The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-28
NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
Domestic

Sentiment for the amalgamation Of
all branches of the Presbyterian
Church was expressed at the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States of America, IN
session at Kansas City.
James l.. Andem announced that
he has instructed his lawyers to bring
suit against Thomas A. Edison for
$4,000 for false arrest and malicious
prosecution.
Calvin Milbanks, an expert me
chanic, accidentally came into contact
with a switch in the testing depart
ment of the General Electric Com
pany at Schenectady and was electro
cuted.
Walter Bottomly, who was scalded
by falling into vat of boiling water
in a dye works in Philadelphia, died
in a hospital.
Adam Legezysten attempted TO kill
his daughter, and then shot himself
at his home, in New York.
William p. Boardman. who built
the first street railway in America,
died in Demet. S. ID.
James Brimmingstall is under ar
rest at Dowagiac, Mich, charged with
six murders
Gov. John Sparks of Nevada, died
at his ranch, near Reno.
Monroe NJ. Harrell. for a number
of years connected with newspaper
work in Ell Paso, Tex, was shot and
instantly killed by J. Il. Mltchim,
proprietor of the Ell Paso Evening
News.
Government rangers have succeed
ed in extipguishing a forest fire on
Long Pine Forest Reserve, north of
Bellfourche, S. D., which burned over
an area of 20 square miles.
The Chicago police are searching
for two boys-Ralph McCabe, seven
years old, and Chester Mccormick,
eight years of age--both of whom
are believed to have been kidnapped.
Robert G. p. Holmes, purchasing
agent for the Commonwealth Edison
Electric Company, was murdered and
robbed in Chicago, his dead body
having been found in an alley.
One man was killed, from nine to
q dozen injured and property to the
extent of 100000 was damaged by
a fire in the plant of the Winter
meyer Box Factory, Chicago.
Congressman Mudd's physician at
Atlantic City reports that his condi-
tion is not critical, but he Is kept
in strict quiet and not permitted to
receive visitors.
The second section of Southern
Pacific train No. IS. known as tho
Oregon express, was wrecked near
Oakland. Col. Express Messenger
Cummings was killed.
A bridge under construction on
the Harlem Branch of the New York,
New Haven and Hartford Railroad
at Baychester was wrecked by dyna-
miters.
Rev. Dr.. Baxter P. Fullerton. Of
st. Louis, was elected moderator OF
the General Assembly of the Pres
byterian Church in the United States
of America.
Thomas A. Mcintyre, OF the failed
brokerage firm of Thomas A. Nc
Intyre & Co., OF New York, was in
dicted by the grand jury, arrested on
a warrant charging grand larceny.
and released on S25, bail.
Senator T. c. Platt testified that
he paid $4,000 to his son, Frank H.
Platt, to bring about n settlement
OF suit brought against him by
Miss Mae c. Wood through the law
firm of Howe & Hummel
The marriage of Miss Helen Ma
loney, Of Philadelphia, and Arthur
H. Osborne, a stock broker, has been
annuled, making the woman's second
marriage with Samuel Clarkson le-
gal.
The fourteenth annual Conference
on International Arbitration opened
al Lake Mohonk, y. Y.