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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
MOROS ATTACK AT NIGHT.
Americans in Mindanao Drive them OFF With.
out Loss.

Manila (By Cable).-News has been
received here that a party OF Moros
who occupied a wooded hill fired into
Camp Wears, Mindanao. The Amer
leans returned the fire spiritedly and
dispersed the natives. There were no
losses among the Americans.
Capt. John ]. Pershing, of the Fiji
teenth Infantry commanding the
American forces at Lake Lanao. Min
danao, visited the friendly natives for
mially September 10. He took with
him a troop of cavalry, two companies
OF infantry and two Maxim guns. The
friendlies welcomed the Americans cor
daily and the meeting was successful.
Brig Gen Samuel S. Sumner. COM
manding the Department of Mindanao,
cables that he expects to reach Camp
Wears tomorrow.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
wARsHIPs TO THE IsTHMUs.
For Permanent Occupation Of Panama I'm.
portant Move.

Washington, D. C. (SpeciaD The
United States is on the eve OF effect
ing what may appear to Central Amer
ica as permanent occupation OF the
Isthmus Of Panama. Not only were
orders issued by Secretary Moody to
the battlcshp Wisconsin to proceed to
Panama and the cruiser Cincinnati to
sail at once for Colon. but Major Gem
eral Haywood, coinmandant OF marines,
was directed to Immediately organize
a battalion of marines for service on
the isthmus, The marines will be trans
ported to Colon by the auxiliary cruis-
er Yankee, which sailed with dispatch
from Boston for LeaRue Island
The action OF the lministration in
preparing to send marines to Colombia
is regarded by diplomats informed OF
It as OF great significance, but the Navy
Department, insists that there is no
other purpose than to adequately pro-
tect American interests.
Permanent occupation is not intend
ed, it is stated; but it is admitted that
the prospect that the United States will
obtain control OF the strip OF territory
between Colon and Panama through
which the lsthmian Canal will run
makes il imperative that something
should be done by this government to
prevent any damage being done Our
prospective property.
BY the terms OF the protocol negoti-
ated by Secretary Hay and the Colom-
bian Minister at Washington. the
United States is bound to perform cer-
tain stipulated acts in consideration OF
the consent OF the Bogota government
to American construction of the canal.
Provided the concession OF the Panama
Canal Company is valid, it must pay
the company $4,000, 900, and will take
over the canal property in the isthmus.
These considerations are beyond the
obligations resting upon the United
States by virtue OF the Treaty of New
Grenada to preserve free transit and
communication across the isthmus. The
insurgents as we'll as the government
forces understand the nadvisablity of
interfering with trains passing between
Panama and Colon. While the United
States possessed an undoubted right
before the negotiations OF the canal
protocol to intervene for the preserva-
ton OF transit across tn isthnus. and
exercised the right, il is in a far
stronger position now to go to even
greater extent The administration has
grown tired OF these constant revolu-
tions. and Secretary Moody proposes
that the naval commanders she'll be per-
mtted to play strong hand in dealing
With the revolutionary sitIltlon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
Financial.

Consolidated Lake Superior is weaker
Pennsylvania hauled last wees only
POS tons Of anthracite
A big melon for New York Central
stockholders is ripenng
a Stock Exchange seat sold in New
York on Wednesday for S8I, 900.
Money 10 per cent. in New York and
Q per cent in Philadelphia.
The Sub Treasury has taken from New
York banks this week S4,7235oo.
Swift & Co. directors have declared
quarterly dividend OF 3-4 per cenr.
The approaching death OF the strike
helped Lehigh Valley and other hard
coalers
A quarterly dividend Of Ia per cent.
has been declared on American Iron
& Steel preferred.
ST. Paul dropped more than a point
on the announcement OF an increase
in the dividend.
The Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company has declared quarterly div
idend OF 2 per cent. on the preferred
stock.
Charles c. Gates denies that John
w Gates has sold all his holdings in
Colorado Fuel TO George Gould or any
BODY else.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
At SIS Per Ton.

Chicago, III. (SpeciaD.-Anthracite
coal sold in Chicago at the highest
figure quoted in years. The Weaver
Coal Company sold several orders OF
a high grade at SIS a ton and some at
$40. These prices while not general.
are in the face OF hard coal famine in
the city, and they indicate what may
be expected unless a supply OF anthra-
cite soon reaches town.
Dealers declare that an average price
On anthracite cannot possibly be quoted
because OF the existing emergency.
where those who must have coal at
any price are practically bidding to Sc
sure what they can OF the scant supply
N the Chicago yards. Soft coal has
gone up in price 8 to 10 per cent. with
IN few days. and coke, the best sub
stitute for hard coal. was quoted at SI2
to $I3 a ton, double the price asked
September I. While citizens are
alarmed at the gravity OF the situation.
dealers are also worried. as they have
not been in long time over the out
look. A speedy settlement OF the
strike would adjust matters in time and
prices would drop to a reasonable
hgure, but the uncertainty OF the fu-
tnre is causing fright among citizens
and dealers alike.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
LARGEST ORCHARD IN THE WORLD.
Fruit Trees to Be Planted on 5000 Acres in
Missouri.

Kansas City Mo. especial. 1.-The
largest apple orchard in the world is soon
to be planted 81 Laclede county, Missouri
short distance from the main line Of
the Frisco railroad.
The land has already been purchased
by syndicate capitalized at 100000,
and promoted by residents of Des
Moines, Iowa, and assisted by the
Frisco railroad
One of the directors in the new enter
prise is a Kansas City man, William C.
Carroll The largest orchard in the
world is in the Ozark mountains said
Mr.. Carroll. 1T has 23oo acres planted
in iruit trees. My company has pur-
chased 5000 acres near Lebanon, Mo-
We will plant every acre Of it with fruit
trees. When the apple trees are all
bearing. which will be about six years
from now, we will have the largest or
chard in the world"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18

Shenandoah, Pa. (SpeciaD D.--Monday
began the nineteenth week OF the coal
strike The date on which Senator
Platt predicted that the strike would
end has passed, and the hope which was
.nstilled into the people in this locality
because OF that prediction has been
succeeded by feeling that the end is
still far off.
The reiteration OF the coal presidents
during the week that no concessions
would be made and the resolutions
passed by nearly all the local unions
Of the United Mine Workers renewing
.heir allegiance to their officers and
pledging themselves to continue the
strike until concessions arc granted,
show that neither side to the contro-
versy is weakening.
General Goblin, in charge OF the state
troops encamped in this county, denies
that he is preparing to remove the
troops at an early date or that he ex-
poets an order from the Governor to
withdraw the troops. He says he does
aot anticipate all order OF that kind
until there is settlement OF the strike.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
MEAT PACKERS COMBINE.
The Merger to Go Into Effect This Mont
Greater than Steel Trust.

Chicago, III. (SpeciaD.-At a meet
ing in the First National Bank Build
ing OF all the interests connected with
the proposed packers combine, it was
decided that the merger should go into
effect September 27. This statement
was made by one OF the men attending
the conference, which was brief and
businessike. and is confirmed by others
in a position to know.
Early in the day prominent banking
interests let it be known that obstacles
i'll the way OF the combine were being
removed and that the deal would speed
lily go through. On the strength OF this
information, coming from such a high
source, there was a sharp advance in
Swift Company stock here and in Bos-
ton.
1t is said the only thing in the way OF
the combine was the price demanded
by Swift & Co. and Schwarzchild &
Sulzburger for surrendering their
shares. At the meeting both made
concessions satisfactory to the pro-
moters. Those in a position to know
say the promoters never gave any con-
sideration to the threat that Congress
would abolish the duty on Canadian
cattle il the combine was formed. In
that event branch houses would have
been established across the border, so
this had no bearing on the deal The
sole question was one OF price, and
that was settled at the meeting.
By the side OF the great meat COM
bine, dealing as it will in the necessaries
OF life, the United States Steel Cor
poration will be an affair OF but second
ary magnitude.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
Frowns Upon Big Cuban Loan.

The positive statement has been
made that the President and his Off
cial advisers do not view with favor the
proposed Cuban loan OF $35 900.
Administration officials have grave
doubts as to whether Cuba can repay
the money it intends to borrow. The
obtaining OF money and failure to pay
either interest or principal would cause
serious complications.
Those officials who have recently dis
cussed the Cuban loan believe that un-
der the Plat amendment the United
States reserved the right to supervise
Cuban finances so as to prevent such
mortgages to foreign creditors as
would eventually bring the island under
domination OF some European Power
There is an impression here that the
Administration will seek to persuade
President Palma to veto the loan bill.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
Hundreds Of People Homeless.

Portland, Ore. (Special) About 800
people are left homeless in Multnomah
and Clackamas counties as result Of
the forest fires that have ragged for the
past week. Fires have burned over
wide stretch OF country, but the great
est damage in this state appears to
have been done in these two counties.
In the fire that destroyed the town OF
Palmer, near Bridal Veil, two boys
named Hamilton were buncd to death.
There is no way OF securing a correct
estimate OF the loss, but il will certainly
exceed SI,ooo,ooo in this state
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
WILCOX DECLINED TO ESCAPE.
Alleged Murderer OF Ella crOpsey Had a Chance
TO Get Out of Jail.

Elizabeth Citv, N c. (Special) Dur
ing the ni~'t negro youth escaped
from the county jail, and left his means
Of exit subject to the disposal Of James
Wilcox, the famous alleged murderer OF
Ella Cropsey. In the morning when the
sheriff and others visited the Jail to dis
cover the nerro means Of escape, VIII
COX told them that he could have escaped
in the same inner. To prove his as
sertion he went through the process OF
making his escape in the presence Of the
few who were there.
When water works were installed IN
the jail a bar was removed to make
room for ~ipe. The negro removed
this pipe, thus leaving an exit for every
prisoner in the jail Wilcox said;
IF ] had wished to get out, the way
was clear"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
ODDS AND ENDS OF THE LATEST NEWS.

Chaplain William F. Morrison. OF
Maryland, committed suicide by shoot
ing himself at the naval hospital at
Chelsea, Boston. Chaplain Morrison
was recently attached to the cruiser
Olympia.
Mayor Tom L. Johnson. OF Cleve-
land. o., says that he is not a candi-
date for governor OF Ohio or for pres
ident. He says he is only candidate
for reelection as mayor.
Burglars were surprised by officers
while the outlaws were trying TO crack
a safe in the Panhandle passenger Of
fee at Wheeling. One of the burglars
was shot to death.
Professor Hough, of the Northwest
ern University, has come to the con-
clusion that the people inhabiting Mars
are superior to us in intelligence.
Senator H. M. Teller Democrat
Populist, and former Senator Wolcott,
will be rivals for the senatorship in
Colorado.
Ex-Judgc Perry S. Minnshal killed
himself with a small rife at Piedmont,
w. Va
Striking grainhanders of Chicago
returned to work
The cornerstone of the new Cam
panile in Venice will be laid with much
ceremony April 22, 1908
Nj. Delcasse, the foreign minister,
gave luncheon 10 Attorney General
Knox in Paris.
Baron de S:ael is TO retire from the
Russian ambassadorship in London
DR., James c. Browne, at meeting
OF the English Sanitary Congress, said
there was necessity for reform in the
sanitary organization OF the British
Army. as enteric fever during the South
Artisan war had reduced the fighting
force nearly 10000 men.
The Boer generals were given
hearty welcome in Amsterdam. Gen
eral Botha declared that peace was due
70 The mediation OF Dr. Kuyper, the
Dutch premier.
Since July IS there have been o.32s
cases and 10000 deaths from cholera
in Egypt.
Prof.. H. Z, Armstrong, at a meeting
of the British Association for the Adj
vancement OF Science. paid high tri-
butte to Captain Mahan, declaring that
Great Britain needed a Mahan TO dis
cuss the larger issue OF national de-
Tense through education.
The grand jury Of London returned
true bill against Prince Francis Joseph
OF Bragansea. OF the Austro- Hungarian
mission to the coronation OF King Ed
ward, charged with misconduct under
the criminal law amendment"
General Chicoye, OF the Firminist
forces, who was captured near Jacmel,
Hayti, was executed there.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
MR.. SHAW WILL AID BANKS
Steps Taken 10 Relieve The Financial
Situation.
TO PREPAY OCTOBER INTEREST.
Has Decided to Anticipate the October Interest
on Bonds Amounting TO $780, OO0O-Arrang.
ments Have Also Been Made by tbs Treas
ury Department to Release si,ooo,OOO Of the
Treasury Holdings.

Washington (Special) Secretary OF
the Treasury Shaw has decided to an
ticipate the October interest on Gov
ernment bonds, amounting to about
$4,2oo,ooo, and has directed the various
subtreasuries to cash such coupons as
may be presented for payment. The
Treasurer of the United States has also
been directed to mail checks for inter
est on the regular bonds. This action
has been taken in view of the high
call-money rates in New York and the
possibility OF a further advance.
Arrangements have also been made
by the Treasury Department TO release
S4.ooo,ooo of the Treasury holdings. A
list has been prepared OF those national
banks which held free or unpledged
bonds at the date OF their last report.
Notice has been given such banks that
il they will send these bonds to the
United States Treasurer in sums of
$4,000 or more they will be designated
as temporary repositories, and the face
value OF the bonds will be deposited
with them to the credit of the Treas
urer of the United States.
This course has been pursued in pref
erence to designating repositories in
the ordinary way and compelling them
to purchase bonds in the market at
a larger premium, thus paying more
Tor the bonds than they secure from
the Government
For the past two months the customs
receipts OF the Government have been
unusually heavy, and there is a fair
prospect that they will continue to be
large for several months. The cash
balance in the Treasury has been grad
ually increasing, while the receipts have
exceeded the expenditures even with
the war taxes abolished.
No apprehension is felt by Secretary
Shaw on account of the high money
rate in New York Attention is d-
rected to the fact that there cannot
possibly be money famine elsewhere
than in New York. and even in that
city the rate is not considered high
for commercial paper. Thus far Secre-
tary Shaw has made requests only OF
such banks as hold large deposits and
have a very limited circulation. He
is not asking these to increase to the
maximum nor to increase at all for the
present.
1t is the Secretary's desire to make
the best possible use OF the free bonds
now held by the banks, and incidentally
to encourage banks to hold free bonds
during the dull months. He believes
1t is much better to hold bonds that
Will yield I-2 per cent. than to make
call loans at per cent He is. there
lore, giving the banks that hold these
Tree bonds an opportunity to use them
to the best advantage.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
Story Of a 4l.Cent Shirt.

The President has granted pardons
to Jose Martinez, Herminia Pacheco,
Aguedo Rodriguez and Antonio Torres,
prisoners confined at Mayaguez, Porto
Rico, charged with larceny OF property
OF the United States and held to await
the December term OF court in default
OF $500 bail. The property alleged to
have been stolen was shirt, valued at
Al cents
The acting attorney-general recon-
mended pardon, on the grounds that
it was an unusual hardship to compel
the prisoners to remain in jail in de-
fault OF bond for so trihing an offense
until next December, and on the fur
ther grounds that the imprisonment
they had suffered already is sufficient
punishment, even conceding them to be
guilty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
SUMMARY OF THE LATEST NEWS.
Domestic.

Policeman Isaac Sheve. OF Camden
n. J., was shot and seriously wounded
while attempting to capture Dan Dan
iels, a negro. one of the assailants OF
Mrs. Osler. few days ago. The ne
gro narrowly escaped mob violence
The breaking away of freight cars on
steep grade on the Santa Fe near
Colorado Springs, Col, resulted in a
collision with a passenger train, i'll
which three trainmen were killed and
another seriously injured.
The grand jury is still probing into
the St Louis bribery scandal. Circuit
Attorney Folk has laid information OF
bribery against the men under arrest
to keep them from being released on
habeas corpus.
c. f. W. Nicely sued in New York
for the return OF the 10000 taken from
him at the time OF his arrest in Cuba
now in the possession OF the War De
partmcnt.
Striking miners were evicted from
their company homes at the Crescent
Mines, on the Kanawha River.
Mrs. Hobart, widow OF Vice Pre- 81
dent Hobart, visited Mrs. Mckinley in
Canton, O.
A committee OF the Pennsylvania
State Legislative Board OF Railroad
Employees had a conference with Pres
ident Mitchell, OF the United Mine
workers, who says the railroad men as
sured the miners Of their support and
cooperation.
Gottlieb Niegenfnd, at Pierce. Neb..
shot and killed his former wife and her
father and wounded the latters wife,
after which he attempted to assault
sister OF his former wife.
Mrs. Alfred Corning Clark. who is
engaged to marry Bishop Potter. Of
New York, will give her new palatal
residence, on the Riverside Drive, that
city, to charity.
Mrs Hannah Nelson. mother OF the
late Mrs Charles Fair, received ST.
100000 from the Fair estate, and each
OF Mrs Fairs brothers received $780,
COO.
Luther w. Shear, district agent of
the Northwestern Mutual Life Insur-
ance Company, wanted in Muskegon
Mich, for forgery, surrendered.
Mrs William NJ. Stewart. wife OF
United States Senator Stewart. OF Ne
vada, was killed in an automobile acci-
dent at Alameda, Cal.
A big blaze started by sparks from
a locomotive has been raging in the
oilhelds OF Texas and has done a great
deal OF damage.
The Pennsylvania Railroad has given
an order to the Baldwin Locomotive
Works for $50 hgh-class freight loco
motives
Fierce forest fires are destroying val
liable timber lands and threatening
cities in Oregon.
Earthquake shocks occurred in
Alaska along the coast between Muir
and Yakutat.
Mrs. Dauphin. widow OF the presi-
dent OF the Louisiana Lottery. who
died in 1891. has been indicted by the
grand jury OF New Orleans. 1t is claim
ed that she came into possession OF
over 100000 OF her husbands wealth
which was not inventoried.
Mr.. Charles S. Hamlin, assistant sec
retary OF the Treasury during the sec
ond term OF President Cleveland, was
defeated in the primaries in Massachu-
sets for the Democratic nomination
for governor.
Idaho Populists nominated a full
state ticket
The price OF coke in Chicago is $G2
and SI3 per ton.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
TOWNS DESTROYED BY FIRE.
Every County liz the Western Part Of Wash.
ington Said to Be in Flames.

Tacoma, WASH. (Special) The for
.st fires are now burning in every county
Of Western Washington from British
Columbia to the Columbia River. The
,onfiagrations are the most extensive in
Mason, Thurston, Chehais and Lewis
counties, to the southwest of Tacoma.
The towns OF Elma and Folsom, in Che
halls county, have been partly destroyed.
Each was the center Of large logging,
lumber and shingle mill industries.
Other towns which are in great danger
are Shelton, Mattock, Black Hills. Bu-
coda, Rainier and Castle Rock. in South
western Washington. Enumclaw and
Buckley, in the Cascade Mountains are
threatened.
The latest reports from Mason county
are that every portion Of that county is
in flames, with the execution Of Shelton.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
Terrible Crime In Nebraska.

Beatrice, Neb. (SpeciaD Mrs. Kate
Fournell, living with her parents, near
Steinhauer, was ieloniously assaulted by
tramps, who then killed her and drag
ged her body into the yard, where they
set fire to the clothing. The woman
had been left in charge OF the home by
her mother and brother, who discovered
her dead body when they returned.
The men evidently had broken open
the house, which they looted after com
hitting the crime, The community is
excited and II the perpetrators shall be
captured they will probably be lynched
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
Procla ms MatOs Traitor.

Caracas, Venezuela (By Cable) The
Government has published decree de-
claring Gen. Manual Matos. leader Of
the present revolutioi.4rv movement in
Venezuela, TO be traitor and ordering
him to be tried on the charge Of piracy
and for having offered control of the
finances of the Government Of Venezuela.
in case of the success Of his movement
to outside capitalists on the same basis
as prevails in Egypt. The facts Of this
alleged offer were reported by the Ven
ezuelan Consul at Liver~ool.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1902-09-18
CONTROL OF ART WORLD
American Millionaires Are Buying Up
Europe's Treasures.
ENTIRE COLLECTIONS ARE SECURED.
Prices That Excluded Europe's Bidders
Morgan's Purchase OF the Famous Mann.
helms oIlection-American Buying Causes
An Enormous Advance In Prices-Lamenta'
tions OF a Swiss Museum Director.

Berlin (By Cable) Director Angst,
of the Swiss National Museum, will dis
cuss in his forthcoming annual report
recent American influences upon the
European market for anti-ue objects Of
art, pointing ont that while American
collectors formerly bought single objects
like their European rivals the latter
American generation of millionaires
buys entire collections at once at prices
utterly excluding European bidders.
Such buying, the Director will say, gives
the purchaser guarantee of the GENT
neness of the objects since they were
gathered by paii.staking connoisseurs.
Director Angst attributes this inno-
vation to the rapid creation of American
millionaires through the recent great
trusts, and refers to J. p, Morgan's pur-
chase for 100000 of Mannheim's
famous collection majolicas fayences,
bronzes, etc. in Paris. Such purchases,
the Director asserts, are an irreparable
loss for Europe. He admits that Mr.
Morgan, Mr.. Carnegie and others will
either open their collections to the public
or give them outright to museums, add
ing:
The liberality with which rich Amer
leans treat the museums of their coun-
tries throws into The shade everything
hitherto seen in Europe"
Director Angst also refers to the enor-
nous advance in prices through Amer
lean buyings, pa. ticularly mentioning
old Zurich porcelains