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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17

the institution. From scraps OF con-
versation between the two, gathered by
the rest OF the inmates, it appears that
the newcomers hoped they would be
able to get away unobserved during the
confusion caused by the blaze.
On Saturday night, after supper, the
two girls went upstairs, and shortly af-
forwards returned, appearing very much
confused They joined the rest OF the
inmates in the recreation room, but had
scarcely seated themselves before the cry
OF fire echoed through the building.
Assistant Fire Marshal Wilkins stated
on the stand that the fire had been start
ed in five rooms. In two apartments
picture frames and bedding had been
piled up in two others mattresses had
been ignited, while in the fifth a lighted
candle had been thrust into closet full
OF clothing. In only two rooms, how
ever-those OF Emma Ahn and Annie
Derr-did the fire do any damage He
further stated that the Ahn girl admitted
to him after her arrest that she had put
the candle into the closet, while her
companion owned up to firing the mat
tresseS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
WORLDS WHEAT CROP OF 1901.
Important Estimates Agree That Product Ex-
ceeds 1899 and 1900.

Washington (Special) The Depart
ment OF Agriculture announces that the
three most important estimates OF the
worlds wheat crop of 1901 so far made
agree that the crop is larger than that
OF either of the two preceding years.
The estimates follow:
Hungarian Ministry of Agriculture, g.
67I. 100000 bushels of 90 pounds; Beer
bohm's Corn List of London, 2,7II 600
600 bushels of 90 pounds, and Bulletin
des Halles of Paris, 2,7oo, $4,000 Win
chester bushels.
The American Agricultural Depart
ment withholds its opinion as to the de-
gree in which the worlds crop has been
approximated in any of these estimates
until a considerably larger number OF
official returns is available.
The official Hungarian estimate says
the crop exceeds last years by 2oo,S8I,-
600 bushels of 90 pounds, or by 2I2,43o,-
900 Winchester bushels. According to
Beerbohm the excess over last year S
crop is 200, 200, 900 bushels of 90 pounds,
and according to the Bulletin des Halles
the excess is I36,777.ooo Winchester
bushels. The principal increase is cred
tied to the United States, Canada and
India, though various countries are
credited with larger crops than they had
in 1000
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
GEN MALvAR ON THE MOVE.
Believed to Be Planning War Ia the Pro.
vince Of Bulaean.

Manila (By Cable).-The military au-
thorities here have received word that
Gen. Miguel Malvar, the Filipino lead
er. is believed to have left the Province
OF Batangas. Luzon. and to be planning
operations in the Province OF Bulacan,
where conscription by the revolutionists
has been progressing recently. The
country there is mountainous and well
adapted to guerilla warfare.
The police force at Banan, Province
OF Batangas, has been disarmed. The
chief OF police and several others have
been arrested on the charge OF belong
ing to a revolutionist society and using
their Offices to obtain information for
the natives in arms.
Captain Pitcher has practically stamp
ed out the war in the Island OF Mindoro
Major Braganza, a Filipino officer
who. it is declared, ordered the execu-
ton of Io3 Spanish prisoners and per-
sonally superintended the carrying out
OF the order, has been sentenced TO be
hanged
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
Foreign.

Laurent Tailhade, editor of an anar-
chist newspaper in Paris was sentenced
TO imprisonment for a year and fine Of
1000 francs for publishing an article in
citing to murder Of the Gar and Presi-
dent Loubet.
A Bulgarian official is authority for
the statement that the brigands now have
Miss Stone on the heights OF Jokomda,
in Turkish territory.
Glavinovitch, the anarchist who was
arrested in Rome, was sentenced to a
fortnights Imprisonment and then to be
deported
Russian newspapers urge that Russia
occupy Herat and other frontier points
until Afghanistan is completely tranquil
lied.
The Duke and Duchess OF Cornwall
and York arrived at Toronto, and were
given an enthusiastic reception.
Forty vessels and many lives have been
lost during recent storms in the North
Sea
The German steamer Huelva, with her
crew OF / men, is believed 10 have been
lost
More women victims Of the fortune
tellers Theodore and Laura Jackson in
London testified as to the fantastic per-
formances and vows connected with in
itiation into the Theocratic Unity.
General Buffers statement that he ad-
yised the surrender OF Ladysmith has
provoked a storm of criticism. and it is
now considered doubtful that he will be
elevated to the peerage.
Germany has repudiated the contention
OF Venezuela that territory OF the latter
was violated in an aifray between sailors
Of a German cruiser and the people at
Porto Cabello
A dispatch from Constantinople states
that steps have been taken to pay the ran
som demanded for the release OF Miss
Stone.
The new Ameer OF Afghanistan has in
formed the British government that he
will continue in his fathers footsteps.
Mr.. Kruger received many gifts on the
occasion OF the second anniversary OF
the declaration OF war in South Africa.
Mr. Brodrick, the British secretary for
war, replying to Sir Charles Vincent's
offer 10 raise fresh troops to assist the
government in South Africa declines the
proposal. He states there are 200, COO
men and 45o guns in South Africa, and
100000 men under training at home, and
that the government has never nterfered
with Lord Kitchener in whom il has en-
tire confidence Meanwhile, General
Botha has again escaped the British cor
don.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS


Willis L. Moore, Chief OF the United
States Weather Bureau, returned tc
Washington from his inspection Of the
Weather Bureaus wireless telegraphy
service between Cape Hatteras and Ro-
anoke Island, ~ c.
Mr.. Moore expressed great satisfac-
ton with the result OF the bureaus work
and after conference with Secretary
OF Agriculture Wilson announced that
the Secretary had authorized him to ex.
tend the service to Cape Henry. AS
soon as this latter station is completed
the one on Roanoke Island will be aban.
doned and new experiments will be
made from Cape Hatteras to Cape Hen.
ry, distance OF 1870 miles.
The experiments SO far conducted by
the Bureau" said Mr.. Moore, have
been highly satisfactory. Our system
which is different from any that has SC
lar been exploited is superior to any ir
the world. just what our system is
VIII not say, as our work will be con.
ducted secretly There will be no relay
stations between Cape Hatteras
Cape Henry"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17

Losses up to September I, the date OF
last official report; Killed in action,
ASH; died OF wounds, 1860; prisoners
died in captivity, 81; accidental deaths,
42I; died OF disease, 10, ,4o8; total deaths,
17,ooo; wounded, 1908; prisoners,
o45o; sent home as invalids, 5s,48s;
grand total OF losses, IoI ,o7o. Estinat-
ed cost OF war to Great Britain, from
%5o,ooo,ooo to $1,000, ,ooo, 900.
Boer soldiers in field since war be-
gan (abouD, 10000; number now in
field (abouD, 1900; Boer soldiers held
prisoners by the British, 10000; Boer
women and children in refugee camps.
$4,000; total Boer population OF Trans
vaal and Orange Free State at begin
ning OF war, 100000.
The storm raised by General Buffers
remarkable speech in which he admitted
that after the battle OF Colenso he ad-
vised Gen. Sir George Stewart White
to surrender Ladysmith, continues to
grow. 1t is believed that disciplinary
measures will follow unless General
Butler himself takes the advice OF such
a conservative supporter of the govern
ment as the Standard and resigns.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
ATTEMPT To BURN AN ASYLUM.
Two Girls, According to the Evidence, Plotted to
Fire the Buildings.

Philadelphia, Pa (SpeciaD.-Emm
Aim, aged 10, fearful and repentant, and
Annie May Derr aged II, nonchalent
and smiling faced Magistrate Cunning
ham at the Twentieth and Vine street
station house, charged with setting fire
to the Magdalen Home, Twenty-hrst
and Race streets, thereby endangering
the lives OF the inmates. Details OF a
sensational nature were developed at the
hearing. According to the evidence, the
two girls had plotted the attempt at in
cendiarism several weeks ago. Assist
ant Fire Marshal VIM. F. Wilkins, who
investigated the case, repeated conies-
sion made to him by the girls and
which they confirmed at the hearing.
Both were committed to prison without
bail
Four girls-Kate Wagner, Marie Ash
mead, Hester Glover and Sophie Hoff-
man--inmates OF the home, were called
to the stand by Magistrate Cunning
ham. Shortly after Emma Ahn and
Annie Derr entered the institution they
talked OF FIRE, according to the Hoff-
man girl, that would soon break out in
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
More Males Than Females.

A census bulletin just issued gives
some interesting statistics as to the
population OF the country in 1000 by
sex, general nativity and color. 1t APP
pears that there are I,SI5.oo7 more
males in the United States than females
which IS larger excess than in 1890
when the males outnumbered the ie.
males by I,5oo,37o. But taking the to.
tai OF the population the increase o
males since 1890 was 200 per cent. and
the increase of females 2II per cent
The total increase in the population
since 1890 was 13,233.631, and OF this in
crease LI5I,oo4 were foreign born and
I2o8I,637 native born. The foreign
born popuation now numbers Io.46o oSs
out OF the total OF 76,3o3,387. There are
o3I2,5S5 colored persons in the United
States, OF which number 8S4o.7So arc
OF negro descent, IIo,o5o Chinese, S5,oSt
Japanese and 10000 Indians.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
ARRANGEMENT TO
PAY The RANSOM.
Nit sionaries B.s,,-d and Haskell Trying
TO Find the Brigands.
BULGARIANs DENY COMPLETELY.
When the Missionaries Get In Touch With
The Abductors and Reach an Agreement
As to the Amount Of the Ransom a Mem
Der Of the Legation Win Start for the Meet.
iug.Pisee Selected With the Money.

Constantinople (By Cable) The situ-
alton in the case of Miss Stone is that
Missionaries Baird and Haskell are still
trying to get in touch with the brigands
in order to agree on the amount of the
ransom 1t is scarcely likely that this
agreement will be reached for some days.
AS soon as word comes from these mis-
sionaries that the amount of the ransom
has been determined upon, a member
of the United States Legation will start
for the place named with the money.
Since the brigands who abducted Miss
Stone we're located on the mountain of
Gultepe, the approach of the troops in
duced them to change their retreat
They are now hiding on the Turko- Bull
garian frontier, ready to cross to either
side. as circumstances demand.
The decision to suspend the move
ments of the troops was partially due 70
the difficulties of operating in the noun
famous country, and partly owing to fear
that a further advance might endanger
the life of Miss Stone, hence the Ameri
can desire to try and negotiate for the
payment of a ransom 1t is hoped this
will result in the release of Miss Stone
in few days.
The officials of the United States Lega-
ton are much gratifed at the Russian
action in the matter. The Russian am
bassador, l. A. Zinovieff, is supporting
the American demands and the steps
taken by the secretary of the United
States Legation, Spencer Eddy, in every
way possible.
Sofia, Bulgaria (By Cable).-An Off
cial communication which has just been
issued here Indignantly protests against
the assertion that the Bulgarian govern
ment has been conspirng with the Mace
donian committee in regard to the alb
duction of Miss Ellen NJ. Stone. the
American missionary The note points
out that while nothing is positively
known of the composition of the brigand
band. it was undoubtedly formed in Tur-
key Miss Stone was captured near Me
homia short distance from Turkish
post and her captors were seen, October
9, in the hills between the Turkish vii
lagos of Eleschnitza and Jakorunda, all
these facts tending to show that she has
never left Turkish territory.
Berlin (By Cable) According to re-
ports received here from Sofia the cap
tors of Miss Stone demand that the
ransom shall be deposited at Samokoff,
Bulgaria. A Bulgarian cattle drover
who was an eyewitness of the kidnap
ping. has been arrested upon suspicion
of completely in the outrage at the in
stance of the United States consul.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
MRS. M'KINLEY WILL
BE PROVIDED FOR.
Congress Will Take Action According
TO Precedent.
A PENSION OF 5000 PER YEAR.
As Ia the Cases Of Mrs. Lincoln and Mrs.
Garfield, Years Salary Of the Presl-
dent VIII Be Voted 10 Mrs. Mckinley
Legislative Experts Looking Up the Pre-
cedents In the Two Similar Cases.

Washington. d. C. (SpeciaD When
Congress meets in December one of the
first acts will be the introduction of a
bill by Senator Foraker to pay Mrs. Nc
kinley years salary. or $4,000 on her
late husbands account This will be
following a precedent established in the
cases OF Presidents Lincoln and Garfield.
AT first il was agitated to pay her the
salary of the unexpired term of Presi-
dent Mckinley, but it was decided to
follow precedent, especially as Mrs. Nc
kinlev has no children. II will be re-
called that in the case of Mrs Garfield
a popular subscription was also opened,
and the handsome sum of 100000 was
quickly realized and turned over to the
widow. 1t is also suggested that a pen
sion OF $4,000 per year should be voted
to Mrs. Mckinley This will also be in
line with previous legislation in such
cases.
The question of compensation for the
surgeons and physicians who treated
President Mckinley during his fatal ill
ness is also being mooted In this case
the legislative experts are looking up
the precedents President Garfield lin
gercd SO days. A board of audit finally
agreed TO compensate the surgeons and
physicians in the following proportions :
DR.. Bliss, 50. 500 Drs Agnew and Ham
llton. $1,000 each; Drs Reyburn and
Boynton, $4,000, and DR.. Susan B. Ed
son. $1,000. The board also allowed
different parties 5000 for services and
supplies. This included $I.soo to the
Central Railroad of New Jersey. and
I,1o2 to {. tones, of ElberOn. Extra
compensation was allowed to certain
government employees and the total ex-
penditure was $4,000. 1t is estimated
here that an appropriation of more than
SIoo,ooo will be asked from Congress.
DR.. McBurney's bill is expected to be at
least $4,000, and the other physicians
will file claims in proportion. President
Mckinley's fatal illness lasted only eight
days, but the Legislative experts believe
that the bills presented will be twice as
large as similar service rendered 20
years ago during a period ten times as
long
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17

It is said the ST. Louis Southwestern
directors will take no action regarding
a dividend on the preferred stock at the
leXt meeting.
The capacity OF 246 furnaces in blast
On October /, was 3o7.o82 tons as COM
pared with 2I3 furnaces with a capacity
If 223,I6o tons on October /, Ieoo.
Dr. John c. Barron has been elected
ice-president of the United Railroads
f New Jersey. DR.. Barron has for
ONE time been director Of that cor
oration
The admission of Mr. Fish into the
Western Union board is said TO be for
he Hartman interests while Mr.. Spen-
ers election strengthens the Morgan
interests.
1t is said in good quarters that white
ehned sugar is still quoted at "a
ents at Missouri River points and an
dyance to "a cents is probably matter
( short time
The report adopted at the annual meet
ng OF the stockholders OF the Great
orthern Company shows: Gross, $3o,-
$3.50; operating expenses, $I7,2o8, ,683 ;
axes, $oo7,7o8; income from operation,
I2,267,oo5 other income, 81 ,oIo,77s; to-
al, $I3,8S7,6eo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
Florida Posfofflce Rohhed.

Orlando, Fla. (SpeciaD w Z. Med
ford, a young white man who had been
employed by the electric light company.
has been arrested here, charged with
robbing the postofiice al this place The
othce was burglarized Wednesday or
early Thursday morning and the matter
was given no publicity until the officers
had investigated the clue leading TO the
arrest OF Mediord The arrest was made
by City Marshal Carter, and instructions
received from the Postoffice Depart-
ment to-day order that Medford be
turned over to the Federal authorities
at Tampa. He will be taken there at
nnTa
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
The SOUTH AFRICAN WAR.
President Kruger Received Many Gifts Upon the
Occasion of the Third Anniversary.

London (By Cable. The South Al
rican War has begun its third year, and
the papers are full OF the subject
A dispatch from Hilversum, Neither
lands, where President Kruger now is,
says that he received many gifts and
addresses upon the occasion OF the an
niversary, Among his visitors were the
Burgomaster OF Hilversum and other
officials.
From Middleburg, Cape Colony
comes a dispatch which shows how the
war is now being prosecuted. 1t says:
Sentence OF death has been passed
upon Commandant Lotter, the Cape
rebel whose commando, composed al
most wholly OF rebels was captured by
Major Scobell, south of Petersburg,
early last month. Lord Kitchener has
confirmed the sentence Five Of Lot
ter's comrades have been sentenced to
tn penitetiary for life. One, a youth,
has been sentenced to 20 strokes with
the rod, to be followed by imprisonment
until the close of the war"
Number OF British troops sent to
South Africa since war began (abouO,
325,ooo; number now there, 100000
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
KILLED BY PSYCHIC FoRcEP
Alleged FuIfillment Of a Woman's Gruesome
Prophecy.

Louisville, Ky. (SpeciaD Within
nine days that fine mare will die; the
colt that you value will die; your last
hunting dog will disappear. and then
you will die.
This was the prophecy made by an
unknown mysterious woman to Dr. Al
fred c. Lemberger, and it came true to
the letter, for DR.. Lemberger fell over
dead OF heart failure on the evening Of
the ninth day. The other conditions OF
the prophecy had already been fulfilled.
Physicians say that the woman prob
ably caused the mans death by the
psychic effect upon him. Only Dir.
Lemberger knew the woman's name and
he never told it, The prediction was
made several weeks ago. DR.. Lamber-
ger had been called TO attend child
suffering with diphtheria, and the ply
sician and family differed as to the dag
nosis.
He reported it as diphtheria, placard-
ed the house and then enforced the sani-
tary measures that the law provides.
The family objected bitterly, The baby
died. One OF the family visited the ply
sician's Office on Goss avenue ito wish
him ILL.," DR.. Lemberger was a mem
Der OF little club that met each week
at the home OF some member for a So
cial card game. At club meeting the
doctor first told the story OF the strange
prophecy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
PETER NISSEN LIVED
in THE RAPIDS.
Daring chicsgoan Goes Through NJ
sgara's Mad Waters.
THE BOAT WAS BADLY DAMAGED
0see Daring the Voyage He Was Thrown On
His fesd-But the Navigator Seems Little
the Worse for His Thrilling Journe Failed
to Take Soundings- Anxious Ex-
eitement Among the Spectators

Niagara Falls. N. Y. (SpeciaD Peter
Nissen, OF Chicago, made successful
trip through the whirlpool rapids in his
boat called the Fool Killer
Never in the history Of rapids navi-
CATION, il is said was larger crowd of
persons gathered to witness such per-
formance, and the trip was enough to
delight them all. The bridges. the cliffs
and vantage points in the gorge were
crowded, while down at the whirlpool
other masses assembled to see Nissen do
or die
The people stationed OF the bridges
saw the boat cross the river up near the
falls about 2lS o'clock 1t ran TO the
American side and did not reappear in
the stream until $50 o'clock, when it
came out to midstream in tow OF row.
boat. 1t was evident then that Nissen
had drawn his FIRE and let off steam. He
intended to float through instead OF run
ming through under full head OF steam,
as the last steamboat did on June 3,
1861.
Straight down the river the two boats
came until opposite the old Maid OF the
Mist landing. when the rowboat shot to
shore and safety. leaving NiSsen and his
boat to drift into the rapids.
Nissen was in full view and there was
much anxious excitement among the
spectators. Closer and closer the cur
rent drew him to the rapids, and Just as
he passed under the bridges at $40
o'clock he waved farewell and disap-
peared inside oi his boat, putting the
hatch hard down
Two minutes later the red smokestack
OF the boat was licked off by a mighty
breaker and then the boat tossed and
rolled under the influence of the
tumultuous waters Of the rock can
yon. Time and again the bright
red bottom was in full view, but
the craft did not turn over For much
OF the time the boat was sidcwise, and at
49, o'clock il dashed into the whirlpool
Nissen had provided for the loss OF the
stack and he barred up the opening be-
fore he started
Three minutes after his boat struck
the pool the daring navigator appeared
in the open hatch. He remained in
sight only a moment. owing to the
roughness OF the water but few min
utes later he climbed out on deck and in
that position rode along the Canadian
side of the pool as his boat swung
around in the awful current As it ap-
preached the entrance Nissen dropped
out of sight and again closed the hatch
As the boat neared the entrance it was
close to the shore and Frederick Pres
ton swan out and caught it, Nissen
raised the hatch and as the boat was
pulled close to the rocks he stepped
ashore. Once during the voyage he was
thrown on his head tie Jailed to get
any soundings in the rapids.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
DARING BURGLARS TERRoRlzE A TOWN
Use Watchman as Shield From Bullets
Finally Forced TO Flee.

Detroit, Mich Especial A special to
the Journal from Saginaw, Mich, says
Burglars who had previously blown
open the safe in the office of the United
States Graphite Company here and Sc
cured $50 in cash and 5000 in checks,
terrorized the inhabitants of the village
of Fosters, near here.
"They captured Night Watchman
Jones, bound and gagged him Then
they took him to Harden's hardware
store, where they blew open the safe.
Unable to open the strong box, they
made the watchman conduct them to
Harden's home expecting to compel
Harden to- go to his store and open the
cash drawer of the safe
Harden was prepared for them and
opened fire. The burglars used the cap
tive watchman as a shield to Harden's
FIRE. Jones was shot in the hand but
none of the burglars was hit. The
shooting aroused the villagers and the
burglars fed"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-10-17
SUING ALL RAILROADS.
An Inventor Claiming Damages for Infringe
ment OF Air Brake.

Denver, Col. (SpeciaD Fifteen suits,
aggregating nearly ST 100000 have been
filed in the Federal Court in this city
against all the principal railroads hav-
ing representatives in Denver. A larg-
er batch will be filed in Chicago and
New York, and the total sum asked for
greatly increased. The suits have been
brought by Col. George W. Cook, for
merly connected with the Denver and
Rio Grande Railway They are aimed
at all the railways and car companies OF
the United States and Canada. They
involve adjudication OF a patent car
brake, which was originated in Denver
nearly 20 years ago
The following are a few OF the prin-
cipal claims: Pennsylvania, $3Io,o42;
Southern Pacific $III,soo; New York
Central, Sos ,2o7; Pullman, $2S3,I25
Sante Fc, $IS7,687; Union Pacific, Sis
o27; Erie, $254o47; Baltimore and Ohio,
S253,5Q4