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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
NEWS
BY TELEGRAPH
Domestic

The bodies of r. @. Keith ana Mrs.
Lizzie Ready we're found In the wom-
ans home. in Bangor, Me. The man
is supposed to have committed MUIR
der and suicide.
Theodore s. Whetmore, accused OF
the murder of his wife, whose body
was found in Lampblack swamp
New Jersey went on the stand IN
his own defense.
Gen. Stephen ID. Lee, commander
in-chief of the United Confederate
Veterans, died at the residence of
Capt w. T. Ridly, at Vicksburg,
Miss.
Moses Lycurgas Brooks. formerly
of Beaumont, died at San Antonio,
Tex. He had served one term in
Congress from the Second Texas Dis
trict.
W. Warren Spence. of Springfield,
Mass, said to be a millionaire. died
suddenly on a Chesapeake and Ohio
train at Olive Hill, Carter County,
Ky.
Gifts to educational Institutions
aggregating more than three-Quarters
of a million dollars were announced
by the General Educational Board.
BY the bursting of a dam on Cur
rent River, Manitoba. three lives
were lost and property valued at
100000 destroyed.
The President signed commissions
for Captains Wainwright and Schroe-
der, OF the Atlantic fleet, as rear ad-
mirals.
"A graver calamity could not visit
the people of New York than the
continuation of the evil example and
disgraceful conduct OF William Tray-
ers Jerome in the office of public
prosecutor" declared Franklin
Pierce, of counsel for the petitioners
for the District Attorneys removal,
summing up his accusations in the
brief submitted to r. J. Hand, COM
missioner in charge of the hearing.
With confession on his lips and
in the presence of 500 Slays and
Hungarians, Felix Radius, a young
Pole, was hanged at Pottsyille, Pa,
for the murder of Mrs. Mary CHR
keskis and her four-year-old son.
The foreigners had been invited so
that the sight might impress on
them the enormity of the crime OF
murder.
The fight OF William r. Hearst
TO have certain of the ballot boxes
containing the NolcS Nd9L III no ''it'S
orally fight with George 7. McClel-
Ian opened and the vote recounted
has been successful.
Senior Bolio and wife sailed out
of New York for Europe with Is
children, grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw has with
drawn her suit for divorce from
Harry X Thaw.
Seventeen members of the crew OF
the Yarmouth fishing schooner Fame
we're drowned when the vessel was
run down in fog by the Boston and
Yarmouth liner Boston on the Grand
Banks.
Commander Quimby and 20 volun-
teers remained in the turret of the
monitor Florida while the monitor
Florida while the monitor Arkansas
fred a l2-inch shell at the turret and
riddled the Florida's military mast.
The Overland Limited sped through
Illinois at a speed of 60 miles an hour
and passed danger signals with dead
engineer in the locomotive cab.
j. w. Handy, formerly promi-
nent real estate dealer of Cleveland,
o., has been sentenced TO three years
at hard labor in the penitentiary.
The remains of former Vice Presi-
dent George Clinton were removed
from Washington, D. c., to Kingston,
n. Y.
Forty thousand miners in the Pitts
burg field have signed a two-year
wage scale.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Ten Killed by Tornado.

wichita, Kan. Especially. = Ten
dead, 12 injured, hundreds of head
of cattle killed, vast acreage OF
crops destroyed and many buildings
wrecked are the results of a series
of tornadoes that visited Alfalfa
County, Ok. The storm seemed to
enter Alfalfa County from west,
north and northeast simultaneously.
Every obstruction was leveled.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
8,d6s Bins Passed by Conrgess.

Washington, D. c. Especially Up
to Tuesday 3,6GS bills and resolu-
tions passed at the present session
Of Congress have been enrolled and
nearly all Of them have been signed
by the President. OF this number
2 ,695 are House bills and 973 are
Senate measures. The President has
been busy during the week singing
the bills and he is nearly up with
Congress in this regard.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Sighted MANY Whales.

New York (Special) - A large
number of whales, some of them
more than 60 feet in length, were
sighted between the Banks of New
foundland and Sandy Hook lightship
by the crew OF the Russian steamer
Petersburg, which arrived from III
bau and Rotterdam. Captain Salsky,
OF the Petersburg, said six of the
whales we're seen after Nantucket
lightship was passed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
LIGHTNING STRIKES CHURCH.
Funeral Was In Progress And A
Wild Panic Ensues.

Muncie, Ind. Especially While the
funeral services of Mrs. John A. Losh
were being held in the Friends
Church at Cammack, five miles west
of this city, bolt of lightning struck
the church steeple, tore hole
through the roof, destroyed part of
the belfry and injured several per-
sons.
The church was crowded to the
doors with mourners and friends of
the Losh family and the choir was
singing Rock of Ages" For awhile
a panic was imminent. Many per-
sons made an effort to vacate the
building, but the people were finally
quieted and the injured were cared
for.
The most seriously hurt was Miss
Hazel Taylor. She is still suffering
from nervous prostration, but will
recover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Went Hatless Forty Years.

st. Louis, Mo-, Especially After
having served as errand man for
candy manufacturing firm for 40
years, Jacob Gross. 20 years old,
who during his years of service was
never known to wear a hat, died of
heart disease. Several years ago the
firm told Gross that his wages would
be increased, but he refused the in
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Hctfy Grecn Reckless.

New York Especially Mrs. Hetty
Green entertained a party of 80 Of
her friends at dinner at the Hotel
Plaza. The dinner was served in
the dining room of the grand suite
of the hotel and the Plaza gold serv-
ice was used The dinner is said
to have cost $40 a plate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Bank Clerk Dead In Creek.

Sunbury, Pa. Especially. - An in
quest over the remains of man
found in the creek near here re-
suited in the positive Identification
of the body as that of #. M. Bloom,
a bank clerk, who absconded about
three weeks ago after a shortage in
his accounts of $4,000 had been
discovered II is believed that Bloom
committed suicide.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Three Years At Hard Labor.

Cleveland, o. Especially j. w.
Handy, formerly a prominent real
estate dealer, involved in frauds that
are believed to have amounted up
into the hundreds of thousands, was
sentenced to three years in the
penitentiary at hard labor by Judge
Beacon, in Common Pleas Court
this afternoon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04
Minors sign Wage scnIe.

Pittsburg, Pa. Especially "A wage
scale operative until March 81, 1909,
affecting about 10000 miners in the
Pittsburg district was signed. The
agreement is the same as the one In
force two years ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-06-04

Either a man owes money and has
to pay 1t or II Is owed to him and
he can't get 1t.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
PRESIDENTS ANSWER TO
PENNA DEEMED SIGNIFICANT


by <ASSOClahcQ ETess-
WASHINGTON, Jan 15-something
more than the usual degree of Importance
attaches to the felicitous exchanges be-
tween the presidents of America and Bra
zil over the visit of Rear Admiral
Evans fleet to Rio, owing to the signih-
cant expression used by President Roose-
welt in accounting for the mission of the
battleship fleet.
The correspondence by cable was made
public today and was as follows:
From President Penna to President
Roosevelt:
This afternoon / mad the great pleas
ure of receiving and becoming personally
acquainted with the admirais and cap
tains of the American fleet en-. route to
| the Pacific ocean. L congratulate you
| upon the successful arrival OF so powerful
and well drilled a fleet at Rio de Janeiro.
and 1 take keen pleasure in informing
| you that the people of our capital spon-
taneously and enthusiastically Joined the
Brazilian naval officials from the very
first moment of arrival in fraternity and
friendship toward the American sailors
and the republic of the north, for whose
glory all Brazil utters the most cordial
wishes ALFONZO PENNA,
President of Brazil
President Roosevelt's reply to President
Penna:
II thank you for the kind message
which you were so good to send me upon
the arrival of the American fleet at Rio.
1t has given me and will give the
American people the liveiest satisfaction
I'VE are all very sensible of the cour-
tesy and distinguished hospitality with
which the government and people of
Brazil have received our officers and
sailors.
1.-THE warships of America exist for no
other purpose than to protect peace
against possible aggression and justice
against possible oppression. As between
the United States and Brazil, these ships
are not men-of-war, but are messengers
of friendship and good will, commissioned
to combine with you the long continued
and never to be broken amity and mutual
helpfulness of the two great republics.
THEODORE ROOSEVELT"
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
STOESSEL IS
LIKELY TO BE
CONVICTED
COWARDICE OF RUSSIAN GEN
ERAL MAY BE PROVED
Witness Says When Port Arthur Was
Surrendered to Japanese There
Was a Large Supply of Am-
rnunition in the Fortress

By Associated Press.
ST. PETERSBURG. Jan. 15.-The
trial by courtmartial of Lieutenant
General Stoessel for his surrender Of
the Port Arthur fortress to the Jap
anese, is nearing it's end and a verdict
is expected early next week.
Todcy Deputy Syrtlanoff, General
Stoessers attorney, intimated that he
had little hope of acquittal on the main
charge of surrendering the fortress.
M Styrtlanoff hopes, however, that
his client will be freed from blame for
the evacuatio of several of the minor
Russian positions as well as for super
seding General Smyrnoff.
One of the most damaging points
against General Stoessel is that there
was a considerable amount of shells on
hand when the fortress surrendered.
The general contends that he was kept
in the dark regarding the existence of
this ammunition by General Belay,
chief of the artillery, who had verit-
able passion tor the hording of shot
and shells.
Several witnesses have testified 20
the impossibility of getting from the
magazines a sufficient number of
shells to- make the artillery effective.
They said it was their custola to send
gunners every night to other batteries
to steal ammunition to keep their own
guns going.
Interest in the trial is increasing
steadily as the end approaches. Tbs
court room is crowded daily with Of
ticers of high rank and persons prom
inent socially including several grand
dukes
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
LOCAL

Director in big Los Angeles store ar
rested on charge of embezzlement brought
In New York, it is said, to collect civil
claim.
Defendant in divorce case before Judge
James faints on witness stand.
Prosecuting Attorney Ford determined
mock auctions in Los Angeles must end
and method of working victims is ex-
planned by police.
New ice company formed with capital
ization of $4,000 TO reduce price of ice.
Mother of countess oies in Los Ange-
les and death is kept secret over a week.
Charter revisionists hold their first
formal session and agree to select two
committees.
Los Angeles woman sues Long Beach
notary public Claiming that he was party
to alleged fradulant confession in which
she is made to admit infidelity.
Throngs crowd courtroom to hear trial
of Mrs. Estelle Corwell for alleged muir
der of George Bennett; prisoner now
takes more interest in proceedings.
Burr i. Harris, accused of having sent
poisoned candy through mails to Miss
Mathewson, is dismissed for lack of evil
dence.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
ROOSEVELT SAYS FLEET TO PROTECT PEACE AGAINST AGGRESSION
UNEMPLOYED IN NEW
YORK ARRESTED AND
JAILED AS VAGRANTS
City Workhouse Filled to Overflow
inu-Thousands Forced Into
Streets Searching for
Work
By Associated Press

By Associated Press-
NEW YORK, Jan. 15.-The unprece-
dented increase in vagrants In New YORK
has caused congestion at the city work
house on Blackwell's island and every
effort possible is being made to relieve
the overcrowding by transferring pris-
oners sentenced to long terms to the
penitentiafy and to the Raymond street
Jail In Brooklyn.
There are today more than 700 women
and more than 900 men in the works, most
of them serving terms for vagrancy
Thousands out of work and the increase
in the number of strangers looking for
work because of the closing down of fac
tories in nearby Cities have increased
the number of vagrants far beyond the
usual number. even in winter, and with
the advent Of really cold spell all the
city Institutions will be crowded to over
flowing.
The difficulty in securing work Just now
has affected thousands of men and
women who by no means belong to the
tramp class, but who have been forced
into the streets because of lack of work
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
JAPAN AND CANADA AGREE
ON IMMIGRATION QUESTION


=
TOXIC, Jan. 15.-The Canadian immi-
grafton question has been settled.
The Japanese government has received
notice that the report of R. Lemeiux.
Canadian minister of labor, is entirely
satisfactory to the Canadian government
and that 1t would accept in good faith
the verbal promise of the restriction of
the emigration of laborers, relying upon
the Japanese government to enforce the
regulations which are outlined in it's
memorandum. Nothing now remains ex-
cept the exchange of memoranda between
the two governments.
A mistaken idea prevails abroad in
relation to the Japanese cabinet crisis.
according to dispatches from Washington
and London to the effect that an oppo-
sition victory might entail change in
Japan's foreign policy.
Specials from Washington this morning
say that it is believed the immigration
controversy had something to do with
changes in the cabinet. These surmises
are entirely in error. The cabinet crisis
is purely the result of interior differences
over the budget.
In the event of the resignation of the
entire cabinet its reformation would cer-
tainly result in the retention of a num-
Der of the present ministers, including
possibly Foreign Minister Hayashi.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
JAPANESE
PREPARE FOR
CONFLICT
ARMY OFFICERS ARE PUZZLED
OVER SITUATION
Force Of 25o,ooo Fighting Men to Be
Equipped, According to Plan
of Assistant Secretary
Olive.
srecial to The HERALD.

Srecial to The Herald.
BOSTON, Jan. 15.-Gen. Robert Shaw
oliver, assistant secretary Of war, in an
interview at the national guard conven-
tion, declared that while Japan at pres
ent is friendly to this country, what the
coming years will bring forth is another
matter" The United States. Oliver said,
is preparing for the future. Ten million
dollars is wanted by the war department
in order to equip the army with clothing,
blankets and other material to be used
in time of war, as the present equipment
is not up to the standard This sum will
furnish war equipment for 10000 fight
ing men and an appropriation would be
on the scale of s25OO,oOO each year for the
next four years should the bill be passed.
1--WE would be ready to handle a quar-
ter of million men with the material
stored in various parts of the country
Army officers here admit the depart
ment is puzzled at the feverish haste
with which Japan is fortifying Formosa
and. equally puzzled at the significant at
titude Of President Roosevelt.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
LEGISLATURE TO ASK
FOR FEDERAL AID
Nevada Assembly viii Take Subject
Out of Hands of Governor and
Request That the Soldiers
Be Retained
By Associased Press.

BY Associated Press
CARSON, New, Jan. ia joint caucus
of the special committees of the senate
and assembly of the Nevada legislature
met this afternoon and framed joint
resolution which will be introduced in the
senate tomorrow morning, asking the
president of the United States to retain
troops in Goldheld until such time as the
state can provide either police force or
other means to maintain order In the
mining camp.
This is a decided victory for Governor
Sparks, as the committee framing reso-
luton is composed of twenty members
both Republicans and Democrats, with
the pro and anti-labor elements both rep
resented,
The resolution will undoubtedly pass the
senate, while the general expression
among the members of the lower house, is
that 1t will go through that body by a
small majority, the senate being Repub-
lican and the assembly strongly Demo-
cratic. This would place the request for
the retaining of the troops out of the
hands of the governor.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
HENEY AGAIN RESORTS
TO "IMMUNITY BATH
Prosecutor in Land Fraud Cases An
nounces That Only Two Of
Five Men Indicted Will
Be Tried
Rv Associated Press.

Bv Associated Press
PORTLAND, Ore, Jan. 15.--Francls D.
Heney created somewhat of a sensauon
here when he announced in Judge Hunt
court room that of the Iive persons IN
dicted in connection with the Butte
creek alleged land fraud cases only two
former United States Attorney John ID.
Hall and Edwin Mays, will be tried at
this time.
This is taken to indicate that there
exists an understanding between Heney
and the other three defendants-tormer
state Senator w. w. Steiwer, II. II. Hen
bricks and Charles b. Sachary-and that
they will testify against Han ana Mays
when called.
1t has been reported for several days
that immunity baths would be given GER
tain of the defendants, and Heney's an-
nouncehent is believed 10 confirm the
r,smors. The selection of jurors went on
this morning, five being accepted before
the noon recess.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
WOMAN SHOT,;
LOVER LIES
IN MORGUE
GRIM TRAGEDY ENDS REDOND0
LOVE AFFAIR
WIDOW VICTIM OF FORMER CAR
CONDUCTOR, WHO sLAYs SELF
Wife Is Said to Have Once Tried to
Horsewhip Him land Is Witness
in CorweII Csse-Victlm
May Die

REDONDO, Jan. 15.-George Gill OF Los
Angeles, formerly a Pacific Electric
street railway col ductor, shot himself
through the heart this afternoon after
seriously wounding Mrs. May Walker, a
handsome widow rs years old,
Gill had a wife living In Los Angeles
from whom he had been separated for
more than a year. They formerly lived
on North Madison avenue in Pasadena,
and 1t was while residing there that Mrs.
Gill is reported to have attempted to
horsewhip her husband when she found
him In the homo of Mrs. Walker at Re
dondo, about a year ago.
Gill is declared to have been on friend
ly terms with = rs. Walker since that
time, and has been separated from his
wife, who, with their 7-year-old son, Is
now living in Los Angeles.
Gill came to Redondo last night and
went to the home of Mrs. Walker and
insisted that he must see her, but she
feared to see him and had given orders
that he was not to be admitted. Gill
finally left.
Fearing that he would return and that
he might possibly harm her. Mrs. Walker
left her mothers home, intending to go
to a neighbor's.
Horsewhip Him, and Is Witness
GIL saw her leave and followed ner,
finally catching up with her. quarrel
ensued.
AS the woman finally turned to leave
him Gill drew a revolver and shot her
in the back, inflcting wound that Will
probably prove fatal.
$1,000
over her. Thinking that the bullet had
proved fatal he turned the e'smoking pistol
on himself and put the next bullet
through his own heart killing himself
instantly.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gill's matrimonial venture
proved to be anything but ideal, and Tor
1--WE years of their married life, previous
TO the trouble with the Walker woman,
there were frequent periods of separation,
but Mrs. Gill would not heed the advice
of her attorney to ask for legal sep
aration or divorce, because Of their son.
Trouble eliminates
The trouble finally eliminated when the
fact of Gills attention to Mrs. Walker
became known through the medium of a
private detective agency employed by
Mrs. Gill.
Mrs. Gill had her husband arrested
soon after the Redondo episode for fall
ure to provide for his chlld, ana there 10
alleged to have been some talk OF his
fighting the case on the claim that the
child was not his own, but he offered no
such defense, showing only that he had
contributed a considerable part of his
salary to his wife and making the coun-
ter claim that she was too extravagant
in her wearing apparel
Mrs. Gill, soon after the separation
went into the real estate business and Is
in the Iimeiight at the present time as
one of the WITNESSES for the defense OF
Mrs Estelle Corwen, on trlal LOT the
murder of George T. Bennett.
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
OFFICERS AND MEN ARE
FETED AT RIO JANEiRo



RIO JANEIRO, Jan. 15.-The events Of
the official program today for the enter
tainment of the visiting of the American
officers at a breakfast at the residence
of President Penna at Petropolis at noon
and in the afternoon a garden party at
the American embassy in the same SUI
burb. Admirals Thomas, Speery and
Emory will represent the feet at the
function.
In addition to these the only guests
will be Ambassador and Mrs Dudley.
Mr.. Fncarle the Brazilian minister Of
marine; Marshal Hermes Fonzco, the
minister OF war. the chief of the naval
STAFF and the members of the president s
personal staff.
The newspapers this morning all COM
mented favorably upon the good behavior
of the sailors who had shore leave yes
terday.
The men all had good time and per-
CONTINUED ON Page Nine.l
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
Underwriters Elect officers

BY AbsOcIHIeu FreEB
SAN FRANCISCO, Jan. 15.--John w.
Gum of Seattle today was elected presi-
dent of the Fire Underwriters associa-
tion of the Pacific coast, Adam Gilliland
was chosen vice president, Calvert Meade
was reelected secretary-treasurer and
another term Of office was awarded to
j. P. Moore, assistant secretary and
librarian. A new executive committee
was appointed, consisting of A. N.
Brown, ]. w. Gum, r. w. Devlin, r.
w. Osborne and J. L. Fuller
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
GENTLEMANLY BANDIT
HOLDS UP STAGE; GIVES
BACK PART OF MONEY
Polite Hiehwayman Tells Driver He
Does Not Want to Take 1t All.
Asses the Passengers
Small Sum


BY Associated Press
UKIAH Cal, Jan. LA lone highway
man held up the Potter Valley stage this
afternoon near what Is called Wool Rock.
near Wattenbergers. The robber was a
gentlemanly sort of fellow and evidently
did not want to take all his victims had.
Neil Stockgoff. the driver, threw out his
purse, containing six silver dollars. and
the robber passed back two, saying that
he would not need 1t all, The two pas
sengers were assessed respectively So so
and $3.50 The robber then wished them
luck and told them to drive op
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
MAY COMPEL RAILROADS TO
GIVE DETA LIS OF WRECKS
State Board in Nebraska Believes
Photographs Should Be Made of
All Accidents--FuI Explana-
tion Is Demanded
BY Associated Press.

By Associated Press.
LINCOLN, Neb., Jan. 15.-The state
railway commission today approved the
plan to compel railroad officials to fur
nish photographs and complete details
concerning wrecks.
A description of the equipment must
be furnished and the cause of the dis
aster explained
Los Angeles herald., 1908-01-16
Grain Mills Burn

BY Associated Press
KENORA, Ont, Jan. 15.-The Maple
Leaf mills, belonging to the Hedley
shaw company. were destroyed by fire
early today. The elevator in which was
stored over 100000 bushels of wheat was
also destroyed, The loss will reach
81. 900 600; Insured.