The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-15
1hE NEWS.

Caleb Powers, Republican secretary OF state,
arrested at Lexington on the charge ofbeing
implicated In the killing of Goebel protests
ms innocence, and says all he wants Is iair
trial. Governor Taylor declares the entire
proceeding Is Democratic conspiracy.
Dr. Parkhurst, as president OF the Society
Tor the Prevention OF Crime, sent a letter to
District Attorney Gardiner telling him TO
turn his virtuous indignation upon anumbef
OF places In New York which are considera
bly, more immoral than Walack's Theater.
Rev. Samuel C. Edsall, missionary bishop
OF North Dakota, has been appointed acting
lucccssor to ,he late Rev. Mahlon N. Gilbert,
bisnop co-adjutor of the Protestant Episco-
pal Diocese OF Minnesota.
Two more hold-ups were reported In Nor
folk. In one Instance the footpad, Frank
Williamson, was arrested by his Intended
victim, Mr. Parsons, and handed over TO the
police.
Captain Mahan has written an article for
Leslte's Weekly, dwelling upon the necessity
OF large navy for the maintenance OF the
Monroe doctrine.
Unofficial advices received in Cincinnati
from Rome declare that Henry Moeller,
chancellor of the archdiocese OF Cincinnati,
has been appointed Bishop OF Columbus.
Three more dead bodies were removed
from the Red Ash mine, W. Va. but the
bodies Of twenty-elght more victims remain
In the mine.
William +. Miller. tho franklin Syndicate
man, was heard in bankruptcy proceedings
In New York. II, refused to answer ques-
tions.
Isaiah Gary, colorod. was sent up for six
months for attempting to burelarize the resi-
dence of Mrs Jewell. at Port Norfolk, Va.
Captain b. q. Patterson, member OF the
Virginia House OF Delegates from Rocking
ham county, died IN Richmond.
Adam Heipner wealthy merchant tailor
OF Grafton, W. Va, committed suicide by
lcnping into the Valley river.
The revenue service steamer Onondaga
left Norfolk to search for tho missing Span
ish steamer Minerva.
Philip Kuntz was convicted In Norrstown,
Pa. Of mansaughter in causing the death of
Pierce W. Cope
Thomas j. Williams was sentenced in
Stannton. Va, to three years in the peniten-
tlary for attempted rape.
Fire did about SC 900 worth OF damage to
the factory and warehouses of Samuel Bacon
a Sons. In Laurel, Del.
II. Garnett Willis died in Fredericksburg
Va, from the effects of wound received
during the Civil War.
Three hundred non-union workmen. un-
der police guard were put to work on BUILD
ings in Chicago.
Resolutions wero passed by the New York
Produce Exchange asking for justice to
Puerto Rico.
The convention was continued In Cleye-
land, o.. OF the National Council of Jewish
Women.
The II. Kyd Douglas Camp, Sons OF Vet
erans, was organized in Shepherdstown,
W. Va.
Fire wiped out s5OOO 600 worth of property
In Leads. s. ID.
The estimate OF the number OF victims OF
the Bed Ash mine disaster near Fire Greek.
W. Va, vary between nfty-two and sixty.
Thrty-four were taken from thDmine. TWEEN
ty-nine being dead and five seriously in
jured.
George W Drake the famous kentucky
moonshiner detective, and q man named
Ford were killed near Torrent, KY, by vii
liam st. John
suspected case OF bubonic plague de-
yeloped In Chinatown, San Francisco, and
NAhN oNSeiOh vi hho Nlby Muo
The National Tube Company. at McKees
| port. Pn., advanced the wages OF four thou
| sand men ten per cent.
Smallpox Is carrying off large percentage
| OF the population In the southern part Of
Mississippi.
Fire in tho retail dry-goods district in
| Philadelphia caused loss of $70O,0O0.
Charles Albright, aged fifteen, was killed
| by train near Meyersdale, Pa.
Two hundred and thirty men joined the
strikers in Chicago.
over hundred miners were entombed by
an explosion in the Red Ash NINE at Fire
| Creek, W. Va. on the south branch OF the
Chesapeake and ohio Railway. More than
thirty dead bodies have been taken out.
| Congressman Alfred c. Harmer. known as
| the Father OF the House." who has served
| thirteen full terms In Congress as rep
resentative of tho Fifth Pennsylvania dis
trict, died In Philadelphia, Mt the age OF
seyenty-flye years.
The grand jury In New York brought in
| indictments against six men, holding them
responsible for disseminating tho false ru-
mors that brought about decline In Brook
lyn Rapid Transit stock
Edward c. Flanagan. who murdered two
| women. killed one man and attempted tho
life OF another was tried, convicted and
sentenced numerous times. died in prison at
| Atlanta, Ga.
The strike Of thirty electric crane men at
| the works OF the Pressed Steel Car Company
In Pittsburg Pa, threw thousand men out
| of work.
Proceedings were instituted in Brooklyn
! against the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Company by Robert l.. Cutting on behalf OF
| the stockholders of the Staten Island Rapid
Transit Railway Company.
Police Magistrate Mott in New York held
olga Nethersole, Hamilton Reyelle Marcus
Mayer and Theodore Moss for trial ON the
charge OF presenting an immoral play
("Sapho") mt Wallack's Theater.
Cecil Leslie. advertising agent of the
Franklin Syndicate. was arrested In Brook
lyn on two charges OF conspiracy and grand
larceny, and plead not guilty.
The holder OF one share OF the stock OF the
| Blackwell-Durham Company. prevents IL
sale to the American Tobacco Company.
One hundred thousand dollars was given
TO New York University for the building OF Il
Hall of Fame for Great Americans.
A broken rail threw Il passenger train over
an embankment near Huntington, Pa. The
conductor was killed and a number OF passen.
gers injured
Miss Alice Connolly was found unconscious
In her home In Norfolk. Va, having been at