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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
GOVERNMENT FUNDS FOR FRISCO.
Leaders Of Senate and House Approve Plans
10 Loan City Ten Millions.

Washington, d. C.-With view to
securing ready money which may be
borrowed on mortgages for the rebuild
ing Of San Francisco, plan has received
the approval OF leaders in both the SEN
ate and House to put an amendment on
the Sundry Civil Bill in the Senate au-
thorizing the Secretary OF the Treasury
to deposit 100000 Of the public funds
in San Francisco banks, creating them
government repositories.
The deposit is to be made in accord
ance with present law governing such
deposits, with the exception that the
money shall remain on deposit for a term
Of years yet TO be determined. The
suggestion IS that it be four, FIVE or ten
years.
A local improvement company is to
be organized to borrow the money from
the banks and loan it to property owners
wishing 10 rebuild
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
GREAT CHESS
EXPERT DEAD
n Nelson PiIIsbury Succumbs to Stroke
Of Apoplexy.
LONG ILLNESS ENDS IN HIS DEATH.
Pnlsbnry's Career Of Almost UubrOkeu Triumph
and His Wonderful Fssts Of Bhudfsid
chess-A Massachusetts Boy Who Was
q Master Of Chess wheu 0uly Sixteen
Years 0d.

Philadelphia (SpeciaD Harry Nelson
Pillsbury, the chess master, died here
OF apoplexy after an illness of many
months Pillsbury was born December
s, 1872, at Somervile, Mass, where the
body will be taken.
Pillsbury learned the rudiments Of
chess when he was 10 years old. at the
Deschspelles Chess Club, in Boston. His
first notable victory was a score Of 5 70
in a match with John F Barry, OF
Boston, in 1901 In 1893 he won the
New York City tournament, with a score
of seven. out of a possible nine, and in
1906 won FIRST prize at the Hastings
tournament against many OF the strong
est players of the world This victory
logically made him one OF the quartet Of
the most famous players named to com
pete at ST. Petersburg-Lasker Steinitz.
Tchigorin and Pillsbury His score with
the world champion lasker was 3A 10
IA.
In 1907 Pillsbury won from Showalter
the American chess championship, which
he confirmed by a second match with
Showalter in 1903
In all Pilsbury played in II interna-
tional chess tournaments, and was q
prize-winner in all. except at Cambridge
Springs. Pa. in 1904, when he was i'll.
Pillsbury showed his chess genius not
alone by match and tournament play.
At blindfold chess, it is said, his record
has never been equalled At Moscow
he played 22 games without sight OF the
boards, and at Philadelphia 20 games
which feat he repeated at Vienna
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
FINANCIAL AFFAIRS.

w. L. Bull says there is still big
short interest in Reading.
Gross earnings of the American Rail
ways subsidiary companies for May in
creased over $4,000,
San Francisco has now returned $I4,-
10000 of the 100000 which it re-
Gently took from the East.
There are rumors in bituminous coal
circles that the Pennsylvania Railroad
will purchase all the private coal cars
on its lines.
Erie will have earned this fiscal year,
which ends June 80, about ~ per cent.
on its common stock, which amounts to
$II2oooooo
II is proposed TO float large loan in
Wall Street for the purpose of rebuild
ing San Francisco. The sum to be
raised will hardly be less than $7s,ooo,-
600 A well-known Philadelphia insur-
ance man says the best estimates put
the total fire loss at $2S5,ooo,ooo,
Delaware & Hudson rose II points
and Delaware & Lackawanna points
The former is still IS points under its
top price of last Autumn
New York Centrals gross earnings il
May increased $II2,73o Other railroad.
for the same month report gains il
gross earnings as follows Lake Shore
Ssi6,337; Lake Erie & Western. $I43s7
Michigan Central, $22923o; Big Four
s23o.Ss7: Peoria & Eastern, S3476o
Cincinnati Northern, $Io,783; New York
Chicago & ST. Louis, $I5s,6ss; Pitts
burg & Lake Erie. $I6o,ssI.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
NINE FOOT GIANT.
Ate Seventeen Oraugss For Breakfast-Elghty
Cigarettes 0aily.

New York (SpeciaD - The Russian
giant, Machnow, who is nine feet two
inches tall in his stockings, is a; Ellis
Island, and the prospects are that he viii
not be admitted to the United States un-
conditionally
Machnow, with his wife and the agent
of Oscar Hammerstein, arrived here on
the steamship Pretoria, and though the
giant was travelling as a hrst-cabin pas
senger, he was held up because the immi-
pragtion authorities had received a letter
saying that he should not be allowed to
land.
The doctors got hold Of him and after
several hours examination came 20 the
conclusion that the giant was suffering
from kidney disease A board of in
quiry viii look into the case
Big as the giant is, his appetite is
not large, He did dcyour Il oranges
for his breakfast; but, then, he likes or
anges OF other food he eats about
what an ordinary man would eat
His capacity for cigarettes, however,
is abnormal Each day he smokes some
80 small Russian coffin nails
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Roum manians Blown Up.

Roanoke, Va. (SpeciaD D-While work
men were trying to remove the tampng
from a hole in rock where dynamite
had been placed for blast an expo-
sion occurred at the Bear Wallace con-
struction camp, on the Tidewater rail
road, IS miles west of Roanoke, blowing
up II Roumanians. Two men were
killed outright and two more died after
reaching the hospital at Radford Two
others are in precarious condition, one
suffering with badly fractured skull
and the other with ruptured intestires
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
To Msrss Coal and Iron Companies.

New York, (SpeciaD Controlling In
terests in the Tennessee Coal and Iron
Company and the Republic Iron and
Steel Company have been meeting daily
for the last week considering plans for
the development and enlargement OF their
properties The two concerns will be
consolidated and a Joint issue OF securi-
ties placed on the market. John A. Top
ping, the chairman, John w. Gates, l..
c. Hanna and other practical steel men
are participating
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
WALLED HIM UP ALIVE
A Moor Who Murdered Thlrty.Six Women
Bodies Buried Under Shop.

London (By Cable).-A dispatch from
Tangier to a news agency here says;
According TO advices from Mara
kesh, the Cobber Mesfew, who had
been convicted OF the murder of 80
women, whose bodies were found buried
under his shop and in his garden, has
expiated his crime.
Instead OF being crucihed, as had
been intended, at the last moment it was
ordered that he be walled up alive.
Previous to the final act in the tragedy
Mesfewi was subjected to daily fog
gings
while the masons were working they
were surrounded by mob, who jeered
Mesfewi The first two days of his
entombment the cobbler screamed con-
tinuously, but the third day the living
tomb gave forth no sound. 1t is pre-
sumed the murderer died of exhaustion" "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Must Improve Meat Plants.

Chicago, (Specia) The City Health
Department sent its first official written
notices to the packing companies at the
Union Stock Yards to improve the sani-
tary conditions of their plants. The
packers were instructed that they must
within three days discard the filthy
tables and benches, provide cleaner rooms
and tools and correct some of the pres
ent unsantary conditions, Structural
changes in the buildings, including new
toilet romms and more ventilation and
light, must be made within 30 days.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
LATESTNEWS INSHORTORDER


A pretty, dark Hindustan girl orna.
mented with gold and silver jewelry, and
barefooted, was taken from Ellis Is
land, New York. by a woman who
called herself the Countess de Lesdain
The New York police believe that
Mrs Alice Kinnan was murdered on her
porch in repelling a man suspected OF
seeking 20 gain the property OF her
mother through marriage.
The Black Diamond express on the
Lehigh Valley Railroad ran into a
freight train west Of Wilkes-Barre the
locomotive Of the flyer being demolished
A committee OF the Massachusetts
House OF Representatives recommends
the expulsion Of Frank G. Gethro, Of
Boston, on charges OF attempted bribery.
One hundred detectives are unable To
find missing Frederick Muth, OF Phlla-
delphia, or his abductor.
John Alexander Dowie described in
a Chicago court how he once saw his
own corpse.
District Attorney Jerome declares thai
the laws are ample to convict the rich
criminal, but that the difficulty Of prose-
cution hes in getting evidence.
A committee OF the National Manu-
| facturers' Association visited the Chicago
stoekyards and report that the attacks on
the beef packers are gross exaggerations.
Thirty-two insurance companies are
standing out against the proposition OF
60 others to pay only Is per cent OF their
San Francisco fire losses.
First Lieutenant Edward c. Bolton,
Y. 5. A., governor Of the Province OF
Davao Island Of Mindanao, was muir
dered by F;ilpinos.
The body of Selbert DAM an aged
basketmaker Of New Canaan c., was
found in we'll His house had been
| robbed
Sarah Bernhard sailed for France, af-
ter having earned 100000 francs during
227 performances in the United States.
Robert B. Roosevelt, uncle OF President
Roosevelt and lifelong Democrat, died
at his home on Long Island
Theodore P. Shonts delivered the prin-
cipal address at the silver anniversary
services of Drake University.
The new battleship Georgia broke the
speed record OF her class.
Baron Speck Won Sternberg, in ad-
dressing the University OF Illinois stu
dents. declared that many of the Haxim'
of President Roosevelt were used year:
ago by Chinese emperor.
Feudist Curtis Jett, OF Kentucky, has
confessed to the alleged details Of tht
assassinations OF James Cockrill, Jane!
B. Marcum and DR.. B. d. Cox.
1t was testified before the Interstati
Commerce Commission that the Pennsyl
vania Railroad bought and sold private
cars to mine operators.
Col. Henry Watterson delivered al
address on Kentucky and It's Homes
in honor of homecoming week" in tn,
Bluegrass State
Chauncey NJ Depew is taking health
restorer exercises at the sanitarium o
William Muldoon. the former wrestler
John Alexander Dowie stated in cour
that he will return to earth after ht
is dead to complete his work.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Dreyius Case Again.

Paris (By Cable) - The Supreme
Court began consideration Of the results
Of the inquiry which has been going on
for the last 27 months relative to grant
ing Alfred Dreyfus another trial. The
hearings are secret Procurator General
Beaudoin and Maitre Mornas, respec-
lively, summing up the arguments
against and for retrial The private
sessions will last four days, after which
the public argument will be made. A
decision is expected at the end of the
month.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Agulnaldo a Reicrner.

Manila, (By le).--Aguinaldo has
come out in retirement TO give a long
interview to local paper on the evils
of gambling among the people. Native
leaders OF all parties are taking up the
question of gambling and are working
with the Americans to secure govern
ment prohibition OF cockpits. Aguinaldo
says that the present depressed condition
of the islands is the result TO a great
extent of this universal vice. He has
promised to attend a public meeting
called to secure the suppression Of this
evil.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Wreclsers After "Penusy."

Marietta, Ohio, (SpeciaD.-A south
bound passenger train on the Pennsyl-
vania railroad jumped the track at Elba
while going 10 miles an hour The loco
motive, baggage car and tender went
over an embankment and the rest Of the
train ran to the edge OF the bank. En-
gineer Vaughan was severely scalded,
and Fireman Shacklos was internally in
jurcd and may die j. J. Maroney, Of
Marietta, was cut by glass. The smok-
ing car, containing 90 passengers, was
overturned. but no one was seriously in
jured The day coach also left the
track, but no one was hurt.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Mrs. Dowie Sues For Home.

Musltegon, Mich, (speciaD. - Mrs.
Jane Dowic. in the Muskegon County
Circuit Court, filed bill petitioning to
have Dowie's 100000 White Lake sum
mer home property, decided some time
ago by Deacon Voliva TO Deacon Gran
ger, given back TO her, She alleges that
when Dowie invested Voliva with the
power of attorney it was intended to
cover only his possessions, and that the
summer home has always been in her
name A bitter fight is expected over
the property.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
FIrsmsu lujatsd at Fire.

ST. Paul (SpeciaD - The six-story
Ryan annex Building was gutted by FIRE.
The damage TO the building and stocks
OF occupants is $4,000 a series Of
gas explosions prevented the fremen
from getting at the fame. and caused
the blaze to spread throughout the st7uc-
ture. Several hremen were cut by flying
glass and 81 were overcome by heat and
smoke Ten OF these were taken TO a
hospital and the resi- 10 their homes.
All of them will recover with the posi-
Bile exoeption Of L.eui. w. A Edward.-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
ResiIar place OF hsnna's Body

Cleveland (Speeial) On a high knoll
directly in the shadow Of Garhelds tomb,
and where the tall Rockefeller monoIith
can throw It's dim outline ACROSS the en-
trance. is being erected the handsome
mausoieum in which will rest he body
Of Senator Marcus A. Hanna The tomb
will be Of granite and marble. and will
cost, when completed, nearly $4,000
The mansnlegm is being buiit By the
family Of the dead Senator. bi;t a chai.
la the Western Reserve University wi,
b. established as a memorial to the max.
or Of presidents, the fund being raised
hv nonrlaF siihscr'n'ion
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Express Company Robbed OF $40, 900.

New York (Special Louis Gross
man, a I0-year-old helper on a wagon
Of the United States Express Company,
was arrested in this city charged with
having devised and operated a system
whereby he and his brother William
Grossman, robbed the express company
Of nearly $1,000 worth Of goods.
William was also arrested. The police
allese that the goods were shipped ia
Youngstown, o., and that William
Grossman went there to receive them.
Most Of them have been recovered.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Killed 3,il4 In Philippines.

washington, ISpeciaIJ.-An ofhciaI
summary of colera in the PHILIPPINE is
lands during the present epidemic, from
the outbreak last August and up to
April 81 last, shows a grand total of
4,oo3 cases and 3,II4 deaths, During
that period there were 3,SIo cases and
2,S62 deaths from that cause in the prov
inces and 2S3 cases and 252 deaths in
Manila.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
coalLands Sold.

Pittsburg (Specia). 49, Records have
been filed in the Washington County
courts showing the Piusburg Buffalo
Company has lust completed a deal for
the purchase OF 65z acres Of coking coal
lands in Washington County. Property
in this same neighborhood recently sold
at $500 an acre, and this is considered
the figure for this purchase. The new
property is near the town OF Zollarsville,
where contractors are now sinking two
OF the largest coal-mining shafts in the
,VDrid
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Auto Kills Wealthy Woman.

Kansas City, (SpociaD Mrs. c. II.
Patterson, wife of the president OF the
Bankers Trust Company, OF this city,
was instantly killed. The large automo-
bile in which she was riding with her
husband, daughter and driver, l.. A.
Phillips, collided with two trolley cars at
Fifth and Harrison streets. causing the
gasoline tank on the machine to explode.
The other occupants of the car escaped
serious injury.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Patrick Gets STAY.

Canton, Ohio (special) Justice Day,
OF the United States Supreme Court,
granted stay writ of appeal and conse-
quently stay of execution TO Attor-
ney Lindsay in behalf of Albert T. Pat
rick, of New York 1t will be heard by
the Supreme Court in October. The
action was brought before Justice Day
because Chief Justice Fuller and other
members OF the Supreme Court are
widely scattered ON their vacation trips.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
Alabama a Miners Wages.

Birmingham, Ala, (SpeciaD -. The
district convention Of the United Mine
Workers accepted the scale for the en-
suing year presented by the committee
on scale. The only change from last
wear is in differentials.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-06-20
fOREIGN

Thousands OF cases OF spoiled canned
meats from America dumped into the
sea during the South African war ac-
cordng to the testimony at the inquiry
into the British war stores scandal, float
ed ashore and was picked up and eaten
by kaffrs, many of whom died Of
ptomaine poisoning.
Walter Wellman and. other members
Of his Arctic expedition left Paris for
Tromsoe, Norway His mammoth air
ship and its appliances. weighing 80
tons, occupied special freight train.
Foreign Secretary Santiago de La
guardia, OF Panama, has resigned 1t
is reported that he will now devote his
time to pushing his candidacy for the
first vice presidency.
The English Salvation Army. to re-
lieve the congested districts in the East
End of London, plans to set up a set
tlement OF 10000 persons in South
America
The Moor cobbler Mesiewi, who muir
dered 50 women after being tlogged
daily for some time, was walled up
alive in Tangier He died in few
days
Former British Colonial Secretary
Lyttleton and Sir Frederick Banbury
have been elected to the House Of
Commons.
The rebel chief Bambaata was killed
in the fighting in Natal and the revolt
is now expected to die out.
In a battle between the Southern Nj
An H;rterIa1d Wast Afr;ca nam, NJ
,be -ebe,s wcre kiIled and the Rritisr
casuaIties were n killed and p wounded
When Military Procurator Payloff an
nounced IN the Lower House of the Rus
sian Parliament that death sentences
would not be abolished there were cries
of Assassin" Murderer"
the agrarian debate in the Russian
Douma and talked with the leader OF
the Group Of Toll, the most radical ele-
ment In parliament
! Lady Mary Hamilton, the richest wo
man IN Great Britain, was married tC
the Marquis OF Graham, eldest son o.
the Duke on Montrose.
Prince Cariati, Italian minister tC
GIa1' Wa.iG T9ig @ppo't5'te boo. a. ,aa, a,oIss
o -ohabio J;eJ -, ''iS % 49, ''''''''''
go NJ oD,oc r,en ,rcra % t;l,ed and so,,o for,,
ininred bv an expjosion on the Britisi
steamer Hayerford al Liverpool fro,
Pbiladelphia.
Official inquiry into the death Of Fathe
| Gapon, the Russian revolutionist, has re
suited in a verdict OF murder.
Capt. S. c. Bull and four other Britisl
military officers we're mobbed by native
near Tantab. Egypt.
E,,oeror William has made Priv
Corneelor Coldberper member of M
exoert commission 10 make an America
collection for the ROYAL Museum a
The Washington times., 1906-12-10
MAJOR LOWE DEAD.
ILL THREE MONTHS
Son of First Field Officer
Killed in Civil
War.

After an illness Of three months. Mai.
william X. Lowe. d clerk in the Office
OF the ciilCt of engineers Of the War
Department. dled at midnight last night
IN Las apartments in the POrtner. The
immediate cause OF death was diabetes
Major Lowe was born in Batavia, Ohio.
slAly-lAFee years ago. lie ~as lHe sOu
OF Col John ~. Lowe, Of the Twelfth
Ohio. lie first ueld officer killed during
the civil war. Major Lowe was attend
ing nisn school AT Dayton, Ohio, when
ne received = second HeutenanIs COM
mission IA the Nineteenth United States
Infantry. HIS service was with the
Army OF the Cumberland. lie was one
or the survivors of the brigade that
made the famous charge az the battle
Of stone river, when more than ~ per
cent Of the brigade WeIe lett dead on
1851 10 Miss Adelaide. the daughter Of
Eli Kinney. prominent banker. of Gin
cinnati. Ono
Major Lowe resigned from the army
ia 1859. and became engaged with Col
ouel Merrill. Of the engineers. on the
work OF improving the OniO river, and
efterward he WAS appointed 60 a position
IN The war Department MAYOR Lowe i
survived By his widow. one son ana
daughter, i. Kinney Lowe. of Pittsburg,
and MIS-. john J.. NOOdfOTds and au
only brother. the Rev. Thomas ., Lowe,
Of Staten Island. who was formerly a
Judge IN Ohio. lie IS the last Of the
Loves.
The funeraI viii take place Wednesday
afternoon ~ > D. Ia at St PauIs Epls-
copal Church The lntermenL VIII De
at Arlington
The Washington times., 1906-12-10

or word In Rome or elsewhere which
would seem to dineTentiate your posi-
tlon from that OF other ambassadors
Ine mere fact Of the report 81 the news
papers about your calling at the Vatican
has had very unfortunate effect.
daTesay you did not call; you may
merely have seen some cardinal pri-
Vateiy; but the unpleasant talk over the
affair emphasizes the need OF extreme
cIrcumspection while you are IN your
present position. While lam President
ana yDu are ambassador neither Of us
in his public relations is 10 act as CathO-
lie or Protestant. Jew or Gentle; and
we have 10 be careful. not merely to
do what is right. but 50 70 carry our
selves as to show that we are doing
what Is right. l snail ask you not to
quote me 10 any person III any shape or
way In connection with any affair OF
the Catholic Church, and yourself not
10 take action 0f any kind which Will
give ground for the belief that you. as
the American ambassador, are striving
10 interfere IN the affairs Of the church.
" With love TO Maria.
% Fraternauy yours.
Z" THEODORE ROOSEVELT