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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
COMMERCIAL COLUMN. /
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Renorts.

r. G. Dun 6 Co.'s Weekly Review
or Trade says:
Interest centers in fall retail trade.
and results are all that could be de-
sired. There is no sectional differ
ence on this point. all leading cities
reporting a liberal distribution OF
seasonable wearing apparel. Sup1
Elementary orders are coming to-
wholesale and jobbing houses. and
satisfactory results with autumn
goods encourage manufacturers. to ex-
tend preparations for the next sea1
son. Mercantile collections have all
so improved, October payments being
fairly we'll met thus far, although
rates for commercial paper are abb
normally high. Among the manufac-
turers the most notable increase In
orders is reported by New England
shoe shops, while there is no idleness
at cotton mills, and the reduction of
steel output is not significant. In
some lines there Is sentiment OF
conservatism that eliminates much
of the customary speculative busi-
ness, and this is regarded with sat-
isfaction by those who appreciate
the Importance of moderation until
the financial pressure Is reduced.
No change has occurred In the
condition OF the iron and steel In
dustry.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
LOST 100000
IN SPECULATION
Manager For Stock Brokers Robbed
the Firm.
ne CONFEssEs TO HIs WIFE.
George H. Brouwer, Confidential Man
of James H. Oliphant & Co., Admits
He Would Have Made Riches by Use
ofEmployers' Money Had There Been
No Slump in Stock Market.

New York Especially George II.
Brouwer, former member of the
New York Stock Exchange. and who
was arrested, disclosed the details of
the methods by which he admits he
used in speculation 100000 or more
of the funds of James II. Oliphant
e. Co Brouwer was manager of the
firms Office for several years, after
having failed in 1899 He said that
most of his losses were suffered in
speculating in copper, Shelters
Southern Pacific and the INTERIOR
ough-Metropolitan stocks. He is now
penniless. he added.
A week ago last Thusday / de-
cided to make full confession to
my family and my nearest friend, !"
Brouwer said. Il was in no danger
of being discovered, for / had care
fully covered every transaction.
could have gone right on and taken
million. with nobody the wiser,
but l knew I would go insane If
did not confess.
IL called my family about me, my
wife and two sons. and told them
that l had stolen 100000 and per-
hhIo Mg WAAC AdlilNSAs bnOn
took the books before Mr.. Oliphant
and revealed every transaction.
Besides being the manager for
Mr.. Oliphant, was carrying a sepa-
rate account of my own. Jay f. Car
Isle was carrying a large account
with us, and when my account was
squeezed l would transfer some of
Mr.. Carlisle's holdings from the Oil
phant book. or ! would carry some
of his account from my own books to
my employers account
1t was very simple the way
worked it. and it might have been
years before detection came Had 1t
not been for the Generalization of
the stock market. should be a rich
man.
1t was impossible for me to keep
abreast of the decline. The more l
struggled to do so the deeper l got
into the pit. ! am penniless, but my
house will be sacrificed to restore the
money l used, and If the firm will
give me another chance / believe
can restore every dollar"
NJ: Oliphant said the firms loss
would not exceed $4,000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Foreign

Capt William II. Clifford. United
States Marine Corps. and Miss Mabel
Moore. daughter of George Moore.
formerly OF Portland. England. were
married In London.
France is about to sign treaty
with Great Britain guaranteeing the
subjects of one country residing in
the other the benefits of the Employ
ers Liability Act.
The question or the Congo lnde-
pendent State appears to have reached
deadlock In Belgium. neither Par
lament nor the King being wiling
10 give way
Hearing Of appeal for revision Of
sentence imposed upon Karl Hau,
convicted at Leipslc OF the murder
OF his mother-in-law, opened AT Leip-
sic
Secretary Taft arrived at Hong
kong. China. attended banquet,
where he met Minister Wu Ting
Fang. and sailed mt midnight for
Manila
Cholera In Russia shows no signs
Of diminishing. but, on the contrary.
II Is spreading steadily. Every prov
iace that suffered from famine last
yeas is now in the grasp of the
sconrga and every day hundreds OF
new cases are reported.
Count Won Pourtales, the Prussian
minister at Munich, Bavaria, will be
appointed ambassador of Germany at
ST Petersburg. in succession to Herr
yt', Schoe. who succeeds Herr Won
Tschirsky AZ minister for foreign af-
fairs.
Emperor Francis Joseph is serious
~ in and the proposed visit of the
King and Queen Of Spain may have
10 be postponed.
Tho wife of General Adolf Won
Buelow. of Berlin. fearing her hus-
lend was dying. fell dead herself at
ia bedside.
Pr.aeess Aiexandrine, wife OF
CroNn Prince Christian OF Denmark
mas consumption.
The power OF Mulai Hafid, who had
been proclaimed sultan in Southern
Morocco. has been greatly strength
ened.
The Arctic steamer Frithjof, which
accompanied the Wellman expedition
10 Spitzbergen, was lost off the coast
If Iceland and the captain and 15
Of the crew perished.
Sixty thousand trades unionists
took part In demonstration In
Budapest In favor OF universal suf-
fsags in Hungary.
Two French physicians have sue
eccdsd IN removing birthmarks
known AS port wine stains with
fadium
Tie German Foreign Office denies
the report OF q German feet coming
70 Atlantic ports when the American
tsttieahips 60 70 the Pacific.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
TRAINS COLLIDE.
All The Occupants OF The Pullman
Injured.

Birmingham, Ala. Especially One
man was killed and eight injured
when Frisco passenger train No. 203,
due here at 5.45 A. NJ, was run into
by Louisville and Nashville freight
train at Pratt City, six miles west OF
here.
Both trains were running slowly.
Engineer Donohue, of the freight
train, says he saw the passenger in
time but could not stop, because all
the cars were not equipped with air.
brakes.
The Pullman car Leeds, third from
the end, was struck squarely and
thrown on its side, every passenger
receiving injuries. Pullman Conduc-
tor j. G. Smith was instantly killed
the body being badly mangled He
was a brother of Managing Editor
Eli P. Smith, of the Birmingham
| News
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Condition OF The Crops.

Washington (SpeciaD The Agri-
cultural Department reported the
condition of corn on October l was
78 per cent, as compared with 80.2
per cent. last month and 90.1 on
October l, 1906. The average yield
of spring wheat is 1871 bushels per
acre, as compared with 1877 bushels
for 1906 and 14.7 bushels for 1905.
The production of spring and winter
wheat combined is about 625, ,567, 900
bushels, compared with 1856, ,26O,97O
bushels, as estimated for a year ago
The average yield of oats IS about
23.5 bushels per acre, as compared
with 31.2 bushels for 1906.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
SHIP ABLAZE AT SEA.
The Guilia Afire In Midocean During
Violent Storm.

New York (Special) The Austri-
an steamer Giulia, which just arrived
from Trieste with 763 passengers,
had narrow escape from destruction
by fire in mid-ocean during violent
storm on October g. The crew fought
the flames all day before they were
extinguished, while the panic-stricken
passengers prayed for help.
The Giulia left Trieste on Septem-
ber IA, calling at Patras and AL
meria. After passing Gibralter, on
September 25, the steamer encoun-
tered stormy weather, with heavy seas.
At daylight on the morning of Octo-
Der 3, while 700 miles west of the
Azore Island, one of the crew dis
covered fire in the cargo at the bot
tom of No. 2 hold.
The wind was blowing violently
from the southwest, and the Giulia
was laboring heavily. Captain Che
rubini ordered part of the cargo
broken out. and water was turned
into the hold, but the fire stubbornly
resisted the efforts of the crew.
In the meantime the passengers, of
whom there were "a In the cabin
and 1876 in the steerage, learned of
the danger. Many of them fell on
their knees in prayer, while others
became hysterical, adding to the
cares of the harassed officers and
crew when every effort was neces-
sary to save the ship and her big
company.
The ships boats We're prepared to
meet any emergency but after the
hold had been flooded and part of the
cargo thrown overheard the fire was
extinguished about 3 o'clock in the
afternoon.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
SWEPT BY CYCLONE
Panic as Houses Blow Away in
Seaford, Del.

Seaford, Del. Especially "A cyclone
cut a swarth through the city and
threw its residents into panic. The
storm came from the southwest and
ragged until early morning. The sky
began to clear about S.45 A. M, then
the town became dark again with a
deluge of rain, and in an instant the
cyclone swept down upon the south
ern part of the town, destroying
everything in its path. Trees were
uprooted, roofs of houses blown on
and in many instances carried sever
al hundred yards. Telegraph, tele-
phone and electric light poles were
blown down, and traffic on the Della
ware Division of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at this point was stopped
for a time.
The cyclone travelled in an easter
ly direction. and seemed to have
an area of about SO yards. Along
tho water front many vessels were
blown from their moorings and are
now high and dry on the land. The
large barrel factory of Lloyd Broth
ers was completely demolished and
a large portion of the ruins blown
into the river. The worst damage
to buildings and trees was done on
High Street, which was completely
blocked with debris as far south as
Conwell Street, at which point the
cyclone changed its course and pass
ed up the river.
While the storm was severe in Sea-
ford, more damage was done In Nam
ticoke City, a suburb of Seaford, and
Reliance. Md. where 1t is said that
many were hurt and their homes
swept away. The damage to late
crops and fruit trees cannot be esti-
mated. On one farm near here sew
eral hundred fruit trees were uproot-
ed and carried a distance of over a
mile, leaving space in the orchard
as though they had been dug up and
hauled away.
When the cyclone struck the town
many people were on the streets, hav-
ing Just arrived on the north-bound
express Everyone was terror strick-
en- and rushed for a place of safety
number being struck by falling
trees and receiving slight injuries
In the negro settlement a panic also
ensued, many seeking refuge in their
frail shanties, many Of which were
blown down.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Legal Step Against Pressmen.

Cincinnati, o. Especially Several
printing and publishing firms of Chi
cago, st. Louis, New York and Massa-
chusetts. with the national officers
of United Typotheta. brought action
in the United States Court here ask
ing that the international Printing
Pressmans and Assistants Union OF
America be enjoined from violating
an agreement OF January, 1907, de-
manding an eight-hour day
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Arctic Ship LOST 10 Drown.

Copenhagen (By Cable). - The
Arctic steamer Frithjof. which ac-
companied the Wellman- Chicago
Record-Herald expedition to spitz-
berger, was lost on Cape Langenes
Iceland, on October 8. The captain
and is of her crew were drowned.
The engineer clung TO plank, on
which he drifted ashore. The Firth
jof WAS homeward bound to Norway.
having been damaged by Ice, and
consequently was unable TO Withstand
a storm which she encountered on
Cape Langenes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17

Some interesting Hap
penings in Brief.

In view OF the sale OF liquor being
prohibited in certain Southern and
Southwestern States or sections OF
them, the Internal Revenue Depart
ment proposes to consolidate certain
of these States for revenue collection
purposes.
The case OF Jacob Weiss, who was
held for the recent shooting OF John
Mullen in Dead Mans Hollow, near
Roslyn, Va, was nolle pressed by
instruction by Commonwealth At
torney Mackey. of Alexandria, Va.
The Greek consul general at sa-
lonica, Turkey, M. Coromilas, has
been appointed minister of his gov
ernment to the United States and
will. consequently, head the new Gre
clan Legation at Washington
Railroad companies protested tc
the Interstate Commerce Commission
that II they were compelled to post
in all the stations lists of freight tar
IFS it would burden them with an
enormous expense.
The State Railroad Commissioners
failed to agree upon a common plan
for railroad investigation and legis-
lation.
The Attorney General decided that
foreign ships carrying coal for naval
use from one American port to an
other are not subject to any port
charges or lighthouse dues.
The National Association of Rail-
way Commissioners adopted a resolu-
ton urging Congress to give the In
terstate Commerce Commission au-
thority TO classify freight rates.
At the session of Railway Com
missioners the report of the commit
tee urging uniformity in state rail-
road legislation was adopted.
The War Department received q
dispatch from Major Kean announc-
Ing that yellow fever has been stamp
ed out Of Cuba.
Rear Admiral Mason, chief of the
Naval Ordnance Bureau, has sent an
expert to examine the alleged de-
fective gun on the battleship Ohio.
Col. Charles @. Smith, of Illinois
was elevated to the rank of brigadier
general, succeeding Brigadier Gen.
eral Edward S. Godfrey, of Ohio.
Secretary Straus gave a dinner in
honor to Kikiyiro Ishii, director OF
the japanese Bureau Of Commerce.
A number of fake mining and de-
velopIuent companies we're barred
from the mails.
Brigadier General Edward S. God
frey was placed on the retired list.
The Isthmian Canal Commission
awarded a contract to the Newport
News Shipbuilding and Drydock
Company for furnishing six steel
barges for use on the Panama Canal
at a total cost OF 100000.
The annual meeting of the Nation
al Association of Railway Commits
sioners was begun, Chairman Knapp
OF the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion, making the address of welcome
An injunction was secured against
the destruction of the Crittenden
oaks In the Botanical Gardens to
make room for the pedestal of the
Grant monument.
Lieutenant Commander Vogelge-
sang was assigned to the command OF
the Mayfiower, the Presidents yacht
vice Lieutenant Commander Long.
The bureau army officers were put
through their borsemanship test and
all made the 15-mile trip without ac-
cident.
Representatives of tel-graphers FL
ed charges with the Department OF
Justice against the two telegraph
companies.
Thomas j. Hobbs, who has been a
clerk. In the Treasury Department for
Sd years, has announced that he will
retire.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Forced 10 Dring CarhoIic Acld.

Columbus, Ohio (special) Fired.
Butt. molder, a6 years old, went
to the home OF his wife, and, fore
Ing his way into the house, asked
her II she was determined to push
her suit for divorce. She said eyes. p
and he grabed her and tried to force
carbolic acid into her mouth, burn
ing her lips. Failing Ia this, he shot
her dead, and turned the weapon on
himself and put bullet IN his body.
Failing TO kill himself. he swallowed
an ounce OF carbolic acid aud Is w
ing at the hospital.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Enir Swent Rr Storm.

York, Pa. Especially TENTS and
booths occupied by exhibitors and
showmen at the county fair, where
the fiftieth annual exhibition is in
progress, were leveled to the ground
by heavy windstorm which followed
rain.
Nearly every tent and booth on
the ground suffered some damage.
Those that were not blown over were
ripped and torn and several were
blown almost to pieces. The big tent
owned by Ross Jacobs, horseman,
was blown down.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Old Roosevelt Guide Insane.

Ogdensburg, n. Y. Especially -
Michael Cronin, one of the Presi-
dents Adirondack guides. has been
adjudged insane and brought to the
State Hospital here. 1t was Cronin
who drove with Vice President Roose-
welt 16 miles through the woods OF
the lower Adirondacks to the nearest
railroad station in 1901 when cou-
rier brought him the news of McKin-
ley's assassination. They made the
16 miles in ! hour and 43 minutes.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
A Penitentiary For Sale.

Verona, n. j. Especially Frank
C. Goble, the collector of taxes, was
authorized by the borough council
to sell the penitentiary property un-
less the unpaid taxes of $3.50 are
paid. "Will you really sell 1t, Mr..
Goble?" councilman asked. you
can bet your life / WILL" said Gobie.
II have fooled long enough with
these guys and this is the last call.
Just watch me-" The property will
be bought in by the borough.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Why Bigelow Sent Bombs

Denver, Col. Especially Kemp V.
Bigelow, arrested for sending in
fernal machines through the mails
to Governor Buchtel, David d. Moff-
at aad Q. d. Kountze. confessed that
lesk of money was the impelling mo-
tive OF his acts. He conceived the
idea of sending the dynamite after
warning the recipients. in tho hope
that he would thereby become a hero
and reap financial reward from the
wealthy men whose lives he had
saved.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
PeonIe Tenr I'm Tracks

Peoria. H. Especially Citizens OF
Peoria Heights, suburb, tore W
100 yards of the tracks of the Peoria
Railway Company. and threats were
made Of blowing up the Company's
barns and a viaduct. The trouble
grew out of franchise. the citizens
being dissatisfied with the terms
offered by the Company. Thirty
deputy marshals are guarding the
tracks to prevent the Company relay.
ing its rails.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Wholesale Markets.

-Wheat-Sales of car
goes on grade at 103 NC. for special
bin No. 2 red; 103 for stock No.
red 1001s for special bin steamer
No. 2 red; 9S1a for special bin re-
jected, 971 for stock rejected and
941h for rejected to go through the
drier. A small lot of 400 bu. No,
8 ESd brought 101c. per bu. Thd
market for Western opened strong
and nc. to 1c, higher; spot and Oc-'
tober, 1903 a 103 Nc. No. 2 red West
ern, 104 a 104 u; December, 105 %
los Vi May, 1091 ".
CornLWestern opened firm at an
advance of 1c.; spot and October.
70c.; year, 62A; January, GIN.
-White-No. 2, heavy, 57h
@58c.; do, light to medium, 55
Sc; No. heavy, 53h @54; No. 8
medium, 52h Q531a; No. 3, light,
51052; No. 4, light to heavy, SO "
@51h. Mixed--No. 2, 53 3@531ac.;
No. 8, 520521k; No. 4, 51@51h.
Butter-Creamery separator, 20 "
@30; imitation, 23@24.
Cheese-Market steady We quote,
jobbing lots, per lb., 15A 016c.
Eggs-Maryland Pennsylvania and
nearby, firsts, 25c; Western drsts,
25; West Virginia firsts, "a; south.
ern firsts, 22@23; guinea eggs, IL
@12.
New York.---Wheat-N red
107c., elevator; No. 2 red, 1854, Z.
o. b. afioat, No. / Northern Duluth.
119% do; No. hard winter, 110A
do.
Corn--No. 2, 75c., elevator, and
II h second half October, f. o. b.
afioat; No. white, TN @721s sec
ond half October f. o. b. afloat.
Oats-Mixed, 26 to 80 lbs, 53Iac.;
natural white, 26 to 32 lbs, 54k %
'5S; clipped white, 32 to 36 lbs, 60
@641s.
Poultry-Alive steady; spring
chickens, 15c.; fowls, 16; turkeys, IA.
Dressed Irregular; Western spring
chickens, 12 a 49, turkeys, 1906;
fowls, 12@14.
Butter-Creamery specials, 80 NC;
extras, 30; thirds to firsts, "a @ 20;
state dairy, common to finest, 22@
30; process, common to specials, 10
Q26 "; Western factory, common
to firsts, 20@24.
Philadelphia.-Whe 1Ac. high
sr. Contract grade, October, 1890
103hc. Corn firm October, 6Sk
a 69c. Oats steady; No. 2 white,
natural, 81 " Q5Sc.
Butter firm; extra Western cream
cry, S0hc.; extra nearby prints, 33.
Eggs firm; Pennsylvania and other
nearby firsts. free cases, 25c. at
mark; Pennsylvania and, other near
by current receipts, in returnable
cases, "a at mark; Western, choice,
free cases, 25 at mark; Western,
fair to good, free cases, "a at mark.
Cheese firm New York, full
creams, choice, 14% @15c.; fair to
good. lao 14M.
Chicago.-Cattle-M steady
to strong; steers, s5.25@7.3O; COWS,
s3.S0@5; heifers, $3@41O; bulls,
$500 a 8; calves, SO $3.50; stockers
and feeders. s2.40@5.
Market steady to strong:
choice heavy shipping, $6.25@6.40;
light butchers, $6.50@6.65; light
mixed, $6.20@6.40; choice light,
$3.50 @6.65; packing, $5.6006.I5;
pigs, $5@6.25; bulk of sales, $5.s5
a 5.95.
sheep-Market weak to 5@10c.
lower; sheep, $3.50@6.5O; lameN
$3.50 @765; yearlings, $5.75@6. Y
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Wraps Wire About Boys Body.
Philadelphia Especially The death

of one boy. the destruction of an
enginehouse on the Gloucester ferry
pier at Gloucester. N. j.. the blow
ing of horse and cart loaded with
coal into the river from the same
pier. the uprooting Of scores of trees
and other minor damage resulted
from the storm which struck Phila-
delphia and vicinity. While the storm
was severe in the city proper, 1t was
considerably heavier along the Della
ware River and in New Jersey. Sew
eral schooners and sailing vessels
were blown from their moorings and
had to be towed back by tugs.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Despondent wife Attempts suicid

Beverly, N. ]. Especially In a de-
spondent mood, Anna. wife of Lewis
Sleindeweine, attempted suicide by
taking laudanum at the boarding
house of Mrs. Archibald Warner. 9th
er members of the household. discov-
ering the bottle, guessed her act and
sent for a physician. After walking
the woman eight hours the effects of
the poison wore off and her life was
saved
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Fatal Boiler Explosion.

Punxsutawney. Pa. (Special) -
One man was killed and three others
perhaps fatally injured in a boiler
explosion at the saw mill of Jacob
Marklc, on the Walter Smith farm,
near here. The men were at work
In the mill. and were so badly scald-
ed by the escaping steam that their
recovery is doubtful. John Thomas,
who was killed, was a spectator and
was standing near the boiler when
the explosion occurred. His body
was buried under the debris. The
mill was partially wrecked.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
SMALL SUSPENDED.
Union Men Charge Official With Be.
traying Them.


Chicago (SpeciaD - The general
executive board of the Commercial
Telegraphers Sunday sent out the
following notice TO all locals:
You are hereby notified that the
general executive board, in due ex-
ercise of the authority vested in It,
has suspended s. ]. Small, president
Of the Commercial Telegraphers'
Union of America.
The strike viii be conducted by
the general executive hoard You
are directed to keep your striking
brothers and sisters in line.
1T is the intention of the board
that in the future this strike will
be conducted by men who have red
blood. tSigned)
IS. j. Konenkamp,
M ]. Reidy,
y. NJ. Sullivan.
General Executive Board"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Actress Shot On The STAGE.

Galliopolis, o. Especially. - Miss
Texas Guinan. an actress. shot her
self accidentally in the side during
performance here. How the re-
volver came to be loaded is unknown.
Miss Guinan finished a song before
leaving the stage. She will recover.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-10-17
Mikado Honors His Heroes.

Victoria, B. C. (SpeciaD Mail
adyices from Japan stated that a
number of Japanese diplomats, SOL
diers and sailors have been made
peers for services during the war.
Marquis Ito, Yamagata and Oyama
were made princes. Barons Generals
Kuroki, oku and Nogi and Admirals
Yamometo and Togo were made
counts. In all, 102 officials were
honored.