The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-05-16
PENNSYLVANIA NEWS.
The Latest Happenings Cleaned From
All Over the State.
EXPLOSION KILLS FOUR TRAINMEN.
Locomotive Boiler Bursts at Mt Dallas, on the
huntington aud Broad Top Mountain Rail.
road..Doctor Attacked by Highwaymen--Live
Stock Killed In Westmoreiand to Check
Rabies..D Dickinson May Lose Reed.

| DlSnOp NlCndTO 1ntld1l. Oh tile fltlS-
burg diocese OF the Roman Catholic
Church, went into court and asked for
an order to sell St. Paurs Cathedral at
Grant street and Fifth avenue, to II. C.
! Frick for ST. 100000. The proposition
to sell the property recently met with
some opposition. The object, in going
into court is to give all who may op-
pose the sale an opportunity to be heard
and to avoid any possible ilcgality by
reason OF the fact that many former
members of St. Pauls congregation
| have removed from the diocese. The
Cathedral is opposite the site where Mr.
Frck's mammoth skyscraper is being
erected. A large batch OF contracts
were let to-day. including one for
quarter OF million dollars worth OF
Italian statuary marble for decorative
purposes. The building will be the
finest structure OF its kind in the world
The decoration will be the most mag
niicent in any modern structure, and
no money will be spared to make them
complete.
Four men were instantly killed at Mt
Dallas by the explosion of a boiler of a
locomotive on the Huntingdon and
Broad Top Railroad The cause OF the
explosion could not be learned. The
explosion came with terrific force,
throwing the bodies OF the men a great
distance. Edwards, who was sitting in
the cab OF the engine eating his break
fast, was found more than four hundred
| yards from the scene OF the accident,
while the bodies OF the other men. who
were standing beside tie engine, ranged
from 100 to 200 yards away. All we're
horribly mangled and scalded and parts
/ f,ft he. L. l..
wards watch was found in the township
road, 500 yards away. John Jones. the
tagman OF the first section OF the freight
train, whose caboose was standing d-
rectly in front OF the wrecked engine.
escaped injury. The engine was stand
ing still at the time and only jumped
from the rails when boiler exploded.
While DR.. S. B. Snavely, OF Potts
| town. was returning from visiting a pa
tient at o'clock in the morning, he
was attacked by two strangers who de.
manded his pocketbook. The physi-
clan, who is powerful man. knocked
one OF the men down. The other high
wayman fired three shots at the doctor
| and one bullet grazed his check. Both
men then closed in on him and a hard
struggle followed. The pistol shots had
awakened some OF the nearby citizens,
who ran from their houses to DR.
| Snavelys assistance. when the assail
ants broke loose and fed.
| Annie Green. a small colored girl,
| told strange tale at the mayors Office
in Harrisburg, where she applied for
| relief. She said she joined band OF
| gypsies in Washington, d. c., some
time ago with her mothers consent The
| band camped near the State Arsenal.
The gypsies sent the girl for water and
while she was gone they deserted her
| and she wandered about all night. She
will be sent home.
Edward Bloss, the II-year- r-old son OF
| John K Bloss, OF Bald Mountain. has
been kidnapped, and his father solicited
| the aid OF the police to recover him.
| Bloss is a wealthy farmer. He says
| the boy was taken away on Wednesday
on his way from school and that he was
last seen walking along the road with
a strange man. A search for the boy
has been continually kept up
1t was given out from the headquar-
ters OF the Philadelphia and Reading
Coal and Iron Company at Pottsvile
that $4,000 more will be paid out by
the corporation this month for miners
and laborers' wages than was paid out
in May for q period OF IS years This
increase is due to the fact that the min
ers are now getting a permanent in
crease OF 10 per cent. on the old wages,
whereas under the sliding scale former
ly in vogue the rate at this time OF the
year was very low.
DR.. Waldron. deputized by the State
Board OF Health to investigate the re-
ports OF rabies in the southwestern part
OF Westmoreland county, finds the CON
dition alarming. Dozens OF head OF
cattle horses. sheep and hogs have
been slaughtered by order OF Dr. Wal
dron. Cats stricken with rabies are
the terror OF the people, as they are
running about the country biting and
clawing every living thing in their way
The vested choirs OF the Lutheran
churches OF Phocnxvile. Norristown.
Spring City and Pottstown will give
four choral services in those towns dur
ing the year, in the Church OF the
TRANSPORTATION, Pottstown, June O.
and in St. Johns Lutheran Church.
Phoenxvile, June II. The services in
Spring City and Norristown will be
given in the fall
At an early hour the other morning
Mr.. Jacob Mast, awakened by the sound
OF broken glass, saw two men running
from the jewelry store OF f. P. Zane.
He gave the alarm and an investigation
was made showing that no plumber had
been secured Upon returning to his
own establishment Mast found one OF
the windows of his own store smashed
and clothing valued at about $Iso miss
ing.
There may soon be vacancy for
Governor Stone to fill in the State
Library. 1t was said in Harrisburg
that DR.. George E. Reed. State Ii
brarian and president OF Dickinson Col
lege, is being considered for the presi-
dency of the Northwestern University
at Chicago, and that his selection IS
regarded very favorably.
Two more smallpox cases were dis
covered at Larksvlle, making fourteen
in all A scare was caused by man
running through the streets pursued
by couple of men. The report
spread that he had escaped from the
house for the detention of smallpox
cases, and for time there was much
excitement. 1t proved however, that he
was pugilist in, training for fight.
John Mannick, grocer, of Hazleton,
committed suicide by shooting himself.
Mannick told friend that he would kill
himself When the friend went To sleen