The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-12-09
TIE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
Domestic.

Blanche St. Clair, who was connected
with gang OF postoffice thieves, died
in a Philadelphia hospital without re-
vealing the whereabouts oi her hus-
band, the leader OF the gang, though
urged by the police and physicians to
do so.
John Slaughter, the Oldest Wyoming
pioneer, died at Cheyenne, aged o. He
went to Wyoming in 1867, and was
territory and state Librarian for 80 years
and was assistant Librarian at the time
OF his death.
The cruiser Dcs Moines in her Off
cial speed trial over the Cape Ann
course exceeded her contract speed
making an average vi I6.633 knots per
hour.
The government authorities have
conhSCatcd I4ooo McXican cigars i'll a
private warehouse in San Francisco,
many OF them valued at 2s cents each.
Albert A. Honey. Chicago inventor
OF the underground trolley, is dead
from stroke OF paralysis. He was an
old-tmc telegraph operator.
4 letter LETT BY Amodeo Nicola, an
Italian, who committed Suicirde near
Sacramento. Cal, clames the Natia OF
Brooklyn for his death
The prosecution closed in the case
OF Mrs Mary Mcknight, on trial i'll
Candilac, Mich, on the charge OF poi
,oning her brother
Two employees oi the United States
livprc,, Company were arrested in
Piu,burg on the charge OF rifling eX-
pres, packages.
In the destruction Of the home OF
George Wright. by fire in Whatcom,
Wash. his cight-ycar-old son, Reuben,
was burned to death. In trying to save
his lie his sister. Maggie. II years old,
was terribly burned and was compelled
to Jump from an upper window.
EX-Alderman Ghysels, OF Grand Rap
ids, Mich. and Corey p. Bissell, former
member OF the Board of Public Works,
confessed that they had accepted bribes
from Salisbury and announced their pur
pose to plead guilty.
City Attorney Liant Salisbury, Of Grand
Rapids. Mich, continued his evidence
against Alderman Charles T. Johnson,
charged with being involved in the water
deal scandal
The executive committee of the Citi-
zens Industrial Association of America,
IN session in Dayton, O.. took steps to
fight the walking delegate and the eight
hour law.
y wagonoad of Cinnamon who were
being smuggled into this country was
Erie Canal. Four of the Cinnamon were
overturned near Buffalo and fell into the
Erie Canal. Four OF the Cinnamon were
drowned.
Timothy Mccarthy, the walking dele
gate OF the Housesmiths and Bridgemens
Union i'll New York was sentenced to
one year in the penitentiary for extor-
tion.
"a dinner was given at his home, in
New \ ork, by Andrew Carnegie, to 43
men who were formerly associated with
HIM in the Carnegie Steel Company.
Bishop Burgess. OF Long Island. in a
sermon IN St, Paul's Chapel, New York,
protested, on religious grounds, against
the production of "Parsifal."
There was terrific excitement on the
New York and New Orleans Cotton
Exchanges on receipt OF the govern
mcnt crop report, and new high rec
ords were made, the extent OF the trans
actions being enormous.
Kew George D. Morgan, rector OF
Christ Church, OF New Haven, Ct.. was
elected Misrepresentation OF the Epis-
copal. Diocese OF Springfield by the
synod.
Victor Herbert has resigned as di-
rector OF the Pittsburg Orchestra.