janesville, Wis. was elect
ed deputy chancellor of the knights
of Pythias.
The population of Evansville, Ind,
is 59,007, as against 50,756 in 1890.
This is an increase of S251, or 1926
per cent.
The population of Detroit, Mich, is
2S5, 704, as against 205,S7 in 1890. This
is an increase of 79,S2S, or 3S.77 per
cent.
Senator Hanna has purchased for the
Chesapeake and Western Railroad
Stribling Springs, Augusta county, Va,
W. j. Rodgers, in the Eighth, and ].
II. Whitehead, in the Fifth, are Repub-
lican Congressional nominees in Vir-
ginia.
Direct telegraphic communication
was opened between New York and
Germany through the new German
cable.
A party of Christian Endeavorers
arrived in New York from Europe af-
ter many hardships.
Albert Knierien, Democratic poll
tician of Nyack, N. Y, died of a gun
shot wound received from Frank Quin-
tan last Saturday.
Senators Davis and Dolliver, Speak
er Henderson and others made ad-
dresses at the banquet of the Hamil
ton Club in Chicago
The Census Bureau announced the
POPhidtiOi vi ANs b.s " bC
105,171 as against 7S,347, an increase
OF 34.24 per cent.
Charles A. Beach was appointed su-
perintendent of the Philadelphia and
Reading Railways Atlantic City di-
vision.
Herr Won Brandt, former German
Minister to China, says that the trou-
BILE in China is not yet at an end.
A. M. Waddell OF Wilmington, N. c.,
announces himself as candidate for
United States Senator,
Bills TO repeal the Goebel election
law were introduced in both houses of
the Kentucky Legislature.
William Nicholas was shot and killed
at Atlantic City by his father, who was
arrested
Mrs. Mary r. Reese, sister of ex-
Senator John Sherman, died at Ian
caster, Ohio.
The postofIice at st. Joseph, Mich, was
robbed of $4,000 in cash, stamps and
postal cards.
Governor Roosevelt will speak at the
annual apple carnival in Leavenworth
Kan. Mr.. Bryan may also be asked to
make an address.
The 32d annual reunion of the So
ciety of the Army of Tennessee will be
held at Detroit, Mich September 20
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