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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
SEVEN KILLED IN A WRECK.
Three Passengers and Fourteen Trainmen
Badly Hurt

Los Angeles, Cal, (Speciar "A fatal
wreck occurred on the Santa Fe Rail
road one mile west of Franconia, Ariz.,
switch station 20 miles east of Nee
dies, Cal.
Seven trainmen were killed, three pas
sengers and "a trainmen injured, Lin
tied trains, one east, the other west
bound crashed together while running
at full speed. The eastbound train was
drawn by two engines, while the west
bound train had but one locomotive
he three engines were crushed and
blown to pieces by an explosion which
followed the collision. Both trains were
made up of vestibue cars of the heaviest
kind, and while they stood the terrific
shock well and protected the passengers
to great extent several of the cars
took fire and burned up. The dining
cars, one on each train; one Pullman
and two composite cars were destroyed.
The collision is said to have been due
to disregard of orders by the crew of
the westbound train. From all accounts,
however, it is gathered that the east
bound train had orders to take the siding
at Franconia, and await the passing of
the westbound flyer, which was running
two hours late and trying to make up
time. The eastbound train failed to reach
the siding, and, as the westbound train
did not wait for it, the two trains came
together without warning and with an
awful crash.
The boiler of the westbound engine is
said to have exploded Immediately after
the crash scalding to death those of the
engine crews who had not been killed
outright. The bodies of Case and Armi-
tage, fremen of the eastbound train, and
Sam Brown, waiter of the opposite train,
are missing, and it is believed that they
were cremated in the flames that follow
ed the collision.
The sleeping cars, with one or two
exceptions, suffered slightly, and as a
result the passengers were afforded COM
parative immunity from injury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
MILLIONS FOR ROLLING STOCK.
Expenditures by the Pennsylvania Said to
Be Unprecedented.

Philadelphia Pa, (Speciai) The ex-
penditures to be made by the Pennsyl-
vania Railroad Company in 1902 for
rolling stock will aggregate $4,000, ,ooo
sum believed to be unprecedented in
railroad history.
OF this amount about $Io,ooo,ooo will
be expended for cars and the other $o,-
600, 900 for locomotives. As already an
nounced, the company will require 10000
new freight cars for 1902, the greater
number of which have already been or
dered. While no locomotives for 1902
delivery have been ordered the require
ments in that direction for next year
have been determined upon approximate
ly at 400 locomotives. OF this number
800 will be required for the lines east of
Pittsburg and 100 for the Western lines.
All of these locomotives will be of the
heavy modern type. With the exception
of about 100 all of them will be duilt
by the Baldwin Locomotive Works and
the American Locomotive Building Com
pany.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
DEPARTMENT OF
THE INTERIOR
Secretary Hitchcock Submits His An
nuaI Report.
POLICY TOWARDS THE INDIANS.
Each Able. Bodied Red Man to Work His
AIlotment-fie DweIls Particularly Upon
the Necessity Of Reservoirs as a Part Of
+, a National System Of Forest and Water
Conservation.

Washington, d. c., (SpeciaD The
annual report of Secretary Hitchcock,
of the Interior Department, just made
public, indorses the conclusions submit
ted by Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones regarding the present Indian edu-
cational system. The Secretary says:
"The management of the Indian serv-
ice in the field and in the schools. while
satisfactory under existing conditions, is
not deemed to be the best for the well
fare of the Indians, and different meth
ods will hereafter be adopted. This
policy contemplates requiring the work.
ing by Indian allottees able to do so Of
a fair portion of lands allotted them and
the contributing by their industry to
their own support of all not entirely dis
qualified by actual disability, physical
or otherwise, the discontinuance of the
issue of rations to those able to sup
port themselves and the extension to the
latter of every possible aid for their
well-being and encouragement; the in
stitution of industrial training in all
schools where not now established so
that such Indians of both sexes may be
taught the trades or industries adapted
to their circumstance"
The income of the various Indian
tribes from all sources during the year
aggregated $5,338,88o, a falling off of
$26o,o52, due mostly to the expiration
of treaty obligations.
The curriculum of Indian schools, the
Secretary says, should be restricted to
the common school course and the furth-
er extension of non-reservation schools
should not be permitted.
The Dawes Commission to the Five
Civilized Tribes in Indian Territory re-
ports that the rolls of membership of
only one nation--the Seminoles-so far
haev been approved and their lands have
not yet been entirely allotted. There is
vast amount of labor yet to be per-
formed by the commission in investi-
eating the claims of applicants for en-
rollment and equalizing the value of the
lands already classified, and Secretary
Hitchcock recommends that the commits
sion be increased by four members. He
also favors a modification of the law re-
quiring distribution of lands on the
basis of equalized valuation and that
definite period be fixed for the compile
ton of all the work pertaining to the
allotment of lands among the Indians
in the Territory.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
FAMILY A BURGLAR GANG
People Well Thought OF In Church and Social
Circles Lived by Thievlng.

Pittsburg, Kan. (SpeciaD George
Lane and family, consisting of his wife,
a I4-year-old daughter and an adopted
son, IS years old, have been arrested
here, charged with being leaders of
gang that has been systematically rob-
bing merchants of this city for the past
year. Lane and his wife are prominent
in society and church work. They have
a beautiful home on West Fourth street,
where nearly $1,000 worth of the stolen
goods were found. 1t is charged that
the boy would conceal himself in store
and be locked in when the store was
closed, and then in the night he would
open the rear door, after which the rob-
berry was easy. The arrest was caused
by the boy being captured in a store
and confessing. Lane is contracting
builder by trade and has always been
considered a respectable citizen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
ODDS AND ENDS OF THE NEWS.

The verdict of the cornoner's jury in
the case of John w. Scott, the young
club and society man OF Richmond, who
was found horribly beaten in the door
way of West End residence one night
last week, and who died without re-
gaining consciousness, was that Mr..
Scott's injuries were inflicted by a
weapon in the hands of some person un-
known.
Professor Ritchey, of the Yerkes
Observatory Chicago, has secured pho
tographs of the new star in the north
ern sky, from which he draws additional
proof of the nebular theory Of the crea-
ton of the world.
The New York Grand Jury returned
an indictment against Police Captain
Cannon, charging him with neglect of
duty,
Governor Van SAINT, of Minnesota, has
invited governors of other States in the
Northwest to a conference to discuss
resistance to the consolidation of the
Northern Pacific and Great Northern
Railroads
Admiral Schley has declined the offer
of the Knoxville Sentinel to collect
fund with which to defray the expense
to which the Admiral was subjected by
the court of inquiry
A pro-Boer meeting in London was
broken up by Tories. and Sii Patterson
Nickalls, who presided, was subjected
to demonstration of disapproyal on the
Stock Exchange.
w. ID. Brockman, Of Chicago believ-
ing that he had killed his wife instead
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
TRHAcHHRY CHECKED IN LuzoN.
American Negroes Said to Have United With
FIIipInos to Attack Mauiau.

Manila, (By Cable .)-It has been
officially reported to Gen. Chaffee,
that the insurgent leader Caballos has
500 fully armed men, including number
of American negroes, under his COM
mand in Laguna province, Luzon.
An insurgent officer has just been cap
tured carrying papers dated Mauban,
Laguna province, Nov. IS, and signed
by Caballos.
The prisoner admits that Caballos has
1000 men with him and contemplated
attacking Mauban.
The patrolling gunboats along Samar
have captured over $4,000 in cash and
100000 worth of hemp, upon which
tax had been paid to the insurgents, has
ben confscated. The system OF taxation
and the collection of taxes maintained
by the insurgent leader Lukban was per
feet and exhaustive in every particular
Hemp was the most important feature
of commerce. Two per cent. of its price
was given to the local presidentes, who
collected the majority of the islands
revenue from those natives who had
sworn allegiance to the United States,
and turned il over to the rebel authorities
Smallpox is raging in the southern
islands of the archipelago. The United
States Philippine Commission is prepar-
ing an act to compel everyone TO be vac
cinated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
W. c. 7. U. APPROPRIATIONS.
Over $4,000 Is Set Aside for Work Of the
Organization.

Fort Worth, Texas, (SpeciaD The
report of the committee on appropria-
tions of the National Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union was adopted by
the executive board before adjournment.
Fifty-eight hundred dollars are given
to the president, vice-presdent, treas
urer and secretary. The "Y" branch
gets $500 and the 81. T. l." $500. The
departments get an aggregate of Sass.
Among the various appropriations for
departmental work are:
Legislation, $1,000; foreign speaking
people and missionary on Ellis Island,
$3.50; colored people, $500; scientific
temperance institution, $500, soldiers
and sailors, $25o; anti-narcotics, $500 /;
physical education, $7so; purity, $500 /;
non-alcoholic medication, $3.50; fran
chise, $I75; total appropriations for the
year, $I4355.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
FOR REPRESSION
OF ANARCHISTS
United States Solicitor General Richards
Tells How TO Do II.
THE TIME FOR ACTION HAS COME.
Unnecessary Says Mr. Richards, to Amend
the Constitution to Obtain the Power to
Suppress Anarehlsm-c Congress Can lntrust
TO the President the Power to Exclude
Alien Anarchists.

Philadelphia, Pa, Especial )--J. X.
Richards, Solicitor General of the Uni
ted States, in notable speech at the
Founders Day banquet of the Union
League here spoke on the need of leg
islation for the repression of anarchy
He said the President of the United
States ought to be protected by the law
of the United States. Not only his
safety, but the dignity of the republic
demands this" said Mr. Richards The
President takes an oath that he will
faithfully execute the office of Presi-
dent of the United States and will
preserve. protect and defend the Con-
stitution of the United States. This
Constitution enjoins him to take care
that the laws be faithfully executed.
The solemn obligation thus imposed is
not intermittent, but continuous From
the time he takes the oath until he dies
or retires, wherever he may be, without
interval or cessation, he is President OF
the United States, and engaged in exc
cutting that Office. And for this reason
the power of the nation should safe
guard and protect him always and ev-
erywhere. Authority to do this is clear.
Every right secured by the Constitution
may be protected by Congress, and there
is no higher right under the Constitu-
ton, no right whose free exercise is
more vital to the Constitution, than the
right of faithfully executing the Office
of President of the United States A
murderous assault upon the President,
aimed as it is at the life of the govern
ment, imperils the security of the whole
country, and whether successful or un-
successful, should be punishable by
death.
IF Congress intrusts to the Presi
dent the power to exclude alien anarch-
lists and to deport all unnaturalized ones.
l fancy it will not be difficult to put in
operation an effective plan of ridding the
country of these bloody-minded pests.
Surely the time for action has come
No more atrocious crime can be COM
mitted than the one for which we know
anarchism is directly responsible.
take the view that it is safe to repress
crime, no matter in what guise present
ed or how widespread and reckless its
adherents. By the concurrent action of
civilized nations anarchists ought to be
placed under the ban of universal law.
The red flag of anarchy should be driv
en- from the land as the black flag of
piracy has been driven from the sea-"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
Foreign.

1t is reported from Sofia that Consul
General Dickinson will notify the brig
ands, fixing 10 days as the period within
which they must accept fIo,ooo as Miss
Stones ransom, or the United States
will stop all dealings with them
Count Won Hatzfeldt-W Wildenburg, for
mer German ambassador to Great Brit
ain, died at the embassy, in London.
Through the dishonesty and betting
transactions of bookkeeper the Bank Of
Liverpool loses $85o,ooo
A conspiracy was discovered in Jo-
hannesburg and number of suspected
parties arrested.
United States officers at Panama re-
port quiet there, 1t is said that no i'm
mediate attack upon Panama is contem-
plated. The government is still build
ing bTeastworks near the railroad prop
erty. Captain Perry will probably land
force from the battleship Iowa to pro-
tect transit.
The foreign military commander atTen-
tsin refuse TO turn over the collection Of
taxes to the Chinese. They also decline
70 submit the question Of the right Of
control OF the native city to the foreign
ministers
The revolt against the proposal to
translate the Gospels into modern Greek
continues in Athens. Marines were
landed TO cooperate with the troops in
guarding the palace
Col. Arthur Lynch, who fought as
colonel in the Boer Army, defeated Hor-
ace Plunkett, Unionist, for member of
Parliament from Galway, Ireland.
1t is reported that Germany and Rus
sia are preparing a joint circular note
proposing an antianarchist conference.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
Minister Conger's Protest.

Minister Conger's action in protest
ing to the Chinese Government against
the arbitrary cancellation of a railway
franchise granted to an American com
pany, and its transfer to French corpo-
ration, was ia ken upon representations
made to the State Department BY the
American China Improvement Company,
which has a franchise to construct
railroad from Canton to Hankow.
1t is understood that the forfeiture OF
the claim was based on two accounts /:
first, that the road was not completed
within the stipulated period of time, and
second, because the American corpora
ton had passed into the hands OF Bel
gians. The State Department holds
that the conditions in China for the last
year and half have been such as to
make it impossible for an American
Company to have completed its work,
and that for this delay the Chinese
Government itself is responsible.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
HORRIBLE COUGH CURE.
Natives OF New Guinea Massacre Those
They Blame.

London, (By Cable). - Lieut. Gov.
George R. lie Hunte, in his annual report
on British New Guinea, tells a strange
story of native superstition which is
causing the sacrifice of innumerable
lives. Whooping cough was introduced
there by two white children and spread
with frightful rapidity 1t first swept the
coasts and is now ravaging the interior
AS the natives hold that death from any
cause is always compassed by an un-
known enemy, only discoversble through
witchcraft, whenever a village is at
tackled with whooping cough a sorcerer
is consulted. The latter invariably des-
ignates another village or tribe as cul-
pable and midnight massacre of in
nocent persons follows.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
ATTEMPT TO BURN STEAMERp
Match Heads and Cannon Crackers Pound
In Her Cargo.

Pensacola, Fla, (Special) What
seems to have been an attempt to burn
the British steamer Cayo, 2,223 tons,
which is loading a cargo of 10000 bales
of cotton for Bremen, was discovered
here.
The plan was frustrated by one of the
cotton screw men at work in the hold of
the vessel finding quantity of heads of
matches. About 10000 bales of cotton
had been placed in the vessel when the
discovery was made. This led to an in
vestigation, and about 20 cannon crack
ers IL inches in length were found jam
med between the heads of the cotton.
In each instance matches had ben placed
in the heads of the cannon crackers ad-
joining the stem, with the heads protrud-
ing in such manner that slight friction
would strike the matches and ignite the
cannon crackers
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
Bought by the B. & O.

Marietta, Ohio, (Special) The Ohio
and Little Kanawha Railway between
this city and GAINESVILLE, which was sup
posed to have been sold SOME time ago
to the Wabash system, has been sold to
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Both
systems were anxious to acquire the
road, the former to complete its line
from the lakes to the seaboard by way
Of the undeveloped coal lands of West
Virginia. The latter wants it to con-
meet its Southwestern system with the
main line. The purchase gives the Bal
timore and Ohio connections with its
own line both at Marietta and Zanes-
vile.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
Financial.

The New York Subtreasury statement
shows that the banks lost $2,S82, 900 last
week.
1t is said a 100000 car wheel com
pany is to be incorporated under the laws
of New Jersey.
One report has It that the rise in Jer-
sey Central is due to supplementary
offer by Reading interests for outstand-
ing stock of tle company.
Lee, Higginson & Co, Of Boston. were
awarded the 100000 Boston & Maine
Railroad 3H per cent. twenty-year
bonds al $Io2.92
1t was reported in Wall street that H.
{. Frick is interested in the new $780,
100000 steel combination.
Promoters of the proposed 100000,
600 hardware consolidation are said to
have offered S2o,ooo,ooo for the property
OF the Chicago manufacturers.
On account OF time cutting between
Chicago & st. Paul and Omaha several
of the weak lines may withdraw from
the Western Passenger Association.
The American Tobacco Company has
purchased control of the ID. II. McAlphin
& Co. for sum approximating s.. 500,
ooo, Control is to be secured on January
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
Plans for IsthmIan Canal.

Unless the unexpected happens Con-
gress will this winter vote to construct
the Nicaragua canal at cost of $780,
100000.
This is for two great harbors--one
at Greytown, on the Atlantic or Carib-
bean end of the canal, and the other at
Brito, at the Pacific end--for canal of
eight locks, and for an enormous dam
at Conchuda, on the San Juan river,
several miles above the mouth of the San
Carlos river.
The Greytown harbor and entrance
to the canal will cost So, Io68oo and the
Brito harbor and entrance will cost ST.
soo,47o The Greytown harbor half a
century ago had depth OF so feet Of
water. 1t is now only little better than
a lagoon, with half the depth, and light
ers bearing cargoes from ships anchor
cd in the offing have to cross bar that
carries less than six feet of water.
AS the canal should have depth of
IS feet, it is necessary that the harbor
and entrance should have the same. 1t
is proposed to have harbors at each end
of the canal, protected by ietties $500
feet long These jetties will be con-
structed of loose stone and will be six
feet above the water. The entrance will
be 500 feet wide and of IS feet depth
Much more dredging will be neees-
sary at Greytown than at Brito The
sand movement at Brito will be less
than at Greytown and the cost of main
tenance will be far less. Within the
harbors there will be turning basin Of
1900 feet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
FOUR BOYS WOUND TEACHER.
They Slip Up Behind Him In School and Stab
Him Ia the Back

Savannah, Mo, (SpeciaD Luther
Montgomery, teacher in the school at
Cawood, 10 miles north of Savannah,
was stabbed in the back by four of his
pupils.
just before the recess hour, while his
back was turned, four youths, none of
whom is over IS years of age, slipped
up behind Montgomery and dealt him a
blow with knife in the back of the
head. He was then set upon and drag
ged to the floor, and received three other
wounds-one in the neck, one in the
shoulder and another in the back
The boys are all of good families, and
have previously borne good reputation
Montgomery will probably die. The
boys were brought to Savannah and
lodged in Jail.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
MuItiplex Telegraphy.

Boulder, Col, (SpecialD DIR. Viii
liam Duane, professor of physics at the
State University, has been granted pat
ent Tor an invention by which large
number OF telegraph messages can be
sent over one wire and return at the
same time. 1t is said he has had as many
as eighteen circuits working on the same
wire and return all at the same time.
On any of these circuits the Morse in
strument can be placed and used exactly
as with the single wire now in use, DIR.
Duane's invention is based on the prin-
ciple Of synchronizing motors
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
Report of Philippines.

d. R. Williams, secretary of the Phil
ippine Comission has delivered the re-
port of the commission to Secretary
Root
The report is long one, covering in
detail every feature of the Philippine
government. Besides the report proper
there are several volumes of appendices
containing reports of different officers
of the Government. 1t is upon the facts
contained in this report that Congress is
expected to act in legislating for the Phil
ippines. The receipt of the report en-
ables Secretary Root to complete his re-
port, which probably will be made public
next week
Accompanying Mr.. Williams was
Charles A. Conant, who was sent to the
Philippines by Secretary Root to make
an investigation of and report upon the
monetary situation i'll the islands. Tie
information on this point will be used to
shape legislation intended to improve
present conditions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
RATHBUN is INDICTED.
Body Of Victim of Conspiracy In Charge Of
the Coroner.

Jeffersonville, Ind, (Special) The
special grand jury selected to investigate
the Rathburn insurance conspiracy and
murder case returned an indictment
against Newell c. Rathbun, charging
him with murder in the first degree.
The body of Rathbuns alleged victim,
supposed to be that of Charles Goodman,
arrived from Little Rock and was taken
an charge by Coroner Coots.
The indictment against Rathbun en-
bodies six counts, as follows: That Of
administering poison commonly call
ed laudanum to Charles Goodman; ad-
ministering unknown poison to Charles
Goodman giving laudanum to a male
person unknown to the grand jury; Civ
ing an unknown poison TO an unknown
male person administering an anssthetic
poison to Charles Goodman, and admin
istering an ansesthetic poison to an un-
known person.
Rathbun pleaded not guilty, and his
trial was set for December 10
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-28
wife Charged With Murder

Memphis, Tenn. SpeciaD The grand
jury has returned an indictment against
Mrs. Maud Emma Hooks, prominently
known, charging her with the murder
by poison of her husband. Several
weeks ago c. G. Hooks. well-Snown
business man, died under suspicious cir
cumstances. A chemist was ordered
to eNhume the remains Of Hooks and
perform an autopsy, The chemist re-
ported to the coroner that he found
enough powdered glass and arsenic in
the stomach TO cause death.