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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-16
REPUBLICANS
GREAT VICTORY
RooseveIt's Plurality in the Popular
Vote Also a Record Breaker.
HIS ELECTORAL VOTE NOW 4,.
The Solid South Broken In the Sweeping Re.
publican Tidal Wave and the Uupreeedeut.
ed Majority for Roosevelt and Fairbanks
The Enormous Pluralities Still Rolling
Up.

Already past the 1000, 900 mark,
President Roosevelt's plurality in the
popular vote continues to grow, ae-
cording to the latest returns.
Pennsylvania leads the list OF States
with the magnificent plurality OF 4o4,-
525. This tremendous record, only a
few votes short of the half million
mark.
Maryland is very close, with indi-
cations that the Democrats will win
one presidential elector.
No State except Maryland is in
doubt, and unless there are further
changes the Electoral College will
cast 342 votes for Roosevelt and Fair
banks and G34 for Parker and Davis.
In Congress there will be a Repub-
lican majority OF Io4. the victorious
party holding 245 seats against I4I
held by Democrats.
Missouri is also Republican, and as
candidates for the seat in the Senate
now held by Mr.. Cockrell, Chairman
Niedringhaus, Secretary Hitchcock
and Cyrus Walbridge, who was icfea,-
ed for the GovernGrShip by Joseph w.
Folk, are mentioned.
mere is now no further doubt OF the
reelection of Congressman Joseph w.
Babcock, of Wisconsin, chairman Of
the Republican Congressional Cam
paign Committee. His plurality is
28I.
The Montana Legislature has APP
parently gone Republican. This in
sures the. election OF former Senator
Thomas Carter to the u. s. Senate.
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I counsel was sought by party leaders,
| and before he ever held office he had
spoken in every county of the State
and was known personally to the vot-
ers.
Senator Fairbanks became a posi-
tive force in the national Republican
party from the time OF the St. Louis
Republican convention in 1896.
Mr.. Fairbanks leadership in Indi-
ana was still more generally recogniz-
ed after he returned from the st. Louis
convention. From that time until the
ure in al political movements within
the Republican ranks in the State.
President Mckinley at one time in
vited Senator Fairbanks to become a
member OF his Cabinet.
Vice President elect Fairbanks
comes from a long line of New Eng
land ancestry. About dozen years
before the town of Boston was set
tied there arrived from England one
Jonathan Fayerbanke, his wife, four
sons and two daughters. They were
Puritans and for many generations
their ancestors had been farmers. In
the struggle between the Crown and
the people they had been followers OF
Cromwell. They came to America in
search of greater religious liberty.
Fairbanks at college was a type
OF the country lad, 9 feet tall, rather
awkward, slow OF speech, and ambi-
tious to get through college and be-
come lawyer. He was of a serious
turn OF mind and was not given to
college pranks, and seldom joked.
Alter leaving college he went to Pitts
burg, Pa, where for a time he acted
as agent of the Associated Press, then
in its infancy. After remaining at
Pittsburg for a year or more, during
which time he applied himself to the
study OF law, he went to Cleveland,
Ohio, completed his studies and was
admitted to the bar OF the Supreme
Court of that State after one term at
Cleveland law school.
1t was then he married Miss Cole,
whom he had known in college, and
decided to locate in indianapolis for
the practice OF law, which he began
in 1874, Prior to going to Indianapo-
lis It was suggested that he accept
nomination as prosecuting attorney OF
his home county. in Ohio, and enter
politics, as did William Mckinley. But
he had no political ambition at that
time and declined the. offer.
From 1874 until he was elected to
the Senate Mr. Fairbanks was devoted
to his law practice. He accumulated
one OF the most complete law libra
ries OF the country. His fees were un-
usually large for lawyer OF his day
He accumulated comfortable for
tune.
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HELPLESS WOMAN TORTURED.
Lighted Candle Held to SoIes Of Her Feet BY
Miscreant.

Philadelphia (Special) Mrs. Mary
Ross, widow OF Civil War soldier,
was tortured and otherwise brutally
treated by negro, who forced an
entrance into her home at Bridgeport,
I8 miles from this city, and demanded
her pension money and vauables
The woman, who is almost 70 years
OF age, was alone in the house, but
resolutely refused to obey the intru-
der. Persistence in her refusal en-
ragged the negro, who bound her hands
and feet and tortured her by blisteriNg
the soles of her feet with lighted
candle. Still she resisted, and then
the negro searched the house.
He found nothing, and, in his rage,
he struck the helpless woman with a
chair, rendering her senseless. She
was found by milkman, who notified
the police. Because of her age the
injuries Mrs. Ross received are seN
Gus, if not fatal.
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out, he knows the position will never
rust him. Each year adds to the
responsibilities and duties of the po-
sition, and any President must cult
vate an even temper if he wants to live
out his term. Even President Nc
Kinley, who was noted for his calm
and patient disposition. was almost
worn out by its burdens.
While President Roosevelt is OF the
nervous temperament and wastes
quality of being able to finish a piece
OF work and dismiss it. 1t is not
his habit to worry over split milk or
worry afterward for fear some other
course might have been wiser. He
reaches conclusion, and when he acts
upon it believes he has done his best.
Mr., Roosevelt is Mason, having
joined when he was az years old the
Matinecock Lodge, at Oyster Bay,
shortly after he was elected Vice
President He took the first three
degrees in that lodge in 1901. Last
spring he accepted honorary member
ship in Pentalpha Lodge, OF Wash
ington, which was founded with Pres
ident Garfield as a charter member,
when the latter was in Congress. He
is also an honorary member Of Feder-
al Lodge, No I, the Oldest in the Dis
trict of Columbia.
He is the first President who can
lay claim to being New York club
man. Mr.. Roosevelt belongs to the
Century and University Clubs, as we'll
as to the Union League and St. Mich
olas Society.
After he left Harvard he went to
Europe and earned membership in the
Alpine Club by climbing the Matter
horn and the Jungfrau.
Theodore Roosevelt is a member
of an old Dutch family which was
founded in this country about the
middle OF the seventeenth century by
Klaas Martenscn Roosevelt.
Born in New York city, October 27,
1853, he was prepared for Harvard by
private tutors. Young Roosevelt was
prominent in Harvard athletics and
was one of the editors OF the under
graduate journal-the Advocate A
year OF foreign travel followed his
graduation in 1880, and almost i'm
mediately thereafter he entered upon
a public career.
His first position was that OF mem
bership in the lower branch OF the
New York Legislature, in which he
sat during the sessions OF 1882 and the
two following years.
He was an independent candidate
for Mayor of New York city in 1886
with a Republican indorsment, but was
not elected.
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JUDGE WIN j REVERSED.
He Had Decided the Chinese Exclusion Law
Unconstitutional.

Cincinnati. o. (SpeciaD. The
United States Circuit Court of Ap-
peals reversed the decision of Judge
Wing, OF the District Court at Cleve-
land, in the case OF Hung Chang. ar
rested after he admitted he was born
in China. and was without the proper
certificate to come 10 the United
States. Judge Wing held the Chinese
Exclusion Law to be unconstitution-
al and released the prisoner. whose
whereabouts are now unknown.
District Attorney J. J. Sullivan car
ried the case 10 the Court of Appeals
lcre. where he argued not only the
-onstitutionality of the law, but also
showed that the Northern District of
Ohio might be invaded By Cinnamon
If the decision of Judge Wing stood.
1t was also argued that the case was
ono of great importance on the de-
porting of Cinnamon in all parts of the
United States
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Fined on Installment Plan.

New York SpeciaD.-Judge Sween-
ey, in the First Criminal Court of
Newark, N. J., imposed an unusual
sentence upon Mrs. Buela McCarton,
convicted before him of professional
mendicancy. The sentence OF the
court was that she must pay fine
of 10 cents daily for a period of two
years, and that she must appear in the
court each day to make the payment,
Mrs. McCarton is thrty-6ve years
old. The police say she is member
of the McCarton family, several OF
whose members were recently arrest
ed in New York.
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FINANCIAL

D.. Industrial stocks show the biggest
gains now
Pennsylvania ex-dividend reached
its top price for the year.
General Asphalt has $3,5oo,ooo OF
quick assets" says one on the inside.
A big union of Texas farmers has
decided to hold its cotton for IL cents
a pound.
Another advance was made in the
price of sugar, putting American
granulated at $ Is cents.
The Tonopah Railroad, which was
completed only few months ago, is
being changed from narrow to a
broad-guage line.
New York banks during the week
have apparently lost $1,000 600 OF cash,
indicating a rather poor bank state
ment. fat
Deposits OF securities under the
Lehigh Valley Traction reorganiza-
ton plan will be received up to No
vember IS.
So heavy are the orders for car
equipment by railroads that West
inghouse Air Brake has put 1000 more
men 10 work.
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EIGHT PERSONS KILLED
About Thirty Others Injured in Rail.
road Crash.
MISUNDERSTANDING OF ORDERS.
The Loss Of Property Was Enormous, the
Engines. Cars and Coaches Being Complete
ly Demolished -Wreekage 80 Feet High
The Track Was Toru Up aud Overland Trai.
fie Delayed For Sixteen Hours.

Salt Lake, Utah Especially Eight
persons were killed and thirty injured,
two seriously, in a head-on collision
shortly after midnight between Union
Pacific westbound passenger train
No. 3 and an eastbound extra freight
train, short distance from Granger,
Wyo.
Frank Nolan. Of Cheyenne, mail
clerk, was badly injured and may not
recover. Three passengers in the day
coach were injured, but not seriously.
The track between Granger and
Green River. Wyo., is part of the
Union Pacific. but is operated by the
Oregon Short Line. The wreck, it is
said, was the result of an error in a
train order by a telegraph operator
The freight train was given 80 min
utes to make Azusa and meet the
westbound passenger, but the order
delivered to the freight crew read so
minutes" and the trains came. to-
gether at great speed Both engines
were demolished, the mail and bag
gage cars telescoped, and the day
coach badly damaged, going in the
ditch. The Pulmans did not leave
the track. The track was blocked
for several hours.
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Foreign.

Three duels were fought near Paris
growing out of the assault on War
Minister Andre in the Chamber OF
Deputies, November 4. Lieutenant
Andre, son OF the Minister, met Coun,
de la Rochetulon. deputy, with
swords and was slightly wounded,
and NJ. Syveton, who assaulted the
Minister, fought Captain Gail with
pistols, but neither was wounded. The
Marquis dAsmet and the Marquis d,
Fouqucres also fought a bloodlcss
duel.
King Charles and Queen Amelia OF
Portugal, accompanied by the Portu
guese Minister Of Foreign Affairs, Left
Lisbon for England, where there will
be great naval demonstration il
their honor
The American, Austrian, German,
Russian and Belgian Ministers were
received in audience in the Forbidden
City, at Peking, and congratulated the
Dowager Empress on her birthday.
The French. Chamber OF Deputies,
by an overwhelming majority, APPROX
ed Foreign Minister Delcasse's decla-
ration relative to the Anglo French
treaty on Newfoundland.
A number Of Russian peasants Of
both sexes, convicted OF belonging to
the Skoptsi sect, the main tent OF
which is the extinction OF the human
race, have been cxiled
1t is declared in Vienna that the
Gar and Emperor William will short
ly meet for an important conference.
Argentina appears jealous OF Bra
zil's intention to raise a loan OF $780,
100000 10 increase her naval force,
and the Argentine newspapers claim
Brazil is ambitious Of securing su-
premacy among the South American
states.
The Ecuadoriaf1 minister to Colon
bia, General Julio Andrade, has sign
ed at Bogota treaty submitting the
Ecuador Colombia boundary dispute
to the arbitration OF Emperor William
of Germany.
The Danish government will accept
President Roosevelt's invitation 10
participate in second peace confer
ence. Great Britain and Mexico have
also indicated their willingness.
A supplementary budget OF $40, 600.
600 for the expenses Of the army ir
Southwest Africa is TO be presented
to the Reichstag.
The Chinese government Is formu-
lating scheme of state lotteries for
the purpose Of wiping out the indem-
mites granted in railroad corporations
The prizes will aggregate 100000. 900
in gold.
The United States has demanded OF
Turkey reparation for the recent at
tack near Aleppo by brigands upon
a caravan belonging to the American
house of MacAndtcws & Forbes.
Russian Jews are reported 10 be
pleased by the assurance OF the new
Minister OF the Interior that he WIS
aiming at equality for all elements
in the population Of the empire.
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Statshood for 0klahomo.

Guthrie, Ok. (SpeciaD. - Returns
from 20 to 26 counties indicate the
reelection Of b. s. Mcclure, Rep,
as delegate to Congress by about L.
BOO majority over Frank Matthews,
Dem. Statehood was the issue upon
which the campaign was fought in
Oklahoma, and the result is an in
dorsement Of the Hamilton Bill, which
has passed the lower house OF Con-
gress and which provides joint state
hood for Oklahoma and the Indian
Territory in 1906.
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hHRER0S REVOLT EXPENSES.
German Reiehstag to Be Asked 10 Appropil.
ate szO,C00,000.

Berlin (By Cable A supplement
lary budget of $50, 100000 for the ex-
pcnses of the army in German South
west Africa as a result OF the insur-
rection will be presented TO the Reich
stag in December. Even this sum
embarrasses the imperial finance min
istry, which is striving TO reduce the
annual deficits and at the same time
provide additional funds for various
public works and for the army and
navy The progress in suppressing
the native risings appear to be going
on mcasurably well. About 400 re-
cruiis are going to Southwest Africa
largely TO replace the losses OF the
commands in the field from sickness.
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A Big ProbIbiiieu Vote.

Chicago (Special). = Prohibition
ists are we'll satisfied with the show
ing made in the election" said Oliver
w. Stewart. national chairman Of the
party. Returns received at national
headquarters in this city indicate that
DR. Siias c. Swallow. our Presidential
candidate, polled at least 100000 votes
and she probabilities are that the final
count will carry the number eonsid,
crabiy beyond these figures. -Four oi
orr candidates have been elected tc
the Legislature in Illinois.
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The National Tickets.

The following are the tickets nomi-
mated by the different parties:
Democratic-President, Alton B.
Parker, New York; vice president,
Henry G. Davis. West Virginia.
Republican - President, Theodore
Roosevelt, New York; vice president,
Charles w, Fairbanks. Indiana.
Prohibition - President. Silas c.
Swallow, Pennsylvania; vice president,
George W. Carroll, Texas.
Peoples - President. Thomas z.
Watson. Georgia; vice president,
Thomas II. Tibbles, Nebraska.
Socialist 49, President. Eugene V.
Debs, Indiana; vice president, Benja
min Hanford, New York,
Socialist Labor-President, Charles
Fl. Corregan, New York; vice presi-
dent, William w. Cox. Illinois.
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For Agricultural Buildings.

Washington Especially, = The bids
for the new Agricultural Department
buildings were opened, 20 proposals
bcirg received. The total appropriation
for the buildings is $500, 900, Of which
between s=so,ooo to 100000 will be
used for mechanical equipment. The
bids cover all work and materials con-
nected with the superstructure COM
plete and range from $I,2asooo TO ST.
100000.
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Train Ran Into Wreck.

Pittsburg (SpeciaD.-An eastbound
freight train on the Baltimore and
Ohio road was wrecked just east OF
McKcesport. and before passenger
train No. ;, from Cumberland, could
be Jagged II plunged into the wrecked
ears which had been piled up on the
westbound track. Engineer Samuel
Bits, OF the passenger train, and his
fireman, Samuel McMinn, were badly
hurt, and Bits may die. None OF
the passenger coaches left the track,
and, although a number OF passengers
were severely bruised, none was seri-
opsly hurt.
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A freurIed Womsn's Deed.

New Haven, CT. (SpeciaD.--In a
desperate fight, lasting 20 minutes
Mrs. Elizabeth Barnes killed Cora
Cassidy. Neighbors had vainly tried
TO separate the women. During the
sight Miss Cassidy fell exhausted, and
he other woman, grasping her by the
hair, beat her head viciously against
The floor, literally pounding her to
death. AT the end OF the fight, when
her victim had ceased to move, Mrs
Barnes sank to the ground in a faint
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-11-16

New Haven, CT. (SpeciaD.--Judge
George w. Wheeler denied the de-
fcndants motion in the Superior Court
for judgment ON the pleadings in the
suit Of William J, bryan, executor OF
the estate OF Philo S. Bennett vs..
Della A. Digelow and others. This
suit is one for the construction Of
clauses OF the will giving Mr.. and
Mrs. Bryan control Of three trust
funds OF $4,000 each The suit will
now 40 isr .pal on its merits.
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Rcpres eaia,ions Made unoificlally.

London (By Cablc) Japan unof.
hciaIly y has made representations &c
Russia looking to peace. This action
has. res ulted in failure, and such rep.
rescntations. even privately, are not
likely 90 be repeated
Although the suggestion of pacific
settlement was made unof1icially, il
actually had behind it all the weight
OF an offer by the Japanese govern.
ment. 1t was made direct to Russia
No power acted as an intermediary.
The proposition was put forward
tentatively and unofficially, so that
the japanese government would be
in position to deny any report that
it was suing for peace.
The failure of these direct negotia.
tions, however. resulted in bringing
Intervention within a measurable dis.
tance. Foreign Secretary Lans.
downe's plea for arbitration at the
Guild Hall banquet is taken here to
be pointed suggestion to the United
States and France that the time is
approaching when the powers mus,
take some action.
Japan Is Willing.
1t can be definitely stated that Lord
Lansdowne made his speech with full
knowledge that Japan will not resen.
a proposition looking to peace from
the three powers (the United States,
France and Great Britain). There is
a definite impression here that the in
itiative will come from President
Roosevelt, though the action would
be joint
1t is mooted that Lord Lansdowne
only spoke so openly because he hac
good reason to believe that Mr.. Roose.
welt, if elected, contemplated making
an effort to bring the belligerents tc
discuss terms of peace. Lord Lans.
downe's remarks are held by those
in his confidence to mean that what
ever the United States may do in the
matter Great Britain will cooperate
even in the event of France not par.
ticipating. 1t is known, however, that
Ambassador Cambon, who continues
his work assduousy to bring about
some arrangement, hopes for joint &C.
ton by the three powers.
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Roosevelt LIBRARIANS.
Pes Pictures OF the President and Vice.
President
Theodore Roosevelt.

Theodore Roosevelt succeeded VIII
liam Mckinley as President on the
death OF the latter from gunshot
wounds inflicted by Czolgosz Septem-
Der ID, 1901, having been elected Vice
president in the preceding November.
His career in this exalted Office is ia
miliar to every newspaper reader,
and il was largely upon his official
acts that the managers OF Alton B.
Parker made their campaign.
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Supposed safebIoxers Arrested.

Chicago (SpeciaD superintendent
r. Gilman, OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Hallway, reports the arrest OF FIVE
supposed safeblowers at Chicago June
ton, Ohio The prisoners had revolt
vers of large caliber. dynamite caps
and bottle OF nitroglycerin. The FIVE
men were taken to Norwalk, o.
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Charles Warren Fairbanks.

Always a jealous Republican. Vice
President-elect Charles w. Fairbanks,
even at a time when his law practice
was a most exacting one, found op-
portunity to lend his services to Re-
publican campaigns in Indiana. His
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DEMOCRATIC STATES.

Iotals. 500. $4,000 5oo,o27 I33
The figures 5Oo,o27 show the total
pluralties for Bryan in 1000. the plu-
ralities in that year Of State which de-
elared for Roosevelt this year being
included.
Roosevelt plurality of the popular
vote, 2,326,o46.
McKinlcy's plurality Of popular
vote in 1900, S6I,527.
Roosevelts plurality of the electoral
vote, 2Io.
McKinley's plurality of the electoral
vote in 1900, I37.
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Cheyenne, Wyo. (SpeciaD "A spe.
cial to the Tribune from Green River
says that the operator responsible ion
the blunder that caused the collision
near Granger shot himself upon hear
ing Of the disaster.
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Totals ..... 2,343,64I I,452,454 343
Indicates Bryan pluraities in 1000,
which are not counted in the total OF
I,452,454.
Idaho Springs siftings., 1904-12-31
What's In 4 Name.

Representative Olmsted OF Penn
sylvania. says that old DIR. Levi Bull
was a clergyman of the Episcopal
faith and lived in Chester county. his
state. not many years ago. The good
old doctor was called upon to bap-
tise a child. the offspring OF family
with the surname of Frog. Without
any preliminary observations the
father and mother were called to the
front at the end OF the second part or
lesson OF the service.
Name this child" said the doc
tor.
I'VE name 1t after you. sir" said
the mother. as she handed the baby
to the doctor.
''Oh. but you named the last after
me. II was was christened Levi" said
the minister.
well. doctor. call this one after
your t'other name"
And the minister did. christening IT
Bull, and the youngster went forth
with the cognomen Of Bull Frog
Boston Herald.