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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
sUICIDB COSTS THREE LIVES.
A Girl, Disappointed In Love, Turns
On GnS.

Chicago, ILL.,, (Special Because
she had been disappointed in a love
affair, Aloysia Marsi, aged II, under
took to kill herself by turning on the
gas in a room at the German Hospital
In the dormitory with her were three
other girls. Two of them are dead
and the other dying as result of
inhaling the gas fumes. The girl
who desired to die will recover.
At the Larrabee Police Station her
lover is held prisoner pending a rigid
investigation of the entire affair,
All the girls were employed at the
hospital. At night they attended a
party and returned late, letting them
selves into the dormitory with a
night key.
The Marsi girl had met her faith
less lover at the party, and it is sup
posed she was so discouraged after
an interview with him that she deter
mined to end her life She is yet
in such condition that she cannot give
a connected story of the tragedy. Ear
ly in the morning other attendants at
the hospital smelled gas and finally
broke into the room. Two of the
girls were then dead and Miss Lotrl
was beyond resuscitation. BY hard
work Miss Marsi was partially re-
vived and admitted that she had
closed all the windows, locked the
doors and turned on the gas with
the intention Of killing herself She
had hoped the other girls would be
awakened by the smell of gas in
time to escaDo
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL.
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

President Roosevelt will present
gold medal to Major George f.
Shields for saving a wounded Philip
pino from between the firing lines.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion is to investigate the alleged
holding company for the Hartman
railroad in the West.
Minister to Portugal Charles Page
Bryan may succeed Lloyd Griscom as
American minister at Rio Janeiro,
Brazil.
In his annual report BrigaiieT
General Croizer, chief or ordnance.
says the Army is being we'll supplied
with modern arms and ammunition.
San Francisco policyholders have
appealed TO the State Department for
aid in forcing German fire insurance
companies to pay losses
President Roosevelt awarded a
medal OF honor to Edward Murray,
Pennsylvania Railroad conductor
Of Pittsburg.
1t Is limited that Lord Curzon may
become British ambassador to the
United States.
President Roosevelt directed that
Chief Moon be reprlmanded for
transferring printer who had been
expelled by the typographical union.
President Roosevelt discussed the
Pearre Antl-injunction Bill with
Gompers and other officials OF the
Federation OF Labor.
Secretary of the Interior Ethan
Allen Hitchcock will retire from
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
DEATH IN TENEMENT PANIC
Mother and -Four Children Die In
The Flames.

New York Especially .--Penned in
by fire, four children and one woman
were burned 20 death in a tene-
ment-house fire on the East Side.
When finally the blaze had been ex-
tinguished and the firemen could
penetrate the building the bodies
of the victims, charred beyond pos
sibility of recognition, were found in
| the ruins.
The fire started on the second floor
of the five-story tenement at 366
Madison Street The building is the
Oldest type of tenement-house con-
struction, with narrow halls and
stairs and lots of seasoned wood work.
Beginning in some rubbish near the
stairs, the fire spread rapidly through
the hall and was soon licking its way
through the upper floor.
Most of the Is families in the
building were at supper, and there
was the widest kind of excitement.
Policemen were on the scene immedi-
ately, and as soon as the flremen ar
rived helped them in carrying women
and children from the upper floors
down the fire escapes and ladders.
More than so women were taken
down the fire escapes by firemen.
When the firemen arrived on the
scene almost every window of the
building was crowded with women
and children calling for assistance.
The fire in the lower floors had filled
the halls and stairways with smoke
and cut off the means of escape.
The fire was very hot, and there
were many heroic rescues in the few
minutes during which the people
were being taken from the building.
When the firemen had rescued every
one they possibly could they turned
deluge of water into the upper
floors, but a half hour made little
headway in extlnguishing the flames.
When finally they had the fire out
the search for victims was under
taken.
Only on the second floor did the
search reveal bodies. There, huddled
in a corner of one of the fats, were
found the body of woman burned
to crisp, and nearby in a group, the
remains of four children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
THE PRESIDENT Off
FOR CANAL ZONE
Going To See How The Ditch Is
Getting Along
SECRET SERVICE MEN THERE.
A Distinguished Gathering at the Navy
Yard to See the President of on
His Unique Expedition At the
White House There Wa' Contest
Among the Roosevelt Children.

Washington, d. c. Especially .---
how the ditch is getting along"
shouted President Roosevelt as he
stood on the after starboard deck of
the yacht Mayfiower at the Wash
ington Navy Yard as the vessel was
leaving the dock with the President
for his Panama trip.
Accompanying the President were
Mrs. Roosevelt and her maid; Sur
geon General Rixey of the Navy, and
NJ. C. Latta, one of the assistant soc
retaries at the White House The
May6ower took the party to Wolf
Trap light, at the mouth of the
Rappahannock River, in Chesapeake
Bay. where a transfer was made to
the Battleship Louisiana, which is
to convey the President to and from
the isthmus.
When the President steps ashore
at Colon II will be the first instance
in the history of the republic where
the president of the United States
has put his foot upon foreign soil
during his incumbence of office. The
Canal Zone is held to be American
as is also the City OF Panama, where
the President and Mrs. Roosevelt
will for n few hours be the guests of
President Amador. of the Panama
Republic Besides Mr.. Roosevelt, the
only members of his party on the
trip are Rear Admiral Rixey, surgeon
general of the Navy, and Assistant
Secretary Latta. The President
spent busy day at the White House
winding up affairs of state before
his departure.
Root On Tho Lid.
While he is away Secretary Loeb
will be in charge at the White House,
and Secretary Root will occupy the
seat ION the lid" usually held by
Secretary Taft when the President
is away on an extended trip.
Despite the fact that the President
is afloat, he will be in close COM
munication with affairs at Washing
ton. The Louisiana has been fitted
up with the most complete wireless
telegraph apparatus avilable, and
Lieutenant Evans, of the Navy has
been assigned to special duty in
charge of the instruments aboard
the vessel. He will communicate
from time TO time with the wireless
stations along the coast, and thus
the President will be kept advised
of the trend of events.
There was quite an efrecting fam
lily scene as the President and his
wife drove away, for all the children
except Kermit were home to say
good-by. Theodore, Jr., came down
from Harvard and Ethel came in
from the Cathedral School to see
the last of their parents. The Presi-
dent spent the morning at his Office
and quite a number OF officials and
friends came to say good-by. The
members of the Cabinet dropped in
during the morIfing. Colonel Brom-
we'll, the Presidents military aid,
and Lieutenant Commander Key, the
Presidents naval aid, drove up in
automobiles just before the Presi-
dent started and wished him bon
voyage"
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ITEMS OF INTEREST.

A panic was caused by the collis-
ion of the passenger steamer Maine
and the ferryboat Maryland in He'll
Gate, the Maine being run on the
mud flats to prevent her sinking.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
has won a decision that It may run
its trains through villages of Western
Pennsylvania at a speed greater than
10 miles an hour.
Directors of the Illinois Central
Railroad elected j. T. Harahan presi-
dent, to succeed Stuyvesant Fish.
United States Senator Depew is
reported to have regained his health
and will resume his senatorial duties.
Tho Pennsylvania Railroad will
increase the wages of $500 en-
ployes 10 per cent. on December l.
John Adam, of Chicago, recovered
his 13-year-old daughter in a band
of gipsies in Massachusetts.
may arbitrate the demand for more
wages.
About 500 houses were burned at
Shannon, the island suburb of Can
ton, China, and the losses aggregate
$1,QOO,OOO.
The liabilities of McFadyen G. Co.,
bankers, of London, amount to $2,-
$50, 900.
Seven nationalist workmen were
shot down by socialists at LODI, Po-
land.
Kingsland, New York automo-
biist, was sentenced to three months
;,,,, ,.tr In ~ Too as,d,
for running over and killing an old
woman.
Herr Won Pobdielski German min
istor of agriculture, has resigned.
The crew of the Norwegian bark
Adeona, which was wrecked off the
New Brunswick coast, are believed
to have been lost.
An imperial edict providing for
the reorganization of the Chinese
government was published In the Of
fetal gazette.
AS nothing came of the attempt
last year to raise in Balaklava Bay
the British ironclai sunk with her
treasure during the Crimean War,
the Russian Admiralty officials at Sc
bastopol now propose to intrust the
task of bringing up the treasure to
Russian salvage syndicate.
The Nawab of Bahawalpur. the
principal Mohammedan ruler Of
Northern India, is going on a pill
grlmage to Mecca with all the mem
bers of his family of both sexes and
a majestic retinue. Considerable DO
litical significance attaches to this
pilgrimage.
On the railways of continental Eu-
rope and the Rhine steamers there
is no miscellaneous scrambling for
meals. Instead steward goes
through the train or boat and lists
the people who want to eat. Each
gets a number and this insures a
seat without crowding or delay '''
Virginia has found 1t necessary to
pass a law declaring that for all legal
purposes the words railroad" and
railway" are TO be considered syn
OnymOus.
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FINANC AL WORLD.

The Rockefeller contingent are re-
ported to be buying Northern Pacific.
It is denied that United States
armor plate plant.
American tobacco declared the
regular quarterly dividend of 2.1a
on the common and an extra dividend
OF " per cent.
1t seemed to be the consensus of
opinion among leading conservative
bankers that there Is to be no big
bull market Just yet
Assistant Secretary of State Bacon
retired from the Burlington direc-
torate and j. 4. Talmage was chosen
to succeed him.
The Pennsylvania increase in
wages will effect 10000 employees
and will mean an extra outlay by
The company of several millions
annually.
Directors of the Merchants Ma
tioDal Bank, Philadelphia, declared
4 semi-annual dividend OF q per cent.
ant of profits Of the past six months.
This raises the annual rate from 6
ne nibl lillt III liiNllg Sff'iH ''h' INV
Der cent. 10 8 per cent. The dividend
Il payable on demand. The banks
capital Is 100000; surplus 100000
and undivided profits s16o,7S7.
Those who banked upon Hearst's
lefeat to send up the price of Brook
lyn Rapid Transit were fooled. The
price fell couple of points, showing
clearly that once more all the good
effects had boen fully discounted.
Poors Manual shows that at the
end OF 1906 there were In the United
States 215,5o6 miles OF railroad
which earned during The year $2,-
112,000, 900. There was paid In in
terest and dividends or rental $644.-
900, 900. The total capital stock Is
ss,741 900. 900 and the bonded debt
e. s7.S21 900 900, which. along with
,ther liabilities, make total Of
s15,56S, ,000, 900.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
FAvROT KILLS HIS FRIEND
Congressman-E Elect Shoots His ifc-
time Comrade.


Baton Rouge, La Especially Dem
ocratic Congressman-clect Judge Geo.
x Favrot, shot and instantly killed
his lifelong associate and school
mate, DR.. II. H. Aldrich. one of the
best-known citizens OF Baton Rouge.
Hundreds of persons were near
the scene OF the shooting, but none
knew what had passed between the
two men. Judge Favrot refused to
talk beyond letting 1t be known that
the matter was a private quarrel.
The shot was fired in the Ray
mond building, opposite the Istrou-
ma Hotel, out of which a crowd of
society women was pouring, having
just left a reception. Among them
were the mother and sister of Judge
Favrot.
Judge Favrot was arrested in the
building where he had held court.
Judge Favrot is 3S years old, and
In the recent Democratic primaries
he defeated for the nomination S
NJ Robertson, who had been a rep.
resentative in Congress for 90 years
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
HAVE NO SPIES IN JAPAN.
General Staff Not Seeking Informa.
ton In This Way.

Washington Especially Officers of
the general staff of the Army endea-
vored to discount the rumor that
plans and other information relative
to the defenses of Japan had been
gathered recently by agents of this
country. While the best informed
military officials readily admit that
war with Japan is among the pos
sibilities OF the future, they declare
most emphatically that the general
staff has not had military spies in
Japan, such as it is evident Japan
has had in the Philippines.
1t was explained at the War De-
partment that the function of the
general staff is to make preliminary
plans for war with all possible enc
mics of this country. 1t is unques-
tionably true that the general staff
has considered plans for military
operations against Japan, but it is
equally true that such plans have
been discussed in connection with
England, Germany, France, Italy and
practically all the nations of any con-
sequence in the world. 1t is the
business of the general staff to gather
military information about all coun-
tries, and Japan has not been left
out of the calculations of this body
any more than have the other war
like powers of the world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
Foreign.

NJ BRAND. French minister of
public worship, announced in the
Chamber of Deputies that the gov
ernment would give the clericals
another year for reflection, and that
the churches would not be closed
next month.
Prince Albert. of Flanders, nephew
of King Leopold, has been declared
successor OF the King as sovereign
Of the Congo Independent State.
Kari Hau, Of Washington. D. c.,
is still held in London on charge of
numbering his wife's mother, Frau
Molitor, al Baden-Baden.
Count Castellaue's creditors are
trying their utmost 10 prevent the
granting OF a divorce until their case
is settled.
Jaues N. James, Of New York,
who is studying trades unionism in
Russia, was arrested in st. Peters
burg.
sing Edward of England celebrat-
I'd The sixty-hfth anniversary of his
birth.
Agitation in Italy against the ac-
ton Of the government in placing an
order for armour plate for a warship,
valued at s1,00O,000, with the Mid
vale Steel Company of Pennsylvania
has assumed a seroius phase.
The Russian government is nego-
tiating with other governments with
the view Of concluding supplement
tary treaties covering fugitives ac-
cused Of the preparation Of explosives
for bombs.
At a meeting of the leading mem
bers of the Liberal party in Cuba 1t
was decided 10 appoint a committee
to express to the Governor the party's
dissatisfaction with recent appoint
ments.
Prince Joachim of Prussia has
been ordered 10 German Southwest
Africa FOR daring 10 oppose the EN-
peror's wishes in threatening to
marry Marie Sulzer, the concent hall
singer
A newspaper In Lubbock. Germany,
states that German steamer. Jan
Minlos, with a cargo of explosives
for the Russian government, was fred
upon by a Russian cruiser
For instigating a revolt of the gar
risOn OF Odessa the two revolution
airy leaders have been exiled to ST.
IBERIA, and eight others to hard labor
for four years.
Karl Strau, a Washington attor-
ney, was arraigned on etxradition
proceedings in London, charged with
numbering his sister-in-law, In Ger
many.
Emperor William, is visiting the
country seat OF Prince Won Eulen-
her0 laadpr Of the cOurt cli0le on-
posing Chancellor Won Buelow.
Terrorists derailed a train on the
VIENNA Warsaw Road, killed sever
al soldiers and got away with a
large sum OF money.
Italy is trying to compromise a
German -5ervlan quarrel which threat
ems a rupture, Involving France and
Austria.
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Tried To Catch A Bomb.
A Sad Double Tragedy.

Hatboro, Pa, (SpeciaD After
stabbir..3 his wife nine times with an
awl, leaving her in dying condi-
ton at her home, at Fulmer, a small
village near here, Walter Yerkes
committed suicide byshooting himself
in the head with a .32 calibre revol-
yer. The double tragedy occurred
few moments after the family had
left the breakfast table, and was wit
messed by several children of the
couple. The fact that Walter Yerkes
is the son of Squire Joseph B..
Yerkes, of this place, was sufficient
to turn the entire populace out in
order TO learn the details of the
crime
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
DUEL TO DEATH
WITH A BURGLAR
Wealthy Pittshurger Killed in His
Own House.
THE MANY CRIMES ALARM CITY.
Henry Firth Smith Shot TO Death by
Burglar He Surprised in the Act of
Robbing His Fathers House-Evi-
dencc of Desperate Battle Before
the Burglar Got Away.

Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD Henry
Firth Smith, 25 years old, son of
Jos. Smith, a prominent and wealthy
business man of this city, was
shot twice and almost instantly killed
at O'Clock Sunday morning by a
burglar whom he surprised in the
dining-room of his fathers residence,
in the east end section of the city.
The crime. following little more
than a week after the murder OF
James A. McMillen, another wealthy
business man of this section, has
aroused the city, and, with a num-
ber of holdups by highwaymen dur
ing the past fortnight, city officials
have been importuned for $50 more
policemen to suppress the wave of
crime.
That a desperate battle took place
between young Smith and the burg
lar is evident from the disordered
condition of the dining-room and
kitchen of the Smith home. In adj
dition to the two bullets which were
found to have entered Smiths body,
five other balls were found lodged
In the floors and walls OF the two
rooms. Three cartridges of Smiths
revolver had been discharged.
Neighbors adjacent TO the Smith
home heard the shots and ran to
their windows, but say they saw no
one running from the house. Hun
dreds of dollars worth of silver
plate had been gathered together by
the burglar, who apparently had been
in the house sometime before being
heard by young Smith
The young mans father and
mother were awakened by the sounds
OF the shots, and rushed down stairs.
to find their son on the kitchen floor,
with two bullet holes in his body
The entire police and detective
forces are working on the case, but
so far no clue has been discovered.
Every policeman in the East End
district reported in civilian clothes.
superintendent of Police McQuaide
issued an order that any person act
ing In the least suspicious manner
was to be sent to the police station
for examination.
Another holdup was reported to
the police Sunday. Miss Isabelle
Livingston, sister of the chief ord
nance officer OF this city, was held
up by a negro near her home, which
is a short distance from the Smith
residence. The negro held a revol-
yer at her head until he took her
purse and then disappeared.
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Kissed Dead And Died Herself.

Trinidad, Col. Especially Because
she kissed the face OF her dead
father, whom she had nursed until
death claimed him, Emeline Mar
tinez, 20 years old, followed him to
the grave. Several days ago Isadore
Martinez died from blood poisoning.
When he had been prepared for bur-
ial his daughter could not resist the
impulse to kiss him. The next day
she fell III. and her sickness soon
developed into blood poisoning and
In IL days from the death OF her
father she died. They lived at San
MingueI, / 8 miles from this city.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-15
OERAIL MAIL CAR WITH
BOMBS AND LOOT IT
First XIII The Gendarmes and Place
SentineIs.
Threw Three Bombs at the Mail Car
While Engines Were Being Changed,
Derailed the Car, Robbed II and
Fled With Sum of Money Said to
Amount TO $3.50, 600.

Rcgnow, Russian Portland, (By
Cable) The Cossacks have thus far
been unsuccessful in their pursuit
of the revolutionist train robbers
numbering hundred well-armed
men, who at 9 o'clock p. M, sur
rounded this station, threw three
bombs at the mail car of a train
while engines were being changed,
derailed the car, robbed 1t and fled
with sum of money now said to
amount TO S650,000.
Laid Their Plans Well.
The station-master declares the
revolutionists hid in the neighbor-
ing forests and were eXcellently dis
ciplined. their commander giving
orders through bugle signals. When
the robbery was completed the revo-
lutionists transported their booty to
two wagons and marched of In mill
tary order, singing Socialistic songs.
Eye-witnesses confirm the state
ment that the revolutionists were
hidden in the neighboring woods,
and when the train stopped the men,
armed with rifles, sprang up on all
sides.
Shot The Gendarmes.
Quickly executing the orders con-
veyed by the bugle, the gendarmes
standing in front of the station were
shot and killed, and the revolutionists
placed sentinels at all the approaches
and cut the telegraph wires.
While some of them overpowered
the trainmen other attacked the es-
corts of the mail car.
OF the three bombs thrown, two
exploded with terrific force, blowing
the cars into matchwood, killing five
soldiers and mortally wounding IL
others.
Marching OF In Military Order.
The revolutionists then ransacked
the mail car, transferred the bank
notes, gold and silver to their own
bags. and, unfolding the red flag,
formed up a military order, marched
out of the station, entered wagons,
which were in waiting in the forest,
and drove off.
1t was not until three hours later
that a detachment of Cossacks. hur-
riedly sent for, appeared on the scene
and started in pursuit of the revolu-
tionists.
Rogow is now occupied by troops.
Tried To Catch A Bomb.
The railroad station was practically
destroyed by the revolutionists, who
poured in regular volleys, the walls
being pitted by hundreds of bullet
marks. One of the mail clerks en-
deavored to catch the first bomb
thrown at the car but IL eXDlOded
and tore off both his arms.
The authorities officially admit the
loss of only $4,000 in cash besides
ed letters.
The wounded men have been sent
to Warsaw by special train.
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Worcester, Mass. (SpeciaD .-Ro-
bert l.. Hunter, Of RoXbury, Mass,
aged IS years, was sentenced by
Judge II. e. Hitchcock in Superior
Criminal Court to not less than six
nor more than eight years in state
prison for stabbing to death his
friend. Charles II. Lacrosse, here
June %. He is a nephew of James
p. Timilty, the millionaire Boston
contractor
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Indian And BALLOTS Gone.

Reno, New. (SpeciaD Tom Big
foot, an Indian runner, to whom the
election ballots and returns OF the
Wonder Mining District were given
Wednesday, has disappeared, and
deputy sheriffs are securing the coun-
try SO miles east OF Reno for him
Upon the returns rests the fate OF
the candidates for judge In the Sec
ond district and OF several Church
hill County candidates. II is believed
that the Indian was intercepted and
robbed of the returns, and that nc
fed to the hills for fear OF prose
'ution.