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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
OORMAN'S SUCCESSOR.
Vim. Plnkney Write Appointed By Governor
Wariield.

Baltimore, Nd, (Special) Hon. Viii
liam Pinltney Whyte will see service for
the third time in the United States Sen
ate. He was named by Governor War
field to succeed the late Arthur Pue Cor
man, who succeeded Mr.. Whyte in the
Senate on March q, 1881. Mr.. Whyte
will accept the appointment and will
enter upon the discharge of his duties
Immediately. He will serve until the
next General Assembly meets in 1908,
when a senator will be elected to serve
until March a. 1900, The same General
Assembly which elected the senator for
short term will also elect a senator to
serve term of six years, beginning
March 4, 1909
If the next General Assembly is Demo-
cratic Senator Whyte will be a candidate
to succeed himself, and if elected he will
have served from June OF the present
year until March 4, 1909, a total of two
years and ten months. II not elected to
succeed himself he will have served IS
months The salary is $1,000 per annum
If reelected in 1903 Mr.. Whyte will have
received nearly $4,000.
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INDICTMENTS ARE READY.
Prosecution Of Former Mutual Officials Now
Awaits on Jerome.

New York (SpeciaD All the indict-
ments 10 be returned against three men
who formerly were high officials in the
Mutual Life Company have been pre-
pared, and they will be handed in TO
Judge Scott, in the criminal branch Of
the Supreme Court, early this week
Just when they are to be handed down
will depend on the decision OF District
Attorney Jerome. II he deems il best to
have no further delay he may have the
indictments placed on record at once.
Otherwise they may not be placed be-
fore the court until Tuesday or We'd
nesday. The final drafting Of the indict-
ments was done at a conference which
Mr. Jerome had with Assistant District
Attorney Perkins, whose task it is 10
frame al the indictments; Acting Dis
trict Attorney Smythe and Mr. Kresel.
who has assisted his chief in the cxamina-
tion OF the witnesses before the special
grand jury
The chief indictments will be for forg-
cry based on the concealment Of expen-
diturcs alleged to have been made by
the officers OF the Mutual by making
false entries in the books Of the com
pany. Other ofienses may also be
charged, among them perjury in filing
with the State Insurance Department
false annual reports as to the financial
condition OF the company, and there is
some expectation that some Of the Of
6cers may be accused Of grand larceny.
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LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS

The delegation OF Liberals from Pa
mama now urge this government to ap-
point a confidential agent to look over
the political situation in Panama, and
make suggestions to that government
for the fair conduct Of the elections
President Roosevelt sent report Of
an investigation Of the Chicago beef
packing establishments made by experts
Of the Agricultural Department, to the
House Committee on Agriculture.
Chairman Wadsworth, OF the House
Committee on Agriculture, and Repres-
entative Wharton, Of Chicago, defended
the Chicago beef packers during hear
ing before the committee.
Mr.. Neil testified before the House
committee, standing by his report. and
contradicing Mr. Wilson, who had
spoken as representative OF the packers.
Representative Mudd has secured a
favorable report on the floating dry
dock from the House Committee on
Naval Affairs.
Representatives OF various interests
criticised the different provisions of the
Copyright Bill.
The House Committee on the Judi
ciary referred all of the seven anti-in-
junction bills to a special subcommittee,
with instructions to report next December.
Robert McWade, late consul at Canton,
China, has submitted to the State de-
partment papers in relation to the
charges made by him against Third As
sistant Secretary of State Peirce.
Several of the South and Central
American republics are dissatisfied with
the program arranged for the Pan
American conference to be held at Rio
Janeiro.
Chairman Tawney directed a success
ful fight in the House against the bill
leasing the Batan Island philippine Is
lands) military reservation for coal-min-
ing purposes.
A delegation from Panama had con-
ference with Secretaries Root and Taft
They want the United States government
to supervise elections in Panama.
The United States Supreme Court dis
posed of an unusual number of cases
during the term just closed.
Former Postmaster General Smith and
former First Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral Wynne testified in the Green-Dore-
mus postal fraud case.
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BURNED BODY IN BONFIRE.
Chicago Doctors Wanted To Demonstrate
Point 10 Murder Trial

Appleton Wis, (SpeciaD The jury
and auditors Of the Kabal murder trial
were surprised when Dr. John Golden,
of Chicago, assistant to Dr. John Muir
ply, testified TO burning a human body
January % on the Mccarthy farm in
order 10 demonstrate that a body could
be cremated with a bonfire. as it is al
legged Kabal cremated the body OF Nc
Carthy.
Golden testified that the body crcmated
b. him was that Of man about the size
OF Mccarthy. The cremation was under
precisely the same conditions as it is all
legged accompanied the burning of Nc
Carthy's body The cremation was wit
messed by District Attorney Krufmeier
Chief Conlon, Dr. Nolon, Attorneys Ryan
and Heinneman.
It required four and a half hours 10
consume the body Only a cigar box
full OF ashes remained
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FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

Il is estimated that the anthracite coal
roads lost over 100000 by the trike
in April, most of which will be recov-
cred
Bean has been a prominent buyer Of
San Francisco bonds Predictions are
made that they will cross par by July 4.
Ihe income on the United Railways Of
Sah 'snelsco nn,oa q" ,,,;,I Mernofiai Day was
o: $4,000 last wear
Atlantic Coast Lines NET nro6ts in
April decreased $I2A764, Louisville and
Nashyille's increased 10000 and Denver
q ko oranae 5 increased ,Sl S7433i
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VICTIMS BODIES
BLOWN TO BITS
Eleven Men Killed in Dynamite Ex'
pI0siOn.
LARGE FACTORY IS ANNIHILATED.
Terrific Exploslop 10 @ Dyssmlie Msnuiaeiur.
log Plant Near Lancaster. Ps.--0piy One
Building, at Some Distance From the
Others, Remains Standing. and Seven Girls
Working There Escape

Lancaster, Pa. (SpeciaD-Eleven men
were blown to pieces and FIVE others
were seriously injured by the explosion
OF a dynamite plant near Pequea, along
the Susquehanna River
The accident was one Of the most hor-
rible in the history Of Lancaster County.
The victims were literally torn TO pieces.
not enough remaining OF a single body
to make identification possible,
The cause OF the explosion is not
known The two unknown residents OF
York County who were killed had just
started to drive from the place with a
lead Of dynamite They had scarcely
gone 50 feet when the plant blew up
with detonation that was plainly heard
IS miles away a great cloud OF smoke
covered the site OF the factory, and when
II had cleared away there was not yes
tige Of the horses, wagon or men who had
left the factory only amoment before. The
air was filed with debris and fragments
OF human bodies, and pieces Of flesh and
limbs were found hanging to the trees
nearly 100 yards from the scene Of the
disaster People living near the factory
rushed ont OF their homes and began the
work Of rescue, but there were few per-
sons in the immediate vicinity OF the
explosion who had not been blown TO
atoms. The remains OF these were gath
cred up and placed in soap boxes.
The injured, some OF whom, it is
thought, will die, were taken to their
homes in the vicinity. George and Ben
janin Rineer, who were killed, were
sons Of Martin Rineer, one Of the in
Jured.
The plant consisted of a dozen build
ings All were blown to pieces except a
remote structure, in which seven girls
were AZ work.
The dynamite plant was owned by G.
r. McAbee & Co., Of Pittsburg, and
manufactured explosives fro use in the
Pennsylvania railroad construction work,
under way in that section. 1t was sit
uated midway between Pequea and Mar
tic Forge
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GAVE A PENNSY CLERK $4,000
Cash Given For Coal lie Ordered For
Railroad.

Philadelphia (Spccial)-The Interstate
Commerce Commission continued its in
vestigation Of the relations OF the Penn
sylvania Railroad officials and employees
to various companies in the bituminous
coal district.
The first witness was Joseph Boyer, OF
Altoona, chief clerk in the Office OF A.
w. Gibbs, superintendent of motive pow
or. Mr.. Boyer said he had 200 shares
of stock in the Jamison Coal Company
given TO him for his one-third interest
in the MacLaren Coal Company. The
Macl ,aren stock was given to him by
Mr.. Jamison. He also had 10 shares in
the Valley Coal Company and IS in the
Edri Coal Company, which were pre-
sented to him by Capt. Alfred Hicks.
Ten shares Of Preston Coal Company
stock were sent to him in an envelope.
He was not certain who sent it, but
thought il might have come from Joseph
Aiken, railroad man, or II. A. Kohn.
an operator. All Of these stocks paid
dividends.
Mr. Boyer said also that he holds an
interest amounting TO $1,000 in uudevel-
oped coal lands on the West Penn divi-
sion. He paid for this stock.
In its entirety MIR Boyer's testimony
was OF startling character His stock
holdings were only. a small portion OF the
gifts he admitted receiving from coal
mining companies. In his capacity as
purchaser OF fuel coal he testified that
he had received from FIVE companies an
allowance of from 3 to s cents ton OH
coal used by the railroad for fuel pur-
poses. During tile period fro mhte lat
ter part OF 1908 TO date he has received
total Of more than $4,000.
The money was first sent to him III
cash. but later cashiers checks.were sent
to Cashier Hastings, of the Second Ma
tional Bank of Altoona, and placed on
deposit for Boyer The companies which
made him the allowance were the Graft
Coal Company, the Clearheld and Gran
ton Coal Company, the Dunkirk Coal
Company, Thomas Blythe & Co. and
Smith & Turner. The Graf Coal Com
pany allowed him cents ton and the
Clearfeld & Granton Company gave him
share in the profits which amounted to
not less than 4 cents a ton, Blythe Y
Co. gave him 8 cents ton.
He was asked why he Disseminated
in favor Of Blythe & Co. He replied
that he did not discriminate, as the money
came to him without solicitation or any
effort on his part He believed that the
money had been paid in the same manner
TO his predecessors in Office and believed
that he was only following the custom
OF the department
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IoRElGN

Lieut.. Col Percy T.. Hobbs, chlet IN
structor OF the Army Service Corps
School Of instruction at Aldershot, has
been appointed by the British govern
ment to proceed 10 the United States
and inspect ali tins Of meat intended for
the British army
The Car it is reported, has about
decided to retire Premier Goremykin
A change, however, may not improve
the situation, as General Trepoft is in
hucncing the Gar not to make any
further concessions to parliament.
Sir Howard Vincent, Conservative
member OF the British Parliament, and
an advocate OF protection for colonial
products, will interpellate the House Of
Commons on the subject OF the meat
packing disclosures.
Twelve thousand Lancashire church
men marched through London headed
by the bishops OF London and Man
chester, and held a monster meeting TO
protest against the Education Bill.
Sir Halliday Mccartney, counsellor
and chief secretary 20 the Chinese Lega-
ton IN London since 1888. died suddenly
at Kenbank, Kirkcudbrighishire, Scot
land He was born in 1888
Emperor William has invited the
American government 20 send army Of
icers Of high rank as guests Of the En-
peror 20 the autumn maneuvers OF the
German army
The japanese government has author
ized the formation OF South Man
churian railway company
IT.. (.4Usrs,I NJ "a
in his speech at the opening OF the
federal Parliament announced the sub
mission Of a bill for the preservation
Of the Australian industries and the re-
preston Of destructive monopolies."
The Berlin Chamber of Commerce is
preparing a report for the government
concerning the customs alleviations
granted to Germany by the United
States
King Alfonso and Queen Victoria at
tended the opening OF the new work
merfs dwelling in Madrid and they
we're received by the populace with great
enthusiasm.
There are indications OF an approach
ing alliance between Russia and Great
Britain.
The birthday of the Czarina Of Rus
sia was observed in ST. Petersburg
Three slight earthquake shocks oc-
cured in Manila, June 5, and six more
severe shocks were felt on the Island
OF Samar,
The extension of the agrarian dis
orders and strikes Of the peasantry in
Russia now affect IL provinces
Officials Of the Liverpool health com
mitiee have issued reassuring statements
regarding American canned goods
The police force Of Manila is to be
reduced TO 500 men, and 100 American
policemen are slated for dismissal
The Spanish government has granted
amnesty 10 all army and navy deserter,
residing in America.
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Crushed Uudsr Auto.

Cleveland, (SpeciaD Morris Osborn.
aged 10 years son of r NJ Osborn, a
prominent Cleveland coal operator, was
instantly killed in an automobile acci-
dent a few miles east OF this city. The
machine struck an obstruction in the
road and was completely overturned
Young Osborn was crushed 10 death By
the machine. His companion, Walter
Robinson, escaped with bruises.
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Sunday Trains Necessary.

Wilmington, Del, (SpeciaD - Chief
Justice Charles B. Lore, Of the Delaware
Supreme Court, local preacher in the
Methodist Church and one of its most
prominent laymen, made a public state
ment in which he disagrees with the
clergymen who are trying to prevent the
running OF Sunday trains on the Della
ware Railroad and its Eastern Shore
branches. The Chief Justice regards
Sunday trains as a necessity of modern
times, and believes the Lord provides
them for public use and benefit.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
Egg-Caudlers Strike.

Chicago, (special) - South Water
Street experienced new variety Of strike
in the walkout Of 800 egg-canders.
Many thousand dozens Of eggs come
into the Chicago market daily, and all
are inspected and candled before they
are sold or placed in storage. The work
is done mostly in dark Easements, and
the gamblers assert 10 hours work on a
stretch is harmful to their eyesight and
general health Accordingly, they are
striking for a nine-hour day at their
present wages OF S. a day.
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FilipInOs Are Progressing.

Manila, (By ble).--Governor Ide
set aside the election Of ! Ilna as Cover
nor OF the Province Of II Union This
aetiun was taken on the recommendation
of the Government attorney Evidence
was taken TO show that Luna had voters
OF the opposite party arrested on false
charges Of bribery thus intimdating
them into voting for him. Governor Ide
admits that majority Of the charges
have been proved Therefore, he has
ordered a reelection
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-13
JOhustowu Flooded By clOudburst

Johnstown, Pa, (SpeciaD "A cloud
burst at Hooversville, Somerset County,
Is miles north of here, caused Stony
Creek TO rise suddenly here and por-
tions of the lower part of the city are
under water From 6.3o o'clock to S
A. NJ, Stony Creek rose seven feet, and
from then until noon it kept going up
so fast that at the Franklin Street
Bridge, connecting the city with Kern
vile, where the creek narrows, it regis
tered I8 feet.
The crest OF the flood was reached
at noon and reports from towns above
say that the waters the subsding rapid
ly. The damage along Stony Creek is
estimated at $4,000
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Rome (By Cable The detectives. as
result of clue found in Ancona, are
raiding the houses OF anarchists through
out the country They searched several
houses in Naples and seized inhamma-
tory newspapers, a quantity OF cores
pondence and photographs Two sus~
picious characters were arrested
The police have failed to locate Or
identity a woman disguised as nun
who was known to have mystcrious!y
visited a certain house that they found
empty. The surveillance of passengers
arriving from America by way OF Mar
seilles has increased
It has not been decided whether the
King will make his visit to Ancona rs
he had intended 1t appears that ii will
depend upon the result of the investiga-
ton now in progress, although the ex-
istence Of an anarchist plot there is GER
tain
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Frisco Mini In Operation.

San Francisco (SpcciaD - The big
machines ~ the local mint were put in
operation Friday, and for the first time
since the fire the work Of making money
will beresumcd The mint will not open
for regular session, but Just for a few
days. long enough for the coinage Of
silver that is now in the building As
soon as this work is accomplished the
mint will be closed, so that the officials
may get ready for the annual count.
The regular session Of the mint will, it
is expected, open July ].
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FelIed Tree Wrecks Train.

Rochester, N. Y (SpeciaD Speeding
at terrific rate through the darkness,
freight train on the Buffalo, Rochester
and Piusbprg railroad struck a tree that
had been blown across the tracks at Gay
ION curve. Thirteen cars were thrown
from the tracks, Fireman Louis Franks,
of Salamanca, was killed; Thomas Dom
ldson, engineer, OF Salamanca, was bad
ly injured. and Brakeman Louis Lewis
was less severely hurt
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Three Perish 10 Flames.

Newton, N, J., (Specia) Three per-
sons were burned to death in a fire near
Walpack Centre, N. J. They were Mrs,
Samuel Garrison, 80 years old; Mrs.
Jacob Emery, 20 years. and Mrs. Car
rison's daughter. aged u wears The fire
started from some unknown cause while
the occupants of the house were asleep.
Three men who occupied a room in the
upper portion Of the house escaped by
jumping, but the women were overcome
by smoke and nerished in the flames.
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Millionaire Shoots Himself.

Pittsburg, Pa, (Special) - Thomas
O'Connor Jones, assistant general mana
ger and practical head of the Jones &
Laughlin Steel Company, during the alb
sence of his cousin, President B. F.
Jones, Jr., committed suicide at the Hotel
Schenley, where he lived, by shooting
himself through the head His mother,
Mrs. Cecilia c. Jones Murdoch, who was
in adjoining room, rushed into his apart
ments and raised his head from the pill
low Just as he breathed his last.
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Steamers crsah together.

Portland, Maine, (Special) - The
Eastern Steamship Company's steamers
City OF Bangor and City of Rockland
bound in opposite directions between
Bangor and Boston with passengers,
were in collision off Monhegan. The
City Of Bangor, which left Bangor in
the evening was considerably damaged
but proceeded to this port, a distance
Of IS miles The City Of Rockland,
which was not seriously harmed, CON
tinued on her way to Bangor.
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MUmsn NlIls Woman.

Richmond, Ky. (SpeoaD Mrs. Nan
ME Nuckols, of Cariersville. shot and
instantly killed Mrs. Viana Black, OF
Conway, at Berea College, They were
attending the commencement exercises
and the shooting occurred on the cam
pus near the new memorial chapel Jeal-
ousy is said to have been the cause, Mrs,
Nuckols was arrested The shooting
caused a panic among the 10000 persons
in attendance and several were badly in
iured
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Auto Hi By Train.

West Peabody, Mass, (Special) Mrs,
Croning, wife of w. P. Croning, Of
Cambridge, was killed, and Mr.. Croning
and several of his children were injured
in grade-crossing accident here. A
train on the Boston and Maine Railroad
struck the automobile in which the Cron-
ing family were touring. All the occu-
pants of the vehicle were tossed high in
the air, while fragments of the automo-
bile were hurled 200 feet from the scene.
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Madrid (By Cable).-The government
is convinced that Morales had no ac-
completes The autopsy in his case re-
vealed nothing abnormal. The brain was
perfectly formed and the convolutions
were clearly marked The frontal lobes
were prodigiously developed. The
amount of gray matter in the brain was
normal.
The director OF the Modern School,
most professors of which are anarchists,
has been arrested Several of the pro-
fessors have also been arrested on
cha; Of being implicated with Mo
rales
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100000 10 Lumber Burned.

New York (Special) 1.-TWO fires which
were in progress at the same time in the
eastern section of Brooklyn destroyed a
big lumber yard, with its contents, be-
longing to Joseph NJ Cohen, on Rock
away Avenue, and badly damaged three
double wooden tenements on Watkins
Street The loss on the lumber is about
100000, while that of the tenements will
be $4,000. Eighteen families were
burned ont
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Bank President Dead.

St. Louis (SpeciaD - Heart disease
caused the death of Theodore Bruere,
president OF the ST. Charles Savings
Bank. His friends declare that the.
shock suffered by Bruere when he dis
covered that the banks funds had been
embezzled by Cashier Anton Mispagel
hastened death, Mispagel was recently
convicted and sentenced to the peniten-
tiary for two years.
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Two prsdgers Dronnsd.

Tarrytown, N, Y, (SpeciaD Two Of
the crew of the Government dredgc that
is anchored off here were drowned and
three others who were With them had
~7rrcw escapes from the same fate. The
five men were returning to the drcdge
from shore in a small boat when the
little craft was upset. The names Of
the dead men are unknown.
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Gold is one Of the most difficult metals
to vaporize, but by the use OF the cleo
trio furnace il can readily be set boiling
at the temperature of about 400 degrees
Fahrenheit.
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The Germans spend on drink in
year about $7oo,ooo,ooo. which is three
times the cost Of the army and navy
combined, or seven times the cost OF pri-
mary education TO the country, and al
mast eanals the national debt.
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Tucker 10 Be elselroeuled.

Boston, (Special) Charles Louis
Tucker, of Auburndalc, convicted OF
the murder OF Mable Page, at Weston,
in 1904, will be cleetrocuted in the state
prison at Charlestown during this week.
Gov. Curtis Guild announced that he
had decided not to commute the SEN
tence TO one Of life imprisonment.