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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
ANOTHER POISON CASE.
G. NJ. Strobaker, Pittsburg Man, Ill
From Strychninc.

Pittsburg Especially. - Pittsburg
has developed a case of poisoning
which may become sensational.
While her husband, G. NJ. Strobaker,
superintendent of the Morton Grain
and Hay Company, is lying in the
South Side Hospital i'll from strych-
nine poisoning, Mrs. Mary Strobak-
or, his wife, was Sunday evening
detained by the police and orders
given that no one, not even counsel,
be permitted to see her.
Chief of Police McQuaid says the
department has enough evidence to
show an attempt at poisoning. That
enough strychnine was placed in the
food of Strobaker Saturday to kill
% men, is the assertion of physi-
clans who have been called in on the
case and the question now to be
answered is, "Who put the poison in
he food?"
Mrs. Strobaker before being de-
aimed by the police asserted that her
husband had enemies among the
foreigners who worked in the eleva-
tors with him, and that some of the
more spiteful had evidently put the
Ooison in his food
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Gasoline Fumes Fatal.

Chicago Especially DR.. j. A,
Hemsteger, a South Side physician,
died suddenly from inhaling the eX-
haust fumes from his motor car. DR..
Hemsteger was repairing the cutoff
10 the mufIler of HIS machine. An
explosion occurred and his small
garage was filed with gas fumes. The
doctor was able to reach his home
and seemed to recover from the Ell
fects OF the gas He went down town
with his son, but on returning he
complained OF feeling Ill, and died
about noon while sitting in his office.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12

Viterbo, Italy (SpeciaD .-Detacn-
ments of police heavily armed and
,arbineers surrounded the station
here Saturday at the arrival OF o2
members of the Camorra, who are 10
stand trial for the murder OF James
Cuocolo, leading member OF the
band, who had incurred the yenge-
ance of the Camorrists for alleged
acts of treachery. Cuocolo's body
was found on the seashore near
Naples in June, 1906, and the mutt
lated body of his wife was discover
ed shortly afterward in house near
by.
Extraordinary precautions were
taken to guard the prisoners and 10
prevent any attempt at their release
They have been in close confinement
for more than three years, and hun
lreds of their friends and relatives
gathered at the station here Satur-
day. Police detachments were sta
toned at various points, and when
the train arrived from Naples there
was a scene of riot and disorder
II was known that nothing would
be left undone to effect rescue, and
stringent orders had been issued to
the police and carbineers to put down
any such attempt by whatever means
necessary.
The prisoners descended from the
ear in groups of five chained togeth-
or. They comprised all varieties in
the social scale, from dandy to laz-
.arone. Chief among them was En-
rico Alfano, better known as Erri-
zone, head of the Camorra, who was
arrested in New York in April, 1901
,y Detective Petrosini. He was wrap
oed up in heavy furs and seemed
hardly able to stand.
The prisoners shook their
manacled fists and raised their voices
almost as loudly as their protesting
friends and relatives. The wife of
Nandriere, known also as DeMarinis,
The most prominent Camorrist after
Erricone, struck at the Carabineers,
shouting:
May you all be killed! May you
all go to the dissecting table of the
lospital!"
Erricone protested earnestly, say
ng: I'VE are murdered innocents,
The Viterbo jury will take revenge on
IS. Thus Italy will be disgraced be-
fore the world"
1t is believed that evidence will be
brought out at the trial of these men
which will throw light upon the muir
Ter of Detective Petrosini at Paler-
no in March, 1909, whittier he was
sent by the New York Police Depart
ment to secure information on Italian
| criminals
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
The Man Who Shot Mayor Gay
nor is Convicted.

New York (SpeciaD james j.
Gallagher, who shot Mayor Gaynor
last August, was sentenced Wednes-
day to IL years imprisonment. He
was convicted in Jersey City on an
indictment charging him not with
shooting Mayor Gaynor, but with as
saulting with intent to kill William II.
Edwards, commissioner of street
cleaning of New York. The jury was
out 40 minutes, and the trial lasted
but a portion of one day. In addi-
tion to the 12 years Gallagher will
have to stay in prison until the cost
of his prosecution has been paid by
prison service. He showed no emo
tion when the verdict was read or
sentence pronounced. Two of the
men who found Gallagher guilty also
served on the jury which declared
him sane.
Commissioner Edwards was the
chief witness for the state. He re-
counted the scene on the deck Of a
transatlantic liner on the morning
when Mayor Gaynor planned to sail
for Europe. He told how he had
seized Gallagher an instant after the
shot which wounded the Mayor had
been fired. Edwards grasped the
prisoner about the waist to show just
how he had been wounded by sec
ond shot from Gallagher's revolver.
Gallagher offered no objection to the
illustration.
Each side took / minutes to sum
up. Gallagher's counsel declared that
no evidence to show that his client
had Intentionally wounded the COM
missioner had been brought out. He
said the shot was fred inadvertently
during the struggle.
The jury filed back into the room
for further instructions after few
minutes deliberation. The court was
asked If the jury would be justified In
finding a verdict of guilty If they did
not believe that the shot which
wounded Edwards was fired with in
tent to kill. They we're informed
that If they believed 1t was fired in
tentionally they would be justified in
concluding that 1t was intended to
kill.
Judge Swayze announced that 10
days would be allowed the prisoner
before commitment in which to file
motions for appeal.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
EXPLOSION Leaves City Helpless.

Minneapolis, Mimi. (SpeciaD -
Two men are in the City Hospital
seriously injured, the 100000 plant
of the Minneapolis General Electric
Company is a total loss, as the re-
suit of an explosion and resulting fire
early Friday. Men who escaped from
the plant say the explosion resulted
from an accumulation of gas under
the switchboard Three minutes af-
ter the firemen arrived the roof of
the plant fell in Sixteen engine
companies by hard work prevented
the fire from spreading to the Pills
bury "A" -four mill, the largest in
the world
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
TRAIN HELD UP BY BANDITS GALLAGHER GETS IL YEARS
A Pullman Porter Shot to
Death.

Ogden, Utah (SpeciaD Southern
Pacific passenger train No. l, the
Overland limited, westbound, was
held up by two masked bandits at an
early hour Tuesday morning at
Reese, nine miles west of Ogden.
William Davis, negro porter, was
shot and instantly killed; A. w. Tay-
lor, another porter, was mortally
wounded and a passenger was slight
ly wounded. Twenty-seven passen-
gers on the train were robbed OF
their yaluables.
The robbers did not attempt to en-
ter the express car, but devoted their
entire attention to the Pullman,
where they made a rich haul among
the California bound passengers,
holding the train for more than an
hour. The train proceeded westward
No passengers escaped the robbers,
aud the trainmen also lost their
money and jewelry.
At 1890 A. NJ, Conductor Gun
ningham advised the superinten-
dents office at this place of the hold
up. The sheriff and police depart
ment were Immediately notified and
posses left the city for the scene oi
the holdup in automobiles and on a
special train. Posses from the near
by towns are working toward Reese
Two masked men stopped the train
at the little watering station by
throwing the red light on the sigma
stand toward the approaching loco
motive. As 1t came to a standstilI
the bandits covered the engineer and
firemen with their revolvers and held
them until the conductor ran up tc
investigate the delay. He too, was
placed under guard.
One of the robbers left the train
men in charge of his companion ant
started through the train from the
forward end. He encountered two
porters on his way and when they
disregarded his commands he sho
one down and wounded another. A
curious passenger was also wounded
The shots aroused the occupants
OF the cars and when the holdup ap
peared with an open sack and
menacing pistol, the passengers were
perfectly willing to contribute to hii
collection.
He went through the whole train
stopping at every berth and making
deliberate search. After complet
ing their work the robbers drove
away in a vehicle.
About four miles from Reese the!
met two girls, who we're returning
home from a dance. One of the rob
bers very politely requested them t
hand over their purses and to "bea
IT," Although frightened, the girl
succeeded in getting good descrip
tion OF the bandits, which tallie,
with that furnished by the passen
gers and train crew. After robbni
the two girls, the daughters of Bish
op Wayment, of the Mormon Church
at Warren, the highwaymen drove to
ward the city.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
New and Old Governors Declare for Reforms

Eugene Foss Of Massachusetts, Democrat-Fo direct nom
nations; for initiative and referendum for employers liability in
killed
ton restrictions and for compensation above living for con-
troll corporations with prohibition of holding companes for
public utilities commission and the abolition OF other boards ro
popular nomination United Senator's for Federal income
prohibiting the elections.
Frederick w. Maine Democrat-For direct pr
income
Robert p Bass, of New Hampshire Progressive Republican
elimination politics; the
ton of virtual monopoe such railroads. companies
telegraph telephone light heat corporations for pub
lie service commission with to regulate rates. service and
capitalization.
William Kchin, of North Carolina, Democra-For State
antitrust law; Federal income for reduction of the
mile; for placing all the
public utilities under the control of commission
Marshall Indiana DemocraFor regulating the
State control OF
for laws combination either of railroads or other
direct primaries
Chas s. Osborn, Michigan Republication initiative, ref
placing
companies under the control of the State Railroads Com
mission for passenger rate Of 2h cents mile
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Bandits Put To Death.

Mexico City (SpeciaD Eight
bandits, members of revolutionary
faction, have been captured by Mexi-
can federal soldiers at San Felipe,
state of Tobasco, tried by court mar
.tial and shot to death. Sixty more
are in Jail awaiting the death SEN
tence. The men were captured in a
fight on Sunday in which three SOL
diers were killed. There were 800
men in the revolutionary band and
for weeks they had been raiding To-
basco. destroying property and drlv-
ing off live stock.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12

Showing American agricultural prod.
sucts alongside those OF England and
Scotland in those two countries may
mot strike many as promising valu.
able results to our people. But In
sother ways there seem to be opportu-
mites. John N. McCunn. our consul
aat Glasgow, writes that he considers
81 a great mistake that American farm
and dairy outfits are not on exhibition
sRt the farmers weekly markets In
isuch Scotch towns as Kilmarnock,
sKirkcudbright and other places OF like
Yeharacter. II appears that the ex
spellence of such devices is their own
recommendation. The inventive Amer.
hean mind has gone very far in con.
'triving apparatus which economies
mime and effort and increases eff
cheney, as the use of such appliances
Qsre has demonstrated The old world
has been slower, but the Scotch are
quick to perceive advantages such as
she American outfits assure, and Con.
sul McCunn's hint might be taken
with advantage to all concerned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
NERopLANes FOR BATTLEsr,re,

An aeroplane costs $4,000. An ar.
mnred cruiser costs $5,000000. The
best OF our armored cruisers, the Ten
nessees and the Montanas, have been
gendered obsolete by the inhexible
md the Won der Tam. Nor are we
building new ones to succeed them.
Therefore the aeroplane. as an adjunct
TO the battleship, becomes matter
ot interest, both tactically and econom-
3cally. The coming attempt OF an
aeroplane to ny from the deck OF an
Dcean steamer back to New York hor-
Dor is a matter OF prime moment
Though the federal government has
rescinded the order detailing torpedo
boats TO assist in the experiment. the
navy department will keep official
watch on II. The result Of this expert
sment may determine whether the
naval authorities will equip the next
pew battleship with an aeroplane and
Ahe necessary facilities for making a
night from the ships deck while at
BeA The advent OF the battleship-
cruiser has made our best cruisers
nothing but scouts. and not rapid ones,
rays the Chicago Record Herald. Yet
ahs cost of their maintenance Is al
most that OF a dreadnought. II the
Heroplane can perform scout duty at
sea the cost of constructing and main
staining our navy will be immensely
reduced. This new application OF
aeronautics to naval warfare seems, at
present. delicate and difficult mat.
'asr. 1t will require expert aviators
aboard ship and highly favorable con
sfitions all around. Yet skilled and
daring flyers are rapidly increasing in
number and the ability to cope with
varied atmospheric conditions is de-
syeloping TO match.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Killed BY Prisoners.

Duluth, MINI. Especially Police
man Harry Chesmere was shot and
killed by two prisoners he was taking
TO the lookup in street car. The
men we're william Muzzary. aged 20,
and Aigot Johnson, aged 49, They
had overpowered the night clerk at
the Mckay Hotel and robbed the cash
register of $50. Chesmo"7 had plac-
ed them under arrest when they got
the drop on him. Both robbers
escaped
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12

Carlyle once told man who was
financially interested in gold mining
chat all the gold ever produced by
california was not worth one good
oaealy potato. And yet the potato
In Scotland has history of less than
GOO years, says the Edinburgh Dis
patch. When Macdonald OF Clan
rRnald, in 1743 brought seed potatoes
aor his tenants in South Uist they OBJ
1ected to planting them because the
potato is not mentioned in the Bible!
Somewhat later George Bachop, one
of the ochtertyre tenants, when told
by his wife that she had potatoes for
supper. contemptuously replied: Tat
ties! tatties! never supplt on them
a. my days. and Wilma the nicht.
Gle them to the herd, gle me
s0wens."
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Fell To Her Death.

Cincinnati (SpeciaD While try
ing to escape from the fourth story of
the House of Detention here, the
blanket rope upon which she was de-
scending parted and Mrs. Matilda
Myers, aged IS, of this city, who
weighed almost 200 pounds, fell two
floors to the ground and sustained
injuries that caused her death 20
minutes later. Bessie Smith, aged
l6, who weighed only 100 pounds,
mad preceded her down the rope and
escaped.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
SI11.hOO.OOO Coined.

Washington, d. c. Especially ,-Ac-
cording to the report of the officials
of the United States Mint, that insti-
tuition during 1910 sent out more
than s111,5OO,OOO in coin, of which
about 100000 was in gold
Three million dollars in pennies and
five-cent pieces were coined Besides
the money intended for use in this
country 100000 pieces were coined
for the Philippine Islands and 1,000,-
900 for Costa Rlca.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
CITY nestrnved Ry Quake.

Tashkend, Aslatic Russia (Spec-
ial) Hundreds of buildings were
destroyed and many lives lost in
violent earthquake which practically
DESTROYED vyerny, capital of Semiryo-
tchensk. between 4 and 4.9O A. NJ
Wednesday. The loss OF life is not
known. The shocks were felt in
various points in Russia Turkestan.
Great assures we're opened in the
Ground at Tashkend and buildings
we're damaged. The population is In
terror. vyerny has a population of
$1,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12

Los Angeles (SpeciaD The grand
jury in the Los Angeles Times ex-
plosion case returned 22 indictments
Thursday. All of the indictments
charge murder in connection with
that crime. 1t is not likely that the
names Of any of the indicted will be
made public until after the arrests
have been made. 1t is believed a
large number of San Franciscoans
have been indicted
Wholesale murder, the outcome Of
dynamite plot, is understood to be
the charges set forth in all the indict-
ments, but it is believed that not
more than three or four men are
named in the true bills.
The return of the indictments was
a sequel of a disaster that excited the
people OF Los Angeles to a degree
that for a few days bordered upon
panic, and resulted in the Offering Of
rewards aggregating almost $780,
OOO.
Union labor, which the Times and
its proprietors had opposed, was in
jected into the situation, and when
the special grand jury was impaneled
on October 25 it was Immediately
confronted with two conflicting
theories.
One of these, supported by the
findings of an investigating commit
tee appointed by Mayor Alexander,
that the Times plant had been blown
up by dynamite through conspiracy.
The other, presented by committee
named by the State Building Trade
Convention, then in session here, was
that a gas explosion had caused the
wreck.
More than 40 witnesses, the ma
jority of them identified with the
union labor movement, were sum-
moned from San Francisco and 9th
er cities. Many labor union officials
were heard. In all, the grand jury
examined more than 200 persons
who, in the opinion of detectives
working here and in San Francisco,
might throw some light on the alleg-
ed murder plot.
Among the labor leaders summon
ed from San Francisco were Olaf b,
Tveitmoe and Anton Johanssen, who
we're supposed to have been acquaint-
ed with j. b. Bryce, w. A. Schmidt
and David Kaplan, three suspects in
the case, who were in this city for a
few hours after the explosion, but
subsequently disappeared.
According to the detectives, Bryce
Schmidt and Kaplan were the three
who purchased from San Francisco
dealer in powder dynamite later used
to destroy the Times. More powder
dynamite was found later in a bomt
planted under the residence of Felix
]. Zeehandlaar, secretary of the Mer'
chants and Manufacturers Associa'
ton. This organization had opposed
the extension of labor unions in this
city.
Two days ago an additional re-
ward of $4,000 was formally Offered
by the county board of SUPERVISOR
for the capture of the trio.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
ONE KILLED, EIGHT INJURED.
Miners In An Accident At the Ham,
mond COlliery.

Pottsville, Pa. Especially. - One
anthracite mineworker was killed and
eight others were seriously injured
at the Hammond colliery of the
Philadelphia and Reading Coal and
Iron Company, Girardville The men
we're being hoisted in car and were
pulled over the knuckle at the top Of
a timber slope, when the hosting
engineer left his post to attend to an
air compressor. The car was pulled
100 feet through the side of the
engine-house with the men inside IT,.
Anthony O'Donnell, of Lost Creek,
had his head squeezed off and the
other eight men received fractured
arms or legs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Predicts Dire Times.

Chicago (SpeciaD .-Drouths, kill
ing frosts, earthquakes, crop failures
and holocausts of all varieties-these
are a few of the disasters which will
come during 1911, according to Sam
uel George Priddle, of Waukegan,
former Zion City leader, who claimed
to have revelation foretelling Of
dire catastrophes. Priddle, two years
ago, prophesied the killing by frost
of fruit, which resulted in loss of
$50, 100000. At present he has a
plan to unite all Christians in a COM
mon church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12

Cape Town once lived under so Sc
we're a code OF sumptuary laws that
anything like display was restricted
20 the governor and his immediate
aArcle. Thus runs Article VI of the
Dutch laws against luxury and osten.
aation: mo one less In rank than a
5unior merchant and those among the
citizens of equal rank and the wives
and daughters only of those who are
or have been members Of any coun-
ell shall venture to use umbrellas"
In practice this restricted the posses
gdsn and use of umbrellas to about so
r,ersons in Cape Town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Lady Boss OF Legislature.

Denver Especially The convening
of the Eighteenth General Assembly
of Colorado gave new evidence of the
activity of women in politics. Mrs.
Alva V. Lafferty, one of the four
women of the lower house, made the
nominating speech that resulted in
the election of Representative George
McLachian, of Denver, as Speaker.
She also named the temporary chief
clerk and introduced resolution No. !.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
VIII Lasso Autoists.

San Francisco (Special) Cow
boys on horseback, armed with las
soes, are to look after speeding auto
mobilists in San Mateo county. The
supervisors believe that rope
around the neck of a 6O-mile scorch-
er, with a stout pony at the other end
of the lariat, will discourage swift
driving. Two cowboys, reared in the
vicinity of Menlo, are to be hired,
each to receive $3.50 day for their
services.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Woman and Babe Die.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD. - Mrs.
Mary Trainer, young married wom-
an. and her four-month-old baby were
,urrocated by smoke when the bed
upon which they lay was destroyed
by fire. The police say that the
blaze followed a party at the wom-
ans home. 1t is believed that a
lighted cigar was thrown upon the
straw-nlled bed. Five children of an
other family on the floor below were
rescued by fremen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
Fatal Rear-End Crash.

Waco, Tex. (Special.-H. d. Rey-
colds, Pullman conductor, and DR..
King, of Dallas, were killed, when
the Missouri, Kansas and Texas flyer,
No. 6, ran into flyer, No. s, at Abb
bctt, q miles north of here. Heavy
fog obscured the lights on No. 6, the
rear sleeper of which was telescoped.
rhe other passengers were only
slightly shaken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1911-01-12
REWARDED FOR SACRIFICE.
Man Gets S72 a Month Annuity For
Yellow Fever Experiment.

Washington, d. C. (SpeciaD.-
John r. Kissenger. the Indiana vol
unteer soldier, who allowed himself
to be bitten by yellow fever mosqui-
tos during the first American occu-
patton of Cuba to demonstrate the
theory of mosquito infection, was
granted an annuity of $72 month
by the House of Representatives.
The measure carrying relief for Kis-
senger, as it passed the Senate,
granted him $125 a month.