The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-05-10
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
The latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.

The will OF Miss Ellen !. Mckee, VINO
died at Ashcvllc. ~ c.. May 1, has
been filed in St. Louis. She was the
daughter of the late William Mckee,
founder Of the St Louis GlobcDcmo-
craft and owned the controlling interest
in that newspaper Her estate IS valued
.at S.ooo,ooo.
There was little rioting in Chicago,
as the police have broken up the march
ing OF mobs after wagons. Charges Of
selling ont have been made against the
labor leaders and Mayor Dunno has ap-
pointed a commission TO investigate.
The will OF Mrs Clement B Newb3ld.
daughter OF the late Thomas Scott con-
iains a bcqucst OF $4,000 to the missions
.of the Protestant Episcopal Church and
Stoooo 20 the Christians Fund OF the
Diocese Of Pennsylvania.
First Iicuicnanis Juan A. Boyle and
Charles L. Woodhouse, OF the Fourth
United States Infantry were drowned
in Laguua Lake, Philippine Islands l.icu-
tenant Boyle was a Aarylaudcr
An explosion OF dynamite in the Cats
kill -cment Company, limestone quarry,
40 Smiths Landing y. y. killed one and
badly injured two 'aborcrs.
The engagement is announced OF Capt.
Richmond +. Hobs1u 20 Mis-, Grizclda
II. Hull, OF Tuxedo Park, n "
Several people were killed and much
property was destroyed by a fierce storm
which swept over Indian Territory
The Welsh Congregational Charch at
Kingston. Pa. was wrecked by a dyna-
mite explosion.
A statue was unveiled in New Lon
don, c.. in memory Of John Winthrop
the younger
The cotton manufacturing industry in
New England is reported to be prosper
ous.
About $50 union carpenters at Harris
burg went on strike
William Heffelingcn, Of Bergen, O.,
was fined $500 for double manslaughter.
He fred a pistol from his porch, the
bullet causing a woman's death. Anoth-
er woman fell dead when she heard Of
the fatality
During the trial Ct Johann Hoch III
Chicago on the charge Of poisoning his
wife a trained nurse testified that while
hi, wife was III he spent most of his
time cour;ing his ssier-in-law in the
kitchen.
The statement is made from official
sources that George Could will succeed
Joseph Ramsey, Jr, as president OF the
Wabash when the latter retires at the
next meeting OF the board OF directors.
Governor Pennypacker has signed bills
making the heads OF two important Phil
aieiphia CITY departments elective by the
CITY councils instead OF being appointed
by the mayor
One OF the most remarkable oyaiions
ever given an American in England was
the farewell dinner to retiring Ambassa-
dor Choate at the Lord Mayors house,
in London
Congressman Frank B. Brandegee was
selected by caucus TO be United States
senator to succeed the late Oryille H..
Plat, OF Connecticut.
The New York Senate passed the bill
extending the terms OF the mayor and
# other elective officers Of New York
IRON two to four years.
a federal warrant charging Thomas A.
Neal, clerk OF the court OF the First Ju-
dicial district Of Oklahoma, with embez-
Element has been sworn out by {. r.
Sherwood special agent Of the Depart
ment Of Justice
The New York Produce Exchange has
forwarded to the State Department at
Washington a protest against the "ap-
parent intention of the German govern
ment 10 discriminate against American
trade"
The New Jersey Board OF Pardons re-
fused to commute the death sentence Of
Anna Valentino who was sentenced to
be hanged at Hackensack on May Il for
the murder OF Rosa Silva.
The New York Assembly passed over
Mayor McClclIan's veto the bin transfer
ring the right OF granting public fran
chiscs from the Board Of Aldermen to
the Board OF Estimates.