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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
MAN, Wife AND
SERVANT SLAIN
House Is Ransacked From Top to
Bottom.

Matawan, N. J. Especially Three
lives were snuffed out by a murderer
on farm near the little village Of
Wickatunk. which Is about seven
miles from Matawan. The victims
we're William B. Sheppard, his wife,
Josephine, and their servant, Jennie
Bendy. OF the family only baby
of IL months, who was asleep in
crib, escaped.
Detectives questioned Frank Zas-
trea, the only farmland remaining
on the place, who discovered the trag-
edy. He contradicted himself in
many details, and It was decided to
hold him, ostensibly as a witness,
for the inquest He was taken to
the county jail in Freehold. where
another man, Frank Crooks, is also
held on suspicion.
The authorities are seeking two
men who we're employed on the farm
by MIR. Sheppard and who were dis
charged, one 10 days ago and the
other on Thursday night.
Whatever the motive, 1t was not
robbery, although the house was ran
sacked That some money was taken
is not doubted, although Mr.. Shep-
pard usually did not have much in
his home. His pockets we're turned
inside out, a desk was broken open,
carpets and mating were ripped up
and the bureau drawers were rifed.
But in the pocket of Mr.. Sheppard
was his gold watch and diamond
ring was on his finger. Mrs. Shep-
pard also had a ring which had not
been taken, nor had other pieces OF
jewelry that were on her dressing
case. This leads the authorities to
the belief that the murderer was ac-
tuated by a spirit of revenge, and as
MIR. Sheppard was esteemed by all
who knew him in the village the
county officials and Pinkerton detec-
tives are anxious to find the two
farmhands who we're discharged.
All the residents of the country
for miles around were aroused by
the murder. The weapon used was
Mr.. Sheppard's own repeating rifle,
and the murderer was calm, deliber-
ate and determined to make no mis-
take. To this end end he shot both
Mr.. Sheppard and his wife twice,
though either of the wounds was suf-
fcient to cause death.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
FINANCIAL

New high records for Union Pacific
and L. S. Steel.
over S2O,OOO,OOO of Government
funds on the last call have been re-
turned by the banks.
Corn, at Chicago, reached the high
est price in five years, the May op-
tion selling at 76 cents.
Union Pacific and Southern Pacific
directors declared the regular quar-
terly dividend, the former having a
10 per cent annual rate and the
latter 6 per cent.
That Cleveland Trust Company
failure didn't check the upward
movement in the stock market even
for minute,
Western Unions jump OF nearly
six points was largely the result Of
short covering, said private Wall
Street despatch.
Another strong advance in foreign
Government bonds, indicating favor
able conditions abroad.
Total net earnings of the Associat-
cd Bell Telephone Company in March
were S2,97l,100 and for three
months $S.650,400. The latter was
gain of $926,200.
Interests identified with Mr.. Nor
gan say that the Rothschilds have
refused to underwrite Union Pacific s
bonds-hence the delay in marketing
them.
Twenty-seven railroads in the first
week of MAY suffered a decrease OF
21 per cent. in gross earnings, COM
pared with that week last year.
This from the Iron Age:" There
has been some rail business, the
Lackawanna Steel Company having
accepted 5000 tons from the Maine
Central, 5000 tons from the Boston
& Albany and 5000 tons from the
Michigan Central. Thus far there
has been put on the books Of the rail
mills q total of 100000 tons, in
cluding the orders carried over from
last year.
Cotton is now up to 100 points
above the recent low price.
James j. Hill points out that
whereas the per capita consumption
of coal in the United States fifty years
ago was only half ton year, 1t is
now five tons. He predicts something
of coal famine by the end OF this
century
The issue of 100000 of new
securities by the Southern Railway
puts out of the question all danger
OF the formerly threatened receiver
ship. Now Mr.. Morgan and Mr.. Har-
riman have each saved" a railroad
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
WASHINGTON

The President nominated Edward
7. Sanford, of Tennessee, to be Uni
ted States district Judge for the East
ern and Middle districts of Tennes-
see.
President Roosevelt has been asked
to preside at the meeting of the Ma
tional Congress on tuberculosis to
be held in Washington.
The Senate Committee on Com
merce authorized a favorable report
on the omnibus navigation bill.
The war on the mosquito has ma
terially reduced malarial troubles at
all the army posts.
The Senate passed the Sundry
Civil Appropriation Bill without ma
terial amendment.
Senator Tillman, OF South Caro-
lima, returned to his seat in the Sem
ate.
Senator Foraker abandoned his eff
fort to secure consideration at this
session of his bill reinstating the
negro troops who were discharged
from service on account of the
Brownsville riot, and moved to make
the bill the special order for Decem-
ber 16 next
The Vreeland Currency Bill is to
be passed under suspension of the
rules. The Democrats will be given
opportunity to offer the Williams bill
as an amendment.
The resolution proposing a court
of inquiry for Col. William f. Stew
art was referred by the Senate to the
Military Committee for consideration.
The President has appointed a
commission to revise the laws so as
to obtain better security for passen-
gers and crews on vessels.
Senator Rayner was defeated in
his effort TO get action upon his reso-
luton asking for courtmartial for
Colonel Stewart.
Wireless messages were sent to
the war balloon at Washington from
the Naval Academy at Annapolis.
Senator Rayner introduced in the
Senate a resolution calling upon the
President to appoint court of in
quiry in the case of Col. William f.
Stewart.
The House adopted the Senate
amendments to the bill prohibiting
racetrack gambling in the District
of Columbia and passed the bill.
Representative j. Thomas Hefiin,
of Alabama, was indicted for assault
with a dangerous weapon.
At conference between the lead
ers of the House and Senate ii prac-
tically was agreed that Congress shall
adjourn Saturday, May 23.
Congressman Lilly refused to pro-
duce the letters asked for by the
House committee investigating the
submarine charges.
The conference report on the Ma
val Appropriation Bill was adopted
by the Senate. The bill carries S122,-
662.715.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
DRAINED MANS BRAIN.
Jacob Ritz Minus Four Ounces OF
Gray Matter.

JACOB Hltz Minus Four Ounces OF
Gray Matter.
New York Especially Jacob kitz,
22 years old, of 1880 DeKalb Ave
nue., Brooklyn, will leave St. Mary's
Hospital in a few days minus four
ounces of brain matter, but never
theless healthy, strong man. Ritz
attempted suicide on April 8 and
fired a bullet of 3S caliber into his
brain. For a day or more his life
was despaired Of, for the bullet had
entered one side of the skull and
lodged under the bone on the other
side, fracturing both sides and pass
ing through the frontal lobes.
Shortly after Ritz had been taken
10 the institution a tumor formed
between the skull and brain which
pressed dangerously on the frontal
lobes, and to drain il the surgeons
inserted a rubber tube through the
bullethole in his right temple. For
sometime it was thought that pos
sibly Ritz's sight and taste had been
impaired, due to the fact that the
bullet had passed through what is
known to physicians as the seat of
judgment" Tests were made and
the man was found to have retained
both his taste and eyesight.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
A PEACE DELEGATE
NOW HEAD Of FLEET
Admiral Speny Was at the Hague
Conference.
PACIFIC FLEET GOING SOUTH
New Commander, Who Is TO Con-
duct the Battleships Around the
World, Succeeds Admiral Taylor
Reorganization Plan Immediately
Carried Out.

San Francisco Especially. - Rear
Admiral Charles Stillman Sperry re-
turned within six months from mis-
sion Of peace as one OF the American
delegates to the conference at The
Hague, assumed command Friday OF
the strongest force of first-class
fighting ships assembled in the his
tory of the nation. Rear Admiral
Charles NJ. Thomas, who succeeded
Rear Admiral Evans as commander
in-chief of the Atlantic feet, Eauled
down his flag at 10.40 A. M. from
the truck of the Connecticut, and 10
minutes later Admiral Sperry was
received on board the flagship with
the salutes and other naval honors
BETTING his position.
When Admiral Sperry took COM
mand the reorganization of the feet
Immediately was carried into effect,
and throughout the noon hour the
waters of the bay echoed the call of
bugles, the ruffie of drums and the
strains of martial music from half a
dozen quarterdecks. Rear Admiral
w. H. Emory transferred his flag
from the Georgia to the Louisiana,
the new flagship of the second squad
ron, third division. Capt. Richard
Wainwright gave up command of the
Louisiana and hoisted the triangular
flag of senior division officer on the
Georgia. He commands the second
division. Captain Schroeder, COM
manding the Virginia, assumed COM
mand of the fourth division and took
up his quarters on the new flagship
Wisconsin.
Both Captains Schroeder and
Wainwright will be promoted to the
grade of rear admiral in July.
Although still an Independent
force to all intents and purposes,
the Atlantic feet passed technically
and temporarily today under control
of the Pacific fleet.
Rear Admiral Dayton, commander
in-chief of the Pacific fleet, outranks
Admiral Sperry, and as soon as Ad-
miral Thomas blue flag was run
down on the Connecticut he became
senior officer in command of the com
bined fleets. 1t had been intended
that the Pacific fleet should sail Fri
day morning, and thus avoid the en-
suing complications of change of
command, but, under orders from
Washington, the cruisers are held
here to await further instructions.
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NEWS.
BY TELEGRAPH
Domestic

j. Edward Boeck, who n few days
ago pleaded guilty to the theft OF
more than 100000 worth OF jewelry,
was sentenced to Sing Sing for not
less than six nor more than seven
years.
John G.. Jenkins, Jr., who was
president of the old jenkins Trust
Company, Brooklyn, was indicted by
the grand jury of Kings County on
two charges of grand larceny Of $780,
600.
Definite action was taken to raise
a fund of 100000 in cash which
will be placed In the Allegheny Ma
tional Bank as an assurance of the
unimpaired solidlty of the bank.
Smith w. Ketchum. said to be a
prominent Detroit business man, died
at the Sisters Hospital in Buffalo
from stroke OF apoplexy superinduc-
ed by being struck by a cab.
The California Republican state
Convention instructed the delegation
TO the National Convention to vote
for the nomination of Secretary Taft
for president.
The property Of the Federal Coal
and Coke Company, near Fairmont,
w. Va, has been purchased by the
New England Gas and Coke Com
pany, Of Boston.
Thomas W. Harvey, former teller
Of the Enterprise National Bank Of
Pittsburg, was sentenced to seven
years in the penitentiary.
Harry K. Thaw's own story of the
Impulse that led him to murder stan
FORD White was read to the court
Tor the first time today
man about "a years old, whose
home is believed to have been in
Philadelphia, died suddenly in New
York while being removed to a hos
pital.
o. J. Sturgis, an editor and writer,
died in Uniontown, Pa, from a self
inflicted pistol wound.
Rev. Charles S. Mills, of Missouri,
was elected president of the Congre-
gational Home Missionary Society.
The new buildings OF the College
of the City of New York, which cost
S7,0OO,000. were dedicated
call for the first national good
roads congress was isseud by the ma
tional body in Chicago.
Pittsburg hears that the Wander
bilt, Baltimore and Ohio and Penn
sylvania interests will bid for control
Of the Georges Creek and Cumber-
land Railroad in order to checkmate
the Wabash in its route to the sea-
board
Rev. Dr. James o. Wilson, of
Brooklyn. n. Y, says $4,000 was
offered to a State Senator to vote
against the Hughes race-track bills.
All trains on the Queen and Cres-
cent Railroad were halted five min
utes during the funeral of Vice Presi-
dent William j. Murphy
II was testified in a suit against
the American Tobacco Company that
the corporation gave tobacco free of
cost to crush a rival.
James H. Conkling, a business man
of Middletown, n. Y, committed sui
eide by pouring molten lead in one
of his ears.
Solomon P. Clemmons, father of
Mrs. Howard Gould and Mrs. San
Yue. bequeathed one dollar to each
of his children.
Four miners were killed by fail
of rock in a colliery of the Lehigh
Valley Coal Company at Midyale, Pa.
Two persons died of the heat in
New York City.
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Foreign

Montague Smith, of the private
banking firm of l.. II. Smith & Co.,
Forest, Ont, and the Liberal candi.
date for Hampton in the coming pro.
vincial elections, committed suicide
by shooting himself through the head
France has accepted the American
proposal for an international con.
ference at Shanghai, January l 1909
to plan the suppression of opium cul.
tivation as a step toward aiding China
to end its use.
The commander of the Russian
punitive expendition into Persian ter
ritory has been ordered TO resume
his advance and to punish the ban.
dts with fire and sword.
Rumors in London that the Ar
mour Company was to enter the re.
tail meat business there were denied
by Arthur Meeker, a director of tht
company, at Chicago.
The spinners OF American cotto1
IN Manchester, England, decided to
close the mills for the whole of Whit.
suntide week and two days a week
for four weeks.
A bomb explosion on a street rail
way in Calcutta, in which four per.
of violent anti-British sentiment.
The American steam halibut
schooner Francis Cutting has been
seized by the Canadian fisheries
cruiser for fishing inside the three.
mile limit
Turkey has invited Russia to sen6
army officers to Erzeroum TO satisfy
themselves that the Porte has no hos.
tile intentions against Russia.
The French force, under General
Why lost 13 men killed and Sc
wounded in battle with the fanati.
cal Arabs
Miss Jean Reid, daughter of the
American ambassador to Great Brit.
ain, Whitelaw Reid, and John Hubert
Ward, brother of the Earl Of Dud-
ley, and equerry-in-waitlng TO kim
Edward, will be married June 90.
A fight between French and Span.
ish soldiers at Casablanca, in which
one Spaniard was killed and two
Frenchmen were wounded, will not
IL is said, affect the relations be-
tween the two countries.
A report has been submitted TO
King Frederick with a parliamentary
bill for uniting Iceland and Denmark
as 'The United Danish Empire"
Scarcely 900 out of the total
OF 100000 workmen in St. Peters
burg celebrated the Russian May Day
by refusing 10 work.
China has refused to sign the
agreement proposed by Japan for the
settlement of the Yalu timber con
troversy.
The Franco-British Exposition. in
London, was formally opened by the
Prince OF Wales.
General ID Amane, at the head Of
three columns. raided the tribesmen
living in the Mdakra Mountains. raz.
irg their crops and destroying sever
'al camps
The japanese government has re
fused TO consider China's proposition
for paralleling the Tsln-Min-Tun.
Fakumen Railroad.
Steamer adyiees TO Seattle report
that 10000 persons lost their lives
In the tidal wave that swept Han
kow. China
The Mexican government has an
nounced positively that II the Yaqu
Indians surrender It will be uncondi
tionally
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
TWELVE PERSONS KILLED
BY A TORNADO
sarpy County, Nebraska, Visited By
Devastating Wind.

Omaha, Neb. Especially. - More
than dozen persons are known to
have been killed and a score injured
by tornado which swept over the
northern part of Spary County. The
storm which gained velocity on its
way south, started in Omaha about
4.30. At Bellevue the college build
ings were damaged to the extent OF
probably $4,000, and several per-
sons were injured but none fatally.
AT Fort Crook the troops were
marched across the parade grounds
In perfect formation to safer quarters
under a rain of debris, while the
tornado was at its height. Several
OF the soldiers we're injured, but none
seriously.
The storm was the most severe that
ever struck Eastern Nebraska. The
damage to the college buildings at
Bellevue was heavy. The tower was
blown from Park Hall and the build
Ing wrecked. Lowry Hall and Ran
kin Hall were unroofed.
The panic-stricken students ran to
the basement and in this way many
Fatalities were probably prevented.
me college stables were wrecked and
all the horses killed.
Moving south, the tornado struck
Fort Crook, damaging several of the
Darrack buildings, but nobody was
injured. In the town of Fort Crook,
however, number of buildings were
entirely wrecked and other damage
done.
The storm lifted and dipped at in
tervals, continuing to move south
ward, doing much damage to farm
property. The first town struck was
Papillion, eight miles south OF South
Omaha. At that point the damage
was not great, the funnel-shaped
cloud apparently lifting sufficiently
10 pass the town. II again descend
ed, however, as the storm moved
toward Richfield, four miles south
OF Papillion. In its path the farm
OF Gus Leader, whose farm buildings
were entirely destroyed, and his son,
Charles Leader, aged IA, was killed
outright. All his live stock was kill
ed.
p At Louisville half the town was
wrecked and at least eight persons
lost their lives. Mrs. Frank Hester
was killed in her home. Seven men,
who took refuge in a sand pit north
Of town, we're killed outright, their
names were not available.
Two miles north of Papillion, Mar
tin Teith and his son, James, were
driving along the Little Papio River,
when their horse became frightened
by the hail and plunged into the
swollen stream. Both father and
son were drowned.
An officer from Fort Crook arrived
in the city and stated that the dam
age to the building would amount
to 100000 at the army post alone,
and that the village is almost total
wreck.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Plot To KIN A President.

Panama (By Cable) Dispatches
received here from Port Limon, Costa
Rica, relate the discovery OF plot
against the life Of President Reyes.
II seems that the Colombian revolu-
tionary refugees who are living in
San Jose held a meeting a. few days
ago, at which 1t was decided to send
man to Baranquilla tc assassinate
the President. A Colombian rebel.
who is at present living I'm this city.
is said to be implicated in the plot.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
To EXPLORE Unknown Tihet.

Berkeley. Cal Especially John r.
Glasscock, Jr., who holds the world g
record for the ascent of the Matter
horn in the Swiss Alps. has received
a commission from the Britlsh Gov
ernment TO explore the forbidden
lands Of Tibet. and will accept. He
is son of John Il. Glasscock, a
prominent lawyer, and is well known
as varsity football player and fra.
tcrnItv man
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
TnIman saiIs For Enronc.

Boston CSpeciaD - Senator Ben
jamin r. Tillman. of South Carolina,
accompanied by his wife, sailed for
Europe Saturday on the White Star
liner Canopic. lie is making the trip
for his health. Before sailing Sem
ator Tillman discussed the political
situation, expressing the opinion that
II Secretary Taft receives the Repub-
lican nomination the Democrats will
win
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
hutton In His Nose Twelve Years.

York, Pa. Especially - Twelve
years ago Glare Stagemeyer, the son
OF John Stagemeyer, of 443 Juniper
Street, pushed a small bone collar
button up into his nostril. Several
operations were performed, and the
physician in probing for II not being
successful. concluded that II must
have passed into his throat and had
been swallowed The incident was
forgotten until Thursday night, when
the boy, who is now IA years old,
was seized with fit OF sneezing, and
the button was blown upon the noor
from his dilated nostril. F
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
inquired About Cleveland.

London (By Cable) In the course
of King Edwards recent visit to Den
mark the report reached Copenhagen
that Grover Cleveland was critically
ill. On hearing It his Majesty sent
to the American Legation several
times TO inquire OF Mr. Maurice T..
Egan, the American Minister, as TO
the condition OF the ex-President.
Mr. Cleveland is specially remember
cd by Engiishmen in connection with
his Venezuelan message, which they
have hardly yet forgiven, and the
incident is typical OF King Edwards
tact.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
The Plague In LaRuayrn.

San Juan. P. R. lBy cable) .-Ths
steamship Caracas, from Puerto Ca
bello. Venezuela, arrived here on
route to New York. United States
Minister w, w. Russell, who is a pass
enger ON board, on his way to New
York. stated that there was no doubt
OF the existence OF the plague at
Laguayra, although there were no
cases elsewhere in the country. The
government had decided 10 open the
port OF Laguayra should no case of
plague develop within eight days of
the discovery of the last case.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Battle with Fanatics.

Algiers (By Cable) The French
force under General Vigy lost 13
men killed and 65 wounded during a
fierce engagement with fanatical
Arabs. The engagement lasted tn,
greater part of the day and Boude
nib, the stronghold Of Mulai Hassen
was bombarded Three officers ar,
among the French killed. The Aral
losses are described as heavy. Thii
engagement was preceded, May 13
by a battle in the vicinity of Ben
Ouzian, which also lasted all day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
BANDITS STEAL SS5, 1000.
Overcome Guards And Escape With
Miners Pay In Texas.

Miners Pay In Texas.
Ell Paso, Texas Especially .-Pur-
sued by men and bloodhounds, three
bandits with $4,000 of loot in their
possession are fleeing through the
rugged mountain passes north of
French, little station eighty miles
from East Las Vegas, N. M, on the
Santa Fe Railroad, in an effort to
escape the clutches of the law.
At French they broke down the
doors of the depot, bound and gagged
the station agent and special guard,
blew open the safe, took the money,
and rode away, leaving their victims
helpless.
A tramp wandered into the station
half an hour later, released the al
most unconscious men, and gave the
alarm.
The stolen money was sent from
Albuquerque on Santa Fe train No.
10 to pay miners at Dawson, N. NJ.
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Chinese Rebels On March.

Peking (By Cable) Three thou
sand rebels in two columns set out
to march on Meng-tsze, a treaty port
of the Songkoi River. A body of
provincial troops repulsed one of the
columns at Man-hao. but the other
column is now within thirty miles
Of Meng-tsze. Viceroy Hsi-liang, at
the head of another body of provin-
cial troops, has left Yun-nan-fu for
Ami, forty miles northwest of Meng-
tezQ
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1908-05-21
Miners Must Not Drink.

Pittsburg, Pa. Especially The "A.
c. Frick Coke Company. a subsidiary
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion, has ordered into effect a new
code of rules governing its mines
and miners, the most remarkable pro-
vision OF which is the prohibiting OF
the company's miners from drinking,
whether on duty or off
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seven Ycars For HARVEY.

Pittsburg. Pa. Especially Thomas
w. Harvey, former teller of the En-
terprise National Bank, which failed
several years ago for nearly $1,000
600, failing in his attempt to inter.
est the United States Court of APP
peals In his case, surrendered him
self to the federal authorities and
was sentenced to serve seven years In
the Western Penitentiary.