The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-01-03
THE LATEST NEWS BRIEFLY TOLD.


DOMESTIC
Russell Sage, who has been confined
to his home with illness, on hearing that
money on call was Up to I25 per cent,
went to Wall Street and lent $3o,ooo,ooo
in three hours at IS or 90 per cent.
Masked men held UP and robbed q
paymaster of the Delaware River Quarry
and Construction Company OF $1,000 near
Brunswick, n. J.
James Hazen Hyde, former first vice
president of the Equitable Life lnsur-
ance Society, sailed from New York for
France
The officers OF the Coal Trust in
Cleveland pleaded guilty to the charge
of violating the antitrust law and were
fined.
A representative OF an American house
in Shanghai says the Chinese boycott OF
American goods is extending.
A train ran into a trolley car at Ma
hanoy City, Pa, killing two persons and
fatally injuring one.
Walter b. Hill, chancellor OF the Uni
yersity OF Georgia, died in Athens. Ca,
OF pneumonia.
The American Board OF Commission
eis for Foreign Missions submitted its
annual report
The Merchants Trust Company, the
American Savings Bank and Trust Com
pany and the Mechanics Savings Bank
OF Memphis, Tenn, have closed their
doors to be iquidated.
Over twenty leading coal merchants Of
Cincinnati have been indicated by a
grand jury for alleged restrain OF trade
! l..
The interests controlling the merger OF
New York railways will build more sub
ways, new traction lines and extend pres
ent systems.
Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy, the Chris
/ tian Scientist, declares the habit OF giving
| Christmas gifts is sin and nonsense
Iron and steel interests OF Pittsbure
and the South are forming combination
with S15o.ooo,ooo capital stock.
James Thompson, of Lancaster Coun-
ty, Pa, choked to death on piece OF
beefsteaS.
Chancellor Walter B. Hill, OF the Uni
versity OF Georgia, is critically i'll with
/ pneumonia, at his home at Athens, Ga.
and the attending physicians state that
he is now passing through the crisis OF
the disease with the chances against re-
covery.
Poisoned chocolate drops, believed tc
have been sent by a Jealous woman
have been received by Mrs Elsie Smith
who was queen of the halloween carni-
val at Albany, n y.
Admiral Dewey's Christmas greeting!
to the ships and stations of the American
Navy brought forth wireless answer
that travelled from Cuba 10 Boston.
A freight train crashed into coacf
CARRYING basketball players at Freehold
| ~ J., killing one, fatally njuring two
and seriously iniuring all the rest.
Louis n. Megargee, a well-knowr
newspaper man of Philadelphia, died a
his home, near Narberth, OF pneumonia
The Exchange Hotel in Uniontown
Pa, was practically ruined by fire, anc
many OF the guests had narrow escapes
Ii is stated that Mayor Mcclellan ma!
make Gen. Joe Wheeler superintendent
OF police in New York.
The New York Board of Elections
has made official declaration that Mayo
/ Mcclellan has been reelected
John Thomas Gallagher. known il
Chicago as Black Jack the Slugger,
died at the age OF p years.
Commander William Herchel Allen
L. 5. ~, died al the Naval Home, Phil
adelphia.
L. S. Hull, chief Of police Of Torring
ton, c., was shot by lot OF fighting
Italians.
Countess Ilka Krsky Palmay, a singer
had Frederick Won Gordon Seeield ar
rested in New York, charging him witt
obtaining $4,000 from her by false rep
resentation.
Judge Murray F. Tuley, the nestor o
the Chicago bench, died at sanitariun
in Kenosha, Wis, from nervous exhaus
ton, following overwork.
Two thousand bluejackcts from III
warships in New York harbor enjoye
an entertainment prepared for them a
| the Brooklyn Y NJ c. A.
The boiler OF a Susquehanna Railroa
locomotive blew up at Paterson, n. J
and several OF the train crew were sc
yercly scalded.
Three men who broke Jail in Kearnel
Neb., were caught in a hay stack, win
chesters being required to bring them I
surrender.
Angelo Ginigiio killed Rocco Topper an
seriously wounded Philip Vari in quar-
rel over card game at Mineole, L. |.
A runaway horse ran into a train a
Delphos, O., two Of the occupants OF til
buggy being killed and one severely il
jured.