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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Foreign.

Five Spanish bishops have VIOLENT
ly protested to the government
against the "Anti-Christian move
ment," and declaring they will not
obey laws which violate rights of the
church.
When the boycott against Ameri-
can goods was called off at Canton
China, ringleaders of the movement
under arrest there We're released and
their conduct eXtolled
The rebellion against Turkish rule
in Arabia is causing frequent clashes
at arms, in one of which 100 Turks
were killed and 60 wounded
The new financial budget for Aus
tria estimates the revenue at S37S,-
100000, nearly 100000 In excess
of the estimated expenditures.
Japanese officials have been ex-
PEELED from the Russian sphere in
Manchuria, but merchants are aj-
mitted
The French ministry again dis
cussed the Church and State Sepa-
ration Law, but reached no conclu-
sion.
The Russian Constitutional Demo-
cratic Congress, at Helsingfors, ad-
iourned after adopting a pronuncia-
mento denouncing Premier Stolypin's s
administration.
Ten pirates shipped as laborers on
the German steamer Anna at Vladi-
yostok and when the ship got to sea
bound the officers and robbed the
passengers.
1t is reported that Japanese ennis
saries have been sent to Java to Gre
ate incidents to justify a Japanese
naval expedition.
The Portuguese Chamber of Depu-
| ties adopted bill providing for the
renewal of the tobacco monopoly.
Five terrorists were hanged in
Lodz. Russian Poland, and five We're
shot In Bendzir. They had been con-
demned by drumhead court-martial.
A Jewess is said to have organized
the recent attempt upon the life of
General Dumbadze at Sebastopol.
Counsel for Richard Croker in a
suit in Dublin declared that Croker
did not benefit by his political con
nection except to the extent OF the
salaries he received
Edna May has sued Gatti Brothers
managers of the Vaudeville Theater
| In London, for breach of contract
The new Spanish law OF assocla.
tion for religious orders contains
many restrictive provisions.
| John Gadomski, editor OF the Ga.
zeta Polska, who was shot by bandits
] died In Warsaw.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
BULL CHARGES A LION.
Dashes Against The Lattcr's Cage
And Causes Stampede.

New York (SpeciaD A white
Holstein bull, owned by Mayor
Brush, of Mount Vernon. which heads
the procession of farmer boys and
lassies at the county fair in Madison
Square Garden, got ugly and mixed
things up.
Many prominent actors and ac-
tresses were enjoying the scene, when
Mr.. Bull suddenly halted and the
procession stopped He had spotted
the lion Sultan and wanted to mix
it, with the king of beasts. He
lowered his head and made a dash
toward the cage, crashing against the
bars with great force. There was a
stampede among the bystanders to
get away, and Mrs. Anna Post, of
Passaic, was thrown down and her
left arm broken.
Martin Kelly, who had been lead
ing the hull by a nose ring, ran away,
and but for the prompt action of
Detective Henry the big animal
would have run amuck among the
spectators
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
FINANCIAL WORLD.

Union Pacific net earnings in Au-
gust increased s327,496.
j. j. Hill says he long ago sold
nearly all his Erie stock.
The Western Unions net revenue
for the last fiscal year showed a de-
crease of $117,4S2.
Dividend action on the Chesapeake
e Ohio will be taken this week.
Three per cent. is expected.
Frick wants a bigger dividend on
Cambria Steel. He also favors
larger one. it is said, on Pennsylvania
and Reading
Northern Pacific had a surplus Of
S11 100000 after paying interest on
bonds and the dividend on its stock
Net profits on the year Increased
s6,219,000, or more than 20 per
cent.
Schwabs big wheat deal is at
tracing considerable attention in
speculative circles.
Western Union shareholders rati-
fed the action OF directors in decid-
ing to issue S25, 100000 of 4 per
cent. convertible bonds. Henry Wal
ters and j. J.. Slocum were elected
directors.
When copper metal was only II
cents a pound the Amalgamated Com
pany paid s per cent. dividends.
The spectators wonder why II can't
do as we'll now with copper at 21 "
cents a pound.
An Atlantic City citizen writes:
II should be pleased to know why
Lehigh Valley is selling at 80 or
better, when the par value is only
0, paying 2 per cent. What ! should
like to know is, are they going to in
crease the dividend, and, II so, how
much?" 1t is selling at 80 in anti
cipation of a larger dividend, but
no one outside the Board of Direc-
tors can know Just when the increase
will come. Moreover, the much
talked-of divorce OF the coal roads
from the coal mines is also a factor
which adds mystery to the situation,
and nothing helps a stock like a
mystery
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
BANKER, YACHT
AND CASH GONE
A Financier and a Million Are
Missing.
AN OLD FIRM FORCED TO WALL.
j. Nj. Ceballos & Co., of New York,
Assigns, With Liabilities From
Three to Four Millions - Defal-
cation of Manuel Silveira, Causes
Financial Disaster.

New York (SpeciaD The assign
ment of J. NJ. Ceballos & CO., bank
ers and merchants, with liabilities
between $3,000,000 and s4,000,0OO,
was announced Wednesday in a
statement which declared that the
failure was due to the defalcation
and absconding OF Manuel Silveira.
of Silveira & Co. Havana, agents of
the New York company. Silveiras s
defalcation is alleged to amount to
about $1000,000. He sailed from
Havana on October 9, ostensibly for
New York City, to consult with the
members of j. NJ. Ceballos < Co.,
but has not reached this city. Coun-
sci for the assignee said that Sill
veira has left on his own steamer,
the Camelina, for parts unknown, ac-
companied by his wife and children.
and that every effort was being made
to locate him
The members of the firm of j. NJ.
Ceballos e Co. are j. NJ. Ceballos,
John s. Fiske and Anderson c. VIII
son. The assignee is William V.
Rowe, of the law firm of Sullivan &
Cromwell, of this city. Mr.. Rowe
said that the assets of the fitm were
of very substantial character, but
from hasty examination 1t was man
ifest that they would require careful
outstanding. Accountants are now at
work on the books of the company.
1t was stated officially that there was
ground to hope that the assets would
be sufficient to cover the losses of the
firm, and that It would be enabled to
resume business.
j. NJ. Ceballos e Co. was estab-
lished about so years ago, and has
large interests in Cuba. chiefly in
the development of railroads and SUI
gar plantations. 1t operates line
of steamers between New York and
Spanish ports and has connections in
Spain. European centers and Span
ish-American cities.
Silveira & Co. were one of the
largest and best known firms in Ha-
vana, were the largest importers of
cattle in Cuba and were reputed es-
pecially to have made q large fortune
Immediately after the war.
The following statement was given
out by Sullivan & Cromwell, announc-
inC the assignment:
"Messrs. ]. NJ. Ceballos G. Co,
bankers, of New York and Havana,
have made a general assignment for
the benefit of their creditors to Will
liam V. Rowe. of the law firm of Sui
livan & Cromwell, with William Mel
son Cromwell as counsel to the as
signee. The suspension is stated by
the firm to be due to the defalcation
of Manuel Silveira, of Silveira & Co,
bankers and merchants. of Havana.
who for several years have represent
ed the business of Ceballos & Co.
His deficiency amounts to nearly one
million dollars in money and other
nrOnartN
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
MURDER Of AN ENTIRE FAMILY
Barney Parsons, Wife and Three
Children Killed.

Houston, Mo. Especially. - Barney
Parsons, a farmer, his wife and three
children were murdered near Lick
ing, Mo. A farmer named Hamilton
has been arrested charged with the
murder, and is said to have confessed.
Parsons had sold his farm and crops
to Hamilton, and IL is alleged that
the men quarreled over. the terms of
the sale. Parsons and family set out
from their former home in covered
wagon, bound for Northern Missouri.
The body of Parsons was found shot
to death, and the mother and three
children had been dubbed to death.
Joda Hamilton, the alleged mur-
derer is in the Houston (Mo.) jail
strongly guarded to prevent lynching
He is said to have made a complete
confession, of which the following is
a summary:
At a timber bordered place in the
road. as Parsons and his family were
driving along. they were confronted
by Hamilton. armed with a shotgun.
Deliberated aiming at Parsons, Ham
ilton discharged both barrels of the
gun and Parsons fell to the ground.
Hamilton then advanced upon him
and dubbed him over the head with
the butt of the gun several times.
He then beat the head of the mother
almost to a pulp. and after killing
her. dubbed the three children to
death.
The bodies of all five were then
loaded into a wagon and taken to
Big Piney Creek, about one mile dis
tant from the scene of the murder,
and dumped into the creek
The body of one of the children
has not yet been found A party of
fishermen from Houston discovered
the bodies of two of the children Sat-
urday about noon. A further search
brought to light the bodies of both
parents, and word was sent to Hous-
ton.
Shortly after the news had been
received there Hamilton rode into
town on mule that was recognized
as one that belonged to Parsons He
was arrested and locked up in Jail
Parsons, who came to Texas Coun-
ty two years ago from the northern
nart of Missouri, was a quiet, in
dustrious farmer, and never had trou-
BILE of any sort. Hamilton has also
been favorably known over the entire
county.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
FLOODS AND LANDsLIDEs.
Havoc Wrought On The West Coast
OF Mexico.

Mexico City Especially. - RECEIPT
floods in the southern part of Jalisco
and Colima have resulted in great do
struction of property and loss of life.
The number of fatalities from drown-
ing along the Manzanilla extension
of the Mexican Central Railway is
1913.
Thousands Of tons OF earth and
rocks descended in great landslldes
from the mountains.
The new steel railway bridge below
TuXpan was destroyed, and a steam
shovel weighing &c tons was borne
by the torrent for considerable dis
tance. In one place the water r0go
60 feet
Many houses were destroyed by
floods in TuXpan and Zapotillic.
Twenty-Five lives were lost in San
tiago River. Fifteen were drowned
by the capsizing of n boat while
crossing the river. All were nativos.
1t has been sometime since there
We're such tremendous floods on the
west coast
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
MAGOON NOW GOVERNOR.
Taft, Bacon And Funston Sail For
The United States.


Havana (SpeciaD - Secretary of
War Taft and Assistant Secretary of
State Bacon, President Roosevelt's
peace commissioners, completed their
labors here and departed for the
United States on board the battleship
Louisiana They were followed to
sea and acclaimed by many Liberal
and ex-revolutionary leaders, but the
former Government officials showed
no disposition to join in the farewell.
either collectively or individually, and
no prominent Moderates appeared at
the palace or the wharf to participate
in the leayetaking Two leading
Liberal Nationalist Governor Nunez
and Congressman GOWN. We're the
only highly prominent members Of
the Government group who saw the
party off
The principal event of the day
preceding the departure Of Messrs.
Taft aud Bacon was the taking over
OF the government by Charles +.
Magoon, which was done by the is
suance OF a proclamation declaring
that he had entered upon and would
discharge the functions Of govern
ment as directed by President Roose-
welt by virtue Of the authority Of the
Platt amendment This was precise
ly in line with President Roosevplts
appointment of Mr Magoon, which
states that il was made "by virtue
or the authority conferred upon me
by the appendix TO the Constitution
OF Cuba and by act Of Congress March
2, 1871"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
GOT BACK WEDDING RING.
Mrs. HiplSins Dropped 1t In The
River Ten Years Ago.


Washington (SpeciaD Mrs Glenn
ent C. Hipkins. who lives at 500 NJ
Street, northwest, regards herself as
the luckiest woman in Washington
just now, for she has recovered her
wedding ring which she lost 10 years
ago under circumstances which for
badc all hope OF ever recovering 1t.
Ten year ago she was standing
on the wharf waving her hands in
good-by TO some friends on the steam
boat who were about to leave for
Washington Her wedding ring slip.
ped from her finger and flew into the
river. She saw it go beneath tho
waters, and felt sure she would never
see it again. Last week John Pey-
ton, who is employed on barge
which is dredging out the channel.
saw something bright in the mud
that had just been scooped up from
the bottom of the river He OK
amined ii and found it was n plain
gold ring, on the inside of which were
engraved the letters. &C. C. H. to
McE. w, January, rs" Peyton at
once realized that II was q wedding
ring, and notified the police
To police in turn made public the
fact of the discovery of the ring by
a statement in the local newspapers.
Mrs. Hipkins read the paragraph that
told of the finding of the ring and
recognized in the letters engraved in
1t the initials of her husband and
herself. She hurried TO police head
quarters and identified the ring as
her own. II is not likely that Mrs.
Hipkins will lose her ring again.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
nesncrndoes Cnntnred.

Dawson, Alaska (speciaD Hem
erickson and Thornton, the escaped
desperadoes of the Tenama district,
were captured Tuesday near Nation
City, below Eagle, not far from
where they escaped last week from
the steamer Lavelle Young while en-
route TO Seattle. Both men had wan
dered several days through the woods
without foods or shelter and were in
such bad condition that they lid
not resist the officers. The capture
was made by Deputies Gertz and VII
lenoYe.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Astor Desccndnnfs Insnne.

New York (SpeciaD A sheriff's
jury found that Peter Denottheck
and his sister. Gabrielle Denottheck,
are insane and incompetent to attend
to their affairs Denottheck and his
sister are the great-great-grandch
dren of John Jacob Astor. Their
mother. Cecilia Denottheck, who was
a granddaughter of Mr.. Astor, died
in August in a private sanitarium.
Gabrielle each inherited about $780,
900, and Eugenia Denottheck, an
other sister asked for lunacy commits
sion that the property might be cared
for
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Gives IN $50. 600 I'm Eces

Chicago (SpecaD States Attor-
ney John ]. Healey turned over to
Cook County all tho fees of his office
for the last. two years, amounting to
$51,213. Healey's act was in ac-
cordance with promises made by him
before election, in which he declared
that If elected he would accept the
statutory salary of $4,000 as his
compensation, and would turn over
all the fees to the county. This is
the first time in the history of this
country that a states attorney has
surrendered the fees of his office.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
DIsPRovED 1T WITH KISS.
The Rumors That Elliott Shepard
And Wife Were Estranged.

Ana we We're Estranged.
New York (SpeciaD By imprint
ing a kiss on his wife's lips Elliott
F. Shepard disproved the rumors of
divorce. As she sailed for Havre on
the French liner La Lorraine, Shepard
was asked regarding the report that
he and his wife were estranged and
that she was going to Paris prior to
legal action.
Mrs. Shepard was sitting in the
ships salooni near by, and smiled. as
Mr.. Shepard said
You can deny that for me. Here
Is an example Of our happiness"
With this he stepped over and
kissed Mrs. Shepard. He said that
he will follow her to France on an
other steamer in a few weeks.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Three Men Killed.

New York (SpeciaD Three men
were killed and a dozen others rem
dered unconscious by an explosion
and fire in the Pennsylvania Railroad
tunnel under Long Island City. The
dead men are said to be a superin-
tendent named George Chapman, a
lock-turner named Michael DAILY and
a foreman named Joseph Pearce.
The cause of the explosion is un-
known
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
A Silent Wedding.

Augusta Ga. Especially Miss Car
RE Anna Wall, of Augusta, and Al
exander Denham Estill, of Savannah,
both deaf and dumb. were married
here by Rev, o. J. Whildin, of Bal
timore, also a mute. The bridesmaid
likewise was a mute. The couple
are prominent in Georgia, the groom
being a nephew of j. II. Estill,. pro-
prietor of the Savannah News.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Five Killed In Collision.

Cheyenne, Wyo. (SpeciaD Five
men were killed in head-on freight
collision on the Union Pacific
railroad at Ridge, near Laramie
Wyo. The collision was caused by
misunderstanding of orders. The en-
gines OF both trains were demolished
and the crews were instantly killed.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Mount Pclec Aroused.

Basse-Terre (By Cable) A vio-
lent eruption of the Mont Pelee vol
cano, Island of, Martinique, caused a
rain OF ashes over the southeast part
of Guadeloupe. The Soufriere vol
eano on this island shows no signs
Of actiVity
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Asylum Children Polsoned.

Findlay 0. (5peciaD All Of the
IA children Of the Orphans Home,
eight girls and six boys who were
poisoned supposedly by drinking
milk, have recovered except two.
These two are in q critical condition.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Killed Himself Instead or Pig.

Stratford, Ont. (SpeciaD. ~ As
Charles Kimber, an employee Of the
White Packing Company, was killing
a pig the animal kicked and diverted
the knife, which injured Kimber's
abdomen, inhicting fatal injuries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
EmbezzIed From TeIegrnnhers.

Montreal, Que. Especial Philip
pc de Hamel, former secretary-treas-
urer Of System Division No. of the
Order of Railroad Telegraphers, was
found guilty in the Court of Kings
Bench of embezzling $4,000 Of the
funds OF the order The trial lasted
10 days and the jury was out four
days
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Dreyfus To Resume Command.

Paris (By cable) Captain Drey-
lus will resume active service in the
army, being named by decree of the
Ministers OF War to take charge of
the mobilization of the garrison OF
Vincennes
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18

Columbia, Tenn, Especially AN
cntire block facing on Main Street
In the business section OF this city
was destroyed by fire. Loss. $60.-
900. Insurance $50 900
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
virginius Hendricks Dead.

Frankfort, Ky. (SpeciaD .--Vir-
ginius Hendricks, aged rs, who was
member OF the Confederate Con-
gress from Virginia, died here. Hen
bricks has been an invalid for many
years.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-10-18
Saw child Drop To Death.

York, Pa. Especially Falling 100
feet from fifth-story window of the
Colonial Hotel TO the sidewalk, G.
year-old Marguerite Morris Wilson,
daughter of A. l.. Wilson, an insur-
ance man, was instantly killed today.
The child's fall was witnessed by a
number OF persons, all of whom wero
powerless to prevent the accident.
The little girl learned too far out the
window and lost her balance.
Two hundred and fifty women and
girls escaped from a Brooklyn tailor
shoD ablaze by means Of ladders.
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-04-04
RECOMMENDED 70 I'LL MOTHERS

~ have used Cuticura Ointment for
chafing of infants, and as they grew
older all skin diseases were given treat
ment with that and the Cuticura Soap.
/ never found it necessary to call doc
tor, as these Remedies are sure cure.
if used as directed. am glad to recon-
mend them to all mothers" Sincerely
yours, Mrs. f. A. Kennard,
June Il, 1905. st. Paul Park, MINI.
CuticuTa Soap, Ointment, and Pills sold throughout
khe world Potter Drug Chem Corp Sole Props Boston
US-Mailed Free, How to Care for the Skin"
The central Presbyterian. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1856-1908, 1906-04-04
COULD NOT REST
NIGHT OR DAY
With Irritating Skin Humor-WhoIe
Body Affected Scalp ltched All
the Time and Hair Began to Fall
Out-WonderfuI Result From
APPLICATION OF
CUTICURA REMEDIES

81 am never without Cuticura Soap
and Cuticura Ointment since L tried
them last summer About the latter
part of July my whole body began to
itch. l did not take much notice of it
at first, but it began to get worse all the
time, and then l began to get uneasy
and tried all kinds of baths and other
remedies that were recommended for
skin humors; but l became worse all
the time. My hair began to fall out and
my scalp itched all the time. Espe-
cially at night, just as soon as 1 would
get In bed and get warm, my whole body
would begin to itch and my finger nails
would keep it irritated, and it was not
long before could not rest night or day.
A friend asked me to try the Cuticura
Remedies, and did, and the first appli-
cation helped me wonderfully. For
about four weeks I would take a hot
bath every night and then apply the
Cuticura Ointment to my whole body;
and l kept getting better, and by the
time used four boxes of Cuticura was
entirely cured, and my hair stopped
falling out, but 1 continue to use the
Cuticura on my scalp. 1t keeps all dan
druff out and scalp is always clean.
always use Cuticura Ointment on nv
face after shaving, and have found
nothing to equal it. | will never be
without it." D. e. Blankenship,
319 N. Del. St.,
Oct. II, 1905. indianapolis, Ind.