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The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
MASSACRES FORCED
T WORK FOR THE KING
Many Atrocities Laid to Door Of
Leopold's Trust Found
True.
White Washing Commission
Admits Charges King Vir-
tually Defies Interference.
Special Cable to The Journal.

Special Cable to The Journal.
London, June 12.-The Congo COM
mission, which was called into being for
1whitewashing" purposes, has been
forced practically to admit the truth
of many of the most terrible charges
which have been made against the Con-
90 Free State.
Among the allegations made against
the government have been the follow
ing:
That it has ruled the country, not
with a regard to the good of its inhab-
itants, but almost solely with view to
increasing the profits of the rubber COM
pany. in which King Leopold is the
chief stockholder.
Soldiers slay Hundreds.
That when the people have failed to
bring in as much rubber as the repre-
sentatives Of the company thought they
ought native soldiers have been sent
out, who have perpetrated the most hor.
rible massacres to stimulate the work.
ers' energy. On one expedition 900
natives were murdered on six weeks
three weeks, 300.
That capnibals have been officially
employed-on one occasion as many as
500 in one party-to kill and eat the re.
fractory inhabitants who refused to
work.
Reduced to Slavery.
That forced labor, amounting prac.
tically to slavery in its most revolving.
form, prevails everywhere.
That, in consequence of the barbara.
ties perpetrated and the inability of the
natives to both support themselves and
supply the demands upon them for rub
ber. the death rate has increased appali
being aapidy @ ihs depopulafed ieeIs afefo country
King Leopold Hgns the fecommenth
tions for reform Of the report, but the,s
are not sweeping and are, therefore,
severely criticised by the London morn,
ing papers.
| "L'etat c'est Moi.
| The most notable features of the re-
port is a letter from King Leopold,
'est moi he says:
HMy position in the Free State is.
admit, de facto and de jure without
precedent. but all the burden, all the re.
| sponsibility, has been left with me.
Belgium has certainly shown desire
4 to help with money in some measure.
/ but the work of constituting the new
state devolved upon me alone.
| The constitution of the Congo state
| mas Deen ana cannot be anything but
my personal achievement Now, there
can be no more legitimate right than
that of the author over his own work.
Powers Are Defied.
The powers gave the birth Of the
new state their blessing, but none of
them has been asked to share in nv
efforts. Therefore, none of them pos
sesses in the Congo Free State any right
Of intervention that could be justified.
law concerning the state :. Ny rights on
the Congo are indivisible They are the
result Of my toll and Of the expenditure
Of my money. It is essential that |
should proclaim these rights aloud, for
Belgium does not possess any except
those which emanate from me. -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
AZ DOSES OF POISON
In AVERAGE MEAL
Sensational Indictment of Modern
Foods Comes from Anti
Adulterant Champion.
Journal Special Service.

Kansas City, Mo-, June 11.-"By
studying bill of fare in restaurant
not long ago, I found that the average
man takes forty-two doses of poison at
every meal he eats,' said Harry B.
Walms1ey, champion of the pure-food
bill in. the last legislature. "The but
ter4sis covered with coal-tar dyes, the
meat, has. more or less embalming fluid,
the lard in which his potatoes are fried
probably contains portions of hogs that
have died natural deaths and not been
slaughtered under sanitary conditions;
the catsup is colored with coal dyes and
has saicylic acid in it.
The bread is full of alum; the tea
and coffee contain Golfer; the vegeta-
bles have different varieties of coal
tar dyes. You can't get any pure pep
per; it Is full of cocoanut shells, saw
dust and clay. You buy nice red
apple on the stand. It is rosy because,
nine times out of ten, it is painted
with coal-tar dyes. Even the cherished
illusion of new potatoes is not always
ours. Old potatoes are freshened up
in alum water after being scraped.
Fifty per cent of the deaths that
occur in this country are the direct
result of impure and dishonest foods.
The packers are not alone to blame.
It is practically impossible to get any
pure food in this country.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11

COMMON ROBBERY,
BASE OF BUSINESS
Shameful Tactics Win for Modern
Midas, Declares Toledo
Preacher.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
Notre Dame, Ind, June 11.-What
once. was regarded as "business acu-
men twas declared yesterday by Rev.
John T. O'Connel Of Toledo to be moth
ing less than common robbery" In
his baccalaureate sermon to the grad
uating class of Notre Dame university
he said:
cit is not SO long since we stood in
awe of that latter-day Midas, whose
every touch made purest gold. The
youth of our land was made ambitious
by the tales of riches. But when some
one escaped from the tolls and asked
the surprised world to tear off the
sfimsy wells that covered our national
idol it was found that it's house of
gold was builded on. dishonesty, on
bribery, on prostitution of power, on be-
trayal Of trust; that the marvellous
business tact was common robbery and
the fruits of this enterprise and .un-
paralleled progress were murder. sui
eide and shame.' & EE
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
RAIN OF BULLETS
{: STRIKERS ANSWER
Rombardment of Dillonvale Mine
-. Shed Instead of Return -
Mkj to Work.

Dillonvale, Ohio, June 11.-An at
tack, presumably by strikers, was made
early today on the checkhouse of the
NJ. A. Hanna Coal company at Dillon
vale, when fifty shots were fired from
a hill 200 feet distant. There were
one was injured. s.
Officials Of the company, who were
holding a conference with Mayor Eberle
at the time Of the attack, organized a
party and went to the mine to protect
their property. Not shot was fred
by the company men.
Not one person responded to the
blast of the whistle this morning no
tifying the strikers to return to work
under the scale that expired April L
and the situation at Ramsey and Roby'
vile is the same as at Dillonvale.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
BOMB OF TODAY AN
ENGINE OF DEATH
Improvement in Construction of
Anarchists Weapons Vexes
Secret Service Men.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service
New York, June 1.-THE most dan
gerous feature Of recent bomb outrages
is not their, number, as indicated by Sc
cret service officials, but the great i'm
provement that is being made in the
construction Of bombs.
The number Of persons who can be
killed by single bomb is now much
greater than it was when these engines
Of destruction were first introduced. No
less than twenty four persons were
killed by the, explosion Of the bomb
aimed at King Alfonso and Queen Vic
toria few days ago and about eighty
were more or less seriously injured.
When such man as Morales, who
threw the bomb at King Alfonso, turns
anarchist, the result can be. appalling.
and a practical chemist and he made
the bomb which literally scattered
death. s - >.s,.#s:o ~.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
REPORTS TO SENATE
AT WIDE VARIANCE
Utah Senator Mercilessly Flayed
as Member Of Law Defying
Organization. "
Minority Declares His, Right to
Seat Despite Acts in
Church.

Washington, June .11.-The majority
and minority reports of the committee
on privileges and elections in the case
of Senator Reed Smoot of Utah were
today presented in the senate, the for
mer by Senator Burrows, declaring that
Mr.. Smoot is not entitled to his seat,
and the latter by Senator Foraker, TAX
time Senator Bailey, who is member
Of the committee, stated that while he
concurred in the views of the majority
that Mr., Smoot is not entifeed to his
seat, he believed that Mr.. Smoot could
not be unseated under the constitution
except by a resolution of expulsion.
In accordance with Senator Burrows
of the hearings in the case were Or
dered printed. Mr.. Burrows also gave
notice that he would call up the case
Uat the earliest possible moment con-
sistent with the public business, and
Senator Foraker expressed his approval
of this announcement.
Senator Smoot was present in the
senate chamber when the reports were
presented. He smiled broadly when
Senator Bailey made his statement.
Under the plan suggested by the Texas
necessary to vacate the seat of tho
Utah senator.
The Majority Report.
The reasons for the action Of
che senate committee on .privi-
leges and elections in declaring
by a majority vote that Reed Smoot
is not entitled to seat in the senate
as senator from Utah are stated IN a
report submitted to the senate today
by Chairman Burrows and signed by
Senator's Burrows, DolliVer. Dubois,
/ Pettls, Bailey, 0yerman and Frazier,
to be as follows:
'1That Mr. Smoot is one Of a self
perpetuating body Of men known as
the first presidency and twelve apostles
of the Church of Jesus Christ Of Latter
Dav Saints, commonly known as the
Mormon church.
''That these men claim divine author.
ity to control the members OF SAID
church in all things, temporal as well
as spiritual
Encourage Polygany.
"That this authority is and has been
for several years past SO exercised by
the said first presidency and twelve
apostles as to encourage the practice
of polygamy and polygamous cohabita'
tion in the state of Utah and else.
where, contrary to the constitution and
laws of the state of Utah and the law
of the land.
"That the said first presidency and
twelve do now control and for a long
time past have controlled the political
affairs of the state of Utah and have
thus brought in said state union OF
church and state contrary to the consti
tuition of said state of Utah. and con
trary to the constitution of the United
States, and the said Reed Smoot comes
here not as the accredited representa-
tive of the state of Utah in the senate
of the United States. but as the chie1
hierarchy which controls the church
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
TICK.TACK ON WINDOW;
MINISTER SHOOTS BOY
Special te The Journal.

Special t. The Journal.
LIE Sueur Center, Mimi, June liz
The town of Cordova was thrown into
unwonted excitement today when it was
bruited about that Rev. w. w. Vine,
nastor of the United Brethren church at
that point and lie Sueur Center, had shot
q farmer boy shortly after midnight
last night. The preacher used a 22-
caliber rifle and shot the lad thru the
right leg, near the hip.
The boy had placed a tick-tacko
upon the window Of the pastors bed
room and was numbering the sleep Of
the household. when the enraged minis
latter has not been arrested, but in all
probability will be. The boy will soon
be all right again unless blood poison
ing results from his wound.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
CURSES COURT FOR
A SHORT SENTENCE
Illinois Wife-s -stabber Begged to
Be Sent to the Gal
lows. -,-,

Joliet, ILL.,, June 11.-Elias Kuntee,
convicted Of attempted wife murder,
pleaded in the Will county court today
to be sent to the gallows. The court
sentenced him to serve one to fourteen
years in the penitentiary. Kuntee
then became greatly enraged and cursed
the court and those about him. Kuntee
stabbed his wife, to whom he had been
married six months. She recovered,
prosecuted him and is now suing for
divorce. - -
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
PRESIDENTS UNCLE
IS SERIOUSLY Ill
Anxiety Over Condition Of Robert
B. Roosevelt, Prominent
Democrat.
Journal Special Service.

Journal Special Service.
New York, June 11.-Robert B..
Roosevelt, uncle of the president and a
prominent democrat is seriously i'll at
his country home Lotus Lake, Sayville,
L. I. He is ~ years old, and keen
anxiety is felt by his relatives.
= Mr.. Roosevelt Is health has been fail
ing for the past year. In the hope that
q change of surroundings would bene-
fit him, he was moved from his city
residence three weeks ago to the Long
Island estate. A change for the worse
was noted on Monday and since then he
has been confined to his bed. III, s.:at
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
sTABS LEGISLATOR ON
STREET OYER A SUIT

Memphis, Tenn, June 11.-Thomas B..
Collier, member Of the Tennessee leg
islature, was stabbed on the street to-
day by T. R. Tucker, real estate man.
The difficulty. is said to have occurred
over a lawsuit. Golfers condition is
serious Tucker was arrested.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
GIANT CRACKERS EXPLODE.

East ST. Louis Ill, June 11.-An explosion
Of 1000 giant frecrackers in a fireworks fac
toryy burned George Beckman and Henry Brock
meyer SO seriously they may die, and badly
damaged the factory.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
HOTTENTOTS SLAY
GERMANS IN BATTLE

Berlin. June 1.-Two German off,
GERS and eight men were killed, and ten
men were wounded June in fight
with Hottentots, between Warmbad
and the Fish river.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
TRAIN DERA1LED; TWO INJURED.

Winnipeg, Man, June 1.-THE Canadian
Northern limited running between here and
Fort Arthur, was derailed forty-iye miles east
Of Winnipeg yesterday. The accident was
caused by rod breaking in the tender. Two
passengers, both foreigners, were badly In
iured
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
paAw1 COSTS rHIRrEEN LIVES.

TiHis, June 11.-A brawl between Armenians
and Mussumans at Erivan led to serious riot
ing, and the troops were turned out to sup
press the disorders. Eleven Armenians and
two Mussulmans were killed and sixteen
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11

The following fourth-class postmasters were
appointed June 8: Lewis n. Prescott, Alsen.
Cavalier county, N. D., vice A. g. Saynes, re-
signed; Harry Haxby, st. Marys, Miner coun-
E, s. D., vice E. J. Mcleod, resigned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
WATER FAMINE ENDED.

Cincinnati Ohio, June 1f.--According to tht
city waterworks officials the famine In thii
tions, which have suffered most since Frfda!
morning, now have plenty of water.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
PATRICK IS DENIED
NEW TRIAL BY GOFF

New York, June 11.-Recorder Golf
today denied motion for new trial
in the case of Albert T. Patrick, the
convicted murderer Of William Marsh
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11

The following appointments were made in the
rural carrier force, commencing June 10:
Charles III. Lenz, Beltrami, Mimi, route No. 1;
commencing July 2, Hiram w. Russell, Salem,
s. D.. route No. 3.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
DROWNED IN SHALLOW WATER.
SpeciaI to The Journal. ""

Menominee, Mich, June 11.-Jerry Sullivan,
young man employed on drive on the
Menorninee river, was drowned some distance
up stream from this city. The water where
he fell in was shallow, and had he stood up
he would not have drowned He tried to swim,
houndered around and was drowned.
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11
Democracy vs.. Socialism.

.'Before leaving home i tried to dis
tinguish between democracy and what
can properly be called socialism. Dem
ocracy recognizes competition as legit-
innate and tries to protect the competi-
tive principle from attack. Socialism
sees competition as an evil to be elm
mated by public ownership and opera
tion Of all means of production and
distribution.
"While this distinction between
democracy and socialism should not be
overlooked, thes democratic platform
must be one Of progress and reform
and not merely of opposition to repub
ican policies or socialistic ideas.
shies at Trust Gifts.
In our fight for the absolute elm
the regulation Of corporations in gen
eral, it is necessary that the party
shall be free from any suspicion Of al
lance with the corporate interests that
have been dominating American poll
tics. To this end, campaign contribu-
ytions must be limited to those who have
~ L trust that pnbiie sentiment will
rsuiire aT PARTIES 70 keep their books
open so that. sheraaft no party, will be
under private obligations to shield cor
porate offenders s t,s4 g
Beet Scandal Not Surprising.
Abiding to conditions In the meat
industry, Mr.. Bryan said:
81 f'The beef trust is not different In
character and methods from other
trusts. The inevitable tendency of q
privote monopoly is to increase the
price Of a product and to lower its quail
ity. Why should anyone expect any.
thing else from a trust than the lower
ing of quality when a monopoly is es-
"Observe, I have used the words
private monopoly not public. In q
private monopoly a private interest il
set up against those Of the whole peo.
pie. Quite different principle comes
The Minneapolis journal., 1906-06-11

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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-22
NEW GRENADA.

The porkers have begun to
squeal.
Mrs. Alice Horton and three
children of Johnstown, Pa, are
visiting the Gracey tribe in Tay-
lor, and spent Sunday at Richard
Alloway's IN New Grenada.
Statesmen, Naus, of Bedford,
and Lynn, of Carlisle, were regis
tered at the Houck House Mon
day night.
Mrs. Ida Alloway and children
are visiting in Taylor township.
j. Cal Kirk and Will Bernett are
treating Central Hotel to coat of
paint.
Alice McClaIn, our efficient post
mistress Is spending her vacation
in Philadelphia.
James Alloway was badly hurt
IN the coal NINE by beng caught
by a loaded car. He is, IN conse-
quence, off duty this week. A
pretty close shave, James.
We are sorry to state that j. S.
Bolinger, of Mount Union, a for
mer resident of this place, Is very
low with typhoid pneumonia.
Rev. Sollenberger will preach
his opening sermon in Bethel Sun
day evening, November 25th.
Arthur Cunningham, of Mount
Union, spent Sunday at his home
In New Grenada and elsewhere.
Lottie Everhart, of Woodvale,
who was very seriously burned
by the explosion of a lamp some
time ago, was taken to the Medi.
coz Chirurgical Hospital, in Phila
delphia last Thursday by DR.
Campbell
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-22
Birthday Surprise Party.
ago

A well planned and complete
surprise was that which greeted
Mrs. William Paylor on the ami
versary of her birthday, when
some OF her many friends gath
cred to pay their respects to this
highly esteemed lady and kind
neighbor. Mrs. Paylor's aston
ishment at the gathering of her
friends on Saturday evening last,
could only be appreciated fully
by those who were privileged to
witness the scene. After Mrs.
Paylor was able to take in the SIT
uation with a little more calm
ness, she in her very kind and
thoughtful manner, suggested to
Mr.. Paylor that they would bet
ter kill chicken or two for the
occasion. In order to still keep
tins surprise true surprise, Mr..
Pa, lor proceeded to kill some
chickens, Notwithstanding the
fact that there had already been
sufficient fowl for the g great feas
ofgood things which finally weigh
ed down the table, Every one
whose good fortune it was to be
present surely enjoyed the hap
py occasion. Mrs. Paylor was
the recipienu of useful presents,
as well as kind wishes for contin.
ued health and prolonged life.
Those present were Rev. and
Mrs. John q. Grimes, MISS Hell
en- Collier, of Greencastle; John
OFT, wife aud children Rella and
George; WllllaE Cutchal, wife
and sons, Harry and Donald;
Samuel Paylor; Jacob Motter,
wife end daughter AIDA; Mrs,
Ephralm Houck, William Patter.
son, John Souders and wife.
Some of the children of Mr.. and
Mrs. Paylor were necessarily de-
tanned from being IN attendance
upon this never to-be.f forgotten
delightful occasion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-22
THREF LEGISLATORS FROM FULTON.
McCOnneiIsburg Has Two, and Taylor
Township. One. viii Not All Sit in
Same Body, However.

While Fulton county has long
been Justly famous for its super.
Tor production of hoop poles,
buckwheat cakes, and school
teachers, there is probably no
other county in the State that, in
proportion TO the population, has
turned out as many successful
professional men. 1t is with
some pride that we note that at
the last election three natives of
Fulton county were elected to
serve their respecti fe counties in
the State Legislature. These
persons are D. Webster Baker, a
native of Taylor township, who
will represent York county, Ne
braska, at Lincoln; Harry A.
Thompson, who, by-theway, is
relative of Mr.. Baker, is a native
OF McConuellsburg, and Will rep
resent Blair county at Harris
burg, and Hon. John p. Sipes,
who will represent this county,
OF course, at Harrisburg.
These gentlemen h I'VE, all of
them, come up from the ranks,
and are to be congratulated upon
the honor thus bestowed upon
them by their several counties.
Apropos, 1T may be mentioned
IN this connection that George l..
Sheldon, Governor-elect Cf Ne
braska, is the first native of that
State to reach the gubernatorlal
chair in his own State, and will
probably be the youngest of I'm
Gle Sans governors, lie having
been born but thirty.six years
ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-22
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
A Plant for The Manufacture OF Concrete
Building Material, a Sure.Go.

We have it from good authority
that we will soon have a new IN.
dustry in our town. Some time
ago the Greathead Tannery prop
erty was purchased by few OF
our business men, and 1T is now
the object of the owners to install
n plant for the manufacture Of
concrete building material
The growing scarcity and con
sequent high price of lumber is
causing the builder to cast about
for a substitute, and no discovery
in modern times has been fraught
with greater possibilities of ad-
vantage to the masses of the peo
pile than that of making concrete.
The uses to which 1t may be ap
Plies are me- 9uifold, it being used
to make the abutments and piers
for the heaviest railroad bridges,
the structures of all kinds of build
ings, the laying of walks, &c.
We predict for the new enter
prise success, and it should be
met with the co operation of eve
ry citizen IN the town and county
We hope every property owner in
town, not now having a good pave
ment, will have a nice concrete
one in front of his property be-
fore the end of another year.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1906-11-22
A RARE SPECIMEN.
On. Surface Gets Rare Pennsylvania
Woods Rat from Somerset

State Zoologist Surface has
just received from DR.. II. d.
Moore. If New Lexington, Somer
set county, a rare specimen of the
Pennsylvania animal known as the
woods rat. 1t has been added to
the geological collection as No.
1859, and sent to the taxidermist
to be preserved and mounted.
When it is returned it will ne on
exhibition in Prof. Surfaces col
lection of geological specimens.
The woods rat is a native of the
higher, rocky and mountainous
regions of Pennsylvania, which Is
very rare. For four years the
State Zoologlst has been trying
to procure a specimen but had
not succeeded in getting one in
good condition until this time.
One was sent to HIM s)me time
ago frcm Warren county, which,
had been so badly injured by
shooting thatltcould not oe mount
ed. DR.. Moore is one of the thouS
ands of voluntary collectors and
observers who are trying to aid
in the study of the geological fea
lures of Pennsylvania and takes -
great interest in the birds and
mammals of Somerset county. II
is thought that he will soou beablt
to secure and send more speci
mems of this very rare animal.