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The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

is there a show for the Milwau-
kee to build into Miller? Push
it along.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

b. Il. Foley returned last week
form his visit to Minnesota and
Wisconsin.
The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1903-03-26

A new invoice OF fancy gmg-
hams for Spring, just received.
Gtf IL. X. GREEvEs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
COUNSEL WILL MOVE FOR NEW trial
Kentucky Jury Convicts Him OF Murder
OF CockriII.

Cynthiana, Ky. Especially After {;
trial lasting eight days the jury in th'
case OF Curtis Jett, charged with th'
murder OF Town Marshal Thos. Cock
rell at Jackson, KY, July 2I, 1902, rem
dered a verdict OF guilty and fixed tn
punishment at death.
When the jury focked into the court
room after agreeing on verdict quie
reigned for a few moments. Jett':
mother had gene away earlier under
the impression that no verdict woult
be reached. The reading OF the verdic
did not affect Jett, but his brother was
verv much distressed.
Elijah Mckinney served as foreman
OF the jury, and after the delivering o
the verdict to the court the jury was
polled. The death sentence was thcr
read to Jett by Clerk Robinson, aitei
which Jctt was given over to the Gus
tody OF the deputy shcriffs. Colonel
Blanton. Jett's lawyer, will file mo.
tion Tor a new trial. and il the motion
IS overruled he will appeal the case to
the Court OF ApDcals at Frankfort. Ky.
This has been the second trial o.
Curtis .lett on the charge of murder
In the first trial, for the murder of J,
b. Marcum. Jctt and Thomas White
were sentenced to life imprisonment
Attorney Blanton stated that he will
move. for new trial on the grounds OF
absent witnesses, absent consul and er.
roneous rulings. Sentence will then be
passed on lett, and his attorney will
be allowed unril the November term to
file his bIll OF evidence for the appeal
Blanton says Jett has authorized him
to say that he has nothing to confess
and he will make no confession.
The jurors agreed among themselves
not to divulge the proceedings in the
jury room. One Juror, however, stat
ed that for forr ballots II jurors voted
tor the death penalty and one for life
sentence. All agreed on the fifth bal
lot.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
DYNAMITE IN THEIR PATH.
Dissatisfied Poles XIII a Contractor on the
Wabash Railroad.

Washington. Pa. (SpeciaD One of
the most bloodthrsty murders in the his
tory Of Washington county occurred on
the Middletown read, about IS miles
from here. Samuel T. Ferguson, of the
Ferguson Construction Company, OF
Pittsburg, was instantly killed, and his
secretary, Charles L. Martin, of Cincin-
natl, was fatally injured.
The two men! were driving along the
road in a buggy, carrying $4,000 in cash
with which to pay off some OF their men
employed on construction work along the
line OF the Wabash Railroad, when sud
denly an explosion of dynamite in the
roadway literally tore the rig to pieces,
killed Ferguson outright and threw Mar
tin 200 feet and tearing his left arm al
most from the socket
II has been learned that two men sup
posed to be Poles placed the dynamite in
the road for the purpose of killing Pay
master Ferguson, and had arranged to
explode it by means of an electric bat
tcTV
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Will Remain at Beirut.

Withdrawals OF the American war
ships from Beirut seems unlikely for
the present in view OF a cablegram re-
ceived at the State Department from
Minister Leishman, at Constantinoplc,
stating that, although his advices from
Beirut indicate that the situation is
quiet just now, nothing like permanent
order has been established. Mr.. Leish-
man says the state OF affairs there may
yet be regarded as uncertain.
1t is indicated in Mr. Leishmans ca
blegram that the departure OF the war
ships might be the occasion for a re-
newal of the riots. This confirms the
opinion held here by State Department
officials that the quiet at Beirut is due
directly in the presence OF American
warships off that port.
Minister Leishman adds that the new
governor OF Beirut is actively inaugu-
rating reforms there, but that it is not
yet certain he will be able to handle
the situation. How far he has the
backing OF the Porte in his activities in
behalf of foreigners and their interests
is not stated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
FILIPINO CHARGED WITH TREAcHERy.
President Of the Nationalist Party Arrested
on Serious Charge.

Manila (By Cable). A Filipino
named Kalbaza, president of the Nation
alist party, was arrested upon a similar
charge as that which has just been pre-
ferred against Dominiado Gomez. He is
accused of being concerned with the lat
ter in fomenting the disturbances which
have lately taken place in the northern
province of Luzon, where a guerrilla
warfare has been carried on for some
time past by ladrones against the peace
ably inclined natives He is now held to
answer on charges of rebellion and in
surrection against the authority OF the
United States.
Two prisoners named Rudd and
Black, escaped fugitives from the United
States Military Prison. on Malaga Island.
in Laguna de Bay, Luzon, have been
killed by natives. In defense the latter
claim that the killing took place during
an attempt to capture the fugitives to
gain the reward which was offered for
their arrest and return to the military
authorities.
Dean Tompkins, the dcfaulting treas
urer at San Fernando, convicted recent
ly for forgery, has been sentenced to II
years imprisonment. His trial on the
other charges filed against him has been
set for December I.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
SHOT WIFE IN CHURCH
The Desperate Husband Then Fatally
Wounds Himself.
WOMEN AND CHILDREN FRIGHTENED.
Tragic Scene Ia the German Lutheran Church
a; Lacrosse, Wls.-Man Whose Young
Wife Had Left Him Because Of His Conduct
Follows Her Into the Ediiiee and Shoots
Her 10 the Presence Of the Congregation.

Lacrosse, Wis. Especially During
the early morning communion service
at the German Lutheran Church here,
Herman Rossow, painter, entered the
church behind his wife and her mother,
shot her twice and then turned the wea-
pon upon himself inlcting a wound
which will likely prove fatal Rossow
was married to Miss Weiss three years
ago at the home of her widowed
mother. She was factory girl. Ros-
sow was employed by the Lacrosse
Carriage Company.
Because the husband became drunk
ard and refused to provide for his
young wife, she left him, returning to
live with her mother. Several times
Rossow sent notes threatening to kill
her il she did not return to him, but
the girl, though terrorized, refused to
again have anything to do with him.
Sunday morning Rossow took up a
position in livery stable nearly oppo-
site the church. He had failed to ac-
complish his premedtated purpose in
any other manner. When his wife ap-
peared and entered the church Rossow
followed, walking behind her down the
aisle to the middle of the edifce Step
ping up behind her he muttered some
thing in her ear, and as she turned
fired into her breast The woman reel
ed then staggered away, and as she
fell to the floor he fired again, the sec
ond bullet entering her back between
the shoulders.
A panic ensued and men, women and
children rushed screaming from the
scene. Rossow fled to the vcStbule of
the church, and placing the weapon
against his breast fired The bullet took
effect. but a second failed and struck the
wall behind him. Running from the
church, he was captured half block
away by +. II. Dcrr. former policeman.
and easily submitted to arrest. AS he
was being taken to the police headquart-
ers he fell from the loss OF blood and
was driven to hospital. Physicians say
he cannot live, the bullet having reached
vital organ.
The woman will die.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
CRUSHED UNDER FALLING TREE.
Samuel King Saves Two Women and Three
Children.

New York (SpeciaD After saving
two women and three children from
almost certain death Samuel King,
caretaker OF the estate OF William Law
renee, at Bronxville, was himself
crushed to death beneath falling tree
trunk, from under which he had just
driven the women and children.
For several days King has been
clearing a tract of land for building
operations. A massive poplar tree, with
a trunk "a feet in diameter, stood
near, and the branches oyerhung the
road. Two axmen we're at work cut
ing at the base OF the tree, with King
directing them.
Just as the tree began to sway two
women and three children, who had
been in the field picking Wild flowers.
started directly across the path OF the
falling tree. Seeing their danger. King
jumped beside them and forced one
woman and two children aside Then,
grabbing the other woman, who held a
baby IN her arms, he showed them from
beneath the tree just as it fell. But hc
was not quick enough to save himself
AS he started TO run for safety the big
tree crashed across Kings body. He
uttered but one piercing cry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Dead Letter Office Business.

The annual report of the operations of
the Dead Letter Office for the fiscal year
ended June 80, 1908, has been prepared,
and will be embodied in the forthcom-
ing report of First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne. The report states that
it is made to appear that there has been
large and steady increase in its annual
receipts, which is due to the great and
constant increase in the volume of mat
ter passing through the mails.
The total receipts for the year were
something over 100000 pieces-the
largest in the history of the office-ex-
cccding those of the preceding year by
some $4,000 pieces. OF the aggregate
number 8,8o5, POS pieces were opened.
The money found in opened letters
amounted to $48,o34 but this sum in
cluded money generally coin) found
loose in the mails or in postofiices and
consigned to the Dead Letter Office.
Commercial paper found, such as drafts,
checks, money orders. etc, represented a
face value of $I,4o3so3. The number of
merchandise parcels received was 254,-
$50, which were restored to the owners
as far as possible Photographs were
found in 21oo5s letters and parcels.
Letters which contained postage stamps
in varying amounts from one cent up
ward numbered 24oo55
The domestic misdirectcd letters re-
ceived numbered 554,2oT. There were
1902 letters held for postage.
Under the regulations deliverable mer-
chandise matter is to be hereafter held
for one year. instead of two as formerly,
before being sold, and this change rem
dered necessary an additional sale dur
ing the year. The first sale was held in
December, 1908, and the gross proceeds
were S3535. The second occurred in
February, 1903, and the gross proceeds
were S5,24A.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
In The Dcparlments.

Assistant Surgeon General II. d.
Geddings has been detailed as delegate
to the International Sanitary Plague
Conference, which is to convene in
Paris October 10.
A composite address was issued by
leaders OF the colored race, giving their
composite view OF the race problem.
The Attorney General has rendered
an opinion upholding the action OF
Captain Leary, when Governor OF
Guam, in condemning the property OF
Lieutenant Stafford for government
purposes.
The State Department received ad-
vices that in the riots at Gomel, Rus
sia, eight Jews and FIVE Christians lost
their lives. No foreign interests SUI
Tered.
The Navy Department has ordered
the gunboat Nashville to proceed to
Blueheds, Nicaragua, for the protec-
ton OF American interests there.
Secretary Moody has instructed Su-
perntendent Brownson not to permit
hazing at the Naval Academy.
The Commissioner General OF Immi-
grafton will take action against the
4 l,
r, l., for violation OF alien contract la
Dor law.
The compromise between the Saliva
dor Commercial Company and the Sal
yadorean government has been ratified
by the national government.
The final details OF the commercial
treaty with China are being worked
| out.
The executive council OF the Amer
ican Federation OF Labor deferred ac-
tion on the case OF w. A. Miller. as
sistant foreman in the bookbinding de-
partment.
The annual report OF Hampton Nor
NAL and Agricultural Institute has
been received by the Interior Depart
ment.
United States District Attorney
Beach will move that the first OF the
postofiice cases be set for trial Octo-
Der 20.
Secretary Shaw will renew refunding
operations because OF the scarcity oil
two per cent bonds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Financial.

Traders think Lake Superior is at
tractivc for turn.
The price OF plate glass at Pittsburg
has been cut 10 per cent.
The food OF cash from the Eastern
cities has started ior the South and
West.
Since September I, $7.372,ooo Gov
errment money has been deposited in
national banks.
Hartman entrance to the Erie Rail
road board looks as il he and Morgan
had forgotten the Northern Pacific
panic.
More than 100000 United States
Steel bonds due to the conversion syn
dicate will be delivered this week.
In January, 1000, steel rails sold at
SIS a ton. BY December OF that wear
the price had fallen to $50. In MAY,
1901 the price was advanced to $28 and
II has steadily remained there. Steel
billcts at Pittsburg were S34.s so in Jan
nary, 1000. and they fell 70 SIo75 by
December. Last month the price was
Sz7.
Jersey Centrars annual report shows
gross earnings Tor the 1905 fiscal year
SI842o, ,a87, an increase OF SI.773oo4
Net earnings were So,734o27, "a decrease
OF $i65,2os.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Warsnlp Sent TO 81. Andrews.

Additional information obtained at the
State Department about the trouble near
Blucfelds, Nicaragua, is to the effect
that a number of American citizens have
suffered i'll treatment on the Island of St
Andrews, 40 miles from Bluehelds, and
that the local authorities have failed to
afford them protection or redress. The
matter was reported to the State Depart
ment by Edwin w. Trimmer, the Amcri-
can agent at Blucfields, and at his sug-
gestion the Nashville has been ordered
from Pensacola to St. Andrews.
The Americans involved are connected
with a plantation at St. Andrews The
State Department officials say they do
not anticipate serious trouble. but the
evident inability OF the local authorities
or their unwilingness to maintain order
makes the presence Of an American war
ship desirable.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
APPEAL TO BULGARIAN GOVERNMENT
Christians Being Murdered While the
Sultan Talks.

Sofa, Bulgaria (Special).-A less
hopeful feeling prevails in government
circles regarding the general situation,
although no actual change is reported
The events OF the next two days are
awaited with great anxiety, and popu-
lar feeling is becoming more excited
A largely attended meeting of Mace
donian sympathizers was held at
Rustchuk. Bulgaria, September 2, and
adopted resolutions appealing to the
Bulgarian government to declare war
on Turkey Immediately.
In revolutionary circles war is be-
lieved to be imminent unless Turkey
stops massacrcing the Christians, OF
which there are no signs at present
DR.. Christie Tatartcheff, president OF
the Macedonian organizations, says
that the insurgent committees attach
no importance to the reported negotia.
tions between Turkey and Bulgaria
because similar propositions we're dis
cussed in 1907, and later in 1890 and
1000
The Porte, added Dr. Tatartcheff,
only entered into conference in order
to gain time to finish the determination
OF what it regards as the dangerous
elements in Macedonia. have the troops
now at Monastir free to move against
Bulgaria and bring more soldiers from
Asia. While the Sul.an's government
is discussing propositions for reform
iii Macedonia the troops continue to
massacre the Christians and devastate
the country.
Referring to the details OF the pro.
posed arrangement. DR.. Tatarchef1
said there was no guarantee even il
the commission was appointed that il
would ever be more than ornamental
The present village commissions ir
Macedonia have Bulgarian members
but they are always favorable to the
Turks. The president OF the Mace
donan organizations concluded b. de
claring the insurgents would be salts.
ned with nothing short OF intervention
by the powers.
Special significance attaches to thu
Macedonian meeting at Rustchuk be
cause the resolutions adopted are the
first open expression OF such an en-
phatic character in favor OF war coming
from any popular meeting in Bulgaria
Rustcliuk is the chiei commercial towr
in the country. Resolutions were also
passed thanking the Pope, the English
bishops, the tradesunion congress and
the British and American press fol
their expressions OF sympathy with the
Macedonian cause.
Fighting is reported to have taker
place near kotchani, on the frontier. r
which the Turks lost so men killed and
the insurgents suffered loss OF 10
a panic prevails at Kotchani, and al
business and work is at standstill
A number OF reports OF other minor
encounters and more atrocities by the
Turks continue to come in.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
FOILEDBY The MESSENGER
HoIdup Of an Express Train Proves
BoOtIess.
Masked Men Shot Down by Messenger
When an Attempt Was Made to Blow Open
the Car-Engineer Wounded by the Same
Bullet Shcrlff's Posse Captured Another
Robber, Who Was Badly Wounded.

Portland, Ore. (SpeciaD The At
lantc express on the Oregon Railroad
and Navigation Line which left here at
S.I5 o'clock p. m. was held up by four
masked men an hour later near Cor
bett Station, FL miles east OF this city.
One OF the robbers was shot and killed
by Express Messenger Fred Korner
and Engineer Ollie Barrett was seri-
ously wounded by the same bullet.
After the shooting the robbers fed
without securing any booty.
Two OF the highwaymen boarded the
train at Troutdalc, a station IS miles
east OF here, and after the train had
got under way they crawlcd over the
tender and, covering the engineer and
frcmen with revovers, told them to
stop at Mile-post 81, which is near
Corbett Station.
When the train slowed down two
more men appeared. Two OF the rob-
bers compelled the engineer to get out
OF the cab and accompany them to the
express car, while the others watched
the fireman. The men carried several
sticks OF dynamite, and when they
came to the baggage car, thinking il
was the express car, threw stick at
the door. Express Messenger Korner
heard the explosion and Immediately
secued his rifle and opened fire The
bullet pierced the heart OF one OF the
robbers and went through his body.
entering the left breast OF Engineer
Barrett, who was Just behind him.
After the shooting the other three
robbers fed without securing any
booty, and it is supposed they took 10
a boat which they had moored to the
bank OF the river.
The robber ordered Engineer Bar
rett to walk in front OF him while ap-
preaching the baggage car, but he
jumped behind just before the shot
from the express messengers rifle was
fired The body OF the dead robber was
left beside the track and the wounded
engineer was brought to this CITY.
Sheriff Story and four deputy sheriffs
lett on a special train for the scene OF
the robbery at I2:45.
Shortly after the express train bear
ing the sheriff's posse arrived one of
the gang OF outlaws was found short
distance up the track badly wounded
from charge OF buckshot which he
had received in the head. He was
placed on board the sheriffs special
train, which was turned around and
headed for Portland
The bandit said his name was Jim
Connors, and that he is from Portland
but refuses to make known the names
OF any OF the other bandits or the di-
rection in which they went.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Lives Lost In Riots.

The following bulletin has been post
ed at the State Department:
The Department OF State has re-
ceived advices from the American
charge at St. Petersburg to the effect
that in the Gomel riot eight Jews and
FIVE Christians lost their lives. Mr.. Rid
die says that no foreigners or foreign
interests suffered"
In view OF the position taken by the
Russian government at the time OF the
Kisheneff affair Chat the imperial au-
thorities would decline to receive for
eign representations concerning do
mestic matters where no foreign inter
ests were involved) the report OF the
American charge at St. Petersburg
that no foreigners or foreign interests
were jeopardized in the recent anti
Semitic riot at Gomcl closes the in
cdent so far as the State Department
is concerned
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Two Swinilers Run In.

Steubenville, O. (SpeciaD.-The two
men who are charged with having rob
bed farmer John Kerr OF $4,000, and
who were captured after being pursued
and shot by a posse OF farmers last
Monday, we're identified as William
Wilson and Cameron Bostettcr, alias
Big Charley Adams" Houston Keep
ler, OF Barbcrton, Ohio, has identified
the two men as those who swindled him
out OF $1,000 in a card game in 1891. a
guard has been placed around the jail
because OF the presence OF a number OF
strange men in town who are believed
to be friends OF Wilson and Bostetter,
and whom, the authorities fear, may
ATTEMPT a rescue.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
MIR. Garfield win Accent.

Cleveland, 0. (SpecisD Harry A
Garfield, son OF the late President Gar.
field, has accepted his appointment &c
the chair OF political Jurisprudence ai
Princeton IN j. University. Mr.. Gar
fields selection to fill the position means
his immediate removal TO Princeton
and the probable dissolution OF the law
firm OF which he is a member. com.
posed OF himself, his brother and Fred.
erick c. Howe. Mr.. Garfield succeeds
DR.. John Houston Finley, elected tc
the presidency OF the College OF the
City OF New York.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Flour Mills Shu. Down.

Minneapolis, MINI. (SpcciaD. -
Fourteen OF the II flour mills belong
ing to the Pillsbury- Washburn, the
Washburn-Crosby and the Consoi-
dated Milling Companies have been
closed by the strike The remaining
three, which belong to the Washburn-
Crosby Company, will be closed AZ
soon as the wheat in thc bins is run
out. 1t was part OF the plan of the
strikers TO leave every IN Il il o !
condition, with the wheat all run out
They are satisfied with the action OF
the operatives in the mills still run
ming. There is no sign that the four
mills belonging to independent com
panies will be disturbed for the pres
emf
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Saved by Her Corset.

Salisbury, n. c. (SpeciaD.-The cor,
set OF neatly dressed woman saved
her from death. She had come in from
South Carolina and was walking along
a steep embankment on the line OF the
Southern Railway, when she fell a dis
tance OF several feet and her body
struck the end OF crosstie in the
bridge connecting the two sections OF
the city. There she was suspended IN
an upright position for half an hour,
supported by her strong corset, which
had been caught by projection from
the tie, while several trains passed un.
der her
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
TtaInIngahIp Alliance Asreuud.

New London. c. (SpeciaD The
United States trainingship Alliance is
aground at Race Rock. The ship went
upon the rock late in the. afternoon. and
although She is apparently hard and
fast. she is in no danger. At o'clock
her water line was two feet out of wa
ter. The sea is smooth. and unless
there is q sudden change in the weather
conditions the ship will be safely float
ed. The tug Alert offered 10 assist tic
Alliance. but .ier captain declined the
proHercd services. a United States
monitor is standing by the stranded
vessel.