The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-04-11
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Gen. Louis Fitzgerald denies in the
retrial OF the suit OF Morris c. Mengis
for 100000 that he made a promise 10
give Mengis the sum mentioned in case
the Western Maryland was sold to the
Fuller syndicate.
Governor Higgins OF New York,
granted the requisition papers Of the
Governor of Minnesota for Albert w.
Bartlett, accused of looting the home
Of DR. Pinault in Minnesota.
The New York Chamber of Commerce
passed a resolution declaring Baltimore
and other commercial rivals got an ad-
vantage from differential traffic rates.
Thousands OF employees OF the New
York Central and Hudson River Rail
road are to be laid off. owing to fall
ing of in freight traffic,
Over two thousand forged signatures
have been found on the mayorality nomi-
nation papers of William r. Hearst, OF
New York.
William c. Inman. of Leon, o., who
left $1,000 in a valise in railroad train.
was lucky enough 10 get it back.
Edwin c. Swift member OF the Chi
cago meat-packing firm died at the
Quincy House in Boston.
The Republic Oil Company has sur
rendered It's charters in the States OF
Nebraska, Indiana and Iowa
Six witnesses from Maryland testified
in the suit OF Morris c. Mengis against
Gen. Louis FITZGERALD for a million dol
lars, in connection with the sale OF West
ern Maryland Railroad.
Mrs. Martin Want Hof, OF Grand
Rapids, Mich, was burned to death by
her husband, who is believed to be de-
ranged, and who yelled "Hurrah for the
flag" as his wife died.
Alfred Walter, formerly general man
ager of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
has succeeded J NJ. Barr as president
and general manager OF the Seaboard
Air Line.
The Offices Of former President Nc
Curdy of the Mutual Life Insurance
Company furnished at a cost Of SIoo,
600, have been dsmantled and rented to
4 railroad
The General Assembly at Albany pass
ed the bills regulating the manner in
which insurance companies shall hold
real estate and prohibiting rebating.
The protected cruiser St. Louis, which
must make p knots an hour, left Phil
adelpha for a builders trial trip.
The Oakland (Cal) Street Car Com
pany has recognized the union Of en-
ployes
Because her position would necessi-
tate her introducing Governor Cummins
as IAN honored guest at the annual
meeting Of the Des Mones Womens
Press Club, Mrs James R. Berryhill re-
signed as toastmistress.
1t was stated that Joseph A. Turner,
the embezzling note teller OF the Nation
al Bank Of North America in New York.
was friend OF Ruth Rogers, who COM
mitted suicide several weeks ago He
denies it.
For an April fool joke someone in
serted in a New York newspaper an
advertisement announcing the death of
Emil Niglutsch and caused much un-
easiness among the members OF his fam
ily
A bulletin Of the Department OF Com
merce and Labor shows that the trade
OF the United States with Mexico dur
ing the year OF 1905, aggregated So2ooo-
600.
Governor Bcekman Winthrop arrived
at New York on his way TO Washington
to present the grievances Of the Porto
Ricans TO the House committee.
A squad OF police had to use their
clubs to put down a town and gown
fight Of Yale students and men and boys
of New Haven.
Steve Green, aged p, was shot dead
by John Waters, Jr., about the same age,
in a quarrel over a game OF crap in
Lancaster, Pa.
Harry Beard, a planter, living in
Natchez, Miss, was shot by a negro
empioye, who, in turn, was killed by
Boards brother.
Fear that her home was burning
caused Mrs. Frances Mcguire, OF Alton,
deaf-mute, TO speak for the first time
in her life,
As a sequel to a quarrel over FIVE cents,
John Waters, colored, shot and killed
Stephen Green in Lancaster, Pa.
Miss Hattie Crawford, a student at the
Friends University in Wichita, Kan,
felled a burglar and then tainted.
J. c. Sapp was killed by his hall
brother, John Miles, a well-known tur-
pentine operator, Of Georgia.