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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
WITH THE BOXERS.
SECRET CHINESE ED1CTs SHOW
OFFICIAL SYMPATHY FOR THEM.
GOVERNMENT PARALYZED.
Navy Department Has Made Public Addi-
tional Chapter In Kempn7s Report-IIap-
penings which Took Place at the Taku
Fight Induced Him TO Make Common
Cause with the Alllos


Washington (SpeciaD The Navy De-
partment has just made public the fol-
lowing additional chapter in Admiral
kempff's report
United States Flagship Newark,
Taku, China. June 20, 1900.
"Sir:-Referring to my recent nc
tions in declining to take part in the
seizure of the Taku forts, and in after
ward making common cause with the
foreign forces in the protection of for
eign life and property. | would respect
| fully state that the Chinese Govern
ment Is now paralyzed and the secret
edicts show that 1t is in sympathy with
the Boxers.
"2. The fact that under the existing
circumstances the troops at the forts
were given much extra drills. torpe-
does were provided and, 1t is claimed
planted in the entrance of the Reiho,
was considered menacing and by other
senior naval officers sufficient cause to
justify them in demanding the tempo
rary occupation of the forts. This cul-
minated in the bombardment of the
forts by other foreign gunboats on the
morning of the 18th inst, which has
been described. In this bombardment
the Monocacy was fired upon and
struck without having received pre-
vious warning.
3. II is now necessary to Join with
the other foreign powers for common
defense and preservation of foreign
people and the honor of our country.
"A. ] refused to join in taking pos
session of the Imperial Chinese Rail
way station, and also declined to Join
in the demand for temporary occupa-
tion of the Taku forts, for | thought
1t against the policy and wishes Of our
Government to be entangled with
other foreign powers in such step,
and also because It endangered the
lives of people in the interior in ad-
vance of absolute necessity, for up to
early morning of June II the Chinese
Government had not committed, SO
far as | am aware, any act of open hos
tilities toward the foreign armed
forces.
% In opening fire without warning
an act of war was committed, when
many shots were fired at the place
where the Monocacy was moored, about
5000 yards from the forts. Those fir
ing must have known of her presence
there, as she had been moored in that
position for number of days.
Under these circumstances | re-
garded the situation as one for the
protection Of the national honor and
the preservation of our people, and
have acted accordingly. Very respect
fully. LOUIS KEMPFF.
"Rear-Admiral U. S. N.
Second in command United States
naval force, Asiatic Station.
THE Secretary of the Navy, Bureau of
Navigation, Washington, d. c."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Thrce Injured NV i.,,,..

AT the sawmill of Eyere,. g. p.
IN the Fishing Creek VolIev " ,.,g 'ng
miles north of Bloomsbwg tbo on,
eer, Robert Evans, discovered ero
pile Of boards near the engine ''v a..,
tempted to quench the Gar,a.
throwing water upon it. some n,
water struck the boiler which in,
dlately exploded with terrifc D ro.
completely demolishing the bnfd
and injuring three mon the oni,
ployees in the mill at the time
The injured men are: Robert Fy.
engineer, horribly scalded and L
badly laceratod by nving niocss
iron; Charles Savage bcjpar tcrri
cut and bruised about head and IN
by flying timbers; Emanuel Hen,
sawyer, head and face badly crt
skull fractured.
The victims were immpdtatal,
moved TO Benton, where they recai
medical attention and everything r
sible was done to afford them re-,
but few hopes are entertained of y
recovery.
The force of the plosion was
great that many Of the heavy timl
of the mill were found ON the oppo.
side of the creek, distance Of o
200 yards away, and the heavy BIOL
was hurled a distance of POO feet f
the scene of the disaster
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
ABOUT NOTED PEOPLE.

One of the British Army's grand old
men is the Duke of Cambridge.
In the last five years that he has
been in office Lord Salisbury has cre-
Gted S6 new peers.
Miss Grace c. Strachan has been
elected associate superintendent of the
Department of Education for Brook
lyn.
The senior bachelor OF arts of Dart
mouth College Is now Arthur Liver
more, of Manchester, England, of the
Glass of '29.
William j. MoXley, who aspires to be
the next Republican machine candidate
for the mayoralty of Chicago, is wide
lv known as maker of imitation but
ter.
Jesse Holdom, of Chicago, is said to
be the first foreign-born lawyer to be
president of an American State Bar
Association.
DR.. George e. Morrison, the Pekin
correspondent of the London Times,
has lived in the Celestial City for
nearly three years.
LII Hung Changs wife, the Marchion-
ess Ii, is reckoned a great beauty in
China, and is also one Of the cleyerest
women In that country,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
scranton spcnl,-Easy Law.

Mayor James Moir, of Scranu
signed the "speak-easy' ordinan
which has been fought with great e
nestness in the City Council for s.
eral months.
The ordinance provides than on prt
er complaint being lodged the MAY
or any alderman of the city can ore
that any place where it is suspect
liquor is sold without a license sh
be raided, and, if the proof secured
convincing, the proprietor can be fu
sums ranging from $40 to 500, and
default of payment be committed
the county Jail for thirty days,
A conviction under this ordinar
will not be bar to conviction uuC
the terms of the Brooks h!gh-liceI
law.
The Mems Union, which has be-
making a spirited fight against sped
easies for some time, announced u
hereafter it will arrest speak-easy pl
prietors under the provisions Of d
ordinance, because they can secure
summary conviction in that way
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
ENDING WAR IN PHILIPPINES.
Amnesty Resolutions Sent to Aguinnld
Answer Expected Soon,

Amnesty Resolutions Sent to Aguinaldo
Answer Expected Soon,
Manila (By Cable ).-Senor Buenca-
mino sent to Aguinaldo, by means Of
the rebel chiefs mother, the amnesty
resolutions adopted by the meeting of
representative Filipinos here June 81
together with General MacArthur's
answer to them. and other documents
bearing upon the restoration of peace
II is understood that Aguinaldo will
summon his advisers, and that a reply
may be expected within a month.
Ftlipinos here gave a banquet in
celebration of President McKinley's
order of amnesty.
IL is Oftclally announced that last
week 200 insurg nts were killed and 130
surrendered or were captured. One
hundred rifles were taken Twelve
Americans We're killed and eleven
wounded
This includes the casualties of Col
VIM. E. Birkhimer's engagement with
4 force of the Twenty-eighth Volunteer
Infantry, who attacked 200 insurgent
rifles entrenched two miles east of
Taal, killing 3S. A detachment of the
Signal Corps, while repairing wires,
was twice ambushed
Capt Charles ID. Roberts, Of tho
rhirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry, who
was captured by the Filipinos last May,
has arrived here on parole. He will
not return to captivity.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
. state News in nriet

The coroner's jury eXoneraleH
nine men arrested for the muIug,
William Sinkowicz during ~"
Shenandoah. ,d
The mill and boiler house at lne ie, 81
boken quarry, at North Bangor; ;o..
entirely destroyed by fire, lIe ,oe 'v''
about $4,000, with an INSURANCE
S2500. "a
The body of an unidentlllea ,o"r lnr
about 45 years of age, was On n
hanging from an apple tree o| Ne,
farm of Daniel Updegrah, ne''
berry. noi
The hearing in the Parsons nrfo
Office robbery case was he'q ',omLn I'm
United States Commissioner ~ - Ma
Wilkes-Barre. The defendants, we
tin Golden and Patrick Colier'omo oour,.
held under $1,000 bail each LOT 'y'T
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
MISSIONARIES RECALLED.
Bishop Graves Says That the Situation
Is Growing Worse.

New York (SpeciaD A cablegram
was received by the Protestant Epis-
copal Missionary Society from Bishop
Frederick r. Graves, at Shanghai. 1t
was as follows:
Situation growing worse. Clergy
native, foreign-recalled Shanghai"
The Bishop had previously cabled
that the women missionaries had gone
to Japan and the men had been or
dered to treaty ports. A treaty port is
not necessarily on the coast. however,
and there are several such on the
Yangtse River, far from the protection
of foreign men-of-war. The cable re-
ceived to-day shows that the only point
in Central China that is still regarded
as safe is Shanghai. The term Cen
trail China" Is used roughly to indicate
that territory which is drained by the
Yangtse. All the Protestant Episco-
pal missions are in that territory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

Queen Victoria and her suite arrived
at Osborne.
The big strike of the dock laborers
at Rotterdam is ended.
King Charles of Roumania author
lied M. Carp to form a new cabinet.
The Beers made an attack on a Brit
ish fort near Heidelberg, but were
beaten off.
Two hundred persons We're killed or
injured as the result of volcanic erup-
ton near Bandaisan, Japan.
The city of Bocas del Toro, in Colom-
bia, was desolated by a terrific gale and
then by destructive fire.
The schoolship st. Mary's arrived at
Lisbon, having encountered thre
storms and blown out of her course.
King Alexander, of Servia, announc-
ed his betrothal to Nine. Draga Mas
chin, who was lady-in- waiting to his
mother.
Because of severe treatment accord
ed them only three Americans partici-
pated in the worlds amateur cham
pionship contests in connection with
the Paris Exposition. One American
Tewksbury-won.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
MURDERED by HIS BABE.

Three-Year-old Had Seen Chickens and
Calf Slaughtered.
Glencoe, o. T. (SpeciaD John Pc
terson was slain by his 3-year-old son,
who had shown singular liking to
watching the father kill chickens and
a calf.
Peterson went to sleep under a
shade tree. His son obtained the knife
with which the calf had been killed
He slashed his sleeping father in the
throat, cutting the jugular vein, kill
ing him almost instantly. Then the
little fellow entered the kitchen to tell
his mother that Papa does not jumy
like the chickens, but went to sleep
like the calf"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
slnmhereh AmIdst pisastor.

A horse belonging to John M.l'
attached to a carriage, ran ava!
wyoming street, Ha2leton. lne o. m
occupant of the carriage was 4'!'
old boy, fast asleep. The horse ran ",
a terrific pace for several blocks ~
ple gazed in horror at the scene
pecting to see the child dashsI
death, but when the horse was tnt nn|
captured the lad was stiIl sIeTp' 5.n,
peacefully on the cushions ana IL"
nothing of his exciting ride
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Chess Tournament opens.

Munich (By Cable).-The congress of
the German Chess Association was for
mally opened here. There are II con-
testants in the international tourna-
ment, namely;
Pillsbury and Showalter of Amerl-
ca; Burn and Tinsley of England; ia
nowski, of France; Won Baredelben,
Won Gottschall, Cohn, Billboard and
Jakob. of Germany; Halprln, Berger,
Schlechter, Marco. Wolf and Popiel, Of
Austria, and Maroczy, of Hungary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Word comes from Pittsburg that
tinplate workers all over the coun
will probably receive an advance wi
the mills start, 1t is expected that
American Tinplate Company will 81
the scale for the coming year Short
The scale provides for adjusime
every two months based on the az
age selling price of tinplgtes for
previous two months.
According to the examination OF
company's sales records just made
officials of the Workers Union the
men will get an increase Of II per ca
under the next arrangement.
The scale for next year IS the 81
as that of last year, and 1t is not
lieved that any difficulty VIII al
over its signature.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Killed By Lightning.

Little Rock, Ark. Especially james
l.. Fitzgerald, paymaster in the office
of the treasurer of the Choctaw, Okla
homa and Gulf Railroad, was instantly
killed by lightning during a terrific
storm. He was walking along the
street with his brother and Patrick
Sullivan when struck. Sullivan was
badly injured and Fitzgerald's brother
was knocked down.
Fitzgerald's clothes were entirely
torn off and his body disfgTed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Wnli,nd Ont Window.

Annie Rose, a domestic empoyel
w. w. Potts, at Swedeland, placed
bed at an open window to geJ
benefit of the draught. During
night she dreamed that her mIslI
called her. She arose and in so
nambulistic state walked out Oh
window. Although she fell a di5Ia'
of IS feet, the shock failed to aW.
her. Members of the family ="
aroused by the noise and discoNe
the girl sound asleep on the lawn
der the window. She was uhlhJu''
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
KEYSTONE STATE
LATEST NEWS CLEANED FROM y !,
Gus PARTS.
NEGRO STOLE GIRLS VA,

-. ''i VT Chester a.. q,
On Long Braid - Boiler Of r., anu
County sawmili Blown lin W. uo'un'
Building-N Norristown Girl w. "recN
Her Bedroom window-oha S' ou
Slipping up behind Mabel NJ r.
who was wheeling a babv oo.,,
Edgemont avenue, Chester n a.5.
man cut off the long brai5 y, ,y'U
hanging down the young gir,,a
and made his escape. The dar,.. y
was committed under the glarn J,
arc light. s'"'e Of
Mabel, whose hair had br..
TO her waist, says she felt '",,s r,s aq
thought was a bug crawii,o" "ual
neck. Putting back hcr hug bnss On
c.ountered the grimy fngors .'nS nS u
men there was a sharp "clicpo a ll
scissors cut the braid '''N as
Pedestrians on the opposito .,,.
saw a colored man vault a fenae S,aewl
dash across the lot. Ofcer Jo.. J".t
notified at once and he wer' @'G.' IT.
SUIT, but in the darkness an ,n ,n
the man was lost. ''' "d'el
The braid was cut off clo.o
head. "" ''OSe 10
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Crnb sheil Cnused Denth.

Gloucester City (SpeciaD AS the
result of eating a crab, Miss Mamie
Mahoney, aged 25 years, of this city, is
dead. She had not been feeling well
for about a week, but Wednesday
morning was seized with violent pains,
dying in short time. DR.. Duncan w.
Blake, the attending physician, thinks
death was caused by swallowing a
piece of the shell while the young wo-
man was eating crabs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Ventura Cal. (SpeciaD News comes
from the eastern part of this county of
the drowning of five persons in Wiley's
Lake.
1t was an exceedingly hot day and
Mrs. Wileys little party of five went in
bathing. They went out on a raft,
which suddenly began to wobble, and
some of the bathers fell into the water.
The others made a desperate attempt
to rescue their companions, and in so
doing all perished.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Washington (SpeciaD Portugal has
deposited with the Contra Discounta,
a Partisan banking institution, about
$500, 900 in settlement of the Delagoa
Bay arbitration. 1t will remain for the
British and American claimants to ar
range for an equitable distribution of
this fund, and negotiations to that end
are under way with promise of success
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
LETTER FROM CoNGIR.
This Message stated Pekin Legations
Could Hold out But short While.


Could Hold out But short While.
Washington Especially The follow
ing cablegram has been received at the
Navy Department:
"Chefu, July "a.
Navigation Bureau, Washington.
Written message, signed Conger,
dated July 4, received Tientsin, 2lst,
says:
Been besieged two weeks British
Legation. Grave danger general mas
sacre by Chinese soldiers, who are
shelling Legation daily. Relief soon,
if at all. City without government eX-
cept by Chinese Army. Determined
massacre all foreigners Pekin. Entry
relief forces into city probably be hotly
contested. THOMAS
The message comes from Capt. Chas.
NJ. Thomas, commander of the Brook
lyn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Much Damage by storm.

Ironton, Ohio (SpeciaD "A wind,
rain and hail storm demolished Span
ner, Cohen & Goodman's planning mill,
blew out the end of the Belfont Com
pany's brick warehouse, unroofed the
Enterprise Planning Mill, and uprooted
hundreds OF shade trees. Houses in
the lowlands were flooded and many
We're struck by lightning.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Ex-Congres.mnn Meredlth.

Manassas, Va Especially .--Ex- Con-
gresham e. e. Meredith died at his
home here from an acute obstruction
of the bowels. DR.. j. Ford Thompson,
of Washington, and DR.. OBrien, of
Alexandria, were summoned here to
perform an operation, but death en-
sued while they We're making prepara-
tions for the operation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Old Mint Employe Arrested.

Washington Especially Chief VIII
lSie, of the Secret Service, has been ad.
vised of the arrest of Fred A. Taylor,
Nn old employee of the San Francisco
mint. 1t is said that he had on his
person at the time of his arrest about
eight ounces of gold clippings and a
quantity of gold buttons.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Barnesville, Ohio (SpeciaD The Z
year-old son of William Smith, a farm
er, was found burned to death, and
Mrs. Smith and 5-year-old son fatal
ly burned in barn fire here. The boys
We're playing with matches in the hay
loft, when the hay ignited. Mrs. Smith
was burned in trying to rescue the
hOYS.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
HUMDERT SHOT.
KING OF ITALY KILLED AS HE EN-
TERED HIS CARRIAGE.
THEE SHOTS WERE FIRED
The Fatal Bullet Pierced His Heart Wur-
derer Quickly Arrested-Ho Gave His
Name ms Angelo Bressi and Said He Was
From Prato, I'm Tuscany-Crimc Was
Committed at Monza.

Monza, Italy (By Cable) king Hum
bert has been assassinated.
He was shot Sunday evening by An
gelo Bressi and died in a few minutes
Monza Is city Of Northern Italy, 9
miles northeast of Milan. 1t has a
population of $4,000 and has been WIS.,
tied number of times by King Hum
bert.
The King had been attending a dis
tribution of prizes in connection with
gymnastic competition. He had just
entered his carriage with his aide-de-
camp amid the cheers OF the crowd,
when he was struck by three pistol
shots fired in quick succession. One
bullet pierced his heart. He fell back
and expired in a few minutes.
The assassin was arrested, and, with
some difficulty was saved from the
fury Of the populace. He gave his
name as Angelo Bressi, describing
himself as of Prato, in Tuscany.
The news of King Humbert's assas-
sination did not reach Rome until af-
ter midnight. Signor Saracco, the
Premier, summoned a meeting of the
Cabinet, and the Ministers started for
Monza.
The Prince of Naples, heir to the
throne, is yachting in the Levant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
a $4,000 FIRE.
Cold storage Warehouse Burned with
Valuable Commodities.

Naiuhpie Nolhihouttics'
ST. Paul, MINI. (SpeciaD Fire broke
out in the st. Paul Cold Storage and
Warehouse Company's large ware
house on Eagle street, and by 10
o'clock the building had been almost
destroyed. The loss is estimated at
$750,O00, with insurance of $550,00O.
Part of the building collapsed at a
few minutes after 10 o'clock, and the
attention of the firemen had to be de-
voted to preventing the spread of the
flames, although, fortunately, the ware
house was almost alone in the block.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
NTIner KiIIed by FnII of sla,.

Fairmont, w. Va, Especially Noah
Felty, native and trusted miner, was
killed IN one of the mines of Monon-
gah by fall of slate. He was about
35 years old and leaves a family.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Sphih's King an ENpei' =, au
The young King of Spain Is a.
pert in the use of the sword wnlca
always been his fayorite paS"
When quite little wooden SWORDS ""I will
made for him, with which ne oSll "J
fence with his playmates, young sOo sOa,d
men of the proudest blood Oh Sr~ I0e1
He is now one of tho most 'N
swordsmen of Europe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Severe penalties are being imposed
upon upper classmen at West Point for
making plebs do menial service and for
snubbing the officer who reported
shaw
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
SCHEMES TO KILL THE KING.
italian Who Came to America Said to
Have Been Chosen.

italian Who Came to America Said to
Have Been Chosen.
New York Especially Italians in
New York who are acquainted with
the methods of the anarchist societies
say that Carboni Sperandio was chos-
en- to murder King Humbert, and, con-
Guiding that he could not successfully
accomplish the mandate, gave up the
task to another. Later Sperandio
killed Peppino Pessina, who had made
himself obnoxious by opposing the
teachings of the societies.
After killing Pessina, Sperandio
committer suicide to save himself
from falling into the hands of the po-
lice. Pessina was murdered in Pater-
son, N. j., by Sperandio, July H..
Three days later Sperandio committed
suicide, leaving the following letter
pinned over his heart:
This is not of my bidding but the
brave and good society wills it. On
February in Italy was my lot and
my order to kill the King. My number
came out in America, and ! could not
do it. Then / saw this brute Pessina
in the shop. He maltreated his men.
He beat them like, dogs. He made his
countrymen worse than worms. So it
was that l was contented to kill him.
Who will say, comrades, that | did
not do right? Long live anarchy"
Sperandio was honored as hero at
his funeral, hundreds of his country
men being in attendance.
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Was in Confederate Congress.

Atlanta, Ga. (SpeciaD Judge Rob
ert Pleasant Trippe, believed to be the
last surviving member of the Confed-
crate Congress, and at one time Judge
of the Supreme Court of Georgia. is
dead
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
Nominated for Congress.

Greenville, Ga. (SpeciaD The Demo-
Gratis of the Fourth district nominated
Hon. w. c. AdamsOn for Congress.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

Mrs. Grove and her son were killed
and Mr.. Grove was fatally injured by
an explosion on a naphtha launch
Long Island Sound.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02

The popularity Will soon peri'N
is paid for in principle.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1900-08-02
UNCLE SAM BUYS LAND.

Two More Islands Purchased in Philip
pine Group.
Madrid (By Cable. 1.-The Cabinet Is
considering the proposition of the
United States Government for the ces-
sion of the Islands Cibitu and Caga-
yen in consideration of an indemnity
of 100000. The Ministry regards the
proposition favorably, and negotiations
for treaty of accord between the two
Governments are proceeding rapidly.