The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-10-04
the LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.
DOMESTIC


Jacob II. SchiH, head OF the firm OF
Kuhn, Loeb & Co., bankers, Of New
York. and formerly director OF the
Equitable Life Assurance Society, was
the FIRST witness called before the leg
islative life insurance investigating COM
mittee.
William r. Travers, millionaire club
man, son Of the late celebrated wit and
Wall Street operator. w. X. Travers,
committee suicide by shooting himself
through the head in his apartments in
New York.
Former Captain o. NJ Carter has been
on the witness stand in Chicago for
nearly week in his fight TO prevent the
conhscation of 100000 seized at time
of his arrest
Mayor Curtis, OF Madison, Wis, has
instructed the police of that city to shoot
students who resist arrest and who at
tack the officers.
In Chicago Federal Judge Humphrey
sustained the demurrer filed by United
States District Attorney in the beef pack
ers' case.
The yellow fever situation in New Or
leans continues to improve. Only two
deaths were reported.
Police and two burglars exchanged
shots in Hartford after the latter had
blown open Two safes.
A coachman in Elizabeth. N. J., was
attacked by rats and was severely lac
Grated.
In New York all grades OF refined su-
gar declined 20 cents hundred pounds
The south tunnel of the New York
and New Jersey tunnel has been COM
pleted
In New York Mrs. Peckham refused
to answer questions in the cotton-leak
case.
Attorney General Wade. of Ohio, will
investigate the Harvester Trust.
The Weller Roller Mills plant, in Win
niston, Ala, was burned.
A forger obtained $3so,ooo worth OF
securities from Wall Street Bank, New
York. by forging a check with the name
of Pearl & Co.. stock brokers, who had
borrowed 100000 from the bank for
one day.
Secretary Wilson, OF the Department
of Agriculture, predicted lower retail
prices during the coming season for meat.
dairy products, poultry and other neces-
sites of life.
Cross-examination of former Capt.
Oberlin NJ. Garter, charged with de-
frauding the government out OF nearly
100000, was continued before Spe-
eial Examiner Wyman in Chicago
Hospital engineering problems were
discussed at the continued conference Of
the Association OF Hospital Superin-
tendents in Boston.
Mrs. Edith NJ. Baily, who. while run
ming an automobile in Cleveland, O.,
caused mans death, was held for
manslaughter.
Bessie Perkins, white, was sentenced
in Magnolia, Miss, to the penitentiary
for 10 years for marrying a negro.
Jacob Hart, a legless man, confessed
IN Chicago to having killed his wife,
whom he suspected OF in6delity.
Capt Charles Price. a counselor for
the Southern Railway, died at Salisbury,
N. c.
Gen. J. c. Black addressed the Ma
tlonal Association of Postmasters in
Dayton, o.
A movement is under way among rail
road brotherhoods to secure a reduction
in the working hours OF railroad en-
ployes
Mrs. Marie Ivers Lawrence was in
dicted in Chicago on a charge of at
tempting to blackmal Governor Her
rick, of Ohio.
President Nicholas Murray Butler. of
the Columbia University, severely criti-
cised modern business methods.
Surgeon General s. Suzuki, of the Jap
anese Navy, addressed the Convention of
Military Surgeons at Detroit.
Wheeler H. Peckham, the New York
lawyer and reformer, died from apoplexy
at his office, in New York city.
The board of directors of the Penn
sylvania Company authorized the issue
of S2ooooooo worth of stock.
President Ely, of the American Street
Railway Association, denounced social
ism in his annual address.
The National Encampment of the Pa
triotic Sons of America elected officers
at Atlantic City.
Attorneys for the government attacked
the defense of former Captain Carter.
Ten persons were injured in a wfeck
near Glencoe, Col.
Secretary of War Taft arrived in San
Francisco.