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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
OIL TRUST FINE.
Applies For Writ OF Supcrsedeas In
Circuit Court At Chicago.

Chicago Especially The Standard
Oil Company of Indiana applied to
the United States Circuit Court for
a writ of supersedeas to prevent the
United States Government from pro-
ceeding to collect the fine of $29,-
100000 recently entered against 1t
on the order of Judge Lands.
Judge Groscup, before whom the
application was made, declined to
take action until he had heard argu-
from the attorneys on both sides.
The arguments consumed the greater
part of the day.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Hague Conference Nears End.

Washington (SpeciaD The last
session of The Hague Conference
will be held on September 2S, and
the protocols will be signed on the
following day, according to a letter
received by Major Porter, acting
Judge Advocate General of the
Army, from Brig. Gen. George b.
Davis, a member of the American
delegation.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Foreign.

General Drude, commanding the
French forces in Morocco, attacked
and burned the Taddert camp of the
Moors. Heavy losses we're inflicted
on the Arabs.
Car Nicholas and the imperial
family left the stranded royal yacht,
STANDARD. which went aground off
Horsoe, near Hango, Finland, for the
dispatch boat Asia.
The cable steamer Silvertown, hav-
on board 300 miles of cable for the
new direct New Havana cable
hne, sailed from London.
Horrible atrocities were committed
against helpless Jews during the
massacre at Kishinef, many of the
victims being burned.
Volunteer military automobilists
cause most of the casualties at the
German military maneuvers.
The steamer Junaqua was hit by
a waterspout while sailing up the
Damuji River, in Cuba.
Solsky, an insane man suspected
OF being the Berlin ripper, escaped
A dispatch from Walter Wellman
at Spltzbergen says the airship's start
for the Pole has been delayed on ac-
count of a prevailing blizzard.
Archibald Henry Blount, lord OF
the manor of Orleton, England, be-
, uueathed about 100000 to Yale
University.
About 100 of the leading Chinese
mercantile establishments at Canton
China, were destroyed by the fire.
Mr. Pacheco, the newly appointed
minister from Mexico to Japan, pre-
scented his credentials to the Mikado
The French press has been stirred
up by the tone of the German note
Rnent the Morocco affair.
King Alfonso Of Spain underwent
an operation with the object of d.
lating the ducts Of the nose.
A royal proclamation was issued
advancing New Zealand from a col
ony to a dominion.
Prince Wivieschiff, of Vienna, wal
killed in an automobile accident a
Forh. Italy.
Preparations are being made i
.sGermany In anticipation of choler
epidemic.
The strike of the dock laborers a
Antwerp has been partly adjusted.
General Drude has notified tn
French Minister of War that he ha
a sufficient force and no further ali
will be sent to him.
The Siberian postal train was he'll
ND by highwaymen 13 miles fror
Tomsk, Siberia. The robbers go
away with $4,000
M. Borodulin. superintendent {
the Akatui political prison in Trans
bailtaiia, was assassinated on tn
streets OF Pakoff.
A test OF the new British war ba
loon was made at Farnborough. tn
experiments developing a defect
construction.
Italian newspapers counsel Franc
10 march against fez and put an en-
10 the intolerable situation In M
xocco.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Auto dnmns Embnnkment.

Janesville, Wis. (SpeciaD Walter
Brittan, president of a bank at Be
lott, was probably fatally injured and
his wife and Mrs. Frederick Strong
were seriously injured, when a tour
ing car fell over a 25-foot enbank-
ment. Frederick Strong, also a bank
president, escaped by jumping.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
palma In Retirement.

Havana (By cabIe). Former
President Palma of Cuba in an inter-
view given on his estate at Guamo
stated that he is keeping aloof from
politics, and Is devoting all his time
to agricultural interests. He also de-
clared that he was equally apart from
all parties. and this statement is re-
garded here as OF some Importance,
as the Conservatives have sent him
salutations from all of their meet
ings.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Dies In Automobile.

New York (SpeclaD Mrs. Isabella
Henry Crump, of Philadelphia, diei
suddenly in an automobile standing
in the Jersey City ferry-house OF the
pennsylvania Railroad. Heart fail
IRE is ascribed as the cause.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19

The Russian Imperial yacht stand
art, with Emperor Nicholas and his
family aboard, went aground on the
rocks off Hangoe. on the coast or
Finland.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19

Many Japanese war veterans are
said 10 have been colonized In Mex
leo, near the American border.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19

Eight wofkmen were killed and 80
seriously injured in a fire which
destroyed a steam mill In Budapest,
Hungary.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19

The Southbound Quebec Express and
Heavy Freight Crash Into Each
Other, and the Two Giant Locomo-
tives, Locked in Tight Embrace,
Roll Into a Ditch-All the Passen-
gers Killed or Hurt We're in One
Car, Which Was Telescoped by the
Heavy Baggage Car.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
coRreLYou AND BLISS

~ - 49,
II II is larceny TO steal life insur-
ance money, then why Is it not lar
1eny TO knowingly take and retain It.?
Pgtting IL in somewhat common
place veraacular. Il looks to man
up a tree. as II Chairman Cortelyoa
and Treasurer Bliss, of the Republic
can National Campaign committee.
were in hole
From the following New York dis
patch. the walls on all sides are very
precipitous and promise to keep them
safely, until some passing band Of
Ishmaelites relieve the strenuous
situation There is now in the treas
ury some 100000 sJrplus left over
from the last campaign and the stuff
is all tinctured with that $54,0l9. It's
a hard problem Here Is the dlspatch.
New York. March 7.--George w.
Perkins. former vice president OF the
New York Life lnsuanee company
and now a member of the firm OF ].
p Morgan and company. has seat TO
the New York Life his personal check
for s54,019 TO reimburse the company
for the Repabli.an campaign contri-
button made from its finds in 1894 In
connection with which Perkins recent
ly was made defendant ON charge OF
larceny"
Some time ago the New York
World got wind Of some of the party
secrets and made things very uncom.
Portable then II seems that Presi-
dent Roosevelt was urging Cortelyou
and Bliss 10 tiseorge thea, and face
the music like men. but they positive
ly refused to stand for It and the
dNn RooSr 7elt was
not minded TO stir up family fracas,
leoKs nAe shaRlng OF diy
bones was now about due.
Perkins under indictment for lar
&C Is compelled TO make good, CIT
OF his own private psrse, the money
ne y rloined from the New York Life.
How will Il fare with Cortelyou and
Bliss. who have in their possession
the stolen goods? How win il fare
with the political party that endorses
th retention OF the money?
Are these some Of the items OF the
square DEAL, that us unsophisticated
Oklahomans are Supposed to look
pom with impunity and cast our for.
tunes In with the gang, else be knock.
ed On the hesd for ele ting honest
Democrats to the constitutional con.
vcntifn.
Il just looks like the common ordi.
nary honor OF 'fhe profession would
suggest disgoreing. but It woald be
worth tho price Of admission to wit
ness the agonies accompanying the
deed.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
STR0NG LIGHT GIVES
Fright TO LUTaERITfS

Special to Daily Leader
Luther, Okla, March il.--A strange
light, brighter chan an cleo rlc light,
appearing at intervals and In diifer-
ont positions. but within a radius of
! few rods. which has Tor the last
iweye years annoyed the citizens OF
his vicinity and which has not been
seen for several months. again ap.
peared last wecX. and the inhabitants
are Ia 3 state OF excl ement lest Il be.
as at various times IN the past. the
iorerunner OF some calamity. crime or
lee.iens
The principal haant Of this range
phenomenon Is on the crest of hill
IN what Is known as the Reuben Har.
rison farm Persons who came into
q hi section of the cnuntr. nearly
Twelve years ago remember seelng a
"a range light az this riace, but paid
no attention TO Il.
Il disappeared, and not until about
'welge years ago did Il appear again.
has strange ways and habits, and
dogs and horses cannot be COTTON near
Formerly II appeared only on one
or two nights a month, generally about
the time of a new moon. but Ia civ it
has appeared oftener and ior the last
week n has been seen nearly every
night
u n aboat the size of a 32candle-
power electric ligh' That Il might be
q man with lantern fs impossible.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
knsw AlM As a DeAa FRIsND.

Cecilia Lotus Talks OF Her Association
With Sir Henry Irving.
The mourning Of the. world will hot
compare Win the sense Of loss chat
has come to those who were assoc,at-
ed with tn. kindly Sir Henry. Cecilia
Lotus. the actress. who Is appearing
at local theater this week. was dur.
ins 1907 and 1903. both in England
and THE country. a member OF Henry
Irving company. preparing to talS3
the roes vi leading woman just he-
fore Ellen Terry and SIR Henry sever
ed theh professional relationship.
There were tears in the eyes OF Miss
Lotus "a, she talked OF Sir Henry. Tls
intervening years arve notswiped out
the kindly memory OF the actor. The.
we're the happiest years have nad
on the stage" said MISS LOTUS. "sir
Henry prompted the most minute
tnlngs In his Productions. but ne was
OF such beautiful disposition and Of
sreh qwto manner that he never
seemed to realize his mastering part
! In our work. Ordinarily he was very
serious in dcsneanor.# But it was
wonderful to see his face light up
with sweet lSindllness when one APP
pi ioachoc him. no matter what troubles
might have been Weighing on his
mind
Il snau never forget the first night
In London. II was Faust, and In a
dark change could not see my way
on the stage and one of the gentlo-
mcn took my arm to helr me- ~
stepped into an open trap and, fall
ing broke his leg The anxiety OF Sir
Henry for member Of his company
was remarkable He held the curtain
until he saw that the injured man
was dish 5sed as comfortably as pos
sible and waited Until they had
started for the hospital. That was ths
treatment OF mis- company always
'"rhe last. night OF the London en-
gagement as | was COINS on the siags
In the jewel scene, he stopped mo an
instant. Here, child he said, 4 want
you TO know like you, and he
pressed something into my hand. Sir
] Henry's remembrance was beautiful
gold necklace with handsome dIa-
mond pendant. The only photographs
have of him is large bust. md
written ACROSS tie corner is With
sweetest greetings TO Marguerite. -
4 PitsburE Dispatch.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11

or privileges have been abused and
diverted TO selfish and sinister ends
that they arise in the might OF their
Justify provoksd d wrath to call a halt
on the mighty nlnderbund
"Mr Hartman and his confeder-ates
might Well take thought and mend,
for II they do not do il voluntarily,
never dOnbt that som how. sometime
thei outraged ccantrymen will nnd a
way to bring them to IT, even though
they have to resort to the use of the
ncnshioned club II It be not now.
We, Il will be.
These stock jobbers constitute one
of the forces that has sorght to be
little the efforts OF the Oklahoma con
yentlon In the attempt to place the
people of the state in position where
they could protect themselves against
the exploitation OF high finance.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11

lar corporation, rnlcss authorized by
the commission and similar provis-
ion is made as to gas and electric
corporations,
u further forbIds the transfer to
any stocks corporation. except as
collateral security only. of more than
10 per cent OF the total capital stock
OF any railroad, street railroad. gas
or electric corporation, bat this does
not prevent the holding OF stock here
tofore lawfully acquired. The com
mission IL also given authority to sp-
prove or disapprove The issue of stocks
and bonds Of a piblic service corpor-
alton. lat is forbidden to arthorie the
capital zation of fran hises. except to
the extent that the corporation has
actrally pal for such franchise to the
s.ate nr 4 municipality not Including
an annual tax or charge
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
PUBLIC SERVICE CORPORA.
TioNS IN NEW YORK

Governor Hughes, OF New York. IS
pushing q public service corporation
bill of l2S pages. The following are
some o. It's provisions:
Tho bill prescribcs the daties of
transportation ompanieg. inclndlng
ailroads, street railroad1, express
comp nies, car companies. sleep.ng
car COMPANIES and of gas and electric
companies, and gives to tho commits
glons power To reg-late the operations
bf snch companies.
u provides Tor adeqrato side track
anl switch connections, equitable dis
iribution Of cars, and iequireg the
filing with the commission ana pibli-
Nalion o. all t,rin schedules Joint
llrld rates lnd verified sop.es OF all
contracts or agreements between com.
mon carriers II prohibits all unjust
discrimination BY whateycl device: all
unreasonable preference; all false
billing by ,arriers or by shipper. and
al discrimination or preferential
treatment IN any respect whatever
Free pass are prohibited save In
certain accepted eases The bill also
contains 2 prohibition against great
cr charge for a shot haul than tor a
long haul, but permits tho proper
commission for good cause shown. TO
I'ihcsze scch hargo IN special
cases ard tc specified extent
The bill frrther prcgides that the
franchise Of prblic service corpora.
t'rn shall not be assignede. transfer.
red or leased without the approval Of
the ommission haying jurisdiction. II
lorbils a railroad or street railroad
corporation, domestic or foreign, TO
purchase or acquire. take or hold, any
Ct the apital stock Of any other SINH
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
The Capital City canGsog dactorS
buildings are being compile ed thi.
week By Contractor j 4. Erickner.
INDIANS CONVICTED IN
MESCAL DEAN CAGE


Special 10 Daily Leader.
Eingfsher Okla, March ll--IIowl
ilg WoH. Reuben Taylor and Percy
Cable the three Cheyenne Indian
Who have bncn on rial in the pro
bate cour ofKingiisher c;uniy for hav
ing mescal beans in their possession
were found guilty hy the court and
sentenced 70 five days I'm .aIl, with d
fine of :25 and cos s.
All three Of the defendants. through
their attorney gave notice or appeal
10 the dis rict court and nut up $500
each for an appeal bond
The case attracted great deal OF
interest among the Indians of The
southwestern tribes and government
officials. who have heen making great
Efforts % prevent the use OF mesca
by the Indians
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
NorIun TO susscnIpEPr
MONDAY. MARCH Il. 1907
THE PEOPLE ALSO
HAVE RIGHTS.


The cry CT the people Is not against
railroads, bnt against the abuses Of
them. by stock jobbere. The people
abe wiss enough TO see that In the end
the patron Of the railroad and also the
common Investors are the losers.
In an exceedingly liid editorial
the Springfield, Missouri, Republican
sets forth the pIth of the rlilroad
& astion. It says;
~The G,obJD inocrat tersety and
tru.hGully epitomizes the high fnan-
cial methods Of Harriman in the fol-
lowing sentence: AS CHIEF manager
Of q railroad certain finan,ier SOLD
the bonds OF his company to himself
M G cents and then. as an insurance
niaa9hts. he bought them in at SO
cent? ss
1T IL not surprising that Hartman
shclld manifest more or less irrita-
ton when the newspapers and the IN
fer1fate Commerce commission refer
to this sort Of fnancieging and de-
mand that some means be found In
sfsfe ard federal esthcrity 70 make
sbch trickefy. not to say thlevery. In
hieh finance impossible OF repetition
IN the fut1re,
"a man who san arbitrarily FIX not
only the Icrchasing and the selling
price OF securities but who Is In a
position TO force such shady transac
tions through whensoever he has n
mind to, and with profit only TO him
neif Ehc-ld be apprehended as any
other hiPhwnymaa 1nl punished in
cordance with the cnormity of his
crimes
''The people Of this country are not
against the ailroads and railroad
companies as srch. but they have
about rms OUT Of forbearance for the
men who nre manipulating these
great cnlerpflsfs 10 the enrichment
81 themzeves and the consequent
planderlng Of the investing public
Hartman and bis kind have no.
body rrt7lhemselses TO blame ior the
corrective and. SO It must seem TO
thecm. retahatory legislation Which is
threatened or already put In force by
the national government and innIaliy
cf thg varlous states OF The Union.
The peorls hlvo been driven 10 Il by
the naughty and imperic disd9in on
the Fart OF the mastermindeI men
who have cone 10 look upon the rail-
roads cf this country as their divinely
privileged property to do with as their
wh'm or Interest may direct
IT ~ the natural. innate and inssp-
pressable instinct Of FAR play in the
minds ana consciea-es C. the Ameri
cln people tnat Is asserting itself in
federal and state enacims nts for the
compulsive recognition by the kings
Of the railroad world Of the rights of
the common people.
Materially the Harrimans look upon
the revolution as having rs inspira-
tion and Foundation in hatred and the
desire TO destroy whatsoever is strong
ami snceessfsl and. therefore, Provo
cative Of envy More mistaken they
eoild not be-
The American people are the very
reverse Of anarchistic at heart They
find pleasure rather than pain in the
snecsss Of their fellows. Even big
success does not over asst their minds
with the Clouds Of envy or III viii.
u Is only waen great opportunities
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11

FOR az times Il Is seen as high as 100
feet above the ground.
Several persons have tried TO inves-
tigate tho mystery but moi vet has
anyone come 10 any solution OF st. This
strange light viii not retede as one ap-
prOaches. fort rass0ns have gotten
within twen y feet Of st. when II wonld
suddenly disappear and show up In
some other direction. or, perhaps. not
for several nights or weehs. &.
Followed by Tragedies.
few Years ago, when, the light
suddenly appeared after a considera-
BILE absence. the people Of the vicinity
were greatly concerned and feared
that it was warming of some i'm
pending danger or incident People
stayed in their houses after dark and
did not venture out alone In the day
time
One day, af er the light had APP
peared for several nights. the com
munity was shocked by the murder of
n woman by her husband A man.
supposed to be crazed with jealousy,
followed his wife into the ward and
repeatedly shot her with a revolver
He is now serving a life sentence IN
The penitentiary.
Only two years ago, and several
wears after the previous incident the
light appeared again for several nights
after an absence OF several weeks An
old man who had been living III tns
community with his neuhew disar-
peared
II was rumored hat he had left the
country and gone to Tennessee. Peo-
pie accepted the theory until a few
days later. when the body OF the Old
man was found in a shallow grave in
his own door yard The head hal
been severed from the body
A search was made for the nephew,
and he was found. and on circums an
tial evidence is now serving a term in
the penitcntiary. along with the man
who killed his wife.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11

According to DR., Fischer OF Beriih.
the most effective position OF sleep
for obtaining intellectual rest is to
keep the head low and the feet slight
ly elevated. Failing this the body.
should. at ary rate. be horizontal. 50
as to irrigate the brain w1il. The
habit Of sleea ping with pead low anu
feet high is. according 10 the doctor.
q remedy for brain troubles ana some
internal maladies y can be adopted
gradually. 2
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
plTrssuRe CLUB HOPEFUL.
lBy AssocIated Press.l

w 9l777''7-f''''-I T IN77'I
Pittsburg Pa. Mar. 9.-Hopeful, II
not confident. that they will make a
better showing this year than last the
members of the Plttsburg National
League ball team are preparing to
leave tomorrow for its sprins training
quarters. After putting In week or
SO at French Lick Springs fhe team
win go to Hot Springs to complete the
preparation for the seagoa-e camnaign
On the way home games VIII be play
ed az Little Rock MemDnis. .obs-
vile and indianapolis. opening the sea
son az Cincinnati.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
cAplTALlzlNa OFFICIAL NEGLECT

Mr.. Hartman increased the capitali.
zatlcn Of the Chicago and Alton from
$50 ,O0Q, ,cOe to approximately $122,00O
00Q. Out cf this increase OF $4,000
G0O only $22 2,O0O.0oc has been spent in
improving the property, leaving bal
ance Of $G1 100000 to the credit Of
irenzied finance.
The constitution Of Illinois provides
that no railroad corporation shall is
sue any stock or bonds except for
money, labor or property actaally ru-
ceiyed and sppiied to the purposes for
which such corporation was organized.
All stock dividends and other hctitl-
GUS increases of the capital stock or
Indebtedness of any such corporation
shall ba Void Ht
There is hardly a phrase in this
article OF the Illinois constitution
which Mi Hartman and his associ-
ates,fhlye not violated in their Jug
Cling of tho Alton. yet tho governor
and the attorney general OF Illinois
never seem TO have troebled their
heads abcct it They were as little
concerned aboat Mr. Harriman's con
stitution-defying financial. operations
as was the government OF New York
about the systematized riminality OF
its life insurance companies.
10 il not d logical conclusion, that
tais s6f coo, 900 out OF S122.00C 600 in
tic Alton case represents roughly the
amount for which Mr Hartman was
able TO capitalize official neglect of
duty in ois?-New York World.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11

Judge You stand convicted Of
marrying ten widows. Have you any-
thing to say before sentence is pass
ed upon you?
Prison-r-O dis. Judge: l hope
yer'll remember, in passin sentences
how mnth trouble have saved nias
other fellers.- Judge.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
LEAVES FoR coFFEYvlLLl.
Trusted Head Of Ramsay Bros Inter
ests In New Field.

J. A. Milne. who for wears has bcel
manager Of the Ramsay Bros. dry
goods store In this city. left this morn
ing for Coneyyille. Kansas. 10 take
charge of a stock of goods purchased
there by Mr.. Ramsay last week Mr..
Milne viii move his family 10 C)ffey-
vile about Nay l. and will make that
place his home The Ramsay Bros
Dry Goods company have FIVE stores
located in Kansas. Oklahoma and
Missouri and the Coffeyville store
makes the sixth
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
a Musical Treat.

w. Wargh La der has been engag-
I'd 10 appear in piaao lectlr recital
friday evening at the Christian
cl foh Mr. uder is now on his
southwestern tour and the Ross Con
sersatory, under whose auspices the
recital is gwen, are looking forward
the event which will be the musical
treat Of the year In Guthrie.
The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-11
A Favorlte Remedy for Babies.

It's pleasant taste and proinpt cures
have made Chamberlain Cough Rem
cdy fayorite with he mothers OF
small children It quickly cures their
coughs and colds and prevents any
danger of Pneumonia or other serious
consequences. II not only cures Group
but when given as soon as the croupy
cough appears will prevent the at
tack For sale by f. Il. Lille & Co.