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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
CHRISTIAN HNDHAvoR TOPICS.
March ~ - "Our 0ws for Christ" = Ps
Ixxxv. l-i3.

Scripture verses--Ps. xviii. II; Jer.
xiii. 2S Ezek. iii. 1921; Matt. x. 5-7;
xviii. 1920; Mark xvi. Is; Luke xiv.
45-4S; Acts |. s; x. AZ; xiii. IL.
Lesson Thoughts
A grateful realization of the for
giveness of our sins, so many and SO
great, is sure and strong impulse to
missionary effort.
The greatest glory any of lis can
help to bring to dwell In our land Is
that OF the nation whose God Is the
Lord. for not only will God give right.
oousness and peace TO his own people.
but even materially "the Lord shall
give that which Is good; and our land
shall yield her increase"
Selections.
Our country's voice is pleading,
Ye men of God. arise, .s.
His providence is leading.
The land before you lies;
Day-gleams are DER its Frightening.
And promise clothes the soil;
Wide fields, for harvest whitening,
Invite the roaper's toll.
Reach the man nearest you. See
the need. Pray. act as the redeemed
of the Lord. Like Zinzendorf when he
renounced his estates and his reputa-
tion, and his family. let us say,
"Henseforth that country shall be my
home where shall have the greatest
opportunity of preaching Christ to the
perishing"
Wouldst thou go forth to bless,
BE sure of thine own ground;
Fix well thy centre first,
Then draw the circle round,
from thy own home to the uttermost
part of the earth.
Patriotism calls on every citizen to
stand between the country and her
foes. The most dangerous foes to a
aation are sin and ignorance. The
Christian church and the Christian
school are the best defences against
these. Any lover of his native land
must see that the nations welfare de-
mands the home missionary.
"As goes America, so goes the
world" The urgent need OF our for.
eign work Is in earnest plea for our
home work. Now as ever the oppor.
tunity is for the unceasing personal
worker Converts are gathered ono
by one, and not in masses.
Suggested Hymns.
Jesus saves. o blessed story,
Ho! reapers of life's harvest.
Sowing in the morning.
My country, It's of thee
Stand up! stand up for Jesus.
Work. for the night is coming
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

The most precious things in national
life are the character and the liberty of the
individual. The real test in the advance
OF any nation is in this: Whether in the
advance and in the increase of power the
real strength which goes to make up the
nation is Still there character, individual
liberty, men.-Bishop William Lawrence,
Episcopal, Massachusetts,.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

The setting of a great hope is like the set.
ting of the sun. The brightness OF our life
is gone. Shadows of evening fall around
us. and he world seems but dim rehec.
tion--itself broader shadow; we look for
ward into the coming lonely night, The
arise and the night is holy.-H. w. Long.
fellow.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20
RAMS HORN BLASTS.

HE child can be-
long to God as
socn as he can to
the devil.
He who drinks
much thinks little,
and he who thinks
much drinks little
The saved soul
will be found
steering for heaven
no matter which
way the winds are
blowing.
To refuse a right
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

Religion consists in helping others and
heresy in forcing others to serve you
The Rev. DR.. George II. Hepworth, Con.
gregationalist, New York.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-03-20

Scripture verses-Ps. xviii. II: Jer.
xiii. 2S; Ezek. iii. 1921; Matt. X. 81;
xviii. 1920; Mark xvi. Is; Luke xiv.
45-4S; Acts |. 8; X. AZ; xiii. IL.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-30
TO ENJOIN TIE STEEL trust.
Decision in the Hodge Suit to Prevent Retiring
Stock and Bonds.
(By Associated Press. }

Newark, ~ j.. Oct. 29.-Vice- Chancel-
lor Emery today filed his decision in the
suit of j. Aspinwall Hodge and others
to prevent the United States Steel Cor
poration from retiring 5000, 600 900 of pre-
ferred stock and issuing $3.50, 600, 900 in
bonds. In his decision on the Vice Chan
cellor says:
Il will advise that a preliminary in
junction be granted restraining the issue
of bonds under the resolution"
The resolution referred to by the Vice
Chancellor was adopted by the directors
of the United States Steel Corporation
and ordered the retirement of the pre-
ferred stock. Vice Chancellor Emery de-
cides that the meeting of tn directors
which the resolution was adopted was
prematurely called and that the retire
ment of the stock under the resolution
must be therefore enjoined The deci-
sion of the Chancellor agrees with
the decision of the court of errors and
appeals in the berger case, on all other
points.
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THANKSGIVING PROCLAMATION.
President Roosevelt Desiguates November the
9th as the ray.
(By the Associated Press J

Washington Oct 29.-President Roose-
welt today issued his proclamation desig-
mating Thursday, November 9th as a day
of thanksgiving. The proclamation is as
follows:
According TO the yearly custom of our
people, it falls upon the President at
this season of the year to appoint a day
of festival and thanksgiving to God.
'Over a century and a quarter has
rassed since this country took it's place
among the nations Of the earth and dur
ing that time we have had ON the whole
more to be thankful for than has fallen
TO the lot of any other people. Genera
tion after generation has grown to man
hood and passed away. Each has had to
bear its peculiar murdens, each to face
its special crisis and each has known
years of grim trial when the country was
menaced by malice domestic or foreign
levy when the hand of the, Lord was
heavy upon it in drought or fit od or pes
thence. when in bodily distress and an
guish of soul, it paid the penalty of folly
and froward heart Nevertheless, de-
cade by decade we have struggled on
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A TRIPLE MURDER
Three Girls FouIIy Slain, one
Subjected to Unspeak-
able Indigoities.
(By Associated Press }

Memphis. Tenn, Oct ga special to
the Scimitar from Wynne, Ark, says:
MARY, Sophie and May Gibson, aged
II, II and 10 years respectively, daugh-
ters of Thomas Gibon, prosperous ne
gro farmer, were killed and one of them
was the victim of a criminal assault at
their home near here yesterday.
THE murders occurred while Gibson.
the father, was away from home at
tending circus, leaving the three girls
alone in the house. Upon his return he
found the bodies of two of the girls
with their heads crushed, while the body
of the third lay in the yard terribly mu-
tilatcd. The girl had been subjected to
the most atrocious indignities. Posses
composed of both blacks and whites were
formed and David Grow. an old negro.
was arrested. Crow denied all knowl-
edge of the crime, but finally confessed
that he had witnessed the killing and
said that a negro named Johnson was the
guilty man"
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Celebration of Mitchell Day.
(By the Associated Press.)

Wilkesbarre, Pa, Oct. % Mitchell
Day was celebrated in all the principal
towns of the anthracite coal region today
and i'll order that all the mine workers
might have an opportunity to partici-
pate in the exercises the mines were
closed down. The principal demonstra-
tion was held in this city and President
Mitchell took part. There was storm and
sunshine during the day, but the change
able weather did not Keep any army of
STRANGERS out of town. Everybody wore
a John Mitchell badge. The procession
started shortly before noon and was
nearly one hour in passing a given point.
1t is estimated that there We're ten thou
Sand men in line.
President Mitchell was given an ova-
tion all along the line of the march and
whenever his carriage stopped the crowd
from the sidewalk pressed around and
insisted on shaking his hand. An Ameri-
can flag was carried at the head of every
local" and brass bands by the score
furnished music The banners carried
many curious inscriptions. Some of
them read as follows:
by arbitration we hope to gain our
just demands"
Unity and friendship make peace"
God bless our country and our union. -
1--WE honor and respect our Presidents,
Roosevelt and Mitchell"
After the parade a big mass meeting
was held at Y. M. C. A. park Presi-
dent Mitchell was the principal speaker
He expressed the hope that there would
never be another anthracite coal strike
in Pennsylvania.
President Mitchell was busy tonight
completing his plans for the first meet
ing of the arbitration board at its meet
ing in Scranton tomorrow. Professor
WE'LL is assisting Mr.. Mitchell in pre-
pairing his case for presentation; also
DR.. Peter Roberts. of Mahanoney City,
an authority on the hard coal industry.
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TREATY HANGS FIRE
Awaiting CoIumbia's Decis-
ion as to Whether Concha
Shall Present Her Note.
(By the Associated Press )

Washington, Oct. 29.-The status today
Of the Colombian Canal negotiations is
that both sides are awaiting decision of
the Colombian government as to whether
Minister Concha shall proceed under his
original instructions to present to the
State Department the Colombian re-
spones to the department proposed for
treaty.
When the response arrived in Wash
ington two days ago the minister
promptly notified the State Department
of the fact he added to his notice
the statement that in view of recent de-
velopments he had regarded it as his
duty to withhold it until he heard fur
ther from his government
S the State Department had in some
way come to know that the Colombian
response would, if submitted, go far to-
wards meeting the desires of this gov
ernment, in the matter of canal treaty
this delay was very annoying. But as
the minister had his own nation of duty
in the matter, it was decided that an
appeal should be taken over his head to
the authorities in Bogta. Accordingly
Minister Hart at the Colombian capital
notifying him of the action of the Colon
bian minister here.
The matter of objection by our own
off cials is the attempt to link the nego-
tiations for canal treaty pure and sim
pie, with the discussion of the questions
of the correctness of the attitude of our
naval officers on the isthmus. The
Colombian officiale hold that as the pro-
jected treaty renews or continues the
privileges of the existing treaty relating
to enutralizing isthmian traffic which is
now the subject of contention between
the two governments, it is proper that
the canal treaty be held back until,
either by an amendment of the old treaty
or a change in the language of the new
treaty, Colombian integrity can be safe
guarded
1t is expected that the delay will not
be long, for even if the Colombian an
swer is not satisfactory the United
States government will still be bound by
the terms of the Spooner Act to proceed
towards the construction of an isthmian
canal, and the only question to be de-
cided is as to the method. There are
two ways open even in case of an ad-
verse attitude on the part of Colombian
namely, either the United States govern
ment to proceed without delay to COM
plete the treaties with Nicaragua and
Costa Rica necessary for the construc-
tion of canal in these countries, or, and
this latter course would be adopted with
reluctance, the government might pur-
chase outright the franchise of the
French Canal CornnaOu
on resolutely with the construction of
the Panama Canal, taking no further
notice of Colombia.
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They Meet Today to Begin
the investigation.
NO DATE FOR HEARINGS
viii not Begin Until Formal Claims by Miners
and Answer Of Operators Have Been
Filed. Mitchell Day GrandIy
Celebrated.
(By the Associated Press }

Washington, Oct. 29.-The majority OF
the members of the anthracite coal strike
commission left here at o'clock this af-
ternoon over the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for Scranton. Pa, where they
will meet tomorrow morning to begin
their investigation of the conditions in
the mining region.
The party consisted of Commissioners
of Labor Carroll d. Wright, General John
NJ. Wilson, Bishop Spalding, Grand Chlet
E. e. Clarke. of the Order of Railroad
Conductors, Assistant Recorders Nose
ley and Neill and three stenographers.
The other members of the commission
are also expected to reach Scranton by
tomorrow morning. The commission will
spend tomorrow at Scranton arranging
the details of the trip though the coal
fields. The hearings will not begin un-
til the formal claims of the miners ard
the answer of the operators have been
filed.
None of the members of the commits
sion are willing to be quoted in predc-
tions of the length of time the work of
the commission will consume. They say
they will go into the subject exhaustive
ly and one of them said privately today
that he believed the report would be
ready within two months.
IF either of the parties to the contro-
versy should refuse to abide by the de-
cision of the commission on what could
be done" the commissioner was asked.
Il do not regard that as a possibility, .
was his answer. We see no reason to
anticipate anything Of the sort. l 90 not
believe that either side could face the
force of public opinion by rejecting the
conclusions which sf4sy have agreed in ad-
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-30
THE PLEDGES KEPT
AyCoCk ExCeIs Himself in His
Fayetteville Speech.
Explains Expenditures for Education, Asyums
and Pensions, If This be Treason
Make the Nest Of II.
Especial to the News and Observer.

Especial to the News and Observer)
Fayetteville. N. c., Oct 29.-The great
speech of this campaign was delivered
by Governor Aycock today. The court
room was crowded many ladies being
present who joined heartily in the APP
plause. It is conceded that Aycock even
excelled himself and that his speech
must result in good
The discussion was chiefly on State
issues, explaining expenditures for edu-
cation asylums and pensions, and when
he touched on the latter many were in
tears. He showed that his promise Of
four months school term in every dis
trict had been faithfully kept and this
for the first time in the history of the
State, although a constitutional require
ment All charitable institutions of the
State and the old soldiers were we'll
cared for now and if that was extrava-
gance as charged by Republicans he was
proud to have hand in such extrava-
gance, and did not want the support of
those opposed to these expenditures. He
showed also that the increase in Gov
ernor's salary was before his election
on recommendation of Russell
II was a great speech; no special coulo
do it justice.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-30
The EXPORT LUMBER co.
Three Receivers are appointed by New York
Supreme Court
(By Associated Press. J

New York, Oct 29.-Waterman A. Taft,
Edward ]. Hawthorne and Ben L. Fair
child were appointed in the Supreme
Court today temporary receivers of the
Export Timber Company on the applica-
| tion of the majority of the companys
directors asking for voluntary dissolu-
tion of the corporation. The application
says that some of the $50, 900 liabilities
due and about to mature cannot be met
The total liabilities amount to $2,358, ,538
and nominal assets So, ,598, ,920 The COM
pany was Incorporated in 1878 and has q
capital stock of half million dollars
The property to come into the hands of
| the receivers in this State will not exceed
that amount. The principal stockholders
are Charles R. Flint. Alden S. Swan and
John ID. Carberry. The Company has
branches at Boston, Georgetown, S. c.,
and in Canada.
In the United States Circuit Court to-
day Freeman s. Farr and Edward j.
Hathorne were appointed temporary re-
ceiveTs of the property of the Atlantic
Coast Lumber Company within the South
ern District of New York. The same
two temporary receivers were appointed
previously by the United States district
COdlb IOI tlIG GdSjGTn QlSIflcC OF VIZ
ginia. Mr.. Farr was the former presi-
dent of the company. The appointment
of the receivers was due to an action
brought against the company by it's trus-
tee, the Colonial Trust Company of New
York, the lumber company being unable
to meet the interests payment due the
trust Company. A statement issued to-
day by those interested in the two lum-
Der companies says the various receivers
were appointed in connection with the
reorganization and contemplated consoli-
dation of the principal lumber companies
owned and handling what is known as
North Carolina (short leaf pine. The
statement claims that even in the case
of liquidation the assets of the two com
panies will be in excess of all liabilities.
Plans are already in process of for
nation for the reorganization of the
company, and the consolidation of the
Southern Pine Lumber interests.
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THE DURHAM AND CHARLOTTE.
An Extension to be Built From Gulf on to
Greensboro.
Especial to News and Observer

Especial to News and Observer
Greensboro. ~ c.. Oct. 29.-The Baltl-
more Manufacturers Record contains this
financial bulletin regarding the new rail-
road which is heading this way:
- B. Lenning, of Bridesburg, Pa,
president of the Durhatn and Charlotte
Railroad. says that an extension will be
built from Gulf to Pittsboro. thence to
Bynums, and along the Haw River via
Graham, Burlington and Gibsonville to
Greensboro, a total distance of about
seventy miles This work will be under
taken as soon as the extension from star
to Troy, at the other end of the line is
completed. ]. L. Tull is Chief Engineer,
Gulf, N. c."
Mr.. George G. McGregor, chief engineer
of this road. was in Greensboro today,
and he confirms most positively the
statements heretofore made in this cor
respondence touching the bona-fides of
this important new line of road He
came up from Cmmnock yesterday after
noon and this morning met his surveying
party, which is now within one-half a
mile of the city. The location survey,
Mr.. McGregOr says, is pretty close to
Ramseur. The road is in use from Colon,
on the Seaboard Air Line. to Cumnock,
on the Southern. 1t is graded from Cum
mock on west to HarDer's Cross Roads,
with the location survey as far this way
as Ramseur and the preliminary sur
vey having reached the outskirts of the
city, is really begins to look as if the
R. and w. means business, According
to the preliminary survey the proposed
road will cross the Southern between here
and Pomona. but as to where the new
road will come in-that. Mr.. McGregor
says. can await further developments
Mr. McGregor thinks the disposition of
the capitalists behind the Raleigh and
Western is to push their plans to q
speedy completion. His instructions are
to push his estimates to headquarters and
Mr.. Respass, of the preliminary survey,
has been similarly instructed.
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-30

ward and upward; we now abundantly
enjoy material we'll being and under the
favor of the most high we are striving
earnestly to achieve moral and spiritual
uplifting The year that has just cloved
has been one Of peace and of overf1owing
plenty Barely has any people enjoyed
greater prosperity than we are now en-
joying. For this we rend heartfelt and
solemn thanks to the giver of good; and
we seek to praise hi mnot by words only
but by deeds, by the way in which we do
our duty to ourselves and to our fellow
men.
Now, therefore, I, Theodore Roosevelt,
President of the United States, do hereby
designate as a day of general thanksgiv
ing, Thursday, the 9th of the coming
November and do recommend that
throughout the land the people cease from
their ordinary occupations, and in their
several homes and places of worship rem
der thanks. to Almighty God for the man
fold blessings of the past year"
The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-10-30
ABENATHY VERSUS GRANT,
A Division Of Time Agreed to and Grant Sadly
Used up
Especial to News and Observers

Especial to News and Observer.)
Fremont, ~ c., Oct 29-The county
candidates spoke here yesterday. They
were Joined by those two excellent gem
tlemen and strong speakers, Messrs.
Frank A. Daniel and Charles L. Aber-
nathy. Jimmy Grant was on deck.
When the boys had finished with him
he looked like thirty cents. Jimmy is
the Dependent" candidate for sheriff,
and his check would make one Of Prit-
chard's little bull calves blush with
shame He went into the Democratic
County Convention and urged his town
ship delegation. s'for politics, to divids
their votes twixt the candidates. and
when the roll was called Jimmy wasn't
in it little bit, so Jimmy, hungering
for pie that he had tasted once before
at the hands of the Democratic party,
announced that "he was an Independent
Democratic candidate Tor sheriff" He
now declares himself the Dependent
Democratic candidate for sheriff. and
when the final count is made Jimmy
will want to know who threw the noun
tains his way.
The several candidates acquitted
themselves handsomely in a brief an
nouncement speech, and were followed
by Mr.. Daniels and then by Mr.. Aber-
nathy. Mr. Daniels made a strong ap-
peal to the people. His speech was on
local lines, and a most captivating one
The speech of Mr.. Abernathy was an
able presentation of the issues, both
State and National. Though he was
the last speaker and the crowd had
been standing for two and a half hours
the walking off act was not an expert
ence. Indeed his crowd increased as he
grew fervid and eloquent in the vivid
pictures he drew. The people were sim
ply delighted with the speech.
Maj. Hiram Grant and his son Louis
the Republican candidate for the Legis-
lature "came to town." and soon the
news spread that they would speak at
night. The Democratic hosts were eager
for a fray and Major Grant had agreed
for division of time with Charlie
Alternately. Mr.. Abernathy led off in
good hot stuff and style for forty-fve
minutes, and was followed by the major.
for the same length of time in a warm
number, then fifteen minutes rejoinder
was had by each. Who got the best Of
1t? Ask the major, he is warm in the
collar yet.
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saOr IN BAR ROOM BRAwL.
q. S. Eardee Fatally Wounded by ] W. Allen,
Junior.

Especial to the News and Observer.)
Greenville, N. G.. Oct. 29.-In a bar
room fight here at $50 p. M, H: s. Har-
dee was shot twice by J. w. Allen, Jr.,
a farmer living about three miles from
town. One shot entered the right shoul-
der, the other entering the left breast,
just below the heart. The men were
under the influence of liquor and be-
came engaged in a brawl. Aliens cloth
ing was cut. in several places. Police
S. l. Dudley arrested him and took
hot pistol from his pocket, which had
been used in the shooting. Hardee is a
married man and was engaged in the
tobacco business here. He is in a dying
condition and physicians say he cannot
live.
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Third Fuller Pearson Debate.
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Especial to News and Observer.)
Durham, N. c.. Oct. 29.-The third
joint discussion between Mr. Jones Full
Ter, Democratic nominee for the Legis-
lature, and Mr.. C. T. Pearson. his Inde-
pendent opponent, took place last night
in West Durham. The speaking was in
the hall and Blacknalls drug store and
standing room was almost at premium
Mr. Fuller had the opening speech of
thirty-fve minutes. Mr. Pearson follow
ed with a forty minute speech, and Mr.
Fuller closed with a ten minute rejoin-
der. Judging from the applause, the
crowd was overwhelmingly Democratic
In the course of his remarks. Mr.. Fuller
again asked MIR. Pearson who he would
vote for if elected to the legislature
but Mr.. Pearson has not dared to answer
the question.