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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
MOST MUST SERVE TERN.
The Supreme Court Of New York Has Affirmed
the Conviction.

New York (SpeciaD.-The appellate
division of the Supreme Court affirmed
the conviction of John Most on a charge
Of printing in his newspaper, the Freheit,
an improper article, entitled Murder
VS. Murder
The article was published about the
time of the assassination OF President
Mckinley. Most was sentenced to a
years imprisonment Regarding Most's
contention that the Constitution gave
him the right to publish the article, the
Court says:
The Constitution does not give to a
citizen the right TO murder, nor does it
give to him the right to advise the COM
mission of that crime by others. What il
does permit is liberty OF action only to
the extent that such liberty does not in
terfere with or deprive others OF an equal
right "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
MASSACRE BY CONGO cANNIBALS.
They Murder French Manager and Kill
the Employees.

Paris (By Cable) The Minister of
the Colonies NJ. Decrais, has received a
dispatch confirming the report of re-
volt of natives in the Sangha district of
the French Congo, A body of natives at
tackled the French company's factory on
the River Sangha, murdered the manager
and also burned and pilaged another
factory. The local militia defeated the
rebels. Reinforcements of Senegalese
troops were dispatched to the scene of
the trouble.
According to advices received by the
Journal, the natives employed at the
French factory were also massacred. and
goods valued at 10000 francs were pill
laged.
This report states that rebels. who are
cannibals marched later on to attack
other factories. and it is feared that many
persons have been killed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
SAYS HE FED GLASS TO HER.
Jersey Woman Accuses Her Husband Of
Attempting Murder.

Plain6eld, N. J., (SpeciaD Charged
BY his wife with having attempted to
kill her by putting ground glass in her
food, James H. Carson was arraigned
here before Justice Smalley.
His arrest caused a sensation in Plain
held, as he is prominent member of the
church
The motive for the alleged attempt on
her life, Mrs. Carson says was her hus-
bands infatuation with another woman.
Her husband denies all the allegations.
The Carsons have four children.
Mrs. Carson alleges that she first dis
covered ground glass in a cup of coffee.
She said she at once suspected her hus-
band and watched him closely. Later.
she says, she found what she suspected
was ground glass in her food and had
the food analyzed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17

Manila (By Cable) IA number of
prominent business men at meeting
here decided to petition the commission
to drop the proceedings against Free
dom, the local paper, the editor of which
is charged with sedition, but the editor
objected saying he would prove every
statement made. The merchants hope
the case will not he tried, as they believe
the matter may have bad effect on
Philippine legislation
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.


Mrs. Aida Collins, wife of Elmer P.
Collins, OF Portville, near Laurel, Del,
was found by her husband with her
throat cut from ear to ear.
John Wesley Elkins, who. when a lad
of ID, was sentenced to the State prison
for illegally killing his father and step
mother, is to be released.
News was received in New Orleans of
the seizure of an American steam launch
by Colombian insurgents at Boeas del
Toro.
Some iirebug created a reign OF terror
in South Chicago. starting number OF
fires during Friday night.
Green's Mountain House. on Loudoun
Heights, near Harpers Ferry, w. Va,
was burned.
Charles Rymer stated that William
Jones, now under arrest on suspicion OF
having murdered George NJ. Haywood in
Detroit. had threatened to kill Haywood.
The Philadelphia and Readings steam
er Williamsport was struck by a railroad
barge on Pollack Rip Shoal, Mass, and
sunk I he crew was saved.
At Detroit Prof Joseph Miller con-
fessed that he murdered Charles M. Jen-
nett and gave the details of the crime.
John Finncan. aged 81 years, and John
J. Kensel. aged 80 years, both Confed-
crate veterans, died at Martinsburg.
Major John w. Green. formerly gen
eral manager of the Georgia Railroad,
died at Atlanta.
Major Littleton w. T. Waller, of the
Marine Corps. on trial by court-martial,
went on the stand and justified his hav-
ing the treacherous natives shot with
out trial, quoting precedcnts.
Miss Ellen M. Stone, the missionary
who was captured by brigands in Bull
garia and held for ransom, arrived in
New York on the Deutschland. She
looked pale and worn, and said the sea
voyage had made her very i'll.
The glassblowers employed by the
Moses Jonas Company, at Bridgeton,
N. J., and the George Jonas Company,
at Miratola, went on a strike
Rev. c. Columbus Bradford, of the
Methodist Episcopal Church at Okaw-
vile, H., was accused of heresy and re-
moved from his pastorate.
Third Vice President Cannon, of the
Southern Railroad. announced that the
strike of the companys machinsts had
been settled
The total value OF Philip D. Armour's
estate is placed at $4,000, 900. The
whole of it is left to his widow and son,
J. Ogden Armour
Mrs. Minnie Grady, of Butte. Mont,
confessed that she drugged Mrs Emma
Proule, rich widow, and robbed her
OF her diamonds.
Mrs. Shepard r. Bucey, of Everett
Washington, in a fit OF insanity. killed
her husband, her four-year-old son, and
then herself
Senator Tabor's widow entered two
suits in Denver for damages. amounting
to S25o,ooo and to recover valuable
mining stocks.
In the Philippine province 224 cases of
cholera and I66 deaths were reported I;
in Manila, zoo cases and 100 deaths.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
PROF. MILLER GETS
LIFE SENTENCE
Punishment Begins n Hours After He
Committed Murder.
DENOUNCED BY HIS OWN COUNSEL.
His Mental Condition Investigated-Threc
Allenists Reported That Tic Was Fer
feetIy Sane, and a Plea Of Guilty Was
Entered-The Murderer weeps and His
Unhappy Wife collapses.

Detroit, Mich Especial Just u
hours after Prof. Joseph NJ Miller mur-
dered Miss Carrie Nj. Jennett with a
Ratchet, he was in Jackson prison, sem
fenced to spend the rest of his life there
at hard labor.
He was arraigned in the Recorder S
Court on the charge of murder His at
torney, who was appointed by the court,
raised the question of Miller's sanity,
and Judge Murphy accordingly appoint
ed a commission of three alienists--Drs.
Emerson, Hitchcock and Kennedy-to
examine Miller. His plea was withheld
pending their examination. After a
careful examination the physicians came
into court and announced that they were
agreed that there was no symptom of in
sanity in the defendant. Miller was then
ordered to plead and the confessed muir
derer said in low voice, guilty
Evidence was then introduced to prove
the death of Miss Jennett. At its conclu-
sion Miller's attorney, F. C. Chamber
lain, addressed the court. He congratu-
lated the police department on their etfl-
cient work in running down the muir
derer and securing his confession, and
said that he had no sympathy with Mil
ler. who deserved the extreme penalty
of the law. In sentencing Miller Judge
Murphy called him a demon, and said
that he considered that the sentence he
was about to impose on him was made
quate to his horrible crime. Sentence
was then pronounced.
Mrs. Miller, his wife. who has been
an invalid for several years, is prostrated
at her home, and is in dangerous con-
dtion. She at first refused to believe
her husband guilty, even after he had
confessed, but as the truth gradually
forced itself on her she collapsed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Phosphate cOmpanIes, Deal

Columbia, Tenn. Especial The
Howard and Ridley Phosphate Compa-
nies have disposed of their entire inter
ests to the Charleston Is. c. Mining
and Mineral Company for the sum Of
$425, 200. The companies are two of the
FIVE largest interests in the field, and i'm
mediate possession of the property is to
be given. The Charleston Mining and
Mineral Company is a branch OF the
Virginia Carolina Chemical Company,
manufacturers of phosphate fertilizers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Career OF Dr. Talmage.

Rev Thomas Dewitt Talmage was
born at Bound Brook, n J., January,
1892, and educated at the University Of
New York As he determined to enter
the ministry, he completed a course at
the New Brunswick Theological Semi
nary, graduating in 1880. He was or
dained pastor of the Reformed Dutch
Church at Belleville, n. J., later went to
Syracuse, and from 1862 to 1869 he
preached in Philadelphia, during the
Civil War acting as chaplain of a Penn
sylvania regiment. In 1860 he was made
pastor of the Central Presbyterian
Church in Brooklyn The first taber-
nacle was built in 1870 and seated 3.4oo.
1t was enlarged the next year to seat 500
more, but was burned December %, 1872.
A new tabernacle. seating 5000 persons,
was dedicated February 22, 1874, the
largest Protestant church then in Amer
lea. This church was also burned and
replaced by third tabernacle, which was
also destroyed by fire in 1904. There was
an effort to again rebuild, but owing to
the heavy debt incurred in previous dis
asters the work was abandoned and
DR.. Talmage preached in the New York
Academy of Music. In 1906 Dr.. Tai
mage accepted the call to the First Pres
byterian Church of Washington as CO.
pastor with DR.. Sunderland. Dr. Tai
mage was voluminous writer on a
great number of subjects and favorite
lecturer. the announcement of one of his
sermons or lectures being sufficient to
draw a crowd.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Land Ceded by Virginia.

Senator Hoar, from the Committee on
the Judiciary, submitted an adverse re-
port on the Senate resolution directing
the Attorney General TO bring suit to
determine the constitutionaity of the
retrocession of that portion of the orig
inal District of Columbia which was
ceded to the United States by the State
of Virginia.
The resolution provided that if the
cession was not constitutional, the Attor-
ney-General was to report what sum
should be paid Virginia in lieu of the
revenues of that State now received for
the support of the State Government
from the city and county of Alexandria.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Drove Nail Into Husbands Head.

Wellington, Kan. (Special.) - Ir
Grant county, Okla. just across the line
from here, Mrs. Peoples, a Bohemian
is reported to have killed her husband
by driving nail into his head. Peoples
a farmer, went home drunk, beat his
wife, and after ordering her to get sup
per went to sleep with his head leaning
against pine partition. When supper
was ready the woman tried to walker
him, but failed. Fearing that he woulc
beat her again when he awol<e for moi
calling him, she drove nail through
from the other side of the partition into
the mans head, killing him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Capital News In 0eueral.

The house passed the bill granting a
pension OF 5000 year to the widow OF
President Mckinley.
During the debate in the Senate on the
Chinese Exclusion Bill some of the Sen
ators sharply criticised Minister WI for
his efforts to prevent the passage of the
bill.
Lieutenant Commander Tempin NJ.
Potts has been selected TO succeed Com
mander William II. Beehlcr as naval at
tache at Berlin, Vienna and Rome.
The President sent to the Senate the
nomination Of Robert ]. Wynne. OF
Pennsylvania, TO be first assistant post
master general
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
To Enforce Coercion.

London (By Cable) "A dispatch to
the Pail Mall Gazette from Dublin says
that ten battalons of English and Scotch
militia are to be embodied and sent to
ireland within a-month. in pursuance of
the British Governments determination
/, 10 apply the coercion act. The CORE
zpondent understands that Lord London
derry, the postmaster general, threatened
to resign from the cabinet unless active
measures were taken to circumvent the
United Irish League
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Cen. Raptiste captured and shnt.

Port au Prince, Hayti, (By Cable -
The revolutionary forces commanded by
Gen. Nicolas Baptiste, which captured
Jacmel April 5, held that town for "a
hours and then retired to the hills, TAX
ing with them all the arms and ammuni-
tion available, were pursued by the gov
ernment troops commanded by the min
lister of war, General Guillaume, and
were completely defeated at Fonds Mel
on, near Jacmel. General Baptiste was
captured and was immediatelY shot
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Was Probably Assassinnted.

Decatur, Ala. Especial w. J. Polk,
a prominent insurance man and a rela-
tive of President Polk, was found dead
IN the entrance of tenement house. He
had evidently been assassinated. The
skull was crushed on the right side, but
the scalp was unbroken. The blow was
delivered from behind with blunt cloth
or leather covered instrument Robbery
was evidently the motive for the murder,
as the money Polk was known to have
on his person was missing, except a few
cents
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Census of the Cotton crop.

The Census Office made public pre-
liminary report, by States and Territor-
les, on the cotton crop (growth of Ioo)
as returned to the office by the cotton
ginners. The ginners return the crop of
1901 at o,os2,o82 commercial bales, being
533,I66 bales less than the crop as re-
turned by them for 1900.
The 1000 crop, expressed in 5oo-pound
bales, was Io,I23,o27, or 363,I2I less than
the number of commercial bales, the
gross average bale weight being 483
pounds.
The office has not completed the COM
pilation of the number of pounds and the
computation of the average bale weight
for the crop of 1901, but using 4S3
pounds, the average given for the crop
of 1900, the 1901 crop is o,6I4,58I bales
of 500 pounds standard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Battle With Chinese Rebels.

Hongkong (By Cable).-Advices re-
ceived here from Liu Chow say that tn,
Imperial Governor General Ma and Mar
shal Su have defeated the Kuang 81 reb
els in sanctuary battle at Kong Chuen
The imperial army was first driven back
when General Wog, with three quick
firing guns and two Maxms. arrived or
the scene and turned the tide The reb
els retreated to the mountain strong
holds, whence they have been making
occasional sorties. Marshal Su is block
ing the roads to the seaports, from which
the rebels have been deriving their sup
plies.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Anarchist Maggie Released.

Albuquerque, N. NJ Especial AN
tonic Maggie, who has been confined in
jail at Las Cruces since shortly after the
assassination of President Mckinley on
suspicion faving knowledge of al
anarchist plot against the Presidents life,
has been released. 1t was said that
Maggie, who was a member of the Mcl
Andrews Opera Company. had predicted
the death of President Mckinley sew
erai months before he was shot. His re-
lease was ordered by Judge F. W. Par
ker, at the request of the United States
District Attorney, w. c. Reid.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Killed Her Son While Insane.

Poughkeepsie, N Y. Especial. 1.-The
cosoner OF the city was called TO investi-
gate the deaths Of Mrs. A. Edward Tow
ar and her young son. According TO in
formation obtained by the coroner. Mrs.
Tower shot and killed her son and her
self in a fit OF temporary insanity Mrs.
Towers husband is a wealthy and promi-
nent resident of this place. Mrs. Tower
went to her son Albert's room and emp
lied a hve-chanber revolver into his
body She then sat down on a. bed in an
adjoining room and with another revol-
seF shot herself.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
For q New Exeeutlye Rnildinu.

Senator Fairbanks, chairman of the
Senate Committee on Public Buildings
and Grounds, has reported favorably a
bin providing for a building for the use
of the Executive, the Department of
State and the Department Of Justice.
The proposed building is to be erected
north of the present State, War and
Navy Building, and, with the site, is ex-
pected to cost S7Doo,ooo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Takes Up WOmen's Cause.

The Civil Service Commission has
come ont as champion for the rights
of women to employment.
Preference now is generally given to
men employees in the Government de-
partnlents and the commission. though
powerless to compel appointing officers
to choose women, has, through President
Proctor, issued a strong circular letter
to the heads OF departments calling at
tention to this unjust discrimination.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Mother and Daughter Murdered.

Cleveland, o., (SpeciaD Mrs. Mar
tha j. Calhoun, aged rs years, and her
daughter, Mrs. Vaughn, aged 90 years,
were shot and killed by, as yet, an un-
known party two miles east of Mantua
Station, a village 40 miles southeast of
this city. Will Vaughn, a stepson of the
younger woman, is locked up in Ravenna
Jail. charged with the crimes because of
circumstances which are alleged TO in
criminate him. Mrs. Vaughn was shot
FIVE times in the head, the sixth bullet of
a revolver ending the life OF her mother.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Hope Of Peace Increasing.

London (By Cable) The announce
ment of the presence at Pretoria of the
Orange Free State and Transvaal lead
ers and generals who have been at
Klerksdorp considering terms of peace,
has caused a decided increase in the
hopefulness of the public concerning the
possibilities of peace The expectations
aroused by the conference at Preeoria
have been further heightened by the
movements of Mr.. Chamberlain, the CO.
lonial secretary, and other members of
the cabinet in London
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Plant Line Rumor Denied.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD Pennsylvania
Railroad officials deny the truth Of the
dispatch from Chicago stating that Penn
sylvania interests are soon to acquire
possession OF the allied Plant and Allan
tic Coast Line system One OF them said
there was not a sufficient basis OF fact
in the report to make il worth while dis
Cussinp
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Fatal Pistol DueI.

Hopkinsville, KY (SpeciaD james
d, Brown, aged IS years, a prominent
North Christian planter and William
Pulley, his tenant. fought pistol duel
in the public road over tobacco crop
settlement. Brown was instantly killed.
Pulley was shot through the shoulder.
He is under guard, being too badly
wounded to lie removed 10 iail
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
suIzer Bill for Labor Department.

Representative Sulzer, of New York
introduced a bill for the creation of a
Department of Labor, the purpose Of
which shall be to promote Such i'm
provements in the social, political and
economic conditions of the wealth-pro-
ducing laborers of the United States as
shall tend to secure to them their natural
rights TO the opportunity to labor.
The bill provides for the annual collec-
ton of statistics covering all phases of
the labor situation and a monthly publ
cation of statistics of the unemployed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
ThIuk the IIIluoIs In Danger.

Washington, d. C., (Special) 1T is
said that the proximity OF electric motors
to the magazines on the battleship ILL
nois is source of danger to the vessel.
1t is understood, however, she will sail
for the European station according to
the Original program.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
.MeKlnIey college Of 0oyernmrni.n =

Saratoga, N. Y. (Special)--At ses
sion of the Troy Conference, Methods
Episcopal Church, here, Rev. DIR. w. l.
Davidson, e-chancellor of the Ameri
can University, of Washington, d. c.
said the cornerstone of the "McKinle,
College OF Government" to be included
in the American University. would b,
laid May ID by President Roosevelt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
President RooseyeIfs Fine Dog.

Lafayette, Ind. (Spccial) - President
Rooseyelts retriever Sailor Boy has
been shipped from the training kennels
here TO Washington. Sailor Boy came
from the Chesapeake Bay family and is
valued at $1,000 He has powerful limbs
and is seal brown in color
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
commander OF cuba,s Army.

Goyernor-General Wood has issued an
order directing Brigadier-G General Ale
Jandro Rodriguez, chief of the Rural
Guard of Havana, to take command of
the "Cuerpo de Artileria," in addition to
his present duties with the guard. On
the transfer of the present government,
General Rodriguez is directed to report
to the President of Cuba, "as command
ant of the Cuban armed forces, for such
orders and instructions as may be given
him
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
May Accept Senate Amendments.

The House Committee on Agriculture
in order to expedite the bills passage de-
cided to recommend the acceptance of
the Senate amendments to the oleomar-
garine bill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
New Rubber Trust Plan.

New York (SpeciaD james r.
Kecne, having secured control Of the
Rubber Goods Manufacturing Company,
is now making an effort to get control
of the United States Rubber Company. il
is said. with a view of ultimately form
ing new Rubber Trust
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Postal Receipis Increase.

The postal receipts for March. 1902.
as compared with March, 1901, for the
fifty largest postofhces in the country
show net increase of 10 per cent. The
total receipts of the fifty Offices were
S., ,26z. 600.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
MAJ0R WALLER
IS ACQUITTED
Court-Msrtial Declares Him Not Guilty
on Charge of Murder.
THE JUDGES STOOD ELEVEN TO TWO.
Gharxes Of Improperly Ordering the Shooting
Of Ssmsr Natives Are Not Sustained in the
vesdlct-Aeeused Officer Tells the Court
That the Natives Of Samar Rcvel 10 Blood
---MutiIate Their Victims

Manila, (By Cable) Major Littleton
w. T. Waller, OF the Marine Corps, has
been acquitted.
He was tried by court-martial on the
charge of killing natives Of Samar with
out trial. The court stood II to for
acquittal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
Yenerueln Rnlliles the ProlocoI.

Caracas, Venezuela, (By Cable) The !
Venezuelan Parliament has ratified the
protocol re-establishing diplomatic rela-
tions between France and Venezuela.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-04-17
This Oae Got a RIeh Clam.

Lacrosse, Wis. Especial. )--G. Modem
ica, poor fisherman, picked up clam
on sandbar M which he found a pearl,
which he sold for 81 500
The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1902-02-08
nd local news will be found the second page.

era house this evening at + o'clock
where a lodge with a member
ship of over one hundred was in
stallGted.
The Elks that arrived on the
1926 train went Immediately to
the opera house. The le1ge's
goats and iaekasses were in har-
ness but failed to appear in the
parade.
1t is expected that all the Elks
will stampede tonight and no mans
life is safe at such a time.