The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-07-18
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.


Judge Speer. OF the United States Cir
cult Court in Georgia, has decided that
$4,000 of the $4,000 realized from the
sale OF the Spanish steamer Adula
should be distributed among Captain
McCalla and the officers and men OF the
Marblehead.
Pierre Lorillard by his will left Ran
cocas stock farm. valued at SIso.ooo to
Mrs. Lillian Allen. who was his friend
for IS years. To his wife, from whom
he was estranged, he left an annuity of
$4,000
Dan r. Hanna. the Senator's son, Sc
cured a writ OF habeas corpus against
his wife in New York for his children,
but she locked herself in her cabin en-
the Campania and got away without he
ing served.
The strike OF the 27oo employees of
the Reading Iron Company is ended, the
company agreeing to pay the same
scale OF wages as was paid in August.
1890. which was the boom period oi
iron prices.
A resolution was introduced in the
Virginia Constitutional Convention pro-
testing against the grandfather clause in
restricting suffrage as tending to create
a voting aristocracy.
Peter Gruber, OF Rochester, N. v.
was bitten and nearly killed by his pet
rattlesnake.
The attorneys for Mrs. Botkin are
preparing to take her case to the STU
preme Court.
Emigration from Germany during the
first six months of this year aggregated
II2o6S
VIM. J. Scott died at his home on ;he
Potomac. near Shepherdstown. W. Va.
The annual meeting OF the Universal
Peace Union began in Buffalo.
The drouth in Missouri, Kansas. Ok
lahoma and Indian Territory continues.
and the cattle feeders are rushing their
cattle to market to prevent them from
dying on their hands.
William Begnall. who was serving a
term for killing John McAllster in Nor
folk, Va, was pardoned by Governor
Tyler.
The program has been arranged for
the unveiling OF a tablet at Point o
Woods in memory of Margaret Fuller
Admiral Dewey paid an unofficial call
on Rear Admiral Cotton, commanding
the Norfolk navy yard
The police raded policy shop near
Phoebus, Va. and arrested seven old
soldiers with policy slips
Loren Bolen was drowned in the res
ervoir OF the Taylor Coke Works at
Morgantown, w. Va.
Cameron Smithers accidentally shot
and killed himself il Norfolk, Va.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has finally
secured an entrance to Detroit.
AT the business meeting OF the Ma
tional Educational Association in De
troit a resolution was adopted declar-
ing for a National University. DR.. w.
NJ. Bradschear, OF Iowa College, was
elected president of the association.
Social Science in the Public Schools
was the subject discussed,
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company
is about to construct two new bridges
across the Schuylkill river at Phladel-
phia, one OF which will be devoted ex-
clusively to the traffic of the Philadel-
phia, Wilmington and Baltimore Rail-
road.
The striking machinists at the New
port News shipysrd surrendered, and
the company agreed 10 take them all
back. Superintendent Posts action in
beginning to employ men in other cities
caused the collapse.
Three members OF the Molders'
Union in York, Pa, were adjudged
guilty OF contempt OF violating the in
junction restraining them from picket
ing the works OF the York Manufactur-
ing Company.
A run was started on the United States
Banking and Savings Company, OF
Cleveland Ohio. who, on account OF
misunderstanding, spread alarmist re-
ports
County Treasurer Alfred Norling, OF
Minden, Neb., who confessed having
committed embezzlement and arson,
was committed TO six years mprison
ment and a fine.
cablegram was received in Detroit
announcing the death in Riva, Italy, OF
Mrs. Brown, the wife OF Justice Brown,
Of the United States Supreme Court.