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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
WALSH FOUND GUILTY
MisapII.caiiou 100000 Of Banks
Funds.

Chicago peciaD John r
Walsh, financial and political lead
er of the Middle West, was found
guilty Of wrecking the Chicago Bank
The federal jury that had spent two
months hearing the maze of testimon!
consumed 80 hours in rgre,tDg on {
verdict. The verdict was based or
45 of the counts on which he wal
tried. On the other 90 counts hs
was found not guilty.
The penalty fixed by the statutei
for tho offense OF which the aged n
nancie~ was convicted is Imprisonment
for not less than Eve years or more
than 10 for each count upon which
his guilt was established. He wai
released Oh bono.
Thus ends the dream of an Irisl
lad. The fulfillment of his visioI
carried him first to America as az
immigrant. started him in business
as a newsboy. carried him to the
plane of a small merchant, then poll
tician, banker, railroad president
and finally to the throne of the po
litical and financial autocrate of the
second largest city in the United
States.
FaIl OF The Master Builder.
The closing of the doors of the
Chicago Trust Company and tn,
Home Savings Bank, in 1905, wai
one of the financial upheavals of the
age. Walsh was the master builder
of millions. But, by today's verdict
he is convicted Of putting into his
structure at least s7.00O.0O0 ol
money entrusted to him by Other
people.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Aged Couple Die Together.

Providence, r. 1. Especially After
having passed the greater part Of
their lives quietly and uneventfully
In an old farmhouse here, Jonathan
King and his wife, Abbie, died togeth-
er. The wife passed away at $40
o'clock and a few minutes later the
husband died. In both cases death
was due to old age. Mr.. King was
81 years old and his wife S8.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Probably Lost With All Hands.

Seattle, Wash. (Specia D.-The
British ship Hatfield, from Liverpool
to Seattle, is believed to have gone
down with all on board of the west
coast of Vancouver Island. A wire.
less message reports that the yes.
sells deckhouse and several empty
boxes washed ashore. The ships
captain is A. s. Anderson. and his
wife and family probably were on
board. In all 80 persons were
aboard the ship.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Dropped Dead During Fire.

Oakland, Cal. Especially Fire de-
stroyed the Pacific Press Building
here. During the fire w. B. Goldian,
61 years old, a mining broker drop
ped dead from excitement, and Fire
man Arthur Covens was so serionfly
injured that one of his legs had to
be amputated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
For A Big Loan To China.

The Department of State is in re-
ceipt of information that an agree
ment has been signed by China with
an English German syndicate for the
loan of 100000 at per cent. for
80 years, for the construction of the
Tientsin-C -Chinkiang Railroad. The
ownership and control of the rail-
road is to be entirely in the hands
of the Chinese government.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
Aeronaut Farman Wins.

Paris (By Cable) Henry Farman,
the French aeronaut, won the
Deutsche-Archdeacon prize of $10.-
900 by making a circular kilometre
in an airship heavier than air. The
successful fight was made in the
presence of an official committee of
the Aero Club The time was
minute and 2S seconds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trado and latest
Market Reports
Bradstreet's says:

Bradstreets says:
Financial affairs show further ano
marked Improvement, and money 10
more plentiful annd easier to obtain,
but the gain in trade and industry
proper is still largely one of sentl
ment, because business is quiet the
country over. railway earnings and
bank clearings are below o year ago,
collections are slow, though better
than month ago, and industry is.
as a whole, on short time, with the
larger concerns reporting a great
number OF unemployed.
In trade lines the general report IS
one of backward business. Mild
weather is still a bar to the widest
activities In seasonablo goods North
and West, and retailers are stimu-
lating tagging demand by reduction
sales. and Southern trade shows lit
tie more life than a week ago. Some
lines report aftcr-hollday collections
as better than those of December,
and i'm some cases better than antici-
pated. but they in few cases are bet
ter .than slow to fair. Some events
Of the week in dry goods lines are
of special interest. One is the an
nouncement OF revised quotations for
prints and sheetings by leading
agents, the reductions varying, but
being of considerable volume. Anoth-
er item is that some converters who
have overbought gray goods are can
ceiling and paying something for re-
leases from contracts. In the wool
en- goods line the feature is the open
ing of woolens for the fall of 1908
at slight reductions from the pre-
ceding season.
Business failures in the United
States for the week ended January 3
number 434,. against 345 last week,
2SS in the like week of 1907, 2S6 in
1906, 295 in 1906 and 315 in 1904
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
PIPE sMoKERs NUMEROUS.
They Consume More Than Half OF
Country's Crop OF Tobacco.

New York tSpeciaD Pipe smok-
ers consume more than half of all
the tobacco grown in the United
States, according to a statement made
by Vice President Harris, Of the
American Tobacco Company, while
testifying In the Government suit
against the company. Mr.. Harris said
the American Tobacco Company new
er has attempted TO obtain a foot
hold in the plug tobacco trade in
Canada, as the Interests now in con-
troll of that market appear TO be too
solidly entrenched.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
CHICKEN REVEALS GOLD MINE
Metal In Craw Causes Farmer To Dis
Until He Finds Ore.

Shamokin Especially Digging t.
depth. of ten feet Henry Dunkel
berger, residing near Seven Points
uncovered what he believes is gold
ore. He will send a sample of IL tc
Philadelphia for analysis.
Some time ago he Filled n CHECKER
on his land and found a piece OF gold
In its craw. Thinking there might
be gold deposits on his possessions he
has dug into the ground at different
parts of the farm ever since.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23
HOTEL BLOWN UP.

Night Clerk Killed, Several Injured
And Much Damage Caused.
Joplin, Mo. (speciaD An explo-
sion OF natural gas in the basement
OF the big Olivia Apartment Hotel
here killed Marvin Reynolds, aged 90.
other persons and caused $4,000 dam
ages to property.
A suit OF five rooms occupied by
John r. Stevens, a wealthy mine
owner, and his wife, was completely
wrecked ard both occupants were So
verely injured Mrs. Stevens will die.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23

The position Of France in Morocco
IL daily becoming more dlfncult.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-01-23

Japan has informed China that a,
railroad paralleling the South Man
'hnrian shnli u0f ha Lmllt.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
KING ATTACKS JEROME.
Blames Him for Depress'on-Goes
OUer CHARGES 7Cith GOUernor.
rRv TsIegrapf TO The tribune ]

Albany Feb e7-Formal charges against Dlstrict
Attorney Jerome. accompanied by delnalld lol MS
removal from office were presented 10 "oVei"pi "
Hughes to-day by William +. King, Oh New horh
Governor Hughes before taking any other ac'loii
NIL submit copy TO Mr.. Jerome for a reply.
Nv King ACCOMPANIED by counsel, and l. Bum
and George i. Degner held a conference WIN tie
Governor while he went over the document 'HeS
presented Several minor changes were hiaue III
the charges as a result of this inspection after
,,,,tob tho revised edition was signed by Messrs
1-ie F2lrrn and Degner and left with the Governor
AFTER he saw the Governor, Mr.. King attacked al
length the attitude of the District AttrheE to"t'
"maIefactors of great wealth Il hhslhtaiii t"'''
much of the blame for the present depordple coi'
7itiop of affairs said he. ais due the failure or
I,.+so+ Attorney Jerome TO prosecute the rich and
influential rafters who have robbed our people anu
disp7-aced the name of city. beginning with the
Ice Trust the infamous clique whch Alcheu 'ii'
money of policyholdeTs from the great lhsuI aice
cor7panies and last in the list out first IN Open
shameless audacity and barefaced stealing the men
1,-ho looted and wrecked The Metropolitan Ifacuon
Company. ,.,
ON account of the part l took in the elecuon
Of Mr. Jerome many seem to hold me Responsible
for his actions and privileged to take me TO task
for his shortcomings His name was househoiu
word and he would have been promoted from lhe
T,is4rict Attorneys Office TO the White House II
had made good
IF the District Attorney is removed and a man
appointed TO the place who will do his duty ana
MOI allow himself be Influenced by the wealth
- ooial prominence of the criminal it is his duty
TO prosecute we will at once enter upon an era OF
prosperity
Mr.. King and Messrs Pierce and Kramer, MS
counsel. il Will be recalled, called on the Governor
several weeks ago TO get him to appoint speclai
,,roseeIr1or to take up the Metropolitan Street
Railway cases The Governor practically told them
that if they believed Mr. jerome untrustworthy
their course to prefer charges against him
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
REFUSE TO REFER BILL TO P S. BOARD
TBY Teleeranh to The T,

fBy Telegraph The
Albany. Feb. 27.-The Senate, by a vote of IA TO
23 declined to-day to recognize the ability of the
Public Service Commission 10 deal with railroad
questions and defeated the Hnman resolution re-
ferrng the Wemple-Fflley bill TO the commission
for a hearing and investigation. This bill seeks
TO compel railroads to pay their employees twice a
month instead of once month. is done on most
of the big lines In this state to-day The Della
&c Hudson and the Boston & ALBANY are tba
only exceptions TO this rule.
Hearings have been held both sides Of tho
Legislature on the proposition and the bill has ha
opposed by the New York Central Erie Iehieb s,d
Lackawanna railroads.
Following the hearing before the Senate Judfciar,,
Committee some weeks ago Senator HInn,a, t,+r1
duced a resolution asking the Public Service Cor,-
mission to investigate the question and ranort -
fore March TO- The resolution was favorab1,, =
ported yesterday by the Senate Judiciary Cor,,tt
tee and defeated on the floor to-day after a la,e,h
debate.
For SIX years the bill has been smotba-aa i,
committee and Senator Hinman said tbat -
wanted to get some expert evidence as 10 the -,
lis OF the question before passing on it. Tbs 1ah
lobby prevailed on number OF Senators 70 t
the question before the Senate Judiciary -o,,net.
tee, where 1t is expected it will repose To- -
sixth successive time. '"0
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
SPRING STATE COMMITTEE ELECTION.
Woodruff to Make Sure of Craftsmanship
Before National Campaign Starts.

Timnrbv l. Woodruff, chairman of the Repub-
lican State Committee, does not propose 10 be
taken lInavsres by his enemies at the spring con-
yertion In sending out notices yesterday Tor the
meeting Of the state committee on March Chair
man Woodruff said the committee in issuing a cali
for the state convention elect four delegates-at-
large to the national convention would also issue
a call for the election Of new state committee at
the convention.
Il shall insist on the election of a new commit
Zee - said AIr. Woodruff last night IF any man
wants nv place chairman he must take II this
spring 1 DO not propose going through the sum-
rller doing the drudgery of organizing for the i'm
portant fall campaign and then have fight Tor
control of the committee at the September prma-
ries 1t would be poor policy to reOrganize the
committee in the middle of important cam
paiEn- The rule OF electing new committee at
the spring convention was laid down by Governor
OdeI in 1904. and I think everybody agrees it was
a good one"
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
DOES NOT AGREE WITH FOLK.
Barney Schneider Takes Exception to State
ment Regarding Suppression of Racing.

Barney Schneider. the horseman and breeder.
takes exception TO Governor Folks statement in
this city Tuesday that Missouri has not suf-
because of the suppression of racing in that
state representative of the Jockey Club re-
ceived telegram yesterday from Mr.. Schreiber
who is at Oakland, Cal, reading:
stopping racing III Missouri put every breeder
except myself out of business and caused great
financial loss to many farmers and breeders
won't quit because l have too much confidence
in the good Judgment of the people of Missouri
TO believe that the present unjust situation Will
continue. Public opinion never stopped racing
in Missouri 1t politics People In Missouri
would welcome racing conducted as it now is in
New York There are fifty handbooks allowed to
operate in st. Louis to-day AS a Missouri
breeder and farmer who knows the consequences
following the stopping of racing L send my best
wishes to my fellow breeders and farmers in
New York and hope they will be successful in
their efforts TO maintain the present law. which
5 the great and only thing that breeders every
where have to depend on
Mr.. Schreiber owns among other horses Jack
Atkin the good weight carrying sprinter and
maintains an extensive breeding farm in Mis-
souri, with Sain and Bannociburn the lead
ing sires.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
NEGRO DIES AFTER PRIZEFIGHT.

After engaging IN prizefight. said by the poIics
TO have been held in the saloon Of John NiIharfk
at No. 1871 Avenue \. Emmett Brown, a negro, wss
found unconscious the sidewalk at I'D street
and First avenue last night He died later in tha
Presbyterian Hospital
The police arrested John Holmes, &C No. Sss
West SD street, who with the injured man
when he discovered: MiIharik- Harry Francis
elevator boy at No. = West 1O0th street who Is
alleged 20 have acted as Browns second. CSeor-s
Armstrong. OF No. 2C9 East 5Sth street, the sup
posed promoter OF the fight, and Fred Lucas th3
other principal Lucas was held in $500 bail by
Coroner Acritelli q charge OF manslauShtsr
Francis and Armstrong held in similar bail
while Milhartk paroled the custody OF his
counsel -Four other men who went the Prssby-
terrain Hospital with cuts and bruises on their
faces arrested but were DISCHARGED 1s,ar
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28

here Everybody he has represented up here mas
been indicted. If Cans has had any 1avors heie
since he entered private practice he has got theh'
in the back of the neck.
Speaking of the fact that Robert A oraliS'
George w Perkins Charles s. Fairchik and others
indicted in the insurance scandal had not been tried
Mr. Jerome said their depended on the outcome
of Justice Downg's decision in the Hegeman case
which is now awaiting action by the Appellate DIV
ision
In the case of Harry Thaw didn't know HOW
ard Cans represented him. said Mr.. Jerome t1X-
President Montgomery of the Hamilton Bank is
under Indictment this office has had nothing to 90
with Heinze except TO use him as witness before
the grand jury, and as 10 Mr. CraVafh most sueu.
nous efforts We're made, but i cannot accelerate
proceedings fast enough to suit everybody AS TO
DroeEe that is judice- As to No. 25.' 1t does
not become me TO comment upon It,
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
FIRST I'D" IDEA FOR RAILROADS,
Boxes Of Bandages, 6plints, Etc, in Cars,
Suggested by DR. Berry.

Besides the customary axe and crowbdr passen~
gers have seen for years In a glass case IN rail-
road coaches Dr. InsIee H Berry urged yester-
day at the annual meeting OF the Society for IN
struction in First Aid the Injured that each
train leaving New York City should be compelled
to carry one kit containing bandages. whtskey,
splints plaster sterilized cotton, etc, for use in
case of accident or sickness He said hundreds
OF trainrnen had been graduated from the society
and consequently knew how TO use such supplies
TO the best advantage
J. n. Bor1and elected secretary in place &C
Henry H. Truman. who resigned The society an
nounced that # had extended it's work one-thirt
during the year just closed and had about $500
in the bank One thousand persons now at
tending its free lecture courses.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
TO UNITE REPUBLICAN CLUBS.
Organization of 23d District Plans Preten-
tjous Home for Amalgamated Bodies.

At a meeting of the Republican district COM
r,it1ee of the 23d Assembly District last night
the report of subcommittee faVoraole 10 lile
nion of all the Republican clubs IN the district Was
a,+a5 This makes such a union almost as
e,,rad It is planned build a big clubhouse IN
155th street. near Amsterdam avenue, with bowl
ing allevs a billiard room large assembly
hall and all the adjuncts of an up-to-da'e eioo'
making it the most pretentious district club IN
the city
The leading organization Of the district is
row the Liberal Republican Club. or which Collin
II Woodward leader of the district Is president
A proposition made by d leading business man
on Washington Heights build the clubhouse
md rent il has been accepted by the committee
and will probably be received favorably by the
other organizations in the district.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
WAYS AND MEANS MUST MOVE.
Committee Ordered Out of Capitol and Into
New Office Building.
TFrom The Tribune Buresu.I

washington, Feb 23.-The powerful COMMITTEES
on WAYS and Means of the House to-day was Pu-
to rout and BY an overwhelming vote ordered cuE
of the Capitol TO the new House office building a
block away despite the protest that came from
its members. Representative Mapn, who has
charge OF the distribution Of rooms, offered reso-
1ution to move the committee TO the new offca
building so as TO have more suitable quarters
for the Speaker who is forced to transact
ALL his business in a small The members
of the committee. led by Representatives Payne
and Cochran Of New York: DaIzeI, OF Pennsyi-
vania and Clark of Missouri. made a hard fight
against this change. but rather than consent TO a
change IN the file room which would have been
necessary had the committee been allowed 70
tain it's present quarters, the House passed thu
resolution by a vote of To- to IL.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
SHORE LEAVE SHORT.
Fleet. to LeaUe CallaO T0-mOrrO7U,
NOrthWard Bound.

Lima, Feb. 27.-Lima and Calao are regrettng
that the stay of the American fleet is drawing
. to close. and the visiting sailors and officers
are sorry that in two short days shore leave and
entertainment will give place to the routine
duties of the fleet at sea. The entertainments
have been constant, brilliant and successful; the
sailors have enjoyed their excursions and shop
ping expeditions and they have maintained the
reputation that the man afoat has for spending
his money when he is ashore. The shopkeepers,
fruit venders and curio dealers have reaped
rich harvest Thousands of men had liberty, but
there has been no unpleasant incident clash
with the people of either Cailao Lima.
There was an informal reception on board the
battlcsa,p Connecticut yesterday afternoon,
which was followed by supper and dancing
which lasted until midnight Foreign Minister
Polo was among the guests. The warship
fancifuy decorated for the occasion.
The fleet is to leave here on Saturday morn
ing. and several large steamers have been char
tered to take out spectators witness the de-
parture.
President Pardo gave an audience this afternoon
to the Rev NJ c. Geeson chaplain of the Con-
necticut There a large attendance of sail
and others at the mass at the cathedral this
morning, at the conclusion of which breakfast
was given at the seminary. The American Min
lister. Leslie Combs made a speech, in which he
thanked the officers of the Catholic Union, who
had arranged the ceremony. for their thought
funess and hospitality.
The garden party given this afternoon by Gen.
erai Elespuru. Minister of War, great sue
cess. twelve hundred guests being present, among
whom three hundred officers. Another bull
fight was given in the afternoon, at which there
were four thousand spectators, including fifteen
hundred officers and sailors from the fleet
A banquet given tonight on board the
Connecticut All the ships We're brilliantly il
Illuminated
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
MANY DISPUTES OVER WORK.
Keen Competition and Large Number of Idle
Mechanics Bring Trouble.

Because of the many idle mechanics and the keen
competition for work the general arbitration board
of the Building Trades Employers Association
which has charge of the settlement of disputes
about work, reported yesterday that it unable
TO keep up with the complaints. Nearly every
building In course Of construction in the city has
been involved these disputes. which. however. do
not result strikes partly because of the arbitra
ton agreement and partly because there is
enough work 10 go around but every building union
is anxious to down its idle list.
While the arbitration agreement is generally
spected" the statement vs.. there were never at
any time anything like the number of disputes be-
tween unions as TO work which the board is now
asked to pass The effort Of every union to
keep down its idle list much as possible has
caused this unusual competition for work.
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
MAMMOTH MINE CAVE-lN.

Wilkes Barre, Penn. Feb. PA mammoth mine
cave-in so feet deep and disturbing a surface area
of about third of acre, occurred near here
day. The cave-in runs along coal branch of the
New Jersey Central Railroad. whose tracks were
undermined and destroyed for fifty yards. The
Blackman colliery workings of the Lehigh Valley
Coal Company near by were inundated with a sud
den rush of rock, clay and sand, causing the min
and other employees to fee for safety. The
properties in the vicinity of the cave-in including
several dozen miners houses are. 1t is said. n
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
FAMILY HELD ON CHECK CHARGES

Plainfield, N. J., Feb. 81 (SpeciaD-The mem
bers Of the Chapey family who, it is said. have
been operating throughout the state under the
name Of Nanoni and other aliases. were held for
the grand jury here to-day by Judge Runyon.
The prisoners Mrs. Catherine Gertrude
Chapey. Mrs. Gertrude Wellenhagen, her daughe
ter; Lucien Chapey, her son, and John Wallen-
hagen, her son-in-l law.
The specific charges against the quartet are
preferred by D. Demo!. local caterer, who
cashed two checks for Mrs Chapey aggregating
So4
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
RUNAWAY ENGINE KILLS TWO.

Brockwayvlie, Penn, Feb. PA yard engine
running wild through the Erie Railroad yards here
to-day crashed into the of a freight train at
the Buffalo, Rochester & Pittshurg Railway inter-
section, killing two While the engine was
taking water the engineer tried to tighten 4 bolt
the throttle. which blew out. hurting the engi-
and fireman from the cab The engine with
200 pounds of steam started down the yard at
rife speed. The engine borrowed from the
Buffalo. Rochester & Pittsburg Railway by the
Eric a few daYs ago
New-York tribune., 1908-02-28
BILL TO FOLLOW HUGHES CONFERENCE

Albany, Feb PA bill proposing a commission
10 regulate places and salaries of employees in all
state institutions will be introduced in the Legis-
Iaturc AT an early date This announcement was
made following a conference to-day at the execu-
tive chamber attended by Governor Hughes. Presi-
dent Stewart of the State Board of Charities Presi
dent Ferris of the State Commission in Lunacy
President Howard of the State Commission of
Prisons State Controller Gynn and c. V. Collins
Superintendent of State Prisons. The bill is to
provide that the commission shall consist of the
presidents of the State Board of Charities Com
mission in Lunacy and Commission of Prisons.