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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
REBEL BULLETS
KILL AMERICAN

WASHINGTON, Feb. 13.-The State
Department has received a report by
mail under date of San Domingo. Feb
ruary 2, from United States Minister
Powell of the killing by rebels of j.
q. Johnson, the second-class machin-
ist of the American cruiser Yankee on
the morning of the date.
The facts have been briefly given in
nress dispatches, but the details fur
nished by the Minister tend to estab-
lish the fact that the killing was un-
provoked and deliberate. He said:
This was no accident, but delib-
erately done. as during the morning
they (the insurgents) had been firing
on two signal men. who were waiting
fer the launch. One of these men,
u. Horning, had a bullet go through
his hat. Half an inch lower he would
have been killed
The Minister acted with promptness
in communicating with Commander
Heilner of the Yankee and informing
the Foreign Minister Of the outrage.
He added:
II have addressed note to the
commander of the revolutionary
forces, demanding ample satisfaction
for this insult and for the death of
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
OFFICE HOLDERS
MUST STEP OUT

WASHINGTON. Feb. 13 I'm letter
to Senator'S Perkins and Bard to-day,
the Secretary of the interior signifies
dissatisfaction with the conduct of the
offices of the Register and Receiver of
the Land Office at San Francisco.
4 1t is definitely stated that Register
A. b. Hunt and Receiver Sergeant S.
NJ Morton will be asked to resign and
the letter of the Secretary is intended
to give the Senators notice that they
may propose names of candidates to
succeed them.
No charge of malfeasance or other
improperly is suggested against the
incumbents mentioned the only COLL
plant being that the business of the
respective offices is not conducted in a
satisfactory manner. Both incumbents
are old men.
The action taken by the Secretary is
the result of the report of special
agent who has been investigating the
offices and who recei-tly returned %
Washington.
A committee of experts appointed by
the Agricultural Department. to locate
a garden in California for plant and
seed introduction has made its report
and the department has confirmed the
selection for the purpose named of a
tract of fifty acres Of the Bidwefl
ranch at Chico. the location being
more specifically known as Hooked
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SENATOR SAYS
COIN WAS=PAEb

ST. LOUIS, Feb. 13.-Argument on
the demurrer of United States Senator
]. r. Burton of Kansas to the indict-
ment charging him with using his Of
fetal position to prevent the issuance
Of a postoff1ce fraud order against the
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
and receiving for such services S2500,
was begun before Judge Adams in the
United States District Court to-day.
Senator Burton's contention is that
the extent of the United States interest
in the matter was the issuance of an
order which would serve to stop the
transmission of mail to and from the
company, and that no question of gov
ernmental interest or policy was in
volved. He contended through his at
torney, Judge Chester Krum, that no
law Of the United States was violated
by him: that the United States has no
legitimate interest in the efforts of the
Rialto Grain and Securities Company
10 prevent the issuance of a fraud or
der against it. Senator Burton was in
court.
In his demurrer he admits that he ac-
cepted the money from the company,
but says he did so merely as an attor
ney, and that he did not agree to use
his influence as Senator in preventing
the issuance of fraud order.
District Attorney Dyer in answer con-
tended that Senator Burton acted
against the interests of the United
States. and that his alleged action in
accepting a fee for using his position as
a Senator to influence the postal au-
thoritIes against the issuance of a
fraud order was clearly an offense
against the laws, as proven by the
statutes enacted from 1854 to 1885,
The attorneys for the defense took
exception to the fact that the indict-
ment against Senator Burton did not
charge the Rialto Grain and Securities
Company with having violated the pos
tai laws. After the conclusion of the
arguments by the defense court ad-
iourned. Briefs were filed by both
sides. and Judge Adams took the mat
ter under edvisement.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
RAIN LOOSENS
MOUNTAINSIDE
Great Mass of Soil and Rock
Is Moving Slowly Toward
the Railroad Track at Writ
TRAINS ARE IN DANGER
Every Possible Precaution Is
Being Taken by Workmen to
Avert a Disaster at Siding
Special Dispatch to The Call.

COLFAX, Feb. 13.-The station
house at Writ is in great danger of
being crushed at any moment. The
heavy rains Of Friday loosened the
soil and rocks on the mountainside
above and this morning a great mass
towering seventy-five feet above the
station began slowly to move down.
The operator saw that things were in
a serious condition and Resident En-
gineer F. c. Miller and Roadmaster
H. B. Titcomb were wired for i'm
mediately. Upon their arrival a care
full inspection of the mountainside was
made and 1t was discovered that great
assures had opened in the side of the
mountain for 100 feet back from the
face of the cliff. The assures extend
parallel with the track for a distance
of $50 feet and vary from a few inches
to six feet in width. Since morning
the hillside has moved down six feet
or more. All persons not obliged to
remain for duty have been ordered
away.
The siding is buried for a distance
of 100 feet and the force of men at
work is constantly in great peril from
falling rocks. Engineer Miller and
Roadmaster Titcomb state that they
estimate that from sixteen to twenty
thousand cubic yards of earth and rock
are moving down the slide. They con-
slider the peril grave and are using
every means TO avert a disaster. A
crew of fifty Greeks with a steam
shovel has been ordered to be on hand
ready for an emergency.
so sure are we that we are going
to have trouble" said Titcomb, that
we are acting just as if it had already
occurred. The trouble is more serious
because the snow blockade has been
lifted and all delayed trains must pass
this perilous point. We have ordered
the engineers not TO stop at Writ and
to run slowly, for the slightest jar
may start the whole mass and crush
some train. 1t is one of the most Sc
rious propositions We have faced for
some time. Should the mass not fall
before Sunday morning blasts will be
used to help dislodge it,"
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

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flashes observed by some persons when
walking alongside a hedge. through
which the sunlight comes to the eye
The retinal impression Of red may leave
the eye before that Of green. and cause
the two fashes.-Pall Mall Gazette.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

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The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
Fatir,re of the Retinn.

NM Broca and Sulzer have discov-
cred that the fatigue of the retina,
caused by blue light, accumulates in
the retina and takes a relatively long
time to go away, even when the ac-
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14
this man, which I shall send by
strong guard to the commander

Samuel w. Hammers who keeps
country store near Gettysburg. Pa,
advertised for wife recently, and in
the course of a few days received an
swers from 2700 women.
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

Oak tract. The select was made
after thorough investigation of the
soil and climate of locations in the
northern and southern portions of the
State
The San Francisco call., 1904-02-14

Is an ordeal which an
women approach with
indescribable fear, for
nothing compares with
the pain and horror Of
childbirth. The thought
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
ONLY BROUGHT $4,000.
The Sale at Auction Of a s3,00O.OO0 Mercantile
Agency.

New York (SpeciaD.-The $4,000
900 International Mercantile Agency
was sold at public auction here for
$4,000. The sale was conducted by
George r. Beach, appointed receiver
of the company for Judge Lannon,.
of the United States Circuit Court at
Trenton, N. J., about six weeks ago.
Receiver Beach started the auction
by putting up the reports OF the fnan-
cial standing OF tens of thousands OF
firms throughout the United States
and Canada. These were supposed to
have cost 81 100000 to collect. The
highest bid was $40.
Receiver Beach refused to accept
this bid, and revised his plan for con-
ducting the sale, dividing the prop
erty into two lots. In the first lot
everything belonging to the company
except the outstanding accounts were
included. The second lot consisted
OF the accounts due.
The first lot was sold to Charles II.
Barritt, of Philadelphia, for $4,000,
and the second lot to the same pur-
chaser for $1,000, making Mr.. Bar
ritt the sole owner OF the entire cor
pOratiOn.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
FEMALE TRAIN ROBBER.
Woman coufesses She Belongs to a Notorious
Gang.

Farmont, w. Va. (SpeciaD Mrs.
S. K. Jacobs, wife Of the former sta
tion agent at Worthington, w. Va
has been arrested for being implicated
in the robbery OF the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad station at Worthing-
ton.
In Jail she confessed to Deputy
Sheriff Watson that she is a member
Of gang who have committed at
least 20 robberies in Worthington
within a few months. She named
others in the gang with her, one OF
the accused, Hays Mcdonald, being
arrested. Officers are searching for
the other accused persons.
Among the robberies committed
were the Baltimore and Ohio station
at Worthington, robbed three times !;
a -four mill, barber shop and numer-
Gus residences and houses Mrs. Ja-
cobs said that the gang met in the
house OF one OF the robbers, where
the plunder was stored. This house
was searched by officers and a large
amount OF flour and groceries was
found
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
AFTER The RUSSIAN FLEET
Japs' Big Guns Completing the Work Of
Destruction.
GENERAL KUROPATKIN REPORTED ILL.
VIadivostok Has Report That lie Has Not
Been Able To Command His Army Since
Battle Of uaoyang-R On the Skir.
mlsh Lines Clad in Chinese Clothes Delay
10 Sailing Of the Baltic Fleet.

Instead of sortie of the Russian
warships from Port Arthur. it now
appears, according to japanese ad-
vices, that four Russian warshps
were damaged by the fire of Japanese
land batteries, one of the vessels be-
ing destroyed. Heavy Japanese guns
now command every Russian warship
in the barbor
Several. sensational reports come
from Vladivostok, one to the effect
that General Kuropatkin has been
very i'll and unable to personally COM
mand his army since the battle of LA
oyang, and another that the Russians
are in communication with Port Ar
thur by wireless telegraphy.
Lieutenant General Hasegawa goes
to Korea to assume command of the
Japanese forces there. 1t is probable
that his appointment foreshadowS a
move to expel the Cossacks now OPP
Grating in Northwestern Korea.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
Russian Warships Under Fire.

Toxic (By Cable).-It is reported
here that the fire OF the Japanese land
batteries severely damaged four Rus
sian warships in the harbor Of Port
Arthur. 1t is stated that one of the
vessels was completely wrecked. The
names OF none of the ships were
given.
ST. Petersburg (By Cable). - The
Admiralty continues without news OF
the reported sea fight off Port Ar
thur, as well as of the Toxic report
OF the wrecking and damaging of Rus
sian warships at Port Arthur by the
japanese land batteries. AS portion
of the squadron has been going out
occasionally to lombard the Japanese
land positions, the possibility that
some OF the Russian vessels may have
been damaged by the Japanese bat
teries is admitted.
A dispatch from Chefoo states that,
in spite of the tightening Of the Japa-
nese blockade, junks are still arriv-
ing from the fortress bearing refu-
gees, who say that all the attacks OF
the Japanese have been repulscd, and
that it will be necessary to institute
a long siege and a complete block
ade in order to reduce the fortress.
The blockade, according to the refu-
gees, is not completely effective, junks
continually arriving with food sup
plies and munitions for the garrison.
The Japanese have instituted a close
patrol over the entire Yellow Sea,
stopping every vessel sighted.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
NATIONAL CAPITAL AFFAIRS.

Rear Admiral Stirling has recon-
mcnded the making OF important adj
ditions to the Asiatic fleet.
. The establishment of wireless tele-
graph stations for naval and general
maritime use is being pushed vigor-
ously by the government.
The annual report of the superin-
tendent of Indian schools has been
submitted 10 the Commissioner of In
dian Affairs.
President Roosevelt formally des-
gnated First Assistant Postmaster
General Wynne as acting postmaster
general,
For the third consecutive winter
extreme destitution prevails among
the Alaskan Indians.
Three Islands near the mouth Of
the Mississippi were set apart as a
government reservation for the breed
ing of wild fowl
Prof William II. II. Hart will take
an appeal to the Supreme Court to
ties, the Maryland Jimcrow Law
President Roosevelt appointed Ju-
lius G.. Lay consul general at Canton,
succeeding Robert NJ. McWade, re-
moved.
Postmaster General Payne died at
Washington after a brief illness.
The Navy Department published the
report of Naval Constructor Baxter,
showing that despite all precautions
and unusual vigilance some evil-mind-
ed person had succeeded on several
occasions in tampering with the new
batileship Connecticut
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
Russians Wore Chinese Costumes.

Toxic (By Cable). - The imperial
headquarters issued a report of the
recent Russian military movements
and skirmishes with the Japanese
south of Mukden, as follows:
"On October i a few OF the enemy's
cavalry approached the vicinity of
Aiyangpienmen, but our force drove
them off.
The enemy, with a battalion of in
fantry, IL squadrons OF cavalry and
five guns, advanced toward Shaliu-
hotzu on October / and retreated to-
ward Huangshan October 5. In this
direction there were only two or three
OF our Squadrons OF cavalry. whose
outpost lines extended between Mao
koushan and Wangchiafcn. The Rus
sian infantry heading the column wore
Chineses costumes.
"On October 4 a small body OF the
enemy attacked our pickets at Pin
taitzu and on the Mukden road and
were repulsed. The enemy left his
dead and rifles behind. All the enemy
wore Chinese clothing.
-Four squadrons OF Russian cav
airy came TO Sunshutshuitzu. on the
Fushun, road, October 3 and remained
there until the morning OF October :.
The enemy's cavalry patrols have
been sent south OF Wulchies and
Lungwangiao, but they retreated north
TO Lutoakou. leaving infantry patrols
"A detachment OF the enemy's cav
airy October !. with three guns, adj
vanced toward Shiotai. and, taking up
position at Tatai, fred on our troops
north OF Yentai.
THE enemy posted at Changtan, on
the right bank OF the Hun River, has
retired, leaving a small force there.
There are no troops of the enemy
in the neighborhood Of Taotaitzu.
"A small force OF the enemy re-
Gently attacked our outpost on the
left bank Of the Hun River, but was
driven hack A"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
WAR MAY COST A BILLION.
Akuma Says Japan Must Prepare For Long
Contest.

Toxic (By Cable).-In addressing
the members of the United Clearing
Houses of Toxic Count Okuma, lead
or Of the Progressive party, warned
the people to prepare for n long war,
the date of the termination OF which
it was now impossible to forctell. He
predicted that the cost to Japan for a
two years war, including the loans
which had been placed and the ex-
penses consequent upon the war at its
termination, would total ST. ,ooo, ,ooo, 900.
which would make the per capita
share amount to $50.
Count Okuma said that corruption
appeared to pervade the military, po-
itcal and financial departments OF the
Russian Government and that this
corruption had almost reached a eli
max which threatened a revolution
1t was even reported that Lieutenant
General Stoessel, now defending Port
Arthur and upon whose shoulders
rested the~responsibility for the loss
OF large share OF Russian prestige
in East Asia. was guilty of dissipation
during the siege. The speaker de-
clared that the weaknesses of the Rus
SLAMS gave the Japanese many vic
tories.
He pointed out that, despite her
defeats, Russia continued to hold a
prominent and commanding position
in Europe, and said that even En-
peror William was "courting the favor
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
FIRE IN SEXTONSVILLE.
Fourteen Families Burned Out IL the Early
Morning.

Baltimore, Md. (SpeciaD A fire
which broke out from an unknown
cause about midnight in one of the
dwellings composing the little ham
let Of Sextonsville, near the Claremont
stock yards, just outside the south
western city limits, destroyed four
double houses in row OF six, occu-
pied by laborers.
The fire originated in the house OF
Mr.. Anthony Schultz. which was about
midway OF the row, and spread with
remarkable rapidity in both direc-
tions, The inmates OF the houses
largely Germans, were aroused from
their beds to see their homes catch
ing from the Schultz house, and al
though efforts were made to get out
their effects, the fire spread so rapidly
that little could be taken from any
save the end houses of the row. Two
hours after the fire started three dou-
Bile chimneys alone marked the spot
where six of the twelve houses had
stood, and two of the remaining build.
ings were burning hercely.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-10-12
Foreign

DR.. Bossi, the alienist, says he found
no trace Of insanity in Princess Louise
OF Saxe-Coburg, but he found marks
OF violence upon her body.
A large public meeting in Lage pro-.
tested against the endeavor to displace
Prince Leopold from the regency OF
Lippe.
Miss Annie s. Peck, the American
mountain-clmber, ascended Huascan
Mountain, Peru. 10 height OF 2G,ooo
feet.
A whaling vessel arrived at Dun
dee, bringing news OF the safety OF
Captain Amundsen's Arctic expedition
The amounting OF King Peter of
Scrvia was performed at Zicha with
great ceremony.
The steamer Mnoola, owned by the
Pacific Improvement Company OF San
Francisco, which had taken 10 Siberia
supplies Tor the Russian Army and
was returning with cargo OF valuable
iurs, was wrecked on a reef.
Three shells exploded in Fort ST
Marie, at Calico, Belgium, and II sol
dlers were killed and many injured.
Mont Pelee, on the Island Of Mar.
Unique, is in eruption again, but thus
far no damage has been done.
The Italian War Office has recalled
under arms the reserves Of 1903. ex.
cept the cavalry and artillery, which
places about 10000 more troops at
tic disposal Of the government.
The fight OF Manchester, Eng, for
diversion OF portion Of Liyerpool's
cotton trade from America has re-
suited in an arrangement with two
steamship lines to carry cargoes OF
cotton direct from New Orleans to
Manchester.
Mrs, Isabella l.. Bishop, the noted
traveller, philanthropist and author is
dead