The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-05-10
THE NEWS.


In the country districts.
Fire destroyed the Mallory Line pier, New
York, and several barges moored near IT.
There were many narrow escapes of people
who were forced to leap into the water One
child was drowned. The property loss Is es-
timated at 81 900, 900
The North Atlantic Squadron, Admiral
Farquhar commanding, has arrived in
Hampton Roads. The squadron assisted in
the installment Of Governor Allen, of Porto
Rico and the entire cruise was much en-
ioyed.
The United States army transport Buford
has arrived In quarantine at New York hav-
ing on board the body OF Mrs. General Will
son. The remains will be taken to Will
mingtoD, Del, for burial.
There was pistol duel at the Fifth Dis
trict Republican Convention in Dadesville,
Ga, in which brother Of the deputy reve-
nue. collector was fatally shot and tho post
master arrested.
Plans are being formed for the establish
ment of new shipbuildlng plant In Rich
mond to equal in size any shipyard In the
United States.
The converter and billet mills of the I'LL
nois Steel Company, at Joliet, H., have
closed down, throwing $500 men out Of
work.
Mrs. Carolyn Ahrens, singer in the choir
of the Church Of the Holy Redeemer, in
New York. committed suicide.
Susie A. Morris, fourteen years OF age
admitted having set fire to her uncle's house
in Providence, II. 1.
The Opera House at Lexington, Va, was
destroyed by llre. Loss $4,000; insurance
$500.
The prosecuting authorities in New York
York have found that the woman whose body
was exhumed, after quiet burial and whose
name is not dlvulged died from a criminal
operation.
Frances Wilson. chorus girl Of Anna
Held's "Papa's Wife" Company. was held in
$500 bail in Philadelphia for stealing jewelry
and money from Comedian Bigelow's WIFE
Burglars dynamited the posto1ce at
Franklin, Southampton county, Va, and
got away with large quantity of stamps
and considerable cash.
Henry w. Flagler, the Standard Oil mag
nate, asked the New York court to relieve
him as committee OF the person of his wife.
Two hundred bodies have been removed
from the Utah mine. The total number Of
victims will probably be three hundred.
The North Carolina Pine Association in
session in Norfolk, decided to reduce the
output and maintain the prices.
The Pittsburg coal operators conceded the
twenty per cent. increase in wages demanded
by the day laborers.
Charles ofrutt, of Capon Bridge. Va. waa
seriously hurt by tree that fell upon him.
Miss Emma Stelz was shot and killed by
Mrs. Albert Hoist in Chicago.
Chairman Manley, OF the subcommittee
of the Republican National Committee,
thinks that Postmasters General Charles
Emory Smith may be the nominee for vice
president. 1t is said that Senator Wolcott
will be temporary chairman of the National
Convention and Senator Lodge, of Massa
chusetts. permanent chairman.
The British steamer Virginia, Captain
Charles Samuels, from Daiquiry, Cuba, foi
Baltimore. with cargo OF iron ore, was
wrecked off Cape Hatteras. Six men were
drowned.
Benjamin Douglass, II native Of Baltimore,
who founded mercantile agency and was Il
noted Hebrew scholar, died in Santa Bar.
bara, Cal, aged eighty-four years.
A statue 10 the Confederate dead was un.
yelled in Lynchburg. Senator Daniel de-
livered the Grafton
Four persons lost their lives in fires in diff.
ferent paris of New York.
Employees at the Standard Oil Works in
New York went on Il strike.
Massachusetts Republicans have declared
for Mckinley and Long.
In reply to Cruz suit the United States
questions plaintiffs citizenship.
The strike situation in Philadelphia is no
nearer solution.
1t is estimated that 800 were killed in the
Utah mine disaster.
Changing of the wind saved several vii.
lagos from forest fires in Michigan.
Fires in the vicinity Of Bloomsbury, Pa,
continue to grow in volume.
The Chicago celebration in honor of Adj
miral Dewey practically came to n close with
an excursion by the Admiral and members
OF the general celebration committee down
the Chicago drainage canal rs far as the
controlling gates at Lockport.
An amendment offered to Army Appropr-
alton bill in the Senate by Mr.. Berry to ex.
clude trusts from competition in furnishing
Free rural delivery was started in the
country around Gettysburg, Pa.
The General Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Church was held In Chicago. The
feature of the exercises was the contest OF
the provisional lay delegates to secure equal
recognition.
Thousands of men allied with the building
trades in Northern cities have quit work be-
cause of refusal of contractors to yield to
demands for eight-hour day and for moro
wages.
Mrs. Francis Schaberg committed suicide
at Hanover, Pa.
Miss Helen Ripley Benedict daughter OF
Elias @. Benedict, was married to Thomas
Hastings, OF New York, at Greenwich Ct
Mr.. Benedict's gift to his daughter Is said to
have been check for 81, 100000.
The New York Central Railroad officials
announced that they would consider the re-
quest OF employees for increased wages, but
would not submit to any dictation as to
whom they should discharge.
Admiral Dewey was given magnificent
reception in Chicago, the ball In his honor
at the Auditorium at night being brilliant
affair.
William L. Miller, Of the Franklin Syndl-
cate, was sentenced in Brooklyn to ten years
in the penitentiary.
Lewis Flair, who broke Jail in Berkeley
Springs, W. Va, last February, was rear
rested.
Minnie NJ. Wray, beautiful young woman,
killed herself in the Palmer House, Chicago.