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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
ROBERT ADAMS A DEFAULTER
Startling Charges Against Suicide
Congressman.

Philadelphia Especially The late
Congressman Robert Adams, Jr., of
this city, who committed suicide in
his apartments in Washington last
year by shooting, was declared in
the Orphans Court here to have been
defaulter to the amount of $70,-
600. The startling assertion was
made during an argument in sur
charge proceedings brought against
H. Carlton Adams, surviving execu-
tor and trustee of the estate of his
father, Robert Adams, Sr., by his
stepmother, Mrs. Robert Adams, Sr.,
and his stepsister, Mrs. Charles Mo-
ran, of New York.
Counsel for II. Carlton Adams told
the court he would show that Con-
gresham Adams had appropriated to
his own use $4,000 worth of bonds
belonging to the estate of Robert
Adams, Sr., and to II. Carlton Adams.
1t was stated that the Congressman
and Fl. Carlton Adams had keys to
safe deposit box, in which the
alleged missing bonds had been kept
and that as far back as Ave years, II.
Carlton Adams had discovered that
Pennsylvania Canal bonds were miss
ing. He notified his brother, Robert,
and the matter was fixed up. Sub
sequently II. Carlton Adams con-
dition became such that he could
not attend to business and that mat
ters were left IN the hands of the
Congressman.
A broker testified that Congress-
man Adams had pleged Pennsylvania
Canal Company bonds valued at $10,-
600 for loan of $4,000. OF the
remaining bonds, valued at about
100000, no trace has been found.
1t was also claimed that a part of
the accumulated incom, of his faith
er's estate, of which Congressman
Adams had charge, was unaccounted
for.
In proof of his assertion the at
torney for II. Carlton Adams produc-
ed in court letter from the suicide
congressman, written In Washington
the day he ended his life, in which
he said he was sorry he had caused
a mess" and urged that II. Carl
ton Adams be not held responsible
for any securities that might be miss
ed.
1t Is thought that counsel, upon in
structions of the court. will be able
to come to a satisfactory agreement
without further airing the affairs of
tho dead statesman in court.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
City GaandualIy Sinking.

St. Augustine, Fla. Especially 49,
Wireless messages received at the
station on Anastasia Island by Chief
Electrician Elkins say that Kings
ton is sinking gradually; that holes
and cracks 100 feet deep were form
ed by the earthquake and that grave
fears are felt that the entire city
will slip into the bay.
Another message says the hospi-
tai corps, attendants and supplies
from the United States naval vessels
at Guantanamo have been sent to
the stricken island
Escape OF Noted Englishman.
London (By Cable) Sir Alfred
Jones, head OF the party OF distin-
guished Englishmen who were in the
Jamaica earthquake, had narroG
escape from death in the disaster.
The Evening Standard prints a dis
patch sent from Holland Bay, Civ
ing details.
Sir Alfred had just finished lunch
con at the Myrtle Bank Hotel and
gone on 10 the hotel pier with Jesse
Ceilings, NJ. p, and other members
Of the party, who were amusing
themselves by tossing pennies to ne
gro divers. Sir Alfred left the pier
to return to the hotel He had
reached the open space in front of
the building when the crash came.
Both the hotel and the pier he had
just left were destroyed. Being in
the open, Sir Alfred escaped all in
jury.
Gerald Loder was another who had
narrow egcaDp He was in the
Jamaica Club, in Hanover Street. at
the time the building was demolish-
ed. He was thrown to the floor by
the rocking Of the building. but a
chair fell over him, protecting him
from falling timbers He was dug
out later with slight injuries.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
HOTEL WASHED AWAY.
Thee Hundred Feet OF Bank OF Al
legheny River Conc.

Pittsburg, Pa. (SpeciaD - Three
hundred feet of the west bank of the
Allegheny River, at Springdale, Pa,
was washed away during the night as
a result of the bursting of the gov
ernment dam, and the erosion con-
tinues. A large frame dwelling,
known as the Forniff House, was car
ried down the river. Nine other
dwellings and the Heidenkamp Mir
ror Company's plant are in imminent
danger
The occupants OF the houses have
all removed their household goods
to places of safety and have deserted
their houses. The Forniff dwelling
was an old building and had been
unoccuiped for sometime. At 10
o'clock the river was within 30 feet
of the West Penn Railroad tracks,
and families beyond the railroad were
preparing to move out.
During the day five more houses
were undermined and fell into the
river. None of the buildings were
occupied. the tenants having vacated
Major Sibert has decided that the
only way to prevent further destruc-
tion of property is to dynamite the
dam near the middle and direct the
current from the shore He has no.
titled the War Department and is
awaiting instructions.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
Foreign.


A preparation of eucalyptus oil for
the treatment of leprosy has been
found effective in the leper settle
mnt in Hawaii.
1t is reported that starving Chin
ese are killing and devouring their
own children in the famine-stricken
districts.
Seismic vibrations were felt at
Tolmezzo, at the southern foot of
the Carnic Alps, Italy.
Two severe earthquake shocks
were felt at Kuba, Province of Baku,
Russia.
1t is believed in British official cir
cles that the approaching meeting be-
tween Secretary Root and Earl Grey,
governor general of Canada, will re-
suit in arranging the controversies
that have been long pending.
The American consul general at
Antwerp has discovered important
frauds in the expectation to the
United States of infected rags in the
guise Of jute bagging.
Negotiations for peace between
the Germans and the rebellious ns =
tives in German Southwest Africa
ldNV bEGn OhGn OH anu btIlOuS
fighting is in progress.
The North German Fire Insurance
Company of Hamburg will appeal
against court decision that it must
pay losses sustained in San Fran
cisco earthquake.
The pretender to the throne of
Morocco has about run his race, and
his followers are said to be desert
ing.
Three terrorists were hanged in
a row in the public gardens at Odes-
sa, Russia.
Count Nicholas Tolstoi, admins
traitor of the imperial estates in Mos
COW Province, lost his life while try
Ing to save imperial funds.
The Swedish Parliament was open
ed with a speech from the throne,
delivered by Crown Prince Gustave.
Two prisoners were killed and sew
eral severely wounded while trying
to break Jail in Lugansk, Russia.
A second attempt was made to
blow up the Russian Company At
lantic Line steamer Gregory Morch.
Simon Newcomb, the astronomer,
has been made a commander of the
Legion of Honor.
Smallpox is adding to the suffer-
ings of the famine sufferers In China.
A general stike of the stevedores
is threatened at Havana.
Charges that great quantities OF
lumber produced In British Columbia
has been diverted from the Canadian
markets to San Francisco TO be ship
ped to Panama are to be investigated.
A plenary council OF the French
bishops to discuss the situation OF
the Catholic Church In France has
been summoned to meet January is
In Paris.
Great Britain and Russia are
watching Germany's attitude toward
Persia. Any attempt OF Germany
to secure political or commercial as
cendancy would unite England and
Russia In defense.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
HOUSE VOTES FOR
THE HIGHER SALARIES
Increase From $4,000 to $500
Per Annum.
BEGINS WITH INCOMING CONGRESS-
Opportunity Offered When the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial Appro-
priation Bill Came Back Amended by
the Senate-M Members Refuse to Put
Themselves on Record.

Washington, ID. c. Especially The
House of Representatives Friday
plucked up enough courage t> vote
itself an increase of its salary. Af-
ter 1909 the salary of Numbers of
Congress, which means both Senate
and House, is to be increased from
$4,000 to $1,000, provided the SEN
ate acquiesces in the action of the
House. Phe increase was made
through an amendment to the Legis-
lative, Executive and Judicial APP
preparation Bill, which is the payroll
of the government. The House first
tried to increase its salaries when 1t
had this bill under consideration on
December IA, but after days debate
the proposition was defeated by its
opponents by the simple eXpedient of
making members put themselves on
record. With the fear of the fate of
those who voted for the notorious
salary grab" law of 1874 before
their eyes, an overwhelming majori-
ty of the members virtuously voted
against the bill, and then fastened
over to the Senate side to persuade
the senators to put the increase back
In the bill.
But the senator's, despising the
cowardice of the members, not only
refused TO restore the provisions for
increasing the salaries of the mem
bers and of the senators, but struck
out of the bill the provision which
the House had put in to increase the
salaries of the vice president, the
speaker and of the members Of the
cabinet to $4,000. When the bill
came back to the House Friday, as
mutilated in the Senate, the con-
gressmen saw that It was up to them
TO increase their salaries themselves
If they wanted more money. 1t is
only fair to state that the PROPOSE
tiQn to increase the salaries is entire
ly proper.
The cost of living in Washington
has increased so outrageously in re-
cent years that it is not possible for
a member OF Congress to live in a
way becoming his position on $4,000
a year. Moreover, there is no anal
ogy between the present legislation
and the salary grab" law, because
the present proposition does not in
crease the salary of the members of
this Congress. The men who voted
for the SALARY grab" law and who
were driven from public life by their
constituents for that act. made the
increase apply to that Congress, so
that they virtually voted themselves
$4,000 of back pay. The present in
crease will not benefit any member
Of this Congress, for 1t does not go
into effect until the next Congress
enters on its duties.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
AT THE NATIONS CAPITAL
Some Interesting Happenings Briefly
Told.


Secretary Taft. in On, opinion, de-
cides that the diversion of 1900
cubic feet of water per second from
the the American side and the trans
mission of 100000 horsepower from
the Canadian side of Niagara Falls
will not affect perceptibly to the eye
the scenic grandeur of the falls.
Permits will accordingly be issued
to the Niagara Falls Power Com
pany for $500 feet and to the Niaga-
ra Falls Hydraulic Power and Manu-
featuring Company for $500.
In regard to the water taken from
the Canadian side of the falls, he
points out that 1t is taken from a
level much lower than the point
above Goat Island, where the river
divides to make the American and
the Canadian falls, and therefore it's
diversion cannot affect the amount
of water which passes over the
American falls
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
Compliments Judge Gray.

Washington (SpeciaD THE House
adopted a Joint resolution suggesting
the reappolntment of Judge George
Cray, of Delaware, as one OF the
regents of the Smithsonian Institu-
ton, his term having expired January
IA. It is desired that this appoint
fhent be made now. as the regents
are TO meet Wednesday to elect a
successor to the late Professor Lang
ley.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
Convention OF Mineworl,ers.

indianapolis, Ind. (special) The
convention of the United Minework-
ers of America voted $1,000 for the
relief of the families of the victims
of the Clinton Qnd) mine disaster,
in which eight were killed. and
adopted resolution pledging the
support of the national organization
to Meyer and Haywood, the imprison-
cd miners in Idaho. The action OF
the last national convention regard
ing them was reiterated
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
A TRAIN BLOWN
FROM THE TRACK
Sixty Killed and Injured On The
Big -Four.
FREIGHT CAR OF POWDER ExPLODES.
Terrible Accident Occurs in Darkness
and Rain Near Terre Haute Over
Score of Charred and Mutilated Bod
les Have Been Taken From the Wreck
and the Death List May Reach Forty.

: Terre Haute. Indiana (Speciail -
Twenty-Five charred, broken, mutt
lated bodies we're taken from the
smouldering ruins of the accommo-
dation passenger train on the Cleve-
land, Cincinnati, Chicago and St.
Louis (Big Four) Railroad, follow
ing its destruction by the explosion
of carload of powder as II passed
a freight train at Sandford, Ind, FIVE
miles west of Terre Haute. The
number of injured will total at least
thirty-fve,
Shock Felt Thirty Miles.
The cause of the disaster has not
been fully determined, but several
theories are advanced. The accident
was terrible The shock was felt for
80 miles. many believing it to be an
earthquake.
The entire train, including the To-
comotiye, was blown from the track,
the coaches were demolished, the en-
gine was hurled so feet, and the pas
sengers were either blown to pieces,
consumed by fire or rescued in an
injured condition.
Some of the 35 injured will jie.
The most severely hurt are those in
hospitals at Terre Haute and at
Paris, ILL., Several others are be-
ing cared for at Sandford.
The full extent of the disaster was
revealed at daylight, but the death
list will not be complete until work
men have cleared the debris and the
injured are out of danger.
According to trainmen of the
freight the explosion of the powder
was caused by the concussion of the
passenger train, which was slowing
down for Sandford.
Another theory was that gas es-
Gaping from an oil pipe line entered
the powder car, standing by the pipe,
and that a spark from the passenger
locomotive ignited the gas. The be-
lief was expressed by one or two per-
sons that the disaster was due to the
act of a tramp or someone who may
have fired a shot into the car.
Town OF Sanford Damaged.
Besides the passenger train, eight
freight cars were blown to pieces by
the explosion. Huge masses of iron
were found hundreds of feet from
the track. The tank of the passen-
ger locomotive was hurled 100 feet.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
s1OO,OOO Fire Az scranton.

Scranton, Pa. Especially. - Fire
from a burning culm pile at the Avo-
ca Colliery, OF the Erie Company. at
Avoca communicated with the break
er and the structure was destroyed.
The flames spread to the washery
building, 100 feet from the breaker,
and II was badly damaged. Many
breaker boys had narrow escapes,
but all got out safely The loss on
the washery and breaker will reach
nearly 100000.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
New Indian Policy Favored.

Washington Especially The Sem
ate Committee on Indian Affairs
agreed tentatively to incorporate in
the Indian Appropriation bill amend
ments embodying the recommends
tions Of Senator clark's select com
nittee relative to the conditions in
Indian Territory. Among them are
provisions for the removal of the re-
'trictions on the saie of surplus In
dian lands and the regulation OF the
disposal Of the coal lands
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
A Martyr To Duty.

st. Petersburg (By Cable) Count
Nicholas rolstoi, administrator of the
imperial estates In Moscow province,
has lost his life In hre which de-
stroyed his residence. near Moscow
A woman and two provincial officials
who were his guests. as we'll as two
servants of the household. also per-
iGhed. The Count rescued his wife
from the burning building. He then
returned ia an endeayor to save the
! imperial funds IN his care. and was
burned to death.
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Kingston, Jamaica (By Cable) -
The disaster here is as great as the
calamities of San Francisco and Val
paraiso. Thousands of persons have
been killed, and the dead bodies are
being taken from the debris by hun
dreds. The whole town is in ruins,
and the greater portion is still
smouldering ashes. The smell OF
burnt flesh pervades the air.
The earthquake came as a sudden
oscillation, not from any particular
direction, but up and down. Thous-
ands of persons were on the streets
! of Kingston at the time and great
numbers of them were crushed.
Many American in Kingston were
killed and have been buried.
Realizing the possibility of famine,
the people made attempts to loot.
The military, however, at once took
possession of foodstuffs. Detach-
ments of troops, with fixed bayonets,
were placed on guard. They We're
concentrated in a central position.
No one Is allowed to pass through
the ruined sections of the city.
Old Volcano Active.
Kingston Is threatened with a fail
ure of water supply, owing to the
bursting of reservoir, and no water
viii be obtainable before Friday.
The military suffered severely.
The hospital camp. where there we're
several hundred soldiers, was burn
ed and a number Of the men lost
their lives. Major w. II. Hardyman
and Lieutenant Leader are dead
Col. J. n. NJ. Dalrymple- Hay and
Major Lawrenson are seriously in
jured.
Part of the town of Port Royal
has sunk. and two men were drown
cd. The batteries sunk eight feet,
killing a sapper. In some places the
water is spouting through the debris.
The shock was severe at Rich
mOnd, and this town also was de-
Etroyed by fire. Spanish Town 9lso
was damaged. One man was killed
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
To Absorb The p. And e.

Philadelphia Especially - Within
one month the Philadelphia and Erie
Railroad Company Will pass OUT OF
existence as separate corporation
and become part of the Pennsyl-
vania. This was decided upon at a
meeting Of the board OF directors OF
the Philadelphia and Erie held today
in Broad Street Station. The action
was foreshn dowed several days ago,
and was. therefore. expected The
agreement decided upon is to ex-
change stock, share for share. at par,
in the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
Could Retire Lndges.

Representative De Almond, OF
Missouri, has introduced a bill in
the House authorizing the President
to retire any judge Of the United
States when he thinks the retirement
of such judge would promote the
public welfare, ana giving the Presi-
dent power, by and with the advice
of the Senate, to fill the vacancy
thus created.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
mcrcases ArtiIIery Corns.

The Senate passed the Warren bill
increasing the artillery corps of the
army. The total increase, which is
to reach its maximum in five years,
is 6,197 officers and men, which, with
the increases in certain salaries of
the men in special grades, such as
electricians, machinists, etc, will
amount to $243,324 annually.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
EulogIcs On Nh. Gorman.

ARRANGEMENTS are gradually be-
ing made for the memorial exercises
for the late Senator Arthur P. Cor
man, to be held in the Senate Cham
ber next Saturday, January 26.
Eulogles will then be delivered by
Senator's Raynor, Whyte, Blackburn,
Clay, Overman, Morgan, Aldrich,
Hale, Spooner, Frye, Allison, Car
mack, Tillman, Cullom and Ellxins
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
New Land Commissioners.

The President nominated Richard
A. Ballinger, of Seattle, Wash, to
be Commissioner of the General
Land Office. to succeed W. A. Rich
ards, who is to retire on March 4.
Mr.. Ballinger is a member of q
law firm in Seattle and has been
Mayor of that city He is q gradu-
ate of Williams College, where he
was a classmate of James r. Gar
field, who is soon to become Secre-
tary Of the Interior.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
a MISSION ot Mercy Abruptly Ended.

a Mission OF Mercy Abruptly Ended.
International complications may
result firm serious friction between
Governor Swettenham. British execu-
tive of Jamaica, and Rear Admiral
Davis, in command of the American
Hnrships sent to Kingston by order
Of the Washington authorities for hui
fnane purposes.
According to cable reports from
the Associated Press correspondent
and correspondents of English news
papers at Kingston, Admiral Davis
of the battleships Missouri and In
diana and the gunboat Yankton
sailed Saturday afternoon, the Brit
Ssh Governor having peremptorily or
aered the Admiral to re-embark the
bItejackets landed to guard the ruins
OF the American consulate and assist
ii keeping order.
The British Governor objected to
the firing of a salute by the American
warships in his honor and declared
that there was no need for American
aid.
Correspondence passed between
the Governor and the Admiral, in
which the former insultingly ques-
toned the veracity and the motives
OF the American officer and peremp-
torily ordered him to re-embark his
men.
The Admiral then called on the
Governor, and when the Britisher
purposely kept him waiting he told
the Governors aide to inform the
Governor that as he did not desire
American aid the Admiral had coun-
teTmanded President Roosevelts or
der dispatching a supply ship with
food for the relief of sufferers.
A brief meeting followed between
the Governor and the Admiral, in
which the former was very sarcastic
in his farewell remarks.
Admiral Davis says the Governor
was unequal to the task of relieving
distress. The conditions are deplor-
able.
Citizens of Kingston suggest that
the Governor be asked to resign.
Some construe the Governors ac-
tion as inspired by resentment of
President Roosevelt's attitude toward
Jamaican negroes on the Panama
Canal.
In an official report Rear Admiral
Davis says the jamaican authorities
declined his offer to land wrecking
parties, but that later, by request,
he landed blueiackets to prevent mu-
tiny at the penitentiary, but these
were withdrawn.
Up to a late hour the Washington
officials said they had received no ad-
vices confirming the Associated Press
correspondents report, and Acting
Secretary of State BacoH declared
emphatically it was not true and that
the ships had not sailed.
Havana (By Cable) Rear Ad-
miral Evans, in a wireless message
TO the cruiser Columbia here, states
that a huge tidal wave has changed
the coast line of Jamaica, leaving
the entire south side of Kingston
under water. No bay is reported
So IL. ta
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24
Tidal Wave swepts Coast Line.

Holland Bay (By Cable) "A great
tidal wave has swept up Annotta Bay
on the northern coast, directly north
of Kingston, and the shore lines
about Kingston are sinking as a re-
suit of the earthquake.
The tidal wave and subterranean
disturbances have wrought such
marked changes in the coast lines
northward as to make the conditions
dangerous to shipping and a new
chart of these waters necessary.
Two lighthouses in Kingston har-
Dor have been demolished or sunk
into the sea, and wharves and piers,
the tops of which were burned, have
slowly settled into the water with
the sliding shores.
The bed of the harbor of Kingston
has so completely changed that in
some places where it was almost
shallow before the earthquake the
water is now 100 or more feet deep
These remarkable changes caused
by natures terrible commissions are
considered ominous, and it is feared
the capital city of the island may
suffer the fate of its predecessor, the
old city of Port Royal, which, in
1892, was destroyed and submerged
by the sea. Today the site of that
ancient city is a low sand bar.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1907-01-24

The wife of Wu Ting-fang, former
minister from China TO the United
States, has just paid the cost OF
building large and fine hospital ip
Hongkong.