The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-07-05
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER.
,be latest Happenings Condensed for Rapid
Reading.
Domestic.

Nine prisoners were taken from the
jail at Watkinsville. Ca. and eight OF
them shot to death by a mob. the ninth
escaping serious injury and being lett
for dead by the lynehers.
At the request of President McCurdy
Superintendent Of Insurance Hendricks
is to make thorough investigation Of
the Mutual Life Insurance Company Of
New York.
The California Limited" OF the San
ia Fe Railroad, colided with a stock
train in Kansas City Two men were
killed and several injured
The executive committee Of the SUI
preme Council OF the Royal Arcanum is
sued statement declaring the higher
rates a necessity
Samuel +. Parrott was elected gen
cral manager of the Georgia Southern
and Florida, succeeding William Check
ley Shaw
James Lee Furman and John O'Brien
were hanged in Lancaster Pa, for the
murder OF Samuel Ressler.
One man was killed and three were
injured in a head-on collision OF freight
trains at PunXsutawney, Pa.
The resignation OF Chief Engineer
Wallace, OF the lNhmian Canal Com
mission, has been accepted
Lorenzo Lemongelli and Pietro Bru-
nomota had a duel with siileiios in
Scranton. Both were killed.
The Industrial Unionists are in Chi
cago forming a labor body in opposition
to the Federation Of Labor.
Six persons were killed and twenty in
iured in storm that struck Phillips
burg Kan.
AT the Yale commencement exercises
President Hadley announced that Mr..
John ID. Rockefeller had made a gilt OF
100000 to the university, and the
alumni had raised another million.
The Ohio Democratic State Conven-
ton nominated John w. Pattson. Of
Cincinnati, for governor, and State Sen
a,or Louis B. Houck for lieutenant gov
ernor.
Edward C. Bellows former United
States consul general in Japan, explain
ed, in San Francisco how the Chinese
were boycottigg American goods.
Columbia Post, No. 100, G. A. r.,
gave campfire in Chicago in honor
OF Gen. Stephen ID. Lee. Of Nicksburg,
commander Of the Confederate Veter-
ans.
President Roosevelt made an address
at the commencement exercises at Har-
ward. Among the recipients Of the hon
orary degrees was Secretary Taft.
Assistant Postmaster Edward c. Hill,
of Pittsiield, Mass. was almost Instant
ly killed while riding his bicycle by be-
ing struck by trolley car.
The United States Steel Corporation
IS reported to have bought the Lake
Erie and Pittsburg Railroad.
Three men held up 10 men and IS
women at a resort in Chicago.
Frank Ward and Thomas Driscoll,
suspected OF being implicated in the at
tempted holdup Of the North Coast lin
lied train near Tacoma, were arrested
in Seattle, Wash.
An unknown chauffeur ran down e.
don CARRIER fve-year-old child, and
killed it in Philadelphia,
The United States Circuit Court in
New York decided that the owners of
the wrecked steamer La Bourgogne must
pay only the amount OF the passage and
freight money
Former United States Senator Nc
Bride. OF Oregon. has been named by
the Lewis and Clark Exposition man
agcment as president OF the jury Of
awards
The safe in the Elmer (N. j. post
office was wrecked by dynamite and
postage stamps and cash amounting to
$500 were stolen.
Senator John H. Mitchell did not
testify in his own behalf in his trial at
Portland for being involved in land
frauds.