The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-24
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

Harrison turned the communication
over to the police department..
At Louisville, KY, Mrs. Lydia A.
Monroe, of Riverside, Cal, was chos-
en- supreme chief OF the Rathbone Sis
tiers. Her competitors were Mrs. Belle
Quinlan, OF Galesburg, Ill, the in
cumbent, and Mrs. Emma Young, OF
GAINESVILLE, O.
The three children who disappeared
at Oak Park, near Chicago, were found
three miles from their home. They
had run away, fearing that their step
mother would whip them.
In Chicago Judge Dunn released on
a technicality Charles w. Spalding,
former bank president, who was SEN
fenced to 10 years imprisonment for
embezzlement.
ST. Louis was visited by a sudden
windstorm, which played havoc in the
northern part OF the city. Two men
were killed and several were injured.
Fish Rock Camp. owned by Isaac
Seligman, of New York, and located
on Upper Seranac Lake, was burned.
Loss, $4,000.
At Columbus, o., Knapp confessed
before going to the death-chair that
he had assaulted two girls.
Another cut in steamship rates has
been made by competing transatlantic
companies.
August Anderson, an Indiana farm
er, died from the effects Of a mos
quito bite.
In an attempted general jail delivery
at Camden, n. j., six prisoners es-
capped
At Boston General Wilmon w.
Blackmar, of Massachusetts, was
elected commander-in-ch Of the
Grand Army OF the Republic by
acclamation.
Negroes are leaving the country
around Statesboro, Ga, in consequence
of lynching and whippings. Fear
is expressed that there will be scar
city OF labor in harvesting the cotton
crop.
J. w. Midgely, OF Chicago, has been
employed by big railroad interests
to demonstrate the practicability Of
applying the clearinghouse system
to railroads.
A passenger train was wrecked near
Altamont, Mo, by the spreading OF
rails. Seventeen persons were hurt
two probably fatally.
At Ziegler, H., the meat strikers
fired upon train filled with laborers
Two men were wounded.
Three children have disappeared
mysteriously from their home at Oak
Park Ill.
Tobacco and other crops in Lam
caster county, Pa. were injured by
a storm.
Philip Weinseimer, the labor leader
who is at the head OF the union or
ganization in the present building
trades strike in New York, was arrest
ed on a warrant charging eXtortion.
The complainant is George J. Essig,
plumber, and the amount named as
extorted is $1,000.
The new United States steel sail
ing ship Cumberland was launched
at Boston She was christened by
Miss Pauline Morton, daughter OF the
Secretary OF the Navy.
An Italian who, it was charged,
attempted to kidnap a hve-year-old
girl in Pittsburg, had a narrow escape
at hands OF crowd which was anx-
ious to lynch him.
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Friends in Toronto, John w. Graham,
OF Manchester, England, spoke on
the life OF Christ.
Some OF Chicago's passenger steam
ers will be supplied with gas lifebuoys
which will display a brilliant light for
use at night.
The American Water Purifying
Company has been incorporated at
Trenton. n. J., with a capital OF
ST. 600, 900.
Emilius Pierre Trenchery, a blind
musician. who was prominent so years
ago, died at Alton, H.. aged OIL years
George Sweitzer. of Philadelphia,
snatched two boys from the approach
| hoofs OF FIVE horses, tossed them on,
/ OF harms way and was so badly
irangled that he died four hours later
Newsboys from all over the coun-
( try were admitted free to the World :
! Fair. They held meeting and or
! ganized national association.
At the session of the Society OF
Friends in Toronto philanthropic
work and treatment OF animals were
subjects under discussion.
High government officials, including
Secretary OF the Navy Morton. Attor.
ney General Moody and General Cor.
bin, made tours OF inspection at New.
port.
Valmy w. Foster, prominent bus
mess man OF Chicago, and a former
president OF the Union League OF tha
city, is dead, aged 50 years,
The Standard Oil Company has de
clared dividend OF S. per share
the three dividends OF the year ag
grcgating 2S per cent.