The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-04-09
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

The Burdick inquest has caused a
rupture between Police Justice Murphy
and District Attorney Coatsworth. and
the latter has declined TO take any part
in the hearing to determine whether
Pennell met death by accident or de-
sign.
The national executive board OF the
mineworkcrs is making arrangements
to organize West Virginia. 1t is said
that the TACT that West Virginia was
not well organized has been used
against the miners in their national
conventions.
Lieut. joel r. Lee. OF the Tenth In
iantry. who was tried by court-martial
at lligan. Island OF Mindanao, on the
charge OF manslaughtcr, has been ac-
quilted
A sandstorm caused a collision on
the Santa Fc near Santa Rosa. n. NJ,
in which one tranman was killed and
three seriously injured.
The steam yacht Czarina. the first
vessel oi the auxiliary yacht navy, was
launched at the Crescent Shipyards.
Elizabeth. y. !.
Members of the School Board in
Philadelphia we're convicted OF accept
ing brbc, from candidates for positions
as teachers.
4 messenger boy was held up and
robbed oi SI4oo belonging to his en-
ployers near the Iombs Prison i'll New
York.
1t i, charged that foreign workmcn
are being imported into Manila in vio-
lation OF the Contract Labor Law.
The fight in the Chicago Board OF
Trade has resulted in evidence being laid
before the grand jury in effect that sew
eral Of the leading commission houses in
that city have been guilty of bucket
shopping.
a I4-year-old girl was the heroine OF
a tenement-housc fire in New York city.
She nearly lost her own life in trying to
save an aged crippled uncle, who pershed
after she had dragged him to the top
floor
A force OF troops and constabulary,
commanded by Captain Perry, routed the
ladrones who recently attacked and for
time held possession of Surigao, Is
land of Mindanao.
An explosion of chemicals in the
Ursuline Convent. New York city, re-
suited in serious injuries to two young
girls and caused panic among the stu
dents.
A large meeting of negroes was held
in Brooklyn, n. Y. to protest against
disfranchisement of the colored men in
the South, and particularly in Virginia.
The jury in the case Of Walter Dim
ock, accused OF stealing $4,000 from the
United States Mint at San Francisco,
rendered a verdict OF guilty.
Two steamers arriving at New York
reported having passed burning steam
cr, which is believed to have been the
John ]. Hill. OF Philadelphia.
James Farrell was shot and killed in
a struggle with a policeman in Chicago
who surprised him, in the act of fore
ing an entrance to a house.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion will investigate the alleged pooling
arrangement between the Southern Pa
cific and Santa Fe Railroad Companies.
+. II. Hartman is to get a valuable
land and cash commission from Presi-
dent Diaz on condition that he build a
railroad in Lower California
The attorneys for Mrs. Herman Ocl-
rich and Mrs. w. K. Vanderbilt, Jr.,
have made application for further stay
in the Fair heirs case.
The Chinese Commission to St. Louis
is to be headed by Prince Pu Lun as
chief. and Huang Kai CHA as vice com
missioner.
The Hammond mine OF the Philadel-
phia and Reading Company has resum-
ed operations, after an idleness oil over
a year.
United States Senator Clark. OF Ar
kansas, got the better OF Congressman
Brundige in fst-fght in Little Rock.
Articles OF merger were filed at Har-
risburg, Pa, OF all the large companies
in the Connellsvile region.