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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
ANIMALS DIE IN FLAMES.
Bosto:k's Baltimore Zoo Totally Destroyed In
Fierce Fire.

Baltimore. Md. (Special) Frank
G. BostOck's Zoo, at Mount Royal and
Maryland avenues, was destroyed by
fire.
Upwards of 400 animals were burn
ed, some of them being of considerable
value. Mr. Bostock said he estimated
his loss at about $200000 upon which
he carried an insurance of about $50
O00
The origin of the fire is to some ex-
tent a mystery. 1t started about 10.40
o'clock in the southeast corner of the
building and is supposed to have re-
suited from crossed electric wires
Patrolman Kearney, of the Central
District, saw flames shooting from the
Mount Royal front of the building and
turned in an alarm. The fire seemed
to spring to all other parts of the
structure at once and a second alarm
was turned in. This brought to the
scene most of the ire-fghting appara.
tus of the central section of the city.
The building. being of wood, with a
shell of corrugated iron on the outside
burned like a tinder box. As it hap
pened, only two visitors were in the
building, having fingered after the
show. They made a dash for the street
and escaped danger. The attendants
of the animals tried to rescue their
pets, but the fierce rush of he flames
drove them back. 1t was impossible
to save the animals in the cages.
big Liz" the largest elephant,
three camels. three donkeys and two
monkeys were all that were saved.
Madame Pianka, who has been Civ
ing exhibitions with trained lions,
made brave attempt to save her four
especial pets. She dashed into the
building and worked at the bars of the
cages until the approaching flames
drove her away. Madame Morelli, who
has had charge of the seven iaguars,
tried to save them, but did not sue
ceed. All the attendants were COR
pelled to fee for their lives.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
FIVE KILLED AND FOUR WOUNDED.
American Troops Attacked by FiIipinos While
Crossing River at Night.

Manila (By Cable). - Lieutenant
Hicken and detachment OF 30 sol
diers, of Company NJ, Forty-FOurth
Regiment, while crossing a river Tues
day night were surprised by insur
gents gathered at Fiesta San Lucia.
Island Of Cuba. They were attacked
in front and on both fanks by hun
dred rifles and more bolOmen. Five
Americans were killed, four We're
wounded and two are missing The
lnsurgent loss is believed to have been
heavy. Captain Malley, with a detach-
ment, reinforced Lieutenant Hicken.
They Recovered some bodies, which
were mutilated. Additional detach-
ments were sent and are endeayoring
to surround the insurgents.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
CONGRESSIONAL PROCEEDINGS.
Some Of the Work Being Done By the Ma
tional Legislature.

The House committee decided not to
report the bill for a pension court of
appeals.
The bill for the purchase of addi-
,ional land for the National Cemetery
at Loudon Park was favorably report
I'd to Congress.
A petition was filed with the House
Committee on Elections against Dele
gate Wilcox, from Hawaii, accusing
him of reasonable utterances in offer
ng his services to Aguinaldo.
The opponents to the Shipping Bill
began a filibuster against the meas
IRE in the Senate, which was met with
4 motion for earlier sessions and the
aodce of night sessions.
The conferees' report on the Army
Reorganization Bill was adopted by
the Senate and the Shipping Bill was
also considered a number of amend
mcnts being added.
representative Hull yesterday intro
duced in the House a bill for the pay
ment Of travel allowances on the dis
charge from the volunteer army of Of
ficerS and men who re-entered the ser
vice in the Philippine Islands.
Senator Lodge, of Massachusetts,
yesterday introduced a bill to prevent
and punish the desecration of the flag
of the United States.
Senator Frye announced in the Sen
ate that he would insist on the con-
sideration of the Shipping Bill until 1t
Is finally disposed of. The Indian APP
preparation Bill was under considera-
ton during the day and finally passed.
Representative Overstreet submit
ted TO the House the report of the
Committee on Banking on the bill TO
maintain the parity.
The House adopted the conference
report on the Army Reorganization
Bill and discussed the Agricultural
Appropriation Bill
Senator Towne delivered an oration
in the Senate denouncing the admin
istration's policy in the Philippines,
and then retired, his successor Mr..
Clapp, being sworn in.
The House passed the Postal Codifl-
cation Bill, after lively personal tilt
between Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma
and Representative Stephens, Of Texas
Representative Fitzgerald, of Massa-
chusetts introduced in the House a
bill to change the date of the assem-
bling of Congress from the first Mon
day in December to the first Monday
in April.
1t has been decided to put off until
next session action on the Olmstead
bill to reduce congressional represen-
tation in states which dlssranchise the
negroes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
TRADE NEWS OF THE WEEK.
No Scarcity Of 0ri.rs for Uoods In Any Great
Indus nv.

New York Especially .-R. G. Dun &.
Co.'S Weekly Review of Trade" says:
The week in general business has
been without striking new features, but
in this respect the outcome has been
favorable. Not one of the great indus
tries finds any scarcity of orders for
goods, and business is done at prices
which show slight tendency to rise,
except in textiles which have been af-
fected by the reduction of 10 to 20 per
cent. in the seasons openings prices
by the American Woolen Company.
Developments in the money market,
however. indicate that the dry goods
trade Is preparing for a season Of ao-
tivity, and new wooden prices are not
lower than most buyers expected.
There Is nothing discouraglng in
the slight decline in commodity prices
from January l to February / and
railroad earnings continue large. in
creasing Ill per cent. for three weeks
of January over last year, and 1852 pei
cent over 1899.
while steel mills have contracts on
hand for their output from three to six
months ahead, prices naturally rule
firm
Wire nails and barbed wire were
advanced 81 per ton, owing to heavy
orders from the West and it is expect
ed that the few mills still idle will
shortly resume.
"A sudden increase in sales of wool
at the three chief Eastern markets to
5,412O0O pounds against 2,S93,10 in
the previous week does not appear
significant. After such an unusually
dull season some recovery was in or
der"
Bradstreets says: Wheat lnclud.
ing flour, shipments for the week ag.
gregatlng 3,776,1OO bushels against
4,S3S67S bushels last week, and 2.724,-
937 bushels in the corresponding week
of 1900. Corn exports for the week
aggregate 2,4S7, 707 bushels against. g.
912 1852 bushels last week and $685.
962 bushels in this week year ago"
BradstreetS Financial Review"
says:
Renewed strength was shown in the
stock market this week in spite of the
fate that the much-tall1ed-o and long
expected deal in regard to the st. Paul
Road proved to have been more or less
of myth, and that the action of the
American Steel and Wire directors on
Tuesday resulted in virtually suspend
ing action as to the dividends on the
stocks"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
PuLLMANS MAY SELL OUT.
Big Syndicate Said to Be Planning Purchase
OF Company.

Chicago (SpeclaD 1t is now rumor-
ed that the Hartmann Morgan-Vander-
bilt railroad syndicate is planning to
buy out the Pullman Car Company and
absorb, so far as possible, all the pri-
vate ear companies.
For some time, it is said. the syndl-
cate has been negotiating for the pur
chase of a controlling interest in the
Pullman Company. Just how far the
negotiations for the absorption of the
sleeping car concern have progressed
cannot be learned, but it is the pre-
Vailing opinion that the deal is on.
The Pullman Company controls the
sleeping-car privileges of every rail-
road in the United States except the
Chicago, Milwaukee and st. Paul and
the New York, New Haven and Hart
ford. In the general plan of consolida-
tlon the two companions doing busi-
ness on these roads will also be pur-
chased with those of the Pullman.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
TO PRISON FOR MANY YEARS.
Jennie Bossehieter's Murderers Hear Their
Doom at Paterson.

Paterson, n. ]. (SpeciaD.-Walter
c. McAlister, William a. Death and
Andrew ]. Campbell who were found
guilty of murder in the second degree
for the killing of Jennie Bosschieter
on October is, 1900, by the administra-
tion IF chloral and subsequent rape,
together with George j. Kerr, who
pleaded non vult contendre to a
charge of rape, were brought into the
court of Oyer and Termlner here for
sentence by Judge Dixon. McAlister
Campbell and Death were each SEN
fenced to 80 years Imprisonment at
hard labor and Kerr to 10 years i'm
priSonment at hard labor The sem
tences of all the men are the full terms
Of imprisonment which the law pro-
vdes. but in the case of Kerr a fine
Of $1,000 might have been added.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07

London (By Cable). The body of
Queen Victoria was buried at Frog
more and then ended a marvellous
royal funeral. which has surpassed in
honor to a departed monarch any ever
held in England.
The great procession with the body
through LOndon's streets Saturday
was followed by Sunday memorial SER
vices at Windsor
London is still talking about the
great procession. Wonderful indeed is
the wreckage from 1t in the streets
In Hyde Park the whole ground for
several hundred yards around where
the parade passed was left a scene Of
widest disorder. Paper was strewn
about everywhere-paper torn, latter
ed. dirty, mud-beSmirched paper,
which covered thousands and thou
sands of packages Of provisions. Mem
bers of the vast crowd brought food to
consume during the long hours Of
waiting.
Here and there were to be seen amid
the general confusion on Sunday
baskets which women carried and
which had been crushed well night out
of shape, left upon what from a look
at the ground might we'll have been
imagined the scene Of a battle minus
the corpses. Smashed walking sticks
umbrellas, tattered torn and twisted
into impossible shapes, lay about
mixed with dirty bits OF cloth, lost
pieces of wearing apparel and the like.
PannikinS, tramplcd upon and half i'm
bedded in the ground, were seen in
numbers. Bits OF cr1ckery and twist
ed forks protruded from usually we'll
kept lawns
Church paraderS were walking
about, eyes and mouths open, aston
ished at the sight. Masses of black
earth had been churned up by multi
tudes of feet, beds of flowers trampled
down and plants destroyed.
All this seems bad enough, but on
the west side of the road the ground
was in even a worse condition. There
were strong short rails about a foot
from the ground placed to protect the
edges of the grass
Opposite Stanhcpe Gate the park
looked like a football ground upon
which a hard game had taken place.
Branches of trees were lying all about
the ground where they had fallen un-
der the overwe. ght of human beings.
Other branches had ropes hanging
from them. Why? Well, it appears
that with generalization gangs OF East
End hooligans. determined to see the
show at all costs, brought ropes with
them. These. weighted at one end,
they threw over the branches and at
tached them. The more nimble sealed
up. Once there, they hoiSted their
pals by means of the ropes.
The authorities have made no effort
to clear up the Debris in the park.
They have seen it and are appalled, at
the extent Of the damage. 1t will take
weeks probably to put everything
right again. The damage extends from
Hyde Park To the corner Of the Marble
Arch.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Al the National Capital.

Secretary Gage gave his views on
the Lowering Currency Bill to the
House Banking Committee.
The Navy Department was advised
Of the arrival of the training ship Lam
caster at Laguayra,
The naval court of inquiry vindlCat-
ed Captain McCalla Of the charge
brought against him by Commander
COlwell.
Arrangements nave been completed
at the War Department for executing
the Army Reorganization law as soon
as President Mckinley signs the bill
The appointments have been practical
ly decided upon.
The bids to build the three new ar
mOred cruisers authorized by Congress
were opened by the Secretary of the
Navy. The Newport News Sh.pbuild-
ing Company is likely to get one Of
the contracts.
The President recommended to Con-
gress that an indemnity be pad to the
families Of the Italians who were
lynched at Tallulah, La.
The President sent to Congress Sec
retary Hays letter accompanying the
annual publication known as Com
mercial Relations OF the United States
with Foreign Countries" showing tha
inroad made by American industry
and commerce in foreign markets
Chief Hitchcock. of the section Of
foreign markets Of the Agricultural De-
partment. has issued his annual re-
view OF the trade of the United States
in agricultural products.
Brigadier Generals Wade and Lud-
low will be ordered to the Philippines
TO relieve Generals Wheaton and
Bates, who will be given ASST gnments
in the United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Horrors of India Famine.

Bombay (By Cable) THE famine
commission at Ahmedabad, in the
presidency Of Bombay, the chairman Of
which is Sir Anthony Patrick MacDon-
aid, has made some strong remarks re-
garding the enormous mortality in the
Guzerat famine camps. The commits
sion declares that the people there
died IKE flies when subjected to eX-
cessive tasks" and that totally made
quate provision was made in the way
of famine relief These structures are
regarded as a condemnation of the
Bombay famine administration.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
IN THE FIELD OF LABOR.

Buffalo mllkmen will form an in
ternational association.
Miners in Nova Scotia have won
their fight for a II per cent advance.
Each year about $4,000, 900 bushels of
wheat are grown in Africa ana Aus
trala.
France consumes more wine than
Germany, the United States and the
United Kingdom put together.
The great dock strike in Antwerp.
Belgium, was compromised. The
bosses tried TO break up the unions.
but failed
Our trade with the Philippines this
year amounts to S3,500000, compared
with $4,000 in 1897, exclusive of sup
plies sent by the government.
Robert Glocklng, labor commissioner
of Toronto, Canada, announces that
Toronto has established a FREQ en-
ployment bureau similar to those in
Illinois.
Paris gave all her inhabitants a new
century present by reducing the octroi
duty on wines, so that the ordinary
wOrkngman's family may save about
S23 year on this account.
The bread eaters of the world re-
quire more than 100000, 900 bushels
of wheat every twelve months.
German government experts have
been in this country two months study
ing our poultry-raising methods. They
have large shipment OF Ameri-
can fowls on the way to Germany.
Engineers say that 1t will require
at least $S5, 100000 TO make a channel
from the lake to the Mississippi River
that Is the estimate for one that
shall be permanent and fourteen feet
deep.
An ordinance recently adopted in
Cincinnati provides that new tene-
ments shall have bathroom for each
suite of rooms having a separate hall
way, and that reni0deled tenements
shall have one bathroom for each three
rooms.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
SIXTY BROKE THROUGH ICE.
And Two Boys Are Dead as a Result OF Panic
on Pond.

New York (SpeclaD Sixty skaters
including many women and children
broke through the ice on a large pond
back OF Evergreen Cemetery, Brook
lyn, and in the wild struggle for life
two boys were drowned
The ice over the center of the pond
where the water was deepest and
where the skaters were assembled in
greatest number, suddenly sank. The
whole crowd was panic-stricken. Men
and women fought to save themselves
and children suffered in the unequal
struggle. The bodies of the two vic
Tins were recovered. They were iden-
titled as William Schwadel and Philip
Fleck, each II years old, both of whom
lived in Brooklyn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Piracy In Chinese River.

Hongkong (By Cable) 1t is report
ed from Canton that the German Con
sui there has demanded an indemnity
Of 100000 for each man wounded in
tine recent outrage on the West River
and $4,000 for other damages. Piracy
is Increasing in such proportions that
the Consuls have demanded better pro-
lection for the waterways. The Vice
roy replied to their demands that ne
was dong all which was possible, but
the Consuls are not satisfied. 1t is not
unusual for a dozen outrages TO be
reported from the river in one day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Army ELL Signed.

Washington (SpeciaD Tho Presi-
dent signed the bill for the reorganiza-
tion of the army Saturday. 1t Is now
a law. In pursuance of a provision
of the army reorganization law the
Secretary of War ordered medical ex~
amining boards to convene at Wash
ing, d. c., San Francisco, Gala, and
Manila, p. l., for the examination OF
candidates for appointment as as
sistant surgeons in the army. There
are about 1870 Of these appointments,
and it is expected that the majority
of them will be taken from the pres
ent volunteer army.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Victims OF an Explosion.

Baltimore, Md (SpeciaD An explo-
sion which caused the death of one man
and injured five others, one of whom
it is thought will die, occurred in the
electric refining department of the Bal
timore Copper Smelling and Rolling
Company's works, Fourth avenue and
Eighth street, Canton 1t was an
nounced at the works that the explo-
sion was caused by the accidental
dumping of mold containing about
1876 pounds of molten copper into a
tank known as a "bosh."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
An Old Man Hangs Himself.

Philadelphia, Pa. (SpeciaD Ed
ward d. Cornell, retired hat manu-
facturer, committed suicide by hang
ing. Heavy losses in the stock mar
kct are said TO have prompted the act
Mr. Cornell was rs years old He was
born in New York, and started in the
hat manufacturing business at Orange,
~ j., with John B. Stetson as a part
ner Withdrawing from that firm, he
came to this city and established a
business. He retired and went to
South Norwalk, Ct, where he resided
for number OF years. He returned to
this city about a year ago. For many
years Mr.. Cornell was president of
the Hatters' Union.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
New Credentials for Mr.. chonte.

Washington (SpeciaD The Presi-
dent has issued new credentials to Mr..
Choate as Ambassador of the United
States to Great Britain. They are
similar in form to those already held
by Mr.. Choate, with the exception that
they accredit him to King Edward VII.
Instead of to Queen Victoria. The ere
dentials already have been forwarded
to London, and will be presented by
Mr. Choate as soon as he can secure
an audience with the King.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
]. Ogden Armour to Retire.

Chicago (SpeciaD ~. Ogden Ar
mour, heir of the late Philip d. Ar
mour, Is to retire from active business.
His most intimate friends make this
statement. He is 81 years old and dis
likes trade" Closely following upon
the probatlng OF the will OF Philip ID.
Armour. which leaves half OF his mill
lions to Ogden Armour. the only sur
viving son, comes a renewal of the
statement made some weeks ago that
the young Armour will endeavor to
divorce the family name from the
packing business. II Is said that he
wants the name in future to shine
socially
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
heelY nt NaYnna.

Havana SpeciaD. - Charles f. w
Neely. the former chief of the bureau
Of finance of the Cuban Postoflice De-
partment, who was arrested in
Rochester, n. Y. in May last, charged
with embozzling $4,000 of the depart
mont funds, has arrived here on the
steamer Mexico from New York jan
uary 27. Captain Lucien Young, cap
tain Of the port, took charge of the
prisoner and delivered him to the
keeper of the carcel. Lawyer Viondl
Neely's counsel, had a long talk with
the prisoner The latter, who is in
good spirits, received many visitors
and talked confidently of his ac-
quittal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
KILLED BY MOONSHINERS.
Two Officers Dead, Two Wounded and One
Captured.

Jackson, Ky. Especially. - In a
bloody battle with moonshiners on the
Elk Horn Creek, on the Letcher and
Pike county line. United States Marshal
Thomas Hollifield and Posseman Simon
Combs were killed and Blaine Combs
was captured by the moonshiners.
Rufus Wootan and Ambrose Amburgy,
other members of the posse were shot
and wounded. Full details of the bat
tie were not obtained. Hollifield had
long been a terror to moonshiners and
was one of the bravest men in the
service. In a battle with moonshners
several years ago three of his posse
were killed, he being the only one to
pScaDc
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
The Venezuelan Trouble.

Washington Especially Tho report
ed disorders in Venezuela involv-
ing American asphalt interests have
not come to the attention of the State
Department. Minister Loomis has
acquainted the department with the
fact that the Venezuelan government
is anxious to have the merits OF the
rival asphalt concessions left to the
determination of the Venezuelan
courts. The State Department has
decided that this Is the proper course
to pursue and has so informed the
minister.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Charleston Naval Station.

Washington (SpeclaD. - Admiral
Endicott, Chief Of the Bureau Of Yards
and Docks, is completing arrange
ments for the acquisition OF the site
for the new naval station at Charles
ton, S. c. The deal with the city au-
thorities for the portion of Chicora
Park desired a little over l47 acres,
has been consummated The negot,a-
tions for what is known as "Lawton'S
Land" comprising some 10 acres, are
said TO be in a satisfactory state
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Every Nation Contributed.

Austin, Tex. (SpeclaD Governor
Sayers sent message TO the Legisla-
ture making report of the fund sub
scribed to the relief of the Galveston
and Gulf Coast sufferers last Septem.
Der. The report states that $97S414
was received by the Governor, and
funds received at Galveston, Houston
and other places increased the amount
to S1,9S8,414.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
southIs Heavy Traiilc Demands.

Washington (SpeclaD .--Representa-
tives of Southern railroads and steam
ship lines met here. The principal
matters considered were the scarcity
of cars and means of dispatching the
heavy traffic In fertilizers to the South
Among the carriers represented were
the Chesapeake and Ohio, Norfolk and
Western, Southern, Seaboard Air Line
Atlantic Coast Line, Old Dominion
Steamship Company, Merchants and
Miners Company, New York, Phila-
delphia and Norfolk, the Bay Line and
the Clyde Line,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-02-07
Fatal Fire in New York.

New York Especially Two persons
were killed. several injured and many
more had narrow escapes from death
at a fire in the Hotel Jefferson, in
Fifteenth street, near Fourth avenue.
The fire started in the pantry, on the
first floor. and the flames and smoke
swept up the air shaft 10 the top
floors. The 200 patrons OF the hotel
were awakened from their sleep by the
sound OF cracking glass and by the
&suffocating smoke, and tied from their
rooms in their night clothes.