The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-08-29
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

AT Cleveland the coroner's jury held
the city Of Cleveland, the subcontractors
and the chief engineer responsible for the
disaster at the crib 10 days ago, in which
a dozen lives were lost.
A baby waif was found by newsboy
in swamp near Perth Amboy. N. j.,
nearly tortured to death by mosquitoes.
The infants face was terribly dishgured
by the bites of the insects
Col and Mrs. c. C. Post. alias Helen
Williams. and Charles +. Burgman. men
tai scientists have been arrested in Flori-
da. charged with using the mails for
fraudulent purposes.
Owing to the sunsottled condition of
the European market, the National Plate
Glass Jobber Association has made a
cut of 2s per cent. on glazing quality
plate glass.
Benjamin Finn, alias Diamond Dick p"
was arrested in Philadelphia on the
charge of robbing Abe Brophy, jockey,
Of Washington
p. T. Woodhn. governor of the Ma
tional Soldiers Home at Hampton. Va,
died of Brghts disease, after an illness
OF some duration.
At Cripple Creek. Col. the coroner's
jury decided that the killing OF Sam
Strong. the millionaire, was without pre-
meditation.
The British steamer King, Just arrived
N New York. ran into a waterspout near
Fire Island lightship.
A cloudburst near Montvalc Va, caus-
ed much damage on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad
Lloyd Mowbry. a farmer, was drown
ed in Cedar Creek, near Marlboro, Va
A third victim in Havana has sue
cunibed to the bite of a mosquito infect
ed with yellow fever
1t is said that Charles NJ Hays OF the
Southern Pacific, will go with J. p. Nor
gan.
The National Bar Association, in ses-
sion at Denver. Col. would not admit
women as members because OF lack OF
authority given by the constitution
Congressman Littlefeld. OF Maine, de-
livered the annual address.
The Governor OF Mississippi has is
sued a statement declaring that he eX-
amned the State Treasury and found 4
shortage OF S162,62I; five days later he
made another examination and the
books and cash balanced
Sheriff North. OF Asheville, Ala. and
his deputies fired upon a mob that tried
to take from the courthouse negro
convicted OF rape and sentenced to be
hanged. Two men and boy were
wounded.
An aeronaut fell 800 feet and escaped
with only slight injuries He fell in a
New Jersey marsh, and the mosquitoes
hurt him more than his fall.
The State OF Montana will sell 5000,
600 acres OF public land in September,
the minimum price being fixed at $40
per acre.
The National Association OF News
dealers, Booksellers and Stationers de-
sided to open a clearing house in New
York
Five marines and one sailor escaped
from the Brooklyn navy yard prison.
The Mutual Mercantile Agency OF
New York went into the hands OF a re-
ceiver. Robert Magruder. president,
said that the liabilities would not great
ly exceed 100000. The company has
no cash assets.
Critchett, Sibley & Co., of Boston,
shoe manufacturers. assigned. A. Cut
ter Sibley, OF the firm. was found dead
IN bed at Belfast, Me, and is said to
have killed himself.
By a collapse OF burning oil tank at
the Atlantic Refining Company's plant,
near Philadelphia, about 100 persons
were more or less severely, but none
fatally, burned.