The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-09-13
tue LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.


Vice President Fairbanks delivered an
address and paid splendid tribute to
President Roosevelt at the celebration
of the golden jubilee Of the Republican
party of Chester county, Pa, at West
Chester.
According to a Russian correspond
ent, war operations continued the past
week in Manchuria. Each day since the
peace treaty was signed has seen the
shedding of blood uselcssly
Baron Komura and Minister Taxa
hira took lunch with President Roose-
welt, and in the evening Mr.. Witte and
Baron dc Rosen were the Presidents
guests at dinner
The historic elm at Cambridge, Mass,
which marks the spot where Washing
ton assumed command OF the Army, is
believed to be doomed
After eight men Of his crew had been
lost, Capt. Isaac Frazer, of the Boston
fishing schooner Joseph II. Cromwell,
committed suicide.
Jacob H. Thompson, an editor on the
New York Times, was found murdered
in his room at the St. James Hotel, in
New York.
Corporal Tanner was elected comman-
der-in-chief OF the Grand Army OF the
Republic, whose encampment is in pro-
gfess at Denver, Col. Minneapolis was
chosen as national encampment city in
1906.
United States mail delivery wagons
were accompanied through the streets Of
New York by a police guard because of
demonstrations against the new drivers
by the drivers on strike.
President Roosevelt has designated
Judge w. L. Penheld, solicitor of the
State Department, to investigate the trade
relations between Europe and South
America.
Secretary of the Treasury Shaw was
one of the principal speakers at the an
nual outing of the Vermont Fish and
Game League at Bluff Point, N. Y.
During fire in crowded tenement
in New York an Italian lost his life in
vain effort TO rescue his two children,
both under 10 years OF age.
The President is in receipt of con-
gratulations from the Emperor of China
for his efforts in restoring peace between
Russia and Japan.
The Chicago police say they have cap
tured band of women robbers who
operated under the guise of nuns.
The United Spanish War Veterans will
hold their 1906 encampment at Washing
ton, D. c.
The yellow fever situation in the city
of New Orleans is steadily improving,
only IS new cases being reported and six
deaths. An invasion of millions of marsh
mosquitoes gave the city bad fright.
The strike Of the 800 mail drivers in
New York city did not interfere with the
delivery OF the mail. There were early
in the day more applicants than there
were positions vacant.
Two. persons were killed and so in
jured as the result Of collision between
an excursion train and regular passen-
ger train near Newcastle, 0.
John Z. Lanning, receiver of the Mon
mouth Trust and Safe Deposit Company
of Asbury Park, N. J., has sued number
of directors.
fast passenger train ran into party
Of workmen at Homewood Station, near
Pittsburg, killing two and seriously in
juring three others.
Town Marshal II. C. Porter, OF Nc
Connellsville, o., was shot and Killed on
the street by "Woodie" Stewart, a de-
mented man.
One man was killed and several SER
iously hurt by the premature explosion
of charge of dynamite at Saxon, Pa
DIR. w. ]. McGee is reported 10 have
discovered how storms are bred in the
"storm-breeding belt" OF Arizona.
A site for home for consumptive let
ter-carriers was donated by the people of
Colorado Springs, Col.
The State OF Georgia has proclaimed
general quarantine against all fever
infected points.