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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
A TAXING Plan in GeorgIa.

Atlanta. Ga. (Special) The Howard
tax franchise bill passed the Georgia
House of Representatives Wednesday 1t
provides that the authorities Of the State
equipment of corporations from the total
shall deduct the value Of the plant or
equipment Of corporations from tie total
value of the stock and bonds Of corpora
tions and that the difference so arrived
at shall be declared to represent the value
Of the corporations franchise, and that
a tax in accordance with that valuation
shall be levied on the franchise. The
measure was transmitted to the Senate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Bolh Went Too Fast.

London (By Cable THE Admiralty
Court has pronounced both the White
Star Line steamer Oceanic and the
coasting steamer Kincora blameable for
the fatal collision on Aug 2 last. The
collision occurred at night in the Irish
Channel west OF Tuskar light, the Kin
cora sinking and seven persons on
board OF her being drowned. The court
found that both the steamers were 20
ing at excessive speed Considering the
density Of the log, Damages were
awarded on the claim and courtcy-
claim. Counsel for the Oceanic gave
notice Of appeal,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Hls Head Cad Ia rmo.

Detroit, Mich. (SpcciaD "A special
to the News from ST. Joseph, Mich.
says: ALBERT Wagner, aged II years. an
employee at the Hack sawmill plant
near New Buffalo, was working near a
large circular saw. when his foot sud
denly slipped and he fell head foremost
on the saw. His head was sawed in
half During The excitement attending
the acciden: some sawdust in the engine
room caught FIRE and the mill was de-
stroyed. Wagners body was crcmated.
When the FIRE was over his charred re-
mains were found in the ruins"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
A caslellane to Fight a Duel.

Paris (By Cable).-An article ridicul
ing the Castellanc family, entitled Bar
mum, Castellane & Co. recently pub
lished in the newspaper the Nouvellistc
at Murat, excited the wrath of Count
Stanislas Castellane, vino recently mar
ried Mile. Terry, daughter OF Cuban
millionaire. Count Stanisas has cl1al-
lenged the proprietor, M. Peschaud, a
member Of the Chamber of Deputies, to
fight duel. Count Stanislas is broth.
er of Count Boni Castellane, who mar
ried Miss Gould.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
SHOT FROM AMBUSH.
fan aud Wife Killed While Fishing in Brozos
Riycr-Boy Hurt

Waco, Tex. (SpeciaD .-J.W Mcdonald
and his wife Susan were shot from am
bush from the bank of the Brazos river,
near the Calls county line, and both were
KILLED.
They we're fishing and were near their
tent when some one fired upon them
Mcdonald was about so yards from the
tent when he was shot twice in the head.
The wife was 100 yards away and the
shot was evidently very close, for the wo-
mans clothing took fire and her body was
burned to a crisp.
The murderer was evidently after
money. for it was known that Mcdonald
had some in his tent. A son Q years old
was found near the place and brought to
This city. His head was badly lacerated
and he was in a dazcd condition.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Wants Of Postal Service.

The Postmaster General has submit
ted TO the Secretary OF the Treasury es-
Inmates for the postal service for the
year which will end June 80, 1908. The
total asked for the support OF the Post
Office Department at Washington. in
cludlng $I,o57, $40 for salaries and $IIo,-
o5o Tor contingent expenses, is $II54,-
o2o. The total requested for the postal
service, exclusive OF running expenses
OF the Postoffice Department at Wash
ington, is $I34,73I,s76 making a grand
total OF estimates for Congressional ap.
preparation Tor the entire postal service
OF SIss So. zoo
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
chIId Killed Ia Family Eerd.

Virginia City, Mont (Specal) Two.
year old Ethed Plumb was killed. Mrs.
Plumb, the child's mother. was shot in
The hip. and Mrs. plumb's mother, Mrs.
Parke, was shot in the shoulder during a
Fight with pistols between Plumb and his
wife, who for some time have not lived
happily together Mrs. Plumb has re-
Gently been making her home with her
mother, plrInb appeared there and the
pistol hRhi followed. The child fell dead
a the arst shot from her fathers pistol.
The man. who il now in jail, escaped
osher injury than powder burned face
The wo,uer will recover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
For a sl,sOO, eOO MemorIoI.

Washington Especially The executive
committee of the William Mckinley Ma
tlonal Memorial Arch Association de-
cided to fix definitely the sum of $I,5oo,-
COO as the amount to be raised for the
erection of an arch in Washington com
memoratiye of the public service of the
late President. A committee on the gen
eral plan of securing subscriptions was
appointed. Alexander r. Shepard, OF
Batipolis, Mexico. former Governor Of
the District of Columbia was unani-
mously chosen national vice-nresidert.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
FINANCIAL.

The Bank Of Bengal has reduced the
rate Of discount from S TO 4 per cent.
II is denied thai the Pullman Company
intends to surrender its Illinois charter.
The New York Subtreasury statement
shows that the banks have lost $383o,ooo
curing the past week.
The Philadelphia Stock Exchange has
listed 100000 additional common stock
Of the Choctaw. Oklahoma & Gnlf Rail
road Company.
The orders for steel rails received by
the United States Steel Corporation from
Western roads are said to be larger than
ever before known
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Two BIccks DESTROYED,

Uniontown, Pa. (Special) "A fire
which started in Friedman's livery stable.
near Pittsburg street, destroyed ten
buildings covering two blocks. One life
is said to have been lost and the property
damage is estimated at $25o,ooo. At 10
o'clock the hre was believed to be under
control although it was breaking out at
intervals with more or less intensity.
The extent of the fire is attributed to the
scarcity OF water, from which this vicini-
ty has been suffering for several months.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Penny's New Alliance.

Chicago (Special) The Chronicle
says; "A new transcontinental system
is to be formed. The Pennsylvania and
Santa Fe roads are planning an alliance.
Heretofore the Pennsylyania's connec-
ton to and from the West has been the
Burlington, which has become the prop
erty Of the Morgan-Hill syndicate. The
scheme is not financial proposition, but
merely one involving close traffic rela-
tions
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Five + en- Hurt at 4 Fire.

New York (SpeciaD The fyc-sto-y
building at Worth and Church streets.
occupied by White q Co.. wholesale
dealers in linens and dry goods; Joshua
J.. Bailey & Co.. linens. and a branch
Office OF Henry Clews & Co., bankers.
was burned ont After the fire was sun
posed to be under control and while a
number oi firemcn were working in the
cellar a gas meter exploded and five OF
the men were hurt. One Of them. John
Cahill, is seriously injured and ali FIVE
are al a hospital The estimate OF the
loss by the fire is $6o.oo
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
White Praises the Kaiser.

New York (SpeciaD ANDREW D.
White, ambassador to Germany, sailed
from here on the Deutschland after a
fortnight spent in this country on pri-
vate business. Before sailing Ambassa-
dor White paid a tribute to the German
Emperor, saying: The Americans do
not know the Emperor Those of us
who know him know that he is a states
man. His control over men shows his
great force and ability"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Dr. Burnett Indicted.

Chicago (SpeciaD The grand Jury
voted an indictment against DR.. Orville
Burnett, charging him with murder as
an accessory before the fact DR.. Bur
nett was with Mrs Charlotte Nichol
when the latter committed suicide at a
hotel recently, alone fulfilling an agree
ment, which, Burnett says, they made
10 die together rather than be separated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
carnegle's Gilt Accepted.

San Juan de Porto Rico (SpeciaD -
Education Commissioner Brumbaugh
has sent letter TO Andrew Carnegie ac-
cepting his offer, made under certain
conditions, Of 100000 to build free
public school library for San Juan. Gov
crnor Hunt sails for New York No
vember ? Tor months conference with
the authorities at Washington.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
srlz.l6l. zoo for pensiOns.

The estimates for the Expenditures OF
the lnteric; Department during the fis-
cal year beginning next July aggregate
SI7o,o 100000, OF which $I42, IoI 200 is ask
ed for pensions and the administrative
work OF the pension bureau. $1,000, 4,72c
being for salaries OF the bureau person
mel and S35o,ooo for the investigation by
special examiners Of pension cases.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Two Hundred Homeless.

Chicago (SpeciaD - Two hundred
persons were made homeless and much
property was destroyed by fire which
swept Milwaukee avenue and North
Union street between Knzie street and
Austin avenue. The fire started by an
explosion Of gasoline in the building Of
Leonard Peterson & Co., I26 to 100
North Union street, The loss is $780,
600, The buildings burned were OF cheap
construction.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Seventy. Eight Beers Captured.

London (By Cable) "A dispatch from
Lord Kitchener, dated Pretoria, received
here to-day, says Colonel Kekewich, dur
ing night surprise Of Van Albert
lager, northeast of Rustenburg. about
90 miles west Of Pretoria, captured 78
Beers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
A lawsuit Leads 10 Murder.

Henderson, Ky Especially .-L,ician
Brown shot and Killed Ollie Allison, and
then committed suicide. They, were
brothers-in-law, and the trouble over a
lawsuit'is believed to have pror H9ed the
tragedy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Andrew Carnegie RouOred.

London (By Cable) Andrew Carne-
gle was formally nominated for the lord
rectorship OF ST. Andrews University.
There were no other nominations. Mr.
Carnegies election will be declared by
the vice -ehancellor ON Noyembef s.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07

Jehfersonville, Ga. (Special) "A negro
who attempted to assault the wife Of
Representative Daugherty, was found
hanging to telegraph pole at Attention
He was surrounded in a swamp by a
posse, caught and lynchsd,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07

Tangier (By Cable).--The Moorish
Government has paid Spain $4,000 for
the parents and $1,000 indemnity as
result OF the capture by Kabyle tribes
men Of Spanish boy and girl last May
az Arzilla, on the Atlantic coast OF Mo
rocco.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-07
Horrible Pate.

London (By Cable) IA special dis
patch from Antwerp says that detach-
ment OF black troops recently sent by the
Congo authorities to quell revolt at
Balingis. in Kassai. was captured.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23

fense punishable by. expulsion for any member to violate trade agreement. or even by subterfuge to evade any of its provisions. The officers of the trade or ganizations of the present day recognize the great responsibility resting upon them, and they are few indeed who dare. even If they were so inclined. ruthlessly to dis
 regard the sacred obligations of con- tract.
 That is certainly definite enough ana
 as it is an authoritative deliverance from high official in union labor circles
 it will hardly be disputed by strikers or
 their friends. He plainly argues
 against a violation of contracts on the
 part of any union man and shows that
 the laws of their own organizations ex-
 pressly forbid it. The steel workers at
 Joliet and Milwaukee were all at work
 under definite contracts with their em-
 ployers, binding both sides for a defin-
 ite period. and which neither side could
 honorably break at will.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Gen. MacArthur's Warning.

Boston Herald.
 Major-General MacArthur's report cannot be regarded as a sanguine docu- ment, if the abstract given to the pub- lie fairly represents It's tenor. 1t is true that he regards the organized armed insurrection as nearly subdued, but 1t is plain enough that he has lit tie confidence in the substitution at this stage of civil for military control At present." he says, the moulding force in the islands must be a weli-or- ganized army and navy. Anything in the immediate future calculated to im- pede the activity or reduce the effi- ciency of these instruments will not only be menace to the present, but put in jeopardy the entire future of American possibilities in the archipel- ago" If this Is to be taken in it's ap- parent meaning, he has no confidence in the immediate substitution of civil for military government. It seems like a pointed warning that the scheme and hopes of the Taft Commission are not justified by the actual conditions. He says, also, that he hopes that the policy adopted in dealing with the guerrilla bands and their secret supporters twill in time conciliate the natives and make them friendly to the United States" This is as much as saying that they are not yet conciliated and friendly. He does not share the optimism of Gov ernor Taft.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
VIOLATING CONTRACTS.

It will be remembered that the steel workers at Joliet, Ill.,, and Milwaukee, Wis. at the command of President Shaffer, decided to break their con- tracts and join in the strike. Discuss ing their action The Hartford Courant says:
 It is reported that MT Shaffer and his associates in the management of the Amalgamated Association are greatly re- joiced at this new result in Joliet and Milwaukee, Upon what ground they thus rejoice it Is difficult to conceive. It is not usual in the United States to regard with approval a man who does not keep his business word. The rule is just as bind ing upon any number of men associated together for business purposes. There IS no distinction of persons in the matter. A contract with a trades union stands upon the same footing as contract with a Board of Church Trustees or of bank di- rectors. A violation of contract by any man, or any body of men, Is a breach or good faith, and shows. not social improve ment but social deterioration. It is not A thing which a man of good sense and moral stability will rejoice oNer even IT 1t does for the moment appear 10 run Tn his favor in regard to some other matter which he may have in hand
 This Is a fair statement of the case, but it Is not all of 1t. We notice that some of the strike leaders, and some of the newspapers which endorse the strike. endeavor to excuse the breaking of contracts on the plea that the ob- ugations of union workmen to their unions are superior to any other obli- gatlon, and that they are both author ized and required to break any contract or agreement whenever ordered to do so by their unions or their leaders.
 This would be a monstrous and in defensible doctrine if the facts were as they claim, but such IS not the case. John Mitchell. President of the United Mine Workers of America. is certainly an authority on everything perta ming to union labor, and in recent art cle in The New York Independent he fur nishes the following specific denial of the position to which we have alluded:
 The constitution and laws of nearly every labor organization make 1t an of
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
A New Organization Needed.

RocneSter PoSt-EXpreSS.
 There are powerful labor organiza- tions in this country that are oppress- ing those who are not members and seeking to obtain a mastery over those who are non-union. Their leaders say: You must join our organizations or we shall deny your right to work"
 It seems to The Post Express that the time has come for another organi- zation, embracing those who would maintain their rights as simple Ameri- can citizens. The platform of the or ganization should be: Freedom of Contract; No Dictation; the Right to Work.
 Everywhere we see the rights of men attacked or disregarded; everywhere we see a resort to violence; everywhere We see a denial of the right to work except under the direction and subject to the orders of so-called labor leaders. All this is wrong; all this is contrary to the spirit of our institutions. It is, therefore, the duty of Americans to re- sist it, and resistance can be success full only through organization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
SURPRISING AN ANIMAL.

There Is one member of the swine family which ordinarily goes by the name of railroad hog" and he is very much in evidence particularly when travel Is brisk and trains are crowded. All who have travelled any have butted against the animal. He always occu- pies the whole of a double seat depos- iting himself on one end and his bag gage on the other. and he is almost in variably asleep. That is, he is so near ly asleep that he can't see anyone who is looking for a seat. If politely asked to yield half his seat he either refuses outright or yields with an ugly frown and an expression of wonder that the other fellow doesn't stay at home or ride on the cowcatcher. He does his best to make you feel that he is a very ill-used individual. and that the company owes him damages. We have all had experience with the railroad porkes
 By the way, speaking of this unde- sirable member of the animal family. we note a good move on the part of one of the railroads leading out of ,Milwau- kee. The evil on that road had be- come unbearable. and the complaints of passengers were loud and deep. Even women testified that they had been forced to stand up while the hog and his baggage filled a double seat for
 1f fot. he had not6
 As a result of these complaints and of the increasing prevalence of the spirit of hoggishness, the General Su- of the road has issued a stringen: order directed to all conduc- tors and train crews on the road call ing their attention to the rule which forbids any passenger occupying more seat-room than he has paid for. In other words, the rule forbids paying for only one seat and hogging another, and the Superintendent declares that the rule must and shall be enforced. If a man travelling on that road wants to use two seats he must buy two tickets.
 Other roads, it is stated, are con- sidering the question, and it will not be surprising if all the roads leading to or from Milwaukee join in and make the ruling unanimous. Then the two- legged hog will have to disport him self like a human being when he trav- els or pay for the privilege of exploit ing his peculiar nature. And we hope that the roads will triumph and that their example vii! spread all over the Union.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
IT IS A MISTAKE,

As already stated, The Advertiser proposes to advocate the ratification of the new Constitution. because 1t is "a better organic law than the one under which we are now living. Still that does not preclude us from pointing out any error which in our judgment the Copvention should correct. Its four years intervals between meetings of the Legislature is a mistake, and in this we feel satisfied the majority of the people agree with us. Many commu- nications have been sent to us urging that the Convention recons.de its &C., tion in this matter. The following let ter is from a prominent lawyer and business man.
 GuntersviJle, Ala, Aug. 20, 1901. Editor The Advertiser:
 It affords me great pleasure to see the position you have taken with reference to the duadrennial assembling of the General Assembly. The idea of ha ying the Legis- iature to convene only once in tour years IS, in my opini on. dangerous proposition It IS directly contrary to the teachings o Mir Jefft rson and MT Madison, and of all the fathers of the constitution and our present form of governm snt who believed that the powers of government should all ways remain in touch with the people. MT Jefferson going so far as 10 advocate the annual election of representatives. There is no provision made in the new Constitution or suggested. which will be greater load for it's friends and advo- cates to carry than the idea mentioned. If tfere is any influence which you can bring to bear upon the members of the convention to have them change the pro- vision it will be well to have them do so, If 1t Is done at the eleventh hour; if 1t should only be done at the last hour of the convention it would be a great work.
 There are many wise provisions in the new Constitution. which it would be ca lamitous to have defeated at the polls. Quadrennial assembling of the Legislature may be the means of defeating the new Constitution
The Montgomery advertiser., 1901-08-23
Northern Republicans and Negro
 Vote.
Atlanta. News

Atlanta News.
 The action of the Constitutional Con- vention of Alabama. in passing the "granddaddy clause" for the restriction of the right of franchise has not pro- voked the usual storm of protest from the Republican or Northern press that would have greeted 1t a few years ago.
 A great change is coming over the mind of the people of the country on this subject. Even such radical re- formers as the Rev. Dr. Parkhurst of New York. after a visit to the South and a careful study of conditions as they stand today. have expressed the belief that the worst thing that could have happened to the negro was the passage of the fifteenth amendment.
 Many of the best men of tha cG'Cred race share this opinion. Book sr Wash lngtons whole philosophy warns the men of his race to leave politics aicne. though he protests against discrimtna- tion against the negro on qualifications of the suffrage.
 Little by little the people of other sections of the country gre displaying a willingness to leave the South 10 the solution of this difficult problem and to abandon a policy of harsh criticism and denunciation. Only . few poli- ticians and newspapers continue to ar raign the Southern States for their work toward securig an intelligent and pure expression of the "ill of the people at the polls. Pract!clllv the only point now made is that the grand daddy clause does not bear equally on both races.
 In speaking of the resolution passed recently by the Democratic Convention of Maryland to prevent the control of the State government rom passing into the hands of those who have neither the ability nor the interest to manage public affairs wisely or well" Col Hers Weekly has this significant edito- ral comment
 "A great change has come over Northern sentiment with respect to the political state of the negro. few years ago the grandfather clause and the other shifts to deprive black citi- zens of a vote would have awald ned storm of protests. Now they pass al most without remark. Republicans and Democrats alike appear to regard disfranchsement of negroes as a nec- essary measure of f-protection for the whites. although it upsets politi- cal ideal most fondly held twenty-five wears ago."