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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
SHELL HOUSES ALSO DESTROYED.
Six Men Were Killed and Ten 0thers
g{ Injured.

Iona Island, n. Y. (SpcciaD Six
men were killed and 10 slightly injured
by an explosion at the United States
Naval Arsenal, one OF the largest mag
azines in the United States, which is
located here, The explosion occurred
while men were drawing the explosive
charges from consignment OF old
shells recently sent here from the bat.
tleship Massachusetts.
Three massive shelhouses were COM
pletely destroyed, and rain OF irag-
ments OF projectiles OF all sizes was
scattered in every direction.
The force OF the explosion, or series
OF explosions, broke windows at Peeks.
kill, three miles below. on tie opposite
side OF the Hudson, and the detonat;on
was heard for many miles. Adjacent
buildings, including two storehouses
for fixed ammunition, were ridded witt
the fragments, and the quarters OF the
II marines composing the garrison
were completely demolished.
The dead, all OF whom were workmeu
employed by the Naval Ordnance De.
partment, are Fred Ward, Stoney
Point, George Moorehead. Tompkns
Cove; Fred O. Locke, Peekskill; Pat.
rick Curran, West Haverstraw; FREQ
Brown, Haverstraw; James Connolly,
Peekskill The bodies were friRhtiully
mangled, fragments being hurled foi
hundreds oil feet.
The island, which has been used as
an arsenal for a year, is in the Hudson
river, 30 miles from New York, and
shells and ammunition OF all kinds were
stored there. The detonation OF part
OF the charge Of a shell being unloaded
in. Shellhouse No. / exploded all the
other shells in the house, and the frag.
nents OF shells driven into the adjoin
ing houses exploded their contents.
There were two main explosions
with an interval OF several minutes be.
tween, and succession of minor ones
as individual shells went off Fire fol.
lowed, and for several hours the ma.
rines fought the flames in imminent
danger from constantly exploding
shells. Physicians and nurses from
West Point, Peekskill and Haverstraw
hurried to the island and attended tc
the injured, one of whom was seriously
hurt.
No statements Of the amount OF ex.
plosives OH the island could be obtain.
cd from Gunner Fries. u s. n, ir
command, but it is said that a large
consignment OF shells from the Ala.
bama, Kearsarge, Massachusetts and
Illinois were in the buildings destroy.
ed.
About $50 I3-inch shells were or
hand, it is said. A large amount OF fix.
cd ammunition. stored in two build
ings from which the roofs were blown
did not explode, and the two main
powder magazines were at the other
end OF the island out OF danger.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
CLARK WINS GREAT SUIT.
Aeoiaua Senator Awarded Timber Land
Worth s2,90O,OO0

Butte, Mont. (SpeciaD.-Thc great
timber suit brought by the United
States against Senator William A.
Clark, involving timber land in the
Bitter Greek Valley, Western Mon
tana, to the value of 100000 was
settled by Judge Knowles, OF the Unit
ed States District Court, in favor OF
Senator Clark.
Judge Knowles finds that Mr.. Clark
was guiltless OF irregular purchase OF
lands and innocent OF illegal registra-
tion OF the same il such Irregularities
existed. Judge Knowles criticises the
testimony OF Witness Griswold for the
Government, whose reputation, the de-
cision alleges. is none OF the best and
who many other witnesses testified had
approached them in behalf OF the Gov
ernment The case is the most famous
timber land action ever tried in the
West
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Report on Education.

The report OF the Commissioner OF
Education for the last fiscal year places
the total number OF pupils enrolled in
the common schools during the year
at 1928, 1887, or over 20 per cent. OF
the entire population. The average
daily attendance Tor 1902 was 10000, ,273,
being 90 per cent. OF the total number
enrolled.
The average monthly wages OF teach
ers for, 1902 was $40 for males and
about $40 for females. Less than 2S
per cent. OF the teachers were males,
or I22, 1922 ont OF total OF 43o596.
The private schools are tabulated at
I,Io3,3oI for the elementary schools
and Io8636 for academies and other
secondary schools. The total enroll
ment for the year, including public and
private, elementary, secondary and
higher education, was 100000 pupils,
and to this there should be an addition
made for evening schools, business
schools, private kindergartens, Indian
schools, State schools for detectives,
orphans, etc, 62oS4o, making grand
total OF I8,oSo,S4 in general and special
schools.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
STRIKE OF COAL MINERS
Trouble In Colorado Fuel and Iron
Company.
lD0UBTFUL IF THE MINES CAN OPEN.
Meo Quilt Work at All Mines and Flock to
Town With Th.lr Pay cheeks-liundr dreds
Of the Strikers Join the Union, but the
Italians Refuse to Join, as They Say They
Have Been Sold Out BY the Union.

Trinidad, Col. (SpeciaD.-It is now
evident that the strike OF the coal min
ers in the first district OF the Colorado
Fuel and Iron Company is no small
affair. In fact, it is a strike out OF all
proportions to that even hoped for by
abe officers OF the United Mineworkers
of America, and ten times what was
looked for by the coal operators.
At a meeting OF superintendents and
pit bosses held in the Colorado Fuel
and Iron Offices, at Trinidad, reports
were made that in no camp would
enough men go out to cause a shut
down. 1t is doubtful il enough men
can be found in the whole district to
work the mines at Primero. At Gray
Creek every miner but one has quit
and the camp is surrounded by armed
guards. At Bowen the men are quit
ting rapidly. At Tercio the men quit
early. At Starkvile alone OF the
camps reported as being wholly COM
pany men nearly every man quit. At
Peadmont, the new Rocky Mountain
Fuel Company men took their tools
home.
All day the chiefs and miners have
been swarming into Trinidad, nearly
all of them having their pay checks,
running from $I87 down. The checks
we're for such amounts that business
men could not cash them, and, hence,
host thousands OF dollars in trade. All
day long the miners have been joining
The United Mineworkers. The police,
who were stationed near the Office OF
that organization to prevent any pos
,ibility OF a clash between the union
and nonunion men, estimated that at
east 800 joined and came out show
mg their union cards. commercial
street for two blocks was at one time
.hokcd with the new union men.
The Italians have quit almost to a
man. They have not joined the union to
any extent, giving as their reason that
they were sold out by the labor organiza-
hon on two or three occasions and they
prefer to go out on their own responsi-
bility on this occasion. They will stay
put, their officers say, until the last one
goes back to work.
Denver, Col. (Spccial) A general
strike in the Northern Colorado coalficld
MAS declared. In all about 1875 men i'll
he Northern field are idle.
The action of the miners in the North
.rn field was surprise to the operators.
After the conferences held in this city,
IN which practically every demand except
he cight-hour day was granted to the
men, they determined to strike.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
CHOLERA VICTIMS IN PHILIPPINES.
Twenty.0ue Deaths Reported From the Cap.
ital llocos

Manila (By Cable).-Twenty cases
of Asiatic cholera occurred in Vigan,
the capital OF llocos Sur, Luzon, last
week. Twenty-one deaths are report
ed.
A party of ladrones captured the
teniente municipal ofiiccr) OF Buena
Vista, near Malabon, Cavte. They cut
the tendons OF his legs and left him on
the roadway This outrage was an act
of vengeance, because the tenente had
given information to the authorities
regarding the movements OF the la
drones.
The Philippine commission has con-
firmed the antislavery law passed by
the Legislature Council OF the Moro
provinces, October 5. prohibiting slave
hunting in all the Moro territory and
providing for the confscaton OF all
vessels engaged in the slave traffic.
The volcano Malaspina, in Negros, is
in state OF violent eruption. Malas-
pima is the loitiest summit OF the cen
trail mountain chain OF the island OF
Negros, being SIo2 feet high. 1t has
never been entirely quiescent.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Cotton Ginled.

A bulletin issued by the Census Blu
reau on the cotton ginned from the
growth OF the present year UP to October
I8 places the amount at 3,S3o,627 COM
mcrcial bales. as against 5,o25,87a bales
gnncd up TO the same date last year.
Complete returns on production for
1902 showed that 535 per cent. OF the
total crop had been ginned prior to Octo-
Der I8 Of that year, but the percentage
OF the ginnage prior to October IS of this
year cannot be known until the final re-
port for the year is made. Meantime
two other reports will be submitted-on
November IS and December 49,
The statistics for the present year were
collected by 63I local agents, who found
that 27,723 ginncrcs had been operated
prior to October I8, while to the corre-
spending date last year 2o,3I4 ginncries
had been operated.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Financial.

Two clearinghouse failures in Colo
RADIO threw a chill over Western senti-
ment
There is an end now to Lake Supe-
rior commons decline There is no low
er place for il to fall
London sold great lot of United
States Steel preferred on the reports
from America OF cut in the price of
billets.
President Thomas, OF Lehigh Valley,
says that the question of dividend has
not yet been brought before the Board
Of Directors.
About 100000 gold has been en-
gagged for import by American bankers
Lake Shore. which is Vanderbilt line.
has authorized an issue of S5o.ooo,ooo of
debenture bonds to pay for its share Of
Reading and Hooking Valley.
Pig iron in Philadelphia one year ago
was $22.so a ton Now it is Sis a ton.
Steel billets here one year ago were $27
a ton. and they are now $40 ton.
I'VE all admit that the United States
Shipbuilding Company was insolyent
when il started" said an attorney in the
case. To try to sell the stock OF an insol-
vent corporation Is not not usually re-
garded as high order of finance.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
EXCITEMENT KILLED Elm.
A Millionaire Whose Mill at Derby Was Dam
aged by Fire.

Derby, Conn. (SpeciaD aD.-Excitemcnt
over a $4,000 fire in his big wooden
mill caused the death OF Millionaire
Charles B. Aling, of this city. Mr..
Alling was driving on the hills when
he looked down and saw the Baugaus-
set Mills, which he had built up from
an attic-room industry to the largest
in town, burst into flames. He drove
furiously into town and ran through
the extensive mill yard only to find the
dryhouse section, with its costly ma
chinery and stock, destroyed.
Tears filled his eyes and he was taken
home with nervous chill. In the
morning he was found dead in bed
from cerebral hemorrhage.
Mr.. Alling, who was 70 years old,
owned onc-hali OF the business blocks
in Derby.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Engine Blown Up at University.

Columbus, o. (SpccialD While stu
dents of the Agricultural College at the
Ohio State University were witnessing
the harvesting of field OF corn for en-
silage purposes, by machine operated
by an old traction engine, the boiler blew
up and pieces Of iron tore through the
crowd of students. The force of the
explosion was terrific and was felt
through all the university buildings. The
most intense excitement was caused and
the students came running in all direc-
tions from classrooms and dormitories.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Foreign.

The United States gunboat Newport
has been ordered from Savannah to San
to Domingo The Dominican government
has declared the northern ports OF the re-
public closed to maritime commerce, but
United States Minister Powell has de-
clarcd the blockade noneffective. The
cruiser Baltimore arrived at Puerto
Plata.
The negotiations between Russia and
Japan have so far advanced that a dis
patch from Berlin states that an an
nouncemcnt OF settlement is soon eX-
pected.
As the result of conflict over the
question of vivisection between the MEM
bers OF the Vienna Medical Chamber and
members of the Landtag, the former
have resigned.
About 6,ooo Bulgarian irreguars are
assembled along the frontier in readiness
to enter Turkish territory and further
trouble is expected.
The German. government does not re-
gard the reported massacre at Warm
bad as serious and will send no reinforce.
ments to Africa.
The report is confirmed that the Ger
man garrison at Warmbad, Demaraland,
was massacred by the Bondlzwar
tribesmen.
Solicitor General Finlay concluded his
argument in behalf of Great Britain be-
fore the Venezuelan arbitration tribunal
The new Hungarian premier, Count
Stephen Tisza, secured hearing in the
Lower House after a stormy beginning
Senor Gil Robl. a Carlist, made bit
ter speech against the United States
government in the Spanish Senate.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Says Sheriff Was at Fault.

In response to the request OF the In
terror Department for report regard
ing the recent Indian troubles in Wy
oming, General Kobbe, commanding
the Department of Dakota, forwarded
a dispatch from Major b. II. Cheevcr,
Sixth Cavalry, at Pine Ridge.
Major Cheever says the trouble was
mostly the Sheriff's fault and that the
Indian prisoners at Newcastle should
be released. He says it is believed that
the Sheriff's party fred the first shot.
The War Department states that the
situation does not require the service
OF troops.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Gunner Kills Himself.

Portsmouth, N. H. (Specia) In one
of the cabins of the training ship Mo
nongahela, which is at the navy yard,
sailors found the body Of Gunner George
P. Brady lying on the floor, with re-
volver by his side, Brady had shot him
self in the head. He had been a great
sufferer from neuralgia. Brady had been
in the Navy about eighteen years and
had an excellent record His widow re-
sides at Newport, X. l., to which place
Brady's body will be taken.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Mnreonl's Latest Scheme.

Rome (By Cable) The government
has ordered the beginning of the work
OF construction of the extraordinarily
powerful wireless telegraph station for
the establishment of communication be-
tween Italy and Argentina. The station
will be erected on the royal estate OF San
Rossore. on which King Victor Emman-
uei has his hunting lodge. The site was
chosen by Marconi as the best adapted
for the purpose.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
An Operatlon on Millinm.

Berlin (By Cablc) Emperor William
underwent an operation for the removal
Of a polpus from his larynx The oper-
alton was performed by Prof Moritz
Schmidt, and was entirely successful
The only inconvenience suffered by the
Emperor is that he has been cnjoined not
TO speak until the wound caused by the
operation has been healed. The bulletins
announcing the result Of the operation
court officials. who had no suspicion that
he was suffering from any affection of
the throat. nUt
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Baby Bursed 10 De ath.

New York (SpeeiaD.-Edward G.
Cummings. the 2-year-old son OF Rich
ard Cummings, IS Mercer street,
Bloomfield. N. j.. was burned to death
while playing in the kitchen. His moth
er left the room for few minutes and
when she returned his clothing had
caught fire from the stove and he was
envelopcd in the flames. The clothes
were burned from the child's body be-
fore the flames could be extingp' shed.
DR.. Jacob S. Wolfe was called in, bat
could do nothing for the boy. who died
- hour later.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Death Of = Millionaire.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD William l..
Elkins. the multimillionaire traction
magnate and 6nancier, died at his sum-
mcr home. at Ashbourne, near here. OF
a complication Of diseases. He was ~
years OF age. Mr.. Elkins' illness. which
became alarming about three weeks
ago, really dated from last spring. when
he barely escaped violent death. A
heavy iron girder which was being
hoisted 10 the top Of new oflic q build
ing at Broad and Chestnut streets, OF
which he was part owner, fell to the
ground, just grazing Mr.. EIkins. who
Was passing. 4
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
CHARGED With Murder.

Chicago, Ill. (SpecialD. = Gustave
Berger. who has been arrested with his
brother and sister, charged with num-
Der of crimes. is said by the police to
have been identified as the man who last
week shot Locomotive Fireman Louis
Ernst, Of the Chicago and Northwestern
Railway. Ernst was fireman on the St.
Paul limited and was shot while working
in the cab not far from Chicago. Next
morning number of sticks OF dynamite
were found along the track where the
shooting occurred. II is believed that an
attempt was made 10 hold up the train
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
In the Departmentl

As a result OF the annual conference
OF immigration commissioners, Com
missioner General Sargent predicts a
much more rigid enforcement OF the
Chinese Exclusion Law than hereto
fore.
At the caucus OF the Democratic
members OF the House OF Representa-
tives John |. Williams, OF Mississippi,
was elected as the minoritys candidate
for speaker.
The design OF Messrs. Parker &
Thomas. OF Baltimore, for the new
postoffice and courthouse at Hunting
ton, w. Va, has been accepted.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Missionaries 10 the Congo State.

Representatiye Livingston, OF Geor-
gia; Hon. II. St. George Tucker. OF
Virginia, and Rev. DR.. Morrison, com
prising committee from the Presby-
terian Church, represented to the Pres
ident that the treaty rights OF mission
aries in the Congo Free State were be-
ing violated. The President will take
the matter up with the State Depart
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Rigid Exclusion OF Chinese.

AS result of the annual conference
of immigration Commissioners, just con-
cluded, Commissioner General Sargent
predicts much more rigid enforcement
of the Chinese Exclusion law than here
tofore. Secretary Cortelyou defined his
policy to the commissioners to the strict
enforcement of the laws. based on fair
dealing. The number of Chinese inspec-
tors along the Mexican border is to be
increased
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Both Burned to Death.

Wheeling, w. Va. (SpcciaD. - Al
Mount Pleasant, o., Edward Moore, q
coal miner, and wife, were burned tc
death by the explosion of a powder can
which the husband was filling. A spark
from the CRATE ignited the explosive, and
both were so badly burned that they died
soon afterward.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1903-11-11
Kite Pulled F0ur-To1 Boat.

London (By Cable).-After several
failures S. F. Cody succeeded in cross
ing the English Channel in his boat
drawn by kite. He left Calais at II
o'clock p. NJ. and reached Dover II
hours later, He encountered much ship
ping and had some narrow escapes.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25
The Homes of Washington.
SoidIy Built and Comfortable Houses Wanted Rather
Than Cheap and Snowy Ones.


the part built by those who intended live them
period passed built At the
present great speculative building which
departments resulted handsome
only trying handsome, succeeding
very we'll
reached point which the city be developing what
had beoea permanent population 1t the
building here should
built way stand the The built
purely speculative viii The buyer
well built comfortable and pretty rather than snowy and IN time he
VIII it. Moreover such action the people who
viii in time the houses the whole city
The builder today experimenting He attempting to find out what
people who buying and renting houses really do IT he
pieces, multiplicity Of mirrors IN places where they
particular gliding nnitn and expensive but paper
Of that type # he finds they inquire closely
question ventilation heating they
good ranges, proper plumbing Iomeke coy interiors
fisher VIII proceed to bait lis hooks accordingly.
all depends upon the number Of people
cheap imitation of fashionable
peace a whole family may depend upon having
Of house kitchen well furnished
tay arrangements good, airy arranged, heating
apparatus perfect and the Of the house they dis
pcnse with doctors bills OF the Let The living
Portable and honeke with fire practicable bearh-no
wrethed imitation in The shape Of ogaud the daughters
VIII prefer home to the streets the hcaer and so viii their friends
There families
by geniy. There which
home comfort and happiness the
the materials their work and the builders VIII be
doci sheep They building cheap snowy dwell
gs sody comfortable and pretty houses except money
interest. If the people
uncomfortable deizens houses whose
dropping off and showing the shddy material beneath they
have only themselves o blame
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

Why Is the Kaiser Shaking the "MaiIed Fist So VgOr
0usIy in Venezuela?

policy daily darker and mysterious
display
ANTICIPATED Spanish forts Indian
villages fok2 What justification be
urged
staining watches of
aowey
questions They bring only
The
ignorance
Perhaps
military critic General BOguawsy
Boguawsky, recently
pure impeinen' ovshy originally
simply
carriage through
adds probably
nd ezutation
fmsy justify
captains? blockade
venus
exchanging
Great Britain Germany, italy instruction
impulse Of Gerany ahPs assault Venezuelan
Venezuelan Venezuelan property.
fist"
wisely
merely peaceful prsssurets
plhed the
friendly with the offended allies
negotiations with
gratutous military Certainly
petez stopping
IOmban frontier
development
policy generosity sanity
good good program impaeny
arbitration press
foreign Office fol prompt reply.
The Washington times., 1903-01-25

One Of the most interesting sights OF
Guernsey is the old residence Of Victor
Hugo. where he INDUCED all his fancies.
bestrode most Of his hobbies. and did. al
most incidentally. much OF his most en-
during literary work. Here. for example.
he gave rein to his enthusiasm for all
things oaken, and the result is a truly
wonderful collection. Of which perhaps
the most distinguished single item is the
carved bedstead Of Francis Z OF France
Another very unusual oak article is a
huge seven branched candeIabra, which
he made himself but never used Many
Of the paintings and carvings all over the
house were the work Of the great novel
list. and in no one Of his books is the
originality Of his mind or the full merit
OF his artistic conceptions brought home
to the reader as # is in the course Of an
hours ramble through the beautiful
island home which still seems TO breathe
his living personality
The study wherein much OF Victor
Hugo's literary work was performed is
on the roof. and built mostly Of glass
He always wrote standing, and his desk
was nothing more than a shelf OF black
wood fastened by hinges to the wall.
such as is often seen in the halls Of mid
die class houses for the convenience OF
table service. Next door tn this glass
study is what the novelist called his day
bedroom. where it was his habit 10
rest IN the middle OF the day. The name.
however. is distinctly a missioner. Tie
only noteworthy furniture oil the apart
ment consisted Of a long, thick velvet
cushion placed on the floor. on which the
author was wont to lie for an hour or
two at a stretch contemplating the mag
nifcent view commanded by the WIN