The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-03-19
THE LATEST NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
Domestic.

Lighting company, 10 restrain the trOlley
mems union, individually and collectively
and all the other unions in Waterbury
from interfering with the business of the
company and from making use of the
boycott.
A movement has been started to secure
the pardon of Euclid Madden, the motor
man, serving a term of six months for
manslaughter in causing the death of
Secret Service Agent William Craig in
the accident in which President Roose-
welt was also injured.
Legal action has been instituted by the
striking mill men in Colorado City to
define the authority of the military forces
called out during the strike.
There has been heavy rainfall in
Louisiana. but the levccs are still hold
ing and the flood record of 1897 has not
yet been quite reached.
The Postal Telegraph Company will
construct line of wire along the
Union Pacific Railroads right OF way
IRON Omaha to the Pacific Coast,
there to connect with the new Pacific
cable
1t is reported in Chicago that in May
a concerted demand will be made by
the trainmen OF all railroads entering
in Chicago for an increase in wages
amounting to between II and IS per
cent.
A. s. SALES, a young chemist OF
Philadelphia, committed suicide by
swallowing a dose OF cyanide OF potas-
sium TO avoid arrest and prevent his
domestic troubles becoming known.
y partial hearing was had in the
case OF Miss Edna Mcclellan against
the estate OF Broadway Rouss. in New
York, and the case was sent to the
loot OF the calendar.
The Mississippi river continues to
rise, and other rivers are still causing
damage. The levee at Red Cloud, Ind.
gave way and thousands oi acres OF
land were flooded
Miss Anna Hildebrandt, OF Orange.
n. j., convicted OF an attempt to kill
her sweetheart, b. J. McCallan, was
found i'll her room overcome by NOR
phine.
Investigation by customs officers at
Seattle, Wash, shows that extensive
traffic has been going on i'll Japanese
girls brought here for immoral pur-
poses.
The Buffalo and Cleveland express
was derailcd by the splitting OF rail
near Newcastle, Pa, and a score or
more OF passengers badly hurt.
DR., Frederick Muller, assistant to
DIR, Lorenz, was a passenger on the
steamer Barbarossa, which arrived at
New York from Bremen.
Mrs. Seth T. Paine said yesterday
that she intended leaving Buffalo. She
IS IN an apparent state OF nervous col
lapse.
DR.. r. c. Flower was arrested in
New York at the instance OF Mrs. Isa-
bella Gray Taylor, on the charge OF
grand larceny.
Engineer Charles Geary was found
dead in his cab while running Phila-
delphia and Reading freight train at
Tamaqua, Pa
Francis j. Mckay, business repre-
sentative in New York OF the striking
shipbuilders, says that over 5000 men
are ont.
Governor, Odell, OF New York,
strongly favors the bill to increase the
liquor license tax by so per cent.
Foreign.
King Edward, Queen Alexandra and
other members OF the British royal
family attended Colonel Cody's Wild
West Show in London and greatly en-
joyed the performance, the Queen shak-
ing hands with two tiny Indians, who
presented her with flowers.
The French Foreign Office made
public the text OF the Franco-Venezue-
Ian protocol providing for the payment
OF the claims OF France against Vene-
zueia 1t is identical with the agree
Mt G,, i,a
ezuela and the United States.
All the weavcrs OF lace curtains in
Saxony have formed a combination to
regulate the prices OF production for
three years. These manufacturers sell
largely to the United States.
The opinion is freely expressed in
Russian political circles that the reac-
tlonaries may succeed in hampering the
Cars plans for reforms.
The debate on the religious congrega-
tions was continued in the French Cham
Der OF Deputies. NJ Ayard claimed the
Premier's proposition was aimed at de.
stroyirg Catholicism in France.
The civil court OF Berlin decided ii
favor OF the city in the long legal fgh
over the attempt to compel the munich
pality to contribute toward building
churches.
The blockade OF the mouths of tht
Orionoco and OF the ports of Guanta anC
Carupano, recently proclaimed by tn,
Venezuelan government, has been raised
The King and Queen OF England helC
the first court of the season at Bucking
ham Palace. -Four Americans were pre-
sented
The dock laborers of the North Ger
man Lloyd Steamship Company at Bre
men are considering the question OF
strike.
King Victor Emmanuel decorated tn
Rev. William Burt, head OF the American
Methodist work among the Italians.
The revolutionary forces were defeate
by the Venezuelan government troop
after a three day fight at Cumarebo.
The captain OF All English tugboat say
that Lady Granville Gordon's daughte
is on her way to the United States.
The London Shipping Gazette say
the international Mercantile Marin
Company has decided not to build an
more big vessels, like the White Sta
Lire steamers Cedric and Celtic, unit
improved port facilities enable tn
company TO exercise greater econom.
in working the vessels.
Great interest is manifested in til
discussion in the French Chambers O
Deputies OF Premier Combes' propo
sition refusing the request OF 81 NAL
eligious congregations 10 teach.
Financial.