THE FJLTON COUNTY NEWS. McCONNELLSBURG. PA. Ifi'S SHOT par-tmen-t Our Readers in Fulton Around the World AAi-th the County andjElaewhore May journey New York Mayor Escapes, But Counsel Polk is Wounded. Camera on the rail of History IVIalcine: Happenings. ATTACK NEAR CITY HALL MARINES BOARDING TRANSPORT FOR MEXICO TOWING PONTOON BRIDGE THROUGH PANAMA CANAL Bullet Entering Polk's Jaw Pastes So Close To Mayor That His Face Is Scorched Assailant, Michael Mahoney. ASSASS Pictures Wor 1555 ICE n This Do 1 t "VTT """ "T" 1 ii mm . i'i '' "i inmn.n u. : . ,i . 'I 'II . I I ' When the orders came from Washington sending the navy to Mexican waters the marines were hurried aboard the transports, fully equipped for service. BREAKING CAMP AT This photograph, taken at Fort Bliss, Infantry breaking camp, is typical of the here tlio soldiers are getting ready for M '3 Ail " " 'V-V - 1 NEW HAMPSHIRE IN ACTION This photograph of the battleship New Hampshire firing a broadside gives Hint of W1Rt muy be wtneB80d at Tampico and Vera Cruz. The New Hamp "lfe is one of the vessels in the Atlantic- fleet and carries 46 guns. Wilton Diptych to Be Sold. n hundred years ago a now fa ,dllt'cn PBRsed Into the posses- , u me eighth Lord Pembroke and lias lever hmn Di ...u ,i, u. I, diiiuo ort:n uuidiuo lac one ff Wlllon- T,llB work of art ,( or the most celebrated In England, ths . tlle mnrket. It belongs to ItiKlv k ot nichard II and Is accord- Tli ,Uveen 500 and 600 years old. MonaKT ' U' Bnd eVeD hlB na" aUe unklwn. and It is prob- autho? never be kllown- The first niiidn I nientlon ot the diptych was It w" ln the reign of Charles I, when Kood tl,e palace ln Whitehall. A authority has described it lately - ivv N&jff S FORT BLISS, TEXAS Tex., showing a regiment of regular - scenes at many of the army posts, possible service against Mexico. , as one of the most Interesting and rarest things In England. Since Lord Pembroke announced hlB intention of selling the coveted diptych, enormous offers have poured In from connois seurs and others, and the Idea of ob taining the treasure for the nation has been mooted. Christian Science Monitor. Bill Rendered. Dutton You should pay more at tention to your personal appearance, old chap. Remember that the clothes make the man. .De Broke Yes; but for me the man refuses to make any more clothes. WAR NEWS PLEASES HIM if- 'JLaj? Here is one of the men who re joiced in the prospect of war with Mexico. He is a marine, a veteran of the SpanlBh-Amerlcan war, and is gaily going aboard ship with his com plete equipment. , GEN. HUGH SCOTT General Scott, who soon will be as sistant to the chief ot staff ot the army, Is In command ot the troops along the Mexican border. Health of the Mind. To be made whole Is to bo healed in both body and mind. Bodily heal ing alone does not suffice, for unless there is a change of mind also, disease will again manifest itBolf ln some form in the body, and the Becond con dition of the patient may become worse than the first. On the other hand, a change of mind is quickly manifested ln the body, if vwe have been "transformed by the renewing of our mind." Unity. Recently a long pontoon bridge to the east bank with giant hinges so FIFTEENTH CAVALRY ON THE MEXICAN BORDER a v . m. m The Fifteenth cavalry, which has along the border. MRS. P. V. PENNYBACKER Mrs. Percy V. Pennybacker, presi dent of the General Federation ot Women's Clubs, will preside ovor the sessions of the twelfth biennial, to be held ln Chlcugo June 9 to 18. Mrs. Pennybacker is the widow of Percy V. Pennybacker of Tyler, Tex., whom she married In 1884. She Is the daughter ot Dr. J. B. and Martha Hard wlcke, and was born In Petersburg, Va., ln 1861. She ' is the author of a history of Texas, and since 1901 has held offices in women's clubs. New York Building Fine Jail. Now able to boast ot the tallest of fice building In the world, New York will also have the highest Jail build ing so far erected. It will be built In Thirtieth street near Sixth avenue. The building will be 14 Btorles tall and will cost about four hundred and fifty thousand dollnrs. It is planned chiefly for the care of women prison ers. Several floors will be given over to courtrooms, detention rooms and offices for those in the charities de partment who look after the welfare of women prisoners. t o ; 4 ' : ' . ' . ...... x .. ) was towed through the Panama canal to Paralso, where it is to be fastened It may be swung to permit the passage ot vessels. been stationed at Furt Bliss, is here seen LIND AND BRYAN GOING TO WHITE HOUSE John Kind, President Wilson's special representative In Mexico, now in Washington, Is being consulted frequently these days by Mr. Wilson. He Is here seen with Secretary Bryan on the way to the White House. Chinese Patriot to Be Honored. A bronze monumeiyt Is to be erect ed to Gen. U Yuanliung, vice-president of China, on a commanding site overlooking the meeting of the Han and the Yangtse rivers, where Wu chang, Hnnkow and Hanyang unite to compose the great "triple town." Here It was that General LI won his laurels ot the head of the army of Chinese republican patriots and later as the greatest of all the tutuhs, Bolldlfylng the enfranchisement wou on October on a march across the Texas desert 10, 1911. It is one of the most mag nificent prospocts on the Yangtse, China's great waterway, and the monu ment to be set up will bo a bronz statue on the American style, marking the new regime's acceptance of the latest ideas in commemorative art That's the Way He Got Off. Church I Bee a man, after riding ton blocks on a trolley car, was put off because he wouldn't pay his far. Gotham He got off cheap. New York. In attempting to tak the llfo of John Puiroy Mltchel, Michael P. Mahoney, an apparently Ir responsible elderly man, who lator said be was a blacksmith out of work, Bred Into a group of three men seated la the Mayor's automobile, which stood at the east side of City Hull Park. The bullet from his revolver entered the Jaw of Corporation Counsel Frank L. Tolk, who was sitting next to the Mayor ln the tonneau of the automo bile, and .lth blood spurting from hla mouth Mr. Polk was taken into an ante chamber in tho City Hall and af terward to the New York Hospital where It was said that tbu wound would not prove fatal. Mahoney shot the Mayor, he declar ed in the course of a disjointed state ment extracted from him, because h felt aggrieved at the city executive's "extravaRant expenditures" and be cause he was Incensed at being turned back from the door of the Mayor's room in the City Hall on two occa sions when ho came to apply for a municipal Job. Mahoney Oredfctnly one shot at thf Mayor and his parly. Before he could fire a second he was overcome by De tective George Neun, who, in the capa city of chauffeur, was adjusting robes about the men in the automobile, and the revolver was wrenched out of Ma honey's hand. The Mayor sat In the mlddlo of th back seat, with Mr. Polk on his right and George V. Mullan, the Mayor's former law partner, on his left. The bullet passed so close to Mayor Mitchel that the left side of his face was scorched. WILSON WEDDING MAY 7. Official White House Statement Give This Date. Washington, D. C Confirmation of previous reports that Miss Eleanor Wilson would be quietly married to Secretary McAdoo on May 7 was given ln an olllclal statement issued at the White House. It was as follows: "The President and Mrs. Wilson an nounce today that the wedding of Miss Eleanor Randolph Wilson and Mr. Wil liam Glbbs McAdoo will take place on Thursdny, May 7. In accordance with the wishes of Miss Wilson and Mr. McAdoo. the wedding will bo very small, only the Vice-President and Mrs. Marshall, the Cabinet and the imme diate members of the two families are to be present" HORSES ON GUARD OVER BODY. One Keeps Foot Up Many Hours So As Not To Tread On Owner. Oswego, N. Y. Afl Instance of the Intelligence and fidelity of a horse came to light when the body of Frank Hannon was found face downward in a brook near here. A blanket was so wrapped about him that he had been unable to save, himself after falling. Over Hnnnon stood his team, one of his animals having remained for many hours without being able to place one of his feet to the ground, as Hannon's body was under tho hoof and the horses were unable to move freely in the tangled harness. BANKER SAID HE WAS INSANE. Autopsy On His Brain Shows He Was Right. Chicago. A tumor at tho base of the brain of Dr. William T. Klrby, former prlvato banker, who died here, was found by physicians conducting an autopsy. Klrby had requested that his brain be examined to prove his contention that ho was Insano. Physi cians who conducted the autopsy said the late physician-banker was right when he declared ho was Insane dur ing tho period that closed his career as a banker. 2,000 CHINESE BANDITS FALL. "White Wolf" and Band Badly Beaten By Troops. Peking. "White Wolf," the notori ous brigand, lost 2,000 of his followers In killed and wounded in a battle at Li Chuan-Ilsien, according to tho offi cial report. Tho crushing defeat of the brigands occurred after they had captured and looted the town of San Yuan-Hsieu. HARRY K. THAW GETS WRIT. But Judge Aldrich Refuses Ball Pend ing Appeal To Supreme Court. Concord, N. It. Harry Kendall Thaw's petition for a wrlto of habeas corpus was granted by Judge Kdgar Aldrich, of the United States District Court. The Court said, however, that no order would be issued for the prisoner's discharge from custody until arrangements bod been completed to take the case to the United States Su preme Court on appeal. TO BE MORE AGGRESSIVE. General Blockade Likely Tq Follow Next Overt Act Washington. The dispatch ot the war fleets to Mexican waters brought up a disciiBsiou of possibilities in emergencies. Should the present negotiations fail to close the Incident or should there be any other occasion for a show of force on the part of the United States. President Wilson ludicated plainly thai he would ordor a general blockade of the Mexican ports. til n ft, r i
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