The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-03-29
The NEWS.

NOItOihs
Thirteen young girl students OF the West.
err Seminary for Girls, la oxford, o., were
suspended for indecorous conduct In holding
40 Initiation ia u cemetery vault.
Albert n. Talbot, who was to have beer
best man at his brothers marriage to Mis-
Lucy Bigstaff, OF Bath county, KY. changed
places and became the girls husband.
The York Cotton Mills Company, OF South
Carolina, will deduct three per cent. from
the annual dividend and add 1t to the wage,
of the operatives.
After quarrel with her lover ln Paterson,
N. j., Miss Anne Volande laid her head OF
railroad track aud allowed a train to de
raptate her.
DR.. II. A. Ward, OF Baltimore, and II. W
iatcwood, OF Old Point, had narrow Is
cape from downing In Hampton Roads.
In Mount Kisko, MY, Mrs. George Feline.
attempted to lash Frank Drowfooglo foi
poking fun at her husband.
Lena Cook, Ia Phiindelphin, made fourth
unsuccessful attempt to kill herself
Captain George II. Flagg died In Charles.
town, W. Va, OF apoplexy.
Volney v. Ashford, formerly a Hawaiian
eeyolutionist, died In Oakland, Cal.
The differences between II. @. Frick aud
Andrew Carnegie have been Rettied. Thii
announcements was made officially by The
Carnegie Steel Company.
The Japanese Liner Hong-K Kong Maru has
arrived from tho Orient via Honolulu. Nc
mails nor passengers will be landed until
the vessel has been passed by the quarantine
Inspectors.
Sheriff Sutor. OF Frankfort, swore In
posse Of lac special deputy sherlffs. About
half OF those sworn In are members OF the
new Beckham militia company recently or
ganized.
Guns and ammunition were stored In
buildings adjacent TO the jail In Frankfort
where the 0oebel suspects are confined.
This action was taken on the strength OF
rumors TINT armed bodies OF men from the
mountain counties may come there to the
preliminary trials.
Thirty-two students at Lawreneeville CN.
~ Academy were sent to their homes to pre-.
sent the spread OF dlphtheria prevalent
there.
The Lick Observatory will md out an ex-
ptdltion to observe tho total eclipse Of the
sun May 28.
The Kansas City Chief of Police offered to
pay S25 out OF his salary for the body Of
zach highwayman killed In that city.
Musical works OF all nations wilibe adj
nitted to the Paris Exposition.
The Chicago Board OF Education dropped
from the list OF supplementary reading for
the public school histories Of England.
It was stated In the Canadian Parliament
;hat the plague had reached Port Townsend,
Wash
Three were hurt in falling elevator at 247
Centre street, New York.
Opposition to Yirglnia's new valuation law
eliminated In the refusal OF Judge Hancke,
Of the Corportlon Court of Norfolk, to allow
"a recently appointed commissioner to quail
i!y, on the ground that the law Is unconstl-
tutonal.
Special masters to take evidence have been
appointed by Judge Waddillin tho Seaboard
Air Line consolidation case.
Judge Fields, OF Perry county, Ky. said
IN Lexington that he saw "Tallow" Dick
Combs in barber shop In Beattyvllle, and
he said he was not hiding.
II. w. Eamick and II. r.. Horner were
elected delegates 10 tho National Rspubli
san Convention from tho Eighth Vrglnla
district.
One hundred aud lifty mnchln'sts went on
strike at Cleveland. They want eight hours
work with pay for ten hours.
1t was rumored ia New York that all the
compresscd-air companies In this country
will shortly be consolidated.
The gold statue OF the American CIR, OF
which Miss Maude Adams was the model
was cast In New York.
Frank W. Elliott, an editor, was shot lr
the side and arm at Troy, Kansas, by an un.
known man.
Lieutenant seaton Schroeder will succeed
Captain Leary as naval governor OF Guam
Thirty people were injured In Chicago
some seriously, by the fall OF an elevator
It was reported that the Prince OF Wales
intended to challenge for the Americas cup
but that he was lnterfered with by the South
African war.
Two gentlemen have given the University
OF Chicago 5000 apiece under the Rookie
seller offer to give $4,000, 90 provided 1t waa
duplicated from other sources.
A letter dated Cape Town, South Afrlcn,
has been received at Grand Rapids, Mich,
from Gen. William l.. White, the indicted
qunrtermaster-g general OF the Michigan Ma.
tional Guard.
The Rumford medal OF the American
Academy OF Arts and Sciences was awarded
10 Charles f. Brush, OF Cleveland.
Several manufacturers appeared before
the subcommittee OF the Congressional In-
dustrial Commission 10 Chicago, which met
10 investigate manufacturing conditions 10
che West
A iire in Plqua, o., destroyed the W. p.
Orr Llnseed OIL Mill, owned by the Ameri-
can Linseed OH Company.
President James O'Connel and hia nssist.
anta, representing the International Asso-
citation OF Machinists. have prepared two
general circulars to DO sent 10 the organiza
tion at large.
One OF tho giant spurs OF the San Jaclnto
Mountain, In California, tumbled into val
ley beneath 1t.
The Chicago packers arc watching the
struggle In the German nelchstag over tho
meat bill.
The Philadelphia Conference OF the Meth
odist Episcopal Church adopted a paper In
support OF the expansion policy OF tho pres
ent National Administration.
The United States Supreme Court sus-
tained the constltutionallty OF the Texas
vnti-trust law
An unsuccessful attempt was made to
wreck Lake Shore train at Olmstead Falls
Ohio.
The Kansas City, Pittsburg and Cult Rail
road was sold at Joplin. Mo-, for $40 so, 90.
40 the representative OF the Phlladelphla re-
organisation committee.
President Hadley, OF Yale, addressing the