davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
AN EMERGENCY FORCE.
Six Hundred Marines Will Be Gathered al
Norfolk, Va.

Washington (Speeial). - Secretary
Moody has finally decided to augment
the United States naval forces on the
isthmus by the addition OF 600 marines,
if Commander McLeans advices indi-
cate that these are needed. He has
given orders to Commander Pilsbu-y,
OF the United States steamer Prairie.
now at Boston, to proceed with his
ship to Norfolk At that point GOO
marines will be gathered. ready to take
ship when Secretary Moody's advices
indicate the necessity for their pres
ence on the Isthmus. Norfolk is the
most available point for the congrega-
ton OF a marine force. as, in addition
to its Southern location it has excel
lent camping grounds for marines.
The Panther should arrive at Colon
within a day or two with $50 marines
aboard, so that, with the Prairie's men
and the marines on the Cincinnati, who
are already ashore at Colon, the United
States will have what is regarded as an
ample force to carry out its treaty OBJ
legation OF maintaining free traffic
across the Isthmus.
Orders were also sent forward TO
the San Francisco, now at Norfolk to
coal and provision and proceed to San
Juan, Porto Rico, there to await any
emergency which may arise.
There is only one United States wa--
ship now in Venezuelan waters-the
little gunboat Marietta-and the Mont
gomery is due to arrive shortly at
Cape Haytien. The object OF the de-
partment in sending down the San
Francisco. il is stated, is TO have a YES
sci ready to meet call for reinforce
ment either in Venezuela Hayti or the
lsthmus. The duty assigned to the
San Francisco should not be confused
with that given the gunboat Bancroft.
That vessel will probably not be abe
to go in commission until October I,
and will then also proceed to San Juan,
to be station ship
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
WILL STAY SIX WEEKS IN AIR.
Claims Made for His Flying Machine By Ia.
Yentor Hunt

New York (SpeciaD D.-E. J. Hunt, m
inventor, 152 East Fortieth street, de-
clares he has completed the model of a
flying machine that will be able to stay
six weeks in the air. In his workshop
Mr.. Hunt has model OF his airship 20
inches long. This, he says, has flown
about the room carrying a hve-pound
weight.
The airship is to be built of aluminium
and is to weigh about 6S pounds. In
shape the model is like the body Of a
bird, and from the sides project a pair
of light wings. Mr.. Hunt says he does
not need any balloons to keep this flying
machine ahoat, and uses no motors.
Take turkey and pick off its ieath-
ers, and you have some idea of the shape
and principle of my airship," he said.
1T is really bird, and, with the wings,
which have a spread of 27 feet, are so
light YOU could balance them on one
hand"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Ohio Has a Volcano,

Bainbridge, Ohio (SpeciaD.-people
living in the Paint Creek Valley are
alarmed over the appearance OF smoke
and sulphurous gases from Copperas
Mountain. which can be seen from this
place Ever since the first eruption OF
Mount Pelee smoke has issued from
the mountain at intervals, but only
within the last few days have the
smoke and gas become especially no.
ticeable, and many attribute il 10 the
recent eruptions in Martinique In
vestigation shows that the slate in the
mountain has become hot and some OF
!: has become dull red from the ac-
tion OF the heat The smoke issues
iron, the side and not the top OF the
mountain. Scientists will be asked to
make a thorough investigation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
ODDS AND ENDS OF THE LATEST NEWS.

Senator McComas called at Repu-
blican national headquarters in New
York and secured the promise OF a
number OF prominent campaign speak
ers for Maryland.
The remains OF Banker Nicholas
Fish, banker and diplomat, who died
from injuries received during a fight
in New York, were buried at Garri-
son-on-the Hudson.
Reports indicate that the forest fires
are becoming more serious in the tim
Der sections of the Rocky Mountains
from the Wyoming line to Central
Colorado.
The Princeton Theological Semin-
airy began its ninety-hrst session yester-
day Rev, DR.. Donald Guthrie is one
OF three new directors appointed.
Circuit Attorney Folk, OF ST. Louis,
filed information charging former dele
gates Hannigan, Denny, Albright and
Bersch with perjury.
The Woman's Confederate Memoir
ial Association in New Orleans de-
nounced Gen. Ell Torrances plan for
aiding Confederate veterans
Alonzo Tucker, a negro, who assault
ed Mrs. Dennis near Libby, Ore, was
lynched by mob of coalminers.
Grand Duke Boris of Russia sailed
from New York in the French liner
La Lorraine for France.
The three masted schooner Dora
Matthews went ashore on Logwood
Hill Bar, off Chatham, Mass
A conference OF the managers of the
German and British steamship lines
plying between Europe and South
America is being held at Ostend for the
purpose of establishing uniform freight
rates in the South American trade.
The German Foreign Office received
a note from the British government in
viting some action by the signatory pow
ers of the treaty OF Berlin regarding
Roumania's treatment of the Jews.
The submarine telegraph cable which
is to be laid between san Francisco and
Honolulu has been placed on the cable
steamer Silvertown, which will sail Sep
tember 20 from London.
Prince Victor Duleep Singh attributed
his bankruptcy to the insufficiency of his
allowance from the Indian government.
The Russian minister at Pekin an
nounces that Southern Manchuria to the
Liau River will be restored to the Chi
nese.
Count Apponyi, president of the Hun
garian Reichstag, in a speech sounded
a note of warning against the revival of
Pan-Germanic agitation in Hungary.
M. James, the French writer, declares
that the action in the case OF Col. de
Saint Rcmy proclaims the army indc-
pendent of the civil power.
The schooner Southern. Cross, be-
longing to the London Missionary So
ciety, was wrecked on the Island OF
Tahiti. All the passengers we're saved.
William Fitzhugh Whitehouse, of
Newport, r. J., and Lord Hindlip re-
turned to London after an interesting
trip OF exploration along the Upper
Nile.
The Dutch foreign minister stated in
the States General that there was no
foundation for the rumors OF an alli-
ance between Holland and Germany.
The Peary Arctic Club steamer
Windward arrived at Sydney, N. s.,
from which place Lieutenant Peary sent
a report OF his summer work
Edmund JellinelS. an official in the
cashiers department of the Lenderbank,
Vienna, has defrauded the bank OF $3I5,-
ooo BY falsifyinc checks
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
WRECKED BANK WITH DYNAMITE.
And Blew Himself into Eternity at the Same
Time,

Seattle, Wash. (SpeciaD A special
to the Times from Skagway, Alaska
says: About 8 o'clock in the afternoon
an unknown man walked into the
Canadian Bank Of Commerce, a revol-
yer in one hand and a dynamite bomb in
the other, and demanded $4,000.
threatening to blow all into eternity.
Cashier Pooley and Teller Wallace
were the only two men in the bank
Wallace ducked to get his gun and ran
quickly to the back of the room, calling
for Pooley to do the same.
No you don't yelled the man and
dropped the bomb.
The clerks had just gotten out of the
window. The bank was wrecked. The
robbers head was mashed and one arm
was torn off People living above the
bank were blown into the air
J. G. Price, formerly prosecuting at
torney, who was entering the bank at the
time, was hurt, but not seriously. The
dynamiter died without regaining con-
sciousness. The bank lost about $1,000,
chiefly in gold dust, which was lying on
the counter
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Shot sweetheart; Killed Himself.

Johnstown, Pa. (SpecialD David M
Goughner, a well-known young man, shot
and seriously wounded Miss Leorens
Winncbrenner, aged II years, near hei
home in Conemaugh, and then killed
himself. Jealousy and desire for re,
venge are given as the causes for til,
act. Miss Winnebreuner and Edwarc
Kaylor were walking leisurely along 4
street. Goughner passed them, snc
when few feet ahead he suddenly turn
ed and commenced firing. He fred three
shots at the girl, two of which took ef-
feet. Miss Winnebrenner may recover
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
BLUEJACKETS In CHARGE
Escorting the Colombian Soldiers to the
Isthmus.
ADDITIONAL MARINES TO BE SENT,
Secretary Of the Navy Sends Instructions to
Commander MeLean-Any Transportation
Of Troops contrayeuing the Provisions Of
the Treaty With Columbia Must Not Be
Sanctioned.

Colon, Columbia (By Cable).-Two
trains, flying American flags, one
closely following the other started for
Panama in the afternoon. In the first
train was an armored car carrying a
quick-hre Colt gun and IS bluejackets,
who are acting as an escort TO a thou
sand Colombian soldiers The second
train carried a similar number OF blue
jackets. escorting soldiers wives and
guarding a quantity OF Colombian war
material, guns, ammunition. etc. No
answer has yet been received to Com
mander McLean's communication to
General Herrara. The British war
ship Retribution has just arrived at
Colon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Killed BY a Train.

Luray, Va. (Specia).-Wiliam H.
Price, of New Port, this county, was
run oevr by freight train-on the Nor
folk and Western Railroad, in the
northern suburbs OF Shenandoah, this
county, about midnight and instantly
killed. Price was on a trestle when
run down. He had been employed in
the furnace at that town, and, it is
supposed, was on his way to New Port,
where he had a wife and six children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Or. Pattou's New P<Iou.

Princeton N. J. (SpeciaD The
Rev. Dr. Francis l.. Patton, who re-
signed the presidency of Princeton
University last June, will be made
president OF Princeton Theological
Seminary, this having been decided at
a special meeting OF the board OF di-
rectors, He has accepted the position,
10 which he will be formally elected
October ID. Dr.. Patton was professor
Of theology in Mccormick Seminary,
Chicago, ior ten years, and later pro-
lessor OF apoiogetics in Princeton Sem
mary. and tor IA years president Of
Princeton pnTersity. -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
BHnd Man TO Be Rich,

Pittsburg (SpeciaD-John Brislin,
was awarded the decision in his suit
against the Carnegie Steel Company
for infringement on his patent, is blind
and quite poor. If the decision OF the
court is sustained, which now seems
likely, it is said Brislin will collect
S5,ooo,oo in penalties for the use OF
his patent Most OF this will have to
come from the Steel Trust
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Broke Jail to See Dying Mother.

Wheeling, W. Va. (SpeciaD.-Ed-
ward K Williams, convicted OF the
murder OF companion in lower state
mining camp, broke out OF jail visited
his dying mother and then surrendered
himself to the authorities. The pris-
oner, whose exploit is most remark
able one, was ordered sent to the State
prison for twenty years and had been
sent to the Hinton jail to await the
convenience OF officers who were to
take him 10 Moundsvile.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Will Restore Manchuria.

Pekin (By Cable).-The Russian
Minister here, Paul Lessar announced
that Russia was determined to restore
Southern Manchuria to the Liau river
and the New-Chwang- Shan Hal Kwan
railroad to the Chinese Government
on October g. He explained that an
earlier date was impossible on account
OF the destruction OF bridge, which
had prevented the withdrawal of the
troODs
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Shot a Bird on a womau's Hat.

Rockford, III. (SpeciaD.-Mrs. Julia
x. Barnes, author Of Annals OF a
Country Town." was accidentally shot
at Manitowish, Wis. She was seated
on log in the center Of chump OF
bushes, when a hunter approached He
could see only her hat and mistaking
it ior a partridge discharged his shot
gun in the direction OF the supposed
bird. The charge took effect in Mrs.
Barnes head. She was taken to a
hospital, where il is said that her eye
sight may be impaired
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Shot His Sons Employer.

Charlotte, N. c. (SpeciaD "A spe-
cial from Laurinburg says that Charles
Lockemy, superintendent Of the Rich
mond Cotton Mills, was killed by Nor
ris Saunders, father OF boy employed
in the mill but who had been dis
charged for rebellous conduct. On
arriving home he reported his dis
charge to his father who secured a
pistol and proceeded to the mill. He
met Superintendent Lockemy, and
after a few words shot him
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25

The Navy Department will follow the
usual course OF procedure in the case OF
Lieut.. Alfred C. Owep, who has been
missing from his station, the battleship
Massachusetts, for nearly two months.
The procedure is to institute search for
the missing man, and, unless extraordi-
nary circumstances have developed in
connection with his French leave"
bring him before court-martial on a
charge OF absence without leave"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Belgian Queen De ad.

Spa, Belgium (By Cable).-Marie
Henriette, Queen Of the Belgians, died
here suddenly. She had long suffered
from heart disease and asthma Neither
her husband, members OF her family
nor. nor hs' n, hso doctors s, wess present at the
a table eating light dinner, when she
was seized with an attack Of faihting.
DR.. Guillaume. who in the course of
the day, had remarked upon dsquiet-
ing symptoms in the Queens condition,
was summoned Immediately, but she
was dead before he arrived.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Porto Rico Loses the Tax.

Acting on the opinion OF the Attor-
ney- General the Treasury Department
has held that under existing laws the
tonnage taxes collected in Porto Rico
shall be covered into the United States
Treasury to the credit OF the Marine
Hospital service. This disposes of the
question whether these taxes should
not be turned into the Porto Rican
treasury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
100 KILLED IN A PANIC
Cry of Fire Stampeded Negro Baptist
Convention.
WILD RUSH IN THE DEATH TRAP.
Booker Washington Had Just Spoken, When a
Fight Occurred Ia Choir Loft, Causing
False Alarm In the Crowded Auditorium and
Scramble for the Many Of the Vic
Tins Suifocated 10 Death.

Birmingham, Ala. (Special) In an
awful crush of humanity caused by a
stampede in the Shiloh Colored Baptist
Church, at the corner of Avenue G and
Eighteenth street, 7S persons were killed
and as many more seriously injured.
The disaster occurred at 9 o'clock,
just as Booker T. Washington had con-
cluded his address to the National Con-
vention OF Colored Baptists, and for
three hours the scenes around the
church were indescribable Dead bodies
were strewn in every direction, and the
ambulance service OF the city was Ut
terly unable to move them all until after
midnight
The injured were attended to first,
and in the meanwhile dozens Of dead
bodies were arranged in rows on the
ground outside the house of worship
awaiting removal to the various under
taking establishments, while more than
score were laid on the benches inside.
Shiloh Church is the largest house OF
worship for negroes in Birmingham,
and the pastor says there were at least
1000 persons in the edfice when the
stampede began. Instructions had been
issued to allow no one else to enter
after the building had been filled, but
the negroes forced their way inside the
church, and were standing in every
aisle when the cry of fight fight y
was mistaken for fire, and there was =
deadly scramble to get. out. The en-
trance to the church was literally pack
ed, and the negroes were crushed and
trampled to death in their struggle to
escape
Booker T. Washington thus describes
the incidents leading up TO the panic;
Il had just finished delivering my lee
ture on Industry and the singing had
commenced, when some woman back of
me was heard to scream. A member of
the choir yelled, Quiet! which the gal
lery understood to be FIRE This was
repeated, and started the stampede
Il found on investigation that Bir-
mingham man had stepped on the toes
OF a delegate from Baltimore named
Ballou.
"Ballou resented it. and made a
motion as if to draw a gun. This
caused the woman to scream.
There was little excitement in the
center and front OF the church. The
rear OF the church was congested, and
some OF the men tried to walk out on
the heads OF the crowd. At the time
OF the alarm there were probably 5000
people in the church, and fully that
number without The crowd on the
sidewalk surged in, and this, in mea-
sure, accounted for the large loss OF
life
THE majority OF those killed were
smothered to death, very few having
bones broken.
when ! saw that a stampede was
imminent started the choir singing
and part OF the audience joind them.
| remained until the excitement had
subsided. 1t lasted for fully 80 min
..tes.
]. H. Ballou, the colored lawyer from
Baltimore, whose dispute with Hicks.
the choir leader, is said to have caused
the cry of Fight p which was mistaken
IL. 44T
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
His Body on ths Track.

Danvile. III. (SpeciaD Thomas J,
Ryan, OF Hoopeston, H., was found
dead in the Eastern Illinois Railroad
yards. He had been run over by a
passenger train. 1t is Thought that he
was stabbed and robbed before the
body was placed on the track.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
A Trick that Did Not Work.

Knoxville, Tenn. (SpeciaD "A box
intended for Harvey Logan, the al
legged Montana train robber, in jail
here, was intercepted by the sheriff
The box contained several packages OF
tobacco and six cob pipes with long
stems. Over the mouths OF the pipes
we're seals. These were broken by the
sheriff, who found a steel saw 22 inches
long in each pipe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Henderson's Successor.

Marshalkown, Iowa (Special) Al
ter the conference OF leaders, c. c. Al
brook. an attorney Of Eldorado was
announced as a candidate to succeed
Speaker David B. Henderson.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
fataI Explosion.

Roanoke, Va. (special) Charles
Barnett, a young white man whose
home was in Washington county, Va,
was killed in coal mine at Eckman,
w. Va, by the explosion Of quantity
OF blasting powder.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Lord Salisbury Improved.

Lucerne, Switzerland (By cable).-
Lord Salisbury's physician says the pa
tient has slight gouty affection, from
which he is suffering, but which gives
no ground for anxiety.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25

During recent years the growth has
been rapid. From 1873 to 1882 the in
crease was $S77. 5o3.7S3; from 1882 to
1887, S4oo, ,834, ,o8I from 1887 to 1902,
SG,374,7IS,o ,o22; from 1892 to 1897. $780,
357,574, and from 1897 to 1901, $685.
20s. 600.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25

Mail advices from Minister Conger,
in Pekin, indicate that another serious
Boxer uprising is impending in China.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Foreign.

The provisional government OF
Hayti IS taking vigorous steps to end
the civil war. The War Minister will
shortly attack the revolutionists at
Piasance. The ports at Gonaives and
St. Mare have been declared block
AIDED
President Castro, Of Venezuela, has
started for Tocuyito at the head OF a
force OF COCO men, with u guns, to at
tack the revolutionary army, commanded
by General Mendoza.
Captain Sverdrup's explorations in the
Arctic seem to show that the northern
limit in which it is possible for human
beings to exist in the archipelago has
receded.
DR.. Mumm Won Schwarzenstein, Ger
man ambassador to China, has returned
to Berlin and states that the situation in
China looks more encouraging.
Prince Vladimir Troubetzskoi of Rus
sia, after drinking too heavily with a
woman friend, attempted to commit sui
eide at Algiers.
The controversy in England over the
introduction OF the American golf ball
has reached Berlin and become a diplo-
matte question.
Eighty blue-jackets and two quick
firing guns were landed at Colon from
the United States cruiser Cincinnati.
The Colombian insurgents were re-
ported to have appeared on the rail-
road line between Colon and Panama.
Commander Mclean. OF the Cincin-
natl, sent Instructions 10 insurgent
General Herrera that insurgent troops
would not be permitted to stop trains
over the lsthmus or board them, as
American marines were maintaining
the traffic from sea TO sea.
The Arctic steamer Fran, with the
Swedish expedition, arrived at Nor
way Captain Sverdup reports that he
explored the districts south and west
Of Ellesmereland and hitherto un-
known sections OF that region.
Max Nordau. vice president OF the
Congress of Zionists. says Secretary
Hays circular on the Roumanian ques-
tion compels the European powers
which signed the Berlin Treaty to do
their duty.
The British government in its for
NAL note OF acknowledgment indicates
approval OF the contents OF Se<etary
Hays circular letter protesting against
the inhuman treatment OF Roumanan
Jews.
The defalcations OF Edmund Jellinek,
an official OF the cashiers department
Of the Vienna Laeder- bank, have been
shown 10 amount to SI,Isoooo He is
said TO have committed suicide
Tullio Murri, accused OF numbering
his brother-in-law, Count Bon Martini,
at Bologna, Italy, was arrested at the
frontier town OF Ala, Austrian Tyrol.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-25
Financial.

Upwards OF 100 American tin mills
are idle
At San Francisco $780, 900 Klondike
gold has arrived.
Stockholders of the Independent
Glass Company, OF Pittsburg, voted to
go out OF business.
Wabash is tipped for a very substan-
tial rise before the year ends.
The New York banks have lost to
the Subtreasury this week $Ios8. 600.
August earnings OF the United States
Steel are said to amount to $I2,5 500, 900,
against SI2,ooo,ooo in July.
The steel plate business is so brisk
that even the United States Steel Com
pany has advanced prices in some
cases.
American Type Founders have paid
quarterly dividend OF per cent on
the common and IN on the preferred
stock.
The shipment OF gold from Australia
to the London. Paris and American
Bank at San Francisco, has been in
creased $soo,ooo
The Bank OF England's discount rate
remains unchanged at 3 per cent. Il
was expected that il might be increas-
ed in order to check the expectation of
gold to America.