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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
NEARLY 10000 IMMIGRANTS.
OF These ll7,5S7 We're Unable to Read
or Write.

Washington, d. C., (SpeciaD The
annual report of Commissioner General
Powderly, of the immigration Bureau,
shows the total steerage arrivals in the
United States during the year to have
been 487,oIS, an increase over the pre-
ceding year of 3o,346 or approximately
9 per cent.
OF this increase 2,o2o came through
Canadian ports and the remainder
through ports of this country. The ratio
of increase of Italian immigration, as
compared with those from the same
country last year, is approximately 80 per
cent, or more than threefold the ratio Of
increase from all Europe, and the in
creases numerically from all other coun-
tries of Europe aggregate scarcely one.
fourth of that from Italy.
The total steerage immigration was
distributed as to sex between 33Io5s
males and I56,863 females. During the
year 363 were returned to their respec-
tive countries having become public
charges within one year after landing
The number refused landing was g.
$40, against 4,246 for last year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
A GIGANTIC COMBINATION.
First Step in Plan to harmonic Conflicting
Ra lroad Interests.

New York, Especially The final
stage of what is said to be the greatest
railroad deal in history was entered upon
by the incorporation at Trenton, N. J.,
of the Northern Securities Company,
with capitalization of $4oo, ,ooo, 900
This company is formed as the result OF
negotiations which have been carried on
for more than year looking toward the
joint operation and control of all the
great transcontnental railroad systems.
Twenty kings of finance banded to-
gether TO push through the deal, among
whom are J. Pierpont Morgan. James J.
Hill, John d. Rockefeller, Jacob II.
Schiff head of the house of Kuhn, Loeb
& Co., William K. Vanderbilt James
Henry Smith, Norman B. Ream, George
J. Gould, the Armours and L. H. Harri-
man.
The significance of this action is shown
by the fact that it brings into alliance
three of the greatest financial groups in
the country. These are the Hill-Morgau
group, the Vanderblts, and the Gould
Harriman-Kuhn, Loeb & Co. combina-
ton
The entire plan has been a tremendous
undertaking, but it has been brought to
a harmonious end Harmony of inter
est has been extended from the Allan
tic to the Pacific and an armed truce has
been converted into what seems lasting
peace.
AS the next step in the plan will be
the announcement of the election of a
new board of directors for the Chicago,
Burlington and Quincy Railway Com
pany, a corporation formed to acquire
the old Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Railroad Company, which was the orig-
nal bone of contention between the Hill
Morgan and Could Hartman Kuhn.
Loeb & Co. party. half the voting control
of the Burlington road will be vested
with Union Pacific interests
The final issue of the old quarrel,
which precipitated the panic of May Q
last and shook the financial world, is
really a compromise measure. Union
Pacific interests consent to the retire
ment of Northern Pacific preferred stock
and in exchange are admitted to an in
terest in a corporation which takes over
the Northern Pacific and Great Northern
roads and half interest in the great
Burlington property.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.
ccssIon Of Danish Islands.

The negotiations between the United
States and Danish Governments relative
to the cession to the former of the Dan
ish West Indies have been transferred
to Washington. The negotiations were
initiated by Mr.. Swenson, United States
Minister to Copenhagen, about three
years ago, and later Mr.. White, sec
retary of the embassy at London, took
up the work in behalf of the United
States.
The transfer to Washington was
brought about through the desire OF
the Danish Government to place its in
terests in the matter in the hands of Mr..
Constantin Brun, Danish Minister here.
He, spent some time at Copenhagen last
summer and returned to Washington
recently. prepared to carry forward the
negotiations with Secretary Hay. 1t is
learned that within the last few days
there has been increased activity in the
negotiations, and that material progress
has been made toward the completion
of treaty of cession.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
TWO WOMEN ChOkED TO DEATH.
No Solution of the Murder Mystery al
Evansville, Ind.

Evansville Ind, (Specia) The nys-
terry of the murder of two women near
this city still remains unsolved. Botl
were killed in the same manner and evi-
IDENTIFY by the same person.
The body of Mrs. Georgia Bailey was
found beside a public road. There were
finger marks on the throat and the neck
was broken. The supposition is that she
was choked to death by someone in a
buggy, and that when she fell out of the
vehicle her neck was broken. The body
seems to have been dragged some dis
tance and thrown into ditch.
A mile outside the city in an oppo-
site direction the body of Miss Lena
Renner was found, her throat also bear
ing finger marks. John Kifer, who was
seen with Miss Renner, was arrested
but proved an alibi and was released.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Gas Explosion in a Church.

Cargondale, Pa, (SpeciaD Gas ex-
ploded in the furnace of the First Meth
odist Episcopal Church here, bursting
the furnace and scattering burning coal,
which set fire to the woodwork The
flames could not be controlled and the
building was totally destroyed. The
loss IS about $4,000 insurance $4,000.
Charles Hull, fireman, had been in the
belfry trying to get the line Of hose into
the main building but did not succeed.
He was making his way down to the
street, and by mistake pushed open a
door into the blazing auditorium. The
flames entirely surrounded him for a
second, but he fell backward and rolled
down the steps, whence he was dragged
to the street by his comrades with his
clothing burned from him.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Buried Under Molten Stag.

Homestead, Pa, (Special) .--One man
dead and two burned is the result of a
party of workmen being buried under a
mass of molten Stag at the Howard Axle
Works here The dead man was John
Ruska, aged so years, Homestead. He
leaves widow and four children. The
accident occurred on the cinder dump
back of the companys plant. The vic
Tins were engaged in collecting scrap,
when party OF workmen at the top OF
the dump, about 20 feet above, dumped
their car over the edge, not knowing
that the men were directly beneath them.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
SAVED BY COOING PIGEONS.
The Birds Awake a Philadelphia Family In
Time TO Make Their Escape.

Philadelphia, Pa, (SpeciaD - The
cooing of 70 pairs of frightened pig
cons probably prevented seven people
from being burned to death in the resi-
dence of Robert Lukemire, Twenty-sev-
enth street and Gravers lane, Chestnut
Hill. As it was, the house was badly
damaged by fire that started in de-
fective fue.
Shortly after three o'clock Robert
Mcdonald, boarder in the house, was
awakened by the cooling of the pigeons.
When he sat up in bed he found the
room filled with smoke, while the
crackle OF flames could be heard in the
rear of the building.
Running through the house, McDon-
aid gave the alarm, and Mr.. and Mrs
Lukemire, their two sons, Russell and
William, aged eight and six years, and
Mr. and Mrs. Garwood had just time to
escape in their night clothes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
EXPOSITION OWES s3,3z6,Il4.
The Pan.Amerieau Fair Cost Its Promoters
$500, 1914

Buffalo, N. y, (SpeciaD The di-
rectors OF the Pan-American Exposition
Company and a number of creditors,
conferred and listened to the reading
of the financial report of the company,
as prepared by the auditor. The report
shows the total liabilities of the COM
pany at the present time to be S3,326.-
II4.6o net, assuming that the assets of
$I4o.454I5 are collectible at face.
The company owes for operating ex-
penses and on construction work $577,-
p45.73, which item is, of course, en-
bodied in the figure of total liabilities.
An interesting fact shown by the re-
port is the total cost to the company of
the exposition itself The cost, accord
ing to the report, was $8,86o,757.2o. The
total receipts from admission after May
Ist. were S2,467 600 sS and the receipts
from concessions were $3oII, ,522zo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Paris Green on Plants.

AT the recent second session of the an
nual convention of the Association OF
Official Agricultural Chemists, at the
Columbian University, the subjects OF
liquor and food adulteration, nitrogen,
insecticides, cider fermentation and
dairy products were discussed.
There was long report on insecti-
cdes which recommended the continu-
ance of present methods for determin-
ing the presence of formaldehyde in
compounds. This led to lively debate re-
garding the use of paris green as an in
secticide, the injury to plants and the
use of lime as a possible preventive of
this injury. 1t was finally agreed that
lime lessons the injury, but does not al
together overcome it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Financial.

The Chicago & Eastern Illinois and
Illinois Central will build a bridge
across the Mississippi River from Gray s
Point 10 Thebes.
Il is stated that the Canadian Pacific
viii build from Winnipeg 10 Duluth and
compete with Great Northern and
Northern Pacific.
The American Sugar Refining Comma
ny Of New York has been Incorporated
with a capital OF S2,5oo,ooo. The direc-
tors are II. O. Hayemeyer, w Z.
Thomas, L. NJ Palmer C. N. Senf and
A. Donner, Of New York city.
The English courts have ordered the
compulsory winding up Of the West lie
Roi, East lie Roi and Columbia Koote-
nay Mining Companies, all Whitaker
Wright concerns
The organization Of the Northern Sc
curites Company as stated in the char
ter IS only temporary and the permanent
board OF directors vii be chosen as soon
as possible after the election OF the Bur
lington directors.
Mr.. I. ] Hurley, who has for sew
eral years been vice-president and gen
cral manager OF the Exploration Com
pany, OF New York, has accepted the
presidency Of tie Mine Securities Cor
poration Of This city. The capital IS
81 500. 900.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21

Los Angeles, Cal, (SpeciaD .--Ihe
fall OF the long-expected leonids was
marked in this city just before daylight
The display at one time was brilliant,
but there was a steady fall of the bril-
liants after o'clock One watcher
counted 3S5 between 4 and s o'clock.
while the total number seen in this city
estimated at 900 Some OF the neteors
were beautiful, leaving brilliant trails Of
green and red One hundred we're
counted between 4.o4 and 42o o'clock
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Extension Of Civil Service.

About 200 employees in the executive
branch of the rural free delivery service
of the Postofice Department will be
brought into the civil service by ar
order of President Roosevelt which, il
is understood, will be issued within a
week or two. These employees arc
clerks, special agents and inspectors
The 6,ooo rural free delivery carriers
throughout the country will not be
brought into the civil service under the
same order, but they will be taken in at
some later date. Their civil service
status is likely to be somewhat differ
cnt from that Of those first included
though the form of the regulations gov
erning them has not yet been passed
uDOn
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
DYNAMITE UNDER A BRIDGE.
Burlington Railroad Officials Discover Plans OF
Train Robbers to Wreck Trains.

Lincoln. Neb., (Special) Local off
rials of the Burlington road stated that
since the first of the week their night
trains leaving Lincoln have gone out
with guard armed with Winchester
rifles. This precaution was taken fol-
lowing the discovery last Sunday, of 20
sticks of dynamite, together with a
number of masks. hidden under a bridge
just outside the city. Sunday night
three men attempted to board the ex-
press car as a train pulled out OF Lin
coin for the East, but they were driven
of. Monday the same three men were
at Ashland, and an effort was made to
arrest them, but they disappeared A
watch has been kept on the bridge where
the dynamite was stored, but no one has
come to claim it.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Alabama's Cotton Crop.

Washington, d. C., (SpecialD The
agricultural division of the twelfth cen
sus has completed its tabulation of the
cotton crop of Alabama in the year 1900
In that year there were Io2,384 farms
reporting cotton with an acreage OF
3,2o2I35, producing LIo6S4o CONNER
cial bales or the equivalent of I,oo3,6o4
bales of 500 pounds each. The value OF
this cotton to the farmers, as sold by
them, exclusive of the seed, was $37,-
4oo,soS The cotton ginned reported by
the manufactures division for Alabama
was I,o7S,5Io bales of 500 pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
capllaI Nnwa ln 0ener,l

The remains OF Major Adam Kramer,
U. 5. A., were buried in harrington Gem
etery with military honors.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve.
nue. decided that beer manufactured in
the United States and shipped 10 the
Philippines is subject TO the Internal
revenue tax.
The only gold medal authorized by
act Of Congress for hcroism during the
Spanish War was forwarded TO Lieut..
Frank Newcomb, Of the revenue cutter
Hudson.
In the itinerary arranged for the
North Atlantic Squadron provision Is
made for speed triuls which is a new
departure
The President signed the commission
Of Hertert Pierce. OF Massachusetts.
The third assistant secretary Of state.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Monitors 10 stay Near ManIla.

The coast defense monitors Monte
rey and Monadnock, sent to the Philip.
pines soon after the victory of Manila
bay, arc to be kept in these waters in
definitely Both are powerful fighting
craft and were sent to Manila to
strengthen the American fleet when il
was feared a Spanish fleet would try
to recapture Manila. They are of shall
low draft and just the kind of ships
suited for Philippine waters.
The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. decided that articles subject to in
tcrnal revenue tax when consumed in
this country are subject to this tax when
they are shipped to the Philippines.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Serious Railroad Collision.

Elgin, H., (SpeciaD The Chicago
Great Western eastbound limited had a
serious collision with the Sycamore milk
train at Marshall's crossing, four miles
west OF St. Charles Rose Root, aged
I3, OF Sycamore, was instantly killed
and the lower part Of her body cremated.
n Shicago drummer named Murphy was
probably fatally injured and Simon
Chaiee OF Wasco, Ill.,, and the engineer
OF the limited were seriously injured.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Gets Light from Deeayed Meal.

Providence, r. l., (Special) Light
from decayed meat is the latest discov-
cry which may startle the scientific
world Prof. Gorham, OF Brown Uni
verslty, claims he has succeeded in ex.
tracing from an oyerripe porterhouse
steak sufficient illumination 10 enable
him to take photographs OF laboratory
apparatus. Prof Gorham is seeking to
md an artificial light in which the eIe-
ment Of heat is not contained, and be-
lieyes he is on the road tq definite re-
suits Prof, Gorham is cc{,nectcd with
ths meteorological departmbnt Of the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Further Iionors for Ii.

Pekin, (By Cable THE Empress
Dowager has issued another edict eulo-
gizing the late Ii Hung Chang and or
dering the erection of a memorial arch
near his birthplace The edict also di-
rects that the rank of marquis, confer
red upon the eldest son of the late Chi
nese statesman in his own right, shall
descend through % generations. 1t con
lers high rank upon the other sons OF
Earl Ii, upon whom the posthumous
rank of marquis has been bestowed and
confers dignities upon dis grandsons, to-
gether with lucrative offices
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
May Examine RurdI Postmen.

Superintendent A. W. Machen, of tn.
free delivery system of the Postoffice
Department, conferred with the mem
bers of the Civil Service Commission
relative to the proposition to transfer
the rural free delivery branch to the
classified service. There are now be
tween 5000 and 1000 persons employed
in this work, and members of the com
mission and Postoficc Department off
cials alike almost decided the system
should be embraced within the classified
service. No decision was reached.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Foreign.

H. St. John Dix, an Englishman, said
TO be the eldest son of a British peer.
and who figured in the Itata affair. in
dulged in various banking schemes and
was a commissary general in CoXey's
army, was brought up in London
court, charged with larceny in the United
States.
a Paris report says that "deteriorated
American timed foods have been dis
covered among the military stores at
Nerdun" The Minister Of War has or
dered all tin foods in the army stores
to be sold
The Chinese court has arrived at Kai
Fong Fu, capital of Honan, the people
along the route of the imperial march
having been left nearly destitute by the
contributions levied upon them.
Mr.. Dickinson, United States consul
general at Constantinople, has presented
credentials as diplomatic agent of the
United States to Bulgaria.
Lord Kitchener reports that a patrol
of yeomanry at Braksprut. in the Trans
vaal, was surrounded by Beers and lost
O men killed and 10 wounded.
General Weyler, the Spanish Minister
Of War, will temporarily replace Premier
Sagasta should the latter's illness con-
tinue
The Turkish government officials are
worried over reports that two American
girls, probably Kate Boyle and Flora
Preston, of Philadelphia. have started
for Turkey with the idea OF having them
selves captured by brigards, as was Miss
Stone.
Lord Rosebery, in a speech in Edin-
burgh, said he would like to see the ex-
pertinent for a year Of British govern
ment composed OF business men like
Carnegie and Sir Thomas Upton.
Miss Vanderbilt Wackerman, of New
York, picked up in London as a wander
ing lunatic, will be handed over to her
relatives
The German tariff bill, as passed by
the Bundesrath, contains a few changes
which affect American goods,
The Benmisaras razcd a number OF
villages Of the Mesmudas, in Morocco,
and carried of I8 girls.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Buried Under Tons Of Rock.

Columbus, Ohio, Especially - Two
men were killed and four injured as the
result of the premature explosion of a
blast at the Caspari's stone quarry.
northwest of Columbus The dead are
A. NJ, Vacci and John NJ, Antonio.
The two men killed were working
under ledge and were buried under
tons Of rock. Thorne, the foreman, was
hurled IS feet in the air, but his in
Juries are not serious One OF the in
jured men, named Wilson, will probably
die
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
MOUNTAINS SHAKEN.
Earthquake Shock In Colorado-Great Alarm
In the Town of Bueua Vista.

Buena Vista, Cal, (SpeciaD This
town and surrounding country expe-
rienced an earthquake shock which lasted
several seconds. Many people rushed
from their residences, fearing their
homes would be demolished Plate
glass windows were cracked. 1t is re-
ported that the waters OF Cottonwood
lake rose considerably Many huge
bodldcrs on Mount Princeton and
Mount Harvard were dslodged and
rolled down the sides of the mountain.
The trembling seemed to travel from
the southwest to the northeast and
lasted about six seconds. This is the
first earthquake ever felt at Buena Vista.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Good Beet Sugar Season.

Portland, Oregon, (Special.-Sugar
beet raising and the manufacture of beet
sugar is one of the infant industries of
Oregon which has made rapid strides
within the past three years. This sea-
son just closed has been the most profit
able yet recorded. The factory at La
grande, which is the center of the sugar
beet district, has about completed its sea-
sons run. The output will be about
$4,000 sacks, which approximate $780,
600 pounds.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
His Fortune for His Sins.

Bloomington, ILL.,, (SpeciaD .-Racked
by conscience, which gave him no peace,
X. A. Grimsby, wealthy farmer, who
lived in Mclean county, this State, left
his wife and three children this week
to make a new home for himself He
turned over to them all of his property,
with the exception Of few hundred
dollars to atone for alleged wrong
doings, the nature Of which is not known
by his family, and il there is an accuser
Grimsby Is the only one.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Bronze Statue of Mckinley.

Cleveland, Ohio, (Special) If the
proposition made by committee of 100
citizens to the finance committee of the
recent National Grand Army Encamp-
ment is carried out surplus of $1,000
collected for that occasion will be used
to erect a bronze statue of heroic size
to the late President Mckinley in the
public square, the center of the business
portion of the city.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Given Dignity BY the New Dock.

The Navy Department has given she
naval establishment at Algiers, La, the
title OF Naval Station, Algiers, La"
This station has been known as the "Na-
val Reservation, Algiers, La" but with
the ownership of the finest floating dry
dock of its class in the world, built at
Sparrows Point. Md, and the numerous
other improvements comes the added
dignity of the title of Naval Station. -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
MnnIln Wants pocl.ic cnhle.

Manila, (By Cable).-The Manila
Chamber Of Commerce has cabled to
President Roosevelt urging that the Pa
ciic cable be laid. The cablegram states
that the main object would be an i'm
mense increase of the rubber industry of
the Philippines, estimated at $4,000, 600,
and also economy and the facilitaton of
business
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Valuable Farm Given AWAY.

Dayton, Ohio, (Special) Benz
Meichler, farmer who lives in Jackson
township, has made the Heidelberg The
illogical Seminary, located at Tifin, o.,
a gift of farm of 1870 acres, valued at
$500. The farm is located in Jackson
township The deed granting the dona-
ton was filed in the County Recorders
office
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Are Eggs Being corncred.

Chicago, (SpecialD - Local packers
are believed TO be cornering the egg
market, and now have 100000 cases in
cold storage. The combination expects,
it is said, to have the market completely
under their control before the middle of
January. Conditions are such at this
date that prices are advancing rapidly,
having gone up TO 27 cents from 22
within the past week
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-11-21
Won the Only Gold Medal.

The only gold medal authorized by
Congress for heroic conduct during the
Spanish War was forwarded to Lieut..
Frank H. Newcomb, at Patchogue, N.
Y. Lieutenant Newcomb commanded
the revenue cutter Hudson and rescued
the officers and crew of the torpedo boat
Winslow, off Cardenas, Cuba, during the
action OF May II, 1893. The medal con.
tains about $3.50 worth of gold.