The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-12-20

Domestic.


Federation Andrew Carnegie said he
believed the major portion of the
estates of very rich men should go
TO the state upon their death, but
he opposed graduated income tax.
Melville ingalls,, the noted railroad
man, came out for an income TAX
In granting rehearing on the
matter OF a postofice site in Pitts
burg Secretary of the Treasury ohaw
denies that he snapped his fingers In
the face of President English, oil the
Pittsburg Chamber of Commerce.
Rev. c. S. Quinn, former priest
in charge of a Catholic Church, at
Atlantic Highland, n. j., and molly
B. Kiley, his housekeeper, Were
found dead il a furnished-room
house in New York.
Arguments on the demurrers OF
the railways and grain firms charged
by indictment with giving and recelN,
ing rebates. we're begun in the Uhlteu
States Court at Minneapolis
Announcement was made OF ~
per cent. increase in the wages OF an
employees of the transportation oe-
partment of the Lackawanna.
Jesse c. Rumsey, the boy tram
| robber, was sentenced in Marshall'
Mo, to 20 years in the penitenuary'
Clifford Hooe, the HartJe coach-
man, was sentenced to six years I'M
prisonment in Pittsburg for perjury:
Frank Massa, wealthy Italian OF
New York, was shot and killed. II
is believed, by Black Hand.
Because of the conviction Oh
George Burnham, Jr.. vice president
of the Mutual Reserve Company loI
grand larceny, bail for Presiuent
Burnham and Vice President george
w. Eldredge, both of the MUTUAL
who were jointly indicted WIN
| George Burnham, was raised. fresi-
dent Burnham from s12,5OO TO WV
600 and Vice President Eldredge S
bail from $12,500 to $4,000.
President Paul Morton, Oh the
Equitable Life has called a meet
ing of the presidents of 30 life lnsur-
ance companies to form national
organization to look after the inter
ests of the corporations and policy
holders.
The publisher, the editor and the
sporting writer of the New YORK
Morning Telegraph have been ar
rested, charged with contempt OF
court in publishing alleged raise
stories of the Gillette trial.
Clarence Collier, an orphan boy OF
Pittsburg, has been sleeping in sheds
and alleys since his mother died four
months ago.
Frank Mumford, a Middletown IN.
" shoe dealer, has been sent to jail
70 co days for stealing a kiss from
customer.
Harry c. Sutton, a PittsburS mo-
torman, who nearly ran over moth
er and child, died of nervous shock
Judge Lanhorn, of United States
court in Wisconsin, upholds the righ'
of labor to strike.
The banks of Chicago are enjoying
the largest prosperity in their his
tory.
The Great Northern Railroad viii
issue s60,000,000 of new stock al
par.
The business section of Wareham
Mass, was destroyed by fire.
Chester E. Gillette was sentenced
! to be electrocuted at Auburn Prisol
in the week beginning January 2S
He will be taken to Auburn withil
the next ten days. A motion for
new trial was denied.
Michael F. Bruso, Greek sea
man on the tug Walter A. Lucken
bach, rescued the captain, frozen u
the masthead, and seaman, trozel
: to a hatch adrift, of the sea-goini
barge Buena Jentina.
e President Baer, of the philadelphia
= and Reading Railroad, has decline,
r to grant the demands of the engi
e neers, flremen and conductors wh
| threaten a strike.