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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
To Abolish Pension Office.

In connection with the Administra-
tons plan now before Congress for
the consolidation Of the Record and
Pension and Adjutant- Generals Of
fees OF the War Department, a ru-
NOR is current that this is only the
beginning OF Presidential movement
for the abolition of the Pension Oh
fice and the transfer OF its duties to
the War Department.
If this rumor be truc-and there is
good reason for the belief that it
has at least foundation of truth
the greatest care is being taken by
those involved in the scheme to pre-
vent its becoming known. According
to the rumor the plan for the con.
solidation OF the two War Department
Offices, with Brig-Gen. +. c. Aims
worth at the head Of the new Office,
originated with the President; that
it is his intention, in the event of his
election, to abolish the Pension OF
fee as a branch OF the Interior De-
partment and place all the duties and
powers Of the Commissioner of Pen
sions in the hands of General Aims
worth. 1t must be distinctly under
stood that this rumor cannot at pres
ent be confirmed. The greatest cir
cumspection is being shown by the
officials Of the Government in re-
plying TO any questions appertaining
to the alleged scheme.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Diplomatie Appolnimenis.

The Senate in executive session con-
frmed the following nominations:
John Barrett, Oregon, envoy extra
airy TO Panama; Arthur NJ. Beauprc,
Illinois, TO be envoy extraordinary and
minister plenipotentiary to the Argen-
tine Republic; William w. Russell.
District Of Columbia, envoy extraor-
dinary and minister plenipotentiary to
Columbia; Henry w. Shoemaker, o.,
secretary of legation at Lisbon, Por-
tugal; Nelson O'Shaughnessy, New
York, secretary OF legation at Copen-
hagen, Denmark; Louis A. Dent, Dis
trict Of Columbia. consul at Dawson
City, Yukon territory, Canada; James
Tanner. register Of wills for the Dis
trict OF Columbia; James H. Mon
teath. agent for the Indians OF the
Blackfeet Agency, Montana.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
NO STRIKE OF MINERS
Vote in Favor Of Accepting the Wage
Scale
ALL THE STATES AGAINST STRIKE
Illinois and Iowa the Only Two Where the Ma.
iority was Two to One Against the Scale and
for Str ke-President Mitchell Much Pleas.
ed--Another Conference Between Operators
and Mlne Workers to Restore Agreement.

indianapolis, Ind, (SpeciaD AT the
national headquarters of the United
Mineworkers Of America estimates on
the vote OF the miners had been COM
puted by the national officers. They
are positive the scale has been ac-
eepted and there will be no strike.
OF the 100000 miners in the states
voting ii is estimated that $4,000
voted, and OF these $500 voted for
the scale and 46.5oo voted against it
and in favor OF a strike.
Maryland did not vote, not being
cure il was entitled to vote. West
Virginia reports are meager, and no
estimate is made. Indiana cast 10000
Votes-a majority OF two to one for
the scale. Illinois cast 10000 votes,
with majority of two to one against
the scale and in favor of a strike.
Pennsylvnia cast $4,000 votes, with a
majority OF two to one for the scale.
Kentucky had a small vote, with three
to one for the scale. Iowa cast TO-
900 votes, with majority for a strike
Michigan cast a small vote for the
oSaits oHlO cast SAsOOO NOltSg VIII
four TO one for the scale.
President Mitchell said he was
pleased with the reports that have
come in. He expressed confidence
that the proposition OF the operators
would be accepted. He said that in
case it were accepted a meeting OF the
Joint scale committee would probably
be called for Monday of next week TO
Bign the contract for the central com
petitive field.
When the committee meets il is
understood that il will appoint a time
Tor the next conference between the
operators OF the central competitive
field and the mineworkers. and in this
manner restore the interstate agree
ment system TO its former position.
The greatest opposition to an ac
ceptance OF the operators proposition
was expected from Illinois and Iowa,
representing about $4,000 OF the total
NJ 100 oOo votes
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
GERMANS WANT SANTO DOMINGO.
Efforts TO Secure Control Of that Revolutionary
Island.

Advices from Santo Domingo indi,
cate Germany is at work to gain a
preponderant influence in that repub.
lie as will give her reasonable excuse
to exercise protectorate over the
country If not to make 1t q German
colony.
The recent arrival there OF the
nephew of the late President Heureaux
whose assassination preceded the rev.
olutions. is connected with Germany's
designs. NJ. Heureaux, It is stated has
been exiled and the hint comes the
cause of his exile is the suspicion that
he Is really acting in the interest Of
Germany.
One Of the plans attributed to Ger
many Is the purchase from Spain, of
debt of over $21 100000. This debt
was contracted after the war of in.
dependence in 1863 when a treaty was
signed in which Spain recognized the
independence of Santo Domingo and
the latter recognized the above in.
debtedness which has never been paid.
1t Is asserted at a much later date
Spain freed the island from this liza
bility with the condition that the debt
should be paid In the event Of its an.
nexation TO some foreign power.
II Spain should transfer this debt to
Germany and the latter power should
insist on Its validity, 1t would make
Germany the heaviest creditor of the
Island. Should she try to collect the
debt the only settlement possible
would be the giving TO Germany Of
Santo Domingo territory.
II Is believed in Santo Domingo, &C.
cording TO the advices received here,
that unless the United States soon
undertakes the pacification of the re.
public, Germany will step in and un.
dertake the task
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
NEW PENSION RULING.
Bureau Fixes the Age Limit for Civil War
Veterans.

Commissioner of Pensions Ware
with the approval of Secretary Hitch
cock has promulgated the most import
ant pension ruling that has been is
fued in a long time. The order fol.
lows:
ordered, in the adjudication of pen
sion claims under said art of June 81
1890, as amended. 1t shall be taken
and considered as an eviiential fact
II the contrary Toes not appear, and If
all other legal requirements are prop
erly met, that when a claimant has
passed the age of 62 years he is dis.
abled one.half in ability to perform
manual labor and is entitled to be
rated at Sc per month; after G5 years,
at So per month; after 6S years, at $40
per month; and after 20 years, s12
per month
Allowance at higher rates, not ex.
ceeding S12 per month. will continue
10 be made as heretofore, where disa.
bilities other than age show a condi.
ton of inability to perform manual
labor.
This order shall take effect April II,
1904. and shall not be deemed retro
active. The former rules OF the Of
fee fixing the minimum and maximum
at 90 years and 70 years respectively
are hereby modified as above.
The order itself is prefaced by
preamble which, after citing the laws.
says the pension bureau has establish.
ed with reasonable certainty the aver
age nature and extent of the infirmity
OF old age; that 80 years after the
Mexican war, congress, in 1887, placed
on the pension roll all Mexican war
soldiers who were over 62 years old.
Commissioners Ware, Just before
leaving for trip south for his health,
spoke as follows regarding the order,
which he said, would save both the old
soldiers and the government a great
deal OF money and time.
There has long been in the bureau
rule fixing a maximum age limit at
s12 for 75 years. This was made dur
ing Mr.. Ceveland's administration by
Commissioner Locbren.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
LIVE WASHINGTON AFFAIRS
No American Slave Dealers in the
Philippines.
To Mandamus a Judge.

In the Supreme Court the Govern.
ment, through Attorney-Genera Knox,
applied for a writ of mandamus TO
compel Judge Francis J. Wing, OF
the United States District Court OF
the Northern District of Ohio, to
take what the Department Of Justice
maintains is legal action with respect
to certain Chinese expulsion cases.
This is the first time in the history of
the Supreme Court that the Govern
ment has sought writ of mandamus
against a Federal Judge.
Attorney-General Knox maintains
that Judge Wing, in holding unconsti-
tutional that part of the Chinese Ex-
clusion law which provides for the
deportation of alien Chinese after n
hearing before a United States COM
missioner, is proceeding contrary to
decisions OF the United States Su-
preme Court and is preventing the
dcDortation OF Chinese who are un-
lawfully in the United States.
According to Mr.. Knox's petition
the proceedings in Judge Wings
Court are peculiar. Many Chinese ex-
clusion cases recently have arisen in
that district. Chinese persons, said
to be in this country unlawfully, were
taken before Commissioner Simpson.
and by him were ordered deported
Their counsel then went before Judge
Wing with proceedings in appeal. and
on the showing made the Judge re-
leased them. Subsequently. it is said,
Judge Wing refused to take the neces-
sary steps to have the papers filed in
the District Court which would en-
able the Government to appeal the
cases to the United States Supreme
Court. He held that the proceedings
before him on appeal from the United
States Commissioner were before him
as judge. and were not before the
District Court, and that none of the
papers, therefore, should be filed by
the clerk OF his court.
The result has been to nullify all
efforts of the Government to get the
cases before the Supreme Court. Judge
Wings position effectually blocking
all proceedings in the cases after he
has passed on them.
Cleveland.-JudPe Wing recently re-
leased a number of Cinnamon brought
before him upon the charge Of being
in the United States unlawfully, on the
ground that they had not been proven
Chinese.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
WORLDS FAIR TOPICS.

There are 141.250 panes of glass.
eighteen by twenty-three inches. in the
Ralace of Agriculture at the Worlds
Fair.
Seven thousand lineal feet. or nearly
mile and n half Of platforms four
feet high. are being built for the nm
loading of exhibits at ihe Worlds Fair
Twelve thousand carloads of exhib-
its are expected by the director Of OK
hibits of the Worlds Fair. At the
Columbian Exposition. at Chicago,
5000 carloads We're received.
Night has been turned into day in all
of the large exhibit palaces at the
Worlds Fair Numerous electric are
lights have been put in place and
scores of workmen are busy night as
well as day in installing the exhibits.
Two hundred of Uncle Sans ma
rnes, who have been on duty at Pan
ANA. are going TO the Worlds Fair TO
give exhibition drills. The popularity
Of this branch of the service Is increas-
lug with young men who want TO be
cosmopolitans.
The Belgian Building at the World S
Fair, one Of tlle largest and handsom-
tSl III iHc lbicISu Scttioh, -
BILE In that the walls are not broken by
a single window. The large structnre
Is well lighted by immense skylights
seventy-iive feet above the floor.
\ pack train of twenty-five horses,
with all Of their accoutrements, VIII be
one OF the novelties at the Worlds
Fair. The unusual spectacle will be
sent by citizens OF Wyoming TO mark
| Wyoming Day. The forses Will all b'
equipped as II ready 10 start on th'
| trail.
A San Diego Call woman VIII ex
hiblt ut the Worlds Fair butter mad'
| In 1858. The butter was placed IN IN
spring house In that year and II dis
appeared IN the quicksand. II was re
Gently recovered and was -four to b.
in remarkably good state OF preser
walton.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
NO POISONED SWORDS.
But Japanese Had Planned TO Blow Up Rus.
sian Cavalry.

St. Petersburg, (By Cable ).-Thc
talk OF "pyroxiline" (poisoned) swords
having been left behind by the fleeing
japanese is based on the mistransla-
ton of a Russian technical term.
Genearal Zilonski, chief OF staff to
Niceroy Alexicff, in a telegram said
that pyroNiline had been found in the
torn OF disc-shaDed torpcdoes, six
inches in diameter. which the Jap
anese intended to use in bestrewing
the road over which the Russians were
expected to pass, in order that the
explosions resulting from the impact
OF the horses hoofs might cause n
stampede. As the road between Anju
and Ping Yang is very narrow, the
hoofs OF the horses OF the Russian
cavalry and artillery and the wheels
OF the wgons would have been certain
to have exploded the torpedoes, there
by causing great confusion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
LIKE A CITY OF DEATH"
Yerf Arthur Seemed to Be on Fire From
Boat

London. (By Cable).-In a dispatch
from Cheefoo, dated on March IL, a
correspondent Of the Daily Mail de-
tscribes an inspection of Port Arthur
made from a boat. The new city
seemed to be on FIRE; three columns OF
,smoke were ascending from it. The
Bread Hill fort appeared to have suf-
9ered terribly; the defenses were shat
tered and the earthworks torn up. Nc
guns were visible. The line OF forts
'bn the Tigers Tail also appeared to
have suffered damage. At sunrise no
sign OF life could be seen anywhere,
and Port Arthur looked like a city OF
death. The torpedo-boat destroyers
Inside did not appear to have steam
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
EXPLOSION OF LIQUID AIR.
One Man Killed. Another Injured and the
Vicinity Shaken.

New York. (SpeciaD.-The explo-
aion of a tank OF liquid air in the
laboratory of the American Liquid
Air Company killed one man. caused
4 panic among the employees in the
place, and shook the entire neighbor-
hood like an earthquake. Edward
Corliss, OF Bangor. Me. was working
at a comprcssed-air machine. when
the tank. which was only few feet
away from him. burst with a terrific
report One OF his legs was torn from
its socket and the other was mutt
lated.
Only four men were in the labora-
tory at the time. They were all badly
hurt.
Soon as one OF them. Edward Rus
sci. regained his faculties he went to
the superintendent Of the place and
resigned.
"If I had known was taking such
desperate chances with my life | never
would have worked near liquid air."
he said as he put on his hat and coat
and departed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Dewey Feared Bullets,

Admiral Dewey has cabled the
Navy Department the reasons why
he did not pay a visit to President
Morales, the head of the provisional
government of Santo Domingo.
The Admiral on his flagship, the
Mayfower, cruised in Dominican
waters last week. On the day the
Mayhower reached Santo Domingo
there was fighting in progress be-
tween the federal and insurgent troops.
One army was on one side of the
river which led to the city and the
enemy was on the opposite side.
Transit of the river was accordingly
Subject to considerable danger. 1t was
deemed inadvisable to run the May.
flower into this wild fire
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Charged With Peonage.

Savannah, Ga, (SpeciaD.-In the
United States District Court, before
Judge Speer. argument was submitted
On the constitutionality of the acts OF
Congress against peonage. The par
lies indicted are Sheriff Mcclellan, OF
Ware county, and Attorney Crawley,
pf the Way Cross bar, charged with
telling negroes to be held in peonage.
Judge Newman, OF the northern dis
trict OF Georgia, has held the law to
pc invalid. An argument against the
law by William Toomer upheld the
hight OF the state court to take any
needed action.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23

Salo0nkeepers Held for Death.

The appellate court at Springfield,
H.. holds that saloon men are Liable
for the death Of their patrons who
die while under the influence OF liquor
sold them by the defendants. The
case was that OF Kate Algood, who
was awarded $4,000 damages against
William Botwinis. a saloon man OF
that city, for the death OF her hus.
band. George Algood, who had been
drinking In the saloon OF Botwinis,
and who, while on his way home in an
intoxicated condition. fell from his
buggy and received fatal injuries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Girrs Body Ia O Min.

Georgetown. Ohio, (SpeciaD The
body of Flora Matthews. girl
Hvng. up TO Saturday night last with
The family OF John Beasley. eight miles
east of this place, was founI in well
near Decatur. this county. A young
farmland, Joseph Kolch. took her
buggy riding on Saturday night.
which was the last time she was seen
alive. The buggy was spattered with
blood, and IN the front door yard OF
her home there ware many tracks.
tndicating q struggle. The young
oas has not been found.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Protest 10 United States.

Tien-tsin. (By Cable).--The haste oi
the British and American gunboats to
leave New Chwang. while the inten-
tions OF the japanese are unknown
and while consular jurisdiction and
the full treaty port rights OF neutrals
are unquestioned, thus abandoning
the protection heretofore maintained.
has provoked the indignation OF resi-
dents, and an Official protest has been
made to the United States Govern
ment.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Ticket Office Robbed.

Harrisburg, Pa. (SpeciaD.-Point-
lng revolvers into the face OF Night
Operator and Ticket Agent c. u. Cas-
pei. in the Hammelstown Station OF
Pie Philadelphia and Reading Railway
vt 1880 +. NJ two men, wearing false
pustaches, demanding all the money
p the ofhee: Cassel, who had been
lifting with his back to the door, was
hken by surprise and compelled to
Spen the cash drawer. which contained d
tiS in small change. The men took
be money and escaped, going tayard
Harrisburg,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Spring Elections Abolished in Ohio.

Governor Ierrick signed the Chap.
man bill abolisbing spring elections.
The terms Of all elective municipal
officers. which would have expired in
April. have been extended until after
the elections next November. A con
stitutional amendment providing that
all state and county officers shall be
elected in the even years. and a..
municipal elections In the odd years.
will be submitted to the vote Of the
peopls In 1905. '.----
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Suicide 10 Music.

Omaha, Neb., (SpeciaD.--Maj Viii
liam II. Bean. U. S. A.. committed
suicide by shooting. Ordered to the
Philippines, he had his trunk pack
ed and taken TO the depot. I'M
mediately afterwards he asked his
wife to play on the piano, and while
she was playing he thrust an army
revolver to his right temple and fired
The bullet lodged in his brain and he
died almost Immediately.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Reward for Indians,

A deed Of heroic proportions will
receive Government recognition II
Senator Quay can induce the Senate
to insert an item Of $S,40o in the In.
dian appropriation bill. This sum he
wants distributed, in equal shares. to
II Sioux who. In 1862. rescued Mrs.
Julia Wright and Mrs. Emma Deely
and her six children from a band Of
White Lodge Sioux, which had made
captives Of them during the Indian
outbreak.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Box OF Poisoned Candy.

Des Moines, Ia, Especially. - By
means of powerful magnifying glass
it was discovered that the box of poi
soned candy sent 20 Miss Rena Mel
son, at Pierre, S. D., does not bear the
Boone Qowa) postmark. The discov-
cry will have the tendency to prove
the innocence of Mrs. Sherman Dye.
who has been accused of sending the
fatal package.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
Russian Treason Case.

Vienna, (By Cable).-A telegram
rom Lemberg says that Captain
peontieff Of the Russian General staff
vas recently arrested at Warsaw for
Saving sold to foreign Power list
~ the secret agents maintained by the
Russian General Staff in the frontier
districts OF Russia's western neighbor.
The discovery was made through
ne delivery OF a money order to an
bther person OF the same name.
leontief is reported to have been
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
NEWS IN SHORT ORDER
The Latest Happenings Condensed for
Rapid Reading.
Domestic.

Lieut.. G. 6. Richards and F. r.
Nelson have returned from Manila
under arraignment to appear before a
| military court-martial on the charge
OF duplicating their pay accounts in
the Philippines.
The directors OF the Corn Product
| Company passed the dividend on the
company's common stock; the usual
| quarterly dividend of ga per cent.
on the preferred stock was declared.
Second Deputy Police Commits
sioner Henry f. Haggerty was re-
moved by Commissioner McAdoo
after he had refused to hand in his
resignation.
Eugene Allison, the builder OF the
wrecked Hotel Darlington, in New
York. was closely questioned dur
ing the coroner's inquest
The Citizens Alliance OF Telluride,
Col, has shipped number OF union
men and their sympathizers out OF
town.
William f. Miller, a member of the
Light Brigade which made the famous
charge at Balaklava, died at Grotan,
CT.
President Hill nd other officials Of
the Northern Securities Companies
held conference in New York.
Two persons were killed and several
were injured in an explosion that
wrecked a toy factory in Chicago.
The miners OF the central competi-
tive district voted, by a large major
ity, TO accept the wage scale. The
only opposition was in Illinois and
Iowa, where the majority was in favor
OF strike.
A suit has been brought bv the New
York, New Haven and Hartford Rail
road to secure a condemnation OF stock
in the old New Haven and Derby
Railroad.
Frank II. Burncss, = condemned
murderer, has written to Governor
Odell requesting that there be no de-
lay in his execution.
The petition of Mrs. Annie Muir
ply to be declared the lawful daughter
OF the late Baron Won Claim was de-
MED.
State Senator Jewell, OF Kansas
City, was brought to trial upon the
charge OF soliciting a bribe.
The provisional battalion OF Philip
pine scouts has arrived at San Fran
cisco.
Admiral Dewey has explained to the
Navy Department his failure TO call
on President Morales when he was
near San Domingo. He did not deem
II wise to make an official visit during
the fighting that was then in progress,
In a fit of jealousy negro killed
his wife and then himself at Washing
ton, Pa. The tragedy took place at the
door of church where a festival was
in progress and the negroes in attend
ance were thrown into a panic.
A letter received in New York states
that Miss Ando Toshi became the idol
OF the Japanese by stealing the map
of the defenses Of Port Arthur and
taking them to the Japanese Minister
in China.
Former Senator Rawlins, Of Utah,
sent telegram to Chairman Burrows,
OF the Senate committee on Smoot,
fatty contradicting Judge Hiles' state
ment that he was a Norman.
Just as the members OF a fanatical
religious sect were about 10 sacrifice
the seven-year-old child of Mrs. Beal
on Beals Island, Me, the sheriff forci-
bly, dispersed the congregation.
The Presbyterian Board Of Foreign
Missions in New York received by
cable confirmation Of the murder OF
Rev Benjamin w. Laboree, the mis-
sionary, near Khio. Persia,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-03-23
All Three Shot Dead.

New Orleans. (SpeciaD DIR. w.
w. Jones. a physician OF Philadcl.
phia, Miss, and Roy Esche, a plan,c.:
became engaged in a shooting affray
on Sunday, due to DR.. Jones circu.
lating damaging reports concerning
Esche's sister Both men were killed
as was Frank Burnett, brother oi
Esche. who tried to restore peace
between the two men.