The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-07-06
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The Latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic,

president OF the Western Federation
of Miners.
The Louisiana Exposition paid into
the United States Subtreasury, in St.
LOUIS, S2I3,o92I5 as the second in
stalmen on the repayment OF the loan
made.
George L. Upton, a prominent So
ciety man Of St, Paul, and his wife
were killed by the explosion of a
gasoline tank on his gasoline launch.
The police saved from a mob of
foreigners in Chicago Stephen Wac
lavlk, who had shot and killed Mrs.
Annie Waclavik, his former landlady.
Capt Edward Alfred Graham. divi-
SION counsel for the Southern and
Seabaord Air Line Railways. died in
Montgomery, Ala.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Furst. of
New York, were robbed Of their
diamonds at the Park Hotel, Mount
Clemens, Mich.
Two trolley cars collided near
Marshall, Mich, and three men were
seriously wounded and a number
shaken up.
Rev. DR., Swallow has not decided
whether or not to accept the Prohibi-
ton nomination for president
Pending the adoption. OF a new
wage scale, $500 union miners in the
Alabama district suspended work.
Rev. Charles Mayne, pastor Of the
Methodist church at Nevada, la. was
shot and killed by a burglar.
The Gloucester fishing schooner
Harry G. French was sunk by the
Hamburg American steamer Deltsch-
land and the crew was taken on the
steamer to New York.
Baron Spcck Won Sternburg de-
livered the commencement address at
the University Of the South. in
Suwanee, Tenn, and received the de-
gree OF doctor of civil law.
DR.. Floyd Whitecomb. of Warren.
Pa, was drowned in Conewango
Creek, near Frewsburg, n. Y, while
driving on profcs sional business.
A number of tranmen were injured
in collision between passenger trains
on the C., II. & d. Railroad near
Miamisburg, O.
w. II. Maxwell, superintendent Of
instructions in New York, was elected
president of the National Educational
Association
Henry F. Billings, manager Of the
Investment department OF Granger,
FarweI & Co., brokers, OF Chicago,
committed suicide
The motion to quash the Brooklyn
indictment against George w. Bcav-
ers was quashed by United States
Judge Thomas.
A locomotive boiler exploded near
Shoenfeld, Pa, killing three men and
inJuring two others.
Yale University bestowed the de-
gree OF doctor OF laws on DR.. William
Stewart Halstead, of Johns Hopkins
University. Harvard University be-
slowed the same degree upon DR..
William Osler, also OF Baltimore.
lhe report OF the committee on
synod winch was submitted to the
Conference Of American Rabbis, in
session at Louisville, favors the es-
adjustment OF a synod for the central
government OF the church.
M . J. Kern, Of Illinois, made an
address on the country school before
the National Educational Associa-
ton, IN session on the Worlds Fair
grounds.
Wesleyan University conferred the
degree OF Ii. ID. upon Abram w.
Harris, president Of Jacob Tome lns-
titute, Port Deposit, Md.
Directors OF the Lehigh Valley Rail
road declared dividend OF 10 per
cent. on preferred stock and per
cent. on common stock
DR.. {. Alphonso Smith, professor
OF English at the University Of North
Carolina, was elected president of
that institution.
Forty fremen were overcome by
smoke and gas in New York while
lighting blaze. -Four will probably
die.
The West Virginia Building on the
Worlds Fair grounds was dedicated.
In an address before the Harvard
Law School Association at Cam
bridge Secretary OF War Taft de-
bended the American government OF
the Philippine Islands, and pointed
out what the government hoped to ac-
complish.
John Bailey Tyler, who was believed
TO be the youngest Confederate sol
dier, died in Chicago. He enlisted
when IL years old as a cavalryman.
Walter Scott, an Alaskan miner,
says he was robbed OF 81 1000 in gold
on Pullman car between Pttsburg
and Harrisburg
Thousands Of persons are ready to
make the rush into the new tract
thrown open to homcsteaders in Ne
braska.