The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-16
THE NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.


New England Railroad struck an nm.
nibua containing 25 persons at Ben.
nlnger's Crossing, about three miles
east Of Slatington. Pa, and eleven o
the passengers in the bus were in.
stantly killed number Of others be.
ing fatally injured. The injured were
Immediately conveyed to st. Luke's
Hospital South Bethlehem, on spe-
cial train.
X. II. Ferrell, former employee OF
the Adams Express Company. was ar
rested in Columbus, Ohio. and con-
fessed To the murder of Express Mes
senger Lane and the robbery of the
safe on the Pennsylvania eastbound
train. One thousand dollars Of the
money was recovered.
John Peck. Of East Fallowfield
Township, Pa, became crazed on the
subject of the war in China and went
cunning for preachers because he be-
lieved they were responsible for the
trouble.
Nine persons of picnic party were
struck by the same flash of lightning
In the Bronx section of New York, of
whom three are very seriously injured.
Fritz Schall, of Philadelphia. who
got the mitten from his sweetheart,
who was advised by fortune-teller to
give him up, committed suicide.
John Butler. alias Frisco Slim, "
was arrested in New York for COM
plicity In the lOoting of the Massanut-
ton Bank, in Strasburg, Va.
Edgar Welch, 81 years old. of Ray
mond, Me, ran down Mount Washing
ton reducing the record he had pre-
viously made.
The Hotel Obold and adjoining prop
erty, in Hanover Pa, were destroyed
the loss being estimated at about $780,
900.
John Donohue was thrown into the
Harlem river by tramps because he
refused to give them money for drink
Alexander Bracchi, the alleged An
archlst, who was arrested in Richmond
upon complaint that he had threatened
To blow up st. Peters Cathedral, Gre
ated sensation in the Police Court by
springlng upon and striking the first
witness against him. This incident
practically ended the examination, as
the police justice sentenced Bracchi to
Jail in default of $1,000 security.
AT Goodland, Kan, the hiding place
of the two men who held up Union
Pacific train, killed one passenger and
robbed the others Sunday, was found
by sheriff and posse. A fight fol-
lowed, in which one robber was killed
and two Of the posse probably fatally
injured. The other robber barricaded
himself in sod kitchen, where he still
holds the fort.
The American Caramel Company. of
York, Pa, has purchased the Lancaster
Caramel Companys plant for the sum
of 100000 in cash.
Thomas j. Brown was killed in New
York by falling from the third story
Of an apartment house, in which he
had fiat.
Governor Roosevelt will open the
campaign in the West on Sept. 20.
Charles Rodding of Lancaster, Pa,
was drowned at Atlantic City.
A committee to organize company
and enter the street railway business
In st. Louis was appointed at n meet
Ing OF the executive committee of the
Street Railway Employees Union.
The heat in Chicago has been ter
rife. In less than two days eleven
people have died and many have been
prostrated. One thousand horses have
died. Business is seriously affected.
Two died at Pittsburg and seven were
prostrated.
The Harper Bros. building, on Pearl
and Cliff streets, New York, with the
machinery, etc, was sold to Alexander
Z. Orr for s1,100,000.
w. B. Brooks was convicted at Pal
estine, Texas, of being a principal in
the lynching of James Humphreys in
1898.
The British steamer Palestro strand
ed on Diamond Shoals The crew were
taken off by life-savers.
Two men were killed and one seri-
ously injured by an explosion at
quarry near Franklin. Pa.
Herbert Haynes, a night watchman
at Clayton, Del, was fatally shot by IL
tramp.
The Shelby Steel Tube Works, at
Beaver Falls, Pa, were burned; loss,
100000.
Steamers from Cape Nome brought
nearly half million dollars in gold to
Seattle.
The Evening Star, of Philadelphia,
was sold to William C. Greiner for
$14,500.
A storm caused considerable damage
around Dover. Del.
Messrs. Bryan and Stevenson were
duly notified at Indianapolis Of their
nominations for President and Vice
President. They each made speeches
Mr.. Bryan discussed Imperialism as
paramount issue.
Judge Lacombe, of the United States
Circuit Court rendered an opinion
which indicates that an order for the
extradition OF Charles f. w. Neely to
the Cuban authorities will be signed
on August 13,
The population Of Providence. r. L.,
according to the recent census, is 49,
597. In 1890 the population was 1872
LAG. The increase in ten years is 32.SS
per cent.
Textile manufacturers of New Eng
land are said to have agreed to curtail
production during August and Sep
tember.
The auxiliary cruiser Dixie arrived
at New York after lengthy cruise as
a training ship.
Hon. J. Simpson Africa, a prominent
citizen of Pennsylvania, is dead.
Several people were prostrated in
Pittsburg by the heat. One case. that
of Jacob Reneker, aged 67, resulted IA
tally