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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
NeWsY oLeANINos.

Attendance at mass is no longer
compulsory in the French Navy.
Many Boxers at lllao Chow, China.
are said to be embracing Christian.
10y.
Norway's Press Associations oppose
adoption Of the proposed American
copyright treaty.
England and Germany have both Of
iered prizes for the automobile best
adapted TO military service.
The earnings OF most of the impor.
tant railroads in the United States are
now larger than ever before.
GellnaDy's imports for October de-
creased 373,9Sl tons over last year,
while the exports increased 1912 tons
Two hundred ear loads Of steel have
ust been sent TO supplant the wooden
ridges in the Sacramento Canyon, Cal
rornia
The first public school In Mayaguez,
Porto Rico, Is to he named the Me-
l<mley school 1t fronts on Mckinley
avenue.
An automobile inspection car, for tho
use OF road oycrseers and track In.
spectors, has been put into use by
uumber of railroads.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
CHINA WANTS TIENTSIN.
The New yiserOy Asks Foreigners to Civ;
Up Control

Pekiu, (By Cable) The principal OBJ
ject of the visit to Pekin Of Yuan Shi
Kai, the new Viceroy Of Pechill, who
arrived here December 3, is to induce the
foreign powers to rcinquish their con
troll of the Government of Tientsin.
Yuan Shi Kai has assured all the Min
listers of the foreign powers that he is
personally able and willing to maintain
order at Tient5in and in the province
The American, Russian and japanese
Ministers are inclined to comply with the
suggestion Of the yiceroy but a majority
of the foreign representatives insist that
the powers retain control Of Tientsir
until the re-cstablshment of the Chinese
court at pekiu
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
BEEN IN PRISON THIRTY YEARS.
Pathetic Appeal of Woman Who Wants to Die
Outside of Jail Walls.

Trenton, N. J., (SpeciaD Like a
voice from the tomb comes the plea for
freedom and a chance to die outside
prison walls of Lizzie Garrababt, the
New Jersey murderess. For 30 years she
has been prisoner in the State prison
here.
A girl of II only when she entered the
prison, she is now an old, gray-haired
woman, with but few more years to
live. Influential women in Jersey are
trying to have her released so that she
can die in freedom o..
A reporter managed to see the woman
for a few minutes, and for the first time
in many years she has been enabled to
communicate with the outside world.
"All l want is to be free" she said.
80 it will seem as if God has kind of
forgiven me. There is little left me but
to die, and all want is to escape dying
in this place
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
TRAIN FALLS THREE HUNDRED FEET.
A Rock.Slide Causes 1t to Plunge Over Bluff
Down Into Brazil River.

Vancouver, B. Cat an early hour
a Canadian Pacific freight train was
dangerous curve, 400 feet above the
Brazil river, when Engineer Randall
suddenly came upon a rock-slide scarce
ly so yards ahead of him.
A signal was given to the brakemen
and the engine was reversed, but it was
too late The train was going scarcely
five miles an hour, but the heavy train
behind piled the engine on the rocks and
before the engineer and fireman could
jump the locomotive rolled over and over
600 feet down the bluff to the river.
Engineer Randall and Fireman Potruff
were crushed to death beneath the engine
Three care were wrecked, going over
the bank after the engine. Traffic was
delayed six hours.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
65 Wedding Guests Poisoned.

Prairie du Sac, Wis, (Special -
Sixty-fve persons were poisoned at a
wedding feast at the home of John Null
ky, at West Point, near this place. 1t is
believed there was poison in the coffee.
Physicians were summoned from Lodi,
and after several hours work hope was
given that all would recover. Some Of
the coffee has been sent to chemist to
be examined.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Hepburn's Canal Bill.

Representative Hepburn, of Iowa, has
introduced his Isthmian Canal bill which,
by reason of his being author, passed
last year, and from his probable continu-
ance at the head of the House Com
merce Committee. it is regarded as the
measure which will serve as a basis for
action by the House.
1t differs from the Hepburn bill pass
ed last year in making the total appro-
priation SGSo,ooo,ooo instead of $I4o,-
100000. OF the total amount, $Io,ooo-
900 is made Immediately available TO
begin work In other respects the bill
follows that of last year, authorizing
the President to acquire a right of way
from Costa Rica and Nicaragua, and
then to direct the Secretary of War to
begin the construction, from Greytown,
on the Caribbean sea, to Brito, on the
Pacific ocean, with suitable defenses.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Three Negroes Killed.

Andalusia. Ala, (S2ccial) Governor
Jelks sent troops to aid Sheriff Brad
shaw in protecting the negro rioters in
Jail here. ard The town IS under martial
faw. The Sheriff is fearing an attack
at any moment by mob from OPP and
IS prepared 10 protect his prisoners.
Three negroes, whose names are uu-
known, were caught and killed by posse
near Opp. because, it is alleged, they tool;
part in the riot. and the whole county
is in arms agsinst tie negroes
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
FG0 A NATIONAL
NAVAL RESERVE
Bill Providing for a Reorganization In
dorsed With Notifications.
ALL STATES WERE REPRESENTED.
Lieutenant Commander Switzerland Pre-
seuted the Views Of Navy Department
With Regard 10 the Question, and After
Some Discussion the Foss Bill Was Indorsed,
With Several Notifications.

New York, (SpeciaD The Associa-
ton of Naval Militias of the United
States has just concluded here series
of meetings at which discussions were
held on the bill introduced in Congress
by Congressman Foss. of Illinois, which
provides for the organization Of a ma
tional naval reserve.
The naval militia organizations of
the following States were represented
at the meetings; California, by Lieuten-
ant Commander White; Connecticut by
Commander Averill Maryland, by Com
mander Geer; Massachusetts, by Cap
tain Burlington, Lieutenant Commander
Edgar and others; Michigan, by Com
mander Hendrie; New Jersey, by Com
mander Irving and Commander Potter ;
New York, by Capt J. w. Miller, Com
mander Franklin and others Ohio, by
Lieutenant Yost, and Pennsylvania, by
Commander Beschenberger Lieutenant
Commander Southerland and Ex-Lieu-
tenants Anderson and Satterlee, United
States Navy represented the Govern
meut
The meetings were presided over by
Captain Miller of New York. Lieuten-
ant Commander Southerland presented
the views of the Navy Department with
regard to the question, and after some
discussion the Foss bill was indorsed
with several notifications. These modi-
fcations are on lines suggested by Pres
ident Roosevelt in his message.
Another matter considered was the
question of taking steps toward securing
the adjustment of the rank OF naval
cadet in the navy, and substituting in
its place the rank of "midshipman," but
nothing definite was decided on.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Exclusion of Chinese.

Representative Kahn, who represents
the San Francisco district containing
the Chinese quarter, in which about 3o,-
600 Chinese reside, introduced Chinese
Exclusion law. 1t defines strictly the
status of those who by treaty have a
right to enter the country, excluding
all except Chinese officials, teachers,
students, merchants, travellers and re-
turning laborers. In each OF these ex-
cepted cases a section is devoted to the
rigid Identification and specification of
the persons included. In the case OF
Chinese officials the Chinese Govern
ment is required to furnish a list OF its
officials coming to this country Mr..
Kane says this will overcome the whole
sale creation Of officials, including those
of the Six Companies, who are said to
have been made officials in order to take
them outside of the exclusion laws.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Kitchener as nOld Rln."

London, (By Cable).-A letter just
received from an officer in South Al
rica says that a subaltern drew a carl
cature Of Lord Kitchener as Rip Van
Winkle leading a centenarian soldier up
kopje. A staff officer showed it to
Kitchener, and the chief gave one of his
grim smiles and said 1T is an ugly
prophecy, but if necessary we will hang
on here until we are that age. Our duty
is to win, and we will The subaltern
was paralyzed with terror until assured
that Kitchener had not asked for the
artists name
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
WILL IT BE AN
ECONOMIC WAR
Russia and Austria-iungary Threaten
Germany.
THE AMERICANS ARE FAR AHEAD,
They VIII Not Negotiate commerc al Treaties
on the Basis Of the Pending Tariif--A Con-
siderable Volume Of American Products
Which Now Go to Russia Through German
Traders Would Also Be Excluded.

Berlin, (By Cable) The tariff bill
goes to the committee this week, and
nobody expects its temperance for
months. Herren Bebel and Richter and
other opposition leaders have agreed to
delay the measure as long as possible in
committee. They are determined TO
make fight on every one of the o46
items. This well-worn form of parlia-
nentary obstruction is to be continued in
the House after the bill leaves the COM
mittee, and it is quite possible that the
final vote will not be reached until 1908,
unless the government offers a compro-
mise, which is unlikely. The govern
ment, being aware of the dilatory tactics
ahead, is considering changing the rules
of the house so as to block the obStruc-
tion tactics of the opposition
A variety of estimates OF the majority
for or against the bill are in circulation.
The general impression is that the gov
ernment commands a large majority.
II is not the United States that the
government will be concerned about
should the tariff bill be put through in its
present form, but Russia and Austria
Hungary. 1t is the belief OF the foreign
office that Germany is we'll able to uphold
her side should the United States make
rsprisals.
Russia and stria-Hungary have al
ready informed Germany that they are
not willing to negotiate commercial
treaties on the basis of the pending tariff.
These notifications are considered
equivalent to the declaration of an eco
pomic war, in which the broad markets
now open to Germany will Immediately
be closed, and the considerable volume Of
United States products now finding its
way to Russia through German traders
would, in consequence, be excluded with
German goods.
The manager Of an American tool
company's works in Berlin has made a
remarkable comparison of the wages
paid and cost of tools made here with
the wages paid and cost OF tools at the
American works, both sets of laborers
using identical machines He finds that
the American workman, making an exact
allowance for the difference in wages,
turns out a clear 25 per cent. more prod
uct for the same unit of wages.
Man for man, the German produces
two-hfths of what an American does. A
shoe factory at Breslau. using American
machinery, secured better results by inn
porting eight American workmen and
paying them by the piece to stimulate the
German workmen, who then came within
10 per cent. OF the Americans work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Foreign.

Conhrmatory dispatches are published
in London of the report that Major Van
Tets, Of Queen Wilhelmina's S bodyguard
was wounded in defending her from
her husband, and that the Queen
with her own hands, stanched the wound
and made her husband beg the Major S
pardon. A dispatch from Amsterdam
says Van Tets died of his wound.
Dutch socialists introduced motion
in the Parliament at The Hague to take
measures to obtain, with the sanction OF
Great Britain, the removal OF the women
and children from the concentration
camps in South Africa.
The Immigration Restriction Bill,
which excludes from Australia all per-
sons who cannot speak a European Ian
guage, has passed the Commonwealth
Senate.
An anti-ducking league has been or
ganized in Vienna, and it includes a
number of members of the Reichstag
Thousands Of starving unemployed
people are rioting at Prague.
The City of London entertained the
Prince and Princess of Wales at lunch
con in Guild Hall, which, of course, was
made the occasion of a demonstration
in favor OF the government and of Cham
berlain.
Herr Bebel, as the representative OF
100000 vo.ers, in a forceful speech
presented to the Reichstag the socialists
protest against the hunger duties as
he called the triffs on grain
Queen Wilhelmina and her husband
are appearing in public together, and re-
ports are given out that she has for
given him in order to allay public indig-
nation.
The British made a large capture OF
Beers, securing $50 prisoners. The Brit.
ish rounded up three laagers, with only
4 few casualties on either side.
Philip Watts, director of the warshir
building department of Sir w. G.. Arm
strong, has been appointed director Of
British naval construction.
Melvil van Lyndon, the Dutch foreign
minister, announced in the Chamber tha
the government could not intervene il
| South Africa,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Officials at Loggerheads

Secretary of War Root and Comptrol-
Ter of the Treasury Robert J. Tracewell
are officially at loggerheads.
The War Department has outstand-
ing contracts which were'to be paid from
the national defense fund of 1898, and
Secretary Root, in a communication to
Mr.. Tracewell asking that payments
thereon be authorized by the account
ing officers, stated that 1T appears that
the President and his Cabinet were
agreed that the national defense fund
of $5o,ooo,ooo could be used after July
l. 1901, in making payments under con-
tracts properly entered into during the
year 1893.
Mr. Tracewel replies that his judg-
ment is not influenced by the views
of certain executive officers. l hold that
the accounting officers are not author
lied to allow any payments made from
the appropriations made for the nation
al defense after June 80, 1901"
Secretary Root regards Mr. Trace
wells decision as a 'misinterpretation"
of law Mr.. Tracewell insists that he
is right.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
PUT IN COFFIN TOO SOON.
This Murderer Was Cut Down Before Life
Was Extinct.

Little Rock, Ark (SpeciaD Bud
Wilson, the convict who killed r. H.
Naylor, guard of the Yell County Con-
vict Camp, last December, was hanged at
Danville.
Before the lid was placed on the COT
fin the body began moving about. Wilson
opened his eyes and his whole frame
shivered. He was taken from the cof-
fin by the deputies and carried up the
steps to the scafold for the purpose OF
hanging him again.
When the platform was reached the
body became rigid, remained so for a
moment and then became limp. Wilson
was examined carefully by the physi-
clans, who finally pronounced him dead,
death having been caused BY strangula-
tion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
AIabams Wants dood Roads.

Montgomery, Ala. (Special) Per
manent organization Of the Alabama
Good Roads Association was effected
here. and R r. Poole, Commissioner Of
Agriculture OF Alabama, was elected
president. Resolutions were adopted
urging the State Legislature TO create a
State highway commission and to make
an appropriation 10 extend the building
OF better roads. a memorial to the Leg
islaturc was adopted urging an appropri-
alton for bctleFmert OF The roads in the
State.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
First Bill Signed by Roosevelt.

Washington, D. C., (SpeciaD .-Presi-
dent Roosevelt Saturday signed the first
bill sent to him by Congress, thus Great
ing the first law to be enacted under his
administration. 1t was the act to adj
init free of duty and permit the trans
fer of foreign exhibits from the Pan
American Exposition to the South Car
olina Interstate and West Indian Expo
sition at Charleston, S. c.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Work Of Weather Bureau.

In his annual report Prof. Willis l..
Moore, chief OF the Weather Bureau,
refers to the extension of experiments
with wireless telegraphy
An important extension of the fore
cast work was made during the year,
whereby meteorological reports from
points in the British Isles, the continent
of Europe and from the Azores are
transmitted to Washington and with OBJ
servations from Nassau, Bermuda and
Turks Island are regularly published on
the weather maps, together with fore
casts of the wind an dthe state of the
weather for the first three days out of
steamers bound eastward. In a number
of instances, when storms of marked
strength were passing eastward off the
American coast, forecasts for steamers
leaving European ports westward bound
were cabled to England Reports from
steamers show that these forecasts and
other special warnings were verified.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
WRECK ON GEORGIA RAILROAD.
Passenger Train Goes Over an Embaukment
One Killed.

Macon, Ga, (SpeciaD The Central
OF Georgia passenger train from Savan-
nah, after crossing the river entering
Macon, at about 4 o'clock A. NJ, with
about 100 passengers, jumped a switch
on a high embankment. The engine and
tender parted from the train, The bag
gage and express cars were thrown over
into a culvert and burned. The second
class coach was thrown on its side and
burned. The frst-class passenger coach
fell over the embankment The Atlanta
sleeper, filed with passengers, caught
fire and was destroyed. The only per-
son killed was Julia Boynton, colored, of
Columbus, Ga.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Caplial Is Taxable.

Washington, DC, (SpeciaD Dt-TheCom-
missioner of Internal Revenue has rem
dered a decision in which he holds that
bankers must return for taxation capi-
tai surplus, undivided profits and bor-
rowed money used in the business Of
banking The Commissioner holds that
capital is taxable, whether invested as
in the case Of the United States bonds
or the bank building, or circulating, as
in the case Of money including money
borrowed also, surplus, including undi-
yided profits.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
The Lynchlng of Italians.

Rome, (By Cablc) jim the Senate
Baron Fava gave notice of his intention
TO interpellate the Foreign Office regard
ing the present status of the question
pending between the government of
Italy and the United States government
arising from the lynching OF two Ital-
ians at Irwin, Miss, in July last, and
how it was proposed to settle the affair.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Water Better Than Oil.

FL Paso, Texas, (SpeciaD "A dispatch
from Las Cruces announces that the oil
borers at Engle, N. NJ, have struck an
artesian well at a depth of 200 feet which
swept 1000 gallons an hour through a
two-inch hole Engle is situated in the
heart of the famous Journey of Death"
desert, which is one of the most arid
regions known, and the strike of water
will prove far more valuable than an
oil gusher.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Lynehed OIL Electric Light Pole.

Lake Charles, La, (Special) Saul
Poydras, the negro who cut Chief Dep
uty Sheriff C. NJ. Richard and wife Sc
riously with a razor, was arrested near
Walsh, 20 miles east of this town. Poy-
dras was brought here and the officers
were about to lodge him in the parish
prison, when a mob overpowered the
guards. took charge of Poydras and
hanged him to an electric light pole a
few rods from the courthouse
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Corn Breaks lO.Ycar Record.

New York, (Special Grain markets
wound up the week here in Characters
tic bull fashion, with a spectacular dis
play of the pdblic's control over the
situation. In all markets records were
smashed right and left, while, at 1874 for
May corn in New York, that market
was higher than at any time in decade
Wheat broke all records for the season.
The biggest advance came after the reg
ular close and forced prices up I3sc. a
bushel, making nearly cents advance
for the week
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
She Is Welded by Wire.

Bowling Green, Ky, (Specia).-
Miss Maude W. Wilcutt stood in the
telegraph office here and became the
bride Of DR.. J. w. Simmons, physician
of Peaster, Texas They were married
by wire. The questions were asked from
the Texas end by a justice of the peace,
and were answered by Miss Wilcutt.
The bride is teaching school in Butler
county. She and DR.. Simmons recently
met while travelling.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12

Washington, D. c., (By Cable).--It
is authoritatively stated that there has
been no marked change for the worse in
the condition of Rear Admiral W. T.
Sampson. However, he is now as he
has been since he came to Washington,
in very feeble health, and his chances for
withstanding any serious strain upon his
vitality are said to be slight
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Another Cruiser for Turkey.

Constantinople, (By Cable) The
Cramp Shipbuilding Company has noti-
ded the Porte that it is ready to COM
mence building a cruiser for the Turk
ish Government, and has asked the Gov
erinment TO send officers to supervise
the vessels construction.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
John Bull Pays Indemnity.

Washington, D. C., (SpeciaD The
State Department has received a draft
for 10000 sterling from the government
of Great Britain, in full Of the claims of
certain American citizens, who claimed
TO have been improperly expelled from
South Africa during the Boer War -
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Mckinley National Park.

Washington, D. c., (Special) Rep
resentative Brownlow reintroduced in
the House the bill of the last Congress
for the creation of a park in the South
Appalachian Mountains The bill pro-
vides that the park shall be called the
Mckinley National Park, and shall con
tain A.OoO,ooo acres.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Appointed to Embassy.

ST. Petersburg, (By Cable) ).-Lieuten-
ant Colonel Schebiko, military agent of
the Russian embassy at Washington,
has been appointed to the Russian EN-
bassy at Berlin. Lieutenant-C Colonel
Agapiejeff will succeed Lieutenant Colo
mel Schebiko at Washington
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
Miss Stones Surrender "Impsa sadIng I"

London, (By Cable) "A dispatch to
the Daily Telegraph from Sofa says that
the surrender at Salonika of Miss Ellen
M. Stone. the American missionary, and
her companion, Nine. Tsilksl is impend-
ing
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1901-12-12
ROBBERS BIND B. & o. OPERATOR
His Pockets and Company's Cash Drawer
Then Rifed.

Wilmington, Ohio, (SpeciaD Three
masked men broke in the door of the
Baltimore and Ohio depot here, bound
the operator, r. DWalm, rihed his pock-
cts of $3.50 and took $2o.55 from the
company's cash drawer
The robbers then entered the office Of
Langdon's Touring mill, across the street
from the station, blew the safe open and
secured $50 and escaped. The operator
lay bound and unable to move for three
hours listening to the train dispatcher
at Columbus calling at the key. Finally
he was discovered and released. A posse
found three stolen rings near Midland
City, where they had been abandoned by
the robbers, who took to the woods,
Atlanta. Ga, (SpeciaD The Doug
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