The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-08-05
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.


The trustees of the Newport Hosp,ta
have received from Mrs. Vanderbilt tn,
formal transfer of the $2so,ooo ware
which she has caused to be erected as
memorial to her husband, the late Cor.
nelius Vanderbilt.
Judge Lochren. of the United State,
Circuit Court, i'll the case of the State OF
Minnesota against the Northern Sccuri-
ties Company, decided in favor of the
defendants and dismissed the bill of com.
| plant.
Ida NJ. Tritt, the first woman to hold
an executive position in any railroad in
| treasurer of the New York and Queens
County Street Railway.
1t is expected in Boston cotton-manu-
featuring circles that more than 1000, 600
| spindles will be idle throughout the
North during the month of August.
Eighteen British subjects were refused
a landing by the United States immigrant
commissioner at San Francisco because
they were contract laborers.
Further evidence was given in the
trial at Cynthiana. KY. OF Curtis Jett
and Thomas White for killing ]. b.
Marcum that Jett admitted the killing.
A freight train ran into haf-open
drawbridge on the Delaware and Hud-
son, killing the fireman and seriously in
Juring the engineer.
The mobilization of the greatest fleet
of warships in American waters has been
successfully accomplished at Frenchmans
Bay.
Three men were found crushed to
death on gondola car. loaded with lum-
Der. IRON Willamsport, Pa, for Phila-
delphia.
Lawrence Murphy, former treasurer
OF the Journeymen Stonecutters' Union,
who was arrested last December,
charged with embezzling $4,000 from
the labor organization, and who was
convicted in New York on Monday OF
grand larceny, was sentenced by Judge
Newburger, in Part | !. OF General Ses-
sions, to five years and six months
in states prison.
The French steamer lie Lion arrived
in Philadelphia having on board the
crew OF the Italian bark Vermont,
which capsized in the Atlantic during
storm
A fisherman in the Mississippi river
near Lacrosse, Wis, was pulled over
board by an enormous catfish and was
drowned.
Ben w. Stearncs, the one-armed life
prisoner who escaped from the federal
prison at Fort Leavenworth, Kan, was
captured.
Robert Lee, the negro who shot Po-
llceman Massey in Evansville, Ind,
died from effect of wounds inflicted by
Massey.
James Mccormick, OF New York,
well known as broker for Jay Gould
and as an art collector, is dead.
Major John Wyatt Jones, OF the last
Confederate staff officers, died in St.
Louis, aged 50 years.
A murder, believed to have been the
outcome OF duel, occurred at Revere,
Mass, Joseph Corse being the victim
and Anthony Montanino being the al
legged murderer.
The Doylcstown (Pa) National
Bank suspended, and was placed in the
hands OF comptroller. Speculation in
stock by the banks officers is charged.
Hospital doctors in San Francisco re-
the use OF antitoxin. which was injected
into the patients brain.
Walter w. Condor, formerly of Gold
Water, Mich. said to be an heir to an
estate valued at $35o,ooo, has been
found in Chicago.
A. B. Youngson, first assistant grand
chief OF the Brotherhood OF Locomo-
tive Engineers, died in Meadville, Pa,
his home.
Edmund J. Smith, former discount
clerk in Newark On. j. bank, is
short $4,000 in his accounts.
The Seaview House on the camp
ground at Old Orchard, Me, was burn
ed. Two guests are missing.
During July 10000 immigrants pass
ed through St. Paul en- route to the
Northwest.
The graves OF five Indians, with their
weapons, were uncovered in Chicago
Five sanitary inspectors of Chicago
were indicted for accepting bribes.