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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
women No, Meaner than. Mer

Are women mcanV IN giving Then
men? 1t cannot rightly be urged that
they are. Women. after ALL IN buying
OF in giving, are commonly making use
OF money that others have earned.
They haze been trustees for other peo.
pies money for 1000 years. and long
use has made them careful OF their
trust. OF course the petty meannesses
OF certain kind Of women have az.
forded inhnite opportunities for men's
tests and contempt, but those petty
meapnesses are nothing in comparison
with the great meanncsses OF really
sordid nen.-The Spectator.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
China Win Be NEURAL.

Washington, Special Minister Con.
ger cabled the State Department from
Pekin that the Chinese Government
would Immediately issue PROCLAMATION
of neutrality, having received from the
Russian Minister, the declaration Of war.
II this proclamation is observed il will Of
course prevent the threatened invasion OF
Manchnria by the Boxers. China also
nUsi prevent the use Of her soil by either
Russian or japanese troops
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

of the law Of nations, may thus be pre-.
vented from an unintentionsl violation Of
The same, do hereby declare and proclaim
that by the act passed on the Goth day
of April, A. D., 1918, commonly known
as the neutrality law, " the acts arc for
hidden to be done. under severe penalties
within the territory and jurisdiction of
the United States.
The regulations Of the neutrality laws
arp civpu
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
Sporting Breyiiies.

The season OF the Connecticut State
League opens on April IS
The course for next years ANTONIO.
bile race for tie Bennett trophy vii.
be over German course ficr saal
burg 10 Limberg.
Clock golf IS becoming popular IN TIC
Sogth. "Dialsr lave been .a.d out -
81. Augustine. Pala Eesch, crlsond
Nassau ana Miami
II Is assured that Na.c VIII send 9
crew again nextsAIay 10 row The IN
rapo..s Naval CaGc. crew Oh TIE Sat
era. The date Is 70. nsel.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
Collier Nero Is Smashed.

San Francisco, (Special) The mail
steamer San Jose Just arrived from South
American ports, brought the information
that the United States navy collier Nero
naSd au Ieen n ,be harso, Iha % gunO0II Ths
iurios sustained by the collier was SO
serious that she had TO he hoachcd The
Concord was not injured
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

Of loyal addresses from Zcmstvos and
municipalities and Government and pr.
vate corporations The Gar takes
pains to personally thank the scndcrs Of
addresses in each case.
The situation IN financial circles hero
Is slightly improved, but is st..l very
critical
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
Safe Blowers Get $4,000.

Woodstock. Ont, Special. Burglars
blew open the safe of the Molsons Bank,
AT Aylmer and stole $4,000. They also
blew open the safe OF the private bank Of
James Munro, at Embro, securing large
sum of money. The thieves were fright
cncd away from two other banks
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
VIII Tuke CubssLo

Havana, Special. speyer & Co. Of
New York have contracted 70 take the
So, 900 600 Cuban loan. Tho price TO
bc paid for the bonds IL ", which Is
psr cent above tho minimum
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17
MASONRY RELICS OF
DRAKE AND MORGAN

rhe Trip From Panama to Porto BeIIo--- CO.
Iumbus' Search For Strait Connecting
the Two Oceans The Old Highway
Across the IsthmuS 81:
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-02-17

japanese operations against Port Arthur
was entirely unfoInded, and, so far as
he could conjecture, il was a mis-.
clicvous fabrication,
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
CALL ON ALDERMEN
TO ENFORCE LAW
Bloomington Suffering From Scar
city of Officers i'm Car
Strike.

Bloomington. ILL.,. Jan. 9.-Duc to
thcinHbility to secure - sufficient mum
her Of citizens to serve a. special Of
fccrs during the street railway strike
Mayor Morrison has served notice up
on every member of the board of al
dormcn. numbering fourteen. that
they will bc required to serve rs police
officers today ana tomorrow ana posSi-
bly, longer if there iS any more diSor-
der The sheriff has been forced to
call in his country deputies to service.
owing to the impoSSibiIity Of securing
the required number from local citi-
ZcuS
The electrical workers and light
trimmcrS have declared n strike in sym
pathy with the street railway strikers
All of the force at the power house
of the street railway company except
in" the engineers and iircmcu. who are
not organized. left the service. The
company has been preparing for the
move and iS filling the places of the
strikers as rapidly IL possible. The
company has sent ten of the imported
street ear crews back 30 Chicago. al
lcginG that enough local men have
been secured 10 take their places.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
VICIOUS DEED OF A THUG
Ends in Him Getting "A Bullet Where 1t
Would DO Most Good to
the State.

Trenton. y. j.. Jan. 9.-Charles
Brooks. an inmate of the New Jersey
state prison, is dead; center keeper
John Fitzgerald has bullet in his hip,
and William j. Harney. a deputy keep
cr, is suffering from scalp wounds, as
the result of Brooks attempt to es-
cape from the institution. Fitzgerald
is expected TO recover unless compli-
cations set in. and Harney'S condition
is not thought to be serious, although
for a time he was rendered uncOn-
scious by being struck over the head
with an iron bar he Brooks.
1t will require pOst-mOrtem exam
nation to determine whether Brooks
died from being shot or from strangu-
lat:on in his attempt TO commit suicide
after he had been taken to the dung
con, he having hanged himself after
being shot and returned to his cell.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
That Alleged Moon.hlne DIstiIrer,.

Chicago. Jan. . Professor J. y.
WeSeuer. Dr. W. \. Evans and Dr. 4.
Gehrmann. charged with technical
violation Of the rcvcnue la ws in con-
ncctiOu with school for teaching the
distillati0n Of spurious liquors. have
decided 10 compromise with the inter
mai revenue department. az allowable
in such cases. The three defendants
named were accordingly dismissed by
United States Commissioner FOote.
United States COmmis> iuner Salmon
refused 10 compromise IT is stated
that the same alleged offense * being
practiced in colleges and. labcratories
throughout the United States
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
KIDNAPPING OF TWO GIRLS
Fond du Lac Young Women said to Have
Been ForcibIy Carried tn Indian
Territory.

Chanute, Kan. Jan. 9.-Two girls,
irene Stacey and Rena Douglas. Of
Ford du Lac. Wis. have been Kid
naped by three men. who have taken
them to the Indian Territory from
their home. according TO letter found
near the railroad track south of Cha
mute. The letter. which was well writ
ten. evidently had been thrown from
Il sOuth-bound Santa Fe passenger
train. II Is dated Fond du Lac. Wis,
Dee 26. and says:
To who ever finds thiS-We Irene
Stacey and Reua Douglas, have been
kidnapped 10y three men we have never
seen before. and they say they are go
ing to take us to the Indian Terri
tory. We are on the train. and if We
appeal to any one they tell them we
are crazy. and that they are taking us
to an asylum. Will you please notify
the authorities and have the men
locked up. and write to W. NJ. Stacey
or Il. y. Douglas. Fond du Lac, Wis.
'RENA DOUGLAS.
IRENE STACEY
Milwaukee. Jan. O. - An Evening
Wisconsin special from Fond du Lac.
Wis. says there are no residents in
Fond du Lac by the name of w NJ.
Stacey or X. y. Douglas. The girls
named in the dispatch from Chanute,
Kan, were never heard of here
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
THOMAS DECLINES
TO BE DISMISSED
Surveyor of Customs at Chicago Says
He Was Turned Ont With
out Cause.

Chicago. Jan. g.-AithoUgh i.uman
r. Hoy has been nominated To succeed
General Horace T. Thomas as appraiS-
or of customs 1T this port. the resig-
nation Of General Thomas. requested
by the secretary of the treasurer. has
not been sent in. nor will ii he. General
Thomas Will appeal To the president to
find out why his resignation was asked
for. In Il letter To the secretary Of the
treasury calling for General Thomas
resignation it is stated that the pur-
pose is not To make place for another
and that here * nothing political in
the request; that the office has been
temporarily examined twice. and it
seems necessary to secure vigorous
administration.
General Thomas In reply says that
there was no chargaof misfeaSance. or
malfca Sance. or anW scandal. and that
especially good wOrA had been done in
unearthinC frauds St other portS. He
also wrote the president calling atten-
ton to the gentlemen who indOrScd
him as appraiser. mo reply was re-
ceived from the president. but Secre-
tary Shaw asked tlIe general to advise
him by telegraph whether his letter
was intended as refusal to send in
his rcSignatio
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
TAFT CORDIALLY
RECEIVED IN JAPAN
MikadO Extends Every Courtesy to-
the New Secretary OF
War.

Washington. Jan "a cablegran
has been received here from Governor
Taft. at Toxic now on his way home
to become secretary of war, giving "A
brief account of lis reception 10y the
Japanese emperor and officials. indi-
eating that he was received with the
greatest cOrdality and consideration.
Referring to publications in one OF
the London papers TO the effect that
Governor Taft promised that the atti-
tude of the United States should he
friendly to Japan in the event of hos
tilitieS with Russia. and that Japan
ese vessels should be accorded special
privileges i'm Philippine ports, il iS
said at the state and war departments
that while Il is possible that such a
conclusion may have been drawn by
Japanese officials from the affable
manner Of Governor Taft IT is quite
certain that he did not in any way
commit the United States government
TO any policy.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
FIRE AT DETROIT KILLS
ONE AND DOES DAMAGE

Detroit. Ian. 9.-Firr in the manu-
featuring building at the corner Of
Porter AMI Twcnty-tirst streets caused
damage estimated at SGO.OOO. Charles
DcZZa. an omployc of the Bailey COM
pany. manufacturers of models and
art Statuary. was seriously and per
hapS fatally burned. The Tire is S;,id
To have been caused 10y u lighted ii
garcttc stump thrown among some tur-
pcUtiuc. The losses are as follows:
Bailey company. S:in,GIo: American
WOndSrain company. $1,000. building
$4,000; other tenants. $1,000.
Later one of the walls Of the build
ing collapsed. killing Chester Ray
mond. lad who was inspecting the
ruins through curiosity. and .njurinG
his two companions. John WaIpole
and John Hoffman. Young Walpole's
leg was broken au3 his head WAS in
iurcd and Hoffman has several severe
scalp wounds.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
EXPERIENCE OF \ SCHOOL GIRL
She who saw -wo Curtains Gets Out
Through Il Fire Exit.

She Who Saw Two Curtains Gets Out
Through Il Fire Exit.
Ruth Michel a school girl. $50 North
I:"hey street. one of party of girls
attending the performance. followed
Murray. Her first testimony was that
n gentleman told her companions he
would knock their heads or if they
did not get out of his way. The girl
told Of attending the fatal matinee per
formancc with four girl friends. They
upper balcony. she said. and were IN
jOyIng The performance when the fire
started. We started to stand up"
declared the witness. when n gentle
man in front Of uS turned around ana
said. Sit down; I'll knock your heads
OF If YOU move
Witness said she ana her cumpan-
ions obeycd. 4 moment later Eddie
Foy appeared on tn" stage. urging all
70 Ice seated and assuring them the
house was absolutely freprOof. They
remained while he was speaking. hut
were forced 10 fiee moment later.
when blast of flame was driven
through the house into their faces
Climbing M the steep balcony stairs
and over seats the QuarTette reached
an exit and fire escape platform she
said. Miss Michel started down the
iron stairway only 10 be driven back
10y flames At that time she lost track
of her companions. y man beside her
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09

plunged over the Platform railing INTO
the alley.
She did not see what became of him.
bur. realizing that it was "A case of
leap or meet death in the flames surg
ing behind her. slipped under the plat
form railing. clung to il for Il moment
to steady herSalf and dropped. The
crowd yelled not To jump but l had
to- she said. Il lit on my toes and
a man caught me at the same time. 50
] didn't get hurt" All of Miss Michcrs
party escaped.
Albert y. McmhaId. 73S Greenlaf
avenue. Rogers Park. sat in the fist
row of the first balcony. With him
were seven OtherS-adultS and children.
In getting out Memhard went up the
extreme north aisle half way. ana ont
the second exit leading to the fire Cs-
cape in the alley. after trying the first
exit and failing to open it. He had
some difficulty in getting the second
exit open. To do so he had to shove
up Il brass bar. Outside the wooden
doors were the iron doors which had
TO he opened in the same way. There
were no exit signs and the exits were
rovered with heavy plush draperies.
iikc portieres. The whole party es-
capped unhurt by way OF the fire es-
capeS.
~ Lincoln Day. Ashland place
assistant manager of the Boulevard
club. stood on the north Sile of the
main floor. During the first act an
usher warned him several times not to
stand in the aisle. on account of the
fire ordinance
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
OF briggs AND DISCHARGE OF
DIETRICH SHOWS JUDGE AND JURY
AT VARIANCE.

Omaha. Jan. 9.-Thursday n jury ut
New York found eX-Ucpresentative
briggs guilty of postoffice sinfulreSS.
because he was a representative at the
time he did il. although he WAS not
sworn in. Now Judges Van Devanter
and Nun ger have decided that Senator
Dietrich was not member Of con
GreSS At the time he is alleged 10 have
been sinful with his TostOfiice patron
age. bec;.uSe he WAS not sworn in. and
was not Il member of CongSsS until
he was sworn in. The consequence
in pietrich's case is that the jury WAS
instructed To bring in a verdict of not
guilty. and that tEe prosecuting attoT-
ney dismissed The cases against Diet
rich and Jacob Fisher POSTMASTER 1T
Hastings. Neb-i. and both went acquit.
Judge Van Dcyanter delivered tho
opinion and in doing 80 quoted sec
tion 17Sl. revised statutes. uHderwhi,h h
the indictment was found. saying that
il contained two distinct and separate
prohibitions The first para graph.
under which this indictment i
brought. provides that every member
Of congress. officer or agent of the gov
eminent who commits certain acts.
shall he guilty OF demeanor-
The other paragraph pro
videS that every member OF congress.
Officer or agent OF the government.
after his election etc, shall be liza
BILE"
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
Committee Seems Indifferent.
LONGER HOURS FOR WORKERS
IN GOVERNMENT OFFICES

Washington. Jan. 9-UnanimouS de-
cisiOn has been reached by the cabinet
that the hour of labor for government
employees shall be from o a. III. until
80 p. m. half hour of that time
being allowed for luncheon. The new
regulation will apply only to the eX-
Ccutive departments and will 20 into
effect next Monday. The decision
reached affects not only the employees
in Washington. but also those in the
departments throughout the country
Heretofore the time has been six and
a half hours.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
MIR. George McCnIIoch Dead.

indianapolis. Jan. 9.-Mrs Cora
+. McCulIOch. wife Of George McCul-
loch. head Of the Union Tractabn COM
pany. and owner Of the Indianapolis
Star. is dead at Chicago after long
illness. Her death took plac" AT the
temporary residence 1T Chicago Of Mr..
and Mrs. McCpllOch. who had been
there several months for the purpose
Of securing special treatment for Mrs.
McCullOch The funeral Will take
place Mopday al JIuncie.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
Tackles the Sew York Tiger.

New York. .IIu.s9.- Police Commls-
siOner Mc.Adoo j. following up steps
recently taken by him 10 prevent gam
bling in this city. and has notified the
police inspectors that from Il source
unknown to them he had received in
formation that gambling houses and
pOOirOOmS were being opened in Man
haitian borough. He allowed them for
ty-eight hours 10 close every gambling
house and pOolroom in the borough.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
THREE DEAD IN WRECK ON
THE BALTIMORE & OHIO

Cumberland. Nd. Jan. -. - Eulti
more and Ohio passenger train No. 4.
double header. ran into "a loaded steel
Creek. one mile below Cumberland
The dead are: =. +. Roberts. cucin-
ccr. and II. L. Kirby, fireman. Ralti.
more: Il. r kcefauvcr. fireman. Ea..e>
Mills. Md.
The injured. both internally: g. p.
Humphrey. engineer. Baltimore AMI !.
II. Conrad. fireman. Cumberland No
pas>engSrS were hurt.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
Reed SmOOt Files Re-
ply Before the
Senate.
HEARING NEXT WEEK
Says There is Nothing
to Deprive Him
of Seat.

Washington. Jan. Ex-senator Reed
Smoot today filed response to the
charges made against him with the
senate committee ON privileges and
hear the attorneys on each side next
Saturday.
Smoot made "A general denial to
all charges made by the protestunts.
He holds that the charges that he i IL
puly%amist and that he ie bound by
some oath or obligation which i in
consistent with the oath required by
the constitution. could not legally af-
feet his right t" hold Il seat in the
SenHtN.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09

The opinion then defines the diff
ference of meaning between the two
para graphs, and is: TO the effect that a
man elected to coikreSS does not act
ually become Il member until he has
qualified and taken5he oath nj the bar
of the hOuSc to which he has been
elected. The last Paragraph. said tie
court. refers TO ats which may be
committed 10y members Of congress aft
or their qualificatial for or acceptance
of the duties of their offices The
opinion was a long one. and is said
10 he Il precedent
Counsel GOWN. for Dietrich. makes
4 statement. declaring that Dietrich
desired from the hBst to bring the cas-"
To trial ON the fact~. hut that lie
GOWN was Contributed with the qlcs-
lion whether it could hc done and he
decided that the district attorney had
presented n state Of facts tnat re-
quired the line of defense adopted.
NO consent. agreement or stipr
iation upon the part Of Senator Diet
rich - 10 his status between his elec-
tion and his qualification could change
the actual status as presented Icy the
district attorney. and the nited States
circuit court = would not re
ceiVe such agreement or stipulation
with respect TO 4 status different froEl
the facts.
II was evident therefore. that IN
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
Yesterday In Congress.

Washington. Jan. 9.---'Thp poStoffice
scandal WAS under discussion in the
senate. The subject being opened in
Il set speech 10y simmons of North
carolina, who insisted there should he
an investigation by the senate into the
charges. the Republicans holding that
there had been u thorough investiga-
ton already. The Democrats assailed
Perry Heath and eX-Postmaster Gen
cral Smith. An executive session was
held.
The house made available the sum
of S2JO.uOO 10 be used To meet the
emergency caused by the ravages OF
the cotton boil weeviI ana other in
SectS and diseases affecting cotton.
Pension bills To the henumber of 10 were
passed. Both houses adjourned until
Monday.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
st. Louis Th.ster. Cln.ed.

st. Louis Jan. 9.-Notice has been
served on the mana cement Of seven
theaters in ST Louis by License col
Iector Clifford that their licenses are
revoked. and that they VIII be re-
Quired to secure new licenses based OH
certificates from the building commits
sioner's office before being allowed TO
continue giving performances.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
He Got a MouthfuI of Pearls.

Baldwin. Mich. Jan. 9.-E. Heren-
dren put an oyster in his mouth which
was entirely different from anything
he had ever tasted before. ON exam
inatiOn il was found to contain 40
pearls. varying in size from pin
head to nearly that of pea. 1t is
said he will probably realize several
hundred dollars from the pearls.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1904-01-09
CIaIIam Goes Down Off
Coast of Washing
ton State.
HEAVY LOSS OF LIFE
Filled by Waves After
Machinery Refused
to Work.

Pert Townsend, Was h.. Jan. 9.-Fears
are felt for the safety Of the Seattle
Victoria steamer tIaiiau, with 40
passengers on board. which j. report
ed helple~sly adrift off Discovery isl
and. Tugs were ispatched from here
to assist the Clallam.
Seattle. Jan. 9.-The Times CORE
>pondent al Port Townsend says the
tug Holyokc has Returned. bringing
word the steamer ( ialiam has gone
down. Twenty-Five five were lost.
Unmansg ea 1ae Ia Gale.
According to the Il orN told by some
of the :i& survivors, brought home by
the tug TO-DAY. the C1allam became uu-
manageable Yesterday afternoon in Il
high ~outhwe>tcrlN gale. The heavy
sea broke the lights and the vessel be
gan TO fiji. All the women passengers
were placed in three boats which cap
sized alongside and au were lost.
Higher Estimate of Loss.
Later: Probably fifty lives were lost
i'm the sinking Of the steamer Clallam.