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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
To the Pole on Missouri Mules.

Seattle. Wash, (SpeciaD - Advices
IRON Dawson state that club Of 200
Kondikers has been formed to finance
md equip an expedition to the North
Pole. Sufficient funds have been as
sured TO make the expedition certain
~. Eskimo dogs and mountaineering
ing mules are to carry the explorers.
They will strike straight northward
overland. Missouri mules will be used.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
A New Train Hotel AwbseL

Chicago. III. (SpeciaD 1.-The Penn
sylvania Railroad placed on exhibition
at the Union Station one of its newly
equipped fast trains between Chicago
and New York The train contains all
the latest improvements in the way Of
electric lighting, ventilation, enlarged
and wider bathrooms, barber shop and
everything 10 afford comfort to the pa
irons OF the road. All the cars are ele-
gantly furnished.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
Fight to Death at PIeaIe.

Meridian, Miss. (SpeciaD.-At a pic
mic in Union Springs Frank and Manson
Chisholm, cousins, engaged in quar-
rel, in which Frank was stabbed in the
neck and fatally wounded. As he fell
he drew a pistol, and, firing twice, in
stantly killed his cousin, Manson CHS
holm
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
Fired on From Ambush.

Tracy, Tenn. (SpeciaD When the
Tennessee Consolidated Coal Company
attempted to open the mines, after a
shut-dow OF over fourteen months, J.
b. Rust, Dick Henley, John McGovern,
and another man were shot from am
bush. Rust and Henley are dead, and
McGovern is probably mortally wound
ed The company had refused to rec
ognize members OF miners union.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
Shoots His Wife and Sell.

Pittsburg (SpeciaD Alexander Stem
er, millwright, living in McClurg
street, South Side, shot his wife through
the head and then, placing the revolver
TO his right temple, sent bullet into
his brain. Steiner died instantly, but
his wife will recover The shooting, it
is said, was caused by insane Jealousy
due TO drink
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
Iapanese Iransrori Sunk.

Nagssaki (By Cable - The British
steamer Heralong and the japanese
transport Kinglo collided at 10 o'clock
p NJ. in the Inland Sea. The trans
port was sunk and I6o men were drown
ed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
80 % ID

The population OF New York city will
aggregate nearly four millions. accord
ing to estimates that have been made
from reports OF the recent State emu
meration taken here. Computations on
the same basis place the population OF
the entire State at 100000. The total
population OF New York city in 1900,
when the last census was taken, was s.
437.2o2, and that OF the entire State,
z.26S.oI2
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

Ellen Hardigan cared little about the
fact that she was arraigned in the Adams
Street Police Court, Brooklyn. on a
charge of dlsorderly conduct, but she
did object strenuously TO the attire she
was compelled TO don before being taken
before Magistrate Tighe.
When the matron OF the Adams Street
Police Station gave her a clean white
shirt shrtwast and black skirt Ellen
rebelled and cried aloud for the suit Of
blue trousers and seamans blouse which
she wore when Police Captain Condor
arrested her as She was skylarking with
a crowd OF noisy boys in the neighbor-
hood of Butler and Court streets
Almost from infancy she has Stunned
her sex and everything pertaining there
to. Boys have been her boon compan-
ions; baseball, football and craps her
favorite diversions. She has steadfast-
ly refused to wear girls clothing
Once she whipped a man in fair
fight.
"He got fresh" she said. when telling
Of her exploit. and he gotcall that was
coming to him"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

The heroism Of little girl of 6, who
grabbed a burning flag from the wall
when It threatened TO start conhagra-
tion, saved a congregation of 5000 per-
sons Sunday who had packed themselves
into the synagogue Beth Hakncseth BIZ
alystok to attend the dedication cere-
monies.
The flag was hanging over the gall
lery seats, and was half consumed be-
fore anyone noticed it, 50 intent were
all present on the cantor Then dozen
eyes saw the curling flame.
Police Captain Joseph McGlynn, in
charge OF the reserves, saw it and sign
ed to the choir to sing He had started
for the blazing flag, but before he could
reach il Gertrude Rosenbaum of Io7
East Eighty-cighth street, had climbed
on a chair and snatched the burning
cloth from the wall
She burned her hands severely, for
the staff resisted her attempt at first,
but it gave way finally, and she cast the
flag on the floor, where man stamped
out the fire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30
new YORK DAY BY DAY
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Sleuth Tim" Donahue OF the GUS
toms service noticed second-cabin pas
senger of the North German Lloyd
steamship Kronprinz Wilhelm with sew
eral unnatural proturberances under his
coat waistcoat and trousers He bumped
against the man. incidentally felt the
bulges and found them very solid. He
showed the passenger, who is Moritz
Mordell, jeweler Of Boston, his badge
and invited him into room on the pier.
There the proturberanc,s were reduced
without surgical help. They contained
1S packages OF unset stones. mostly dia-
monds; three packages Of loose stones
OF less value: IL pairs of cuff buttons,
pair of earrings four settings for ear
rings 20 settings for gold rings, Is gold
chains and other jewelry. The value OF
the lot will be estimated by appraisers.
Donahue said it might be worth several
thousand dollars.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

Gunda, the pride Of the Bronx Zoo, is
rapidly learning TO play the harmonca.
Gunda is an elephant He takes his .nu-
sic lessons daily from Keeper Gleason
and seems TO like it. 1t is vehemenily
asserted that he has already mastered
the first few bars OF "Tammany" and
he'll have the song from end to end by
election day--sure.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

A huge man-eating shark was brought
ashore at Coscob, N. ". by Judge Geo.
+. Brush 1t was necessary to tow the
fsh in behind catboat The shark
weighed 400 pounds, measured feet in
length, was 20 inches thick. and was 4
feet in circumference as it lay on the
shore. 1t had double set of teeth and
was ferocous in appearance
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-30

Police Help am on frel"
These startling words were uttered
by young woman who was dining in
the little roof garden over the dining
room extension OF the Hotel Navarro.
at Seventh avenue and Thirty-eighth
street.
She rose in her seat as she screamed
for aid, and it was seen that her corsage
was ablaze, and the other diners rush-
ed toward the exit leading to the one
narrow fight OF stairs. The young wo-
man. left alone, tore away the burning
portion of her waist and joined the
panic-stricken crowd on the stairway.
Two fremen from the station in Thirty
seventh street, with the aid of an ex-
tinguisher, managed TO PCT ont the burn
ing canvas covering of the roof gar
den.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Progress in Delaware.

Delaware is progressing. 1t is getting into
step in the march of civilization. Yester-
day Its house of representatives passed the
bill already approved by the senate for the
abolition of the pillory in the state as a
means of furnishing petty offenders. The
bill now goes to the governor for his sig
nature, which is confidently expected by
the reformers who pressed the measure
But even with this advance Delaware
remains some what behind the times. It re-
tains the whipping post. the longtime COM
panion of the pillory. With a stubborn
tenacity which is not easily understood out
side of the narrow boundaries of the state
the advocates of the abolition of the pill
lory refused to allow the lash to be coupled
with that ancient instrument of torture in
the legislation.
Some day Delaware will probably awake
to the fact that the retention of the whip
ping post is marking it's inhabitants as a
peculiar people, a phrase of very doubt
full value to any community. The very
fact that only today is the pillory being
eliminated from the list of punishments in
the state has revived the uncomplimentary
discussion of the little states eccentrcities
which ran rife q few weeks ago when It
was proposed to establish the whipping
post In this District for the punishment of
wife DeaterS. and Delaware, offering the SOL
itary instance of punishment by the lash
in the United States, was repeatedly cited,
to its disadvantage. 1t may easily be be-
lieved that this successful assault on the
pillory was a result of the states realiza-
tion that it was being scrutinized from far
and near with a plying sense of it's be-
nightedness.
This action in Delaware, though not as
complete as the friends of the little com
monwealth might wish. is nevertheless
hopeful sign and at the same time it is
a striking commentary on the futile effort
of last winter to drag the District back into
the medieval dal IS of baroaric cruelty
Evening star., 1905-03-17

quiz this man or that as to a senatorship
or a foreign appointment but the presi-
dency is cut above all the rest. Wnen
the boys canvass mans chances Tor
the White House, catalogue his difficulties
and describe his progress. what they say
is worth the public's while.
The field today is exceptionally inter-
esting. Probably never before has tho re-
publican party had a better field to choose
from. AS a rule the men are young. po-
l!tically considered, and have all had ex-
perience in Office and in the management
of big things. They are in sympathy with
their party and its declared purposes.
There Is not a man among them who could
not be trusted to uphold as President the
policies upon which his party was restored
to power and has since retained power.
With such men, then. contesting TOT the
highest honor their party has to bestow,
and the people half persuaded that. the
nomination will mean election, why should
we not have four very lively years from
this, source alone?
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Four Lively Years.

We are going to have four very lively
years. The statement does not grow simply
out of the fact that the President is a lively
man and likes to keep things moving. Look
about you, and listen. Note the number of
presidential booms already on the market
continues indeed, round dozen will be en-
gaging attention before this time twelve
months. Reference of course, is to repub-
Iican booms. That party has been so easily
successful for so long time that great
confidence exists in the strength of it's or
ganization and the value of-its nominations.
Favorite sons are all attention. Many are
willing Many have hopes. The aspiring
leader counts that day lost, indeed, which
does not produce in print somewhere a
neat testimonial to his ability and his de-
serts. 1t warns his heart to feel that his
friends are not only loyal but alert, and are
keeping his flag flying.
1t Is not every man who will confess
himself for the public this subject. A
favorite evasion is to make light of the
report. Some candidates when interrogated
will tell you that the boys are RESPONSE
ble-,neaning thereby the political news
writer's for the daily press. The boys"
are a very responsible lot, and they follow
the game with keen and trained observa-
ton. They prank very little on the SUBJ
ject Of presidential candidates. They may
Evening star., 1905-03-17
st. Patrick.

Ihis is the day of the green flag and
the yellow harp--not the happiest COM
pinatfon of color. But STILL one must for
give the harp for being yellow because of
the tunes it plays. This Is the day when
the gallant shamrock blooms in the but
tonhole, and every daffodil, jonuuil. but
tercup crocuS and all the members of the
yellow tribe must go way back and sit
down. This is the day of the green car
Travel between the Navy Yard and
Georgetown should be heavy, and who
would ride for pleasure on the yellow 14th
street line? This is a day consecrate to
holy rites, eloquence, good cheer and sweet
memories 'Tis the day of st. Patrick
Ire1and's apostle!
1t was ST. Patrick who converted the
irish. NO one Will question the nerve and
industry of ST. Patrick. There have been
other strenuous men, but few men ever
essayed a more strenuous undertaking.
ST. Patrick was a man of sanctity, and
one who not only believed in the efficacy
of prayer, but believed in praying.
Everybody knows that 1t is easier to be-
leve in things than to do them. But st.
Patrick prayed. 1t is related that "he
was wont to daily recite the entire
psalter along with the canticIes and two
hundred prayers; to worship God on
pended knees three hundred times each
day, and to fortify himself with the sign
OF the cross one hundred times during
every canonical hour. He divided the
night into three parts. The first portion
he spent in reciting one hundred psalms
and genufecting two hundred times. Dur"
ing the second part he read the remaining
fifty psalms while plunged in cold water
and standing erect, with his heart eyes
and hands elevated to heaven. And the
third part OF the night he devoted to
little rest, lying upon a bare stone" St.
Patrick's youth was a hard one That
was of advantage to him, to Ireland and
the world. 1t really seems especially diff
1cult for man to amount to anything
who has been softly reared ST. Patrick
when a boy was taken captive several
times by the barbarians. while herding
the f1Ocks he had already given evidence
of future sanctity. For, filled with the
spirit of faith, divine fear and love, he
diligently arose before daylight to pour
forth his prayers to God amidst the snow
and frost and rain. 1t was his custom to
pray one hundred times during the day
and one hundred times at night"
There was the true man of prayer
Think of Christian today saying his
prayers in the rain! Today he needs
steam heated church and a velvet cush-
ion to kneel on, while professional mu-
sician plays accompaniment the
organ. So far from praying in the rain, it
is hard to get our twentieth century
Christians to come to church under UNI
brellas on rainy Sunday.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Exit Kuropatkin.

General Kuropatkin's dismissal from the
supreme military command of the Russian
forces in Manchuria, virtually in disgrace
is by no means TO be accepted by the world
as deserved. He was sent to Asia to lead
what most well-informed military critics
believed to be a forlorn hope. What Vice
Admiral AleXieff had left undone In the
way of demoralizing the Russian forces the
Japanese quickly accomplished by their
swift. aggressive strokes. When the situa-
tion in Manchuria was shrewdIy analyzed
there was no reason to expect Kuropatkin
save by extreme good fortune. TO do better
than to prevent immediate and overwhelm-
ing disaster. He has in truth succeeded in
post poning such a disaster.
Kuropatkin went to Asia with the prestige
OF being Russia's best-equipped military
leader. He had had wide experience in the
field and st headquarters was a veteran
and an administrator. and possessed per-
haps did OF his colleagues a true
conception of Japan's real strength. 1t was
reported that on the eve OF his departure
for the front he declared his fear that
nothing could be done to prevent defeat. He
was going 10 head loosely organized mass
of men. inadequately equipped and proyf-
stoned. exposed to flank attacks and con-
nected with base by a single railroad line
several thousand miles in extent with the
naval force greatly weakened by the IAN
anese assaults. and the mikado's soldiers
already making their way into Manchuria
by way of the Yalu.
1t would be interesting to know what Ku-
ropatkin could have accomplished If allowed
to choose his own plan OF campaign being
In command for months IN advance of the
declaration of war. 1t is well known that
he was haupered both by Alexieff's mis-
takes and by orders from home. He was
forced by an imperial command to give bat
tie south of Lao Yang, when he was aware
OF his disadvantage and lack of force. He
was averse to the sending of Gripenburg
upon the futile effort to relieve Port Arthur.
Evening star., 1905-03-17

Kuropatkin has probably made mistakes.
Most military commanders do. even in the
flush of victory. When defeat overtekes
them, successfully and repeatedly, they are
apt to blunder In the extreme haste of ener-
gencies. 1t is not to be denied to kuropat-
kin that he extrfcated himself with great
ability from the trap at Lao Yang. even If
he failed at Mukden to draw on in good
order. But could any one have done so3
Oyama had a better as well as bigger
army. He had more competent subordi-
mates He had. moreover. the inspiration Of
tae governments entire confidence, some
thing that kuropatkin has lacked from the
beginning.
1t has been more than once asserted that
kuropatkin was sent to the front by his
enemies at st. Petersburg, who knew the
hopelessness of his task and wished to de-
stroy him. They have succeeded. But at
what cost! Perhaps three hundred thou
sand dead and wounded and diseased Rus
slams and lost province!
Linevitch Is today proper object Of the
worlds commiseration. He Is appointed to
lead beaten army in a retirement that
may be worse than battle. He can earn,
at best, only praise for his lack of crushing
misfortune
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Charles C.. Cole.

The death of former Judge Charles C..
Cole, reported today, was wholly unex-
pected his illness being apparently of a
slight nature. The news will occasion wide
spread and sincere regret in this District.
with which Judge Cole has been identi-
fed by a residence of twenty-seven years.
native of Maine, he enlisted as g. young
man in the northern forces at the out
break of the civil war and served with dis
tinction throughout that struggle, leaving
the service with the well earned rank of
captain. After a residence In West Viz
ginia he came to Washington and en-
gagged in the practice of law, In which he
was eminently successful. His selection by
gave general satisfaction, which was amply
justified by the excellent record he scored
in that office by dint of his energy and
the capable conduct of the cases presented
to the courts. His promotion 20 the bench
was in the way of a reward for his good
work as prosecutor and during the few
years of his service he gained the high es-
TEEN of the bar through his judicial bear
ing and his considerate treatment of all
who came before him. His resignation from
the bench to re-engage in the practice of
the law was an occasion of general regret.
In point of personal character and quail
ties as a citizen of the District and val
liable member of his profession Judge
Coles career in Washington has been such
as to endear him to the community and to
cause his untimely death to be deplored as
a serious loss.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Colorado.

The settlement of the dispute In Colo
rado over the governorship Is not of the
kind to inspire enthusiasm anywhere. To
be sure, the problem was difficult. That
fraud was practiced by both sides last
November was well established, and both
Mr.. Adams and Mr.. Peabody shared in its
fruits. The question therefore resolved it
self into an acrimonious inquiry as to
which of them had received the greater
share of the Illegal votes. Partisanship
ran high. although the republicans were
not united in support of Mr.. Peabody.
Some of them had opposed him at the
polls. and these looked with no favor on
the proposition to seat him on the strength
of a recount of the ballots.
Manifestly the thing for the people of
the state to do now is to take a lesson
from this controversy and institute a gem
eral house cleaning. The record as estab-
lished partly by proof and partly by con-
fession is as black black be. Per
formances in Denver alone show that the
machine politicians of that town have
nothing to learn in the way of organizing
repeaters or stufing ballot boxes from
either Tammany in New York or the gang
In control in Philadelphia. Where they
learned their trade Is of less moment than
the fact that they are most proficient in
1t, and operate in the most open way The
disclosures as to their latest outrages are
reproach to the whole commonwealth.
1t Is by no means probable, however, that
reforms will be instituted. The most dis
couraging thing in connection with all such
controversies is that they are soon for
gotten There Is flare up, short period
of elimination and recrimination, the TAX
Ing of a thousand good resolutions, and
then a subsistence of the excitement the
cooling of the hot embers, and then ashes
What for the moment was thought to be
everybody's business becomes nobody s
business. and the old order is resumed
The power of the machine in our affairs
is in the tirelessness and s1eeplessness of
the men who control it. 1ney are not easily
alarmed and are never discouraged Their
calculations are based on the spasmodic
operations of their opponents. They repeat
to themselves for comfort and encourage
ment that first line of the famous old hymn,
We'll stand the storm, it won't be long
And. more's the pity. 1t never IS long.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
John Hay.

Mr.. Hay will take with him upon MS
Journey the best wishes of all his country
men for a speedy restoration to health
He commands not only their respect but ad-
miration. He has impressed them more
than favorably, and they are hoping fol
a continuation of his services in the highly
important office which he fills. 1t may DC
said, indeed, that he is the universal cho1ce
for the place. Our foreign affairs have
never been In more capable hands. and bu'
seldom in hands so expert. The winter
has been long and hard for this latitude
and Mr.. Hay is paying penalty which has
been imposed on many others. But spring
is near. and this ocean trip should set him
firmly on his feet again, and return him
to his desk fit as fiddle for work again.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Sewers and Sanitation.
From the Baltimore American.

From the Baltimore Ameflcah.
The highest dictum in the modern system
of caring for the health of communities is
that the cause of disease must be discov-
cred and as nearly as possible annihilated.
Upon this plan of prevention health boards
and medical associations in Baltimore and
other large American cities have organized
to fight tuberculosis. And In the war
against typhoid fever, another of the ter
ribly fatal maladies that spares neither
young nor old, the best medical authorities
are agreed that the disease can be reduced
to minimum when the drinking water is
kept pure and when the city wastes so
quickly and completely disposed of to
insure against contamination from decom-
posing filth. Medical science has developed
more largely in accord with methods of pre-
vention during recent years than by seeking
out specifics for cure.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
A Reinsurance.

There's still a. ray o comfort
Shinin' through this world O woe.
The happiness we hoped for
Is progressin' very slow.
But the ice that filled the river
Is a-driftin' out O. sight,
An there's somethin' bout the water
Says the fish is goin' to bite.
I'm downright disappointed
Bout the fightin' that's been done.
An the tricks of financeerin'
Is sin to look upon
An I some times get discouraged
In the battle for the right.
But I'm cheerin' up a-thinkin'
How the fish Is goin' to bite.
Evening star., 1905-03-17
Why Not Legible SignaturesP
ON the New York Herald

In the column of letters from Herald read
ers this morning there is. well-founded
complaint that many business men attach
illegible signatures to their letters. Where
documents or checks are concerned the OBJ
scure but characteristic signature Is well
enough, but in letters to comparative
strangers the name of the writer should
certainly be legible. 1t is unfair to strain
the eyes and temper of the recipient with
hieroglyphics.