The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-27
SUMMARY OF THE NEWS.


UOmctuC
The strikes in the shops OF the Read
ing Railroad continue to spread. A let
ter from President Baer in reference tc
the strike situation was not well re-
ceivcd by the strikers.
Cleveland Holster. Ira Dowain, and
George Walker, sons of prominent fam
lilies of Newport News. Va. were arrest
ed on suspicion Of having set fire to the
Hampton Sash. Door and Blind Factory
Rev. Franklin II. Kerfoot DID. cor
responding secretary OF the Baptis,
Home Mission Board, died at Atlanta
Ga.
A number OF resolutions bearing upon
suffrage. reform of the judiciary. the
use Of money in elections and school
funds were introduced in the Virginia
Constitutional Convention.
Collisions have occurred between tho
striking miners and the guards in the
Thacker- Matewan coal fields of West
Virginia, and the strike is assuming
serious proportions.
The controversy between the town
officials Of Winchester, Va. and the
county officers over a pile OF bricks re-
suited in the arrest of county employees
by police officer
Senator Chauncey NJ. Depcw wrote an
open letter to General Grosvener twit-
ting him about Withdrawing from his
third-terin interview and defending the
third term.
Miss Adciine L. Mayo. a Richmond
tNa) society girl eloped to Washing
ton with Lloyd A. Turner, Of San Fran
cisco. and sent telegram announcing
her marriage
Sheriff Spiker and posse arrested six
men near Mount Jackson. Va, on sus-
picion of having set fire to the mill of
$. II. Ionas and to have killed Lonas'
son.
An attempt was made to wreck with
dynamite the First Methodist Church
Of Manhattan. Kan, whose pastor. re-
Gently elected Mayor has waged war on
the joints.
A receiver was appointed in Nashville
at the instance of the Baltimore Trust
and Guarantee Company, for the Nash
vile Street Railway.
Mrs. Louise Thomas, of Newport
News. Va, became insane, her hallucna-
ton being that her property was to be
taken from her.
Mrs. Emily Heck. of Allentown, Pa,
sued TO recover $4,000 from Mrs. Alice
Hitchings, who shot and stabbed her
Opposition has developed among the
Harvard graduates to the granting of
a degree to Secretary OF State Hay
Rev Charles I Stengle was acquitted
in the Corporation Court Of Norfolk
Va, OF the charge OF embezzlcment.
Jacob Johnson, the pioneer powder
manufacturer of York county, Pa, died
at his home in York
John Wanamaker has offered Con-
gresham K. II. Foerdercr Ssoo,ooo in
addition to his offer to pay the city
81, 100000 for the street railway fran
chises. Foerderer is one Of the parties
to whom the franchises were granted.
The Virginia Constitutional Conven-
ton refused TO require the members to
take the oath OF office: committees we're
named and a food OF resolutions on
important subjects submitted,
United States deputy marshals ar
rested DR. l.. !. Mckinney. OF the
Braxton county CIV. Na) board OF
health, who held up a mail train that
had smallpox patients aboard.
Acting President fuckers report to
the trustees OF Washington ard Lee
University shows that the William /.
Wilson endowment fund is practically
assured.
The directorates OF the various Van
derbilt roads met in New York, and
elected William II. Newman president
OF the Lake Shore and the Michigan
Southern.
An injunction was secured in Park
ersburg. w. Va. to restrain the strik
ers at the Matewan mine from interfer-
ing with the operations OF the company.
General Byron Latin. who was provi-
sional governor OF North Carolina dur
ing the reconstruction period, died at his
home in Hudson. n. y.
A check OF $4,000 was received from
J. William Middendor, OF Baltimore,
for the Charlotte Williams Hospital in
Richmond, Va.
Two sets OF resolutions were offered
in the Virginia Constitutional Conyen-
ton to disiranchise the negroes from
voting The convention decided to con
tinue in Richmond until its work was
done.