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The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25
DANGEROUS DESCENT.
06olh0rdy Undertaking OF Two D016
sAG workmsn on the NlAA6 ~
L. Aru bridge.

Reckless daring is so often displayed
BY workmen whose daily labors place
them in positions of danger that those
who have to deal with them are aston
ished at no feat Of bravado. Mr.. Frank
Skinner gives in McClure's Magazine
an instance Of this daring on the part
Of men who were engaged in replacing
the Niagara suspension bridge.
1t happened that 50 many valuable
tools were dropped from the bridge
that some of the more careless losers
were discharged. Consequently, when
one day q man dropped o wrench 200
feet to the waters edge, he foolishly
started to recover II by descending
hand over hand on a steeply inclined.
thin wire cable nearly 500 feet long.
He had no sooner started on his in
sane exploit than a rival. out Of sheer
bravado, essayed to descend an adj
jacent rope. After going q few feet
they both realized the almost impossi-
BILE nature of the journey they had I'M
dertaken, and tried TO return. 1t
could not be done, and the only chance
Of safety lay IN continuing their Dc.
scent.
1t seemed to their Mortified compans
ions that human muscles could not en-.
durs the increasing strain of that
long passage downward. The foreman
shouted instructions, interspersed
with violent abuse, the object of which
was to divert them from the fright that
added to their danger.
BY what seemed almost q miracle
both men held on until they had
crossed the water. Then one of them
dropped safely into a tree top. The
other finally gave out, and fell con-
siderable distance to the ground.
Both, however, escaped practically un-
hurt.
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DIR. weaver's Treatment.
up purifes the blood, Cerate heals skin eruptioni
FIGHT WILL BE BITTER.

Those who will persist in closing
their ears against the continual
recommendation of Dr. Kings New
Discovery for Consumption, will
have II long and bitter fight with
their troubles, If not ended eal lier
by fatal termination. Read what
II. II. Beall, Miss. has to say !:
Last fall my wife had every symp-
tom of consumption. She took DR..
Kings New Discovery after every
thing else had failed. Improve
ment came ut once and four bot
ties entirely cured her" Guaran-
teed by all druggists. Price 80 and
Sl.00. Trial bottles free.
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n uaUanuc runn~.

The subject of tunnel connecting
ireland and Scotland has been
brought before the British govern
ment, and the project will be pushed
II the requisite financial support can
be obtained The estimated cost 10
SsO,oOO,OOO. The route Professionally
selected 70 from Straursr in Scotland
70 Belfast IN Ireland. The total dis
ennce is sly miles, Of which BAN
miles would be under the sea, along q
Hne where the maximum depth Is
$50 feet. Electric motors would be
used to drive the trains at IN average
speed of 80 70 20 mtles per hons~-
Yoash's Companion.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25
.. DEATHS ..

YAGEIi-In this city, on Mon
day afternoon, Mr.. Geo. Yagel,
aged about % years, one of on
most highly respected German cit
liens.
CONWAY-In Danville, Va, on
Tuesday, Elizabeth, infant daugh-
ter of Mr.. l.. b. Conway and wife
(nee Kitten Hoge), aged two years.
This dear little bud of promise
was loaned To II ese devoted parents
for IA little while to brighten their
lives and then taken to the loving
arms of the gentle Savior.
She was the granddaughter Of
Col. and Mrs. Chas. +. Hoge.
The tenderest sympathy is felt
FOR the bereaved ones.
WILLIAMSBURG Boone coun-
ty, on Thursday, Mrs. Belle Will
hanson, wife of DR.. H. NJ. Will
hanson, aged 40 years.
The remains VIII be brought here
for interment.
MOORE-In this county, on yes
terday, Mrs. Leonard Moore, aged
% years, of typhoid fever.
Mrs. Moore was taken sick on
Sunday. She leaves u devoted hus-
band to mourn her untimely end.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25
Excursion Train TO Cicninnati.

The Frankfort and Cincinnati
Railway, in CONJUNCTION with the G..
d G., will run another of their
special low rate excursions from
this city to Cincinnati, on Sunday,
July IL. at the low rate of $l.25, for
the round trip.
Train will leave this city at : n.
IN. Returning will leave Cincin-
natl at & p. IN.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25
DIR. Cady's Condition Powders. are

DIR. Cady's Condition Powders, are
just what horse needs when in bad
condition. Tonic. blood purifier and
vermifuge. They are not food bu
medicine and the best in use 10 put :
horse in prime condition. Price 2'
cents per package
For sale by j. w. Gayle and
LeCompte 81 Gay
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CRUTCH Erin Los Angeles,
Cal, on Sunday, TO Mr.. Albert H.
Crutcher and wife, a daughter
Roberta Clarkson.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25
FARM FOR SALE.

offer my place for sale. two
miles from Frankfort, on Louis
willie pike-house eight rooms. all
out buildings necessary, abundance
of fruit of all kinds, good soil, we'll
watered, containing 81 acres. Al,
ideal home.
Address
DIR. W. l.. CRtTCHE Err.
4O-lm1~
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25
NATIONAL EDUCATIONAL
ASSOCIATION.

This grand body of educators
meets in ST. Louis, No., on Mon
day next, June 81. Prof. 5. L..
Frogge, of this city, is State Di-
rector for Kentucky, and leaves
tomorrow Sunday night for that
place.
We take the following clipping
from the Southern School Journal 4:
For many years few Kentuck-
ians like Supelintendents Barthnl-
Omew, RhOads, Frogee and Mark
have been faithful in their attend
ance upon the y. F.. A. These
men are in the very front rank of
aggressive educators. If men like
these find it profitable to attend
the y. +. a. regularly. what about
the great army of public teachers
who never attend even one session
OF that body?
The inquiry with which this clip
ping closes is II Very pertinent one,
especially to this section of the
State.
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25

y little life may be sacrificed to
II sudden attack of Group, if You
don't have DR.. Thomas Electric
Oh on hand for the emergency.
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&M%pr
the remedy I

This signature is on every box of the genuine
Laxative BrOmO=Qui Tablets
The Frankfort roundabout. [volume] (Frankfort, Ky.) 1882-1908, 1904-06-25

SPECIAL RATES.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
OIL GUSHERS AFIRE
The Flames Originated From a Friction
Spark.
LOSS ESTIMATED AT OVER 100000.
Inc Conflagration Spread to Other Wells.
-Four Tanks, Each With a Capacity Of 100
Barrels, Caught and Burned-Large Likes
OF Oil Masses Of Flames Employees Joined
In Fighting the Fire.

Crowley, La, (special).-The big
gest fire in the history of the NAM
mouth oil fields is raging. Morse Well
NO came in. boiling gusher, pour
ing out a volume OF oil at the rate of
10000 barrels a day.
Ihe fire caught from a spark ema-
mating from friction, and rapidly
spread to other wells. Four oil tanks,
each OF which had capacity of 200
barrels, caught and burned Two were
full OF oil and two were empty. Four
standard rigs, the property of the
Morse Company, were also destroyed.
During the afternoon the fire was
confined to the Morse wells Nos. :
and y. Large lakes of oil, which had
formed when the Morse No. 8 came in
caught fire.
A meeting of the employees of the
other wells was held, the wells we're
shut down and the forces Joined in
fighting the flames.
Eight lines of steam pipes have been
laid to the burning wells, and more
are being prepared.
The oil being burned is worth S4oo
an hour, and the loss will amount to
100000. The fire cannot spread far
ther
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
TORNADO STRIKES PICNIC PARTY.
Four Persons Killed and Several Hurt-Prop
crty Damaged.

Jamestown, N. Y, (SpeciaD -Four
persons lost their lives and several
others were injured in a tornado that
swept through Chautauqua county.
Parkhurst's Grove, where the Stock
ton town picnic was being held, was
directly i'll the path OF the storm.
Five thousand people were on the
grounds when a terrible windstorm
swept through the place.
The storm came up suddenly.
Trees in the grove were struck by
lightning, many OF them were blown
down and the rain fell in torrents.
The people who took refuge under the
trees, at the frS sight OF the storm,
were caught by the falling branches
and injured, Many horses were killed
in the same manner. Some of the ami
mails stampeded, trampling upon the
injured people lying upon the ground.
Some OF the buildings in the vicini-
ty were blown 1own and others were
unroofed. Hundreds OF forest and
fruit trees were torn up, and corn and
oat fields were laid waste, entailing
a loss of thousands of dollars.
AT the assembly grounds, at Chau-
tauqua, many trees were uprooted, and
a portion of the fence around the
grounds was demolished. The mems
clubhouse was badly damaged.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
MiNDANA0 BANDITS.
Several Towns Looted and Whole Family
kidnapped.

Manila, (SpeciaD "A detail of ma
tive constabulary has been ambushed
on the Island of Leyte by a superior
force OF bandits. Capt. II. Barrett
of the constabulary, was killed in the
fighting.
There has been trouble in the Prov
ince of Misamis, Island OF Mndanao
where bandits have looted several
towns. The native authorities were
dehed and Pablo Mercado and his
family were kidnapped Mercado was
accused OF being too friendly with the
Americans Three Chinese stores
were burned Four natives were muir
dered, three Of them being buried
alive Colonel Harbo:d, of the CON
stabulary, is now on the trail of the
bandits.
Lieutenant Thornton, of the con.
stabulary, has met death by drowning
near Dagupin, Island. OF Luzon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
REVIEW
Drouth Prevailing iveoksg
BY RaiS&

Washington, ID. c., (Spec
weekly crop report just issued (
Weather Bureau is as follows:
Inc drought prevailing i'll port
OF the central valleys in the previo
week has been relieved bv abundant
rains, but drought continues in Cen
tral and Western Tennessee, and is
beginning to be felt in the Middle Gulf
States and over considerable part
of Texas. lie Central and Northern
Rocky Mountain districts and the
North Pacific. Coast regions are also
suffering from drought, the prevalence
OF forest hres being reported from
Idaho and Montana. The latter part
OF the week was too cool in the lake
region and urscasonabiy low tempera-
tures occurred if the Northern Rocky
NJ Mountain districts and upper Missouri
Valley on the 2Gst and 22rd, but else
where east Of the Rocky Mountains
the temperature has been favorable.
he principal corn states have ex.
perienced week of favorable cordi-
tions, abundant rains having fallen
throughout the corn belt. except in
portions of Ohio and Nebraska. Corn
has made satisfactory progress in the
states of the Missouri Valley, and is
generally improved in the Central
Mississippi and Ohio Valleys, although
a considerable part of the crop in the
Ohio Valley has been injured beyond
recovery. In the Middle Atlantic States
and lower Missouri Valley carly corn
is now practically matured
Spring wheat harvest is generally
finished, except in North Dakota and
Northern Minnesota where rus. is con-
timing to cause great injury. Rains
IN North Dakot; in the latter part of
he week interrupted harvesting. Har-
vesting is also nearly finished on the
North Pacific Coast
The general outlook for cotton is
somewhat improved as compared with
the conditions reported the previous
week, although shedding continues in
every state, and rust is prevalent in
the Central and Eastern districts The
uniavorable effects OF shedding and
rust, however, are less pronounced,
than were reported last wcel;.
In Texas, the weather conditions
were favorable, but the crop continu-
ed to deteriorate as a result of rust
and shedding, and damage by insects.
In this state injury by boil worms is
decreasing, but the boil weevils con-
tinued very destructive in Southwest
ern, Central, Eastern and coast divis-
ions, having caused entire absence Of
bloom in many localities. Picking is
quite general in Texas, except in the
North portion, and is in progress in
the Southern portions of the Central
and Eastern districts of the cotton
belt.
In the middle Atlantic States and
New England tobacco has made fav-
orable progress, cutting being we'll
advanced. While the crop has been
shortened by drought in the Ohio VAL
ley. late rains have improved the out
look in that section. Tobacco is maxi
ing good growth in Wisconsin, but is
about two weeks late.
The reports respecting potatoes in
dicates that a good crop is generally
promised in the more important pota-
to producing states.
Throughout the Central valleys and
Middl" Atlantic States the soil is in
fire conditions for fall blowing. which
work is N general progress, and is
we'll advanced in some places,
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
MILLIONS PAID FOR PENSIONS.
Annual Report Of Commissioner Ware Just
Made Public.

Washington, (SpeciaD The annual
report of Pension Commissioned Ware
covering the fiscal year ended June 80,
1904, was made public by the acting
secretary of the interior. The report
shows that during the year the cost
of maintaining the pension system of
the government has been SI44,7I2,787.
The appropriation for this purpose
was $I46,4I 200, leaving an unexpend-
I'd balance of $I,7o6,so8 During the
year 47,374 persons were added to the
pension rolls-32o by special act OF
Congress and the balance by the PEN
sion bureau.
During the same period 4o,I57 pen-
sioners were dropped from the rolls.
If these death claimed 43,S2o, of
whom 3I,72S were soldiers. 3o,o7I be-
ing volunteers for civil war. The total
number of pensioners on the rolls,
as covered by the report, is 72o,3I5
soldiers, 273,84I widows and depend
ents and GOO army nurses.
The report refers to the order is
sued by the commissioner March IS
last. in which age is made an evidence
Of disability, and says that in three
and half months of its operation on
ly per cent, or 28,8o6 out of the 375,,
900 pensioners, have asked for IN
crease under its terms.
The report says the order intro
duces no new principle, and "is in
the direct line of economy, as it cer-
tainly is in the line of precedent"
Less than per cent. of the appropria-
ton OF SI,5oo,ooo was used TO pay
claimants under the order. the bal
ance being turned back into the treas-
urv
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
SEIZED A TRAIN.
Revolutionists Capture a Number
OF Government Officials.

Buenos Ayres, (By Cable).-It is
now confirmed that the Paraguayan
revolutionsts have seized a train CON
tanning stores, and which had a num-
Der OF government officials on board
A delegation headed by former Min
ister OF Finance Moreno, accompanied
by two representatives OF the Para
guayan government arrived at For
mosa, Argentina. The delegation is
now on the way to Buenos Ayres un-
der the protection OF an Argentine
gunboat TO confer with the Argentina
government, and with the Paraguayan
minister, Manuel Niera.
Two hundred and fifty citizens of
the Argentine Republic are returning
from Paraguay under diplomatic pro-
lection.
The Paraguayan deputy, Senor So.
Ter, who is seeking the recognition of
the revolutionists as beligerents, is
acquiring a stock Of arms and other
munitions OF war from manufacturers
in this republic.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Petroleum at Aptwerp on Fire.

Antwerp, Belgium (By Cable)-The
oil tanks at Hoboken, three miles from
here, containing about 26,soo, 900 gal
Ions Of petroleum, are ablaze together
with all the sheds, wagons and para
phernalia.
The fire started at the Russian Com
pany's tanks, through the ignition of
escaping gas, and the flames quickly
spread to the Standard Oil Company's
tanks. a high wind famed the fire.
Troops assisted the fremen to local
ize the confagration.
The firemen said nothing could be
done except to allow the fire to burn
itself out The estimates Of the losses
run into millions of francs.
The Standard Oils nine tanks con-
tained 6o,ooo barrels of oil. They are
a total loss, but were insured for $24o,-
ooo
One Russian oil firm lost I2o,o
barrels, insured for $4,000.
Although strong gale was blowing
toward the Schcldt, the quays were
not endangered The ships lying near
Hoboken left their wharves
1t is reported that four workmen
are missing, and it is feared that they
lost their lives in the flames.
Seven Reported Lost.
London, (By Cable).-A dispatch to
a news agency from Antwerp says that
seven workmen perished in the oil fire
at Hoboken, and that only two out
Of forty tanks escaped. The loss is
estimated at SI,2so,ooo
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
DROWNED WHILE FISHING.
Five. and Perhaps Six, Lives Lost 10 Vicinity
OF Skowhegan, Maine.

Skowhegan, Me. (SpeciaD. - At
least FIVE and perhaps six persons have
lost their lives during the past two
days while fishing in the southern
part OF Somerset county. Four were
drowned at Hayden Lake, about six
miles from here, while the bodies OF
two others were discovered in pond
at Mayheld, twenty-five miles to the
north.
The two accidents al Hayden Lake
occurred Sunday afternoon. Provost
and Bolgier were fishing. when the
former attempted to put on his rub
Der coat and overturned the little
boat. Bolgier managed to swim
ashore, but Provost was unable to ex-
tricate himself from his coat and was
drowned. While the search was be
ing made for his body another boat
was discovered floating bottom ~.
and soon the bodies Of Newell and
Weymouth were found
Bolgier stated that he noticed three
men in the boat The third man is
not accounted for
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Foreign.

Unless the French dock laborers
and marineworkers' demand for an
eight-hour day is granted by Monday
the marlneworkers at all French ports
will be ordered to strike.
The Gar has prese.'ted costly
jeweled pectoral cross to Father John
OF Croustadt, upon whose advice he
and the Czarina went TO Saroff to can
onize St. Serahm
The statue OF Frederick the Grea,
TO be presented to the United States
by Emperor William has been sent
to Hamburg, to be shipped to Wash
ington.
For the first time in nine wears
Nine. Gadski, the famous singer, took
part in the Wagnerian festival al
Munich.
Polish cotton manufacturers have
decided to try the experiment of ex-
porting yarns and coarse goods to
Germany, novel factor in Russo Ger
man trade relations.
Storms continue in Italy, snow fall
ing on the Alps and the Lombardy
Plains
Professor Kehr, the German sur
geon, replies TO the attacks of French
medical journals on the operation pei
formed on the late former Premier
Waldeck- Rousseau.
Senator Knox, of Pennsylvania,
sailed for New York from Liverpool
The infant son of the Gear and
Czarina of Russia and the future en-
peror of all the Russias, was chris
tened in St. Petersburg amid great
pomp and ceremony. He was named
Alexis Nicholaevitch.
There is popular disappointment in
Russia with the Cars manifesto be-
cause il was not as broad as expected
The Allan Line steamer Victorian,
the largest turbine vessel yet built.
was launched at Belfast.
Vice Admiral Bosanquet, formerly
British Commander-in-c chief in the
East Indies, has been appointed com
mander-in-chief OF the North Ameri-
can and West Indian stations.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
FINANCIAL

Tom Lawson declares that John D.
Rockefeller never had dollar invest
ed in Amalgamated Copper.
All steel pools except the rail COM,
bination arc now dead.
Illinois Central began paying divi-I
dends in 1868, and has paid from 4 to-
u per cent. every year since then,
Pennsylvania began in 1886 and has
paid continuously. Both pay fper
cent. now. yet Central sells at 1856 and
Pennsylvania at Ia4. 3f /
"Bituminous coal trade is some bet,
ter, but the anthracite trade is verv
dull" says leading Philadelphia coal
man.
The Lackawanna Steel Company is
now making It's own prices on all class
ss OF steel products, with the exception
OF steel rails. !
Y Next month the New York Central
will retire $4,so7, 900 of the s per cent?
debentures Of 1884 and $6,o,o 200 OF ,he'
debentures Of 1880. Both payAs perl
cent and fall due on that date. ThcI
company has sold az per cent. re-
iundins bonds to, raise the nece ssary |
cash.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31

Liaoyang (By Cable).-The Rus
SLAMS retired from Anshanshan Sat
urday after a fight which commenced
on the morning Of August 20 and con-
iinued in a desultory manner all day
and night
Arrangements for battle had been
completed by the night time, when
the order to retire was given on ac-
count of the situation to the East
The order was received with dis
appointment by the troops. The re-
tirement was made in an orderly man
ner.
The plain between Anshanshan and
Haicheng was covered with Japanese
troops, who burned the bridge and
shelled the railway station after the
Russian retirement.
The Russian losses amounted 10
800.
The Japanese are advancing with
great rapidity.
After 3 O'Clock Friday the Japanese
succeeded in commanding kaofeng-
shik from Paoshankan, where their
advance first began on August 20,
and also from their position at Lang
shikshan on the east. in such way
as to force the Russian center and
right flank, compelling the evacua-
tion OF Anshanshan today. The Jap
anese south front therefore is several
miles nearer Liaoyang.
At $3.50 o'clock Japanese shells from
a concealed battery in the vicinity OF
Paoshankan began falling in the road
west OF kaofenkshik. leading to Lao
yang, thus threatening TO sever com
munication to the west. The Rus
slams still controlled the road to the
north.
The Japanese FIRE ceased in the
evening, but commenced again in the
morning upon the Kaofengshik posi-
ton, but as the Russians did not re-
ply the Japanese apparently. suspended
their operations to reconnoltre. while
the Russians fell back to a more ia
vorable position
The gradual withdrawal OF the Rus
SLAMS before the Japanese advance the
Russians consider as increasing the
security OF their position, as it IS
freely acknowledged that the Japan
ese are able to beat them in detail in
the mountains. The Russians gener
ally praise ability and valor OF the
Japanese.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
Mukden Railroad Cut.

Tokyo (By Cable).-The general
staff maintained silence throughout
Sunday concerning the fighting in the
vicinity OF Liaoyang. 1t is reported
that General Kuroki has seized and
cut the railroad south of Mukden,
thus separating the Russian forces
and cutting Laoyang off from a di-
rect line OF retreat, but confirmation
OF this report cannot be obtained
The fighting reported occurring east
and southeast OF Liaoyang is regarded
here as preliminary to a larger con-
test in the immediate vicinity OF Lao
yang.
1t is expected that Generals Kuroki,
Oku and Modzu will press forward
speedily.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1904-08-31
No Luxury on Board.

Washington. d. C.. (SpeciaD.-Lux-
ury will be sacrificed for forma-
bility in the new armored cruisers au-
thorized by the last Congress. and the
plans now in preparation in the Blu
Teau Of Construction and Repair show
important changes in the interior ar
Tangements OF these vessels. The
water-tight subdivisions will be made
complete, and there will be no pierre
ing of bulkheads by ventilating pipes
or other openings.