The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-21
NEWS IN BRIEF.


pany.
Judge Jesse ]. Phillips. OF the SUI
prcme Court OF Illinois, who was
brevetted brigadicr general during the
Civil War. died at his home in Spring
field. I'll.
The strike OF the Cleveland molders
was settled. an amicable agreement hav-
ing been reached with the National
Founders Association.
William J. Bennett a Lake Shore
brakeman. had desperate fight on the
top OF a moving box car with two rob
bers.
Colonel Peter s, Mitche, professor
at the West Point Military Academy,
died there. at the age OF u years.
A capias was issued in Williamsburg.
Va, for Topeka Joe, who is believed to
be in Kentucky
Patrick Heelau Howard Crichton
and James Hines escaped from the
Petersburg jail
Judge William Bayard Fuller. Tor
merly OF Winchester, Va, died at
Durant /. T.
The authorities OF Chambcrsburg,
Pa. will make an investigation into the
death OF Mrs. Joseph Forsythc. whose
husband showed unsccmly haste IN
burying her.
Judge Hook. in Lcavenworth, Kan.
refused to release cN-Captain Oberlln
NJ Carter on bail pending his appeal
to the United States Supreme Court.
Michael McQuaid, by great bravery,
saved Mrs. Borsi and her two children,
who were locked in burning tenement
house in New York.
Nancy Wood. colored. 1903 years old.
set herself on fire. while lg. 4 her
pipe. in Philadelphia, and was burned
to death.
George w. Brientnal, the Drummer
OF Shiloh, hero OF the Civil War. died
at his home in Lancaster, Pa.
Mrs. l.. NJ. n. Stevens, president OF
the w. {. T.. L., has written letter
praising Mrs. Nations work.
Albert Nelson, IS years old. was
killed by Bengal tiger at the Zoo in
Indianapolis.
Gilbert A. Pierce. ex-senator from
North Dakota. died at his home IN Chi
cago.
John G. w. Myers, after prelimi-
nary hearing in Hanover, Pa, on the
charge OF being the author OF number
OF ince1diary fires about Hanover, was
committed without bail.
The plan OF the committee Of the
Virginia legislature to formulate plan
for a constitutional convention was re-
iected and new committee appointed
by both houses.
Burnham, Williams & Co. owners OF
the Baldwin Locomotive Works. sub
scribed S25, 600 to the new engineering
building oi the University OF Pennsyl-
y2nia.
James Todd. who became converted
during services in Brazil, Ind, con
iesscd to the evangelist that he had
stolen % horses and killed three men.
William \. Little was disbarred in
Fredericksburg, Va. and had his license
as commissioner revoked ior receiving
5000 before having given bond.
1t was stated in New York that the
total capitalization OF the big steel COM
bine, which formed, would be in the
neighborhood OF $500, 600 600.
A train on the Northern Pacific ran
away down a steep mountain grade
near Butte, Mont. Several trainmen
were fatally injured.
Judge Gambler. OF Georgia, has SEN
fenced three white men to lie imprison-
mcnt for the murder OF negro.
Hattie L. Mcbride, a singer, was
fined $1,000 in Kansas City. Mo. for
making a false affidavit to pension pa
pers.
!. {. Loomiller. recently returned
from Oklahoma, was probably murder
ed for his money in Hazeton, Ind.
During a fire on the steamer Com
anche off Fenwick Island, number OF
/ persons were injured.
The barn on the farm OF Michael
/ Seavers, near Jacksonville, Pa, was
/ burned with all its contents.
Alexander Longiellow, brother OF the
/ American poet, died at Portland, Me,
aged SO years.
Alexander Fraser. Jr shot his young
son in New Haven, Ct, and then com
mitted suicide.
Mary A. Stoddard was granted di-
vorce from John /. Stoddard, the lee
turer
General John Ramsay, who COM
manded the famous Irish Brigade in
the Civil War, died at his home in Jer-
sey City.
Y. s. Archer. attorney for the city
of Parkcrsburg ". Va, has filed in the
District Supreme Court a petition ioi
a writ OF mandamus TO compel the Dl-
rector OF the Census to make new anc
accurate enumeration OF the population
OF Parkcrsburg The petitioner claims
that because OF careless enumeration
the census figures Tor 1900 for the city
OF Parkersburg are short by 5000 &c
5000 OF the actual population.
Mrs Louise A. Pryor, wife OF sor
OF eN-Judge Roger a. Pryor, wa
struck on the head with a piece OF leaC
pipe and robbed yesterday on the step
OF the Fourth avenue tunnel at Thirty
eighth street, New York. She pluckil!
pursued the robber and he was cap
tured.
An attempted hazug at the Whining
ton Conference Academy at Dover
Del, resulted in the stabbing by How
ard Jones. OF Hurlock Md, OF I. Ar
thur Rudell OF Baltimore, whom he ac
cused Of hazing him.
The dwelling Of J. P. Carbaugh, nca
Stephens City. was burned in the mid
die OF the night and the family escape
IN their night clothes
J. Howard Wayt prominent in Ma
sonic circles in Virginia, died OF pneu
monia in Staunton.
John Connolly, an inmate Of the Sol
diers' Home at Hampton, was killc
by an electric car.
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