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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
COMMERCIAL COLUMN
Weekly Review Of Trade and Latest
Market Renoris.

n. @. Dun & Co.'s weekly review
of trade says:
Aside from some conversatism In
preparing for remote requirements
directly due to stringency in the
money market the volume of business
is satisfactory. Trade exceeds even
the activity Of last year in many
sections, and as the crops are secured
there is demand Tor goods at leading
jobbing markets that makes the
outlook bright for fall. Wholesale dry
goods sales are nearly all concluded
at the South and merchants are now
hurrying shipments forward to meet
the autumn retail demand that is
about to open. Prices of farm staples
have risen to an unusual position for
this season, but this Is caused by
large foreign needs rather than any
reductions in domestic yield. and
the increased amount of money paid
TO the farmers will benefit all depart
ments of trade and industry. Com
plete reports for August indicate
that the midsummer months compar-
ed most favorably with 1906 in al
mos. every department except the
market for securities.
Expected Improvement in the vol
ume of new contracts for steel is
beginning to appear, autumn business
coming into sight, while the mills
still have orders on hand that will
take months to fill in most depart
ments
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
TRAIN HELD UP
81 MASKED MEN
TIE Passengers Terrified By Fusilade
of Shots.
ROBBERS blew OPEN IHE SAFE.
Finding II Empty They Contented
Themselves With Taking Quantity
of Registered Mail The Great North
ern Railway Company Has Offered
a Reward of $1,000.

st. Paul, Mimi, (SpeciaD Gen
eral Manager Elliott, OF the Great
Northern Express Company, announc-
ed that the Great Northern Oriental
Limited train No. l. was held up
two masked men six or seven miles
west of Rexford. Mont, at an early
hour. The robbers crawled over the
tender at this place and at the point
of their guns commanded the engi-
neer to stop the train. They then
ordered the engineer to go back with
them to the express car, and In
structed him to tell the express mes
senger, mail clerk and baggageman
to go back into the coaches. While
this was being done the robbers kept
up a continual fusillade with theii
guns to terrify the passengers and
keep them within the coaches.
After the messenger, baggageman
and mail clerk had left their cars
the robbers went through the mai
cars and robbed the sacks of large
quantity of registered mail. Then
they went into an express car, which
carried an overflow of mail, baggage
and express and which contained o
regular through safe.
After exploding three charges, the
safe was opened and found to be
empty. The robbers did not enter
the regular express car in which
the messenger had been riding.
On finding the safe empty the
highwaymen helped themselves to
the registered mail and after firing
a parting volley disappeared. In
view of the fact that the Great
Northern Express Company did not
suffer any loss, the Great Northern
Railway Company has telegraphed
the following offer of reward to all
points in the West along its line
THE Great Northern Railway
Company will pay the sum of $4,000
for the arrest and conviction of each
of the persons engaged in the hold
up of its train near Rexford, Mont.
on the morning of September II
1907"
This means a reward of $4,000
to those who arrest and secure a
conviction of the robbers. They are
described as being 80 years of age
one about five feet eleven inches tall
and the other considerably shorter
They wore black clothes and blacE
soft hats.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
ODDS AND ENDS.

A Hindoo prince is candidate
for the football team at Cornell
New York has 7O00,O0O,O00 gal
Ions of water stored away 10 its
mountain reservoir.
Colorado. Montana and Utah have
shown a decided decline in the pro-
duction Of precious metals.
The steel sleeping cars which the
Pullman Company US building will
weigh 25 per cent. more than the
present cars.
In regard ito the marketing of
American motor cars In Turkey, Vice
CONSUL General William Smith-Lyte
advises that owing to the impossible
roads and streets there are no
prospects whatever for business in
the Constantinople district.
Where the trouble is physical,
such failure OF an organ, inliges-
.tion, congestion OF the liver and 30
ION. strong, firm, martial music will
give best results, according 10 Or.
Latson, editor Of Health Culture.
For this class OF treatment the key
OF c major is particularly recon-
mended.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Wholesale Markets.

Baltimore.-Wheat- Southern was
flrmer. Cargoes sold at 99hc. for
special bin No. red SO for stock
No. 9 red; 941a for special bin
steamer No. red; 92 IL for stock,
steamer No. 2 red; 90 for special bin
rejected, 81 for stock rejected, and
S5 nc. for rejected to go through
drier. The market for Western open
ed unsettled and 1kc lower; spot
and September, 971a; No. red
Western, 99%; October, 9S%.
Corn - Western opeucd dull and
nc. lower; spot and September,
G5A &c; October, 81; year, So; jan
uary, 62%.
Oats-White-No 2. heavy, $40
STAG; No. 2, light to medium, Sc
657; No. g, heavy. 54@55; No. 3.
light to medium, 52G SO; No. 4,
light to heavy, 51GD 81 ". Mixed
No. 2, 53@53hc. No. 3, 52@ so "
No. 4, 50@501s.
Separator, 26@27; imita-
tion, 20@21.
Cheese-Market steady We quote,
per lb., 14al 015c.
Eggs Maryland, Pennsylvania and
nearby, frsts. 22c; Western firsts,
%; West Virginia hrsts, 21; South
ern hrsts, 19 q 20; guinea eggs, 100
IL.
New York. - Wheat-Spot easy;
No. 2 red, s1.O2, elevator: No. 2 red,
S1.O2%, +. o. b., afloat; No. l North.
ern Duluth, S1.16 81, (. o. b. afloat;
No. 2 hard winter, s1.04s (. o. b.
afioat.
Corn-Spot easy; No. 2, roc, ele-
vator, and 70 f. o. b., aHoat; No. 2
white, II; No. 2 yellow. 7S1a, f. o.
b., afoat.
Oats-Spot strong; mixed, 26 to
32 lbs, 64c.; natural White, 20 to
33 lbs, 63@65; clipped white, S6
to 40 lbs, 66@75.
Poultry-Alive steady; spring
chickens, 16c.; fowls, IA "; turkeys,
13. Dressed unsettled; Western
broilers, 1874 a 18c.; turkeys, 100
16 fowls, 12@
Eggs firm; receipts, 10,963 cases;
Western frsts, 201R q 21 1ac; sec
onds, 1S@191s.
Philadelphia. Wheat firm; con-
tract grade, September, 81 a 81 Y c.
Corn 1c. higher; September, 81 @
671Rc. Oats quiet; No. 2 White
natural, SEC. for old.
Butter urm; extra western cISain
cry, 27lhc.; do, nearby prints, so.
Eggs firm; Pennsylvania and other
nearby firsts, free cases, 22c., at
mark, Pennsylvania and other near
by currents receipts, in returnable
cases, 81, at mark Western choice,
free cases, %, at mark; do, fair to
good, 2O@21, at mark.
Live poultry dull; fowls, l4h 90
| 15c.; old roosters, ia 12;. spring
chickens, 1906; ducks, 120 IL
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
FEDERAL COURTS ABUSE RIGHTS
Nebraska's Governor Favors The
Curtailment OF Privileges.

Lincoln, Neb. Especially Because
of the restraining order granted by
Judge Munger, of the Federal Court,
to prevent the Railway Commission
from promulgating a new grain rate
schedule, Gov. George L. Shelton de-
clared himself in favor of a consti-
tutional amendment taking from fed
eral courts the right to enjoin state
officials from enforcement of state
laws
"I believe the federal courts have
abused the privilege Of the injunc-
ton enough TO justify such action, q"
he said TOO many state laws have
been tied up by the interference of
the federal courts. do not believe
the makers of the Constitution ever
contemplated such use of the injunc-
ton in the hands the federal courts. f"
courts'
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
The Nation 5 Capital
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.

Earl Eichenberg, an exporter, OF
Texas. asked the Interstate Com
merce Commission to require the
Southern Pacific to pay him $4,000
on account of discrimination.
The speed trial of the new battle
ship Kansas was satisfactory, though
she did not come up to the record
made by her sister ship, the Vermont.
Six hundred officers of the Army
are now serving on detached service,
according to statements made at the
War Department.
The preliminary meeting of repre-
sentatives of Central American Re
publics to carry out the suggestion
of the United States and Mexico for
a permanent peace understanding was
held in Washington.
The Navy Department announced
that through q fire in her coal bunk
ers the battleship Indiana narrowly
escaped destruction.
Rumors that Secretary of the Navy
Metcalf will resign his position in the
Cabinet are being revived in Wash
ington.
The first copy of the Canal Record
contains many important statistics in
regard to the work on the canal.
Lieut.. Phil Sheridan has been re-
lieved from duty as military aid to
President Roosevelt at his own re-
quest.
Plans for the transfer Of the bat
tleship feet from the Atlantic to the
Pacific Ocean are nearly complete.
Mehmed Ali Bey has been appoint
ed as Turkish minister to this coun'
try.
The sentence of dismissal enforced
on two middies for "Frenching" was
mitigated and the young men will
be permitted to resign.
The production of denatured al
cohol under the new law has reduc
ed the cost of wood alcohol from 0(
TO 80 cents.
The Navy Department awarded the
contract for supplying oil for the
Navy to the Vacuum Oil Company.
Mehmed Ali Bey has been ap
pointed Turkish minister to the
United States.
Commander Simon Cook, retired
U. s. N, died in st. Louis.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
''' :" : = SEEKING WAR
Regards United States as Her Best
Friend.
JAPAN IS BUpDENED WITH DEBTS.
Statement of Former Ambassador Luke
Wright, Who Has Just Returned
From Tokio--C --Characterizes Talk OF
Hostilities as Being mot Even Re-
spectacle Nonsense.

Washington, d. G. (SpeciaD -
"Not even respectable nonsense
was the way former Ambassador
Luke Wright, who has Just returned
from Toxic to resume private life,
characterized the war talk between
the United States and Japan. The
Ambassador had a long talk with
Acting Secretary of State Adee, hav-
ing called to close his official con-
nection with the department, pre-
paratory to going to his home, at
Memphis, Tenn.
Governor Wright was in japan MS
the representative of the United
States when the assault upon Japan
ese restaurant-keepers was made in
San Francisco and japanese were
barred from the schools. He had not
left Toxic when the announcement
was made by the Secretary of the
Navy that the Atlantic feet would
be transferred to the Pacific Coast.
He said that the voyage of the At
lantic feet did not stir official cir
cles in Japan to adverse comment,
as 1t was understood that the in
cific waters made 1t natural for this
government to desire to transfer part
of it's naval force there.
The San Francisco incident was
not so peaceably viewed, Mr.. Wright
said, as the action of the school
board in San Francisco was OF an
official character and provoked much
discussion. He thought the prompt
action taken by the administration
in attempting to smooth over the
situation appeased most of the anger
felt in official circles in Japan.
But Japan does not want wal
with the United States, nor any ma
tion," declared Mr.. Wright. The
country is burdened with debts and
heavy taxation. The rate of taxa
ton has been increased since the
war with Russia. Further than this
she has Korea on her hands, and
that is no easy problem. China, too
demands her attention. Further
than this, Japan looks upon the
United States as her best friend
She always has so regarded this
country"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
: Murdered BY Bandits.

Laporte, Ind (speciaD "A tele-
gram received here from Dwight Fur
ness. gnited States consul at Guiana
juato, Mexico. tells Of the murder
there by Mexican bandits Of George
Rose, an American, and the injury OF
his wife. The murdered man was
son of w. A. ID. Rose, OF Benton
Harbor, Mich, and was "a years old
He was graduated from the Michigan
Agricultural College in 1896, and In
| 1900 was married to Miss Winifret
Mcorath. OF Salt Lake City.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
10000 KILLED BY RAILROADS
Years Total, According To Interstate
Commerce Commissions Report.


Washington, d. C. Especially The
Interstate Comemrce Commission
made public an abstract of its nine
teenth annual statistical report COW
ering the year ended June 80, 1906,
showing the par value of the railway
capital outstanding was $14,570, ,421,-
ATS, or S67,936 per mile OF the rail-
ways in the United States. OF this
over 33 per cent. paid no dividends
OF the railway stock outstanding $2,-
267,175,799 was owned by railway
corporations, and of railway bonds
$641,305,030 were so reported.
The aggregate gross earnings from
the operated mileage of 222,34O
miles of lines were s2,325,7 ,765, ,167,
being $243.2S2,761 lower than In
1905. Their operating expenses were
$1,536,S77,271, or $146,275,119
more than in 1905. The net earn
ings aggregated sTsS,sS7, ,s96, an in
crease OF $97,007,642. The net
earnings per mile of line average
$S,54S The income attributable to
other sources than operation reached
$3.50, ,63e,5S1.
Deducting fixed and other charges,
the report says $3S5, ,1S6,92S Is the
net income for the year available Tor
dividends or surplus There was
799,507,S3S passengers carried, an
increase of over 60,000,000 and l.
631,S74,219 tons of freight carried,
an increase of over 202, 100000. The
average revenue per passenger per
per mile was 2.002 cents. The earn
ings per train mile was increased both
for passenger and freight trains, and
the average cost of running a train
one mile increased. The ratio OF
operating expenses to earnings was
over 60 per cent.
The report shows 10,61S persons
killed and 97,706 injured. There
was a total of 1,521,355 persons on
the payroll.
The report shows that one passen-
ger was killed for every 2,227,041
carried, while in 1905 one passenger
was killed for every 1875 1856 carried
One person was injured for every
74,176 passengers carried, as against
one injured in every 70,655 passen-
gers carried in 1905. For each pas
senger killed 70,126,6S6 passenger
miles were aCOupllSuoui dBalh0b OhiJ
44,32o,576 passenger miles in 1905
One passenger was injured for every
2,33S,S59 miles, against 2,276,OO2
miles in 1905.
The report shows an average oi
6S4 employees per 100 miles of line
There was an increase of AZ EN-
ployes per 100 miles of line ovel
1906. Wages and salaries paid tc
employees aggregated $900,SO1,65
but it is stated that this amount l!
deficient by more than s27,000,o0C
because of the loss of railway records
in the San Francisco earthquake
There were 2,213 railway corpora
tions for which mileage is included
During the year railway companies
owning 4,054.46 miles of line wer'
reorganized, merged or consolidated
The numbers of roads in the hands
of receivers was "a. The number o
locomotives and cars in the service
of the railways aggregated 2,010,5S4
OF which 1,S27,7S9 we're fitted will
train brakes and 1,9S9,796 with au
tomato couplers. Only 1.54 pc
cent. of cars in the passenger service
were without automatic couplers.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Taria treaty with holland.

The Hague (By Cable) The gov
ernments of the Netherlands and the
United States have come to an un-
derstanding in the matter of tariff
agreement. This agreement will
shortly be submitted to Parliament
for ratification. 1t provides for the
reduction In the American duties on
brandy and other spirituous liquors
imported from Holland, in return for
which Holland binds herself to i'm
pose lower duties on certain import
ed meats, but otherwise to maintain
the existing tariff arrangements.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Rush For Citizenship Papers.

New York (special) More than
400 persons applied for first citi-
zenship papers in the naturalization
bureau OF the United States Court
Tuesday, record number Just
what caused this unheard OF rush
was matter for much speculation
abont the federal building. Many OF
the applicants We're Russian Jews,
and the fact that Monday was Jew
ish holiday may have something to
DO with It, However. all OF the
crowd OF 100 were not jews. All
nationalities were represented.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
IN THE FINANCIAL WORLD.

Philadelphia banks are renewing
brokers' loans for four TO six months
at 6 per cent. interest.
There are persistent reports that
Amalgamated will cut its dividend,
having closed some of the mines.
"The soundest business firms in
Philadelphia are paying 6h per
cent. on their paper said a down
town bank director.
Pennsylvania officials deny that the
company is going to borrow $780,
600, 900
Amalgamated Copper sold down
from 65 9s to 60h which is the low
est price Of the year. The top price
for this stock was 1870 and the low
level couple of years ago was 33.
Boston has been hard hit by the
slump In Copper Company stocks,
New York has been hit by the terri
fic crash in steel railway securities
.nd Philadelphia Is hard hit by the
big break in Rapid Transit and Union
Traction.
"The only thing out" said a big
Wall Street firm, .is the announce
ment that the Amalgamated Copper
has definitely decided to close all It's
mines in the Butte camp and to give
notice to that effect before the mid.
die CT next week"
President n. w. Harris. OF the
Harris Trust & Savings Bank, Phila
delphia, is OF the belief that condi
| tions which have operated TO do
press the market price OF securities
have about run their course. and In
dications are now present whiol
point TO an advance In the near fu
turc
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Gold Mine Disaster.

August, Ga. (SpeciaD A Chron-
icle special from Washington, Gas,
says:
Information was received here OF
a disastrous explosion which occurred
at the Columbia gold mines across
the river in this county. 1t is stat
ed that the explosion was a prema-
ure discharge OF a charge Of dyna-
mite, resulting In the loss of several
lives. Telephone lines TO the mines
are out of order and details arc not
available"
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Federal Power Halts State.

Jefferson City, Mo. (SpeciaD.--
Judge Potter, of the United States
Court at st. Joseph, enjoined Secre-
tary of State Swanger against an
nulling the charter of the Chicago,
Rock Island and Pacific Railway
Company to do business in Missouri.
The Injunction proceeding grows out
of the law which prohibits a corpora
ton from taking cases from a state
court to the federal court.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
The GuiIIotlne Gone.

Paris (By Cable) The question
whether the guillotine would reap
pear in France, which has been daily
agitating the French press for
weeks. was decided when President
Fallieres commuted to life imprison-
ment the sentence OF death passed
ON soleiIlant, whose atrocious MUIR
der OF girl 12 years old In this
city excited the horror of France and
brought forth many petitions for the
infiiction Of the death penalty. A
bill to abolish capital punishment
Is part OF the governments platform.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Posse Kills Wife Murderer.

Weatherford, Okla. Especially =
Crazed by jealousy and ignoring the
plea of his little daughter. who was
clinging to his knees, Lee Leedy,
proprietor of hotel here, fired three
shots into his wife's body, killing her
instantly. Two hours later Leedy
was shot and killed by a posse of
citizens, who surrounded him in a
canyon mile from town. After the
inquest the coroner's jury waited
upon S. D. Fry, a piano tuner, and
ordered him to leave town.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Indrone Leaders To Die.

Manila (By Cable). ~ Governor
General Smith has refused to inter-
cede in the cases of Macario Sakey
and Julian Devaga, sentenced TO die.
They are former ladrone chiefs End
confessed TO brigandism. Filipino
newspapers have been agitating for
light sentences while American pa
pers have insisted they be given the
extrenne penalty.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
pronosed Sew state,s Census.

Guthrie, Okla, Especially - The
special census of the new State was
substantially finished, and the popu-
lation of the two territories, with
only two districts missing, was an
nounced by Census Supervisor Hunt,
as follows: Oklahoma (two. dis
tricts missing), 71S,765; Indian
Territory (two districts missing) +,
6S9,967. Total, with four districts
missing, 1,40S,732-
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19

Cincinnati, o. (SpeciaD. = Con-
gressman Nicholas Longworth as the
Republican candidate for mayor is
now said to be the political program
of Julius Fleischman and Norman
Kenan, against their former friends,
George Cox and Rud Nynicka. Con-
gressman Longworth and Mrs. Long
worth arrived in San Francisco
Thursday on the steamer Sierra from
Honolulu
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
New LAW Working well.

Washington Especially The new
naturalization law. filled to over
flowing with penalties for fraud, is
working to perfection. The Depart
ment of Justice is advised from vari-
GUS bureau chiefs throughout. the
country that there has been a great
falling off in the number of appli-
cations and that judges, who hereto
fore have been loath to refuse final
papers, are requiring a strict COM
plIance with the spirit as well as the
letter of the law.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
SEVEN WIVES IN REVENGE.
Bigamist Punished Six Because One
Woman Once Misused Him.

Bellingham, Wash. (SpeciaD A
bigamist seven times over, James
Ross, after surrendering to the po-
lice dictated a full confession. He is
physical wreck from cocaine. He
also has twice been a soldier and
has twice deserted. His life history
is a story of a long losing fight
against the drug which has mastered
him.
Ross has been married so many
times he cannot remember the names
of all the wives. The average length
of time he lived with them is one
month. His motive was revenge.
He declares that he was ill-used by
woman early in f1fe, and has been
trying TO injure the sex. Now he
has repented.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Live Stock.

-Cattle--Market for best
steady, others weak to 10c. lower;
common to prime steers, 81 q 100;
cows. sS.9O@5; heifers, So 5.75;l
bulls, S2.4005; calves, SIS a 8; stock
ers and feeders, $2.40@5.
Hogs - Market 5@10c. higher;
choice heavy shipping, 6.15;,
light butchers. $4,000 6.40; light
mixed, s6.O5 Q6.30; choice light,
S6.4O@6.50; packing, S5.40@ 5.05;
pigs $500 6.25: bulk Of sales,
s5:7OQ6.15.
Sheep - Market strong sheep,
S3.SO@6.35; yearlings, S5.75 a CTS;
lambs. SEQ 7.55.
Kansas City, Mo.-Cattle-Choice
export and dressed beef steers, sea
$50; fair to good $4,000; West
ern steers, S3.74@5.50 stockers
and feeders, sS25@5.35; Southern
steers, 1926 a 4.60; Southern COWS,
$2.25@3.30; native cows, 81 q 4.b0;
native heifers. $3@5; bulls, $2.5O@
4.2G; calves, $3.5O@ $50.
Hogs-Heavy, steady light, %
10c. lower; bulk, $3.50 a 6.1O; pack
ers, $5.S5 5.95; pigs and light,
$6.05 a go.
Sheep - Market strong; lambs,
S6.50@7.50: ewes and yearlings, $5
@5.75; range yearlings, $3.50 %
$50; range sheep, $4.7b q o.6O;
stockers and feeders. s3.7b u.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-09-19
Tries To Drown Herself.

New Orleans (SpeciaD Virginia
Reed, a negro woman who, according
TO Charles e. Letten, defaulting tax
clerk, received about 100000 out of
the 100000 he stole from the State,
attempted to commit suicide by
Jumping into Bayou st. John. She
was fished out in time to save her
from drowning.