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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Foreign.

Demonstrations were held in the prin-
cipal cities of Italy to protest against
the Russian governments action toward
the strikers. In Rome 5000 people, cry
ing Long live the Russian revolution"
tried TO break through a Gordon OF
troops and reach the capital. They were
dispersed by cavalry charges. Several
persons were wounded.
The Russian Holy Synod, in a circu-
lar to the orthodox, urges the clergy to
"admonish their hocks to keep the
peace" and denounces Father Gopon as
"a criminal priest who impudently dis
dained his sacred VOW and is now be-
fore the ecclesiastical court"
Dr. Theodore Barth, of Berlin, editor
Of the Nation says he hopes editors and
writers in America will join in petitions
to the Russian government for the re-
lease from prison of Maxim Gorky the
Russian author
Prince Gurilley an officer OF the po-
lice guard at Batoum, while driving past
the iron works, was shot and killed by
an unknown man.
The condition OF Prince Eilel Of Ger
many continues serious
Troops have been removed from the
streets Of St. Petersburg, but the news
papers are prohibited from publishing
news or comment regarding the strike.
The authorities declare the danger OF a
general tie-up Of industries is practi-
cally over. Nevertheless, troops were
ordered to Alitau to quell disturbances,
and the strikes are spreading at Warsaw
and other towns. In the riots at Riga
27 men and 2owem newer kiled78o-
Fl men and women were killed, and ~
civilians and soldiers wounded.
Russian officials profess to be non
plussed over the proposition of Secre-
tary Hay to submit the question of the
violation OF Chinese neutrality to inter
national arbitration.
When Premier Rouvier, in reading
the declaration of the policy Of the new
ministry in the Chamber of DeTNties re-
ierred 10 the Franco Russian alliance
the Socialists cried Down with The
Gar %
The Hungarian government has beer
defeated in the elections for member;
OF Parliament, the opposition having Sc
cured III seats out of aI8.
A Russian witness before the inter-
national commission admitted that he
temporarily mistook the English trawler
Crane for torpedo boat, but soon de-
tected his mistake.
A diamond weighing 3.o32 karats. the
largest ever discovered, has been found
near. Pretoria, in the Transyaal, and i
valued at $3,5oo,ooo.
Germany is introducing Chinese labor
in Samoa, the government paying hall
the cost Of the transportation of the
laborers.
King Alfonso has sanctioned the new
Spanish ministry as organized by thS
Marquis Villeverde as premier
Rumors were circulated in Moscow
that the British are responsible for the
German coal strike in order to prevent
cosling OF the vessels OF the Russian sec.
ond Pacific squadron.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
FAMILY OF SIX WIPED OUT.
They Were First Killed and Then Bodies We're
Cremsted.

Tampa, Fla. Spccial). = The little
farming community of Wauchula, III
Polk county, was plunged into excite
meni at the discovery OF crime equal
ing in horror the tragedy at Statcsboro,
Ga, last year The home of John Kir-
by, farmer who moved there last Oc-
tober from Blount county, Ala, was
found in ashes. and in the smoldering
ruins were found the bodies OF Kirby.
his wife and four children, ranging in
age from boy OF IL to an infant OF one
year
The whole neighborhood soon reached
the scene. and an investigation was
made. which resulted in the conclusion
that the entire family had been muir
dered and a torch applied TO the dwell
ing The skulls of each OF the VIC
inns. exccp, that OF Mrs Kirby, had
been crushed in by some heavy weapon,
and each, with the exception OF the
women, had evidently been murdered as
they slept \ hammer was . only
weapon found in the ruins which could
have inflicted the wounds. a coroner's
Jury was empaneled, and, after making
examination OF the premises, rendered
a verdict that the family came to. death
"by fire or some other means unknown.
The general theory is that a party of
negroes committed the crime. although
no traces OF the perpetrators can be
found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
FORTY PEOPLE HURT BY EXPLOSION.
Thousands Of Windows Broken and Fifteen
Residences Damaged.

Pittsburg, Pa, (Special) AN ex-
plosion OF dynamite at the Shoenbcrger
plant of the American Steel and Wire
Company, a subsidiary of the United
States Steel Corporation, brought pain
full injuries to 40 persons, temporarily
damaged IS residences and broke at
least $500 windows.
The Shoenberger mill IS located at
Fourteenth and Pike streets, and is sur
rounded by dwellings of workmen en-
ployed there and at other mills in the
immediate neighborhood.
In shed near the plant the company
had 800 pounds of dynamite stored, to
be used as required in breaking up the
large ore piles. A few moments before
the explosion, il is said, an Italian, who
is supposed to be Vincenzo Pessimato,
was seen to enter the she'd The only
remnants found of him were portions of
his trousers, vest and shirt hanging to
telegraph wires in the vicinity
OF the 40 injured people the majority
were in their homes, and were cut by
broken window panes or by flying pieces
OF the shed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Federal Clerk Suspended.

Charles L. Blanton for many years a
clerk in the office OF the auditor Of the
treasury for the Postoffice Department,
has been suspended pending the out
come OF his trial in Missouri on a
charge ol accepting money from private
interests in connection with his work of
reporting on proposed sites for federal
buildings in several Missouri cities and
towns several years ago.
A cousin OF Blanton recently was CON
victed of accepting money for corrupt
ing a public official, it being charged
that he represented to property owners
that for certain amounts of money he
could arrange favorable decision from
Mr.. Blanton, who was sent out by the
government to examine into the sites.
This cousin, man named Vernon, tes-
tilted that Blanton had no knowledge
of these representations, and Blanton
whose trial is set for May, denies any
knowledge OF IT, matter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
PhlIippiue Sugar Tariff.

James d. Hill, speaking for the Lou
isiana sugar planters, before the House
Committee on Ways and Means in op-
position to the proposed reduction OF
tariff on sugar from the Philippines to
rs per cent. of the Dingley rates, said
in answer 10 questions, that the large
crops OF last year after the Cuban reci-
procity act went into effect, were due to
the favorable conditions which prevailed,
and that the increased price of sugar
was due to the abolition of the cartel
system and the bounty fed sugar of
Europe. He urged that the reduction
Of tariff on Philippine sugar would in
crease the products of the island,
where sugar can be grown at much less
cost than in the United States.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
HAS SIXTEEN WIVES.
chieago's Alleged Bluebeard Is Under Arrest
May Have Secret Poison.

Chicago (SpeciaD That John Hoch.
whom the police allege to be a modern
Bluebeard, is an expert chemist, and
may possess knowledge of secret poi.
son, was the declaration of Police Ins
spector Shppy. The inspector says he
has evidence that Hoch was a druggist
some years ago and compounded manx
poisons.
at may be that being proficient in the
use OF poisons he found some poison
that could not be detected said ths
Inspector
The police say Hoch has many aliases
and that he has served at least two sem.
tences for surreptitiously selling before
complete payment furniture purchased
on the installment plan.
This man is poisoning me" are the
words Mrs. William Steinbecker told
the police that her mother-n-law said
shortly before death ten years ago. Tho
dead woman is said to have married
1och about ten years ago, and to havd
been taken suddenly i'll two months after
the wedding. Mrs. Steinbecker told In.
spector Shippy that after her mother-in. /.
laws death property valued at $4,000
was disposed of by Hoch.
The police now assert they have evi.
dence that Hoch has had at least sixs
teen wives in as many years. The pos
lice also declare that besides the twelve
wives who are living, there were al
least four who died.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
coutrcI Of Wireless.

The Administrations views on Gov
lernmcnt control OF wireless telegraphy
have been embodied in bill drafted
by the Commissioner Of Navigation as
sisted by Captain Scabury, OF the navy,
and others.
This provides that no person CT cor
poration shall use any apparatus for
wireless telegraphy in this country or
upon any American vessel except he he
licensed by the Secretary OF Commerce
and Labor Persons exchanging mes
sages or signals between points situated
in the same State or on behalf Of the
Government are TO be exempt from this
requirement. however The official IL
cense shall provide that the President OF
The United States in time of war OF
public peril may close any wireless sta
ton or authorize its use by the Gov
ernment
The President is given power TO cs-
tabhsh regulations wl,:ch shall prevent
interference between the naval and mill
tary wireless telegraph stations and the
private or commercial stations Each
licensed station is to be required to an
swer calls and signals from any other
licensed station and TO receive all such
messages or signals offered for trans
mission 10 a neighboring station, the
rate to be that customarily required foi
such service. This requirement is to be
observed regardless OF the system used
an Cai,, of raNocat;pp nf the license DI
the offending person or corporation.
Operation OF any apparatus for wireless
telegraphy on foreign ship while that
ship is in American waters shall be ii
accordance with the regulations pre-
scribed by law Government stations are
prohibited from competing for COM
mercial messages with licensed wireless
Stations
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
BATTLE IN MANCHURIA
Au Engagement Spreading Along the
Entire Line.
RUSSIAN FORCES TAKE SANDEPAs.
General kuropstkin Claims TO Have Snceess-
fully Repuled III Japanese Believed 10
St Petersburg That kuropatkin Has Turned
the Tables on Marshal Oyama and Inflicted
Heavy Loss on japanese.

Russia's disturbed internal condition
and the increase Of Marshal Oyama's
army by over 10000 men from Port Ar
thur evidently inspired the japanese
commander TO renew operations in Man
churia in spite OF the bitter weather.
According to Russian advices, however,
General Kuropa,kin has turned the ta-
bles on Oyama
The japanese attempted 20 force back
the Russian right wing. but General Ku-
ropatlin reports that by counter at
tack, the Russians repulscd the Japa-
nese and occupied Sandepas and other
villages in the vicinity Of the Hun River.
The fighting was desperate.
A German correspondent wires from
Muktlen that a general engagement be-
gan Thursday and continued, that the
losses on both sides were considerable
and that the fighting was especially
heavy at the Russian center. This indi-
Gates that the fighting on the right has
extended along the line. In fact, XII
ropatkin reports having repulsed a
movement on his left
The japanese are evidently renewing
the campaign with vigor and Kuropat-
kin is vigorously meeting them at every
point. The battlehelds are partly COW
cred with snow.
The ST. Petersburg authorities are
using the news of Kuropatkin's success
to distract public attention from the
strikes and revolutionary troubles.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Declared a Bankrupt.

Cleveland, o. (SpeciaD.-Mrs Cassie
L. Chadwick was formally adjudged a
bankrupt by default in the United States
District Court. She failed to file an
answer within the legal fine limit to
the bankruptcy proceedings brought
against her sometime since. AS a re-
suit OF the courts action the creditors
will meet and elect trustee TO take
charge of her property until il shall be
sold. Mrs. Chadwick has been ordered
to file list of all her creditors, to-
gether with a schedule of her assets
and liabilities, within 10 Gays.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Complete Anarchy There.

London (By Cable) The correspond
ent at Warsaw OF the Daily Mail tele
graphs as follows:
"a group OF Hussars ran down Brit
ish Vice Consul Muoukain Saturday
night in Marshal Kovski street. Two
Hussars rushed at him with their
swords, inhicting severe cuts across his
face and lower lip. Dripping with blood,
-Muoukain was taken to a hospital, where
he is now doing well. British Consul
General Murray had a narrow escape
from being similarly run down in Wierz-
bova street. 1t appears that the Incl
dents were due to a company OF Hus-
sars getting drunk and running amuck.
The same correspondent describes
Warsaw as being in state of complete
anarchy.
'Many have been killed or wounded
in charges 10y troops and the recklessness
Cd swashbuckling Hussars," he says.
''The only conveyances moving in War
saw Sunday have been military supply
carts, ambulance wagons and tumbrils
for the dead. The attempted rising Of
worlmen has failed, and the great DEM
onstration timed Tor Sunday has been
postponed. After some fighting the
wrecked and distraught city pauses to
see what night will bring"
Describing the pillaging Of stores, the
correspondent says:
Many put chalk crosses on their doors
or lighted ikons in their windows, and
thus secured their safety The rioters
paused before the sacred emblems. The
hoarse murmurs Of the mob drowned the
church bells. In several cases soldiers
fred on looting mobs, and in one case,
in a working-class suburb, they fired a
cannon shot, hoping to disperse the
crowd. Intermittent firing was proceed
ing there all day.
Hundreds of shops were wrecked aHt
several stores were burned. Probably q
few score persons were killed. The /am
balances were busy all day. There ar,
alarming rumors from the county dis
tricts. 1t is reported that the town o
Brestlitovsk is burning"
The Daily Mails St. Petersburg cor
respondent reports that ST Charlie,
Hardinge, the British Ambassador, ha.
asked the Russian GovernHent to max,
inquiry into the outrages on the British
Consul-General and e-Eonsul at War
saw.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
"Open Door" in the Orient.

The full text of Secretary Hays cir
cular telegram to the powers of January
I3, intended to insure the protection OF
Chinese integrity, no matter what may
be the outcome of the war now in pro-
gress between Russia and Japan, has
been made public. The telegram was
sent to the American ambassadors and
ministers to Germany, Austria, Belgium,
France, Great Britain, Italy and Portu-
gal, all neutral powers, thus leaving
Russia and Japan bound in this respect
only by their original pledges given in
the early days of the war. All of the
powers addressed save Belgium and
Portugal have replied to the American
representation, the correspondence show
ing them as entirely agreeing with the
position taken by the government of the
United States and declaring their CON
stant adhesion TO the policy of the in
tegrity of China and the open door in
the Orient"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
ANARCHY In WARSAW
Wholesale Pillags By Strikers in Polish
Capital.
WHOLE CITY PLUNGED IN DARKNESS.
fhs Grand Duke. Whom the Liberals Call
Rsssis's Evil Genius, Responsible for
arowing Internal Troubles 10 the Empire
More Russian Writers. Including an Aged
Aufboress Thrown lnto Prison.

Warsaw, Russia (By Cable).-The
strike disorders are becoming more seri-
nus.
The ordinary life OF the city is sus-
pended. Saturday the strikers stopped
the street-railway service, but remained
, otherwise orderly. Sunday, however,
they began wholesale pillage. a ma
iority of the shops in Marshal Kovski
street aud the state vodka shops were
looted
AL the factories, shops, schools and
theaters are closed. and the Street lamps
are extinguished There have been sew
eral collisions between the police and
strikers, and many arrests have been
made.
Peace-abidng inhabitants are terror
stricken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
NAV Take Action.

New York (Special) There was a
rumor current that Thomas w. Law
son would lay papers and evidence be-
fore District Attorney Jerome asking
for the indictment of many prominent
men on charges of conspiracy to ruin
him. The report said that Lawson would
show books and papers which had been
stolen; would submit evidence that two
attempts had been made on his life. and
that bribes or false aiiidavits had been
freely offered
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Many Lives Imperiled.

Detroit, Mich. (SpeciaD.-Arsenic in
sufficient quantities TO kill hundred
people has been found in can of bak-
ing powder that was used in cooking
for the patrons of the cafe of an apart
men, house in this city, dozen OF whom
were taken seriously i'll last Thursday
from some unknown cause. All recov-
cred after prompt medical assistance
had been given. 1t was at first thought
to be ptomaine poisoning, but an exam
nation OF all the food. milk and ice
used in the cafe failed to disclose any
proof OF this When City Chemist Hay
ward analyzed can OF baking powder
he found the arsenic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Minister Swallowed Drill

Louisville, Ky. (Special).--A promi-
nent Louisville minister while in dem
lists chair swallowed a steel drill one
and one-half inches long, which became
ioosened from tile holder. The reverend
gentleman has been subjected three times
unsuccessfully to the X-ray The name
of the minister is withheld at his re-
guest upon the ground that publicity
would bring him into unpleasant no
toriety ard operate to his disadvantage
In the public by distracting the attention
of his hearers TO thoughts of the acci-
dent
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Treaties With Nicaragua.

Senor Corea, the Nicaraguan minister,
personally notified Acting Secretary
Loomis that he had received from his
government the necessary powers to
conclude two treaties with the United
States 10 replace those denounced by
the Ncaraguan government about a
year ago as antiquated and no longer
serviceable. The first, upon which some
work has already been done, is a treaty
OF commerce, amity and friendship, and
the second is an extradition treaty,
Neither will present any novel feature,
but the conventions will be representa-
tive of the latest types of international
agreements OF this character.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Want Pardon for Croft

Washington, d. c. (SpeciaD .-Thd
ATTORNEY General has referred to Dis1
trict Attorney Beach an application fok
the pardon OF Samuel A. Croft, OF this
city, convicted. with Machen and others
of conspiracy In connection with the
postal frauds. The petitioner claims hls|
conviction was due to misrnderstandI|
ing Of the jurors, who, he says, though1
he had signed mutilated letter that
figured in the postal trials. II is undef-'
stood tho District Attorney will rec
ommend denial Of the aOplication :
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Cable Caught a Whale.

Seattle. Wash. (SpeciaD The breal,
in the cable between this city and Val
dez, Alaska, which has been out OF
commission for nearly three months,
is now repaired, and the work of for
warding messages has been resumed.
When the Sitka end of the cable was
raised by the cable ship Burnside il was
found that a dead whale was attached.
The animals Jaws were firmly entan-
gled in the wires and rubber insula-
ton. II is the belief of the cable ex-
perts that the damage TO the cable was
caused by the whale.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Orange Crop Badly Hurt.

Tampa, Fla. Especially. - Additional
advices from the orange belt show that
Of 100000 boxes Of oranges and grape
fruit remaining on the trees about Is
Der cent. has been frozen and made un-
salable. A large portion OF this loss
falls upon the buyers who bought tho
crops on the trees, although some grow
ers have been heavily hit. Reports from
Arcadia and other De Soto county points
say oranges on young trees and practi-
ral1y all vegetables were killed, but the
grapefruit crop was only slightly dam
3xed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Pastor Killed 10 Wreck.

Charlotte, N. c. (SpeciaD One man
killed, seven seriously injured, and a
number Of other slightly hurt as the
result of wreck on the Ashboro and
Aberdeen Railroad, at Troy, N. c. All
passengers on board, save two or three,
were hurt TO some extent. The wreck
was caused by spreading OF the rails on
a curve. The two cars went down an
embankment 10 feet high and were de
molished.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
Governor Makes Arrest.

Jackson. Miss. Especially. - Willie
Governor Vardaman was on a Yazoo
and Mississippi Valley Railroad train
Sunday night he arrested Jim Hannah
a negro, charged with the murder Of
two men in Homes County. The gov-
ernor, learning that Hannah was on the
train, borrowed revolver from the cons
ducior, went to the forward coach and
compelled the negro 10 surrender. He
turned his prisoner over to the sheriff
at Yazoo City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-02-01
MARYLAND Makes Twenty.four Knots.

Boston (Special) The United States
cruiser Maryland, which is 20 have her
official speed trial over the Cape Ann
course this week, arrived in the harbor
at II 80 o'clock Monday morning. On
the trip from Newport News she main
tanned an average speed OF eighteen
knots an hour, and at times reached a
speed of twenty-four knots an hour.