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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07


Toxic (By Cable) Admiral Yos-
himatsu, commander of the training
squadron, reports an explosion in the
stern magazine of the cruiser Mat
sushima at 4.0S o'clock A. NJ, while
anchoring at Makang, harbor on
the Pescadores Islands. The Mat
sushima Immediately sank until only
the bridge was visible. Efforts at
rescue by boats from the cruisers
Hashodate and the Itsukusihma con-
tinued until 8 A. NJ, resulting in
the saving of the lives of 141 men,
including some officers. The major
ity of the officers were not saved and
at the time of the AdmiraPs report
the cadets on board numbered 5S
out of a total complement of 800.
The sons of Baron Chinda, vice min
lister of the Foreign Office, and of
Prince Oyama, field marshal. are
among the cadets who it is feared
are lost, also Captains Name. Yosh
mort and Yashiro.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
WASHINGTON

Senator Gore introduced a resolu-
tion providing for an investigation
by the Senate Committee on Privi-
leges and Elections of contributions
of corporations to elections.
President Roosevelt addressed a
club of working women from New
England and commended their or
ganization.
Senator Lodge will go to Chicago
in advance to head off any attempt
to stampede the Convention.
The House has surrendered to the
President and will enact desired leg
islation.
Secretary of War Taft left Wash
ington on his Panama trip, accom-
panied by Richard Reed Rodgers,
general counsel of the Isthmian Ca
nal Commission, and Assistant Pri-
vate Secretary Michler.
Fred B. Whitney, formerly an at
torney for the Lake Torpedo Boat
Company, confessed that he had
written the anonymous letters which
have figured in the Lilley submarine
boat investigation.
General Agnus testified before the
House committee investigating the
Paper Trust, showing how the price
was arbitrarily raised ON him, and
he was not allowed to buy where
he pleased.
Frederick Brown Whitney, an at
torney, admitted being the author of
the anonymous letters which figured
so prominently in the submarine in
vestigation.
The House committee decided to
report favorably a bill providing for
the purchase abroad of American
embassy legation and consular build
ings.
President Roosevelt reappointed
Secretary Straus one of the Aneri,
can members of the Permanent Court
of Arbitration at The Hague.
The majority of the House Com
mittee on Banking and Currency
showed no disposition to take up the
new Vreeland currency bill.
Governor Allen Gard was shot by
an unfriendly Dato in the Philip.
pines. Gard is a native of Maryland.
John Norris, representing the
American Newspaper Publishers AS
sociation. continued his testimony
against the Paper Trust before the
House committee.
Bicycle Policeman Morris claimes
Mrs Nicholas Longworth drove hel
automobile at a rate beyond the
speed limit in the Capitol grounds.
William r. Wheeler, of California
accepted the post of assistant secre.
taryship of the Department of Com.
merce and Labor.
President Roosevelt is urging o
larger appropriation to enforce the
publicity clause In the rate law.
The House ordered favorable re
port on the bill TO reimburse deposi.
tors of the late Freedman's Savingf
and Trust Company.
President Roosevelt awarded rail.
road life-saying medals to Frank Lar
son, of Fremont, Neb., and Charles
Bennett, of Waukegan, Ill.
Thomas McCreary, who nearly last
his life from a pistol-shot wound ac.
cidentally inflicted by Congressman
Hefiin, is said to have been saved
from death by deadly drug which
was given him by DR. Wyatt Hefiin
brother OF the congressman.
The Senate passed the House reso.
luton expressing regret over the de.
vastation of the South by hurricane
and authorizing the Secretary of Wal
to use such means as he has to re.
lieve the distress.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
TUBERCULOSIS CONGRESS.
German Investigators VIII Send Dele.
gates To Washington.

Berlin (By Cable) Charge DAT.
faires Garrett has transmitted to the
foreign Office the invitation of the
American government to send dele
gates to the International Tubercu-
losis Conference, to be held in Wash
ington, September 81 to October 10
Of this year. This invitation is sent
in accordance with a resolution of
Congress of March 6.
Anticipating this invitation, the
German Investigators already have
formed a committee to attend the
congress, of which Prof. Ernst Won
Leyden is chairman The German
government and the medical societies
Of Germany will send a numerous
representation.
Accompanying the invitation the
State Department sends out certain
Information regarding the congress,
printed in Spanish, German, French
and English.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
AN UNAvoIDABLE COLLISION.
Verdict In The Case OF The st. Paul
And Gladiator.


Yarmouth, Eng. (By Cable) The
coroner's inquest over the bodies of
the four of the 2S men who were
drowned as a result of the collision
between the liner st. Paul and the
British cruiser Gladiator was held
and a verdict was given saying the
men came to their deaths accidently
and that nobody is criminally blam-
able for the collision.
Captain Lumsden, of the Gladia-
tor, was the first important witness.
He said he was on the bridge of the
Gladiator when he saw the st. Paul
approaching about half a mile away.
The st. Paul swung to port and Cap
tain Lumsden starboarded the helm
of the Gladiator to pass the liner.
The captain said he did not hear any
blast from the siren of the st. Paul,
but he observed that she was swing
ing to port. 1t was reported to him,
he said, that the liner had given two
blasts, indicating that she was put
ting her helm to starboard. He or
dered that the Gladiator's starboard
helm be eased, intending to pass the
liner on the starboard side.
Continuing, the captain said the
liner struck the Gladiator just abaft
of the forward end of the after stoke
hold. At the time of the impact he
ordered his engines to stop and then
go astern. This order was carried
out. When across the st. Paul's
bows, Captain Lumsden hailed some
one on board, saying: IF you will
go astern and clear me l will go
ahead" This the st. Paul did, and
the Gladiator was swept rapidly by
the wind and the tide to Sconce
Point, where she eventually ground
ed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
FINANCIAL

There was a smart rise in both
wheat and coston.
President Thomas is making an
inspection trip over the Lehigh Val
ley.
American Snuff common jumped
$50 to $500 a share, while the pre-
ferred rose 81 to sos.
One of the largest Philadelphia
subscribers for Pennsylvania bonds
says that $4,000 900 was bid for
the $40,O0O,00O, which means the
issue was thirty times oyersub-
scribed.
Union Pacific's gross earnings in
March fell off $S54,7S6, and the net
decreased $205,107. This company S
average has exceeded $4,000 for
each of the nine months.
Steel mills are not expecting large
orders at this time from the Penn
sylvania Notwithstanding its $40,-
100000 bond sale.
A decline of 91s in Westinghouse
followed the report that the bank
ers' reorganization plan had failed.
Twenty-Five railroads for the third
week OF April report an average
decrease of is per cent. in gross
earnings.
The jump of over four points in
Illinois Central shows that it means
TO keep up with the other Hartman
specialties
mo merger says the Bell and
Keystone Telephone people apropos
~ the reDOrts that there would no
a consolidation OF the two companies,
Rock Islands net profits last
month decreased s291.290.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
After The Bucket Shops.

Washington, d. C. Especially -
Representative Gillett, of Massa-
chusetts, introduced a bill seeking to
suppress the operations of bucket
shops throughout the United States
by prohibiting the sending of tele-
phone or telegraph messages by such
concerns. The offense is made a mis-
demeanor, punishable by fine and i'm
prisonment to be imposed both upon
the operators of the shop and ON
the telegraph and telephone compan-
les carving their messages.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Chimney Crushes children.

Buffalo, N. Y. Especially While a
party of school children were playing
in the yard of public school, neaI
Spring Street, a tall chimney on an
adjoining building, was blown over
William Pinzel, aged fourteen, was
caught under the debris and crushed
to death. Hugh Doherty, aged six.
teen, received fractured skull, and
Leroy Hodges, aged fourteen, is in.
jured internally. Several other chill
dren received minor bruise and cuts
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Austria Gets Its Man.

Trinidad, Colo. Especially Steve
10th, said to be an anarchist and
suspected of completely in plot to
assassinate Emperor Francis Joseph,
was arrested at Cokedale and taken to
Denver TO await extradition papers.
He had been followed from Austria
by an agent of the Austrian govern
ment, who caused his arrest. 10th
admitted that he was wanted In Aus
tria, but denied that he was ever con-
cerned in a plot to assassinate the
Emperor.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Bomb Thrower Is Dead.

New York Especially .-Selig Silver
stein, the anarchist who attempted
to throw bomb into a group of
policemen in Union Square several
weeks ago, and was injured in the
premature explosion of the bomb, is
dead. Silverstein's companion was
killed by the bomb. Silverstein, ac-
cording to the police, confessed that
he manufactured the bomb, and in
tended to throw 1t among the police
because a policeman had beaten him
several days before.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Foreign

Guatemalan officers are reported
to have seized the Honduras consul
general, who is accused of plotting
against the government
Sir Robert Hart, chief of the Mari
time Customs Service of China, left
Shanghai for Europe on years
leave of absence.
The Norwegian Cabinet accepted
the resignation of Fridtjof Nansen,
the Norwegian minister to Great
Britain
The Chilian government announc-
ed reduction in the budget for the
next fiscal year Of 22,000,000 pesos.
Two men we're arrested in Lisbon
on the charge of being involved in
the assassination of King Carlos.
May Day passed off generally in
all the European capitals without
serious results.
Julian Bakk, millionaire publisher
Of the Rech, of st. Petersburg, COM
mitted suicide.
King Gustav Of Sweden arrived
at Tsarkoe Selo and was received by
the Car
King Gustav, of Sweden, arrived
at Reveal, Russia, and proceeded to
rsarkoe-Selo to attend the wedding
Of his son to Grand Duchess Maria
Pavlovna
The announcement was made in
the German Reichstag that the gov
ernment must borrow $25O,O00,O 900
during the next four years.
Governor Post, of Porto Rico,
sailed on the Philadelphia from San
Juan for New York on two months
leave of absence.
Capt Roald Amundsen, the dis
coverer of the Northwest Passage,
returned TO Christiana from New
York
Plague conditions are reported to
be alarming in Venezuela.
Plans have been completed for the
carriage ceremony of Prince Will
helm of Sweden and Grand Duchess
Marie Paylovna, daughter of Grand
Duke Paul of Russia.
President Fallieres visited the
spring salon of the Societe des Ar
lists Brancais, where he privately in
9pected the pictures.
Consul General Kato, the japanese
representative at Mukden, has been
rebuked by his home government for
his controversy with American Con-
sui General Straight.
The engagement was announced in
London Of Ambassador Reid's daugh-
ter, Miss Jean Reid, TO Hon. John
Hubert Ward, brother of the Earl OF
Dudley.
Mulai Hafd, the Moroccan pre-
tender. is reported to have fled TO
Tadla. after having been defeated.
King Manuel OF Portugal attended
the session OF the Cortes and read his
address from the tribune.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07

Peking (By Cable) The Mukden
incident, arising Que of an assault
committed recently by Japanese
postman and other Japanese upor
the native servants of the American
consul general, Willard ID. Straight.
is regarded as being satisfactorily
closed. M. Ketcp the Japanese con-
sui general at Mukden, has written
letter OF apology and regret to Mr..
Straight The postman has been
sentenced to one months imprison-
ment, and his two accomplices also
have been punished.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Jumned From Auto. Nav Die

Parkersburg, w. Va. Especially -
Miss Geneyieye Eaton, prominent
society young woman, was probably
fatally injured while automoblilng
with Urban Thompson, nephew Of
j. n. Camden, who was using the
automobile OF the deceased Senator.
They were descending a grade on Ju-
Llama Street. when young Thompson
threw Oh the brake suddenly. This
frightened MICS Eaton. She jumped
out and struck her head on the pave
ment and is supposed to have sus-
tanned fracture Of the skull.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Mayor Killed In A Row.

Fort de France (By Cable) "A
serious and fatal conflict broke out
in this city between hostile groups
OF politicians in connection with the
present campaign for municipal cleo
tions. A band of men led by M.
Labat, the vice mayor of Fort de
France, engaged in an armed con.
hict at the city hall with another
band, under the leadership of the
mayor M. Severe. The Mayor was
killed in the fighting. Several other
men also lost their lives and a mum.
ber OF persons were wounded.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
NO SNAKE VENOM FOR THAw.
DIR. Baker, At Matteawan, Denies
Yarn About Lance-head Treat
ment.

Matteawan, (SpeciaD 1t having
been reported that Harry X. Thaw
was to be treated with venom from
the lance-head snake, in the hope of
improving his mental condition, DR..
A. T. Baker, who has charge of the
young millionaire at the State Hos
pital for the Insane, was asked If
there was any truth in the report.
He laughed heartily at what he evil
IDENTIFY regarded as a good joke; then
he replied:
There is absolutely no foundation
for the story"
He added that there had been no
pronounced change in the young
mans condition recently, despite
rumors of violent outbreaks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
$4,000 Package Gone.

City of Mexico Especially .-Advices
from Terreon say that when the
northbound passenger train on the
Mexican Railroad reached that place
it was found that a Wells-Fargo ex-
press package containing $73, 900 was
missing from the express car. There
is no clew to the robbery, and so
far as known no arrest has been
made
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
senator Charles +. CaId,yelJ.

Parkersburg, w. Va. Especially -
Senator Charles T. Caldwell, promi.
nent politician and one of the most
noted criminal lawyers of West Vir-
ginia. died here. He had the repu
tation of being the best political
stump speaker in the state. He se~v-
ed two terms in the State Senate.
He was born so years ago liz Meigs
County, o.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Last Real Daughter Dead.

Woodbury., Conn. Especially Miss
Rhoda Augusta Thompson, the last
real Daughter of the American Revo-
luton, died at her home here fol.
lowing a paralytic shock. Her father
was a drummer boy in the Revolu-
tionary Army. Miss Thompson was
horn at Woodstock, N. Y, June L.
1921, and was the Youngest OF II
children. She was q member OF Mil
licent Porter Chapter, d. A. r.. OF
Waterbury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Assassinatcd By A sheik's Order.

Cairo, Egypt (By Cable) A Brit.
ish subject, Scott Moncreiff, deputy
inspector of the Blue Nile Province
together with native official, has
been assassinated at the instance Of
a local shetk, who proclaimed him.
self prophet at Mesalameih. about
15O miles from Khartoum. small
punitive force, led by the governor
of the province, was attacked by a
murderous band of dervishes. Dur
ing the fighting the governor was
wounded and two native officers were
killed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
KILLS HIS SWEETHEART.
Polandcr Maddened BY Rejection OF
His Proposal.

New York (SpeciaD .-Enraged be.
cause his long journey across the
seas had ended in the refusal of his
proposal of marriage William Sea.
kansky, young PolHnder, shot and
killed Annie Kockonwa, a 20-year- old
Polish girl, in the hall way of q
boarding house in williamsburg, and
before he was overpowered by the
police shot Michael Kirsani, who
sought to intercept him in his fight
Kirsani died later in a hospital.
An angered crowd that gave chase
to Seakansky made threats OF lynch.
ing when he was caught, but the of.
ficers hurried their man to the pu
lice station.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Burglars Garry OF Safe.

Newark, N. ]. (Special) = Burg
lars entered the Union Avenue Hotel
in Irvington, carried off a safe weigh
ing 700 pounds and said to contain
$4,000 worth of jewelry. and rare
coins, dragged it across lots a dis
tance of 600 feet, blew it open with
nitroglycerin and escaped with tho
contents. The burglars entered the
hotel through a rear door and got
away without being detected by any
one in the hotel.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
James Hun Killed In Georgia.

Atlanta, Ga. Especially - James
Huff, of Porterdale, Ga, was shot
and instantly killed by Jack Pierce, a
cotton-mill operative, of this city,
near the corner of Decatur and
North Boulevard Pierce made his
escape The cause of the shooting ia
not known, but persons in the vicini-
t.r heard Pierce say to Huff Jack
don't come any further or I'll kill
you" A moment later a shot was
heard, and Huff fell. Huff was a
painter
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07

Japanese cruiser Matsushima
blown up by explosion in maga-
zine off Pescadores Islands, April
90. Vessel sunk and from 125
to 1873 lives lost.
The most recent disaster in
the japanese Navy was the explo-
sion of a projectile, September
8, 1907, on the battleship Kashi-
ma, in which five men were
killed.
The most serious catastrophe
was the burning of the battle
ship Misaska, September 8, 1905,
in Sasebo harbor. Five hundred
and ninety-nine officers and men
were lost,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
KILLED IN AUTO CRASH.
James Bailey, A Manufacturer, OF
Camden, n. j., Dead.

Atlantic City, n. j. Especially -
One person was killed and two in
jured in a collision between an cleo
trio train on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road and an automobile at Mays
Landing, near here. The dead man
is Joseph Bailey, well-known man
ufacturer, of Camden, n j. His wife
was slightly hurt and the driver of
the automobile received serious but
not fatal injuries.
The driver of the automobile was
making good time when he came to
the railroad crossing at the same in
stant that the electric express came
along, 1t is believed the occupants
of the machine did not hear the
electric train approaching until too
late
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
scnred mol nenth Rv Eire.

Great Darlington, Mass. Especially.
.One person died, three houses and
two barnes were destroyed, doing
s25, 900 damage, in fire here. The
fire started in a large barn and
houses nearby soon caught. Mrs.
Thomas Hennehan, living nearby,
died from the shock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
stock Exchange Seat, $40. 600.

New York Especially "A seat on
the New York Stock Exchange sold
for $4,000. This was an advance
OF $1,000 over the last previous sale.
which was made late In March, and
represents a gain of $4,000 since
last November, when an exchange
membership was sold for $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
Philippine Town Burned.

Manila (By Cable) .-Antipolo. in
the Province of Moreng. was de-
stroyed by FIRE. Four hundred
houses were burned and hundreds OF
people are homeless. The famous
shrine was saved. The fire was caus-
ed by lightning. Antipolo has $500
inhabitants
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
$40 Token Brings s2,f75.

London (By Cable) "A $40 toker
issued by the Cincinnati Mining Com.
pany in 1849 was sold at auction al
Sotheby's and purchased for Ameri.
ca for $2,175. There is only one
other similar token extant.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
The Population of WasbInelon

Washington. d. G. Especially .---Ac-
cording to the police census Just
taken, the population of Washington
is S30.403, an increase OF 9,sl2 over
last year, There are a4i,920 whitcs|
and 97.4s3 negroes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-07
A DISASTER TO
THE JAPANESE NAVY
Magazine sxpIodes and Cruiser Is
Sunk.
OFFICERS AND CADETS ARE LOST.

Many of Those Supposed to Have Gone
Down With the Ship Bear Names
Prominent in Army and Navy Circles
Immediately After the Explosion
the Cruiser Sunk.
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-03
CONFESSION MAY Be TRUE
Truelson Seems Familiar With the
Guinness Home-May Be
Taken to Laporte.

Laporte. Ind, June 2-Sheriff Shutter
said today that only a synopsis OF the
confession made by Julius G. Truelson
of New York, who is now in Jail in
Vernon, Tex, has been made public
The complete confession said the
sheriff covers nineteen typewriter
pal es and goes into the most minute de
tails Of Truelson's career. as ne tells il,
from 1903 TO the present time. 1t is
most remarkable document but we are
not willing as yet to make it public
because We wish 10 see how much of
the truth he is telling Truelson told
things that could only be told by a per
son actually familiar with the murders
He described the Guinness house in detail
and | don't see how he could have done
1t unless he had been there. Although
We have no particular faith in the con-
fessiOn. we may bring him TO LapOrte
TO test him on one or two points. incud-
ing the location of two bodies which, he
said, were burieC near the railroad track
No bodies have been found there, al
though we have dug in several places,
but TruelsOn says he can direct US to the
spot"
The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1908-06-03
OIL COMBINE IN COLORADO |
Suit for Damages in the Sum of
$1,000,000 and Receiver Is
Asked by Stockholders.

Florence. Colo. June "A suit asking
damages in the sum of 100000 and pray
ing for a receiver for the United Oil COM
pany. one of the biggest oil drilling and
refining concerns in the west, was filed
in the district court today by j. Wal
lace, vice president and director OF the
company. on behalf of himself and other
stockholders.
The suit is directed against Samuel F.
RathVon and Crawford Hill of Denver;
Isaac A. Joseph, Howard p. Eells, Will
liam A. Otis. L. S. HOLSTER, William r.
RathVon and the United Oil company of
Florence, the Inland Oil & Refining COM
pany OF Boulder, the Continental Oil COM
pany and the Standard Oil company.
The complaint alleges mismanag cement
combinations and collisions with the
Standard Oil company and the Continental
Oil company and other persons and cor
pOratiOns.
The petition asks that all the property
and leases and effects of the Inland Oil
& Refining company be adjudged to be
the property of the United Oil company,
and that during the tendency of the &C
ton. Hill, RathVOn and the Inland Oil
company be restrained from transferring
stock or property therein-as il is alleged
by the complaint, the United Oil company
is interested.
receivers for the United Oil company ami
the Inland Oil & Refining company dur
ing the tendency Of the action and the
removal of Crawford Hill as president
and Samuel F. RathvOn as secretary and
treasurer.