The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-10
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

Fisher, aged 80 years. the woman's
brother IN their home, in Philadelphia.
Fisher also shot himself and died
later. The motive for the crime was
robbery
Benjamin Brown, Of Philadelphia,
aged u years, will we'd a widow aged
65 years. This will be his fourth mat
rimonial venture. Brown has figured
in several accidents and on three oc-
casions had been pronounced dead.
There was a run on the Drovers'
Trust and Savings Bank OF Chicago by
strikers in retaliation for the action
OF one of the packing firms in making
the bank an adjunct to its pay de-
partmcnt.
Rear Admiral Rivet and a party OF
officers from the French cruiser Du-
pleix visited the statehouse and city
hall in Boston and paid their respects
to the governor and mayor.
An express train on the West Jersey
and Seashore Railroad, bound for
Cape Nav. ran into an open switch
at Woodbury. n ]. A number Of
passengers were injured.
An Italian quarryman was wedged
Tor two days in the Palisades rocks.
on the Hudson. He was without food
or water and lost his reason because
OF his sufferings.
At Pottstown. Pa. Harvey Keck
and Henry Straub had a prize fight
because OF an insult offered Keck's
bride by Straub. Keck was the win
ner
Alfred Knapp. the strangler, SEN
fenced at Columbus, O., to die in the
electric chair has collapsed and can
not eat or sleep.
A strike in the building trades and
in the subway, IN New York, is i'm
minent. 1t will affect 10000 men.
An explosion OF dynamite caused
panic IN the Italian quarter at Pas
sale, n. J.
A southbound passenger train on
the Louisville and Nashville Road
collided with north-bound passenger
train near Horse Cave, Ky. 81 pas
sengers and ! trainmen were injured.
In an interview in San Francisco
I Governor Carter, OF the Hawaiian Is
lands, said that annexation has not
been d commercial success as far as
the islands are concerned
Judge ID. ID. McKoon, OF New York,
who disappeared on July IS, reappear-
ed in California. He tells a thrilling
story OF being kidnapped.
Supreme Court Justice Nash, of New
York, has pronounced the trading
stamp act of that State to be unconsti-
tutional
DR.. Orlando Brown, ormerly a
brigadier general in the United States
Amy, died at his home, at Washing
ton, CT.
Senator Hoar is suffering with an
attack OF lumbago. He is confined to
/ his room, but is not seriously Ill.
The Suly creditors met in New
York, but adjourned without definite
action on any proposition.
Democrats and Populists OF Kansas
succeeded in effecting fusion on their
state tickets.
Russell Sage observed his eight
eighth birthday by attending strictly
to business.
In Chicago September wheat reach
ed on, gain OF nearly 3 cents.
| Destructive forest fires are raging
in Montana
Thomas Taggart, chairman of the
/ Democratic National Committee, an
| nounced William F. Sheehan, OF New
| York, as chairman OF the national ex-
| ecutive committee.
Special Inspector Robert {. Ould
OF the United States Customs Service
a native of Virginia and member OF
| Colonel Mosby's command, died al
Champlain. n. y.
Governor Blanchard has selected
Miss Juanita Laland, of New Orleans
70 christen the battleship Louisiana
which will be launched at Newpor
News August 27.
Prof Frederick Starr, of the Uni
versity OF Chicago, will visit Northern
China next year 10 investigate rhys
terious white race, said TO be residing
there. >, g.
DIR. Brown Ayres, OF Tulane Uni
versity, New Orleans, has accepted
the presidency OF the University o
Tennessee.
John NJ. Jones, the Oldest printi,n.s
press manufacturer, is dead at M
home, Rochester, n. Y, aged q
W. n. Ferris, of Big Rapids, wa
nominated for governor by the Michi
Gan Democratic State Convention.
The railway postal cler ks are hav!
ING their annual convention in Chi
cago. =.
Philadelphia Mint for subsidiary cor
one thousand nonunlon skille'
workmen have been employed by N
Chicago packers and they VIII thu
be enabled TO operate the by-produc
division OF their plants.
The coming report OF the Geolo
gical Survey will show that the Unit
ed States exceeded all previous r'
cords in the production OF coal IN 100,
; A suit involving the possession
letters written by George Washihe
ton and Daniel Webster has begu
in New York.
Bishop Potter denies that the vis
OF the Archbishop OF Canterbury
for the establishment OF an America
primacy.
| Mrs. George Law has been sued b
= the widow OF DR., Lane Tor medic;
r attention rendered the defendant b
= her husband.
5 Joseph Holtz, a retired farmer, {
/ New Oxford, Pa, was too shrewd it
. two bunco men who tried to swindl
!. him.
Foreign
Three hundred and ten houses OF
r, Of a total OF 500 at Illsfeld, German