The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-05-18
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.


Garrett Biblical Institute and the
Boston School Of Theology caused a
Iivel y debate at the Methodist Gen
eral Conference, in Los Angeles. Cal.
The Southern Baptist Convention
opened at Nashville, Tenn, with
nearly 1000 delegates present Gov
ernor Eagle, of Alabama, was elected
president tor the third time.
An explosion Of sawdust in the
furnace # the Day Lumber Com
pany's mill, in Portland, Ore, started
hre which destroyed property valued
at S25o,ooo.
Charles Stratton, a former police
man at Seaside Highlands, was shot
| and killed by George Wasson, an ar
tllleryman OF the Fort Hancock gar
| riSon.
Fire started from burning leaves at
the Silver Lake Assembly grounds, at
Perry, n. V, and in a short time 10
| cottages were destroyed
by an explosion OF gas in the Lacka-
wanna Coal Company's No. 4 Mine.
near Nintondale, Pa, three men were
instantly killed.
Edward +. Shaw, postmaster in
Three Rivers, Mass, was arrested for
the alleged cmbczzlement OF SG,5oo
Whitney, Pousland & Co, the lead
ing commission firm OF Boston, filed
voluntary petition i'll bankruptcy.
James Gray Thomas, a prominent
physician md surgeon OF Mobile, Ala,
died there, aged 90 years.
Everett Abbott, former treasurer Of
the American Marine transportation
Company OF Boston, who left that
city on March TX, was arrested in
San Francisco on a charge OF having
embezzled from his employers S5,852.
The committee on state of the
church has decided to recommend to
the Methodist General Conference a
relaxation in the present prohibition
OF certain dmuscments.
Two officers and IS enlisted men
of Company +, Seventeenth Infantry,
which was ambuscadcd by the Moros
i'll the Philippines, were killed.
The nominating committee has de-
cided on Judge George Gray, Of Del
aware, as president OF the National
Civic Federation.
The body OF Josephine McCahill,
the abducted child, was found near
the top OF the chimney OF her home,
in New York.
Fire destroyed a Canadian Pacific
grain elevator at Fort William, Ont.
The loss is estimated at S25o,ooo.
1t was officially announced that the
New York Central Railroad would is
sue = S5o,ooo,Uoo loan.
The Indiana State Convention in
Ntructcd its delegates for Parker and
adopted the unit rule.
The sensational libel suit brought
by K. ). Siever against Sir James
Duke was concluded in London with
a verdict for Sir James, the cost being
assessed on the plaintiff
Miss Bell Crane, OF Decatur, G.,
told consul General Gowdy, in Paris,
that she had been locked up by a man
who took her out automibic riding.
In the Reichstag, the army govern
ment was censured for dismissing
three members Of the court-martial
that had tried Lieutenant Biltse.
The government of France has
made NJ. Philippe Bunau-Varila an
officer OF tie Legion OF Honor
Members OF the White party have
blown up two railroad bridges, which
were poorly guarded, a short distance
from Montevidco, Uruguay
King Peter OF Seryia has emphatic
ally declared that he will not abiicate
the Servian throne.
There was a riot at Chnkiang. The
mob burned the quarters OF the new
police force.
The Chilian government has sold
two cruisers to Charles r. Flint, OF
New York.
There was strike Of journeymen
bakers in Berlin.
The charges Of heresy which have
been made against high church off
cials are destined to provoke
spirited debate at the Methodist Gen
eral Conference.
George NJ Porteous, who intro
duccd the bcrtillon system in the
United States, has been arrested at
Chicago charged with embezzlement
The sixth biennial convention OF
the international Brotherhood OF Lo-
comotiyc Engineers assembled at Los
Angeles.