The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-23
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.


Kinley ut the services at st. Matthew's
Catholic Church, Washington, for the
tate King Humbcrt of Italy.
Mrs. Wilkinson. Of Dover, Del, whose
husband eloped with her sister, has in
her possession two love letters to her
husband which show her sisters in
.atuation for him.
Mrs. Susan Austin, of McKeesport,
Pa, who inherited a portion of John
McCafferys fortune, says she has
'ound that suddenly acquired wealth
aas many drawbacks.
Miss Packard's mother arrived in At
ANITA and tried to persuade her daugh-
ter to- give up DR. Wilkinson and re-
urn to Dover, Del, but she refused to
10 so.
Caleb Powers, who was convicted of
completely I'm the murder of Goebel,
has issued a public statement in which
1e declares his innocence.
Estimates for the Georgia cotton
,rop place the yield from $4,000 to
100000 bales shorter than il was last
sear.
Surveys for a new anchorage for the
Diamond Shoals lightship have been
completed, and the ship is being fitted
,ut at Norfolk.
An insane man. armed with a revol-
ger, escaped from his keeper near
Poughkcepsie, N. Y, and is still at
arge.
The Comptroller Of the Currency ap-
pointed r. ID. Garrett temporary re-
,eiver OF the Somerset National Bank
ng Company, Somerset, Ky.
Globe National Bank has paid to the
Clearing House Association of Boston
he last Of the S3,000,000 which that
institution advaced to the bank eight
months ago.
Boycotts in force against clothing
manufacturers in Rochester, N. Y,
were raised by the United Garment
Workers.
Charles f. Ruggles. of Chicago. for
merly of Manistee, began suit in the
United States District Court to pro-
sure a dissolution of partnership of
he Buckley & Douglass Lumber Co.,
of Manlstee.
Two thousand vestmakers are on
strike in Manhattan. Their demands
are for the payment of the same scale
IF wages which was in force last year
Tor 10-hour day and for weekly pay
nents.
A passenger train on the Perkiomen
Railroad struck q team of horses and
wagon at Palm, Montgomery county.
Pa, and instantly killed the three Oc-
,upants of the vehicle.
Poison in deadly quantities has been
'ound in the stomach Of Edward p.
Ierrick.
The third-rail system is to he tried
,n the Albany and Hudson road.
Lake Shore train No. 3, westbound.
was wrecked at Bay Bridge, near San
husky, Ohio, and seven persons were
injured.
Charles A. Towne, it is stated, will
open his campaign at Duluth within
10 days and will follow Governor
Roosevelt.
Two Italians, one of whom, it is
said, had planned to attack President
Mckinley. are to be deported.
Forest fires prevail in the West and
Northwest.
A deliberate attempt was made to
ourn and pillage Smithfield, Ill.
The remains of Coils p. Huntington
were laid at rest in Woodlawn Gene
cry, New York.
The International Typographical
Union refused to permit the Stereotyp-
srs' Union to withdraw.
Application has been made to dis
solve the Distilleries Company of
America.
Asa Packer Wilbur, of San Francis
20, who claimed heirship to some of
he Asa Packer estate, died a pauper
At San Francisco.
Three persons were killed by an ex-
olosion of natural gas in Chicago
house and three are reported missing.
Six hundred prospectors returned
rom Cape Nome with stories of desti-
.ution and illness there.
Two Kentucky train robbers were
ientenced--one to four, the other to ten
Fears imprisonment.
Public land in Northern New Mexico
was withdrawn from sale, in order To
save the cliff dwellings from destruc-
lion.
Chairman Hanna denied report
that his health was bad and that he
would give up active campaign work.
The anti-imperialists at Indianapolis
formally declared for Bryan.
Miss Emma Graves, a school teacher
Of Wilmington, Del, and her niece
Lizzie Graves, aged eight years, were
drowned at Riverside Park, New Cas-
lie, Del. The child fell from the pier
nto the Delaware river. Miss Graves
plunged overheard TO save her, and
Doth sank
Governor Beckham, of Kentucky
1as ordered the General Assembly t.
meet in extra session to consider the
iOebcl election law.
Frank A. Stauber, a well-known So.
:ialist of Chicago. has disappeared
His debts are estimated at Sl50000,
Wilkinson, who eloped from Dover
Del, with Miss Packard, has beer
traced to Charlotte, N. c.
A design for a monument over the
grave of President Lincoln's mother
mas been accepted.
The first warshlp from Greece tC
cross the Atlantic is expected shortly
IN this side.
A large creamery at MechanicsburG
was burned Loss, $4,000; no insurance
At Charlestown, w. Va, Juba
Young shot Mrs. Susan Morrison il
The shoulder
Mrs. Cromer Butts was burned t
leath in charcoal pit near Richmond
Pa.