The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-02-28
THE NEWS OF THE WEEK


The Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany in an Official report OF the in
vestigation of the accident to the
Chicago special near Johnstown, Pa,
says the only tangible evidence OF
the cause found was the broken brake
hanger.
James r. Mcclure, aged 81, chief
clerk and treasurer of the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad auxiliary lines, died
of heart disease in the West Walnut
Street Presbyterian Church, Phila-
delphia, during service.
Fire partly destroyed the Russell
House, at Middletown, N. Y, and the
guests had narrow escapes. Several
firemen had their hands and faces
frozen and two others we're hurt by
falling walls.
Thrilling stories of Black Hand
plots to murder enemies of that So
ciety were told in court at the ha-
| beas corpus hearings granted to IA
of the 25 men arrested in Wilkes
Barre. Pa.
Union Station, at Sumter, s. c..
was destroyed by fire while both fire
companies we're at the funeral OF
| Chief Graham, who was killed by
Idllluk Walls Vt n uIt uu lAuass
Grover Cleveland delivered an ad-
dress in Chicago, attacking extrava-
gance and crimes in high places, and
asking for a return to the frugality
and honesty of the days of Washing
| ton.
T. Curley, law partner of Eugene
d. Saunders, who recently was APP
pointed Judge of the federal district
at New Orleans, died of pneumonia.
Mrs. Cora Stebbins Courier, aged
"a years, Is under arrest at Sheri-
dan, Mich, charged with poisoning
her husband.
The University of Pennsylvania
conferred the degree of doctor of
laws on DR.. Howard A. Kelly
The feet of a man and a woman
were found in box in the yard of
a New York tenement.
Harry Pratt Judson, acting presi-
dent Of the University of Chicago,
was elected president of that insti-
tuition, to succeed William r. Harper,
deceased.
The general tribal council of the
Oneida Indians decided to press
claims aggregating 81 100000, which
they say is due them from the fed
eral government and the State OF
New York.
The auxiliary yacht Adaline, OF
New York, Captain Layton, caught
fire from a gasoline explosion near
Key West, Fla. Mrs. Layton was
slightly burned. The vast was de-
stroyed.
Mrs. Fannie Rice Bassett, exhaust.
ed by the ordeal on the witness stand
six days, in the trial of her suit fol
divorce at Omaha, collapsed and fel
in a faint on the stand.
Four trainmen were killed and two
others injured in collision betweeT
an express train and an ice train or
the Michigan Central Railroad neal
Ypsilanti, Mich.
The Nebraska legislature has pass
ed the two-cent railroad fare bill
and similar measures are beinl
pushed through the Minnesota anc
Indiana legislatures.
Mrs. Lottie Walau was released
by the coroner's jury in New Yorl
on the charge of poisoning her moth
er and was rearrested and gave bail
Mrs. Flora Mcdonald, wife of
Chicago millionaire, shot and killed
Louis Fisher, who managed the Har
rison Art Company in Chicago.
The Rockaway Rolling Mill, th'
leading industry of the town of Rock
away, n. j., was destroyed by fire.
DR.. A. r. Alley, aged 6S, widel,
known Confederate veteran, died o
paralysis, at Atlanta, Ga
In the Bassett divorce case let
ter was offered in which the Rev. E
Lawrence Hunt wrote to frien'
that he intended to ask Mrs. Basset
to marry him when she was free from