The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-01-31
NEWS IN BRIEF.

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Bartfam. ngar Bristow, |. T. United |
states Marshal Bennett, with deputies
constables and commissioner left Mus |
kogee to JON the troops to quell the up !
rising and arrest ;hc leaders.
Three British officers arrived at New
York to take charge of steamers carry
ing horses and mules to South Afica. |
In all about fifty thousand American
animals have been bought for the Brft-
ish Army in Africa.
An autopsy showed that heart dis
ease caused the death Of Curtis L.
Crane, who died after having received
a blow in friendly bout with George
II. Ainswotth, at Harvard.
Plans have been prepared for a new
fort at Cape Henry. l. will be one ot
the largest in the world and will have
a full equipment of cOast-defense guns
Some unknown person badly mutt
lated the pumph1uSe Of the FrederickS-
burg (Va) Waterworks. No one has
been arrcs,ed yet.
The new American freight steamer
Hawaiian sailed from New York on her
maiden trip to san Francisco and
Honolulu.
Charles f. w. Neely the former
postal official. accused of defaulting in
Cuba, was taken from jail in New
York, and placed on a steamer Tor
transportation to Cuba. He expressed
confidence in his acquib,al on trial.
The Josiah Morris Bank. OF Mont
gomery, Ala, one of the oldest bank
ing institutions in Alabama, closed It's
doors. The county and city had their
funds deposited in it.
Thieves stole probably one million
dollars worth of internal revenue
stamps from the office of the collector
OF internal revenue in Peoria, Ill.
Rober, S. Fosburg was arrested in
Pittsfield, Mass. on the charge of man
slaughter in causing the death OF Miss
May l.. Fosburg, his sister.
In a friendly bout at Harvard dor
mitory young Crane. of Boston, re-
ceived q knockout blow that resulted
in his death.
The three children OF r. McCarty
were cremated in their burning house
in Kansas City Mo.
A fire caused damages to the amount
Of $4,000 in Roanoke. Va.
There was double wedding at
Capon Bridge. Va, the brides being
Misses Julia and Sarah Sirbaugh sis
ters, who were married to William
Hutchinson of Edinburg. and Charles
Macdonald
General Lee received a report from
Lieutenant Dixon, commanding cav
airy sent to investigate Creek Indian
trouble, stating that reports of an up
rising have been exaggerated.
While a binding snowstorm was
raging two freight trains collided at
Allegrippus near Altoona, Pa. Two
men were seriously injured.
A. F. Finch, manager of the peni-
tentiary farm, in Virginia, was remov-
ed, and A j. Craven appointed in his
place.
The tomb of Mrs. Nettie Tracey, in
| Tavcnnersville, w. Va, was opened
and the corpse robbed of two opal
rings and brooch.
Judge Shipman, in Belvidere. n. j.,
fined SaloOnkeepers who had slot ma
chimes on their premises $500 each.
Archie Hunt, colored, was executed
in Lynchburg, Va, for the murder of
his companion, Thomas Gills.
Rev. Samuel Cline an aged Dunkard
minister, disappeared from his home,
| in Stephens City, Va.
/ William l.. Sperry, a veteran OF two
wars, was found dead in his bed, in
| Winchester, Va.
A dispatch from Fort de France
says the United States cruiser Scor-
plon is ready to land marines at
Laguayra if the Venezuelan authOri-
ties seize the asphalt beds of che
American company.
About one hundred and fifty new
men were brought to work on the coal
piers at Newport News, Va. The
strikers had a consultation with the
contractor, but with no result.
The Virginia House took action
which, il cOncurred in by the Senate
would open the doors to general leg.s-
lation at the special session.
The Rochester coroner holds the oill-
cials and city authorities responsible
for the loss of life by fire OF inmates
of the Orphan Asylum.
The contempt proceedings instituted
by former Attorney General MOnnett,
of Ohio, against the Standard Oil Com
pany were dismissed.
Chief Brown, of the Semlnoles, noti-
fed the authorities that some Of his
tribe are threatening to join the hos
Tile creeks.
Fears are entertained for the new
British steamer Liverpool, which sail
ed from Philadelphia on August 23 for
Japan.
Miss Jane c. Johnston was married
at Shippensburg, Pa, TO SOuthy S.
Wilkins, ex-state senator in Virginia.
The grand jury of Lancaster county,
Va, brought in nine indictments for
violation of the local option law.
Ninety naval recruits. many coming
from farms in the West, arrived at the
Norfolk Navy Yard
The waterworks at Luray. Va. were
practically completed and put in
operation.
The New Jersey legislature in joint
lession confirmed the reelection OF
United States Senator William j. Sew
ell.
Congressman ]. w. Bailey was elect
ed United States senator by the Texas
Legislature in joint session to succeed
Horace Chiffon, whose term expire
March next.
r One man was burned to death. two
We're fatally and a dozen more or less
, seriously injured in a fire al Ashtola
Z Somerset county, Pa.
Francis f. Warren was reelected