The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
THE news.
Domestic


set up the defense that Cooper was
justified in believing Senator Car
mack would assault him, as Cooper
had heard Carmack was in an ugly
mood"
The mysterious woman who went
to see the body of Lieutenant Moller.
at the New York Morgue, attended
his funeral, but efforts to discover
her identity were fruitless.
Mrs. Minnie Beekman and her four
children were burned to death in
her house, near Bakersfield, Cal. 1t
Is believed that they were murdered.
W. Dayton Phillips, an aristocrat-
lc young clubman of Philadelphia,
and Miss Elizabeth Frances Breenan,
an artists model, were married in
New York
Lady Cook says probably the suf-
fragettes If granted the ballot, may
not vote through inability to find a
man candidate worthy their conf
dence.
The application of George II.
Bchuler, a minority stakeholder of
the Southern Steel Company for a
preliminary Injunction to restrain
James T. Woodward. president of
the Hanover National Bank, and 9TH
ers of the reorganization committee
from carrying out a plan of reor-
ganization on the ground of irregu-
larity, was denied by Judge Noyes.
Of the United States Circuit Court
Of New York.
A unique banquet at which David
Belasco, the New York playwright
and dramatist, was the guest of hon
or, was given at san Francisco at
h. 4 Cob al
Chief of Police Briggs, of South
Omaha. announces that he has given
the names of 20 members of Sun
days anti-Greek rioters to the coun-
ty attorney.
The Mount Lowe Solar Observa-
tory Glass Works. in Gobian, France,
will make another cast of the 100
inch disk for the Hooker telescope.
Embezzlement and obtaining mon
ey by means of false pretenses are
the new charges placed against Con-
gresham J. +. Laning at Norwalk,
o.
Frederick Lewisohn was elected
president of the Tennessee Copper
Company at n meeting of the COM
panys directors held in Jersey City.
The directors of the Laclede Gas
Company, New York, declared
quarterly dividend OF 1a per cent.
on the companys common stock.
The jury in the case of r. X.
Broadnax. who shot and killed
Sheriff w. E. Haynes at Hainesville,
Ala. gave a verdict of not guilty.
The mining engineers who have
been holding their ninety-sixth meet
ing at Sheffield Scientific School at
Yale concluded their session.
II is announced here that soon
after his Inauguration President
Taft will visit the ranch of Charles
p. Taft, near San Antonio.
The bill for the choice of United
States Senators by the oregon plan
of direct elections passed the Nebras-
ka Senate.
South Chicago has launched IT.
self on a crusade for the protection
of its children.
Fire burned several residences and
business houses at Westfeld, n. Y.
The government rested it's case
in the suit against the American
Sugar Refining Company for alleged
false weighing of sugar, and has
also reduced the total penalties ask
ed for from S250,000 to $150,000.
Attorneys for the state questioned
Col Duncan b. Cooper, one of the
trio accused of the murder of former
Senator Carmack, about his dispos-
tion OF state and court funds.
Carl Fischer-H Hansen. the New
York lawyer and society man, ac-
cused of bribng n witness, entered
plea of guilty and was sentenced
to IL months in the penitentiary.
A joint resolution was introduced
In the General Assembly of Penn
sylvania to permit the state TO bor-
row S50,000,000 for good roads.
Former Governor George c. Par
dee, of California, floored h. b. Jones
with his fist when Jones called the
Ex-Governor a liar.