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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
THE PEACE CONGRESS
Obstacle Arises to the Hague
Conference.

st. Petersburg. (By Cable) The
Russian representatives abroad have
been directed to communicate cir
cular note regarding The Hague
Peace Conference, the main feature
of which Is the announcement that
Russia, Germany and Austria re-
serve the right to abstain from the
discussion of questions which, in
their opinion, cannot lead to prac-
tical results" meaning the limita-
tions of armaments.
Russia, in making her reservation,
re-afiirms her adherence to the form
er program for the conference.
On the other hand, Great Britain
and Japan reserve the right to alb
stain from the discussion of any
points In the Russian program from
which, according to their views, sat
isfactory conclusions are not obtain
able.
The question of the limitation of
armaments, according to the Russian
note, is proposed by three powers,
the United States, Great Britain and
Spain, the United States also pro-
posing the addition of the Drago
doctrine to the program and several
states reserve the right to present
Independent propositions to the con-
ference on questions connected with
the Russian program, but not direct
ly mentioned in it.
In conclusion, the note states that
the Russian minister at The Hague
mas been instructed to ask the gov
eminent of the Netherlands to is
sue final invitations to the confer
ence in order that 1t may be opened
in the middle OF June.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Foreign.

! Negotiations are understood to be
proceeding between the British COM
| panies concerned in the Argentine
meat trade with the view to effect
ing an agreement to restrict supplies
and keep up prices.
According to an English health Of
| ficer, rs per cent. OF the canned
goods imported into England from
| the United States are not labeled
and English firms put on their own
! labels.
With the exception of Gen. NJ. P.
Staal, minister Of war, the entire
Dutch Cabinet has Withdrawn its
resignation at the resduest of the
Queen.
Japan and Turkey are negotiating
with the view to establishing embas-
sizes of the countries at the respec-
tive capital.
The Mcdonald engineering build
ing, at McGnl University, Montreal,
was destroyed by fire. Loss, $780,
600.
In the elections in Finland the So
cialists won so of the 200 seats in
the Diet
The Sultan of Turkey will, it is
believed, concede all the French de-
mands.
Many Conservative members of
the douma withdrew in protest against
a declaration by a Social-Democrat
charging the Russian government
with bad faith in dissolying the
first parliament.
Governor Magoon has ordered the
investigation of the murder of Jose
/ - ggp gN ~ FnF
Grimes which appears to have been
the outcome of political feeling.
The memoirs of the late NJ. Po-
| bedonostsef, ,exprocurator OF the Rus
sian Holy Synod, contain letters
which will throw lighth upon court
intrlgues
Dowager Queen Christina of Spain
has completely recovered from her
recent slight indispositlon.
Documentary evidence Of a plot OF
rectionary organizations, supported
by court Influences to cause the dis
solution of the douma, Is published.
Twenty-eight shocks of earthquake
in Bitilis have destroyed several hun
dred houses and caused the loss Of
eight lives.
The German Anarchist Congress
met near Mannheim and adopted
resolution TO form an organization
extending throughout the empire.
Professor Gently. of the French
Geodetic Mission, says the anti-Eu-
ropean agitation in Morocco has not
subsided.
Many of the japanese are on their
way to the United States with pass
ports which viii not open the doors
to them.
The organization of an antigov-
ernment society has been discovered
in Laguna Province, In the Philip
pines.
The British first cruiser squadron
sailed fom the West Indies for the
jamestown Exposition
The Chinese government has or
dered through a German firm at
Tientsin 100000 rifles for the uni
form equipment of the Chinese
Army.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
ENGLAND AND ARMAMENTs.
Her Insistence Upon Discussing IL
Causes Surprise,

London (By Cable). - Great Brit
ain has not withdrawn or in any
way altered her request that the re-
duction of the expeditures on arma-
ments should be placed on the pro-
gram of subjects 20 be discussed at
The Hague Peace Conference. A
note was dispatched to Russia
March 26 requesting that the ques-
tion OF the limitation of armaments
be placed on the program. THE
contents of this note, which were
communicated to the powers, made
this plain" said an official of the
foreign office to the Associated Press
today, adding that he could not un-
derstand how amy other interpreta-
ton could be placed upon it, "as
seems to have been done in Berlin"
This note, besides request for the
inclusion of the limitation of arma-
ments question in the program, sug-
gested that a committee might be ap-
pointed to formulate a scheme for
the limitation of armaments.
Berlin.-The statement made at
the British Foreign Office that Great
Britain had not in any way altered
her request that the question of
limitation of ornaments be included
in the program for the coming peace
conference at The Hague causes
some surprise in Berlin, as the Ger
man Foreign Offices understanding
is that Great Britain does not insist
on the question being informally in
cluded in the program, but only re-
serves the privilege of raising the
question in the conference, thus leav-
ing the other powers free to partake
in or abstain from its discussion.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
At THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Senator Elklns has decided to pay
the jury's award of $1,000 in the
suit of Robert Burton and G.. A. Du-
breuil, which grew out of the sale
OF the Western Maryland Railroad
by Baltimore City.
The Interstate Commerce Commits
sion concluded its hearing in the in
vestigation of Mr.. Harriman's trans
actions in railroad securities and
held the case under advisement.
The Senate Committee on Military
Affairs, which is investigating the
Brownsville ARRAY, has agreed to
take a recess until May IA.
The President has decided to ap-
point G. o. Smith, of Maine, to be
director of the Geological Survey.
Senator Penrose, of Pennsylvania,
Is said to have been the man who,
while under the influence Of wine,
betrayed the combination that had
been formed to prevent Roosevelt
naming the Republican nominee for
president.
The Salvadorean Minister of FL
nance appealed to Secretay Bacon to
aid In terminating the Central Ameri-
can struggle, contended that Saliva
dor has not declared war against
Nicaragua.
The Russian Ambassador deliver
ed to Secretary Root the Russian cir
cular relative to the coming peace
conference at The Hague.
The executive committee of the In
ternational Arbitration Conference
appointed delegates to the Interna-
tional Peace Conference.
Mrs. Annie M. Bradley, who shot
to death former United States Sena-
tor Arthur Brown, will plead mental
irresponsibility as her defense to
the indictment for murder.
An important conference was held
at the White House on the subject
of trust prosecutions, but no conclu-
sions were reached.
Capt. William Swift, who was in
command of the battleship Connecti-
cut when 1t grounded near Culebra,
has been found guilty of inattention
and neglect of duty by a court-mar-
tial and the Captain has been sus-
pended from duty for nine months
and will lose three numbers.
Capt. Samuel P. Lyon, of Com
pany d, Twenty-fifth Infantry, testi-
fled that his opinion had changed
about the Brownsville affair, and
now he did not believe the negro
troops guilty.
Archie Roosevelt, the Presidents
son, took his first outing since his
serious illness with diphtheria.
DR.. Wiley, of the Agricultural De-
partment, has made arrangements
for instituting prosecutions under
the new food law.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
ATTEMPT TO WRECK TRAIN.
Plates Holding Rail Ends Together
Removed.

Pittsburg, Pa. Especially A das-
tardly attempt to wreck the Chicago
Limited, on the Pennsylvania Rail-
road, the second time within
month, was made near Penn Station.
Fish-plates were removed from two
rail joints and a number of spikes
drawn, but the train passed over the
joints without leaving the tracks.
Penn Station is in what is known
as the railroad danger zone. The
first attempt to wreck the Chicago
Limited was made near Turtle Creek,
not far from Penn, and during the
past three weeks the Chicago Ex-
press and the Keystone Express were
ditched by wreckers in the same dis
trict. In every case the wreckers re-
moved fishplates which connect the
rails, and when the trains reached
the rail-joints which had been tam
pered with they left the track.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Simplihed Smelling

The Simplified Spelling Board, at
Its annual meeting. appointed a com
mittee consisting of President David
starr Jordan, of Leland Stanford
University; Prof. James w. Bright
and Benjamin e. Smith to consider
the advisability of appointing an ad-
visory board to be consulted as to
the adoption of changes in spelling
Addresses in favor of spelling reform
We're delivered by e. o. Vale, of
Chicago; James W. Bright, of Johns
Hopkins; William T. Harris. ex- Unit
ed States commissioner of education,
and w. Leconte Stevens, of Wash
ington and Lee University
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Suicide On A Train.

Washington Especially As the st.
Louis-New York Express was run
ming between Dickerson and Barnes
vile, on the Metropolitan Branch OF
the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad,
Stephen Shelliga, OF 2774 McCurdy
Street, Cleveland, o.. committed sui
eide by shooting himself through the
head. When examined by a physician
upon the arrival at Washington the
man was found to be dead, and the
body was turned over to the police
authorities and taken to the morgue.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
spry Until Death At 1Os.

Asheville, N. G. (SpeciaD. - Miss
Kate Brannock died at her home,
near Flat Top Church, in Haystack
section of Surrey County, at the age
of 10S years. She was the Oldest
person in the county, and had been
remarkably healthy all her life
until she finally succumbed to old
age. She could see without glasses,
having second sight, and two years
ago she cut her third set of teeth.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Ex-PoIIce Chief KIlIed.

Havana Especially Jose Ayala,
ex-chief OF police Of Guines, Ha..
vana province, was assassinated at
Guines. The crime apparently was
political, as the victim led the gov
ernmental forces in the vicinity of
Guines during the August revolution,
thereby incurring 80 much ennYity
that he went to Mexico, from which
country he had Just returned. The
assassin, whoh was member OF the
late rebel army, escaped. The Gov
ernor of Havana. has sent a com
mittee and several detectives to in
yestigate the crime.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Morried About Mav nax.

Paris (By Cable) - Speculation
relative to the labor demonstrations
May l, with forecasts OF disturb
ances. occupy a large space In the
newspapers. The secretary of the
Federation OF Labor. who was inter-
viewed on the subject. declined 10
disclose the program decided upon
He declares, however, that the stop-
page Of work would be general h
France on that date. The govern
ment's precautions TO prevent disor-
ders are complete and the officials
believe that May Day will pass on
peaceabiy.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Naval strategy PROGRAM.

Washington (speciaD The Naval
General Board, the equivalent of the
General Stan of the Army, Is making
arrangements TO go in a body to
Newport, X. J., early in June to pre-
side over the development OF very
important program in naval tactics
and strategy on large scale. This
subject will come before the War
College there, and the General Board
deems il essential TO the proper exc
cution of It's plans that all of it's
members, including Admiral Dewey
the president, should be present In
person.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Two Non Burned To .nenth-

saugus, Mass. (speciaD. - Two
men were burned to death in a fire
which destroyed the II. B. Newhall
1de mill. The dead men are oscar
Ellis and Michael Desmond. both of
Maiden. The bodies were found near
chimney, where the men were in
The habit of sleeping. The tide mill
was used by the S. w. Gould Sons
Drug Company and was the last of
he mills along the Saugus River.
The loss Is $4,000
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Passion Blown From Mindn,r

Columbus. Ohio (speciaD. - Rev
]. j. Blackshear, who came here
from Mrashall, Texas. three weeks
ago to occupy the pulpit made va
cant by the death of Rev. Jas. Poin-
dexter, colored was killed by an
explosion of natural gas, caused by
'lishtlng a match In a room wherein
the gas was escaping. Mr.. Black
shear was blown through a window
10 feet to the ground. Alonzo Davis.
In whose room the explosion occur
red, was severely burned.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Money For staryinp Childre.,

Washington, Especially .-Commis-
sary General Sharpe, of the Army.
who Is experimenting the shipment
to China of the food supplies con-
trihuted by Louis Klopsch, Of the
Christian Herald, received 100000
from Mr. Klopsch, In addition to a
previous contribution of $4,000.
TIE fund Of $4,000 thus available
will be used for the purchase of
1900 tons OF iour, which will be
shipped TO China on the United
States Army transport Buford, sail
ing from San Francisco on the 30th
inst.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Haiti Satisfied With Treaty.

Washington Especially Mr.. Leger,
the Haitian Minister, called on Sec
retary Root and assured him that
the reports concerning the alleged
hostility of Haiti to the ratification
of the treaty between the United
States and Santo Domingo are abso-
lutely without foundation. The min
lister says Haiti is satisfied that the
United States does not desire to ac-
quire territory in Santo Domingo.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Another Carnegie GIFT.

Plttsburg (SpeciaD w. N. Frew,
president of the board OF trustees
of the Carnegie Institute. made pub
lie letter he received from Andrew
Carnegie in New York announcing
that Mr.. Carnegie has made an en-
dowment of $6,000,000 to the insti-
tute. This gift is in addition to the
$4,000,000 given by Mr.. Carnegie
some time ago.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
s1O.OoO. .OoO steeI pInnt.

New York Especially 1t was an
nounced that the Finance Committee
of the United States Steel Corpora
tion at a meeting authorized the con-
struction of the new steel plant at
Duluth, MINI. 1t is expected that
the new plant will cost about s10,-
100000. The site already has been
accepted and work win be begun at
once. The plant win manufacture
steel rails, structural shapes and
bars "
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Lawton Monument

Indianapolis, Ind. Especially The
LawtoM Monument Commission has
decided that the exercises incident
to the unveiling of the monument
to the memory of Gen. Henry w.
Lawton, including an address by
President Roosevelt, will be held the
morning of Decoration Day, May 80.
Governor Hanly will introduce the
President. The commission wishes
to have United States regulars de-
tained from Fort Sheridan and Fort
Thomas to take part in the program.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Women vivtims OF Palmist.

Greensboro, N. c. (Spec'aD A
warrant has been Issued against Earl
Varetare, a palmist and clairvoyant,
charging him with larceny. Vare-
tare is accused of taking iewelry and
money to the amount of $4,000
from prominent women and others
whose fortunes he told. Varetare
has left the city.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Gives 100000 To Yale.

New York (SueciaD Among the
bequests made in the will of VIM. G.
Egelston, of New York, who died
March %, and which was filed for
probate here, is one of 100000 to
Yale University to establish a fund,
to be known as the "Wm. c. Egels-
ton fund" the income of which is
to be used for the purchase of stand
ard works and rare editions for the
general library of the university.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Peary To Try Again.

Washington (Special) Command
er X. Il. Peary, United States Navy,
has applied for an extension OF leave
OF absence in order to resume his ef-
fort to reach the North Pole. The
dash to the Pole will be attempted
In the summer of 1908.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Mexican Railway Accident.

Vera Cruz, Mexico Especially In
a collision between two freight trains
on the Mexican Railway (Old Vera
Cruz Road, between Riconada and
Tamarindo, seven men lost their
lives and traffic was blocked for IL
hours. Several persons were injur-
ed. The cause of the wreck is not
known. The dead include both en-
gineers - Americans. The others
were Mexican trainmen.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Bank Teller Gets Six Years.

Cincinnati, o. Especially .-Barthol-
omew G. Cavagna, former teller in
the First National Bank in this city,
was indicted by the federal grand
jury for the embezzlement OF s20.-
483, was Immediately arraigned.
pleaded guilty and was given a six
year sentence in the Ohio Penitenti-
airy. Only three minutes were taken
from reporting the indictment to the
final sentence.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
A SCORE KILLED BY
AN AWFUL TORNADO
Violent Storm Sweeps Through Three
States.
TRAIL OF RUIN 800 MILES LONG
IN THE SOUTH.

Great Damage to Crops and Prop
erty in Louisiana, Mississippi
and Alabama--Terriblc Scenes in
the Town of Alexandria-Insane
Asylum at jackson is Demolished,
Three Of the Inmates Being Killed
and Many Injured--!Train of Cars
Is Rolled zy the Winds Fury
Passenger Steamer Wrecked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Returned 374, ,270 Dead Letters.

Washington (SpeciaD. - The Di-
vision of Dead Letters broke all
records by returning to senders dur
ing theh month of March 374,279
undelivered letters and packages.
The record for single day in the re-
turning branch of the division was
also broken during last month, when
14.488 letters were returned on the
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-04-11
Painters ON A Strike.

Richmond, Va. Especially About
200 union painters went out on strike
here for $3.50 a day and eight hours
work, the rate at present being $2.5O
a day, with nine hours work.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
NEW CASTLE HAS
THE POLO CRAZE
A Team Will Soon Be Placed in
The Field.

New Castle, Ind, Dec. 2S-Polo is
now assured for this city for the re-
mainder of the winter. AS the game
has never been seen here it promises
to haveAs rousing reception. Messrs.
Ward and Jamison, proprietors of the
Coliseum, have completed arrange
ments for the Introduction OF the
game With several experienced play
ers being located here a team has been
organized and paraphernalia has been
purchased.
Practice work is now being done,
and within a short time games will be
scheduled. Arrangements have al
ready been made for the Elwood team
to come here for the opening game,
and the managers OF the Coliseum are
in receipt of letters from various cit
les wanting games. The date for the
opening game will be announced in
the next two weeks, and meantime the
team which is expected to carry off
honors for the Flower City will prac.
tice hard under the direction of expert
players of the game.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
MAN SAYS SISTER
IS M0THER-|N-LAW
Rich Butcher Saves Relative
From Deportation.

Baltimore, Dec. 2S.--Louis Schubert,
representing himself as 4 millionaire
butcher of San Francisco. today saved
from deportation his sister. who is also
his motherin-law, he having recently
married her 1S-year-old daughter. The
three were cabin passengers on the
steamer Brandenburg, which arrived
today from Bremen.
The mother-sister-m other-in-law be-
ing G2 years old, was held up by the
immigration officers as liable on ac-
count of her age, to become a public
charge. Schubert then came forward
and made affidavit that he is able and
willing to care for her, when the unus-
ual relationships among the trio were
explained.
Schubert who is GO years of age,
married his wife in Austria n few
weeks ago while on a visit TO his sis
ter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
One Way to Judge.

"Do you know" said the head waiter
at a fashionable restaurant. that an
experienced waiter can usually tell
whether a diner Is wealthy or not by
the way he handles his meal check
If a man carelessly pitches out his
money for the waiter to pay the bill
without looking over his check we know
the chances are that he isn't wealthy.
He is INDUCING in luxury and fears
he might he ridiculed If he examined
the check. On the other hand. the
man who has plenty OF money ex-
amines his check closely, as a rule. II
he finds an item which he thinks is
wrong he tells the waiter about it. II
was probably Just such care as that
that made him rich. Is he laughed at
Well, guess not. In fact. the wait
ers admire him for his carefulness. and
the result is they are doubly particular
about how he is charged" York
Press.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
ECCENTRIC CHARACTER
FOUND DEAD IN BED
Isaac Moore Twice White
Capped.

Rochester, Ind, Dec. 2S.-Isaac
Moore, seventy years old, the Athens
farmer, who gained notoricty by being
twice whitccapped and once locked up
on surety of peace proceedings. for an
alleged abuse of his aged wife, was
found dead in bed today by one of his
children. Moore was an eccentric
character and an honorably discharged
soldier of the civil war. He was ter
ror to his family and he would go for
months at a time and once for a year
without speaking TO mis- wife or chill
dren. Once he ran his wife from
home in her bare feet in the middle of
winter. For this act ''whitcaps" went
to his home and took him TO the barn
and whipped him with switches until
he was so ill that he was confined to
his bed for weeks. At another time
"whitecaps' whipped him for some
grave offense to his family. and the
residents of the neighborhood made no
effort to ascertain who the regulators
were.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1907-12-28
After Six O'clock This Evening
Donations to Associated
Charities Through This Pa
per Will Not Be Received.
FULL REPORT AND AMOUNT
TOBE PUBLISHED SUNDAY
Considering the Season of the
Year, When Minds of People
Are on Holiday Topics, Do
nations Are Very Liberal.

After six o'clock this evening sub
soriptions to the poor relief fund,
which the Palladium has been raising,
will not be received, as it is the intel
ton to close it at that time and 20
make public a detailed statement III
reference to the fund in Sunday $
Palladium. The response, in view OF
the facts that the call WIS made just
at the holiday season, has been very
liberal one and speaks we'll for the
charitabIeness of the people Of Ricn-
mond. Many having been aWak'
ened to their duty by the Palladium
effort, have made their gifts direct to
the Associated Charities, so that much
that might be credited to the fund will
not appear in the detailed report. it
. is sufficient to know that many of the
worthy poor have been given assist
ance and that good cause has been
helped.