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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Ten KILLED IN
A BIG STORM.
Msch Damage csssed BY Wind and
Lightning Ia Oklahoma.
RARMnousEs AND CROPS DESTROYED
A Stretch Of Country Ten Miles Wide
and Thlry.Sk Miles Long Devastated
IAN Estimated Loss Of Over 100000
.-Hesyy Rains Preesde and Follow the
Windssorm.

Wichita, Kan. Especial 1.-The most
disastrous storm that has ever visited
Oklahoma prevailed in Kay county. A
tornado struck Billings, Eddy and Ton
kawa, and its influence covered a stretch
Of country 10 miles wide and 3o miles
long, destroying towns, iarmhouses and
crops. The financial loss will exceed
100000. At Eddy three persons were
killed, II is reported that two persons
were killed at Billings, but this cannot
be verified.
The rain fell in torrents from early in
the evening until midnight. The fury
OF the storm centred in a tornado at
about o.3o p. m, which formed at a
point near the Kansas State line.
The little town OF Eddy was struck,
and OF the twelve or fifteen buildings in
the place all were leveled to the ground
except the railroad station and an elc-
vator. The people OF the town sought
places Of safety. Three persons were
killed and seven were injured by flying
debris.
The track OF the tornado between
this point and Tonkawa was laid waste.
Five farmhouses, with barns and OUT
buildings. were blown away. but all the
occupants escaped without injury. Fine
fields OF wheat in the midst oi harvest
were laid waste
The tail end OF the tornado fell with
terrible force upon Tonkawa Thirty
dwellings and business houses were
scattered like loose lumber. The citi-
zens OF the town had been watching the
advance OF the storm and had sought
shelter in caves and cellars.
At Blackwell a few miles north OF
Tonkawa, F. H. Crawford, a carpenter,
working on a house, was struck by
lightning and instantly killed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
TERRIBLE CRIME OF
WEALTHY WOMAN.
Startling Discovery Made by the French
Police Officials.
MOTHER DIES OF HEART DISEASE.
For Twenty-Five Years Madame Monnler, a
Misery Landowner, Imprisons Her Daughter
In Room in Her House Because the Girl
Was In Love With Poor Lawyer..The Once
Beautiful Woman Nearly Reduced to Skeleton

Paris (By Cable) 1.-The sensation Of
the week has been the arrest OF Mad
anne Monnier. a rich miserly landown-
er OF the neighborhood OF Poitiers, and
her son, a former sub-preiect OF the
Department OF Vienne and leader OF
Poitiers' society. on the charge OF in
generating Mile Blanche Monnier,
daughter OF Madame Monnier, for rs
years in room OF Madame Monnier's S
house.
The police, who were anonymously
notified OF the woman's detention, en-
tered the house and found Mile. Mon
nier shut up in a room, in darkness,
lying on a mattress, stark naked and
so emaciated that she appeared to be a
living skeleton. The room was covered
with filth, bones, refuse, food, worms,
rats and all kinds OF vermin.
The unfortunate woman, who had
partially lost her reason, was taken to a
hospital. It'was thought she would die,
but she is now improving.
Twenty-Five years ago she was a
beautiful brunette and fell in love with
lawyer without means. Her mother
disapproved of their love and confined
her in the room which she has only re-
Gently. left. The son, after his arrest,
pleaded that he acted as he did on ac-
count OF filial piety and that the mother
was responsible. The lawyer died in
1885.
There was another dramatic develop
ment in the case Saturday. Madame
Monnier died in prison OF heart disease.
The gravity of her crime was brought
home to her at the judges examination
Thursday. She became i'll and died
suddenly in the infrmary OF the prison.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
LIVE NATIONAL AFFAIRS.


Although military control in the Phil
ippines will pass to civilian authority on
July I, the title Of the senior army Off
Ger will still be that OF Military Cover
nor.
This has been definitely determined by
the Administration and seems on the
face to indicate dual government un-
der Commissioner Taft and General
Chaffee, who succeeds General MacAr-
thur with the change OF affairs. Cen
cral Chaffee will have all the powers and
authority of Military Governor not only
in command of the army forces in the
islands, but he will have direct control
also over the administration Of certain
districts of the Philippines where II is
not practicable to apply civilian govern
ment These districts are in remote sec
tons and have recently been visited by
Commissioner Taft in his tour OF the
islands. AS fast as they become pacified
and can be turned over to civilian
control, Commissioner Taft will apply
this form of administration.
II is not expected that there will be
any conflict OF authority between Com
missioner Taft and General Chaffee. and,
in all events, when questions in dispute
may arise, Commissioner Taft's decision
will be final
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
FELL VICTIMS TO cANNIBALs.
All Members Of German Expedition Killed
and Eaten Except One.

Berlin (By Cable).-The Tagcblatt
prints special correspondence from New
Guinea containing full account OF the
massacre OF the members oil the Ger
man South Sea expedition on the can
nibal island OF St. Matthias. DR.. Hem
roth, II is definitely learned, escaped.
The Colonial Zeitung, official organ
OF the German colonial society, also
furnishes details OF the massacre. The
vessel which carried the expedition to
the Island OF ST. Matthias left, after a
few days, for Herbertshoh, New Brit
ain, to get coal and supplies. In its
absence the savages, who had hitherto
appeared friendly, although known to
be rabid cannibals, planned to kill and
rob the diminished party.
The plot was carried oht one morn
ing while the members OF the party,
who had body guard OF 20 drilled Pa
puans, were cleaning their rifles, which
they had taken apart. Suddenly 30 OF
the islanders broke from the bushes,
raising fierce war cries and brandish-
ing spears, with which they stabbed to
death the leader OF the party, DR..
Mencken, his secretary, Herr Caro-, and
a white sailor who was sleeping under
tent.
Or. Heinroth emptied his pistol into
his assailants, while the body guard, in
the meantime, retired to the boats with
the wounded and DR.. Heinroth. The
boats put off to an island not far dis
tant, where the expeditionary vessel
rescued them later. The survivors af-
terward returned to the Island OF St.
Matthias, where they found that the
bodies had been devoured and the camp
looted
Recent Berlin dispatches have stated
that Emperor William has sent an ex-
pedition to New Guinea to avenge the
death OF German members OF the South
Sea expedition.
The expedition sailed from Hamburg
about year ago on the steamer Eber-
hard, which had been the Prince OF
Monaco's yacht Princess Alice and had
been renamed. The Prince took great
interest in the expedition, which was
headed by Herr Bruno Mencken a
German millionaire who had a fondness
for deep sea exploration and for scien-
tifc research in general,
1t was in March last that the massa-
ere occurred.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
NEW WAY OF MAKING STEEL.
Carbon Forced In While Iron L:aves cupola
Furnace.

Redding, Cal. (SpeciaD Mr.. Geo.
c. Carson, a mining man OF Northern
California, has invented and applied for
patents in 22 countries on process for
manufacturing steel, which some cor
poration, apparently the American
Trust, has offered to purchase for $685.
600, with the provisions that patents
are issued and that the tests made at
plant now being installed for that pur-
pose near Chicago prove satisfactory.
The invention really consists OF a car
bon blowpipe, through the operation OF
which pig iron can be converted into
steel as it leaves the cupola furnace.
Mr.. Carson has produced a plan for the
manufacture OF steel which is said to
be far ahead OF the Bessemer process.
Mr.. Carson has accepted the offer and
will leave soon for Chicago to superin-
tend the tests.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Gu, New Possessions.

An order has been issued at the Wal
Department directing the organization
OF fye batteries OF field artillery and
three companies OF coast artillery in ad.
dition to those now in the service.
Imports into the Philippines show ar
increase OF $6y8,32I for the first three.
quarters OF 1900, an increase OF ~ Del
cent. over the amount for The same De.
riod { 1899.
A cablegram from General MacAr.
thur says that all the volunteers have
left the Philippines en- route for ths
United States.
Major General Chaffee and staff ant
two companies OF the Ninth Infantr,
have arrived at Manila on the United
States transport Sumner from Taku
The General was received with q maio,
generals salute. General Chaffec will b,
General MacArthur's guest at the Mala
canang Palace.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Capital News In General.

Chief Moore of the Weather Bureau,
puncturcs the illusion that orchards can
be protected from hailstorms by firing
cannon.
William Morey, Jr., and Mrs. Clara
A. Riedell, clerks in the War Depart.
ment, disappeared at the same time.
Secretary Long has decided to have
the battleship Oregon on the reverse oi
the Santiago medal.
The Secretary OF the Navy approved
the recommendation OF the board ior
the distribution OF medals OF honor and
letters OF commentator ior gallantry
in the Chinese campaign.
Attorney General Knox bought the
palatial home OF Mrs. George w.
Childs, in the capital,
The ltata claim for $4,000, with in.
terest, was taken up by the Chilean
Claims Commission.
Major G. W. Ruthers, chief commits
sary OF the Department OF Northern
Luzon made an interesting report
showing how the army stations in the
Philippines are served
Senator Depews interview advoca,-
ing third term for President McKin-
ley has started discussion in Washing
ton.
The President signed an order recas.
styling the vessels OF the Navy.
Colonel McKibbin was at his own re.
quest detached from the command OF
the Department OF Texas and ordered
to resume command OF his regiment in
the Philippines.
1t was unoiiicially reported that Lieut..
r. II. Townley, OF the navy, had been
convicted by court-martial OF compile.
ity in the commissary frauds in Manila.
The negotiations between the Navy
Department and Signor Marconi for
the institution OF his wireless telegra.
ply system have been broken off.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Cars and Houses Torn 10 PIeees.

Binghamton, N. Y. (Special). l).-Five
men were killed and seven injured by
the explosion of great quantity Of dyna-
mite in a car, caused by one freight train
running into another at Vesta'. ten
miles from here. Aside from the de-
struction TO railroad property, much
minor damage is reported. Nearly every
house in the villages of Vestal and I'm
ion, which is across the Susquehanna
from the wreck, lost more or less of its
window glass while farmers houses and
barns near the scene were shattered and
wrecked. None Of the inmates, how
ever. we're injured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Cortelyou May Enter Cabinet.

A White House rumor revives the
report that Secretary Cortelyou may be
advanced from his present position to
that OF member OF the Cabinet. This
is suggested by the report that Major
.. l.. Pruden, assistant secretary to the
President, who was appointed majo
and paymaster, will go into service and
make way for the advancement OF Chief
Clerk Rudolph Forster. The opinion is
expressed that there will be an opening
for Mr.. Cortelyou in a short time. Not
withstanding contradictions OF the re-.
port, opinion points to Postmaster
general Smith as the Cabinet officer
most likely to retire, and Mr. Cortel-
you's experience in the Postoffice De-
partment where he was the confidential
clerk OF Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell, would be preparation for
his discharge OF the duties OF the Office.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Captain Hall INDICATED.

Washington (Special) The record
OF the court martial in the case of Capt.
Newt Hall, United States Marine Corps,
who was charged by Minister Conger
with cowardice in connection with the
defense OF the legations at Pskin, has
Just reached Washington. Admiral
Remey has promulgated the finding in a
special order, which completely exoner-
atcs Captain Hall from the charge and
finds that the only matter of substance
sustained in the charges is an error OF
judgment in connection with the with
drawal Of his troops at critical moment
from the Tartar wall.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Now Accused Of Murder.

Toronto, Ont (SpeciaL .-Rutledge
and Rice, convicted Of robbing the post
Office and a private bank az AurorI,
were sentenced TO Fl years in Kingston
Penitentiary. Immediately afterwar Is
they were taken TO Police Court and
charged with the murder OF Constable
Boyd on Tuesday evening last, when
they, with Thomas Jones, attempted TO
escape from the officers while being
transferred from The court to Jail. Both
men pleaded not guilty, and the hearing
was postponed for week The three
men were brought here from Chicago
In Tuesday nights affair Jones was shot
and has since died from his injuries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Accused OF Many Murders.

Middlesboro, Ky. (Special) Louis
Myers, alias Williams, a notorious
moonshiner and desperate, has been cap
tured here. He is charged with the muir
der Of two women in Virginia, three men
in North Carolina, including a United
States marshal; one in South Carolina,
and the sheriff of Unicoi county, Tenn.
Rewards aggregating 81, 500 have been
offered for his capture. The governors
of these states have been notified of his
capture. He has several times been cap
tured, but has always managed to escape
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Three Girls Drowned.

Philadelphia (Special) A party Of
six persons--three men and three girls
while sailing on the Delaware River off
North Essington, few miles below this
city, were thrown into the water by the
swamping of their skiff during a squall,
and the girls were drowned. The party
were guests of the Federal Boat Club.
Other members of the club heard the
cries OF the unfortunates and immediate
ly set about rescuing them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Mercy Shown to Nine Men.

Washington (Special)-The Presi-
dent acted upon II applications for par
dons. He commuted four sentences
and granted hve pardons, including the
following: Nicholas Politz. cohvicted in
1899 in North Carolina OF counterfeit
ing and sentenced to serve a term OF
six years in prison. His sentence is
commuted to expire June IS. at which
time he will have served two years.
Richard Toulmin was convicted in the
United States Consular Court at Shang-
hal China, in 1903 OF the murder OF a
Chinaman on board the American ship
Dosing in the harbor OF Fuchow, and
sentenced to life imprisonment in the
Shanghai prison for American convicts.
He is pardoned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
OF on His Daring Voyage.

Gloucester, Mass. (Special) in his
2s-foot sloop, the Great Republic, Capt.
Howard Blackburn, OF this city, started
on his second transatlantic voyage,
his present destination being Lisbon
Portugal, which he expects TO reach In
As days. His previous voyage, In 1900,
was to London, which trip took 6i
days. The start was made amid the
plaudits OF over 1000 people. Shortly
after O'Clock the Great Republic, es-
corted BY large fleet OF boats, set sail.
She received succession OF salutes un-
Ill she was nearly off Thatcher's Island,
when the last Of the escorts left her.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Swans Shortage Mors Than $4,000.

Cambridge, Mass. (Speciai) In con.
nection with the report OF Middlesex
county grand jury for It's June sitting,
which was just made public, Il became
known that the shortage OF Roland ID,
Swan, formerly clerk OF the town OF
Arlington. who was arrested, charged
with the larceny OF $4,000 from the
town, has been found to be more than
$4,000. Swan was also implicated M
an attempt to burn the town hall sew.
eral weeks ago on the night when the
town safe was robbed and records were
taken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Farmer Shoots LIIs sweetheart.

North Vernon, Ind. (SpeciaD-John
Nicely, a prosperous young farmer liv-
ing south OF this place, shot himself on
his sweetheart's doorstep because she
refused TO marry him as early as he
wished. He had called on his affianced
bride and asked her to marry him July
4. She declined. saying the wedding
should be in the fall. He left the house.
but soon returned and shot himself on
her doorstep. Miss Brinton heard the
shot and when she found it was her
lover dying she attempted to shoot her
self
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Wheat Crops Ruined.

Wichita Kan. (Special) "A CORES
pondent who arrived here from the scene
Of devastation in Key county, Okla, says
that the storm of Friday night ruined the
wheat crop of 400 farms west and north
west of Blackwell, These farms are all
in one body OF territory. The farmers
who had purchased twine and harvest
machinery are asking the local dealers
to take them back and the dealers have
referred the matter to the factories.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Major W. II. DAILY Kills Himself.

Pittsburg, Pa. Especial Major w.
H. DAILY, who was deputy TO the assis-
tant surgeon general on the staff of Lieu
tenant General Miles in Porto Rico, COM
mitted suicide here by shooting himself
in the right temple. The body of The
doctor was found in the bathroom by
Miss Mary Short, the housekeeper lying
in a pool of blood with a ..38-caliber re-
volver lying on the floor. DR.. Foster,
who was summoned, at once found the
bullet hole in the temple, and announced
that death had taken place several hours
before
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Killed by Ineande scent Lamp.

Lakewood. R. l. (SpeciaD Edmund
Walsh, 45 years OF age, was instantly
killed here by grasping an ordinary in
candescent light globe. Walsh attempt
ed to turn on the light by twisting the
globe, the glass melted in his hand and
he received the full strength of the cur
rent. He leaves a widow and three chill
dren in Providence.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
United States Makes an Appeal.

The United States Government has
again appealed TO the powers to submit
the present issues at Pekin over the in
demnity propositions TO the arbitration Of
The Hague tribunal CommissionerRock-
hill, who has been watching for an op-
portunity, cabled Secretary Hay for per-
mission TO make proposition, and the
Secretary cabled him authority to do so.
1t is believed that the ministers at Pc.
kin have become involved beyond extri-
cation in the present issues, and this pro.
position may be the only way ont.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Saved by Rainstorm.

Pekin (By Cable Lightning struck
building inside the gate OF the Ameri-
can end OF the Forbidden City, causing
FIRE. Three buildings were burned
The American and Japanese guards did
all possible to prevent spread of the
flames. A heavy rain saved the Forbid
den City. One of the buildings burned
was library, containing many valuable
manuscripts and numerous historical
records of the dynasty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Reprimand for Captain Hancock.

The findings in the case OF Capt Wm
F. Hancock, Sixth Artillery, who was
recently tried by court-martial at Man
lila on charges OF Conduct to the preju-
dice OF good order and military d;sci-
pline," and failing TO appear for duty
on two occasions, have been received
at the War Department. The specif.
cations alleged intoxication. Captain
Hancock was found guilty and SEN
tenced to be reprimanded.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Trains Met on a Curve.

Vcksburg Miss. (Sr reciiD. Tea per-
sons were injured, three seriously, in a
head-end collision between two Missis-
sippi Valley passenger trains north OF
Vicksburg, The trains met on a sharp
curve, and but for the prompt action OF
Engineer Jones in reversing his engine
the wreck would have been more dis
astrous. At Clarksdale FIVE hours ear
lier the southbound train crashed into
a caboose and Engineer Dana received
injuries which may prove fatal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Storm Wrecks Hall and Warehouse,

Clarksville. Tenn. (SpeciaD "A storm
wrecked Waddell Hall. on the campus
OF the Southwestern Presbyterian Uni
versity. The end oi the building col
lapsed and fell through two floors, caus-
ing $1,000 damage. The tobacco ware
house OF Gold & Pettus was also dam
aged, and their loss will amount 10 be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Headless Body Of Woman.

Lowell, Mass. (Special) The head
less body OF a woman, who was appar-
emily 20 years old, was found in lonely
spot about two miles from Chelmsford
Center by Elmer Z. Hilbreth, superin-
tendent of the town farm, and William
Baker, also OF Chelmsford. A search
for the head was not successful.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Double Murder at 10.

Toledo, Ohio (Special.) - Leroy
Grove, the I6-year-o!d son OF a pros
porous farmer living near Napoleon
stabbed his sister. aged "a years, TO the
heart, killing her instantly. He then
strangled his I3-year-old brother to
death, and. firing the barn, ran in and
shot himself through the temple. His
charred body was recovered. Il is sup
posed he was insane from reading cheap
novels
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
LIghtnIug Kills Teacher and Pupil.

Cedar Falls. Iowa (SpeciaD Dur
ing a haiistorm near Littlcton light
ming struck the schoolhouse and fatally
injured Paul Roberts, a pupil, and the
teacher, Miss Jane Harvey. Seven 9TH
er pupils were burned brt not fatally.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Preacher Convicted Of counter erieltiug.

indianapolis, Ind, Especially In the
Federal Court to-day the Rev. William
Wade, of Valpin, Ind. who conducted
religious meetings while in jail here, was
to-day sentenced to the Columbus Pen
itentiary for one year and fined 81 600
for passing counterfeit nickels.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
City Moonshlners Raldsd.

Baltimore (SpcciaD.--A perfectly
equipped "moonshine" whiskey still al
II46 East Lombard Street, was raided
by the police. and Mrs. Lena May
who was operating the plant, was ar
rested. The liquor made at the still
was the cheapest kind and was retailed
at a low price to the foreign colony.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Killed in a Bicycle Collision.

New York (Special) Ernest Smith,
the confidential man OF General Traffic
Manager T. f. Eyer, ci the Clyde
Steamship Line. died in an uptown hos
pital from fractured skull, received
in a 'head-on' collision with a negro
on bicycle at Eighty-sixth street and
Central Park West on Thursday last.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-06-13
Deaf Mute's Horrible Death.

Berkeley, Cal. (SpeciaD Weir Al
len, a 9-year-old deaf mute, was burned
to death at the State Institute for the
Deaf Dumb and Blind. The boy was
being bathed in alcohol by George
Hoffman, an attendant Hoffman light
ed a cigarette and threw the match in
the alcohol, which Immediately took