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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Ex-BALLPLAYER BILLY
SUNDAY nORSEWH|pPED
The Evangelist Attacked By a
Religious Fanatic.
MAN WAS ONCE DECLARED INSANE.
The Attack Takes Place At Spring
field, ILL.,, In The Presence of 5000
Persons And A Panic Ensues-
Sunday Grapples With The Mad
dencd Man And A Rough-And-
Tumble Fight Follows.

Springfield. III. Especially Rev
William A. Sunday, better known as
Billy Sunday, former baseball
player, who is now an evangelist
was horsewhipped by a religious ia
natic at the Sunday Tabernacle
where in the presence of 5000 per.
sons he was conducting the opening
meeting OF religious revival meet
ing
The evangelist, after making his
opening remarks, was leaning against
the pulpit on an elevated platform
while a hymn was sung by Fisher
and Butler, his choir leaders, and
Miss Edith Anderson, soprano, OF
Springfield when a powerful man,
who later said his name was Sher-
man Potts, sprang forward with a
buggy whip and struck Mr.. Sunday
several terrific blows.
Sunday leaped from the platform
and dashed his assailant to the floor
in the centre aisle. The audience
was on the verge of a panic, with
women weeping and children scream
ing, while Potts and Sunday rolled
and tumbled in the aisle.
Mr.. Fischer directed the choir and
the audience to sing, and in few
moments the entire audience was
calmned, few leaving their seats.
Several men soon seized Potts and
they held him until policemen came
and took him TO jail.
Mr.. Sunday said he suffered sew
eral painful bruises from the buggy
whip. The prisoner said that his
home was near Lovington, Ill.
According to the horsewhipper's
statement at the Jail, he was once
declared insane and committed to
the Jacksonville asylum, whence af-
ter brief confinement he was re-
leased as cured He said he came
to Springfield from Decatur to horse
whip Sunday; that he purchased a
whip in Springfield and went to the
tabernacle early.
He made the attack, he said, in
defense of the virtue of women.
which he declared had been criticised
by the evangelist. The police say
that Potts is a religious fanatic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
IN TIE WORLD OF FINANCE

Belmont's shaft is u be put down
1900 feet, making II the deepest oae
in the Tonopah district,
A tunnel three miles long will be
driven at Georgetown, Col, to drain
a number of mining properties there
Samuel Bell has been elected a
director of Tonopah,
February output of the various
Goldfe,d mills will approximate
$4,000. The tonnage treated now
ranges from 5000 to 5000 tons a
week
The price of lead was marked
down 10 points and 1t is now an
even 4 cents a pound.
George Westinghouse has gone to
Europe.
j. Ogden Armour and II. II. Darl-
ington retired as directors OF the
Central Leather Company.
The Ophir mine. OF the Comstock
group, Is now producing ole that
averages S31 a ton. It's weekly out
put is about $4,000, which is not
so bad for an old timer with half a
century of history.
Deposits OF all national banks,
trust companies ana savings banks
in Philadelphia are now about $780,
100000 greater than they were one
year ago. the total at preEent being
s644. 100000,
According to the Mining World.
the beginning of 1909 witnessed a
marked Improvement in the. earnings
OF American mines and works. for 33
OF these declared dividends in jan
uary OF $7,5s6,667 as against 22 In
the same period OF 1908, paying out
a total of $4.797. .f0S. These 32
companies paying dividends during
the past month have a total issued
capitalization of s2S7.54s,043. and
have to their dividend credit since
organization, $215.26s,664. making
return 80 far this year equivalent
to approximately 3 per cent. and
since organization. rs per cent
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
CzAR NICHOLAS
DEF|ES THE assassin
He Rides Without An Esctrt In
st. Petersburg.

st. Petersburg Especially Elm
peror Nicholas came into st. Peters,
burg from Tsarskoe-Selo and called
upon King Ferdinand of Bulgaria at
the Winter Palace. 1t is declared
that the meeting between the two
monarchs was cordial.
The Car drove again through st.
petersburg without an escort. Fair
sized pcrowds assembled and saluted
MN respectfully as he went by, but
there was no cheering. The absence
OF precaution~for the safety of the
CZar was In striking contrast to the
measures taken to protect a ship
ment of currency from the State
Bank which made its way through
the same streets few minutes later.
The money was heavily guarded by
a detachment of cavalrymen, who
rode with their carbines and sabres
ready for instant use.
Emperor Ferdinand will prolong
his stay in st. Petersburg until the
end of the week. Before leaving he
will place a wreath on Grand Duke
Vladimir's tomb. Although the nom
political character of the visit has
been insisted upon, excellent political
iesultS nave Deen accomplished, anu
there is not the slightest doubt of
the de facto recognition OF Ferdinand
as King and Bulgarian independence
by Russia. 1t is believed that Turkey
will follow Russia's example withip
a few days
Emperor Nicholas and Emperor
Ferdinand spent four hours together
at Tsarskoe Selo, and the Russian
Emperor met the Bulgarian ruler al
the station and saw him off on his
Nreturn to st. Petersburg. The meet.
ing of the two sovereigns at the Win
ter Palace occupied about an hour
and a half. Ferdinand's conference
with NJ. Iswolsky, the Russian for
eign minister, was very satisfactory.
It's general nature indicated the pos
sibility of reappointment between
Bulgaria and Servia, for which the
Russian government has been striv-
ing. The details of this, however,
have not been entered into, as EN-
peror Ferdinand is not accompanied
by a responsible minister The Bull
garian sovereign solemnly stated that
he was not bound in any way to
Austria-Hungary. His greatest wish
was to aid in the preservation of
peace.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Foreign

The Austro Hungarian Turkish
protocol for settlement of the differ
ences arising out of the annexation
of the provinces OF Bosnia and Her
Zegovinia, was signed, providing for
payment by Austria-Hungary OF s10,-
500, 900 indemnity 10 Turkey.
The French parliamentary arbitra-
tion group is seeking to arouse pub
lie opinion to compel the powers to
offer mediation should a conflict in
the Balkans seem inevitable.
man, supposed TO have been the
ono who has attacked SO women on
the streets OF Berlin and cut or stab
bed most OF them in the abdomen,
has been captured
number OF Americans we're pre-
sented at the first court of the sea-
son held by King Edward and Queen
Alexandra, at Buckingham Palace,
London.
Henry Vignnud, first secretary OF
the American Embassy in London,
who retires at the age of 70, in a
letter OF thanks to Levi =. Morton,
Andrew Carnegie and j. =. Morgan,
who, with others, subscribed $20.-
600 for his support. refers to the
is the only one that does not provide
for those in its service who are un-
able by advanced age to continue
work.
The United States authorities are
closely watching the situation at
Uarbin, Manchuria. where the diff
ferences between the Russia and
Chinese municipal administrations
are becoming moro ocnte.
Prince Chun. Regent OF China. has
sent a letter TO PTesldent-elect Taft
in which he declares China contem-
plates no change in her reform move
ment or in her treatment OF foreign
erg.
President Reyes, OF Columbia, has
approved the tripartite agreement OF
the United States. Colombia and Pan
ana to settle differences arising out
OF the independence OF Panama.
Crown Prince Frederick william
on the advice Of his father, the En-
pcror, has abandoned his proposed
visit 20 New York TO take part in
the yacht races.
Woman suffrngists arrested in Lon
den while attempting to reach Pre-
mier Asqulth with a petition were
sentenced to short terms of imprlson-
n.ent.
The French governments project
70 pension employees OF the state rail-
road has been completed and was pre-
sented 10 o parliamentary commits
sion.
There II a talk Of reyiying the
proposal for conference of the
European powers TO tale steps to
prevent n Balkan crifis resulting
In war.
Miss Nsrle e. Fike swan for
s~vsa tDuis at Lone Beach. Cal
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Ex-Governor Uses His Fists.

Oakland, Cal. Especially .-Stung
by the epithet liar" applied to him
by B. B. Jones, of this city. during
meeting of the Merchants Ex-
change ex-Gov. George c. Pardee
floored the former with a blow which
landed flush on his chin. Before
hostilities could be resumed Jones
was taken away by pstrolman. The
meeting was called TO discuss the
proposed amendments to the city
charter, and the memorandum agree
ment with the Southern Pacific COM
pany After Pardee had finished a
speech, he and Jones INDUCED in a
discussion which terminated in
bioWS
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
MURDERED FOR THEIR PAY.
Two Men Supposed To BE Miners
Found Dead.

Pittsburg (SpeciaD The bodies
OF two men were found at Gratztown,
Westmoreland County, near here,
apparently both Murdered and rob-
bed.
Two empty pay envelopes were
found beside the bodies. The men
were believed to have been employ
ed at one of the mines in the vi
cinity and 1t is thought were attack
ed while going home.
At noon deputy coroner complet-
ed his investiation and stated that
1t was a case of double murder. He
also said that a young man Of Gratz-
town had been arrested in connec-
tion with the case and will be held
pending an Inquest.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
CANCER NOW YIELDS
TO RADI0-TROR CURE
Chicago Physicians Make a Remark.
able Discovery.
APPEARS LIKE FUSED METAL
The New Substance Found In Large
Quantities And Is Comparatively
Cheap - Produces Violet Rays
And Affects Only Diseased Tissue
Basis of II Is Pitch Blende-
Cures Nervous Disease.


Chicago Especially AT the session
of the Southern Homeopathic Medi-
cal Association, at New Orleans, Dr.
E. Stillman Bailey, of this city, went
into details in explaining his dis
covery of substance which he calls
radio thor"
Bailey said he was recently re-
quested by the Chicago Board OF
Trade to make an analysis of pitch
blend obtained in Colorado. He said
he found that this blend contained
an element possessing many of the
qualities of radium and that when
this element was applied to the backs
of patients suffering from locomotor
ataxia and similar diseases 1t effected
quick cures. He said he was not
alone in his experiments, for a chem
list attached to the Smithsonian In
stitution at Washington had analyzed
the pitch blend and found that il
contained 10 or 10 more or less rare
elements.
He then distributed among the
members of the association some of
pearance of partially fused metal and
gave out a phosphorous-like glow.
DR.. F. II. Blackmar, of Hahneman
Medical College. told further details
of the discovery of radio thor" DR..
Blackmar was associated with DR..
Bailey in making experiments.
One of our most curious expert
ments with TIE new substance" said
DR.. Blackmar, was the taking of a
photograph through a stove lid on
which some radio thor had been
spread. Tho powerful rays of this
element enabled the light to pass
through the iron plate, thus permit
ting a photograph of number of
pennies and other articles on the
other side.
Its basi. is pitch blend, but with
this element are mingled others
whose names l do not care to dis
close at this time. Some of them
are so rave that we keep them in a
safety deposit vault. The new ele-
ment, while far from being inex-
spensive, will be within the reach
of everybody who needs it for treat
ment. It's action is quite as efficaci-
Gus as that of radium. There is not
enough radium in the whole world
to treat all the people who need its
curative properties.
"The therapeutic value of our
radio-thor or tho-radio-X, has been
established beyond question in the
IA months that we have been using
it for the treatment of disease. 1t
has never failed to give relief and
in many cases 1t has cured. Some of
the diseases on which 1t acts sue
cessfully are cancer, tuberculosis or
the skin, ulcers, birthmarks and
nervous affections. Its rays are as
effective as those of radium, although
it does not act 30 quickly. Its mod
crate action keeps 1t from being
harmfully caustic, as radium is like
ly to be when in the hands of un-
skilled persons. 1t has the same
selective power as radium-that is,
it seems to act only on tissues which
are diseased, having no effect on
healthy tissue. This power, which
has been well described by Sir Fred
erick Treves in a recent article, no.
body is able to explain"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
TAFT CABINET COMPLETE.

The Taft Cabinet, as now COM
pleted:
Secretary of State--Philande G.
Knox, of Pennsylvania.
Secretary of the Treasury
Franklin MacVeigh, of I'LL
nois.
Secretary OF War - Jacob NJ.
Dickinson, of Tennessee.
Attorney General -- George w
WickeTsham, of New York
Postmaster General - Frank II.
Hitchcock, of Massachusetts.
Secretary of the Navy-George
Won L. Meyer. of Massachu-
sets.
Secretary of the Interior-Rich-
ard A.. Ballinger, of Washing
ton.
Secretary of Agriculture-James
Wilson, of Iowa.
Secretary of Commerce and La
bor--Charles Nagel, of Mis-
souri,.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
PRESIDENT MAY
RECEIVE $4,000 SALARY
House Slashss Bill Passed BY the
Senate.

washington, d. G. Especially -
In lively debate in the House on
the conference report on the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial Ap-
propiation Bill Messrs. Underwood
| OF Alabama, and Clark, of Missouri,
criticized the Senate increases in ap-
preparations, especially in reference
TO salaries. Messrs. Bingham, of
pennsylvania; Gillett, of Massachu-
sets, and Livingston, of Georgia,
the House conferees, strenuously de-
fended their report, which in so far
9s there was no disagreement, was
adopted.
When the discussion turned on
the increase in the salaries of the
president, vice president, speaker of
the House and judges, about which
the conferees could not agree, Mr..
Clark renewed his criticisms, declar-
ing that, instead of $4,000, the
president actually receives 1921, 900
per annum
The vote on each increase was TAX
en- separately. BY 577 to 102 the
House refused to accept the Senate
amendment increasing the speakers
salary
A vote on the presidents salary
increase resulted: Yeas, 141; nays.
l6S, which had the effect of reject
ing the Senate amendment. Before
the announcement was made Speak
er Cannon directed that his name be
recorded in the affirmative.
An unusual scene followed. Mem
bers were on their feet in a general
scramble for recognition for motions
of one sort or another. The Speaker,
unruffled by his beseigers, held that
motion by Mr.. Watson, of Indiana,
to recede from the amendment and
amend 1t so as to make the salary
$4,000 was preferential. Mr.. Wat
son sought to shut off debate by
moving the previous question, and on
that proposition the roll again was
called
The previous question was order
ed, and on the vote being taken on
the adoption of the amendment it
was carried, 165 to 149, amid Re-
publican applause. The amendment
will make the presidents salary
equivalent to the present salary, plus
the $4,000 appropriation heretofore
allowed him for travelling expenses,
the latter appropriation being strick-
en- out.
A long debate was percipitated by
Mr.. Bingham Offering an amend
ment to the amendment of the SEN
ate designating the proposed new
official of the State Department az
vice" secretary instead of under"
secretary, and reducing the salary
from $4,000 to $500.
Strenuous objection and ridicule
even came from all sides to both the
titles. Mr.. Fitzgerald, of New York,
in defining the word under" said
it meant, among other things, the
under dog or goat, and in inter-
national usage the nation that had
been defeated in an international set
tlement
The charge having been made in
several quarters that the United
States was trying to "ape" foreign
powers, Mr.. DENLY, of Michigan, dis
claimed such a suggestion. The
idea, he said, was to make the State
Department conform to the diplomat
ic usage of all the world.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
GOES CRAZY OVER STEAK.
Craving For Beef Send Michigande
To Insane Retreat.

Marshall, Mich. Especially. - I'm
able to satisfy an insane craving for
beefsteak, which he imagined would
be beneficial in athletic training, j.
d. Wight Gorham, one OF Marshalls
wealthiest men, has been committed
to the State Insane Asylum on an
emergency call,
Two weeks ago Gorham developed
the craving, claiming he was in train
ing for a race. and devoured from
eight TO ten pounds day and de-
manded more. He seems perfectly
sane on other subjects.
Ten years ago Gorham was stroke
oar OF Harvard University crew, and
has been prominent in athletics for
wears
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Big LOss In Internal Revenue.

Washington, d. G. Especially -
The monthly statement of the col
lections of internal revenue show the
total receipts for January were $751;
399,561, which is loss, as compar-
ed with January, 1908, of s1,342,-
353. For the seven months of the
present fiscal year the receipts were
$147,37S,S94, a decrease from 1908
of $7,516,474. BY far the heaviest
decrease Is in spirits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
To Investigate Secret Service.

Washington, d. c. Especially -
Claiming that other measures for
protecting the person of the Presi-
dent should be provided. II the state
ments regarding the Secret Service
OF the Treasury Department made on
the floor of the House are true, Rep
resentative Bennett, New York. in a
resolution introduced seeks 10 have
q special committee OF fiye appoint
cd TO investigate the personnel OF
the Secret Service.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
A Battle With Gipsies.

Culiacan, Mexico Especially Two
women and three men were killed
and another woman wounded in a
fight between mountaineers and a
band of gipsies on the road 10
Mazatlan. News of the fight has just
reached here. The mountaineers de-
manded that the gypsy women attend
a dance and when they refused open
fire. Two of the women fell dead
and another badly wounded. The
ceeding in killing three of them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
WASHINGTON
BY TELEGRAPH

The House Committee on Rivers
and Harbors decided to report fav'
orably the resolution extending the
time for the operation of the Bur-
ton act regulating the waters OF the
Niagara River.
The Columbus Memorial Commits
sion has awarded the contract for
making a statue OF Columbus, to be
erected in the plaza OF the Union
Station, Washington, TO dorado Taft.
Differences have arisen between
members OF the House Committee on
Postoffices and Post Roads over the
reorganization bill and the measure
is probably doomed.
President Roosevelt, Secretary OF
Agriculture Wilson and Clifford Pin
chot have just been admitted ION
sight" to membership in the Nation.
IL Farmers Union.
The House Committee on Post.
Offices and Post Roads agreed to re-
port favorably TO the House the SEN
ate bill for an ocean mail subsidy
The second conference report en-
the Naval Appropriation Bill, made
TO both houses, definitely puts the
marines back on the warships.
Senor Francisco de La Barra, New
Mexican ambassador to the United
States, was presented TO Secretary
OF State Bacon.
Don Gonzalo De Quesada. Cuban
minister left Washington for Hava.
ma Tor conference with President
Gomez. OF Cuba.
The President submitted 10 Con.
gress the report OF the commission
he appointed to consider the needs
of the Navy
Commissioner Herbert Knox Smith
submitted the second instalment OF
his report on the tobacco industry.
The House agreed to the confer
ence report on the Postoffice Appro-
prlation bill, which carries 1924,
COZ, 900.
The secret service Limitation in
the Sundry Civil Bill was discussed
with some heat In the House.
The Senate agreed to the confer
ence report on the Indian Appropria-
tion Bill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Loaded With Death.

Bluehelds. w. Va. Especially The
mail car on Norfolk and Western
train No. 16. eastbound. columbu.
and Norfolk. while running at az
miles an hour by Roderfield. w
Va. snatched mail pouch from d
station crane. and on opening 1t in
the car the fve clerks were astound-
ed to md that an unaddressed pack
age In the pouch contained 1000
nitroglycerIn caps. The train car.
ried more than one hundred passen-
gers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
ochs Buys Nashville American.

Nashville, Tenn. Especially Mil
ton B. Ochs and Thomas r. Preston,
banker, have purchased the Nash
Vile American. Mr.. Ochs will be
the publisher and manager. He is
the managing editor of the Chatta-
nooga Times. His two elder broth
ers. Adolph S. Ochs and George w.
Ochs, are publishers of the New York
Times and Philadelphia Ledger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
Pitch Blend In Abundance.

Denver, Col. (SpeciaD. - Pitch
blend, from which radio-thor is
made, is found in several sections
of Colorado in considerable quanti-
ties. 1t is an ore that is mined the
same as other minerals. Boulder
County, in the northeastern portion
of the State, and Montezuma County,
in the southwestern part, have mines
producing pitch blend that have been
working for several years. The min
eral is a yellowish substance that
greatly resembles sulphur in appear
ance when ground up.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
ALL IN HOUSE KILLED.
Mother And Four Children Die In
Fire-Murder Is Likely.

Bakersfield Cal. (SpeciaD Mrs.
Minnie Beekman, widow of w. NJ.
Beekman, who was a prominent resi-
dent of Kern County, and her four
children were burned to death in
their home, four miles south of Bak-
ersfield. The police say they were
murdered and that the house was
fired
The children were Verna, Ray
mond Annie and Arthur, and were
from TO ID years of age. Their
charred bodies were found in bed.
The half-consumed mattress on
which Mrs. Beekman had slept was
covered with what appears to be
bloodstains. II was sent to a chem
ist for analysis.
Mrs. Beekmans husband died a
year ago. He had two children by
former wife. To these he left
500 each and bequeathed the re-
mainder of his $4,000 estate to
his widow and her four children.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
ONE CENT TO CARRY MAILS.
New Yorker Gives Government An
Advantageous Rate.

Middletown, N. Y. (SpeciaD -
Uncle Sam will pay William Deck
er, of Delhi, Delaware County, /
cent for carrying the mails between
that place and Bloomville, eight
miles, twice a day for the next four
years.
IL previous years the Government
has paid big sums for the work, but
Decker now conducts a large passen-
ger and express business between
the two points and would sooner
carry the mail for 1 cent than have
another person take the route In
competition for the passenger and
express trade.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1909-03-04
DRUNKARDs MAY NOT WED.
And Proposed Law Rules That
Twice A Year Proves Habit.

Springfield, Ill. Especially Young
men who frequent saloons will not
be permitted to enter into matrimon-
ial relations in Illinois If a bill in
troduced in the House be enacted
into law. and 1t probably will pass.
The bill was introduced by Rep
resentative Groves and amends the
marriage laws of the State by declar-
ing an habitual drunkard incapable
of contracting marriage and defining
an "habitual drunkard" to be a per-
son who becomes intoxicated twice
in year. The bill provides also that
applicants for marriage licenses shall
make affidavit that they have not
been intoxicated twice in the pre-
ceding year