The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-09
THE NEWS In SHORT ORDER
Domestic,

The British steamer Barnton, Cap
tain McGregor, from Port DePaix.
Hayti for Chester, Pa, arrived at the
Delaware Breakwater with IS Of her
crew i'll with what is believed to be
maaral fever. The vessel was remand
ed to the government quarantine sta
ton at Reedy Island, Del, for fumiga-
tion and observation.
William W. Russell, newly appointed
American minister TO Venezuela, and
ex-Judge w. J. Calhoun. whom Pres-
dent Roosevelt has appointed special
commissioner TO Venezuela, sailed from
New York for Caracas on the Red ID
Steamer Philadelphia.
Loretta H. Phifer, aged 20 years, was
found in a dying condition on the steps
OF the late Chief Of Police Sullivan, at
North Bergen, N. J. 1t is stated that
she was taken from her escort by two
men who claimed to be policemen.
Thomas Walton Stanford, OF Mel
bourne, brother OF the late California
senator. has offered to donate vaua-
bic collection OF antiques to the Leland
Stanford, Jr., University.
1t is stated by growers that the Con
necticut peach crop this year will be
the largest ever harvested.
The United Sulphur, Copper and Iron
Company was incorporated at Trenton,
with a capital OF SI2,ooo,ooo.
Archbishop Chapele has been stricken
with yellow fever His condition is not
regarded as serious.
At Portland O., the United States
Jury for the second time was unable TO
agree in the case in which Congressman
Williamson and others are charged with
conspirng to suborn perjury in connec-
ton with securing public lands ille-
gally.
The captain OF the French ship AS
neres, from Swansea to New York, re-
ported the finding OF a dozen capped
fuses among the coal of his ship. He
believes there was a plot to blow up
the steamer in mdocean
In the suit for divorce against Mrs
Grace Culver Taggart in Wooster o.
testimony seriously rejecting on her
character was given by a Filipino CIR
who served in the Taggart household
in Manila
Henry W. Manger, who was sentenced
at Oswego, n. Y, TO death in the cleo
trio chair for murder, has accepted his
sentence and has requested his attor-
neys not to take an appeal.
Mrs. John G. Carlisle, wife Of the
former Secretary OF the Treasury, dice
at Babylon, l.. l., where she was spend
ing the summer.
In New York state prisons the tir
plate, cup and saucer have been dis
carded, and for them glazed pottery hai
been substituted.
Minister Barratt, while in San Fran
Chinese boycott has caused unnecessar!
alarm.
Precautionary measures have beet
taken in Philadelphia against yellow
fever.
The morning Baltimore and Ohio pas
senser train bound for Johnstown iron
lockwood was wrecked at the Pain
Creek Bridge, in Somerset county, Pa
A rail broke on the bridge and the traii
plunged down. One woman was fatal.
injured and several persons were hurt
Vice President Fairbanks was tn
chief speaker at the commemorative eX
ercises held at Sault Ste, Marie, Mich
upon the fftieth anniversary OF the OF
ening Of St. Mary's Canal.
Because of the continued absence G
Mayor Belcher OF Paterson, N. j., tn
public officials of that city cannot &c
their salaries, which are now due.
w. J. Bryan, Jr., has undergone
successful operation in a Chicago hos
pital for the removal of an abscess fror
his knee
The Nebraska Grain Dealers Asso
citation has been declared to be a trus
and to be in restraint OF trade
The closing session Of the Friends
National Educational Conference wa
held at Richmond, Ind.
At Paducah, KY, II. H. Loving,
former banker, shot and killed H. z
. Rose, lumber man.
The National Lead Company has il
creased its capital stock from $4,000
600 to Sso,ooo,oo.
The Poughkeepsie Bridge will be II
constructed at cost OF SI,3oo,ooo
The question of consolidating ii
Congregational, United Brethren an
Methodist Protestant Churches will
taken up at a conference at Dayton, c
in February, 1906.