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The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
FIRE-PRooF CITY.
Buenos Ayres Has Never Had e Life
 Lost in . Blaze.

Chambers Journal
 The annual fire bill of the United King dom may be taken at e20.000, ,000 that of the United States at E2S.000, ,000 These are besides the fire insurance annual bill and the bill for the fire stations, with their costly sites and buildings, the fire engines, the other machinery and the horses All this outlay keeps us poor.
 But the loss of life is worse. and it is easy to build fireproof, or better. incom- bustible-houses, such as in the River Plata csontries. and probably in Bethle- hem and Nazareth. The manner is as follows: In these countries they neither use the arch iron, but hardwood, which, having mostly come a thousand miles down the river. is dear. So all the floors and the roof, whic his fiat, are support ed by Joists shaped as in this country, and across them are laid rails of thee same hardwood about a foot apart, upon which rests the ends on thin bricks, on which another layer of bricks, or some times two is laid in mortar, and on this tiles Then there is no skirting or panel ing. Tn Britain cement should be used for that purpose, and there should be no boxing of doors and windows. the frames being built in securely. The dors are also of the hardwood. In that fine climate no lath or plaster is ever used. In this coun-
 
 moding is wanted around the doors 1t coud be of cement, instead of dangerous infiammable wood. In such houses a bon fire made my piling a lot of sticks and shayinEs on the best bed in the best bed room and setting fire to it would set the house on fire. The writer has for six ty-four years lived in or been connected with the great city of Buenos Ayres, the capital of the Argentine Republic, and the largest city in the southern hemi- sphere. with S52. 900 inhabitants, and never heard of a life being lost by fire, but there are fires in grocers' shops and such places. Laterly. as pine from the United States is no wabundant, some builders have used it partially in buildings in the capital, and such are not quite nre-prooi' but 1t Is a bad practice. In Britain. as roofs must slope because of the snow ana fiat roofs would not do. the slates should be fixed In some way to iron strips. This might be a little troublesome at first but our skaters and smiths would soon find out the way.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
JAPAN's EXPLANATION.
Mobilization of Her Troops Merely
 an Experiment.

Paris, Oct. 2-Information received here through official sources at St. Petersoure show that the explanation given or Ja- nan's moving troops to Korea Is calcu- lated to remove suspicion concerning her intention. The number of troops moved is estimated at between 5000 and 10000.
 Japan explains that the movement is mart of a plan of experimental mobiliza- tiop for the purpose of showing her abil- ity to mobilize a considerable force in connection with the friction between Ja- nan and Lnina, but that 1t has no con nectIon with differences between Japan and any other power. The officials re- fuse to comment upon the explanation.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
THE MONTGOMERY ADVERTISER.

casset. Me, jumped from the pier at West feet and sank. He evidently destroyed himself with most remarkable calpness, for in his hat, which he laid upon the pier, was a letter giving instructions to notify relatives and including his last will and testament The writer stated that he desired his baggage at an uptown hotel should be forwarded to David !. Mo- Ritchie. Washington, D. z. The body has not ben recovered.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
Will Land Coolies.
Chinese

San Francisco, Oct. 2.-The Chinese Commercial Steamship Company, operat- ing steamers to this port, has won out in it's fight for the right to land Chinese coolie laborers in Mexico. The news of the intention of the Mexican Government to permit Chinese to land on its soil has just been received by steamship officials in this city.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
wAGNERIAN DIscoRDs.
Why Frau Gadski Refused to Sing
 at Banquet.

Berlin, Oct. 2.-Frau Gadsh refused to sing at the Wagner banquet last night because it was given in the winter garden music hall, which contains the largest ac- commodation in Berlin. She said she mad never sung in a music hall and never would do so, but she attended the ban auet. Her name was on the program.
 Edgar Pullman Kelly, who was to have represented the United States, has with drawn from the international concert to he given Sunday night for the reason that inc orchestra has been unable to learn the Chinese arias from his opera "Alad- din" and is likely to break down. Sir Alexander Mckenzie, the representative of Great Britain. and the Norwegian Grieg. have also withdrawn for various reasons.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
pun,s Trade Review.

New York, Oct. AR. G. Dun & Co., s weekly review of trade tomorrow will say: plants are more fully engaged and several encouraging reports are received. partic- ularly as to footwear. Wholesale and cities reporting 8 larger volume than last year and business at Chicago is stim- ulated by the multitude attending the centennial. Latest returns of foreign ports increasing, while imports decrease ds compared with the same week last year. Railway earnings thus far avaii- able for September exceeded those of lyVz by s;4 per cent. and surpass earnings in 1891 by 19.3 per cent. -.
 It Is practically certain that a reduction of pig iron output will be made, averag- ing about 20 ger cent, and this concerted action to prevent accumulation of stock has already had a sentimental effect on the market, inquiries Increasing in num- quest for Immediate shipments of new orders testify to the pressing needs Of consumers, who have allowed supplies to fall very & low in antieiRation sdE;att of better and elsewhere is encouraging evidence of the fact that steel is still required. and in several departments of the industry has brought few changes in quotations. Car shortage has begun to cause trou- ble. but the diminished needs of blast fur naces relieve the situation at Councils vile, where the coke output has been materially curtailed.
 The dry goods market presents no new features. Production increases as the mills are able to secure cotton and there is an impression that stocks will soon be so low that purchases will be compulsory. Woolens are steady but quiet and worsteds pets are strong. and in short supply. Buying of wool is limited to immaculate needs. No diminution Is reported in the activity of shoe factories, especially as fp rxyhta oh fu An.f rAA about a month late. Leather is fairly steady except that belting butts are fully cents below the extreme price secured Il few months ago. Record breaking re- ceipts of cattle naturally depresses hides, although foreign dry hides are steady.
 Failures this week in the United States preceding week and 2O7 the corresponding week last year.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
WEEKLY TRADE REVIEW
REPORTS VARY WITH SECTIONS
 CONSIDERED.
ErS the South Comes News of Crop Deterioration-o -overproduction
 i. Worrying the Steel and Iron Producers.

New York, Oct. 2.--Bradstreets tomor- row will say:
 Mixed trade and crop conditions stili present themselves although improvement in the case of corn, show expansion. Prices for cereals point the way to future large business and induce a larger for- eign interest in our farm prooucts.
 sidered the best reports coming from the Southwest, the Northwest and the Pa cihc coast Spotted trade reports come from sections of the Middle West. From the South the reports are in the main favorable as to trade and collections, but crop deterioration is widespread, except from the lower Mississippi Valley. Fall sign I % for our D' export sp trade t and domestic manufactures. do not excite lively satis- faction among producers. Among these great industries Iron and steel show the proposals for a 20 per cent reelection in Northern furnace output, rumors of like action by Southern producers and quiet demand for finished products.
 Lumber Is showing seasonahie quiet ing down and some weakness in white pine Is noted at the West.
 The shoe manufacturint trade has been active and Eastern shipments are still
 A really favorable feature this week Is the improvement of collections in the West and Northwest. the reflection Of layed crops to market Wheat, Including flour, exports for the week ending October aggregate 40S2, ,6S1 b,Sshels, against S,050. 430 last week. For thirteen weeks of the cereal year they aggregate 40.297,s ,s62 bushels against @S79.- 715 In 1902. Corn exports for the week aggregate 1.l2s,sn bushels against 77s.2ao last week: For thirteen weeks the present cereal year the aggregate is 12,729 12z against 1.133, ,250 In 1902.
 Business failure in the United States for the week ending October number 163 against 1S5 last week. In Canada failures for the week number 10, against IS last week.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
Lockout is Off.

Chicago. Oct. 2.-After a lockout of over seven months the SO employees of the plant of the American Corn Products Company. known as the Chicago glucose factory, will go back to work under union conditions with union pay and hours. The trouble arose over a demand for 50 cents an hour. The company locked out its men and closed It's plant. being the first firm in Chicago to take that course. In the long light which has followed both sides have become wearied and the steam power council has had no trouble in se- curing a settlement.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
LOUISIANA SWAMP LANDS.
Plan for Settlement of an Old Con-
 troversy.

Washington. Oct. 2.-In the matter of the swamp grant made by the acts of 1s49 and 1850 to the State of Louisiana, Acting Secretary of the Interlor Ryan has issued regulations by which it Is be- lieved the grants may be speedily ad- justed on a basis fair to both the State and the United States.
 The directions provide that hereafter the grants shall be adjusted upon the field notes of survey and that in reading such field notes the same rules will apply to surveys made before the grant as is now applied to surveys made since the grant. If by the field notes of survey the lands are shown to be swampy and overfiowed, they will be presumed to have been rendered thereby unfit for cultiva- tion.
 While this general rule will prevail. 1t is expressly provided that existing con tests or controversies between the State and parties claiming land under agricul- tural laws shall not be disturbed.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
oneen,s Lifa Threatened.

Vienna, Oct. 1.-The newspaper Bohe- milan reports that Queen Charlotte of Wurtemberg, who is staying with her fa- ther, Prince William of Schaumburg- Lippe, at the latter's castle of Nachod' Bohemia, has received anarchist letters threatening her with death. Precautions have been taken.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
The Frame Work Fell.

Knoxvile, Tenn. Oct. 2.-The frame work supporting the arch of stone cui- vert being constructed on the knoxville I,aFollett and Jellico Railroad, near here, fell yesterday afternoon Frank Weaver, a carpenter and stonemasOn, of London,
 Ky. was instantly killed in the accident.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
The Liguria on venezaelan Port.

Caracas. za.. Oct. 2.-A second Italian man of war. the cruiser Liguria, has an- chored at La Guayara. Her commander. the Duke of Abruzzi, spent yesterday wis iting Caracas incognito. He said that he would pay a visit to New Orleans. No vember 8.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

better how to amuse herself. and that is one of her first objects in life. She makes herself just as entertaining and delight fui to party o fwomen as to the most fascinating male trash and is consequent- ly quite independent of the latter from the amusement point of view"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
sheldon to Succeed Gibbs.

New York. Oct. 2.-Senator Platt today said that George R. Seldom Of New fork city would succeed the late frederick D. Cibhs as Republican National Committee man from New York.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
Maine Man A Suicide.

New York. Oct. 2.-A man supposed to have been David A. McRitchie, of Wis.,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
FOR RENT.

FOR RENT-Will sub-rent our halls over Far. ley National Bank building; on account of be- ing crowded for space we have been compelled to secure new quarters and will on or about office: halls former occupied by dancing acade- my. sat-su-6t- 2
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

Ii takes a widow to act as If she were pug @iad to weath over what being married Is like.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
EDUCATIONAL.

THE night school of the Massey Business Col lege offers excellent opportunities to young men and women to prepare for business; spe. cial rates of tuition; session beings Oct 6th: write or call for circulars. Massey Business College. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
BUSINESS ~PoRruNrT1Es.

FAVE 100 PER CENT-Genuine KIP. Columbia records, new from the factory, 25c each Send for latest catalogue. The Columbia Agency, Maplesville, Ala. et-17
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

From the British Viewpoint.
 An Englishwoman in this country writes of her American sister: But 1t is in her
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
FOR RENT-RooMS,

FOR RENT-Newly furnished room to one or two gentlemen with or without board; every thing new. 800 Washington St., up stairs,
 near Capitol. 2t
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

FOR RENTING desirable desk rooms stu- ated in the Pollak building, in offices formerly occupied by Colonel Falkner; very desirable To-
 cation. Apply to Benjamin Screws in the Pol lak building. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03
MISCELLANEOUS.

 CUT prices at BesSon's Drug Store. Theatre TluildtnR. If
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

MONEY to lend at from to Q ger cont.
 depending on location of property; large of small amounts; prompt service. Montgomery Abstract Co.,. No. 6. Ferry SG q
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-10-03

FOR RENT-Front room, first floor. private
 entrance and private bath furnished or unL furnished. 5IO s. Court St. If
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
SPECTATOR.
PLUM RUN.

Pleasant Starr is staying at
Henry Gordon's for the present.
The infant child of John Fisher
is slowly improving. Dr.. West
is the attending physician.
Mrs. Dolly Graves has gone TO
McKeesport, where she will
spend the winter with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ollie Stoops. She also
expects to visit her son Will, at
South Bend, Ind.
Mrs. Daniel Covalt does not i'm
prove much. Stella Sigel has
been staying with them for a
couple of weeks.
Thule Powell, who had his face
severely cut in runaway a few
days ago, is getting along nicely,
but his nose is still decorated
with piece Of court plaster.
Miss Janet Shives of the Little
Cove is teaching Center school,
vacated by Austin Peck who
taught 1T one week then went to
Huntingdon county, to teach at
higher wages.
1t is now butter boiling time,
and the cider mills are busy.
Where are all our apple cutting
and butter boiling parties so CON.
mon few years ago? when fun
and peelings flew fast and furious
and tongues were equally busy
Are we getting selfish, or was II
merely fad and gone the way of
all fads?
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
New Grenada.


DR.. Fontaine, of Washington,
d. G., Is stopping a few days in
our village.
Mrs. ID. G. Stunkard, of Bed
ford, is spending few days with
friends in Wells and Taylor town
ships.
Ben Shope, in company with his
best lady friend, Miss Pearl Parks,
both of Saltillo, visited the family
of Mr.. and Mrs. John Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse b. McClain
were called to Hustontown on ac-
count of the serious illness of
Jesse's father, Frank McClain,
who is suffering with typhoid fe-
yer.
George Shafer improved his
blacksmith shop by putting in a
new floor, etc.
Charles Crook, of Everett, and
Emery Delhi, of New York, who
represent New York Portrait
company, canvassed our communi-
ty recently.
Geo. w. Barnett purchased the
large timber tract, near Dublin
Mills, from j. Scott Bolinger.
Terms private.
j. Scott Bolinger purchased tn,
III. II. Bridenstine Mansion store
property in New Grenada on pri
vate terms.
While Berling, son of Mr., and
Mrs. Frank Thomas, was playing
on the street here last "Wednesday
neighbor's dog sprang onto him.
lacerating one arm badly, and ex
citing the whole village. DIR
Campbell is treating the case ant
no serious results are expected t.
follow.
Samuel Houp, who resides neal
our village, had one hundred ant
two dollars in money stolen recent
ly. Up to now there is no clue te
the thief. This is hard on the ole
people, who are getting quite fee
BILE.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
PHILIPS GROVE.
Farmers are seeding.

Farmers are seeding.
B. f. Deshong is busy thresh.
ing buckwheat.
Rev. Shull will preach next
Sunday morning at Sloan.
New Strait spent Saturday eve,
ming with Miss Frances Sipe.
Charles Schooley lost a valu-
able horse last Saturday even
ing.
a. B. and A. K. Deshong are
employed in Whips Cove plaster
ing.
David Strait has returned to
Woodyaie, where he has employ.
ment.
Miss Cora Hoop and Sadie Bar.
ber spent Sunday with Miss An.
ME Schooley.
Twenty persons gathered at
Frank Slpes' Saturday night and
cut a nice lot of corn for him.
David Ham, who has been
working at Needmore in the saw
mill, returned home Monday to
work on the roads. He says they
need to be worked.
William Sipe, while going home
from the store last Monday, saw
a large blacksnake which he soon
had on it's back. Measuring It's
length, he found it 9 feet and 3
inches.
h. p. Schooley has pumpkin
growing IN his garden that meas.
ures niue feet and eleven inches
around. Who can beat that p
Dick says he intends to use it for
chicken coop this winter.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Wells Tannery.

Miss Nora Griffith, one of our
energetic young ladies, has gone
to Everett to open up millinery
store in the j. G. Kirk building.
We truly wish her success. Nora
is worthy of a share of all her
friends patronage.
Mrs. Will Sprowl is suffering
with very painful wrist, caused
by a nail penetrating it.
Clarence Daugherty, of Altoona,
was in our town this week on busl-
ness.
Chester McClain and sister,
Edna, of Rainsburg, are visiting
in the Nj. G. Greenland family.
Miss Dorothy Grim, of Port
Perry, is visiting her grand pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. w.
Swoope.
Ord Childers is still confined to
the house.
w. II. Baumgardner drove to
Loudon last week in search OF
colliers.
b. &. Horton, of Kearney, Sru'
dayed with his mother, Mrs. Geo
Adams.
James McCue, Jas. and Edward
Eichelberger and Peter Satchel, o.
Stone Roe, attended Christian En-
deavor in the Presbyterian church
here Sunday evening.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
LAST GAME or SEASON.
McConneIlsburg, II; Orbisonia, 3. Some
Nice Work

The season of 1903 came 10 a
close on Friday last, when the
home team defeated O bisonia by
the above score in a loosely play.
ed game. In the first inning n.
Wagner and II. Wagner both sin.
gled and scored Oh Thompson S
2-base hit, he being out at 3D.
base. Bowden and Hays scored
on Sheely's hit TO right field, aud
Mace struck out. Kelly scored,
and Sheely and Downes retired
the side after five runs had been
scored. We scored four runs in
the fourth and two in the fifth --
Orblsonia scored two in the
fourth and one in the ninth.
Bowden Of Carlisle was in The
box for the local team. He held
the visitors down to four hits, and
struck out fourteen men. II. De
laney was hit hard until the sew.
enth inning, when Snyder was
put in the box. He used slow
out curve with good effect, for we
did not score during the three in.
uings which he pitched, but we
had already won the game.
For the home team, Kelly play
ed a good game in center field,
while Snyder did the best worl,
for Orblsonia.
We desire to thank the people
of McConnellsburg for the iinan.
cial support which they gave the
team this summer; also, we thank
the ladies' of the town for then
interest and attendance at the
games.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
ANOTHER FIRE IN TAYLOR.
Harry K. Stevens House Near Laidig
Burned Last Saturday.
THE ORIGIN OF FIRE NOT KNOWN.
Nearly all Of Their Furniture, Beds and Cloth
ing Lost. No Insurance on Con-
tents OF House.

Another destructive fire occur.
red IN Taylor township last Sat.
urday afternoon, when the dwell.
ing of Harry K. Stevens, about
a mile north of Laidig, together
with nearly all it's contents was
burned
There was no one about the
premises when the fire started,
Mr.. Stevens being out in the field
cutting corn, and Mrs. Stevens
was at the home of a neighbor. -
The flames had gained so much
head way that by the time any one
reached the fire, but little could
be done to save any of the pr op.
erty. There was small insur.
ance on the building but none on
the contents.
Taylor township, has been un-
fortunate in her loss by fire, as
within a comparatively recent
period has occurred the loss of
Jack Comerer's barn, Alex Ed.
wards house and barn, David
Stevens house, and the Center
church.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
HEADING THIS WAY.
Trolley Road to be Built From Cham.
bersburg to Fort Loudon.

Franklin county spent a long
time talking before they took hold
of the trolley, but since they have
a start, there seems to be no end
to their enterprise. Last week a
company composed of Chambers
ourg, st. Thomas and Fort Lou
don capitalists met, organized a
company, decided upon a capital
lzation of 100000, applied tor a
charter and expect to go to work
at once to build a road from Cham
bersburg to Fort Loudon. When
they get to Loudon there is no
guessing as to what may happen;
but there is not a thing in the
way (but the mountain) to hinder
them from coming right on to
McConnellsburg.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30

Path Valley has prospects for
boom. Near Fannettsburg fire
clay is reported to have been
found such as Is used in the man
ufacture of porcelain ware, terra
Gotta pipe, hre brick, and pottery
purposes. Iron ore such as Bes.
sinner steel is manufactured from
is also reported to be underlying
tine hills IN that vicinity in end
less quantities. A party of Phil
adelphia capitalists are said to
have been Investigating the mat
ter aud looking up the righJ of
way for a railroad.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30

3S years ago. He was greatly
surprised when / told him that
we had three hacks running daily
across the mountain.
He asked If all the farmers still
covered their corn with hoes, and
was still more surprised when /
told him that we had corn plant
ers, &c.
lie imagined our country was
standing still, and only the West
ern states that had the improve
ments; but to my idea they are
badly mistaken.
We expect to continue our tour
West stopping next in Nebraska,
NErTIE kNAUFF.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-09-30
Judge Bailey Dead.

Hon. John M. Bailey, President
Judge of the Twentieth Judicial
District composed of the counties
Of Bedford, Huntingdon and Milf
fin, died suddenly at his home at
Huntingdon early last Sunday
morning.