The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-05-23
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1t was reported in Wall Street that the
Pennsylvania Railroad Company will re-
quire mc.c money to carry out its inn
provemen' plans than the amount realized
by the sale of the $so,ooo,ooo eighteen
months notes.
Vice President Thayer, OF the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad, has issued a statement
denying the allegations Of Commissioner
OF Corporations Garfield that the rail-
road granted rebates to the Standard
Oil Company
First Vice President John p Green,
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad. says the
holding OF coalmining stocks by railroad
officials will be investigated, and that
such practices will not be tolerated.
Alexander Berkman, who attempted to
kill Henry Clay Friek during the Home
stead (Pa.) riots, was released from pris-
on in Pittsburg
J. Oscar Nonte, former cashier OF the
New York Life Insurance Company,
shot and killed himself at Montclair, n. J.
Second Vice President Charles L.
Pugh and General Superintendent Michs
ael Trump, of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
testified before the Inter State Commerce
Commission regarding coal mining
stocks they own
Governor Blanchard. OF Louisiana, in
a message to the Louisiana legislature,
recommended a law requiring insurance
companies TO invest in Louisiana an
amount equal TO the reserve on Louisi-
ana policies
Fire swept the summer cottage set
element at Monument Beach, Mass.
Tweuty-four cottages and the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad Sta
ton were destroyed
An explosion OF gas in the Diamond
Mine OF the Lackawana Coal Company,
at Scranton, Pa. burned six men, three
OF them seriously.
Wilson Miner, the husband Of the wild
ow OF Charles T. Yerkcs, is practicing
boxing with Jimmy Britt. on Coney Is
land
4he New Jersey Court OF Pardons conf
muted the death sentence Of Mrs. Anna
Valentino to life imprisonment.
Manila exporters report a shortage OF
the hemp crop amounting to 100000
bales, valued az 100000.
The remain Of Carl Shurz were buried
IN larrytoWn. y. 70.
The Mormon Church is reported to be
going out Of business.
r. K Cassatt. son OF President Cas-
satt, Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, testi-
fed before the Interstate Commerce Com
mission that the Keystone Coal Company,
Of which he is president. was able to
get 500 new coal cars by the Pennsylva-
MIA rehnguishing its contract with the
builders
The Standard Oil Company issued a
reply to the charges OF President Roose-
welt and Commissioner Of Corporations
Garfield, denying that it benefited from
rebates or that an oil monopoly exists.
The Presbyterian General Assembly,
which meets in Des Moines, Ia. will
probably have discussion over the
new book OF forms TO be reported
The Duchess Of Marlborough is in
sured in the Mutual Life OF New York
for $4,000.
Rev DR.. Algernon R. Crapsey, OF Ba-
tavia, ~ Y, has been found guilty Of
heresy by a court OF the Protestant
Episcopal Church and suspended for 80
days pending final decision.
Five miners were killed and 10 injured
by box Of dynamite falling and ignit-
ing gas in a coal mine of the Phils-
delphia and Reading Company at Shen-
andoah Pa
One man was killed and three were
seriously injured by an explosion in the
knitting mill Of Julius Kaiser & Sons,
Brooklyn.
James II. Clark. of Atlanta. Ga. in
love and crazed by drink, killed one man
sho; four others and then committed
suicide.